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 counting went well over 16 ed the defeat. States the “minorities” con- hours and the leads kept chang- The PM tweeted, “Victory sisted of mere six to seven per ing. In the end, the Congress and defeat are an integral part cent vote, far below the per- !!

! virtually shattered Chief of life. Today’s results will fur- centage of the Muslim vote in Minister Shivraj Singh ther our resolve to serve peo- Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,     4('54 deep-rooted corruption in the Chouhan’s dream for a record ple and work even harder for Jharkhand, etc. The outcome rank and file of the BJP fourth term by pushing the BJP the development of India.” shows the success of Rahul’s he Congress, which was out Government scripted its crush- to second spot in a hung In another tweet, the pursuit of “soft Hindutva” as Tof power for 15 years in ing defeat. House. Even as the Congress Prime Minister said, “We well the failure of the BJP in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh, The Congress bagged a Analysts say the Congress’ had either won or was leading accept the people’s mandate reviving the Hindu frenzy by staged a stunning comeback on two-third majority in the 90- promise to write off bank loans in 114 seats, two short of with humility. I thank the peo- raking up the issue of Ram Tuesday, courtesy a key member State Assembly. of farmers within 10 days of majority, State Congress chief ple of Chhattisgarh, Madhya temple in a big way. promise to waive bank loans to Former Chief coming to power and give a Kamal Nath wrote to the Pradesh and Rajasthan for giv- The Congress strategy was millions of farmers who are Minister Ajit Jogi, massive hike in minimum sup- Governor at 10.30 pm, staking ing us the opportunity to serve two-fold: Consolidate minori- reeling under steep debts. who aligned with port price (MSP) and slash claim for forming a these States. The BJP ty vote bank and make sure The BJP bit the dust in its the BSP and the power tariff up to 50 per cent Government and claiming the Governments in these States that the BJP does not succeed bastion as it refused to hon- CPI in a bid to win were the prime reasons for the backing of newly-elected inde- worked tirelessly for the welfare in polarising the Hindu vote in our its commitment to help a few seats to use it as Congress win and the downfall pendent MLAs. Governor of the people.” its favour. out farmers in a State which a bargaining chip in the of BJP’s longest serving Chief Anandi Ben Patel told the The final tally may not Continued on Page 4 is categorised as the rice case of a hung Assembly, Minister Raman Singh, who bowl of the country. was left high and dry began his political career in Political analysts admit- because of the landslide 1983 as a councillor.      
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There are certain leads Verma, Deputy Commissioner actions are made and people The deceased has been from wrongside of road and the same are being inves- of Police (DCP), New Delhi carry handsome amount, jew- identified as Sushil Chauhan, a allegedly brushed Sushil’s car tigated to bring the killers to district, on the evening of ellery items, costly electronic resident of Bhagat Singh colony following which argument book,” the senior police official December 7 a complaint was gadgets like camera, laptop, and in Usmanpur area. broke out between them. added. Earlier, a 21-year-old received in which the com- mobile phones,” said the DCP. Sushil parent’s alleged that Following the heated argu- biker, Yogesh Chaudhary, was plainant said that he had “The accused further dis- he was killed by one of his ment one of the two men on shot dead by two men follow- parked his vehicle on Mandir closed that they used to sale out friend travelling with him in scooty took out a gun and shot ing an altercation after his car. Refuting the family allega- Sushil,” said the senior police motorcycle grazed their car in tions Meghna Yadav, Deputy official. Acharya Niketan near Mayur Commissioner of Police “Sushil was shot in thigh. Vihar Phase-1 in East Delhi in % &'&( (DCP), Shahdara district said His friends took him to near- the wee hours of Monday. He the case is of road rage and in by hospital where he suc- was shot five times. The initial investigation no per- cumbed to his injuries during accused are still at large. sonal enmity angle was found. treatment. Doctors said he A police officer said the       According to a senior died due to excessive bleeding,” modus operandi in both the police official, the incident said the senior police official. incidents is the same and police took place around 11 pm on “A case of murder has been teams are working to nab the   )  *  Monday when Sushil, along registered on the statement killers. “Two incidents of the with his five friends including given by deceased friends. A similar nature in a short span three women, was on his back police team is scanning CCTV is a cause of worry and we are “The money to home when at Sai Chowk in cameras installed in the vicin- working to identify the crimi- was concealed Geeta colony a scooty coming ity and its adjoining areas. It nals”, he added. in rolls of gift wrapping sheets kept in their baggage. The  $$ '  duo also admit- ted to smuggle foreign currency around Rs 50   +#  Lakh earlier in October 2018 %%   & /0 ,1' Police revealed that Sanjeev “During investigation, with same has previously been involved in police found that Sanjeev was modus operan- he Delhi Police has busted criminal activities since 1988 absent from the crime scene %%   & /0 ,1' di,” Dr Singh said. Ta gang of infamous pick- and has previously been arrest- since February, 2018 and no “The recovered foreign pockets “Ghoda Pachhad” who ed in 32 cases of dacoity, rob- surveillance could be mounted elhi Customs officials at currency has been seized. Both targeted buses plying especial- bery, and attempt to murder, on his activities. DIndira Gandhi the passengers have been ly on MB Road route. One theft, arms act and more. For past few months International (IGI) airport have arrested under the provision member of the gang called “Due to his age, the king- accused was in hibernation arrested two men who were section 104 of customs act. ‘Machine’ was skilled at pock- pin Sanjeev reportedly formed and was staying with his asso- allegedly trying to smuggle Further investigation is going eting wallets and phones, while his gang of pick-pockets and ciates at Sangam Vihar and reg- out foreign currency. The cus- on,” Dr Singh added. three others would distract the inducted three others identified ularly changing his location,” toms official have recovered Delhi Customs department target and were termed as as Aarif Khan (21), Zia-Ul- Hareesh said. around five lakh US dollar over last 8 months have seized ‘Thekbaaj’, police said Tuesday. Haq, (30) and Mohammad Police revealed that the from their possession. a total of 16.90 crores of foreign Four persons including Saman (25). All the members accused persons also kept According to Dr currency. In the previous 3 their kingpin Sanjeev (49) alias of the gang are addicted to weapons with them so that they Amandeep Singh, Additional months - about 5.2 crores worth Ghoda Pacchad were arrested alcohol and marijuana and can threaten their victims in Commissioner of Customs, was seized. This is the year’s from MB Road at around 6 pm pick-pocketed buses to fund case they retaliate. Two specific inputs were received largest seizure of foreign cur- after police received informa- their addiction,” Additional Country-made pistols with two regarding two passengers rency. tion that they would be arriv- Deputy Commissioner of live cartridges and two button would be boarding flight to ing in the location for pick- Police (Southeast) Hareesh H P. knives were recovered from Dubai and are carrying foreign pocketing. their arrest, police said. currency. “Acting on the tip off, all flights to Dubai was scanned within one hour and finally the duo was apprehended. A detailed personal and baggage search of the both resulted in the recovery of 5,07,800 US dollar equivalent to around 3 crore,” said Dr Singh.

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The Delhi, took cognisance of some during the inspection and %%   & /0 ,1' this immense contribution and university has also constituted media reports regarding the ordered registration of an FIR %%   & /0 ,1' providing meritorious services New Delhi: A Delhi court on a committee to look into the question asked in the examina- against the company. “The he Delhi Government will in patient care and quality Tuesday allowed the Central matter and has asked it to sub- tion held on December 7 for LB- Labour Minister has directed elhi Bharatiya Janta Party Tdevelop four more Maulana dental education, all Nine den- Bureau of Investigation (CBI) mit the report within 10 days. 205 ‘Law of crimes-1’ and con- the firm officials to appear D(BJP) president Azad Institute of Dental tal specialties of the Institute plea seeking permission to take Taking cognizance of sev- stituted a committee to look into before the deputy labour com- Manoj Tiwari visited Timarpur Sciences (MAIDS) and will set were awarded. The Heads of specimens of signature and eral media reports about the the issues involved and submit missioner’s office with proper Jhuggi Basti in North Delhi up 100 dental clinics in Delhi. various departments received handwriting samples of incident, the Controller of a report within 10 days,” said a documents on December 26.” and apprised residents about Health Minister Satyender Jain, this award on behalf of the Christian Michel, the alleged Examination (Operations), statement from the varsity. On Monday, the Labour the various social welfare poli- presiding over Delhi Smiles — Faculty, Staff and Students of middleman who has been Guru Gobind Singh The varsity officials said department had launched a 10- cies of the Central Dental health Utsav, said the the Department. chargesheeted in the graft-taint- Indraprastha University, Delhi the question has been deleted. day special drive to check Government. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Health minister also gave ed Agusta Westland VVIP chop- constituted a committee to It will also issue an advisory to whether minimum wage rules A senior BJP leader said priority is to upgrade public commendations to the Heads per deal. Special CBI Judge look into the matter on examiners not to ask such are being followed in Delhi. It that the residents complained health services and extend the of Departments -Dr.Sunita Arvind Kumar passed the Tuesday. The committee has questions,” he had said. “No was conducted at 20 public and about the scarcity of drinking better healthcare services to the Gupta- Oral Medicine and order after Michel’s counsel been asked to submit the report marks will be awarded for the private institutions in north- water in the area, increasing citizens in capital by giving spe- Radiology Dr Sujata Mohanty- said he has no objections to the within 10 days. question. Those who are set- west districts on Monday. power tariff and law and order cial focus and requesting the Dental Clinics in Delhi to Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr CBI’s plea and he wanted to “Ahmed, a Muslim kills a ting the question paper will be The minimum wages problem. Tiwari listened to government to allocate and serve and provide better health Mahesh Verma/Dr.Sadhana prove his client’s innocence. cow in a market in the presence issued an advisory that such applicable in Delhi from their problem and assured avail major share of budget. care facilities to the people,” Mathe- Prosthodontic. Dr The CBI has said Michel’s of Rohit, Tushar, Manav and questions are not asked in the November this year are 14,000 them to solve it as soon as pos- “For achieving better goals said Jain. Sangita Talwar- Conservative handwriting and signature Rahul, who are Hindus. Has future. If anyone is found per month for unskilled work- sible, he said. and progress, the game of file- Jain also released a postal Dentistry and Endodontics. samples are required to match Ahmed committed any offence,” guilty in the matter, they can ers; 15,400 per month for Tiwari said that Delhi file playing should be stopped. stamp brought out by the Dr Tulika Tripathy- them with the documents stated the question paper given be debarred from the exami- semi-skilled workers and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Only then you can ensure bet- Department of Post and Orthodontics. Dr Mridula which are already in the pos- to third semester LLB students. nation process,” said a varsi- 16,962 monthly for skilled said that it is unfortunate that ter results and achieve the bet- Telegraph, Government of Goswami. Dr Arundeep Kaur session of the agency. PTI The question was put under the ty official. workers. even after three and half years ter goal, adding, “Delhi India, commemorating 35 Lamba- Periodontics. Dr of Kejriwal Government, the Government will develop four years of excellence in Dental Aaditya Urs- Oral Pathology. residents have not been pro- more such MAIDS making healthcare in India, MAIDS. Dr Vikrant Mohanty- Public vided the basic amenities. total number of five and 100 In appreciation towards Health Dentistry. /   "0 
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Ramakrishnan signed the Training (DoPT) said the task '&* O '  adverse effect on the morale of notifies areas close to National for 641 National Parks and ty support to save the winged The organisations also agreement on behalf of the of selection of suitable candi-  'P&  the civil servants due to such Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries Wildlife Sanctuaries,” he said, beauties from getting hit by the expressed concern that while Indian Navy at the Italian dates from amongst those who  '  &  appointments. as ESZ, aimed at creating “shock adding that “no proposals have transmission lines. the erection of power lines in Naval Headquarters in Rome had applied for the posts in In a written reply to Lok absorbers” for protected animals been received in respect of 21 Listed as critically endan- and around GIB habitat is on Monday, the Navy said here select government departments )  Sabha in July, Minister of State and birds by regulating and National Parks and Wildlife gered species by the against the 2013 guidelines for in a twitter here on Tuesday. through ‘lateral entry’ mode &  for Personnel Jitendra Singh managing activities there. Sanctuaries”. International Union for the recovery of the species The multilateral construct was entrusted to the Union  &' & had said the government had It can direct that certain The law officer also said the Conservation of Nature, the given by the Union comprises of 30 countries and is Public Service Commission decided to undertake lateral industries and operations are Centre has accepted and noti- GIB is found only in India. Environment Ministry, unfor- steered by Italy. The information (UPSC) by the competent ! &)' : recruitment of 10 joint secre- not carried out, or subjected to fied ESZs for 289 National Majority of the surviving birds tunately, vital grasslands are not is available primarily through the authority on October 29. taries on contractual basis in safeguards, in ESZs. Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are found in the fragmented given the strict environmental Automatic Identification System “All candidates who have (http://www.Upsc.Gov.In) and order to achieve the twin objec- A bench comprising as on November 26 this year, grasslands of Rajasthan and scrutiny they deserve before (AIS) which are fitted on mer- already submitted their appli- DoPT (https://lateral.Nic.In). tives of bringing in fresh talent Justices Madan B Lokur, Deepak and draft notifications for 206 Gujarat, along with a few indi- developmental projects are chant ships with more than 300 cations online to the DoPT are All candidates are advised to as well as augmenting the avail- Gupta and Hemant Gupta was were ready. viduals in Maharashtra, Andhra sanctioned. Gross Registered Tonnage as now requested to fill up a visit the website as well as ability of manpower. informed that there were 662 “We expect the Ministry of Pradesh and Karnataka. In “India’s push towards mandated by the International Detailed Application Form check their registered emails for Government think tank National Parks and Wildlife Environment, Forests and 1969, over 1,000 GIB roamed renewable energy is laudable, Maritime Organisation. (DAF) which seeks to obtain detailed information, it said. Niti Ayog, in its three-year Sanctuaries in the country, and Climate Change to actively pur- the country’s grasslands, but but power transmission strate- The AIS information com- additional specific informa- The DoPT had invited action agenda 2017-18 to 2019- state governments and Union sue the preparation of the draft their numbers have plummet- gies need to be in line with this prises name, MMSI number, tion from the candidates applications from talented and 20, highlighted it was essential Territories’ administrations have Notification and to issue a final ed owing to habitat loss as well green vision and Bustard position, course, speed, last port regarding qualifications and motivated Indian nationals will- that specialists be inducted not even moved any proposal to Notification at the earliest,” the as power lines. Most mortalities Recovery Guidelines. While visited, destination and so on. experience so as to facilitate the ing to contribute towards nation into the system through later- the Centre for declaring ESZs in bench ordered. happen in low-light conditions private companies generate This information can be picked selection process,” it said. building to join the government al entry on fixed-term contract, 21 such areas. On the issue of 21 such such as twilight, when birds fly clean energy, it is up to India’s up through various AIS sensors The term lateral entry at the level of joint secretary on the minister said. “Under the circumstances, parks and sanctuaries, the apex between foraging and roosting Power and New and Renewable including coastal AIS chains refers to the appointment of contract basis on June 10. The Sectoral Group of we direct that an area of 10 Kms court asked the Centre to go grounds. Ministries to ensure that this and satellite based receivers. specialists, mainly those from The ten department/min- Secretaries (SGoS) submitted a around these 21 National Parks ahead and declare ESZs at the “Though many of the energy reaches its destination Indian Navy is mandated private sector, in government istries of the government are: report in February, 2017 in and Wildlife Sanctuaries be earliest. threats to the Great Indian without causing extinction of to conclude white shipping organisations. Department of Revenue, which it has inter alia been declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone Some prominent national Bustard, such as habitat loss, any species,” said the organi- information exchange agree- An email is also being issued Department of Financial observed that there was a short- by the MoEF. The declaration be Parks and wildlife sanctuaries are being addressed there is one sations in their letter written to ments with 36 countries and separately to each of the candi- Services, Department of age of officers at the joint sec- made by the MoEF at the ear- without operational ESZs swinging axe that could seal the Marked to Raj Kumar Singh, three multi-national constructs, dates who have applied, through Agriculture, Ministry of Road retary, director, deputy secre- liest. include Pobitora Sanctuary of bird’s fate. The overhead power Minister of State for Power and officials said here. Till date, 19 their registered email ID indi- Transport and Highways, tary levels, due to reduction in “Liberty is granted to the Assam, Hemis High Altitude transmission lines that criss- New and Renewable Energy white shipping agreements cated in their online applications Ministry of Shipping, Ministry recruitment in the service dur- state governments to move an National Park and Kishtewar cross GIB habitat are killing Ministry. have been signed of which 12 submitted in response to the of Environment and Forest, ing 1995-2002. application for modification of National Park of Jammu and these low-flying, ground- “Fortunately, we have a have been operationalised. DoPT advertisement. Ministry of New and “Based on the recommen- this order along with proposal Kashmir, Jogimatti Sanctuary of dwelling birds,” said the cam- solution. Overhead transmis- India has also set up a large The candidates may access Renewable Energy, Ministry of dation of SGoS, the govern- only two weeks after submission Karnataka, Deolgaon Rehekuri paign launched by The Great sion lines can be placed under- network of coastal chain radars the link indicated in the email Civil Aviation, Department of ment has decided to undertake of the proposals to the MoEF,” Sanctuary of Maharashtra, Siroi Indian Bustard Campaign has ground. Yes, this is more which track the m0vement of and submit online all the req- Economic Affairs and lateral recruitment of 10 joint the bench noted in its order. National Park of Manipur, been launched by the expensive, but experts con- sea and ocean traffic. Such uisite information asked for in Department of Commerce. secretaries on contract basis in The 21 National Parks and Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary Nature Foundation, firm that such an intervention multilateral agreements are the DAF before 6 pm on A total of 6,077 applications order to achieve the twin objec- Wildlife Sanctuaries, without Sanctuary The Corbett Foundation and has reduced mortality of anoth- necessitated due to the large January 1. were received by the DoPT for tives of bringing in fresh talent ESZ are in Assam, Jammu and of Meghalaya, Fakim Conservation India. er bustard species, the Great traffic in the Indian Ocean Detailed information about the 10 joint secretary posts. as well as augment the avail- Kashmir, Karnataka, Sanctuary of Nagaland and To corroborate their Bustard, in West Pannonia. which cannot be entirely mon- the process is available on the Usually, the posts of joint ability of manpower,” the min- Maharashtra, Manipur, Pilibhit Sanctuary of Uttar claims, they have cited a study This can work in India too,” itored by any one nation. website of UPSC secretaries are manned by IAS, ister had said. 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Ladakh 67.8 per cent and Statue of Unity in Gujarat's statue is being implemented by Municipal Corporation were sexually abused. demolished. We have been ing 38.8 per cent voting, elec- Bandipora recorded 46 per Kashmir 41.3 per cent in all the Narmada district, an official the Railway Ministry after the (MMC) on Tuesday ahead of its An MMC official issuing assigned to get the building tion officials said. cent polling, Baramulla 38.9 per phases," an official said. said here on Tuesday. PMO asked it to develop a demolition, an MMC official the demolition order said the vacated besides preparing the In the nine phases, Jammu cent, Budgam 38.8 per cent, The official said the first The world's tallest statue state-of-the-art station with a said. violation of the map design seizure list and getting the recorded 83.5 per cent voter Anantnag 24.8 per cent and phase on November 17 record- dedicated to India's first Home view to increase the tourist foot There is no specific infor- passed for constructing the videography done." turn out, Ladakh 67.8 per cent Ganderbal witnessed 20.9 per ed 74.1 per cent voting overall, Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai fall and boost local trade", the mation about the demolition shelter home building has been MMC Commissioner and Kashmir 41.3 per cent, they cent voting, the officials said. followed by 71.1 per cent in the Patel was unveiled by Prime official added. He said the date of the shelter home build- detected. Sanjay Dubey had said that the said. In the ninth phase, 430 can- second phase on November Minister Narendra Modi in Railway Board has sanctioned ing which was found to have "We (corporation) got the civic body would start demol- The polls passed off peace- didates were contesting for 55 20, 75.2 per cent in the third October this year. the work to convert 18-km been constructed in violation of Muzaffarpur shelter home ishing the building soon after fully amid tight security with no sarpanch and 138 panch posts. phase on November 24 and 71.3 President Ram Nath Kovind Dabhoi-Chandod narrow gauge the map design passed by vacated to demolish its build- preparing the seizure list and untoward incident despite a Sixty-eight sarpanchs and 433 per cent polling in the fourth will lay the foundation stone for into broad gauge and extension MMC, he said. ing. A seizure list of articles completing the videography boycott call given by sepa- panchs had already been elect- phase on November 27. the Kevadiya railway station, from Chandod to Kevadia The civic body ordered belonging to the shelter home of entire building. ratists and the lurking threat of ed unopposed in this phase. In the fifth phase, 71.1 per which will be located at a dis- Colony by constructing a new the demolition of the building was prepared under the super- After the shelter home violence by terrorists, they said. An electorate of 68,745 was cent voting was witnessed on tance of five kms from the 32-km line. on November 12. vision of the magistrate. The scandal came to light, Brajesh Voting for the final phase eligible to vote for sarpanch November 29, 76.9 per cent on imposing structure, on "We are carrying out works The scandal at the shelter videography of the entire build- Thakur, who is the prime was held Tuesday at 452 polling constituencies and 20,688 for December 1, 75.3 per cent December 15, the Western on 50-km railway tracks to facil- home called 'Balika Grih', run ing has also been carried out," accused, and others were stations spread across seven dis- panch constituencies in the on December 4 nd 79.9 per Railway (WR) official told PTI. itate this railway station which by Brajesh Thakur's NGO 'Seva MMC city manager Om booked on May 30, 2018. The tricts of Kashmir division and ninth phase. cent voter turnout was record- Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay would cost around 663.29 Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti', Prakash told reporters here. state government later handed it ended peacefully at 2 pm, the "With the completion of ed in the eighth phase on Rupani and Railway Minister crore," said the official. PTI came to light earlier this year Asked when the building over the probe to the CBI. PTI officials said. voting, overall 74 per cent December 8. PTI 
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The politics. who was a consistent vote shock treatment in its Assembly infighting within the State BJP The setbacks for the BJP catcher for the party in most of poll defeats at the hands of its and differences between Party augur ill for the 2019 Lok Sabha the Assembly polls before the arch rival and claimant to the President Amit Shah and Raje polls. In 2014, BJP had won of charisma started losing its gloss power at the Centre. also did not help Congress cause 62 of 65 Lok Sabha seats of these with the Gujarat and Karnataka The excessive centralisation a steep increase its tally in the three States. And it is calculat- polls. Elections in Madhya of decision making power in few state. ed that given the Assembly seg- Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and hands, dependence on robotic This, however, is not con- ments won by the Congress Rajasthan were fought with the social media or even much on BJP's Governance 'failures'. created for itself that recoiled on solation for the BJP which has (roughly five segments consti- regional satraps leading from the touted 'Panna Pramukh model' Not recognising farmers' march the party. lost its core Hindi-heartland, tute a LS constituency) in three front despite the incumbency had apparently created a dis- to Delhi as a 'real one' was part Rajasthan, which is tradi- particularly Madhya Pradesh, States, BJP could lose a good 31 sword. Would the same incum- connect with the real issues of one of the problems that BJP tionally known for not return- where it had the support base of seats in the LS poll in 2019. bency rub Modi wrong way? that mattered most to the voting masses. 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The gains for the NDA had With the winning trend in and would require a detailed Rajasthan and Madhya Rashtriya Samiti and Telugu The BJP is set to introduce come this year, when Rajya different States, BJP was hop- analysis of the poll results at a Pradesh would dent the immi- Desam Party with six each and triple talaq bill again in the RS Sabha elections happened in ing that the NDA could inch mircro-level. nent position which the BJP Rashriya Janata Dal 5. in the winter session that com- 19 different States for 58 seats forward towards a majority in Despite the 15-year-long was seeking to attain in the After it assumed power at menced on Monday. with the BJP winning nine out the Upper house by next year incumbency of the BJP rule in Upper House where it had the Centre on May 26, 214, With clear defeats in of the ten seats from UP itself when at least eight vacancies Madhya Pradesh, the party had already gained the status of gaining absolute majority in Rajasthan (Assembly strength where It had gained thumping are up for grab . retained its turf in the urban cen- single largest party after its the Lok Sabha, the BJP had to 200) and Chhattisgarh ( (90 majority in the Assembly elec- The poll reverses in three tres even as it freely slipped in thumping win in Uttar struggle in the Upper House seats)) and losing numbers in tions, last year. states would put a sudden the rural areas and gave advan- Pradesh, Uttarakhand and where the Opposition, mainly Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) to The results of March bien- halt on NDA's ambitions to tage Congress which otherwise Himachal Pradesh, last year. the Congress, blocked several the Congress, BJP may accede nial elections across the coun- work out its RS strength to its did not seem to be capitalising Currently BJP has 73 key legislations, including the RS strength to the Congress try had given an edge to the existing heavy presence in LS. $        $7"

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It is a differ-    #              That NC or its leadership had no politics of Kashmir but also ensured that the Praja Parishad was to achieve full full applicability to their respective ent story that the four taking advantage    O #    $   $      $   role to play in the decision-making the pro-Pakistan leadership remained integration of Jammu & Kashmir with States, except Jammu & Kashmir due of the prevailing security and political # , ,         " *        process as far as the accession of the State isolated. It became evident that the the Indian Union, like other States and to manipulations of Sheikh Abdullah. instability in the State decided to sit out        /   2     is concerned is also an empirically Sheikh harboured political ambitions safeguard the legitimate democratic Thus, when the rest of the nation and not join the Constituent Assembly              , ( proven fact. 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To fill this vac- turing the throne of Jammu & Kashmir 3            repeated statements by NC leaders that autonomous State under the patronage He started believing that Kashmir’s uum, Article 370 was inserted in the much against the wishes of two-thirds         #       “we decided to accede to India or our of Nehru-ruled India. aspirations could not be met within the Indian Constitution, with hopes that of the State’s population comprising the    (          %,# accession to India is conditional or that The interim Government was insti- Indian Union. On the other hand, Jammu & Kashmir would, once the sit- Jammu and Ladakh regions and non- the merger with India has not taken tuted by a proclamation made by the Jammu and Ladakh clamoured for a uation normalises, integrate like Kashmiri speaking Muslims of !    ! /          place” are all motivated and misleading Maharaja on March 5, 1948. A Council complete merger with India. The emer- other States of the Union (hence the Kashmir and the Shias of Kargil. In                with the deliberate intent of sowing the of Ministers with Sheikh Abdullah as the gence of Kashmiri identity led Sheikh use of the term ‘temporary provisions’ this, he enjoyed the full support and        *0$     89:@  # *0$S seeds of ‘exclusivity’ among the Kashmiri Prime Minister was constituted to con- Abdullah to start differentiating between in the title of the Article). confidence of Pandit Nehru.        2        ( population. The same was confirmed by duct the administration of the State. The ‘Muslims and non-Muslims of the State’. Another myth created by a few Though Jammu & Kashmir has     E9      1   +  party ideologue Sheikh Nazir Ahmad, Council was to function on the princi- It became imminent that his agenda Kashmiri leaders is about merger been declared an integral part of India            / %   who said, “Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah ple of joint responsibility. 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Tuesday continued to rise as "With the discovery of this new bug, we have decided to expe- caster CCTV reported on Tuesday. "We are continuing our missile tests and this two Russian bombers capable dite the shutdown of all Google+ APIs; this will occur within The system was a part of the Civil recent one was a. Significant test," the Fars news of carrying nuclear weapons the next 90 days. Aviation Administration of China's attempt agency reported, citing Revolutionary Guards aero- landed in Venezuela in a show "In addition, we have also decided to accelerate the sunset- to improve the service. space commander Brigadier General Amirali of support for the government ting of consumer Google+ from August 2019 to April 2019. While The Shenzhen International Airport Hajizadeh. 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Iran reined in most of its nuclear Venezuelan capital on Monday launched in May at the airport, from where programme under a landmark 2015 deal with major along with two other Russian around 30 airlines operate on a daily basis. powers, but has continued to develop its ballistic mis- planes. A pair of jets also vis-   ! 4 Close to 100,000 passengers tested the ser- sile technology. ited in 2013. vice then. IANS A UN Security Council US Secretary of State Mike resolution adopted after the Pompeo said the move agreement calls on Iran to amounted to "two corrupt gov- (#  !  refrain from testing missiles ernments squandering public capable of carrying a nuclear funds and squelching liberty weapon, but does not specifi- and freedom while their peo- # !  
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The it guarantees, tax exemptions, hundreds at source, incentivises compliance, promising technologies and patents of Delhi Paramedical & Students will learn how to fact that in the next couple of of incubators and start-up competitions. penalises non-compliance through a and use their own internal R&D and Management Institute, New design, analyse and test trans- decades, India will have a large por- Before the Start-up India initia- business model built around a solution product management competence to Ashok Nagar, Delhi. forming robots, autonomous tion of its population joining the tive, there were only four states with that can implemented at scale. ensure a lab to market transition. Deadline: December 25, vehicles and other complex elec- working age group, the ‘demograph- start-up policies, while now with ,(*3A"5'&  The type of scale required to make However, lack of business entre- 2018. For more details, log on to tro-mechanical systems and ic dividend’, is often touted as a huge Manipur and Meghalaya in August, a dent in any of the complex chal- preneurship in the social/development www.dpmiindia.com. boost their career prospects by fillip to economic growth particularly and most recently Goa in September, &4 4 & 541' lenges facing India will necessarily sector creates a huge gap between the spending a year in industry. relative to China, which has the there are over 18 states with start-up require a technological intervention. lab and market as the deep science and     Students pay reduced fees to the fastest aging population. policies and initiatives. Maharashtra '&1 3*'(,B Across our much vaunted science and technology innovations remain The Knowledge@Wharton university for that year and One million Indians enter the launched one of the largest initiatives 0 6 ,3 & technology-focused academic insti- trapped in the labs, despite their High School (KWHS), a part of they can earn a salary. workforce every month, but with in May with the aim to open 15 incu- tutions like the IISc, IITs, NITs, and tremendous potential. the Wharton School of the Students will also be shown insufficient jobs to channel their tal- bators, attract 5,000 crore in invest-  *34*4 ( ( AIIMS, and our lauded research insti- Programmes like Entrepreneurs University of Pennsylvania, how to control robotic systems ent toward productive activity, the ments, and create 500,000 jobs via +(" / &1 tutes under Department of Atomic for Impact (E4i) helps to unlock this invites application for its upcom- using modern microprocessor predicted economic growth will fail to 10,000 start-ups over five years. Energy (DAE), Department of Science potential and support early-stage ing summer programme— technology. They can also materialise. Although India’s infra- In terms of the Global ,("B1 (4  and Technology (DST), Department start-ups to solve India’s complex KWHS Global Young Leaders explore advanced concepts structure has struggled to keep up Entrepreneurship Development Index (1 of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of socio-economic and environmental Academy (GYLA) for high including manufacturing sys- with the heightened pace of econom- (GEDI), although India’s score has Scientific & Industrial Research challenges through the power of school students to experience tems, noise and vibration con- ic activity post-market liberalisation, increased from 23 in 2010, to 24.9, '&&36('3& (CSIR), and others, innovative tech- entrepreneurship and innovation. introductory business and trol, spacecraft systems and which has exacerbated India’s socio- 25.8 and 28.4 in 2016 to 2018, we rank 4 ('&4( 0'& nologies are constantly developed The E4i programme, which is a 12- finance education. robot technology. economic and environmental prob- right in the middle at 68 out of 137 that could potentially help solve month immersive fellowship funded This programme will con- The work placement will lems, social entrepreneurship can countries. There are also large gains 1 ,("0 ' India’s complex problems. by Tata Trusts, equips passionate duct five sessions in 2019. GYLA put their learning into context. channel the energy of India’s youth to to be had in technology absorption 1 '44  &035 However, many of these innova- entrepreneurs-in-the-making to lever- provides a deeper understand- At the end of the second year, solve her complex challenges. because for the past two years, tech- tions remain in the lab as prototypes age India’s deep science, innovation ing of entrepreneurship, busi- students may choose to transfer Over the last decade, the nology absorption has been our low- 3 &'(, and don’t even reach pilot stage, and entrepreneurship environment to ness and personal finance and to the four-year MEng course Government of India has had several est component of the index. much less commercialisation. This is build social enterprises. Entrepreneurs equips students with the skills to Eligibility: Eighty per cent new initiatives to support entrepre- Therefore, deep science and technol- because, apart from the few outliers/ and innovators are encouraged to cre- excel in the global marketplace. marks in Class XII. International neurship. The Start-up India initiative ogy-based entrepreneurship remains unique cases, the innovators behind ate co-founding teams and are pro- It will include a session on US students need overall IELTS (January 2016) provides mentoring, a critically unused tool to address the R&D may not have the inclination vided appropriate resources to build college admissions to help stu- grade of 6.0 with a minimum of access to funds, knowledge support, and India’s complex problems. or risk appetite to turn into an entre- start-ups that solve some of India’s dents understand the experience 5.5 in each component, or an has set up research centres and incu- Innovation is critical for a solution preneur and take these technologies most critical social, economic and of applying to American colleges equivalent English language bation centres across India. There have to be scalable and achieve impact. You to market. environmental challenges. and universities. The partici- qualification. been large efforts to build an ecosystem may be able to mobilise thousands to Lack of risk capital and other pants also get a chance to be a Fee: £22600 per year. to support entrepreneurs like provid- clean the trash in one particular local- enablers makes it difficult for anyone !     +   - # part of a community-service Scholarships: The univer- ing legal support, fast-tracking IP ity over a weekend. But trash will build to take the business and career risk. "   project and receive a certificate sity offers 50 International that recognises their volunteer Undergraduate Merit hours; visit cultural centers; Scholarships in 2019. The schol- participate in social activities; arships are competitive awards * % 
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For more information, dedicated to Alternative Education(s): Dwivedi, chairman, south zone Environment Exposition certificate from email at [email protected] Philosophy, Practice & Policy. Scheduled to be Quality Estimation Centre, Chennai. (MAE) which is scheduled to be Knowledge@Wharton High and log on to held on December 14, 2018 from 10 am to 6 While addressing the conference, held on December 14 from School upon successful com- http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/u pm at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, the Dwivedi, who is also a renowned sci- 9.30 am to 4 pm at the Shri Ram pletion of the programme. ndergraduates conference will conclude with the screening entist in the areas of quality estimation School, Vasant Vihar. The Mad and award ceremony of EduDoc— and safety, pointed out that con- About Series is an annual event International Short Film Competition. sumption of water and food was                 &#! that showcases learnings Dr Sugata Mitra, professor at Newcastle increasing among the people and it is through the year on a particu-    University, UK & Ted Prize winner will deliv- important to know their quality and lar theme. er the keynote speech at the conference fol- safety levels. The guidelines were :     This event is the joint efforts lowed by three sessions focusing on a specif- given to laboratories to ascertain the of the Shri community — the ic aspect of the larger theme. The conference quality of products made in industries. he annual All India Women’s PTA and the school. Scheduled will be attended by 200 participants and It would be possible to learn about the TBadminton Tournament is all set over the course of a day, the include thematic sessions on the philosophy new technologies likely to be known to take place on December 13 at Mad About Environment event and practice of alternate education in India, through the proceedings of the con- Vellore Institute of Technology aims to create awareness, pro- as well as the policy framework for such mod- ference towards ensuring quality (VIT). The south zone Inter- vide alternatives and pave way els of learning. norms are adhered to. University Women's Badminton for sustainable living which is Other prominent speakers include Anil Organised by the School of tournament witnessed players from the need of the hour. Swarup, former secretary, Department of Advanced Sciences and School of 82 universities from Andhra The event promises a take School Education and Literacy, Government Electrical Engineering of VIT, Pradesh, Karnataka, Telengana, away for anyone attending it, of India; Padma Shri Geeta Dharmarajan, Professor S Sivabalan, dean, School of Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, and Dibrugarh University, Assam through speakers pavilion fea- founder, Katha; Gitanjali JB co-founder, Electrical Engineering welcomed the representing the South zone. participated from East zone where- turing eminent speakers, inno- Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh; gathering. Professor Anand A Samuel, The top four teams — Jain as Mumbai University, Savitri Bhai vations platform and fun filled Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, professor, Education VC of VIT, presided over the function. University, Kozhikode; Kozhikode Phule University, Pune; Devi hands-on workshops for all. A & International Development at the Institute SR Venkatapathy of ISI, Bengaluru University; Andhra University and Ahalyabai University, Indore and captivating photo exhibit space, of Education, London University; Vidhi Jain, and Srikanth Chandrasekaran, senior SRM University — were selected to Maharashtra University Nashik rep- dazzling performances by stu- co-founder, Shikshantar; Anju Musafir, director, quality and technology at take part in the All India Women’s resented the West zone. The North dents, stalls by NGOs and founder, Mahatma Gandhi International Institute for Electrical and Electronics Badminton Tournament. Similarly, zone universities participating in the organisations working in the School; Supriya Joshi, founder member, Engineering, Bengaluru, were guests the other teams also competed from all India tournament include Delhi fields of conscientious envi- "       -  3-5     )  Swashikshan: Indian Association of of honour on the occasion. 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To ensure Become Better Listeners: When a National Talent Search Social Science and 20 from strong in Mathematics and Science thoroughly. you are on the right track, it is company is hiring for the C-suite, it does Examination (NTSE). The aim of Mathematics. The idea is to assess but average in MAT and weak in Strengthen your MAT sec- important to have a mentor to not necessarily pamper a CXO’s ego. this exam is to identify and recog- the subject knowledge, reasoning social sciences, then you can work tion: The MAT and SAT carry guide you and show you the right What matters is what you bring to the  !!' nise students with high intellect and ability and logical thinking of the on your weaknesses and turn them equal weight. Therefore, it is criti- path in your success journey. table and how useful you can be to the   "   /  academic talent at the high-school candidates. cal to give due time to both the Always interact with the mentor company based on your experience. level. It is a national-level scholar- The Mental Ability Test (MAT) papers while preparing. Some of us and seniors for do’s and don’ts. While certainly, most people at C-level ship programme one of the oldest also comprises of 100 MCQs with tend to overdo preparation of three Early preparation: Start positions have accomplished much in acknowledge this when needed if they and most prestigious examina- only one out of four options cor- 1 &  @( subjects but in the process tend to preparing at the earliest will lay the their career, yet recruiters need to ascer- want to grow professionally. They should tions in India conducted by the rect. Each question carries 1 mark. (*((5&'S5 ignore MAT. However, it is impor- right foundation for further stud- tain whether a candidate is a good be willing to work on the skills they lack National Council of Educational There is no negative marking. It has tant to realise that MAT carries ies. Success is a result of practice match for their company. It’s a good idea and make themselves more marketable Research and Training (NCERT) at a variety of questions about analo- ,(A34A34 more weight than any of the sub- and preparation with determina- to leave one’s ego during interviews and if needed. An ideal CXO candidate is one the secondary school level. It is a gies, classification, series, pattern 1 50 &3 jects. This section tests mental tion. to listen rather than to inform. who talks about the success of their team two-tier exam — Stage I (State perception, hidden figures, coding- ability. You must give enough time Value the time: Utilise your Bring Your Own Thoughts: It’s and not only of personal success. level) is conducted by the decoding, block assembly, problem- *1 *1 '4 for the preparation of this part. every minute properly. Devote common for such candidates to ask the Connect With Leadership States/Union Territories and Stage- solving, etc. Here, the goal is to *(("','?B Work on your SAT section: your quality time to those areas interviewer about the company where Consultants: One of the biggest mistakes II (national level) is conducted by gauge the power of reasoning, Follow NCERT. You must also where you are lacking. Once you they are interviewing for a CXO position a CXO candidate can make is not culti- NCERT. The objective of the two- ability to judge, evaluate, visualise 3 &'(,' read a good general knowledge have mended your loopholes, rather than allowing the company to vating relationships with recruiters. tier exam is to identify the talent- in space and spatial orientation of (,33'&35 book for miscellaneous questions. divide your time equally with all the judge whether the candidate would be a Many C-level candidates don't respond ed students who have a special apti- the candidates. 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Hence CXO candidates should ered by the exam. Every year, mark with no negative marks. and know the sections that con- Keep practicing: Regular prac- ing their own thoughts to the interview remain in regular touch with leadership lakhs of students appear for this This level of exam tests the students' into strengths for an overall very sume more time. tice is what will get you through. and by not asking questions excessively. consultants. scholarship exam, out of which potential concerning their mental good or excellent score. Once you Analyse performance: Make Solve as many questions of mental Talk About the Success of Their Every candidate must realise that 1,000 scholarships are awarded. The ability and scholastic aptitude. know your weak points, draft a sure you minutely assess what you ability as possible so that you are Team: They should be open to coaching they must allow a company to judge scholarship is open only to the stu- Students who clear the stage II plan. Study and revise the subject could do and what you had a hard not shocked on the exam day. Take and be accepting when shown that their whether they would be a good fit for a dents of Indian nationality, whether are eligible for the NTSE scholar- matter if needed. Allocate time for time with. Was it the subject under- the help of your school seniors and experience does not make them as company. Also, knowing that everyone, they are studying in India or ship. There are no restrictions like different sections of the exam. standing you lacked? Or did you teachers. With practice, you’ll also unique as they believe they are. While including themselves will need to search abroad in Class X or equivalent. parental income, Government Follow NCERT books: Follow miss out on the scores because of get more confident about your many such candidates have skills that for a job should make CXO candidates First Level-Stage I: The first school and domicile. However, no books of Classes IX and X. 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  "15"(& /(4 xpecting the Netherlands to be their quarterfinal opponents in Ethe World Cup, India captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said  "15"(& /(4V The Netherlands' first chance they will continue to play attacking hockey in a game where there came in the ninth minute but Charter will be no margin for error. akistan's miserable campaign at came out of his line to pull off brilliant India's quarterfinal opponents was decided after the conclusion the men's hockey World Cup save and deny Bob de Voogd. of the fourth cross-over match between world No 4 Netherlands and Pfinally came to an end after Seven seconds from the first Canada. Olympic Silver medallists Belgium quarter Netherlands earned their first And like everyone else, Manpreet too expected the Dutch to sail thrashed the four-time champions 5- penalty corner but Mink van der into the last-eight round. 0 in the third cross-over match at the Weerden's attempt sailed over the goal. "We are expecting Holland to come through because they are a Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. After 15 minutes of resistance, much better team. But whoever goes through our aim would be to Staring the match as favourites, Canada's resolute defence finally give our best. It is a knockout, do-or-die match and there is no sec- the Red Lions toyed with the Pakistani broke down seconds into the second ond chance. We can't afford to miss chances. At the same time, we defence which somehow managed to quarter when an unmarked Lars Balk need to be cautious and give less chances," the midfielder said. hold on in the opening 10 minutes. sliding try from Glenn Schuurman's "We need to play attacking hockey, our strength. When we try But once Alexander Hendricks pass found the back of the net past to play defensive, we tend to be too much defensive which provides (10th minute) converted a penalty Charter. more chances to opponents. We need to put pressure on them (from corner, the Pakistani defence broke Seconds later Netherlands got a the start)," Manpreet apart and gates opened up for golden chance to double their lead explained. Belgium. Besides, Hendricks, skipper when they were awarded a penalty The skipper said util- Thomsa Briels (13th), Cedric Charlier stroke but Charter once again came ising chances would be (27th), Sebastian Dockier (35th) and to his side's rescue to keep away Jeroen crucial to success in the Tom Boon (53rd) were the other goal Hertzberger's try. quarter-final. getters for Belgium. The Netherlands, however, dou- "But it will be a very While Pakistan will pack their bled their lead in the 20th minute tough match and bags and return home, Belgium will through Robert Kemperman, who whichever team utilises take Germany in the quarterfinals on slap shot from top of the circle found its chances will win," he Thursday. the Canadian net for the second said. The Red Lions, ranked third in time in the game. "If you progress to the world, came into the match as out- Canada's James Wallace feeble try the semi-finals you right favourites against the world No ed the opportunity while opting for a from close range was then easily par- always have an option of 13 Pakistan and they played like variation. ried away by Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin finishing in the podium. champions, dominating the proceed- Minutes later Ali Shan's reverse Blaak. You are just one match ings for major part of the 60 minutes. hit from inside the box sailed over the Chances came thick and fast for away from a medal. But Belgium's first scoring chance Belgium goal. the Netherlands as Thierry Brinkman if you lose in the quar- came from the very first move in the The missed chances hurt Pakistan was the next to be denied by Charter terfinals, you don't get a form of a penalty corner but the as Belgium extended their lead three before the Canadian goalie pulled off second option. Pakistani defence did enough to minutes from half time through another fine save to keep away "In the end it all boils thwart the danger. Charlier whose reverse hit from a tight Hertzberger's reverse hit. down to how we play. If Belgium kept up the pressure on angle found the back of the net after The Dutch resumed the second we get good chances and the fragile Pakistani defence and a getting a slight deflection of half at the same pace and continued miss them and obvious- secured back-to-back penalty corners Pakistani skipper Ammad Butt's to mount attacks on the opposition ly the opposition team will take advantage of it," he added. in the 10th minute, the second of sticks. goal and in the process secured Manpreet listed out a series of do's and don'ts if they are pitted which was converted by Hendricks Five minutes after the change of back-to-back penalty corners in the against three-time champions Netherlands. with a powerful low flick to the left ends, Belgium made the scoreline 4- 38th minute but the chances went "In the past we had good matches against Holland. In the corner of the goal. 0 through Dockier, who pushed in wasted. Champions Trophy we drew with Holland. We have also defeated them Three minutes later, Belgium after a fine one-two touch play from The Netherlands tripled their in the past. doubled their lead through skipper Charlier and Simon Gougnard. lead in the 40th minute Van Dam "Our aim would be to strengthen our defence. Holland has very Briels, who deflected in after being set While Belgium wasted two more scored from a rebound after Seve van good and experienced midfield. They also have good strikers. So, our up by Nicols de Kerpel's fine work penalty corners in the third quarter,  %   Netherlands will now play India Ass's initial shot was saved by Canada aim would be to break their moves early. We can't give them easy pass from the right flank. Pakistan too got a short corner but Ali Three-time champions in the last-eight round on Thursday. keeper Charter. chances and also need to convert our chances," he said. Pakistan improved their game in Mubashar's attempt went wide. Netherlands mauled lower-ranked In the match between world No A minute later, the Dutchmen Manpreet said the Hockey India League played a big part in the the second quarter and made some Down by four goals, Pakistan Canada 5-0 in the final cross-over 4 Netherlands and world No11 extended their lead when Brinkman progress of the Indian team. impressive moves but they lacked knew it was the end of the road for match to set up a quarterfinal clash Canada, the Dutch were early aggres- pushed in an open goal after being set "Before HIL we didn't knew these players of Holland, Australia ideas once inside the opposition cir- them. It was a one way thereafter as against hosts India. sor as they made continuous forays. up by Kemperman, who beat three etc. But since HIL started we all know each other having played against cle. Belgium made all the forays and Dominating the proceedings, The Canadians, on the other Canadian defenders with his brilliant them and shared the dressing room with them. The team has improved The final pass was lacking from earned two more penalty corners in Netherlands scored five field goals hand, preferred to sit back and defend stick work. a lot after HIL," he said. the Pakistanis as a result of which their the process. The last penalty corner through Lars Balk (16th minute), while looking for counters to surprise After wasting another penalty Manpreet didn't play the entire match against Canada in their build-ups hardly troubled the Belgian resulted in a penalty stroke as the ball Robert Kemperman (20th), Thijs van their opponents. corner, Netherlands made the score- last pool match because of fever but he has since recovered and will defence. hit the body of a Pakistani defender Dam (40th, 58th) and Thierry Canadian goalkeeper Andrew line 5-0 in their favour two minutes be a key figure in India's midfield on Thursday. Pakistan earned their first penal- and Boon made no mistake in con- Brinkman (41st) to register the com- Charter too made a number of bril- from full time through Van Dam's "I am fine now. In the last match I had fever so I couldn't play ty corner in the 16th minute but wast- verting the chance. fortable win at the Kalinga Stadium. liant saves to keep his side in the hunt. second goal of the day. the full match. But I am feeling better now," he said. !   #
 
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 5"(' Powar and Harmanpreet Rahul Johri of breaking rules so why can't we respect their dropped senior player Mithali while appointing Ravi Shastri as choice for New Zealand tour till amesh Powar, whose con- Raj for the knock-out game, the men's team coach in July last we get clarity on the committee. Rtroversial tenure as women's triggering a massive controver- year. We can go ahead and continue coach ended on November 30, sy. "I see nothing wrong in with the same coach. The views on Tuesday reapplied for the job women cricketers writing e- of the two senior players must after receiving strong support     mails regarding the coach. They not be ignored." from T20 captain Harmanpreet Diana Edulji said if Virat were truthful in expressing their "Virat did not accede to Kaur and her deputy Smriti Kohli can have a say in views unlike Virat who fre- Kumble continuing inspite of Mandhana. appointment of the men's team quently sent sms' to the CEO Cricket Advisory Committee The 40-year-old former coach, COA chief Vinod Rai (Johri) on which you acted and (CAC) saying, so then why not India spinner confirmed that he should also respect the views of there was a change in the these two players get what they has applied. the women's T20 captain coach," wrote Edulji. feel is best for the team." "Yes, I have applied this Harmanpreet Kaur, who wants Edulji said Harmanpreet The BCCI has named a evening because Smriti Powar's stint after the Romesh Powar to continue as and Vice Captain Smriti three-member ad-hoc com- (Mandhana), Harmanpreet Indian women's team lost to their coach. Mandhana's views on the coach mittee comprising Kapil Dev, (Kaur) have supported me and England in the semifinals of the In a letter written to Rai, must be considered. Anshuman Gaekwad and I can't let them (the girls) down World T20 last month. The COA member Edulji accused "The captain and vice cap- Shantha Rangaswamy to pick by not applying," said Powar. team management including the chairman and BCCI CEO tain have requested their choice Powar's successor.        The Yunnan Salt Industry 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Kunming International Marathon was held on December 2. Twenty thousand contestants from 51 countries and regions marched happily through beautiful scenery with blue sky, white clouds and seagulls competing for a good performance. Belay Olkeba Jene, an Ethiopian runner, finished the men’s full marathon by 2 hours 20 minutes and 49 seconds and achieved the best result. The competition was directed by the SCO Secretariat and Yunnan Provincial Governmentand hosted by Chinese Athletics Association, Yunnan Sports Bureau, the Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan Provincial Government and Kunming Municipal Government Photo by Zhang Tong

     

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