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It shows that the party wants to is now official: Rahul will be in take on the Left in Kerala.   the fray from Wayanad in “Their priority now is to Kerala besides his traditional fight against the Left in Kerala.     stronghold of Amethi in Uttar It goes against Congress’ Pradesh. national commitment to fight  "56-5.7 Wayanad district is in the BJP, as in Kerala it’s LDF which north eastern part of Kerala is the main force fighting BJP n a free-wheeling interaction touching border with there,” he told reporters. The Iat a “Main bhi Chowkidar’ Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, CPI(M) ex-general secretary event, Prime Minister and houses various tribal said his party will work to on Sunday groups of the latter. The area ensure the defeat of Rahul in attacked Congress dynasty, was badly affected in the last Wayanad. credibility of its “garibi hatao” $! &        '  ( )       O(  year’s floods. BJP chief too slogans, and discomfort of  & )     (       While the Congress said it took a dig at Rahul. “Congress’ dynasty with his popularity. was part of strategy to improve votebank politics has worked Replying to a question, would not allow anyone to people to scrutinise the track the party’s prospects in south on playing with the security of Modi also said Balakot area in loot country’s wealth by saying record and credibility of suc- , the BJP was quick to the country. It is the result of Pakistan is being reconstruct- “main kisiko panja rakhne cessive Congress Prime claim that Rahul’s decision this that has left ed so as to hoodwink the world nahin doonga..” (I will not Ministers in implementing reflected his fear of losing from Amethi and run away to Kerala that no terror camps exited allow anyone put his hands on anti-poverty schemes. Amethi seat. because he knows that voters there and asserted that Indian India’s wealth.) He said while Jawaharlal Veteran Congress leader will seek account from him in Airforce at Balakot estab- Asking why Congress dis- Nehru sought to remove pover- from Kerala and former Amethi this time,” Shah said. lished that epicenter of terror liked word “Chokidar”, the ty, his daughter increased Defence Minister AK Antony Earlier, Surjewala said the was in Pakistan. Prime Minister sought to “garibi” while also raising the made this announcement at a State units of Kerala, Karnataka The event organised by explain that people feel good decibel level of “Garibi hatao Press conference here on and Tamil Nadu had request- the BJP was beamed across the when a strong and stern slogan”. Her sons and remote Sunday, saying Rahul had con- ed him to contest from south country at 500 places where policeman moves in a locality, control Congress Governments sented to fighting from India at a time when there is gatherings of party workers, but the same is not the feeling (Sonia and Manmohan Singh) Wayanad following requests attack on the language and cul- professionals, chowkidars of thieves who wish for the and “Shahzada” too are doing from the party’s State unit. ture from the Modi (watchmen), traders, farmers cop’s early transfer. the same, he added. The decision is seen as an Government, he said. among others listened to Modi “It is natural,” he said, “Voters should understand attempt by the Congress to “This is a fight to espouse and interacted with him adding that those who were the repeated lies of four gen- consolidate its electoral base in the aspirations of south India. through video-conferencing. rulers for generations have the erations,” he said. south India, especially Kerala This is a fight to give a befitting Attacking the Congress feeling that this country and Modi said his last five years which has 20 Lok Sabha seats.                        reply to those forces that attack and “dynasty”, he said he had Government is their paternal were spent in filling holes dug Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha cultures, languages, way of life taken some of them close to the property. “They are now grudg- up by the Cong Government seats and Karnataka has 28. presence on this seat will gal- deeply valued and respected. are an important part of India’s and also the deep connect doors of jail in last five years ing this chaiwala,” he quipped. and he requires next five years Congress leaders also feel that vanise Congress workers in all Congress president Rahul way of life,” Congress chief between north and south India, and would need more time to On Congress announce- to construct a splendid build- since Wayanad is strategically the three States. Gandhi has said he will repre- spokesperson Randeep where the BJP has created a land them behind bars. ment of 72,000 yearly direct to ing on the foundations he laid located on the border of Tamil “This is a message to the sent Amethi but will also rep- Surjewala said, adding Amethi division,” he said. In a swipe at the Congress bank transfer scheme to 20 per down in his first term. Nadu and Karnataka, Rahul’s southern States that they are resent southern States as they is Rahul’s “karmabhoomi” and Continued on Page 4 poll symbol, Modi said he cent of population, Modi asked Continued on Page 4  "#                     !"#          $%   taken reports regularly.         $   It is also tasked to “take         &    coordinated action in all reg-      "56-5.78" he was allegedly trying to enter istered cases that relate to ter- inside with an 18-year-old '    #   ror, terror financing and terror      !  he court martial proceed- woman. related activities and bring ! 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The woman had also stat- n a major initiative to tackle  )-  4    & :4; * flow of such funds.” The court martial process ed that she had gone out with Iterror, radicalisation, and   < *     &     &  The copy of the order along     (  against his driver, Sameer Major Gogoi of her own will, overground terror activities in      & with the terms of reference of  #)  Malla, who was facing charges besides disclosing that she had Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre the TMG has been forwarded *+,*  &        -,< ! &  of unauthorised absence from become a friend of the Army on Friday constituted a high- - ! < !!>$ ! , <    !  to Security Adviser to the J&K     23 the unit, was also completed officer through his fake level Multi-Disciplinary Terror Governor, Director of IB,      ) 4   recently in the Kashmir valley Facebook profile, where he Monitoring Group (TMG) 4    *  *  &      Director of CBI, Director  & 5   and he is likely to be given a had named himself Ubaid comprising a host of Central !   !&  ! ! &    General of NIA, Chairmen of % O   “severe reprimand”. Arman. agencies. The TMG will be    !      &   CBDT and CBIC, Chief Malla was recruited in the Immediately after the inci- tasked to identify, track and        Secretary of J&K, Principal Territorial Army in 2017 and dent came to light last year, stop the nefarious agenda of Secretary to Governor of J&K he was posted with 53 sector of Statements of the accused Army chief Bipin Rawat had terror groups and source of Taxes (CBDT) and Central terrorism in any form and and Principal Secretary Rashtriya Rifles, a counter- as well as other witnesses were said that exemplary punish- their funding. Board of Indirect Taxes and investigate the networks of (Home), J&K. The copy has insurgency force fighting mil- recorded by the Army court ment would be given to Major The TMG will be headed Customs (CBIC) will also be various channels being used to also been forwarded to itancy in Jammu and Kashmir. and the punishment, which will Gogoi if he was found guilty of by an Additional Director members of the TMG aimed to fund terror and terror-related Principal Private Secretaries After completion of be vetted by the Army head- “any offence”. General of Police, Crime “ensure synergised and con- activities among others. to National Security Adviser Summary of Evidence against quarters, has been given, they “If any officer of the Indian Investigation Department, certed action against terror The TMG has also been Ajit Doval, Union Home Major Gogoi and his driver in added. Army is found guilty of any Jammu & Kashmir Police as financing and other terror tasked to take action against Secretary Rajiv Gauba and early February followed by the The Army Court of offence, we will take strictest Chairman, and will comprise related activities in the State of hardcore sympathisers among Additional Secretary (J&K). initiation of court martial pro- Inquiry (CoI) had recom- possible action,” General Rawat Inspector General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir.” Government employees, Officials said this is for the ceedings, the two men have mended disciplinary action had said. J&K Police, Additional The Chairman can co-opt including teachers or such first time that terror sympa- been held guilty on two counts against Major Gogoi after it Major Gogoi hit the head- Director, Intelligence Bureau any other member in the TMG. Government functionaries, thisers, including those in the — “fraternising” with a local in indicted him as well as his dri- lines after he tied a man to a (IB), and representatives of The terms of reference of who provide covert or overt State Government and their spite of instructions to the ver for the Srinagar hotel inci- jeep purportedly as a shield other federal probe agencies. the TMG include coordinated support to terror activities. various agencies, have been contrary and “being away from dent on May 23 last year. against stone pelters during Representatives of Central action in all terror-related cases, According to the terms of brought under the ambit of the place of duty while in Major Gogoi was detained polling in the Srinagar Lok Bureau of Investigation (CBI), identify key persons, including reference of the TMG, the close monitoring and action by operational area”, the officials by police following an alterca- Sabha by-election on April 9, National Investigation Agency leaders of the organisation(s) body will meet on a weekly a high-level committee on ter- said. tion with the hotel staff when 2017. (NIA), Central Board of Direct who are involved in supporting basis and submit their action ror for the Valley.    %   &' (  )  

    "56-5.7 utes journey,” said a resident. "#  Dwarka flyover has a bus he Pioneer on Sunday visit- stop which is crowded and the Ted West Delhi parliamen- traffic congestion here gets  "9- told PTI during a visit to the tary constituency and met with worse at peak times due to halt village where he had come to residents who expressed their of buses, said another com- olicemen in Noida are risk- record some statements in a displeasure over delay in infra- muter, adding that keeping in Ping their lives in the line of case recently. structure projects in Dwarka. mind that the entire sub city is duty, case in point being “There is only one boat and Residents said delay in con- still not completely occupied, Dalelpur village where they I was waiting on the other side struction of two-way RTR fly- diplomatic enclave and con- reach by crossing the Yamuna (Yakutpur) but there was no over, widening of Dwarka fly- vention centre also coming up, river either on a boat ride or 70 km on one side. one who could bring it. I could over, and non-availability of the traffic situation is going to on foot. The village, bereft of roads not wait there for long so I had civic workers in their locality aggravate in coming days. Dalelpur is a sparsely pop- and power supply, among other to cross the river on foot and have left them tormented. Residents demands that ulated village and the only vil- basic amenities, falls under the reach Dalelpur,” he said, as he Daily commuters, who use authorites should provide addi- lage in the region which falls on limits of Knowledge Park police showed some selfies showing Dwarka flyover to reach tional suitable exit route from the other side of Yamuna in station in Noida, whose per- him waist-deep in the black- Gurugram and Central Delhi, Dwarka and improve the exist- Haryana but is still a part of sonnel have been crossing over ened river water with a paper said due to non-widening of ing infrastructure by shifting Uttar Pradesh. The only way to the polluted, stench-emanating file, his boots and trousers in Dwarka flyover they are forced the bus stand from the flyover. reach it is to get on the sole pri- river for years now. one hand. Kumar, who has to spend hours in gridlock. “As rush is more during vately-arranged boat that sails “Connectivity is a major been doing this for one-and-a- “Dwarka has three routes to morning and evening time, on the river to fetch people problem. It’s difficult to reach half years since being posted at reach Central Delhi: An exit one additional lane from the between the Yakutpur and Dalelpur and takes lot of time, Knowledge Park, was lucky route to Janakpuri and a second fic movement to Gurugram. travel to Central Delhi every congestion on Dwarka flyover other side can be utilised for Dalelpur sides of the Yamuna but our work is to reach out to to have got a boat ride back one to Palam and a third one “The population of morning and returns in the and Palam Road resulting in allowing traffic of the congest- or a road trip via Delhi and any call or complaint there,” that day. near Kapashera. The Kapashera Dwarka largely comprise evening through Dwarka fly- long jam that consume over ed side,” said another resident. Faridabad that is a journey of Sub-inspector Pramod Kumar Continued on Page 4 one is also used for heavy traf- Government servants who over. Due to this there is heavy hours in traffic for the 10-min- Continued on Page 4   !" # 

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Magadha, one of the maha- / 0+ similar to those on     & janapadas, developed into the punch-marked coins are Nanda and later the Mauryan said to be seen. Perhaps empire. Early coins were the mushroom and danc- punched with just one or two ing men could also be symbols, later ones with five. connected with such Thousands of punch- states? Probably, though, marked coins have been found this is just too fanciful an all over India, though there interpretation for sym- were some regional differ- bols on coins, but the ences. The coins are also found universality of symbols buried in hoards, indicating needs to be recognised. that they were viewed as a form In India, many of the of wealth. Ancient texts refer to symbols continued to be early coins as karshapana, used by later dynasties,     masha, pana and purana. Silver both on coins and as coins were generally called representative of the ymbols are a way of com- purana or dharana. Historians dynasty. For instance the Smunicating beyond words, have analysed these coins in three-arched hill was and various types of symbols terms of trade and sovereign- used in later Taxila coins, have existed from 100,000 BCE ty, but some have focused and on coins of the and even earlier. In early India more closely on these strange Shunga dynasty. The a number of symbols were and mysterious symbols. three-arched hill, fish,  -57-#" us in meeting the target on found, particularly on a group Around 450 symbols can be and elephant are also time.” of coins commonly termed identified, though they include found on Pandya coins in he Municipal Corporation It is pertinent to mention ‘punch-marked coins’. Punch- variations of a single symbol. south India. The typical Tof Dehradun (MCD) here that among the marked coins are dated from Two types of symbols occur on symbol of the Chera achieved the target of collect- central/autonomous institutes the 6th century BCE and con- most of the coins, a sun with dynasty was the bow and ing Rs 25 crore in property tax in Dehradun, the FRI paid tinued to be used to a limited radiating rays, and a six-armed legs, a scorpion, and fish. to be a symbol of Mauryan Brahmi alphabet, and may rep- arrow. These are only a few on the last day of collection on service charges due to the extent up to the 3rd century symbol. Then there are various Animals include bulls, goats, power. Some have interpreted resent the first letter of a per- examples of how the symbols Sunday. Officials in the MCD MCD while the other institutes CE. They were most prolific in geometric, plant, nature, and elephants, dogs and hare. it as representing a Buddhist sonal name. continue to be used over time. set a target of Rs 25 crore for have not yet done so. pre-Mauryan and Mauryan animal symbols. Geometric Among reptiles there are stupa, or the sacred mountain Though a lot has been Even today symbols are used in the last financial year which According to the municipal times and are usually made of symbols include dots, circles, snakes and frogs. Sometimes Meru. The six-armed symbol, written about these symbols, so many different ways, in was Rs 18 crore the year before officials, notices have been silver, irregular in size and rectangles and squares, a lad- humans are depicted, includ- which occurs in seventy dif- they remain mysterious, and road signs, in representing a that. The office collection and issued to all the named gov- shape, but of a standard weight. der symbol, wheels and ing a woman in a skirt, and ferent varieties, is thought to much more analysis could be political party, or even in forms service charges by Forest ernment offices and institutes. Some were cut from flattened swastikas. There are bows and men dancing. One symbol represent an issuing authority, done. A book by Genevieve of dress and ornamentation. Research Institute (FRI) which “It is very likely that the other silver bars, and then punched arrows, an axe-head, and a resembles the anthropomorph, with its various forms possibly Von Petzinger, The First Signs, Future historians may face as was Rs 2.15 crore helped MCD institutes will pay their pend- with various symbols. Others kind of victory symbol referred a type of copper implement indicating individual rulers or on geometric symbols of Ice much difficulty in under- to reach the target on time — ing service charges in the com- were oval, square, oblong or to as a jayadhvaja. A symbol found in the much earlier dynasties. Other coin symbols Age Europe indicates that some standing and analysing the March 31. ing days,” the official in-charge rectangular. While the scholar with three or more arches is Copper Hoard Culture. have been associated with vil- of these symbols may be uni- symbols of political parties, as Talking to this corre- added. Joe Cribb traces their origin to called a hill symbol, and may The coins must have been lages and towns, hills and versal, as dots, crosses, plants we have in understanding those spondent, the MCD official in It should be mentioned the Achaemenids, others feel be topped with a crescent, an used in trade, but the symbols rivers. They have even been and snakes, are among those on the punch-marked coins of charge said, “On the last day here that property tax is one of they were an indigenous devel- animal, a peacock or some- had their own meaning. They seen as tantrik symbols. A tau- found in caves across Europe. long ago! of tax collection about 40 to 50 the major sources of revenue opment. The 6th century BCE thing else. Numerous types of have been related to tribal rine symbol was also used on She feels the symbols in the tax payers reached MCD for the MCD. In order to was the time when mahajana- plants are depicted, some in groups and to totems, or iden- pillars and could be a votive recesses of dark caves could be (A PhD in ancient Indian office and submitted their enhance its revenue income, padas or large states developed pots, some in railings. A mush- tified with royal power. The symbol connected with the related to Shamanism, and to History, the writer lives in pending house tax. The FRI the mayor Sunil Uniyal 'Gama' in India, and they issued coins, room is clear on some coins. three-arched hill, surmounted god Shiva. Geometric signs trance states. During Dehradun and has authored paid a pending service charge had stressed on meeting the Rs including punch-marked coins. There are insects with many by a crescent or peacock is said have been linked with the Shamanistic trances, symbols more than ten books) of Rs 2.15 crore which helped 25 crore target on time.      

 7-6 resilience, burnout measures, ence, Dr Shirley Telles said that a cardiologist from All Indian mood and mindfulness Yoga helps to prevent disease in Institute of Medical Sciences nder the aegis of Patanjali through a formalised Yoga at least three ways- by enhanc- (AIIMS) lauded the efforts of UResearch Foundation, a based programme. ing immune functions, by yoga guru Swami Ramdev in three-day long conference on Yoga guru Swami Ramdev reducing stress and by reducing making yoga reach every Yoga for health and therapy said that Yoga was complete fat in abdominal region. Telles household in and out of India. concluded on Sunday. Expert scientific therapy, a way of liv- said that obesity has been asso- Yoga enthusiasts from from Harvard medical school, ing and means to attain spiri- ciated with a higher risk of type across the world including, Boston Satbir Singh Khalsa tual heights. It was a technique two diabetes mellitus, coronary Rima Dada of AIIMS New said that Yoga was the only of self transformation. Yoga is heart disease and cancer. A Delhi, Dr Camilla Ferrara from panacea for removing stress. a means for holistic health, series of studies have shown UNIT, Dr Tunveer Singh Arya He spoke on Yoga for improv- world peace and happiness beneficial effects of yoga in all from LLRM college, director ing psychological and occupa- which can benefit poor, rich, aspects of disease prevention. Institute of Applied tional wellbeing in profess- and all communities. One of the speakers Rima Dermatology Dr SR Narhari sionals. He said that statistically Dwelling on the physiolog- Dada spoke on impact of yoga and other eminent researchers     &   ,                ,         significant improvements were ical effects of Yoga on human based lifestyle on male factor shared their views on the routinely observed in stress, body, the convener of confer- infertility. Dr SC Manchanda, occasion.         ' ,- % # *  +P( ($   Panditwari, were tea estates.It a few years ago. building was constructed on      was an idyllic and perfect loca- The cam- the north of the northern cor- ##$ % tion indeed for the setting up pus and the ridor of Chetwode as an inte- the “cradle of the Indian army”. set-up of the gral extension of the building. &    &'( In May 1931, the Railway Staff In 1932, when there had been Chetwode Committee was College need- no building to house the mess, )*& appointed.The committee rec- ed to be radi- either for cadets or for officers.   -57-#" ommended three places name- cally adapted As a temporary measure, the + ly Satara, Mhow and Dehradun and readied to walls of the billiards room, in ith the temperatures ris- for the academy. The govern- prepare the what later came to be called Wing steadily, the State ment selected Dehradun as the academy to Collins Block, were demol- Meteorological Centre has     location. And perhaps, the receive the first ished to provide space for din- predicted mainly clear to part- -57-#" most important consideration course of ing. The new mess building ly cloudy sky across the state in favour of Doon was the cadets in came into use by June 1934. It on Monday. Dry weather is oday is April 1 and this is availability of very suitable September had eight tables with red tops likely to prevail in Ta day which is extremely buildings for the purpose. 1932. There for the gentlemen cadets. The Uttarakhand. Dehradun too is significant in the history of the The Railway Staff College were no play- Mess building also housed the likely to experience clear skies Indian Military Academy was opened in Dehradun in ing fields, no barber’s shop, canteen and the on Monday. The maximum (IMA), the pride of the nation 1930, next to the Forest drill square, no tea-room for GCs. and minimum temperatures and the Doon valley. It marked Research Institute, but it had to building where By December, 1933, the in Dehradun are likely to be the beginning of the existence be closed down owing to the the mess could Academy had five hockey, one about 32 degree Celsius and of this glorious institution 87 financial crisis caused by the be housed. It football and one cricket field. 15 degree Celsius respective- years ago. Great Depression. It had an was indeed a From then on, progress was ly. It was on the first day of imposing central building (now very challeng- fast and the campus began to Meanwhile, on Sunday, this pleasant spring month in the famous Chetwode build- ing task to lay take a wonderful shape. The the maximum and minimum the year 1932 that the campus ing), a number of staff quarters the foundations campus grew by adapting and temperature recorded at var- of the Railway Staff College was and a block of building for the and shape a extending the pre-existing ious places across the state taken over by the Army trainees to reside. The Army military acade- campus of the Railway Staff were 33.4 degree Celsius and Department for setting up the Department acquired the my on the lines College. And this is what 16.1 degree Celsius in IMA. The closing down of the buildings and the campus of of Sandhurst. makes the story of its growth Dehradun, 35.4 degree Railway Staff College was a the Railway Staff College, The work went so special and unique. The Celsius and 18.1 degree god-sent opportunity. The spread over an area of 155.53 on under the able command of after its first superintendent ture lines. The trainees watched place in 1934 when one more closing down of the Railway Celsius in Pantnagar, 24.6 campus was some seven kilo- acres of land for a price of Rs Brigadier LP Collins, the first RM Dormer, and was used for the operations from galleries barrack was added to provide Staff College, 87 years ago, degree Celsius and 10.5 metres from the main bazaar 21,17,597. It seems that the fur- commandant of IMA, appoint- the purpose of demonstrating high above the hall. With the accommodation for lecture marked the beginning of a long degree Celsius in Mukteshwar, and ten kilometres away from niture came with the buildings ed in January 1932. the movement and control of increasing enrolment at IMA, halls, labs and workshop. and glorious tale of “Valour 23.8 degree Celsius and 18.2 the railway station. 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$!    0    !   23(      ,  *&' %(     $(( public gathering on the Parade ') * ( ( Ground in Dehradun. Other star campaigners of the BJP, $#'$%&&( Union ministers  ( and will also address public gatherings in the state.  -57-#" The BJP state vice presi- dent said that about 210 pub- mong the star campaigners lic gatherings will be organised Aof the Bharatiya Janata in the 70 Vidhan Sabha con- Party, the Union Home minis- stituencies of the state. The ter will arrive in chief minister Trivendra Singh Uttarakhand today to address Rawat has so far addressed 32 public rallies in various loca- public gatherings across the tions. The Prime Minister constituencies of the state in the Shahnawaz Hussain will state, he said. Narendra Modi too is slated to coming days. On Monday, the address public gatherings at It is pertinent to mention arrive in Dehradun later this Union Home minister Rajnath Sahaspur, Bhagwanpur and here that so far the BJP appears (   . /  (               ()          week. The BJP state vice pres- Singh will arrive in the State Dharmpur. to have maintained a lead over ident Jyoti Prasad Gairola and address public gatherings A day later, on April 4, the the Congress when it comes to informed the media about the at Pithoragarh, Gopeshwar, chief minister of neighbouring star campaigners. The prime .5-5<,4B69$5 Trivendra Singh Rawat said this nation building is achieved with during the Congress-govern- scheduled visits of the party’s Kotdwar and Jhabreda. Later Uttar Pradesh, minister recently addressed a 445"-,O--5 while interacting with media the cooperation of every section ment era. However, the situation star campaigners in on April 3, the BJP national will address public gatherings public gathering in Rudrapur ,49N"%7 persons after attending the of society. is changing now. Rejecting the Uttarakhand. president Amit Shah will at Kashipur and Roorkee. while the chief minister and 796$-O ," address of the prime minister as Responding to a question allegations leveled by the Gairola said that national address a public gathering in Gairola further informed that other senior party leaders have part of the ‘Main Bhi pertaining to corruption, the Congress, the chief minister leaders of the BJP will cam- Uttarkashi. On the same day, on April 5, Prime Minister also been campaigning across  -57-#" Chowkidar’ campaign here on chief minister said that corrup- said that leveling such baseless paign in all the five Lok Sabha national leader of the party Narendra Modi will address a the state. Sunday. Talking to the media tion starts from the top. As in the allegations is part of the he Prime Minister Narendra persons, Rawat said that the Centre, the office of the chief Congress’ habits. However, now TModi defined the word prime minister had clarified minister and secretariat in the the Congress itself appears to be attended the programme Lok Sabha election in-charge prime minister Narendra Modi Uttarakhand will give a befitting ‘Chowkidar’ in front of the the concept of a chowkidar in state should also be “cleaned” shrinking and its leadership is addressed via video-link by the Thaawar Chand Gehlot also and chief minister Trivendra reply to such opposition by nation and said that every citi- front of the people of the nation. first, said Rawat. Action against becoming hard to spot, added prime minister as part of the attended this programme. Singh Rawat had acted sternly elected BJP candidates from all zen of the nation who is con- He had said that every citizen corruption is bound to cause dis- the chief minister. ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ cam- Speaking on the occasion, against corruption. Stumped by the five parliamentary con- nected to any work is also a involved in any work is also a comfort to those who were Earlier, a large number of paign. Along with Rawat, the the BJP acting state president this, the Congress started calling stituencies of the state, he chowkidar. The chief minister chowkidar because the task of influenced by the atmosphere party office bearers and workers Union minister and BJP State Naresh Bansal said that the chowkidar names. The people of opined. O1   .      P   ! "  UKD office bearer Sunil Indramani Badoni, also statehood movement, the party  Dhyani said, “The national referred to as ‘Gandhi of failed to win mass support of  -57-#" ('$( ) #$ political parties have been Uttarakhand’ for his leading the electors in the 19 years since showing the people a picture role in the statehood move- formation of Uttarakhand. It he members of a political Q    * $$# that is hollow and fake. ment which had remained has so far also failed to achieve Tparty headed by a president However being a party which non-violent despite provoca- its aim of establishing a viable and other top leaders out on P has seen every village of this tion from varied quarters, was third front to provide the vot- bail in various criminal cases (%% ($ state closely we know the main elected to the Uttar Pradesh ers an alternative to the appear hollow when talking of   R issues. Our manifesto this time assembly as an independent Congress and Bharatiya Janata issuing a charge-sheet against &&  will have green bonus, imple- candidate from Devprayag Party. A party member said, the Bharatiya . menting section 370, better constituency in 1977. He used “Revolutionary leaders of this The BJP state media in- '$ ( employment for our people non-violent means including party were never politicians- charge Devendra Bhasin said  -57-#" Uttarakhand as Sainik Dham. leaders use derogatory words and most importantly, tackling hunger strike and folk ballads they were more of fighters this in response to media More recently, it also objected for the army chief and make  -57-#" migration. We ensure necessary to fuel the Statehood move- which was one of the setbacks reports about the Pradesh he BJP state media in- to chief minister Trivendra statements against the air force work at the ground level.” ment but died in 1999 before that dragged us down and we Congress Committee coming Tcharge Devendra Bhasin Singh Rawat referring to the chief while also asking for he political party which It should be mentioned the creation of Uttarakhand in still are facing the conse- up with a charge-sheet against alleged that the Congress is Shaurya Sthal in Dehradun as proofs of strikes carried out Thad a major role in the here that the UKD was found- 2000. Even before creation of quences. Every political party the BJP. allergic to the courage of army Sainik Dham and complained against terrorists. In such a sit- movement which resulted in ed in 1979 in Mussoorie under Uttarakhand, UKD candidate faces ups and downs and so did Bhasin said, “The Congress men and the honour accorded to the election commission uation, the Congress objected creation of Uttarakhand state- the chairmanship of the former Jaswant Singh Bisht was elect- we. We do lack financial party is the creator of corrup- to them. Earlier, the Congress citing this as a violation of the to Sainik Dham and Shaurya the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal is vice-chancellor of Kumaon ed from Ranikhet assembly resources which other parties tion. Due to their criminal had objected to prime minister election model code of con- Sthal only exposes the charac- also contesting the Lok Sabha University, DD Pant. It was not constituency in 1980 while in have and there are other factors activities, the party’s national Narendra Modi describing duct. Bhasin said that Congress ter of the party, opined Bhasin. elections. However, the party only the sole regional party of 1985 Kashi Singh Airy was too. However, still there are president, his mother and which once had four members the state but also the first polit- elected from Pithoragarh in people who believe in the UKD brother-in-law along with other with the Congress. However, and his government. lies and spreading misconcep- in the State assembly and now ical party to raise the demand 1985. and we will continue to fight- senior leaders of the party are when the Congress levels alle- Similarly, no such allega- tions,” averred Bhasin. He fur- has none, appears to have been for creation of the Uttarakhand Political analysts opine that ing for the people of the State. out on bail. gations at the BJP it appears to tion could be leveled at chief ther opined that the public are on a downward spiral for some state. In 1994, the party also party leaders like Kashi Singh It is time that people of our In Uttarakhand too, many be a joke in poor taste. minister Trivendra Singh aware of the character of the years now. Still, members of the played a role in steering an anti- Airy, Diwakar Bhatt and BD state think of their good rather leaders of the Congress are It is known to all that not Rawat and his government in Congress. The people will not party state that the issues raised reservation protest into a Raturi were unable to lead the than being influenced by the involved in corruption and a single allegation of corruption the State. In such a situation, fall for the misinformation by the UKD are different than broader movement in support party to a better position after glossy and hollow picture other such cases. We are ready has been leveled against the the Congress is left without any being spread by the Congress, those raised by the other par- of the demand for a separate Badoni’s demise. 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he youth of Dehradun that Tmake a good number of voters in the upcoming elections have a mixed opinion on a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Mod. The Pioneer talked to some of the youth of the city and found that Modi does influence the youth with many of them supporting him. However, there are some who are not closed to the idea of a new face. Talking about it Rachit Nautiyal said, “I will vote for Modi govern- started schemes like Ujjwala Yojana avenging terror attacks.” power.” under the BJP government as com- ment as BJP seems to be helpful and Ayushman Bharat which has Another youth, Shubham Vipul Negi said, “I know that pared to the Congress govern- rather than helpless as seen in the definitely helped the people- espe- Goswami also expressed support people appreciate many things in ment. I think that the power should case of the opposition parties. A cially middle class families. So far for Modi opining that he was firm Modi however the mushrooming of be given to a new face now so that firm decision making government no government had started these in taking decisions. IT cell favoring his government and the number of government jobs can is what our country needs today. In many useful schemes.” However, not everyone is circulating fake news has created a increase again.” my view performance of each of the Another student, Lovy Singh impressed by Modi. Arushi Bisht mess especially on the social media Another youth, Nikita Manik department has significantly said, “I support Modi because he said, “I am not in favour of Modi platforms. This has affected and opined, “I think the promised improved under leadership of actually brought development to though he did bring about some manipulated the minds of the peo- made by Modi for better employ- Modi. He should be given five more our country. He did whatever he changes. However I think that it is ple. I think this is the reason a dif- ment of the youth was not execut- years so that the country can see a said in his manifesto back in 2014. time that a new face should be ferent leader is needed.” ed up to the mark. The graph has better change.” Be it development or strengthening elected. People should be given Another student Ayush been the same. I think not just Ritu Thapliyal a student said, and fighting back for our country chance so it is time to give chance Naithani said, “I think the number promises but more ground work is “Modi definitely did good work. In my opinion he did work hard to end the corruption as promised. He what he did in surgical strike or to another politician to come in of government jobs has decreased needed.”   !" #  $; .#  +& #$!%& %()% #$& '!%   # %  !'()"!)) 3(% '$  "   " Sahib Singh was the second debates, 48 special mentions last on the list. and introduced 21 private  7##- O2      ok Sabha MP from North Apart from taking part in members' bill. Hailing from Bhubaneswar: Biju 8$8','1+$*$$ LEast Delhi Manoj Tiwari, the debates, they also raised UP, the 61-year-old MP (BJD) President and Odisha ***+'&&:,+$1+;8 inally, the SpiceJet started direct flights     though very vocal in public questions. While Union asked questions related to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ''&':,1+'+$,:#!*<'*+' Ffrom the Veer Surendra Sai Airport here on remained almost silent in Minister Vardhan was repre- garbage dump at Bhalswa, on Sunday announced the $+''&&;'<+;8 Sunday. The first commercial flight took off from      Parliament in the past five senting the government in the Delhi's land pooling policy as names of nine candidates for the airport to at around 3:40 pm. years in comparison with his Lok Sabha, Girri, a Matric well as development of the third and fourth phase of ,*,**,$,* Later, the second flight to Hyderabad took    P  fellow MPs from the nation- pass leader from Maharashtra, Narela as a modern the state Assembly polls. $+';8*=*+ off at 4:10 pm and last flight to Kolkata depart- al capital. topped the list with 446 ques- township. While former minister ed at 8: 40 pm. -   Of the seven MPs, New tions. Tiwari was fourth with Pradeep Maharathy will contest Raghunandan Das from “It is a historic day for everybody as a lot of Delhi's Meenakashi Lekhi The issues raised by Girri 258 questions. He participat- from Pipili constituency, Balikuda-Ersama and Pramod efforts were made in this regard,” said Jharsuguda took part in the most number included a special mention ed in nine debates and had Bhagirathi Sethi will fight from Kumar Mallick from Niali. Airport Director SK Chauhan. )  $ of debates in the 16th Lok requesting increase in the three special mentions, but no Anandapur and Surendra Sethi So far, the BJD has Travellers from western Odisha can now Sabha. number of police personnel in private member bill in his from Kakatpur. announced candidates for 18 of avail flight services from here to New Delhi, Modi had inaugurated the airport on September Tiwari participated in Delhi as well as demands for account. BJD spokesperson Sameer the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats Hyderabad and Kolkata instead of travelling all 22, 2018, but the flight services were stopped only nine debates since he merging Delhi's three munic- West Delhi MP Sahib Ranjan Dash will contest from and 128 of the 147 Assembly the way to Bhubaneswar and Ranchi. after the Union Civil Aviation Ministry cancelled took over as the Delhi BJP ipal corporations, a link Singh asked 207 questions Nimapara, Santosh Khatua seats. Polling for both the Lok Earlier, a SpiceJet team had visited the air- the licence of Air Odisha, which Chief in May 2014, while between the Dilshad Garden and was part of 25 debates, six from Nilagiri, Rajendra Dash Sabha and Assembly seats will port on February 9 and was operating the services from Jharsuguda to Lekhi, the only woman MP and Anand Vihar Metro special mentions and seven from Dhamnagar, Prashant be held in four phases - April inspected the infrastructure and other securi- Raipur, on the charges of irregularities in from Delhi, outperformed all Stations and a helipad in the private member bills. He also Muduli from Jagatsinghpur, 11, 18, 23 and 29. IANS ty-related aspects. Prime Minister Narendra November 2018. her counterparts by taking East Delhi parliamentary con- raised the demand for more part in 141 debates, according stituency. colleges in Delhi. to data available in Parliament Lekhi stood second with Bidhuri asked 188 ques- records. 436 questions, though she tions and took part in 95 P,#  !.Q  )  North West Delhi MP did not raise many city-relat- debates. Udit Raj was part of 124 ed issues. He was part of 49 special  7"-7 stituencies in Haryana in which Prime Gurugram, Hissar, Faridabad and On the occasion, the party men debates, while South Delhi's Among debates and bills mentions and eight private Minister Narendar Modi addressed Rohtak. took pledge to counter Congress’ false Ramesh Bidhuri participated she took up in the House were member bills. he Bharatiya Janta Party on Sunday the party men through video confer- Lok Sabha election in-charge Kalraj and misleading propaganda and teach in 95 debates. East Delhi's special mentions regarding The BJP, holding all the Taccused opposition Congress of encing. Mishra, co-incharge Vishwas Sarang, the opposition party a Maheish Girri participated the alleged misuse of public parliamentary seats in Delhi, attacking it in an uncivilised manner in The Chief Minister Manohar Lal, national secretary and state incharge nil lesson by ensuring victory of all the 10 in 57 debates, Chandni money by the Delhi govern- is yet to declare candidates for response to “Main Bhi Chowkidar” his ministerial colleagues and Union Jain, PWD Minister Rao Narbir Singh BJP nominees. Chowk MP Dr ment and house tax waiver in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. campaign. Ministers from the state and Haryana and Haryana BJP Organisation In Faridabad, Haryana BJP Harsh Vardhan in 56 and the state. The national capital's The party organised “Main Bhi BJP president Subhash Barala were pre- Secretary Suresh Bhatt were also present President Subhash Barala, Union Parvesh Sahib Singh from Udit Raj asked 350 ques- seven constituencies will go to Chowkidar” programme on Sunday sent at the constituency level pro- alongwith the Chief Minister Manohar Minister Krishan Pal Gurjjar and state West Delhi in 25. Parvesh tions and took part in 124 vote on May 12. evening in all the 10 Lok Sabha con- grammes at various places including Lal at Gurugram. Minister Vipul Goel were present. ,-!       !# P!1     Earlier, the cricketer- During 2017 state assem- during 2014 general elec- within the party, especially in the Union Minister, which   2 7"-7 turned-politician Navjot bly elections, the party could tions. his constituency. may send wrong signals Singh Sidhu was holding the secure just three seats, out of Khalsa, a former Indian The party was thinking to amongst the voters, despite am Aadmi Party’s loss fort for the party. But since he total 23 it contested in alliance diplomat who resigned in replace Sampla with the sit- the fact that party surveys Amay eventually turn out moved on to join the with SAD registering a dip of protest against the Operation ting Phagwara MLA Som have favoured him as party’s !) Q to be the Bharatiya Janta Congress party, BJP was left 12 percent votes in its share in Bluestar in 1984, had defeat- Parkash, who was backed by Hoshiarpur candidate over Party’s (BJP) gain. Sitting in the lurch. previous assembly elections. ed Congress’ sitting MLA the state party leadership Sampla. Congress party after it has a Fatehgarh Sahib MP Harinder As per fresh surveys, the Adding star power to its Sadhu Singh Dharamsot with against Sampla. Notably, At the same time, the pro- $  0   “Ganga Snan”, he told a Press Singh Khalsa’s move to join saffron party is apprehending election campaign and with 54,144 votes from the Parkash lost 2009 general Sampla faction is projecting conference here on Saturday. the saffron brigade, of late, a wipe out from the state. At the help of a strong Sikh face, reserved seat. elections to Congress’ Santosh Khalsa as a better choice to     Jena described the present may not only give the saffron present, the party has just one the BJP is now trying to The party is now consid- Chowdhary by a slim margin replace the Union Minister. Odisha Congress leadership as brigade a prominent Sikh parliamentarian in the Lok ensure a bigger and better ering Khalsa as a suitable of 366 votes. Moreover, the BJP, which $ -  corrupt. He had brought the face, but may also improve the Sabha, and three legislators in presence in the state politics. candidate for Hoshiarpur — Parkash, who has been had fielded its stalwart Arun matter to the knowledge of party’s prospects in the ensu- the Vidhan Sabha. On one hand, the party is a reserved seat, and Amritsar two-time MLA from Jaitley from Amritsar during  %.56 AICC president Rahul Gandhi, ing elections. At the time when the juggling between the names — a panthic seat, in view of Phagwara, is a retired bureau- previous general elections, but in the process he was oust- With the negligible pres- nation was swept by Modi of actors Sunny his credentials in both areas. crat who had served as wanted to field a strong can- ormer Union Minister ed from the party, he rued, ence in the state as of now, the wave in 2014 polls, BJP won Deool, Akshey Khanna, But chances of Khalsa, a Hoshiarpur Deputy didate, at least to match his FSrikant Jena, who has been adding that he would go around saffron brigade has been on a two seats in Punjab, out of the Poonam Dhillon and Indian scheduled caste, being party Commissioner for many stature. And despite having all expelled from the Congress, has the State urging people not to constant look out for strong total three it contested in cricketer Harbhajan Singh, it candidate from Hoshiarpur years, and is in the know of the panthic credentials, the said that he would return to the vote for the Congress. Jena and winnable faces, especial- alliance with the SAD. has taken on board Harinder are more as BJP is mulling to the issues of the district. saffron party may not field a party only if it undergoes a observed that this time neither ly a Sikh leader, that could However, the number came Sikh Khalsa, a Sikh leader, replace its sitting MP and However, Parkash was not dalit leader from the holy city “structural overhaul”. the BJP nor the Congress would help it make a comeback in down to just one after it lost who had stunned his rivals in Union Minister Vijay Sampla considered to be a strong bet which is dominated by Hindu “I may return to the get a majority Punjab after May 19 elections. 2017 Gurdaspur by-election. Fatehgarh Sahib constituency who is facing stiff opposition to replace a sitting MP and and Jat Sikh voters. !P?      (%# %/// !   4#  From Page 1 '        Recently there is no direct  # metro connectivity from Q  . )  Dwarka to Gurugram and a  %7#%"56 large number of Dwarka resi-  dents travels to Gurugram by he BJD launched a State-of-the- road.  $   Tart technology-driven cam- 4   4  It is understood that the sit- paign on Saturday from uation is to improve as metro Bhubaneswar which will cover all  " connectivity is planned along New Delhi: The will depends on the Centre's the districts.   -$  the upcoming Dwarka stress on its "great work" and reiterate its wish for the money. If given full state- It is a first of its kind in India Expressway in near future. demand for full statehood for hood, the Centre will have to give us more and world, simultaneously being Besides traffic woes, Delhi during its campaign for the 2019 money. held at 20 locations across the State.  %7#%"56 Dwarka residents are faced general elections that would comprise 280 Issues like women's safety, unem- Every day, 60 holographic with inferior construction rallies and 3,000 gatherings, a minister has ployment, and land crisis can also be shows will be there in the State and JD supremo and Chief material as residents have com- said. solved through statehood. It is also for will be undertaken across 30 dis- BMinister Naveen Patnaik on plained about tiles lining pave- "We have done great work in the sec- sure that the pace of work wil increase," tricts of Odisha. It will take BJD Sunday announced the names ments coming out. tors of health, education, farming, elec- he said. president and CM Naveen Patnaik of nine more candidates for The dust which piles up on tricity, and water. Doorstep delivery of ser- Attacking the BJP for not fulfilling its close to almost every person in the Assembly seats in the State. the road contributes to pollu- vices, pension to old and widows, and promises, he said the ruling party at the State. Pradeep Maharathy was tion. minimum wages for the labourers have Centre had promised full statehood to This is a unique initiative which re-nominated for Pipili, Residents said as one also been of great help to the people," Delhi but none of its seven MPs raised the is creatively designed and the tech- Surendra Sethi for Kakatpur, descends from the Dwarka fly- Delhi's Labour Minister Gopal Rai, told issue in Parliament. nology platform cannot be named Samir Ranjan Dash for over towards Palam, one can IANS. "The fight for full statehood has since it has a confidentiality clause Nimapara and Dr Pramod see lots of polythene bags, rot- "Our narrative is that the people gave passed from the Delhi Assembly to with the company which has the Mallick for Niali. Prasant ten food and other stuff strewn us a chance to work in Delhi, we did our Parliament. The full statehood movement patent for the technology. Muduli, the sitting MLA of across the pavement mainly best in the given situation and power. We needs to reach Parliament and our (like- Time, space and distance will Balikuda-Erasama, was shifted because people liberally feed could have done a lot more. minded) MPs will take up the issue there," no longer be factors as it would pro- to Jagatsinghpur. cows and other animals by the But because Delhi is not a full state, Rai said. ject holographic image of the Chief Raghunandan Das, who roadside. we lagged behind so much in terms of "We are in touch with the leaders of Minister. And he would through With this technology driven enabled campaigning, the BJD with recently resigned from the BJP, No regular cleaning has what we could have done. We want to the Grand Alliance. They will support us this medium speak in a real-life sit- initiative, the BJD has left all its these holographic shows has not was made the candidate for been noticed in the area. work more for the city and its people," Rai in Parliament (for the full statehood uation with the people. competitors behind in terms of only taken the party Balikuda-Erasama. Further ahead to the right, added. demand). The possibility of full statehood During these shows, people’s campaigning strategy and tech- president to crores of people in the Then new candidates the green strip has been con- "After paying taxes close to Rs 1.5 lakh will be very high if the next government opinion would also be undertaken niques. State but has launched a first of its announced are Bhagirathi Sethi verted into an enclosure for crore, Delhi only gets Rs 325 crore from is formed by the Grand Alliance," Rai in terms of feedback for more As the BJP and the Congress kind campaign method which will for Anandpur, Santosh Khatua cows and buffaloes by residents the Centre. Other states have their fixed added. focused development in the com- continue to think of social media as change the face of campaigning in for Nilgiri and Rajendra Dash of nearby area. share of the tax they pay, Delhi still IANS ing days for the State by the BJD. the latest platform of technology India forever. for Dhamnagar.    %   /// !1%! From page 1 ident of Dalelpur. "!! 1( From page 1 in question has created an Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. future slowly,” he said in reply Reaching the shore does not mean When asked about the situation, On BJP’s criticism that atmosphere of a hat-trick of “In a way it’ll satisfy the to a question on whether Rahul the task is over, Kumar said, adding it Senior Superintend of Police (SSP)  !2 , Rahul is “not very strong” in defeats)”. requests of three southern will retain Amethi or Wayanad was another 3-4 km of walk on dirt-track Gautam Buddh Nagar Vaibhav Krishna Amethi, Surjewala said: “Why Surjewala said the people States,” he said. There were seat if he wins both. before one can reach Dalelpur. said he was seized of the matter. doesn’t BJP answer why Modiji of Amethi trust the fact that many requests from Karnataka, “Don’t question Amethi’s “It’s only during raids that an offi- “I am aware of the difficulties that From page 1 left and went to they are protected with Rahul Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the intelligence. Amethi has chosen cial vehicle goes to the village, covering the police personnel have to go through On the much debated IAF air strikes fol- Varanasi. Does that mean that Gandhi being there. “The BJP former Defence Minister said, Rajivji, Soniaji and Rahulji in a distance of 70 km via Delhi and in case of Dalelpur,” lowing Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir on his condition was bad in has the task of conspiracy adding that one of the major difficult circumstances. Faridabad,” he said. he said, precisely aware of region’s geog- the CRPF convoy, he said Pakistan is in a fix Gujarat. Instead of discussing while we have the task of con- reasons for consideration was They trust the fact that this On fortunate days, he gets a ride in raphy. because if it acknowledges the air strikes, these types of immature things, struction,” he said. that it is a trijunction of the country’s management and the SUV of Dalelpur’s Satbir Tyagi, if he “We coordinate with the Haryana it will have to accept that there was terror camp they should discuss key polit- He said Wayanad has a three southern States. Amethi is secure in the hands is around and willing to come to the river Police also and our personnel also try to there. ical issues. Why is BJP so unique geographical feature as “Amethi and Rahul do not of Rahul Gandhi. bank. ensure that they reach out to the village, “They have been saying that there are no scared.” it links all the three States of have a political relationship. Nobody can break the Home to some 250-odd people, either by road or through the river. A terror camps. Now they have to hide it. They In a swipe at Union Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri, Amethi ke mann mein Rahul bond between Amethi and Dalelpur locals, however, heaped prais- bridge or some sort of direct connectivity are not allowing anybody to go there. We’ve Minister Smriti Irani who is Karnataka’s Mysore and has the baste hain. It is a family rela- Rahul and least of all BJP,” he es on the local police for their dedica- would be better,” he told PTI. been told Balakot area is being reconstructed contesting against Rahul in geographical and cultural rep- tionship and cannot be broken said. tion to the village, which they said oth- Station House Officer, Knowledge by Pakistan to show that a school is being run Amethi, he said, “Pehle Delhi resentation of the three States. by BJP’s politics,” Surjewala Congress had won eight erwise has remained “neglected” till now Park, Arvind Kumar Pathak said despite there, so that people can be taken there and mein Chandni Chowk ne “That is why party decid- said. Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in the by “other official agencies” due its loca- the difficulties the officials have been shown that no terror camp existed there,” he haraya, phir Amethi ne bha- ed that Gandhi will, in a way, He said when the Congress 2014 Lok Sabha elections, tion. performing their duty said. gaya. Jis mantri mahoyadaya ki represent the three States and Government will be formed besides two by its ally Indian “The police are the only agency for years now. Those abusing Modi on Balakot air strikes charcha kar rahe hain, jinko strengthen the unity between with the blessings of 130 crore Union Muslim League (IUML) which cares for us. They reach out to us SI Kumar said during his 18 months are helping Pakistan with their statements, he ticket di hai, ab haar ki hattrick north and south India. Indians, Rahul Gandhi will and one by Kerala Congress as soon as they can. Every night some here he has not heard of anything like a said. Tensions between India and Pakistan ka mahaul bana hai (First lost Senior Congress leader Antony represent every corner of the (Mani) and one by official from Knowledge Park police sta- bridge or road coming up that could escalated after Indian Air Force fighter jets from Chandni Chowk, then said Wayanad is situated in country in a bigger way. Revolutionary Socialist Party tions calls someone in the village to ask bring into mainstream the village, where bombed terror group JeM’s training camp near Amethi. And now, the Minister Kerala, but also surrounded by “We will discuss about the (RSP). if everything is fine,” said Tyagi, 42, res- he has to go at least twice a month. Balakot deep inside Pakistan on February 26.   !" #  $<         #  &  + &&;        7 $!  * ($) *   "56-5.7 &$) ( $ ongress president Rahul CGandhi’s decision to con- test from Wayanad Lok Sabha  "56-5.7 constituency in Kerala besides his traditional stronghold of he CRPF has drafted a new Amethi in Uttar Pradesh TStandard Operating evoked sharp reactions from Procedure for convoy move- the BJP on Sunday which saw ment in Jammu and Kashmir it as his attempt to “escape” wherein the paramilitary defeat at Amethi and seek “safe motorcade will now be com- sanctuary” in a southern State. mandeered by an SP-rank offi- BJP chief Amit Shah cer. The new SOP has also laid ridiculed Rahul for deciding to down that a convoy will not contest from Wayanad Lok have more than 40 vehicles Sabha seat besides Amethi,   &      3.          during such movement. The saying the Congress president #    # 0 .         move comes in the wake of the has “fled” to Kerala fearing that     ' ,     Pulwama terror attack that the voters in his traditional killed 40 paramilitary person- stronghold would seek an people of the country will ask implying that that the Congress nel in a suicide bombing by the account of work done by him you to give an account (of leader was feeling secure with Pakistan-based terror group and his party over the years. work),” he said. the kind of constituency profile. Jaish-e-Mohammad. Shah was addressing his The Congress had earlier He also ridiculed and sought to The SOP, officials said, also first election meeting in west- on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi know whither provides for strict ‘passenger ern Uttar Pradesh, where vot- will contest from Wayanad ‘Mahagadbandan’ with Rahuol manifest discipline’ and an face continuous threat from the leads the entourage in a vehi- which was the worst in the last Pulwama incident, the terror ing will be held in the first Lok Sabha constituency in contesting against one of the Inspector or Sub-Inspector rank terror groups. cle fitted with communication three decades of insurgency in hit could have been avoided. phase on April 11. The saffron Kerala besides his traditional so-called Congress ally (left official will be responsible to The SP rank convoy com- equipment and has armed the Valley, over 2,500 CRPF With a strength of 65 bat- party had won all the eight stronghold of Amethi in Uttar parties) in Kerala. He said with maintain during such transit. mander will directly report commandos for quick reaction men were travelling at one go talions (65,000 personnel), the seats in the region in the 2014 Pradesh. The decision is seen Mayawati, Mamta , Akhilesh An officer of second-in- and co-ordinate with one of the in case of any untoward even- in the terror-sensitive Kashmir CRPF is lead force for internal Lok Sabha polls. as an attempt by the Congress and even “one leader in Bihar” command rank (equivalent to three CRPF Deputy Inspector tuality. Valley, a pointer to the lack- security duties and anti-ter- “Rahul has fled to Kerala as to consolidate its electoral base too staking claim at prime SP rank) of the force will lead General (operations) based in While the upper limit of adaisical approach of the top rorist operations in Jammu he fears that Amethi voters will in south India, especially Kerala minstership , what is the stand- the convoy instead of the cur- Kashmir. the convoy strength has been paramilitary leadership based and Kashmir. seek an account (of work) from which has 20 Lok Sabha seats. ing of Rahul in ‘ rent practice of a junior Earlier, the convoy com- fixed at 40 vehicles, the Force in the national capital as well as Stung by the Pulwama inci- him,” the BJP chief said. Senior BJP leader and party Mahagadhbandan’. Assistant Commandant-rank mander under the charge of an is also looking at ways to min- in Jammu and Kashmir. dent, the CRPF is also in the “In Kerala, there is politics candidate from Patnasahib Prasad said Rahul’s run to (Assistant SP) officer heading Assistant Commandant used to imize the number of vehicles to CRPF insiders said had process to procure a new fleet of appeasement, hence he is Ravi Sankar Prasad sought to Wayanad is a clear attempt to the convoys. report through the 10-20 for a more secured trav- the paramilitary leadership of mine protected vehicles going there. You (Gandhi) have dissect Rahul’s move to contest find a safe sacture in Kerla as A senior official will be Commandant to their higher- el as well as effective manage- shown dynamism in formulat- (MPVs) and bullet-resistant played with the security of the from Wayanad by saying that the former fears losing h is tra- having more experience to ups. ment and control, officials said. ing effective strategies for con- 30-seater buses for secure country for your vote-bank the constituency consisted of ditional seat in UP. manoeuvre the convoys which The convoy commander In the Pulwama incident voy movement before the movement of personnel. politics. Wherever you go, the about 49 per cent minorities,

   P %5        !  !  O  !  P &&6   ! " #  New Delhi: Candidature of   " -  former JNUSU President "56-5.7 Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai constituency in Bihar he wage rates for NREGA was the “deal-breaker” between Tworkers for 2019-20, noti- CPI and RJD as the Lalu fied on Saturday has revealed Prasad-led party doubted that the hike for NREGA work- Kumar’s winnability quotient in ers ranges from a meagre Re 1 view of several controversies to 17 for various States and surrounding him. Union Territories (UTs). According to Rajya Sabha Workers of 6 states and MP and RJD spokesperson UTs will have to be content Manoj Jha, the CPI-RJD with no hike at all. Workers of alliance could not be forged poor states like Jharkhand and also because his party was not Bihar, who did not get a hike willing to compromise on its last year, are lucky that will get candidate Tanveer Hassan, con- an increase of 3 and 2 respec- sidering his popularity and the tively. The average increase in work done by him in Begusarai. NREGA wage rate across the “RJD has been a very country is a measly 2.6%, strong force. Even in the so- according to a statement issued called Modi wave in 2014 elec- here by NREGA Sangharsh ( NREGA wages is nothing less tions, our candidate got almost Morcha. than a much-touted “surgical four lakh votes and since then It pointed out that for 33 '  strike” on the poor, said the he has never left Begusarai. It     ,  ( &    O, 6   , P.             ' ,     states and Union Territories the statement. was impossible for us to set NREGA wage rate is less than ' &  && The Supreme Court has aside Tanveer Hassan’s candi- the corresponding minimum %(( repeatedly upheld minimum dature. We have a strong cadre wage for agriculture, con- wages as a fundamental right and that wanted Tanveer    &       demning its employment guar- #& and equated payment of any- Hassan and there is nothing we antee act workers to another  % thing less as “forced labour”. could have done. It is all about year of bonded labour. Unremunerative NREGA our cadre, our people, there- New Delhi: Railway Board after railways had to explain graph of any political leader on violation of the model code of The difference is greatest in = wages, coupled with long delays fore, another candidature than Chairman VK Yadav Sunday why tickets issued to passengers railway ticket, any other railway conduct. It has also been asked Goa, where the NREGA wage in wage payments - even non- his became a deal-breaker,” he wrote to all zones, asking them had photographs of Prime stationery, railway coaches, rail- to explain the person responsi- rate is only 62 per cent of the '&$# payment of wages in many told PTI. to remove all kinds of political Minister Narendra Modi after way stations, any other railway ble for the tea cups carrying the state minimum wage for agri-  % ((( cases - has turned many rural In 2014 Lok Sabha elec- advertising from railway the MCC had come into force. premises should be immediately chowkidar slogan. culture. This ratio is in the workers away from the employ- tions, Hasan had finished sec- premises after a series of Just two days ago, a tea cup removed and advertising agency The EC is learnt to have range of 60-70 per cent for a M#$* )$N ment guarantee programme. ond by losing to BJP’s Bhola instances of violation of the bearing the BJP’ election cam- should be suitable informed,” invoked the ‘party in power’ number of poor states such as The NREGA Sangharsh Singh by a small margin of over model code of conduct. paign slogan “main bhi the message from Yadav says. clause of the poll code in the case Telangana and Odisha (see try is going through one of the Morcha has demanded an 55,000 votes. CPI’s Rajendra The message sent to all chowkidaar” created a furore. EC sources on Saturday as it could be averred that party table). worst employment crisis in increase in the NREGA wage Singh was at a distant third zonal general managers and “Dear GMs/DRMs, any said that Railways have been in power’ is using government At a time when the coun- decades, this meagre hike in rate to 600 a day. with nearly 1.92 lakh votes.PTI divisional railway comes days advertisement having photo- asked to explain the prima facie transporter for publicity. PTI !            7   6     

 "56-5.7 his own merit, without support from Bhagalpur. the grace of God and with great  6 .  1 from the BJP and feels that this had a humiliating defeat.” support from the people, I ctor-politician Shatrughan time he could break his “pre- Sinha said he purposely did could break my previous ASinha, who has announced vious records in terms of vic- not call top BJP leaders such as records also in terms of victo- that he is quitting the BJP, on tory”. “friend, philosopher, guide” ry.”  "56-5.7 needed to intervene in that. Sunday said he decided to go He slammed the BJP’s lead- Advani, Joshi, Yashwant Sinha, His remarks came after “The priority of the CPM is to with the Congress as it was a ership of Prime Minister , Rajnath Singh daughter Sonakshi Sinha on pset over Rahul Gandhi’s oust Narendra Modi from national party in the “true Narendra Modi and party chief in the 2014 polls for cam- Friday said he should have Udecision to contest in power,” he said, adding that the sense” and family friend Lalu Amit Shah saying earlier there paigning. “moved on” from BJP long Kerala’s Wayanad, the Left par- LDF would register a thump- Prasad also advised him to do was “lokshahi” (democracy) “I did not even call my own back as he did not get the ties on Sunday said they will ing win in Kerala. so. and now there is “tanashahi” daughter Sonakshi Sinha so respect he deserved. Sonakshi work to ensure the defeat the Kerala Chief Minister He said leaders such as (dictatorship) in the party. that people don’t get to say said joining Congress is his Congress president, who took Pinarayi Vijayan said Gandhi Trinamool Congress chief “There used to be collective things. I won on merit, on prin- choice and she believes the vet- a decision to fight with them contesting from Wayanad could Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi decision during Atal (Bihari ciples, without anybody’s sup- eran actor will be able to do instead of fighting with main only be seen as a move to fight Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav Vajpayee) ji’s time. There was port or help. They (the BJP) did good work with the party. enemy BJP. the Left parties and not the BJP, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) democracy in the true sense. not give me the help they were Shatrughan Sinha also “Their priority now is to and asserted that the LDF national convener Arvind But now, there is the case of giving to other candidates, hailed Rahul Gandhi’s leader- fight against the Left in Kerala. would defeat him in the April Kejriwal, among others, want- one-man show and two-man they did not give me any help,” ship qualities, saying the It goes against the Congress’ 23 Lok Sabha elections. In ed him to join their respective army,” said the 73-year-old he alleged. Congress president is a man to national commitment to fight Wayanad constituency, the CPI parties, but he had made it clear leader, who is in Muscat where         $! (      ' , “Despite the Modi leher or be watched for his vision and the BJP, as in Kerala, it is the is contesting representing the that whatever be the situation, he is being honoured as a cin-  ( 45  qahar in the entire country, by dynamism. LDF which is the main force Left front. the constituency he would be ematic legend. the grace of the people of “The way he has taken up fighting the BJP there,” CPI(M) CPI leader D Raja also contesting in the Lok Sabha Asked why he decided to Congress). We are there with president) Akhilesh Yadav, and Patna, in my victory, I had the issues boldly, he has proved politburo member Prakash questioned the decision of the polls would be Patna Sahib. go with the Congress, Sinha you and will be together polit- (Delhi Chief Minister) Arvind highest vote share percentage in himself and in one year as as Karat told reporters. Congress, saying it made no The actor-turned-politi- said there were several reasons ically also’. It was done with his Kejriwal among others, want- the country,” Sinha said. Congress president he has won “To pick a candidate like sense. “This makes no sense. I cian, who has been criticising such as it is the grand old party (Lalu Prasad’s) permission and ed me to be in their party. But Asked how he sees the three states despite EVMs and Rahul Gandhi against the Left don’t understand what politics the Modi government for long, which has had great leaders like in agreement with him,” said I had to come to this place impending clash with senior many hurdles. He is the origi- means that the Congress is the Congress is playing here. said it was “painful” for him to Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabhbhai Sinha, who won the Patna because I had said that what- BJP leader nator of the most popular slo- going to target the Left in There is no BJP to fight in leave the BJP with which he has Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sahib seat back to back in 2009 ever be the situation, the loca- on the Patna Sahib seat, Sinha gan -- ‘’,” Kerala. This is something Kerala, it is the Left versus the had such a long association, but those of the Nehru-Gandhi and 2014 parliamentary polls. tion will be the same,” Sinha said the Union minister is like Sinha said. which we will strongly oppose Congress-led UDF. By choos- was disturbed at the treatment family. He said an important fac- said, adding that the Congress a family friend and he has On whether Gandhi could and in this election, we will ing a constituency in Kerala for meted out by the party to its The party also has a great tor is that the Patna Sahib seat was a great party. respect for him. be the next prime minister, he work to ensure the defeat of Rahul Gandhi, what message is stalwarts such as LK Advani, contribution in the country’s has gone to the Congress quota On claims by BJP leaders Asserting that he doesn’t said it all depends on the bless- Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad,” the Congress conveying to the , Arun freedom movement, the sitting in the mahagathbandhan that he got votes in Patna due want to comment on person- ings of the people the number Karat said. country,” Raja asked. Shourie and Yashwant Sinha. MP from Patna Sahib said, (grand alliance) seat sharing to the party, the former Union alities as he has only spoken of seats Congress gets. CPI(M) general secretary “The primary objective is The BJP has not fielded adding another reason was and he had said that whatever minister said, “I would like to about issues, Sinha said, “For “Rahul Gandhi has all the Sitaram Yechury, who is in to defeat the BJP, how does this party veterans Advani and that it is a national party in be the situation, the con- say that in the last election it Ravi Shankar Prasad I can capabilities,” Sinha added. Thiruvananthapuram to cam- move help in that? We are not Joshi in the Lok Sabha polls. “true sense”. stituency for him to fight the was not just Modi ‘leher’ (wave) only convey my best wishes. Sinha met Rahul Gandhi paign for the elections, said going to withdraw our candi- In an exclusive interview to “Our family friend (RJD polls would be the same. but Modi ‘qahar’ (destruction) After all, the people of Patna here last week and is set to for- deciding on candidates was date from the seat. Rahul PTI, Sinha said he had won chief) Lalu Prasad also sug- “Many people like (TMC on certain seats like we saw will decide. We will accept the mally join the Congress on the internal matter of a politi- Gandhi has to answer to the from Patna Sahib in 2014 on gested ‘you go there (to the chief) Mamata Banerjee, (SP Shahnawaz Hussain losing verdict. I have a feeling that by April 6. cal party and no other party people of this country,” he said.   !" #  $@          ("  

Bijnor/Baghpat (UP): BJP Modi Government which has lowing the Pulwama terrorist  7"  chief Amit Shah on Sunday honoured him." attack, he said, "Pakistan killed ridiculed Rahul Gandhi for In a jibe at Opposition 40 of our CRPF jawans. Modiji deciding to contest from parties, the BJP chief said they demolished the hideouts of      $9.$4 Wayanad Lok Sabha seat have united due to the fear of the terrorists by conducting air besides Amethi, saying the Modi. strikes in Pakistan on the 13th engal Chief Minister Congress president has "fled" to "By chanting 'Modi, Modi' day of their death." BMamata Banerjee once Kerala fearing that the voters in people have made it clear that Later, at a rally in Baghpat, again lashed out at the BJP for his traditional stronghold Modiji should become Prime Shah said, "If they (Pakistan) destroying India’s democratic would seek an account of work Minister (again). But whom fire bullets at us, we will reply setup and called upon the peo- done by him and his party over will the 'gathbandhan' with shells. If they hurl stones ple to throw out the Narendra the years. (Opposition alliance) project as at us, we will reply with bricks." Modi Government from power. Shah was addressing his Prime Minister? They do not "The people of the country Moments before leaving first election meeting in west- have any 'neeti' (policy) or said Modiji has done a good by for Hyderabad, at the invitation ern Uttar Pradesh, where vot- 'reeti' (manner). The fear of hitting terrorists. But Sam of her Andhra Pradesh coun- ing will be held in the first Modiji have united them," he Pitroda, the guru of Rahul terpart Chandrubabu Naidu phase on April 11. The saffron in south India, especially Kerala religion and demanded Rahul said. Gandhi, said the attack was not for delivering a grand alliance party had won all the eight which has 20 Lok Sabha seats. Gandhi's apology to the coun- Citing various welfare good and there should have (Mahagathbandhan) rally, saffron outfit that had of late Centre. seats in the region in the 2014 Shah also hit out at the try. schemes of the Centre, Shah been talks," he said. sponsored by Telugu Demas witnessed a meteoric rise in “It is possible to defeat Lok Sabha polls. Congress, claiming it "gave a "They have committed the said the Modi Government There was an atmosphere Party, Banerjee told reporters Bengal replacing the Left Front this autocratic rule. This can "Rahul Gandhi has fled to clean chit" to Pakistan-based sin of insulting the glorious has given gas cylinders, power of festivity across the nation fol- that under the BJP “our democ- as the principal opposition only be done if all the opposi- Kerala as he fears that Amethi terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in Hindu community for their connections and houses to the lowing the air strikes, but Rahul racy is in danger,” as “dictators party, said “in the present sit- tion parties unite to dislodge voters will seek an account (of the Samjhauta Express train vote-bank politics. Can a poor. Gandhi, Mayawati and are trying to take control of the uation when the common them from power,” she said. work) from him," the BJP chief blast case, sent Swami Hindu ever be a terrorist? Is it "In the last five years, gas Akhilesh Yadav had a long entire country.” man’s interest is hurt and the On the same day however said. Aseemanand and other "inno- possible that Rahul Gandhi cylinders were given to seven face, the BJP chief claimed. Naidu had attended the country’s democracy is in dan- the CPI(M) which still enjoyed "In Kerala, there is politics cent people" to jail and "put a does not know that we crore poor women, 2.5 crore Blaming the successive BSP January 19 grand rally of 21 ger by the this dictatorial about 20 per cent vote share in of appeasement, hence he is tag of terrorism on Hindus". (Hindus) even feed wheat flour people got houses and nearly and SP Governments in UP for opposition parties organised by regime which has subverted the the State conceding about a going there. You (Gandhi) have He claimed that in "the to ants? How can we kill peo- 2.35 crore families got elec- alleged non-payment of sugar- Banerjee at the Brigade parade Constitution the people must good 15 per cent to the BJP, played with the security of the Samjhauta blast case, the then ple? Rahul Gandhi should apol- tricity connections. Apart from cane dues to farmers, he said, grounds in Kolkata. unite and vote to throw out the said the Bengal Chief Minister country for your vote-bank Union Home Minister P ogise to the people of the this, 50 crore poor got the ben- "Our Government has paid Banerjee whose visit to BJP Government from power.” was the biggest hurdle in the politics. Wherever you go, the Chidambaram, Sushil Kumar country for this," the BJP chief efit of free treatment up to 5 58,000 crore to sugarcane Hyderabad was seen as the cul- She said “people have lost formation of a people’s alliance people of the country will ask Shinde and Rahul Gandhi had said. lakh," he said. farmers. By April 5, almost 75 mination of her attempt to their freedom of speech under and that she was in fact an you to give an account (of said in front of US officials that Alleging the Congress had Referring to PM Modi per cent of cane dues this year stitch together the grand this Government. Those who agent of the BJP who was try- work)," he said. Lashkar-e-Taiba is not a threat, denied Dalit icon Bhimrao washing the feet of sanitation will be paid by the Centre and alliance bid she started in speak out in protest are either ing to divide the anti-BJP votes The Congress had earlier but people spreading Hindu Ambedkar his due honour, workers during Kumbh Mela in the UP Government." Kolkata said, under the Modi threatened with government to serve her own prime minis- on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi terrorism are." Shah said, "I want to ask Rahul Allahabad, the BJP chief said, Prior to beginning his Government the interest of agencies or silenced.” terial dreams. will contest from Wayanad "However, court has given baba why your great-grandfa- "This has not happened earli- speech in Baghpat, Shah paid the common man was hurt as At this juncture there was In North Bengal city of Lok Sabha constituency in a clean chit to Swami ther (Jawaharlal Nehru) er. The Prime Minister hon- tributes to former Prime never before. The Government a dire necessity not only for the Siliguri CPI(M) State secretary Kerala besides his traditional Aseemanand and other stopped Bhimrao Ambedkar oured them and also sent a Minister Chaudhary Charan had “subverted all the democ- people to unite but also the Dr Suryakanto Mishra ques- stronghold of Amethi in Uttar accused," Shah said. from going to Parliament? His message of social harmony." Singh and said, "How we ratic institutions and constitu- entire opposition to come tioned Banerjee’s “shrill cry Pradesh. The decision is seen He alleged that the picture was not installed in Lauding Modi for the deci- should work for farmers has tion of India,” she added. together beneath the umbrel- for Opposition unity,” when she as an attempt by the Congress Congress had committed the Parliament. Today you are sion to carry out anti-terror air been told to the country by Banerjee whose party was la of a grand alliance to defeat was “herself breaking it to help to consolidate its electoral base sin of linking terrorism with quoting Ambedkar, but it is the strikes in Pakistan's Balakot fol- Chaudhary Sahab." PTI facing a stiff challenge from the the despotic power in the the BJP Government.”  -)8$9 %!: $ '                %  8        !""  .          Kohima: In a major boost to regionalism. Also, the NPF is decided to support the Jammu: Six persons were Bengaluru: Congress President doing anything to help the the Congress, the Naga not an ally of the Congress," Congress candidate in the booked on Sunday for not Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked farmers who were in distress. People's Front (NPF), which is Liezietsu clarified. interest of the Nagas," he said. Ariyalur (TN): An election room and resuming his sleep as depositing their licensed leaders and workers of the He also raked up the the main Opposition party in The NPF, which has 26 Asked about the seven observer from the IPS cadre of if nothing happened, they said. weapons in Kishtwar district of Congress-JD(S) alliance in "Yeddyurappa diary" issue, the 60-member Assembly, has MLAs in the Assembly, wants NPF MLAs, who openly Haryana caused a flutter here Police said the constable Jammu & Kashmir, police said. Karnataka to strive unitedly to referring to the allegation that decided to support KL Chishi, to bring all secular forces pledged their support to the when he fired nine rounds in could not refuse when the In run up to the Lok Sabha defeat the Modi Government in the former Chief Minister had the grand old party's candidate together for the upcoming PDA government and its con- the air from a constable's gun observer asked for the gun as elections, the district magistrate the Lok Sabha polls. paid 1,800 crore as bribe to for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Lok Sabha election, he said, sensus candidates for the Lok early on Sunday and was he was a higher ranked police of Kishtwar had issued an Gandhi's comments come the party top brass. the State. adding that the NDA, if it Sabha polls and the promptly relieved from duty, official. order on February 28, directing amid reports of deep resent- "Whose money is 1,800 The NPF, which is not comes to power, will push for Aonglendeng Assembly officials said. According to officials, all licensed weapon owners to ment in several constituencies crore?" Gandhi asked, as he fielding any candidate for the the Citizenship (Amendment) bypoll, Zeliang said, "It is evi- DIG Hemant Kalson, sus- Kalson, who was among the deposit their weapons at con- among local leaders and work- mentioned about the alleged general election, announced its Bill, putting the interests of dent that they have bargained pected to be under the influ- observer for the April 18 Lok cerned police stations. ers of the Congress and JD(S), entries in the diary about pay- decision to back the Congress indigenous people under the trust of people and that of ence of alcohol, asked the Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, "Since the last date for which are fighting the polls ments having been made to candidate during a consulta- threat. the party for their personal Police constable posted there to had been relieved from duty depositing such weapons has unitedly. senior BJP leaders. tive meeting of central office T R Zeliang, NPF legisla- benefits." give the semi-automatic gun with immediate effect based on expired, police lodged FIRs in He asked the Congress "Where did this money bearers and MLAs here on ture party leader, said the "A showcause notice has andstarted firing in the air on the recommendation of different police stations against workers and leaders to work for come from?" he asked, adding Saturday. objective was to defeat been issued to the MLAs on a road near the Circuit House, District Collector M the persons who failed to JD(S) candidates and made a it came from farmers. "The NPF has decided to Tokheho Yepthomi, the con- March 26. The party will be where he has been staying. Vijayalakshmi, who is the deposit their weapons thus similar appeal to JD(S) coun- Yeddyurappa has rub- lend issue-based support to sensus candidate of the ruling compelled to take action Others staying in the cir- Election Officer. violating the order," a police terparts, emphasising that their bished the allegations as "atro- Congress candidate KL Chishi PDA, of which the BJP is a against them if they fail to cuit house rushed out on hear- State Chief Electoral spokesman said. main target was to "defeat cious and malicious" while the in the upcoming Lok Sabha part. respond within seven days," he ing gun shots when they found Officer Satyabrata Sahoo in He said police is also iden- Modi." Gandhi accused the Income Tax department has election," its president "The people here are con- added. the officer firing in the air. Chennai said the officer had tifying more persons who have Modi government of benefit- dismissed it as a "forgery doc- Shrhozelie Liezietsu said. fronted with issues of secular- Elections to the lone Lok Kalson then handed back been relieved as observer and not yet deposited their licensed ting only the rich and his ument" and a "set of loose "That, however, does not ism, citizenship bill and Naga Sabha seat in Nagaland will be the gun to the shocked con- an FIR registered against him. weapons so that action can be "industrialist friends" and not papers". PTI change the party's stand on political issue. The NPF has held on April 11. PTI stable before going back to his Police were investigating. PTI taken. PTI    $          '  !"" 7,-!

   Imphal: The BJP on Sunday "always had a special affection" asserted that the upcoming for the north east. Lok Sabha elections is just a Manipur has two Lok Ahmedabad: The BJP on from Anand. Junagadh "formality" to re-elect Narendra Sabha seats — Outer Manipur Sunday announced four more Member of Parliament Rajesh Modi as the Prime Minister. and Inner Manipur — and Lok Sabha candidates for Chudasama has been renomi- The parliamentary elec- both the constituencies are Gujarat, dropping three sitting nated from the same seat. tion, beginning April 11, will held by the Congress. MPs. Vaghela had declined to contest be all about Modi's perfor- Kohli exuded confidence Bharatsinh Dabhi, sitting the April-May Lok Sabha polls mance, leadership and how he that the BJP would wrest the MLA from Kheralu Assembly citing poor health. wants to take India to the two seats on the back of the constituency, will contest from The ruling party has so far next level, BJP national Central Government's initia- Patan while Geeta Rathwa, a announced candidates for 23 spokesperson Nalin Kohli told tives to develop the state and district panchayat member for out of the state's 26 seats. reporters here. the region. the last five terms, will be the It is yet to announce can- "This election is a formal- The Outer Manipur con- BJP candidate from Chhota didates for Mehsana, Surat and ity to re-elect Prime Minister stituency will go to polls on Udepur (ST). Ahmedabad (East) Lok Sabha Modi, who works and cares for April 11, while elections to the Mitesh Patel, a district- seats, the last held by actor- the poorest of the poor in the Inner Manipur seat will take level treasurer in the BJP, will politician who country, especially the north place on April 18. fight from Anand. The three refused to contest this time. east region," he said at a func- Meanwhile, state BJP pres- will replace sitting MPs The BJP, while announc- tion to welcome 71 Congress ident K Bhabananda claimed from Patan, ing candidates for the 23 Lok workers into the BJP fold. that the 71 Congress workers from Chhota Sabha seats, has dropped eight Kohli added that the joined the BJP, "as it is coming Udepur (ST) and sitting MPs. PTI ,        (   .  $       has to power again in Delhi". &&             !   $        "  Pune: Students of nearly 200 pri- received several letters from      mary schools in the far-flung students sharing their thoughts  '9  )   7  3 3 tribal areas of Sahyadri hill after reading these books. ranges in Maharashtra are get- "So besides the habit of Itanagar: Union Minister Kiren Pakistan and Afghanistan after Rijiju will contest from the  $9.$4 ting into the habit of reading reading, the habit of writing is Rijiju on Sunday said the Centre seven years of residence in India Arunachal West constituency in books, thanks to an initiative by also being inculcated among stu- did not introduce the Citizenship instead of 12 years, which is the the general elections. Former ivek Dubey, the Special a group of trekkers from Pune. dents," he said. Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha norm currently, even if they do chief minister Nabam Tuki has VPolice Observer for Libraries consisting of books Savlaram Pote, a teacher at respecting the interests of the not possess any documents. It is been pitched against him by the Bengal appointed by the on history, environment, ani- a primary school in a tribal area people of Northeastern States. now set to lapse on June 3. Congress. Arunachal will wit- Election Commission of India, mals, forts and stories of well- near Shivneri Fort, said they The people of the region, he Rijiju claimed that the bill ness simultaneous polls to the reached Kolkata on Sunday. known scientists, authors, received over 150 Marathi books said, had staged protests without would in no way affect assembly and the Lok Sabha. He would take charge from sportsmen and freedom fighters from the Marathidesh understanding the pros and Arunachal Pradesh, from where Rijiju said the opposition Monday beginning talks with are being set up in these schools Foundation and students were cons of the citizenship amend- he hails, as it is governed by a dif- had raised the issue of granti- the Chief Electoral Officer by the Marathidesha Foundation enjoying reading them in their ment bill. ferent set of laws and under the ng refugee status to Tibetans, and the top administrative throughits movement recess or other free time. The government, respecting Bengal Eastern Frontier Chakmas and Hajongs, who officers of the State. 'Shivsahyadri Granthdindi'. planned to donate books that aim was to take this number to "The students are reading their sentiments, had decided Regulation Act. are residing in the state, with- Dubey was appointed in Damodar Magdum, one of can be used for extra-curricular 2,000 in future. books, explaining what they not to introduce the bill in the People from other states out the knowledge of the place of KK Sharma, the for- the members of the foundation, reading," he said. The group members make understood from it and also Rajya Sabha though many states need to take Inner Line Permit ground reality. The Tibetan mer DGP of the BSF, who was said during their treks and fort Several trekkers and fort sure that students read these writing letters to the foundation were supporting it, the Union to enter Arunachal Pradesh, refugees who came to India in allegedly seen last year attend- conservation-related activities lovers were now coming forward books in their spare time. members," he said. minister of state for home told while foreigners need to obtain 1959 and are settled in five ing a programme sponsored in the Sahyadri ranges, they and contributing to the cause, he "We ask schools to designate Bhagwan Chile, a fort reporters here. Protected Area Permit (PAP) refugee camps in the state, are by the IAS in uniform. realised that the schools and stu- said. one day as 'reading day' and also researcher associated with the The controversial bill, and Restricted Area Permit not willing to take citizenship Apparently following a hue dents there were facing resource "As of now, we have set up ask students to write letters to us initiative, said it was a "great passed in the Lok Sabha on (RAP), he pointed. of India even if the Supreme and cry by Bengal Chief crunch. over 200 libraries at schools in explaining about the book they thing" to get students of these January 8, sought to provide "I am committed to protect Court grants it to them as they Minister Mamata Banerjee, "So, we decided to do some- various small tribal villages," read," he said. schools, located in remote areas, Indian citizenship to non- the interests and rights of the are fighting for their country's he was replaced Dubey sources thing for such schools and Magdum claimed, adding their Magdum said they have into the habit of reading. 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2  /6 66B 2:." ;6 8 &  7 :;     ( %         . <     5  Ahmednagar: A 17-year-old 51, asked her several times to Saygunde and the girl's uncles - girl in Ahmednagar district of discontinue her friendship with Rajendra Jagannath Shinde (30)  -  Maharashtra was allegedly killed the boy but the girl failed to heed and Dnyandev Jagannath Shinde Lucknow: Accusing the BJP of power. Pls ensure no vote goes by her father who was against his advice, he said. (35) - were arrested on Saturday indulging in "despicable poli- waste. My Appeal," she added. her friendship with a boy study- On March 23, Saygunde, in evening, Pawar said. tics", Bahujan Samaj Party Later, in a statement, the Jodhpur: A MiG 27 aircraft of ing with her in a college here, a fit of anger, allegedly throttled The accused were booked supremo Mayawati, on Sunday BSP chief said, "Each and the Indian Air Force crashed on police said on Sunday. his daughter to death at their under Indian Penal Code alleged that the ruling party every vote of the Dalits is Sunday near Jodhpur in Jamkhed police station home in Chondi village, locat- Sections 302 (murder), 201 had conspired to field Bhim important to remove the arro- Rajasthan but the pilot ejected inspector Pandurang Pawar said ed around 60 km from here, (causing disappearance of evi- Army chief Chandrashekhar gant, autocratic, casteist and safely, official sources said. they suspected it to be a case of Pawar said. He also allegedly dence of offence) and 34 (acts Azad from Varanasi Lok Sabha communal BJP from power. The MiG 27 UPG jet took 'honour killing'. tried to burn the body with the done by several persons in fur- seat to divide the Dalit votes. This should not be allowed to off from Utarlai airforce base The incident took place in help of the girl's two uncles and therance of common intention), Azad had announced ear- go waste, so that one regrets in and the jet experienced engine Chondi village, the native place on March 24 lodged a missing he said, adding that a probe was lier this month that he will future and life does not problems leading to the crash of state minister Ram Shinde, complaint about her at Jamkhed underway in the case. contest the general elections Dalit mindset, it is now become hell." at around 11:45 AM in Sirohi who demanded stringent pun- police station, he said. When contacted, Shinde, from Varanasi, Prime Minister indulging in despicable poli- Azad launched his Lok district about 120 km south of ishment for the accused. The half-burnt body was who is also the guardian minis- Narendra Modi's constituency. tics," Mayawati said in a tweet. Sabha campaign with a road- Jodhpur, they said, adding that mission, they said. The deceased's father and spotted by the deceased's sister ter of Ahmednagar, said, "The "With the ill-intention of "The BJP tried hard to show in Varanasi on Saturday. the pilot ejected safely. The fighter aircraft crashed two maternal uncles were arrest- on March 25 near a water body incident is shocking and those dividing Dalit votes & taking help Bhim Army chief He accused Modi of only The sources said a court of in Shivganj police station area ed in connection with the inci- close to their house, he said. found guilty should be awarded advantage, the BJP has con- Chandrashekhar join the BSP favouring the rich and "harass- inquiry has been ordered to near Godana dam in Sirohi dis- dent, Pawar said. The police later sent the maximum punishment." spired to field Bhim Army as its mole but failed in its con- ing" small borrowers and poor. investigate the cause of the acci- trict. Police and administrative The girl used to frequently body for postmortem. Chondi village was also the chief Chandrashekhar from spiracy. It is very imperative in The Dalit leader declared dent. Preliminary reports indi- officials have reached the spot chat with the boy over phone They questioned around 35 birthplace of late Ahilyabai Varanasi LS seat. This organ- the national interest to dislodge at the roadshow that the cate no loss of life and proper- to cordon off the area, Sirohi and go to college with him on his people and based on informa- Holkar, the former ruler and isation was formed under BJP autocratic, despotic anti-Dalit, countdown to Modi's defeat ty on ground. district SP, Kalyan Mal Meena, two-wheeler, he said. Her father tion and evidences gathered in queen of the Maratha- Malwa conspiracy & with its anti- OBC & minorities BJP from had begun. PTI The jet was on a routine told PTI. PTI Pandurang Shreerang Saygunde, connection with the incident, kingdom. PTI   &   &<  (   ,-!   ,  .2#   &      50     = #                7    Pune: The city Congress on Kolar (Ktk): In an apparent dig strategy, had announced to go Guwahati: The Assam Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) Sunday launched its election at Congress leader Priyanka to Ayodhya. Congress on Sunday accused 2007, which has affected the campaign sans the candidate. Gandhi Vadra, Union Minister They go to Ayodhya, but the Narendra Modi economy of the state to a large While the BJP has Smriti Irani on Sunday said they don't do pranam in the Government of doing nothing extent. announced the candidature of that from the time Narendra temple, they say if they do to solve the State's perennial "Not a single new project Maharashtra minister and local Modi became the "chowki- pranam to god their vote bank flood problem, and destroying was announced by Modi in the MLA Girish Bapat for the Pune daar" of the country, those will go away from them," she its economy. last five years. Assam has total- Lok Sabha seat, the Congress is touring foreign countries have added. Addressing a press confer- ly been neglected by the BJP-led yet to announce its nominee. started remembering the moth- Priyanka Gandhi had ence here, Assam Pradesh central government. Modi's City Congress leaders were er Ganga. prayed at the popular Congress Committee president schemes are only to help the hopeful that the announcement Also hitting out at Priyanka Hanuman Garhi temple in Ripun Bora alleged that the capitalists, but not the poor," will be made by Sunday morn- Gandhi for not visiting the Ayodhya, but kept away from BJP-led central government did Bora alleged. ing, but there was no word from makeshift Ram Lalla shrine the Ram Lalla shrine. not announce a single new He pointed out that the the high command, a party during her recent visit to Her visit to Ayodhya, project for the state in the last foundation stone of the Jorhat- source said. Ayodhya, she said there is fear where the disputed Ram five years. Majuli bridge over the The party workers launched among the Congress leadership Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid "What has Modi done to Brahmaputra was laid three the campaign by taking out a that if they do "pranam" to god site is located, came on the last solve the flood problem of years ago, but not even the DPR procession from Kasba Peth, in the temple, their votes will day of her three-day trip to Assam? You (BJP government) has yet been prepared. Bapat's Assembly constituency. go away from them. Uttar Pradesh.             9           only organised 'Namami Bora slammed the BJP City Congress chief Ramesh "Those people who gave The Hanuman shrine 'dar- Brahmaputra' and 'Namami leaders for criticising the min- Bagwe and four ticket aspirants affidavit in court....Congress shan' was the latest in a series Patna: Six passengers were the injured had been admitted The main line (up line) has Barak' by bringing the priests imum income guarantee -- former state legislator Mohan government in an affidavit told of temple visits by Priyanka injured on Sunday after 13 to local hospital. been blocked because of the from Haridwar. Is that all for the scheme, 'NYAY', announced Joshi, Arvind Shinde, Abhay the court that there is no exis- Gandhi, who is in charge of coaches of Chapra-Surat Tapti All the six passengers, who accident, the CPRO said. flood problem?" the Rajya by Congress president Rahul Chhajed and Pravin Gaikwad tence of Lord Ram; today they eastern Uttar Pradesh for her Ganga Express derailed in received minor injuries, were According to some offi- Sabha member asked. Gandhi and said the UPA had (who joined the party Saturday are roaming around the streets party. Bihar's Saran district. discharged after being admin- cials, rescue operations are On the industrial front, introduced "revolutionary pro- in ) — took part in the as Ram Bhakts," Irani said. Pointing out that farmers The accident occurred near istered first aid, the CPRO underway. the senior Congress leader said people projects" like the MGN- event. While speculation is rife Addressing a BJP rally dur- of Kolar who produce tomato Gautam Asthan railway station said, adding no coach over- "About 180 passengers, who the prime minister "stripped" REGA and the National Food that Gaikwad will get the tick- ing her Lok Sabha polls cam- in large numbers had stopped in Varanasi division at 9.45 am, turned in the incident. wanted to continue their onward Assam of the 'special status' tag. Security Act. The State et, some Congress leaders said paign here, she said "Those sending their produce to minutes after the Surat-bound The accident spot is 10 km journey, have been sent for their "It is a big blow to the eco- Congress chief said Modi had either Shinde or Joshi could be who tour foreign countries, Pakistan, Irani took a dig at train left Chapra Junction, from Chapra town, he said. destinations by a special train, nomic development of Assam. said that all illegal Bangladeshis the high command's pick. "Party from the time Modi became Congress President Rahul Sanjay Yadav, chief public rela- "The cause of the accident the CPRO said, adding others There was a distinct industrial would have to leave the state by workers are eagerly waiting for the chowkidaar of the country Gandhi, without naming him, tions officer (CPRO) of North is yet to be ascertained and we were served refreshments and policy of Assam, but that was May 16, 2014. "What happened? announcement of candidate and have started remembering who, she said, sought evidence Eastern Railway said. are waiting for more details," sent to Chapra (Saran district withdrawn," he . On the other hand, he tried to with every passing day they are mother Ganga." for the Indian armed forces No casualty has been Yadav said, adding it will be headquarters) by bus from Bora also said that the bring in more Bangladeshis becoming impatient," admitted "Recently the Congress attack on terror hideouts in reported so far, the CPRO told clear only after an investigation where they left for their native Centre abolished the North through the Citizenship Ramesh Iyer, city Congress leadership, as per their election Pakistan. PTI PTI over phone, adding that is conducted. places. PTI East Industrial and Investment (Amendment) Bill." PTI spokesperson. PTI : , "  2  @                >           ?" # $! Imphal: A constable of the Manipur police, who was sus- Patna: Former Bihar Minister could have created problems. pended and arrested in con- Thiruvananthapuram: announced its candidate here Vrishan Patel, who recently But since he has already spent nection with the escape of an Wayanad Lok Sabha constiu- so far. quit the Hindustani Awam some time outside it, there undertrial prisoner, died in tency in north Kerala has The predominantly agrar- Morcha (HAM) in February, should be no issues," Kushwaha custody here, a senior police been catapulted to the nation- ian constituency, Wayanad, on Sunday joined the Rashtriya told reporters. officer said on Sunday. al limelight with Congress where coffee, tea, cocoa, pep- Lok Samata Party (RLSP) Replying to queries from A magisterial enquiry was President Rahul Gandhi decid- per, tea and Cardamom are the another constituent of the journalists, Patel said, "I had ordered into the custodial ing to contest from the hilly chief agricultural crops, is also Opposition quit the HAM but had made it death Manjur Ahmed and a district. a much sought after tourist "Mahagathbandhan". clear then that I was upset over police inspector was suspend- After a week-long sus- destination with its stone age Patel, who used to head the certain matters which were ed, Director General of Police pense, Congress formally carvings of Edakkal caves, HAM state unit, was inducted not in the interests of L M Khaute said. announced that Gandhi would scenic locales, breathtaking into the RLSP by the party's Mahagathbandhan. My com- Ahmed was found dead in try his luck from Wayanad, waterfalls. national president and former mitment to the anti-NDA for- an interrogation cell on besides Amethi in Uttar It is also a trekkers delight, Union minister Upendra mation was always intact and Saturday. Pradesh, giving the much with some of its peaks towering Kushwaha. there is nothing odd in my He was arrested in con- needed boost to the Congress 2,100 metres above sea level. The development will have joining another constituent of nection with the escape of led United Democratic Front Wayanad constituency no adverse effect on the party's the Grand Alliance." Thokchom Nando, a leader of (UDF) workers. consists of Mananthavady, ties with the HAM, headed by Patel had resigned from proscribed militant outfit The late M I Shanavas Sulthan Bathery, Kalpetta, ex-chief minister Jitan Ram HAM in February on a day Kangleipak Communist Party (Cong-UDF) had sucessfully Thiruvambady, Ernad, Manjhi. when its national spokesperson (KCP), from the Jawaharlal represented the constituency Nilambur and Wandoor seg- "Patel had quit the HAM Danish Rizwan also quit the Nehru Institute of Medical in 2014 and 2009 defeating ments and has a total voter more than a month back. Had party with both leaders trading Sciences here on Tuesday, LDF candidates. population of 13,25,788, of 6         &                   #&      he been still with that party, it charges. PTI Khaute told PTI. PTI He passed away in whom 6,70,0002 are females. November last year. Wayanad also has a large The LDF candidate in mix of Scheduled Caste and ,   Wayanad this time is P P Scheduled Tribe community. /  (      &. $ 7&AB  Suneer of the CPI. Perched on the western '   The BJP has given the ghats, Wayanad shares its bor- ,  seat to its partner BDJS ders with Mysore and 2   (Bharat Dharma Jana Sena Chamarajanagar in Karnataka   $         (BDJS) and has not formally and Nilgiris in TN. PTI Patna: It was a "roadshow" mobile phones as Yadav made Yadav is pitted against the Kolkata: The Ministry of Home with a difference for the resi- a round of the sprawling park, daughter of his former mentor,    " Affairs has turned down a plea dents of the Bihar Capital. which has a perimeter of more Misa Bharti, whom he had of Mamata Banerjee Joggers and morning walk- than two kilometers. defeated five years ago. Government to retain 35 com- ers at the historic Gandhi "It was nothing. I come to Yadav had joined the BJP Mumbai: Independent candi- fruits, vegetables, kitchen arti- panies of central forces posted in Maidan here were bemused on Gandhi Maidan ever morning. just ahead of the previous Lok dates contesting the April- cles and utensils, electronic once Maoist-dominated Sunday morning when they This has been my routine for 30 Sabha polls, in one of the biggest May Lok Sabha polls in items like computer, laptop Jangalmahal region in south found a Union minister, who is years. Besides getting some jolts to Prasad's RJD, and bagged Maharashtra will have 198 and pen drive, farm imple- Bengal, a senior State the BJP candidate from a neigh- exercise, the daily jaunt helps me the seat, which came into being symbols to choose from, up ments, sand timer, gramo- Government official said on bouring constituency, driving an to learn about the people's in the 2008 delimitation. from 87 in the 2014 general phone, typewriter, toothpaste Sunday. The State Govt has then e-rickshaw. problems first-hand and I try to Prasad, too, had fought elections. and toothbrush, footwear, written to the ministry to recon- Ram Kripal Yadav, remem- help them in whatever way it is unsuccessfully from the seat in These symbols, compris- socks, helmets etc. sider the decision stating that the bered by many as a hands-on possible," Yadav told PTI. the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. He ing items of daily use, are dis- Agriculture-related sym- move might re-ignite Maoist deputy mayor of the city who "This morning, this e-rick- lost to another confidant- tributed to Lok Sabha and bols include sugarcane farmer, problems in the region, he said. rose to become an MP and one shaw driver asked me fondly - turned-adversary Ranjan Yadav Assembly candidates as per the coconut garden, diesel pump, The forested areas of West of the closest aides of Lalu sir, would you not honour me of the JD(U). Election Symbols (Reservation farmer driving tractor, tiller, Midnapore, Jhargram, Bankura Prasad, when he held sway with a ride. I said why not. I Although fairly popular in and Distribution) Order 1968 wells and the like. Vehicles like and Purulia districts in the over Bihar, was seen clad in a T- know how to drive the vehicle his constituency, the BJP can- in a prescribed format, an the rickshaw, truck, helicopter, southern part of the state forms shirt and track pants, deftly nav- and asked him to move aside didate faces an uphill task this official release informed. ship etc are also part of the list Jangalmahal. The areas which igating the three-wheeler and took the steering handle," time in view of the fact that Misa Symbols of national and of 198 symbols for share border with Jharkhand through the traffic. he added. had lost by a margin of just state-level parties are reserved. Independent candidates and were once affected by Maoist Many youngsters were seen Seeking re-election from about 40,000 votes, despite the As per the release, the so are items like bat, ball, insurgency. PTI capturing the moment on their Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat, Modi wave. PTI 198 symbols include various football, chess board. PTI   !" # $' $ 9 3)"!3%!' * !8   ?4- ,   & ! !8  8 7&822- -+  6 (       ( $   R        )   R                       6 !          &&  !  <!  & 2        (             +                  &   &  @                        @    -            (                    O        (       .         1     +                                        ent per cent electrification of    3 )             broad gauge, which compris-               -   ( es over 90 per cent of the net-             ( work, is on the Indian Railways’ agenda. The goal,                   however,C is not as closer as it is project-  )     +  1           ed. “Electrification of the remaining            )          length of the network” is the refrain used to describe the project. But the “remain-                  ing” portion is not even in the range of             10, 20 or 30 per cent. The aggregate                ) #   length of railroads being 67,368 km, the electrified length is only 30,212 km;         <      ( whereas unelectrified portion is 37,156                 ( km (Lok Sabha unstarred question no:  #       !       #  $   ( 1351, dated July 25, 2018). In other words, the electrified section of the net-   2 (+/             work is not more than 45 per cent, where-             #    (( ( as the unelectrified part is 55 per cent.          ) 2              Why has the pace of electrification been excruciatingly slow in our country? (       - (3  +       The first electric train in India ran     +              ( between Victoria Terminus (now                    Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) and Kurla on Harbour Line in Mumbai (then   ( "    A!.)B      +  Bombay) on February 3, 1925. By March   @S                   1928, the suburban railway of Bombay 2                (then Mumbai) had been completely elec-               -     trified. But this early success of the mega city was not extended to whole of India. When steam locomotives started Limited for the establishment of an the major competent of thermal energy                   Until the time of independence in 1947, losing dominance in the mid-1980s, the electric locomotive factory at Madhepura in our country. Other components are           3 2          not more than 388 km of railroad had vacated ground was occupied by diesel in Bihar. gas, lignite and oil. The railways may be                    been electrified, which constituted even engines, not electricity. Choosing diesel But subsequently, an action plan to replacing diesel with, figuratively speak- less than half a per cent of the network. obviated the need for raising heavy electrify the whole of broad gauge net- ing, coal. Instead of burning the coal in                    ( Until 1980s, the pace of electrification engineering work, necessary for electri- work came into being. Yearly targets were the furnace of an engine, as previously,     (            was slow and uneven. fication of the route. Electricity has ambitious to the extent of seemingly we would be burning it in thermal                 Reason for this is not too far to seek. come a long way since then indeed but impossible — 6,000 km for 2018-19, power plants. India was deficient in electricity with the balance is still titled, even if slightly, 7,000 km for 2019-20, 10,500 km for Does this really provide any relief for  )        C       competing claims on this scarce resource. in favour of diesel locomotives. 2020-21 and 10,500 km 2021-22. This the environment? It is true that one-fifth                    $  ( On the other hand, proven reserves of By the end of 2017, there were 5,868 shift in plan naturally put into quandary of India’s energy is nowadays produced         (        coal were in abundance. Electrification diesel locomotives on broad gauge as the future of the Marhowra Diesel from new and renewable sources like involved raising heavy engineering works, against 5,590 electric locomotives. The Locomotive factory. solar and wind among others. But there     )  1            ( which implied high capital expenditure. numbers correspond, fairly, though not Would their locomotives be absorbed is a long way to go before renewable ener-                  ( It also involved using electric locomotives, exactly, to the length of route electrified if, in principle, diesel was to be phased gy can be harnessed for high-voltage rail-    (          3     which was not manufactured in our and still unelectrified. There are, howev- out as a dirty and expensive fuel? The way traction. At present, its use in the country. India had developed the technol- er, certain railway zones which had been Government decided to convert the railways is limited to power bulbs and          ogy for manufacturing steam locomotive electrified the least. They are the North entire fleet of diesel engines into electric fans. since 1862 (when Jamalpur Locomotive East Frontier, North Western and South ones. Technologically, this is eminently As per the Indian Railway Year Book Workshop was commissioned by the Western railways, where electric locomo- possible because there are not vast dif- (2016-17), coal constitutes 48 per cent of British). The establishment of tives are altogether absent. These are ferences in internal workings. As against its bulk cargo. Of the cargo traffic, 22 per * #   Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in 1950 either due to their terrain types or envi- common misconception, a diesel loco- cent is that coal, which is transported in West Bengal resulted in the manufac- ronmental factors. motive does not burn fuel in internal from collieries to power plants. If demand 2        !    turing of modern steam engines. There The drive towards complete electri- combustion engine. Instead converts it for coal increases to meet electricity sup- was, thus, little incentive to electrify. fication is a mid-course correction of the first into electric energy. This makes a ply for the Indian Railways, there is a fear     #    The dominance of steam locomotives Modi Government. Even by the end of diesel locomotive far more energy-effi- that the tracks can get choked. While continued unabated until the mid-1980s. 2017, the Government had plans to pro- cient than a diesel automobile. diesel is supplied through underground     $     In 1981, the Indian Railways had 10,908 cure 1,107 diesel locomotives for broad The projected benefits of railway pipe nowadays, transporting coal will     (( #  locomotives. Of these, the number of gauge and 25 for narrow gauge lines (vide electrification are numerous. It will lead require mobilisation of more railway ) steam locomotives (7,469) exceeded the Lok Sabha unstarred question no: 831, to an approximate saving of 13,000 crore wagons. This may become self-defeatist  )S     ( combined number of diesel locomotives dated December 20, 2017). The contract in fuel bill, rid the railways of using 2.8 for the Indian Railways.         (2,403) and electric locomotives (1,036) agreement between the Indian Railways billion litre of imported diesel, speed up Further, using only one kind of *       %     by twice over. In 2014, our fuel use pro- and GE Diesel Locomotive Private passenger and goods traffic, lend freedom energy has certain security implications. +  $S *   O   file had completely changed; although the Limited, for the establishment of a diesel to tap energy from renewable energy Hacking of the grid, in a highly digitised total number of locomotives was almost locomotive factory at Marhowra, Saran sources and curtail the carbon footprint. world, can bring trains across a region to    %    O    the same as or actually less than (10,499) district, Bihar was signed by the Modi But are we overlooking a huge cost to the a standstill. The use of an energy basket -     )S %  ( in 1981. 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Is it not a prac- ative that the top court takes cog- every year, people take delight in fool is played on people on a paign of ours may help in mak- tice of quid pro quo?               )     ( nisance of the matter soon. There playing practical jokes on each large scale. It is played by stu- ing the earth cooler and a bet- Nimai Charan Swain          - )          must be an immediate ban on other. The custom started in dents in schools and colleges and ter place to live. So don’t get Bhubaneswar              # $    electoral bonds. Rome when King Leopold of also by employees with their col- April fooled this year. Be alert. Madhu Agrawal Belgium, who was married in leagues in offices. It is also Jubel D’Cruz    & 7               Delhi Rome, was made a fool of by his played at home with neighbours Mumbai &$++$1+',$$A<8*'&.:8   !" #  ( ( C 3)"!3%!'  0+ ,11 40  4  - " #" "              5"% "    "  !           "!  "     ( .  . 4&    !       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His grandfather, Jeenabhai, was               converted from being a Hindu Lohana to an           (      ( Ismaili Khoja. The family belonged to Dhoraji,                   not far from Rajkot. The area, and in fact, the 4-9#%4#.   D            entire peninsula of Saurashtra, then called ""77-<                 Kathiawar, had hardly an Islamic atmosphere. %595475       )           Junagadh, in the south-west of the peninsula, 5.5 49" was the largest of the area’s princely state head-           #        ,"<%55" ed by a nawab, with a Muslim population of 49945 -          some 12 per cent. @             "   ( 9#4-5475 Jinnah’s family shifted to Karachi to do big- ,9@" .   (          ( ger business but grandson, Mohammed Ali,  2        <    long before at the age of 16, moved to ,4. 47                to become a Barrister-at-law. There he took to 69"59475  P   Q     " ( the English way of life and soon became a 59"97         "  !  brown Englishman, which during the high . $9        2          ( noon of the British Empire, was not uncom- 95 4                  ( mon. He took four years to return to Bombay 55"49 (now Mumbai). His three older sisters were called for namaz. Willy-nilly, the We must also remember that before the fact that he owned some 200 Savile                " ( 7"56.B)69" married and moved with their in-laws. The "49" 65#4 crowd dispersed in order to pray. his final disillusionment with Gandhi Row formal suits and was always          (      youngest sibling, Fatima, Jinnah took under his Meanwhile, Jinnah sat down on a and Congress at the Calcutta (now impeccably dressed in public. His shift    "        .955%5 wings and began educating her at Bandra (a 474%5957 chair on the platform, brought out a Kolkata) session of the party, he was to the pyjama-achkan attire in his later #             suburb of Bombay) in a Christian missionary cigar, lit it and had several puffs before truly neutral about various commu- avatar as the Muslim League president                    school. He was not very close to his younger -..#9"5"4 the crowd returned. He resumed nities. Poet Sarojini Naidu, popular- and Prophet of Pakistan notwithstand-                  ( brother, Ahmed Ali, yet gave him a regular 647"-7 speaking quite nonchalantly and the ly called the nightingale, had ing, Jinnah insisted on reverting to his          #      allowance, sufficient for him to marry a Swiss "- 9"5 audience shrieked and shouted when- described Jinnah as a true ambassador Savile Row self when he was sick and                 lady, who bore him a lovely daughter before 4475 . #44 ever there was a reference to “Islam is of Hindu-Muslim unity. After his dying. “I will not travel in my pyja-       )           ( departing for good for her European home. :"96$9.$4; in danger.” He had become a foreign- leaving Karachi at the age of 16, he mas,” he reportedly asserted, insisting                 Professionally, life was somewhat difficult; 59"9475 er in many of his ways and habits, and had, until his parting of ways in that he buried in them. The late Justice briefs were difficult to come by for a new his followers of the mid and late 1940s Calcutta, never weighed people in MC Chagla, in his autobiography                 ,4B<756 Barrister. The acting Advocate-General of 4#.B"5#4. did not mind one bit so long as he terms of Hindu and Muslim. Roses in December, made a reference #              ( Bombay, John Molesworth Macpherson, how- would get them Pakistan. They right- When the Gandhi finally returned to Mohammad Ali eating sandwich-        "          ( %54655"475 ever, took to Jinnah and got him an appoint- @9# ly believed that he was the only in 1915 from South Africa, his first es lovingly made and brought by his           #      ment as Bombay Presidency magistrate at a leader, who could get them their public reception was held at Gokuldas wife Ruttee for her husband.     #           handsome salary of 1,500 a month. As a 9#"45 Pakistan, the land of the pure. Those Tejpal Hall. Jinnah presided over the Incidentally, she was not a Muslim but               Barrister, Jinnah came in contact with who lived in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, meeting; when Gandhi had to stand a Parsi. His only child was Dina, who             1       Westernised Parsis, upper-class Gujarati busi- Bihar or Bombay had nothing obvi- up to reply, he started by saying how married Sir Neville Wadia, a distin-            $    nessmen, solicitors and only a few rich Muslim ous to get from Partition. happy he was that a Mohamedan guished Parsi industrialist.              clients, mainly Khojas, some Memons and Hijrat or migration, like Prophet leader of eminence should welcome Thus, Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah did         Bohras, all converts from Hindus. The first Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to him and say such nice things. Jinnah not qualify to be, by any means, an named were like Jinnah himself, the second also Medina in 622 AD, sounded religio- for his part was mightily annoyed that ideal Muslim. When he felt jilted by )             recently converted from Kutchi Lohanas and the romantic. Nevertheless, it was gener- Gandhi should talk about a leader by the Congress in Calcutta, he left the                last were Brahmins before becoming Shia ally a tough call to be a muhajir in his referring to his religion. What had metropolis with tears in his eyes as he  E )          Muslims a few centuries earlier. All the three Pakistan as it turned out certainly. Yet, that to do with the function or its pro- bid goodbye to his friend Dewan              spoke Gujarati as their mother-tongue like students from the Aligarh University gramme? His brother Ahmed, a friend Chand at Howrah station. Before             ( Jinnah, except that the Memons were also at also went to Punjab to campaign in of this writer’s grandfather, long, he went away to London to set               2 home in Kutchi dialect. 1945 for Partition. Such was the virus Dharamdas Vora of 401 Girgaum up his practice there. He bought        #       Otherwise, the Qaid-to-be was at home in of hysteria that swept through what is Road, Bombay-2 (of 1946), had said, himself a commodious bungalow               . English, written and spoken. Urdu remained far India post-Partition, but not half as “We are not authentic Muslims; we are with a spacious garden. Daughter               1     for him until he began to address mass meet- much in provinces that were likely to culturally Parsi. We do not know how Dina joined him to go to an upper-               RG ings, especially while campaigning for the cru- go to Pakistan. to pray by doing namaaz. My broth- class school. Soon, he became the < S              cial 1945-46 general elections. It was too late The people of say, West Punjab, er did not have appropriate garments highest paid barrister in the British and the Qaid addressed his mass audiences in Sind, NWFP and East Bengal, did not for prayers until he returned to India Empire. He had no plans to return to     #           English, which most did not follow. In those feel half as excited; although certain- in 1935 as life president of the Muslim Bombay until Nawabzada Liaquat Ali              H      days, there was no system of simultaneous ly they were not unhappy. It is doubt- League. We normally wear lounge Khan, on behalf of the Muslim League,                 translation as in the days of Indira Gandhi. ful if Jinnah had before the election suits, my brother prefers those tailored was able to persuade him to return as  D  1            Pran Chopra once reported on a 1945-46 campaign, been to most areas outside in Savile Row, London. We eat and life president of the party.         #      meeting he was covering at Jalandhar. It was the provincial capitals. This was one drink what we like.” (This is the first in a two-part series           %     evening and the crowd comprised a mass of of the reasons for his lack of a correct Indeed, Jinnah’s love for the on MA Jinnah by this columnist. The          thousands. In the middle of it, the muezzin assessment of his newly-won country. English way of life can be gauged by second will appear here this week. ) (0                            E          0 /                             

50-100 is ‘moderate’, 100-150 is can cross from the lungs to the blood- 2024, needs further urgent and pro- ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ stream and from the bloodstream to active actions to protect the young (including children), 151-200 is the brain. There, they actually cause generation. Stringent law enforce- ‘unhealthy’, 201-300 is ‘very brain cells to inflame. This damages ment regarding polluting industries unhealthy’ and 301-500 is ‘haz- the brain cells and affects the child’s and burning of solid waste/residues ardous’. In the four-day period cognitive and intellectual develop- among others should be non-nego-  5%99$ 5 between January 8 and 11, the num- ment. Today’s generation kids will be tiable. Policy shifts such as the switch 5 $9""9 ber reached 417 in New Delhi (haz- affected for life and as adults, we have from pollution fuel options like diesel 5-."" $84/0/6 ardous), 310 in Kathmandu (haz- a pressing and serious duty to reverse or petrol to CNG or electrical cars ardous), 328 in Dhaka (hazardous), this horrendous trend. and increased investment in public ll day, every day, even while 510 in Kabul (hazardous) and 234 in Early and high exposure of transport among others are notewor- 4- !  7& they sleep, tens of millions of Karachi (very unhealthy). These children and their vulnerability to thy efforts taken by the Government. #  -! Achildren in South Asia are large numbers mean deaths and air pollution complicate the situa- However, further investment and  & *  being seriously harmed as they are serious, lasting harm. air pollutants of all are the smallest year-old child takes around 20 to 30 tion and call for the need to address incentives to adopt clean energy, espe-       exposed to toxic air. The region leads In India, nearly 1.3 million prema- particles. They reach deep down into breaths a minute and a new-born this issue with urgency. We need cially in smaller towns, are crucial. & < & the world in air pollution — and not ture deaths occurred just in 2017 due our lungs. From there, they pass into takes 30 to 40. So, young children adapt cleaner and renewable Incentivising the use of LPG in rural in a good way. An estimated 1,30,000 to indoor and outdoor air pollution. the bloodstream and then circulate breathe polluted air two to three sources of energy. We also need bet- areas as against the highly polluting &     children under five are killed every Ten of the world’s top 20 most pollut- all around the body. Air pollution is times as much as adults do. ter waste management options to fossil fuel is another critical need.     &  single year. It is a staggering fact that ed cities are in India. Around 77 per a severe and growing threat to peo- Second, children’s lungs and prevent open burning of harmful Reducing indoor and outdoor air 4& !    12 million babies in South Asia are cent of the country’s population is ple of all ages but particularly, it is other organs are still in the develop- chemicals. Of course, precise solu- pollution must be integrated in all  &&  exposed to air that is six times the exposed to outdoor air pollution lev- bad for the children’s health and ing stage. This makes them particu- tions vary across the region. We major Government programmes such    &  safe limit set by the World Health els above the US National Ambient Air development. A 2018 study by WHO larly vulnerable to damage. This cannot let our children breathe as Smart Cities, rather than institut- Organisation (WHO). This means Quality Standards’ safe limit. Average revealed that over one lakh children can have both immediate effects such toxic air. Speaking up for one’s chil- ing stand-alone interventions. This     7& that South Asia accounts for three- life expectancy in India would have under the age of five died in 2016 as causing asthma and long-term dren should be the first step. can go a long way in promoting pos-  4  &  quarters of the global total. been 1.7 years higher if air pollution because of air pollution in India. effects such as reducing their lung The Government of India’s efforts itive behaviour, big and small, among  *  The full impact of breathing levels were less than the minimal level. There are three main reasons why volume for life. towards launching a National Clean citizens and initiating a drive towards &&   harmful air may not be visible to the Cough, sore throat or swollen children are particularly at risk: Third, the youngest children are Air Programme, that aims to cover a pollution-free India for us and for naked eye but the Air Quality Index eyes are common symptoms that are First, they breathe faster than also in danger because the barrier 104 cities, are commendable. the generations to come. & ! O0   measures how toxic the air is. noticed but the real damage is far adults. A typical adult takes around between the bloodstream and brain However, the target to reduce air pol- (The writer is Regional Director  !  A measurement of 0-50 is ‘good,’ more serious. The most dangerous 12 to 18 breaths a minute. A three- is not yet fully formed. Air pollutants lution by only about 30 per cent by of UNICEF in South Asia)        !" # &$, (     %%   & '         - <@  $(          ! &  *   "56-5.7  #% said. On March 21 the NAG had #   &  /$& We would work for the he pilot project envisaged major crisis at the strug- requested the Government to #$*&%8 success of the amalgamation by Tfor rolling out simplified Agling carrier Jet Airways intervene for the survival of Jet   !  ) effective execution of all the monthly GST return forms was averted on Sunday after its Airways, after which State Bank $* (  activities to build a stronger from April 1 has been deferred pilots’ body, National Aviator's of India (SBI) stated that the     '&)8 organisationand collectively and the new forms would be Guild (NAG), deferred till April lenders will infuse interim *(  deliver more to the stake hold- made available once they the 15 its call for halting operations. funding of 1,500 crore to sus-   ers than that of sum of indi- notified and the software is The decision was taken at tain its operations for the next %()  vidual entities," BoB chief PS ready. an open house meeting of two months. *$ Jayakumar said in a release. The GST Council had in NAG members which took Last Monday, Jet Airways'  "56-5.7 The Reserve Bank had July last year decided that the place in both Mumbai and board approved a resolution Saturday said branches of Dena simplified GST return forms — Delhi on Sunday afternoon, plan formulated by SBI-led he consortium of lenders to Bank and Vijaya Bank would Sahaj and Sugam — would be NAG president Karan Chopra domestic lenders. Under the TJet Airways is considering  #% function as BoB outlets from rolled out on a pilot basis from told reporters after the meeting plan, lenders decided to take roping in former SBI chief A K April following the amalgama- April 1, 2019, while mandato- which lasted for about four control of the airline and Purwar as chairman of the tate-run Bank of Baroda is tion. ry filing across the country hours. make a fund infusion of interim management commit- Scatapulting itself for a larg- BoB said the consolidated would kick in from July. The NAG, which claims to 1,500 crore. tee as the cash-strapped airline er play in the system with the bank will have over 9,500 In July last year, the Central first; following which, the pilot Besides, businesses making represent around 1,100 of the It has been only six days looks for a new investor, a merger of Dena Bank and branches, 13,400 ATMs, 85,000 Board of Indirect Taxes and would be launched. Systems are supplies to both businesses 1,600 Jet Airways pilots, had since the lenders, who are senior official said. Vijaya Bank with itself from employees to serve 12 crore Customs (CBIC) had come being developed for the new (B2B) and consumers (B2C) announced earlier that its now the new owners, The official of the State Monday. customers. out with the draft GST returns forms," an official said. have to file returns form members will not fly from announced additional funding Bank of India (SBI) also said The Government-forced The bank will have a busi- forms and sought comments Small taxpayers, with 'Sugam'. It includes summary April 1, unless their salary to Jet Airways, and that is why the lenders are in the process merger, announced last in ness mix of 15 lakh crore of from stakeholders. turnover of up to 5 crore in of supplies made and tax lia- dues were cleared and clarity they should be given more of appointing SBI Capital as September, creates the third balance sheet, with deposits Under the new return fil- the last financial year, can file bility, summary of inward sup- provided on future payments time to resolve the issues, advisor in efforts for finding a largest bank in the country and advances of 8.75 lakh ing format, taxpayers who have quarterly return with monthly plies for claiming ITC, along by March 31. Chopra said. the new investor. after State Bank of India and crore and 6.25 lakh crore, no purchases, no output tax lia- payment of taxes on self-dec- with details of interest due "The management has He, however, urged SBI As the full service carrier HDFC Bank. respectively. bility and no input tax credit in laration basis. and tax payment. shown us a positive intent by chairman Rajnish Kumar to struggling to stay afloat, its This is second merger of "The diverse bouquet of any quarter of the financial year The return form 'Sahaj' is for When goods and services transferring our(December) hold a meeting with pilots' board on March 25 approved State-run banks in the recent products from the three banks, would have to file one 'Nil' businesses which make supplies tax (GST) was rolled out from salary and we thought we representatives for a clear a debt resolution plan that years in the banking sector after substantial investments made return for the entire quarter. to only consumers (B2C). It July 1, 2017, a three-stage should give them at least a cou- assessment of the affairs at the would see immediate fund State Bank had merged five of in technologywillhelp in ben- Facility for filing quarterly includes details of outward sup- monthly return filing system ple of weeks to settle down and airline. infusion of 1,500 crore and its associate banks- State Bank efiting a wider customer base," return shall also be available by plies and inward supplies attract- was set up — GSTR-1 (sales form the interim board and SBI had said the salaries lenders taking control of the of Patiala, State Bank of Bikaner he said. an SMS. ing reverse charge as well as return), GSTR-2 (purchase solve our issues which they will be paid out of the interim airline. and Jaipur, State Bank of The lender said the com- The new return filing for- summary of inward supplies for return) and GSTR-3 (final have already spoken about ear- funding, Chopra noted, adding According to the official, Mysore, State Bank of plementary branch presence mat would replace the current claiming input tax credit (ITC). returns based on GSTR-1 and lier. that last night pilots were inti- Purwar is expected to be soon Travancore and State Bank of will add to its network in requirement of filing final sales Also, such B2C businesses 2 matching). "Therefore, the collective mated about disbursal of appointed as chairman of the Hyderabad and also Bhartiya Western and Southern States. return GSTR-1; but as per the will have to show harmonised However, with businesses call taken by the pilots in both remaining 87.50 per cent of the interim management commit- Mahila effective April 2017. Post-amalgamation, the plan, summary sales return system nomenclature (HSN)- facing trouble, the GST Council Mumbai and Delhi of no flying, December salary. tee. "We are extremely pleased bank will have a 22 per cent GSTR-3B would continue for wise summary of supplies and decided in November 2017 to which was supposed to start Jet Airways has been Purwar was the chairman that Bank of Baroda, Vijaya market share in Gujarat and 8- some time. interest and late fee liability keep filing of GSTR-2 and 3 in from April 1, has now been defaulting on salary payments of the State Bank of India Bank and Dena Bank are com- 10 per cent market share in "The pilot project of new details along with payment of abeyance. It also introduced a deferred to April 15 in a hope to pilots, engineers and senior between 2002 and 2006. The ing together creating the sec- Maharashtra, Karnataka, return filing has been deferred. tax and verification. HSN is a simpler GSTR-3B to facilitate that something positive pans management since August bank is also the lead lender to ond largestbankin terms Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, it New date would be decided. code number to specify a par- easier return filing and tax out in two weeks," Chopra 2018. Jet Airways. ofnetwork and customer base. said. The forms would be notified ticular product. payment.  !('!1 %! &  F       0    !"9:''.      !%  (;:;      =     N      :  "56-5.7 od 2017-2022.  $ 

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A military embezzlement  &2C  <    paign that saw a comedian country has only gotten worse “I’m sure that the election scheme that allegedly involved !     with no political experience — corruption runs amok and was well organized,” top Poroshenko associates as become the front-runner and the war is continuing,” said Poroshenko said. “The expres- well as a factory controlled by     two other top candidates, businessman Valery sion of the will of the citizens the president dogged !   "   including the current president, Ostrozhsky, 66, another will be protected.” Poroshenko ahead of the elec- 1&*8*2* , *  !  face allegations of voter bribery. Zelenskiy voter. The president’s priorities tion. Ultra-right activists shad-  Q !  %   Opinion polls have indi- Poroshenko, 53, a confec- persuaded schoolteacher owed him throughout the      !   cated that Volodymyr tionary tycoon when he was Andriy Hristenko, 46, to vote campaign, demanding the jail- *L      Zelenskiy, who stars in a TV elected five years ago, pushed for him ing of the president’s associates .   M   !  sitcom about a teacher who successfully for the Ukrainian “Poroshenko has done a accused in the scheme.        < becomes president after a video Orthodox Church to be recog- lot. He created our own church, Zelenskiy and !      of him denouncing corruption nized as self-standing rather bravely fought with Moscow Tymoshenko both used the goes viral, is leading a field of than a branch of the Russian and is trying to open the way alleged embezzlement to take  " !  39 candidates. The polls also church. to the EU and NATO,” hits at Poroshenko, who shot     had Zelenskiy outpacing However, he saw approval Hristenko said. Ukraine’s for- back at his rivals. He described *'$' 4       incumbent President Petro of his governing sink amid mer prime minister, them as puppets of a self-         Poroshenko and former Prime Ukraine’s economic woes and Tymoshenko, shaped her mes- exiled billionaire businessman L  *   M Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a sharp plunge in living stan- sage around the economic dis- Igor Kolomoyskyi, charges that     &   the other top candidates, by a                         # . /&      dards. Poroshenko campaigned tress of millions in the country. Zelenskiy and Tymoshenko     &   broad margin. on promises to defeat the rebels “Ukraine has sunk into denied. However, many polit- &    “Zelenskiy has shown us 21. Campaign issues in the porters of Poroshenko and didacy. He proposed a lifetime in the east and to wrest back poverty and corruption during ical observers have described 4    4-   on the screen what a real pres- country of 42 million included Tymoshenko had offered ban on holding public office for control of Crimea, which the last five years, but every the presidential election as a   4   ! ident should be like,” said voter Ukraine’s endemic corruption, money in exchange for votes. anyone convicted of graft. He Russia annexed in 2014 in a Ukrainian can put an end to it battle between Poroshenko and    ! &  Tatiana Zinchenko, 30, who its struggling economy and a By Sunday afternoon, the also called for direct negotia- move that has drawn sanctions now,” she said after voting Kolomoyskyi.      &   ) cast her ballot for the comedi- seemingly intractable conflict Interior Ministry said it had tions with Russia on ending the against Russia from the U.S. Sunday. Both the president and 22 &       an. “He showed what the state with Russia-backed separatists received about 950 complaints conflict in eastern Ukraine. and the European Union. During the campaign, Kolomoyskyi relied on an arse- L! M     leader should aspire for — in eastern Ukraine that has of voting violations, including “A new life, a normal life is Speaking at a polling sta- Tymoshenko denounced price nal of media outlets under      !  fight corruption by deeds, not killed 13,000 people since 2014. unauthorized campaigning at starting,” Zelenskiy said after tion Sunday, the president hikes introduced by their control to exchange blows. !       ! words, help the poor, control Concern about the elec- polling places, attempts at vote- casting his ballot in Kiev. “A life echoed his campaign promis- Poroshenko as “economic Just days before the election, !   &    the oligarchs.” tion’s legitimacy have spiked in buying and the removal of without corruption, without es of taking Ukraine into the genocide” and promised to the TV channel Kolomoyskyi   & 4   If no candidate secures an recent days after Ukraine’s inte- ballots. bribes.” EU and NATO. He said hold- reduce prices for household gas owns aired a new season of the    &      absolute majority in Sunday’s rior minister said his depart- Like the popular character His lack of political expe- ing a fair, free election was “a by 50 percent within a month “Servant of the People” TV  < &   vote, a runoff between the two ment was “showered” with he plays, Zelenskiy, 41, made rience helped his popularity necessary condition for our of taking office. series in which Zelenskiy stars     !   top finishers will be held April hundreds of claims that sup- corruption a focus of his can- with voters amid broad disil- movement forward, to “I don’t need a bright future as Ukraine’s leader.     ##     5     1)%"!  &# R     # % !  4#" (  ;   eaders meeting in Tunisia  4"%#. cities, 51 provincial capitals and vate voting booths instead of Lfor the annual Arab League hundreds of districts as Turkey out in the open, Karamollaoglu  75.9- Despite a sharp decline in I also think... We need to see summit on Sunday were unit- illions of Turks voted in copes with a weakened cur- tweeted. church attendance, Cottrell more of God’s love,” she said. ed in their condemnation of Mmunicipal elections rency, a double-digit inflation Speaking to reporters after ith Britain’s political believes faith still has the power As sunlight flooded Trump administration policies Sunday that President Recep rate and soaring food prices. he voted, Erdogan said he was Wworld in chaos over to unite the country after through the ornate stained seen as unfairly biased toward Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a The high stakes of the local sad about the deaths and did- Brexit, Christians across the Brexit. glass windows of Chelmsford Israel but divided on a host of fight for Turkey’s survival, and contests were brought into n’t want them to become a country this weekend took “It’s no good the church Cathedral, Cottrell told the other issues, including whether which are a crucial test of the stark display with the deaths of cause for “a questioning or a part in special prayer sessions standing on the sidelines, wav- group of around 20 worship- to readmit founding member strongman’s own support amid two members of the Islamic- judgment between political hoping for some divine help in ing our hands saying ‘why pers that the values of the Syria. a sharp economic downturn. oriented Felicity Party, a small parties.” healing bitter Brexit divisions. doesn’t everybody just love church could be expressed This year’s summit comes The voting, which ended in rival of the president’s Justice Fights related to local elec- “It doesn’t matter whether each other’, what we’ve got to do through a return to “British val- against a backdrop of ongoing the evening, was marred by and Development Party. tions in several provinces also you voted leave or remain, is show what that love looks ues” that were “rooted in the wars in Syria and Yemen, rival reigns. scattered election violence that Felicity’s leader, Temel produced dozens of injuries, we’re still one humanity, one like in action,” he said. Christian tradition”. authorities in Libya and a lin- Representatives from the killed at least two people and Karamollaoglu, alleged a Turkey’s official Anadolu news nation,” Stephen Cottrell, Worshipper Angela Sadler, “Those British values of gering boycott of 22-member league — minus injured dozens of others across polling station volunteer and a agency reported. Bishop of Chelmsford, told 65, said the church needed to care for the underdog, care for Qatar by four fellow League Syria — aim to jointly con- Turkey. Results were expected party observer were shot by a At least 21 people were AFP after imploring his con- play a larger role in helping the stranger, tolerance.” members. demn President Donald late Sunday. relative of a ruling party can- injured in southeastern gregation to heal the rift. resolve the broader issues sur- As the floor was opened to Algeria’s President Trump’s recognition of Israeli Economic prosperity pro- didate. Diyarbakir province from The Church of England has rounding the crisis. parishioners, one woman called Abdelaziz Bouteflika and control over the Golan Heights, vided Erdogan and his party The killings weren’t caused brawls over the election of promoted the initiative as “tea “It’s quite difficult for the for help in being “patient”, Sudan’s President Omar al- which Israel seized from Syria with previous election victories. by “simple animosity,” but hap- neighbourhood administra- and prayer drop-ins” -- com- church because the church something she was struggling Bashir skipped the meeting as in the 1967 war, and Trump’s But the party could lose pened when the volunteers tors, Anadolu said. bining two of its most well- needs to be seen as a non-polit- with in the inescapable and they contend with mass decision last year to recognize key posts in the mayoral elec- tried to enforce the law requir- The exact causes of the known sources of comfort. ical body, which is correct, but ever-growing crisis. protests against their long Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. tions taking place in 30 large ing ballots to be marked in pri- fights remained unclear. /           &    ' 

 67"49" with Central American and cases to progress, and officials any felony convictions and Mexico has been treading Mexican officials. say some people game the sys- notify Mexico at least 12 hours lightly on the subject. After       order officials are aiming to The efforts are being made tem in order to live in the U.S. before they are returned. Trump lashed out, saying Bmore than quadruple the while President Donald Trump Officials hope to have as Those who cross illegally Mexico and the Central  5#.5 after tens of thousands of 2008, has not commented on number of asylum seekers sent is doubling down on threats to many as 300 people returned must have come as single American nations were “doing Palestinians protested along the claims of an agreement. back over the southern border shutter the U.S.-Mexico border per day by the end of the adults, though the administra- nothing” about illegal immi- srael reopened its crossings the Gaza border with Israel on Israel goes to the polls in a each day, a major expansion of entirely, a move that would week, focusing particularly on tion is in talks with the gration, President Andres Iwith the blockaded Gaza Saturday, marking the one- keenly contested general elec- a top government effort to have serious economic reper- those who come in between Mexican government to Manuel Lopez Obrador said his Strip on Sunday after having year anniversary since demon- tion on April 9 in which Prime address the swelling number of cussions for both the U.S. and ports of entry, said the official, include families. Children are country would do everything it kept them closed for nearly a strations and clashes erupted Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Central Americans arriving in Mexico but wouldn’t stop who had knowledge of the not returned. could to help to maintain a week following a rare long-dis- there. faces a stiff challenge from the country, a Trump admin- migrants from crossing plans but was unauthorized to Homeland Security offi- “very respectful relationship” tance rocket strike from the Four Palestinians were centrist former military chief istration official said on between ports. speak publicly and spoke to cials have been grappling with with the U.S. government and Palestinian enclave, an official killed on Saturday during Benny Gantz. Saturday. It was the latest His administration also The Associated Press on con- an ever-growing number of Trump. said. protests and clashes, but unrest He is widely seen as want- attempt to ease a straining announced it was cutting aid to dition of anonymity. Central American children and Meanwhile, Nielsen sent a The Erez crossing for peo- was limited and fears of mass ing to avoid a major escalation immigration system that offi- the Central American countries But the process so far has families coming over the bor- letter to the heads of other ple and the Kerem Shalom bloodshed were averted after before the polls, but has faced cials say is at the breaking home to most of the migrants. been slow-going, and such a der. Arrests soared in February agencies within her sprawl- crossing for goods reopened Egyptian-led negotiations. accusations from political point. Right now, about 60 asy- sizeable increase may be diffi- to a 12-year-high and more ing, 240,000-person depart- Sunday morning, a spokes- Five rockets were launched opponents of being soft on Hundreds of officers who lum seekers a day are returned cult to achieve. than half of those stopped ment, asking for volunteers to woman for COGAT, the from the Gaza Strip at Israel Hamas. usually screen cargo and vehi- to Mexico at the San Ysidro, The plan has already been arrived as families, many of help with border duties. defence ministry unit that over- overnight, leading Israeli tanks On Sunday, while wel- cles at ports of entry were Calexico and El Paso ports to marred by confusion, schedul- them asylum seekers who gen- And she wrote to Congress sees the crossings, told AFP. to fire on Hamas military posts. coming Brazilian President Jair reassigned to help manage wait out their cases, the official ing glitches and an inability by erally turn themselves in asking for more temporary They were closed on No casualties were report- Bolsonaro for a three-day visit, migrants. said. some attorneys to reach their instead of trying to elude cap- facilities to process people, Monday after the rocket fire ed from either the rockets or Netanyahu again said Israel was Homeland Security They are allowed to return clients. ture. more detention space, and the that wounded seven Israelis tank fire. prepared for a major operation Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to the U.S. for court dates. In San Ysidro alone, Guatemala and Honduras ability to detain families indef- and led to Israeli retaliatory Hamas officials say an in the Gaza Strip if necessary. asked for volunteers from non- The plan was announced Mexico had been prepared to have replaced Mexico as the top initely and to deport unac- strikes across the Gaza Strip, understanding was reached “You arrive in Israel in a immigration agencies within January 29, partially to deter accept up to 120 asylum seek- countries, a remarkable shift companied minors from another serious flare-up that would see Israel ease its tense period, and so I gave the her department, sent a letter to false claimants from coming ers per week, but for the first six from only a few years ago. Central America. between the two sides. crippling blockade of Gaza in order to leave military forces in Congress late this past week across the border. With a back- weeks only 40 people per week Migrants from Central While children from Hamas announced an exchange for the protests full deployment around the requesting resources and log of more than 700,000 were returned. America cannot be easily Mexico can be returned over Egyptian-brokered truce that remaining calm. Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said broader authority to deport immigration cases, asylum Plus, U.S. officials must deported, unlike people cross- the border, laws prohibit depor- ended the exchange of fire. Israel, which has fought during a ceremony at the air- families faster, and she met seekers can wait years for their check if asylum seekers have ing from Mexico. tation to other countries. The reopening also comes three wars with Hamas since port. :        (          ,R    %4 in Morocco,” King Mohammed made the issue a focal point of “moderate Islam” and is backed VI told crowds on Saturday, fol- his papacy. by the king. ope Francis on Sunday lowing the pontiff’s arrival. On Saturday he visited The Moroccan monarch  -7$ medicine” -- which has become Islam told reporters the Pwarned Catholics in There are a few thousand migrants at a Caritas charity also welcomed Francis to the popular in Bangladesh. woman’s body was found after Morocco against trying to con- Christian converts in Morocco, centre, where the pope criti- royal palace, where the two angladesh security forces More than 300 people — a 15-minute gunbattle “along vert others to boost their small who since 2017 have called cised “collective expulsions” addressed the “sacred charac- Bhave shot dead a Rohingya including nearly 20 Rohingya with 10,000 pieces of yaba and numbers, during a rare visit by openly for the right to live and said ways for migrants to ter of Jerusalem” in a joint dec- woman in a border town — have been killed in the three sharp knives in her bag”. a pontiff to the North African “without persecution” and regularise their status should be laration. known as a gateway for smug- clampdown launched in May Akter came from a refugee country. “without discrimination”. encouraged. The city should be a “sym- gling meth pills from neigh- last year. Impoverished camp in Teknaf. Speaking in Rabat’s cathe- Francis is the first pontiff Morocco says it has a bol of peaceful coexistence” for bouring Myanmar, officials Rohingya refugees are used by Rights activists questioned dral on his second day in the to visit the North African “humanistic” approach to Christians, Jews and Muslims, said Sunday. dealers to transport the drug the death, saying the woman’s Moroccan capital, Francis country since John Paul II in migration and rejects allega- they said in a statement Rights activists said from Myanmar, officials say. name was not on a list of insisted trying to convert peo- 1985 and the cathedral had tions by rights groups of “bru- released by the Vatican. Rumana Akter, 20, was the first A military crackdown known drug traders kept by ple to one’s own belief “always been repainted for the occa- tal arrest campaigns” and “The specific multi-reli- Rohingya woman to be killed against the Rohingya in August Bangladeshi law agencies. leads to an impasse”. Islam is the state religion sion. “forced displacement” to the gious character, the spiritual in a clampdown by Bangladesh 2017 sparked an exodus of Two alleged drug traders “Please, no proselytism!” and authorities are keen to Waiting for the pope out- country’s southern border. dimension and the particular authorities against the nar- 7,40,000 refugees to flee the were killed by police in a sep- he told an audience of around stress the country’s “religious side, a Nigerian man said the Earlier on Sunday, Francis cultural identity of Jerusalem... cotics trade. country and join some 300,000 arate incident in Teknaf late 400, who greeted the pope’s tolerance” which allows visit “shows that living togeth- visited a social centre run by Must be protected and pro- She was one of three refugees already in camps in Saturday. Police said 10,000 arrival by ululating and Christians and Jews to worship er is possible in Morocco.” But nuns and volunteers near moted,” said the text, which was alleged smugglers killed in two Bangladesh. pieces of yaba, six guns and 18 applauding, while hundreds freely. “there are things to improve, Rabat, including a health cen- jointly signed at Rabat’s royal separate incidents in Teknaf, Border Guard Bangladesh rounds of ammunition were more gathered outside the But Moroccans are auto- notably the question of tre where he met with unwell palace. which is close to refugee camps (BGB) said the Rohingya found. cathedral. matically considered Muslim if migrants and that of Moroccan children. The Moroccan king chairs housing about one million woman was killed during a As part of clampdown Christians are a tiny they are not born into the Christians,” said 36-year-old The previous day he visit- a committee created by the Muslim Rohingya who have gunfight between security Bangladesh authorities in minority in Morocco where 99 Jewish community, apostasy Antoine, who works for an ed an institute which hosts Organisation of Islamic fled from Myanmar. forces and armed smugglers on October made yaba a class-A percent of the population is is socially frowned upon, and association to defend migrant around 1,300 trainee imams Cooperation to safeguard and Teknaf is a hub for dealing the Naf river, which acts as a banned substance and parlia- Muslim, with sub-Saharan proselytising is criminalised. rights. and preachers. restore Jerusalem’s religious, in “yaba” -- a methampheta- border between Bangladesh ment passed a law allowing the Africans making up a large part “I protect Moroccan Jews The need to support There they heard from a cultural and architectural her- mine-based stimulant that and Myanmar. death penalty for dealing in the of the country’s 30,000-strong as well as Christians from migrants was mentioned again French and a Nigerian student itage. Jerusalem’s status is per- translates in Thai as “crazy BGB spokesman Shariful drug. Catholic community. other countries, who are living Sunday by Francis, who has of the institute, which teaches haps the most sensitive issue in  * ,1   !" #

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We saddening that now we need cannot lose out on an opportunity a sleep therapist to make us to create a better future for the com- sleep naturally and peaceful- ing generations — an issue of ly? What kind of a society are prime concern today. It is crucial we living in? If animals and that developers as well as architects birds can sleep well, why consider sustainability right from can’t humans? the conceptual stage and maybe Sleep is the best form of even redesign their policies to relaxation and is close to accommodate sustainability con- meditation. Those who sleep cerns within them. well will always do well. If we If we consider some facts, 590 get sound sleep during the million people live in Indian cities, night, we get up fresh, feel- which is twice the population of ing more active and ener- USA in the near future. Around 91 getic. However, in today’s world getting a sound sleep has become million urban households will be a rare phenomenon. It’s because today millions of people suffer from middle class, which is 22 million sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, nar- higher than today. Sixty-eight cities colepsy, etc. In fact, the count of those who get a broken, fitful sleep will have the population of one mil- would be surplus. Sadly, many of these individuals resort to sleep- lion plus which is 42 more than ing pills and drugs which ultimately worsens the proble. today, while Europe has 35. Recent extensive medical surveys reveal that nearly 75 per cent This implies that 700-900 mil- of Americans were found with some kind of symptoms of sleep dis- lion square meters of commercial order and they needed tranquilisers for a few nights per week. Sleep and residential space will need to be disorders mostly result from anxiety and mental depression. This built to accommodate these figures. land use by 2030 is believed to be increase of about eight per cent. designed completely on the green raises the question: ‘Where are we heading?’ The biggest causes of This is another way of saying this 1,00,000 million square feet. Out of The key stakeholders in the concept have been approved by the sleeplessness is bad mental health. We must understand that to not is that a new city the size of this, a major chunk, about 69,830 development process are Authority. be able to have a sound sleep is not only in itself an unhealthy con- Chicago will have to be built every million sq ft are going to be con- builder/developer, architect/ con- The key features of green devel- dition but it also causes or aggravates many other diseases. year. Studies from around the world sumed for residential spaces as sultant, local government authori- opment are For instance, sleep disturbance is one of the factors that leads show that denser cities actually pro- opposed to the 16,300 in 2005, ties, buyer/end-user, and construc- ● Energy Efficiency to coronary heart diseases. However, most of us would subcon- duce a lower demand for energy, demonstrating an increase of about tion labour and project manage- ● Solar Passive Architecture sciously agree that tranquilisers are not the solution. The med- indicating that India’s urbanisation five per cent. The commercial sec- ment team. All of them have to con- ● Sustainable Site Development ical profession also now recognises that these tranquilisers, on has the potential to help, rather than tor, which used about 2,900 million sider the environment being affect- ● Efficient Water use which people highly depend, have various side-effects. These drugs hinder the efforts to cut carbon square feet in 2005, is expected to ed as beneficial to all. ● Waste management represent a purely symptomatic approach, ignoring the underly- emissions. One of the reports from see an increase by almost eight per In this aspect, the Noida ● Indoor Air quality ing problems which actually cause these conditions. A British med- McKinsey & Company states that cent, increasing their usage to authorities are encouraging sustain- ● Effective use of material ical journal had recently published a report about experiments that India’s urban awakening is because 20,000. The hospitality industry is able practice policies by providing resources have shown that sympathy can work well in cases of sleep disor- of building inclusive cities, sustain- expected to see an increase of five per cent additional floor area Balancing these key elements ders. It further said that in one trial, the doctors, instead of giv- ing economic growth — 2030. almost 10 per cent, thus changing ratio (FAR) for free, to achieve at will help in social and physical well- ing tranquilisers, spent some time with the patients and talked In India, in 2005, the total 730, the figure in 2005, to 7,909 in least Gold certified LEED rating or being of all. to them in an open space. They just had a brief chat with them, land use in million square feet was 2030 and the retail industry to equivalent IGBC rating. In the last (The author is the director of sympathising with them, and also gave them a few words of advice, below 20,000; while at the current increase from 930 million square six months, layout plans of around an architectural design and engi- explaining them why they had those conditions. There was no rate of growth, the expected total feet to 6,428 million square feet, an 20 buildings that have been neering firm.) attempt at psychotherapy, but simply an attempt at being sympa- thetic. The results of these informal chats were astounding and the assessment showed that, with this replacement of allopathy media. This survey confirms WHAT CAN NEW ENTRE- by sympathy, depression in those patients dropped from a level #-7"7#  the vital role that social media PRENEURS DO? of 80 per cent to 40 per cent and the additional benefits were that can play in increasing brand They need to leverage the the patients suffered no side-effects. It indicated that mental depres- *   engagement and winning new potential of social media chan- sion, anxiety, etc., are mainly due to certain lifestyles, behaviour- customers. This medium can nels. They can organise paid al patterns and personality traits. 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A high intake of tea, coffee and colas also contributes to an  !   them into lucrative deals by One of the common chal- inability to sleep. Under such a medical condition, proper med- manifold. Thus social media lenges identified is regarding itation technique can be of great help if practiced regularly. In the   increases the reach and pen- the choice of the social media hustle bustle of living a modern life, we tend to forget that it is etration with minimum platform that can yield the the quality of life which matters the most and not the quantity. investment, what is required is best results. This can be Hence, if we jeopardise our sleep for silly reasons, and knowing- an involved and creative decided with research and ly undermine our health. It’s better to be wise for our own health &#  approach. This is an extreme- the kind of audience you benefits and make a habit to meditate everyday before going to ly effective marketing strate- want to target. 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It is finally put his ankle injury mit clash, Axelsen said: "It have a relook at the qualification making things difficult for play- behind him following the was easier to control in the system. ers," he said. title win at the . first game and in the second "I understand it is very The BWF revamped its After winning five titles, an injury can take a toll and game Srikanth stepped up. important that players earn structure in 2018, making it including the World how long it takes to comeback We were so close, and it is good amount of money and the compulsory for the world's top- Championship and BWF to normal fitness and level of small things which makes prize money goes up but it is also 15 players in the singles events Super Series Finals in 2017, play. So I am just happy the the difference. So you never unfair that the Olympic qualifi- and top-10 pairs in the doubles Axelsen had to undergo an way I came back. know what would have hap- cation should last a year long. It disciplines to play a minimum ankle surgery early last year, "It is great to win the pened if Srikanth had won is something which needs to be of 12 out of 15 World Tour tour- which forced him to miss the tournament. I don't know the second game. looked at," Gopichand said. naments or face a penalty. All England Championships. what to say. It is always a "You need a little bit of "I think if you win an All The first three months of the He recovered to win the confident booster, especial- luck. I had a lucky net chord. England or a World new BWF season has already Indonesia Open Super 1000 ly after the All England final, That's how sports is, it is Championship or Asian or seen injuries to top players such but has struggled in the sec- it is nice to win here." fragile." European Championship, there as three-time world champion ond half of the year. Srikanth too have bat- It was after 17 months is a moment where you could Carolina Marin, former world The former world No 1, tled with ankle issues for the that Srikanth had reached think of direct qualification for No 1 Korean Son Wan Ho and however, made a promising last couple of years. the finals of a BWF World these five six slots atleast, some- China's fast-rising Gao Fangjie. start this year with a title win Axelsen and Srikanth Tour event and the Indian at the Barcelona Spain had a 4-3 head-to-head said he was satisfied with the !.! )'"%1!1 !( !1  Masters and a final appear- record before the final way the week has panned ance at the All England before match with the Indian get- out for him. )  >'  claiming the India Open ting the better of the Danish "I'm just happy with my crown. shuttler at the 2017 performance in the last  "56-5.7 "Now I can say that I have . week. I just want to take it put the injury behind me," Asked about their on- the way it comes. I know I ndia's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal says the badminton compe-  "56-5.7 have tried something different," Srikanth failed to engage his Axelsen told reporters after court rivalry, Axelsen said: was trailing in most of the Itition at next year's Olympics will be tougher than the last three Srikanth said after the loss. rival in rallies with Axelsen pun- defeating Kidambi Srikanth "Srikanth beat me in matches but somehow I Games and she is working on fitness and improving her game idambi Srikanth's hopes "I think I gave him too ishing any weak return. The in straight games in the final Denmark last time, so I wanted this kind of momen- in the run-up to the showpiece event in Tokyo. of ending a long title many chances to attack in the Indian's backhand was particu- Sunday. thought it was nice of him to tum. I wanted these kind of Saina has been troubled by injuries of late. After her knee Kdrought came crashing first game and tried to avoid it larly weak and he lost a lot of "It has taken a lot of time allow me to win here in wins. I want to continue this surgery in 2016, she has been striving hard to return to her peak after going down in straight in the second and it was okay till points there. Axelsen eventual- and Srikanth here knows how India. May be next time, it form now," he said. form. games to former world cham- the 20th point. If I could have ly took the opening game when "Yes, it (competition in 2020 Olympics) will be much tougher pion Viktor Axelsen in the taken it to the decider, I could Srikanth went long. (than earlier three editions). The Chinese shuttlers are playing men's singles final of the - have had my chances." After the change of sides, it 12-12 and led 14-13 after Bingjiao with a 21-15, 21-14 of and Apriyani really well. More than them, a lot of other girls are playing real- Sunrise India Open, here on "I was slow to start with. I Srikanth conceded a 1-5 lead to Axelsen smashed wide. win, completing a hattrick of Rahayu secured their second ly well. It is going to be very tough," Saina said. Sunday. was able to control my lifts and his opponent early on. Another smash helped India Open crowns. She successive title at the India "But as of now, I'm not thinking about Olympics or about Srikanth, a 2015 winner, defend well but in the end he The Indian took the Srikanth grab two game equalled Malaysian legend Lee Open with a 21-11, 25-23 win how I will qualify for it. I am thinking more about doing well blew away two game points in was a little brave." next three points but points. He lost both Chong Wei, who has also won over Malaysian third seeds in tournaments, improving my game and keeping myself injury the second game to lose 7-21 The final was a close affair Axelsen was always a with a wide return and three titles here. Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng free and fit," Saina added. 20-22 to Axelsen in the summit in the beginning with Srikanth step ahead. With after failing to connect Chinese top seed Wang Yean in the women's doubles. For India to send two shuttlers in Tokyo Olympics clash. and Axelsen splitting the initial Srikanth's lifts going a shot. A net dribble Yilyu and Chinese 's women's singles, both of them will have to be inside top 16 in It was the Indian's first 10 points but a series of long coupled with gave Axelsen his first notched up a 21-13, 21-11 win and Wang Chi-Lin also claimed the world rankings which will be released after the end of qual- final in a BWF world tour unforced errors from the Indian some wrong line calls, match point and he sealed over Indonesian fifth seeds their maiden BWF World Tour ification period, on April 30, 2020. event in 17 months. He last won allowed the Danish player to Axelsen grabbed a 11-9 lead at it with a precise return. and Melati Super 500 title with a 21-14, 21- Tokyo Games will be her fourth Olympics, having repre- a title at the 2017 . move ahead as he unleashed a the break. Thailand's Ratchanok Daeva Oktavianti to claim the 14 win over Indonesian Ricky sented the country in 2008, 2012 and 2016. She reached the quar- "I haven't played anything smash to seal an 11-7 advantage A fighting Srikanth, howev- Intanon improved her head-to- mixed doubles crown. Karandasuwardi and Angga terfinals in 2008, won a Bronze in 2012 and crashed out in group differently and so I lost. I should at the break. er, clawed his way back to make head record against China's He Top seeded Indonesian pair Pratama in men's doubles. stages in 2016 when she played with a knee inflammation. 2 '.72     &  #  8 ,,68            Colombo:  . * 4   *            now, but I certainly feel like -! $       I'm a very different person.  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In the women's final, Elavenil The 22-year-old Aussie my best, I'm good enough India have won 12 out of 14 also led from the front to shoot a quit tennis five years ago to match it with the very  )  0     6    ## Gold medals so far and their over- score of 250.5 and emerge tri- after finding the mental grind best in the world."    5&   6  !   all tally stand at 12 Gold, four umphant. of the tour too much to bear,  ( ,; Barty hit 15 aces and 41 3P  $  <     . *   Silver and two Bronze medals. Hosts Taipei's Lin Ying-Shin turning to professional crick-  (($ winners compared to 22  &4     &    On the fifth day of the com- won Silver with 250.2 while Park et in a bid to find sporting from an out-of-sorts     ! <   !  petition, Divyansh Singh Panwar Sunmin of Korea bagged Bronze happiness. # ((($ Pliskova.   )    . * J and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the with a score of 229.1. Barty, however, knew she Barty's victory means  *     &   10m Air Rifle men and women's The Indian women's team of had the tennis skills to com- that for the first time ever   individual Golds. They combined Elavenil, Apurvi and Meghana pete at the very top and after and become the first there have been 14 differ- with respective teammates to win claimed the top spot with a com- returning in February 2016, Australian woman since ent winners in 14 WTA  ! "  two Team Gold medals as well and bined total of 1878.6. Taipei were has taken her career to an elite Sam Stosur in June 2013 to events so far this season.    ensured a clean sweep. second with 1872.5. level, culminating in her first- crack the top 10. Pliskova, who will rise Paris:   &       !  Divyansh shot 249.7 to Kim's In the men's event, all three ever WTA Premier "It feels like it's a long to fourth in the rankings

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onny Bairstow and David Warner smashed sensational Jcenturies to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a comprehensive 118-run win over struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Sunday. Englishman Bairstow struck 114 from just 56 balls while Warner carried his bat for a 55- ball 100 in a record 185-run 4    O$ first-wicket partnership to post a mammoth 231 for two after being  7B-5%- opening partnership. put into bat. "Credit to them (Warner and Bairstow punished RCB with oyal Challengers Bangalore Bairstow). We could have tried a 12 fours and seven sixes while Rcaptain Virat Kohli termed few different things, like taking Warner hit five fours and as Sunday's 118-run defeat against pace off the ball. But once those many sixes in his 55-ball knock. Sunrisers Hyderabad as one of guys got in, they just kept going. With a gigantic target to their "worst losses ever" in the You need a few things to go your eclipse, RCB needed a rollicking Indian Premier League. way, and a few catches fell in start but the visitors' chase never "One of our worst losses between fielders. They were got going as they kept on losing !  "  ever. Literally nothing I can world class today and they wickets to be bundled out for 113 explain. Nothing went right for us deserve to be on the winning in 19.5 overs. "  from ball one until our last wick- side," he said. It was RCB's third consecutive !   et fell in the second innings. We Sunrisers' stand-in captain loss in the tournament, while  !" # were outplayed in all departments Bhuvneshwar Kumar lauded his Sunrisers registered their second !   by a quality side. They showed bowling unit, especially the per-  75"" out but pacerer Jaydev Unadkat con- win out of three games this sea-  that they are a champion side - formance of Afghan Mohammad ceded 28 runs in the final over with son. they were finalists last time and Nabi, who picked up 4/11 in his egotiating largely disciplined Dhoni finding three of his four sixes Playing his first IPL match   /34 beat us in the final (in 2016)," a first outing this season. Nbowlers on a tricky pitch, skipper in that over after Ravindra Jadeja (8) this season, Afghan all-rounder ! "  D dejected Kohli said after the "It shows how good a spinner MS Dhoni produced a well-calculat- lofted the paceman for a maximum. Mohammad Nabi did the early   match. he is (Nabi). He was spot on from ed half-century as Chennai Super The Royals pace trio of Jofra damage as he picked up three  !   Kohli credited Bairstow and the first ball. It was a good batting Kings posted 175 for five against Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni and Ben quick wickets — two in his sec- Warner for taking the game away track in the second innings but Rajasthan Royals in an IPL game, here Stokes kept the CSK batsmen on a ond over — as RCB's slumped to    from his side with their explosive our bowling was brilliant," he said. on Sunday. tight leash in the powerplay overs. 22 for three by the end of the  5/ The pitch used in the previous They conceded just 29 runs and also fourth over.  match was a rank turner but on got rid of three top-order batsmen. Nabi first accounted for   a hundred each. ninth over and later smashed De Sunday it turned to be a different chal- Each of them accounted for one Parthiv Patel and then came back   Bairstow was finally out in the Grandhomme for 14 runs in the lenge for the batsmen since it was not CSK batsman, bringing experienced to remove Shimron Hetmyer and 17th over off Yuzvendra Chahal 10th over. He also did not spare conducive for stroke-play and helped Dhoni and Raina together at the dangerous A B de Villiers in the as he went for yet another big shot India pacer Umesh who he hit for pacers initially. crease. fourth over. , 6    ! $     9           1 but only got the leading edge for 16 runs in the 12th over. Dhoni paced his innings beautiful- The runs came in singles with To make matters worse for          $     8   Umesh Yadav to take a running Warner played second fiddle ly scoring unbeaten 75 off 46 balls to spinners Shreyas Gopal and RCB, Sandeep Sharma then dis- catch. He reached to his hundred all this while and allowed seize momentum from Royals bowlers Krishnappa Gowtham maintaining missed skipper Virat Kohli in the Nabi starred with the ball for against Gujarat Lions. in 52 balls. Bairstow to take the initiative but who were off to an inspiring start. the pressure with tight line and first delivery of the seventh over. Sunrisers with figures of four for Sunday's innings was also He was particularly harsh on hit fours and sixes in between. Dhoni and Suresh Raina (36) length. As if that was not enough, 11, while Sandeep (3/19) too was only the second time in IPL his- 16-year-old Ray Barman from The Australian later swung his added 61 runs for the fourth wicket, The ball stopped a bit, specially Moeen Ali was run out in the very not far behind, scalping three tory in which two batsmen scored whom he took 17 runs in the arms to complete his hundred. pushing the ball around and later the when Gopal operated, making stroke- next ball as RCB' chase fell by the wickets. former India skipper raised a 56-run making even more difficult. At half- wayside. At that stage the visitors Earlier, RCB captain Kohli's stand with West Indies' Dwayne Barvo, way mark, CSK out on board just 55 slumped to 30 for five in 6.2 overs decision to put Sunrisers in back- 0 /  0   /+ who added quick 27 runs. runs and only seven boundaries were which soon became 35 for six fired as all his bowlers were taken   !  4 &&) &       && !&       The dew is already troubling the struck. after Shivam Dube’s departure. to cleaners by Bairstow and ,   % !   &      4P @ 7  4    bowlers and it will be a challenge for Raina meanwhile hit a massive six From there on, it was almost Warner who became the first  ! &    ! *  &  & 22 *    ! N NF the home bowlers to control the ball. off Gopal but the two spinners did an impossible task for RCB to get pair in IPL history to post three   ,.  ! % !    &  J &   !<% !     Dhoni used his vast experience to well to concede 37 runs while bowl- back into the game and Colin de consecutive hundred-run stands.     & % &   ) )!   &   &  N82N      read the conditions and mostly worked ing in tandem for five overs. Grandhomme (37) and 16-year- Bairstow and Warner blud- : %;  ! & &       ,.& !: 2     the ball around to keep the scoreboard In came Unadkat and went for a old Prayas Ray Barman (19), the geoned the bowlers, bettering 7     22 ; U6J   ,    ticking. Whenever he got chance he few runs but broke the stand by youngest player to make his IPL the earlier highest of 184 between % ! <  2D  2F < % ! <! 4P 3C % ! &  & !  opened his arms and hit four fours and castling Raina with a quick delivery. debut, just did their bit to delay KKR's Gautam Gambhir and    "      &  %&  &   ! "  81 Besides Shaw, Delhi also have unverified Twitter accounts, claiming to patch over the years. innings while Gayle (40) and - the likes of Rishabh Pant, who be cricket fans. ormer India captain and Delhi "This team needed this win. Mayank Agarwal (43) also 9"-B  COPP, played a superb knock of 78 to pile What wasn't clear from the video FCapitals advisor Sourav They did not have a great season chipped in with crucial runs to up a mammoth 213 against clip was the context of Pant's comment. Ganguly termed Kagiso Rabada's last year. It's a young team. These help Punjab comfortably chase headed by Mohammed Shami Mumbai Indians in the first match, It has been learnt that Hotstar, who match-winning yorker to KKR's sorts of wins change the confi- down the 177-run target, set by and with other key players such Shikhar Dhawan, captain Shreyas hold the digital (streaming rights) Andre Russell as the "Ball of the dence. It is still a long season, but Mumbai. as Andrew Tye and Hardus Iyer and Colin Ingram. They rights of the IPL, have complained to IPL". this win is more than just a win," Gayle was his usual self and Viljoen in their ranks, it may not would expect their batsmen come various social media platforms for ille- With just 11 to get for a Super Ganguly said. batted in the manner only he can be easy for the visiting batsmen. out all guns blazing against Punjab gal use of their footage and are getting Over win, but Rabada, though He felt sorry for Prithvi Shaw, as 36 of his 40-run knock came in Moreover, Ravichandran on Sunday. the clippings removed. under pressure, produced a fast         & "  who fell just one short of his hun- boundaries and sixes. Ashwin-led KXIP would also The bowling department The BCCI official said that it was inswinging yorker that castled the   #        dred in Saturday's IPL encounter, Rahul has the ability to steady have the advantage of playing at comprising Kiwi speedster Trent "very unfortunate" that social media ran Jamaican. but insisted that the youngster the innings and play sheet home and they will look to exploit Bolt, Ishant Sharma and Axar Patel an incomplete clipping. "Kagiso Rabada's Super Over IPLT20.Com. would get many centuries across anchor's role and Gayle can punc- familiar conditions once again. besides Rabada, is also capable of "Maligning a young cricketer with- and the ball that he bowled to Rabada defended 10 runs in formats in days to come. ture opposition camp's plans to Delhi though will be desper- causing damage to the opposition. out even knowing the details is so unfor- Andre Russell is probably going to the Super Over to steer Delhi "Unfortunately, he got out on control the run flow, something ate to get the momentum going Delhi would be hoping to put tunate. A section of media allowed the be the ball of the IPL. To bowl that Capitals to a thrilling win and the 99 and you feel sorry for him. I that Delhi would be worried after winning a close game. up an all-round performance social media to insinuate and vilify a kind of a delivery to Andre Russell, former KKR captain termed the think he will get a lot more 100s in about. Chasing 186 to win against against Punjab, who have shown young talent without getting into details. who is probably in the form of his victory against his erstwhile fran- IPL and in all formats of the Punjab's bowling is spear- KKR, Delhi were set up nicely by they are not an easy side to beat. This is so disgusting," said the official. life, is unbelievable," Ganguly told chise is as "special" as Delhi team game," Ganguly said.