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     "   456/7 /# #$% &#&           or the first time an alarm- Fing similarity is seen in the  R  security situation between Kashmir valley and Jammu '('  9)')  ! province — swelling of crowd )**  9)'' at funeral of terrorist killed in  "  encounter besides hartals, +'  9)'9 protests and demonstrations against their killings. ,+  9)':  4#3! The first such incident took place in Sunderbani ))*  9)'; ome Minister Rajnath region of Rajouri on March 28 HSingh on Sunday said this year after four terrorists )*,  9)' can seek ’s help were neutralised. More than if it cannot handle the fight 1,000 locals attended the funer- )-*  9)'< against terrorism alone. al of these terrorists and raised .-  9)'= He asserted there have not slogans against the been any major terrorist relat- Government. Since then, Doda, ed incident in the country in      by hawala players and they Rajouri and Poonch have reg- over four years of the Narendra chose an ordinary place to ularly witnessed bandhs and Modi-led NDA Government. avoid any suspicion private protests whenever terrorists as well to fill the gap. ammunition from their hide- “I want to ask the Pakistani   lockers to keep their money, are killed in South Kashmir and Over 170 youths from the outs. Prime Minister (Imran Khan)   said sources. The cash alleged- a call is given by separatist Valley have joined terror ranks Regular “hartals” and     that if in Aghanistan, a fight ly belonged to some high-pro- organisations for strike. This in the State this year, 50 more protest demonstrations against can be carried out against ter- file individuals based in the didn’t use to happen in Jammu than that in 2017. Efforts are on killing of local ultras in ror and Taliban with the help     National Capital Region region earlier. It has forced the to prevent misguided youths Kashmir valley have also of the US, then, Pakistan can (NCR), including tobacco security agencies to redraw from Jammu region to jump become a headache for securi-    seek help against terrorism traders, chemical traders and their strategy to contain terror the fence for the so-called ty forces. from India if it feels that it can- !!    6/7 /# dry fruit dealers. Sources from spreading in the State. cause, sources said adding most Close scrutiny of activities not handle it alone,” he said. believe that these business- Admitting that this phe- of local recruits are getting of these radicalised youth, who  *!#68! and would promise to meet Addressing a press confer- he Income Tax (I-T) men have international links. nomenon is a cause of concern, killed in encounters within six are participating in these them only if a certain “con- ence here, Singh said Jammu & TDepartment on Sunday This is the third major sources in the security estab- months of picking up the gun. events, clearly suggested they oney trapping” is one of signment” was delivered from Kashmir was not an issue as it busted a well-heeled hawala “locker operation” carried out lishment said the agencies are According to reports, at have been tutored by their Hthe new methods used by one place to another, the offi- was an integral part of the racket that was functioning in by the investigating agencies now keeping a close watch on least half a dozen youth from handlers to organise these Pakistan-based terror groups to cials said. country. Naya Bazar of Chandni Chowk this year. The Enforcement the activities of “radicalised” Jammu region have already events to send across a loud woo youths towards militancy Shazia had been in touch “The issue is of terrorism, in Delhi and recovered 25 Directorate (ED) in September youth and their mentors in joined terror ranks in recent message. and use them as human carri- with some officials in the police and Pakistan can discuss it,” crore in cash from 100 lockers raided multiple locations in Jammu region to prevent them months. The security forces in Though security forces ers for delivering arms from department as well, but the offi- Singh said. in a private vault from a shop. Delhi and Mumbai in connec- from joining the ranks of ter- the region are a worried lot as have neutralised more than one place to another or acting cials termed it a usual tactic of The Home Minister also According to an official tion with a 700 crore Dubai- ror in Kashmir valley. local residents in several vul- 230 terrorists this year, the as guides to infiltrating terror- “double-cross” as she used to accused the Congress of creat- who was part of the raiding linked hawala racket and had The ultra commanders, nerable pockets are coming highest in last five to six years, ists, officials said. report the movement of troops ing a crisis of distrust in poli- party, the seized cash was unac- seized 29 lakh cash and a still active in Kashmir valley, forward and sympathising with intelligence reports indicate An intelligence-based and “not so sensitive” infor- tics and claimed there was a counted one and allegedly number of documents. are desperately seeking to these radicalised youth. 250-270 ultras are still active in operation had led to the arrest mation to her handlers across difference in their words and belonged to some big players The raids, sources said, involve more radicalised young The alarm bells started the region. Out of this over 100 of Syed Shazia, a woman in her the border. deeds. who run their illegal money were linked to the businesses men to keep the “terror” pot ringing in frontier Rajouri and are believed to be foreign ter- early 30s from Bandipore, a During interrogation, she Terrorism is confined only transfer business from the area. and alleged illegal financial boiling. After the elimination of Doda districts when large rorists. Addition of new fortnight ago. told the investigators about to Kashmir where also situation Gutkha traders, chemical transactions linked to a Dubai- several top commanders of crowds attended the funeral recruits will definitely swell the It was seen that she had the presence of some more is improving, Singh said adding traders and dry fruit traders based hawala operator Pankaj various terror outfits in the procession of terrorists killed numbers of terrorists in Jammu many accounts on social net- women in militants ranks who panchayat elections in J&K is were making and receiving big Kapur. He is already being recent operations, the terrorist by security forces. Since then & Kashmir regions thereby working sites such as Facebook had been tasked with luring being conducted successfully. payments through hawala investigated by the Central organisations have reportedly security forces have busted posing a fresh challenge to the and Instagram which many youths into militancy. “The Government has channels, said the source. probe agency in a hawala case received instructions to recruit many terror modules and anti-insurgency grid, officials youths in the Valley followed, A week before her arrest on brought J&K into political Sources said teams of I-T to the tune of 3,700 crore. fresh faces from Jammu region seized huge cache of arms and said. they said. November 17, the J&K Police process. As far as terrorism is sleuths swooped upon eight It may be recalled that in Officials from the central had arrested Aysia Jan (28) for concerned, there is no second places across the national January 2018, the I-T depart-  security agencies had been carrying 20 grenades in thought that it is Pakistan Capital as there was specific ment had seized more than 40 keeping a watch on the Internet Lawaypora, after receiving sponsored,” he said. input about hawala operators crore in cash from another pri- Protocol (IP) address used by inputs about militants trying to The Union Minister assert- dealing in cash. vate vault in the upmarket Shazia for several months. She smuggle arms and ammunition ed that the country and its bor- Initial probe suggested that South Extension Part 2 in    used to converse with youths into the city. ders are safe. the vaults were being managed South Delhi.                     O                                      ! * "  6/7 /# of CAPF and SAF forces been was also alleged that the per- " deployed. Logbook by the secu- sonnel deployed there gave a mid concerns raised by rity forces is being maintained statement to the electronic     Athe Congress and other and the machines are perfect- media that that camera were     political parties over the secu- ly safe,” it said. shut off in the presence of col-   #O   rity of Electronic Voting On Saturday, the Congress lector/SP. A similar complaint   $   %   Machines (EVM), the Election delegation met the EC and was made by the AAP. Madhya &  '(%      '() Commission (EC) has admit- raised concern over the secu- Pradesh Congress unit presi-          ted that the CCTV cameras rity of EVMs inside stron- dent Kamal Nath appealed to   *%     installed at an EVM stron- grooms and their handling his party candidates to moni-     " groom in did during the counting process in tor the EVMs till December 11, not work for over an hour on Madhya Pradesh and the day poll results will be     Friday (November 30). Chhattisgarh, and the alleged declared. ! "# According to reports, the deletion of voters in Uttar On the incident where  !  CCTV cameras installed in hotel allegedly belonging to a of electricity supply. Because of Pradesh. EVMs were found in a hotel $%+  *    the strongroom did not func- BJP supporter in Shajapur, a this, the recording could not be The Congress in its com- allegedly belonging to a BJP         tion for over an hour due to an day before polling in MP. done during the given time plaint stated that the camera supporter in Shajapur, a day         % unprecedented power cut on Taking note of the political period. An additional LED installed up to strongroom was before polling took place in MP,        Friday. Fearing tampering of parties’ allegations, the EC in its screen, an inverter and a gen- switched off from 8 am to 9.30 the EC confirmed that a team   #     the machines, the Congress and statement said, “A report erator have been installed in am whereas there was no elec- of poll officials had checked       the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) obtained from the Bhopal order to ensure continuous tricity disturbance. into the hotel room, against the      !  "   $ "     "    % " workers had been patrolling the Collector states that CCTV electricity supply.” Along with this it was also instructions of the commission.               & '(%         strongroom in old Bhopal jail cameras and an LED display The EC said that the cam- complained that behind the It said that the officials had #"   )  *        ,-.   since Friday in shifts. In anoth- installed outside the stron- eras of the outside door of the strongroom of the old jail, been replaced and no evidence  $         (     " er incident that has raised sus- groom did not function from strongroom and the premises there is a door which was not of tampering was found in the                    picion over the fair nature of 8.19 am to 9.35 am on are working. “The strongroom blocked and which has been machines. Two officials have O P(O  ) P    *,/  0   0 polls, EVMs were found in a November 30 due to the failure is fully secure with two cordons closed after the complaint. 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   !   *) 6/7 /# due to poach- Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), Uttarakhand. to the conversion of forest land    O*P ing. (see box) 1972 has listed it at par with People For Animals (PFA) into agriculture and upcoming     /   eopards, the most adaptable Led by tigers under Schedule 1. unit president developmental projects, this  #    Lof the big cats, are facing wildlife activist, According to Wildlife Institute Babu Lal Jaju talked about the beautiful animal is fast losing      0  survival threat. Sample this: In Belinda Wright, of India Census conducted in State’s failure in protecting the its natural habitat. The mor- 1 K $    the first 11 months of 2018, the WPSI is a non- 2011, there are around 9,000 big cat. The Maharashtra tality number could still be   K    total leopard death count in profit organisation leopards in India. Government is already under higher as many must have  0%   India surpassed the number of engaged in protecting Development work like attack from the conservation- gone unreported.  3/& " those killed last year. endangered species and road construction through ists for killing of Tigress Avni. People feel that leopards While 436 unnatural their habitats through aware- forest areas too have come The State is reporting high- are seen in plenty, and so they deaths of leopards have been ness, support, and training as a threat to their survival er number of human-animal don’t want to talk about their reported from across the coun- activities. as their prey base has conflicts as little efforts have survival. But at this mortality try this year so far, the total The International Union reduced. been taken to ensure water and rate, we might lose this species count stood at 431 in 2017, as for Conservation of Nature’s Depletion of prey base in prey base. Hence the leopards rapidly, Tiwari summed up. per the data available with the Red List has listed leopards as forests has forced these big are moving into habitations and Mumbai-based wildlife Wildlife Protection Society of “vulnerable”, while India’s cats to killing of livestock. agriculture fields in search of conservationist Vidya Athreya India (WPSI). “When a leopard finds it dif- food and water, said Jaju. from the Wildlife Conservation Of this, at least 289 mor- ficult to catch a prey in the Tiwari, founder Society echoed similar views tality was due to human-animal   ) jungle, it turns towards of the Wildlife Conservation calling upon the Government conflicts, electrocution and human settlement for food,” Society (WCS) of India, to understand that poaching of deaths on railway tracks in the    # #+ said Delhi-based social lamented that leopard has leopards is happening and steps first eleven months of 2018, ,$-.- #0 #+# activist and environmen- never been given importance need to be taken to prevent the much higher than last year fig- talist Ramesh Mumkshu despite being the threatened menace. Also we need ure of 272 deaths due to these ,.1%23 5$6 7+  0 while referring to species and its importance in more veterinarians who are reasons, according to the WPSI ,-. 789 78 increasing leopard- the eco-system. trained in wildlife cases, she data. The rest of the deaths was human conflict in He was of the view that due asserted. # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./  6  !  8      !    " "     *#  &/ 3!&? >..%<2.$   :            0%$ B60&#@6!#/* 6 *   A  %  A            E6TFDS6I 8CPQS6 imachal Chief Minister Jai Ram %                - " & HThakur on Sunday said that all @BB#0/! C/!/!* 6//       8         8  % A    " the party functionaries and officer & 8   *           bearers need to work with greater co- &@ 7@!A 7#& 8!/&/!          "          #&    ordination to ensure that the welfare 0@$@!#6&#@6 &@                policies and programmes initiated by    -              " the State Government reaches the /6*!/ && &/                   person living at the lowest ebb. 7/B!/ 3@#0#/* 6                /  The Chief Minister was address-        -" ing the office bearers of BJP Mandal, 3!@8!/* #6#&#&/ Solan. C? &/ *&&/ +:9 ) "  "* 5& This was the fourth Mandal .%<2.$ & 8             which participated in the Mandal 8@D/!6/6& !/0/*     '=)"'<           31    Milan programme launched by the '" @                     ecently, a huge literature festival titled &/ 3/!*@6 #D#68 &  * %  8           '<("G9 &   Valley of Words concluded in the State Government for effective dia- R logue between the party func- &/ @7/*& /CC  '%9;%9=9 &           " 368!#6  Doon valley where one came across a lot     G"' &% !AB/ :("(< &  36*3     of “real” books and book stalls .There was tionaries and the government. The Chief Minister said that : "9 &  31 * 7  0    31 a wonderful ambience that made one get   B  0       ' "<; &  '=";( & the old world feel and scent of books. since the 14th Finance Commission to ensure better coordination en it at the grassroot level. public is sensitized about the welfare has provided liberal financial assis- between the party functionaries. The Chief Minister also said that schemes launched by the State    " & 0       % B0#%      Visitors to the fest gathered at the book 9% '%9(' &  stalls there and chatted over cups of tea tance to the Panchayati He also stressed the need to create the active party workers should Government so that they could and coffee with each other or with authors Institutions, they must ensure that better rapport between the general also identify few key issues and derive benefit from the same. present there.It was heartening to see the funds allocated for the develop- public so that they could be moti- demands of their respective area, President BJP Mandal Solan +!    ) many youngsters browsing andalso buy- ment of respective panchayats are vated to support the party. which could be redressed in due Ravinder Parihar thanked the Chief .%<2.$   8        = HB I% ing books at the festival stalls. utilized properly and effectively. He said that party functionaries course of time. Minister for providing the members                 Whatever one may say about the con- Thakur said that regular meet- should also try to woo new members He added that the workers of the Mandal an opportunity to !1%              venience of buying and reading books ings must be held at the Mandal level to join the party to further strength- should also ensure that the general share their views with him.    !1%            " *  online, there can never be any experience          % %   "  that can match being amid real book shops              9  , buying real books. 0102  6  #     '(('    ': $C  I would like to share with my readers 1   /  !      3            % my feelings about what the convention-                 al way of buying a book has meant to me                 !1" and how important it has been in my life.   !"#$%& Beginning from childhood, being the   !!   !  daughter of parents whose entire world Chandigarh: Haryana Government has appointed .%<2.$  8          was focused on books, I was a regular vis- ten officers as link officers for the purpose of look-      0*       " 4  A % itor to book shops in the Doon valley. ing after the work of Commissioners Municipal      %         '( "$'& )((#(' H"I *   /    *  % *  Natraj, English Book Depot , Book World Corporations during vacancy arising out of trans- and some other shops that were spread fer, retirement and during leave, training, tour or /       !1 3 " !1 3 % 4 over the town of Dehra ( and are still election duty.   *# & ' )&" & % )$&  (&+   H"I *   /     *  % *  flourishing) were familiar destinations for The officer will inform his link officer before /            *  @ H0I me ever since I can remember. proceeding on leave/training/tour or election duty, round 2,825 complaints ""&"  ( ./ *   * A $#      " While my parents and brother went said an official spokesman. Aand demands were around the shelves to choose their books, He said that the link officer for Commissioner received during the eighth Jan  $&(& &"% )  && "  )   I would be seated on a stool somewhere Municipal Corporation, Gurugram will be Manch organised in ten dis-   +"(  ) .%<2.$&     7   0     to be kept out of the way. However, I was Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Faridabad tricts of Himachal on Sunday.      6  *  3   % 9)'(%    fascinated by the rows of colourful books and Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Speaker HP Vidhan Sabha ( &$&( "% )  & %"    7   #    ')"    and would manage to get a couple of Faridabad will be link officer for Commissioner Rajiv Bindal while presiding "( " $ 0     6  *  3             comic books or fairy tale story books in Municipal Corporation, Gurugram. over the Jan Manch at Badach    %                hand , requesting my father to buy them Similarly, link officer for Commissioner MC in Rampur Bushahr sub-divi-       " 6  *  3        for me.He would tell me that I would not Hisar will be Commissioner MC Rohtak and sion of Shimla district said that has distributed 33,700 free priority for resolving the com-            be able to read them yet or understand Commissioner MC Rohtak will be link officer for the State Government has start- LPG connections under plaints and demands of the          " &    them (I was in Commissioner MC Faridabad. ed Jan Manch with a view to Grihini Suvidha Yojana in the people at the earliest. 219 cases     9                 Kindergarten He said likewise link officer for Commissioner redress the public grievances in first phase and a target has been were received during the Jan           " 8      !" #"  then). My MC Sonipat will be Panipat and Panipat for Sonipat, a time bound manner. fixed to distribute 68,000 more Manch. The Minister also dis- " " "5 " $$  %  insistence link officer for Commissioner MC Karnal will be He directed all the depart- LPG connections in the second tributed certificates and cards would make  "  "     ## % &  $ Commissioner MC Ambala and Commissioner MC ments to dispose of all the com- phase. of health and revenue depart- him give in Ambala will be link officer for Commissioner MC plaints and demands present- As many as 272 complaints ments to the beneficiaries. .%<2.$  *   /       -   "&##& ' ( $$ and when we Karnal. PNS ed by people during Jan Manch and demands were received on In Hamirpur district,                 )"& & '& went home, he on priority basis. this occasion. The Minister Urban Development Minister   * *   0     3 8  ( $  &+ would read Around 250 demands and distributed FDs and various Sarveen Chuadhary chaired &    0 *   H!      I      "& ' %' out the stories complaints were received dur- other certificates and cards to the function at kanjyaan in        0       8  % to me and *   /       *  *% *  3    !",  7      *# ing the programme and most the beneficiaries. More than Bhoranj development block. make me of them were settled on the 500 persons turned up for She said that the complaints    :     '  9))     ;   (    understand spot. Bindal distributed vari- medical check-up in the camps being received under Jan 9)'  :G;"             +&!& ))# #+ them to the     ous cards and certificates to the organised by the Health Manch were being uploaded    8  % *   /       G":)     )' & extent possi- beneficiaries under various Department. under e-samadhan to ensure                    ble.          5        )&"(%""& " % government schemes. In Solan district, the Jan their timely disposal. In all, 137 The visits   06#8! Irrigation and Public Manch was held in Navangraan complaints and demands were   3 8  &    0 *   " $ % &  !" to the book Health Minister Mahender panchayat of Nalagarh con- received during the function. $ % & % " shops contin- he written test for the posts of Sub Inspectors, Singh Thakur, who chaired stituency which was presided The Jan Manch at Jaidevi in   *       ) ued as I grew Tboth Male and Female were held smoothly across the function at Jawali in Kangra over by Education Minister Nachan constituency of Mandi .%<2.$&     #*  0    9)'(% 6** up in the then the state on Sunday. said that Jan Manch had been Suresh Bhardwaj. He said that district was presided over by    *1 0   /  *  :<$C   idyllic valley of Doon. As soon as I entered Haryana Police had made elaborate security provided top priority by the Rs. 70 crores have been released Health Minister Vipin Singh     !  ! 0     %    these shops, I could sense a scent of books arrangements around the examination centres. State Government and it was for development of Baddi- Parmar where 467 demands        #          which , I am sure, all book lovers are quite Adequate Officers and Police personnel were being ensured that people did Barotiwala-Nalagarh and complaints were received.  #* " &               familiar with. It is a unique scent –of deployed at all the centres for the conduct of exam- not face any difficulty in getting Development Authority in The Minister distributed     6** 3     6   " @   books old and new- of books fresh from ination which were held in a transparent manner, their works done and admin- Solan district. FDs to five baby girls, free LPG               the press and of those whose pages have said a spokesman of Police Department. istration work with utmost He directed the officers connections and a grant of Rs,   6**            J " & yellowed with age .The special atmosphere He said that Director General of Police (DGP) responsibility. concerned to take stern action 10,000 each to eight govern-         $  #*    " A  that a book shop exudes always enchant- BS Sandhu himself made surprise inspection at D He said that Rs 30 crore against the industrial units of ment schools for achieving      60@ H6 #*    I% 6    ed me ..just as it does today. C Model School, Sec 7, Hansraj Public School Sec would be spent in Jawali on the area responsible for pol- target of hundred percent                  There are some youngsters these days 6 Panchkula, St Josephs, Ambala City, DAV Police irrigation and drinking water luting the environment. 396 admissions of girl students in       "    ;)     who have never had the good fortune of Public School and PKR Jain school Ambala and supply schemes in the first complaints and demands were fifth and sixth classes.           " experiencing this typical environment of other centres in districts to oversee the phase and around 25 crores in received during the pro- While presiding over the a book shop. Reading is not as popular a arrangements. Besides this, the Range ADGPs/ IGs, second phase. gramme. The Education function at in Bharmour  !*     !  hobby as it once was . And even people ,. 3  ! 4  *        who are fond of reading have resorted to district Superintendents of Police also ensured the Singh distributed financial Minister also distributed vari- constituency of Chamba dis- smooth and fair conduct of exams, he spokesman assistance to 37 beneficiaries ous certificates to the benefi- trict, Rural Development and 6 #  3    /   !    H6#3/!I% e-books and online shopping for real ** 6 HI%  " 3  4% 3    6#3/!O books. I find this trend a bit sad and said. under Beti Hai Anmol scheme ciaries. More than 1000 people Panchayati Raj Minister He said that the police had also taken all nec- and certificates under various were examined by the doctors Virender Kanwar said that 200         0  %    3  3D C " unnecessary too. What prevents people , 3  4      3  @  0      I often wonder, from stepping into a book essary steps to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the schemes of the government. in the health camps. trout units were being set up in towns and the highways for the candidates so that Around 490 cases were Power Minister Anil the state during current finan- 0     !    # %  " C  1 6#3/!  shop near their home and browse around 'GG=%    3    3  !       % real , actual books to peep inside them, they could reach the examination centres without received during the Jan Manch Sharma while presiding over cial year to give boost to the any problem. out of which 286 were disposed the function at Kalol in fishery sector. He said the sub-         % &      0  % 6  look into their hearts and feel their soft @  % *"       ':)       pages before deciding which ones to take The written examination for 463 posts of Sub off on the spot. Jhanduta constituency of sidy was also being given to the Inspectors (Male and Female) was held under the At Andheri in Renuka con- Bilaspur district said the State beneficiaries for undertaking   1 % 9)   H#6% /% *I%     ')' home. That is the least , I feel, a book           " deserves . The cosy comfort that books in Transparent Recruitment Process (TRP) of the State stituency of Sirmaur, Food, Government would soon pro- fishery activities. Government. The exam was conducted in the morn- Civil Supplies and Consumer vide solar light facility to all the 153 demands and com- a shop create with their presence in large     +  ! " numbers can never by felt through online ing for males and in the afternoon for the females, Affairs Minister Kishan Kapoor villages. He directed the officers plaints were received during he added. said that State Government of all departments to give top the function. ,. 31   0  O   H30I  * shopping for them. It is simply not pos-     0   8        ! '%=))   sible. 3   *   H3*I  *05*&    31   There are many book shops that offer   " 30      A    31 you the opportunity of sipping on coffee  8          1    ! :9:    and sitting in comfort while browsing         0   31       through the books. One can meet many                   " like-minded people there and get into dis- C % ! '%=))      *05*&    31  cussions about favourite books or favourite %#" "$    9)'<$'=% 9)'=$'(% 9)'($'G    0  " authors. It is a wholesome experience which we all need once in a while in our hectic lives –to calm us down, to make us  *# for a child. For a validity period of #      " get off the roller coaster that life has three days, Rs 1,000 will be charged .%1?5.   9'            become for many of us these days.Believe he railway’s first ever hop-on for an adult and Rs 500 for a child.     !   % *  '9$%  *" &   me, you will never regret your visit to a Thop-off service will kick off this These tickets will be non-trans-     !  0% 3  %        book shop .It is one of the most soothing tourist season on the Kalka-Shimla ferable and at the time of booking, % 3  "              and pleasant things one can do –a favour route, senior officials said on Sunday. a passenger has to submit a photo-    %    %    % /6&%  % to oneself. The service, common in copy of an ID proof which will be               Recently, a few of my friends were Eurorail, allows tourists to travel attached to his ticket.                 " heard complaining that life has become without making bookings months in The original ID, a copy of too mechanical. People have stopped advance. This has caught on with which is submitted at the time of   P        !  seeing each other, visiting each other ,talk- buses in India, which now provide booking, has to be produced by the 0 + 7     **@0K 8/ 0  ing to each other. I feel that it is true. such a service in virtually every city, passenger on demand. 0 % *  C          C However, nobody else can help change this but this is the first time it will be The tickets are non-trans-     0$0          " for us.We will have to take a few steps to operational in the UNESCO world ferrable and cannot be refunded. No **@0O !    ! 0    turn back our lives to somewhere near heritage line of the Indian Railways. concession is allowed on these tick- &      '9       " 0    where it was some years ago. Giving up "We introduced this a month ets which can be purchased from     31%  % 0    " our reluctance to move out of home and back, but it will actually kick off in booking offices of any station on the trying to make a bit of an effort to go to the coming tourist season between Kalka-Shimla section.     )    meet our friends , to visit the bazaar as we December 15 and February 15 when According to the rules for the value-added services on the train. "This will be of great help to the .%<2.$& *   3  % 38#/!     did to choose from various things before the tickets will be bought in large hop-on, hop-off service, a passenger The tickets are priced as per tourist who can now visit any area     C /   C      buying one, to step into the good old book numbers. This is the first time that can board any coach of any train their validity period. For a validity of his interest on a single ticket at his :  ';" & 1               shops that are waiting to welcome us with railways has introduced the 'HOHO' subject to the availability of seats and of one day, the charges will be Rs 500 convenience. Foreigners really want                    their warmth and charm . Buy online concept," said Divisional Railway can board or de-board any train at for an adult and Rs 250 for a child. these kinds of services which can be        %         books but also, do not forget the real book Manager (Ambala Division) DC any the station. However, such pas- For a validity of two days, Rs 800 will flexible and add value to their expe-                " shops completely. Sharma. sengers are not entitled to avail other be charged for an adult and Rs 400 rience," said Sharma.

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 06#8! and his brother-in-law MLA title will be Shiromani Akali Bikram Majithia for “forcing” Dal at first place “with some n a sad turn of events for the them for the move. “The move suffix”, and “an important IShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was necessitated as the SAD announcement will be made on          with the crucial 2019 Lok Badal suffered irreparable dam- December 14 when SAD was Sabha elections just a few age due to kartutan (wrongdo- formed in 1920”.  ) ")(&"& trio, was destined to be a Congress and had supported they said that Khadoor Sahib ical track record”, SAD leaders months away, its expelled ‘tak- ings) of Sukhbir and Majithia Led by Brahmpura, the 6 &   )" Congress front,” said SAD the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib MP was not touched by inci- said that Sekhwan had lost sali’ (traditional Akali) leaders only,” said Brahmpura. trio alleged that the people of senior vice-presidents and for- and never demanded action dents of sacrilege when he four consecutive assembly elec- on Sunday announced to float A veteran Akali leader Punjab had given power to &  &  mer ministers Nirmal Singh against Delhi butchers Jagdish pressurised SAD president tions in a row and despite a parallel “Akali Dal”. once known as “Majhe Da SAD in 2007 and 2012, “but the Kahlon and Gulzar Singh Tytler and Sajjan Kumar who Sukhbir Badal to field his son that, Sekhwan was adjusted as Within a month after the Jarnail” for his popularity in the family of Parkash Singh Badal   06#8! Ranike. were responsible for the 1984 Ravinder Brahmpura as Akali chairman of Punjab Technical SAD, led by Sukhbir Badal, region, Brahmpura declared and Bikram Singh Majithia “Khaira himself is a Sikh massacres,” they asked. candidate for Khadoor Sahib Education Board with a shown the door to three party that the name of the new party had grabbed the control of hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Congress tout, and by joining “It is surprising that the by-poll after the seat was vacat- Cabinet rank. “Brahmpura stalwarts from Majha — sitting and the future course of action party and put their family Son Sunday said that expelled hands with him, the expelled expelled ‘tigri’ is trying to ed by Ramandeep Sikki on the himself, who had earlier even MP from Khadoor Sahib Ranjit regarding the impending par- interests above the interests of Akali leaders were playing into leaders have also proved to be befool the people by stating that grave issue of sacrilege of shifted to the SAD (Amritsar) Singh Brahampura, former MP liamentary polls would be the people and Punjab...The the hands of the Congress Congress stooges who are ever they were fighting ‘parivar- Granth Sahib. in an earlier opportunistic Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala, former announced on December 14 — Badal and Majithia families party by forming a front at the ready to do what their new vad’ in the Akali Dal. If this is “Similarly, Sekhwan did move, had lost 2012 assembly minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan, the day when the SAD was sold the interests of Sikh com- instance of the latter to weak- political masters order,” they so, why were sons of all three have any qualms to make his polls pathetically when SAD the trio has declared to form a constituted way back in 1920 as munity to Congress which is en the SAD and the Sikh panth. said. SAD leaders said that the expelled leaders sitting in the politically immature son chair- won the second assembly elec- “real” Akali Dal “based on the the principal representative of responsible for the attack on Sri “The latest announcement expelled Akalis were fond of press conference? Isn’t it true man of the Kahnuwan Market tion on the trot. Even then, he original constitution of 1920” the Sikh community. Harmandir Sahib and Akal of expelled leaders Ranjit extolling their panthic creden- that the sons of the expelled Committee instead of giving pressurised the party presi- with the required “The new party will be Takht in 1984”. Brahmpura, Sewa Sekhwan tials. “How could any panthic leaders are running the politi- this post to a Taksali worker. dent and was able to secure modifications. based on the original constitu- Mincing no words, and Rattan Ajnala that they leader ever shake hands with cal affairs of their fathers and Why did both leaders ignore 2014 Lok Sabha ticket after The trio of Sekhwan, tion of Akali Dal, on which it Brahmpura said: “Sukhbir and would reach out to Sukhpal the likes of Sukhpal Khaira who have been openly designated as Taksali workers to benefit their denying the nomination to fel- Ajnala and Brahmpura — pow- was constituted in 1920. Majithia run the drug, land, Khaira was proof that the new had spent 19, out of his 22-year their heirs?” they said. sons?” they asked. Highlighting low rebel Rattan Ajnala,” they erhouse in Majha region — had Though, that will be slightly mining and transport mafias outfit, being planned by the political life, in the Indira Taking on Brahmpura, their not-so-impressive “polit- said. also called upon the non-Akali tweaked to comply with the and ruined the party and parties, including the various present circumstances and the Punjab.” “When Badal and Sikh organisations, expelled prevailing situation,” said Majithia family saw the power Dera followers,” he said. Sikhs who were protesting against the anti-panthic activ- er to seek their support and SGPC, while not speaking Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Brahmpura while addressing is slipping out of their hand, Intensifying his attack, against sacrilege at Bargari ities of the Badal family” even revive the spirit of true Akali even word against the senior Sukhpal Singh Khiara, and the the media in Amritsar, along they took the shelter of Dera Brahmpura alleged that the where two innocent youth though they raised issues in Dal. Badal. Bains brothers, to join hands — with Sekhwan and Dr Ajnala. Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Badal and Majithia families were killed in the police fir- the party forums. The trio has been vocal They, revolting against indicating at the possible amal- The trio declared that all Ram Rahim Singh who was challenged the principles of ing”. “Our conscience pricked about their stand against the party a day after veteran gamation of disgruntled or other parties, “who believe in excommunicated from the Akal Takht, the temporal seat At the same time, us and we dared to stand for Sukhbir and Majithia ques- leader and Rajya Sabha MP unhappy leaders from all polit- 1920 constitution, are welcome Sikh panth. The Badals influ- of Sikhs, and “allowed sacri- Brahmpura and other rebel the Sikh cause,” said tioning their working style Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had ical outfits into one. to join this new Akali Dal enced the Akal Takht to exon- lege of Guru Grnath Sahib by leaders present, apologised Brahmpura while stating that while accusing them of resigned on September 30, The taksalis blamed the front”. erate Dera Chief so that he can followers of Dera chief and from the Sikh community they would go to each and “destroying” the reputation declared that “all was not well SAD president Sukhbir Badal Brahmpura said that the help them to garner votes of ordered police firing on the “for not speaking in public every Akali leader and work- of SAD, Akal Takht and the within the party".  $      )   $   #&"$ &.%.(( .(!' ')#$1   06#8! 45'"  1) (. $'#" Q ven as Punjab Cabinet Minister ENavjot Singh Sidhu’s friendly match with his cricketing counterpart in   06#8! +!& ' %  "% "&)&" Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan, has sent his popularity soaring in the he issue of stubble burning '&   % 6    neighbouring country, the cricketer- Tand ways to tackle the same turned-politician is facing one googly was the focus of the “Kisan 0    #% ( " $ after another back home over his “cap- Goshthee” on paddy straw ( &   (%  "  tain” remarks. management, held during the Unhappy over Sidhu’s remarks ongoing four-day CII Agro  ) '& 7   against his own “captain”, his Cabinet Tech India 2018 here on colleagues and fellow party-men have Sunday. +&7# "&") !& '& raised a pitch demanding senior Farmers from various dis- ' %#" $54$  " Congress leader’s ouster from the min- tricts, experts from the indus- isterial team even before completion of try and government officials "  $&(&+ his inning. However, his wife and discussed the issues and solu- Congress leader Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu tions to the problem of straw has come to his defense saying that management, under one roof. method for handling the crop tion of groups and availing Sidhu’s statement has been miscon- The Kisan Goshthee provided residue. “First of all various schemes such as renting out strued. a common platform to the options should be made avail- equipments. Sidhu stirred the hornet’s nest cou- 2$)  ) &3'4   &5' %  farmers to bring forth their able to us and then we should ple of days back, during an interaction views and insights into this be given the authority to decide Innovative offerings lure with the media in Hyderabad, when problem which has risen to a which method to go for. Also, farmers asked about going to Pakistan to attend But what Sidhu has said about captain body language used by Sidhu towards should resign. He has already said that magnanimous scale. human efforts should be rec- the groundbreaking ceremony for the sahib is unfortunate.” the Chief Minister is not appropriate. Capt sahib (Amarinder) is a father-fig- The discussion was under- ognized and not only machine The Innovators’ Pavilion at Kartarpur corridor despite Chief On Saturday, four ministers — It shows disrespect towards the CM. If ure to him. If outside Punjab, he said taken by a panel of experts that use should be promoted,” said the CII Agro Tech was Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s dis- Rural Development and Panchayat Sidhu doubts Capt Amarinder's lead- Rahul is the captain, what is wrong on comprised – Baldev Singh, Tejinder Singh, a farmer from thronged by farmers on the sec- approval. “Rahul Gandhi is my captain. minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, ership, his ability, then it becomes his that? He has not called (Narendra) Modi Managing Director Amar Mohali. ond day. With multifarious It is he who sent me to Pakistan. Rahul Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister moral duty to resign,” he said. his captain. He is only calling Rahul his Agricultural Machinery Group; Other farmers raised their companies, both domestic and Gandhi is the captain of the captain Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Sports “The speed at which he is going captain. And Capt Sahib's (Amarinder's) Harminder S Sidhu, a pro- concerns about the machinery international, bringing along a (Amarinder Singh) also,” he had said. Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, may cause an accident,” said Bajwa, captain too,” said Dr Navjot Kaur, a gressive farmer; Manmohan provided of not being at par variety of technological A day after four Cabinet Ministers and Forests Minister Singh adding that he wanted to request Sidhu Congress leader. Kalia, Joint Director Agri-engi- with international standards, advancements, the farmers asked Sidhu to resign from the State Dharamsot — had called for Sidhu's res- that he should apologise to the Chief “Since Navjot and I joined the neering, Punjab; Vikram costs going up on using addi- seemed much inquisitive about Cabinet, another Minister Aruna ignation from the State Cabinet, main- Minister “and matter will end”. Congress, we always showed full respect Ahuja, owner Zamindara tional tools, lack of information their benefits and how to Chaudhary, besides some party leaders, taining that if Sidhu didn't consider Sources said that the issue might towards Capt Sahib (Amarinder)," she Farmsolutions Pvt. Ltd., and on decomposing the stubble, deploy such solutions. on Sunday condemned Sidhu for his Capt Amarinder his captain, he should come up during the State Cabinet said. Arshdeep Singh from Punjab and information on schemes Electrostatic sprayer, Artificial statement, while demanding him to quit the Chief Minister's team. meeting on Monday. Meanwhile, the BJP too took pot- Agricultural University (PAU). not reaching them. Intelligence, E-apps, Drones, apologise to the Chief Minister. Dharamsot on Sunday demanded The row over Sidhu’s Pak visit shots at Sidhu, dubbing him a “man of Talking about the subsidies Vikram Ahuja brought Rain gauge, Android App, Saying that Sidhu's remark was Sidhu to apologise to the Chief Minister, escalated in the S]state even as Sidhu U-turns”. “When Sidhu was in the BJP, given by the Punjab State forth the point of rising prices farm-management products, “unfortunate” and “uncalled for”, the while reminding him that he was not backtracked on his claim that Congress he hailed the contribution of Atal Government on purchase of of machinery as and when the weather management services, state’s Women and Child Development running a comedy show. president Rahul Gandhi was involved Behari Vajpayee, LK Advani, Narendra machinery to cut the straw and subsidy is announced. “The among other things were show- and Transport Minister Aruna “It seems Sidhu sahib has forgotten in his decision to attend the ceremony. Modi, Arun Jaitley. He used to ridicule manage it, Manmohan Kalia, farmers should be made aware cased. Chaudhary said: “What Navjot Singh that he is a minister. He should know “Get your facts right before you dis- (former Prime Minister) Manmohan emphasized working in groups of the solutions available for The Indian Institute of Sidhu said about Capt Amarinder he is not running a comedy show here. tort them, Rahul Gandhi ji never asked Singh by terming him ‘Mouni Baba’. He of 8-10 farmers was beneficial. straw management and given Technology (IIT), Ropar, has Singh is unfortunate. Such things He must learn how to respect the elders me to go to Pakistan. The whole world is a man of U-turns. It seems his lust for “The farmers should use some time to handle the issue put up on display many prod- should not have been said by him.” and apologize to the Chief Minister,” knows I went to Pakistan on the Prime power would end with accepting machines like happy seeder, over the next 3-4 years,” said he. ucts, one of which was -‘Smart Chaudhary said: “Capt Amarinder Dharamsot said. Minister Imran Khan's personal invite,” Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as combine with super SMS, Arshdeep Singh, from integrated irrigation and ener- Singh is our undisputed leader. He is Continuing his attack on Sunday, Sidhu had tweeted on Saturday. his Captain,” said BJP national secretary ploughers, bailers etc to man- PAU, discussed various in- gy management system’, which captain of the party in the state. He was Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said that Sidhu's wife and former BJP MLA Tarun Chugh, while maintaining that age straw and mix it in the house means on how to tackle helps convert extra power from chief ministerial candidate in the last Sidhu’s tone and the body language Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Sunday said Sidhu should be “sacked immediately”. fields,” he suggested. the straw and mix it into the solar to AC through an invert- assembly elections and under him the towards the Chief Minister was not that his heart is clean and his remarks Union Minister and senior BJP Farmers present from var- fields. er and the farmer can save up party returned to power with an over- appropriate and demanded he apolo- was being twisted and taken out of con- leader from Punjab Vijay Sampla said ious districts of Sangrur, Baldev Singh and to 7,560 units of power per whelming majority. At the same time, gise. “Sidhu sahib has said that Capt text. that Sidhu has “lost mental balance” and Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala etc, Harminder S Sidhu, also year, and earn a good amount Rahul Gandhi is captain of entire Amarinder is not his captain, he said “Navjot Sidhu's heart is clean. He wanted to remain in news with such said that they should not be addressed the issues of the of money, if he decides to sell Congress, no one is disputing this fact. that he is Army's captain. The tone and has not committed any mistake that he remarks. pressurized to adopt only one farmers and suggested forma- this power.    &) ""  " '+&' $ P45 P$%Q! #%" -".%&" ."& /)1.% 2" ( "$' 1!/"! ing MLF later this week, General Shergill stated that the Festival was primarily aimed at invoking patrio- )(1$#%#$ % )3&.(%)"Q tism amongst the youth and give them exposure to the rich military history of Punjab. He also lauded the Chief   06#8! ing the marathon. Minister, himself a military historian, The Minister also for taking a personal initiative in aryana Minister of State reviewed the ongoing prepa- ensuring the success of this mega Hfor Social Justice and rations for Gita Mahotsav at event. Earlier, General Shergill laid a Empowerment, Krishan Brahm Sarovar and directed wreath at the Chandigarh War Kumar Bedi on Sunday said the officials to make some Memorial to honour the great sacri- that International Gita improvements. fices of the fallen soldiers who attained Mahotsav has brought fame During this IGM Run martyrdom in the line of duty. and global recognition to 2018, in 6 kilometer race of NCC cadets presented the Guard Kurukshetra. boys, Ashok Kumar from of Honour in the spectacular back- “The International Gita Karnal who bagged first posi- drop of piper band, played by young Mahotsav will be organised tion, has been awarded with students of Kapurthala Sainik from December 7 to 31000, Reenu Kumar of School. The second edition of Punjab’s December 23 in which Meerut (2nd position) 21000 Military Literature Festival (MLF), to Mauritius will be the partner and Ravinder Kumar of be held in the city from December 7 country and will be Lucknow (third Position) has to 9, would witness invigorating panel the partner State.” been awarded with 11000. discussions on various facets of the “The State Government The Minister urged all the contribution made by armed forces, has given International status officers, teachers and people to besides offering a rare insight into the to Gita Jayanti so as to bring motivate and invite people to culture and ethos of Indian Army. The it on the world map,” Bedi said take part in International Gita   06#8! A total of 450 dashing bike riders designed to encourage participation the participants for their endeavour in inaugural festival held in 2017 had while speaking at the flagging Mahotsav. participated in the event, further fir- from all age groups across north disseminating the message of safe dri- evoked a lot of enthusiasm among the off ceremony of International “This year Gita Mahotsav etting the stage on fire for the ing the adrenalin levels amongst the India. Adorning attractive MLF ving. defence and civil fraternity. Gita Mahotsav (IGM) Run would be celebrated in a grand Smuch-anticipated Military enthusiastic crowds. The event, organ- badges, the riders teed off from out- Complementing the organisers for Celebrated military thinkers, 2018, organised by way. This Mahotsav should be Literature Festival-2018, veteran bike ised to demonstrate skills for disci- side the Chandigarh Club and drove coming up with these novel ideas to authors, historians, curators, defense Kurukshetra Development celebrated by all the people as riders on Sunday morning vroomed plined and safe road driving, wit- through the city to come to a stop at promote a well deserved cause, experts from various parts of the Board and Department of it is their own Mahotsav and past city roads as part of the nessed veterans of all the three defence Chandimandir Cantonment. General Shergill urged for more such country would be setting the stage on Sports and Youth Affairs in they should make efforts to Bravehearts Ride that brought the pre- forces steering spectacular looking Flagging off the riders, Senior events in the future. fire during the three days festival, Kurukshetra. invite more and more people fest activities to an exciting culmina- Enfield, Triumph, BMW, Harley Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Lt Underscoring the need to involve throwing light on some lesser known Local MLAs and senior to this event,” the Minister tion. machines. The event was also General (retired) TS Shergill lauded young students in all the events dur- aspects of the military establishment. officers were also present dur- added. # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./  & 8      +  , -  .    & "( )%+ The train from Maljis Park to Lajpat Nagar will start at 6.44 &++(  ' am instead of 6 am and will #  &+$ close by 9.45 pm.  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Further, DMRC Argentina's captial. Italy was to Pink Line from Lajpat Nagar advises the commuters who host the international forum in upto Mayur Vihar Pocket-1. travel during early morning 2022. world's fastest growing large Russia, Saudi Arabia, South The work will continue till early and late night hour users of the Thanking Italy for allowing economy! Know India's rich Africa, South Korea, Turkey, morning hours from late night Metro on these sections to India to play the host, Modi history and diversity, and expe- the UK and the US. hours. check the timings from invited G-20 leaders to India in rience the warm Indian hospi- Collectively, the G-20 However, normal train DMRC Website or can reach 2022, which also marks the tality," the prime minister economies account for nearly timings will be restored on the Nagar and Trilokpuri-Sanjay morning for around five days. Rail Corporation (DMRC). out to helpline number 155370 75th anniversary of India's tweeted after making the 90 per cent of the gross world two sections from 9th Lake to Shiv Vihar of Pink Line. Therefore, there will be minor During this period, there and plan their travel accord- Independence. "In 2022 India announcement. G-20 mem- product, 80 per cent of world December 2018 onwards. "To facilitate the technical temporary changes in the first will be minor variation (from ingly. Besides this, regular completes 75 years since bers comprise Argentina, trade, two-thirds of the world The new line which is integration of various systems and last train timings from the 0 upto 75 minutes) in the first announcements will be Independence. 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!!    6/7 /# staff found that there was in Shastri Nagar since 2015, but  C# 3.3 million-strong Indian com- much else," he said. smoke coming out of a room in his family belonged to munity. "We look forward to Meanwhile, the External n a shocking incident, a 46- the second floor of the resi- Chandini Chowk in Delhi xternal Affairs Minister the visit of the External Affairs Affairs Ministry has said that Iyear-old man burned himself dence," said the Additional and the ancestral property was ESushma Swaraj will co- Minister to Abu Dhabi to co- with the exchange of visits at to death in North Delhi’s Deputy Commissioner of sold many years back," Singh chair the 12th session of the chair the India-UAE Joint the highest-level in the recent Shastri Nagar on Sunday, police Police (South) Harender Singh. said. India-UAE Joint Commission Commission," India's past, the bilateral relationship said. Police discovered the "The room was found to be Police revealed that the Meeting for Economic and Ambassador to the UAE, has been elevated to a body after the deceased's locked from inside, the police deceased was a divorcee and his Technical Cooperation with Navdeep Singh Suri, said. Comprehensive Strategic neighbour placed a police staff broke the lock and entered parents and elder brother had her counterpart Sheikh Suri said the minister's Partnership. Along with the control room (PCR) call the room where a person was passed away earlier. He is sur- Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visit is an important opportu- UAE Foreign Minister, Swaraj regarding a foul smell along lying on the floor near the vived by two of his sisters liv- in Abu Dhabi during her offi- nity to continue the bilateral would inaugurate a Gandhi- with smoke coming out of his bathroom and was severely ing in Delhi. cial visit to the Gulf country dialogue at the highest levels of Zayed Digital Museum in Abu residence. A suicide note was burnt," he added. "The spot was inspected by from December 3-4. government, to share views on Dhabi to mark the celebrations recovered from the house, "The body was taken to the North district crime team With nearly USD 50 bil- major regional and global of 150 years of Mahatma police said. Hindu Rao Hospital by CATS and a suicide note has been lion bilateral trade, the two issues and to give a further Gandhi's birth and centenary According to police, a PCR ambulance where the he was recovered from the spot and countries are one of the largest boost to our comprehensive celebrations of the birth of call was received at around 9 declared brought dead. The has been taken into police cus- trade partners for each other strategic partnership. Shaikh Zayed, founder of the am on Sunday at Sarai body has been sent for post tody," Singh said, adding, that and have made robust invest- "Such high-level visit helps modern UAE. Police Station regarding a fire mortem. The deceased was they are still investigating the ments bilaterally. The UAE is in adding a new building block She would also interact at a residence in Shastri Nagar. identified as Naveen Kumar matter and are waiting for the the sixth-largest source of in areas like energy and food with the Indian community in "On reaching the spot, police Gupta (46). He was living alone postmortem reports. Indian oil imports and hosts a security, economy, defense and Abu Dhabi. !   0    

"   6/7 /# Sushma Chawla. instance, a right hand- emotions. In this day and age, thousands of senior citizens go According to her, ed person is more like- it is difficult for their families to missing and are never traced. n an age when people seek she has already con- ly to go in the right look after them 24x7, so once As per National Crime Ihelp from others, a 70 years ducted a training ses- direction. So, these are in a week our caregivers go to Records Bureau (NCRB) data, old gynecologist and her hus- sion at CR Park Police some key points that their houses across Delhi and in 2016 alone, around 13,236 band in South Delhi are busy Station. "Early this year, we tell the police play games with them," she said. senior citizens went missing providing care to Alzheimer’s we conducted a session about," she said. The games include number while 17,531 senior citizens and other forms of Dementia at the Police station Apart from that, games like tombola and bingo. missing from the previous year patients for free. The couple where we taught them various awareness ses- Some puzzles and numerical remained unrecovered. claims to conduct awareness what are the signs and sions have already been problems are also given to Out of the total 30,767, only sessions about the traits of symptoms of conducted with them besides painting activities. 9,467 or in other words only these patients at various places Alzheimer's disease Resident Welfare "All the nerves are not dead in 30.8 per cent of the missing including Police Stations. A and how does an elder- Societies (RWAs), a patient's brain, so it is impor- senior citizens were traced dur- training session at CR Park ly person show the !)          senior citizens forums tant to stimulate the nerves that ing 2016 while the rest 69.2 per Police Station has already been signs," said Dr Chawla. and schools, she said. are not yet afflicted. These cent remained untraced. conducted. A staff of around 20-25 the official. Dr Sushma Chawla and games help do that," she added. "According to NCRB data, "We make both public and police personnel was taught Informing about the train- her husband, Harish Chawla, a Her team consists of 17 in 2016 alone, around 13,236 the police aware about various about the disease, told an offi- ing session at the Police Station, retired Government servant, members besides her and her senior citizens went missing. traits of senior citizens cial from CR Park Police she said that sometimes know- through their society 'Hope Ek husband. The team includes "Around 17, 531 senior cit- suffering from any kind of for- Station. ing the traits of a patient can A.S.H.A,' provide care to the two neurologists, three psy- izens missing from 2015 getfulness or Dementia includ- "She came along with her help in finding the missing patients at their homes whose chologists, seven volunteers remained unrecovered. "Out ing Alzheimer's. Police are team some eight months back patients, said Dr Chawla. families cannot devote enough and five caregivers all working of the total 30767, only 9,467 important because if an and had a training session with "It is very difficult for the time to them. from her home in Greater (30.8 per cent) were traced in elderly person is wandering us. We have a staff of 20-25 police to a lost patient of for- "Taking care of a Dementia Kailash. Nevertheless, missing 2016. "Rest 21,300 (69.2 per aimlessly on the road, the people here and they were getfulness, so knowing their or Alzheimer's patient is a huge senior citizens is a huge prob- cent) remained untraced during policemen will know," said, Dr there during the session," said traits would help them. For investment of time, money and lem in India as every year the year.      9  )  :   )  ""            

 /6A65 of Dhenkanal Sadar Tehsildar Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan  %  CC6/*7! U K Mohapatra and the said a thorough investigation " * "   DCPO," a district official said. into the matter is in progress  CC6/*7! An NGO-run shelter home Dhenkanal Sub-Divisional and appropriate action would was sealed in 's Police Officer (SDPO) Sk be taken. hythmic portrayals of tales from the epics and !!    6/7 /# Dhenkanal district following Abdul Karim said the manag- Senior officials of the dis- RBhakti movement by Kathak exponent allegations that the minor ing director of the shelter trict administration visited the Yashmin Singh and her troupe from ater supply would be affected in some inmates there were sexually home, Fayaz Rahman, and shelter home and examined Chhattisgarh left the audience enchanted at the Wparts of the national Capital due to dis- abused, while two people, another employee, Udit Lima, certain documents besides Konark Dance Festival on Sunday. charge of high level of pollutant from Haryana including its chief, were arrest- were arrested Sunday. questioning the staff. The first rendition in Kathak by the group in River Yamuna and annual flushing pro- ed Sunday, police said. The in-charge of the home, The inmates of the of Singh, an accomplished Kathak practitioner gramme of underground reservoir and boost- The action came two-days Simanchal Nayak, was arrest- Dhenkanal shelter home -- 47 of the Raigarh School, was 'The Divine Krushna' er pumping station. after District Child Protection ed on Saturday. girls and 34 boys aged between depicting Lord Krishna's Childhood activities The supply would be restored until the sit- Officer (DCPO) Anuradha The girls at the home had 5 and 16 years -- have been adored by all the Gopis for Rasleela. uation improves, said a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Goswami and members of the alleged that they were harassed shifted to another childcare The next recital was 'Shiv ' that described official. Child Welfare Committee sexually, physically and men- institution nearby, Mohaptra the culmination of the process of creation fol- The areas where supply would be affected (CWC) raided the shelter tally by Nayak over the past two said. lowed by Swaroopa, saluting Indian due to discharge of high level of pollutant in home, acting on media reports years. The incident triggered women power. The final presentation was River Yamuna are Central Delhi, North Delhi, about girls being abused at the Nayak has, however, sharp reaction from different Anubhuti, the Raigarh Kathak a unique form that part of South Delhi, part of West Delhi and facility. denied the allegations and said quarters with opposition polit- emanated from the Raigarh Royal family. areas comes under New Delhi Municipal "The private shelter home, they had done so as he had ical parties coming down heav- The second set of performances were of Council till the situation improves. Further, the which has been operating ille- tried to enforce discipline at the ily on the BJD government. , led by Sharmila Biswas, a noted classi- areas where supply would not be available or gally at Beltikiri area, was shut shelter home. Union Petroleum Minister cal danseuse and Odissi choreographer. Odissi available at low pressure due to flushing down by the police in presence Odisha Women and Child and BJP leader Dharmendra by the repertory Dancers of Odishi Vision and programme on Tuesday are Shahbad Dairy, Development Minister (WCD) Pradhan demanded the resig- movement centre presented Darshan a four part Shahbad Village, Rohini (Sector-11), Shalimar Prafulla Samal has described nation of state Women and production celebrating Lord creating Bagh (AC Block), 764 LIG DU C block sector- the centre as "unregistered and Child Development (WCD) Tandava and creating Lasya. 17, Rohini and their surrounding areas. illegal", and ordered its imme- Minister Prafulla Samal for The second item was Kalashree depicting the DJB has advised to store adequate water in diate closure. the government's "failure" in beauty of Kalaa, the Art, followed by Shinagar advance to avoid any inconvenience. Asserting that strict action preventing illegal functioning and Ecstasy of celebration. It also informed that water tankers will be would be taken against the of the unregistered shelter The second day of the festival started with available on request at telephone numbers 1916, offenders, she said district col- home. lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the RDC 1800117118, 23527679, 23634469, (Central lectors across the state have Senior Congress leader and Central Division Mahendra Kumar Mallick. Odia Control Room), 27308015 (Ashok Vihar), been asked to shut down all 22 former Union Minister Srikant Language, Literature and Culture Director 9650291444, 27700231 (Holambi), 27915965 branches of the shelter home, Jena said the BJD government Bijaya Kumar Nayak, Director and Special (Mangolpuri), 23810930 (Chandrawal), operated by NGO Good News has "failed miserably in dis- Secretary Tourism Odisha Archana Patnaik were 23537397, 23677129 (Idgah), 25223658 India. Dhenkanal District charging" its responsibility. present on the occasion. 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:02 4   "0 ,.          6/7 /# lection Commissioner   6/7 /# 5 A@0# Ministry assured that these "shall constitute a competent ESunil Arora, a retired 1980- lacunas will be settled in the committee to conduct an batch IAS officer assumed he Centre faces contempt of forthcoming 'National Policy enquiry into the loss suffered charge as the country's 23rd Tcourt for not adhering to on Marine Fisheries' and will by Government of India on Chief Election Commissioner timeline for framing new soon implement the fish catch account of misapplication or (CEC) on Sunday. Arora, the guidelines in monitoring and data by Fishery Survey of India non-implementation or lack or senior-most Election controlling of foreign deep sea by obtaining from vessels. The procedural formalities in Commissioner, succeeded trawlers operating in India's Government said that as per implementing the LOP Chief Election Commissioner exclusive economic zone. the estimates around 500 to 700 scheme and a report shall be OP Rawat, who demitted office Recently, the High tonne per year is expected to obtained within a period of six on Saturday on completion of Court asked Department of have caught by these vessels. months which shall b e pub- his tenure. Fisheries under Ministry of "There is no dispute about lished in the website of the Arora assumes charge at a Agriculture to appear on the fact that the issue raised by Ministry and appropriate time when the Election December 5 for not imple- the petitioner is of great con- action shall be taken based on Commission is in the midst of menting the order of June 2017 cern. Even according to the the said report." conducting Assembly elections 2    ) 0      2 to study and frame new guide- reports that had been filed In November 2017, the in five States. A CEC of the !  )  ;4 lines to prevent the deep sea Salim, exposing how foreign admitted to the Court that it fore this Court, the procedure petitioner approached the High Election Commission can have loot by more than 1,000 foreign trawlers were taking the sea didn't have the statistics on adopted was not transparent Court again pointing out that a tenure of six years or hold he retired as secretary of the tions as a bureaucrat, includ- fishing trawlers by just paying wealth to abroad in ships these foreign trawlers allowed enough to ensure proper the Ministry has not yet moved office till the age of 65 years, Information and Broadcasting ing as information and broad- 10,000 per year for getting parked in deep sea. During the to fish in the Exclusive accounting of the sea wealth an inch on this regard. The whichever is earlier. The con- Ministry in April 2016. casting secretary, secretary in permit. hearing, the CBI also filed its Economic Zone even as the e that was being caught by Indian Petitioner alleged that the vention is to appoint the Talking about the impact the Ministry of skill develop- In June 2017, expressing report about their probes and Coast Guard's report pointed vessels having LOP. The fact Centre was not acting due to the senior-most election commis- of social media on elections, ment and entrepreneurship shock on the Centre's apathy in found that many fishing com- out that they had frequently that Government of India had pressure from many lobbies sioner as Chief Election the CEC said the Committee and chairman and managing keeping an eye on these foreign panies were registered as for- found that these trawlers trans- decided to withdraw the LOP involved in the deep sea trawl- Commissioner. set up by EC to review Section director of Indian Airlines. trawlers, the High Court eign though the owners were shipped the fish to foreign scheme by itself proves that the ing and ignoring the Court's Upon taking charge as the 126 of R P Act, headed by He has worked as CMD of ordered that the Department actually Indians. The petition- vessels waiting in deep sea. fact that they system of LOP order and not yet even appoint- new CEC, Arora, addressing senior Deputy Election Indian Airlines for five years. should conduct and expert er also pointed out that many Thousands of tones of sea Scheme was not successful," ed a study committee on the the media, said his priority is Commissioner Umesh Sinha, With a career as a bureau- study and publish the study of these fishing trawlers were wealth were looted by these said the Judgment by Justices "deep sea loot." Initiating con- to carry forward preparations will submit its report by crat that spans over almost four report on the Ministry's web- patronised by power full politi- fishing trawlers by just paying AM Shaffique and Anu tempt of court procedures, the for Lok Sabha polls 2019, December end. decades, Arora has dabbled in site. The High Court order cians in South India and 10,000 per year for past Sivaraman. High Court has now asked the which started some time ago, Arora will have a nearly areas of aviation, economy came on the public interest lit- Western India. decades. The High Court ordered Ministry of Agriculture to covering facets like electoral two-and-a-half-year tenure as and sports among others. For igation filed by an activist MK Interestingly, the Centre During the arguments, the that Ministry of Agriculture appear before it on December 5. register, EVMs, voter educa- CEC. Under his supervision, his peers, with his versatile tion etc. the Commission will conduct experience across domains, Arora also sought cooper- Lok Sabha polls next year. Arora illustrates the ability of ation from all stakeholders, Assembly elections in Jammu IAS officers to seamlessly move <=0 5 / 00" political parties, media, civil and Kashmir, Maharashtra, from one sphere to another. society organisations and peo- Odisha, Haryana, Sikkim and Back in his home State, ple at large — "in making our Arunachal Pradesh also have Arora was one of the most  !  elections totally free, fair, to be held in 2019. trusted officers of Vasundhara "     peaceful, accessible and ethi- Arora's name was earlier Raje during her earlier term as cal." Arora was appointed an cleared by the Centre and sent Chief Minister. He election commissioner in to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was her principal secretary      New Delhi: India's first loco- September 2017 — a year after has served in several key posi- from 2005 to 2008. motive-less less train, known as Train 18, breached the 180   6/7 /# kmph speed limit during a test run on Sunday, a senior elhiites can soon book 5 railway official said here. DAshoka Road bungalow When this 100-crore for marriage ceremonies or indigenously designed train is private parties in Lutyens' Delhi made operational, it will become by using smartphone. People the country's fastest train. will have to install a mobile app "Train 18 breached the 180 on their smartphone to book kmph speed limit in the Kota- the bungalow. The bungalow, Sawai Madhopur section. The located in Lutyens Delhi, is major trials are now over, with maintained by the Housing Android and iOS platforms. just some more remaining. and Urban Affairs Ministry "The Ministry has started Based on the reports, fine (HUA). At present, one can trial run of the mobile appli- tuning would be done if need- only book it through the web- cation. During the run, we are ed. As of now no major tech- $++ & '"' Lohani. site of directorate of estates. closely monitoring the opera- nical problem has cropped up," ++7 & 45&++ With 16 coaches, the train "A person wanting to book tion of app," the official said. S Mani, General Manager of will have the same passenger the 5 Ashok Road, which is The trial run is likely to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) #+(  carrying capacity as that of the popular as a wedding venue, complete in next few days. that has manufactured the (%     )& Shatabdi Express. can also check its availability on Urban Affairs Minister train, said. # "" It has aerodynamically a particular date, charges and Hardeep Singh will launch "We expect Train 18 to designed driver cabins at both rules among other details it either this month or next commence its commercial run —Officials ends for quicker turn-around at through the mobile application. month, official added. from January 2019. Normally destinations. The trial run of the mobile As per the booking's guide- the trials take three months. and signals permit, officials said. The train sports an application to be named after lines, the Ministry has made But now it is happening faster The ICF will roll out one advanced regenerative braking '5 Ashoka Road' is currently seven categories of applicants, than expected," Mani added. more Train 18 this fiscal and system which saves power. underway and it is expected to including members of If all things go well, Train 18 four by the next fiscal. The fully air-conditioned be launched in the next few Parliament, Central will replace the current Shatabdi On October 29, the high- train offers better passenger days," said official of HUA Government employees and Express — a day train. Train 18 tech, energy-efficient, self-pro- comfort and safety, as all equip- Ministry. others, who are eligible to book is capable of touching 200 kmph pelled (engine-less) train was ment are fixed under the car- As per the plan, the app the bungalow for wedding cer- provided the rest of Indian flagged off here by Railway riage, so that more space is avail-    2        2!      4    will be available on both emonies and parties. Railways' system such as tracks Board Chairman Ashwani able on board, officials said. 0 "<   0 "0   )  ;4 6      -  ""

    6/7 /# coastal security for movement of up as its crew. The ship with a con- " coast was likely to be at Dubai . The contraband in the ship 1  2   drugs. Despite geographical distance, signment of 1,500 kg of heroin worth used for smuggling of not just low-cost was supplied through small boats n what has raised concerns in the India was being dragged in the move- Rs 4,500 crore in the international ganja but heroin as well. The need of from Pakistan and the crew comprised New Delhi: Prime Minister Isecurity establishment, drug syndi- ment of narcotics from Afghanistan market was intercepted by the Coast the hour is to strengthen coastal both Indians and Pakistanis. Narendra Modi Sunday wished cates, sourcing the contraband from due to employment of Indian crew on Guard following an input from the security to effectively target drug The Director General of the the people of Israel health and Afghanistan, are resorting to alternate vessels used by international drug car- NTRO (National Technical Research smuggling activities in view of the Indian Coast Guard has been desig- prosperity on the occasion of sea routes including through Indian tels for such transshipments. Organisation). The vessel was loaded increasing use of new sea routes," a nated as Commander of the Coastal Hanukkah. coastline to export these products to Afghanistan is a major source of with narcotic substances near Gwadar senior NCB official said. Command responsible for overall "My friend, PM Europe and US due to disruption of heroin, opium and related products port of Pakistan. In April 2014, an India registered coordination between Central and @netanyahu, Happy its three traditional routes namely, and accounts for two-thirds of opium Other instances include seizures ship MV Satyanarayanawas inter- State agencies in matters relating to Hanukkah to you and the peo- North, South and Balkan routes on production. seizures of three consignments from cepted by Australian Navy off the coastal security . The Indian Coast ple of Israel. May this special account of the worsening situation in An example of exploitation of the Tamil Nadu coast which bound for Sri coast of Kenya with contraband sub- Guard has also been nominated to occasion further the spirit of commemorating the rededi- Iraq and Syria over the last four to five vulnerabilities along the Indian coast- Lanka. Another attempted smuggling stances. The investigation had function as the Lead Intelligence brightness and happiness. May cation of the Second Temple in years. line by drug syndicate is the inter- was reported by Narcotics Control revealed that the ship had started from Agency for coordination and sharing everybody be healthy and Jerusalem at the time of the Sources said Tamil Nadu coast has ception of an Iranian ship Prince ear- Bureau from Tuticorin to Maldives India made stops at various ports in of intelligence among various agencies prosperous," Modi tweeted. Maccabean Revolt against the emerged as a vulnerable point in lier this year with 10 Indians making and Sri Lanka. the Middle East with the last one being operating on the coast. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday Seleucid Empire. PTI 4 "8)              >15!

  6/7 /# Jewellers and GemLab Laboratories, Moses Chowdari , n a big relief to the parents of Gorrepati (Bengaluru) from Ichildren with disabilities, the Enable India, Tiffany Brar Human Resources and (Trivandrum), Founder of New Delhi: Air forces of Development (HRD) Ministry Jyothirgamaya Foundation and India and the US will begin has asked all the schools across Naveen Ravindranath a 12-day military exercise the country to reimburse the (Bengaluru) from DellEMC in Kalaikunda and expenditure incurred on books, bagged the award for not only Panagarh air bases in West uniforms and transport of such overcoming their disability but Bengal from Monday with kids. also providing employment to an aim to enhance opera- This was stated by Minister of others like them. tional coordination, offi- State for HRD Satyapal Singh on The others who received the cials said. Sunday at an event where twelve award were Aradhana Lal, (New The 'Ex Cope India-18' individuals and organisations, Delhi) from Lemon Tree Hotels, will be the fourth edition in all role models in furthering B S Nagesh, (Mumbai) Founder, the series of bilateral drills employment opportunities for Trust for Retailers & Retail between the Indian Air persons with disabilities (PwD), Associates of India and Force and the US Air were felicitated with the presti- Yajurvendra Anil Mahajan, Force. gious award 'The NCPEDP- (Jalgaon) Founder of This is for the first Mindtree Helen Keller Awards for Deepstambh Foundation time, the exercise is being ing with the Su-30 MKI, in-chief last year, had laid 2018'. The Organisations from the held at two air force bases, Jaguar, Mirage 2000, C- out his South Asia policy Singh said there are about 12 disability sector or outside for the officials said. 130J and AWACS saying a "critical part" of it million people with disability Centre for Promotion of out of the 121 crore population, disabilities as part of their work- showing their commitment "The aim of the exer- (Airborne Warning and was to further develop the and just one per cent go to Employment for Disabled about 2.68 crore are persons with force — though more needs to be towards promoting equal cise is to provide opera- Control System) aircraft. USA's strategic partner- schools. "Specially challenged People), an organisation working disabilities, ie 2.21 per cent of the done." employment opportunities for tional exposure and under- The US and Indian air ship with India. people just do not need courtesy towards empowerment of PwD, total population. One of the awardees, Shishir people with disabilities which take mutual exchange of forces are enhancing their In June 2016, the US and compassion, but real empow- added, "People with disabilities in N S Parthasarthy, Executive Rambhau Gorle, Founder, Square bagged the prestigious awards best practices towards overall cooperation as part had designated India a erment which would come rural India and smaller towns and Vice Chairman and COO, Meal Foods , opined that dis- included Dr Reddy's Foundation enhancing operational of deepening of defence "Major Defence Partner" through education. How to cities still have no access to edu- Mindtree Limited said, "The vis- ability is rarely the challenge. (Hyderabad), Square Meal Foods capability," the IAF said in and security ties between intending to elevate ensure it is a big challenge," he cation, employment or liveli- ibility brought about by these "People are disabled due to a hos- (Mumbai) , The Leprosy Mission a statement. the two countries. defence trade and tech- said on the eve of the hood. We need to focus our awards is very encouraging and tile environment around them Trust India (New Delhi), The US has sent a fleet US President Donald nology sharing with India International Day of Persons attention to their needs and more importantly, this is the and that is the change we hope to Mumbai-based Trent of F15 C/D and C-130 Trump, in his first prime- to a level commensurate with Disabilities. ensure they can live with digni- result of more organisations bring about", he added. Hypermarket (A TATA & military aircraft. time televised address to with that of its closest allies Arman Ali, Executive ty and independence." changing their attitudes and per- Amritsar based businessman TESCO Enterprise) — (Mumbai) The IAF is participat- the nation as commander- and partners. Director, NCPEDP (National As per Census 2011, in India, ceptions on having people with Dawinder Singh from Sehdev and Worth Trust (Vellore). # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./  & <

6   :   #    Q)  # 4    $3(& "% &.)#$( "    5* ."( )( 1)"(      ees. Though Chief Minister them small and medium farm- Edappadi Palaniswamy plead- ers are literally broken,” said  %     ed with the union leaders not Kannan. Thiruvananthapuram: The Saturday's meeting was an Sabarimala pilgrimage season %."$ %"$%)# -#$#&%() to strike work and requested Tamil Nadu has been at the Congress on Sunday con- attempt to garner support fol- began on November 16.     them to help the Government receiving end of nature’s fury demned the 'women wall' lowing recent protests by The Left Democratic Front   33L HA/!I  & &"   "  40&@$8/@   in the relief and rehabilitation since 2015. The deluge of protest from Kasargode to the Hindu groups in Kerala over Government led by the CPI-M (% %#&   works associated with Cyclone December 2015 which almost Kerala Capital announced by the entry of women of all ages has been trying to implement erala PWD Minister and   &+  &$&+     &  Gaja, the union leaders were washed away Chennai sub- Chief Minister Pinarayi to the Sabarimala temple post the apex court's verdict even as KCPI(M) leader G  "& (    adamant on their decision to go urbs is still fresh in the minds Vijayan for January 1, saying a Supreme Court verdict. the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Sudhakaran on Sunday   ) (+ ")  ahead with the agitation. of the people. The years 2016 it it will only whip up com- Vijayan sent out invites to Party and several Hindu groups slammed the Sabarimala temple  #+& (" Situation in the four dis- and 2017 saw cyclones Vardah munal passions. over 150 social groups, of are up in arms against it. tantri saying the donkeys in the "   tricts devastated by Cyclome and Ockhi causing havoc all Addressing the media, which around 70 took part "The talk of renaissance is temple town have more grace.   &  '' %# 0/66# Gaja in November continues over the State resulting in death Leader of Opposition Ramesh and it was decided to use the not by bringing ladies to Sudhakaran, known for 4 9 &" #  to be pathetic. Accessibility to and destruction. The popula- Chennithala said it was rather #hashtag that the purpose of Sabarimala as there is no ban his sharp tongue, made the " & & +& &  lose on the heels of Cyclone the villages continues dis- tion is yet to get over from strange that Vijayan was doing the 'women wall' would be on ladies. Instead, there is observation at an inaugural %#  %  )&( CGaja which devastated the rupted because of the trees these disasters when Gaja what no Communist Chief 'not to turn Kerala into a restriction, which is part of tra- speech at a cultural event here. four districts of Nagapattinam, and electric posts uprooted in struck. Minister in the State had lunatic asylum'. dition and the rituals associat- The Minister has been cut Sudhakaran said they Thiruvarur, Puthukottai and the cyclone. Pakkirisamy in a thought of. "Vijayan should release ed with the Sabarimala temple. up with the Sabarimala tantri (tantris) do not appear to have Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu is in for The entire mango trees in Nagapattinam village is a living "This 'women wall' will minutes of the meeting... "The BJP and RSS are try- family ever since they threat- any attachment or concern another disaster in the form of Vedaranyam and martyr as he has lost all his cash only help to polarise commu- Reports have surfaced that ing to create a terror situation ened to close down the temple towards Lord Ayyappa. an indefinite agitation by the Nagapattinam have been crops spread in 1.5 acres of nities and compartmentalise while Vijayan said all have in the temple town," added in case a women in the age "At the temple town, it is the Government employees and uprooted along with other cash land. “A mango tree will yield people in the name of caste. pledged support for the State Chennithala. group 10 to 50 arrives to pray donkeys that do most of the teachers . crops like , tamarind one tonne mangoes per What is even more strange is Government on the stand Meanwhile, the Nair at the shrine in line with a work. Till date they have not More than four lakh and amla. annum. One kilogram mango that this was decided at a taken by them on the Service Society, which repre- Supreme Court verdict. gone on any protest. After their employees and teachers under “The famous varieties of costs 20. Fruit traders from all meeting of representatives with Sabarimala issue, some leaders sents the Hindu Nair commu- The members of the hard work they take rest near the the banner of Joint Action Neelam and Banganapalle over south India come here to dozens of Hindu social organ- who took part later said they nity and which did not attend Kantararu family hold the Pamba river. These donkeys Council of Tamil Nadu mangoes will not be available buy mangoes from us and that isations where the Chief disagreed," added Chennithala. Saturday's meeting, on Sunday tantric rights of the Sabarimala have more grace than the tantri," Teachers’ Organisations and for the next two decades. It was our only source of income. Secretary was also present. The apex court on said that the Vijayan temple. The present chief tantri said a fuming Sudhakaran. At Government Employees usually takes 20 years for a It is all gone,” said Pakkirisamy Vijayan should see that this is November 13 refused to stay Government was trying to is Kantararu Rajeevaru and it the temple town, donkeys carry Organisation (JACTO-GEO) mango plant to bear fruit,” said to a team of journalists. not a state-sponsored pro- the September verdict, three make political capital out of the was he who made the offend- most goods from the base camp will come out to the streets Kattimannatkoil Kannan, One of the farmers, gramme," he said. days before the two month long Sabarimala issue. IANS ing remark. at Pamba to the hill temple. from Tuesday morning general secretary, Cauvery lamenting the destruction demanding the restoration of Delta Farmers Welfare caused by the cyclone said that the old pension scheme and Association who is leading a he used to earn 15,000 per regularising the services of team of rescue and relief month from a single amla tree. ;!<   5   ! those who have been working providers in the regions dev- “Now we are at the mercy of the on temporary basis since 2003. astated by Gaja. Government for cutting the They also want the State Speaking to this newspaper fallen trees to make the ground    ;8 Government to pay them over telephone from ready for planting fresh     salary which is equivalent to Vedaranyam, he said three lakh seedlings,” he said.  6#AA50/6866! party general secretary K that of their counterparts in the acres of coconut plantations According to Kannan, the Thiruvananthapuram: The "We are considering a plan Surendran, who was arrested en Central Government. have been devastated by the cyclone uprooted more than Travancore Devaswom Board to bring out advertisements mid charges that the BJP route to Sabarimala last month. The decision to strike work cyclone. “All coconut trees in 1.1 million trees and 1 lakh (TDB), the apex temple body in with celebrities. But a final deci- Ahas diluted its agitation The BJP recently from Tuesday comes as a cul- these plantations were uproot- electric posts. “Nearly 200 sub- Kerala, is mulling to rope in sion in this will be taken only on against the entry of young announced its decision to shift mination of the six month ed and the farmers may have to stations and 900 transformers celebrities including film stars December 3," he said. women into the Sabarimala its protest from the temple long stand-off between the spend a fortune to remove the have been destroyed in the for advertisements to woo Prohibitory orders and temple, some party workers, complex to the State Capital. But Government and the employ- debris. The farmers, most of cyclone,” said Kannan. devotees to the Lord Ayyappa restrictions imposed in and led by its State general secre- since then, the party has been temple in Sabarimala. around the hilltop shrine in the tary B Gopalakrishnan, Sunday facing allegations that it was The plan is in considera- wake of intense protests by defied prohibitory orders at backtracking from the agitation. %  tion in view of the compara- devotees and right wing groups Nilakkal, the pilgrim base BJP state president P S    tively poor turnout of devotees have largely affected the two camp located about 20 km Sreedharan Pillai had rejected    even over two weeks after the month-long pilgrim season, from the hill shrine. activists, who staged 'nama the charges and said the move temple opened up for the annu- which began on November 17. Eight BJP activists, who ' (chanting of ) was to expand the stir across     al pilgrim season. The shrine had been wit- were on their way to protest at the Chief Minister's the State. !&8',=   The advertisements are nessing protests against the Sabarimala, were stopped by programme venue, were also He had also said the party    envisaged to alleviate fear implementation of the police at Nilakkal. They violat- arrested, they said. would launch an indefinite among devotees in and outside September 28 Supreme Court ed the prohibitory orders by The women, who managed fast before the Secretariat from    Kerala regarding the recent verdict permitting entry of squatting on road and chanti- to enter the venue, stood up and December 3 and block state   *!#68! developments in Sabarimala women of all age groups into the ng 'swamiye saranam Ayyappa'. chanted mantras when Vijayan ministers in support of its var- and woo them to the shrine temple. The official, however, In an unrelated incident, was about to begin his speech. ious demands, including lifting Patna: Union Minister Upendra ormer Jammu & Kashmir during the two-month-long said the pilgrim inflow is steadi- activists of BJP's youth wing, Police rushed to the spot and of prohibitory orders and pro- Kushwaha on Sunday drew snide FChief Minister Omar Mandalam-Makaravilakku sea- ly catching up in the recent days Yuva Morcha, attempted to removed them from the venue. viding basic amenities to pil- remarks from the ruling JD(U) Abdullah on Sunday son, which used to be marked as police had eased the curbs. wave black flags at Chief Gopalakrishnan later told grims in and around the Lord in Bihar over his new stance that expressed concern over the by heavy rush and long queues "The number of pilgrims Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at reporters that the BJP would Ayyappa temple. he was ready to “forgive and for- proposed changes in the pro- in Sannidhanam, the temple has registered a remarkable Mulakkuzha near Chengannur continue to agitate till police Since the September 28 get” alleged humiliation at the cedure for issuing permanent complex. increase in the last few days. when he was on his way to lift the prohibitory orders and verdict of the Supreme Court, hands of Chief Minister Nitish resident certificates (PRCs) in A TDB official, who does With this, the sale of appam and attend a function there. other restrictions imposed in allowing women of all ages to Kumar, and give up his insistence the State. not want to be quoted, howev- aravana (temple prasadam), Two people were arrested and around the hill shrine. enter the temple, no women in on a “respectable” share of seats Expressing his concern, he er, said a final decision in this which was comparatively dull in in connection with this inci- He slammed the Vijayan- the 10-50 age group has been within the NDA in Lok Sabha posted a letter addressed to the regard would be taken on the initial week, has also dent, police said. led LDF Government for able to reach the shrine due to elections. state Governor on his Twitter December 3. increased," he said. PTI Five Mahila Morcha allegedly filing false cases against frenzied protests from devotees. Kushwaha made a state- Lalu Prasad. The other is the handle. ment to this effect on Saturday model of Nitish Kumar, which "My letter to @jandkgov- night while talking to a local has thrown up institutions like ernor on behalf of @JKNC_ news channel amid speculations the IIT Patna, the Nalanda placing on record our concern (*  "  (" ! % that he might announce his exit University and the Chanakya about reports of changes being from the NDA, in the wake of Law College. Kushwaha has proposed to the J&K perma- the BJP giving a cold shoulder made clear which model he nent residents certificate rules,"  ) &  & to his ultimatum for finalising stands for," he said. he said.    4 seat-sharing by November 30. Kumar also wondered Abdullah also said he had “I am ready to forgive and what the RLSP chief had done been trying to fax the letter to forget everything, the insults to improve the education sce- the Governor's office, but the Jammu: Hailing the Kartarpur !6 B!&/! *# &/ people from both sides of the # +& 6 % & heaped on me personally and nario in Bihar as a Union fax machine was not working Corridor initiative, NC leader @3/6#68 @B D!#@* border, which in turn will nor- the shortchanging of my party Minister. "Education is not in there so he had to post a copy Devender Singh Rana on malise Indo-Pak ties, he said. Jammu: A long area domina- Besides area domination, on the issue of seats, if the the state list but the concurrent of the letter on Twitter. Sunday called for the opening !@&/* &@ 3@A 7* &/ Rana further said the open- tion patrol was taken out on area familiarisation was also a Government in Bihar assures list. He cannot evade respon- "I'm trying to fax a letter to of Hindu and Sikh shrines in A/? &@ C##68 ing of various routes to PoK Sunday in Rajouri district of motive of the patrol, he said that it would work on my 25- sibility by pretending it is @jandkgovernor but the fax Pakistan occupied Kashmir 0@6B#/60/ @68 &/ was the key to building confi- Jammu & Kashmir, a police adding that random frisking of point charter of demands. As exclusively a State matter." machine still isn't working. (PoK) to facilitate pilgrimages 3/@3/% 7@ 7/!/ A//6 dence among the people, who spokesperson said. vehicles was also conducted the Minister of State for Human Kumar's views were echoed The operator who answered and normalise ties. were keen to end hostilities and Officers and other ranks of during the patrol. &@ /6 @*&##&#/* 6 Resource Development, I value by JD(U) MLC Ashok the phone says the fax opera- The provincial president lead a peaceful life. police and Central Paramilitary In the recent past, Rajouri improving education above Chowdhury, who had served as tor is on holiday as it's a of the National Conference /  3/0/B #B/ A thaw between the two Forces took part in the area police, in close coordination everything else,” he said. the State Education Minister Sunday. Will attempt again (NC) sought the opening of countries is imperative for domination patrol which start- with district civil administra- Waving a copy of the char- when he was the State Congress tomorrow in the mean time Sharda Peeth and Mangla Mata skin diseases. overall development and pros- ed from district police lines and tion, has taken stern action ter of demands obtained from president and it was ruled by am forced to put the letter out temple to facilitate Hindu pil- "Encouraged by the Indo- perity of the people of the sub- passed through Gujjar Mandi, against people involved in the media, JD(U) MLC and the Grand Alliance. through social media," he said grimages and the Ali Baig Pak initiative on Kartarpur continent, especially those in Abdullah bridge, old town, unlawful activities and many spokesman Neeraj Kumar said "He (Kushwaha) holds a in another post. Gurdwara on the Mirpur- Sahib, a hope has rekindled Jammu & Kashmir, who ben- Tariq bridge, Salani, Panja and notorious elements have been at least the Union Minister portfolio that makes him respon- The PRC is issued to per- Jhelum Link road in Bimber among the Hindus and Sikhs of efit the most if Indo-Pak ties Jawahar Nagar area, he said. detained under the Public could have taken care to ensure sible for education and all he manent residents of Jammu district for the Sikh devotees. Jammu & Kashmir to visit normalise, he added. The spokesperson said Safety Act (PSA). that the draft was not "replete does is moving around with and Kashmir as defined by the He also sought access to their most revered temples and Rana said people on both hundreds of jawans were part of People from all sections of with spelling mistakes and demands. Does he have any state legislature under powers Khoi Ratta Bowli, a hot water Gurdwaras in the PoK," Rana sides of the Line of Control have this long patrol which was led society are extending their grammatical errors". sense of responsibility? What had vested by Article 35A of the spring in Kotli, which is a said at a function here. a strong cultural bonding and the by Additional Superintendent best possible cooperation in "Bihar has been witness to he been doing for the past five state constitution. symbol of communal harmo- The opening of such places of worship have played an of Police, Rajouri, Liyaqit Ali maintenance of peace and two models of education. One years," Chowdhury questioned The Article has been chal- ny as it is frequented by people shrines will ensure that important role in strengthening under the supervision of SSP order in the district, the was the Charvaha Vidyalaya of PTI lenged in the Supreme Court. from all faiths seeking a cure to increased interaction between the ties. PTI Rajouri Yougal Manhas. spokesperson said. PTI 4      Q(  2      " "  67  8  7  #  A@# unique opportunity to the dif- Centre's 'Act East' policy. ferent tribes of the state to The Central Government  %?0  naugurating the 10-day-long interact not just with each was determined to build and IHornbill festival in Nagaland, other but also with those from improve connectivity and Union Home Minister Rajnath the neighbouring states in the engagement with southeast   *!#68! istration is a part of the neigh- Singh said on Saturday the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Asia, he said, adding that India bouring country, while the event showcased the spirit of Shrestha Bharat', Singh said. and ASEAN (Association of ormer Jammu & Kashmir rest of the State is a part 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat'. Prime Minister Narendra Southeast Asian Nations) were FChief Minister and Lok of India. The festival got off to a Modi had initiated the concept partners in growth. Sabha member, Farooq Asked whether the colourful start at the pic- of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'. With restoration of peace in Abdullah on Sunday said the National Conference would turesque Naga heritage village The fest powerfully demon- the region, the northeast was day India and Pakistan become have some different proposal Kisama, about 12 km from the strates the diversity of Naga emerging as a favoured desti- friends, Kashmir issue would than the demand for internal state capital. people, Singh said, adding that nation for business and tourism, be resolved automatically. autonomy if it comes to power Hornbill festival is an each tribe is proudly unique in Singh said, adding steps were Talking to the media in in Jammu & Kashmir, he said annual tourism promotional its cultural richness. also being taken for speedy Jammu and Kashmir's the autonomy is his party's only event of the Nagaland "This spectacular demon- development of the eight States, Baramulla district, he said: proposal to improve Centre- Government. The event, also stration of unity in diversity is including Nagaland. "The National Conference State relationship. known as "festival of festivals", what India is all about," the The home Minister also (NC) has always supported He rejected the suggestion started in the year 2000. In his Home Minister said, stating asserted that a nation could friendly relations between India that the Central Government address to thousands of cele- that he got a glimpse of the prosper only when all States and Pakistan. has turned down the autonomy brants, which included foreign Indian spirit of "happy and developed at a fast pace. "The day these two coun- demand. and domestic tourists, Singh peaceful co-existence" at the fest. US Ambassador to India, tries become true friends, "The Centre cannot reject said the spectacular event Maintaining that Nagaland Kenneth I Juster also attended Kashmir issue would automat- that demand as the people of showcases the rich ancient was geographically located at a the inaugural function as the ically get resolved." the State have absolute power culture and civilization of the vantage point, being the gateway guest of honour, while Justice He said the part of the to raise such a demand under people of Nagaland. to the Southeast Asia, he said the Sharad Arvind Bobde was 2         2!  *4    )  0 state under Pakistan's admin- the constitution," he asserted. It is a festival that offers a northeast was the pivot of the invited as the special guest. # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./  & /

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The SAP Bverdict for the time being Meanwhile, the Bengal unit us strive to ‘save green, stay Raghuraj Pratap Singh, are set SC/ST Act, which he for the common variety of and is not thinking in terms of of the BJP has accused the clean’.” Mamata on Sunday to work as bulwark against the  &))&) P ' described as draconian. cane in UP, the country’s top bringing immediately an opposition outfits like the tweeted adding how her proposed alliance of the % &(),+ %' Earlier, Raja Bhaiya, when sugar producer, stays at Rs Ordinance for constructing a Trinamool Congress for polar- Government had taken mea- Samajwadi Party and the  %  "   confronted by the media as to 315 a quintal. Sugarcane farm- Ram temple at izing the electoral scene by sures to save the Bahujan Samaj Party during what he has to say on four- ers in UP had demanded Rs Ramjanmabhoomi site in painting it with communal environment. the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ++ ' )7& and-half years of Modi 400 a qtl, pointing to rise in Ayodhya. brush. “We have set up a six- Both the parties have also ""  (+ Government and one-and- input costs, such as diesel, Senior party leader and Attacking Bengal Chief member committee headed hinted at forging an alliance # +& &(+""'& ' half years of Adityanath labourers’ wages, fertilisers and party’s national observer for On political dividend the Minister Mamata Banerjee by the Chief Secretary to ahead of the 2019 Lok rule, had chosen to sidestep so on. Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya Ram temple issue was likely to mollycoddling the look into the environmental Sabha elections. the question, betraying his A senior official of the on Sunday said that the saffron provide in the run up to the through various state endowed issues,” Banerjee wrote adding Though both the parties fron to discredit the hesitation in criticising Cane department said that the outfit prefers to rely on the elections Vijayvargiya said the schemes at the cost of the gen- she had joined Instagram to deny having any truck with Opposition unity. the BJP. matter had been sent to the court for an early verdict on issue seemed to have done eral population State BJP pres- connect to more number of the BJP, the political strategy In the case of Shivpal and The independent MLA government for approval and as centuries old Temple litiga- more harm than good to his ident Deli Ghosh said “you people on the social media. of the saffron party is clear his Pragatisheel Samajwadi from Kunda has been a long- soon as they get the approval tion requesting the Supreme party in voting terms. This was (Banerjee) have been announc- National Pollution about the next Lok Sabha Party, there is a clear motive time associate of the the order for SAP would be Court however to dispose off because the opposition parties ing projects after projects for Prevention Day is observed elections. to dent the Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party, but his ties issued immediately. the case at the earliest. misinformed the people on the Muslims. You have been every year on December 2 in The political analysts see Shivpal has already declared with the SP got strained dur- The sugar industry pre- The BJP spokesperson said the BJP’s stand. announcing universities, it is, memory of the Bhopal gas the two parties as a formida- that his party will field can- ing the Rajya Sabha polls dominantly in the private sec- his party would “appeal to the The opposition used the polytechnic colleges, schools victims. On the same day in ble force which will help the didates even against his last year. tor, on the other hand, have court once again for a verdict on Ram temple issue to “terrorise and other schemes for the 1984 about 3,500 people died BJP protect its political space nephew and SP chief He then voted for the reiterated their inability to pay the issue (Ram temple)” and said the minorities and polarize minorities as though the after being exposed to methyl in the face of the onslaught it Akhilesh Yadav. BJP during the closely fought even the existing cane price the court should be given suffi- votes,” which harmed the BJP’s Hindus don not have any isocyanate gas which had is likely to face from a united Though SP leaders choose elections. Raja Bhaiya hostil- level of Rs 315 per quintal cient time to take a decision.” He electoral prospects to a great requirement, they do not feel leaked from a reservoir from Opposition in UP. not to comment officially ity with BSP president (common variety) fixed last however added though his party extent. The BJP has been under the pinch of hunger or they do a pesticide plant of a multi- Analysts suggest that the against the ‘uncle’, they are Mayawati is also an open year for 2017-18 season. The was not thinking of an ordi- great pressure from its allies as not have their aspirations. national company. new political outfits will aid unanimous in their belief that secret. Mayawati as the Chief farmers and their organisa- nance “as of now” it would take also the VHP and other saffron “You have even forgotten the More than 30,000 people the BJP, giving rise to specu- the BJP is behind his Minister had put him behind tions raised the demand for a call on it “if people’s aspirations organizations for an early con- mantras of while fre- were directly affected by the lation whether these heavy- party launched by the bar under the stringent hike in the SAP. keep increasing on it.” struction of Ram temple. quently attending Iftars, wearing gas leak which caused women weights launched their parties Shivpal Yadav. anti-terror law POTA. UP Sugar Mills’ The senior BJP leader who “During elections, some hijabs. Now when you have giving birth to deformed on their own or with some Unlike Shivpal Yadav, the Sources close to Raja Association has challenged spoke to agencies on the issue sections of people raise this noticed that the Hindus are babies years later. tacit understanding with the motive of Raja Bhaiya is yet to Bhaiya said that Raja wanted the SAP by the state govern- also said that if any party had issue just to terrorise minori- annoyed with your conduct your A nature lover herself the saffron party. acquire a clear shape. to keep his independent iden- ment. The UPSMA has said the guts to construct a temple ties. The issue doesn't help the men are apologizing in private. Chief Minister had taken The analyst believe that The huge turnout at the tity intact while strategically there is no justification of it was the BJP and none else. BJP, rather it causes damage as But you have already alienated extra care in decorating and even if the two parties do not launch of his Jansatta Party at working with the BJP and he SAP in view of the existence of “No one else (but the BJP) has minorities en bloc vote against the people and soon you will get planting trees throughout the forge alliance and have tacit Lucknow’s Ramabai could be a big factor in at least a centrally-announced Fair the guts” to construct a temple us,” he claimed adding his out- their reply.” ‘BJP not to press for State since she roared to understanding with the BJP, it Ambedkar maidan on Friday two Lok Sabha seats —- and Remunerative Price (FRP) he maintained. fit would construct the Ram Temple ordinance immediately.’ power in 2011. PNS will give a weapon to the saf- didn’t go unnoticed. Although Pratapgarh and Kaushambi. for the sugarcane. The High Court bench, hearing the peti- tion, said: “We would like to #  see the criteria/basis adopted O* <    :   ,/BP 1  0  by the state government for  fixing the SAP for the last crushing season and also like  6/7 /# a separate state for the Bodos has one Lok Sabha and Rajya with BPF only in Bodo poli-   >;?      to know as to what before the 2019 polls. Sabha seats. tics," Sarma said. criteria/basis is proposed to be key Bodo students' organ- The ABSU and the NDFB Bodo, who revived the Biswajit Daimary of the "   adopted this year for the fix- Aisation and a rebel group (P) accused the BJP of giving Bodoland movement in 2016 BPF who is a member of the $  ation of such prices.” that has joined the peace "false assurances" and alleged alleging government's "lack of Rajya Sabha said that the BPF UPSMA submitted that process have issued a virtual that it was not even ready to interest", said areas inhabited does not have any agenda of a  4  0A6@7 was conveyed in August." there was no logic behind the warning to the BJP that it talk on the issue of Bodoland. by the Bodos continue to separate statehood and it will But was the sudden name- SAP and that it was fixed arbi- would lose the support of the However, ABSU president remain neglected under the continue to support the BJP in hree persons were arrested hen Allahabad was change difficult to deal with for trarily. The SAP was fixed Bodo community if its gov- Pramod Bodo said the BJP had current BJP regime just like the the upcoming general elec- Ton Sunday for their alleged Wshortlisted by the Centre designers like Basak and oth- arbitrarily because last year, the ernments at the Centre and in time till April 2019 to solve the previous Congress rule. tions. involvement in poll-related to be developed as a smart city, ers who had already invested FRP for cane was Rs 255 per Assam fail to take concrete Bodoland issue if it wants to get "Bodos consist of 12 per "The BPF has one agenda violence after the successful the State authorities invited months of time and energy quintal and SAP fixed by the steps for creation of Bodoland the support of the Bodo com- cent of Assam's population but and that is the development of conduct of the sixth phase of prospective logos from the designing a logo for "Allahabad state was Rs 315 per quintal, as before the 2019 elections. munity. get only 3-4 per cent of the the Bodo people and we have panchayat elections in Rajouri people that would represent the Smart City". such there is a difference of Rs However, both the "They (BJP) can expect financial budget. No new been working for it," Daimary district of Jammu & Kashmir, city's rich history in literature, For Basak, whose logo 60 per quintal. Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), the support of Bodos but only industry has been set up and no said, adding that supporting the police said. its vibrant energy and also finally went on to be approved The bench asked the state an alliance partner in the BJP- if they fulfil our demand of a new jobs have been created for BJP during elections was not The accused were identi- what over the centuries has by the authorities, the name- to furnish details of cane-price led coalition in Assam; and the separate Bodoland... They must the Bodo youths even now," he the prerogative of a students' fied as Manzoor Hussain, become an integral part of its change, in fact, made the task fixation and whether the rele- state government sought to take some concrete steps in this claimed. body like ABSU. Maqsood Hussain and Ibrar identity — the Kumbh Mela. easier for him as the symme- vant information of the asso- downplay the threat. regard before April (2019)," Corroborating his views, He asked ABSU if it has Ahmed, they said. But as people went to the try of letter "A" was offering not ciation and others had been After the 2016 assembly Bodo told PTI. Basumatary said ahead of the any plans to enter mainstream Some persons, including drawing board, the state gov- much to play with. duly considered while arriving polls, with 60 lawmakers in the "They should stop mocking 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP politics. an unsuccessful sarpanch can- ernment notified the renaming He dropped the letter "A" at the SAP. It also sought to 126-member house in Assam, the genuine aspirations of the had made a promise of creat- Basumatary said the BPF didate, entered the home of of Allahabad as Prayagraj. from the design and went for know if the sugar floor price of the BJP formed the govern- Bodos," he added. ing a separate Bodo state. was only concerned about another defeated candidate in "Initially, a logo was creat- the Devanagari equivalent for Rs 29 per kg as declared by the ment along with the Asom The demand for a separate However, that promise was yet being in power and not the wel- Rajdhani village of ed with the letter 'A' (for 'Pra' -- or the first letter in the Centre under the Essential Gana Parishad that won 14 state of Bodoland started in to be fulfilled, he added. fare of the Bodo people, there- Thanamandi area last night and Allahabad) showing a conflu- new name of the city. Commodities Act had been seats and the BPF-- the lone 1967. The struggle became an "If they fail to do anything fore, supporting the BJP was its beat up his family members, ence of two rivers -- the "After giving much factored in the final state cane Bodo political party-- that armed conflict in the late 80s in the remaining months, they top priority. alleging conspiracy for his and the Yamuna. The logo thought, Devanagari letter for price. The bench had posted bagged 12 seats. after the formation of the Bodo should not expect any support "ABSU and NDFB(P) are defeat, an official said. was in final phase awaiting 'Pra' was considered for the pri- the matter for hearing on The BPF said it will con- Security Force, a militant group from the Bodo community," he concerned about the Bodo He said the attackers also approval when the news of the mary logo form since others December 10 and had, in the tinue to support the BJP and later rechristened as NDFB. said. people and hence will support damaged household items, city getting a name-change were not helping represent a meantime, not restricted the stressed that a separate Currently, two factions of However, Assam's Finance who cares for the tribe," including furniture, following appeared, and I had to start confluence of the Ganga and Yogi Adityanath government Bodoland was not an issue for the NDFB-- NDFB (P) led by Minister and senior BJP leader Basumatary said warning the which a complaint was lodged afresh," said Abhinav Basak, an the Yamuna. And thus, the from fixing SAP for the current it. Gobinda Basumatary and Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP and the BPF not to under- by the victim's family. IIT Kanpur PhD scholar ideation phase of the logo crushing season 2018-19. However, the influential NDFB (R) led by Ranjan ABSU was only a student mine their reach and influence. According to the plaint, a researching Visual Ergonomics began once again," he said. Sugar companies have for All Bodo Students Union Daimary-- are involved in organisation and any discus- Meanwhile, Hira Sarania, a dozen assailants attacked the of Graphical User Interface, "The form design was rel- several years been asking that (ABSU) and the National peace talks with the Centre, sion on separate Bodoland will member of Lok Sabha who family, injuring five persons. who had also submitted his atively easier this time around the government-set price for Democratic Front of Bodoland while NDFB (S) is against be held with the BPF only. won as an Independent from An FIR has been registered entry. since Devanagari letter 'Pra' did cane be linked to the retail (Progressive), the first militant holding talks under the con- "ABSU is a student organ- Kokrajhar, too said the unity and a manhunt was launched to Basak said initial invitation not have symmetry to be taken sugar price. The UP govern- group to give up arms and join stitutional framework. isation. Our political alliance is among ABSU, NDFB(P) and nab the accused, the official said. for a logo was sought in into account," he said, adding ment has not taken a stand on the peace process, have vowed The Bodo Territorial Area with BPF and we will fight elec- other Bodo groups was "quite He said the search for the February 2018. "My entry was the only major concern now this although it had earlier to defeat the saffron party if it Districts comprising Kokrajhar, tions together. Our political strong" and could easily influ- other accused was going on and sent in March and I was told to was the colour, since it had only said a committee would study did not take concrete steps for Udalguri, Baksa and Chirang interface and interactions are ence Bodo votes. they would be arrested soon. proceed. The name change one surface to fill. the subject. 8 7: "   ;7.  <   ) #  1         3&6 on Sunday condemning the Parishad (ABVP) and Chhatra 0   >; raid that took place on Friday JD(U) leaders.    $    5-( he BJP on Sunday deplored night, after some Chhatra Divyanshu has alleged that ! >3  Jammu: The Sericulture Tthe police raid on the office JD(U) leaders including the ABVP has been upset with him   "  C# Mahapanchayat at Kandivli in say that people from any state Development Department in of ABVP, the students' wing of president of the Patna ever since he quit the organiza- north Mumbai, Rah alluded to can settle anywhere else and do Jammu & Kashmir is planning RSS, over allegations of involve- University Students Union tion last year and won the PUSU    oing some plain speaking the increased criminal activities anything they want. The law an extensive urban mulberry ment of its members in the (PUSU) president Divyanshu polls as an Independent, before Don the contentious issue of in Mumbai, Raj said: “The clearly states that people who plantation drive in the coming attack on leaders of Chhatra were roughed up. joining the Chhatra JD(U). Mumbai: A labour contractor, continued influx of north- criminals from migrate to other state should go season, officials said on Sunday. JD(U) - the students wing of PUSU polls are slated for From the ABVPs side, its who was absconding following Indians into Mumbai, MNS and Bihar have proved to be to the local police register their Reviewing the mulberry Chief Minister Nitish Kumars December 5 and the incident members including nominee an explosion near a Central chief Raj Thackeray said here headache for the Mumbai name, mentioning the state they plantation works in Jammu party. that took place on Friday after- for vice-presidents post Anjani Ammunition Depot (CAD) in on Sunday night that he would police. Most of the people had come, the purpose they had division here, Director sericul- BJP MLC Sanjay Paswan noon was seen as an example Singh, have alleged that the Maharashtra's Wardha district, not tolerate such migrants stay- come here and commit crimes come for, who had given them ture Gulzar Ahmad said action and MLAs Sanjeev Chaurasia, of fierce campus rivalry, with pro-BJP student outfit had has been arrested, police said. ing in the metropolis and other and go back to places in UP, a job and the locality where they plans have been formulated Arun Sinha and Nitin Nabin cross FIRs being lodged by taken exception to eve-teasing Shankar Chandak (40), parts of Maharashtra after 1995 Bihar, Jharkand and border would settle”. and anticipatory measures came out with a joint statement Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi by Chhatra JD(U) leaders. resident of Pulgaon, was arrest- who insulted or misbehaved areas of Arunachal Pradesh”. The MNS chief, who spoke taken for the urban plantation ed late Saturday night near the with Maharashtrian women, “Similarly, we do not wit- in for the first time at a drive's successful launch in all Old Collector Office in Wardha committed crimes and engi- ness riots in places where public meeting, said that he was major towns of the state, town, an official said. neered riots in the state. Marathi Muslims live. The riots merely reiterating his stand including the twin capital cities Chandak had allegedly sup- Making a distinction take place in such places where on north-Indian migrants that of Jammu and Srinagar. plied labourers for disposal of between the north-Indian migrant Muslim live. For a riot he had taken while speaking in The state will provide free ammunition at the CAD at migrants who had come and took place at Azad Maidan a Marathi and he ws doing so in delivery of mulberry plants to Pulgaon in Wardha district, settled in Mumbai and other few years. Ninety to 95 per cent Hindi. the doorstep of individuals as said inspector Shankar Thakur parts of the state before and people of people behind the Recalling that his party’s part of the drive, Ahmad said. of Deoli police station. after 1995, Raj said: “The situ- riots were migrants from stand-off with north-Indians The drive will be taken up at An explosion during ation in Mumbai and other north-India,” the MNS chief began some years ago during vacant land sites, road-sides and unloading of ammunition boxes parts in the state is now than it said. the agitation over jobs in rail- government office premises. killed six persons and injured 12 was before 1995. After 1995 Contesting the criticism he ways, Raj said: “The trouble Under the first phase, as on November 20. Among the when the government faced over his party’s stand began during the agitation over many as 50,000 improved vari- deceased, five were contractu- announced a scheme of giving against influx of people from railway jobs. The Railways had eties of mulberry plants would al workers. The police official free hutments for slum north India into India most of put out advertisements in be sowed in the municipal said that probe revealed that the dwellers, the situation changed his critics had not read the Marathi or other local news- limits of the cities and major workers provided by Chandok drastically. We have no issue Inter-state Migrant Workmen papers seeking applications for towns with active support of were unskilled, and inappro- with people who are working Act, 1979, Raj said that his party jobs which were actually meant concerned municipal corpora- priate handling of ammunition and living people here peace- functioned within the ambit of for Maharashtrians. The adver- tions, development authori- boxes led to the mishap. fully. However, I will not tol- the Indian Constitution. “People tisements had been published ties, municipalities and other A case under IPC section erate such people (north say that MNS workers insult the in newspapers of UP and Bihar. departments, he said. 304 (culpable homicide not Indians) who insult or misbe- Indian Constitution (by speak- The job seekers came in hordes He said the planting of such amounting to murder) was reg- have with our women. ing and acting against north- to Mumbai to appear for job improved varieties with high istered against Chandok on the Especially we will not tolerate Indians) which promises every- examinations. We had made oxygen releasing capacity in same day and since then he was such those taxiwallahs who one freedom to move to any part representations to the Railway urban areas will play multiple absconding, said inspector use abusive words against our of the country and settle there. Recruitment Board that the role in arresting pollution, con- Thakur. He will be produced women”. I have strong reason to criticise priority should be given to serving environment and beau- <          " ;     "        before a local court, the officer Speaking at a function me have not read Inter-State Maharashtrian youth. But tifying public areas. PTI    D 4   ;        ;  <  )  ;4 added. PTI organised by Uttar Bharatiya Migration Act. 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There was a discussion criticised police investigations. !                      ( detailed reports on the phenomenon of it wasn’t meant to be a “witch- on whether the failure to inves- According to the Kerala ‘love jihad’ in their country. hunt against any individual, tigate them was linked to the Catholic Bishops Council, by  0            .  S S.M.A.R.T. (Sikh Mediation And community, culture of faith”. authorities’ fear of being October 2009 up to 4,500 girls                    4  Rehabilitation Team) centre is a communi- Sarah Champion, the party accused of racial prejudice. in Kerala had been targeted,  0$  10$               ty-run initiative based in the UK, aimed at MP, called for an independent Most convicted men were whereas the Hindu Janajagruti providing “rehabilitation, mediation and investigation into abuse of Sikh married and well-respected Samiti claimed that 30,000 girls              ,    ( intelligence services surrounding abuse and girls in the UK. In a statement, within their community. One had been converted in            ,       exploitation of Sikh girls”. It claims to be an she said: “I was shocked when gang member convicted of sex alone.      # 1@$              “independent facility” that provides “medi- I first heard about the organised trafficking was a religious stud- Following the controversy’s                .  $   ation” between victims, local authorities and abuse of Sikh girls by mostly ies teacher at a mosque and a initial flare-up in 2009, ‘love law enforcement agencies. A recent report Pakistani men. When I started married father of five. jihad’ again hit the headlines in                 ( by S.M.A.R.T. alleged systematic sexual speaking to Sikh women, I The term ‘love jihad’ hit 2010, 2011 and 2014. On June S          )         ( exploitation of British Sikh girls by Muslim could not believe how wide- national attention in India in 25, 2014, the then Kerala Chief        5             gangs of predominantly Pakistani men. spread the grooming and abuse 2009, with allegations of wide- Minister Oommen Chandy The report said that the girls would be was — and that this has been /8&#@6* @B spread conversions in Kerala informed the State Legislature                      ( snared by “fashionably-dressed adult going on for decades. All forms N@D/   K #6 and Karnataka. With a number that 2,667 young women were   $  . .S  (           Pakistani men travelling in flamboyant of sexual exploitation must be #6# D/ of such inter-religious bogus converted to Islam in the State               1@$      vehicles to predominantly Sikh-dominated prevented. We need to speak of marriages ending in forced con- since 2006. 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Muslim party line, a Marxist Chief                  one man and then passed round to other However, sexual exploita- 0!#*&#6 organisations have, however, Minister held that ‘love jihad’           # 0 ,S ( members of the family, alleged the report. tion by Muslim men in the UK denied the allegations. was a reality. In July 2010, The study entitled, ‘The Religiously is not limited to Sikh girls @!86#*&#@6*" In December 2009, Justice while talking to the Press in                  C7 Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of Young alone, as is evident from the KT Sankaran of the Kerala Delhi, VS Achuthanandan, the                  +     ( Sikh Women Across the UK’, further suggest- details of what is known as the *# High Court, who refused to then Chief Minister of Kerala,     S                ( ed that the police “recklessly ignored” com- ‘Rochdale child sex abuse scan- @!86#*&#@6* accept the Kerala Police report, referenced the alleged matrimo- plaints for reasons of “political correctness.” dal’. 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told the Parliament this year that march from Haridwar to Delhi from 130 among 180 countries. It cate- This forced them to sell their land and, enjoy wider support among between April 2014 and December September 23 to October 2. The Delhi gorised India as “mostly unfree”. But thus, a fall in their economic position. Mumbaikars. 2017, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have police had to use tear gas shells and our country apparently is nowhere It is a vortex which leads to more debt In the end, cities will no longer be written off loans worth 2,72,558 even charged water cannons to man- near the Western norms. burden. able to sustain for long if villages con- crore. In the same period, they man- age the crowd. Issues were identical. The political system of the sup- The Supreme Court’s order to the tinue to collapse. Government ser- aged to recover only 29,343 crore — Last year, too, the nation was sur- posedly “despised” Congress contin- Government to return vants, who feel secured with a pay a mere 10.7 per cent — of the loans prised to see farmers marching in per- ues, including the failed acquired Singur land to the farmers packet, may feel the pinch soon.    :  that had been written off in that three- fect order from Nashik to Mumbai Manmohanomics, often referred to as lay fore the fact that Punjab too had Urban India may soon fall under new      ) year period. This should have put the without disturbing the Mumbaikars. the New Delhi consensus. Socialism acquired huge tracts of land in pressures. This can lead to severe gov- lections and competitive farmers in a comfortable situation. Farmer suicides, too, have not had at least ushered in green revolu- Barnala and even after 10 years they ernance issues if not chaos. Innovative &    C    promises for loan-waivers to Why then are they marching to the abated. According to the National tion and helped the farmers to a cer- remained unused. Land for roads may and equitable governance calls for a       Efarmers are inseparable. Parliament, demanding a special ses- Crime Reports Bureau, 296,438 farm- tain extent. But industrialist-centric give one-time bounty but they dis- churning in political thinking. The  1      + However, such promises have not sion to press for a discussion on agrar- ers have committed suicide since liberalism robbed the farmers of place farmers. The mesh of roads apathy is palpable, howsoever, polit- #  O     ended in alleviating farm distress. ian crisis? 1995. Distress is growing in rural areas their land for roads, industry, real causes desertification in fertile areas. ical parties couch it in jargons. If  C    O   Even if not on a warpath, lakhs of dis- Their demands also include a 21- as the percentage contribution of agri- estate, et al. Tolls on roads are making the socialism had kept industrialists in tressed farmers have been marching day special session of Parliament to culture in GDP has come down to Farmer and rural destitution has farmers alien in their own villages. shackles of licences, the new “econ-    " 7 in Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere for enact two laws: The Farmers’ about 14 per cent from over 50 per been growing. The urban sector has Large industrialists are making forays omy” has put many more controls. &       some succour. A number of States, like Freedom From Indebtedness Bill, cent. Though a section of economists not only seen a corresponding expan- into the farmland, thereby further But liberal FDI has its complexities           Punjab, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, 2018, and The Farmers’ Right to has welcomed the trend, suggesting sion but has been growing at a much impoverishing the farmer. And this is too. Repatriation of profits is high and !  O C %  Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Guaranteed Remunerative Minimum that industry and services are grow- faster pace than the agrarian econo- what the latter are protesting against. farm land is nothing but an invest-       Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Support Prices for Agricultural ing and contributing in a major way my. Nothing wrong with that but this It is a battle for survival for them. ment for the real estate. Puducherry have given loan-waivers Commodities Bill, 2018. to “improve” the national economy, development has come at the cost of There is a consensus on this among A national policy on land acqui-       K to farmers in the past three years. Now Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh the economic changes have led to an the rural and farm economy. The 1991 the Kisan Sabha and Rightist sition is a must, along with a deep C O      more promises are being made by Samiti, encompassing 207 organisa- increase in disparity. consensus crushed the farm econo- Bharatiya Kisan Sangh as also understanding on ending rural     K  almost all political parties. But the fact tions, the banner that is leading the The economic liberalisation of my, exploited it, impoverished it and Swadeshi Jagaran Manch. The char- indebtedness and multiplying farm      is that such assurances have only farmers to the Ramlila Maidan, has 1991 led to more Government con- corrections have not been in order. acter of the State, irrespective of incomes. Else, today’s Gandhian agi-      forced the farmers to stop repaying ostensible support of the Leftist Kisan trols. A US think-tank, Heritage Indebtedness among farmers is high political parties, has not changed. The tation may turn into a violent Maoist their loans. Sabha. Earlier too, the Bharatiya Foundation, in its report, Index of — around 86 per cent. Almost half the Mumbai long march showed that movement.     " The Narendra Modi Government Kisan Union had organised a similar Economic Freedom, ranked India at farm creditors are harassed to repay. farmers and agricultural labourers (The writer is a senior journalist)   # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./  4 :  1- "  ! 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The feed- WhatsApp’s ambitious pay- financial investor. Financial Services Software. tory clearance to launch full- back has been very positive, ment services’ blueprint has  ) '+  The company, backed by In 2010, the Reserve Bank fledged payments operations in and people enjoy the conve- been caught in a bind, over veteran i-banker Vallabh gave it a critical nod to act as India - months after its ‘testing’ nience of sending money as concerns around authentica-  C# Bhansali of the Enam Securities a switching partner with ICICI amassed nearly one million simply and securely as sending tion and its data storage prac- fame and ICICI Bank, aims to Bank and HDFC Bank as its users, and almost two years messages,” the company’s tices. In the past, its home truggling to keep it afloat in deploy the funds for expansion, “sponsors”, that opened up since it first began discussions spokesperson said, responding grown rivals have alleged that Sthe wake of a dismal finan- a top official has said. newer business opportunities, with the government on its to a specific email query on the WhatsApp’s payment platform cial performance in the last “We plan to raise $20 mil- Agashe said, adding it now payments services plans. recent plea to the RBI. has security risks for con- three quarters, Jet Airways is not operate on Mangalore- taken a comprehensive review lion from private equity serves over 500 non-sched- The development comes at In the letter, WhatsApp sumers and is not in compli- withdrawing its flight services Dubai route. All these services of its network, whereby it will investors over the next three-to- uled cooperative banks across a time when competitors such noted that the platform had ance with the guidelines. on as many as seven Gulf are being taken out of opera- move capacity from uneco- four months and are already in the country and the total as Google have forged ahead rushed to ensure that the pay- WhatsApp has been under routes from this month, a tions from December 5,” a nomical routes to more prof- talks with a few investors,” monthly transactions crossed with their payments offerings. ments data is stored in India, tremendous pressure to put in source said. source said. itable ones, to more closely Sarvatra founder and vice-chair- one crore in October. WhatsApp is currently pilot- immediately after the RBI came place a mechanism to curb fake The Naresh Goyal-con- This apart, the air services align the capacity offered with man Mandar Agashe, whose End-to-end backend ser- ing WhatsApp payments, and its out with a directive outlining news on its messaging platform trolled airline will not operate on Delhi-Muscat route are also the demand characteristics of family has had strong ties with vices are given, which enable Chief Chris Daniels has now the new payments data storage that incited mob fury in India. as many as 39 services per week being withdrawn from this specific markets,” Jet Airways the cooperative baking system small cooperative banks offer ser- written to the RBI urging that a requirements in April this year. Over a dozen people have been to Doha, Muscat, Abu Dhabi month, he said. said in a statement. for generations, told. vices like ATMs, point-of-sale formal approval be granted to “Today, (the) RBI has killed across the country this and Dubai from various The airline currently oper- “It is important to note that The company sees unified machines, mobile banking and take the payments product to all unfettered supervisory access year in mob lynchings, fuelled domestic cities, he said. ates one daily service each on the scale of the airline’s opera- payments interface (UPI) and debit cards, Agashe, a popular its users in the country. to payments data as prescribed by rumours circulating on Once a key market for Jet Kochi-Doha, Mangalore-Abu tions will remain unaffected,” it micro-ATMs as a big opportu- musician with a number of “I write to request your by the RBI circular…,” said the WhatsApp. Airways, the lower demand Dhabi, Mangalore-Dubai and added. nity and has drawn up plans to albums to his credit, said. He said formal approval to immediately letter. The rumours ranged from and high competition have Lucknow-Abu Dhabi. The Jet Airways posted a net deploy a field force of up to 500 these cooperative banks pay the expand WhatsApp’s BHIM UPI The Facebook-owned suspicion of stealing children to made a good number of routes Kozhikode-Doha and Delhi- loss of 1,261 crore during the new employees to the existing company on a per use basis, (Unified Payments Interface) company has also demanded a victims being believed to be in the Gulf economically unvi- Muscat is four days per week September quarter. This was 250 for the same. which is his main revenue stream. compliant payments product to “level playing field” for all killing cows. Riots have been able, forcing the airline to with- operations while the airline’s third successive “All these years, weve been The company chose all users in India, giving us the companies that offer payment instigated by people forward- draw operations from there, the Thiruvanathapuram-Doha ser- quarterly loss. Amid cash focusing on the issuing side of the switching as its niche and opportunity to offer a useful services, including “a certain ing and misinterpreting videos source said. vices are three times per week. paucity, it has been defaulting debit card business and as result avoided going into core bank- and secure service that can and transparent regulatory and on WhatsApp. Notably, Abu Dhabi-based Jet Airways in its response on salary payments to 15 per almost everyone has a debit card ing solutions space which had improve the lives of Indian peo- operating environment”. The Government has, on Etihad Airways holds 24 per said Gulf operations are being cent of its work force, primar- today along with mobile banking a slew of lenders, Agashe said. ple through digital empower- WhatsApp has also made a several occasions, warned the cent stake in the domestic full optimised to focus on connec- ily senior management, pilots facility on her phone. The technology developed ment and financial inclusion,” case for scaling up its opera- company that it can’t evade service carrier. tivity at its hubs in Mumbai and and engineers. “For the next five years, we in-house motivated ICICI Bank Daniels said in the letter tions by citing the productivi- responsibility if its messaging “Jet Airways has decided Delhi instead of point-to-point The airline has been saying will focus on the acquiring side to both invest in the company as addressed to the RBI Governor. ty gains that have accrued to service is used to spread false to withdraw its services to connectivity. The airline also for quite some time now it is in where merchants will accept well as use the same platform for The letter, dated November Indian small business as a information. The Centre has Doha from Kochi, Kozhikode said it will be enhancing fre- “active discussion” with various these services,” Agashe said, its own functioning, Agashe said, 5, mentions that WhatsApp’s result of the digital tool, and directed WhatsApp to develop and Thiruvananthapuram as quency on Mumbai- Doha, investors to secure financing to adding the funds raised will be pointing out that because of partner banks have also sub- expressed its deep commit- tools to combat fake or false well as to Abu Dhabi from Delhi-Doha as well as navigate through current head- deployed towards this purpose. this, as much as 30 percent of the mitted a request for formal ment to the market. messages, and, more impor- Lucknow and Mangalore. Mumbai-Dubai routes. winds and create long-term The company ended fiscal overall IMPS transactions in the approval. “Based on feedback from tantly, to identify message orig- Besides, the airline will also “Jet Airways has under- growth. 2018 with a topline of 70 crore country are handled by Sarvatra. When contacted, a NPCI and our bank part- inators. 6      5<4       != 9 >#)(&  6/7 /# “While softer  * 8   retail fuel prices will he Reserve Bank is likely to push core inflation Tmaintain status-quo on lower, there will be )1"$#&(& >#)(    '$C  interest rate in the upcoming significant diver- monetary policy review on gence from headline December 5 despite modera- inflation mainly on  #% ?  6/7 /# missions for next year, so we tion in economic growth and the back of higher are concerned about the uncer- easing inflation, opined prices of education asscom has raised con- tainties that could arise as the experts. and health,” Kotak   6/7 /# of Andhra Pradesh. Ncerns over the US government seeks to imple- After back-to-back hikes Research said, Investor Groups and com- Government’s latest proposal ment another major change in since June, the RBI had kept adding that it expects TC WIRES on Sunday panies like R3, Nair Ventures, that will require H1-B visa the H-1B process during that interest rates unchanged in the RBI to maintain sta- Borganised “WIRE SUM- Swiss Investment Group and seeking firms to electronically timeframe,” Nasscom said in a previous policy review in tus-quo. MIT 2018”, with a view to pro- Indian partners from Angelist, register their petitions in statement. October, surprising markets Devendra mote investment in IAN, and other top invest- advance, saying this will lead to It added that it will review that had expected a rate hike to Kumar Pant, Chief Blockchain-based startups. It ment firms in the country with “uncertainties” and could put the proposal before submitting support the tumbling rupee Economist, India was an extensive investment a host of Experienced US jobs at risk. comments and “take other and combat inflationary pres- Ratings and focused event held in New Traditional and Prominent The IT industry body, in a actions as appropriate to best sures from high oil prices. Research (Fitch Delhi. Angel Investors attended the statement, said it will careful- ensure that the process makes The repo rate, at which RBI Group), said 2018- BTCWIRES, the organisers event. ly review the 139-page proposal sense, is fair, and does no harm”. lends to other banks, was left 19 may still end up have in the past covered vari- “The main objective of and evaluate its implications for The Department of unchanged at 6.50 per cent. with a GDP growth ous global blockchain confer- Wire Summit is to promote, US companies and the econo- Homeland Security said public The six-member Monetary of 7.3 per cent and ences and summits. The event facilitate and execute invest- my, and then submit com- comments on the proposed Policy Committee (MPC), However, India’s econom- according to data released by “RBI may get the much need- was organised in partnership ments into blockchain based ments. rule may be submitted starting headed by RBI Governor Urjit ic growth slowed to 7.1 per cent the Central Statistics Office ed elbow room to keep the pol- with Fintech Valley, Vizag, Startups and DApp Projects. The Trump administra- December 3, when the pro- Patel, will meet for three days in the September quarter after (CSO). icy rate unchanged in the Government of Andhra The event will be one of its kind tion on Friday proposed major posed rule publishes in the starting December 3 for the peaking to an over two-year Kotak Research said the forthcoming bi monthly poli- Pradesh. in India, largest in terms of changes to the H-1B applica- Federal Register, and must be fifth bi-monthly monetary pol- high in the first three months MPC in its last policy had esti- cy review on 5 December “Fintech Valley, Vizag as investor relations in Blockchain tion process, including a new received on or before January 2. icy review of the current finan- of this fiscal, as consumption mated inflation at 3.9-4.5 per 2018”. part of the Vizag Fintech Sector.” Said Vinay Nair, rule requiring companies to “To the extent US policy cial year. demand moderated and farm cent in the second half of the Retail inflation based on Festival 2018 has hosted a Managing Partner at Nair electronically register their makes it more difficult and cost- The MPC’s decision will be sector displayed signs of weak- fiscal and 4.8 per cent in first Consumer Price Index (CPI) number of blockchain start-ups Ventures speaking at the event. petitions in advance, aimed at lier for global IT service com- announced in the afternoon of ness. quarter of next year. fell to a one-year low of 3.31 per like Belfrics, BlockTrust and The participating startups awarding this popular panies to provide their expertise December 5. The growth in Gross It expects the inflation at cent in October on the back of R3. The discussion in the got a chance to showcase their American work visa to the in the US, it will weaken the US Since the previous policy Domestic Product (GDP) in 2.9-4.3 per cent in the second cheaper kitchen staples, fruits Blockchain and Distributed products and ideas to a massive most skilled and highest paid companies that depend on them announcement, rupee has July-September is the lowest in half of the fiscal and 4.5 per and protein-rich items, as per Ledger Technology space has audience around the globe as foreign workers. to help fill their skills gaps. appreciated against the US dol- three quarters but better than cent in first quarter of 2019-20. latest available data. moved to understand how real the event was covered by reput- “...There is not much time Contrary to what is intended, lar and moved above the psy- 6.3 per cent in the same peri- “The softer-than-expect- It was 3.7 per cent in Blockchain impact is through ed national and international between now and when the this action could put US jobs at chologically crucial mark of 70. od of the previous year. ed inflation prints are on the September 2018 and 3.58 per successful full-scale imple- Media Publications around the next H-1B lottery season opens risk and create pressure to send Global crude oil prices too The Indian economy had back of benign food inflation, cent in October 2017. The mentations beyond the Pilots,” world and also locally in in April 2019. Companies have more IT work abroad, rather have softened significantly, grown by 8.2 per cent in the especially as most kharif crop retail inflation number is the says JA Chowdary — Special Japanese, Chinese, French, already begun assessing their than performing it in the US,” slipping below USD 60 per bar- first quarter of the current fis- prices remain well below the lowest since September 2017, Chief Secretary & IT Advisor Vietnamese, and Russian news needs and planning their sub- Nasscom pointed out. rel from USD 86. cal year that began in April, MSP prices. when it touched 3.28 per cent. to the Chief Minister — Govt. platforms.  $     B      $'#" #!! /( ) !")1(&% < /"&( 2!0O  P>5$    9:NO   #$ $(%  (")& $( !&   '=N  @   6/7 /# R&D team has under 100 peo- India is a key market for  6/7 /# think this is a spurious charge said: “We have increased min- ple currently. smartphone players as it con- and I think the debate should imum support price (MSP) remium smartphone maker The focus, Lau said, is on tinues to grow at a strong pace. erming the criticism of be much more on further for farmers by huge amounts.  6/7 /# During October, JPC said, POnePlus is betting on the using software and technolo- According to research firm Tjobless growth during the improving the quality of the Rural economy is in good the consumption of finished engineering talent pool in the gies like artificial intelligence to IDC, smartphone shipments in NDA Government as “spuri- jobs,” Kumar said. shape, farmers’ income is ris- ndia’s finished steel exports stood at 8.315 MT 2018, up by country to drive innovation make a global impact. India touched an all-time high ous”, Niti Aayog Vice- Noting that production of ing”. Ifell by 23.4 per cent to 0.596 8.4 per cent over 7.672 MT in and expects India to become its He, however, declined to of 42.6 million units in July- Chairman Rajiv Kumar has trucks, three-wheelers and Asked when the Aayog million tonnes (MT) in October 2017. largest research and develop- comment on how the head- September 2018 quarter, regis- said that 70 lakh jobs were cre- auto rickshaws is rising sig- will finalise the ‘New India October 2018, according to Steel Minister Chaudhary ment (R&D) base in the next count of the India R&D team tering a year-on-year growth of ated in the financial year 2017- nificantly, Kumar said: 2022’ document, Kumar said, Joint Plant Committee. Birender Singh had earlier said three years. would be ramped up. 9.1 per cent. 18 alone. “According to EPFO data, 70 “It’s ready and I am expecting The country had exported that India should cut down its The company, which has Lau highlighted that there Over the last few months, Kumar further said that lakhs jobs were created in it to be available in public 0.778 MT of finished steel dur- dependence on special steel recently set up its R&D centre is “significant untapped poten- a number of players have growth in sales of transport 2017-18”. domain in a very short time, ing the same month a year ago, product imports through value in Hyderabad, has similar facil- tial” in the Indian market as the launched devices in the pre- vehicles, huge disbursement of The Narendra Modi-led it’s finalised”. Joint Plant Committee (JPC), addition and form JVs (joint ities in Shenzhen, Taiwan and premium segment accounts mium category, the latest ones Mudra loans and EPFO data NDA Government came to The Government think- the only institution that collects ventures) with global leaders the US. It has about 700 peo- for about 4-5 per cent of the being Huawei with its Mate 20 show that enough opportuni- power in May 2014. tank has been working on the and maintains data on the for technological know-how. ple globally working in its overall smartphone shipment. Pro (Rs 69,990) and Asus with ties for employment and self- He further said if unem- strategy document for a while. Indian steel and iron sector, “PSUs ... When they have R&D teams. “The premium segment is its gaming smartphone - ROG employment were created dur- ployment is rising in the coun- The document was sent to said in its latest report. advantages like captive mines... “We are looking at India as about 4-5 per cent right now phone that was launched at Rs ing the past four years of the try then real wages in both states for comments. “Exports stood at 0.596 Why don’t they utilise it...Why a global talent hub for the com- but if 3-5 years from now, it 69,999. National Democratic Alliance rural and urban regions Commenting on rift MT in October 2018, down by not to put up washeries... Why pany. The idea is to have a long- were to be 15-20 per cent, the OnePlus, which had (NDA) Government. should decline, but it’s not between the Reserve Bank of 23.4 per cent over October not to go for value addition... term approach, bringing the market scenario would be total- entered the Indian market in Recently, former Prime happening. India (RBI) and the 2017 and was up by 3.8 per cent Special grades of steel,” Singh best of talent and training ly different...We are here for the 2014 with Amazon as its e- Minister Manmohan Singh “So, what is the basis for Government, he said that the over September 2018,” it said. had said, stressing upon the them and have them work long play. That is what we have commerce partner, held a 30 had said the BJP-led this (criticism of jobless last board meeting has shown As against exports, the need to curb imports. with us over the long term.... told the India team, they need per cent share in the premium Government’s promise to gen- growth during the NDA that the RBI’s autonomy is imports grew by 17.3 per cent Despite being the world’s We anticipate that India will be to focus on being healthy and category (30,000 and above) erate two crore jobs annually regime)? I think, the purpose intact completely. to 0.706 MT in October 2018 second-largest producer of our largest R&D base in three sustainable in the long-term,” during the July-September has turned out to be a “gim- is negative discourse for polit- “I am sure that every body from 0.602 MT in year-ago steel, India is still dependent on or more years,” OnePlus co- he said. 2018 quarter, as per research mick”. ical aims and does not reflect accepts that autonomy does period. imports for some products and founder and CEO Pete Lau told In August, Lau had said firm Counterpoint. “With all due respect, for- economic reality,” Kumar not mean a lack or absence of The country’s finished steel there is a need to develop PTI. India accounted for about one- Samsung was the second mer Prime Minister asserted. consultation and those con- output at 11.029 MT in technologies to produce elec- He added that the compa- third of OnePlus’ revenues last largest player in the category Manmohan Singh does not Replying to a question sultations will continue as October was 6.1 per cent high- trical grade and auto grade steel ny is engaging with the top year and is set to become the with 28 per cent market share, put forward the data (on on protests by farmers in they should continue,” Kumar er from 10.398 MT in same to become self-sufficient, he engineering colleges like IITs to “second home ground” for the followed by Apple (25 per employment generation), I some parts of the country, he said. month of 2017. had said. scout for talent. The India company. cent). # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./ $% )"44

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0 8          0   9(   !  3!#* threatened or that the Arc du    Triomphe is defiled," he said. G%2+    '<% (9 rench President Emmanuel As protests took place N#        %K D       FMacron led a crisis meeting across the country, a motorist 0         on Sunday after anti-govern- died overnight after crashing a     3        D   ment protests in Paris that left van into traffic which had built 0   HD0I% 263 people injured and up due to a "yellow vest" Buenos Aires: French du Triomphe is defiled," he      * widespread destruction around demonstration in Arles, south- President Emmanuel Macron said.      the capital. ern France, a local prosecutor on Saturday denounced pro- Macron has tried to focus ! " Macron met with the said Sunday. testers against him as chaos- in Buenos Aires on global prime minister, interior min- The so-called "yellow vest" seekers, as the growing affairs, seeking to lead like- !    ister and top security service anti-government protests that demonstrations first triggered minded countries in taking   officials at the presidential have swept France over the last by planned fuel price hikes action on challenges such as .->.%<5B  3  palace in Paris after flying in fortnight were sparked initial- turned violent. climate change in the face of   ? ! 8  from the G20 summit ly by a rise in taxes on diesel. "I will never accept vio- resistance from US President *    6 K 3  in Argentina. In a separate incident, a lence," Macron told a news Donald Trump.  A 3 *  @   He earlier visited the Arc motorway pay booth was set on conference at the G20 sum- But he was repeatedly           de Triomphe, a monument to fire by arsonists in southern mit in Buenos Aires amid the forced to address the crisis at        France's war dead, and other France near the city of massive "yellow vest" demon- home, even if he took pains       scenes of violence where he Narbonne, a judicial source strations. not to say "yellow vests" — *!0%    6   paid tribute to the police but told AFP Sunday. Five people "No cause justifies that the emergency jackets that   " was also booed by sections of were taken into custody, a authorities are attacked, that have become the emblems of the crowd. prosecutor said. businesses are plundered, the movement initially   Paris police said 412 peo- The main north-south that passers-by or journalists sparked by Macron's push for  "  ple were arrested on Saturday motorway in eastern France, are threatened or that the Arc a low-carbon economy. AFP .>     during the worst clashes for the A6, was also blocked by         years in the capital and 378 protesters near the city of Lyon TV. which he says are needed to       were still in custody. on Sunday morning, its oper- 0        "  0; "   )  0 "We have said that we won't fund the country's transition to       "  A total of 133 had been ator said. change course. Because the a low-emission economy.          injured, including 23 members The capital was calm, how- violence. Nearly 190 fires were put trist elected in May 2017. course is good," government And he remains a fervent     *  of the security forces who bat- ever, but as groups of workers Dozens of cars were out and six buildings were set Violent anarchist and far-right spokesman Benjamin Griveaux defender of the tax cuts he has    @  tled rioters for most of the day moved around cleaning up the torched by the gangs of rioters, alight, the interior ministry groups have infiltrated it and told BFM television defiantly delivered for businesses and the   " in some of the most famous mess from the previous day, the some of whom wore gas masks said. are thought to be behind on Sunday morning. wealthy, which he believes were parts of the capital. scale of the destruction became and ski goggles to lessen the At the Arc de Triomphe Saturday's clashes. "It's been 30 years that necessary to lower the  H    "I will never accept vio- clear. effects of tear gas which was graffiti had been daubed, with Macron faces a dilemma in people change course every country's chronic high   !  lence," Macron told a news Around famous areas fired continually by police. one slogan saying: "The yellow how to respond to the "yellow 18 months," he added, referring unemployment. 7%  9 H3&#I #$ conference in Buenos Aires including the Champs-Elysees, One person was in a criti- vests will win." vests", not least because they to Macron's presidential pre- "We're at a time when a bit         before flying home. the Louvre museum, the Opera cal condition after protesters Over the last few weeks, are a grassroots movement decessors who have often caved of national unity around our  8       "No cause justifies that and Place Vendome, smashed pulled down one of the huge the "yellow vest" movement with no formal leaders and a in to pressure from French security forces, around those #        authorities are attacked, that shop windows, broken glass iron gates of the Tuileries gar- has morphed into a broad wide range of demands. Some street protests. who are really struggling would *        businesses are plundered, that and the occasional burned- den facing the Louvre museum, opposition front to Macron, a representatives have also insist- Macron has so far refused be a good thing for the coun-      passers-by or journalists are out car were testament to the crushing several people. 40-year-old pro-business cen- ed on public talks broadcast on to roll back taxes on fuel, try," Griveaux added.  " ) &"& . (& % 2  O    :82

Katowice (Poland): With the global temperature rises to change are increasingly hard to But it said the US "reiter- "Katowice may show us if ((% # #$ :"$ ) (/ direst warnings yet of impend- well below two degrees Celsius ignore," said the statement, a ates its decision to withdraw" there will be any domino effect" ing environmental disaster still (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and to copy of which was obtained by from the landmark accord. following the US withdrawal, ringing in their ears, represen- the safer cap of 1.5C if at all AFP. Even solid progress in Katowice said Laurence Tubiana, CEO of Washington: US President ing military threats and point- They agreed on the need tatives from nearly 200 nations possible. But with only a single "We require deep transfor- on the Paris goals may not be the European Climate Donald Trump said Saturday ed barbs. for "maintaining vigorous gathered Sunday in Poland to degree Celsius of warming so mations of our economies and enough to prevent runaway Foundation and a main archi- he hoped to organise a second The two leaders signed a enforcement of existing sanc- firm up their plan to prevent far, the world has already seen societies." In Katowice, nations global warming, as a series of tect of the Paris deal. summit with North Korean vaguely worded document on tions to ensure the DPRK catastrophic climate change. a crescendo of deadly wildfires, must agree to a rulebook palat- major climate reports have Brazil's strongman presi- leader Kim Jong Un in early denuclearisation of the penin- understands that denucleari- The UN climate summit heatwaves and hurricanes able to all 183 states who have outlined. dent-elect Jair Bolsonaro, for 2019, perhaps as soon as sula, but progress since has sation is the only path," Sanders comes at a crucial juncture in made more destructive by ris- ratified the Paris deal. Just this week, the UN's one, has promised to follow the January or February. stalled as Washington and said, using the North's official mankind's response to plane- ing seas. This is far from a given: the environment programme said American lead during his cam- Trump told reporters trav- Pyongyang spar over the mean- name, the Democratic People's tary warming. In a rare intervention, pres- dust is still settling from US the voluntary national contri- paign. elling home to Washington ing of the document. Republic of Korea. The smaller, poorer nations idents of previous UN climate President Donald Trump's butions agreed in Paris would Even the most strident cli- with him aboard Air Force One North Korea has taken few But differences have that will bare its devastating summits issued a joint state- decision to ditch the Paris have to triple if the world was mate warnings -- spiralling from Argentina that "three concrete steps to abandon its emerged between Washington brunt are pushing for richer ment as the talks got underway accord. G20 leaders on to cap global warming below temperatures, global sea-level sites" were in consideration nuclear and ballistic missile and Seoul on how to proceed states to make good on the in the Polish mining city of Saturday agreed a final com- 2C. For 1.5C, they must rises, mass crop failures -- are for the meeting, a follow-up to programs. with Kim, as the dovish Moon promises they made in the Katowice, calling on states to munique after their summit in increase fivefold. While the something that many devel- their historic summit in US Secretary of State Mike has long favoured engagement 2015 Paris agreement. take "decisive action... To tack- Buenos Aires, declaring that data are clear, a global political oped nations will only have to Singapore in June. Pompeo was due to meet with with the North. In Paris three years ago, le these urgent threats". the Paris Agreement was "irre- consensus over how to tackle tackle in future. When asked about a future a top North Korean official in North and South Korea countries committed to limit "The impacts of climate versible". climate change remains elusive. AFP meeting, Trump said: "I think early November, but the meet- have begun to remove land- we're going to do one fairly ing was abruptly put off, with mines and destroy military (soon) — into January, North Korea insisting that bunkers at parts of their com- February, I think." Trump had Washington ease sanctions. mon border as part of efforts to     @    been in Buenos Aires for the On Friday, Trump dis- improve long-strained rela- Group of 20 summit. cussed the situation with South tions.     K   3   When asked Saturday if he Korean President Moon Jae-in They have also begun work would ever host Kim in the on the sidelines of the G20 to reconnect a train line and Mexico City: Anti-establish- issues fuelling widespread out- United States, the Republican summit. repair another rail link across ment leftist Andres Manuel rage: crime, poverty and cor- president replied: "At some The pair "reaffirmed their the border. Lopez Obrador vowed a "deep ruption. point, yeah." commitment to achieve the Despite the warming ties, and radical" change in Mexico But not everyone is per- In June, Trump and Kim final, fully verified denucleari- it remains unclear whether as he assumed the country's suaded: critics say the sharp- opened up dialogue on denu- sation" of North Korea, Kim will make his first-ever presidency Saturday, five tongued, silver-haired leader clearisation of the Korean Trump's spokeswoman Sarah visit to the South this year, as months after winning a land- has a radical and authoritarian peninsula after months of trad- Sanders said. Seoul is hoping. AFP slide election victory. streak. And despite his promis- The leader, widely known es of business-friendly policies, by his initials as "AMLO," took Mexican stocks and the peso AK  the oath of office and donned have plunged in recent weeks. )     the presidential sash before That did not stop Lopez Congress -- where the coalition Obrador, 65, from doubling      led by the upstart party he down on his promise of a founded four years ago, sweeping "transformation" as   @    C  Morena, now has strong he started his six-year term. majorities in both houses. "It might seem pretentious Ending 89 years of gov- or exaggerated to say it, but A$ 5    1   ernment by the same two par- today is not just the start of a ties, Lopez Obrador surged to new government. It is the start London: Britain's opposition           :       0    3 @ victory in the July 1 elections of a political regime change," he Buenos Aires: Russian tions with Western powers. Labour Party ramped up the       " F"   )  0 promising a new approach to said. AFP President Vladimir Putin said They blame Putin for starting pressure on Prime Minister on Saturday he saw no end to the conflict in 2014, when his Theresa May Sunday, saying it the conflict in eastern Ukraine forces annexed Crimea, laying will call a no-confidence vote #   3 P2 ?    "as long as the current author- the ground for Russian sepa- if Parliament rejects her Brexit :  )* ities remain in power". ratists to seize cities in eastern deal on December 11.   "The current Ukrainian Ukraine. May is battling to per- /0 1     N1 authorities have no interest in Heavy military spending suade skeptical British law-   6  resolving the conflict, especially and the loss of vital industries makers to back the deal her    :    K+ by peaceful means," Putin told in the separatist regions have Government and the European         reporters at the end of the G20 weighed heavily on Ukraine's Union reached last month. 6    summit in Argentina. economy. And Kiev has received Rejecting it would leave the Jerusalem: Israeli police on  AC Taliban's shadow governor "As long as they remain in only around half of a USD 17.5 UK facing a messy, economi- Sunday recommended indict- and two of his guards, accord-  1  Aden: UN aid chief Mark power, the war will continue," billion rescue loan from the cally damaging "no-deal" Brexit ing Prime Minister Benjamin t least 10 civilians were ing to the provincial Lowcock warned on Saturday the Russian leader said. International Monetary Fund on March 29. Netanyahu and his wife Sara for Akilled following an Government spokesman, that Yemen was "on the brink The conflict pitting Russian (IMF) because of the slow pace Labour Brexit spokesman bribery and other offences, the airstrike in the eastern Paktia Omar Zwak. $3 L of a major catastrophe", as the separatists against Ukrainian of reforms that include anti-cor- Keir Starmer said it's third such move against the province bordering Zabihullah Mujahid, the world body pushes for peace government forces is estimat- ruption measures. "inevitable" that Labour will premier in recent months. Pakistan, Afghan officials said Taliban's spokesman, in a Dhaka: The candidature of talks in the impoverished and ed to have claimed more than But Putin dismissed bring a motion of no-confi- Netanyahu immediately on Sunday. statement said that Mullah jailed former Bangladesh PM war-wracked country. 10,000 lives — one-third of Ukraine's economic problems dence in the government if rejected the accusations, but the Shausta Jan Ahady, a for- Abdul Manan Akhand, a pow- Khaleda Zia, who has filed her His comments came after them civilian — since it broke on Saturday, saying, "It's always Parliament rejects the Brexit three cases against him have led mer provincial council mem- erful military commander in nomination papers for the renewed deadly clashes out four years ago. easier to blame economic fail- agreement. to speculation that they could ber, said that women and chil- the southern region, was upcoming general election in between Huthi rebels and pro- The war has strained rela- ures on war." AFP AP eventually force the long-serv- dren were among those killed among those killed in the country from three con- government forces in the Red ing prime minister to step in the strike carried out a day Saturday's airstrike. stituencies, has been rejected Sea port city of Hodeida, which down. earlier. "Abdul Manan Akhand, Sunday by the Election is vital for the flow of human- The head of the opposition He said local residents was a powerful and brave mil- Commission due to her con- itarian aid. )  @# %)"'( ") '#$$() Labour party, Avi Gabbay, displayed the bodies and itary commander who cleared victions in two graft cases. "Yemen is on the brink of renewed his call for Netanyahu protested on Sunday. 95 per cent of Helmand from The Commission's deci- a major catastrophe," Lowcock to resign after the latest rec- Provincial Government invader Americans and their sion came four days after the said, as he wrapped up a visit ($% P() (!!A > "'#&) ommendations were released. spokesman Abdullah Hsrat slaves," the Taliban statement Bangladesh High Court ruled to the country. The attorney general will said the airstrike killed four said. that a person jailed for more He said conditions had now decide whether to bring insurgents and that an inves- Manan was a military than two years cannot contest deteriorated alarmingly since Buenos Aires: A dinner meet- woman Sarah Sanders said she adorned with flowers. indictments in the case, which tigation has been launched commander and the Taliban's polls, effectively ruining Zia's his last visit in October 2017 to ing Saturday between US expected to release a state- "We will probably end up centres on regulatory benefits into the allegations of civilian shadow governor responsible chance to participate in the Yemen, which the United President Donald Trump and ment soon. There was no ending up getting something allegedly granted to telecom- casualties. not only for Helmand, but also December 30 polls. Nations has termed the world's his Chinese counterpart Xi immediate word from China's that will be good for China and munications firm Bezeq in "We are aware of the Kandahar, Zabul and Nimroz Zia is serving jail terms in worst humanitarian crisis. Jinping to discuss their grow- government. the United States," Trump said. exchange for positive coverage reports of civilian casualties, provinces, according to local two graft cases involving char- "In Aden, I met emaciated ing trade war went "very well", Trump and Xi, who were in Xi stated that they shared from a related media company. but can't confirm it right now, officials in Helmand. ities named after her slain hus- children so malnourished they White House top economic the Argentinian capital over the tremendous responsibility to Police in February recom- as an investigation is ongoing," The Taliban control of band Ziaur Rahman. She had could barely open their eyes," advisor Larry Kudlow said. last two days for a summit of find a solution. "Only with mended indicting the prime said Provincial Government nearly half the country and filed nomination papers from Lowcock said in a statement. Kudlow's comment to jour- G20 countries, had gone into cooperation between us can we minister in two other corrup- spokesman Abdullah Hsrat. run a parallel administration three constituencies — two "Humanitarian assistance nalists, as Trump and his dele- the meeting in a bid to pull the serve the interest of both peace tion investigations. Ahady said the area is with provincial governors and from northwestern Bogra and helps many of these children gation were about to take off for world's top two economies and prosperity," he said. In the findings announced under Taliban's control and so military commanders across one from southeastern Feni, recover. But I also heard heart- Washington from Buenos Aires, from the brink of a full-fledged The meeting, featuring a Sunday, police said there was exact information is difficult to numerous provinces in the but the returning officers of the breaking stories of children was the first public reaction trade war. menu of sirloin steak, caramel evidence to charge Netanyahu obtain. country. two districts scrapped her relapsing again and again from the high-stakes dinner Both leaders expressed rolled pancakes and with bribery, fraud, breach of In a separate incident in It was not immediately nominations as she was con- because their families simply lasting more than two hours. optimism as they and top aides Argentinian wine, went on trust and unlawful acceptance. the southern Helmand clear who carried out either victed by the court, an EC can't afford food or proper White House spokes- sat down at a long hotel table longer than scheduled. 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So it is important to impart knowl- C  "M times packaged, often times about heritage edge about the products to the consumer &   $ and memory but mostly it is a rare expe- rather than just simply romanticising    rience. them. “Ayurveda is a luxury product that   Designer Ritu Beri redefined the con- India has been creating and researching   9) tours of the word given that consumers in since time immemorial,” emphasised the country are more travelled, experi- Chaturvedi.  " *%  enced, discerning and demanding than Trying to figure out how the defini-    %  ever. She expressed her desire to open tion of luxury could differ for different   C doors for India to luxury brands from var- people, Makhni asked each panellist to    /   ious countries that may strengthen India’s name the most luxurious thing that they  7   voice across the world. At the Luxury owned. “Don’t say that it is your wife or Symposium 2018, which she has initiat- your husband, a lover or your family. It 0    4 ed, she said, “The idea is to create an should be an entity, an object, a product,” manufactured.” She added that since India or monuments, Dharmendra Pradhan, # 9)  increased space for knowledge and com- he said with a laugh. There were answers has such a rich heritage and culture, with Minister of Skill Development and B B   petence.” like a tennis racket, grandmother’s ring, agriculture as its primary source of liveli- Entrepreneurship as well as Minister of *    " As the symposium commenced, organic farm and jewellery. The segment hood, “there’s no reason for us to not make Petroleum and Natural Gas, said that there L#K    Union Minister of External Affairs, also talked about India’s strength lying in world-class wines. As a master of wine, I is a lot happening everyday that has curbed Sushma Swaraj said India had so much her ability to draw on its prolific tradition, want to be a cultural representative of India the respect for these things. “I want to   luxury in her culture, crafts, textiles, and craftsmanship, culture and heritage. and to be able to take initiatives that are recreate Chandni Chowk in a way that   jewellery which, with proper branding, The symposium comprised four seg- game-changing.” people know more about its history and  "M could be an important source for econom- ments and the next one saw a debate on She has observed a lot of curiosity years of existence. There are a number of ic growth and employment. culinary creativity as a signature statement among the world about India and a few monuments in India that have been shut, The “Make in India” project itself was where the group of panellists and food myths and misconceptions. “Since we also or are abandoned or less-visited. There likened to an exclusive offering and com- connoisseurs from across the globe were N7#6/ #* &/ @*& have a large population that follows veg- should be a way that these monuments also O ) pared to the “Made in Italy” trademark, questioned about the steps and creativity 0#D##*/ C/D/!8/ etarianism and teetotalism, people have don’t get harmed or lose their historical sig-   Italy being the partner country at the meet. that they have applied to broaden their myths about whether Indians consume nificance, while at the same time become The panel discussion between Licia brands outside their respective nations. 6 * 6 alcohol as much as they do. But even then, a part of commercialisation, in a way that    Mattioli, Vice-President, Confindustria; It highlighted that even though taste we are the largest consumers of whisky as government can generate revenue from it. )+&' ) Massimiliano Guzzini, Business Director, buds across the world are becoming more /6@!@* 030#&? we drink 200 million cases annually.” There should be particular schemes for Iguzzini; Christian Foddis, CEO of Asia, sophisticated and are constantly craving for &@ C@@ &!@8 Talking about what classifies a normal monuments. For instance, old forts can  % ( Ferragamo; Atul Chaturvedi, Addl extravagant combinations and unexpect- product from a luxurious one, Stefano become a place for destination weddings,   Secretary, DIPP; Vinita Jain, founder, ed flavours, the back-end was yet to evolve. NA/ #6 #6#"O #&O* from Fererro India said, “It is not only the of course, outside the heritage zone.” Biotique Royal and Rajiv Makhni, journal- This means that a 360-degree improve- product that makes the difference but also Interior designer Raseel Gujral Ansal    ist, which followed compared how pack- ment is needed beyond food and bever- 6 8!#0&! the way it is presented. If we talk about believed that, “Luxury is just a perception.  &(  aging and printing in the Indian market ages in the restaurant. We have to look into Fererro, its first customer was attracted by Destination weddings have become a   (   differs from the Italian one. Mattioli packaging, presentation and the atmos- 3!@0& 6 6@& the packaging that it had. The taste was growing trend in India. In such a scenario, &''"   +&) highlighted that Italy’s packaging tech- phere. These factors could determine the 6B0&!/" identified and popularised much later.” the brides as well as the guests don’t want + (! %"   $++ niques have outgrown the rate of initial extravagance of an establishment and So what does it take to evolve as a lux- to travel with heavy jewellery. Rather they growth. “There needs to be a certain ratio- make for an unforgettable culinary expe- &/!/O* 6@ !/*@6 ury brand? The next set of panellists said are looking at alternatives. They have start- & )&" % & '& nale when you talk about luxury goods. rience and luxury element. that there could be many facets involved ed wearing a lot of everyday pearls and & "$ %  & Techniques such as 3D printing in Milan The panel had Carlo Cracco, Italian B@! * &@ 6@& A/ to move forward, develop and build a lux- stones and collecting a lot of antique jew- !&"  7&++   have helped turn Italy into a hub for inno- chef and restaurateur ; Thierry Gardinier, ury brand. And that the attitude of today’s ellery. So it is not possible to define what &+ + vation. Today, there is customisation, director, Les 110 Taillevent; Stefano Pelle, 7@!$0** consumer appears to be more voracious luxury is. It could be a home for someone, %)& ("&  )& variety and a range of personalisation avail- MD, Ferrero India; Silvia Landucci, Export than ever as newer trends have unfolded a ring for someone else, food for the poor, able,” she said. director, Boscovivo Truffles; Rashmi Uday 7#6/*O in the sector over the last decade. And or maybe a new laptop for a kid. It could  )++    While the panellists talked about Singh, author and food critic; Sonal hence, it’s important to understand the also be a token of love from an ancestor.  +),P how India’s rich culture and heritage had Holland, Master of wine and Andrea secret behind why a luxury brand contin- Luxury is always connected to emotions. L+&B$ shaped its luxury segment, they also Senigaglia, director, Alma. ues to evolve while others fade away. Hence, it’s just a perception.” focussed on how story-telling isn’t a Sonal highlighted that wine is an agri- However, in the midst of under- The symposium concluded that strong game here. Chaturvedi said, “‘Make cultural product and not a manufactured standing and welcoming luxury, the next “Luxury is about know-how and the    in India” is giving a huge push to our one, which makes it a luxury. “Wine is the segment, talking about the concept of lux- thing itself. It is an ability to tell a story.   domestic brands which are getting more most civilised beverage and has an enor- ury homes, also highlighted that we have The important thing is making the cus- "( space to showcase internationally. But sim- mous capacity to boom through ‘Make in started losing respect for our culture and tomer realise the value of execution.     ilarly, there is also a need to push better India.’ It’s an agricultural product and not heritage. Be it in the form of our festivals Renaissance is a grand word for luxury.”     !   L #  96 6%/%< 6  %                     B  / A6O              " &            %  *## *&&! $-? ,6.% $ %& am really glad to be in Delhi Brought up in Satto, a village The idea of integration and         $ because this is the place where my near Jaisalmer, Khan was born into Indianness comes through in his      K  $ Icareer began,” says folk singer the Maganiyar family and was singing as well. “When I am on stage,  D  CK     Mame Khan, who released his latest exposed to their folk music since the audience wants to listen to good song, Laal Pili Ankhiyan, a little less childhood. Their style called Jangra songs and does not care if my name        " than three weeks back and which has utilises rare instruments such as the is Mame Ram or Mame Khan. My &  %      registered 40,000 hits during this bowed kamaicha and the percussion religion is humanity and I have      4  9 time. Khan looks pleased, dressed in piece khartal, where the player has learnt this since I was a child and it   ' black with a colourful pagdi on his a unique theatrical-dance posture is there in my blood,” he says, emo- #  ( head. while performing. In Laal Pili tions surging high. “I am a Muslim His love for Delhi has its roots in Ankhiyan, Sindhi Sarangi and drums but I have a temple in my house. I his childhood. “I was 12 years old and are used. He also has brought togeth- sing about Krishna, Ram, Kabirdas I sung Kesariyo Hazaaron Gul for er singers from across the country. and Ravidas. We believe in all reli- &    Rajeev Gandhi ji. On August 15, Says he, “The idea is to bring togeth- gions. My father’s riyaz started with  %   there were 50 children from differ- er people from different parts of the Krishna ,” he says. ent states between the age group of country because we are essentially Just the way different religious .( ")% 2 (%($&#$        eight-12. We dedicated it to him one people.” traditions meet in his singing, Khan because he looked like a thousand has also been the meeting ground for    &D    )! flowers. My career started from many composers. He was spotted at         '9     #           there,” he says while sitting in the Ila Arun’s daughter’s wedding and B %   3!&#C 3!   ?*# *!          " office of a mall in Noida where he is recommended to Shankar & C         4 supposed to perform later in the Mahadevan. He got his Hindi film                   *      9)''" evening. break and went on to sing Baavre for He is accompanied by others Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance (2009) ing Lear mouthing sions of art forms, DIAF offers tial resistance was finally          who will be collaborating with him. where Shankar Ehsan Loy were the soliloquies and enacting all, while maintaining the folowed by the success of DIAF.     % A    “We haven’t rehearsed. Whatever we composers. “The time that I enjoyed Kthem through Kathakali uniqueness and diversity of The festival of arts creates a      do is on the spot and is improvised. with Shankar sir was amazing. while being French in origin. India’s artistic and cultural tra- positive and vibrant image of      We haven’t planned for what comes There is a bhajan called Guru Fiona Gardner, an Australian, ditions. India among international pro-        out on stage,” says Khan as he Shankar Mahadev and it can be will become the goddess It seems to be a mammoth fessionals working in India, describes what he has in store for for him as I learnt a lot from him in a thematic experimental task to bring so many artists tourists and others. " later in the evening when he per- and I still do.” dance. None of them knows under one platform. When you Pratibha explains that there’s L#   forms here. He has also worked with India deeply. Yet they will ask Pratibha, she explains, a diaspora section where a lot of     1  $ Laal Pili Ankhiyan, like theatrical director Roysten Abel attempt to reinterpret our sto- “DIAF is India’s biggest and artistes will perform under the  " C # $ Jogiya, is a part of his folk pro- for Maganiyar Seduction, ries. The 12th edition of the largest cultural equity. We brand theme ‘Indian Art: International K  #  +  ject. “It is a traditional folk which had a mass ensemble Delhi International Arts India as a cultural leader and a Performers.’ She says, “They song in with a twist. It incor- of more than 40 singers and Festival, (DIAF) is ready to meeting place of ideas. Indian are Indians living abroad or for-   %    porates the Flamenco musicians as well as collab- unfold many such surprises art and artists have a curiosity eigners who practise our art      melody from Spain which orated with Kaushiki for its audience. Festival direc- factor and they are always ready forms.”   )! has its origins in Rajasthan.” Chatterjee where folk music tor Pratibha Prahlad, who is to perform. But yes, it’s difficult She feels that such festivals  *K Mame learnt the nuances was mixed for the first time also a Bharatanatyam dancer, to get artists from all over the creates an excitement among all  ')     of singing from his father, with classical. He says, “Amit believes that this is perfectly in world. I have been a well-known and enables a confluence of Ustad Rana Khan, a respected singer. Trivedi’s music is organic and keeping with the philosophy dancer for 50 years and my per- ideas in a melting pot. They pro-   K K But the musical tradition in his fresh.” that “art sensitises, harmonis- sonal credibility and equity vide an aspirational platform to      K family goes much farther back to 15 Despite having worked es and unifies countries.” helped me to get other artistes those who want to showcase  " #    generations. But a set-up where the with some of the biggest She explains that the main on board.” their talent. Festivals like DIAF,    father doubles up as a guru can be names in the Hindi film aim of the festival is to re-instill Pratibha wanted to spread she says, can take a risk that a double-edged sword. “It is our tra- industry, it is the audience pride in the country’s rich cul- the flavour of different art forms ordinarily small organisations    " C dition that you have to really request that he loves performing tural heritage and diverse aes- across geographical boundaries. cannot, by presenting disparate  #     the guru to impart his gyaan. If it before as compared to a stu- thetic practices, while simulta- She spoke to various art organ- forms of art. 2018 is also the last    R 6  was someone else, perhaps he dio recording. “The love neously inviting artistes from isations, foreign embassies, time that Prahlad will be organ-   %M  A" would relent but my father never and energy of the audience across the globe. encouraging them to put up ising the event on sole capacity. did. He even slapped me on stage make all the difference to From the most traditional to their own shows individually yet (The festival is on till once as I went off key,” he recalls. any performance.” the most contemporary expres- under a single umbrella. The ini- December 10.) &(&    48 # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./   - ;   ;   

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These problems are classified as For the Indian education system, the In such a scenario, innovative techno- economic, social, political, racial, admin- primary game-changer would be connec- logical solutions that harvest the benefits istrative and so on, and attempts are made tivity and penetration through innovative of multimedia education tools without to find solutions to them from the respec- devices. As netizens, we are already liv- banking on internet connectivity are tive area of human knowledge. ing in a ‘connected world’ and understand important. Companies like Chhota Unjust treatment to industrial or the opportunities that internet and tech- Internet provide free Wi-Fi to scholars to farm-labour, torture of political oppo- nology have thrown open for us. In the access relevant content in their campuses nents, unfair treatment to undertrials, same way, technology can bridge the gaps and residential hostels through e-books, bride-burning, ill-treatment to women, in delivering high quality, uninterrupted audio and video lecture formats. The most inhuman treatment because of racial education across India. remarkable feature of this technology is prejudices or casteism, bonded labour and According to Census 2011, almost 70 that it achieves this without the need of abject poverty are only some problems on per cent of Indians still live in rural areas, internet connection, at no recurring cost. the long list, and at the top of it is the spread across 600,000-plus villages. There live in rural India, as per a latest study. The and low affordability of internet service nology. The solution solves the issues related to problem of armament race that threatens are more than 125 million individuals in challenge with penetration of internet in packs while on a global scale, people are But for India, there have to be solu- shortage of good teachers as well. the very existence of humankind. the age group of 14 to 18 years, of whom the rural India is lack of electricity to now able to learn in ways that would not tions that allow learning by harvesting the (The writer is the CEO of a technolo- Economic and social reforms, diplo- more than two-thirds, roughly 85 million, charge devices, poor network quality have been possible without digital tech- benefits of multimedia education tools, gy-based education company.) matic negotiations, political declarations and legal enactments are only some of the measures that have been adopted to solve these and other problems over the years. 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HOlympic Silver medallists Belgium Belgium withdrew their goal keeper in an evenly-contested Pool C match of the for an extra player with little less than five men's hockey World Cup here on Sunday. minutes from the hooter and their move Pegged back by Alenander Hendricks' struck gold when Gougnard scored with goal in the eighth minute, India made a a slap shot in between Sreejesh's legs late valiant comeback after the change of into the game. ends, scoring two goals in the third and The Indians made a few impressive fourth quarter through Harmanpreet moves in the remaining few minutes but Singh (39th) and Simranjeet Singh (47th) Belgium defended stoutly despite the to take the lead. absence of their goalkeeper to share the But the hosts defence faltered in the spoils. final minutes and conceded a late goal when Simon Gougnard scored in the 56th    H minute to draw level. Canada and South Africa played out The draw, however, enabled World No a 1-1 draw in their second Pool C match 5 India to take the top spot in Pool C ahead to stay afloat in the men's hockey World of Belgium on goal difference. Both teams           )  0  Cup here on Sunday. have a win and a draw from two outings. It was a hard-fought battle with lit- Contrary to their last match, the Two minutes from half time, Tom tle separating the two teams. 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Belgium on the same day. 2 !:       6      /2" ')   #% #O       ■ *#@68  ■ C# ■ &#3/# 0#&? eroca FC notched up their ising Indian shuttler Lakshya Nsecond win of the I-League RSen avenged his defeat in last llas Narayan Sunday became the first ever season by beating Shillong month's World Juniors final in UIndian individual medal winner in an inter- Lajong 2-1 in a Northeast derby style with a straight-game victory national ultra running event by clinching a match to jump to the top half over Thailand's Kunlavat Vitidsarn Bronze in the 2018 International Association of of the points table here on to lift the men's singles title in the Ultra Running (IAU) 24 Hour Asia & Oceania Sunday. Tata Open India International Championships here. Felix Chidi drew the first Challenger here on Sunday. Narayan bagged the third position, complet- blood for Neroca in the 33rd Sen, beaten in three games in ing 250 km, behind two Japanese runners minute, while Phrangki Buam the final by the Thai who was the Yoshihiko Ishikawa (253 km) and Nobuyuki restored parity in the 48th defending champion in the world Takahashi (252 km). Minute before the visiting side juniors in Canada last month, The Indian team, comprising Narayan striker Subash Singh struck came out with all guns blazing to (250 km), Sunil Sharma (202 km) and L L the match-winner in the 83rd chalk out an impressive 21-15, 21- Meena (192 km), also won a Bronze with their minute at the JLN Stadium. 10 victory in just 35 minutes in a combined distance of 644 km. Japan won the 8 2 & '       With this win, Neroca FC lop- sided final at the Cricket Club team event Gold with a distance of 756 km and surged to the fifth spot with of courts. Australia (684 km) got the Silver. Marathon Championships and includes World eight points from six matches In the all-Indian women's Among the Indian women, Hemlata Saini and Continental Championships in the catego- while the home side found singles final, qualifier Ashmita completed 172 km while Meenal Kotak ran 161 ry of 50 km Ultra Marathon, 100 km Ultra themselves at the 10th place Chaliha outclassed her eighth- km. Marathon, 24 Hour Race and Trail with four points from seven away from creating any scoring citadel but were unable to find Neroca's attacking inten- seeded opponent Vrushali Ultra races involved running over extreme- Championships. games. chance. the equaliser. tions were soon rewarded when Gummadi 21-16, 21-13 in half an ly long distances which are far longer than the AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said, "This The visitors were onto seri- Neroca FC, in the 33rd The second half began with Subash Singh sent the ball into hour to lift her first international traditional races. They are contested over two is indeed a very proud moment for Ultra ous business right from the first minute, got the opening goal Lajong continuing with their the net from an outstanding crown. different types of race modalities, either over a Running in India. The aim is to leave an impres- minute when a powerful shot when Felix Chidi headed home attacks and their efforts were flick from Felix Chidi in the Left-handed Ashmita had set distance (like 50 km, 100 km and longer sion, and this is precisely what the team has from Subhash hit the top of the from an inch-perfect cross soon rewarded when an acute 83rd minute and that turned dumped top seed Ksenia events) or a set time (like 6 hr, 24 hr, and multi- done. woodwork to get deflected to from Malem Metei. angle pass from Mahesh Singh out to be the match winner. Polikarpova of Israel and fourth day events). "Our endeavour is to encourage ultra run- the left post and finally fell out- Lajong FC coach Alison was received by Phrangki Buam Neroca FC next play Indian seed Chananchida Jucharoen of The Athletics Federation of India joined the ners to achieve higher standards comparable on side the line to be collected by brought in Maorem Mahesh to restore the parity. Arrows at home on December Thailand on way to the summit International Association of Ultra Runners the global platform. The Ultra Running Lajong goalkeeper Neithovilie. Singh in place of Lalwmpuia Lajong could have found 7 while Shillong Lajong FC will contest in which she blew away (IAU), the official body for Ultra Running, only Committee of AFI has been working to take the Lajong were playing well in Hnamte in the 36th minute. their second goal but Mahesh travel to Srinagar to take on I- Vrushali with her speed and last year. sport forward with a vision of excellence and the midfield but lack of creativ- Lajong, thereafter, attempted a Naorem Singh missed the League debutants Real Kashmir aggression. The IAU conducts International Ultra free of drugs." ity and good finish kept them few intrusions into the Neroca opportunity in the 79th minute. FC on December 11. The men's final was a grudge match and was expected to be no- holds-barred contest, but the 17- year-old Almora-born Sen -a &   0    @-    B   trainee at the Prakash Padukone academy in Bengaluru turned in a commanding performance and ■ 8@6 and Bihar's Ripunjay Yadav, ■ 6/7 /# emerged triumphant. Punia was in a spot after con- "I knew his game as we have easoned Amit Dhankar ceding two passivity points n impressive defensive played before and had prepared for Sshowed that he still has against Sanjeet but seconds Ashow by U Mumba saw it. I was totally focused. It's a great enough left in his tank by before the time, he got a push- them beat Gujarat feeling," said Sen after his one- emerging champion in the out point to move to the semi- Fortunegiants 36-26 in the top- sided victory. 74kg but the next Bajrang finals. of-the-table clash in the Pro Prakash, praising Sen's display, Punia or a Sushil Kumar was Punia was sensationally Kabaddi Season 6 here on said that his protg had the talent not in sight as Tata Motors knocked out by Railways' Sunday. to go places in world badminton. Senior National Wrestling Parveen, who pinned the tal- This was U Mumba's first- "Lakshya definitely has Championship concluded here ented youngster in just 38 ever win over Gujarat promise. The potential is there. It's on Sunday. seconds. Deepak was trying a Fortunegiants in the history of entirely up to him now", said Dhankar, former Asian shoulder throw but the move Pro Kabaddi League. Prakash. and Commonwealth back-fired as he could never The architects of U The women's final too did not Champion, mixed his aggres- wriggle out of Parveen's Mumba's famous victory were provide any thrills with Ashmita sive tactics with solid defence skipped the Nationals. said. stronghold. veteran Dharmaraj Cherlathan points for Gujarat Fortunegiants leading 17-14. gaining control of the match from enroute to his seventh National Dhankar said he feels A lot was expected from In the thrilling final, (6 points) and Rohit Rana (5 as they trailed 6-9 after six min- Siddharth Desai picked up the beginning. title in the men's freesstyle ready to replace Sushil. the young Deepak Punia, who Parveen prevailed 5-2 against points). utes of play. a vital raid point in the 26th "I had lost to her 3-4 times ear- competition. "I have lot of faith in my is making transition from the Pawan Kumar to take Gold in U Mumba scored 16 tack- It was Sachin's raiding minute to give U Mumba 20-17 lier and this is the first time I have While he stood out with defence. I could not do that junior to seniors level, but he 86kg category. Parveen took le points, which was more than prowess that kept Gujarat lead. beaten her and, that too, in an his leg attack till the final, the well in the final. I have beaten faded in the semifinals in the advantage of his height and their raiders scored. For Gujarat Fortunegiants in the match as Desai followed it up with international event. I am very gold medal bout against SSCB's him a lot of times but I could 86kg category. power before Pawan fought Fortunegiants, Sachin scored he kept on picking raid points another raid in the 29th minute happy. Her defense was not that Vinod was all about defence as not attack. Nevertheless, I am Punia, the junior World back in the second period. eight points while Prapanjan at regular intervals. Gujarat as U Mumba opened up a 10- good and that's why I attacked the he won 5-1. happy with the way I fought in Silver medallist and junior Punia later claimed a chipped in with four points. Fortunegiants sent Siddharth point gap. Sachin tried to rally way I did," said Ashmita. Someone whose interna- the tournament," Dhankar, 31- Asian Champion and tipped to Bronze with commanding 11- Rohit Balliyan's two-point Desai to the bench with a Gujarat back into the match India clinched another title tional career never took off due year-old from Haryana, said. be India's future star in heavy 0 win over Hitesh in the Play- raid in the third minute gave U strong tackle to trail 11-12 after with a few raid points but U when the unseeded doubles com- to presence of Olympic medal- "Sushil bhai guided me categories, had a tough first off. Mumba 4-2 lead. U Mumba 13 minutes. Mumba were in no mood to bine of Sumeeth Reddy and M R list Yogeshwar Dutt in his cat- before coming here. He is my round as he was up against Looking ahead, the 19- looked like a team in a hurry as It was a close encounter relinquish their lead. Arjun stunned the top-seeded egory. Dhankar still is compet- idol and I am hopeful he will 87kg silver Greco Roman year-old said he was eyeing a they took just four minutes to between two evenly matched U Mumba forced a super Malaysian pairing of Sze Fei Goh ing in a category which is give me a chance for the World Silver medallist Prabhpal berth in World Championship inflict the first all out to lead 9- teams as neither of the teams tackle and collected a couple of and Nur Izzuddin 21-10, 21-16 in owned by two-time Olympic Championship next year. I Singh. to make an attempt at Tokyo 4. refused to give an inch. U more tackle points in the last a 35-minute title contest. medallist Sushil Kumar, who think I am good enough," he After going past Singh Olympic qualification. Sachin got a couple of raid Mumba went into the break five minutes of the match. # &#%( #) ("%*+,-./ "# 4< %:23% :&3%8 :# 1 /%=$    3   ?       : ,       B  :$)% $:28:3 35$:# 4       O :2$ :'* !■ !# when sitting on the bench, with 0    Solari confirming afterwards that eal Madrid's revival under Bale had "felt a problem". 3  9$' RSantiago Solari appears to be Madrid had made much the back on track after they moved up better start and in the eighth !■ #6 to fifth in La Liga with a 2-0 win minute, took the lead. over Valencia. Wass headed into his own net ristiano Ronaldo converted a An own-goal from Valencia's but Dani Carvajal led the cele- penalty to cap a dominant 3-0 Daniel Wass gave Madrid an brations. He kept the ball alive Cwin for Juventus over early lead before Lucas Vazquez before rummaging past Gabriel Fiorentina as the Italian champions added a late second to wrap up Paulista and Jose Gaya. The opened up an 11-point lead on top of   5      %    )0  )     their sixth win in seven games flicked cross gave Wass too little Serie A. under their new coach on time to react. Ronaldo slotted his 10th goal on Stefano Pioli's team has not won Saturday. Valencia made hardly any Saturday in 14 league games from the in the league for more than two The 3-0 thrashing by Eibar impact on the half, pressed and spot after 79 minutes, to add to months, the last time on September last weekend, in Solari's first offi- harried into submission. Neto Rodrigo Bentancur's opener after 30. cial game in charge, had placed skewed a clearance under pressure half an hour in Tuscany with captain Juventus dominated the game the depth of the recovery in but then made up for his error by Giorgio Chiellini volleying after 69 before which tributes were paid to for- doubt but this was another denying Bale from close range. minutes. mer Fiorentina captain and Italian assured display to back up an Fortunate only to be one The Portuguese star was substi- 4D/6&* international Davide Astori who died impressive Champions League behind, Valencia improved after tuted just afterwards for the first time suddenly last March. win over Roma in midweek. the break. Santi Mina blazed this season after receiving a yellow @#6&/ &/ Juventus threatened in the open- Madrid move two points over with only Thibaut Courtois card spending the last 10 minutes on 8/ C/B@!/ 7#0 ing minute with Marco Benassi send- behind Barcelona and only three to beat. Gaya's cutback was slight- the bench. ing just wide. adrift of leaders Sevilla, albeit with ly misplaced. Paulista volleyed Massimiliano Allegri's side have &!#C&/* 7/!/ 3# Ronaldo escaped a yellow card for both still to play on Sunday. over on the stretch from three 40 points from 14 games with second- &@ B@!/! his late tackle on Giovanni Simeone Valencia stay 13th. yards. place Napoli on 29 points before they before Juventus took the lead with a Marcelino's side, attempting Bale was replaced by Marco host Atalanta on Monday. B#@!/6 03&#6 solo run from Uruguay internation- a comeback of sorts themselves Asensio, who should have given It was Juventus' fifth consecutive 6 #&#6 al Bentancur. after a poor start to the season, Madrid breathing space but his win in the championship and 13th in Fiorentina fought back but offered disappointingly little, save finish was blocked by Ezequiel 14 games, as they have won all their #6&/!6&#@6 defender Chiellini doubled the visi- for a 20-minute spell at the start Garay. away games. D#/ *&@!# 7@ tors account with a penalty after           %  ./    of the second half. Isco came off the bench in the "When you have such talented Edmilson Fernandes's handball in the Otherwise, their opponents 80th minute and played a part in players in attack, they don't need too #/ */6? *& area. against Empoli. most of the second half after Thiago controlled the contest and while the second goal. The excellent many instructions and it's important !0 Ronaldo slotted in the resulting Kurtic nodded in the opener for Cionek was shown a straight red card Gareth Bale's league drought Carvajal was again the instigator, not to limit them," said Allegri. penalty to go joint top of the Serie A the side from Ferrara after five min- for bringing down Antonino La stretched to 10 games, his longest setting off on a barnstorming "We just have to get the ball up scorers list before being replaced by utes. Francesco Caputo grabbed the Gumina. ever, the Welshman played a lead break forward before exchanging to them." Federico Bernardeschi after receiving equaliser after 24 minutes with Rade Kurtic headed in the equaliser on role in an energetic performance with Isco and crossing. Midtable Fiorentina threatened in a yellow card for his goal celebration. Krunic blasting in from a distance just 67 minutes for SPAL's second point before coming off in the second In the rush, Benzema did well the second half with Federico Chiesa Earlier, Slovenian winger Jasmin before the break. in their last five games, denying new half. to pick out Vazquez, who poked and Jordan Veretout but fell to their Kurtic scored headers in either half to Empoli dominated the second Empoli coach Giuseppe Iachini a He appeared to signal some home to complete a convincing first home defeat this season. rescue a 2-2 draw for 10-man SPAL half with the hosts down a man for third consecutive win. discomfort with his right thigh win. & 62$& " !    J  %    ;0  &      Bangkok: * A       #    S K      :$ 6  K   <=%    & $   *" B ■ *?6/? is a need but they will pick their            moments carefully.   ''$ 9