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R  the new dispensation under Earlier, talking to media tremendous pressure from his persons before handing over     parent party. his resignation to the Within hours after the Governor, Fadnavis said he he Supreme Court’s Supreme Court put a break to had decided to put in his TTuesday morning order a possible horse-trading by papers, “after Ajit met him, directing Maharashtra Chief      *  $  + (%  ordering a floor test in the State expressed his inability to con- Minister Devendra Fadnavis to    , *  +   %    (% Assembly by 5 pm on tinue in the BJP-led hold trust vote on Wednesday ( - !(   . * -    Wednesday, Fadnavis’ 80-hour- Government and tendered his came as a big setback for the long stint as the Chief Minister resignation to me”. BJP and triggered a chain of after the declaration of results camp and was also used by the ended. “At a time when there was events, forcing rebel NCP of the Assembly elections, it is Sharad Pawar camp to con- Things moved rapidly on uncertainty over the continu- leader Ajit Pawar to quit as incumbent upon the court to vince Ajit Pawar of the futili- the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress ity or otherwise of President’s Deputy CM and leaving no protect the democratic values ty of his rebellion when he had alliance front, as the three par- Rule in the State, NCP’s option for Fadnavis to contin- for which immediate floor test just 24 hours to manage the ties and other allies, including Legislature Party leader Ajit ue as the CM. is the most effective mecha- numbers. Shetkari Swabhimani   %  & !   %           $         came forward and offered his In ordering urgent floor nism to curtail unlawful prac- The apex court had asked Sanghatana, Samajwadi Party (  ( $ !(   !) cooperation to form a test, the SC went by previous tices such as horse trading as Maharashtra Governor Bhagat and Peasants and Workers’ Government in the State. After decisions of the apex court in well as to avoid uncertainty Singh Koshyari to appoint a Party (PWP) — at the first joint proposal, the NCP’s Legislature his election as the Chief the State, he would go to Delhi a discussion, he handed me similar situations and sent a and to effectuate smooth run- Pro-tem Speaker and ensure legislature party meeting at Party leader Jayant Patil moved Minister-designate of the and meet Home Minister Amit over a letter of support. Based clear message that it would not ning of democracy by ensur- that all the elected members of the Hotel Trident in the a resolution nominating impending MVA Government, Shah and Prime Minister on the letter of support we allow Governors to use their ing a stable Government, it the House are sworn in on evening — floated Uddhav as the Chief Minister- Sharad recalled his associa- Narendra Modi. formed the Government,” discretions in any manner that said. Wednesday itself by 5pm for “Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi” designate with Congress tion with late Sena chief Bal It was speculated that Fadnavis said. suited them. The court order pressed paving the way for floor test. (MKS), which they said was Legislature Party (CLP) leader Thackeray with whom — NCP’s breakaway leader Ajit Continued on Page 7 As a month has elapsed the panic button in the BJP Continued on Page 7 wedded to the principles Balasaheb Thorat seconding despite the political rivalry — enshrined in the preamble and the proposal. The resolution he had personal relations. He provisions of the Constitution was passed unanimously by the expressed confidence that the and would work for the welfare MLAs present at the meeting. Uddhav-led MVA Government of the State and its people. After the MVA meeting, would do justice to the people ! P  #  $  At the meeting, Sena pres- the legislature party leaders of across the State. ident Uddhav Thackeray was the Sena, the NCP and the Thanking Sharad, elected as the leader of the Congress — Eknath Shinde, Congress president Sonia    minds of the people. tional appeal to Ajit to return MVA and elected as the Chief Jayant Patil and Balasaheb Gandhi, all legislators and lead- Pratibhatai was very upset to the parent party. Minister-designate of the new Thorat respectively — drove to ers for reposing confidence in fter the State NCP leaders that Ajit had chosen to move Rohit, who has been elect- Government to be installed in Raj Bhavan at night, met him and electing him, Uddhav Amade unsuccessful away from the Pawar family ed to the State Assembly from the State. Governor Bhagat Singh said, “It is not three parties. It attempts to bring party’s break- and joined hands with the Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly con- With Uddhav to lead Sena- Koshyari and submitted a for- is our family. It is our away leader Ajit Pawar back to BJP. “Ever since he was sworn stituency, wrote in a Facebook Cong-NCP Government, the mal letter, along with signatures Government. It is a party fold during the last three in as the Deputy CM in the post, “... Ajit should bow to swearing-in will be held at of the supporting MLAs, seek- Government of the common days, it was ultimately party BJP-led Government, Pratibha Pawar’s wishes and return Shivaji Park in Central Mumbai ing an invitation to form a people.” chief Sharad Pawar’s wife was keeping a close watch on home. Sharad has never mixed on November 28, NCP supre- Government under the lead- In a significant announce- Pratibha Pawar who played a the political developments. As politics with family affairs. He mo Sharad Pawar said. ership of Uddhav. ment, Uddhav said after taking key role in prevailing upon him nothing was happening, is unlikely to do so in future as After Sharad mooted the Congratulating Uddhav on over as the Chief Minister of to resign as the Deputy Chief Pratibha decided to get into the well.” Minister and return to the act,” a family source said. “... When I lost my grand-    # +,-. $+-.# parent party. She enlisted the help of her father Appasaheb Pawar    Informed sources in the son-in-law Sadanand Sule, a (Sharad Pawar’s brother), it was NCP said on Tuesday that low-profile businessman, to ‘Pawar Saheb’ who first con-  0-!!          &-*!* Pratibha, who had never taken reach out to Ajit. “Both soled my father Rajendra… I    !!  #$ part in the political activities of Pratibhatai and Sule met Ajit. have witnessed how, when Ajit   0  !,! %!  !&'( !" #   &$!   &--- Sharad during the latter’s 52- During the meeting, Pratibha lost his father Anantrao, again -!   1# !)* +  + year-old career, met Ajit with eral and Pawar family in par- It was Supriya, who greet- made an emotional appeal to it was ‘Pawar Saheb’ who Mumbai: Maharashtra ,) $ %! the help of her son-in-law ticular. ed him at the entrance of Sr Ajit. Ajit, who has huge respect looked after him (Ajit).. After Governor Bhagat Singh  %*# ) +   Sadhananda Sule, husband of Ajit was being persuaded Pawar’s residence. for Pratibha, agreed to her the death of Ajit’s father, it was Koshyari on Tuesday appoint- %+ *)- !#*!  !*) -  Pawars’ only daughter Supriya by his cousin Supriya Sule, Sr This was the first time request and decided to resign Pawar Saheb who gave father’s ed BJP MLA Kalidas ),!- +&! -) , *#% Sule, at an undisclosed location Pawar’s grand nephew Rohit that Ajit met Sharad after he from his post and return to the love to him. On his part, Ajit Kolambkar as pro-tem   !   + ! -!  and succeeded in persuading Jr Pawar and various senior NCP broke away from the NCP and NCP,” the family source said. Pawar reciprocated in equal Speaker of the Assembly. *  *!*1 *     Pawar to return to the NCP. leaders. Interestingly enough, joined hands with the BJP. State NCP leaders measure by standing up for Eight-time Wadala MLA # $2) * &  +!*# !!&,-  *)--*. Ajit is the son of Sharad’s Ajit — who had earlier in the Though Sharad has been Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Pawar Saheb whenever he was Kolambkar was one of the can- # . %.! +--  &/%-  elder brother Anantrao Pawar, afternoon handed over his res- upset with Ajit, he had never Walse Patil held four-hour in crisis,” Rohit wrote. didates recommended for the - 0  !!-  a filmmaker. He lost his father ignation to Chief Minister spoken against him during the long meeting with Ajit at the “... I feel this is the time for post to the Governor.   ,)  )!)   ! !* + at an early age and he was Devendra Fadnavis prompting last three days. All Sharad had Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday, in the family to stand united and “The Governor has *  $ %   !  brought up by Sharad and the latter to put in his papers done was to rubbish the “mis- an effort to convince him to we must all remain behind administered oath to + 1# %# $2)  )!**!) Pratibha like their son. leading to the collapse of the leading” claims by his nephew severe his relations with Pawar sahib,” Rohit stated. Kolambkar as pro-tem Ajit’s resignation as the 80-hour-long Government — Ajit that he was still with the the BJP. Rohit had also posted a    !)+# Speaker. Kolambkar will 0  --,! *  Deputy CM and return to the called on NCP chief Sharad late parent party and charged that Afterwards, Sharad’s grand photograph on his twitter han- administer oath to remaining ),  $   NCP fold came as a big relief on Tuesday night, at the latter’s the breakaway group leader nephew and newly elected dle that showed him posing  --+! !2$  ! ,! +  &) +  287 MLAs in the Assembly,”  +  ! to the NCP and Maharashtra “Silver Oak” residence in south was trying to create “confusion” MLA Rohit Pawar had taken to with Sharad, Supriya Sule and said an official. -   Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in gen- Mumbai. and “false perception” in the social media to make an emo- Ajit in good times.    R  ! $ % '       $  P " "      (     )    %   *       12345         passed by Parliament was     implemented in Jammu and  !  hief Minister Yogi Kashmir and the situation con-     CAdityanath eulogised tinued to worsen, leading to the    Prime Minister Narendra Modi exodus of Hindus from he Opposition parties for abrogating Articles 370 and Kashmir Valley. But with the he Sunni Central Waqf Tskipped a joint sitting of 35A and said that it took 68 abrogation of Article 370, every TBoard of Uttar Pradesh on both Houses of Parliament on years to realise the dream of Dr law passed by Parliament will Tuesday decided that it would Constitution Day on Tuesday BR Ambedkar. be applicable in the Jammu and not file a review petition against to mark their protest against “Only Narendra Modi had Kashmir and every Indian will the November 9 Supreme the BJP’s alleged high-handed-          (      the courage to repeal the two enjoy same rights in Kashmir Court verdict in the Ram Six members were against fil- said, adding that the members ness in Maharashtra. -    0(  -  !) Articles of Constitution which as rights enjoyed by the locals Mandir-Babri Mosque dispute ing a review petition against the felt they needed more time to President Ram Nath only fuelled the fire of sepa- in the rest of India,” Yogi said. case, but is yet to take a call on Ayodhya verdict. Two mem- decide on the matter so as to Kovind emphasised the impor- of Parliament and held a joint The President said BR ratism and extremism,” the “What is more, abrogation whether to accept a five-acre bers, Abdul Razzaq Khan and ensure that it was appropriate tance of abiding by “constitu- protest in front of the Ambedkar, while underlining Chief Minister said while of Article 370 was a big diplo- alternative plot for a mosque, Imran Mabood Khan had as per the shariat (Islamic law). tional morality” by all the Ambedkar statue inside the importance of constitu- addressing a special session of matic victory as well and it iso- its chairman Zafar Ahmed opposed the chairman’s deci- “All further action in com- organs of the State, persons Parliament complex. tional morality, had empha- UP Assembly to commemorate lated Pakistan. The interna- Farooqi said. sion not to file the review. pliance with the order of the holding constitutional posts In a first, the Shiv Sena sised that its essence was to Constitution Day on Tuesday. tional community too “The Waqf Board has con- However, Mabood was absent Supreme Court, including the and members of civil society. supported the Congress in the regard the Constitution as Yogi said, “ The endorsed India’s stand that sidered the ruling of the on Tuesday. issue of five-acre land in Prime Minister Narendra Modi protest. The protest was led by supreme and to follow consti- Constitution came into effect Kashmir is an integral part of Supreme Court passed in the The Sunni Waqf Board Ayodhya, are still in consider- reminded people of their Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, tutionally-mandated proce- on January 26, 1950 and India and rejected objections Babri Masjid case. The Board was a main litigant in the Ram ation of the Board and no “duties”. ex-PM Manmohan Singh and dures. “All the three organs of Articles 370 and 35A were raised by Pakistan,” the Chief has reiterated its stand that it Mandir-Babri Mosque title decision has yet been taken. Upset over political devel- party leader Rahul Gandhi. the State, persons gracing con- added in it in 1952. Dr Minister said. will not file any review petition case. The members of the board have opments in Maharashtra, the Sonia led the protesters in tak- stitutional posts, members of Ambedkar opposed this as he “It is a great coincidence in the apex court,” Farooqi The meeting also consid- asked for more time to formu- Opposition parties, including ing a pledge to uphold the civil society and common cit- had apprehension that it would that the 150th anniversary of said in a press release issued ered whether to accept the late their views. As and when the Congress, the DMK, the SP, Constitution. She read out the izens of India are expected to lead to separatism and seces- Mahatma Gandhi, 70 years of after a meeting of the Board. five-acre alternative land given any decision is taken, it will be the NCP and the Left parties, Preamble and resolved to stand abide by constitutional moral- sionism in Kashmir Valley.” adoption of Constitution and The meeting was attended by the apex court for building communicated separately,” the boycotted Constitution Day by the fundamental values of ity,” he said quoting Ambedkar. “Dr Ambedkar’s appre- abrogation of Article 370 by seven of its eight members. a mosque in Ayodhya, Farooqi release said. celebrations in the Central Hall the Constitution. Continued on Page 7 hension proved true as no law Continued on Page 7   !"#$"%&'  70 %     89:    ;   

   ()*+ Maharashtra, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party was ‘killing’ $   ttar Pradesh Governor the Constitution. UAnandiben Patel said that the On Monday, it was a rare occa- %   Union government, by taking the sion in UP Assembly as the historic step of abrogation of address by the Governor was not Articles 370 and 35A of the marred by bedlam by opposition    Constitution, had ensured unity members and there was silence in and integrity as enshrined in the opposition benches during her series of functions, including seminars Preamble of the Constitution. address. Aand exhibitions, were held at the govern- Patel was addressing a special Chief Minister Yogi ment level on the occasion of Indian joint sitting of both Houses of UP Adityanath along with opposi- Constitution Day while the ruling Bharatiya Legislature to commemorate 70 tion party leaders and members Janata Party held workshops across the state years of adoption of the were present during the address. to apprise people of their rights and duties. Constitution on November 26, Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit The main function was held at Vidhan 1949. also thanked the Governor after Bhawan where Chief Minister Yogi The theme of the Constitution she read out her address. Adityanath and Assembly Speaker Hridaya Day was fundamental duties of cit- “While the BJP is lauding the Narain Dikshit inaugurated a workshop izens as given in the 42nd Constitution inside the House, it organised by Information and Public Constitution amendment. is killing the same in Maharashtra. Relations Department on Tuesday. Fundamental duties are given in We stand by the Constitution but “This exhibition teaches people about the Article 51A under Part IV of the protest its misuse,” Congress glorious past of the country and how the Constitution. Legislative Party Leader Aradhana Indian state took shape amid all adversity. “Our Constitution gives citi- Shukla Mona said. The amount of work done to write Indian zens all rights which are funda- Congress members also Constitution is amazing. That is why it is con- mental and indispensable for a dig- protested inside the Assembly sidered a holistic document,” Yogi said. nified life. If we were not given premises before commencement The Speaker said that the exhibition was fundamental rights by the great of the session, carrying placards an eye-opener and a must see for everyone. architects of the Constitution, we which read ‘Maharashtra mein Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister paid could not have imagined equality, & ,  $       %  *     -    8  7(!(   loktantra ki hatya’ (murder of floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR freedom and dignified life. When democracy in Maharashtra). Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. we talk of such fundamental rights, Samajwadi Party members BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh how can we forget our duties of others,” Patel said. become the first state in construc- Yojana and has constructed 2.61 celebrating Constitution Day start- also staged a ‘Samvidhan Bachao’ also paid floral tributes to Gandhi and towards the country,” the Governor Speaking on the aims and tion of PM Awas for poor and toi- crore rural toilets. All districts in ing today till April 14, the birth dharna in front of the statue of for- Ambedkar and said that the BJP governments said. ideals of the Constitution, the lets. She referred to the successful UP have been identified as Open anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, mer Prime Minister Chaudhary at the Centre and UP were working as per “Rights and duties are com- Governor stressed on the role of holding of major events such as Defecation-Free (ODF) while by holding several programmes. Charan Singh on Vidhan Bhawan the spirit of the Constitution. panions and concomitant. Duties governments in achieving this Kumbh Mela and Dev Deepawali 96,000 poor families have been While the Samajwadi Party, campus. “The BJP is not following “Both the governments are working for without rights are meaningless. On goal. by the UP government and given funds to marry off their Bahujan Samaj Party and other the Constitution and is working the welfare of the people. The governments the other hand, rights without During her speech, the thanked the people for their coop- daughters,” she said. parties were present during the against it and this is being watched have provided free power and gas connec- duties give rise to autocracy. If we Governor also highlighted the eration. Patel further said that this year, Governor’s address, Congress, by the entire country. We are here tions and houses to the poor,” he said. desire our freedom, then it is also achievement of the Bharatiya “The state government has so 22 crore saplings were planted which has seven members in the to protest against the BJP and pro- The BJP also organised workshops across necessary that we have patience Janata Party government and far provided housing facility to 28 which became a record. She said Assembly, boycotted the proceed- tect the Constitution,” SP MLA the state to educate people about their and tolerance towards the freedom claimed that Uttar Pradesh had lakh families under PM Awas that the UP government would be ings to protest political events in Ujjawal Raman Singh said. rights and duties.      %  R / "0 <

   has said this and will do it,” he M   asserted. Talking about for- hief Minister Yogi mer managing director of UP     CAdityanath on Tuesday Power Corporation Limited,    vowed to return “every single who has been arrested for his      penny” of power employees’ role in the scam, the Chief provident fund invested in Minister said, “The master-   tainted housing finance firm mind of the PF scam was a  N DHFL by confiscating proper- favourite officer of the previous ties of those responsible for the (Samajwadi Party) regime. Our alleging that the BJP was scam. government has put him involved in the murder of “We will not let the inter- behind bars keeping with our democracy by adopting uncon- est of any employee be harmed. zero tolerance for crime and stitutional means in Properties of all those involved corruption in the state.” Maharashtra. in this scam will be confiscat- Leader of opposition in “We cannot stand with the ed and every single paisa of the Council, Ahmed Hassan, BJP which is involved in mur- each employee will be however, attacked the Yogi der of democracy in returned,” Yogi Adityanath said government, saying that it was Maharashtra,” charged leader of while addressing a special ses- not working as per the Congress in Legislative sion of UP Legislative Council Constitution and was using Council, Deepak Singh. convened to mark 70 years of official machinery to settle As the session started, adoption of Indian scores with whosoever was Samajwadi Party raised slogans Constitution. opposing them. against the government forcing “No one will be allowed to Congress members staged the Chairman to postpone the &  $ %  0    -   5   ((   $(- 7(!(     go scot free. The government a protest to register their ire, proceedings for 15 minutes.    !""!#%# !&' !" -  *)     officers were minting money through action was taken. Instead, he was accused, he decided to burn the docu- irregularities in muster roll. threatened with dire consequences and ments so that the government would !   ) $ n a surprise move, the Gautam Rajeev Kumar reportedly told the asked to keep quiet. take cognisance and the accused would IBuddha Nagar (Noida) police police that he tried to bring the irreg- Rajeev claimed that finding no be arrested. He said that his plan (PNS): Three detained whistle-blower platoon com- ularities to the knowledge of his seniors, one was willing to listen to the com- worked as a day after the fire, Noida people, including a woman, mander of Home Guard, Rajeev Kumar, who asked him to mind his own duty. plaints, he finally informed SSP of police registered a case and arrested were arrested by the Anti- claiming that he was involved in the fire He said that he complained in this Noida, Vaibhav Krishna, about the some errant officials. Terrorists Squad for being incident at Home Guard office. regard to then district commandant and muster roll irregularities after which the After the fire gutted important involved in circulating fake SSP of Noida, Vaibhav Krishna, other senior officers but while no scam was exposed. He confessed of documents related to attendance log of Indian currency notes (FICN), claimed that Kumar had confessed to action was taken, the officers started gross irregularities in the muster roll Home Guards personnel since 2014 and in Itaunja area of Lucknow on the crime and claimed that he had burnt harassing him. prepared by him. bunglings in the muster roll of Home Monday night. Acting on a tip- the files to delay action against senior During 2019 parliamentary elec- He further said that even after the Guard at District Commandant’s office off that some accused were car- Home Guard officials involved in large- tions also, a large number of home local police found Home Guard at Noida on November 18, rying high quality FICN and scale irregularities and harassment of guards were deployed in other districts Divisional Commandant Ram Narayan Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were to deliver it to someone in whosoever tried to create obstacle in for election duty. He revealed that the Chaurasia (earlier District reacted strongly and sought a detailed Sitapur/Lucknow, the ATS their way. advance allowances and other expens- Commandant, HG District Noida), report from Principal Secretary (Home sleuths laid a trap in Itaunja and Further investigations are on in the es paid to the personnel were also not Assistant Company Commander Satish, Guards) and Director General (Home arrested Aminul Islam alias matter. paid to them and instead siphoned off platoon commanders Montu, Satveer Guards) in two days. Only after the Kalu and her cousin Naseeba Sources said that during question- by the seniors. and Shailendra involved in the scam, the Chief Minister’s direction, senior offi- Khatoon of Malda in West ing by Noida police, Rajeev Kumar is Rajeev said that he opposed it and government did not give permission to cers acted and to date, several officers Bengal and Phoolchandra of reported to have said that he was post- in one district, he also made a complaint lodge a report against them. have been arrested and large-scale Lakhimpur. The latter was to ed as platoon commander in Noida in this regard to reserve inspector and Rajeev reportedly said that on find- irregularities have been exposed across take the delivery of the contra- since 2009 and was shocked to see how Election Commission official but no ing that the seniors were protecting the the state. band. The recovered notes were found to have a face value of Rs 1.79 lakh.  !!(!)(*"!    #    Aminul and Naseeba trav- elled to Lucknow and were going to Sitapur and met (#,"#""     Phoolchandra on the way. A probe is on to ascertain the    Giving details of the meet, the # ""  source of the fake currency DGP said that subjects selected to two-day All-India Police the Congress included Reforms in    AScience Congress (AIPSC) will policing: challenges at field level be inaugurated by Puducherry and required measures; Forensic ahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati hit out at both the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi in sciences: resources upgradation BBharatiya Janata Party and the Congress for merely Lucknow on Thursday. Union and effective use in investigation; chanting the name of the architect of the Constitution, Home Minister Amit Shah will and Safety of women and children Dr BR Ambedkar on Constitution Day, saying it would grace the concluding ceremony on — fresh initiatives and dividends. not work any more. “Merely taking the name of Dr BR Friday. During various sessions, “Besides, subjects like role of Ambedkar would not work and the Central and Uttar police officers, research scholars social media in countering radical- Pradesh governments should work honestly as per the and others will present their papers. isation and terrorism, inculcating principles of the Constitution,” Mayawati tweeted, adding The last time Lucknow hosted right kind of attitudes in police offi- that this trick had been played by the Congress also. AIPSC was in 1997. cers, training and beyond and use The BSP chief said, “The Union and UP governments “The Union Home Ministry of CCTNS (Crime and Criminal will have to work in complete honesty according to the and the Bureau of Police Research Tracking Network and Constitution. This is my advice.” and Development (BPRD) will Systems)/Interoperable Criminal Constitution Day was celebrated in the Central Hall organise the 47th AIPSC in Justice System (ICJS) in advance- of Parliament on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary Lucknow from November 28 ,” ment of criminal justice will also of adoption of Indian Constitution by the Constituent DGP OP Singh told media persons be discussed at the Congress,” the Assembly. Dr Ambedkar was the architect of India’s on Tuesday afternoon. DGP said. Constitution.

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I started teaching in the 1980’s,  > 2#6 #0   =  District Magistrate This was stated by former I realised that this phase was Abhishek Prakash adminis- president of Nationalist over and the university was    = M tered a pledge on performing Congress Party and LU politi- functioning like a local college,” duties to all officials and staff cal science department’s ex- he said. at the collectorate. professor Ramesh Dixit, a well- Dixit said among the rea- and a little after the indepen- hope. “This is because the cur- The Constitution Day was known figure in political cir- sons which could be attributed dence. rent overall ambience was very celebrated in the JK Hall of cles, while talking about his to the decline of the universi- “The best of the faculty was retrograde and people look at Lucknow University. UP’s alma mater on the occasion of ty was the absence of dialogue invited to teach at the depart- the past instead of the future for Cabinet minister Brajesh the centenary year of Lucknow and a fine faculty. “In the ment. At the political science any discussion. Only non- Pathak was the chief guest at University. 1950’s, big names in the acad- answer the queries of the stu- department, DS Ram, who was issues are being talked about. I the programme, which had Dixit attributed several rea- emic field from Bengal who dents and hence the ambience excellent in his field and often wonder why do we have Advocate General RK Singh as sons for the diminishing lustre taught in LU included DP of discussion ceased,” he said. belonged to Tamil Nadu, was an astrology department in the main speaker. of the glorious past of the uni- Mukherjee, Radha Kamal Dixit said that much could appointed as a teacher. But with the university when the entire The stage was shared by versity. Mukherjee who were experts in be attributed to the general the passing of the era, now in world is moving towards sci- Lucknow University Vice- Dixit, who did his gradu- their respective fields.” decline of social values and the the entire Northern India there ence,” he added. Chancellor SK Shukla, Dean of ation from Lucknow University Later, he said, what begun passing off of the Nehruvian is everything except for edu- His message for the cente- Law Faculty Prof CP Singh and in 1966 and later went on to was the culture of inbreeding in values which also impacted cation. The university’s func- nary celebrations was revival of Anup Bharti from the social complete his masters and PhD the selection of faculties. Lucknow University since it is tion is not only to teach but to a healthy dialogue. “Healthy work department. from the JNU, returned to “In the 1960’s, the process a part of the general society. initiate healthy dialogue and dialogue is important because The programme started teach international relations of ‘inbreeding’ in appointments “The era witnessed a create curiosity about the sub- through discussion you with the lighting of the lamp by in the political science depart- began with authorities appoint- change of student leaders from ject instead of spoon feeding move towards the truth. There the chief guest and the main ment of Lucknow University ing their own students as teach- good students to contractors and teaching the students to have been scholars like speaker, followed by floral trib- and retired as a professor in ers in the faculty. This went on who could carry out destructive cram and pass the examina- Aristotle, Socrates and Plato utes to Dr BR Ambedkar. early 1990’s. from one generation to anoth- activities and get the work of tions,” he said. who encouraged questioning Those present took a pledge by Talking to ‘The Pioneer’, er and the result was that the students done.” On being asked whether and Socrates lost his life the Constitution to be respon- Dixit said that he had seen the faculty which came was not He said that the glorious there was hope that things because of that. Until we do sible and honest citizens of -   $         %  %  (  glorious period of Lucknow very competent. When you period was a little before the would change for the better, that we cannot revive the gold- India. Prof CP Singh threw          9 University when as students are not competent you cannot Independence of the country Dixit said that there was no en era,” he said. light on the significance of the Constitution Day. RK Singh Perspective’ was delivered by IISR, Lucknow Director Dr spoke about the glorious histo- principal scientist, Dr Achal AD Pathak. The speakers high- ry of the Indian Constitution Singh. He highlighted the role lighted the importance of citi- 2!  &O -!! & " !    and how it was one of the best of number system (statistics) as zens’ duties and urged all offi- in the world. important in deciding the cers and staff to sensitise stake-    when they sustained injuries after their    crushed her to death. The agitated Vice-Chancellor SK Shukla future of the government in holders for spreading aware- motorcycle rammed into the boundary locals immediately blocked the road. blessed the students on this constitutional environment. ness of one’s duties. gitated over the death of a youth, t wall of Ambedkar Park in the night on speeding tanker hit an elderly A police force was sent to the place auspicious day. Dr Kuldeep Kumar Lal The officers and staff of UP Ahe kin and neighbours of the November 21. Awoman, killing her on the spot to control the situation. The officials At the NBFGR (National called upon the scientists to State Road Transport deceased blocked the road by putting the All the three sustained injuries and in Kakori on Tuesday afternoon. managed to pacify the locals and Bureau of Fish and Genetic remain loyal to the Corporation took a pledge to body on road outside Jagjivan Ram were rushed to a hospital where Gopal and Agitated over the incident, the cleared the road blockade. Research) in Lucknow, the Constitution which gave the follow the spirit of the Railway Protection Force Academy in Rahul were pronounced dead while Aman local residents staged to protest speakers threw light on funda- liberty to express ideas. Constitution in all possible Alambagh on Tuesday, throwing traffic was admitted to a private hospital in against absence of speed breakers due (*( - mental rights and duties as Constitution Day was also manner. The pledge was haywire. Niralanagar where he succumbed to to which heavy vehicles moved at A worker of a tent house was elec- given in the Constitution. They celebrated at the Indian administered by UPSRTC A heavy police force was sent to the injuries on Monday night. high speed posing constant threat to trocuted to death while working at a said without performing duties Institute of Sugarcane Research. Chairman Sanjeev Saran. spot to prevent the protesters from going Pointing out that Amit and his friends the lives of the locals. marriage venue in Chinhat on in a proper way, one does not The programme started with a Lucknow Mayor Sanyukta berserk. had injuries on the back of their heads, the As per reports, the woman, Tuesday morning. Reports said that deserve rights. They said one of display of banners and posters. Bhatia administered the pledge The protest ended only after the dis- kin alleged that they were attacked by some identified as Pyara Devi, along with Sewak Ram (19) of Sitapur was dis- the important duties was con- A ‘Constitution Walk’ from to strengthen democracy by trict administration officials assured the persons. her son-in-law Rajjan Lal of Naruna, mantling the tents at Kalyani Vihar in servation of environment and the institute’s main building to following the duties and protesters of action and compensation to They said they had told the police was going to a hospital by a bicycle Chinhat when he was electrocuted natural resources to save the auditorium was organised on responsibilities as mentioned in the family of the deceased, Aman Rawat about their suspicion but the cops did not to consult an ophthalmologist. On around 3 am while taking out an iron existence of life and society on this occasion. the Indian Constitution, to the of Garhi Kanaura locality. consider it and said it was a case of acci- the way, Rajjan stopped after he saw pole from the frame over which the the earth. At the outset of the pro- staff and officers of the Nagar As per reports, Amit and his friends dent. They added that a cousin of Aman the speeding tanker coming towards canopy was laid. He was rushed to A lecture on ‘Constitution gramme, the Preamble to the Nigam on the occasion of Gopal Rawat and Rahul Rawat were going was threatened on Tuesday morning for them. Before Pyara Devi could Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where Day Celebration in Statistical Constitution was read out by Constitution Day. to Garhi Kanaura crossing for some work raising the issue. move, the tanker hit her and later the doctors pronounced him dead.    ! "#$"%&'

   ! !,     >   ,& !*   &  O !& 7 "  %      % 0 7 +!  - *+   (  ttar Pradesh has a vast heritage of dif-    Uferent cultures which includes a lot of folklore. The institute of Bhatkhande is one he Uttar Pradesh government on of its kind which imparts a high level train- TTuesday tabled an ordinance in the ing in music to create the foundation for Legislative Assembly to stop payment of the artistes. It has an institutional method of state ministers’ income tax by the exchequer, imparting music, which is different from an expense it is bearing for the past 40 years. the guru-shishya parampara that has a lim- In September, Uttar Pradesh Chief ited way of reaching out to the students. Minister Yogi Adityanath had asked min- These views were expressed by isters to start paying their own income tax. Governor Anandiben Patel at the ninth The direction followed criticism in the convocation of Bhatkhande Deemed media of a law enacted in 1981 which University while delivering her address at ensured that the state ministers don’t pay the Kala Mandapam auditorium of the any income tax themselves. The amount institute. goes to the income tax authorities from the The Governor said the sangeet (music) state exchequer every year. was the language of the soul which had to The ordinance, if promulgated, will be felt. She said that good music brought ensure that the chief minister and all a divine bliss to the listeners. other UP ministers pay their own taxes. Patel said that it was a great day for “Uttar Pradesh Minister (Salary, the students and a day of celebration Allowance and Miscellaneous Provision) because they were stepping into a new role (Amendment) Ordinance was tabled in UP but they should always remember to be Assembly by Parliamentary Affairs Minister humane. Suresh Khanna. It pertains to stoppage of “One should show respect to the payment of income tax by the state govern- heritage which has been given to us by ment payable by ministers on their salaries,” our ancestors and efforts should be UP Justice and Legislative Affairs Minister made to take it to the people. Lucknow is Brijesh Pathak told PTI. a hub of classical music,” the Governor The Uttar Pradesh Ministers’ Salaries, said. *+   (  who were interested in tabla. Allowances and Miscellaneous Act, 1981 Danseuse Padmashri Uma Sharma, -!! +*!+  Reshma Kumari, who won two gold was enacted when Vishwanath Pratap while delivering the convocation address, he toppers and high achievers at the medals in the vocal category in BPA Singh was the chief minister of the state. said that the students should imbibe Tninth Bhatkhande Deemed University (Bachelors of Performing Arts), said that Chief ministers who never had to pay ‘sadhana’ which can bring a difference to convocation held on Tuesday said that ily of classical music lovers from Benaras. port from my parents, specially my broth- she won the medals because of 5-6 hours taxes due to this law include Yogi their art form. they were looking for a great career in clas- I get a lot of support from my family in er who also plays tabla,” he said. of regular practice. Adityanath, Mulayam Singh Yadav, “Don’t be in a hurry to succeed. I have sical music. The achievers said that there pursuing my interest,” she said, adding that The young achiever said that his role “I practice for 5-6 hours regularly,” she Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Kalyan Singh, seen that the artistes of today step out to was a fairly good audience for classical for her, the mantra for success was lots of models amongst the great table players said. Ram Prakash Gupta, Rajnath Singh, Sripati perform after just two years of learning the music. practice. across the globe were Anendu Chatterjee She said her role model was famous Mishra, Vir Bahadur Singh and N D art. In my times, I did not perform for the Priya Mishra, who won five gold Shubham Bharti, who won a gold and Swapan Chowdhary. singer Kishori Amonkar. Tiwari. first 15 years because my gurus did not medals in classical vocal category, said that medal in MPA (Masters in Performing “I am currently doing programmes as Manisha Tewari, who won two gold In the last financial year, the state gov- allow it,” she said. she was proud of her achievement and was Art) tabla, said that he was looking for a a freelancer table player,” he said. medals in Kathak, said that it was her ernment paid Rs 86 lakh to foot the min- Bhatkhande Vice-Chancellor Shruti looking for a career as a professional platform as an artiste. On being asked whether there was an childhood dream to be a kathak artiste isters’ tax bill, a senior Finance Ministry offi- Sadolikar presented the progress report of artiste. “I have always been interested in tabla audience for classical music, he said that and she was looking forward to perform cial said. the institute. “I am the sixth generation in a fam- along with my studies. I got a lot of sup- there were many, specially young people, as a professional artiste.  ),!*E4CC*!!*  #$ ,) )  !,,*!&,, + ,,    As per reports, Abhay Raj said she was a custom officer. Singh of Gomti Nagar “Vishakha told me that Isabela   #/ %2 required 75 per cent atten-     Singh said that there judicial custody after his arrest, Gomti Nagar resident was Extension got a friendship was carrying huge quantity of dance, officials said.    were no instructions from the was booked under section Aduped of Rs 4.66 lakh by request from a woman having ornaments but had no cash to he law student, who has The law student, accused of   !" court to allow her to appear 376C of the IPC, which is usu- his facebook friend, who is a the name Isabela Greece some pay the custom duty and need- Taccused former Union demanding extortion money in the exam in case she did ally applied in cases where a foreigner. time back. Both started chat- ed Rs 4.66 lakh immediately. minister Swami from Chinmayanand, is # $  not have 75 per cent atten- person abuses his position to The police are investigating ting on facebook and later Later Isabela talked to me on Chinmayanand of rape, was on presently lodged in %  &' dance. “induce or seduce” a woman the case. Isabela sent her WhatsApps phone and promised to pay Tuesday stopped from appear- Shahjahanpur jail. (  The woman, who was under his charge to have “sex- number to Singh and asked back the cash once the custom ing in her LLM third-semester She was taken to Bareilly studying at Chinmayanand’s ual intercourse not amounting him to chat on it. checking was cleared and she examination due to low atten- on Tuesday amid tight securi- )  Swami Shukdevanand Law to the offence of rape”. “She introduced herself as reached Lucknow. I paid the dance, officials said. ty for appearing in the exam,       College, was given admission to This is a lesser charge than a UK citizen and told me that cash after which Isabela’s cell The 23-year-old student, jailor Rajesh Kumar Rai *    the Bareilly college on Supreme section 376, under which a rape she was visiting India and phone and the cell phone by who had on Monday appeared said. Court’s directions in order to convict faces a maximum pun- would meet me. She also sent which I got the call from in her first-semester back paper The head of the law depart- )  ensure that her education con- ishment of life imprisonment. me the photo of her air ticket Vishakha were switched off,” amid tight security, was not ment of the MJP Rohilkhand   tinues. The punishment under section from London to Mumbai,” Singh told police, adding that allowed by the Mahatma University, Amit Singh said  The post-graduate student 376C is between five and 10 Singh told the police. Isabela’s facebook account was Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand the law student had come to has alleged that she was years in jail. Singh said that a couple of also found deleted. University in Bareilly to give her third-semester exam  )   physically exploited by the 72- The woman and three of days back he got a call from Police said they were trac- appear for the third-semester but she did not have the admit    year-old BJP leader for over a her friends have been arrested another woman, who identi- ing the addresses of Vishakha exam. card because of attendance   year. for demanding 5 crore from fied herself as Vishakha and and Isabela. She did not have the shortage. Chinmayanand, sent to the BJP leader. #($$# - '         %   2 3 (  +-2 #(  ) % =   ""% *+   (  grammes. The outreach programme was based Lucknow (PNS): With the arrest of three per- mall Industries Development Bank of on recommendation of the expert com- sons, including a woman, on Tuesday, the SIndia (SIDBI), the apex financial mittee on MSMEs headed by former Banthra police claimed to have busted a gang institution engaged in the promotion, chairman of Securities and Exchange of bootleggers. financing and development of micro, Board of India (SEBI) UK Sinha, to The family of one of the arrested gang mem- small and medium enterprises, launched SIDBI to collaborate with state govern- ber, however, created a scene during SSP’s press its first outreach programme for ments to get MSME units onto digital conference, alleging that their kin had been strengthening MSME ecosystem in platforms such as PSBloansIn59minutes, framed by the police. The gang leader and some Lucknow in collaboration with the listing on stock exchanges, e-commerce other members are on the lam and police teams Development Commissioner. platforms etc. have been formed to hunt them. The police The main objective of the outreach The outreach programme starting recovered smuggled country-made liquor programme was knowledge dissemina- in Uttar Pradesh will be carried out nine worth 75.6 lakh (1.8 lakh pint size bottles). tion on digital platforms. other identified states namely Bihar, Those arrested were identified as Ramesh Speaking on this occasion, SIDBI Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chand of Unnao, Afsarjahan and Shaan Chairman and Managing Director Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Mohammed, both of Banthra. Their leader Mohammad Mustafa, said, the initiative Kerala and Telangana. Anil Verma and his brother Sunil Verma, both Founder-director of City Montessori School Bharti Gandhi was part of SIDBI Vision 2.0 under the The programme witnessed partic- of Krishnanagar., and their aides Ali has been honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for umbrella initiative Mission ipation of over 250 stakeholders (offi- Mohammed and Ali Husain, both of Banthra, her unparalleled contribution to the field of education. This pres- Swavalamban. He said the prime objec- cials connected with enterprise devel- are absconding. tigious award was bestowed upon Gandhi at a glittering hon- tive of the initiative was to gauge the opment and lead district managers of Lucknow’s SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said Anil ouring ceremony held recently in the Churchill Hall at the British expectation of MSME stakeholders, banks) and among them 20 per cent was a listed liquor smuggler and was jailed in Parliament in London, convened under the aegis of the identify the good practices of state and were from MSMEs. the past. “Anil was hoarding smuggled liquor 'Intelligent Minds Trust'. The event was graced by the presence suggest state-specific schemes. The programme was chaired by (brought from Himachal Pradesh and bearing of several esteemed dignitaries from the fields of education, lit- “As an outcome of the programme, Principal Secretary Navneet Sehgal and logo for sale in Arunachal Pradesh) at a erature, politics, journalism, of both India and UK. Addressing good practices of various state policies attended by Commissioner and Afsarjahan’s house being constructed in the gathering on this occasion, Dr Bharti Gandhi humbly stat- would be enlisted and solutions to the Director of Industries Gaurav Dayal, Banthra. The gang used to replace the stickers ed that this award will further boost her efforts to work for the problem statements would be mapped Deputy Managing Director of SIDBI with those of brands sold in Lucknow. Two bun- peace education of the young generation and for women empow- including good practices of other states,” Manoj Mittal and Convenor of State dles of caps and 15,000 wrappers of different erment. he said, adding that they expect greater Level Bankers’ Committee, UP, Dr brands of country-made liquor were recovered,” participation by MSMEs in these pro- Ramjas Yadav. he said.   /-

A charitable cultural evening on the centenary year of the birth of Hemant Da was organised at Ravindralaya by Boys’ Anglo Bengali Inter College. The star attraction of this evening were the famous singers from Kolkata Sagnik Sen, Anubha Sen, Tathagat Sen Gupta and their troupe, who made the evening magical with the spell bounding songs of Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey, Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. Earlier,   %% 5(  $ ( % P% 7(!(   Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia inaugurated the programme.   !"#$"%&'  ,

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    abide by constitutional moral- ence to the Emergency, which Modi said there had been dom and democracy it envi- ity," he said quoting Ambedkar. was imposed by the then Prime an emphasis on people's rights sions, Modi noted and said had resident Ram Nath Kovid It is the duty of every citi- Minister Indira Gandhi, saying in the last many years as a vast he been alive, he would have Pon Tuesday emphasised the zen to abide by the that countrymen failed number of people felt deprived probably been the happiest. importance of abiding by Constitution and respect its attempts targeting the of equality and justice. He said November 26 is a "Constitutional morality" by ideals and institutions and to Constitution and that it The demand of the present happy occasion as India cele- all thee organs of the State, per- cherish and follow the noble remained unwavering. time is that society should brates Constitution Day but it sons holding constitutional ideals of its freedom struggle, Modi said a special aspect deliberate on its duties and also is a sad reminder of the posts and members of civil he said. of the Indian Constitution is responsibilities as well, he said Mumbai terror attacks, which society , while Prime Minister President said the that it highlights both rights and asserted, "We cannot pre- had taken place on this day in Narendra Modi reminded peo- Constitution enshrines the and duties of citizens. serve our rights without ful- 2008. He paid tributes to those ple of their "duties". ideal of building an inclusive "Let us think about how we filling our responsibilities". killed in the attack. Addressing a joint-sitting society to "bring about revolu- can fulfill duties enshrined in Noting that the In his observation , Vice- of Parliament in the Central tionary changes peacefully by our Constitution," Modi said. Constitution begins with "we President and Chairman of hall, celebrating the 70th way of constitutional amend- He said Gandhiji had well the people of India", he said Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah anniversary of the adoption of ments". understood that there was an people are its strength, inspi- Naidu said, "We have progres- the Constitution, the President Referring about rights and unbreakable and balance ration and aim. sively put the `public` at the said B R Ambedkar, while duties, Kovind quoting the between rights and duties. "Our effort should be to centre of `Republic' " and underlining the importance of Father of the Nation Mahatama Prime Minister asked peo- ensure focus on our duties in grew as vibrant , pluralistic cul- constitutional morality, had Gandhi said the true source of ple to be more aware not only our conversations and meet- ture with a flourishing parlia- emphasised that its essence rights is duty. about their rights but also ings," he said. mentary system with was to regard the Constitution "If we all discharge ourdu- about their duties enshrined in "Our Constitution is a Constitution working as a bul- as supreme and to follow con- ties, right will not be far to seek.   .  +        (      7 $  %  : 8 7 the Constitution. sacred book that contains our wark in protecting the rights of stitutionally-mandated proce- If leaving duties unperformed $    ,            . *  $    ,   - - %      ( Opposition parties boy- traditions and beliefs and also a free society. dures. we run after rights, they escape    O  - P    - !(   !) cotted the event to protest offer solutions to new chal- Lok Sabha speaker Om "All the three organs of the us like a will-o-the-wisp, political developments in lenges," he added. Birla, in his address, said " Most State, persons gracing consti- Kovind said quoting Gandhi. this day country's Constitution 1950. large segment of society to Maharashtra following the Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a of the problems being faced by tutional posts, members of Constitution day- was adopted by the Constituent In his address to the joint achieve equality and it has Governor's decision to swear in key architect of the the nation can be solved by civil society and common cit- 'Sambidhan Divas'- is observed assembly in 1949. Constitution sitting Prime Minister said the stood test of time. Prime BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as the Constitution, had asked people pursuing fundamental duties." izens of India are expected to annually on November 26 as on came to effect on January 26, Constitution has helped a Minister made a subtle refer- State's Chief Minister. if the country can uphold free- ( !# ("      (          Veeraswamy said the NID because all states have     Koshiyari to invite its alliance Narendra Modi and Home Government should establish skills and design capacity. He with the Shiv Sena and the Minister Amit Shah, asking he Lok Sabha MPs cutting an institute in any district of also said that there should be ongress on Tuesday NCP to form the Government "why such a spectacle of Tacross party lines demand- Tamil Nadu. Congress leader some kind of scholarship for Cdemanded apologies from in the state. democracy was created in ed on Tuesday setting up Hibi Eden too asked for setting women, SC and ST candidates both BJP's Devendra Fadnavis Minutes after Devendra Maharashtra?" National Institute of Design of an institute in Cochin as the in these institutes. and NCP leader Ajit Pawar for Fadnavis' announcement that Claiming that the lack of (NID) in all States during the city has ancient churches and Ritesh Pandey of the BSP misleading the people of State he is resigning, former numbers of those "who kid- passing of the Bill which seeks other heritage buildings. "We said that Uttar Pradesh and and country by first taking Maharashtra Chief Minister napped the people's mandate" to declare four National need an institute in Kerala. An Bihar too should have NIDs as charge as Chief Minister and and Congress leader Prithviraj stands exposed with the devel- Institutes of Design in Andhra NID can be considered in these will help create jobs. B B Deputy Chief Minister and Chavan said he has requested opments, Surjewala said,"it is Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Cochin," he said. Patil of the TRS said that NID then quitting the posts within Koshiyari to accept it and invite now clear that 'Chanakyaniti' Assam and Haryana as insti- The Bill seeks to declare in Andhra Pradesh should be two days realising they will fail the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress (political strategy) in BJP tutions of national importance. four National Institutes of shifted to Telangana. the floor test. alliance led by Sena chief means abduction of democra- The National Institute of Design in Andhra Pradesh, CPI-M member A M Ariff said The Congress also sought Uddhav Thackeray to form cy." Design (Amendment) Bill, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and there are 134 institutes which to ensure accountability of the .#-  8  %    ,  %    the Government. "Why was the country's 2019 was passed by the Lok Haryana as institutions of have the tag of institute of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . (, ( %       ,   (  "Devendra Fadnavis and Cabinet paralysed? Why was Sabha by a voice vote. It has national importance. It will national importance and there and Home Minister Amit as   %   - !(   !) Ajit Pawar should apologise to the naked dance of defections already been cleared by the allow the four institutes to is a need to increase the qual- why the Governor used as a the people of Maharashtra. and horse trading? Why was a Rajya Sabha. During the grant degrees and diplomas. ity of faculty in these centres. puppet and why did they hurt elaborate. stated the second term Their Government was based minority Government formed debate, MPs said NID should Trinamool Congress parlia- Kirron Kher of the BJP sug- the stature of the President. The The grand old party which Fadnavis Government was on lies and defections and fell drama done of having majori- be established across the coun- mentarian Satabdi Roy too gested that the NID governing party also said the turn of is one of the main constituents based on "defections" and fell like a house of cards," he said. ty for so long? Why corruption try, saying it will help create said that West Bengal should council should have a repre- events in Maharashtra has also of the Shiv Sena led NCP-Sena- like a "house of cards". Congress' chief spokesper- cases were taken back?Why skilled manpower and generate have such an institute. Kirit sentative from the Ministry of put the role of the President Congress combine pitching to Congress has now asked son Randeep Surjewala posed was the Constitution torn into job opportunities. Solanki of the BJP said that Tribal Affairs as various tribes under scanner but did not stake claim in Maharashtra, Governor Bhagat Singh questions to Prime Minister shreds?" Surjwala asked. DMK MP Kalanidhi every state should have one have rich sense of design. -- !&+' !) - (#"**!#"! !!(#, #/01     services of officers efficiently, it for a long time. has been decided to merge the They were liberated from     ated Press Registrar General. been uploaded on its website to Government, which has been and its subsequent authentica- he Government on Tuesday UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Portuguese rule in December The proposed draft also pro- seek views from stakeholders facing criticism over the years tion.The draft bill proposes Tintroduced in the Lok and Daman Diu into a single 1961. Since 1961 to 1987, n a move to do away with hibits a person from bringing and public. for its tough position on media- the process of title and regis- Sabha a bill to merge Union UT," Reddy said. The merged Daman and Diu was part of the I'The Press and Registration out a publication who has been The draft Bill states that related issues. tration of periodicals including Territories Daman and Diu, and Union Territory will be named UT of Goa, Daman and Diu. In of Books (PRB) Act, 1867', a convicted by any court for an "publishers of news on digital The Bill enables the newspapers is proposed to be Dadra and Nagar Haveli into as Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 1987, when Goa got statehood, British era regulation, the offence involving terror acts or media shall register themselves Central Government and the effected centrally by the Press one. The proposed legislation - Daman and Diu. Daman and Diu was made a Information & Broadcasting unlawful activities and for hav- with the Registrar of State Government to frame Registrar General as a simul- The Dadra and Nagar Haveli The merger of the two separate UT. Dadra and Nagar Ministry has come out with a ing done anything against the Newspapers of India". It appropriate rules/ regulations taneous process. and Daman and Diu (Merger of UTs, located along the western Haveli was occupied by the draft of the "Registration of security of the State. defines news on digital media to regulate the criteria/ condi- The draft Bill also propos- Union Territories) Bill 2019 - coast near Gujarat, is done for Portuguese in June 1783. Press and Periodicals Bill 2019. Currently, in the PRB Act as the news in digitised format tions for issuing Govt adver- es to remove the existing pro- was introduced in the House by better administration and check Residents of Dadra and Nagar The draft bill proposes a sim- offences are punishable with an that can be transmitted over the tisements in newspapers, visions relating to registration of Union Minister of State for duplications of various work. So Haveli got liberated themselves ple system of registration of e- imprisonment term of up to six internet, computer or mobile accreditation of newspapers books. In the draft Bill, cancel- Home G Kishan Reddy. far, both the Union Territories from the Portuguese rule on papers/digital media. months as part of the penalties networks and includes text, and provide any other benefit lation or suspension of regis- "In view of the policy of the have separate budgets and dif- August 2, 1954. Since, 1954 to Through the draft bill, the clause for improper disclosure audio, video and graphics. The to the periodical or its own- tration norms now also include Government to have 'Minimum ferent secretariats even though 1961, the territory was admin- Ministry has proposed to do of information. "The Bill pro- proposed Bill will help the ers/employees. a provision that States that if the Government, Maximum they are just 35 km apart. istered by a citizen's council away with prosecution provi- poses to do away with the ear- Government to grant adver- The draft Bill proposes to publisher has been convicted by Governance", considering small Dadra and Nagar Haveli has called the Varishta Panchayat of sions of imprisonment of pub- lier provision under the PRB tisements to digital media. The do away with the existing pro- any court for an offence, "involv- population and limited geo- just one district while Daman Free Dadra and Nagar lishers and to simplify imple- Act, 1867 of prosecution of move is significant as the leg- cedure of furnishing of decla- ing terrorist act or unlawful graphical area of both the and Diu has two. Both UTs Haveli.and its division into mentation of the registration publishers," the Ministry stat- islation has been proposed by ration by publishers/ printers activity," it may result in can- Union Territories and to use the were under the Portuguese rule two Union Territories. process through a newly-cre- ed in the draft Bill which has the Narendra Modi before the District Magistrate cellation of registration. 2 !(!"!3"##! =! !&&! ! *!& O - ))     in the key western state, how- a new life. under Atal Bihari Vajpyee.    *!&9&!  !7 ever, proved a kind of anti-cli- The unholy speed with The jettisoning of its old- ith Chief Minister max for the BJP as it has ignit- which Fadnavis was sworn-in est 'ideological ally' for gaining     the extension of the period of casualties from Rs lakh to Rs WDevendra Fadnavis ed opposition unity that was with the help of Ajit Pawar-led- total dominance in retention, they added. eight lakh. The amount will be forced to quit after three days nowhere in sight until recent- NCP faction and the way Maharashtra politics has only n an effort to boost the At present, the families of granted under the Army Battle in the CM's chair in his second ly. It has virtually brought President's rule was with- driven Shiv-Sena to the oppo- Imorale of Armed forces, armed forces personnel killed Casualties Fund(ABCWF). term, the BJP lost one more Sharad Pawar , the Nationalist drawn in Maharashtra had sition camp which is now a lit- Defence Minister Rajnath in action against enemy forces The ABCWF was institut- major State it had ruled and Congress Party (NCP) leader, unwittingly given a high moral tle ignited with its rainbow Singh on Tuesday approved a or whilst enemy air attacks or ed in July 2017 and was imple- which it had sought to add to sitting on the margins, to the ground to the opposition. combination .! proposal to extend the reten- fighting terrorists are permit- mented with effect from April its saffron basket by tactical centre-stage of Opposition pol- In a way the saffron damp Somehow, similar may be tion of Government accom- ted retention of Government 2016. It was set up under moves, exposing the 'fault itics. squib in Maharashtra has also the experience of the JD (U) modation by families of battle accommodation for three Department of Ex-Servicemen lines' in the 'Chanakya Niti' of The surprise move by the arrayed opposition which since slashed down the `invincibili- leader Nitish Kumar whose casualties to one year from the months. Welfare (ESW) after a large its stalwarts. BJP in installing Fadnavis in the 2014 was not being able to put ty aura' surrounding leadership was also questioned existing three months. The benefit also covers number of people offered to The coup in Karnataka CM's chair gave the Opposition a joint-fight - be that ideolog- 'Chanakyas' of the BJP as it has by some state BJP leaders The nod for this major soldiers who die in cross-bor- provide monetary assistance to where ' Operational Kamal' parties a cause to get back at ical or strategic- vis-à-vis the also exposed the limitation of before Amit Shah put the lid on relief came after reviewing the der firing or ceasefire violation the families of battle casualties dismantled Congress-JDS dis- the BJP by reaching out to the BJP. 'cloak and dagger' moves in the controversy saying that requirements and demands of on the Line of Control(LOC)as following an incident in pensation in July and the suc- Supreme court and attacking A view even among the politics. Bihar assembly polls would be the armed forces, officials said the martyred personnel are February 2016 at Siachen cess of similar moves in the saffron party for allegedly BJP sympathisers is that the The Maharashtra episode fought with Kumar at the helm here adding the benefit will treated as battle casualties. where 10 soldiers were buried Arunachal Pradesh and Goa throwing to winds the Maharashtra episode may have also reflects that the increas- in the state. In Haryana, BJP cover personnel all the three The latest welfare mea- in an avalanche. This fund may have psychologically Constitutional proprieties. given an unwanted attention ingly powerful BJP under did not share seats with ally Services. The Minister okayed sures comes a month after was set up in addition to the emboldened BJP to upscale The Maharashtra power- towards BJP's 'political machi- Shah-Modi was not too will- Shrimoni Akali Dal, and the proposal after going Singh approved a four-fold various existing schemes for the their statecraft in Maharashtra. play seemed to have become a nations' and rendered a rather ing to accommodate its allies instead stole its sole MLA through the existing provi- hike in assistance to the next of welfare of next of kin of battle The political developments cementing factor for the dis- lethargic and dying opposition which was the not the case before the October poll. sions and then recommended kin of all categories of battle casualties and their children. -     )     ./  

    done. across all Government hospi- in hospitals like it is in coun- formed on patients who have arranging fund arrangement is of maintenance cost after three ears are chosen for cochlear "Early detection helps in tals. tries like the USA, Singapore, lost all or most of their useful not easy, the delay in hearing years of implant, the devices are implant while for others we rec- eafness can be detected faster and effective treatments. According to researches, Australia and the UK. hearing in both ears and not identification just add to the dumped by the users as they ommend hearing aids, adds Dr Dwithin four hours of birth Parents may not always be there are 5-6 infants every Dr Alok Thakkar, ENT benefited by conventional hear- agony of such kids. can't afford the extra cost," he Sikka. and if kids born with such dis- able to identify the hearing loss 1,000 neonates in India who specialist from the AIIMS ing aid. "We have done 900 "Poor parents who can't says. Cochlear implant is an Implanting the Cochlear is ability are stimulated at an in their children, which is why face hearing problems. echoed similar views. "The implants till date. The number afford the treatment have to inner device and has no risk to not sufficient. After the early age with sound, they can having Universal Newborn Dr Sharma says, "There best results with a cochlear is meager against the demand, find funding agencies. the life of the patient. The implant, children also need to learn speech easily, and live Hearing Screening (UNHS) are many medical interven- implant can be observed if the admitted Dr Kapil Sikka, assis- Thankfully, help is coming Cochlea is a part of the ear, be taught to listen and under- their life to the fullest, say doc- programme becomes crucial. It tions like Cochlear implants implantations is done between tant professor (ENT) AIIMS. from NGOs and corporate sec- where sound energy is con- stand. For that to happen, they tors. is adopted in many countries to and hearing aids which can eight months and 2 years of age There is a waiting list of nine tor who support the treat- verted intobio electrical signals need to undergo audio thera- But despite of availability of solve the problem of hearing help a child to lead a dignified as 80 per cent of the brain months due to manpower and ment," points out Dr Sikka. and sent to the brain. This py for a minimum of two latest technology to manage the disability. It is high time India life." develops during this period of infrastructure challenges. Dr Ashok Kumar, implant is placed on to the years, he says. disability, majority of children too go for it," Dr SC Sharma, International cricket legend life. The results of the Cochlear Moreover, the fact that Consultant ENT Surgeon, RML patient's skull surgically. And Though the Central in India reach for medical ENT specialist from AIIMS in Brett Lee who is global hearing implants done within the age of cochlear implants come with Hospital pitched for reducing the electrode inserted into the Government has made provi- intervention when they are Delhi says. ambassador for Cochlear-an five will also be good but the the cost--starts from Rs. 6.5 cost of the cochlear implants Cochlea which is attached to sion to sponsor 500 numbers around four-year old, by which Currently, Kerala is the hearing implant company-was child will require a lot of speech lakh and depending on fea- being provided under the the hearing nerve. under its ADIP Scheme, it is time, in most of the cases seri- only state to have successfully in Delhi on November 14 to bat therapy," he said. tures, goes up to Rs.16 lakh-and Government programme. Those having severe to minuscule in comparison to ous damage could have been achieved 98 per cent UNHS for making UNHS mandatory A cochlear implant is per- parents find difficulty in "Also as there is no provision profound hearing loss in both actual requirement.   !"#$"%&'  0

'1'#'(1#'"23/#%((4/ /  %"   R (  8    $!    *( +,       Mumbai: Senior BJP post the verdict of the      leader Eknath Khadse October Assembly elec-   ( %   on Tuesday dubbed tions.    The second tenure of Fadnavis Ajit Pawar’s resigna- “Had they found lasted from November 23 to tion as Deputy Chief some solution, it would       nce being the only second November 26, 2019. Minister of have been better for *  4'  OChief Minister in Maharashtra The four-day-old BJP-led Maharashtra a “face Maharashtra,” Khadse aharashtra Congress pres- )   to complete the full five-year term, Government collapsed on the eve of saving act”. said apparently refer- Mident Balasaheb Thorat BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis now the supreme court-ordered floor test Bringing anoth- ring to the Sena and BJP has been elected as the party’s "  holds the dubious distinction of in the Assembly, after Ajit Pawar er twist in the see- parting ways over the legislature wing leader, the -  -  being the CM with the shortest quit as deputy CM citing “person- sawing political drama in Maharashtra, former’s demand for the Chief Minister’s Congress said on Tuesday. tenure of four days in the last 59 al reasons”. NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had joined post. AICC general secretary in- The Supreme Court on years, a downhill journey which Fadnavis too resigned while hands with the BJP and took oath as A known detractor of Fadnavis, charge for Maharashtra Tuesday directed that the floor underlines transient nature of admitting that the BJP had lost deputy CM on November 23, stepped Khadse said he was not aware whether Mallikarjun Kharge made the test for Chief Minister politics. majority in the House. down from his post. the promise of sharing the CM’s post for announcement at a meeting of Devendra Fadnavis to prove his On Tuesday afternoon, Assembly. The collapse of the nascent The development resulted into the equal term was made to the Sena by the the party MLAs held at a hotel majority in the Maharashtra Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, Earlier P K Sawant held the government capped the month- four-day-old BJP-led Government losing BJP. here. “The Congress president Assembly be conducted on 49, resigned from his post, only record of being the Maharashtra long uncertainty in Maharashtra its majority and Chief Minister Devendra “I feel finding a solution (for the (Sonia Gandhi) has approved Wednesday. It also directed three days after he made a dramat- CM with the shortest term-- from politics, which witnessed many Fadnavis resigning on Tuesday afternoon. stand-off between the BJP and the Sena) the name of Balasaheb Thorat Governor Koshyari to ensure ic comeback as the Chief Minister November 25 to December 4, 1963. twists and turns since the results of “Ajit Pawar stepping down as Deputy was not an impossible thing,” he said. as the Congress Legislature that all elected members of the for a second term with the support He was made the caretaker chief the Assembly elections were Chief Minister is a face saving act. It Ajit Pawar had supported BJP as Party leader in the Maharashtra House are sworn in on of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had minister after the death of his pre- declared on October 24. would have been more humiliating for leader of the 54-member NCP legislature Legislative Assembly,” Kharge Wednesday itself. broken ranks with his parent party decessor Marotrao Kannamwar. Fadnavis remained CM till Ajit Pawar had he waited for tomorrow’s party and with his resignation earlier in told the MLAs. Thorat is an The apex court also said to lend support to the BJP. Fadnavis’ previous term as the November 8, as the tenure of the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly. the day, the Government has lost major- eight-term MLA and current- that the entire proceedings However, what was supposed to chief minister lasted from October 13th Legislative Assembly had It was expected that he (Ajit Pawar) would ity. ly heads the Maharashtra have to be telecast live. Voting be a dream run for Fadnavis came 31, 2014 to November 12, 2019, ended. quit today,” Khadse told reporters. Addressing reporters, Fadnavis said, Pradesh Congress Committee. in the Assembly shall not be on to an abrupt end in afternoon after making him only the second CM He submitted his resignation on The senior BJP leader, who is in polit- “We don’t have majority after Ajit Pawar’s The Congress has tied-up the basis of secret ballot, it said. Ajit Pawar stepped down as deputy after Vasantrao Naik of the November 8 and changed his twit- ical wilderness for last four years, said his resignation as Dy CM. I will be submit- with the NCP and Shiv Sena to CM, exposing the BJP’s claim that Congress to last the full five-year ter bio to “caretaker” Chief Minister party and the Shiv Sena should have ami- ting my resignation to Governor after this form Government in it had majority in the 288-member term. of Maharashtra. cably resolved the issues between them, media briefing”. PTI Maharashtra. " )5!"&    P O- $P # +  )&

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He was a member of minister of the State two more n effigy of Abu Asim Azmi, chief of the paigning for the October 21 Pawar shocked him by aligning His efforts paid off, with the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly times, from June 1988 to June 1991 AMaharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Assembly polls, few thought that with the BJP to form the party winning 54 seats, 13 more and the Lok Sabha for seven times and from March 1993 to March Party, was burnt in Bhiwandi town near here the 79- year-old would be the dri- Government. than its 2014 tally in the 288- mem- each. 1995. to protest the party’s decision to support ving force behind the new That regime lasted just 80 ber House. At 27 he was already a legisla- Pawar served as defence min- Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance to form Government. hours, before Ajit quit as Deputy A dauntless Pawar was instru- tor in the Maharashtra Assembly, ister from June 1991 to March Government. With the Shiv Sena-NCP- CM citing personal reasons, leav- mental in stitching the unlikely and at 38 he managed to pull down 1993. He parted ways with the Protesters also put a garland of shoes Congress all set to assume power ing Devendra Fadnavis, into his alliance with rival Shiv Sena to the Congress Government in the Congress in 1999 over party pres- around an effigy of local SP leader Raees in Maharashtra, the patriarch of second stint as the CM high and form a Government in the state. ident Sonia Gandhi’s foreign ori- Sheikh, MLA from Bhiwandi East during the this unlikely anti-BJP combine is dry. Within hours, Fadnavis also State to keep the BJP away from Pawar shot to fame in 1978 gin issue and formed the NCP the incident on Monday night. the one left smiling, having out- quit, paving way for the non-BJP power. when he dislodged the then same year. 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Government is formed in the midnight, They should not violate the missing temple idols had approached vate art museums across the globe. $ (2*( &$- (( F= providing them some defence She said that such people secretly… When there is no majority Constitution,” Banerjee said adding the court citing the impediments Manickavel, in his petition to the $, )A)!!. & 4*  against what they called “dread- would be provided with pattas then why he is called … the political how the Central Government had being created by the Tamil Nadu Madras High Court had stated that the 028*F &(=2 ed” National Register for or land deeds and rights by her parties and MLAs concerned should been regularly interfering in the State’s Government from preventing him to State Government with the active con- .6F( 7J . &K& Citizens. Government. Coming against have asked whether letters of support business. function independently and requesting nivance of the Director General of Police "&.$%   Hundreds of people at the backdrop of the Centre’s thus presented were genuinely given by Making a veiled reference to State for an extension of his tenure by two was creating all kind of obstacles to pre- 6 &(, @ !9 !M9!9!" () Bongaon and Thakurnagar in announcement that the NRC them.” Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Chief years. vent him from going ahead with the !#999(9)9!"#! $% . 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Whose cut out the officer on Monday to wait till the DMK are on the same side of this case B,( CAA#F(,8*!!. towards the Chief Minister for “We were under tremen- other parties Banerjee said “Governor will be used where and why is also Supreme Court takes a decision as the as both the parties want Manickavel to  & 4* 028* providing them “place of dous pressure ever since the is a constitutional post and should … decided by you.” Tamil Nadu Government has filed a plea be out from this investigation. 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Srinivasan to request the Madras High of the crime,” said T R Ramesh, presi- &(332 0  28* F Bangladesh war in the wake of claim citizenship,” said middle- regularly attacking the BJP, Central The two constitutional posts have Court to adjourn its proceedings till dent, Temple Worshippers Society. &(=2.6F( 7J .  persecution. aged Nirmal Basak of Bongaon. Government and the Governor for been at loggerheads for the past cou- December 2 when the former is sched- Parthasarathy, an entrepreneur &K&"&.$% Banerjee earlier had said The State Government had “running a parallel Government in ple of months with the State Governor uled to hear the plea by Tamil Nadu based in Sreerangam said that the gov-   6&(,@!9!M9 that attempts would be made earlier regularized 94 refugee Bengal.” Both the “It’s a federal struc- regularly complaining against the Government. ernment was not comfortable with !9!",.(8$9 by her Government to regu- colonies which were on state ture. Central and State Government’s Governor’s alleged attempt to interfere The Government of Tamil Nadu, to Manickavel’s investigation as it was .'8($2*  larise refugee colonies on pri- government land, she said after are elected by the people and have their in the affairs of the State and “running preempt any move by Manickavel to afraid that the probe may reach its own  .62.<'(N(6 .=$  vate and Government lands — a Cabinet meeting. respective place in the Indian consti- a parallel Government.” seek extension of his tenure as Special doorsteps. %(8'(,(  ('( $ 13 % ?F=  5    &(, & . 1     #  3 4*  www.upptcl.org .6 (. / #   "00  &7<5@ &(,@!O# %  P!!9QG.S.T.@ 18%      Uttar Pradesh Forest Department $( J()(8$% .$- (B,( Dr. S. Ilayaraja, Deputy  CAA80)  "   ! n a joint operation with Uttar Director of Veterinary Services at 37# + $82@ IPradesh forest division, five sloth Wildlife SOS said, “Our first pri- ,936(-,2( bear were seized from wildlife ority is the health of the bears and PAN * = GST No. 4S . Mumbai: Floral tributes were paid on several others, besides damaging prop- traffickers and later transferred to to provide them intensive veteri- E(T%  5:( Tuesday to those who laid down their erty worth crores. the Agra Bear Rescue facility for nary care. Every bear will be sub-  6 ( &7<  5 lives while fighting Pakistani terrorists The then Anti-Terrorism Squad required medical treatment by jected to a detailed veterinary    . '8(  %* ( who had attacked Mumbai on this day (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Army Wildlife SoS on Tuesday. health examination.” 5?K-,2(@ A 11 years ago. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, According to Wildlife officials, performance.” “By the timely res- Kartick Satyanarayan, Co- #  $% . $- ( B,(  CA Maharashtra Chief Minister Mumbai’s Additional Police these bear were intended for sale to cue of these bears, they have been founder and CEO Wildlife SOS A80 0 Devendra Fadnavis was among the Commissioner Ashok Kamte, Senior other middleman by traffickers. saved from trafficking and a life- said, “The timely intervention by  A $0 6 &2< dignitaries who paid homage at the Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar and Surprisingly, organ of bears are time of torture,” he added. the enforcement authorities helped $  13 %('(N( A4 26/11 police memorial site at Mumbai Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) used in making of Chinese tradi- Initially these bears were placed to rescue these bears from poach- * 3* -.T%&7< Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai. Tukaram Omble were among those tional medicine. “Bear bile, gall under temporary care and treat- ers. Sloth bears are targeted by T7' 00*==== .00*6 “I pay homage to the brave police- killed in the attack. bladders and other body parts are ment initially at Bhagwan Birsa poachers for their body parts and PU4  * ((*  .3.$4* 66F FF men who fought for Mumbai’s safety The attacks had begun on used in Chinese traditional medi- Zoological Park in Ranchi howev- to be traded as live animals for &.&&7$$813(&&7. and laid down their lives for us on Commissioner Sanjay Barve, and fam- November 26 and lasted till November cine and make the bear a vulnera- er following the orders from Chief street performance. Poachers take '. &..662.<$%&'() (* 26/11. We are proud of them and we ily members of the policemen who lost 29. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ble target for this reason,” said a Wildlife Wardens of Jharkhand advantage of porous international 34* A3( .-. will strive hard for the safety and secu- their lives during the attacks were also Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj member of rescue team. and Uttar Pradesh Forest borders to move wildlife contra- $8 -.$ '(  rity of our state,” Fadnavis said. present during the ceremony. Mahal Hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Elaborating the condition of Departments, the bears have been band and live animals across & $%  , )(&7< $%.)A$$- (B(, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari On November 26, 2008, 10 Hospital and the Nariman House these animals, an official said that transferred to the 165 acre Agra conceal themselves in remote areas.  C AA#8        ) # ; also paid tributes to the martyrs. Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea Jewish community centre, now the offenders had also smashed the Bear Rescue Facility, the largest Sloth bears are a vulnerable species -?#( CA---?(A#<< State Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, route and opened fire indiscrimi- renamed Nariman Light House, were teeth of the bears with metal rods bear rehabilitation center in the and poaching species from the wild 2 (.2 0 Director General of Police Subodh nately at people killing 166, including some of the places targeted by the ter- and mutilated the muzzles to insert world for this species, run by severely impacts the wild popula- 5#!!L# Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police 18 security personnel, and injuring rorists. PTI a rope to train the bears for street Wildlife SOS in collaboration with tion.” !O99!"VV C &(36.3FWW   !"#$"%&'  8 >0 3 ; 6 '  % 23,4*.   #  "(!"!        "!!, ( * )-  / the report the police has not issued a detailed newly elected Vice incident report. %"   AChairman of the Block Official sources   (   Development Council, Dooru said, “Sheikh Zahoor, along with an employee of the an employee of the agri-   #2 =25/ hurt their sentiments but they will New Delhi: Train services in the Srinagar-Banihal section Agriculture Department were culture department and not be tolerated, an official of Kashmir Valley has resumed fully, more than three both killed while four others Syed Rafiq, Vice ammu & Kashmir Lieutenant spokesperson said. months after it was suspended due to security reasons, the received injuries in a major ter- Chairman of Block JGovernor GC Murmu on He said that the perpetrators railways said on Tuesday. A limited passenger service of ror strike, aimed at derailing Development Council, Tuesday asked the police chief to of the heinous act will not be two pairs of Trains between Srinagar-Baramulla was start- flagship program ‘Back to Dooru were killed in strengthen security of shrines spared and shall be brought to jus- ed between 10 am to 3 pm with effect from November 12. Village’ of Rural Development the terror attack while across the Union Territory fol- tice, he added. Later, two more pairs of train services were allowed to oper- Department in Anantnag dis- four others received lowing an attack on the Dargah of Police have registered a case ate between Srinagar and Banihal from November 17. trict on Tuesday. injuries”. Mir Syed Mohammad Hamdani in and launched a manhunt to nab Sixteen services are presently running in the Valley, In a second grenade attack, In Srinagar, large Tral area of south Kashmir. the culprits, the spokesperson the railways said, adding the duration of train services have which took place outside one of number of people were The Sufi shrine, adjacent to a said. been increased from five hours to nine hours -- 8 am to the gates of Kashmir University standing near Sir Syed local mosque at Kounsarbal Murmu has appealed to the 5 pm. Further, the Srinagar-Banihal section has been in Srinagar, at least five civilians gate of Kashmir (Krusbal) Mohalla in the Old Tral people to maintain peace and restored to its normal speed of 100 kmph. The resump- received injuries while panic University on Tuesday Township, was allegedly set ablaze calm and not get swayed by tion of services came after days of trial runs. stricken local shopkeepers ing terrorists late Monday sarpanches and several gov- morning when the grenade by miscreants on the intervening rumours. “The Railways has restored train services to benefit downed their shutters after the evening. ernment employees were attack around 1.10 p.m shat- night of November 25-26. The LG has further directed thousands of local commuters to travel by train over the attack. According to police, “In a attending the ‘back to tered window panes of several According to police, the struc- the Director General of Police entire area between Baramulla and Banihal (138 km). The Meanwhile, the joint teams terror incident at Hakura, village’ programme at vehicles and shops in the area. ture was partially damaged and (DGP) to strengthen the security decision to re-start train services in Kashmir Valley was of security forces early Tuesday Anantnag, 2 civilians got seri- Panchayat Ghar in Hakoora In Pulwama, police identi- some window panes and matting of shrines across J&K. taken after due security audits and assurance by morning recovered another ously injured who later on area of Anantnag when terror- fied the two terrorists killed in were charred by the time the fire He has also asked the Government Railway Police, Jammu and Kashmir,” the rail- dead body of a slain terrorist succumbed to their injuries on ists lobbed grenades to target the encounter as Irfan Ahmad was put out. Divisional Commissioner of ways said. Train services in the Valley were suspended on from the encounter site in Tuesday”. them”. Sheikh & Irfan Ahmad Rather. Condemning the attack by Kashmir to take immediate mea- August 3, ahead of the Centre’s decision to abrogate spe- Pulwama. The encounter took Official sources claimed, Local reports claimed, fir- They were both affiliated with calling it “cowardly”, the LG said sures to restore the vandalised Sufi cial status to Jammu and Kashmir given under Article 370 place between the joint teams “large number of local vil- ing was also reported in the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul such acts are designed to arouse shrine to its original pristine con- of the Constitution and divide it into two Union territo- of security forces and the hid- lagers along with panches and area but till the time of filing Mujahideen. passion among the people and dition, the official said. ries. PTI ##(!  (##'" #! ! 00 # (   ,  +    )*( She also condemned the attack on spray when she came out of the office Scripting history, Ammini and activist Bindu Ammini, allegedly by a of the commissioner to take some Kanakadurga were the two women nding an over 12-hour-long stand- Hindu right wing activist outside the papers from their vehicle, police sources activists who had offered prayers at the   #2G 2H Eoff with devotees opposing the office of the commissionerate. said. Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in January entry of women in the menstrual age Desai reached here early Tuesday Visuals aired by TV channels following the apex court order of leven Sabarimala pilgrims were injured, six of them group into Sabarimala temple, a team along with five others to proceed to the showed her being attacked. The man September last year. Eseriously, early on Tuesday when a tree fell on them of gender rights activists led by Trupti Sabarimala temple to offer prayers. identified as Srinath Padmanabhan Reacting cautiously, the CPI(M)- as they were passing through the Marakootam- Desai on Tuesday night called off their She had announced that she would has been arrested, police said. He has led LDF Government condemned the Chandranandana route, police said.The incident occured decision to visit the hill shrine of Lord leave Kerala only after visiting been charged with a non-bailable attack on Ammini but made it clear that around 2 am this morning, they said. It is not clear if the Ayyappa. Sabarimala. offence, they added. no women in the age group of 10 and pilgrims were returning after the darshan. Desai announced the decision to go The Kerala government dubbed Ammini, who was admitted to the 50 would be given police protection to back to Maharashtra after police, cit- Desai’s attempt to visit Sabarimala as a general hospital here, has been dis- climb the holy hills unless they get an ing security reasons,denied them pro- “conspiracy”. charged after treatment, her lawyer said. order from the Supreme Court in this tection amid protests by devotees, As soon as the team of activists The agitators ended the protest fol- regard. members of a right wing outfit and BJP landed at the airport here, they went to lowing assurances from police officials Kerala Devaswom Minister here, against their entry into the shrine. the city police commissionerate seek- tees, activists of the BJP and Sabarimala that the women activists would not be Kadakampally Surendran alleged con- We had discussions with the police ing protection to proceed to the hill Karma Samiti gathered outside the given protection to visit the temple. spiracy behind Desai’s decision to visit officers of the Kochi police commis- shrine. commissionerate chanting ‘’Ayyappa The Pune-based Desai had made Sabarimala. sionerate. Police told us that there is a However, police declined to grant Saranam’’ mantras protesting against an unsuccessful attempt to enter the “The government suspects a con- threat to our life and will be insecure protection to them, citing the recent Desai’s visit. temple in November last year, weeks spiracy behind Trupti Desai’s decision here. Supreme Court decision to review its Activist from Kerala, Bindu after the Supreme Court lifted the ban to go to Sabarimala. She has come from So we decided to go back but we 2018 order permitting women in all age Ammini, who had joined Desai’s team that prevented women and girls Pune, a stronghold of the RSS and the will return to Sabarimala. We will con- groups into Sabarimala. at the airport, was attacked by a right between the age of 10 and 50 from BJP,” the Minister told reporters at tinue our fight,” Desai told reporters. A large number of Ayyappa devo- wing group member using pepper entering the famous shrine. Thalassery. 9#2 "':/; ) .:   %   !(  >O#=  # ballot and the entire proceeding will have Constitution Day, Rahul echoed Sonia in     00 = 2 to be telecast live. The top court made it saying he resolved to save the fundamen- absolutely clear that “Pro-tem Speaker shall tal values of the Constitution. “We salute .!: !1 ( Fadnavis said “right from the day one” be solely appointed for the aforesaid the contributions made by the members the BJP had been saying it would not agenda immediately”. of our Constituent Assembly. We are “poach” MLAs from other parties or “In a situation wherein, if the floor test proud of our Constitution,” Rahul said in   2%G%H indulge in horse-trading. “We had formed is delayed, there is a possibility of horse a tweet in Hindi. the Government after the entire group of trading, it becomes incumbent upon the Priyanka also took to Twitter to say SRO chief K Sivan on NCP MLAs had extended their support to court to act to protect democratic values. people in power today are trying to dis- ITuesday offered prayers at us (through Ajit). After Ajit resigned, I also An immediate floor test, in such a case, regard the values of the Constitution and this famous hill shrine here, a decided to put in my papers without might be the most effective mechanism to weaken people’s strength in democracy by day ahead of the launch of indulging in any horse-trading. After this do so,” said a bench comprising Justices expanding the role of money power. “To India’s imaging satellite, CAR- press conference, I will go to Raj Bhavan NV Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv face this money and muscle power, it is TOSAT-3. ISRO is all set to and hand over my resignation to the Khanna. important not only to bow our heads launch the earth imaging and Governor”. “In the present case, oath has not been before our Constitution, but also pledge to mapping satellite CARTOSAT- While extending his best wishes to the administered to the elected members stand by every value the Constitution 3 along with 13 other nano- new three-party Government, Fadnavis even though a month has elapsed since the enshrines. Jai Constitution, Jai Hind,” satellites from the US, from said, “I am confident that the three par- declaration of election results. In such Priyanka tweeted in Hindi. Sriharikota on Wednesday. ties will make a good effort to run the emergent facts and circumstances, to cur- Sivan offered prayers to the Government. But this Government will tail unlawful practices such as horse trad-   2O#2  presiding deity of Lord collapse under its own weight. This is ing, to avoid uncertainty and to effectuate Venkateswara at Tirumala here. because there are so many differences smooth running of democracy by ensur- 2 #   Later, speaking to reporters between them. … I saw yesterday Sena ing a stable Government, we are of the con- 2 %  029I:16 = here, Sivan said Chandrayaan- leaders were taking pledges in the name sidered opinion that it is necessary to pass 2 Orbiter was doing well and of Soniaji. I realised that these people can certain interim directions in this case. sending a lot of information become so desperate for power. These peo- “In this context, it is necessary and occurred in the same year. It will take about the Moon. Lander ple have come together with BJP hatao expedient to conduct floor test as soon as a little while in realising the dream of turn- ‘Vikram’ from Chandrayaan-2 agenda only for the sake of power.” possible to determine whether the CM, ing Kashmir Valley into heaven,” Yogi said. had crashlanded while attempt- “The three parties have not even who was administered oath of office, has The Chief Minister targeted the ing a soft landing on the lunar drafted Common Minimum Programme the support of the majority or not,” the Congress for boycotting the proceedings surface on September 7. (CMP). When they came together, all they bench said in its 19-page order. of the House on Constitution Day. had was Common Maximum Programme “Congress boycotted the House today Madhyanchal Vidyut to keep the BJP out of power,” Fadnavis %% 6 #/   and they had done the same during the Vitran Nigam said, while comparing the three party-front special session of Assembly on 150th birth # = 0 # # Limited, Head Office to an auto rickshaw - three wheels of which anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on -A, Gokhale Marg, are pulling the vehicle in different direc-  # 6 October 2. This proves that they only crave Lucknow-226001 Phone No. : tions. for power, be it at the cost of national secu- 0522-2207065, 2208737, E- Fadnavis, who incidentally is the sec- In his address to the joint sitting, Modi rity, unity and integrity or the mail : [email protected] ond longest serving Chief Minister of said the Constitution has helped a large Constitution,” he said. CIN: U31200 UP2003S Maharashtra after Vasantrao Naik, became segment of society to achieve equality and Yogi also lashed out at Samajwadi GC027459 GSTIN-09AAECM0 the shortest serving Chief Minister - of it has stood test of time. Prime Minister Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. “Those for 108J1ZO CORRIGENDUM E- being in the office for just three days. made a subtle reference to the Emergency, whom a family is a political party are tender for "Providing Earlier, P K Sawant was the Chief Minister which was imposed by then Prime preaching us about socialism and those fro skilled/Un-skilled Manpower for nine days between November 25, Minister Indira Gandhi, saying country- whom an individual is a party, they lecture for operation/maintenance of 1963 and December 4, 1963. men failed attempts targeting the us on bahujan samaj and level charge of 33/11 kv Substations and Meanwhile, later on Tuesday after- Constitution and that it remained unwa- casteism against us,” the Chief Minister HT/LT distributions lines" to noon, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat vering. said. He further said, “UP Assembly had Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Singh Koshyari appointed Kalidas Modi said a special aspect of the Indian convened a special session on October 2 Nigam Ltd., Lucknow date of Kolamdakar was appointed as the Protem Constitution is that it highlights both rights to debate on sustainable development goals opening is being extended due Speaker of Maharashtra Legislature and duties of citizens. set by the United Nation aiming at com- to unavoidable circumstances as Assembly. Subsequently, the Governor “Let us think about how we can ful- prehensive development of the country and detailed below. Sl.No. 1 Tender administered the oath to Kolambhkar at fill duties enshrined in our Constitution,” caste does not figure there. My government Specification No. MEDCO/ a brief swearing-in ceremony at Raj Modi said. He said Gandhiji had well never discriminated on caste, religion and 2451/2019 Last date & time for Bhavan in Mumbai. understood that there was an unbreakable language basis. We have constructed 28 submission of tender docu- Kolambhkar will administer oath to and balance between rights and duties. lakh houses for the poor, 2.61 crore toilets ments 04.12.2019 upto 17:00 287 newly elected MLAs from 8 am on Among the leaders who joined the and provided LPG connections to 1.45 hrs. Tender opening date & Wednesday. protest were DMK’s T R Baalu, Shiv families, free power connections to 1.16 time (Part-I) 05.12.2019 upto Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, Principal Sena’s Arvind Sawant, TMC’s Saugata crore families and universal health insur- 15:00 hrs. Other terms and Secretary Law and Judiciary RP Ladda and Roy and NCP’s Majeed Memon. The RJD ance cover to 6.56 crore people,” the Chief conditions shall remain Secretary Parliamentary Affairs and and the IUML also participated in the Minister said. unchanged. Please visit our Vidhan Bhavan, Rajendra Bhagwat were protests. Rahul and Congress general sec- Yogi thanked the members of the website https://etender.up.nic.in present on the occasion. retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also spoke House for the smooth conduct of the spe- for further details, Corrigendum/ Earlier in the afternoon, Congress on the occasion. cial session. “It is a miracle that all mem- amendment and further up to leader and eight-time MLA Balasaheb Manmohan took a dig at his succes- bers participated in the debate with date details before submission Thorat was elected as the Congress sor Modi for his remarks hailing the patience. This House has also been witness and date of opening of bids. Legislature Party (CLP) at a meeting of Constitution, saying “the proof of the pud- to violence when mikes and shoes were party MLAs held at the Hotel JW Marriot ding is in the eating” and the way the freely exchanged. I appeal to the opposi- Superintending Engineer (HQ) under the chairmanship of AICC general Centre has behaved in Maharashtra it is tion members to shun negativity and Address -MVVNL, 4-A, secretary in-charge of Maharashtra not certain that constitutional norms are refrain from charges and counter-charges Gokhale Marg, Lucknow- Mallikarjun Kharge. safe. and give positive suggestions for the well- 226001 E-mail: sehq12345@ On the Supreme Court ordering that being of the people of the state,” he said. [email protected] #O# 2 2 0 the floor test in Maharashtra Assembly for The House later unanimously passed om Website: https://etender. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the motion of thanks to Governor up.nic.in No-229 Dt- 26.11.19 0 >#/  prove his majority in the House will be Anandiben Patel’s address. SAVE ELECTRICITY & USE  # O#  conducted on Wednesday, Manmohan said Speaker, HN Dikshit also administered LED BULBS IN PLACE OF whatever is the decision of the court, it has the oath on Preamble and fundamental BULBS IN INTEREST OF It directed that the voting in the to be respected. duties under Article 51AS of the NATION HELP LINE NO. 1800- Assembly will not be on the basis of secret Congratulating all Indians on Constitution. 1800-440   !"#$"%&'   < 5  (!!"5 *!!4!&5-,!  3-%!    +&4!&5-,! 5  ,1 +.(  ##+$- ,  /   !         .  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Pope Francis poverty and economic shocks. Asia, for the present, we may Framework Convention on in his message on the “World Day of Prayer South Asia could see an increase include them in separate efforts Climate Change (UNFCCC) for  9  "       $          ! for the Care of Creation” stated: “It is also a in these unfortunate trends. involving adaptation and miti- “common but differentiated     -   1 8 . $    P* ! season to reflect on our lifestyles and how South Asia has a shared cul- gation initiatives. As yet in responsibilities”, whereby the his-          Q           our daily decisions about food, consumption, ture and history and high vulner- South Asia, the spirit of coop- torically high emitters of GHGs      "       $          transportation, use of water, energy and ability to climate change impacts. eration even on issues of com- are required to do much more in many other material goods can often be If we take only the landmass mon concern has been largely mitigating their emissions than  .  @A      '  +4#        ! thoughtless and harmful. Too many of us act extending from Afghanistan to   missing. Given the high densi- those nations, which are on the                 -   6 S like tyrants with regard to creation.” the southern tip of India, exclud-   2#% 0 ty of the population in this threshold of development.                Lifestyles, unfortunately, across the globe, ing Sri Lanka and the Maldives, region, the large number of There is also a rationale for in both developed and developing countries, this landmass is home to around # #2# human beings exposed to cli- the developed nations to pro- *            +4#      ! are being directed towards a monoculture of 1.75 billion people.  > 22  mate change impacts is perhaps vide financial resources to help         *           excessive consumerism and escalating gen- Regional impacts of climate higher than in any other region developing countries as part of                   ! eration of waste. There are societies which are change, which are rapidly on the  # #  of the world. collective action to deal with cli- ignoring their own historical and cultural increase, show that a decline in South Asia has suffered mate change. Unfortunately,             " ,     6  roots, blindly embracing the lifestyles estab- wheat productivity would vary %  grievously from terrorism, the principles behind these         8        1 lished in the developed world, particularly in from seven per cent for a 1.5oC 00 2  # which has been fostered by demands have been forgotten by "            "     the US. There is a growing need for societies increase in temperature to 24 per some countries as a part of the developed countries. The to look within, pursue culturally consistent cent at 3oC. South Asia is vulner- # 2>  Government policy. It should be nations of South Asia could       !     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If they lent insolation and wind ener-         " )              al and geographical features, several nations The IPCC identified an % % # are serious about the welfare of gy potential, would be in a         )      ,   fail to see the common good in working increase in heat waves, heavy rain,   their people, they have to move unique position to collaborate together to meet the serious challenge of cli- floods and droughts, some of from terrorism to terra-ism. both in scientific and econom-               6    mate change. South Asia is one such region, which would lead to an increase A% #  There are, unfortunately, ic terms across national bound-                    which ignores this reality, leading to a neglect in diarrhoeal disease, dengue  2 # =6 serious political differences aries. Can the leadership of 6      *             ! of poverty, which would be exacerbated with fever and malaria. The monsoon, among some of the countries of South Asia rise above current the impacts of climate change. which provides the bulk of water  =2  = the region but given the com- tensions and political differences                      + The IPCC clearly stated in its fifth supply for this region, will see mon challenge of climate to serve the interests of their                     assessment report, “Climate change will future increase in precipitation %# 0 change, perhaps rising above own deprived populations, .)#    6  #  7      #    ! amplify existing risks and create new risks for extremes and in contrast a decline  hostile and contentious issue which would be exposed natural and human systems. Risks are in productivity of rainfed agricul- through a programme of mutu- increasingly to the growing                 B     unevenly distributed and are generally greater ture in semi-arid areas. A large  = M ally beneficial action would be impacts of climate change?        +4#         for disadvantaged people and communities part of the population in the in the interest of all. Such an ini- Perhaps as a beginning, this sub-  .)#                     ! at all levels of development.” It also stated that countries of South Asia lives in tiative should include adaptation ject could be a serious area of                    climate change is projected to increase dis- low-lying coastal zones and flood measures in Afghanistan, research and advocacy at the placement of people and some would “expe- plains, which leaves them vulner- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, recently established South Asian        6  7 #           rience higher exposure to extreme weather able to sea level rise. Nepal and Pakistan and cost- University.                   B C  events, particularly in the developing coun- Since island States like Sri effective mitigation measures. (The writer is former chair-    9                tries with low income” along with increased Lanka and the Maldives face Developing country negotia- man, Intergovernmental Panel risks of violent conflicts resulting from dri- problems somewhat different tors have argued for several years on Climate Change, 2002-15) (    % ( 2 % > 5=/ ! !)-*!--!   !!& )- ! O   !+  ! & ! ! 52#(R       #( !   ) ! -&!-   *!,!,- ! +      ,! )++- ) N,!,-O!, ! O !   ) ! --.&    ,!-)!* !*),,!444 !  ) &4 O-   (   6   #  ,!)+-!*   &+ - + &--  O ) ! /%O   &            !-!+-** 4   ,! --4 +  ! -  + 4 ) ! !*&!4 ' (    !  ! 4! $&!5" 6"4 4$575 4! $&!5" (5:4! !&!4           K2&   !  K$)  ,!! K=! 2$, K2 ,# +#)$-        )    !          *            !           ! 4 /   / # (  2  1 /  />=2#             spending enormous resources,           !     the exercise is being considered   +   )     ! ! unsatisfactory by the very people           Sir — As we witnessed the   /  % G/%H-  who undertook it. When Shah unfolding of drama and dilem- 0  !)  +!  !+  . proclaims that no person, no           ! mas in the formation of a govern- !)  * + ) ! &    matter what their religion, needs      ,            ment in Maharashtra, we must #),& !)   . !- =! &   to be afraid, one wonders if                 )  -  ponder over BR Ambedkar’s pre-  !--, + +   ! -! +. these assurances are akin to the scient words on the adoption of  .!) ), 4-!,& -- !, Centre’s repeated declarations )   .           P  Q emergency provisions such as  *!  *!& !  *!  =! &  -   that the situation in the Kashmir #      !             )S the President’s Rule. He stated  ! - ! +% G %H.## .! + Valley is “normal.”                 +  that “every part of the !& 4  !&) !  ) * The NRC exercise in Assam Constitution” could be abused for   ! *!  +) ) !   !! has led to the installation of )                )  political purposes. *L) -*!!&*! ,--  . detention camps for alleged ille-              S       It is pointless to talk of moral-  !   ) ! 4 gal migrants. The eventual cre- #   1                   ity, Constitutional values and ! ) !*!)-+-  !   ) ! - , !!-&,-! ,  !)   ,!- . ation of concentration camps **&) +! !)+,!!*!-) ! !,. --!)    !  )!*!-) &     2               gubernatorial excess when none like those in Nazi Germany does of the players involved in the *)--,!+!    + !* &,-$). - - *!!) - 4#-!+  ,  ! not seem impossible. There, the )S    2     )      $  ! month-long drama showed any 4  /%  +- &! . !.),*!!-*)!*- +! !&4 segregation began with the                   )S concern for the very same prin-    +   -- & + +,!- *!) + 455 Government demanding that all +    *               ciples and proprieties.  !*&  + ! !&4+--) ,    Jewish people register their assets It was a naked power game exceeding a certain limit with                    " where all parties played their authorities. At that time, such ' (               3 4S   cards well. Dilly-dallying, delib- Minister’s idea of compiling a final list. These administrative     acts had been carried out under -   ' (          )      erate dalliance or deft design — nationwide National Register of flaws need to be addressed first. the guise of nationalism. put it in any way —proves the Citizens (NRC) has its merits, one While some argue that Considering the rise of Hindutva          5    #  S   ) old adage that politics is an art is not sure whether the exercise refugees and illegal migrants can Sir — Union Home Minister and the enthusiasm for the imple- 3S                  of improbabilities and impossi- will actually help in identifying be a financial burden on a coun- Amit Shah’s proposition of updat- mentation of the NRC, one won- ) #   )        "  6   ! bilities. illegal immigrants. try, the process of identifying ing the National Register of ders if atrocities similar to those J Akshobhaya The implementation of the them must not jeopardise the Citizens (NRC) in Assam has of the Third Reich’s might be   '            7  3     ! Mysuru NRC in Assam has already raised rights of the Indian citizens. The finally been welcomed by repeated here.       )               ! questions about the Government’s situation in Assam should be a Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee       '        )        competence. Over 19 lakh people, lesson for the Government to Finance Minister of the State, on Faridabad many of whose families have exercise caution. the basis that there are shortcom-   P8 (Q          +      been living in Assam for gener- NR Ramachandran ings in the final list as of now. It ( $ 4      !  "S     )     Sir — Although the Home ations, were excluded from the Chennai is disheartening to see that after !""!4 "$5!!49:$6   !"#$"%&'   ? 5  (!!"5 9=#(-24% %!%*! -2% /# *+(  /(-( ( .+ 3.* (P (.* ( ( .,  ,#%"(!*!( *.3  (+*) /(* -  (   *33  +*  -  -  *.- **- - =3* > , !*!   !  L- - (/    L3* - - ( 3       * &    ,!,- /*  .. (-//  -  !* -!  + 7     #!   

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Finally, from the standpoint of public poli- %M0  and predict managerial inclinations, tional capital is the extent to which are being asked to monitor, govern and                 cy, gender diversity is an important social value    strategic choices, biases, and accom- directors appear in the Press and in advise on corporate activities and            6      and one that is consistent with equality. # %#2   = plishments. directories of well-known people. As opportunities across a range of coun-    8      6        Notwithstanding these benefits, women still find   Here are some of the variables: role models, these high-profile women tries and different national and business            *  S    it hard to reach the top. Globally, one-third of  2= Director education and experience: often make speeches or are featured in cultures.                 businesses still do not have women in senior  2=2  Human capital investment in education the Press, so their names are likely to International experience is regard- management roles. At this pace, women will not   and particularly advanced education is be picked up by internet search engines ed as highly developmental as it builds                reach parity with men until 2060. a starting point for development of such as Google. on and integrates other related human               B   In its most literal form, diversity is defined  >  %  independent thinking, a key facet of Previous experience: Previously, capital management experience                ! as “differences” and it becomes a purposeful,   2= # role requirements for non-executive women were more likely to work part- acquired in the home environment.               strategic direction once these differences are val-     directors. It is evident that minority time or to settle for lower paid but con- However, it may be more difficult or less                ued. On boards, diversity brings together indi- O2 groups can gain public and objective venient jobs, and hence would be less attractive for women to acquire this             9         ! viduals with different backgrounds and a num- 2  >  credentials through education, partic- likely to participate in on-the-job train- form of human capital as traditionally             !       ! ber of benefits, including new ideas, better com- A% 2   ularly postgraduate qualifications, ing for more senior roles, as neither they men are more internationally geo-                 ! munication, debate and corporate governance    2# thereby levelling the playing field and nor their employers would gain a rea- graphically mobile than women.                 processes. Studies have shown that compared to   2 compensating for the effects of any dis- sonable return on the investment in Human capital theory leads us to                  homogeneous groups, diverse groups exhibit    =06M crimination and subjective bias in training. But in recent times, women expect that directors’ appointments are increased information search and a greater selection and promotion. Educational have invested in education, and adopt- based, in part, on the human capital         range of perspectives. Further, they generate more qualifications are valued by the public ed a lifetime work pattern similar to that (knowledge, skills, experience) they can ,          #       ! alternative solutions to problems. and employers can then benefit from of men. So today’s women workers are provide to the firms. Women have been              #  Understanding the importance and relevance the expertise and credibility of the edu- acquiring more senior-level experience present in the full-time workforce for 8    )           of promoting gender diversity in the true sense cational human capital of their staff and than did previous generations and many years now. Hence, proper steps            "      in Indian corporate boards, it is critical to eval- directors. inequalities such as the gender pay gap need to be taken to ensure that women             !  $       uate what it takes to reach the board, that is, the Reputation: Reputation is associ- are reducing, albeit slowly. are not absent from corporate board-                 human and social capital that help women reach ated with human capital derived from Hence all directors are expected to rooms and are not being used as            .    !  apex positions. Gender diversity in the board- investments in education and other vis- have successful and relevant career tokens when they are present there. We     S         room is an issue that has received increased atten- ible individual attributes that stand as experiences in their sectors and profes- need to question ourselves to examine          : 6 !.)#!)  ! tion both in academia and in the popular Press proxies for the actual capabilities of the sions before their appointment. if women have failed to accumulate suf- during the last decade. Studies concerning the person. Individuals gaining director- However, given that women are often ficient relevant human capital? 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interviewed many former student lead- the venture soon collapsed on itself. ban on all political activities on cam- Blood & Rage, Michael Burleigh writes eventually rendered traditional 20th- ers, most of whom became successful Violence between student groups puses. Indeed, by the early 2000s, the that one of the reasons behind the rise century student politics obsolete. politicians and journalists. Almost all had become pandemic in the 1980s. violence had greatly receded. But, of student activism in the 1960s was that Yet, in Pakistan — from 2007 of them lamented that the 1984 ban And when it flared up again after the again, the reasons were far more com- a large number of middle and lower- onwards — and also in many other negatively impacted the quality of 1989 revival of student unions, a 1992 plex than simply the restriction or middle-class men and women had countries, there is once again a clear political leadership and participation. petition against their restoration was restoration of student unions. Privately- begun to enrol in colleges and univer- feeling of restlessness among the youth. They said that at least two generations accepted by the Supreme Court and in owned (and apolitical) colleges and uni- sities after the end of World War-II. Indeed, one can explain this as govern-  2 ##  "'#'-1' of Pakistanis lost touch with how 1993 it banned all political activity on versities had swelled and State-owned According to Burleigh, although ments and educational institutions are   /# democracy worked and what it stood campuses. But whereas there had been ones had become pale reflections of most European countries, the US and once again falling short of accommo- n October, protests erupted on the for when activities like electoral cam- violent protests by student groups themselves. The memory of student many new post-colonial realms in dating the changing socio-political !  !  campus of the Balochistan paigning, participating in polls and against the 1984 ban, none took place politics being just about violence entire- Asia and Africa enjoyed economic needs of another generation. But those  ) **   IUniversity. Even though the protests negotiating better academic and recre- in 1993. One of the reasons for this was ly drowned the fact that, till the late booms of one kind or the other in the looking to revive organised student pol- &,!  +, ! were against the alleged harassment of ational facilities through student unions, the erosion of the traditional forms of 1970s, it had been a vibrant democra- 1960s, their colleges and universities itics will have to apply brand new strate- *&-40!&!  ! some students by the university’s were outlawed. Thus, generally speak- student politics. This erosion was large- tic cornerstone on campuses. were not able to accommodate such a gies and offer newer models instead of administration, the renewal of student ing, those demanding a revival of stu- ly triggered by a new reality, in which Another reason for the attrition of large influx of students. This created the ones that have become obsolete due ,! !)-!  unions also became one of the dent unions in this context, have a con- young people were increasingly opting traditional student politics was the grad- numerous logistical and administrative to the reasons already discussed. ! - , ! - demands. Recently, various youth vincing case which can be favourably for privately-owned universities where- ual disinterest of mainstream political problems that left students feeling dis- Whatever the newness in this context )&  4!  ': activists in Punjab and Sindh have argued with some compelling evi- as much of the country’s customary stu- parties, that had founded and funded gruntled and angry. is, or can be, it will have to get the atten- * !   raised similar demands, with a solidar- dence. However, it is equally important dent politics had been centred in State- a majority of student outfits. With the Burleigh writes that many students tion of mainstream centres of power. ,! &   ity march being planned on November to understand that the nature of student owned educational institutions. declining influence of conventional stu- channelled this anger through radical And, on a lighter note, it cannot sim- 29. politics that culminated in a ban in 1984 Those against the ban on student dent politics, the parties simply began political ideologies, mainly those of the ply rely on the many meaningless new !&*   What’s more, Sindh’s ruling party, was largely a Cold War phenomenon. unions had argued that the violence that to use their student groups as props to Left. By the 1970s, and due to the grad- buzzwords that have been flying from - +!*,+  the PPP moved a resolution to restore It cannot be reactivated in its original had engulfed campus politics in the be exhibited at rallies, instead of being ual disillusionment towards Left-lean- left to right (and vice versa) on social ,!  !* + ! student unions and this was adopted by shape in today’s changed scenario. For 1980s, had been largely due to Zia’s dic- their electoral extensions on campus- ing ideas, similar feelings of disgruntle- media; and/or terms that have actual- -   -!) +!& the Assembly on November 5. Student example, many forget that the ban was tatorship and (after 1984) due to the es. The fact is, the decline of student pol- ment began to be expressed through ly trivialised even the most urgent and  +  !,!!-4 unions were banned in Pakistan by the repealed in January 1989 by the first curbing of the students’ democratic itics in Pakistan was part of a univer- rightest gesticulations. However, as alarming issues. They have simply General Zia dictatorship through Benazir Bhutto regime (1988-90). But rights. However, the court observed that sal trend. Student politics and activism conditions in educational institutions “gamified” radicalism. So, the first step + &)  Martial Law Orders in February 1984. despite the fact that elections for stu- the restoration of student unions in had witnessed a peak globally in the became more accommodating, and, in in this context should be to become a ! !  $-4 In his 2009 book Revisiting Student dent unions were successfully held in 1989 had failed to stem violence and it 1960s. But this peak had begun to case of Third World countries, private voice taken seriously, and not just noise. G   !-H Politics in Pakistan, Iqbal Haider Butt Punjab’s many State-owned universities, could only be checked with a blanket recede from the mid-1970s onwards. In colleges and universities swelled, these (Courtesy, Dawn)   !"#$"%&'  ;

#  "  &! +  "R   4R ( ++ )   "   !*=!!+-O  ( (  !  N#!,, +O    pack, dropping 4.34 per cent, banks being recapitalised, NPA     investor along with manage- As part of its decision to followed by PowerGrid (2.26 cycle peaking out and base     ment control. sell its stake in BPCL, the gov- etreating from its record per cent), Sun Pharma (1.75 becoming easier post oody’s Investors Service Moody’s said the review ernment also announced that peak, market benchmark per cent), M&M (1.67 per December quarter. oogle on Tuesday said Mon Tuesday said it has for downgrade takes into BPCL will also sell its 61.65 RBSE Sensex ended 68 cent) and TCS (1.60 per cent). During the day, bourses GIndia is among the top placed Bharat Petroleum account the uncertainty with per cent in Numaligarh points lower on Tuesday as On the other hand, ICICI pared all gains as investors markets for its ‘Shopping’ fea- Corp Ltd’s rating on review respect to both the support Refinery Ltd to other gov- investors booked profits at Bank rose 2.26 per cent, booked profits at higher levels, ture and has received strong for downgrade after the gov- incorporated into BPCL’s rat- ernment-owned oil & gas higher levels amid mixed cues IndusInd Bank by 1.46 per traders said. response from small and ernment decided to privatise ing as well as its BCA. companies. from global markets. cent, Tata Steel by 1.17 per cent Bourses in Shanghai and medium businesses that are the country’s second-biggest “Post the government’s “The valuation of the After scaling its record and ITC by 0.52 per cent. Tokyo ended higher, while using it to connect to more state oil refiner. stake sale, we will not include stake and the use of pro- intra-day high of 41,120.28, the Analysts said though those in Hong Kong and Seoul buyers. “The review for down- the two-notch uplift from ceeds from such sale is yet to 30-share BSE Sensex settled macros have still not turned settled lower. Stocks in Europe In December last year, grade follows the government government support in be determined,” Moody’s said. 67.93 points, or 0.17 per cent, positive and corporate earnings were trading on a mixed note. Google had launched ‘Shopping’ of India’s decision to sell its BPCL’s rating. This could “The sale will also reduce lower at 40,821.30. growth remains sluggish, On the currency front, the in India to allow users to easily entire 53.29 per cent stake in result in a downgrade of BPCL’s capital spending as it The broader NSE Nifty investors are enthused by ample rupee appreciated 20 paise filter through offers, review BPCL and to transfer man- BPCL’s ratings to Ba1, assum- is one of the largest projects gave up its life-time peak of liquidity in the system driving (intra-day) against the US dol- prices from multiple retailers agement control of the com- ing there are no changes to its BPCL’s bonds, which will that the company is working 12,132.45 and finished 36.05 transmission, gradual normal- lar to 71.53. and find products to shop. pany to a strategic buyer,” the fundamental credit profile, require the company to on.” points, or 0.30 per cent, down isation of risk appetite of banks, Brent futures, the global oil “We’ve witnessed incredible rating agency said in a state- including our assessment of redeem its bonds within 45 BPCL has been operating at 12,037.70. Bharti Airtel was unsold housing inventory benchmark, rose 0.18 per cent momentum since launch of ment. liquidity and refinancing risk days of the change of control under government control the top loser in the Sensex beginning to correct, PSU to USD 62.73 per barrel. Google shopping last year. The ratings placed on which could impact the BCA,” being triggered. and its business strategy has Indian shoppers engage with our review for downgrade include said Vikas Halan, Moody’s There is no ratings con- been in line with govern- shopping experience more often, BPCL’s ba1 baseline credit Senior Vice President. dition attached to the put ment policy and objectives. .  #-9: # and for longer periods of time assessment, its Baa2 issuer “Our assessment of option for bondholders. A change in ownership compared to other markets,” rating and Baa2 backed senior BPCL’s credit profile and any “Further, BPCL’s foreign could result in the company Google Shopping Vice President unsecured rating for Bharat resultant rating action, post currency bondholders could revising its business strategy - Product Management Surojit PetroResources Ltd, a sub- the stake sale, will depend on also decide to treat the gov- or financial policies, which ##   !  Chatterjee told PTI. sidiary of BPCL. the ability and willingness of ernment stake falling below could have implications for its He added that there are BPCL’s Baa2 rating incor- the buyer to provide extraor- 50 per cent as an event of standalone profile, it said.     rupee appreciation and weak against the US dollar in early now over 200 million offers porates its ba1 baseline cred- dinary support to BPCL in the default, which would result in “The review will consid- global prices. The spot rupee trade propelled by foreign cap- available on Google Shopping. it assessment (BCA), a mea- event of distress, and also the bonds being immediately er the buyer’s credit quality old prices on Tuesday fell was trading around 16 paise ital inflows and gains in domes- “We have seen a strong sure of its standalone credit company’s ability to maintain repayable. Any bond redemp- and its willingness to provide Gby Rs 68 to Rs 38,547 per stronger against the dollar dur- tic equity market. traction, especially for small strength, and a two-notch its standalone credit strength.” tion will significantly increase support to BPCL, BPCL’s 10 gram in the national capital ing the day,” HDFC Securities Silver also fell marginally and medium businesses... clicks uplift from expected extraor- Moody’s rating action also BPCL’s refinancing risk,” it business strategy, financial on rupee appreciation and Senior Analyst (Commodities) by Rs 39 to Rs 45,161 per kg on listings that direct to small dinary support from the gov- assumes that BPCL’s status as said. policies, access to liquidity weak demand, according to Tapan Patel said. from Rs 45,200 per kg in the and medium business web- ernment. a government-owned entity in As of November 22, BPCL and capital structure follow- HDFC Securities. The absence of strong previous trade. sites have increased by 30 per- The Cabinet headed by India will continue until at had USD 2.3 billion (about Rs ing the change in its owner- Gold had closed at Rs demand in physical market In the global market, both cent,” Chatterjee said. Prime Minister Narendra least the conclusion of the 16,300 crore) of foreign cur- ship and the government’s 38,615 per 10 gram on Monday, kept gold prices under pressure gold and silver were trading flat He added that the compa- Modi had on November 20 proposed sale. rency bonds outstanding. plan for reimbursing BPCL it said. in India, he added. at USD 1,455.30 per ounce and ny is now introducing new decided to privatise BPCL by The sale by the govern- The company had cash for the sale of liquified petro- “Spot gold prices for 24 The rupee on Tuesday USD 16.88 per ounce, respec- tools to help businesses connect selling the government’s ment will also trigger a and cash equivalents of Rs 970 leum gas at subsidized prices Karat in Delhi fell by Rs 68 on appreciated by 8 paise to 71.66 tively. with shoppers easily. entire stake to a strategic change of control on some of crore as of September 30. after the stake sale,” it said.  BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12110.20 12132.45 12006.35 12037.70 -36.05 Script Open High Low LTP CEATLTD 970.00 978.40 935.40 943.45 GMRINFRA 20.95 21.80 20.50 20.70 TV18BRDCST 23.85 24.00 23.10 23.20 NATCOPHARM 571.75 573.15 567.00 571.55 ICICIBANK 501.80 517.55 501.00 513.00 15.20 IBULHSGFIN 267.80 281.40 256.50 258.95 AUROPHARMA 444.00 449.70 439.90 445.55 GODREJCP 719.00 726.60 699.65 702.80 ERIS 435.05 436.45 418.35 424.70 KNRCON 236.95 241.90 232.70 236.00 GAIL 122.10 126.10 122.10 125.10 3.00 YESBANK 64.40 67.50 62.55 63.40 UNIONBANK 58.75 59.20 56.70 57.45 GESHIP 310.00 314.45 303.60 313.70 ISEC 310.20 320.70 310.20 314.85 LAURUSLABS 337.70 340.60 334.95 337.15 DRREDDY 2920.25 2975.00 2907.15 2975.00 54.35 ZEEL 340.50 342.45 312.50 319.70 KOTAKBANK 1608.00 1610.45 1592.35 1603.95 PVR 1802.10 1802.15 1747.40 1754.95 PNCINFRA 192.80 196.85 189.40 192.25 SANOFI 6957.95 6993.05 6900.00 6932.30 INDUSINDBK 1495.00 1521.50 1480.50 1519.75 22.90 ICICIBANK 501.80 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20.30 20.30 JINDALSAW 80.60 80.95 78.25 78.60 OFSS 2951.35 2965.00 2909.10 2915.70 HEROMOTOCO2489.00 2514.75 2471.50 2491.60 12.60 IDEA 6.58 6.78 5.70 6.04 ADANIGREEN 114.80 119.00 110.85 115.15 MRF 64120.00 64439.95 62948.30 63053.95 UCOBANK 18.06 18.61 17.55 17.63 SYMPHONY 1149.35 1180.00 1127.00 1169.50 ITC 248.65 250.40 247.70 249.00 1.25 RELIANCE 1569.40 1576.00 1556.00 1558.85 APOLLOTYRE 172.55 173.15 167.75 168.50 EDELWEISS 128.40 129.60 121.95 122.05 CAPPL 337.50 337.50 326.00 331.50 NH 299.00 303.00 297.75 301.20 BHARTIARTL 444.35 446.95 430.00 431.70 HEROMOTOCO 2481.05 2514.75 2472.50 2495.15 ABFRL 215.75 223.30 211.00 212.70 GALAXYSURF 1542.40 1564.00 1400.05 1481.80 ASTRAL 1091.85 1105.25 1070.00 1084.70 ASIANPAINT 1718.00 1728.85 1687.60 1719.10 8.40 DLF 223.00 223.00 214.95 219.75 MGL 1040.00 1052.05 1023.75 1025.70 MOTILALOFS 792.50 796.85 755.00 761.75 HFCL 17.25 17.30 17.05 17.15 OBEROIRLTY 508.60 508.70 499.50 501.15 HDFCBANK 1278.45 1279.75 1266.95 1276.00 4.90 SBIN 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3122.00 GSPL 219.90 221.65 214.90 215.30 KPRMILL 670.00 671.00 662.95 668.15 HINDUNILVR 2059.00 2080.75 2032.30 2063.45 1.05 BANDHANBNK 540.15 553.90 530.35 545.25 AJANTPHARM 1020.00 1025.00 1005.00 1016.55 CARERATING 481.25 481.25 444.50 456.05 JSWHL 2312.00 2312.00 2125.00 2130.70 AXISBANK 756.80 762.00 744.00 755.00 0.25 IDFCFIRSTB 43.80 44.40 42.80 43.15 ADANITRANS 265.55 285.00 263.60 277.30 PIIND 1401.00 1407.40 1391.25 1398.75 GHCL 210.00 210.25 205.95 206.50 RELIANCE 1568.10 1576.35 1556.00 1561.20 -0.35 BRITANNIA 3049.95 3082.95 3041.00 3054.50 IRCON 424.35 431.00 416.40 421.65 ENGINERSIN 104.20 105.70 102.95 103.60 MMTC 18.50 18.80 18.05 18.05 UPL 543.60 551.90 538.55 544.10 -0.40 UJJIVAN 303.00 315.20 302.00 309.80 ASHOKA 97.30 97.30 94.10 94.35 CHENNPETRO 134.50 135.00 126.65 128.55 PRSMJOHNSN 67.00 67.40 66.30 66.55 HINDALCO 200.15 202.90 197.55 198.95 -0.30 DELTACORP 203.85 208.80 198.80 207.25 MINDTREE 713.70 720.50 694.95 696.60 FORTIS 144.10 144.30 138.85 139.85 ZYDUSWELL 1479.80 1484.00 1448.00 1453.70 SBIN 338.00 340.00 332.60 335.40 -0.70 ADANIPOWER 62.70 63.70 61.40 61.80 AUBANK 826.00 828.00 793.90 801.20 GODREJAGRO 474.00 488.65 469.20 483.25 CGPOWER 14.60 14.60 14.02 14.04 BAJAJ-AUTO 3199.90 3228.00 3168.75 3184.80 -10.85 GUJGAS 195.00 210.00 195.00 206.45 POLYCAB 941.15 941.15 918.45 928.30 CARBORUNIV 317.45 325.25 314.00 324.50 TATACOFFEE 84.95 85.20 83.30 83.65 BAJAJFINSV 9170.00 9215.00 9089.60 9121.35 -53.65 EQUITAS 92.25 94.25 91.30 91.70 IRB 82.75 83.45 77.75 79.25 PGHL 4260.05 4312.05 4206.00 4283.85 GEPIL 733.00 745.00 688.50 702.85 ONGC 131.85 133.40 129.25 130.10 -0.85 MARICO 358.55 358.55 348.50 350.40 JSWENERGY 73.10 76.85 72.75 76.30 MPHASIS 878.00 882.30 832.10 841.10 ADVENZYMES 170.40 170.40 165.95 166.80 TECHM 766.00 767.85 756.30 757.80 -5.75 M&M 558.00 558.00 537.00 538.60 TORNTPOWER 282.95 286.60 279.20 280.05 SYNGENE 321.10 321.35 306.00 310.70 THYROCARE 559.25 574.00 559.25 561.25 INFY 705.00 707.25 686.00 692.60 -5.50 BHARATFORG 448.20 463.10 448.20 454.70 JKTYRE 72.00 72.80 68.50 69.40 JBCHEPHARM 393.80 407.60 393.80 404.95 VSTIND 4431.90 4435.15 4309.80 4374.85 VEDL 147.00 147.50 143.60 144.80 -1.35 IGL 405.00 410.80 401.20 402.50 INOXWIND 37.50 43.35 37.25 38.20 NHPC 23.65 24.10 23.65 23.95 COFFEEDAY 47.75 47.75 47.75 47.75 ADANIPORTS 377.05 378.00 368.45 371.20 -3.50 WOCKPHARMA 260.00 265.85 257.00 258.60 DHFL 22.55 22.55 20.95 21.00 JAMNAAUTO 45.00 45.80 44.10 44.50 NBVENTURES 65.30 67.00 64.90 65.10 CIPLA 483.00 490.55 476.70 478.40 -5.10 CASTROLIND 147.00 149.95 141.95 145.00 DEEPAKFERT 98.75 104.55 98.40 99.75 COCHINSHIP 410.00 411.00 401.55 402.00 SKFINDIA 2144.00 2200.00 2132.20 2144.05 LICHSGFIN 444.95 445.60 430.15 435.95 STAR 406.00 407.55 388.85 393.05 IDFC 33.45 33.85 33.00 33.50 SONATSOFTW 305.35 307.05 302.40 306.15 BAJFINANCE 4145.00 4173.95 4087.00 4097.90 -43.80 ICICIGI 1360.00 1377.35 1329.00 1345.15 GRANULES 132.00 133.00 125.25 125.80 JISLJALEQS 11.45 11.90 10.90 11.00 SHANKARA 310.95 312.00 299.55 300.40 NTPC 118.10 118.90 116.20 116.80 -1.30 WIPRO 244.50 244.50 236.60 237.70 SUZLON 2.37 2.45 2.24 2.32 PRESTIGE 310.00 311.00 292.60 295.50 TNPL 184.00 185.10 179.20 179.75 IOC 130.70 132.70 128.75 129.35 -1.50 DABUR 472.05 476.70 459.55 465.85 INDIANB 120.50 122.00 118.95 120.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3702.55 3707.60 3640.60 3673.00 MINDACORP 92.95 93.25 90.90 91.05 EICHERMOT 23349.80 23450.00 22727.00 22990.80 -270.50 ONGC 131.05 133.30 129.30 130.45 VBL 739.45 765.00 713.00 734.80 JYOTHYLAB 179.80 184.45 177.30 179.80 VARROC 461.50 469.65 445.30 456.00 LT 1379.35 1380.00 1359.55 1364.00 -16.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3196.00 3227.15 3169.40 3178.10 GICRE 258.45 262.75 253.15 253.90 ASTERDM 145.45 154.95 145.40 150.50 HAL 782.65 792.50 774.40 775.50 HCLTECH 1126.50 1134.50 1098.45 1109.75 -15.00 PCJEWELLER 32.00 32.00 29.55 30.20 ITDC 352.70 357.70 342.00 345.35 WELSPUNIND 53.75 55.85 52.75 53.80 EMAMILTD 317.65 317.65 313.40 314.85 TATAMOTORS 166.65 167.30 162.55 163.70 -2.40 RAJESHEXPO 699.00 699.00 651.60 665.35 REDINGTON 130.00 130.00 112.00 114.50 NIACL 150.80 153.20 149.80 150.05 GPPL 87.00 87.55 85.00 86.90 MARUTI 7238.00 7274.00 7084.00 7130.00 -106.10 AMARAJABAT 741.55 773.75 739.45 770.05 HINDCOPPER 42.30 42.85 40.35 40.80 SUNDRMFAST 467.20 483.00 454.25 479.55 JSLHISAR 73.55 74.35 72.40 72.50 SUNPHARMA 463.80 467.40 446.50 452.00 -6.95 HINDPETRO 296.55 298.15 287.05 289.10 JUBILANT 528.00 534.00 510.80 516.10 MAHINDCIE 146.80 150.70 145.15 148.15 ANDHRABANK 19.05 19.10 18.65 18.80 POWERGRID 199.05 199.40 193.90 195.30 -3.30 BALKRISIND 864.15 879.20 848.30 856.45 IBREALEST 70.50 71.55 68.35 68.90 TRENT 507.10 512.50 503.40 505.35 IOB 10.69 10.80 10.41 10.49 TCS 2089.85 2097.90 2035.05 2046.65 -34.85 TATAGLOBAL 306.00 306.00 298.25 299.40 CHAMBLFERT 151.60 152.50 149.25 151.95 HUDCO 42.25 42.30 41.25 41.60 FINCABLES 366.00 374.80 362.15 366.45 M&M 550.00 552.90 536.95 538.25 -9.55 MARUTI 7236.10 7272.85 7088.50 7127.35 TATAMTRDVR 76.30 76.55 73.65 73.95 PHILIPCARB 125.80 127.00 123.10 123.95 CROMPTON 252.00 256.00 250.00 250.25 JKLAKSHMI 279.15 285.00 275.05 282.75 COALINDIA 201.00 202.10 196.20 196.50 -4.20 TCS 2090.00 2097.90 2036.00 2046.90 RADICO 311.90 327.90 310.50 317.70 PARAGMILK 151.25 156.90 146.60 147.80 CUB 217.00 219.65 216.20 219.30 ZENSARTECH 193.10 194.00 188.00 191.65 WIPRO 244.20 244.60 236.50 237.80 -5.20 RBLBANK 363.00 363.80 343.55 347.45 MUTHOOTFIN 680.20 704.00 677.20 681.80 GILLETTE 6890.65 7054.00 6855.00 6940.80 MINDAIND 354.75 355.05 346.95 351.00 BAYERCROP 3706.10 3715.00 3600.00 3613.00 BPCL 509.00 510.40 494.40 495.95 -11.45 INDUSINDBK 1496.00 1520.95 1481.00 1517.00 IIFL 141.70 163.50 140.00 152.15 LTTS 1485.00 1485.80 1450.15 1459.30 LEMONTREE 60.00 60.20 57.85 58.35 FDC 194.65 195.80 187.00 188.60 JSWSTEEL 261.25 262.80 251.10 253.10 -7.05 BANKBARODA 101.30 103.15 99.15 99.90 RELINFRA 27.15 29.30 27.15 27.15 HINDZINC 217.00 217.00 209.25 210.05 ESSELPRO 154.45 155.10 140.75 142.05 JKCEMENT 1165.55 1168.00 1120.00 1139.75 BHARTIARTL 445.00 447.00 429.90 433.20 -18.20 JINDALSTEL 154.50 157.60 152.05 156.40 RECLTD 140.00 140.05 137.20 137.90 RAMCOCEM 800.10 802.00 778.00 782.95 THERMAX 1019.00 1027.15 980.05 994.10 SJVN 24.75 24.90 24.65 24.70 GRASIM 822.90 825.25 784.05 787.00 -35.90 HDFC 2299.90 2320.00 2284.60 2303.85 BOMDYEING 77.75 81.05 77.20 78.20 PAGEIND 22085.95 22126.20 21348.50 21479.05 FRETAIL 353.00 353.00 327.20 328.85 CERA 2550.00 2569.00 2505.55 2543.50 INFRATEL 244.00 244.05 231.00 233.85 -16.30 SAIL 40.00 40.10 38.30 38.65 TVSMOTOR 457.95 464.55 451.45 452.95 DEEPAKNI 347.55 350.00 341.00 345.85 KALPATPOWR 462.20 463.45 452.95 455.45 LUPIN 785.00 809.00 782.65 787.50 SPARC 174.00 176.00 164.85 166.45 DCAL 132.45 135.45 125.75 129.20 GMDCLTD 58.25 58.40 56.75 56.85 ZEEL 341.00 343.00 312.40 318.55 -25.25 BPCL 508.10 510.45 494.50 496.30 SUNTV 483.10 498.50 482.70 487.55 PTC 57.45 57.45 56.50 56.75 CHALET 367.20 369.55 355.00 359.25   BAJFINANCE 4151.90 4172.55 4087.15 4099.10 HAVELLS 665.15 680.30 661.55 668.85 LINDEINDIA 649.05 651.00 630.00 642.45 MAHLOG 396.90 408.00 395.65 397.70 LT 1379.80 1379.80 1360.00 1362.90 AVANTI 548.35 551.00 513.25 524.35 KEI 537.80 546.25 528.00 542.30 SIS 928.90 943.00 912.70 923.30 BOSCHLTD 16505.05 17136.60 16446.50 16589.90 NBCC 37.55 37.75 36.20 36.40 BASF 975.65 999.55 949.70 988.55 MRPL 48.40 48.40 47.70 47.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NAUKRI 2632.00 2688.00 2501.00 2579.35 HSCL 69.30 74.85 67.05 72.20 HEXAWARE 336.25 339.50 333.90 338.40 BLUEDART 2062.65 2078.55 2043.60 2057.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28554.30 28673.45 28162.10 28264.05 -179.45 NCC 62.35 62.45 58.90 59.25 NATIONALUM 43.40 44.65 43.00 43.80 ALBK 24.00 24.65 23.15 23.30 NILKAMAL 1300.05 1341.00 1300.05 1311.45 MOTHERSUMI 131.00 136.40 130.80 135.00 4.20 AXISBANK 758.45 761.85 744.20 752.25 VOLTAS 703.00 708.55 699.00 701.50 DCBBANK 178.80 179.60 173.15 174.80 TATAMETALI 581.70 584.45 581.00 582.70 PGHH 11150.00 11341.70 11052.00 11299.00 263.35 BERGEPAINT 492.00 507.95 482.25 491.40 RVNL 24.20 25.20 24.15 24.65 PHOENIXLTD 762.25 768.90 748.70 758.55 ALLCARGO 95.50 96.20 93.25 93.60 HDFCAMC 3625.00 3689.70 3440.00 3674.00 85.40 INFY 701.20 707.20 686.00 690.70 INDIACEM 80.00 81.10 78.60 79.35 TRIDENT 65.80 66.90 64.90 65.95 INDOSTAR 198.75 201.00 195.00 196.95 BIOCON 257.65 270.75 257.30 264.00 5.40 ACC 1478.35 1494.60 1478.35 1481.15 CIPLA 484.00 490.00 476.65 478.30 PGHH 11117.00 11310.00 11048.30 11269.75 MHRIL 221.85 221.85 212.55 215.55 PETRONET 266.85 273.30 265.25 269.00 4.30 JSWSTEEL 261.00 262.80 251.10 253.20 OMAXE 183.85 184.50 180.35 182.50 WELCORP 137.70 137.70 135.10 136.85 APLAPOLLO 1559.60 1566.70 1553.50 1556.90 NHPC 23.70 24.15 23.70 24.00 0.35 ADANIENT 215.70 217.70 207.20 210.45 TECHM 762.80 767.60 756.50 763.50 IBULISL 63.80 66.35 62.95 65.15 GUJALKALI 402.00 405.00 400.50 402.50 SHREECEM 20685.00 21230.95 20590.00 20873.15 293.40 JUSTDIAL 550.85 580.70 550.85 567.95 UPL 537.20 551.20 537.20 542.35 INDHOTEL 153.00 153.00 146.70 148.25 TAKE 102.45 102.60 99.30 99.70 BERGEPAINT 492.70 507.80 482.15 496.10 6.15 BANKINDIA 75.00 78.15 73.05 74.60 PETRONET 266.95 273.25 265.50 267.10 CHOLAFIN 319.25 321.20 308.90 310.70 GULFOILLUB 851.00 851.00 832.00 840.40 DIVISLAB 1765.00 1805.50 1761.55 1784.50 20.45 GREAVESCOT 135.00 140.40 134.00 137.00 SUVEN 308.40 317.80 305.45 307.45 OIL 154.25 158.45 154.10 155.30 INTELLECT 153.30 154.45 149.95 151.25 APARINDS 461.60 469.00 452.00 460.75 AUROPHARMA 443.35 449.50 439.90 445.25 4.65 L&TFH 105.25 105.80 101.10 102.90 NESTLEIND 14487.00 14599.00 14240.95 14531.55 BALRAMCHIN 145.10 149.70 144.40 148.80 KEC 282.95 282.95 276.00 278.90 GDL 96.00 96.50 94.25 94.95 BANDHANBNK 543.00 554.20 530.10 545.00 5.50 HCLTECH 1125.00 1134.00 1098.60 1110.20 ITDCEM 67.90 69.35 66.20 68.85 FCONSUMER 22.90 26.45 22.90 26.00 WABCOINDIA 6201.20 6321.00 6201.00 6291.40 UFLEX 199.40 201.30 195.15 196.60 SBILIFE 957.40 977.95 937.85 961.10 9.50 VENKYS 1839.00 1879.00 1786.40 1802.05 EXIDEIND 198.25 200.60 192.10 193.35 QUESS 530.00 541.50 525.80 535.10 INOXLEISUR 363.80 365.60 358.30 363.25 TATAINVEST 828.00 836.00 825.65 830.05 BOSCHLTD 16500.00 17150.00 16353.25 16624.95 154.60 PEL 1860.05 1861.55 1753.00 1762.55 IBVENTURES 156.85 163.55 151.60 161.90 RAIN 103.60 103.95 100.20 100.95 JAGRAN 57.60 57.60 53.00 55.15 EVEREADY 56.00 56.40 54.00 54.30 LUPIN 785.60 809.00 782.30 789.00 7.30 INFRATEL 244.95 244.95 231.25 232.45 PFC 118.00 119.00 115.05 116.80 ASTRAZEN 2740.45 2751.10 2700.00 2716.15 HATHWAY 21.20 21.75 20.90 21.10 VTL 876.00 910.15 876.00 885.65 IBULHSGFIN 267.95 281.55 256.60 261.00 1.55 TITAN 1171.95 1184.60 1162.25 1164.70 NIITTECH 1490.00 1503.00 1453.70 1487.25 BLUESTARCO 822.00 825.50 790.00 793.75 CYIENT 397.60 399.75 390.55 398.15 UNITEDBNK 9.26 9.26 9.00 9.02 UBL 1239.00 1261.95 1221.30 1228.70 6.45 CONCOR 560.80 564.45 555.00 556.55 RPOWER 3.74 3.82 3.51 3.64 CREDITACC 745.30 762.00 728.00 749.00 FSL 40.30 40.50 39.75 40.00 CCL 210.65 210.80 203.75 206.10 HAVELLS 669.00 680.50 661.45 668.05 2.95 ABCAPITAL 111.05 114.25 106.40 108.35 MFSL 511.60 511.90 500.00 507.00 IFCI 7.33 7.94 7.00 7.11 GSKCONS 8864.10 8909.30 8745.00 8826.45 GET&D 173.80 173.80 162.50 165.65 PIDILITIND 1303.00 1324.20 1295.15 1305.80 5.45 ULTRACEMCO 4118.45 4150.50 4090.95 4113.90 COALINDIA 201.70 202.05 196.20 197.50 RALLIS 189.10 192.60 178.30 181.60 EIDPARRY 184.35 185.00 179.00 180.55 CENTRUM 23.45 23.50 22.80 23.00 ACC 1478.55 1495.00 1478.00 1480.50 3.55 VEDL 147.00 147.50 143.70 145.10 ADANIPORTS 378.00 378.00 368.55 369.75 KTKBANK 73.90 74.65 73.00 74.15 ATUL 4085.55 4097.40 4055.00 4073.20 HIMATSEIDE 135.00 136.90 131.60 132.50 NIACL 151.80 153.35 149.55 150.35 0.00 ASHOKLEY 84.00 84.50 80.45 80.75 TEJASNET 95.20 104.55 94.35 104.55 WESTLIFE 356.80 383.00 355.20 377.80 JPASSOCIAT 2.08 2.10 2.03 2.06 ENDURANCE 1090.45 1100.10 1064.90 1072.25 HDFCLIFE 600.00 607.75 592.00 597.00 -0.80 TATAPOWER 56.25 57.10 55.40 56.60 POWERGRID 198.05 199.35 193.90 194.30 NESCO 616.55 620.80 612.45 615.80 CANFINHOME 397.50 398.10 383.65 387.60 MAHABANK 12.52 12.70 12.28 12.29 CADILAHC 256.95 259.80 253.50 255.80 -0.90 INDIGO 1421.45 1438.15 1389.00 1412.75 M&MFIN 345.50 348.55 336.60 342.60 SOUTHBANK 11.01 11.14 10.88 10.90 LUXIND 1334.10 1410.80 1318.90 1382.75 STARCEMENT 99.00 100.70 94.50 94.60 BANKBARODA 100.95 103.15 99.10 100.10 -0.45 HINDALCO 200.00 202.90 197.70 198.75 AAVAS 1702.90 1839.50 1700.00 1819.90 LAXMIMACH 3321.45 3480.00 3270.30 3387.70 CORPBANK 24.55 24.55 23.30 23.50 SADBHAV 123.85 126.00 120.40 122.70 OFSS 2940.00 2970.00 2902.00 2918.00 -15.10 GRAPHITE 318.80 324.40 309.20 315.25 JAICORPLTD 98.95 99.40 95.20 95.75 FINEORG 1987.30 1988.00 1831.00 1872.95 J&KBANK 33.45 33.50 31.70 32.00 TVSSRICHAK 1777.00 1810.35 1758.35 1762.00 CONCOR 559.90 564.60 555.00 556.00 -3.15 PIDILITIND 1304.00 1324.10 1296.00 1305.35 STRTECH 123.40 125.20 121.50 123.65 TIMKEN 854.90 867.45 836.90 850.15 BALMLAWRIE 196.75 198.60 196.25 197.00 SHK 113.55 114.30 111.95 112.15 AMBUJACEM 200.95 203.00 198.10 199.40 -1.30 HDFCLIFE 599.50 607.15 592.00 597.75 NAVINFLUOR 899.00 940.00 880.00 886.60 MAGMA 44.95 44.95 44.50 44.95 CENTURYPLY 173.00 178.00 169.30 174.10 MAXINDIA 77.00 77.35 75.60 75.70 BAJAJHLDNG 3705.00 3713.50 3628.70 3675.00 -25.50 MOTHERSUMI 130.70 136.25 130.70 133.85 IDBI 37.60 37.80 36.10 36.25 DBL 413.05 415.00 401.60 402.60 SCHAEFFLER 4293.00 4574.00 4122.00 4212.25 DHANUKA 308.75 312.10 298.00 298.55 DABUR 470.30 476.95 459.00 466.35 -3.25 HDFCBANK 1274.00 1279.50 1266.70 1274.65 SRTRANSFIN 1149.20 1154.00 1106.00 1112.25 ABB 1416.80 1432.20 1407.45 1414.45 ALKEM 2064.00 2100.00 2055.00 2069.50 SOLARINDS 1046.25 1051.00 1035.00 1040.40 GICRE 258.00 262.60 253.25 253.80 -2.20 PNB 64.50 65.35 62.80 63.20 AMBUJACEM 201.00 203.15 199.45 200.05 DCMSHRIRAM 356.45 356.90 330.00 333.60 AIAENG 1669.85 1674.00 1617.00 1621.65 JCHAC 1980.00 2000.00 1924.75 1934.90 GODREJCP 716.95 726.70 698.70 706.00 -8.40 GRASIM 822.70 823.60 785.00 790.85 SHREECEM 20650.00 21238.30 20600.05 21046.55 EIHOTEL 150.00 157.70 149.75 155.75 APLLTD 551.75 561.55 551.25 554.95 TVTODAY 290.00 290.00 286.60 287.85 PFC 118.95 119.10 115.00 117.00 -1.45 FEDERALBNK 90.70 92.05 87.20 87.70 UBL 1280.00 1280.00 1222.00 1225.80 KANSAINER 528.00 535.00 524.80 529.40 NETWORK18 29.85 29.85 28.00 28.30 GICHSGFIN 154.00 155.40 150.85 151.20 L&TFH 105.80 105.80 101.10 102.75 -1.45 ICICIPRULI 514.50 514.50 490.65 495.85 RITES 282.00 285.90 280.65 282.15 COROMANDEL 478.00 478.00 470.05 475.00 GSFC 71.10 71.60 70.05 70.25 MAHLIFE 390.60 391.90 386.60 388.10 ICICIGI 1368.00 1378.40 1329.00 1341.00 -19.80 ITC 248.80 250.35 247.60 249.10 TORNTPHARM 1760.90 1799.95 1741.15 1788.55 FORCEMOT 1024.80 1039.95 1015.10 1017.10 KAJARIACER 522.70 529.70 507.60 512.30 AKZOINDIA 1942.30 1942.30 1925.00 1938.70 MARICO 358.50 358.95 348.30 352.50 -5.85 BHEL 56.20 56.60 53.25 53.55 SUNTECK 376.00 379.20 359.20 366.60 SUDARSCHEM 387.60 395.00 382.10 385.90 SUPREMEIND 1158.50 1158.50 1107.00 1117.75 SREINFRA 8.53 8.91 8.50 8.59 PNB 64.75 65.35 62.80 63.30 -1.10 BAJAJFINSV 9198.95 9215.00 9098.00 9118.40 RAYMOND 711.00 722.15 693.05 695.45 PFIZER 4078.80 4081.00 4000.40 4008.85 HONAUT 28312.00 28312.00 27925.10 28275.70 SUPRAJIT 175.15 178.65 174.85 176.90 DLF 222.25 222.60 215.00 216.50 -3.85 IOC 131.00 132.70 128.85 129.30 RELCAPITAL 16.75 17.15 15.55 15.55 IEX 144.25 145.20 137.00 140.30 MEGH 52.40 52.80 52.10 52.20 ORIENTCEM 76.00 76.00 74.75 74.85 DMART 1836.00 1848.50 1756.00 1803.10 -34.55 BIOCON 258.10 270.80 257.95 264.30 ITI 87.75 91.00 86.60 87.90 SOBHA 402.75 403.60 377.00 383.60 SOMANYCERA 192.00 201.85 191.00 197.45 IFBIND 684.80 684.80 670.00 671.55 MCDOWELL-N 621.90 629.90 605.65 608.50 -12.45 APOLLOHOSP 1455.00 1487.50 1450.30 1458.55 ECLERX 544.00 562.45 500.00 512.80 VGUARD 230.55 231.60 227.25 230.00 BIRLACORPN 661.65 668.85 646.10 649.10 DBCORP 143.35 143.35 140.25 141.05 NMDC 103.40 104.15 100.40 101.00 -2.30 HINDUNILVR 2065.00 2080.05 2033.00 2061.20 WHIRLPOOL 2175.40 2179.10 1986.55 2036.65 BAJAJCON 246.00 252.50 243.55 248.90 TTKPRESTIG 6075.10 6089.40 5652.15 5792.25 TRITURBINE 97.05 98.30 95.50 96.25 PAGEIND 22044.50 22120.00 21319.75 21411.65 -496.00 GAIL 122.10 126.15 122.10 125.05 IPCALAB 1108.55 1124.40 1073.50 1118.85 RCF 49.60 50.30 49.00 49.15 FINOLEXIND 580.00 593.65 570.10 572.45 LAOPALA 143.90 143.90 140.25 141.65 HINDZINC 215.00 215.90 209.00 210.00 -5.00 JUBLFOOD 1599.00 1649.95 1599.00 1630.35 PNBHOUSING 560.00 571.45 550.10 551.30 LTI 1671.00 1688.90 1667.30 1678.35 GODREJIND 436.20 436.20 428.35 428.90 VMART 1705.00 1728.90 1705.00 1711.40 INDIGO 1421.00 1439.50 1388.50 1415.00 -35.15 CANBK 226.25 229.50 218.30 222.90 MANAPPURAM 160.65 162.00 158.35 158.70 VIPIND 438.65 443.00 435.05 439.95 REPCOHOME 299.00 300.00 287.90 290.00 MAHSEAMLES 378.75 381.85 378.10 378.85 HINDPETRO 296.00 298.10 286.70 288.40 -7.20 EICHERMOT 23300.00 23427.75 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another term of three-year term extension to three years from the date of the powerful Army chief completion of current tenure,” General Qamar Javed Bajwa, in according to the notification. a major blow to Prime Minister Khosa during the hearing Imran Khan who had cited said that only the president of “regional security environ- Pakistan can extend the tenure ment” for the move. of the Army chief. The move came just ahead He also observed that of 59-year-old Bajwa’s retire- when the matter was discussed ment on November 29. in the Cabinet, only 11 out 25 The petition against Bajwa’s members approved the exten- extension was filed by a person sion. Attorney General Anwar named Raiz Rahi, who later Mansoor contested the obser- field an application to withdraw vations by the chief justice, say- it. ing that the extension was However, Chief Justice Asif announced after approval of Saeed Khosa rejected the with- the president. drawal bid and took up the However, the chief justice petition as a public interest lit- chief’s tenure or his reap- another three years, citing suspended the extension noti- igation under Article 184. pointment. The government “regional security environ- fication and fixed the next During the hearing, the can only suspend his retire- ment”. Ties between India and hearing for further proceed- chief justice said the notifica- ment and the army chief has Pakistan worsened following ings. tion issued on the matter on not retired yet,” Khosa said. India’s decision on August 5 to It is for the first time that August 19 mentioned an Khosa after suspending revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s the top court has suspended a ‘extension’ while the notifica- the government’s notification special status under Article notification by the govern- tion issued by the Prime adjourned the hearing until 370. ment to extend service of the Minister’s Office says the army Wednesday. Khan also took into powerful army chief. chief has been ‘reappointed’. Prime Minister Khan had account the ongoing Afghan The Army so far has not “As per rules, there is no approved an extension to the peace talks between the US and commented on the develop- . (      $(    ( <9= >(  !(    $  !(  9. 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  2  town of Thumane, closest to Another person died after wrote on his Facebook page.  #   R#   !( the epicenter, was “very dra- jumping from his home to The quake was felt along strong earthquake shook matic.” “All efforts are being escape shaking from the quake the Albanian coast. AAlbania early Tuesday, made to take the people out of in Kurbin, 50 kilometers north Authorities reported scores  #   (   killing at least 16 people, injur- the ruins,” he said, and called of the capital, the Defense of aftershocks and called on ing 600 and collapsing build- on the Cabinet to request inter- Ministry said. people in the most affected ings. national assistance. Health Minister Ogerta areas to stay out of their homes    2 lawyer Khwaja Ahmed to give against the former military The US Geological Survey Defense Ministry spokes- Manastirliu said some 600 and avoid driving in the affect- arguments regarding the main- dictator has been pending since said the magnitude-6.4 quake, woman Albana Qehajaj said injured people were treated ed areas to allow emergency he Lahore High Court on tainability of the petition. December 2013. He was indict- which struck just before 4 am the bodies of two people were in Durres, Tirana and vehicles free access. Many TTuesday accepted a petition The LHC had questioned ed on March 31, 2014. local time, had an epicenter 30 removed from a collapsed Thumane. reported seeing cracks in their to hear the plea from the ailing whether the plea falls under its The tribunal headed by kilometers northwest of the building in the coastal city of All government agencies apartment walls. former military ruler Pervez jurisdiction as the 76-year-old Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth capital, Tirana, at a depth of 20 Durres, 33 kilometers west of are on alert and “intensively At least three apartment Musharraf seeking to stop the former president is a resident reserved the judgment on kilometers. the capital Tirana. working to save lives at the fatal buildings and the power dis- special court from announcing of Islamabad, the Geo News November 19 by announcing Scores of aftershocks One more person had been spots in Durres and Thumane,” tribution station were damaged its reserved verdict in the high reported. that it would be announced on included three with prelimi- found dead in the same build- Prime Minister Edi Rama said. in Thumane. treason case against him on The court had also said November 28. nary magnitudes of between ing earlier in the morning, “It is a dramatic moment An earthquake in Thursday, according to media that the case is with the The high treason case 5.1 and 5.4. while two bodies were removed where we should preserve September in roughly the same reports. Supreme Court and under the launched in December 2013 is Albanian President Ilir from the rubble of a collapsed calm, stay alongside each other area damaged hundreds of Justice Syed Mazhar Ali circumstances the petitioner about the declaration of emer- Meta said the situation in the building in Thumane. to cope with this shock,” he homes. Akbar Naqvi of the Lahore should reach out to the apex gency in the country by High Court (LHC) removed its court. since Musharraf was not pre- Musharraf in 2007 when he objections and admitted The special court had on sent in the country, the tribunal was president. He suspended  O!   ) !  Dubai-based Musharraf’s peti- November 19 concluded the should be asked to wait until he the Constitution, which .     tion for hearing, the Dawn trial proceedings in the high got well and came back to face according to article 6 of the & -!)&  News reported. treason case against Musharraf the trial. Constitution was an act of The LHC also sought for declaring a state of emer- According to Pakistani high treason.  =% replies from the federal gov- gency in 2007 and had ruled media reports, Musharraf suf- Musharraf was indicted in %  " ernment and the Ministry of that a verdict would be fers from amyloidosis, a rare 2014 but the case had made Interior by November 28. announced on November 28. disease caused by the build-up slow progress by the time he       # A separate petition was Musharraf, who is living in of an abnormal protein called was allowed to go out of 3  %2# ed the problem — 52 women have been killed also filed by the interior min- Dubai in self-exile, challenged amyloid in organs and tissues Pakistan in 2016 for medical ongratulating India on the occa- by their partners or ex-partners since the start istry in the Islamabad High the special court verdict in the in the body, and is under med- treatment in Dubai. He never Csion of the 70th Constitution ens of thousands have rallied across the of 2019. Court to stop the special tri- LHC on Saturday and sought ication came back and the case was Day, the President of the UN General Tworld to mark the International Day for South Africa has one of the worst bunal from issuing its verdict suspension of his trial in absen- Musharraf’s counsel con- stalled. Assembly on Tuesday said the coun- the Elimination of Violence against Women, records of any country on gender violence in the treason case against tia. tended that the reserving of the But the Supreme Court try’s Constitution is a “seminal doc- as France unveiled new measures to combat and the government has faced several rounds Musharraf. If found guilty, Musharraf verdict on November 19 was earlier this year ordered the tri- ument” which marked its emer- domestic violence. of mass protests on the issue. On Monday Justice Naqvi could be sentenced to death. “unconstitutional and void”. bunal to prosecute him even if gence from the shadows of colo- Demonstrators on Monday gathered in President Cyril Ramaphosa used had directed Musharraf’s The petitioner said that The high treason case he failed to come back. nialism to the light of indepen- countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Monday’s events to launch a campaign to dence. Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in improve victims’ access to justice and urge “This year we celebrate 150 Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 men to drop their “sexist and patriarchal atti- years since the birth of Mahatma protesters before firing tear gas and plastic tudes”.   %#   "  (  Gandhi, a figure most regarded for bullets to disperse them. The UN warned that more action was his contributions to the idea of non- The French government announced it needed around the world, singling out violence and respect for human would make it easier for doctors to share Afghanistan as a country where too little is      beings,” President of the 74th session information on vulnerable women and write done to counter sexual violence and rape. of the UN General Assembly Tijjani into law the concept of psychological “entrap- And in a rare move, global police coop- Muhammad-Bande said. ment”, following massive rallies in France over eration agency Interpol launched an inter-   #    litres of it being sold in the high. We were working on membranes followed by a “We also celebrate and mark the the weekend. national appeal to find eight men suspected market so far, IVL expert how to overcome this resis- reverse osmosis and filtration occasion of the 70th Constitution Roughly 87,000 women and girls were of murdering or committing violence against aving reservations about Rupali Deshmukh said. tance. Technically drinking mechanism. Day of India,” Muhammad-Bande murdered across the world in 2017, accord- women. Hdrinking recycled sewage She said the recycled water reused water is not a problem The IVL experts carried said in a special video message con- ing to the United Nations. The French government is among those water? Have a beer! is so clean that they had to add at all but the bigger issue is out detailed lab testing of the gratulatory message to Indians on the Monday’s rallies — animated by growing to face sustained pressure for reform — at Swedish experts have used salt to it. overcoming mental blocks,” recycled water after which it occasion of the 70th Constitution anger over the failure of justice systems to least 117 women have been killed by their recycled sewage water, passed It is all about acceptance of Filipsson said. was delivered to New Carnegie Day of India. He said India’s strug- punish offenders — follow a weekend of partner or former partner since the start of it through delicate membranes that water which is more of a He said the idea had Brewery where professionals gle for independence inspired many protests against what is being termed femi- the year, according to a count by AFP, com- and cleaning processes includ- psychological issue, Deshmukh cropped during one of the dis- took over the remaining others and “India’s Constitution is a cide. pared with 121 women last year. ing reverse osmosis and turned said, adding that the institute is cussions one-and-a-half years process. seminal document which marked the Crowds marched through the streets of Also, 213,000 women have suffered it into the country’s first hot- not in the business of selling ago, Nearly four weeks later, country’s emergence from the shad- Moscow to highlight the government’s fail- physical or sexual violence carried out by selling beer. alcohol and the project is to The team contacted exec- they came up with PU:REST, ows of colonialism to the light of ure to pass laws protecting women, and hun- their partner or ex-partner, according to the The experts at the IVL prove a point of recycling waste utives at New Carnegie first Swedish beer from recy- independence.” dreds of Sudanese women chanted “freedom, latest official figures. Swedish Environmental water to potable levels. Brewery who reverted within a cled water, Filipsson said. Muhammad-Bande, who pre- peace and justice” as they gathered in The lights of the Eiffel Tower were Research Institute , famous The IVL has set up a pilot week showing interest, he said. “They had to stop selling in sides over the 193-Member General Khartoum in the first such protest in decades. switched off for one minute at midnight to beer-maker Carlsberg and New and demonstration facility in “Carlsberg people who are some time as they got out of Assembly, wished the people of In Mexico City, masked demonstrators mark the day. Carnegie Brewery here joined Hammarby Sjostadsverk to partners in the brewery said beer. It was introduced again India “peace, happiness and pros- with sledgehammers smashed glass panes of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he hands to use the water from the recycle sewage water by pass- this was a great idea and they two weeks later and sold out perity for decades ahead” on this spe- bus stops, spray-painted monuments and hoped his new measures would deliver an city to brew beer and to over- ing it through delicate mem- were interested in being part of again from stores,” he said. cial day. clashed with riot police Monday to protest “electric shock” by focusing on ending come the mental block regard- branes and cleaning processes it. We had approval from “Innovation is the need of It was on this day in 1949 that the authorities’ failure to halt soaring rates of “absurdities” and “dysfunctional aspects” in ing drinking of recycled water. and turning it into cleanest pos- authorities to brew beer from the future. It is also about how Constitution of India was adopted by femicide and rape in the country. the law. The popularity of the recy- sible water, said project man- the waste water,” Filipsson said. you reach out to the public. the Constituent Assembly and it Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched He said the measures, to be put to par- cled water beer PU:REST, ager at IVL Staffan Filipsson. The process involves clean- This is a way to push innova- came into force on January 26, 1950, in Madrid on Monday evening following a liament in January, would be backed by 360 which was launched in May “Resistance to drinking ing it in an energy-efficient tion forward and have an open marking the beginning of India as a weekend of protests. Spain’s long-standing million euros (USD 400 million) of additional this year, has soared with 6,000 reused waste water is quite manner using specially made mindset,” Filipsson said. republic. laws against gender violence have not halt- funding. - (   #          + 7; #

  = > even if all current uncondi- towards the 1.5°C temperature Gap Report assesses the gap “On an annual basis, this of 2020. increase the frequency and NDCs, as the Paris commit- tional commitments under the goal of the Paris Agreement,” between anticipated emissions means cuts in emissions of 7.6 “This shows that coun- intensity of climate impacts, ments are known, in 2020 and lobal temperatures are Paris Agreement are imple- the report said. in 2030 and levels consistent per cent per year from 2020 to tries simply cannot wait until such as the heatwaves and follow up with policies and Gexpected to rise by 3.2 mented, temperatures are The report comes a day with the 1.5°C and 2°C targets 2030 to meet the 1.5°C goal and the end of 2020, when new cli- storms witnessed across the strategies to implement them. degree celsius by the end of the expected to rise by 3.2 degree after the head of the World of the Paris Agreement. 2.7 per cent per year for the 2°C mate commitments are due, to globe in the last few years. Solutions are available to century even if all current celsius by the end of the cen- Meteorological Organisation, “The report finds that goal. To deliver on these cuts, step up action. They and every In the short-term, devel- make meeting the Paris goals unconditional commitments tury. Petteri Taalas, said on Monday greenhouse gas emissions have the levels of ambition in the city, region, business and indi- oped countries will have to possible, but they are not being under the Paris deal are imple- “If conditional NDCs are that the greenhouse gases lev- risen 1.5 per cent per year over NDCs must increase at least vidual, need to act now. reduce their emissions quick- deployed fast enough or at a mented, a new UN report also effectively implemented, els in the atmosphere hit a the last decade,” it said. fivefold for the 1.5°C goal and “We need quick wins to er than developing countries, sufficiently large scale, it said. warned on Tuesday and said warming will likely reduce by record high in 2018. Emissions in 2018, includ- threefold for the 2°C,” it said. reduce emissions as much as for reasons of fairness and The report said that China, such a situation will bring about 0.2 degree Celsius,” it The organisation’s main ing from land-use changes UNEP’s Executive Director possible in 2020, then stronger equity, the UNEP said. the EU28, India, Mexico, more destructive climate added. annual Greenhouse Gas such as deforestation, hit a Inger Andersen said it was the nationally determined contri- “However, all countries Russia and Turkey are project- impacts. It also said that green- Bulletin listed the atmospher- new high of 55.3 gigatonnes of collective failure of the world butions to kick-start the major will need to contribute more to ed to meet their uncondition- As per the UN house gas emissions must be ic concentration of CO2 in carbon dioxide (CO2) equiva- that deep cuts in emissions transformations of economies collective effects. Developing al NDC targets with current Environment Programme’s cut globally by 7.6 per cent to 2018 at 407.8 parts per million, lent. were required. and societies. We need to catch countries can learn from suc- policies. annual Emissions Gap Report, meet the target of keeping up from 405.5 parts per million “To limit temperatures, “Our collective failure to up on the years in which we cessful efforts in developed “Among them, three coun- released here, countries must global temperature rise at 1.5 (ppm) in 2017. annual emissions in 2030 need act early and hard on climate procrastinated,” she said, countries. They can even tries (India, Russia and Turkey) increase their determined con- degree celsius, as per the Paris “Collective ambition must to be 15 gigatonnes of CO2 change means we now must adding that if it is not done, the leapfrog them and adopt clean- are projected to be more than tributions (NDCs) ambitions Agreement. increase more than fivefold equivalent lower than current deliver deep cuts to emissions 1.5°C goal will be out of reach er technologies at a faster rate,” 15 per cent lower than their threefold to achieve the well “Unless global greenhouse over current levels to deliver unconditional Nationally – over seven per cent each year, before 2030. it said while releasing the NDC target emission levels. below 2 degree celsius goal and gas emissions fall by 7.6 per the cuts needed over the next Determined Contibutions if we break it down evenly over The Intergovernmental report. These results suggest that the more than fivefold to achieve cent each year between 2020 decade for the 1.5°C goal,” (NDCs) imply for the 2°C goal. the next decade,” Andersen Panel on Climate Change Crucially, the report said all three countries have room to the 1.5 degree celsius goal. and 2030, the world will miss said the Emissions Gap Report. They need to be 32 gigatonnes said, adding that countries (IPCC) has already warned nations must substantially raise their NDC ambition sig- The report warned that the opportunity to get on track Each year, the Emissions lower for the 1.5°C goal. cannot wait to act till the end that going beyond 1.5°C will increase ambition in their nificantly,” the report added.   !"#$"%&'  ; (          Q  R

   = = majority. The central govern- were right. The pro-democra- ing Chinese influence over the mined to show the government Lam, who has steadfastly sup- !#   ment in Beijing has portrayed cy forces trounced the ruling former British colony, which that they are not happy about ported police officers and their he people of Hong Kong the protests as the work of a pro-Beijing camp in the elec- was returned to China in 1997, that,” Chung said. “They real- actions. Thave said in no uncertain small group of rioters wreaking tion, taking control of 17 of the and the erosion of their rights ly want the government to In Beijing, the election terms that they want change. havoc, disrupting and even 18 district councils. under the “one country, two change course and do some- results could prompt the gov-   ((( The question is whether they endangering the lives of Hong It would be too simple to systems” framework that gives thing (else) to restore stability, ernment to reconsider its will get it — or a return to the Kong’s 7.4 million people in the see it as an endorsement of vio- Hong Kong its own legal sys- instead of just trying to use approach to the crisis, which violent protests that have process. lent protest. tem and government. force.” Lam said in a statement has been to express support for plagued the city for nearly six Pro-government candi- “We have our point of What they want is for the Monday that her government Lam and the police while not 3  % G%% = A) months. dates said a vote for them view, we have our demand, but government to address the “will listen to the opinions of intervening directly. Voters came as close as would be a vote to end the vio- we are not willing to see Hong demands of the protesters as a members of the public humbly The military has several charter airline in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday said they can, in what is a semi- lence and restore stability in the Kong in turmoil,” said Kim way to end the violence, rather and seriously reflect,” but gave thousand troops in Hong Aarmed men hijacked one of its planes, forced the pilot autonomous Chinese territory, city. Wah Chung, a commentator than reject them and rely on no indication of any change in Kong, but deploying them is a to fly to an unused airstrip before making off with the cargo. to voting out the government. The black-clad protesters and assistant professor at Hong the police to restore order. strategy. last resort as it would revive Tropicair told AFP that eight armed men approached They can’t directly select believed they still had public Kong Polytechnic University. City leader Carrie Lam has After months of clashes, memories of the bloody crack- the plan as it was refuelling in Gasmata, on the island of the city’s leader and elect only support — including the office “We also want to restore sta- been adamant in saying that the the police have become the down on pro-democracy stu- New Britain and forced him to take off. half the legislature. So they workers who joined lunchtime bility like the Hong Kong gov- violence must stop before real enemy for many of the pro- dent protesters in Beijing’s A company spokesman said there were no other pas- turned out in record numbers demonstrations in a central ernment.” dialogue can begin. testers, and one of their main Tiananmen Square in 1989 sengers on board. Sunday for the only fully demo- business district — even as they Rather, voters are more Instead, the violence has demands is for an independent and bring widespread con- “Upon arrival at the airstrip, the armed men stole the cratic elections in town, kick- smashed storefronts, threw likely to blame the intransi- gotten worse, as the police investigation into the use of demnation from the U.S. and baggage and cargo that was on board the aircraft and fled ing out the pro-government gasoline bombs and blocked gence of the government, and have progressed from pepper force to suppress the demon- other western powers. the area,” Matthew Brutnall said. and pro-Beijing forces that rush hour traffic and trains in secondly the police for its harsh spray and tear gas to water can- strations. Beijing has been firm in its “The Captain was not injured during this event and the dominated the city’s 18 district escalating tactics designed to crackdown, before the youth- nons, and the protesters from One way out could be a refusal to make concessions to aircraft was not damaged” and has since been returned to councils. get the government to bend to ful protesters themselves for the bricks to gasoline bombs and review of both police and pro- the democratic camp, reflecting Port Moresby. The election cleared up their demands, including full spiraling violence. bows and arrows. tester actions during the its grip on political power in The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary confirmed any doubts people may have democracy and police account- Many also share the con- “It seems that people in months of unrest, but that both Hong Kong and the main- they are now investigating the incident. had about Hong Kong’s silent ability. The protesters, it seems, cern of protesters about grow- Hong Kong are quite deter- would be a major reversal for land. 4   Q ## R   "" 790 !-    # "% -- - 3   = = result of the community-level tion. Beijing (AFP): China has summoned the US ambassador to -!, !--! elections in which her pro- The poll outcome has re- demand that the United States scrap legislation backing Hong ong Kong’s deeply unpop- Beijing establishment took a energised calls by the pro- Kong’s pro-democracy movement, or “bear all the consequences”, Hular leader Carrie Lam severe drubbing, and would democracy camp for direct the foreign ministry said Tuesday. 3  %2# opened into the cause of the acknowledged Tuesday that a “improve governance”. popular elections for the city’s The Hong Kong bill awaiting President Donald Trump’s sig- mid-air collision, Defence weekend poll result revealed In a rout that stunned the leadership and legislature and nature supports human rights and democracy in the city, while hirteen soldiers from Minister Florence Parly said in public dissatisfaction with her semi-autonomous territory, a probe into alleged police threatening to revoke the territory’s special economic status. TFrance’s Barkhane force in a separate statement. government, but she offered no candidates seeking to loosen brutality against demonstrators. A separate measure bans the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets Mali were killed when two Defence ministry sources new concessions to the city’s control by China seized an But Lam sidestepped those and other equipment used by the security forces to suppress pro- helicopters collided during an said a Tiger attack helicopter pro-democracy movement. overwhelming majority of the calls, instead reiterating an democracy protests. operation against jihadists in collided with a larger Cougar The district council elec- 452 elected seats in the city’s 18 earlier pledge to open a dia- Vice foreign minister Zheng Zeguang summoned US the country’s north, the Elysee military transport helicopter. tions on Sunday laid bare con- district councils, bodies that logue among all parties in the ambassador Terry Branstad on Monday to voice a “strong protest” said Tuesday. It was the heaviest loss for cern over “deficiencies in the have historically been firmly in territory, a proposal that oppo- over the bill, the ministry said in a statement. The accident occurred on the French army since the government, including unhap- the grip of a Beijing-aligned nents have dismissed as too lit- The legislation “brazenly interferes in China’s internal affairs” Monday evening while the 1983 attack on the Drakkar piness with the time taken to establishment. tle, too late. and “indulges and supports the violent criminal behaviour by forces were engaging the fight- building in Beirut, in which 58 deal with the current unstable The result, the first vote to “What we need to do now ‘anti-China disrupting Hong Kong’ forces,” the ministry said. ers who have staged a series of paratroopers were killed. environment and of course to be held since protests engulfed is (open) community dialogue Trump has not indicated whether he will sign the legislation deadly strikes in northern Mali The French president end violence”, Lam acknowl- the city, was a humiliating and invite social leaders to into law, saying last week that while he stood with Hong Kong, in recent weeks, French “bows in front of the pain of edged at a weekly press brief- rebuke to Beijing and to Lam, help us analyse the causes of the he also stood with his “friend”, President Xi Jinping. President Emmanuel Macron’s their families and their loved ing. who has dismissed calls for disturbances and Hong Kong’s The foreign ministry urged the US to “immediately correct office said. ones and expresses his deepest The city’s chief executive political reform and repeated- deep-seated social problems, its mistakes, prevent the above-mentioned Hong Kong-related “The president hails with condolences, and assures them pledged that her government ly suggested that a silent major- and to come up with solutions,” bill from becoming law, and stop any words and deeds that inter- the greatest respect the mem- of the unshakeable solidarity of would “seriously reflect” on the ity supported her administra- Lam said. fere in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs.” ory of these soldiers... who lost the French nation,” his office their lives in an operation and said. died for France in the hard fight Macron also hailed the against terrorism in the Sahel,” “courage of all the French sol- it added in a statement. diers engaged in the Sahel and %!   !-!&)  &,! Six officers and a master their determination to contin- corporal were among the vic- ue their mission.” Mali has    =  G  H Members of the steering tims in the deadliest accident sustained a wave of insurgency committee said they want a since France intervened in strikes on army outposts and tudents, women’s activists greater say over any overhaul of Mali in 2013 to drive back an other targets, with more than Sand indigenous people the pension system and labor intense Islamic insurgency. 50 killed over just a few days in marched through the center of laws as well as a tax reform plan The accident brings to 38 early November. Colombia’s capital Monday in that the government recently the number of French soldiers Mali’s President Ibrahim a fifth day of protests against presented to the congress. killed in Mali since the inter- Boubacar Keita warned after the government as the country They have also called for vention began. the strikes that the country’s recorded the first death of a more funding for public uni- France has around 4,500 stability was at stake, urging demonstrator. versities and are demanding a troops in the country as part of people to rally around the Dilan Cruz, an 18-year-old ban on fracking, a method for its Barkhane operation, which country’s besieged armed high school student, died two drilling oil which Duque has is primarily tasked with build- forces. It is one of the countries days after being hit in the head said he is open to. ing up and training local secu- in the Sahel region of Africa by a projectile reportedly fired It’s not clear, though, how rity forces but also partici- that has been caught in the eye by riot police during a protest. much success the movement pates in operations against the of the jihadist storm since His case has resonated in will have in pressing its insurgents. 2012, along with Niger, Burkina Colombian society, touching demands. An inquiry has been Faso, Niger and Chad. off a debate about excessive use Sergio Guzman, director of of force and making him a Colombia Risk Analysis, said symbol for many young pro- that while protests have been testers. steady, they have drawn only a  %%    “It hurts,” said Melissa few thousand people since Ceballos. She said Cruz was a Friday and momentum could Hong Kong (AP): Chinese online retail giant Alibaba surged friend who died “for asking for fade as the holiday season Tuesday as it drew back the curtain on a Hong Kong listing the changes, for wanting for things approaches. firm described as a vote of confidence in the embattled city. to improve for Colombians.”     (( % 8 9(         % %       (      “The only way for the The long-delayed trading day got off to a glitzy start with As news of his death %    $( ?3333   !( 9  strike committee to get an chief executive officer Daniel Zhang joined on stage at a stock spread, protesters began gath- upper hand over the govern- exchange ceremony by dignitaries including city Financial ering to bang pots and pans ment is if they intensify pres- Secretary Paul Chan and former Hong Kong chief executive Tung while chanting “The state killed when an estimated 250,000 The unrest comes after ences teacher who attended unions Monday. sure on the streets,” Guzman Chee-hwa. him!” on the Bogota street people took to the streets amid mass anti-government demon- Monday’s march in Bogota. He also invited the said. “If they can’t do that, they Soon after the gong was sounded, Asia’s most valuable com- where he was wounded. a strike organized by unions, strations erupted in Ecuador, “We will no longer allow our National Strike Committee, a will have to lower their list of pany soared almost eight per cent, a bright start after a block- President Ivan Duque student groups and indige- Bolivia and Chile. Those out- leaders to humiliate us.” steering group that jumpstart- demands.” buster initial public offering that has raised at least USD 11 bil- expressed his condolences on nous organizations. bursts caused leaders in In response to the growing ed the protests to talks on The government sought to lion, making it the city’s biggest in nearly a decade. Twitter, saying in a statement The protest was the largest Ecuador and Chile to propose unrest, Colombia’s president Tuesday. But its leaders said keep order by arresting more “On the occasion of (Alibaba’s) 20th anniversary, we have that he was “profoundly sad- Colombia had seen in years, changes in economic policies launched a “national dialogue” Duque had only offered to than 160 people in the first two ushered in an important milestone, which is to come home, come dened” by Cruz’s death and had and it has been followed by and forced Bolivia’s president to Sunday to address such issues spend one hour with the group, days of protests. back to Hong Kong for listing,” Zhang said at the ceremony as shared his solidarity with the dozens of smaller demonstra- resign. as rural violence, environmen- and they refused to attend. On Monday, Colombia’s crowds clapped and cheered. family. Duque has promised a tions as well as looting that Some Colombian protest- tal policy and “growth with “In one hour we cannot immigration agency initiated The listing comes as a major boost to Hong Kong, which has swift investigation of the inci- resulted in the deaths of three ers say they have been inspired equity.” expose our grievances” said the deportation of 59 been wracked by months of sometimes violent protests and the dent in which Cruz was people and prompted author- by the events elsewhere in the Duque met with recently Diogenes Orjuela, president of Venezuelan nationals who were China-US trade war, sending the economy into recession. injured. ities to impose a curfew in region. elected governors and mayors the Central Workers Union. arrested by police for alleged- Alibaba listed at HK dollars 176 — below an HK dollars 188 Colombia has been rattled Bogota for the first time since “The people have awoken” Sunday night and held talks “Under those conditions we ly conducting “acts of vandal- indicative ceiling originally announced — but briefly hit a high by protests since Thursday, 1977. said Julio Pardo, a social sci- with business leaders and some cannot start talks.” ism” during the protests. of HK dollars 189.50 in mid-morning business. 0-$)+1! -= &) !&,- !)),! 

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Jerrold Nadler, D- power to excuse him or her” It’s unclear if McGahn’s testifying. Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to NY, the Judiciary Committee from complying with a valid testimony would include any The outcome could lead to announce an investigation of chairman, said he hoped congressional subpoena, new revelations beyond what renewed efforts by House former Vice President Joe McGahn would “promptly Jackson wrote. She is an Mueller has already released. Democrats to compel testimo- Biden. appear before the committee.” appointee of President Barack Mueller concluded that he ny from other high-ranking The administration will House Speaker Nancy Obama. could not exonerate Trump officials, including former appeal Jackson’s ruling. “This Pelosi released a statement Whether McGahn has to on obstruction of justice, but national security adviser John decision contradicts long- calling Jackson’s decision “yet provide all the information also that there was insufficient Bolton. standing legal precedent estab- another resounding ruling that Congress seeks, though, is evidence to prove a criminal Not even the Republican lished by Administrations of the Administration’s claim of another matter, the judge conspiracy between Trump’s president’s closest aides who both political parties,” White ‘absolute immunity’ from wrote. The president may be campaign and Russia. receive subpoenas from House press secretary Congress’s subpoenas has no able to assert “executive privi- House Democrats leading Congress can “ignore or defy Stephanie Grisham said. “We basis in the law or our democ- lege” on some sensitive issues, the impeachment inquiry have congressional compulsory will appeal and are confident racy, and must immediately she wrote. yet to try to force Bolton to tes- process, by order of the that the important constitu- cease.” McGahn was a vital wit- tify, and a subpoena for Bolton’s President or otherwise,” Judge tional principle advanced by The White House has ness for Mueller, whose April former deputy, Charles Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the Administration will be vin- argued that McGahn and other report detailed the president’s In interviews with ed to call the Justice ing he would resign rather Kupperman, to appear was on Monday in ruling on a dicated.” witnesses have “absolute immu- outrage over the investigation Mueller's team, McGahn Department and say Mueller than carry it out, the report withdrawn. Democrats have lawsuit filed by the House The Justice Department nity” from testifying. into Russian meddling in the described being called at home had conflicts of interest and said. said they don’t want to get Judiciary Committee. will seek to put the ruling on But such immunity “simply 2016 election and Trump’s by the president on the night of should be removed. McGahn Once that episode became bogged down in court fights McGahn was a star witness hold in the meantime, depart- does not exist,” Jackson wrote efforts to curtail it. 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Although proper preparation is necessary =  for cracking this exam, it’s also crucial for the candidates to handle the exam pressure and the myths floating around that further aggra- he CAT 2019 did not moderate difficulty level. about. chart type — the radar graph, vates their fear, making them nervous towards throw any surprises in However, the pattern was the  62 Close options: The RC making its way to the CAT pursuing such a field. So aspirants it’s time to paper format. In terms same as that of the previous passages, like the one on the 2019 slot Paper-I. debunk these common myths you might be    %  T @( A:  ,(% of level of difficulty, VARC was year. There were 34 questions, %##= # 2 origins of the Aladdin story In this set, different ven- hearing and gear up to ace the journey towards slightly trickier this year, with with 10 non-MCQ questions. and on folk culture had dors were ranked on features your dream career: two passages on the difficult There were five passages. 02 >2  options which were extreme- like Customer Service, Cost Myth 1: One needs years of preparation on it. If you have religiously revised everything side. Expect the cutoff in One had four questions (the 2 #4  ly close to each other. This and Reliability. This straight- Reality: UPSC might be a tough exami- in the syllabus and are confident to give the VARC to decrease by about passage on Emperor Penguins) would have definitely reduced forward set required you to nation demanding complete dedication but shot, nothing can stop you from clearing the six-eight marks. Both DILR while the rest had five ques- #   2  #6 the speed of the student. solve questions as simple as that does not necessarily mean that one would UPSC preliminary exam in a go. and Quant were slightly easi- tions each. The topics of the  2   2# Expect the cutoff of VARC finding the best vendor on the need to start preparing from an early stage. Myth 4: Candidates should follow the top- er than last year. Overall, the remaining RC passages were to drop by about eight-10 basis of the average of scores Even a year’s preparation can be good to clear pers’ strategies paper was slightly less difficult, from varied areas. While some 2   # marks, which is about two- on each of the features. the examination if aspirants are studying with Reality: There is no quick route to crack as compared to CAT 2018. An were easy to read, there were   three questions lesser than The cut-off for DILR is perseverance. There numerous success stories the UPSC. Even though you listen to the top- overall raw score of around few that were tedious and had last year. expected to increase by about of aspirants cracking the examination in one pers revealing their strategies and study pat- 157-160 should fetch a 99%ile confusing answer options.  0# = Surprises: Contrary to seven-nine marks from last go after just a year or even less than a year's terns, it is your hard work that will ultimate- in CAT 2019. There were quite a few infer-  # 2 % # popular speculation, the paper year, which is about two-three preparation. ly pay off. Thus, it is crucial for the aspirants The overall structure of the ence-based questions and most structure was a replica of that questions extra from CAT Myth 2: IAS aspirants must be awareof to follow their own rhythm and routine and CAT paper was as follows: of these had tricky answer of last year. 2018. every topic/subject make an informed choice when it comes to VARC: No of Questions: options. However, a student An attempt of 23-25 would The QA was also slightly Reality:This is not true. Since this is a gen- creating a preparation strategy. 34, No of non MCQ questions: should have followed the could eliminate one-two be considered good in this sec- easier than last year. You could eral exam, one needs to be well-read along Myth 5: It is mandatory to have a good 7. Moderate to difficult process of elimination (POE) options easily. The questions tion for a 95%ile. However, have found more sitters this with having a balanced outlook towards command over English to ace the interview (attempt for 95%tile); 23-25, to be able to achieve a decent on odd-one-out were relative- accuracy level will be an issue. time round than in CAT 2018. issues. Moreover, as the syllabus itself is so vast Reality: This is a misapprehension, par- Attempt for 995tile: 26-28 accuracy rate, as the options ly easy. The DILR was easier, as The paper had a good number covering multiple subjects, aspirants are ticularly among the regional language-speak- DILR: No of questions: 32; were not straightforward. The The RC passages were compared to last year. About of questions on Arithmetic already more aware than the others. There is ing candidates. The UPSC examination assess- No of non MCQs: 8. Easy to 10 Type in The Answer (TITA) undoubtedly trickier than that three sets, more specifically the from topics like Percentages, no need to mug topics and become experts. es your awareness and analysing skills, and not moderate: Attempt 95%tile: questions were also of slight- of last year's CAT paper due to: ones about different types of TSD, Time and Work, etc. Instead, simply focus on all the NCERT books, the medium of language you write in. The 14-16; Attempt for 99%tile ly higher difficulty level than Trickier question types: gifts in 100 boxes, the 12 dif- Among Algebra, Geometry, current affairs, and books by a few renowned aspirants are allowed toattempt the paper and 18-20 last year. The para jumble One would encounter ques- ferent junctions, and summa- and Numbers, the paper had authors. The exam demands its aspirants to give the interview in almost 22 regional lan- QA: No of questions: 34. questions were of moderate tions like which of the follow- tion of two 6-digit numbers, more questions on Algebra have a general awareness and analytical skills. guages, as per their comfort level. So put your No of non MCQs: 11. Easy to difficulty level, with some ing if true, will strengthen the were easy; and should have and Geometry than on Myth 3: Aspirants need to give at least best foot forward! moderate: Attempt for 95%tile: challenges regarding the argument of the author the surely been attempted. Numbers. two-three attempts While this exam can be a bit over- 18-20; Attempt for 995%tile: sequencing of the opening least and which of the follow- Another set, which was a The cutoff for QA is Reality: This is just a misconception. whelming, UPSC is just another competitive 24-26 lines. The summary questions ing will not cause the inversion horizontal bar chart on the dif- expected to increase by five- There have been so many aspirants who have exam featuring a lengthy syllabus. So rather Total: 100. No of non were relatively easier; and referred to in the flipping the ferent types of crimes in dif- seven marks from last year, cleared the examination in the very first than losing your confidence on the ground of MCQs: 26. Attempt for focused on academics and script. The students would ferent states, was also easy; and which is about one-two ques- attempt. All it needs is to keep your head some baseless myths, stay disciplined, 95%tile: 60; Attempt for marketing/advertising. have spent quite some time would not have taken more tions extra from CAT 2018. straight and focus on your preparation. determined and believe in your hard work to 99%tile: 65 However, the options were trying to understand what than five-10 minutes to solve. !         Revise once you are done and take multiple make through this journey The VARC section was of not really difficult, and one they are required to think It as good to see a new 7 (  mock tests to evaluate your pitfalls and work smoothly.

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He has used the stick in the top-ranked Steve Smith, while opener Mayank last few years as much as he has pat- Agarwal made his maiden entry into the top 10 in ted the back of the players when the the ICC Test rankings issued on Tuesday. morale has been down and today Kohli (928 rating points), who hit 136 against this Indian team is often compared Bangladesh in the second Test in Kolkata, reduced to the legendary Windies unit in the the gap from 25 to three points with Australian A %  .8(  #  $  A8D!  1970s and 1980s. Smith (931) to retain the second spot. Speaking after completing Agarwal, who struck a double century in the another series whitewash, this time first Test against Bangladesh in Indore, jumped one A(%%  against Bangladesh, Shastri threw place to 10th with 700 points. He is the fourth Indian light on what made him believe that batsmen in the top 10 list. Cheteshwar Pujara (791) this team could be world beaters, and Ajinkya Rahane (759) remained at fourth and the future of MS Dhoni, how tal- fifth positions respectively.    $( ents like Rishabh Pant need to be England all-rounder Ben Stokes also reached backed and most importantly the the top 10 for the first time by jumping three places joy of seeing a former cricketer take after scores of 91 and 28 against New 3     =  game... you know what our over as BCCI President in Sourav Zealand. team is like, they’ll rally round Ganguly. Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim gained ngland players will rally him.” The World Cup exit was a bit- four slots to reach 26th after scoring a fight- Earound an “emotiona” Jofra Black Caps captain Kane ter pill to swallow and Shastri says     -    -  %   ( , (    ) 7   +D!  ing 74 in the second innings of the Kolkata Archer after the paceman was Williamson described the taunt it has been amazing how the boys Test while Liton Das is up eight slots to 78th racially abused by a spectator in as “horrific”, while New Zealand decided to not let that dishearten starts playing and how he is play- when the two men — Shastri and is a superstar in that lad who position. New Zealand, director of crick- Cricket said the culprit would be them and have only grown in ing during the IPL. What are the Ganguly — shook hands after the just needs to be given that India fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and et Ashley Giles said on Tuesday, reported to the police and face strength from that fateful day — other people doing with the wick- win on the third afternoon. Known cushion to settle down and Umesh Yadav achieved career-high points as local officials scoured CCTV a life ban if identified from the July 9. et-keeping gloves or what is the to speak his mind, Shastri says he feel at home. after victories over Bangladesh. footage to identify the culprit. venue’s CCTV footage. “For me, the intensity shown by form of those players as opposed to couldn’t have been happier than So what does he Ishant has 716 points but is in “It’s a shame that sort of Williamson said such this team is fabulous. The way they Dhoni’s form. The IPL becomes a seeing a former cricketer come in tell a Pant? the 17th place, way behind thing is still in society,” Giles told racism was “against everything have bounced back after those 15 massive tournament because that as the BCCI chief at such a crucial “Nothing. his career-best seventh place reporters after Archer was sub- that we as Kiwis are about”. minutes in Manchester. That was could be the last tournament after juncture. Just tell him that achieved in July 2011. jected to racist comments after “It’s a horrific thing. In a a bitter pill to swallow and hurt one which more or less your 15 is decid- “I think it is fantastic. I was one you are young Umesh has 672 points being dismissed late on day five country and a setting where it is and all. But then, the ferocity and ed. of the first to congratulate him and nobody and has jumped one of the opening Test in Mount very much multi-cultural,” he intensity they have shown after that “There might be one player when he became the President expects you place to 21st. Maunganui. told news website stuff.co.nz. in the last three months is unbeliev- who might be there and there- because I was delighted that more to learn Senior India spin- The Barbados-born bowler “It’s something we need to able. This is remarkable and that is abouts in case of an injury or what- important than anything a BCCI everything in ner Ravichandran tweeted after the match that it put to bed quickly and hope why I say if you look back 5-6 years, ever. But your team I would say was back in place to put Indian one day. You are Ashwin moved one was “a bit disturbing hearing nothing like that ever happens this will have to be one of the most would be known after the IPL. cricket where it belongs both on bound to make mistakes, place up to ninth with racial insults today whilst bat- again.” consistent Indian teams ever across What I would say is rather than and off the field. And I was even but as long as you sit 772 points, while tling to help save my team”. Both Williamson and New all formats,” he said. speculating of who is where, wait more delighted that a cricketer down and thing about injury-sidelined Jasprit The 24-year-old later told Zealand Cricket chief executive The past can’t be changed, but for the IPL to get over and then you should be at the helm at this ways to rectify those mis- Bumrah lost one spot to ESPNcricinfo that the abuser was David White apologised to the road ahead has the World T20 are in a position to take a call on important phase of Indian cricket. takes, you know that is be at fifth with 794 rating a solitary New Zealand specta- Archer. in 2020 and winning that will go a who are the best 17 in the country,” “And Sourav having been a fab- what this game will teach points. tor making comments “about New Zealand and England long way in establishing the invin- he said. ulous player and captain and been you. You are not going to Ravindra Jadeja, who the colour of my skin”. are working together to investi- cibility tag that has been given to Coming back to the present, around as an administrator, him be a superstar in one day. jumped one spot to 15th among Archer has been a powerful gate the incident and Black this team under skipper Virat this Indian team has moved from becoming the President adds a lot You will have your ups and bowlers with 725 points, advocate for diversity in crick- Caps coach Gary Stead said he Kohli. But then, a question on strength to strength under Shastri of value,” he explained. your downs. That is life, retained his second spot, behind et and Giles, when asked how wanted the person responsible everyone’s mind is whether MS and Kohli and now we have anoth- From a former captain to a but the more you work West Indian Jason Holder, in the the player was faring, replied: caught. Dhoni will take that flight. The er former captain coming into the young turk. Rishabh Pant is the hot harder, the more the sac- all-rounders’ rankings. “The tweet, it was obviously “Hopefully, it was just one coach wants one and all to wait, till BCCI as President in Ganguly. topic in Indian cricket at present. rifices you make, the bet- Ashwin, meanwhile, has emotional, it hurts. idiot in the crowd and they deal the IPL. The loudest cheer at the Eden While some love him, others like ter you will become,” he moved down one place to fifth “We fully support Jof, there with it,” he told Radio New “It all depends on when he Gardens was actually saved for to pull him up, but for Shastri, there smiled. among the all-rounders. is no place for racism in the Zealand.  R (  #  + ." (( !":!"    (26  ":!#!#(*(

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It As the former captain gears I am not going to get respect. n’t perform he really takes it to India’s fast bowlers demolished Bangladesh to was exciting to see Eden Gardens ndian cricket icon Sachin up for the BCCI’s first Annual People don’t remember what you heart. He’s certainly no burden on clinch the Test series 2-0, and that they have full. It's an awesome sight," ITendulkar feels BCCI General Meeting on Sunday, have done for them. I don’t get our side.” achieved it without Jasprit Bumrah, the country’s Simmons said. PTI President Sourav Ganguly Tendulkar wants him to spare should initiate a revamp of the some focus on Duleep Trophy. Duleep Trophy as players com- “This is one change I would peting in the event seem more like to see because cricket has E &($  )  (   focussed on individual perfor- always been a team sport. It is all mances than their teams. about team spirit bonding and     past Gargi Yadav in her weight The batting maestro feels playing together as a team. Not class to claim the podium. that team bonding is missing as individuals,” he said. orld Championships Greco Roman ace Sajan from the four-day tournament, Explaining his idea on how WBronze-medallist Vinesh (77kg), along with ace freestyle which can be reinvented by to revamp the Duleep Trophy, Phogat and Olympic medal win- wrestlers Gaurav Baliyan (74kg), bringing in four Ranji Trophy Tendulkar said to get players to ner Sakshi Malik will be the star Sumit Malik (125kg), Satywart semifinalists along with two compete as a team, it should be attractions among women in the Kadian (97kg) and Rahul Mann teams of promising U-19 and U- held right after the Ranji Trophy 2019 Senior National Wrestling (70 kg), will be among the stars to 23 players. finals and among the four semi- Championships, to be held in watch out for among men. “I want him (Ganguly) to finalists, who play the whole sea- Jalandhar from November 29 to Meanwhile, for the first time consider looking at the Duleep son together. December 1. the wrestling nationals will be Trophy...I feel Duleep Trophy is “Top four Ranji teams and Over 500 wrestlers will be streamed live in the Indian sub- one tournament where one is there should be two more teams vying for top honours in the continent. getting to hear that players are because there would be a num- men’s freestyle, greco roman and “This is yet another initiative possibly more focused on their ber of teams with talented indi- women events during the cham- to popularise the sport across all own performances and what the viduals but which did not qual- pionship. walks of alive. Live streaming of next tournament is and they play ify. You pick these players from The field in the women’s com- national championship will bring accordingly,” Tendulkar said. various teams, also promote petition includes Tokyo Olympics the best domestic wrestling action “For instance if there’s an talented age-group players from medal hopeful Vinesh (55 kg), Rio to the fans and wrestling fraterni- IPL auction, or an upcoming Under-19 and Under-23. Olympics Bronze-medallist Sakshi ty and I appreciate this gesture and T20 tournament or one-day, “If there’s someone excep- Malik (62 kg), the promising commitment of our commercial players end up playing in that tionally talented U19 then you Divya Kakran (68 kg), Seema partners Sporty Solutionz for this,” mode and not for their team or can look at those players. Bring Bisla (50 kg), Sarita More (57 kg) Wrestling Federation of India looking at the need of the hour,” them and have this tournament and Navjot Kaur (65 kg). president Brij Bhushan Sharan he said. together.” The tournament will also wit- Singh said in a statement. The Duleep trophy was a “So you have got the best of ness some sizzling rivalries. While “It will help the next genera- five-team zonal tournament but both. You have got four leading Kakran is expected to get a tough tion of Indian wrestlers under-   & FH    ) &FH$    :-) 8   now features India Blue, India Ranji teams who have been fight from Pinki in the 68kg cat- stand how the sport is played at the .   8  *%  A  )     ( !(  9)   Green and India Red in a round- playing together,” he added.    % GP%   !)D@  ( egory, Navjot Kaur will have to get top.”     %   %  (%%   , 9   !"#$"%&'  ;0

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( "#( place of Alcacer, who joined !,"<= Dortmund on loan from orussia Dortmund hope #$-< .,- 3 -,.$1 Barcelona in August 2018, but goal-scoring defender was signed permanently for the BAchraf Hakimi will again start of this season in a deal be their Champions League reportedly worth 21 million “weapon” to shoot down  0  $  $ % 8   P@  - # (@ (&A@  %7 (   0  D!  euros ($23m). Barcelona today and relieve pressure on under-fire coach Lucien Favre. With two group games left, 9  '   +%%        a last 16 place is still firmly in the hands of the Germans, who sit   R  # (  a point behind pool leaders Barcelona, thanks to Hakimi’s   ;#  4 # 3  > 2%  two goals in a stunning 3-2 3   home win over Inter Milan !"      iverpool manager Jurgen three weeks ago. !,"<= LKlopp says he has no con- However, dreadful apoli head for Liverpool cerns about Mohamed Salah’s #$-< .,- 2 -,.$1 Bundesliga results in the mean- )  P. (7( ( 7 (   (  ) D!  Ntoday for a Champions fitness ahead of their clash time leave Favre needing a good League Group E game which with Napoli. performance in Barcelona to D E  "*! (#!" could prove crucial to coach Salzburg do not beat Genk, Salah was an unused sub- safeguard his job, putting the “Hakimi was everywhere,” !,"<= Carlo Ancelotti’s future at the having failed to advance past stitute in the 2-1 win at Crystal onus on Madrid-born Hakimi said Favre. #$-< #+B -,.$1 troubled Italian club. the group stages last season. Palace after missing training and his team-mates to turn “Hats off to him: he scored The three-time But they come up against with an ankle problem. things around at Barcelona’s twice, but the others fed (pass- Anything other than a win Champions League winning a Liverpool side who have an “Mo Salah looks really Camp Nou. es into him) well too.” Hakimi is is likely to leave them needing at coach’s second season at the eight-point advantage on top good,” Klopp said at his pre- Hakimi, who joined on loan relishing the freedom in the sec- least a point against Inter Milan Stadio San Paolo has proved to of the Premier League table match press conference on from Real Madrid in July ond of his two sea- at the San Siro in a fortnight’s be a complicated one, after and whose only loss this sea- Tuesday. “I’m not worried about 2018, has been a regular sons on loan from time. leading them to second in son came at the San Paolo. it.” starter under Favre at Real, where he made Valverde would appear Serie A in his first year. To add to their problems Klopp also provided an Dortmund. He has scored barely a dozen unlikely to throw Messi, Suarez, His team’s fortunes have Napoli will be without captain update on the fitness of defend- nine goals and set up 10 appearances. Griezmann and Dembele waned after the high of open- Lorenzo Insigne, who hurt his er Joel Matip, who has been more in 47 matches as The Morocco together again for Dortmund, ing their Champions League elbow in Saturday’s match. sidelined with a knee injury. either a full-back on either international is at who will offer a sterner test than campaign with a 2-0 win over The Italian forward has “Joel is improving but is flank or even up front as his best using his bottom-club Leganes. reigning European champions scored five times for Napoli some time away. There will be said Klopp. Napoli are the only side to a winger. pace and strength But his eagerness to roll the Liverpool, with dressing room this campaign, and also scored a scan this week and then we “You only get the mes- have beaten Liverpool this sea- He has scored four of to power through defenders. dice last weekend with four for- unrest amid friction between the last gasp winner against will see how it is.” sages when a player is not fine, son but are currently seventh in Dortmund’s five Champions Much like the team around wards, and Messi in a deeper the players and club manage- Liverpool in last season’s 1-0 Klopp said he had plans to so then we have to make new Serie A. League goals, dazzling by scor- him, Hakimi has creases to role, suggests he recognises the ment. group stage victory in Naples. cope with Liverpool’s fixture plans and we don’t know exact- “The biggest mistake we ing twice out of position on the smooth in his defensive game. lack of creativity and has begun Napoli are still on Forward Arkadiusz pile-up over the next few weeks. ly how many players we’ll have could make is that we have won left wing in October’s 2-0 win at He is too often caught out of to reach for more daring solu- course to qualify for the Milik has an abdominal Their involvement in the to train. it already and what would hap- Slavia Prague, where club cap- position when opponents tions. Champions League inflammation, joining an FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, “We know in the long term pen if we win it,” Klopp said. tain Marco Reus described him counter attack. In defence, Valverde might knockout rounds as injury list which already plus their progress in the what we have to do, we know “These things are not in our as “a weapon” in Dortmund’s Since the high of the home have to be imaginative too. Jordi they are second in includes defensive duo League Cup, mean Liverpool that’s all set. The athletic part of mind. Of course we try to win attacking armour. win over Inter, the wheels have Alba is out with a hamstring Group E behind Kevin Malcuit and have been forced to play two the sessions, we try to adapt to the game, it would be massive “He’s incredibly fast. From threatened to come off strain while Nelson Semedo Liverpool, four Faouzi Ghoulam. games within 24 hours of each the specific situation of the play- for us after the start we had. that point of view, he’s always a Dortmund's season. and Clement Lenglet are both points ahead of But Portuguese other, over 4,000 miles (6,400 ers. The tactical things depend Napoli are a dangerous oppo- weapon,” said Reus. struggling with calf problems. third-placed full-back Mario kilometres) apart in mid- on the games we play.” nent. Having proved his versatil-   Gerard Pique is also missing Salzburg with Rui and Spanish December. Victory over Carlo “There are two weeks ity in Prague, Hakimi celebrat- Meanwhile, Barcelona also as he serves a one-match ban, two games to midfielder Fabian “We have plans for every- Ancelotti’s side on Wednesday between tomorrow night and ed his 21st birthday with anoth- come to this game, on the back meaning there could be a place play. Ruiz, absent thing, as you can imagine, and would ensure defending cham- the Salzburg game (final match er two goals — this time from of a goalless draw at home to for Samuel Umtiti, who has They will against Milan, we change them constantly. I pions Liverpool finish top of of the group) and we have three full-back — in the come-back Slavia Prague earlier this month made only three appearances reach the last have been named have two smartphones and Group E with a game to spare games in between. Why should win over Inter as Dortmund that means qualification from this season. 16 if they beat in the squad. when one of them is ringing it but Klopp said he could not I think about the Salzburg came from two goals down. Group E is far from guaranteed. Liverpool or if is really rare it is good news,” afford to look past the match. game now?” (%> (% "!   #  & ;0  (  @@ ! 4*1   The 19-year-old eventually went to the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag for a whopping  62 Shetty, were also part of the auction. lakhs. The next edition of PBL will see a “I am really happy to be a part of the total of 74 Indian shuttlers in action from Chennai team. I have many friends in January 20 to February 9. Chennai and I am looking forward to play Seven teams — Awadhe Warriors there. Every time we have played here the (Lucknow), crowd has been exceptional and to rep- (Bengaluru), (Mumbai), resent them this season will surely be (Hyderabad), F  )  something that I am looking forward to,” Chennai Superstarz (Chennai), North said Rankireddy. Eastern Warriors (North East) and Pune ( ) Korea’s world No 22 doubles ace Ko 7 Aces (Pune) — will compete in the 21- Sung Hyun and Hong Kong’s world No day event to be played in Bengaluru, 24 singles exponent Lee Cheuk Yiu were Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow. 3    the only other shuttlers to cross the  50 Each franchise has a purse of  2 crore  ( 0  $ 0(  87 lakh mark as the former went to Awadhe but they cannot spend more than  77 ose Mourinho says there is “no chance” of Warriors for  55 lakhs while the latter lakh for a player. The teams will comprise JTottenham signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the vet-     was purchased by the North Eastern a maximum of six foreign players and a eran forward was linked with a move to the club fol- Warriors for 50 lakhs. minimum of three female shuttlers in a lowing his exit from LA Galaxy. orld champion P V Sindhu, was on 2014 Commonwealth Games cham- 87 ?  % %    ( squad of not more than 11. Mourinho worked with Ibrahimovic at Inter WTuesday retained by Hyderabad pion was the next Among the seven teams vying for the Milan and Manchester United but said signing the Hunters for  77 lakh in the auction for costliest Indian shuttler to be sold to Chirag Shetty ( 15.5 lakhs by Pune 7 The PBL season 5 lost some sheen PBL 5 trophy, title holders Bengaluru 38-year-old would not make sense with Harry Kane the fifth season of the Premier Badminton Mumbai Rockets for  43 lakhs while Aces). after London Olympics Bronze medallist Raptors and Awadhe Warriors exhaust- at his disposal. League here. Lakshya Sen, who won four titles in the World number 9 American women’s and Kidambi Srikanth ed their entire purse of  2 crores while “You are right about the connection, we have more World number 1 women’s singles past two months, will turn out for singles player Beiwan Zhang too has been pulled out of the event to focus on their saved  23.5 lakhs. than a connection,” Mourinho said when asked on player Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei was Chennai colours after the Season 2 retained by Awadhe Warriors for  39 international careers. Pune and Chennai were the only Monday whether he would be trying to sign the also bought for joint highest amount of champions purchased him for  36 lakhs. lakhs. While Saina, who played for North teams to reach the maximum quota of 11 Swede. “I would say also passion and understanding,  77 lakh by defending champions Another top Indian player B Sai National badminton coach Pullela Eastern Warriors in the last PBL, pulled as 71 players were picked from a pool of an amazing player and an amazing guy, but I would Bengaluru Raptors after a bidding war Praneeth was also retained by Benagluru Gopichand's daughter Gayatri Gopichand out of the 2020 event to prepare herself 154 players at the end of the auction. say ‘no’. No chance. with the Pune 7 Aces. Raptors for  32 lakh. was picked up by Chennai Superstarz for for the next international season, Srikanth The format of the upcoming edition “We have the best striker in England, we have one There was intense bidding for India’s Among other Indians who were  2 lakh, while young Assamese shuttler wanted to focus on international events of the league remains the same with each of the top two or three strikers in the world, it does- men’s doubles poster boy, Satwiksairaj retained by their respective franchises are Ashmita Chaliha was bought by her home ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. tie consisting of five matches — two men n’t make any sense for a striker of Zlatan’s dimension, Rankireddy, who won the Thailand men’s doubles players B Sumeeth Reddy team North Eastern Warriors for  3 154 players, including Sai Praneeth, singles, one women singles, one men dou- obviously in his late 30s, but still a striker that can play Open in August alongside Chirag Shetty. ( 11 lakhs by Chennai Superstarz) and lakhs. Lakshya Sen, and men’s doubles pair of bles and one mixed doubles. in any club in the world.”