VRGR $"#(!#1')VCEBRS WWT!Pa!RT%&!$"#1$# Q        report before the court, not the government. orty-eight-year after Indira he Supreme Court on Chaturvedi, in his FGandhi came to power in TMonday directed CBI fresh plea, said, “Despite 1971 on the ear-catching slogan to apprise it within two the yawning gap of “Garibi hatao”, her grandson weeks of the status of probe between the complaint Rahul Gandhi has reinvented in alleged disproportionate made/court’s directions the same theme by announcing assets case against SP lead- and the pendency of fil- his own version of “surgical” ers Mulayam Singh Yadav ing of a regular Case in strike on poverty to revive the and Akhilesh. this matter, an unusual- Congress fortune in the Lok The SC rejected the ly long period as already Sabha elections. submission of Yadavs’ counsel ers. escaped without any action As part of the Congress that the notice to the CBI be Chaturvedi, in 2005, had being taken on the matter for manifesto for general elections, kept at abeyance in the wake of filed the PIL in the top court 11 long years”. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi upcoming general elections. seeking a direction to the CBI The matter was still pend- said 20 per cent families in through idea. We have con- claimed there is enough money The SC said, “There was a to take appropriate action to ing with the CBI for registra- poorest of the poor category sulted many economists on in India and the Congress status report (of 2007 by CBI) prosecute Yadav, Akhilesh and tion of a regular case, it said. will be given 72,000 each the scheme. It will be a fiscal- guarantees that 20 per cent saying that prima facie case is his wife Dimple, and Prateek Till date, no FIR has been annually as a minimum ly prudent scheme,” Rahul said poorest families will be given made out. We are entitled to under the Prevention of registered against the Yadavs income. Accusing the Prime 72,000 per year. know what happened to the Corruption Act for allegedly and it has not only caused Making the announcement Terming it to be a “final each annually,” Rahul said soon Minister of giving money to the “Remember that in investigation”. acquiring assets more than the “some irremediable and at a Press conference post the assault” to eradicate poverty in after starting social media cam- rich and not the poor, Rahul Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Rejecting the plea of senior known source of their income irrecoverable damaged to the Congress Working Committee the country, Rahul described paign #NyayForIndia. alleged the poor have suffered and Rajasthan, I had promised advocate C A Sundaram, by misusing their power of whole case, but also raised meeting, the Congress chief the manifesto as a “historic” The CWC had met at the in the last five years and “We that in 10 days farmers will be appearing for the Samajwadi authority. serious questions of credibili- said, “The time for change has and “groundbreaking” mea- AICC headquarters to discuss are going to provide justice to given a loan waiver. I am Party (SP) patriarch and his The apex court in its ver- ty and integrity of our investi- come. This will be a ‘final sure to end poverty. “Five crore and give final shape to the them”. “If Narendra Modi can promising you today that jus- two sons -- Akhilesh and dict of March 1, 2007 had gating agencies”, the plea said. assault’ to eradicate poverty in families and 25 crore people party’s manifesto. The Congress give money to the rich people tice will be done. Scheme will Prateek, the Bench comprising directed the CBI “to enquire The CBI is duty bound to the country.” will directly benefit from the chief said the party has studied in the country, then Congress be on a phase basis. First a pilot Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi into allegations” and find out as register a regular case as man- The party manifesto is scheme. The final assault on the fiscal implications of the can give the poor this money,” project will be run then scheme and Justice Deepak Gupta said, to as to whether the plea with dated by the provisions of law being framed by a committee poverty has begun. We will scheme and has consulted he said. will run,” he said. He claimed “Why should we not ask CBI as regard to disproportionate and also report the FIR to the headed by former Finance and wipe out poverty from the renowned economists and “Narendra Modi is creating that everyday your money is to what happened in terms of assets of SP leaders was “correct jurisdictional magistrate as Home Minister P country. I promise that there experts before finalising it. two Indias in the country and being taken away and “we will orders issued in 2007...We or not”. mandatory and provided by Chidambaram. will be justice for the poor. The “This is a historic scheme we will not allow it, there will show you what is happening. would like to know the status In 2012, the court had dis- procedure law, it said. Citing the examples of Congress guarantees that 20 which has not happened any- be only one India,” he said. We have been studying this for of the probe”. missed the review petitions of Referring to the CBI’s ear- farmers’ loan waiver schemes in per cent families belonging to where in the world. It is an Asked where the money the last 4-5 months”. The senior lawyer opposed Yadav and his sons against its lier status report, the fresh three States — Rajasthan, poorest of the poor category in extremely powerful, ground- will come from and whether it The working committee, the plea of petitioner and verdict and directed the CBI to plea said that the report indi- Chhattisgarh and Madhya India will be given 72,000 breaking and well-thought will affect the economy, Rahul which is the party’s highest Congress leader Vishwanath go ahead with the probe against cated that disproportionate Pradesh — the Gandhi scion decision-making body, will Chaturvedi saying it is going to them in the disproportionate assets were possessed not only said if the party is voted to give a final go-ahead to the be used politically ahead of the assets case. by Mulayam Singh Yadav, power the Congress will iden- manifesto. The meeting was general elections next month. It had allowed the review Akhilesh and Prateek but also tify such families who live chaired by Rahul and attended Chaturvedi, in his fresh plea of Dimple and directed the by Dimple Yadav. below the poverty mark and by former PM Manmohan plea, has sought a direction to CBI to drop the inquiry against On the basis of Income Tax help them to live decent life. He Singh, Priyanka Gandhi, the CBI to place the status her saying that she was not Returns and reliable docu- said the scheme is part of the Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi report on probe either before holding any public office. ments of the Yadav family party’s plan to ensure mini- Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, and the apex court or before a The court had also modi- members, the disproportionate mum income guarantee to AK Antony. magisterial court in the assets fied its March 1, 2007 order and assets were calculated at Rs 2.63 every person in the country. Continued on Page 7 case against the three SP lead- asked the CBI to file the status crore, it said. nion Finance Minister Mathura. She is the biggest UArun Jaitley on Monday superstar and the Congress described as “fraud “ and hum- day after famous has stooped to such a low. This bug Rahul Gandhi’s announce- iving up chairmanship AHaryanavi singer and was not expected from ment to provide 72, 000 year- Gafter more than 26 years, dancer Sapna Chaudhary Priyanka,” Tiwari said. ly to the 20 per cent of the embattled Jet Airways’ founder claimed that she has not joined His reaction came after poorest of the poor in the Naresh Goyal on Monday quit the Congress, Delhi BJP pres- Sapna was seen with him in country saying the poor are as a board member, with the ident Manoj Tiwari met her pictures on the social media. receiving one and half times lenders taking control of the and said he will be happy if she When asked about the pos- more in the Modi-regime. cockpit and deciding to infuse campaigns for the BJP in the sibilities of Sapna joining the People won’t be taken in by which opposed the Modi the BJP leader. 1,500 crore immediately into Lok Sabha elections. Sapna’s BJP, Tiwari replied, “Only time “chhal kapat” of the Congress, Government’s Direct Benefit Meanwhile, Niti Aayog the ailing airline. much hyped news of joining will tell.” said Jaitley. Transfer (DBT) is now saying Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar Struggling to stay afloat the Congress was circulated Earlier, Sapna said she is Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman it would use the same in pro- on Monday said Rahul’s amid a debt burden of over board has approved immediate with her pictures with Priyanka not harbouring any dream to Rajiv Kumar and the Economic viding money to poor and promise of providing 72,000 8,000 crore, the board of the fund infusion of up to 1,500 Gandhi Vadra. join the Congress at all. And if Advisory Council to the Prime without any financial burden. annually to five crore families country’s first private full ser- crore by lenders as well as con- Tiwari accused the she is ever interested in joining Minister (EAC-PM) too criti- This is jugglery, he said. The will create strong incentives vice carrier also approved con- version of debt into equity. Congress of using the Haryana a political party, she herself will cised the pre-poll announce- Finance Minister said the Modi against work and bust fiscal dis- version of banks’ debt into Naresh Goyal, his wife performer’s picture without announce it. She claimed that ment by Rahul. Government was already pro- cipline. equity and induction of nom- Anita Goyal and Etihad her consent. “The Congress has she never signed any member- Addressing a Press confer- viding 5.34 lakh crore to poor. “True to its past record of inee directors of the lenders, Airways’ nominee director used her old pictures to spread ship form of the Congress and ence here, Jaitley said the “We are giving much more to promising the moon to win who would become majority Kevin Knight have quit the the rumour that she has joined cleared that the photograph Congress regimes have poor and the total amount elections, the Congress presi- stakeholders. board. the party and will contest from with Priyanka was an old one. defrauded poor in the name of would exceed 7 lakh crore,” he dent announced a scheme that Expressing happiness over Gulf carrier Etihad, a “Garibi Hatao” but only “redis- said. will bust fiscal discipline, cre- the lenders’ decision, Finance strategic partner, holds 24 per tributed poverty” in the coun- “The Congress is mislead- ate strong incentives against Minister Arun Jaitley said India cent stake in Jet Airways while try. He said UPA’s ten-year ing poor in the name of remov- work and which will never be needs more airlines, “otherwise Naresh Goyal has a sharehold- rule was replete with “chhal, ing poverty in 50 years… but implemented,” Kumar said in a airfares would rise”. ing of 51 per cent. kapat and dhokha”. He said poor would not be trapped in tweet. “Banks have kept self inter- Goyal’s stake would come Congress promised only one the fraudulent trap of the In another tweet, he said est in mind by trying to keep down to 25 per cent while that time waiver of 70,000 crore to Opposition party,” the Finance the cost of the minimum it as a going entity so that they of Etihad would reduce to 12 farmers but actually gave only Minster said, adding, the Modi income guarantee scheme at 2 can recover their dues,” he per cent. The consortium of 52,000 crore. Similarly, in Government has built “assets” per cent of the gross domestic said in Delhi hours after the Indian lenders, led by State MNREGA, Jaitley said, the (sadhan) for the poor in forms product and 13 per cent of the airline’s board cleared the debt Bank of India (SBI), would Congress announced it will of road, money in banks, house, budget will “ensure” that real resolution plan. become the majority share- spend 40,000 crore but spent electricity”. needs of people remain Bringing an end to weeks holders of Jet Airways, the air- only 28,000 crore. “Narebazi se garibi nahin unsatisfied. of uncertainty over the future line said in a statement. Jaitley said the Congress jayegi, sadhano se jayegi,” s ai d Continued on Page 7 of the cash-strapped carrier, the Continued on Page 7 ed from Mansarovar Lake. two systems, suggesting no ridges, rejecting any possibili- Considering the hydrolog- possibility of surface or sub- ty of the surface connectivity. n investigation by scientists ical and religious significance surface connectivity between Similarly, there are significant Aof Roorkee-based National in India of the Ganga and the the two,” said the study which variation in isotopic and phys- iling of nominations for the Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Manasarovar Lake, the present will be published in the forth- iochemical properties of the Ffirst phase of Lok Sabha elec- has concluded that as “per study was initiated at the behest coming science journal Current water suggesting no possibili- tion ended on Monday evening current scenario” Mansarovar of then Union Water Resources Science. ty of surface or sub-surface and the scrutiny of papers would Lake in Tibet is not the origin Minister Uma Bharti in 2015 to Satellite data was employed connectivity between water of be carried out on Tuesday while of the Ganga River and there is investigate the data related to to develop maps and find out the two systems,” said the study. the last date for withdrawal of no connectivity between the the place of origin of the the possibility of surface con- The scientists had drawn a papers will be March 28. Polling two water systems. Gangas (Mansarovar Lake and nectivity, whereas isotopic and longitudinal cross-section (L- in the first phase would be held Hindu religious texts Gomukh) and to find the like- chemical data, obtained from section) line between the in eight seats in Saharanpur, believe that the Ganga descend- ly connection between waters the field samplings and the Gomukh and Manasarovar Kairana, Bijnor, Meerut, ed from the locks of Shiva, and of the two systems. The linear published research literature Lake to see how the pattern in Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, therefore, has a connection distance between the two is were used to investigate the relief changes with distance Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha with Kailash Mansarovar. approximately 230 km. possibility of subsurface con- from the Gomukh to the lake. Nagar. Union ministers, General There is also perception that The scientists had used nectivity of the Gangotri The Gangotri Glacier, the (Retd) VK Singh, Dr Mahesh Gomukh, (snout of the water isotope tracer technolo- Glacier water with that of largest glacier of the Garhwal Sharma, and Satpal Singh of the Gangotri Glacier) is the source gy and satellite data. “It was Manasarovar Lake. Himalaya, is located at an alti- BJP, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit of the Ganga. But the present found that there were signifi- “Topographically, both the tude of 4,000 meters in the Singh and his son Jayant study has refuted claim by cant variation in isotopic and water systems are located in Uttarkashi district of Chaudhary are in the fray in the China as well some foreign sci- physiochemical properties of different catchment zones, sep- Uttarakhand. first phase of elections. entists that the Ganga emanat- the water collected from the arated by high mountain Continued on Page 7 See Page 2

idelined for several years now, ment, Yogi said that all that had nleashing a blitzkrieg of (PNS): BJP has released the names of its 40 star Ssenior BJP leader IP Singh has been done was possible due to Upoll rallies, the Bharatiya campaigner for Lok Sabha polls in UP. Party sources said on been expelled from the party for omparing Congress with Prime Minister Modi. “Modi Janata Party is organising 52 Monday that the list includes almost all senior BJP leaders, Union six years for calling Prime destruction, Chief hai, to mumkin hai,” he added. public meetings across Uttar and state ministers who will campaign in UP. Besides PM Narendra Minister Narendra Modi and CMinister Yogi Attacking the opposition, Pradesh on Tuesday. These ral- Modi, BJP president and UP CM , party president Amit Shah as Adityanath on Monday said Yogi said that the public was lies will be addressed by party Deputy CMs and Dinesh Sharma ‘Gujju thugs’. that the people should not let aware of the misdeeds of president Amit Shah and nine Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, Kalraj Mishra, This is the second time that “this destruction” rule India Samajwadi Party and how it Union ministers besides Chief Laxmikant Bajpai, BJP state chief Mahendra Nath Pandey, nation- action has been initiated against else the image of the country captured Jawahar Bagh in Minister Yogi Adityanath and al general secretary Ramlal, state general secretary Sunil Bansal Singh. Earlier in 2012, he was that Prime Minister Narendra Mathura. his ministerial colleagues. are in the list. The Union ministers include Arun Jaitely, Nitin suspended from the party for a Modi had built would be On the opposition alliance, BJP spokesman Chandra Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala brief period for opposing the destroyed. Yogi said that it was “an alliance Mohan said that Vijay Sankalp Sitharaman, Piyush Goya, Uma Bharati and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. entry of tainted and sacked “(Congress chief) Rahul of thieves”. “There is no co- meetings had been planned in leader of Bahujan Samaj Party, Gandhi has no idea of farming ordination between SP and such a way that they would Among the Union minis- Khanna in Pilibhit, Swami Babu Singh Kushwaha, in the as once he had said that he BSP. They have come together cover all divisional headquar- ters to address the public Prasad Maurya in Budaun, SP BJP before UP assembly polls. would place tiles in fields. only because of Prime Minister ters. meetings on Tuesday, Sushma Singh Baghel and Sidharth state Congress is bent on destroying Narendra Modi. The alliance “The leaders will go to the Swaraj and Gen (Retd.) VK Nath Singh in Etah, Shrikant general secretary the farming community. There will not be able to open its people with just one resolve — Singh will address rallies in Sharma in Fatehpur Sikri, Sonkar informed the media in is a difference between the Sonia Gandhi had visited their Yogi said. account in the general election,” that Narendra Modi should Ghaziabad, Mukhtar Abbas in Aligarh, Laxmi Lucknow on Monday that IP Congress and the Bharatiya constituencies Amethi and Rae Elaborating on the suc- he said. once again be made prime Naqvi in Amroha, Sadhvi Narain in Hathras, Mukut Singh had been expelled from Janata Party. The Congress Bareli, respectively, as many cess of his government, Yogi Yogi said that Akhilesh minister of the country,” he Niranjan Jyoti in Firozabad, Bihari Verma in Hardoi, the party for six years for “anti- protects terrorists and feeds times. said that after the BJP came to Yadav and Mayawati govern- said. Santosh Gangwar and Krishna Ramapati Ram Shastri at party activities” on the direction them ‘biryani’ whereas the BJP “Hemaji has busted the office, he took three crucial res- ments were very corrupt. “The Amit Shah has already Raj in Shahjahanpur, Shiv Shrawasti, Brajesh Pathak in of party’s state chief Mahendra feeds them bullets. This has myth that celebrities do not olutions. “First, crop loan waiv- BSP government sold 21 sugar kicked off Vijay Sankalp Pratap Shukla in Faizabad, Akbarpur, Satyadeo Pachauri Nath Pandey. been possible only because visit their constituencies after er up to Rs 1 lakh of small and mills and our government has Abhiyan in UP from Agra on Manoj Sinha in Ghosi and in Jalaun, in Annoyed with the BJP over Modiji is our Prime Minister,” being elected. She has also marginal farmers; second, shut- vowed to set up as many facto- Sunday. Smriti Irani in Jaunpur. Farrukhabad, Nand Gopal some issues, Singh welcomed Yogi said while addressing a worked for enhancing ting down illegal abattoirs; and ries as we will not let farmers “Amit Shah will address Deputy Chief Ministers Gupta ‘Nandi’ in Banda, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh rally in Mathura, the parlia- Mathura’s cultural and spiritu- three, formation of anti-Romeo suffer,” he said. rally in Moradabad on Keshav Prasad Maurya and Archana Pandey in Hamirpur, Yadav’s decision to contest from mentary constituency of actor- al heritage,” he said. squad for the safety of sisters About Mathura, Yogi said Tuesday while Yogi Adityanath Dinesh Sharma will be Rajendra Singh Moto in Azamgarh on Sunday, on Twitter turned-politician and BJP MP “The Braj region is a holy and daughters. We fulfilled that a new dairy would be will address Vijay Sankalp addressing meetings in Sultanpur, and even offered the SP leader Hema Malini. pilgrim place for all of us and the promises and goons are opened in the district. “The sabhas in Gorakhpur and Phulpur and Amethi, respec- in Salempur, Rita Bahuguna his house in Azamgarh to start Yogi said that Hema Malini the BJP government has devel- either behind the bars or have government has a project to . BJP state president tively. Joshi in Sant Kabir Nagar, an election office. He said the had visited Mathura over 250 oped these places as the world been eliminated,” Yogi said. clean the river Yamuna, as we Mahendra Nath Pandey will Among UP ministers, in people of Purvanchal were happy times during the past five years wanted to see the spiritual and Recounting the achieve- cleaned the Ganga,” he said. hold meeting in Chandauli,” Dharampal Singh will address Azamgarh and Jai Pratap with the candidature of Akhilesh and asked whether Rahul or cultural aspects of these places,” ments of the Union govern- the BJP spokesman said. a rally in Aonla, Suresh Singh in Deoria. as they believed that he would develop the region. He also tweeted that Akhilesh would also end the caste and religion politics in the region. Even after his expulsion, Singh attacked the Prime Minister and BJP national pres- ident, tweeting that “two thugs from Gujarat have ditched the north Indians for five years”. corrupt leaders,” tweeted Yogi. Cautioning the people about Priyanka’s comment came hief Minister Yogi the designs of SP leaders, Yogi a day after Prime Minister CAdityanath took a dig at said, “Beware of their antics There was a rush by candi- ongress general secretary Narendra Modi tweeted on Samajwad Party after the and gimmicks; to escape going dates to meet the deadline for fil- CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra ‘Main bhi Chowkidar’ T-shirts Supreme Court issued notice to to jail they will try to divide you iling of nominations for the ing nominations for the first and on Monday criticised the Yogi and merchandise. the CBI in the disproportionate on lines of caste and religion.” Ffirst phase of Lok Sabha second phases of Lok Sabha Adityanath government for On Sunday, Priyanka crit- assets case against former Chief In another tweet, the Chief election came to an end on polls. Monday being the last date ignoring the grievances of icised Chief Minister Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Minister lashed out at the SP for Monday evening. for filing papers for the first teachers in the state. Priyanka Adityanath for unpaid dues of and his son and SP chief alleging that the present BJP In all the eight constituen- phase before 3 pm, candidates alleged that the Bharatiya Janata cane farmers in the state. “This Akhilesh Yadav. regime ignored the interests of cies going to polls in the first made a beeline to submitted Party ministers were “busy chowkidar is only working for “Chowkidar ke dar se sab sugarcane farmers. “The BJP phase, as many as 146 candi- their papers. marketing T-shirts” instead of the rich, not the poor,” she chor ikatthaa ho gaye hain, lekin government, in two years, dates have filed their papers. Tuesday is the last date for redressing grievances of the tweeted. She also tweeted a kab tak bachenge,”’ (Fearing the ensured payment of Rs 57,800 The scrutiny of papers will be filing nominations for the sec- teachers in the state. photo with anganwadi workers, chowkidar, all the corrupt lead- crore to farmers while only Rs done on Tuesday. March 28 is ond phase elections. On Monday morning, who she said had been request- ers have joined hands, but how 55,000 crore were paid to farm- the last date for withdrawal of Chief Minister Yogi Priyanka tweeted” “Shiksha ing state employee status. “The long they will escape from the ers during the SP’s five-year papers. In the first phase, Adityanath accompanied actor- mitras or contractual teachers BJP government, instead of long arm of the law), said Yogi term. And they have the audac- Saharanpur, Kairana, Bijnor, turned-politician Hema Malini of the state are humiliated listening to their grievances, in a tweet on Monday. “Skeletons ity to raise questions on our com- Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, when she filed her papers for the every day and many of them have used lathis on them when- are tumbling out of cupboards of mitment for cane farmers,” he Baghpat, Ghaziabad and ly to witness triangular contests Mathura Lok Sabha seat. UP have committed suicide. ever they criticised the state corrupt politicians. These politi- said. Yogi also targetted four-time Gautam Buddha Nagar are among Bharatiya Janata Party, Animal Husbandry Minister SP Teachers who protested were government for low wages to cians have looted the people and Chief Minister Mayawati vis-à- going to polls. Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Singh Baghel filed his papers beaten up. Contractual teach- ASHA workers or Accredited public exchequer. The hon- vis welfare of cane farmers and Three Union ministers — party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance from Agra (Reserved) con- ers have often raised demands Social Health Activist workers,” ourable court will give appropri- the sugar industry. “What did General (Retd.) VK Singh and the Congress. stituency. for better wages and appoint- she said. Within 24 hours of ate punishment to the family of Mayawati do for the welfare of (Ghaziabad), Dr Mahesh In the first phase, around UP Congress chief Raj ment as assistant teachers. Last Priyanka’s tweet attacking Yogi cane farmers? Mayawati as CM, Sharma (GB Nagar) and Satpal 1.50 crore voters will exercise Babbar also filed his papers year, contractual teachers ton- Adityanath for pending cane under a conspiracy, sold 21 pub- Singh (Baghpat) — of the BJP, their franchise, including 82.24 from Fatehpur Sikri seat in sured their heads to demand dues, Bahujan Samaj Party lic sector sugar mills at throw- Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit lakh males, 68.39 lakh females Agra. The Congress had earlier that their services be regu- chief Mayawati on Monday away prices and the matter is still Singh (Muzaffarnagar) and his and 1,014 of third gender. fielded Babbar from Moradabad larised.” She further wrote, hit out at the BJP government under investigation. Was the son Jayant Chaudhary (Baghpat) A total of 16,581 booths but later changed his constituen- “BJP’s ministers are busy mar- over rising cane arrears and sell-out of 21 sugar mills in the are in the fray in the first phase will be set up for casting votes cy to Fatehpur Sikri which goes keting T-shirts. I wish they asked why it could not act interest of cane farmers?” Yogi election. in the first phase, out of which to poll in the second phase of would pay attention to those tough against erring sugar mill asked. The first phase poll is like- over 15 per cent are sensitive. polling. facing struggles.” owners.

Alvi. The change was made after Alvi informed the high command that he was not interested in contesting the Hanumangarhi and Birla tem- Sources said that Priyanka eunuch who recently joined polls. ple. Like her brother, Rahul will board the Kaifait Express Congress. Earlier the party changed nce again making changes Gandhi, who also visited from Old Delhi on the night of After the roadshow, she Raj Babbar’s seat from Oin her programme of vis- Ayodhya before the 2017 March 26 and reach Faizabad will go to Kotwali, Top Wali Moradabad to Fatehpur Sikri. iting Rae Bareli and Unnao and assembly polls in UP, Priyanka at 8 the next morning. Kothi, Chowk, Subhash Nagar Similarly, the party will then proceeding to Ayodhya, will not visit the disputed site “Priyanka will stay at a to Fatehganj, and then to Naka also change the seat of anoth- AICC general secretary at the Ram Lalla makeshift hotel in Faizabad. Later, she Hanumgarhi after crossing er senior party leader Jitin incharge of UP east, Priyanka temple. Rahul Gandhi too had will visit Hanumangarhi tem- Makbara. Prasada, who is Congress can- Gandhi Vadra, who recently avoided visiting the site. ple at 10 am on Wednesday Congress has fielded for- didate from Dhaurara. He is undertook Ganga yatra from In attempt to change the and thereafter, Birla temple,” mer UP Congress president likely to contest from state cap- Prayagraj to Kashi, will now face of the party, the Congress sources told media persons Nirmal Khatri from Faizabad. ital Lucknow. travel by train to Ayodhya. scion had started her campaign here on Monday. Meanwhile, Congress high Interestingly, the decision Priyanaka will catch a train by visiting the famous She will hold a roadshow command replaced its candi- to shift Prasada has been taken to reach Ayodhya from New Bandhawale Hanumanji from Tehri Bazaar, Ranopali, date in Amroha on Monday to stop him from going to Delhi to hold a road show at Temple on the banks of Awadhpuri Colony, Beniganj, morning. Bharatiya Janata Party. Sources Lord Ram’s birthplace on com- Sangam in Prayagraj, besides Sahabganj, Ramjanki temple, According to a release, maintained that Prasada was ing Wednesday as per earlier having darshan at Vindhyachal to eye hospital and hold a small Sachin Choudhury will be the assured that even if he was schedule. However, she will Temple, Sitamarhi temple and street meeting at Reedganj Congress candidate from defeated in Lucknow, he would begin her day-long campaign also Baba Vishwanath Temple that will be organised by Amroha Lok Sabha seat be given a berth in the Rajya only after seeking blessings at in Varanasi, recently. Gulshan Bindu Kinnar, an instead of senior leader Rashid Sabha.

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If the n the two incidents in which wo constables, who were same is established, an action Ia chopped torso of an terminated from services will be recommended against unidentified woman was recov- Arjun of Khujauli village of Tafter their names figured the police team which was ered from Para on Sunday and Mohanlalganj ended his life in the infamous Shrawan Sahu assigned the task to round up dismembered body parts sans reportedly after his wife refused murder case, surrendered in accused constables. torso of an unidentified woman to give him money to purchase the court on Monday after Sources in Police depart- was recovered in Krishna his dose of drugs. The police hoodwinking the Lucknow ment said the accused police- Nagar on Saturday, the said Arjun picked up the habit police who were hunting for men worked for local mafia Lucknow police reached to the of taking drugs some time back them since the arrest of sub- Aquil Ahmad who had an conclusion that the body parts and that was a cause of daily ver- inspector Dheerendra Shukla enmity with Shrawan Sahu. belonged to the same woman. bal spat between the couple. who also was terminated for his As per sources, Aquil nursed “The forensic teams pho- Reports said Arjun demanded complicity. Shukla, who enmity with Shrawan as the lat- tographed both the body parts, money from his wife Ramadevi allegedly had masterminded ter was pursuing vigorously his one recovered in Krishna who suspected that he would the murder case, was arrested son Akash’s murder case in Nagar and another in Para. The which chopped off legs, hands purchase drugs. There ensued a from his house in police resi- which Aquil was named as a limbs seemed to have joined and head were found stuffed. verbal spat and later Ramadevi, dence colony in Aliganj. prime accused. Aquil sought accurately with one another. The police had recovered a torn along with children, went out The accused, identified as help of sub-inspector Police think that all the body letter from inside the bag too. for some work leaving Arjun all Anil Singh and Dheerendra Dheerendra Shukla and consta- parts were of same woman,” As the torso was missing, police alone. When she returned, she Yadav, were absconding for bles Anil Singh and ASP, East, Suresh Kumar said. suspected that the killer had found Arjun hanging from the the last three years. On Monday Dheerendra Yadav. To save He said the process, which he dumped it at some place in the ceiling with a plastic rope tied morning, the accused consta- Aquil, the policemen had called physical verification, area and so it combed the around his neck. Police are bles reached the court while arrested four innocent and tor- confirmed the police presump- entire area but in vain. On investigating the case. donning burqa to avoid com- tured them at Para police sta- tion. Police had claimed that Sunday, the Para police recov- Meanwhile, private factory ing into the notice of police tion to own up that they were the body parts were of same ered a torso which was stuffed employee Sunil Yadav (40) of who were keeping a close tab contract killers and were to kill woman on Sunday. The ASP in a gunny bag. Chinhat died under mysterious on them for the last few weeks. Aquil at the behest of Shrawan. Mahesh and Deepak. and Jaswinder Singh, Parul said the police would go for On the other hand, the circumstances on Monday. The drama unfolded to the However, their criminal inten- During investigation, it Tiwari for the murder. During DNA test for clinical verifica- police failed to get any clue Reports said Sunil was admit- police teams, who were present tion was exposed and then SSP n the murderous assault on surfaced that both Mahesh the investigation, the name of tion. “The clinical verification about the suspect whose image ted to Ram Manohar Lohia there to round up them before Manzil Saini asked the police to INaka trader Jasvir Singh Dua and his brother Deepak were Jasvir Singh Dua, victim of is the last test of identification was captured in the CCTV Hospital in a critically injured they could surrender, only after register a case against the above on Sunday, the police failed to witnesses in a case of murder Sunday’s murderous assault of body parts recovered from installed near a temple in state and later died. The hospi- the court proceedings started. named policemen. She later track down the attackers iden- of mobile shop owner Mukesh case, was also added in the different places in a case and is Krishna Nagar. “The man was tal administration later sent a Police spokesman AK terminated the accused police- tified as Mahesh and his broth- Manwani (36) in August 2017. murder of Mukesh Manwani admissible in the court too,” he tall, had a stout built and was memo to the police informing Dwivedi confirmed the reports men from their services too. er Deepak. On Sunday night, Mukesh was shot dead by five during probe. There were said. Sources in Forensic Lab, limping when he was carrying them of the incident. A tam on the surrender of terminat- But the police could not arrest Jasvir Singh Dua alleged that persons when he was inside his reports that a complaint against however, disclosed that the the bag. He was seen moving reached the place and sent the ed constables in Shrawan Sahu them for well more than three Mahesh and his brother shop in Naka Hindola. Later, Dua was given to Alambagh torso and the chopped off towards the Ram Manohar body for autopsy. Police said murder case but he denied years. In the recent past, SSP, Deepak had opened fire on the police registered a case police on Monday. It was limbs did not match exactly. Lohia Law University too. In Sunil had met with an accident. reports that the constables were Lucknow, Kalanidhi Naithani him when he was going to his against Rajendra Singh Dua, alleged that he staged the attack They said only a DNA test another CCTV’s footage, the “His bike rammed into a clad in burqa when they had announced a reward of relative’s house in Alambagh. his son Manjeet Singh Dua, his to hinder the ongoing trial could unravel the mystery. same suspect was seen putting divider opposite Tata Motors entered the court premises. Rs 15,000 on each of the Following the complaint, the brother Surjeet Singh Dua, against him in the court. The On Saturday morning, the the bag on an e-rickshaw,” the office in Chinhat,” the police “This could not be verified and policemen. police registered a case against nephew Balbeer Singh Dua SHO denied the reports. police had recovered a bag in sources said. spokesman said.  ! "##$#   # &' !&# #)&! )

ucknow Development LAuthority (LDA) has given one more chance to those who are illegally occupying its prop- erties (both commercial and residential) by extending the period by two months. Now they can apply for regularisa- tion till May 31. Nearly 6,000 properties have been regu- larised since a vigorous exercise was launched in January. total of 3561 booths. They will stables & beat sub-inspectors go to the booths in these areas would be there at the polling istrict Magistrate Kaushal and check for all the assured stations. “The officials will con- DRaj Sharma presided over minimum facilities on the tact them and ask them about a meeting with sector and zonal booths and they will fill up the other problems, if any, like magistrates at Gandhi Bhawan report in their format. movement of polling party by Account officer MK on Monday and directed them Thereafter, in the evening, a foot and how much will the Agarwal claimed there was a to see that girl’s mother was belt and boxed her too. He later to start visits to the nine Lok meeting will be held between 6 polling party have to move. The significant growth in the rev- lying dead and bleeding pro- banged her had against the wall Sabha constituencies to inspect pm and 8 pm at Collectorate arrangements of fooding and enue and there was a huge cash man killed his wife at his fusely in the room and they during the brawl. As Hima’s polling stations on a 23-point where we will discuss all the lodging for the polling party will flow in its exchequer by which Ahouse in Ghazipur police alerted the police. A team head ripped off, she began to format. The DM said that the problems depending on the also be looked into,” he said. The its financial status had station area on Monday ratch- reached the place for investi- bleed profusely and later fell sector and zonal magistrates feedback of the polling sta- DM said that the sector and the improved to some extent. eting up pressure on the gation. unconscious. Mohit fled the would visit three constituencies tions,” he said. zonal magistrates were also In view of the good cash Lucknow police who already The neighbours identified scene leaving her in a pool of each on Tuesday, Wednesday He said they would also imparted training for EVM flow in its exchequer, LDA have several unsolved cases in the woman as Hima Kumari blood. Due to excessive bleed- and Friday. look into the critical and vulner- operations and poll-related has decided to extend the peri- hand. However, the police suc- and her husband as Mohit ing, Hima died by the time The officials will visit able booths. “They will attend works. “There are several for- od of plan for another two ceeded in arresting the accused Gupta. They told police that police reached the scene,” he Bakshi-Ka-Talab, Mohanlalganj all the vulnerable voters and see mats which the sector magis- months as 50 per cent proper- from near Kukrail embank- Mohit was not on good terms said. He said the body had and Malihabad on Tuesday; all the locations. They will also trate have to fill on the poll day, ties are still being illegally ment in the area. Police with his wife for a long time been sent for autopsy. “Blood Lucknow North & West on check the route chart which the one day before and a day after. occupied. However, Agarwal claimed that the accused sus- and he used to beat Hima fre- stains were found on the wall Wednesday; and Lucknow East, AROs have prepared. These These formats were also did not disclose the amount pected his wife’s fidelity and quently. Mohit’s absence from the scene to avoid arrest. during the investigation. Police Lucknow Central and they will also cross-check explained to them and a detailed collected so far as it had not killed her due to that. the scene made cops suspect The Ghazipur SHO said also recovered the belt which Cantonment on Friday. He said whether they have written booklet will be given to them,” been calculated. The exact fig- As per reports, the resi- his credential and the team Mohit suspected that Hima had blood stains,” the SHO all the district administration everything in the correct way or he added. ure would be known after dents of Lavkush Nagar local- launched a manhunt for him. was in relation with some said. He said Hima was a officials would be in the field for not. They will also tell whether The DM said that the senior March 31, he added. It is said ity in the area heard a seven- By evening on Monday, Mohit other man and that was the native of Unnao and was mar- the next three days and that he there is any modification for the officials who were on the visit the extension was given after year-old girl crying incon- was traced near Kukrail cause of discord between them. ried to Mohit in 2007. “Mohit himself would be visiting the route chart,” the DM said. He to polling stations for the next the state government’s solably at her house on embankment and he was “Mohit picked up fight early in worked as a munshi at the shop polling stations in BKT or pointed out that all the lekhpals, three days would also check for approval. Now it deadline will Monday morning and went to rounded up. He admitted that the morning on the same issue of a wholesale dealer of pota- Mohanlalganj. “There are a village secretaries and beat con- police stations’ progress. expire on May 31. the house. They were shocked he killed Hima and then fled and he first beat up Hima with toes,” he said. Lucknow (PNS): Utter Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has restarted the process of making ucknow Metro Rail monthly MST which was stalled LCorporation (LMRC) organ- for the past few days. According ised a special interactive session, to chief general manager oper- ‘Conversation with Alok ations Rajesh Verma, only the Ranjan’, in association with new fresh registrations had been Lucknow Management impacted for a few days. Association (LMA) at Transport “There were some issues Nagar Metro Depot on Monday. which we had been facing LMA vice-president Arun regarding the software and Kumar Mathur and former hence the work of new registra- Chief Secretary & ex-president tions was affected, but now it of LMA Alok Ranjan, along has been restored,” he said. with 60-member LMA delega- He said those with old tion, were welcomed and felic- MSTs were facing no problem itated by LMRC managing in top-up, recharging, and director Kumar Keshav. renewal. The total number of The programme began with MSTs are two lakh while fresh a safety presentation and orien- registrations 2,000-3,000 per tation session at the workshop month. “Those who register also conference room. The pro- get a top-up. However, passen- gramme was followed by a visit time. “The LMA officials were addressed the young execu- cials between Transport Nagar gers may not avail of a top-up to the depot by Mathur and satisfied with the working and tives of LMRC. “The entire and CCS Airport stations. if they are not using the cards for Ranjan along with Keshav and operations of OCC which make LMRC team was selected on the Keshav thanked the LMA that particular month,” he others senior officers of LMRC. the Lucknow Metro system basis of professional excellence. delegation and expressing grat- added. Regarding the benefits The delegation visited nearly all even more secure and safe for There were weekly deadlines to itude. “We feel honored to be which the students get by get- the working centres and func- the commuters by catering to meet the target ahead of the associated with LMA for giving ting MSTs, he said they could tional units like Inspection Bay, state-of-the-art technology of schedule. Metro has changed us an opportunity to share their avail of 58 per cent concession Depot Control Centre (DCC), the in-built surveillance system,” the entire landscape of experiences with us. It’s a priv- while it was 42 per cent for reg- Operations Control Center a senior LMRC official said. Lucknow,” he said. The pro- ilege to be familiar with the ular passengers. He said cards (OCC) etc. They also took an There was a special interactive gramme concluded with a spe- working of LMRC and day-to- could be made only when the overview of the OCC from programme at the auditorium of cial Metro ride for the LMA del- day operations with people minimum distance travelled where train movement is Centre of Excellence for egation comprising Ranjan, from different walks of life,” he was 100 km from the start to tracked and monitored in real Training (CoET). Ranjan Mathur and other LMRC offi- said. destination.

 *## ! # #"+#&+ &+- Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow Electricity Supply haratiya Janata Party’s sulk- Administration (LESA) has Bing ally and Suheldev made a proposal for provision of Bharatiya Samaj Party chief budget for insulation of cables Om Prakash Rajbhar has raised ll-India Muslim Personal making a web in various parts fresh demand of five Lok Sabha ALaw Board (AIMPLB) has of the city. LESA chief engineer seats in and has decided to stick to its old (trans-Gomti) Pradeep Kakkar given an ultimatum of 24 hours stand on Ayodhya before the said they had made a proposal to the ruling party. mediation panel set up by the for insulation of 100 kms of A Cabinet minister in the Supreme Court for resolving wires with ABC cables as a pro- Yogi Adityanath government, the vexed issue through out- vision in the 2019 budget. Rajbhar slammed the BJP for of-court settlement. He said they had already failing to decide on sharing “An emergency meeting of carried out work on 60-70 kms seats with the National the AIMPLB held in Lucknow Rabe Hasni Nadvi discussed in of wires. About the origin of this Democratic Alliance partners on Sunday resolved to stick to detail how a delegation will problem, the chief engineer in the state. “We are fighting for its old stand of reiterating its put forth the AIMPLB stand blamed it on various private our rights. We were called for claim on the disputed land as before the mediation panel,” colonies which have cropped up a meeting with Amit Shah ted seats then why a decision Rajbhar had handed over the Babri mosque existed there,” sources said. The Supreme in the recent times. along with Apna Dal (Sonelal) has not been taken in our charge of Backward Class sources said on Monday. Court has set up a panel head- “The private builders are and asked to place our case? They (BJP) finalised Welfare department to Chief However, the agenda of ed by former apex court judge unorganised and develop demands. Seat-sharing was alliances in Maharashtra, Goa, Minister Yogi Adityanath. In the meeting held at Islamic FM Ibrahim Kalifulla. Sri Sri colonies in a haphazard manner decided for Apna Dal, but we Bihar, Chhattisgarh and his letter to the Chief Minister, seminary Darul Nadwatul Ravi Shankar and senior advo- which results in cobweb of are still in the dark. I have given Jharkhand. Then why are we he had cited non-payment of Uloom in Lucknow on Sunday cate of Madras High Court, wires,” he reasoned. He pointed 24 hours to the BJP to decide being kept waiting?” Rajbhar dues and discrepancies in was kept secret and the media Sriram Panchu, are the other out that in the planned colonies our seats or else we will chart asked. When asked about scholarships to students of was not briefed officially about two members. constructed by agencies such as an independent course,” chances of joining the backward castes as the reason the proceedings of the meet- The apex court has already Lucknow Development Rajbhar said. The SBSP has Congress, the SBSP chief said for his decision. He had also ing. The emergency meeting directed that there should not Authority, there was no such demanded five Lok sabha seats that his party could go “any- dared the Chief Minister to dis- was called as AIMPLB has to be reporting of the mediation problem. The cobweb of wires is — Chandauli, Ghosi, where” as “all options are open”. miss him from the Cabinet. place its stand before the proceedings in print or other mostly found in places such as Ambedkarnagar, Jaunpur and The party’s decision to stay The SBSP has been Ayodhya mediation team later media. The panel is expected Daliganj, Chinhat and either Machhlishahr or Lalganj with the BJP would be revealed demanding implementation of this week. to make its second visit to Kalyanpur. “We have identified (Rae Bareli). on Tuesday, Rajbhar said. sub-quota for Other Backward “The meeting, chaired by Ayodhya for three days from these cables and have worked on “If Apna Dal (S) was allot- Earlier in February, Classes (OBCs). AIMPLB president Maulana March 27. them,” he stated. clearly shows the conflict among the upper and lower fter a prolonged conflict castes. It also raises a question Awith the Central Board of and gives a message for human Film Certification, upcoming values among the audience,” the Hindi movie ‘Tarpan’, based on filmmaker said. Neelam said social evils like casteism, is all the film supports participation inner of Indian Idol set for the release. Producer- of women in all areas of soci- W(Season 10) director Neelam R Singh, who ety. “In today’s time, women said Lucknow was his favourite is a Lucknowite, launched the have left no stone unturned in place among all the cities he has movie trailer in Lucknow with any field. The film shows a lot visited in the country. The the star cast on Monday, and of emotional and social aspects singer was in the city for pro- also addressed mediapersons. of women in society,” she point- motion of new show ‘Superstar The film has received 28 ed out. Singer’ in which he will be play- awards and encouraging audi- The star cast includes Nand ing the role of mentor to child ence response at many nation- Kishore Pant, Sanjay Sonu, participants. al and international film festi- Rahul Chauhan, Abhishek Talking to The Pioneer, he vals. Neelam said it was the first Madrecha, Poonam Ingle, said Lucknow was the place time that she had made a Neelam, Vandana Asthana, which has the best non-vege- movie and it was shot in Uttar Arun Shekhar, and Padmaja tarian cuisine. He also he also Pradesh. She said the story was Roy. The film is written by loved the people of the city as very sensitive. Shivmurti, directed by Neelam they were so warm. “A young woman R Singh and produced by Regarding how life has Rajpatiya, who belongs to lower Mimesis Media. The screenplay changed after he won the class of the village, is tortured and dialogues are by Indian Idol, he said people by a high-caste Brahmin boy taken and the girl begins her UP. “Another important aspect direct hit on social evils like Dharmendra V Singh, music loved and recognised him and named Chander. This incident fight against injustice,” she said. of the film is that we have shot casteism in the society. I always by Manoj Nayan and lyrics by wanted to take selfies with becomes a political issue. In the On whether she had with nearly 70 per cent of the wanted to make a film that Rakesh Nirala while Sukumar him wherever he went. absence of witnesses, Chander applied for subsidy under Film actors from Bhartendu Natya talks about equality for women Jatamia is the cinematograph- “I am doing several shows gets bail from court. Local Bandhu, Neelam nodded in the Akademi in Lucknow,” she in society and without the er and Sunil Yadav editor. The across the world these days. politicians explain to Rajpatiya’s affirmative, saying it was pointed out. feminist flag. The story is very background score has been Nobody recognised me earlier brother how revenge can be because the film was shot in “The story of ‘Tarpan’ is a close to my heart. The film given by Sanjay Pathak. but people call me a celebrity now. This is one of the biggest changes in my life,” he pointed out. Salman said the upcom- .#" &'&/0)&# ing show was all set to provide “After the successful season fect opportunity for me to lleging that UP govern- a platform to talented young of Indian Idol and Super impart my learnings to young- Ament was speaking lie on aspirants (under 15) to learn Dancer, we are looking forward sters. I am genuinely happy to payment of cane arrears,  !&)$$)$ and hone their singing talents to giving the audience a show be amongst such young talents Rashtriya Lok Dal national Lucknow (PNS): Kukrail Earlier, a team from Central under the guidance of musical that will not only give the kids in the upcoming show. In spokesman Anil Dubey said Group still owed over 88 per overbridge will be thrown open Road Research Institute (CRRI) stalwarts. The judging panel a chance to showcase their tal- Lucknow, I look forward to about Rs 1,300 crore was yet to cent of cane dues of the current for the general public on March had inspected the overbridge for will include Himesh ents but will also polish and meeting some aspiring young be paid to farmers of 2018-19 crushing season. Similarly, he 28. General manager of Uttar plying of small vehicles and had Reshammiya, Javed Ali and groom their skills under the singers,” he said. crushing season. said, the other sugar mills were Pradesh Bridge Corporation suggested that rotaries should be Alka Yagnik. guidance of stalwarts. I am The auditions in Lucknow Dubey said the BJP leaders yet to clear over 51 per cent of Arvind Srivastava told The constructed at points where Regarding his role in the looking forward to great partic- will be conducted at were presenting false report on payment of the current session. Pioneer that the overbridge was the bridge starts and ends. The show, he said he would be a ipation from Lucknow,” Chancellor’s Club on April 1. payment of cane arrears and The RLD leader said the apa- earlier supposed to be opened overbridge was inaugurated by mentor and guide the young- Salman said. Apart from Lucknow, the audi- were trying to hide their failure. thy of the government had on March 26. Union Home Minister Rajnath sters. Salman said the show “Last time, I was in the city tions are being hosted across “They have done nothing forced farmers to take loans to “We had carried out an Singh on March 7 but the open- would urge participation from as a contestant and today, I am cities like Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, for the sugarcane growers, meet expenses on education, inspection on March 25 and ing was withheld as the higher a whole new generation of here for promotion of another Guwahati, Nagpur, Dehradun, farmers,” he said. Dubey said Sugar Mill Group had not paid health and marriage from now we are planning to open it authorities directed the officials aspiring singers promising show. Throughout my singing Chandigarh, Bengaluru, the situation could be gauged a single penny to sugarcane moneylenders at high rates of on March 28 after we get the concerned to get an inspection them a platform to learn and journey in the industry, I have Indore, Kolkata, Delhi, and from the fact that Simbhawali growers as yet while the Bajaj interest. nod from PWD,” he said. done by CRRI. grow. learned a lot and this is a per- .

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G!,! 3!>=4=78:87=.+ minority welfare officer in biggest thing in Premchand’s of the Lucknow-bound dou- Upadhyay and district police The injured were admitted  $+'$E ! 3  Lucknow and was recently writings which attracted him ble-decker bus, while attempt- chief Ajai Shanker Rai rushed to a community health centre . ,    felicitated with the Amritlal was the ease and naturalness ing to avoid hitting an overtak- to the spot and oversaw rescue from where six seriously  3  +  0DE    Nagar Award of the year of his subjects and language. ing vehicle, crashed into the operation. Meanwhile, in injured passengers were shift- ()#254 3!75=>=78:HH 2018-19 by Uttar Pradesh “This is rarely elsewhere. road divider. Due to the another mishap in Balrampur, ed to Balrampur district 00+.I-JJ State Employees Literature This is the only thing that impact and the friction, the as many as 43 persons were hospital. Institute, has another feath- makes Premchand so great,” er to his cap. Recently, he has he added. released the compilation of Though Balendu is a cent remark by Singh and it is Munshi Premchand’s stories, novelist, he believes story is insult to women of our country. a memorial titled ‘Amar one of the best forms of the The UP unit of the The BJP leader should apolo- Kahaniyan’. Twenty-one best literature. “It is such a mirror Communist Party of India gise,” Kashyap said. The CPI-M stories of Premchand have in which the interactive rela- Vinayak Patel, a class XI (Marxist) condemned Bharatiya leader said that BJP leaders been compiled. Balendu said tionships of the person and student of City Montessori Janata Party leader Surendra were issuing indecent remarks Premchand had a profound society, the living, heart- School, Narayan Singh’s comment on on leaders of opposition in des- influence on him. warming and touching pic- Aliganj United Progressive Alliance peration after finding that the “Had I not read tures of the moments Campus I, chairperson and senior 2019 Lok Sabha elections was Premchand, I would proba- of his sorrows are seen,” he has been Congress leader Sonia Gandhi getting tougher for them. bly have never tried my said. selected to and demanded apology from hands in literature. Perhaps, “Premchand’s greatest represent his him. CPI-M state leader SP I would have been doing strength was that he did not school and Kashyap said that the BJP leader A Holi milan samaroh was something else,” he said. consider the story to be writ- country at made an indecent remark on a organised by Postal depart- Apart from this, he said ten as a story. This is the rea- the Global Young Leaders senior Congress leader after ment at the Post Master that his biggest aim was to son that in his stories, there Conference (GYLC) to be held news broke that dancer Sapna General Office on Monday. present the youths of today is a Ganga-Jamuni sangam of colourful educational-cultural in USA as a global scholar. The Chaudhary had joined the Director, Postal department, with Premchand’s literature. ideal and reality. In their City Montessori School, items carrying the message of conference will be held in Congress. “The BJP leader said KK Yadav said Holi was a fes- “Today’s youths read every- narrative, the signs of labour Station Road, organised ‘ divine unity and spirituality. Washington DC and New York. that Rahul was carrying forward tival of harmony and amity and thing except for Premchand evolution are clear and craft Education Conference’ at They mesmerised the gathering Vinayak has been selected from his family tradition and that a lot of fun as well as frolic. He and, therefore, do not know can be experienced at all Kanpur Road auditorium. of parents and guardians with among scores of students from Rahul’s mother was also a said that it reflects the colours the country which they live levels,” he added. Students presented several powerful presentations. across the globe. dancer in Italy. This is an inde- of the culture.

posal squads (BDDS) for the 65 more feasible that the standard battalions of the CRPF sized buses with a capacity to aking up from slumber deployed in Jammu & Kashmir carry 52 passengers. Armour- Wpost-Pulwama, the CRPF for anti-terror and law and plating significantly enhances is going to procure a new fleet order duties. The move comes the weight of the buses and of mine protected vehicles against the backdrop of speed is significantly hit due to (MPVs) and the small 30- Pulwama suicide bombing by additional weight of the seater bullet-resistant buses to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) that armour plates. ensure safety of its convoys in ripped a bus killing 44 per- The additional BDDS Jammu & Kashmir. sonnel on February 14. squads with more equipment The Motor Transport The MPVs are expected to will help detect IEDs on the branch of the paramilitary had ramp up the counter-IED capa- ground. As the armours will been pressing for procurement bilities of the paramilitary as only give protection from fir- of these vehicles for the last there have been Intelligence ing, new standard operating attack, the CRPF had faced crit- facility for one year while going many years but confusion pre- inputs that the terror groups procedures for convoy move- icism for plying large convoys in to join duty or for tour and vailed owing to lack of clarity could resort to more and more ment have been put in place to to ferry paramilitary personnel while proceeding on leave. from the top leadership that IED attacks. avoid any Pulwama-type attack. in operationally sensitive The CRPF cavalcade that keeps changing stance after Earlier, about a dozen The new SOP entails con- Jammu and Kashmir. came under attack on February the change of the Force’s chief, MPVs were diverted from the voy movement by restricting Following this, the Union 14 had 78 vehicles and the bus sources said. Naxal-hit States to Jammu the movement of civilian vehi- Home Ministry had hit by the suicide bomber was The paramilitary has also & Kashmir. cles and regularly changing announced last month that all fifth in line. The convoy was decided to increase the number Bullet-resistant armour halting points. jawans and officers of the para- carrying over 2,500 CRPF per- of its bomb detection and dis- plating of smaller buses is In the wake of Pulwama military will get air courier sonnel.

ore political leaders Mjoined the BJP on Monday as the party announced the names of can- didates for two Lok Sabha seats, including that of former day after Maharashtra party MP Kharvela Swain, ANavnirman Sena (MNS) and 19 Assembly constituencies threatened to stall the biopic on in Odisha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi     Former RJD Jharkhand in Maharashtra, the Congress      president Annapurna Devi and on Monday moved the Election paralympian Deepa Malik also Commission (EC) to get the joined the party. Malik is the release of the biopic deferred till first Indian woman to win a the final phase voting in the complaint. accused it of being political medal in Paralympic Games. Lok Sabha polls (May 19), While MNS chief Raj propaganda of the saffron party. Devi, a one-time close aide contending that it violates the Thackeray has accused the BJP In the movie, Vivek Oberoi will of RJD leader Lalu Prasad for- code of conduct. of propagating their welfare be seen in the lead essaying mally joined the BJP at the Swain — who was re-inducted testing the general election announce all its candidates in the State. “We welcome her into The Congress delegation schemes through moves like Prime Minister Modi. While party headquarters in presence into the party on Monday in from Balasore seat, but the Haryana for the Lok Sabha the party. She is an inspiration that met the EC comprised of Toilet Ek Prem Katha and actors like Boman Irani, Barkha of party president Amit Shah. Bhubaneswar — has been given party has already fielded elections, Malik may be in the for all of us. She has made the Randeep Singh Surjewala, Padman and now PM Bisht Sengupta, Rajendra She was denied the Lok Sabha a ticket from Kandhamal par- Pratap Sarangi from the coastal reckoning for one of the seats, country proud,” Jain said. Kapil Sibal, and Abhishek Narendra Modi, the Gupta, Zarina Wahab, Darshan ticket by the RJD in Jharkhand. liamentary constituency, cur- constituency. sources said. Several political leaders Manu Singhvi. “We represent- Congress has demanded that Kumar, Prashant Narayanan, Former Odisha DGP rently a part of the country’s Malik, a famous para ath- She joined the BJP in the have switched sides in last ed to the EC that there is a film the release be deferred till the and Yatin Karyekar, will be in Prakash Mishra — who joined Maoist belt. A three-time MP lete, joined the BJP with the presence of the party’s Haryana couple of weeks as political par- being made on Narendra Modi, last phase of voting. supporting role. the BJP on Sunday — has been from Balasore, Swain had quit party asserting that her pres- unit chief Subhash Barala and ties announced the lists of can- to be launched just a few days Opposition parties are con- The movie was recently fielded from Cuttack Lok Sabha the BJP in 2009. ence will strengthen the organ- general secretary Anil Jain, didates for the Lok Sabha polls, before election, it’s purpose is tending that it would violate the marred in a controversy regard- seat, while ex-MP Kharavela Swain was keen on con- isation. With the BJP yet to who is in charge of its affairs in beginning April 11. political. Three producers and model code of conduct and ing credits to for its lyrics actor belong to the BJP, the influence voters. being attributed to Javed director is involved in Vibrant The model code of conduct Akhtar and Sameer , Gujarat. This is violative of all is in place across India since who refused to have anything norms,” Kapil Sibal said. March 10, when the EC to do with the movie. As per the complaint filed, announced dates for general Later, it was producer the Congress said the biopic elections and Assembly polls in Sandip Singh, who cleared the will be released on April 5, just four States. Earlier, the DMK air and said it was due to the days ahead of the Lok Sabha and the CPI has already moved use of songs Ishwar Allah from elections commencing on April the EC seeking banning of the film 1947: Earth and the the State. view that the security situation 11.”Modi’s party is seeking a biopic on PM Modi till election song Suno Gaur Se Duniya The CRPF, the sources said, is complex in the State given second term and the timing of is over. Walon from the film Dus, in the he Election Commission is of the view that elections the heightened tension along the release has raised ques- Ever since the movie was movie whose lyrics have been T(EC) is set to increase the should first be held in the the India-Pakistan border. tions,” the Congress said in the announced, the Opposition has given by the two personalities. number of ‘special expenditure “most difficult” parts of the The three special observers observers’ to monitor illegal State so that the force gets ade- are Vinod Zutshi and Noor cash and inducements being quate time to dominate the area. Muhammad and retired IPS given to voters during the Lok But, the State administra- officer A S Gill. The observers Sabha polls as it has identified tion is learnt to be of the view have been tasked with making about 120 expenditure sensitive that areas which have previ- a real-time assessment of the sit- New Delhi: Former Union Minister Sukh Ram on Monday constituencies till now in the (Indirect Taxes and Customs). ously witnessed high voter uation by meeting political par- rejoined the Congress along with his grandson Aashray Sharma country. The EC’s special Officials said the Election turn-out should go to polls first ties, district and State authori- he Congress on Monday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, with the party’s saying his entry expenditure observers also Commission, till now, has iden- he three special observers to avoid a “drag down” effect on ties and other stakeholders to Tfielded Sanjay Nirupam would boost its poll prospects in Himachal Pradesh. reviewed the poll preparedness tified about 120 expenditure Tappointed by the Election other constituencies. enable the poll watchdog take a from the North West Mumbai “For me, it is like home-coming,” said 93-year-old Sukh Ram with the two special observers sensitive constituencies in the Commission (EC) to help it The sources said the EC call on the issue. as it released its tenth list, who returned for the second time to the Congress which he had for the subject, country for general elections decide on holding Assembly will now take a comprehensive The J&K Assembly’s six- clearing 26 names for the Lok last left ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections to join the BJP. The Handa (Maharashtra) and and it is awaiting the report of elections in Jammu & Kashmir view before taking the next call year term was to end on March Sabha elections. The announce- Congress had sacked him in 1997 following his conviction in the Madhu Mahajan (Tamil Nadu). some state Chief Electoral on Monday met top officials of on the subject. Since the 16, 2021, but it got dissolved ment of Nirupam’s candidature telecom scam which occurred when he was a Union minister in Earlier, the EC has Officers (CEOs) to identify the CRPF and the State police. Jammu & Kashmir Assembly after a ruling coalition between came on a day he was removed the PV Narasimha Rao Government, but he returned in 2004. appointed two retired Indian more such segments. Sources said since the CRPF is has been dissolved, the EC is the Peoples Democratic Party as the Mumbai Regional Revenue Service (Income Tax) The identified expenditure the principal security agency in bound to hold fresh polls there (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Congress Committee chief officers as special expenditure sensitive constituencies are in the State, the observers want- as well within a six-month Party (BJP) fell apart. The (MRCC). Former Union observers for Maharashtra and the States of Telangana, Andhra ed a feedback on how early the period, which will end in May. other State Assemblies and the Minister Milind Deora replaced Tamil Nadu. This is the first Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Assembly polls can be held in The Government is of the Lok Sabha have five-year terms. Nirupam as MRCC chief. time that such observers have Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand and Out of the 26 candidates been appointed for any polls in Uttarakhand, among others, announced by the party on the country. while a similar report from Monday, 25 were for West They said few more such states like Maharashtra and Bengal. Mohammad Alam observers could be appointed by few others are awaited. from Barrackpore, Mita the next week to oversee the An expenditure sensitive Chakraborty from Kolkata work of about 800 Central constituency is identified as a Dakshin, Suvra Ghosh from expenditure monitoring teams seat which is prone to high Howrah, and Pratul Saha from and observers who track black expenditure and corrupt prac- Hooghly were among those money, liquor, drugs and other tices. For such a constituency, named in the list. With this, freebies given to voters illegally. the EC rules mandate, there the party has announced a The maximum number of shall be two assistant expendi- total of 253 candidates so far. election expenditure observers ture observers, a similar num- The Congress also named are drawn from the Indian ber of flying squads, static sur- four candidates for Assembly Revenue Service (Income Tax), veillance teams and video sur- polls in Odisha. while others belong to the IRS veillance teams.  $0$)  0#!- &' &/"" New Delhi: The Supreme It added, “The Election believe that there was no Court on Monday favoured Commission of India shall also requirement for changing the increasing the random physi- indicate that if the sample sur- present arrangement of ran- cal verification of VVPAT slips vey can be extended to a high- dom matching of VVPAT slips in the upcoming Lok Sabha leaders, led by Andhra Pradesh Commission of India (EC) is er level...The affidavit shall be with Electronic Voting and assembly polls and told the Chief Minister N Chandrababu fully satisfied that the purity of filed by 4 pm on March 28. The Machine for one polling per EC that “no institution should Naidu, seeking the VVPAT the elections can be main- matter is listed for further Assembly segment. PTI insulate itself from improve- slips of at least 50 per cent of tained and is being maintained. hearing on April 1.” ment, including the judiciary”. voting machines in each The Election Commission of At the outset, the Bench It was not the question of Assembly constituency be India shall indicate the above in told the Deputy Election “casting aspersions”, rather a checked randomly in the Lok an affidavit the basis of satis- Commissioner Sudeep Jain, matter of “satisfaction” of the Sabha elections next month. faction,” the Bench said. appearing in person, whether electorate, the top court said. A Bench of Chief Justice the poll panel can New Delhi: The Supreme Court entertain this,” a bench of Uttar Pradesh, and Agrawal jams, which result in inconve- It asked the EC to file Ranjan Gogoi and Justice increase the number of on Monday refused to entertain Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had said in their plea that road- nience to the general public. response as to whether it can Deepak Gupta asked the random physical verifi- a petition filed by a former DGP and Justice Deepak Gupta told shows and bike rallies violate The plea had said that increase the number of sample EC to file its reply on affi- cation of VVPAT slips of Uttar Pradesh and an envi- advocate Virag Gupta, who the ECI’s instructions and cause instructions issued by the ECI surveys of VVPAT slips from davit indicating the with EVMs from the ronmentalist seeking a direction was appearing for petitioners damage to the environment. with regard to roadshows and one in each Assembly segment reasons of its satisfaction existing stipulation of to the Election Commission of Vikram Singh and environ- The petitioners had said political processions mandate for the upcoming General and that purity of elections can only one polling station India (ECI) to ban roadshows mentalist Shaivika Agrawal. that roadshows and bike rallies that vehicles must be registered Assembly elections. be maintained and is being per Assembly segment. and bike rallies during polls. Singh, a former Director during the election period cause and a convoy cannot have The court was hearing a maintained. Jain replied that the ECI “We are not inclined to General of Police (DGP) of air, noise pollution and traffic more than 10 vehicles. PTI plea filed by 21 Opposition “The Election has adequate reasons to

Jammu (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in the outskirts of Jammu city on March 28 in support of party n an apparent bid to consol- candidates for the Lok Sabha Iidate the Bengali and Tamil elections, a senior BJP leader votes of the Andaman and said Monday. Sitting BJP MPs Nicobar Islands and with Jugal Kishore Sharma and Mamata Banerjee deciding to nperturbed by the criti- Jitendra Singh are seeking re- field her party’s candidate in the Ucism over delay in pro- election from the Jammu and island constituency, Trinamool duction and supplying of air- the Udhampur parliamentary Congress on Monday struck an crafts and helicopters, the State- constituencies in the state. alliance with film star Kamal run Hindustan Aeronautics “Prime Minister Narendra Haasan’s MNM for the island Limited (HAL) on Monday Modi will address a public constituency. rolled out 16th indigenously rally to be held at Panchayat Haasan who came calling built Light Combat Fighter Jet Doomi, tehsil Bhalwal, in to Bengal’s State secretariat at Tejas to Indian Air Force in Jammu on March 28,” BJP Nabanna in Howrah said after Initial operational clearance figuration may roll out by the eight aircraft per annum. A sec- The first aircraft in FOC con- national vice-president and an hour-long meeting, the (IOC). The Fighter jet will be end of this calendar year ond production line has been figuration may roll-out by the J&K in-charge Avinash Rai Chief Minister, that his party inducted into 'Flying Daggers' (2019)," HAL said.Production established at Aircraft Division end of this calendar year. Khanna told reporters here. would back the TMC in an air force squadron of the of the fighter began in 2014 (Bangalore Complex), which is “LCA demonstrated its Khanna reviewed the Andaman. IAF."We have produced 16th with a capacity of eight aircraft carrying out structural assem- combat capability in the IAF’s arrangements of the rally at a Banerjee said, “we have Andaman on April 6. the Chief Minister mounted a LCA as per the target till March per annum. A second produc- bly, final assembly and equip- ‘Gagan Shakti’ exercise by fir- meeting of party leaders here formed an alliance with Kamal Haasan whose party was scathing attack on the “forces 31. The customer flights are tion line has been set up at ping of the aircraft. ing the Air-to-Air BVR Derby after inspecting the venue site. Haasan’s party for the likely to contest all the seats in that try to divide the society in expected to be completed by Aircraft Division in this aero- Recently HAL had received missile. Two LCAs will be fly- BJP state president Ravinder Andaman. He is giving us full Tamil Nadu said the “meeting the name of religion.” the end of March," HAL said in space hub, which carries out drawings and documents relat- ing at the Langkawi Raina and other senior leaders support,” adding the reason was excellent.” He said, “We are Addressing the devotees a statement. structural assembly, final ed to FOC with limited clear- International Maritime from the state were present in behind this alliance was the proud to say that Makkal of a Hindu religious order at The defence behemoth has assembly and equipping of the ance for LCA (Tejas) from Aerospace Expo (Lima- 2019) the meeting. Tamil superstar’s “good cre- Needhi Maiam is an ally with Baranagar in northern fringes an order from IAF for 40 LCAs aircraft. CEMILAC and ADA. With in Malaysia beginning tomor- The grand start of the BJP’s dentials among the masses.” We the Trinamool Congress for of Kolkata, Banerjee said “reli- (16 each in IOC and final The production of LCA this HAL can start working row. HAL team will be provid- ‘Vijayrath’ in the region will are grateful to him that he came Andaman. We hope the rela- gion brings humanity, culture, operational clearance (FOC) commenced in 2014 with a towards productionisation of ing the technical support at the take place from this rally, here,” Banerjee said adding tionship evolves in future.” education, love and respect "The first aircraft in FOC con- current production capacity of FOC standard fighter aircraft. show” the statement said. Khanna claimed. there will be a joint rally at In a parallel development for others.”  .#0)  )) &'"$')$*)&!- New Delhi: Bangladesh Home Mumbai: The husband of an Minister Asaduzzaman Khan is NCP corporator was on likely to visit India next week Monday hacked to death in during which he is expected to Maharashtra's Beed district New Delhi: The AAP finer details resulted in a split While it left for a larger discuss various issues, including allegedly by a mob which sus- Government on Monday verdict and the matter got bench to conclusively decide anti-terror cooperation and pected he was helping members moved the Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench. who will have control over movement of illegal immigrants, of the Shikalgar community in seeking constitution of a larg- The Bench, which was administrative services in the officials said. a kidnapping case, police said. er Bench to expeditiously called upon to decide on six vex- national Capital, the apex court According to the plan, Bangladesh Home Minister's Pandurang Gaikwad (50) decide the issue of control over atious issues pertaining to a had unanimously ruled that the Khan will have bilateral talks visit as the model code of con- was attacked with swords, sick- administrative services in long-running feud between the power to appoint enquiry com- with Home Minister Rajnath duct is in force due to the Lok les and sticks in Phule Nagar Delhi. Central and the national Capital missions would rest with the Singh on May 1, where issues Sabha election. area of Parli-Vaijnath town in from that community. He said 11 people, includ- A Bench headed by Chief Governments, had given a Centre as "there is no 'State concerning both the countries Radicalisation of youths the district, over 470 kilometres A kidnapping case was reg- ing two women, attacked and Justice Ranjan Gogoi told the unanimous verdict on the Government' in the Union will be discussed threadbare. and Rohingya refugees issues from here, an official said. istered at the time with Purna killed Gaikwad, five of whom Delhi Government counsel that remaining five counts and had Territory and the State Anti-terror cooperation, may figure in the dialogue, "Gaikwad sustained seri- police station, and the boy's have been arrested and charged it will look into the matter. ruled that the Delhi Government (for this purpose) movement of illegal immigrants, another official said. ous injuries in the attack in the body was found a few days later, with murder. The apex court had on Government's Anti-Corruption shall mean the Central and smuggling of cattle, arms During the delegation-level early hours of Monday. He was enraging local residents and Efforts are on to nab the rest February 14 referred the issue Branch (ACB) cannot probe the Government". and ammunition and a few talks, steps to be taken to rushed to a nearby hospital but kin, an official said. of the accused, he added. of control of services to a larg- Centre's employees in corrup- In its 202-page verdict, other issues are expected to be strengthen the existing mecha- was declared dead on arrival," "The mob, which included The Shikalgar community er Bench after delivering a tion cases. Out of six con- the court had, however, held discussed during the talks which nism to check movement of ille- the official said. the mother of the kidnapped is spread across the state and are split verdict. tentions issues, the Delhi that the elected Delhi will also be attended by top gal immigrants and smuggling Police said the attack might minor boy, attacked Gaikwad traditionally engaged in making The two-judge Bench had Government had won in three Government will have the right internal security officials of of cattle, narcotics and other be a fallout of the kidnapping of suspecting he was helping the and sharpening weapons made said the Centre should have the and lost to the Centre on two to appoint public prosecutors, India and Bangladesh, a Home items through the porous India- a 16-year-old boy four months Shikalgar community mem- from iron. final word on posting and critical aspects of investigating to decide land revenue matters Ministry official said. Bangladesh border will figure ago allegedly by members of the bers in the kidnapping case," The community's name is transfer of bureaucrats in the power to probe central govern- and also to appoint or deal However, no pact or mem- prominently, the official said. Shikalgar community as the said Inspector Balasaheb Pawar derived from an Arabic word for national Capital administra- ment employees and for setting with electricity commission orandum of understanding will India shares a 4,096-km-long minor was in love with a girl of Sambhajinagar police station. sharpening. PTI tion, but their disagreement on up of enquiry commissions. or board. PTI be signed during the border with Bangladesh. PTI ity, income and access to mar- Bangladesh”. “We will work to ket. move Russia away from getting had been appointed as the senior leaders along. In a way, n its manifesto for the 2019 To create jobs, the NCP in too close to China and Mumbai Congress in March Milind Deora has also con- ILok Sabha polls, the its manifesto — that stressed on Pakistan by frequent high level 2015, has been named tributed Nirupam’s ouster. It Nationalist Congress Party “Aao Milke Desh Banaye, exchanges.We will keep all threatened the customs offi- Congress candidate from may be recalled that on February (NCP) has promised open talks Humara Aapka hum sabka channels open to China but cials. Mumbai North West which was 5, Deora had said that “infight- with Pakistan to discuss the Bharat — has promised to demand that it opens its mar- ccusing West Bengal Chief Abhishek, who is a Lok represented in the past by late ing” was threatening “our base issue of terrorism, undertake boost skill development ket to exports of Indian phar- AMinister Mamata Banerjee Sabha member, has claimed Gurudas Kamat. in Mumbai” and that the city modernisation of Hindustan through active engagement of maceuticals, agriculture prod- of triggering a constitutional that his wife was chosen by cus- Milind Deora, who has party unit “cannot become a Aeronautics Limited (HAL) private and public sector, acad- ucts and IT services. We will crisis and creating classes of toms officials because of her n a sudden mid-poll develop- replaced Nirupam, is the son of cricket pitch for sectarian poli- and other Ordnance Factories, emia, domestic and interna- continue to expand relations VIPs and non-VIPS, the BJP on profile and rejected claims of Iment, the Congress high com- late Congress stalwart Murli tics, with leaders pitted against proper implementation of tional organisations of repute. with the United States of Monday charged the local BJP leaders that she was car- mand on Monday evening Deora who had been the one other”. OROP and 33 per cent reser- “We will introduce adequate America, including for import Kolkata Police with threatening rying anything in violation of sacked its Mumbai unit presi- Mumbai Regional Congress A day after he said he might vation to women in parliament. skilling programme to suit and of defence equipment” the customs officials who checked laws. He charged a political dent Sanjay Nirupam and Committee (MRCC) president even re-consider “if it is worth In the manifesto released benefit from the changing envi- NCP manifesto said. luggage of Mamata's nephew vendetta behind the airport replaced him with former MP for for a record 22 years from fighting elections or not”, Deora by its senior State leader and ronment. Considering huge Slamming the NDA and TMC MP Abhishek checking. Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist 1981 to 2003. said he was “disappointed” with former Speaker in the State potential of job creation, finan- Government for its “miserable Banerjee's wife at Kolkata air- Rajya Sabha member Milind Deora. Milind, who was a junior “infighting” within the Mumbai Assembly, Dilip Walse-Patil, cial assistance to Micro, Small failure”, the NCP stated in its port. Swapan Dasgupta, who is affil- More than seven weeks after minister in the Dr Manmohan Cong and indirectly blamed city the NCP also promised voters and Medium Enterprises manifesto: “The NDA BJP spokesperson iated to the BJP, asked why the Deora went to town saying that Singh-led UPA government, is party unit president Sanjay structural reforms to drive sus- (MSME) will be increased and Government, in five years, has Shahnawaz Hussain told Kolkata Police entered an area “infighting” was threatening also the Congress candidate Nirupam for contributing to tainable agriculture, a complete restructuring of their loans failed miserably to contain ter- reporters the State Government which falls under the jurisdic- “our base in Mumbai”, AICC from Mumbai South. “sectarian politics” within the loan waiver to all farmers and will be done,” the manifesto rorism. In these five years of seems to be working to protect tion of the customs depart- general secretary KC Venugopal An erstwhile Shiv Sena party set up. In a series of initiative to compliment the said. NDA rule, there have been a family. ment. issued a brief statement that functionary, Nirupam is a two- tweets put on the sorry state of Minimum Support Price Apart from opening talks three terror attacks on military The Chief Minister should He said the TMC chief was read: "Congress president Rahul term Rajya Sabha member and affairs within the Mumbai, (MSP) through a system of with Pakistan during which we and para military forces under tell the people what was being creating classes of VIPs and Gandhi has appointed Milind one-time Lok Sabha member Deora had said: “In a city like incentives and commission will insist on discussing ter- its nose. There has been a crim- brought in those suitcases that non-VIPs with different sets of Deora as president of MRCC. from Mumbai North. Nirupam Mumbai, we need to bring peo- payments. The NCP said it was rorism, the NCP said it “will inal failure of intelligence in pre- the Kolkata Police had to "ter- rules and laws. Mamata The party appreciates the con- had over the past several months ple together. The Mumbai Cong committed to provide ade- continue to be responsive to venting such attacks. No respon- rorise" customs officials to pre- Banerjee is deliberately trying tribution of outgoing president come in for severe criticism for cannot become a cricket pitch quate attention to promote the newly elected Sheikh sibility has been fixed. No one vent them from checking them, to provoke a constitutional cri- Sanjay Nirupam”. Nirupam, a his “ad hoc” style of f*unction- for sectarian politics, with lead- agriculture growth, productiv- Hasina Government in is held accountable”. he said. He also alleged police sis, he added. journalist-turned-politician who ing and his “failure” to take ers pitted against one other”. He is contesting from the same seat for the second time. accounts. Gautam Khaitan has f you don’t vote for Prime In 2014, Dr Singh had Mumbai: In a major relief to a Pakistani Karadia (53) had approached the HC card, a ration card, a PAN card and even created structures viz companies IMinister Narendra Modi, defeated Congress heavy national living in India for over 50 through his counsels Ashish Mehta and a voter ID card, but no passport. he Enforcement Directorate which are under his control to you will commit a sin and weight Ghulam Nabi Azad by years, the Union Ministry of Home Sujay Kantawala after his LTV expired His citizenship application too has T(ED) on Monday alleged launder the Proceeds of Crime waste your vote. It is time to a margin of over 60,000 votes Affairs told the Bombay High Court on and a deportation notice was issued been pending before the government for that Delhi-based lawyer and related to criminal activities isolate anti-nationals, Pakistani in his maiden outing in the Lok Monday that he will be granted Indian against him. over seven years. accused in the VVIP chopper such as kickbacks of defence supporters, terrorist sympa- Sabha polls. citizenship within 10 days. Karadia told the HC that he did not He, thus, urged the court to ensure scam Gautam Khaitan, has also deals, the ED said in a statement. thisers and all those who con- In the absence of Ghulam Asif Karadia, whose parents are of have a Pakistani passport or any other the deportation notice against him was been a beneficiary of 850 crore "Khaitan has held beneficial sider 'abusing' Indian Army is Nabi Azad in the fray Dr Singh Indian origin, had approached the HC in valid identity documents issued by the stayed, and his LTV extended till the gov- slush funds generated out of interest/ownership in foreign their religion. They have is in the commanding position December 2016 when his previous long- government of the neighbouring country. ernment decides on his citizenship appli- Defence deals. assets/ company/ account, and ganged up together. They want but facing numerous chal- term visa (LTV) expired and the author- The petitioner said though he was cation. The ED statement came did not disclose the same in his to defeat Prime Minister Modi, lenges as the electioneering is ities refused to extend the visa unless he born in Karachi, he was brought to India In 2016, another HC bench had after the agency filed a prose- return of income filed before the defeat BJP and defeat Jitendra peaking. produced a Pakistani passport. by his mother when he was a just a few denied him any interim relief, observing cution complaint (charge sheet Income Tax Authorities for Singh. Both Congress and the Following much litigation and several days old and has stayed in Mumbai ever that even if a person was entitled to an in police parlance) against assessment year 2009-11 to This is the message Dr National Conference have orders of the court, the ministry finally since. Indian citizenship, he or she could not "at Khaitan before a Special Court 2019-20," the ED alleged. Jitendra Singh, BJP's candi- fielded Vikramaditya Singh, confirmed before a bench of justices A His father and mother were born in any given time, be authorised to reside here under the Prevention of Khaitan holds bank date from Udhampur-Doda son of Congress stalwart Dr S Oka and M S Sanklecha on Monday Gujarat before the Partition, and his wife in the country without valid papers". Money Laundering Act accounts either singly or in Lok Sabha seat, is taking to the Karan Singh, against him. that Karadia will be granted Indian cit- and three children are all Indian citizens, However, in January 2017, the court (PMLA). joint names of his family mem- door steps of electorate in his Peoples Democratic Party izenship. according to the petition. observed that Karadia's case was "unique" "On the analysis of his for- bers as well as corporate struc- parliamentary constituency (PDP) is also lending its sup- The bench accepted the statement as Karadia said he had been living in and in an interim order, directed eign bank accounts, it was tures with beneficial interest in while building up his campaign port to him to consolidate an undertaking given by the ministry India, earning a living by working at a the Maharashtra Government and the revealed that 850 crore approx- three banks in foreign jurisdic- in the run up to the voting day, 'secular' votes and ensure defeat under oath, and disposed of Karadia's peti- local restaurant, paying taxes and had Centre to not take any coercive action imately in foreign currencies are tion namely, Barclays Bank, April 18. of BJP candidate. tion. Indian ID proofs such as an Aadhaar against him. PTI received from suspected Singapore Bank and UBS Bank. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MARCH 26, 2019 nation 07

ROW OVER SIVAGANGA SEAT Nominations for first Congress’ promise to bust Karti’s name upsets phase of LS elections fiscal discipline: Niti VC PTI n NEW DELHI work has gone into striking the end in Maharashtra right balance between econom- iti Aayog Vice-Chairman ic growth, inflation and fiscal dis- Congress leader NRajiv Kumar on Monday cipline. TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI I shall win with a record margin said Congress party President “INC’s income guarantee KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n able TNCC head quarters at and strengthen the hands of Rahul Gandhi’s promise of pro- scheme (as of 25/03/2019) would CHENNAI Chennai said there were no wo Union Ministers, Nitin Prime Minister Narendra Modi”. viding `72,000 annually to five either upset this balance or major issues in the party as on TGadkari and Hansraj Aher Gadkari takes on Patole in crore families if voted to power severely cut critical government he Congress in Tamil Nadu, Monday. “These are all initial of BJP, Congress leader and bit- Nagpur. It may be recalled that will create strong incentives spending. Both options danger- Twhich is facing the wrath of hiccups which would be ter Narendra Modi critic Nana in December, 2017, Patole had against work and bust fiscal dis- ous,” it said. the Christians for non-inclusion resolved in days to come . While Patole were among those who resigned from BJP and his cipline. The proposed income guar- in the list of candidates selected the campaign picks up, the party filed their papers, as the nomi- Bhandra-Gondiya Lok sabha At a press conference here, antee scheme fails the econom- for the Lok Sabha election, suf- leaders would put up all these nations for the Phase-1 of the seat, citing 14 reasons which Gandhi announced that 20 per ics test, fiscal discipline test and fered another setback on issues behind them and focus on Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra include 14 reasons including the cent families belonging to the execution test, it added. Monday as a senior leader of the Sabha election had forfeited his winning the election,” said ended on Monday. increasing number of farmer poorest category will be given When Twitter user @sumed- party went public and aired his security deposit and had fin- Meyyappan, former president of Seven constituencies in east- suicides, demonetisation and `72,000 each annually as mini- ‘Garibi Hatao’ in 1971, ‘One hbhagwat pointed out to EAC- displeasure for denying him the ished fourth in the race. Tamil Nadu Youth Congress. ern Maharashtra — Wardha, GST. Before and after his res- mum income if his party comes Rank One Pension’ in 2008, PM members that the tweets Sivaganga seat. Karti, the one and only son He the Congres High Gadchiroli-Chimur, Ramtek, ignation, Patole had criticised to power. food security in 2013 to win elec- were in violation of the model Sudarshana Nachiappan, a of Chidambaram and Nalini Command has done a tight Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondiya, Modi. Former Shiv Sena MLA “True to its past record of tions, but could not fulfil any of code of conduct, Council’s popular Congress leader, who Chidambaram, is facing inves- rope walking while selecting the Chandrapur, Yavatmal-Washim Suresh Dhanorkar, who was promising the moon to win elec- those. Chairman Bibek Debroy deleted had represented the Sivaganga tigations by the CBI and the ED ten candidates. “Since our party – will go to polls on April 11 in given the Congress ticket after tions, Congress President The “same unfortunate fate” the messages on the micro-blog- constituency during 1999 to in a series of cases including is too democratic, leaders the first of the four-phased elec- resigned and joined the Rahul announces a scheme that will awaits the populist and oppor- ging site. 2004 alleged on Monday that he money laundering in the INX express their disappointment tions in the State. Accompanied Gandhi-led party, filed his nom- bust fiscal discipline, create strong tunistic promise of minimum “Tweets being deleted. was not considered for the con- Media scam. He had told in public. There is no need to by Maharashtra Chief Minister ination for the Chandrapur seat. incentives against work and income guarantee, he added. Thanks for pointing out,” Debroy stituency this time because of reporters that there were no worry as we are all united in Devendra Fadnavis and other He was a last-minute nominee which will never be implement- The Economic Advisory said in a tweet. the pressure exerted by senior criminal cases against him and ensuring the victory of the senior leaders from the BJP-Shiv after the party on Sunday hacked ed,” Kumar said in a tweet. Council to the Prime Minister EAC-PM member Shamika Congress leader P he faced no case in any court. DMK-led front in the State,” said Sena alliance, Gadkari filed his the name of Vinayak Bangade In another tweet, he said the (EAC-PM) also criticised the Ravi also tweeted,”The ONLY Chidambaram. “There are only unfounded alle- Meyyappan. nomination papers in his home following huge Opposition. cost of the minimum income pre-poll announcement by detail that matters: will this be The Congress High gation against me and no courts The Bishop Council of town of Nagpur. Former Union Minister and guarantee scheme at 2 per cent Gandhi in a series of tweets, but BUDGET NEUTRAL? In plain Command had on Sunday nom- has framed charges against me,” Tamil Nadu had expressed their Talking to media persons ex-Chief Minister Sushilkumar of the gross domestic product later deleted them after it was English: Are we to replace inated Karti Chidambaram as said Karti while speaking to displeasure over the Congress after filing the nominations, “I Shinde filed his papers from and 13 per cent of the budget will pointed by a Twitter user that FOOD+FERTILISER+FUEL the party candidate from reporters. High Command ignoring the am overwhelmed by the Solapur, while former state “ensure” that real needs of peo- they were in violation of the subsidies?.” Sivaganga. The junior C D Meyyappan, senior plea of the Church that com- response from the ordinary Congress President Manikrao ple remain unsatisfied. model code of conduct. Ratan P Watal, Rathin Roy Chidambaram who had con- AICC member from the State munity members be included in Nagpur citizens and the party Thakre filed his papers from Kumar also said the EAC-PM had tweeted that in and Ashima Goyal are also mem- tested the seat in the 2014 Lok who was the only leader avail- the list of candidates. workers… I am confident that Yavatmal-Washim. Congress party had promised the last five years, a lot of hard bers of the council. Consume poison, survive: Guj AIIMS not to admit patients Chamling files Minister's Shiva dare for Rahul to emergency dept for month nomination from 2 PTI n AHMEDABAD make their leader drink 500 Assembly seats grams of poison," Vasava said. STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI confirmed that due to non- Gujarat Minister on "If he survives like Lord functional OT complex, no Gangtok: Sikkim Chief AMonday tapped into con- Shiva after consuming poison, day after blaze rendered the new patients can be admitted. Minister and Sikkim troversy by asking Congress we will all believe he is the true Aoperation theatre They further said that four to Democratic Front (SDF) pres- chief Rahul Gandhi to consume reincarnation of Lord Shiva" complex non-functional, five emergency surgeries ident Pawan Kumar Chamling, poison to check if he was Vasava claimed. the authorities of All India scheduled for Monday that the longest serving Chief indeed an 'avatar' of Lord The BJP minister's Shiva Institute of Medical Sciences could not wait are being per- Minister of the country, on Shiva as claimed by his party jibe incensed the Congress (AIIMS) is likely to suspend formed at the main AIIMS Monday filed his nomination workers. which called it "extremely admission of patients to the facility. Rest of the surgeries papers from two Assembly Addressing a gathering at unfortunate" and reflective of emergency department of the would be performed over the constituencies. Bardoli in Surat, Gujarat Tribal that party's "true character" AIIMS Trauma Centre for a next few days based on priori- Chamling, who has been in Development Minister Ganpat and stemming from the fear of month. The fire which broke ty,” he added. However, the out- power since December 12, Vasava said Gandhi's "Shiva poll defeat. out of Sunday had left several patient department of the facil- 1994 will fight to retain office reincarnation" can be consid- "Such comments about our surgeries scheduled for Monday ity is functional and the patients for the eighth successive term. ered true only if he survives leader are extremely unfortu- postponed due to the non- coming for follow-ups are being The 68-year-old chief min- after having "500 grams of nate. This shows the true char- functional Operation Theatre treated, they said. Meanwhile, ister is seeking re-election to poison". acter of BJP and its leaders. (OT). patients had a hard time as they the state legislative assembly "People from the Congress They are making such state- On an average, 25-30 emer- were not aware of the develop- from Namchi-Singithang and claim Rahul Gandhi is an ments out of frustration as gency surgeries are performed ment. When they arrived at the Poklok-Kamrang seats in his avatar of Lord Shiva. Now, they are seeing defeat in the at the five major operation hospital for treatment were Worker prepares election campaign material for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of elections in Ahmadabad on Monday PTI native south Sikkim. PTI since Lord Shiva used to con- Lok Sabha polls," Gujarat theatres of the facility, named Jai sent back or referred to the sume poison to save people, I Congress spokesperson Manish Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma main AIIMS hospital, besides want Congress workers to Doshi said. Centre, on a daily basis. Sources Safdarjung and RML hospitals. LS polls: Tough contest awaits BJP in 7 Guj seats Rahul resurrects Cong-AAP tie-up likely, hiccups remain Ahmedabad: If the results came as a shot in the Saurashtra supported us the home state of Prime Congress's performance in arm for the Opposition party overwhelmingly in the 2017 Minister Narendra Modi. PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH/CHANDAN Though the much awaited dents JP Agarwal and Tajdar garibi hatao the 2017 Gujarat Assembly after it drew a blank in the elections, as a result of which The renewed enthusiasm PRAKASH n NEW DELHI meeting ended without an Babar — are opposed to the From Page 1 polls was any indication, the 2014 Lok Sabha elections we won a significant number of the Opposition party unanimous decision, the party alliance, while former Delhi The Congress has BJP may have to sweat it out and the BJP won all 26 seats of seats in the region. This is comes from the fact that it enior leaders of the Delhi insiders said alliance between presidents Ajay Maken, involved people from different in at least seven Lok Sabha in the State. clearly going to be a factor in had bagged eight out of the SCongress, including its the Congress and the AAP will Subhash Chopra and Arvinder sections of the society and has seats, most of them in its Congress leaders are the Lok Sabha election," nine assembly seats in Delhi unit president Sheila take place irrespective of the Singh Lovely are in the favour held several rounds of con- bastion Saurashtra. confident that the party Congress spokesperson Junagadh and Gir-Somnath Dikshit, discussed the possi- inherent difference between of a pre-poll alliance with the sultations with them to In the Assembly elec- might wrest at least four Manish Doshi said. districts in Saurashtra. bility of an alliance with the their ideologies. AAP. Congress general secre- include their views in the tions, the Congress won 77 Lok Sabha seats in the "We expect to gain four- By highlighting issues Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Finally the leaders left it on tary and Delhi incharge PC manifesto. It has also launched seats, improving its tally by Saurashtra region — Amreli, five seats from that region," like farm distress and Patidar Delhi with party president on the Congress president to Chacko has backed Lovely, an online portal to seek the 16 seats in the 182-member Junagadh, Botad and he said. agitation, the Congress won Rahul Gandhi and other senior take the final call on pre-poll Maken and Chopra con- views of people and their House. The BJP was restrict- Surendranagar — from the In Saurashtra, the BJP is all the five assembly seg- leaders on Monday. The meet- alliance with the AAP in Delhi. tention. expectations from the grand ed at 99 — the party's worst BJP. The Congress is also struggling with the percep- ments in Amreli parliamen- ing has gained importance in Meanwhile, the sources According to a senior party old party ahead of the Lok performance in the last two betting big on Anand in cen- tion that it failed to reach out tary constituency in 2017. the light of the Congress and said six leaders in the party — leader, Maken strongly sup- Sabha polls. The top party decades. tral Gujarat and Banaskantha to people affected by 2016 Surendranagar is the AAP finally agreeing to Sheila, three working presi- ported an alliance with AAP leaders have promised to The Congress bagged 30 and Patan in north Gujarat. floods. another Lok Sabha con- form an alliance to prevent the dents Devender Yadav, Rajesh saying the Congress would make the manifesto a com- of the 54 seats in the It is also eyeing Dahod, Doshi said the Congress stituency where agriculture BJP from retaining all the Lilothia, Haroon Yusuf, and not be able to win any seat in prehensive document that will Saurashtra-Kutch region. Chhota Udepur, Sabarkantha hopes to win at least 12-13 issues remain a dominant seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. former Delhi Congress presi- Delhi on its own. include views of all sections. The Assembly poll and Patan. "People in Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat — factor. PTI

Kailash Mansarovar lenders will also begin the process of People won’t... Naresh Goyal, wife... sale/issue of shares to new investors which From Page 1 not Ganga’s source? From Page 1 is expected to be completed in the June Kumar also said the The airline said two nominees of the quarter,” the statement said. Congress party had promised From Page 1 promoter and one nominee of Etihad Naresh Goyal, who became chairman “Garibi Hatao” in 1971, “One The Gangotri, together with other Airways would continue on the board, of the company in April 1992, said no sac- Rank One Pension” in 2008, glaciers, form a cluster of glaciers known which would also see induction of two rifice is too big for him to safeguard the food security in 2013 to win as Gangotri glacier system (GGS). people nominated by the lenders. interest of the airline and the families of elections, but could not fulfil Bhagirathi River originating from the SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar said its 22,000 employees. In a letter to employ- any of those. snout of the Gangotri Glacier (Gomukh) Naresh Goyal would be eligible to bid for ees, Goyal said the decision to step down The “same unfortunate joins the Alaknanda River at Devprayag, the airline when the lenders auction it next from the board is not the end of the jour- fate” awaits the populist and subsequently the combined flow is known month. The board approved conversion of ney but the start of a brand new chapter. opportunistic promise of min- as the Ganga River. “Re 1 of lenders’ debt into equity by the Approval of the debt-recast plan will imum income guarantee, he “The analysis of remote sensing data issuance of 11.4 crore equity shares”, in put the carrier on a “sounder and sus- added. The Economic Advisory shows that both the water systems accordance with RBI circular issued on tainable” financial footing, he said. Council to the Prime Minister (Gomukh and Mansarovar Lake) are February 12, 2018. Against the backdrop of salary pay- (EAC-PM) also criticised the located in different catchment zone and As per that circular, lenders have to ments being delayed, the airline said the pre-poll announcement by separated by high mountain ridges and start resolution process under the insol- promoter and all stakeholders “remain fully Rahul in a series of tweets, but narrow (deep) valleys. Although, the vency law if a borrower fails to repay in 180 committed to ensure deferred salaries and later deleted them after it was Manasarovar Lake is situated in a valley, days after the first default. dues to external vendors and aircraft pointed by a Twitter user that relatively at a higher altitude than that of Shares of Jet Airways, which has been lessors are cleared on priority in the fore- they were in violation of the the Gomukh and a flow gradient is devel- operating for over 25 years, zoomed 15.5 seeable future”. SpiceJet Chairman and model code of conduct. oped from the lake towards the Gomukh. per cent on Monday after reports of Managing Director Ajay Singh said, “Today EAC-PM had tweeted that “Further, the analysis of isotope and Naresh Goyal’s exit poured in. The official is indeed a sad day for Indian aviation”. in the last five years, a lot of hard chemical data imply that the signatures of announcement about the revamp came “By launching a truly world class air- work has gone into striking the lake water are not similar to soon after the markets closed. line, Naresh and Anita Goyal made India right balance between economic that of the melt water draining from the “The company will also engage with proud. This is also a wake-up call for growth, inflation and fiscal dis- Gangotri Glacier. payment intermediaries for release of Indian policy makers. We urgently need cipline. “INC’s income guaran- “Hence, in the present scenario, it is trapped cash. The airline will leverage the to address structural challenges that make tee scheme (as of 25/03/2019) not feasible for the surface water ema- funding to partly clear pending dues India’s airlines uncompetitive to airlines would either upset this balance nating from the lake to reach the Gomukh, towards lessors, vendors, creditors and around the world,” Singh said or severely cut critical govern- as it cannot flow without being trapped in employees in a phased manner. According to Jet Airways, the board ment spending. Both options nearby valleys and by overtopping the “The move will see Jet Airways re- unanimously and unequivocally lauded dangerous,” it said. mountain ridges,” said the study. deploy several of its grounded aircraft back Goyal’s vision in giving birth to the icon- The proposed income However, the scientists have called for into its network, helping renew many of ic brand and also averred that he has guarantee scheme fails the eco- further long-term detailed investigation in the routes it had temporarily suspended, always been way ahead of the times. nomics test, fiscal discipline test all aspects including aspects of the sub- which will help restore normalcy of oper- The board also appreciated Goyal’s sterling and execution test, it added. surface flow channels with high-frequen- ations,” it noted. Financial crunch has role in IATA, resulting in the innumerable According to news agency cy data to understand the surface and sub- forced the airline to ground more than 80 airline codeshare partnerships he built for PTI, when Twitter user surface connectivity between Manasarovar of its total 119 planes. At least 54 aircraft the airline. The International Air Transport @sumedhbhagwat pointed out and Gomukh. have been grounded due to non-payment Association (IATA) is a grouping of to EAC-PM members that the The team included former NIH sci- of lease rentals. around 290 airlines, including Jet Airways. tweets were in violation of the entists SP Rai (now with the Department An Interim Management Committee “The board also took particular and model code of conduct, of Geology, ) has been constituted to oversee the over- deeply grateful cognisance of the Council’s Chairman Bibek and D Singh, who has joined the all financial and operational performance Chairman’s noble, large-hearted self-sac- Debroy deleted the messages Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics, of the airline. The panel would be under rifice in graciously stepping down from all on the micro-blogging site. Symbiosis International (Deemed) the overall supervision of the board of that he held dear for the sake of the 22,000 “Tweets being deleted. University, Pune, NIH scientists R Saini, directors with the support of McKinsey & employees of the company,” the Thanks for pointing out,” DS Rathore, S Kumar, SK Jain and N Pant. Co. “As part of the resolution plan, the statement said. Debroy said in a tweet. 9 2+ "/ &))$2!0

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During the Nehru era, the Congress                #S collected funds from Indian industrial- )  ( , 6 5      +  ists and businessmen and sometimes this   ( ' '               landed the party and the Government in trouble. For example, Mundra, an indus-                     ! trialist owning many companies and     5  #   :;    businesses, who had funded the Congress "    #S         ) '  in the 1950s, ran into financial problems and signalled to the Government that it    5!      )       was payback time. The Nehru          )           Government obliged him by directing the       #           Life Insurance Corporation to buy his !(                ! companies’ shares at inflated prices. The then Finance Minister, TT (      ,  5  '        Krishnamachari, who was obviously act-                     ing on orders from above, lost his job for the party was a more transparent deal the Congress was safe?” Rajiv said, “All denied this charge in Parliament.                    $   when the truth came out in what came and business houses were also permitted they found in the almirahs of the However, the Nehru-Gandhis have never to be known as the LIC-Mundra scandal. to make open donations.” Congress office was 20 lakh.” Nehru been able to explain why Bofors remit-  ,          5    ! However, things changed after Indira Indira Gandhi, he says, was in dire then asked Rajiv Gandhi how much ted $ 7.30 million into the account of      '  *       +   Gandhi engineered a split in the party in need of funds to fight elections and estab- Sanjay had. To which he said, “He (Rajiv) Maria and Ottavio Quattrocchi soon after                    1969. Soon after the break-up, she began lish herself as the undisputed leader of the held his head in his hands and said crores India sent the first tranche of payments relying heavily on the communists and Congress. For this, she depended on loyal and unaccounted crores.” to the company. The Quattrocchis moved          )        5   ! so, naturally, the Soviets came to her res- supporters like Rajni Patel and Vasantrao Two more equally unimpeachable this money around several banks in sev-       )              5 cue. Vasili Mitrokhin, who was in-charge Naik. “Later, when she had established witnesses to this era are former President eral locations and it was finally traced to    S     # "      5 of the KGB archives, made explosive rev- her supremacy in Indian politics, she R Venkataraman and industrialist JRD the Channel Islands in the UK. elations of the KGB’s activities around the decided that a far better way to collect Tata. In his autobiography, My The Vajpayee Government got the         "      <    !  world. He talked about how the KGB funds for the party was through claim- Presidential Years, Venkataraman UK Government to freeze the account             ;=!;>  funded the Congress in the 1971 elections ing cuts from foreign deals. Sanjay recounts a conversation he had with JRD but the Manmohan Singh Government        5         '  and of how they even had moles in her Gandhi perfected and refined this still Tata when the latter called on him in asked the UK Government to withdraw Cabinet. further from 1972 onwards.” August 1987. 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And as if this was not enough, there              6   lected on mega international defence and such as the Defence and also to the That was because he (Tata) felt that since are the Volcker Committee’s conclu- #                     other contracts. A very respected witness Department of Defence Production. 1980, industrialists had not been sions on the “non-contractual beneficia- to this era was BG Deshmukh, who was Even the death of Sanjay Gandhi approached for political contributions ries” of Iraqi oil sales under the United              "    Cabinet Secretary between 1986-89 and in the mid-1980s did not change this and that the general feeling amongst Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, which          5       #S   ! his autobiography — A Cabinet Secretary practice.” them was that the party was financed by said that the Iraqi dictator Saddam             S              Looks Back — is very enlightening. The second unimpeachable witness commission on deals.” Hussein had funded the Congress. Also, Deshmukh says, “The genesis of the is BK Nehru, a distinguished civil servant, Since this was the established mode it seems Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was just Bofors affair lies in the practice initiat- Ambassador and Governor and uncle of of fund collection, Bofors was certain to one of the two nations that had support- ed by Indira Gandhi and further refined Sanjay and Rajiv Gandhi. In his autobi- happen. In this scandal, Rajiv Gandhi and ed Indira Gandhi’s dictatorship during by her son Sanjay Gandhi for collecting ography, Nice Guys Finish Second, he others were accused of taking kickbacks the Emergency! funds for the Congress. Till the middle recalled that at Sanjay Gandhi’s crema- when India purchased field guns for its Do we need to say more? of the 1960s, during the regime of Pandit tion, he asked Rajiv Gandhi “whether the army from the Swedish arms manufac- (The writer is Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru, the collection of funds money Sanjay had collected allegedly for turer, Bofors. Rajiv Gandhi vehemently Prasar Bharati)         !         '                  (                      ?      )      !                        !                                                The menace has started assum-      ing enormous proportion to   *              ! engulf the youth of this country.              +  ,  Sir — This refers to the editori- Youth are the asset of the nation.      -                al, “India firm on terror” (March A ban is unlikely to be an 25). India’s refusal to attend effective solution. Its imple-    )               ! 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One only hopes that vot-                  ! deal with terrorists housed in its Unless Pakistan proves its Modi to enforce a ban on ers exercise their franchise in a way         +  ,            soil, the rogue nation has been sincerity and shows concrete evi- Sir — As modern technology Electronic Nicotine Delivery that ensures the protection of the                        bluffing its way by not only dence that terror has been root- continuously strives to make Systems (ENDS). rights of citizens, the Constitution            S        allowing Jaish-e-Mohammed ed out of its soil once and for all, our living more comfortable A steep rise in the use of and, most importantly, India’s chief Masood Azhar to roam India telling in clear terms to and enjoyable, advanced tech- electronic cigarettes has made identity as a democracy.  3                 free but is also continuously Pakistan that there would be no nology, too, has found ways India the second largest popula- Sunita                         engaging India in a proxy war India-Pakistan dialogue is apt and means to entertain people. tion of smokers in the world. Via email       4             and has resorted to indiscrimi- and appropriate. This often at the cost of their Doctors have warned of serious nate firing and shelling across KR Srinivasan health. More than 1,000 doctors consequences if the Government                the Line of Control. This has Secunderabad from 24 States and three Union fails to ban its use immediately. BJ : 2+ "/ &))$2!0 ; -) !)    Q  ! # ? ? F *               !   -          ! #               #                 H     "     2    !                         #                     /             !            !    S        "                                               O                              '       3  ;                     !  )       any years ago when Air Deccan had                 ! just started its services, this columnist   !         Mmet GR Gopinath, founder of India’s  2              first low-cost carrier, in a south Delhi guest-              house. Gopinath is a man who is never shy to                speak his mind. He made it very clear during my meet that his plans were being held up by             ! Naresh Goyal, the founder chairman of Jet     "           Airways. He called Goyal the best connected          #    person in the Indian aviation sector and swore                ! that Air Deccan would still manage to soar.             ! In fact, Gopinath reiterated these allega-          .     tions in a column for The Economic Times last               week as the Jet Airways crisis reached its end-     O          ! game. This is not for the first time that Jet  9          !      Airways is faced with an existential crisis. This         could, however, be the first time that Goyal and his airline will not survive unscathed with the            airlines’ very existence in doubt.                 ! This was certainly not how Goyal or Jet    )          Airways employees had thought their silver           ! Jubilee year would come to an end. After all,         *    the airline faced it all — change in ownership,           ! regulations, Governments and even rivals —                 and survived everything. Jet is the only airline          "       from the mid-1990s aviation boom — when                the Government opened domestic services to        private carriers — to have survived. This despite an almost public humiliation by Vijay -             ! Mallya when the bombastic businessman          ?    spoke of a potential Jet-Kingfisher merger after                Jet laid off thousands of cabin crew amidst a which went bust last year and surrendered its be stuck with expensive last-minute fares today.               payments crisis. Goyal and Mallya had a stake in Alitalia that is currently on life-sup- With many travellers also having paid for    ) )            ! famous late night press conference where the port in not a very different situation to Jet hotels and other trip features in advance — and              latter almost lorded over the former. Airways. With Etihad’s losses totalling over $4 other airlines refusing to accept Jet Airways              Yet, the reticent and media-shy Goyal had billion, there has even been murmurs that the tickets, and in some cases being unable to can-             ! the last laugh when Mallya came crashing airline will merge with Emirates. cel their tickets due to egregious fees — they         $       down to earth harder than Icarus. But his bat- That said, Etihad did initially express a are in a lose-lose situation.              ! tle with Mallya is what doomed both men as desire to take control of Jet Airways, or as So, should the Government and lenders they went for ill-advised decisions to buy Air much as the Government’s Foreign Direct step in? After having lost billions of dollars              Sahara (Goyal) and Air Deccan (Mallya). Investment rules would allow. But Etihad during the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines and )              These financially profligate decisions destroyed demanded that Naresh Goyal step down from learning that a grounded airline is worthless,       O          ! the finances of both the companies. the board of the airline and cut his stake down the banks want to protect some amount of their         #         A decade after buying Air Sahara, Jet to under a quarter in perpetuity. On that front, money to find a suitable buyer for Jet Airways,           - ! Airways was unable to fully integrate the air- they were little different from the Indian banks, which is what the provisional resolution plan                line into its operations, not for any fault of its which have a major exposure to the airline, and suggested by the banks want. )       "  )    own but the way the airline industry is regu- who demanded the same: For Jet to survive, But can the banks find a proper profession-              ! lated in our country. But as Mallya and Goyal Goyal must go. Finally, he did. al to run the airline? With Jet’s pilots refusing              fought, new entrants to the Indian aviation Jet has been unable to pay its staff or even to fly until their dues are cleared, with salaries         "    ! market, particularly Indigo, that flooded the the leasing companies from whom it borrows not having been paid for months, even with market with capacity and lower fares, was what planes. Over the past few years, Jet has been Goyal’s departure, the sun, which features          )      sounded the death knell for Kingfisher at first gradually selling its planes to these leasing prominently on Jet Airways’ tail logo, is not $               and also likely doomed Jet Airways into a long, companies before renting them back. This shining brightly.            slow decline. allowed them to generate a certain amount of However, it remains a great asset. With air 5                  One white knight that Jet Airways found cash upfront. But now, with little money in the travel booming in India and airlines such as             -     ! was the Abu Dhabi-based airline, Etihad. Early back and no rescue plan, the airline has failed IndiGo suffering severe growth pangs, Jet               ! in 2014, Etihad pumped in money into Jet to make payments and barely 35 aircraft out Airways still has potential. The banks must be          4     ) Airways and made the Indian airline part of of a fleet of over 140 are at one-time fly. This wary of what to do next but they should be               ! an ambitious global alliance of airlines that means that over a million seats have sudden- willing to take a haircut on their loans because               ! included the German carrier, Air Berlin; ly disappeared from the Indian market in less if they do not, the airline might never recov-            )   Italian national carrier, Alitalia; Serbian than a month with cancellations rife. er and the Indian taxpayer will end up hold- national airline JAT; and some other So, while the Jet Airways crisis did not ing the can for the airline industry once again,                 ! small airlines across the world. This was all part impact the passengers in the past other than just like they did for Kingfisher Airlines and         ,      of a scheme to build traffic through the occasional withdrawal of lounge access and continue to do with Air India.               its hub in Abu Dhabi to compete with the the end of free meals on board, the spate of The bottom-line is that Jet Airways                )  Dubai-based Emirates airline in a seeming cancellations has meant that commuters are must survive for the healthy growth of the avi-                clash of egos. directly impacted with refunds being held up. ation sector in our country and as a corollary,             Since then though, Etihad has bled money Worse still, several travellers, who booked their the Indian economy.             ! and has shuttered many of its routes. 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profits for three years to issue of investment, the former may even financial investors bring in funds, er is best suited to run (merely This is done with an aim to enable shares with differential voting rights acquire majority stake, reducing the the promoter gains due to increase because he set up the company) is all existing promoters to get into the (DVR) subject to a cap of 26 per latter to minority. The intent behind in business prospects and phe- an untenable argument. drivers’ seat wherever the majority cent of the total share capital. The issuing DVR is to nullify this out- nomenal growth in his personal Even so, nothing prevents the shares have slipped into the hands lobby group wants the MCA to dis- come. wealth. Then, for him to also strategic investors (albeit with of strategic investors. pense with this caveat. Alternatively, A share having differential right remain in the driver’s seat — in so majority stake) to vest the promot- Letting the promoters have the Ministry may consider allowing bestows its holder voting power that far as the management and control er with powers by passing necessary shares up to 26 per cent with DVRs companies, who meet certain rev- is greater than what is available to goes — sounds like having the cake resolution in this regard. That — already allowed under the enue threshold, to issue shares with an ordinary shareholder. As a result, and eating it too. indeed is the way forward instead Companies Act, 2013 — was bad 3  DVR without having to meet the even with lower share in the total Third, in some cases, the pro- of the founder-promoter wanting to enough. To raise the cap to 51 per profitability criteria. equity capital, the promoter will be moter either exits or sells a portion ride piggyback on law-makers and cent as demanded by the advocacy n advocacy group, IndiaTech, IndiaTech has also asked for able to hold on to the driver’s seat of his/her shares at huge premium regulators to indulge in group, would substantially aggra- representing some of the increasing the current cap on shares (major beneficiaries are expected to raking in the moolah (for instance, muscle-flexing. vate the imbalance. Amost high-profile entrepre- with differential rights from exist- be the so-called ‘unicorns’ — an in Flipkart, one of the co-promot- In their obsession to remain at This could be counter-produc- neurs, has made a submission to the ing 26 per cent to at least 51 per cent acronym for start-ups which have ers sold his stake making billions of the helm, come what may, the pro- tive for none other than the start- Ministry of Corporate Affairs of a company’s post-issue, paid-up a market capitalisation of over $1 dollars). In such a scenario, he has moters of startups want the ups themselves. This because faced (MCA) and the markets regulator, equity share capital. It has also billion). The idea is flawed. to necessarily get reconciled to Government to even dispense with with the denial of voting rights in Securities Exchange Board of India sought conversion of ordinary First, a fundamental tenet of reduced or no control over the com- the profitability track record crite- sync with their share holding, (SEBI), seeking a dual-class share shares into equity shares carrying corporate functioning is that the pany. ria. This is bizarre. It means that strategic investors will be disin- structure along with differential vot- DVR and equity shares with DVR voting power of an investor has to Fourth, what makes one pre- even when a promoter pushes the clined to pump in capital, thereby ing rights for founder-promoters of into ordinary shares. be proportional to his investment or sume that the promoter alone is best company into losses continuously nipping the chances of their growth start-ups that can encourage the Typically, startups work on an the shares held by him in the com- positioned to run the affairs of the and despite being reduced to a in the bud. country’s most valuable compa- innovative idea that holds the pany. This applies to all investors, company in a manner so as to minority shareholder, he/she should To sum up, the idea floated by nies to get listed on the domestic potential for huge business oppor- including the promoter. Yet, any achieve the stated objectives? In have the eternal right to remain in high-profile entrepreneurs is stock exchanges instead of overseas tunities. Seeing this, ‘strategic’ attempt to give disproportionate fact, for strategic investors having command and control. flawed. The Government should exchanges such as Nasdaq and investors pump in equity capital, voting rights to the promoter, which made substantial investment, the In the same vein, they want to dismiss it with the contempt it New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). which in turn leads to an increase can only be at the cost of other sheer need to protect and grow it have the flexibility of conversion of deserves. There are better ways of At present, the Companies Act in their shareholding and corre- investors, will be ‘unfair’ and ‘dis- will make them eligible to take ordinary shares into equity shares giving support to startups. 2013, permits firms having consis- sponding reduction in the stake of criminatory’. charge. carrying DVR and equity shares (The writer is a freelance jour- tent track record of distributable a promoter. Depending on the scale Second, when strategic and To expect that only the promot- with DVR into ordinary shares. nalist)     &  88:8;< ==<= 8<8=8 >=888<<: 88;8:: =<== >88=8

          H I espite impressive economic growth, India Dhas been a laggard in health indices. India’s health systems are complex and highly fragment- ed. There are huge human resource and infra- structural shortages. Public healthcare expen- diture, at ~1.2 per cent of GDP, is one of the low- est in the world. Can India transform its 1.3 bil- lion lives by leveraging new technologies that are sweeping across the world? Digital Health (DH): It has the potential to integrate fragmented health system and pole vault it to a higher trajectory of efficiency and effectiveness. Digital revolution, in terms of last mile connectivity, low cost of mobile technolo- gies, high usage of internet, sweeping the coun- try is conducive for this transformation. & &'  Adoption of unique health ID for every citizen, uniform health data standards, and health resource registries at national level will lay the foundation needed for interoperability and '-# &' portability of health data across the country. People owning their own health data (Personal Health Record) will be a paradigm shift towards people-centered integrated healthcare from ancer is a complex disease caused by interplay of multiple very human strives to stay fit and healthy, provider-centric fragmented care. It will enable factors. As we are aware, living organisms are composed of but in today’s time, we have made our lives policy makers to access real-time data dash- Ccells that arise from growth and controlled division of other Eso sophisticated that we don’t even have boards to monitor health indices and become cells. Throughout our lives, healthy cells in our bodies divide and much time for a good night sleep. Sleep and agile and responsive to the rapidly changing replace themselves in a controlled fashion. Cancer starts when a sound health go hand in hand, like healthy eat- ecosystems. cell is somehow altered so that it multiplies out of control. A tumor ing habits and exercising are necessary for our Artificial Intelligence (AI): It will change is a mass composed of a cluster of such abnormal cells. Most can- body sleeping adequately is also vital. the way healthcare is delivered. It will augment cers form tumors, but not all tumors are cancerous. Benign, or Our bodies are just like machines with an the services of clinicians who are fewer. AI will noncancerous, tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. n number of ongoing mechanisms inside. After empower individuals to take charge of their own Malignant, or cancerous, tumors crowd out healthy cells, inter- a certain time of working every machine on the health due to increased probability of better diag- fere with body functions, and draw nutrients from body tissues. face of earth needs to be shut down to keep it nosis. It has the capacity to streamline chaotic Cancers continue to grow and spread by direct extension or through going for long and prevent a major failure. and complex clinical processes to improve pre- a process called metastasis, whereby the malignant cells travel dictability. through the lymphatic or blood vessels — eventually forming new Internet of Things (IOT): It has the abil- tumors in other parts of the body. There are more than 100 types The similar phenomenon works for the ity to integrate various medical technologies and of cancer including breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon human bodies as well, if you wish to live longer enable automation with remote control and cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. There is a remarkable and healthy without unnecessary damages to improve workflows around these equipment. advancement in cancer diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. your body manage your sleep well. Within the Wearable technologies are revolutionising mon- Modern diagnostic methods and treatment protocols can signif- sleeping time frame, our body heals the dam- itoring of health. Point of Care (POC) diagnos- icantly improve quality of life and may extend survival. aged cells and restores organs for the next day. tics are disrupting the way diagnostic tests are Ultimately, you are leaving your body for a ser- carried out. They have the capacity to dramat- vice job to let you perform your daily tasks with ically improve access. E-Consulting and According to the latest report of American Cancer Society, ease, so provide optimum time to the mechan- Telemedicine Bridge distances between people the lifetime probability of being diagnosed with cancer is 39.7 per ics to work well. and physicians. Patient apps ranging from self- cent for men and 37.6 per cent for women, which is a little more Our heart and the cardiovascular system assessment of future health risk to self-manage- than one in three. The most common cancers to be diagnosed in require to be recharged to act effectively ment of chronic disease conditions are empow- men are prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers, which account for throughout the day, that only happens while we ering people to manage their own health. 42 per cent of all cases, with sleep for at least seven hours. A good sleep will Robotics may come to the rescue of elders who prostate cancer alone accounting be a great help to improve concentration and here are certain myths evolved regarding Some people feel that it is possible to dread ageing in modern nuclear family setup. for almost 1 in 5 new diagnoses. productivity at work, that will be more reward- Tsleep that needs to be burst to have a prop- cover up the missed sleep nights by sleeping All these technologies are enabling care to be The most common cancers to be ing to you as it will be a great way to provide er understanding of the sleep cycle of your over the weekend. That’s simply not going to delivered in homes and communities thereby diagnosed in women are breast, you with a healthy and sound mind. body. It is often seen that parents argue that happen, this is something which is called reducing the burden on expensive hospital care. lung, and colorectal cancers, We just can’t neglect improper sleeping watching television or video clips over the sleep debt accumulation. It can’t be paid even Genomics and Proteomics: They are dri- which combined represent one- menace. Everyone should develop a habit of mobile phone eases their child to sleep. That’s if you sleep the whole weekend moreover, you ving healthcare towards personalised medicine. half of all cases; breast cancer sleeping early and stop using any electronic gad- a totally devastating idea for the health of your will land up in distress. In vivo gene manipulations using CRISPER gene alone accounts for 30 per cent of gets before sleeping, and don’t keep any device ward. Before sleeping you should be relaxing Sleeping for a few hours is enough, is a editing tools may offer succor to inherited genet- all new cancer diagnoses in nearby while sleeping. And try to create a sleep- them, that helps their brain to calm down and common myth. The body requires an ade- ic conditions that have no cure. Bioengineered = women. Changing lifestyle, envi- ing environment in your room avoid installing rest which accelerates the time to go asleep but quate amount of proteins, nutrients and sleep organs may offer hope for end-organ failures of ronmental factors, exposure to TV in you bedroom. when they are watching anything the blue light as well. We can’t compromise over this as it heart, kidney, liver and others in future. radiation or different carcino- that emits from the screens actually disturbs repairs muscles, boost your immunity, and Simulation Labs and Learning gens, infections, personal habits, their minds. improves the brain’s power to act efficiently. Management Systems (LMS): They are accel- diet and physical activity and erating education and training of healthcare pro- genetic predisposition are the factors which can be causative fac- fessionals. Handheld technologies are empow- tors for cancer. ; ering frontline health workers to deliver preven- Mutations are abnormal changes in the DNA. The building tive and primary care under supervision of med- blocks of DNA are called bases. The sequence of the bases deter- ical professionals. mines the gene and its function. Even a change in just one base If you didn’t sleep properly, oping at a fast pace especially depression. when you don’t sleep aptly Coupled with concepts of universal health among the thousands of bases that make up a gene can have a major then you will be paying the among teenagers or the young- Apart from the disturbed work- you will feel lesser energetic coverage (UHC), risk pooling to make health effect. There are two major types of gene mutations, inherited and penalty for it. Effectiveness sters to party all night. It ing scenario, you will also lead and athletic the next day. You insurance efficient and effective, managed acquired. An inherited gene mutation is present right from the and efficiency at work or stud- sounds great and everyone yourself to unhealthy appetite will definitely feel this change competition to ensure equity, strategic purchas- birth. Since all the cells in the body came from the first cell (zygote), ies will suffer the most. You hopes to rejoice, but actually, as well. As the studies say but to ease your this discomfort ing to drive quality, patient dignity and account- this kind of mutation is in every cell in the body (including some might have seen this change in it’s a false hope and it ultimate- sleep-deprived individuals tend and to let you escape this there ability, integrated care for care continuum eggs or sperm) and so can be passed on to the next generation. yourself that you are not feel- ly leads to unrest for a whole to eat more and at uneven are lifts, escalators that will from womb to tomb, planned to leverage of tech- Inherited mutations are thought to be a direct cause of only 5 to ing energetic and not be able to week. Then you won’t feel to intervals. That is more than work as a helper for you. And nologies has the potential to transform people’s 10 per cent of cancers and these cancers tend to occur earlier in remember tasks, that’s all work hard at your office and enough to give you a belly and you will not change your daily lives across the country. Let our country not lose life than cancers of the same type that are not inherited. An acquired because of lack of sleep at you will lose time schedules to a disturbed stomach. sleeping schedule until and this golden opportunity. mutation is not present in the zygote but is acquired some time night. meet your targets, at times There are so many factors that unless you are very concerned later in life. It occurs in one cell, and then is passed on to any new There is a trend which is devel- that can lead to stress and support our lack of sleep, like about your health. cells that have arisen from that cell. Acquired mutations are much more common than inherited mutations.     Genetic testing is a useful tool to detect both inherited and There are many reasons why s per estimates by acquired gene mutations. It helps in identifying and studying the ireless technology is in vogue In 2011, the WHO’s International the Encephalitis pattern of gene mutations that is helpful to assess hereditary can- hair becomes dry. Not only does today. It allows communication Agency for Research on Cancer classified ASociety, about 80% cer risk, accurate diagnosis, predict disease prognosis and guide it make the tresses look unman- Wwithout the use of cables. We all radio frequency electromagnetic fields as of the general public has not the clinician to make impactful targeted treatment decisions. 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E from the Public Health Engineering Directorate, Government of West New Delhi: India’s industrial production is expected to stay muted in the some extent. The benchmark 2.11 per cent, ICICI Bank 2.07 nfrastructure company Larsen & Bengal, for the design and construction near term, owing to weak exports, rural distress, credit constraints and uncer- finally ended at 37,808.91 -- per cent, HDFC 1.95 per cent, IToubro (L&T) Monday said it has of intake well, water treatment plant, tainty over the election outcome, a report said on Monday. According to Dun enchmark Sensex spiralled down by 355.70 points or 0.93 Kotak Bank 1.92 per cent, Sun won various contracts across India, intermediate pumping station, ground- and Bradstreet's (D&B) latest Economy Forecast, the Index of Industrial Production Blower for the second straight per cent. Pharma 1.91 per cent, Axis including for construction of hospitals water reservoirs, overhead reservoirs, (IIP) is likely to have grown by 3-3.2 per cent during February 2019. As per the session Monday and cracked The 50-issue NSE Nifty too Bank 1.78 per cent, SBI 1.44 per in Jharkhand, a commercial complex in transmission mains, water distribution IIP data in January released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the growth below the key 38,000-mark, cracked below the 11,400-mark cent, RIL 1.26 per cent, L&T Hyderabad and a manufacturing facil- network and metering works in various in industrial production declined to 1.7 per cent as against 7.5 per cent a year with banking and realty coun- and hit a low of 11,311.60, 1.21 per cent and Bharti Airtel ity in Gujarat. blocks of Bankura district in West ago, owing to subdued performance of the manufacturing sector, especially cap- ters taking the biggest hit amid before finishing 102.65 points, or 1.09 per cent. The company said the orders fall Bengal. ital and consumer goods. “Given the headwinds in the global economy and domes- a global sell-off triggered by 0.90 per cent down at 11,354.25. HCL Tech, Asian Paints, under "large" category which ranges The business has also secured tic structural bottlenecks, the concerns to growth remain heightened,” said Arun renewed fears of a recession. Meanwhile, domestic insti- Hero Motocorp, IndusInd Bak, between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 another repeat EPC (engineering, pro- Singh, lead economist, Dun & Bradstreet India. Singh further noted that in the The BSE Sensex tumbled tutional investors (DIIs) sold TCS, Infosys, ITC Ltd, Maruti crore as per its classification of contracts. curement and construction) order from short term, the risks remain accentuated as the concerns on the global front are 355.70 points to end at 37,808.91 shares worth Rs 657.37 crore, Suzuki, Tata Steel, HUL and “The construction arm of L&T has the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region growing while, domestically, the uncertainty on the outcome of the election will while the wider NSE Nifty while foreign funds remained Bajaj Auto too ended lower with secured orders from prestigious clients Development Authority for the inves- tend to keep the investment activity subdued. On the prices front, the report said, plunged 102.65 points to net buyers, pumping in Rs fall of up to 1.04 per cent. across different states in India,” L&T said tigation, design and construction of reversal in food prices that have remained unusually low are likely to push up 11,354.25. The Sensex has now 1,374.57 crore in Friday's trade, In contrast, ONGC spurted in a statement. water supply, sewerage, roads, drains, inflation. Moreover, the election-related spending and expected lower kharif crop lost over 575 points in two ses- provisional data showed. 3.90 per cent, Coal India 2.09 The buildings and factories business culverts, utility ducts for power, reuse output would exert additional inflationary pressures. D&B expects the CPI infla- sions. Investor sentiment damp- “Lingering concern on glob- per cent, PowerGrid 1.56 per has secured an order from the waterline for Krishnayapalem(P) and tion to be in the range of 2.6-2.8 per cent and the Wholesale Price Index-based ened after weaker-than-expect- al economic slowdown dragged cent, NTPC 1.19 per cent, Bajaj Jharkhand State Building Construction Venkatapalem (P) in Amaravati City. inflation to be in the range of 3-3.2 per cent during March, respectively. According ed economic data from the US down the domestic indices, the Finance 0.56 per cent and Corporation Ltd to construct two 500- Another EPC order has been to Singh, some of the key risk factors for the Indian economy are stressed assets and Europe last week stoked consolidation was broad based HDFC Bank 0.15 per cent. bed hospitals at Jamshedpur and secured from Faridabad Smart City Ltd in the banking sector, decline in tax mobilisation through GST, ailing rural econ- fears of a global slowdown. The where mid and small-cap under- Sector-wise, the BSE realty Dumka, respectively, it said. for laying of civic infrastructure, con- omy and concerns in key sectors such as telecom, power and real estate. He also trade worries between the US performed. US bond yield has index emerged as the worst per- It has also secured an order from a struction/upgradation of roads net- said, "We hope that the recent efforts to strengthen the balance sheets of the bank- and China too added to the wor- fallen as risk appetite of investors former by sliding 1.83 per cent, leading developer to construct a 108- works (Phase 1&2), underground ing sector and corporates turn the wheels of the domestic investment activity. ries, brokers said. to equities reduced due to fear followed by metal 1.30 per cent, metre tall commercial complex at cabling of HT/LT transformers, street Further, the business and consumer confidence could get an impetus once the Most other Asian markets of US recession. bankex 1.29 per cent, teck 1.12 Raidurgam in Hyderabad. lighting and landscaping works, among uncertainty over the election outcome gets over.” ended sharply down, while “Consolidation may extend per cent, auto 1.10 per cent, cap- “Spread across a built-up area of 3.6 others. European shares were trading in the near term. However, ital goods 0.96 per cent, IT 0.86 lakh sq mt, the project will comprise The company said it has also lower in their opening sessions. domestic macro-economic sen- per cent, FMCG 0.83 per cent, leasable area, high street retail frontage, secured an order from Patna Smart City  Besides, investors preferred timent remains strong. Stability healthcare 0.48 per cent and grand retail plaza, recreational activities, Ltd for retrofitting and re-development New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India Monday said it has signed a wage set- to keep their portfolios at a low in oil prices and increase in FII consumer durables 0.46 per landscape areas, and amenities like of storm water drains, development of tlement agreement with the workers of its Chennai plant, under which the tech- ebb ahead of fiscal 2018-19 inflow in expectation of earn- cent. multi-level car parking spaces. The smart road network as per urban street nicians will get an average salary increase of Rs 25,200 per month spread over coming to an end, they added. ings revival and formation of On the other hand, oil and scope of work includes civil, structur- design principles, development of foot- three years. The three-year wage settlement will be implemented with retrospective The 30-share Sensex, after stable government reflects the gas gained 1.40 per cent, PSU al works, architectural finishes and paths, utility corridor, streetscaping, effect from April 2018 and will remain effective until March 2021, Hyundai Motor opening lower at 38,016.76, strength of the market,” said 0.91 per cent, infrastructure MEP works,” the statement said, adding vendor and parking zone creation, India Ltd (HMIL) said in a statement. The wage settlement agreement was signed stayed in the negative territory Vinod Nair, Head of Research, 0.70 per cent, PSU 0.47 per cent the project is to be completed in 32 installation of street furniture with between the company's management and the recognised union, the UUHE (United through the session and slipped Geojit Financial Services. and power 0.46 per cent. months. smart street lighting, smart bus stops Union of Hyundai Employees), it added. “As per the agreement, technicians will below the 38,000-mark to touch Vedanta Ltd was the top The broader markets saw The company said it has also and allied works in Patna. receive an average salary increase of 25,200 per month spread over three years," a low of 37,667.40 on mounting loser in the Sensex pack, falling investors cutting down their secured an order from a renowned con- L&T is an Indian multinational the company said. Technicians will receive 55 per cent of the increased salary selling pressure in sync with the 3.28 per cent, followed by Tata exposure, which pulled down struction machinery manufacturer to company engaged in technology, engi- in the first year, 25 per cent in the second year and 20 per cent in the third year. global sell-off. Motors at 2.31 per cent. the BSE small-cap index by 1.16 construct a manufacturing facility in neering, construction, manufacturing This would mean a monthly salary raise of 13,860 will be given in the first year, However, fag-end buying at Other laggards included per cent and the mid-cap gauge Gujarat. The water and effluent treat- and financial services with over USD 18 6,300 in the second year and 5,040 a month in the third year,” HMIL said. lower levels trimmed losses to Yes Bank 2.18 per cent, M&M by 1.06 per cent. ment business has received four orders billion in revenue.

   SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11395.65 11395.65 11311.60 11354.25 -102.65 Script Open High Low LTP DMART 1499.00 1502.50 1464.00 1470.10 VOLTAS 606.70 612.90 599.20 602.85 HUDCO 44.50 44.50 43.85 44.10 IOC 157.00 165.90 155.00 164.15 7.10 SUZLON 6.62 6.64 6.37 6.44 CIPLA 526.00 528.40 516.65 526.85 AMBUJACEM 229.45 232.00 226.50 229.35 CENTURYPLY 198.05 199.30 194.75 196.45 ONGC 152.00 160.55 150.70 159.00 6.65 JETAIRWAYS 222.85 266.00 220.25 254.50 SIEMENS 1049.00 1056.20 1034.75 1047.55 ADVENZYMES 171.30 172.60 168.10 170.35 FINCABLES 485.50 499.00 474.10 479.30 HINDPETRO 267.00 275.60 266.25 275.00 6.65 SPICEJET 98.40 100.80 93.20 95.95 ADANIPOWER 47.50 48.30 47.25 47.55 RCF 58.10 58.10 56.55 56.65 ASTRAL 1145.00 1145.00 1098.05 1102.10 COALINDIA 233.00 239.45 231.35 237.20 5.25 RECLTD 140.00 157.00 139.55 154.80 PRESTIGE 256.65 269.15 256.65 263.85 JINDALSAW 88.25 89.00 84.50 85.15 GPPL 99.05 101.10 98.20 100.05 POWERGRID 197.20 203.50 195.10 201.65 3.15 JPASSOCIAT 5.71 5.76 5.44 5.55 FEDERALBNK 90.00 90.00 88.45 88.85 MARICO 340.00 340.05 330.80 334.55 J&KBANK 50.00 50.15 48.40 48.70 BPCL 378.75 385.25 375.05 383.95 5.00 YESBANK 250.00 250.35 246.10 247.00 MINDACORP 133.80 135.55 128.65 132.05 STAR 438.00 441.10 434.70 436.55 KAJARIACER 570.20 570.20 554.60 557.35 NTPC 133.85 137.50 133.75 135.75 1.10 INFY* 741.00 742.00 731.50 735.80 MINDTREE 944.85 945.50 935.00 940.25 JKTYRE 92.00 92.00 89.10 89.80 CROMPTON 219.05 219.65 213.90 215.45 GAIL 348.70 353.00 343.00 351.40 2.45 RELCAPITAL 179.00 188.40 176.85 185.35 WESTLIFE 421.00 424.90 412.55 419.10 IGL 301.00 305.95 300.00 304.25 GODREJIND 525.85 535.25 525.00 531.65 DRREDDY 2744.90 2798.00 2726.75 2766.00 14.70 JUSTDIAL 616.00 620.80 595.90 602.85 INDUSINDBK 1695.00 1698.80 1676.00 1684.45 GHCL 236.00 236.00 228.00 231.55 CHOLAFIN 1340.00 1343.45 1314.60 1330.85 BAJFINANCE 2804.00 2862.00 2801.00 2851.00 14.35 ONGC 152.00 160.00 150.70 158.50 ORIENTBANK 105.00 107.70 103.30 106.45 CUB 200.20 203.20 198.45 200.00 IPCALAB 929.05 929.05 909.00 918.40 IOC 156.70 165.25 156.00 164.10 HINDALCO 206.15 206.15 201.90 204.95 GMRINFRA 17.20 17.55 16.95 17.10 PARAGMILK 264.90 264.90 252.55 253.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2934.80 2965.60 2915.25 2960.35 10.60 MARUTI 6533.90 6621.45 6491.35 6523.45 BAJAJELEC 510.00 540.00 510.00 528.10 NESTLEIND 10599.95 10599.95 10303.15 10521.05 SCI 35.90 35.90 35.00 35.15 ADANIPORTS 358.90 363.00 353.15 361.20 0.45 PFC 112.40 121.40 111.85 119.10 CANBK 269.00 272.20 266.40 270.65 CASTROLIND 160.20 161.00 158.75 160.40 MMTC 27.60 27.80 27.10 27.20 HDFCBANK 2260.00 2287.85 2253.00 2278.00 1.85 RELIANCE 1330.10 1336.75 1317.15 1325.25 CGPOWER 43.50 44.95 43.15 44.15 SOUTHBANK 15.82 15.87 15.60 15.69 SOBHA 460.50 463.00 448.00 452.35 TECHM 792.00 795.45 786.40 788.20 -0.55 IDEA 31.80 32.00 30.05 30.20 MGL 965.05 983.80 942.20 971.75 BASF 1397.80 1467.40 1397.80 1443.45 VGUARD 218.00 218.30 213.10 213.70 HINDUNILVR 1674.00 1687.50 1660.00 1676.00 -2.05 DHFL 129.00 131.20 127.50 130.30 JAICORPLTD 108.50 108.60 106.00 106.65 GRUH 263.90 264.05 258.00 259.25 ISGEC 5525.00 5625.00 5475.25 5574.85 CIPLA 525.60 528.70 516.20 526.00 -0.80 RPOWER 10.49 10.78 10.35 10.50 ESCORTS 802.80 802.80 783.00 788.75 RBLBANK 633.95 639.00 627.25 636.75 KRBL 358.00 358.50 344.00 346.30 TITAN 1102.00 1106.50 1090.40 1100.15 -2.40 ZEEL 434.00 439.95 414.90 417.25 FORCEMOT 1670.00 1670.00 1632.30 1652.20 GUJFLUORO 1066.05 1084.00 1055.00 1064.05 INDHOTEL 147.00 149.40 146.20 148.40 BAJAJFINSV 6942.70 6969.20 6881.00 6938.70 -21.35 SBIN 294.90 295.00 292.40 293.80 TITAN 1104.00 1114.00 1092.05 1100.90 ECLERX 1173.95 1173.95 1150.00 1154.95 RNAM 187.50 192.45 185.65 189.05 TATASTEEL 512.80 517.70 507.05 515.90 -2.50 RELINFRA 127.80 132.75 125.90 128.45 MPHASIS 974.95 975.00 946.15 949.65 NHPC 24.55 24.85 24.30 24.40 DEEPAKFERT 136.90 137.50 133.00 134.00 MARUTI 6515.00 6621.00 6491.20 6520.00 -32.70 PNB 89.95 91.25 89.10 90.35 TATAELXSI 962.50 976.30 952.00 956.65 HEXAWARE 336.90 336.90 327.65 329.60 MINDAIND 351.95 355.55 338.00 346.35 BIRLACORPN 511.10 511.10 501.80 507.30 GRASIM 815.00 817.00 808.00 815.00 -5.10 INDIGO 1436.00 1452.05 1377.10 1385.40 SUNTECK 457.00 470.95 447.80 470.35 ADANITRANS 220.60 223.95 212.40 215.10 CARBORUNIV 367.00 379.80 367.00 374.45 ASTERDM 158.00 161.30 155.00 159.30 HCLTECH 1029.00 1029.00 1011.85 1017.70 -7.15 TCS 2007.00 2010.00 1979.30 1986.90 SUVEN 252.45 263.45 251.95 259.95 MANPASAND 118.50 118.50 113.05 114.35 REPCOHOME 444.50 446.15 435.20 438.75 SHOPERSTOP 466.00 466.00 453.55 460.00 ASIANPAINT 1465.10 1475.60 1451.50 1460.00 -11.25 TATAMOTORS 174.40 174.40 171.00 171.35 RAIN 100.20 100.20 96.30 97.00 BAJAJFINSV 6880.00 6961.80 6880.00 6909.35 WABAG 331.65 331.85 320.30 324.10 APLLTD 539.00 541.00 533.20 536.20 INDUSINDBK 1682.10 1699.95 1675.00 1682.90 -15.70 OBEROIRLTY 512.00 525.10 504.25 511.80 HCLTECH 1029.00 1034.95 1011.95 1016.20 OMAXE 208.70 208.70 206.35 206.90 TIMETECHNO 99.20 102.60 98.50 99.55 KPRMILL 551.60 553.15 543.30 548.65 RELIANCE 1330.60 1336.85 1316.70 1328.00 -13.75 AXISBANK 753.85 754.20 741.00 743.85 GRASIM 815.00 817.90 807.95 816.05 MAXINDIA 68.65 69.95 68.15 69.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3333.30 3345.00 3250.50 3258.50 MRF 56019.30 56287.95 55837.20 56031.55 EICHERMOT 21390.00 21390.00 21050.95 21191.40 -255.45 IBULHSGFIN 722.95 722.95 701.00 714.05 AUROPHARMA 770.00 779.00 758.80 775.40 TORNTPOWER 250.00 256.00 250.00 253.55 PRSMJOHNSN 87.70 89.00 86.80 87.30 COROMANDEL 471.15 483.80 467.95 478.10 HEROMOTOCO 2594.00 2608.80 2537.05 2572.00 -31.30 BOMDYEING 141.80 141.80 134.40 136.10 GLENMARK 633.00 641.25 629.75 636.25 EICHERMOT 21400.00 21400.00 21085.00 21182.00 INDOSTAR 350.10 353.20 346.65 349.00 ZYDUSWELL 1332.15 1357.00 1305.20 1328.20 INFY 742.40 742.40 730.55 733.95 -9.15 LT 1388.00 1391.30 1370.00 1377.20 TATAMTRDVR 86.30 86.30 84.95 85.10 INFRATEL 318.00 318.00 305.00 307.15 CHAMBLFERT 158.50 160.25 156.85 159.25 GRINDWELL 576.60 588.95 560.00 565.25 TCS 2007.80 2007.80 1977.20 1980.80 -24.85 BHEL 67.25 70.00 66.60 69.20 TVSMOTOR 475.00 475.00 458.25 463.10 KEC 297.00 297.00 288.00 290.30 EMAMILTD 391.75 397.00 389.60 391.60 GSKCONS 6945.00 6945.00 6868.00 6925.20 ITC 297.00 297.00 293.20 294.25 -3.95 HINDUNILVR 1675.00 1684.80 1661.25 1673.00 IDBI 42.15 42.35 41.80 41.95 SYNDIBANK 38.30 38.80 37.45 38.55 PHOENIXLTD 655.00 695.00 648.80 662.85 DBCORP 186.00 193.20 183.60 191.15 NTPC 134.00 137.40 133.70 135.65 SPARC 190.05 190.05 186.10 188.05 AARTIIND 1489.00 1489.00 1435.80 1450.20 ADANIGREEN 35.55 35.90 34.70 35.05 BHARTIARTL 332.90 334.90 323.20 327.15 -4.40 GMDCLTD 82.95 82.95 81.00 81.70 ICICIBANK 388.90 388.90 382.60 383.50 KEI 401.85 418.35 398.80 407.75 INTELLECT 199.95 201.95 197.95 200.05 VMART 2568.00 2618.35 2523.00 2564.50 IBULISL 286.00 290.00 278.90 279.65 WIPRO 262.00 262.00 256.00 257.00 -3.55 TATASTEEL 513.55 518.00 507.00 515.65 FSL 47.50 47.50 45.50 45.80 JSLHISAR 87.90 87.90 84.70 86.20 ANDHRABANK 25.75 25.80 25.35 25.45 TNPL 211.00 211.00 206.30 206.80 SBIN 294.00 295.45 292.20 293.95 -4.10 KOTAKBANK 1329.45 1329.45 1303.35 1308.80 APLAPOLLO 1393.00 1445.00 1392.95 1425.90 LEMONTREE 79.70 81.05 78.10 79.05 HSCL 117.90 117.90 114.30 115.15 LT 1387.00 1389.00 1370.10 1375.10 -19.60 HDFCBANK 2269.75 2287.70 2257.30 2282.00 MAGMA 108.95 109.35 102.65 107.70 LINDEINDIA 497.95 497.95 481.00 482.40 IFBIND 939.55 964.85 919.95 926.20 AXISBANK 752.70 755.00 741.15 745.35 -11.70 SAIL 51.70 51.70 49.75 49.90 HINDCOPPER 48.10 48.50 47.20 47.60 OFSS 3365.70 3385.50 3333.20 3349.20 LAOPALA 202.00 206.00 197.60 204.75 ULTRACEMCO 3911.00 3911.00 3850.00 3869.00 -60.75 HINDPETRO 267.90 275.45 266.70 274.40 MUTHOOTFIN 596.95 596.95 585.00 589.65 MOTILALOFS 595.50 614.15 595.50 607.95 CENTRUM 32.10 32.70 31.50 31.80 SUNPHARMA 468.50 469.45 461.20 465.00 -8.25 ASHOKLEY 89.00 89.05 87.20 87.45 BBTC 1264.05 1267.00 1234.80 1246.65 FRETAIL 448.00 448.00 436.20 439.00 CCL 281.50 291.15 278.40 288.15 IBULHSGFIN 718.95 721.80 707.00 714.20 -12.80 JUBLFOOD 1435.00 1459.25 1428.95 1454.70 JSWENERGY 63.00 66.40 63.00 64.25 LAURUSLABS 375.05 385.45 372.00 374.50 SOLARINDS 1042.50 1059.00 1002.00 1046.90 HDFC 1976.90 1976.90 1938.20 1944.65 -36.90 WOCKPHARMA 427.90 438.70 413.00 419.80 WELCORP 116.40 120.60 115.50 119.90 GESHIP 286.10 289.30 276.00 280.85 NESCO 452.00 456.55 450.15 455.00 KOTAKBANK 1325.95 1330.85 1303.20 1309.00 -27.25 EDELWEISS 193.80 193.80 184.30 185.70 GSFC 100.55 102.30 98.90 99.20 TATAMETALI 619.55 638.70 614.95 628.45 LAXMIMACH 6164.75 6185.00 6095.00 6110.00 YESBANK 250.00 250.40 246.10 247.40 -5.20 MOTHERSUMI 146.05 146.30 142.90 144.35 BANDHANBNK 498.00 499.75 488.00 489.15 FORTIS 135.50 137.75 134.80 136.65 DCAL 208.00 208.50 204.00 204.75 HINDALCO 206.50 206.50 201.90 204.75 -4.35 HDFCLIFE 362.05 362.05 355.45 358.70 ISEC 246.95 251.55 244.40 247.25 GUJGAS 147.35 149.20 145.10 147.45 SHILPAMED 356.85 359.10 351.00 352.75 ICICIBANK 387.95 387.95 382.50 383.40 -8.40 BANKBARODA 119.65 119.65 116.60 118.20 AMARAJABAT 716.10 716.10 703.95 706.70 RALLIS 160.00 161.70 160.00 160.95 AEGISLOG 201.60 204.70 200.95 201.60 M&M 672.00 675.00 663.40 663.80 -15.00 LUPIN 743.00 745.25 726.00 729.10 DCBBANK 196.45 197.00 193.10 196.40 PTC 75.50 76.50 74.60 75.00 NBVENTURES 102.95 104.60 102.35 103.10 UPL 930.00 931.70 905.80 913.85 -21.10 BEML 964.00 974.30 940.00 968.45 NAVINFLUOR 698.00 719.60 690.45 705.45 COCHINSHIP 381.00 385.40 374.15 380.40 ENDURANCE 1139.65 1151.75 1138.00 1146.85 TATAMOTORS 173.70 173.80 170.55 171.00 -4.40 RCOM 5.18 5.18 5.06 5.06 EQUITAS 131.20 132.70 128.45 129.05 TRENT 360.05 362.40 355.80 360.25 JKLAKSHMI 345.00 350.85 341.70 347.10 JSWSTEEL 282.00 282.00 276.00 276.95 -8.80 LTI 1659.25 1669.75 1626.00 1663.10 AUBANK 562.95 562.95 552.00 554.05 ALKEM 1712.00 1749.00 1693.00 1714.10 FDC 176.20 177.35 171.05 173.10 VEDL 170.70 171.00 167.75 168.20 -5.70 HDFC 1978.80 1978.80 1937.80 1945.75 GODREJAGRO 489.00 489.85 480.00 482.45 GUJALKALI 498.00 498.00 480.80 482.80 SHARDACROP 360.60 366.00 359.00 363.85 INFRATEL 314.55 314.55 304.75 304.95 -11.15 VEDL 170.80 171.15 168.00 168.25 MRPL 73.30 75.05 72.20 73.70 COFFEEDAY 283.00 285.60 278.00 280.20 BLUEDART 3461.50 3488.00 3358.65 3380.15 HEROMOTOCO 2599.90 2609.00 2544.50 2580.20 NOCIL 141.70 141.70 138.10 139.15 LUXIND 1290.00 1323.00 1280.00 1313.70 ZEEL 431.00 439.80 414.05 416.25 -18.60 GEPIL 829.50 832.80 799.15 815.45 TECHM 791.00 795.70 786.80 789.60 ABFRL 223.00 223.70 218.75 219.20 JBCHEPHARM 340.00 340.00 325.65 338.35 BAYERCROP 4290.00 4320.00 4265.85 4307.85    M&M 679.10 679.10 662.00 664.30 TRIDENT 66.50 66.50 65.10 65.35 MAHLOG 489.50 496.15 480.85 494.55 NILKAMAL 1393.05 1417.00 1375.85 1383.60 BAJFINANCE 2823.70 2865.00 2800.00 2852.85 TAKE 129.00 129.00 123.50 124.90 SWANENERGY 103.00 106.05 102.20 104.45 MHRIL 238.00 238.00 232.55 233.75 IDFCFIRSTB 52.45 52.45 51.35 51.65 MFSL 449.50 451.75 441.75 444.45 DEEPAKNI 263.00 268.25 258.00 259.15 FORBESCO 2305.00 2309.00 2270.00 2283.90 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE COALINDIA 232.15 238.50 231.50 236.80 ICICIPRULI 329.90 329.90 320.60 322.35 IDFC 43.50 43.80 42.80 42.90 SHK 155.00 156.40 152.40 153.10 GILLETTE 6431.55 6685.00 6373.60 6528.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 27606.70 27607.50 27353.00 27423.25 -336.75 IBREALEST 88.75 88.75 85.95 86.70 SRF 2450.00 2476.40 2420.10 2430.30 EVEREADY 198.90 198.90 193.80 194.70 KNRCON 263.20 264.70 253.15 258.20 JKCEMENT 829.75 836.05 812.05 824.10 OIL 172.10 177.40 172.00 176.80 4.75 SUNPHARMA 468.90 469.10 461.30 464.20 TATACHEM 580.50 581.00 570.50 572.85 ULTRACEMCO 3891.15 3897.65 3852.25 3872.30 CENTRALBK 33.50 33.50 31.20 32.10 IOB 13.70 13.70 13.51 13.54 BHEL 67.10 70.10 66.55 69.20 1.65 JUBILANT 749.00 749.00 721.00 724.95 UPL 932.80 932.80 906.60 913.80 NLCINDIA 78.85 78.85 77.70 78.00 MOIL 155.40 155.40 153.55 154.15 CAPPL 406.00 409.60 398.55 404.60 AUROPHARMA 767.00 779.00 758.25 777.45 9.15 ICICIGI 994.95 999.10 980.00 994.10 GAIL 350.00 353.25 343.25 351.30 SADBHAV 251.80 257.00 243.45 249.15 GREENPLY 154.90 154.90 149.50 153.15 GET&D 267.00 278.80 267.00 274.60 BEL 90.50 93.10 90.00 91.90 0.85 GRAPHITE 432.70 432.70 420.00 421.55 JSL 40.00 40.85 39.00 39.95 SYMPHONY 1324.75 1350.65 1319.55 1345.95 ASTRAZEN 1932.85 1981.50 1932.85 1968.40 SUPRAJIT 231.20 239.00 225.20 235.70 SRTRANSFIN 1191.30 1209.95 1181.20 1202.35 3.80 PCJEWELLER 80.05 80.05 77.30 78.70 RAJESHEXPO 653.50 678.90 649.50 654.00 BLISSGVS 166.70 168.25 165.00 166.90 BHARATFIN 1069.95 1082.05 1063.85 1074.65 MONSANTO 2573.90 2619.00 2573.90 2606.10 CADILAHC 332.65 334.00 325.05 333.00 0.15 BANKINDIA 97.40 99.20 96.40 98.55 ALBK 54.10 54.10 52.25 52.60 SHANKARA 416.35 418.00 401.10 404.35 CORPBANK 28.50 28.50 27.75 28.20 MAHLIFE 360.05 362.30 354.80 355.65 ACC 1566.30 1592.00 1563.00 1583.50 0.55 NCC 108.90 110.95 107.90 108.90 CANFINHOME 320.00 330.05 316.05 327.80 TV18BRDCST 34.70 35.20 34.20 34.55 ITDCEM 132.00 132.00 127.60 128.40 SUPPETRO 223.80 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B F between Pakistan and the US to the capability to hit back. He see how the MoUs regarding said Pakistan has the footage of dent and demanded that the akistan’s military has said the use of F-16 have been the operation. At the time of t least seven people, includ- bill against forced conversion, Pfor the first time that JF-17 adhered to or otherwise,” the attack, the media reports Islamabad (PTI): A delegation Aing a man who assisted in which was unanimously passed Thunder combat aircraft devel- Ghafoor told Russian news said that the PAF military air- of experts from the Financial solemnising the wedding of by Sindh Assembly in 2016 and oped jointly with China were agency Sputnik International. craft that shot down the Mig- Action Task Force (FATF) two teenage Hindu girls after then reverted due to pressure used in retaliation to India’s A day after Pakistan’s 21 Bison was JF-17 Thunder arrived here on Monday to their alleged abduction and of extremist elements, must be pre-emptive strikes on a JeM attempt to retaliate the IAF’s air Block II multirole fighter jet. review whether Pakistan has forced conversions, have been resurrected and passed in the terror camp in Balakot as it strikes at the Jaish-e- “Proud to announce, I was made enough progress on detained in Pakistan, amid assembly on priority basis. once again denied that US- Mohammed terror camp in project director for JF-17 global standards against finan- reports that the victims “All of those who are made F-16 jets were involved in Balakot, the Indian armed Thunder program jointly pro- cial crimes to warrant its exclu- approached a court seeking preaching hate under the cover the attack. forces displayed parts of an duced by Pakistan and China sion from the watchdog’s grey protection. of religion must be handled like Referring to the aerial dog- AIM-120 AMRAAM during the tenure of General list. The Paris-based global The two girls, Raveena banned religious organisa- fight with the Indian Air Force (Advanced Medium-Range Pervez Musharraf,” retired PAF body is working to curb ter- (13) and Reena (15), were tions,” he added. Vankwani jets after the February 14 Air-to-Air Missile) fired by an Air Marshall Shahid Latif said rorism financing and money allegedly kidnapped by a group said he would present a reso- Pulwama terror attack claimed F-16, which fell in Indian ter- at the time. “Today, same jets laundering and has asked of “influential” men from their lution in the National Assembly by Pakistan-based Jaish-e- ritory. New Delhi had also targeted and shot down Indian Pakistan to reassess the oper- home in Ghotki district in in its next session demanding Mohammed (JeM), Pakistan underlined that electronic sig- Jets which entered Pakistani ation of banned terrorist out- Sindh on the eve of Holi. Soon trict - where it was believed the The Hindu community in an end to forced conversions. Army spokesman Major natures captured by Indian Airspace,” he said soon after the fits in the country. Pakistan is after the kidnapping, a video girls were taken from Ghotki - Pakistan has carried out mas- Pakistan’s Information General Asif Ghafoor said the radars had established the use attack last month. Ghafoor under intense international went viral in which a cleric was and arrested the Nikah Khwan sive demonstrations calling for Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Indian jets violated the of F-16 for the offensive. said that Pakistan’s nuclear pressure to rein in terror groups purportedly shown soleminis- who solemnised their mar- strict action to be taken against on Sunday that the prime min- Pakistani airspace on February The US State Department arsenal is a deterrence tool to like the Jaish-e-Mohammed ing the Nikah (marriage) of the riages, a leader of the Pakistan those responsible, while ister has ordered the Sindh and 26, dropping payloads without announced that it was seeking prevent wars in the region. (JeM) after the Pulwama terror two girls, triggering a nation- Sunni Tehreek, and some rel- reminding Prime Minister Punjab governments to devise inflicting any casualties or more information from “Pakistan holds the posi- attack. wide outrage. atives of the two men who had Khan of his promises to the a joint action plan in light of the damage to infrastructure. The Pakistan on the potential use of tion that this capability elimi- In June last year, the On March 20, the girls’ married the two girls. The minorities of the country. incident, and to take concrete next day, Pakistan Air Force American-made F-16 jets nates the possibility of con- Financial Action Task Force family lodged a First detained suspects were hand- Last year, Khan during his steps to prevent such incidents retaliated and downed a MiG- against India in violation of the ventional war. No sane coun- (FATF) had placed Pakistan on Information Report against ed over to Sindh police, it election campaign had said from happening again. Hindus 21 in an aerial combat and cap- end-user agreement. The try having this capability would the grey list of countries whose their alleged forced conversion added. his party’s agenda was to uplift form the biggest minority com- tured Indian pilot Abhinandan Pakistani General noted that talk about using it,” Ghafoor domestic laws are considered to Islam. Pakistan Prime Superintendent of Police the various religious groups munity in Pakistan. Varthaman, who was handed Islamabad was discussing the was quoted as saying by the weak to tackle the challenges of Minister Imran Khan has Farrukh Lanjhar, who paid a across Pakistan and said they According to official esti- over to India later. use of its JF-17 with the US cit- Russian news agency. money laundering and terror- ordered a probe into the inci- visit to the girls’ father Sunday would take effective measures mates, 75 lakh Hindus live in “The aircraft which ing “friendly relations” with He said Pakistan would ism financing. The delegation dent after the two separate night, said that action was to prevent forced marriages of Pakistan. Majority of Pakistan’s engaged those targets and Washington, stressing, how- take steps towards non-prolif- of the Asia-Pacific Group videos started doing rounds on being taken on all available Hindu girls. Pakistan Hindu Hindu population is settled in fought them were JF-17. As ever, that the country would eration of nuclear arms but (APG), a group linked to the social media. information to recover the Council chief and Member of Sindh province. According to regard to how to use F-16, in use whatever it deemed neces- only if India does the same. FATF, comprises of senior offi- Citing police, Dawn girls.According to Geo TV, the National Assembly from the media reports, approximately what context [they] were used sary if it came to “legitimate Ghafoor said Pakistan would cials including Ian Collins of reported that several raids were girls have approached a court ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 25 forced marriages take place or not - because at that point self-defence.” welcome every effort, including New Scotland Yard, James conducted on Sunday night in in Bahawalpur in Punjab (PTI) Ramesh Kumar every month only in Umerkot of time our entire Air Force was He said Pakistan only that of Russia, which can bring Prussing of Department of the Punjab’s Rahim Yar Khan dis- province seeking protection. Vankwani condemned the inci- district in Sindh province. airborne - now it remains wanted to tell India that it has peace in the region. Treasury United States and Ashraf Abdulla of Financial Intelligence Unit Maldives, the Geo News reported. Other experts are Boby Wahyu Hernawan of Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, issues’ of law and fact con- vindication in Barr’s letter, Gong Jingyan of People’s Bank cerning whether the presi- Democrats questioned how of China, Mustafa Necmeddin onald Trump’s campaign dent’s actions and intent could Barr came to his conclusions of Turkey’s Ministry of Justice, Ddid not conspire with be viewed as obstruction,” Barr and called for more informa- Deputy Director Muhammad Russia during the 2016 election said, adding Mueller “ulti- tion from Mueller’s report. Al-Rashdan and Deputy won by him, according to a mately determined not to Citing “concerning discrep- Director, Shannon Rutherford, summary of Special Counsel make a traditional prosecuto- ancies”, House Judiciary the report said. The experts Robert Mueller’s report sub- rial judgment”. The release of Committee Chairman Jerry will meet officials this week to mitted to Congress on Sunday, the findings was a significant Nadler said he planned to call see progress to warrant in a major relief to the embat- political victory for Trump the attorney general to testify. Pakistan’s exclusion from the tled US President on an issue who described it as a “complete Democratic House Speaker watchdog’s grey list, the Dawn akistan’s Supreme Court on that has cast a shadow on his and total exoneration”. Nancy Pelosi and Senate reported. “The meetings will PMonday proposed three presidency for nearly two Terming the allegation of Democratic Leader Chuck start on Tuesday and will end options for Pervez Musharraf to years. collusion “the most ridiculous Schumer said in a joint state- on Thursday,” Finance record his statement in the In a four-page letter to top thing ever”, Trump said, “It’s a ment that Barr’s letter “raises as Ministry’s spokesman, Dr treason case against him and lawmakers on Sunday, shame that our country had to many questions as it answers” Khaqan H Najeeb, said. said that it would intervene if Attorney General William Barr Moscow’s determined effort cast a shadow over the Trump go through this. To be honest and called for access to the full He said the APG assess- the special court fails to record highlighted two sections of to sabotage the last presiden- presidency for nearly two years it’s a shame that your president report. ment team would meet officials the former military dictator’s the long-awaited Mueller tial election, found no con- with the Democratic leader- had to go through this.”“This “For the president to say he from the State Bank of testimony. A three-member report — Russia’s efforts to spiracy “despite multiple offers ship alleging that Russian was an illegal takedown that is completely exonerated Pakistan, Securities and bench, headed by Chief Justice affect the 2016 presidential from Russian-affiliated indi- interference helped him in the failed and hopefully some- directly contradicts the words Exchange Commission of Asif Saeed Khosa, said election and whether President viduals to assist the Trump 2016 polls. Barr said that body is going to be looking at of Mueller and is not to be Pakistan, Election Musharraf’s trial will be con- Trump obstructed justice. The campaign,” Barr wrote in the Mueller found no proof of their other side,” Trump said. taken with any degree of cred- Commis-sion of Pakistan, ducted under any and all cir- report was submitted on Friday letter to lawmakers. Mueller’s such a conspiracy “despite “After a long look, after a ibility,” the statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cumstances as it expressed fering a reaction from a rare to Barr, who reviewed the team drew no conclusions multiple offers from Russia- long investigation, after so said.Barr’s letter could be just Ministry of Interior, National annoyance at his continued disease that has weakened his document before handing a about whether Trump illegal- affiliated individuals to assist many people have been so the beginning of a lengthy Counter Terrorism Authority, absence from the hearing. nervous system. The prosecu- summary to Congress. Trump, ly obstructed justice, Barr said, the Trump campaign”. badly hurt, after not looking at constitutional battle between law enforcement agencies and Justice Khosa said “sometimes tion lawyer pointed out that the who repeatedly described the so he made his own decision. “The special counsel’s the other side where a lot of Congress and the Justice counter terrorism departments. Musharraf goes to the hospital court also has the option of inquiry as a “witch hunt”, said The attorney general and investigation did not find that bad things happened... it was Department about whether In response to a question, he and sometimes to his house. sending a commission to ques- on Sunday “it was a shame that his deputy, Rod J Rosenstein, the Trump campaign or any- just announced there was no Mueller’s full report will be said the experts from the min- After the last hearing, we were tion the former president. the country had to go through determined that the special one associated with it con- collusion with Russia,” he said. made public. Democrats have istries and other key institu- sure that he would be admitted Hearing this, Justice Khosa this”, describing the inquiry as counsel’s investigators had spired or coordinated with The Democrats were banking also called for the attorney gen- tions would get an opportuni- to the hospital, he said, adding said: “He [Musharraf] will an “illegal takedown that insufficient evidence to estab- Russia in its efforts to influence heavily on the results of eral to turn over all of the spe- ty to explain and convince the that it seems his car takes reach the hospital before the failed”. Trump’s firing of former lish that the president com- the 2016 US presidential elec- Mueller’s investigation to cial counsel’s investigative files. assessors about Pakistan’s per- wrong turns while coming to commission gets to him. His FBI Director James Comey mitted that offense. Barr cau- tion,” the attorney general said. defeat Trump in the 2020 elec- Barr’s letter said that his formance. court”. Musharraf, 75, who has doctors are not even going to let and other actions throughout tioned that “while this report “For each of the relevant tions. Many were also talking “goal and intent” was to release The country has taken cer- been living in Dubai since the commission meet him.” the probe raised concerns does not conclude that the actions investigated, the report about impeaching the presi- as much of the Mueller report tain steps since the February 2016, is facing the high-profile During the hearing, the about the president trying to president committed a crime, sets out evidence on both sides dent if the report reveals col- as possible, but warned that 18-22 meetings with FATF treason case for suspending court was informed that the end the investigation. it also does not exonerate him” of the question and leaves lusion between Russia and the some of the report was based functionaries to comply with the Constitution in 2007. A government had previously Mueller, who spent nearly on the obstruction of justice unresolved what the special Trump campaign. While the on grand jury material that “by latest instructions to meet var- conviction for high-profile trea- tried to bring Musharraf back two years investigating issue. The investigation had counsel views as ‘difficult president and his allies saw law cannot be made public”. ious deadlines in order to avoid son carries the death penalty or to the country through extra- life imprisonment. dition and Interpol. “We were “One option is that unable to succeed on both Musharraf should either appear occasions,” said the deputy )4)"&+$+)$#/5"))" &6 $ &#06)0!$) in the next hearing. The second attorney general. The court said option is Musharraf should the special court handling the fixated on the belief that there gration and any other relevant record his statement via a video treason case would decide on was an Islamist plot to “invade” government agencies in the link and as a third option, how the statement should be ew Zealand Prime Minister Western countries. lead-up to the attack.The gun- Musharraf’s lawyer Salman recorded. NJacinda Ardern on Monday “One question we need to man livestreamed the attack Safdar should answer on his “If that court cannot decide ordered an independent judicial answer is whether or not we online, although New Zealand behalf,” said Chief Justice upon this in the next hearing on inquiry into whether police could or should have known has outlawed the footage as Khosa. Khosa said the former March 28, the Supreme Court and intelligence services could more,” Ardern said. “New “objectionable content”. Ardern president used to show fists but will make the decision,” the have prevented the Zealand is not a surveillance reiterated her believe it should cautioned that he shouldn’t chief justice said. The court Christchurch mosque attacks on state ... but questions need to be not be aired. “That video should show the court one. adjourned the hearing until March 15. Ardern said a royal answered.” Ardern ruled out not be shared. That is harmful Khosa asked what could be April 1. The previous Pakistan commission — the most pow- New Zealand re-introducing content,” she said when ques- done if the accused was not Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- erful judicial probe available the death penalty for accused tioned about Turkish President appearing in the court.“Is the N) government had filed the under New Zealand law — was gunman Brenton Tarrant, 28, Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing court helpless if an accused in treason case against the ex- needed to find out how a single who was arrested minutes after excerpts of the footage at cam- not appearing deliberately in army chief general (retd) gunman was able to kill 50 peo- the attack on the mosques and paign rallies for local elections the court,” said the Justice Musharraf in 2013 over the ple in an attack that shocked the has been charged with murder. this month. Erdogan had Khosa. Musharraf’s lawyer, imposition of extra-constitu- world. “It is important that no She said details of the royal angered both Wellington and however, rejected all the options tional emergency in November stone is left unturned to get to commission were being Canberra with campaign and said that the defendant was 2007. The trial has not seen how this act of terrorism HKO finalised, but it would be com- rhetoric about anti-Muslim too ill to answer questions via much progress since Musharraf occurred and how we could Q prehensive and would report in Australians and New Zealanders video link or in person. Last left went to Dubai in March have stopped it,” she told a timely manner. It will cover being sent back in “coffins” week, Musharraf was admitted 2016. He has not returned reporters. New Zealand’s spy the wake of the attack for con- Islamic extremism. Instead, the the massacre was allegedly car- the activities of intelligence ser- like their grandfathers at to a hospital in Dubai after suf- since. agencies have faced criticism in centrating on the threat from victims were all Muslims and ried out by a white supremacist vices, police, customs, immi- Gallipoli, a World War I battle. F    ,   R  The researchers measured the those who spent less time in teens’ waists and blood pres- front of screens.   % S %    eenagers who sit for hours sure, and took blood samples to However, heightened risk Twatching TV, using the measure blood glucose, HDL- was only seen in those who Los Angeles: Miranda Kerr has revealed that she gets computer or playing video cholesterol, and triglycerides. reported usually eating snacks on “really well” with Orlando Bloom’s new fiancée games while eating unhealthy Almost 60 per cent of the in front of screens. There was Katy Perry. The 35-year-old, who is married to snacks are at increased risk teens were female, and the no association between screen Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, split from the actor heart diseases and diabetes, sci- average age was 14.6. Half of time and metabolic syndrome in 2013 – and the former couple share their eight- entists say. The study found the teens were physically active; among teens who reported no year-old son Flynn. During a new interview these teens are at risk of devel- 85 per cent said they usually eat snacking in front of screens. with Marie Claire, Miranda was asked about oping metabolic syndrome — snacks in front of the TV, Among teens who reported a paparazzi photo of her giving Katy a birth- a cluster of risk factors includ- while 64 per cent usually ate habitually eating snacks in day gift back in October. The Victoria’s ing increased blood pressure, snacks while using the com- front of the TV or computer, Secret model said: “Oh, I haven’t seen that high blood sugar, excess body puter or playing video games. the risk for metabolic syn- photo. But I went to pick up Flynny fat around the waist, and important, but when it is not The research was part of the The researchers found 2.5 drome rose the longer teens because it was Katy’s birthday, and they abnormal cholesterol or triglyc- possible, avoiding snack con- Study on Cardiovascular Risks per cent of the teens had meta- spent in front of screens. walked him out.” “It was so nice to see Katy. eride levels — that elevate the sumption may help you to in Adolescents (ERICA), a bolic syndrome. Those who “As we live surrounded by We all get along really well. We’re like a risk of heart disease, stroke and reduce your risk of metabolic school-based survey of spent six or more hours a day screens, especially young peo- modern family,” she added. The news comes diabetes. syndrome,” said Beatriz Schaan, Brazilian teens. in front of screens were 71 per ple, sometimes it is not feasible after Orlando proposed to Katy on Valentine’s “The take home message is of the Universidade Federal do The study included data cent more likely to have meta- to eliminate or reduce screen Day this year. limiting your screen time is Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. on 33,900 teens ages 12 to 17. bolic syndrome compared with time,” Schaan said. pro-democracy coalition, las- t least 13 civilians were 2227&#/ )+#$)# &/)$ soing in Future Forward — an Akilled, mostly children, in upstart anti-junta party which an air strike by “international has claimed over five million forces” in the northern Afghan mainly youth votes. city of Kunduz late last week, Thaksin, the self-exiled bil- the United Nations said hailand on Monday awaited lionaire ex-cop turned-Thai Monday. The strike happened Tthe results of its first election premier, who is at the crux of between late Friday and early since a 2014 coup, with the junta Thailand’s political breakdown, Saturday in support of ground primed to retain its grip on reached out to shocked sup- operations conducted by pro- power after a vote that saw its porters in the pro-democracy government forces fighting main rival diminished but vault- camp as the results tipped Taliban militants in the area. ed a new pro-democracy force against Pheu Thai. “As long as “Initial fact-finding indicates into the kingdom’s politics. we still have breath, we can not that 10 of those killed were Election officials delayed with- give up,” he said in a Facebook children, part of the same out explanation a full announce- post on Monday. The EC has extended family whom were more civilians killed in the The ongoing peace talks ment of preliminary results as a said it will finalise the results by displaced by fighting elsewhere Afghan war in 2018 than dur- with the Taliban follow years of blizzard of complaints mount- May 9. in the country,” the UN mission ing any other year on record, escalating violence in ed over apparent mistakes in the But questions over the in Afghanistan said in a state- according to a UN report. Afghanistan. According to the count and possible irregularities count have billowed out, with ment. The uptick in violence in UN, at least 32,000 civilians at the polls. Nearly 1.9 million social media ablase with alle- The US is the only mem- 2018 coincides with a signifi- have been killed and another votes had been invalidated with gations of vote buying, mass ber of the international coali- cant increase in the number of 60,000 wounded in the last 93 per cent of votes tallied, the invalidation of ballots and tion in Afghanistan that pro- deaths caused by the “deliber- decade. Election Commission said. bungling by polling staff across vides air support in the conflict. ate targeting of civilians”, Kunduz has been the scene Earlier counts showed that the country. About 400,000 A NATO spokesperson told according to the report, most- of repeated air strikes gone in a handful of provinces more people signed a change.org peti- AFP the coalition was investi- ly stemming from suicide awry over the course of the than half the ballots cast were Sunday in several constituen- Thai — the party of ex-premier more votes than Pheu Thai, tion to dissolve the commission, gating the claims. “Those who attacks by insurgents allied conflict, including an Afghan invalidated. The EC pushed cies, as down to “human error”. Thaksin Shinawatra. But pre- which nonetheless was confi- and more disputes are expect- were killed were internally dis- with the Taliban or Islamic strike last April on an outdoor back a preliminary announce- Sunday’s election — seen as a liminary figures showed dent Monday it would still win ed across the political spectrum. placed families who had fled State (IS). An increase in air religious gathering in Dashte ment on the number of con- referendum on the military — Phalang Pracharat — with 2014 the majority of lower house A co-ordinator for the war in Dasht-e-Archi dis- strikes by US and Afghan Archi that killed or wounded stituency seats won by each was held under new rules writ- coup leader Prayut Chan-O- seats. Thailand-based election mon- trict and had recently moved to forces also led to more civilian 107 people, mostly children, party to late Monday. “Please ten by the junta to ease its trans- Cha as its candidate for prime As rivals scrambled to seize itor We Watch said that voter the city,” added Khosh deaths in 2018, with more than according to the UN. wait.. this is Thailand, we are not formation into a civilian gov- minister — ahead in the popu- the political momentum, Pheu education was “really insuffi- Mohammad Nasratyar, mem- 500 killed by “aerial operations And in 2015, a US airstrike like other countries who have an ernment. lar vote. Thai’s prime ministerial candi- cient” for the first election in ber of Kunduz provincial coun- for the first time on record”. struck a Medecins Sans election one day and form a Despite that headstart, ana- It had racked up more than date Sudarat Keyuraphan said eight years. cil, saying three children were Fighting continues to flare Frontieres (Doctors Without government the next,” said lysts had not expected the army- 7.6 million votes with more than her party had won the “mandate Voters were, for example, also wounded in the attack. across Afghanistan even as the Borders) hospital amid heavy Jarungvith Phumma, EC secre- linked Phalang Pracharat party 90 per cent of ballots tallied, giv- from the people” to form a gov- confused about “how to make The deaths come as ordi- US and Taliban press forward fighting in the area, killing 42 tary-general. He sidestepped to win the popular vote, given ing any government it tries to ernment. the ballot valid, how to mark the nary Afghans continue to bear in peace talks aimed at ending people, including 24 patients questions over wildly inaccurate anger at junta rule and the form a claim to legitimacy. If the numbers play out, ballot,” We Watch’s Chompunut the brunt of the conflict, with nearly 18 years of fighting. and 14 members of the NGO. poll returns reported late enduring popularity of Pheu That is nearly half a million Pheu Thai will have to build a Chalieobun told AFP. HY

the British parliament who course be disruption on cross have sought to argue that the border trade and supply chains”, he EU announced Monday contingency measures would but that they were trying to find Tit has completed its prepa- mean a no-deal exit would not a way to make the checks the rations for Britain crashing out be as bad as many fear. Under least intrusive they can. EU cit- Beijing (PTI): With the of the bloc without a divorce no deal, the EU will immedi- izens worried or confused by death of 14 people, the death accord, as fears of a chaotic “no- ately apply its rules at the bor- the prospect of no deal Brexit toll rose to 78 on Monday in deal” Brexit grow. “As it is der with the UK — including can call a free hotline from one of the worst industrial increasingly likely that the customs checks, food safety anywhere in the bloc, with rance’s Emmanuel Macron accidents in China in recent United Kingdom will leave the inspections and verification of information available in any Fwas accused Monday of times, state-run media European Union without a deal EU standards — leading to long official EU language. lacking empathy after criti- reported. The explosion on 12 April, the European delays at busy crossing points No-deal Brexit will bring cising an elderly “yellow vest” occurred after a fire in the Commission has today com- such as Channel ports and the huge disruption for travellers, protester who was badly fertilizer factory in Jiangsu pleted its ‘no-deal’ prepara- Channel Tunnel. An EU official the commission warned. British injured during a demonstra- province on Thursday, tions,” the commission, the confirmed that Brussels would citizens travelling to the EU will tion in Nice at the weekend. according to the govern- bloc’s executive arm, said. The insist on checks being per- be limited to 90-day stays and Macron has repeatedly been ment of Xiangshui county. gloomily worded statement, formed on goods moving across would immediately be subject accused of harbouring an Cao Lubao, mayor of the city just days after Brussels agreed the land border between to tighter passport checks — arrogant, dismissive attitude of Yancheng, Jiangsu to postpone Brexit from its pre- K British-ruled Northern Ireland including possibly being asked towards ordinary people who province, said that the num- vious March 29 deadline, piled Q and EU member Ireland. to prove the purpose of their complain about having diffi- ber of fatalities have fresh pressure on Prime RK “We are working very visit and that they have enough culties making ends meet. increased from 64 on Minister Theresa May as she QM closely with Irish authorities to money to support themselves. Last year he famously told an Sunday. The death toll on gathered her cabinet to discuss QN X try and perform controls away The European health insur- unemployed gardener, who Monday climbed to 78, of the way forward. Unless from the border if at all possi- ance card, which allows EU cit- complained about not finding whom 56 have been identi- British lawmakers approve a what happens next. The com- nor do they in any way com- ble,” the official said. izens to access medical treat- work after sending out hun- tive”. The left-wing opposition fied, Xinhua news agency withdrawal agreement to ease mission outlined measures in pensate for the lack of pre- The Irish border has been ment across the bloc, will no dreds of job applications, that also seized on the remarks as reported. the country out of the bloc, EU 13 key areas, from rules on fly- paredness or replicate the full a major sticking point in nego- longer be available to Britons, he only had to “cross the further proof of what they More than 600 people rules and agreements built up ing and road transport to trav- benefits of EU membership,” tiations, with both sides keen to who are advised to take out road” to find work. presented as the centrist pres- were injured from the explo- over 46 years of membership el regulations, fishing rights and the commission statements stress they want to avoid a insurance if they travel. British He also told elderly citi- ident’s lack of sensitivity. “Mr sion, Hong Kong-based will cease to apply overnight, banking — while stressing that said. “These proposals are tem- “hard” border with physical driving licences will no longer zens protesting over pension Macron, our Genevieve of South China Morning Post threatening havoc in almost they would only reduce the dis- porary in nature, limited in customs infrastructure to keep be automatically recognised cuts that the French should Nice does not need your reported. More than 3,000 every domain of life. ruption, not prevent it alto- scope and will be adopted uni- trade flowing and prevent a across the EU, with individual moan less, and described peo- lessons in wisdom. You could workers and around 1,000 May has been seeking to gether. laterally by the EU. They are not return to the sectarian vio- countries applying their own ple who took to the streets learn a lot from her. She residents have been relocat- rally support for her twice- “The EU’s contingency ‘mini-deals’ and have not been lence that dogged Northern rules for “third country” per- over his reforms to the labour stands up for the common ed to safe places. The rejected deal, but there is spec- measures will not — and can- negotiated with the UK.” This Ireland for decades. mits — meaning Britons may code as “slackers”. The target good. And you, in the name Ministry of Emergency ulation that if she fails, she not — mitigate the overall last sentence is aimed at the The EU official said that need to carry international dri- of his latest swipe was of what are you hitting her?” Management said that 88 could allow MPs to vote on impact of a ‘no-deal’ scenario, numerous Brexit supporters in under no-deal “there would of ving licences in Europe. Genevieve Legay, a 73-year- the firebrand leader of the people were rescued from old anti-globalisation activist, hard-left France Unbowed the scene. Such is the scale who suffered a fractured skull party, Jean-Luc Melenchon, of the devastation that the on Saturday after riot police tweeted. Communist Party entire industrial park in the charged anti-government spokesman Ian Brossat also Yancheng resembled an area demonstrators in the Riviera expressed indignation over struck by a massive earth- city of Nice. Macron’s reaction. quake with almost all build- the measures — against emerged that Washington pre- Nice prosecutor Jean- “A 73-year-old lady ends ings demolished in one go. orth Korea has returned Pyongyang by the US sented Kim with a wider def- Michel Pr?tre said she up injured after a demon- It is the worst industrial Nits staff to an inter-Korean Treasury. South Korean inition of what it regards as appeared to have hit her head stration and the president of accident since the massive liaison office, Seoul said President Moon Jae-in was denuclearisation. on a bollard as the police were the republic is almost saying explosion rocked the port Monday, just days after uni- instrumental in brokering the A senior Pyongyang diplo- trying to prevent protesters she went looking for it. How area of Tianjin in 2015 in laterally withdrawing from talks process between the mat recently told reporters from entering an area dare he?”, Brossat tweeted.But which 173 people were Cairns (AFP): A man has been bit- the joint facility. The office in nuclear-armed, sanctions-hit that the North was consider- declared off-limits to demon- on the right, there was some killed. The China ten on the leg by a shark in Australia’s the Northern city of Kaesong North and the US, Seoul’s key ing suspending nuclear talks strators.Macron, who trav- sympathy for Macron. “There Earthquake Centre reported Great Barrier Reef, authorities said was opened in September as security ally. with the US while last week elled to the area on Sunday to was a demonstration ban” in an earthquake of 3.0 magni- Monday, the fourth such attack in the two Koreas knitted closer Moon has long backed Washington unveiled a new set meet visiting Chinese central Nice, noted the city’s tude during the time of the six months at the popular tourist site. ties, but the North pulled its engagement with the North to of sanctions targeting two President Xi Jinping, told the mayor Christian Estrosi, a blast. An aerial video post- Paramedics were called to a diving staff out last week amid a bring it to the negotiating Chinese companies accused of Nice Matin newspaper that he senior member of the main ed by China Daily which pontoon at Hardy Reef off the deadlock in talks between table, and has been dangling helping Pyongyang.The liaison wished Legay a “speedy recov- opposition Republicans, provided the first detailed Queensland coast just after midday Washington and Pyongyang. the carrot of inter-Korean office opened three months ery” but also “a form of wis- adding that Legay “could eas- view of the area showed local time after the man, aged in his The unification ministry development projects, among after Kim signed a vague dom”. “When one is fragile ily have demonstrated...where shocking images of the blast 20s, was bitten on his thigh. said some of the North Korean them an industrial zone also in pledge at his first summit and risks being shoved, one it was permitted”. which has destroyed the His injuries did not appear to staff were back at work on Kaesong and cross-border with Trump in Singapore to does not go to places that are Nice was one of a dozen entire neighbourhood, caus- be life-threatening and he was taken Monday saying they had come tourism for Southerners. work towards “denuclearisa- declared off-limits and one cities, including Paris, to ban ing an extensive damage by helicopter to a nearby hospital in to cover their “shift as usual”. But the failure by North tion of the Korean peninsula”, does not put oneself in a sit- the “yellow vests” from showcasing the destructive a stable condition, Queensland “Thus, the South and the Korean leader Kim Jong Un and shortly before Moon went uation like that,” he told the demonstrating in the city side of China’s unbridled ambulance and rescue authorities North held consultations at the Q and US President Donald to Pyongyang for his third daily. centre on Saturday after major industrial development. said. It is the fourth shark attack — liaison office this morning Trump to reach agreement in summit with Kim last year. The remarks were imme- riots in Paris a week earlier. Jiangsu Tianjiayi including one fatality — in six and will continue to operate suring Seoul to exert more Hanoi last month on walking When it opened, Seoul’s uni- diately criticized by Legay’s The protesters, who have Chemical plant, where the months in the Whitsunday Islands the office as usual,” the min- influence on the US in the cur- back Pyongyang’s nuclear pro- fication ministry said the family, which has accused been holding weekly nation- blast took place, was flat- region. A 33-year-old man died in istry said in a statement. It said rent diplomacy. gramme in exchange for relax- office would become a “round- police of using dispropor- wide demonstrations over tened and 16 neighbouring November after his legs and arm the North did not offer details Their return follows US ation of the measures against the-clock consultation and tionate force to clear protest- inequality since mid- factories were left with vary- were mauled. In September, a on why they had returned or President Donald Trump’s it has raised questions over the communication channel” for ers.“You don’t criticise some- November, complained that ing degrees of damage. The woman and a 12-year-old girl were pulled out in the first place. abrupt tweet at the weekend future of the process. Both advancing inter-Korean rela- one who is on a hospital bed,” the ban in Nice was unfair, impact smashed windows bitten and seriously hurt by sharks Experts had suggested that saying he had “ordered” the sides expressed willingness to tions, improving ties between said the family’s lawyer Arie given that previous such and uprooted roofs of some within 24 hours of each other in the the withdrawal was withdrawal of additional sanc- talk further after the Vietnam the US and the North, and eas- Alimi, calling Macron’s protests in the city had passed buildings and reduced oth- same area. Pyongyang’s attempt of pres- tions — without identifying summit, but it has since ing military tensions. remarks “crass and insensi- off peacefully. ers to rubble. ;>

inflammatory drug, and guaife- lished in the journal ceuticals and personal care down process, we can identify researchers previously showed nesin, an expectorant in many Environmental Toxicology and products, are increasingly and quantify them in the envi- that bacteria can transform races of the medicine and cough and cold medications. Chemistry. found at low levels in surface ronment,” Young said. the anti-inflammatory drug Tpersonal care products are They also tested two common “The partial breakdown of water, according to the US Scientists are interested in naproxen. winding up in the rivers, lakes, compounds in personal care pharmaceuticals and personal Environmental Protection how anaerobic microorgan- The researchers found that and oceans through sewage, products: oxybenzone, a key care products is important Agency. There is concern that isms, such as bacteria that the two microbial communities potentially affecting aquatic ingredient in many sunscreens, because it results in a stream of these chemical compounds thrive in zero-oxygen condi- had different types of bacteria. environments, scientists say. and methylparaben, a preserv- possible contaminants in may have an impact on aquat- tions, break down the chemi- However, both communities Researchers from Rutgers ative in many cosmetics. waterways that may have bio- ic life and human health. cals in pharmaceuticals and transformed the four chemi- University in the US found that Bacteria that do not require logical effects on impacted “Our findings can help us personal care products. The cals, which have very different bacteria in sewage treatment oxygen to grow in the sludge environments,” said Abigail W assess other widely used phar- team studied two bacterial structures, in the same way. plants may be creating new broke down methylparaben, Porter, from Rutgers University. maceutical and personal care communities: one in sludge Future research will look at sed- contaminants that have not but the microbes only partial- “These contaminants and products with similar chemical from a sewage treatment plant iment samples from different been evaluated for potential ly broke down the three other their potential risks have yet to structures,” said Lily Young, and the other in low-oxygen environmental locations to risks. chemicals — and created new be studied,” they said. from Rutgers. “By predicting or subsurface sediment in a clean evaluate the long-term persis- The scientists tested the from a sewage treatment plant pharmaceutical products: contaminants in the process, Contaminants of emerging assessing the chemicals that marine environment off tence of transformed chemi- ability of bacteria in sludge to break down two widely used naproxen, a non-steroidal anti- according to the study pub- concern, including pharma- might form during the break- Tuckerton, New Jersey. The cals.  P  Q O@ P        '#      ! f there was a whodunnit in between the two countries. Indian politics that would Coincidentally or we can say require the combined skills of ironically, the death of Bose is Agatha Christie, Alfred another incident of modern Indian Hitchcock and Sherlock history that is still shrouded in mys- Holmes,I Prime Minister Lal tery despite several commissions Bahadur Shastri’s suspicious death and enquiry. Singh asks, “Isn’t it in Tashkent on January 11, 1966, really surprising that the death of would certainly qualify as one. the second Prime Minister outside Maybe given the international the country is not questioned by angle that the conspiracy has, since anyone, including journalists, and he died in what was the former his own party members?” Soviet Russia during the Cold War, But irrespective of his short a Robert Ludlum might even be tenure and untimely as well as mys- summoned to shore up the forces. terious death, even 53 years after his The Tashkent Files, a film by death, Lal Bahadur’s name is spo- director Vivek Agnihotri, is the first ken with nothing short of awe. one to be dedicated to the attempts While other Indian Prime " of “honest journalists” to answer Ministers might have been divisive # some questions related to his death. figures with their loyal band of sup- To be released on April 12, in the porters and dissenters, Lal Bahadur thick of the election season, the continues to evoke nothing but trailer launch saw the late Prime praise. “He is very difficult to Minister’s family turn out in full emulate for the simple reason that force. Sunil Shastri, his son, was just anything he preached, he practised 15 when Lal Bahadur was sworn in on himself and his family first. as Prime Minister on June 9, 1964 During Shastri Vrat, the entire and can recollect his death clearly. family, including my then two-year- O “There was always a doubt in my old sister, did not eat,” he says refer- ; mind about the manner in which ring to the famous austerity drill he died. As a teenager, it really had where, in order to battle the chron- ; an effect on me. Of course, much ic food shortage that the country of it has to do with my mother, faced, he gave up eating one meal Lalita Shastri, who spoke about it in a week before asking the coun- at length in an interview in a week- try to follow suit. He even motivat- ly Hindi newspaper and also in her ed the country to maximise the cul- book, Mere Pati Mere Devata,” tivation of food grains by plough- C says Sunil. ing the lawn himself at his official <D There are many things that residence. have given rise to the belief that the Pooja, Singh’s wife, recalls her death, which was attributed to a mother-in-law cooking the peels of heart attack, was not normal. Minister’s Office. But Sunil wants Beyond the Lines that was published two countries, India agreed to every vegetable. “Karela (bitter “Initially, my mother and the rest to know, “How will the revelation in 2012. But what is even more return the strategic Haji Pir pass to gourd), tori (snake gourd) peels of the family were not allowed near of the truth affect these?” telling is that Nayyar, towards the Pakistan which it had captured in were cooked. The skin of singhada his body. When we were, his face There were other issues that end of his life, did tell the family that August 1965 against heavy odds (water chestnut) was used to C was smeared with sandalwood indicate a cover-up. Two people, his he believed that the Prime Minister and at a huge human cost. This make pickle. I came from a fairly D paste but it was apparent that his personal physician, Dr R N Chugh, died mysteriously. move was unpalatable to most affluent family and I was sur- body had turned blue. There were and his assistant, Ram Nath, who Rumours swirled at the time of Indians. prised. My mother-in-law told me white marks and he had bled from had accompanied him to Tashkent, his death about the involvement of However, Sanjay Nath Singh, that the family had seen poverty his nose and back. Yet no post were killed in road accidents. his powerful rivals in the Congress the son of Suman, Lal Bahadur’s and nothing was wasted.” mortem was conducted,” he says. “Before his death, whenever we who, supposedly along with Russia’s daughter and Vijay Nath Singh, says Interestingly, for the strong CP The concerns of the family questioned Ram Nath, who my help, eliminated him as within the that unlike the popular theory spine he possessed, he was not dour L revolve around not just the lack of father treated like a son, he always 18 months that he was the Prime that the last person that he spoke and did have a sense of humour. an autopsy but the fact that all the cried and seemed to be under a lot Minister, his popularity was to was his mother, it was his father “When leaving for Tashkent, my documents related to his death have of pressure. The mystery deepened unprecedented and growing. Of that the late Prime Minister talked father, a diminutive man who not been made public. There is the when he met with one accident course, another theory attributed to as he wanted to discuss the reac- stood at 5’2”, was asked how he correspondence between the where he lost his legs and then the deed to the CIA which wanted ( ()*+)  tion to the agreement among the would stand up to the towering Ministry of External Affairs and the another where he completely lost to arrest India’s march towards countrymen. “He told my father physical presence of General Ayub $!  Indian Embassy after the death of his memory. Dr Chugh too died in becoming a nuclear power. that ‘when I come back, I will put who was one feet taller than him? the Prime Minister that is classified. an accident while going back to his However, Sunil refuses to agree or before my countrymen something He replied, ‘The Indian Prime The entire lot of papers related to house along with his family,” he dismiss any of the theories. “Let the that would make them forget the Minister would look up while the the Raj Narain Committee, consti- says. film be released and we will talk Agreement.’ The decision was taken Pakistani President would have to tuted by the Janata Party in 1977 to Veteran journalist Kuldip about it,” he says with a laugh in a in consultation with other people look down while talking to each look into the mysterious death, Nayyar, who was the Prime grandfatherly tone. and was not done under any pres- other,’ ” says Sunil. remain untraceable from the Minister’s press advisor from 1960 The family does feel that there sure.” The trailer hints that the sur- But even his opponent had Parliament’s library. Despite repeat- to 1964 and travelled with him is a lot in store for it with the release prise here was none other than the nothing but praise for him. General ed attempts by the family as well as extensively, including on the fate- of the film. “We approached every According to the Tashkent Indian National Army leader Ayub believed that he was the per- others, documents related to his ful Tashkent tour was one of the government, Congress and non- Agreement signed with the Subhash Chandra Bose. He or son “who could have brought India accidental death remain classified first people to see his body and cov- Congress, including the one led by Pakistan President General someone who bears a striking and Pakistan closer.”   as under Section 18 (1) of the RTI ered it with the Indian flag. Lalita Chandrashekhar, but no action Mohammed Ayub Khan and medi- resemblance to him is standing Clearly, they do not make men Act they can cause “national unrest Shastri did tell him about the was taken. The film has given us the ated by Soviet premier Aleksey behind the Russian premier in a or statesmen like him any more. Or and upheaval and international marks and cuts on Shastri’s body, only ray of hope as we are yet to get Kosygin on January 10, for the photograph that was clicked after even when he was alive. embarrassment” as per the Prime which he documented in his book a closure,” he says. ceasefire of hostilities between the the signing of the agreement t took just a single tweet for I depended on them.” director and filmmaker It was then the idea of Q0-// )#& IVivek Agnihotri to get the crowd-sourcing came to his idea of creating a film on mind and called out the pub- India’s second Prime Minister, lic to reach to him in case they  "0)# Lal Bahadur Shastri, and his have any related information. fateful demise. “It was October Well, surprisingly, “within oing down memory lane and reminisc- 2, 2017, and I had tweeted, ‘It’s hours so many people wrote to ing his journey in the film industry, Shastri’s birthday too.’ That us that the server got jammed. GKaran said, “I don’t like taking it slow. was the time when somebody That’s where I found a new I’m the happiest on a film set because where else commented that why don’t direction.” can I sing, dance, laugh, cry and still be at work? you make a film on him?” says However, in this social- You are god when you’re a filmmaker, you can O he. media, fake news-led world, create a world, destroy or re-create it, you can The film, The Tashkent of questions about how India how to differentiate between do whatever you want.” P Files, comes with a hashtag and its democracy became a facts and fiction? “I am intel- When Karan was notified about his statue question — Who killed victim to the Cold War ligent,” laughs Vivek and goes being made at Madame Tussauds, he said he Shastri? More than half a cen- between USA and USSR? on to add that they tried to first informed his mother about it. He was over- tury after that fateful morning What were the policies of our “cross-reference” the overlap- whelmed by the news and spoke of the connect in Tashkent and the question leaders and the government ping facts and figures. He he shares with his & still remains unanswered — and how were they correct for explains, “If a hundred people mother. He said, Did Shastri really die a natur- the country? How would have are on side A, and the other “I share a close al death or was it an assassina- India shaped up if Shastri was hundred people on side B, bond with her. I tion birthed from political dis- alive? A lot of things opened up then we struck out the com- feel more agreements? and helped me understand monalities between both the engaged with the Well, Vivek could have India better,” he says. sides and dug out the real mat- parental aspect of chosen the easy way after the With the film, the director ter. We kept finding the com- things. Now I tweet and just made a biopic on says, he also aims to question mon lines and counter ques- have a new gaze his life and suspicious death. unjustified. The youth is taking At that time, no one, including the democracy and people’s tioning each thing.” on everything my However, he felt that there have interest in the country. Why do the journalists, officers or even right to information. While The film, he says, proceeds mother went been numerous chapters in his- you think all these big star- other people in authority ques- going through the research exactly in the way that the through.” tory textbooks talking about based films are not working? tioned the manner of his sud- for the film, there was a stage research happened — one Turning the what life did the man live. People are preferring more den death. Imagine, a PM of frustration when he wasn’t thing gets added to the other conversation However, “not a single one realistic elements and con- goes on an international able to find any way out. It was the moment it’s discovered. around his persona, he was asked that how does answering or making the youth tent that can relate to the trip for a political treaty, and indeed tough to get the right Well, the film’s release date he manage to keep cool with all the ups and realise the importance of ques- real life stories of the com- just dies... Even an autopsy data. “I filed a number of RTIs (April 12) too raises certain downs in life. He said, “We’re in the kind of pro- tioning that how did he die so mon man,” says Vivek. on the body was not con- and received no response. I questions given that General fession where everything is in front of the abruptly?” As a filmmaker, he felt ducted. Isn’t it question- checked the records, Elections are round the corner. media. Paparazzi follows you every where. They The director feels that that he could bring it able? The silence approached national archives However, the director counter capture your airport look, gym look, even out India’s youth and audience are back to people’s around it made me and read books from public questions that why are dates of the bed look. If you’re in the show business, maturing with a great pace as conscience now curious.” libraries, and didn’t find any assigned to directors and you have got to show yourself and therefore look questioning almost everything. that reaching For Vivek, once answer. It was the most shatter- actors? “Nobody questions good.” Hence, he says that the film is them is easier, he picked up the ing and frustrating moment in why Salman Khan only releas- In one of the segments in the show, Karan dedicated to all the “honest especially due to project, it tran- the whole journey,” he tells us, es his film on Eid or Akshay received a special video message from actress journalists and truth seekers” social media. He scended to more adding, “All the evidence was Kumar on August 15 or Alia Bhatt as she talked about Karan’s “flawless” in the country. “Sometimes says, “Now is the than just a film. “It destroyed. Hence, we didn’t January 26. If they have a rea- character. Alia asked Karan, “Now that you have they even question certain right time when became my right as have much information that we son, here, it’s a political season, Yash and Roohi in the Johar family, who are my things which are better to be they could question a citizen of India to could have referred to. Things so why not? Such a film would siblings too, the only question I want to ask is left as they are. However, this the manner of his know what happened were beyond forensic control anyway have grabbed equal have you forgotten that I am your daughter? Am is a sign that they are maturing death again. It is to the second PM of now. Documents and many eyeballs irrespective of when it I still your daughter?” As a reply, he said, “Of and realising what their duties something that had India. It was not just a files from the Parliament itself releases,” he laughs as he signs course. How can I forget that Alia is my first and rights are. They are able to to be questioned irre- murder mystery any- were missing. It would have off. child?” question what they think is spective of its timing. more. It became a web taken more than a decade had (The show stars on Zee Café at 10 pm, every Sunday.) ormer champions P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to shrug off Ftheir erratic form and ensure an Indian sweep at the $ 350,000 India Open, which is shorn of star power this time. With Saina Nehwal pulling out of the country's blue-riband tournament after fail-    ing to recover from acute gastroenteritis, the onus will be on Sindhu and Srikanth to keep the tricolour flying at the business end of the tournament starting on Tuesday. while Praneeth faces a qualifier. Olympic Silver-medallist Sindhu, who RMV Gurusaidutt too is in the same claimed the World Tour Finals in December half and will start against Thailand's last year, will be the firm favourite to Sitthikom Thammasin. secure the women's title after receiving the Praneeth, who had clinched the 2017 X top billing following the pullout of Chinese Singapore Open for his first maiden Super top seed and reigning All England champi- Series title, is coming into the tournament leg injury at the 2017 Senior on Chen Yufei due to medical reasons. after securing a final spot at the Swiss Nationals and ever since he The absence of Japanese players will also Open and he will look to extend his good ndian ace Kidambi Srikanth has been troubled by small help Sindhu's case. run. Isaid it was irritating to lose injury woes, especially relat- Sindhu had a decent start to the new sea- The other half of the men's singles close quarterfinals in a title- ed to his ankle, which affect- son with a quarterfinal finish at the draw will have HS Prannoy, Subhankar less season and stressed on ed his performance. Indonesia Masters but a first-round exit at Dey, Ajay Jayaram and Parupalli Kashyap. the need to get physically "I'm working on my fit- the prestigious All England Championship Prannoy is coming to the event after and mentally tougher to win ness, I had too many injuries came as a major jolt. competing at the Asia Mixed Team cham- medals at the World in late 2017 and 2018 and so The Indian ace however will draw inspi- pionship and will take on Thailand's Championship and Olympic if I can keep working on my ration from her performance in the last two eighth seed Kantaphon Wangcharoen. Games. fitness then I will have a editions where she had reached the finals and Subhankar, who had stunned Asian Srikanth, who had great chance to win titles," he claimed the title in 2017. Games champion Jonatan Christie of clinched four titles in 2017, said. Sindhu will open against compatriot Indonesia on way to a quarterfinal lost nine quarterfinals "That is what worked for Mugdha Agrey and is expected to face fast- finish at the Swiss Open, will open and two semifinals me in 2017, because I could rising Danish Mia Blichfeldt, seeded eighth, against fourth seed Indonesian while reaching the sustain an hour and half hour. in the quarterfinals. A win is likely to pit her Tommy Sugiarto. finals only once at the But 2018 and early 2019, I had against Chinese third seed He Bingjiao. Ajay and Kashyap, two Commonwealth some injuries and withdrew Youngsters Vrushali Gummadi and Sai careers marred by injuries, will Games in the last 15 from tournaments. Uttejitha Rao Chukka will also be in the fray look to continue their comeback months. Srikanth said he just in women's singles at the World Tour Super with first-round matches against Chinese "I think the series of quar- wants to focus on improving 500 event. Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei and Hong Kong's terfinals are more irritating the little things and maintain The tournament will hold a lot of Lee Cheuk Yiu respectively. for me than losing in the first his momentum to do well at prominence for third seed Srikanth, who has In doubles, sixth seeds Manu Attri and round," Srikanth said on the the Olympics. endured a title draught for the last 17 B Sumeeth Reddy will lead the challenge eve of the India Open. "I couldn't produce the months. in men's doubles, after Satwiksairaj "I think I have been con- results that I wanted to but With defending champion and top seed Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew sistent against a few players still I'm happy with my Shi Yuqi pulling out, Srikanth will be at the with the former still recovering from a and then not able to get that improvement. So I am in that forefront along with former world champi- shoulder injury. win against a few others at process now," he said. on Viktor Axelsen, who had claimed the title Arun George and Sanyam Shukla will quarterfinals and semifinals, "I'm not desperate, I just in 2017 after three back-to-back finals. also be a pair to look out for after they that is what I'm working on want to improve on different The 26-year-old Srikanth, who clinched stunned World No 14 pair of Liao Min — to last the whole week. things, to be able to pull out the title in 2015, will begin his campaign Chun and Ching Heng last week at Hong "Probably, if I can do well crucial points in tough against familiar foe, Hong Kong's Wong Kong. in next 3-4 months before the matches and be more consis- Wing Ki Vincent, and might come across fel- In women's doubles, Ashwini World Championship. If I tent. All I am working on now low Indians Sameer Verma or B Sai Praneeth Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy and can get better physically and is to do well at the Olympics. later as both are in the same half of the draw. Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S tougher mentally, I think I If I can hold on to the Fifth seed Sameer, after reaching the Ram will be in fray, while Pranaav Jerry can do well at World momentum and keep improv- semifinals at the World Tour Finals, will Chopra and Sikki will be the best hope in Championship," he added. ing till the Olympics, I can do open against Denmark's Rasmus Gemke, mixed event. Srikanth had suffered a well there," Srikanth added. Shanghai: Finch and Khawaja thrived ZZZ against the novice attack, with aron Finch struck back-to- Finch striking two sixs in the final ZZ Aback centuries to lead Australia overs while Khawaja's knock had to another thumping eight wicket eight boundaries. victory over a hapless Pakistan in Finch completed his hundred the second one-day international in with a couple off debutant Hasnain Sharjah on Sunday. on his 97th ball, making successive The Australian skipper hundreds for a second time in his smashed 143-ball 153 not out for career. He scored consecutive hun- his 13th ODI hundred — also his dreds against England in Australia highest score in ODIs — to anchor last year. Australia's comfortable chase of a Khawaja fell to leg-spinner 285-run target in 47.5 overs which Yasir Shah with 76 needed while gave them a 2-0 lead in the five- Glenn Maxwell cracked two sixes match series. in his 19 before he was run out. Finch, who scored 116 in Pakistan owd their total of Australia's eight wicket win in the 280-7 — after winning the toss — first game at the same venue on to Mohammad Rizwan's maiden New Delhi: Friday, put on a solid 209-run century. opening wicket stand with Usman Rizwan, only playing because Khawaja who made 109-ball 88. regular keeper and skipper Sarfraz Finch struck six sixes and 11 Ahmed has been rested for the boundaries in a dominating series — added 52 for the third innings, improving on his previous The victory becomes more wicket with Haris Sohail (34) and Bayern stopper Manuel highest one-day score of 148 memorable as it was 100th one-day an invaluable 127 for the fifth wick- Neuer may also come under against Scotland at Edinburgh in international match between the et with stand-in captain Shoaib ermany's Nico Schulz sealed pressure for his place after De 2013. two countries. Malik. Ga thrilling 3-2 win over the Ligt beat him with a flying Netherlands in a see-saw Euro header just after the restart. 2020 qualifier as Joachim Loew's Neuer, 32, was also slow to react new-look line-up survived a as Depay pounced for the severe test. equaliser. Elsewhere, World Cup final- Dutch 'keeper Jasper second one-dayer in Sharjah on has gone from strength to strength ists Croatia stumbled to a 2- Cillesen was left with little Sunday but fell awkwardly on his in recent months — would fly back 1 defeat in Hungary, and chance after Gnabry ended ustralian fast bowler Jhye bowling arm and left the field in the to Perth on Monday and undergo Eden Hazard celebrated a his mazy run by outwitting ARichardson has dislocated his 11th over. scans to assess the damage. New Delhi: century of caps with the Virgil Van Dijk before shoulder and will head home from "Unfortunately it's a dislocated Losing another quick bowler is opening goal in Belgium's sending a rasping long- the Pakistan tour, officials said, as he shoulder for Jhye Richardson," a big blow for Australia barely two 2-0 win over Cyprus. range effort into the bot- faces a battle to be fit for the World Cricket Australia tweeted. months out from the World Cup with A revamped Germany tom corner in the early action. Cup. The governing body added on its Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood raced into a 2-0 lead in Richardson took 2-16 in the website that the 22-year-old — who also battling injuries. Amsterdam with thrilling strikes from Leroy Sane and Serge Chelsea star Hazard cele- Gnabry but the hosts struck brated his 100th cap by scoring back with a second half header the opener in their 2-0 win over from Matthijs De Ligt before Cyprus in Group I with Michy F Memphis Depay pounced for an Batshuayi grabbing the second equaliser on 63 minutes. as Real Madrid's Thibaut 4 6-4. The four-time world cham- Courtois went largely untested In the women's draw, Simona pions were put under immense in the Belgian goal. ovak Djokovic remains on Halep kept alive hopes of regaining pressure from a Netherlands side Ballon d'Or winner Luka Ncourse for a record seventh the world number one ranking on seeking a winner but the visitors, Modric was powerless to stop Miami Open title, but the world Sunday, beating Polona Hercog 5- who were booed by their own beaten World Cup finalists number one admitted to a loss of 7, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 to reach the last 16 fans in a 1-1 friendly draw Croatia from slipping to a 2-1 focus in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 victory over where she will play Venus Williams. against Serbia last Wednesday, defeat to Hungary in Group E spirited Federico Delbonis which Halep, 27, lost her place at the snatched victory in the 90th on Sunday as Mate Patkai booked his place in the last 16. top of the rankings following minute through 25-year-old notched a 76th minute winner Djokovic is hoping to eclipse Naomi Osaka's triumph at the Schulz. in Budapest. Andre Agassi's six ATP crowns in Australian Open earlier this year. New Delhi: The Hoffenheim midfield- Croatia had struggled South Florida over the next week final set, this time But with the Japanese faltering er, who made his international against Azerbaijan in their and although the 31-year-old there was no way on Saturday, Halep can return to in August, tapped home a loose opening qualifier last Thursday endured some shaky moments at back for the 28 year- the position she last held at the end ball after a tireless Sane had before escaping with a 2-1 win, Hard Rock Stadium, he still pos- old from Azul who rightly received of 2018 if she lands the Miami taken the defence with him on but they made the perfect start sessed enough quality during the an ovation from the center court Open for the first time. a run into the box. in the Hungarian capital when key moments to see off the battling crowd for his monumental efforts. Seven-time Grand Slam cham- The win comes after Loew Ante Rebic put them ahead on Delbonis. Defending champion John pion Williams, meanwhile, swept took an axe to Germany's squad 13 minutes. He will need to tighten up his Isner blew Spain's Albert Ramos- past Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, ahead of the qualifying cam- But Hungary pulled level game if he is to reach next Sunday's Vinolas off court with serves touch- 6-1. paign in the aftermath of last through Adam Szalai's fifth final with Roberto Bautista Agut ing 139 mph as the American Elsewhere in women's action, year's calamitous World Cup goal in as many games and with waiting in the fourth round after sealed an ultimately comprehensive American Sloane Stephens's title elimination, when he told a quarter of an hour left, 31- the Spaniard defeated Italian Fabio abuse and was furious for allowing 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) win to set up an defense ended in a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Bayern Munich trio Thomas year-old Patkai scored his first Fognini 6-4, 6-4. a 3-1 lead to slip in the second set. intriguing match with Kyle Germany's Tatjana Maria. 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he shrewd tactician in TMahendra Singh Dhoni will be plotting a rampaging Rishabh Pant's downfall when Chennai Super Kings face Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League encounter on Tuesday. It will be a battle where experience will be pitted against youth and astuteness will square off against flamboyance when the King faces his heir apparent hris Gayle hit a belligerent half-cen- on what is expected to be anoth- tury as Kings XI Punjab registered er sluggish Feroz Shah Kotla Ca convincing 14-run win over the hunt. struggled to hit big shots against Kings XI’s track. Rajasthan Royals in a controversial Indian But just when it seemed Kings XI were disciplined bowling as they garnered just Pant has once again set the Premier League match here Monday. running out of ideas, skipper Ashwin did 32 runs in the powerplay overs. tone with a magnificent 78 off -)&& &=# !& Opening the innings, Gayle started in the unthinkable as Buttler became the first The dou finally broke their shackles, 27 balls in Delhi Capitals' 37-run an uncharacteristic fashion but grew in victim of ‘Mankading’ in the history of IPL. hitting Jaydev Unadkat for a four and six away win against Mumbai &#"&)")0 &' confidence as the innings progressed and A desperate Ashwin mankaded Buttler to yield 13 runs of the bowler’s opening Indians. helped Kings XI post a challenging 184 for in controversial circumstances in the 13th over. CSK, with their experience banks on spin on their home four after being sent into bat. over with Rajasthan scoreboard reading Gayle then opened up his arms again of winning important moments, ground in Chepauk, Fleming Gayle scored 79 off 47 balls and hit 108 for two. At that stage Buttler was going and hit Krishnappa Gowtham for a max- will certainly make Capitals elhi Capitals star Rishabh said: "The last game was dif- eight boundaries and four sixes in the strong at 69 off 43 balls. The dismissal is imum in the first ball of the ninth over. wary. DPant might have played a ficult for the batters. The process. Besides Gayle, young Sarfaraz sure to raise fresh debate over the spirit of But Gowtham broke the 54-run stand However, Chennai Super stellar role on Sunday to win bowlers excelled. The fact Khan (46 not out off 29 balls) also played the game as Ashwin didn’t give the between Gayle and Agarwal after the lat- Kings will be a different chal- them the opening game that we use spinners is one or a good hand. Englishman a prior warning. ter was holed out a long-off by Kulkarni. lenge for the Capitals, who don't against Mumbai Indians, but our tactics, we have seaming Chasing the stiff target, Jos Buttler (69) As expected Buttler seemed furious Brought back into the attack in the have an enviable record against Chennai Super Kings coach bowlers as well to exploit sit- and skipper Ajinkya Rahane (27) got and had a heated exchange with Ashwin 12th over, Unadkat was taken to the clean- Dhoni's men at their home Stephen Fleming made it uations. We will spend time to Rajasthan off to a brisk start, dealing in before leaving the field after the third ers by Gayle as he hit the left-arm pacer ground. clear that overplanning keep- look at the conditions. Getting boundaries and sixes to pile up 64 runs in umpire ruled him out. for three consecutive fours and then a The nature of the Kotla ing one player in mind would- the combination right is the first six overs of powerplay. That dismissal completely changed the straight six over the bowler’s head to bring track makes CSK favourites Pant is expected to be in action. nt help the team. important." Buttler, in particular, looked in a complexion of the match in favour of Kings up his fifty in 33 balls. with their spin troika of Harbhajan, after his man of "You have to respect so Fleming was all praise for destructive mood as he didn’t spare a sin- XI as Steve Smith (20), Samson, Ben Stokes Unadkat’s second over, that produced Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra the match performance against many players in the tourna- senior spinner Harbhajan gle Kings XI bowler and struck eight and Rahul Tripathy departed in quick suc- 17 runs, opened the floodgates for Kings Jadeja and Imran Tahir having RCB, will be relishing the chal- ment and he is one of them. Singh and said that the off- boundaries and two hits over cession in search of quick runs. XI as Sarfaraz too joined the party and already hit the straps in the low- lenge of bowling to a left-hand- But there are others as well. spinner will definitely be con- the fence to notch up his From there on, it proved to be together with Gayle punished the bad scoring opener against the Royal ed batsman, who loves to play Have to be sure you don't sidered for Delhi game. fifty in just 29 balls. an uphill task for Rajasthan as deliveries. After playing cautiously initial- Challengers Bangalore. his shots. overplan. He is one of the "He was fantastic in the Buttler and Rahane they needed 27 off the last two ly, Gayle went on a rampage, stood on his A look at Pant's track record Having disposed off Virat great young prospects in first game. Experience is shared 78 runs in eight overs with six wickets down. crease and clobbered Stokes (2/48) for two indicates that he has had prob- Kohli and AB de Villiers in the Indian cricket. But there is important. There are a lot of overs for the opening Earlier, Rajasthan’s deci- boundaries and six before being holed out lems against slow bowlers and first match, 'The Turbanator' Shikhar Dhawan, Colin left-handers in the Delhi side. stand before the sion to bowl first on a two- at midwicket fence by Tripathi in the fifth Dhoni, who has seen enough of won't mind showing Pant the Ingram, captain Shreyas Iyer. That was discussed in the Rajasthan skipper was paced wicket was bang on tar- ball of the same over. the youngster, will love to exploit dug-out way. One thing is to find a weak- RCB game as well. We will cleaned up by his Kings get as K L Rahul lasted just four Gayle and Sarfaraz added 84 runs for the chinks in his armoury. While CSK will expect their ness, but have to use it well. look to consider that. It is XI counterpart balls before edging an outgoing the third wicket and in the process gave The Kotla pitch, which gets batsmen to score more freely at You must focus on own about the skill sets we have. It Ravichandran Ashwin. Dhawal Kulkarni delivery to wick- Kings XI the much-needed momentum. slower with passage of play, the Kotla, Capitals would want strength," he explained. was a compliment to not Buttler was going strong in etkeeper Buttler, who took a brilliant After Gayle’s dismissal, Sarfaraz took might force Dhoni to start with their opening bowlers Trent Asked if the conditions in having to stick to the overseas the company of Sanju Samson (30) as they one-handed catch. the onus on himself and took Kings XI past his pacers and keep Harbhajan Boult and Ishant Sharma to be Ferozeshah Kotla will help the quota. We will consider it duo batted sensibly to keep Rajasthan in Gayle and Mayank Agarwal (22) then the 180-run mark. and Tahir for the overs when a bit more economical. Chennai side as CSK too again tomorrow," he said. Jaipur (PTI): Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler on Monday became the first victim of ‘Mankading’ in the history of the Indian Premier League when a desperate Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the batsman in the controversial manner during their IPL match here. uvraj Singh's cricketing future With Buttler going strong at 69 off 43 balls while Yhas been a topic of discussion chasing 185 runs, Ashwin mankaded the Rajasthan for some years now but the player Royals opener without giving him any warning. said that he would be the first one As per the laws of the game, the third umpire to bid adieu when he feels that his declared Buttler out but such a dismissal had always time is up. ishabh Pant is an outstanding talent and raised eyebrows as it is considered against the spir- Out of national team's scheme Rshould be groomed properly so that he it of the game. of things for good, Yuvraj has had becomes the next big thing in Indian cricket, As expected Buttler seemed furious and had a poor track record in IPL but start- feels India's 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh. heated exchange with Ashwin before leaving the ed on a bright note with a half-cen- Yuvraj's comments came after Pant showed field. The dismissal is sure to create a big contro- tury for his latest franchise Mumbai his heroics with the bat once again and played the World Cup. Hopefully I get some versy going into the 12th edition of the IPL. Indians. a match-winning unbeaten 78 off just 27 balls game time here and can contribute to Rajasthan were 108 for one in 12.4 overs at that "When the time comes, I will be for Delhi Capitals against Mumbai Indians in some good performances. And then stage. the first one to hang my boots," the lung opener between the two sides. hopefully the England selectors will be Among Indians, it was Kapil Dev who had Yuvraj told mediapersons after MI's "I can't really say about (World Cup) selec- KOLKATA: Iconic all-rounder and watching them," said Denly, who recent- mankaded Peter Kirsten of South Africa during the 37-run defeat. tion but Rishabh was outstanding today," 37- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head ly made his Test debut for England in 1992-93 series and in Indian domestic cricket However India's 2007 World year-old Yuvraj said at the post match media coach Jacques Kallis on Monday said the lost series against the West Indies. Railways’ spinner Murali Karthik had mankaded T20 and 2011 World Cup hero did conference. that Andre Russell is one of the most Sandipan Das of Bengal during a Ranji Trophy admit that at times he felt indeci- "He (Pant) had an outstanding season last powerful hitters he has seen. Russell match. sive about carrying on. year as well. He is playing well in Test matches walked in to bat when KKR needed 68 "The last two years, have been as well. To score two hundreds overseas at such off 27 balls against SRH on Sunday and up and down (for me). And I could an age (21 years) shows his character. It is impor- the big-hitting Caribbean all-rounder not decide on what to do," said the tant that we groom him well and hopefully he first hit Siddharth Kaul for 19 runs in NEW DELHI: Lasith Malinga is like- 37-year-old. is the next big thing for us," said Yuvraj. the 18th over and smashed 21 more off ly to be available for the next two IPL Z Yuvraj said that when he did a Yuvraj said that skipper Rohit Sharma's early Bhuvneshwar in the 19th to steer KKR matches for Mumbai Indians after Sri self introspection, he found that he dismissal had an effect as they were chasing a home with two balls to spare. "In terms Lanka Cricket (SLC) softened its stance is still enjoying the game just as he big total. of finishing, he is one of the most pow- on the participation of the veteran pacer ZZ did as an U-16 cricketer not think- "Losing Rohit early (was one of the reasons). erful hitters that I have seen," Kallis said. in a domestic ODI tournament. SLC ing about national team selection. de Kock was going well but (we) lost his wick- "It was a good knock. He timed it well. had earlier announced that only those "The main thing for me was et. (Kieron) Pollard came and quickly lost his And there were issues, the light wasn't players would be eligible for selection why I played the game when I start- playing for India. I was playing for wicket. We really couldn't get partnerships going. incredible. But it was some of the best ashing India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh ed off. I played the game because I U-14s and U-16s. So till the time, The wicket was more of 180-190 wicket, 215 ball striking I have seen in a long time," DPant said he is "glad" to bat at any position his enjoyed playing cricket. When I I enjoy playing cricket, I am going (213) was quite a match-winning score," said said the former South Africa all- team wants him to after blasting a stunning 27-ball enjoyed playing cricket, I was not to play." Yuvraj, who also lauded Delhi's bowling attack. rounder. 78 during Delhi Capitals' opening match which brightened his World Cup selection prospects. "Well, I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to," the 21-year-old Pant said after powering Delhi Capitals to a 37-run win over Mumbai Indians. D Asked about his rapid rise to the top, he said, "It's KOLKATA: England all-rounder Joe been a great journey, I'm trying to learn every day Denly is looking at the ongoing Indian of my cricketing career. It feels good when your team Premier League to impress upon the in the World Cup squad, who would wins. I always play according to the situation most llaying fears about India's pace national selectors and guarantee his compete in Super Provincial One-Day of the time.” "This time I needed to increase the run Aspearhead Jasprit Bumrah's shoulder place in this year's World Cup squad. domestic tournament, slated from April rate for the team, and I took my chances, and it came injury, a BCCI official on Monday said Denly's form in white ball cricket for 4 to 11. The diktat had forced Malinga off today. Especially in T20, you have to do some- there are no major concerns since the Kent in 2018 has to make himself unavailable for thing different. When the bowler cramps you for scans have come clear. brought him on the Mumbai Indians' first six matches. room, you need to make your own room." A vital cog in India's World Cup selectors' radar for a However, according to a report, the SLC The Delhi dazzler's seven towering sixes and as plans, Mumbai Indians' Bumrah landed spot in England's has changed its stance after a few calls many fours at the Wankhede Stadium left the awkwardly on his left shoulder while World Cup squad. by BCCI. SLC Chief selector Ashantha Mumbai Indians bowlers traumatised and gave fielding during Sunday's IPL contest Denly hopes to get de Mel said that Malinga's place in the rechristened Delhi Capitals the fresh beginning they against Delhi Capitals, causing concern selectors' attention by World Cup bound squad is guaranteed, longed for. Lauding Pant's knock, Mumbai Indians in the Indian camp. doing well for so he is free to participate in the IPL. captain Rohit Sharma said he would change the team The national team relies heavily on Kolkata Knight "We have no issues if he goes to IPL combination in the next game. "First game is always Bumrah, who has earned the reputation Riders in the — the board had given him a no- a bit of a challenge for most of the teams. Lot of new of being the world's best bowler in death IPL. "I want to objection certificate already, so he's players in the squad as well. We made a lot of mis- overs. done in the morning and BCCI was kept When asked why Bumrah was still play as many free to go. Anyway he has been one takes today, as simple as that. We were pretty much The Gujarat pacer did not come out in the loop. His scan reports were okay. in Mumbai while the team has already games as I of our best bowlers in one dayers, so in the game in the first 10 overs when we were bowl- to bat in Sunday's match, which added The tests that were done were all those left for Bengaluru, the official said," Since can. It's there's no question about his place in ing, but the way Rishabh batted, you've got to give to the concerns about his injury. recommended by the BCCI," the official the reports came late and the team has important the team," Mel said. him credit. "Bumrah had some shoulder scans said. already left, he is travelling separately." leading up to