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! "$% !& ! 0(4!/!0 Keep the BJP away, we are com- indicated State Assembly, " ! (!))! *+(!)*,-)+ ing together to form a which was under suspended n a controversial move, Government. An alliance has animation, would not be dis- IJammu & Kashmir Governor ** been made with over 60 MLAs solved. Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday together of the Congress the J&K Congress chief dissolved the Assembly and =8 PDP and the NC to protect our Ghulam Ahmed Mir said that torpedoed the attempt by the special identity. I have no his party would support the People’s Democratic Party / details about the contours of secular forces to form a (PDP), the National the alliance but it is to protect Government. “We are ready to !" Conference (NC), and the / the special status, 370 and support secular forces. The Congress to form a coalition 4 ' 35A,” he added. formal meeting will take place # Government. ' Mehbooba wrote to the soon regarding the formation The order for dissolution of ( Governor, “Since I am present- of a Government in the State as 4;1 ;-&( Assembly came hours after / / - O' ly in Srinagar, it would not be all the three parties are reach- former Chief Minister / "- ' possible for me to call on you ing a consensus,” Mir said. n the absence of two top CBI Mehbooba Mufti, in her capac- ! =@: immediately and this is to keep “All secular parties have Iofficers, agency Director ity as the president of single #B you informed that we would be come together for the bigger Alok Verma and Special largest party with 29 legislators, ,4',' L M seeking your convenience interest of State and public. For Director Rakesh Asthana, both wrote to Malik to convey that - shortly to stake the claim for saving Constitution, may it be benched by the Government her party would stake claim for *& : L M forming a Government.” Article 370 and 35A, we have last month, probes into sever- the Government formation :- O' O " The State is under to rise above party lines espe- al high-profile cases of the with the support of the NC and Governor’s rule since June 19, cially when eminent dangers agency involving bribery and the Congress. a day after Mehbooba-led are bigger,” he said. special crimes have virtually In a separate letter to the Constitution of Jammu & The dissolution of the mation were going on among coalition Government was The formation of “grand been halted. The registration of Governor, Sajjad Gani Lone of Kashmir dissolving the Assembly culminated the polit- the NC, the PDP and the sacked following the with- alliance” of the PDP-NC- cases has also steeply declined People’s Conference (PC) too Legislative Assembly,” ical drama that unfolded on Congress. Senior PDP leader drawal of support from the BJP. Congress took the formal shape in the last one month. staked claim to form a Governor’s Principal Secretary Wednesday afternoon after and former Finance Minister The Governor’s rule is com- a day after senior PDP leader Besides Verma and Government. Lone, whose PC Umang Narula said in an order. news broke that the PDP would Altaf Bukhari told reporters in peting its six months on and Lok Sabha member from Asthana, Additional Director has two legislators in the Mehbooba earlier took to be embracing its arch-rival NC Srinagar that around 60 legis- December 19, which would north Kashmir Muzaffar AK Sharma has also been vir- Assembly, claimed that he has her twitter handle saying, to form a coalition lators were supporting their have necessitate implementa- Hussian Beigh hinted at for- tually made ineffective follow- the support of 26 BJP legisla- “Have been trying to send this Government to keep the BJP at move and negotiations were on tion of President rule. mation of a “third front” coming the shake-up as he has been tors and 18 others, referring to letter to Raj Bhavan. Strangely bay and safeguard the special to give a proper shape to the Governor Malik had prising the BJP, Lone’s PC and given the charge of inconse- possible dissenters of the PDP. the fax is not received. Tried to status of the embattled State. Government formation. already hinted that he would PDP’s rebel legislators. Even as quential Multi-Disciplinary “The Governor, Jammu & contact HE Governor on The surprising develop- Bukhari said the alliance not allow any Government Beigh did not announce quit- Monitoring Agency (MDMA) Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, has phone. Not available. Hope ments began unfolding on has been formed to protect the formation in the State through ting the PDP, he openly criti- handling the Rajiv Gandhi passed an order in exercise of you see it @jandkgovernor.” Wednesday morning when special status of Jammu & “backdoor dealings” and also cised several decisions of the murder case. said. the powers conferred upon “Sending the letter also by Congress leader Gulam Nabi Kashmir, Article 370 and hinted at conduct of Assembly party, including the decision to Following the Other cases in which inves- him by Clause (b) of sub-sec- mail,” Mehbooba wrote in Azad confirmed in New Delhi Article 35A. “We have to keep elections. boycott the municipal and pan- Government’s decision to tigation will be affected include tion (2) of Section 53 of the another tweet. that talks on Government for- communal forces at bay. To However, last week he had chayat polls in the State. bench Verma and Asthana, the IRCTC bribery case involv- interim CBI Director ing Lalu Prasad’s family, Agusta Nageshwara Rao, a Joint Westland case and INX media Director rank official, trans- case. Other high-profile cases ferred 13 officials posted in the being probed by the agency P % ## '-! headquarters to different include NRHM scam of Uttar places. This has also adversely Pradesh and Saradha scam of affected the functioning of the West Bengal. However, the &# ' agency. Muzaffarpur shelter home case The Supreme Court has and Manipur encounter cases + 4;1 ;-&( barred Rao from taking any are progressing well as they are major policy decision in the being monitored by the apex $ ed by Union Minister pendency of Verma’s petition court. Asthana was handling LUpendra Kushwaha, NDA challenging his forced leave. the IRCTC case, %& partner RLSP is all set to walk :9== 0 9>? Sources said the major AgustaWestland probe and out of the Modi Government -9>@ ' 9>= concern is lack of clarity on Saradha ponzi scam case. ! " # % and join hands with Sharad 0-9>A 4'9># who will represent the CBI in “In the wake of benching of #$ Yadav’s newly outfit Loktantrik )+9>= the UK court which is going to Verma and Asthana by the ! ! '&!4 (/!0& Janta Dal (LJD) next month. pronounce its order on liquor Government and SC restrain- The Congress is in touch with leader Tejashwi Yadav fuelling baron Vijay Mallya extradition ing interim Director from tak- " he Amritsar blast was trig- the RJD in Bihar to get talks of him joining the RJD- case on December 10. Till now, ing any major policy decision, Tgred by Pakistan’s ISI- Kuswaha “respectable” number led Mahagathbandhan in a team has not been constitut- case files are stuck as the offi- ! backed terrorists who planted of seats to change side. Bihar. ed to represent the case, officials are not able to seek legal ! the grenade — brought from Sources said leaders of “In Bihar, the RJD is in the cials said, adding a decision is opinion from the Law Ministry "#& across the border — with both the Congress and the RJD driver’s seat and whichever likely to be taken only after the or the in-house legal wing '()*+, - ./ Pakistan Ordinance Factory are engaged for the seat-shar- signals of leaving the NDA way they drive we have to SC pronounced its verdict on when clarity is required,” an mark under a tree at a gathering talks even as the BJP and over seat-sharing issue. ride,” quipped a top Congress November 29. official said. * ing at Adliwal’s Nirankari the JD(U) indicated they will Hours after BJP chief Amit leader. He added that both the A decision by the Interpol Officials said the case files 0 1 Bhawan on Sunday. not spare more than two seats Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Congress and Kushwaha are for issuing a Red Corner Notice move right from the investiga- L M This and much more was to the RLSP. Nitish Kumar, in a joint state- confident that in present cir- against 14,000-crore PNB tion officers, mostly compris- LM revealed by Punjab Chief Currently the RLSP has ment last month, announced cumstances RJD’s Tejashwi credit fraud case accused ing DSPs and ASPs, to the SP, " Minister Capt Amarinder three Members of Parliament. agreement on seat-sharing for Yadav has an upper hand in Mehul Choksi is also pending then to DIG, Joint Director, Singh on Wednesday following !" For past few months, the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Bihar in comparison to Chief in the absence of proper rep- Additional Director, Special ! $ the arrest of one of the two sus- Kushwaha has been sending Upendra Kushwaha met RJD Minister Nitish Kumar. resentation by the CBI, sources Director and the Director. P pects in the blast case. # $ %"# * Within 72 hours of the blast that took three lives and was masterminded by Pak- !4 left 20 others injured, the based Inter Services , 5 4 O Punjab Police solved the case Intelligence (ISI) with the “sole by identifying the two attack- aim to disturb Punjab’s peace”. #8 ers, and arresting one of them “ISI has masterminded this 5 from Loharka village in attack...It is using our men as #" " guidelines for ATMs hardware and the Cassette Swap method draw subsidies in form of cash Amritsar’s Raja Sansi. touts. The grenade has POF and software upgrades, recent of loading cash,” CATMi through ATMs, may find their 1 " The attackers have been mark, made with know-how of ' %" mandates on cash manage- Director V Balasubramanian neighbourhood ATM shut,” identified as Bikramjit Singh of Austria’s Arges,” said Capt ment standards and the said. the CATMi spokesperson said. && &&! Dhariwal village under Raja Amarinder. ' Cassette Swap method of load- According to a CATMi The CATMi has predicted ' ! !& Sansi police station, who was “Bikramjit Singh, who was ! ! ing cash”. statement, a large number of the closure of ATMs may result ( (*9 arrested on early Wednesday the biker and attacked the Handing out a warning to ATMs in non-urban locations in long queues and chaos at :''(';< morning from near Loharka gatekeeper, has been arrested **:!( this effect, the Confederation of may be shut down due to unvi- ATMs. 0 village in the area, and anoth- by the police. We are on to the ATM Industry (CATMi) said ability of operations. “Several hundred thou- L M er as Avtar Singh of Chak second person and it is just a early 50 per cent of the on Wednesday that of the cur- “If this happens, the finan- sand jobs ride on this industry , Mishri Khan village in Lopoke, question of time,” said Capt Ntotal Automated Teller rent 2,38,000 ATMs, around account of unviability of oper- cial inclusion programme and as per CATMi estimates, 1 ' Ajnala in Amritsar. Amarinder adding that he has Machines (ATMs) across the 1,13,000 ATMs, including ations brought about by recent would be severely impacted as the closure of ATMs may result ! Declaring that the second admitted the crime and dis- country may be forced to shut 1,00,000 off-site and more than regulatory guidelines for ATMs millions of beneficiaries under in considerable job losses that assailant would soon be arrest- closed that he is working for the down by March 2019, due to 15,000 white label ATMs, are hardware and software the Government’s Pradhan would be detrimental to finan- ; ed, the Chief Minister minced Khalistan Liberation Force “unviability” of operations expected to down shutters. upgrades, recent mandates on Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana cial services in the economy,” " no words to say that the attack (KLF). owing to “recent regulatory “The forced closure is on cash management standards (PMJDY) scheme, who with- the ATM industry body said. "# # ! $

! 4;1 ;-&( here was reached for a ( ((*((,(,*( know what made this the island they inhabit, Joshi said it was a cause of response, its spokesperson said, -("(-#( American visit the island, but Sentinel, which is at a distance concern that this island, where n American national was “We are aware of reports con- %-(/(%"0 this tribe has stayed in isolation of 102 km from Port Blair. the Sentinelese have lived for Akilled by members of a cerning a US citizen in the for so long that I do not blame Chau had hired a fishing hundreds of years with no out- protected and reclusive tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 112%(*, them for what they saw as an dinghy from the Chidiyatapu side contact was recently the Andamans, possibly with The welfare and safety of US 0-"(%/(-*/4 intrusion and a threat,” said the area and reached close to the opened for visitors. arrows, when he tried to enter citizens abroad is one of the professor. island on November 16, from “These people are not spec- the North Sentinel Island, highest priorities of the US $-( 1 &(%5 In 2006, two Indian fish- where he travelled in his own imens for tourists to see. They police said on Wednesday. Department of State.” (%"(--6%*/*6( ermen, who had moored their canoe. He had made a failed are extremely vulnerable to John Allen Chau, 27 was “When a US citizen is * 7 ((*(( boat near North Sentinel to attempt to reach the island on diseases and any contact might killed by the Sentinelese Tribes missing, we work closely with sleep after poaching in the November 14 as well, they lead to their extinction. We on November 17, they said. local authorities as they carry ,(,*(L "(/ waters around the island, were said. cannot expose them for a few “His body was most prob- out their search efforts. Due to -(("( killed when their boat broke His absence was first red dollars. We need to respect ably buried in the sands last privacy considerations, we have loose and drifted onto the flagged by the fishermen who their choice,” said Joshi. week,” SP (Headquarters) and no further comment,” the shore. took him near the island. They In a major step earlier this PRO of Andaman and Nicobar spokesperson said in the email bananas, coconuts for them, While the timeline leading informed Chau’s friend about year, the government excluded Police, Jatin Narwal, told PTI. response. they have failed to make con- to Chau’s death is still not his trip who in turn informed this island and 28 others in the “His death was caused by The Sentinelese people are tact. clear, the fishermen who took the US Consulate. Union Territory from the traditional weapons but we among the tribes that survived “We have tried but the him near the island have told Two FIRs have been regis- Restricted Area Permit (RAP) cannot specifically say whether the tsunami of 2004 without However, their numbers could tribe has remained completely tribe has not shown any inter- the police that he had visited tered with Humfrigunj police regime till December 31, 2022. he was killed by arrows or any help from the outside be anything between 40 and isolated from the outside world est. They are the most private the Andaman and Nicobar station under IPC sections 302 The lifting of RAP meant spears. The details will come world. For the 2011 Census, 400, according to experts. and despite efforts of the of the tribes in the Andamans. Islands five times earlier. He and 304 and seven fishermen that foreigners could be out in course of detail investi- enumerators could locate only PC Joshi, professor of Anthropological Society of They are aggressive and are had expressed a desire to meet who took the American to the allowed to visit these islands gation,” he said. 15 Sentinelese people — 12 Department of Anthropology India which has tried to con- known to attack outsiders with the Sentinelese Tribe, whose island have been arrested, without permission from the When the US Embassy men and three women. at Delhi University, said the tact them indirectly by leaving arrows and stones. I do not name is derived from that of police said. Government. () *+ ,,- ,./0

" % $&; & 7 + %#' # & ' !J 4 ' ,E 4;1 ;-&( ontinuing his daily attack Con the Modi Government, ( (*( 4;1 ;-&( &;4(4;,(*; behind it," Nath says. probe carried out by a Special Congress president Rahul BJP spokesperson Sambit Investigation Team (SIT) set up Gandhi on Wednesday claimed /. uelled by the poll season -<!:&! Patra hit out at Congress for by the Narendra Modi that demonetisation had 4 . Fadrenaline, the BJP on *;*:;0.0<* practicing 'divide and rule' Government led to the sen- "destroyed" the lives of farmers Wednesday attacked Congress politics brazenly. He also went tencing. and accused Prime Minister wheat stocks in their homes " Madhya Pradesh chief Kamal '&&(4 1!0!( on to say that Nath's fresh "We (BJP) are very satis- Narendra Modi of making "fun" before the note ban. H Nath for pandering to the 0;<0; -K comments are an extrapolation fied," the Union Minister told of their plight during his poll He had also asked if 4 Muslims and charged his party of Congress president's com- reporters about his party's campaigns. absconders like Vijay Mallya, " with working against the vic- 0/(4/! ment where he allegedly assert- stand on the verdict and added Taking to Twitter, he cited Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, tims of 1984 Sikh riots while ed that Congress is a party of that people needed to be told a media report that claimed the who have allegedly committed " also pointing out that Nath was /!&;0(4/<. Muslims. Patra also implied that the Congress had, during agriculture ministry has admit- bank frauds, have ever sown removed as Punjab-in-charge *-(*'-;0(' that the Congress was under- its rule, tried to ensure that the ted that demonetisation has hit wheat. ! ; following the anti-Sikh killings. of conduct by the Congress MP mining the votes of backward Sikh riot victims did not get the farmers hard. The Ministry, "Have you seen Mallya, The BJP demanded the EC to Chief.

New Delhi: The Supreme claimed that he was trying to the top court that monitoring " * 39 Court is scheduled to pro- make the court a "political bat- committee has exceeded its nounce on Thursday its order tleground". jurisdiction and conducted on contempt proceedings An FIR was also lodged sealing drive in unauthorised against Delhi BJP chief and against Tiwari by the EDMC colonies here that were pro- Lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari for allegedly breaking the seal tected under the law. for allegedly breaking the seal of the premises in Gokalpuri Senior counsel Vikas of a premises here. area in north-east Delhi on Singh, appearing for the BJP The property was sealed by September 16. leader, had claimed before the the East Delhi Municipal The apex court had on bench that "monitoring com- Corporation (EDMC). September 19 issued contempt mittee want to terrorise the A bench headed by Justice notice against Tiwari, a people of Delhi. This is only for Madan B Lokur had on Member of Parliament (MP) publicity". October 30 reserved its order from the north-east Delhi con- Countering his arguments, after hearing arguments in the stituency, after taking note of advocate A D N Rao, appear- matter during which Tiwari a report filed by the monitoring for the committee, had said had accused the court-man- ing committee which had the panel does not need any dated monitoring committee alleged that the BJP leader "publicity" and its members on sealing of "terrorising" peo- had broken the seal of the were "only performing their New Delhi: Nearly 400 para- 17 in 2017, the official said. ple of Delhi. premises. jobs entrusted to them by the military personnel were killed The SSB guards the Indo- 7 7"88$94: /01;8%# $! The panel, however, had Tiwari had claimed before Supreme Court". PTI due to firing from across the Bhutan and Indo-Nepal border. Indo-Pak border, and terrorist The troops of the force is also and insurgency violence in the deployed in internal security !" $ country in the last three years, duties. $ +04#5 /016 officials said on Wednesday. A total of 40 personnel The highest number of belonging to the Indo Tibetan personnel killed in action were Border Police (ITBP), which 7 7 New Delhi: The 50th Union India has the highest TB Declaration they signed at the Call to Action for a TB-Free ing air pollution and tobacco from the Border Security Force guards the Sino-Indian border, World Conference on Lung burden in the world with one UN meeting,” José Luis Castro, India with support from the abuse, The Union said. (BSF). were killed in action between Barmer (R'than): The age of Health will be held in in four people ill with tuber- Executive Director at The USAID's Challenge TB project. Dr Vedant Kabra, Head of The force lost 167 person- 2015 and 2017. Among them, the Barmer BJP MP, who is Hyderabad next year, a global culosis globally residing in the Union, said. The Union's Project the Department of Surgical nel between 2015 and 2017, 15 personnel were killed in contesting the Rajasthan organisation working in this country, Prabodh Bhambal, "In Hyderabad we need to Axshya, launched in 2010, Oncology, Manipal Hospitals and a majority of them were 2015, 10 in 2016 and 15 in 2017. Assembly election, has field announced on Wednesday. Deputy Executive Director at be seeing signs that we are see- engages all sectors to strength- Groups, said an estimated killed while guarding the high- Altogether 35 personnel remained constant at 73. The conference 'Ending The Union, said. ing real leadership that is trans- en TB care and control in 128 seven million people across the ly sensitive border. of the Assam Rifles, which As per the details men- the Emergency: Science, The scale of the TB global lating into both investment in districts across 14 states, globe die each year from expo- The Central Reserve Police guards the Indo-Myanmar bor- tioned by Sonaram Choudhary Leadership, Action' which will health emergency was diagnostic tools, new drugs Bhambal said. sure to ambient and household Force (CRPF) has lost 103 per- der and fights militants in the in the affidavits for the 2014 be held from October 30 to acknowledged by the United and a vaccine and action on the Financed by the Global air pollution according to the sonnel in the last three years, northeast, were killed in action Lok Sabha and the upcoming November 2 next year, the Nations (UN) and it held the ground," he said. Fund to Fight AIDS, WHO. mostly while fighting Naxals in the last three years. Assembly election, he has men- International Union Against inaugural High-Level Meeting The 50th Union World Tuberculosis and Malaria and India accounts for 1.6 mil- and militancy in Jammu & Eighteen personnel of the tioned his age at 73. The affi- Tuberculosis and Lung Disease on Tuberculosis in New York in Conference is expected to be partnering with local organi- lion deaths annually, he said. Kashmir, a Home Ministry Assam Rifles were killed in davits are available on the elec- said. September. attended by around 6,000 sations across India, since On an average, Indian cit- official said. 2015, nine in 2016 and eight in tion department's website. It will focus on what is The meeting culminated in researchers, policy makers, 2015, Axysha has reached over izens are exposed to PM2.5 While the BSF lost 62 per- 2017. Sonaram had contested the needed to ensure commit- a political declaration signed by health practitioners, political 48 million people, identified concentrations between 15 and sonnel in action in 2015, 58 in The Central Industrial 2008 Assembly election from ments become action and tar- world leaders committed to leaders, and UN and commu- and tested 643,000 people and 32 times the air quality guide- 2016 and 47 in 2017, the CRPF Security Force (CISF) has lost Baytu seat, in which he had gets are met, the organisation ending tuberculosis by 2030. nity representatives. placed 70,000 TB patients on lines set forth by the WHO. lost nine personnel in action in two personnel in action in the mentioned his age as 65. In the also called The Union said. The Indian government has The latest research into treatment and prevented Dr Raj Kumar, Director, 2015, 42 in 2016 and 52 in last three years — one each in 2013 state election, his age, as per Tuberculosis (TB), a pre- committed to eliminate TB in prevention, cure and vaccines countless cases of infection, he Vallabhbhai Patel Chest 2017. 2016 and 2017. There were no the affidavits, was 72. Sonaram ventable and curable disease, India by 2025. will be presented at the con- said. Institute, Delhi, emphasised As many as 48 personnel of casualties in 2015 from the could not be contacted for his now kills more people than "It's time to end the global ference. The conference's theme that implementing stricter the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) CISF, which guards, airports, comments as he was busy in HIV/AIDS and is the world's TB emergency and that will The Union has its South- resonates with TB, but it will emissions standards in India were killed in action in the last nuclear installations, metro ser- campaigning in his Barmer largest infectious disease, it mean holding governments East Asia Office in Delhi also raises awareness on all could save hundreds of thou- three years of whom 16 were vices and other sensitive loca- Assembly constituency. PTI said. accountable to the Political employing and implements the threats to lung health, includ- sands of lives each year. PTI killed in 2015, 15 in 2016 and tions, another official said. PTI () *+ ,,- ,./0 !" 5963' '" :'# / +0

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( !# " $ )* 8 " " $ + $$ 0!(0 $$ 0!(0 temper and instill interest for quality of education have been apital police succeeded in nabbing two science among the students of among the main concerns of * CNigerians from Mumbai for alleged- he Dantewada District the district, administration the district, attempts of ly hacking bank accounts and transferring TAdministration wants a had established Centre for addressing which are being the amount to their accounts. reputed firm to manage the Science Education. constantly made by the district Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Science Centre for kids at the The Dantewada district administration. Raipur, Ambreesh Mishra informed media insurgency infested district. administration in Bastar The software application persons that a complaint was lodged in The administration had region of Chhattisgarh will would have an integrated recent days by Senior executive of invited Expression of Interest also be deploying a unique and mobile and web application Devendra Nagar branch of Yes Bank, invited from reputed firms comprehensive Information and would be user friendly Mahesh Kumar Rathi. on October 3 this year for the and Communication and simple to use so that it can In the complaint to Devendra Nagar purpose of operating a Science Technology (ICT) based be adopted by the different Police Station, the official said that the Centre which strives to instill Mobile and Web application members of the organization accused had hacked two of YES Bank the interest for science among solution for the purpose of with ease. accounts and had transferred Rs 2.47 crore the students from different lev- data collection, extension , The software would use through NEFT and RTGS to 26 of their dif- els. monitoring and management advanced ICT tools which ferent accounts. The entire act was carried Notably, Dantewada is of school learning outcomes of would help to bring all key out on the day of Diwali, the official among the districts in children in the district. interventions under one informed. Chhattisgarh which are very The district administra- umbrella for better monitor- $$ *! The Devendra Nagar police had then remote and affected severely tion is making efforts to ing, evaluation, traceability, registered a case under sections 419 and by LWE activities. And in improve standards of educa- transparency, accountability ne Maoist woman Military 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and IT Act these adverse conditions, it is tion in the district and has and 360 degree analysis. OCommander carrying against unknown persons. After the com- Osajee Godstime. a prime goal and also a her- been working on various mod- The employed solution award of eight lakh is report- plaint was lodged, the SSP, Raipur instruct- The police succeeded in nabbing one According to the police, he was resid- culean task for district admin- els and tools to do the same. would consist of various ed to have been killed in an ed the teams of crime branch and cyber Rakesh Singh who provided his bank ing in India since 2009 and the police had istration to provide a educa- In the process, the admin- aspects such as Android encounter with security forces cell to investigate into the matter. account to the Nigerian gang. recovered three passports from him with tion of good standards to the istration has taken a decision tablet based data collection at village Dondipadar near the With the brisk action, 90% of the He informed that he gets commission three different names. Osajee after the children of the area. to have an application which system, a back end system to Chhattisgarh-Odisha border amount hacked was kept on hold and a by providing his bank account to them. On arrest had informed about his other asso- To further achieve this can capture the skills of the store, process the data and on Wednesday, police said. police team was sent to Mumbai where the receiving information from him, police ciates and the police is trying to nab them, larger objective, administra- students in various areas and generate reports, a web based Confirming the encounter, accounts of accused belonged. raided and arrested a Nigerian citizen the official informed. tion took several initiatives in measure the learning out- interactive front end system Sukma District Superintendent the past and in this continua- comes of the students from with dashboard facility to of Police Abhishek Meena said, tion and also in consonance their schooling. view, analyze data and “One Naxal woman Military with the fundamental duties Dantewada is among the achieve customization in the Commander identified as Jyoti written in the constitution of notified aspirational districts data collection and ability to has been killed in bordering India under article 51A, which of the Central Government. capture and store pho- area to state.” The other details is to develop the scientific Lower literacy rate and poor tographs. are awaited, he said. : N;5*O

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:<!0< ' (%-&'!' # /!0&1! 3!!' okaro district administra- ./0!! Btion is all set to conduct a #! 1P hief Minister Raghuvar &! two-day State festival 3'3%'%%('(!. CDas will inaugurate '03%' ‘International Sarna '!'*!0''! ' # Banshidhar Mahotsav here Mahadharam Convention - & !*!' on November 24 where %03- 2018’ at Lugu Buru Bermo: The body of an !'% . 5.!' &;:< K1!&(.; < Tourism Minister Amar 3 % 03 Thambardhi, Drolomad, at unknown man was recovered *<0!0K0<<*<. Kumar Bauri, Health and Lalpania in Gomia block. The from New Delhi-Puri Nilanchal /<5;04*;4*; ('!- Family Welfare Minister %%% (' festival will begin today. programme gets grand success express train at Railway Station, Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Bokaro DDC Ravi Ranjan with the help of organising Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, '<--;/;!4 &<(!- Palamu MP BD Ram, MLA .'&-' Mishra on Tuesday visited the committee and State Gomoh, sources said. &!4:! .<0 SN Tiwari, MLA Bhanu ##*!0'& venue to take stock of the Government officials. According to a police offi- ( ;4(.('!(<4 Pratap Shahi, MLA Manoj preparations. Mishra directed The Minister asked the cial, the body of an unidenti- !4 <*<0;* Chaurasia will be present as all the concerned officials that officials for arrangement of fied man of age about 50-55 Chief Guests. Lakra said that artists of there should not be any dis- drinking water and lighting in years was recovered from S-6 Anybody having any clue about “We are in the process to national reputes, such Flute comfort in drinking water and the 7 kilometers distance from coach of New Delhi-Puri the identity and residential par- give a final touch to the maestro Malini Awasthi, toilets for the visitors under the gramme is conducted success- said. Darbar Rocky to Lugu Baba. NilanchalExpress on ticulars of the deceased man may Mahotsav," said Naman Indian idol fame flute player Chief Minister’s pilgrimage fully in a peaceful atmosphere. “Since it is a state festival, He also issued a directive to the Wednesday afternoon. He said contact GRP Gomoh, GRP Priyesh Lakra, DDC cum Suleiman, Runner up in scheme at the festival. Notably, Later DDC minutely reviewed so we will leave no stone PHED and Electricity that the dead body was shifted sources said. Other passengers President Banshidhar Indian idol singer Amit Sana, Under the Mukhyamantri each and every preparation unturned for its successful Departments for proper to mortuary room of sources said that his health has Mahotsav organising com- singer Bipin Mishra, hymn Tirtha Darshan Yozana’ people for the Mela. “We are fully pre- completion,” added Mishra. arrangements. Government Medical College been deteriorating last night, and mittee here on Tuesday. singer Brijwasi brothers and will be brought here from pared successful conduct the A few days earlier the State Bauri also asked the and Hospital, Dhanbad for soon after he died. He having a To portray the Rasleela presentation by the every district for the religious program. All the concerned Land and Revenue Minister Department of Tourism direc- identification and postmortem. railway ticket which was from Banshidhar temple on nation- artists of Vrindavan will per- journey. officials have been given Amar Kumar Bauri also visit- tor to set up a dormitory tent He said the deceased man Amethi to Lucknow and also al map a postal stamp will also form at the Mahotsav on dif- He asked his officials to responsibility related to the ed the site and directed the offi- for the arrangement of 2000 has round face, black complex- having a cough syrup. be issued, the DDC informed. ferent occasions. make it sure that the pro- preparation of the festival,” he cials to make it ensure that the people. ion and is 5 feet 5 inches tall. PNS &' 2P"> & &;0;!0;?$# - 'R $"7- '&<<- '<*-;;-K 0;-K(4/<4!0! , joining the BJD, many ;!'&;0 0<0;-! people who are close to him have started talk- ; 0!4'&( across the State badly affecting s the general and Assembly ing about getting tick- teaching and other activities in Aelections are drawing et from the BJD by the s the deadline set for the primary schools. However close, the future political career blessing of Ray. Awarring para teachers to response to the appeal is negli- of senior BJP leader and It is because they resume work comes to an end gent looking at threat, poor Rourkela BJP MLA Dilip Ray claim that if Ray joins on Tuesday the Government is remuneration on offer and pos- has been a talk of the town. BJD he will play an still indecisive about its future sibility of losing the engagement Though Ray was elected important role in tick- course of action. Situation has once the phase is over. in 2014 as MLA Rourkela on et allotment for the worsened even further after The Department at the BJP ticket but he pulling off in entire Sundargarh dis- threat perception to regular same time had also deputed reg- the party as his demands for trict. teacher and unenthusiastic ular teachers to the affected expediting the two projects If sources are to be response seen to the appeal of schools and the BEEOs have such as second Brahmani believed, more than a District Education Officers and been told to issue directions in bridge in Rourkela and upgra- dozen of aspirants Block Education Extension their respective areas. dation of the IGH to a med- claim here that they Officers to find replacement of Nevertheless the measure has so ical college hospital have been are assured of BJD tick- the agitating teachers. far failed to yield results amid ignored by the Central et in 2019 election When asked about what is reports of obstructions put in Government led by BJP. though Ray has not next with the Government’s ' place by aggrieved para teachers. Consequently, Ray has ever mentioned about armory Primary Education “I went to join the new been found rather lukewarm his switchover to BJD Secretary Amrendra Pratap Unofficially it is being said appeal to retired teachers, 22.11.2018 so that your hono- school after being relieved from in the party organisation and the State Assembly and later anywhere. Besides, many oth- Singh talked about appropriate at the Department level that if Teacher Eligibility Test passed rarium based service can be con- the parent school but found the meetings over last few years. the BJP after returning from ers who are in party since last legal action. “When it is being the situation continues like candidates and trained persons sidered to be taken,” reads such school locked. I am being told On the contrary, a speculation his foreign trip to USA. many years and having good said that those para teacher this for couple of more days the to apply as replacement. a notice issued by Latehar DEO. the keys are with the para that he may leave BJP and join Many others said he would organisational ability also who would not join their ser- State Government would “It is appealed to those who There are 471 schools com- teacher. There are reports of the BJD has become rife. resign from the Assembly after expect the party ticket in vice would be dismissed it report to the Center that has are retired teachers or JAC pletely relying on para teachers. para teachers issuing warning to Ray had played a key role its Winter Session which is coming election. does not mean that the State been the funding agency for the organised TET qualified or have Simdega DSE went on call- the deputed teachers,” said a in the formation of the BJD going on now. But some oth- In total now more than 20 Government would do that. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) attained training from any ing a meeting of the aspirants on teacher requesting anonymity. after the death of former CM ers say after the results of the aspirants are in steel city to Since the State Government is and had appointed around Government approved training November 22 in order to deal On their part para teachers Biju Patnaik and had been ongoing Assembly polls in get BJD ticket for the most not their appointing authority 67000 para teachers in institute to apply with scanned with the situation. Such appeals have planned to give arrest on very close the BJD ideologue five States on December 11, prestigious Rourkela how can it remove them? We Jharkhand. copies of their TET certificate are being issued on the directions Thursday in support of their till his last breath. Ray may decide his future Assembly seat. can only follow the legitimate In the meanwhile many and training certificate with of the Jharkhand Education jailed companions who have While Ray is visiting the course of action. A similar situation is also process in place,” the Secretary DEOs and BEEOs following name, photo, address and con- Project Council (JEPC) on been put in Hotwar after vio- city on November 23, many Interestingly, even before found in Raghunathpalli told The Pioneer on the directions of the tact details and send their appli- November 16 after the agitating lent clashes with the police on say he may first resign from Ray has taken a decision on Assembly segment. Wednesday. Department have issued an cations on the email id given by teachers went on indefinite strike November 15. 6 P. $* -" ' $ "# )** Q #!0'&! He made this demand on '&!4 (/!0& staged there every evening. This is all part of record,” he bolises composite culture of fighters to Andaman from just unimaginable. “Master .! ' ') the occasion of 119th birth He asserted that the Prime said. India. It would not be an Punjab started with the Kuka Charan Singh was kept in a anniversary of Mahtab. unjab has demanded dig- Minister’s intervention was He demanded that the exaggeration to describe movement and peaked during cage for more than four years “The State Government Pnified space for Punjabi necessary “to preserve this names of all the freedom Cellular Jail as the emblem of revolutionary struggle that and this is a record and exam- has not yet provided land for freedom fighters in the narra- national heritage in the right fighters from Punjab deport- contribution of Punjabis to the included the Ghadar Party ple of how the prisoners, who Bhubaneswar: Union Minister establishment of Paika memo- tive of Port Balir’s Cellular Jail perspective”. ed to Andaman should be dis- freedom struggle. set up on the US soil by resisted the British Empire Dharmendra Pradhan on rial despite repeated requests in Andaman, earlier known as Randhawa, in a veiled played, along with pho- Unfortunately, the same is not Punjabis to liberate their even in jail, were treated. He Wednesday criticised the State made by the Union Kala-pani. attack on the focus on tographs. The Light and reflected in the museum to country. could not even stretch himself Government alleging that it is Government,” he said and The state Jails and Hindutva author VD Savarkar Sound programme should be which this jail was converted Many of them who in that cage,” he said. providing land to open a beer ridiculed that the Government Cooperation Minister in the Kala Pani narrative, said: recast to reflect the totality of in the seventies, including the returned to India were either The Minister regretted factory but not giving land for provided 600 acres and felled Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, “This is an issue that relates to situation in a balanced way Light and Sound programme,” hanged to death or sentenced that this narrative of Punjabis, establishing a Paika memorial. thousands of trees for estab- in a letter to the Prime India and not just Punjab or with addition of Punjab’s con- he said. to transportation for life and interned in Andaman, has not He demanded that the lishment and of a beer facto- Minister Narendra Modi and the role of Punjabis. “Such dis- tribution to freedom struggle He pointed out many of deported to Cellular Jail, he been given the recognition Government provide land at ry. Union Home Minister Rajnath tortions in history must be rec- in the context of Kalapani, the Punjabis were executed said adding that the list of proportionate to their suffer- Barunei so that a Paika memo- He said the Union Singh, expressed disbelief and tified. The people who apolo- he added. when the Japanese took over Punjabis having been interned ings and contribution. rial can be build and allot a Government has sought only disgust at the way Punjabi gised to the British in writing Randhawa said that these islands, the most promi- at Andaman is long. He expressed shock over piece of land at Agarpada in 50 acres of land at Barunei for freedom fighters have been have been given priority Cellular Jail in Andaman is the nent among them being Dr He asserted that the issue the lack of comprehensive Bhadrak district for erecting a keeping memories of Buxi sidelined in the Cellular Jail bypassing these valiant free- most distinctive symbol of Diwan Singh Kalepani. was not just that of numbers record of Punjabi freedom statue of Harekrushna Mahtab, Jagabandhu and Paikas’ con- Museum and the Light and dom fighters who preferred to the struggle for freedom of the Jail Minister detailed that but also of the worst of torture fighters deported to one of the makers of modern tribution for the State and the Sound programme that is suffer than seek forgiveness. country. “This jail also sym- the deportation of freedom many of them suffered that is Andaman. Odisha. nation. () *+ ,,- ,./0 !%&7

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I’ve kept them down. is investigating allegations of beating a Russian official whose from abuse of Interpol for =>> B$>" dissident journalist Jamal They’ve helped me keep them Russian interference in the candidacy had unnerved political persecution by Russia,” Khashoggi, saying maintaining down. Right now, we have low 2016 presidential election and Western nations. Navalny wrote on Twitter. =& ! !! strategic ties with the kingdom oil prices, or relatively I’d like the Trump campaign’s collusion The US-backed Kim, act- “I don’t think that a presi- ! and keeping the global oil to see it go down even lower. with them. ing president of the global dent from Russia will help to (- prices down were in the best “But I think that it’s a very “The President today police body, was picked at a reduce such violations.” interests of America. simple equation for me. I’m answered written questions meeting of delegates from B 2 US National Security The death of Khashoggi, a about making America great submitted by the Special member nations in Dubai to Council spokesman Garrett F onetime insider turned critic of again and I’m about America Counsel’s Office. The ques- replace Meng Hongwei, who cerns over Russia’s previous Marquis echoed the endorse- 1 the crown prince, Mohammed first,” Trump argued. tions presented dealt with went missing in his native applications for Interpol “Red ment for Kim. " bin Salman, and a resident of He denied the allegations issues regarding Russia-related China in September. Notices”, or international arrest “As recent events show, the * the US, has spurred a wave of that this was at the expense of topics of the inquiry. The pres- Beijing later said Meng warrants, to target those who Russian government abuses K international anger against opponents. human rights. ident responded in writing,” Jay resigned after being charged have fallen foul of the Kremlin. INTERPOL’s processes to " Saudi Arabia and its rulers. “I’m shocked that President “No, I’m not saying that at Sekulow, the President’s coun- with accepting bribes. Interpol’s president chairs harass its political opponents,” The US last week imposed Trump said there will be no all. If you look at Iran... And sel, said in a statement. Trump’s There had been growing its General Assembly while he said on Twitter. sanctions on 17 individuals of punishment for Crown Prince you look at what they’re doing, personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani calls within Western nations for day-to-day operations are han- The controversy also Saudi Arabia for serious human Mohammed bin Salman for the they are a terrorist nation right also issued a statement. Interpol to reject Russian can- dled by the organisation’s comes amid security concerns rights abuse resulting from killing of Jamal Khashoggi,” now. Although, I must tell you, “It has been our position didate Alexander Prokopchuk Secretary general Juergen over accusations of Russian " their roles in the killing of Democratic Senator Dianne they’re a lot better right now from the outset that much of — a Russian interior ministry Stock. agents attempting to poison an Khashoggi at the kingdom’s Feinstein said as she and sev- than they were when I took what has been asked raised official and current Interpol In an open letter this week, ex-spy in Britain and trying to $ !' Consulate in Istanbul on eral other lawmakers office. When I took office, serious constitutional issues Vice-President — over fears a bipartisan group of US sen- hack the network of the glob- $& October 2. announced their plan to bring they were heading in a very, and was beyond the scope of a Moscow could abuse the role to ators said choosing al chemical weapons watchdog. - ! “Because it’s America first in legislations to block arms very bad direction. legitimate inquiry. This target political opponents. Prokopchuk would be like Ukraine, deeply at odds . to me,” Trump told reporters, sales to Saudi Arabia. “At some point, things very remains our position today,” he On Tuesday, US Secretary “putting a fox in charge of a with Moscow over its annexa- adding that despite Khashoggi’s Responding to questions positive, frankly, could happen said in his statement. of State Mike Pompeo threw henhouse”. tion of Crimea and support for murder, the US will remain a from reporters at the White with Iran, but we also need a “The President has his weight behind Kim, who “Russia routinely abuses separatists, threatened to pull " “steadfast partner” of Saudi House before leaving for counterbalance. And Israel nonetheless provided unprece- will serve out Meng’s term Interpol for the purpose of set- out of Interpol if Prokopchuk Arabia to ensure its interests as Florida to spend his needs help also. If we abandon dented cooperation. The until 2020. tling scores and harassing polit- prevailed. +& well as those of Israel and all Thanksgiving holidays, Trump Saudi Arabia, it would be a ter- Special Counsel has been pro- “We encourage all nations ical opponents, dissidents and Lithuania also said it would !; other partners in the region. said his decision was all about rible mistake,” Trump warned. vided with more than 30 wit- and organisations that are part journalists,” they wrote. consider withdrawing from the -%(* ; ' “It is our paramount goal America first. The President refuted The nesses, 1.4 million pages of of Interpol and that respect the Harriett Baldwin, a minis- network. 1 ( F to fully eliminate the threat of “We’re not going to give up Washington Post’s allegations material, and now the presi- rule of law to choose a leader ter of state at the British foreign Russian presidential =>#8 terrorism throughout the hundreds of billions of dollars that by taking such a decision, dent’s written responses to with integrity. We believe Mr office, told parliament on spokesman Dmitry Peskov dis- world!” he said in a statement in orders and let Russia, China he was putting his personal and questions. It is time to bring Kim will be just that,” Pompeo Tuesday that London would missed the US senators’ letter F , that immediately drew sharp and everybody else have them. commercial interests ahead of this inquiry to a conclusion,” told reporters. support Kim’s bid. as a “vivid example” of an " criticism from his political It’s all about —for me —very national interests. Giuliani said. Critics have raised con- Anti-Kremlin figures had attempt to interfere in the vote. P+ *)* - ). ,!+ 7 # Q '" 3 / Washington: China “very imposed additional trade tar- 5"" badly” wants to have a trade iffs on import of Chinese prod- $ :!( student, was researching the deal with the US, President ucts worth $ 250 billion. He UAE’s foreign and internal '<-<*:< Donald Trump has said ahead said another tariff of equal United Arab Emirates security policies after the Arab of a meeting with his Chinese amount is in the pipeline. Acourt sentenced British Spring revolutions of 2011 ri Lanka’s Parliament counterpart Xi Jinping in Trump and Xi are sched- student Matthew Hedges to life when he was detained at Dubai SSpeaker Karu Jayasuriya said -<4 <4 Argentina on the sidelines of uled to meet on the sidelines of in jail on Wednesday after airport on May 5. on Wednesday that he was the G-20 Summit. the G-20 summit in Argentina convicting him of spying, a He was granted tempo- committed to protect democ- ritish Prime Minister China and the US are cur- on November 30 and family spokesperson said. rary release on October 29 but racy despite personal abuse BTheresa May told skeptical rently locked in an ongoing December 1. President Trump “We can confirm that he constantly monitored until and slander thrown at him by lawmakers on Wednesday that trade war as each country has said that the US was doing very was sentenced to life in prison,” pointed” by the decision of the Wednesday’s court hearing, the government led by disput- rejecting her divorce deal with introduced tariffs on goods well with China. the spokesperson told AFP. UAE court. only his third since his arrest. ed Prime Minister Mahinda the European Union would traded between each other. “We’re doing very well with “The hearing lasted less “Today’s verdict is not what His wife Daniela Tejada, Rajapaksa. mean uncertainty and divi- Trump has promised to fix China. China wants to make a than five minutes, and his we expect from a friend and who had campaigned vigor- In a statement, Jayasuriya sion, before a meeting with China’s “longtime abuse of the deal very badly. They might not lawyer was not present.” trusted partner of the United ously for his release, had said said the baseless allegations are European Commission broken international system say that to you, but they want British Foreign Secretary Kingdom and runs contrary to last month she could not allow levelled against him “through President Jean-Claude Juncker and unfair practices”. Over the to make it very badly,” Trump Jeremy Hunt said he was earlier assurances,” he said. herself to get too excited by his regular press conferences by to help finalize the Brexit agree- May replied that “we want past six months, Trump has told reporters. “deeply shocked and disap- Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD bail until he was fully free. political parties that failed to ment. to ensure we continue to have show their majority in parlia- The U.K. and the European a close trading relationship ment in the proper manner and Union agreed last week on a with the European union” after through political protests 585-page document sealing Brexit. organised with the participa- the terms of Britain’s departure, She said the alternative to tion of their party members can but are still working to nail the agreement was either “more " # be observed.” down agreement on future uncertainty, more division or it Jayasuriya also filed a com- relations before EU leaders could risk no Brexit at all.” Male: The Maldives Foreign for infrastructure development, plaint with the Criminal meet in Brussels on Sunday to As May flew to meet Minister will visit Beijing stoking fears of a debt trap. Investigations Department rubber-stamp the package. Juncker, some aspects of the before the end of 2018, officials The new Maldives gov- (CID) over a fake letter circu- But May is under intense future relationship agreement said on Wednesday, likely seek- ernment of President Ibrahim lating on social media claiming pressure from pro-Brexit and remained unresolved. Spain ing to renegotiate the archi- Mohamed Solih has called for it was sent by him to the Chief pro-EU British lawmakers, has said it will vote against if pelago’s Chinese debt. a review of Chinese-bankrolled Justice, the Colombo Gazette with large numbers on both Gibraltar’s future isn’t consid- China has loaned billions projects initiated reported. The letter quoted sides of the debate opposing the ered a bilateral issue between of dollars to countries around under predecessor Abdulla Jayasuriya as requesting the divorce deal. Brexiteers think it Madrid and London. the Indian Ocean and beyond Yameen. AFP opinion of the Chief Justice on will leave the U.K. tied too Spanish Prime Minister if President Maithripapala closely to EU rules, while pro- Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday Sirisena was in a situation Europeans say it will erect new that his government “cannot where he could not exercise, barriers between Britain and accept that what will happen to perform and discharge the the bloc, its neighbor and Gibraltar in the future depends powers, duties and functions of biggest trading partner. on negotiations between the his office, the paper said. May fended off a barrage of U.K. and the EU.” Jayasuriya said he had criticism from both opposition But May reassured British never sent such a letter and has and government legislators lawmakers that “we will not requested the CID to investi- Wednesday during her weekly exclude Gibraltar from our gate the fake letter. Commons question-and- negotiations on the future rela- Sri Lanka is witnessing a answer session dominated by tionship.” German Chancellor political crisis since President Brexit. Angela Merkel said on Sirisena abruptly sacked Prime One lawmaker, Andrew Wednesday that she hoped Minister Ranil Rosindell, urged her to ditch Spanish reservations could be Wickremesinghe and installed the plan and remove “the ten- overcome before Sunday’s sum- ex-strongman Rajapaksa in his tacles of the EU over our cher- mit. But, she added, “I can’t say place on October 26. ished island nation.” how we will solve this issue.” 2 345666 2 !

'!(0< the fighting. The Associated Press has leading international aid reported from areas of Yemen Agroup said on Wednesday that are on the brink of famine. that an estimated 85,000 Save the Children blamed Yemeni children under the age the widespread starvation on a of 5 may have died of hunger Saudi-led blockade that was and disease since the outbreak tightened a year ago after the of the country’s civil war in Iran-aligned rebels fired a bal- 2015. listic missile at the Saudi cap- Save the Children based its ital, Riyadh. figures on mortality rates for The charity also cited untreated cases of severe acute recent fighting in and around malnutrition, or SAM, in unable to intervene. the port city of Hodeida, a life- young children. The United “For every child killed by line through which Yemen Nations says more than 1.3 mil- bombs and bullets, dozens are imports some 70 percent of its lion children have suffered starving to death and it’s entire- food and humanitarian aid. from SAM since a Saudi-led ly preventable,” said Tamer It said commercial imports coalition went to war with Kirolos, Save the Children’s through the rebel-held port Yemen’s Houthi rebels in March Yemen director. “Children who have fallen by more than 55,000 2015. die in this way suffer immense- metric tons a month — enough The aid group said its “con- ly as their vital organ functions to meet the needs of 4.4 million servative estimate” was that slow down and eventually stop.” people. Save the Children said 84,701 children may have died, The war has given rise to it had been forced to bring sup- based on historical studies that the world’s worst humanitari- plies for the northern Yemen find that 20 to 30 percent of an crisis. Three-quarters of through the southern port of untreated cases lead to death. Yemen’s people require life-sav- Aden, slowing aid deliveries. Save the Children says it cal- ing assistance and more than 8 The overwhelming pover- culated the figure based on the million are at risk of starvation. ty in Yemen, the Arab world’s number of cases reported in Tens of thousands of people are most impoverished nation, has areas where aid groups were believed to have been killed in compounded the situation. () *+ ,,- ,./0 3 8 "N P "N N !+2 *!&&0 !" #/3 $# $(0 ! ## ( (' O N O ( # % /*$ ,E( O . . 6;<7 0 = ( /*$ 6; ) +7&# he 40th anniversary of “China’s ( reform and opening up” is ( ) ( being celebrated across the ,(. ( country this year as the Chinese propaganda affirms: . ( /*$ “OverT the past 40 years, the country has S .S transformed itself from a largely agricul- , > ( ( tural nation into the second largest economy in the world.” / # One of the most remembered events 1 , ) % took place in 1978, when 18 farmers in $,9 . Xiaogang village in Anhui Province signed a secret agreement to divide col- . S ( lectively-owned farmland into individual .? ) pieces and drop the collectivisation of the $ , , ( Great Leap Forward (GLF), which between 1958 and 1960, resulted in . " some 40 million casualties; in Xiaogang itself, 67 villagers out of 120 had died of starvation between 1958 and 1960. houses in the village looked fair- trict or in Yume, north of An article recently appeared Forty years later, the name Xiaogang ly run-down, and all roads Takshing in Upper Subansari; in the French edition of China P Q / ( is been used for a different project, which leading to the village are muddy. all these areas have their Tibet Online, titled: ‘Relocation ( should worry India: The building of a Nowadays, the houses we live in model villages, like in Lepo. of the villagers of Lhodrak: large number of ‘model’ villages in Tibet, are comfortable and big, with During the last few years, mission over’. along the border with India. underfloor heating and hot Beijing has concentrated on It affirmed: “After a first 3 On October 19, China Tibet News water supply. This kind of house the development of the south- wave of successful relocation reported that since the beginning of 2018, costs more than 400,000 yuan. eastern prefectures of on October 15, a second wave /*$ Tsona County, north of Arunachal We only pay 120,000 yuan, the Nyingchi and Lhoka, bor- is now over.” Lhodrak is the Pradesh’s Tawang district, has been “vig- rest is paid by the Government. dering Arunachal Pradesh. legendary birthplace of /*$ orously promoting the construction of …we all feel grateful.” But now, while the work on Marpa, the great saint who # border ‘Xiaogang’ villages” (the literal Incidentally, on March 30, 1959, &;5(--!/; the railway line between visited India several times (( meaning of ‘Xiaogang’ is ‘moderately the Dalai Lama spent his last Lhasa and Nyingchi contin- and translated the Buddhist !..( well-off’). night in Tibet in Magmang; he !0;<..('(!--K ues at a quick pace, the devel- scriptures in the 11th centu- Tsona County alone has invested 519 was on his way to India. The -(4; <1< opment has started shifting ry. It is located north of the million yuan ($74 million) in the con- next day, he crossed the border westwards, in areas bordering Bhutanese border. 3 . S ( struction projects of nine border villages, at Khenzimane. He would cer- &;*;9 Uttarakhand, Himachal “The villagers’ relocation benefiting 1,961 people from 617 house- tainly not recognise the hamlet. Pradesh and Ladakh. project represents the com- holds. More than 40 per cent of the pro- To understand the mush- N<5;0K Beijing wants to duplicate pletion of a scheme which is . ject has been completed and an invest- rooming of Xiaogang vil- !--;5(!(<4O in Ngari what has been done part of the strategy of the ment of 2.2 billion yuan ($314 million) lages, one should remember !4 N ;.;4';<. in Nyingchi and Lhoka areas; CPP’s Central Committee for ( has already been spent. the words of the Emperor Xi first and foremost, improving strengthening the border. It is In May, China Tibet News said that Jinping, who said: “Govern &;:<0 ;0O" infrastructure of the border also a good example to illus- , + Lepo, the first village in Tibet, north of the nation by governing the and creating Xiaogang vil- trate that the party carries the ( / the border in Khenzimane (Tawang dis- borders, govern the borders &;-<'!- lages. Among the three new people in its heart, it provides ( /*$ S trict) boasted a rich vegetation and clear by first stabilising Tibet, <-!(<4 airports to be soon construct- a housing solution to families waters: “With impressive natural scenery Ensure social harmony and ed in Tibet, Purang is locat- in need, and a strengthening + , B + , ( and unique ethnic customs, Magmang stability in Tibet and !0;!( <:; ed in Ngari prefecture of of the masses on the borders . /*$S ecological civilisation village is also sit- strengthen the development &;N/!0 (!4 Western Tibet (one is near for defence,” said the article. )'/ ( uated in Lepo Valley, Tsona County. of border regions.” Lhuntse in Lhoka and the last Tibetans in traditional cos- …The construction of Magmang ecolog- The villages are officially <.&;!'0; one, near the Nepal border). tumes, probably provided for $ ical civilisation demonstration village linked to two themes: -!4 !4 The construction should the photo op, are seen on the 5 9 6;;7 began on March of 2014 and was com- ‘Poverty alleviation’ and begin in 2019 and it will be accompanying pictures. 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8 ** $ $$ ! + P ! 5 +; ! &P ! 4 & )* ;; ! $ !4 & & ! 4 1 / L + L!& $ ; +; , ( 1 # ( ! '9##: : D ) ! ! # ( ! # 0 ( ( ( R S 0 0 ( ( # D S 1 # , ( : ) / D O O , % ocial activism is a sign of a vibrant, responsive and progressive society. Indian social activism has assumed 5$% ( gigantic proportions, but often, emotive $ activism, devoid of objectivity, derails Sthe smooth functioning of institutions of gov- # ernance and creates confusion. The latest in a # ( series of such instances is the shooting of a man- E $ , 1 eating Tigress in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district. / > ? %9 DS For the past few weeks, animal rights activists and organisations have been castigating the !54(O(--(4/ . Maharashtra Government for the killing of Tigress Avni in Pandharkawada forests of &!&0<14! Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district. They have (*;-K'&!--;4/; $ , , > charged the forest department for her cold-blod- .<0.<0;;0 ded killing, so much so that Union Minister !; # ( Maneka Gandhi dubbed her killing as a straight /<5;04*;4 ( case of crime and raised the hackle by demand- !4 &;*(4(0K F : ing the sacking of Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar. <.;45(0<4*;4 : ( <;0(<-K ( O : The State Government on November 10 set up an inquiry committee to prove the death of 0;!&; ( (;!;<. ? " ( the tigress. Let us examine the facts from the point of view of rule of law as also from the point &0(4(4/ G H ( of view of overall animal welfare, moral and pro- &!:(!!4 % fessional ethos. .0!/*;4!(<4 DS ( Tigress Avni was eliminated on the night of <..<0;-!4 = $ November 2, 2018, with help from a sharp (4;! <. $ , % > D shooter, Asgar Ali. During the last two years, the 0;!(4/&; tigress killed 13 people. Due to public pressure, K*<* dled and the manner in which she was Chief Wildlife Warden has to come with the net result that young tigers $ , , the Chief Wildlife Warden seemed to have killed does not absolve the foresters clean on criticism. are seeking territories in new frag- ordered that the big cat be either captured or and other officials from criticism. It was a long pending correct deci- mented forests, honeycombed by vil-

% $ killed as she was found to be dangerous for They did handle the case in an unpro- sion to remove the tigress from this lages with little prey base. Tigress Avni , * > # " human life. Even the Mumbai High Court, after fessional manner. The moot question forest area. Only an efficient forest and its two cubs were a victim of cir- initial refusal, allowed the shooting. The here is: Why did the State manager will be able to suggest if the cumstances. There was shortage of Supreme Court, however, refrained from inter- Government, the district administra- elimination could have been well- food and no secure territory. ) ( fering. tion and the forest department not planned and if the tigress could have The killing of Avni has thrown a # , ( Strictly speaking, the forest department was take proactive action when the first been captured and sent to a zoo. timely challenge for the foresters, # within the legal boundaries to neutralise the human killing was reported? The If it was a right decision to kill her, State Governments and the Ministry ) man-eating tigress. Chapter III of the Wildlife order of the Chief Wildlife Warden, the Chief Wildlife Warden should of Environment, Forest and Climate Protection Act, 1972, deals with the subject of too, needs to be examined. It needs to make it clear as to what happened on Change to seriously treat the disease ( Hunting of Wild Animals and provisions of be ascertained whether the order was the night of November 2 and what of shrinking habitat and fragmenta- Chapter IV under Section 11(a) empower the to tranquilise or to kill the tigress. If were the orders of the State tion of forest lands instead of treating ) Chief Wildlife Warden to order elimination of the order was to tranquilise, then why Government. Honest professionals the symptoms. They must pull up % / such animals. did the forest department lack the must face the public and clear the their socks and find professional , % ( Going by the rule book, foresters were with- basic capacity to fire the dart gun? smoke. solutions for such situations, especial- in their right to have taken the decision to elim- Why were they not able to train one The meat of the story, however, is: ly on how to consolidate forest catch- ( ( inate the man-eating tigress. However, going by of their staff? If it was a professional Tiger population in India has been ments for food and water security, 9 the post-mortem and other reports, several decision to kill her, due to manage- steadily rising. In 2006, there were fragmentation of forestlands in tiger $ 5 G$5H $ , questions arise that need to be answered. ment compulsions, were all protocols 1,411 tigers in the country, which and elephant corridors et al. * > # Further, the issue is not just about the killing in the rule book followed? increased to 2,226 in 2014. The 2018 At the same time, foresters must ( of the tigress but involves larger issues of sys- According to the shooter, Ali, “We census data is not yet out. Forest area upgrade their infrastructure and pro- $5 temic malfunctioning of our social fibre and have been roaming in the forests for in Yavatmal district is 19.9 per cent fessional capability to meet such chal- + I # governance under which we are surely and cer- many days and after two forest guards (2,606 sq km) of the geographic area lenges, and show their spine in the ( tainly destroying the living space of the wildlife identified the animal as T1, a forester (13,582 sq km), as per the Forest same way the unsung foresters had by fragmenting their corridors and encroach- fired the dart. But in a fraction of a Survey of India’s ‘State of Forest shown. For their grit, determination ) ing on their habitats. second, she charged towards us with Report 2017’. Though tigers are and professional capability had led to When results of our irrational behaviours a roar. If I had not opened fire, she increasing, there has been a decrease tigers, other wild life and forest bio- S ( are visible, like the killing of 13 people by Avni, would have killed two to three people”. of six sq km forest areas in Yavatmal diversity to survive in India in diffi- and subsequently her elimination, the hue and But the post mortem report, as report- district, compared to the assessment cult situations. In the end, we must cry being raised on her death is only emotion- ed in the media, said that the tigress in 2015. remember that notwithstanding per- $ , ally targeting the forest department. There’s no was shot when she was facing away The State Government had been ceived lapses on the part of authori- * > ( discussion about the real causes that led to the from the shooter and the dart found diverting forest lands in Yavatmal for ties, which will be clear after a fair DS /$5 situation, which is bound to rise in the near lodges in its left thigh and did not the setting up of a cement factory and inquiry, the intention of governance $5 future. show any impact of being fired from other projects without assessing its was correct as we must also feel for 13 0 Tiger conservation in India is an interna- a tranquilising gun. If this statement impact on wildlife. Though the tiger poor Indians who lost their lives. Now, $5 tionally acclaimed success story. Since tigers are in the post mortem report is true (sub- population is going up at an average the forest department must rehabili- a prolific breeder, conservation efforts are not ject to verification), it contradicts the of 30 per cent and conservation mea- tate Avni’s two cubs. going to be derailed by the unfortunate killing self-defence theory of the shooter and sures are bearing fruits, the forest area (The writer is a Retired Civil ! " of Avni. However, the way this issue was han- is a matter of suppression of facts. The and the wildlife habitat are shrinking Servant) 5 ! # - 0 ( )1 E

made reason for this. the metro. China’s underground improve steadily; whereas pollution ‘10 measures’ to guide the develop- trol industrial pollution. In 2016, its The natural reason pertained to transport system has evolved levels in Delhi are rising. ment of regional action plans. Based environmental watchdog imposed the geographical position of the city tremendously and is now the main- In 2017, the yearly average con- on these 10 measures, China’s fines totaling $21.8 million. It has which afforded it a constant mini- stay of mass transit. The efficacy of centration of PM 2.5, that is the par- Ministry of Environmental also undertaken a massive greening mum wind speed. This aided in the metro could be gauged by the fact ticulate matter with a size of 2.5 Protection issued implementation programme. During the past five blowing away noxious gases. The that during rush hours, the frequen- microns or less, in Beijing was less rules for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region years, about 4,022 hectares of urban man-made reason was that Beijing’s cy of the metro improved to four- than half as that of Delhi. In addition and surrounding areas. Accordingly, green spaces have been created. % : city administration was acutely aware minute interval between each arrival. to this, Delhi is also surging ahead of Beijing’s Government formulated To effectively reduce Beijing’s air about the worsening air quality and, Add to this, the surface trans- Beijing in yet another unflattering action plans that included setting spe- pollution, surrounding provinces, $ ! ! n the first week of November thus, ensured that a plethora of mea- port. The buses running on electric area. The number of “very unhealthy” cific targets, such as restricting the such as Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, !& 2018, this writer paid a visit to sures is taken to clamp down pollu- pantographs complement the metro days, or the period when the pollu- total number of vehicles in the city Shanxi and Inner Mongolia coordi- IBeijing and came back quite tion-causing conditions. in a pollution-free manner. In order tion levels are very high, is also to six million by the end of 2017, nated and implemented a joint impressed as to how China was man- For instance, unlike in India, the to make vehicular pollution even less, exceeding four times that of Beijing. reducing coal consumption by 80 per action plan. A combination of aging its air pollution woes. During municipal authorities keep spraying transport authorities in Beijing have Beijing has now embarked on a cent till 2020 and meeting annual Beijing’s own action plan and those , the peak hours, when the air was water on busy roads throughout the limited the number of private cars on fight against pollution and is setting average PM 2.5 concentration of of its surrounding regions has paid J anything but healthy, citizens used day at regular intervals. This does not the roads by auctioning registration an example for other nations to fol- micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) off. In 2017, Beijing recorded 226 masks to protect themselves. In con- allow the dust to rise. On the other numbers. This has ensured that not low. This, the city has been able to do by 2017. blue-sky days having good air qual- trast, in India, we are yet to under- hand, dust vacuum trucks keep tidy- everybody and anybody has been because of a firm resolve and its air Beijing is implementing these ity, compared to just 176 in 2013. In N " stand the threat that air pollution ing up the roadways across the city able to add to the vehicular sprawl pollution policy. For instance, when measures quite seriously. For the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, poses to our health. This is evident on a regular basis. The result is a spic and pollution. the great smog hit central, northern instance, in 2017, the quota for new PM 2.5 levels decreased by about 30 J by the limited use of protective gear, and span city infrastructure that does Comparatively, not long ago, and eastern China in January 2013, vehicles was fixed at 150,000 cars, per cent between 2013 and 2017. such as face masks, particularly not contribute to pollution. Delhi and Beijing were neck-to-neck it prompted the Chinese Government with 60,000 allotted only to fuel-effi- This has helped Beijing meet the PM among our children and the elder- One amazing aspect of Beijing in handling pollution but this is now to launch a comprehensive action cient cars. In 2018, this quota was 2.5 target it had set for itself in 2013. ly. An interesting aspect about pol- that would strike everyone is that in a thing of the past. Beijing today plan to tackle air pollution. It was reduced to 100,000, annually. The ongoing bad air days in lution management in Beijing was spite of the population density, the stands way ahead — not as much in based on a regional approach that Similarly, in 2017, coal consumption Delhi are a reminder that we need to that though the ambient air quality city bears an unhurried and paced clean air as it is in its awareness and identified key polluted regions, such was reduced to 11 million tonnes as learn our lessons from the fight " approached unhealthy levels during look about it. The main reason for efforts to clean up its air. Thanks to as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei for a time- Beijing closed all its big coal-fired Beijing is giving to air pollution. the day, it did not stay there for long. this is the efficacy of the public trans- the ‘air purity first’ attitude, ambient bound action plan. It set specific pol- power stations. Besides, Beijing has (The writer is an environmental There was both a natural and man- port, especially the Beijing subway or air quality in Beijing has started to lution reduction targets and defined also enforced stringent norms to con- journalist) () *+ ,,- ,./0 ; " ' '" !2& " R " #,

5 # ( # -'4<1 ' # ! onfident of a good show by !(0 Cparty candidates in the ' # 67%8 ! ongoing Assembly poll in five ormer Union Minister states, Congress chief Rahul FJaswant Singh’s son Gandhi has now planned to Manvendra Singh is not the extensively tour Uttar Pradesh only leader to have switched by the year-end and galvanise loyalties in Rajasthan ahead of to the saffron side. the party cadres and leaders for the December 7 Assembly polls. Abhinesh Mehrishi defect- the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Between them, the ed from the BSP and will con- Sources said Rahul would Congress and the Bharatiya test for the Ratangarh seat, now address at least one rally in all Janata Party (BJP) have fielded held by BJP minister Rajkumar five zones, including a grand 11 candidates who have Rinwa. Congress president rally in Lucknow. The Congress changed sides. Rahul Gandhi, who said in mandarins were reportedly Voices of dissent are now August he will make sure that busy chalking out a programme being heard within both parties party workers have their say for the Congress president with over “sidelined” leaders cross- and no “parachute candidate” the focus on regional parties — ing over to get a chance to con- gets nominated, also seems to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and test. Manvendra Singh quit the have changed his mind. !2 the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) BJP from the country. but will highlight the motive of BJP, citing the treatment hand- His party has given tickets & 7 " — to not underestimate them. “Once we prove our mettle rallies to expose Prime ed out to his father who was to at least four defectors. !"&# $ “Even as we were seriously in these ongoing polls, Rahul Minister’s role in Rafale fight- denied a party ticket in the Rajasthan State Congress pres- looking for a grand alliance for Gandhi will start extensive er jet deal, rising prices and 2014 Lok Sabha election. ident Sachin Pilot said the announced. He will now con- ' !#/&## next Parliament elections, both tour of UP to further impress corruption issues. He is now contesting for decisions were taken by the test for the same seat for the Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati that the Congress was as strong “The focus will also be on the Congress against Chief party high command on a Congress. Then there are the !(0 a function here. He targeted the were regularly targeting us or in this large State as it was in failure of the Central Minister Vasundhra Raje from case-by-case basis. “parachute candidates”. Congress and asked youths and our leaders to drive home the other States and the party Government in fulfilling her stronghold Jhalrapatan. Those who managed to Kanhaiya Lal Jhanwar JP president Amit Shah on party workers to ensure BJP’s point that the Congress had lost could be not taken lightly,” the promises made by Narendra The ruling BJP alone has get a Congress ticket just days, joined the Congress about five BWednesday reiterated that victory in the State for its unhin- ground in UP,” quipped a senior Congress leader stressed. Modi during the campaigning fielded seven defectors, includ- or even hours, after leaving the hours before the party list was his party was committed to dered progress. Congress leader referring to The leader said besides for 2014 Parliament elections. ing six from the Congress and BJP include Harish Meena, released and is contesting from building a Ram temple in “The BJP is committed to some recent speeches of chalking out other programmes Besides, the Congress rallies one from the Bahujan Samaj Habib-ur-Rehman, Manvendra Bikaner East. The Congress Ayodhya and it would not building the Ram temple in Akhilesh and Mayawati. for Rahul like roadshows, pan- will aim to clearly send out the Party (BSP). BJP nominees Singh and Sona Devi Bawri. also fielded Sawai Singh change its stand. Ayodhya,” Shah said, adding Preferring anonymity, the chayats, chaupal, the party signal to the SP and the BSP Mahesh Pratap Singh from Dausa MP Harish Meena Godara from Khinwsar just a He also exuded confidence there was no question of dilut- Congress leader said both the brass is planning some big ral- that our party is the leading Nathdawara, Ram Kishor Saini quit the BJP a day before the few days after he took volun- of forming next government at ing or changing the party’s SP and the BSP were trying to lies. The leader also revealed force to defeat the BJP in the from Bandikui, Mamta Sharma Congress released its first list tary retirement from the Indian the Centre in 2019 with a stand. The BJP president, how- harm the Congress in the ongo- that while announcing rallies of 2019 poll. Hence, if they want from Pipalda, Kalpna Singh and has been fielded by the Police Service. Raj Kumar majority higher than that of the ever, said the matter was in the ing Assembly polls in Central Rahul Gandhi in mid- to support the Congress in its from Ladpura, Rajendra party from Deoli-Uniara. Sharma, an independent MLA present one despite the Supreme Court and the States but the results will show December, Congress leaders ‘remove BJP’ mission, they Bhamu from Jhunjhunu and BJP MLA from Nagaur, from Nawalgarh, will now con- Congress’ bid to forge a grand party wanted a ‘nyayik samad- that the Congress is the only will not take names either of should align with it to form a Ashok Sharma from Rajkhera Habib-ur-Rehman, also quit test from there for the alliance. Shah made the remarks han’ (judicial resolution) of party which could dislodge the the SP, the BSP or other outfits grand alliance,” he said. crossed over from the Congress the BJP a day before the list was Congress. while interacting with youths at the dispute. ;2)* * $ Q)$*3%

The Bru refugees are registered 10 km from the interstate bor- per cent of the total voters are in nine Assembly seats and we’ll der between Tripura and Bru refugees. place different voting machines Mizoram. The highest number Earlier this month, the EC accordingly at the special booth of Brus has been registered in had removed Shashank as the in the village,” he said. Mamit district, which has state chief electoral officer, Kundra had on Tuesday Hachhek, Dampa and Mamit accepting the demands of civil visited Naisingpara — the seats, with 14 per cent of the society groups, NGOs, student largest Bru camp in Tripura — total voters being refugees. organisations and political par- to meet the refugees and It is followed by Kolasib ties. The agitators organised inform them about the EC’s district, with 3.5 per cent of its dharnas in front of the CEO’s decision. total voters being Brus. The dis- office against Shashank’s report- An election official, who trict has Tuirial, Kolasib and ed move to facilitate voting by accompanied the CEO to Serlui Assembly seats. In Bru voters in the relief camps of Tripura, said the Bru leaders Lunglei district, less than one Tripura. PTI claimed that the voter turnout from the community might be zero if the EC did not change its decision to hold polling in Kahnmun. Aizawl: The Election ment of the then chief electoral ry. We have started our prepa- “Kundra tried explaining to Commission (EC) has decided officer, SB Shashank, less than rations for that,” an official in them that the decision was to hold polling for Bru refugees two weeks ahead of the election the CEO office said. taken by the Election in Mizoram’s Mamit district, to the 40-member House. Kanhmun is an interstate Commission, but the Bru even as the leaders of the trib- Shashank had been border village between refugees said they fear for their al community maintained that accused of facilitating voting by Mizoram and Tripura. A writ- lives in Mizoram. They also they fear for their safety in their Bru voters in the relief camps ten order to this effect is like- cited various reasons, including home State. of Tripura. ly to be received by Mizoram bad-road condition, to justify The place of voting for “We have been informed CEO Ashish Kundra in a day or their demand for polling-booth 11,232 Bru voters, who are by the Election Commission two, the official said. arrangement in the relief residing in neighbouring that the polling for the Brus “In the last three years, camps,” he added. 8P C8D B Tripura, has been a bone of con- must be arranged at Kanhmun there was no revision of elec- The six camps of the Bru tention, leading to the replace- village inside Mizoram territo- toral rolls. This time we did it. refugees are located between 2- &7 B &# $ $ ! 7/2 3"8" $ # #9 ": ) # '#8 Q %R5? Mumbai: BJP chief Amit Shah Deputy Inspector-General Sohrabuddin case and the main "# and three IPS officers were the Gujarat Police), Rajkumar chargesheet in the Tulsiram # 8' main conspirators behind the Pandian (SP, Intelligence case. Both cases are being tried Bengaluru: Declaring the alleged fake encounters of Bureau) and MN Dinesh (IPS together before special CBI beginning of its battle against **:!( woke up the next afternoon, I Sohrabuddin Shaikh and officer, Rajasthan Police),” judge SJ Sharma here. the Congress-JD(S) coalition was in pain. I hadn’t just been Tulsiram Prajapati, the chief Tamgade said. To a question by the Government in Karnataka, the early six weeks after tele- raped, I was taken to my own investigation officer (CIO) of All four have been dis- defence lawyer, Tamgade said BJP on Wednesday said it Nvision writer-producer house and had been brutalised. the case claimed in a CBI charged by the trial court in the he also had evidence to con- would continue the fight till the Vinta Nanda went to town “I couldn’t get up for my court here on Wednesday. case. Tamgade claimed he was clude that Sohrabuddin Shaikh HD Kumaraswamy-led admin- accusing him of sexually vio- bed. I told some of my friends CIO Sandeep Tamgade, not naming Shah and and his partner Prajapati istration is brought down and lating her 19 years ago, veter- but everybody advised me to who deposed during the ongo- others without evidence, but were “used” by Amit Shah, then people get justice. an actor Alok Nath — known forget about it and move on,” ing trial, however, conceded admitted that the claim was not Minister of State for Home in Attacking Kumaraswamy his on-screen “Sanskari Babuji” she wrote and went onto nar- that that his claim was not sup- supported by any documentary Gujarat, for firing at on farmers’ issues, the state BJP image — was on Wednesday rate some more unpleasant ported by any documentary evidence in the supplementary the office of an Ahmedabad- chief and former Chief booked for alleged rape and experiences with Alok Nath evidence in the charge sheet chargesheet filed in the based builder. Minister BS Yeddyurappa unnatural sex on the basis of a subsequently. filed by him. case, he said. He had interrogated Shah, claimed that the Congress too complaint lodged against him On his part, actor Alok “From the investigation Tamgade, then marble trader from Rajasthan was regretting its decision to by Nanda. Nath initially dismissed done by us, we found the prin- Superintendent of Police Vimal Patni, and Rajasthan support him, just to keep BJP Acting on a formal com- Nanda’s charge against him as cipal conspirators were Amit (CBI), had prepared a supple- minister Gulabchandra Kataria out of power. plaint lodged by Nanda against “absurd” as he “made her what Shah, DG Vanzara (former mentary chargesheet in the in the case, he said. PTI “You speak about BJP that the veteran actor on October she is”. “Kuch to log kahenge has 104 MLAs, lightly. 17, the Oshiwara police station (People will say something). Kumaraswamy, from registered an FIR against 62- Facebook on 8th October 2018, in her post, had stated: “I have Neither I am denying this nor December 10 Assembly session year-old Alok Nath under sec- it felt like I had released myself waited for this moment to do I agree with it. It (rape) must will begin inBelagavi. As a tions 376 (rape) and 377 ( from the prison of fear. Today, come for 19 years....He was an have happened, but someone responsible opposition, it’s our unnatural sex) of Indian Penal I am glad the FIR has been alcoholic, shameless and else would have done it. Well, duty to keepbefore people your Code (IPC). finally lodged. I trust the obnoxious but he was also the I do not want to talk much political drama and the devel- Confirming the develop- Mumbai Police”. television star of that decade, so about it. As for the matter, if it opmental workyou have done ment, a senior police officer “I know that when things not only was he forgiven for all has come out, it will be so far,” Yeddyurappa said. investigating the case said: have finally come this far, jus- his bad behaviour, many of the stretched,” Alok Nath had told Addressing a protest meet- “Alok Nath has been booked tice will prevail. I have full faith guys would also egg him on to ABP News. ing here, he said the BJP would for rape under sections 376 and and confidence in the country’s be his worst”. She had also However, a week after organise a “huge” agitation by 377 of IPC”. judiciary,” Nanda added. alleged that the actor even Nanda wrote a Facebook post gathering over one lakh farm- After writing a long, heart- It may be recalled that in harassed the show’s lead actress accused him of raping her ers, at Belagavi. wrenching Facebook post on her lengthy Facebook post that who was not interested in him. under sedation, Alok Nath filed “For the last five months October 8 alleging that Alok she wrote on October 8 amid Recalling the events that a civil suit against writer-direc- we kept quiet, with an intention Nath had sexually violated her a series of allegations of sexu- followed after she had left a tor Vinta Nanda in a city sub- to give time to the new Chief 19 years ago, Nanda had lodged al harassment made by promi- party at Alok Nath’s house at 2 urban court here in connection Minister, but now after six a complaint with the Oshiwara nent women as part of a “Me am 19 years ago, Nanda wrote: with her rape accusations months- people are not ready police station on October 17. In Too” movement unleashed in “I started to walk home on the against him and demanded an to tolerate any more. We have her complaint, Nanda had the social media, Nanda did empty streets... Midway I was apology and compensation of given you enough time,” alleged that she had raped by not actually name Alok Nath accosted by this man who was Re 1 as damages from him. Yeddyurappa said. the actor after spiking her but said that “the predator in driving his own car and he In another application filed Alleging that the drink. “The victim’s statement question here is the actor par asked me to sit in it and said he separately before the Andheri Kumaraswamy Government was recorded formally by police excellence who is known as the would drop me home. I trust- Metropolitan Magistrate Alok has failed onseveral fronts, he on Tuesday evening,” Nanda’s most #Sanskaari (Cultured) ed him and sat in his car. Nath and his wife Ashu sought said “our fight has begun from lawyer Dhruti Kapadia said. person in the film and televi- “I have faint memory after a direction to the suburban today,...Until we bring you Expressing her satisfaction sion industry”. that. I can remember more Amboli police station to take down from power and send you over the development, Nanda Nanda, who subsequently liquor being poured into my cognisance of the letter sent by home. Unless over 6.5 crore said in a statement: “The confirmed that it was Alok mouth and I remember being them seeking defamation pro- " 8 & people of this State get justice, moment I penned the truth on Nath whom she had referred to violated endlessly. When I ceedings against Nanda. # $ our fightwill continue.” PTI () *+ ,,- ,./0 < R @ & & ' # ( & $ )* ) * ' , <-!! Firhad Hakim or Arup Biswas today I will do so at an appro- two of her trusted ministerial priate moment,” he said, adding &!! <'&( have you deputed such officers n a major development, the colleagues in Chatterjee’s place. he “still respect Didi as my at Sabarimala where people Iruling Trinamool Congress is As the present law does not mother.” he Sabarimala Temple require services of benevolent known to have taken proce- for a outsider — who is not a Growing differences Tissue has become a Centre officers and men?” asked dural initiatives to amend the councillor — to be appointed as between the Mayor and the vs Kerala Government tussle Justices Ramachandra Menon civic laws in order to induct a Mayor the State Government is Chief Minister earlier saw him by Wednesday as Pon and Anil Kumar who contin- “seasoned, senior, able and likely to table a new law in State losing a key organisational Radhakrishnan, Union ued hearing petitions filed by experienced” person as the new Assembly that will make pro- post of South 24 Parganas dis- Minister of State for Finance, devotees against alleged police Mayor of Kolkata, sources said. visions for non-councillor to be trict party president. Surface Transport and Shipping cruelty. The new development inducted on the post. “Much The Chief Minister had disclosing at the shrine that a TP Senkumar, former State comes after sitting Mayor Sovan like the parliamentary law the told him several times about superintendent of police humil- Police Chief, who was eased out Chatterjee was asked to quit his amended law will provide for paying more attention to his iated him while he was on his of office by the CPM Mayoral chair by Chief Minister the new person to be elected work and cut down on the time way to the shrine. Government lambasted the Mamata Banerjee. The Mayor within six months of one’s he was spending with a woman “I was told by the SP at police and the Kerala — a key aid of Banerjee for past appointment on the post,” a who was not his wife. The Nilackel on Wednesday morn- Government over the unfortu- 30 years — who was also dou- Trinamool Congress MLA said. Mayor, who does not live in his ing that I cannot go to Pamba nate developments at bling up as Fire and Housing Chatterjee who conceded house for close to a year now, by car and he asked me to go by Sabarimala. Minister suddenly resigned on that he had been asked to ten- has also filed for divorce. the KSRTC bus. When I asked “There are good officers Tuesday after being repri- der his resignation by the Chief According to sources the him politely, the SP raised his and men in the police force manded by Banerjee for lack of Minister however did not Chief Minister had been angry voice and shouted at me. Can who are well trained in crowd performance. resign on Wednesday. with the Mayor as reports of his this officer question the Kerala management. But the person- According to inside “I have been asked to extra-marital affairs was bring- ministers like the way he shout- nel posted at Sabarimala are of sources, the Chief Minister is resign by the Chief Minister. ing the party to disrepute, ed at me?” Pon Radhakrishnan dubious nature. This is what we planning to induct either Though I have not resigned sources said. told reporters after worshipping get when officers who are at the holy shrine. familiar with looking after the The high-handed behav- children and grandchildren of !2 iour of Yatheesh Chandra, SP, ministers are posted as police 6'!%P !' was telecast live by news chan- chides,” Senkumar said. "P & nels much to the embarrass- ment of the Kerala Police. By 4 '" 3 ' 8 afternoon, the Kerala 5 # $ 5 # $ +*(/(-5A Government was in for more trouble as the High Court hence no private vehicles were been a regular pilgrim to over this shrine. This is the (--(/#* Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: passing of Shri M.I. Shanavas, slammed it over the propriety allowed. Undeterred by the Sabarimala since the age of five proof of public resentment Senior Congress leader MI two term Lok Sabha MP from Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata of deputing officers with shady restrictions, the Minister opted and n has never experienced in over the Master Plan devised by Pathnamthitta: A court here Shanavas died on early Wayanad, Kerala, the Congress Party (BJP) on Wednesday past at a holy place. to travel by a KSRTC bus the past this kind of hostility by the Kerala Government to on Wednesday granted condi- Wednesday at a private hospi- family has lost a much loved and slammed the Congress for Radhakrishnan who while the BJP leader AN the authorities. “The inten- keep Sabarimala inaccessible tional bail to 72 people, includ- tal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu after respected member. My thoughts demanding Goa Chief Minister reached Nilackel on Radhakrishnan who accompa- tion of the authorities is to for devotees,” said Pon ing BJP general secretary K a prolonged illness. He was 67. & prayers are with his family & Manohar Parrikar’s resigna- Wednesday morning to offer nied him said that the police make life difficult for the devo- Radhakrishnan. Surendran, who were arrested The Member of friends in this time of grief.” tion, saying that India’s first prayers at the Ayyappa Temple officer could have showed tees. The principal them of Meanwhile, the Kerala in connection with the Parliament, who represented Chief Minister Pinarayi Prime Minister Jawaharlal was stopped by Yatheesha some basic courtesy to the Lord Ayyappa himself is unity High Court on Wednesday Sabarimala temple row. the Wayanad constituency Vijayan along with senior con- Nehru too was ill in his last Chandra, superintendent of Union Minister. and integration. But the police expressed its disgust and dis- Surendran along with two twice — 2009, 2014, in the Lok gress leader and former Chief years in office. police from proceeding to the “The SP told me that pri- force in Sabarimala is working appointment over the behav- others had been arrested on Sabha, breathed his last around Minister Oommen Chandy “Our late Prime Minister shrine in his personal car. “You vate vehicles are not allowed to destroy and demolish these iour of police towards the November 18 from Nilackal as 1 am. He had undergone a liver and Opposition Leader Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in the cannot go to Pamba by car. You beyond Nilackel as part of a unifying factors,” said the devotees. “How come officers he tried to proceed to the Lord transplant on November 2. Ramesh Chennithala condoled last three years of his tenure, are allowed to travel only by Master Plan the Kerala Minister who added that he with criminal records have Ayyappa Temple despite being His mortal remains were the death. was ill. He was suffering from the KSRTC bus, Minister,” the Government has prepared for was like any other devotees been deputed at a place like advised by police personnel brought to Kochi in the after- Former Defence Minister, paralysis and could not func- SP told the Minister who lis- Sabarimala. But it is clear that and does not require any priv- Sabarimala? The Inspector against visiting Sabarimala due noon and kept for public AK Antony, KPCC President, tion as a Prime Minister ought tened to him with amusement. the Master Plan by the Kerala ileges which other devotees are General Vijay Sachare and the to law and order issues. homage. The funeral will be Mullapally Ramachanrdan, to. At that time, our leaders, When the Minister asked Government is to keep the not entitled to. SY Yatheesh Chandra have The 69 others were arrest- held on Thursday at Kochi. Chennithala and former KPCC including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chandra, why private vehicles devotees away from the tem- The Minister also decried tainted career behind them. ed after they held a nama Congress president Rahul president VM Sudheeran, were or the Jan Sangh did not take were not allowed beyond ple,” said Pon Radhakrishnan the slapping of Section 144 at While Sachare is an accused in japam (chanting Lord Ayyappa Gandhi described Shanavas as among the hundreds of party out a morcha to his house and Nilackel, 22-km away from while speaking to reporters at a place of worship like a custodial death case, Chandra mantras) inside the shrine a “much loved and respected workers and leaders who paid demand his resignation, as we Pamba, the latter said there Sannidhananm. Sabarimala. figures in a case of assaulting complex late on Sunday, defy- member” of the Congress fam- homage as the body was saw in Goa,” State BJP president were chances of landslides and The Minister said he has “See the empty places all women and children. Why ing prohibitory orders. IANS ily. In a tweet, he said “With the brought to the State. PTI Vinay Tendulkar said at a Press conference in Panaji. The Congress on Tuesday B$$ ' & ! ' organised a march to Parrikar’s private residence, demanding Q that he resign as Chief Minister within 48 hours. # ( ) R Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, &(05!4!4&!0!* and has not been seen in pub- 0 1 # lic for several months now. he State-run Kerala When Nationalist TLiteracy Mission is gearing Congress Party leader Sharad ; " # up to organise a mass Pawar was serving as ‘Constitution Literacy’ drive Agriculture Minister in the *L!..!00 arrested the previous night. to create basic awareness about erstwhile Congress-led United Madhu, who handled the Indian Constitution among Progressive Alliance govern- wo close aides of Brajesh many businesses of Thakur, the general public. ment, neither the Congress TThakur, the prime accused had told reporters on Tuesday The Mission is envisaged to nor the BJP demanded his res- in the Muzaffarpur shelter that she was not hiding but did make over 50 lakh people part ignation, despite the fact that home case in which the girl not appear before the probe of the two-month-long initia- the Maharashtra politician was inmates of the home were sex- agency as she was never named tive. The basic principles of the abroad for cancer treatment. ually abused, were remanded in as an accused nor was a war- Constitution regarding funda- “Sharad Pawar was suffer- a five-day CBI custody by a rant issued against her. mental rights, secularism, faith, ing from cancer and was being court here on Wednesday. She had also claimed that gender equality and freedom of treated abroad, but the BJP did The special court hearing she knew nothing about the individuals will be the main not make it an issue and the cases filed under the Protection goings on at the Balika Grih focus of the programme, which Congress did not drop him of Children from Sexual (shelter home for girls), was will be formally launched on from the Union Cabinet either,” Offences (POCSO) Act passed “privy to no secrets” and refut- November 26. Tendulkar said. the order, declining the Central ed the media reports that she A 20-page handbook will Parrikar is suffering from Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) used to liaison with influential be compiled with the support advanced pancreatic cancer request for a seven-day custody people to promote Thakur’s of experts for the unique and has been in and out of hos- of Madhu and Ashwani NGOs, newspapers and other endeavour. A State-level pitals in Goa, Mumbai, New Kumar — who allegedly posed businesses. resource panel would be set up York and Delhi for nearly nine as a doctor — and posted the Kumar, who was arrested and expert training will be months. He returned from matter to November 26 for fur- from his in-laws place in given for resource persons to New Delhi’s AIIMS on October ther hearing. Fatehpur village under the take classes. 14 and has not moved out of his Madhu, who was grilled by Kurhani police station in the Students of various con- private residence for any offi- the police on Tuesday after- district, did not have any med- tinuing education courses cial event since. noon, was arrested on ical background. under the Mission would also Maharashtrawadi Gom- Wednesday morning and made He learnt how to adminis- be made part of the initiative. antak Party chief Deepak to undergo medical tests at the ter injections while sitting in A top official of the Mission Dhavalikar also joined the Sadar hospital, before being the clinic of his father, a doc- said constitution literacy gath- opposition chorus demanding produced before the court, tor, at Kurhani, about 30 km erings would be organised in all that the Chief Minister give up along with Ashwani, who was from Muzaffarpur town. ! !! &&# $ wards in the State. the chair immediately. IANS 8 %8 "

Ahmedabad: The Ro-Ro ferry of Cambay for around one “While coming to Ghogha vessel, which started trans- hour before it was towed to from Dahej, the captain of the porting people and vehicles Ghogha port by tugboats,” said ship noticed that the engine got between Ghogha in Saurashtra chairman-managing director overheated. For the safety of the and Dahej in south Gujarat last of Indigo Seaways Pvt Ltd passengers, the captain had month, came to a standstill (ISPL), Chetan Contractor. decided to stop the engine when mid-sea due to engine ISPL, a Surat-based ferry the ship was around 3 nautical trouble on Wednesday after- operator, and the Gujarat miles (5.5 km) away from noon, officials said. Maritime Board (GMB) had Ghogha port,” contractor said. The vessel, which was car- entered into an agreement to “The ship remained sta- rying over 400 passengers and run the Roll On-Roll Off (Ro- tioned in the sea for around over 100 vehicles at the time of Ro) ferry service on the Public one hour. Then it was towed to the incident, was safely towed Private Partnership (PPP) the Ghogha port by tugboats, to Ghogha port by tugboats, a model. This ferry service is also which were sent from the port. Government official said. called as Ro-Pax (Roll On-Roll Our technicians are now car- “The Korean-made ship Off Passenger), as the ship rying out an inspection of the called ‘Voyage Symphony’ carries both vehicles as well as engine to find out the cause of remained stationed in the Gulf passengers. the problem,” he added. According to a senior official of the GMB, the ship was carrying 461 passengers and 114 vehicles. “We have been told by the operator that the engine of the ship got overheated. Along with the company, the GMB will also carry out an inspection of the ship before giving a green signal to resume the operations,” a senior GMB official said. PTI () *+ ,,- ,./0 0' & ' :A3' "*) *) <# - ' 56166 =*; )) !# ! 4;1 ;-&( umar Mangalam Birla, **:!( ings and US-China trade dis- of private lender Yes Bank was KChairman of Vodafone putes, fuelling worries about the top performer, climbing 4;1 ;-&( Idea Ltd, has flagged concerns he BSE benchmark Sensex economic growth, brokers said. 2.83 per cent after it reassured about severe liquidity crunch in Textended losses for the sec- “Wednesday’s action that the recent resignations opular mes- the telecom sector and high ond session on Wednesday by accentuates the recent diver- bear no impact on the CEO Psaging app spectrum payments at a recent declining over 250 points on gence we have witnessed selection process and that WhatsApp on meeting with Telecom Minister heavy selling in IT, teck, metal between India and advanced efforts are underway for mutu- Wednesday Manoj Sinha, an official said. and auto stocks amid weak economies. While the Nasdaq al resolution with co-promot- named Abhijit Telecom sector has been global cues. Composite is down 7.2 per cent er Madhu Kapur and family. Bose as its India battered by falling tariffs, erod- Besides, fresh foreign fund in the past month and the S&P Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Head, meeting ing profitability, and mounting Under the GST ‘reverse tion. outflows further hurt trading 500 is down 4.6 per cent, the SBI, Asian Paints, Maruti one of the key debt, in the face of stiff com- charge mechanism’ provision, Earlier this month, at its sentiments. Nifty50 is up 2.8 per cent in the Suzuki, Sun Pharma, Tata demands made petition triggered by disruptive registered dealers are required maiden earnings announce- However, crude oil’s fall to same time,” said Sunil Sharma, Motors, HDFC Bank and by the Indian offerings of Reliance Jio, owned to make tax payments in case ment as a joint entity, Vodafone one-year low in the global Chief Investment Officer, Kotak Bank also ended higher Government. by richest Indian Mukesh he procures goods from unreg- Idea Ltd reported a consoli- market on excess supply con- Sanctum Wealth Management. with gains up to 2.20 per cent. Bose, who will join the The appointment comes at Ambani. istered businesses. dated loss of 4,973 crore for cerns, capped the fall in the During the day, midcaps Shares of aviation and oil messaging platform early next a time when the Facebook- Birla, who heads Vodafone The provision was applic- the September quarter and indices. rallied strongly while the Nifty marketing companies surged year, will build WhatsApp’s owned company has been Idea — the country’s largest able from July 1, 2017 till announced a fund infusion of The 30-share, after rising ended lower. Separately, the due to sharp drop of nearly 7 first full country team outside under tremendous pressure to mobile operator, raised the October 12, 2017. With com- 25,000 crore to help it take on briefly to 35,494.25 at the out- action in PSU banks and finan- per cent in global crude oil of California and will be based put in place a mechanism to issues during a meeting with panies facing trouble in imple- brutal competition. set, quickly slipped into the cials also suggests that market prices. Spicejet, Jet Airways in Gurugram, WhatsApp said curb fake messages on its plat- Sinha, which was also attend- menting the provision, the Bharti Airtel too has negative terrain in line with a fears around liquidity and cred- and InterGlobe rose up to 5.63 in a statement. form, that incited mob fury. ed by Telecom Secretary Aruna GST Council has decided to reported a drop in consolidat- weak trend at other Asian mar- it rollovers are abating, he per cent. Bose and his team will The Government has been Sundararajan. keep RCM in abeyance till ed net profit for the 10th kets and touched a low of added. Shares of state-run oil mar- focus on helping businesses, pressing WhatsApp to develop A senior telecom Ministry September 30, 2019. straight quarter as losses on 35,112.49. Persistent fall in technology keting companies such as IOC, both large and small, connect tools to combat fake or false official who did not wish to be Amongst other concerns mainstay India business However, it pared early stocks globally, and rupee appre- HPCL and BPCL, gained up to with their customers, it added. messages, and also identify named said that the meeting highlighted by Birla was the widened due to pricing pres- losses on emergence of buying ciating against the dollar in the 1.76 per cent. “WhatsApp is deeply com- message originators. took place recently where Birla high upfront payment for sure from aggressive competi- after a higher opening of past few days, are the key factors Brent crude, the oil prices mitted to India and we are Apart from the traceabili- talked about the severe liquid- radiowaves, the official said tion. Overall, its consolidated European shares. The index fuelling the negative sentiment international benchmark, fell excited to keep building prod- ty request, the government ity crunch in the market, and adding he has sought that peri- net profit of 118.8 crore in closed 274.71 points, or 0.77 in IT stocks, brokers said. 6.92 per cent to $62.17 a bar- ucts that help people connect had asked WhatsApp to set up underscored the need for relief. od of payment for spectrum July-September represented a per cent, down at 35,199.80. Stocks of software services rel on Tuesday on excess sup- and support India’s fast-grow- a local corporate presence and The talks were informal purchases be increased to 18 drop of about 65 per cent from The gauge had lost 300.37 exporter such as TCS, Infosys, ply concerns. ing digital economy,” Matt appoint a grievance officer to and the Department of years from the current 16 years, Rs 343 crore in the year ago points Tuesday. Wipro and Tech Mahindra Sector-wise, the BSE IT Idema, Chief Operating Officer address complaints. Whatsapp Telecom will take a view on the and favoured a moratorium. period. Also, the broader NSE were the worst hit on the index emerged biggest loser by of WhatsApp, said. has recently appointed a griev- issue once a formal represen- High levies in the telecom Airtel’s loss from India Nifty, after shuttling between bourses with shares falling up plunging 2.92 per cent, fol- As a successful entrepre- ance officer for India. tation is made, the official told sector and the recent hike in operations (before exceptional 10,562.35 and 10,671.30 points, to 3.55 per cent. lowed by teck 2.47 per cent, neur himself, Bose knows what Following multiple inci- PTI. import duty also figured in the items) mounted to 1646.4 finally settled 56.15 points, or Other laggards were power 1.04 per cent, metal it takes to build meaningful dents of mob-lynching across Vodafone Idea Ltd declined talks, said the official but did crore in the second quarter of 0.53 per cent down at PowerGrid, RIL, Bajaj Auto, 0.78 per cent, capital goods 0.58 partnerships that can serve the country, the government to comment on an e-mail query not elaborate. the current fiscal compared to 10,600.05. Tata Steel, M&M, Hero per cent and FMCG 0.26 per businesses across India, he had slapped WhatsApp with sent to the company on the A bruising tariff war about 940 crore in the pre- Sentiments took a hit after MotoCorp, Vedanta, NTPC, cent, oil&gas 0.12 per cent added. two notices, with the second issue. sparked by the entry of ceding three-month period. broader Asian markets weak- IndusInd Bank, L&T, ONGC, and auto 0.08 per cent. He joins WhatsApp from one warning that it will treat The Vodafone Idea Chief is Reliance Jio into the telecom In fact, Moody’s Investors ened, following a renewed sell- HDFC Ltd, ITC Ltd, ICICI In contrast, realty, health- Ezetap where he has served as the messaging platform as an said to have expressed concern sector with free voice calls and Service recently placed Bharti off on Wall Street Tuesday as Bank, HUL, Bharti Airtel and care, consumer durables, co-founder and CEO. Founded abettor of rumour propagation over 30,000 crore that is SMS, bundled with cheap data Airtel’s rating on review for energy shares dropped after Coal India, falling up to 2.77 bankex, PSU and infrastructure in 2011, Ezetap is an electron- and legal consequences will fol- locked up on account of GST has led to pressure on margins downgrade, following low lev- crude oil prices plunged to a per cent. ended higher, rising up to 1.53 ic payments company backed low if adequate checks are not payment under ‘reverse charge of incumbents which have els of profitability and expec- 13-month low amid weak earn- Among the gainers, shares per cent. by top-tier Venture Capitalists. put in place. mechanism’. scrambled to match competi- tation of weak cash flow. ! ) *) &# ! $ 4 * )) *) ): ! ! O P *)3' * $ ;&0!4 companies and Syrian inter- <K< board said. temporary leader was in line with mediaries to ship oil to 4;1 ;-&( **:!( company Drip Capital. But while Ghosn deals with a demand by the French gov- ran’s foreign ministry Damascus, which in turn Since many exporters are rance’s Renault says it has his legal issues in Japan, Bollore ernment, which owns a 15 per Idenounced the latest US bankrolled Hezbollah and hares of aviation and oil ndian shrimp exports is like- not currently hedged against Fdecided to keep its CEO will have the same authority to cent stake in the automaker. Treasury sanctions as “fruitless Hamas. Smarketing companies Ily to have mixed results this currency fluctuation, rupee Carlos Ghosn on despite his run the company as the CEO, Finance Minister Bruno and senseless” in a statement The US Treasury said in a surged up to 6 per cent year as demand declines in the depreciation has allowed arrest in Japan on allegations it added. Le Maire had said earlier issued on Wednesday. statement that Tehran, “work- Wednesday due to sharp drop European Union and exports to exporters to keep losses to a that he misused assets of part- Renault’s board said its Tuesday that Ghosn was not in “These fruitless, senseless ing with Russian companies, in global crude oil prices. the US continue to grow, minimum, it added. ner Nissan Motor Co. And decision was made with an eye position to lead the Renault and ineffective sanctions... Will provides millions of barrels of The scrip of SpiceJet soared according to a report. “Depreciation of the Indian misreported his income. toward keeping the company Group while fighting the accu- undoubtedly never achieve the oil to the Syrian Government” 5.63 per cent, Jet Airways 2.74 “Looking at the future, the rupee against the dollar will Renault’s board of directors on a steady course “to preserve sations in Japan. desired outcome of their of President Bashar al-Assad. per cent and InterGlobe story of Indian shrimp exports likely support Indian exporters announced late Tuesday that the interests of the group and The French automaker said designers and enforcers,” it “The Assad regime, in turn, Aviation 1.41 per cent on the show mixed signs. On one hand, against those from other mar- the No. 2 at the company, the continuity of its operations.” after an emergency meeting of said. facilitates the movement of BSE. increased competition and kets. As per industry analysts Chief Operating Officer Ghosn runs Renault, Nissan its board of directors in Paris “Sooner or later they will hundreds of millions of US dol- Among OMCs, shares of decreased EU demand seem to and trade sources, this could Thierry Bollore, would tem- and the Renault-Nissan- that it would further consoli- become aware of the futility of lars to the Islamic IOC rose by 1.76 per cent, be depressing sales. On the other, boost shrimp exports to the US porarily fill in for Ghosn. Mitsubishi alliance that he helped date its alliance with Nissan. their schemes.” Revolutionary Guard Corps - HPCL 1.17 per cent and BPCL analysts expect Indian shrimp this year. However, the entry of “Mr. Ghosn, temporarily turn into the world’s biggest car- The two automakers have Washington slapped fresh Qods Force for onward trans- 1.08 per cent. exports to the US to grow by 15- competing export countries in incapacitated, remains chair- seller last year, and both France a partnership, also, with small- sanctions on Tehran Tuesday, fer to Hamas and Hezbollah,” it Crude oil fell to one-year 20 per cent this year,” according the global shrimp trade is also man and chief executive offi- and Japan want to keep it intact. er automaker Mitsubishi Motor accusing it of creating a com- said, referring to Iran’s main for- low in the global market. to a report by US-based fintech a factor to take into account. cer,” a statement from Renault’s Renault’s move to appoint a Corp. plex web of Russian cut-out eign military operations unit. # 8" +"

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1&)1 5" $:1 ndian gymnast Dipa Karmakar would be aiming to put behind Ithe injury-marred disaster that was the Asian Games when she aims for a positive start to her Olympic qualification bid with the World Cup of artistic gymnastics in Cottbus, Germany from . , Thursday. The four-day showpiece is part of an eight-event qualifying sys- / S: tem under which the gymnasts will make the cut based on the aggre- gate of their top three scores. The four-member Indian team, which also comprises B Aruna 4;1 ;-&( Reddy, Ashish Kumar and Rakesh Patra, will look to make it count with good performances. lready assured of a record Dipa, who finished fourth at the Rio Olympics, will be India's seventh medal at the Women's best bet in the tournament after clinching the Gold at the Artistic AWorld Boxing Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey in July this Championships, celebrated MC Mary year. Kom would look to go one step clos- The 25-year- er towards her sixth Gold when she old from Tripura takes the ring in the 48kg semifinals endured a poor here Thursday. comeback from Out of the four Indian semifi- injury in the nalists, five-time champion Mary Jakarta Asian Kom (48kg) and Lovlina Borgohain Games where she (69kg) will take the ring on Thursday had to pull out while Sonia Chahal (57kg) and midway after her Simranjit Kaur (64kg) will have their knee problem semifinal bouts on Friday. flared up again. The four Indians cannot get a Aruna, on the better chance to emerge champions other hand, won a on home conditions, but a lot will C5 'D5! & B & B Bronze medal in %B " > depend on the celebrated Mary Kom, $!# @ #! one of the earlier who have already become the most FC D B world cups this year in the women's vault event in Melbourne and successful woman boxer in history of she too will fancy her chances. the championships by assuring her- her," said Mary Kom, " Q); 2"+ progress to the *!0K&! :;!;4(*(4&;(0-!*;;(4/!&; Among the men, Ashish has been India's brightest with a Bronze self of a seventh medal. after a strenuous prac- 7 (366 final round. in floor exercise at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Undoubtedly, all eyes will be on tice session on The welter- **('-!&<.&;!(!4'&!*(<4&(-! He also won a Bronze and Silver medal at the 2010 the 35-year-old mother of three Wednesday. & !&0 &&+)+ 5 weight category Commonwealth Games in floor exercise and vault respectively. when she enters the ring at the KD Mary Kom, who is (69kg) boxer K;!0!4 &;*!4(0(5;;0!4<4 ; Rakesh also had some decent performances this year, a fourth- Jhadav Hall for her semifinal bout chasing her sixth Gold, will draw her had done extremely well throughout '<4.( ;4<.!1(4!/!(4 place finish in the ring apparatus finals at the Commonwealth Games against Kim Hyang Mi of North strength from the vast reservoir of the championships and was particu- being the highlight. He also narrowly missed a medal at the Korea. nearly two decades of boxing while larly good against Australia's Kaye when I took on her. But I now know But both of us know each other's Melbourne World Cup in February, finishing fourth. The 'Magnificent Mary' had beat- the North Korean's USP is her aggres- Frances Scott, a Commonwealth how to tackle her. I did watch some style. I am confident of winning The run-up to the event, however, has been chaotic with the en Kim in their last meeting at the sion and quick movement which was Games Bronze medal winner, in the of the video clips to know her style because I have worked with the showdown between the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the summit clash of the Asian witnessed on Tuesday when she quarterfinals. of boxing," said 21-year-old. coaches on my strategies," said Sonia. de-recognised Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) affecting the Championships last year and the pummelled her South Korean oppo- The Assamese boxer will also get Two other Indians in fray, Sonia Simranjeet added: "I have worked athletes. The bitter war between the two bodies led to the Indian Manipuri veteran sounded confident nent Chorong Bak. a chance to avenge her only loss to (57kg) and Simranjit Kaur (64kg) will hard and am prepared well for my gymnasts missing the world Championship in Doha last month. of a win again. Equally important will be Lovlina the Chinese Taipei opponent. turn out in their semifinals on Friday, bout." In Thursday's semifinals, bouts In fact, ahead of the Cottbus event, the Sports Authority of India "I am confident. I also know Borgohain's performance as the Borgohain feels she has matured and both were prepared for their in five weight categories — 48kg, refused to bear the cost of Yogeshwar Singh and Pranati Das, while when to drop guard and when to country would be looking at young as a boxer and can think on her feet respective bouts. 54kg, 60kg, 69kg and 81kg — will clearing the other four gymnasts to participate in the tournament. attack. I have worked with the coach- pugilist to beat her Chinese Taipei now. "I have beaten my North Korean take place while the remaining five This prompted Pranati and Yogeshwar to express their griev- es and have a plan in place to counter opponent Chen Nien-Chin and "I was inexperienced last time opponent (Jo Son Hwa) once before. are slated for Friday. ances to SAI in a letter early this month. ) & #' # * ) ! $! Thiruvananthapuram: ! * @= -'4<1 4 ' )* 2*)) * " 1 F Q> 0 efending champions Pranaav Jerry Chopra / 1 Dand N Sikki Reddy crashed out in the " mixed doubles / #>! 0 opening round :&:!4;1!0 Q>0 A " but Saina Nehwal & F / / and Parupalli he Olympic Champions' tag 1 FQ> " Kashyap notched Twouldn't matter and up easy wins to Argentina will have to produce + & $ $ && make a positive their best at the upcoming men's New Delhi: ! start at the Syed hockey World Cup, believes Modi World Tour dragflick sensation Gonzalo , ,#8' Super 300 here on Peillat, who : 1 " Wednesday. said converting 0 * Top seeds penalty corners QN8B ,#8 A8? Pranaav and Sikki will remain the 8 . lost 14-21, 11-21 team's strength. " ! * to China's Ren "I don't Xiangyu and think being ?QA Zhou Chaomin in just 31 minutes. World No 2 or the Olympic /01; @ "# )=##+ " * Second seeded Saina, who had won the Champions would matter here in Q8 "! F ! Lucknow tournament thrice in the past, this tournament as every other ! ''('' Mariano Orozco, who replaced : 5 ,/ thrashed Mauritius' Kate Foo Kune 21-10, 21- team would have come with the !.3'&% Carlos Retegui in early 2018 and & : " 10 in the women's singles, while former 8 BGB intention to win. We have to % &'3-' is a former defender for Argentina ! , Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap &B focus on every game and play our ='%&&!'> having played the Olympic Games * ,#8 " disposed of Thailand's Tanongsak " " best hockey," Peillat said after in 2000 and 2004. Saensomboonsuk 21-14, 21-12 in a one-sided arriving on Wednesday. '%%(' '! "I think experience in the + 5 C men's singles match. Former national champion Rituparna Das, "Everybody knows penalty 03 team is very good. We have played Pune: / London Olympics Bronze medallist Saina seeded eighth, saw off Russia's Natalia corners will be our strong point 3'0('! < quite a few tournaments in the * will face compatriot Amolika Singh Sisodiya Perminvova 21-19, 18-21, 21-10 and will face and it's important to give our 100 lead up to the World Cup under next, while Kashyap will meet Indonesia's compatriot Shruti Mundada in the women's per cent in all aspects," he added. Silver medal at the men's Hockey a new coach Germán Mariano ( J Firman Abdul Kholik. singles. World No 2 Argentina on World League Final last year. Orozco and we have been per- (,*-!' "( Former Singapore Open champion B Sai Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Wednesday arrived for the World Argentina have been grouped forming well under him," said a , Praneeth also crossed the men's singles open- Ponnappa, seeded sixth, also notched up a 21- Cup beginning on November 28. in Pool A along side Spain, New confident Peillat. / F-/@,#@,A ing hurdle, beating Russia's Sergey Sirant 21- 10, 21-10 win over compatriots Krishna "It will be a great tournament, Zealand and France. They will Argentina in the previous QA ' ' " 1 12, 21-10. He will square off against Shesar Prasad Garaga and Rutaparna Panda in the playing in Bhubaneswar again in begin their campaign against World Cup in 2014 at The Hague, * : Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia. mixed doubles opening round. front of a crazy crowd, the entire Spain on November 29 at the Netherlands had finished third Subhankar Dey, who had claimed his Among others, Prashi Joshi, Saili Rane, team is looking forward to it and newly-renovated Kalinga Stadium behind winners Australia and ' : maiden title at SaarLorLux Open, beat Riya Mookerjee, Pardeshi Shreyanshi, Reshma are very excited to be back," said here. runners-up the Netherlands and "* Sweden's Felix Burestedt 21-15, 21-13 to set up Karthik and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka also Peillat, who was part of the The Olympic Champions have went on to win the Olympic Gold Q,$@,??,# "* a clash with Lu Guangzu of China. made it to the women's singles second round. Argentina team that won the a new chief coach in Germán in Rio. 0 ! * : @,A@,#" + ! $ ! P $ 4 0# New Delhi: ! 1 * ( $ /;4 minutes for Domenico > & ( F Berardi. 4 & "* ate substitute Matteo "Sensi did really well, so & : LPolitano scored an injury- did Kean and Grifo. Acerbi $ *(-<4;K4; 0 K 0 time winner to lift a new-look and De Sciglio impressed me L 4 L : Italy to a 1-0 win over the too," said Mancini. eymar could be an injury G 4 * "< United States in an interna- "The Euro qualifiers are Ndoubt for Paris Saint- tional friendly in Genk on coming up next year, so we've Germain's Champions League * R! Tuesday. had a few too many draws and clash with Liverpool next week A shoulder injury to Kylian Mbappe over- ( Roberto Mancini's side defeats lately, here's hoping we after limping off during Brazil's shadowed France's 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay had looked set for another get all victories." 1-0 friendly win over Cameroon at the Stade de France on Tuesday as Didier " goalless draw after crashing Federico Chiesa and on Tuesday. Deschamps' world champions ended the year on ( out of the Nations League Leonardo Bonucci missed The forward suffered an a high note. ( with a 0-0 stalemate against early chances as Italy domi- apparent groin problem and Mbappe had to be replaced in the first half "R Portugal in Milan on Saturday. nated the first half and let the was replaced in the eighth after a nasty fall, continuing a miserable night for But Politano came on United States have few oppor- minute, to boos from the crowd his Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel. + three minutes from time and tunities. in the central English town of PSG face Liverpool in a crucial Champions New Delhi: 5 , ( slotted home in the 94th Ethan Horvath got his Milton Keynes. League clash at the Parc des Princes on November < =>>B< : minute. fingers to a curling Berardi Everton's Richarlison, 28. It got Italy belatedly off the been very disappointed for it shot from the edge of the box, Neymar's replacement, headed When asked if he could give "reassuring news" , 0 " )#>,>$ mark in a match they had to end 0-0, especially for the and then got down low to keep in on the stroke of half-time for Firmino went close three times. about Mbappe in his press conference, France <+ dominated but which demon- players and for the Italians who out a Marco Verratti free- his third Brazil goal on his The Liverpool striker coach Deschamps said: "Not necessarily reas- ( ; strated Mancini's side's diffi- came to see us." Mancini want- kick. sixth appearance to secure vic- almost turned in Willian's cross suring, but not worrying either. 0 =>#8"R0 culty converting opportunities ed to test new players as Italy Walker Zimmerman had tory for the Selecao. but Andre Onana made a fine "He had some shoulder pain after his fall and 5 R : into goals. head towards Euro 2020 qual- a rare chance for the United A mixture of cheers and instinctive save. Firmino next he has to have tests Wednesday morning, but there ! "R1 "We had so many chances, ifying after failing to make the States on 65 minutes from a jeers welcomed Neymar, his sent a free header wide from is no serious concern." the important thing is that it World Cup finals in Russia. free-kick, but home goalkeep- World Cup theatrics in Russia Richarlison's cross and was then After the disappointment of seeing the ( was a good performance," said Sassuolo midfielder er Salvatore Sirigu saved his providing ammunition for his denied by the goalkeeper from Netherlands pip them to a place at the Nations "RR( : Mancini. Stefano Sensi, Hoffenheim's header. detractors. point-blank range. League finals with a late Virgil van Dijk goal in "It was the first time we Vincenzo Grifo and Juventus With the clock ticking And there was little sym- Richarlison scored from the Germany on Monday, Olivier Giroud's 52nd- ! 0 R 5 " R( were playing together, so we forward Moise Kean all made down, Mancini brought on pathy when the star attraction resulting corner, powerfully minute penalty gave France victory in a repeat of couldn't think of playing like their Italy debuts. Politano for Kevin Lasagna went off after making little heading in Willian's set-piece. the two teams' WC quarter-final meeting. ( 0 the first half for 90 minutes. Kean, born in February and he found a way through by impact. Cameroon might have levelled "It was important to finish on a positive note, F "We got a little stretched as 2000, became the first player finishing off an excellent move Richarlison appeared dan- after 52 minutes, but Stephane even in the last defeat (by the Netherlands) saw < -&. * we pushed harder to find the born in the 21st century to play after Roberto Gagliardini and gerous from the moment he was Bahoken could not get a touch us miss out on the (Nations League) semi-finals," * ' " breakthrough. I would have for Italy, coming on after 62 Verratti combined in the area. introduced and Roberto on Karl Toko Ekambi's cross. Deschamps told M6. AFP () *+ ,,- ,./0 3!

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" India first faltered in the field, let- yet another loose and unnecessary over. ting Australia score 158 for four after stroke, throwing his wicket Apart from Yadav's stun- ! ! rain shortened the contest to 17 overs away. ning effort, India were rather *@ < a side. Glenn Maxwell was the star It left Karthik to fin- poor in the field. Skipper F : batsman for Australia, hammering 46 ish off things, but he /! Kohli had dropped Finch ; / : " #? runs off 24 balls. found the going tough # in the fourth over, a F AQ #?A The 45 minute rain stoppage without enough support 0 '& straight chance spilled at #8>)=#?=@+ : F meant India were set a revised target from the other end. With cover, and then miss field- #?$ of 174 runs in 17 overs. 13 needed off 6 balls, .(%0'98** ed later on as well. =8# BA"( : Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed Krunal Pandya (2) and (%% %' Ahmed too dropped / )#+ ="= a sublime 76 off 42 balls in the run Karthik holed out off Stoinis (33 not out off 19 K #A8 chase before Dinesh Karthik came up consecutive deliveries off #' balls) late in the F " with a pulsating 30 off 13 balls towards Marcus Stoinis (2-27). 6!/0' Australian innings, while #? the end but India still finished ago- This was after Maxwell should have , * nisingly short on 169 for seven. Maxwell hit four sixes in .3 been run-out. ! , ( " :''( It was a morale boosting win for a whirlwind knock 3.% " Finch took advantage Australia, who have endured a dismal before rain came, after of the reprieve and put on #Q,#$ ": run of late in limited overs cricket. Chris Lynn scored 37 **"(%% 40 runs off 26 balls with =@ AN#>> Dhawan got India off to a quick runs off 20 balls to help !& ' Lynn for the second wick- : F start, putting on 35 off 25 balls for the Australia recover from a et. F " opening stand with Rohit Sharma (7). slow start. '&(. & But it was Maxwell The latter was caught at long on off India had won the %%* '& who stole the show with 5 &! $ Jason Behrendorff (1-43) in a bid to toss and opted to bowl % his belligerent hitting as (* !, * accelerate his strike-rate. In keeping on a surprisingly green Australia crossed 150 in / ! " with the strategy used during the wicket. Kuldeep Yadav !8< the 16th over. He put on * ?>> T20I series in England, KL Rahul (13) was picked ahead of *! '' 78 runs off 37 balls with F #@# came out to bat at number three. Yuzvendra Chahal as Stoinis as Indian bowlers =@A?" Dhawan and Rahul put on 46 expected, while the hosts proved expensive even , @A " runs for the second wicket, but it was also included a spinner in before the death overs began. ( * 88= A># mostly down to the left-hander's bel- Adam Zampa and left out medium Krunal Pandya had a forgettable : @8" ( ligerence. He hit ten fours and two sixes pacer Coulter-Nile. day with both bat and ball. He went for 4 1 )#QA+ . . )#Q#+ overall, and reached his ninth T20I Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-15) and 0-55 in his four overs before rain inter- , ! 1 )#>= + half-century off only 28 balls. Jasprit Bumrah (1-21) got India off to vened, sucking out momentum from 5 Q=8@ Rahul though was patchy at best > H"<) $ /0! a good start but Aaron Finch (27) the Australian innings and leaving : ?# " ( and struggled for timing. He was pulled things back a bit. 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A#" / )AB$D?+ #> :0(:!4; :( =B,$": ! )=$ B> ?D?+ 4 )B oung Rishabh Pant's dismissal in :0(:!4; + F Ythe penultimate over "changed F things", according to India skipper pener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday " Virat Kohli after Australia won an Osaid poor fielding cost India the game exciting first T20 International by four after the visitors lost by four runs via D/L + $ & + runs on Wednesday. method at the Gabba. 6 0 Australia made 158/4 in 17 overs Dhawan smashed a sublime 76 off 42 ; /'" but India were given a target of 174 balls in the run chase before Dinesh Karthik 0 #>> in the same number of overs owing to came up with a pulsating 30 off 13 balls #=$ ? the Duckworth-Lewis method in the towards the end. = #Q="0 rain-hit game. "It was a good game of cricket. It was a : ?Q , 0 India looked on course with Pant very close match and both the teams played "; 8=Q and Dinesh Karthik adding 51 runs really well. We got a lot of confidence from 0 F ( $8 #A# #>"! / < in 3.5 overs before the burly keeper- this game and will take it forward to the next B: 5 batsman was dismissed trying to play game. ! @>? a cheeky shot off Andrew Tye. "Of course missed chances in the field had away from us when Rahul and Kohli were dis- Q8 "! 0 & "It was a close game, exciting one their own impacts. The dropped catch and missed. He bowled well and with a lot of con- / #$$ for the crowd to watch and for the missed run out opportunity but that is part trol," said Dhawan. =$@ "! players as well, was a see-saw battle. and parcel of the game and we took it in our "It was a game where we had to target all ??= We started well with the bat, fumbled stride. We conceded a few extra runs (in the the bowlers. We didn't have much time (in A>$ " in the middle overs, in the end we middle overs) but otherwise we played well," the match). We tried to target him (Zampa) thought we'll win with Pant and said Dhawan after the loss. but he got us out. Next game, we will have bet- !;5 & ** * Karthik but it changed again with ' /0 Indians were poor in the field on ter plans against him and implement them in Pant's dismissal," Kohli said at the Wednesday. Skipper Virat Kohli and Khaleel the middle," he added. 4 "0 post-match presentation. back better," the skipper said. Finch said: "Thought the boys played Ahmed dropped ctaches while couple of run Rishabh Pant and Karthik put on a rol- AABNQ* Q# Kohli lauded opener Shikhar Kohli feels closely-placed remain- really well, especially in the middle out opportunities was even wasted. licking stand of 51 runs from 24 balls there- 4 , QN8@"( Dhawan's power-packed 76 off 42 ing two games on November 23 and overs with the bat." Chasing the stiff target, Dhawan held the after and almost dragged India to victory. * / )?NA$+ ! balls after a prolonged lean patch that 25 could be a good thing for the team On a lighter note, Finch admitted Indian innings together but got out at a cru- But the final turning point in the see-saw )AN#=+ - )AN=A+ 4 started in England and continued till as it won't be fretting over the loss for that he never understands the equa- cial juncture. Adam Zampa (2/22) had ear- battle came when Pant was holed out off #>@ ?@"A , " the second last match of the home a long time. tions of Duckworth-Lewis method. lier left the middle-order struggling, dis- Andrew Tye. ! 4 A# series against West Indies. "On the day, if we can have three- Man of the match Adam Zampa missing both KL Rahul and Kohli. Dhawan praised Pant, who was playing *=Q= " "He's (Dhawan) a very strong four guys to stand up for the team, was delighted at having picked up the "I knew we had to score some big runs at this big ground for the first time. : player at the top of the order. He has- that's what we want. Don't have prized wicket of Virat Kohli. in those overs and I was looking for that when "Playing at such big grounds is about ?8NA FQB=N8 n't got a T20 hundred yet, but the way much time to think of things, which "Really good feeling. Virat being I got out. He (Zampa) was influential in this thinking and experience. Rishabh is a young- " ( 0 he plays it really benefits the team. can be a good thing as well as a bad the player he is, just thought he was game and his statistics were very good. We ster and batted here for the first time. So, for )==>+ 5 : )#Q= + , That's how it goes in the game. What thing." a big wicket at the time. Getting him needed momentum and he took wickets that him it was vital experience and he came here we can do is learn from them and get Australian T20 captain Aaron out, I was really excited." moment. From there the game got a bit more first time, and played such a knock," he said. " ;7#!;8%' 1 $ 8I / "#Q+7&% $ '<-<*:< $ :!( ngland fast bowler James Anderson on Wednesday wo days after one of the most sen- :0(:!4; Esaid that he has been left out of the final Test against Tsational wins in Test cricket, New Sri Lanka to give match practice to fellow paceman Stuart Zealand are preparing in Dubai for the ormer Australia captain George Bailey Broad. second Test against Pakistan with Ffeels in-form Matthew Wade must be "Yes I'm not playing this game, Broady's going," coach Gary Stead expecting an even in the mix when Australia select their Anderson said ahead of the dead-rubber final Test of tougher contest. playing XI for the opening Test of the the three-match series when the visitors will be gunning New Zealand pulled off an extra- four-match series against India beginning for a 3-0 white- ordinary four-run win in Abu Dhabi at Adelaide on December 6. wash. on Monday as they defended a mod- The 30-year-old Wade, who played "The think- est target of 176. Debutant left-arm his last Test against Bangladesh at ing is that with spinner Ajaz Patel took 5-59 as Chittagong last September, has scored 412 the series sewn Pakistan's last seven wickets fell for just runs at an average of 82.4 to lie at the third up it's an oppor- 41 runs. place in the list of Sheffield Shield run- tunity to rotate. The win was Stead's first as head scorers. "Going to coach since he replaced Mike Hesson Wade had kept wickets for Tasmania "He's in complete control of his the West Indies in August and he believes it will in Shield games against Western Australia game." as well (in change Pakistan's mindset ahead of the and Queensland but since then has Bailey also pointed out how Wade has January) and second Test which starts on Saturday. played as a batsman. scored some valuable runs with the with a view to "Pakistan are a good team, hard to The wicket-keeper batsman has hit tailenders and adapted to a different kind that I think the beat over here," said Stead. "That's 8I " < five fifties with his top-score being a 137 of pitches across the country. feeling is they what makes this really, really pleasing. in Tasmania's loss to Victoria that earned "That's been the most pleasing thing want Broady to But they'll be better for it, and if they my message to the boys was that if you and Asad Shafiq (45) and then him a man-of-the-match honour. this year. I don't think we've given him get some Test were taking us lightly, they won't be can lose wickets in clumps, then why claimed Yasir Shah's wicket to play his Given his run of form, Bailey believes great situations on a number of occa- cricket under his belt," said Anderson, 36. now. can't we do that back to them through role. he should be in the mix when selection sions," Bailey said. "So it's going to be a week off. It's been a frustrat- "I expect them to be better and I sustained pressure," said Stead. "We know that even if we are a lit- chairman Trevor Hohns zeros in on "His ability to go through the gears, ing trip for me really because you want to contribute expect us to be better as well." Fast bowler Neil Wagner, who tle bit behind we can keep fighting, we Australia's team for the four-Test series to start his innings, accelerate when he to the wins. But I feel like I've tried my best but it's not New Zealand have not beaten became the eighth New Zealand know what we can achieve. It was opener that starts on December 6. needs to." really been a series for the seamers," he added. Pakistan in an away series since 1969 bowler to complete 150 Test wickets bloody tough, hard work, a big fight "I can't speak highly enough of the Meanwhile former great Shane Anderson has taken just one wicket over two Tests and Stead thinks they need further in Abu Dhabi, praised the team's spir- and it will just get harder. (Pakistan) way he's going about his cricket, Bailey Warne feels Australia has a lot of great that have seen the spinners dominate. improvement in order to change that. it. will come back hard. was quoted as saying in the 'Sydney cricketers and it is time to replace under- England sewed up the series — a first away series "I don't think we've won too "It was an amazing fightback," said "Hopefully we can do something Morning Herald'. fire batting coach Graeme Hick with one win since beating South Africa in 2015-16 — on Sunday many Tests when we've scored 153 in Wagner. "We knew we'd be in with a similar and pretty special." "If you're looking at those numbers of them. in Kandy, in a closer contest than their first Test trounc- the first innings," said Stead of New chance if we kept fighting. That last The second Test starts in Dubai he'd very much have to be in the mix for He was critical of Hick, under whom, ing of the hosts in Galle. Zealand's first innings total. hour (on day four) was quite freakish." from Saturday while the third and a Test. He's a good fielder, just pick your Australia have lost their last 18 matches The final Test begins in Colombo on Friday. "It was always going to be that we Wagner broke the dangerous final, again in Abu Dhabi from six best batters, simple. out of the past 24 matches in all formats. need to keep fighting and fighting, and stand of 82 between Azhar Ali (65) December 3.

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