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January 15 and 20, the Chief His comments come a day Minister announced. after he said students lead­ CITY Ī PAGE 3 ing crowds to carry out ar­ By the rulebook: Army chief Bipin Rawat addressing officers DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD son and violence is not lea­ and interns of the NHRC in New Delhi on Friday * PTI dership, in an apparent Eight­year­old girl raped reference to the protests and murdered in Nuh across the country against No politics in what Army NUH the Citizenship (Amend­ An eight­year­old girl was ment) Act (CAA). allegedly raped and “The armed forces not chief said, says V.K. Singh murdered in Nuh, the police Tardy take­off: Rescue personnel at the site of a plane crash near the Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday. only ensure protection of said on Friday. The girl from a Asian News International Twelve people died when a Bek Air plane with nearly 100 passengers crashed into a building shortly after take­off.* AP (PAGE 14) human rights of our own pe­ “In our great country, the village in Ferozepur Jhirka New Delhi CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ople but also of adversaries Opposition can turn had taken her goats for and deal with the prisoners The Modi government came anything into a controversy. grazing in the forest on of war as per the Geneva to the defence of Army chief Ideal would have been to Thursday when she went missing. Her parents found Conventions,” he said, while General Bipin Rawat on see the statement in the her body on Friday morning Prove allegations on Rahul equates NRC, NPR speaking on ‘Preserving Hu­ Friday after he drew flak context in which Army chief and informed the police. man Rights in times of War from several quarters for his has said a particular thing. and Prisoners of War’, at the remarks criticising those Ask him what he meant. I CITY Ī PAGE 4 CAA, Shah dares Rahul with demonetisation DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD National Human Rights leading protests and guiding don’t see any politics in it. If Commission. students to carry out arson I tell students ‘don’t Modi is lying about It only confers citizenship: Minister Both tax the poor, says Cong. leader The human rights cell, and violence. unnecessarily damage detention camps: Gogoi created in 1993, was being Speaking to ANI, Union property’, is it politics? special correspondent Special Correspondent GUWAHATI upgraded as a Directorate, Minister and former Army Search your heart and ask CHANDIGARH NEW DELHI Senior Congress leader Tarun which would be headed by chief Gen. V.K. Singh (retd.) this question,” Gen. Singh Gogoi on Friday called Prime Union Home Minister Amit Former Congress president an Additional Director Gen­ defended Gen. Rawat’s said. Minister Narendra Modi a Shah on Friday dared Con­ Rahul Gandhi on Friday eq­ eral of the rank of a Major comments and asked the The Opposition had “liar” for saying that there is gress leader Rahul Gandhi uated the National Register General. It would also have Opposition not to politicise alleged that the Army no detention camp in the to prove his accusation that of Citizens (NRC) and the police personnel to address everything. There was chief’s comments were country. “In 2018, the Modi the Citizenship (Amend­ National Population Regis­ complaints and facilitate re­ nothing political in asking political in nature and that government had sanctioned ment) Act (CAA) will strip ter (NPR) with the demone­ lated enquiries, he stated. students to maintain peace he should desist from ₹46 crore for the largest people, let alone Muslims, tisation of November 2016. while protesting, he said. indulging in politics. detention centre at Matia in of their citizenship. He said both the exercises Women inducted CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Goalpara district of Assam for Mr. Shah, however, did taxed the poor and if the Gen. Rawat said a new initia­ housing 3,000 illegal not make any comment on Amit Shah NRC was implemented Rahul Gandhi tive was undertaken in Oc­ To ensure protection of Central Reserve Police immigrants,” Mr. Gogoi said. the National Register of Citi­ across India, the poor tober last by recruiting wo­ human rights during coun­ Force, in connection with EAST Ī PAGE 6 zens (NRC). “I want to tell sent any single provision in would suffer the most as Go to banks and give your man jawans in the Military ter­insurgency operations, a search and inquiry opera­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD everyone, and especially the Act that mentions that they would have to pay money but do not withdraw Police force. The Army took court of inquiry was held af­ tions. However, over the the minorities, that the Con­ citizenship of any person bribes to correct any mis­ money from your account. along police personnel in ter every operation and all years, the Army “itself has gress and company are mis­ will be taken away,” said Mr. takes made during the en­ Entire money went to the search operations, keeping related records maintained. diluted its application under leading and spreading ru­ Shah in Shimla at a rally to umeration. pocket of 15­20 rich people. in view the concerns of wo­ Referring to the Armed the 10 commandments is­ mours that under the CAA, commemorate the BJP’s two “Whether NPR or NRC, it This [NPR or NRC] is the men during such opera­ Force (Special Powers) Act sued by the Chief of the Ar­ the citizenship of Muslim years of power in the State. is a tax on the poor people same thing,” he told repor­ tions. “The Army has now (AFSPA), he said the Act gave my Staff that are to be strictly brothers is about to be taken of the country. You under­ ters at Raipur airport. decided to deploy lady ja­ almost the same powers to adhered to by every soldier, away. I challenge Rahul ba- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 stand demonetisation. It wans of its Military Police the Army that were exer­ particularly those deployed ba to please come and pre­ OUTREACH TO MUSLIMS Ī PAGE 13 was a tax on poor people. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 force also.” cised by the police and the in anti­insurgency areas.” Posters, drones keep fearful locals indoors in Firozabad Incidents of December 20 leave residents apprehensive

Hemani Bhandari FIROZABAD Renowned for its colourful glass bangles, Firozabad saw Protesters raise slogans against CAA, NRC and NPR after only red on December 20. Friday prayers at Jama Masjid. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR It’s been a week since six pe­ ople were shot dead here, but posters, drones, and Peaceful protests held in heavy police deployment have scared residents into staying indoors. city amid tight security An eerie calm prevailed on the Rasulpur bypass where protests against the Over 300 detained at U.P. Bhawan Citizenship (Amendment) Act had spilled on to from STAFF REPORTER took part in the protest. the Mohammedgunj market Fear in the air: People in Firozabad say they are afraid NEW DELHI Speaking from a raised plat­ on December 20. of getting picked up by the police. * HEMANI BHANDARI Peaceful protests against the form outside the mosque, On Friday, most shops on Citizenship (Amendment) Mr. Iqbal and Ms. Lamba de­ both sides of the road and property and harmed peo­ mare bacchon ko le jaaye Act were held here on Friday manded that the Central go­ along interior streets in resi­ ple. Identity them and help (we are scared that the pol­ amid heavy deployment of vernment should call a joint dential areas remained shut the police. You just have to ice shouldn’t enter our security personnel. session of Parliament and amid heavy police and para­ call. Fulfil your duty as a res­ house and take our chil­ Demonstrations were withdraw the CAA and also military deployment. ponsible citizen. Your identi­ dren).” She added that she staged outside Jama Masjid tell people that the National The policemen wore anti­ ty will be kept confidential,” had instructed the boys not in Old Delhi, Jor Bagh, Uttar Register of Citizens will not riot gear with helmets and said the poster accompanied to leave the house. “What if Pradesh Bhawan and See­ be implemented across the held batons in their hands as by a collage of 10 photos. they look similar to someone lampur after Friday prayers. country. they made sure there was no There were at least three who is in those posters and At U.P. Bhawan, around 357 The protesters, many of assembly before or after posters at each location. the police take them for in­ protesters, including 75 wo­ them not associated with Jumme ki Namaz (Friday Locals said they were terrogation,” she said. men, were detained for de­ any political party, said their prayers). afraid of getting picked up Salma (53), another resi­ fying prohibitory orders. agitation will continue till At every road junction by the police or being dent of Rehmat Nagar, said Protesters at Jor Bagh the government scraps the and along prominent stopped to be asked “unne­ she saw a drone hovering ov­ started their march towards new citizenship law and pro­ streets, posters were seen cessary” questions and of er her residence on Decem­ the Prime Minister’s house mises not to implement the every few metres displaying the drones hovering over ber 25 evening. “Now they but were stopped by the pol­ NRC. At Jamia Millia Islamia, pictures of those who auth­ their houses taking pictures are taking pictures of us dry­ ice near the Jor Bagh metro students observed a day­ orities allege threw stones and videos. ing clothes also. What if they station. They staged a prot­ long hunger strike against al­ during the protest on De­ take pictures of our children est at the site for an hour leged police brutality during cember 20. “Identify them Big chase in these cameras and post and later dispersed. their protests. The students and tell the police,” read the Raeesa Begum, 36, a resi­ them too,” she asked. In Old Delhi, the protes­ demanded an impartial judi­ message in Hindi. dent of Rehmat Nagar, said Friday prayers in Baghiya ters gathered outside gate cial inquiry into the deaths “These are the people her four daughters and three was marked by announce­ number 1 of Jama Masjid and during the anti­CAA protests who are behind the violence minor sons run back inside ments on loud speakers raised slogans. Former Con­ across the nation, release of that took place in Firozabad the house as soon as they see from a mosque urging peo­ gress MLA Shoaib Iqbal and illegally detained protesters on December 20. These rad­ a police car. “ Bas yahi dar ple to either return to work party leader Alka Lamba and arrest of those involved icals committed arson, laga rehta hai ki police ghar or their homes so as to en­ were among the leaders who in violence. caused damage to public ke andar na aa jaaye, ha- sure peace in the locality. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Over 300 detained for protesting outside U.P. Bhawan against CAA DCP says stir conducted in violation of Section 144, detainees released by 5 p.m.

SAURABH TRIVEDI NEW DELHI Over 350 people were de­ tained on Friday after they staged a demonstration out­ side Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here over alleged police atrocities against those prot­ esting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed pan­India Na­ tional Register of Citizens (NRC). Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Eish Sing­ hal said the protest was held in violation of Section 144 of the CrPC imposed in the area. “The protesters did not have permission and were asked not to protest but they refused to follow the direc­ tions issued by the pol­

Protesters raise slogans against CAA and NRC on Friday outside Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR ice...357 protesters, including 75 women, were taken to Mandir Marg and Connaught Place police stations. All of Jama Masjid observes peaceful protest them were released by 5 (Above) Women being p.m,” he said. detained during a protest The officer said on Thurs­ against the CAA; students Cong. leaders head stir; will continue agitation till govt. strikes down CAA: demonstrators day, Badre Alam, the leader of raise slogans outside U.P. the protesters, was told by Bhawan on Friday.

Staff reporter long as the government does que to offer prayer when he whether the protest is dying the police to take proper per­ * R.V. MOORTHY New Delhi not strike down the CAA and came to know about the stir. down at Jama Masjid, 24­ mission to hold a protest at Hundreds of people gath­ promise to not implement “We are protesting so that year­old DU student Moham­ U.P. Bhawan or conduct the drashekhar Azad and against ered outside Jama Masjid in the NRC. Mr. Iqbal and Ms. our voices are heard.” mad Numan, said: “Police’s same at Jantar Mantar. “But the CAA were stopped by the Old Delhi to protest against Lambademanded that the A senior citizen, Fahim violence is very high. In Ban­ he did not pay any heed to the police outside Jor Bagh metro the Citizen (Amendment) Centre should call a joint ses­ Aktar, who gives tuitions for aras, people were dragged advice of the police,” the DCP station. Act (CAA) and National Re­ sion of the Parliament and a living said: “Now that Babri out of their houses and added. Delhi Police Spokesperson gister of Citizens (NRC) on take back CAA, and also tell Masjid issue is over and we beaten.” The police said they had M.S. Randhawa said all the Friday. people that NRC will not be Muslims have accepted that “Those who failed in Class deployed adequate security cannon on standby at the instructions to not allow any protests, held across the city, With placards reading — implemented. verdict, the BJP is looking for X and XII are now telling un­ personnel in and around U.P. spot, they said. person to go beyond the bar­ ended peacefully. “India against CAA NRC” something else to divide pe­ iversity students that they Bhawan. Some of the protesters ricade. We have been in­ “We had made elaborate “Withdraw CAA” and “We Identify me: Lamba ople.” Mohammad Suhail, are being misled,” he added. “Most of the roads leading were sent back before they structed not to hold baton or security arrangements. Peo­ Demand Equality” — the Wearing a hijab before enter­ 29, who had come from Lax­ The protesters said com­ to the Bhawan were barricad­ reached U.P. Bhawan. Udb­ shield while dealing with ple gathered at many places protest amid police presence ing the platform, Ms. Lamba mi Nagar with a handmade pared to last Friday when ed. The police and paramili­ hav Seth (19), a student of Del­ protesters.” Students of va­ but dispersed after a peaceful was peaceful. said: “Since the Prime Minis­ poster that reads — India there was a call for protest tary personnel were de­ hi University, who was rious colleges and people protest. We had deployed Former Congress MLA ter said in Jharkhand that against CAA NRC — said: and people had shut their ployed to stop any protesters stopped nearly half­a­km from various localities partici­ drones to keep watch on anti­ Shoaib Iqbal and Congress protesters can be identified “Modiji has accepted refu­ shops in Old Delhi, this time, marching towards U.P. Bha­ away from U.P. Bhawan said: pated in the stir. social elements,” he said. leader Alka Lamba were by their clothes, people like gees from six religions, then the stir was “weaker”. wan,” said an officer. “I told them [police] that I The Delhi Metro Rail Cor­ among those who headed me have started to change why not Muslims? We had al­ Meanwhile, 40­year­old Around 150 people march­ was going to meet my parents Jor Bagh protest poration on Friday closed the the protest, though many of their clothes. Now identify so fought for indepen­ Kurshid Ahmed, selling caps ing towards U.P. Bhawan were who work nearby but they In another protest at Jor Lok Kalyan Marg metro sta­ the protesters were people who is a Hindu and who is a dence.” Mr. Suhail said he and prayer beads said: “The detained at Kautilya Marg asked me to go back anyway.” Bagh, around 100 protesters tion, for over an hour, due to who came for namaz at the Muslim.” had to come to Jama Masjid number of tourists has fallen roundabout. All of them were marching towards Prime Mi­ demonstrations outside the mosque. A 25­year­old protester, Ir­ to protest as the police did by at least 70% since the taken to Mandir Marg police No batons, police told nister Narendra Modi's resi­ U.P. Bhawan. The protestors said they shad Ahmad, who works at a not allow him to the same in protests began and the busi­ station in buses, the police A policeman on duty at Kauti­ dence to demand the release (With inputs from will continue the agitation as shop, had come to the mos­ Laxmi Nagar. When asked ness is also affected.” said. There was also a water lya Marg said: “We have clear of Bhim Army Chief Chan­ Elisha Vermani) Seemapuri violence: court allows test to ascertain age of accused Police say no valid identity proof available; asked to submit report by December 30

Press Trust of India the accused did not have any Juvenile Justice (Care and ments submitted by the documents to prove one’s New Delhi valid age proof and it needs protection of children) Act, counsel for the accused to age. The court had earlier di­ A court here allowed the pol­ to conduct the test. The 2015, is produced on behalf prove his age were not valid rected the investigating offic­ ice on Friday to carry out a court directed the Medical of the accused. And in the as they were certificates is­ er to verify the documents bone ossification test to as­ Superintendent of GTB hos­ absence of any such docu­ sued by a Madrasa where he submitted by the accused certain the age of an ac­ pital to conduct the test on ment, bone ossification test studied. The police said no and file a report by today. cused, arrested in connec­ December 28 and asked the is last resort by which age of other identity proof was Meanwhile, 10 other ac­ tion with a violent protest at police to submit the report accused can be determined,” available with them and cused arrested in the case Seemapuri against the Citi­ by December 30. the court said. The court was hence bone ossification filed bail pleas in the court. zenship (Amendment) Act hearing a plea, filed through should be done to ascertain The court had earlier sent and National Register of Citi­ Bone ossification test advocates Zakir Raza and his age. 14 people, arrested in con­ zens, claiming juvenility. “In the opinion of the court, Monis Rais, claiming that the Advocate Raza opposed nection with violent protests Metropolitan Magistrate the ossification test of ac­ accused was a juvenile. this and said that as per the at Seemapuri, against CAA Gita passed the directions af­ cused is necessary as no doc­ During the hearing, the Centre’s notification, certifi­ and NRC, to 14­day judicial ter the police submitted that ument as mentioned in the court noted that the docu­ cates from Madrasa are valid custody. IN BRIEF If anyone tries to snatch diversity, Man killed in accidental firing in Rohini make all efforts to stop them: Kejriwal NEW DELHI A 22-year-old man was killed allegedly after his friend CM says he has tried to run the govt. on path shown by Christ accidentally fired at him on Tuesday evening in Rohini’s Staff Reporter tures. You will not find this Mr. Kejriwal said. He added if Kanjhawala, the police said New Delhi diversity in any other coun­ they could complete 1% of on Friday. The victim, identified as Ashish, was a Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ try, which is our biggest what Jesus had said then he resident of Nizampur Village, wal on Friday said diversity is quality.” would consider themselves they said. His friend Gaurav the “biggest quality of India” He said the government lucky. (22), was arrested on and if anyone is trying to has tried to serve the poor as “Archbishop Anil Joseph T. Thursday from Bahadurgarh, snatch it, then people have to shown by Jesus Christ. “Our Couto, Bishop Rt. Rev. Sub­ a senior officer said. It is make all efforts to stop them. government has completed odh C Mondal, Diocese Rt. being investigated whether Addressing a Christmas five years and the satisfaction Rev Waris K Masih, Bishop the firing was accidental or and New Year celebration at we have is that we have tried Rt. Rev Jacob Mar Barnabas, not, the police added. the Delhi Assembly, he said: to run it on the path shown Bishop Karam Masiah, and “Our country’s soul is that it by Christ. For the poor, we MLAs present on the occa­ has different religions, opened Mohalla Clinics and sion,” an official statement DELHI TODAY castes, languages, and cul­ also made schools better,” said.

Dance: The second day of IIC Winter Festival of Dance will feature a Sat- triya recital by Meenakshi Medhi from Delhi Metro museum turns 11, launches Delhi, a disciple of the late Guru Ad- hyapak Jibanjit Dutta and Adhyapak Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan, fol- exhibition on suicide prevention campaign lowed by a Kuchipudi recital by Vidhya S. from Chennai, a disciple of Guru Kalaimamani Sailaja, at C.D. Desh- mukh Auditorium, India International DMRC invites 30 girls from NGO, organises ‘nukkad natak’ Centre (IIC, 6 p.m. Exhibition: “The Homeland” an ex- Press Trust of India prevention. statement. hibition that interrogates the idea of New Delhi Established in 2008, the home by Moutushi Chakraborty at Kamaladevi Complex, IIC, 11 a.m. - 7 The museum of Delhi Metro museum has been a special Help those in distress p.m. Rail Corporation (DMRC) at attraction for visitors and The children were told about Exhibition: ‘Alekhya’, a group show Patel Chowk station on Fri­ commuters of the Delhi Me­ the history of the Delhi Me­ of painting exhibition by Artist Nidhi day turned 11 and a host of tro over the past decade. tro. A ‘nukkad natak’ by ar­ and Artist Mohit Bhardwaj along with activities were held at the ve­ The museum has also tists was also organised for their mentors Artist Ganesh Prasad Sahu and Artist Krishna Shreshtha at nue, said officials. been the venue for various them. AIFACS, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. An exhibition themed on events and initiatives taken A pledge was adminis­ Exhibition: “India: A Mapful Story”, suicide prevention campaign up for children by the DMRC. tered to the children to stay an exhibition of historical maps and ‘#Nevergiveup’ was also in­ “Over 30 girl children positive and help those in other engravings by Anubhav Nath, Curatorial Director of Ojas Art Gallery augurated on the occasion. from the NGO — Sarthak distress. To spread the mes­ at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, The campaign is an initiative Prayas — were invited to visit sage, takeaway cards with Mehrauli Road, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. of the DMRC launched ear­ the museum and take part in positive messages were kept (Mail your listings for this column at lier this year to spread the anniversary celebra­ at the exhibition, which can [email protected]) awareness on suicide tions,” the DMRC said in a be collected by the visitors.

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Staff Reporter manifesto for the Assembly “The designated consul­ New Delhi elections based on consul­ tant will provide us with a Addressing traffic conges­ tations with people through report within 9­10 months tion and ensuring 24­hour town hall meetings. on how to solve the pro­ drinking water in Delhi will “We discussed cleanli­ blem of traffic congestion in be on the agenda of the ness on Thursday, and now these locations,” he said. Aam Aadmi Party govern­ we are discussing traffic The Chief Minister added ment in the next five years, congestion. We will conti­ that they will then start if re­elected, Delhi Chief Mi­ nue to discuss and add an working on resolving con­ nister Arvind Kejriwal said issue each day to ensure gestion issues on each road on Friday. that all important points mentioned in the list. He was addressing a are covered in our manifes­ “Just as we have worked gathering at a town hall to, which is to be released on addressing issues in the meeting, the second one Arvind Kejriwal around January 15­20, fields of education, health, held as part of AAP’s elec­ 2020,” he said. The Delhi power, water, sewer, and tion campaign. ople­centric schemes. Pre­ Assembly polls are likely to drainage, etc., in the last “Travel for women will vious governments have be held in February. five years, we will work on be free in buses and elec­ not done it, and we do not resolving traffic congestion tricity will be free till 200 care about whether they List of roads issues in the next five units as long as AAP is in will do it in the future, but Talking about traffic con­ years,” said Mr. Kejriwal. power in Delhi,” Mr. Kejri­ we will make sure that we gestion, Mr. Kejriwal said He added that currently wal said at the Pitampura continue to work for the that the government has 93% of Delhi receives tap A blanket of fog engulfs India Gate in New Delhi. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Dilli Haat. welfare of the people," he designated a consultant to water. “Our next step is to CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC “As long as we have our added. create a list of locations in provide 24­hour water sup­ government in Delhi, we The Chief Minister said Delhi where there are daily ply to the people of Delhi,” will continue to provide pe­ that AAP would make its traffic jams. he said. Congress picks apart KVs outperformed Delhi One dead after Big businesses have a problem AAP govt. report card govt. schools: think-tank truck hits bike It is a bundle of lies: Subhash Chopra Report based on 1,000 RTI replies Press Trust of India with street vendors, says CM Special Correspondent “AAP, which came to pow­ Special Correspondent period improved from new delhi New Delhi er on the issue of Lokpal and New Delhi 99.59% to 99.79%. A 30­year­old man died and The Delhi Congress on Fri­ Swaraj, is now running away A report by the BJP­linked The Delhi government his friend was injured after Kejriwal says vendors should not be seen as encroachers day released a ‘post­mortem from both issues and the Lo­ think­tank, Public Policy has dismissed the report a truck hit their motorcycle report’ on the ‘10­point re­ kayukt, which was esta­ Research Centre (PPRC), stating that it was “unfair” on Signature Bridge here, Special Correspondent port card’ by the AAP go­ blished by the then Congress has claimed that Central go­ to compare its schools with the police said on Friday. New Delhi vernment and termed it a government, has been made vernment schools outper­ Centre­run Kendriya Vidya­ Sandeep fell from the Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ “bundle of lies”. ineffective,” said Mr. Chopra. formed Delhi government layas, which admit students bridge after his bike was hit wal met with members of the DPCC chief Subhash Cho­ The party further claimed schools in 2019. through entrance tests. by a truck as he and his Town Vending Committees pra said that the reality of that the AAP government The report, released on “Over 1.6 lakh Delhi go­ friend Abhishresth, both re­ (TVCs) on Friday and urged the Arvind Kejriwal­led go­ had not spent 42% of its bud­ Friday, was compiled over vernment school students sidents of Nathupura, were them to facilitate a survey to vernment is that “it provides get on health and that the three months based on sat for Class 10 Board exam coming from Gokulpuri on resolve the issue of displace­ only dirty drinking water “inflated health budget re­ around 1,000 Right to Infor­ in 2019; the number in Ken­ Wednesday night. ment of street vendors by and polluted air to the peo­ mained only on paper”. mation replies by the Aam driya Vidyalayas of Delhi The police took the duo authorities. ple of Delhi”. He added that Former MP Sandeep Aadmi Party government. was around 7,800,” said a to a nearby hospital where He also announced that the AAP government has Dikshit said that Mr. Kejriwal government official. Sandeep, who was an elec­ the Delhi government would been promoting itself with had promised to set up 1,000 Govt. rejects findings PPRC director and BJP trician, was declared bear the cost of the survey, “misleading ad campaigns” Mohalla Clinics, but esta­ The report claimed that MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe brought dead by doctors which is to be conducted by A street vendor prepares a cup of tea for a customer in Old and “lies”, and that Mr. Kejri­ blished only 189 clinics out Class 10 pass percentage in alleged that the Delhi go­ Abhishreth, 28, is under­ the municipal corporations. Delhi on a cold Friday morning. * AFP wal has woken up to the real­ of which 100 are not func­ Delhi government schools vernment “indulged in pro­ going treatment. A case has “I hope that the vendors ity of the welfare of the peo­ tional. He added that the came down from 95.81% in paganda” and published been lodged at Timarpur will not have to face any ob­ is suffering from major unem­ should be established in In­ ple only in the last three clinics were opened after 2015 to 71.58% in 2019; pass full­page advertisements police station. stacles after the survey... in­ ployment and economic dia, said the Chief Minister. months of his government’s shutting down 500 govern­ percentage of Kendriya Vi­ but did “nothing” on the dustrialists and big business­ slowdown. We often hear Mr. Kejriwal also sought to tenure. ment dispensaries. dyalayas during the same ground. es have a problem with street about incidents where street assure the street vendors that IN BRIEF vendors and small­scale busi­ vendors are removed from after the survey was conduct­ nesses. They have a problem their places by the authori­ ed, vendors would be allotted Junior Engineer held for with parallel businesses as ties,” Mr. Kejriwal said, ad­ a permanent space and no taking ₹36,000­bribe they stand to lose. I promise ding: “In other countries, authority would be able to NEW DELHI that I will not let injustice street vendors are encour­ displace them. A Junior Engineer of the Delhi against you [street vendors] aged as they are a source of “I want to request the civic Jal Board was arrested for prevail” he said. employment.” body officials to call a meet­ allegedly taking a bribe of In India, street vendors are ing of the TVCs by Tuesday. ₹36,000 from a private firm Source of employment seen as encroachers... but in The meetings will decide and manager, officials said on “I believe the government other countries, the vendors finalise the agencies that will Friday. The Anti­Corruption must ensure employment to have legal support of their go­ carry out the survey ,” said Branch said Auragzaib Khan, a the people when the country vernments... the same system Mr. Kejriwal. plant manager of a private firm. lodged a complaint on Thursday alleging that a JE posted at the DJB’s Keshopur Sewage Treatment Plant had demanded a bribe for clearance of the firm’s bills. A trap was laid and the accused was caught while taking the bribe, an ACB official said. PTI EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF CM deprived Delhiites of Centre’s 8­year­old girl raped, killed in Nuh Fire breaks out at building in Vasant Vihar NEW DELHI Teen apprehended for assaulting toddler in a separate case A major fire broke out at a housing scheme benefits, says Puri residential building in south Special Correspondent Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Friday, NUH a fire department official An eight­year­old girl was al­ said. The department got a ‘Only State to not submit proposal under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ legedly raped and mur­ call regarding the incident Special Correspondent approach based on a pack of fourth vertical, which is a dered and a toddler was sex­ around 8.30 p.m. and four NEW DELHI fire tenders were rushed to lies”. While the State had credit­linked scheme where­ ually assaulted in separate the spot, he said. No casualty Delhi residents have not got­ consented to the survey in by individuals directly apply cases in Nuh in the past 24 has been reported so far, the ten any benefit from the January 2018 and accepted for interest subvention on hours, the police said on official said, adding that the Centre’s urban housing money to conduct the same their housing loans without Friday. reason behind the fire is yet scheme due to the ego of a in September, it never com­ any State involvement. Also, A 14­year­old has been to be ascertained. PTI Chief Minister who does not pleted the survey, depriving PMAY has completed more apprehended in connection want to implement a scheme the city’s slum­dwellers of than 50,000 homes in the ci­ with the assault on the in the name of the Prime Mi­ benefits under the central ty which were sanctioned toddler. Thief, jeweller who bought nister, Housing and Urban scheme, said Mr. Puri. The under the earlier central The eight­year­old girl Crime spot of the first incident. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT stolen ornaments arrested Affairs Minister Hardeep * Centre is now implementing scheme, the Jawaharlal Neh­ from a village in Nuh dis­ NEW DELHI Hardeep Singh Puri Singh Puri said on Friday. slum rehabilitation through ru National Urban Renewal trict, had taken her goats for Kalia. A case of murder un­ sed’s goat by some villagers. A man has been arrested for stealing jewellery and a Delhi is the only State lopment is going to be based the centrally run Delhi Deve­ Mission, with proposals grazing in the forest with der the Indian Penal Code “Five teams have been con­ jeweller was nabbed for which has not submitted any on the nomenclature of a lopment Agency. coming from the previous her friends on Thursday and rape under the Preven­ stituted to investigate the purchasing stolen ornaments proposal under the urban scheme, then you are depriv­ “If they had a conscience, Congress government in when she went missing. Her tion of Children from Sexual case. The suspect is in his from him, the police said on section of the Pradhan Man­ ing your own citizens,” said they would have made at Delhi. parents found her body on Offences Act has been regis­ early 20s,” said Ms. Kalia. Friday. The alleged thief, tri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a Mr. Puri. least a proposal,” he added. In total, the PMAY has Friday morning and in­ tered in this connection. identified as Sunil Kumar (42), flagship central scheme pro­ Queries to the Delhi go­ PMAY (Urban) was crossed the one crore miles­ formed the police. The post­mortem was con­ Juvenile beats victim a resident of Vijay Vihar, used mising housing for all by vernment about the State’s launched in June 2015 and tone in terms of houses sanc­ “When she did not return ducted by a medical board In the second case, a teen­ to sell stolen articles to 2022. Earlier this week, Del­ failure to implement the cen­ includes four verticals to de­ tioned nationwide, as home in the evening with of Nalhar Medical College. ager took a two­year­old girl Rakesh (43), a jeweller in hi Chief Minister Arvind Kej­ tral scheme, and Mr. Puri’s velop urban housing, three against a validated demand her friends, the family along The body was found at an to mustard fields in Tauru Nangloi, they said. One riwal launched the Mukhya allegations, were not of which require the State of 1.12 crore. However, only with the villagers searched isolated spot inside the for­ while she was playing out­ countrymade pistol and two Mantri Awas Yojana for resi­ answered. government to present pro­ 32 lakh houses have actually for her till late at night. They est, she said, adding: “Even side her home on Thursday live cartridges were recovered dents of the city’s slum clus­ Mr. Puri claimed that the posals to the Centre. PMAY been completed so far, with resumed the search at day­ if the girl had screamed for afternoon, the police said. from his Mr. Kumar’s ters and promised to provide AAP­led Delhi government’s data shows that no such pro­ another 28 lakh having break on Friday and found help no one would have Her parents were possession. Stolen silver them with pucca houses. decision to put on hold for posals have come from the reached the grounding her body,” said Superinten­ heard her.” alarmed by her screams and weighing 4 kg and 520 gram “He has prioritised his ego more than a year a survey for State. stage. The Centre expects to dent of Police, Nuh, Sangee­ She was strangled to rescued her. The juvenile in of gold ornaments were and the name of a scheme, in­situ slum rehabilitation However, more than sanction the entire target ta Kalia. death with her dupatta, the conflict with the law also recovered from the jeweller, and he has sacrificed the under the PMAY was a clas­ 16,000 people in the city next year and complete con­ The body had injuries officer said. The suspect beat up the child cried they added. PTI scheme for his ego... If deve­ sic example of “a political have taken advantage of the struction by 2022. suggesting rape, said Ms. was spotted with the decea­ when he tried to rape her.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Minimum plummets to The fire brigade Air quality remains ‘very 4.2°C, lowest this season poor’, likely to worsen Met forecasts further dip in mercury Condition may improve by Tuesday Special Correspondent Under its influence, Staff Reporter NEW DELHI light/moderate isolated to New Delhi It was the coldest night of scattered rain/thunder­ The air quality of Delhi con­ the season on Friday with shower is also very likely tinued to be in the ‘very the minimum temperature over Punjab, Haryana, poor’ category on Friday settling at 4.2 degrees Cel­ Chandigarh and Delhi dur­ and is expected to deterio­ sius in the Capital with the ing the same period. rate and enter ‘severe’ cate­ Met department forecast­ The Met said that due to gory on Sunday. The air ing that it may slip further these prevailing meteoro­ quality is likely to improve in the next few days. logical conditions, cold and enter ‘very poor’ cate­ According to the bulle­ day to severe cold day con­ gory again by Tuesday, said tin issued by the Met de­ ditions will continue in government­run monitoring predicted for Saturday and partment, a fresh western Delhi till December 29. agency SAFAR. December 29 night which disturbance is very likely The city’s air quality in­ will make AQI further dete­ to affect the western Hima­ December cold spell dex (AQI) on Friday was 373 riorate and touch ‘severe’ layan region from Decem­ The city has been witness­ (very poor), up from Thurs­ category on December 29 ber 30 night onwards and ing the longest December day’s 349, according to the 4 and 30,” SAFAR said. under its influence, Jammu cold spell since 1997 when p.m. bulletin of the Central On Friday, the average le­ and Kashmir, Himachal the mean maximum tem­ Pollution Control Board vel of PM2.5 was 200.9 ug/ Pradesh and Uttarakhand perature was 17.3 degrees (CPCB), which is the average m3 more than three times are very likely to expe­ Celsius. of the past 24 hours. the safe limit of 60ug/m3, as rience light or moderate This year, the mean “The AQI on Saturday is per Indian standards, in Del­ scattered to fairly wides­ maximum temperature till forecast to be at the higher­ hi­NCR at 6 p.m., the CPCB pread precipitation bet­ Thursday was 19.85 de­ end of ‘very poor’ category said. But the level is more ween December 31 and Ja­ grees Celsius and is expect­ with some areas entering than eight times the safe li­

nuary 3 with peak ed to dip to 19.15 degrees A group of men sit around a fire on a cold Friday evening in New Delhi. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA ‘severe’ category. Strong mit of 25 ug/m3, as set by intensity on January 2. by December 31. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC near­surface inversion is WHO. Court allows man to recover Court acquits Delhi Police SI NGT seeks report on ₹24 lakh loan from friend and constable in corruption case clearance to thermal plant Plea challenges environmental nod Probe officers fail to recover money allegedly taken as bribe Cheque issued by borrower was rejected by the bank Staff Reporter Nirnimesh Kumar The prosecution Dharam Pal,” Additional NEW DELHI New Delhi <> Nirnimesh Kumar dant submitted that the failed to show that Sessions Judge Arvind Ku­ Following a plea challenging New Delhi cheque the plaintiff present­ A Delhi court has acquitted there was any mar said while acquitting the validity of an environ­ A Delhi court has allowed a ed to the back was actually a a Delhi Police sub­inspec­ conspiracy on the the two policemen. mental clearance granted to man to recover ₹24.20 lakh stolen one. tor (SI) and a constable in a part of the accused “Admittedly tainted a thermal power plant in Bu­ corruption case as the Cen­ amount has not been reco­ landshahr, the National loan from his friend with 6% But Additional Sessions persons for interest for the period his re­ Judge Brijesh Kumar Garg tral Bureau of Investigation vered. The prosecution Green Tribunal (NGT) has commission of covery suit was pending. dismissed his defence, saying probe officers failed to re­ failed to show that there directed the Central Pollu­ The plaintiff used to lend that though he lodged a com­ cover the money allegedly aforesaid offences was any conspiracy on the tion Control Board (CPCB) money to his friend as he re­ plaint regarding the loss of taken as bribe despite lay­ and that the part of accused persons for and Indian Institute of Tech­ quired it for running his chit the cheque, he failed to in­ ing a trap at the police sta­ accused persons commission of aforesaid of­ nology (IIT) Delhi to collect ta and furnish the same by fund business. According to borrower had also issued a form about it to his bank. tion where they were post­ had caused fences and that accused relevant data and furnish a February 19. The State [Ut­ the complaint, the lender cheque in his favour. But “The defendant has failed ed at that time. disappearance of persons had caused disap­ report. tar Pradesh] pollution con­ had lent this amount to the when the plaintiff deposited to produce on record any evidence of offence pearance of evidence of of­ A Bench headed by NGT trol board may provide re­ borrower between Septem­ it for encashment in his written information or in­ Interrogation Arvind Kumar fence,” the Judge further chief Justice Adarsh Kumar quisite logistics to the ber 2008 and January 2009. bank, it was rejected with the structions issued by him to According to the prosecu­ Additional Sessions Judge said. Goel was hearing a plea committee for the purpose.” The plaintiff would lend comment that the account of his banker for stopping the tion, the SI had demanded “Pondering over the on­ moved by NGO Social Action Earlier, following a report money and the borrower the issuer of the cheque did payment of the missing and obtained the money as of facts and circumstances, going discussion, I am of for Forest and Environment furnished by an expert ap­ would issue promissory not have sufficient money to cheques. The defendant has bribe through the consta­ I conclude that the prose­ the considered opinion (SAFE), which also sought praisal committee, the NGT notes to guarantee repay­ make the payment. failed to give any such intima­ ble at the police station. cution has failed to prove that prosecution has failed directions to collect am­ had said, “A proper verified ment. At the time of the re­ Thereafter, he served a le­ tion or instruction to his The constable was arrested beyond reasonable doubt to bring home guilt of ac­ bient air quality for the win­ information has to be payment, the defendant gal notice on him but he did banker till 23.02.2009 or the­ and interrogated in police that there has been de­ cused persons beyond rea­ ter months this season. looked into...” and had di­ would issue cheques in his fa­ not bother to return the mo­ reafter, when the cheque was custody for two days, but mand of bribe on the part sonable doubt. According­ While passing its order, rected the Ministry of Envi­ vour and take back the pro­ ney. Then, he filed a recovery returned by his banker for in­ the bribe money could not of accused Deepak Vashist ly, I hereby acquit them of the Bench said, “Let the ronment, Forests and Cli­ missory notes. suit. sufficiency of funds,’’ Mr. be recovered. and acceptance of bribe all the charges,’’ Mr. Kumar joint committee of the CPCB mate Change to furnish an For this loan amount, the In his defence, the defen­ Garg said allowing the suit. “Considering the totality money through co­accused said. and IIT­Delhi collect the da­ affidavit. Rushdie’s ancestral house valued at ₹130 crore ‘Maintain vigil on operation of Gurugram plant’ There is a dispute over sale of the house between Rushdies and ex­Cong. leader Plea challenges environmental clearance granted to solid waste management unit

Press Trust of India market value of the Further, if the Rushdies Staff Reporter unattended and hence, the Pollution Control Board that the project was pro­ New Delhi property. are unable to sell it for mini­ New Delhi units are required to (SPCB) to be vigilant on the posed to come up in eco­ S alman Rushdie’s ancestral The High Court has now mum ₹130 crore within the Following a petition chal­ operate. facility’s functioning, the sensitive areas. house in Civil Lines here, determined the market va­ given time, 60 days from lenging the environmental “Even though the data Bench said, “However, op­ “Main grievance of the which the globally re­ lue of the property, as on then, the Jains would be en­ clearance (EC) granted to furnished by the project eration of waste processing appellant claiming to be a nowned writer’s father had December 3, 2012, to be titled to purchase the pro­ an integrated solid waste proponent may be open to facility must be subjected resident of the area is that agreed to sell to a Congress ₹130 crore, since the Rush­ perty for ₹75 crore which management unit in Guru­ challenge, the fact remains to appropriate vigilance by the project proponent has leader in 1970 but the deal dies said they had a buyer was the circle rate prevail­ gram, the National Green that there is a huge waste the SPCB and necessary sa­ concealed material infor­ was stalled due to a dispute to purchase the house at ing on December 4, 2012, Tribunal has directed the dump site which cannot be feguards be employed as mation with regard to exis­ between the two sides, has Salman Rushdie * that price. the High Court said. Haryana State Pollution left unattended and such per conditions of EC or as tence of the sacred grove of been valued at ₹130 crore Justice Rajiv Sahai En­ It said that if the Jains Control Board to maintain waste has to be processed may be otherwise consi­ Mangar Bani which is in by the Delhi High Court. recting the Rushdies to dlaw said, however, that if cannot purchase the pro­ vigil on the operation of the and removed. In view of dered necessary.” close proximity to the pro­ The dispute had gone all hand over the house to the the Jains are unable to pur­ perty for ₹75 crore, the plant, while permitting the the above, we are unable to ject site as well as several the way to the Supreme Jains for the market price as chase at that price, the Rushdies would stand re­ clearance granted. interfere with the grant of ‘Eco-sensitive areas’ waterbodies and eco­sensi­ Court, which on December on date of the order. Rushdies will have to sell lieved of the agreement en­ A Bench headed by NGT environmental clearance The directions came when tive areas in the Aravalli 3, 2012, ruled in favour of The apex court, howev­ the house for ₹130 crore tered into by both sides in chairperson Justice Adarsh for the waste processing fa­ the green panel was hear­ landscape,” the Bench also former Congress leader er, left it to the Delhi High within six months to some 1970 with regard to the Kumar Goel observed that cility,” the Bench said. ing a petition moved by Vi­ observed while noting the Bhiku Ram Jain’s side, di­ Court to determine the other buyer. house. waste dumps cannot be left While directing the State vek Khamboj, who alleged allegations. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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ED probe into PF money Western U.P. peaceful amid tight vigil Kota hospital orders in DHFL District administrations issue notices to those who allegedly vandalised public property last week probe into infant deaths Special Correspondent Special Correspondent disturb people. “It is just to tration explaining that the Ten died in two days this week NEW DELHI Ghaziabad keep an eye on any unlawful CAA didn’t discriminate The Enforcement Directo­ Western Uttar Pradesh, activity. The footage gets de­ against any particular reli­ Special Correspondent from Jaipur to Kota. rate has started money placed under an unprece­ leted after 20 days,” he said. gion. JAIPUR The hospital has main­ laundering probe into in­ dented security cover, wit­ In Aligarh Muslim Univer­ Like Meerut, the Bijnor The government­run J.K. tained that since the chil­ vestments of the Uttar Pra­ nessed a peaceful Friday. sity, some non­resident stu­ and Rampur district admi­ Lon Children’s Hospital in dren are mostly referred desh Power Corporation Li­ Ahead of Friday prayers dents kept fast to protest nistrations have also issued Rajasthan’s Kota town has from private hospitals in mited (UPPCL) employees’ and apprehensive about vio­ against the CAA and copies notices to those who alleged­ ordered an investigation in­ the nearby districts to the provident fund to the tune lent protests against the Citi­ of the Act were torn. ly vandalised public proper­ to the death of 10 infants in government health facility of ₹4,100 crore in the De­ zenship (Amendment) Act, In Meerut, the police ty last Friday. two days earlier this week. at the terminal stage of wan Housing Finance Cor­ sensitive areas of Aligarh ci­ made public announce­ Aged between one day and their illness, an average of poration Limited (DHFL). ty were put under the lens of ments reminding residents Week’s time to reply one year, six infants died one to three infants die ev­ The ED investigation is a web of CCTV cameras. of areas such as Hapur Road In Rampur, the District Ma­ on December 23 and four ery day. based on the findings of the “We added 20­25 cameras — where violent protests gistrate has issued notices to on December 24. J.K. Lon Hospital Supe­ Uttar Pradesh police, which in sensitive areas such as erupted last week — that it 28 people for the recovery of The hospital administra­ rintendent H.L. Meena said have arrested more than a Shah Jamal which acted as a was their city and maintain­ around ₹15 lakh. “They have tion has appointed a three­ on Friday that though the dozen accused persons in deterrent. There are more Tight security in Aligarh on Friday. * MANOJ ALIGADI ing public order was their been given a week to reply to member committee, head­ death of 10 infants in two its case so far. than 125 CCTV cameras in responsibility. the notice,” said an official. ed by Paediatrics Depart­ days was high, it was “not Among them are then the Muslim­dominated Up­ of Muslim areas would be theirs was being watched. People were not allowed In Bijnor, locals com­ ment’s chief Amrit Lal unusual”. UPPCL Managing Director per Court area of the city,” cut. In community meeting “There is no privacy left,” he to assemble at one place af­ plained that the police has Bairwa, to probe into the Chief Minister Ashok A. P. Mishra, besides two said Abhishek, SP (City), Ali­ we made it amply clear that complained. ter the Friday prayers. Local arbitrarily put photos of deaths. Gehlot told reporters on other officials, Praveen Ku­ garh. we are not against peaceful Ashutosh Upadhyay, who religious leaders were roped those who allegedly des­ The State government the sidelines of a function mar Gupta and Sudhanshu “We also reached out to protest as long as law and or­ works with a private compa­ in to make an appeal for troyed public property on has asked Medical Educa­ here that he would wait for Dwivedi. The funds were in­ maulanas and senior reli­ der was not disturbed,” said ny that helps the police in peace. December 20. Official sourc­ tion Secretary Vaibhav Gal­ the investigation report be­ vested in the DHFL bet­ gious leaders as last week a Mr. Abhishek. placing cameras and record­ In Ghaziabad’s sensitive es said people were being gi­ riya to look into the matter fore taking action in the ween 2017­18, allegedly rumour was spread that the A local requesting ano­ ing the footage in Kotwali, Loni area, posters were put ven time to clear their and sent a team of doctors matter. through brokerage firms. water and electricity supply nymity said every activity of said there was no intent to up by the district adminis­ names. Power sector gets a One dead in Villagers in M.P. oppose removal of godman’s shrine Himachal boost in Rajasthan factory blast Structure was encroaching upon the point of origin of the Betwa river inside the Ratapani sanctuary Additional production of 946 MW Sidharth Yadav The Kamal Nath govern­ up over the years around it press trust of india Bhopal ment a month ago had have been brought down,” he Special Correspondent Plant would be dedicated to Shimla Villagers damaged an earth­ launched a drive against en­ added. JAIPUR the people by March next One person was killed and mover and a jeep in the Rata­ croachments and mafia in dif­ With the production of an year. four others were injured pani Wildlife Sanctuary in ferent regions and of varying ‘Tear gas used’ additional 946 MW of elec­ The additional 946 MW critically due to an explo­ Raisen district after authori­ nature. As villagers gathered around tricity in the last one year, power included the electric­ sion in the furnace of a fac­ ties removed a shrine of a lo­ “We were caught un­ the blocked roads, foresters the power sector has got a ity generated in the State tory in Himachal Pradesh’s cal godman encroaching awares at night,” said Hridesh fired tear gas shells at them, boost in Rajasthan. The and the power procured Solan district on Friday, upon the point of origin of Singh, sarpanch of the vil­ claimed Mr. Singh. “Especial­ State government also plans through the inter­State police said. the Betwa river on Friday lage, home to 4,000 families. ly on Sundays, there are peo­ to obtain solar power, pro­ agreements. As per the information, morning, said the district “We awoke to loud thuds of ple from Bhopal and elsewh­ duced by farmers in the the blast occurred at Sidd­ Collector. buildings being brought ere who visit the spot for plants set up in their fields, Hybrid power policy hivinayak Saria Factory in Denying reports of firing down.” picnics. And residents of 20 for the Grid. Mr. Kalla said the hybrid Nangal village of Nalagarh by officials, Collector Umash­ The shrine that was demolished in the Ratapani Wildlife At least the authorities villages around come to pray Energy Minister B.D. Kal­ policy for solar and wind in the district at around ankar Bhargav said while a Sanctuary. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT should have informed and here.” la said while inaugurating a power announced this year 7.30 a.m. joint team of foresters, the consulted villagers first, he Recently, a panel set up by 33 KV Grid sub­station at Pa­ with the provisions for One of the injured suc­ police and revenue officials hind trees pelted stones on injuries were reported,” he said. “The centuries­old Ha­ the State government had fi­ dasoli village in Jaipur dis­ stamp duty and ceiling ex­ cumbed to his injuries was returning from the Jhiri the vehicles, causing damage. said. In the past eight years, a numan temple, whose struc­ nalised the contours of a pro­ trict earlier this week that a emptions would help pro­ whereas the condition of Baheda village, 30 km from “We have removed the en­ local godman had developed ture was built by the pan­ posed tiger reserve, the se­ 660 MW unit of the Surat­ mote these two crucial sec­ the other four is stated to here, after carrying out the croachments and freed the a hut, a cow shelter and a chayat, is still intact. Only venth for the State , to be garh Super Thermal Power tors of energy. be critical,police said. task, villagers skulking be­ point of origin of the river. No shrine on the spot. encroachments that cropped carved out of the sanctuary. Missing students rescued

Press trust of india Chandigarh Three students, who had gone missing in Jhajjar town in Haryana, were res­ cued, police said on Friday. Two girls and a boy had gone missing on December 25 and 26 respectively, they said. The parents of the girls filed a missing complaint with the police, a Haryana Police spokesman said here. “The girls had gone to a coaching centre on De­ cember 25 but did not re­ turn home,” he added. The Class 8 boy went out for a morning walk on Decem­ ber 26 and did not return, the spokesman said. The police traced the boy to his maternal uncle’s house in Delhi, while the girls were traced from Jhaj­ jar, the spokesman said.

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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EAST SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Modi lying about detention Mamata to attend camps, says Tarun Gogoi Soren’s swearing­in It will be a show of strength: TMC ‘The Central govt. sanctioned ₹46 cr. for one in Assam in 2018’ Press Trust of India Kolkata Press Trust of India Guwahati West Bengal Chief Minister Senior Congress leader Tarun Mamata Banerjee is likely to Gogoi on Friday called Prime attend the swearing­in cere­ Minister Narendra Modi a mony of Hemant Soren as “liar” for saying that there is Jharkhand Chief Minister in no detention camp in the Ranchi on December 29, country and claimed that the Trinamool Congress sourc­ BJP­led government at the es said. Centre had sanctioned ₹46 With top Opposition lead­ crore for one in Assam’s Goal­ ers of the country sche­ para district. duled to attend the pro­ Mamata Banerjee. Congress leadersTarun Gogoi (right) and Harish Rawat with gramme, Mr. Soren’s * FILE PHOTO On Gauhati HC order Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora at a press conference on CAA, swearing­in ceremony is Mr. Gogoi said his government at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati on Friday, * PTI likely to be a “show of un­ more of a “show of strength in Assam had set up detention ity” in the wake of country­ and unity of Opposition camps in the State as per a ₹46 crore for the largest deten­ rections of the Gauhati High wide protests against the leaders”, he said. Gauhati High Court order. tion centre at Matia in Goalpa­ Court in 2008. amended Citizenship Act “This would send out a Former Prime Minister Atal Bi­ ra district of Assam for hous­ Mr. Gogoi had led three and the proposed pan­India very crucial political mes­ hari Vajpayee had suggested ing 3,000 illegal immigrants. consecutive governments in NRC. sage in the wake of ongoing such camps for illegal immi­ Suddenly he says there is no the State from 2001 to 2016. “We share a very good re­ unrest across the country grants, he said. detention camp,” Mr. Gogoi lationship with Jharkhand over the Citizenship “Mr. Modi is a liar,” Mr. Go­ said. Foreigners’ Tribunal Mukti Morcha and Hemant (Amendment) Act,” another goi said at a press conference “Why did the BJP govern­ “They (BJP) say these (deten­ Soren. So far, it has been de­ TMC leader said. here referring to a rally by the ment in 2018 sanction ₹46 tion) camps were set up by the cided that our party chief Ms. Banerjee, earlier this Prime Minister in the national crore? This shows Mr. Modi is Congress. We set them up as along with some senior week, had written to all Op­ capital in which he had said a liar,” he added. per the order of the High leaders would attend Mr. position leaders and the that there is no detention He said the Congress go­ Court to detain people who Soren’s swearing­in ceremo­ Chief Ministers to unite and camp in the country. vernment which he helmed in were declared ‘foreigners’ by ny on December 29,” a se­ fight the amended Citizen­ “In 2018, the Narendra Mo­ the State had set up detention the Foreigners’ Tribunal,” he nior TMC leader said. ship Act and the proposed di government had sanctioned camps in Assam as per the di­ added. The ceremony will be NRC. BJP workers LPG bottling plant Odisha orders attacking Left action against leaders: Sarkar inaugurated in Odisha onion hoarders Special Correspondent Set up at Barkhani village, Indo-Asian News Service BHUBANESWAR the plant is spread over 23 Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar Agartala A new LPG bottling plant of acres and has the capacity CPI(M) Polit Bureau mem­ the Bharat Petroleum Cor­ to produce 42 lakh cylinders The Odisha government ber and former Tripura CM poration Limited was inaug­ per year. It has been set up has instructed all district Manik Sarkar on Friday al­ urated by Odisha Governor at a cost of ₹103 crore. authorities to keep a leged that whenever the Ganeshi Lal in Bolangir dis­ In his address, the Gover­ close watch on stocking Left leaders and members trict on Friday. nor said that the plant will of onions and potatoes by protest against the Citizen­ Prof. Lal inaugurated the fulfil the needs of the people unscrupulous traders ship (Amendment) Act and plant as Vice­President M. in 14 districts in the western and take stringent action the National Register of Ci­ Venkaiah Naidu, who was region of Odisha. The plant against them to check the tizens, they are attacked by scheduled to inaugurate the is part of the Central govern­ rising prices. BJP workers while the pol­ facility, could not reach Bo­ ment’s ‘Look East’ policy, In letters to the District ice stand inactive. langir due to inclement he added. Collectors, the Food and In a letter to the Director weather. Union Minister of Petro­ Consumer Welfare De­ General of Police,Mr. Sar­ The Vice­President ex­ leum and Natural Gas Dhar­ partment asked them to kar said that BJP workers pressed regret for not being mendra Pradhan said pro­ carry out raids on busi­ attacked the Left Front able to attend the pro­ viding clean cooking fuel to ness premises to track leaders at Belonia and gramme. He was also sche­ the people was the main ob­ the wholesale and retail Udaipur in southern duled to attend the plati­ jective of the Centre. prices by verifying bills, Tripura. num jubilee celebrations of Mr. Pradhan said there vouchers and stock Rajendra College at were only 13.20 crore LPG limits. Bolangir. consumers in the country Mentioning that the In a voice message, Mr. till 2014 and now it has Odisha Potato and Onion Naidu wished success for crossed 27 crore. (Storage Control) Amend­ the project which was com­ State Agriculture Minister ment Order, 2019, will pleted three months ahead Arun Kumar Sahoo, Lok now be strictly enforced, of schedule. “It will help wo­ Sabha MP from Bolangir the letter said that stock men and provide employ­ Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo limit of the tuber and the ment to the local youths,” and local MLA Narasingha bulb would be fixed for he said. Mishra were present. the traders. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 WEST 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Do not agree with Bhagwat’s ‘all Mahadayi river dispute: if need be, will are Hindus’ view, says Athawale go against Union ministry, says Sawant CM says the case is pending before Supreme Court, people need not be worried ‘Hindus are the majority, but there are also Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Jains’ Press Trust of India Press Trust of India Panaji Mumbai Goa Chief Minister Pramod Union Minister Ramdas Ath­ Sawant on Friday said his go­ awale on Friday said he dis­ vernment, “if required”, agreed with Rashtriya would go against the Union Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Ministry of Environment, chief Mohan Bhagwat’s as­ Forest and Climate Change sertion that all 130 crore peo­ in the Mahadayi river issue. ple living in India are The belligerence comes Hindus. after the Union ministry on Speaking in Hyderabad on December 24 wrote to Kar­ Thursday, Mr. Bhagwat had nataka stating environment said that the RSS considered clearance (EC) was not re­ the entire population of In­ Ramdas Athawale Mohan Bhagwat quired for its Kalsa­Bhanduri dia as Hindu society, irres­ drinking water project on pective of people’s indivi­ the river. dual religions and culture. Need to preserve democratic values: Thorat Goa and Karnataka are Mr. Athawale, a Dalit lead­ embroiled in a dispute on er who heads the Republican Press Trust of India Minister Nitin Raut said sharing of the Mahadayi wa­ Amravati Party of India, a constituent Deshmukh worked for the ter, and the former has been of the NDA, told PTI that he State minister and Congress betterment of society while opposing the Kalsa­Bhandu­ did not agree with Mr. Bhag­ leader Balasaheb Thorat on nuclear scientist and former ri project. wat. “If it is said that the RSS Friday said the need of the chairman of the Atomic Speaking to reporters af­ Ongoing battle: Goa and Karnataka are embroiled in a dispute on sharing of the Mahadayi river considers everyone Indian hour was to preserve demo­ Energy Commission Anil Ka­ ter a cabinet meeting in Po­ water, and the former has been opposing the Kalsa-Bhanduri project. * FILE PHOTO (instead of Hindu) and we cratic values in the country kodkar said the legendary rovorim, Mr. Sawant said, are all united, I can under­ as enshrined in the leader’s contribution to edu­ “The case regarding the Ma­ the Governor’s Rule be stand. Hindus are the major­ Constitution. cation and agriculture was hadayi river water diversion imposed. ity community, but there are He was speaking at a func­ immense. is pending before the Su­ ‘Goa has been cheated’ The PFG is an umbrella also Buddhists, Muslims, tion on the 121st birth anni­ Mr. Kakodkar inaugurated preme Court. I would like to organisation of political par­ Christians, Jains, Dalits, and versary of social activist and Balasaheb Thorat Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh categorically state that Press Trust of India ple. I feel Goa has been ties like the Goa Forward Backward Classes. All of us farmers’ leader Panjabrao Science and Innovative Ac­ Goans need not be worried. Panaji cheated,” he said in res­ Party and the Shiv Sena, and are one and united as In­ Deshmukh. He was the Union tion. He was on the commit­ tivity Centre, and said it If required, we will also go Goa Governor Satya Pal ponse to a query. has been protesting the Goa dians,” he said. agriculture minister in the tee that drafted the would inculcate an attitude against the Union Ministry of Malik has said that the “The Mahadayi issue is government’s “inefficiency” At one time Buddhism first cabinet of Prime Minister Constitution. The essence of of research and innovation Environment, Forest and State has been “cheated” about the lifeline of Goa. to protect the State’s inter­ was a dominant religion in Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952. democracy is mentioned in in students. Climate Change.” on the issue of the Maha­ It is a very important is­ ests on the Mahadayi. many countries, including “There is a need to take the preamble and the need Mr. Thorat inaugurated a dayi river and Karnata­ sue. If water is reduced in “We have given a deadline India, he said, adding, Deshmukh’s thoughts on of the hour is to preserve it library of literature, souve­ High-level meeting ka’s plan to divert its wa­ Mahadayi basin, then the of 48 hours for the CM to re­ “Should we (then) say all of preserving democratic va­ in the country,” Mr. Thorat nirs, and other articles of Mr. Sawant has called a high­ ter for irrigation saline water will travel sign. The deadline expires us are Buddhists?” lues to the current genera­ said. Deshmukh. level meeting later in the day purposes is “unaccepta­ upstream,” Mr. Malik on December 28. After that, to chalk out the future ble”. He was talking to a said. we will protest at all func­ course of action. “The Goa local TV channel on “My praises are for the tions where Mr. Sawant is government will also write Thursday. opposition here (in Goa) present,” PFG leader Hru­ Aaditya hits out at BJP, says trolls need to be ignored to Prime Minister Narendra “It is unacceptable and the government who daynath Shirodkar told re­ Modi seeking his interven­ that Karnataka wished to went in an all­party meet­ porters in Panaji. Press Trust of India cember 15 police action on er Sena’s women workers tion.” divert the river water for ing to Union minister Pra­ “We demand that the Goa Mumbai Jamia Millia Islamia students opposing her for the com­ The CM hit back at Leader irrigation, when Goa, kash Javadekar. Mr. Java­ Assembly be dissolved, and Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya protesting the Citizenship ments, she had said, “you of Opposition Digambar Ka­ which is located down­ dekar assured them to the Governor’s Rule be im­ Thackeray on Friday said so­ Amendment Act to 1919’s Jal­ dont lead people by hitting mat for suggesting a one­day stream, needed it,” he solve their problem, but posed,” he said, adding Go­ cial media trolls need to be lianwala Bagh massacre. people over the head, thats session of the Goa Assembly, said. “It is unacceptable he took time because Kar­ vernor Satya Pal Malik had ignored, and in a swipe at Ms. Fadnavis had tweeted, assault ­ not leadership.” and said “those who allowed when your water is being nataka elections (by­elec­ “successfully taken up” the erstwhile ally BJP, claimed “One cannot be a Thackeray Speaking to reporters on the (Mahadayi) water to be diverted for irrigation tions) were going on,” the issue with PM Modi earlier. “those who did not fulfil pro­ by just putting Thackeray Friday, Aaditya Thackeray diverted have no moral purpose for other peo­ Governor said. Mr. Shirodkar hit out at mises are not in power now”. surname. One needs to be said, “Social media trolls ground to tell government the Centre for its letter to The reference was appa­ true, principled and should need to be ignored and focus how to act on the issue”. Karnataka even when the rently to criticism of Chief think for betterment of peo­ should be on development The CM said, during Mr. nothing to stop them”. Mr. would be expedited. Mahadayi matter was pend­ Minister Uddhav Thackeray ple and party members work. Those who did not ful­ Kamat’s tenure as chief mi­ Sawant claimed his govern­ Meanwhile, the Progres­ ing in the SC. He said the by former CM Devendra Fad­ above his own family and fil promises are not in power nister (2007­2012), Karnata­ ment had got approval to sive Front of Goa (PFG) de­ PFG’s protest on the issue on navis’s wife Amruta on the power dynamics.” now. We should understand ka managed to divert the riv­ construct six dams on the manded that the State go­ December 31 would be Sena chief equating the De­ In another Twitter dig ov­ their plight.” Aaditya Thackeray er water, but the latter “did Mahadayi, work on which vernment be dismissed and peaceful.

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Mr. While Mr. Vikhe­Patil re­ and Mr. Vikhe­Patil. Earlier of Jamjodhpur taluka in Vikhe­Patil had crossed over fused to divulge details of this month, Mr. Shinde had Jamnagar. from the Congress to the BJP the meeting to reporters and lashed out at Mr. Vikhe­Patil Dhiru Kadawala suffered in July, and won from Shirdi only said “minor differences claiming “in whichever par­ severe injuries and is hos­ in the Assembly polls. do exist in every party”, Mr. ty Mr. Vikhe­Patil goes, he pitalised in Dhrol town. Party functionaries said Shinde said the party had ta­ creates mischief and a “The driver seems to have Flying high: Protesters watch an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act rally being taken out at Aurangabad on Friday. * YOGESH LONDHE LoP and former Chief Minis­ ken serious cognisance of dangerous atmosphere”. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC lost control of the car,” the official said. ASI to restore wood­silver casket of Goa’s patron saint Will follow NCP orders: Ajit ‘Konkan rail to Press Trust of India Pawar on inclusion in govt. be electrified ty superintending archaeo­ Aurangabad logical chemist of Maharash­ Press Trust of India Pune in one year’ The wood and silver casket tra and Goa, Shrikant containing relics of Goa’s pa­ Mishra, told PTI. Nationalist Congress Party tron saint Francis Xavier will “The work is very deli­ (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Press Trust of India Panaji undergo restoration in 2020 cate. The wooden part and Friday said his party’s lea­ at the hands of Aurangabad­ the silver plates will have to dership would decide on his Electrification of the Kon­ based science branch of the be treated separately. Minute inclusion in the Uddhav kan Railway Corporation Archaeological Survey of In­ examination of the casket Thackeray­led Maharashtra Limited’s (KRCL) route dia (ASI) and the work re­ has to be carried out. The 32 government. would be complete within quires immense precision, a plates which are nailed to Speaking to reporters af­ a year, Railway Minister Pi­ senior official said on Friday. the wooden casket need to ter inaugurating a sports yush Goyal said on Friday. In 1622, the Catholic be removed very carefully,” event at Balewadi stadium, It will help curb pollu­ Church canonised Francis, he said. He said it has to be Mr. Pawar said cabinet ex­ tion as diesel engines and his body was placed in a checked if the casket has a pansion would take place on clarified my stand on this is­ would not be used on the silver casket and kept in the termite problem, adding the December 30. sue. I will follow the direc­ line, he told reporters at Chapel of St. Francis of Bor­ velvet cloth inside is also Media reports and state­ tives of the party leader­ Margao in Goa. gia at Bom Jesus Church in tattered. ments from a wide of range ship.” “The State government 1624. A new casket was made Mr. Mishra said an ASI of leaders in the State have Mr. Pawar had briefly is working towards making in 1637 by Goan silversmiths. team of five to six persons indicated that the Baramati moved away from the NCP Goa pollution­free. Rail­ “We have got approval for will be part of the restoration MLA is the front runner for and become deputy chief ways will contribute in its the restoration of Saint work but more experts will the post of deputy chief mi­ minister under BJP’s Deven­ own way by electrifying Francis Xavier’s casket in be pencilled in if required. nister in the Maharashtra Vi­ dra Fadnavis, but the go­ the KRCL line,” he said. Goa. Some formalities (of St. Francis Xavier died on kas Aghadi government. vernment unravelled in 80 The minister also said in the approval) are remaining December 3, 1552, on the Queried on his chances of hours and the Baramati near future newer areas in In 1622, the Catholic Church canonised St. Francis Xavier, and his body was placed in a silver but we expect the work to Chinese island of Shang­ taking oath on December MLA came back to mentor Goa would be connected casket and kept in the Chapel of St. Francis of Borgia at Bom Jesus Church in 1624. * FILE PHOTO start in the new year,” depu­ chuan, at the age of 46. 30, Mr. Pawar said, “I have Sharad Pawar. by railway lines. 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DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF No plan to set up detention centre: Kerala Now, Norwegian tourist Chief Minister’s Office says the move was initiated by the previous government in 2012 asked to leave country She took part in a march on Monday Special Correspondent ed to their homeland after Chidambaram to begin KOCHI completing their punish­ ‘Save India’ protest Staff Reporter The Kerala government has ment here. The Centre want­ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kochi Mandalam festival Congress leader and former ends in Sabarimala decided to stop all proceed­ ed the States to draw up pro­ A Norwegian tourist visiting ings related to the setting up posals in this regard, the Finance Minister the city ran into trouble as PATHANAMTHITTA P. Chidambaram will The auspicious Mandalapuja, of a Foreigners’ Detention communication said. the Foreigners Regional Re­ Centre in view of the “pre­ Following the letter, the inaugurate the ‘Save The gistration Office (FRRO) marking culmination of the Constitution-Save India’ 41-day annual Mandalam sent circumstances.” It also Home Department con­ authorities in Kochi asked maintained that the move to vened a meeting on Novem­ campaign of the All India her to immediately leave the festival at the Lord Ayyappa Congress Committee in Kerala set up the centre “was initiat­ ber 4, 2015. The Social Wel­ country after it emerged temple in Sabarimala, was on Saturday. AICC general ed in 2012 during the term of fare Department was that she had participated in held with ritualistic fervour secretary K.C. Venugopal said on Friday. The holy hillock of the previous government.” entrusted with the task of the CAA discriminated against a protest march against the Sabarimala Sannidhanam Responding to a report setting up the centres imme­ Muslim refugees and migrants Citizenship (Amendment) witnessed moderate rush of that appeared in these co­ diately outside the police de­ seeking legal status in India. It Act (CAA) in the city early Janne-Mette Johansson pilgrims from different parts lumns on Friday, a commu­ partment and jail premises. chipped away at the secular this week. leaving a cafe in Kochi. * of the country who have nication issued by the Chief On February 29, 2016, the foundation of the Constitution, Janne­Mette Johansson, REUTERS turned up to witness the Minister’s Office said no files Director of Social Justice was which deemed all persons 71, a Norwegian citizen set­ auspicious Mandalapuja held related to the project were asked to submit a recom­ People taking out a rally to protest against the CAA, in equal under Indian law. tled in Sweden, was in the asked for an explanation between 10 a.m. and 10.40 seen by the Ministers. The mendation for setting up the city since December 12, and and also something in writ­ Palakkad on Friday. * K.K. MUSTAFAH DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD a.m. campaign that the State was detention centre and a ma­ participated in the People’s ing. I was told that I would Do not implement NRC, G ovt. receives panel’s planning to set up a deten­ naging committee, consist­ Long March on Monday. not get anything in writing. NPR, Yechury tells KCR report on Tipu lessons tion centre was baseless and ing of the district social jus­ She was questioned for The officer from the bureau HYDERABAD BENGALURU it had not taken any such de­ tice officer and a District Ban on PFI, SDPI under hours by immigration offi­ is not leaving me before he The Communist Party of India Primary and Secondary cision as reported. A false Police Superintendent, was cials at the FRRO office at can see that I have a flight (Marxist) has appealed to the Education Minister of campaign was being under­ given the responsibility. the Kochi airport on Thurs­ ticket,” it read. Telangana government not to Karnataka, S. Suresh Kumar, taken by some quarters in The Social Justice wing of study: Karnataka Minister day before they went to her Shortly thereafter, she implement the National on Friday said a decision on this regard, it said. the Secretariat sought infor­ hotel at Fort Kochi on Friday left for the Kochi airport af­ Register of Citizens (NRC) or the experts’ report on The Centre had asked all mation on the likely number Special Correspondent left two people killed in pol­ with a directive to imme­ ter her friend arranged a the National Population whether to drop, retain or Bengaluru ice firing. State governments in August of inmates from the Director Register (NPR) as sought by the diately leave the country cit­ ticket to Sharjah on an Air modify the lessons on Tipu 2012 to set up detention of Social Justice and from the The government is consider­ Speaking to reporters Centre as these were aimed at ing violation of visa norms. Arabia flight at 7.30 p.m. Sultan in textbooks would be centres for housing foreign­ State Crimes Record Bureau. ing banning the Popular here on Friday, Karnataka discriminating against the In a Facebook post on Fri­ She was to catch a flight to taken after consulting Chief ers who had illegally entered However, the SCRB did not Front of India (PFI) and the Minister for Primary and Se­ minority communities, day, Ms. Johansson said Bu­ Sweden from there. Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. Mr. the country, or those who give any information . The Social Democratic Party of condary Education S. Suresh especially Muslims. CPI(M) reau of Immigration officials At the Cochin Interna­ Kumar told reporters here overstayed after the expiry Centre had been sending re­ India (SDPI) over the vio­ Kumar said this was due to general secretary Sitaram showed up at her hotel tional Airport, she was sub­ that he received the report of passport and visa docu­ minders to the State depart­ lence in Mangaluru during the alleged role of the two Yechury said already Chief again. “I was told to leave jected to further interroga­ from the experts’ committee ments. It was meant for ments regarding the letter protests against the Citizen­ outfits in instigating Ministers of 13 States had the country at once, or legal tion for over two hours and on Thursday. “I am going those who were to be deport­ that was issued, it said. ship (Amendment) Act that violence. refused to implement the NRC. action would be taken. I her luggage was checked. through the report,” he said, and added that a decision would be taken after consultation with the CM. CPI alleges that Sangh Amjad Ali Khan upset over communication lapse, govt. proposals was behind office attack BENGALURU Kerala’s decision to include bureaucrats in governing body of international music academy irked sarod exponent Alleging that the Sangh Parivar is behind the recent N.J. Nair not received any official com­ the institute, and so he de­ Kerala and open an institute The guru would be the insti­ certs, said that those inclined attempt to set its Bengaluru THIRUVANANTHAPURAM munication on allotment of cided to opt out. to former Chief Minister tution and his disciples to learning music should go office on fire, Communist The Kerala government’s land at Kadakampally vil­ “Till date I haven’t re­ Oommen Chandy when he would take lessons from him to him with the sole intent to Party of India (CPI) national lapse in officially communi­ lage, near the Veli tourism ceived an official letter on was honoured with the Swati in a bohemian fashion. It was understand it and not to general secretary D. Raja on cating the allotment of two village, since the decision land allocation, but only a Sangeetha Puraskaram in not just meant to be another thrive in reality shows. Friday demanded the acres of land and the deci­ was made on February 18, message to create an organi­ 2015. Mr. Chandy had institute for paying salary to Karnataka Home Department sion to constitute a society 2016. sation consisting of my fami­ promptly consented. teachers by collecting fees Linguistic barriers to take action against those involved. The CPI State and its governing body re­ He was also peeved at the ly members and bureau­ from the students,” he said. “Now YouTube is the guru headquarters situated at plete with bureaucrats formation of the society for crats, among others. If the Gurukula system The subsequent decision for the youngsters and that is Vyalikaval in the city was prompted sarod maestro managing the institute. The government was keen on “My dream was to revive the to form the society and its not advisable,” he said. attacked on Wednesday by a Amjad Ali Khan to eschew society’s governing body floating an organisation, it traditional gurukula system governing body were all seen He also voiced his con­ group of men who set fire to the project for setting up an comprises Mr. Khan, his wife could have opted for Sarod and have a guru­sishya para­ as a deviation from the origi­ cerns about linguistic bar­ six bikes parked on the office international music institute and sons, bureaucrats and Ghar, a registered organisa­ mapara that would master nal concept and he backed riers that tend to divide peo­ premises. Party posters at Thiruvananthapuram. others. tion in Delhi,” he said. and propagate Indian music, out. ple and warned against stocked in the godown were Mr. Khan told The Hindu This was in total contra­ Mr. Khan had expressed its two streams, North Indian Mr. Khan, who is travelling injecting communal venom also reduced to ashes. on Friday that so far he had vention of his concept about his desire to settle down in and South Indian schools. all over the world giving con­ in impressionable minds. Amjad Ali Khan

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The Belum Caves Festival VIJAYAWADA had been vehemently op­ On alleged “insider trad­ in Andhra Pradesh, which The Andhra Pradesh Cabi­ posed by farmers who had ing” in Amaravati, Mr. Ven­ was to be organised on De­ net on Friday decided to parted with about 33,000 kataramaiah said the Cabi­ cember 21 and 22, was tread cautiously on the pro­ acres under the pooling net decided to hand over the postponed to January due posal for three capitals for scheme, and the Opposition investigation to the Lokayuk­ to the dates clashing with the State, by resolving to parties, mainly the Telugu ta, CBI or the CB­CID after Governor Biswa Bhusan constitute a high­power Desam Party and the Bhara­ taking legal advice. Harichandan’s visit to Kur­ committee to examine both tiya Janata Party, which in­ He said a Cabinet sub­ nool district. the recommendations of a sisted that decentralisation committee found evidence Joint Collector Syed Kha­ team of experts led by re­ of development (not admi­ of the large­scale purchase ja Mohiuddin told The Hin- tired IAS officer G.N. Rao nistration) was the need of of lands by elected represen­ du that alternative plans and the findings of Boston the hour. tatives, individuals close to were made earlier to cele­ Consulting Group (BCG), ex­ “Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan the former Chief Minister N. brate the festival on De­ pected to submit its report Mohan Reddy did not want Chandrababu Naidu, some cember 28 and 29. Howev­ in the first week of January to make a hasty announce­ companies in which he (Mr. er, as these clashed with 2020, and pick the best of ment because he is aware of Naidu) owned shares and the dates of Visakha Utsav, them. the concerns raised by farm­ several benami transactions the district authorities The members of the com­ ers in Amaravati and he is a few months before Amara­ were forced to postpone mittee have not been an­ committed to doing justice vati was declared as the cap­ the festival further, he said. nounced yet. to them and also elicit the ital in December 2014. “The festival will be con­ The government did not opinion of all other stakehol­ Details of those who re­ ducted as soon as the sche­ make the much­anticipated ders before going ahead sorted to insider trading and dule is approved by Tou­ declaration of Amaravati, Vi­ with a particular plan,” said dared the government to in­ rism Minister Muttamsetti sakhapatnam and Kurnool Information and Public Rela­ stitute an inquiry would Display of skills: Students performing Kalaripayattu against the backdrop of Tipu’s Fort in Palakkad on Friday. Kalaripayattu is Srinivasa Rao. We expect as Legislative, Executive and tions and Transport (I&PR) eventually come out, he one of the oldest martial art forms that originated in Kerala and dates back to the 3rd century B.C. * K.K. MUSTAFAH the festival to be organised Judicial capital cities. Minister Perni said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC in January,” he said. Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow ₹10­crore for research team District authorities plan to conduct annual flamingo festival in first week of January to set up centre of excellence Special Correspondent sit the sanctuary, of which to view the birds. Educative NELLORE 30 bird species are migrato­ films on snakes and birds Venue of facility in health economics to be decided later The annual flamingo festival ry. The other feeding mi­ will also be screened as part in Nellore district is round grants that can be spotted of the festival, she added. Special Correspondent the reckoning to host the It proposed to recruit the corner with the winged are pelicans, painted storks, Breeding activity is on in HYDERABAD proposed facility, a decision post­doctoral fellows, re­ visitors arriving in large open­billed storks, grey he­ full swing at Nelapattu, A team of researchers from with regard to location of search assistants and con­ numbers on their annual rons, cormorants, white ibis­ where one could see endan­ L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, In­ centre would be announced duct training of doctors to sojourn. es, spoonbills, egrets, reef gered species like grey peli­ dian Institute of Manage­ subsequently, sources fami­ engage in economical, evi­ District authorities, who herons, and spotbilled cans, open­billed storks, lit­ ment, Ahmedabad, and the liar with the development dence­based clinical deci­ are planning to conduct the ducks,” Ms. Sailaja said in a tle cormorants, spoon bills, Indian Institute of Public said. sion­making such as cost ef­ festival in the first week of Ja­ conversation with The Hin- white ibises and night he­ Health, Hyderabad, has won The process of selection fectiveness studies with data nuary, say they expect the du. rons. a grant of ₹10 crore for set­ included a rigorous applica­ from India through the Clin­ number of birds to be much Four venues — Sullurpeta, A wide variety of birds like ting up a centre of excel­ tion submission stage, an in­ ical Research Training Pro­ higher than usual thanks to B.V. Palem, Atakanithippa egrets, terns, ducks and wad­ lence in health outcomes re­ ternational peer review gramme (CRTP) Fellowships copious rains this year. and Nelapattu — have been ers have also made it to the search and economics. stage and a final interview embedded within the CRC More than 40,000 flamin­ selected for holding various lake in good numbers. The Announcing winners of that spanned over six grant, the release said. gos can be seen in action at Visual treat: Birds arriving at the Pulicat lake in Nellore cultural programmes and rich flora at the lake makes it the Wellcome Trust/DBT In­ months. An international advisory the lake, said Sullurpeta Divi­ district. * K. RAVIKUMAR stepping up awareness on a botanist’s delight. Inverte­ dia Alliance Clinical/Public Over the next five years, board of health economists sional Forest Officer M. Hima the brackish water ecosys­ brates like prawns, plank­ Health Research Center the CoE proposed to create a and medical outcomes re­ Sailaja who is overseeing ar­ A variety of aquatic and gulls, terns, sandpipers, and tem during the festival as the tons, coelenterates, anne­ (CRC) grant, a release on Fri­ first­of­its­kind unit that searchers, including those rangements for the Flamingo terrestrial birds, including common coots have come in winged visitors make merry lids, molluscs and day said the team included would use big data in Indian from Harvard and Stanford Festival from January 3 to 5. painted storks, large and lit­ large numbers this time. The in the 600 sq km area cover­ echinoderms thrive here, as Dr. Raja Narayanan and Dr. healthcare along with Ma­ University, would be advis­ “Birds like Black­tailed god­ tle egrets, grey pelicans, grey lake supports a rich biodiver­ ing the mandals of Tada, Sul­ do reptiles like monitor li­ Anthony Vipin Das of LVPEI, chine Learning and econom­ ing the team. wit and Kentish plover, herons, and water birds like sity and high biomass of fish­ lurpet, Doravarisatram, Chit­ zard, calotes, cobra, Russel’s Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee of ic tool kits to advance the un­ Dr. Narayanan is the Prin­ which are rare visitors, have northern pintails, black­ es, prawns, crustaceans, tamur and Vakadu. The viper, and krait, and schools IIMA and Dr. Murthy of IIPH, derstanding of cipal Investigator for the also arrived at the lake this winged stilts, northern sho­ coelenterates and planktons. department has arranged for of fish like sable fish , white, Hyderabad. evidence­based policy mak­ project and other members time,” Ms. Sailaja said. vellers, common teal, sea­ “About 75 bird species vi­ binoculars for nature lovers black and silver pomfret. While Hyderabad was in ing in Indian healthcare. co­PIs. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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IN BRIEF Weather Watch MiG­27 flies into the sunset in Jodhpur Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday With this, the IAF’s combat strength has fallen to 28 fighter squadrons, way below the authorised 42

Dinakar Peri adrenaline rush.” when it delivered rockets NEW DELHI “Not a drawback really, and bombs with accuracy on Actor Kushal Punjabi “She was a great teacher so but fighter trips were so enemy positions, it added found dead long as you respected her. much better, ergonomics­ From 1985 onwards, the MUMBAI Actor Kushal Punjabi, 42, was She would talk to you ­ little wise. But that was a small IAF has flown about 165 found dead in his Bandra sounds, indications, et al. cost to pay, given the diverse MiG­27 fighters, licence­ma­ residence in Mumbai on and she appreciated a variants she serviced,” he nufactured by the Hindustan Thursday night. He left a thoughtful response,” Sqn told The Hindu. Aeronautics Limited. note saying that no one Ldr (retd.) Anshuman Mani­ This marks the end of should be held responsible kar fondly recalls his expe­ End of an era another Russian MiG series for his extreme step, said the rience of flying the MiG­27 At the ‘winding down’ cere­ in the Indian inventory. All police. (BMC Mental Health swing­wing fighter jet. He mony, the aircraft from the the other MiG­variants, such Helpline: 022-24131212) was at the Jodhpur Air Force No. 29 Squadron (SCOR­ as MiG­23 BN & MiG­23 MF station on Friday for the ce­ PIOS), the only unit in the and the pure MiG 27 have al­ IPS officer Rajeev Kumar remony of de­induction of IAF operating the MiG­27 Up­ ready been retired from the shifted to IT Dept. the last squadron of the air­ grades, flew for the last time, IAF. The upgraded MiG­21 Bi­ KOLKATA craft with the Indian Air marking the end of the varia­ sons and MiG­29s now re­ The West Bengal government Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) Force (IAF). ble sweep (Swing Wing) era main in service of which the has posted IPS officer Rajeev Forecast for Saturday: Severe cold day conditions and fog likely This also means that the of the IAF. MiG­21s are scheduled to be Kumar as Principal Secretary Last flight: The MiG­27 fighter jet at the de­induction in most pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, north of the Information IAF’s combat strength has To commemorate the his­ ceremony in Jodhpur on Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT phased out very soon. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Dense fog likely in isolated pockets Technology and Electronics now fallen to 28 fighter squa­ toric occasion, the squadron The IAF will continue to over north Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, sub­Himalayan Department. Mr. Kumar, who drons, way below the auth­ flew in a five aircraft ‘Arro­ “The squadron is now slat­ “MiG 27 swing­wing fight­ operate three squadrons of West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Ma­ was posted as Additional orised strength of 42. whead’ formation, flanked ed to be number­plated on er aircraft has been the back­ the upgraded MiG­29UPG for nipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Director General, CID, West Sqn Ldr Manikar said his by the Sukhoi 30 aircraft. March 31, 2020, with Decem­ bone of the ground attack sometime, while it is also ne­ city rain max min city rain max min Bengal Police, will replace IAS best recollection of the fight­ The No. 29 Squadron was ber 27, 2019 being its last fly­ fleet of the IAF for the past gotiating for another squa­ Agartala...... 3.5....18.0....14.0 Kozhikode...... —....34.0....25.0 Ahmedabad...... —....26.0...... 9.0 Kurnool ...... —....32.0....21.0 officer Debasish Sen. Mr. er jet was low­level, high­ raised on March 10, 1958 at ing day, thereby making the four decades,” the Air Force dron from Russia. Aizawl...... 3.0....19.0...... 9.0 Lucknow...... —....15.0...... 7.0 Kumar has held key posts in speed runs over range, “opti­ the Air Force Station Halwa­ swing wing fleet a part of the said in a statement. The Navy operates two Allahabad...... —....17.0...... 6.0 Madurai...... —....32.0....21.0 the West Bengal police and mum mix of fun and watch­ ra with ‘Ouragan’ (Toofani) IAFs glorious past,” the IAF The fleet earned its glory squadrons of the MiG­29K/ Bengaluru ...... —....29.0....18.0 Mangaluru ...... —....35.0....24.0 Bhopal ...... —....22.0...... 5.0 Mumbai ...... —....30.0....19.0 the Kolkata police. fulness and a complete aircraft. stated. in the historic Kargil conflict, KUB off its aircraft carriers. Bhubaneswar...... —....24.0....12.0 Mysuru ...... —....29.0....18.0 Chandigarh ...... —....10.0...... 7.0 New Delhi ...... —....14.0...... 4.0 PMC scam: police file Chennai ...... —....30.0....21.0 Patna ...... —....16.0...... 9.0 chargesheet against 5 Coimbatore ...... 6.5....30.0....22.0 Port Blair...... —....29.0....21.0 MUMBAI Dehradun...... —....19.0...... 7.0 Puducherry ...... —....30.0....20.0 Gangtok...... —....10.0...... 2.0 Pune...... —....28.0....18.0 The Mumbai police on Friday Negatives of ‘lost’ 1985 Somali epic found at NFAI Goa...... —....33.0....24.0 Raipur ...... 0.5....25.0....16.0 filed a 32,000­page Guwahati ...... —....24.0....11.0 Ranchi...... 1.0....17.0...... 5.0 chargesheet in the Punjab ‘The Somali Dervish’ is a masterpiece by Said Salah Ahmed and was last seen in 1985 Hubballi...... —....30.0....22.0 Shillong...... —....14.0...... 6.0 Hyderabad ...... —....29.0....20.0 Shimla...... —....13.0...... 3.0 and Maharashtra Cooperative Imphal ...... 0.1....21.0...... 5.0 Srinagar...... —...... 9.0.... -6.0 (PMC) Bank scam. It has Shoumojit banerjee duced in the country as So­ cluding the Washington­ Jaipur ...... —....22.0...... 4.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....33.0....24.0 named former MD Joy pune malia’s cinematic heritage based Library of Congress Kochi ...... —....31.0....25.0 Tiruchi...... —....30.0....22.0 Thomas, former chairman Kohima ...... —....16.0...... 5.0 Vijayawada ...... —....30.0....22.0 In an event of great import to was buried under the ravag­ and film vaults in Paris. Kolkata ...... 11.8....19.0....11.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —....29.0....23.0 Waryam Singh, former the preservation of African es of a bitter civil war, which (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) director Surjit Singh Arora, cinematic heritage, the nega­ commenced in the 1980s. Director delighted Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday and Housing Development CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE and Infrastructure Limited tives of an epic Somali film “The importance of the Mr. Ahmed was speechless thought to have been lost ‘discovery’ of this film in the on learning that the NFAI did Ahmedabad..... 55 .61 .27 ....85 ...86 ....* promoters Rakesh Wadhawan Bengaluru ...... 12 .66 .50 ....78 ...98 ....* In observation made at were “discovered” in the NFAI vaults is hard to over­ have the negatives. * 4.00 p.m., Noida, Uttar and Sarang Wadhawan. Chennai ...... 58 .41 .20 ....85 .....— .... Pradesh recorded an overall vaults of the Pune­based Na­ state, given that there is pre­ “It is like finding your own Delhi ...... 13 .14 .56 ..414 .350 ....* air quality index (AQI) score Centre to restore tional Film Archive of India cious little information on child back after so many Hyderabad ...... 2 .68 .48 ..128 .113 ....* of 496 indicating a severe Kolkata...... 13 .57 .44 ..211 .136 ....* level of pollution. In pension commutation (NFAI). Somali film heritage,” said years,” said the 74­year­old * contrast, Tirupati, Andhra Lucknow...... 4 .29 .47 ..312 .....— .... Pradesh recorded a healthy NEW DELHI The Somali Dervish, a Prakash Magdum, Director, Mr. Ahmed, following his vi­ Mumbai ...... 14 .49 .58 ..227 .172 ....* AQI score of 50. The Labour Ministry will Pune...... 69 .16 105 ..154 .116 ....* four­hour­long 1985 master­ Lost treasure: Film­maker Said Salah Ahmed, centre, with NFAI NFAI, speaking to The sit to the NFAI on Thursday, Visakhapatnam 10 .59 .45 ..103 .....— ....* enforce the retirement fund piece by eminent Somali director Prakash Magdum. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Hindu. where Mr. Magdum, along body EPFO’s decision to poet, playwright and film­ Mr. Ahmed, who moved to with Ujwal Nirgudkar, con­ Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) restore pension commutation SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, maker Said Salah Ahmed, ism’ and known by the sobri­ Shooting of the 280­mi­ the United States as the So­ sultant, NFAI, handed the making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air from January 1, 2020 — a chronicles the revolutionary quet ‘Mad Mullah’. nute film (also known as The mali Civil War raged across reels to him. particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues move which will benefit 6.3 Somali Dervish movement Somalia Dervishes) began in his country in the 1980s, had Another Somali film, an and monuments. lakh pensioners, a source NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by under the leadership of the The India connect 1983 and was completed in last seen the film in 1985 in hour­long documentary tit­ reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. said. These pensioners had legendary anti­colonial fight­ It chronicles Hassan’s two­ 1985. It was produced by an Abu Dhabi, after which it was led A future for Somalia CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to opted for commutation and critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause got a lump sum amount at er Mohamed Abdullah Has­ decade struggle against Brit­ Indian company. considered “lost”. (1978), too, was found in the dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. the time of retirement from san. ish colonialism in the late In fact, the film is believed Subsequently, he made a NFAI vaults during the PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, Hassan is revered as the 19th and early 20th centuries to be the only feature­length string of inquiries in film ar­ search for The Somali nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced their pension accumulations lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature before 2009. 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DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE In CAA narrative, finding the judiciary’s lost voice This is a watershed moment for the judiciary not to falter and for judges to undo the wrongs of the past The CAA is touted as a “fast­ tionalism propagated by Hindutva revealed flaws in holding on to an track” means of granting citizen­ icons, i.e., Vinayak Damodar Sa­ imaginary idea of a Hindu rashtra, ship by naturalisation to what it varkar and his ilk, with Savarkar and disengaging from the reality Fuel to the fire identifies as persecuted minorities propounding that the ideal was of a culturally, linguistically, and (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, the “Hindu Rashtra (state), Hindu religiously diverse, modern India. The burden of proof must not be on Parsis and Christians) from three Jati (race) and Hindu Sanskriti (cul­ Because the CAA is immoral, a the people to prove their citizenship A jit Prakash Shah neighbouring countries (Afghanis­ ture)”. In the form of religious na­ people’s movement is inevitable tan, Bangladesh and Pakistan). tionalism, this ideology envisages and necessary, for otherwise the he Union Cabinet announcement on Tuesday Those belonging to these com­ a nation under Hindu rule, a Hin­ fundamental principles on which that the National Population Register (NPR) he recent enactment of the munities from these countries will du rashtra in Akhand Bharat (a Un­ the constitutional idea of India Twould be updated across the country, barring As­ amendments to the Citizen­ not, as per the law, be regarded as ited India), premised on the belief rests will be destroyed for someth­ ship Act have left many, and “illegal immigrants”. that only Hindus can claim the ter­ ing that can render deep wounds sam, at an expense of over ₹3,941.35 crore, would have T GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO been considered a routine administrative measure but certainly myself, very disturbed. ritory of British India as the land of forever. for the myriad concerns among the public about the go­ The legislation itself is undoubted­ Restrictive definition the CAA is not harmful at alland is their ancestry, i.e. pitrubhumi, ly problematic and is compound­ Since the Bill was proposed, and intended merely to offer amnesty and the land of their religion, i.e. A turning point vernment’s intentions. The announcement on the NPR ed by the linkages with the Nation­ after it was eventually enacted, we and a speedy route for legitimate the punyabhumi. In this context, In the wake of the CAA protests, came amid continuing protests against the recent Citi­ al Register of Citizens (NRC). I was have seen multiple perspectives migration. Arguably, this narrative Muslims and Christians are viewed the Chief Justice of India reported­ zenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, in many parts of a part of a People’s Tribunal on the emerge that offer frameworks of — that the CAA is not harmful —is a as foreigners who are not indige­ ly said that if people/protesters the country and lingering uncertainty regarding the Na­ deployment of the NRC in Assam, different kinds to explain the legis­ more important issue than the nous to the territory of India, and wanted to “take to the streets”, tional Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC), on which se­ and we found that even though it lation and the politics surrounding question of constitutionality, for it whose religion originated in a sep­ then they need not approach the nior government functionaries have given conflicting was conducted under the aegis of it. The primary, and arguably, the tries to sweep under the carpet arate holy land. courts. Some could read this state­ statements. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sun­ the court, it was a disastrous exer­ most important view is that the le­ the grand design that this legisla­ My personal background links ment as a sort of warning that cise with terrifying consequences. gislation is unconstitutional. It is tion forms a small part of. up with this narrative in more good behaviour was a prerequisite day that the NRIC had not been discussed in the govern­ The protests that have followed so for many reasons, not least that ways than many would imagine. for obtaining justice. In any event, ment, but that did not mean that it would not be taken the Citizenship (Amendment) Act it is arbitrary and violates the right Of a religious nationalism My maternal grandfather was the in a democracy, protest and a re­ up. His assurance that no Indian of any religion will be (CAA), 2019, were not surprising, to equality before the law en­ What is the grand design, you may president of the Hindu Mahasabha course to the judiciary are options adversely affected by the controversial CAA rings hol­ but the manner in which the prot­ shrined in Article 14 of the Indian well ask. On the face of it, the im­ in the 1940s, and the first writings that are legitimately available to low, when the government has not cleared the air in un­ esters were treated certainly is. Constitution. It deliberately margi­ plications of the CAA is to isolate that I was ever exposed to in my the people. Indeed, to dissent or ambiguous terms that it has no plans for an elaborate The reaction of the law and order nalises Muslims as a minority com­ individuals who identify as belong­ school days were Savarkar’s protest is the lifeline of a democra­ plan to tabulate citizens. The NRC, as it was rolled out in machinery to what were essential­ munity, and uses religious identity ing to the Muslim community. If works. Writing in 1938, when Hit­ cy. But, what is the judiciary sup­ ly student­led peaceful protests as the basis for granting citizen­ you restrict the understanding of ler was on the rise, Savarkar justi­ posed to do when society as a Assam, puts the burden of proof on citizens to establish has led to incidents of violence ship. In doing so, it erodes the spi­ the law, as the government would fied Hitler’s policies towards the whole is protesting? In such a sce­ that they are indeed citizens. The undocumented and and loss of property across the rit of the Constitution. There is no have it, to applying it only to immi­ Jews and driving them away from nario, as is playing out now, there the poor will bear the brunt of this approach. The pro­ country, which is terribly unfortu­ legislative basis for singling out grants, then this law automatically the motherland. He said, “A nation is no clear line that can be drawn posed format for enumerating the NPR only exacer­ nate. This is a reflection of the persecution of religious minorities makes Muslim immigrants second is formed by a majority living the­ between declaring proteste rs as bates this concern and adds a third axis to the ongoing times we live in and signals that as the basis for granting Indian citi­ class priorities when they are on rein. What did the Jews do in Ger­ good or bad. confusion and turmoil. It is correct that the NPR is not the youth in our country have to zenship, just as there is no logic in Indian soil, even though they may many? They being in minority Historically, Indian courts have about citizenship but only about residency. However, spend the next significant amount restricting “fast track” naturalisa­ have made the long trek to India were driven out from Germany.” had a chequered history in tack­ of time battling a leadership that tion to persons from three coun­ for the same reasons (poverty, pol­ While absorbing what I read as a ling circumstances where they are when additional questions such as “place of birth of comes across, at once, as commu­ tries alone. Surely, persecution of itical persecution, etc.) that drove child, and admiring (even now) his the final arbiter. Especially when father and mother”, etc are being proposed for the nal and authoritarian. any kind ought to be the sole crite­ their Hindu or Christian neigh­ poetry, I was also always question­ faced with a powerful executive, forthcoming exercise, the concern that this may be a rion for granting citizenship to im­ bours out. If you expand the un­ ing the Mahasabha as an institu­ courts have tended to falter, the prelude to the NRIC is logical. Subdued judiciary migrants. Restricting the defini­ derstanding of this law, as the go­ tion, attempting to understand Emergency being a case in point. Instead of coming clean and reassuring the public on At such times, empathy is but a tion of persecution in this manner vernment has overtly done (by what prompted their actions. Even This is a watershed moment for its plans, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has natural reaction, particularly from erodes the premise on the basis of linking the NRC to the CAA), it has in those times, I was especially this generation of judges to undo sought to muddle the debate further by pointing out a generation that has lived through which the republic of India was implications of making all Muslims struck by Savarkar’s obsession the wrongs done by their prede­ that the Congress­led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and seen the worst of the authori­ constructed, and ignores the his­ in India second class citizens. In with Fascist dictators of the times, cessors 40 years ago to the people tarian regime that was the Emer­ torical realities of the freedom doing so, this law and policy sub­ notably Hitler and Mussolini. of India. We eagerly await these had prepared the NPR in 2010. It is nobody’s argument gency. In this context, what I per­ struggle (founded on principles of verts and even destroys funda­ The ideological positions on reparations. that the state should not enumerate the population or sonally feel worse about is that the equality and diversity) which mental constitutional principles of marginalisation, majoritarianism, collect data on the people — which are all essential for voice of the judiciary in this narra­ brought us Independence. secularism, fraternity, and and constitutionality taken by the A jit Prakash Shah is a former Chief Justice providing good governance. Never in the past, includ­ tive is either almost entirely absent Alternative perspectives exist humanity. Hindu Mahasabha and its succes­ of the Delhi High Court and former ing when a part of India broke away as Pakistan on the or has been overwhelmed by a too, on the opposite side of the The roots of this lie in the ideol­ sors have been consistent, but in Chairperson of the Law Commission of basis of religion, did the prospects of a religious test for strong executive. spectrum, fuelling a narrative that ogy of cultural and religious na­ their consistency, they have also India citizenship appear even remotely in this country. In 2014, the BJP election manifesto explicitly stated that India was a natural homeland for “persecuted Hindus”, How not to counter economic stagnation and Mr. Modi made the now­familiar, and extremely problematic, distinction between “infiltrators” and “re­ The government has to garner resources and give a boost to the economy by increasing its investments fugees”. With the passage of the CAA, and the announ­ and give a boost to the economy rise and demand would further rations relocating their factories cement of the NRIC, there is enough factual basis for by increasing its investments. But slump, further aggravating the from China to India but this will be doubting the government’s claim that the NPR has the slowdown has adversely im­ slowdown and shortfall in reve­ too small to arrest the current de­ nothing to do with the NRIC. In the current climate of pacted growth of tax revenues. nues. One of the suggestions has clining trend in investment in In­ panic among a significant section of the country’s poor The government calculated tax been to raise the 5% slab to 6% or dia. and the Muslim minorities, the government, at the revenues on the assumption of a 10%. It has also been suggested highest levels must speak up to bolster their confidence A run Kumar 12% nominal growth. But, it has that taxes on petro goods and liqu­ Unorganised sector missed been around 9%, both last and this or for human consumption are un­ The problem has been that go­ in India’s constitutional democracy. Equivocation, and year. So, in 2018­19, tax revenue der the purview of the States, and vernment has been in denial and polarising grandstanding on the CAA, the NRIC, and he Centre and the States are was short by about ₹1.5 lakh crore. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO they can raise tax rates on these delayed action till after the Budget now the NPR, may yield political dividends for the go­ so short of resources that But this was not reflected in the ing rates. Mercifully, that did not items. But these will be inflation­ in July 2019. Even then it catered to vernment but at a very high cost to the nation. This is Ttheir fiscal deficit is burgeon­ planning for the 2019­20 Budget. occur. So, revenue from indirect ary moves and demand would fall. the corporate sector slowdown the time to douse the fire, not add fuel to it. ing. The Prime Minister, at a func­ Therefore, given that the base for taxes cannot fill the resource gap. The problem is compounded by and not where the problem origi­ tion of the Associated Chambers of calculating tax revenue this year The States have also been com­ the shortfall in direct tax collec­ nated from: the unorgani sed sec­ Commerce and Industry of India was wrong and the rate of growth plaining that they are not getting tions. This is both the result of cor­ tor. The concessions to the corpo­ recently, was optimistic but the is incorrect, the revenue shortfall the funds that are due to them porate tax concessions and the rate sector have narrowed the Decisive shift Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Gover­ for the Centre will be even larger from the Centre. The Centre has slowing economy. Income­tax fiscal space available without rais­ The Chief of Defence Staff could finally bring nor was less positive, admitting than last year — around ₹ 2 lakh partly responded to this by trans­ rates cannot be raised now since ing demand. that the country’s economic pro­ crore. ferring more, but that raises its that would be seen as inequitable If the unorganised sector is sep­ about unison among the armed forces blems are also structural. The go­ The States get 42% of this reve­ deficit. — rich corporates will pay a lower arately accounted for, the econo­ he government has acted with reasonable alacri­ vernment has argued that its nue so they will get ₹84,000 crore The Centre is required to give tax rate than the middle classes, my is in a recession — it is not just a ty to create the post of the Chief of Defence Staff structural reforms would pay divi­ less. Further, the concessions in the States: their share of Integrat­ who pay income­tax. slowdown as official data based (CDS), who will head the Department of Military dends in the long run. Whether or corporate taxation of ₹ 1.45 lakh ed Goods and Services Tax (IGST) only on the organised sector indi­ T not that happens, action is needed crore will also mean ₹58,000 and compensate them if the reve­ Effect of I­T reduction cates. The fiscal deficit at all levels Affairs (DMA). It was only four months ago, on August now. So, what should the govern­ crore less revenue for the States. nue growth of State Goods and There is pressure to reduce in­ of government is already high so a 15, that the Prime Minister stressed the importance of ment do? While the Centre has obtained Services Tax is less than 14%. This come­tax rates to boost demand in policy decision is needed on how creating this post, whereas two Defence Ministers came ₹1.76 lakh crore from the RBI’s re­ last is to come from the cess col­ the economy. But a cut in income­ much more it can be. If the fiscal and went after Manohar Parrikar promised that this Impact on tax revenues serves, no such succour is availa­ lected on sin goods and luxury tax rates will largely benefit less deficit is allowed to rise further, move was very much on the government’s agenda. To It has to give lead to the economy ble to the States. The Centre will goods. One of the big contributors than 2% of the citizens who pay a extra resources can be used to be fair, the delay has been more a result of fears in the since the private sector, in its reac­ also get the proceeds of disinvest­ to GST has been the auto sector, significant amount of income­tax. boost incomes in the unorganised minds of the three services — the Indian Army, Indian tion to the slowdown, has lost con­ ment but that is not shared with but with sales falling over the last They are well­to­do and unlikely to sectors through greater public in­ fidence and is investing less, the States. In brief, the States will 10 months collections have de­ increase consumption. Similarly, vestments. In the 150th year of Navy and Indian Air Force — of how such a development which is only aggravating the eco­ have a larger shortfall in resources clined. The Centre is apparently the cut in corporate tax rates will Gandhiji, his talisman, “last per­ could impact on the role and functioning of the three nomic crisis. An RBI report sug­ than the Centre. So, what can they holding back the States’ share of not boost demand since neither in­ son first” is the need of the hour. arms of the armed forces, in terms of curtailing or in­ gests that business confidence, do? IGST and arguing that the cess col­ vestment nor consumption will flating their importance. There must have been a paral­ consumer confidence and capaci­ The Goods and Services Tax lection is inadequate to compen­ rise. Investment will rise only A run Kumar is Malcolm Adiseshiah Chair lel thought in the bureaucracy how such a shift would ty utilisation are down. So, there is (GST) Council met on December sate the States for their shortfall. when capacity utilisation im­ Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, New affect them too. This move will install the CDS, in the no escaping the fact that the go­ 18, where it was expected to help The dilemma is that if the GST proves. Much store is being laid at Delhi, and the author of ‘Ground rank of a four star general, as Secretary, DMA. vernment has to garner resources raise more indirect taxes by rais­ rates are increased, prices would the doors of multi­national corpo­ Scorching Tax’ There is no doubt that the job of the CDS will be ex­ ceedingly challenging, a task which is easier set than LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. done. The job calls for total transformation of tradition­ al military mindset. The CDS has to restructure the mil­ Army chief’s remarks ■ With his sweeping remarks, realise that the patience of controversy, the government spreading an air of T o read more letters itary commands into appropriate theatre or joint com­ online, scan the QR code It is unbecoming of an the Army chief has not only the Army cannot and should did not want to procrastinate melancholy everywhere. It is mands for which a critical prerequisite is ‘jointness’ — a Army chief, now outgoing, overstepped the much not be tested through on the issue. Hence the an act that spells India’s term that envisions the various arms of the armed forc­ to make a political important line held in high despicable acts or deeds that Minister cannot claim that retreat from secularism. about higher ranks (within es working in unison towards a goal. This is a very tall statement while still in esteem in a constitutional endanger the smooth the protests by students and Secularism, which is deeply 10) in a few sectors, it should order, considering India’s experience. Since Indepen­ service (Page 1, “Army democracy (the division of conduct of democracy. others are at the instigation rooted in our Indian also feel ashamed about the dence, the armed forces have been working separately, Chief: leading crowds for the polity from the military B. Veerakumaran Thampi, of the Opposition parties. nationalism, now hangs on a shocking rank for commerce T hiruvananthapuram with no concept of jointness. The only jointness that arson is not leadership”, and the very supremacy of Instead of continuing to precipice. The temporary and industries which is December 27). As an civilian leadership over the adopt a belligerent stand, the abatement of public anger responsible for contributing comes into play effectively is when officers of the va­ individual, everyone has military) but also done great Labelling protesters government should initiate a should not be taken as a seal higher per capita income, rious services go to courses in, say, Wellington, at the the liberty to hold or have damage to his reputation and It is unfortunate that the consultative process with all of approval for the CAA. savings and further Defence Services Staff College, or at the National De­ their opinion on the office he holds. His Home Minister, Amit Shah, stakeholders. Instead of prolonging the investment. This also reflects fence College, Delhi. All that will have to change, and everything, but one cannot publicly expressed has chosen to call those K. Natarajan, agony, it is necessary that the on job generation and higher change quickly, for a variety of reasons, not least the se­ claim liberty to ventilate all conviction could only add protesting against the M adurai government puts a lid on the growth rate. A low rank in curity environment in the region, with the Americans one’s opinions while impetus to the attempts by Citizenship (Amendment) controversy and adopts a ease of doing business — preparing to move out of Afghanistan and the restive­ holding a responsible Central government to Act, 2019, and the National Confrontationist humanitarian approach. there must be an position in an organisation. criminalise the protests Population Register as the The ruling party’s unclear R.G. Athira, investigation of its reasons — ness consequent to the dilution of Article 370. Accord­ Unfortunately, the Army’s against the Citizenship “tukde tukde” gang stance on the controversial C oimbatore is a prime factor for the ing to the cabinet release, the new incumbent will have chief’s tone and tenor only (Amendment) Act, 2019. (“splintering group”) ‘under Citizenship (Amendment) obstruction of investment three years to achieve this. It flows from this urgency strengthen the perception M. Jeyaram, the leadership of the Act, 2019, and the National The high and the low flows to Tamil Nadu and the therefore that the name of the next CDS will have to be that such statements made S holavandan, Tamil Nadu Congress and that they Register of Citizens despite The Tamil Nadu government diversion of the course of soon announced. It is also necessary that the first in­ at the fag end of the should be punished in the the clamour and uproar is according wide publicity to investments to neighbouring cumbent is given a term of three years so as to be able to person’s tenure are in order ■ Perhaps the Army chief is coming elections’ (Page 1, across the country is jarring. the all­India ranks States. Poor performance of carry the ambitious vision laid out in the cabinet note to seek a post­retirement being criticised a bit too December 27). The unsecular A civilised government announced and obtained by the secondary sector is a posting. The government unfairly. The context was and divisive nature of the Act always pays heed to the the State in social and matter of grave concern and through to its conclusion. The job is strategic, requires must strive to uphold the about leading people in the is very obvious in its needs of its citizens and economic indicators (Tamil will affect the present and personal supervision, and cannot be left unfinished for glory and the strict right direction and it would wording. There were some ensures their welfare. But Nadu pages, “Tamil Nadu future of many educated and the successor to finish. Given the challenges and the li­ discipline the Indian Army be incorrect to interpret this who said in Parliament the government’s almost takes the top spot in Good trained youth through mited time­frame within which to accomplish it, allo­ is known for. as inteference by the Indian before the introduction of ruthless stance against the Governance Index”, continued jobless growth . wances will have to be made for attendant hiccups. A.G. Rajmohan, Army in civilian affairs. The the Bill that even though the minority communities is December 27). While the Rameeza A. Rasheed, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh ‘democratic leaders’ should law was bound to raise a disappointing and is government feels elated Chennai

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THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 GROUND ZERO 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A divided State’s capital conundrum After 5 years of planning on using 33,000 acres of pooled land for an unfinished mega capital, Andhra Pradesh is now exploring newer options. Appaji Reddem recounts the promises and realities of Amaravati, and the impact the new government’s three­capital proposal has had on the region’s farmers

An under-construction road in Nelapadu village in Amaravati, with the temporary High Court in the backdrop * V. RAJU he Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) govern­ of the Amaravati region, promising a about the issue in the Assembly, Fi­ other centres in Andhra. It is questiona­ <> I wanted to send my ment’s three­capital proposal has world­class mega capital. It was nance Minister B. Rajendranath Reddy ble whether the existing government of­ daughter for civil services Tstirred a hornet’s nest and rattled planned that Amaravati would have said, “People close to Mr. Chandrababu fices in particular commissionerates, di­ coaching but had to marry the 25,000­odd farmers who parted nine other ‘cities’, including a ‘know­ Naidu, other Ministers and their rela­ rectorates etc. however numerous they her off as the rent paid by with their land, totalling more than ledge city’ a ‘government city’ and a tives bought over 4,000 acres much be­ are, will be able to facilitate or generate 33,000 acres, for a world­class ‘Amara­ ‘justice city’. The exercise was initiated fore the announcement of Amaravati. economic development or employment the government was vati capital city’. to develop the region and pass on the These people came from different parts by themselves.” nowhere near the income Speaking on December 16, the last benefits to the farmers. of the State and bought the land. It is The committee further added that it from our fertile land day of the Legislative Assembly’s winter some kind of insider trading worth did not consider a single large capital ci­ Sudharani Boyapati, session, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Unkept promises probing.” ty a feasible option available to A.P. The F armer at Amaravati Reddy said the idea of one flamboyant Farmers were promised a variety of be­ “What transpired in A.P. was that de­ concentration in Hyderabad of the legis­ capital with nine cities, as mooted by nefits, including rent of up to ₹50,000 cisions were taken according to the lature, the courts and the executive had rector General of the Japan Bank for In­ his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu, per acre for 10 years; jobs for family whims and fancies of a few influential happened over several years and was a ternational Cooperation, also signed an was not financially viable and the State members; reimbursement of children’s suffering from lifestyle diseases, he persons ruling the State. There was no major bone of contention in the bifurca­ MoU with the AP government for facili­ could instead have three capitals, which education fees; residential and com­ says. “My father was administered a consultation with the other political tion process, it said. tating foreign investments in the new could enable decentralised develop­ mercial plots; all major infrastructure stent in the heart last year. I’m becom­ parties. The people of the other regions The committee also spoke of the pos­ capital and region. Later, in 2017, fol­ ment. “Visakhapatnam may be the ex­ facilities like roads, power­lines and ing lazy as well. Earlier, agriculture had were kept in the dark. The voices of sible environmental impact of densify­ lowing the Swiss Challenge method, the ecutive capital; Amaravati the legislative drains; and free health cards. However, kept us fit.” those who opposed the capital city be­ ing the urban area in the VGTM region. Ascendas­Singbridge Pvt Ltd and Semb­ capital; and we may have High Court in most farmers complain that the promis­ He adds: “We are also struggling to ing located in Guntur­Krishna region It said there should be least possible dis­ corp Development Ltd signed an MoU Kurnool,” he said, adding that a mega es were not kept. fend for our children’s school fees. This were gagged or ignored,” wrote I.Y.R location to existing agriculture systems with the A.P. government’s Amaravati capital would require an investment of Sudharani Boyapati, a farmer from was not the case earlier. The land­pool­ Krishna Rao, former A.P. Chief Secre­ as the districts of Krishna, Guntur and Development Corporation to construct over ₹1 lakh crore which neither the the Krishnayapalem village, regrets not ing exercise has caused us a lot of men­ tary, in his book Whose Capital Amara- West Godavari comprise some of the the start­up area in about 1,691 acres in State nor the Central government could following her instincts while giving tal turmoil as there has been no deve­ vathi? back in 2018. best agricultural lands in the country. the core capital region, abutting the ri­ afford. “The past (Telugu Desam Party) away her one­acre land for a capital. lopment here.” Also, Guntur and Krishna districts are verbanks of Krishna in Amaravati. government spent ₹5,800 crore in five While most farmers of her village were On the other side are farmers from ‘Not another Hyderabad’ among the State’s most populated areas Further, a special purpose vehicle was years. The money was sourced through willing to part with their land, Boyapati the Undavalli, Penumaka and Nidamar­ Following A.P.’s bifurcation in 2014, the “Any attempt to convert agricultural floated for the development of a start­ Central funding, Amaravati Bonds and made news by strongly resisting the ru villages, where land is considered Union Home Ministry constituted a land into non­agricultural use will se­ up area in which the Singapore consor­ other sources and we are paying a land­pooling exercise. Though she ulti­ more fertile, who did not want to part committee to study the alternatives for riously displace this workforce, render­ tium was expected to invest about ₹306 ₹7,000­crore annual interest on that,” mately had to yield to pressure from the with their land. While some farmers de­ a new State capital. The committee, ing [it] unemployed; loss of valuable crore for a 58%­equity partnership with he claimed. police, revenue and peer groups, she re­ manded more compensation, the oth­ headed by former Urban Development agricultural land and disappearance of the ADP. In the last 10 days, many villages in mained sceptical of the government’s ers simply did not want to lose their Secretary K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, re­ small holdings [will] benefit only... the The State government also sent Amaravati have witnessed protests and development promises. Speaking to The primary source of income. commended one major administrative real estate operators,” the committee around 125 farmers, out of the total rallies by farmers over the government’s Hindu, tears in her eyes, she says: “To­ Penumaka­based farmer K.S. Reddy city and several other cities focused on stated. 25,000, to Singapore to give them some suggestion to shift the Secretariat and day, I feel like crying out loud to my was one of the farmers who refused to investment, technology and industry. Further, the committee also made a exposure on dealing in real estate and High Court out of Amaravati. On the heart’s content for my past mistakes. give away their land and, as a result, Most importantly, the committee specific mention of the high water table other sectors. The idea was to train other hand, the atmosphere in the dis­ The day I gave away my land was the were made to suffer the state’s high­ warned the government against build­ in the region and the related vulnerabil­ farmers for multiple business opportun­ tricts of North­Coastal Andhra and saddest day of my life . The doubts I handedness. “Our names were erased ing a capital in the Vijayawada­Guntur­ ities. Quoting the reports of the Geolog­ ities. The farmers were also explained Rayalaseema has been one of jubilation, raised five years ago have come true to­ from revenue records. We were pres­ Tenali­Mangalagiri (VGTM) region . It ical Survey of India (GSI), it stated that in detail how Singapore, which was as the people there feel that they are fi­ day. The undeveloped plots that govern­ sured by the police and revenue person­ stated that the fertile land in the region the high water table and vulnerable soil once a colony of fishing communities, nally getting their due. ment gave in return for our land are less nel. Ultimately, we approached the High was essential to ensure food security types may together lead to severe pro­ emerged as an economic city. The present insecurities of the Ama­ valuable compared to the price of our Court and got a stay order,” he says. Koti and agriculture. It instead recommend­ blems. “ Any invitation to government It also took an inordinately long time ravati farmers have their roots in certain fertile agricultural land.” Reddy, who belongs to the same village, ed Donakonda, where ample govern­ offices and institutions to locate within of three years for the past government unkept promises of the previous go­ Prior to the pooling exercise, Boyapa­ says the government did not fulfil its ment land was available, as a suitable lo­ the VGTM urban area may lead to a con­ to conceptualise designs for the capital. vernment. Owing to multiple issues, the ti was cultivating four acres of land, in­ promises. “The demand for land has cation for a new capital. struction boom and haphazard deve­ The government involved multiple Telugu Desam Party (TDP) govern­ cluding three acres of leased land, mak­ now decreased. On top of all these, In contrast to the wishes of the TDP lopment which may, however, seriously firms — like Foster and Partners, a Brit­ ment’s ‘capital efforts’ did not progress ing an income of up to ₹1.5 lakh, which freeze on cultivation in the 34,000 government, which wanted a humon­ strain the existing infrastructure and ag­ ish Architecture firm; Japanese design beyond building temporary structures she says was three times the lease acres is a disappointing sight for all gous and world­class capital city, the gravate the vulnerability of the area,” firm Maki and Associates; the Singa­ of the Assembly, the Secretariat, the amount paid by the government . “I farmers,” he says. committee wanted a smaller one to the report pointed out. pore­government owned Surbana Ju­ High Court and permanent residential wanted to send my daughter for civil The TDP government was also ac­ avoid concentration of development Suggesting a decentralised develop­ rong; and China’s Guizhou International apartments for bureaucrats and other services coaching but had to marry her cused of major manipulations while and wealth. “The committee is strongly ment across the State, the committee in­ Investment Corporation. In addition, government staff. Further, the TDP’s off as the rent paid by the government conducting the land­pooling exercise. It of the view that locating several govern­ dicated that Vizag region in Uttarand­ the government also involved film direc­ humiliating loss to Reddy’s YSR Con­ was nowhere near the income from our was alleged that political leaders and mental offices within the VGTM area is hra; the Rayalaseema Arc comprising tors S.S. Rajamouli and Boyapati Srinu gress Party in the 2019 Assembly elec­ fertile land. The promised reimburse­ people close to the government bought both unfeasible for financial reasons Kurnool, Anantapur, Tirupathi, Kadapa add value to the designs. However, ulti­ tions left the farmers high and dry. ment of fees was not given for my son, land at cheaper prices much before the and undesirable for decentralised deve­ and Chittoor; and the ‘Kalahasti­Nadiku­ mately, there was no official announce­ Five years since they parted with the who is pursuing engineering,” she says. announcement of Amaravati as the loca­ lopment. It will significantly add to the di spine’ could be considered for distri­ ment by the government on whether lands after being promised the heaven, The Capital Region Development Auth­ tion of the capital. The present govern­ “honey pot” character, similar to Hyde­ buted development. Expansion of all ex­ any one design had been finalised. the farmers now stare at uncertainty. ority (CRDA), which undertook the ment is planning a probe into such ac­ rabad, which in turn will detract from isting cities was also another option, More than five years since the bifur­ What was once touted to be a world­ land­pooling exercise, promised farm­ cusations of insider trading. Speaking the potential and growth prospects of said the committee. cation, all structures built in Amaravati class capital city now presents a disap­ ers that the area would become another — like the secretariat complex, State le­ pointing picture. Singapore, the farmers’ plots appreciate Naidu’s greenfield capital vision gislature and the High Court complex— multiple times and there will be a lot of However, ignoring the committee’s sug­ remain temporary. The failure of the What went wrong? improvement in quality of life, she says. gestions, the TDP government went Amaravati vision was possibly one of Multiple factors have contributed to Financial difficulties are only one of ahead with its plan to build a huge the factors that contributed to TDP’s Amaravati’s slow growth. One, the Nai­ the several problems faced by Pandu greenfield capital. As the exercise of massive loss in the Assembly election. du government went against the Sivara­ (named changed), a farmer at the Nela­ land pooling progressed, a grand cere­ The YSRCP government decided to makrishnan Committee’s Report. Two, padu village where the temporary High mony was arranged for laying the foun­ entrust two panels with the task of pro­ it picked multiple partners for planning Court building came up. Due to lack of dation of the proposed capital. Prime viding proposals on a new capital. The and made frequent changes to the physical activity following the land­ Minister Narendra Modi, on October 22, report by one of them, the G.N. Rao plans. Three, there was a delay in the pooling exercise, many farmers began 2015, laid the foundation stone for the Committee, which gave the three­capi­ World Bank loan process. And, four, Amaravati capital city, in the presence tal idea, is currently being analysed by a firms from Singapore did not show of several other dignitaries, including high­level committee consisting of Mi­ enough interest in the ‘Start­up Area’ <> Visakhapatnam may be the Japan State Minister of Economy, Trade nisters and top officials. The second project two­and­a­half years after they executive capital; Amaravati and Industry Yosuke Takagi. committee, having officials from the signed a Memorandum of Understand­ the legislative capital; and we On the same day, Singapore’s Minis­ Boston Consulting Group, will submit ing (MoU) with the government. may have High Court in ter for Trade and Industry S. Eswaran its report in the first week of January. Following the bifurcation in 2014, the Kurnool offered the city­state’s support. Japa­ A final call on the three­capital pro­ A.P. government pooled in over 33,000 Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, nese Minister Takagi and Chief Minister posal will be taken only after these two acres of land from farmers in 29 villages C hief Minister, Andhra Pradesh High rises abutting an under-construction road at the Nelapadu village. * V. RAJU Naidu signed an MoU. Noriko Nasu, Di­ reports are studied.

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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE F ROM PAGE ONE Flag marches by Cong. today Rahul is ‘liar of Prove allegations on Party ties its foundation day celebration with protests against citizenship law the year’, says BJP

CAA, Shah dares Rahul Special Correspondent vertly undertake the exer­ New Delhi Javadekar picks on his NPR comment cise through the National “I want to tell every citizen wish to live in Pakistan The Congress will take out Population Register,” Mr. Ve­ Special Correspondent NEW DELHI of the country that in this should be allowed to come flag marches under the slo­ nugopal said. Act there’s no provision to to India. In 1950, Prime Mi­ gan “Save Constitution, save He accused the police in The BJP said here on Friday take away the citizenship of nister Jawaharlal Nehru en­ India” across the country on BJP­ruled States such as Ut­ that Congress leader Rahul anyone, not even minori­ tered into an agreement Saturday to mark its founda­ tar Pradesh of attacking Gandhi should be awarded ties. The Act aims to give ci­ with his Pakistan counter­ tion day. protesters. the title of “liar of the year” tizenship to minorities who part, Liaqat Ali — known as Congress general secre­ “There were cases of for his claim that the Nation­ have come from Pakistan, the Jawahar­Liaquat accord tary (organisation) K.C. Ve­ deaths due to police firing at al Population Register (NPR) Afghanistan and Bangladesh — in which both agreed to nugopal announced on Fri­ the Ministers, asking them to “In the past few days, many places. The govern­ was a “tax” on the poor. and not snatch it [citizen­ protect the rights of minori­ day that other than the usual read it and understand the there has been widespread ment has put itself in a bind Accusing the Congress of ship],” he said. ties in both countries. flag­hoisting ceremonies in spirit of the Constitution. protests in colleges, universi­ on these issues with the PM, trying to fan instability in <> It’s the Congress’s “You [the Congress] People had fled these Congress offices in the State ties and prominent institu­ the Home Minister and the the country, Information old game of please do not mislead peo­ countries to escape reli­ capitals and the Delhi head­ Rahul’s itinerary tions across the country Defence Minister making and Broadcasting Minister allowing illegal ple. Don’t try to destroy the gious persecution and seek quarters, the party would Former Congress President against the government’s de­ contradictory statements on Prakash Javadekar said the immigration country’s peace. If you have refuge in India. Through the hold marches and read the Rahul Gandhi will join the cision to implement the Na­ different occasions. The CAA people were with the go­ Prakash Javadekar the facts, then present them CAA, citizenship was being preamble to the Constitution programme in Guwahati on tional Register of Citizens proposes to violate the gua­ vernment on the new citi­ I&B Minister before people,” he said. given to them and it would in various languages at the Saturday. Guwahati was cho­ and the CAA. Faced by this rantees of Article 14, in con­ zenship law and NPR. It was Mahatma Gandhi’s not be snatched away from public meetings. sen as the venue for Mr. massive backlash, the Prime travention of the Constitu­ “The NPR does not in­ on the NPR in their States. desire that after Partition, anyone in the country, Mr. The Youth Congress is Gandhi’s speech because Minister and the Home Mi­ tion of India,” he said, volve any monetary transac­ “West Bengal and Kerala all non­Muslims who did not Shah said. planning to send copies of protests against the Citizen­ nister have indulged in cha­ adding that the NPR was on­ tion and its data is used to used NPR data collected in the preamble to Prime Mi­ ship (Amendment) Act be­ racteristic doublespeak, and ly a way to implement the identify the poor so that go­ 2010 to identify the poor to nister Narendra Modi and gan there. are now attempting to co­ NRC. vernment welfare schemes pass on benefits. To not do could reach the targeted pe­ so now reflects their anti­pe­ Rahul equates NRC, NPR ople,” the BJP leader said at ople politics. It’s under a press conference at the Prime Minister [Narendra] Compulsory renewal of OCI cards goes party headquarters, adding Modi’s government that with demonetisation that a similar exercise had Aadhaar­plus­NPR led to a been undertaken in 2010 as better targeting of benefits The Congress has main­ happened and how it hap­ No need for a certain age group to do so on renewal of their passports well. “It’s the Congress’s old and disbursal of nearly ₹9 tained that the NPR, for pened.” game of allowing illegal im­ lakh crore in benefits, with­ which the government ap­ “The money of poor peo­ Special Correspondent were stopped by airlines and new passport is issued bet­ benefits on a par with non­ migration into the country out leakage of the scale that proved a budget last week, ple and farmers have been New Delhi immigration authorities at ween the ages of 21 and 50. Resident Indians in financial, for political profit. Their we saw under Congress,” he is a precursor to the NRC. snatched after demonetisa­ The Union Home Ministry various airports due to the “In order to facilitate OCI economic and educational own leader Kirip Chaliha said. More so after key changes tion. Ten to 15 people of the has relaxed the provisions mismatch. card holders, this require­ fields, except in the acquisi­ had said that former Assam “When Rahul Gandhi was were made in the question­ country had benefited with for Overseas Citizens of India According to a recent ment has been relaxed till tion of agricultural or planta­ Chief Minister Hiteshwar Congress president, he naire prepared by the Home ₹3.50 lakh crore...Nobody is (OCI) card holders that made Home Ministry order, an OCI 30th June 2020 as per MHA tion properties. Saikia had fostered illegal would say anything and Ministry for the NPR. The buying anything and facto­ it compulsory for those aged card holder is required to re­ instructions dated Decem­ OCI cardholders are given immigration to build vote speak lies all the time. Now Congress had also started ries are getting shut. It’s sim­ above 50 and below 20 to re­ register each time a new ber 17. The OCI cardholder free multiple entry and mul­ banks,” Mr. Javadekar said. he is no longer president the NPR but it is claiming ple economics. It seems the new their cards on renewal passport is issued till 20 should carry existing OCI ti­purpose life­long visa to vi­ He called out Chief Minis­ but continues to speak lies. that its NPR was limited to Prime Minister is not able to of their passports. years of age and once after card along with Old and New sit India and are also ex­ ters Pinarayi Vijayan of Ker­ If there were a category of enumerating ‘usual resi­ understand it,” he said. Several OCI card holders 50 years of age but re­is­ passport,” the Ministry spo­ empted from reporting to ala and Mamata Banerjee of the liar of the year, he would dents’ and didn’t tackle the were not able to travel to In­ suance of OCI registration is kesperson tweeted. police authorities for any West Bengal for issuing noti­ be its recipient,” Mr. Javade­ citizenship question, which Celebrating tribes dia due to this and many not mandatory each time a OCI cardholders are given length of stay in India. fications to suspend work kar said. the present NPR allegedly Earlier, speaking at the in­ would, with intrusive augural function of the questions. three­day ‘National Tribal CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Mr. Gandhi said, “Poor Dance Festival, 2019’ in Rai­ Techies write to govt. people will have to go to of­ pur, Mr. Gandhi said farm­ All for Azad ficers and show their docu­ ers and tribal people were ments and give bribe. They the major drivers of the eco­ against citizenship law will have to give a bribe if nomy, and unless the margi­ there is a slight mistake in nalised and different reli­ Statement posted on social media their names. Crores of ru­ gions were heeded and pees will be pulled out of unity weaved around diver­ Special Correspondent to use technology as a force NEW DELHI the pockets of the poor and sity, the economic crisis for good, to refuse to share will be given to the same 15 would continue and no jobs In an open letter, several In­ user details with the govern­ people. This is the truth. It is created. dian­origin engineers, re­ ment, refuse to shut off the an attack on people.” “Without taking eve­ searchers, analysts, and de­ Internet at the government’s He also attacked the go­ ryone along, the economy signers working with global whim, provide tools for citi­ vernment for the economic can’t be revived. Every companies such as Google zen mobilization, and en­ slowdown. The rate of thought and voice must be and Facebook have con­ sure that content modera­ growth had declined from included in the running of demned the Citizenship tion is not skewing nine % to nearly four % as governments, and the (Amendment) Act. pro­government,” it said. per the changed technique Chhattisgarh government is The letter, issued “in soli­ The Citizenship Amend­ to assessing the GDP. “But if doing precisely that. It has darity with the Indian de­ ment Act, combined with we measure the growth rate exemplified unity in diversi­ mocracy”, was posted the National Register for Ci­ through the old method, ty,” Mr. Gandhi said. through the “TechAgainst­ tizens, is a deeply anti­Mus­ then it will just be 2.50 %. The three­day festival will Fascism” handle on lim scheme that will create Poor people are asking that see performances from medium.com. statelessness and global dis­ after robbing them of their 1,800 dancers from across It called upon technology parity for Muslims, growing entire money, what have India and six nations. leaders like Sundar Pichai worse with India’s econom­ they got [in return],” he Chhattisgarh Chief Minis­ (Alphabet), Satya Nadella ic decline and climate said. ter Bhupesh Bhagel said the (Microsoft), Mark Zucker­ change, said the letter. Prime Minister Narendra State, which had 32% tribal berg (Facebook), Jack Dor­ The signatories opined Modi had failed to under­ population, had many un­ sey (Twitter), Dara Khos­ that the Act was political stand the crisis the country ique traditions and cultures. rowshahi (Uber), Mukesh and electoral towards build­ was going through with the “It’s our duty to protect Ambani ( Jio), Gopal Vittal ing a “Hindu Rashtra” . Ma­ ongoing violent protests, their cultures and we have (Bharti Airtel), Kalyan Krish­ ny signatories remained crime against women and done that. On the one hand, namurthy (Flipkart) and anonymous “in the face of 45­year high unemployment we have won the confidence Shantanu Narayen (Adobe) recent retaliation from tech rates, he said. “He is merely of farmers and on the other, to take a stance and publicly companies against protest­ wasting the time of the we have successfully won denounce the “fascist acts ing employees... and from Age no bar: Supporters of the Bhim Army Sena demanding the release of Chandrasekhar Azad during a protest against the CAA, country. Apparently, he is the hearts of tribal people,” by the Indian government”. the Indian government on the NRC and the NPR in New Delhi on Friday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA not able to understand what he added. “We call upon the leaders family and loved ones...” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Personal queries directly linked J&K will get statehood Income Tax officials pursuing to establishing citizenship: SC soon, says Ram Madhav Ambani money trail overseas ‘Rights of locals will be protected’ It said this in 2005 order on a plea by present Assam CM special correspondent ‘Notice served on the family over hidden foreign assets’ Srinagar Mobile Internet Krishnadas Rajagopal zenship (Registration of Citi­ With protests from people Sharad Vyas come and Assets) and Impo­ New Delhi zens and Issue of National in the Jammu region, BJP na­ is back in Kargil Piyush Pandey sition of Tax Act of 2015, re­ Mumbai Questions about a person’s Identity Cards) Rules of tional general secretary garding holdings in the place and date of birth, his 2003 was notified in Decem­ Ram Madhav on Friday said SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Income Tax Depart­ Capital Investment Trust. parents’ names and their ber 2003. The Rules clearly the Union Territory of Jam­ SRINAGAR ment has said that it ‘ex­ E­mailed queries to Mu­ place of birth are meant to linked the NPR and the NRC. mu & Kashmir “will be Hundreds of people in the changed’ information re­ kesh Ambani’s flagship firm ascertain citizenship, the Su­ Rule 4(3) of the Citizenship granted statehood in the Union Territory (UT) of garding “members of the Reliance Industries on the is­ preme Court has held. Rules states that personal near future”. Ladakh’s Kargil district Mukesh Ambani family” ov­ sue, didn’t elicit a response The court, in a 2005 judg­ details collected for the “The BJP is in favour of were able to video call their er alleged “undisclosed fo­ till the time of going to press. ment on a writ petition filed ‘Population Register’ would granting statehood to J&K as relatives living outside the reign income and assets” in A RIL source told The Hin- We have rarely by present Assam Chief Mi­ be used in the preparation of early as the conditions per­ snowbound region after 145 a quarterly meet this month <> du, “The company has not nister Sarbananda Sonowal, State”. In case of doubts the National Register of In­ mit. The rights of local peo­ days of Internet shutdown at Ukraine, with seven coun­ received a received any letter.” has clearly held that these about a person’s citizenship, dian Citizens. ple will be preserved in the as the authorities restored tries India has pacts with. response from A media report had personal questions are di­ the burden of proving that The Citizenship Rules de­ region,” said Mr. Madhav. the service but with riders. Under the Double Tax these seven claimed the notice also in­ rectly associated with “esta­ these facts were true was on fine ‘Population Register’ as “Delimitation will be started Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai, Avoidance Agreements and countries in less cluded names of the three blishing citizenship”. the person concerned. a “register containing details soon in the region.” who had served as chief Anti­Money Laundering and than 90 days children of Ambani. “In order to establish The government has so of persons usually residing He said Pakistan could executive councillor of the Countering the Financing of The report had claimed one’s citizenship, normally far denied any link between in a village or rural area or not alter the legal status of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Terrorism pacts, the tax de­ approach authorities in old the Ambanis had failed to he may be required to give the National Population Re­ town or ward or demarcated occupied regions. “Our forc­ Development Council, partment can expect a res­ tax havens. disclose details and holdings evidence of (i) his date of gister (NPR), which is to esta­ area [demarcated by the Re­ es are fully equipped on the Kargil (LAHDC­K), said, ponse within 90 days from “We have rarely received in the Cayman Islands­based birth (ii) place of birth (iii) blish usual residency, and gistrar General of Citizen Re­ border and all the contain­ “The lack of Internet its counterparts in seven a response from these same Infrastructure Company Li­ name of his parents (iv) their the National Register of Citi­ gistration] within a ward in a ing activities are being done impacted students and countries — Switzerland, St. seven countries in less than mited, of which they were al­ place of birth and citizen­ zens (NRC), meant to esta­ town or urban area”. Rule as necessary,” the BJP leader business community Lucia, Mauritius, Luxem­ 90 days as prescribed, and so “ultimate beneficiaries.” ship,” the judgment, auth­ blish citizenship. In fact, the 4(3) mandates that for said. immensely.” bourg, the U.S., the U.K. and agreed upon under the two The Swiss Leaks, in 2015, ored by Justice G.P. Mathur NPR takes into account fo­ “preparation and inclusion Mr. Madhav said people CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Belgium. pacts. It will take a long time had named 1,195 Indian ac­ for a three­judge Bench of reign citizens too. However, in the Local Register of In­ from across the region had I­T Department officials for us to move ahead in this counts, including 14 hold­ the court, on July 12, 2005 if the NPR form of 2020 car­ dian Citizens, the particulars welcomed the bold step to modified mindset among said even if the response particular case,” said an offi­ ings connected to Capital In­ held. Moreover, the court ex­ ries these personal ques­ collected of every family and remove Articles 370 and the youth,” he said. shared under the common cial, referring to the over­ vestment Trust, found plained that these facts fi­ tions highlighted in the judg­ individual in the Population 35(A). “The whole region of “The BJP is also in favour reporting system agreed seas accounts linked to the connected to 628 Indians gured specially in the con­ ment, apprehensions raised Register shall be verified and J&K has remained most of resumption of political upon by countries as part of Ambani family. who had accounts in HSBC text of establishing in the public mind that the scrutinised by the Local Re­ peaceful in these five activity in the region soon,” the recently signed Automat­ The department report­ Private Bank, including the citizenship because they NPR is a stepping stone for a gistrar, who may be assisted months, reducing civilian he added. ic Exchange of Information edly served a notice on Ambanis. “would necessarily be with­ nationwide NRC become by one or more persons as casualties to almost nil. Mr. Madhav also met (AEOI) pact, it may take a March 28, 2019 to the Amba­ The collective worth of in the personal knowledge justified. specified by the Registrar There also fewer incidents Lieutenant­Governor Girish long time before a ‘Letter ni family under the provi­ these accounts was estimat­ of the person concerned and The 2005 judgment came General of Citizen Registra­ of stone­throwing this year Chandra Murmu at the Raj Rogatory’ (LR) could be in­ sions of the Black Money ed to be ₹25,000 crore in not of the authorities of the just over a year after the Citi­ tion”. giving an impression of a Bhavan in Jammu. itiated by the department to (Undisclosed Foreign In­ 2006­07.

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BJP forms panel to reach Friday prayers peaceful in U.P. Thousands turn up at out to Muslims Internet services were suspended in 21 districts and security was tightened Mumbai’s Azad Maidan special correspondent NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Indians protesting against NRC, not Muslims: Varun Grover Amid continuing protests LUCKNOW against the Citizenship Amid suspension of Internet Special Correspondent (Amendment) Act (CAA), services in 21 districts and MUMBAI the BJP has set up an infor­ tight security, Friday prayers Thousands of Mumbaikars mal committee to reach concluded “safely” across turned up at Azad Maidan in out to the Muslim com­ Uttar Pradesh, a week after south Mumbai on Friday to munity and allay their several cities and towns wit­ protest against the Citizen­ doubts about the CAA and nessed arson and vandalism ship (Amendment) Act, the the National Register of Ci­ during protests against the National Register of Citizens tizens (NRC). Citizenship (Amendment) (NRC) and the alleged police Union Minority Affairs Act, the police said. brutalities against protesters Minister Mukhtar Abbas The number of persons ar­ in various States. Naqvi held a meeting on rested across the State since The protest was organ­ Friday, which was attend­ December 10 in connection ised by the Joint Action Com­ ed by National Commission with the violence touched mittee ( JAC), which had also for Minorities Chairman 1,246, with another 5,558 organised the protest at the Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi and persons held in preventive August Kranti Maidan on De­ some key Muslim BJP lead­ custody, the police said. cember 19. Vociferous group: Hundreds of people protesting at Azad ers. More than 370 cases have Tight security: Policemen on guard on a street in Lucknow on Friday. * AP While the JAC had earlier Maidan in Mumbai on Friday. * PRASHANT NAKWE “We will be holding been registered. planned a march from Jija­ some programmes for dia­ book, the police headquar­ trickled out of the gate and He said Internet services mata Udyan in Byculla to it is Indians who are protest­ ing it on placards. logue with the Muslim Objectionable posts ters said in a statement. headed home, instead of were temporarily suspended Azad Maidan, the plan was ing against it, not Muslims,” Mr. Khalid, who was ar­ community in the first The police have also arrested So far, the police have ad­ gathering outside the gate. in 21 districts, including the changed because of issues Mr. Grover said, before going rested by the Delhi police week of January,” Mr. Naqvi 125 persons and registered mitted to 19 deaths during Director­General of Police State capital, to prevent with police permission. on to recite his poem Hum while protesting outside the told The Hindu. 95 FIRs for “objectionable the protests. O.P. Singh said the State was “fake news circulating or ru­ Kaagaz Nahi Dikhaenge (We Red Fort earlier this month, Sources said the party’s posts, rumours, messages In Lucknow, the famous peaceful for the fourth day mours flying around”. Recites poem will not show documents). said he was proud to be minority wing president, and videos” posted on the Teele Wali Masjid held running and law and order Several well­known acti­ Writer and comedian Varun The title, which Mr. Grov­ standing in a State from Abdul Rasheed Ansari, also social media. Action has also prayers peacefully, amid a was maintained, but there vists in Lucknow and Vara­ Grover and social activist er shared on social media where such inspirational fi­ attended the meeting. been taken in respect of heavy presence of police and was a strategic deployment nasi, including retired IPS of­ Umar Khalid addressed the earlier this week, has gone gures as Chhatrapati Shivaji “The idea is to demolish 20,950 posts on the social Rapid Action Force person­ of forces at sensitive places ficer S.R. Darapuri and protesters. on to become a slogan by it­ Maharaj, Babasaheb Ambed­ the misinformation cam­ media, including 10,380 on nel outside its gates. After which witnessed violence senior advocate Mohammad “The NRC is being made self. Several protesters were kar and Narendra Dabholkar paign being carried out by Twitter and 10,389 on Face­ ‘namaz’ concluded, people last week. Shoaib, have been arrested. out to be a Muslim issue. But seen chanting it and display­ hailed. some political parties on the new citizenship law, the NRC and the National Population Register,” a SP seeks justice for people Two senior policemen source said. “The situation ‘No NPR updation in Bengal’ is delicate and a dialogue is ‘framed in fake cases’ therefore important,” he Won’t allow any detention centre in State till I am alive: Mamata transferred in M.P. said. Party team led by Akhilesh meets Guv. Special Correspondent Giving an assurance that fairs Department of West They were booked ice (Gohalpur) Devesh Ku­ Kolkata the people who came to In­ Bengal government on De­ mar Pathak were trans­ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Continuing with her opposi­ dia during Partition or dur­ cember 16, 2019 stated that it for violence during ferred by the State Home ‘CAA is a Lucknow tion to the Citizenship ing the 1971 war of liberation has “stayed all activities re­ anti-CAA protests department to the police A delegation of the Samaj­ (Amendment) Act, West Ben­ of Bangladesh are all citi­ garding the preparation/up­ headquarters in capital Bho­ glimpse of wadi Party led by its nation­ gal Chief Minister Mamata zens, the Chief Minister said dation of NPR”. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA pal, an official said. al president Akhilesh Yadav Banerjee on Friday said she nobody will have to leave Earlier in the day, Ms. Ba­ Jabalpur (M.P.) Areas under four police things to come’ on Friday met Uttar Pradesh would not allow detention West Bengal or the country. nerjee released a poem on Two senior Jabalpur police stations, namely Gohalpur, Governor Anandiben Patel, centres to be set up in the social media composed by officials were transferred by Hanumantal, Kotwali and Special Correspondent demanding justice for “in­ State. ‘NPR process changed’ her against the CAA and the the Madhya Pradesh Home Adhartal, witnessed vio­ Mumbai nocent people framed in Ms. Banerjee also said that Speaking on the issue of National Regidster of Citi­ department in connection lence during the anti­CAA Former Chief Minister De­ fake cases” during peaceful her government will not al­ NPR, Ms. Banerjee said ear­ zens. The poem in Bengali with the violence that took protests on December 20, vendra Fadnavis of the BJP and democratic anti­Citizen­ low updation of the National lier she had agreed to the ex­ titled ‘Adhikar (right)’, is crit­ place there on December 20 after which curfew was im­ on Friday said those sup­ ship (Amendment) Act Population Register (NPR). ercise. “Later, I came to ical of the current state of af­ during anti­Citizenship posed for a few days. porting the Citizenship protests. Akhilesh Yadav. * FILE PHOTO “They are saying that know that they have changed fairs in the country. (Amendment) Act protests, In another development, (Amendment) Act would “Fake cases were lodged there will be detention the entire process. Anything “Ami to e deshtake chini officials said on Friday. Irfan Ansari, State president take on those opposing it, against innocent people atrocities are on,” the SP de­ camps. We are in govern­ for which the people have to na/ Ami to eikhane janmai- The State chief of a lesser­ of Social Democratic Party until all the protests ended. during peaceful and demo­ legation alleged in a memo­ ment here in Bengal. As long suffer, neither I, nor my go­ ni/ Ami jonmechi Bharat- known political outfit was of India, was booked for al­ “The CAA is the glimpse cratic anti­CAA protests on randum to Patel. as I am alive, there will be no vernment will do it,” she barshe/ Bibhed korte sikhi ni also booked for the vio­ legedly orchestrating the of many more things to December 19. Two dozen Officially, the toll in vio­ detention centre in the said. She, however, did not (I do not know this land, I lence, police said. violence that took place on come. This is the begin­ persons were killed. Women lence during protests State,” Ms. Banerjee said elaborate on what changes was not born here. I was Jabalpur Additional Supe­ December 20 in Gohalpur ning. Till those opposing were humiliated by police against the amended citi­ while participating in an have been brought in the born in India, I never learnt rintendent of Police (City) locality, said Amit Singh, Ja­ CAA shut their mouths, we after entering their houses. zenship law has been put at event in North 24 Parganas NPR exercise. A communica­ how to divide),” the poem Rajesh Kumar Tripathi and balpur Superintendent of will continue to clash on Houses were ransacked and 19. district. tion by the Home and Hill Af­ states. City Superintendent of Pol­ Police. the roads. No one can stop us,” he said at a rally organ­ ised by the BJP and the RSS affiliates here in support of the Act and the NRC. “Hindus have never at­ tacked anyone ever. But we have never spared those who attacked us,” he said. Claiming that Jawaharlal Nehru University students chanted slogans during the anti­CAA protests that Hin­ dus would be buried, he said, “The Congress and the Left stand with these people, and even the Shiv Sena has changed sides. No one can dig the grave of Hindus.” EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE 12 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash Israel’s Netanyahu Nearly 100 people were on board the aircraft that came down soon after take­off and slammed into a house sweeps party poll Reuters broke in half on impact. Vows to win March general election Almaty “We got out through the Musharraf challenges Twelve people were killed emergency exit ... I and oth­ Agence France-Presse verdict in treason case and dozens injured when a er men started getting peo­ Jerusalem ISLAMABAD plane with nearly 100 pas­ ple out and away from the Embattled Israeli Prime Mi­ Pakistan’s former military sengers and crew on board plane. Some were trapped nister Benjamin Netanyahu dictator General Pervez crashed soon after take­off in by concrete debris from the told supporters on Friday Musharraf (retd.) has filed a Kazakhstan on Friday. building. There were moans he would win a March gen­ petition against the special The Bek Air Fokker 100 and screams and it was eral election after scoring a court’s verdict convicting him got into trouble shortly after dark,” he said. landslide victory in the lea­ of high treason and departing from Almaty, the At the airport at Nur­Sul­ dership primary of his right­ sentencing him to death, Central Asian country’s com­ tan, relatives of the passen­ wing Likud party. according to media reports. mercial centre, on a pre­ gers — some of whom were Israel’s longest­serving The petition highlighted that dawn flight to the capital going to join their families premier, who faces a cor­ the “judgment contained a Nur­Sultan. for the holidays — were being ruption indictment as well Benjamin Netanyahu mix of anomalies and It lost altitude during take­ briefed on their fate and of­ as a third general election in contradictory statements”. PTI off and broke through a con­ fered flights to Almaty. 12 months, was expected to prime minister for fraud, crete fence before hitting a “Those responsible will beat rival Gideon Saar in the bribery and breach of trust Indonesian Muslims rally for China’s Uighurs two­storey building, Kazakh­ face tough punishment in ac­ leadership primary. over a series of corruption JAKARTA stan’s Civil Aviation Commit­ cordance with the law,” Ka­ But the convincing mar­ allegations he denies. More than a thousand tee said. It was not imme­ Gone in seconds: Police and rescuers working on the site of the plane crash near Almaty zakh President Kassym­Jo­ gin of victory — by 72.5% to Blue and White leader Muslims marched to the diately clear what caused the International Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday. * AP mart Tokayev tweeted, 27.5% — strengthens his po­ Benny Gantz also used Fri­ heavily guarded Chinese crash. expressing condolences to sition in the party he has day’s primary result as a ral­ Embassy in Indonesia’s capital “The plane tilted to the Sklyar told reporters. “A Authorities initially put vestigating a possible breach the victims and their fami­ dominated for 20 years. lying call for the general on Friday to protest China’s left, then to the right, then it commission ... will establish the death toll at 15 or more of flight operation and safety lies. He also ordered an audit Around 57,000 Likud mem­ election. treatment of its Uighur started shaking while still whether this was pilot error but later revised the figure to rules, a standard legal proce­ of all Kazakh airlines. bers voted on Thursday — a He said Mr. Netanyahu’s Muslims. The protesters, trying to gain altitude,” said or technical issues. The run­ 12. They said 49 people were dure. Kazakhstan’s aviation Mr. Tokayev declared De­ little less than 50% of those victory showed Likud mem­ many wearing blue businessman Aslan Nazarali­ way was in an ideal in hospitals, some of them in committee said it was sus­ cember 28 a national day of eligible. bers had “elected a leader headbands reading “Save yev, who survived the crash. condition.” a serious condition. pending all flights by carrier mourning and appointed “Now is the time to unite facing three indictments, Uighurs,” unfurled Indonesian Investigators found A survivor told a news Bek Air and those of Fokker Prime Minister Askar Mamin and bring a tremendous vic­ who is seeking to unravel and Uighur flags as they scratch marks on the website that she heard a “ter­ ‘Breach of rules’ 100 aircraft pending the re­ to head a commission to in­ tory for the Likud and the the rule of law and secure marched to the Embassy in runway. rifying sound” before the The plane had been carrying sults of the investigation. vestigate the crash. right in the election,” Mr. personal immunity”. downtown Jakarta. AP “Before crashing, the air­ plane started losing altitude. 93 passengers and five crew, Mr. Nazaraliyev said he The crashed plane was Netanyahu told a press “These elections demand craft touched the runway “The plane was flying at a and the Interior Ministry had been seated next to an built in 1996, the govern­ conference. that we place a mirror in S. Korean court dismisses with its tail twice, the gear tilt. Everything was like in a said the captain was among emergency exit in row 15 and ment said, and its most re­ “Most of the people sup­ front of ‘the Netanyahu par­ ‘comfort women’ plea was retracted,” Deputy movie: screaming, shouting, those killed. all the rows in front of him cent flight certificate was is­ port the right and support ty’ and make the choice for SEOUL South Korea’s Constitutional Prime Minister Roman people crying,” she said. The Ministry said it was in­ were torn off when the plane sued in May 2019. me to lead the government.” unity, dignity and internal Court on Friday rejected a In what appeared to be a reconciliation.” petition seeking the repeal of general election campaign a 2015 deal with Japan, speech, Mr. Netanyahu did Third shot settling a bitter dispute over not mention the defeated Ofer Zalzberg, Israel analyst “comfort women” — Korean IS claims it executed 11 Christians in Nigeria Saar once. with the International Crisis women enslaved for sex by He thanked U.S. Presi­ Group think tank, said the the Japanese military during dent Donald Trump, a close result kickstarted the elec­ the Second World War. ‘The killings were in reprisal for the death of former chief Abu Bakr al­Baghdadi and his spokesman’ ally, for his support for Is­ tion campaign. rael and said a Likud victory “Netanyahu is going for a Brazil police probe attack Agence France-Presse (ISWAP) at an undisclosed lo­ In recent months, ISWAP dists killed six people and six soldiers and eight civi­ in the next election would third shot, hoping the next on actors of film on Jesus Kano cation. “This is a message to has intensified its attacks on abducted five others, includ­ lians, including two Red bring more “historic election will prove more RIO DE JANEIRO Jihadists aligned to the Islam­ Christians all over the Christians, security person­ ing two aid workers, when Cross workers, were among achievements.” successful,” he said. The Rio de Janeiro police said ic State group have released world,” said a masked man nel and aid staff, setting up they intercepted vehicles on those abducted. Likud and the centrist “This strengthens his po­ on Thursday they are a video claiming to show the in the one­minute video. roadblocks on highways and a highway on the outskirts of Last week, the group re­ Blue and White party were sition within the right wing investigating a video by a execution of 11 Christians in He claimed the killings conducting searches. Maiduguri, the Borno state leased a video showing 11 al­ deadlocked after elections who saw he is still able to far­right group that claimed restive northeast Nigeria. were in reprisal for the death capital. leged hostages. in both April and Septem­ achieve victories but it to have carried out an attack on a group of actors who had The footage posted online of IS chief Abu Bakr al­Bagh­ Targeting civilians In a similar attack on De­ One of the detainees in ber, with neither able to doesn’t fundamentally depicted Jesus as gay. The late on Thursday by the IS­ dadi and his spokesman. The UN had on Tuesday con­ cember 5, ISWAP fighters the video who identified command a parliamentary change the arithmetic for attack took place on Tuesday linked propaganda arm IS leader Baghdadi com­ demned the “increasing disguised as Nigerian sol­ himself as a school teacher majority under Israel’s sys­ the next election.” at the studio of the actors, Amaq showed 11 blindfolded mitted suicide in October to practice by armed groups to diers stopped and searched said all the 11 hostages were tem of proportional Early polls indicate that whose film Christ’s First men being shot and stabbed avoid capture during a U.S. set up checkpoints targeting vehicles at a checkpoint near Christians and appealed to representation. the March 2020 election Temptation began streaming by jihadists from the Islamic special forces raid on his hi­ civilians” in the northeast of Maiduguri. The group the Nigerian government to Last month, Israel’s Attor­ could again result in on Netflix on December 3. AFP State West African Province deout in northwest Syria. Nigeria. On Sunday, the jiha­ claimed in a statement that secure their release. ney General indicted the stalemate. ‘Climate change caused 5 al-Qaeda Iranians laud protesters and vow to fight on 15 disasters this year’ terrorists held in Pakistan Many take their grievances against the govt. to cemeteries where the killed protesters are buried Calamities cost $1 bn each, says a charity Press Trust of India Farnaz Fassihi hoods in platoons of motor­ including Karaj, Isfahan, Agence France-Presse dies, scientific studies and Lahore cycles and armoured vehi­ Mashhad, Behbahan, Ma­ Paris media reports, the charity Five “important” al­Qaeda Forty days after the first prot­ cles carrying the Iranian flag lard, Najafabad, Yazdan At least 15 natural disasters said the disasters displaced operatives were arrested in esters were killed in Iran’s and waving weapons, video Shahr and Shahriar. There linked to climate change this millions and caused wides­ a raid in Pakistan’s Punjab worst unrest in decades, Ira­ shared on social media were unconfirmed reports of year caused damage of over pread deaths. These includ­ province, averting a “ma­ nians took their grievances showed. 50 arrests. They gathered to $1 billion each and seven of ed the floods that ravaged jor terror attack” on offices against the government to honour the dead, and as them cost at least $10 bil­ north India, typhoon Leki­ of intelligence agencies cemeteries on Thursday, ‘Total calm’ they did so, some chanted lion, British charity Chris­ ma in China, Hurricane Dor­ and sensitive installations marking both the end of the “Tehran is under total calm slogans against Iran’s Su­ tian Aid said on Friday. ian in the U.S., floods in Chi­ in the area, officials said on traditional mourning period and security,” its chief of pol­ preme Leader, Ayatollah Ali This year is set to be the na, floods in the Midwest Friday. and their determination not ice Brig. Gen. Hossein Rahi­ Khamenei, calling him a second hottest year in histo­ and southern U.S., typhoon The Counter Terrorism to back down. mi declared on Thursday. “murderer”. ry and each of the disasters Hagibis in Japan and the Ca­ Department (CTD) of the Over four days of protests A grim picture: A file photo of people walking near a burnt bank, “Our enemies are constantly The protests, which began in the report has a link with lifornia wildfires, the cos­ Punjab police said the op­ in November, security forces after protests against increased fuel prices in Tehran * REUTERS trying to instigate chaos and on November 15, broke out climate change, Christian tliest tragedy at $25 billion. eration smashed the media shot and killed up to 450 pe­ instability.” hours after the government Aid said. “ From Southern The charity said the ma­ cell and the terrorism fi­ ople, human rights organisa­ having it. Even before the Then on Thursday, un­ Accounts and videos that raised gasoline prices by Africa to North America and jority of deaths were caused nancing network of the Al­ tions estimate, and in the end of the mourning period, iformed security forces and emerged from the country 200%. from Australia and Asia to by just two events, in India Qaeda Indian Subconti­ weeks leading up to Thurs­ the authorities began crack­ plainclothes militia deployed despite the information Already struggling under Europe, floods, storms and and southern Africa, which nent (AQIS). The CTD and day, some of their survivors ing down, beefing up securi­ en masse across the country clampdown suggested, ho­ the burden of economic fires brought chaos and des­ called it “a reflection of how the Inter­Services Intelli­ called on the public to join ty in cities across the coun­ to keep people off the wever, that Iranian protes­ sanctions imposed by the truction,” it said. the world’s poorest people gence (ISI) on Thursday them in yet another act of try, renewing their streets. They lined up on foot ters made their presence U.S., Iranians took to the Assembling its report pay the heaviest price for night arrested the terro­ defiance: at the graveyards disruption of the internet in riot gear at squares, and known, if generally in small streets in what became the from official figures, esti­ the consequences of climate rists from Gujranwala city, of their loved ones. and conducting waves of paraded through residential groups, at cemeteries and in broadest unrest seen in the mates by NGOs and aid bo­ change. some 80 km from Lahore. Iran’s leadership was not pre­emptive arrests. and commercial neighbour­ the streets of several cities, country in decades. NY TIMES

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12818 (set by Bruno) SUDOKU FAITH Log on to crossword.thehindu.com for more puzzles 11 When Jesus returned from 4 Quite nonchalantly, setter undersea stay, mysteriously slipped out to chase female Education, values & skills (6,6) (6) The study system of yore was designed to inculcate a com­ 13 California politician on 6 Police cruiser with air prehensive set of values and life skills in children from diffe­ American grounds (6) conditioner’s normal to be rent walks of life. During the period of study, children were seen around (5,3) entrusted in the hands of a guru and had to stay in his dwell­ 15 Trouble as Academy’s place in ing away from home. They were taught both Samanya dhar­ draw is taken by University (6) 7 Spoke of Darius’ organisation ma, the universal values and code of conduct applicable to (6) all, and Visesha dharma, or professional ethics and skills, 18 Home on Big­Sur’s outskirts pertaining to the livelihood that each one inherits by birth, owned by crook — Queen’s 8 Loud landmark spot (4) as a brahmin, a kshatriya, a vaisya and so on, pointed Swa­ agent (6,6) mini Satyavratananda in a discourse. 12 Unaware what I would do with The focus was on ethical and moral disciplines such as ya­ 21 Wrong to get behind net & a 5x5 grid? (8) ma, cultivating of moral values such as truthfulness, ahimsa counter in this game? (6) and self­ control; niyama, acquiring regular habits of study and worship; asana, sitting quietly in order to achieve tran­ 22 Sick man with enteric disease 14 Minarets in Islamabad rising quillity; pranayama, taking breathing exercises in order to starts to be awkward (3­5) around — leaning to the left (8) gain control of the mind; pratyahara, freeing the mind from 23 Same problem seen in the thralldom of the senses; dharana, concentrating; dhya­ misshapen part of house (8) 16 Store displaying many a set of na, meditating and Samadhi, rising to the super conscious crafts (8) state. Side by side, professional training was given to make 24 Draft from flowing inlets (6) Solution to puzzle 12817 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku each one competent to pursue one’s livelihood. In God’s ■ ACROSS 17 This is worn? Right! (1­5) creation, people are born in specific varnas, based on the ■ DOWN gunas or qualities they had developed in their previous 5 Corrupt — owning houses at 18 Long and hot cargo vessel births, and also the type of activity or work relevant to their residential part of city (6) 1 Tread of pedestrian was loud, with prow missing (6) background. 7 Tries to join in the middle of household animals also rose For instance, a brahmin is trained in the Vedas, as also in unrestrained leaderless up (8) 19 Job of Gates perhaps, the method of performance of rituals and yagnas. A kshatri­ practice (8) 2 Get close to listener please... encourage technology ya gets trained in archery and such skills that help him fol­ 9 Complete stop by noted (6) leaders? (6) low the kshatriya dharma, as also a Vaisya, his specific skills criminal (3­2­3) and so on. Moreover, it is shown that learning is a continu­ 10 Mistakes made by God starting 3 Device with silver­tip’s hot, 20 An immature version of North ous process, and the wise person directs what he has learnt to take long time to cover (6) gets more glowing (8) Indian boy? (4) to ultimately reach God and get freed from samsara.

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NIFTY 50 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA weighted assets ratio (CRAR) in banks’ total loan portfo­ MUMBAI PRICE CHANGE improved to 15.1% in Septem­ lios and their share in GNPAs Adani Ports...... 363.70...... 0.05 The gross non­performing ber 2019 from 14.3% in was at 51.8% and 79.3%, res­ Financial system stable Asian Paints...... 1812.25...... 2.65

Axis Bank ...... 760.15...... 23.65 asset (GNPA) ratio of banks March 2019,” the report said. pectively, in September Bajaj Auto ...... 3241.95...... 11.90 may increase to 9.9% by Sep­ The state­run banks’ 2019, lower compared to the Bajaj Finserv...... 9443.15...... 93.05 tember 2020 from 9.3% in CRAR improved to 13.5% 53% and 82.2%, respectively despite slow growth Bajaj Finance ...... 4252.65...... 65.55

Bharti Airtel ...... 455.10...... 7.55 September 2019, according from 12.2% during the same in March 2019. The top 100 Press Trust of India BPCL...... 490.95...... 13.75 to an RBI report. period. Bank­wise distribu­ large borrowers accounted said in the Financial Stabil­ Mumbai Britannia Ind ...... 3042.10...... -20.20 “Stress tests indicate that tion of asset quality showed for 16.4% of banks’ gross ad­ ity Report. Cipla ...... 481.10...... 6.95 The Reserve Bank on Fri­ The report said all ma­ Coal India ...... 203.50...... 6.20 under the baseline scenario, while 24 banks had GNPA ra­ vances and 16.3% of GNPAs. Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2897.60...... 32.00 the GNPA ratios of banks tios of under 5%, four banks Amid rising macroeco­ day said the country’s fi­ jor risk groups such as Eicher Motors...... 22222.35. .... 176.65 may increase to 9.9% by Sep­ had GNPA ratios higher than nomic worries reflected in nancial system remains “global risks, risk percep­ GAIL (India)...... 118.55...... 0.45 stable despite slowing eco­ tions on macroeconomic Grasim Ind ...... 739.75...... 3.00 tember 2020 due to change 20% in September 2019. falling growth numbers HCL Tech...... 567.55...... 7.05 in macroeconomic scenario, across spectrum, RBI Gover­ nomic growth. The GDP conditions, financial mar­ HDFC ...... 2444.15...... 30.05 marginal increase in slippag­ Agriculture, services nor Shaktikanta Das flagged slowed to a six­year low of ket risks and institutional HDFC Bank...... 1275.00...... 4.55 4.5% in the second quarter positions” were perceived Hero MotoCorp ...... 2442.45...... 3.80 es and the denominator ef­ The asset quality of agricul­ corporate governance con­ Hindalco ...... 215.45...... 0.45 fect of declining credit ber 2020 from 12.7% in Sep­ (NNPA) ratio declined in Sep­ ture and services sectors, as cerns across India Inc., in­ of FY20, forcing the RBI to as medium risks affecting Hind Unilever ...... 1949.90...... 4.95 growth,” the RBI said in its tember 2019, whereas for tember 2019 to 3.7%. measured by their GNPA ra­ cluding banks, to lift the effi­ slash its growth forecast by the financial system. Ho­ ICICI Bank ...... 549.40...... 10.65 240 basis points to 5% for wever, the perception of IndusInd Bank ...... 1524.90...... 9.50 Financial Stability Report. private banks it may climb to The aggregate provision tios, deteriorated to 10.1% in ciency of the economy to its Bharti Infratel ...... 255.70...... -0.50 The baseline scenario as­ 4.2% from 3.9%, under the coverage ratio (PCR) of all September 2019 from about full potential. He also said re­ the fiscal in its December risks on various fronts like Infosys ...... 736.95...... 8.00 sumed the continuation of stress scenario. Foreign banks rose to 61.5% in Sep­ 8% in March 2019. For indus­ viving the twin engines of monetary policy review. domestic growth, fiscal, Indian OilCorp...... 127.30...... 2.20

ITC ...... 236.90...... 0.10 the current economic situa­ banks’ gross bad loans may tember 2019 from 60.5% in try, slippages during the pe­ consumption and invest­ “India’s financial sys­ corporate sector and JSW Steel...... 268.90...... -0.25 tion in the future. increase to 3.1% from 2.9% in March 2019. “Following the riod declined to 3.79% from ment remains the key chal­ tem remains stable, not­ banks’ asset quality in­ Kotak Bank ...... 1685.60...... -8.65 The report said state­run September 2019. recapitalisation of state­run about 5% in March 2019. lenge even while remaining withstanding weakening creased between April and L&T...... 1299.60...... 20.30 M&M ...... 530.15...... 1.80 banks’ GNPA ratios may in­ The report said banks’ net banks by the government, The report showed that vigilant about spillovers from domestic growth,” the RBI October 2019, it said. Maruti Suzuki ...... 7344.90. .... 104.00 crease to 13.2% by Septem­ non­performing assets [all] banks’ capital to risk­ the share of large borrowers global financial markets. Nestle India Ltd...... 14664.15...... 64.90

NTPC ...... 116.85...... 0.45

ONGC ...... 128.40...... 0.40

PowerGrid Corp ...... 189.05...... 4.20 Reliance Ind ...... 1542.35...... 26.95 In H1, bank Co­op banks State Bank ...... 337.25...... 7.40 IOB to get ₹4,360 cr. in capital, Falling revenue risks Sun Pharma ...... 426.00...... 3.85 Tata Motors ...... 176.15...... 1.55 frauds rise to to report large Tata Steel ...... 469.50...... 1.60 fiscal parameters: RBI TCS ...... 2198.50...... -3.45 Allahabad Bank raises ₹1,500 cr. ₹1.13 lakh cr. exposures Tech Mahindra ...... 780.20...... 9.80 Titan ...... 1191.45...... -1.05 GST mop­up grows by just 2.5% UltraTech Cement...... 4055.60...... -7.15 With second tranche, Centre’s stake in IOB to cross 95% Press Trust of India Press Trust of India UPL...... 580.25...... 10.80 Mumbai MUMBAI Vedanta ...... 151.75...... 1.05 Press Trust of India mainstay of the govern­ Wipro ...... 247.55...... -2.75 Special Correspondent ₹18,876.05 crore. Karnam Frauds reported by banks Mumbai ment, have grown just 2.5% The Reserve Bank of India YES Bank...... 48.00...... -0.65 CHENNAI Zee Entertainment ...... 299.00...... 1.70 Sekar, MD and CEO, had said during the first half of the The RBI has flagged falling so far this year against a (RBI) directed large coop­ The Centre will infuse fresh the bank was on track to current fiscal touched an government revenue as a budgeted 14%, while mas­ erative banks to report all EXCHANGE RATES capital of ₹4,360 crore in the come out of the RBI’s all­time high of ₹1.13 lakh threat to the overall fiscal sive corporate tax cuts have exposures of ₹5 crore and Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit loss­making Indian Overseas prompt corrective action crore, owing to delay in de­ numbers, with tax and non­ given away ₹1.45 lakh crore more to the Central Repos­ except yen at 4 p.m. on December 27 Bank. This would be the se­ framework by March 2020. tection by lenders, accord­ tax revenues way behind of budgeted revenue even as itory of Information on CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL cond tranche of fund infu­ Another public sector len­ ing to RBI’s FSR report. targets. This, along with advance tax collections Large Credits (CRILC), a US Dollar...... 71.16...... 71.48 sion from the Centre. With der, Allahabad Bank, has This involved 4,412 fraud weaker private consump­ from corporates slipped move aimed at early recog­ Euro ...... 79.30...... 79.66

British Pound...... 93.02...... 93.45 this, the government stake raised ₹1,500 crore through cases of ₹1 lakh and above, tion and investment, could 5.2% as of the third quarter. nition of financial distress. Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 64.98...... 65.27 in IOB is set to cross the 95%­ private placement of Basel as per the report. prove to be a challenge, The silver lining was the Separately, non­banking Chinese Yuan ...... 10.17...... 10.22 mark, said a senior official. III­compliant tier­2 bonds In FY19, banks had re­ RBI’s FSR said. personal income tax collec­ financial companies saw Swiss Franc ...... 72.88...... 73.21

Singapore Dollar ...... 52.60...... 52.85 The Centre now holds with a 10­year tenor. ported 6,801 cases of fraud The warning assumes im­ tion which grew to ₹33,000 stress in asset quality in the Canadian Dollar...... 54.34...... 54.60 94.56% stake. It rose from Karnam Sekar In an earlier statement, involving ₹71,543 crore. portance with revenue crore from ₹24,000 crore. first half of the current fis­ Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.24...... 17.32 92.52% after capital infusion Allahabad Bank had said the “An analysis of the vintage mop­up falling and budget­ Cumulative advance tax col­ cal, with gross NPA ratio Source:Indian Bank of ₹3,857 crore in October penses and provisions. Centre had agreed to infuse of frauds reported during ed expenditure crossing lection till the third quarter rising to 6.3% in Septem­ 2019. For the second quar­ The gross non­perform­ ₹2,153 crore via preferential the FY19 and H1 FY20 107% as of November, put­ stood at ₹2.51 lakh crore ber 2019 from 6.1% in BULLION RATES CHENNAI ter, IOB had reported net ing assets of the bank came allotment of equity shares shows a significant time­lag ting a big question mark on against ₹7.96 lakh crore year March, RBI’s FSR report December 27 rates in rupees with pre- loss of ₹2,253.64 crore, com­ down to ₹28,673.95 crore by the bank during financial between the date of occur­ the government’s ability to on year. Direct tax collec­ said. However, net NPA ra­ vious rates in parentheses pared with a net loss ₹487.26 compared with ₹37,109.96 year 2019­20. The fresh cap­ rence of a fraud and its de­ meet the 3.3% fiscal deficit tions, net of refunds, for this tio remained steady at 3.4% Retail Silver (1g) ...... 50.2...... (50.4) crore a year earlier, follow­ crore, and net NPAs to ital would help the bank in tection,” RBI’s Financial target. fiscal grew a mere 0.7% till between end­March 2019 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3714...... (3697) ing a rise in operating ex­ ₹12,507.97 crore from regulatory compliance. Stability Report said. GST collections, the December. and end­September 2019 ‘Credit growth Vistara fliers can soon Adani Logistics may plunge to to buy stake 58­year low’ access mobile data in Snowman Airline has secured DoT approval Press Trust of India special correspondent Mumbai Yuthika Bhargava Mumbai As the GDP growth has NEW DELHI Adani Logistics Limited plunged to an over six­year Passengers flying over In­ (ALL) has signed definitive low of 4.5% in the second dian territory on Vistara will agreements to acquire quarter of the ongoing fis­ soon be able to access mo­ 40.25% stake in Snowman cal, credit expansion may bile data services on board. Logistics Ltd. (SLL) from plummet to a six­decade The airlines has become the Gateway Distriparks Ltd. low of 6.5­7% in FY20, says first in the country to secure for ₹296 crore. a report. Credit growth was necessary approvals from “The purchase price of a high 13.3% in the pre­ the Department of Telecom ₹44 per share represents vious fiscal, says rating (DoT). have not finalised [any plan] an 8% premium to the mar­ agency ICRA in a report. Vistara, which has part­ yet.” ket price of December 27, This could well be the nered Tata Group company Mr. Prakash said for the 2019. Adani Logistics will lowest credit growth in 58 Nelco for inflight data ser­ time being, Vistara will offer make a mandatory open years. The figure stood at a vices, is likely to be the first only data services. “Howev­ offer for 26% of the public low 5.4% in FY62, accord­ domestic carrier to provide er, since people will be able shareholding in the compa­ ing to RBI’s annual credit the service within India. to make Internet­based ny,” said a statement. growth data. “Vistara has tied up with voice calls, it should not be Karan Adani, CEO and Till end­November, cre­ Nelco and they have taken an issue... There can also be whole time director of AP­ dit growth had been at un­ transponder space from IS­ voice but voice is not hap­ SEZ, said: “Cold chain is a der 8%. “Factors such as RO... they had come to us pening right now.” On tariffs key product in the custom­ muted economic growth, for spectrum allocation, for such services, he said, er gate strategy given In­ lower working capital re­ which we have done. And these were not regulated by dia’s consumer driven de­ quirements and risk­aver­ they will be launching these the government. “It is for mand. We will double the sion among lenders will services soon,” Telecom Se­ them to decide what tariff capacity in the next 5 compress the incremental cretary Anshu Prakash said. they will charge,” he added. years. This vertical will credit growth in FY20,” the When contacted, a Vista­ (With inputs from help further improve re­ report said. ra spokesperson said: “We Jagriti Chandra) turns in the business.” Investment Commercial trial runs advisers must do client risk begin on freight corridor profiling: SEBI Goods movement to be faster once work is completed Press Trust of India New Delhi Yuthika Bhargava ments via Indian Railways. To strengthen the conduct Ajmer We are on track to open the of investment advisers, Se­ The Dedicated Freight Corri­ corridor from Rewari to Pa­ curities and Exchange dor Corporation of India lanpur section by March, Board of India (SEBI) on Ltd. (DFCCIL) on Friday 2020… this will provide con­ Friday asked them to do opened the more than 300­ nectivity to three ports in proper risk profiling of km section between Rewari, Gujarat — Kandla, Mundra clients and obtain their Haryana to Madar, Rajas­ and Pipavav.” consent on the same be­ than, for commercial trial Once the section is fore providing any advice runs. This is the first section opened for commercial op­ to such investors. to be opened on the under­ erations, about 80% of the The capital markets reg­ construction 1,500­km west­ freight train movements will ulator also restrained in­ ern freight corridor. Anurag Sachan be shifted to the dedicated vestment advisers from The newly opened sec­ corridor, resulting in a much providing free trial for any tion — covering a total of 664 come on the DFC map and faster movement of goods product and service. track km — has been con­ get advantage in terms of fas­ trains, vacating track space The measures, aimed at structed at a cost of almost ter throughput,” said Anurag for passenger trains. “With further strengthening the ₹4,000 crore (excluding Sachan, MD, DFCCIL. dedicated corridor and ad­ conduct of investment ad­ land charges). “The opening Mr. Sachan added that by vanced wagons, one train visers while providing in­ of this stretch will benefit va­ March 2020, over 650 km of will be able to carry a load of vestment advice and to rious industries in Rewari, the section between Rewari about 13,000 tonnes, which protect the interests of in­ Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera and Palanpur in Gujarat will is equal to what 1,300 trucks vestors seeking their ad­ and Kishangarh areas of Ra­ be opened for commercial would carry,” he said. vice, will come into effect jasthan and Haryana. In ad­ operations. “This will result (The writer was in from January 1, 2020, SEBI dition, Concor’s container in immediate relief for both Rajasthan at the said in a circular. depot at Kathuwas will also freight and passenger move­ invitation of the DFCCIL) CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Then you had Nepotism The Khans hit the golden jubilee in 2015; led films and the rise of OTT. a Commando 3 righteously playing on the Kangana Ranaut may have riled Aamir in March, Shah Rukh in November and We track cinematic milestones good Muslim and bad Muslim binary while Karan Johar with the term but Salman in December. Aamir didn’t just being seemingly inclusive. then he did endow the industry consolidate his sway in India with biggies like over the last decade with two gifted star kids — Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan — in PK, Dangal, Dhoom 3 and Secret Superstar Student of the Year in 2012. Other but won over China as well. With Dabangg at notable star entrants this decade: the start of the decade, the massy Salman Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor, managed to reach out to the multiplex BOLLYWOOD: Tiger Shroff, Jahnvi Kapoor and audiences and even found critical acclaim Sara Ali Khan. with the pacifist politics of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. SRK started with a bang with My Name is Khan but has been floundering in the latter The new half of the decade, despite some well­ intentioned experiments like Fan and Raees. triumvirate The turn of the decade has thrown a new set of contenders, albeit not starry 2010 in the traditional way. Vicky Kaushal with Uri, Sanju, Manmarziyan and Raazi; Ayushmann Khurrana with Vicky Donor, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Badhaai Ho, Andhadhun, Article 15 and Bala; and Rajkummar Rao with Kai Po Che, Aligarh, Shahid, Trapped and Stree Decade’s child 2020 have formed the new boy­ Namrata Joshi next­door brigade of stars. Ranveer Singh made an electric début as the Khurrana seems ahead in likeable, endearing Bittoo in Band Baaja The past decade marked a century in the race for now with his Baaraat in 2010 and at the close of the decade Indian cinema (Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja unique genre of light­ hit it out of the park as rapper Murad in Gully Harishchandra, released in 1913). This slice hearted, taboo­breaking Boy. In between there have been Lootera, of history aside, the decade has had several films defining the 2010s. Goliyon ki Raasleela Ram­Leela , Dil Dhadakne turning points of its own: the Do, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat and much talk Baahubalisation of Bollywood, with the of his quirky sense of fashion and styling. The Hindi dubbed version of the Telugu­Tamil next decade is promising to start with a bang bilingual, Baahubali 2, beating it in its with him becoming Kapil Dev in 83. home turf, Ranveer Singh taking centre stage and the #MeToo movement. We look at these and other big and small mileposts Akshay Kumar’s in this ten­year journey… patriot act BMKJ (Bharat Director’s chair Embracing the rainbow… From Padman to Mission Mangal via Kesari and not to forget the omniscient No Mata Ki Jai) Women filmmakers like Meghna Gulzar Has only just begun in the mainstream, uneasily and gingerly at that, Smoking ad, Kumar emerged as shining and Zoya Akhtar breached the much­ with Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga , Kapoor and Sons and Karan India’s Neo Mr Bharat. The long interview — cinema about mangoes and little else — with coveted ₹100 crore tag at the turnstiles. Johar’s short in Bombay Talkies. And we are not even talking about Narendra Modi, in the run up to the From vigilante dramas to Vikramaditya Motwane debuted with the relatively offbeat I Am and Margarita with a Straw here… Delhi elections, also showcased him as the one story lines that take off on Udaan in 2010 and has kept the viewers Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) in the bathtub with with the mightiest political clout in government schemes satiated with an eclectic set of films: his ghulam (slave) Malik Kafur (Jim Sarbh) in Padmaavat and Tiger Bollywood, his Canadian visa (‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ Lootera, Trapped, Bhavesh Joshi Shroff looking longingly at Hrithik Roshan in War. Male bonding got notwithstanding. became the theme for Superhero. Nitesh Tiwari kicked off a homoerotic touch. There was pathbreaking bromance in Sonu Ke Toilet: Ek Prem Katha) to with Chillar Party in 2011 and now has Titu Ki Sweety with the grandfather (Alok Nath) almost joined at the the rise of the new, two of the biggest blockbusters of the hip with his bachelor buddy (Virendra Saxena) while the Badass ladies aggressive, nationalist hero decade to his credit — Dangal and grandmother just couldn’t be bothered. A same sex love story with who wears his patriotism #MeToo Chhichhore. Ayushmann Khurrana — Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan — early in They may not have been dealing in as many on his sleeve, as portrayed 2020 might hopefully push the envelope further in the right multiples of crores as their male colleagues, but by Akshay Kumar, Ajay As the #MeToo movement swept the nation in direction. they had a better spread of films and roles. In Devgn, John Abraham and 2018, 10 men from the Hindi film industry Getting noticed the largely male­skewed universe, this decade Vicky Kaushal, the on­ were accused by women of sexual saw a far bigger chunk of women­led and screen notion of patriotism misconduct. Even as Bollywood women took Showstoppers who Polarisation and spirit of resistance rocked on the side included Pankaj focussed films than ever before, be it Vidya took on a life of its own and a lead — it started with Tanushree Dutta’s Tripathi, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Balan in The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Sridevi peaked with the 10­year­old sexual harassment claims against As with the rest of the world, Bollywood has been heavily Vineet Singh, Neena Gupta, Gajraj in English Vinglish, Kangana Ranaut in Queen compelling propaganda Nana Patekar — a misogynistic hero in Kabir Rao, Surekha Sikri, Manoj and polarised when it comes to politics. As we close the decade and Tanu Weds Manu, Rani Mukherji in and celebration of the Singh became the favourite of the masses. Seema Pahwa, Vikrant Massey, the industry is divided on the politics of protest. While Mardaani 1 and 2, Deepika Padukone in Piku, “surgical strikes” and “New Others who made headlines for all the wrong Ratna Pathak Shah, Swara Bhaskar, Anubhav Sinha, Anurag Kashyap, Sushant Singh, Richa Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom or Alia Bhatt in India” in Uri. The Modi reasons included Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl, Alok Vijay Varma… Right casting became Chaddha and Huma Qureshi are vehemently opposing CAA­ Raazi. Most of these films grew steadily makeover was complete Nath, Subhash Ghai, Rajat Kapoor, Anu Malik, the buzzword and casting NRC, even joining the rallies, Vivek Agnihotri and Ashok successful, through word of mouth, than before the elections with Kailash Kher, Soumik Sen and Raj Kumar directors came into Pandit have been expectedly favouring it. The royalty has bringing all the bums to the seats on the first Vivek Oberoi playing him Hirani. their own. maintained an uneasy silence and others like Ayushmann and weekend itself. in PM Narendra Modi. Vicky are being diplomatic in their templated statements.

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PERFORMANCE ART FOOD AWARENESS CARNIVAL Kathak dance Mixed-media Festive menu Education and employment Pet show This Sunday, IHC is hosting Saheb­e­Aalam... An ongoing exhibition titled Maraasim, Foxtrot, a multi­cuisine restaurant and bar, has Aawaaz Education Services, a company that The sixth edition of the annual pet festival, Pet Touching The Soul, a Kathak presentation by showcases paintings and drawing by Saumya S. introduced an exclusive festive menu for New works towards bettering classroom learning, is Fed Delhi, a carnival for pets and pet lovers Gurmeet Malhotra Productions. The show seeks Vaishnav and Vipin Singh Rajput. Saumya's Year’s. On till 3rd January, the menu, paired with hosting an educational event called Aawaaz begins today. This two­day festival will feature spread the message of faith and togetherness in paintings are related to the elements of nature winter cocktails, offers Liver Pâté, Pot Roast Conclave. Organised with the aim to help pet­adoption camps, as well as activities like a society. Performing artistes include Raghav and explore the dynamics of landscape. Vipin vegetables, Smoked and Charred Pumpkin students transition into a new phase of their Police Dog Show, Cat Show and Fashion Show. Monga, Megha Sharma, Sanjam Malhotra, creates mixed­media artworks, which try to Risotto, Tenderloin Wellington,and Rum and lives, it will feature sessions on emerging sectors More than 400 products and services from the Archana Diwedi, and Ashish Bharadwaj. engage with a wide variety of subjects. Raisin Cakes with Berry Ice Cream. of employment. pet care sector will also be exhibited. Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House Venue: Khan Market & Cyber Hub outlets Venue: India International Centre, Lodhi Road Venue: NSIC Ground, Okhla Time: 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. ­ 8 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. ­ 12 midnight Time: 8:30 a.m. onwards Time: 11 a.m. ­ 8 p.m.

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FILM REVIEWS Merriment with a dollop of manipulation ‘It is a great time Akshay Kumar reclaims his sense of humour even as the sprightly Good Newwz turns sentimental to be an actor’ Gul Panag on playing a character on Namrata Joshi logetic way of dealing with Good Newwz the unconventional fulcrum the wrong side of the law, and being Akshay Kumar has had an in­ Director: Raj Mehta of the story — sperm — as content with work teresting funny bone. Cast: Akshay Kumar, Vicky Donor had done ear­ Wicked, keeling towards the Kareena Kapoor Khan, lier. On the other is the in­ Sucheta Chakraborty methodical, intelligent and rude, the bawdy and the in­ Diljit Dosanjh, Kiara ability to take a clear stand level­headed woman, Gul’s correct; and distinctly his Advani, Adil Hussain, on issues — it almost walks Rangbaaz Phirse is a show character lends shrewd­ own. His brand of humour Tisca Chopra into a minefield when it inspired by true events and ness to a process that had has been harnessed well in Run time: 133.53 minutes comes to ideas of mother­ marks the second season of until then been dictated the past in a Hera Pheri or Storyline: All hell breaks hood, abortion, and adop­ ZEE5’s original series Rang- primarily by violence. Bhagam Bhaag and more re­ loose for two couples tion. Are women incomplete baaz. The series, which re­ cently in Jolly LLB2. Howev­ with the same surname, if they have chosen not to be­ leased last week, stars Gul Challenging roles er, over the last few years, it Batra, trying hard to have come moms? Is the birth of a Panag who plays the “right­ Gul recently appeared in has largely fallen victim to children through in vitro child always a joyous thing hand woman”, the “second Amazon Prime Video’s spy Kumar’s own insistence on fertilisation, when the for a woman? What about in command” to Jimmy series The Family Man. playing the self­righteous sperms get interchanged the postpartum blues? Sheirgill’s Amarpal Singh. Looking back on her expe­ conscience keeper of the na­ You have Kapoor Khan In a short telephonic riences working in the new tion — be it Padman, Kesari, Adil Hussain and Tisca Cho­ giving an impassioned, po­ conversation, Gul says that medium, she observed that or Mission Mangal — or opt­ pra. The sharp lines, clever werful speech on what moth­ while she knew of the first for actors, the approach re­ ing to do the brain dead wordplay and repartee (wri­ erhood does to a woman — season’s popularity, it was mains largely unchanged Housefull series. ters Jyoti Kapoor, Raj Mehta physically and psychologi­ the prospect of playing a la­ across cinema, television

The good thing about Barely balanced The cast at a promotion of the film in Mumbai* SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT and Rishabh Sharma) and ac­ cally — but the overarching dy don that turned out to and the digital format. The Good Newwz then is that the tors’ on­point comic timing, virtues and romanticisation be the real draw for her. new medium, she feels, film gives Kumar a much ounce of paternal instinct, vani) — with the same sur­ cussedness, and a very de­ all feed off each other, and of it, all stay, rather strongly “I hadn’t played a part poses a challenge, especial­ needed opportunity to shed his wife Deepti aka Deepu name, who also decide to fined sense of purpose. Do­ keep things playful for the underlined, ironically, by a where I operate on the oth­ ly for writers and directors the boring nobility, let his (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and use the same fertility clinic. sanjh and Advani amplify the most part. gynecologist. Then there’s er side of the law,” she said. who compete with an hair down, and play a nor­ his family are bent on him Inevitably, all hell breaks boisterous, kitschy Punjabi It’s the soppy sentimental­ the “apna toh apna hota hai abundance of impressive mal man­next­door, one who tasting the joys of parent­ loose when the two sets of stereotype but they play it ity towards the end that’s a (one’s own)” angle: the per­ Character-driven web content while striving can be despicable and offen­ hood. When nothing works, sperms get interchanged. Ku­ with an infectious cheer. The wet blanket. Also, the film petuation of one’s genes, Gul’s character in the se­ to keep audiences engaged sive but not irredeemably so. in vitro fertilisation is sought mar goes about his role with disparate worlds collide but tries hard to balance itself name and family above all ries, Anupriya Tiwari, hails over several episodes. Kumar is the Mumbai ci­ as the way out. All is well; ex­ a good mix of poker­faced eventually come to co­exist. between the progressive and else. It’s a damper of morali­ from a broken background. “It is a great time to be an tyslicker Varun Batra, who cept for a couple from Chan­ zing and rakish bluster. Ka­ And then there is the third the conservative and is not ty and manipulation after an She is a stockbroker who actor,” she admits. Reflect­ has it all in life but for a child. digarh — Honey and Monika poor Khan is a perfect foil to couple, the doctors, under­ able to be either. On the one uninhibited and irrepressi­ finds herself in a sticky sit­ ing on the choices she has While he doesn’t have an (Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Ad­ him with her refinement, played with great relish by hand is the easy and unapo­ bly refreshing start. uation and is forced to made in a career where she reach out to gangster Amar­ has juggled various inter­ pal Singh for protection. ests, Gul points that she has From then on, she slowly managed to play diverse Spies in Disguise hand as well as an army of gets involved in his opera­ characters in a variety of weaponised drones to end tions and soon begins to genres over the years. Weird is beautiful Director: Troy Quane, Nick the world. change the way “Acting has been one of Bruno There are nice action set­ the busi­ the things that I have pur­ Starring: Computer pieces, fights, and chases. ness func­ sued in my life, and to animation with voices of A family film for the holiday season, But the real fun lies in Beck­ tions, that end, I cannot com­ Will Smith, Tom Holland, ett’s “biodynamic conceal­ bringing plain either about the Spies in Disguise is a fun mash­up of Rashida Jones, Ben ment” experiment which her own quality or quantity of comedy and action complete with a Mendelsohn Run time: 102 minutes misfires and turns Sterling past ex­ work. I am very content emotional wallop Storyline: Cool super­spy into a pigeon, or “flying perience with the kind of work I Lance Sterling forms an odd mouse” as he hatefully calls into the am doing,” she asserted. Namrata Joshi lapse into cheesiness but team with young, bumbling, them. “Unbird me,” he mix. A turn out exalting. Spies in gadget­making genius booms and you can’t help Rangbaaz Phirse is There’s this thing about even Disguise is one such film — Walter Beckett, to take on but laugh out loud. The cha­ currently airing on ZEE5 the most mediocre of anima­ simple rather than spectacu­ the villain Killian, who, with racter and the voice meld to tion films: the story might be lar — that, despite the predic­ a left bionic arm and an great effect with Will Smith simple, the arc entirely fore­ tability, sports a good­heart­ What the world needs A still from the film * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT army of weaponised drones, as Sterling, and Holland as seeable, and you know for ed gentleness, and an is threatening to destroy Beckett. Ultimately it’s non­ sure that all will eventually old­fashioned cheer. signing gadgets to keep the greatest spy, Lance Sterling. the world violence and the device of a turn out well; but the bunch It is about the young misfit world safe. No one under­ It’s a clash of principles — kit­ “hug” that wins the day, so­ of animated characters, their genius Walter Beckett (Tom stands him better than his ty glitter against grenades; ryone together. And they are mething the world needs in inner compulsions, quirks Holland) who could edit the cop mom, who knows that one believes in fighting fire thrown together as a team — good measure today. Law and order and relationships, somehow human genome while still in the, “world needs weird”, with fire, other is all for in ex­ Sterling’s Bond to Beckett’s Q The film “Walterises” the Gul Panag * AFP manage to strike a chord. middle school, and graduat­ like him. Pitched against the tinguishing it with glitter; — to save the world from the most cynical of souls and Then there are the myriad ed from MIT at the tender geekiness of Beckett is the one thinks of blowing up form­shifting villain, Killian, makes us see that weird is in­ life­lessons, which can easily age of 15. 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Agence France-Presse Melbourne ‘bloke in the truck’ Australia snatched two early ANI comment. In the 14th over knows the bloke in the wickets on Friday to leave Melbourne of the Kiwi innings, James truck”. New Zealand facing an uphill Pattinson had Taylor battle to stay in the second After New Zealand’s Ross “That’s twice I have Taylor was handed a adjudged lbw by the on­ seen him out plumb in Test as it chased the home field umpire, but Taylor team's 467, built on the back lifeline by the decision front, but not given. review system (DRS) in the chose to review the call, of a gritty 114 from Travis and ball­tracking showed “I saw him being struck Head. Boxing Day Test, Australia on the pad in New skipper Tim Paine came the delivery missing leg­ At the close on day two, stump. Zealand, that was the Black Caps were 44 for up with the best possible absolutely hitting the two with Tom Latham not way to sledge the batsman. Cricket.com.au’s official stumps, he knows the out nine and Ross Taylor on “Maybe, he knows the handle tweeted the video bloke in the truck,” Paine two as a series defeat looms. bloke (person in charge of of the incident and says from behind the ball­tracking),” was Paine’s captioned the post as “He stumps. Quick blows Captain Kane Williamson lasted only 14 balls, skying a He was ably supported by SCOREBOARD James Pattinson delivery to the impressive Paine, who wicketkeeper Tim Paine on played an array of shots to Australia — 1st innings: D. 458, 9­463. nine, while Tom Blundell, notch up his seventh Test Warner c Southee b Wagner 41, New Zealand bowling: Boult 31­ called up for the out­of­form half­century off just 72 balls. J. Burns b Boult 0, M. 3­91­1, Southee 33.1­6­103­3, de Jeet Raval, was out to Pat The 35­year­old had a gol­ Labuschagne b de Grandhomme Grandhomme 30­5­68­2, Wag­ 63, S. Smith c Nicholls b Wagner Cummins for 15. den opportunity to score a ner 38­11­83­4, Santner 20­1­ 85, M. Wade c Watling b de 82­0, Blundell 3­0­13­0. The visitors need to win to maiden ton, but he blew it, Grandhomme 38, T. Head c Sant­ New Zealand — 1st innings: T. square the three­match se­ Patient knock: Travis Head silenced critics with his second Test century. * AFP out lbw to Wagner after a ner b Wagner 114, T. Paine lbw b Latham (batting) 9, T. Blundell c ries after crashing by 296 review. for 79 seven balls after tea, 257 for four with Steve Smith “It's very nice to contri­ from the 25­year­old, who Wagner 79, M. Starc c William­ Paine b Cummins 15, K. William­ runs in the opening day­ That brought Starc to the son b Southee 1, J. Pattinson with Mitchell Starc gone on 77 and Head 25. bute. It's pretty cool to score scored his only other century son c Paine b Pattinson 9, R. night clash in Perth. crease, but he lasted just (not out) 14, P. Cummins c soon after for one. Head, a Boxing Day hundred, nice (161) against Sri Lanka in Can­ Taylor (batting) 2; Extras (lb­3, Australia looked in com­ Head came into the match three balls before spooning a Latham b Southee 0, N. Lyon c Cummins and Nathan Lyon to get my opportunity,” said berra. b­4, w­1, nb­1): 9. Total (for two plete control at tea on 431 for under pressure after a lean Southee delivery to William­ Wagner b Southee 1; Extras wkts. in 18 overs): 44. rapidly followed with Neil Head, adding that Paine (lb­22, b­5, w­4): 31. Total (in five, but then collapsed to spell, but silenced his critics After reaching his ton he son at mid­off. Cummins and Fall of wickets: 1­23, 2­39. Wagner and Tim Southee do­ counter­attacking when he 155.1 overs): 467. 467 all out within nine overs with his second Test century, began hitting out and finally Lyon managed just one run ing the damage. came in helped. Australia bowling: Starc 4­0­ of the re­start. reaching three figures off 222 fell to a Wagner full toss, slic­ between them with Pattin­ Fall of wickets: 1­1, 2­61, 3­144, 18­0, Cummins 7­3­8­1, Pattin­ Skipper Paine departed Australia started the day at balls. It was a patient innings ing it to Mitchell Santner. son left not out 14. 4­216, 5­284, 6­434, 7­435, 8­ son 5­1­9­1, Lyon 2­0­2­0. BCCI honour England fights back after Philander and Rabada restrict the visitors Big win for for Srikkanth India U-19 de Kock equals South African Test record by holding six catches as the home team takes a 103­run first innings lead and Anjum Press Trust of India ENGLAND IN SA for 181, a first innings lead of produced a master class of ry for England after a shaky bowled Jonny Bairstow for again. James Anderson, who East London 103. control to complement the start. Denly was dropped on one in the next over and then dismissed Dean Elgar with India under­19 team pro­ duced an impressive all­ Agence France-Presse But England struck hard at strike power of fast bowlers nought and took 28 balls to claimed the key wicket of the first ball of the match on round performance to be­ Centurion the start of the second in­ Kagiso Rabada (three for 68) score his first run as Philan­ Stokes when he switched to Thursday, again claimed a gin its tour of South Africa nings. South Africa was 72 and Anrich Nortje (two for der had an opening spell of bowling around the wicket wicket in his first over when Vernon Philander led a re­ with a comfortable nine­ for four at the close, an over­ 47). one wicket for no runs in five and induced a loose drive Aiden Markram played lentless South African bow­ wicket win in the first all lead of 175 on a pitch Wicketkeeper Quinton de overs. which presented de Kock around his pads and was leg ling performance before En­ Youth ODI at the Buffalo which has proved difficult Kock equalled the South Afri­ with his fifth catch of the before wicket. gland fought back on the Maiden wicket innings. Park here on Thursday. second day of the first Test at for batsmen throughout. can Test record by holding Zubayr Hamza was caught Batting first, South Afri­ Centurion’s SuperSport Park six catches, a feat which had England collapsed, however, From a promising position by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler ca under­19 team folded for on Friday. Master class been accomplished six times after Denly was caught be­ at 142 for three, England lost down the leg side before El­ hind off an inside edge to its last seven wickets for 39 187 in 48.3 overs. In reply, Philander took four for 16 Philander, 34, who has an­ before — on four occasions gar was caught behind for 22 give all­rounder Dwaine Pre­ runs. India overhauled the target in 14.2 overs as South Africa nounced he will retire from by new head coach Mark off Jofra Archer’s second ball torius his first Test wicket. in 42.3 overs. appeared to have taken con­ international cricket at the Boucher. But wickets continued to to reduce South Africa to 29 trol by bowling out England end of the four­Test series, Joe Denly hit a half­centu­ Fast bowler Anrich Nortje fall when South Africa batted for three. For India , Ravi Bishnoi scalped three wickets, SCOREBOARD while Kartik Tyagi, Shub­ hang Hegde and Atharva K. Srikkanth. * FILE PHOTO South Africa — 1st innings: D. 65­1, Root 4­0­26­0, Denly 3­ 15­1­68­3, Philander 14.2­8­ Ankolekar picked up two Elgar c Buttler b Anderson 0, A. 0­4­0. 16­4, Pretorius 8­2­23­1, Nortje wickets each. Special Correspondent Markram c Bairstow b Curran England — 1st innings: R. Burns 12­2­47­2, Maharaj 4­1­18­0. New Delhi 20, Z. Hamza c Stokes b Broad c de Kock b Philander 9, D. Sib­ Chasing the target, 39, F. du Plessis c Root b Broad ley c de Kock b Rabada 4, J. South Africa — 2nd innings: A. openers Divyaansh Saxena Former India captain K. 29, H. van der Dussen c Root b Denly c de Kock b Pretorius 50, Markram lbw b Anderson 2, D. and N. Tilak Varma shared Srikkanth will be conferred Curran 6, Q. de Kock c Buttler b J. Root c de Kock b Philander Elgar c Buttler b Archer 22, Z. a 127­run stand to take the Hamza c Buttler b Broad 4, F. du the Life Time Achievement Curran 95, D. Pretorius c Root b 29, B. Stokes c de Kock b Nortje game away from South Award during the BCCI Curran 33, V. Philander c Buttler 35, J. Bairstow b Nortje 1, J. But­ Plessis c Curran b Archer 20, H. van der Dussen (batting) 17; A. Africa. Once Varma was Awards Nite in Mumbai on b Broad 35, K. Maharaj c Stokes tler c de Kock b Philander 12, S. dismissed by Achille b Archer 6, K. Rabada b Broad Curran c Hamza b Rabada 20, J. Nortje (batting) 4; Extras (b­1, January 12. Cloete, Saxena, and Kumar 12, A. Nortje (not out) 0; Extras Archer b Philander 3, S. Broad c lb­1, nb­1): 3; Total (for four The Life Time Award wkts. in 20 overs): 72. Kushagra took India home. 2019 for women will be (lb­4, nb­2, w­3): 9; Total (in Elgar b Rabada 2, J. Anderson 84.3 overs): 284. (not out) 0; Extras (b­4, lb­5, The scores: South Africa U­19 bestowed on Anjum Cho­ Fall of wickets: 1­2, 2­25, 3­29, Fall of wickets: 1­0, 2­32, 3­71, nb­2, w­5): 16; Total (in 53.2 4­62. 187 in 48.3 overs (Luke Beau­ pra, also a former captain. 4­97, 5­111, 6­198, 7­245, 8­ overs): 181. fort 64, Jack Lees 27, Ravi The award function will 252, 9­277. Fall of wickets: 1­11, 2­15, 3­70, England bowling: Anderson 4­ Bishnoi 3/36) lost to India be held ahead of the first England bowling: Anderson 4­142, 5­143, 6­150, 7­176, 8­ 0­19­1, Broad 5­2­6­1, Archer 6­ U­19 190/1 in 42.3 overs (Di­ ODI against Australia on Ja­ 20­4­69­1, Broad 18.3­4­58­4, 176, 9­181. 1­37­2, Curran 4­2­8­0, Stokes On the ball: An acrobatic Quinton de Kock pouches the offering from Jos Buttler off Vernon vyaansh Saxena 86, N. Tilak nuary 14. Curran 20­5­58­4, Archer 19­4­ South Africa bowling: Rabada 1­1­0­0. Philander. * REUTERS Varma 59). Liverpool embarrasses Leicester Nikhat Zareen to Manchester United runs riot against Newcastle take on Mary Kom PREMIER LEAGUE dio Mane and Mohamed Sa­ However, unlike when the lah wasted big chances. Magpies beat Ole Gunnar BOXING 57kg 7­3. Agence France-Presse However, three goals in se­ Solskajer’s men 1­0 in Octob­ The 2016 World Cham­ LONDON er, the response from United ven minutes in the final quar­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT pionships silver medallist was emphatic. Liverpool stretched its Pre­ ter ensured the scoreline re­ New Delhi Sonia Lather got the better mier League lead to 13 points flected Liverpool’s control. Martial fired in at the near of her namesake and run­ by outclassing second­ James Milner doubled the post with the help of New­ M.C. Mary Kom and Nikhat ner­up at the 2018 edition, placed Leicester in a 4­0 win visitors’ lead before Firmi­ castle ‘keeper Martin Du­ Zareen stayed on course for Sonia Chahal by an identical on Boxing Day while Man­ no’s classy finish made it 3­0. bravka before a thundering a showdown and a ticket to margin. chester United overturned a Trent Alexander­Arnold, finish from Mason Green­ the Olympic Qualifiers on “There is no pressure to poor start to thrash Newcas­ who helped set up all the wood and Marcus Rashford’s Friday, winning their res­ win or anything. For a long tle 4­1. first three goals, rounded off header made it 3­1 before the pective bouts during the se­ time I have been fighting to break. Liverpool’s trip to its clos­ a stunning individual display lection trials at the Indira have this bout and now it est challenger was the top by drilling home the fourth. Another defensive error Gandhi Indoor Stadium. will happen tomorrow so I then teed up Martial to dink billing of a busy Thursday United had been beaten While Nikhat won against am just waiting for it and over Dubravka for the fourth card and the newly­crowned 2­0 at Watford on Sunday Jyoti Gulia, Mary out­ looking forward to giving early in the second half. World club champion and another frustrating punched Ritu Grewal in the my 100 percent to it,” Nik­ The results: Leicester 0 lost to showed its class. evening seemingly beckoned opening bouts of the 51kg, hat said after her bout. Liverpool 4 (Firmino 31, 74; both registering unanimous “There is no plan but I when Newcastle’s Matty Milner 71­pen, Alexander­Ar­ Scant reward Longstaff scored his second victories from the huge 10­ will try not to repeat mis­ nold 78); Manchester United 4 judge panel. Roberto Firmino’s header Premier League goal — both (Martial 24, 51, Greenwood 36, takes from the India Open. The final bout will decide was scant reward for a domi­ of which have come against Rashford 41) bt Newcastle 1 (M Whatever the decision is to­ nant first half display as Sa­ the Red Devils. Longstaff 17). who will represent India at morrow, I am well­prepared the Olympic Qualifiers in for it. Wuhan, China, in February. “I will only try to avoid These were two of the too much of clinching like it five bouts that were unani­ happened in Mary didi’s mously awarded to the win­ bout today and there is ner with the other five bouts clean, fair and beautiful registering split decisions. boxing,” the 23­year old added. Big surprises The results: 52kg: Nikhat za­ The big surprises were reen bt Jyoti Gulia 10­0, Mary former World Champion­ Kom bt Ritu Grewal 10­0; ships medallist Saweety 57kg: Sakshi Chaudhary bt Boora, expected to give a Manisha Moun 7­3, Sonia Lath­ tough fight to Pooja Rani in er bt Sonia Chahal 7­3. the final trials but going 60kg: Simranjit Kaur bt Pavitra 10­0, Sarita Devi bt Shashi down 1­9 to Nupur in the Chopra 9­1. 69kg: Lalita bt 75kg and youth World Meena Rani 9­1, Lovlina Borgo­ champion Sakshi Chaud­ hain bt Anjali 10­0. hary getting past Asian 75kg: Pooja Rani bt Indraja Opening strike: Roberto Firmino, second from left, heads in the first of his two goals against Championships bronze me­ 10­0, Nupur bt Saweety Boora Leicester City. * GETTY IMAGES dallist Manisha Moun in the 9­1.

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RANJI TROPHY SCORES: ROUND 3, DAY 3 Railways, Tanmay, Mehdi lead GROUP A overs (Priyanshu Khanduri 69, juria 138, Henan Nazir 66, Abdul PLATE Kerala in final Kolkata: Bengal 289 vs Andhra Nikhil Gangta 46, Rishi Dhawan Samad 103 n.o.) vs Assam 22/0 Dibrugarh: Manipur 196 & 215 110/7 in 46 overs (C.R. Gna- 93, V. Koushik 4/59). in 8 overs. in 75 overs (Sagatpam Singh 60, Sports Bureau neshwar 45 batting). Indore: Tamil Nadu 149 & 177/4 Jamshedpur: Haryana 371 in K. Priyojit 60 n.o., Techi Neri 5/ Ludhiana Hyderabad’s fightback New Delhi: Delhi 284 & 24/0 in in 67 overs (N. Jagadeesan 54, 113.4 overs (Ankit Kumar 53, 28, incl. a hat-trick) vs Aruna- Defending champion Rail­ 7 overs vs Hyderabad 69 & 298 J. Kousik 66 batting) vs Madhya Chaitanya Bishnoi 107, Shivam chal Pradesh 143 & 137/7 in 49.5 ways will take on Kerala in in 70.2 overs (Tanmay Agarwal Pradesh 333 in 97.3 overs (Ra- Chauhan 53, Harshal Patel 65, overs (Rahul Dalal 45 batting, the women's final of the Delhi requires another 60 runs to complete an outright win 103, Mehdi Hasan 71 n.o., Ishant meez Khan 87, Venkatesh Iyer Ashish Kumar 4/69) vs Jhark- Rex Singh 5/36). 70th National senior bas­ Sharma 4/89). 88, Mihir Hirwani 71, T. Natara- hand 194/2 in 57 overs (Kumar Patna: Bihar 326 vs Goa 386/6 RAKESH RAO Surat: Gujarat 127 & 210 bt Ker- jan 5/106). Deobrat 97 batting, Utkarsh in 110 overs (Aditya Kaushik 73, ketball championship here NEW DELHI ala 70 & 177 in 50.3 overs (Sanju Mumbai: Mumbai 114 & 198 in Singh 48). Amulya Pandrekar 42, Amit Ver- on Sunday. Skipper Tanmay Agarwal Samson 78, Axar Patel 4/50). 63 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 65, Pune: Maharashtra 289 & 39/1 ma 89, Suyash Prabhudessai In Saturday's semifinals­ and Mehdi Hasan led Hyde­ Points: Gujarat 6, Kerala 0. Himanshu Sangwan 5/60) lost in 13 overs vs Chhattisgarh 286 108 batting). Railways eased past Mad­ to Railways 266 & 47/0 in 11.4 rabad’s fightback to restore Nagpur: Vidarbha 338 in 118.2 in 111 overs (Harpreet Singh 90, Kolkata: Mizoram 73 & 30/4 in hya Pradesh 106­37, while overs. Railways 7, Mumbai 0. Amandeep Khare 40). some pride and make Delhi overs (Ganesh Satish 145, Adi- 11 overs vs Pondicherry 458/5 Kerala fought hard to down tya Sarwate 48) vs Punjab 132/0 Rajkot: Saurashtra 331 vs Uttar Cuttack: Uttarakhand 117 & decl. Punjab 73­62. bat again. However, the re­ Pradesh 523 in 167.2 overs in 40.1 overs (Sanvir Singh 56 54/4 in 22 overs vs Odisha 253 Bhubaneswar: Sikkim 269 vs Meanwhile Punjab de­ sult of the visitor’s Ranji Tro­ batting, Shubman Gill 70 (Aryan Juyal 52, Akshdeep Nath in 83.5 overs (Shantanu Mishra Nagaland 71/3 in 21 overs. feated Uttarakhand 79­67 phy match remains tilted in batting). 95, Mohammad Saif 165, Rinku 110). Mangaldoi (Assam): Day 2: and entered the men's favour of the host. GROUP B Singh 71). New Delhi: Tripura 126 & 84 in Chandigarh 455/9 decl. in 121.1 final. Tanmay scored a century Mysore: Karnataka 166 & 191/3 GROUP C 43.5 overs (Poonam Poonia 5/ overs (Manan Vohra 90, Raman and Mehdi, coming in at No. in 67 overs (Devdutt Padikkal Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir 26, incl. a hat-trick) lost to Ser- Bishnoi 126, Ankit Kaushik 148 Later, Tamil Nadu de­ 8 contributed a fighting un­ 69 batting, Karun Nair 62 bat- 460/5 decl. in 94 overs (Su- vices 173 & 41/2 in 11.1 overs. n.o.) vs Meghalaya 15/1 in 11 ov- feated Railways 65­63 and beaten 71, as Hyderabad lift­ ting) vs Himachal 280 in 107.4 ryansh Raina 73, Shubham Kha- Services 6, Tripura 0. ers. entered the men's final. ed itself from 97 for six to 298 on Friday. This left Delhi a target of 84 for its first win of the season. DDCA members object Attorney General looks Bad light stops play When bad light stopped play to ‘autocratic’ functioning 76 minutes before the sche­ Vijay Lokapally According to a member of good for a repeat duled close, Delhi was 24 for NEW DELHI the Apex Council, “Things no loss and stayed in the Some key members of the have gone out of control at BENGALURU: Attorney General, shad 57, 6. Kanthaka (1) Sai Kiran Chetan K 54. hunt for a bonus point. who maintains form, may score Delhi and District Cricket As­ the DDCA where the left hand 55, 7. Show Girl (3) Vaibhav 55, 8. 1. ATTORNEY GENERAL, The story of the third day an encore in the Stewards Cup Emerald Green (5) Rayan 54, 9. sociation (DDCA) Apex Coun­ doesn't know what the right is (1,200m), the feature event of the Turf Prospector (10) Darshan 52.5 2. CERISE NOIR, 3. LOUISIANA was how Hyderabad’s last races to be held here on Saturday cil have sought immediate in­ doing. Selectors and coaches and 10. High Tide (2) Irvan 50. NATIVE CHIEFTAN PLATE (Dec. 28). False rails (width about 1. DARING SWEETHEART, four wickets added 201 runs (1,400m), rated 15 to 35, 4­y­o tervention from Ombudsman are being appointed in an ar­ 8.5m from 1,600m to the winning 7 and ensured the team lived Captain’s knock: Tanmay Agarwal’s century helped Hyderabad 2. TURF PROSPECTOR, & over, 4­45: 1. Zhu Zhu Zest (2) Justice (Retd.) Badar Durrez bitrary manner. Support staff post) will be in position. 3. BAZINGA to fight another day. avoid an innings defeat against Delhi. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR J.H. Arul 60, 2. Dreams United (9) Ahmed on the “autocratic” is being increased without BUGS BUNNY PLATE (1,200m), KUNIGAL STUD PLATE Rayan 59, 3. Whizzo (7) C. Umesh Delhi, ahead by 215 runs maiden 2­y­o only, (Terms), 1­ unbeaten knock was stud­ Hyderabad — 2nd innings: Tan- decisions taken in recent any justification and proper 1 4 (1,400m), rated 45 to 65, 4­y­o 58, 4. Amazing Angel (1) Chetan K on the first innings, was eye­ 45 p.m.: 1. Al Buraaq (4) A. Vish­ &over, 3­15: 1. Blue Moon (4) I. 56, 5. Azeemki Princess (8) may Agarwal run out 103, times. In fact, one of the di­ process of appointment. ing an innings victory after ded with four sixes, seven wanath 55, 2. Gallic (6) Srinath Chisty 60, 2. Bernardini (8) C. Arvind Kumar 55.5, 6. Hidden boundaries and came off Akshath Reddy c Rawat b Bid- rectors, Sudhir Kumar Agar­ “Strange things are hap­ 55, 3. Golden Oaks (3) Nathan Umesh 59.5, 3. Sahara (7) A. Im­ Soldier (3) R. Anand 55.5, 7. Uni­ reducing Hyderabad to 97 Evans 55, 4. Stone House (1) just 62 deliveries. huri 2, Chaitanya Reddy b Bid- wal, has shot off a mail to the pening. A left­arm spinner ran 59.5, 4. Excellent Sorrento (11) fier (10) S. Shareef 55, 8. Smile Of for six. But what followed huri 0. Himalay Agarwal lbw b Vaibhav 55, 5. Capital Gain (8) Chetan K 58.5, 5. Allsettogo (6) Peace (5) Naveen Kumar 53.5, 9. Ombudsman and the Board has been handed the respon­ Darshan 53.5, 6. Drusilla (5) I. Turf Spirit (4) Nazerul 53.5 and was Hyderabad’s finest Tanmay and Mehdi ex­ Ishant 11, B. Sandeep b Ishant Arvind Kumar 57, 6. Sun Power of Control for Cricket in India sibility of an opening Chisty 53.5, 7. Forest Flame (7) (5) T.S. Jodha 57, 7. Con­ 10. Fierce Fighter (6) Arshad 53. phase in the match. posed the inadequacy of the 8, K. Sumanth c Lalit b Simar- (BCCI) highlighting the irregu­ David Egan 53.5 and 8. Livisilla (2) stantinople (1) R. Marshall 55.5, 8. 1. ZHU ZHU ZEST, Tanmay batted much like Delhi attack that had the ser­ jeet 32, C.V. Milind lbw b Si- batsman.” T.S. Jodha 53.5. Angels Kiss (9) Ankit Yadav 54.5, larities related to the Annual 2. WHIZZO, his opposite number and vices of just two specialist marjeet 0, Tanay Thyagarajan DDCA joint­secretary Ra­ 1. FOREST FLAME, 9. Colonel Harty (12) R. Anand General Meeting (AGM) sche­ 2. GALLIC, 3. GOLDEN OAKS 54.5, 10. Gypsy (10) Rayan 54.5, 3. UNIFIER opener Shikhar Dhawan did fast bowlers — Ishant Shar­ lbw b Ishant 34, Mehdi Hasan jan Manchanda conceded all duled for December 29. AMATHOS PLATE (DIV. II), 11. Poseidon (2) Jagadeesh 54 and in Delhi’s first innings. He in­ ma and Simarjeet Singh. (not out) 71, Ravi Kiran lbw b was not well with Delhi crick­ 12. Reczai (3) Arshad 54. AMATHOS PLATE (DIV. I), Ishant 12, Mohammed Siraj c 2 (1,100m), rated 15 to 35, 2­15: 1. (1,100m), rated 15 to 35, 5­15: stilled confidence in the in­ Groin­injury to Pawan et. “I have made repeated Smile Around (5) M. Naveen 60, 1. BLUE MOON, 8 Lalit b Simarjeet 10; Extras No notice 2. SAHARA, 1. Dragon Mountain (5) M. Naveen coming batsmen en route to Suyal, who left the field dur­ complaints to the Ombud­ 2. Cadillac Sky (9) A. Velu 59.5, 3. 60, 2. Dallas (8) Arvind Kumar 59, (b-5, lb-10): 15; Total (in 70.2 Anakin (12) Bhanu Singh 58.5, 4. 3. BERNARDINI a century. ing Hyderabad’s first in­ “As per Section 101 (3) of sman on the functioning of 3. Sadaqat (10) Vinod Shinde 57.5, overs): 298. Bella Mamma (11) A. Vishwanath S. RANGARAJAN MEMORIAL 4. Altair (1) Irvan 57, 5. His patient knock, includ­ nings, further exposed Del­ Companies Act, 2013, Notice the DDCA,” he said. 58.5, 5. Country’s Spirit (7) TROPHY (2,000m), rated 30 to Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-12, 3- 5 Bahurupah (6) S.K. Paswan 57, 6. ing a six and 13 boundaries, hi’s limited bowling options. should have been given to ev­ In another unpleasant de­ Nazerul 58.5, 6. Orogenesis (10) 50, 3­45: 1. Game Changer (4) A. Flt Captain (7) C. Umesh 57, 7. It’s 29, 4-43, 5-97, 6-97, 7-190, 8- Chetan K 58.5, 7. Radiant Beauty Imran 60, 2. Crack Of Dawn (1) frustrated Delhi no end. ery Director of the Company. velopment, connected with My Country (4) Darshan 57, 8. 250, 9-284. (6) Chetan G 58.5, 8. Temple Dan­ Nathan Evans 59.5, 3. Ozark (3) Sandarina (2) J.H. Arul 57, 9. Star Ishant scalps four I must have received the Not­ the Delhi (under­23) team, cer (3) Nathan Evans 58.5, 9. Up David Egan 57.5, 4. Flirting Eyes Delhi bowling: Ishant 19-1- Citizen (9) Chetan G 57, 10. Useful partnerships Like in the first innings, Ish­ ice of the AGM 21 days before two players were sent back Front (4) S. Shareef 58.5, 10. San­ (2) I. Chisty 56.5 and 5. Mighty Tazamour (12) I. Chisty 57, 11. The 89-4, Simarjeet 19.2-2-80-3, (the AGM) but there was no torini Secret (1) Khurshan Alam Red (5) Donoghue 55.5. Preacher (3) R. Pradeep 57 and With Tanay Thyagarajan, ant took four wickets and Si­ from Kolkata on disciplinary 58, 11. Zafrina (2) Irvan 57.5 and 1. CRACK OF DAWN, 2. OZARK Bidhuri 14-3-48-2, Rana 10-3- intimation of the same. 12. Bold Runner (11) A. Ramu 56.5. Tanmay added 93 runs for marjeet scalped three. 24-0, Lalit Yadav 8-1-42-0. grounds ahead of the CK Nay­ 12. Mayurana (8) R. Manish 55. STEWARDS CUP 1. TEMPLE DANCER, (1,200m), 1. SANDARINA, “In absence of proper com­ rated 60 & above, 4­15: 1. the seventh wicket, and The host needs to win by Delhi — 2nd innings: Kunal udu Trophy match against 2. ANAKIN, 3. OROGENESIS 6 2. DRAGON MOUNTAIN, another 60 with Mehdi for 10 wickets to get seven pliance of the law the forth­ Bengal that commenced on Louisiana (1) S. Shareef 60, 2. Life Chandela (batting) 6, Shikhar AGUMBE PLATE (1,200m), Awaits (6) Rayan 58.5, 3. Regal 3. SADAQAT the eighth, before being run points, including the bonus coming AGM should be post­ Friday. “We were neither in­ Dhawan (batting) 15; Extras 3 rated 00 to 20, 2­45: 1. Daring Music (8) R. Manish 58.5, 4. Day’s best: CRACK OF DAWN out. point. (lb-3): 3; Total (for no loss in poned,” Agarwal wrote in his formed of the incident nor Sweetheart (7) Chetan K 60, 2. Cerise Noir (2) Indrajeet Singh 57, Double: FOREST FLAME — The scores: seven overs): 24. complaint, which has been the process followed for pick­ Desert Gilt (8) K. Raghu 60, 3. 5. Side Winder (7) Arvind Kumar Mehdi, a handy late­order Above The Rest (6) 57, 6. Attorney General (4) TEMPLE DANCER batsman, was far more flam­ Delhi — 1st innings: 284. Hyderabad bowling: Siraj 4-1- marked to the Registrar of ing the replacements,” said an Chandrashekar 59, 4. Bazinga (9) Srinath 56.5, 7. Depth Charge (5) Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; Tr (i): 3, 4 and boyant in his approach. His Hyderabad — 1st innings: 69. 12-0, Ravi Kiran 3-0-9-0. Companies and BCCI. Apex Council member. I. Chisty 58.5, 5. Rancho (4) Ar­ Sai Kiran 54 and 8. Mulholland (3) 5; (ii): 6, 7 and 8.