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The DGCA has asked operational in the National Delhi man’s son is a primary the airlines to ensure that their Capital. / class student, said it will crew on all flights has protec- Sisodia also asked people remain shut from March 4 to tive gears like surgical masks not to panic and urged them to March 6, while the other said and gloves. take precautions like not touch- it will be closed till Saturday. Passengers from Italy, Iran, ing face without washing hands The board exams are not China, Hong Kong, Japan, and exercising good hygiene. affected, the messages sent by South Korea, Thailand, Jain said, “People need to be fter father of one of their the schools to the parents Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, aware that it is a flu-like dis- Astudents tested positive made clear. Vietnam and Malaysia are ease.” He advised people to use for coronavirus, two private It came to light that the being screened at Indian air- disposable napkins for sneezes schools in Noida declared hol- man had thrown a birthday ports. or coughs and urged heart dis- idays for next few days as a pre- party last week for the child, & $ $% States too are gearing up to ease patients, or diabetic ventive measures, said officials. triggering fears that those who meet the crisis, if any. patients to take special care. Amid a coronavirus scare attended it including some an Italian is being treated in a toms and samples were col- come on Thursday. Addressing a Press briefing Similarly, Eatela Rajendra, in Delhi-NCR, the demand for students and his relatives might Jaipur hospital. lected. The report indicates With the virus showing along with Health Minister Health Minister of Telangana surgical and N95 masks, and be at risk. he coronovirus (COVID- Cabinet Secretary Rajiv positive signs of the virus in no signs of abating, the Central Satyender Jain, Delhi Deputy which reported its first con- sanitisers have increased man- Samples from six people T19) scare spread fast across Gauba held a review meeting her. For further confirmation, Departments too have stepped Chief Minister Manish Sisodia firmed case on Monday said on ifold in Noida with some peo- from Noida, including three the country on Tuesday as an through video-conference, with we are sending her sample to up their efforts to detect and outlined the measures taken by Tuesday that a budget of 100 ple claiming they were being children, have been taken to Italian tourist in Jaipur tested the Secretaries of Ministries, the NIV, Pune,” the official of check the infection which has the State Government. “In 25 crore has been allocated to fight sold at rates much higher than check if anyone has been positive for the virus, six sus- Chief Secretaries and Health the Rajasthan Health killed 2,912 people in China so hospitals (19 Government and the virus in the State and urged the actual cost. infected, Noida’s Chief Medical picious cases were reported Secretaries to assess action Department said. far. The Union Civil Aviation 6 private), the process of setting the people to not panic. Meanwhile, one of the Officer Anurag Bhargava said. from Agra, while Hyatt hotel in taken to containment of the The Italian couple has been Ministry on Tuesday conduct- up of isolation wards is under- Continued on Page 4 schools in Noida, on the out- Continued on Page 4 the national Capital sent its virus. The States have been kept in isolation at the Jaipur’s restaurant staff for self quar- asked to set up quarantine Sawai Man Singh Hospital in antine. facilities, augment isolation the State while six suspected Air India asked passengers wards, involvement of district cases of COVID-19 reported ! who travelled with the patient clusters in cluster management from Agra have been admitted erated a very enthusiastic from Italy to volunteer for self- while standard operating pro- to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi response, with Navies around screening, and IndiGo airline cedure (SOP) is in the pipeline and their blood samples have he Navy has postponed the world having expressed # $%&&&'(%)*+,- sent for home observation four for COVID-19 management in been sent to the Pune lab for TMILAN 2020 — a multi- their desire to participate; and of its crew members, who were private hospitals. testing. More than 3,100 peo- lateral naval exercise — sched- in deference to this interest, the ration kits for staff treating on a Dubai-Bengaluru flight on More suspected cases are ple have died and over 90,000 uled from March 18 to 28 at Indian Navy looks forward coronavirus patients. February 20 with a coron- coming to light. For instance, have been infected worldwide Visakhapatnam taking into toward scheduling MILAN at he Delhi Government sets “COVID-19 is a new infec- avirus-infected Hyderabad res- the wife of the Italian tourist by the virus. consideration the safety of all a later convenient date. Tup isolation wards in 25 tion, but there is no need to ident. found to have been infected In view of no let-up in participants and travel restric- The Indian Navy would hospitals, a day after a Delhi panic. We are taking all possi- India has so far reported with coronavirus initially test- cases, the Indo-Tibetan Border tions imposed by the spread of like to whole-heartedly thank man tested positive for the new ble steps to keep Delhi safe. six confirmed cases, of which ed positive for the virus here on Police (ITBP) has shifted twen- COVID-19, officials said here the numerous navies from near coronavirus, officials said on Isolation wards are being read- three have recovered while Tuesday. Her samples have ty-four people, including 3 on Tuesday. More than 40 and far for having accepted Tuesday. The Delhi ied in 25 hospitals, including three others are admitted in the been sent to the National Indians and 21 Italian nation- countries were scheduled to their invitation to participate in Government on Tuesday 19 Government and six private hospitals. Two patients with a Institute of Virology in Pune als, staying at a hotel of South take part in the exercise held MILAN 2020, as also for the released helpline for coron- The Delhi Health Minister hospitals. 230 beds have been travel history from Italy and for finality, an official said. Delhi to its quarantine facility every two years in India. unstinted support provided in avirus: [email protected], said 3.5 lakh N95 masks were earmarked for coronavirus Dubai have been admitted in “The wife of the Italian at Chawaala for testing. Their Navy officials said the con- the run-up to this event, the phone number: +9111 2397 being arranged and the patients,” Jain told reporters Safdarjung Hospital here while tourist too developed symp- test results are expected to duct of MILAN 2020 had gen- officials said. 8046. Government has 8,000 sepa- after the meeting. ; ( !)( Chhattisgarh” (building a new funds for the social sector, 40 R Chhattisgarh), giving primary per cent for the economic sec- hhattisgarh Chief Minister focus on nutrition, betterment tor and 22 per cent for the gen- CBhupesh Baghel, who was and extension of health services eral service sector. under severe pressure to keep and productive use of the Estimated gross expendi- his pre-election commitment to youth’s energy to develop them ture for 2020-21 is 1,02,907 farmers, presented 95,650- as a powerful resource. crore. The net expenditure, crore tax-free Budget for fiscal “The Central Government after deducting repayment of 2020-21 in the State Assembly had given special exemption to debt and recoveries, is esti- he United Nations High on Tuesday. purchase paddy at support mated at 95,650 crore. TCommissioner for Human In a lengthy speech amid price along with bonus distri- Revenue expenditure is Rights, in an unprecedented clapping by ruling Congress bution to the previous govern- estimated at 81,400 crore and move, has approached the MLAs, Baghel who also holds ment. But this year the state capital expenditure at 13,814 Supreme Court of India on the finance portfolio announced a could not get this exemption crore, 14.44 per cent of the total Citizenship Amendment Act new scheme, “Rajiv Gandhi from the Centre,” Baghel said. expenditure. (CAA), saying there is a need Kisaan Nyay Yojana” with a “Therefore, to ensure Total revenue receipts for to take into account the “inter- budgetary provision of 5,100 appropriate benefit to the year 2020-21 are estimated at national human rights law, crore to provide good returns `Annadata’ (farmers), the Rajiv 83,831 crore. norms and standards” in the laws. We strongly believe that respect of human rights issues to farmers for agricultural pro- Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana The State is estimated to proceedings. India has criti- no foreign party has any locus arising from the tragedy of the duce. will be launched,” he have surplus revenue of 2,431 cised the UN body’s move. standi on issues pertaining to Partition of India,” he said. Baghel commenced his announced. The benefit of the crore, as in previous years. tic product (GDP) for 2020-21, diture of 95,650 crore. India’s Permanent Mission India’s sovereignty.” “India is a democratic speech with “Sarve Bhavantu scheme will also be extended Fiscal deficit (which factors in little above the prescribed limit Budget deficit is estimated in Geneva was informed on Reacting to the develop- country governed by the rule of Sukhinah, Sarve Santu retrospectively for fiscal 2019- debt repayment liability) is of 3 per cent, Baghel stated. to be 3,522 crore by the end Monday evening by UN High ment, senior Congress leader law. We all have utmost respect Niramayah” (Let everyone be 20, he added. estimated to be 11,518 crore, Total receipts for 2020-21 of 2020-21, including estimat- Commissioner for Human Ahmed Patel attacked the for and full trust in our inde- happy and healthy), and with Overall, the budget for which is 3.18 per cent of the are estimated to be 96,091 ed Budget deficit of 3,963 Rights Michelle Bachelet that Government over the issue pendent judiciary. We are con- the spirit of “Gadhbo Nava 2020-21 earmarks 38 per cent state’s estimated gross domes- crore against estimated expen- crore for 2019-20, he said. her office has filed an inter- saying it is “unwarranted inter- fident that our sound and vention application in the ference” but it is the Modi dis- legally sustainable position will Supreme Court on the amend- pensation that is to be blamed be vindicated by the Supreme ed citizenship law, Ministry of for the “mess”. Court,” Kumar said. External Affairs spokesperson “No doubt that UN’s inter- The External Affairs Raveesh Kumar said in vening application is a case of Ministry response also said response to queries on Tuesday. unwarranted interference in the CAA “constitutionally discussion on the Delhi riot as the The intervention plea in our matters,” Patel said in a valid” and upholds human Government said it is ready for it on which High Commissioner, tweet. “But who is to blame for rights values. Meanwhile, when March 11 after Holi. former Chile President this mess? The Government of asked whether the UN body BJP woman MP Sangita Singh Dev Michelle Bachelet, seeks to be India for creating a window for can approach the Supreme said she was pushed by Congress MP made party in a case against the such interference by enacting a Court, an official said it was for Ramya Haridas and Jyothimani in the CAA has said differentiations law which breaches global stan- the Supreme Court to decide. arliament on Tuesday saw continued post-lunch Session. “drawn by the law are not” dards on human rights,” the Shortly after it was passed, Plogjam over the Opposition’s She said she had filed a complaint sufficiently objective and Congress treasurer said. the United Nations said it was demand for resignation of with the Speaker. reasonable”. Meanwhile, the MEA fundamentally discriminatory Home Minister Amit Shah over the Both the Houses were adjourned for Strongly making India’s Spokesperson said India is in nature. A spokesperson for Delhi communal violence. With neither the day as order could not be restored position clear while opposing clear that the CAA is constitu- the Office of the UN High side ready to blink first, there is little in the House with the Opposition the UN Commissioner’s move, tionally valid and complies Commissioner for Human hope of resumption of proceedings any seeking discussion on Delhi riots. The Kumar said, “The CAA is an with all requirements of its con- Rights (OHCHR) said it would sooner. Lok Sabha did transact some business internal matter of India and stitutional values. “It is reflec- “have a discriminatory The BJP and Opposition members amid the din, but the Upper House saw concerns the sovereign right of tive of our long standing effect on people’s access to tried to shove each other in the Lok a complete washout. ' ( #) Indian Parliament to make national commitment in nationality.” Sabha amid demands for an immediate Continued on Page 4 $ $% !"#"#
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The prices of broiler , -2!!O TForeign Trade (DGFT), on orders,” the DGFT said in a deployed to secure 62 airports and gloves. chicken have also come down Tuesday put export restrictions notification. API is raw mate- in the country amid concerns The advisory has also to 35-40 per kg from 90 per # on 26 pharma ingredients and rial for pharmaceuticals. over the coronavirus. sought placement of adequate kg in January 2020 in Delhi and " : medicines, including paraceta- Although India is heavily The CISF personnel are hand sanitising facilities at NCR areas. According to poul- mol, vitamin B1 and B12, amid import dependent for APIs subjected to physical interac- est being the Srinagar airport multiple locations at airports try farmers, chicken sales in 8, &" the coronavirus outbreak in from China, it exports a limit- tion with the outgoing and in the Union Territory of for staff and passengers. India have come down over 50 ;8<= China. Earlier, there were no ed quantity of pharma ingre- incoming passengers by way of Jammu & Kashmir. The DGCA further asked per cent and prices dented by age cost of production is 70- # restrictions on outbound ship- dients. The country’s API frisking and communicating to With an Italian tourist in the airlines to ensure that ade- 20-30 per cent in the last one 75 per kg. "& ments of these products. imports stood at around USD them and a decision has been Jaipur being tested positive for quate protective gears week. Presently, chicken is According to Ministry of " +(!/ Apart from paracetamol, 3.5 billion per year, and around taken that the medical kit be Coronavirus on Tuesday, the like surgical masks and being sold between 150-180 a Agriculture, millions of small !O vitamin B1, B6 and B12, other 70 per cent, or USD 2.5 billion, stocked and used at all inter- total number of confirmed gloves are available in flights for kg depending on the locality poultry farmers have been hit " APIs and formulations over come from China. Restrictions national and domestic airports cases in India has passengers. All staff involved in from 200-220 a kg in January. by a sudden drop in sales. It is 17 +& 8 which the export restrictions on the exports are important as under the Force’s security cover, risen to six but three have cleaning aircraft should be Nasir Alvi president of estimated India’s poultry indus- have been imposed include there would be an increase in officials said. recovered from the disease provided personal protective Ghazipur Fish and Chicken try has lost 13 billion rupees , -- % tinidazole, metronidazole, acy- demand for these products in All the airports have been post-treatment, equipment like surgical masks, market said the wholesale ($182 million) since the out- $--" clovir, progesterone, chloram- the country. provided alcohol-based The Government has also gloves, disposable shoe covers prices of chicken have crashed break of in three weeks after "/ ,0 phenicol, ornidazole, formula- In February, the Department sanitiser bottles, hand gloves stepped up its efforts to detect and the like. due to an abrupt drop in speculation on social media , -& tions made of chloramphenicol, of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) asked and face masks of the normal and check the infection that They should also be made demand. “The supply has also that chickens are a cause of the ' # & " clindamycin salts, neomycin, the DGFT to issue orders and N95 variety for use first erupted in China’s Wuhan. aware about the correct usage of reduced to 50 percent. The sale spread of coronavirus, denting " and paracetamol. restricting export of 12 APIs and by the paramilitary personnel, Over 3,100 persons have died these disposable items. The reg- has been declined 25-30 in the demand for chicken and near- ## " # & A notification by the formulations in the wake of the they said. due to the Coronavirus. ulator has also asked the airline market due to Coronavirus as ly halving prices. (- 8 DGFT said the export of 26 coronavirus outbreak. The CISF is the designat- Meanwhile, the civil avia- operators to create adequate buyers are not coming. Poultry sector in India is active pharmaceutical ingredi- Restrictions on the exports are ed paramilitary for securing tion regulator Directorate awareness in the form of Presently only 50-60 trucks valued at about 80,000 crore *% & -" ents (APIs) and formulations important as there would be an vital installations including air- General of Civil Aviation announcements, banners and come daily in Ghazipur mandi broadly divided into two sub- 0"# would require licence. “Export increase in demand for these ports. Presently, it secures 62 (DGCA) on Tuesday asked all posters displayed at prominent as compared to 125-150 trucks sectors — one with a highly "/ of specified APIs and formu- products in the country. airports in the country, the lat- airlines to ensure that aircraft places at all airports in India. daily in December,” Alvi said. organised commercial sector O The cost of broiler chicken pro- with about 80 per cent of the > !0" duction is 75 per kg. Poultry total market share (say, 64,000 ?+ farmers are still losing money crore) and the other being @ 0+ as broiler prices are hovering at unorganized with about 20 per : 40-45 per kg. cent of the total market share N+ :. 7 Echoed with Alvi, Bidhan of 16,000 crore. . O 8 "9C$ 3 D 3< tion of every Indian on taking Modi said on Women’s ed. A true leader would be poutry farm owner Satish It is estimated that with a 3P ;83< 53 !" & !% - on the Corona virus challenge,” Day he will be handing over his completely focused on averting Kumar said that chicken busi- poultry population of 729 mil- 1$ - ongress leader Rahul 9 5;55 3 3 Rahul tweeted. social media accounts to the massive crisis about to be ness has been down 40-45 per lion (30 per cent layers at "/! Gandhi on Tuesday hit out 3 453<3;9<35 With the message of “Here’s women who inspire and urged unleashed by the virus on India cent these days. around 215 million and 40 per C 5 3 349 33 # ?! @ at Prime Minister Narendra how it’s done”, Rahul Gandhi people to share stories of such and its economy,” the former “The wholesale demand cent broilers at around 480 mil- Modi over the detection of 3 E3<3 5939 also tweeted a video of Singapore women with him. Congress chief tweeted. and supply also dipped in the lion) small and medium farm- 53< " " & fresh coronavirus cases in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Earlier, Rahul Gandhi said He also tagged his past two month,” he added. In ers are mostly engaged in con- L. India, saying he should quit addressing Singaporeans on how a “true leader” would be com- February 12 tweet in which he its presentation to the Ministry tract farming system under / M # wasting India’s time “playing novel coronavirus, including to deal with coronavirus. His pletely focused on averting the said the coronavirus is an of Animal Husbandry, All India larger integrators and there ""/ the clown” with his social one from the national Capital. tweet also took a dig on PM massive crisis about to be extremely serious threat to Poultry Breeders Association are around 30 million farmers " +" media accounts when India is “Dear @PMOIndia, Quit wast- Modi’s tweet that he was think- unleashed by the potentially “our people and our economy”. (AIPBA) has sought relief engaged in backyard poultry as ?/+@) facing an emergency. ing India’s time playing the ing of giving up his social media deadly virus on the country “My sense is the Government package as poultry bird prices per Livestock Census 2020. ' 2 Rahul Gandhi’s attack clown with your social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and its economy. “There are is not taking this threat seri- have plunged to 10-30 per kg With an annual production of " - # . & came after India on Monday accounts, when India is facing Instagram and YouTube this moments in the life of every ously. Timely action is critical,” at farm gate level due to a dip 67,000 million eggs, India ranks ' 8 reported two new cases of the an emergency. Focus the atten- Sunday. nation when its leaders are test- he said. in chicken demand. The aver- second in the world. " 11 country and called upon party leaders to work more vigor- rime Minister Narendra ously for it. He said that polit- PModi on Tuesday took a ical interests are supreme for sharp dig at Congress leader some parties while national aking exception to Iran and former Prime Minister interest is of utmost impor- TForeign Minister Javad Manmohan Singh for looking tance to the saffron organisa- Zarif’s remarks on Delhi riots, at the chant of “Bharat mata ki tion. “Hamare liye desh hith dal India on Tuesday summoned jai” with suspicion even as he hith se uper hai,” Parliamentary ! is all about,” Sharma said. the Iran envoy here to lodge spoke about the need to estab- Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi ' “The Government should protest and conveyed that the lish peace, harmony and unity quoted Modi as saying. sserting that the N- .2 O give up its obduracy, its rigid- Minister commented on a mat- in the backdrop of Delhi vio- A fight is going on between AGovernment should give # ity, and in the larger interest of ter which is purely internal to lence where his party MPs those wedded to national inter- up its “obduracy” to allow a L " M Indian democracy and respect India. He had said on Monday have been accused of making est and people preferring party debate in both Houses over the the institution of Indian in a tweet “Iran condemns the highly provocative statements interest over it, he stated, assert- Delhi riots, the Congress on Parliament by accepting dis- wave of organised violence during Assembly elections. ing that the country is supreme Tuesday said the “silence of + O "& " cussion on the issue,” he said. against Indian Muslims.” Modi who had since 2014 for the BJP and ‘vikas’ is its Parliament” on the matter will ' It is time to send a message to Official sources said on evoked the chant of “Bharat mantra, Joshi said after the be a poor reflection on the L M ! the people in Delhi and citizens Tuesday the Iranian envoy to mata ki jai” during his poll # / -0 meeting. Senior BJP leaders, world’s largest democracy. & across the country that New Delhi Ali Chegeni was campaigns hit-out at the # & #) including Home Minister Amit Congress’ senior spokesper- ' O & " Parliament, irrespective of par- conveyed that Zarif comment- Congress and its leaders at the $ $% Shah and its president J P son Anand Sharma also hit out ties, is collectively concerned ed on a matter which is pure- BJP’s Parliamentary party Nadda, were in the meeting. at Prime Minister Narendra “Instead of being sarcastic, and jointly condemns what ly internal to India. meeting for portraying the slo- Asaduddin Owaisi reportedly it was played, sources said In the backdrop communal Modi over a veiled dig at his he should understand that Dr has happened in the national “The Iranian Ambassador gan as something divisive and said he would not chant it even quoting the Prime Minister. riots last month which claimed predecessor Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh is known for Capital, Sharma said. in Delhi was summoned on out of sync with country’s “sec- if a knife is pulled out at him. “It is unfortunate and sad 47 lives in the North-East Addressing the BJP parlia- his humility and wisdom. “Silence of Indian Tuesday and a strong protest ular” ethos. The BJP has been accused that 70 years after Delhi, the Prime Minister said mentary party meeting, Modi Bharat Mata belongs to all Parliament does not augur well was lodged over the comments Modi latched on to the of forcing minorities to prove Independence, raising a slogan peace, harmony and unity are said attempts were being made those who live in this country. and will be a poor reflection on made by Zarif on the matter former PM’s comments at a their nationalistic credentials like ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ is being prerequisites for the country’s to create a controversy around The slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ the largest democracy in this internal to India,” a source recent book launch event where and ‘Nationalism’ by chanting depicted as a crime... It is unfor- development. He asked BJP the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ or the tricolour have to be held world,” he said. Sharma also said. the latter said the slogan has ‘Bharat mata ki jai’. In the tunate that a person who held MPs to take lead in ensuring (Hail Mother India) in the in high respect and not to be expressed concern over friend- On Monday, Zarif had turned “militant and purely recent Delhi riots, a video the post of Prime Minister is amity in society with their same way objections were used for polarisation, division ly countries conveying their urged Indian authorities to not emotional” and is being “mis- doing the round purportedly saying so,” Modi said, adding words, mind and deeds. raised about ‘Vande Mataram’ and violence,” he told reporters concerns over the violence in let “senseless” violence pre- used”. Modi said the former showed some youngsters, beat- that every patriot will be pained The Congress has been after the freedom struggle. outside Parliament. Delhi. “India’s Parliament vail. Taking to Twitter, Zarif Prime Minister finds a “bad en-up during the riot, being with this. He said country looks seeking Shah’s resignation for At a recent event, Singh The Deputy Leader of debating and sending a mes- also said “Iran condemns the smell” even in a slogan like asked to chant the slogan. ‘Bharat mata’ as Goddess and “inaction” while the national had said the slogan of ‘Bharat Opposition in Rajya Sabha said sage will be in the country’s wave of organised violence ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and looks Seizing on Singh’s remarks, questioned parties like Congress Capital was already on its edge. Mata Ki Jai’ was being misused Congress leaders have request- interest in today’s situation,” he against Indian Muslims”. at it with suspicion. Modi said in the meeting that and TMC opposing her chant. Muslim women, strongly to construct a “militant and ed Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said. Proceedings of both Lok He also said “for centuries, Singh also said the chant similar controversies were cre- Keeping ‘Bharat Mata Ki opposing Citizenship (amend- purely emotional” idea of India and the government to imme- Sabha and Rajya Sabha were Iran has been a friend of India. tends to exclude “millions of ated over ‘Vande Mataram’ Jai’ on their minds, they should ment) Act, have been sitting on that excludes millions of resi- diately start a discussion on the disrupted for the second con- We urge Indian authorities to Indians”, apparently referring to during the freedom struggle work for the country’s devel- a two-and-half -month-long dents and citizens. Sharma riots in Delhi. “There is a need secutive day on Tuesday amid ensure the well-being of all the minorities. A section of and singing it was considered opment which, Modi told BJP ‘dharna’ at `Shaheen Bagh` said it was “unfortunate” that for Parliament not only to discuss uproar over the issue of Delhi Indians and not let senseless Muslim leadership is opposed a “gunah” (crime) with many leaders, is supreme. asserting that the Act was dis- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Delhi riots) but also to fix violence as Opposition mem- thuggery prevail. Path forward to the slogan saying it violates people choosing to leave the He said several forces are criminatory towards the did not take Singh’s remarks in accountability, that is exactly bers sought an immediate dis- lies in peaceful dialogue and their religious beliefs. AIMIM’s meetings of the Congress when working to destabilise the Muslim community. the right spirit. what Parliamentary democracy cussion on the matter. rule of law,” he wrote. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar last week had urged international leaders and bod- ies to not make irresponsible statements during such sensi- 9 dues are pending”, he added. However, the state gov- tive times. 399 % The dues will be released to ernment has been clearing the Iran became the fourth he Centre has assured 88 %989 3- 5 the Andhra Pradesh State Civil payments for farmers from its Muslim-majority country to TAndhra Pradesh 39 E3 Supplies Corporation Ltd own resources in order to avoid officially react to the riots in 5,87,416 persons in 2018-19. lars on which the future of Government to clear some part 895 9;3 89 33 (APSCSCL) which has under- unrest among farmers and also Delhi. Its minister’s comments “This year we aim to break India is embarked. We aim not of the pending subsidy dues of 4 9 ; 3< taken the procurement opera- honour the commitment of came after Indonesia, he Khadi and Village this record and hope to estab- only to provide employment at over 4,300 crore for under- 335$3 9 tion in the State. After the MSP given by the central gov- Turkey and Pakistan had spo- TIndustries Commission lish 77, 000 projects and dis- the doorstep, but also to taking rice procurement at a +(599 833< meeting, the AP Finance ernment, he added. ken out against the riots over (KVIC) plans to provide burse 2,400 crore of margin encourage the traditional arti- minimum support price (MSP) 95 49; %3 9 4 Minister said total 4,308 crore State’s Finance Minister the last week. employment opportunities to money, which could provide sans, self help groups and edu- by next month. Union Food 5 A 599 9 was the pending rice subsidy said the Andhra Pradesh On Friday last, Indonesia nearly 6 lakh persons in the employment opportunities to cated unemployed to build Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on 343359 from the Centre. Of which, Government has cleared pay- had conveyed its concerns over current year. more than 6 lakh people under Enterprise of their dreams. Tuesday gave the assurance in '(+03'(0B 1,598 crore dues were between ments of 6,000 crore so far to the riots to the Indian ambas- The number of projects the Prime Minister This scheme also helps prevent a meeting with Andhra financial years 2013-14 and the farmers and the outstand- sador in Jakarta. This came and the amount of subsidy Employment Generation migration of unskilled workers Pradesh Finance Minister 2016-17. ing dues stand at about after the Indonesian Religious disbursed by the KVIC has Program(PMEGP),” said KVIC to urban areas.” Buggana Rajendranath From that, we will release (the “The Government of India 3,000 crore, which is leading Affairs Ministry issued a state- doubled in just four years from chairman VK Saxena. Saxena said aligned with on this issue. fund) as much as possible to normally releases 90 per cent of to unrest among the farming ment condemning the “vio- 44,340 in 2015-16 to 73,427 in Highlighting the impor- the Digital India doctrine of the After the meeting, Paswan Andhra Pradesh. Some sub- claimed amount as advance community. lence against Muslims”. 2018-19. While 1,020 crore tance of PMEGP scheme, Prime Minister, the KVIC, said that it was a genuine sidy dues are pending in most subsidy in each quarter. The State Government has Earlier last week, Turkey’s margin money was disbursed Saxena said, “India is passing launched an integrated request from the Andhra States, where procurement has However, there has been a delay procured 41.73 lakh tonne of President Erdogen and in 2015-16, it went up to 2,070 through a transitional phase PMEGP online portal in July Pradesh government. “The been decentralised. Madhya in the release of subsidy for this paddy so far in the 2019-20 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran crore in 2018-19. The employ- from developing nation to a 2015 to promote small and Centre, too, does not have Pradesh, Gujarat and year, creating hurdles in clear- kharif season, while the esti- Khan had also condemned the ment generated also increased developed nation. Schemes like medium enterprises in rural funds and we may get some Maharashtra are some of the ing the outstanding payments to mate is to buy 88 lakh tonne in violence. from 3,23,362 in 2015-16 to PMEGP are the strongest pil- and urban areas. allocation at the end of March. States where foodgrain subsidy farmers on time,” he said. the same period. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 4, 2020 ‘Budget focuses on Budget Highlights: inclusive growth’ STAFF REPORTER n Answering to a query, he RAIPUR said new scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana’ hhattisgarh Chief Minister, is to provide the difference Cwho also holds finance amount to the farmers. The portfolio, Bhupesh Baghel said relaxation has been given to the budget presented by him is the industries while emphasis inclusive, targeting farmers, has been laid for adding more education, health and needs of values to the agriculture pro- common man. duce of farmers mainly paddy The concept is to formu- and sugarcane. The forest late a new Chhattisgarh which minor produce have also been is malnutrition free and has taken as high priority sector. healthy young generation. On liquor prohibition, he Addressing the media said it is a slow process and after presenting the budget, provisions have been made Baghel said budget reflects in the budget for it. On the sensitivity towards the Bhodghat irrigation project, common man of the state. he said the project earlier was On question of subsidy, conceived for hydel project he said the state debt is but now it is being aimed for ❒ Launch of ‘Rajiv Gandhi Nyay Yojana’ to provide balance pegged at `68000 crore. To irrigation of the tribal areas. ` deal with it, efforts will be to On the flagship scheme payment to be paid to farmers to match the promised 2500 increase state’s revenue. He NGGB, he said several allied per quintal of paddy crop procured from them. A budgetary added the subsidy burden is projects like dairy colleges, ` of `10,836 crore which is upgrading veterinary hospitals provision of 5,100 has been made for the scheme. around 11 percent of total are provided in the budget. He ❒ Shikshakarmies who have completed 2 year of service will be expenditure while for year said there will be shortage of regularized with effect from 1st July 2020. 2019-20 it is estimated to be `2300 crore under the GST head around `7660 crores. from the Government of India. ❒ Provision of `2,300 crore under Krishak Jeewan Jyoti Yojana to provide free power supply to agro-pumps upto 5 HP. ❒ Setting up of 4 new horticulture colleges in Bemetara, Prof Baldev Jashpur, Dhamtari and Arjunda (Balod) and Agriculture CAIT says budget will College in Lormi (Bilaspur) Sharma appointed ❒ Food Technology Unit to be set up at Indira Gandhi strengthen infrastructure Agriculture University, Raipur. ❒ ` STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR lease will provide better oppor- A grant of 10,000 per month will be provided to Gauthan tunities to industrial areas. as VC of KTUJM Committees for the operation of Gauthans. onfederation of All India Additional to it the single win- ❒ CTraders (CAIT), dow for real estate will boost University of Journalism Gurukul Vidyalaya will be set up in Giroudhpuri, the birth- Chhattisgarh unit has welcomed the housing projects, he said. and Mass place of great sage Guru Ghasidas. the state budget terming it would Parwani further said Communication ❒ strengthen infrastructure and Phase-3 road project provision (KTUJM), Raipur. Dey-Bhawan, the abode of Swami Vivekananda to be devel- rural-urban development while of `3536 crore will link the vil- Sharma has been oped as Swami Vivekananda Smriti Sansthan. giving boost to economy. There lages and cities of the state. The appointed exercising the ❒ ` is no new tax, it pointed out. bullion market will get boost powers bestowed under Provision of 50 crore for new items for the Rajiv Yuva CAIT, Chhattisgarh unit with `15 crore for new Gems Sub-Section (1) of Section Mitan Club Scheme. national vice president Amar and Jewellery Park, he added. 11 under Kushabhau ❒ ` Parwani and other office bear- The promotion of Food Park Thakre University of Provision of 5 crore for organizing Youth Festival on the ers in a joint statement said, from price hike, he said. will promote food processing Journalism and Mass occassion of state foundation day. with different provisions the He added that with three industries in the state, particu- Communication Act, ❒ impact would be directly on districts targeted for air-con- larly those based on vegetables, 2004 (Amendment, Tuition fee of state’s youth in IITs, IIMs and AIIMS will be economy of the state. 40% of the nectivity it would help business fruits and food grains, as it STAFF REPORTER n 2019). borne by the state government and they will be directly He has a long journal- budgetary provisions has been sector. The budget also propos- would add value addition. The RAIPUR kept for expenditure which will es to implement the new indus- aid of `4 crore for developing istic career including in recruited in government, semi-government institutions. boost the business and industri- trial policy which will be noti- private industrial area in overnor Anusuiya Raipur. At present he has ❒ The rate of land plot to be allocated for industries has been al sector, the trade body said. fied soon, will give further Scheduled Tribe dominated GUikey has appointed been working as a As there is no new tax pro- impetus to industries, he Bastar area on 20 acres of land Professor Baldev Sharma Professor at Central reduced by 30 percent and lease rate by 33 percent. posal, the market will respond added. The 30% rate cut in will promote industries in trib- as the Vice-Chancellor of University, Dharamshala ❒ Provision of grant for establishing private industrial areas in Himachal Pradesh. accordingly and will refrain allotment of land and 33% for al areas of the state, he said. Kushabhau Thakre (up to 20 acres) in tribal dominated Bastar region. ❒ Provision of `50 crore for setting up a new food park ❒ A "revolving" fund of `10 lakh for the establishment of Garh- Ministers hail BJP terms budget disappointing Kalewa at district headquarters for promoting Chhattisgarhi cuisine. STAFF REPORTER n “Niti Aayog report tion and women remain ❒ RAIPUR untouched," he said. Construction of archives and museums in Nava Raipur states that since first BJP ST Cell national ❒ Shahid Smarak will be constructed in Nava Raipur in mem- state budget hhattisgarh BJP State president and MP president Vikram budget Chhattisgarh ory of the martyrs of Jheeram Valley. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR other hand termed the state C Ramvichar Netam said Usendi has termed the state has slipped from 15th monthly allowance to 10 budget an ideal one which was budget 2020 as disenchanti- abinet colleagues of Chief based on inclusive to 21st place, no one lakh unemployed youth, CMinister Bhupesh Baghel, ng and directionless. "It does linking Supebeda, Bastar Tax Revenue of State (In Rupee-Crore) development. He expressed his not even have any reflection Md Akbar, Amarjeet Bhagat satisfaction on the budgetary knows what will be the with air-ambulance service, of Congress’s election mani- and Umesh Patel have hailed provisions for his department conversion of medical col- festo. Niti Aayog report position of the state Energy 2200 (8%) Land Revenue 600 (2%) the state budget and have and especially thanked the leges as super-specialty hos- states that since first budget expressed their satisfaction Chief Minister for making after this budget” pital, construction of special Transport 1600 (6%) over the budgetary provisions provisions for opening of new Chhattisgarh has slipped woman police station and backup while flagship pro- made for their respective colleges, building hostels and from 15th to 21st place, no other issues have no men- gramme of NGGB lacks departments. for monetary provision for one knows what will be the tion in this budget. Excise 5200 (20%) strong foundation and will. In a statement Forest Yuva Mitan Club. position of the state after Leader of Opposition Minister Akbar termed the Food and Culture Minister this budget," he said Former chief minister Dharamlal Kaushik said state budget historic and said Amarjeet Bhagat in a He added that it is a and BJP national vice presi- budget did not touch any provisions have been made in statement said the budget has white paper on "lack of clar- dent Raman Singh said it is issues of common man’s it for all the sections of society. been made in such a way that it ity in ideology and failure of total disillusion as the concerns. He alleged Apart from farmers, the budg- would fulfill the dream of a leadership." He said devel- dreams of people have been Congress had taken U-turn et had bonanzas for youths, welfare state. He also opmental works have been uprooted. "Big promises from its promises which labourers, students, teachers, appreciated the Chief Minister ignored. There is no vision have been made but is far does not find place in the employees, businessmen and for rectifying the impediments for industrial sector, even it away from development and budget."Even infrastructure housewives as well. in providing paddy price of had failed in paddy procure- no relief from employment. development lacks sheen. It Higher Education `2500 per quintal to the state ment. Irrigation expansion All categories of people have is a failure budget," he Minister Umesh Patel on the farmers. has been given half-baked been duped. Liquor prohibi- added. Stamps & Registry 1705 (7%) Commercial Tax 14,850 (57%) Hailstorm pounds Bilaspur region Sector-wise Budget % STAFF REPORTER n some of the places in informed. BILASPUR northern Surguja region of Meanwhile, in its Others 22% the state. forecast for coming two ight to medium rainfall Social 38% Issuing a fresh yellow days, the regional centre of Lwas witnessed in warning for the same, it Bilaspur, Raipur, Raigarh Indian Meteorological has cautioned the people of Department (IMD) and Dhamtari districts of the Economic 40% state on Tuesday. The these places to remain predicted thunderstorm Bilaspur region of the state alert. along with lightning and was also pounded by “There is a single cyclic hailstorm at isolated places hailstorm. cyclone encircled in southern of Chhattisgarh. For Wednesday and Rajasthan which is moving The light to medium Thursday, the meteorological towards east. This has rainfall in some of the places department has predicted resulted in the sudden change in the state will bring down light to medium rainfall of weather in the state”, the temperature to a great accompanied by hailstorm in weather scientist Dr Chandra extent, it said. !"#"#
P , - . , hahrukh Pathan, a 33-year- Sold gun-wielding man who $ & 1"& 2 ) phone and other social media had opened fire during the riot applications for the attack. nding speculation of more in Maujpur on February 24 and n a major breakthrough in “His house was also used Ethan 16 hours over his had pointed his gun at an Ithe ongoing investigation in by the terrorists for preparing , tweet that he is thinking of giv- unarmed police constable who the Pulwama terror attack case and recording of video of sui- ing up his social media confronted him, was arrested in which 40 CRPF personnel cide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, accounts, Prime Minister from Uttar Pradesh and were martyred in an IED blast which was released by JeM + 0 ( Women Day should be cele- Narendra Modi on Tuesday brought to Delhi on Tuesday. on February 14, 2019, the soon after the Pulwama attack”, brated in a novel way,” said the afternoon said he will hand Additional Commissioner National Investigation Agency NIA statement added. hallenging the regressive state Social Security, Women over his accounts on such plat- of Police, Crime Branch, AK (NIA) on Tuesday arrested a Referring to the role of 23- Cstereotypes that women and Child Development forms to women “who inspire” Singla, said after days of man- and stone pelting started, he ated with any gang or was part father-daughter duo who facil- year-old daughter of Insha, and girls are supposed to get Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Sunday — March 8, cele- hunt since the incident took opened fire,” said the of any conspiracy. The vehicle itated the terrorists from NIA statement claimed, “Insha behind closed doors at before on Tuesday. brated as International place, a crime branch team Additional CP. in which he fled from Delhi has Hakripora village of South Jan facilitated the terrorists at it is dark, the Punjab She said that on the inter- Women’s Day. zeroed in on the areas around “He was fond of buying not been recovered yet,” said Dr Kashmir’s Pulwama district. their home and provided food Government has decided to vening night of March 7 and “This Women’s Day Shamli and Kairana. pistol. He had procured a 7.65 Singla. “Efforts are being made The accused have been and other logistics during their celebrate the International 8 from 7 pm to 1 am, at least (March 8), I will give away my “On the night of Monday mm pistol and ammunition to recover his weapon. He is identified as 50-year-old tipper stay on more than 15 occasions Women Day on March 8 in a six kms stretch of an arterial social media accounts to and Tuesday, police received about two years ago from one being interrogated regarding driver Tariq Ahmad Shah for 2-4 days each time, in their unique way by reserving the road in all district headquar- women whose life & work information that Shahrukh of his labourers. The good his role in the riots and role of and his 23-year-old daughter house during 2018-19. stretch of main roads in every ters and major towns shall be inspire us,” he tweeted. would be coming at Shamli bus quality semi-automatic pistol other participants known to Insha Jan. The father daughter duo district for various activities reserved only for women and “This will help them ignite stand between 10 am and 12 was bought from Munger in him. Further investigation is Confirming their arrest, were arrested by the NIA close for women and girls of all age girls of all age groups. motivation in millions. Are am to meet someone. A trap Bihar”, said the Additional CP. going on,” the Additional CP the NIA issued a statement on the heels of arrest of Jaish- groups from 7 pm to 1 am for The activities on the road you such a woman or do you was laid and Shahrukh was “After the incident, he initially added. claiming, during initial inter- e-Mohammad over ground one day. will include walk, run, cycling, know such inspiring women? apprehended by the police roamed around in Delhi in his In a video that went viral rogation, accused Shah has worker (OGW), Shakir Bashir “The State Government is dance for a cause, impromp- Share such stories using team,” said the Additional CP. vehicle and after news reports last week, Shahrukh could be disclosed that his house at Magrey, a resident of Hajibal, ensuring that streets should be tu flash dances, human chain, #SheInspiresUs,” he tweeted. “Shahrukh was planning to of his act went viral, he left seen pointing his a pistol at the Hakripora, Pulwama, was used Kakapora in Pulwama. Magrey, safe for the women and girls signature scroll to highlight Modi’s Monday late night flee from Shamli. Police are try- Delhi. He then went to Punjab policeman on the Jaffrabad- by suicide bomber Adil Ahmad owner of a furniture shop too and their participation in eco- the need for a gender-sensitive tweet triggered f rumours that ing to recover the pistol used by and had been hiding in Bareilly Maujpur road on February 24. Dar, Mohd Umar Farooq, a had provided shelter and nomic activity could be world in which no girl or he is thinking of leaving social him during the riot,” he said. and Shamli at a friend’s place,” “He had threatened Dahiya Pakistani terrorist and IED other logistics assistance to increased. Women should not woman suffers abuse or media platforms like Twitter, “He had five bullets, out of said Dr Singla. with his gun, before running maker, Kamran another the suicide bomber Adil be stopped from taking up assault of any kind, she said. Facebook, Instagram., etc. which two fell and he had “He is not found to be away from the spot. Shahrukh Pakistani terrorist, Sameer Ahmad Dar. jobs that require them to trav- “Besides this, vibrant food “This Sunday, thinking of giv- fired three rounds. He will be involved in any criminal back- is a resident of northeast Delhi’s Ahmad Dar, a Jaish-e- He was introduced to Adil el after dark. stalls and showcasing of ing up my social media produced in the court and ground so far but his father was Ghonda area and police are Mohammad ultra and Mohd in mid 2018 by a Pakistani ter- Thus, embracing the women’s enterprise along the accounts on Facebook, Twitter, taken into police remand. found to be involved in a case also trying to trace his family Ismail, a Pakistani terrorist. rorist Mohd Umar Farooq theme #Reclaim Public well lit-up roads will add Instagram & YouTube. Will During interrogation, he said of narcotics. Police are also members, who are absconding,” Insha was in constant and he became a full time Spaces, the Department has another feather in the cap,” she keep you all posted,” said PM while the protest was going on investigating if he was associ- police said. touch with Farooq over tele- OGW of JeM. decided that the International added. on Monday around 9 pm. While some wondered whether he was thinking of quitting social media as he was 20 fed up with the menace of fake 0 - news, others suggested that India might launch a China- 1 -2 type indigenous social media platforms. In about an hour, the 3 , tweet was retweeted over & $&2 + 0 ( 26,000 times. 0 1 The Prime Minister is one ith uncertainty looming of the most-followed world Wover the use of old map Dehradun: The weather in the be mainly clear becoming part- Under influence fairly wide- leaders on social media with and its scale demarcating the elhi Chief Minister Arvind State is forecast to take a turn ly cloudy towards afternoon/ spread rain/snowfall activities are 53.3 million followers on catchment area of Sukhna Lake DKejriwal met Prime again from today. The state evening. The maximum and likely over Uttarakhand from the Twitter, 44 million on Facebook by the Survey of India in 2004, Minister Narendra Modi on meteorological has forecast minimum temperatures are like- evening of March 5 with peak and 35.2 million on Instagram. the Chandigarh Administration Tuesday and discussed the sit- mainly clear to partly cloudy sky ly to be around 28 degrees activity on March 6. On Tuesday, The Twitter handle of Prime is likely to approach the Punjab uation in the riot-hit North- with possibility of very light to Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius maximum and minimum tem- Minister’s Office has 32 million and Haryana High Court to east Delhi and requested that light rain/thunderstorm/snowfall respectively. Another spell of peratures recorded in different followers. resolve the matter. those responsible for the vio- likely to occur at isolated places rain and snowfall is forecast locations of were 27.5 degrees In September 2019, Modi The HC had on Monday lence irrespective of party affil- in the mountainous regions from March 5. According to the Celsius and 10.5 degrees Celsius was the third-most followed declared Sukhna Lake legal enti- iation "should not be spared". while dry weather is likely to pre- meteorological centre, the cur- respectively in Dehradun, 27.7 world leader on the microblog- ty and ordered demolition of Soon after his meeting vail in the rest of the state on rent meteorological analysis and degrees Celsius and 8.9 degrees ging site, behind only US unauthorised constructions in its with PM Modi, Kejriwal said Wednesday. numerical weather prediction Celsius in Pantnagar, 14.1 President Donald Trump and catchment area as delineated in that Prime Minister Modi has Snowfall is also likely to models indicate that western degrees Celsius and 4.3 d Celsius his predecessor Barack Obama. the map prepared by the Survey assured us of cooperation and occur at places situated at 3000 disturbance along with cyclonic in Mukteshwar and 16.2 degrees The Prime Minister was the first of India in 2004. In a series of support for the progress and metres altitude and above. In circulation likely to affect north Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius Indian to cross the 50-million directions issued a day before, development of Delhi for the Dehradun, the sky is forecast to west India from March 5 to 7. respectively in New Tehri. PNS followers mark on Twitter. the HC had directed the next five years. Administration to issue notifi- Lauding Delhi Police's role cation declaring Sukhna Lake as to crackdown the hate mon- Wetland under the Wetland gers, Kejriwal said that if the 0 ( & (Conservation and Delhi Police had reacted earli- Management) Rules, 2017 with- er, many lives could have been O% & ' unknown, the party legislators Congress in the next elections if should have been announced to in a period of 3 months. Apart saved. minced no words to take on these promises are not fulfilled. check the mafia. from this, Punjab and Haryana "Delhi Police played a very # ) ( )* their own Government head on Warring, the two-time MLA “Kindly fulfill your com- were also directed to issue nec- good and active role in curbing 20 #) $% in the House. from Gidderbaha, pointed that mitment of giving 5000 licences essary notifications for declaring the rumours. The way Delhi ++)+, While the State Jails the Congress MLAs have to face to the young people to run their Sukhna as Wetland falling in police officials appealed to the Minister Sukhjinder Singh embarrassment and humilia- own buses under ‘Yaari respective areas within a period people to maintain peace on try. We will take whatever Meanwhile, Delhi govern- )+-(% -'( Randhawa openly admitted the tion when the people ask them Enterprises’ announced in the of three months to protect frag- the roads, and tried to stop the steps that needs to be taken in ment is working with Centre to O / ((P Government and Punjab Police’s why the Congress had not ended first budget,” he said in the ile ecology and to support lake rumors within Delhi, a huge the future to prevent such control Corona virus. " The ris- “weakness” for not putting SAD the liquor, transport, and sand Capt Amarinder’s presence. eco system. The Administration, incident was prevented through riots. There should never be ing problem of Corona virus MLA Bikram Majithja behind mafia in the State. Participating in the debate however, is in a fix over the use these efforts. The Delhi police's such riots in Delhi. This is a was also discussed in the meet- bars, senior leader Surjit Singh “I request the Chief Minister on Budget proposals for 2020- of old map, in which the physi- role was commendable," said matter of concern for all of us." ing with the Prime Minister. $ 1$- 1 + 0 ( Dhiman highlighted the large and the Finance Minister with 21, Warring pointed out at the cal features and terrain on the CM. Kejriwal said that he has There is outbreak of the disease scale corruption in Government folded hands to please imple- 600 less excise collections in map was done with 1:40000 He asserted that such requested the PM Modi that in India as well, with one case unjab Vidhan Sabha on offices. ment the transport policy at the Punjab while demanding to fix scale on certain data of 1995-96. promptness of the Delhi Police whoever is responsible for this being reported in Delhi and PTuesday virtually turned into That is not all! Congress earliest as the Government is on the responsibility of officers for In its draft notification for declar- during the riots last week riot, irrespective of party, reli- one in Telangana. The central a playfield for the Congress firebrand MLA Amarinder back foot on this issue. Every day the same. “We are being ques- ing Sukhna Lake as wetland, the would have saved the lives of gion, or stature, should not be government and the Delhi gov- MLAs to score goals against Singh Raja Warring showed the someone from this side (treasury tioned on why the liquor is UT Administration had used many people. "We agreed on spared. Strict action should be ernment will work together to their own team. mirror to the State Government benches) or from that side (from most expensive in Punjab, but Survey of India’s 2004 map and working together on prevent- taken against them so that a prevent this outbreak of the As the growing resentment by asking the Chief Minister opposition) stands up and rais- excise collections are less. It is an objection was raised over the ing such a drastic situation message that such actions will deadly disease. We have to within the Congress cadres Capt Amarinder Singh to soon es the issue…this mafia should because the officers appointed issue of old map with scale of from happening in the future. not be tolerated goes out to the work together so that it can be regarding non-fulfillment of the control transport and sand mafia come to an end,” said Warring by the Government are not 1:40000. Delhi is the capital of the coun- public. prevented." key poll promises is not as no Budget will help the adding that at least 200 buses accountable.
arrival at Paradip port here from 111 the Treasury Benches and a Earlier in the day, adjournment of the House for China where the coronavirus commotion broke out as BJP Opposition members’ demand the day. Earlier in the day, death toll has reached 2,943, offi- From Page 1 members blocked their way. for immediate discussion on Parliamentary Affairs Minister /// cial sources said. The Haryana After Speaker Om Birla told Pushed by Congress women the issue of Delhi violence led to Pralhad Joshi said the Police on its part, on Tuesday the Lok Sabha during the post- members, Dev was held by the Speaker adjourning the Government was ready for a From Page 1 directed its field units to take lunch Session that the discussion Union Minister Smiriti Irani.BJP House twice. As the House met debate on the issue during Zero “ 100 crore has been allo- immediate action to safeguard would take place on March 11 MP from West Bengal Locket at 2 pm, Birla said he has spoken Hour but the Opposition sought cated for combating coron- on-duty personnel from poten- after Holi festival, Opposition Chatterjee was seen having heat- to members from the Treasury an immediate discussion. avirus. The man who had come tial coronavirus infection by members stormed into the Well ed arguments with Chowdhury, Benches as well as the Emphasising that “restora- from Dubai and tested positive providing them masks, gloves demanding an immediate dis- and Union Minister Ravi Opposition and they have agreed tion of peace and normalcy” is for COVID-19 is recovering. and hand sanitisers. cussion. As tempers in the House Shankar Prasad tried to pacify to accept what the Speaker the topmost priority of the This virus is not deadlier than Similarly, seaport and air- rose, Birla warned that the them. Amid the din in which the decides. Government, Joshi said, “char- swine flu. The death toll is not port have been put under high unruly members will be sus- BJP and the Congress members Even as Opposition mem- cha ke liye taiyyar hai (we are more than 2-3 per cent. A few alert, officials said on Tuesday. pended for the entire session. tried to shove each other and bers raised slogans of “down ready for discussions)”. basic measures can prevent this Dakshina Kannada district is However, Congress leader some members banged the door down BJP”, “save India”, and However, Opposition mem- virus from taking effect,” he said. particularly under surveillance Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury leading to the secretary general’s some tore papers and threw bers were not satisfied and The Odisha Government as three confirmed cases of walked over to the side of the desk, Birla adjourned the House them in the Well, Birla contin- demanded that there should be as a precautionary measure has coronavirus were reported Well facing the Treasury for the day. After the adjourn- ued with the proceedings of the an immediate discussion. In sent a couple, hailing from Uttar from neighbouring Kerala ear- Benches, which led to a com- ment, Irani was seen engaged in House and Finance Minister response, Joshi said the Speaker Pradesh and working in a lier, they said. Besides DK, alert motion between the BJP and a heated argument with Nirmala Sitharaman introduced should decide. A this stage the Singaporean cargo ship to one of has been sounded in Udupi, Opposition members. Other Opposition members over the The Banking Regulation Speaker said it would be better its hospitals after the man devel- Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Opposition party members too banging of the door as other BJP (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The if discussion takes place after oped mild fever on the ship’s Mysuru. followed Chowdhury towards member sought to pacify her. pandemonium led to the Holi on March 11.
the six is simultaneously being Government Institute of /// done through the Integrated Medical Sciences (GIMS) in From Page 1 Disease Surveillance Greater Noida and the Super- Fumigation was underway Programme (IDSP) network, speciality Paediatric Hospital in both the schools and a the Health Ministry said in a and Post Graduate Training Health Department team led by statement. Institute in Noida. Noida’s chief medical officer Sources said the patient The GIMS has a dedicated visited the site, an official said. from Mayur Vihar in 10-bed facility while the super- While some family mem- Delhi, had travelled to Italy speciality hospital has nine bers of the man, an accountant recently. The senior doctor beds, he added. District and others who came in con- also urged people not to panic, Magistrate B N Singh stressed tact with him were asked to saying that the virus is “fragile that no school in Gautam remain quarantined at their in nature”. Buddh Nagar has been asked homes in Delhi and Agra, six The Noida administration by them to shut or suspend others from Agra with “high- on Tuesday launched two classes. He, however, added viral load” have been kept in helplines — 8076623612 and that one private school in isolation at Safdarjung Hospital 6396776904 — for people with which the children of the man in Delhi and their samples any queries on coronavirus. who has tested positive in the sent to NIV, Pune, officials said. Bhargava said there were ade- initial test for coronavirus was Contact tracing of the peo- quate medical facilities avail- sanitised and hence closed for ple who came in contact with able with isolation wards at the three days. !"#"#
% 35. 4 , ,, , O $ P Beijing: With the coronavirus After receiving the genome Washington: Joe Biden Former US congressman tum going.” outbreak emerging as a global sequence of the virus from Q appeared to be surging ahead Beto O’Rourke, who dropped “Whether you supported menace claiming over 3,000 China, researchers in the United 4 in the heated Democratic out of the race last November, Pete, Amy, Beto, or any other lives in China and abroad, States were able to map the first 3 Party’s presidential race with also backed Biden. candidate in this race — know Chinese President Xi Jinping has 3D atomic-scale structure of a the ex-US vice president pick- Democratic moderates that there is a home for you in called for international cooper- key 2019 novel coronavirus pro- Vatican City: Pope Francis, who is suffering from ing up three key endorsements have been urging party leaders our campaign. I will do every- ation to develop a cure and vac- tein, making a breakthrough a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an from former rivals on the eve to urgently unite to stop thing I can to earn your vote,” cine to halt the COVID-19 on its toward developing vaccines, Italian newspaper reported on Tuesday, as Italy bat- of the “Super Tuesday” pri- Vermont Senator Bernie he tweeted. tracks. therapeutic antibodies and diag- tles Europe’s worst outbreak. ' /( + '+ maries, the most important Sanders, a self-described demo- “The last few days have Public health security is a nostics, according to a study Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not day in the race for the White cratic socialist, from becoming made one thing very clear: We common challenge faced by the published online in the journal respond to an AFP request for comment on the witter staff across the world were asked to work House. the party’s nominee to take on are building the campaign that humanity, and all the countries Science in February, it said. Messaggero newspaper report, and sources said Tfrom home starting Monday in an effort to Senator Amy Klobuchar President Trump. will beat Donald Trump,” the should join hands to cope with The WHO-China joint mis- it was unlikely the Holy See would comment on stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epi- and former mayor from Responding to the barrage former US vice president wrote it, Xi said during an inspection sion, consisting of 25 experts the pope’s health on Tuesday. demic. Indiana Pete Buttigieg not only of endorsements, Biden said, in another tweet. PTI to research institutes here on from eight countries and the Francis cancelled a Lent retreat for the first At the same time, thousands of staff at Google’s announced that they were ‘Pete and Amy and Beto Monday, calling on countries to WHO, conducted a nine-day time in his papacy this weekend, after axing all European headquarters in Ireland were told to stay dropping out of the race but backed our campaign — now share research data and jointly field study trip on COVID-19 public meetings at the end of last week over the away for the day after one employee reported flu- also endorsed 77-year-old we need you. This is our work out response strategies, last month in China’s capital cold. “Unfortunately, a cold forced me not to take like symptoms. Biden’s bid to challenge moment to come together as official media reported here on Beijing and several different part this year,” the 83-year-old pontiff told a crowd The outbreak has spread across the world President Donald Trump, a a party to beat Donald Tuesday. provinces including Hubei, the on Saint Peter’s Square after suffering two cough- since emerging in central China late last year, Republican, in the November Trump. If you’re with us, chip The coronavirus death toll epicentre of the outbreak. ing fits while reciting his traditional Angelus Prayer. killing more than 3,100 people, infecting over 3 election. in today to keep our momen- in China on Tuesday climbed to The team made a range of The new coronavirus has spread from 90,000, and prompting a wave of travel restrictions. 2,943 with 31 more deaths, even findings on the transmissibility China across much of the world, Italy among the Twitter’s decision to ask its staff to avoid the as the deadly disease wreaked of the virus, the severity of the worst affected with over 2,000 people infected office follows similar requests by governments in Q havoc globally with the total disease, and the impact of the and 52 deaths. AFP virus hotspots. AFP number of deaths crossing 3,000 measures taken. PTI 56 and infections surging past 89,000. Noting that the COVID- 19 outbreaks have emerged in many countries, Xi said it is , -0 0 Washington: The reach of tions, it noted. important to step up commu- untrustworthy “fake news” Researchers, including nication and exchange with the 55 6 78 , 6 999 websites during the 2016 US those from Princeton WHO and carry out scientific presidential elections, and University in the US, mea- research cooperation on source Tehran: Iran’s Health Ministry Islamabad: A 45-year-old 1 Seoul: South Korea’s coron- speculation about the preva- sured visits to these dubious tracing, drugs, vaccines, testing announced on Tuesday that 11 woman, who returned from avirus case total — the largest lence of exposure to them and unreliable websites dur- and other fields with other more people had died from the Iran, tested positive for the ' 0, in the world outside China — during the campaign “has ing the period before and countries, especially those hit new coronavirus in the past deadly coronavirus in Pakistan, approached 5,000 no Tuesday been overstated,” according immediately after the elec- hard by the virus. day, bringing the Islamic repub- taking the total number of the he number of deaths in the as authorities reported 477 to a study. tion using an online survey Since the outbreak of the lic’s overall death toll to 77. COVID-19 infections in the TUS from the deadly coron- new cases. The research, published of 2,525 Americans and web epidemic, China has full genome In all, 2,336 people have country to five, officials said on avirus rose to six on Monday Two more people had died, in the journal Nature Human traffic data collected from sequences of the new virus with been infected, including 835 Tuesday. while the total number of con- the Korea Centers for Disease Behaviour, said that articles respondents’ laptops or desk- various countries and permitted new cases — the biggest Earlier, on February 29, two firmed cases in the country Control and Prevention said, from untrustworthy websites top computers. a team of experts from the increase in a single day since more positive cases were report- crossed 90, Vice President Mike taking the toll to 28. that featured factually dubi- According to their find- World Health Organisation and the COVID-19 outbreak began ed in Pakistan. The woman, who Pence has said, as the novel South Korea has seen a ous claims about politics and ings, less than half of all other countries to visit the virus in the country nearly two returned from Iran some days virus continues to spread rapid rise in infections in the 2016 presidential cam- Americans visited an hit areas. weeks ago. ago, is a resident of Gilgit city in around the world despite trav- recent days as authorities carry paign were shared by millions untrustworthy website. Chinese researchers have “According to the latest Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region in el restrictions. out checks on more than of people on Facebook. “These results suggest also been actively sharing their figures, 835 new patients have the north. “We have now 5th All the six deaths in the US 260,000 people associated with Some journalists and that the widespread specu- latest study results and partici- been added” to the overall confirmed case of #COVID19 in are from the Washington state the Shincheonji Church of researchers had even sug- lation about the prevalence pating in international cooper- number of infections, Deputy federal areas. Patient is stable and with 43 domestic cases and 48 Jesus, a religious group often gested that fake news may of exposure to untrustwor- ation on diagnosis and effective Health Minister Alireza Raisi is being managed well,” tweeted cases of the individuals who condemned as a cult that is have been responsible for US thy websites has been over- treatments, state-run Xinhua said in remarks aired live on Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Advisor returned to the US, officials linked to more than half the President Donald Trump’s stated,” the researchers wrote news agency reported. state television. AFP on Health. PTI said on Monday. PTI cases. AFP victory in the 2016 elec- in the study. PTI 4 0 4 2 1 7 4 Beirut: A Turkish fighter jet on Tuesday downed a Syrian Nashville (US): Tornadoes damaged polling stations had regime warplane in the north- ripped across Tennessee early to be moved only hours before Kabul: The Taliban carried provinces, interior ministry western Idlib province and Vienna: Iran’s stockpile of on Tuesday, shredding at least Super Tuesday voting began. out dozens of attacks on spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said. the pilot was killed, a moni- enriched uranium is more than 40 buildings and killing at “Last night was a Afghan army bases, officials “As a result, six civilians toring group said. five times the limit fixed under least nine people. One of the reminder about how fragile said Tuesday, hours after end- were killed and 14 wounded. It was the third such a landmark 2015 deal with twisters caused severe damage life is,” Nashville Mayor John ing a partial truce and throw- Eight enemy were also killed, downing in three days amid world powers, the UN nuclear across downtown Nashville. Cooper said at a Tuesday ing into doubt peace talks 15 wounded,” he said on escalating fighting between watchdog said on Tuesday. Daybreak revealed a land- morning news conference. between Kabul and the insur- Twitter. Turkish forces and Syria’s An International Atomic scape littered with blown- Residents of the historic gents. Two soldiers were killed in Russian- and Iranian-backed Energy Agency (IAEA) report down walls and roofs, Germantown neighbourhood The intra-Afghan negotia- one of the attacks in southern regime. said that as of February 19, 2020 snapped power lines and huge walked around in dismay as tions are due to begin March 10 Kandahar province, a govern- A missile fired by Syrian the Iranian stockpile stood at broken trees, leaving city emergency crews closed off according to a US-Taliban deal ment statement said. regime forces on the city of 1,510 kg, as opposed to the 300 streets in gridlock. roads. Roofs had been torn off signed in Doha on Saturday, An attack in Logar Idlib, meanwhile, killed nine kg limit set under the agree- Schools, courts, transit apartment buildings, large but a dispute over a prisoner province near Kabul killed five civilians in the province of the ment. lines, an airport and the state trees uprooted and debris lit- swap has raised questions about security forces, the provincial same name that is Syria’s last Some experts consider this capitol were closed, and some tered many sidewalks. AP whether they will go ahead. governor’s spokesman Didar opposition bastion. level to provide sufficient mate- The agreement includes a Lawang told AFP. The halt to Syrian President Bashar rial to produce a nuclear particular targeting its vital oil commitment for the Taliban to the limited truce, which began al-Assad’s forces have since weapon. sector. release up to 1,000 prisoners and on February 22, ends what December battled to retake the However, it would still need The latest IAEA report on ; -< for the Afghan Government to was a welcome reprieve for jihadist-dominated stronghold, several more steps, including the deal comes just days after a free around 5,000 insurgent ordinary Afghans who have where Ankara backs some further enrichment, to make it meeting in Vienna of the captives — something the mil- born the brunt of the deadly rebel groups. suitable for use in a weapon. remaining parties to the deal , 0 itants have cited as a prerequi- violence. But experts said the The deadly offensive has The report says that Iran which ended without a clear site for talks but which President move was unsurprising as both caused almost a million people has not been enriching uranium plan to keep the accord alive. Moscow: The Kremlin on amounted to a “war crime”. Ashraf Ghani has refused to do sides seek to exploit whatever to flee their homes and shelters, above 4.5 per cent. The agreement promised Tuesday rejected a claim by “We do not agree with before negotiations start. leverage they hold to force the and triggered a direct Turkish An enrichment level of Iran an easing of very damag- UN investigators that Russian such accusations,” Kremlin The row has highlighted other’s hand. military intervention last week. around 90 per cent would be ing economic and other sanc- airstrikes in Syria amounted spokesman Dmitry Peskov the tough road ahead, with the “Of course violence will go A Turkish F-16 downed needed for weapons use. tions in return for its scaling to a war crime by indiscrim- told reporters, raising ques- Taliban’s decision to end a par- up, was bound to happen. No the regime plane over Idlib The 2015 deal has been back its nuclear programme. inately targeting civilian areas. tions about the objectivity of tial truce Monday complicating surprise Ghani balking on pris- province, the Syrian hanging by a thread since the Tehran has been progres- The UN Commission of the report. matters further. oner release: 1 of his few levers,” Observatory for Human US withdrew from it in May sively reducing its commitment Inquiry on the rights situation “It is obvious that no In the last 24 hours the Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior Rights war monitor and a 2018 and went on to impose to the accord however in retal- in Syria said in its latest report commission could have Taliban conducted 33 attacks in fellow at the Brookings source at the Turkish defence stinging sanctions on Iran, in iation for the US move. AFP on Monday it had evidence received reliable information 16 of Afghanistan’s 34 Institution, tweeted. AFP ministry said. AFP that Russian planes partici- on what is happening on the pated in two air strikes in Idlib ground,” Peskov said. and in rural Damascus last He added: “Nothing is July and August that killed said about the attacks by ter- more than 60 people. rorist groups, which makes The UN report, which any judgement issued by this covers the period from July commission one-sided.” The 2019 to January 10 this year, UN’s Syria commission, said there was evidence to set up in 2011 shortly after the prove Russian planes took civil war began, has repeatedly part in both attacks, and that accused various sides of war since they were not directed crimes and in some cases at military objectives they crimes against humanity. AFP 8911 : Geneva: The United Nations as well as healthcare, education on Tuesday appealed for near- and protection services, it said. ly $900 million to help hun- Bangladesh and Myanmar dreds of thousands of have already signed a repatri- Rohingya refugees and vul- ation deal to send back some nerable host communities in Rohingya to their homeland — Bangladesh this year. but safety fears mean very few The UN refugee agency have agreed to return. and the International Bangladesh’s Deputy Organization for Migration Foreign Minister Shahriar and other partners launched a Alam told reporters in joint appeal for $877 million Geneva on Tuesday that his (789 million euros). country expected the inter- The money would go “to national community to push respond to the needs of approx- harder to ensure movement imately 855,000 Rohingya on the deal. refugees from Myanmar and “We expect the UN mem- over 444,000 vulnerable ber countries to do more and Bangladeshis in the commu- work closely and to do every- nities generously hosting thing possible to put pressure them,” they said in a statement. on Myanmar to take their cit- The requested funds izens back in a manner...That would go to cover vital services is safe, voluntary and dignified,” like food, shelter and sanitation, he said. AFP !"#"# #&8 D " F, ! 8 D "D =; > 23 00 ?< 2 4 ; % % & *1 , "" " % % " "" " 5 & " ' % & % ? % " % % @ % " ! : % % ": % O stensibly the best equipped, staffed and trained police force 5 % " in the country, the Delhi Police "; has had an unimaginably poor ". run and diminished perception Oin recent times. If the Police Adequacy Index, *+*2 ? "$ $ derived from national data, part of the Status - ( S $-(S% % of Policing in India Report 2019, ranks it as % ' % the best-performing force, then its fate in the unseen and under-reported hinterland of the % " % %% % 0 nation is worrisome, to say the least. Even S % before the gut-wrenching violence in Delhi’s ? "( northeast flared up, the police force was in = = S the news for displaying selective bias in man- aging social unrest in universities across the - 9 " %% capital. %" However, the cancerous “inner health” %% % of the organisation was in full display a few months ago when police personnel protest- ed against their own senior leaders for their "& % % failure to defend the rank and file of the force. 5 " The top brass had a tough time pacifying the police personnel, who wore black bands and 5 S sloganeered against them. An unprecedent- %"<? % %% ed and frightening portent emerged as the " law enforcers exposed their own vulnerabil- ity to society when they were expected to safe- % guard the people from societal regression. An % " embarrassing “acknowledgement” and recognise the constraints under other to the Indian Army. and respect. Requisitioning the %% “acceptance” of the demands of the person- which the Delhi Police functions. The awe-inspiring height of Army (as also suggested now) nel ensued, though the rot within the system It is susceptible to political pres- the colourfully-plumed Delhi should always be the absolute % "$ B was obvious and was temporarily brushed sures of all hues, with conflict- Police marching contingent with “last call” as it is bad for the % 0 % % & under the carpet, only to stare in the face ing interests. It is part of the turf exaggerated hand swings, that forces, for the Army and for the % % "$ *3 soon. war between the State and the / (/ (, would consistently walk away nation, too. It suggests an The promise of shanti, sewa and nyaya Central Government as the con- 0 '*', + with the trophy for the best unmanageable breakdown. 5 & ; 9 5&;9 % (peace, service and justice) collapsed and ran stitutional wiring ensures that it marching contingent in the Beyond all policing reforms - ; % % 3!" hollow as the death toll in the communal riots falls under the Home Ministry, // + + ' Republic Day parade, is a far cry and restructuring that are long 5 % % that broke out in the northeastern parts of through the Lieutenant ,! + from the reality and perception overdue, if there is one change the city rose to well over 40. Beyond the stark Governor. It is delinked from the on the street. In an embarrass- that can unleash incalculable " ? " statistics of the dead and the wounded, it is administrative services of the '(1 +' 1 ing ode to the prevailing public doses of policing professional- % %% % the failure of the Delhi Police in maintain- locally-elected Government. This - perception, a political party ism, it would be to structurally % % ing a strict law and order situation over a spe- makes the Delhi Police waver openly asked Delhiites to make and meaningfully detach its cific area, for about three to four days in the between owning and disowning , /',( videos of police personnel ask- operational functioning from " %%'% % national capital, that is unfathomable. its actions to suit the political ing for bribes and harassing political intrusion and allow it to "$ % % % Something, somewhere was terribly amiss as narrative of political parties. !(!,) , people — the accusation resonat- be “independent” like the judi- % violence of this kind could not have been on Dangers of the larger, loom- ('8 ed and the public empathised ciary or the armed forces. ":% % account of the fact that the police force was ing crisis, of “institutional inde- with the taint. Equally, the current situation either out-gunned (metaphorically), out- pendence” and its ramifications, (L) ' , 0 On the recent Delhi vio- is a forewarning to these still rel- % " numbered or out-trained by a disorderly are personified by the fate of the , (*' ) lence, videos of senior police offi- atively “independent” institu- % %% *C*!1 4"$ mob, however violent. This at a time when force. The top echelons of the *'-, cials standing pliantly behind tions of the fate that awaits % %" S security preparedness was at an all-time high police have “proximity” and politicians making hate speech- them if they were to surrender in the capital city, given the parallel visit of “vested interests” with the career- -' ), ', es complete the picture of polit- their functional “independence.” %% % US President Donald Trump. impacting politicos, whereas the ical control and subservience. In The political blame-game among "( % %% It would be incorrect to assume that secu- main body of constabulary suf- + ' , '- perhaps a disturbing but hope- competing political parties in ". >%% rity imperatives for the presidential visit fers from the lack of “voice”, “con- / (,/ (+' fully unrelated coincidence, a Delhi will only worsen with the sucked up or dried the Delhi Police’s cern” and “operational indepen- Delhi High Court judge, who stoking of even more polarising, % resources from the violence-affected north- dence.” A contrast of the police / (, (* had rightfully slammed the distractive and untamed pas- " east area to be concentrated in central soldier with that of the armed / (, police force for inaction and inef- sions. The onus is on the people % % "D Delhi. For the resident resources are both ade- forces is self-explanatory. The lat- ficacy against hate-mongers and of Delhi to see through the quate and subject to additional requisition- ter is still relatively and struc- , , 8 , alluded to the 1984 riots, was designs of these politicos and % % % ing if required, especially when violence in turally more independent, less- ')00',' transferred. pressurise them to empower the "D %% / the periphery of an all-important event is interfered with and allowed to For far too long, systemic police to operate without fear or " unacceptable to all. Supreme Court judge KM operate kinetically. It is not a ) 0 - inefficiencies in the police ser- favour. Else, the Delhi Police will Joseph succinctly summed up the situation function of individual superior- vices have been allowed to fes- continue to carry the can of %% when he said, “If you act the way the law ity as much it is of institutional -( . ter, perpetuate and worsen. The blame, both conveniently and a % " requires you to act, you will see the differ- ethos, circumstances and complete capitulation and melt- bit unfairly. ence.” Implicitly, the police force had not acted cocooning — the same family in down of the Haryana police (The writer, a military veter- enough, or in time. a village in Haryana sends one posse in Panchkula in 2017 an, is a former Lt Governor of , , However, it is equally important to son to the Delhi Police and the could hardly inspire confidence Andaman & Nicobar Islands) 0 " # # ,! I " 8 8!"# , 8 O 8 " & " 8 :# "# O # 8 8 - 8 " 8 " 0 8 ! %54 8E 89 3 935 9 93P 9<3$3 9 ,54 "# $ K # & K+ K2 H K % & ' ( & ( " )*+ )+!! %%% ,!!% "- and despair. It will be very difficult for those, who have lost their loved % ones, to pick up the pieces and move ". Sir — Many will agree, tennis " + " on. The scars inflicted by commu- ' ' % player Maria Sharapova is retir- ?+ @ " " nal violence will take a long time to ing too early after having spent an &" heal. But the Government is still not % impressive career that spanned for &8 # in a mood to negotiate on the % "- % almost 16 years. Talent, skill, &" " :+ : ' - 8 Citizenship Amendment Act % / 0 # " focus, determination and beauty, ' - # " (CAA). One does not know where these were the rare attributes 8 8 things are headed for. The $ +!!! % *12! *113 that propelled fans to single out / N Parliament session is likely to be 4, !"- #5 % Sharapova as a player to watch out P? &"#I heated and Opposition parties are %$ S' % for. She won five Grand Slam @ N sure to put the Government in a titles — two at the French Open P ? @ : tight spot. &% % S " and one each at the Australian : : Devendra Khurana - Open, Wimbledon and the US "" " : Bhopal 5 % 7 8 Open. Indeed she has had a 81 # 8M' " : ( 78( &% "$ superlative career. 8,) O 8 As is the case with many ' ! '" , " %5 99 87 sports women and men when they " " JL #7 : $ S retire, they are not remembered for # "# # K Sir — It’s disappointing that the %% % their achievements but for the "# : # " Delhi High Court has sought to flaws and the circumstances under : " 0 " "#: defer the execution of convicts in "$ which they left their careers. It isn’t + 8' : 8 " " : the Nirbhaya case for the nth time. 5 : 5 : surprising, therefore, that people # " " # 8: 8 The accused, who evidently have no "; 78(% % % % are talking much about Sharapova " 8 &9 3 F3 defence, have been allowed to use testing positive for meldonium !# # " " all possible tactics to prolong their than her five Grand Slam titles. hanging. Guidelines need to be 0 % $ "$ Her doping ban had cast a strengthened on the number of 5 % $ %5 shadow over her career. Yet, when The Russian ace silenced ers, has gotten her where she is pleas a convict can file in a she was dogged by a shoulder purists with her typical “look at my today. Speed and agility were her particular case. S 5 % injury, she overcame all hurdles game, not my grunt” rebuff. A bril- forte and she added another potent Shivanshu K Srivastava 5 "< with a smile. She recorded a grunt liant baseline player, Sharapova weapon, the drop shot, to her arse- Sir — This refers to the editorial, Lucknow $ 0= 7 of 101 decibel in a tournament, the had a superb touch with her nal later. “Scarred childhood” (March 2). The highest sound intensity achieved angles. The tricky reverse fore- Ganapathi Bhat recent communal violence in Delhi 7 > % " by any woman player. hand, generally used by men play- Akola has left a trail of destruction, death 9 839C<;5; !"#"# && ' ( $" $" & 1 * * * $# % -$ " -#! &# ! -"* & " % %% % , 1 ! * $G & -- !& , $ " ,"* # , ! --1 # -- " "& & # $ , " L $ $ L% * P%& 1 # " " O " $ " " 2 !- !" 4 / > 0 8% 9 089 % 8= 8 7 > ? % % > " % %% % % " > %% % % % "55 O *"E O %% " !# % %@%% % "5 istory tells us that the myth of Roman % % > % emperor Nero fiddling while Rome was % "$ Hburning was just that, a myth. For one, % 7 % the fire that burned Rome to the ground % %%% occurred in 64 AD and the violin was invented in the 12th century, more than a thousand years % % " after Nero’s reign. So, whatever Nero may have 7 % ' % played, if he really did play something, it certain- 7 %% "; ly wasn’t the fiddle. There is, however, no such doubt about what Prime Minister Narendra Modi was doing while Delhi burnt recently. His obse- '% ": quious fawning over US President Donald / Trump and his family was there for all to see on % %" prime television and along with Delhi’s reputa- 5 tion as a progressive Capital, Narendra Modi’s % own standing as a statesman on the global stage turned to mud and ashes. "- Funnily enough, his fall from grace was best % reflected on American late night talk shows, such 1 % as John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, where Modi )( " became a butt of low humour. Moreover express- ,(',' & 5 = 9% &5=9 : ing anger over the issue at this late stage, as some ', ' 9 = - :9=- % papers suggest he has done, only adds to his cred- ', > " ibility problem, as trust is no longer a tradable 1 /% > commodity available to him. '' / "& > % However, the seriousness of this tragedy can , 0'+ '( %% best be understood once we look at the issue in ', its larger perspective. Forty-seven dead and - 0 ' @ "5 5 counting is the official death toll with over 250 Modi was through a display of zealous of foresight with regard to timing. More to the Modi Government’s discomfi- $ & injured. And, as in most such cases, the likeli- 0 1(, fealty. Of course, for some of them, so, when the economy that is in the dol- ture. % hood of gross underestimation cannot be ruled ,,!,' revenge was certainly a motive after the drums stares at a unique opportunity We really need not hold our breath "5 out. Even using official figures, the seriousness , + , drubbing the BJP got in the Delhi to turn things around because of over how the Saudis will react to these of the incident can be gauged from the fact that ,(' , Assembly Elections, despite the saffron Chinese manufacturing having been riots. In any case, we now have the > @ " while over the last 70 years 90-odd souls have per- ,/ ), party’s best efforts. stymied by the effects of COVID19. But Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, ; % ished in all the previous Hindu-Muslim confla- / )( It was patently obvious to most, now the nation finds itself held hostage an extremely good friend of India, out grations in Delhi, more than half that number ,!( , except the politically-illiterate, that the by the very violence that was permit- rightly denouncing the violence by 5 perished in just the 72 hours of rioting that we +, '8 CAA was an ill-conceived attempt by ted to be unleashed. Unfortunately, the tweeting, “Iran condemns the wave of " % % recently witnessed. Crucial 72 hours, in which , , the BJP to win brownie points in impact of these riots is not restricted to organised violence against Indian the Delhi Police added to its glorious tradition Assam, after it had committed hara-kiri lost economic opportunities only, as its Muslims. For centuries, Iran has been " of utter ineptness, shame and unprofessionalism in the manner that it went about reverberations have also been felt in the a friend of India. We urge Indian % % as men in uniform waited for the murderous rage ' +( , organising the National Register of manner in which the international authorities to ensure the well-being of % @' @ % of the unhinged to spend itself. If allegations are , Citizens exercise there. The fact that the community has responded with out- all Indians and not let senseless thug- " to be believed, some of them even joined in the , )' Home Minister continues to vociferous- rage, especially our friends in West Asia. gery prevail. The path forward lies in % 5= mayhem. Certainly, they are undeserving of the I' ly support the CAA suggests that the Given the fact that over the last few peaceful dialogue and rule of law.” ' uniform they don, especially of the former Police +)! / obvious fact that the issue in Assam is years Modi had expended a fair amount Strong words indeed and while the & %D Commissioner, whose inaction just days prior to 2 * not about religious identity but ethnic- of energy on improving and expanding Government summoned the Iranian " % % O his retirement showed him up as wholly unwor- 1(/ ity, has been beyond his comprehen- ties with both Saudi Arabia and its Ambassador Ali Chegeni and protest- ? O% S " thy of respect or that rank. Sadly, 40 years of a sion. allies, as well as with Iran and its friends, ed his Foreign Minister’s condemnation wasted legacy to leave behind. It is only a matter of time before the violence has meant taking two steps of the incident maintaining that it was As is often the case, violence, especially mob their wishful thinking that CAA will backwards. an “internal matter”, the truth is that the violence, tends to be motivated by fear of the help them in the Bengal elections This attention to the region paid Government finds itself on the back unknown and a dread of the other. True to form, turns out to be a mirage, despite the handsome dividends when Modi decid- foot with the Foreign Minister becom- >"< % % here, too, fear has been the key that has been used pathetic performance of the Trinamool ed to act in Jammu and Kashmir to ing a laughing stock as he attempts to %%% % > to divide communities, consolidate hate and final- Congress till date. As that old proverb abrogate Article 370, in all but name. defend the indefensible. / ly to destroy lives and livelihoods. goes, “for want of a nail a kingdom was While Pakistan attempted to exert Finally, leave alone our interests in 09& 0 9 & > Among politicians and even civil society, lost.” pressure in the international fora on the West Asia, we seem to have made a *123" there are no innocents here. Many among the Just as following the money trail issue with the help of Malaysia and mess of things closer home as the :? '% %% Opposition parties, supported by the anti-BJP helps catch fraudsters, the body count Turkey, its actions were largely unsuc- Bangladesh Government attempts to %% 089 % set, went about stoking terror among minorities, clearly points to those who were cessful because of the position taken by come to terms with the fallout of our 09&" ? % suggesting that the Citizen Amendment Act responsible for this conflagration. It is both Saudi Arabia and Iran. intemperate actions. All that we now (CAA) was just the first step towards their exclu- bound to haunt them for times to come, However, the ongoing detentions in need is a Democrat in the White 089 sion from citizenship, without a shred of evidence despite all denials. What it does also Jammu and Kashmir and the anti-CAA House and Modi’s cup of joy will D: to support their accusations. They are as much reveal is that the leadership that permit- protests across the country finally overflow. " ? to blame for the targeting of the Muslim com- ted such violence was utterly bereft of forced Saudi Arabia to accede to call- (The writer is a military veteran and % @ " munity as those non-entities from the BJP, who common sense. To initiate such attacks ing a meeting of Foreign Ministers of consultant with the Observer Research 5 % encouraged goons to resort to violence and whose when President Trump was visiting, the Organisation of Islamic Foundation and a Senior Visiting Fellow only claim to fame is being second generation with the Western media being focussed Cooperation (OIC) in April 2019, to with The Peninsula Foundation, 5 politicians. Thus, their only hope of impressing on the country, shows a spectacular lack discuss Kashmir and the CAA, much Chennai) %% " 7 O % O S "D !*! 7 < % 0 - : ? %%% " "F % % and so on, who became regional issue. And, even if the Government However, the Congress is unable remains divided and it will have to S% % satraps later. Delhi Chief Minister decides to negotiate, with whom will to build on this and get support from counter the forceful campaign of the "$ Arvind Kejriwal emerged from the it confer? No clear leaders have Opposition leaders. Its president Sonia BJP and the Modi Government, which Anna Hazare anti-corruption move- emerged so far. This is where the Gandhi convened a meeting of 19 could generate a Hindu backlash. The % % ment. Though the issue is emotive, so Congress Party is missing a golden Opposition parties before the Budget BJP has mobilised the Sangh Parivar to % S far no leader of significance has opportunity. Despite being the oldest Session last month but major parties run counter campaigns to convince % % emerged from the anti-CAA move- national party in the country, it has not like the TMC, the Samajwadi Party people about the need for the CAA. % %" ment. In the absence of effective lead- been able to seize the moment and lead (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) The Modi Government is also trying % < ership and dedicated workers, it risks the protests. This is largely because of and even its ally, the Dravida Munnetra to counter the negative and unflatter- % fizzling out. the leadership crisis within the party. Kazhagam (DMK), stayed away. ing publicity in the foreign media on % " #!$%! ) While Prime Minister Narendra Second, it is unable to build a cred- Earlier, Sonia declared, “The the riots and other human rights " Modi has accused the Opposition, par- ible secular narrative stressing the Congress Working Committee must issues. & he anti-Citizenship Amendment ticularly the Congress, of instigating point that it was the Congress, which categorically declare that millions of It was not flattering that on the day % % Act (CAA) protests have entered these protests, the grand old party has made a major contribution to the fram- Congress workers will stand shoulder of US President Trump’s impeachment a critical phase, with the courts not come to the forefront in a more ing of the Indian Constitution. It has to shoulder with the people of India in vote, the three most influential news- % %% T taking cognisance of them. However, aggressive manner, like the Trinamool been unable to cash in on the freshness their struggle for equality, justice and papers — The New York Times, The % "5 as is the case in India, the judicial Congress (TMC) and the Left parties given to the idea of secularism by lakhs dignity.” Washington Post and the Wall Street % process is taking time and most likely have. The Opposition parties now have of protesters reciting the preamble of The party also held flag marches Journal — had India on their front % % we have a long wait ahead of us the opportunity to use these protests the Constitution. on its 135th Foundation Day on pages with critical and unflattering sto- % % " % before a verdict is delivered. to take on the Modi Government. But Third, the Congress is not clear December 28. Congress MPs in both ries. % So far, the protesters have remained they would have to play a more active about its ideological narrative while the Houses wore black badges while With the second part of the Budget S % leaderless and without any organisa- role instead of giving the anti-CAA Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been attending the President’s address to the Session beginning on Monday, there is " % tional strength. But the brutal police protesters tacit support, the way they able to project its Hindutva ideology joint session. Sonia led a protest in the still no evidence of Opposition unity. ? crackdowns on the demonstrators in have been till now. It is clear that the successfully. Parliament complex to express solidar- Leaders like Mamata Banerjee and @ %% % % Delhi and elsewhere have earned them movement calls for a mature leadership Currently, the Congress is in power ity with the anti-CAA protesters. Mayawati are not willing to work @ % " the sympathy of the masses and helped to handle the issue in a pragmatic and in seven States, including Maharashtra, A high-level Congress delegation under the Congress’ leadership. Even the agitation to expand to other parts peaceful way. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, called on the President and urged him the Left parties are unhappy with the %% & 089% 09& of the country. Though in some places Already Delhi has recorded 47 Puducherry and Rajasthan. It can eas- to intervene and withdraw the CAA. Congress for going to the President % they are becoming violent, by and large deaths in the clashes between pro and ily make an impact at least in these But, the question is, whether these alone. It appears to be a missed oppor- % % > the demonstrations are peaceful but anti-CAA protesters, which also left States. Several non-BJP Chief efforts are enough and if they have tunity for the Opposition, including the going nowhere. nearly 250 people injured. This mind- Ministers, too, have declared that they made any impact at all apart from the Congress, as the issue is emotive, sen- " The JP movement threw up many less violence is not going to take us any- will not implement the CAA and the BJP accusing the Congress of instigat- sitive, political and social and needs to socialist leaders like Lalu Prasad, where as the Government is deter- National Register of Citizens (NRC) in ing the stir. be sorted out at the earliest. Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar mined not to back down on the CAA their States. The problem is that the Opposition (The writer is a senior journalist) !"#"# *
< @ 1 - Q ( ( Q * * + , * * . . , don’t need to apply for citizenship Delhi riots,” she said reminding *& & )- the context of an announcement When asked about the announce- the government will take a collective again because you are genuine cit- that though some people are try- made by Maharashtra Minorities ment about the reservations to decision on the issue. We are setting hose who have come from izens of the country.” ing to provoke violence in Bengal n a clear reflection of the fact that Affairs Minister Nawab Malik of the Muslims made by NCP Minister in the up an experts’ committee to study TBangladesh and have Banerjee is in the midst of an “they will not be able to do so Iall the three ruling MVA con- NCP February 27 that the state gov- State Legislative Council, Uddhav what is in NPR and then we will take acquired identity cards and have administrative visit to Kaliaganj because this not Delhi … this is stituents were not on the same page ernment would soon come out with said: “He has not made any announce- a decision... As a chief minister of the been casting votes in Indian elec- in North Dinajpur district, some Bengal and here we are conscious on crucial issues, Maharashtra Chief a legislation according 5 per cent reser- ment as such. As and when the issue state, I would like to reiterate that I tions are very much citizens of four hundred km from Kolkata. about all our political rights. We Minister Uddhav Thackeray said here vations to Muslims in educational comes before the government, we will would not allow anyone to take away this country and they do not have Iterating once again that till will not allow the BJP to make on Tuesday that while his Government institutions in the state. examine it. You should know that we the rights of the citizens in the state” to apply for the same afresh, her “Maa Maati Manush Bengal another Delhi or Uttar had not taken any decision on giving Similarly, his Uddhav’s statement are in the midst of a litigation in the It may be recalled that in tweets Bengal Chef Minister on Tuesday Government is there in power in Pradesh.” reservations to Muslims in educational on NPR should be seen in the back- (Supreme) over reservations to put out on February 18, Uddhav had told a meeting at Kaliaganj in Bengal there is no need to be On the question of citizen- institutions, it was setting up an drop of his own conditional support Marathas. Yesterday, I made a state- spelt out the Shiv Sena’s stand on CAA, North Bengal. afraid of those who aretelling that ship she said asked the people not experts’ committee to study the issues to it, Maharashtra Deputy Chief ment about reservations to Dhangar NRC and NPR. “CAA and NRC are The Chief Minister who you are not citizens because I will to panic till she is there in power relating to the National Population Minister Ajit Pawar’s statement the community. Let us talk about reser- two different subjects. NPR is a third launched a blistering attack on the not allow anyone to be driven out adding “you have an address, Register (NPR). State Assembly need not pass a reso- vations to Muslims as and when it subject. There is nothing to worry Narendra Modi Government for of Bengal,” Banerjee said attacked ration card, voter card, driving Addressing a news conference in lution CAA and NPR as comes before us”. about in CAA. NRC has not come and its inappropriate handling of the the government of Assam where license. There is no need to get the run-up to the MVA government Maharashtrians had nothing to fear “Hence, I would humbly request it will not be implemented. If it Delhi riots that claimed 46 lives the BJP is in power for striking this new card of the BJP. Don’t completing 100 days in office, Uddhav from them and the Congress’ consis- those clamouring for reservations to (NRC) is implemented, it will not said her Government would not out the names of a large number worry, you will always you’re said that the Muslim reservations pro- tent stand that it is opposed to CAA, Muslim not to waste their energy but affect just Muslims, but it will also allow a single person to be driven of genuine Bengali, Rajbongshi, your Didi beside you. Your fam- posal had not yet come before the state NPR and NRC. save and use the energy when the issue affect Hindus, Adivasasis and other away from Bengal on citizenship and Muslim citizens from the ily is my family. I will not let any- Government for a decision, while his Responding to questions relating comes up before the state government. deprived sections of the society,” grounds as “the people who have National Register of Citizens body take away the rights of our Government would take a decision on to Muslim reservations, Uddhav said The Shiv Sena has not made its stand Uddhav had tweeted. come from Bangladesh are citi- (NRC). people.” the implementation of NPR in the at the news conference: “The Muslim clear on the issue. My party will take In another tweet on NPR, the chief zens of India because you already Instead of talking citizen- The Chief Minister inaugu- state on the basis of recommendations reservations issue has not come up a call when the issue comes up for dis- minister had said: “NPR is more of a enjoy your citizenship by power ship those who are in power in rated and laid the foundation of an experts’ committee to be before the state government. When the cussion,” the chief minister said. census. But, still I will have a look at of which you have been exercis- Delhi should have first apologised stones of various projects during appointed to examine the issues relat- issue has not come before us, the ques- On the issue of the State Assembly the questions in the data collection ing your voting rights and elect- for letting the Delhi riots happen, a meeting. She said that a new ing to it. tion of our taking a decision on (5 per passing a resolution on CAA and form. But, I do not there is impedi- ing the Prime Minister, Chief she said. “Instead of talking non- project calledSnehalaya has been Uddhav’s comment on the Muslim cent) reservations to Muslims in edu- NPR, Uddhav said: “I have said sev- ment in NPR. Because, the census Minister, MPs, MLAs and mem- sense they should first apologise launched to provide benefits to reservations issue should be seen in cational institutions does arise”. eral times before that three parties in takes place once in ten years”. bers of the zilla parishad. You for their role in mishandling the the poor people ofthe State. ? @ 1 -1 6 + 565 & Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh to request the Central Government Thiruvananthapuram: The figure during the enumeration. Government will pass a resolution to revert the conditions to those pre- Kerala Government, which The meeting will be held in the ensuing Budget Session of the vailing in 2010,” the Chief Minister has already put on hold the at 5 pm in the state Capital. :+ State Legislature, requesting that the said in the first tweet. National Population Register Earlier, the CPI(M)-led Left Centre maintain the National “To this effect, we will also (NPR) activities in the State, on Democratic Front Government Kolkata: Lawyers owing alle- Population Register (NPR) as it introduce a resolution in the Tuesday said an all-party meet- had assured the state assembly giance to The Left parties and existed in the year 2010. upcoming assembly session,”Jagan ing would be held on March 16 it would not implement the Congress took out a rally in the Chief Minister YS Jagan said in the second tweet. to allay any confusion with NPR but would go ahead with city on Tuesday in protest Mohan Reddy took to Twitter on The Chief Minister’s tweets regard to the census enumera- the census process. It had in against the Citizenship Tuesday evening to spell out the came in the backdrop of his tion. December last ordered stop- Amendment Act and National YSR Congress’ stand on the NPR Governments recent order, gearing Chief Minister Pinarayi page of all activities in connec- Register of Citizens. issue. up the administrative machinery for Vijayan made the announce- tion with NPR in the state The rallyists, carrying plac- “Some of the questions pro- the conduct of the NPR exercise and ment in the state assembly considering ‘apprehensions’ of ards with slogans ‘We oppose posed in the NPR are causing inse- Housing Listing and Housing after some members of the the public that it would lead to CAA’, ‘We oppose NRC’, walked curities in the minds of minorities Census as part of Census of India Congress-led UDF raised fears the National Register of the 2 km distance from of my state. 2021 to be taken up for 45 days that along with census, queries Citizenship (NRC) in the wake Mallickbazar to Park Circus After elaborate consultations between April and September regarding the NPR could also of the CAA. PTI crossing. PTI ( #- #- 2 $ $% within our party, we have decided 2020. PTI N# '+O 3 /79 # : " >: : .O & O 7$ Panaji; Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the State . . , electoral planning ever since the ' !)( Government will bring to the Supreme party suffered massive reverses at )- “When the couple was going Court’s notice “violations” of its order by he Trinamool Congress has the hands of the BJP in the last year’s home in an autorickshaw at 34-year-old man was arrested Karnataka at the Kalsa-Bhanduri project Tissued strict warning to its less- Lok Sabha elections. Kishore’s com- 29-year-old woman and her around 8:20pm on that day, a AFor allegedly raping his 8-year-old on Mahadayi river. er leaders against committing vio- pany has reportedly conducted an Ahusband were allegedly person seated next to them sub- daughter in Madha tehsil of Three riparian States — Goa, lence and rigging the coming independent study to find adverse abducted, stripped and thrashed jected the couple to inhalation Maharashtra’s Solapur district, police Maharashtra and Karnataka — have municipal elections scheduled to reports against the TMC’s goons by eight people to force them to sedation. They were then taken Mau: Two minor sisters were said on Tuesday. challenged the award of the Inter-State take place sometime in April-May who have been capturing booths for withdraw an old rape complaint to a room, confined, and asked allegedly raped repeatedly for sever- The accused was arrested on Water Dispute Tribunal over sharing of this year. the party and have reportedly in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar to withdraw a rape complaint al days by two men of their village in Monday based on the complaint the Mahadayi water by filing a special Party MP and Chief Minister accordingly to the party leadership. district, police said on lodged by the woman in 2016 Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, police lodged by his wife, an official from leave petition (SLP) in the SC. Mamata Banerjee’s nephew The Tuesday’s warning to the Tuesday. against some of them,” he said on Tuesday. Madha police station said. A special leave petition filed by Goa Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday ticket aspirants was a result of a prod Later, state Home Minister said. The accused used to forcibly take “The woman came to know about over the award given by Mahadayi Water warned the party’s aspirants in the by Kishore, sources said. Anil Deshmukh told the The couple was stripped and the girls, aged 9 and 10 years, to a for- the heinous act after the minor suf- Disputes Tribunal will be heard in July. civic polls against taking unfair Meanwhile, the Left Front has Assembly that a probe under thrashed and beaten with belts est and rape them repeatedly, they fered a stomachache and complained “We have already started preparing to method and capturing booths to almost finalized its seat-sharing Nashik Rural SP Aarti Singh and after petrol was poured on them, said. about her father,” the official said. present our case before SC in July. We win the elections saying “there are formulae with the Congress in the Ahmednagar Additional SP he said. The matter came to light when As per the complaint, the accused will bring to the court’s notice violations many people who are planning to coming elections. Following a Deepali Kale, both women IPS “After a video of the incident the two girls told their elder sister had been sexually abusing his minor by Karnataka at proposed Kalsa- rig elections which will not be CPI(M) State committee meeting officers, will be carried out and went viral on Monday, we about the ordeal. daughter for the last two years and Bhanduri project on Mahadayi river,” endorsed by the party. It will be con- inside sources said that the Left was completed within one month. approached the couple and reg- Based on a complaint lodged by when his wife found out about it, he Sawant told reporters in Panaji. Through sidered anti-party activity. Those planning to leave 28 seats for the The incident took place on istered a case of attempt to mur- the girls’ uncle, an FIR was registered threatened her with dire consequences, its order in 2014, the Apex court had who are planning anti-party activ- Congress retaining 75 seats to itself. February 24 near the civil hos- der, criminal intimidation and on Monday, Circle Officer R P Yadav. he said. stayed any work on the proposed dam ities are free to leave the party Apart from this 10-15 seats might pital in Aurangabad, some 370 other offences under IPC and Police said one of the two A case under relevant sections of site. The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti last now.” be set aside for the lesser Left par- kilometres from here, but came Information Technology Act in accused was arrested and efforts the Indian Penal Code and Protection week issued a notification on the award He said so in the presence of ties which are not the formal mem- to light after a video of the tor- Tophkhana police station against were underway to nab the second of Children from Sexual Offences of Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal, pollster Prashant Kishore who is bers of the Left Front, sources ment went viral on social media eight persons,” the official person. The girls were sent for med- (POCSO) Act has been registered pronounced in August 2018. PTI professionally managing the TMC’s said. on Monday, said an official. informed. ical examination, police added. PTI against the accused, he said. 7 % - 2 % 0 8 P 4
New Delhi: In a setback to former = Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Supreme Court dismissed his > plea seeking review of its 2019 verdict ask- ing him to face trial for allegedly failing to New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed furnish details of two pending criminal to hear on March 6 a plea against the Delhi High cases against him in his 2014 poll affidavit. Court order which said DDA was not required to A three-judge bench headed by Justice apprise it before notifying changes in the Master Plan Arun Mishra said that there was no ground to allow the Centre’s the Central Vista project, cov- to review the verdict pronounced last ering 3-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India year. Gate in Lutyens’ Delhi. “We find no ground to interfere in the Several new Government buildings and a new review petitions. The same are dismissed,” Parliament House are among the project. said the bench also comprising justices A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde took Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose. note of the plea seeking urgent hearing of the appeal The order was passed on February 18 filed against an order of the division bench of the but it was uploaded on the apex court web- Delhi High Court. site on Tuesday. “List on March 6, 2020 before an appropriate While seeking review of the 2019 ver- bench,” said the bench, which also comprised dict, Fadnavis had told the court that there Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant. was a “clear error” in the apex court’s judge- A division bench of the High Court on February ment as the law stipulates for disclosure of 28 had stayed an order of its single judge bench which details about criminal cases only if charges had asked the Delhi Development Authority to are framed and on conviction. approach the court before notifying any change in In its October 1, 2019 judgment, the the Master Plan for going forth with the Centre’s apex court had set aside a Bombay High ambitious project to redevelop the Central Vista. Court order which gave a clean chit to The HC’s stay order on the single judge bench’s Fadnavis and held that he did not deserve February 11 direction had come on the intra-court to be tried for the alleged offence under the appeal of the DDA and the Centre. Representation of Peoples Act (RPA). The division bench of the High Court had also The verdict had come on an appeal by issued notice to the two individuals — Rajeev Suri one Satish Ukey, who had challenged the and Lt Col (retd) Anuj Srivastava—on whose pleas high court’s order. the February 11 order was passed, and had listed the The apex court had last year revived a Centre and DDA’s appeals for further hearing on May criminal complaint filed against Fadnavis 6. Suri and Srivastava, in their pleas before the sin- for allegedly failing to furnish details of two gle judge, have opposed the Central Vista project on pending criminal cases in his 2014 election the ground that it involves a change in land use of affidavit and had asked the trial court to the green area adjoining Rajpath and Vijay Chowk consider it afresh.The top court had for building a new Parliament and Government allowed the appeal by Ukey, who had filed offices. a criminal complaint against Fadnavis They have contended that DDA does not have before a magisterial court in Nagpur, seek- the power to bring about the proposed change in land ing registration of a case against him use and master plan and only the Central under section 125-A of the RP Act. PTI Government can do so. PTI !"#"# +
% , 1 , 2 91 ; B Ahmedabad: The Gujarat ferent parts of the state. Government has Decided to "To tackle any emergency D open isolation ward in each of situation, we have decided to Jaipur: The wife of an Italian the 33 districts for treatment of open one isolation ward in tourist found to have been Thiruvananthapuram: operating three shifts for any suspected novel coron- each of the district. At present, infected with coronavirus also Lucknow: Hotels and the author- or China, they should inform With new novel coronavirus monitoring passengers arriv- avirus case, while 87 people, such wards have been set up in tested positive for the virus here ities at tourist sites in Agra have us," he said, adding that a team of cases being reported in the ing into the state, she who recently returned from some civil hospitals," he said. on Tuesday, officials said. been told to inform the office of doctors will be dispatched to country, the Kerala said. the virus-hit Iran, have been Screening of passengers at Her samples are being sent the chief medical officer as soon examine the visitor. Government on Tuesday Earlier, Kerala had kept under observation, said the airport here for the novel to the National Institute of as visitors from Italy, Iran or He said the authorities at all decided to step up vigil espe- reported three confirmed officials on Tuesday. coronavirus (COVID-19) is Virology (NIV) in Pune for China arrive, so that they can be tourist sites in Agra have been told cially at airports, bus depots cases of the virus from The State Government is also going on, Shivahare said. another test. The reports are screened for coronavirus infection, to "inform the 24-hour control and railway stations. Thrissur, Alappuzha and taking precautionary steps after Six cases of COVID-19 expected to come of an official said on Tuesday. room about visitors from the With the Centre issuing Kasaragod but the three two new positive cases of the have been reported in the coun- Wednesday, they said. Meanwhile in Lucknow, sam- countries where the coronavirus instructions to screen pas- patients were discharged deadly infection came to light try so far. Three of the patients "The wife of the Italian ples of an Uttar Pradesh residents outbreak has been sengers coming from 12 from hospitals last month in the country, they have recovered. tourist also developed symp- who had returned from Saudi reported". countries, the state govern- following recovery. said. The coronavirus, which toms and (her) samples were Arabia on Tuesday morning have Asked whether any visitor in ment has decided to be more With Kerala succeeding Moreover, 87 people, who was first detected in China in collected. Her test report indi- O94 9 95349; 3 been sent for testing. He will be Agra has shown symptoms of vigilant, Health minister KK in containing the spread of had recently returned from late December, has has now cates positive signs for the 9 33<9 ;8 quarantined for 14 days in the coronavirus, Vats said, "The group Shailaja, told reporters here the infection in the first Iran, where the deadly virus has spread to 60 nations in Europe, virus. For further confirmation, hospital. of 19 tourists who had come tonight. phase, the State has decided claimed 77 lives so far, were the US, Latin America and we are sending her sample to 3 P F 3 The instructions came a day from Jaipur was staying in Crystal Though no ban can be to be more vigilant in the kept under home quarantine, other parts of Asia. PTI NIV, Pune," a Rajasthan Health & "89 ;3 445 after an Italian tourist was tested Sarovar, and had arrived day imposed on foreigners par- second phase as cases are said Department official positive for coronavirus in Jaipur. before yesterday (Sunday) at 2 pm. ticipating in the annual being reported from other Commissioner said. The 69-year-old man was Next morning (Monday) around ‘Attukal Pongala’ festival, one parts of the country. of Health, Jai The report from NIV is rapid response teams have been part of a group of 20 tourists, who 8 am, they left for Delhi." of the largest religious con- A Keralite, who arrived Prakash expected to come on formed, he said. were in Agra on Sunday. "After this, another batch of gregations of women, here from Malaysia and died Shivahare. Wednesday, the official said. These teams will conduct As soon as any information is 18-19 tourists was staying at the on March 9, the health team recently, had tested negative "As a pre- The Italian couple has been surveys among people living received, a team of doctors will be Taj Convention Hotel. They have would visit and examine for the virus. cautionary kept in isolation at Sawai Man within 3 km radius of the SMS dispatched to examine the visitors been tested and have not been those participating, she But since further tests measure, these Singh (SMS) Hospital here. Hospital, he said. for symptoms of COVID-19, Agra found symptomatic. The history said. could not be done, his cre- 87 persons Chief Secretary D B Gupta According to another offi- Chief Medical Officer Dr Mukesh of the tourists was scanned and At airports, it has been mation was performed as were kept said the state health depart- cial, hotels have been asked to Vats told PTI. symptoms searched. All of them decided to strengthen sur- per standard protocol pro- under observa- ment is on alert. Necessary inform the health department "We have issued instructions are normal. The second batch was veillance by deploying more cedures and taking all pre- tion at their directions have been given to in case any tourist falls to all hotels in the city that if any tested on Monday in the after- personnel from modern cautionary measures, the respective the department’s officials and sick. PTI person is coming from Italy, Iran noon," Vats said. PTI medicine and AYUSH and minister said. PTI homes in dif- 7 ;<+= =1+>( *& & )- Thackeray said: “Until 12 portal is 35,00,809, while the The names of farmers from 68 noon today, the certification of total number of announced villages in the districts of s part of its much-dis- 10.03 lakh farm loan benefi- loan accounts on the portal is Parbhani, Ahmednagar and Acussed farm loan waiver ciaries has been completed. 21,81,451. The State Amravati districts, had fig- scheme, the Shiv Sena-led We have deposited 4,807 crore Government has so far come ured in the first list of loan Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the loan accounts of 7,06,500 two farm loan waiver lists. waiver beneficiaries. Government has so far deposit- debt-ridden farmers. The max- In the first list of benefi- In the second list of farmer ed nearly 4,807 crore in the imum limit of loans that we are ciaries in the farm loan waiv- loan beneficiaries released on loan accounts of more than waiving is up to 2 lakh per er scheme released by on February 29, the names of an 7.06 lakh debt-ridden farmers farmer”. February 25, the Shiv Sena-led approximate 2.99 lakh debt- in the State. According to Uddhav, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ridden farmers from Stating this at a news con- total number of farmers’ government had written off the Ahmednagar and Wardha dis- ference held here on Tuesday, accounts uploaded into the loans of 15,358 farmers from 68 tricts of Maharashtra had fig- chief minister Uddhav farm loan waiver beneficiaries’ villages from across the state. ured. # ( ! --, ,%1 /$ " & $ D "/' ' 7 ! ' @ @ " M, H NNM, *& & )- initiate stringent action against with them at their home at Vile her,” BJP’s Pradesh Mahila Parle. The victim further said ' " " n an embarrassment for the Morcha president Madhavi that the problems began when ## & 8 INationalist Congress Party Naik said. she recently delivered a pre- M M (NCP), its MLC Vidya Chavan “Chavan’s conduct has mature female child that died and four of her family members come as a blot on the State later. The Chavans allegedly 8 " " have been booked by the Legislative Council. Hence she wanted a male child since the " Mumbai police in an alleged should resign from member- couple already has a 7-year old "# harassment case based on a ship of the Council,” Naik said. girl child. " complaint lodged by her Chavan, her husband Meanwhile, Vidya Chavan #8 daughter-in-law. Abhijeet, their two sons Anand and her family rubbished all the On her part, Chavan and wife Sheetal, and Ajit (the allegations by her victim $ / %% " denied all the charges leveled complainant-victim’s husband) daughter-inj-law. She has -- *- $$ * against the family and accused have been booked by the Vile claimed that she was not inter- "/ the daughter-in-law of Parle Police under Indian Penal ested in living with her hus- # indulging in extra-marital Code Sec. 498-A, 354, 323, 504, band and her in-laws. She said affairs, other acts of omission 506, 34 based on the victim’s that her family was now taking and demanding money from complaint filed on care of the minor daughter. her and other family members. January 16. Talking to media persons Hours after the Vile Parle Till th4e evening, the police here on Tuesday, Chavan that police booked Chavan and had not made any arrests in her engineer-son Ajit has " ' four of family members, the connection with daughter-in- sought divorce by mutual ( Opposition BJPs Mahila law’s complaint. As part of the understanding agfter their 10- " Morcha upped the ante, statged ongoing investigations, police year marriage, but instead his ! 8 a dharna and demanded her had summoned Chavan’s fam- wife went ahead and lodged the resignation from the member- ily members and their state- police complaint. %& $#"% / ship of the Upper House of the ments recorded on Tuesday. Chavan alleged that one % I , - - Maharashtra Legislature Rejecting the charge that day when her daughter-in- "/,'" + “After her daughter-in-law his party was trying to “shield” law’s WhatsApp stopped work- , "" registered case against her its senior leader and MLC ing and when Ajit got it # mother-in-law and four other Chavan, NCP national repaired and checked her mes- + # family members, including her spokesperson and Minister sages, discovered she was hav- ) ' husband, it is condemnable Nawab said that the law would ing extra-marital affairs with + that Chavan has made objec- take its course. four men. " # tionable allegations against her The complainant-victim According to Chavan, her 8 daughter-in-law. The Chief has alleged that her brother-in- son Ajit revealed everything on Minister and State Home law Anand Chavan used to his wife had cheated his fami- %1" ! Minister should take cogni- make lewd gestures at her and ly and his in-laws on December I sance of the complaint of his wife Sheetal mentally 7, and later even cancelled "/ ,'" + Chavan’s daughter-in—law and harassed her when she lived their plans to go to , & # )'3O4 , -.& / 0/ # 4=PQ '( O +" "" 1&!12 &3! " 8 Gandhinagar: More than tricts of the state. ment. In his written reply, Patel 15,000 infants died during Responding to a set of said of these 1.06 lakh children, $ & -"-1 their treatment for various ail- questions raised by Congress 71,774 were those who were ! &" & - ments at newborn care units MLAs during the Question born in civil hospitals, but "/ across Gujarat during the last Hour, Deputy Chief Minister referred to Sick Newborn Care '2 & two years, the State Nitin Patel, who also handles Units for further treatment. , Government told the Assembly the health portfolio, said out of Another 34,727 infants were ! / on Tuesday. the 1.06 lakh infants admitted those who were born else- ! + These deaths were report- to such units during 2018 and where and referred to these O ed from Sick Newborn Care 2019 across Gujarat, 15,013 care units, the Minister " " Units, set up in almost all dis- babies died during their treat- said. PTI # &8 !"#"# 5/,
#" $ 2 G 999 $! ! " $ $ "/ '( ?'( @ = 4 ; ! two to telecom companies. 3,500 crore in two tranches to month rejected a plea by Bharti Airtel recently sub- DoT but is still assessing its full mobile carriers such as Bharti 4=4= odafone Idea, Bharti Airtel mitted over 18,000 crore to AGR dues. According to the Airtel and VIL for extension in '' + P< Vand Reliance Jio on DoT declaring it has made full government's calculation, VIL the payment schedule and Tuesday paid cumulative over and final settlement towards its owes 53,000 crore in AGR lia- asked companies to deposit + "R 6,000 crore to the government AGR liabilities but the amount bilities. their past dues for spectrum 4=4=K/ towards deferred spectrum is far less than over 35,000 After the meeting with the and licences. dues while Tatas said it has crore that the government esti- DoT secretary, Takkar declined Since the February 14 '& 4=<= deposited another 2,000 crore mates the company owes it. to comment on how soon VIL tongue lashing that the 8, for ad hoc statutory liabilities. It is pertinent to mention would be able to complete the Supreme Court gave telecom " # The development came as here that Bharti Airtel on self assessment of dues. companies for missing its pre- '&" " " DoT prepared to send out Saturday said it has made pay- DoT has also asked all vious deadline of January 23 to ! # &. '( fresh missive to telcos ques- ment of 8,004 crore towards telecom companies to furnish pay past dues as well as the . & 8, tioning them about discrepan- AGR dues to the government, names of their MDs and their DoT for failing to enforce it, '( #8 cies in AGR dues assessed by an amount over and above addresses, sources said adding firms and the telecom ministry ! firms and its own calculations. 10,000 crore it has already this had been a requirement of had been doing separate maths "- 8 On Tuesday, Vodafone Idea paid. The amount of 8,004 the court which wanted those on the actual dues. , # 8 Ltd (VIL) CEO and MD crore includes 3,004 crore details. Meanwhile, IIFL Securities Ravinder Takkar again met This is the last lot of pay- the conclusion of the process of towards full and final settle- In all, 15 entities owe the in a note on Tuesday said its " *" / -#% % , 1 Telecom Secretary Anshu ments that telcos will make computation and verification ment on AGR dues based on government 1.47 lakh crore in recent interaction with senior */ ( " # Prakash although he remained towards deferred spectrum lia- being conducted by DoT span- self assessment, and a deposit unpaid statutory dues — DoT officials suggests that the tightlipped about the meeting. bilities, as the Union Cabinet ning a period beginning from of buffer 5,000 crore to cover 2,642 crore in unpaid licence department is keen on ensur- " While crisis-ridden VIL had late last year approved a FY2007 and spread across 20 DoT's reconciliation differ- fee and another 55,054 crore ing that India remains a three 8, has paid about 3,043 crore to two-ear moratorium on such circles," the company said in a ences. in outstanding spectrum usage private player market and "its # the telecom department for spectrum payment dues. statement. "Based on the aforesaid charges. Of the estimated dues own assessment tallies with # deferred spectrum dues — Separately, Tata According to sources, DoT payment we have now com- that include interest and penal- our estimate that ARPU has to 8 essentially instalment payments Teleservices on Tuesday said it has decided to send fresh let- plied with AGR judgment and ty for late payments, Airtel and double from current levels". ( that are made by telcos for air- has made an on-account AGR ters to telecom companies the directions in the order of VIL account for about 60 per The IIFL note also high- waves bought in past auctions payment of an additional questioning them about the the Supreme Court dated cent. These dues arose after the lighted that AGR burden for # — Bharti Airtel submitted 2,000 crore to the Department variation in AGR dues assessed October 24, 2019," Airtel had Supreme Court, in October last telcos may be 10-15 per cent # 1,950 crore and Reliance Jio of Telecom (DoT) on March 2 by firms themselves and its said in a regulatory filing. year, upheld the government's lighter, based on accurate & 3 1,053 crore towards the same. "in good faith and as a matter own calculations. This is Similarly, Tata Teleservices position on including revenue assessment. " The payment made by VIL of abundant caution" towards because amounts paid by telcos has paid 2,197 crore in AGR from non-core businesses in "Key risk is the Supreme :" 8 in particular assumes signifi- licence fees, spectrum usage so far, even those who have dues, and now additional calculating the annual AGR of Court imposing fresh punitive cance as the company has been charges and applicable interest, announced full and final set- 2,000 crore to cover reconcil- telecom companies, a share of measures when it learns that " under financial pressure and is penalty and interest on penal- tlement, are woefully less than iation differences, while DoT which is paid as licence and the entire amount due has not # confronted with AGR ty. DoT's AGR estimates. estimates the liabilities to be spectrum fee to the exche- been paid; however, we believe (Adjusted Gross Revenue) lia- "This on account payment Sources said the letters about 14,000 crore. quer. this is unlikely," IIFL Securities &8 ! , bilities of over 53,000 crore. is subject to reconciliation after would go out within a day or VIL has so far deposited The Supreme Court last said. " ( ! ( ! - & ' #" " :" " 8 7 ( = 6/EF &( # :" 8 . 0 * 12$ ; # 865/ 1 G @= & " &(8 " 4= New Delhi: Foreign direct April-December period 2019- * 0 && :: investment into India dipped 20, foreign investments into the & "7 8' " " 8 marginally by 1.4 per cent to country grew 10 per cent to + 0 (D New Delhi: A Bill to provide """ 8/ $10.67 billion (about 76,800 $36.76 billion as against $33.49 more powers to the RBI for reg- " ( " crore) during October- billion in the same period of he relentless efforts of ulating cooperative banks was " # 8 December period of 2019-20, 2018-19, according to the data. TBharat Bhushan Ashu, introduced by Finance Minister " #" # & according to government data. Sectors which attracted Minister for Food, Civil Nirmala Sitharaman in the & "" Inflow of foreign direct maximum foreign inflows dur- Supplies and Consumer affairs Lok Sabha on Tuesday. "7 8 investment (FDI) during ing the nine month period yields high fruits, when the The Banking Regulation October-December of 2018- include services ($6.52 bil- Union Government accept his (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which 19 stood at $10.82 billion. FDI lion), computer software and rationale to shift 12 lakh sur- comes in the backdrop of PMC & -& % & *&!& %-! inflows in July-September peri- hardware ($6.35 billion), plus rice from the brimful Bank scam, seeks to strengthen % 9F3/ .0 " + 7 & od of the current financial year telecommunications godowns of Punjab to Uttar cooperative banks by increasing " !# # + stood at $9.77 billion. During ($4.29 billion). PTI Pradesh. professionalism, enabling access !# ' 8 " Divulging more on this to capital, improving gover- " "" development, Ashu, in a Press nance and ensuring sound # 8, " # "" communiqué released here on banking through the RBI. "M+!# M# Tuesday, said that the Punjab Introducing the bill, Sitharaman +8R #8;P3<
obviously it would have been the wrong decision. FOCUS, DESIRE ; “The energy, the focus and the willingness and desire to play in this competition is really important.” One sour note for Arsenal came when Uruguay midfielder Lucas DG = = Torreira was taken off injured on a stretcher just 15 minutes into the game and left Fratton Park on crutch- #" es. “He was in a lot of pain, he is in / +" a brace at the moment,” said Arteta. “He will be assessed in the next few days and we will know more. I don’t know if it’s the bone or liga- ments, we don’t know yet.” Portsmouth manager Kenny ikel Arteta admitted he took Jackett said Arsenal were worthy of a risk by making nine their place in the next round after sur- Mchanges for Arsenal’s 2-0 viving an early barrage from the third- win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup tier promotion chasers. fifth round but insisted he had no “I felt that we put quite a lot of choice because some of his stars were pressure on them in the first half,” he still shell-shocked after their Europa said. League exit. “We needed one of those Arteta’s side reached the FA Cup moments to go for us but fair play to quarter-finals thanks to goals from them, they got the blocks and we Sokratis Papastathopoulos in first-half couldn’t make those moments tell. injury time and Eddie Nketiah six “I’m disappointed with the first minutes after the break at Fratton goal and the timing of it, we really al rivals Juve. Park on Monday. ? ? 8 8 needed to go in at half-time 0-0 and They face stiff opposition in It was a much-needed boost for build it up for the second half,” he said uventus and Inter Milan can Napoli, who look a side reborn Arsenal, who crashed out of the Arsenal’s only chance of silverware ly late chance against knackered, some of them had of conceding deep into first-half Jget their seasons back on track since Gennaro Gattuso replaced Europe League in a painful last-gasp this season in jeopardy. Olympiakos, and Mesut Ozil issues, some of them mentally stoppage time. with Italian Cup semi-final Carlo Ancelotti as coach in defeat against Olympiakos on “They fully deserve the chance were both absent, while were hanging on what hap- “Fair play to my players, they return-legs midweek, which take December. Thursday. and I know it is risky to play them in Alexandre Lacazette and pened that day. never gave up and didn’t buckle — place amid Serie A fixture chaos They have surged up the Arteta conceded that fielding this competition but they are worth Nicolas Pepe were on the “So I tried to pick the right Arsenal have deserved to win the caused by the coronavirus. Serie A table into sixth and such an inexperienced line-up — only a risk,” Arteta said of his young side. bench. team knowing how they were game but we are proud of what we Locked in a battle for the impressed when they held David Luiz and Bukayo Saka retained Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, “I assessed the team and and I made the most of it. If you have done in the competition and are league title the pair have been Barcelona to a draw at the Stadio their places — could have put who was in tears after missing a cost- physically some of them were win, it is okay but if we had lost still doing well in the league.” overtaken by surprise pack- San Paolo in midweek. age Lazio as the city of The reigning league Rome remains relatively champions meanwhile host untouched by COVID-19. AC Milan in the other Inter, who travel to semi-final today in a match ; Napoli tomorrow hoping to that will be open to the overturn a 1-0 deficit from public, or at least a portion the first leg at the San Siro, haven’t of it. 0 '0 today’s home match against 2024 and he said he intended Gerrard said on Tuesday played in Italy since being beat- They face a Milan side whose Hamilton, Gerrard insisted to honour that deal. that Morelos had accepted his en at Lazio on February 16 as the only defeat in 2020 so far came teven Gerrard moved he was staying at Ibrox. “I’m in. I’ve signed up to punishment, which would virus concentrated in the against Inter in a thrilling derby STuesday to quell specula- Asked if he had thought something here. I’m in, I’m all remain private, and would be Lombardy and Veneto regions. last month and who were tion about his future as man- about his future with Rangers, in," Gerrard insisted. “I always available to face Hamilton. Their home match against unlucky to come away from the ager of Rangers following last the former England midfield- knew there was going to be “It is important that we Sampdoria and the weekend’s first leg with only a 1-1 draw. weekend’s Scottish Cup defeat er replied: “Long term? No, no. periods like this that were move on from these situa- schedule title clash with Juve were However Maurizio Sarri’s by Hearts by insisting he was “I’m OK, good, ready for tough, real setbacks.” tions, it is dealt with strongly, both postponed, provoking a side will be favourites despite “ready to go again”. the next challenge which is Hearts’ Oliver Bozanic which it has been and we furious reaction from the club’s ropey recent form that has seen After the 1-0 loss at Hamilton tomorrow. scored the only goal of the move forward,” Gerrard CEO Beppe Marotta, who want- them lose to Napoli and Hellas Tynecastle on Saturday, a “From the end of the Cup tie to put the spotlight on explained. ed the match played behind Verona and scrape past relegation downbeat Gerrard said it was game at the weekend which Gerrard’s decision to drop “Is he going to be perfect? closed doors. fodder Brescia and SPAL. “the lowest I felt since I came was bitterly disappointing, I top scorer Alfredo Morelos for No. Is he going to make mis- Two Europa League last 32 Their 1-0 defeat to Lyon in into the job by a long way”. have done a real lot of think- disciplinary reasons. takes and frustrate me from matches against Ludogorets is all the Champions League led to The Liverpool great also ing to myself and shared those Morelos was suspended time to time, possibly. Inter have had for preparation in questions over Sarri’s future on said “I just need to think”, with thoughts with people around for Rangers’ 1-0 win in Braga “But I need to make sure that time, and their disrupted the Juve bench, and should Milan Rangers facing the prospect of me and I am ready to go on Wednesday and was given I do the right thing for him schedule comes in the midst of reach the final with a first ever another season without a tro- again.” permission to fly back to and the club in this situation a dip in domestic form that has win at the Allianz Stadium the - - $% phy. Gerrard's contract with Colombia, but returned to and that’s what I felt I have left the former league leaders calls for his dismissal will only - But speaking ahead of the Glasgow giants runs until Glasgow late. done,” he added. third behind Lazio and tradition- become louder. 3 +! 45 ! 2 @ ' : Games as well as the Asian Championships. Solanki dominated from the word go, he seasoned duo of Gaurav Solanki helped by Uulu’s poor defence. The Indian O7# ockey captains Manpreet Singh T(57kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) was relentless and accurate in his attacks, Hand Rani Rampal were on advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the scoring mostly through clean straight D)- Tuesday nominated for Dhruv Batra Asian Olympic Qualifiers for boxing with punches. Player of the Year award in male and dominating wins in their respective open- Later, Ashish also produced a confident he Karnataka duo of Venkatesh female category respectively by ing-round bouts here on Tuesday. performance against a sprightly rival. The TPrasad and Sunil Joshi were on Hockey India for its third Annual Commonwealth Games Gold-medallist Indian kept his guard low and relied on Tuesday shortlisted along with three Awards scheduled on March 8. Solanki defeated two-time Kyrgyz national counter-attacks to get the judges’ nod. others for the national selectors’ job, A total prize money of 1.30 champion Akylbek Esenbek Uulu, while The Indian’s superior reach and power the interviews for which will be held crore along with trophies will be Asian Championship Silver-medallist Ashish wore down the Taiwanese boxer, who took in Mumbai today. awarded to hockey stars as the got the better of Taiwan’s Kan Chia-Wei. a tumble more than once in the second and Former India spinners L S national federation on Tuesday Both the Indians won 5-0 following strong third rounds after a split verdict in the open- Sivaramakrishnan and Rajesh released the list of nominations for performances. ing three minutes. Chauhan have also been called for the awards, given in recognition of Ashish will square off against Advancing to the semifinals in this event interviews and so has been former excellence in performance for the Kyrgyzstan’s Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu, who would assure boxers of a spot in the Tokyo India medium pacer Harvinder year 2019 and overall contribution has been seeded fourth. The Indian had Olympics scheduled later this year. Singh. The interviews begin at 11 am to the game. beaten Uulu in the quarterfinals of Asian Today, the women pugilists will begin local time. Manpreet, who became the first Championships last year. their quest. Former World Championships The Cricket Advisory Committee Indian to win the FIH Best Player of “I have played Chia-Wei before but I lost ly after the good training we’ve had. I next seeded Uzbek Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov, Bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur (60kg) will comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh and the Year award earlier this month, to him previously. Today I made no mistake. face the fourth seed whom I have beaten who got a bye into the second round. take on Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volossenko Sulakshana Naik shortlisted five can- was nominated for guiding the team It was a clean performance from my side,” before and am confident of putting up a Mirzakhalilov is the reigning world while Sakshi (57kg) will face Thailand’s didates to replace outgoing selection to Tokyo Olympic berth. said Ashish after his victory. good show.” Solanki, whose CWG Gold was champion in this weight category besides fourth seed and Asian Games Bronze panel chief MSK Prasad and fellow He was named alongside “It has boosted my confidence especial- in the 52kg division, will be up against top- being a Gold-medallist at the 2018 Asian medallist Nilawan Techasuep. member Gagan Khoda. Harmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh As many as 44 applications were and Surender Kumar for the award received for the two positions and which carries a prize money of 25 among those who had applied were lakh. = 0 1 ; 674 189 former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, India’s women team captain vent spreading germs and bacteria,” considered a frontrunner for the Rani, who became the first-ever Root said. 1 )- Cup at the Reliance Corporate with the way things have gone,” job, and former wicketkeeper Nayan hockey player to win the prestigious “We are not shaking hands Park here on Tuesday. Hardik said on DY Patil Sports Mongia. World Games Athlete of the year with each other, using instead the it-again India Hardik was at his brutal best Academy Facebook page. “Agarkar’s name was very much award last month, was nominated for well-established fist bump, and we Fall-rounder as he hit eight fours and 10 huge On his big-hitting prowess, considered but in the end the CAC along with Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit are washing hands regularly and Hardik Pandya sixes en route his blitzkrieg as the 26-year old added: “If it’s there shortlisted Siva, Prasad, Chauhan, Kaur and Savita. wiping down surfaces using the sent a strong Reliance 1 posted 252/5 in 20 in my arc I just back myself and Joshi and Harvinder. He can be con- Teenager Vivek Sagar Prasad, anti-bacterial wipes and gels we’ve message ahead of overs. After the innings, Hardik go for it. Most of the times, it sidered when the tenure of the other who had won the FIH Men’s Rising been given in our immunity packs. the South Africa said he is happy with the way he comes out pretty well. There is no three selectors (Jatin Paranjpe, Star of the Year, was nominated for “There is no suggestion that ODI series where is shaping up after being away plan that I am going to go out Sarandeep Singh and Dewan Gandhi) Jugraj Singh Upcoming Player of the the tour will be affected, but of he is eyeing a from the game for almost six there and smash it.” ends,” a BCCI official said. Year 2019 (Men-Under 21) along course it is an evolving situation so comeback by months. Pandya showed his all-round Agarkar not being shortlisted with Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit we are in regular contact with the smashing a whirl- “It’s fantastic (platform) for skills with a knock of 38 off 25 also is an indicator that the Board is Singh and Mandeep Mor. The award authorities and will proceed as wind 105 off just someone like me. I have been balls to help his side post 150 for likely to stick to the existing zonal carries a proze money of 10 lakh. advised, but at this stage we fully 39 balls playing away for almost six months. This eight in their 20 overs in the first policy for the national selectors. The nominations for Asunta expect the tour to continue as for Reliance 1 is my second game after a long match as well. In that case, Harvinder, who has Lakra Upcoming Player of the Year planned.” against CAG in a time. For me it is a good platform The all-rounder last played a played for Punjab and Railways, can 2019 (Women-Under 21) included England will play the first of Group C encounter of to see where I am currently and T20I against South Africa in represent Central Zone replacing forward Lalremsiami, who had won ngland captain Joe Root on two practice games against a Sri the 16th DY Patil T20 test my body. I am really happy Bengaluru in September last year. Khoda while Sivaramakrishnan, the 2019 FIH Women’s Rising Star of EMonday said his players will Lanka Board Presidents XI in Prasad or Joshi can take MSK’s place the Year, Salima Tete and Sharmila not be shaking hands on their tour Katunayake on Saturday ahead of from South Zone. Devi. of Sri Lanka in a bid to avoid the the Tests, which will form part of “India is a huge country and Rani was also named in the list coronavirus. the ICC World Test C’ship. $/0P& 6& /76 zonal representation is needed,” the of nomination for Dhanraj Pillay Root was quizzed on the coro- England won 3-0 in Sri Lanka official added. Award for Forward of the Year, navirus on Monday as England two years ago but Root is expect- + !, 2.40 crore in the player an opportunity, it’d be at Venkatesh Prasad already has which has a purse of 5 lakh, along prepared to depart for their two- ing a tougher challenge this time. auction. five or six. Which is great some experience in the job, having with Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Test tour. “The conditions will be a bit elhi Capitals’ new “I can’t wait, even if for me, if I can keep been part of the junior selection Mandeep Singh and Navneet Kaur. The Yorkshire batsman said different with the time of year we Drecruit wicketkeeper- I’m not playing, to just sit improving my game in panel. The 50-year-old played 33 For 5 lakh Ajit Pal Singh Award instead of shaking hands, England are going this time,” he said. batsman Alex Carey on alongside him (Ponting) the subcontinent.” Tests and161 ODIS, taking 96 and (Midfielder of the Year), Manpreet players will greet each other with “The three games we played Tuesday said he is eager to and chat cricket with him. “Delhi’s a nice spin- 196 wickets respectively. and Vivek Sagar was nominated fist bumps. out there last time were all very soak up the cricketing I’ll probably hang out of ning wicket so there will be 50-year-old Sivaramakrishan along with Monika and Neha Goyal. England were hit by a series of close with less than 60 runs prowess of coach and his pocket for the few some work to do when we played nine Tests and 16 ODIS and Deep Grace, Harmanpreet gastroenteritis and flu problems between the teams in the last two Australia great Ricky months that I’m there,” get over there,” he added. is a known commentator. Harvinder Singh, Surender and Varun Kumar before and during the first Test on Tests. Pointing in the upcoming Carey was quoted as say- Speaking after the auc- featured in three Tests and 16 ODIs. were nominated for Pargat Singh their recent tour of South Africa. “It was an exceptional perfor- season of the IPL. ing by cricket.Com.Au tion, Ponting had said the The others in the fray, Chauhan Award (Defender of the Year), which “After the illnesses that swept mance last time and I think we can Carey, who was a part ahead of Australia’s depar- young wicketkeeper-bats- and Joshi, played 21 Tests and 35 also carries a prize purse of 5 lakh. through the squad in South Africa, take a lot of confidence from that of Australia’s World Cup ture to Bloemfontein for playing spin in the subcon- man could win a lot of ODIS, and 15 Tests and 69 ODIs India custodian PR Sreejesh we are well aware of the impor- in terms of how to play out there. team last summer, will the second ODI against tinent. games for the IPL side in respectively. along with Krishan B Pathak, Rajani tance of keeping contact to a min- “We respect how good a side make his debut in the South Africa. “Delhi are really his new number 4 role and The new selection panel will Etimarpu and Savita were nominat- imum and we’ve been given some they are in their own conditions cash-rich IPL this season The 28-year-old Carey strong at the top with the is also a good backup pick the squad for the three ODIs ed for Baljit Singh Award for really sound and sensible advice and we’ll find ourselves up against after the Delhi based fran- is also looking forward to openers and Rishabh Pant option to wicketkeeper against South Africa, beginning in Goalkeeper of the Year. from our medical team to help pre- a stiff challenge.” chise purchased him for gain the experience of at number four so if there’s Rishabh Pant. 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- 0 :A 0 ( 2. , Earlier, resuming the . . , day at 66 for five, Sakariya rpit Vasavada’s gritty and Vasavada were going ukesh Kumar ran through A139 propelled strong before their 90-run Karnataka’s second innings Saurashtra to set a challeng- sixth wicket stand was bro- Mwith a career-best six-wicket ing 327-run target for ken by a horrible mix-up haul as Bengal hammered their star- Gujarat on the fourth day between the two, which studded opponents by 174 runs to of their semi-final here on resulted in the former’s enter their first Ranji Trophy final in Tuesday. dismissal. 13 years here at Eden Gardens on Chintan Gaja’ fiery The hosts lost their Tuesday. spell had brought Gujarat sixth wicket on 105. Jani The low-profile pacer, who had back into contention on the then joined Vasavada and dismissed India regular K L Rahul in third day, but Vasavada’s played the perfect second- Karnataka’s first innings, became the seventh first-class hundred, fiddle as the hosts took hero in the second essay with his 6/61 and the third this season, lunch at 155 for six. as Bengal took less than two hours to swung the momentum in Post lunch, Vasavada dismiss Karnataka on day four. favour of the hosts. and Jani kept frustrating the Resuming their monumental chase Courtesy his ton and Gujarat bowlers. of 352 at 98 for three, Karnataka lost handy contributions from It was Gaja again, who their remaining seven wickets for 79 Chetan Sakariya (45), provided the crucial break- runs in 16.3 overs. The penultimate Chirag Jani (51) and through for the visitors by day’s proceedings lasted just 115 min- Dharmendrasinh Jadeja dismissing Jani in the 84th utes after which the hero-of-the-day (21), Saurashtra recovered over. Mukesh Kumar was seen carried on from a dismal 15 for five to The new ball did the his shoulders by Akash Deep. post 274 in their second trick for Gaja, as he bowled Bengal, who won their previous innings. in the Ranji title during Sourav Ganguly’s They had a 52-run 0 * good $ * 7;68 debut season way back in 1989-90, had lead and hence the tar- 02 ; 0 ?;20 I <=2>?; length lost to Mumbai by 132 runs in their get set was 327. area and last final appearance in 2007. When stumps were Jani’s outside Bengal will face the winners of drawn, Gujarat edge flew to Gujarat and Saurashtra clash, under- were seven for Samit Gohel in way in Rajkot, in the final from one with open- the second slip. March 9 and it will be an away match er Priyank Vasavasa and for them. Panchal (0) Jani added 109 Bengal also halted a third treble back in the runs for the bid by Karnataka who recently were hut. seventh crowned the domestic one-day (Vijay wicket. Hazare Trophy) and T20 (Syed 2 % ) 2 - 0 $ $% Gaja Mushtaq Ali Trophy) champions. took his seventh Karnataka’s last treble had come in wed an inswinger to trap the wicket- widish delivery over the off-side wicket when he 2014-15 when they had achieved the keeper-batsman. region, only to be caught by substitute removed Prerak feat twice on the trot. Talented 19-year-old Karnataka Shreyan Chakraborty. : Mankad (1) at Mukesh Kumar, who had previous batsman Devdutt Padikkal, who was Known for his unique celebrations, the stroke of tea, which best figures of 6/62, looked at his omi- season’s leading run-getter in white the 21-year-old Porel, who is the . . , Day/Night Eden Test against Saurashtra took at 222-8. nous best taking five wickets in just 60 ball cricket, was the lone crusader as youngest member of the side, was Bangladesh. After Jadeja fell, balls with an imperious spell that read Karnataka battled to avoid a third given a shoe-shine polish by 35- ndia Test wicketkeeper However, he was not included Vasavada upped the ante 9-4-28-5. semifinal defeat in a row. year-old Majumdar, the senior- IWriddhiman Saha was on Tuesday the playing XI in India’s recent 0- but perished in the process. He opened his account in the third Padikkal, who came in at most member showing the included in Bengal’s squad for their 2 debacle in New Zealand. In his 139-run innings, he over of the day with India batsman No 3 to accommodate Rahul at camaraderie in the side. Ranji Trophy final starting on March Saha last played for Bengal in blasted 16 fours and a six. Manish Pandey (12) edging it to the top, hit seven elegant Thereafter it was just a 9. the 2017-18 Ranji season where he Considering that it’s a Shreevats Goswami behind the boundaries but Mukesh had his matter of time before Akash Saha is likely to be included in averaged 38.33 from four matches. worn-out pitch, it would be stumps. say to dismiss the batsman en Deep (2/6) cleaned up the big- the lineup in place of opener The selectors also named a tough ask for Parthiv Then in his next over he dismissed route to his fourth five-wicket hitting Abhimanyu Mithun (38) Abhishek Raman who is struggling uncapped batsman Sudip Gharami Patel-led side to chase the K V Siddharth (0) and S Sharath (0) haul from 21 first-class matches. to complete the victory. for runs. with injured Koushik Ghosh and target on the final day. off successive deliveries to snuff out Krishnappa Gowtham (22) and Ishan Porel, who grabbed a five- India’s number one wicketkeep- youngster Golam Mustafa being Brief Scores: Saurashtra any revival hopes by heavyweights Abhimanyu Mithun counter attacked wicket haul in the first innings, took er Saha has recovered from a surgery the only two omissions from the 304 and 274 (Arpit Karnataka. Bengal with a quick 24-run stand for 2/58 that included the prized-scalp of on his right ring finger which he had 16-member squad, which beat Vasavada 139, Chirag Jani First the inform Siddharth fell to the eighth wicket but it only delayed Rahul with peach of an inswinger on sustained during the historic Karnataka in the semifinal. 51; Chintan Gaja 7/71) an away going delivery and was caught the inevitable with first innings hero Monday. v/s Gujarat 252 and 7/1. by skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran at the Ishan Porel breaking the partnership. Playing without the suspended wicket taker for last eight seasons, the once again was up for task, tak- Gujarat need 320 runs to slip, and on the next ball Mukesh bol- Gowtham tried to smash Porel’s pacer Ashok Dinda, their leading three-pronged Bengal pace attack ing all the 20 wickets on offer. win. , )- retained his top spot, holding a +( ',+)(+ guys that can keep the stan- “Saini is one who has 25-point advantage over Kohli. dard up because you don’t come into the system. We ndia on Tuesday retained Smith’s apprentice Marnus ware that his star-studded want to feel a void suddenly if have two-three more that we Itheir number one spot and Labuschagne jumped one spot Apace attack isn’t getting a couple of guys miss out,” have an eye on,” he said. captain Virat Kohli remained to round off the top three, tak- any younger, India captain Kohli gave enough indica- “We need to be very care- static at second in the ICC ing the place of New Zealand Virat Kohli says the team’s tions that the management is ful and we need to understand rankings despite a dismal Test captain Kane Williamson. think-tank will need to have zeroing in new talents with an that this is one factor that has series against New Zealand. England all-rounder Ben the next crop of speed mer- eye on future. got us a lot of success and we India have 116 rating points, Stokes and India opener chants ready soon enough as With Indian team’s packed need to make sure that stan- six more than New Zealand with Mayank Agarwal moved a spot one can’t “squeeze the life schedule across formats, Kohli dards are kept high,” he added. third-placed Australia accumu- each and swapped places to out” of established names. said that it’s inhuman to Kohli wants the next rop lating 108 points. break into and fall out of the top While Jasprit Bumrah, 26, “squeeze the life out of individ- to replicate the kind of success Kohli remains in second 10 respectively. is expected to lead the pace uals”. that the trio of Yadav, Ishant position in the batting rankings Among bowlers, Tim pack for many more years, “That’s what happens in and Shami (Bumrah excluded) despite a forgettable Test series Southee’s Player of the Series Ishant Sharma, who will be 32 cricket. Mini transitions hap- has got over years. in which he made 38 runs in winning performance against this year, and Mohammed pen every now and then, and “We recognise and under- four innings. India took him into the top five, Shami (29) have already you need to be aware of them,” stand guys who can do a sim- New Zealand opener Tom with a jump of two places to No reached the peak of their Kohli said. “You can’t squeeze ilar job potentially as well as Blundell and his Indian counter- 4, while Jasprit Bumrah and prowess. the life out of individuals, and these, Umesh included.” part Prithvi Shaw and debutant The performance meant he Trent Boult returned to the top Not to forget Umesh B /@ % %C$ when they are done, you have While Kohli didn’t name paceman Kyle Jamieson were was rewarded with a jump of 27 10, gaining four places each to Yadav, who will turn 33 this no back-up. I think we as a any other fast bowlers but the among the biggest movers in the places to No 46. Shaw, who occupy the seventh and ninth year. can replace them and ready up in the past two years, are indi- side are pretty aware that these ones in the pecking order for rankings. returned for his first series since positions respectively. “These guys are not get- and running as soon as possi- cators that this team has to be things are quite possible,” he red ball cricket include Blundell had a successful his Test debut against West But the biggest gainer was ting any younger so we need ble,” Kohli said. Ishant’s poor- ready for transition in the added. Mohammed Siraj of series against India, scoring 117 Indies in 2018, and made a Jamieson, who rose from No 80 to be very careful and very ly handled rehabilitation, pace department in the per- Navdeep Saini is already a Hyderabad, Sandeep Warrier runs in four innings, with one punchy 54 in the first innings of to 43. There was only one aware and accept that these are which saw a recurrence of haps the next couple of years. part of the set-up and there are of Kerala, Avesh Khan of half-century, which put him the Christchurch Test, rose 17 change in the top ten among all- situations that can potentially ankle tear, and the kind of “...We do need to recognise two or three more names in Madhya Pradesh and Ishant among the top two run-scorers places to No 76. rounders, with Southee drop- come up and have guys who workload that Shami has taken who are the next three-four the pipeline, the skipper said. Porel of Bengal. in the series. Australia’s Steve Smith ping a spot to No 10. : $* * : B 3 F P$9+ ;# '** !" -& / Former India captain Kapil Dev said '** when they have an off that India regulars can give IPL a miss if they day.” ndia will take on England in % think that the international calendar is too ormer Australia Only a special effort Ithe Women’s T20 World Cup cramped. Skipper Virat Kohli had mentioned Fpacer Brett Lee fore- from their opponents semifinals, it was decided on #" #/ Defending champi- earlier that they are getting closer to landing sees a “different” looking can stop India from Tuesday following the rained- ons Australia were dealt a at the stadium and playing straight. India making their reaching their maiden out game between South Africa heavy blow on Tuesday as star “If you think there is burnout then don’t maiden T20 Women’s final, feels Lee. and the West Indies here. player Ellyse Perry was ruled play IPL,” Kapil said on the sidelines of he fifth World Cup final and “They’ll go into the The abandoned game out of the rest of tournament edition of HCL Grant’s felicitation ceremony. attributed their rise to semi-finals full of confi- meant South Africa and West with a hamstring injury. “There you are not representing your coun- the emergence of star dence and it will take an Indies shared a point each which The world’s top-ranked try. So if you think you are burned out, you can players like 16-year-old excellent team to stop was enough to push the former women’s allrounder limped off always take a break during the IPL. When you Shafali Verma. them from reaching the to the top spot with seven in pain after attempting a are representing your country, the feeling Besides opener Final.” points, leaving England second. run out during Australia’s should be different,” he said. Shafali, experienced leg- Talking more about England, who finished with narrow win over New Zealand Kapil also said that when playing for their spinner Poonam Yadav Shafali, who has got 47, three wins and a loss in the on Monday. country, players need to be giving their best and has been the other 46, 39, and 29 so far, Lee group stage, face India on Cricket Australia said she the game for a significant this should not get compromised because they match-winner for India backed the teen sensa- Thursday in a repeat semifinal would miss the four-time period of time,” team doctor put a lot of energy in playing fran- in the competition. tion to make a bigger of the 2018 edition. champion’s semi-final in Pip Ing said in a statement. chise cricket. “They’ve never score in the semifinal. Back then, England had Sydney on Thursday and the Australia’s head coach When asked about MS reached the final but this “Shafali Verma has beaten India before losing the % 2 ( DE 2 D3 E final on Sunday if they get that Matt Mott said that he is Dhoni, the former Indian skip- is a different India team been excellent at the top final to Australia. far. confident they had enough per said as a fan he would love from the one they’ve of the order, she’s India, who are aiming to was to get to the semi-finals,” ahead of the match in Sydney on So severe is the injury that depth in the squad to cover to see MS Dhoni play the seen before. They’ve brought a fearless ener- make their maiden final, topped said skipper Dane van Niekerk. Thursday. she will also be unavail- her batting and bowling. T20 World Cup in October combined match- gy to India’s batting and the group stage with four wins “Generally in these tourna- Earlier, qualifiers able for Australia’s tour “Ellyse is a key member of but it was completely the winners in Shafali been brilliant to watch. in as many games. ments, we’ve lost at crucial Thailand ended their inau- of South Africa later our squad and has been for a team management’s call. Verma and “You feel she can go times, whereas in this tourna- gural World Cup on a high, this month. long period of time and on a “As his fan (I would Poonam Yadav even bigger as well — SA TO FACE AUS ment, whenever we’ve been posting their biggest ever “Ellyse sustained a personal level we're disap- love to see him play the with consistent players she hasn’t reached 50 yet, In the other semifinal South down we’ve got up again. It’s nice T20I score before the heav- high-grade right ham- pointed that she won’t have T20 World Cup). But with both bat and ball,” which is both exciting Africa will face defending cham- that everything is slowly but ens opened and their clash string injury that is the opportunity to finish the as a cricketer, it is depen- Lee was quoted as saying for those watching and pions Australia. The Proteas surely coming together.” with Pakistan was also called off. expected to keep her out of tournament,” he said. AFP dent on the management. If he by ICC. worrying for the needed to avoid defeat against South Africa have never They had lost all three of hasn’t played for one year “We’ve always bowlers. the already-eliminated West beaten four-time champions their previous games, with a what do you expect. I think he known they have some “We saw from the Indies to top Group B and with Australia. highest total of 82. Pakistan, who upset 2016 come here and play against the has to play more matches. of the best players in the opener against Australia the match in Sydney abandoned “What better way to do it But, after winning the toss champions West Indies in their big teams. I think it is good for “He should play more world but now just how good India can without a ball being bowled, (beat Australia) than in a World at Sydney Showground, they opening game before losing the us. We want to keep doing well. matches to be in the team. Harmanpreet Kaur has a be, and it’s no surprise they earned a point to ensure Cup semi-final. We’re not used stunned Pakistan with their next two, would have needed People at home will be happy, Otherwise you are being team around her that they’ve continued that that happened. to the bigger-stage games, but aggressive batting approach, their record run chase to win but same as us. They will be cheer- unfair to other players,” said can support the big play- form to top Group A,” he “I couldn’t have asked for hopefully everything comes racing to 150 for three off 20 didn’t face a ball. ing, said Thai captain Sornnarin Kapil. PNS ers, and fill in the gaps added. better, our first goal coming here together for us,” she added overs. “We had an opportunity to Tippoch.”