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Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) have to shoot and kill them? Priyanka slams Yogi govt Accusing te BJP of spreading RAHUL GANDHI : What is the need to shoot the hate, former Congress Presi- protesting youth? Why kill dent Rahul Gandhi on Friday people who are protesting over Meerut viral video said his party would ensure Won’t let Assam be run peacefully?” he asked. Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) Assam was run not from the Gandhi said the country’s Congress general secretary Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh youth are angry as they have to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on (RSS) headquarters at Nagpur by RSS from Nagpur roam around looking for jobs Saturday mounted an attack but by the people of the state. ture and language”.“Nagpur northeast (India) in only two with the BJP-led NDA govern- on UP's Yogi Adityanath gov- Addressing the Congress’ diluted.“Wherever the BJP will not run Assam. The RSS minutes, “I will say they have ment of Prime Minister Nar- ernment and the conduct of “Save Constitution-Save In- goes, it spreads hate. BJP chaddiwalahs will not run no idea about you, they have endra Modi “destroying” the some of the senior police of- dia” rally here, Gandhi took doesn’t want to listen to voice Assam. Assam will be run by no idea about the northeast”. nation’s economy. fi cers in the state. on the BJP governments at of people,” he said in his fi rst the people of Assam from He sharply criticised the BJP “Why are the youth of India From her offi cial Twitter the Centre and in the state visit to the state after the re- here,” he said, to tumultu- for the fatal shooting of pro- angry? BJP has destroyed the handle, Priyanka tweeted a for fi ring on youths protest- cent violent protests against ous applause from the large testing youths in Assam and country’s economy. Prime Min- video in which a police of- ing against the Citizenship the CAA.He came down heavi- crowd.Gandhi warned that if other parts of the country.“In ister Modi has destroyed India fi cer in Meerut is seen mak- Amendment Act (CAA) and ly on the BJP and the RSS, say- any ruler felt he can “control Assam, youth is protesting, in with GST, demonetisation,” he ing communal statements tions so much so that these said the spirit of the As- ing they won’t be allowed to and fi nish off” the language, other states, protests are hap- said.He said Modi’s only job is against the Muslim commu- offi cers have no respect for sam Accord should not be “attack Assam’s history, cul- history, and culture of the pening as well. Why do you to “divide the country”. nity.The video was appar- the constitutional oath they ently shot during the violent have taken." protests in Meerut over the The video, in which a se- Muslim Personal Law Board behind Shia cleric meets Yogi, demands contentious Citizenship nior police officer in riot gear Amendment Act. is seen speaking to members CAA violence : Mohsin Raza She wrote on Twitter: "In- of Muslim community, tell- Lucknow, Dec 28 have no place in our release of innocents dian Constitution does not ing them to go to Pakistan, (IANS) Uttar Pradesh government”. elements who instigated allow anyone to use such lan- and threatening to ruin the Minister for Minority The minister said the violence.In a memo- guage. When you are occupy- career of those who alleg- Welfare Mohsin Raza that these people try randum Jawwad stated: ing a high post, your responsi- edly indulged in violence, has blamed the All In- to get their share of "The honourable Chief bility increases manifold. The has been widely circulated dia Muslim Personal rewards by acting as Minister has said that BJP has poisoned the institu- on social media. Law Board (AIMPLB) “contractors of Mus- those who have been in- and the Babri Masjid lims”. However, under volved in violence will Action Committee for the aegis of the previ- the BJP’s rule, since be brought to book but TN Muslim body holds the violence over the ous non-BJP govern- their personal interests UP police is arresting in- Citizenship (Amend- ments. have suffered setbacks, nocent people from their protest against CAA ment) Act (CAA). “Sometimes, they sat they are angry. homes." In a conversation on the lap of Akhilesh He said the AIMPLB More than 15 people with IANS, Raza said Yadav (of Samajwadi members were also have died in alleged police that the tactics of the Party) sometimes went trying to spoil the gen- fi ring in UP as unverifi ed people of the BMAC to Congress and got eral atmosphere in the videos have surfaced that and the AIMPLB are some sort of reward Ayodhya case. Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) Muzaffarnagar should purportedly show UP po- not working anymore from them. The Babri “They are respon- Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad also be released and ac- lice using excessive force under the BJP govern- Action Committee sible for the violence met Uttar Pradesh Chief tion should be taken against the protesters. ment, hence they con- members also ‘joins related to CAA. These Minister Yogi Adityanath against erring offi cials. The Shia community spired to loose violence hands’ at times with the people called an ‘anti- in Lucknow on Saturday The cleric lauded the which has been reluctant over the CAA. AIMPLB,” the Minister national’ person like and demanded release of Lucknow police for con- to join the anti-CAA agita- The minister said in the Yogi Adityanath- Umar Khalid to Luc- people arrested in "fake" trolling the situation tion, eventually joined it that people associated led cabinet said.Alleg- know. He was made the cases related to anti-CAA which arose after the an- this week as the religious with these two organ- ing that “these people spokesperson for the violence.He also demand- ti-CAA protests and said leaders made a u-turn fol- isations were running also have terrorist con- Personal Law Board,” ed that students arrested that action should also be lowing a backlash in the their business under nections,” he said “they Raza said. from a Shia Madarsa in taken against anti-social Muslim community. Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) ily members of some of the Protesting against the Citizen- TNTJ members participated ship Amendment Act (CAA), in the procession. J&K people have welcomed Union Territory status: Ram Madhav members of Tamil Nadu Tho- The protesters carried a wheed Jamaath (TNTJ) took long tricolour above their Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) BJP mir's police and administration to normalcy and that only 30 to the streets and held a huge heads and shouted slogans National General Secretary for maintaining law and order to 32 prominent leaders were rally here on Saturday. against the CAA.Similar pro- Ram Madhav on Friday claimed in the Union Territory. "The under "preventive detention" The members of TNTJ also tests were held outside the that the people of Jammu and credit also goes to the public for in the Union Territory. took out a huge procession in Chennai collectorate by some Kashmir have welcomed the the peaceful situation," the BJP He assured the people that protest against the CAA.Fam- other Muslim organisations. formation of the new union ter- leader said. these leaders would be released ritory as the whole region has He appreciated the local "in phased manner". remained peaceful following administration for conduct- He also said that the ruling Congress leader shot the central government's deci- ing Class X and Class XII ex- BJP may consider granting sion to abrogate Article 370. ams on time."About 99 per full statehood to Jammu and "The people of Jammu and cent students appeared in the Kashmir "as soon as the situ- dead in Bihar's Vaishali Kashmir have welcomed the exams. This shows that the ation permits".Launching a formation of Union Territory. public wants the Union Ter- scathing attack on the oppo- I have met several delega- here."After the government's the areas of the valley, where ritory to develop in the right sition parties, he said that the tions, youths and locals in Sri- historic decision, the region has stone-pelting incidents are re- direction," said Madhav.The nationwide protests against nagar and Jammu. Everyone remained peaceful. No casual- ported on regular basis, have saffron party's leader said that Citizenship (Amendment) Act is looking forward to a bright ties have been reported over remained peaceful," he added. the political activity in Jammu are nothing but a "political and future," Madhav told reporters the past 5 months. Moreover, He praised Jammu and Kash- and Kashmir is getting back communal conspiracy". Hajipur (Bihar), Dec 28 four bullets at Rakesh (IANS) A Congress leader Kumar. He died on the Don't pay any damages to UP government: IUML was shot dead by bike- spot."After the incident, borne assailants on Sat- hundreds of people gath- New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) killed two dozen people," he has gone viral. The party urday morning in Bihar's ered at the crime scene The Indian Union Muslim said.The IUML leader said said peaceful agitation will Vaishali district, the police and started raising slogans League has urged Muslims of the Prime Minister should continue till the government said.Criminals carried out against the police. Uttar Pradesh not to pay any assure the people that there rolled back the CAA. the incident on Cinema They also vandalised the compensation to the gov- will be no National Regis- More than 15 people died Road here. police vehicle. ernmnet for the damage to ter of Citizens (NRC) in fu- in Uttar Pradesh during the According to the infor- Angry people were de- the property during anti-CAA ture and that CAA should be anti-CAA protests over the mation, Rakesh Kumar manding the arrest of the protests until it has been de- amended and diluted. last fortnight. was on his way to gym culprits."We have not cided by courts. The IUML came down The police initially denied when assailants fired at been able to ascertain the IUML leader Baseer Ahmed heavily on the UP govern- firing at the protesters, but him from point blank cause of the murder. Khan said the government ment and said in a statement later accepted it after some range and shot him dead. We have launched a cannot declare anybody a that "the Chief Minister im- videos went viral. The UP The police have launched probe and will catch the rioter until it is proved in a posed Section 144 in the government has announced a probe. culprits very soon," the court. "There should be a entire state and instigated ed of revenge."The party also at the minority community that it will seize properties Deputy Superintendent police said.Rakesh Kumar judicial inquiry into the vio- the police by his threatening condemned the Meerut SP in an objectionable language of those found involved in of Police, Raghav Dayal, was earlier vice president lence as the state police has statements in which he talk- city who was heard shouting in an unverified video which the violence. said, "The assailants fired of youth Congress. Indian Horizon 2 City Sunday, December 29, 2019 Astronaut shares Don't pay any damages to UP 'Indian women prefer pics of solar government: IUML men aged 30-40 for extra eclipse on Twitter New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Na- New Delhi, Dec 28 should be a judicial inqui- statement that "the Chief ful agitation will continue tional Aeronautics and Space (IANS) The Indian Union ry into the violence as the Minister imposed Section till the government rolled marital affairs' Administration (NASA) scientist, Muslim League has urged state police has killed two 144 in the entire state and back the CAA. More than New Delhi, Dec 28 site, it said. Delhi is that the ratio men: marine biologist and physiolo- Muslims of Uttar Pradesh dozen people," he said. instigated the police by his 15 people died in Uttar (IANS) Indian women The spend on chat an women is 65:35, which is gist Jessica Meir took to Twitter to not to pay any compensa- The IUML leader said threatening statements Pradesh during the anti- prefer older men aged be- average of 1.5 hours, split the highest percentage of share the breathtaking view of the tion to the governmnet for the Prime Minister should in which he talked of re- CAA protests over the last tween 30-40 as partners for in 3 visits, and connect women vs men compared annual solar eclipse from the Inter- the damage to the property assure the people that venge." fortnight. The police ini- extra marital affairs, while mostly between 12pm and to the country's average national Space Station. She wrote: during anti-CAA protests there will be no National The party also con- tially denied firing at the men mostly prefer women 3pm, during lunch break, (70:30). Women from Delhi "Here's what today's annular so- until it has been decided Register of Citizens (NRC) demned the Meerut SP city protesters, but later ac- partners aged between 25- and between 10pm and are also the most active on- lar #eclipse (when the Moon is in by courts. in future and that CAA who was heard shouting cepted it after some videos 30, shows data from the midnight, when the spouse line and spend in chat over line in between Earth and the Sun) IUML leader Baseer should be amended and at the minority commu- went viral. The UP govern- extra-marital dating app is distracted or asleep, the two hours daily. looked like from @Space_Station. Ahmed Khan said the gov- diluted. nity in an objectionable ment has announced that Gleeden. As per the kind company said. They are aged between We saw the shadow of the #Moon ernment cannot declare The IUML came down language in an unverified it will seize properties of of relation, men are 'open The report also showed 30 and 40 years old and on the #Earth below, just above the anybody a rioter until it is heavily on the UP gov- video which has gone vi- those found involved in to everything' and mostly that Delhi ranked 4 in the they seek mostly men horizon (central gray area above proved in a court. "There ernment and said in a ral. The party said peace- the violence. look for 'anything exciting', Top 5 'unfaithful' cities in with the highest income, horizon). #SolarEclipse2019 #So- while Indian women are the country and subscrib- such as doctors, dentists, larEclipse." Meir launched to the more cautious and mostly ers from Delhi represent higher-up managers and International Space Station on prefer 'virtual' exchanges, the 18 per cent of Gleeden's chartered accountants. board Soyuz MS-15 on September Top 5 exciting space moments of 2019 according to the data re- community in the country. On Gleeden, overall, 12 25, 2019, as a flight engineer for Ex- vealed on Friday. While Bengaluru ranked per cent of subscribers are peditions 61 and 62. She is due to New Delhi, Dec 28 lunar probe on January successfully targeted a live the International Space Indian users prefer to 1st, Mumbai and Kolkata married people looking for return to Earth in the spring of 2020. (IANS) From India's Chan- 3 became the first space- satellite on a low earth or- Station. The Elon Musk- connect from their smart- is on 2nd and 3rd, followed an extramarital exchange The decade's last solar eclipse took drayaan 2 mission to the craft to make a soft land- bit in just three minutes. owned SpaceX's Crew phones, and they favour by Delhi and Pune. The with a person of the same place on Thursday from 8.06 a.m. to first all-women spacewalk ing on the far side of the India is only the fourth Dragon capsule complet- the app vs the mobile web- most relevant thing about sex. Out of this 12 per cent . 11.11 a.m. in India. and commercial crew Moon. The probe, com- country in the world to ed its historic unmanned milestones by US-based prising a lander and a rov- achieve this feat after the flight test in March with a companies, 2019 offered er, touched down at the US, Russia and China. splashdown in the Atlantic several exciting moments pre-selected landing area In October, astronauts Ocean right on time. Boe- 2019: The year that made foldable for space enthusiasts. at 177.6 degrees east lon- Jessica Meir and Christa ing's passenger spacecraft India's ambitious and gitude and 45.5 degrees Koch made history with was launched on its first keenly watched lunar mis- south latitude on the far the first all-female space- unmanned flight test to the smartphones a reality sion, Chandrayaan 2, was side of the Moon. The pro- walk, an excursion to re- ISS atop a United Launch expected to make its soft gramme Chang'e (named pair a power unit on the Alliance (ULA) Atlas V New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) added upgrades before IANS. Chinese telecom and novel flexible screen which landing on the surface of in honour of a goddess International Space Sta- rocket in December, but Two big trends, 5G phones launching it for the masses smartphone giant Huawei's is slim too. the Moon on September who, according to Chinese tion. The women spent the Boeing Starliner space- and foldable phones, hit the in September. The initial re- Mate X made its way into Talking about the phone's 7. While the whole nation legend, lives on the Moon) seven hours and 17 min- craft did not reach the smartphone industry at the view units of the device were China in November only af- design language, Neil Shah, waited with bated breath, intends to send a manned utes working outside the planned orbit. Although beginning of the year and marred by poor design and ter showing off the device at Research Director at Coun- Chandrayaan 2's lander mission to the Moon in the ISS as it circled the Earth at Starliner did not reach its as 2019 comes to an end, we other flaws. the Mobile World Congress terpoint Research said: 'Vikram' lost communi- long term and although 27,600 km/h (17,100 mph), planned orbit and dock can safely say that foldable Foldable phones, if done (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona. "Some serious engineering cation with the ground no deadline has been set, Efe news reported. Koch at the International Space phones have become a rage right, can be called the flag Roberto Escobar, brother feat to get that hinge de- stations. But the Orbiter some experts indicated and Meir paused in their Station as planned, Boe- again. Starting from Huawei bearer of flagship devices, of Colombia's Pablo Esco- signed while resembling the component of Chandray- it may be around 2036. work for a few minutes to ing was able to complete a to Samsung and Motorola, suggest industry experts. bar, unveiled a new foldable original Razr look, feel and aan 2 spacecraft made it India also conducted its take a call from US Presi- number of test objectives top smartphone players "A flagship should have smartphone named Esco- flip. This enables a compact to the Moon without any first anti-satellite missile dent Donald Trump. In a during the flight related to and not-so-famous handset a path-breaking technol- bar Fold 1. It seemed to be fold-down design to make glitch. In a huge milestone test - Mission Shakti - in big leap for NASA's Com- NASA's Commercial Crew makers too joined the race to ogy in it. Speaking of that I inspired by Royole FlexPai the form-factor more com- for China, which is at- 2019. Prime Minister Na- mercial Crew Programme, Programme. The landing launch a device that folds in think Samsung Galaxy Fold (unveiled at CES 2019) more pact vs other competitive de- tempting to position itself rendra Modi on March 27 SpaceX and Boeing con- of the spacecraft in White the palm. is something that is very in- than Samsung Galaxy Fold. signs." "Motorola has done a as a leading space power, announced that the coun- ducted the uncrewed flight Sands, New Mexico, was The Samsung Galaxy Fold novative and can be called Lenovo-owned Motorola great job on packaging this the country's Chang'e-4 try's anti-satellite missile test of their spacecraft to successful. and the Huawei Mate X be- 'flagship of flagships'," Faisal also launched the reboot of design but the lack of 5G ca- came a reality after missing Kawoosa, Founder and Prin- its iconic Razr phone in No- pability for the $1500 price several deadlines. Samsung cipal Analyst, techARC told vember. It's a phone with a tag and limited. Second coldest December ATMA & Honda Cars join hands to in Delhi in last 100 yrs create awareness on Tyre Safety

New Delhi, Dec 28 have only been four years December 26, the mean degrees, recorded on De- New Delhi, 28th December 2019; worn out tyres on Indian highways has to worn-out tyres could be minimized. (IANS) Delhi might be see- i.e. 1919, 1929, 1961 and maximum temperature cember 18, at the Safdar- Continuing their association towards emerged as a safety hazard. TWI is an With Honda joining hands in the ini- ing the coldest December 1997 wherein the mean (MMT) is 19.85 degrees jung observatory and was the cause of Tyre Safety, Tyre Industry easy to understand feature designed tiative, the drive will gather further in a century after the year maximum temperature and the expected MMT for 11.4 degrees on December represented by Automotive Tyre Man- to help motorists replace tyres well momentum”, said Mr Rajiv Budhraja, 1997 as there have been was less than 20 degrees. December 2019 is 19.15 25, 2019, at Palam. ufacturers Association (ATMA) and within time and preempt accidents”, Director General ATMA. As a first only four years in the last Since December 17, day degrees. If this happens, Since December 17, Honda Cars India have joined hands said Mr V K Misra, Chairman ITTAC. step, Honda has positioned large post- 100 years where the mean maximums for Delhi have then December 2019 will day maximums for Delhi to spread awareness on the hazards of Motorists are largely unaware of the ers creating awareness on TWI at their temperature during the not gone beyond 16 de- be the second coldest De- have not gone beyond 16 worn out tyres and the need to check degree of wear of the tyre tread. Worn corporate office and manufacturing month was less than 20 grees Celsius, barring one cember of the century af- degrees Celsius, barring Tread Wear Indicators (TWI). TWI are out tyres require longer distance to unit at Greater Noida for the benefit of degrees Celsius. occasion. Severe cold day ter the year 1997, where it one occasion. Severe present in tyres as a visual indicator of stop which could lead to accidents. all the employees. The posters depict- According to Skymet conditions have been pre- was 17.3 degrees, Skymet cold day conditions have the degree of tyre tread wear. Indian “In collaboration with Ministry of ing TWI and its usage were released Weather, the mean maxi- vailing in Delhi NCR since Weather said. been prevailing in Delhi Tyre Technical Advisory Committee Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), by Mr. Anil Srivastava, former head of mum temperature re- December 14, making This season, the lowest NCR since December 14, (ITTAC), the technical arm of ATMA ATMA and ITTAC are raising aware- mobility vertical, NITI Aayog at ATMA corded for the month it a 13-day spell, equal- maximum temperature making it a 13-day spell, is driving the initiative. “Usage of ness about TWIs so that mishaps due Partners' Summit 2019. of December from 1901 ling 1997's record spell. recorded in Delhi this equalling 1997's record to 2018 show that there In December 2019, till December has been 12.2 spell. Bollywood 2020: Year of big clashes New Delhi, Dec 28 Sharma and Ravi Kishan's Laxmi Agarwal, hitting the Himesh Reshammiya's (IANS) The year 2020 will daughter Riva Kishan. screens. "Happy Hardy And Heer" see the might of stardom Filmmaker Ramesh "Pyaar Ka Punchnama is also set to release on the being tested, as films led Sippy's much delayed 2" actors Sonnalli Seygall same day. The movie has by superstars like Akshay "Shimla Mirchi", which and Sunny Singh's light- been majorly in news due Kumar, Aamir Khan and stars veteran actress Hema hearted family comedy to its soundtrack that fea- Salman Khan are set to Malini, Rakul Preet Singh "Jai Mummy Di" is set to tures the Internet singing clash at the box office. At and Rajkummar Rao is also release on January 17. sensation Ranu Mondal. the same time, the trend scheduled to release on Dancing its way to the- Vidhu Vinod Chopra's di- of movies inspired by true January 3. A week later, the atres on January 24, 2020 rectorial project "Shikara events and people will con- star-studded "Tanhaji: The will be director Remo - A love letter from Kash- tinue to dominate, with Unsung Warrior", which is D'souza's "Street Dancer mir" is set to be released films like "83", "Shakuntala about the battle of Sinha- 3D" with actor Varun on February 7, 2020. Audi- Devi" and "Thalaivi" court- gad in 1670 that was fought Dhawan, Shraddha Ka- ences are excited for this ing limelight. The year will between Tanhaji Malusare poor and Nora Fatehi. one as he will be return- also see actors such as and Udaybhan Singh Rath- Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer ing to the director's chair. Vicky Kaushal trying out od, will release in 3D. It will Tiwari's "Panga" in which His last directorial feature new genres like horror. have star couple Kajol and Kangana Ranaut plays a film "Eklavya: The Royal The new year will begin husband Ajay Devgn work- kabaddi player is also set to Guard" released in 2007. with "Bhangra Paa Le", ing on a film together after release on January 24. The Filmmaker Mohit Suri's starring Vicky's brother 2010 live action-animated following week, will have "Malang", starring Anil Sunny Kaushal, Rukshar "Toonpur Ka Superrhero". Saif Ali Khan-Tabu-starrer Kapoor, Disha Patani, Ad- Dhillon and Shriya Pilga- It will also reunite the "Om- "Jawaani Jaaneman" re- itya Roy Kapoor and Ku- onkar. It will hit the screens kara" co-stars Ajay and Saif leasing on January 31. The nal Kemmu, will release on January 3, 2020 along Ali Khan. The same day will rom-com will mark the de- on February 7. Valentine's with "Sab Kushal Man- see actor Vikrant Massey but of Alaia F., daughter of Day is reserved for Imtiaz gal" with actor Akshaye and Deepika Padukone- Pooja Bedi, in an important Ali's next which will bring Khanna. The film will also starrer "Chhapaak", which role. The film is directed by together Kartik Aaryan and US Senate praises Manjinder Singh Sirsa's service to Sikhis.Gurinder Singh Khalsa Prominent sikh launch star kids -- Padmini is based on the real-life Nitin Kakkar of "Filmista- Sara Ali Khan on the big from America handed over letter to Sirsa on behalf of Senator Todd Young. Kolhapure's son Priyaank story of acid attack survivor an" fame. screen. Indian Horizon Sunday, December 29, 2019 City 3 AAP seeks report card DRDO empowered India in 2019 on BJP-controlled to neutralise live satellite New Delhi, Dec 28 form to undertake aircraft carried out Anti-Satellite MCD's performance (IANS) The Defence Re- carrier landing demon- (ASAT) missile test 'Mission search and Development stration on board the In- Shakti' from Odisha. The New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Delhi's rul- Organisation (DRDO) dian Naval aircraft carrier first ever arrested landing ing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday empowered India in 2019 Vikramaditya. of Light Combat Aircraft at upped the ante on BJP's criticism of its by carrying out the coun- DRDO flight tested in- INS Hansa ,the Indian na- government's five-year performance re- try's first anti-satellite digenously developed low val air station in Goa, took port, by citing its bad governance in the (ASAT) missile test -- Mis- weight, fire and forgetplace on September 13. The capital's civic bodies. As the Delhi BJP, sion Shakti -- apart from man-portable anti-tank test will pave the way for in its response to the AAP's report on top successfully developing guided missile on Septem- the indigenous platform 10 developments during its rule, said the several important proj- ber 11 in Andhra Pradesh. to undertake aircraft car- rule of AAP government was made of "lies ects like Light Combat The missile was launched rier landing demonstration and betrayal, Deputy Chief Minister Man- Aircraft for Indian Navy, from a man-portable tri- on board the Indian Naval ish Sisodia urged the people not to waste Beyond Visual Range Air- pod launcher on the target aircraft carrier Vikramad- their precious vote on the BJP, otherwise to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) mimicking a functional itya. A DRDO-developed it will make Delhi "a mirror image of Astra from Su-30 MKI tank. The test paves the ballistic missile defence in- MCD" (Municipal Corporation of Delhi). platform. way for the Indian Army to terceptor missile engaged a Over the years, the AAP has alleged that This year, DRDO chief have third generation in- live Indian satellite orbiting corruption is unparalleled in BJP-con- G. Sateesh Reddy has set grammes. In a landmark of Chandipur in Odisha digenous anti-tank guided in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in trolled MCD. a target to achieve self-re- occasion, Light Combat from September 16 to 19. missile. The research and a 'Hit to Kill' mode. The test Sisodia challenged the BJP to come out it. "Why are the MCD schools in such liance in missiles, radars, aircraft Tejas MK I for In- The five trials conduct- development organisation demonstrated India's capa- with a report card of its achievement in poor condition? What work was done sonars, torpedoes, arma- dian Air Force was infor- ed during this period, also handed over three bility to defend its assets in MCD during its over-decade-long control in 12 years in dispensary and hospitals? ments and early warning mally awarded final op- tested missiles in differ- indigenously designed outer space and vindicated on the municipality. "We made a report Why the MCD did not stop extortion from systems. He has stated erational clearance (FOC) ent configurations. Three airborne early warning the strength and robust na- card on the work done by our govern- street vendors in Delhi? Why BJP coun- that DRDO intends to on February 20. DRDO missiles were launched and control system Ne- ture of DRDO's programmes. ment in past five years and placed it be- cillors are extorting money from people have no import for these successfully conducted in combat configuration tra to the Indian Air Force In a landmark occasion, Light fore the people of the city," he said in a se- who build their houses?" he asked. systems in five years. . A two BrahMos supersonic with warheads and neu- on September 11 to aug- Combat aircraft Tejas MK I ries of tweets, contending that the Delhi The Delhi BJP Saturday released a DRDO-developed ballis- cruise missiles tests, one tralised manoeuvring ment the service's net- for Indian Air Force was in- BJP has no face or issue in the upcoming "charge sheet" against the Arvind Kejri- tic missile defence inter- each from land and air targets to establish the work centric capabilities. formally awarded final op- Delhi polls. wal government, alleging the AAP "mis- ceptor missile engaged platforms and as part of end-game capability of They also flight-tested its erational clearance (FOC) on "Look at the condition of BJP con- guided and befooled" people during a live Indian satellite or- the series of flight trials the missile. The tests were state-of-the-art quick reac- February 20. DRDO success- trolled MCD schools and Arvind Kejri- its rule and "failed" to fulfil the prom- biting in Low Earth Or- of Pinaka missile sys- successful. The first ever tion surface-to-air missile fully conducted two BrahMos wal government controlled schools. In ises made in the 2015 assembly election. bit (LEO) in a 'Hit to Kill' tem, two test firings were arrested landing of Light against live aerial targets supersonic cruise missiles five years, we have drastically improved Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Lok mode. The test demon- successfully conducted. Combat Aircraft at INS from Chandipur on August tests, one each from land government schools, but the BJP in its 12 Sabha MP Meenakshi Lekhi and other strated India's capability DRDO flight-tested Be- Hansa ,the Indian naval 4. On March 27, the coun- and air platforms and as part year control over the MCD could not keep senior BJP leaders also accused the AAP to defend its assets in out- yond Visual Range Air- air station in Goa, took try joins a select group of of the series of flight trials of schools under it in order," he said. of "fanning the fire" in the string of vio- er space and vindicated to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) place on September 13. nations with capability to Pinaka missile system, two Raising the issue of sealing of shops in lent protests against the amended citi- the strength and robust Astra from Su-30 MKI The test will pave the way neutralises live satellites test firings were successfully Delhi, he asked why the BJP failed to stop zenship law in Delhi. nature of DRDO's pro- platform off the coast for the indigenous plat- in low earth orbit. DRDO conducted. Plan to strike Pak post 26/11 Delhi shelter homes: Broken, was rejected: Ex-IAF Chief clogged, smelly toilets (Part-I) an inmate who is a daily wage New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) On Balakot air strike, the labourer, told IANS. Caretaker of Former chief of Indian Air former IAF chief stated that the shelter home, Amrit Gulati, on Force (IAF) B.S. Dhanoa said the air strike had created a being questioned about the toilet that a proposal to strike Paki- shock effect in Pakistan and facilities, said that they have not stan after the 26/11 Mumbai the Pakistan Air Force was been operational for the last 3 to terror attacks was rejected by caught unaware. He had 4 months. "I have informed this the then government. Dha- pointed out that there is a to Atul Jain, my superior, several noa said that the Indian Air lack of joint planning among times via text on Whatsapp and Force was aware about the its defence forces and their the NGO, Sadik Masih too, but terror camps in Pakistan and morale is low. have received nothing but assur- were ready to hit out. "But He also stated that India ances." it is a political decision on had nuclear capability on The shelter house number 70 whether or not to carry out a land, and in the sea and in the at Seemapuri had no toilet facility strike," he said. air and China has developed while the nearby MCD facility was He gave the statement a modern air force which closed at night. IANS learnt that while addressing students istan through air strikes but it in propaganda battles and relies on quality, not quan- New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Of the temporary toilets in the premises inmates had no other option but at the VJTI's annual festival, was not accepted. will continue to attack," said tity. He said that China has 221 state government-run shelter of the shelter home in Panchsheel to defecate in a nearby drain. Technovanza. He also stressed that if Dhanoa, adding that the In- significantly increased the homes, several have been found Garden, Shahdara, bearing code Shelter house number 69, Dhanoa, who was the air peace were to come, Pakistan dian Air Force has the ability deployment of aircraft and to have insufficient toilet facilities. number 146, were found broken, Trilokpuri, had a single toilet but chief between December would lose several of its priv- to fight short, swift wars. air crew in the Tibet Autono- While some didn't even have a lav- forcing the inmates to relieve was unusable. "I have asked the 31, 2016, and September 30, ileges. The former IAF chief But he pointed out that the mous Region. China is also atory, a number of them were not themselves out in the open, rais- concerned authority about the 2019, said that after the at- emphasised that Islamabad major challenge faced by In- busy on the eastern front and functioning or clogged, rendering ing serious questions on hygiene drainage issue but its been over tack on Parliament in De- would keep the Kashmir pot dia is the fact that it has two the South China Sea and they them useless. around the centre. "The Munici- a month," said caretaker Durga cember 2001, the force had boiling without allowing it to nuclear-armed nations in its also have created unsinkable The matter of overwhelming pal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Prasad. Kabool Nagar shelter proposed action against Pak- boil over. "Pakistan indulges neighbourhood. aircraft carriers. concern arises from the fact that toilet (1 km away near the Panch- house number 003, Shahdara, was Delhi is currently witnessing a sheel Garden shelter home) closes also found in dire hygienic condi- record breaking cold wave spell. at 8 p.m., and it remains closed on tion. Although, the caretaker at The national capital has recorded Sundays. Relieving ourselves is a duty said the place was cleaned Spend your New Year with Lord 11 cold days - the highest in the huge problem for us, especially twice, the foul smell did not bear last 22 years since 1997. The two during the night," Ajay Kumar, him out. Krishna at ISKCON Temple

DELHI-NCR,28th Dec.- end, it's time to celebrate the will also be cake-cutting for This seed bomb is created -ISKCON Temple, Sector-13 success of 2019 and plan for everyone present, to start the with a small seed wrapped needs no introduction, its 2020; ISKCONTemple will be year on a sweet note. in manure and fertilizer and work needs no introduction. organising a New Year Carni- To set the note right on all the receiver has to do is People from all faiths across val starting on 31stDecember the 1st of January, 2020 plant it in the right place. No borders are part of this or- to welcome 2020. Gauramania Grammy celebrations are complete ganisation. They have been The New Year carnival will Award Nominee for the 48th without some finger licking playing a vital role in the so- start on the eve of 31st De- Grammy Awards for her food, there will be midnight ciety for years now, motivat- cember, 2019 at the temple; group album ‘Bhakti With- dinner to ring in the New ing people, supporting their life is filled with stress and out Borders’ will be per- Year at the ISKCON Tem- faith and belief and now also tensions, this year let by- forming mantra notes for ple. A royal 7-course Satvik supporting them emotionally gones be bygones, detox and the devotees at the temple, Meal at world’s famous food when the going gets tough, prepare to embrace the new to channelize and refresh chain Govinda’s can be or- through the teachings from year with soulful kirtan and their energies for the New der by all the devotees pres- the Bhagavad Gita, a book music provided by the devo- Year. Gaura is a celebrated ent at the temple. The dishes published in more than 108 tees at the temple. Instead of and Internationally re- on the menu are sarso ka saag, languages with commentary spending thousands of ru- nowned musician from makkeki roti, lacha paneer, from His Divine Grace A.C. pees in a smoke-filled intoxi- Chicago known for her soul- honey chilli potato, veg salt Bhaktivedanta Swami Prab- cated environment it is better ful and spiritual voice and and pepper, gulab jamun etc. hupada uniquely qualified to dance away the negativ- music. During the New Year The celebration focuses on as world’s foremost Vedic ity in life to the melodious Carnival all devotees will be the Spiritual and Cultural mo- scholar and teacher – without sounds of soulful music. Live provided with a seed bomb, tivation of the temple and the the slightest taint of adultera- by the mantra of the ISKCON that they can take back with devotees, keeping in line with Globel Peace University accredited by American Accreditation Council of Business education, awarded Doctorate Degree to Mr Syed tion or personal motivation. temple “Permanent Hap- them and choose to plant the theme and the learnings Azhar Peeran @azhar ali for social service in banglore,Karnataka state. Degree Awarded by Mr Andrew Tailor Chiarman/Dean Globel With the year coming to an piness”. At mid-night there a tree wherever they like. of the temple. Peace University.Mr Jhon Peter osborne and other present in this programme which was held in Hotel Samrat. Indian Horizon Sunday, December 29, 2019 SOUTH 4 Congress seeks SIT Mixed reactions on Twitter over Chidambaram slams Army probe in death of 2 Rahul’s Assam rally speech chief for remarks on freedom struggle, and unit- Andhra youths in Goa ing people of all religions to build this beautiful coun- anti-CAA protest Panaji, Dec 28 (IANS) a press conference in try.” Thiruvananthapuram, Dec The main opposition par- Panaji. “We believe you and your 28 (IANS) Former Union Min- ty in Goa, the Congress, Two youths from Hy- team will make a difference ister P. Chidambaram on Sat- on Saturday demanded derabad, both of them to the nation,” one support- urday criticised Army chief an SIT probe by a retired friends, fainted and col- er wrote. General Bipin Rawat for his High Court judge into the lapsed while waiting out- One user tweeted: “A to- remarks on the protesters who mysterious deaths of two side the festival venue at tal of 77 children have died are opposing the Citizenship Andhra Pradesh young- Vagator beach village in in Kota in Rajasthan in one (Amendment) Act (CAA). sters outside the Sunburn North Goa on Friday eve- month but the Congress is “Mind your own Business”, Klassique EDM festival ning. Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) had come true that Assam busy in stoking unrest in the was the senior Congress lead- venue in North Goa on While the police have As Congress leader Rahul will see violence if the BJP country.” er’s message to the Army chief, Friday evening. suspected the deaths due Gandhi addressed a public came to power in the state. One user wrote: “AO while addressing a rally on “The two deaths to drug overdose, more rally here on Saturday, Twit- The post got 612 retweets Hume to Sonia Antinio... the party Foundation Day or- job of the army chief?” said Chi- should be probed by a clarity on the issue would ter users tweeted messages and 1.7K likes. both are foreigners and ganised by the Kerala unit of dambaram. Criticising the anti- Special Investigation be available after post- of support to him. Others Congress supporters outsiders. Even after more the Congress near Governor CAA protests, Rawat had said: Team headed by a re- mortem formalities are flayed the Congress leader tweeted “We are with you” than 100 years it could not House. “Leaders are not those who lead tired High Court judge. conducted on Saturday. on several issues. and “Very well done... RG... be an Indian nationalist He also alleged that the Army people in inappropriate direc- This is not the first time Goa Chief Minister #RahulWithAssam trend- HAPPY AINC Foundation party.””This is the true story Chief and the DGP of Uttar tions, as we are witnessing in a that a youngster has Pramod Sawant, a doc- ed as the Congress tweeted Day....” of poor Indians -- they still Pradesh have been asked to large number of university and died in suspicious cir- tor of alternative medi- excerpts from his addresses One party supporter have faith in the Congress,” support the Central govern- college students, the way they cumstances in EDM fes- cine himself, has said at the ‘Ashtitwa Rakhyar tweeted: “My heartfelt another commented. ment which is “a shameful act”. are leading masses of crowds to tivals held in Goa,” Goa that one of the deaths Samabekh’ in which he thanks to the Congress for One post read: “Not good “Now, the Army General has carry out arson and violence in Congress spokesperson could have occurred claimed that his prediction its major contribution in the comedy today....” been asked to speak up. Is it the our cities and towns.” Trajano D’Mello told due to heart attack.

Deshraj, the truck driver, told po- Modi and Shah are master lice he was taken hostage by at least Robbers loot onions from truck six armed persons around 10 p.m. liars: Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday night. Deshraj is said after taking driver hostage to be a resident of Kaushambi dis- Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) All India all the citizens, but the BJP govern- trict of Uttar Pradesh. Based on his Congress Committee general secre- ment that is run by the RSS is trying Patna, Dec 28 (IANS) Amid the statement, an FIR has been regis- tary and Maharashtra in-charge Mal- to change the Constitution. spiralling prices of onions across the tered and the police are investigat- likarjun Kharge called Prime Minister The Citizenship Amendment Act, country, and shortage of the bulb, the ing the matter. He said the criminals Narendra Modi and Home Minister NRC, NPR are all part of the same at- driver of a truck loaded with 51 quin- left him around 2 a.m. on Friday, 5 Amit Shah master liars for misguiding tempt. Modi and Shah are trying to tals of onions was taken hostage by km away from where he was taken the public on the issue of the Citizen- trample over the Constitution and robbers who eventually decamped hostage. Later, he found that onion ship Amendment Act (CAA) and the divide the country on the basis of re- with 102 sacks of onions. sacks were missing from his truck. National Register of Citizens (NRC). ligion and caste. This flag march was The incident took place in Kaimur Earlier, in the first week of Decem- Kharge said that the duo made sev- organised to tell them to ‘Chale Jao’, district of Bihar. Onion prices in the ber, a similar incident of robbery eral promises like Rs 15 lakh would be said Kharge. state have gone up to Rs 100 per kg in took place in Kudra police station credited in each bank account, every Speaking to the public at the event, the last one month. area in Bihar’s Kaimur district. year two crore youth would get jobs Maharashtra Pradesh Congress A police officer said on Saturday The robbers had fled with 64 sacks but they have failed to fulfil any of Committee president and revenue that the truck was going towards (1,920 kg) of garlic from a vehicle. An these promises. minister Balasaheb Thorat said that Jehanabad in Bihar from Uttar FIR in this case has been lodged but the On the occasion of the 135th Foun- since the day the Congress party was Pradesh’s Allahabad. police are yet to get any breakthrough. dation Day of the Congress Party, formed it had always worked for ev- Mallikarjun Kharge hoisted the na- eryone without any religion, caste, tional flag in the same Gokuldas Tej- region distinction between them Intense chill grips MP, min temp dips to 1.2 degree Celsius pal hall where the party was founded. and by keeping everyone together it He then paid tributes at the Gan- fought for the independence of the Bundelkhand, Bhind, Gwalior- dhi Smruti Stambh at August Kranti country. Met Department says cold wave and intense cold wave will pre- Chambal and Mahakaushal. Maidan before flagging off the ‘Save The BJP is trying to strip the rights vail in Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Chambal, Ujjain, Meteorologist P.K. Saha says Bharat Save Constitution’ March that of the citizens that the Constitution Indore, Hoshangabad and Bhopal divisions. humidity has reduced but the was organised as a protest against the bestows upon them but we will not cold wave from the north contin- BJP government. Thousands of party let this attempt be successful, said Bhopal, Dec 28 (IANS) Intense Chief Minister Kamal Nath had crops in the fields. The cold- ue to grip Gwalior and Chambal workers and citizens participated in Thorat. chill gripped most of Madhya to cancel his visit to Gwalior est night in the state’s plains region with visibility dropping in the march. The march transformed He said that to free the country Pradesh for the second day on and Bhind due to inclement was recorded in Tikamgarh on Tikamgarh, Khajuraho and Shiv- into a meeting near Wilson college from Modi and Shah’s dictatorship, Saturday with the state’s Tika- weather. He was to participate Friday with mercury dipping to puri to 50 metres. where the Preamble of the Constitu- the Congress party has launched this mgarh recording a minimum in the loan waiver programme 1.5 degrees Celsius while Pach- Met Department says cold tion was read by everyone. new freedom struggle. temperature of 1.5 degrees Cel- at Lahar-Bhind. marhi shivered at 1.2 degrees. A wave and intense cold wave will Addressing the crowd at the event, Mumbai Congress president sius, while it was 1.2 degrees in Harsh cold caused frost in drop of more than two degrees prevail in Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol, Kharge cornered the government Eknath Gaikwad read the Preamble th hill station of Pachmarhi. many cities with temperatures has been recorded in one day. Jabalpur, Gwalior, Chambal, from all sides and said that the Con- of the Constitution at the event. Most parts of the state are dropping to 5 degrees or below Bhopal was reeling under Ujjain, Indore, Hoshangabad gress party was founded in Mumbai, Former home minister Sunil- experiencing severe cold wave in 25 cities of the state. chilly conditions for the second and Bhopal divisions. the ‘Chale Jao’ movement was started kumar Shinde, former CMs Ashok with temperature dropping On the coldest night of the consecutive day and the mini- Dense fog is likely on Sun- in 1942 in Mumbai and after a lot of Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan, Mumbai consistently in most districts. season in Bhopal, the mercury mum temperature was record- day at Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol, struggle the country got indepen- Congress president Eknath Gaik- Due to dense fog and poor vis- reached 5.3 degrees while 28 ed at 5.3 degrees on Friday. Gwalior and some districts of dence. Babasaheb Ambedkar gave us wad, former deputy speaker of the ibility in Gwalior division, most other cities recorded tempera- The Meteorological Depart- Chambal division. Dense fog is the Constitution of the country. legislative council Manikrao Thakre, flight were cancelled. However, tures below 10 degrees Celsius. ment says intense cold would likely on Sunday at Sagar, Rewa, Kharge said that the Congress party Public works department minister Bhopal airport witnessed a nor- In Tikamgarh, Raisen and continue in most cities in Bho- Shahdol, Gwalior and some dis- has always run the country based on Nitin Raut, senior leader and MLA mal schedule through the day. Ratlam areas, frost settled on pal division, Malwa, Nimar, tricts of Chambal division. the Constitution which made democ- Yashomati Thakur, MLAs Vishwajit racy even deeper rooted in India. The Kadam, Muzzafar Hussain were pres- Constitution offers equal rights to ent at the march. Bengal BJP to thank PM for K’taka BJP to unleash pro-CAA CAA, send one crore messages campaign to counter protests Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Prime Minister. “If we The Citizenship Amend- Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) The reach out to all sections of society The West Bengal unit of don’t get adequate num- ment Act (CAA) seeks to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will through social media and by hold- the Bharatiya Janata Party ber of postcards, we can provide Indian national- unleash a pro-Citizenship Amend- ing pro-CAA rallies in all 30 district (BJP) will send one crore always send emails. I ity to Hindus, Christians, ment Act campaign across Karna- headquarters across the state dur- postcards to Prime Min- think it will be a mix of Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and taka from January 1-15 to counter ing the next fortnight. ister Narendra Modi on postcards and emails. Buddhists fleeing per- the protests against it by a section “Our cadres and supporters are behalf of the refugees in From areas with dearth of secution in Pakistan, of people supported by opposition being briefed and trained at about the state, congratulating postcards, emails will be Afghanistan and Bangla- parties like the Congress, a BJP of- 300 local units in cities and towns him for the passage of new sent,” state BJP General desh before December 31, ficial said on Saturday. across the state to explain the sa- “A deliberate misinforma- Mangaluru, Hubballi, Be- citizenship law (CAA). But Secretary Sayantan Basu 2014. “A pro-CAA awareness cam- lient features of the CAA to the tion campaign has been car- lagavi, Bellary and Kala- there is a hitch - shortage told IANS. They will not be treated paign will be conducted across people and clarify their doubts ried out against the CAA by buragi across the state and of postcards. The programme will as illegal immigrants any the southern state from January as the protesters were mislead- vested interests, misguiding enlighten the people on With people largely start in a few days. more and will be given 1-15 peacefully to counter the ing them with wrong information a section of college/univer- the benefits of the CAA. shunning postcards as a “One crore refugees will citizenship. protests launched against it by about it,” asserted Ravikumar. sity students, their faculty, “As social media is all- means of communication congratulate the Prime The BJP, which is woo- students and other people at the The CAA came into being after activists and members of pervasive with greater with the advent of modern Minister for passing this ing Hindu refugees from behest of the Congress and Left Parliament passed its amendment the minority community on reach and better impact, technology, like emails law. They will thank him Bangladesh as part of ef- parties,” BJP’s state unit general bill on December 11 and the Presi- its provisions so as to create we will reach out to about and social media, procur- for his resolve to give them forts to come to power in secretary N. Ravikumar said at dent enacted it into law to give unrest and trigger violence 1 crore people of all ages ing so many postcards citizenship, and also to the Bengal by defeating the Hubballi, about 400 kms north- citizenship rights to Hindus, Sikhs, in the country,” Ravikumar through Kannada, Hindi had become a headache, BJP for fulfilling its prom- ruling Trinamool Con- west of Bengaluru. Parsis, Christians, Buddhists and claimed. and English script, mes- party sources said. ise,” Basu said. gress (TMC) in the 2021 Besides contacting the people Jains who have been persecuted The ruling party will also sages and audio/video As a way out, the BJP The party was with the Assembly polls, is hop- directly at their doorstep through as minorities in Muslim-majority hold mega rallies and pub- clips across the state dur- is toying with the idea of refugees and they would ing to encash the CAA to the party’s cadres and supporters, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Paki- lic meetings in major cities ing the fortnight-long cam- sending a mix of emails acknowledge this through spread influence among Ravikumar said the party would stan over the last seven decades. like Bengaluru, Mysuru, paign,” added Ravikumar. and postcards to the the letter, he said. this section. Indian Horizon 5 NATION Sunday, December 29, 2019 Gehlot underplays children’s Left, Congress bring out joint rally deaths in Kota hospital Jaipur, Dec 28 (IANS) 900 deaths were reported. after visiting JK Lon Hos- against CAA in Kolkata Rajasthan Chief Minister But why these 900 deaths? pital on Saturday, said he Ashok Gehlot on Saturday In fact, there should not be will request the Governor Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) tional Population Register, the BJP, almost all political halved to two from the four underplayed the death of a single death happening to look into the matter as Bringing out an impressive the rally started from Subodh parties in the state haveA par- seats they won in 2014, while children in Kota’s J.K. Lon in hospitals,” said Gehlot. he saw “grave negligence joint rally here against the Mullick Square in central Kol- ticipated in the rally. the Left Front failed to open hospital where at least 77 “In all states, and in all on the part of the state gov- new citizenship law and pro- kata and culminated at Maha- Addressing the assembled its account. Since then, they children have died this hospitals 4, 5, or 6 deaths ernment”. posed nationwide NRC, lead- jati Sadan. The marchers also workers, Mishra said neither have again been trying to month apparently due to are being reported daily. Accusing the Gehlot gov- ers of the Congress and Left canvassed for the nationwide the Trinamool nor the BJP come together. They joined lack of facilities and non- It also happens in Jaipur. ernment of apathy and parties on Friday asserted general strike called on Janu- could provide an alternative. forces during the recent as- functioning equipment, However, I have got in- negligence, he said: “There only they could provide the ary 8. “There are some people sembly bypolls, but could not saying “minimum deaths vestigation done and we is a shortage of life saving right alternative to the ruling Left Front Chairman Biman who are crossing oVer to the make much headway. were reported in this hos- are drafting a mechanism equipment in this hospi- Trinamool Congress and BJP Bose, CPI-M state Secretary Trinamool as they are op- Menawhile, the BJP scoffed pital in 2019 in the last six to take action too on what tal. Ventillators, nebulis- in the state. Surjya Kanta Mishra and state posed to the BJP, again some at the rally, saying it was “pro- years”. should be the punishment ers and warmers are not With the flags of the Left Congress chief Somen Mitra others are going to the BJP duced and directed” by Tri- Ten children died on against the guilty... we are in adequate number and parties and Congress flutter- were among those in the van- out of antipathy for the Tri- namool supremo and Chief Monday and Tuesday in making provisions against hygiene is another major ing side by side in the cold guard of the march. namool. But neither of them Minister Banerjee. the hospital. The Chief it as well,” he said. issue.” breeze and their top leaders Mitra said their joint strug- can provide an alternative,” “She wants to divide the Minister, however, said “We will think of bringing “There is no cleanliness marching shoulder to shoul- gle will continue till the Cen- he said. The Left parties and opposition votes. So for quite this year, in terms of statis- down mortality rate of kids in hospital due to which der during the around 2.5 ki- tral government scrapped the Congress had sealed up a seat some time she has been trying tics, minimum deaths have under Nirogi Rajasthan chances of infection are lometer march, the combine CAA. sharing pact during the 2016 to boost the morale of the Left been reported. campaign too. IMR and high,” he said. claimed only they could fight “No other political force is Assembly polls in the state, parties so that they can take “The kids’ deaths is a sad MMR have come down in “At a time when the tem- the Citizenship Amendment there except the Left parties but failed to dislodge the Tri- to the streets on various is- issue and quite unfortu- Rajasthan and we will work perature has dipped, com- Act and the National Register and Congress to meaningfully namool from power. sues. The Trinamool workers nate, but there were times to ensure neither mother plaints about faulty equip- for Citizens exercise. and successfully fight against They failed to stitch an al- now never attack Left cadres when as many as 1,500 nor kid dies,” he said. ment in the hospital raise Amidst large numbers of the CAA and the NRC,” he liance in the general elec- and their party offices,” said deaths were reported in this Meanwhile, BJP state questions about govern- posters and banners running said. Bose pointed out that tions held earlier this year. BJP national Secretary Rahul hospital. But this year, only president Satish Poonia, ment’s efficiency.” down the CAA, NRC and Na- other than the Trinamool and The Congress saw its tally Sinha.

Fog delays flights at Chan- Priyanka stopped from meeting arrested leader’s family

digarh, Amritsar airports Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) rested over protests. Priyanka She asked the party work- Congress General Secretary Gandhi was heard saying, ers to follow the path of great Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) tures. Severe cold wave condi- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was “Why are you stopping us? Congress leaders who made Fog left passengers in a lurch at tions continued across Punjab prevented by the police, here What’s the point of stopping the supreme sacrifice for the the Chandigarh and Amritsar and Haryana owing to cloudy on Saturday, from meeting us in the middle of the road.” country, and also urged them international airports on Sat- skies and fog with some places the family of Congress leader One of her aide was heard say- to oppose all those who at- urday after several flights were recording near freezing tem- Sadaf Jafar, who has been ar- ing, “Stopping the car in the tacked the Constitution and delayed but not cancelled, of- peratures. rested over anti-CAA protests. middle of road could lead to its values. “We are the voice of ficials said. The ongoing longest cold The Congress leader’s car- accident.” the last man standing on the A total of 14 domestic flights, wave conditions are likely to cade was stopped twice -- at Earlier during the day, she edge of society. Love, brother- a majority of which were sched- continue in the two states till the 1090 Square and then the attended the party’s 135th hood and peace are the facets uled in the morning, were de- December 31, Met department polytechnic square. After that Foundation Day celebrations, of truth. We take pledge to layed owing to poor visibility, officials here said. Thereafter, she walked around 2 km to here, and administered the stick to our ideology of non- an official said. there are chances of light rain the residence of S.R. Darapuri, oath of the Preamble of the violence and kindness. We are Likewise, flights, largelyat several places that results in a retired IPS officer, also ar- Constitution to party workers. the Congress,” she said. bound for Delhi, were delayed clearing of skies from cloudy due to poor visibility at the Am- formations. The ongoing lon- ritsar airport. An Air India flight gest cold wave conditions are bound for UK’s Birmingham likely to continue in the two was also delayed. states till December 31, Met SIT to probe anti-CAA Priyanka writes to CRPF IG over Severe cold wave conditions department officials here said. continued across Punjab and Thereafter, there are chances of violence in UP protocol breach by UP Police Haryana owing to cloudy skies light rain at several places that and fog with some places re- results in clearing of skies from Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) Se- tures of 0.2 degree and 0.5 degree New Delhi, Dec 28 entered without prior accused them of with- cording near freezing tempera- cloudy formations. vere cold wave conditions contin- Celsius, respectively. Rohtak and (IANS) Congress General permission the premises holding information and ued across Punjab and Haryana on Sirsa saw a low of 1.8 degrees and 2 Secretary Priyanka Gan- at 8.45 a.m, where Pri- threatened that he would Saturday owing to cloudy skies with degrees, respectively. dhi’s office has lodged a yanka Gandhi Vadra, the not provide any security Priyanka administers ‘Save some places recording near freezing However, there was some relief at complaint with the Cen- protectee, was staying. cover and would not al- Constitution’ oath to party temperatures. many places from the dense fog that tral Reserve Police Force He entered into a ver- low her to take even two The ongoing longest cold wave engulfed the region. (CRPF) about the alleged bal duel with the CRPF steps out of the premis- Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) of the last man standing on conditions are likely to continue in Minimum temperatures at most breach of protocol by the personnel, in-charge of es,” Priyanka’s aide said. Congress general secretary the edge of society. Love, the two states till December 31, Met places were between 0.2 degrees to UP Police in Lucknow on the protectee’s security, Singh termed Mishra’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at- brotherhood and peace are department officials said. Thereaf- 5.6 degrees. Saturday. mere five meters away behaviour unprofession- tended the 135th Founda- the facets of truth. We take ter, there are chances of light rain at In Punjab, the Sikh holy city of The letter written by from her room,” Singh al, unlawful and incor- tion Day celebrations of the pledge to stick to our ideolo- several places that results in clear- Amritsar recorded a minimum tem- Sandeep Singh, an aide wrote in the complaint. rect. party here on Saturday and gy of non-violence and kind- ing of skies from cloudy formations. perature of 4.7 degrees while indus- at Gandhi’s office, has “He shouted at the The police later administered the oath of the ness. We are the Congress.” Hisar and Narnaul towns in Hary- trial hub Ludhiana saw a low of 5.6 been addressed to CRPF CRPF personnel and de- blocked her movement, Preamble of the Constitution Priyanka will later meet ana recorded minimum tempera- degrees and Bathinda 2.3 degrees. I-G Pradeep Kumar manded information on when she was on way to to party workers. key party leaders in the state Singh. the protectee’s schedule, meet family of S.R. Da- She is the first from the Ne- to chalk out campaigns for “Circle Officer of the already provided to the rapuri, arrested over the hru-Gandhi family to hoist 2020. She will also form an Dropping of Sheikh Hazratganj Abhay Mishra authorities on Friday. He anti-CAA agitation. the party flag at the UP Con- advisory council and strategy gress headquarters. groups for this. Priyanka will Priyanka appealed to the later meet key party leaders Abdullah’s birth anniv as party workers to follow the in the state to chalk out cam- Rabri sends Aishwarya’s path of great Congress lead- paigns for 2020. She will also ers who made the supreme form an advisory council and holiday criticised sacrifice for the country. She strategy groups for this. Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) The ulam Ahmed Mir has also criti- belongings, Chandrika also urged them to oppose all The Congress is celebrat- National Conference (NC) and cised the omission of a holiday those who attack the Consti- ing its 135th Foundation Day the Congress party on Saturday on Sheikh’s birth anniversary. tution and its values. all across the country on Sat- criticised the dropping of Sheikh He told IANS that Sheikh played refuses to take She said, “We are the voice urday. Mohammad Abdullah’s birth an- an instrumental role in the ac- Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) The tension tion and after making the list in the niversary as a state holiday in cession of the state to the union between the two powerful political presence of a Magistrate. Rai has in- Jammu and Kashmir. of India. families of Bihar was in limelight formed Shashtri Nagar police about HC summons Himachal official Senior NC leader and Sheikh “This just shows that the ruling once again as Chandrika Rai, father the matter and they are investigat- Mohammad Abdullah’s son, party is in any way not giving any of Aishwarya Rai and RJD MLA, re- ing the matter. The family members over bad condition of schools Mustafa Kamal told IANS that sort of respect to the contribu- fused to take back the belongings of of Rabri Devi said that the family of the “dropping of Sheikh’s birth tions of Sheikh,” Mir said. her daughter which were sent by for- Aishwarya asked for her belongings. Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High anniversary as a state holiday re- “His contribution should be mer Bihar Chief Minister, Rabri Devi. The pick-up van drivers said they Court on Saturday directed the Principal Secretary flects the hatred against Sheikh looked above party lines.” Rabri Devi had sent all the belong- were called at the residence of Lalu (Education) to be present in the court on January 1 and his politics by the ruling dis- Meanwhile, Vikramaditya ings of her daughter-in-law Aish- Prasad on Thursday evening from in a matter concerning the deteriorating condition of pensation in Delhi”. Singh, the grandson of Maharaja warya Rai back to her in two pick-up Meethapur vegetable market. They government schools. “Facts cannot be denied and Hari Singh and also a member of vans which are standing outside the were told that they had to deliver A division bench of Chief Justice L. Narayana history cannot be forgotten,” Ka- the Congress party, congratulat- residence of Chandrika Rai since something. The goods was loaded Swamy and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua acted by tak- mal said, adding: “Sheikh was a ed the people on Accession Day Thursday night after he refused to and they were sent at the residence ing suo motu notice of a media report regarding the towering personality who helped being marked as a state holiday. take the belongings back. of Chandrika Rai. pathetic condition of government schools in the to empower Kashmiris.” He tweeted: “Congratulations On Friday, RJD MLA Rai said send- “Now we are here and we don’t state. “This reflects a communalto the people of J&K! From next ing the belongings back after break- know what to do next,” a driver said. It was reported in a newspaper that the condition agenda that is followed and year, 26th October, the day my ing the lock of the room without any Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supre- of classrooms in 6,116 out of 33,191 primary schools shows that national interest is grandfather, Maharaja Hari prior information is wrong. mo Lalu Prasad’s estranged daugh- was the worst and required urgent repairs. not given any importance. Clear- Singh, signed the instrument of He said who knows what is in the ter-in-law Aishwarya had lodged an Also, 1,088 classrooms out of 5,673 in middle ly, democracy is under a threat.” accession to India will be ob- vans. It can contain any objection- FIR in Patna, accusing the former schools required major repairs. He said that the NC leadership served as a state holiday. This is able material. If she had to send the chief minister and her mother-in-law In the high schools, 923 classrooms out of 4,337 re- will discuss the matter and chalk a mark of respect for sacrifices of belongings back, she should have Rabri Devi, eldest sister-in-law Misa quired repairs. out a future course of action. J&k state forces and the Indian informed us. She should have send Bharti and husband Tej Pratap of ha- Congress state president Gh- Army.” the belongings with prior informa- rassing and assaulting her. Indian Horizon 6 LITERARY Sunday, December 29, 2019

By. M. Fethullah Gullen Khawf and Khashya (Fear and Reverence) n Sufism, khawf (fear) denotes else. In His luminous Speech, God abstaining not only from all Almighty uses fear as a whip to servants, only those possessed of reveals his reverence that that is forbidden, but also from force us to His Presence and honor true knowledge stand in awe of God leads him to take refuge and deeds from which it is advis- us with His company. (35:28). The highest degree of fear is describes the awe of others Iable to refrain. It also signifies, as Like a mother’s reproofs to her that combined with awe and arising that causes them to flee. Abu the opposite of hope or expectation, child drawing him or her to her from one’s knowledge of God: God Dharr expresses this attitude that a traveler on the path to the Ul- warm, affectionate arms, this whip warns you to fear Him in awe (3:28). of fleeing in his avoid addition timate Truth does not feel secure attracts the believer toward the Some Sufis divide .fear into two to this Prophetic Tradition: I against deviation and thereby fears depths of Divine Mercy and en- categories: awe and reverence. Al- wish I had been a tree pulled incurring Divine punishment in the riches him or her with the blessings though these terms are very close out by the roots and cut into Hereafter. It also prevents the trav- and bounties of God; blessings and in meaning, awe connotes the feel- pieces. eler from acts and utterances that bounties that He compels human- ing that leads an initiate to flee to- One whose soul is full of are incompatible with the Shari`a ity to deserve and receive out of His ward God, while reverence causes reverence and awe of God and suggest conceit and self-praise. Mercy and Graciousness. For this an initiate to take refuge in Him. An always refrains from com- According to Al-Qushayri, fear reason, even though every decree initiate who continuously feels awe mitting sins, even if he or she is a feeling in the dephths of the and command mentioned in the thinks of fleeing, while one seek- does not seem to feel fear. heart which forces a traveler on Qur’an and forced upon human- ing shelter strives to take refuge in Suhayb ar-Rumi was one of the spiritual path to hold back and ity are alarming and threatening in Him. Those choosing to flee make those overcome with awe of refrain from anything displeasing one respect, they in fact originate in progress on the path difficult for God. God’s Messenger, upon to God. As such, fear pertains to Divine Mercy and uplift souls. themselves, for they live an ascetic him be peace and blessings, the future. Fear arises from one’s One whose heart is full of fear life and suffer the pains of separa- praised him, saying: What an apprehension of being subjected and awe for the Almighty is freed tion from the Almighty. However, excellent servant Suhayb is! to something displeasing, or un- from useless and suffocating fear those holding Him in reverence Even if he did not fear God, he easiness over not obtaining what is of others. In His luminous, hope- drink the sweet, enlivening water of would not commit sins. desired. In this sense also, fear per- giving Speech, the Almighty tells nearness, which comes from taking Here the One who fears God tains to the future. In many verses, people not to fear anything or any- refuge in Him. sometimes sighs and some- the Qur’an points out the future one other than Him: Have no fear Perfect reverence was a charac- times weeps, especially when results of one’s deeds and actions, of them. Fear Me, if you are true teristic of all Prophets, upon them alone, in an attempt to extin- and thereby seeks to establish a believers (3:175); exhorts them not be peace. When in this state, the guish the pain of being separat- world that embraces the future, one to suffer groundless phobias: Fear Prophets fell down nearly dead, as ed from Him, as well as the fire in which it is possible to discern the Me alone (2:40) and: They fear their if they had heard the Trumpet of of Hell for him or her, which is future with both its good and had Lord, overseeing them from high, Israfil and had been brought be- the greatest distance between elements. and they do all that they are com- fore the full Majesty and Grandeur him or her and God. As stated Implanting fear in the hearts of manded (16:50); and praises those of the Ultimate Truth. They were in the Tradition: A man who its followers, fear concerning their hearts that fear and hold only I-Jim always conscious of the meaning weeps for fear of God will not end or whether they will die as be- in awe: Their sides fin-sake their of: The moment his Lord mani- enter Hell until the milk drawn lieving Muslims, the Qur’an warns beds at night, calling out to their fested His glorious majesty to the (from a mammal) is put back them to be steadfast in their belief Lord in fear and hope (32:16). mountain, He made it crumble to into the breasts (from which and practice of Islam. Many verses He praises such believers be- dust, and Moses fell down in a faint it was drawn).” Shedding tears cause hearts to tremble with fear, cause those who arrange their lives (7:143). Among those brought near is the most effective way of and are like threads with which to according to their fear of God use to God, the one nearest to Him and putting out the fires of Hell. A knit the lace of life. For example: their willpower carefully and strive the master of reverence, upon him believer sometimes confuses Something will confront them from to avoid sins. Such sensitive and be peace and blessings, said: what he has done with what God, which they never reckoned careful souls fly in the heavens of I see what you do not see and he has not done and, fearing that upon him be peace and blessings: God may not be pleased and there- (39:47); and Say: Shall We inform God’s approval and pleasure. The hear what you do not hear. If only what he has done has arisen from Are those whose hearts tremble) fore punish him or her) and hopeful you who are the greatest losers following is an appropriate saying you knew with what the heavens his fancy or the temptation of his the ones who commit such major (that God may be pleased), it is safer in respect of their deeds? Those by `Abdu’r-Rahman ibn Ahmad al- creak and groan. In fact, they must carnal soul, and what he has not sins as function, theft, and drinking for one’s heart to beat with fear and whose endeavor has been wasted Jami’, the author of Lujja. do so, for there is not even the space done has been Provoked by Satan, alcohol? The Prophet, the glory of reverence.47 Sharing the view of in the life of the world but who If you are fearful of God’s wrath, of four fingers’ breadth in the heav- feels great regret and seeks refuge in humankind, answered: No, ‘A’isha. Darani, Shaykh Ghalib expresses his themselves reckon that they are be steadfast in religion, for a tree ens where angels do not prostrate God. The description of such souls Those mentioned in the verse are feelings of fear: “Open the eyes of doing good (18:103-4). How happy holds fast to earth with its roots themselves. I swear by God that if is found in the following Tradition: those who, although they pet form my soul with a thousand-fold fear!” and prosperous are those who knit against violent storms. The lowest you knew what I know (with respect When the verse: Those who give the prescribed Prayers, fast, and 0 God! Confirm us with a spirit from the “laces” of their lives with these degree of fear is that required by to God’s Grandeur), you would what they give, with their hearts give alms, tremble with fear that Your presence and guide us to what “threads”! With such warnings, the belief: Fear Me, if you are (true) be- laugh little but weep much. You trembling at the thought that they their acts of worship may not be You love and are pleased with. And Qur’an orients us toward the Here- lievers (3:175). A somewhat higher would Avoid lying your wives and are bound to return to their Lord accepted by God. Abu Suayman bestow blessing and peace on Mu- after and encourages us to consider degree of fear is that arising from cry out prayers unto God in fields (23:60) was revealed, `A’isha, the ad-Darani46 says that although a hammad, the one with whom You it more important than anything knowledge or learning: Of all His and mountains. Here, the Prophet Prophet’s wife, asked the Prophet, servant roust always be fearful (that are pleased. THE JACKDAW AND THE PUPPY THE BEING OF A SOLDIER By. George and Helen Waite Papashvily few days after that Pat was running weeks’ time, he didn’t want to go i By. ENID BLYTON round the field opposite his house It was nice, being a tame jackdaw! NE day while I was when he saw something hopping But he did fly away, because he still in Calistoga I PAT was a puppy with a happy into the hedge—something small badly wanted to tell his father happened into the tail and a tongue that hung out of and black. He ran after it in excite- and mother all his adven- kitchen for some- his mouth whenever he ran. He ment. What could it be? A black rab- tures. He had a lovely Othing and there was Chan- wasn’t very old, but he was already bit? Oooh! What fun to catch him! time flying round with cho running through the old enough to go off for little walks But it wasn’t a black rabbit. It was his family, though manual of arms with loaf of by himself, and to talk to everyone a little black jackdaw with a hurt he often went French Bread for gun while he met. He belonged to a boy called wing that dragged on the ground. back to talk to Uncle John sat in his chair Tom. Tom loved Pat, and, when He couldn’t fly—and he was very Tom and Pat. and watched with a cloudy he was home from school, the two very frightened. ‘Hallo!’ wuffed Pat, ‘You were face. "Bijo," Dzea said to me, had fine games together. They both his tail wagging. ‘I won’t hurt you-- kind to me, "Chancho says you joined rolled over and over on the floor, what’s the matter?’ ‘I fell down from Pat,’ he the army so you could sell the puppy trying his hardest to lick the church tower,’ said the little said more lunches. That's a se- Tom’s face, and Tom trying his jackdaw. to the rious thing." "Not the real hardest to push him off. It was great ‘I was in a nest there with my little dog. ‘One army," I said. "Only some- fun. One day Pat trod on a thorn. brothers and sisters--and I walked day I’ll repay you—if I can!’ ‘Pooh! I thing like it. The National It ran into his foot, and he limped out and tried to fly. I spread my don’t expect you’ll be able to do me to see me again, have you?’ `Chack, Guard. But I didn't join to home wondering what had hap- wings all right—but I hurt one of a good turn!’ said Pat. ‘I’m a dog— chack!’ said the jackdaw, and flew sell lunches. In fact, just the pened. He whined whenever he set them when I got to the ground. and you’re only a bird!’ But the day round Tom, pulling at his coat. he opposite happened. I was his foot to the ground. Now I am frightened a cat will get did come, as you will hear. The a s Toki d. was surprised. ‘What selling them about three He looked for Tom, but Tom was me. I thought you were a cat at first!’ jack-daw was running about a field are you doing that for?’ ‘Clack!’ hundred sandwiches and at school. So the puppy sat down ‘Well, I’m not, I’m a puppy,’ said with many others, when he heard a said the jackdaw, and did it acrain three hundred milks every in a corner and waited, holding Pat. ‘But there’s a cat in the house motor-car coming along the road. believe you want me to go some- Sunday. Extra money helped out O.K. But then I enlisted. 'Course if I'm his hurt foot up in the air. Nobody where I live. You’d better be care- Then he heard a loud yelp, which where with you!’ said Tom. He put a soldier of the United States wearing her uniform, carrying her gun, how noticed him. He stayed there till ful!’ ‘What can I do?’ asked the jack- made him jump. The car didn’t down his spade and followed the can I sell sandwiches to my country for a profit?" "If you went of your own Tom came home. Tat, Pat, where daw, in fright. ‘I’ll take you to my stop but went straight on—and the jackdaw, who flew and hopped a free will," Dzea said, "then of course, it's impossible. Like making a profit are you?’ shouted Tom, wonder- master!’ said Pat. ‘He’ll look after yelping went on too! little way in front of him out of the on your parents." "Yes. So I gave for cost." "But why you joined? Wasn't ing why there was no little dog to you!’ He ran at the astonished bird, The jackdaw flew to the top of gate—down the lane—round the six years of hell in czar's army enough for you? Kicks and curses, wormy greet him with barks and wags. Pat opened his mouth and picked him the hedge and looked down—and corner—and into the main road. bread and sour stew?" "I guess I'm like old cavalry horse when he hears the whined, and Tom saw him sitting in up! How surprised and frightened in the road he saw poor little Pat, And then Tom saw Pat! He have a band," I said. "I was taking lunches every Sunday out to their rifle range the corner with his paw up. ‘Hallo, the jackdaw was! He really thought knocked down by a car! Two of his shout of dismay and ran up to his and about the fourth week when I drove up—My God—what they're do- old chap, what’s wrong?’ said Tom he was going to be eaten. legs were hurt, and he couldn’t little dog. ‘You’re hurt!’ he said. ing? Using my milk bottles for targets." "'Listen, boys, listen,' I said. 'Cost kindly. He looked at the paw and He struggled and squawked, but walk. He was whining miser- ‘Poor old Pat! Never mind—you’ll me cash, three cents each, those bottles—you'll bankrupture me.' "'Gee,' then turned it up. ‘Why, you’ve got Pat would not let him go. He ran ably. Tat! Pat! What’s happened!’ be all right now I’ve found your. the lieutenant said, he was nice young man, twenty-three or four years old, a thorn here!’ he said. ‘Half a min- across the lane to the house with squawked the jack-daw, hopping He picked the puppy up gently 'I'm sorry, lunchman. We never gave it a thought. Look, fellows,' he called ute—I’ll soon have it out.’ the bird, and went to find Tom. And down beside the dog. ‘That car and carried him home. Mother rang them all together. 'I'll pass around the hat; we fill it full of money; shoot He pulled—and the thorn came how surprised Tom was when Pat hit me and didn’t stop,’ said Pat. up the animal doctor, and he very again. One that wins gets the kitty; settles up with lunchman and keeps out! Then Tom fetched a bowl of suddenly appeared and put down a ‘Pull hard at my collar and see if soon came. He said one of Pat’s legs the rest himself. All right, lunchman?' " "'All right for me,' I said. "So they warm water and bathed the little little black jackdaw at his feet! you can drag me a bit nearer the was broken, but he would soon be all collected $27.50 and now they were shooting. "'Lieutenant,' I said, when sore foot. ‘There you are, Pat, that ‘Whatever’s this, Pat?’ he said. ditch so that I will be out of the right again if Tom looked after him everybody finished. 'It's my milk bottles anyway, so how about giving will be all right now,’ he said, and ‘Oh, it’s a poor baby jackdaw with way of other cars.’ The jackdaw well. He was astonished when he me a turn to shoot, too?' "'Yes, yes,' everybody hollers, lunchman gonna patted the puppy kindly. Pat was a hurt wing! Mother! Mother! Look tugged, but he could hardly move heard how the jackdaw had fetched shoot. Give lunchman a revolver. Lunchman gonna try, too.' "They set up so delighted to have his paw put what Pat has found!’ Up came the dog. So he went to the top of Tom! ‘The dog helped the jackdaw— the bottles. I took the necks off the first fourteen. Fifteenth, I busted whole right—he didn’t know what to do Mother and looked at the jackdaw. the hedge and called loudly to and now the jack-daw has helped bottle." "Nothing special," Dzea said, "considering you was sniper in the to show Tom he was grateful. He ‘His wing is badly bruised,’ she said. his companions. `Chack, chack, the dog!’ he said. ‘Well, well—they last war. I guess the worst man in your company could do that good or else rolled over on his back with all his ‘Find the old parrot-cage, Tom, and chack, chack!’ say one good turn deserves anoth- he be back digging trenches again." "True," I said, "but anyway they can't paws in the air—he yelped e to be put him in there with a dish of wa- They all swooped to him to see er—but things like this don’t often believe it. Lunchman has to do it again. So I gave little more distance and kind to you, do you?’ said —he ter. Then collect all the caterpillars what he wanted. He told them—and happen!’ Pat got quite well—and showed a coupla other tricks. Anyway I won the kitty." "No wonder," Dzea licked dlike T o m m, Torn. ‘Well, you can find for his dinner. He will in a minute or two there were about once a week he takes a bone to the said. "Is easy that kind of shooting. At milk bottles that can't shoot back." remember this, Pat—one good like bread and milk too. If we keep twenty strong jackdaws all tugging field and puts it under the hedge. "Anyway the finish of it was they enlisted me in the National Guard." "Yes, turn deserves another—so pass him for a few days he will soon be at the dog’s collar to get him to the Who for? Guess! Yes—for the jack- yes," Chancho said, "And Giorgi Ivanitch let me come with him to the on the bit of kindness I’ve given better.’ So they kept the little jack- side of the road. ‘Now I’ll go and daw! Isn’t it nice of him! You should armory and watch him drill. Hup. Hup. I clapped every time he went by. you, when you get a chance. See?’ daw in the cage until his wing was fetch Tom,’ said the first jackdaw. hear them talking to one another! Hup. Hup." "What you do besides drill and listen to officers curse you?" Pat did see. quite better. He grew very tame. He Off he flew and came to where Tom It sounds like Wuffl”Chack!”Wuff- Dzea said. "Don't curse us," I told him. "Probably get court-martialed if He sat and listened with his ears would let Tom pick him up at any was digging in his garden. `Chack, wuffl”Chack-chack!’ They are the they did. Besides I don't think it ever came in their heads. They nice young cocked. Then over he rolled again, time. And when Tom opened the chackl’ said the jackdaw loudly. very best of friends—and I don’t fellows—mostly was in college. You never saw officers like these. We go in and kicked away merrily. Now a cage door for him to fly away in two ‘Hallo!’ said Tom. ‘So you’ve come wonder at it, do you? the gym with them; eat supper together in the restaurant. Guest writers contribution welcome Indian Horizon Sunday, December 29, 2019 OPED 8 Hate is a weak emotion

It evoked the old trope that wom- she had “a nervous fit,” returning to In Iowa, meanwhile, surly Joe en are vengeful and hysterical — a the threadbare canard of women as Biden erupted at an 83-year-old re- word derived from the Greek word for hysterics. He said he did not believe tired farmer who brought up Hunt- womb. (This is the same sexist trope that Pelosi prayed for him. er Biden’s nepotistic payday from Donald Trump played into when he But she does. I talked to her about a Ukrainian energy company. The rebutted my criticisms of him during it in August, when she was still keep- farmer had his facts twisted, mistak- the 2016 campaign by tweeting that I ing impeachment at bay, after we vis- enly claiming that Biden had “sent” was “wacky” and “neurotic”.) ited the chapel at Trinity Washington his son to work in Ukraine to sell “ac- So I understood why reporter James University, where she went to college. cess” to the president. Rosen got under the speaker’s skin She said that she prays for the pres- Biden’s friend John McCain had a when he asked if her declaration that ident at night in her apartment in blazing temper, but he set the tem- the House would draw up impeach- Georgetown and in church on Sun- plate for how to handle an older Mid- ment articles was inspired by the ir- day. “The prayer,” she said, “is that western voter who has the facts bol- rational rather than the rational. God will open his heart to meet the lixed up — firmly but politely. She wore white but she saw red. needs of the American people.” Biden’s outburst — “You’re a damn By Maureen Dowd I hid my irritation by making a ‘I don’t hate anyone’ She said that she even complained liar, man,” he snapped — showed When people ask me about my work joke: “I don’t hate politicians. I save When Rosen asked: “Do you hate to her pastor that her prayers were that he still thinks any questions or comment on it, there is one word strong emotions like that for my ex- the president, Madam Speaker?” Pe- not working. about his son’s windfalls while he was that always makes me bristle. boyfriends.” losi wagged her finger and retorted, “I “Maybe you’re not praying hard vice-president are out of line — even “Hate”. But I’ve thought about the word don’t hate anybody.” enough,” the priest replied. though Hunter Biden himself has ac- When I wrote about George W. Bush “hate” a lot. Not, as Nancy Pelosi With more to say, she strode back The last week was a tale of three knowledged using “poor judgement.” relying on souped-up intelligence to said, in relation to being Catholic. to the microphones: “As a Catholic, I tantrums: one justified, one unjusti- It also showed that he has no an- invade Iraq, people would ask, “Why But in relation to being a woman. resent your using the word ‘hate’ in fied and one just what we expect. swer for something that’s bound to do you hate W.?” The reason it upset me was that it a sentence that addresses me. I don’t Pelosi’s upbraiding was effective be a big part of the general campaign, When I wrote about how Barack seemed like a way to undercut legiti- hate anyone. I was raised in a way that because it wasn’t someone whining or since it is at the heart of the crazy Obama was hampered as president mate concerns I had about the be- is a heart full of love and always pray feeling sorry for herself. It was some- Rudy-Donny conspiracy theory that by his disdain for politicking, peo- haviour of a president or would-be for the president.” Before walking off, one laying down the law — without provoked the impeachment drive. If ple would ask, “Why do you hate president by suggesting that strong she delivered the coup de grace to a worrying that a man would label her a Biden can’t handle an 83-year-old re- Obama?” emotions were clouding my judge- chastened Rosen: “So don’t mess with virago or harridan or termagant. Ner- tired farmer without losing his cool, When I wrote about Hillary Clin- ment. It’s not that they are doing me when it comes to words like that.” vous Nancy? Hardly. She was more how can he handle a 73-year-old pi- ton’s flaws as a candidate, people something wrong; it’s that are an Within the hour, the president had like John Wayne, minus the racism ranha? would ask, “Why do you hate Hillary?” overwrought female. predictably tweet-trashed her, saying and colonialism. ‘You’re a damn liar’ Gulf News Why holiday stress can be unbearable

By Mimi Swartz qualify for bronze medals, though my opening the next era of intergeneration- Anyone desperate enough to Google mother in particular had her moments, al stress. the term “holiday stress” will be re- as when she routinely looked around my Still, I knew what he meant. I missed warded (or become more overwhelmed) quite comfortable home and announced my Thanksgiving extravaganza, but my with about 395,000,000 results. Limit the that she wished she had the money to injury had forced me into practising ac- search to “holiday stress statistics 2019” “help us to fix the place up.” Never mind ceptance in the form of a no-stress holi- and the results come down to a measly that she had the money, and the place day. 28,100,000 or so. There are even specific didn’t need fixing up.) As I’ve moved towards Christmas memes and GIFs on how to handle the As these events became traditions, in the last few weeks, I see I am facing financial, social and emotional stresses they, too, became more stressful, what the same, and without noticing it, have of the season, including my current fa- with food prep, snapping at my husband been moving in that direction for quite vourite, the article that ran in this news- over when and how he intended to pitch some time. My mother has been gone paper by a Buddhist teacher who advises in and, as the years went by, trying to since 2013, and my dad died two years practising “acceptance”, an activity that keep my ageing father from doing just ago; my husband’s parents, too, have even on non-holidays can often seem as that. (We failed seven years ago when been lost to us. My brothers and sisters- challenging as climbing Mount Everest he missed a step and broke his hip a few in-law live far away with families of their in an ice storm. hours before guests were to arrive. I ate own, and our son, a nurse, will be work- Still, the alternative can be worse. As my turkey in the emergency room.) ing Christmas Day and isn’t yet at the the Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Then, in early October this year, I point of gracing us with grandchildren. Institute’s newsletter put it, “Because tripped and landed in the hospital my- My gift list has grown smaller and more the holiday season often requires us self, with a broken femur. After some affordable with each passing year, and to keep track of and pay attention to a debate, my husband and I called off so has my job in the kitchen. At some greater number of responsibilities than Thanksgiving, which was in itself semi- point I learnt to go martyrless by taking usual, the brain’s prefrontal cortex goes stressful because I hated to disappoint friends up on their offers to bring a dish into overdrive. Over time, a high level our holiday regulars. Instead, we left or a bottle of wine. BEING WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE BECOMES MORE IMPOR- of demand can decrease memory, halt Houston and headed to my brother’s The most powerful destresser production of new brain cells and cause place in Brooklyn, where I ordered a If time and circumstance have elimi- TANT THAN SMALL DIGS AND PAPER TOWEL NAPKINS existing brain cells to die.” catered dinner in advance and, for the nated a lot of stress, it’s been replaced I know all about holiday stress. For first time in about 25 years, sat down to with something else. Whatever my par- regular guest lost her husband between But at a certain point in life, being with years I’ve hosted a Thanksgiving buf- a quiet meal with just five other people. ents’ failings were, their absence on Christmas and New Year’s Day; another people you love does become more im- fet for around 30 people and a Christ- My only stressful moments came when holidays is impossible to ignore. When had a stroke earlier this year. None of portant than small digs and paper towel mas Eve dinner for a somewhat smaller I discovered my brother had no ice, no one of my best friends has occasionally the stories on holiday anxiety talk about napkins and even arguing about Donald group, both of which started as a buffer cloth napkins and no appetisers, which opted to accept another invitation, my these kinds of transitions, maybe be- Trump. The reality of loss and the inevi- against my own parents’ poor show- said a lot more about me than him. party has seemed incomplete. I crave cause they clash with the overall spirit of tability of more loss is, maybe, the most ing on holidays. (In the Dysfunctional “Mum, this was the best Thanksgiv- sameness because the alternative isn’t the season or because their importance powerful destresser of all. Parents Olympics, mine wouldn’t even ing we’ve ever had,” my son said later, always so great: Two years ago, another is too hard to understand in the abstract. Gulf News 2019 in review: Brexit dominated the European agenda By Mick O’Reilly portunity to break that deadlock. prosecutors are in breach of EU Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit. In the most recent general election, membership conventions. That’s the issue that has dominat- the party more than doubled its Focusing with clarity on Poland ed Europe for 2019. And while the seats from 24 to 52 and finished as and Hungary United Kingdom was supposed to the party with third-most support. Similarly, the government of leave the European Union (EU) at In Italy, the League, led by for- Viktor Orban in Hungary is fac- midnight on March 30, now nine mer deputy prime minister Mat- ing EU sanctions for its concerted months later, it still remains in teo Salvini, made a rare but costly campaign against media freedoms the EU. political miscalculation in August, and other attacks on political pro- But not for long, with a fresh calling for a no-confidence motion cess and debate. With Brexit now mandate and a large majority in in Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. mostly done, the EU will be able hand, British Prime Minister Boris Analysts saw it as a blatant attempt to focus with clarity on just how to Johnson will be ending his nation’s to force the collapses of the coali- deal with Poland and Hungary — 46-year marriage with the econom- tion government the League par- nations that along with the Czechs ic, political and social bloc of 28 na- ticipated in, along with the Five are bucking quotas on accepting tions at the end of next month. Star Movement. It was a gambit refugees fleeing violence and con- For most Europeans, Brexit that failed. Conte out-manoeuvred flict in the Middle East and sub- couldn’t come soon enough, with the ambitious Salvini, striking a Saharan Africa. the issue dominating the stage new power-sharing deal with the Greece and neighbouring North there for the past three years. Now, centre-left Democratic Party. Sal- Macedonia largely resolved their with Britain out in a month’s time, vini’s raw political move had been historic differences over the use of the EU can get down to business on triggered by rising support in opin- the name, allowing for the small other issues. ion polls for his tough anti-immi- former Yugoslav state to join the May’s European Parliament grant stance and strong support North Atlantic Treaty Organisation elections did see populist and far- for the League in May’s European and the EU down the road. Right parties elected to Strasbourg, elections. Greeks too elected a new gov- a worry that they might indeed THE RISE OF POPULIST FORCES OF THE RIGHT In recent months, however, Sal- ernment in June, electing Kyriakos to able to shape the make-up of vini’s populist League has been up- Mitsotakis and his centre-right the Commission, the Cabinet-like CONTINUED ACROSS EUROPE IN 2019 staged by the so-called “Sardines” conservative New Democracy committee responsible for the movement — a broad, centre-Left (ND) party. It was a stunning turn- day-to-day running of the bloc that however, showed that the anti- parliaments — for now. Spain too the elections in June and Novem- activist coalition that is united by around for the 51-year old from a together represents the world’s immigrant and populist Alterna- is a nation that has failed to re- ber, but still far short of a viable opposition to the vision of Italy put classic Greek political dynasty to third-largest economy. Those fears tive for Germany (AfD), remains solve its political stalemate. Two majority. forward by populists. lead the nation of 10.7 million. His didn’t materialise as both parties a powerful and growing force, general elections this year have Breaking the deadlock in Spain Elections in Poland too saw the father, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, on the Left, combined with those one that undermined three de- so far failed to provided any com- It’s a political stalemate that’s centre-Right returned, with the was the prime minister in the early at the centre, worked together to cades of Christian Democrats’ bination of parties with enough not without precedent, with four Justice and Freedom party winning 1990s, while his sister, Dora Bakoy- shut out the populists. And when rule in Bavaria. With the Christian votes to secure a majority in the general elections in as many years overall control there. The re-elect- annis, was mayor of Athens when the top jobs in EU were filled in Democrats and Social Democrats Chamber of Deputies in Madrid. still failing to break the deadlock. ed government, however, is under the city hosted the Olympics in September, those Left and centre now broadly aligned in a grand The Socialists of caretaker Prime For many Spaniards, the rise of the scrutiny from Brussels and has 2004, before becoming Greek for- parties held sway. coalition, AfD has been shut out Minister Pedro Sanchez have anti-immigrant and Franco-sup- been put on notice that its changes eign minister. Regional elections in Germany, of power in Germany’s regional managed to gain most seats in port Vox party has offered an op- to the appointment of judges and Gulf News

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which the late duke was especially a connoisseur) encir- By. CHARLES LAMB cled with curtains of delicatest crimson, with starry cor- I like to meet a sweep -- understand me -- not a grown Essays Of Elia onets inwoven -- folded between a pair of sheets whiter sweeper -- old chimney-sweepers are by no means at- and softer than the lap where Venus lulled Ascanius was tractive -- but one of those tender novices, blooming THE PRAISE OF CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS discovered by chance, after all methods of search had through their first nigritude, the maternal washings not failed, at noon-day, fast asleep, a lost chimney-sweeper. quite effaced from the cheek -- such as come forth with sition is surprisingly gratifying to the palate of a young stocking, of a gentleman. Yet can I endure the jocularity The little creature, having somehow confounded his the dawn, or somewhat earlier, with their little profes- chimney-sweeper --- whether the oily particles (sassa- of a young sweep with something more than forgiveness. passage among the intricacies of those lordly chimneys, sional notes sounding like the peep peep of a young fras is slightly oleaginous) do attenuate and soften the In the last winter but one, pacing along Cheap-side with by some unknown aperture had alighted upon this sparrow; or liker to the matin lark should I pronounce fuliginous concretions, which are sometimes found (in my accustomed precipitation when I walk westward, a magnificent chamber; and, tired with his tedious explo- them, in their aerial ascents not seldom anticipating the dissections) to adhere to the roof of the mouth in these treacherous slide brought me upon my back in an in- rations, was unable to resist the delicious invitement to sun-rise? I have a kindly yearning towards these dim unfledged practitioners or whether Nature, sensible stant. I scrambled up with pain and shame enough -- yet repose, which he there saw exhibited; so, creeping be- specks -- poor blots -- innocent blacknesses - I rever- that she had mingled too much of bitter wood in the lot outwardly trying to face it down, as if nothing had hap- tween the sheets very quietly, laid his black head upon ence these young Africans of our own growth -- these of these raw victims, caused to grow out of the earth her pened -- when the roguish grin of one of these young the pillow, and slept. like a young Howard. almost clergy imps, who sport their cloth without as- sassafras for a sweet lenitive but so it is, that no possible wits encountered me. There he stood, pointing me out Such is the account given to the visitors at the Castle. sumption; and from their little pulpits (the tops of chim- taste or odour to the senses of a young chimney-sweep- with his dusky finger to the mob, and to a poor woman -- But I cannot help seeming to perceive a confirmation neys), in the nipping air of a December morning, preach er can convey a delicate excitement comparable to this (I suppose his mother) in particular, till the tears for the of what I have just hinted at in this story. A high instinct a lesson of patience to mankind. mixture. Being penniless, they will yet hang their black exquisiteness of the fun (so he thought it) worked them- was at work in the case, or I am mistaken. Is it probable When a child, what a mysterious pleasure it was to heads over the ascending steam, to gratify one sense if selves out at the corners of his poor red eyes, red from that a poor child of that description, with whatever wea- witness their operation! to see a chit no bigger than possible, seemingly no less pleased than those domes- many a previous weeping, and soot- inflamed, yet twin- riness he might be visited, would have ventured, under one’s-self enter, one knew not by what process, into tic animals -- cats -- when they purr over a new-found kling through all with such a joy, snatched out of deso- such a penalty, as he would be taught to expect, to un- what seemed the fauces Averni -- to pursue him in sprig of valerian. There is something more in these sym- lation, that Hogarth -- but Hogarth has got him already cover the sheets of a Duke’s bed, and deliberately to lay imagination, as he went sounding on through so many pathies than philosophy can inculcate. (how could he miss him?) in the March to Finchley, himself down between them, when the rug, or the car- dark stifling caverns, horrid shades -- to shudder with Now albeit Mr. Read boasteth, not without reason, grinning at the pye-man -- there he stood, as he stands pet, presented an obvious couch, still far above his pre- the idea that “now, surely, he must be lost for ever! “ -- to that his is the only Salopion house; yet he it known to in the picture, irremovable, as if the jest was to last for tension -- is this probable, I would ask, if the great power revive at hearing his feeble shout of discovered day-light thee, reader -- if thou art one who keepest what are ever -- with such a maximum of glee, and minimum of of nature, which I contend for, had not been manifested -- and then (O fulness of delight) running out of doors, called good hours, thou art haply ignorant of the fact -- mischief, in his mirth -- for the grin of a genuine sweep within him, prompting to the adventure? Doubtless this to come just in time to see the sable phenomenon he hath a race of industrious imitators, who from stalls, hath absolutely no malice in it -- that I could have been young nobleman (for such my mind misgives me that he emerge in safety, the brandished weapon of his art vic- and under open sky, dispense the same savoury mess content, if the honour of a gentleman might endure it, must be) was allured by some memory, not amounting torious like some flag waved over a conquered citadel! I to humbler customers, at that dead time of the dawn, to have remained his butt and his mockery till midnight. to full consciousness, of his condition in infancy, when seem to remember having been told, that a bad sweep when (as extremes meet) the rake, reeling home from his I am by theory obdurate to the seductiveness of what be was used to be lapt by his mother, or his nurse, in was once left in a stack with his brush, to indicate which midnight cups, and the hard- handed artisan leaving his are called a fine set of teeth. Every pair of rosy lips (the just such sheets as he there found, into which he was way the wind blew. It was an awful spectacle certainly; bed to resume the premature labours of the day, jostle, ladies must pardon me) is a casket, presumably hold- now but creeping back as into his proper incunabula, not much unlike the old stage direction in Macbeth, not unfrequently to the manifest disconcerting of the ing such jewels; but, methinks, they should take leave to and resting-place. -- By no other theory, than by this where the “Apparition of a child crowned with a tree in former, for the honours of the pavement. It is the time “air “ them as frugally as possible. The fine lady, or fine sentiment of a pre-existent state (as I may call it), can his hand rises.” when, in summer, between the expired and the not yet gentleman, who show me their teeth, show me bones. I explain a deed so venturous, and, indeed, any other Reader, if thou meetest one of these small gentry in relumined kitchen- fires, the kennels of our fair metrop- Yet must I confess, that from the mouth of a true sweep system, so indecorous, in this tender, but unseasonable thy early rambles, it is good to give him a penny. It is bet- olis give forth their least satisfactory odours. The rake, a display (even to ostentation) of those white and shin- sleeper. My pleasant friend Jem White was so impressed ter to give him two-pence. If it be starving weather, and who wisheth to dissipate his o’ernight vapours in more ing ossifications, strikes me as an agreeable anomaly with a belief of metamorphoses like this frequently tak- to the proper troubles of his hard occupation, a pair of grateful coffee, curses the ungenial fume, as he passeth; in manners, and an allowable piece of foppery. It is, as ing place, that in some sort to reverse the wrongs of for- kibed heels (no unusual accompaniment) be superadd- but the artisan stops to taste, and blesses the fragrant when A sable cloud tune in these poor changelings, he instituted an annual ed, the demand on thy humanity will surely rise to a tes- breakfast. This is Saloop -- the precocious herb-wom- Turns forth her silver lining on the night. It is like feast of chimney-sweepers, at which it was his pleasure ter. There is a composition, the ground-work of which I an’s darling -- the delight of the early gardener, who some remnant of gentry not quite extinct; a badge of to officiate as host and waiter. It was a solemn supper have understood to be the sweet wood `yclept sassafras. transports his smoking cabbages by break of day from better days; a hint of nobility -- and, doubtless, under held in Smithfield, upon the yearly return of the fair of This wood boiled down to a kind of tea, and tempered Hammersmith to Covent-garden’s famed piazzas -- the the obscuring darkness and double night of their forlorn St. Bartholomew. Cards were issued a week before to the with an infusion of milk and sugar, hath to some tastes delight, and, oh I fear, too often the envy, of the unpen- disguisement, oftentimes lurketh good blood, and gen- master-sweeps in and about the metropolis, confining a delicacy beyond the China luxury. I know not how thy nied sweep. Him shouldest thou haply encounter, with tle conditions, derived from lost ancestry, and a lapsed the invitation to their younger fry. Now and then an el- palate may relish it; for myself, with every deference his dim visage pendent over the grateful steam, regale pedigree. The premature apprenticements of these ten- derly stripling would get in among us, and be good-na- to the judicious Mr. Read, who hath time out of mind him with a sumptuous basin (it will cost thee but three der victims give but too much encouragement, I fear, to turedly winked at; but our main body were infantry. One kept open a shop (the only one he avers in London) for halfpennies) and a slice of delicate bread and butter (an clandestine, and almost infantile abductions; the seeds unfortunate wight, indeed, who, relying upon his dusky the vending of this “wholesome and pleasant beverage, added halfpenny) -- so may thy culinary fires, eased of of civility and true courtesy, so often discernible in these suit, had intruded himself into our party, but by tokens on the south side of Fleet-street, as thou approachest the o’er-charged secretions from thy worse-placed hos- young grafts (not otherwise to be accounted for) plain- was providentially discovered in time to be no chimney. Bridge-street -- the only Salopian house, -- I have never pitalities, curl up a lighter volume to the welkin -- so ly hint at some forced adoptions; many noble Rachels sweeper (all is not soot which looks so), was quoited out yet adventured to dip my own particular lip in a basin may the descending soot never taint thy costly well-in- mourning for their children, even in our days, counte- of the presence with universal indignation, as not hav- of his commended ingredient -- a cautious premonition gredienced soups -- nor the odious cry, quick-reaching nance the fact; the tales of fairy-spiriting may shadow a ing on the wedding garment; but in general the greatest to the olfactories constantly whispering to me, that my from street to street, of the fired chimney, invite the rat- lamentable verity, and the recovery of the young Mon- harmony prevailed. The place chosen was a convenient stomach must infallibly, with all due courtesy, decline tling engines from ten adjacent parishes, to disturb for a tagu be but a solitary instance of good fortune, out of spot among the pens, at the north side of the fair, not it. Yet I have seen palates, otherwise not uninstructed in casual scintillation thy peace and pocket! many irreparable and hopeless defiliations. so far distant as to be impervious to the agreeable hub- dietetical elegances, sup it up with avidity. I am by nature extremely susceptible of street affronts; In one of the state-beds at Arundel castle, a few years hub of that vanity; but remote enough not to be obvious I know not by what particular conformation of the or- the jeers and taunts of the populace; the low-bred tri- since under a ducal canopy -- (that seat of the Howards to the interruption of every gaping spectator in it. The gan it happens, but I have always found that this compo- umph they display over the casual trip, or splashed is an object of curiosity to visitors, chiefly for its beds, in guests assembled about seven.

ON the twelfth we made sail only immediately over the spots from Christmas Harbour retrac- indicated by the commander of ing our way to the westward, and The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket the Atrevida, but in every direc- leaving Marion’s Island, one of CHAPTER 15 tion throughout the vicinity of Crozet’s group, on the larboard. these spots, he could discover We afterward passed Prince Ed- no indication of land. These ward’s Island, leaving it also on of excellent water may here be read- ficulty in loading a large ship with from London to Van Diemen’s opinion has existed. conflicting statements have induced our left, then, steering more to the ily procured; also cod and other fish oil in three weeks. Upon his arrival Land, arrived at the place, where These islands are said to have been other navigators to look out for the is- northward, made, in fifteen days, may be taken with hook and line. he found no quadrupeds, with the they found an Englishman of the discovered as early as 1762, by the lands; and, strange to say, while some the islands of Tristan d’Acunha, in The next island in point of size, and exception of a few wild goats; the name of Glass, formerly a corporal commander of the ship Aurora. In have sailed through every inch of sea latitude 37 degrees 8’ S, longitude the most westwardly of the group, island now abounds with all our in the British artillery. He claimed 1790, Captain Manuel de Oyarvido,, where they are supposed to lie with- 12 degrees 8’ W. is that called the Inaccessible. Its most valuable domestic animals, to be supreme governor of the is- in the ship Princess, belonging to the out finding them, there have been This group, now so well known, precise situation is 37 degrees 17’ which have been introduced by lands, and had under his control Royal Philippine Company, sailed, as not a few who declare positively that and which consists of three circu- S. latitude, longitude 12 degrees 24’ subsequent navigators. I believe it twenty-one men and three women. he asserts, directly among them. In they have seen them; and even been lar islands, was first discovered by W. It is seven or eight miles in cir- was not long after Captain Patten’s He gave a very favourable account 1794, the Spanish corvette Atrevida close in with their shores. It was Cap- the Portuguese, and was visited af- cumference, and on all sides pres- visit that Captain Colquhoun, of of the salubrity of the climate and of went with the determination of ascer- tain Guy’s intention to make every terward by the Dutch in 1643, and ents a forbidding and precipitous the American brig Betsey, touched the productiveness of the soil. The taining their precise situation, and, in exertion within his power to settle the by the French in 1767. The three aspect. Its top is perfectly flat, and at the largest of the islands for the population occupied themselves a paper published by the Royal Hy- question so oddly in dispute. We kept islands together form a triangle, the whole region is sterile, nothing purpose of refreshment. He planted chiefly in collecting sealskins and drographical Society of Madrid in the on our course, between the south and are distant from each other growing upon it except a few stunt- onions, potatoes, cabbages, and sea elephant oil, with which they year 1809, the following language is and west, with variable weather, un- about ten miles, there being fine ed shrubs. Nightingale Island, the a great many other vegetables, an traded to the Cape of Good Hope, used respecting this expedition: “The til the twentieth of the month, when open passages between. The land smallest and most southerly, is in abundance of all which is now to be Glass owning a small schooner. At corvette Atrevida practised, in their we found ourselves on the debated in all of them is very high, espe- latitude 37 degrees 26’ S., longitude met with. In 1811, a Captain Hay- the period of our arrival the gover- immediate vicinity, from the twenty- ground, being in latitude 53 degrees cially in Tristan d’Acunha, properly 12 degrees 12’ W. Off its southern wood, in the Nereus, visited Tristan. nor was still a resident, but his little first to the twenty-seventh of January, 15’ S., longitude 47 degrees 58’ W.-- so called. This is the largest of the extremity is a high ledge of rocky He found there three Americans, community had multiplied, there all the necessary observations, and that is to say, very nearly upon the group, being fifteen miles in cir- islets; a few also of a similar appear- who were residing upon the island being fifty-six persons upon Tristan, measured by chronometers the dif- spot indicated as the situation of cumference, and so elevated that it ance are seen to the northeast. The to prepare sealskins and oil. One besides a smaller settlement of sev- ference of longitude between these the most southern of the group. Not can be seen in clear weather at the ground is irregular and sterile, and of these men was named Jonathan en on Nightingale Island. We had islands and the port of Soledad in the perceiving any sign of land, we con- distance of eighty or ninety miles. a deep valley partially separates it. Lambert, and he called himself the no difficulty in procuring almost Manillas. The islands are three, they tinued to the westward of the parallel A part of the land toward the north The shores of these islands sovereign of the country. He had every kind of refreshment which are very nearly in the same merid- of fifty-three degrees south, as far as rises more than a thousand feet abound, in the proper season, with cleared and cultivated about sixty we required--sheep, hogs, bullocks, ian; the centre one is rather low, and the meridian of fifty degrees west. We perpendicularly from the sea. A ta- sea lions, sea elephants, the hair acres of land, and turned his atten- rabbits, poultry, goats, fish in great the other two may be seen at nine then stood to the north as far as the bleland at this height extends back and fur seal, together with a great tion to raising the coffee-plant and variety, and vegetables were abun- leagues’ distance.” The observations parallel of fifty-two degrees south, nearly to the centre of the island, variety of oceanic birds. Whales are sugar-cane, with which he had been dant. Having come to anchor close made on board the Atrevida give the when we turned to the eastward, and and from this tableland arises a also plenty in their vicinity. Owing furnished by the American Minis- in with the large island, in eighteen following results as the precise situa- kept our parallel by double altitudes, lofty cone like that of Teneriffe. The to the ease with which these various ter at Rio Janeiro. This settlement, fathoms, we took all we wanted on tion of each island. The most north- morning and evening, and meridian lower half of this cone is clothed animals were here formerly taken, however, was finally abandoned, board very conveniently. Captain ern is in latitude 52 degrees 37’ 24” S., altitudes of the planets and moon. with trees of good size, but the up- the group has been much visited and in 1817 the islands were taken Guy also purchased of Glass five longitude 47 degrees, 43’ 15” W.; the Having thus gone eastwardly to the per region is barren rock, usually since its discovery. The Dutch and possession of by the British Gov- hundred sealskins and some ivory. middle one in latitude 53 degrees 2’ meridian of the western coast of hidden among the clouds, and cov- French frequented it at a very early ernment, who sent a detachment We remained here a week, during 40” S., longitude 47 degrees 55’ 15” Georgia, we kept that meridian until ered with snow during the greater period. In 1790, Captain Patten, of for that purpose from the Cape of which the prevailing winds were W.; and the most southern in latitude we were in the latitude from which part of the year. There are no shoals the ship Industry, of Philadelphia, Good Hope. They did not, howev- from the northward and westward, 53 degrees 15’ 22” S., longitude 47 de- we set out. We then took diagonal or other dangers about the island, made Tristan d’Acunha, where he er, retain them long; but, upon the and the weather somewhat hazy. grees 57’ 15” W. courses throughout the entire ex- the shores being remarkably bold remained seven months (from Au- evacuation of the country as a Brit- On the fifth of November we made On the twenty-seventh of Janu- tent of sea circumscribed, keeping a and the water deep. On the north- gust, 1790, to April, 1791) for the ish possession, two or three English sail to the southward and west- ary, 1820, Captain James Weddel, of lookout constantly at the masthead, western coast is a bay, with a beach purpose of collecting sealskins. In families took up their residence ward, with the intention of having the British navy, sailed from Staten and repeating our examination with of black sand where a landing with this time he gathered no less than there independently of the Govern- a thorough search for a group of is- Land also in search of the Auroras. the greatest care for a period of three boats can be easily effected, provid- five thousand six hundred, and ment. On the twenty-fifth of March, lands called the Auroras, respecting He reports that, having made the weeks, during which the weather was ed there be a southerly wind. Plenty says that he would have had no dif- 1824, the Berwick, Captain Jeffrey, whose existence a great diversity of most diligent search and passed not remarkably pleasant and fair. Indian Horizon 9 international Sunday, December 29, 2019 Indian on trial in Dubai for Malaysian Senate Prez asks Mahathir to introspect before criticising India inappropriately touching woman New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) religious agenda, he said, "it is ity as enshrined in our Federal Malaysia's Senate President indeed totally unwelcome." Constitution." Dubai, Dec 28 (IANS) in a way that scared me. and Malaysian Indian Con- Sanasee said: "We should Recalling the history of Ma- An Indian man has gone He stood behind me and gress (MIC) chief, Vigneswaran refrain from criticising other laysia, he said that the country on trial accused of inap- kept checking my body Sanasee, has strongly criticised nations that eventually bring was a homeland to multi-eth- propriately touching a despite the fact I was the Mahathir Mohamad gov- criticism upon ourselves. Our nic people of the Malay archi- woma in Dubais Drag- wearing non-revealing ernment's interference in In- nation should indeed be prac- pelago and the Malay world on Mart, a court heard clothes." dia's internal affairs and urged ticing equitable distribution of stretching from the Indian here. The 35-year-old After he touched her, him to grant greater democracy rights before we run down the to the Pacific Oceans. "His- Syrian woman testified the woman yelled at and equal rights to his own non- policies of a foreign nation." He tory dictates the origin of Ma- that she was in Dragon the defendant and oth- Muslim citizens first. reminded Mahathir that other lay archipelago was a Hindu Mart in August, when er shoppers gathered President Mahathir's criti- countries might view "democra- world. Over history, it evolved the 33-year-old defen- around them before po- cism of India's new citizenship cy in Malaysia as being very lim- into an Islamic stretch of na- dant followed her, Gulf lice arrived and arrested law, Sanasee said, "is not in sync ited in its true sense compared tions," he said. Backing India News reported on Sat- the man. The defendant with established diplomatic with the practice in India". strongly, the MIC chief said: urday. has admitted to touch- practice of non-interference in Slamming the government on "India has never imposed any "I was buying some ing the woman. The any country's internal affairs". In a statement issued to me- of the exact terms of a policy. its own discriminatory citizen- educational policies on its toys with my children Dubai Public Prosecu- He reminded the government dia, he said: "I am appalled at Neither should we make state- ship laws, the MIC chief said: non-Hindu citizens to study when I saw the defen- tion charged the defen- that Malaysia itself had not al- the uncalled for statements ments as emotional outburst in "Though special privileges ac- Sanskrit! But Malaysia had im- dant," she said, adding: dant with sexually abus- lowed Indian intervention in made by our leaders against In- the name of religious solidar- corded to Bumiputeras have posed the learning of Jawi in "He kept staring at me ing the victim. granting permanent residency dia's internal policies and laws. ity." Accusing President Maha- been accepted by non-Malays, government schools and we, to Indian fugitive and Islamist We should not make any state- thir of insulting other races and but it remains a double stan- the non-Muslims, adhered to preacher Zakir Naik. ments when we are ill-informed religions, and pushing his own dard in the context of equal- the learning of Jawi." General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2020 25 killed in Somalia suicide blast Cold-related diseases affect Mogadishu, Dec 28 (IANS) suddenly exploded, causing At least 25 people were killed casualties and damage." 4,196 people in Bangladesh and several others injured in There is no immediate claim eases including jaundice, inflam- a suicide blast that hit at a se- of responsibility for the blast. mation in the eye, skin diseases, curity checkpoint near a busy Mogadishu has witnessed re- and fever. crossing on the outskirts of peated attacks from Al Shabab, Fifty deaths were reported the Somalian capital of Moga- a militant organization that across the country between dishu, an official said. Gov- people were killed in the at- pledged allegiance to Al Qa- November 1 and December 28 ernment spokesman Ismael tack," Omar said, adding that eda in 2012 and controls parts due to cold-related diseases. New York, Dec 28 range of areas, including Mukhtar Omar told Xinhua among the dead were several of central and southern Soma- Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Various Khagrachhari and Panchagarh (IANS) The General As- political affairs, interna- news agency that a suicide students. A police officer at lia, said Efe news. It fights for cold-related diseases have af- recorded 10 deaths each dur- sembly has approved an tional justice and law, bomber detonated a car bomb the scene said the blast was establishing an Islamic state fected 4,196 people across Ban- ing this period. While all of the annual regular budget regional cooperation for at the checkpoint on Afgoye targeted at a tax office on the following the 'Wahabi' (an gladesh in the last 24 hours, the victims from Khagrachhari died for the UN, in its first an- development, human road. road. "As officials were check- ultra-conservative) ideology government said on Saturday. of acute respiratory infection, nual planning and bud- rights and humanitarian "I can confirm more than 25 ing cars passing the road, a car of Islamic puritanism. Data from the Directorate Gen- those in Panchagarh died due to geting in 45 years. The affairs, and public infor- eral of Health Services (DGHS) other illnesses, the DGHS data budget for 2020 is $3.074 mation. control room showed that 668 of showed. billion, compared with The world body has a Chileans to vote in April on drafting new constitution the patients received treatment Panchagarh has been witness- $2.849 billion for 2019, separate budget for its Santiago, Dec 28 (IANS) population - into Santiago on for acute respiratory infection, ing plummeting temperatures. Xinhua news agency re- peacekeeping opera- Chilean President Sebastian October 25, has made adop- The Daily Star newspaper report- The district recorded the low- ported. tions. The peacekeeping Pinera set a date of April 26, tion of a new constitution one ed. Another 1,639 were treated est temperature of the year on Since 1974, the UN budget is $6.51 billion 2020, for a referendum on of its signature demands. for diarrhoea, and 1,889 for dis- Thursday at 5.7 degrees Celsius. budget had been pre- for the fiscal year end- whether the country should At least 24 people have died pared every two years. ing on June 30, 2020. The draft a new constitution to during the course of the pro- The regular budget cov- regular budget covers replace the one imposed in tests, many of them at the UN to draft int'l convention ers UN activities across a the calendar year. 1980 by late dictator Augusto hands of the security forces, Pinochet. and hundreds more have to fight cybercrime "It is not just any election, been injured. If Chileans opt United Nations, Dec 28 a three-day organizational ses- Linking PAN-Aadhar by Dec because with this democratic to draft a new constitution, (IANS) The UN General Assem- sion in August 2020 in New and republican action we will they will then have to decide bly has adopted a resolution to York, in order to agree on an 31 mandatory for expats to choose between two alter- to tamp down the popular on how to assemble a consti- draft a new international con- outline and modalities for its Dubai/New Delhi, Dec Indian (NRI) is not re- natives, both of them equally uprising that erupted in mid- tutional convention. vention to fight cybercrime. The further activities, to be submit- 28 (IANS) Indian expats, quired to have an Aadhar legitimate and democratic," October. The proximate cause One plan calls for a mixed resolution, adopted on Friday ted to the General Assembly for take note. Your PAN card or a PAN (Perma- he said on Friday while sign- for Chile's largest protests assembly comprising mem- by a vote of 79-60 with 33 ab- its consideration and approval. card will be treated as nent Account Number), ing the decree during a cer- since the end of the 1973-1990 bers of Congress and ordinary stentions, decides to establish The resolution requests the inoperative if you do not it is mandatory to link emony at La Moneda palace. Pinochet dictatorship was citizens, while the other man- an open-ended ad hoc intergov- UN secretary-general to allo- link it with your Aadhaar them by Dec 31 if one has Voters will be asked to de- an increase in transit fares in dates elections to choose del- ernmental committee of experts cate the necessary resources in card by the end of this them. An NRI with finan- cide between convening a Santiago, but the grievances egates for the sole purpose of to elaborate a comprehensive order to organize and support year. A public notice has cial dealings back home constitutional convention to quickly expanded to include drafting a new constitution. international convention on the work of the ad hoc com- been issued here ask- is advised to have both craft a new national charter low pay and pensions, student In either case, the provisional countering the use of informa- mittee within the UN regular ing for linking an Indian a PAN card and an Aad- and making further reforms debt and poor health care, calendar envisions the cre- tion and communications tech- budget. Before the vote, Fin- resident's PAN with his/ haar. The deadline for to the existing document, re- among other issues. ation of a new charter by the nologies for criminal purposes, land, on behalf of the Euro- her Aadhaar card before the linkage was extended ports Efe news. Pinera's right- The movement, which end of 2020, to be followed by reports Xinhua news agency. pean Union, and the US spoke December 31, Gulf News till December 31 from an wing government agreed to brought 1.2 million people - another referendum on the It also decides that the ad against the idea and called for reported on Friday. earlier deadline of Sep- hold the referendum in a bid more than 5 per cent of Chile's draft document. hoc committee shall convene negative votes. While an non-resident tember 30. Afghanistan reopens consulate in Pakistan's Peshawar Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Afghan government. "We Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS) you on this landmark event is the only country with Afghanistan has reopened cannot interfere in the judi- Russias intercontinental for the military and the entire hypersonic weapons. its consulate in the north- cial matters and had invited hypersonic missile, the nation." In its last trial a year ago, western Pakistani city of Pe- Afghan officials to visit Paki- Avangard strategic system, The Avangard has been the Avangard travelled shawar after more than two stan to get briefings from the became operational on located at a base that hosts around 6,000 kilometres months amid signs of im- Pakistani officials on legal Friday. Russian President the 13th rocket division in from Dombarovsky military provement in relations be- ple could now approach the aspects of the court's ver- Vladimir Putin described the the city of Yasni, Orenburg airbase in the south of the tween the two Asian nations, diplomatic mission for visas. dict," he said. missile unit as "the weapon region, not far from the Ural mountain range to the Afghan officials in Pakistan The controversy started However, an Afghan dip- of the future" and said it puts border with Kazakhstan. Kura Missile Test Range in said. after the Supreme Court of lomat in Islamabad told Xi- the country ahead of the US American experts were able northern Kamchatka Krai in The consulate was closed Pakistan ruled that a Paki- nhua that his government in developing weaponry, Efe to inspect the characteristics the Russian Far East. in early October after the Af- stani citizen was the owner is not agreed on Pakistan's news reported. can reach US territory in 15 and potential of the missile According to Putin, the ghan embassy in Islamabad of the market, instructing position. "Our stance is that "It's a weapon of the future, minutes, is one of the "super- unit during a recent visit to missile can reach the densest said police in Peshawar re- the authorities to vacate the the issue is between two capable of penetrating both weapons" presented by Putin Russia. layers of the atmosphere moved the Afghan national building and hand it over to states and not individuals," existing and prospective during his speech on the The weaponry is composed and exceed 20 times the flag from a market, which the Pakistani citizen. he said. missile defence systems," he state of the nation in March of an intercontinental speed of sound. "It heads to Afghanistan says is its prop- The local authorities in Pe- Meanwhile, a delegation said earlier this week. 2018, which led many to talk ballistic rocket and target like a meteorite, like erty, Xinhua reported on Fri- shawar, the capital of Khy- of the Afghan government The Russian leader was about a new arms race. equipped with one or a fireball," he said. He said day. ber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Friday concluded talks informed by Defence The entry into service of several hypersonic warheads Moscow began developing First Secretary Consular took actions in the wake of with Pakistani officials to Minister Sergei Shoigu on the missiles coincided with capable of maneuvering the weapon in 2003, just after Incharge at the Afghan con- the court's order. A Pakistani explore ways for the solution Friday that the weapon had the last disarmament treaty on vertical and horizontal Washington dropped the sulate in Peshawar Faridoon official told Xinhua that the to the market issue, an Afghan been deployed near the between the Kremlin and planes, and changing course missile defence treaty. The Haider Khel said on Friday government of Pakistan is official in Islamabad said. Urals, a mountain range that the White House, START before reaching its target, system will be launched from the consulate resumed visa not a party to the market is- However, both sides could forms part of the boundary III, which expires in 2021. which makes it virtually a Sarmat intercontinental operations from Friday. He sue and it is the matter be- not "reach any breakthrough" between Europe and Asia. Shoigu said in a statement invulnerable. Putin said rocket carrier, which will wrote on Facebook that peo- tween an individual and the about the market's. The Avangard, which on Friday: "I congratulate earlier this week that Russia enter service in 2021. US stocks end mixed in thin trade US-Taliban peace deal signing date to be announced soon 10 soldiers killed in staples up 0.4 percent at Afghan blast the close, outpacing the Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) The Representatives from some rest. Energy closed down date for the signing of a peace of Afghanistan's political 0.47 per cent, the worst- agreement between the US and parties said that discussions performing group. the Taliban will be announced have started between the Amazon stock finished within the next few days, parties about the creation of 0.06 per cent higher after after which the two sides will an inclusive peace negotiating surging more than 4 per start discussions on the intra- -- The firstis to announce team. Chief Executive Abdullah cent in the prior session. Afghan talks, a media report a ceasefire before signing Abdullah meanwhile said that The US e-commerce said. an agreement with the US. the way to peace is talks with giant said Thursday that During the forthcoming The second part is about Afghan representatives. the holiday shopping round of talks between the US a nationwide agreement "A dignified peace is the Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) Ten soldiers New York, Dec 28 The S&P 500 was up season had broken all and the Taliban, both sides will both with Afghans and the demand of an absolute majority were killed and four others injured (IANS) US stocks closed 0.11 point, or 0.0034 records. establish a timeline for signing foreigners. I think the Taliban of the people of Afghanistan. as a bomb exploded near an Army mixed in light trading per cent, to 3,240.02. On Thursday, US the peace agreement and have not agreed on the first Any opportunity in this respect checkpoint in Afghanistan's Helmand on Friday following a The Nasdaq Composite equities finishedstarting the intra-Afghan talks, component." should be used," TOLO News province on Saturday. record-setting rally in Index decreased 15.77 significantly higher, with TOLO News reported citing an Pakistan's Ambassador to quoted Abdullah as saying. The blast took place at around 4.30 the previous session. points, or 0.17 per cent, the Nasdaq crossing the informed source as saying on Kabul, Zahid Nasrullah Khan, On December 19, the a.m. at the checkpoint located in The Dow Jones to 9,006.62, Xinhua 9,000-point mark for Friday. said that his country hopes US peace envoy Zalmay Sangin district, reports Xinhua news Industrial Average reported. the first time. Trading Meanwhile, Sayed Akbar that the agreement between Khalilzad said that the US and agency The Taliban has claimed increased 23.87 points, Six of the 11 primary volumes were relatively Agha, a former Taliban the US and the Taliban lead to Taliban were approaching an responsibility for the attack. Helmand or 0.08 per cent, to S&P 500 sectors thin during this holiday- commander, said: "The a ceasefire so that there is an important stage in the Afghan province is regarded as a Taliban 28,645.26 on Friday. climbed, with consumer shortened week. ceasefire has two components intra-Afghan dialogue. peace process. stronghold. Indian Horizon Sunday, December 29, 2019 busiuness 10

Fog at IGIA forces 6 flights' FM allays fear of 'three Cs' among bankers diversion, Bengaluru at alert New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Al- tee, which look at fraudulent for fraud, the agency shall be New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Six flights were laying fears of CBI and other practices in certain accounts sensitive to the distinction be- diverted from the Indira Gandhi International agencies popularly termed as or certain cases and they have tween a bonafide decision and Airport (IGIA) due to fog-induced low visibility 'three Cs' among bankers, Fi- well-defined protocol for it," criminal involvement. on early Saturday. According to sources, heavy nance Minister Nirmala Sith- Sitharaman said after meeting "It was also noted that there fog had started to envelop the airport around 6 araman on Saturday reiterated with the bankers. is a need for preserving the val- a.m. The flights had to be diverted as pilots were that prudent commercial deci- "When banks' internal com- ue of the business enterprise by not trained to operate in CAT IIIB conditions. sions would be protected. mittee decide only then it goes treating it on a separate footing "The low visibility condition lasted from 5 The Central Bureau of In- for information to the Reserve from culpability of individuals, a.m. to 10.30 a.m. during which six flights were vestigation (CBI), Comptroller Bank. Post that it gets referred if any," Finance Ministry state- diverted. Landings and take-offs continued and Auditor General of India to the CBI. And these are for ment said. using CAT IIIB Instrument landing system (CAG), and Central Vigilance Rs 3 crore or more suspicious The CBI will also hold a cou- during the period," sources said. The airport Commission (CVC) are com- fraudulent cases," she added. ple of meetings and workshops has technologically superior CAT (category) IIIB monly referred to as "three Cs". The Finance Minister said together with bank officials in ILS system, which allows compliant aircraft and In a meeting with top boss- that CBI would develop a the next few months to explain trained pilots to land even when the runway es of the Public Sector Banks recent past there had been "No case, no case what- mechanism on the lines of In- various confusions and misgiv- visibility is just 50 metres. (PSBs) and private banks, also concerns and worries among soever, involving the banks come Tax department to send ings, officers from across vari- This year new ATC tower, thermal imaging attended by the CBI Director, bank officials about investigat- goes to CBI without the banks notices or along with a regis- ous levels would participate in cameras and first-of-its-kind 24X7 social media Sitharaman assured the bank- ing agencies hence impacting themselves deciding to send it tration number to avoid any these workshops. It would cre- command centre are being used to manage ers that a distinction would be bonafide decisions. The min- here. There is no suo moto case scope of unauthorised com- ate a dedicated phone number operations during the reduced visibility made between genuine com- ister said that bank officials which the CBI takes against the munication and consequent on which any person could give conditions. Meanwhile, the flights at Bengaluru mercial failures and culpabil- feared uncalled for harassment bank. So, let's be very clear in harassment. information regarding any un- airport are likely to be affected due to fog and ity. but stated that now there was the understanding that banks While pursuing criminal ac- due harassment by the investi- poor visibility on Sunday morning, an official The minister said that in the no reason to feel so. have an internal commit- tion against those responsible gative machinery. said on Saturday.

Vivo to end online exclusive 'Facebook's Libra stablecoin Sensex up 100 points, Nifty launches in India next year has failed in current form' above 12,150; Yes Bank, SBI, New Delhi, Dec 28 The All India Mobile London, Dec 28 (IANS) RIL, Bharti Airtel major gainers (IANS) Giving into a Retailers Association Libra, a cryptocurrency long-standing demand (AIMRA) has thanked project championed by of mobile retailers, Vivo for the initiative. Facebook, has failed in its Chinese smartphone "We thank and ap- current form, according maker Vivo has as- preciate @Vivo_In- to the President of Swit- sured that it will put an dia for their support zerland. end to online exclusive against unfair e-com- As Libra is seeking ap- launches in India as merce trade practices! proval in Switzerland, part of its 2020 strat- Together, let's bring the comment from Swiss egy. in the new change for President and Finance In a letter to its retail mobile retailers with Minister Ueli Maurer sug- partners, Jerome Chen, fair business oppor- gests that Facebook and "The project in this book and its subsidiaries. CEO, Vivo Mobiles In- tunities," AIMRA said other stakeholders will form has actually failed," But despite some top- Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) clined, while 30 shares re- dia, said that the com- in a tweet on Friday have to rework the project Maurer was quoted as notch firms pulling out, The Sensex on Friday (De- main unchanged. pany will ensure simul- we aim to keep our which also carried a if they want it to be ap- saying. The Libra project Facebook and 20 partner cember 27) opened up All the sectoral indices taneous launch of the business partners, copy of the letter from proved in the country. which is still in develop- organisations formally 148.56 points or 0.36% at are trading in the positive same product/variant employees, and share- the Vivo Mobiles India In an interview with ment published a second joined the digital cur- 41312.32, while the broad- zone led by the PSU bank, at the same time and holders content with CEO. Swiss broadcaster SRF, roadmap last week, out- rency Libra project dur- er Nifty up 46.20 points auto, metal, infra, energy, at the same price point all our decisions," According to re- Maurer stated that Libra lining plans for the launch ing a meeting in Geneva or 0.38% at 12172.70. Yes and pharma. Meanwhile, across channels. Chen said. ports, Samsung, OPPO does not have a chance of of its first version in 2020. in October. Bank, SBI, RIL, Bharti Air- Asian shares jumped to an The Vivo-branded "Having said that, we and Realme have being successful "because In October, companies The organisations tel, Dr Reddy's Laborato- 18-month high on Friday products will have urge our offline part- made similar commit- the basket of currencies like Paypal, Visa, Master- signed the charter for ries, TVS Motor, Exide In- while gold and oil prices consistent price and ners to strive together ments to launch their that is deposited in this card and eBay pulled out the Libra Association, dustries, Gujarat Gas and stayed buoyant in a holiday- offers across offline and make the buying future smartphones currency is not accepted of the Libra cryptocurren- which also formed a ONGC are among major shortened week, as investor and online, he said. experience worth ap- across online and of- by the national (central) cy project to apparently council tasked with gov- gainers on the Indices. As optimism was boosted by "With consumer sat- preciating for our cus- fline channels at the banks," theblockcrypto. avoid the US regulators ernance of the group, re- many as 538 shares have hopes a US-China trade isfaction at our core, tomers," he added. same time. com reported on Friday. who are scrutinising Face- ported CNET. advanced, 155 shares de- deal would soon be signed.

'Govt aid helped NBFC assets Fog may delay flights at Alliance Air connects Bengaluru rise 13% post IL&FS crisis' Bengaluru airport Mysuru with Kalaburagi New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) 101 housing finance compa- Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) As a result, five city-bound Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Sat- nies (HFC), 76 HFCs with 82 Heavy fog and poor visibility aircraft were diverted, includ- State-run Air India's subsid- urday said after the massive per cent of market share have may delay arrival and depar- ing three to Hyderabad and iary Alliance Air launched a IL&FS crisis came to light and shown a positive asset growth ture of domestic and interna- two to Chennai for safety rea- direct service from Kala- the the liquidity situation in of 18 per cent post IL&FS de- tional flights at Bengaluru air- sons, as thick fog in the wee buragi in north Karnataka the NBFC segment worsened, fault from Rs 8.45 lakh crore to port on Sunday morning, an hours engulfed the sprawl- to Bengaluru and Mysuru in government support to the Rs 10 lakh crore. Exposure of official said on Saturday. ing airport, including its two the state's southern region, sector led to a 12.83 per cent banks and the National Hous- "Safe landing and smooth runways. Though the airport an official said on Friday. growth in the assets of non- ing Bank (NHB) to the 76 HFCs take-off of aircraft on time de- operator Bangalore Interna- "The daily service be- capital (Bengaluru) and aces, Alliance Air has con- banking financial companies has grown by 38 per cent post pend on visibility in the early tional Airport Ltd (BIAL) has tween Kalaburagi and My- the city of palaces (My- nected Kalaburagi with (NBFC). In an official state- IL&FS default, as compared morning on any given day. built the second runway with suru via Bengaluru will be suru) with Kalaburagi, an Bengaluru and Mysuru un- ment, the ministry said the to 14 per cent growth in mar- The city weather is unpredict- CAT III instrument landing operated under the regional important commercial and der Udan-RCS with daily assets of NBFCs increased ket financing to these HFCs, it able and sudden heavy fog re- system, it has not been made connectivity scheme (RCS) pilgrim centre in the state's flights," tweeted the Civil from Rs 28.31 lakh crore post said. duces visibility of the runway operational due to delay in of the central government norther region. Aviation Ministry. the default came to light to Rs The government has taken for pilots to land or take-off," regulatory clearances. called Udan (Ude Desh ka Spread over 567 acres The northern town in 31.94 lakh crore. a slew of measures in the past an official of the Kempegowda As the third busiest airport Aam Naagrik)," said the of- of farmlands near Srinivas the erstwhile Hyderabad- "Post IL&FS default, aided one year to improve the li- International Airport (KIA) in the country after Mumbai ficial in a statement here. Sardagi, the airport has 3.25 Karnataka region is popular significantly by Government quidity condition in NBFCs, told IANS here. As the vicinity and New Delhi, Bengaluru is Kalaburagi is about 580 km km-long runway, making it for the holy shrine (dargah) support, assets of NBFCs have including a launch of Partial around the airport at Devana- connected to about 60 do- north of the southern state the second longest in the of Sufi saint Hazrath Khaja grown by 12.83 per cent from Credit Guarantee Scheme for halli, about 40 km north of the mestic and overseas routes capital Bengaluru. state after the internation- Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz Rs 28.31 lakh crore to Rs 31.94 purchase of high-rated pooled city centre, was free from fog for ferrying passengers as well Built by the state-run al airport at Devanahalli (1321-1422) of the Chisti lakh crore, and assets of the assets from financially-sound on early Saturday, there were as freight. "Air traffic move- Airport Authority of India in north Bengaluru. "The order, who has lakhs of fol- 211 larger NBFCs with 81 per NBFCs and HFCs by public no delay in arrival or departure ments average 500 per day in (AAI) in partnership with 3-hour flight will reduce the lowers in South Asia. cent of market share have sector banks (PSBs). In the of about 60 flights between 5 all-clear weather, with most the state government, the travel duration from 12-15 The flight departs from grown at an even higher rate Union Budget 2019-20, Fi- a.m. and 8 a.m. flights in the early morning airport was opened for op- hours between Kalaburagi Mysuru at 8:30 a.m. and ar- of 19.69 per cent. Bank expo- nance Minister Sitharaman "Poor visibility, however, on and late night hours," the of- erations on November 22, and Mysuru via Bengaluru rives in Bengaluru at 9.10 sure to NBFCs has grown at a had announced the govern- Friday due to early morning ficial added. Unlike other big- over a decade after its foun- by train or bus. a.m. and leaves at 9:50 a.m. much higher rate of 17.46 per ment would provide one-time fog disrupted flight schedule of ger airports across the coun- dation was laid on June 14, The feeder airline oper- and lands in Kalaburagi at cent as compared to market six-month partial credit guar- 67 aircraft, including 38 depar- try, the Bengaluru airport is 2008. "The regional airport ates 70-seater turbo-prop 11:25 a.m.. The return flight financing," it said. antee to PSBs for the purchase tures and 29 arrivals," recalled situated at about 3,000 feet has enabled direct air con- aircraft on the route. "From from Kalaburagi at 11.50 It further said that out of the of assets and earlier. the terminal duty manager. above the mean sea level. nectivity between the state Sufi city to the city of pal- a.m. arrives in Bengaluru.

Govt says PSB health restored, Platform for e-auction of PSB Diesel up by 17-18 paise, 13 banks report profit attached assets launched no change in petrol price New Delhi, Dec 28 Rs 7.27 lakh crore in Sep- New Delhi, Dec 28 an official statement. The Ministry has (IANS) The Ministry of tember 2019, their provi- (IANS) Finance Min- The PSBs have at- also decided that the Finance on Saturday said sion coverage ratio rising ister Nirmala Sithara- tached Rs 2.3 lakh Department of Rev- that the health of public to their highest level in man here on Saturday crore plus assets over enue (DoR) will notify sector banks which have seven years, and banks launched a common the last three financial RuPay and UPI as the been reeling under non- returning to profitabil- e-auction platform for years and to enable on- prescribed mode of performing assets for the ity, with as many as 13 assets attached by the line auction by banks payment for undertak- last few years has been banks reporting profits public sector banks of attached assets for ing digital transactions New Delhi, Dec 28 Petrol prices, howev- restored and a total of 13 in H1FY20," the state- (PSBs). improved realisation, without any charge (IANS) Diesel prices rose er, remained unchanged banks reported profits in ment said. The platform, the platform has been or merchant discount by 17-18 paise across all in Delhi at Rs 74.74 a li- the first half of the cur- gross NPAs of the state- It further said that with equipped with prop- launched. As on De- rates (MDR). major cities, while pet- tre, in Kolkata at Rs 77.40 rent fiscal. Addressing run banks have declined the Essar Steel resolution erty search features and cember 27, the state- All companies with rol prices remained un- a litre, in Mumbai at Rs the media after meeting from Rs 8.96 lakh crore decision, banks have re- navigational links to run banks have upload- Rs 50 crore or more changed on Saturday, 80.40 a litre and in Chen- the chiefs of public sec- in March 2018 to Rs. 7.27 covered Rs 38,896 crore, all PSB e-auction sites, ed 35,000 properties on turnover should be the oil marketing web- nai at Rs 77.70 a litre on tor banks, Finance Min- lakh crore in September in addition to Rs 4.53 provides single-window the platform, as per the mandated by the DoR site said. After the hike, Saturday. Domestic pet- ister Nirmala Sitharaman 2019. lakh crore recovered in access to information statement. to provide the payment diesel prices rose to Rs rol and diesel prices are said that the reform mea- "Extensive reforms the last four-and-a-half on properties up for The Finance Minis- facility through RuPay 67.41 a litre in Delhi, Rs reviewed by oil market- sures undertaken by the carried out by the gov- years. e-auction as well as fa- ter also met the PSBs debit card and UPI QR 69.83 a litre in Kolkata, ing companies on a daily government have helped ernment have restored It said that PSBs have cility for comparison chiefs on Saturday and code to customers, it Rs 70.73 a litre in Mum- basis. Petrol and diesel bring the banks back to banks to health, with the attached assets worth of properties. It also discussed the impact said. All banks would bai and Rs 71.27 a litre in prices are revised every shape. gross NPAs of PSBs de- over Rs 2.3 lakh crore contains photographs of the government re- start a campaign to Chennai. Diesel prices day at 06.00 a.m. to sync A statement from the clining from Rs 8.96 lakh over the last three finan- and videos of uploaded forms measures and the popularise RuPay debit were hiked by 40 paise it with the variation in ministry noted that the crore in March 2018 to cial years. properties, according to health of banks. card and UPI, it added. a litre in just three days. global oil prices. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Sunday, December 29, 2019

Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) end as the Australian fast Pat Cummins puts Australia in A brilliant five-wicket haul bowlers wreaked havoc with ̉st Test: South Africa lead by ̉̏̊ as from pacer Pat Cummins their fierce pace. driver’s seat in Boxing Day Test helped Australia take control The opening batsman bowlers helm England fightback Australia: 467 and 137/4 (David Warner 38, Rory Burns 35; Neil of the ongoing second Test scored a gritty 50 but could South Africa 284 & 72/4 (Dean Elgar 22, Faf du Plessis 20; Jofra Archer 2/37) Wagner 2/39) lead by 456 runs against New Zealand: 148 all out against New Zealand at the not get support from any vs England 181 (Joe Denly 50, Ben Stokes 35; Vernon Philander 4/16) (Tom Latham 50, Neil Wagner 18; Pat Cummins 5/28) Melbourne Cricket Ground of the other batters as New (MCG) on Saturday. Zealand conceded a lead of On Day Three, Australia 319. While Cummins, the No. first bundled out the Black 1 ranked Test bowler, picked Caps for 146 and then ended up a fifer, Pattinson scalped the day with a commanding three wickets. Left-arm pacer lead of 456 runs. Mitchell Starc picked the Resuming at 44/2, New remaining two wickets. Zealand batters came In their second innings, the out with a dismal batting hosts once again got to a good performance as none of their start as openers David Warner batters -- apart from Tom and Rory Burns added 62 runs Latham -- could manage for the first wicket. However, to stay long at the crease. once Warner got out at Latham, who had remained his individual score of 38, unbeaten on the second day, Australia lost three wickets in saw wickets falling at other quick succession. Centurion, Dec 28 two runs in the first over Sam Curran.The fight back (IANS) South Africa led to James Anderson. Stuart from the England bowlers Markram ruled out Japan to send 72 athletes to 3rd England by 172 runs at Broad then dismissed kept England in the game stumps on Day 2 of the Zubayr Hamza. Joffra after the batsmen were of England Tests Youth Winter Olympics first Test between England Archer subsequently blown away with the new and South Africa at the bowled his first over of the ball by Vernon Philander due to fracture Tokyo, Dec 28 (IANS) reports Xinhua news Centurion on a day when day and dismissed Dean and Kagiso Rabada. A total of 72 athletes agency.The Japanese 15 wickets fell. Elgar off his second ball Joe Denly provided a South Africa said that from Japan will compete athletes will compete in England lost four wickets thanks to a flying catch semblance of stability, first the injury -- that took at the third Youth seven events. in the second and third from wicketkeeper Jos with captain Joe Root and place during Day Two Winter Olympic Games The Youth Olympic session each with their Buttler. then with Ben Stokes. Root of the ongoing Test scheduled to be held in Games is an international last seven wickets coming Rassie Van Der Dussen, and Denly shared a 55-run -- will require surgery Lausanne, Switzerland, sporting event for athletes for just 39 runs on Friday. who was making his Test stand for the third wicket and will remove him from January 9 to 22 next aged 14 to 18 proposed Vernon Philander, who will debut, then stuck on with while Stokes compiled 72 from play for at least six year. in 2007 by former IOC retire from international captain Faf du Plessis to for the fourth wicket with weeks. The Japan Olympic President Jacques Rogge. cricket after this series, take England past the 50 him. Root fell to Philander "Aiden sustained a Committee (JOC) has The first Youth Winter took four wickets run mark. Du Plessis got after edging him to slips. fracture affecting the announced that the Olympics was held The Proteas started a lifeline when Ben Stokes Stokes fell in a similar distal joint of his left Japanese team, headed in 2012 in Innsbruck, with a lead of 103 in their grassed a catch off him at fashion to Anrich Nortje. ring finger," said CSA by the JOC Director Austria, and the second second innings. Opener slips but soon he got a pull England’s innings came Chief Medical Officer Hidehito Ito, consists of 72 players (29 men and 43 in 2016 in Lillehammer, Aiden Markram’s lean run shot off Archer wrong and to a quick end after their Shuaib Manjra. 117 members, including women), and 45 coaches, Norway. continued, falling for just was caught at square leg by dismissals. "After consulting with a number of hand specialists we have Weightlifter Seema banned for SUPER ODI arrived at a decision that the best outcome SERIES INTENDED would be achieved four years for doping through surgical official statement, NADA said Estrogen Receptor Modular to a clear cut case of cheating TO HAVE HIGH Centurion, Dec 28 reduction and fixation. Seema's dope sample was (SERM) Metenolone, Anabolic and outright violation of (IANS) South Africa This would mean him collected this year during 34th Steroid Ostarine ( Enobosram), National Anti-Doping Rules," CLASS TOURNEY: opening batsman Aiden unfortunately missing Women National Weightlifting Selective Androgen Receptor said the agency.Earlier this Markram has been ruled the rest of the series Championship held in Modular (SARM)."All these month, she had been sanctioned GANGULY out of the remainder against England. Vishakhapatnam. substances are there in WADA for a period of four years by the of the four-Test series "We feel for Aiden New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) "The analysis report of her Prohibited List of 2019."Her Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel against England after who worked extremely 2017 Commonwealth sample returned an Adverse offence became more serious of ADA following the hearing sustaining a fracture to hard to come through Championships silver medallist Analytical Finding (AAF) as the presence of prohibited on her positive test for banned his fourth left finger in his previous hand weightlifter Seema has been for presence of a prohibited substances were found in her performance enhancing drugs. the ongoing match at fracture sustained in handed with a four-year ban substance namely Hydroxy-4- system during an ongoing Seema had finished sixth in the the SuperSport Park. India to be Test match for doping by National Anti- methoxy Temoxifen (Metabolite Championship to enhance her women's 75kg competition at In a statement, Cricket ready," he added. Doping Agency (NADA).In an of Tamoxifen), Selective performance which amounted the Gold Coast CWG.

‘Good performance in ̊̈̊̈ Jr Asia Cup priority for Indian colts’ New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) and do well in the Junior Asia Mandeep Mor was effective a disappointing outing at BCCI President Sourav Ganguly B.J. Kariappa, coach of Cup which will be a priority with his penalty corners the 8-Nations Tournament has said that the idea behind Indian junior men’s hockey for 2020,” Kariappa was too while it was good to see in Spain, the team produced having a four-nation ODI team, believes 2020 will be quoted as saying by Hockey Dilpreet Singh (forward) strong results at the Sultan -- which involves Australia, an important year for the India website.He further return to action and of Johor Cup in Malaysia England and one other team -- team as they will be vying said that with India playing played a composed game,” where they remained is to have a “good, competitive to qualify for the 2021 FIH the FIH Pro League in 2020, Kariappa said.2019 saw the unbeaten against Malaysia tournament”. Junior World Cup.“Next he expects some of the team remain consistent in (4-2), New Zealand (8-2), “It’s a proposal. Let’s see year will definitely be junior players to make the their overall performance Australia (5-1), and drew where it goes. The reason important for the junior cut for the senior core group. while they improved their against Great Britain (3-3) behind it is only to have a good, men’s team. The core group “Every year we see some of overall fitness and also saw but lost to Japan (3-4). In competitive tournament,” of this team is strong and the junior players graduate the return of Dilpreet Singh the final, however, they but Ganguly told Hindustan Times. they have played together to the senior core group. In in the forward-line after put a strong fight against Giving an example of the for nearly two years so each 2019, we saw players like he last played in the 2018 nemesis Great Britain but ongoing Test between Australia of them understand their Their overall fitness has also this team will continue to Sanjay (defender) show World Cup.Although the lost narrowly (1-2) to bag a and New Zealand which saw strengths and weak points. improved a lot and I am sure build on their performance consistent performance. team began the season with silver medal. a record crowd on the Boxing Day at the MCG, he said: “People want to see a high Mary Kom beats Nikhat Wolves battle back to beat class tournament and we are attempting to do it.” However, he made it clear that in heated bout Manchester City 3-2 for the tournament to happen The match was followed by heated being given a chance to stake a Wolverhampton from 2021, they will have to protests from the officials of the claim in the Indian contingent that (England), Dec 28 (IANS) overcome a lot of hurdles. Telangana Boxing Council. went to the Women’s Boxing World Manchester City's “We will have to get clearances The Council’s assistant secretary, championships earlier in the year. chances of overtaking from the broadcasters and ICC A.S. Reddy, who was among those Nikhat had after the Women’s unbeaten Liverpool for a four-nation tournament. incensed by the decision, later said Boxing World Championships in to win a third straight Then, there are the Future Tours that they will launch an official November demanded a trial to Premier League title Programme (FTP) areas to look protest with the International decide who between her and Mary suffered what looks to at, as to where do we fit it within Boxing Association through the Kom will go after it looked like the be a decisive setback the FTP,” the BCCI chief said. Telangana Sports Ministry. “Nikhat latter may travel to China for the with a 2-3 loss to was the clear winner. Mary Kom Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers Wolverhampton. with the man advantage, the hosts was given the bout because of in February 2020 due to the Boxing City are third with 38 struggled to generate offence and New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Six- her seniority and because she Federation of India’s indecision points from 19 matches, a squad coached by Conor Coady got a ball City drew first blood. time world champion Mary Kom is a Rajya Sabha MP,” he told over the selection policy. while the Reds lead the Pep Guardiola, having to Diogo Joto behind the Leander Dendoncker fouled City's on Saturday booked a place for reporters.On Friday, Mary Kom She had also demanded that league with 52 points beaten City on October 6 City defence, prompting Riyad Mahrez in the area and while herself in the Indian team that will had defeated her opponent Ritu the trials be telecast live which the and have a game in in Manchester. a desperate Ederson to the referee initially declined to travel to China in February for the Grewal in a unanimous decision BFI rejected stating that there is hand, reports Efe news. The first key moment rush to the edge of the award a penalty, he reversed himself Olympic qualifiers. while Zareen too had outclassed no precedence for it.While Mary Wolves, meanwhile, in what would turn area in bid to deny the based on VAR. Mary Kom beat Nikhat Zareen current national champion Jyoti always stated that she would have climbed to 5th out to be a drama- striker.Missing the ball, Raheem Sterling took the kick, but in the final of the 51 kg weight Gulia, in a unanimous decision abide by whatever selection policy place with 30 points filled Friday night at the City keeper brought Wolves keeper Rui Patricio made the category event by a split decision to set-up a high-octane clash for the BFI has, she had indicated while becoming only Wolverhampton's down Joto and was sent stop and Coady cleared the ball. (9-1) in a highly anticipated bout Saturday.Saturdau’s match was a an aversion to a trial, taking the the second team in any Molineux Stadium came off with a red card for Yet VAR intervened again, citing at the Indira Gandhi Indoor culmination of months of buildup example of other sports in which league to prevail in a barely 10 minutes into denying a goal-scoring Coady for encroachment and Stadium in the national capital. which started with Nikhat not athletes don’t have to give trials. season series against the contest.Wolves' opportunity.But even ordering a second kick. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Sunday - December 29, 2019 12

SARA ALI KHAN Kartik Aaryan isn't a contemporary: Sunny Singh RANI MUKERJI: ctor Sunny Singh says his his "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" CELEBRATES 1 YEAR "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2" co-star.Sunny will also reunite ‘Mardaani 2' Aco-star and friend Kartik with his former "Pyaar Ka OF 'SIMMBA' Aaryan is not his contemporary Punchnama 2" co-star Son- and that comparisons between nalli Seygall in the upcoming an extremely them hold no importance. fi lm "Jai Mummy Di". The actors have often fea- "Sonnalli has been a good tured together in movies,the performer ever since we risky fi lm latest being "Pati Patni Aur worked together in our fi rst Woh" where Sunny made a project. With passing movie cameo appearance. and more time, every actor Asked about feeling competi- grows and matures into being tive, Sunny told IANS: "Firstly, a better performer. Likewise, Kartik isn't a contemporary. Sonnalli has become more ma- He is more like a brother. So, ture. She is also very receptive a comparison of any sort holds to the emotions and the chem- no importance. Secondly, Kar- istry we share. It's always fun tik and I are in completely dif- to hang out with her on set, the ferent spaces." environment on set is more like "I think I am my sole com- with Luv sir's (Ranjan) movie may have two to three releases a family," he said. petition and see only myself and henceforth created our a year, some may have just "Jai Mummy Di" is his sec- in my league. For me doing own paths. As long as I give one - luck changes with ev- ond fi lm as a lead actor after roles and having a constant my 100 percent to my char- ery Friday release. I am really this year's "Ujda Chaman". connection with the audience acter and I feel connected to happy with the kind of work Does he feel that he has arrived is important. Our only com- it, I am happy."It eventually Kartik is doing and it gives me in Bollywood? "I don't know if mon thread would be that we comes down to the right tim- immense joy every time I see arrived is the right word. started our journey together ing and right scripts. Some him on screen," he said about IANS ctress Rani Mukerji feels her latest re- lease "Mardaani 2" was an extremely Arisky movie to make, because of its ollywood's Buzz girl and it is sure to make your go party mood.In the third dark subtext that deals with a sombre social Sara Ali Khan has al- day.Reminiscing this special post, Sara Ali Khan is seen VARUN DHAWAN: issue."If you have a look at it, 'Mardaani 2' Bready created an up- day, In the fi rst post Sara Ali enjoying the shoot while was an extremely risky fi lm to make. It is a roar amongst the audience Khan shared a behind the shooting one of the scenes dark fi lm. It deals with a social issue. It has ever since the actress has scene post saying "practice of Ranveer Singh. INDIA will no song and dance. In fact, it has no songs! marked her debut with 'Ke- for Aankh Maarey" from the In the last one, the ac- It is without any so-called commercial cin- darnath'. The actress had two sets of Simmba is sure to cap- tress will leave you in awe take over ema element. But it is a hit and it has man- big releases in the same year tivate you with her breathtak- with a funny boomerang aged to become a talking point," Rani said. and the Simmba marks her ing beauty. and behind the scene from She added: "This is because of the entire second fi lm. In the second post, the her fi rst-ever performance global dance team believed in taking a risk to make a fi lm As Sara Ali competes for actress shared a quirky boo- for an award event and Sara that would challenge these pre-conceived 1 year of Simmba today, the merang sharing a glimpse Ali khan shared "1st perfor- notions of how a Hindi fi lm should be. actress is celebrating this from the song Aankh Maar- mance on Aankh Maarey." scene in next We only wanted to make a good fi lm that day with an adorable post ey that is sure to make you Courtesy : Santabanta people would want to engage with, that 10 years leaves a strong message and we are happy that we have done just that.""The reason ctor Varun Dhawan will next why ‘Mardaani 2' is a success is because the MEGHNA GULZAR SUNNY LEONE be seen in the dance movie story of our fi lm has connected with audi- A"Street Dancer 3D", and is ences and touched their hearts. This is be- these days heaping praise on the cause it deals with the reality of today and casts real acid JOINS VMATE dancing talent of the country. deals with what women in our society are He claims over the next ten years, facing. We have all read about these issues," FOR NEW YEAR India will take over the global dance said the actress, who reprised her role of po- attack survivors scene."The kind of talent Indian lice offi cer Shivani Shivaji Roy in the fi lm. dancers have, I can say proudly we IANS CELEBRATIONS are one of best countries when it in 'Chhapaak' comes to dance. ilmmaker Meghna professional and profi cient In the next 10 years, India is going 'Singles anthem' makes Rashmika Gulzar's next offering actor who could deliver to to take over the dance scene. Danc- F"Chhapaak", starring the calibre of the perfor- ers in our country struggle a lot be- Deepika Padukone, will mance. cause dance never used to be con- Mandanna do the 'happy dance' also feature some real acid None of us including sidered as a profession," said Varun, ingles anthem" from attack survivors. Laxmi would want to lose at the launch of the song "Garmi" the upcoming Telu- The fi lm will narrate the out on the substance and from "Street Dancer 3D" in Mum- Sgu romantic com- story of acid attack survi- impact of the fi lm. bai. He was accompanied by co- edy fi lm "Bheeshma" is vor Laxmi Agarwal. I feel Laxmi too realised actor Nora Fatehi, the fi lm's director out now, and its has the "The decision to cast real the gravity of the perfor- Remo D'Souza and producer Lizelle fi lm's lead actress Rash- acid attack survivors was mance required in the fi lm D'Souza.He added: "I have spent mika Mandanna doing fairly an organic one be- and therefore it just never so much time with dancers -- and the "happy dance". cause we had the charac- came up." Remo sir is one of them -- because "I don't know why but ters of Malti and Amol, and Sheroes and Chhanv he started as a background dancer. this song makes me do Amol runs an NGO where Foundation's four acid at- It gets really tough when parents a happy dance. May- survivors and volunteers tack survivors -- Ritu, Bala, of dancers or society don't look at be it's because it's the work for the welfare of Jeetu and Kunti -- have dance as a career.They (Parents) singles anthem," Rash- other survivors. acted in the fi lm. inally, the identity of Sunny Le- feel that their kids are damaging mika tweeted on Friday one's Mr. V is disclosed and it their family's reputation by danc- evening along with the Fis none other than VMate, the ing because it is not work.I feel that song's link. trending short video platform. The it's work. They (dancers) travel to The link was also shared platform has collaborated with Sun- train in the morning and then by her co-star Nithiin, ny Leone for its New Year Campaign reach their dancing venues. Some- who wrote: "Here it is! 1st #SunnyKaNewYearCall. The reward times they practice on the road, single from BHEESHMA!! for the top winner would-be one-time so this film is dedicated to all the Hope u all like it!! #Single- ticket to fame and an opportunity to go dancers because if you can feel the sAnthem #BheeshmaSin- on a dinner date with Sunny Leone. music then anybody can dance." gleForever #sagarmahati Recently, Sunny had updated her IANS @iamRashmika @Ven- Instagram profi le highlighting that kyKudumula @vamsi84 @ she will be celebrating New Year with SitharaEnts." Mr V. Later, her fans went berserk on "Single's anthem", this update and started asking who Mr sung by Anurag Kulkarni V is and some fans claimed to be one. with lyrics by Shreemani, Many people claimed that Mr. V could has already received be Virat Kohli, the captain of Indian 203,103 views on You- cricket team, or Vidyut Jammwal, a re- Tube. It's just the lyrical nowned actor and the name of famous version of the track but TV actor Vivian also came up. But now fans are happy about it. the wait is over! Sunny's Mr V is VMate "Wow. Extraordinary "Mind blowing".One Vamsi under Sithara En- In that, we had to have "It's unbelievable how and all the users have an opportunity music and tune amazing. loved the lyrics of the tertainments, the fi lm actors who plays survivors uninhibited they are as to celebrate new year with her. #SinglesAnthem superb," song.Directed by Venky will hit the screens on and I thought why not get actors, there is no self As a part of VMate's New Year Cam- one Twitter user wrote. Kudumula and produced February 21, 2020. the actual survivors from consciousness neither paign #SunnyKaNewYearCall, VMate Another found the song by Suryadevara Naga IANS Alok Dixit's NGO to play when the camera comes has launched an exclusive video sticker the parts and I am just on nor when it's off. You with Sunny Leone to make New Year n an engaging fi reside chat at the platforms fi lms today are evergreen so grateful they agreed," said will see that when you see special for its users. The interactive HIGH FIVE ON ZEE5 award ceremo- anyone can watch it anywhere, at any Meghna. the fi lm and it has been a video sticker is similar to video call- ny Nushrat Bharucha and renowned time. ZEE5 streams some of the biggest Laxmi herself isn't play- very precious experience to ing feature in smartphones. There- I journalist and critic, Bhawana Somaaya blockbuster fi lms on the platform and ing her part in the fi lm. direct these girls," Meghna fore, when the creator opens the video Dream Girl has candidly spoke about the journey of their recent acquisition Dream Girl has Meghna said: "As hard said."Convincing them was sticker it will appear that Sunny Leone fi lms from the big screen to the silver performed extremely well.HIGH FIVE as it may be to believe but not diffi cult at all. In fact is video calling the user, as the call in screen and now, on mobile screens, just ON ZEE5 honoured the most consumed Laxmi acting in the fi lm, or I was blown away by their video sticker proceeds, Sunny will got a new life wanting to act in the fi lm enthusiasm for the fi lm. be seen sharing her feelings just like a click away.Nushrat Bharucha shared content across various categories which or showing any desire to They feel it's a very sig- user's close friend. The users can then on ZEE5: Nushrat her experience of shooting Dream Girl was adjudged based on data pertaining act in the fi lm never came nifi cant fi lm to the cause of ask Sunny to join him/her for New Year and how the fi lm continues to be loved to consumers viewership, engagement up, directly nor indirectly. acid attack survivors. celebrations to cheer her up. Bharucha and laughed upon.The duo, also spoke rate and completion rate. 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