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Wing Commander to return today IAF: Pak mission achieved, Imran says release a gesture of peace; asserts it can’t be bargaining chip up to Govt to release proof PNS n ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI Khan said. The announcement strate our capability and will. WELCOME BACK ABHINANDAN! was greeted by thumping of “We did not want to inflict any day after India demanded desks by Pakistani lawmakers. casualty on India as we want- 2 Pakistan Prime Minster on Thursday announced that Aimmediate release of an The on ed to act in a responsible man- Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on IAF pilot who landed in Thursday said it is very happy ner.” Friday as a gesture of peace and the ‘first step’ to open negotiations Pakistan detention on that captured pilot Wing He warned if India moved with India Wednesday following an aeri- Commander Abhinandan is ahead with the “aggression”, 2 The decision comes amid report that the Indian Government al engagement by air forces of returning home but dismissed Pakistan will be forced to retal- reportedly decided that Varthaman cannot be a bargaining chip and the two countries, Pakistan suggestions it was a goodwill iate and urged the Indian lead- New Delhi will not strike any deal with Islamabad for his release Prime Minster Imran Khan on gesture, insisting it was in line ership not to push for escala- 2 The Indian Air Force said it is very happy that captured pilot Wing Thursday announced that with the Geneva Conventions. tion as war is not solution to Commander Abhinandan is returning home but dismissed Wing Commander “We are very happy any problem. suggestions it was a goodwill gesture, insisting it was in line with Abhinandan Varthaman will be Abhinandan will be freed Warning that “any miscal- the Geneva Conventions released on Friday as a gesture tomorrow and look forward to culation” from India would of peace and the “first step” to his return,” Air Vice Marshal R result in “disaster”, he said, 2 According to the sources, Imran Khan has to walk the talk on open negotiations with India. GK Kapoor, assistant chief of “Countries are ruined because investigating the February 14 Pulwama attack. India, they stressed, The decision comes amid Air Staff, told a news confer- of miscalculation. War is not a wants immediate, credible and verifiable action against terrorists report that the Indian ence. solution. If India takes any and their proxies Government reportedly decid- Asked if the IAF sees it as action, we will have to retaliate.” ed that Varthaman cannot be a a goodwill move, Kapoor said, Khan, however, said Gokhale briefed envoys of sev- India has not gone down well bargaining chip and New Delhi “We see it as a gesture in con- Pakistan’s “desire for de-esca- eral countries, including from in New Delhi, they indicated. will not strike any deal with sonance with the Geneva lation” should not be miscon- China, France, Russia, the In Islamabad, Foreign Islamabad for his release. Conventions.” strued as its weakness. “Our United Kingdom and the Minister Shah Mehmood Khan made the announce- The joint session of armed forces are battle-hard- United States, on the Pakistan Qureshi said his Government ment during a joint session of Pakistan Parliament was held ened and they are fully pre- Air Force targeting Indian mil- was willing to consider return- Defence officials in New Delhi on Thursday display a part of an air-to-air AMRAAM missile which was fired by Pakistani Air Parliament soon after Foreign on Thursday to discuss rising pared to respond to any aggres- itary installations in an aggres- ing the captured IAF pilot if it Force F-16 aircraft violating Indian airspace AP Minister Shah Mehmood tension with India. The sion,” he said. sive manner, resulting in the leads to “de-escalation” of ten- Qureshi said Khan is ready to Pakistani Air Force on Khan said he “tried to call” escalation of tensions. sions with India. Forces dismiss IAF fighters had hit the intend- Pakistan lied that no F-16 talk to his Indian counterpart Wednesday carried out a retal- the Indian Prime Minister on On US President Donald According to the sources, ed targets. Kapoor said there is was used but there was enough to de-escalate iatory strike, a day after Indian the phone on Wednesday Trump’s suggesting that the Khan has to walk the talk on credible information and evi- evidence, Kapoor said. Indo-Pak tensions. struck inside Pakistan, destroy- because “escalation is not in our situation between India and investigating the February 14 Pak claims, show dence that “We hit the intend- Stating that Pakistan air- “In our desire for peace, I ing the biggest terrorist train- interests nor in India’s”. The Pakistan was de-escalating, the Pulwama attack. India, they ed targets” and it was prema- craft targeted military installa- announce that tomorrow ing camp of the Jaish-e- Prime Minister urged the inter- sources said New Delhi has no stressed, wants immediate, wreckage of F16 ture to assess the casualties and tions, he added PAF bombs (Friday), and as a first step to Mohammed (JeM). national community to play its idea what he was referring to. credible and verifiable action damage. were unable to damage any of open negotiations, Pakistan Addressing the House, role in de-escalation for peace Pakistan’s efforts to link the against terrorists and their used in incursion Sources in the Government India’s defence installations. will be releasing the Indian Air Khan said, “The only purpose and stability in the region. release of the pilot with “de- proxies. said more than 20 Pakistani air- Addressing the media, Force officer in our custody,” of our strike was to demon- Foreign Secretary Vijay escalation” of tensions with Continued on Page 6 PNS n NEW DELHI craft had approached the Indian Army’s Major General Indian airspace. SS Mahal said escalation of ten- CAPSULE ebunking Pakistan claims The IAF also nailed the sions had been done by Dthat F-16s were not used in misinformation by the Pakistan Pakistan but India was pre- the offensive against Indian military that it shot down two pared for any contingency if the SC STAYS ORDER EVICTING Eyewitness account of IAF pilot’s heroic deed military targets in Jammu & Indian aircraft and captured enemy provoked it. 11.8 L FOREST DWELLERS on Wednesday morn- three Indian pilots which was Mechanised forces were New Delhi: The Supreme Court PTI n NEW DELHI he fell into a stream and one of ing, the Indian Air Force on later claimed to be two and by put on standby and troops on Thursday stayed its February my nephews who was also Thursday said the American the evening on Wednesday were ready to deal with any 13 order that had directed 21 ing Commander armed shot him in the leg,” aircraft was used in the mis- they said just one pilot was in security challenge, Mahal said. States to evict 11.8 lakh illegal WAbhinandan Varthaman Chaudhry said. adventure and also displayed their custody. The Army and Rear Admiral of the Indian forest dwellers whose claims raised patriotic slogans, fired in The pilot was then asked to the wreckage of the ‘beyond Navy representatives asserted Navy Dalbir Singh Gujral said over the forest land have been the air and stuffed his mouth drop his pistol, and was pinned visual range missiles’ of the US- that the Armed forces are on the force was in a high state of rejected by the authorities. with documents when he land- down by a villager to prevent supplied fighter plane. high alert and ready to meet readiness to deal with any ed on Pakistani soil after eject- him from using any other Air Vice Chief RGK any security challenge on land Pakistan misadventure in the AJL’S PLEA REJECTED, HC ing from his fighter jet, says the weapon that he might have Kapoor, who addressed the and sea. But the sources added maritime domain. TELLS IT TO VACATE OFFICE headman of a village on the had. The pilot attempted to media, along with the repre- there has been no mobilisation The briefing by the tri-ser- New Delhi: The Delhi High Court other side of the border. destroy the documents in his sentatives of the Army and the of ground forces yet. vices came after Prime Minister on Thursday dismissed National The Indian Air Force pilot, possession by stuffing them in Navy, said a variety of aircraft Tensions between the two Narendra Modi chaired a high Herald publisher AJL’s plea who has been the centre of his mouth. However, the vil- was used by countries escalated after Indian level meeting amid the height- challenging a single judge order global attention since his cap- lagers managed to get hold of — F-16s, JF 17 Thunder and fighters bombed banned terror ened tensions with Pakistan to vacate its premises at ITO in ture on Wednesday, will be some papers which were later Mirages. This rejects Pakistan’s group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s and after Imran Khan the National Capital and asked it released on Friday, Pakistan closing that the pilot was pelt- raise patriotic slogans about handed over to the army, the claims that its air force did not biggest training camp near announced the release of an to vacate office. Prime Minister Imran Khan ed with stones and also shot in India. However, he was in for BBC reported. target the Indian military Balakot deep inside Pakistan Indian Air Force pilot captured has announced in Parliament. the leg while fleeing. a shock. “The boys around him Varthaman was also installations during early on Tuesday. It came 12 by his country. MEETING WITH SHAH Recounting the dramatic “My objective was to cap- responded by saying, ‘Long thrashed by the “angry” mob Wednesday’s air intrusion. days after the JeM claimed The meeting was attended POSITIVE: APNA DAL events leading to his capture, ture the pilot alive. I had seen live Pakistan’!” Chaudhury told until the Pakistani Army came Asserting that the IAF responsibility for a suicide by chiefs of the three Services, Lucknow: Amid reports of Mohammad Razzaq Chaudhry, the Indian flag on his parachute the BBC, adding that to his rescue. “Our boys were strikes hit the intended target attack on a CRPF convoy in National Security Adviser Ajit differences with its ally BJP, the chief of Horran village in and knew he was Indian,” Varthaman then pulled out angry and continued to force and achieved the mission, Pulwama in Jammu & Doval, Finance Minister Arun Apna Dal (Sonelal) chief Ashish Pakistan, told the BBC that he Chaudhry was quoted as saying. his gun and fired in the air to their way closer to him to Kapoor said it’s up to the polit- Kashmir, killing 40 paramili- Jaitley, External Affairs Singh Patel on Thursday said he ran to the spot along with other According to the 58-year- intimidate them. punch and slap him, though ical leadership to decide when tary men. Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home had a “positive” meeting with villagers when he saw the MiG old eyewitness, Varthaman The move led to more hos- some of them tried to stop the and how to release evidence of The IAF showed parts of Minister Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, but all options were 21 crashing to the ground. asked some of the villagers if he tility and the villagers began aggressors. I also told them not the Balakot strike’s success. Amraam missiles as proof that Defence Minister Nirmala open if a certain section of Varthaman’s first question was in India, and the villagers pelting stones at Varthaman to harm him, to leave him He was responding to a Pakistan used F-16 aircraft to Sitharaman. A host of other saffron party leaders “do not on landing was whether he was tricked him with an affirmative who by then was on the run. alone until the Army officers question on the scepticism in attack Indian military estab- senior officials attended the change their attitude”. in India, Chaudhry said, dis- response, leading the pilot to “The boys chased him until arrived,” Chaudhry said. some quarters about whether lishments on Wednesday. meeting at the PM’s residence. US, UK, France move YouTube removes India cites lack of Govt OK’s Art 370 tweak GDP growth SC allows police 11 links of pilot occupancy, cancels five-quarter low, to arrest Amrapali UNSC to ban JeM chief on Govt order for SC/ST quota in J&K still world fastest CMD, 2 directors PNS n NEW DELHI Samjhauta Express PTI n NEW DELHI New Delhi: The Supreme PTI n UNITED NATIONS The travel ban entails pre- PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI 2019 by the President under Court on Thursday allowed the venting the entry into or tran- oogle-owned YouTube on clause (1) of Article 370," Jaitley n signs of the Indian econo- Delhi Police to arrest and inter- he US, the UK and France sit by all states through their GThursday removed 11 ndia on Thursday decided to he Union Government on said. Imy losing steam ahead of the rogate in custody Amrapali Thave moved a fresh pro- territories by designated indi- objectionable video links of Isuspend operations of the TThursday decided to After the President notifies general elections, GDP growth group CMD Anil Sharma and posal in the UN Security viduals. Under the arms Wing Commander Indo-Pak Samjhauta Express amend a clause of the con- the Ordinance, the Scheduled slowed to a five-quarter low of two directors on a complaint Council to designate Pakistan- embargo, all states are required Abhinandan Varthaman, who from March 4, on its side due tentious Article 370, which Castes, Schedule Tribes, will get 6.6 per cent in October- that homebuyers of their vari- based terror group JeM’s chief to prevent the direct or indirect was captured by Pakistan dur- to drastic decline in occupan- gives special status to Jammu & the benefit of quota in educa- December on the back of lower ous housing projects were Masood Azhar as a global ter- supply, sale and transfer from ing an air combat on cy especially after the Pulwama Kashmir, by approving tional institutions and public farm and manufacturing duped of their funds. rorist, a listing that will subject their territories or by their Wednesday. terror attack and the suspen- promulgation of an Ordinance employment in addition to the growth and weaker consumer The SC, which is seized of him to global travel ban, asset nationals outside their territo- The YouTube took the sion of the decade-old train for giving reservation benefits existing reservation in Jammu demand, Government data several pleas of homebuyers freeze and arms embargo. ries, or using their flag vessels decision after the Ministry of services from across the border. to the SCs and STs in the & Kashmir. The Ordinance showed on Thursday. seeking possession of around The proposal was moved or aircraft, of arms and related Electronics and Information The Samjhauta Express State. The decision was taken also extends the 10 per cent Also, economic growth 42,000 flats booked Amrapali on Wednesday by the three materiel of all types, spare Technology asked the video runs from New Delhi on at a meeting of the Union reservation to the economical- estimate for the current fiscal projects, also ordered attach- permanent veto-wielding parts, and technical advice, streaming platform to do so. Wednesdays and Sundays. Cabinet, chaired by Prime ly weaker section among the year ending March 31 has been ment of personal properties of members of the UNSC. The assistance, or training related to When contacted, a Google From Pakistan side, the train Minister Narendra Modi, general category. revised downwards to 7 per the CMD and two directors — UNSC Sanctions Committee military activities, to desig- spokesperson said the compa- departs from Lahore on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley The amendment also cent from the earlier estimate Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar. will have 10 working days to nated individuals and entities. ny complies with “valid legal Mondays and Thursdays. said. brings persons residing in the of 7.2 per cent. This is the low- The trio, under detention consider the fresh proposal In 2009, India had moved requests from authorities wher- On Wednesday, only 27 "It will serve the purpose of areas adjoining International est growth in the last five years. of the UP Police and kept in a submitted by the three mem- similar proposal to ban Azhar, ever possible, consistent with passengers boarded the train. As application of relevant provi- Border within the ambit of the However, the Q3 growth hotel at Noida since October 9 bers. It is the fourth such bid at whose UN-proscribed JeM our longstanding policy and many as 375 passengers availed sions of the Constitution of reservation. rate, which was lower than the last year by the SC for not com- the UN in the last 10 years to claimed responsibility for the act quickly to remove such the train service in February. India, as amended through the Meanwhile, the revised estimate of 7 per cent plying with its orders, was in list Azhar as a global terrorist. Pulwama attack. In 2016 again, material”. The sources said the footfall on Constitution (Seventy Seventh Government has decided to in the previous quarter and 8 for a shock when a Bench of An assets freeze under the India moved the proposal with “Data on Government the train, which generally Amendment) Act, 1995 and ban separatist group Jamaat-e- per cent in April-June, was justices Arun Mishra and UU Sanctions Committee requires the US, the UK and France to requests to remove content records an occupancy of around Constitution (103rd Islami Jammu and Kashmir faster than China’s 6.4 per cent Lalit ordered the arrest on a that all states freeze without ban Azhar, also the master- from Google services is regu- 70 per cent, has fallen drastically Amendment) Act, 2019 for under the Unlawful Activities growth for the three months to plea by Economic Offence delay the funds and other mind of the attack on the air larly updated in our trans- post the Pulwama attack on Jammu and Kashmir, by issu- (Prevention) Act for alleged December 2018. India thus Wing of Delhi Police saying financial assets or economic base in Pathankot in January, parency report,” the spokesper- February 14 in which 44 CRPF ing the Constitution anti-national and subversive retains its tag of the world’s that it wanted quiz them in a resources of designated indi- 2016. son added. jawans were martyred. (Application to Jammu and activities. fastest-growing major econo- separate cheating case. PTI viduals and entities. Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 Kashmir) Amendment Order, Continued on Page 6 my. Detailed report on P7 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 city 02

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Ltd. media persons that despite reviewing preparations for Prime H-33A, Sainik Farms, Lane W 10C being the parliamentary con- Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed New Delhi-110 062 stituency of Congress president visit, in Amethi on Thursday I, Vijay Prakash Singh, hereby declare that the particulars given Rahul Gandhi, Amethi dis- above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. trict had languished because board each displaying informa- political leaders or the previous tion about various government VIJAY PRAKASH SINGH regime never thought of imple- schemes and works in every PRINTER AND PUBLISHER menting schemes in this region village of the state. Lucknow, March 1, 2019 THE PIONEER that could benefit the people. “Ayushman Bharat and “Leaders of the previous Pradhan Mantri Kisan regime used people’s votes to Samman Nidhi are schemes win elections and form govern- that have changed lives and ment but never implemented people should know about Cong in dilemma over any project which could give them,” the Chief Minister said. employment to the locals at The Chief Minister also their doorstep,” Yogi said. attended the Prime Minister’s further tie-ups in UP The Chief Minister said ‘Mera booth, sabse mazboot’ that the wheel of development programme through video- PNS n LUCKNOW Desperate to find the lost had moved rapidly in the past conferencing at Gurukul Gyan base in Uttar Pradesh which has year-and-a-half in Amethi dis- Academy in Gauriganj. p against intra-party resent- 80 Lok Sabha seats, the Congress trict. He later said that the Prime Ument over aligning with continues to explore options of “Amethi will soon be seen Minister’s address would go a Mahan Dal as per the decision taking smaller parties on board galloping on the path of devel- long way in invigorating party of party general secretaries and firming up alliances for the opment as both the Uttar the workers and ensure a grand Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and general elections. Pradesh and the Central gov- electoral success for the BJP at Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Besides the tie-up with lit- ernments have initiated sever- the hustings. Many senior party Congress appears to be in a tle known Mahaan Dal in UP, al welfare schemes in the leaders attended the pro- dilemma over further poll tie- Priyanka has met Peace Party region,” he said. gramme at Amethi. ups with smaller outfits, includ- leader Mohammad Ayub and Yogi said that the Prime Meanwhile, talking about ing Shivpal Singh Yadav’s the latter is expected to meet Minister would visit the district Modi’s itinerary, BJP convenor Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party senior Congress leaders in New on March 3 to kick-start and of Amethi Lok Sabha con- (Lohia). Delhi later. However, Nishad lay foundation stones of vari- stituency Rajesh Agrahari said, Party leaders, who had met ous schemes and projects and “The Prime Minister will visit Priyanka last Saturday, dragged inaugurate the proposed pro- Amethi on March 3 and their feet before reasserting that ject related to manufacturing of besides attending a govern- their outfit had an understand- the latest AK series rifles in col- ment programme at Korba ing with the Bahujan Samaj laboration with Russia. Munshiganj, will address a Party-Samajwadi Party alliance. He directed the officials public meeting in the Kohar Apna Dal (Sonelal) leaders, concerned to install at least one area of Gauriganj here.” too, have met Congress leaders but after meeting Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, they affirmed to go with National Democratic Alliance in OBITUARY the coming elections. ECI team reviews poll ‘Yes, a meeting between the OBITUARY Congress brass and PSPL chief Shivpal Yadav is due and is like- ly to happen after Congress preparedness in UP Working Committee meeting in Gujarat on February 28. The Congress is looking for smaller allies and an understanding SEPOY KARANDE RAHUL BAJARANG with the PSPL is one of the 01 JAN 1991-14 FEB 2019 options,” said a senior Congress ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL leader. “There is no confusion CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE in the party over its relations ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT with PSPL as the Congress has STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAM- to counter the BJP in the 2019 ILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF polls,” the Congress leader said. SEPOY KARANDE RAHUL BAJARANG WHO DIED WHILE SERVING WITH MILITARY HOSPITAL HISSAR. PNS n LUCKNOW Police, Principal Secretary FROM: LT GEN MV SINGH, AVSM (Home) and Principal Secretary AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS n Election Commission of (Excise) on Friday. AIndia team led by Chief The Election Commission Election Commissioner Sunil team will also hold meeting with OBITUARY Arora held marathon meeting officials of Income Tax, with officials of 75 districts and Narcotics department, trans- uhykeh lpw uk 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of port, banks, railways and civil OBITUARY Uttar Pradesh and took stock aviation to make them aware of 14-03-2019] 11%00 ct s Hkkjrh; of poll preparedness, in their roles in the elections. losZ{k.k foHkkx ^ekufp= Hkou* Lucknow on Thursday. Sources said that before foHkwfr[k.M] xkserh uxj y[kuÅ The Election Commission winding up their visit, the CEC fu"iz;ksT; midj.kksa] lkefxz;ksa] team, comprising the CEC and will also address a press confer- two other Election ence on Friday afternoon to brief Vk;lZ dh uhykeh] flD;ksfjVh #0 Commissioners, Ashok Lavasa the media about the outcome of SEPOY SINGAM SETTI SATYA PRASADA RAO 10]000@& cSad Mªk¶V D.D.O., 24 JUL 1990-12 DEC 2018 and Sushil Chandra, reached their visit. 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UPRNNL through spoof e-mail actor’s brother server failure deprived PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Asenior leaders of Bharatiya PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Janata Party, including organ- urglars struck the house of ising secretary Sunil Bansal, to Nigerian citizen and his six Bactor Santosh Shukla’s interact with Prime Minister Aaides were arrested for brother in Jarnailganj locality in Narendra Modi in the ‘Maha allegedly defrauding Uttar Thakurganj on the intervening Jansamvad’ programme ‘Mera Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman night of Wednesday and booth, sabse mazboot’, in which Nigam Limited (UPRNNL) of Thursday and decamped with he exhorted party workers to Rs 9.5 lakh by sending a spoof jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh. strengthen the booths. e-mail for money transaction. As per reports, the incident A senior BJP leader said The Nigerian accused, came to light around 10 am on the server at the IT Cell of BJP Oscar, was said to be the gang Thursday when Santosh’s broth- headquarters in Lucknow leader while his accomplices er Ashutosh, along with his conked out when Modi’s were identified as Mohammed family members, returned address was to start. “As this Naushad (Bihar), Rizwanullah, home after attending his niece was a direct video-conference Parvez, Ashish Jaiswal, wedding in Telibagh locality. meet through NaMo App, the BJP leaders listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address Pioneer Ghayasuddin (all of “The gate of my house was leaders were excited to have an Gorakhpur), and Praveen locked but when I went inside, interaction with Modi. Efforts Jaiswal (Sant Kabirnagar). I saw the main door broken and were made to rectify the fault Oscar was arrested from Delhi items strewn on the floor. but when it failed, the party Akhilesh, Mayawati slam and the police recovered Rs Thousands of rupees in cash leaders listened to Modi’s 1.10 lakh in cash, 27 ATM and ornaments worth Rs 12 speech on television,” the BJP cards, 10 blank cheques, 3 lakh were stolen,” Ashutosh leader said. He said the senior mega video conference passbooks, 14 mobile phones The main accused and his aides in police custody Pioneer told the police. He said his leaders in New Delhi had PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW try to do its best at all levels to and several documents, includ- brother Santosh used to visit the sought a report from the ensure the pilot’s safe return, ing driving licence. A case was staying in Delhi and operating Commerce (Gorakhpur) of they earned through fraudulent house often. “Presently, he is Lucknow unit on server failure. ahujan Samaj Party chief only then the country will feel lodged in this connection by the racket from there. A team 1.31 crore in the past. means. “The aides arrested in working in Mumbai,” he added. Only last month, the IT Cell at BMayawati criticised Prime relief,” she added. UPRNNL a few weeks back at was despatched to Delhi where Hazratganj circle officer and the case are beneficiaries of the Santosh has worked with BJP headquarters was gutted in Minister Narendra Modi for Meanwhile, hitting out at Vibhuti Khand police station. Oscar was nabbed. Cyber Cell nodal officer AK ill-gotten cash,” he said. Vibhuti Salman Khan in ‘Jai Ho’ and a fire. Meanwhile, BJP leaders continuing with his campaign- the PM, Samajwadi Party pres- The cyber team was tasked “Initially, Oscar tried to Mishra said Oscar would send Khand SHO said the police also in TV serials and reality and workers interacted with ing and addressing Bharatiya ident Akhilesh Yadav said the with cracking the case. Probe impress upon the police and spoof e-mails to different offi- were yet to recover any docu- shows. He was also a contestant Modi through video conferenc- Janata Party workers at 15,000 act of “this suited-booted” rul- revealed that Oscar sent a said he would call his lawyer if cers while posing as their boss ments like passport or visa of Bigg Boss 6. ing in which he said that if the locations through a mega video ing party was condemnable. spoof e-mail to a subordinate the police continued to inter- and ask them to transfer cash from Oscar to ascertain his CO, Chowk, DP Tiwari workers could manage the conferencing when the nation’s In a tweet, Akhilesh said: officer of the UPRNNL man- rogate him. However, the police in the bank accounts of his nationality. “His passport and said that burglars scaled the booths, half of the battle would ‘security was threatened. “When the entire nation is aging director, asking the offi- rounded him up,” a team mem- aides. “Oscar’s aides would visa was impounded by the main gate of the house to enter be won. To a question from BJP Mayawati also expressed con- standing with the government cer to transfer Rs 9.5 lakh. ber said. Oscar told the police later withdraw the cash to authorities in connection with the house before breaking open worker Om Prakash in Hapur, cern over an Indian pilot being and every Indian is rising above Later, he got the cash trans- that he used to send spoof e- hand it over to him. He also an offence in New Delhi. Oscar the almirah. “Diamond, gold Modi said that 2014 to 2019 taken prisoner in Pakistan. politics, BJP is going to make ferred in the bank account of mails to senior officers of state used to collect the cash through told us that he was a native of and silver ornaments were was the time to fulfil people’s “Indian Air Force should be a record of contact with booth- an aide. The police tracked the government and private com- Hawala,” the CO said. He said Nigeria. A team will be sent to stolen. We are making efforts to need while 2019-2024 would be lauded for foiling the air attack level workers. Even the BJP bank account and later laid panies. He confessed to have the gang members were given Delhi to verify the same,” he nab the thieves and they will be the time to fulfil aspirations of by Pakistan,’’ Mayawati tweet- supporters are ashamed of this. their hands on Oscar, who was duped Oriental Bank of their share from the money that said. nabbed soon,” he added. the masses. ed on Thursday. She said that The situation could be very bad Meanwhile, thieves made Chief Minister Yogi the Indian government should but this suited-booted BJP will off with cash and ornaments Adityanath and BJP state chief make all efforts to get the continue with its festivities. Woman’s naked body found worth Rs 10 lakh from a jew- Mahendra Nath Pandey took pilot released from Pakistan’s Condemnable !” “The Prime ellery shop under Para police part in the interaction from custody. Minister interacted with over 1 Lucknow (PNS): An The police sent the body for station on the intervening night Amethi while Deputy Chief “At a time when India is crore BJP workers and volun- unidentified woman’s naked autopsy after villagers failed to of Wednesday and Thursday. Minister Keshav Prasad facing hostility of war and the teers from 15,000 locations body bearing wounds was ascertain her identity. On According to police, shopown- Maurya took part in Lucknow. country needs firm leadership, across the country in what the recovered from the forest cover Thursday afternoon, the news er Vinod Kumar Gupta was Other senior leaders and PM Narendra Modi instead of party claims is the ‘world’s in Sisendi locality of leaked to mediapersons. The informed that the shutter of his party lawmakers attended the concentrating on national secu- largest video conference’,” the SP Mohanlalganj, fuelling specu- Mohanlalganj police said the shop located on Buddheshwar programme from different rity trying to serve political chief tweeted. In another tweet, lations that she was brutally woman appeared to be a brick crossing was open. He rushed parts of the state. After the pro- interest by addressing BJP Akhilesh said. “It has been assaulted before being done to kiln worker. “The body bore no to his shop only to see orna- gramme, the Chief Minister workers. This is ridiculous and nearly 24 hrs since our pilot has death. However, police rub- injury marks,” the police ments strewn on the floor. said that Modi’s address would a betrayal of national senti- gone missing. On the other bished the apprehensions and claimed. However, villagers “Burglars made off with invigorate party workers and ments,” Mayawati wrote in hand, 6 brave IAF personnel said the woman appeared men- suspected foul play. They gold and silver ornaments they would work hard to another Tweet. “Indian forces lost their lives in a helicopter tally unsound and would have claimed the woman had worth Rs 10 lakh from my shop. strengthen the booths. Sunil foiled Pakistani attack yesterday crash. The nation is praying. strayed her way. wounds on her face, throat, and They also took away the CCTV Bansal said that after Modi’s (Wednesday) it is a matter of We’re all waiting with baited Some cattle grazers spotted limbs. It seemed that the camera,” Gupta said. Alambagh address, every worker would big relief but an IAF pilot is breath but not a word from our the body on Wednesday after- woman was subjected to bru- CO Sanjeev Sinha said the mis- join hands to strengthen the under Pak custody is a matter leadership. The silence is noon and alerted the police. tality,” they said. creants would be nabbed soon. party’s base up to villages. of great concern. India should deafening.” LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 city 04

CITYBRIEFS Youth hangs self at doorstep APPOINTED other development works were Head of Clinical going on in the colony, he Haematology, KGMU, Dr AK added. The programme was Tripathi has been appointed conducted by president of director of Ram Manohar Samar Vihar Welfare of his love interest Lohia Institute of Medical Association Kripal Singh Sciences. Dr Tripathi said he Abbott. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW himself using his shirt at the AUTOPSY REPORT FAILS that he reached Lucknow. would focus on research and gate. “We got an alert around TO UNRAVEL GRP COP However, as he did not reach academic capabilities of the stu- TRIBUTES n employee of a private 6 am on Thursday and we DEATH MYSTERY home, his family contacted him dents that would help in patient A ‘shradhanjali samaroh’ Atelecom company was reached the scene. The youth, The autopsy report has on his mobile phone which was care in future. was held to commemorate the found hanging at the gate of the who was gasping for breath, failed to unravel the mystery of switched off. While the police passing away of erstwhile house of a girl with whom he was taken off the noose and Government Railway Police had claimed that the constable LECTURE Raja of Jhandi Brij Raj Singh was allegedly in love, in Para rushed to hospital but he died (GRP) constable Kapil Tiwari’s died after he fell down in the The main cause of male of Nighasan in Lakhimpur police station area. While the on the way,” the Para police death. According to police drain, the family suspected foul infertility is hormonal irreg- Kheri at Jhandi House in police and family of the girl said. The police said a mobile spokesman AK Dwivedi, doc- play. The family had suspected ularity, stressful life, physical Loktantrik Janata Dal workers staging a dharna over the problems of farmers and New Hyderabad on Thursday. claimed that the youth commit- phone was recovered from tors said the cause of death was that he might have been deformities, lack of sperm, unemployment, in Lucknow on Thursday Pioneer Raja Jhandi hails from the ted suicide, the content of a Abhishek. “In a WhatsApp drowning and recommended attacked on board the train. decreased sperm activity or family that donated Jhandi WhatsApp message that he message to the girl, the youth preservation of viscera for foren- They had also said that the sperm sterility, said Dr SN edge research and technolo- always dream big to sent to the girl on her number wrote that he was ending his sic examination. “The police are police must track the people Sankhwar, head of KGMU’s gies developed by the insti- achieve big. suggested otherwise. life due to her and another following the procedures while accompanying him or those he Urology department, while tute. This was followed by a As per reports, Abhishek youth, Sunil,” the police further investigations are under- met on the fateful day. Kapil was delivering a ‘National Science popular lecture by KGMU INAUGURATED Chaudhary of Barabanki was said. way,” he said. found dead in a drain under a Day’ lecture on ‘Male infertil- Vice-Chancellor Dr MLB Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia on staying in Mawaiyya. He Victim’s kin alleged foul Preliminary probe had culvert in Faridi Nagar of Indira ity and herbal medicine’. Dr Bhatt, who opined that irre- Thursday inaugurated newly- allegedly fell in love with a girl play and said the family of the revealed that Kapil, a native of Nagar on February 24. He was Sankhwar said around 10-15 spective of the subject an installed garden lights at of Para. On Wednesday night, girl killed him and hanged Gonda, had returned to reported missing a day before per cent of young couples individual chooses, inculcat- Alambagh’s Samar Vihar he called the girl and asked for him to make it look like a case Lucknow from Gonda on his body was recovered. He was were deprived of children. In ing a scientific temper was Colony park. On the occasion, a meeting. of suicide. The body has been Saturday but did not reach staying with his family in Indira almost 50% of these cases, essential to success. Dr Bhatt corporator Girish Mishra said Park (Lalbagh) to the resi- When the refused, he sent for autopsy while further home. On the fateful day, he had Nagar and was posted at male infertility is responsible said former President APJ the colony is being developed dents of Lucknow. An active reached her house and hanged investigations are on. phoned his family and informed Charbagh railway station. but in overall scenario, women Abdul Kalam tirelessly as a model colony under the member of BJP, he was close- are held responsible, which encouraged young minds to Smart City project. Lots of ly associated with PM causes mental discomfort in Narendra Modi and Union U.P. Rajya Vidyut women. He said the main Home Minister Rajnath Utpadan Nigam Ltd. cause behind male infertility Singh. He was elected MLA Anpara Thermal LMC drive: Vendors under was hormonal irregularity, six times from his constituen- Power Project, stressful life, physical deformi- cy and carried out several Anpara, E-Tender Notice ties, lack of sperm, decreased social welfare and education 1. Tender No: 196/EPD- sperm activity or sperm steril- projects in his Vidhan Sabha II/ATPS/2018-19, Office: overbridges to be shifted ity. He said many medicinal constituency. The programme Superintending Engineer, [O&M] plants such as ashwagandha, was attended by several for- MMC-VII, 3X210MW, ATPS, shatavar, pippali etc were help- mer ministers, including MP Anpara. Supply: Supply of con- ful in the treatment of male Raja Anand Singh of veyer belt of 3X210MW, ATPS, infertility. He said regular exer- Mankapur. Anpara. Earnest Money: Rs, cise, no smoking and quality 96,000.00 (Rs. Ninety Six SCIENCE QUIZ Thousand Only) Tender Cost: sleep were the basic needs to 1000.00+ 18% Last date for treat infertility. The Basic Sciences depart- ment of Babu Banarasi Das submission of e-bid (Technical SCIENCE DAY & Financial) at e-procurement University celebrated National website http://etender.up.nic.in: ‘National Science Day Science Day with a science quiz 27.03.2019, date of opening of 2019’ celebrations kicked off at Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Part-I: 28.03.2019, For partici- at Indian Institute of auditorium. A total number of pation and detailed informa- Toxicology Research with 54 teams participated and top tion log in to website the inauguration of an exhi- Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia at the inauguration of garden lights at Alambagh’s Samar four scoring teams were select- http://etender.up.nic.in: Executive bition showcasing cutting- Vihar Colony park ed for final round. Engineer (W) for Chief Engineer Anpara Thermal Project Anpara, Sonebhadra (U.P.) No. 335 Date 27.02.2019 "SAVE ELECTRICI- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW vendors under overbridges ed distributing cards to ven- V-C wants BBAU TY ENHANCE NATIONAL PRO- and flyovers next week. He dors for vending zones. “The CRPF trooper who survived DUCTIVITY" unicipal Commissioner said the vendors were unau- vendors who are given cards to be known for MIndramani Tripathi said thorisedly occupying the have to also submit an affi- on Thursday that they would space. “We will be removing davit stating they are not Pulwama attack returns home start a campaign to remove them in the coming days and doing any other work and Gorakhpur: Two weeks after he was a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s academic pursuits our squad is ready for the that they will restrict them- injured in the Pulwama terror attack that Pulwama district on February 14 orches- job,” he said. The Municipal selves to respective vending left 40 of his colleagues dead, CRPF con- trated by Pakistan-based terror group PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Commissioner said several zones and if they do not stable Awadhesh Kumar on Thursday Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Following exercises had been carried agree to the conditions, they returned to his native village here and cel- the incident, India bombed and destroyed anjay Singh, who has recently taken over out to remove them in the will be removed. We have ebrated his daughter’s birthday. The JeM’s biggest training camp in Balakot in Sas the Vice-Chancellor of Babasaheb past from overbridges in also fixed an annual fee for trooper received a grand welcome at his Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), said Polytechnic and Charbagh them,” he said. village Aabadi Sakhni on Wednesday province, about 80-km from the Line of his priorities would be to have an academic but they returned again. Tripathi said the annual evening as he was greeted by a large num- Control (LoC). The Central Reserve atmosphere in the university and to see that Tripathi said the vendors fee varied under different ber of locals as well as political leaders Police Force (CRPF) jawan’s father too it was known for its academic pursuits. would be shifted to nearby categories of vendors, including those from the ruling Bharatiya was overjoyed to see his son back home. He said he also wanted to enhance the vending zones. He said including permanent fruit Janata Party (BJP). “I am feeling very happy, as my son is in research potential of the university and focus many vendors had been sellers, immovable and mov- Not willing to speak about terror front of me and celebrating his daugh- on how different types of projects and collab- shifted to vending zones, able vendors. He added that attack, Kumar said he was happy to cel- ters birthday,” an emotional Satyanarayan orations with different institutions could be but they also returned. they had shifted 3,500 ven- ebrate the birthday of his daughter, who Kumar said. “A lot of people including carried out. “We will go ahead with these pri- Tripathi said they had begun dors to 225 vending zones as turned two on Thursday. “I am very political leaders came to meet us, but no mary objectives currently, and we will take up registrations and also start- of now. happy that I am celebrating the second one from district administration came,” other things as we go along,” he added. birthday of my beloved daughter Jyoti,” he rued. “I saw him on television when Asked about the instances of indiscipline he said. Asked about his injuries, the (Union) home minister Rajnath Singh at the university, he said he would look into CRPF constable who had joined the force went to meet the injured soldiers at those things because he did not know exact- Regional passport office to be in 2011 said, “My head and hands were Srinagar hospital. He called me that time ly what was the problem. About the challenges injured. Now I am better and ready to and informed me about Deoria’s martyr which he is likely to face, he said there were renamed as Videsh Bhawan leave home on call (of duty).” Vijay Maurya but didn’t tell me a word no major ones. “People here are qualified, but Lucknow (PNS): The merged with the Ministry of Forty CRPF personnel were killed in about his injury,” he said further. there is a need to make the university more regional passport office will External Affairs. The cell visible. BBAU has to be enhanced in terms of be known as Videsh Bhawan looks into the problems of its academic pursuits and conducting many soon. Regional passport offi- immigrants working abroad,” SCHOOLSCAN other things so as to increase both its nation- cer Piyush Verma said all the he said. The regional passport al and global visibility,” he added. offices of the Ministry of officer said that the building ADMISSION offered admission by the On whether he would take stern action for External Affairs would be was being expanded and it Aditya Anand, a student of City University of Manchester indiscipline, which has been quiet frequent, brought in Videsh Bhawan. would take another six Montessori School, Mahanagar campus, (UK), University of he said discipline was an integral part of any He said offices of the months for the work to be has been offered admission by ten univer- Durham (UK), King’s university. “The culture of discipline has to be protection of immigrants, completed. “It will be sities of UK, USA and Australia. Aditya College (UK) and inculcated in students and without discipline, ICCR regional centre and an renamed in the next six attributed his success to the the academ- University of Pittsburgh no person and no institution can function. We attestation cell will be part of months,” he added. About the ic atmosphere of CMS. Aditya has been (USA) among others. will take action, if need be,” he said. Videsh Bhawan along with presence of brokers outside the passport office. “The the office, he said: “We mon- office of protection of immi- itor people at the gate and UP’s digital land grants was first with another there is no need for people to Kisan Mela organised at CISH ministry which was later approach the brokers.” project bags gold award PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

he Uttar Pradesh govern- Tment claimed that the dig- ital land project of the Board of Revenue won the national gold award for 2018-19 for e- governance at an award cere- mony at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The award was given away by Union Minister of State (Independent charge) Jitendra Singh. “Our digital land project also formed foundation for successful implementation of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana under which Rs 2,000 was directly transferred to the accounts of more than one crore farmers in the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24,” a gov- ernment spokesman said in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW there were five lakh farmers in Awadh Aam Utpadak Samiti, Lucknow on Thursday Lucknow and of them, more Nabipanah, SCMD, The spokesman said that entral Institute for than 50 per cent were landless Kasmandikalan, Singenta India the success of the project CSubtropical Horticulture, and marginal ones. Rajan said Limited, Dhakwa Gaon etc could be gauged by the fact in a bid to empower farmers the landless and marginal were displayed for set up for the that this portal received more belonging to Scheduled Caste, farmers had to visit far-flung benefit of the visiting farmers. than a crore hits per day. organised ‘Kisan Mela and areas to earn their livelihood. During the programme, lettuce During the peak period (on Sangoshthi’ on the occasion of He further suggested that if using hydroponic technique, 13-2-2019), the portal Science Day on Rehmankhera these farmers used agricultur- foreign vegetables like red and received more than 5.30 crore campus. The programme was al technologies and techniques green Swiss chard, Chinese hits in a single day. The inaugurated by Malihabad developed by CISH in a self- cabbage etc were also demon- national gold award-2018-19 MLA Jaydevi Kaushal. help group, they did not need strated. Rajan was of the view for e-governance was pre- CISH director Shailendra to go far away. He said besides that exotic vegetables are very sented to Chief Minister Yogi Rajan said the institute was the institute stall, those of costly in the market and if the Adityanath by a Revenue committed to empowering PFDC, Farmers FIRST, Indian same were produced by farm- department team in Lucknow landless and marginal farmers Institute of Sugarcane Research, ers, they could get very good on Thursday. from SC category. He said Krishi Vigyan Kendra, CIMAP, profit. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 nation 05

CROSS-BORDER SHELLING PM desperate for Woman killed, jawan re-election: Cong PNS n NEW DELHI prime minister was “hell-bent on creating a video-confer- hurt in J&K’s Poonch he Congress on Thursday ence record” when the entire Talleged that the Prime country was praying for the MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU Minister Narendra Modi has return of its braveheart pilot. “misplaced priorities” and that An IAF pilot was captured by 33-year-old woman was he was “desperate only for re- Pakistan after an air combat on Akilled and an Indian Army election”. It also accused the saf- Wednesday during which the jawan, currently on leave, fron party leaders of politicis- two sides said they shot down received critical injuries in ing the bravery of the armed each other’s warplanes that intense cross-border shelling forces, while referring to followed an unsuccessful along the in Karnataka BJP leader BS attempt to target Indian mili- Mendhar sector of Poonch on Yeddyurappa’s comment that tary installations in retaliatory Thursday. India’s “pre-emptive strikes” strikes that sparked fears of war. According to field reports, on terror camps in Pakistan IAF sources identified the pilot “the woman was sitting in an have created a wave in favour as Wing Commander open area of her house in vil- of PM Modi and will help his Abhinandan Varthaman. lage Chajjala when a mortar People pay tribute to Corporal Deepak Pandey, who was killed in an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash on Wednesday in party win over 22 out of 28 Lok “Glaring case of misplaced shell landed there causing Jammu & Kashmir's Budgam area, in Kanpur on Thursday PTI Sabha seats in the State. priorities! 132 Cr Indians pray grievous injuries”. She suc- The Congress simultane- for safe & immediate return of cumbed to her fatal injuries ously distanced itself from the India’s brave-heart Wing before being rushed to the Mamata expresses concern suggestions by Punjab Minister Comm, Abhinandan but hospital. Police officials and locals carry an injured for treatment to a hospital after firing and Navjot Singh Sidhu for a dia- Modiji desperate only for re- Police said, “the deceased mortar shelling by the Pakistani army along the LoC in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector logue with Pakistan and termed election. Congress cancelled woman was identified as of J&K on Thursday PTI it as his personal opinion and its imp CWC & Rally today. Amin Akhtar, D/O Mohd over Abhinandan’s safety not that of the party. “There is Pradhan Sevak hell-bent on Sadiq while Lance Naik Zakir which had triggered panic in Indian army retaliated strong- a time to act and there is a time creating a Video Conf. Record Hussain, S/O Abdul Hameed the area. ly and effectively. brave pilot Abhinandan who camps on a hill top near to talk. Dialogue can only take (sic)!” Surjewala wrote on of Balnoi in Mankote received Earlier, Pakistan Air Force Firing in the KG sector Slams PM for skipping was captured by Pakistan,” Balakot Banerjee said, “we place when the atmosphere is . splinter injuries while he was jets also attempted to violate air was initiated around 1.00 all-party meeting while defending India, the want to know how much truth conducive for dialogue and The prime minister on moving through the lane near space in Mendhar sector but p.m.After about one hour, Chief Minister said before is there in the claim of the the current atmosphere is not Thursday had direct dialogue his house”. He was referred to alert air patrol of the Indian Air Kalal and Baba Khori area of squarely accusing the Centre Government,” questioning why conducive for a dialogue,” with BJP workers and volun- Government Medical College Force chased them away and Nowshera witnessed heavy SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA of playing politics with the “the Prime Minister is avoiding Congress spokesperson Manish teers as part of the party’s hospital in Jammu. prevented targeting of vital shelling. Several local resi- soldiers’ blood. an all-party meeting to brief the Tewari said. ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot’ Through out the day the military installations. dents in the forward areas amata Banerjee on Questioning the impact of opposition parties about the The party’s chief programme through, what the border residents in the area According to Defence PRO remained indoors as they MThursday expressed con- the Indian Air Force strike on success of the air raid,” on ter- spokesperson Randeep party claims, the “world’s faced brunt of intense shelling Lt- Col Devender Anand, could not move out due to fear cern over the safety of Wing Jaish-e-Mohammed terror ror camps. Surjewala alleged that the largest video conference”. as Pakistan escalated tension "Pakistan initiated 'unpro- of getting caught in the cross- Commander Abhinandan and by targeting several civilian voked' ceasefire violation at fire. In response the Indian at the same time faulted Prime areas. around 6.00 a.m by shelling side responded strongly and Minister Narendra Modi for However, shortly after with mortars and firing of effectively. Tension in the area avoiding an all-party meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran small arms in Krishna Ghati escalated further around 3.00 post Balakot strike wondering Khan made an announcement sector". As the day progressed, p.m after both the sides as to whether the air raid on the to release Wing commander Pakistan army targeted for- exchanged heavy volume fir- intended cross-border target Abhinandan Varthaman from ward Indian posts in other sec- ing in Sunderbani, Mankote, was a genuine hit or a miss “as its custody the roaring guns tors using heavy calibre Khari Karamara and Degwar is being claimed by some for- stopped firing artillery shells weapons. In response the sectors. eign media.” Abhinandan’s Mig 21 Bison on Wednesday went down in course of shooting down an enemy F-16 while chasing away India will fight, live, work the enemy squadrons that had intruded into Indian territory in Jammu & Kashmir. The fighter pilot was cur- and win as one: PM Modi rently in Pakistani custody and was likely to be released PNS n NEW DELHI that the 2014 election was a march towards development. by that country on Friday. mandate for fulfilling people’s On the political front, “We are anxiously waiting n the backdrop of the Indo- necessities and the 2019 polls Prime Minister Dismissed the for the safe return of our IPak conflict on the borders, will be about fulfilling people’s ‘mahagatbandhan’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi aspirations. Opposition parties as on Thursday called for not Indians have to be hard ‘mahamilavat’ which he said doing anything that would working in all spheres and would send the country to the CRPF jawan impact the morale of armed should be grateful to all those Intensive Care Unit (ICU). forces as he also announced who are protecting the country, He claimed that a loss for who survived that India would work and win the Prime Minister said. the party, like in 2004, will and continue its march towards Some people, for their self- jeopardise development works development. ish interests, dislike a strong and ease of corruption will Pulwama attack “The enemy is trying to Government, he said. BJP replace ease of doing business. destabilise us, carry out terror workers need to tell people the The Prime Minister also strikes... They want to stop our benefits of a strong said 2014 was a mandate for returns home growth... We will fight, live, Government, he added. fulfilling people’s necessities Gorakhpur: Two weeks after he work and win as one,” he said. Prime Minister said it is while the 2019 election will be was injured in the Pulwama ter- Modi was interacting with necessary to ensure that noth- about fulfilling people’s aspi- ror attack that left 40 of his col- about one crore BJP workers in ing is done to dent the morale rations. leagues dead, CRPF constable 15,000 locations through what of the security forces. The grand Opposition Awadhesh Kumar on Thursday the party said was the “world’s Modi said India will fight, alliance, the ‘mahagatbandhan’, returned to his native village largest video conference”. live, work and win as one and was highly adulterated, here and celebrated his daugh- Modi said in his address nobody can create hurdles in its ‘mahamilavat’, he said. ter's birthday. The trooper received a grand welcome at his village Aabadi Sakhni on Wednesday If Pak releases our pilot, Modi evening as he was greeted by a large number of locals as well as political leaders including those should accept Imran’s offer: MNS from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI talks, then the first step in this the nations should resolve the Not willing to speak about direction must come from them. issues through constructive talks terror attack, Kumar said he was aharashtra Navnirman They have to release our pilot and foster a peaceful environ- happy to celebrate the birthday MSena (MNS) chief Raj Abhinandan immediately and ment. That is what I hope and of his daughter, who turned two Thackeray said here on call for ceasefire in the border. wish for”. “A war can never be a on Thursday. Thursday that if Pakistan If this can be achieved, then we solution to any issue. In fact, a "I am very happy that I am released India’s in-custody pilot can believe that Imran Khan’s war is damaging and takes celebrating the second birthday Abhinandan Varthaman and intentions are noble. If all this country back on all levels. of my beloved daughter Jyoti," called for ceasefire, then Prime takes place, then Modi should Terrorists and terrorism must be he said. Minister Narendra Modi should not let this opportunity pass by,” ruthlessly eradicated but for Asked about his injuries, the not refuse to accept his Pakistani Raj said. that, to wage a war or (create) a CRPF constable who had joined counterpart Prime Minister Raj, who issued a statement war-like situation for one’s polit- the force in 2011 said, "My head Imran Khan’s offer for “con- to this effect hours before Imran ical interest is not right,” Raj said, and hands were injured. Now I structive talks” between the two Khan made a “gesture of peace” while taking an indirect dig at am better and ready to leave countries. in the form of announcement Modi and the ruling BJP for home on call (of duty)." “If Pakistan is really sincere that Abhinandan would be politicising the ongoing military Forty CRPF personnel were in their offer of constructive released on Friday, said: “Both conflict with Pakistan. killed in a suicide attack. Washing workers' feet no political gimmick but ‘sanskar': Modi Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra ceremony when he became the chief Modi on Thursday said his act of wash- minister of Gujarat for the first time. ing the feet of sanitation workers in "When people from the adminis- Allahabad recently was not intended tration asked me how I want to per- for political gains, but an outcome of form the house warming of my official his 'sanskar' (values). residence, I had plainly asked them to He was responding to a question get someone who works as a class four by a BJP corporator from Pune in employee in the government. They Maharashtra via video link from Delhi, found a Dalit person, and I placed the during the party's 'Mera Booth Sabse 'kalash' in his daughter's hands," he Mazboot' programme. said. "It is part of culture, my sanskar," During the programme, which Modi said. the BJP described as the "world's Modi Sunday took a holy dip at the largest video conference", Modi had Sangam in Allahabad and interacted direct dialogue with BJP workers and with sanitation workers who ensured volunteers across the country. cleanliness during the ongoing Kumbh "I have been to Kumbh (Mela) in Mela. He described them as "real Uttar Pradesh, which was widely karma-yogis" whose contributions are appreciated for its cleanliness. Around being lauded all over. 22 crore people visited the Kumbh. It Modi also performed the Ganga led me to think about the efforts put aarti and conducted 'Charan Vandana' in by the sanitation workers and I (washing the feet) of select sanitation decided to express my gratitude workers, as a mark of respect to their towards them by cleaning their feet," efforts in ensuring a clean Kumbh. He Modi said. He said people dubbing his presented them 'angvastram' and said act as a political gimmick do not know he would forever carry the memory of him well. washing the feet of the 'safai karam- Modi recalled his house warming charis'. PTI LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 nation 06

Maha Budget session curtailed MEGHALAYA RAT-HOLE MINE TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI necessary that we take care of situation. I had one more #MaharashtraBudget session. internal security in the coun- meeting with the leaders of the No reason to get panic, this Second body recovered mid concerns arising out try. In cities like Mumbai, we Opposition in the morning decision is only to make avail- Aof the ongoing military have to maintain extra vigil today. At that meeting, we able forces with police conflict with Pakistan, the security matters”. unanimously decided to com- dept:CM @Dev_Fadnavis”. Shillong: Rescuers have The body pulled out of the Maharashtra Government on “There is no situation or plete all the pending business The budget session, which retrieved the second heavily mine Wednesday was dis- Thursday curtailed the ongo- need for us to panic. It is but today and curtail the session by commenced on Monday, was decomposed body of an patched to the civil hospital at ing Budget session of the State essential that we take necessary two days so as to make avail- earlier scheduled to end on unidentified digger from a the district headquarters at legislature, by two days. precautions in view of the sit- able more police personnel to Saturday. 370-feet illegal rat-hole mine in Khliehriat for postmortem Prefacing his announce- uation in the country. This take care of the security needs Maharashtra’s Finance Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills examination, Susngi said. ment about the curtailment of session would have gone on for in the city,” the Chief Minister Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar district, 77 days after 15 men Fifteen miners were the budget session of the next two to three days. In said. on Wednesday presented an got trapped inside the flooded trapped deep inside the coal pit Maharashtra Legislature, chief view of the involvement of Fadnavis thanked leaders interim budget for 2019-20 coal quarry, an official said after water from the nearby minister Devendra Fadnavis property like Vidhan Bhavan, of the Opposition and leaders which showed an estimated Thursday. Lytein river had gushed into the alluded to the surgical strike we deploy as many 6,000 police of various political parties in revenue deficit of `19,784 crore The body, located 200 feet mine at Lumthari village in the carried out by Indian Air Force personnel during the legisla- both the Houses for their co- and made a provision of spe- away from the bottom of the Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills (IAF) on terror camps in ture sessions,” Fadnavis said. operation in curtailing the cial fund for farm loan waiv- mine, was brought out using district on December 13 last Pakistan and said in the State “After getting feedback budget sessions by two days. er. The vote-on-account bud- the Indian Navy's underwater year. Assembly: “In view of the from the top police officials In a tweet put out later in get, which has fiscal provisions remotely operated vehicle Apart from the Indian IAF’s airstrike and yesterday’s that they need more force to the afternoon, Fadnavis said: for four months of the next (ROV) and an NDRF boat on pulled out of the mine on few days but they slipped and Navy, the Army and the NDRF, developments, there is ten- take care of security issues, I “In view of the developments financial year —from April to Wednesday, operations January 24. vanished in course of being the state's agencies are engaged sion on the Pakistani border.. deliberated the matter with in country and to keep avail- July 2019, was passed by both spokesman R Susngi told PTI. Assistant Commandant of pulled out of the narrow shaft in the operations that began While the Army is capable leaders of various political ability of our forces free from the Houses of State Legislature This is the second heavily Guwahati-based National of the mine. hours after the accident took enough to look after the coun- parties yesterday. Top police other responsibilities, it is on Thursday, without any decomposed body to be lifted Disaster Response Force "Efforts are on to relocate place. try’s security needs, it is but officials briefed us about the unanimously decided to end debate. from the mine after it flooded (NDRF) battalion, Santosh these bodies and bring them Giving details of the accidentally on December 13, Singh, who has been leading a out of the mine," he said from Wednesday operation, the 2018. team of rescuers from the start- the mine site located on the NDRF officer said five persons, The first body, identified as ing day of the tragedy, told PTI western side of a small hillock four NDRF rescuers and one that of Amir Hussain from Thursday three more bodies of in Khloo-Ryngksan area by from Navy, went down into the Assam's Chirang district, was the miners were sighted in last the side of Lytein river. main shaft number 26. PTI Rape more serious offence than murder, Maha Govt tells HC

Mumbai: Rape is a more seri- the death sentence for three of ous offence than murder as the the convicts in the case. "Rape victim's ordeal continues even is not merely a physical attack. after the incident, the It alters the rest of the life of the Maharashtra government told victim, destroys her personali- the Bombay High Court on ty, and often, victims of rape Thursday. Countering the commit, or attempt to commit defence's argument in the Shakti suicide," the advocate general Mills gang-rape case, Advocate said. In April 2014, a sessions General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni court here held five persons said while a rape victim "may guilty for rape of a woman continue breathing after the photo-journalist at the desert- offence," it causes a "severe ed Shakti Mills compound in detrimental effect" on her. have been prescribed for a parison of two offences is Central Mumbai. Advocate Yug Chaudhry, rep- repeat offence of rape, because impossible". To buttress the Of them, Vijay Jadhav, resenting three of the five con- rape does not amount to homi- point about seriousness of the Kasim Bengali and Salim Ansari victs in the case, had contend- cide, he had said. offence of rape, he also cited the were sentenced to death under ed that section 376 (E) of the Opposing the argument case of KEM Hospital nurse the then newly introduced sec- IPC, under which his clients before a bench of Justices B P Aruna Shanbaug who remained tion 376 (E) of the IPC as they were awarded death penalty, Dharmadhikari and Revati in a vegetative state for over 40 were convicted in a previous does not prescribe a punish- Mohite-Dere, Kumbhakoni years following a brutal sexual case of gang-rape. The three ment proportional to the crime. said, "It is not permissible to assault. "In fact I would go a step have challenged constitutional As death is the maximum weigh in the scales of justice ahead and say the offence of validity of section 376 (E) which punishment for murder, the whether murder is a higher rape is graver than the offence provides death for a repeat same punishment should not offence than rape", and "com- of murder," he said, justifying offence of rape. PTI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

WING COMMANDER... The Samjhauta Express, social media to express their tion and ultimately lead to ter- Pakistan has to take con- named after the Hindi word for views. “India also strongly rorist attacks by the terror crete steps against JeM, the “agreement”, comprises six objected to Pakistan’s vulgar proxies of the Pakistan Army sources said when asked about sleeper coaches and an AC 3- display of an injured personnel and the ISI combine. Khan’s offer of talks with India. tier coach. The train service of the IAF in violation of all They added that Pakistan was was started on July 22, 1976 norms of International GOVT OK’S ART 370... deliberately whipping up war under the Shimla Agreement Humanitarian Law and the A notification on the ban psychosis and trying to mislead that settled the 1971 war Geneva Convention. “It was was issued by the Ministry of the international community between the two nations. made clear that Pakistan would Home Affairs (MHA) after a on the situation. Asked on be well advised to ensure that high-level meeting on security, talks with Khan, the sources US, UK, FRANCE... no harm comes to the Indian chaired by Prime Minister said Pakistan must first take In 2017, the P3 nations defence personnel in its cus- Narendra Modi. The Union “concrete and specific anti- moved a similar proposal again. tody. India also expects his Cabinet also approved the pro- terror steps”. The sources said However, on all occasions, immediate and safe return,” the mulgation of an Ordinance to India did not share actionable China, a veto-wielding perma- MEA said in a statement. A allow voluntary use of Aadhaar intelligence with Pakistan about nent member of the Security host of American IT giants like as identity proof for opening involvement of JeM in the Council, blocked India’s pro- YouTube, Facebook, Twitter bank account and procuring Pulwama terror attack and posal from being adopted by and Google continue to host mobile phone connection. The instead targeted its terrorist the Sanctions Committee. It anti-India and jehadi content Ordinance was necessitated as training camp in Balakot as no remains to be seen how China floated by UN-banned terror- a Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha result had yielded after action- will vote on the proposal this ists like Hafiz Sayeed, and the on January 4 but pending in the able intelligence was shared time. China, a close ally of chief of banned terror group Rajya Sabha, would have lapsed with Islamabad following the Pakistan, has consistently Jaish-e-Mohammad and its with the dissolution of the cur- Mumbai and Pathankot attacks. blocked moves. first by India leader Masood Azhar. rent Lok Sabha. The Ordinance and later by the US, the UK and Interestingly, these US compa- will now give the effect to the INDIA CITES LACK... France to designate Azhar as a nies also have a significant changes in the Aadhaar Act At least 40 passengers from global terrorist by the 1267 presence in the Indian market such as giving a child an option both countries are believed to Committee by putting techni- but are not taking any action to to exit from the biometric ID be stranded at Attari, the cal holds. France assumes the delete such contents, many of programme on attaining 18 sources said. Pakistan had on crucial rotating presidency of which are used for radicalisa- years of age. Wednesday cancelled the train’s the UN Security Council in trip on the Wagah-Lahore March. The proposal was stretch on its side, even as 27 moved just two days before passengers -- 23 Indians and France assumes the crucial three from the neighbouring rotating presidency of the UN country -- arrived at Attari Security Council. Informed from Delhi on an Indian rake sources earlier told PTI that which left the Old Delhi “France is focussed on bringing Railway station at 11.20 pm on individual listing requests of Wednesday night. The Wagah JeM terrorists to the 1267 station master sent a message Committee soon”. The French to his Attari counterpart that Presidency of the UNSC comes the passenger and parcel train after the 15-nation UN organ which comes to Attari station under the presidency of from the Pakistan side at 12.30 Equatorial Guinea had issued a pm will not be coming till fur- highly significant press state- Hkkjr ljdkj ¼jys e=a ky;½ ther notice, officials said. ment strongly condemning the vuql/a kku vfHkdYi ,o a ekud lxa Bu Originally, the train offered Pulwama terror attack. 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However, terms the heinous and cowardly Hkkjr ds jk"Vªifr dh vksj ls fuEufyf[kr dk;Z gsrq [kqyh bZ&fufonk la% now a Pakistani rake stops at suicide bombing in Jammu and RDSO/ED/9.41/2019/01 vkeaf=r dh tkrh gSA Attari at which point passen- Kashmir, which resulted in dk;Z dk fooj.k vuqekfur ykxr vfxze /kujkf'k gers have to change trains and over 40 Indian paramilitary ¼#-½ ¼#-½ board an Indian rake. forces dead and dozens wound- ^^btua fodkl fun'kky;]s e as lQkbZ Rs. 40,78,904/- Rs. 81,600/- Earlier in the day, a ed on February 14, 2019, for rFkk lacaf/kr lsokvksa ds fy, ¼03½ fufonk izi= dh dher #- 3000@& gSA Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) which Jaish-e-Mohammed has o"kZ dh vof/k ds fy, vuqca/k** spokesman said in a statement claimed responsibility”. The ● eSuqvy vFkok Mkd }kjk Hksts x, fufonk nLrkost Lohdkj ugha fd;s the operations of the train had UNSC press statement was tk;saxsA been suspended on Thursday seen not only as a strong con- ● fufonkdkj d s ikl ds fMftVy gLrk{kj lfVZfQdsV vo'; gksuk “in view of the prevailing ten- demnation of terror against Class-3 pkfg,A rFkk fufonkdkj dks IREPS ds iksVZy ij jftLVMZ gksuk pkfg,A sions between Pakistan and India but also of international dsoy jftLVMZ fufonkdkj gh fufonk esa Hkkx ys ldrs gSaA India.” The biweekly train was solidarity with New Delhi on its ● fufonk tek djus dh vafre frfFk ,oa le; 02-04-2019 dks 14%30 cts scheduled to depart from fight against terrorism. rd gSA Lahore with 16 passengers. ● fufonk [kksyus dh frfFk ,oa le; 02-04-2019 dks 15%00 cts gSA “Samjhauta Express will YOUTUBE REMOVES... ● mijksDr fufonk dks osclkbV http://www.ireps.gov.in ij ns[kk tk ldrk resume its operations as soon Hashtags like gSA as the security situation #BringbackAbhinandan, ● l'kka /kus ,o a 'kqf) i=] ;fn dkbZs gqvk rk s doys oclkbVs http://www.ireps. improves between India and #SayNoToWar, #MiG21, #F16 ij gh n'kkZ;k tk;sxkA Pakistan,” the FO said, not and #PakFakeClaim were gov.in giving any specific date for trending as netizens from both fun's kd@bta u fodkl resuming the services. the sides of border turned to vkjMh,lvk]s y[kuÅ LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 nation 07 Mumbai e-way to be extended up to Ring Road Over 59-km-long highway “The new link will decon- of Delhi include four-laning of E-way to provide fast project will start at Ring gest Delhi with reduction of 124 km Khekra-EPE junction traffic in Ashram-Badarpur- to Shamli-Saharanpur (NH- Road-DND junction and Faridabad-Ballabhgarh region 709 B) at a cost of about `1,200 link to Manesar from pass through Kalindi as well as to reduce travel time crore; Rangpuri Bypass to con- bypass and the revamped between Delhi and Manesar. nect Dwarka/NH-08 with This is expected to result in Vasant Kunj-Nelson Mandela east and south Delhi Faridabad-Ballabhgarh reduction of vehicular pollu- Road at a cost of `1,000 crore; bypass finishing at the tion,” it said. This stretch of the 75 km Urban Extension Road PNS n NEW DELHI Mumbai Expressway at interchange of expressway will enable com- (UER-2), third Ring Road for Western Peripheral Expressway muters coming from East Delhi under Bharatmala at a he upcoming Delhi- and Delhi-Agra Expressway. It Delhi-Mumbai E-way at Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad to cost of `4,000 crore and the TMumbai Expressway will is part of the decongestion Western Peripheral bypass Ring Road and NH 8. 31.3 km, six-lane access con- be extended up to the Ring plan of Delhi. The total cost of Expressway, Delhi-Agra The stretch will provide faster trolled corridor from Road near DND flyover the highway project is `3,580 link from East and South Delhi Akshardham NH-24 Junction through a six-lane, access-con- crore. Expressway. It is part of to WPE that already provides to EPE Junction on Baghpat trolled road from the Western Union Road Transport and the decongestion plan of direct connectivity to Manesar. Road at a cost of about `2,600 Peripheral Expressway (WPE) Highways Minister Nitin Delhi. The total cost of the This 59-km stretch of the crore. near Sohna that would also Gadkari will lay the foundation expressway will also involve “The project will have provide a fast link to Manesar stone at Kalindi Kunj- highway project is construction of 13 flyovers, three-lane service roads each from east and south Delhi. Meethapur road in the nation- `3,580 crore. two railway under and over on either sides for about 29 km, Over 59-km-long highway al Capital on Friday. The pro- of Road, Transport and km, six-lane elevated corridor cost of `2,300 and nearly 48 per bridges and 10 minor bridges. 7.350 km of elevated section project will start at Ring Road- ject would be in addition to the Highways (MoRTH), these on Gurugram-Sohna Road cent done. The other projects age II, III and IV of Delhi- A no-objection certificate has with two level crossings at four DND junction and pass nine other projects being projects include the 3-km sig- costing `2,000 crore on which for decongestion include the 29 Meerut Expressway costing already been obtained from the locations of Metro line, 18 through Kalindi bypass and the implemented for decongest- nal free corridor from Dhaula work has started and eight-lane km, eight-lane access con- `5,900 crore, where package II Uttar Pradesh and Delhi new underpasses, and nine revamped Faridabad- ing the National Capital Kuan to airport at a cost of Delhi-Panipat highway from trolled Dwarka Expressway is 36 per cent done, package III Government. interchanges with improved Ballabhgarh bypass finishing at Region. `280 crore, which is about 40 Mukarba Chowk to Panipat on costing about `9,500 crore on is 76 per cent done and pack- The other projects which is junctions”, the MORTH said in the interchange of Delhi- According to the Ministry per cent completed; the 22 NH-1 being constructed at a which work has started; pack- age IV is 32 per cent done. part of the decongestion plan a statement. IN SHORT Apex court stays its order CBI REGISTERS 2 CASES HC orders AJL to immediately SC allows Delhi OVER LETTER TO MAHA CM New Delhi: About 10 months directing eviction of after complaints from the Prime Minister’s Office, the CBI has evict of Herald House registered two cases to probe Police to arrest 11.8L forest dwellers alleged fraudulent use of the PNS n NEW DELHI letterhead of a Joint Secretary in PTI n NEW DELHI After briefly hearing the the top office in letters seeking bserving that Congress matter, the bench said: “We stay favours, including one addressed Opresident Rahul Gandhi Amrapali CMD he Supreme Court on and hold our February 13 to Maharashtra Chief Minister and his mother Sonia Gandhi- TThursday stayed its order.” Devendra Fadnavis, officials said. headed firm Young Indian PTI n NEW DELHI had taken strong exception of February 13 order directing 21 The bench also directed engaged in clandestine ways to diversion of monies of the states to evict 11.8 lakh illegal that the affidavit has to be filed OVER 101 COPS CHOSEN acquire the National Herald he Supreme Court on home buyers by the directors forest dwellers whose claims by the chief secretaries of the FOR HM’S MEDAL newspaper publishing firm TThursday allowed the Delhi and the real estate firm, direct- over the land have been reject- states giving details of various New Delhi: Over 100 police AJL’s assets, Delhi High Court’s Police to arrest and interrogate ed the court-appointed foren- ed by the authorities. steps covered for carrying out personnel from across the Division Bench ordered the in custody Amrapali group sic auditors to complete their A Bench comprising the eviction of the forest country were chosen for the immediate eviction of Herald CMD Anil Sharma and two detailed investigation on diver- Justices Arun Mishra and dwellers. “Union Home Minister’s Medal House, the headquarters of the directors on a complaint that gence of home buyers money by Naveen Sinha directed the state The Centre had rushed to for Excellence in Investigation” media organisation. home buyers of their various Amrapali group before March governments to file affidavit the top court for modification for 2018, the Home Ministry Upholding the Single December 2010, Justice Sunil make any indulgence into a housing projects were cheated 22 and listed the matter for giving details about process of the order saying the announced on Thursday. Bench’s verdict of rejecting Gaur ordered for the eviction reasonable order passed by the and duped of their funds. hearing on March 24. adopted in rejecting the claims. Scheduled Tribes and Other AJL’s appeal against eviction of Herald House. The AJL was writ court in the facts and cir- The top court, which is The Bench, which had The apex court posted the Traditional Forest Dwellers SC QUESTIONS DELAY IN order, the Division Bench represented by Congress lawyer cumstances of the present case,” seized of several pleas of home asked the real estate firm and matter for further hearing on (Recognition of Forest Rights) APPOINTMENT OF DGPS headed by Chief Justice Abhishek Singhvi and the the bench said. It said no buyers seeking possession of its directors to either deposit July 10. The top court had on Act, 2006 was a “beneficial” leg- New Delhi: The Supreme Court Rajendra Menon and Justice Urban Development Ministry ground is made out for making around 42,000 flats booked in the diverted money or be ready Wednesday agreed to hear the islation and should be con- Thursday questioned the delay VK Rao said that there was were represented by Solicitor any indulgence into the matter projects of the Amrapali group, for consequences, Thursday Centre’s plea seeking with- strued liberally to help by a former UP police chief in “press activity” in Herald General Tushar Mehta. and “we dismiss the appeal”. also ordered attachment of ordered forthwith attachment holding of its February 13 “extremely poor and illiterate seeking modification of its last House and violated and mis- “If all these factors are The Congress leadership is personal properties of the of personal properties of the order asking 21 states to evict people” who are not well year’s order asking UPSC to used many norms and lease taken note of and a decision is expected to appeal to Supreme CMD and directors — Shiv CMD and the two directors. nearly 11.8 lakh forest dwellers informed of their rights and consider only those IPS officers conditions. taken by the respondents Court soon as a last resort. Priya and Ajay Kumar. The attached assets also includ- whose claims were rejected. procedure under the law. for appointing as DGP who have In a 63-page judgment, (Centre) to say that the domi- Already Supreme Court is The trio, under detention ed the south Delhi-based bun- two years of service left. The the Bench observed that with nant purpose for which the hearing the appeal of Sonia and of the Uttar Pradesh police and galow of CMD Sharma. apex court reserved its order on just `50 lakh, the Young Indian lease was granted has been vio- Rahul against the Income Tax kept in a hotel at Noida since At the outset, the bench Decision imposing ban on Sreesanth the plea of a former Director in “clandestine and surrepti- lated and there has been mis- fine of more than `400 crore in October 9 last year by the inquired from the forensic General of Police of UP, Prakash tious way” got the control of the use of the conditions of the the National Herald case. apex court for not complying auditors about the status of sustainable in law: BCCI to SC Singh, alleging that the July 3, `400 crore with Herald House, lease, in the absence of mala Meanwhile, in the main case in with its orders, was in for a their probe and asked as to PTI n NEW DELHI 2018 directive was being by giving the timeline of trans- fides or ulterior motive having trial court, petitioner shock when a bench of justices when they would be filing misused by state governments actions, how AJL’s more than 99 been established, the writ court Subramanian Swamy’s cross Arun Mishra and UU Lalit their reports. he BCCI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the life who were ignoring competent percent shares were taken over has rightly refused to interfere examination by Congress ordered the arrest on a plea by The auditors said that var- Tban imposed on former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth for his senior officers for appointing by the newly floated firm con- into the matter. lawyers will resume on Economic Offence Wing ious firms and their officers alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal was “fully DGPs. trolled by Sonia and Rahul. In “We also see no reason to March 30. (EOW) of Delhi Police saying concerned, to whom the sustainable in law” as he had “tried to influence” a match. that it wanted quiz them in a monies were routed by the Countering the arguments advanced by the counsel repre- separate cheating case. real estate major and its direc- senting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), “We had never ever tors, have been evading and Sreesanth’s lawyer told the bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and stopped any agency from arrest- not cooperating in the forensic KM Joseph that no spot-fixing took place during the IPL match ing and interrogating the direc- audit. and allegations levelled against the cricketer were not substan- tors,” the bench said, adding, “Can you give the list of tiated by evidence. “We make it clear that they persons and companies who The 35-year-old cricketer has challenged in the top court the (EOW) are free to arrest any or are not cooperating with you,” decision of a division bench of the Kerala High Court which had all directors”. 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Providing & fixing misc Plumbering external these slips as they do not have any security fea- 2 500.00 D side of Resi No.- T-II-5/1 to T-II-5/6 at Canal 1.76 17600.00 15 Days +12%GST & Above ture. They are printed after the finalisation of Colony, Cantt Road, Lucknow. the roll and distributed just close to the poll 3 Maintenance & Repairing of Type-IV Block- 500.00 D 2/3 Qtr.at New Parikalp Vihar Telibaqh, 1.75 17500.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu presents the Innovation in Governance award to former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan at the third through booth level officers (BLOs). Lucknow, 4 Providing & Fixing of Iron Grill on the Top 500.00 D edition of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Summit on Innovation in Governance (KIGA) held at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra on Thursday. In total 30 awardees from across 10 States “The design of the photo voter slip does not 1.78 17800.00 15 Days & Above of Drain from 0.00 M to 35.00 M at Dr. Ram + 12 % GST under different categories including Gujarat Chief Secretary Jagdip Narayan Singh, Goa Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude amongst others were present. On the incorporate any security feature. In fact, it was Manohar Lohia Transit Hostal, Lucknow Polishing on wood work at Dr. Ram Manohar 500.00 occasion Naidu also launched the Kalam Digital Libraries and the Water Warriors 2.0. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, Rajya Sabha Secretary General Desh started as an alternative document as the cov- 5 15 Days D Deepak Verma, former Chief Secretary of UP Alok Ranjan and former Advisor to Dr Kalam and CEO of Kalam Centre and Srijan Pal Singh addressed the gathering. Srijan erage of EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card) Lohia Parikalp Bhawan, Telibagh, Lucknow 1.78 17800.00 + 12 % GST & Above 6 Painting & Plastering work Homeopatic Pal said KIGA’s efforts were in bringing together civil services officers, governance professionals and social impact creators on a single platform Pioneer photo was not complete,” it said. Hospital & Irrigation Sport Club at office at 500.00 D Canal Colony, cantt road, Lucknow 1.70 17000.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above Water Proofing work of roof at Kothi No.- 5 1.74 17400.00 15 Days 500.00 D 7 at Canal Colony, Cantt Road, l.ucknow, + 12 % GST & Above 8 P/F Curtain of Superior quality in required 500.00 D size as per the approved sample for office 1.76 17600.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above Foodgrains production may fall due to erratic rainfall: Min of the T ACI E-in-C Office. Maintenance & Repairing of Type-IV Block- 500.00 D 95/6 Qtr. at New Parikalp Vihar Telibaqh, 1.78 17800.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI tonnes. central India and south peninsu- Further, sugarcane production Lucknow, Repairing of Sewer line in Sa Block at Canal 500.00 D “Rice production is at an all- la during that period has been nor- during 2018-19 is 31.05 million 10Colony, Cantt Road, Lucknow. 1.75 17500.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above ue to erratic rainfall and time high. We had set a target of mal on the whole. As per IMD, tonnes higher than the average 11 P/F of Sanitary Items in M-1 & M-2 Block 500.00 D Ddrought in around 250 dis- 114 million tonnes. But we expect 250 of the 681 districts across the sugarcane production of 349.78 at Canal Colony, Cantt Road, Lucknow. 1.75 17500.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above Repairing, Painting & Plastering work at tricts across the country, the over- the output to reach 115.6 million country have faced deficient rain- million tonnes. 12 500.00 D Kothi No.- 5 at Canal Colony, Cantt 1.78 17800.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above all food grain production may fall tonnes. There will be no shortage fall this year. Production of cotton has been Lucknow. by 3.46 million tonnes (MT) in of foodgrains in the country. We “The production figures are pegged lower at 30.09 million Maintenance & Repairing of Type-IV Block- 500.00 D 136/2 Qtr. at New Parikalp Vihar Telibaqh, 1.75 17500.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above 2018-19 crop year (July-June) will be able to export more if inter- subject to revision on account of bales (of 170 kg each) from 34.88 Lucknow, despite record rice output. As per national markets are competi- more precise information flowing million bales, while jute & mesta Repairing & Maintenance of Door & Window 500.00 D the Ministry of Agriculture, over- tive,” said a senior agriculture over time, it added. output is seen at 10.07 million 14in M-1 & M-2 Block at Canal colony, Cantt 1.72 17200.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above all food grain production is pegged department official, who did not The total oilseeds production bales (of 180 kg each) against 10.13 Road, Lucknow Repairing & Maintenance of Toilets in Ram 500.00 D of 281.37 million tonnes this year wish to be identified. Wheat out- in the country during 2018-19 is million bales. 15Manohar Lohia Transit Hostal, First Floor, 1.78 17800.00 15 Days + 12 % GST & Above as compared to 284.83 million put is pegged slightly lower at estimated at 31.50 million tonnes, India has been witnessing Telibaqh, Lucknow Exterior Painting Plastering work Irrigation 500.00 D tonnes in 2017-18. 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The cumu- country during 2018-19 is esti- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, m0iz0 139419 fnukad 26-2-19 y[kuÅ [k.M 'kkjnk ugj than the target of 102.20 million country during the monsoon sea- lative rainfall in north west India, mated at 380.83 million tonnes. among a few other States. foKkiu oclkbVs www.upgov.nic.in ij miyC/k gSA y[kuÅ LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Encashing Pulwama Political parties must not squabble over airstrikes, which A highly strategic corridor have effectively changed our counter-terrorism module oes it occur to our politicians that an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot probably had During the 1962 war, China’s Air Force was not in a flying condition because of lack of fuel. It Da horrid time in Pakistan’s custody, that our neighbour did attempt a war psychosis possibly got some from Tajikistan, where it is building its new base. We must keep a watch and it doesn’t behove us to use the Pulwama-avenging airstrikes for narrow and selfish electoral gains? That our sole focus at this point of time is to bring our boy back home instead of chest-thumping that the airstrikes showed us that we are mazboot and not majboor? In this respect, none can be quite above board. The BJP for credit- CLAUDE ARPI seeking, pitchforking itself as the nation’s saviour and deliverer and, there- fore, tom-tomming its qualification to lead the country. And the equally brash couple of weeks ago, The Opposition for starting a public slugfest and playing out differences in the open Washington Post published an instead of demanding an all-party meeting on a national security issue in a article titled, ‘In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet civil manner. First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has yet to chair an newcomer: Chinese troops’. It all-party meeting or even address the nation through Doordarshan, chose to reported:A “Two miles above sea level in the talk about the airstrikes with his party workers first through a video confer- inhospitable highlands of Central Asia, there’s a new power watching over an old ence, the BJP party flag emblazoned in the background. Surely, the party could- passage into Afghanistan: China.” n’t have been bigger than the citizens? True, he couldn’t have invigorated the According to interviews, satellite images, party rank and file at the booth level without mentioning the airstrikes and photographs and first-hand observations by a Washington Post journalist, it was staving off the threat from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in India’s growth story found that Chinese troops have settled in but did it have to happen with such speed, considering both sides are on a one of the most strategic areas of central wire and every remark could be misconstrued as escalatory? In continuing Asia, termed “a choke point in Tajikistan.” The US newspaper said, “Tajikistan — electoral campaigns through the sombre and tense moments of the last two awash with Chinese investment — joins the days, the theme song was constant. One would argue that anybody in gov- list of Chinese military sites that includes ernance would but scroll down a list of his achievements while seeking a man- Djibouti in the strategic Horn of Africa and date but what was the desperation to do so given the fluidity and sensitivity man-made islands in the South China Sea, in the heart of Southeast Asia”, adding “the of the border situation? Particularly, when there was a radio silence on engag- modest facility in Tajikistan — which offers ing with media and the nation for two whole days? To make matters worse, a springboard into Afghanistan’s Wakhan Karnataka leader BS Yedyurappa claimed that post the airstrikes, there was Corridor a few miles away — has not been publicly acknowledged by any Government. a wave in favour of Modi and the party would win hands down in the state. But its presence is rich in significance and What riled the Opposition was that an unspoken agreement was broken symbolism.” The region has been (and is) by the ruling party. After the Pulwama attack, there was general agreement still highly strategic. Last year, a publication, tonnes, in 1961, 96 tonnes and and Moscow had reached a conflict with India, having no ‘The 1959 Tibetan Uprising Documents: in 1962, 30 tonnes. This means breaking point by 1959. spares and no fuel. This was among all parties to suspend political activities, including election campaigns, The Chinese Army Documents’ was that in 1960, there was a huge The only possibility was recently confirmed to this rally behind the government, refrain from making stray adversarial comments released on Kindle. It was a collection of top surge in fuel import. But some under-the-table purchas- writer by Wing Commander and present a united India not only to Pakistan but the world at large. Even secret documents of the military intelligence import from where? es through corrupt officials in ‘Jaggi’ Nath, who extensively of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), dat- There was no possibility of WHY DID THE Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan. I got flew over Tibet in secret mis- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, while ing from the end of the 1950s till the 1962 any gallon passing unnoticed convinced that the gasoline sions between 1960 and 1962. spending time with Pulwama martyrs’ families, stayed away from making any war with China. through Nathu-la or Jelep-la — INDIAN had come from the same area He was awarded his first Maha remarks. But the moment the BJP went on an overdrive, the Opposition par- At that crucial time, China had a seri- the two main passes between GOVERNMENT, in Tajikistan where China is medal for this (he ous problem — it did not have an Air Force Sikkim and Chumbi Valley today building a new base, at got his second in 1965 for map- ties came together to issue a joint public statement, expressing “deep anguish” in a position to take on the Indian Air (Tibet) — ditto for the passes WHICH HAD ALL the edge of the Wakhan corri- ping the Pakistani defences). over the “blatant politicisation of sacrifices.” Worse, they took to social media Force. The compiler of the above men- in Uttarakhand or North-East THE INFORMATION dor and Xinjiang. The second upshot is that before dialogue. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav went so far as to tioned paper noted: “Disadvantage of the Frontier Agency (NEFA) An interesting lead: the area, where the Chinese are Chinese Air Force is still a major problem (Arunachal Pradesh today) or ABOUT THE Tursun Uljabayev, the party today building their new base, say that “everything — even national security — is seen through the lens of in case of a conflict with India. Indian jets even Demchok in Ladakh, secretary of Tajikistan in 1960, is highly strategic, being a rela- public relations and votes.” So began the barrage with each party listing what can start at a low altitude with a full load which had been closed for SITUATION IN TIBET, was sacked and imprisoned for tively easy link between the oil- it had foregone in favour of national interest, one which quickly descended of bombs and plenty of fuel. Also, India has trade by the Chinese. THE DEPLOYMENT serious corruption a year later. rich Central Asia, Afghanistan many airports only about a 100 kilometres The author of the publica- In all probability, gasoline (through the Wakhan corri- into a noisy game of charges and counter-charges as to who was the better from the highest peaks of the Himalayas. tion presumed that “corrupt” OF THE PLA ON THE from Tajikistan was trans- dor), the restive Xinjiang (the Indian. What none of them realise is that India, at this point of time, cannot Short distance and higher bomb load mean Indian officials had let the fuel PLATEAU AND THE ported to Kashgar (or hub of Xi Jinping’s Road and Belt trivialise its fight against terror, one that has cost us civilians and soldiers in each Indian jet is at least twice if not three be smuggled in. That, too, was LACK OF CHINESE Tashgurgan) in Xinjiang and Initiative) and Tibet. numbers bigger than the casualties of conventional wars, and make it seem times more effective than a Chinese air- not possible. First, the officers then taken over the Aksai This raises another issue: craft.” Apart from the fact that many air- of the Indian Frontier AIR FORCE NOT USE Chin to be used in western Why did the Indian as subservient to political interests. We cannot delegitimise the heft of our planes had been sent to the Korean front Administrative Service, posted Tibet. It could have been done Government, which had all the argument against Pakistan or afford to risk world opinion, which is in our favour. and that the Soviet Union had stopped sup- in these areas, were the most ITS JETS TO POUND at night via the road cutting information about the situation Most importantly, we cannot rob our impeccable armed forces of their sheer plying spare parts for the MiG fighter upright people, and in any THE PLA across Indian territory, which in Tibet, the deployments of planes, the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) had a case, considering that a mule was the best protected artery the PLA on the plateau and the commitment and skill, one that saw us take down terror targets and threats major hurdle: No fuel for its few planes. could only carry 40 kg per trip, CONCENTRATION in China in the 1950s and lack of Chinese Air Force with the old Mirage 2000 and MiG21. Without them, we could not have redrawn The amount of gasoline reaching the it would have meant thou- NEAR THE THAGLA early 1960s as only the PLA (‘Jaggi’ Nath was never attacked the lines of dealing with the Pakistani jihadi factory on the sand. Wing plateau from China via the Qinghai-Tibet sands and thousands of mules, was allowed to use it; the traf- or even followed during his or the Sichuan-Tibet highways was not which did not exist on the RIDGE IN THE fic could have gone unnoticed regular sorties over Tibet), not Commander Abhinandan will be back home for sure but in election season, enough to maintain a large occupation plateau …and they would have TAWANG SECTOR? for several months. It was use its jets to pound the PLA will we learn from his maturity of silence or give into the immaturity of babel? force on the Tibetan plateau (read the to have been transparent. probably why Uljabayev was concentration near the Thagla Indian borders) and at the same time, pro- After pondering over the THE ONLY ANSWER caught and the import of gaso- ridge in the Tawang sector in vide the necessary fuel for the PLAAF. One issue, my conclusion was that line into Tibet drastically fell Walong area of eastern NEFA of the published documents mentioned this amount of gasoline could IS A WOEFUL LACK in 1961 …and by 1962 China or in Rezang-la in Ladakh? The secret statistics for “border trade” and the not have crossed any Indian or OF LEADERSHIP had no fuel for its aircraft. only answer is a woeful lack of Aravali development import of fuel, gasoline and other com- Nepalese border post into Tibet. The above findings have leadership. Let us hope that the modities between 1953 and 1967. It left few other possibilities. two important corollaries. One, present bosses watch what is Amendments to land preservation Act will save some What do the statistics show? In 1958, One was the Soviet Union. it confirms that the Chinese happening in this area. landowners but rampant development must be checked gasoline of 380 tonnes was imported into Though it had just split with had no Air Force in flying con- (The writer is an expert on Tibet; in 1959, nothing; in 1960, 2,220 China, relations between Beijing dition at the time of the 1962 India-China relations) he Haryana Legislative Assembly recently passed some crucial amend- Tments to the Punjab Land Preservation S O U N D BITE Act (PLPA), which will now allow munic- India and Hindu are As an actor, I think I can We (the US) have been in When the priority should be ipal corporations such as Gurugram, synonymous. Hindu is do so much more. After the middle, trying to help further strengthening the Faridabad and further north, Panchkula, to where India is. If India an age, opportunities do them (India and Pakistan) nation, the Prime Minister will not exist, Hindu will become less but times out. We have some thinks this is the time to allow development in certain areas of the also not exist. are changing. reasonably decent news. strengthen the electoral booths. Aravali and Shivalik ranges. RSS leader Actor US President Congress spokesperson Environmentalists are, undoubtedly, livid that —Arun Kumar —Jaaved Jaaferi —Donald Trump —Manish Tewari such a move will remove the remaining few vestiges of the hill ranges that still surround the capital and Chandigarh with devastat- ing consequences for the ecology of the area, which is already suffering L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR from immense water stress and perennial air pollution. Advocates of the Well-planned attack nity for regional airports to amendments have argued that better management of the land for housing gain a major infrastructure and human use is necessary for future development, which will not encroach A new paradigm for Pakistan boost. on arable farmland. The fact is that both arguments have salient points. There Sir — This refers to the editorial, his refers to the editorial, “India strikes back” Varun SD “Pakistan cornered” (February 28). (February 27). The Indian Air Forces’s non-military, Bengaluru is an urgent need to develop more housing and allied infrastructure in rapid- The best part about the air attack Tpre-emptive air strikes across the Line of Control ly-growing urban areas. However, one should not allow rampant develop- by the Indian Air Force (IAF) was (LoC) where it targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed training New strategies ment at the cost of the environment because such an occurrence will only that it caught Pakistan unawares. camps in Balakot, is a magnificent tribute to the 44 sol- Kudos to our intelligence system diers who sacrificed their lives in the Pulwama attack lead to urban areas becoming unliveable. The fact is that India has a bur- which provided crucial inputs and recently. All of those involved in this operation, includ- Sir — This refers to the editorial, geoning population and it cannot afford to have development stalled due we acted judiciously with laser- ing the IAF and the intelligence agencies, have made the “Pakistan cornered” (February 28). to petty environmental issues that often stink of elitism, such as the protests guided bombs in the wee hours. country as well as the armed forces proud. In recent In a mini throwback to the This is our first air raid after 1971 times, surgical strikes have gained prominence due to 1971 engagement on Pakistan in Mumbai against the Metro and in Goa about a new airport. Therefore, and now we not only know of our Pakistan’s failure to act against the terrorists that it har- soil, India has done well to reset the solution to all of this is having enhanced oversight of major develop- capabilities but have also shown to bours on its soil. This even while risking the collateral its regional equations. We must ment projects to ensure that a balance is reached between development both Pakistan and the world what damage to its own troops only to stop the Indian mili- expect international repercus- and the environment. The fact is that ‘Not In My Back Yard’ (NIMBY) pro- we can do if need arises. tary’s operations. terrorists groups across the LoC. Prime Minister Modi sions. Now that we have shuffled Credit also goes to our There can be no doubt that what happened at rightly said that the “country is in safe hands.” His state- the pack overnight, a new deal testors will only succeed in driving development elsewhere, which might Government that we did not tar- Pulwama was horrendous and India had to take steps to ment gives confidence that now, the situation won’t go is in order. Post Balakot, intru- have worse consequences for the environment in the long run. get any military establishment or make Pakistan see reason. One thing that is clear is that out of control even if Pakistan strikes back. sions into Jammu & Kashmir The Haryana Government might have passed these amendments but it civilian areas in Pakistan but just surgical strikes are part of India’s Cold Start doctrine and Vinod C Dixit from across the border will terrorists camps. As expected, have proved effective in foiling a new infiltration bid by Ahmedabad almost certainly intensify. We has to ensure that there is not a sudden spurt of buildings, rules are respect- Pakistan retaliated but was cor- would need additional thought- ed and building activity is controlled and kept in check so that the stressed nered by the IAF. Now the obvious ful strategies on Pakistan-occu- water table and air quality stay within reasonable limits. Environmentalists option for them will be to increase Privatise airports Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram which is now in the third stage, pied Kashmir. terrorist activities in India. and Ahmedabad. Major airports infrastructure at regional air- If 1971 created a changed should also realise that preventing development makes them appear anti- Nevertheless, the IAF must be in New Delhi, Mumbai and ports, too, needs to be improved. contour for Pakistan, 2019 could poor, and if they want meaningful change, they have to work with devel- commended for meticulous plan- Sir — The recent announcement Bengaluru are witnessing huge The Nextgen airports For as well signal a reconfigured opers and the government to ensure balanced growth. We cannot allow eco- ning and execution, like what our of privatisation of major airports passenger influx and require Bharat Nirman initiative aimed Line of Control — our recalci- Army did during the 2016 surgi- under the Public-Private equal attention. at easing land-acquisition trant neighbour has had scant logically sensitive areas to be over-run with concrete, ergo, control is impor- cal strikes. Hopefully, Pakistan Partnership (PPP) model is a Airports across India are process to enable the respect for it anyway. tant. It is not as if illegal development has not happened in the past with will learn from this and ensure it refreshing move at a time when now undergoing a massive infra- development of regional and R Narayanan huge tracts of land being grabbed. Illegal stone quarrying still takes place does not allow its turf to be used the Ministry of Civil Aviation structure facelift owing to greenfield airports now needs a Navi Mumbai for anti-India activities. has turned its attention to increased domestic and passen- further push. on the Aravalis. So it is contingent on the Haryana Government to control Bal Govind improve non-metro airports like ger traffic. Further, with the Undoubtedly, the PPP Send your feedback to: the worst excesses while scaling human needs to practical limits. Noida Lucknow, Guwahati, Mangaluru, inception of the UDAN scheme, model is an excellent opportu- [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Fast-track POINTCOUNTERPOINT I APPEAL TO THE OPPOSITION, LET THE NATION SPEAK MR JAITLEY, IT'S THE BJP AND ITS LEADERSHIP WHO public health IN ONE VOICE. PLEASE INTROSPECT. YOUR STATEMENT NEED INTROSPECTION. ENTIRE OPPOSITION STOOD AS IS BEING USED BY PAKISTAN TO BOLSTER ITS CASE. ONE, BACKING OUR FORCES AND THE GOVERNMENT. Member states of the South-East Asia Region have —UNION MINISTER —CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON made rapid progress in ensuring good health and ARUN JAITLEY RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA well-being of their people. The journey continues Stifle the jihadi network

POONAM KHETRAPAL SINGH Better sense must prevail and both India and Pakistan must avoid serious conflict that will hardly he health and well-being of almost two billion peo- help either. True progress will happen when Pakistan starts to wind up its terror factory ple across the World Health Organisation (WHO) TSouth-East Asia Region is stronger than ever. The wild polio virus has been vanquished. Maternal and neonatal tetanus is no longer a public health problem. Neglected tropical diseases are on the backfoot, if not routed alto- gether, while dramatic reductions in maternal and child mor- tality rate have given a fillip to global progress. Some coun- tries have even rid themselves of malaria and measles — achievements that were once unthinkable. The war against tobacco and other harmful substances continues. As one of the world’s most populous and diverse regions, we must be immensely proud of the progress made, the outcomes achieved and the lives saved and DEEPAK SINHA improved over the past five years. Indeed, through their tenacity and resolve, each of the region’s member states t was the military disaster of 1971 that has demonstrated that good health and well-being must forced the Pakistani establishment and its military, which runs the country for all be at the very core of development and national progress I practical purposes, to face up to the fact that — that the human right to health matters as a good in itself they could never win a conventional war and is a powerful means to shore-up economic develop- against India. If Pakistan was to avenge its ment and human capital it relies on. humiliation and cut India down to size, it had That is not to say there are no challenges and that the little choice but to fight through proxies and region doesn’t face a range of serious threats to public bleed India through a thousand cuts. health, both natural and man-made. The fact is, we do. This idea must surely have germinated From emerging zoonoses to anti-microbial resistance and from its successful employment of Islamic mil- the health impacts of climate change — there is no short- itants — the forerunners of the Taliban — to age of hazards we must navigate effectively in the com- oppose the rule of the Marxist People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) that ing years. had deposed former President of Afghanistan But it is to say that when we champion “health for all”, Mohammed Daoud Khan in what came to be we really do mean it. This is especially crucial as we con- known as the Saur or April Revolution of 1978. tinue to pursue our own flagship priorities — the triple bil- It was this Pakistani-fomented insurgency that lion targets laid out in WHO’s 13th General Programme finally led to the Soviet intervention and occu- of Work (GPW), and the 2030 Sustainable Development pation of Afghanistan in December 1979. agenda. Moving forward, our drive towards each of these Incidentally, while conventional wisdom imperatives is best summarised by a simple though pow- would have us believe that it was the Central erful maxim: “Sustain. Accelerate. Innovate.” Intelligence Agency (CIA) that came up with To sustain the region’s many achievements, WHO will the idea of using militants to fight the Soviets, facts show that it came to the party much later continue to support member states to ensure that tech- and only added its considerable resources to nical and operational frameworks are in place to protect the techniques perfected by Pakistan’s Inter- and build on the region’s gains, from being certified polio- Services Intelligence in the use of irregulars for free to halting and reversing HIV and malaria among other its own ends. successes. As part of this — and in line with the region’s Thus, from the early 1980s, Pakistan flagship priorities — WHO will continue to assist mem- commenced its support for secessionist ele- ber states to strengthen and extend the reach of health ser- ments within India that were involved in fight- Most importantly, the timing of the dev- hardly help either side, given the huge chal- vices, including for reproductive, maternal, new-born, child ing against the state. First, the Khalistan astating attack left the Modi Government with lenges we face in lifting vast swathes of our and adolescent health. Special focus will be placed on for- Movement and subsequently, with greater suc- little choice but to respond overtly and with population out of the twin evils of poverty and tifying primary healthcare as part of our pursuit of achiev- cess, in Jammu & Kashmir. It clearly had speed, if it was to still retain any hope of doing illiteracy. advantages as there was credible deniability well at the hustings. There was also a possi- However, it must be emphasised that true ing universal health coverage. and the economy of effort with the dirty work bility that if India responded in an effective progress will only occur as and when Pakistan To accelerate progress, WHO will work with member being done by proxies, keeping the Indian manner to the outrage, the Government’s stock starts to wind up the jihad factory it has built states to harness a full range of opportunities now avail- security forces tied down and finally, the most would go up rapidly and that would enhance WHILE ALL OUR over these years. In any case, the Indian cross- able to advance health and well-being. Each of the GPW’s important of all, creating fear and anxiety with- Modi’s reputation and chances of return to border raid cannot be a one-off affair and we targets, for example, is aligned with what WHO South-East in the general population that impacted every power, just as the earlier cross-border strike ATTENTION MAY BE must be willing to do all that it takes to neu- Asia and its member states have been striving to achieve. aspect of our democratic way of life. helped the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh elections. TAKEN IN DEALING tralise the jihadi network and its vast army of So, too, are the targets of Sustainable Development Goal There is, of course, one major disadvan- This could hardly have been to Pakistan’s financiers, managers and facilitators. 3. To ensure that these opportunities are taken advantage tage of using proxies. They tend to have a mind advantage and in the event the attack was facil- WITH THE ISSUE Finally, while all our attention may be of and that accelerated progress is sustainable, WHO is of their own and often times, respond inap- itated by the Army, then General Bajwa has AT HAND, THE FACT taken in dealing with the issue at hand, the fact committed to supporting member states develop effective propriately or work at cross purposes to what certainly made a serious miscalculation. as to what led to the Pulwama attack must not its mentors may be wishing to achieve. The Regardless of the number of casualties that be lost sight of. For this serious lapse on the financing mechanisms as they transition away from exter- Pulwama suicide attack falls in this category. the Indian Air Force’s attack on terror camps AS TO WHAT LED part of our intelligence services, it is impera- nal funding in a range of health-related areas. There have been numerous statements over the deep inside Pakistan may have caused, the very TO THE PULWAMA tive that heads must roll. There have also been And to promote the drive to innovate, WHO will sup- past four years that have made it clear that fact that the Indian Government displayed the clear indications that despite increasing num- port member states in carrying out cutting-edge research, Pakistan prefers to deal with Indian intent to take on terrorists inside Pakistan has ATTACK MUST NOT bers of militants being neutralised in the Valley, both on the efficacy of policy and on the development of Governments run by the more “liberal and sec- clearly changed the narrative prevalent for the BE LOST SIGHT OF. the Army and other security forces were being new tools that can hasten progress. Both outcomes are ular” parties, compared to having to deal with past four decades. It has also shown up increasingly marginalised, especially in south critically important. To advance progress towards ending the more conservative, Hindutva-driven Pakistan’s repeated threats of a nuclear riposte FOR THIS SERIOUS Kashmir, because of popular discontent. tuberculosis by 2030, for example, both development and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With elections as sheer hyperbole and bluster. LAPSE ON THE They had consequently lost their ability to application of diagnostics, that can rapidly test and diag- around the corner and with the BJP facing the More importantly, the initiative has final- dominate the countryside, thereby losing out nose large populations, are crucial. Likewise, to finish off very real likelihood of a serious decline, if the ly shifted in India’s favour along with world PART OF OUR on intelligence. These aspects continued to be recent State elections were any indication, it opinion, which has had enough of Pakistan’s ignored by the Central Government and the key neglected tropical diseases, devising and implement- would have been in Pakistan’s best interest to duplicitous behaviour. Moreover, any escala- INTELLIGENCE military hierarchy. Little thought was given to ing policies that address the needs of specific communi- maintain a low profile. tion above a perfunctory retaliation, which was the necessity for reviewing either counter ties in specific areas are of vital importance. Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Mohammed to be expected to assuage domestic opinion, SERVICES, IT IS insurgency strategies or tactical procedures and Result-based focus, combined with member states’ (JeM) supremo, obviously had a different view. by Pakistan would destroy the fig leaf of deni- IMPERATIVE THAT the leadership continued to be swayed by tac- commitment to drive real change in the lives of the most Not only did his organisation carry out the sui- ability it has used over the years. Crucially, it tical successes with little attempt to resolve the vulnerable, will serve the region well. Though the South- cide attack that led to the death of 44 CRPF would force their military into a direct con- HEADS MUST ROLL growing disillusionment and radicalisation East Asia Region faces a range of challenges, and is pur- jawans but also went on to take credit for the frontation, something that the proxy war within the population, especially the youth. suing a series of ambitious targets, through strong, respon- action. Thus, in one thoughtless act, he not waged by them over the years allowed them This must certainly change. sive and inclusive leadership, we can achieve each of our only destroyed the Pakistan Government’s to avoid. (The writer is a military veteran, a consul- objectives and more. attempts at deniability but also made Imran In this context, one can only hope better tant with the Observer Research Foundation and Khan’s call for India to provide credible evi- sense will prevail and we will be able to avoid Visiting Senior Fellow with The Peninsula (The writer is Regional Director, WHO South East Asia) dence infructuous. serious escalation of the conflict, which can Foundation, Chennai) The narratives of nationalism in India Formulating a cohesive account of Hindu nationalism and polity in India has been hampered by the reality of history the British. Eminent historian beliefs which sprang up in the people of the Indus. reformers of India to work with an had no roots in antiquity. Then, theological. Ayesha Jalal in her book, Self and region. But this synthesis was JT O’Connell, in his 1973 essay, established monotheist faith with there was the case of American his- After word got out about the Sovereignty, wrote that at least more cultural and geographical in ‘The Word Hindu’, published in an organised “history” to express torian James Laine’s 2004 book, contents of his book, its appoint- one of the reasons behind the nature. It wasn’t tied together by a Gaudiya Vaisnava Texts, wrote their cultural and political sepa- Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic ed publishing house was threat- emergence of Hindu and Muslim single, over-arching theological that it was only in the 16th centu- rateness, Hindu reformers had to India, on the 17th century “warrior ened. The publisher withdrew and nationalism was the introduction thread. ry CE that the word “Hindu” ini- start almost from scratch. king” hailed as an unmatched Jha had to look for another pub- of the holding of a nation-wide The British scholar of compar- tially emerged in the context of Therefore, early Hindu hero by Hindu nationalists. But lisher. The book was finally pub- census by the British, who insist- ative religion, GD Flood, wrote in being a faith. According to him, it reformist organisations such as the Laine did not treat any of the lished, but Hindu nationalist NADEEM PARACHA ed that the natives declare their his tome, An Introduction to is described as a religion in the Arya Samaj (formed in 1875) myths related to the king as facts. groups demanded that Jha be faith. Hinduism, that the word “Hindu” 16th century Bengali tome based their Hindu reformism on A group of men belonging to the arrested for heresy. As threats n his 1934 book, The Story of Bhai Parmanand should not was first used as a geographical Chaitanya Charitamrita, which the idea that Hinduism, too, was a far-right Shiv Sena stormed the grew, Jha secretly left India. My Life, the early Hindu nation- have been surprised by what the term in the Persian texts of 6th uses the term “Hindu dharma.” monotheistic faith, which had just library where Laine had done his The Muslim religious-nation- Ialist and author, Bhai Americans asked him. The idea of century BCE to describe people Pandey wrote that to overcome one God and that all other deities research. They broke its windows alist narrative in Pakistan, too, has Parmanand, lamented that when defining the Hindus and Muslims who lived beyond River Indus (in this realisation, early Hindu worshipped in India were just and doors and set fire to a number caused fissures. But ever since the he visited the United States in 1914, as separate communities of India present-day Pakistan). nationalists claimed that a major- manifestations of this one God. of books. 1990s, it has developed a less reac- many Americans asked him, “Are was still new to those living thou- Flood also wrote that the ity of non-Hindu people living in The aim was to shape a dispersed One of Laine’s Indian collabo- tive tendency to absorb the all Hindus Muslim?” The Indian sands of miles away. To them, India Persians formulated this word the region had originally been cultural synthesis into an organised rators was thrashed and his face counter-narratives which chal- historian, Gyanendra Pandey, in was Hindustan and its citizens from the original local name of the Hindu and were converted. On the monotheist faith so that it could be blackened. The BJP Government lenge the “mythical” aspects of the his essay for the anthology, Hindus were Hindu just as America’s citi- Indus, which was Sindhu. other hand, also in the 19th cen- used to form a cohesive Hindu decided to ban the book in India. religious-nationalist narrative. In and Others, wrote that even till the zens were American — be they According to Indian historian tury, early Muslim nationalists nationalist narrative and polity. In 2002, prolific historian Prof DN India, the Hindu religious-nation- late 19th century, being a Hindu Christian or otherwise. But Romila Thapar, the term “Sindhu” claimed that their ancestors were In Modi’s India today, histori- Jha completed his book, Myth of alist narrative constituted a lesser largely meant being an inhabitant Parmanand was aware of the fact was derived from “Sapta Sindhu” non-Indian and had roots in ans who hold the above-men- the Holy Cow. Drawing from var- part of the overall Indian nation- of India, no matter what religion that unlike Islam, Judaism or mentioned in the Rig Veda — a Muslim Arabia and Central Asia. tioned view, are under attack. For ious historical sources, Jha estab- alist narrative. he or she belonged to. Christianity, Hinduism was a dis- book of Sanskrit hymns composed But the early Muslim nationalists example, a textbook authored by lished that the cow was not always It only began to assert itself in Both Hindu and Muslim persed faith, which did not have a between 1500 and 1200 BCE. The had an established monotheist Thapar was removed from the sacred in what became Hinduism the late 1980s. Challenging it caus- nationalisms in India have their centre. Sapta Sindhu is described as a river faith to help them concoct a social curriculum. The book was replaced and that ancient Hindus regularly es more bitterness and violence roots in the aftermath of the fail- According to author and his- in the Rig Veda. The post-seventh and political link with Muslim- by one authored by Meenakshi ate beef. He used the word “ancient there — especially by that section ure of the 1857 War of torian Craig A Lockhard, in his century Arabs picked up on the majority regions; early Hindu Jain, a political scientist and a vocal Hindus” because they were prob- of the polity which accuses the Independence. Nationalism as an book, Societies, Networks and word “Hindu”, first coined by the nationalists struggled to formulate supporter of Hindu nationalism. ably not called that at the time. To original Indian nationalist narra- idea was largely foreign to both Transitions, Hinduism emerged Persians to form the word “al- a coherent history of Hinduism. Jain accused Thapar of trying Jha, the issues of cow worship and tive of suppressing Hindu majori- communities. It was uncannily over centuries as a synthesis and Hind” or “Hindustan.” By this, they Whereas it was somewhat sim- to portray Hindu nationalism as a beef in India today are more polit- tarianism. introduced in the subcontinent by fusion of various cultures and meant a region inhabited by the pler for 19th century Muslim modern political construct which ical and ideological in nature than (Courtesy: The Dawn) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 money 10

Jaitley: Govt keen on GDP growth slows Foodgrains production may fall 1%: Agri Min 6.6% in Q3 PTI n NEW DELHI Agriculture Ministry said in a ous year. Sugarcane output is esti- New Delhi (PTI): India’s statement while releasing the Wheat output is pegged mated at 380.83 MT from economic growth slowed to a ndia’s foodgrains production second advance estimates for slightly lower at 99.12 MT from 376.9 MT. 5-quarter low of 6.6% in Iis estimated to decline by one 2018-19. 99.70 MT in the previous year. Production of cotton has amalgamation of PSBs October-December period of per cent to 281.37 million The production figures are The production of coarse been pegged lower at 30.09 this fiscal, according to gov- tonne in 2018-19 despite record subject to revision on account cereals is estimated to fall at million bales (of 170 kg each) PTI n NEW DELHI Association (IBA) event. Asked about the future ernment data released 0n rice output, as the country is of more precise information 42.64 MT from 46.99 MT in from 34.88 million bales, while The minister said the non- plans for amalgamation, SBI Thursday. The Gross Domestic likely to harvest lower coarse flowing over time, it added. the previous year. jute & mesta output is seen at he government is fol- performing assets (NPAs) or Chairman Rajnish Kumar said Product (GDP) at constant cereals and pulses crops, the The cumulative rainfall in Pulses output, too, is seen 10.07 million bales (of 180 kg lowing the policy of bad loans had initially gone up “three are already in the process prices (2011-12) had grown at government said on Thursday. the country during the mon- lower at 24.02 MT from record each) against 10.13 million Tamalgamating public sec- because of truthful disclosure and April 1 is the date. The suc- 7% in October-December The country had produced soon season (June to September 25.23 MT during the period bales. tor banks to create healthy requirements which ensured cess of this merger will deter- quarter of the previous finan- 284.83 million tonne (MT) in 2018) was 9% lower than long under review. India has been witnessing large banks which are globally that there was no sweeping of mine the future course.” cial year. “GDP at Constant the 2017-18 crop year (July- period average (LPA). Among non-foodgrain bumper foodgrains, oilseeds, competitive, Finance Minister bad loans under the carpet. In January, the Cabinet (2011-12) Prices in Q3 of 2018- June). As per the data, rice pro- crops, total oilseeds production cotton, sugarcane, fruits, veg- Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. Moreover, he said the had approved the merger of 19 is estimated at `35.00 lakh “Total foodgrains produc- duction is estimated to touch during 2018-19 is estimated at etables over the last few years, He said the NPA situation Reserve Bank insisted that Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank crore, as against `32.85 lakh tion in the country is estimat- record 115.60 MT in 2018-19 31.50 MT as against 31.3 MT which has resulted in lower of PSU banks had improved in banks should provision for all with Bank of Baroda (BoB). crore in Q3 of 2017-18, show- ed at 281.37 MT,” the Union from 112.91 MT in the previ- in the previous year. prices for farmers. the last 2-3 quarters and the stressed assets so that only This will make BoB the third ing a growth rate of 6.6%. NDA government had ended sound banks survive. largest PSU bank after State “GDP growth rates for Q1 the practice of “phone banking” “The NPA curve has gone Bank of India and Punjab and Q2 of 2018-19 at Constant and had maintained arm’s down in the last two-three National Bank. Prices are 8.0% and 7.0% L&T Finance to length by not interfering in the quarters,” he said. Kumar further said the sit- respectively,” the Central 7-Eleven inks pact with Future ` functioning of lenders. Since 2014-15, PSU banks uation for public sector banks Statistics Office said in a state- raise up to 1,500 “In order to make them have recovered `2.87 lakh crore was “looking much better” ment. According to the state- (banks) sound, whether it is bad loans up till December with declining NPAs and ment, GDP growth during Retail for India foray cr via NCDs legislative steps or important 2018. improving profitability. 2018-19 is estimated at 7% as steps like creating healthy large In the first nine months of On the rise in credit off- compared to 7.2% in 2017-18. PTI n NEW DELHI Eleven’s entry into the country Future Group founder and Mumbai (PTI): Non- banks, which can be globally current fiscal, the amount take, Kumar said: “If you look Earlier last month, the will modernise the small-retail Group CEO Kishore Biyani said. banking financial company competitive, the government is recovered by state-owned at RBI statistics, the industry CSO had estimated GDP -Eleven, the world’s largest environment and bring greater The statement added that 7- L&T Finance is planning to also gradually following the banks stood at `98,493 crore, a has been growing at around 15- growth of 7.2% for this fiscal 7convenience retailer, on convenience to shoppers. Eleven will support Future Retail raise up to `1,500 crore policy of amalgamation...,” 100 per cent growth over the 16 per cent and that trend will under its first advance esti- Thursday signed a master fran- “Internationally popular to implement and localise the through non-convertible Jaitley said at an Indian Banks’ previous year. continue”. mates. chise agreement with India’s products, beverages, snacks and unique 7-Eleven business model. debenture issues in three retail major Future Retail to immediately consumable fresh India will be the newest tranches. The base size of the foray into the Indian market. foods with recipes developed for country or region where 7- issue, which is opening on The agreement is to develop and local tastes will be part of the ini- Eleven stores operate. March 6 and closing on March operate 7-Eleven stores within tial convenience offering,” the At present 7-Eleven operates 20, is `500 crore, with an FSSAI to increase testing, enforcement activities India. company added. “7-Eleven is more than 67,000 stores world- option to retain over-sub- New Delhi (PTI): Food done a survey on milk recently FSSAI have recognised the quality food testing system for “The first 7-Eleven conve- among the most iconic global wide in countries including the scription up to `1,000 crore, safety regulator FSSAI will test and it would like to conduct sur- importance of food testing and developing a robust food safety nience store in India is expect- brands in the food retail land- United States, Canada, Mexico, company said on Thursday. more samples and increase veillance across all the food cat- analysis. Our laboratories are ecosystem, he said. Stating that ed to open in 2019. The new scape. We are proud to bring this Japan, Thailand, South Korea, In the first tranche, it is enforcement activities to ensure egories, he added. essentially the heart of our food strengthening of lab system is master franchisee plans to build globally trusted convenience Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, offering three bonds maturing availability of safe food to peo- Agarwal also assured food safety ecosystem,” he said while “very critical”, Agarwal said 7-Eleven stores as well as con- store to India and build new Macau, the Philippines, in 36, 60 and 120 months. The ple, its CEO Pawan Kumar businesses not to be scared with addressing a conference on food FSSAI was attempting to create vert some of its existing locations pathways together that will offer Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, coupon for retail investors are Agarwal said on Thursday. The the increased enforcement as it safety organised by AOAC India, the foundation for a national to the 7-Eleven brand,” the two Indian customers greater con- Viet Nam, United Arab in the range of 9.10-9.35%, Food Safety and Standards is meant for ensuring safe food an analytical body. network of well-functioning companies said in a joint state- venience and choices, within Emirates, Norway, Sweden and while for institutional investors Authority of India (FSSAI) has supply in the markets. “We in It was important to put up credible food laboratories. ment. Future Group said 7- their own neighbourhood,” said Denmark. it is 9-9.20%.

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1226.55 1232.00 8.50 DHFL 128.00 130.20 126.60 127.20 NTPC 138.75 142.50 138.40 141.60 JISLJALEQS 56.50 57.70 55.95 57.15 CENTRALBK 30.25 30.50 30.00 30.20 HINDPETRO 224.80 225.65 221.55 224.05 1.40 NATIONALUM 49.85 50.95 48.95 50.60 IDEA 29.55 30.20 29.10 29.80 M&MFIN 400.45 401.05 393.70 395.05 GREENPLY 141.60 144.30 139.25 141.00 CIPLA 555.00 558.30 546.00 555.25 3.35 COALINDIA 223.00 229.00 222.50 228.35 BPCL 332.10 340.30 330.50 337.60 KAJARIACER 543.80 549.00 541.00 549.00 MAHABANK 12.90 12.90 12.56 12.81 SBIN 267.70 270.80 267.65 269.15 1.50 ICICIGI 914.60 938.60 907.80 934.95 INFRATEL 299.00 299.00 291.20 293.50 CARBORUNIV 354.50 375.00 354.50 372.60 PRESTIGE 206.90 207.85 203.20 203.65 ITC 277.30 277.30 274.25 276.50 1.40 TECHM 832.05 837.90 825.30 832.00 OIL 172.45 178.50 172.45 175.05 PIDILITIND 1145.00 1160.00 1140.05 1152.20 BLUESTARCO 612.00 622.00 604.10 622.00 POWERGRID 182.90 184.75 180.60 182.25 0.80 LINDEINDIA 467.45 508.35 465.00 493.50 TATAMTRDVR 89.95 89.95 86.90 87.55 BAYERCROP 4345.50 4415.00 4293.75 4329.85 JMFINANCIL 75.80 78.15 75.70 76.50 ADVENZYMES 149.70 150.75 149.00 150.10 BAJAJFINSV 6478.00 6480.00 6413.10 6448.00 28.15 VEDL 165.65 171.00 164.25 169.40 EICHERMOT 20377.85 20566.75 19791.00 19899.55 MINDTREE 903.45 914.00 892.80 913.00 HUDCO 40.20 41.00 40.10 40.70 DBCORP 180.00 180.00 173.80 178.95 ADANIPORTS 328.70 329.70 325.15 326.35 1.10 SBIN 267.50 270.95 267.50 269.75 HCLTECH 1072.00 1072.00 1048.00 1053.20 TAKE 133.00 134.40 127.10 127.85 PHOENIXLTD 589.00 636.00 580.75 624.45 NAVINFLUOR 590.50 595.90 590.00 590.00 TECHM 833.00 838.40 825.00 827.90 2.30 IOC 141.50 146.80 141.50 144.80 ABCAPITAL 92.50 93.40 91.45 91.95 DIVISLAB 1638.95 1659.00 1635.00 1651.55 ELGIEQUIP 265.90 269.95 262.40 264.00 MANPASAND 72.10 75.10 72.10 73.95 HINDALCO 197.70 198.20 195.00 196.50 0.55 MARUTI 7003.25 7032.45 6801.15 6832.25 IBVENTURES 278.25 286.00 276.45 278.90 CEATLTD 1098.60 1113.25 1082.00 1088.00 JINDALSAW 81.70 82.45 81.05 81.65 PTC 78.00 78.55 76.55 77.20 BAJFINANCE 2666.60 2667.00 2630.00 2647.20 5.20 MOTHERSUMI 155.50 162.90 155.50 161.80 AJANTPHARM 1005.00 1014.10 951.00 973.80 MEGH 51.75 52.60 51.35 51.80 NIACL 172.70 175.90 170.25 171.50 J&KBANK 39.00 39.00 38.00 38.30 HDFC 1849.00 1853.65 1834.60 1841.80 0.80 KOTAKBANK 1215.00 1225.50 1209.50 1212.45 JUBILANT 770.65 795.00 765.50 778.10 GRASIM 786.20 790.00 773.45 777.15 HFCL 21.15 21.30 20.95 21.20 IOB 13.35 13.55 13.11 13.25 ASIANPAINT 1414.80 1415.00 1401.45 1405.20 -0.50 ZEEL 469.00 470.00 458.50 466.55 HSCL 114.85 118.50 114.15 116.80 QUESS 711.00 721.65 704.80 712.95 GODREJPROP 712.00 714.45 702.70 708.10 GLAXO 1310.30 1334.75 1310.30 1326.80 GALAXYSURF 1003.25 1014.60 980.05 999.90 INFY 738.70 742.40 732.30 734.70 -0.55 ICICIBANK 348.25 350.90 345.00 348.80 HDFC 1842.35 1853.95 1835.00 1843.90 APOLLOHOSP 1164.75 1164.75 1136.70 1139.95 VIJAYABANK 40.65 40.65 40.30 40.35 REPCOHOME 330.30 335.70 325.40 334.60 TATAMOTORS 180.00 181.55 176.60 177.10 -0.25 ADANIPOWER 47.75 48.75 46.30 48.10 GREAVESCOT 121.95 126.30 121.75 125.25 JKLAKSHMI 328.55 330.30 321.80 330.00 APLLTD 545.00 555.65 542.25 555.00 ZENSARTECH 204.00 204.00 200.00 200.50 INDUSINDBK 1487.75 1489.00 1470.50 1474.40 -2.30 RAIN 94.80 97.60 90.00 91.15 RADICO 367.80 367.95 361.00 361.50 VENKYS 2086.85 2103.00 2058.05 2063.35 TATAINVEST 825.00 829.00 823.00 825.75 WIPRO 375.00 376.75 367.75 370.00 INTELLECT 188.00 191.50 184.50 185.45 KALPATPOWR 390.35 416.15 379.00 396.10 KRBL 354.90 356.00 344.00 352.05 GET&D 288.25 291.50 283.55 289.35 IBULHSGFIN 658.80 661.90 643.60 657.80 -1.10 FRETAIL 418.00 433.20 415.85 423.95 BOMDYEING 110.05 112.70 109.10 110.10 IFCI 12.45 12.70 12.30 12.55 CARERATING 958.00 988.10 950.00 954.80 ANDHRABANK 24.50 24.85 24.50 24.70 BHARTIARTL 324.90 326.95 315.95 319.45 -0.70 RECLTD 134.50 137.50 132.45 136.50 SIEMENS 984.35 1003.10 967.70 999.00 SYMPHONY 1248.25 1305.00 1248.25 1292.00 TORNTPHARM 1818.00 1832.15 1792.20 1813.35 ISGEC 4700.05 4759.70 4644.95 4651.00 KOTAKBANK 1213.20 1225.05 1210.00 1213.30 -2.85 BALKRISIND 896.90 903.45 878.50 884.20 ADANITRANS 197.75 208.50 192.00 206.40 MPHASIS 1039.05 1059.50 1021.10 1046.05 MINDAIND 320.10 325.30 319.00 322.00 NBVENTURES 103.40 103.45 100.90 101.15 HINDUNILVR 1749.00 1756.65 1727.60 1732.30 -4.20 M&M 662.00 665.00 642.80 646.55 HEXAWARE 349.95 357.00 348.05 354.30 DCBBANK 184.40 185.90 179.35 181.50 JSL 35.20 35.70 34.90 35.25 TTKPRESTIG 7540.00 7730.00 7540.00 7563.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2930.00 2933.80 2864.00 2904.80 -9.90 ONGC 144.15 150.00 143.50 148.80 BIOCON 624.00 628.70 617.65 621.60 PERSISTENT* 652.00 659.25 650.05 655.55 BASF 1307.75 1347.00 1307.75 1339.95 NH 202.00 209.00 200.00 208.55 GRASIM 788.90 790.50 773.50 778.00 -4.40 JINDALSTEL 156.25 159.65 154.85 156.55 GAIL 338.00 343.50 334.30 340.55 KTKBANK 112.60 112.90 111.15 112.90 BBTC 1193.05 1211.00 1185.00 1189.50 SUDARSCHEM 320.75 321.90 320.00 320.00 HDFCBANK 2093.10 2105.85 2073.20 2076.90 -15.35 BDL 292.40 316.70 291.55 304.10 DBL 429.60 434.70 426.50 429.45 SJVN 23.70 24.20 22.25 22.85 CORPBANK 30.55 31.45 29.30 30.15 BALMLAWRIE 176.20 176.85 173.25 175.00 HCLTECH 1069.95 1069.95 1047.70 1050.85 -9.50 TATAPOWER 65.85 66.20 65.10 65.35 REDINGTON 83.75 91.65 83.10 84.55 RAMCOCEM 679.10 681.00 664.00 667.10 CRISIL 1509.95 1509.95 1441.00 1468.00 JKCEMENT 713.10 734.00 708.00 721.20 JSWSTEEL 285.50 290.00 279.80 281.20 -2.80 SPICEJET 78.05 80.90 77.40 79.85 GRUH 248.15 251.15 244.85 249.35 BERGEPAINT 299.05 306.95 299.00 306.95 AUBANK 573.60 579.95 571.30 575.00 LAOPALA 196.55 200.80 192.15 196.00 DRREDDY 2669.00 2669.00 2615.25 2619.00 -27.90 INFY 735.15 742.00 732.10 733.95 LICHSGFIN 469.25 478.95 464.55 475.60 GRANULES 95.00 98.00 94.70 97.60 CONCOR 476.55 476.55 467.85 471.05 ITDC 273.90 279.15 268.10 268.55 INFRATEL 298.00 298.85 291.50 293.60 -3.15 JUSTDIAL 500.90 527.15 497.40 516.85 IRB 134.95 136.30 131.50 135.00 CHOLAFIN 1217.45 1233.75 1205.00 1228.05 TATAMETALI 600.00 610.05 596.95 604.00 NAVKARCORP 40.10 41.60 40.10 41.05 AXISBANK 723.45 723.45 706.40 709.55 -8.65 HDFCBANK 2091.80 2106.00 2076.05 2082.15 BATAINDIA 1308.05 1308.05 1276.00 1288.80 PVR 1511.65 1521.15 1487.00 1492.00 CUB 179.45 185.75 178.20 184.05 SUNCLAYLTD 2799.95 2860.55 2777.00 2837.05 TATASTEEL 506.60 511.00 498.30 499.50 -7.60 HEG 2070.10 2107.30 2029.10 2046.85 STAR 419.00 423.00 416.50 420.95 TATACHEM 556.85 561.15 554.90 558.80 JKTYRE 86.35 86.65 85.90 86.15 LAXMIMACH 5663.05 5760.00 5660.00 5732.50 M&M 663.75 663.75 642.50 645.55 -10.60 LT 1290.30 1301.00 1274.95 1294.50 INDIANB 221.70 229.70 219.80 222.80 TORNTPOWER 242.95 246.00 242.10 242.95 LEMONTREE 74.50 76.75 73.90 74.55 GMDCLTD 75.85 77.35 75.30 76.55 WIPRO 374.90 376.70 366.60 368.00 -6.40 KSCL 409.75 412.00 393.80 407.95 BHARATFORG 517.00 518.00 510.00 511.90 GODREJIND 502.00 502.55 488.75 492.00 JSWENERGY 65.35 65.35 64.50 64.60 GHCL 221.15 223.05 220.00 221.15 HEROMOTOCO 2700.10 2707.60 2620.00 2630.00 -48.55 TITAN 1018.00 1034.95 1003.30 1026.95 SUNTECK 333.90 349.95 330.10 346.90 EIDPARRY 189.55 189.55 184.10 185.30 TRENT 330.40 330.60 323.80 330.00 INDOSTAR 345.25 347.00 335.10 341.60 MARUTI 7010.00 7040.00 6801.00 6831.95 -136.55 SUNTV 598.00 610.45 587.95 607.75 LAKSHVILAS 63.00 67.00 63.00 64.20 MCX 665.35 665.75 652.70 654.80 ABBOTINDIA 7375.00 7599.85 7348.00 7365.00 VTL 982.00 1011.95 982.00 999.00 SHANKARA 424.80 430.30 420.00 429.50 ULTRACEMCO 3915.00 3915.00 3790.00 3810.00 -79.10 ITC 276.70 276.90 274.35 276.15 ASIANPAINT 1413.00 1415.45 1401.00 1405.05 ORIENTBANK 81.45 83.60 80.70 83.20 SOMANYCERA 326.75 329.10 322.00 326.65 SYNDIBANK 33.45 33.80 32.85 33.60 EICHERMOT 20649.00 20649.00 19800.00 19821.60 -586.15 HINDALCO 197.00 198.30 194.90 195.95 MGL 904.60 912.15 896.85 899.15 3MINDIA 23044.80 23044.80 22600.35 23000.00 TVSMOTOR 459.00 463.70 450.80 451.15 CHENNPETRO 223.90 228.85 222.35 227.50 AEGISLOG 195.40 201.40 194.80 201.15 FINOLEXIND 466.60 475.00 466.60 471.90 TCS 2060.00 2071.35 1977.60 1983.50 -74.60 EXIDEIND 222.75 222.75 217.50 218.60 PETRONET 225.90 225.90 221.25 223.35 SUPREMEIND 1165.85 1165.85 1125.00 1148.95 SANOFI 5960.25 6009.45 5933.40 5978.10 NIFTY NEXT 50 INDIACEM 88.95 89.35 87.00 87.60 INOXLEISUR 280.00 280.00 270.85 274.80 GICRE 219.00 220.45 215.00 216.30 ORIENTCEM 73.00 73.60 69.05 69.95 PFIZER 3164.00 3250.00 3135.30 3231.05 MRPL 64.60 65.40 63.90 65.00 TEAMLEASE 2950.00 2973.20 2811.25 2825.70 INOXWIND 71.00 71.95 70.10 71.75 AMBUJACEM 216.40 216.40 211.00 212.30 EQUITAS 113.50 114.25 111.45 113.60 ABB 1226.50 1234.50 1224.30 1229.95 KNRCON 200.85 201.75 199.50 199.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ENGINERSIN 104.40 107.70 104.40 107.05 PAGEIND 22640.00 22754.50 22121.20 22210.25 CROMPTON 215.00 215.00 207.10 208.05 ASTERDM 154.05 156.50 154.05 156.50 NIFTY NEXT 50 26415.35 26552.10 26347.30 26514.45 203.60 FORCEMOT 1389.00 1393.80 1369.95 1385.35 SWANENERGY 126.95 127.20 115.10 117.90 GODFRYPHLP 885.00 888.00 875.45 884.00 PNCINFRA 127.70 131.05 126.00 128.35 PGHH 10268.50 10998.70 10060.00 10889.75 518.55 GNFC 258.00 263.05 257.65 260.25 TRIDENT 59.95 60.80 59.95 60.20 MMTC 25.05 25.65 25.05 25.45 NESCO 431.05 434.65 429.00 433.50 MOTHERSUMI 156.00 164.40 156.00 162.20 6.95 ICICIPRULI 324.00 324.75 318.50 320.10 GMRINFRA 16.30 16.35 16.10 16.25 AKZOINDIA 1692.20 1810.00 1692.20 1768.35 EVEREADY 198.05 198.70 196.00 196.60 NMDC 97.60 101.60 96.85 101.40 4.10 KEI 330.00 350.00 324.00 349.00 NLCINDIA 63.85 64.40 60.70 61.20 THOMASCOOK 211.25 213.70 210.00 210.95 GILLETTE 6427.70 6510.00 6427.70 6500.00 HAVELLS 696.00 718.50 695.55 718.45 25.25 IGL 292.90 294.85 286.10 292.15 DEEPAKFERT 126.20 127.50 125.40 125.65 MFSL 399.70 402.20 392.90 395.35 GULFOILLUB 882.05 883.00 852.00 860.00 SBILIFE 565.00 582.00 565.00 581.00 17.70 NETWORK18 32.00 32.35 31.65 31.75 HINDZINC 264.80 271.50 261.35 269.10 ASHOKA 115.10 119.85 115.00 117.65 NILKAMAL 1248.70 1255.90 1241.40 1245.00 BEL 81.00 83.20 80.05 82.75 2.10 PHILIPCARB 155.00 159.00 155.00 155.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3165.00 3191.70 3145.50 3165.00 TEJASNET 154.85 162.85 153.05 155.45 AIAENG 1719.75 1722.00 1710.00 1715.75 GODREJCP 666.00 675.00 659.50 674.00 16.60 SAIL 48.55 49.05 47.80 48.30 IDFC 37.95 37.95 36.40 36.95 ZYDUSWELL 1265.85 1265.85 1217.35 1246.00 FORBESCO 1940.00 1952.95 1903.00 1911.10 ASHOKLEY 85.90 87.00 85.20 86.95 2.10 DMART 1460.00 1468.65 1450.00 1455.70 AMARAJABAT 721.90 724.15 712.60 717.10 FORTIS 134.75 134.90 133.25 134.90 LUXIND 1089.50 1108.55 1089.00 1101.00 ICICIGI 912.00 936.00 912.00 932.00 21.90 BAJAJFINSV 6445.00 6493.60 6410.20 6466.75 CASTROLIND 154.95 156.00 153.35 154.80 NATCOPHARM* 576.00 579.15 572.80 574.75 CCL 281.60 281.60 278.05 279.00 SUNTV 595.25 611.80 587.50 607.15 13.45 MINDACORP 140.05 149.00 135.10 147.60 ENDURANCE 1350.05 1350.05 1290.00 1290.00 ADANIGREEN 33.00 33.50 32.65 33.20 KPRMILL 533.00 535.50 526.25 534.30 LICHSGFIN 470.70 478.00 464.25 476.55 10.10 NAUKRI 1798.00 1830.00 1755.90 1771.10 RALLIS 154.10 154.10 148.15 153.85 ATUL 3335.00 3381.90 3298.45 3352.00 BLUEDART 3126.00 3314.00 3126.00 3130.05 HINDZINC 263.95 272.40 261.55 269.50 5.60 UNIONBANK 71.00 71.75 70.00 71.40 MOTILALOFS 582.70 582.70 557.30 561.50 IFBIND 810.25 835.10 801.85 835.00 ITDCEM 105.75 107.75 104.50 105.25 SIEMENS 984.00 1000.00 967.85 999.00 19.95 IBREALEST 71.10 71.60 70.15 70.40 UBL 1350.00 1355.00 1336.75 1350.00 INDHOTEL 137.95 139.50 137.10 138.55 TIMKEN 560.00 575.00 560.00 574.85 MCDOWELL-N 544.60 550.00 538.55 549.15 7.90 IDFCFIRSTB 45.00 45.50 44.65 44.85 HINDCOPPER 45.35 46.00 45.15 45.70 GUJGAS 119.95 119.95 118.00 118.45 SUPRAJIT 188.80 193.45 188.80 192.00 SRTRANSFIN 1126.80 1148.60 1125.00 1142.00 13.05 GRAPHITE 417.80 420.00 410.55 412.40 MANAPPURAM 113.60 114.85 112.55 113.05 MARICO 340.00 342.30 336.50 339.60 TIMETECHNO 89.70 92.30 87.55 87.80 GEPIL 790.25 807.85 790.25 791.00 DABUR 437.95 440.00 433.00 439.65 5.05 ACC 1424.75 1436.45 1414.20 1421.70 CUMMINSIND 719.65 719.65 698.40 701.50 WELSPUNIND 52.15 52.60 51.10 51.15 BHARATFIN 930.80 936.20 921.65 929.90 JAGRAN 95.15 97.00 94.00 96.00 ABCAPITAL 92.00 93.45 91.10 92.00 1.05 ALBK 47.25 48.70 46.35 47.95 SADBHAV 176.20 191.70 174.85 190.30 DEEPAKNI 234.95 234.95 228.00 232.45 IBULISL 281.00 285.00 271.00 273.00 ASAHIINDIA 255.30 259.00 252.50 258.00 DLF 163.00 166.40 161.85 166.20 1.85 PCJEWELLER 71.60 72.20 70.00 70.55 NHPC 23.00 24.00 22.70 23.10 RBLBANK 570.35 579.80 570.35 576.65 WHIRLPOOL 1342.15 1390.00 1331.50 1377.90 GDL 106.25 107.90 106.25 107.80 OIL 172.00 178.50 172.00 174.25 1.65 VGUARD 198.20 210.85 197.10 204.65 INDUSINDBK 1484.00 1486.90 1470.00 1472.95 SREINFRA 27.25 27.65 26.75 27.15 SHK 146.50 147.70 144.45 147.20 SHARDACROP 356.40 362.50 354.60 361.00 INDIGO 1118.00 1130.85 1086.05 1123.00 10.70 JUBLFOOD 1271.30 1296.10 1258.45 1269.95 PFC 111.25 113.70 111.25 112.20 KANSAINER 451.90 452.65 443.00 445.15 OFSS 3478.70 3526.70 3478.65 3505.00 TNPL 188.45 188.45 186.25 187.60 BOSCHLTD 18818.00 19285.00 18817.75 18960.00 142.25 DISHTV 37.60 39.45 37.30 38.95 ASTRAZEN 1953.75 2048.20 1943.00 2036.20 GSFC 91.35 91.85 90.35 90.60 GODREJAGRO 479.25 483.95 477.25 483.95 GRINDWELL 543.25 547.35 539.00 547.00 BIOCON 620.10 628.80 617.75 621.00 4.60 UPL 878.00 881.00 863.00 874.55 GODREJCP 663.40 674.25 660.20 671.50 CENTURYPLY 165.35 168.00 163.15 166.00 BAJAJELEC 455.50 455.50 447.00 452.20 JYOTHYLAB 179.00 180.65 178.50 179.05 IDEA 29.60 30.35 29.55 29.70 0.15 RPOWER 10.75 10.95 10.55 10.75 POWERGRID 182.45 184.60 180.75 182.55 THYROCARE 531.15 537.50 514.15 522.35 WABCOINDIA 6432.10 6900.00 6417.05 6756.45 FLFL 428.95 430.00 422.95 428.50 PIDILITIND 1150.00 1161.90 1140.35 1153.00 5.75 INFIBEAM 36.15 37.50 35.00 35.90 SRTRANSFIN 1125.00 1150.00 1125.00 1149.90 SIS 775.75 829.90 775.75 820.00 COCHINSHIP 347.30 350.00 345.00 350.00 MAHLIFE 375.00 375.00 368.45 373.50 HDFCLIFE 351.85 356.25 348.15 351.50 1.45 VOLTAS 559.00 570.00 542.00 566.10 NOCIL 132.00 136.50 130.30 133.30 PGHH 10300.05 10850.00 10140.00 10656.30 MOIL 144.35 144.50 142.50 143.90 MAHLOG 437.90 438.00 431.10 436.00 ABB 1229.00 1234.55 1222.25 1230.00 4.95 NCC 83.90 86.35 83.50 85.55 EDELWEISS 138.00 139.50 135.45 136.60 ASTRAL 1060.00 1095.05 1060.00 1082.90 PRSMJOHNSN 78.10 79.40 77.10 79.40 RATNAMANI 850.00 868.90 842.00 868.90 PETRONET 225.00 225.85 221.20 223.50 0.75 DELTACORP 233.95 248.80 233.95 247.00 HDFCLIFE 352.00 355.80 348.75 351.65 PIIND 910.00 930.00 908.45 930.00 IEX 152.75 158.35 150.50 153.00 TVTODAY 319.50 319.50 314.55 315.80 DMART 1465.00 1467.90 1446.50 1455.00 4.85 DABUR 437.60 442.25 432.90 438.50 TATACOMM 585.45 602.25 580.10 584.95 TV18BRDCST 33.55 34.00 33.15 33.60 MRF 58500.00 58500.00 56000.00 56736.10 BAJAJCON 347.55 351.85 347.30 349.15 L&TFH 124.00 124.95 123.35 124.45 0.35 JSWSTEEL 288.00 289.65 280.00 281.00 GLENMARK 584.30 600.00 582.50 595.40 FINCABLES 395.00 406.80 395.00 401.70 GSKCONS 7224.50 7264.25 7185.00 7185.00 SFL 1384.95 1450.00 1365.00 1409.90 ICICIPRULI 324.25 325.00 317.45 322.10 0.55 BHARTIARTL 324.15 326.85 316.05 317.95 JAICORPLTD 89.50 90.90 89.25 90.05 APLAPOLLO 1165.80 1220.90 1152.75 1200.00 SUNDRMFAST 524.00 524.00 510.60 516.90 TRITURBINE 103.60 103.60 101.05 102.05 MARICO 341.40 342.85 336.45 339.80 0.50 HINDUNILVR 1741.50 1756.65 1728.00 1731.35 IDBI 41.75 43.00 41.75 42.90 MAHINDCIE 235.00 236.90 231.10 232.00 THERMAX 988.50 996.00 968.00 981.15 ERIS 610.40 610.40 601.15 601.15 BANKBARODA 101.20 101.70 100.75 101.15 0.15 CADILAHC 320.00 329.00 315.65 318.70 FCONSUMER 46.00 47.10 46.00 46.15 TATAGLOBAL 192.15 195.00 191.80 195.00 COFFEEDAY 273.55 275.00 268.50 272.90 JBCHEPHARM 332.70 332.70 322.65 326.15 BRITANNIA 3071.00 3098.60 3032.90 3059.00 0.40 VIPIND 400.00 415.85 398.00 407.25 BLISSGVS 176.00 179.50 176.00 178.50 CYIENT* 635.00 646.50 631.75 639.95 CAPPL 397.80 402.15 386.35 390.10 HATSUN 661.85 661.85 652.00 656.00 OFSS 3502.80 3533.35 3494.95 3502.00 -0.80 HEROMOTOCO 2689.95 2703.00 2622.00 2634.95 BRITANNIA 3087.75 3094.55 3035.00 3069.00 NIITTECH 1317.00 1330.55 1313.00 1320.80 GESHIP 273.65 273.70 268.60 268.80 HONAUT 21665.00 21700.00 21500.00 21650.00 MRF 57390.00 57400.00 56572.00 56786.35 -76.40 MAXINDIA 74.80 74.80 66.80 69.00 PEL 2319.90 2343.70 2312.60 2327.85 OBEROIRLTY 506.95 506.95 492.30 497.15 HEIDELBERG 151.00 153.00 151.00 152.00 TIINDIA 350.40 359.65 350.40 356.30 PEL 2340.00 2344.00 2311.50 2315.00 -3.45 GPPL 77.00 83.50 76.90 81.00 CIPLA 552.00 557.95 545.70 557.00 LALPATHLAB 1024.10 1024.10 987.00 1004.80 SYNGENE 591.95 593.05 587.25 587.75 SCHAEFFLER 5314.25 5400.00 5314.25 5375.00 BANDHANBNK 479.00 487.50 478.00 479.40 -0.90 INDIGO 1117.50 1130.00 1087.00 1123.50 BHEL 64.85 65.00 64.15 64.55 ISEC 200.05 202.95 200.00 202.95 DCAL 188.15 189.35 185.00 187.80 GAYAPROJ 152.85 152.85 147.50 148.95 SAIL 48.50 49.05 47.80 48.40 -0.10 PNB 71.75 72.85 71.50 72.30 IPCALAB 816.00 816.00 798.90 807.20 WELCORP 107.75 110.95 107.35 108.15 GSPL 157.55 158.75 156.15 157.80 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INDIA-PAK TENSIONS GROUND PAKISTAN SUSPENDS SAMJHAUTA carried out air strikes against the biggest training camp of Trump hopes Indo-Pak THOUSANDS OF AIR TRAVELLERS EXPRESS SERVICE JeM in Balakot. In the operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of Thousands of air travellers worldwide were left strand- Pakistani authorities have suspended the Samjhauta jihadis who were being trained for suicide attacks were ed on Thursday after Pakistan closed its airspace in response Express train service between Pakistan and India until eliminated. The facility at Balakot was headed by Yousuf to escalating tensions with India. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation further notice, an official said Thursday, amidst tense Azhar, the brother-in-law of the JeM chief. Pakistan on hostilities will end Authority (CAA) said it would keep airspace shut until 11.59 bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. Wednesday claimed it shot down two Indian fighter jets pm local time, disrupting major routes between Europe and The train departs on Monday and Thursday from Lahore. over Pakistani air space and arrested a pilot. “We have South East Asia.Thai Airways has cancelled nearly 30 flights, “The operation of Samjhauta Express has been suspended noted the latest developments and we are closely watching PTI n HANOI with Pakistan capturing one with the Secretary of State affecting 5,000 passengers. “All THAI flights from Bangkok to today (Thursday) in view of the prevailing tensions between the situation,” Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman, Senior Indian pilot. Mike Pompeo, National Europe departing near midnight of 27 FEB through early 28 Pakistan and India,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) Col Ren Guochang told a media briefing here when asked resident Donald Trump Tensions have escalated Security Advisor John Bolton, FEB and from Europe to Bangkok departing on 27 FEB have spokesman said in a statement. The biweekly train was about the prevailing tensions between India and Pakistan. PThursday voiced confi- between India and Pakistan in Chairman of Joint Chiefs of been cancelled due to Pakistan airspace closure,” the airline scheduled to depart from Lahore with 16 passengers. Asked whether the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has dence that the hostilities the wake of the Pulwama attack Staff Joseph Dunford and wrote on its Twitter page. The decision affected its services “Samjhauta Express will resume its operations as soon as increased the presence of its troops in the borders in view between India and Pakistan by claimed by Pakistan-based Commander of US Central to , Munich, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, the security situation improves between India and of the tensions, Col Ren said “both India and Pakistan are would end soon, saying he has Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ter- Command General Joseph Zurich, Copenhagen and Oslo, but the airline said at around Pakistan,” the FO said without giving any specific date for friends of China. We believe that top priority is to exercise some “reasonably decent” news ror group.The US president Votel on the India-Pakistan 0530 GMT that it was resuming normal operations to Europe. resuming the train service. restraint and to resolve the issue through dialogue and with the US involved in trying also said that there is a lot of tensions, it said. Singapore Airlines’ was also forced to direct flights to Europe The FO statement came after a spokesman of the Railways coordination so as to prevent any escalation of tensions.” to help reduce tensions “dislike” (between India and The US State Department to re-fuel, while a flight to Frankfurt was cancelled. The crisis said early in the morning that the train service scheduled to He said India and Pakistan are two major countries in South between the two nuclear-armed Pakistan). also asked Pakistan to abide by between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India has depart for India at 8.00 AM (local time) was cancelled. Asia. “A harmonious relation between the two countries neighbours. In his opening Earlier, US Secretary of its UN Security Council com- raised fears of an all-out war. Pakistan said it would release a Dawn news reported that the train embarked on its journey serve the interests of the two countries as well as peace statement at a crowded press State Mike Pompeo had a tele- mitments to deny terrorists captured Indian pilot on Friday, in an overture towards New from Karachi but stopped at Lahore railway station after and development of the region and the world. “We hope conference at the end of his sec- phonic talk with National safe haven and block their Delhi. India earlier said its forces had also shot down a Pakistani officials suspended its service. The Samjhauta Express, the two sides can exercise restraint and properly handle ond summit with North Security Advisor Ajit Doval access to funds. fighter jet as Pakistan suddenly closed its airspace early named after the Hindi word for “agreement”, comprises six differences and prevent further escalation,” he said. Korean leader Kim Jong-un in amidst the tense ties between “Cross-border terrorism, Wednesday. The CAA said Thursday morning that it had tem- sleeper coaches and an AC 3-tier coach. The train service POMPEO SPEAKS TO DOVAL AMID the Vietnamese capital, Trump India and Pakistan in the after- such as the recent attack on porarily restored its airspace, with three flights departing from was started on July 22, 1976 under the Shimla Agreement said the US has some “reason- math of the Pulwama attack India’s CRPF on February 14, Pakistan as of 1000 GMT. They were an Emirates service from that settled the 1971 war between the two nations. Sources TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA, PAK ably attractive news” from and New Delhi’s air strike poses a grave threat to the secu- Peshawar to Dubai, an Air Arabia flight from Peshawar to Ras said that the footfall of the train, which generally records an Pakistan and India. against JeM terror training rity of the region. We reiterate Al Khaimah in the UAE and a Qatar Airways flight from Peshawar occupancy of around 70 per cent, has fallen drastically post US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has talked to India’s “We have been involved in camp in Balakot. our call for Pakistan to abide by to Doha. Emirates was earlier forced to cancel 10 return flights the Pulwama terror attack. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval amidst tense ties between trying to help them (India and Pompeo and Doval are its United Nations Security to Pakistan while Qatar Airways pulled flights to Peshawar, Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan in the India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror Pakistan) stop and we have understood to have discussed Council commitments to deny Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Multan. Saudi wake of the Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based terror group attack and New Delhi’s air strike against JeM terror training some reasonably decent news,” the current situation in the terrorists safe haven and block Airlines also suspended all flights to Pakistan “until further Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). India carried out air strikes camp in Balakot. Pompeo and Doval are understood to have he told the region during the telephonic their access to funds,” a State notice”. In Russia, two flights from Moscow to Vietnam and against the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. In the discussed the current situation in the region during the reporters. “I conversation on Wednesday, Department spokesperson said St. Petersburg to Thailand had to turn back to Russia while a operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, telephonic conversation on Wednesday, the Secretary of State’s think hopefully the Secretary of State’s office in Washington. Bangkok-bound flight had to land at Uzbekistan. Air Canada senior commanders and groups of jihadis who were being office confirmed. The US National Security Adviser John Bolton that (ten- confirmed. India carried out air strikes suspended flights to Mumbai and New Delhi, diverting an India- trained for suicide attacks were eliminated. The facility at previously talked to Doval on February 15 during which they sions) could No other details available against the biggest training bound flight back to Toronto, while seven services from Istanbul Balakot was headed by Yousuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of resolved to hold Pakistan to account for its obligations under be coming to about the telephonic con- camp of JeM in Balakot on to Pakistan were cancelled. The closure affected Thai Airways the JeM chief. At least 40 CRPF personnel were killed and the UN resolutions and remove all obstacles to designate an end, it has versation between Tuesday. In the operation, a flights to Scandinavia and Pakistani International Airlines flights many injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Masood been going on Pompeo and Doval. very large number of JeM ter- to Copenhagen, with local television station TV2 television attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a JeM suicide bomber Azhar as a global terrorist. Bolton had supported India’s right for a long US Acting Defence rorists, trainers, senior com- reporting that 25 Danish students were stuck at Bangkok air- rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into to self-defence against cross-border terrorism and offered all time,” Secretary Patrick manders and groups of jihadis port. “The atmosphere is not very good right now. We try to their bus in Pulwama district. assistance to India to bring the perpetrators and backers of the Trump said Shanahan has also been who were being trained for sui- keep up the morale, but it’s difficult,” said student Sara CHINESE MILITARY:WATCHING attack promptly to justice. Tensions have escalated between in working on efforts to cide attacks were eliminated. Bjerregaard Larsen, adding that many were in tears. Thai India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama attack by his de-escalating tensions The facility at Balakot Airways struggled to find new routes to Europe with Iran “reject- INDO-PAK TENSIONS CLOSELY Pakistan-based JeM. India carried out air strikes against the and urging both was headed by Yousuf Azhar, ing” a request to travel over its airspace, according to a biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. In the operation, a first Pakistan and the brother-in-law of the JeM spokesperson for the carrier. But a few hours later China gave China’s military on Thursday said it was “closely very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior com- India to avoid chief.Forty CRPF personnel “permission to Thai Airways ... to bypass Pakistani airspace,” watching” the escalating tensions between India and commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for ments since further mili- were killed and many injured according to Pratana Patanasiri, Thai Airways Vice President, Pakistan and called for restraint by both the neighbours. suicide attacks were eliminated. The facility at Balakot was India and tary action, the on February 14 in one of the allowing Thursday night’s flights to Europe to resume. Terming India and Pakistan as “friends of China”, it also headed by Yousuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of the JeM chief. Pakistan both Pentagon said deadliest terror attacks in But frustration mounted Thursday at Bangkok’s main airport said both the countries should resolve the issue through Pakistan on Wednesday claimed it shot down two Indian claimed to have in a state- Jammu and Kashmir when a at the sudden delays. “We have waited here for 11 or 12 dialogue and properly handle the differences to prevent fighter jets over Pakistani air space and arrested a pilot. Forty shot down each ment. JeM suicide bomber rammed a hours already,” said Gerda Heinzel 55, a German tourist further escalation of tensions. Tensions have escalated CRPF personnel were killed and many injured on February 14 other’s fighter Shanahan vehicle carrying over 100 kg of returning to Munich after a holiday in Phuket. between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir planes on has been in explosives into their bus in “We have not been given anything to eat, anywhere to stay. terror attack by Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) in which 40 when a JeM suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over Wednesday, contact Pulwama district. There are no German-speaking staff to help us.” Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed. India 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. ‘Indian professionals, students get Ghosn makes fresh bail request AFP n TOKYO would conceal evidence. Ghosn him bail “would not be normal Tokyo District Court said. It is and his lawyers have argued in any other democracy”, he the first bail request filed by the majority of UK visas in 2018’ awyers for former Nissan that neither of those is the case, said. 64-year-old since he shook up Lchief Carlos Ghosn on and he even offered to wear a Ghosn earlier this month his legal team as he crafts his PTI n LONDON migration, immigration and Thursday filed a fresh bail tracking bracelet and hire shook up his legal team, replac- defence to three charges of emigration figures have request for the auto titan who guards to monitor his where- ing his previous lead lawyer — financial misconduct. killed professionals and stu- remained broadly stable since has been detained for more abouts, pledging to stay in a former prosecutor — with The former high-flying Sdents from India received a the end of 2016. In the year to than three months, the Tokyo Japan. hot-shot lawyer Junichiro executive has been in detention majority of UK visas in 2018, September 2018, a total of District Court said. It is the first But so far the courts have Hironaka, who has a history of since his shock November 19 according to the latest statistics 627,000 people moved to the bail request filed by the 64- shown no inclination to end his taking on high-profile cases. arrest, and has tried repeated- revealed by the Home Office on UK and 345,000 people left the year-old since he shook up his lengthy pre-trial detention, Ghosn’s November arrest sent ly without success to secure Thursday. Indian professionals, UK – resulting in an annual net legal team as he crafts his which has drawn some criti- shockwaves through the auto bail. Reached by AFP, an assis- including doctors and soft- migration figure of 283,000. defence to three charges of cism internationally and from industry in Japan and beyond. tant lawyer for Ghosn’s lead ware engineers, have dominat- The ONS found that more cit- financial misconduct. rights groups. Prosecutors have A towering figure once attorney declined to explain ed Britain’s Tier-2 skilled visa izens from Central and Eastern The former high-flying defended his detention while revered in Japan for turning how the bail request would dif- category for some time, European countries, known as executive has been in detention they investigate three charges of around Nissan’s fortune, Ghosn fer from previous filings. accounting for 54 per cent of all the EU8 and including coun- since his shock November 19 financial misconduct, two also forged a successful alliance “We can’t comment on such visas granted in 2018. tries like Poland, Slovakia and arrest, and has tried repeated- involving alleged under-report- between Nissan, Mitsubishi details, including any differ- In the latest analysis, the Lithuania, are leaving the UK ly without success to secure ing of his salary and a third Motors and France’s Renault. ences in approach this time. Home Office said that Indian under half, 48 per cent, of all place. Due to increasing num- than arriving. This pattern dif- bail. Reached by AFP, an assis- over a complex scheme in But his attempts to deepen the We plan to explain about nationals marked the largest visitor visas granted,” the Home bers arriving for work and fers from all other EU coun- tant lawyer for Ghosn’s lead which Ghosn allegedly sought alliance caused resentment in details when we hold a news increase in the grant of Tier 2 Office said. study, non-EU net migration is tries. The issue of migration attorney declined to explain to transfer his losses to Nissan’s some quarters, and Ghosn has conference next week,” he said. visas, up by 6 per cent at 3,023 The 2018 data reflects a now at the highest level since continues to be a highly con- how the bail request would dif- books. claimed the allegations against Ghosn’s previous legal team more visas compared to the continuing trend of an increase 2004,” said Jay Lindop, director tentious one in Britain, with fer from previous filings. Ghosn has denied all the him are part of a “plot” by even deployed a rarely-used previous year. in immigration to the UK from of the Centre for International control over borders to end free “We can’t comment on allegations against him, and in opponents of greater integra- article of the Japanese consti- The analysis also noted a outside the European Union Migration at the UK’s Office of movement of people from EU details, including any differ- an interview with tion between the three firms. tution to force the court to hike in the number of student (EU), compared to a fall in National Statistics (ONS), member-countries having ences in approach this time. AFP from his Tokyo Ex-Nissan chief Carlos explain why the Franco- visas granted to Indians last immigrants from within the which analyses Home Office played a crucial part in the We plan to explain about detention he Ghosn makes fresh bail Lebanese-Brazilian remained year, up 35 per cent to hit EU as the Brexit deadline of data to develop a picture for the campaign for leaving the EU in details when we hold a news slammed his con- request in detention. A judge said 19,505, with Chinese students March 29 nears. UK’s migration flows. the June 2016 referendum. conference next week,” he said. tinued detention. Tokyo (AFP) Ghosn’s continued detention dominating that segment at Figures show that 261,000 “In contrast, EU net Last year, British Prime Ghosn’s previous legal team “Why am I being Lawyers for former was justified because he posed 99,723 visas but marking only more non-EU citizens from migration, while still adding to Minister Theresa May had even deployed a rarely-used punished before Nissan chief Carlos a flight risk and there was a a 13 per cent hike. China held countries like India came to the the population as a whole, has pledged that Brexit would level article of the Japanese consti- being found Ghosn on Thursday filed possibility he would conceal on to the tourist visa lead, with UK, the highest since 2004. In fallen to a level last seen in the playing field for migrant tution to force the court to guilty?” Ghosn a fresh bail request for evidence. 56,095 or 11 per cent more vis- contrast, net migration from 2009. We are also now seeing workers coming to work in the explain why the Franco- asked, speaking to the auto titan who has Ghosn and his lawyers itor visas granted to Chinese EU countries continued to fall more EU8 citizens – those UK, with EU migrant workers Lebanese-Brazilian remained AFP and the Les been detained have argued that neither of nationals last year compared to to a level last seen in 2009. from Central and Eastern no longer being able to “jump in detention. Echos daily for more those is the case, and he even an increase of 43,771, or 10 per “Different patterns for EU and European countries, for exam- the quee” ahead of those from A judge said Ghosn’s con- in January. than offered to wear a tracking cent, for Indian nationals. non-EU migration have ple Poland – leaving the UK countries like India under her tinued detention was justified The three bracelet and hire guards to “Chinese and Indian nationals emerged since mid-2016, when than arriving,” she said. The government’s post-Brexit because he posed a flight risk refusal to months, monitor his whereabouts, together accounted for just the EU referendum vote took ONS said that overall, net immigration plans. and there was a possibility he grant thepledging to stay in Japan. Prince William slams football DR Congo child soldiers Smartphones may help track clubs over mental health care surrender arms, amulets London (AFP): Prince William record number of players Kananga (DR Congo) (AFP): and took up arms against diseases in remote areas has launched a withering broad- approached the body for support “For me, the war is now over.” Kinshasa in August 2016 after side at football clubs, lambasting with mental health problems. If words alone carry weight, its tribal chief, known as the PTI n LONDON them for a “dereliction of duty” “Clearly, not everyone is there are hopes that a brutal Kamwina Nsapu, was killed by in their lack of care for players’ earning 100,000 pound (USD conflict in Democratic troops. ealthcare workers in low- mental health. Prince William, 133,000) a week,” said Bennett. Republic of Congo may draw to Since then, the uprising has Hincome countries, like who along with younger broth- “There are things you don’t see. an end. claimed at least 3,000 lives and those in sub-Saharan Africa, er Prince Harry have spoken Players could suffer an untime- The words were spoken by displaced another 1.4 million could use existing smartphones openly about their own mental ly death in the family or suffer Mado, a hard-eyed child fight- people. The conflict eased off to diagnose, track and control health issues, said clubs appeared a serious injury. “Money isn’t er all of 12-years-old from the in 2017 and the situation has infectious diseases, scientists to only see the players as invest- going to stop emotional feelings deeply-feared Kamuina Nsapu further improved since say. There are already initiatives ments not as human beings. surfacing,” he said. militia in central Kasai region. Tshisekedi took office in focused on using established Prince William, who is the Several former and current Along with several dozen January, ending the 18-year mobile technologies like text President of English football’s high profile players have spoken adults, the young girl marched iron-fisted rule of Joseph messages and calls to connect governing body the Football carded” and said they should be of their battles with mental out of the brush and into the Kabila. healthcare workers and patients Association (FA), made the “supported” instead of the clubs issues including Tottenham town of Kananga, some 700 Dressed in a filthy skirt and to each other, and to test results. remarks during a meeting at wiping their hands of them and Hotspur and England star kilometres (450 miles) east of tattered vest, her feed bare, According to researchers, Windsor Park, the home of the told to “move on”, said he was in Danny Rose, former England Kinshasa, where they surren- Mado lays down her amulet including those from Imperial statement. Many smartphones results to local clinics before Irish Football Association in talks with the FA over the pos- international Aaron Lennon dered their weapons. alongside a small knife and a College London in the UK have sensors built in that could being uploaded to a central Belfast. “Some clubs don’t do sibility of organising a “Mental and the now retired Stan There they laid down old red bandana. She was a and University of KwaZulu- aid diagnosis, such as a heart online database — instead of anything about mental health. Health FA Cup”. Collymore. rifles, machetes and good-luck “Yamama”, she explains, a girl Natal in South Africa, smart- rate monitor and an oximeter, patients having to attend in We’ve got to change the whole “We’re working on some- Collymore, 48, is presently charms at the governor’s feet fighter who had been encour- phones could also help enable as well as a camera and micro- person. “People increasingly way we look after players,” the thing with the FA at the struggling admitting for the last following the surprising victo- aged to join the militia by her people to test themselves, and phone that can be used to use smartphones to manage 36-year-old Prince said to mem- moment, trying potentially to three weeks he has been sleep- ry of Felix Tshisekedi who was father. get results and support in their analyse images and sounds their money and connect with bers of Ahead of the Game, an get a mental health FA Cup to ing for 20 hours a day revealing elected president after “There were 10 young peo- own homes. This would make like a person’s breathing. the world. It makes sense that organisation that delivers men- have a really punchy campaign his “longing never to wake” but December’s elections. Like ple. One of us is dead,” she said. it easier for people to look after In addition, simple testing phones can also play an even tal health support to grassroots we can base something around,” he said the Prince’s remarks most of the Kamwina Nsapu “Our job was to save our coun- their own health — particularly technologies are being devel- larger role in healthcare than football clubs. said the Prince, who is a noted could be a game changer for the fighters, Tshisekedi comes from try. Before heading off to war, in rural regions, where clinics oped that can be linked into a they already do,” said Molly “Many players come from supporter of second tier English issue. the Luba tribe. we went to a tshiota (initiation can be too far away to travel. phone, via a USB stick or wire- Stevens, from Imperial. difficult backgrounds and may side Aston Villa. Prince William’s “Prince William’s comments With them were two other site) to call on our ancestors for In addition, patients wor- lessly. Smartphones are increasingly have all sorts of issues going on. rare outspoken comments drew will carry a serious amount of children — one aged about 10 help.” Regional governor Denis ried about a potential HIV In theory, a person could used in sub-Saharan Africa. By “So just to have them as a com- praise from across the football clout and are potentially game- who had a red bandana around Kambayi, whose presence infection might be more test themselves using an easy to 2020, one in two mobile phone plete financial asset...it’s a dere- community including Michael changing for the way mental his head and a large hunting seemed to intimidate her, inclined to get tested if they collect sample, such as a pin- connections in the region will liction of duty, I think.” Prince Bennett, the Professional health issues are dealt with in knife in his hand. Red is the accused the militia of co-opt- could do it at home and avoid prick of blood, and the results be via smartphone — a similar William, who decried the man- Footballers’ Association’s head of football,” Collymore wrote in the colour of the militia, which ing “young prepubescent girls the stigma of attending a clin- would be scanned onto mobile figure to worldwide smart- ner in which players are “dis- welfare. It emerged last year a Daily Mirror. mixes politics with mysticism by giving them amulets”. ic, the researchers said in a apps. The apps would send the phone adoption. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 world 12

N Korea talks end abruptly without deal ‘North Korean nuclear issue PTI n HANOI

he US-North Korea nuclear can’t be solved overnight’ Tsummit in Hanoi ended PTI n BEIJING that solving this problem is secret. China is North Korea’s abruptly without a deal definitely not something that main trade partner, but it Thursday, with President eijing expressed hope can be achieved overnight,” has backed a raft of UN sanc- Donald Trump saying he had BThursday that the US and Lu said at a regular press tions following Pyongyang’s decided to “walk” in the face of North Korea will keep talking, briefing“It is not a very easy nuclear and missile tests. Kim Jong Un’s demands to saying the nuclear issue will process, otherwise it would North Korean deputy for- drop sanctions. not be solved “overnight”, not have dragged on until eign minister Ri Kil Song The much-anticipated sec- after a much-anticipated today,” Lu said. met with Chinese Foreign ond meeting between the two summit in Hanoi ended with- Lu reiterated Beijing’s call Minister Wang Yi on leaders was supposed to build out a deal. for Washington and Thursday in Beijing. “This is on their historic first summit in China is Pyongyang’s Pyongyang to “take care of the right time to come,” Wang Singapore, but they failed to sole major ally and North each other’s legitimate con- said. “We can discuss how to sign a joint statement as ini- Korean leader Kim Jong Un cerns.” “I hope that both sides take the 70th anniversary of tially scheduled and the talks travelled across the neigh- can continue to maintain such the establishment of diplo- ended in deadlock. “Sometimes bouring country by train to a dialogue,” he said. matic relations between you have to walk and this was his second meeting with US Kim met with Chinese China and the DPRK as an just one of those times,” an President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping four opportunity to promote the unusually downbeat Trump which ended ahead of sched- times in the past year, most healthy and smooth develop- told reporters. ule Thursday without any recently in January. ment of bilateral relations,” he “Basically they wanted the joint announcements. The meetings were seen added, using the acronym for sanctions lifted in their entire- Chinese foreign ministry as opportunities to brief each the North’s official name. ty and we couldn’t do that,” spokesman Lu Kang said he other before and after Kim’s Ri said the purpose of his Trump said before leaving had yet to hear what Trump meetings with Trump and delegation’s visit was to “put Vietnam aboard Air Force One or the North Korean leader South Korean President into practice the important to head back to Washington. had to say about the meeting. Moon Jae-in.It is unclear consensus reached during the But Trump insisted he was “But I have always hoped whether the North Korean meetings” between Xi and “optimistic that the progress we President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday. AP that everyone can realise that leader will see Xi when he Kim “and to further strength- made” before and during the the nuclear problem on the takes the train back across en communication and summit left them “in position Korean peninsula has been China to return home as the exchanges between the two to have a really good outcome” have to be a perception shared Kim will stay on in to remove that threat would be It was a far cry from going on for many years, and route is a tightly-guarded foreign ministries.” in the future. “I’d much rather in North Korea”. Vietnam for a state visit, which far worse than a flawed deal.” the height of missile-testing do it right than do it fast,” he “Kim may have left will include a wreath-laying In a phone call to South Korean tensions in 2017 when Trump added. irate, for all we know. He may ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh President Moon Jae-in soon slammed Kim as “rocket man” He noted Kim had vowed have no intention of continu- mausoleum, before his expect- after the meeting ended, and the younger man branded not to resume nuclear or bal- ing this,” added Panda. In the ed departure Saturday. The US Trump “expressed regret” at not the American president a ‘Failure to reach n-deal unfortunate’ listic missile testing — some- original White House pro- president, who touted his “spe- striking a deal with Kim, the “mentally deranged US dotard”. SEOUL (AP): South Korea Moon has been held back offer sanctions relief in thing he previously identified gramme, a “Joint Agreement cial relationship” with Kim, South’s presidential office said. In apparently described the breakdown of in his drive for inter-Korean exchange for broader nuclear as a yardstick for success — and Signing Ceremony” had been frequently dangled the prospect In Singapore Kim and unprecedented scenes, Kim nuclear talks between President engagement by tough US-led disarmament steps by the North reiterated their “close relation- scheduled in Hanoi and a of a brighter economic future Trump signed a vague docu- answered unscripted questions Donald Trump and North sanctions against North Korea shows that the nuclear negoti- ship”. working lunch for the leaders. for a nuclear-free North Korea, ment in which Kim pledged to from foreign reporters, saying Korean leader Kim Jong Un on which prohibit many kinds of ations have entered an “elevat- “We just like each other... Instead both men left the at one point saying there was “work toward complete denu- he would welcome the estab- Thursday as unfortunate, but economic ties. Trump told ed level.” there’s a warmth that we have summit venue without signing “AWESOME” potential. clearisation of the Korean lishment of a US liaison office expressed hope that the two reporters in Hanoi that his “The (South Korean) gov- and I hope that stays, I think it anything and Trump moved up From the outset, he had peninsula”. Progress subse- in Pyongyang, which would be countries can continue an active summit with Kim collapsed ernment will do all it can to will,” he said. The outcome in his news conference by two appeared to downplay expec- quently stalled, with the two a step on the way to diplomat- dialogue. The collapse of the after North Korea demanded a ensure that the United States Hanoi fell far short of the pre- hours. tations of an immediate break- sides disagreeing on what that ic normalisation. Trump-Kim summit in full removal of the sanctions in and North Korea can maintain meeting expectations and “This is a major failure,” through in nuclear talks, say- means, as the North sought Before the summit, there Vietnam is a setback for South return for limited disarmament momentum for dialogue while hopes, after critics said their tweeted Joe Cirincione, presi- ing he was in “no rush” to relief from sanctions and was talk that there could be a Korean President Moon Jae-in, steps. Washington sees eco- continuing their close com- initial historic meeting in dent of the Ploughshares Fund clinch a rapid deal and was Washington pressed for con- political declaration ending whose desire for closer relations nomic pressure as its main munication and cooperation,” Singapore was more style over peace foundation, saying it content if a pause in missile crete steps towards it giving up the 1950-53 Korean War which between the Koreas hinges on leverage with the North. the Blue House said. It said substance. showed the limit of summitry, testing continued. its weapons. finished technically with an a nuclear breakthrough between North Korea’s state media Moon spoke with Trump on the The leaders walked away with “not enough time or staff ” But Harry Kazianis, As in Singapore, the two armistice rather than a peace the US and North Korea. have yet to comment on the phone as the American leader with no set plans for a third to work out a deal. Director of Korean Studies at men put on a show of bon- treaty. There were also hopes Moon had planned to summit. South Korea’s presi- flew out of Vietnam, but details meeting, though Trump said he Trump flew around the Centre for the National homie in Vietnam, appearing Kim could pledge to destroy announce new proposals for dential Blue House said in a of the conversation weren’t hopes to see Kim again soon. the world for the meeting and Interest, said that no agreement to share jokes in front of North Korea’s decades-old inter-Korean engagement, pos- statement that it believes the immediately announced. Ankit Panda, from the Kim undertook a mammoth was better than a bad one. “The reporters. Looking relaxed but Yongbyon nuclear complex, sibly including economic coop- U.S. and North Korea deepened Moon had hoped to follow Federation of American two-and-a-half-day trek challenge is North Korea’s appearing to say little, they which has long been at the eration, in a ceremony Friday their understandings of each the Trump-Kim meeting with Scientists, warned on Twitter through China in his olive nuclear weapons are already a indulged in a poolside stroll heart of Pyongyang’s atomic marking the 100th anniversary other during their “long and his own fourth summit with that the White House’s expec- green train, travelling 4,000 reality,” he said. “Getting a Thursday around the gardens development but remains of a 1919 uprising by Koreans deep discussions” in Hanoi. It Kim, preferably in South Korea’s tation of further talks “does not kilometres (2,500 miles). deal that does little to nothing of the luxury Metropole Hotel. shrouded in secrecy. against Japanese colonial rule. said Trump’s willingness to capital, Seoul. China denies Digital archive on show in Berlin hopes to help rebuild Syria US, Taliban pause speculation AFP n BERLIN The war, which has claimed more than 350,000 lives, has by negotiations in Doha of military fter eight years of brutal war some estimates cost the country Ain Syria, the UNESCO World three decades of economic devel- presence in Heritage-listed city of Aleppo lies opment. The UN has estimated in ruins — but a vast digital the damage at nearly USD 400 bil- following ‘solid’ talks archive in Germany aims to keep lion. Afghanistan its memory alive and help rebuild More than two years after Doha (AFP): The US and the with officials of the Afghan gov- it one day. The Syrian Heritage President Bashar al-Assad’s Taliban have paused negotia- ernment, whom they dismiss as Beijing (AP): China’s defense Archive Project documents what Russia- and Iran-backed troops tions in Doha, with the diplo- “puppets”. Khalilzad hinted ministry is defending military it can of the millennia-old histo- fully reclaimed Aleppo from matic push aimed at ending the that headway was being made cooperation with Tajikistan ry of a part of the world that saw rebels forces, much of it still lies war in Afghanistan set to restart on the issue, tweeting “there is following a report of a sizeable some humanity’s earliest urban in ruins, leaving many residents over the weekend following also progress on forming a Chinese troop presence at a centres and writing systems, but in unstable and unsafe homes. “solid” talks between the adver- national team in #Kabul ready base in the Central Asian state. which has become a symbol of One war-damaged building col- saries. to engage in intra-Afghan dia- Ministry spokesman Ren the barbarity of war. lapsed on February 2, killing 11 The latest meetings follow logue and talks with the Guoqiang told reporters at a The special exhibition open- people inside, among them four marathon talks last month that Taliban”. monthly briefing Thursday ing in Berlin on Thursday features children. Existing reconstruction saw the US and the Taliban Afghanistan’s President that cooperation between the a digital treasure trove of pho- initiatives are mainly carried out walk away with a “draft frame- Ashraf Ghani indirectly two was “in line with” interna- tographs, maps and films as well by private individuals, while the work” focused on a potential addressed the ongoing talks tional law and related resolu- as artefacts to take visitors on a state authorities are focusing on US troop withdrawal and a pact Thursday afternoon, saying tions passed by the United virtual journey through Aleppo Women and children wait to be screened by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after being evacuated out of the last infrastructure. To help wider to prevent Afghanistan from only an Afghan-led peace Nations Security Council. and other cultural marvels of territory held by Islamic State militants, in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, Wednesday. AP reconstruction, “the museum harbouring terrorists. process would provide lasting However, Ren says there is Syria. already sent a file last year to “Emerging from three solid stability. “Afghanistan wants no Chinese presence in the “This project aims to pre- UNESCO, which has transferred days of talks with the Taliban in cooperation and collaboration, adjacent Wakhan Corridor serve the past and also has a vision bition. The archive exhibition, base. they may be able to contribute. the elements to the Syrian author- #Doha. Meetings were pro- but Afghans and the legitimate belonging to Afghanistan. for the future: to gather archives partially funded by the German Beyond Aleppo — Syria’s Germany, with its dark and ities,” said Karin Puett, a histori- ductive,” tweeted US special government of Afghanistan China had apparently sought to so that reconstruction can happen foreign ministry, is one of sever- second largest city and tradition- painful history, has plenty of an with the project. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is should own the peace process,” keep its Tajikistan base manned quickly,” said Stefan Weber, direc- al such initiatives — alongside a al commercial capital — the experience with urban recon- She stressed that the initia- leading the American side dur- Ghani said during a women’s by members of the paramilitary tor of Berlin’s Museum of Islamic digital map of pre-war Aleppo’s 300,000 digitised documents also struction, rebuilding entire city tive has no “direct contacts with ing the negotiations, on peace summit in Kabul. People’s Armed Police a secret. Art, which is hosting the exhibi- Old Town created by Germany’s include images and data on centres after World War II, and the authorities”, just with the Thursday. Earlier in the week the spe- However, the Washington Post tion until May 26. “For over 100 Cottbus University, and 3-D ancient villages of northern Syria, again renovating decrepit ex- researchers and scientists “We continue to take slow, cial envoy met with the Taliban’s in February reported on the years, our museum has had a spe- models of key sites made by a as well as the towns of Raqa and communist urban areas after the involved. The dossier facilitated steady steps toward under- top political leader Mullah sizeable Chinese military com- cial connection with Syria,” said French IT startup. To create the Palmyra. fall of the Berlin Wall. Weber said the launch of a major recon- standing and eventually Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha, plex first-hand, although it Weber, a Damascus University mammoth archive, a German- To fill in the white spaces on he knows it will take time to see struction project: Aleppo’s #peace,” he said. “Both sides in what has been touted as the remains unclear what the graduate in modern Arabic, Syrian research team painstak- the huge cultural mapping pro- Aleppo reborn, and that “it will Umayyad Mosque, one of the old- will take the next two days for highest-level engagement troops’ mission is and Ren pointing to the 17th-century ingly analysed and scanned ject, a team of 24 Syrian and Iraqi be up to the Syrians themselves est in the world. Work to rebuild internal deliberations, with between the two sides in the provided no details. The area Aleppo Room, a wealthy mer- images of pre- and post-war refugees will guide their compa- to decide what they plan to do its minaret, a jewel of Islamic art plans to regroup on Saturday,” months-long diplomatic thrust. borders China’s restive Xinjiang chant’s dining room that is a cen- Aleppo, then catalogued and triots through the exhibition in with their cultural heritage with destroyed in April 2013, began last Khalilzad added. Khalilzad welcomed the pres- region. trepiece of the permanent exhi- compiled them all into a vast data- order to collect any information what we make available to them”. August. Taliban spokesman ence of Baradar — a cofounder Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed of the Islamist movement — at the pause, adding the insurgents the table, calling the militants’ were “committed to the current negotiating side a “more Juan Guaido arrives in Brazil Saudi FM visiting Pakistan with peace process along with peace”. authoritative Taliban delega- The US has continued to push tion”. Baradar is believed to be for a ceasefire in the war-torn widely respected by the to meet with President ‘important message’: Qureshi country and the opening of Taliban’s various factions and negotiations between the analysts said his participation Sao Paulo: Venezuela’s opposi- into Venezuela. PTI n ISLAMABAD said while addressing the Taliban and the Kabul govern- would help garner support for tion leader Juan Guaido arrived He failed to do so over the media after the federal cabinet ment. The Taliban however any deal from insurgents on the early Thursday in Brazil for weekend, as a military blockade akistan Foreign Minister meeting on Thursday. have repeatedly refused to meet frontlines. talks aimed at securing more ordered by Maduro held firm. PShah Mehmood Qureshi Qureshi said, “I am glad support from President Jair Guaido had not yet decided if he said Saudi Foreign Minister the US president has noticed Bolsonaro, press reports said. will visit the border area with Adel al Jubeir will visit the gravity of the situation and Guaido, recognized as interim Venezuela where four people Islamabad on Thursday “car- decided to intervene.” president by some 50 countries, were killed in weekend clashes rying an important message” “Pakistan has long-lasting rela- traveled to the capital Brasilia with Maduro’s security services, from the Saudi Crown Prince tions with the US, and from Colombia, where he has a source in his camp said. Muhammad Bin Salman. Washington’s intervention will stayed since Friday despite a trav- He met US Vice President Qureshi said he spoke to the prove beneficial for promotion el ban imposed by the regime of Mike Pence at a Lima Group foreign minister of Saudi of peace in the region,” he said, Venezuela’s socialist leader meeting with regional allies in Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, adding that, “from the first day Nicolas Maduro. Bogota on Monday, after which on Wednesday night and he Muhammad also visited India we have maintained that we There are fears he might be the president’s official work- he said he would return home expressed his desire to visit and held talks with Prime support peace.” arrested upon his return to place, Planalto Palace. this week, despite having Pakistan, the Express Tribune Minister Modi and extended all In his opening statement Venezuela. Guaido arrived in A statement from Guaido’s received threats. “A prisoner is no reported. In New Delhi, Saudi cooperation to India and other at a press conference at the end Brasilia around 0440 GMT, the envoy to Brazil, Maria Teresa use to anyone. Neither is a pres- Arabia’s ambassador to India neighbouring countries to deal of his second summit with news website G1 reported. Belandria, said he would also ident in exile,” Guaido told on Thursday called on Prime with terrorism and extrem- North Korean leader Kim Jong- Bolsonaro “will host Guaido in meet “a number of representa- NTN24 television channel on Minister Narendra Modi. ism. Pakistan Foreign Minister un in Hanoi, Trump voiced In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a personal visit, although Guaido tives of the diplomatic delega- Tuesday. “My role and my duty The Crown Prince of Saudi Qureshi also welcomed US confidence that the hostilities Special Envoy of the Qatar Foreign Minister for Counterterrorism and Mediation in will be officially welcomed by the tions in Brasilia (that) have rec- is to be in Caracas, despite the Arabia visited Islamabad on President Donald Trump’s between India and Pakistan conflicts resolution, Dr. Mutlaq Bin Majid Al-Qahtanithe, is the mediator of talks minister for foreign affairs,” ognized him as Venezuela’s legit- risks and regardless of what that February 17, where he said dia- statement on Indo-Pak ten- would end soon, saying he has between the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Zalmay Ernesto Araujo, said the Brazilian imate interim president.” Brazil implies.” Maduro told US chan- logue was the only way to sions, saying the US’ interven- some “reasonably decent” news Khalilzad, and the Deputy Commander of the Taliban Movement for Political Affairs, presidency’s spokesman Otavio and Colombia are Guaido allies nel ABC News that Guaido resolve “outstanding issues” tion will prove beneficial for with the US involved in trying Mulla Abdul Ghani Berader, right, in an undisclosed place in Doha, Qatar. U.S. envoy Rego Barros. He said the meet- that have been stockpiling would have to face justice when between India and Pakistan. promotion of peace in the to help reduce tensions Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on ing with Bolsonaro would take humanitarian aid the National he returns as he flouted a ban on After concluding his high- region. “We support President between the two nuclear-armed Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the place at 2:00 pm (1700 GMT) at Assembly speaker wants to bring foreign travel. profile tour of Pakistan, Prince Trump’s statement,” Qureshi neighbours. 17-year war in Afghanistan. AP/File LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 vivacity 13 OBSERVER OF LIFE ‘Don't understand agenda of Pak’ Cinematographer turned filmmaker LAXMAN UTEKAR, who was a set sweeper, does everything with an Veteran lyricist-screenwriter intensity that has propelled him from the ground upwards, says SAIMI SATTAR JAVED AKHTAR says he does not understand the agenda of Pakistan e sits quietly on the to use it,” to sponsor terrorist activities in side and allows his He also worked with Sridevi (English Vinglish) India. “I don't understand what actors, Kriti Sanon, Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium) as well as directors like will they get out of it by constantly Kartik Aryaan and Amit Sharma, Gauri Shinde and Umesh Shukla from sponsoring terrorism. It's an open Aparshakti Khurana whom he learnt the craft. “I have taken something from toH corner the spotlight complete- every actor or director as I observe a lot,” he says. truth that they support terrorist ly. But Laxman Utekar, who makes Incidentally he learnt his craft in that man- organisations but they are his Hindi directorial debut with ner too. He has no qualms about admitting that constantly denying it,” Akhtar Luka Chuppi, which releases today, he was a sweeper in a studio called Jain said. by his own admission is “more of Brothers and rose through the ranks. “The “This situation is an observer than a talker.” That’s camera attendant didn’t come in one day because he has waited along the and the main camera attendant cribbed actually being forced sidelines for far too long, being a about the owner taking bookings in the upon us (India). It was sweeper on the sets. Then he held absence of staff. So the owner Ashok Jain not our choice but if somebody’s camera, played with suggested that he should take me as I things go beyond con- shots and the rest is cliched histo- had finished my work for the day. I trol, then till when and ry. accompanied him. I always take up This quality of being an everything with an intensity. He liked how many times, should onlooker has set the tone for his my work and I gradually became sec- we be quiet about this? film set in Gwalior and Mathura, ond assistant, then first and so on,” So, we have to react to it far-removed from his native says Utekar, who started his career some day or the other. Maharashtra. “The dialect is total- as a cinematographer with the 2007 Repercussions of the ly different as is the culture. For one Gwalior, lead actor Kartik Aryaan’s Hindi drama Khanna & Iyer. He and a half years, my writer and I hometown, that they finally settled has been a part of films like Blue, current developments visited the place often and stayed for. “I have worked as a cinematog- PEOPLE, HAVING Boss and Tevar. are really dangerous. there at a stretch for 10 days to get rapher in Agra and I was not happy BEEN EXPOSED TO He made his directorial debut We should ban terror- the nuances right. We made with it as besides the beautiful Taj A WIDE BOUQUET in 2014 with the Marathi movie ism. It's an unfortunate friends, sat at the ghat, saw people, Mahal, there is not much to the OF SUBJECTS, CAN Tapaal, which first screened at the thing,” he added. the lanes and the cows just ambling city. It wasn’t enough,” he recalls. 18th Busan International Film along. We came back at night and So the crew decided to explore NOW GAUGE IF Festival 2013, South Korea, and wrote the script. We even heard Gwalior as they had heard a lot THE FILM WORKS opened to positive reviews and stories like the one about a couple about the place. It was love at first FOR THEM JUST acclaim upon its release in who was unable to meet, given that sight. “It is unique, clean and India. His next directorial ‘When a hero is away it was a small town and did so at fresh and has the largest fort in BY LOOKING AT venture was yet another from a screen for a 4 in the morning in the public toi- India,” says Utekar. THE PROMO. Marathi movie titled let,” he says. He believes that he has The storyline of the film, THEY CAN Lalbaugchi Rani, which long time, no one asks been able to incorporate the city’s which is evident from the promos, chronicled the life of a men- him when he atmosphere in it. is about a couple’s decision to live DIFFERENTIATE tally unstable girl who gets lost would be Luka Chuppi is the latest in the in and their travails when their BETWEEN THE at Lalbaug during a Ganpati surfeit of films that are set in small conventional families join them. GOOD AND BAD. darshan and how she meets making a towns and Utekar explains the rea- Utekar decided to take up the topic different people, changing their comeback, but son. “Small cities are coming to the as it has a resonance among the THEY APPRECIATE perspective towards life. actresses have fore as cinema is changing. With country’s youth. “If a couple wants A GREAT PLOT Beyond films, Utekar is a to face this producers like Dinesh Vijan, who to live-in even in a metro, it is dif- restless being. He says, “I can- are approachable for small town ficult to rent a house. If they man- not sit free at home. When I am question, ‘When are directors coming from places like age to do so, the neighbours cast names in the industry and says that not shooting, I might be writ- you coming back in Kanpur, Lucknow and other hin- aspersions and label them charac- he has learnt a lot from them. ing or thinking about a story. films.’ If actresses are terland with stories that they have terless. So in a smaller town it is “When I was shooting with If I am travelling, then I often seen and lived, there is an element even more difficult where the Amitabh Bachchan for 102 Not wonder what is the relationship not doing films for of realism. The audience appreci- atmosphere is conservative. The Out, I wondered if he was the same between two people from their sometime, it's their ates these kind of stories.” film is a fun ride,” he says. person whose films I’d watched as body language, whether they personal choice. Like Moreover, the towns where However, at another level he a child. He has the same energy, are siblings or a couple.” these are set too become characters does feel that the country is chang- hunger and positivity at this age. However, having done a other people, our and reveal themselves to the wide- ing. “Young India for me is smart One wants to be like that when one lot, it is home that he likes priorities also differ spread audience. “For the audience, India,” he says and gives the exam- grows older,” he asserts. going back to. “If I get a leave from time to time.’ New York, Australia, Africa, where ple of people in a mofussil town But the list does not end there. for three-four days, I go to movies were shot four to five having access to web content from He says there is a reason why my village Polatpur, near —Madhuri Dixit Nene years ago, were all the same, alien all over the world. He goes on to Shahrukh Khan with whom he Mahabaleshwar, which is GULZAR and disconnected. But in India, add, “People, having been exposed worked in Dear Zindagi is such a five hours away from Poet, filmmaker, and lyricist after every kilometre, the colours to a wide bouquet of subjects, can phenomenon. “It is not a fluke that Mumbai. My father and my says that he always wanted to work and the culture change. We discov- now gauge if the film works for he became one of the biggest joint family stay there. We have with the late iconic filmmaker ered Chanderi in Stree and in Luka them just by looking at the promo. superstars in India. The kind of cows, goats, chickens. I like to Satyajit Ray. With his association Chuppi we found Gwalior. People They can differentiate between the decency and the knowledge that he plough fields, eat farm food and on Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya, like being connected to their good and bad. They appreciate a has about any topic is unsur- drink fresh milk. The atmosphere is dialect, culture, places and colour,” great plot. You can get any star for passed. He is a director’s actor and different as there is no phone net- he feels his wish has been fulfilled in says the director who you have to your project but if you give a bad a true gentleman. His co-star in the work. In metros, the phones do not some way. Gulzar is happy that for strain to hear as he is so soft-spo- product, it would not work.” film Alia, even at this age, is a pow- let us live, even though humans the forthcoming animation film, he ken. Talking of stars, not many erful performer but her feet are do.” Clearly he inhabits the space has translated the original Goopi Initially, besides Mathura, Agra might know that he has rubbed firmly planted on the ground. She between the small village and the Gawaiya Bagha was also a part of the film but it was shoulders with some of the biggest knows she has the talent and how megapolis with equal ease. Bajaiya, written by Ray's grandfather. On his desire of working on children's literature and entertainment, Gulzar said, “I always had the wish to work Still the best with Ray saab. After the success of Goopi Gyne... in Bengali, which Ray made based on a book written by his The Ford Endeavour has been given a minor makeover and a slight price cut. And yet, grandfather Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, we were supposed to on the sand dunes of Jaisalmer, it proved that it remains the finest car in its class KUSHAN MITRA make it in Hindi. Though I started writing the script in Hindi, after a here are often vehicles that side support. Really, it should not point, he dropped the idea. I was surprise you with sales that have been doing what we were belie their ability, and the doing with the car. Sure, we had pretty upset because I so wanted to T Ford Endeavour has always been reduced the tire pressure to give work with him.” one of those cars. Because it is so the Endeavour’s rubber a wider darn good at what it says on the contact patch, but other than that cover, the Endeavour remains and switching the car’s terrain Chrissy finds it one of the best off-road vehicles response system to ‘sand’ mode, available in India. It is really not there were no modifications to the tough to splurge something that you should con- car. Nothing, nada. Actress CHRISSY METZ says she sider a ‘Sports Utility Vehicle’ We drove over the dunes but a car that is a full-fledged off- quite comfortably, and the one cried for an hour before her first big roader. And Ford India just gave time I did get stuck, it was my fault splurge after booking This Is Us. the car a minor update, adding a in not giving the Endeavour The actress, who has long been new grille among some other enough gas at that moment. The open about her financial journey, small things, but most important- one thing about driving on sand ` spoke about some of ly, the Endeavour gets a 30,000- or other non-road surfaces such 50,000 price cut. Prices now begin as ice or gravel is that you often the biggest money at `28.19 lakh and go up to have to do things that might mistakes she `32.97 lakh. In addition, the range appear to be counter-intuitive. made before now starts with a six-speed man- While I’m really not making landing a star- ual version of the 2.2-litre variant, excuses for my driving abilities, I ring role on and it is not available only in the cannot praise the car enough. titanium trim. Think about it, this is an almost This Is Us. All well and good, but why, three-ton car driving on a surface “I think it was you would ask rather reasonably, that you would assume something really the fear of would a good car not sell very so heavy would need tracks like a not having it, so well. Well, there is the minor mat- tank. I wouldn't even ter of the Toyota Fortuner, which It is not perfect. I do not like in terms of almost everything is the incredibly small speedometer look at it. If I not as capable as the Ford but is and instrument cluster, a vehicle’s had a certain built stronger than a Red Army speedometer should at least reflect amount of tank from World War II and has its size and this one is tiny. While money I didn't a resale value that would make ber, did miss a trick by delaying Endeavour is a heavy much more expensive cars like the how nowadays I just see a tragedy you can get a bunch of informa- most other cars red with embar- introducing the new Endeavour, vehicle, with full Land Rover Discovery and waiting to happen with no safety tion on the cluster, you have to even think rassment. While I would consid- allowing Toyota to come in and Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, but gear. These are light, four-wheeled choose between the rev counter about budgeting er the Innova to be a far more steal the market. smartphone you get the point, right? vehicles unencumbered by the and the trip meter. it because ‘Oh it's practical vehicle, the Fortuner But you know what? While connectivity, This isn’t the first time I have weight of creature comforts and But these were minor irritants going to be gone anyway so I'll just has always exuded confidence driving over the sand of the Sam three-zone been on the soft, fine sand of the ride over the sand with a sense of at the time and living with them spend it'. Instead of actually being and power. The white Fortuner in dunes outside Jaisalmer, we saw a Sam sand dunes. The last time I purpose. And they are fun to drive though could be an issue. I have particular has been incredibly couple of politicians also driving air-conditioning as was in a (then) prototype of the over the sand because you can vir- gone off-roading in the Endeavour smart and educating myself on how popular with politicians. In fact, up and down the sand. And both well as three Mahindra Thar and even today, tually do anything. in the past as well and then, like to save,” she said. But even with one would argue that a white those gentlemen and their retinue rows of comfortable the dunes are full of Mahindra The Ford Endeavour on the now, it impressed with its sheer steady paychecks coming in, Fortuner is as essential a part of were travelling in Endeavours. 540s and Thars with local drivers other hand is a heavy vehicle, with ability. If I was a politician who Metz said she finds it difficult to let an Indian politician’s wardrobe as One of them plainly stated that if seats which include driving like utter maniacs and full smartphone connectivity, wanted to go deep into the coun- herself splurge. a starched khadi kurta. And Ford, you wanted to do this sort of stuff, lumbar and tourists, without a care of person- three-zone air-conditioning as tryside on tracks rather than on which did have first-mover advan- only Endeavour can do that. Well, side support al preservation, standing at the well as three rows of comfortable the road, I know what I would tage in the market if you remem- you can do similar things in back. Sure, it looks fun, but some- seats which include lumbar and buy. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 sport 14 Kiwis on Consolation win for Eng Eves top against Brunt removes India’s top five batters before returning to play a handy role with bat Bangladesh PTI n MUMBAI from 129/1 to 150/7. However, Deepti Sharma HAMILTON: A hasty rewrite of the battle plan ngland women on Thursday (27 not out) and Shikha saw Neil Wagner bag a five- haul as New scripted a sensational recovery Pandey (26) later ensured Zealand ripped through the Bangladesh tail Efrom a difficult position to reg- that the hosts crossed the to counter Tamim Iqbal’s virtuoso century on ister a consolation two-wicket win in 200-run mark. day one of the first Test in Hamilton on the third and final ODI to prevent Opting to bat, India lost Thursday. hosts India from completing a white- Jemimah Rodrigues (0) early. Despite Tamim’s heroic 126, New Zealand wash in the three-match series. But then Mandhana and claimed the first-day honours when they Chasing India's total of 205/8, Raut steadied the ship with reached stumps at 86 without loss in reply to England were struggling at 49/5 their 129-run second wicket Bangladesh’s 234. before all-rounder Danni Wyatt (56 stand. But for half the day everything had off 82 balls) stitched two crucial They initially played flowed Bangladesh’s way as Tamim led an partnerships with skipper Heather with caution and later ham- assault on the New Zealand attack after Knight (47 off 63 balls) and Georgia mered the loose deliveries, being sent in to bat. Elwiss (33 not out off 53 balls) to putting the English attack The green wicket did not assist swing pave the way for their victory. under pressure. bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult and it England scored 208-8 in 48.5 Mandhana, who mostly took a switch to short-ball specialist Wagner overs to grab two crucial points as relied on pulls and drives, to get results. the three-game series is part of ICC stuck eight fours and a six, “As a unit we started assessing how we had Women's Championship. England players celebrate after winning the 3rd ODI against India ICC while Raut hit seven bound- to bowl and how we had to try and bring our- The World Champions are aries. selves back into it. I thought we did that real- placed in seventh place and need to runs for the seventh wicket But Brunt brought ly well and obviously got the rewards for it,” be in the top four to qualify direct- with Elwiss to bring the vis- England back in the game by said Wagner who finished with five for 47 from ly for the 2021 World Cup. itors close to the target. removing both Mandhana his barrage of bouncers. India had already sealed the Brunt then Elwiss and Anya and Raut in the 29th over. “Tamim obviously batted extremely well series after the winning the first two trapped Mona Shrubsole (4 not out) then While Mandhana gave a and... made it quite hard for us and we had to games. held their nerve to guide the sitter to Dannie Wyatt at fight hard to get those .” Defending the target, veteran Meshram (0) in side home. deep-mid wicket, Raut was Tamim, Bangladesh’s most prolific Test pacer Jhulan Goswami (3-41) rattled front of the Earlier, medium-pacer cleaned up. run-scorer of all time, laid the foundations for the England top-order, removing Katherine Brunt (5-28) Brunt then trapped a potentially huge total when he laid into the Amy Jones (13), Lauren Winfield (2) wicket and later grabbed a five-wicket haul to Mona Meshram (0) in front bowling. and Tamsin Beaumont (21). sent Mithali Raj restrict India for 205/8. of the wicket and later sent He cracked 21 fours and a six as he feast- Soon, it became 40-4 after off- India women had fritted Mithali Raj (7) back to com- ed on fruitless New Zealand efforts, led spinner Deepti Sharma caught and (7) back to away the foundation laid by plete her fifer. by Southee and Boult, to find the edge of his bowled in-form Natalie Sciver (1) complete her Smriti Mandhana (66) and Taniya Bhatia (0), Jhulan bat. and then pacer Shikha Pandey Punam Raut (56) after suf- Goswami (1) also fell cheap- But there was minimal support, and after trapped Sarah Taylor (2) as England fifer fering a middle-order col- ly as the visitors made a Tamim had steered Bangladesh to 180 for four, lost half their side at 49. lapse. splendid comeback in the his dismissal triggered a collapse where the last But then Wyatt and Knight con- Brunt, 33, was the wreck- middle-overs. six wickets fell for 54 runs. jured an important 69-run stand for er-in-chief as the hosts suf- The two teams will now Liton Das, the last man out, had the sec- the sixth wicket. fered a middle-order col- head to Guwahati to play the ond highest score of 29. After Knight fell, Wyatt added 56 Jemimah Rodrigues and Jhulan Goswami celebrate the dismissal of Lauren Winfield AP lapse after they slumped three-match T20I series. “I had a very clear plan. If the ball was there to hit, I would try to hit it. Luckily, I got a few boundaries early and then kept on bat- ting the way I liked to bat,” said Tamim, who believed Bangladesh left themselves 150 runs ‘Sad to lose 2 points, but series win will boost our confidence’ short. “It was a very, very good wicket. It was PTI n MUMBAI quality side like England, but also Putting things in perspective, with full strength gives lot of played South Africa, so those greenish, but it didn’t do too much. We should lose out on crucial two points in Mithali said India now has only confidence to this side," she matches were well fought," have scored a lot more than what we have put ndia women's ODI team cap- the ICC Women's the contest against the West added. Mithali said. on. We have ourselves to blame.” Itain Mithali Raj is disappoint- Championship. Indies to look for after having She said only against New She said the issue was New Zealand had an anxious moment at ed for not being able to complete "Well, it does play a very lost two points each against Sri Zealand the team became a bit addressed before the series the start of their reply when Ebadat Hossain, a series whitewash against important part because, obvious- Lanka, South Africa and also in complacent after wrapping up against England and the team on debut, saw his third ball in Test cricket fly England, but said the 2-1 win ly we are not playing Pakistan New Zealand. the rubber. was determined to make it 3-0. from Tom Latham’s bat direct to second slip, over the current world champi- and we just have one more team "So pretty much in totality "Only in New Zealand, we "But this (issue) we did but Soumya Sarkar spilled the straightforward ons would act as a huge confi- that we are still to play, the West we lost eight points when we felt it was a one-sided game in address and the girls do under- chance. dence booster for her side. Indies," said Mithali after the were in a position to grab those the third ODI. But it was a well stand. We will definitely work on From there Latham and Jeet Raval knuck- Mithali rued the missed hosts lost the third and final ODI 2 points in all those series. So it fought match against Sri Lanka, it, so that in the coming series, led down to bat unruffled through to stumps opportunity to not only complete of the series by two wickets here is disappointing but winning which went till the last over and if we are in a similar position, we with Raval on 51, his eighth half-century, and a 3-0 series whitewash against a on Thursday. against one of the quality sides also in South Africa when we would like to make it 3-0." Latham on 35. It would be nice RAHUL BEST PLACED INDIAN ‘Controversy has humbled me to bat higher up AT 6TH IN T20 RANKINGS and I value India cap even more’ PTI n DUBAI PTI n BENGALURU 2 but Rahul made a successful comeback in ODIs: Maxwell with scores of 47 and 50. omeback man K L Rahul was the he "hard time" that he endured in the Asked if the entire controversy has PTI n BENGALURU Clone Indian to feature in the top Twake of a chat show controversy has changed him as a person, the 26-year-old 10 list, even as Afghanistan's "humbled" K L Rahul and the Indian said:"It has humbled me a little bit and you lenn Maxwell would prefer batting higher up Hazratullah Zazai jumped 31 spots to batsman says he now values his nation- know. I respect the opportunity that Gthe order in ODIs, following his series-winning be placed at career-best seventh posi- al cap more than ever. I have gotten to play for the coun- 113 at number four in Australia's seven-wicket vic- tion in the latest ICC T20I Players Both Rahul and Hardik Pandya were try. The dream of every kid is tory against India in the second T20 International. Rankings issued Thursday. provisionally suspended for their loose to play for the country Maxwell bats at number 7 in ODIs and would Rahul, who made a successful comments on women during a popular and I am no different. happily take a promotion in the five-match ODI comeback with scores of 47 and 50 in chat show. Their bans were later revoked "Just to value where I series starting in Hyderabad on March 2. the just-concluded T20 series against pending an inquiry. am, just to keep making The 30-year-old slammed his third T20 inter- Australia after going through a tough The off-field controversy erupted opportunities count and national hundred on Wednesday night, an unbeat- time due to a chat show controversy, after Rahul endured a dismal run in the put my head down and keep en 113 off 55 balls, to blow away India and win the jumped four rungs to the sixth posi- four-Test series in Australia but he is working on my cricket," said the series 2-0. tion with 726 rating points. back in the national team after finding man from Karnataka. "In my case tonight, when I came out, it was Formerly top-ranked Virat Kohli his feet with the India A side. Rahul said the India A stint 15 overs to go I think. And as long as I get a 80 or (up two places to 17th) and former "It was a hard time no doubt. I under coach Rahul Dravid helped a 100 out of that even, if I am doing that at a No 6 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (up Among others, Australia bats- India, Australia's first series win in mean, as a player, as a person, every- him immensely. or a 7, it doesn't really matter. It's just me making seven places to 56th) have also gained man Glenn Maxwell rose significant- over a decade against the 2007 T20 one has to go through difficult "I got some time off from the most of the opportunities when I get them," said among Indian batsmen. ly in the recent ICC T20I Player World Cup champions. times and it was my time to go international cricket, so I could Maxwell. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (up 12 Rankings after superb show with the Hazratullah has gained a whop- through that and I like I said it gave come back to India and reflect "It's not easy to places to 15th) and left-arm spinner bat in the series against India. ping 31 slots to reach a career-best sev- me time to reflect on my game, on on what was not going right for just come here and go Krunal Pandya (up 18 places to a Maxwell, who was the top-ranked enth position after aggregating 204 myself. I have always been someone me. Fortunately, I got to play like that because the career-best 43rd) have also advanced. batsman in the format a year ago, has runs in the 3-0 series victory over who takes things as it comes," said some India A games where the ball is a lot older, the However, chinaman Kuldeep gained two slots to reach third posi- Ireland, that included an incredible Rahul after the second T20 pressure is a bit less and where wicket's gone a lot Yadav has dropped two places to tion after scores of 56 and 113 not out 162 not out, the second highest score International. I could focus on my skill and quicker here. Even occupy the fourth spot. that helped complete a 2-0 victory in in T20Is. India lost the short series 0- my technique," said Rahul. tonight at the end of the game, the wicket's sort of drying out and there was scuffs all over it," he added. Rashid, Buttler take England to victory despite Gayle fireworks Maxwell believes that in ODIs, he will find it AFP n ST GEORGE’S Jos Buttler led the way with a ram- big all-rounder bowled him with the next difficult to make a differ- paging innings of 150 off just 77 balls delivery in the final over of the innings. ence at No 7 in most dil Rashid snared four wickets in five with 12 sixes and 13 fours while his cap- England bludgeoned 154 runs off the occasions and a promo- Aballs as England resisted a deter- tain, Eoin Morgan, suffered only by com- final ten overs with Buttler accounting tion up the order may just mined West Indies effort to claim a 29- parison to the wicketkeeper-batsman’s for 105 of those in a withering display suit his game. run victory in a high-scoring fourth astonishing innings as he reached 103 off of power-hitting. "In one day cricket, it's One-Day International at the National 88 deliveries with six sixes and eight Gayle’s effort in response, which not as easy to go at the Stadium in Grenada on Wednesday. fours decorating his innings. included 14 sixes and 11 fours, was end. So it would be Responding to the Their fourth-wicket partnership of remarkable given the 39-year-old left- nice to bat higher up tourists’ mammoth total of 418 for 204 came in less than 21 overs and fol- hander’s relative lack of mobility. but it depends on six, the highest ever in an ODI in lowed an excellent comeback innings of Supported by 61 from Darren Bravo what happens in the the Caribbean, the home side were set 82 by Alex Hales at the top of the order. in a 176-run third-wicket partnership, top four or top five. on course by a rampaging 162 off 97 Having been selected to bat in the the former captain looked in the mood If the opportunity balls by veteran opener . middle-order for the abandoned third to take the home side to a sensational does come up, I'd They remained in the hunt until the match, he replaced the injured Jason Roy victory until he was bowled heaving at like to take," he 48th over when leg-spinner Rashid, who as opener and made full use of the Ben Stokes in the 35th over. said. had taken a fearful hammering in his opportunity in ideal batting conditions, When Holder departed at 301 for Maxwell was first four overs, broke an 88-run seventh- putting on exactly 100 with Jonny six, West Indies chances appeared extin- on a rampage, wicket partnership between Carlos Bairstow for the first wicket. guished. However Brathwaite, who reg- hitting bowlers Brathwaite and Ashley Nurse. “We were fortunate with that spell istered a maiden ODI fifty, and Nurse to all corners He then scythed through the tail — from Adil to get us over the line,” said a (43) kept up with the required rate in an of the park for nine taking the last three wickets in the next relieved Morgan at the end of the entertaining stand. sixes and seven fours. However, he felt that he did four balls — to finish with match. It appeared to be a huge gamble for not take any needless risk. figures of five for 85 off his allotted ten “I thought the West Indies played so Morgan to persist with Rashid against "I think it's just got to be about picking your overs. well and gave it their all. A lot people talk the two big-hitters but his faith in the moments. I think a little bit of it is that I have to Despite Rashid finishing as the highest-ever in ODIs but it will match, also in Grenada, on Monday. of them being (rated) number nine in the spinner paid rich dividends, Nurse mis- go hard but I think I had been just picking off balls match-winner with the last five wickets be of little consolation given the final Setting a target for the first time in world, but there’s not a huge difference cuing a swing at the bowler at the start I can hit the boundaries in. of the innings, it was fast bowler Mark capitulation which saw the last four wick- the series after West Indies captain between the two teams.” of his final over to trigger the final slide. "Like today, I don't think I took too many Wood who prevented the home side ets falling at the same score to leave Jason Holder won the toss, England Just a week after the West Indies “We had a real go at it,” said Holder ridiculous risks and I feel I read the game really well from running away with the game as he England with an unbeatable 2-1 lead underscored the reputation acquired by posted a new record tally of 23 sixes for in reflecting on his team’s effort. “We and was able to hit the ball in areas where the field- completed his ten-over spell with excel- going into the final fixture of the five- their batting line-up since the disap- an ODI innings, England surpassed that tried to maintain momentum but ers weren't at all. There's not many times I hit the lent figures of four for 60 on a pitch tai- match series on Saturday in St Lucia. pointments of the 2015 World Cup in number by one, Buttler thrashing just couldn’t keep it going to the end. ball straight over a fielder's head but just place it lormade for batting. Persistent rain prevented a ball racing to what looked an unassailable Brathwaite for another huge hit Credit to Chris again though for the way in the gap and I feel that's okay for me. West Indies’ total of 389 was their being bowled in the scheduled third total. over deep midwicket before the he batted.” LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 sport 15 Chelsea sink Spurs to ease Sarri’s woes BARCA STUN MADRID 3-0 AFP n LONDON AP n MADRID helsea put a smile back on CMaurizio Sarri’s face with eal Madrid couldn't put a crucial 2-0 win over RBarcelona away when it had Tottenham that secured a stay the chance, and ended up being of execution for their troubled dealt a hard blow by its biggest manager after Kepa rival. Arrizabalaga was dropped fol- In the first of two consecu- lowing his Wembley mutiny. tive games between the Spanish Pedro’s second half strike powerhouses at Santiago and a farcical own goal from Bernabeu Stadium, Barcelona Kieran Trippier were a much- weathered a dominant first half needed boost for Sarri as the by Madrid and then scored Chelsea manager fights to three times after the break for a avoid the sack following a tur- 3-0 win Wednesday and a spot bulent first season in charge. in the Copa del Rey final for a Sarri’s standing had been sixth straight season. severely undermined by Kepa Luis Suarez scored twice as after the rebellious keeper Barcelona advanced 4-1 on sparked an astonishing melt- aggregate after being held to a 1- down from the Italian when he 1 draw in the first leg of the refused to be substituted dur- semifinals at Camp Nou three ing Sunday’s League Cup final. weeks ago. Sarri was furious when The Catalan club also ben- Kepa ignored his decision to efited from an own goal by take him off after he required Madrid defender Raphael treatment for cramp in the clos- Tottenham's Davinson Sanchez, left, jumps for the ball with Chelsea's Olivier Giroud during the English Varane. ing stages of their penalty soccer match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge stadium, in London on Wednesday Barcelona will be trying to shoot-out defeat to Manchester win an unprecedented fifth City. third placed Tottenham’s title half-volley against a post with lumbering Toby Alderweireld straight Copa title in the May 25 Kepa apologised for his bid in tatters. keeper Hugo Lloris rooted to before firing a low shot that final in Seville. behaviour, but the 24-year-old They have lost four consec- the spot. Higuain squandered flashed through Lloris’s legs at Madrid hasn't made it to the was punished with a fine of one utive away matches in all com- another chance to put Chelsea his near post. Copa final since it won its last week’s wages before Sarri petitions for the first time in 10 ahead when Lloris’s suicidal Often criticised for is pre- title in 2014 against Barcelona. attempted to regain control of years and lie nine points adrift pass from his own goalline was dictable substitutions, Sarri It hasn't defeated its rival in five his squad by selecting of leaders Liverpool. intercepted by Pedro on the sprang a surprise when he matches in all competitions, Argentine veteran Willy edge of the Tottenham area. took off Hazard immediately since the Spanish Super Cup in Caballero in his place at SEIGE MENTALITY Pedro and Eden Hazard after Pedro’s goal. 2017. Stamford Bridge. There was a mixture of combined to set up Higuain, But Pedro preserved This year's other finalist Caballero kept a confident boos and cheers for Kepa’s but the Argentine’s curler drift- Chelsea’s lead with a superbly- will be decided on Thursday, clean-sheet while Kepa lan- name from Chelsea fans when ed wide to leave Sarri holding timed tackle to stop Eriksen in when Valencia hosts Real Betis League as the only competition Junior. He failed to get a shot off than 10 minutes later, when guished on the bench and the squad was read out over the his head in frustration. his tracks as the Tottenham after a 2-2 draw in the first leg in which it can succeed in its first in a one-on-one situation, then Varane tried to intercept Chelsea produced a committed tannoy before kick-off. Harry Winks went close to midfielder prepared to in Seville. season without Cristiano missed over the crossbar from Dembele's cross for Suarez display that suggested Sarri’s But, while it remains to be breaking the deadlock just shoot. It was the second of three Ronaldo in nearly a decade. close range. and ended up finding his own players still back their belea- seen if his exile is more than a before half-time as the Sarri’s luck was finally matches between Real Madrid After conceding at home, Barcelona took advantage net. guered boss. one-match slap on the wrist Tottenham midfielder’s long- turning for the better and he and Barcelona in less than a Barcelona needed to score at the of Madrid's misses and quick- It didn't take long for Suarez With Arsenal and from Sarri, it would be no sur- range effort dipped over was able to celebrate a vital vic- month. The rivals will also play Bernabeu to have any chance of ly struck after halftime, with to add another with a Panenka- Manchester United both win- prise if he sticks with Caballero Caballero and hit the bar. tory thanks to Trippier’s blun- each other on Saturday in the advancing, and it didn't look Suarez firing a low shot past style penalty in the 73rd after he ning on Wednesday, Chelsea against Fulham on Sunday. Chelsea were back on top der in the 84th minute. Spanish league, with Barcelona good for the Catalan club as it goalkeeper Keylor Navas after a was fouled by midfielder remain in sixth place — three Right from the start, in the second half and their When Olivier Giroud nine points in front of Madrid was outplayed by Madrid cross by Ousmane Dembele, Casemiro inside the area. points outside the top four — Chelsea seemed to thrive on pressure reaped a rich reward flicked the ball towards him, in the standings. throughout the first half. who made a run behind the Gareth Bale came off the but there is now a little hope for the seige mentality. Cesar in the 57th minute. Trippier bizarrely left it until Another setback against The hosts created most of Madrid defenders following a bench to replace Lucas Vazquez Sarri after a difficult period. Azpilicueta’s high cross was Azpilicueta slipped a pass Lloris had come his line, then Barcelona will practically end the scoring chances, including through ball by Jordi Alba on with Madrid down by a goal, Successive defeats at met with a weak header by to Pedro down the right side of attempted a back-pass that Madrid's title hopes in the a couple of clear ones for young the left flank. but the Wales forward wasn't Burnley and now against their Tottenham’s Moussa Sissoko the Tottenham area and the raced past his keeper and into league, leaving the Champions Brazilian forward Vinicius The second goal came less able to help much. bitter London rivals have left and Gonzalo Higuain sliced his Spanish winger cut inside the the empty net. Liverpool back in the groove Sakshi stuns Ozil leads five-star Arsenal past Bournemouth world champion AFP n LONDON been reluctant to use Arsenal’s Cherries succumbed to a 10 box by Gosling and he squared to hammer Watford to enter final highest earner in his debut sea- consecutive away defeat. for Mousset to roll into an esut Ozil made the most son in charge as Ozil was mak- Artur Boruc should have empty net. AFP n LIVERPOOL League leadership, Liverpool’s Mof being handed a rare ing just his second league start got a stronger hand to Ozil’s However, Arsenal clicked main concern was finding a start by Arsenal boss Unai of the year. shot that bounced over the through the gears after the adio Mane and Virgil van way to overcome the absence of Emery as the German master- However, the former Real Polish goalkeeper to give the break and put the game to bed SDijk each scored twice as Roberto Firmino because of an minded a 5-1 victory over Madrid midfielder showed why hosts a perfect start. before the hour mark. Liverpool thrashed Watford ankle injury. Bournemouth on Wednesday Arsenal handed him a contract At the other end, Arsenal’s The Ozil-Mkhitaryan con- 5-0 to maintain their one- Klopp’s solution to the to keep the Gunners in pole worth a reported GBP 350,000 own defensive deficiencies were nection again opened up point advantage over problem was to reshuffle his position for a top-four finish in a week last January by rolling also on show at times as only Bournemouth down Arsenal’s Manchester City in the Premier three-man forward line, with the Premier League. back the years as the link-up a fine save from Bernd Leno right and Mkhitaryan picked League title race. Mane moving to the centre, Ozil opened the scoring between him and Mkhitaryan denied Ryan Fraser an equalis- out Koscielny, whose shot Mane ensured it was not and Divock Origi coming in on after just four minutes before questioned why they had not er before Dan Gosling’s follow- deflected in off Nathan Ake. going to be a nervy night at the left for only his second turning provider for Henrikh started together in the Premier up effort was bravely blocked Mkhitaryan was the creator Anfield by scoring twice in the Premier League start of the sea- Mkhitaryan to double Arsenal’s League since November. by Matteo Guendouzi. again for the fourth when his first 20 minutes, including a son. It was a move that paid off NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze lead. Emery now has a welcome Bournemouth caused their through ball freed spectacular backheel for his quickly for Liverpool as only medallist Sakshi Malik stunned Lys Mousset briefly gave selection headache for own problems again in the Aubameyang in behind the second. Divock Origi added a nine minutes in Trent reigning world champion Petra Bournemouth hope before Saturday’s crucial north build-up to Arsenal’s second as Bournemouth defence and the third in the second half before Alexander-Arnold delivered a Olli of Finland to enter the half-time, but Ozil and London derby away to Adam Smith gifted possession Gabon striker stayed cool to Dutch centre-back Van Dijk fine cross for Mane to climb finals of the female 65g catego- Mkhitaryan combined once Tottenham on whether to stick to Mkhitaryan, but it was still round Boruc and slot home his headed two goals in the final 10 between Craig Cathcart and ry freestyle at the Dan Kolov more to tee up Laurent with Ozil and Mkhitaryan, brilliantly pounced upon as the 19th goal of the season. minutes. It was a strong state- Adrian Mariappa to head in. 2019 wrestling meet in Ruse, Koscielny to make it 3-1 before while Aubameyang and Armenian exchanged passes A start for Aubameyang ment of intent from a team Another Alexander- Bulgaria on Thursday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Lacazette are also in top form with Ozil before slotting into an meant Lacazette had to settle who had drawn four of their Arnold cross led to the second According to information and Alexandre Lacazette and vying for a place up empty net. for a place on the bench, but last five games, but who have as Mane reacted brilliantly received here, the Indian defeat- rounded off an eighth straight front. A hint of complacency cost the French international still genuine hope of becoming after a poor first touch by ed Olli 4-1 in the semi-finals. Premier League win at the Arsenal were helped along Arsenal moments later when had time to add his 14th of the English champions for the first backheeling the ball over the Sakshi will next meet Henna Emirates for Emery’s men. the way by some feeble Guendouzi was caught in pos- campaign with a brilliant free- time since 1990. As they sought advancing in the Johansson of Sweden in the The Spanish coach has Bournemouth defending as the session on the edge of his own kick 12 minutes from time. to maintain the Premier Watford goal. gold-medal clash on Friday. UP inch closer to Super League Goa seal second Kyrgios topples Nadal to reach PTI n NEW DELHI Both Tripura and spot after securing Puducherry sit at the bottom of amarth Singh (75), the table with four points each. a 1-0 win over Acapulco quarter-finals SAkshdeep Nath (70) blasted In another Group E match, fifties before Saurabh Kumar Vikas Hathwala’s unbeaten 61 Chennaiyin AFP n ACAPULCO took a five-wicket haul to guide helped Services register a four- Uttar Pradesh to a huge 118- wicket win over Hyderabad PTI n GOA ustralia’s Nick Kyrgios survived run win over Uttarakhand in a here. Athree match points to beat top- Group E match of the Syed Put into bat, Hyderabad C Goa notched up a 1-0 victory over bot- seeded Rafael Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7- Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on struggled to 135 for 8 in 20 Ftom-placed Chennaiyin FC to seal the sec- 6 (8/6) on Wednesday and reach the Wednesday. overs with captain Akshath ond spot in the Indian Super League points quarter-finals of the Mexico Open. Put in to bat, Uttar Pradesh Reddy (34) emerging as the table here on Thursday. It was a bravura finish to a rode on Singh and Nath’s highest scorer followed by Goa now has 34 points, same as Bengaluru drama-filled match in which Nadal, knock to post a massive 209 for Telukupalli Ravi Teja unbeat- FC, but on head-to-head equation a tad playing his first tournament since 6 in 20 overs and then returned en on 31. behind on the table. falling to Novak Djokovic in the to bundle out Uttarakhand for For Services, Hathwala With both BFC and FC Goa finishing Australian Open final, had three 91. shined with the bat. His their league engagements, it’s clear now that chances to close it out after taking a Singh hit seven bound- unbeaten knock of 61 compris- the two will play their second-leg semi-final 6-3 lead in the third-set tiebreaker. aries and three sixes, while ing six fours and a six helped games at home on March 11 and March 12 Kyrgios saved the first with a Nath’s innings was laced with Services reach the total with respectively. Goa’s star Ferran Corominas leaping drop shot, and the second 10 fours and a maximum. two balls to spare. extended his lead to 14 goals in the race for with a net-skimming volley. Saurabh Kumar shined Golden Boot award, scoring the winner for Nadal was just wide with a pass- with the ball for UP returning BRIEF SCORES: Sergio Lobera’s team in the 26th minute. ing shot to make it 6-6, double-fault- with the figures of 5 for 28. Maharashtra: 164 for 3 in The loss saw Chennaiyin FC finish bot- ed to give Kyrgios a chance and sailed Uttarakhand failed to stitch 19.2 overs (Rahul Tripathi 70, tom of the league with just nine points from a backhand long to end the match together partnerships, losing Ruturaj Gaikwad 48; Deepak 18 games - the lowest tally ever managed by after three hours and three minutes. wickets in regular intervals. Akshdeep Nath Hooda 1-9) beat Baroda 163 an ISL team. FC Goa dominated the ball with Kyrgios screamed and dropped to Saurabh Rawat was the top- for 7 in 20 overs (Kedar ease and forced Chennaiyin FC to defend deep the court in celebration — a conclu- scorer with 30 runs. contributed made a decent Devdhar 38, Mitesh Patel 29; and in numbers. sion that seemed unlikely when he Uttar Pradesh sit on top of contribution to take their side Azim Kazi 2/33) by seven Both teams went on to fashion several half complained to a trainer after the the table with 20 points. to 163. wickets. chances but a goal remained elusive. It did opening set that he was feeling ill but In Palam B stadium, Maharashtra are second Tripura: 105 for 2 in 17 overs come in the 26th minute for Goa when feared the fallout should he retire. Maharashtra captain Rahul in the points table with 20 (Udiyan Bose 72 not out; Pratik Ahmed Jahouh picked out Jackichand Singh’s Kyrgios steeled himself to contin- Tripathi led from the front as points. Sargade 2-21) beat Puducherry run into the penalty box with a lovely long ball. ue, and distractions seemed forgot- three-time Grand Slam champion first time since winning the 2016 title. his team thrashed Baroda by In another match, Tripura 102 for 9 in 20 overs The winger went on to cushion a first-time ten as he became absorbed in the bat- Stan Wawrinka for a place in the “A tough day. But I’m not too sad eight wickets to inch closer to registered their maiden victo- (Damodaren Rohit 54; Rana pass for Coro who picked his spot past a help- tle against the 17-time Grand Slam semi-finals. Switzerland’s Wawrinka, about it. the Super League. ry with an eight-wicket win Dutta 4-20) by eight wickets. less Karanjit Singh to score his 14th goal of champion. seeded third, belted 32 winners in a “I’m just going to go back and Set a target of 164 over Puducherry. Services 141 for six in 19.4 the season. Goa continued to enjoy the upper- Down 0-40 in the ninth game of 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory over American work some more, practice some runs, Maharashtra openers Chasing a modest target of overs (Vikas Hathwala 61, ; hand as the first half went on while the second set, Kyrgios saved four Steve Johnson. more and get ready for Indian Wells.” Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tripathi 103, Tripura cruised home Mohammed Siraj 4-20)beat Chennaiyin struggled to get hold of the ball. break points to keep the set on serve Women’s top seed Sloane Haddad Maia, 22, next faces China’s provided a solid start to with three overs to spare on the Hyderbad 135 for eight in 20 The narrative remained pretty much the and raced to a 5-0 lead in the Stephens also bowed out Wednesday, Want Yafan, who was leading Monica their side with a 98-run part- back of Udiyan Bose’s unbeat- overs (Akshath Reddy 34; Rajat same after the break as well. The Gaurs tiebreaker. stunned by Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Puig 4-1 when the Puerto Rican nership. en 72 off 54 balls. Paliwal 2-9) by four wickets. looked content to slow down the game by Kyrgios, who received treatment Haddad Maia 6-3, 6-3. retired with an injury. Tripathi scored 70 off 49 Asked to take strike first, Uttar Pradesh 209 for 6 in 20 holding on to the ball and deny Chenaniyn on his lower back before the start of Haddad Maia’s victory over the Former world number one balls, his innings studded with Puducherry were 70 for one. overs (Samarth Singh 75, any chance to recover, except a close call in the third, was in trouble again in the fourth-ranked American was her Victoria Azarenka of Belarus sailed seven fours and a maximum But Tripura’s bowling attack led Akshdeep Nath 70; Sunny the 49th minute through a set piece which Jeje sixth game, but fought off five break first over a top-10 player in seven into the quarter-finals, downing while Gaikwad scored 48 off 37 by Rana Dutta restricted Rana 2-45) beat Uttarakhand had a opportunistic chance to net it but it went points to stay on terms and push it opportunities. Tatjana Maria 6-2, 6-1. balls with the help of five Puducherry to a paltry 102 as 91 all out in 16.3 overs over. Goa went on to see out the game with to the decisive tiebreaker. “It was just a tough match, obvi- Azarenka fired 20 winners to boundaries. they lost eight wickets for just (Saurabh Rawat 30; Saurabh ease and inflict a 13th loss of the season on Kyrgios leveled his head-to-head ously she played well,” said Stephens, Maria’s 10, and took full advantage of Earlier, Baroda’s top-order 32 runs. Kumar 5-28) by 118 runs. Chennaiyin FC. record with Nadal at 3-3 and will play who is playing in Acapulco for the the German’s 28 unforced errors. the pioneer LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MARCH 1, 2019 16