Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL AN ALTERNATE REJECT POLITICS OF BLACKCAPS BEAT BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR UNIVERSE REVENGE: TRUMP INDIA IN 1ST T20 CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 36 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 ARIANA WON’T PERFORM AT GRAMMYS} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Vadra appears for ED queries Shah has a dig at SP-BSP alliance Priyanka makes political PNS n LUCKNOW/ALIGARH "Now, Ram Janambhoomi Nyas has asked for the return itting out at regional par- of 42 acres of land near the dis- statement by dropping Hties for joining hands and puted site. Do Congress, SP, forging an alliance against the BSP want the temple at that BJP, party president Amit Shah site? They should make their husband off at ED office said that those parties had a stand clear. Whenever the Ram proven record of corruption Temple case comes up for PNS n NEW DELHI who is an SPG protectee, went and hence they came together hearing in the Supreme Court, back in her white Toyota Land because of the fear of Prime Congress leaders try to push it ongress leader Sonia Cruiser with a convoy of vehi- Minister Narendra Modi. back. They tried to threaten the CGandhi’s son-in-law cles carrying the elite com- "Corrupt and casteist par- judges too," he alleged. Robert Vadra on Wednesday mandos. ties have formed an alliance. Hitting out at the Congress appeared before the Vadra was directed by a These parties have only region- president, Shah said that Rahul Enforcement Directorate (ED) Delhi court to cooperate with al presence and have joined was asking the BJP to give its in connection with a money the ED investigation after he hands in fear of Modiji. In 2019 report card. "I want to ask what laundering case for the alleged approached the court seeking elections, the BJP will get a the Congress did in its rule of possession of illegal foreign anticipatory bail in the money thumping majority in UP with over 50 years. Modiji’s govt gave assets. The Congress tried to laundering case. The court had 74 seats and Modi will become toilets, gas connection, Mudra tactically turn the focus away asked him to appear before the the PM again," Shah told bank loans, houses, electricity from him by having Priyanka ED on Wednesday on his booth-level incharges during to crores of people who did not drop her husband at the return from London. separate meetings in have it and brought respect to Enforcement Directorate office. A team of three ED offi- Bulandshahr and Aligarh on the poor and women. But what In what could be seen as a cials asked Vadra about trans- Wednesday. did the Congress do in the past political message, Priyanka actions, purchase and posses- "When Sonia Gandhi left 70 years," he asked. said, “I stand by my family. He sion of certain immovable Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shakes hands with supporters as she returns after taking charge as Congress general secretary at the party HQ in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI the Congress presidency, you Shah said that Prime is my husband, he is my fami- assets in London. His statement knew that Rahul Gandhi would Minister Narendra Modi had ly...I support my family.” was recorded under the amount despite incurring addi- take up that post. But can you launched 129 schemes for the Asked if it was a political Prevention of Money tional expenses of approxi- say who will become the pres- welfare of the people but the vendetta, she said everyone Laundering Act (PMLA), offi- mately 65,900 GBP on its ren- Priyanka takes up reins of ident of the BJP after me? This biggest work was to ensure knows why this is being done. cial sources said. ovation. is the BJP which believes in security of the country. "For 10 Priyanka’s show of support to The case relates to the pur- “This gives credence to democracy," Shah said while years, it was Rahul's govt. The her husband came days after an chase allegedly by Vadra of a the fact that Bhandari was not adding that a tea-seller’s son aunt and nephew (referring to emotional message from Vadra London-based property locat- the actual owner of the prop- UP east, dons gen secy cap becoming the PM is the true BSP’s Mayawati and SP’s on her appointment as AICC ed at 12, Bryanston Square erty but it was beneficially reflection of a democracy. Akhilesh Yadav) supported general secretary. worth 1.9 million GBP (British owned by Vadra who was PNS n NEW DELHI as the AICC general secretary related activities exuded confi- Shah added: "In 1982, I was them. Alia, Mallya, Jamalya and Vadra entered the ED pounds). The agency had told incurring expenditure on the incharge for Uttar Pradesh dence that Priyanka would go a booth worker pasting BJP’s such people used to enter this office around 3.45 pm, and the court that it has received renovation of this property,” the riyanka Gandhi Vadra on west. Both Priyanka and to Prayagraj also to take a dip posters in Gujarat. The BJP has country through Pakistan and soon a team of his lawyers information about various new ED had told the court. PWednesday took charge as Scindia have been appointed in the Sangam on the occasion made a booth worker like me explode bombs and there was reached the ED office at properties in London which Arora, a key link in the AICC general secretary at with Rahul’s resolve to of Kumbh Mela. She, along as the national president of the nobody to stop them or elim- Jamnagar House here. This is belong to Vadra. case, was aware of Vadra’s over- the party headquarters strengthen the party in the cru- with Rahul, may also address a party. A tea-seller’s son became inate them. In fact, nobody was the first time Vadra turned up In December, the ED had seas undeclared assets and was amid celebration and sloga- cial State of Uttar Pradesh, rally later this month. PM. This is possible only in the concerned about catching them before a probe agency for ques- raided and questioned Vadra’s instrumental in arranging neering. Priyanka was appoint- which has 80 Lok Sabha seats. While she met several BJP. In contrast, there is a or acting against them. tioning on charges of dubious aide Manoj Arora, an employ- funds, the ED had alleged. ed as general secretary and AICC leaders said party workers particularly party which believes only in Pakistanis had a habit of attack- financial dealings. ee of Skylight Hospitality LLP, Vadra has also been direct- incharge of Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka is likely to begin her those hailing from the eastern dynasty.” ing us in Mouni Baba’s (refer- However, Vadra has denied a firm linked to Vadra. ed by the Rajasthan High Court on January 23 by her brother Uttar Pradesh tour from region of UP, Priyanka had a Talking about the Ram ring to former PM Manmohan the allegations and claimed The ED has alleged that the to appear before the ED again and Congress chief Rahul February 11. She may hold a nearly two-hour long meeting Temple, the BJP chief said that Singh) time. One day, Pakistani the cases are an outcome of a London-based property was on February 12 in connection Gandhi. road show in Lucknow and with Rahul and Scindia to the BJP wanted the temple at terrorists killed 12 jawans in political witch-hunt. bought by arms dealer Sanjay with another money launder- Along with Priyanka, then address a meeting of chalk out the Congress’ UP that same spot in Ayodhya Uri. But this time, it was not After dropping Vadra off Bhandari for 1.9 million GBP ing case being probed by the senior Congress leader UPCC office-bearers. Party game plan. and there should be no confu- Mouni Baba’s govt. It was the outside the ED office, Priyanka, and sold in 2010 for the same agency. Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge workers engaged in UP election Continued on Page 7 sion. Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE UP govt to table 7 murderers who triggered 2013 MAYAWATI JOINS TWITTER budget today TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE Cabinet tightens rules Lucknow: BSP president PNS n LUCKNOW Muzaffarnagar riots held guilty Mayawati has for the ‘first time’ joined Twitter to interact with the he Yogi government will PTI n MUZAFFARNAGAR media and masses, her party Ttable its third annual bud- said on Wednesday, almost a to ban Ponzi schemes get for 2019-20 fiscal in the local court on Wednesday fortnight after a handle in her Assembly on Thursday. The Aheld seven men guilty of name appeared on the Even advertising tabled in Parliament soon. inal laws can’t be enforced on size of the budget is likely to be killing two youths in Kawal vil- microblogging site. The Bill enables creation of old cases. over `5 trillion, the largest lage in an attack which is said unregulated deposit an online Central data base for Union Cabinet chaired by among all states of India. The to have triggered the 2013 9 CONG MLAS SKIP HOUSE, collection and sharing of infor- Prime Minister Narendra Budget session commenced on Muzaffarnagar riots that led to KEEP COALITION ON EDGE schemes made mation of deposit taking activ- Modi also approved the pro- February 5 with the joint the killing of over 60 people. Bengaluru: Ignoring whip, nine unlawful; CBI armed ities in the country. The CBI posal for establishment of address of Governor Ram Naik Additional District and Congress MLAs in Karnataka will be nodal agency to initiate Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to both Houses of the Sessions Judge Himashu skipped the legislature sitting on to arrest violators action against the violators. for conservation, protection Legislature. Bhatnagar convicted Wednesday, keeping the ruling The Minister justified making and development of cows and Principal Secretary Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, coalition on tenterhooks on the PNS n NEW DELHI the CBI the nodal agency and their progeny. The setting up (Assembly) Pradeep Kumar Nadeem, Janangir, Afzal and opening day of the Budget said many Ponzi schemes are of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog Dubey said in Lucknow that Ikbal for killing Gaurav session. he Cabinet on Wednesday operating in several States and will lead to conservation, pro- the budget would be tabled by and Sachin on August 27, Tapproved amendments to the State police could not coor- tection and development of cat- Finance Minister Rajesh 2013, and rioting, said district KERALA TO SLASH ATF TAX the Banning of Unregulated dinate effectively. tle population in the country. Agarwal in the Assembly at 11 prosecution counsel Rajiv TO 5% FOR LOCAL FLIGHT Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018, The Bill also added provi- “It will result in increased am on February. A general Sharma. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala and empowered the CBI to sions to fix the cheaters who growth of livestock sector debate on the budget will be The court will pronounce Government will slash the tax on take action against violators. put advertisements in newspa- which is more inclusive, bene- held between February 11 and the quantum of their sentences aviation fuel to 5 per cent from The amendments include ban pers to fool the people. “They fitting women, and small and 14. After the debate on bud- on Friday. According to the the current 28.75 per cent for on their advertisements. will be arrested immediately if marginal farmers. The getary grants, Finance Bill is First Information Report, the domestic airlines, State Finance Addressing the media, Law they put advertisements to fool Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog likely to be passed by the two youths of Kawal village their complicity in the killings 1,480 accused were arrested for Minister T M Thomas Isaac said Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad people,” said Prasad. The Bill will work in collaboration with Assembly on February 22. The under Jansath police station emerged during the trial. their alleged roles in the riots. on Wednesday. said these comprehensive also makes provisions to veterinary, animal sciences or Business Advisory Committee area were battered to death by The court convicted the A special investigation amendments would strengthen retrieve the deposits, attach- agriculture university or depart- of the Assembly has approved the five of the seven men. seven after examining 10 pros- team, which probed the cases, COMMUNICATION GSAT-31 the enforcement agency and ment of fraudsters’ property, ments or organisations of the the agenda of the House till The two other accused, ecution witnesses and six in had filed chargesheets in 175 LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY help people who are cheated by and imprisonment. Central/State Government February 22. Afzal and Iqbal, however, were their defence. cases. Fifty-six of them involv- Bengaluru: Communication Ponzi schemes. The amend- To a volley of questions engaged in the task of research With Lok Sabha elections summoned by the court later As per figures given by ing 430 accused resulted in satellite GSAT-31 was ment to the Banning of regarding the timing of the in the field of breeding and less than 50 days away, the Yogi under provisions of section prosecution counsel Sharma, acquittal. The State successfully put into orbit in the Unregulated Deposits Schemes amendments and Saradha rearing of cow, organic manure, government is set to present a 319 of the Criminal Procedure over 6,000 cases were lodged Government has withdrawn early hours on Wednesday. Bill 2018 is expected to be scam cases, Prasad said crim- biogas, etc,” said the statement. populist budget for 2019-20. Code when the evidence of following the 2013 riots and some of the cases. Sabarimala Board changes tack on women entry SC reserves verdict September 28, 2018 judgment, prises the State Government which had taken conflicting doesn’t deal with religious insti- ex-chairperson, argued in even as the Board asserted nominees, took a U-turn by stands on women’s entry into tutions. favour of a review of the judg- on plea to review that its latest position was not supporting the SC verdict and the hilltop shrine, supported Seeking a reconsideration, ment. “There is no exclusion of due to any political pressure. said the people should grace- the verdict and urged the court he said the Article 17 which women. There is no exclusion permission order Some right-wing activists fully accept it. to trash review pleas. deals with abolition of of men. There is no exclusion have alleged that the Board The temple board, in ear- Senior advocate Jaideep untouchability in society was of a class of men or women changed its stand before the lier round of litigation, had Gupta, appearing for the State wrongly used by the court in its based on religion and caste. PTI n NEW DELHI court under pressure from the opposed the PIL by Indian Government, said a constitu- judgment as exclusion of cer- There is an exclusion inside a state’s CPI(M)-led LDF Young Lawyers Association tional court should not worry tain age groups of women was class (women). Hence Article he Travancore Devaswom Government. seeking to throw open the about law and order problem not based on caste. 17 (removal of untouchability) TBoard, which runs The apex court, by a major- shrine for all women. and “social disturbances”. Parasaran also referred to will not apply,” Singhvi said. Sabarimala temple, on ity of 4:1, had on September 28, Justice Malhotra interdict- Exclusion of women from the celibate or ‘Naishtika Dealing with the aspect of Wednesday made a U-turn to 2018 lifted the ban on women ed senior lawyer Rakesh temples is not an essential Brahmachari’ character of the constitutional morality, the support the Supreme Court’s and girls between the age of 10 Dwivedi, appearing for TDB, practice of Hindu religion, he Sabarimala deity and said the lawyer said in a pluralistic order allowing women of all and 50 from entering the and said, “You had argued said. At the outset, the Bench exclusionary practise was based Hindu society this concept ages to enter the shrine as it famous Ayyappa shrine in against women’s entry”. told lawyers it would hear only on nature of the deity and the cannot be applied objectively joined the Kerala Government Kerala and had held that this “The Board has now decid- those who are parties to review apex court should have con- by the court and it has to be to oppose a batch of pleas centuries-old Hindu religious ed to respect the judgment”, petitions and asked them to sidered this aspect. subjective keeping in mind seeking review of the historic practice was illegal and uncon- Dwivedi replied, adding, confine arguments on grounds He also referred to Article different essential religious verdict. stitutional. The five-judge State Government, in favour “Article 25 (1) equally entitles for reconsideration of the 25 (fundamental right to prac- practices. Meanwhile, a five-judge However, as many as 65 Constitution Bench, which had and against the review plea. all persons to practice religion.” judgment. Senior advocate K tice religion) and said unless a Senior advocate V Giri, Constitution Bench headed by petitions — including 56 earlier agreed to hear the pleas The Bench, also compris- “Women cannot be exclud- Parasaran, appearing for Nair religious practice is “abhorrent’, who represented the shrine Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi review petitions and four fresh in an open court, reserved its ing justices RF Nariman, AM ed from any walk of life on bio- Service Society, assailed the a court usually does not inter- thantry, said the temple allows reserved its decision after hear- writ petitions and five transfer decision after hearing the par- Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud logical attributes... Equality is majority verdict, saying Article fere with the activities associ- entry of all persons inside and ing various parties for three and pleas — were filed in the apex ties, including Nair Service and Indu Malhotra, was in for the dominant theme of the 15 of the Constitution throws ated with religious institutions. there is no exclusion of any half hours, including those court after its verdict sparked Society, Thantry of temple, a pleasant surprise as the tem- Constitution,” Dwivedi said. open for public the secular Senior advocate AM class of citizen based on caste, seeking re-consideration of the violent protests in Kerala. temple Board (TDB) and the ple board, which also com- The Kerala Government, institutions of the country but Singhvi, representing TDB’s gender and religion. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 city 02

SP, BSP to use Yogi wants quota for Dalits, Noisy walkout by opposition joint flags PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW backwards in AMU PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW other trade," he said. which we need to make sure over sugarcane dues fter fixing the electoral arith- The CM said: "Prime that Modi comes to power Ametic and forging an hief Minister Yogi Minister Narendra Modi’s again." “In PM Modi’s regime, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW alliance, Samajwadi Party and CAdityanath raised the leadership has taken the various schemes have been Bahujan Samaj Party are now issue of the minority status to nation to new heights and provided for the poor, includ- he agitated opposition focusing on electoral chemistry Aligarh Muslim University now we are on our way to ing power connection, houses Tcomprising the SP, BSP and for uniting party cadres. The two (AMU) saying that since the becoming a superpower for and gas connection. Congress staged a noisy walk- allies have brought out joint flags institution was not a minori- out in the Assembly on to encourage party workers to ty one, hence it should give Wednesday as the state govern- work in coordination. “We have reservation to Dalits and back- ment refused to commit any made a beginning by promoting wards. specific date for clearing cane solidarity between the two par- The CM was addressing a dues and refused to clarify ties. Already, flags of both the meeting of BJP’s booth level whether arrears will be paid parties are being used at meet- incharges in Aligarh on with interest. ings of either party. In times to Wednesday. Sugarcane Development come, you will see more such "The AMU receives sev- Minister Suresh Rana admitted efforts by both parties,” said eral crore rupees as grant that Rs 6054.23 crore were to be Samajwadi Party MLC Sunil from the Centre and hence it paid to cane farmers while Sajan. cannot be termed as a minor- replying to a short notice ques- In the recent past, SP chief ity institution. Hence, Dalits tion by Congress leader Ajay Akhilesh Yadav repeatedly asked and backwards should get Kumar Lalu and others in the party cadres to respect BSP reservation here," Yogi said Assembly during Question chief Mayawati and encouraged while lambasting the Hour. party workers to work in coor- Samajwadi Party, Bahujan In his reply, Rana claimed dination with the ally. Samaj Party and Congress for that the government had BSP chief Mayawati also keeping mum on the issue. cleared Rs 34,418 crore in reciprocated Akhilesh' gesture The CM questioned that 2017-18, which was a record. asking her party workers to pay when there was reservation He also said that the state gov- equal respect to the SP chief. system in other institutions, ernment had already given a A vendor selling flags and why it was not so in the AMU. package of Rs 3,555 crore to the other poll campaign material "These political parties are sugar industry which included Vidhan Sabha Speaker going to attend the Budget Session on Wednesday Pioneer outside the Bahujan Samaj Party trying their best to divide the Rs 4,000 crore as soft loan. Of office said that party leaders, society on caste and commu- this, Rs 2605 crore had been who previously opted to buy nity lines but when it comes to disbursed among farmers. The BJP government about their within 14 days of cane pur- Later, Congress members separate party flags, were now the rights of the underprivi- minister also claimed that in promise to reopen closed sugar chase. To this, Rana said that entered the Well of the House opting to buy joint flags. leged, they keep mum," he the last 22 months, the state mills. the government had opened before walking out of the He said that after both par- said. government had paid Rs 52,000 SP member Sanjay Garg four closed sugar mills and House. ties announced their alliance on Yogi also said that before crore to cane farmers. alleged that private and coop- ensured early payment of cane This was first time that the January 12, the demand for the BJP came to power in UP, But, opposition members erative mills had paid merely 48 dues. bonhomie between the SP and joint flags had spiked. The every day there was a riot stood up and demanded a spe- per cent of cane dues during Not satisfied with the BSP was witnessed inside the demand will increase once seats somewhere in the state and the cific date for the clearance of all the current season even when answer, SP and BSP members House as members of both the are announced by both parties same has now stopped. “Those dues with interest. Opposition the court had ordered to pay walked out of the House rais- parties jointly walked out of the and some clarity surfaces about goondas who used to create members also reminded the interest on the dues, if not paid ing anti-government slogans. House. probable candidates. nuisance now are busy in BJP, SP spar over holding Minor girl kidnapped, raped; two arrested

Cabinet meet in Kumbh PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW in a cane field on Tuesday. The PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW girl was rescued by locals, who Zero Hour at Legislative desisted from such derogatory sition leaders got clicked while inor girls continued to caught two of the youths and eated arguments took Council, Samajwadi Party and non-serious behaviour," taking the holy dip. The Mremain at the receiving beat them up before handing Hplace between leaders of member Shatrudra Prakash Prakash said while alleging Deputy CM said that words end across the state in the last 24 them over to the police. The the ruling BJP and Samajwadi stressed that clicking pho- that the entire incident was a used by Shatrudh Prakash had hours. While a class VIII student police launched a search to nab Party Vidhan Parishad on tographs while taking a holy 'mockery' of Hindu religion 'hurt the religious beliefs' and was kidnapped and raped by the other two accused. Security Wednesday after opposition dip at Sangam after the Cabinet and culture. were also not befitting for use three youths in Deoria, a simi- was tightened in the area to members objected to holding meeting during Kumbh was a In support, SP members in the House. Sharma's com- lar incident was averted in thwart any untoward incident. of a Cabinet meeting at Kumbh clear violation of 'United also rushed to the Well of the ments were objected by the SP, Muzaffarnagar, when villagers Meanwhile, three persons Mela in Allahabad. Council Provinces Melas Rule, 1940. House and raised slogans leading to a war of words thrashed perpetrators and res- died after consuming spurious chairman Ramesh Yadav sus- Prakash alleged the viola- against the government for with Treasury benches and cued a school girl, who was was liquor in Kushinagar. The police, pended the House for a brief tion of Section 18 of 'Uttar organising a non-religious prompting opposition mem- kidnapped for rape. however, claimed that they were period over the issue. Pradesh Prayagraj Mela function at Kumbh Mela area. bers to rush to the Well of the In Deoria, the minor girl waiting for autopsy report to Raising the issue during Pradhikaran Adhiniyam-2017', Countering the SP mem- House. was kidnapped from her home confirm the cause of death. stating that the collection of ber's charge, Leader of the Another minister while she was sleeping with her As per reports, some vil- people for any purpose other House and Deputy Chief Mahendra Pratap Singh was siblings on Monday night and lagers of Jawahi Dayal hamlet of than religious work was pro- Minister Dinesh Sharma said heard saying 'astha par chot taken to a nearby field and Taryasujan locality consumed hibited in Kumbh area. "The that there was no ban on karna band karo' (stop attack- raped by three miscreants. Based liquor on Tuesday night after holding of a cabinet meeting in holding Cabinet meeting any- ing faith). on a complaint lodged by the which their condition deteriorat- Kumbh Mela area is definite- where. He also demanded that Later, Council chairman girl's mother, a case was regis- ed. The villagers rushed them ly a non-religious programme. SP members should apologise Ramesh Yadav adjourned the tered against three youths out of to the district hospital where Thus the government also vio- for ‘hurting religious senti- House for 20 minutes. When which two were arrested while there of them, identified as lated the laid norms of Kumbh ments’. “Pictures were clicked proceedings resumed, Leader the third was on the lam. Deva Nishan (65), Heera Lal Mela," the Samajwadi MLC at 'selfie points' and the ones of Opposition Ahmed Hasan Elsewhere in Muzaffarnagar, (35) and Awadh (50), were said. that were published were taken alleged that the BJP govern- two youths were beaten up by pronounced dead upon Photographs of Chief by the media and they could ment was only concerned local villagers for attempting to arrival. Surprisingly, despite Minister Yogi Adityanath and not be stopped from doing so,” about elections and ‘saffronis- rape a girl on the outskirts. the apprehension of villagers his Cabinet ministers taking Sharma pointed out. ing’ all events and pro- The victim's parents alleged that the deceased died after dip at the Sangam were wide- Without taking names of grammes. The chairman later that four motorcycle-borne consuming spurious liquor, ly published and aired in print SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, deleted all objectionable words youths kidnapped their daugh- doctors did not conduct and electronic media. “The Sharma wondered that if it was used by members of both the ter while she was returning autopsy and handed over their entire Cabinet should have not wrong when senior oppo- benches. from school and tried to rape her bodies to the kin. Maya joins Twitter UP plans big sapling plantation drive

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW chased from private agencies the minister said that there were for better connect and all were grown in state-run 39 units in the state to dispose of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW he state government will go nurseries. "This fiscal, the govern- e-waste, of which eight units had However, the tweet went Tfor a massive aforestation ment has sanctioned Rs 100 a total capacity of 17,091 tonnes largely unnoticed for a long drive during the next monsoon crore from the contingency fund per year, while the rest two had ahujan Samaj Party chief time until RJD leader Tejashwi setting a target to plant 22 crore for development of more nurs- a capacity of 10,000 tonne per BMayawati finally joined the Yadav welcomed her to the saplings. This was announced by eries," he said. year each. micro-blogging site Twitter, micro-blogging site on Forest and Environment Minister Besides, the government has days before the Lok Sabha Tuesday. Dara Singh Chauhan in the sanctioned Rs 282.86 crore for polls. “This is to inform you Yadav wrote that he had Assembly on Wednesday. During the plantation drive in 2017-18 that BSP national president, requested the BSP chief to the Question Hour, Chauhan and in 2018-19 (till January) the former UP Chief Minister and join Twitter during their meet- said that the government had sanctioned money was Rs 219.14 former MP Mayawati has for ing in Lucknow on January 13. planted nine crore saplings last crore. the first time decided to join "Finally glad to see you here. year, out of which around five per Meanwhile, to another ques- Twitter for speedy interaction Happy that you acknowledged cent of the plants withered. tion, Chauhan admitted that out with media and masses, and respected my request of The minister pointed out of the total e-waste of 25,586 met- besides expressing her views joining Twitter during our that during 2017-18, the govern- ric tonnes, the government had on various issues of national meeting in Lucknow on ment planted 4.53 crore saplings disposed of 23,000 tonnes so far and political importance January 13. Warm Regards,'' whose expectancy rate was and the rest would be done through the site,” a statement Tejashwi tweeted. between 91 and 95 per cent. within the next 45 days. issued by the BSP on Twitter verified the Chauhan also made it clear that Replying to a question put by Wednesday said. account within minutes of the not a single sapling was pur- Ujjawal Raman Singh of the SP, REQUIRED Mayawati’s official Twitter BSP issuing the statement. handle is @SushriMayawati, Mayawati's handle has more H.L.Y. DEGREE COLLEGE which was actually created in than 6,000 followers till now UTTARGAON SISENDI MOHANLALGANJ, LUCKNOW October last year, but was put and she follows only one per- AAP supports state staff stir Required to use only this January. son - Twitter Support. Tweeting for the first time Seven of the first 11 tweets Principal/HOD-1, Asst. Prof. For B.ed. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW 15, Pedagogy-10 (Science, Maths, on January 22, Mayawati were press releases from her said that the employees’ Hindi, English, Home Science) wrote: “Hello brothers and party. “Connect me directly, demand to implement the pen- Foundation Course-02, Art & Carft-01, sisters. With due respect, let get party views and updates. tate Aam Aadmi Party sion policy was justified and it Music-01 (Vocal/Instrumental), me introduce myself to the With regards,” Mayawati tweet- S(AAP) chief Sanjay Singh was the state government's Physical Education-01 Apply to the Twitter family. This is my ed on January 23. supported the ongoing strike by responsibility to address the manager within 15 days from first insertion of this advt. Education opening and inauguration. Mayawati’s Twitter han- state government employees, issue. Qualification & Salary as per norms of @SushriMayawati is my official dle’s cover image is one of her demanding implementation of “The employees have been U.G.C., N.C. T.E. & first statute of twitter handle for all my future posing with two books that she the old pension scheme and on the warpath for a long time. Lucknow University interactions, comments and authored and also carries said that the Yogi government Pension is their right and they 9454140180 updates. With warm regards. images of Baba Saheb Bhim was ignoring the genuine are not begging from the gov- [email protected] Thank you." Rao Ambedkar. demand of employees. Singh ernment,” he said.

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UP Board Lko achieves 1,00,078 students to High School, ODF++ status in 2 property dealers caught Inter exams Swachh survey with `5 crore; probe on appear at 113 centres begin today PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW checked the car, wads in person. If it is a case related to PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ucknow achieved the certi- denomination of Rs 500 and Rs IT fraud, the cash will be hand- Lfication of ODF++ status wo property dealers were 2,000 were found stacked in the ed over to the Income Tax he UP Board examina- under the ‘Swachh Survekshan Tarrested with nearly Rs 5 car boot. The cash was estimat- department,” he said. tions for High School 2019’ on Wednesday. Joint crore in cash from outside ed to be Rs 5 crore,” he said. The IG said that the police Tand Intermediate classes director, Lucknow Municipal Phoenix Mall in Krishna Nagar Krishna Nagar circle officer were yet to verify if the cash was conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Corporation, Arvind Rao said on Wednesday evening. Senior LP Singh said both the detainees supposed to be used by some Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad the third-party inspection car- officials rushed to the rescue of said that they were given the political party. “It will be too will kick off on Thursday. ried out between January 15 and Lucknow police and called the cash by one Rakesh and they early to speak on this,” he said. District Inspector of Schools 17 released its report on Income Tax and intelligence were to hand it over to another They said both the detainees (DIOS) Mukesh Singh said Wednesday. He said LMC had unit to expedite the probe of the person outside the mall. IG, had their business expanded in that a total of 1,00,078 students completed the construction of case. According to the Lucknow Range, SK Bhagat several districts, including were appearing for the exami- required number of toilets, spokesman of the SSP, two per- said the cash was counted and Lucknow. The police said the nations at 113 centres in the including 14,000 individual toi- sons, identified as Devendra it was Rs 4,99,75,250. “It is yet duo worked as deliverymen for district. He said that these 113 lets and 380 community and Srivastava of Rajajipuram and to be ascertained if it is the ill- Rajesh and Awadhesh (both of centres include the one at the public toilets to get the status. Namit Srivastava of Madiaon, gotten money. We have called Gomti Nagar). They suspected Model Jail here. The High When told that people in the were seen sitting in the car out- the Income Tax and intelli- some tycoon might have sent School examinations will be city still defecate in the open, side the mall. “Some informer gence sleuths to expedite the the duo with cash. The cops said over in 14 days and conclude Rao said behavioural changes tipped of the police and a team probe. The detainees said they IT sleuths were interrogating on February 28 and the would take time. “We have reached the place. When they were carrying the cash for some the duo Intermediate examinations will constructed the toilets and it is be over in 30 days and conclude now up to people to use them,” on March 2. he added. Giving details of the prepa- The Minister of Housing rations, he said that Section 144 and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Showers bring back chill CrPC had already been had conducted ‘Swachh PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW imposed in the district. “There Survekshan’ to rate 73 cities in will be a total of 13 sector mag- January 2016, followed by ains lashed the city on istrates, 14 zonal magistrates, another survey in 2017 ranking RWednesday morning, 54 static magistrates and super- 434 cities and the recent one this bringing in chill back. visors who are second in com- year for ranking 4,203 cities. In Intermittent rains occurred mand at 54 sensitive centres,” a bid to scale up the coverage of throughout the day, causing a he said. Singh said that they ranking exercise and encourage 3-degree dip in the maximum had a sufficient strength of towns and cities to actively temperature. The state capital invigilators and they were 5,000 implement mission initiatives in recorded 1.6 mm rainfall. in number. “We have seven fly- Teachers examining roll numbers at an exam centre in Lucknow on Wednesday Pioneer a timely and innovative manner, According to the Met depart- ing squads which will also be MoHUA is now conducting its ment, rains will continue on monitoring the examinations,” examination, the DIOS said which was the watchword for all your things which you fourth survey to rank all cities Thursday. Met director JP he said. that they had counsellors who giving the examination. “They should take for writing papers under Swachh Bharat Mission- Gupta said that the rains In order to prevent copying were adept at handling the should follow the routine and paste it near your study Urban (SBM-U). The objec- occurred because of the west- around 20 degree Celsius and over the state. There is warn- in the examinations, he said children. “Our teachers have strongly of sleeping and eating table. She said that it was tive is to encourage large-scale ern disturbance prevailing 12 degrees Celsius, respective- ing for thunderstorm accompa- that they had installed double been handling students since their food. Studying continu- important not to discuss the citizen participation, ensure over Pakistan. Residents woke ly. The forecast is for rains/ nied by hailstorm at isolated CCTVs in all the rooms where long and know how to de-stress ously throughout the day was paper after the examination sustainability of initiatives taken up to thundering clouds and thundershower at many places places over eastern UP. the examination would be con- them,” he added. Giving a mes- not helpful at all because it because one could get dis- towards garbage-free and open rains at 6.30 am. A brief spell ducted and a voice recorder sage to the students appearing could create confusions. They heartened. “Don’t evaluate your defecation-free cities, provide of clear skies was again fol- too. “There is a control room for the examination, he said should attempt all the sections paper or compare it with your credible outcomes which will be lowed by showers in the after- which has been established that it was important for them and if they feel that they do not friends. If the paper goes bad validated by third-party certifi- noon and then in the evening. and I have also linked the sur- to be totally relaxed while remember any section then then forget about it and focus cation, institutionalise existing Lucknow recorded the veillance of the centres on my doing so. “They should sleep they could close their eyes, take on the next examination,” she systems through online process maximum temperature at 22 mobile phone so that I can well because this is important a deep breath and try to recall added. and create awareness amongst degree Celsius, which was three monitor it when on the move. while appearing for the exam- what was written on the page,” The psychologist said that all sections of society about the notches below normal, while This app will be used by the ination. They should revise the she said. some of the activities one importance of working togeth- the minimum temperature set- other officials too,” he pointed topics which they have already She said that in the pre- should involve in during the er towards, making towns and tled at 12.6 degree Celsius, out. He said that the students prepared and should not start exam time they should make a examinations included watch- cities a better place to live in. which was three degrees above were not supposed to take any preparing something new,” he table of learned, semi-learned, ing small TV programmes, Additionally, the survey normal. The forecast for electrical gadget within the added. unlearned, difficult topics and especially English news and also intends to foster a spirit of Lucknow is generally cloudy rooms. “The students are now A psychologist, Kumud doubts. “Loud reading is the programmes, which will help in healthy competition among sky with few spells of accustomed to the idea of giv- Srivastava, while giving tips to best way to develop concentra- improving one’s language and towns and cities to improve rains/thundershowers. The ing an examination under the those appearing for the exam- tion as well as strong learning vocabulary. “Avoid use of elec- their service delivery to citizens, maximum and minimum tem- cameras. Special checking dri- ination said that more than the and long-time memory. One tronic gadgets and social towards creating cleaner cities. perature is expected to be ves will be carried out on the children the parents should should sit for a duration of two- media. Sing and play instru- days when cheating instances take care not to project their and-a-half hours at a stretch ments or listen to music but are expected to be high. We are anxiety and fears before them and take a break of 15-30 min- don’t use head-phones. Dart confident that there will be no which could make them ner- utes after every three hours’ games for difficult topics, cross- cases of cheating,” he added. vous. She said that for the stu- study. During breaks you can word puzzles, sketching, scrib- On being asked whether dents it was most important to do your personal works, yoga bling, writing on boards and they had made arrangements understand that they should and meditation,” she said. making small chits of paper of for handling students who get believe in themselves and be During the examination it difficult topics will help in de- stressed while appearing for the confident about themselves was important to make a list of stressing one,” she said. Teachers, employees to continue strike for old pension scheme

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ith the talks between the W‘Karmachari Shikshak Adhikari Purani Pension Bahali Manch’ and Chief Secretary Anoop Chandra Pandey ending inclusively on Wednesday, the protesting teachers and employees have decided to continue with their protest for revoking the old pension policy till February 12. At the state capital, the employees from government departments and teachers from basic shiksha schools gathered at the PWD office despite the imposition of ESMA. Talking to The Pioneer, coordinator of Pension Bahali Manch Hari Kishore Tewari State employees protesting at Lok Nirman office on Wednesday Pioneer said that in the one-hour talks which they held with the Chief ment in terms of whether to ipating across the state. Secretary and his team of adopt the new pension policy “The strike also impacted Principal Secretary, Finance, or not,” he said. a revenue of Rs 150 crore that and other officials, no results He added that the strike is collected through sales tax, were achieved. “They have had evoked a successful RTO, treasury and other asked us to approach the response with over 7,500 departments” he added. Tewari Central government in this departments being impacted said that they have been insist- regard but being the employ- and 20 lakh employees from ing on the revoking of the old ees of the state government, we the government departments pension policy because they want an assurance from the of RTO, Education, want a secure pension. “We do state government. Also, the Agriculture, PWD, Samaj not want that our pension Central government has given Kalyan, Treasury, Horticulture, should be used in the stock a leeway to the state govern- Jal Nigam, Labour etc partic- market” he added. LESA employee caught taking bribe Lucknow (PNS): The Lucknow unit of Anti- Corruption Organisation nabbed an office assistant of LESA for taking bribe from a consumer in Ashiyana on Wednesday. As per reports, Nitin Patel of Banthara had applied for permanent discon- nection in his mother’s name at the office of executive engineer (Electric Distribution) in Krishna Nagar. According to Patel, office assistant Raj Kumar demanded Rs 10,000 which he refused. Patel later contacted the ACO office and a team led by JS Singh was asked to work on the case. The team laid a trap and later caught the office assistant while accepting bribe. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 city 04

Several miscreants on police radar Books on mythology witnessing brisk sales PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW JEWELLER LOOTED AT GUN-POINT PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW olice suspect the role of some Verma and his son Rinku on one with adequate informa- evdutt Pattanaik’s books Pof the miscreants belonging Tuesday morning when they tion about the victim’s routine. Don mythology are witness- to Unnao and Sitapur in the dar- were going to the shop. The facilitator may be a close ing good sales at the Lucknow ing loot case involving Sarojini Sources disclosed that acquaintance of the victim or Book Fair, currently underway Nagar jeweller. Gold and silver criminals belonging to some some local resident,” the at Sangeet Natak Akademi. ornaments worth lakhs were of the listed gangs of robbers sources opined. Abhinav Chhabra from the stall looted from jeweler Shiv Mohan in Unnao and Sitapur were on The police said they were showcasing books by Vani police radar. “The modus scanning footages of the Prakashan and Rajkamal operandi of miscreants, who CCTV cameras installed in Prakashan, said Pattanaik was executed the loot at the gun- the area and at toll tax plaza being picked up by youths and point, matched that of some of between Lucknow and elders of alike. He pointed out the gangs notorious for daring Unnao. “Initial reports had that 20 titles of Pattanaik trans- loot incidents in the past. It revealed that the miscreants lated into Hindi were attracting also surfaced in the investiga- fled towards Unnao after exe- the attention of readers. “Being tion that some of these crim- cuting the crime. Also, a team a hyped author and also very inals were underground and was sent to Kanpur to collect visible on the visual medium, their mobile phones switched CCTV footages from toll tax Pattanaik is a well-known name off. This has further deepened plazas there. We have and hence this craze among the suspicion on their com- detained some suspects and readers,” he opined. plicity in the Sarojini Nagar they are being interrogated,” Chhabra said other Hindi loot case,” the sources said. the police said. On Tuesday translations such as Shashi They said the police were morning, three unidentified Tharoor’s ‘Why I am a Hindu’ School students at a craft exhibition under book fair on Wednesday Pioneer looking for the one who bike-borne miscreants had and William Dalrymple’s ‘Last played a role of informer to looted gold and silver orna- Moghul’ are also being picked Akademi, several theatre Dubey was also flying off the Verma, Shivani, and Manu the perpetrators of crime. ments worth lakhs from the by bibliophiles. Besides, actor artistes also visit the book fair shelf. “The book has informa- Bhandari are among the “The crime was executed with jeweller and his son in Piyush Mishra’s books titled and are preferring scripts such tion about Allahabad, Kumbh favourite authors,” he added. utter precision. The miscre- Sarojini Nagar. The miscre- ‘Kuch Ishq Kiya Kuch Kaam as Girish Karnad’s ‘Tughlaq’ & Akharas and many pho- Meanwhile, rains played spoil- ants chose the time to strike ants had opened fire in the air Kiya’, ‘Jab Shahar Hamara Sota ‘Bali’, and Abhay Shukla’s ‘Taj tographs on the biggest reli- sport in terms of sales at the when the presence of police to intimidate the commuters Hai’ and ‘Sargam’ were also Mahal Ka Tender’. Sanjay Arora gious fair,” he said. He said most book fair on Wednesday. Key and commuters is very thin on who started converging the being preferred, he added. from the same stall said point- of the time, people were inter- organiser Manoj Chandel said the road. This cannot be pos- scene after the victim raised Since the event has been ed out that a book on Kumbh ested in old authors instead of they were expecting the footfalls sible without the help of the an alarm. organised at Sangeet Natak Mela written by Brij Bhushan new ones. “Bhagwadi Charan to increase in the coming days. Construction of road to connect Two persons booked for fraud Lucknow (PNS): A case of to provide them details of the them at a shop and handed fraud was on Wednesday reg- customers registered with the them over to police. Shaheed Path with airport begins istered against two miscre- mobile company. As Rajeev As per reports, one of the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW elevated road. In order to give did not miss the flight. This ants, who impersonated a pri- was convinced, he made the complainants, identified as a carriageway for the existing would help greatly reduce vate telecom company payment. After a week when Omveer Singh of Jankipuram he Uttar Pradesh Bridge road we are extending it by the time if we provide a route employees and duped a realtor he did not get the services, he (sector H) told the police that TCorporation (UPBC) has two lanes on each side so that from the Shaheed Path,” he of Rs 36,000 after promising contacted the duo but the two persons Anil and Vijay begun the construction work the coming and going traffic said. On the issue of land him SMS service package for numbers of both were had promised to double his of the elevated road which will can continue.” Incidentally being acquired from the his employees, was registered switched off. He then contact- money in five months. “I connect the Shaheed Path this will go a long way in pro- PWD for the construction of at Ghazipur police station on ed the company’s head office. invested Rs 10,000 and also with the Chaudhary Charan viding relief for the 1.5 km- the road, he said that these Tuesday. As per reports, the “I was told there were no encouraged several of my Singh Airport. Managing long stretch on the Shaheed issues were currently being realtor identified as Rajeev employees by those names,” he acquaintances to invest in the director of Bridge Corporation Path where traffic snarls occur discussed and they would Jagwani of Nirala Nagar has the police. scheme. However, Anil and Uttam Kumar Gehlaut, while when the flights arrive. continue till the completion his office in Ismailganj under Meanwhile, two miscre- Vijay disappeared after collect- talking to The Pioneer, said “The road will help in of the project. “However, we Ghazipur police station. On ants duped several persons of ing the cash. After we spotted that the elevated road was decongesting the portion of have started the construction November 10 last year, two cash to the tune of lakhs in them on Wednesday, we being constructed at a cost of the Shaheed Path at the at all those points wherever persons Sandeep and Anshika Gudamba by promising to nabbed them and handed Rs 134.70 crore and its length Kanpur Road and ease the there is no land problem,” he met Rajeev in his office and double their money on invest- them over to police,” Omveer would be 1.12 kilometres. He traffic here for it to go direct- added. He said that the road asked him to avail of an SMS ment. The investors nabbed said. The police said investiga- said that the road would be ly to the airport,” he said. would not have any free service scheme on rebate. the miscreants on Wednesday tions into the case were constructed from the Bangla Secondly he pointed out that points for entry. “Just as the They also offered Rajeev evening after they spotted underway. Bazaar underpass at the the time taken by the traffic Shaheed Path was built as an Shaheed Path and would con- from Hazratganj to the elevated road with specific nect it with the Airport. “Now Airport would drastically points where vehicles can we have started the construc- reduce because if there was a enter this road will also not tion of the retaining wall. The congestion people would be have any free entry,” he Amaal pitches for original existing road is under NHAI in trouble and they would added. The project was sanc- Shaheed Path and in the cen- have to start an hour or half tioned in the first week of tre of this we are making the an hour earlier so that they August 2018. songs instead of remixes PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW making songs. However, I CRIMELINE would like to spend time with usic composer and singer my friends and not fall in this MAmaal Mallik said the kind of trap. Also, I was clear NEWSPAPER HAWKER driver fled the scene as no lakhs of rupees. Police claimed Bollywood music industry sce- that I wanted to do quality work KILLED IN MISHAP cops and hardly any com- that Ranjeet had five cases reg- nario had become more of a and not just remixes. I am the In a tragic incident, a muter present at the crossing. istered against him, Himanshu business with the music direc- grandson of famous singer newspaper hawker was killed had four while Rakesh and tors facing a lot of pressure. Sardaar Malik, and I have to when a speeding loader ARRESTED Sunil three cases each at Mallik was in the city for the carry the big name of my ances- knocked his cycle at Four thieves were arrest- Mohanlalganj and Purva promotion of reality show ‘Sa Re tor on my shoulder. My coming Polytechnic crossing on ed and stolen goods worth police stations of Unnao. Ga Ma Pa Little Champs’. In a work will see me bring some Wednesday morning. The vic- several lakhs was recovered chat with The Pioneer, he said original stuff through the films,” tim, identified as Vijay from them in Mohanlalganj FOUND HANGING he always took a stand on the if the music director refuses he said. On being asked if a Shanker Mishra (81) of on Wednesday. Those arrest- A youth, identified as Shiv kind of work which he chose for then there are several other career in play back singing has Indiranagar, left his house to ed were Kumar (22) of Gosainganj, himself and mooted for original music directors who are stand- disappeared, he said that it still collect newspapers from identified was found hanging from a tree sounds instead of remixes. ing in a row doing these remix- exists but the fact remains that Polytechnic crossing. When he as Ranjeet in a mango grove on Tuesday “The music industry has es and I have nothing against gone is the erstwhile era when was at the crossing around Rawat of night. Police said some vil- become more of a business. them for the kind of problems the singers were put on a 6:30 am, a speeding loader Ashiyana, lagers spotted the body hang- Today the music director has lit- they themselves are facing,” he pedestal. ‘But then if these knocked the cycle from Himanshu ing from the tree. “A team was tle say and most of the decisions said. About himself, he said that youngsters do not work they behind. Mishra was rushed to and sent to the place and the body are that of the producer. People he had taken a break after mak- will also not reach anywhere. If Ram Manohar Lohiya Rakesh was taken off the noose. The blame us for doing only remix- ing some good songs. “I did not you are talented then things will Hospital where doctors Rawat (both of PGI locality) elder brother of the victim, es but nobody understands that want to exhaust myself doing work for you. I have got this declared him brought dead. and Sunil of Mohanlalganj. identified the body that was the music composer is made to the same songs. I have seen judge’s chair because I had Police have registered a case in The police recovered gold sent for autopsy,” the police do these remixes for the sake of music directors who have done made some good songs,” he this connection. The loader and silver ornaments worth said. the success of the trailers. And nothing in their life except for added. Bhule Bhatke: Reuniting Kumbh CITYBRIEFS Mela’s lost people since 1946 PTI n ALLAHABAD his or her parents or siblings. at Allahabad, in 1946 with “Sometimes it could take his friends, recounted the undreds of people mill days and sometime it was son who carries on his Haround the ‘Bhule just matter of some hours. father’s work. “In that mela Bhatke Camp’, lost in the My father, in most cases, did he saw an old woman crying. teeming crowds of the manage to reunite lost peo- He asked why and learnt that Kumbh Mela and hoping ple with their families. When she was lost. After three desperately to be ‘found’ – a he couldn’t help the lost per- hours, he found her home. familiar trope of many a son, he would take the help That incident made my Hindi film but also an every- of police,” Umesh told PTI. father very happy. “The next day reality in the largest The formula for success, day, he came again and start- gathering on earth underway devised way back in 1946, ed announcing the names of here. The humble tin settle- continues in this digital age lost people with a hand- Students taking part in an event under Amiphoria ment that is the headquarters with loudspeakers blaring made tin loudspeaker. He of the camp has already out the names of those queu- would move around the AMIPHORIA “The traders had pointed out ‘found’ 20,000 people since ing up outside – and inside whole mela with a caravan of Three-day ‘Amiphoria’ that nobody would recognise the Kumbh Mela started on – the camp. lost people following him. kicked off at Amity University the station by that name and it January 15, said Umesh For Raja Ram, it all start- That year alone, he helped in Lucknow on Wednesday. should be renamed after Tiwari whose father started ed when he attended the reunite 800 people,” Umesh The event was inaugurated on Bhootnath Market,” he said. the ‘lost and found’ move- Magh Mela, an annual fair said. There has been no Malhaur campus. The chief The official said that the signal- ment. Many writers of the on the banks of the Sangam looking back since. guest on the occasion was IG ing and integrated trails of 1960s and 1970s shot to (Traffic) Deepak Ratan while North-South corridor would fame by penning stories the guest of honor was joint conclude on February 9. themed on separation in the secretary, UP, Amit Bharadwaj. Kumbh Mela and unification The first day saw ‘Youth Icon AWARDED several celluloid hours later. and Amity Idol’ in which the Devendra Pratap Singh But it was Raja Ram Tiwari, participants were judged in Yadav, a Physics teacher of famously known as Bhule several rounds. The next two City Montessori Bhatke Tiwari, who gave real days will witness a series of School, RDSO life to their stories. events like designer awards, campus, has He dedicated 70 years of fashion show, soap carving, been honoured his life to help reunite jan manthan etc. with the ‘Best “12,50,000 adults” and over Teacher Award’ “20,000 children” lost in NAME CHANGED by IMS Kumbh with their families, Lucknow Metro Rail Engineering College and Hindi said his proud son. Tiwari Corporation has changed the daily. Yadav was honoured for Senior’s success rate was name of RS Mishra Metro his efforts in encouraging stu- close to “100 per cent”, he Station to Bhootnath Market dents to participate in Physics- added. And unlike the Metro Station. A senior official related activities, out of the movies, a child did not have People wait for lost family members at ‘Bhule Bhatke Camp' during Kumbh said the name was changed on classroom, and for developing to wait for 20 years to meet Mela in Allahabad PTI the request of local traders. students’ knowledge. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 nation 05

Was Rahul behind coup story: BJP INSHORT Massive drive to fill over SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE BOARD REFORMED n PNS NEW DELHI ‘I am a member of Minister in the Modi- national security of this coun- New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik who is Parliamentary Committee on Government) was attempting a try and played with security,” the 76K posts in CAPF: Govt he BJP on Wednesday coup against the Government. BJP spokesperson said. also the chairman of the Shri Tquestioned whether Defence and (this fresh “The top leadership of the “This is not just a politi- Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Congress chief Rahul Gandhi report) is a matter of great UPA 2 government, in the last cal conspiracy but also an PNS n NEW DELHI The CRPF, which has a CRPF (274), the SSB (206) (SMVDSB) has reconstituted the was behind planting the Army concern and I have raised the few months of 2011 and early attempt to defame the Indian strength of 325 operational and the ITBP (85). D i r e c t Board for three years. coup story in 2012 even as it issue with our chairman and 2012, had informally indicated army. In January 2012, there he Union Home Ministry battalions (3,25,000 person- Recruitment for these posts Former IPS officer Ashok Bhan, sought the Standing requested him that we should to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) were media reports that Thas launched a massive nel) will get nearly 22 more bat- also will be made by the SSC Justice Permod Kohli, Major Committee on Defence to take find answers to these to try and establish that the claimed that the Indian Army recruitment drive to fill 76,578 talions (22,000 personnel through a written examination General SK Sharma, spiritual note of “fresh reports” on the questions’ Army, under its chief, General was staging a coup against the vacancies, including 7,646 posts approximately). The CRPF is a between February-March. leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, alleged episode. VK Singh, was attempting a then-Manmohan Singh for women, in Central Armed designated anti-Naxal, counter- At the level of the Assistant chairman-cum-managing Taking a serious note of a section of the press. He coup to topple the Government. The stories were Police Forces (CAPFs). terror and anti-insurgency Commandant, there exist 466 director of AIMIL what he described “new reve- sought the name of the Government. This was at a planted by senior leaders of the In a statement on Central Force. vacancies for which direct Pharmaceuticals K K Sharma, lations” on the alleged coup Minister who had leaked the time when the UPA 2 Congress party, including cer- Wednesday, the Home The paramilitary is heavi- recruitment is being made educationist Vijay Dhar and attempt in 2012, BJP information to the media. Government was reeling under tain Cabinet Ministers. This Ministry said out of these ly deployed in Jammu and through the UPSC. The result chairman of emeritus of Carlson spokesperson GVL Narsimha The report in a national charges of immense corruption was a manufactured coup. vacancies, 54,953 posts are for Kashmir, Naxal areas and the of the written examination to Rezidor Hotel Group K B Kachru Rao said he has raised the issue English daily on April 12, 2012, and the Anna Hazare move- Based on the information that the constable cadre and they Northeast. fill these posts has been have been nominated as board with the Standing committee had claimed that the “alarm’ was ment was going on. A few was given to him, the then- will be hired through the The addition of the 22 bat- declared on January 1. members, said a statement here. chairman Kalraj Mishra who is raised in January 16, 2013. The months later, despite the IB cat- Prime Minister asked the IB to Staff Selection Commission talions will give a boost to the The shortlisted candidates also a Union Minister and a lead story of the daily suggest- egorically reporting that there present facts on the rumour. (SSC). Force that has for long been will appear for physical and NEED TO BUST RACKETS senor BJP leader. ed an attempt of coup by the was absolutely no chance that Even after the IB had cleared Out of the 54,953 posts of deprived of the reserve com- medical examination to be THAT FLEECE VISITORS: MIN “I am a member of Army. The report then alluded Gen Singh would carry out any the rumours, the UPA still constables, the CRPF, the ponent, leading to fatigue conducted by the Sashatra New Delhi: Union Tourism Parliamentary Committee on that an entire unit of infantry coup, this fiction was “leaked” planted the story in media world’s largest paramilitary amongst personnel due to Seema Bal (SSB), the nodal Minister KJ Alphons on Defence and (this fresh report) based in Hisar (Haryana) had to the media..”, the report of the that attempted to malign the force, has the maximum 21,566 continuous deployment in hard force, from February 25 Wednesday said that rackets that is a matter of great concern and started moving towards Delhi Weekly alleged. Indian Army,” he said. vacancies, followed by the BSF areas. onwards. fleece tourists have to be busted, I have raised the issue with our while a section from Agra also Rao asked if Congress Reacting to the charges, ex- (16,984 posts), the SSB (8,546 After the completion of the In addition, 20,086 vacan- two months after a Belgian chairman and requested him moved towards Palam. leader Rahul Gandhi was the Defence Minister and senior posts), the ITBP (4,126 posts) recruitment, the personnel will cies pertain to promotional tourist was forced to leave India that we should find answers to The BJP leader was react- ‘brain’ behind these conspira- Congress leader A K Antony and the Assam Rifles (3,076 be able to get soft postings like posts and in other cadres such within a day after being allegedly these questions,” Rao told ing after ‘fresh report’ in an cies, and wondered why UPA said in a brief reply, “As posts) with the remaining training and the areas not hit as tradesman, ministerial, med- harassed in Delhi. Maintaining newspersons here. English Weekly ‘Sunday ministers spread these ‘lies’ Defence Minister at that time, being in the CISF and other by insurgency or terror. ical, paramedical, communi- that India is a safe tourist place The BJP’s Rajya Sbha Guardian’, this month, alleged despite the Intelligence Bureau there were lot of questions in CAPFs. There are 1,073 vacancies cation and engineering and and such isolated incidents member claimed that four of that the UPA dispensation calling any news about these Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. I For the entire exercise, the in various CAPFs at the level of these are also being filled by the happens once in a while, he said Narsimha Rao Government’s under Manmohan Sigh had attempts ‘false’. had given detailed answers. SSC will start a computer- Sub-Inspector, out of which 38 CAPFs. that he has already written to the Cabinet Ministers were in the asked Intelligence Bureau to “This Congress party had Please go through Parliament based written examination posts are reserved for women. Thus, in all 76,578 vacan- police commissioner and an know of things and one of establish that the then army not only indulged in loot, but website, you’ll get the answer I from this month itself, the The BSF has the maximum 508 cies are getting filled up, the arrest has been made in the them had leaked the report to Chief Gen. V K Singh (now a they have also played havoc with had given,” statement said. vacancies of SI, followed by the statement added. case. Govt to file petition in SC after SLP Centre seeks applications for SC issues notice to Prashant on on faculty quota in varsities rejected chief, members of Lokpal contempt plea by AG, Centre PTI n NEW DELHI Those with less than 45 years of age are not eligible to PTI n NEW DELHI meeting of the high powered PNS n NEW DELHI faculty reservation, which is Government filed an SLP he Government has sought apply. selection committee compris- calculating total posts institu- against it and it was argued well Tapplications for chairman According to rules, there is he Supreme Court on ing Prime Minister Narendra t the backdrop of protests tion-wise rather than depart- but the Supreme Court did not and members of anti-corrup- a provision for a chairperson TWednesday sought a Modi, Justice A K Sikri and Afrom various sections, ment-wise, was dismissed by accept the SLP,” Javadekar said tion ombudsman Lokpal, near- and a maximum of eight mem- response from activist and leader of the largest opposition including Parliamentarians, the the Supreme court last month. briefing the media outside the ly five years after the Lokpal bers in the Lokpal. Of these, lawyer Prashant Bhushan on party Mallikarjun Kharge. Centre on Wednesday said the The roster system provides Parliament. Act came into force, officials four need to be judicial mem- contempt pleas by Attorney The Centre’s plea also Government will file a review that number of vacancies are The University Grants said Wednesday. bers. General K K Venugopal and referred to the contents of petition in the Supreme considered department or wing Commission (UGC) had issued An advertisement seeking “Not less than 50 per cent the Centre for his tweets Venugopal’s petition and sub- Court after its Special Leave wise in a college or university a communication to all uni- applications from desired and of the members of the Lokpal allegedly criticising the court it said, listing the matter for fur- mitted that they be also read as Petition (SLP) on faculty reser- and not total number of posts versities and higher education eligible candidates has been shall be from amongst the per- over the appointment of M ther hearing on March 7. part of its plea. vation mechanism for univer- available for recruitment in institutions (HEIs) to “ issued by the Personnel sons belonging to the Nageswara Rao as interim CBI Bhushan, in his tweets, Venugopal’s petition sities was rejected by the apex any institution. This results in postpone the recruitment Ministry. Scheduled Castes, the director. alleged that the Centre, repre- referred to Bhushan’s February court. limited seats available for process” till the Supreme Court For the appointment as Scheduled Tribes, Other Bhushan was given three sented by Venugopal, misled 1 tweets in which he alleged “We will file review peti- recruitment by each depart- issued its verdict on the SLP the chairman, a person who is Backward Classes, minorities weeks to reply. the apex court on the issue of that the government appeared tion soon and we will put our ment or wing under reserved and that decision has not been or has been Chief Justice of and women,” the advertise- A bench of Justices Arun Rao’s appointment. to have misled the apex court point strongly. We are confi- categories. withdrawn yet, the Minister India or a Supreme Court ment seeking the applications Mishra and Naveen Sinha said On Tuesday, the Centre and perhaps submitted fabri- dent there will be justice and “Earlier universities were said. judge is eligible to apply. reads. it would deal with the larger moved the apex court seeking cated minutes of the meeting of reservation will continue as per treated as a unit for reservation The UGC had announced Besides, individuals with Upon selection, the chair- question of whether it is open initiation of contempt pro- the high-powered selection the earlier system. The gov- which was the right thing and in March last year that an “impeccable integrity and out- person and members shall hold for lawyers or any other person ceedings against Bhushan for committee. ernment will ensure that reser- the SC/ST/OBC were treated in individual department should standing ability” having special office for a term of five years or to criticise the court in a sub his tweets and said they Through his tweets, vation for SC/ST/OBC is not a just manner. be considered as the base unit knowledge and expertise of till they attain 70 years of age. judice matter which would amounted to making false Venugopal said, Bhushan hampered,” HRD Minister Initially the Allahabad to calculate the number of not less than 25 years in mat- The salary and allowances lead to influencing public opin- statement in a pending case. appeared to have deliberately Prakash Javadekar said. High Court and then the teaching posts to be reserved ters related to anti-corruption of the chairman of the Lokpal ion. Criticising the court may This was days after Venugopal’s intended to cast aspersions on The announcement comes Supreme Court decided that for Scheduled Caste (SC) and policy, public administration, will be same as that of the Chief also lead to interference in the contempt petition against the “integrity and honesty” of in the wake of protests by department wise reservation Scheduled Tribe (ST) candi- vigilance, finance including Justice of India. The members course of justice, the bench Bhushan. the attorney general who had teachers and students bodies will happen which meant dates following an order by the insurance and banking, and law will be paid salary and added. Venugopal, in his con- placed the minutes of the meet- after the SLP seeking restora- reduction in reservation for Allahabad High Court in April and management are eligible to allowances same as that of a “This issue required to be tempt plea, referred to the ing before the apex court dur- tion of earlier mechanism of SC/ST/OBC. The Modi in 2017. apply. judge of the Supreme Court. heard in length, notice issued,” extracts of the minutes of the ing the February 1 hearing. Metro projects in UP, Bihar, Guj OK’d Sitharaman to discuss defence

RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI has written to Ministry of Housing and it has been made `10,908 crores. with Germany, Sweden Urban Affairs that proposed change in A total of 32.385 km of metro rail head of the upcoming Lok Sabha alignment of the project as well as will be built in Kanpur. As per the PNS n NEW DELHI here on Wednesday. Apolls this year, the Ministry of change of station at Sarai Kale Khan revised DPR, two corridors will be built Sitharaman will hold wide Finance’s Public Investment Board from underground to elevated would under the Kanpur Metro project. The efence Minister Nirmala ranging discussions with her (PIB) on Wednesday approved metro affect the construction plan of ISBT proposed metro rail of Kanpur city will DSitharaman will discuss Swedish counterparts and is rail projects of Agra, Kanpur, Sarai Kale Khan and the proposed hotel cover IIT, Rawatpur, Bada Chauraha, the entire range of bilateral also likely to visit some state of Ahmedabad phase II and Patna besides under the PPP mode to fund the rede- Motimahal, Kanpur Central, ISBT strategic and defence issues the art defence industries there, the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid velopment of the ISBT. This will lead Jhakarkatti and Naubasta. The Agra with Germany and Sweden they added. Rail Transit corridor. to delay in the entire project. According metro project cost was estimated to respectively during her four- In her talks with German Meanwhile, the Delhi Government to sources, the after refusing the share `13,781 crores. Now it has been made day two-nation tour starting leaders, the Defence once again made it clear that its share the project cost by the Delhi `8,262 crores. A 30 km metro rail net- February 11. Minister will discuss issues of `1138 crore towards the project cost Government, the question arise whether work is to be built in Agra which will Incidentally, Prime like terrorism, possibility of has to be borne by the Centre as it did the Centre will pay the share of Delhi consist two corridors. Minister Narendra Modi had exchanges between officers at not have adequate funds. The question Government. The Ahmedabad metro phase II paid an official visit to the two the military level and strategic thus reminas as to who will pay the The metro rail project of Patna will projects will cost Rs 7500 crore. As per countries in April last year to matters. share of Delhi Government, sources cost `13,400 crore. As per the DPR, the east-west corridor will mostly be under- the revised DPR for phase-II, the route hold high level discussions Though India and said. 14.5km east-west corridor will cover ground, the north-south corridor will length has been shortened to 28.26 km. especially focussing on strate- field of defence manufacturing. Germany do not have much Sources in the Government said Saguna Mor, Bailey Road, Patna be elevated. It will have two corridors - the first one gic and defence relations. Sweden’s fighter jet Gripen is defence trade, the two sides that financial implications of the afore- Junction and Mithapur bus stand. The For Kanpur and Agra metro, the having a length of 22.84 km will link During her visit to in the race for the may hold discussion about mentioned metro rail projects have been 16.5km north-south corridor, on the Uttar Pradesh government had reduced Motera with Mahatma Mandir and the Sweden, the defence minister 110-fighter jet proposed deal possible tie-up for manufac- approved. The proposals would be sent other hand, will connect Patna Junction the cost of the projects after the Ministry second one about 5.42 km-long branch will explore possibilities of for the IAF costing more turing submarines as Germany to the Union Cabinet for approval. with the proposed bus stand at Barriya of Housing and Urban Affairs’s objec- from GNLU (Gujarat National Law industries from there partici- than ten billion dollars for three decades ago had helped On the Delhi-Ghaziabd-Meerut via Ashok Rajpath, Gandhi Maidan and tion. For the Kanpur project, a proposal University) and linking PDPU and pating in the “‘Make In India’’ which the global tender was India in manufacturing HDW corridor of RRTS, Delhi government Rajendra Nagar terminal. While the of `18,143 crore was sent earlier. Now GIFT City. programme especially in the floated last year, sources said submarines here. Linkage of PAN with Houses busy without business Outdated jets for warriors, ‘corrupt cheese & wine’ for babus: Brother Aadhaar is mandatory PNS n NEW DELHI not relent and kept on raising slogans like “Anti-poor gov- oth the Houses of ernment cannot function”. of pilot killed in crash pens poem for filing IT return: SC BParliament were adjourned They were also holding plac- on Wednesday without trans- ards to protest against the ros- n n PTI NEW DELHI “We therefore make it clear that acting any business. While the ter system. PTI NEW DELHI Leader Siddhartha Negi, for the assessment year 2019-20, proceedings of Lok Sabha were He then requested SP both from Aircraft and he Supreme Court has said the income tax return shall be adjourned for the day after pay- leader Ramgopal Yadav to end he bereaved family of late Systems Testing Establishment, Tthat linkage of PAN with filed in terms of the judgment ing obituary to sitting BJD the protest as he will be given TSquadron Leader Samir died after their fighter jet Aadhaar is mandatory for filing passed by this court. The special member from Odisha Ladu a chance to speak on the issue Abrol, one of the two test crashed. of Income Tax returns. leave petition is disposed of in Kishore Swain, Rajya Sabha too during the Zero Hour. Yadav pilots who died in a Mirage- They were conducting an A bench comprising Jus- the above terms,” were washed out completely for said the government has devi- 2000 crash in Bengaluru last acceptance sortie of the tices A K Sikri and S Abdul Naz- the third day in a row over var- ated from its promise made in week, has said while the Mirage-2000 trainer, which eer said the top court has alre- Income Tax Act. In view there- ious issues including the the House on this issue. bureaucracy enjoy its “corrupt had been newly-upgraded by ady decided the matter and of, linkage of PAN with Aadhaar Citizenship (Amendment) Bill In the meantime, cheese and wine”, the air war- state-run aerospace company upheld the section 139AA of the is mandatory,” the bench said. and roster system for reserva- Parliamentary Affairs Minister riors are given “outdated Hindustan Aeronautics Income Tax Act. The court’s dir- The top court noted that tion in educational institu- Vijay Goel tried to pacify machines” to fight. Limited, when it crashed on ection came on an appeal filed with regard to Assessment Year tions. The MP from Aska was TMC members trooped Yadav. However, the protest An emotional poem Friday. by the Centre against a Delhi 2018-19, it has been informed As soon as the Lok Sabha 71. Swain was a member of the into the well protesting over continued. penned by Abrol’s brother Though the two pilots High Court order allowing two that the two petitioners had filed met for the day, Speaker parliamentary committee on various issues mainly intro- HRD Minister Sushant, posted on Facebook, made a bid to eject, they were persons, Shreya Sen and the Income Tax returns in terms Sumitra Mahajan informed Rural Development and OBCs. duction of roster system in edu- Prakash Javadekar said states it is an “unforgiving” job caught in the flames as the Jayshree Satpute, to file Income of the orders of the High Court members about the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi cational institutions which they Government is working on the to be a test pilot given the risks plane crashed with a huge Tax returns for 2018-19 without and the assessment has also the Biju Janata Dal member in and UPA chairperson Sonia claim limits the scope of reser- issue and preparing a special it posses. explosion. linking their Aadhaar and PAN been completed. “We therefore Bhubaneshwar on Wednesday Gandhi were among members vation for jobs. Besides leave petition and review peti- “While the bureaucracy In another post, numbers. make it clear that for the assess- morning. present when the obituary ref- Congress members were also tion for filing in the Supreme enjoyed its corrupt cheese Sushant said, “It’s high time we “The aforesaid order was ment year 2019-20, the income The debate on Motion of erence was made. on their feet to lodge their Court. and wine. We give our warriors care not just for lost votes, but passed by the High Court having tax return shall be filed in Thanks to the President’s The Rajya Sabha proceed- protest. When the members con- outdated machines to also for our lost pilots to the regard to the fact that the matter terms of the judgment passed by Address to the joint sitting of ings were within seconds in the Deputy Speaker Harivansh tinued raising slogans and fight, They still deliver it negligence of this corrupt sys- was pending consideration in this this court. The special leave peti- Parliament is likely to contin- morning for post lunch. asked protesting members in showing placards, Harivansh with all their prowess tem!!” Court. Thereafter, this Court has tion is disposed of in the above ue on Thursday where Prime Thereafter as soon as the upper the well to return to their said, “In this situation, I have and might,” Sushant said in the The post was also shared decided the matter and upheld terms,” the bench said in an Minister is expected to reply to house resumed its proceedings respective seats. no other option but to adjourn post that was widely shared. by Abrol’s wife Garima on the vires of section 139AA of the order on Monday. the debate. at 2 PM, RJD, SP, BSP and However, the members did the House till February 7.” Abrol and Squadron Instagram. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 nation 06 Latest communication Sabarimala royal custodian raps board for U-turn satellite GSAT-31 Thiruvananthapuram: The the wishes and aspirations of What I have been told is that headline hailing it as “historic”. Pandalam royal family, the cus- the Sabarimala devotee, it was today we were asked about our Former Chief Minister and todian of the Sabarimala tem- all a bluff. stand in relation to the Congress leader Oommen launched successfully ple’s jewellery, on Wednesday “Today their true colours September 28 verdict. Chandy said the TDB’s somer- slammed the Travancore have surfaced and this means “It was to this that our sault showed that it was hand Devaswom Board (TDB) for both the government and the counsel said that they will abide in glove with the Pinarayi ATM networks, Ariane-5,” ISRO’s Satish changing its opinion and now TDB are out to destroy the cus- by the court verdict. The court Vijayan Government. Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) supporting the entry of all toms and traditions of the has also given time till February “Just what Vijayan wanted, DTH services Director S Pandian said at women to the hilltop shrine. Sabarimala temple,” he said. 13 to give in writing if there are the TDB has done,” he said. Kourou soon after the launch. After the TDB announced Noting the court had now any more things that should be State BJP president PS to get boost “Congratulation to its stand in the Supreme Court decided to give another seven brought before the court. Sreedharan Pillai said Vijayan Arianespace on the successful as it heard numerous review days for written submissions, “We will meet to discuss on has taken everyone for a ride. Bengaluru: India’s latest com- launch and precise injection of petitions against its September Verma alleged that this means what needs to be given in writ- “The people have been munication satellite GSAT-31 satellite into the orbit,” he 28 verdict lifting the ban on that the temple premises were ing,” said Padmakumar, a for- cheated and very soon the was successfully put into orbit added. entry of women of all ages to going to witness another show- mer CPI-M legislator. people will give a fitting reply in the early hours of The GSAT-31 is a “high the Lord Ayyappa temple, the down when it opens for the “The TDB will abide by for what has happened,” he Wednesday by an European power” communication satel- royal family’s spokesperson PS monthly pujas on February 12. whatever the verdict is,” he said. said. Former TDB president rocket from French Guiana, in lite with Ku-band, and it is Verma said the “true colours” “So as far as we are con- tion. We will go to any extent had changed its stand. Asked if there was a shift in the Prayar Gopalakrishnan, who a mission that is expected to going to serve and replace of the TDB had been revealed. cerned, we have not lost hope to protect the traditions and “We did not file a review stand, the TDB reminded the also filed a review petition, said enhance connectivity for ATMs some of the satellites that are “They have toed the line of as we feel that if there is going customs of the temple,” he petition. Instead we filed a media that the Bharatiya Janata he was confident the temple and provide for uninterrupted going to expire soon, he said. the Kerala Government. When to be another setback, there is added. TDB president A. ‘delay petition’ (requesting the Party’s organ had soon after the customs and traditions will be DTH services. Arianespace CEO they earlier said they are with an option to file a curative peti- Padmakumar denied the board court to defer the judgment). September 28 verdic ran a protected. IANS Blasting off from Ariane Stéphane Israël tweeted: “2019 Launch Complex at Kourou, a is off to a roaring start for French territory located in #Arianespace! Flight #VA247, northeastern coast of South carrying Saudi Geostationary ` America at at 2.31 am (IST), Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 and Assam Budget proposes 1 tola gold to brides, rice at 1! the Ariane-5 vehicle of the GSAT-31, is a confirmed suc- European launch services cess that underscores our lead- Guwahati: Assam Finance panies with turnover of `10 lakh The Government has also Sarma added that the ben- provider Arianespace injected ership position in the geosta- Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are required to register for proposed to give 1 tola of gold efit is commensurate with the the “high power” satellite into tionary launch market. on Wednesday presented a Goods and Services Tax (GST). (11.66 grams) to brides’ parents state’s population policy and the orbit in a flawless flight that @KACST #HellasSat @ISRO `1,193 crore deficit budget for However, to give succour to belonging to the economical- would be made available for lasted about 42 minutes. @LockheedMartin.” 2019-20 with no fresh taxes small businesses and consider- ly weaker sections of the soci- the first two children of a With a mission life of 15 The Ariane-5 vehicle and introducing new schemes ing the small base, the govern- ety. “We shall give one tola family and only in cases years and weighing about 2,536 (Flight VA247) also carried like providing rice to poor at `1 ment has raised the GST thresh- gold, costing around `38,000 as where the bride and groom kg, GSAT-31 is the country’s Saudi Geostationary Satellite a kg and gold for brides. old limit to `20 lakh following of today, to brides belonging to have both attained the 40th communication satellite to 1/Hellas Sat 4 along with The budget also proposed approval of the GST Council all such communities of our legal age of 18 years be built by the Indian Space GSAT-31. to provide financial assistance effective February 1, 2019. state where it is customary to and 21 years, Research Organisation(ISRO) The Indian satellite, which to students, including girls Sarma further proposed to provide gold at the time of respectively. and will provide continuity to will provide communication from the minority communi- raise the threshold limit for households in Assam covering wedding under the Arundhati The Assam operational services on some of services to Indian mainland ty. With an opening balance of registration under GST for a total population of 2.46 crore. scheme,” he said. Government will the in-orbit satellites. and islands, will also augment minus `1,799.84 crore, the suppliers of goods to `40 lakh. “To further strengthen The scheme can be availed verify birth cer- “It gives me great pleasure the Ku-band transponder budget proposed to have trans- However, the limit stays at food security for our people, we by formal registration of the tificates and con- on the successful launch of capacity in Geostationary actions of `606.80 crore during `20 lakh for suppliers of ser- will provide rice at a further marriages under the duct medical exam- GSAT-31 spacecraft on board Orbit, ISRO said. PTI 2019-20, Sarma told the House vices. He said under the subsidized rate of `1 per kg, Special Marriage (Assam) ination, if required, on Wednesday. National Food Security Act instead of the present Rs 3 per Rules, 1954 and will reach the to ensure claims Sarma said for special cat- (NFSA), the Centre provides kg, and the move will benefit 53 beneficiaries at the time of are true, he said. egory States like Assam, com- rice at `3 per kg to 57 lakh Lakh households,” Sarma said. marriage, he said. PTI Guv hits back at Mehbooba, says Rivals claims ADMK we are standing with our forces poised for BJP ties MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU a spade instead of accusing us of demonising the army. I have ing wife Premalatha are attend- etting the record straight also spoken to the Core ing to him. SJammu & Kashmir Governor Commander to take note of Narayanan Thiruppati, Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday this incident,” she added. spokesman of the BJP said that said that nobody should take Earlier, when Governor he was in the dark about the BJP- former Chief Minister was asked whether her irre- AIADMK alliance except what Mehbooba Mufti’s statements sponsible statements would Mutharasan was telling. Later in seriously as her PDP was break- lower the morale of the secu- the day, Thol Thirumavalavan, ing up and she was trying to rity forces, Govenor Malik hit founder of the VCK, a fringe out- save the party by commenting who allegedly beat a man from back and said her statements KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n AIADMK would meet at fit also declared that the against the security forces. Pulwama and threatened to kill will not affect the morale of the CHENNAI Chennai on Friday and a picture AIADMK had formed a coali- “It is election time. Her him in an encounter. security forces.We are standing would emerge by the next day. tion with the BJP for the Lok party is breaking up and is Mehbooba Mufti took to with our forces and have issued hough the AIADMK leader- But the CPI, former allies of the Sabha election. But he was silent already in a bad shape. She is Twitter to vent her ire. She directions to them to deal with Tship is yet to disclose the AIADMK declared on about the number of seats to be very worried and facing serious wrote, “Instead of taking cog- such situations. He said if any party’s strategy for the upcoming Wednesday that the BJP and allocated by the DMK to the problems. Show some sympa- nizance of the brutality that the specific complaint is received Lok Sabha elections and who AIADMK are going to forge an VCK. thy towards her by not taking young boy has been subjected we order an inquiry to ascer- would be its prospective alliance alliance. “It does not require any Though the DMK has her statements seriously,” to, and ordering action against tain the truth of the matter. partners in Tamil Nadu, many intelligence to understand that almost firmed up a rainbow Governor told reporters at the culprits, it is sad that the Before Mehbooba Mufti, fringe groups have come out with the AIADMK and the BJP have alliance in Tamil Nadu which Jammu University. honourable governor is talking former Chief Minister and details of the ruling party’s would- already forged an alliance for the include the Congress, the Lefts, “She had come to power by politics instead. Saddened to National Conference Vice be allies. elections. We all know that the VCK and the Islamist parties, supporting such elements,he see the constitutional authori- President, Omar Abdullah had “The AIADMK is certain to the Edappadi Palaniswamy party chief Stalin has not dis- added. Governor’s jibe at her ties taking sides so brazenly.” also reacted strongly to the form a winning alliance for the Government in Tamil Nadu is closed the number of seats to be invited sharp reactions from “Kashmir is a political issue Governor’s utterances. Lok Sabha elections. We are in the minion of Narendra contested by his party itself. Sam both Mehbooba Mufti and and can’t be resolved through “Governor Sb this is an unac- discussions with parties which Modi and Amit Shah,” said Rajappa, veteran columnist who Omar Abdullah, instantly. military power. Army men ceptable statement & an unnec- stand for the welfare of Tamil Mutharasan, State secretary, CPI. enjoys good rapport with the Governor was apparently hailed as heroes for their brav- essary interference in politics. Nadu. The AIADMK would be While Mutharasan churned DMK leadership is of the view reacting to Mehbooba’s ery also need to be held At this rate, it won’t be long the leader of the alliance which out details of the alliance to be that the party may contest in at Army ‘detains’ 3 soldiers Tuesday statement in the accountable if they commit before people stop taking Raj we are forming,” said O formed in Tamil Nadu by the least 25 seats out of the total 39 SMHS hospital in Srinagar human rights violations,” Bhavan seriously so please con- Panneerselvam, deputy chief AIADMK and the BJP, he was seats which are in stake from the where she had demanded Mehbooba tweeted. sider the office you occupy minister and convener of the silent about the combination of State. “Stalin wants to play a to probe Shaurya Chakra action against an Army officer, “So please lets call a spade before you give statements.” AIADMK leadership while parties to be led by the DMK. major role in New Delhi in the speaking to reporters at Madurai According to Mutharasan, post-election scenario and he on Wednesday. No amount of the PMK led by Dr S Ramadoss should have at least 25 seats to Aurangzeb’s killing links cajoling by the reporters could and the DMDK of Vijayakanth make his words heard in the KHURSHEED WANI n make the Deputy CM to reveal too will figure in AIADMK national capital,” said Sam SRINAGAR the parties with whom the front. But leaders of the PMK and Rajappa. He said a clear picture J&K witnesses fresh rain, snow AIADMK is in dialogue. the DMDK remained tight lipped of the BJP-AIADMK alliance he Indian Army has He said the elected repre- about it. Vijayakanth is under- would emerge after the Prime Tdetained three soldiers of sentatives (MLAs, PMs included) going treatment in a US hospi- Minister’s visit to Tamil Nadu Jammu & Kashmir Light and the district secretaries of the tal and his close relations includ- scheduled for next week. Infantry (JAKLI) to probe their involvement in a conspiracy to reveal whereabouts of their col- league Lance Naik Aurangzeb who was killed by terrorists in south Kashmir on June 14. Affiliated with 44 Rashtriya Rifles unit, with him. Aurangzeb, who was posthu- The three soldiers Abid mously awarded Shaurya Hussain Wani, Tajamul Chakra on Independence Day Ahmed and Adil Wani were last year, was travelling to his his colleagues. They are all native place in a private vehi- local residents. cle on eve of Eid when terror- The Army has not reacted ists waylaid the vehicle and to the reports about the deten- kidnapped him. tion and questioning of the sol- Sources said the trio is diers. The detention came to being quizzed to know if they fore after a youngster Abid somehow leaked information Tauseef Wani was allegedly PNS n SRINAGAR Friday forenoon. A Kashmiri auto rickshaw driver holds about Aurangzeb’s movement tortured by an Army officer in The fresh snowfall in the a Kangri to warm himself as it snows in out of his battalion headquar- Shadimarg camp. Former Chief resh rain and snowfall dis- Banihal area caused slippery Srinagar on Wednesday AP ters in a private vehicle. Minister Mehbooba Mufti went Frupted normal life in road condition at Zig Post Aurangzeb was known for his to see Wani at Sri Maharaja Srinagar and other parts of upto Jawahar Tunnel amid bad said that the system is likely to counterinsurgency offensive Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) Kashmir Valley on Wednesday weather condition. cause widespread rain or snow in the area and his proximity and accused an Army officer amid forecast for inclement for The Officials said fresh mainly in South Kashmir, with an Army officer who has for torturing the youngster. two more days. snowfall occurred in the Pirpanjal Range (Doda, Batote, commanded several successful A relative of Wani said The bad weather forced the Kashmir mountains including Bhaderwah, Ramban, Banihal operations against militants they have lost touch with Abid authorities to close the strate- on the Pir Panjal range. and Baramulla) including including killing of Sameer since June and the Army is not gic 270-km Srinagar-Jammu Srinagar recorded 1 degree Jawahar Tunnel area. Tiger, a top-ranking com- telling them anything about national highway for vehicular Celsius while Pahalgam minus Traffic Department had mander of Hizbul Mujahideen. his whereabouts. “We are wor- one way traffic. Besides, the air 0.6 and Gulmarg recorded scheduled one-way traffic from Aurangzeb’s vehicle was ried now. They (Army) also traffic was also disrupted with minus 4.6. In the Ladakh area, Srinagar to Jammu. They said waylaid by terrorists at called Tawseef and tortured cancellation of several flights to Leh recorded minus 4.3, Kargil nightlong rains triggered Qalampora village and in a him inside the camp. They and from Srinagar airport. minus 16 and Drass minus 6.3 shooting stones in some por- short duration his body was were asking about his involve- The MeT department said degrees Celsius. tions of the highway in found by a team of police and ment in the killing of that plains of the Jammu divi- The Indian Metrological Ramsoo-Ramban sector. They Army officials at Gussu village. Aurangzeb,” he said. sion will receive rain while Centre in Srinagar has already said a fresh major landslide hit A video of his kidnapping was Aurangzeb was posthu- higher reaches both in Jammu issued weather forecast that the highway at battery also released by his abductors. mously awarded Shaury Chakra and valley region will receive western disturbance will like- Chashma area in the sector. Media reports earlier while as Defence Minister moderate to heavy snowfall. ly to affect the J&K. The divisional administra- claimed that Aurangzeb’s Nirmala Sitharaman trekked a MeT Director Sonam The forecast said the main tion Kashmir has put in place whereabouts were leaked by a long distance to travel to his Lotus said that there will be activity of the system could be robust contingency plan and local woman who had alleged- native village in mountainous gradual increase in rain and from heavy to very heavy rain or precautionary measures have ly developed a relationship Poonch district to pay homage. snowfall across the State fol- snow most likely to occur for two been taken at all levels to meet lowed by improvement from more days. The weather warning any weather related eventuality. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 nation 07

After Chinna Thambi, TN gets 9 Cong MLAs skip House, keep coalition on edge PTI n BENGALURU The MLAs had, however, replied pledging their complete gnoring whip, nine Congress loyalty to the party, in response new trespasser, a leopard! IMLAs in Karnataka skipped to the first notice. the legislature sitting on MLAs being absent from Wednesday, keeping the ruling the House om Wednesday KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n night a four-year old leopard coalition on tenterhooks on the despite the whip and warning CHENNAI from the nearby reserve forest opening day of the Budget of strict action has caused seri- “trespassed” into an unoccu- Session. The nine Congress ous concern to the edgy ruling ven as senior officials of the pied house in Gudalur in MLAs, including Ramesh Congress-JD(S) coalition in Eforest department were in search of some eatables. Jarkiholi, Umesh G Jadhav, B the State. serious discussion about the By Wednesday morning, Nagendra, Mahesh Kumathalli, Four BJP lawmakers were next course of action in the a the ‘guest’ was trapped and has who had skipped the January also absent but the party la Chinna Thambi incident, the been moved to the forest 18 Congress legislature party sources said they had obtained hero of the story is continuing ing style, was roaming around Thambi has crossed the maxi- inspection bungalow. “The ani- (CLP) meet, official and party Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy talks with Minister DK Shivakumar prior permission. his odyssey in search of Udumalpet area, according to a mum age limit prescribed for mal has suffered some minor sources said. during the first day of the Budget Session in Bengaluru on Wednesday PTI A JDS MLA also did not Thadagam Forests, his home senior Tamil Nadu Forest such training. “We are monitor- bruises when it was caged and MLA JN Ganesh, who is show up. Frontline Karnataka turf. At the same time, a new Department official. “He had ing his movements through the the forest veterinary surgeon is declared absconding after an the legitimacy of the JDS- and former CM Siddaramaiah Minister DK Shivakumar hit guest in the form of a leopard sugarcane for breakfast and radio collar which we tied to his attending to him. Once the alleged brawl with a colleague Congress Government. issued another whip to party out at the BJP for showing dis- has started giving ‘headache’ to lunch and is taking rest in a neck when he was tranquilised animal is found to be in good lawmaker at a resort recently, Unruly BJP members cre- MLAs asking them to “compul- respect to the Governor “out of the forest officials. mango orchard,” said the official. for re-locating. One of the health, we would release it was among the absentees. ated a ruckus disrupting the sorily” attend the session frustration”, on not being suc- As on Wednesday evening, He said the department has options before us is to take him into the reserve forest at The whip asking all ruling address of Governor Vajubhai between Feb 6 and 15. cessful to come to power. Chinna Thambi, who has decided not to train him as back to Thadagam, his favorite Anamalai Tiger Reserve,” G coalition legislators to be present Vala, forcing him to cut short Speculation are rife that the “We are aware what three endeared himself to the local kumky (specialist elephant who location,” said the official. Ramakrishnan, Range Officer, on all days of the Budget Session his speech and read the last four MLAs are still in touch to four BJP MLAs are doing sit- population through his charm- trains other elephants) as Chinna Meanwhile, on Tuesday told The Pioneer. of the Assembly was issued on para. “We don’t want a bundle with the BJP and may jump ting in Mumbai, our party will Tuesday amid allegations of of lies to be read. Down down... ship, as they have not yet take a call on it,” he said. renewed bid by BJP to destabilise the Government that has lost responded to the second notice According to BJP sources, the the Kumaraswamy Ministry. majority and trust,” BJP mem- issued by Siddaramaiah asking party would continue its agita- Mirage-2000 The joint Session of the legisla- bers said shouting down Vala. them to appear before him and tion against the government in ture began on a stormy note with Stung by the MLAs’ absence, explain their absence from the the assembly and during bud- black box the Opposition BJP questioning Congress Legislature Party leader CLP meeting. get presentation on Friday. sent to France LeT terrorist killed in Pulwama encounter Bengaluru: The black box of KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR through Chakoora village in area. They said some terrorists Kulgam district resulting in the Mirage-2000 trainer air- jurisdiction of Awantipora were believed to be hiding in injuries to one paramilitary craft, which crashed in Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) police district. the area. The search operation CRPF trooper. The injured Bengaluru last week killing Aterrorist was killed in a They said in the retaliato- continued till late in the was taken to nearby hospital two pilots, has been sent to shootout with security forces ry action one terrorist was evening. for treatment they said. France’s Dassault Aviation, the at Chakoora village of south killed. He was identified as Massive clashes erupted in Meanwhile, a 13-year-old Original Equipment Kashmir’s Pulwama district Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, a local the village after local youths boy Junaid Iqbal succumbed Manufacturer, for decoding of while one Central Reserve resident who was active as LeT took to streets and clashed to his injuries at a premier its data, a senior HAL official Police Force (CRPF) person- commander in the area for with forces conducting the hospital after battling for life said on Wednesday. nel was injured in a grenade several years. The encounter operation. The protesters pelt- for five days. He and his A black box collects in- attack in Kulgam district, offi- took place amid heavy down- ed stones and bricks on secu- teenage friend had received flight information and decrypt- cials said. pour in the area. Sheikh’s rity personnel who in turn injuries after an explosive Sadhus shoot on a DSLR camera on a bank of Ganga river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday PTI ing it gives insights about the They said a cordon and body drenched in blood and retaliated with tear gas shells device they were fiddling with aircraft’s activities. PTI search operation was launched mud went viral after the to disperse the protesters. exploded in a south Kashmir by a joint team of Army, encounter. In another incident, sus- village. The explosive was left police and CRPF after They said search opera- pected militants hurled a over after a gunfight in the unknown terrorists fired upon tion was launched by securi- grenade on CRPF camp of 18 area last week that resulted Eating habits expose tribals to anthrax an army vehicle passing ty forces after the attack in the Battalion at Laroo area of into killing of two terrorists. ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI part of their cultural practices Ministry. per cent and for the other vari- as also to combat hunger. Unawareness among the eties the risk of death might be riven by hunger and cul- About 23 per cent of the tribals was blatant. “The trib- up to 75 per cent, even with Swine flu claims Islamist activists murder PMK cadre Dtural practices, tribals in total 555 respondents admitted als are at high risk of con- treatment. many pockets of Odisha are to follow practices that pro- tracting human anthrax… and The State Government taking to butchering and de- scribed burial of dead animals they are unaware about the dis- seems to be least bothered 1st victim in for questioning conversion bid skinning of dead animals and for disposal while about 18 per eases and its preventive mea- about this rising health hazard. consuming them, exposing cent admitted to consuming sures,” said the survey which The scientists pointed out that themselves to anthrax, a dead- them. No surprise that during noted that about 20 per cent of there was a lack of interde- Delhi this year, KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n activists’ efforts to convert the people ly infectious zoonotic disease. the last 15 years, out of 30 dis- the respondents had never partmental co-ordination, CHENNAI of his locality into Islam. Ringing alarm bells, sci- tricts in Odisha, 14 with high heard of the deadly disease. vacant posts at grass-root level “Within hours of the argument, a entists from the Indian density of tribal population, “Vaccination of cattle is in veterinary department, and advisory issued n a gruesome incident, extremists group of people barged into the residence Medical Council of Research have witnessed outbreak of often refused. Often the dead absence of regular anthrax Ibelieved to be from the Islamic out- of Ramalingam and attacked him with (IMCR)-Regional Medical anthrax affecting at least 1,208 people handling infected dead vaccination programmes. STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI fit Popular Front of India (PFI), mur- knives and swords. They chopped one of Research Centre, people and killing 436. animals and come in contact “It is found that mainly dered Ramalingam, a 45-year-old Pattali his hands and a leg,” said a local resident Bhubaneswar, have called for a Koraput was worst affect- with infected body fluids while health department along with round 124 fresh cases, including 104 adults Makkal Katchi activist at who did not want his name to be quot- mass awareness campaign and ed with total 354 human slaughtering, butchering, skin- veterinary department work Aand 20 children, of seasonal influenza Thirupuvanam town in Thanjavur dis- ed. livestock vaccination in villages anthrax cases and 9 deaths ning and consuming the together during the outbreak H1N1, including a death, were recorded in the trict of Tamil Nadu late on Tuesday Dr S Ramadoss, leader of the PMK and monetary incentive to the reported in last seven years. infected meat are at risk,” said but other departments like national Capital on Tuesday, taking the total night. condemned the act and asked the tribals for disposal of dead live- During the survey, the sci- scientists. Also, around 48 per forest, block administration number of cases in Delhi to 1,019, said a report. The incident occurred within hours Government of Tamil Nadu to arrest the stock to combat the unhealthy entists observed that tribals cent of respondents were only attend the meeting during According to the national data released by of a video featuring the stand-off culprits behind the heinous crime. practice of consumption of also dig out the buried animal unaware about the mode of the outbreaks and never part of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), between Ramalingam and some of the Office of the deputy superintendent of dead animals. During the at night and consume the anthrax transmission as a the control measures for around 1,011 cases were recorded till Monday Islamist activists went viral all over the police, Thiruvidai-maruthur, under household survey conducted meat. “Meat is dried in sun or result they often hide skin anthrax. Outbreaks gain atten- without any death. A senior official from State. whose jurisdiction the incident in four anthrax-hit districts— in fire and kept hidden for later lesions , thus delaying diagno- tion only when it spreads to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Ramalingam could be heard in the occurred refused to reveal any infor- Koraput, Rayagada, use. Even the dead animal is sis and leading to further human,” said the survey. informed the media that out of 1,011 cases, only video questioning and objecting the PFI mation citing absence of staff. Sundargarh and Malkangiri— consumed at a village get- spread. Mainly a disease of cat- As per National Animal 895 cases belonged to Delhi, which included 712 in April-December, 2017, sci- together,” said scientists tle, anthrax can be passed off Diseases Referral Expert adults and 183 children, and the rest were from entists found that of the 88 Debdutta Bhattacharya, to humans where it manifests System (NADRES) data, other States. Interestingly, till Monday, the Delhi anthrax cases reported, at least Deepika Barla, Sanghamitra in three forms- cutaneous anthrax is one of the top 10 dis- Government had not reported any death due to 36 per cent affected persons Pati from ICMR-Regional (skin), pulmonary (respirato- eases reported in India and one swine flu this year, but on Tuesday, the report were engaged in butchering Medical Research Centre, ry) and intestinal. If untreated, of the major causes of deaths said one death was recorded. and deskinning and consum- (Department of Health risk of death from cutaneous in livestock with high case On the contrary, two major hospitals in ing of dead animals, both as Research, Union Health anthrax can go as high as 25 fatality rate. Delhi, namely Safdarjung Hospital and Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, recorded 13 deaths collectively last year. A senior doctor at Safdarjung Hospital confirming the data said, “From January 1 to January 31, around three 500 fishermen in Pak custody: Govt deaths have been reported at our hospital.” New Delhi: Over 500 Indian fishermen associations on it. In January, around 23 cases of H1N1 fishermen and more than 1,050 During the past three years, influenza were reported by the hospital, he said. Indian fishing boats are there have been occasions During the same time period, around 10 fatal- believed to be in Pakistan’s cus- when the arrested Indian fish- ities were reported from RML Hospital. tody, the Government said on ermen have complained of A senior official of DGHS said the deaths Wednesday. The Government assault by Sri Lanka Navy, the which are being reported by the hospitals occur said it has sought their early Minister said. The fishermen due to other factors and not just because of swine release and repatriation from issues have been raised at the flu alone. “It is not confirmed weather the deaths the neighbouring country. highest level, including by are happening due to swine flu or due to some Minister of State for External Prime Minister Narendra Modi other factors. The patients who have died might Affairs VK Singh, in a written Minister said. More than 1,050 Indian with his Lankan counterpart have some other diseases already and the reply to a question in Lok Pakistan, through a list fishing boats are believed to be Ranil Wickremesinghe during influenza worsened the condition,” she said. The Sabha, said the Government’s shared on January 1, 2019, in Pakistan’s custody, Singh the latter’s visit to India in virus itself is not capable of killing someone, she persistent efforts have suc- has acknowledged the custody said. However, he said Pakistan October 2018. To another ques- added. Patients with co-morbid condition like ceeded in securing the release of 483 fishermen who are has not acknowledged their tion, Singh also informed the low immunity, on immune suppressant, blood and repatriation of 1,749 Indian Indian or believed-to-be- custody so far. Responding to Lower House that 4,705 Indian cancer, renal transplant, diabetes, heart disease prisoners, including 1,725 fish- Indian in their jails, Singh a question on whether the nationals are in prisons in Gulf are at high risk of getting infected with swine ermen, along with 57 boats said. The 483 fishermen Government has recently countries, which also includes flu. With this, Delhi has become second largest from Pakistan’s custody since includes those who are in received any representations Indian origin labourers impris- city to record seasonal influenza H1N1 this year. 2014. Pakistan for over 20 months. regarding alleged attacks by Sri oned due to accidents. Replying Last year, only 205 cases of the disease were This includes 179 Indian The Government has asked Lankan Navy on Indian fish- to another question, Singh said reported in the Capital. Showing concerns, the prisoners and fishermen who Pakistan to provide consular ermen and capture of their the total number of Indians Delhi Government’s Health Department issued were repatriated from Pakistan access and early release and properties, Singh said the who have completed their jail a health advisory on Wednesday. The symptoms in 2018, he said. According to repatriation of the remaining Government has received let- terms but are still lodged in may include body aches, headache, fatigue, the available information, 503 Indian prisoners and fishermen ters from the State prisons of foreign countries is chills, diarrhoea and vomiting and Blood Indian fishermen are believed to along with their boats in Governments of Tamil Nadu 434, out of which 396 Indians Stained Sputum (a mixture of mucus and sali- be in Pakistan’s custody, the Pakistan’s custody, he said. and Puducherry and also from are in Pakistan. PTI va), it said further. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

PRIYANKA TAKES UP... convened the meeting of all gen- already the party’s chief whip in the Assembly elections last year, he has are killing BJP workers,” he said. Priyanka’s entry into active eral secretaries and incharges of Lok Sabha. He said the Congress settled for a Central role. The BJP chief said: "Mamata politics signals the Congress’ inten- various States to plan the strategy has a good opportunity to make a Banerjee has stopped Yogi’s heli- tion to go all out in the forthcom- for the Lok Sabha elections. comeback in Uttar Pradesh by SHAH HAS A DIG... copter. Why is Didi stopping BJP ing Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Soon after assuming the new winning a number of Lok Sabha government formed on the firm workers? We will win 23 seats in Pradesh. Eastern UP accounts for charge at the Congress headquar- seats to form a Government at the belief of Bulandshahr’s jawans. West Bengal." Hitting out at the SP- around 40 Lok Sabha seats. The ters, Scindia performed a Ganesh Centre. The scion of the erstwhile Modiji ordered surgical strikes BSP, Shah said: "Bua-bhatija may region is a BJP stronghold that pooja. He later met some party royal family of Gwalior, Scindia has within 10 days. What happened come together and may also rope includes the Varanasi constituen- workers, including those from been entrusted with the onerous everyone knows,” he said. In in Rahul Baba but that will not stop cy of Prime Minister Narendra western Uttar Pradesh. task of strengthening the Congress Aligarh, Shah raised questions the BJP from getting 74 seats in UP." Modi and Gorakhpur, the home Scindia shared a video of the in western Uttar Pradesh, where about Mamata’s protest saying that On the occasion, the BJP chief also turf of UP Chief Minister Yogi prayer ceremony on Twitter and the party did not win any seat in money of poor people was embez- gave pep talks to booth incharges Adityanath. said, “Took over as Congress gen- the last Lok Sabha elections. His zled in the name of Sharada chit saying that they were responsible Priyanka’s office is adjacent to eral secretary after doing ‘Ganesh skills will be put to test in the Hindi fund scam. "Many leaders were for the party’s victory. Chief the room of her brother at the party pooja’ at the AICC office, with the heartland State in uniting the arrested but Mamata never sat on Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP headquarters at Akbar Road here. resolve of strengthening the party party cadres. One of the main con- a dharna. Now she is sitting on a Lok Sabha incharge and Union She will attend her first official in the State.” Scindia (48), an MP tenders for the chief minister’s post dharna to save a police officer. How Health Minister JP Nadda also meeting on Thursday. Rahul has from Guna in Madhya Pradesh, is in Madhya Pradesh after the long can this go on? TMC workers addressed the workers. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Broken wings The armed forces and its soldiers are suffering thanks to An alternate universe decades of political wrangling over major acquisitions t is the lot of a warrior that he/she While the free world might have heaved a sigh of relief at the final acquittal of Aasia Bibi, knows that he/she might die in a bat- Itle, something that is understood by she was just one example of continued victimisation by Pakistan’s blasphemy laws their families as well. However, for sol- diers to die in accidents, ones that are very often preventable during peace- time, is completely unacceptable and a needless waste of human life and resources. The death of two squadron leaders of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in an accident in Bengaluru is just one such case. In the past, Indian Navy vessels PRIYADARSHI DUTTA have had issues while at port and old Army equipment has failed, killing ibi Aasia Noreen, the Pakistani many of our soldiers. A touching poem Christian woman who was on death row for blasphemy, is final- by Garima Abrol, the wife of Samir Abrol, one of the pilots killed, high- ly out of the woods. The Supreme lighted how Indian soldiers have to make do with painfully old equipment. Court of Pakistan recently reject- One thing that has to be laid out though is that even the most advanced Bed the final appeal against her acquittal. But she might still have to relocate to the West, armed forces in the world use old equipment. The backbone of the United as living in Pakistan could prove perilous States’ Air Force’s strategic bomber fleet is the B-52 that entered service in for her. India could have set an example by the late 1950s and the examples flying today are close to 60 years old. The inviting her to live in this country. Imagine if Aasia Bibi were a Christian US plans to keep the planes flying until 2050. This makes it obvious that woman in India, working in an agricultur- even the richest countries in the world have to keep their military assets going al field alongside Hindu women. Consider for a really long time as equipment is very expensive, particularly in today’s a hypothetical scenario. Thirsty after working under the hot sun, she fetches a era of electronic warfare and precision munition. But that does not take away pail of water for fellow workers, but first the fact that much of India’s military equipment is painfully old and obso- drinks some herself from the metal mug lete. There has been an inability by successive Governments to seriously lying beside the well. The other women, suddenly realising that she is a Christian, acquire new hardware. It is also worth noting that India remains the world’s wonder whether Aasia Bibi had “polluted” largest military importer with its outdated ideas of procurement as well as their well and “diluted” their religion. And problems in building a proper military-industrial complex where military hard- then, angered and hurt, Aasia Bibi reacts ware can be manufactured in-house. India’s defence research, manufactur- by telling some horrible things about Hindu deities as though she had been read- ing and even upgradation have been woeful other than in developing mis- ing BR Ambedkar’s Riddles in Hinduism: siles. The Arjun Tank and the Tejas light combat aircraft are but two exam- The Annotated Critical Selection the pre- offences related to religion, Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, recommended the removal of Mogor how a rich Jew in ples of failure. While the Narendra Modi Government did try to promote more vious night. commonly called “blasphemy was carried out to exclude the alternative provision of life Aleppo (Syria) outwitted a What options would Hindu women laws” that are discriminatory Ahmediyas from the legal def- imprisonment. Since the Muslim Governor, who want- Indian companies under the ‘Make in India’ scheme, such a programme would have against Aasia Bibi? First, a cat-fight against non-Muslims. The most inition of being a Muslim. The Pakistan Government did not ed to deprive him of his wealth, always have led to accusations of corruption or favouritism and in the case to teach her a lesson on the spot. Second, dangerous of them are 295-C language of the amendment appeal against this recommen- life and religion by abetting of Rafale, they have. The inability of the Government to take the Opposition tell the owner of the land to dismiss her (use of derogatory remarks had a theological overtone dation in the Supreme Court by blasphemy in the 16th century. from services. Third, to complain to their with respect to Prophet incompatible with modern con- the deadline of April 30, 1991, The Governor asked the Jew, in confidence on the need to build indigenous military manufacturing capac- respective husbands about the defilement. Mohammed) and 295-B (defil- stitutions. It says that a person, the capital punishment without who was the greatest Prophet ity in the Indian private sector has been a major reason for the failure. Fourth, to tell the priest about a local tem- ing the Holy Quran) which who does not believe in the an alternative attained finality. among Moses, Christ and With elections nearing and the need to fund social sector schemes to ple. Fifth, go to Rashtriya Swayamsevak carry a punishment of manda- absolute and unqualified final- A judgement of Peshawar Mohammed? Had the Jew said Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad tory death sentence and life ity of the prophethood of the High Court in 2006 expressed Mohammed, he would be asked alleviate poverty gaining momentum despite two well-armed neighbours (VHP) karyakartas. Sixth, to go to the law imprisonment respectively. Mohammed, is not a Muslim serious concern that whenever to accept Islam. Had he men- and constant threats, India finds itself in a bind that few other nations do enforcing authorities like police and court. Some of these deadly pro- for the purpose of the a person was charged with tioned the others, it would be when it comes to security in the region. India has to be prepared for the The third and fourth options would visions were inserted in Constitution or law. such an offence, the media considered a blasphemy and he have been treated as nothing more than gos- Pakistan’s Penal Code not when In 1977, General Zia-ul gave extensive coverage and the would be put to death. eventuality of a two-front war and that needs investment in new military sip-mongering. Also, since Aasia Bibi is not the Islamic Republic was Haq came to power through a accused person was abused by The Jew, however, proved equipment and better management of existing resources. While affording a Bible-thumping Christian missionary, founded but in the 1980s, when coup d’état. The ensuing 11 the society/people at large. cleverer than expected. He nar- equipment is a challenge, we cannot afford to lose lives needlessly. The there would be little to excite the RSS and the rest of the world was seized years saw increased Even under Islamic injunc- rated a story of how a rich man VHP karyakartas. The fifth option of with the idea of progress. Islamisation of Pakistan in var- tions, the court added, it is for had a precious stone, which next Government and the Opposition have to keep this in mind. approaching the law enforcing authorities Pakistan had inherited some ious spheres. These included the Qazi alone to decide the each of his three sons wanted would be positively dangerous for them as blasphemy laws from the insertion of five provisions guilt or innocence of the to inherit on his death. So he they would be hauled up under Section 3 British period but those were relating to blasphemy in the accused and none could be got two exact replicas made of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, religion-neutral. Their basic Pakistan Penal Code between allowed to forejudge and con- from the lapidaire; and gave to enforce religious disabilities (denying purpose was not to defend 1980 and 1986. Close to 1,500 demn any person accused of away those to each son so that Taj still top draw access to water sources). Thus, rather than religious principles but main- people have been charged such offence without facing one had the original and the doing any harm to Aasia Bibi, they them- tain communal peace. under those sections till date proper and fair trial. other two had replicas. But he Our heritage sites are a source of revenue but it’s time selves would have ended up in prison for up In three decades between though none were actually Right to fair trial is what the told each to keep it a secret that to six months besides depositing a penalty. 1947 and 1977, there were only hanged. Supreme Court based its case he had given him the original we engage with private conservators for their upkeep But on June 14, 2009, Aasia Bibi was 10 reported court judgements A Federal Shariat Court upon in its judgements (dated and the false one to others. But unfortunately in an alternate universe in Pakistan pertaining to (FSC) was established in 1980, October 7, 2015, and January, only the father knew who got ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi called Pakistan. She was arrested on charges offences against religion. The with the power to “examine and 28, 2019). But unfortunately, the original. So God gave three Adityanath may not agree that the of making derogatory remarks about complaints were made mostly decide the question whether the court could not discard or Prophetic religions viz Judaism, Taj Mahal is intrinsic to Indian cul- Prophet Mohammed, based on the evidence by Muslims against other any law or provision of law is challenge the atrocious rubric Christianity and Islam to three U of Mafia Bibi and Asma Bibi. Qari Muslims, by non-Muslims repugnant to the injunctions of of blasphemy laws. This means races. While each thinks his ture but it has topped the list of monu- Mohammed Salam, a local cleric, filed a against Muslims. No case was Islam”. The FSC’s decisions are there will be no end to this religion is true, God alone ments with the highest revenue between case of blasphemy with the police, based on registered by a Muslim against binding upon the Government madness in Pakistan. The knows the truth. The Muslim 2015 and 2018. Going by Culture hearsay. The case spiralled in importance non-Muslims for committing unless the latter successfully courts could not counteract governor conceded defeat in his with a local court awarding death sentence an act of blasphemy against appeals to the Shariat bench of blasphemy because they know mission and even rewarded Minister Mahesh Sharma’s statement in to Aasia Bibi for denigrating Prophet Prophet Mohammed or “defil- the Supreme Court. it is an integral part of Islam. Its the Jew. the Rajya Sabha, the others in the top 10 Mohammed in 2010, and later a Lahore ing” the Quran. But all these When Section 295-C was misuse though has been possi- (The writer is author of include Agra Fort, Red Fort, Qutub court upholding its judgement in 2016. was about to change soon. introduced in 1986, it had a bly as old as its application itself. recently published book, ‘The The Pakistan Penal Code has several In 1974, when Zulfikar Ali provision of life imprisonment Nicholas Mannucci (1638- Microphone Men: How Orators Minar, Sun Temple in Konark, controversial sections (and sub sections Bhutto was the Prime Minister, as an alternative to capital pun- 1717), the Italian adventurer to created a Modern India’. Views Mamallapuram, Ellora caves, the thereof) ranging from 295 to 298-C under the first amendment in the ishment. But in 1990, the FSC India, relates in his Storia do expressed are his personal) Khajuraho temples and the Ajanta caves in Aurangabad. Of course, the bigger question is that despite their popularity S O U N D BITE and the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI’s) year on year increase in expen- It’s unfortunate for Modiji Pakistan must cease its I don’t look at that as Understanding ground reali- diture, some of these have already made the headlines for their dismal state that despite being mar- behaviour that undermines being typecast. Rather I ties, interaction with people stability and play a con- feel it’s good that the and observing aspirations of of maintenance. As for the pollutant-beaten Taj Mahal, we only seem to take ried, he does not have a single poster of himself structive role in achieving audience identifies you youth are important for those note of it when the Supreme Court desperately appeals to our national con- along with his wife. peace in South Asia. with a certain role. aspiring to be in public life. science in its several rulings. Then there is the larger issue of crowd behav- Congress leader Top American general Actor Vice President iour with Indians prone to engraving their own legacy on historical facades. —Sanjay Singh —General Joseph Votel —Tusshar Kapoor —M Venkaiah Naidu There have been reports of old stones, friezes and statues being stolen and sold from sprawling complexes of the Sun Temple at Konark and the limb by limb decimation of figures in Ajanta and Ellora. Clearly, the resource-strapped L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR ASI is finding it difficult to be a custodian and conservator. Which is why there is no harm in engaging in private-public partnerships Tall promises Budget, at best, should have for ensuring upkeep. Countries like Italy, Egypt and around the Mediterranean Mamata’s larger ambition reduced tax incidence on the have sought resource and management sharing with private majors like fash- lower rungs of taxpayers rather ion houses and soft drink conglomerates. Varanasi’s ghats have been cleaned Sir — The interim Budget pre- than completely exempting a sented by stand-by Finance his refers to the editorial, “Round 1 to Mamata” large chunk from the tax radar. up and made presentable without tarnishing their cultural essence and ancient Minister Piyush Goyal was clev- (February 6). West Bengal Chief Minister and This is misplaced populism. The feel by private hotel chains. Delhi’s citizens have found summer evenings plea- erly crafted. It sought to lure all TTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is in the saving grace is that it did not cut surable again with the restoration of the Humayun’s tomb complex and the sections of Indian society, espe- news these days after she escalated her street fight down tax on corporate entities. cially the middle classes and the against the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation Fiscal discipline seems to have Sundar Nursery by the Aga Khan Trust. Both these heritage sites and the extend- worker communities. Although (CBI) by vowing to continue her satyagraha till been adhered to, but it looks like ed Nizamuddin Basti improvement project have not only restored Mughal archi- the Opposition termed the February 8 to save the country and its Constitution. it is based more on hope than on tecture and gardens to their pristine glory but encouraged soirees, cultural measures as a “drop in the Though Mamata has called off the dharna, it is true that substance. ocean”, one hopes that the her anti-Centre stance has caused a tsunami all over R Narayan confluences and most importantly, restored the city’s biodiversity hotspots. Government will rise above the country and many Opposition parties, including the Navi Mumbai Many private players have restored Delhi’s havelis, converting them to her- rhetoric and deliver on the Telugu Desam Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, itage homestays. The big museum trusts around the world seek voluntary promises. It is true that the Rashtriya Janata Dal and even the Biju Janata Dal have outside. I hope that her protest will free the country Cancer bravehearts promise of achche din continues announced their support to her cause. of anti-democratic elements. As for the CBI, it has been participation by experts and the community alike. And though critics may claim to be a distant dream. Yet, if the At the same time, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that dragging feet on the Saradha scam since May 2014. that corporates were encashing the footfalls while doing CSR, claiming tax measures as suggested in the Banerjee is fuelling her prime ministerial ambition by It is up to the investigative body to complete probes Sir — One needs to express benefits and were not entirely altruistic, fact is that signages or hoardings pro- Budget are implemented in pitting herself directly against Prime Minister Narendra and do justice to lakhs of defrauded depositors. deep appreciation to cancer sur- earnest, the standard of living Modi. She and other leaders from her party have often FR Murad vivors, those who are bravely claiming their contribution have been limited to areas outside the core her- should improve substantially. attacked the Centre on the floor of Parliament and even Kolkata fighting the disease and also the itage arc. The privately run, family-owned Rajasthan forts have boosted the No Budget, however, can medical fraternity. It is a combi- tourist economy and generated more resources for upkeep through special- appease every section of society. nation of medicine, the fighting The standard deduction limit Last year, the figure was shown Hardly interim mented for only four months of spirit and the never-say-die atti- ly curated walks and inner chamber access. PPP ventures have resulted in has been increased from `40,000 to have increased from 6.46 the new fiscal year. tude which will aid them in rescuing lost gems like the Nahargarh fort. Imagine a cleaned up Meena Bazaar to `50,000; taxpayers with an crore to 8.27 crore. But this time, Unfortunately, most such recovery. The answer to cancer elevated to the status of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul. Of course, any private annual income higher than five only the number of returns filed Sir — In an election year, the indirect taxes have been ren- is: Never give up, fight back. lakh rupees are surely not as has been mentioned. Now, it Budget was expected to be inter- dered obsolete by Goods and Greater awareness and early initiative has to be monitored and implemented by an expert committee under happy as the ones who will be remains to be seen if this is an im. Ironically, this year’s Budget Services Tax. In their absence, the interventions are much needed the supervision of the ASI. This should have multiple representation of his- exempted from taxes for earning intentional one. In any case, in sounded like a full-fledged one. Centre has proceeded to outline to tackle the disease. torians, conservationists, archaeologists and keeper family trusts. The exe- less than the stated amount. a country with a population of Earlier, it was the announcement policies that go beyond the usual TS Karthik cution can be entrusted to those with a proven track record and depth of exper- One must note that this over 130 crore, a lot remains to of indirect taxes that added some practice of setting broad pointers Chennai year’s Budget has not made a be done. relevance to an otherwise large- for the incoming Government. tise. Heritage is our badge of honour and the more participatory we make it, mention about the exact figure Hemant Kumar ly inconsequential presentation — The foray into direct taxation Send your feedback to: the better we will respect and keep it. of the effective taxpayers’ base. Ambala City the interim Budget is imple- should have been avoided. The [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT

A sentence of I’VE HEARD ABOUT MAJOR SHUKLA’S BRAVERY. WHAT WE MUST NOT TAKE HER (MEHBOOBA’S) STATEMENTS KIND OF A SOLDIER IS HE? A SOLDIER WHO TORTURED SERIOUSLY. WE WILL NOT LET SUCH STATEMENTS death by torture HIS OWN KIDS, THE CHILDREN OF JAMMU & KASHMIR? AFFECT THE MORALE OF OUR SECURITY FORCES. —J&K CHIEF MINISTER —J&K GOVERNOR It is disheartening that despite strong animal —MEHBOOBA MUFTI SATYA PAL MALIK protection laws in place, live export of cattle is a thriving business in India. We have to protect them Sabarimala and the way ahead

VARDA MEHROTRA For the Marxists, it’s a do-or-die battle in Kerala. The shrine row is but a ploy to busing animals for human benefit dates back to centuries stop the consolidation of Hindu votes. But it can’t dilute Sanatana Dharma with supreme leaders form one community using animals Aas barter to prove their loyalty towards an influential leader. Horses for cavalry, sheep, goats, cows and even the rarest of deer were presented to leaders for food and clothing. Open mur- ders of these animals were a common sight and with the lack of any laws protecting them from this enormous cruelty, there was no way they could be saved. The 17th century saw a growth in animal trade during the Mughal regime. Horses were trans- ported by sea to please the interest of Mughal rulers, from as far as Persia and some Arabian countries. The Jahangirnama records the arrival of Muqarrab Khan in court to pay homage in 1610. He brought many Abyssinian slaves and Arabian horses for the then supreme leader of the country. It was believed that P NARAYANA KURUP if six horses were sent to be transported, only one would sur- vive to be gifted to the emperors. These animals were never like- t was expected that the fury and furore ly to survive in abnormally harsh journeys they were sent on. generated by the Sabarimala imbroglio Today, centuries later, there are some laws and rules which would subside with the seasonal closing protect animals from such torture but the situation remains large- of the shrine. But controversy has resur- ly the same. Maybe horses have been spared for the time being, faced and resulted in a public outcry in KeralaI once again. The latest provocation for but goats, sheep and cows are still traded and they are export- the Hindus was the news widely publicised that ed in horrific conditions of abysmal torture to countries where the affidavit submitted by the lawyers of the poor or no current laws of animal protection and welfare exist. Marxist Government of Kerala — that con- Animals are transported by sea or air, treated as mere com- tained the names of women below the age of modities and thrown into these flights of shame. 50, who entered the Sabarimala shrine — is a Thousands of sheep, goats and cows, trapped in a moving fabricated list of lies. It has names of men and ship inside loose containers, face exhaustion with little food and women over 50 years of age, whose age has water to survive the dreadful journeys. Many animals don’t make been deliberately reduced and also the name it — they die due to trauma, heat strokes, dehydration, injuries, of a woman, whose address cannot be traced. fatigue and diseases they catch on their way. All animals, who A heap of lies concocted by the Government is beginning to get exposed. But die during the course of the journey, are dumped into the ocean. the question of larger significance, which The transportation chambers are never cleaned, thus leaving ani- more and more Hindus are asking themselves, mals to lie in their own faeces — and this is just the tip of the that too vocally now is: Why this haste to iceberg. Lack of any veterinary care on board the ship/flight and reform our rituals alone? Why resort to lies, the lack of any inspection on the way these animals are export- police brute force and false propaganda to ed leave them at the mercy of exporters, giving the brokers an demolish Hindu faith? opportunity to bend laws as per their convenience. No cam- Marxism and Hinduism in Kerala: eras are allowed inside the ship and exporters make it a point Marxism anywhere cannot be tolerant of reli- to hide the manner in which these animals are transported from gion. But in Kerala (and in West Bengal too) one country to another. the party confronted an Indian reality. They could not attack the faith of the organised reli- control and celibacy is followed by the devo- prompted to say that had Shri Rama Krishna icance of Sabarimala’s rituals and tradition is In India, the law recognises that it is the fundamental duty of gions who had well-established vote banks. In tees as they prepare for a visit to the holy shrine. Paramahansa been born in the West, he would to be understood, surely it has to be by using every citizen and that of the state to protect and show compas- Kerala, therefore, Hindu faith became the pri- Once they put on the bead garland, they are have been subjected to shock treatments. the semantics of spiritual literature and not new sion for the environment, wildlife and all living creatures. Yet, export- mary object of derision. In this task, they always called swamys, suggesting they are worthy of Gender and Sabarimala: If my right to fangled words imported from an alien culture. ing animals in our country is not only unethical but also effec- had the unstinted support of the Western- respect. When the devotee reaches Sabarimala, swing my walking stick ends where your nose To paraphrase Sri Aurobindo’s observations on tively illegal as these animals are subject to cruelty as defined by biased media. he is better qualified to realise the ultimate begins, then the feminist bandwagon should Western psychology, the secret of the beauty the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA). Export of Sanatana dharma and Marxism: As the truth, tatvam asi (thou art that) inscribed at the realise that the right place to swing their walk- of a lotus flower cannot be unravelled by live animals defeats the purpose of the Act, which is to prevent erudite Purohit Swami wrote in his autobiog- entrance of the temple. Sabarimala is not just ing stick is not the Sabarimala shrine. The faith- analysing the composition of the mud in which unnecessary pain and suffering on animals. None of the export raphy, “Civilisations superstructure may be very a place of worship, it is a nursery for those ful women devotees of Kerala realise this it grows but it can only be done by looking at rules and procedures made by the Government specifies how ani- fine indeed but it totters like a house of cards, desirous, who follow the path of yoga. It is for unique nature of the deity and this is the rea- the ideal of a lotus existing in some heavenly mals are to be exported. In the current socio-political environment for the everlasting kingdom is established in this very reason that the unique tradition of son why they spontaneously carried out rallies sphere above. man’s hearts and not an inevitable denouement Sabarimala needs to be preserved. against Government interference in Sabarimala. The last citadel and the long fight: Kerala in the country, the Government — both State and Central and pres- outwardly to dazzle these eyes.” Marxist Yogic traditions and media lies: Can’t the The faithful respect the right to worship for oth- is the last communist citadel and the LDF sure groups like animal NGOs and the Jain Samaj — have dif- Governments in USSR, Czechoslovakia, women too practise these very virtues and dis- ers and Sabarimala is the only temple (one or would fight with all collective strength of the ferent opinions on the way animals are to be treated. The issue Yugoslavia and East European countries did cipline? They can, and it for this very reason two local exceptions apart) where age restric- Government machinery, police force and the then is no longer for the animals but for vested interests of each totter like a pack of cards because they did not that all temples, including the temple of tion for women is followed. numerical strength of its well-knit party cadre stakeholder involved in the process. improve the inner man. Ayyappa, are open to women of all ages. The The feminists, who still insist on swinging against any consolidation of the forces of Hindu This has presented us an opportunity to speak for the ani- Marxism and social maladies: Hindu Sabarimala idol is conceived by the devotees as their walking sticks at other worshippers’ dharma. They will try to buy over the Christian mals used in live export, to the top of our voices, and bring forth youths have been the most vulnerable targets a naishtika brahmachari, a youth who has con- noses, are State-sponsored activists of various and Muslim vote banks and also use nefarious the visible torture they go through on these journeys of death. With for this loss of values and Marxist indoctrina- served all his vital energy and performs tapas hues. Many have shady pasts, police cases pend- tactics of widening caste divide to split the con- continuous uproar in the public to stop this cruel practice once tion. If weaned away from religious moorings, for God’s realisation. He is depicted as sitting ing against them and have Maoist affiliations solidation of Hindu votes. and for all, the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations youth become rebellious and Marxist ideolo- in a unique posture, yoga pattasana, which too. When the State Government manipulates For the Hindus of Kerala, the battle is a long gy can then be easily driven into such discon- tantric science says is conducive for the arousal the list of young women, who have already drawn out one. They will be isolated, maligned (FIAPO) has campaigned to ‘stop live export of animals’ across tented minds. In northern Kerala, these unem- of the Kundalini Shakti. If one observes the idol, entered the temple premise, it was the culmi- by the media and curbed by police power. What the country. Despite having strong animal protection laws, live export ployed and under-employed youth are being with even a rudimentary knowledge of tantra nation of a large game plan that divine inter- the Hindus of Kerala need is belief, the peren- on the part of India is a mockery of the lives of these animals as used as volunteers to carry out and yoga (the writer claims nothing more), it vention has exposed. nial nature of Sanatana Dharma that has sur- well as the laws. We have to protect them. Recently, more than the political murder. can be seen that in this posture of sitting, pres- Gender, Sabarimala and some common vived greater onslaughts and invasions. But 3,000 sheep were transported from Nashik Airport, which brought The intellectual pauperism: Sloganeering sure is put on the mooladhara chakra and the sense: Gender parity is a pre-requisite for the Hindus need to fight without forsaking the spir- together several activists and animal lovers. FIAPO has asked the and repetitions of cliché have stunted indepen- lower energy centres of the body. This posture functioning of democracy. There are times it of tolerance and compassion fostered by their Chief Minister of Maharashtra to ban the practice of live export dent thinking minds in the State. “Idiotically is unique and Ayyappa idol at Sabarimala is the when you have to give Caesar what is his due faith, without becoming cowards in the bargain. like in the State of Gujarat. While we make resolutions for a bright pompous” that is what most people have been only deity depicted in this posture. and to God what is due to him. But again, who But in the political battle field, new year, thousands of animals in live export face the darkest phase reduced to by the communists’ propaganda. Is the total sublimation of the vital ener- shall decide where Caesar’s domain ends and Governments of the day will only acknowledge of their lives. Putting money ahead of animals’ pain is unethical They vainly mouth fascism, sangh parivar, gy, conceived in the idol, ideally suited to be God’s begin? Justice Indu Malhotra said in her the strength of the vote bank. In the neo- renaissance (navodhanam) or any other phrase- worshipped by women of reproductive age? dissenting note that the judiciary itself should Darwinian political scene of India, it is the sur- on several grounds. Animals are not iron or wheat. They are sen- ology coined by the communist bandwagon. To denounce esoteric religious practices in not judge matters of spiritual significance. vival of the vote bank. And it is here that divid- tient souls who cannot protest against what happens to them. While Vedantic traditions and faith hold terms of modern-day rationality would be as Media and the propaganda of ed Hindus will have to think wisely, decisive- Handing them to individuals or groups, that have no concern of through time, the communists are flogging a absurd as dismissing the bread and wine taken lies: Ayyappa is no misogynist, nor is his celiba- ly and cast their votes. Hindu religion never did animal welfare, on to ships or flights with no special facility to dead ideology. by the faithful Christians during Eucharist as cy under threat if women visit the shrine. stoop to fascism. It fostered civilisational val- carry them is completely immoral and effectively illegal. The Sabarimala and its unique tradition: being bakery items of gastronomical delights Neither Ayyappa nor his devotees have con- ues and strengthened nationhood. The writing Government needs to recognise, take a note of this and put an Sabarimala has always been a temple that was or giving a biological explanation to the vir- tempt for menstruating women or consider on the wall is clearer now for the Hindus of end to this extremely cruel practice. intended to instill qualities of renunciation, gin’s motherhood of Christ. them unclean. These are arguments concoct- Kerala than ever before. (The writer is Executive Director, Federation of Indian Animal peace and bramhacharya. A 41-day period of Romo Rolland knew the dangers of state ed by Western-biased media and the commu- (The writer is President, Thapasya Art and Protection Organisations) discipline regarding diet restriction, sleep interference in spiritual matters and he was nist propaganda machinery. If the true signif- Literary Forum) Scorching heat is melting the Himalayas FOREIGN EYE The ICIMOD’s first ever assessment of climate change impacts on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region must ring alarm bells. Blanket approaches will not work. All host countries need to step up efforts and work in tandem

ceptually the Third Pole. Usually, mountains warm up faster cent of the habitat in biodiversity The Himalayas are the last Countries in the HKH region But thanks to rapid climate than global averages. Even if we hotspots has been lost over the last citadel of nature and climate change can take inspiration from the Arctic change, the Himalayas hog the limit global warming to 1.5 degree 500 years and one-fourth of the is breaching it. There is an urgent Council where countries have unit- headlines and mostly for all the Celsius, mountain temperatures endemic species could be lost need for the HKH countries to step ed to share information, to jointly wrong reasons. The ICMOD’s would rise above two degree Celsius by 2100. up efforts to lower greenhouse gas develop solutions and to speak assessment report is an effort by the and if current trends continue, Even now, overall condition in emissions so that runaway temper- with a common voice to the inter-governmental body, involving temperatures could go up by four the HKH region is not good as atures can be controlled. global communities about the SRIRAJ KOTA a massive scientific exercise, com- to six degrees Celsius. poverty incidence is one-third as In order to get there, it is impacts of climate change and PRODUCT OF OUR prising over 300 researchers and This holds dire consequences compared to the national average important that they rein in air and other concerns. DIVISIVE AGE ebruary 4, 2019, was a signif- spanning over four years. not only for our glaciers but also for that’s one-fourth. water pollution and promote sus- The world will not realise as it icant day for the Himalayas as The report said that the HKH food, energy, ecosystems and for the Besides, over 30 per cent of the tainable energy. This will help con- will not stand to lose if the HKH Some suggest that the Fon this very day, the region is warming faster than the people, who rely on them in terms HKH population suffers from food tain biodiversity loss and assist region is climatically compromised police should not be Kathmandu-based International global average. And it would con- of ecosystem change, changing insecurity and 50 per cent are some of the most poor and vulner- but HKH countries will surely feel concerned with incidents Centre for Integrated Mountain tinue to do so during this century. water flow patterns and increased faced with some form of malnutri- able people to adapt to the environ- the adverse impacts of climate of hate crime, at the Development (ICIMOD) released This assessment is very concerning hazards of disasters. tion. Moreover, about 80 per cent ment. Inter-governmental cooper- change on the region, and India the much-awaited first ever assess- as the HKH region is an incredibly In a 1.5 degree Celsius world, of the rural population living in ation has to be the foundation for being part of the same, must take expense of “real” crime ment report on the impact of cli- important asset for Asia and the about one-third of our glaciers HKH countries lack access to clean this effort and the ICMOD’s report the lead and sensitse the countries such as burglary or mate change on the Hindu Kush- world. It is a key source of water, will disappear by 2100 and under energy for cooking. Added to this, can make for a good start. of the impending environmental muggings. At best, it is Himalayan (HKH) region. energy, carbon stocks as well as rich the current emission scenario, we there remains persistent gender Yet another method is to draw problems of the region and do the wishful thinking or a well- The region — spread over 3,500 biodiversity. For example, the rivers will lose two-third of our glacier and social imbalance in develop- the countries into a meaningful dia- needful. meaning attempt to square kilometres across eight starting from HKH are home to volumes. Many major cities in and mental activities. logue so that the importance of The uniqueness of the HKH countries, including India, Nepal about two billion people with the near the HKH region have annual Given these circumstances, it is health of the HKH region in par- region is its topography and ecol- reassure; at worst it is a and China — is also known as the potential to generate 500 gigawatts average PM2.5 concentrations of crucial to bring global attention to ticular and the Himalayan region in ogy. They have to be preserved. matter, in effect, of Water Tower of Asia due to its of hydropower. almost 10 times higher than the the Himalayas. The ICMOD, with general is emphasised. This will Ditto for its traditional culture and collusion. The only reserve of frozen water. The region The region is, however, under guidelines made by the World its 350 researchers, practitioners help politicians, Government offi- communities. However, this can be response to hate crime is is considered to be the core area of threat from climate change in addi- Health Organisation. and policy-makers, has put minds cials, media, business and other possible only by keeping climate to prosecute it. the Himalayas, which by them- tion to a host of other changes, In addition to negative health together to bring out this scientif- influential people work together, in change at bay at any cost. selves, are not the only youngest including ecosystem degradation, impacts, this also adds to melting ic assessment so that the message is tandem with the goals of preserv- (The writer is an environmental (The Independent mountain range but are also con- outmigration and air pollution. of our glaciers. Already, 70 to 80 per spread without any confusion. ing the environment. journalist) editorial) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 money 10

Equities extend Sebi, stock exchanges step up surveillance BUSINESS CORNER PTI n NEW DELHI/MUMBAI The regulator has its own state- respective clients. of-the-art integrated surveillance “Accordingly, trading members MG MOTOR INDIA TIES UP WITH 5 PVT BANKS FOR VEHICLE FINANCE apital markets watchdog Sebi mechanism in addition to the sur- are advised to step-up monitoring of New Delhi: MG Motor India on Wednesday said it has tied up with five gains for 5th day Cand stock exchanges have veillance systems of the stock the trading activity of their clients leading private banks to offer vehicle loans to its customers and dealers. The stepped up their live surveillance of exchanges. including intra-day activity and company said it has signed agreements with Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, intra-day trading in select stocks in Following a directive from Sebi, proactively report to the exchange Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank. “This is in addition to the MoU signed the wake of increased volatility seen top exchanges BSE and NSE, on observations/findings, if any,” the cir- with India's leading public sector lender State Bank of India by the company Nifty reclaims 11k-mark; in these scrips; and any manipula- Tuesday night, also asked their cular said. earlier this week,” MG Motor India said in a statement. The partnerships will tor would face strict regulatory respective trading members to A source said the Sebi’s directive provide financing solutions to MG's customers and dealer partners starting with action. enhance their own monitoring of to the exchanges followed a signifi- its first launch, the Hector SUV, in the second quarter of 2019, it added. “Through RBI policy in focus Sources said the Securities and intra-day trading activities of their cant stock-level volatility seen in the these partnerships, MG Motor India will offer term loans to its customers while Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has clients, and proactively report any market and is aimed at keeping a also facilitating inventory funding and access to credit solutions for its dealer- PTI n MUMBAI Only two of the 30 Sensex asked the exchanges to beef up adverse observation immediately to watch on possible manipulation of ships,” MG Motor India Chief Commercial Officer Gaurav Gupta said. He fur- stocks ended in the red -- their vigil for any possible manipu- the bourses. prices of these stocks. ther said: “Joining hands with the largest financial institutions in the country enchmark indices darted up IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank, lation in stocks that are witnessing The stepped-up vigil by the reg- There are already robust sur- will facilitate credit to our dealer partners and customers.” The carmaker said Bfor the fifth straight session which slipped up to 0.54 per huge volatility and to report any ulator and the exchanges follows veillance systems in place, and these it plans to operate 110 sales and service touch points across India ahead of the Wednesday on across-the- cent. irregularity urgently to the regulator huge volatility seen in some stocks new measures are in addition to the launch and is working to provide financial packages to meet requirements of board buying amid expecta- Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, for further action. amid adverse news flow regarding existing vigil mechanism. customers. tions of a shift in RBI's policy ONGC, Bajaj Auto, ICICI These surveillance measures their promoters and top manage- There has been an overflow of stance. Bank, NTPC, Coal India, include identification of unusual ment, and other issues. The news regarding various scrips which OPTIMISTIC ABOUT INDIAN MARKET: WALMART The BSE Sensex vaulted M&M and RIL led the winners' concentration of positions intra- exchanges have already sought expla- has contributed to the volatility, New Delhi: US retail major Walmart, which invested USD 16 billion in 358.42 points, or 0.98 per cent, pack, spurting up to 4.34 per day, stepping up of the already nations from these companies about and the regulator wants to ensure Flipkart, Wednesday said it is committed to the Indian market and is optimistic to close at 36,975.23, while the cent. existing order-level surveillance in volatility as well as the media reports. that these situations should not be despite recent changes in the FDI policy for e-commerce firms in the country. broader NSE Nifty gained Broader indices, however, addition to the trade-level surveil- In separate but similar circulars, misused to manipulate the market. The Bentonville-based retailing major's statement came after a recent report by 128.10 points, or 1.17 per cent, ended on a mixed note. The lance, a source familiar with the reg- the BSE and the NSE said they have “Such additional surveillance global consultancy firm Morgan Stanley, which had hinted that Walmart may to 11,062.45. BSE LargeCap index rallied ulatory move said. Besides, Sebi will stepped up their surveillance in measures are taken by Sebi and quit Flipkart as the new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy came into effect, Both the indices closed at 1.13 per cent, mid-caps slipped also look at intra-day trading in these view of the recent volatility in the exchanges whenever the market is which would lower its profitability in the long run. Morgan Stanley, in a report five-month highs, led by finan- 0.12 per cent and the small cap stocks through its own surveillance market, and the trading members volatile and it also serves as a cau- titled ‘Assessing Flipkart Risk to Walmart EPS’ dated February 4, claimed that cial services, IT and metal gauge inched up 0.05 per cent. mechanism and take necessary also have a responsibility of moni- tion to manipulators,” the source “an exit is likely, not completely out of the question, with the Indian e-commerce stocks, amid persistent for- Sectorally, metal, IT, ener- action wherever required. toring the trading activity of their said. market becoming more complicated”. “Walmart's and Flipkart's commitment to eign fund inflows. gy and auto led the rally, jump- India is deep and long term. Despite the recent changes in regulations, we remain Analysts said investor sen- ing up to 2.44 per cent. optimistic about the country,” said Dirk Van den Berghe, Executive Vice President timent was bullish ahead of the “Domestic market rallied 1 and Regional CEO Walmart Asia and Canada. He added: “We will continue to Reserve Bank of India's mon- per cent led by broad-based Adani Power loss narrows to `1,180 cr in Oct-Dec focus on serving customers, creating sustained economic growth and bringing etary policy meeting outcome, buying across sectors, Nifty sustainable benefits to the country, including employment generation, supporting scheduled for Thursday. breached its narrow trading New Delhi: Adani Power’s con- ter, the statement said. The average jects in the past. We hope to see time- small businesses and farmers, and growing Indian exports to Walmart's global The RBI’s Monetary Policy band of 10650-10950 on solidated net loss narrowed to Plant Load Factor (PLF) or capacity ly approval of supplementary PPAs markets.” Tightening norms for e-commerce firms having foreign investment, Committee (MPC) began its expectation of a shift in RBI's `1,180.78 crore for the quarter ended utilisation of power generating plants (power purchase agreement) by the the government, from February 1, barred online marketplaces like Flipkart and three-day meet Tuesday to policy stance and strong FII on December 31, 2018, from was 73 per cent in the third quarter (power regulator) CERC, which will Amazon from selling products of companies where they hold stakes and banned decide on key rates amid inflows. `1,313.74 crore in the year-ago quar- of 2018-19 compared to 58 per cent help the Mundra power plant to oper- exclusive marketing arrangements that could influence product price. The revised expectations that it may change “Additionally, drop in bond ter, helped by a healthy growth in in the same quarter of last fiscal. ate sustainably.” policy on FDI in online retail, issued by the commerce and industry ministry, its policy stance to 'neutral' yield and marginal strength in income, according to a company Commenting on results Gautam He said: “We have also received also said that these firms have to offer equal services or facilities to all its ven- from 'calibrated tightening' on rupee added strength to this statement. Total income of the com- Adani Chairman, Adani Group said, a substantial amount of compensatory dors without discrimination. Last year on August 18, Walmart had completed low inflation footprint, even as expectation," said Vinod Nair, pany rose to `6,667.11 crore in the "We are witnessing rapid progress in payments under Change in Law for acquisition of 77 per cent stake in Flipkart for about USD 16 billion (Rs 1.05 a rate cut was ruled out by Head of Research, Geojit quarter ending December from the resolution of regulatory issues that Domestic Coal Shortfall, for the lakh crore), a deal which gave the US retailer access to the Indian e-commerce many experts. Financial Services. `4,916.34 crore in the year-ago quar- have affected cash flows of our pro- Tiroda and Kawai plants.” PTI market.

NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,965.10 11,072.60 10,962.70 11,062.45 128.1 Script Open High Low LTP SAIL 45.95 47.8 44.6 47.35 EDELWEISS 141.5 142.85 140 141.3 KANSAINER 458.95 469.9 457.1 463.25 TECHM 784 814.5 774 812 61 RELINFRA 228.2 229 141.75 154 ESCORTS 685.25 689.7 671.25 683.1 JSLHISAR 80.05 83.35 78 79.7 FORTIS 135.65 138.2 134.2 134.9 CIPLA 510.5 546.7 504.1 545.1 37.1 RELIANCE 1,298.00 1,316.50 1,292.00 1,309.85 JUSTDIAL 476.45 484 468 482.05 GODREJCP 684 708.65 683.95 707 VTL 1,030.30 1,075.00 1,015.05 1,015.05 ZEEL 367 398 367 388.95 23.6 YESBANK 178 179.9 172.6 176.3 JISLJALEQS 53 55.2 51.3 54.55 SOUTHBANK 12.8 13.09 12.65 12.94 J&KBANK 40 40 38.3 38.8 BAJFINANCE 2,619.00 2,720.00 2,612.10 2,718.00 114.4 RELCAPITAL 152.2 156.3 135.95 143.75 NESTLEIND 11,666.00 11,672.00 11,469.95 11,648.00 TORNTPHARM 1,860.00 1,860.00 1,780.00 1,790.10 JINDALSAW 81 81.25 79.25 79.6 TATASTEEL 466 486.7 463.8 484.85 20.15 TCS 2,052.00 2,086.00 2,040.40 2,073.40 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103.2 100.1 101.75 AVANTI 320 327.15 312.05 317.55 KEC 247.05 252.7 247.05 251 ZYDUSWELL 1,328.25 1,333.90 1,310.00 1,310.50 SIS 755 763.35 755 758.6 GICRE 249.85 249.85 240.5 241.05 -6.35 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 world 11

2nd Trump-Kim Taliban sit for 2nd day with Reject politics of revenge summit on PTI n WASHINGTON Feb 27-28 in Afghan leaders in Moscow defiant President Donald AFP n MOSCOW ATrump Wednesday vowed to build a controversial wall Vietnam he Taliban entered a sec- along the US-Mexico border to Washington (PTI): US Tond day of unprecedented stop illegal immigration and President Donald Trump will talks Wednesday with power- sought an end to the “politics of hold a second summit with ful Afghan politicians in revenge”, as he appealed to the North Korean leader Kim Jong- Moscow, sidestepping the divided Congress to bridge dif- un in Vietnam on February 27 Kabul government as it pur- ferences to avert another cost- and 28 to jump-start a diplo- sues a leading stake in the ly government shutdown. matic effort to dismantle the war-torn country. The rare President Trump in his sec- reclusive nation’s nuclear and public appearance that kicked ond State of the Union address missile programmes. The off a day before saw Taliban demanded an end to “partisan announcement about the meet- officials spell out their vision investigations” into his presi- ing came during Trump’s sec- for Afghanistan in front of dency, touted economic gains ond State of the Union address. rolling cameras and a host of during his first two years in Kim and Trump met in political heavyweights, includ- office as well as legislative wins Singapore last year, marking ing former president Hamid on issues like criminal justice the first bilateral meeting Karzai. reform. In his 82-minute between leaders of the two The insurgents went address, the 72-year-old countries. While North Korea around President Ashraf Republican president warned since then has refrained from Ghani and sat down with his that deepening partisan tensions overtly provocative actions like chief rivals for an extraordi- undermine America’s progress. testing nuclear warheads or nary meeting that saw Karzai The annual State of the ballistic missiles, it has yet to and other sworn enemies of Union (SOTU) address is the President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, as he arrives agree to actually give up any the Taliban praying with the keynote prime-time speech by in the House chamber before giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday. AP piece of its atomic arsenal. militants. No government offi- the president to the Congress in Addressing Congress, cial was invited, despite Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, arrives for the "intra-Afghan" talks which he sets out his legislative reject the politics of revenge, legislation, there cannot be war a political solution to the Trump said progress has been Ghani’s offers to talk peace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday. AP agenda and national priorities resistance and retribution and and investigation. It just does- Afghanistan problem. made in his administration’s underscoring the Taliban’s for the next year and highlights embrace the boundless poten- n’t work that way!” Trump described Iran as a efforts to achieve peace on the hostility toward the increas- no details on any potential meals with the Taliban while his achievements to the tial of cooperation, compromise Trump said that illegal “radical regime” and “the world’s Korean peninsula. “We con- ingly marginalised Kabul withdrawal plan. discussing the future of his American people. and the common good,” he immigration was an urgent leading sponsor of state terror,” tinue our historic push for administration. The Moscow The Taliban routinely country. “The Moscow meet- Trump’s calls for reconcili- said, earning a chant of ‘USA, national crisis and he vowed to adding: “They do bad, bad peace on the Korean Peninsula. meet comes a week after the exaggerates its attacks and ing is nothing more than a ation were met with mostly USA’ from his supporters but a build the border wall with things.” Trump vowed to right Our hostages have come home, Taliban held separate talks details of other engagements, fantasy. No one can decide stone-faced silence from disapproving stare from Speaker Mexico. While the president “calamitous” trade policies and nuclear testing has stopped toward ending 17 years of and NATO and Afghan offi- without the consent of the Democrats, who bitterly oppose Pelosi. wants USD 5.7 billion for the sought to expand his power to and there has not been a mis- fighting with American nego- cials deny the claims. Ghani’s Afghan people,” Ghani told his demand for USD 5.7 billion “Together, we can break wall, the Democrats have impose tariffs which he said sile launch in more than 15 tiators in Doha, where Ghani allies in Washington insist Afghan broadcaster for the border wall, his divisive decades of political stalemate. offered funding for other bor- would empower him to respond months,” Trump said during was again not invited to the Afghans should lead the peace TOLOnews. political agenda and accuse We can bridge old divisions, der security measures. faster during trade wars. the address that lasted for more table. process, and ostensibly the “Those who have gathered him of hastening the decline in heal old wounds, build new Trump agreed to open the Trump told Congress that than 80 minutes . President Donald Trump months-long push by the US in Moscow have no executive cross-party cooperation. coalitions, forge new solutions government until February 15 Washington’s aggressive trade “Much work remains to be on Tuesday described those to engage the Taliban has authority. They can say what The president had a record and unlock the extraordinary while lawmakers negotiate a negotiations with China would done, but my relationship with talks as “constructive” and been aimed at convincing they want, but who are they 35-day standoff with the promise of America’s future.” border security funding pack- mean an end to its alleged Kim Jong-un is a good one,” voiced cautious hope for a them to negotiate with Kabul. representing?” The Moscow Democrats led by House Trump also hit out at the age, but has threatened to shut- “theft” of US jobs and wealth. Trump said. “Chairman Kim negotiated end to America’s A top US general also said that conference is the Taliban’s Speaker Nancy Pelosi over his “ridiculous partisan investiga- ter the government again or He also asked Congress to pass and I will meet again on longest war. The Taliban Kabul must be involved in most significant engagement proposed wall along the US- tions” into his presidency, a ref- declare an emergency to secure the United States Reciprocal February 27 and 28 in claimed Wednesday that the talks if a push for a peace deal with Afghan leaders in recent Mexico border, which shut erence to Special Counsel wall funding if the deal is not to Trade Act. Vietnam,” he said. Trump, United States agreed in Doha is to be successful. memory — and unique for the down the federal government Robert Mueller’s probe of his liking. The United States however, also gave an ominous to withdraw half its ground “Ultimately, we need to militants who banned televi- and postponed the address Russian interference into the “Simply put, walls work Reciprocal Trade Act, if signed warning about the risks of troops by the end of April — get to a Taliban-Afghanistan sion when they ruled which was earlier scheduled 2016 election which he won. and walls save lives. So let’s work into law, could have conse- heightened tensions with and the process had begun. discussion,” General Joseph Afghanistan between 1996 on January 29. The government Trump has long branded together, compromise and reach quences on bilateral trade with Pyongyang. “The Americans agreed to Votel, the head of US Central and 2001. shutdown cost the economy a the special counsel’s probe a a deal that will truly make countries like India. The pro- “If I had not been elected withdraw half of their troops Command, told US lawmak- Their leadership is rarely whopping USD 11 billion, “witch hunt”. “We must be unit- America safe,” he said. Trump posed legislation would expand President of the United States, immediately. The withdrawal ers.“Only they will be able to seen in public and scenes of including a permanent USD 3 ed at home to defeat our adver- also declared that the US “will the White House’s latitude to we would right now, in my will start from February 1 and resolve the key issues involved Taliban officials clad in black billion loss, the non-partisan saries abroad,” he said.“If there never become a socialist coun- impose tariffs if other countries’ opinion, be in a major war with continue until end of April,” in the dispute.” Ghani spoke turbans outlining their man- Congressional Budget Office is going to be peace and legis- try”. Though Trump spent tariffs or non-tariff barrier North Korea,” Trump said. It Abdul Salam Hanefi, deputy with US Secretary of State ifesto for live television is vir- said last month. “In the past, lation, there cannot be war and much of his address to Congress exceed US ones. Trump also is not clear in which city the head of the Taliban’s political Mike Pompeo late Tuesday, tually unheard of. Before the most of the people in this room investigation. It just doesn’t urging lawmakers to overcome reiterated the US opposition to summit will take place. Hanoi, office in Doha, told reporters who had “underscored the Afghan envoys — including voted for a wall — but the prop- work that way!” partisan gridlock, he also devot- embattled Venezuelan President the nation’s capital, and Da in Moscow. central importance of ensur- female delegates — the er wall never got built.” “I’ll get “An economic miracle is ed some time to foreign policy. Nicolas Maduro. Nang, a coastal resort town, But US negotiator Zalmay ing the centrality of the Taliban promised to loosen it built,” Trump vowed. The taking place in the United States He celebrated the defeat of Last month, Trump recog- have both been floated as pos- Khalilzad has repeatedly Afghan government in the some restrictions on women “smart, strategic, see-through and the only thing that can stop the Islamic State, adding it was nised opposition figure Juan sibilities. stressed that “nothing is peace process”, the president and not seek a monopoly on steel barrier”, he said, will bring it are foolish wars, politics or time to bring US troops home Guaido as the legitimate leader A source familiar with the agreed until everything is said. power.They have proposed down the illegal crossings from ridiculous partisan investiga- from conflict zones in the of Venezuela amid the country’s negotiations told CNN that agreed. ‘Everything’ must But Ghani has vented an “inclusive Islamic system” Mexico.Trump presented him- tions,” Trump said, as Pelosi vis- Middle East. “Great nations do economic turmoil and political North Korea favours Hanoi include an intra-Afghan dia- frustration at being relegated of governance but demanded self as a leader who can work ibly scoffed behind him. “If not fight endless wars,” he said strife that has sparked a massive given that they have an logue and comprehensive to the wings as his political a new Islam-based constitu- across party lines. “We must there is going to be peace and that the time had now come for refugee crisis. embassy there. ceasefire”. The US has issued enemies shared prayers and tion for Afghanistan. Canadian crypto ‘Special place in Hell’ for no plan Brexiteers: EU leader exchange may AFP n BRUSSELS what Tusk warned would be a “I’ve been won- said. Ireland’s Varadkar met her to come with an acceptable removing the backstop from Ireland after Brexit, thanked have lost $145 mn uropean Union leader “fiasco.” But Tusk, standing by dering what Tusk, who represents EU offer to revive the deal, 50 days the deal. Tusk. “While we expect the EDonald Tusk on Irish leader Leo Varadkar, that special member states as president from Brexit. “I hope that tomorrow we backstop will never be used, we after its CEO Wednesday condemned those warned once again that the place in Hell of the European Council, “Today our most impor- will hear from Prime Minister agreed again today it is need- calling for Brexit with no idea divorce deal May agreed last looks like, for before talks with EU tant task is to prevent a no deal May a realistic suggestion on ed as a legal guarantee to died in India how to carry it out, saying he year but failed to sell to her par- those who pro- Commission president scenario,” Tusk said, stressing how to end the impasse,” he ensure there is no return to a hopes Theresa May now has a liament will not be reopened. moted Brexit Jean-Claude Juncker. that the EU “is not making any said. But he added: “A sense of hard border,” he said. May fears Toronto/New York (PTI): One “realistic” plan. Neither will the without even a Both top EU officials new offer” and the deal is “not responsibility also tells us to she will not be able to com- of Canada’s largest cryptocur- The British prime minis- deal’s “backstop” that ensures sketch of a plan are due to host May on open for renegotiation.” prepare for a possible fiasco.” mand a majority in the House rency exchanges has been grant- ter is due in Brussels on an open Irish border, he said, how to carry Thursday, but Offering warm support for his Varadkar, whose government of Commons to ratify a with- ed bankruptcy protection after its Thursday to discuss ways to denouncing the British it out few in guest, Tusk said the European has stressed the importance of drawal that binds Britain into 30-year old founder died unex- ensure Britain’s orderly with- eurosceptics pushing for an safely,” Brussels Union “will not gamble with maintaining an open border a customs union until the bor- pectedly in India, taking with drawal from the EU and avoid abrupt “no deal” departure. Tusk expect peace” on the Irish border by between Ireland and Northern der issue is resolved. him passwords of tens of thou- sands of customers who are unable to access USD 145 mil- lion in funds. Study: Our ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ GGLLOOBBEE TTRROOTTTTIINNGG Quadriga said it was unable Macedonia to gain access to Canadian dol- lar 190 million (USD 145 mil- convey 24 types of emotion Irina Shayk, Bradley Cooper ending lion) of bitcoin and other digi- signs NATO tal assets after Gerald Cotten, its PTI n LOS ANGELES: relationship over Lady Gaga? CEO and co-founder, died in accession Los Angeles: One of this week’s tabloids December. He died of compli- he spontaneous sounds that claims Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s cations arising from Crohn’s Twe make to express every- relationship is ending over the actor’s close Disease, an inflammatory bowel thing from elation to embar- accord bond with Lady Gaga. The story is com- ailment, while volunteering at an rassment, such as ‘woohoo’ and pletely untrue. Gossip Cop can debunk it.A orphanage in India. ‘oops’, convey at least 24 kinds of Brussels (AFP): Macedonia headline in the latest issue of Woman’s Day Many of the digital curren- emotion, according to a study on signed accession papers with Australia reads, “Bradley & Irina: It’s Over!” cies held by Quadriga are stored people from four countries, NATO on Wednesday, a key The accompanying article says the super- offline in accounts known as including India. Scientists at the step on the way to joining the model has had enough of her boyfriend’s “cold wallets,” a way of protect- University of California (UC), alliance after resolving a long- close friendship with his A Star Is Born co- ing them from hackers. Cotten Berkeley in the US conducted a running name row with Greece. star. An alleged insider tells the magazine, is the only person with access to statistical analysis of listener The Macedonian Foreign “Gaga and Bradley poured everything into the wallets, according to the responses to more than 2,000 In the audio map, a user can emotions and meaning they Minister Nikola Dimitrov and this movie together, and they’ve become ridiculously close as a result, to the point where they’ve company. Cotten’s sudden death nonverbal exclamations known slide one’s cursor across the conveyed and whether the tone representatives of all current prioritized each other over their own relationships.”The supposed source goes on to say that Shayk has plunged Quadriga into cri- as “vocal bursts” and found they emotional topography and hover was positive or negative, among NATO members signed the initially “accepted” the actor’s rapport with his co-star, “but it’s getting to the point where their sis and left it struggling to figure convey a lot more about what we over fear (scream), then surprise several other characteristics. protocol at alliance headquarters chemistry is nothing short of humiliating for her.” The suspicious tipster adds, “She feels like the out how to refund more than are feeling than previously (gasp), then awe (woah), reali- A statistical analysis of their in Brussels. third wheel, but Bradley barely notices. Irina’s going to have to walk out altogether before he even 100,000 of its users, CNN report- thought. Previous studies of sation (ohhh), interest (ah?) and responses found that the vocal NATO Secretary General realizes she’s upset.”The tabloids have spent a lot of time trying to create a love triangle between ed. vocal bursts set the number of finally confusion (huh?). Among bursts fit into at least two dozen Jens Stoltenberg said it was a the actor, his girlfriend and his co-star, but there’s simply no drama or jealousy taking place. Earlier On Tuesday, the Vancouver- recognisable emotions closer to other applications, the map can distinct categories including “historic day” which will lead to this month, Cooper and Shayk showed a ton of PDA at the Golden Globes, where they were joined based company said it was grant- 13. ] The results, published in the be used to help teach voice-con- amusement, anger, awe, confu- Macedonia becoming the 30th by Gaga and her fiancé Christian Carino. A few days later, the model ed creditor protection in the American Psychologist journal, trolled digital assistants and sion, contempt, contentment, alliance member once the deal supported her boyfriend at the National Board of Review Awards Nova Scotia Supreme Court in are demonstrated in vivid sound other robotic devices to better desire, disappointment and dis- has been ratified by all the Gala in New York City.Cooper and Gaga formed a very close friend- British Columbia as it tries to sort and colour on the first-ever recognise human emotions gust. other capitals. “All #NATO ship while making A Star Is Born, but they’re both in commit- out its financial mess. Cotten’s interactive audio map of non- based on the sounds we make, he For the second part of the Allies have signed the Accession ted relationships with other people. widow, Jennifer Robertson, verbal vocal communication said. Though limited to US study, researchers sampled Protocol ... which will bring described people posting inac- developed by researchers. responses, the study suggests YouTube video clips that would more security & prosperity to curate speculation on social “This study is the most humans are so keenly attuned to evoke the 24 emotions estab- the whole region. I look forward Jennifer Lawrence officially media about “whether he is extensive demonstration of our nonverbal signals — such as the lished in the first part of the to the day when 30 flags will fly really dead.” For the past weeks, rich emotional vocal repertoire, bonding “coos” between parents study, such as babies falling, outside NATO HQ,” Stoltenberg engaged to Cooke Maroney we have worked extensively to involving brief signals of upwards and infants — that we can pick puppies being hugged and spell- tweeted. Los Angeles: Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney have address our liquidity issues, of two dozen emotions as up on the subtle differences binding magic tricks. This time, The agreement last month got engaged after dating for over nine months. According which include attempting to intriguing as awe, adoration, between surprise and alarm, or 88 adults of all ages judged the with Greece to change the name to PageSix, the 28-year-old Oscar winner was recent- locate and secure our very sig- interest, sympathy and embar- an amused laugh versus an vocal bursts extracted from of the former Yugoslav repub- ly seen wearing a massive engagement ring while she nificant cryptocurrency reserves rassment,” said Dacher Keltner, embarrassed laugh. YouTube videos, researchers lic to the Republic of North was hanging out with the 34-year-old art gallerist in held in cold wallets,” Quadriga a professor at UC Berkeley. Researchers recorded more said. Again, the researchers were Macedonia ended one of the New York City. “It was a giant rock. They seemed like said in a statement. For millions of years, than 2,000 vocal bursts from 56 able to categorise their respons- world’s longest diplomatic dis- they were celebrating and people were talking about it,” “Unfortunately, these efforts have humans have used wordless male and female professional es into 24 shades of emotion. putes and paved the way for a source told the outlet. “The ring was very noticeable. not been successful.” vocalisations to communicate actors and non-actors from the “These results show that Skopje to join NATO and the They were sitting back in a corner. She was wearing a cute Robertson said that the lap- feelings that can be decoded in US, India, Kenya and Singapore emotional expressions colour European Union. black dress with white polka dots,” it added. A representative top that Cotten used to run the a matter of seconds, researchers by asking them to respond to our social interactions with spir- Macedonian Prime Minister of the actor confirmed to the outlet that the couple will be get- currency exchange is encrypted, said. “Our findings show that the emotionally evocative scenarios. ited declarations of our inner Zoran Zaev said it was a “great, ting married soon.She was first romantically linked to Maroney according to a copy of her affi- voice is a much more powerful More than 1,000 adults recruit- feelings that are difficult to fake, historic day for all our citizens”. in June 2018. They are reported to have been introduced by davit posted online by cryp- tool for expressing emotion than ed via Amazon’s Mechanical and that our friends, co-workers, “Today the largest security Lawrence’s best friend Laura Simpson. Before Maroney, Lawrence tocurrency news site CoinDesk. previously assumed,” said Alan Turk online marketplace lis- and loved ones rely on to deci- alliance in the world, NATO, has was in relationship with director Darren Aronofsky, who direct- “I do not know the password Cowen, a PhD student at UC tened to the vocal bursts and pher our true commitments,” welcomed us,” he wrote on ed her in 2017’s “mother!”. or recovery key,” she said. Berkeley. evaluated them based on the Cowen said. Facebook and Twitter. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 world 12 Pak SC clips wings Gilani stopped from leaving country PTI n LAHORE told that his name was placed gal decision” of the govern- ormer Pakistan prime min- on the black list therefore he ment. Fister Yousuf Raza Gilani, could not leave the country,” Gilani is facing several cor- of armed forces, ISI who is facing corruption the FIA said, adding that it was ruption cases and last week, the charges, was stopped from following orders from the inte- accountability court of leaving the country by immi- rior ministry. Reacting strong- Islamabad rejected his plea ... says stay away from politics, act within law gration officials at the Lahore ly, the senior Pakistan Peoples seeking exemption from per- airport after his name popped Party leader said he always sonal appearance in a case PTI n ISLAMABAD up in the no-fly list. appeared in courts in the dif- related to awarding alleged According to theFederal ferent cases against him. illegal advertising contract to a n a rare rebuke to Pakistan’s Investigation Agency, 66-year- “There was no point in private agency. He is accused of Ipowerful military, the top old Gilani reached the Allama placing my name on (the) no- misusing authority to illegally court on Wednesday prohibit- Iqbal International Airport fly list. I was not fleeing the grant Messrs Midas an adver- ed them from engaging in here Tuesday night to board a country. tising contract in contravention political activities and directed flight for South Korea via Prime Minister Imran of the Public Procurement spy agencies like the ISI to Bangkok to attend a confer- Khan’s sole agenda seems to be Regulatory Authority rules. operate within the ence. However, his name was targeting his political oppo- The act is reported to have law.Delivering a landmark ver- on the no-fly list. “At the immi- nents,” Gilani said. “The ruling government should have my name,” Gilani said, adding cost the national treasury Rs dict on the 2017 Faizabad sit- gration counter, Mr Gilani was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) informed me about blacklisting that he will challenge the “ille- 129.07 million. in by the hardline Tehreek-e- Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and other smaller groups, a two- member Supreme Court bench ‘Pak must stop its behaviour of undermining regional stability’ also ordered the government to act against those propagating mand who are found to have be members of political parties. PTI n WASHINGTON good on its promises of sup- posture with Pakistan “hatred, extremism and ter- violated their oath,” the court They can also assemble for port to US efforts focused on involves supporting rorism”. said. peaceful protest. akistan’s actions are often finding a negotiated settle- Department of State as they “We direct the federal and Several experts were of the It said the right to assem- Pa source of “frustration” to ment to the Afghanistan con- pursue a diplomatic solution provincial governments to view that Prime Minister Imran ble and protest is circum- US’ regional efforts in flict,” the US Commander with Islamabad to end the monitor those advocating hate, Khan was supported by the scribed only to the extent that Afghanistan, a top American said. If Pakistan plays a pos- conflict in Afghanistan while extremism and terrorism and country’s powerful army in it infringes on the fundamen- general has said as he asked itive role in achieving a set- ensuring that Pakistan’s equi- prosecute the perpetrators in the last year’s general election. tal rights of others, including Islamabad to cease its behav- tlement to the conflict in ties are acknowledged and accordance with the law,” the Pakistan’s powerful mili- their right to free movement iour undermining stability Afghanistan, the US will have addressed in any future bench comprising Justice Qazi tary has ruled the country and to hold and enjoy proper- and play constructive role in opportunity and motive to agreement. Faez Isa and Justice Mushir through various coups for near- ty. The court ordered that achieving peace in South help Islamabad fulfil that role, Votel told lawmakers that Alam ruled. ly half of the country’s history those protesters who obstruct Asia. as peace in the region is the Pakistan has not taken con- The court directed all gov- since independence in 1947. people’s right to use roads and During a Congressional most important mutual pri- crete actions against the safe ernment agencies and depart- The military plays an impor- damage or destroy property hearing, Commander of the ority for the US and Pakistan, havens of violent extremist ments, including those run by tant role in the country’s deci- must be proceeded against in US Central Command he said. organisations or VEOs inside the army like spy agency Inter- sion making. The apex court accordance with the law and General Joseph Votel told the Pakistan, Votel said, pre- its borders. “Similarly, VEOs Services Intelligence (ISI) to also outlawed religious edicts held accountable. lawmakers on Tuesday that sents the US with challenges located in Afghanistan con- operate within the limits called fatwas that aimed to It initiated suo motu pro- militants operating out of General Votel said that met with all sides in an and opportunities in the exe- duct attacks inside Pakistan. defined by the law. harm others. ceedings on November 21, Pakistan and Afghanistan Pakistan has taken positive attempt to end America’s cution of its South Asia This cross-border instability The bench ordered that “A person issuing an edict 2017 after TLP blocked a main continue to threaten Afghan steps to assist Special US longest war in which the US Strategy. As a state possessing and violence generates ten- members of the Armed Forces or fatwa, which harms anoth- highway leading to Islamabad. stability as well as stoke ten- Representative of Afghanistan has lost over 2,400 soldiers in nuclear weapons that sits at sion along both sides of the were prohibited from engaging er or puts another in harm’s During the 20-day long protest sions between Pakistan and Zalmay Khalilzad in support more than 17 years. The the nexus of Russian, Chinese, border,” he said. in any kind of political activi- way, must be criminally pros- in 2017, daily life in Islamabad India. “We look to regional of Afghanistan reconciliation Taliban control nearly half of Indian, Iranian, and US “The suspension of US ty, which includes supporting ecuted under the Pakistan was disrupted when protesters actors such as Pakistan to by facilitating talks with the Afghanistan, and are more geopolitical interests, Pakistan security assistance funds to a party, faction or individual. Penal Code, the Anti-Terrorism belonging to the TLP, Tehreek- cease behaviour undermining Taliban. But Pakistan “has powerful than at any time will always be a country of Pakistan remains in place. “The government of Act, 1997 and/or the i-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah, the regional stability and play avoided taking any concrete since the 2001 US-led inva- importance to the US, he Meanwhile, some US Pakistan Pakistan through the Ministry Prevention of Electronic Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat constructive role in achieving or irreversible steps such as sion after the 9/11 terror noted. military cooperation activities of Defence and the respective Crimes Act, 2016,” the court and the Pakistan Sunni Tehreek peace in Afghanistan as well arresting or expelling Taliban attacks. “However, Pakistan’s have continued, demonstrat- Chiefs of the Army, the Navy ruled. The court upheld that occupied the Faizabad as the whole of South Asia,” leaders who do not cooperate “With our strategic focus actions are often a source of ing the importance of military and the Air Force are directed subject to reasonable restric- Interchange which connects General Votel told members with reconciliation efforts,” he on reconciliation and region- frustration to the US region- cooperation, despite chal- to initiate action against the tions imposed by law, citizens Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the of the Senate Armed Services said.Since being appointed in al security, Pakistan has a al efforts in Afghanistan,” lenges in the bilateral rela- personnel under their com- have the right to form and to busiest roads in the twin cities. Committee. In his testimony, September last, Khalilzad has unique opportunity to make Votel said. The Pentagon’s tionship,” the general said. Egypt Oppn Hindu temple vandalised in rejects move Pak, PM orders swift action Sharif to be shifted to cardiac facility PTI n LAHORE He said the board has recom- The PML-N’s reported to extend PTI n ISLAMABAD/KARACHI mended to the Punjab gov- request to shift him to London awaz Sharif will be shift- ernment that Sharif should be has triggered speculation that el-Sissi’s rule Hindu temple was van- Ned to a cardiac facility for thoroughly examined by car- it is keen to strike a deal with Adalised in Pakistan’s treatment of his heart compli- diologists for his cardiac com- government. When asked if Cairo (AP): Egyptian opposition Sindh province by miscreants cations, an official said on plications. A Punjab govern- Sharif would be being shifted parties have formed a coalition who set the holy books and Wednesday amid reports that ment official told PTI that to London for treatment under against proposed changes to the idols on fire, drawing a jailed former prime minister Sharif will be shifted to the some deal, his daughter constitution that would allow strong reaction from Prime wanted to go to London. Punjab Institute of Cardiology Maryam Nawaz told reporters President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to Minister Imran Khan who Sharif, 69, is serving a seven- (PIC) Lahore for treatment of in hospital that her father was stay in office well beyond the end ordered swift and decisive year jail term over graft his cardiac complications. “A more interested in going back of his current term in 2022, two action against the perpetra- charges. Sharif was shifted to new board will be constituted to jail. opposition leaders said on tors. the Services Hospital from at the PIC and any decision to “Mian sahib wants to go Wednesday. Egypt’s parliament The incident happened Kot Lakhpat jail Lahore on shift him back to hospital will back to jail.” Sharif has been has given its preliminary approval last week in Kumb, a town in Saturday on the recommenda- be taken on its recommenda- behind the bars since to the changes, after two-thirds Khairpur district. The tions of the third special med- sion that Sharif needs some tions,” the official said. December 24, 2018, after an of the general committee unidentified assailants fled ical board. The fourth medical kind of cardiac intervention. The three-time prime accountability court convicted endorsed the proposed amend- the after vandalism. Khan board at the Services Hospital For the purpose he should be minister, who is serving a him in one of the three cor- ments on Tuesday. Tuesday night took to Twitter said Sharif’s treatment is pos- shifted to a cardiac institute,” seven-year imprisonment in ruption cases filed under the The 596-seat assembly — to call upon the provincial sible in any specialised cardiac he said. Sharif had heart issues Al-Azizia Mills corruption direction of the Supreme which is packed with el-Sissi sup- authorities to take swift health facility in Pakistan. because of his previous histo- case, was earlier rushed to Court. The Al-Azizia Steel porters — will take a final vote action against the culprits. “We examined Nawaz ry of some diseases, including Lahore’s Punjab Institute of Mill case was about setting up on February 17, but the amend- “The govt of Sindh must Sharif and carried out his tests high blood pressure, diabetes Cardiology after he com- steel mills in Saudi Arabia ments would also need to be put take swift and decisive action Hindus in the area held a harmony across the country,” related to blood count, hor- and kidney problem, he added. plained of heart-related com- allegedly with corruption to a national referendum. Abdel- against the perpetrators. This protest in the city, Samaa TV he said. Police said that they mones, bio-chemistry, radiol- “According to the find- plications. He was later dis- money. Aziz el-Husseini, a senior leader is against the teachings of the reported. Rajesh Kumar were hunting for the attack- ogy, heart, kidneys, brain and ings of the board, Nawaz Sharif charged from the hospital and Three corruption cases - in the Karama, or Dignity party, Quran,” Khan said. The com- Hardasani, the adviser of the ers but so far no arrest was eyes. He also underwent CT is facing some problems in taken back to jail following the Avenfield properties case, said that 11 parties met the pre- munity has approached the Pakistan Hindu Council, has made. Nobody or group took scan, ultrasound and Colour blood supply of heart veins that medical tests. Flagship investment case and vious day and declared their police to register a case demanded the formation of a responsibility of the attack. Doppler tests at the Services must be addressed by cardiac Sharif’s party PML-N has Al-Azizia steel mills case - were opposition to the proposed against unidentified persons. special task force for the Hindus form almost two per Hospital Lahore,” Professor specialists. We had engaged been demanding that Sharif launched against the Sharif changes. There was no caretaker at security of Hindu temples. cent of the 220 million pop- Mahmood Ayaz, the head of some cardiac specialists from should be shifted to London family by the National The group established a the temple because the com- “This action has caused ulation in Muslim-majority the medical board at the the Punjab Institute of for better treatment. “Sharif Accountability Bureau in 2017 “union for the defence of the con- munity felt that it was safe unrest among the Hindu Pakistan. Most of the Hindus Services Hospital, said. Cardiology who examined the always had treatment in following a judgment by the stitution” that includes secular enough, since it was sur- community. These types of live in Sindh province. They “After examining all patient and his test reports and London as he is best managed Supreme Court that disquali- and left-leaning parties and law- rounded by their houses. attacks are done in an often complain of harass- results, the medical board has suggested little change in Mr there,” PML-N spokesperson fied Sharif in the Panama makers, he added. Khaled After the incident, the attempt to disturb religious ment by the extremists. reached a unanimous deci- Sharif’s medicines,” Ayaz said. Marriyum Aurangzeb said. Papers case in 2017. Dawood, another opposition leader and former head of the lib- eral Dostour, or Constitution party, questioned the legitimacy BRITAIN ROYAL GUN SALUTE Made-to-order human of the process to amend the 2014 charter, citing a constitutional clause that bars extending the two-term limit. kidneys one step closer “We will challenge the pro- posed amendment before the PTI n TOKYO country’s Supreme Constitutional cessful, as rat stem cells did not court,” he said. Amending the esearchers say they have readily differentiate into the constitution was widely expect- Rsuccessfully grown func- two main types of cells need- ed. Pro-government lawmakers tional kidneys inside rats using ed for kidney formation. and media figures have argued just a few donor stem cells, an However, when the reverse for years that the constitution is advance with significant impli- scenario was attempted, mouse crippling the president’s efforts to cations for human organ trans- stem cells efficiently differen- advance the country, including plantation. For patients with tiated inside rat blastocysts, overhauling its economy and end-stage renal disease, a kid- forming the basic structures of defeating Islamic militants. El- ney transplant is the only hope and inject them with stem a kidney.After being implant- Sissi himself said in 2015 that “the for regaining quality of life, cells from a normal donor, ed into pseudo-pregnant rats, constitution was drafted with according to the study pub- not necessarily of the same the complemented blastocysts good intentions.” A draft of the lished in the journal Nature species. The stem cells then matured into normal fetuses, proposed amendments shows Communications. Yet many of differentiate to form the entire researchers said. More than concerted efforts by the pro-gov- these patients will never under- missing organ in the resulting two thirds of the resulting rat ernment “Supporting Egypt” go transplant surgery due to a animal. neonates contained a pair of coalition to consolidate el-Sissi’s chronic shortage of donor kid- The new organ retains the kidneys derived from the power. neys, said researchers from the characteristics of the original mouse stem cells. The 64-year-old leader could National Institute for stem cell donor, and can thus Further screening showed be allowed to run for a third and Physiological Sciences in Japan. potentially be used in trans- that all of the kidneys were fourth six-year term, potentially With 95,000 patients on the plantation therapy. “We previ- structurally intact, and at least extending his rule to 2034. Talaat waiting list for a donor kidney ously used blastocyst comple- half could potentially produce Khalil, a lawmaker attending in the US alone, demand far mentation to generate rat pan- urine. “Our findings confirm Monday’s meeting, decried the outstrips supply, they creas in a pancreatic mutant that interspecific blastocyst proposed changes, especially a said.However, researchers have mice,” said Teppei Goto, the complementation is a viable broad clause stating the military’s been working on ways to grow lead author of the study. method for kidney genera- duty is to protect “the constitu- healthy organs outside the “We therefore decided to tion,” said study corresponding tion and democracy and the fun- human body. One such investigate whether the method author Masumi Hirabayashi. damental makeup of the country method, called blastocyst com- could be used to generate func- “In the future, this and its civil nature.” plementation, has already pro- tional kidneys, which would approach could be used to He told a press conference duced promising results. have much greater application generate human stem cell- on Monday that this could allow Researchers take blasto- in regenerative medicine owing derived organs in livestock, the armed forces to support one cysts, the clusters of cells to the high donor demand,” potentially extending the lifes- politician at the cost of another. formed several days after egg Goto said. Initial attempts by pan and improving the quali- “And this is a great danger,” he Regular and Reserve soldiers fire gun salutes to mark the 67th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Accession to the Throne, in Green Park beside Buckingham Palace, fertilisation, from mutant ani- the researchers to grow rat ty of life of millions of people said. London, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on the death of her father King George VI on Feb. 6. AP mals missing specific organs kidneys in mice proved unsuc- worldwide,” said Hirabayashi. usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 J&K IS INDIA'S NEXT POWERHOUSE Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir, laid the foundation stone of the 624 MW Kiru Hydro Electric Project at Vijaypur. The project aims to harness the hydro electric potential of the state and help in the development of the region significantly

he Kiru Hydro Electric and an annual revenue of Project is being imple- approximately Rs. 25 crore Tmented by the Chenab shall be available for the infra- Valley Power Projects Private structural development and Limited (CVPPPL) and is a welfare schemes for the Project joint venture between the Affected People on a continu- NHPC Limited, Jammu and ous basis over the life of the Kashmir State Power project. Bharat Rang Mahotsav brings Development Corporation Extensive corporate social Limited (JKSPDC), and PTC responsibility (CSR) activities India Limited. have also been taken up in the Satya Pal Malik, Governor region for the development of the largest theatre spectacle of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr local area. The construction of Jitendra Singh, Union Minister the project will also lead to a he 20th edition of the largest theatre festi- of State for Development of considerable improvement of Tval of Asia-Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), North Eastern Region, Dr the roads and bridges as well as is being hosted in Delhi which has brought Nirmal Singh, Speaker, Jammu the communication systems together over 100 national and international and Kashmir Legislative and electric supply system in theatre acts in a 21-day long spectacle. Assembly, Jugal Kishore the region, thereby developing Organised by the National School of Drama, Sharma, Member of the area socio-economically. the 20th BRM has put forth some very innov- Parliament, Lok Sabha and The state of Jammu and ative ambiance performances and street plays Shamsher Singh, Member of Kashmir is bestowed with huge since its beginning. Parliament, Rajya Sabha also hydro potential and in the Some interesting plays included ‘Besure graced the occasion. Kishtwar region there are many Gramophone Wala Mechanic’, a play by Indira During the address Modi projects in the pipeline for Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women Ekti Nodir Naam’, a Bengali play which talked said that the hydro electric pro- crore. The annual generation state GST for the project on skill development and so on construction. This potential (IGDTUW). The play revolved around an old about the fishermen societies residing on the ject shall not only meet the from the project shall be 2272 order to keep the project cost has been included in the plan. has to be harnessed so that the mechanic who owns a repairing shop and is banks of Titas in Bangladesh; ‘King Oedipus’, increasing energy requirement MU. The project envisages and its tariff at the minimum. Also, a provision of Rs 29 state can become the power given a 72-year-old gramophone to repair. What a Bengali play which followed the abode of of the state but also provide construction of 135 m high The government will get 12 per crore has been earmarked in house of the country which will if the instrument goes beyond repair? Another Cadmus, who was burnt to ashes because of the direct and indirect employ- concrete gravity dam and an cent free power from the sixth the plan for infrastructural bring about an overall develop- play, ‘Kahkasha’ by the Jesus and Mary College, wrath of the Gods; ‘Ananyaa’, a Marathi play ment opportunities to thou- underground power house year of the commissioning and development in the project ment of the region as well. revolved around hyper masculinity. It explored which is a story of an ordinary girl, Ananya, sands of persons during the with four units of 156 MW the water usage charges after 10 affected areas to improve the In a similar instance, the the themes of childhood learning at hom, how who possessed the potential to do something construction phase and there- each (624 MW). years. socio economic condition of FFoundation Stone of the 1000 masculinity and femininity are complete oppo- extraordinary and ‘Shifa…The Healing’, a after during the operation The Government of The welfare of the people the people. MW Pakal Dul HE Project of sites with no flexibility. The play talked about Hindi play which was based on the HIV+ peo- phase. Jammu and Kashmir has affected from the hydroelectric An additional one per cent CVPPPL was also laid by the issues of body image and how it’s not just a ple talking about the positivity of life and about Kiru HEP, to be construct- accorded a waiver of free power project shall be taken care of free power towards Local Area Prime Minister Narendra Modi woman’s problem. Special emphasis was placed searching within oneself, to find a new way of ed on River Chenab in the at decremental rate for the through the proper implemen- Development Fund (LADF) in May 2018 and the construc- on eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia and life. District Kishtwar, in Jammu first five years and the water tation of a comprehensive reha- shall be provided by the CVPP- tion of the project is in normalising the fact that men have them too. Ambiance performances are a daily feature and Kashmir, is one of the usage charges for the first ten bilitation and resettlement PL with a matching contribu- progress. The third project of The play also addressed the correlation between of the BRM which showcase a colourful land- biggest hydroelectric projects years after the commissioning plan. The cost of the land for tion by the Jammu and the company- 540 MW Kwar the problematic representation of male char- scape of the culture. These performances under implementation in the of the project besides the house and house construction Kashmir Government after the HE Project, is also ready to acters in pop culture and how it propagates show the lesser known local, traditional, and state. The project is scheduled exemption of levy of tolls on all assistance, scholarship to chil- commissioning of the project begin construction after getting ideas of hyper masculinity. folk forms from the states to the heart of the to be completed in 54 months imports. It has also given a con- dren of the project affected as per the Hydro Power Policy an investment approval of the Some notable plays that have been per- national capital. They are being performed at at an estimated cost of Rs. 4708 sent for wavier of nine per cent families, training program for of the Government of India project. formed in this year’s festival were ‘Abhimanya intervals within the NSD premises at the audi- Sundari Thirukalyanam’, a Tamil play drama- toriums before the plays. Some notable perfor- tised from the Mahabharata’s story of mances include Laihroba, Bamboo Dance and CORPORATE BRIEFS Abhimanya Sundari Thirukalyanam; ‘Titas Gidda. 43 EXECUTIVE TRAINEES INDUCTED IN POSOCO Now 24x7 power in Ladakh The Power System Operation Corporation he Prime Minister Limited (POSOCO) has TNarendra Modi dedicated commenced a one year the 220 kV Srinagar-Drass- training programme— Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh AARAMBH, for its third Transmission System, in a batch Executive step towards powering Ladakh Trainees. The and connecting the country’s ceremony was northern most part to the inaugurated by the National Grid. He comment- chairman and ed, “I got the opportunity of managing director of laying the foundation stone of POSOCO, KVS Baba in this project and today, again, presence of all the I have got the opportunity to directors of the dedicate this project. With company. The batch of 43 trainees from Electrical Engineering, Finance this over `2,000 crore project, and Computer Science will undergo a modular program of four The 12th edition of KIIT Premier League (KPL) All India (D&N) T-20 Cricket Tournament organised by KIIT Deemed University kicked off at the KIIT Cricket Stadium recently. The tournament was inaugurated by Dr Achyuta Samanta, the problem of electricity in does not match up. The pro- months with the minimum month’s classroom training followed by an on-the-job training. These Leh-Ladakh is going to be ject will meet the power temperature going down to as trainees will be placed at the various RLDCs upon the successful Founder, KIIT and KISS in the presence of BCCI Selectors Banta Singh, MS Kumar, Jaikumar Sinha, Abinash Kumar and completion of the programme. Lalit Patel. Divided into four pools, teams from 12 universities from across the country are participating in the tournament. minimised.” demand of Ladakh region at low as -40 degree Celsius at The PM had laid the foun- economical rates. Drass. Therefore, specially dation stone for this project on This transmission project designed tower foundations BSES GETS CII'S IGNCA’S EXHIBITION ON PAPER CRAFT AND CALLIGRAPHY ` AWARD FOR August 12, 2014 and within 4.5 of approximately 2,266 crore were constructed with the ‘CUSTOMER In celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's calligraphers from across the country years, the project has been suc- will result in minimising the assistance from the Snow and OBSESSION' 150th birth anniversary, the Indira have presented their work in their cessfully completed. massive use of diesel generat- Avalanche Study Gandhi National Centre for the Arts inimitable styles and regional scripts, Built at a height of around ing sets during winters, and Establishment (SASE) to spo BSES Yamuna Power Limited (IGNCA) and the Dastkari Haat Samiti collectively offering 61 works which 3000-4000 meters, this thus will not only help in the tower foundations, as the (BYPL) has been conferred have collaborated to present a unique are on display at one of the twin with the Confederation of approximately 335 km long protecting the environment, work force braved the chal- exhibition, combining hand-made galleries at the IGNCA on Janpath. transmission line has been but will also save on the lenge of working at lesser oxy- Indian Industry's (CII) Award paper and calligraphy on the theme of They show how handmade paper and for ‘Customer Obsession' for constructed by the Power Grid import expenditure in for- gen levels. Mahatma Gandhi. The event explores calligraphy enhance each other on Corporation of India Limited eign currency, which is being The event, where the PM 2016 in the service sector in images, symbols, words and thoughts beautifully textured canvases to the large business category. (POWERGRID), a Navratna incurred on crude oil, there- made the announcement, dur- related to Mahatma Gandhi for Gandhi convey Gandhi's deeply valuable company of the Government by benefiting the state exche- ing his recent visit to Jammu With this, the BYPL has Virasat-Kagazkala. Eleven messages to humanity. become the first power of India, under the Ministry of quer. It will also give a boost and Kashmir, was attended by distribution utility to bag this Power. Under this project, the to the tourism sector, especial- Satya Pal Malik, the Governor SANJAY DALMIA ANNOUNCES HOUSING AND CLEANLINESS SCHEME Dr Udit Raj, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, inaugurated the newly coveted honour. The award four new state-of-the-art ly the hospitality industry in of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr extended Foot-over-Bridge at Ghevra (North-West Delhi) Railway was presented by Nalin Kohli, The former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and a station. Rajiv Dhanker, Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Infra), 220/66 kV Gas Insulated Sub- Ladakh, as quality electricity at Jitendra Singh, Union Minister Chairman, CII National renowned businessman, Sanjay Dalmia, has announced a Northern Railway, Delhi and other senior railway officers were also stations built at Drass, Kargil, reasonable rates will be acces- of State for Development of Committee on MSME Council 'Housing and Swatchta Abhiyaan' at Chirawa in Jhunhunu present on the occasion. Khaltsi and Leh, will help to sible due to non-reliance on North Eastern Region along and Start-up Council and district of Rajasthan in the memory of his late parents, Lalita ensure 24x7 quality power in diesel. with Haji Anayat Ali, Kiran Karnik, CII National Dalmia and Vishnu Hari Dalmia. Expressing grief on the demise all weather conditions. This task executed by Chairman, Legislative Council, Committee on Telecom and of his father, Dalmia announced this scheme for the needy This project will not only POWERGRID in unforeseen Jammu and Kashmir, Jamyang Broadband. Additionally, people of the area. Chirawa is the native place of the Dalmia help evacuate surplus power of weather conditions was made Tsering Namgial, BYPL also received a special family and they have been constantly working for the betterment and upliftment of the region. Under the aegis of the Dalmia Seva the Kargil and Leh Hydel sta- possible by immaculate project Chairman/Chief Executive recognition for ‘Leveraging tions of NHPC in summers, monitoring skills, high team Councillor, LAHDC, Feroz Digital Technology for Trust, Sanjay Dalmia continuously conducts various Superior Customer philanthropic activities for the underprivileged in Rajasthan. but will also supply power to spirit and strategic planning Ahmed, Chairman, LAHDC, Experience'. Instituted for the region in winters when and with the use of modern Kargil, and Chering Dorjay, promoting pro-customer SCOPE ORGANISES CONCLAVE ON STARTUPS temperatures dip and the technologies. The line remains Member of Legislative hydro electricity generation snow covered for nearly six Council, Leh. culture in the Indian industry, The Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) is organising a two-day the awards aim to help Conclave on Startups between February 14 and 15. This is a unique initiative of organisations understand the SCOPE to bring together the stakeholders, viz. government entities, state startups various critical elements for missions, public sector enterprises, industry champions, knowledge partners and delivering superior customer the media on a common platform. To be addressed by key stakeholders of the Soya for a healthy and tasty living experience across the entire industry, the event will offer an opportunity to the senior executives of the public value chain. sector enterprises, banks and insurance companies to participate on nomination. he Vezley Foods is showcas- Ting its range of soya-based products for the vegetarian Muzaffar food lovers at the ongoing 33rd Hussain Baig, International Crafts Mela at MP, distributed Surajkund in Faridabad. The wheel chairs and visitors to the fair can enjoy fin- other assistive Dr M Ravi Kanth, the chairman and managing director of HUDCO devices in the inaugurated the ‘HUDCO Annual Sports Day' at the Thyagaraj Stadium ger-licking snacks like nugget's, presence of Dr in New Delhi. shawarma, chop sticks and Nasir Ahmad soya chhika. Naqash, DC, KGH ORGANISES CANCER AWARENESS DRIVE The company’s managing Baramulla, A Cancer Awareness programme was director, Amit Bajaj said, Manoj Kumar, organised by the Kasturba Gandhi “Unfortunately soya has been Chief General CONFLUENCE OF ART AND Hospital (KGH) of Chittaranjan ignored in the food market for Manager, Uri-I Power Station, NHPC Limited and Manish Sahai, General CULTURE AT INDIA ART FAIR Locomotive Works (CLW) in the a long time. We have intro- and delicious food for all and tains all essential amino acid Vivekanand Auditorium, Delhi which Manager (Civil), Uri-II Power Station at Dak Bungalow, Baramulla. The India Art Fair, a four day exhibition duced this magic bean with a no compromise is made with proteins which are required for was presided over by the hospital’s recently held in Delhi, brought together new thought which tastes good the quality, hygienic and the the body. Besides, soya is rich CMO, Dr Alok Majumdar. He discussed artists from India and abroad who too. Today we face many health nutrition value of the products.” in vitamin, carbohydrate, fibre, CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION IN DELHI tobacco related cancer in detail and showcased their state-of-the-art paintings, related problems like blood Commenting on the health iron and calcium and can pro- The People's Republic of China, in coordination with the CD advised people to desist from the use sculptures and masterpieces of diverse pressure, obesity, diabetes and benefits of the key ingredient— vide all necessary nutrition to Foundation, organised the Chinese New Year Celebrations at Siri of tobacco related products. Dr Tulu ranges-traditional, minimal, miniature, so on and one of the biggest rea- soya, Bajaj said that soya is one the body in case one does not Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The annual ‘Happy Chinese New Year' Chakraborty, Senior DMO/FW, focused contemporary, and modern art. The event sons behind this is an unbal- of the best sources of protein. consume meat, fish or eggs. program is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of on the subject—‘Guard Her Against promoted the cultural discourse through a anced and an unhealthy diet. Soya has a substance named One can consume good, unsat- China. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Cervical Cancer’, and stressed that bright line up of large-scale installations, Our products are an alternate Lecithin, which is very good for urated fat from soya which Prabhu, graced the event as chief guest along with His Excellency how servical cancer can be prevented conversations, screening, performances Luo Zhaohui, the Chinese Ambassador to India. through HPV vaccines. to junk food since they are the skin and is also beneficial controls cholesterol,” added and live events to the audience. healthy. We believe in healthy for a healthy heart. “Soya con- Bajaj. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 vivacity 14 THE Actress SWARA BHASKER talks about how the law that swears to protect the people in turn creates trouble for them because of their Priyanka on adding lack of awareness. By CHAHAK MITTAL Nick’s name CASE 2008. She exclaims, “There’s a you are under the public eye, Actress PRIYANKA CHOPRA said difference in the way the film you have to have a thick skin that she always wanted to add shows the case as compared to and be firm on whatever you singer and husband Nick Jonas' DOESN’T REST some TV shows that have tried say. People will always dig some- to show the same case in a sen- thing out of it. This doesn’t name to her own, and says it id you know that a woman can’t be sational manner. No subject in mean you stay quiet against the doesn't take anything away from arrested after six in the evening and itself is good or bad. It’s impor- wrong.” her identity. if she is being taken into the police tant for people who create fic- Talking about challenging Priyanka changed her custody after that, there has to be tion to show a crime in a sensi- patriarchy at home, she says that a woman guard around her all the tive manner that makes people it will be done only when we Instagram handle to Dtime till she’s there. Well, actress Swara Bhasker also delve deeper into it serious- start speaking up. It is some- Priyanka Chopra Jonas came to know the fact recently. ly and as something that is thing that equally affects the after getting married to There are laws that lay down the substan- unjustified.” boys as it does to the girls. “The him in December. She tive rights of the masses, pertaining to the ben- Adding on to that, she says first step to challenging it is to opened up about her efits of the people. However, due to lack of prop- that showing a rape or molesta- say something against it and er awareness, such provisions hardly yield any tion of a woman that objectifies stop it. If someday a girl is tired decision when justice, highlights Swara as she speaks about the their body and fetishises the vio- or has an injury and she has to she appeared on forthcoming drama on Colors, Courtroom. lence in a perverse manner “can serve tea to her father, why does The Tonight Show She says, “There are numerous laws which only make the crime appear not the son do it in that case? Starring Jimmy people don’t know about but should be aware pleasurable and justified to some Why only the daughter? If the Fallon to promote of. The show will make these legal procedures people. It’s all a game of percep- child comes back at 3 ‘o’ clock and important laws accessible to people in an tion.” in the night, the mother will her Hollywood interesting way.” It is because none will ever Even though the actress has wake up to ask about serving Netflix film Isn't It specifically open a book to read about laws, else been trolled by multiple food for him/her. Why?” Romantic. they would have been lawyers. accounts, she continues to be Hence, it “begins” with such “I always wanted to She says that there’s a fear that grips peo- very active on social media basic habits, she says, adding ple when they first hear of court and legal pro- when it comes to raising con- that “fighting for it is a later sce- add his name to cedures. “They always want to avoid them. cerns over crimes against nario, the first thing is to learn mine because I feel They start thinking about the high court and SOCIAL MEDIA women. She says that she does- how to recognise it.” like we are becom- repeated visits to the lower ones for case pro- HAS BECOME A n’t believe in making social Talking about her previous ing family. And I'm a ceedings, feeling that the next 25 years of their COURT IN ITSELF media as a courtroom of justice opening on sexual harassment at little traditional and lives might just get wasted doing this. just like it increasingly is becom- the workplace, she says that Pendency is a great issue in our country. But AND I AM VERY ing one. women don’t know what is hap- old school about that is also because common people hardly MUCH AGAINST “Social media has become a pening to them. “When I shared that,” said she. know the exact court procedures and the way THIS IDEA. YOU court in itself and I am very about the incident, I realised The actress also said it law works in the country,” says Swara. She CAN’T REPLACE much against this idea. You that just because the harasser doesn't “take away my highlights that it’s interesting “how law is can’t replace the judiciary with never touched me, it doesn’t identity. He gets added made for people’s protection and that in turn THE JUDICIARY mob lynchings, virtual trails or mean that it wasn’t harassment. puts them into trouble.” WITH MOB any kind of revolution on I managed to save myself. I to who I am.” The actress says that when she got to know Twitter. It’s for connecting and realised at that time it didn’t feel about the show, she found it very “interesting” LYNCHINGS OR socialising and spreading views, like harassment to me because even though she is not a part of it, she wanted VIRTUAL TRIALS. not for making a jury out of it,” of a lack of awareness. To recog- to support it. says she. nise, we need to break the ‘We shouldn't label IT’S FOR The Anarkali of Aarah actress believes CONNECTING Recalling the Mumbai silence and start conversations.” special numbers as that it’s important for our society to ques- attacks of 26/11, she says that She says that women have item songs. I have done tion the right and wrong of things. She AND when Kasab had been caught, been raising their voices since so many songs and I says, “In our country most people act SOCIALISING “there was an anger and josh time immemorial but it’s only without thinking. We are just reacting AND SPREADING among people to kill him by now that our ears have risen to never felt to things. Such shows are important for hanging him on the streets. hear them out. “The Vishakha objectified in them to know, think, question and act VIEWS, NOT Such a dangerous thing to do case is an example and it was in any of them. I accordingly.” FOR MAKING and ask for! There was mob vio- the late 1990s. We are fighting There have been shows like A JURY lence all around. Indeed he was for the same thing even today — have done Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India, that terrorist and had to be punished. sexual harassment at workplace. all the have showed numerous real-life OUT OF IT But not in this way.” It’s been three decades since,” cases of crime against humanity and She goes on to add, “We says Swara. songs alerted the society. Swara believes have to be very careful when we Talking about the #MeToo willingly, that such shows are capable of talk about justice. We can’t turn movement, she says that we are and analysing fear as well as tracing the into inhuman carnivores or looking at the movement in just criminal mindset. devils in order to get justice. one way — how many women knowing the She says, “It depends on the way Hence, there’s a court and a have come and spoken against situation. But if a particular crime is portrayed. No room of people who have read their harassers. anyone feels subject in itself is good or bad.” She about the Constitution and law But she feels we shouldn’t believes that if you choose to to give justice to us. They know judge the campaign only on that objectified with the “fetishise” a crime or “sensationalise” the way and are much qualified, basis. “We should look at it as a songs then it is it and show it in a “dhinchak way by trained and smarter than us cathartic movement which is important for them to using sensational headlines around it, common people to take law in breaking a silence and teaching come forward and it will only make it seem justified to their hands. Let it happen the to recognise the wrong. It is also those who have a pervert mindset. We rational way.” about accepting and recognising speak.’ —Malaika Arora don’t need to look at fiction for sensation- Swara, who was trolled that this happened to me years alising any crime as our TV soaps and incessantly for her masturbation ago and today I have the courage Actress SHIKHA TALSANIA will be news channels are enough. Many of scene in her film Veere Di to speak up against it. People making her debut in the digital them report on such heinous events Wedding, says that she doesn’t through this, could realise that in an irresponsible manner.” regret doing or saying anything a certain person wasn’t just a space with web series Gormint. Giving an example, she talks that she does, especially on stupid or insane man, rather he Shikha will be seen essaying a about the film Talvar, a repertory social media. “I don’t ever regret was a predator,” she says. “pivotal role” in the on Arushi-Hemraj murder case of it. I don’t feel the need to. When Photo: Pankaj Kumar Amazon Prime Original Series. “Manav Kaul and Girish Kulkarni have YIN AND YANG also joined the What’s your kid browsing? show. In the politi- A survey reveals people’s habits and behaviour towards cal satire, Shikha Actress SANA SAYYAD will be seen as one internet safety. By TEAM VIVA of the key members of Manav feels that the Kaul's team. The cast has already fight for good over oday, we cannot imagine our 9,600 of them never did it, whereas, words. While 54 per cent of the peo- started shooting together,” said lives without the internet. It’s not around 10, 236 netizens said that ple said they had not changed the pass- an era of gaining knowledge they don’t have children. The total words to their social media accounts the source. evil is universal. T through spending hours in libraries graph showed that 60 per cent of the in the last six months to a year, 31 per Actor Irrfan Khan was also sup- By AYUSHI SHARMA and with books. It’s a Google Search parents in the surveyed group didn’t cent admitted they cannot even recall posed to do the show but he had era. However, not many are aware of monitor the content their kids con- how long had it been since they last to opt out due to his illness. rom kundali to tarot card reading, the impact it has on people and about sume online. changed their passwords. people across the globe have been creating a safer and better internet. Moving on to personal awareness, A similar neglect towards safety Fcurious about predicting their future. On the Safer Internet Day, an around 67 per cent said they skipped measures was also observed with Everyone has been trying to alter their des- online marketplace company released reading the ‘terms & conditions’ or any police verification of household staff. Ariana won’t perform tiny with gemstones to warding off evil and a survey about 2019 internet behaviour other safety/legal guidelines while Around 75 per cent confirmed that wanting to know what future has in store and impact. The survey with 26,000+ signing up to a website or using a prod- they had not conducted a police ver- at Grammys for them. But do these fortune-tellers even netizens revealed internet behaviour uct. There only 8,689 users who read ification or did not know if one had to exist? They sure do, in tales. and attitude towards safety — both the terms and conditions against be done. About only 25 per cent con- Singer ARIANA GRANDE won't be Actress Sana Sayyad plays the charac- online and in general — with an aim 17,502 users who didn’t. firmed having observed this process performing at the forthcoming ter of Drishti in StarPlus’ new offering — to drive awareness and call for action The survey also revealed some reg- for household staff. Respondents from Grammy Awards. Divya Drishti, a narrative of twin sisters to all users and play an active role ular habits like changing of pass- Delhi were the highest among those who are blessed with powers, they have towards creating a better and safer who said they observe this process for The decision came after Grande been separated by fate but hope of reunit- internet for all, especially the younger household staff, followed by those and producers sparred over which ing with each other keeps them going. lot. The survey covers respondents from Mumbai. songs she would perform at the Sana’s character, who is born with a super- between 18 to 55 years of age from However, contradictory to the gala. power, can see the impending forthcom- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, overall neglect, there also existed a She felt “insulted” after pro- ing and Divya, on the other hand, can Ahmedabad, Chennai and Hyderabad. high degree of awareness with finan- change them. As per the survey, a majority of cial safety. Around 68 per ducers initially refused to Sana explains that in the show, as netizens neglected cybersecurity prac- cent said that they had allow her to perform 7 Drishti and Divya try to reunite with each tices in their personal lives. Around 57 never shared their OTP or rings, the latest single other on every full moon’s night, a threat had to do a lot of home work like watch- per cent respondents password for their bank from her next album looms over them. The wicked witch or ing a few series and films. I am still trying showed negligence account, social media pishachini, who is equipped with a power- to adapt to a lot of things. The whole idea towards their safety — accounts, laptop or Thank U, Next. ful dagger and has a hollow eye, haunts of working hard, showcasing something both online and offline. phone with any- Grande is also nomi- Drishti by malevolent visions of her. There new and the challenges that I had to ful- Around 56 per cent of one. nated for two are certain events including the witch’s reg- fill just got me on it,” says Sana. netizens freely shared Lavanya awards — Best Pop ular appearances that make her wonder The actress shares that the show has got their personal details Chandan, gener- Vocal Album for whether her gifted superpowers are really many layers to it. Having superpowers is like mobile number on al counsel of the a boon or a mere jinx? the “USP” but apart from that there are their professional or offi- said company, Sweetener and Best Pop Sana says, “The show has been con- other relevant things as well. “You’ll see the cial social media said, “The inter- Solo Performance for ceived keeping in mind the new wave of bonding between two sisters, a lot of thrill, accounts. Over 14,543 net dominates our God is a woman. concepts that comes with a little element suspense, twist and turns, moral values, users made their lives like nothing The 2019 Grammy of thrill and keeps viewers on the edge of romance and friendship.” contact numbers else. It is in our inter- Awards will take place the seats.” Sana explains that the show’s story visible online on est, therefore, to use She feels that these days, such kind of telling value is good versus evil. She says, accounts like it in a manner that on February 10. fictional shows are “quite in trend.” Even “Conflict of good and evil is a concept that LinkedIn, continues to though people don’t believe in it, they enjoy has survived for over ages and has long whereas only improve the quality watching it. She says, “Every genre has a been ingrained into literature. The fight is 11,648 users did- of our lives while certain kind of audience.” considered to be universal. It is usually seen n’t share it. staying safe by She hasn’t done anything of this kind that the good must defeat the evil, and this There were some personal rev- implementing the before and this is the reason why Sana is is also that journey in its simplest form. It’s elations too. While 6,355 netizens same level of caution excited to play such a character. “Initially always important to showcase the achayi said that they regularly monitor their we exercise in the real I had no idea how to react on the script. I ki burayi pe jeet type of content.” children and what they do online, world.” LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 sport 15

SINGLES INDIA DRAWS PAK FOR AWAY TIE IN SEPT Nagpur: The Indian Davis Cup team was on Wednesday drawn to meet Pakistan in away tie, which VIDARBHA SNIFF SECOND TITLE could well be shifted to a neutral venue provided the central government sticks to its current policy of not allowing sporting teams to travel to the neighbouring Chasing 206 to win elusive Ranji Trophy, Saurashtra struggle at 58/5 against defending champions country. No Indian Davis Cup squad has travelled to Pakistan since March 1964 and in that tie, held in PTI n NAGPUR gled when a delivery kept low. The Lahore, India had won 4-0. The draw for the tie, which resultant faint edge was pouched by will be held in September this year, took place in aurashtra stared down the barrel substitute wicket-keeper Avi Barot. London. The winner will move to the World Group after Cheteshwar Pujara's second Barot has been doing the duty Qualifiers. India, who is a formidable side in successive failure that put defending behind the stumps since Vidarbha S Asia/Oceania zone, have never lost to Pakistan in six champions Vidarbha on the brink of an innings in place of Snell Patel, who encore after a stirring fourth day of the was hit on helmet by Umesh. meetings so far. Pakistan would be no match to India Ranji Trophy final on Wednesday. Jadeja then trapped Satish since none of their singles players are even ranked on Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once with a full-length ball. The TV ATP computer as per the new regulations. They have a again turned out to be star batsman's replays showed an inside edge good competitor only in Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi, who is nemesis as he was trapped leg before for carried to the silly-point fielder. ranked 67 in the doubles. nought with Saurashtra tottering at 58 for Later the officials changed the 5 in their pursuit of 206. decision as he was declared caught CASE FILED AGAINST HARDIK, RAHUL, KJO Sarwate (3/13 in 10 overs) bamboo- by Vishvaraj. Jodhpur: In fresh trouble for cricketers Hardik Pandya zled the Saurashtra batsmen after being Vidarbha failed to recover and K L Rahul and filmmaker Karan Johar over handed the new ball on a track that offered from the twin blows even as comments on women made on a television show, the turn and variable bounce. Saurashtra skipper Unadkat police here have registered a case against them. The two Saurashtra were best chasers during uprooted stumps of Akshay cricketers were made to sit out of the India-Australia ODI the knockout stage but their reliable bats- Sarwate faced 133 balls in his Wakhare, completely missed the Wadkar, who went without both- series and were briefly suspended by the BCCI after a men came a cropper in the most-impor- fighting knock and hit five bound- ball and was bowled. ering the scorers. row over their comments on chat show "Koffee with tant clash. aries, negating the good work At the start of the day, In first 11 overs of the morn- Karan", which many thought were sexist and vulgar. The Going into the final day, Saurashtra done by Saurashtra bowlers. Jadeja came out with a ing, Vidarbha had lost three wick- FIR was lodged on the directions of a magistrate's court, who have ended runners-up twice in the Sarwate, who was the clear plan of bowling ets and added just 18 runs. Luni station house officer Bansi Lal said on Wednesday. past, need to score 148 more runs on a last man out in Vidarbha wicket-to-wicket on the Unadkat after bowling eight Local resident D R Meghwal had approached the court tricky track with Vishvaraj Jadeja (23) and innings, then returned to slow VCA stadium testing overs, took himself off the seeking an order for the police to register a case against Kamlesh Makvana (2) set to resume the rattle the Saurashtra top- track to register the attack but continued with a pacer the three men. The petitioner termed the remarks chase. order with his left-arm most significant figures of from one end, handing the ball to indecent and said they were made deliberately to spin. In a mesmerising spell, his first class career, help- left-arm seamer Chetan Sakariya. It will be more about the battle of increase the popularity of the show. In his complaint, nerves, considering that lower-order bats- Sarwate dismissed first innings ing Suarashtra bundle out the Soon off-spinner Kamlesh men from both the sides have shown that centurion Snell Patel (12), Harvik hosts for an even 200. Makwana was introduced into the Meghwal said Johar deliberately presented content that scoring runs is not impossible, if the appli- Desai (8) and Pujara (0) in his first Jadeja scalped four batsmen, attack, replacing Sakariya and he humiliated women. cation is correct. five overs, and conceded just 13 including key man Wasim Jaffer delivered in his third over of the DIPA TO COMPETE AT WORLD CUPS Earlier, left-arm spinner runs in his 10 that he bowled on (11) and Ganesh Satish (35), in the spell, sending back dangerous Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (6/96) had cleaned the day. first session. Akshay Karnewar (18). New Delhi: Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar will be up the Vidarbha top-order early in the day India pacer Umesh Yadav, This was after Suarshtra began It was a flighted ball outside off, competing in back-to-back World Cups next month to to hand Saurashtra an advantage but to who was expensive in his first two with a two-pronged pace attack Karnewar went for an expansive enhance her chances of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo their credit, the hosts did extremely well overs, returned for a second spell with captain Jaydev Unadkat and drive and ended up edging to first Olympics. Dipa had claimed a Bronze at the vault event to reach 200 after being reduced to 147 for to sent back young Arpit Vasavada Chetan Sakariya attacking in tan- slip where Desai took a comfort- of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, eight. (5), who fished one outside off to dem. But it was Jadeja, who pro- able catch. Germany in November, last year, to make a strong bid Mohit Kale contributed 38 off 94 balls be caught behind. duced a sensational spell in which The hosts lost remaining four for her Olympic qualification. It was Dipa's first and Sarwate, batting at number eight, pro- Sheldon Jackson (7) was guilty he dismissed both the overnight wickets in the post-lunch session appearance after recovering from a knee strain which duced a combative 49 after hosts resumed Vidarbha bowler Aditya Sarwate exults after dismissing a Saurashtra of playing a reckless shot as he batsmen. with Jadeja taking two more to spoilt her Jakarta Asian Games, where she missed the the day at 55 for two. batsman on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final match in Nagpur PTI stepped out to hammer Akshay First it was Jaffer, who strug- complete his six-wicket haul. vault final and also had to pull out of the team event due to a knee strain. The Indian, who vaulted her way to a fourth place finish at the Rio Olympics, will now Werder Bermen shoot out compete at the Baku World Cup (March 14-17) and Real Kashmir ignite title race Doha World Cup (March 20-23). The two events are part of an eight-event qualifying system for the 2020 Olympics, under which the gymnasts will make the cut PTI n Dortmund in DFB Pokal SRINAGAR based on the their top three scores. he fairy tale run of Real EAST BENGAL KEEN TO KEEP HOPES ALIVE TKashmir Football Club in Kolkata: the I-League continued as the Buoyed by their derby win over city rivals club from the Valley defeated Mohun Bagan, East Bengal would look to do a double on Gokulam Kerala FC by a soli- Neroca FC and stay in contention for I-League title in a tary goal to go to the top of crucial match at the Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday. points table on Wednesday. East Bengal blanked Mohun Bagan 2-0 in their last The match between the outing on January 27 to capture the season's both derby 'Snow Leopards' and Gokulam legs for the first time in 15 years. Having defeated the was played at the TRC Ground Imphal outfit by an identical margin at the start of the in chilling weather conditions season way back in October last year, East Bengal will amid a mix of rain and snow- start with psychological advantage on Thursday. East fall with none of the teams Bengal have 25 points from 13 matches and another win Rahul, Pacers willing to yield the ground. by them would narrow the gap at the top of the table. Ivorian striker AFP n DORTMUND Claudio Pizarro and Martin Harnik, Neroca's title chances have receded as they have 25 highlight Lions Test Gnohere Krizo scored of the Synthetic Kerala to push for an equalis- to force penalties after Chelsea-bound points from 15 matches. The Kolkata heavyweights will the all-important goal Astro Turf pitch. er. undesliga leaders Borussia Christian Pulisic and Achraf Hakimi hit the road next to face title contenders Real Kashmir PTI n WAYANAD in the 51st minute to Real Kashmir While Kerala striker BDortmund crashed out of the had scored for Dortmund. within three days as they have a tight schedule, playing hand Real Kashmir should have taken Marcus Joseph was wayward German Cup on Tuesday, losing a "It's a bitter defeat," admitted four of their last six matches in 10 days. ngland Lions will be one of full three points from the the lead in the first half but in most of his attempts at the penalty shoot-out at home to Werder Dortmund striker Mario Goetze. Ethe innumerable stops that match. Krizo missed several easy goal, Real Kashmir goalkeep- Bremen following a 3-3 draw after "We shouldn't have conceded INFANTINO SET FOR SECOND TENURE out-of-form opener KL Rahul The win propelled the chances to put his side ahead. er Bilal Khan was in top form extra time. two equalisers in extra time and then Paris: FIFA president Gianni Infantino is set to serve a will encounter in his road to Jammu and Kashmir side to Mason Robertson, son of to deny the visiting team. Goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka was to lose on penalties is really tough." second term after world football's governing body said redemption as he gears up to the top of the table with 32 head coach David, who was Real Kashmir had the Bremen's hero in the shoot-out as he Peru veteran Pizarro, who turns on Wednesday he would be the only candidate for play for India A in the first unof- points, dislodging Chennai playing behind Krizo in a 4-4- chance to double their lead in saved Dortmund's opening attempts 41 in October, was delighted with his ficial Test. City FC (30 points) which, 1-1 formation, also missed a the 80th minute but from Paco Alcacer and Maximilian 56th German Cup goal. June's vote. The 48-year-old has been in charge of FIFA The match will also feature however, have two games in couple of chances to score. Abednego Tetteh, who came Philipp as Bremen won the last-16 tie It meant third-choice keeper Eric since February 2016, after succeeding the disgraced two of India's quickest bowlers hand over Real Kashmir. However, it was Krizo who on for Krizo in the 73rd 4-2 on penalties. Oelschlaegel made his Dortmund Sepp Blatter following the corruption scandal which in young Avesh Khan and the Chennai City will take on broke the deadlock after the minute, shot wide of Das' It finished 1-1 over 90 minutes debut against Bremen, the club he left rocked the organisation. The election will take place on not so young Varun Aaron, Indian Arrows on Friday while break, pouncing on a rebound right post from 15 yards. after Dortmund captain Marco Reus last June after six years. June 5 in Paris ahead of the women's World Cup. who will be keenly watched by Real Kashmir will meet East in front of the Gokulam goal This was the ninth clean rifled home a direct free-kick to can- Earlier on Tuesday Bayer Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega had the national selection commit- Bengal at home on Sunday. in the 51st minute. sheet for the Real Kashmir, cel out an early goal by Bremen's Milot Leverkusen, who pulled off a shock 3- announced his intention to stand against Infantino, but tee. Each team will play 20 match- Local boy Farhan Ganiae which has the meanest Rashica. 1 win over Bayern last Saturday, was failed to garner the required support of five of FIFA's 211 Virat Kohli wants three es in the league. saw his fierce shot from the defence in the I-League this The game exploded into life with another big name casualty as they member federations. Infantino has introduced plans to more fast bowlers which will It started snowing before top of the box stopped by year, having conceded only four goals in extra time as Bremen slumped to a 2-1 defeat at second-divi- increase the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 from 2026, broaden the base of the current the match and heavy rains Gokulam custodian Arnab eight goals in 16 games so far. twice equalised, through substitutes sion Heidenheim. with the possibility to bring forward the expansion to the pool of speed merchants and lashed the ground later on. The Das but Krizo was well placed that's the specific reason why two sides played a goal-less to tap in the rebound. injury prone not known for his first half as controlling the ball After taking the lead, Real consistency has been recalled. became difficult for the play- Kashmir players relaxed a bit, NorthEast look to It's all about sheer speed and ers of both the teams due to allowing a window of oppor- same for Avesh, who has really waterlogging in many patches tunity for the team from intimidated the domestic bats- avoid hiccups men during the season. Rahul hasn't exactly set the Chennai City FC rope stage on fire during the limited PTI n GUWAHATI that Delhi held FC Goa to a overs games having come back goalless draw in their last from an interim suspension for in FC Basel as partner orthEast United FC will clash and will be out to play his sexist comments on a televi- Nlook to avoid any hiccups spoilsport, again. sion chat show. and strengthen their position The Dutchman will also India chief coach Ravi PTI n NEW DELHI in the top four when they host be concerned with his own Shastri has recently made it clear an unpredictable Delhi team's results, picking up only that he would like Rahul to play -League leaders Chennai City FC on Wednesday signed a deal Dynamos FC in a Hero Indian one win in their last five a lot of A games in order to Iwith Swiss champions FC Basel, which has nurtured current Super League fixture on matches. regain form. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, to sell 26 per cent of its share, Thursday. Delhi Dynamos, on the The India 'A' team led by becoming the first Indian side to do so with a foreign club. The Highlanders current- other hand, finally seem to Ankit Bawne, comprising Established in 1893, FC Basel has been Swiss national cham- ly occupy the last play-off have some wind in their sails. domestic performers, will be pions 20 times and has qualified for the group stages of the UEFA spot, having tallied 23 points They have picked up seven favourites against the Lions, Champions League more times than any other club of Switzerland. from 14 games. points from a possible nine in who have not had the best of They made it to the Round of 16 in 2017-18 of the top-flight With just four more their last three matches. time on the tour so far. European club competition. games left to be played and However, a disastrous ini- Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Both Chennai FC co-owner Rohit Ramesh and FC Basel Jamshedpur FC and ATK tial half of the season has all French women’s A team practising at Mohd Shahid Stadium in Lucknow. The French team is scheduled to play a Test series Saxena finds a place after a President Bernhard Burgener refused to divulge the financial breathing down their neck, but put paid to their play-off with India A team from February 8 strong Ranji Trophy season as aspect of the deal but said the partnership will focus on co-oper- NorthEast United needs to hopes. The Dynamos, howev- has Siddhesh Lad along with ation for setting up of, among other things, a residential Youth make the most of their home er, will be confident of show- spinners Shahbaz Nadeem and Academy in Coimbatore and rolling out of football schools across games. ing everyone that they can Serve would be key on indoor courts: Bhambri Mayank Markande. Tamil Nadu in Phase-1. Eelco Schattorie's side has give any team a run for their The visiting Englishmen, Rohit said that despite the sale of 26 per cent stake to FC Basel, won just two of the seven reputation. PTI n ASTANA Plipuech, who is placed at 297 be the tough obstacles for on the other hand, have had a his club has not given anything to the Swiss club in terms of deci- matches they have played at "If we win our remaining while Punnin Kovapitukted is India, if they are to top Pool A. tough time, being hammered in sion making. home. Dropping points at matches, the team will be ndia Fed Cup coach Ankita way lower at number 657. The winners of Pool A the five-match ODI series, los- Burgener said his immediate focus would be on making the this juncture could potential- more motivated. We know IBhambri reckons a good "To be very honest, the girls and B, which has four teams, ing 1-4 and will look for already established academy (at Coimbatore) a word class facil- ly endanger their bid to reach maybe we won't qualify for serve will be the key on indoor are improving every year. will clash to determine which redemption. ity with expertise from FC Basel and also produce good coach- the ISL play-offs for the first the play-offs but if we win the courts when Ankita Raina and Karman is stronger and fitter nation qualifies for the World Captain Sam Billings has es through the introduction of a top-class coach education sys- time. next games, we will get con- Karman Kaur Thandi fight it while Ankita is also strong Group II. been in good form and will look tem. "It is difficult for them fidence. out with higher-ranked players and has more experience. They "It's always tough to play to carry it into the longer format Asked why he chose an Indian club instead of one in China, (Delhi) to qualify. They can "In our home match, we in the Fed Cup. need to put it together," top-100 players. Ankita had too. The young team includes he said, "In China, most of the academies have government con- play without any pressure. It lost to NorthEast United 2-0. India will begin their cam- Bhambri said. played the match of her life players with Test experience, trol. It is not so in India." is always a completely differ- Now if we win tomorrow in paign at the Asia/Oceania The matches will be played against Yulia last year. That including Ben Duckett and Ollie As part of the plan for the Coimbatore academy, it was revealed ent mindset if you have to the away game the team will Group I against Thailand on indoors due to the sub-zero experience should help her," Pope. that it would provide free education and boarding facilities for deliver something. get great confidence," said Thursday before clashing with temperature in the city. opined Bhambri. Lanky paceman Jamie talented players from the age group of 10-18 so that they could "We are in a position assistant manager Mridul formidable hosts Kazakhstan "It is important to serve Pool B features China, who Overton has impressed with study, play and focus on a career in football. where we need to win and Banerjee. on Friday. well (indoor) and reach out to has world number 40 Shuai his performances and will be All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das they are in a position where Delhi do have a couple of Getting past Thailand is the ball faster. If you start a Zhang and world number 42 assisted by Tom Bailey. The said:"This (26 per cent share) deal with a legacy club of they will try to get a result. If fitness concerns though. not expected to be too hard for point well, the chances of end- Saisai Zheng, along with Korea, spinners-Danny Briggs and Switzerland to provide capital and technical know-how is to mind you can score quickly against Midfielder Bikramjit Singh is India with Ankita and fast- ing it well also get better," Indonesia, and Pacific Oceania. Amar Vardi will have a big role the first ever in Indian football. I will all the success to both the such a team, you can break injured while Adria Carmona improving Karman in good Bhambri said. In all likelihood, China to play on a track expected to be clubs." them down because of less is not expected to feature in form. Kazakhstan's world num- will top Pool B and it will be bowler-friendly on the evidence Das said a new coach of the Indian senior football team to motivation," Schattorie said. the starting XI despite travel- Thailand's best-ranked sin- ber 43 Yulia Putintseva and between India and Kazakhstan of the recent Ranji matches. succeed Stephen Constantine is not expected before April-May. Schattorie will be aware ling with the squad. gles player is Peangtarn Zarina Diyas, ranked 96, would in Pool A. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 sport 16 Superior NZ crush woeful India

Seifert tears apart Indian bowling to smash career-best 84 before Southee and spinners push visitors to humiliating defeat Mandhana shines but India choke PTI n WELLINGTON

mriti Mandhana remained an Sunstoppable juggernaut with a record-smashing half century but the Indian women's cricket team failed to make it count, going down by 23 runs in the opening T20 International against New Zealand on Wednesday. Mandhana held the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian before the match and she bet- tered it by a ball during her 58- run knock at the WestPac Stadium. The 22-year-old faced 34 balls in all but reached the 50- mark off 24 deliveries. Shikhar Dhawan, left, walks, out for 21 bowled by a celebrating Lockie Fergusson, centre, during the 1st T20 in Wellington AP However, New Zealand pacer Lea Tahuhu played a deci- best delivery of the match was IND BIGGEST DEFEAT IN T-20 (By Runs) sive role with three scalps off her bowled by Lockie Ferguson, four overs to derail India's pur- only reason," said Harmanpreet overs after being put into bat. who yorked Dhawan. Margin Opponent Venue Date suit of a 160-run target which when asked about Mithali's Devine's aggressive innings They kept the batsmen 80 runs New Zealand Wellington 06-02-2019 was going smoothly till the time absence from the line-up and was laced with six boundaries under tight check and for some 49 runs Australia Bridgetown 07-05-2010 Mandhana was at the crease. whether her experience would and two sixes. She and captain like World Cup aspirant Rishabh India eventually folded for 136 have come handy here. Amy Satterthwaite (33) shared Pant (4, 10 balls), it was a frus- 47 runs New Zealand Nagpur 15-03-2016 in 19.1 overs. Mandhana and Jemiamah a 69-run stand for the third trating little stay in the middle 40 runs New Zealand Rajkot 04-11-2017 Leg-spinner Amelia Kerr Rodrigues (39 off 33 balls) com- wicket to steer New Zealand out and he simply couldn't get going. 31 runs Australia Sydney 01-02-2012 (2/28) clinched the crucial wick- bined for a 102-run second- of trouble after a stuttering start. On a pitch where Indian Faisel Features ets of Mandhana and Indian wicket stand that should have Spinners Radha Yadav and spinners Yuzvendra Chahal captain Harmanpreet Kaur to been a solid foundation for the Poonam Yadav dimissed Suzie Tim Seifert plays a shot during his 84 run innings in the 1st T20 on Wednesday ICC (1/35 in 4 overs) and Krunal wreck the visitors' chances. Off- rest of the line-up. Bates (7) and Caitlin Gurrey (15) (1/37 in 4 overs) went for plen- vious best score in T20 when Dhoni dropped a sharp spinner Leigh Kasperek also But India collapsed in the cheaply to reduce the home PTI n WELLINGTON cult one and India was all out for ty, the Black Caps slow bowlers Internationals happens to be 14, chance after the batsman had picked up a couple of wickets. face of an inspired performance side to 47 for 2 at the end of the 139 in 19.2 overs. literally tightened the noose on was promoted to open alongside edged one off Krunal. "Obviously we didn't get the by Lahuhu. seventh over. But the Indians below-par India slumped Mahendra Singh Dhoni (39 the visitors. Colin Munro (34 off 20 balls) But he promptly put the start we wanted but it was pret- From 101/1, the visiting failed to make further dents with to its worst ever defeat in off 31 balls) did play his part but While Pant didn't do his and they added 86 runs in only next delivery into the stands, ty good to come back and win. team was down to 117/6 in a Devine and Satterthwaite deny- AT20 Internationals as it was always an impossible chances any good, Vijay Shankar 8.2 overs in a whirlwind start. moving across towards off and It's just about keeping calm," said matter of five overs that turned ing them any success for 8.3 New Zealand outclassed the chase with wickets falling at reg- (27 off 17 balls) impressed dur- Seifert's knock had seven sweeping it over backward Tahuhu, who was adjudged the match on its head. overs. visitors in all departments to win ular intervals at the other end. ing his little cameo but would fours and half a dozen sixes, set- square leg. player of the match for her per- Harmanpreet (17 off 15 Devine and Satterthwaite fell the first match of the series by India had never lost a T20 need to do more in order to ting the tone for a big total. There wasn't any sign of formance. balls) played out a small cameo, in the space of six deliveries off a comprehensive 80-run margin International by 50 or more runs book a place in that World Cup Seifert showed the intent overt footwork but he shuffled Harmanpreet, on the other including a massive six off Kerr, the bowling of Arundhati Reddy at Westpac Stadium on prior to this match. India's pre- bound squad. straightaway as he gave enough inside the crease to hand, blamed India's loss on a but couldn't steer the team and Deepti Sharma in the 16th Wednesday. vious worst was a 49-run loss to The Pandya bothers — Bhuvneshwar Kumar the charge, make room for the big shots and poor batting effort, especially in home, failing to find any support and 17th overs respectively but Batting first, unheralded Australia back in 2010. Krunal and Hardik — endured picking the knuckle ball early, in the process disturbed the line the last 10 overs. at the other end. New Zealand still made a late keeper-batsman Tim Seifert New Zealand bowlers kept a contrasting day. dispatching it over mid-wicket and length of the bowlers. "I think bowlers did really Mandhana was her usual flourish by scoring 38 runs took the Indian bowling apart the pressure on Indian batsmen, While Krunal (he also for a six. The next shot was a The elder Pandya finally got well as we expected. We didn't aggressive self and played anoth- from the final 3.3 overs. blasting 84 off 43 balls as New especially the two spinners — scored 20 off 18 balls) had an four as he stood and hammered a breakthrough when Munro bat well in the last 10 overs. That er strokeful knock, studded with Wicketkeeper Katey Martin Zealand posted a commanding left-arm orthodox Mitchell okay outing, Hardik would past the bowler. was caught in the deep off Vijay is only area where we are always seven hits to the fence and remained not out on 27 from 14 219 for six. Santner (2/24 in 4 overs) and quickly like to forget the night- With Munro hitting Khaleel Shankar. struggling," she pointed out. three sixes. balls as the home team scored 16 With the crack opening leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (2/26 in 3 mare (2/51 in 4 overs and 4 Ahmed (1/48 in 4 overs) for two But Seifert never let the Veteran Mithali Raj, who Earlier, opening batswoman runs from the final over. pair of skipper Rohit Sharma (1) overs). runs) before India play the sec- successive sixes, New Zealand momentum drop and hit two captains the Indian ODI side, Sophie Devine smashed a 48- Martin hit a six off the sec- and Shikhar Dhawan (29) Senior pacer Tim Southee ond match of the series in was off to a blazing start scoring more sixes off Krunal, who just was dropped from the match. ball 62 in an enterprising innings ond ball of the final over as well departing within the Powerplay (3/17 in 4 overs) had the best fig- Auckland on Friday. 44 off the first four overs. kept on pushing the ball through "We are looking to give to take New Zealand women to as from the last delivery of the overs, the chase became a diffi- ures among the bowlers and the Earlier, Seifert, whose pre- Seifert was lucky to survive a flatter trajectory. chance to young girls, that's the a challenging 159 for 4 from 20 innings. ‘We concede plenty of Have to bat 20 overs to avoid collapse: Smriti

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PTI n WELLINGTON he repeated failure of the middle-order to Tup the game when it matters has convinced ielding restrictions in the first six Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti FPowerplay overs is challenging for Mandhana that she has to "practically bat for any bowler but according to Krunal 18 to 20 overs" for the side to stay in the hunt Pandya it was the middle overs that during stiff chases. proved costly during India's 80-run Mandhana smashed a 58-run knock off loss to New Zealand in the first T20 34 balls but the Indian team failed to make it International. count and was dismissed for 136 while chas- "In the Powerplay as well as in the ing a target of 160 in the opening T20 on Rohit blames middle overs also, we gave away plen- Wednesday. ty of runs," Krunal said at the post- "My wicket along with Jemimah's turned match media conference after India out to be crucial. If you get out back-to-back folded for 139 while chasing 220. in T20s, it proves costly. When you are chas- poor batting for He maintained that the target ing 160 and the run-rate is above 7 or 8, next wasn't easy to chase. time we have to plan and play better. It did- "Yes, obviously I guess, when you n't work out today," Smriti said after the match. are chasing 218 (220), it's not that easy. "Practically, I would say I have to bat till record defeat Initially, we gave away (too many) 20 overs that is the best option. The more I runs and kept on leaking runs in the bat till 18 overs, we won't collapse because if Smriti and Jemimah compliments each other during 1st T20 PTI n WELLINGTON middle overs as well. So no matter the top three or four batters can bat till the 18- how the pitch was, the scoreboard 20th overs then the rest can revolve around "The way we played the ODI series, even ndia skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that pressure was obviously there," the them. So tactically that is what I will try to do," today we were cruising till the 12th over but Ia line-up with eight specialist batsmen should have Baroda all-rounder said. Mandhana said, indicating the absence of a in T20s there is always a collapse. So, the next chased down the 220-run target set by New Zealand, Krunal felt that India's defeat was finisher in the line-up. time we have to keep that in mind as a bat- however steep it might have looked for a T20 match. "a combination of both poor bowling Mandhana bettered her record of fastest ting unit. India folded for 139 in 19.2 overs collapsing to their and some great batting by the Black fifty by one delivery, fetching this one off 24 Down 0-1 in the three-T20I series, worst-ever defeat by 80 runs in the first T20 game. Caps". deliveries. Mandhana said the team will be under pres- "It was a tough game. We were outplayed in all three "They batted really well and we Asked if it was her best, she responded: sure. departments. We didn't start well and we knew that 200 bowled a few loose deliveries as well. fielding, Krunal replied: "No not that New Zealand's Tim Southee was "You never know what your best is. I can't limit "Being 1-0 down, we will be under the was not going to be an easy chase," he said after the game. So it was a combination of both." much. It was fine. In fact, it was good the pick of the bowlers with figures myself to a 60 and say it is my best. If I can pump, everyone will be aiming to be better "We have chased such (big) targets in the past and A couple of catches were dropped weather to play. As far as the wind is of 3 for 17 and Pandya lauded his chase any total and if I win matches for India, than what we were today and win the next two that is why we played with eight batsmen. But we did- including one by wicketkeeper concerned, it wasn't difficult to catch efforts. then only it would be my best." matches for India, that is what we are think- n't have (even) small partnerships and that made it Mahendra Singh Dhoni, when Man the ball so I guess it was absolutely "I did play against him (recently) Mandhana said though Indian conceded ing and not what happened today." tougher. New Zealand though played well, they had part- of the match Tim Seifert hadn't fine." in an India A game when we came for a few runs in the end, the team should have Wind came into play at the WestPac nerships. We need to go to Auckland, have a look at the scored much. "Dropping catches is a part and the A tour. I always knew that he was been able to chase the target. Stadium and Mandhana said she kept that fac- conditions and take it from there," he added. Seifert went on to smash 84 off 43 parcel of the game. One day you a good player but today he proved "We almost got our run-rate under 7, tor in mind while taking on-field decisions. Outplayed 1-4 by India in the ODI series, Black Caps balls with seven fours and six sixes. might take a blinder like Siraj and why," he praised the senior pacer. which was great but definitely we gave away "We were thinking of taking pacers and skipper Kane Williamson was happy to finally see his Dinesh Karthik also dropped a sitter then another day two catches (Dhoni However Krunal seemed confi- 10-15 runs extra in the end while bowling. We spinners from whichever way the wind was team produce a "complete performance" in the first T20I. in the deep. and Karthik) get dropped as well. It's dent that the team will make a had got (Suzie) Bates and (Sophie) Devine but going. According to the wind, we were think- "Fantastic performance all around, everyone rose and When asked if wind and cold just that you have to learn from every comeback in the next game at the wicket was good and batters should have ing of bowling at the stumps or outside the it was one of those complete performances that you conditions posed a problem while game," he said. Auckland. chased the target," she said. stumps," she said. search for. The top-order was superb and we built part- nerships that helped us," Williamson said. "But it has finished now, we move on in a day's time and we have another game. Hope we can keep the momentum through the series having set the tone." Keen to avoid WC qualifiers: Mithali Opening duo of Tim Seifert (84) and Colin Munro (34) lay the foundation for New Zealand's total before the bowlers returned to complete the job. PTI n WELLINGTON "The last time we played the have come down to number three Satterthwaite said her side has "Seifert and Munro were outstanding. It really was Qualifiers, but this time we want in the rankings table but I am learnt its lessons from the deba- a good experience for the boys. Some of the short con- he Indian women's ODI team to have direct qualification for happy that India is in the top four," cle against India. tributions were of great importance. Daryll bowled real- Tcaptain Mithali Raj feels the 2021. With series against England she added. "We have our first real winter ly well and played a good cameo down the order. We side's confidence has gone up fol- and the Windies coming up, we The coming month will see at home in 3-4 years coming up had the runs on the board, but the bowling and field- lowing the 2-1 series win over will definitely look to get maxi- focus on the championship with which gives us a great opportuni- ing too was of high standard," Williamson said. New Zealand and it is now aim- mum points," Mithali was quot- two more series featuring teams in ty to develop our skill sets, so play- Seifert, who was adjudged the 'Man of the Match' ing to avoid qualifiers for the 2021 ed as saying in a release from the the upper tiers of the points table ing a quality side like India helps for his 43-ball 84, said he was happy to live up to the World Cup by staying in top four International Cricket Council. — Australia host New Zealand highlight those areas both individ- expectations after his selection in the team. of the ICC table. "...We did not have too many and India host England in series ually and as a team," she said. "It was a great way to start the series and the boys India is currently placed third players who had the experience of starting February 22. "The points table is a hard one are really happy. It feels great to go up the order. I had in the table after winning the the conditions with only Jhulan These teams are the frontrun- to read into much because some a look at the first two overs and then took it from there three-match away series against (Goswami) and me having toured ners to make the cut since New teams haven't played as many and put pressure on the bowlers," he said. New Zealand 2-1 recently. They here before. So winning two Zealand and four other top teams games as us. Sitting in second is "I have been selected for a reason and it feels nice are scheduled to host England in games here has given us a lot of get direct entries to the premier a great place to be, but as other to have backed my ability," he said when asked about the next assignment of the cham- confidence," she said. event two years from now. teams play more games, that may his big-hitting prowess. pionship cycle later this month. "Losing the third game, we New Zealand captain Amy change," she added.