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Mandir issue despite having “Ram temple is a matter of over remark made by the Replying to a question, been in power at the Centre for national pride and glory. Just Supreme Court while post- Joshi said the RSS had never three terms since 1992 and why like Sardar Patel got Somnath state employees poning Ram Mandir hearing to disrespected the judicial pro- it revived the issue during elec- temple rebuilt, the Government January that it had its own pri- nouncements. “We are among tions, Joshi said, “It is not should acquire the land and PNS n LUCKNOW actually get Rs 6,908. orities, the RSS on Friday urged those who believe in the question of our putting pres- hand over it for Ram temple Employees, whose grade the apex court to reconsider its Constitution. While we respect sure on the Government. construction. xtending the much-awaited pay is less than Rs 5,400, will be priority on the “sensitive” issue the judiciary, it also becomes Things are decided on con- Continued on Page 7 Erelief to Uttar Pradesh gov- eligible for bonus, including and said if needed, it would the responsibility of the courts sensus. The Government func- ernment employees during employees of local bodies, pan- launch a 1992-like agitation to to respect the sentiments of the tions balancing the issues relat- Diwali, the Yogi Adityanath chayats and even daily-waged demand construction of the people. That’s what we expect. ing to Constitution and senti- On Diwali, Yogi to government has issued orders workers. Ram temple at Ayodhya. We are not saying anything ments of the people. All the to distribute Diwali bonus to While 75 per cent of the Addressing a news confer- about the verdicts by the court. Governments have so far wait- lay foundation for around 14 lakh non-gazetted bonus will be deposited in the ence at the end of a three-day All we are asking the Supreme ed for a verdict from the courts. state employees. provident fund account of the All India Working Committee RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi addresses media after the National Executive Court to give priority to the If we (the Government) were Lord Ram’s grand In an attempt to pacify the employees and remaining 25 at Uttan Thane district, RSS’ meeting in Uttan in Maharashtra on Friday PTI Ram Mandir issue,” RSS gen- among those who did not state employees, who are on a per cent will be paid in cash general secretary Suresh eral secretary said. respect the courts, we would statue in Ayodhya war path over their demand for before Diwali. The daily-waged ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi expressed dis- the Supreme Court refused to try,” Joshi said. Joshi said it is for the have enacted law to facilitate revival of old pension scheme, worker will get `1,184 as bonus. satisfaction over the inordinate hear the Ram Mandir case “The Hindu community Government to decide when to construction of Ram Mandir a PNS n LUCKNOW the government decided to The UP government will delay in a judicial verdict over and also postponed the hearing feels insulted about the manner come out with an Ordinance or long ago.” distribute bonus. have to bear an additional the Ram Mandir issue. indefinitely. The Supreme in which the Judge sought to a Bill to acquire the disputed Friday was the third occa- hief Minister Yogi The government also financial burden of `982 crore Responding to a specific ques- Court has powers to decide on respond to a query regarding land and hand it over for the sion during the last three days CAdityanath is set to lay announced additional dear- for extending this benefit to the tion if the RSS would launch a legal matters like this. I don’t an issue that involves the faith construction of Ram Mandir. when the RSS upped the ante foundation of the groundwork ness allowances (DA) for all employees, a senior official in 1992-like agitation to demand want to talk about its jurisdic- of crores of Hindus. The fact “We understand that till the on the Ram Mandir issue. for building the much-awaited government employees and the Department Finance the construction of Ram tion. When the apex court was that an issue which involves the Supreme Court does not decide On Wednesday, RSS Joint 107-metre statue of Lord Ram pensioners from July, 2018. department bonus said. Mandir, Joshi said, “Avashyakta asked when it would fix the faith of crores of Hindus does on the issue, even the General Secretary Manmohan on Diwali at Ayodhya on the There are around 18 lakh state As for the additional 9 per padi to karenge (If need be, we date for start of hearing, the not fit into the priorities of the Government has its own diffi- Vaidya had mounted pressure banks of Saryu River. Yogi is employees and pensioners who cent bonus, while the arrears will launch an agitation). Judge said the apex court has Supreme Court is surprising, culty in taking decisions (in on the Narendra Modi likely to lay the bricks for will be benefitted. will be deposited in the PF “We were expecting some different priorities. This remark anguishing and we as Hindus matters relating to promulga- Government on the Ram building the sprawling pedestal Chief Minister Yogi account of the employees, the good news about the Ram has caused anguish among feel insulted. Hence, we urge tion of Ordinance or intro- Mandir issue, by saying that the on which the towering statute Adityanath had approved the ADA will be paid to the Mandir before the Diwali. But, crores of Hindus in the coun- the court not to treat the issue duction of a bill in Parliament),” Centre should enact a law to will be built. bonus and DA on Thursday employees from the November The height of the statue will night and the government salary which they will receive be 151 metres as it will be put orders were issued on Friday, in December, 2018. CAPSULE on a 44-metre pedestal on the official sources here said. The state government will ` bank of Saryu and will be part The employees would have to bear `2,000 crore an SIGNATURE BRIDGE TO Reliance got 284 cr kickback from Dassault: Rahul of Tourism department’s plan receive bonus for 30 days this additional burden bonus on OPEN ON NOVEMBER 5 coined ‘Naya Ayodhya’. year, estimated to be around Rs ADA to be paid to the state removed as he wanted to inves- Continued on Page 7 7,000 but actually they will employees and pensioners. Company flays tigate the deal. Without naming anyone in Cong president his second consecutive Press conference, Rahul said the ` for blatant lies CEO of the French aviation 1 cr bank loan in just 59 mins! firm, Éric Trappier, is “lying” PNS n NEW DELHI because he is shielding the “only one man — the one who Modi’s gift to prop up MSMEs ongress president Rahul is running the country”. PNS n NEW DELHI Announcing a slew of mea- CGandhi on Friday mount- Rahul quoted Trappier in sures, he said GST-registered New Delhi: The much-awaited ed a fresh attack on Prime media reports saying the rea- n a bid to rejuvenate micro, MSMEs will be sanctioned a Signature Bridge on the Yamuna Minister Narendra Modi in son Ambani’s firm was given Ismall and medium enter- loan of `1 crore in just 59 min- is set to open for public on the Rafale deal and also the offset contract and not prises (MSME) sector, Prime utes through a new portal. November 5. As per the project claimed that his industrialist state-run Hindustan Minister Narendra Modi on GST-registered MSMEs plan, the bridge, which will friend Anil Ambani received a Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a Press conference at AICC Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Friday announced sanction- will get 2 per cent rebate on reduce the travel time between kickback of `284 crore from headquarters in New Delhi on Friday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer was that it had land for the pro- ing of loans of up to `1 crore incremental new loans of up to north and northeast Delhi, will the French firm Dassault ject. in 59 minutes, relaxation in `1 crore, interest subvention on have designated selfie spots. Aviation in the jet fighter pur- again resorted to blatant lies CEO of Dassault Aviation gave Rahul alleged that the land labour and company laws as pre and post-shipment credit chase deal. and distorted facts to unleash `284 crore to loss-making was purchased by Ambani’s well as easier compliance with for exports by MSMEs has SURVEY: MAJORITY PICK The Anil Ambani- headed an unwarranted campaign of Reliance Group of Ambani. He company with the money that environmental rules for the been increased from 3 per cent MODI AS PM FOR 2ND TERM Reliance group has flayed calumny and falsehoods. also alleged that CBI chief Dassault gave. country’s second-biggest to 5 per cent, he said. New Delhi: More than 63 per Rahul and said he has once Rahul alleged that the Alok Verma was recently Continued on Page 7 employing sector. Continued on Page 7 cent respondents in an online survey expressed their “trust” in Narendra Modi and over 50 per cent said a second term for him Navy likely to Govt to challenge will provide them a better future. CJI astonished at Govt’s US grants India SC DISMISSES CBI’S induct women HC order on APPEAL IN BOFORS CASE swift nod to pick judges asst teachers New Delhi: The Supreme Court for sailor job, on Friday dismissed the CBI’s PNS n NEW DELHI visited the press lounge of the waiver from Iran PNS n LUCKNOW appeal against the Delhi High Supreme Court to have an combat role Court’s 2005 verdict discharging fter its strained relation informal interaction with the he Uttar Pradesh govern- all the accused, including Awith the judiciary for a journalists covering court news Tment has decided to chal- Hinduja brothers, in the long time, the Centre has sur- for various print and electron- oil sanctions lenge the verdict of the Lucknow politically-sensitive `64 crore prised Chief Justice of India ic media. It was during the bench of the Allahabad High Bofors pay-off case. Ranjan Gogoi by taking a few interaction that the Chief But New Delhi to cut Court ordering a probe by the hours to approve the Supreme Justice expressed his admira- Central Bureau of Investigation SAMI-UL-HAQ, TALIBAN’S Court Collegium’s recommen- tion for the swift manner in import to 15 million into the irregularities in the GODFATHER, KILLED dation to appoint four judges to which the appointments were examination to recruit 68,500 Islamabad: Prominent Pakistani the apex court. Justices Hemant done. tonnes a year from assistant teachers in government cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, MR “I was surprised by the primary schools. was also known as the godfather Shah and Ajay Rastogi were “unprecedented” speed with 22.6 million tonnes The government will also of Taliban, was killed in a gun sworn in by the CJI on Friday which the Government cleared challenge the High Court order attack in the garrison city of two days after the SC the names of four judges with- PTI n WASHINGTON quashing the appointment of Rawalpindi on Friday, according Collegium sent its recommen- it. I said what you are saying. I in 48 hours of the collegium 12,460 assistant teachers by the to media reports. dation to the Law Ministry. am as much in awe as you are,” recommending their names,” he US has agreed to tem- previous Samajwadi Party gov- The CJI could not hide his the CJI said in an informal chat the CJI said. Tporarily allow eight coun- ernment in December, 2016. TRAINEE COPS GO ON surprise over the alacrity shown with journalists covering the In the case of Justice KM PNS n NEW DELHI tries, including India, to con- issue temporary exemption to "The government will first RAMPAGE IN BIHAR by the Centre. “We sent the rec- apex court. Joseph, the Centre had dragged tinue buying Iranian oil after it eight “jurisdictions” from approach the division bench of Patna: Several police officials ommendations at about 11 am With the induction of the its decision for months, before n a first, the Navy may induct reimposes crippling sanctions Iranian sanctions recognising the Allahabad High Court and if were beaten up, the entire police on Wednesday and on new judges, the strength of the returning his name through an Iwomen sailors, equivalent of on Tehran on November 5, their significant reduction in we do not get any relief, we will line here vandalised and a few Wednesday evening, when I Supreme Court has now risen unprecedented act of splitting jawans in the Army, and also Secretary of State Mike imports of oil from Iran. The move the Supreme Court," a rounds of fire opened on Friday was informed that the medical to 28 against a sanctioned the SC recommendation to deploy women officers in com- Pompeo said on Friday, citing names of the jurisdictions senior official told 'The Pioneer' as trainee constables went (test of the judges to be elevat- strength of 31. notify only the appointment of bat role by posting them on significant reduction in imports would be released on Monday. here on Friday. berserk over the death of a ed) has been done, I myself was After the swearing-in, CJI Justice Indu Malhotra. warships and submarines. So of oil from the Persian Gulf The US will allow the eight Additional Chief Secretary lady constable from dengue. very shocked. I couldn’t believe Gogoi and Justice SA Bobde Continued on Page 7 far, women officers are induct- nation. nations to import Iranian oil (Primary Education) Prabhat ed as pilots and engineers but Earlier in the day, but only at much lower levels Kumar on Thursday apprised are not allowed to join sea- Bloomberg quoted a US official after the reimposition of sanc- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath going cadre which requires as saying that the eight coun- tions on Monday, Pompeo said. of the court's direction for a CBI sailing for months together in tries being exempted from The US will also demand the probe and the CM directed him Tied in knots, Tej Pratap strains at leash to leave wife operational role. sanctions include India, Japan Society for Worldwide to protect the interests of the PNS n PATNA two, sources said, were any- These issues were dis- and South Korea. Interbank Financial assistant teachers, who had thing but cordial and two cussed in the three-day naval While the US had previ- Telecommunication (SWIFT) passed the test and had joined JD boss Lalu Prasad and his months back there were reports commanders’ conference con- ously wanted the countries, global financial network stop duty. Rwife Rabri Devi’s elder son that they had a fight after that cluding here on Friday. In the including India, to completely supporting Iranian banks as Sources said that against Tej Pratap Yadav wants to she left his house and returned conference, Defence Minister halt oil purchases from Iran by part of enforcing sanctions recruitment of 68,500 assistant divorce his wife of less than six to her parents’ home. Nirmala Sitharaman urged the November 4 when its full sanc- over Tehran’s nuclear pro- teachers, the government has months — Aishwarya Rai. The Lalu family had then Navy to give an impetus to tions against Tehran come into gramme and alleged support issued appointment letters to Tej, a former Minister, filed denied the report. The RJD women’s role in the force. force, it seems to have relent- for terrorism. more than 40,000 successful can- a plea in the principal judge MLA from Parsa, Chandrika Navy Chief Admiral Sunil ed considering the havoc the The sanctions will penalise didates. court in the Patna civil court on Rai, did not pick the phone to Lanba informed the Minister move to completely take out countries that do not end Similarly, of the 12,460 teach- Thursday through his lawyer confirm it. that the issue of inducting Iranian supplies from the mar- importing Iranian oil and for- ers recruited in December 2016, Prabha Devi. He accused his After getting this disturb- women as sailors, so far ket would have had on prices. eign companies that do busi- over 6,000 have joined their wife of mental torture. ing news Lalu, who is getting restricted to only eligible male India, which is the second ness with blacklisted Iranian duties. Aishwarya, the grand- treatment at RIMS in Ranchi candidates, was discussed in biggest purchaser of Iranian oil firms. Pompeo and Treasury The official said that as the daughter of former Chief under judicial custody, sum- the conference. The naval top after China, is willing to restrict Secretary Stephen Mnuchin High Court had only ordered a Minister Daroga Rai and moned Tej, who left for Ranchi brass also discussed the possi- its monthly purchase to 1.25 made the announcement on CBI probe and had not stalled the daughter of former Minister and expected to meet his father bility of sending women offi- million tonnes or 15 million Friday. They said sanctions recruitment process, the ongoing Chandrika Rai, was wedded to on Saturday. This must be a cers on sea-going missions in tonnes in a year (3,00,000 bar- will remain until Iran meets process would not be stopped. Tej on May 12 at a grand func- great setback to Lalu, who is warships and submarines like rels per day), down from 22.6 demands that include ending "Our contention is that there tion that was attended by lead- already deeply worried over the their men counterpart, sources million tonnes (4,52,000 barrels support for terrorism, ending is no need of a CBI probe in this ers of different parties in pres- clash of interest between his said here on Friday. They also per day) bought in 2017-18 military engagement in Syria case as it was not a criminal act ence of Lalu, who was on bail two sons Tej and Tejashwi said the women sailors may financial year, sources in New and completely halting its and already the state government at that time. Prasad who is running the In this file photo dated May 12, 2018, RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap also be deployed on warships. Delhi said. nuclear and ballistic missile had gone for a probe into the The relations between the party affairs in absence of Lalu. and Aishwarya Rai during their wedding ceremony in Patna PTI Continued on Page 7 Pompeo said, the US is to programme. entire process," the official said. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 ciry 02

NGT indicts UP govt WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH FOR DOWRY Power connections to new units Maharajganj (PTI): A woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry demand here, police said Friday. Aradhna, 25, was allegedly set afire by her husband Ashish for felling of trees for Upadhyay to whom she was married five years ago in Kaima vil- under open access regime: Govt lage in Khothibhar area here. PNS n LUCKNOW hi-tech city in Lko

head of the second PNS n LUCKNOW 2012, increased to 7.266 hectares Agroundbreaking ceremo- in 2017 . ny for the launch of projects he National Green Tribunal “There has been damage to worth `1 lakh crore, the UP Thas indicted the Uttar the forest without due process of government, in a major relief to Pradesh government for illegal law. Though Lucknow investors, has directed that the felling trees for development of Development Authority counsel new industries be given power Chak Ganjaria farm as a hi- claimed that permission was connections under open access tech city leading to damage to taken before felling trees, but no regime under the provisions of ecology, and has asked it to pay data has been furnished. It is the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. Rs 5 crore as compensation for stated that 7,944 trees were The open access regime damaging the green cover. felled after permission and empowers the industry to The compensation will be amount of Rs 96 Lakh was choose the power supplier and paid to the Central Pollution deposited towards the cost of the they are no longer at the mercy Control Board for ecological trees but this does not cover ille- of the UP Power Corporation loss. gally felled trees,” the NGT said Limited, the monopoly power The NGT, in its order, fur- in its order. utility in the state. ther said that the money should Amicus curiae stated that it The memorandums of be used as a part of Environment was possible to infer on rough understanding (MoUs) for the Restitution Fund. The money and ready basis that the affect- second groundbreaking cere- has to be deposited within three ed area was about 50 hectares mony were signed during the Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana holding a meeting to review preparations for the second groundbreaking months failing which interest and on that basis compensato- UP Investors’ Summit held in ceremony for launch of several private projects in UP Pioneer will be payable at the rate of 12 ry afforestation was required to the state capital in February this per cent per annum, the order be done in area which was ten year and the first groundbreak- projects are expected to be soon start construction of an of the second groundbreaking further said. times i.e., 500 hectares. ing ceremony of the launch of launched in December during international cricket stadium in ceremony for resolving their The issue relates to illegal “As per additional affidavit, several projects was held here the ceremony. Representatives of NCR region of Ghaziabad and problems. felling of trees at the Chak in 22.08.2017 government in July. over 50 companies participated the land has been made avail- He said the investors invit- Ganjaria farm and it was trans- claims 1,19,000 trees have been The UP government has in the meeting. able to it by the state govern- ed for the meeting were those ferred from Supreme Court to planted in lieu of trees cut after also warned different govern- Mahana said the govern- ment. who were to launch their pro- NGT on March 6, 2017. taking permission. There is no ment agencies and depart- ment had decided to imple- The Singapore Electric jects during the second On the direction from NGT, compensatory afforestation for ments of stern action in case of ment the open access regime Vehicles will set up a plant in groundbreaking ceremony. He the Uttar Pradesh government the trees illegally cut so far,” the laxity in granting the required for the new industries so as to UP for the manufacture of said all the government depart- was asked to collect satellite data. order said. approvals and providing the ensure uninterrupted quality battery-powered electric vehi- ments had been asked to A report was prepared by The NGT said the state infrastructure facilities to the power supply to the new units. cles in the state. The Essel extend benefits to the investors Remote Sensing Applications Forest department should investors. He said the UP Power group said in the meeting that as per the policies for different Centre (RSAC) while another undertake compensatory The directives were issued by Transmission Corporation had it would soon start operating sectors announced by the state report was sought from National afforestation on 500 hectare Industrial Development Minister also been directed to furnish 500 electric buses in government. Remote Sensing Agency and the department would also Satish Mahana, who on Friday, information regarding its Ghaziabad. The sectors represented in (NRSA), Hyderabad. be responsible for its mainte- presided over a meeting to installed power transmission Chief Secretary and the Friday meeting were from As per report, the vegetative nance. “The state should also review the preparations for the capacity for transmission of Industrial Development cement, food processing, gar- cover of density between 40-70 take appropriate action against second groundbreaking cere- power generated by solar Commission Anup Chandra ments and textiles, information per cent, which was 0.684 the persons responsible for ille- mony for launch of projects, pro- power plants. Pandey said the meeting was technology, electronics, con- hectares in 2012, became zero in gal felling of trees. Such steps posed to be held in December. The Board of Cricket organised for one-to-one dia- struction, renewable energy, 2017. Similarly, the built-up may be completed within three As many as 150 new industrial Control of India (BCCI) will logue with the investors ahead dairy and electric vehicles. area, which was 0.147 hectare in months,” the NGT said. Finance Commission Ensure peace during festivals: CM to officers PNS n LUCKNOW DIGs, through video conferenc- also remained on their toes to on Tuesday, the city was neat to hold talks with ing on Thursday night, the CM maintain law and order. and clean, all stray cattle were Expressing concern over said that maintaining law and He also asked the officers confined at one place, there the law and order situation in order was top priority of his to chalk out a plan to ensure were proper traffic diversions the state, Chief Minister Yogi government and he would not that besides clashes, no loot and proper deployment of force UP next month Adityanath on Thursday direct- allow any laxity in this regard. took place during the festivals, in the district. PNS n LUCKNOW Commission set up after the ed all district incharges to take He said the officers should per- particularly on Dhanteras on These instructions were implementation of the Goods necessary measures to ensure sonally look into the security Monday. He also directed the given in view of the visit of First he 15th Finance and Service Tax from July 1, peaceful celebration of Diwali, aspects for coming festival week officials to ensure uninterrupt- Lady of South Korea (wife of TCommission will arrive 2017. The new indirect tax Chhath and Deepotsava in as well as Deepotsava in ed power supply during Diwali. South Korean President) to here on December 17 and is regime has fundamentally Ayodhya. Ayodhya on Tuesday. The Chief Minister also attend Deepotsava in Ayodhya. expected to stay in the state altered the indirect tax struc- He warned the officials of He also asked the officers directed the officials to ensure Principal Secretary (Home), capital for two days. ture and tax administration in stern action if any untoward to ensure law and order during that wages as well as other ben- Arvind Kumar, DGP, OP Singh, During the stay here, the the country as all the states incident was reported from T20 cricket match between efits were disbursed to the ADG (Lucknow Zone), Finance Commission mem- have voluntarily surrendered anywhere during the festivals. India and West Indies, on men in uniform in time. Ashutosh Pandey visited bers will hold meetings with their powers to levy new indi- Interacting with the district Tuesday evening. In a special direction to Faizabad on Thursday morning Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath rect taxes on goods and ser- magistrates, district police chiefs The CM said that all senior District Magistrate of Faizabad to review the arrangement for and top officials of the Finance vices. and other senior officials of the gazetted-rank officers should and the local SSP, the CM the proposed visit of the First department. The UP govern- The GST subsumed over a state, including divisional com- undertake foot patrolling so asked them to ensure that for Lady of South Korea as well as ment will submit its memoran- dozen indirect taxes levied by missioners, zonal ADGs, range that the lower rank personnel the Deepotsava in Ayodhya Deepotsava celebration. dum of demands to the the Centre and the states. Commission by the first week However, stamps and registra- of next month. The 15th tion, petroleum products and Finance Commission is head- alcohol are yet to be brought EC extends electoral ed by former bureaucrat and under the purview of the GST. #MeToo takes its Janata Dal (United) Rajya The maximum tax slab under Sabha member NK Singh. GST is 28 per cent and the indi- The UP government is rect tax, Value Added Tax rolls revision date likely to plead for additional imposed by the state govern- toll on khaki funds for the burgeoning needs ments on petrol and diesel PNS n LUCKNOW During the extended peri- for infrastructure development ranges between 26% to 34% od, a special campaign will be Lucknow (PNS): #MeToo affect took its toll on the khaki and also special grants for eco- and most of the states appre- he Election Commission of launched from November 18 at when a girl lodged a complaint against an inspector posted in nomically backward eastern hending shortfall in revenue TIndia has extended the date the polling booth level where Sultanpur, accusing him of sending objectionable comments to Uttar Pradesh and the parched collection have opposed the for receipt of claims and objec- voters and representatives of her on her mobile phone. The inspector was placed under sus- region of Bundelkhand. idea of bringing petroleum tions for the brief revision of recognised political parties can pension and is now facing a probe. The Finance Commission, products under GST. The electoral rolls to November file their claims for correction Reports said that Nand Kumar Tewari, posted as station house as mandated by Article 280 of Finance Commission, during 30. in the electoral rolls. officer in Kotwali police station of Sultanpur had forwarded some the Constitution, is constitut- consultations with the state Under revision, the names The revised roll will be objectionable messages to a lady. SP Sultanpur, Anurag Vatsa, ed by the Centre every fifth governments, has discussed of all those who will attain the read out in the meeting at vil- claimed that he conducted an inquiry and on finding the alle- year to look into the devolution the issues of bringing left out age of eligibility for inclusion in lage panchayat level and gations prima facie true, he placed the inspector under suspen- of resources between the commodities under the GST. the electoral roll on January 1 municipal wards in urban sion till completion of the probe. He said that if evidence was Centre and the states. The The Finance Commission next year can be included in the areas. found against Tewari, they would initiate criminal proceedings Cabinet Committee on is a constitutionally-mandated voters’ list. The booth level officers as well as departmental action against him. Economic Affairs had approved body to suggest principles gov- The claims and objections will visit each household in According to the complainant hailing from Musafirkhana in the proposal for setting up the erning the distribution of tax will be disposed of by their respective areas for on- Amethi (presently working in New Delhi), when Tewari was sta- 15th Finance Commission on proceeds among the Centre, December 10 and the final the-spot verification of the tion house officer of Kudebhar police station in Sultanpur, she November 22 last year. states and local bodies includ- draft of the rolls will be pub- voters whose name are includ- contacted him to file a complaint against a youth who had an This is the first Finance ing village panchyats. lished on January 15 next year. ed in the electoral rolls. affair with her and after assuring that he will marry her, had ditched her. The girl had to make several rounds of the police station to convince Tewari after which he got her case registered. However, in the name of action, Tewari started exchanging mes- sages with the girl on WhatsApp and later even talked to her on Babbar expresses concern mobile phone several times during which he used some objec- tionable language. In the meantime, Tewari was transferred from Kudebhar and made SHO of Kotwali police station. After Tewari was transferred, over law and order in UP the girl stopped talking to him but he still continued to call her, and she complained about it to ADG (Lucknow Zone) and also PNS n LUCKNOW massive protest against the police and even after the 24- to DIG (Faizabad Range) following which the SP Sultanpur, state government,” Congress hour ultimatum given by the Anurag Vatsa was asked to look into the matter. Vatsa found the ttar Pradesh unit of state president Raj Babbar said. CM to nab the culprit, police complaint to be true and suspended Tewari on Thursday, replac- UCongress, expressing con- In a three-page letter sent are helpless even 72 hours after ing him with Beni Madhav Tewari. cern over the deteriorating law to the Raj Bhawan, Babbar the crime,” he said. and order in the state, particu- said the situation had become The Congress leader larly the capital Lucknow, on very serious as now the crim- reminded the Governor about Friday appealed to Governor inals were ruling the roost and the incident in which an ATM Ram Naik to intervene and the police were not able to nab mobile van was looted after provide a safe and secure life to them. killing the guard in front of the the citizens. “The Governor, as head of Raj Bhawan, a few months “You are the custodian of the state, should intervene and back. “With criminals having a the state and it is your duty to seek explanation from the state field day, the citizens are living question the BJP government government about it failure to in fear and it automatically on law and order problem in protect the life and property of affects development works in the State. If the state govern- people,” Babbar said. the state,” he said in his letter, ment still fails to control the sit- “The recent loot of `10 giving details about the crime uation, then Congress workers lakh from an LPG gas agency and criminal activities, in the and activists will be forced to salesman after his murder, state during the past couple of come on the street to launch a proves the weakness of the state months.

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Property dealer's KGMU V-C stresses on role kin beaten up India emerging as a super Lucknow (PNS): Around a power in sports: Rajnath dozen miscreants barged into of wellness centres the house of Shan Khan, a res- ident of Thakurganj on PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Shiksha Sansthan here on good but knowledge without PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Thursday evening, and beat up Friday. value is meaningless," he added. his wife Heena, father Waqar nion Home Minister Singh said that earlier “Indian culture talks about ellness centres will be Khan, two sisters and nephew URajnath Singh said that Japan had broken the suprema- Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, Wthe game changer in the Anis and fired a few rounds of India had already emerged as cy of the western world in meaning the world belongs to scenario of the health sector in shots in the air before leaving the a super economic power and sports and it was followed by us. This feeling of 'us' is an coming days and the need of place. They sustained minor now it was close to becoming China but now India was intrinsic value of our culture the hour is that each village of injuries and were discharged super power in sports because emerging as a sports giant. and we should respect it,” the the country should have a from Trauma Centre after first of the emphasis the Narendra "Today, parents are also Union Home Minister said. wellness centre. KGMU Vice- aid. Modi government had given to pushing their children towards The three-day All-India Chancellor ML Bhatt expressed Shan, a property dealer, was promote sporting activities in sports because this govern- schools national sports was these views at the inaugural ses- not present in the house at the the country. ment is able to link sports with held in Lucknow and 1,250 stu- sion of the UP Health Summit time of the incident. It is said “In the recent past, inter- vocation. Children know they dents took part in it. organised by the Confederation that Shan mysteriously disap- national sporting events are can get jobs in private or pub- The Union Home Minister of Indian Industries (CII) and peared from the house on being organised in India. This lic sector on the basis of their also felicitated the winners. the Ministry of Health and October 30 evening. His father was unheard of earlier. You talk performance in sports. This Later, talking to reporters, Welfare at a city hotel on Waqar went to the police on about any sport and India is thinking has brought a big Singh said that extremists who Friday. Thursday afternoon to lodge a organising it at international change in the people’s mindset,” killed innocent people in It was a flagship event for complaint stating his son was level. The results of these activ- he said. Assam would not be spared. “I the healthcare, pharmaceuticals missing from the house. The ities are for everyone to see. Singh also hailed the con- have spoken to the Assam and medical device industry in cops at Thakurganj police sta- Indian sport persons are win- tribution of Vidya Bharti, an Chief Minister and have asked India. The objective of the tion, instead of helping Waqar, ning international events and educational arm of the him to provide security to the exposition was to create a told him to leave its premises. the medal tally is going up Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Bengali-speaking people,” he multi-stakeholders' platform Shan's wife Heena informed gradually,” Singh said while in promoting nationalism and said. to exchange ideas and discuss UP Dial-100 about the incident addressing the closing cere- Indian culture. He said it was Earlier in the day, five peo- concrete action and outcomes. but cops deployed there did not mony of a sports function of mandatory to inculcate values ple, all Bengali-speaking, were Bhatt said that 75 per cent respond to her complaint. Vidya Bharti Akhil Bharatiya in children. “Knowledge is killed by extremists in Assam. of the diseases occurring in the country were because of the life style. Referring to the olden times when a "vaidya” was the The inaugural session of UP Health Summit underway at a city hotel on Friday key medical person in the vil- DM’s directives to firecracker sellers lage, he said that villagers used times. The achievement for been dying from lack of food If a person is not healthy, he to take home remedies, resort- attaining this increased life and malnutrution,” he added. cannot contribute towards the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW view of the safety of denizens cials to see that the electrici- also to be obtained for the ed to “Dadi Maa ke nuskhe” span can be attributed to two He said that internet was development of the society,” he for the forthcoming festivities ty arrangements should same. and ate wholesome food which things .One being primarily the full of information but that said. istrict Magistrate Kaushal of Dhanteras, Diwali and incorporate the fact that the He said that no explosive was a key to good health. "swachhata abhiyaan" which kind of information was not SGPGI director Dr Rakesh DRaj Sharma, while giving Bhaiya Dooj at the electric wires used in the area liquid would be stored in the “The CII session will look may be a new concept to the required. “What is important is Kapoor said that it was impor- permission to firecracker shop Collectorate. The meeting was should be fireproof. He added three metre gap between each into vital issues related to the western world but for India it that there should be delibera- tant to see that there were sellers to put their temporary attended by Municipal that electric wires would be shop and that space would be health scene in the current sce- is something which has been tions which take place at the many diseases which no longer shops at the Rastogi Inter Commissioner Indra Mani put through a conduit pipe left open. He said that each nario. The average span of life prevailing for long with our summit. Development in any prevailed across the world but College under the provisions Tripathi, all ACMs and all and then connected to the shop would have at least 6 fire has increased to a considerable temples and the kitchens being country is manned by educa- they were still prevailing in the of the Explosive Rules 2008, block development officers. main switch outside each extinguishers, eight bags of extent from 26 years which pre- the cleanest areas. The second tion, health and per capita country. “We should not leave said that they should not sell He said that shops set up shop. The DM said that each sand and 200 litres of water for vailed in the 1910-20 period to is the adequate availability of income and health is an impor- it to the government alone high decibel crackers. at Girdhari Inter College shop would be checked by the emergency. He said that cars the current scene where it is 69 food through the green revo- tant parameter in finding about and involve certain PPP pro- The District Magistrate would have tin shades and Electricity Security would be parked at a distance years which is almost three lution as most of the people had the development of the society. jects in this regard,” he said. held a meeting on Friday in iron angles. He directed offi- Directorate and an NOC had of 50 metres. Notorious criminal arrested Pledge taken to weed out corruption PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Nanku was spotted inside the from youths after assuring vice portal. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW poverty, which is continuously temple and was performing them a decent job in HDFC increasing by corruption. The anku (21), who was prayers. A team was set up to bank. He was nabbed by the THEFT COMMITTED n order to make the mission money earned from corruption Ncharged with raping a nab him and the area was cor- police with the help of the A theft was committed in Iof a corruption-free India is used against the country teenaged girl at Bakshi-Ka- doned off with the police per- cyber cell of the Lucknow the house of Neetu Gupta, a successful, Regional Science without being used in the devel- Talab in September this year sonnel in plainclothes. Perhaps, crime branch. resident of a shelter located at City organised a vigilance opment of this country. and was also involved in a he came to know about the Cyber cell incharge Abhay Balaji Apartment under awareness programme on its Therefore, it is necessary to number of criminal incidents police presence and he left the Mishra had assigned the task Madiaon police station on premises on Friday. On the adopt methods of protection such as attempt to murder, loot temple without completing the to nab Paras to senior sub- Friday. Thieves broke the locks occasion, the first oath-taking against all types of corruption and power theft, was arrested prayers in the guise of a 'sadhu'. inspector Rahul Singh Rathore. and made off with Rs 5,000 in programme was organised for and thieves." At the end of lec- near the Chandrika Devi The police personnel were With the help of electron- cash and valuables worth Rs making corruption-free India, ture, Mishra gave answers to mandir on Friday afternoon. on alert when they saw a saf- ic surveillance, his where- 40,000. Neetu left the house, in which students, teachers, all questions asked by the partici- It is said the police were fron-clad person moving in a abouts were traced and he along with her son, to buy officers, employees of the cen- pating children. On the occa- looking for him for a long peri- mysterious manner. They was nabbed near his house in medicines from a nearby clin- tre and general public partici- sion, RSC project coordinator od but he managed to deceive nabbed and interrogated him the morning and brought to ic at 9 am. Her husband had pated enthusiastically. A paint- lecture was delivered on the scribed procedure then he is Raj Mehrotra said that corrup- the police and made good his thoroughly. He confessed to the police station for interro- already left the house for his ing competition was also organ- issue of eradication of corrup- corrupt and if it is observed by tion had emerged as a major escape whenever an attempt his crime. gation. work at 7 am. There was no one ised for students on the topic tion by SP, Vigilance us and we have not taken any problem hampering the devel- was made to nab him. Meanwhile, Paras Mishra The police said that he was when the theft was committed. "Corruption-free India", in Establishment, Sripati Mishra in action then we are also corrupt. opment of the country. He Officiating incharge DC was arrested from Adil Nagar working at a call centre and On return, she found the locks which about 95 students from a very interesting manner. In his At that time in our country, we advised students to remember Mishra received a message on under Gudamba police station used to lure youths by giving broken and the room in disor- five schools participated. lecture, Mishra said: "If a per- can see together the height of the oath taken on the day Friday morning stating that for extracting a huge money fake advertisement on the ser- der. On the occasion, a popular son works against the pre- luxury as well as the depth of throughout life. NABARD signs MoU with SBI, 9 NGOs PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tives of nine NGOs. The joint Understanding, 2,700 joint lia- sion, AK Singh expressed his liability group scheme is an bility groups will be formed by willingness to execute a similar n MoU was executed important scheme of NABARD NGOs in UP in three years. The kind of MoU with SBI for other Abetween NABARD, SBI and under which groups of 4-10 groups will be funded by SBI interventions for the develop- NGOs for the formation and small, marginal, tenant farmers, branches and NABARD will be ment of rural areas. Saloni financing of joint liability groups asset-less poor are formed by providing an incentive of Rs Narayan described the execution at NABARD regional office in NGOs. These informal groups of 2,000 per group to NGOs for the of MoU as a very good initiative Lucknow. The MoU was signed 4-10 members are engaged in formation of the group and for UP and agreed with the state- by the chief general manager AK similar economic activities and timely collection of loans from ment of Singh and said that SBI Singh on behalf of NABARD are willing to jointly undertake the groups, in addition to pro- jointly with NABARD would and chief general manager to repay the loans taken by them viding training to branch man- launch many more schemes Saloni Narayan on behalf of State from banks. Under the agers and officers of State Bank for the uplift of the poor in the Bank of India, and chief execu- Memorandum of of India. Speaking on the occa- state. Ayush products' safety highlighted

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two-day International Toxicology AConclave was inaugurated at CSIR–IITR in the city on Friday. The day one of the conclave focused on the safe- ty of Ayush products and diagnostics and biomedical devices with lectures on the model system for evaluating safety of ayurvedic medicines, and quality assur- ance in herbal product development. CSIR – IITR’s initiatives towards safety of Ayush products was highlighted. This was followed by deliberations in areas of new and improved diagnostic devices for rheumatic heart disease and preclinical imaging techniques for safe- ty evaluation, among others. The panel discussion at the end of each session high- lighted the key action points that had to be addressed in ensuring safer Ayush products and biomedical devices. Earlier in the day, inaugurating the conclave, CDRI director Anil K Tripathi opined that it was imperative to scien- tifically validate the age old practices of traditional systems of medicine. “While Ayush systems of medicine have yield- ed the desired results, increasing glob- al practice of the science demands a more thorough evidence-based safety evaluation,” he said. IITR director Alok Dhawan, in his presidential address, reiterated the relevance of toxicology and safety testing in ensuring safer devices and products for human use. IITR chief scientist and chairperson of the organising committee Poonam Kakkar welcomed the gathering. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 city 04

Ushering in festive spirit with cake-mixing Parallel drawn between PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW unique taste which only a plum bacteria and virus cake can boast off," said chef he festive spirit brewed at the Nagendra. TVivanta by Taj on Friday as He added that almonds, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW nitaries and audience about the tall sparkling vessels of liquor in walnuts, ginger, cashewnuts, contributions of CSIR-CIMAP multifarious shades were poured orange peels, figs, apricots and entral Institute of in last 60 years. He briefly on an equally multi-coloured black currants were cut into fine CMedicinal and Aromatic talked about the mint revolu- layer of nuts and cherries spread pieces for preparing the mixture Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) organ- tion, the role of Artemisia in in a rainbow layout on a huge “A total of 40-50 kg of the mix- ised the fifth lecture in the fighting against malaria and tray. The recipe for a perfect ture has been used to which was ongoing diamond jubilee lec- BGR-34, a joint collaborative Christmas plum cake was added 15 litres of liquor that will ture series entitled “Co-evolu- effort with CSIR-NBRI to deal unveiled with all the key ingre- help in creating 150 kg of cakes tionary arms race between bac- with diabetes. In his address, he dients of fun and banter as nine when baked with flour. This is teria and viruses: Parallel emer- also stressed that CIMAP was chefs and general manager Vikas a sort of pickling process in gence of revolutionary tech- a beacon of hope to millions of Yadav ploughed their gloved which nuts will soften and get nologies. The lecture was deliv- than all the other organisms farmers cultivating aromatic hands into the mixture for the the flavour of the spices such as ered by president, Jawaharlal put together and viruses are crops on land affected by cake-mixing ceremony that was star anise, cinnamom, fennel, Nehru Centre for Advanced arguably most successful of all drought, flood and salinity. organised at the hotel. cloves and nutmeg which is Scientific Research (JNCASR), evolving entities on the planet,” Chairman of the organising Chefs present on the occa- sprinkled liberally on the mix- Bengaluru, V Nagaraja, who he said. committee Alok Kalra intro- sion admitted that for all the ture after which it is packed and was also the chief guest. He also talked about the duced the chief guest to the headway which had been made stored in air-tight containers,” The previous lectures were bacteriophages resistance and audience. in the food technology, the tra- Chefs mixing cake ingredients Pioneer the chef said, adding that the delivered by Manju Sharma, the continuous arms race A brochure of CSIR- dition which has come down the mixture would be kept for a Trilochan Mohapatra, RA between bacteria and bacte- CIMAP was also released on centuries had never lost its sig- period of 40 days. Mashelkar and Rakesh riophages. He also talked about the occasion. The occasion nificance and importance. relished cake of the Yuletide sea- hol used for the purpose. It’s a The cake mixture raised a For the onlookers, it was an Bhatnagar. recent trends and technologies saw the presence of IITR direc- Key spokesperson of son on the eve of Christmas. known fact that food in all fes- strong scent emanating from a equally exciting ceremony as While delivering the lec- like CRISPR-CAS in genome tor Alok Dhawan and NBRI Vivanta by Taj Shabahat “The tradition has been bor- tivities have that special flavours heady mix of red wine, white they captured in their mobiles. ture, Nagaraja said that editing. director SK Barik. The scien- Hussain said that the bonhomie rowed from the west and no which can be matched by none,” wine, whisky, vodka and rum. “We are carrying out this cere- microbes were not primitive CIMAP director Anil K tists and research scholars from and the ambience added to the amount of technology can cre- he added. He said that chefs and "This liquor will penetrate into mony a little early this year and but actually extremely sophis- Tripathi welcomed the dia- the institute were also present. flavours when the cake mix ate the same delicate taste in the members of the operations look the cherries and the nuts to soft- incidentally it matches the start ticated in their own right. mond jubilee speaker with a The programme was conduct- was used for baking the most fruits that ferment in the alco- forward to the ceremony. en them and give them the of the festive season,” he added. “Bacteria account for more memento and briefed the dig- ed by Dr Priti Srivastava. LMRC: Providing safety, security CITYBRIEFS PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW seven mobile phones were parents while boarding the recovered from Lucknow Metro, but with the help of ucknow Metro not only Metro premises,” he said. commuters and Metro staff, Lprovides quick travel but He said that on October 24, the family could get reunited also gives priority to the safe- the train operator recovered a in few minutes. In another ty and security of its passen- mobile from the platform num- incident, on October 17, a gers. In last month only, ber 01 of the Transport Nagar child who strayed into the Lucknow Metro has actively Lucknow Metro Station, which Singar Nagar Metro area was redressed various needs and was returned to the owner helped by Metro staff to reach problems of its passengers. Hans Narayan Singh of LDA back to his family,” said the A senior LMRC official Colony, after completing all official. said Lucknow Metro’s readiness formalities. Similarly, on 22 He said that Lucknow could be estimated from the October, Amarjeet Chaurasia, Metro takes great pride in fact that in that period, seven resident of Mohammadpur fulfilling its social obligations. mobile phones, two laptops Balia, who lost his mobile from On Monday, 29th October, at and other valuables from Transport Nagar Metro Station Charbagh Metro Station Gate Lucknow Metro premises have got it back on the same day.In No. 02, a passenger's health been safely returned to its one other case on 11th October, suddenly deteriorated. rightful owners. a laptop was recovered from the “As soon as the news was “Not only this, Lucknow Charbagh Metro Station, which received, the station controller Metro has also reached to help was handed over to Aman informed the ambulance at Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia releasing the book “Saat Janam Ke Bad” written by Kamlesh Chauhan at a city hotel on Friday Pioneer its passengers and addressed Sharma, resident of Gorakhpur 108 number and the patient their grievances in best way after proper paperwork. could get the necessary med- BOOK RELEASED necklace. “Those who have lived in the coun- possible. Often, in a hurry or “In addition to lost and ical facility in time. The result Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia released “Saat Janam try can never forget its fragrance,” said Sanyukta due to negligence, people for- found cases, there are cases of these efforts of Lucknow Ke Baad”, a novel written by Kamlesh Chauhan Bhatia. Also present on the occasion was former get their valuables like mobiles, where families are separated Metro is that the confidence of who is an American citizen. Born and brought IAS officer Rajendra Bhonwal. laptops, purses etc. in the from each other during jour- the commuters towards Metro up in Punjab, Kamlesh has always wanted to Metro. However, due to alert ney. In such cases, Station is increasing. The enthusiasm write about India. She has previously written two FELICITATED security arrangement of the Controller posted on Metro of the Metro staff is also novels. The mayor, while speaking on the occa- Additional director, Health and Family Lucknow Metro these lost stations assist them responsi- increasing with the positive sion, said that Kamlesh had through her writ- Welfare, Atul Kumar Mishra on Friday felicitated items revert to their proper bly. On October 16, a six-year- feedback of the passengers,”” ings proved that people even when they were set- officials and employees of Lok Bandhu Raj place. In just last one month, old girl was separated from her he added. tled abroad had a feeling for their native land. Narayan Hospital for getting the third place in Sharing an incident which happened with her Kayakalp Award 2017-18. The pathology lab of friend, the mayor said that she was travelling in the hospital also received the ISO certificate. the US and the American driver asked her why Mishra honoured Amita Yadav, PN Ahriwar, did Indian women always wear black beaded Brijesh Kumar and PC Tiwari. Big haul of beef from mini-truck: 5 nabbed PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD ver, Jitendra Yadav, a resident (SSP), Nitin Tiwari, and of Etah and Nasir Ahmed, a requested the district police he Prayagraj unit of the supplier from Kaushambi. A chief to initiate steps to TSpecial Task Force (STF) case had been registered at the ensure better security in hos- arrested five persons and recov- Dhoomanganj police station in tels. The varsity officials ered 18 quintals of beef from a this connection. decided that all hostels would mini-truck which was report- prepare a list of the legal edly being sent to Delhi. APPREHENSION OVER inmates residing there so that According to the STF offi- STUDENTS’ SECURITY they could keep a check on cials, the team conducted the the illegal ones and outsiders raid on being tipped off by an A meeting of the superin- coming there. It was also informer around 11 am that a tendents of various hostels was decided that the inmates beef smuggling racket was held after a students’ leader, should be taken into confi- going on. According to them, Sumit Shukla, was shot dead by dence so that they could the beef was being loaded from the assailants during a party at inform the superintendent if a small van onto a mini-truck the PCB Hostel. they feared that any untoward on the Prayagraj-Kaushambi In the meeting held at the incident might take place in Road. On receiving informa- office of the AU Proctor, their hostel. The superinten- tion about it the STF team Professor Ram Sevak Dubey, dents had also been asked to LMRC staffer handing over a mobile phone to a youth who had forgotten it in the train reached the spot, impounded the superintendents of different collect confidential reports so the mini-truck and recovered hostels expressed their shock that corrective measures 18 quintals of beef packed in 40 over the brutal murder. They could be taken in advance, RAMAYAN CONCLAVE separate boxes. The leader of also expressed apprehension the proctor said. The super- Under the Ramayana con- the gang somehow managed to over the security of the stu- intendents had been asked to clave, six Ramleelas will be escape along with a dozen oth- dents living in these hostels ensure that the new students organised at by Aishbagh ers. The police arrested five and discussed ways to prevent who had been allotted rooms Ramleela Samiti from persons, including the traders, the recrudescence of such by the Dean, Students’ Welfare November 3. Aditya Diwedi Mohammad Arif and incidents in future. The uni- Office, get their possession. If from the samiti said that the Mohammad Shahid, both versity authorities had also the students had any problem programme was being jointly brothers, Abdul Kalam, a res- written to the Senior they were free to inform the organised under the Tourism ident of Rampur, the truck dri- Superintendent of Police Proctor or the DSW, he added. and Culture departments, Ayodhaya Shodh Sansthan and Aisgbagh Ramleela Samiti. Functions galore to mark camp on ‘Sankalp se Shakti’ PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD posed poem, ‘Nari’, and The results were as fol- Shashwat of BCom Part-I lows:- Rope Jump: Priyanka ajarshi Tandon Mahila sang a patriotic song. Anupama Sodhia-I, Anshika Srivastava- RMahavidyalaya, a con- Mishra, dressed up as the II. Poster-making competition: stituent college of the politician, Sushma Swaraj, Ayushi Chhari-I, Priyanka University of Allahabad, organ- received the first prize in the Sodhia-II. Paper bag-making ised a seven-day-long camp on fancy dress competition, Sadhvi competition:- Shrishti Tandon- ‘Sankalp se Shakti.’ The pro- Pandey presented a Rajasthani I, Saumya Srivastava-II. Solo gramme began with the light- folk dance and Ayushi Chhari dance: Sadhvi Pandey-I, ing of the ceremoning lamp a classical dance. Two ‘nukkad Ayushi Chhari-II. Speech: and garlanding of the portrait nataks’ were organised on the Mantasha-I, Rupali Sharma:II. of the Goddess of Learning, Ma theme, ‘Nasha Mukti’ and Slogan-writing competition: Saraswati. NSS programme ‘Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan.’ Roshni Singh-I, Divya Kumari- officer Namita Yadav wel- Some students gave a feedback II. Fancy dress competition: comed the guests and present- about their experiences regard- Anupama Mishra-I, Sadhvi ed the report of the seven-day- ing the camp. Pandey and Ayushi Chhari II. long camp. It was followed by The certificates and the Antakshari: Anupama’s group- a number of cultural pro- medals were awarded to the I. Nukkad Natak: Roopali and grammes. Ichchha Mishra of winners of various competi- Group I and Anupama and BA Part-I recited a self-com- tions. Group II. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 nation 05

Decide minimum wages Sign language interpreters SC dismisses CBI's afresh in 3 months, top court tells Delhi Govt appeal against HC’s New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the AAP Government to "redo" the exercise of fixing the minimum at all Govt meetings soon ` wages for the scheduled employment 64 cr Bofors verdict "afresh" within three months. ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI The top court said that the minimum New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday wages for all classes of workmen in all eing ardent followers of Sardar dismissed the CBI appeal against the Delhi scheduled employment would be gov- BVallabhbhai Patel, Shekhar Sharma and High Court's 2005 verdict discharging all erned by the notification issue by the AAP his friends, all hearing impaired youth, were the accused, including the Hinduja broth- Government on an interim basis. glued to the TV during the recent event for ers, in the politically-sensitive `64 crore A bench headed by Chief Justice the unveiling of the statue of the Indian Bofors pay-off case. Ranjan Gogoi, however, made it clear that, Independence icon but could not make a The apex court rejected the CBI plea at this stage, no arrears need to be paid word what Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking condonation of the 13 year delay but the current wages will be as per the said in his speech. in filing the appeal against the May 31, 2005 notification dated March 3, 2017 till the They could, however, look forward to judgement of the High Court saying it is time it decides the appeal against the understanding such speeches in the days to not convinced with the grounds furnished Delhi High Court judgement. come. by the agency. WE ARE NOT CONVINCED "We also make it clear that the ques- Realising the importance of sign lan- "We are not convinced with the WITH THE GROUNDS tion of arrears under the notification guage interpreters (SLIs) in reaching out to grounds furnished by the petitioner for the dated March 3, 2017 will be governed by the hearing impaired persons like Shekhar inordinate delay of 4,522 days in filing the FURNISHED BY THE such wages as may be re-fixed pursuant and his friends as well speech impaired per- present Special Leave Petitions," said a to the fresh exercise ordered to be under- sons during such important events, the The measure, if implemented Minister's speech at Statue of Unity launch. bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan PETITIONER FOR THE taken. Government has asked all the Ministries in right earnest, will not only Diversity should be viewed as a norm and Gogoi. INORDINATE DELAY OF "We also make it clear that no recov- and Departments to ensure arrangement of not exception." The apex court said the CBI can raise ery of amount paid shall be made by SLIs in all their meetings, seminars, work- sensitise the people towards It needs to become a culture else the ini- all grounds in the appeal against the high 4,522 DAYS IN FILING THE employer(s). Needless to say, in the de shops and conferences. the sector but also create tiative will fail. As we see at present, many court verdict filed by advocate Ajay Agrawal, PRESENT SPECIAL LEAVE novo exercise ordered to be carried out The measure, if implemented in right jobs for the SLIs of the circulars on DEPwD websites aren't who has also challenged the judgement. will be open for all the stakeholders to earnest, will not only sensitise the people accessible to visually impaired," Dr Singh The top court has already admitted the PETITIONS raise all issues as may be relevant," the towards the sector but also create jobs for —Activists rued. petition filed by Agrawal, the BJP leader, bench also comprising Justices U U Lalit the SLIs, said the activists in the sector, wel- Alok Bhuwan from Manovikas who had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- —SC bench and K M Joseph, said. coming the move. India has around 80 mil- portation, ICT eco system and other facil- Charitable Society, echoed similar views say- tion against the then Congress president The high court on August 4 had lion people with disabilities. According to ities and services. ing that there may be some challenges such Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareilly. The High Court in its 2005 judgement quashed Delhi Government's March 2017 the 2011 census, there are over 5 million "As such it is incumbent upon all the as shortage of SLIs at various locations, "Furthermore, we have noticed that in had quashed all charges against the three notification revising minimum wages people with hearing disabilities and 2 mil- Ministries and department to take steps in absence of standardisation of contextual the criminal appeal filed against the very Hinduja brothers — S P Hinduja, G P for all classes of workmen in all scheduled lion with speech impairment in the coun- this direction so that all information is avail- vocabulary for ISL etc. same order by the complainant, the peti- Hinduja and P P Hinduja — and others employment, saying the "hurried" deci- try. able in accessible format for the use of all However, this gap can be met through tioner herein i.e. Central Bureau of under the Prevention of Corruption Act. sion was taken without hearing the Shakuntla Gamlin, Secretary of the categories of the persons with disabilities." deploying ICT Technology solutions such Investigation (CBI) is a party and would In December 2016, during the hearing employers or employees. Persons with Disability Department under Further with a view to reach out to the as closed captioning. The Government be heard in the said appeal. We, therefore, of Agrawal's appeal, the apex court had As per the notification, the minimum the Ministry in a letter recently drew the persons with hearing impairment it would should also consider investing in encour- are not inclined to entertain the present asked the CBI why it had not filed the appeal wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and attention of all the Ministries to the rights be appropriate if sign language interpreta- aging research and innovation for locali- Special Leave Petitions," the bench, also within the mandatory time limit of 90 days. skilled labour were fixed at `13,500, of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act tion is made available in all Government sation of such technology solutions, Bhuwan comprising Justices K M Joseph and The agency had said that it did not get the `14,698 and `16,182, respectively. 2016 which came into force from April last meetings/workshops/organised by the suggested. Hemant Gupta, said. nod from the previous UPA Government. The decision by the court came on year which recognises sign language as a Ministries /Department, Gamlin added. To ensure supply of the SLIs and to pro- The CBI had filed the appeal on After the NDA Government came to several pleas filed by various industrial means of communication with hearing and Dr Satendra Singh, a disability rights mote usage of sign language in the coun- February 2 this year. power, there were speculations that the CBI units and companies who employ work- speech impairment. defender, called the step as the much-need- try, the Centre on its part, in 2015, set up Attorney General K K Venugopal would take a call to either respond as ers on minimum wages. She reminded the officials concerned ed one. "I had written to the NHRC to make Indian Sign Language Research and asked the top court to make it clear in its respondent in Agrawal's petition or prefer The high court had also set aside a that "As per the provision of the Act, it is SLIs mandatory in hospitals. We don't see Training centre in Delhi, a first of its kind order that dismissal of CBI appeal would a separate appeal. September 2016 notification by which a incumbent upon the Government to cre- that. Imagine a deaf patient needing emer- in the country. Last year, it came out with not preclude the probe agency from car- After lot of deliberation, the CBI this Minimum Wages Advisory Committee ate a barrier free environment for persons gency operation, how will the doctors take a dictionary with over 3,000 signs, relating rying out investigation in the case. year got the nod from the NDA for all scheduled employments with disabilities not only in respect of built consent? It was strange that the to words commonly used in academic, legal The apex court, however, did not Government to file an appeal in the apex was set up, saying that its constitution environment but also in the area of trans- Doordarshan did not interpret the Prime and medical circles. mention anything in its order on this issue. court. PTI was "completely flawed". PTI

BJP's candidates list for MP polls Govt initiating reforms for doubling Apex court quashes FIR against out; Chouhan to fight from Budhni farmers income by 2022: PK Mishra Anurag, Dhumal and others PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI yield risks in the last four years He further noted that, there is New Delhi: The Supreme Court on ident, had contended in the apex court include setting up of electron- a need to analyse as to why the Friday quashed an FIR against BJP MP that the case was actually a civil dispute he BJP on Friday released dditional Principal ic National Agriculture Market past initiatives could not Anurag Thakur, former Himachal but the then Virbhadra Singh-led Tits first list of 177 candi- ASecretary to the Prime (eNAM), upgradation of rural accomplish the desired results Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Congress Government had made it a dates for the Madhya Pradesh Minister, PK Mishra has said haats, new scheme Pradhan and highlighted the need for Dhumal and others in a case related to criminal case for political reasons. Assembly polls, slashing tick- the Government is making Mantri Annadata Aay agricultural research. alleged irregularities in granting land on The FIR in the case was registered by ets of 63 MLAs and fielding efforts with an integrated Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM- "Policymakers and practi- lease for construction of the Dharamshala the Dharamshala office of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh approach and has initiated AASHA), Pradhan Mantri tioners need to look at how one cricket stadium. the Vigilance Bureau on August 1, 2013, Chouhan from the Budhni "multiple reforms" in order to Fasal Bima Yojana. could address the farmers' risk A bench of justices A K Sikri, Ashok months after the Congress Government seat, scotching speculation that achieve the target of doubling This is a major shift in the — that affects his income and Bhushan and Ajay Rastogi said, "We allow assumed power in December 2012. PTI he may change his constituen- farmers' income by 2022. He approach — a clear focus on welfare and linking activities of the appeal. The FIR registered is cy. also emphasised the need to farmer and farmer welfare non-agriculture sector. This is quashed." Among the 177 names analyse as to "why the past ini- rather than simply production also an area of agriculture Thakur, Dhumal and Himachal announced out of the total of tiatives could not accomplish and productivity, he said. research," he said. Pradesh Cricket Association 230 Assembly seats, 14 are the desired results" in the agri- "For this purpose, a holis- The senior PMO official (HPCA) had challenged the Himachal Thakur welcomes order women candidates, even as 63 culture sector. tic strategy for the agriculture said that Indian Society of Pradesh High Court order refusing to Dharamshala: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Himachal Pradesh, but the Congress gov- sitting MLAs, who have been Addressing the 78th sector was visualised. Efforts Agricultural Economics (ISAE) quash the FIR registered during the then Friday welcomed the Supreme Court ernment took every possible step against denied tickets, replaced with Annual conference of the are being made to follow this should focus its research on top- Virbhadra Singh Government in the order quashing an FIR against him relat- it," he said. new faces. The party also Indian Society of Agricultural with an integrated approach by ics like why does farmers distress State. ed to alleged irregularities in a land deal "The intention of that government was repeated 95 MLAs who won Economics on Thursday, initiating multiple reforms and happen in areas where there is The High Court on April 25, 2014, for a cricket stadium here, saying the pre- not towards development, but for destruc- the election during 2013. Mishra said that the present programmes with an overall high agricultural growth and had refused to quash the FIR and stay the vious Congress Government in Himachal tion of sports," the Hamirpur MP said. Chouhan would continue Government has for the first objective of doubling farmers how to modernise agriculture. criminal trial pending before special Pradesh was against the development of The Supreme Court Friday quashed to file his nomination from his time ushered in a paradigm income," Mishra said. "Agricultural growth has a judge, Dharamshala, in a case registered sports in the State. the FIR filed against Thakur, former traditional Budhni seat. shift in the approach, from In February 2016, Prime strong correlation with pover- for cheating and criminal conspiracy, and He said this is the victory of all the Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem The party also announced growth of production to Minister Narendra Modi had ty reduction. In order to alle- under provisions of the Prevention of budding players and sports lovers in the Kumar Dhumal and others in a case relat- candidates for 28 Assembly increase in farmers' income. said farmers' income would be viate rural poverty, we need to Corruption Act. state. ed to alleged irregularities in granting land seats in Telangana and 24 in Some of the initiatives doubled by 2022 to mark 75 focus on agricultural produc- Thakur, who is a BJP MP from "The cricket stadium in Dharamshala on lease for construction of the Mizoram. taken to address price and years of India's independence. tivity and farmers' income." Hamirpur and was then the HPCA pres- was created for promoting the game in Dharamshala cricket stadium. PTI

SC to hear plea on Govt 91% rainfall Ram temple should be built delays over appointment at earliest, says Vijay Goel of judges in higher this year: IMD judiciary after 8 weeks New Delhi: Joining the cho- earliest through any way, be it rus for the construction of a constitutional or legislation or New Delhi: The Supreme Court PNS n NEW DELHI Ram temple in Ayodhya, court or through dialogue on Friday said it would hear after Union Minister Vijay Goel on between all the parties eight weeks a plea which has eleasing the report on Friday said it should be done involved," Goel told PTI. alleged that the Centre has been Rsouthwest monsoon 2018, at the earliest through any He said lighting up of "indefinitely sitting" on the the India Meteorological mean — constitutional, leg- 'diyas' is part of the campaign names recommended by the Department (IMD) said on islative, judicial or commu- that will go on till November apex court collegium for Friday that the country has monsoon low pressure sys- nity dialogue. 7, and people can also show appointment of judges in the received 91 per cent rainfall tems (one cyclone, one deep The Union Minister of support on social media by higher judiciary. this year. As per data, 95 per depression, one depressions, State for Parliamentary using hashtag of The plea, stating that the cent rainfall received in June, two well marked low pressure Affairs claimed that the build- #JalaoEkDiyaRamMandirKe government cannot "frustrate" 94 per cent in July, 92 per cent areas and two low pressure ing of the temple is a "matter NaamKa. the process of appointment of in August, and 76 per cent in areas) formed against an aver- of faith" for "crores of people" Incidentally, a big cutout judges in the apex court and high September. age of six depressions and and ways should be found to of a temple has been erected courts in "an oblique way" by sit- "Out of the total 36 mete- eight low pressure areas. "amicably resolve" the issue to at the main entrance of his ting on collegium's recommen- orological subdivisions, 23 The IMD claimed that pave the way for its con- residence at 10, Ashoka Road dations and not responding to subdivisions constituting 68 forecast for monsoon onset struction. and a mock-up model of a names reiterated by it, came up per cent of the total area of the over Kerala for this year was He said a campaign, 'Ek temple on its premises. for hearing before a bench head- country received normal sea- very accurate, as both the Police detain a Congress party worker holding a Rafale fighter aircraft cut-out with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Diya, Ram ke Naam', will be A three-judge bench, ed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. son rainfall, one subdivision forecasted and realised date of and Reliance chairman Anil Ambani during a protest in New Delhi on Friday AP launched Saturday, seeking headed by Chief Justice Senior lawyer Dushyant Dave received excess rainfall (one onset of monsoon over Kerala to promote the bid for the Ranjan Gogoi, recently said and advocate Prashant Bhushan, per cent of the total area), and was May 29. construction of the temple in the appropriate bench will appearing for petitioner NGO 12 subdivisions (31 per cent The season witnessed a Ayodhya. decide the future course of Centre for Public Interest of the total area) received defi- very large number of 'High He also took a dig at hearing in January on the Litigation (CPIL), told the bench cient season rainfall. Out of Impact weather events, of Cong to bring out Raje's ‘report card’ Congress saying, if its appeals filed against the that the Centre has been sitting the 12 deficient subdivisions, which 'floods' remained to be president Rahul Gandhi is Allahabad High Court verdict on several names for appoint- 5 subdivisions were from East the most frequent and wide- Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress on announced by the second week also visiting temples, "the in the Ayodhya land dispute ment as judges in the higher judi- & Northeast India (Arunachal spread phenomenon. Friday said it will soon bring out of this month. party should not have any case. ciary. The bench, also compris- Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, "During the 2018 south- a "report card" of Chief Minister Party manifesto committee objection to it (construction As many as 14 appeals ing Justices K M Joseph and Gangetic west Bengal, Bihar west monsoon season, though Vasundhara Raje-led State in-charge Harish Chaudhary of temple)". have been filed against the Hemant Gupta, asked Dave and Jharkhand), 3 subdivi- the warming trends in the sea Government's performance, said people can give their sug- "A number of people 2010 High Court judgement whether he knew the number of sions each were from the surface temperatures (SSTs) highlighting its "unfulfilled gestions by calling a toll-free from different walks of life that suggested that the 2.77 names which the collegium has Central India (Saurashtra & over equatorial Pacific indi- promises". helpline number, messaging or will converge at my official acres of disputed land be par- reiterated to the Centre. Dave Kutch, Gujarat region and cated evolving El Nino, SSTs Addressing a press confer- next month's assembly elec- through short videos. residence here tomorrow to titioned equally among three said, "As far as I know, there are Marathwada) and South remained below the El Nino ence here, Rajasthan Congress tions, he said the first will be He said the suggestions can light up thousands of 'diyas' parties — the Sunni Waqf 13 names". Peninsula (Rayalaseema, threshold value. Hence, warm president Sachin Pilot said the released after Diwali. also be given through Facebook seeking to send a symbolic Board, the Nirmohi Akhara To this, the CJI told Dave, "It North Interior Karnataka and ENSO neutral conditions pre- "report card" would be an analy- Pilot said the party's mani- within a week's time. message for building of the and Ram Lalla. is three times more. Papers are Lakshadweep) and one sub- vailed over the equatorial sis of the promises made by the festo will incorporate sugges- Polling will be held in Ram temple," he said. Many experts have said lying on my table." Dave request- division (West Rajasthan) Pacific. The atmospheric con- Government and those fulfilled tions and demands of all sections Rajasthan on December 7. The "It is a wish of crores of that the matter should be ed the court to issue notice to the from Northwest India," the ditions were also indicating in the last five years. of society. results will be announced on people that Ram temple taken up by the court after Centre on the plea but the bench IMD said. neutral ENSO conditions," it Speaking about the The Congress had earlier December 11 along with four should be constructed. So, the 2019 elections, as it might said it would hear the matter During the season, 10 said. Congress' list of candidates for said the manifesto would be other States. temple should be built at the affect the voters. PTI after eight weeks. PTI LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 nation 06

KARNATAKA LOK SABHA BYPOLL TINSUKIA VIOLENCE Ballari litmus test for Sonowal vows strong JD(S)-Cong coalition KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU action against culprits on Saturday. Even though the DK Shivakumar and BJP elections are not an indicator of strongman J Sriramulu. They D(S) supremo HD Deve the future keeping in mind are fighting to establish polit- ANUP SHARMA n GUWAHATI JGowda who is in a calculat- 2019 general elections, it is cru- ical supremacy in the crucial ed way pitching for Congress’ cial for all the three political Hyderabad Karnataka. ssam Chief Minister president Rahul Gandhi as the parties, Congress, BJP and JDs In Ballari the Congress ASarbananda Sonowal on prime ministerial candidate to establish their supremacy in has been leaving no stone Friday warned stern action for the 2019 general elections the political sphere of the State. unturned to clinch the seat against those involved in the has to face a litmus test in the In Jamakhandi, the late from the BJP in a bid to regain massacre of five Bengali Hindu battlefield Ballari, a by-election MLA’s son Anand its lost glory, which it had in Tinsukia district of eastern for Lok Saba on Saturday. The Nyamagouda is contesting on enjoyed ever since elections Assam on Thursday evening Congress candidate VS Congress ticket, but faces seri- were held in 1952 till 2000. The and said that the Government Ugrappa, supported by the ous challenge from BJP’s party is also in buoyant mood will also take action against a coalition of JD(S) and Congress Shrikant Kulkarni. Kulkarni is after it won six out of nine section of people, organisations is facing the heat in the dusty a BJP veteran in local politics Assembly seats in the recent- and public representatives who terrain of Ballari where mining and confident of sailing ly concluded elections. Caste made inflammatory statements baron Reddy brothers are through. At Ramanagara plays a major role in Ballari in the past that led to the inci- vigoursly campaigning for J assembly constituency in an and it’s controlled by STs and dent on Thursday. Shantha of the BJP. Shantha is embarrassment to BJP its can- other backward communities. Three Ministers of the the sister of powerful Schedule didate L Chandrashekhar The Congress won six out Chief Minister Sarbananda Tribe leader J Sriramulu. Ballari retired from the fray in support of the nine assembly seats in Sonowal led Assam cabinet zations, a section of media, allegedly making inflammatory is reserved ST constituency. of Anita Kumaraswamy, the May, but the electorate has visited the place of occur- social media and inflammato- statements against a particular The by election was necessi- wife of Chief Minister HD more often favoured the BJP in rence on Friday and interact- ry statements by a section of community a few days back. tated by the resignation of Kumaraswamy. national elections. Sriramulu, ed with the people to assure peoples’ representatives have Police said that Hazarika Sriramulu from Lok Sabha as At Shivamogga lok saba who had left the BJP before security to them. The led to the situation yesterday. while speaking against the he had won the election to constituency which is facing by 2013, rejoined the party and had Government have also We appeal all to maintain Citizenship (Amendment) Karnataka Assembly. polls after Lingayat strongman successfully contested the 2014 announced ex-gratia of `5 restrain or we will be forced to Bill recently had threatened Many insiders in the ruling BS Yeddyurappa got elected to Lok Sabha election and 2018 lakh and Government jobs to take action against them,” the Bengali Hindus of dire Government feel it is really a assembly, his son BY assembly polls. In May, he chose the next keen of the victims’ Sonowal said. consequences. tough fight taking on Reddy Raghavendra is contesting and to retain his assembly seat. family. Interestingly, the anti-talk It may be mentioned here brothers and the stronghold of fighting a fierce battle facing the Meanwhile in another “We will take strongest faction of Ulfa, who the police that Assam has been witnessing Sriramulu. It is also testing time son of former Chief Minister political development the action against the perpetrators had suspected to be behind the severe protests over the BJP led for the JDs- Congress combine Madhu Bangarappa of the JDs. Karnataka BJP , which was of this heinous crime. I have incident, denied their involve- Government’s move to pass in who dream of taking this unity Another candidate Mahima Patil stumped on Thursday by the directed all law enforcing agen- ment in the incident on Friday. the parliament the Citizenship to the 2019 general elections to of the JD(U) and son of late withdrawal of its candidate in cies to maintain peace and Assam DGP Kuladhar (Amendment) Bill, 2016—a con- fight the BJP and Prime Minister Chief Minister JH Patel is also the Ramanagara Assembly bye- take stern action against any- Saikia refused to name any par- stitutional amendment bill that Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. in the fray. In Mandya the coali- poll favouring JDs candidate body trying to destabilise our ticular outfit behind the inci- seeks to grant citizenship to Karnataka is witnessing tion combine has put up JDs Anita Kumaraswamy just two peaceful society and State,” dent on Friday and only said persecuted minority commu- three by polls to Ballari, candidate L Shivarame Gowda days ahead of the election, has Sonowal tweeted on Friday. that the police have started the nities in Bangladesh, Pakistan Shivamogga and Mandya and facing BJP’s Siddaramaiah. now sought the polling to be “I strongly condemn the investigation to bring the cul- and Afghanistan. While several two assembly seats at At Ballari it is a keen con- postponed in the seat. They cowardly attack on innocent prits to the book. “Our first job organizations including the Ramanagara and Jamakhandi test between Congress Minister have petitioned the EC. people at Sadiya. My hearfelt is to instill a sense of security indigenous communities are condolence to the family mem- among the people living here opposing the Bill, some of the bers of those who have lost and we are doing that. I hope Hindu Bengali organizations are their lives Sonowal tweeted on that police will arrest the cul- supporting the Bill. Several Friday. “My police department prits soon,” said the DGP. Hindu Bengali organization had has started taking action In another development, also planned to organize a rally against the culprits involved in police in Assam’s capital town in support of the Bill on the killing,” said Sonowal in Guwahati have arrested Mrinal November 17, to which, however another tweet on Friday. Hazarika, a senior leader of the the BJP led Assam Government “Some individuals, organi- pro-talk faction of Ulfa for denied permission. HC reprieve for PC family in black money case

KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n the Income Tax official stat- tended that if any proceed- CHENNAI ing that the sanction had not ings were initiated by the been given in accordance Chief Metroplitan Magistrate amily members of former with law. The judges also based on the prosecution FFinance Minister and quashed the private com- complaint filed by the second Congress strongman P plaints lodged by the Income respondent (Principal Chidambaram got a major Tax Department against the A view after fresh snowfall at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Friday PTI Director), who is incompe- relief in a legal battle against family before the tent to file the complaint, it the Centre as the Madras Metropolitan Magistrate would cause prejudice to the High Court on Friday Court in Chennai. respondents. quashed a sanction order by The judges ruled that the “The petitioner does not an income tax official to sanction had not been given have any undisclosed for- Bihar achieves goal of ‘Har prosecute them under the in accordance with the law. eign asset and hence does Black Money (Undisclosed The petitioners had told the not come within the Foreign Income and Assets) court that the Principal purview of the Black Money and Imposition of Tax Act of Director of Income Tax Act,” the petitioners had ghar bijli’ in record time 2015. (Investigation ) was not the claimed. Nalini Chidambaram competent authority to But G Rajagopal, addi- FAIZAN AHMAD n PATNA ing to mark the completion of them. Now with electricity (lawyer wife of launch prosecution under tional solicitor general who his ambitious project “Har ghar everywhere the bhoot has been Chidambaram), Karti P Section 50 of the Act and appeared for the Government hen the helicopter carrying bijli” under his seven resolves. driven away. This is a big social Chidambaram (son) and hence the complaint filed said the Income Tax depart- WChief Minister Nitish Kumar All the households in Bihar reform,” said Nitish. “Under the Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram against them should be ment would definitely chal- and his officials lifted up from the have been connected with power light they read, play and move (daughter-in-law) had chal- quashed. lenge Friday’s decision of the airport at Gaya after the sunset, in a record time and two months out without a fear because lenged the prosecution The Chief Metropolitan Madras High Court as the when he had a pleasant surprise to prior to the deadline of mothers can no longer scare process launched against Magistrate Court at Egmore Chief Metroplitan Magistrate see below the streaks of lights on December 31, 2018. them with ghosts of darkness. them by the Department of Chennai was not designated Court was the competent the entire fully illuminated route What a huge contrast! In The ghost is gone”, Yadav added, Income Tax under the above as a special court under the court for the trial of the case down to Patna. He asked his sec- February 2004, The Economist Energy department principal mentioned Act. act, they argued. and there was no discrepan- retaries to take out their mobile in A Survey of India special sup- secretary and BSPHC CMD They had contended that The cases were filed after cy in the principal director phones and take the pictures. plement said, “Satellite photos of Pratyaya Amrit said under the the Principal Director of it has been found by the initiating prosecution pro- “This was a real pleasant surprise,” India at night show Bihar at cen- mission mode all hands in the Income Tax (Investigation) Income Tax department that ceedings against the peti- he said while addressing a meet- tre of an area of darkness. companies worked constantly was not the competent officer Karti, his mother and wife tioners. Electricity is a sporadic luxury.” beating the weather woes to to launch prosecution under had purchased a property in It may be remembered Nitish and his Energy complete the gigantic task. Section 50 of the Act and London (5, Holben Close, that two judges of the Madras Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav Bihar is eighth States to hence the complaint filed Barton, Cambridge, UK). The High Court had earlier dis- have another interesting folk achieve total electrification. Until against them should be IT Department found that the missed the petitions filed by story to link with darkness or 2005 electricity was a luxury and quashed. property was purchased for Nalini Chidambaram and non-electricity in rural areas. even in big towns including State Justices S Manikumar and `5.37 crore but this was not others challenging the com- They revealed a “bhoot” (ghost) capital 24 hours power was Subramonium Prasad who disclosed in the IT returns petence of the Income Tax story at the glittering pro- beyond imagination. heard the petition quashed filed by them. department to prosecute gramme to mark the sixth foun- Amrit said “har ghar bijli” the sanction orders issued by The petitioners also con- them under the Act. dation day of Bihar State Power scheme was launched by the CM Holding Company (BSPHC) on November 15, 2016 fixing a hours after the Halloween day target to take power to all the observed across the world . households desirous to have “The mothers used to dis- connection by December 31, Kerala Govt creating trouble allow children going out of 2018. “We worked with dedica- home by scaring them that tion and zeal and achieved this bhoot in the darkness will catch goal two months earlier. over Sabarimala, says Cong Thiruvananthapuram: With dict, angering tra- the Sabarimala temple set to ditionalists. The open for a day on Monday, the Kerala High Court Congress on Friday accused the has patted the State Kerala Government of "creating Government. trouble" over the temple issue. In a related Addressing the media here, development, an Leader of Opposition Ramesh organisation of the Chennithala said that instead of Hindu Nair com- dousing passions, it was most munity which has unfortunate that the Left taken a stand Government was trying to cre- against the Left ate frictions. Government had "The BJP and Sangh three of its offices Parivar have one agenda. The attacked, forcing Vijayan Government should Chennithala. its General Secretary have come out with a proper "The Government has no Sukumaran Nair to warn the plan to avoid any trouble. Their business to interfere in the pil- CPI-M on Friday "not to play decision to appoint 1,500 party grimage," he added. with them". workers on temporary basis in Ever since the Supreme "We know who is behind the temple town for the two Court ruled that women of all the attacks," said Nair, adding month long pilgrimage season age can visit the Sabarimala that the need of the hour was is a challenge to peace in the temple, the Kerala Government to resolve the Sabarimala issue. temple town," said has said it will uphold the ver- IANS LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 nation 07

BJP LEADER’S KILLING Yogi visits Statue of Unity, Fear among locals over revival of terrorism pays tributes to Sardar Patel

MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU Parihar was one of the terrorists. He was targeted by against revival of terrorism in restore peace in the region. bravest right wing politicians the terrorists to spread panic the region". Protests rocked different dis- ven as situation remained in the region and had coun- among the members of the Sharma said, series of trict headquarters of Etense in communally sen- tered separatism and terror- Hindu community to fled events which have taken place Jammu region where BJP sitive Kishtwar after the 'bru- ism 'firmly'. away from the hilly district. clearly indicate attempts are workers and various other tal' killing of a top BJP leader, He along with his broth- On the same pattern sus- being made to once again socio-politico organisations Anil Parihar, and his elder er was running a stationary pected terrorists, believed to revive terrorism in the region staged protest demonstra- brother, Ajeet Parihar, on and sports goods business in be cadre of Hizbul to scare away Hindu popula- tions and shouted anti-Pak ground zero fear is lurking in Kishtwar. The duo were Mujahideen, targeted Anil tion. slogans. the minds of local residents returning home when Parihar to eliminate tall lead- He also raised question Former Deputy Chief over the revival of terrorism 'unidentified' gunmen hit ers and instil fear in their marks over the decision to Minister Kavinder Gupta in the region. them in the head,leading to minds, local residents alleged. disband Special Operations demanded high level probe Deputy Commissioner, their sudden death. Former BJP Minister and group (SOG) from the area, behind the brutal killing. He Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, Recently, he had publicly a local MLA, Sunil Sharma, chiefly responsible for tack- said it could be a case of had imposed curfew restric- opposed calls for support of echoed similar sentiments in ling the threat posed by ter- politically motivated tions in the area late Article 35A at the peak of Kishtwar ahead of their cre- rorists. murder and a high level Thursday night to contain controversy over granting mation ceremony. He said each and every probe should be ordered to public anger against the special status to the State of Speaking to media per- BJP worker present in unravel the mystery behind killing. Mobile internet ser- J&K. sons at his residence Sunil Kishtwar is alert and ready to the attack. vices were snapped in the Almost 25 years ago on Sharma said, "it is due to the foil sinister design of anti Meanwhile, members of hilly districts while Internet May 10, 1993 one of the most failure of the security agen- national forces. the J&K High Court Bar services were slowed down vocal and popular leader of cies we have lost such a senior Before the cremation cer- Association, Jammu sus- across Jammu region to pre- Vishwa Hindu Parishad BJP leader who represented emony Army columns staged pended work in the High vent spread of rumours and (VHP), Satish Bhandari, too voice of the people of flag march in Kishtwar and Court and lower courts in communally sensitive pro- was gunned down in the Kishtwar region and played neighbouring Bhaderwah protest against the killing of paganda material/literature. same area by 'unidentified' key role in ongoing fight town in Doda district to BJP leader and his brother. PNS n GANDHINAGAR Prime Minister Narendra “It was Sardar’s vision to Modi. Sources in Gujarat BJP merge more than 550 Princely ccompanied by his Gujarat said that other BJP ruled CMs States into Union of India Acounterpart Vijay Rupani, would visit the statue site in immediately after the inde- CJI astonished at Govt’s swift... Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister coming days. Even President pendence. The statue would RSS miffed at SC’s From Page 1 Gujarat HC instead of Justice they are unable to understand and star campaigner of ruling Ramnath Kovind is also give inspiration for unity to The CJI also said that 14 Qureshi happened by an over- English. The Union Law Ministry BJP for the upcoming Lok scheduled to visit the statue on generations in future,” he said benches of two judges each will sight and that the mistake was had notified the appointments of Sabha polls Yogi Adityanath on December 15. adding that the Statue of Unity no priority to temple sit on Mondays and Fridays for corrected soon as it was realised. Justices Hemant Gupta, Ajay Friday paid tribute to Sardar Meanwhile, during his brief would also bring prosperity faster disposal of cases to curb the During interaction, the CJI also Rastogi, MR Shah and R Subhash Vallabhbhai Patel by visiting interaction with the local media and employment opportunities pendency. The CJI also acknowl- revealed plans to give translated Reddy late on Thursday night. ‘Statue of Unity’ – the tallest Yogi praise Gujarat in the tribal dominated From Page 1 on the sidelines of the organi- edged that the appointment of copies of SC judgments to liti- While Justice Gupta was the statue of the world situated near Government’s efforts to pay Narmada district. The Government should sation’s RSS executive meet. Justice Dave as acting CJ of gants in their mother tongue if Chief Justice of the Madhya Sardar Sarovar Dam. befitting tribute to the ‘Ironman Officials of Sardar Sarovar make law for that,” Vaidya had Confirming that Shah did Pradesh High Court, Justice Yogi, who was personally of India’ by constructing his Narmada Nigam Limited said. meet Bhagwat the executive Reddy was the Gujarat High invited by Gujarat CM Rupani tallest statue at Sadhu Bet situ- briefed the UP CM about the On Thursday, RSS func- meeting venue, RSS’ general On Diwali, Yogi to... Court’s chief justice. Justice Shah couldn’t remain present in ated on the River Narmada. ‘Statue of Unity’ project. He tionary and BJP’s nominated secretary Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi was the chief justice of the Patna the inauguration ceremony Despite repeated questions also visited ‘Valley of Flowers’ member to the Rajya Sabha refused to go into details of what From Page 1 would be made of bronze and High Court and Justice Rastogi of the Statue on the birth about Ram temple at Ayodhya, near the Statue apart from Rakesh Sinha said he would transpired at the meeting An official said on Friday a sculptor from Noida is work- was the chief justice of the anniversary of Sardar Patel on Yogi didn’t make any remarks climbing the statue up to view- move a Private Member’s Bill in between the BJP president and the actual place where the ing on it. Tripura High Court. October 31 in presence of before a group of newsmen. ing gallery. the Rajya Sabha demanding the RSS chief. statue will be installed was yet The Government also construction of a Ram Temple “The matters that get dis- to be decided but it would not plans to construct a museum in Ayodhya. On their part, four cussed in this kind of meetings be very far away from Saryu near the statue. It will have an BJP MPs Gopal Shetty, Udit Raj, will remain private. I don’t think the River. Yogi on his visit to art gallery and an auditorium. Roopa Ganguly, and Kirit it is essential to tell you as to Ayodjhya on November 6 will The museum and the art Somaiya have already pledged what transpired at the meeting. lay foundation of the pedestal gallery will depict the life of their support for this private bill. Yes. They discussed in detail and the statue will be installed Lord Ram, while the auditori- Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata about the Ram Mandir issue. later, the official said. um will host Ramleela by dif- Party (BJP) president Amit Shah You will get to know the out- The statue would be built ferent outfits of the country, the met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat come at a later stage,” Joshi said. at a cost of Rs 330 crore. It official said. Reliance got `284 cr... From Page 1 Press conference. France on a Government-to- “The Congress party has Reliance group has, how- Rahul said the PM is hav- Government basis, where all falsely alleged that the funds ever, said Congress president is ing “sleepless nights” fearing 36 aircraft are to be exported invested in RADL have been engaging in falsehood and action if a probe was conduct- from France. This investment used for the purchase of land at there are no substance in any ed into the Rafale deal. is an independent arms-length Mihan, Nagpur for the of the charges of kickback he Trashing Rahul’s allega- transaction based on fair mar- Dassault-Reliance 49:51 JV,” has levelled against Anil tions, Reliance said Congress is ket valuation of the land and the statement said, adding, “ Ambani. “distorting” facts to mount an other assets of the Company, The payment for the land at The Gandhi scion reiterat- “unwarranted” campaign and the future business poten- MIHAN, Nagpur, Maharashtra ed his attack on the PM and against the company for polit- tial in the airports and relat- was made from 2015 to 2017, said the Rafale deal is an open ical gains. In a statement, ed infrastructure sector, much before the investment by and shut case. “It was a part- Reliance said the company and Reliance group said in a Dassault in RADL..” nership between Prime its chief Anil were continuously statement. Congress has been alleging Minister Narendra Modi and being dragged into a political It also claimed that the that the Government had put Anil Ambani,” Rahul said battle in view of the impending RADL transaction was com- pressure on Dassault Aviation “The Dassault CEO had state and general elections. pleted in full compliance with to make Reliance its offset said the reason HAL wasn’t “Dassault’s investment in applicable FDI and all other partner for the deal. Dassault given the contract was because Reliance Airport Developers rules & regulations and the Aviation has chosen Reliance Anil had land. Now it turns out Limited (RADL) has no link information has been disclosed Defence as one of its partners that the land that Anil had was whatsoever with the Rafale in the public domain since in India to fulfill the offset purchased by money given by contract between the December 2017 onwards, near- obligations of the Rs 58,000 Dassault,” Rahul said at AICC Government of India and ly a year ago. crore Rafale deal.

decided to induct women neers besides flying Dornier Command. The integration Navy likely... jawans into the Corps of aircraft. Overall, there are came about following the rec- Military Police (CMP) by rais- 3,500 women officers in the ommendations of the K From Page 1 ing one battalion (1,000 three Services. Subrahmanyam Committee In Navy, combat role means women). The Army has, so far, report on overhauling defence sailing in ships on operational As regards women offi- refrained from inducting management in the wake of the duties and the current fleet cers in combat role, the IAF women in combat role and Kargil war in 1999. does not have facilities for gen- took the lead last year by fighting units like infantry, Sources also said more than der segregation like separate inducting three officers in artillery and armoured corps. Rs 17,000 crores worth of con- washrooms and other related fighter flying stream and they However, women officers are tracts for capital acquisition infrastructure, they said. The are currently undergoing inten- serving in Intelligence, Judge like missiles and ships for the ships and submarines will have sive training. In the Navy, at and Advocate General (JAG) Navy were signed in the last six to have these separate facilities least 60 women officers are branch, Engineers, Ordnance months. Moreover, the approval if women are deployed on them, deployed on P-8 I long range and Education. in principle was also given for officials said. maritime patrol aircraft. Some Meanwhile, giving details induction 1,100 persons as addi- As regards opening the of these women serving as tac- about other issues discussed in tional manpower, they said. Navy for entry of women as tical officers are empowered to the Navy Commanders’ meet, Also, the Navy will host the sailors or other ranks below offi- take the decision to fire a mis- sources said the Defence tenth anniversary of the Indian cer, sources said the Navy sile or torpedo and this role can Minister instructed that future Ocean Naval Symposium Commanders’ conference dis- be termed as combat role, they conferences of three Services (IONS) for two days from cussed it adding many more said. should also have representation November 13 at Kochi. India meetings are planned before the There are nearly 650 from Integrated Defence Staff. had taken the initiative in form- final shape takes place. At pre- women officers in the Navy This came in the background of ing this group of countries sent, the three Services do not and are serving their tenures in the three Services now operat- located on the rim of the Indian have women in lower ranks braches like education, law ing together as tri-service com- Ocean which is strategically though the Army last year and naval construction as engi- mand in Andaman and Nicobar important for our country. `1 cr bank loan in just 59...

From Page 1 mandated to source 20 per cent of their Talking of India jumping 23 places on To rid the sector of inspector raj, Modi annual procurement from MSMEs, will now the World Bank’s latest ‘Ease of Doing announced that inspections of factories in source at least a quarter of their requirement Business’ ranking, Modi said in four years the sector will be sanctioned only through (25 per cent) from the sector, he said, adding his Government has achieved what many did a computerised random allotment and 3 per cent of sourcing by PSUs would have not believe and what no other nation has inspectors will have to upload reports on por- to be done from MSMEs run by women. done -- leaping from 142nd rank in 2014 to tal within 48 hours. “No inspector can now Also, all Central public sector enterprises 77th position. Breaking into top 50 rank is go anywhere. He will be asked why he went will have to take membership of the not far away, he added. to a factory,” he said. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to facil- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India Easing compliance with environmental itate online procurement of common use would become the world’s fifth largest rules, MSMEs will need single air and water goods and services by various government economy in 2019 and among the top three clearance and just one consent to establish departments and organisations. in the coming years. Speaking at the ‘Support a factory. MSMEs will have to file just one Modi announced Rs 6,000 crore for cre- and Outreach Initiative for the MSME sec- annual return on eight labour laws and 10 ation of 20 hubs and 100 tool rooms for tech- tor’ event here, the Minister said since the Central rules, he said, adding that an ordi- nology upgradation. Clusters for MSMEs in Narendra Modi-led Government took over nance has been promulgated to simplify levy pharma sector will be created to boost pro- about four years ago, India has moved from of penalties for minor offences under the duction in the sector, he said. the ninth to sixth position in the global eco- Companies Act. Modi termed the 12 new All companies with turnover of more nomic landscape. “Next year, India will measures “historic” that will make Deepawali than Rs 500 crore would have to now come become the fifth largest economy,” he said, brighter for the sector and its millions of on Trade Receivables e-Discounting System adding hopefully in the coming years the entrepreneurs and employees. (TReDS) platform so that there is no cash country would be among the top three Public sector companies, which were flow problem for MSMEs. economies of the world. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION A sense of purpose Ironies of history The BJP has provided an Opposition that was decimated in 2014 a chance to resurrect itself Till we deal with falsification and denials of history tellers, the politics and t would have taken a lot of political courage for Andhra Pradesh Chief debates around building statues will continue to gather steam IMinister and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to have risked potentially antag- onising his party cadre brought up on a diet of anti-Congressism to descend on the Capital in an attempt to consoli- date anti-BJP political forces. Yet, that’s exactly what he has been doing over the past week. From Congress president Rahul Gandhi and veteran Ghulam Nabi RINKU GHOSH Azad to Nationalist Congress Party uthor Lew Wallace had once chief Sharad Pawar, National Conference said, “The monuments of the leader Farooq Abdullah to old Opposition nations are all protests against war-horse Sharad Yadav of the Janata nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is Dal (United), Naidu has engaged with them all with a sense of purpose. history.”A Yet, from the momentous zeal of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav too has landed in the Capital for grand their commemoration, they get easily alliance discussions and this comes on top of Naidu’s previous outreach bronzed over with layers of interpretation that settle one over the other till the curat- to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, BSP chief Mayawati, ed gleam is gone. Then they descend into West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata the heat and dust of everydayness, becom- Banerjee, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and DMK leader MK ing a part of the gush of life that doesn’t real- ly care what they stand for or not. And they Stalin with all of whom he has already had preliminary discussions. That end up being a scaffolding of life itself, a Chandrababu Naidu, smarting from his humiliation at the hands of the BJP, perch for natural life forms, a sheltering has emerged as the mover and shaker in Opposition unity efforts is clear. shadow for refugees who have nowhere to Pawar, though senior and with great relationships across the political spec- go and a landmark for people to map their journeys with. This is the fundamental truth haps in a post-truth world, Communism, or the neo-recla- eroded the allure of leadership. trum, is not completely trusted by the Congress while the other leaders, of extraordinary efforts that in the end myth-making becomes easier mation of BR Ambedkar and So they make a hue and cry in especially those from the Hindi belt, have angularities which tend to rub become ordinary statistics. with statues embodying the other Dalit icons by a flurry of Kolkata when his bronzed like- other leaders the wrong way. Naidu, by contrast, is from a southern State Yet statues have a visual narrative that viewpoint of the story-teller. In monoliths commissioned by ness gets crusted with bird nobody in the world can unstring them- that sense, statues, museums BSP chief Mayawati, all seem to droppings. Or feel respectful and is not seen as a challenger for a pan-India leadership position. selves from. They are the most visible mark- and public monuments are harp on the need to archive and enough to not even smoke His main task, he is known to have confided in associates, is to ensure ers of our civilisational history, from the mutual extensions of each other, document history as is and not around the statue of that the differences between a weak but still national footprint-bearing Egyptian pyramids to the Bamiyan Buddhas. offering a manicured version of its coloured versions. It’s for the Vivekananda in Kanyakumari, And their unshakeable giganticism seeks to history as well as encouraging same reason that the busts of his bigness reminding them to Congress and the powerful regional satraps who hold dominant sway in transcend time and space, sometimes its dissidence in the public Bengal revolutionaries contin- elevate themselves momentar- their States do not become an insurmountable obstacle in the forging of a imprinting themselves, at other times space. So for critics questioning ue to be venerated in that state, ily. And nobody may have grand alliance of Opposition parties against the ruling combine. The argu- encroaching on collective consciousness. the delayed iconisation of once by the Left and now by the heeded the angst of Rohith They even acquire a spiritual aura as a repos- Sardar Patel as an appropriation Trinamool Congress, simply Vermula when he was alive but ment, promoted assiduously by the BJP/NDA and those simpatico, that the itory of collective faith. Do we really then of his legacy for political mon- because they do not find due the Dalit student, who commit- Opposition is desperate, fighting for its survival and is busy cobbling togeth- need statues in an information age? Yes, gering by the ruling BJP, fact space in the Congress-dominat- ted suicide driven by casteist er an ‘unprincipled, opportunistic alliance’ to stop the Modi juggernaut, is because there is no scale-flexing in a flat remains that it was necessary to ed retelling of our story of moves against him, has man- world of digital uniformity. So we want to rescue him from his relative Independence. And even if aged to galvanise a movement a bit facile. For, even assuming it to be the gospel truth which it is not, the stand out more in the physical world. This anonymity in the Congress STATUES there’s inclusivity in texts and in his university and ensure that point which needs consideration is who and what has given these Opposition explains why the Chinese demolished the annals. Yes, he was the architect AROUND THE recorded material, truth is there human rights are executed, not parties the opportunity to try and forge an anti-BJP front even if at a cost status of the Statue of Liberty as the tallest of the modern republic as we cannot be denial in the public given out as a dole. Talking in with its Buddhist statue at Henan and India know it today, uniting the WORLD HAVE space, which ought to allow front of his newly-constructed to ideological coherence and sacrifice of party interests? toppled that with its Statue of Unity dedi- impossible princely states and BEEN INSTALLED democratic discourse, one statue, one of the student lead- The answer is rather obvious but bears repetition. The Modi-helmed BJP, cated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, never tackling internal emergencies where everybody can find a res- ers Sreerag P had said, “Rohith in trying to turn back the decades and fashion itself a la Indira Gandhi Congress mind if Buddha is India’s most successful and Kashmir with a deft hand. AND TORN onance, can invest his identity was an imperative force, who export to China or that the Patel statue has In that sense he was a true DOWN IN THE and claim a stake. Such coop- through his memories, rekin- as the main pole of Indian electoral politics, may have overplayed its hand. Chinese bronze. Both examples of shining nationalist. However, out of tion and acceptance of ideas dles the ethos of resistance It has not only spooked its own erstwhile — and some current — allies, human endeavour and might, they gentri- the Gandhi-Nehru aura, he CONTINUOUS will, therefore, for some time to which are carved into our polit- Chandrababu Naidu being a prime example, but has also planted the seed fy the appreciation of it in the process…we drifted to the right end of the PROCESS come, rest with public monu- ical psyche.” of deep suspicion among its opponents many of whom its earlier genera- have it, you don’t. Even making the digital Congress spectrum and there- ments. And perhaps when Call it retributive, restora- plane subservient to them. fore, policy-wise, found a reso- CALLED every ship finds a lighthouse, tive or retrospective justice but tion of leaders including AB Vajpayee, LK Advani, MM Joshi had worked In fact, statues continue to be a focal nance in today’s BJP, which is REVISION OF will we wake up to our full till we deal with falsification and with over decades to make them shed their inhibitions in aligning with the point of posturing and messaging. One just positing itself as his rescuer in potential as an eclectic culture. denials of history tellers, the pol- BJP against a then rampant Congress. In a sense, the BJP leadership is has to go back to the viral images of an history and Prime Minister HISTORY Right now, we are in the process itics and debates around build- African-American woman climbing and Narendra Modi as a fellow of historical correction and still ing statues will continue to going for the Great Gamble, the knight in shining armour against a rag-tag clinging to the skirts of the Statue of Gujarati appropriating the good quite a long way away from gather steam. And since we are band of all the rest, as it were. But the implosion in our country’s institu- Liberty, protesting against US President intentions of a “son of the soil” accepting guilt too for the many a far cry from developing living tions coming on top of the BJP’s unbridled aggression in promoting com- Donald Trump’s immigration policies and like himself. The BJP may not indiscretions of societal violence icons, except in the spiritual police trying to talk her down. That image end up practising Patel’s ideolo- and genocide. Will these too fig- sphere, and humans cannot munity-centric discourses nationwide, including in States where it wants was the most potent reminder of what the gies as such but the fact remains ure in statues like the Salt easily become demi-gods, there to grow such as Kerala and West Bengal, has helped its opponents immea- American nation was born of and stood for, that the statue was a historical March of Dandi? will be no easy answers. Had surably in focussing their minds on the pressing need for unity. an instant reckoner of history and its necessity of sorts too amid a So statues will continue to that been the case, we would be obfuscation too. If there was collective amne- plethora of commemorative endure, either by their installa- celebrating modern shrines like sia about the essence of the proverbial plaques, platitudes, busts and tion or their decimation or the Jammu & Kashmir Railway, American dream, one unremarkable woman memorials. their reinterpretation, simply an unimaginable feat and tem- could get that back by courting at the feet Statues around the world because people look up to tan- ple of modern India among the of the Statue of Liberty. Simply because it have been installed and gible, tactile heroes and feel a shifting Himalayas with the Rising airfares was there to anchor history in the first place. dethroned in this continuous transformative moment of ris- world’s highest arch bridge. But What could be a tokenism turned into a process called revision of histo- ing to their potential, if only we have not yet learnt to cele- milestone on a civilisational timeline. ry. Be it the desecration of the briefly. People like to look up to brate or acknowledge the efforts The Competition Commission of India feels it is That explains the current swirl of opin- Confederate statues in the US or a Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose of little big men. ionating on the statue on the banks of the the tumble of Lenin-Stalin than the many netajis of con- (The writer is Associate necessary to probe how airfares rise during key periods Sabarmati at Kevadiya in Gujarat. And per- shrines with the collapse of temporary politics who have Editor, The Pioneer) very time there is a natural disas- ter or other unforeseen event, air- S O U N D BITE fares seem to shoot up. As the E Connectivity initiatives that China is engaging in I love to travel when I am Demonetisation may be floods devastated central Kerala a few straddle national bound- behaviour that is troubling not obsessing about cine- painful but it’s meant for months ago, airfares to and from the aries must be pursued in a a lot of nations in the ma and India is one coun- public good. Money State went through the roof; following manner that respect South China Sea, includ- try that I have often criss- stashed in bedrooms sovereignty and territorial ing India and Japan. crossed through. I get back have reached banks due floods in Kashmir, the same happened integrity of nations. here whenever I can. to this. to airfares ex-Srinagar. It has been US National Security alleged by the paying public that the air- Foreign Secretary Advisor American filmmaker Vice President —Vijay Gokhale —John Bolton —Darren Aronofsky —Venkaiah Naidu lines are like vultures preying on the mis- ery of travellers left with few options given that road and rail links are often L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR also cut in these conditions. But are the airlines really guilty of being greedy and Remembering Patel who keep questioning India’s should the Government control air- existence since it is the tallest A statue at the cost of neglecting the deprived statue in the world made of pure fares? It is to investigate this that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) Sir — This refers to the editor- bronze. is stepping into the row, with the holiday season approaching when airfares ial, “Sardar Patel: New India’s his refers to the article, “Sardar Patel: A man for Jubel D’Cruz are traditionally at their peak. So, is it the right thing to do? crisis man”(October 31) by all crises” (October 31) by Suresh Prabhu. In his Mumbai Suresh Prabhu. The writer has famous book, The Happy Prince, Oscar Wilde Yes, it is. Not so much for the purpose of controlling airfares, though, T rightly paid rich tributes to depicted how the costly statue of the prince began cry- Curb air pollution but to look at supply and demand including the functioning of algorithms Sardar Patel, the unsung hero of ing with sadness after seeing the plight of so many peo- which airlines have in place to offer fares. The fact is that the travelling pub- independence, and has given the ple all around. Had Sardar Patel got life in the Statue finest detail about his contribu- of Unity, the same thing would have happened seeing Sir — This refers to the edito- lic has become addicted to cheap airfares and expect them to stay at the tion towards India’s indepen- millions of hungry children and adults all over India. rial, “Cure worse than disease” same level through the year. But the modern airline industry works in a com- dence and its unity. It is a fact The Statue of Unity cost India almost `3,000 crore We can easily solve the problem of child wasting, (November 1). It is not that only pletely different way. There are no fixed airfares. Fares are driven by demand. that history books in schools at a time when India ranked 103rd among 119 countries child stunting and hunger if we adopt a better technol- outlived vehicles running on ` have less space for Patel. in the 2018 Global Hunger Index with “serious level of ogy for infrastructure and transporting food items and Delhi’s roads are responsible In low season, return fares between Delhi and Mumbai drop to below 7,000 Instead, our present generation hunger”. Sardar Patel must be been wondering as to how distribute excess food among the poor. It will be highly for the air pollution. There are return while right now, just ahead of Diwali, if you wish to fly at a reason- or even generations post India’s we have become so small that we feel shy of spending unfortunate if we make more such costly statues to make others factors, too, that need to able hour, you could pay upwards of `20,000 for a return ticket on the same Independence were forced to money on adopting better technology to stop food wastage. those great persons groan under the weight of abysmal be dealt with all seriousness. learn again and again about In the ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, inequality, hunger, malnutrition, unemployment, child Factory emissions in and around sector. One hopes that the CCI will understand that in absolute terms air- those very leaders who were 2017' report, Food and Agriculture Organisation estimat- labour and lack of human development. the National Capital Region fares have collapsed since the airline industry was deregulated. Even at peak already declared national heroes. ed that nearly 40 per cent of the food produced in India Sujit De contribute greatly in the form of season highs, airfares between Delhi and Mumbai have fallen by over half Currently, the present is wasted or lost. Kolkata carbon emissions. Farmers, too, Government at the Centre has resort to burning of their agri- in absolute terms. While some clamour for regulation, the fact is if airfares done the right thing to have cultural wastes. were to be sustainable from the airlines’ point of view, it would entail a 10- installed the Statue of Unity in Destructive humans out thinking that we are destroy- Unity, the tallest in the world, Action should be taken to 20 per cent jump in all airfares right now. remembrance of the Iron Man. ing the environment. inaugurated by Prime Minister reduce the emission from facto- The reality of India’s aviation sector is that airlines are bleeding and The statue is not only the tallest Ashok Mehta Narendra Modi in Gujarat will ries and ways should be devised in the world, but it spreads Sir — This refers to the editorial, Via web serve as a reminder to the entire to destroy the agricultural wastes with losses in 2017-18 estimated by an aviation consultancy to touch `10,000 across the message that it was “Save the world” (November 2). world and also future genera- besides banning outdated auto- crore, one cannot begrudge the airlines charging the fares that they do some- because of Sardar Patel’s efforts We, humans, are the most Magnificent monument tions about the courage, capabil- mobiles polluting the air in the times. The CCI will find its hands tied given airline finances and any stric- that India stands untied today. destructive animals on this plan- ity and resolution of the Iron NCR. His contributions to the nation’s et Earth. While other species kill man (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) Sravana Ramachandran ture passed against the airlines will almost certainly be struck down by the cause are taller than his statue on only for food, we kill for pleasure. Sir — This refers to the edito- who did the holy work of thwart- Chennai courts. But the airlines themselves should realise that absurdly high fares the banks of the Narmada river. Further, our appetite for killing rial, “Sardar Patel: New India’s ing the conspiracy to disintegrate Send your feedback to: after a disaster are bad publicity and counter-productive. Sharadchandran S remains insatiable. We destroy crisis man”(October 31) by mother India into pieces. The New Delhi forests to satisfy our greed with- Suresh Prabhu. The Statue of statue will also remind those [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT The politics of WE (TDP AND CONGRESS) ARE COMING TOGETHER TO NAIDU FIRST BACKSTABBED NT RAMA RAO AND NOW HE SAVE THE NATION. WE HAVE TO FORGET THE PAST. IS BACKSTABBING HIS PARTY MEMBERS. HE MET RAHUL sweeping it clean NOW, IT IS A DEMOCRATIC COMPULSION TO UNITE. AND OTHER LEADERS IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN POWER. —BJP GENERAL SECRETARY The optics of cleanliness campaigns have —ANDHRA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER been used throughout modern history CHANDRABABU NAIDU RAM MADHAV by populists with mixed results A platform to boost trade ties Cultural diplomacy and intelligence-gathering hold the key to fostering bilateral relations PARACHA NADEEM between India and Australia. These can propel economic prosperity for both countries talian dictator Benito Mussolini is still remembered by many Italians as the ruler who “made the trains run on time”. In Iher book, ‘Experiencing war as the ‘enemy other’: Italian Scottish experience in World War II’, Wendy Ugolini wrote that in times of economic and political turmoil, most Italians tend to skip the fact that Mussolini was the founder of 20th centu- ry fascism who exercised extreme political repression and led Italy into a disastrous war. In an article in UK’s The Independent, Irish journalist Brian Cathcart explained that Mussolini “ran the trains on time” was a way of saying that the Government and State under him ran with clockwork precision. Cathcart wrote that the impression SHARMA was nothing but a myth, carefully constructed by Mussolini’s ACHYUTHA propaganda machine. According to Cathcart, Mussolini made sure to be photographed around trains. But both Ugolini and ny economic growth, beyond just transactional trade and investments, Cathcart wrote that the truth was that trains in Italy actually never is based on people-to-people links, ran on time. At the end of World War II, the spectre of author- starting at the leadership level. The itarian regimes in Europe greatly receded. The booming post- India Economic Strategy (IES) 2035 War economies in the US and Europe helped Governments to Areport, authored by Peter N Varghese, install economic and social policies without indulging in pop- Chancellor, University of Queensland, recognis- ulist optics. They were able to instill genuine awareness among es the importance of people-to-people links as the populace about various social, political and economic aspects a part of the bilateral architecture and is lead- of life. Consequently, the people voluntarily decided to exhibit ership driven. ‘responsible’ social behaviours. This diplomacy approach includes political, Mussolini’s example of constructing the “trains run on time” bureaucratic, business and sectoral leaders at the ground level to build trust, social understand- myth to build the faulty perception that he was running Italy ing and cultural capacity between countries over like clockwork was picked up by political entities in various Asian a period of time consistently, and goes beyond countries. Asia is the largest continent, having some of the most CULTURAL ongoing arts and cultural exchanges or pro- INTELLIGENCE populated and congested countries in the world. Many of these grammes between the countries. Crisis such as countries have huge metropolises with serious infrastructural the Doklam conflict between India and China NOT ONLY PLAYS problems. Many of them are also extremely dirty. Thus, for was diffused by a well-planned “informal” AN IMPORTANT decades, many Asian rulers have tried to exhibit and signal their meeting between Prime Minister Narendra ROLE AMONG intent to clean up the political, social and economic mess through Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at STAKEHOLDERS cleanliness drives which are often accompanied by images of Wuhan, China. The summit was set with social SHAPING a head of Government cleaning a street with a broom. and cultural exposure to reiterate the bond DIPLOMATIC, between the two leadership, translating to a Take, for instance, in 1975, the Congress Government head- DOMESTIC AND bilateral relationship. INTERNATIONAL ed by Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency after facing a spate In a similar way, it was a conscious decision of protests and accusations of corruption. After imposing emer- POLICIES, BUT by Prime Minister Modi to bond with former ALSO NURTURES gency rule, Indira Gandhi announced that she would clean up Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the country and get rid of the “enemies of India”. This announce- with a metro ride to the Akshardham Temple BUSINESSES, ment was followed a well-publicised drive to sterilise thousands to establish leadership trust. In doing so, INDUSTRIES, of underclass Indians (to control India’s population bulge). The Narendra Modi signalled that India’s foreign COMMUNITIES drive backfired when riots erupted in Delhi's slums. In July 1977 relations have grown in strength not only AND SOCIETY when Gen Zia toppled the Bhutto Government in a military coup, based on its strategic and economic priorities, he too promised to clean up. Though the clean-up in this respect but also its history, multi-cultural values and social equity. mostly meant arrest and public flogging of opponents, the intent Cultural intelligence and capacity: India was first demonstrated by an order to public corporations, such and Australia both have a multi-cultural soci- sive approach of bringing the long-term relationship, unlike the student’s cultural capacity) across as Karachi’s KMC, to “properly clean up the city”. ety and work environment that requires the Government and business leaders to Indian counterpart that prioritises Australian universities, not just to After the rise of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Government and leaders across various sectors consult with the social sector and sus- trust and relationship building as a leverage this skill in their education in Karachi in 1987, the party would often launch cleanliness to be equipped with cultural intelligence as a tainability and cultural leaders for pol- propeller for transactional trade and or work environment, but also in their drives. Some Right-wing Urdu newspapers repeatedly described skill. Cultural intelligence not only plays an icy development. The case for such business collaborations. Macquarie respective communities/societies. This these drives as symbolising the party’s desire to “clean out non- important role among stakeholders in shaping policy consultation required is that CEO, Shemara Wikramanayake, had skill is also helpful to the Australian Mohajirs (from Karachi)”. On the other hand, Dutch academ- diplomatic, domestic and international policies, economic investments can’t be made emphasised on Australia looking at leadership, team and faculties within ic, Oskar Verkaaik in his October 2016 essay in the Journal of but also nurtures businesses, industries, com- in any geography without a social, eco- India for business with patience and universities to be more effective in South Asian Studies wrote that, during ethnic upheavals in munities and society. Cultural intelligence is also logical and cultural audit of the nurturing a long-term relationship. attracting Indian students to study. But known within businesses as cultural quotient region. Socio-cultural insights make The bilateral ecosystem of stakehold- most importantly, it helps in mentor- Karachi, unpicked garbage would build up in the city. So when (CQ), which is a theory within management and the deployment of investments effec- ers, including bodies like Australia ing students to thrive as working pro- in 1992, the State decided to “clean-up Karachi of troublemak- organisational psychology. This is a critical gap tive and mitigates on-ground resis- India Business Council, need to inte- fessionals and positive contributors to ers”, it decided to call it “Operation Clean-Up” because the I see where bilateral stakeholders are unable to tance or bottlenecks, such as the grate cultural capacity as a tool of the society. garbage symbolised the condition of Karachi’s politics. apply this skill, which is commonly misunder- Adani case. Australia’s own domestic engagement for business and trade Additionally, there is a critical gap Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and Pakistani stood for cultural exposure or knowledge of a policies for a multi-cultural society opportunities. Australian corporate between the Australian mainstream Prime Minister Imran Khan have promised to clean-up corrup- country. and economy could benefit from companies, that also employs a multi- media and the online platform’s pres- tion in their countries. As usual, this was kick-started by clean- Cultural intelligence and capacity will make building cultural capacity among pol- cultural and multi-ethnic workforce, ence in India for consistent and on- liness drives in which Duterte and Khan were photographed positive impacts at three broad levels for icy-makers and influencers. A positive would benefit from cultural intelli- ground coverage of our diverse coun- cleaning streets with a broom. Managing editor of Asian Studies: Australia in context of bilateral relationship: start in this direction has been the gence skills in their work environment try. A biased exposure and skewed n Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, Janus Isaac Nolasco Diplomacy and policy: In Australian launch of ‘Victoria’s India strategy’ in as they expand across the Indo-pacif- interpretation of India hasn’t helped calls it the “politics of cleanliness”, in which a ruler actually diplomacy, bureaucrats and political leadership 2018, underpinning the importance of ic region. the Australians with the current multi- need to consider shifting from the lens of cultural understanding in its domes- n Education and exposure: dimensional perspectives of India. justifies some not-very-clean antics of a Government “from ‘Anglospheric or Anglo-Saxon’ to a ‘socio-cul- tic policy approach and Indian Leadership starts with education and The strategy and opportunities an aesthetic angle”. In his essay, Nolasco suggested that the tural’ lens of India for bilateral engagement. This engagement. community engagement. The laid out in the IES 2035 report can be sight of a Government getting streets cleaned up has a curi- will allow Australia to interpret India’s vision of n Trade and business: India’s Australian education sector can lead realised when leadership across the ous impact on the people of countries which are largely con- development and build a new strategic narra- socio-cultural diversity and complex- towards capacity-building of cultur- bilateral spectrum recognise cultural sidered to be dirty. But, the fact is, in most countries, cleans- tive from non-alignment to multi-alignment in ities can be leveraged as a demograph- al intelligence among education lead- capacity as a multiplier of growth. ing political/economic/social mess and actual filth from the context to India’s foreign policy of a new glob- ic dividend with an access to the ers and student community as future Cultural diplomacy and intelligence streets is never achieved. It calls for a certain kind of socio- al order. Australia’s foreign policy towards largest youth population in the world. leaders. Education is Australia’s third can be a strong lever that can propel economic and political environment that makes it society’s own India can lend a new dimension with relevant The report highlights this opportuni- largest export sector and is also home the economic prosperity vision of commitment instead of a symbolic projection signalled by a inclusion of cultural diplomacy, which is still ty in each sector and state-wise focus. to the second largest student popula- 2035 for Australia with India. Government with a broom. conventionally viewed as state-sponsored/sup- Australian trade and business ecosys- tion from India. Cultural capacity is (The writer is Director, ported arts and cultural exchange. tem is inclined towards short-term an ideal tool to bring diverse student Collaborative Community and Steering (Courtesy: Dawn) Cultural diplomacy needs to have an inclu- results. It is transactional rather than population (including local Australian Committee member of AIYD) Metamorphosis of a modern workplace FOREIGNEYE As the role of employees is being imagined beyond a static location, their spaces have become more dynamic and temporal according to the changing nature of work, often resulting in a happier human resource

place’ to ‘work being a concept’. egalitarian structure through recep- ple to work from any corner of a set- remain economically inclusive for aged via meeting rooms and tools. There has been a fundamental tive design, disregarding orthodox up that helps them achieve efficien- smaller organisations. Flexible workstations are a must. shift in workspaces from the idea of norms. As the role of employees is cy. As the spaces become socially With growth in consumer-based Transformed workplaces, in line supervision to the idea of fulfilling being imagined beyond a static loca- receptive, the transfer of information technology, the need of the hour is to with the requirements of an organi- objectives. The older format of run- tion, their spaces have become more and networks acquires different leverage existing investments in wire- sation, often result in happier employ- ning cubes was majorly driven by the dynamic and temporal according to forms, thereby inviting collabora- less infrastructure and remote access ees. They also enable better hiring, belief that if the employees are not the changing nature of work. tion. Such a breakdown of hierarchy control. Collaboration tools are the thus bringing in the most qualified SANDEEP ROY present in the manager’s line of Work needs to be portrayed as in workplaces is a new concept. new meeting rooms. With employees candidates for the position as location vision, they must not be working. something more than the confine- Offices should be transformed to spread across the globe, it is impor- no longer dictates success. This also usinesses today are on the con- However, latest surveys show that the ment of a cubicle-dynamic in its fun- accommodate the kind of work that tant to have everyone on one portal enhances space utilisation, as seating A CYNICAL PLOY stant lookout for an increasing trust factor between employees is the damental approach. Cubicle set-ups supports business outcomes. to facilitate discussions. Here, the is only provided based on the employ- BY AMERICA Bcompetitive advantage by primary force behind meeting dead- are rigid, often forcing individuals to Beyond developing a new mind- employees’ choice of device often ends ees coming in on a day, which results improving employee engagement, lines. This breaks the fundamental get through the assigned work from set, these transformations are a direct up being a vital factor in meeting in greater employee engagement and Trump's demonisation of increasing productivity and expand- notion behind standard set-ups, giv- a location, which hampers human outcome of three areas: Real estate, deadlines with productive work. So, competitive advantage for the busi- the migrant caravan is ing globally, while ensuring security ing way to more open layouts and potential as different kinds of spaces technology, and people. For the real the choice of device is the fundamen- ness. Thus, a collaborative approach nothing more than a cynical and cost management. The move- flexible formats. that are required to drive different estate, it is imperative to move away tal factor behind the design of spaces, to workplaces is not only a market- ment from desk-first to mobile-first Open plans, that are economical- requirements at work environments. from assigned seating to open seat- delineating the nature of their use. ing approach, but a performance- ploy for votes — but it's is the primary driving force behind ly efficient, predicate on establishing The dynamic nature of spaces ing, where organisational teams can The present trend of globalisation based intervention that retains cre- working. And for how long workplace evolution across the globe. parity across the workspace to allows for a differentiated group for- function together. Providing a variety has created a combinatorial explosion ative output. Thus, workspaces are will American troops be The fruitful combination of real enhance employee experience and mation and activity, which benefits of seating spaces for employees to of ideas amongst people, where transforming from product-centric stationed in their own estate, technology and human behav- well-being, whilst eliminating the team-building efforts. Every individ- move around and work according to desires, needs and choices are not environments to customer-centric makeshift camps? Until the iour results in successful workplace physical metaphors of authoritarian- ual is unique and tackles situations their requirement is not only feasible, defined by region, but by approach. environments, being able to incorpo- transformation — by crafting flexible ism. It also dissolves traditional differently. What is needed as per the but is also modular. More needs can The present rate of globalisation rate a research-based, operation- wall is finished? It is and innovative set-ups. To truly notions of professional hierarchy and ever-evolving corporate space is a way be identified using data analysis to requires everyone to be prompt with based and consultancy-based atmos- already a larger deployment embrace the evolution of workplaces embraces democratic engagement. to substantiate the requirements of all, meet the changing spatial require- new devices and techniques of collab- phere within the confinements of a than that in Iraq or and derive a wholesome collaborative Infrastructure, too, steers collabora- while managing to achieve the deco- ments. To decouple the physical oration. Training sessions to bring single space, which is evidently much Afghanistan. This episode environment, what’s required is a new tive and transparent environment. rum of a workplace. This means pro- space, consumption from employee everyone on the same platform will more sustainable. will not end well. way of thinking — the fruition of tra- There is a growing shift towards viding collaborative spaces, meeting headcount to lower real estate cost is enhance productivity and engage- (The writer is COO of a design (The Independent editorial) ditional beliefs of ‘from work being a designing workplaces that reflect an spaces, team rooms and allowing peo- imperative to provide spaces that ment. Collaboration is being encour- consultancy firm) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 money 10 Sensex soars 580 points Govt promulgates Apple CEO Cook ‘very ordinance to amend bullish' on India to reclaim 35,000-mark companies law PTI n NEW YORK PTI n NEW DELHI pple CEO Tim Cook voiced optimism that the Indian government in the Sensex pack, surging 6.37 per cent, he government Friday promulgated an ordi- Awill at some point agree to allow the technology giant to bring in its Automobile, finance stocks sparkle followed by Tata Motors at 6.29 per cent. Tnance to amend the companies law, a senior stores as he lauded the country’s bold reforms, saying he is a “big believ- Shares of Bajaj Auto rose 2.31 per cent official said. While details about the ordinance er” and “very bullish” on India. PTI n MUMBAI after the company on Friday reported a 32 could not be immediately ascertained, it is Cook was responding to a question on whether Apple is at a disad- of USD 72.65 by falling 3.48 per cent on per cent jump in total sales at 5,06,699 believed that amendments mainly pertain to vantage in India, as compared to other markets, in terms of ability to own enchmark Sensex surged almost 580 higher supply from the world’s major pro- units in October. restructuring of corporate offences under the stores and manufacture its products. Bpoints to end at a one-month high of ducers. Other major gainers included Vedanta Companies Act, 2013. The proposal to issue an “We’ve had really great productive discussions with the Indian gov- 35,011.65 Friday as the rupee staged a Adding to the upbeat mood, GST col- Ltd 6.04 per cent, IndusInd Bank 5.29 per ordinance to amend the Act was cleared by the ernment and I fully expect that at some point, they will agree to allow sharp upmove amid a resounding rally in lections in October crossed the `1 lakh cent, Adani Ports 4.46 per cent, M&M 3.87 Cabinet Thursday. us to bring our stores into the country. We’ve been in discussions with global equities. crore mark, after a five-month gap, on the per cent, Hero MotoCorp 3.62 per cent, The official said the ordinance had received them and the discussions are going quite well,” Cook said during the fourth Trading sentiment got a boost after back of festive spending and anti-evasion HDFC Ltd 3.59 per cent, Bharti Airtel 3.30 assent from President Ram Nath Kovind and has quarter 2018 earnings call Thursday. Cook said that in India there are Asian and European markets soared on measures. per cent, Tata Steel 3.07 per cent and Yes been promulgated. The Corporate Affairs Ministry, import duties in some or most of the product categories that Apple is in easing concerns over the US-China trade The Finance Ministry on Thursday Bank 2.77 per cent. which is implementing the Act, has been looking and in some cases they compound. “This is an area that we're giving lots war, while global crude oil prices eased. said 67.45 lakh businesses filed Goods and However, Wipro, TCS, SBI, Infosys at ways to promote ease of doing business as well of feedback on. We do manufacture some of the entry iPhones in India Back home, the rupee gained a mas- Services Tax (GST) returns in October and Sun Pharma ended lower by up to as ensure better compliance levels. In August, a and that project has gone well. I am a big believer in India. I am very bull- sive 95 paise to trade at 72.50 per dollar and deposited `1,00,710 crore as taxes. 3.29 per cent. government-appointed panel suggested various ish on the country and the people and our ability to do well there,” he (intra-day), which added to the momen- Auto stocks were the centre of brisk Shares of state-run oil marketing changes to the Act, including restructuring of cor- said. Cook said that despite the challenges, including currency weakness, tum, brokers said. activity during the session after some companies such as HPCL, BPCL and IOC porate offences under the companies law and an he was very optimistic about his company's future growth in the Indian The 30-share Sensex got off to a automakers came out with encouraging gained up to 6.69 per cent, supported by in-house adjudication mechanism to ensure that market. strong start at 34,743.95 points and sales figures for October month. falling crude prices in the global market. courts get more time to deal with serious viola- With the rupee touching 74 to a dollar, Cook said the currency weak- reclaimed the 35,000-mark to hit a high Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), Sector-wise, the BSE auto index tions. ness has been part of Apple's challenge in India, "as you can tell from just of 35,190.20 but profit-booking trimmed which had been selling on the Indian emerged the best performer by climbing Apart from restructuring of corporate offences looking at the currency trends, but I sort of view these as speed bumps the gains. It finally settled 579.68 points, bourses, made fresh purchases worth 4.05 per cent, followed by metal (3.04 per to relieve special courts from adjudicating routine along a very long journey though, and the long term is, I think is very, or 1.68 per cent, higher at 35,011.65. `348.75 crore Thursday, while domestic cent), oil and gas (2.46 per cent), con- offences, the panel has mooted "re-categorisation very strong there (India). “There’s a huge number of people that will move This is its highest closing since institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares sumer durables (1.85 per cent), FMCG of 16 out of the 81 compoundable offences" under into the middle class. The government has really focused on reform in a October 4, when it had finished at to the tune of ` 509.17 crore, provision- (1.52 per cent), infrastructure (1.42 per the Act. The committee had also recommended major way and made some very bold moves and I applaud them for doing 35,169.16. al data showed. “Expectation of global cent), bankex (1.42 per cent), capital goods disqualification of directors in case they have direc- that, and sort of can't wait for the future there,” he said. The NSE Nifty leaped 172.55 points, trade deal and cheer in domestic auto (1.30 per cent), PSU (1.07 per cent), power torships beyond permissible limits and capping an On some deceleration in key emerging markets, Cook said the emerg- or 1.66 per cent, to 10,553 after touching sales numbers supported the market to (0.79 per cent) and realty (0.12 per cent). independent director's remuneration. ing markets that Apple is seeing pressure in are Turkey, India, Brazil, Russia. a high of 10,606.95 during the session. extend its rally. Any consensus in US- In contrast, IT, teck and healthcare “These are markets where currencies have weakened over the recent On a weekly basis, both the Sensex China trade negotiation could settle indices ended in the negative zone, falling period. In some cases, that resulted in us raising prices and those mar- and Nifty halted their two-week losing global market volatility and will attract up to 1.32 per cent. The broader markets PNB posts `4, 532-cr loss kets are not growing the way we would like to see,” he said. Cook said Apple's streak by surging 1,662.34 points or 5 per investors to the beaten down stocks. too were in a better shape after investors New Delhi: Fraud-hit Punjab National Bank business in India in Q4 was flat. “Obviously, we would like to see that be cent, and 523 points or 5 per cent, Additionally, continued fall in oil prices widened their portfolios, lifting the BSE Friday posted a staggering loss of `4,532.35 crore a huge growth. Brazil was down somewhat compared to the previous year. respectively. and drop in yield eased liquidity con- mid-cap and small-cap indices by up to for the second quarter ended September 2018 on And so I think, or at least the way that I see these, is each one of the emerg- Brent crude, the international cerns," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, 0.84 per cent. The BSE and NSE will con- rising bad loans. The state-owned bank had a net ing markets has a bit of a different story, and I don’t see it as some sort benchmark, dropped below the USD Geojit Financial Services. duct a special 'Muhurat' trading session on profit of Rs 561 crore in the July-September quar- of issue that is common between those for the most part,” he said. 73-mark to quote at a seven-month low Maruti Suzuki was the star performer Wednesday, November 7. ter of last fiscal 2017-18. PTI

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3644 93.6 2.64 KOTAKBANK 1,118.25 1,146.00 1,112.50 1,132.15 22.6 APLLTD 593.85 -7.75 -1.29 JKCEMENT 700.5 22.1 3.26 PETRONET 223.45 -1.8 -0.8 SUNDRMFAST 534.05 1.65 0.31 HDFCBANK 1,926.00 1,960.00 1,912.00 1,950.00 37.8 APOLLOHOSP 1146 -24.65 -2.11 JKIL 136.1 6.15 4.73 PFC 93.8 -0.9 -0.95 SUNPHARMA 571.4 -0.15 -0.03 HINDUNILVR 1,610.70 1,648.20 1,608.25 1,639.00 31.35 APOLLOTYRE 220.35 2.05 0.94 JKLAKSHMI 269.2 2.2 0.82 PFIZER 2900 1.95 0.07 SUNTECK 347.05 8.35 2.47 ONGC 155.5 158.45 155.1 157.25 3 ARVIND 326.95 -18.6 -5.38 JKTYRE 109.25 5.35 5.15 PFS 15.35 -0.55 -3.46 SUNTV 663.4 -8.55 -1.27 TITAN 860 884 857.9 869 14.55 ASAHIINDIA 290 12.5 4.5 JMFINANCIL 77 1.9 2.53 PGHH 9714.9 294.4 3.13 SUPPETRO 224.05 -0.9 -0.4 RELIANCE 1,067.00 1,081.00 1,063.15 1,074.00 17.75 ASHOKA 118.05 1.55 1.33 JPASSOCIAT 6.76 0.04 0.6 PHILIPCARB 230.3 1.8 0.79 SUPRAJIT 237 3 1.28 GAIL 369.2 373.4 363.95 372.3 4.45 ASHOKLEY 117.7 4.5 3.98 JSL 52.95 0.85 1.63 PHOENIXLTD 571.1 -2.75 -0.48 SUPREMEIND 996.55 9.5 0.96 POWERGRID 189.05 192.3 188.7 190 1.55 ASIANPAINT 1246.15 28.95 2.38 JSLHISAR 103.85 4.85 4.9 PIDILITIND 988.4 15 1.54 SUVEN 236.75 -3.5 -1.46 NTPC 157.9 159.35 156.05 158 1 ASTRAL 1000.25 -6.75 -0.67 JSWENERGY 65.6 0.1 0.15 PIIND 798.3 9.2 1.17 SUZLON 6.33 0.04 0.64 COALINDIA 259 264.5 258.9 261.75 0.65 ATUL 3325.15 -44.8 -1.33 JSWSTEEL 351.85 9.05 2.64 PNB 69.05 -5.2 -7 SWANENERGY 101.4 3 3.05 ICICIBANK 354 357.8 351.7 354.6 0.9 AUBANK 556.05 -3.6 -0.64 JUBILANT 702.35 28.95 4.3 PNBHOUSING 871.1 47.5 5.77 SYMPHONY 1014.85 49.3 5.11 SUNPHARMA 574 579.75 568.3 571.5 -0.35 AUROPHARMA 781.5 -10.35 -1.31 JUBLFOOD 1078.15 -26.05 -2.36 PNCINFRA 140.5 1.35 0.97 SYNDIBANK 34.35 -0.5 -1.43 INFRATEL 262.8 264.75 260.25 261 -0.2 AVANTI 410.6 6.2 1.53 JUSTDIAL 491.15 -10.6 -2.11 POWERGRID 190 1.2 0.64 SYNGENE 576.9 3.55 0.62 GRASIM 856.9 863 841.25 844.6 -0.85 AXISBANK 609.95 7.6 1.26 JYOTHYLAB 191.95 -0.45 -0.23 PRESTIGE 188.2 -3.4 -1.77 TAKE 153.45 -5.6 -3.52 SBIN 287.9 292.8 283.2 285.55 -0.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2656.05 59.95 2.31 KAJARIACER 408.5 1.7 0.42 PRSMJOHNSN 88.3 1.1 1.26 TATACHEM 695.8 8.55 1.24 HCLTECH 1,016.00 1,029.50 995.15 1,004.30 -4.6 BAJAJCORP 357.9 -0.9 -0.25 KALPATPOWR 365.35 11.1 3.13 PTC 79.4 1.55 1.99 TATACOFFEE 97.6 0.6 0.62 INFY 665.95 675.8 660.1 663.2 -3.5 BAJAJELEC 500.5 -3.9 -0.77 KANSAINER 387.4 9.35 2.47 PVR 1393.55 24.7 1.8 TATACOMM 490.3 -6.05 -1.22 TCS 1,934.20 1,954.60 1,905.00 1,913.45 -22.3 BAJAJFINSV 5550 163.7 3.04 KEC 305.6 10.45 3.54 QUESS 752.8 -6.25 -0.82 TATAELXSI 1046.45 -26.2 -2.44 BAJFINANCE 2,443.00 2,474.90 2,365.00 2,390.00 -28.1 BAJAJHLDNG 2810 16.15 0.58 KEI 362.25 13.35 3.83 RADICO 396.9 -11.6 -2.84 TATAGLOBAL 217.45 -0.15 -0.07 ZEEL 450.1 454.4 439.45 440.95 -5.85 BAJFINANCE 2383.3 -34.65 -1.43 DCBBANK 159.3 0.2 0.13 GREAVESCOT 119.05 1.45 1.23 KIOCL 165 0.65 0.4 RAIN 186.5 -4.35 -2.28 TATAINVEST 707.8 27.25 4 CIPLA 619.95 619.95 605.5 606.65 -8.75 BALKRISIND 1115.9 -14.55 -1.29 DCMSHRIRAM 401.5 -4.6 -1.13 GREENPLY 138.4 1.65 1.21 KNRCON 189.6 2.35 1.26 RAJESHEXPO 572.5 2.9 0.51 TATAMETALI 646.85 4.1 0.64 DRREDDY 2,465.50 2,475.90 2,403.55 2,418.85 -42.75 BALMLAWRIE 194.4 -0.85 -0.44 DEEPAKFERT 209 7.3 3.62 GRINDWELL 493.6 -1.35 -0.27 KOTAKBANK 1133.3 24.5 2.21 RALLIS 169.5 -1.15 -0.67 TATAMOTORS 190 11.25 6.29 WIPRO 329 331.6 317.05 318.55 -11.1 BALRAMCHIN 109.25 1.1 1.02 DEEPAKNI 275.7 22.7 8.97 GRUH 297.15 2.15 0.73 KPIT 209.45 -8.35 -3.83 RAMCOCEM 604.1 4.8 0.8 TATAMTRDVR 102.7 5.2 5.33 TECHM 721.6 727.85 687.5 692.05 -28.65 BANDHANBNK 426.75 16.35 3.98 DELTACORP 249.05 8 3.32 GSFC 116.25 7.45 6.85 KPRMILL 598.65 9.85 1.67 RAYMOND 758 -7.85 -1.03 TATAPOWER 75.85 -0.55 -0.72 BANKBARODA 109.65 1.95 1.81 DENABANK 15.9 0 0 GSKCONS 7066.6 -7.95 -0.11 KRBL 337.2 -4.25 -1.24 RBLBANK 521.9 -1.45 -0.28 TATASTEEL 573.75 17.1 3.07 NIFTY NEXT 50 BANKINDIA 84.35 -1.65 -1.92 DHANUKA 385 16 4.34 GSPL 182.25 2.25 1.25 KSCL 503.8 6.25 1.26 RCF 61.9 0.9 1.48 TCS 1909.8 -24.8 -1.28 BASF 1603.15 -39.95 -2.43 DHFL 230.5 -0.45 -0.19 GUJALKALI 587.8 25.45 4.53 KTKBANK 104.25 -0.05 -0.05 RCOM 14.11 0.06 0.43 TEAMLEASE 2625 19.05 0.73 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE BATAINDIA 1007.65 -6.55 -0.65 DISHTV 43.3 -0.65 -1.48 GUJFLUORO 881.3 0.7 0.08 KWALITY 6.38 0.3 4.93 RECLTD 118.9 1.3 1.11 TECHM 691.2 -30.95 -4.29 DMART 1,379.90 1,482.80 1,368.00 1,478.50 112.4 BAYERCROP 3877.45 -13.45 -0.35 DIVISLAB 1499.05 -6.9 -0.46 GUJGAS 637.7 9.75 1.55 L&TFH 133.85 -1.75 -1.29 REDINGTON 86.05 2.15 2.56 TEJASNET 259 2.25 0.88 MOTHERSUMI 161 178.5 160.95 171.2 11.95 BBTC 1358.3 -28 -2.02 DLF 169.8 -2.1 -1.22 GULFOILLUB 730 6.4 0.88 LAKSHVILAS 89.1 -0.2 -0.22 RELAXO 789.7 4.5 0.57 TEXRAIL 62 -2.15 -3.35 SHREECEM 14,136.00 15,081.30 14,056.75 14,786.20 802.1 BEL 95.25 -2.05 -2.11 DMART 1460.85 99 7.27 HAL 757 -0.65 -0.09 LALPATHLAB 883.9 11 1.26 RELCAPITAL 252.8 4.65 1.87 THERMAX 1032.95 14.1 1.38 INDIGO 954.5 979 945.05 975.1 49.7 BEML 687.55 55 8.69 DRREDDY 2422 -39.15 -1.59 HATSUN 628 4.35 0.7 LAOPALA 222.5 3.45 1.57 RELIANCE 1074.25 17.35 1.64 THOMASCOOK 211.1 -2.65 -1.24 MARICO 322 345.4 321.9 337 17 BERGEPAINT 302.45 10.45 3.58 ECLERX 1065.05 -3.1 -0.29 HAVELLS 645.3 0.45 0.07 IDEA 39 40.9 39 40.6 1.8 LAURUSLABS 364.8 7.95 2.23 RELINFRA 374.4 14.7 4.09 THYROCARE 550.3 -9.65 -1.72 BHEL 70.95 73.95 70.75 73.35 3.15 BHARATFIN 941.2 28.4 3.11 EDELWEISS 174.3 4.2 2.47 HCC 13.76 0.97 7.58 LAXMIMACH* 5910.1 105 1.81 REPCOHOME 402.35 19.8 5.18 TIFHL 486.55 1.55 0.32 BANDHANBNK 416 449 415.5 428.9 17.6 BHARATFORG 607.05 26.15 4.5 EICHERMOT 22600 614.35 2.79 HCLTECH 999 -12.6 -1.25 LICHSGFIN 430.45 9.9 2.35 RNAM 167.5 -1.95 -1.15 TIMETECHNO 118.15 2.65 2.29 SAIL 67.95 71.1 67.3 70 2.85 BHARTIARTL 302.45 9.65 3.3 EIDPARRY 222.3 3.1 1.41 HDFC 1822.3 60.6 3.44 LINDEINDIA 470.15 20.15 4.48 RNAVAL 14.22 -0.04 -0.28 TIMKEN 526.9 5.5 1.05 HDFCLIFE 374.7 387.9 371.75 387.4 14.9 BHEL 73.05 2.7 3.84 EIHOTEL 164.15 0.6 0.37 HDFCBANK 1946.9 35.7 1.87 LT 1357.2 24.4 1.83 TITAN 870.95 18.2 2.13 ASHOKLEY 114.4 118.45 113.8 117.7 4.35 BIOCON 632.6 -12.7 -1.97 ELGIEQUIP 262 6.9 2.7 HDFCLIFE 386.6 14.95 4.02 LTI 1704.55 -58.65 -3.33 TNPL 273.9 -1.2 -0.44 NIACL 220 229.2 218.15 226.95 8.05 BIRLACORPN 591 22 3.87 EMAMILTD 419.5 21.9 5.51 HDIL 21.5 0.6 2.87 LTTS 1674.55 -76.35 -4.36 TORNTPHARM 1630.35 -81.1 -4.74 SRTRANSFIN 1,214.10 1,265.05 1,214.10 1,252.00 38.65 BLISSGVS 180 2.85 1.61 ENDURANCE 1266 55.75 4.61 HEG 4176.95 -138.5 -3.21 LUPIN 849.4 -2.8 -0.33 TORNTPOWER 255.5 -4.45 -1.71 ACC 1,412.10 1,474.00 1,411.00 1,449.90 44.2 BLUEDART 2730.9 -26.15 -0.95 ENGINERSIN 119.55 2 1.7 HEIDELBERG 148.65 4.95 3.44 LUXIND 1585 44.45 2.89 TRENT 325.5 1.35 0.42 PGHH 9,485.20 9,802.00 9,340.00 9,730.00 291.5 BLUESTARCO 569.1 -5.8 -1.01 ENIL 638.2 -22.5 -3.41 HERITGFOOD 505.15 -22.7 -4.3 M&M 784.45 29.2 3.87 TRIDENT 66.9 0.55 0.83 GICRE 317.5 328.95 317.5 328.5 9.25 BOMDYEING 120.75 5.75 5 EQUITAS 111.9 -1.5 -1.32 HEROMOTOCO 2892.6 101.15 3.62 M&MFIN 430 11.35 2.71 TRITURBINE 112.55 9.65 9.38 MRF 65,050.00 66,676.55 65,012.40 66,550.00 1,807.95 BOSCHLTD 19625.65 -9.85 -0.05 ERIS 679 0.55 0.08 HEXAWARE 311.95 -8.15 -2.55 MAGMA 107.35 0.8 0.75 TTKPRESTIG 6845 1.65 0.02 BANKBARODA 108.9 113.45 108.4 110 2.3 BPCL 302.2 18.95 6.69 ESCORTS 675.55 3.1 0.46 HFCL 20.55 -0.3 -1.44 MAHABANK 13.18 -0.26 -1.93 TV18BRDCST 38.15 -0.15 -0.39 LICHSGFIN 424 436.5 424 429.5 8.55 BRITANNIA 5612.2 26.5 0.47 ESSELPRO 87 0.3 0.35 HIMATSEIDE 235.15 -2.75 -1.16 MAHINDCIE 262.9 -2.4 -0.9 TVSMOTOR 554.4 8.3 1.52 AMBUJACEM 202 208 201.4 204 4.05 CADILAHC 359 0 0 EVEREADY 188.55 1 0.53 HINDALCO 240.35 9.3 4.03 MAHLIFE 403.6 -3.1 -0.76 TVSSRICHAK 2568.55 93.55 3.78 SIEMENS 953.9 966.35 951.1 960 16.5 CANBK 243.8 -7.95 -3.16 EXIDEIND 254 -0.35 -0.14 HINDCOPPER 51.35 0.9 1.78 MANAPPURAM 83 4.65 5.93 TVTODAY 400.45 -2.45 -0.61 ICICIPRULI 349.9 357.55 345.85 351.25 4.8 CANFINHOME 274.5 -1.15 -0.42 FCONSUMER 44 0.55 1.27 HINDPETRO 240.4 10.95 4.77 MANPASAND 94.1 3.15 3.46 UBL 1255 19.55 1.58 OIL 202 205.85 199.9 200.7 2.35 CAPF 478.6 2.3 0.48 FDC 201.75 0.7 0.35 HINDUNILVR 1633.6 22.3 1.38 MARICO 337.35 17.05 5.32 UCOBANK 18.45 -0.05 -0.27 GODREJCP 709.85 748.85 695.25 712 6.55 BRITANNIA 5,621.00 5,725.00 5,580.00 5,628.00 44.95 CAPPL 431.25 -24.65 -5.41 FEDERALBNK 82.35 -0.3 -0.36 HINDZINC 264 0.05 0.02 MARUTI 7136.8 427.2 6.37 UFLEX 301.7 17.6 6.2 PEL 2,160.00 2,206.35 2,140.70 2,152.70 10.45 CARBORUNIV 362.25 3.4 0.95 FINCABLES 503 -1.4 -0.28 HONAUT 20255.4 -86.25 -0.42 MAXINDIA 69.4 -0.65 -0.93 UJJIVAN 216.6 -4.1 -1.86 ABB 1,355.00 1,376.00 1,308.25 1,323.75 6.2 CARERATING 1074.3 7.2 0.67 FINOLEXIND 542.25 6.85 1.28 HSCL 130.4 2.9 2.27 MCX 705.45 -7.75 -1.09 ULTRACEMCO 3710 117.75 3.28 PIDILITIND 990 1,005.00 979.45 981.9 4.55 CASTROLIND 146.35 1.55 1.07 FLFL 375 7.9 2.15 HSIL 256.75 7.75 3.11 MEGH 63.45 1.7 2.75 UNICHEMLAB 215.6 -0.65 -0.3 OFSS 3,545.00 3,614.90 3,500.00 3,557.00 15.55 CCL 269.35 2.8 1.05 FORBESCO 2138.25 -17.6 -0.82 HUDCO 45 0.95 2.16 MFSL 409 8.35 2.08 UNIONBANK 75.8 -1.35 -1.75 NMDC 115.4 118.1 113.7 114.75 0.5 CEATLTD 1181.75 25.35 2.19 FORCEMOT 1896.55 113.15 6.34 IBREALEST 82.55 3.9 4.96 MGL 839 -5 -0.59 UPL 710.05 14.35 2.06 ABCAPITAL 107.4 108.9 105.55 106.5 0.4 CENTRALBK 31.7 -0.1 -0.31 FORTIS 138.9 -1.9 -1.35 IBULHSGFIN 871.2 19.15 2.25 MHRIL 222.25 -4.9 -2.16 VBL 755 -16.95 -2.2 HAVELLS 649 654.4 639 647 2 CENTRUM 41.2 0.9 2.23 FRETAIL 502.65 11.05 2.25 IBVENTURES 415.1 -2.7 -0.65 MINDACORP 134.1 9.2 7.37 VEDL 225.75 12.85 6.04 HINDZINC 265.75 268.7 262.3 264.05 0.45 CENTURYPLY 178.4 0.05 0.03 FSL 59.35 -0.85 -1.41 ICICIBANK 354.3 0.9 0.25 MINDAIND 337.25 25.85 8.3 VENKYS 2820.95 297.3 11.78 COLPAL 1,115.00 1,119.45 1,101.00 1,108.75 -0.4 CENTURYTEX 852.75 17.1 2.05 GAIL 372.75 5.75 1.57 ICICIGI 841 2.6 0.31 MINDTREE 804.65 -22.3 -2.7 VGUARD 195 3.8 1.99 BOSCHLTD 19,650.00 20,500.00 19,289.90 19,615.00 -9.75 CERA 2426 -16.6 -0.68 GDL 132.75 0.5 0.38 ICICIPRULI 350.15 4.7 1.36 MMTC 29.4 -0.05 -0.17 VIJAYABANK 43.1 0.1 0.23 VINATIORGA 1502 -80.35 -5.08 CADILAHC 360 365.8 356.4 359.05 -0.35 CGPOWER 37.55 2 5.63 GEPIL 820.05 -0.85 -0.1 ICIL 66.5 -2.35 -3.41 MOIL 174.35 -0.1 -0.06 VIPIND 473.2 19.35 4.26 NHPC 24.65 24.7 24.3 24.45 -0.05 CHAMBLFERT 144.9 2.65 1.86 GESHIP 308.45 0.7 0.23 IDBI 59.1 -0.2 -0.34 MONSANTO 2546.75 -31.75 -1.23 CONCOR 662 671.6 654.85 659.95 -1.65 VMART 2762 220.6 8.68 CHENNPETRO 273.6 13.95 5.37 GET&D 239.1 3.9 1.66 IDEA 40.65 1.8 4.63 MOTHERSUMI 172.8 13.55 8.51 VOLTAS 541.2 9.05 1.7 ICICIGI 854.8 864.75 832 848 -2.75 CHOLAFIN 1326.1 -7.6 -0.57 GHCL 215.5 -6.45 -2.91 IDFC 38 1.2 3.26 MOTILALOFS 682.2 22.9 3.47 SBILIFE 561.2 571.95 560.25 561.55 -2.25 VTL 1055.75 58.65 5.88 CIPLA 608.5 -7.6 -1.23 GICHSGFIN 263 5.2 2.02 IDFCBANK 35.55 0.35 0.99 MPHASIS 949.15 -23 -2.37 WABAG 274 8.2 3.09 LUPIN 858 864 845.1 848 -4.05 COALINDIA 261.35 0.25 0.1 GICRE 327 9.2 2.89 IEX 156.8 1.75 1.13 MRF 66308.65 1475.95 2.28 RPOWER 31.3 0.1 0.32 WABCOINDIA 6767 332.55 5.17 MCDOWELL-N 624.95 628.6 612 616 -3.75 COCHINSHIP 389.9 1.75 0.45 GILLETTE 6549.95 -1.1 -0.02 IFBIND 893 0.25 0.03 MRPL 82.65 -0.1 -0.12 SADBHAV 209.5 -1.2 -0.57 WELCORP 139.8 -2.6 -1.83 DABUR 373.7 374.9 365.45 368.05 -2.6 WELSPUNIND 60.5 1 1.68 DLF 178.9 178.9 168.1 170.4 -1.45 COFFEEDAY 271.3 3.25 1.21 GLAXO 1434.75 21.4 1.51 IFCI 14.31 0.14 0.99 MUTHOOTFIN 435.35 9.9 2.33 SAIL 69.45 2.45 3.66 COLPAL 1108 -3.55 -0.32 GLENMARK 626.5 4.3 0.69 IGL 282 2.9 1.04 NATCOPHARM 773.45 15.6 2.06 SANOFI 5910.25 18.05 0.31 WHIRLPOOL 1368 -17.65 -1.27 SUNTV 680 683.7 656 665.25 -7.05 WIPRO 319.1 -10.85 -3.29 L&TFH 137.9 138.4 133.5 134 -1.85 CONCOR 660 -0.85 -0.13 GMDCLTD 86.9 -0.65 -0.74 IL&FSTRANS 19.8 0.05 0.25 NATIONALUM 69.35 -0.05 -0.07 SBILIFE 562.95 0.05 0.01 COROMANDEL 422.5 4.6 1.1 GMRINFRA 16.95 -0.05 -0.29 INDHOTEL 131.15 0.55 0.42 NAUKRI 1452.05 -34.6 -2.33 SBIN 285.45 -0.25 -0.09 WOCKPHARMA 509.1 3.15 0.62 PETRONET 226.5 232.5 221 222.1 -3.3 YESBANK 209.4 5.65 2.77 CORPBANK 26.2 -0.15 -0.57 GNFC 380.35 41.8 12.35 INDIACEM 94.75 3 3.27 NAVINFLUOR 646.45 6.7 1.05 SCHAEFFLER 5050 -71.15 -1.39 AUROPHARMA 795 795 777.9 779 -13.55 ZEEL 442.1 -5.6 -1.25 BIOCON 648.8 652.75 627.6 630 -14.8 CRISIL 1499.4 41.7 2.86 GODFRYPHLP 791.85 18.85 2.44 INDIANB 248.95 -1 -0.4 NAVKARCORP 66.5 0.15 0.23 SCHNEIDER 105.75 -1.3 -1.21 ZENSARTECH 258.15 -3.8 -1.45 BEL 98.3 98.9 94.55 95.1 -2.4 CROMPTON 216.9 1.25 0.58 GODREJAGRO 523.5 0.8 0.15 INDIGO 974.9 48.2 5.2 NAVNETEDUL 110.7 -1.4 -1.25 SCI 45.35 0.45 1 ZYDUSWELL 1183.85 -21.4 -1.78 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 world 11

Hiring employees under H1-B to ‘Birthright US Prez shows sympathy for citizenship those waiting for green cards get tougher for US companies has created PTI n WASHINGTON H-1B worker employment con- An announcement will be cases very soon. We need them he Trump administration has ditions, including disclosing all made on the Office of Foreign birth tourism’ ... says they will enter US to come in because we have Tintroduced a new set of strin- places of employment for H-1B Labour Certification’s website PTI n WASHINGTON companies coming into our gent provisions to the H-1B workers, including periods of identifying the date when they will PTI n WASHINGTON country, they need workers, labour application process under short duration and providing the be made available, it said. Since resident Donald Trump has but they have to come in on a which the US employers must dis- estimated number of H-1B work- 2017, the department has taken Pclaimed that the provision S President Donald merit basis, and they will come close the total number of for- ers at each place of intended action to combat visa fraud and of birthright citizenship has UTrump appeared to be in on a merit basis,” Trump eigners already employed by employment. abuse and encouraged US work- created an entire industry of considerate to the hundreds of said. them, making it tougher to spon- It also requires the clear iden- ers to report complaints, includ- birth tourism in the US with thousands of skilled profes- The communities are often sor fresh foreign workers The H- tification of secondary entities ing establishing protocols for Chinese people benefitting a lot sionals including Indians left to bear the cost and the 1B visa, popular among Indian IT which are using H-1B workers promptly referring matters relat- from this “crazy, lunatic policy”. patiently waiting for years to influx of people that come in professionals, is a non-immigrant and seeks H-1B dependent ed to criminal fraud to the depart- Birth tourism refers to the receive green cards, saying illegally, he said, adding that visa that allows US companies to employers which are claiming an ment’s Office of Inspector General practice of people travelling to they have done everything this can’t be allowed. “There’s employ foreign workers in spe- exemption solely on the basis of for investigation. It has also direct- another country solely to give perfectly and they are going to a limit to how many people a ciality occupations that require education, such as a master’s ed the department’s Wage and birth there. Most leave for enter America. His comments nation can responsibly absorb theoretical or technical expertise. degree, to provide documentation Hour Division to use all its tools their home countries right came amid tension over a car- into their societies,” he said. The new information of the degree. Under the new in conducting civil investigations after. In his latest hardline avan of an estimated 5,000 to The US, he said, has the required by the Department of forms, employers also need to give to enforce labour protections pro- immigration rhetoric, the US 7,000 people mostly from three largest and most expansive Labour is significant because an estimate of the the total num- vided by the visa programmes. President on Tuesday expressed Latin American countries – El immigration programmes any- before sponsoring a foreign work- ber of foreign nationals already Further it has signed an his intention to take the path of Salvador, Honduras and grants enter the country in many wonderful law-abiding where on the planet.“We’ve er for the H-1B visa, the compa- working at each location listed in agreement with the US an executive order to deny Guatemala – who are current- thousands and then letting immigrants already living here issued 40 million green cards ny needs to get its labour appli- the application. Department of Justice to prompt- automatic citizenship to chil- ly marching towards the south- them take advantage of the who followed the rules and since 1970, which means the cation approved by it. The depart- Further, revisions to ly refer complaints from US work- dren born of non-American ern US border of Mexico with “catch and release” policy is waited their turn,” he said in a permanent residency and a ment certifies that there are no the worker complaint form ers who believe they have been parents in the US. the intention to enter the US. quite unfair to these skilled policy speech on illegal immi- path to citizenship for many, domestic worker for that partic- include added data fields designed discriminated against based on the “This policy (birthright As per the official esti- professionals, Trump said in a gration. “Some have been wait- many people. But we will not ular position and as such the com- to better describe the nature of an nationality or citizenship. citizenship) has even created an mates, more than 600,000 major policy speech, announc- ing for many years. Some have allow our generosity to be pany can hire a foreign guest alleged programme violation, the According to the Society for entire industry. It’s called birth Indians in the US are waiting ing that he is doing away with been waiting for a long time. abused by those who would worker under the H-1B visa cat- department said in a statement on Human Resource Management, tourism, where pregnant moth- to receive green cards or legal the “release” part of the poli- They’ve done everything per- break our laws, defy our rules, egory. The Labour Condition Tuesday. To allow appropriate the form changes are the latest in ers from all over the world trav- permanent residency, which is cy. fectly, and they’re going to violate our borders, break into Application form updates will time for transition, the new forms a series targeting employers who el to America to make their a step short of American citi- “Mass uncontrolled immi- come in. At some point they our country illegally. We won’t now require employers to provide will be made available for use in place foreign nationals at third- children instant lifelong citizens zenship. Letting illegal immi- gration is especially unfair to are going to come in. Many allow it,” he added. more detailed information about the coming weeks. party worksites. with guaranteed everything,” Trump told his supporters at an election rally in Columbia, Missouri. Trump alleged that the opposition Democrats want US-based journalist says MJ China set to give USD 6 bn in aid to to continue giving automatic birthright citizenship to every child born to an illegal alien. Pak as Imran Khan meets Xi: Report “Even if they’ve been on our Akbar raped her 23 yrs ago soil for a mere matter of sec- PTI n BEIJING Monetary Fund (IMF) alone to onds,” he said. hina on Friday reportedly plug the entire gap in the “Hundreds of thousands of ... he says it was consensual relationship Cagreed to provide USD 6 country’s financing needs. children born to illegal immi- billion in aid to Pakistan, which He said Pakistan faced a grants are made automatic cit- is going through a “low point”, deficit of USD 27 billion which izens of the United States every #METOO to minimise the cash-strapped included USD 9 billion debt year because of this crazy, country’s dependence on an repayment this year. “After tak- lunatic policy that we can end,” CAMPAIGN IMF bailout package as Prime ing monetary and fiscal mea- he said amidst applause from Minister Imran Khan held sures, in my opinion, our his supporters. “We need sup- talks with Chinese President Xi financing gap for this year will port, but we can do it. They’re PTI n WASHINGTON Jinping. Khan, who is here on be around USD 12 billion,” he all made instantly eligible for his maiden visit, met Xi in the said. According to a report in every privilege and benefit of allavi Gogoi, a US-based edi- Great Hall of People where the the Hong Kong-based South American citizenship. You get Ptor, has accused M J Akbar of two leaders also held one-on- China Morning Post on Friday, nothing more than they do. raping her while working under one meeting besides delega- Pakistan borrowed USD 6 bil- They’re full citizens,” he said. the “brilliant journalist” in India, tion-level talks, Pakistani media lion from China last year to This is costing US many bil- an allegation denied by the for- reports said. increase its dwindling foreign lions of dollars a year. “You mer Union minister who Pakistan is expected to reserves. don’t realise what a big indus- claimed that he had a “consen- op-ed page I had created... He Park. “I was in shreds — emo- receive USD 6 billion eco- going through a low point at President said. China’s expect- Pakistan has already try — it’s an industry. Many sual relationship” spanning sev- applauded my effort and sud- tionally, physically, mentally,” nomic package from China the moment with two very big ed assistance is the second approached the IMF for a come from China. You’ll be eral months with her but it denly lunged to kiss me. I reeled. she said. Akbar summoned her during the visit, Geo TV quot- deficits, a fiscal deficit and a USD 6 billion package which bailout package which it appre- surprised. China now is num- ended “perhaps not on the best I emerged from the office, red- back to Mumbai after which she ed sources as saying. A loan of current account deficit,” he Khan has managed to obtain in hends will come with stringent ber one. We’re not talking just note”. Akbar, 67, who recently faced, confused, ashamed, left the job. Responding to USD 1.5 billion is also expect- said. Xi assured Khan that the last few weeks as Pakistan conditions of austerity besides South America, Latin America. resigned as junior foreign min- destroyed,” she alleged. The sec- Gogoi’s allegations, Akbar said ed to be offered, along with an China considers its relations reeled under severe financial scrutiny of USD 60 billion We’re talking about China, ister after multiple women came ond incident was a few months several people who worked with additional package of USD with Pakistan a “diplomatic crisis. During his visit to Saudi China-Pakistan Economic parts of Asia. It’s crazy,” he said. out with accounts of alleged sex- later when she was summoned him knew about his relationship three billion for the China- priority”. Arabia last month, Riyadh Corridor (CPEC) projects “Think of it. You’re an enemy ual harassment, has filed a crim- to Mumbai to help launch a with her and at no stage did her Pakistan Economic Corridor “China has always placed committed USD 6 billion fund- whose terms till now remained of our country. You’re a gener- inal defamation case against one magazine, she claimed. behaviour give any one of them (CPEC), the report said. Pakistan as a diplomatic pri- ing which included USD 3 bil- confidential. US Secretary of al with war on your mind. of them amid the raging #MeToo “He called me to his room at the impression that she was The loan and the invest- ority for China, supported lion deferred payment for oil State Mike Pompeo has You’re a dictator who we hate campaign in India. the fancy Taj hotel, again to see “working under, or in any way, ments were reportedly part of Pakistan’s safeguarding of imports. expressed opposition to using and who’s against us. And that “Somewhere around 1994, the layouts. When he again under duress”. “This relationship the USD 6 billion package. national independence, sov- Finance Minister Asad IMF money to repay Chinese dictator has his wife have a Ms Pallavi Gogoi and I entered came close to me to kiss me, I (with Gogoi) gave rise to talk and There is no official comment ereignty, and territorial integri- Umar, who is accompanying loans. An IMF delegation is due baby on American soil. into a consensual relationship fought him and pushed him would later cause significant from Beijing yet on the report. ty, and supported the new Khan, earlier told media in to visit China next week and Congratulations. Your son or that spanned several months,” away. He scratched my face as I strife in my home life as well. Pakistan’s government has Pakistani government’s smooth Islamabad that Pakistan’s strat- the Khan government wants to daughter is now an American Akbar said in a statement in New ran away, tears streaming down,” This consensual relation- “inherited a very difficult eco- running of the government egy was to seek loans from minimise the bailout package citizen. Does anybody think Delhi after her article appeared she wrote. When she got back to ship ended, perhaps not on the nomic situation,” Khan told Xi. and advancement of national multiple sources instead of it seeks from the international this makes sense?” he asked the in The Washington Post. In a Delhi, Akbar threatened to kick best note. “In the past few weeks, “Unfortunately our country is construction,” the Chinese asking the International lender. audience. separate statement, his wife her out of the job if she resisted I have been subjected to a bar- Mallika Akbar also dismissed him again. rage of false and fabricated accu- Gogoi’s accusations as a “lie”. But she didn’t quit the sations, which I am now address- Gogoi, the chief business paper, she said. While she was in ing,” Akbar said. In her state- Pak Army warms radical Islamists, US considering ‘significant editor of National Public Radio Rajasthan on an assignment, ment, his wife Mallika admitted (NPR), a Washington-based Akbar said she could come to that she knew about the rela- American media organisation, discuss the story in his hotel in tionship between her husband tells protesters to end standofff reduction exceptions’ has detailed the “most painful Jaipur, she claimed. “In his hotel and Gogoi, and the relationship memories” of her life in the Post room, even though I fought caused unhappiness and dis- PTI n ISLAMABAD including a representative of ISI protest entered the third day article. She said that Akbar, the him, he was physically more cord in her family. Gogoi, in an was holding talks with the and several major roads in for nations to cut oil editor-in-chief of the Asian Age powerful. He ripped off my earlier tweet, thanked the “jour- akistan Army on Friday protestors. So far there were no Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi newspaper at that time, was a clothes and raped me,” she nalists who have spoken out Pwarned hundreds of radical reports about success of nego- and other cities were blocked, “brilliant journalist but used his alleged, adding that instead of before me. I stand on their Islamists hardliners not to test tiations despite indications by according to police. purchase from Iran position to prey” on her. “What reporting him to the police, she shoulders”. In the Post article, their “patience” and asked them the officials that a break- The education institutions PTI n WASHINGTON I am about to share are the most was filled with shame. Gogoi Gogoi said: “Today, I am a US to end the standoff peacefully through might be reached. were also closed in Punjab, painful memories of my life. I claimed Akbar’s grip over her got citizen. I am a wife and mother. to avoid the use of force as the He said the Army had seen while private schools were he US is considering “sig- have shelved them away for 23 tighter. For a few months, he I found my love for journalism mass protests against the statements of protest leaders closed in Khyber-Pakhtukhwa Tnificant reduction excep- years,” she said, detailing how continued to defile her sexually, again. I picked up my life, piece acquittal of a Christian woman against the military but it was provinces as well as in cities like tions” on a “case-by-case basis” Akbar physically and mentally verbally, emotionally... “I died a by piece... Today, I’m a leader at for blasphemy entered its third showing tolerance as its focus Karachi and Islamabad. for countries to bring down harassed her for years while little every day,” she said. Akbar National Public Radio. day. Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old was on militancy and to get the Many universities across their oil purchase from Iran to working at the Asian Age news- said he would send her either to I know that I do not have to mother of four, was convicted country out of the security Pakistan announced cancella- zero ahead of the November 4 paper from New Delhi to the US or the UK as a reward for succumb to assault to have a job in 2010 after being accused of problems. “We have shown tion of papers due to the ongo- deadline set by the Trump Mumbai to Jaipur to London. excellent work on covering the and succeed. insulting Islam in a row with patience. We have no link with ing tense situation. According administration, the State Gogoi said she was 22 when 1994 polls, she recalled. “Over the years, I have not her neighbours. She always the case (of Bibi) but we want to a notification from the Department has said, amid she joined the Asian Age. She “I thought that finally, the brought up Akbar in conversa- maintained her innocence, but that justice should prevail. We Karachi Commissioner’s office, reports that India may get a was star-struck working under abuse would stop... Except the tions. I’ve always felt that Akbar has spent most of the past eight also want that the Army should roads and junctions were waiver. The US has told various Akbar. She was mesmerised by truth was that he was sending me is above the law and justice does- years in solitary confinement. not be forced to take action blocked at 22 locations in the countries, including India, to his use of language, his turns of away so I could have no defences n’t apply to him. I felt he would The apex court’s judgement, (against protestors) which it is six districts of the city. Business cut oil imports from the phrase and took all the verbal and he could prey on me when- never pay the price for what he which was pronounced last empowered under the law to and trade activities were also Persian Gulf nation to “zero” by process to consider significant abuse. At 23, Gogoi became the ever he visited the city,” she said. had done to me”. He has called Wednesday, triggered protests take,” he said. badly affected as around 14 November 4 or face sanctions. reduction exceptions for indi- editor of the op-ed page which Gogoi alleged that Akbar once these allegations “baseless and across Pakistan with protestors He said the Army was religious parties took part in India, which is the second vidual countries, but that is was a big responsibility at a worked himself into a rage in the wild” and has filed a lawsuit led by Islamic political party close to winning the war Friday’s shut down. biggest purchaser of Iranian oil only on a case-by-case basis,” young age, she said. “But I would London office after he saw her against one of the journalists who Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and against militants and it was not An industry leader said after China, is willing to restrict State Department’s Deputy soon pay a very big price for talking to a male colleague. He have spoken out, she said. other groups blocking major interested to be side-tracked by that the ongoing protests had its monthly purchase to 1.25 Spokesperson Robert Paladino doing a job I loved. “It must have hit her and went on a rampage, “It doesn’t surprise me. He highways and roads in differ- any incident. Tehreek-i- led to a virtual shutdown of million tonnes or 15 million told reporters. been late spring or summer of throwing things from the desk at feels he is entitled to make up his ent parts of the country. Army Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim business activities in Karachi as tonnes in a year (300,000 bar- He was responding to 1994, and I had gone into his her — a pair of scissors or what- own version of ‘truth’ today, spokesman Major General Asif Hussain Rizvi said talks had labour attendance is thin and rels per day), down from 22.6 questions on the news reports office — his door was often ever he could get his hands on. just like he felt entitled to our Ghafoor told state-run channel failed and asked for complete truckers have refused to trans- million tonnes (452,000 barrels from South Korea and India closed. I went to show him the She ran away and hid in Hyde bodies then,” Gogoi added. PTV that a government team, shut down on Friday. The port finished goods. per day) bought in 2017-18 that they are getting waiver financial year, sources in New from the US on the punitive Delhi said. In May, US Iranian sanctions. Paladino President Donald Trump said that the US will continue pulled the US out of the 2015 to discuss America’s Iran pol- Prince Harry shares touching photo of pregnant wife Meghan landmark nuclear the Joint icy with its counterparts across Comprehensive Plan of Action the world. AFP n LONDON “Thank you New Zealand “The rain that refreshes the The couple’s 16-day tour (JCPOA) terming it as disas- “We will continue to dis- for the most wonderful last parched ground, is made up opened with the bombshell trous”. Under the Obama-era cuss our Iran policy with our rince Harry has shared a week of our tour,” the mes- of single drops.” Women’s announcement that Meghan deal, involving five permanent counterparts around the world Pphotograph of his wife sage read, attributed to the rights featured prominently was expecting the couple’s members of the United Nations and the implications of our re- Meghan Markle cradling her Duke and Duchess of Sussex. during the tour, with the first baby early next year. Security Council and Germany, imposition of sanctions previ- baby bump during a walk “It has been a privilege couple attending a ceremo- Meghan drew adoring Iran agreed to stop its nuclear ously lifted or waivered under through a forest in New to meet so many friendly ny to mark 125 years of crowds on her first interna- programme in exchange of the JCPOA,” he said. He said Zealand on their recent Kiwis. Australia, Fiji, Tonga universal female suffrage in tional tour, confirming her relief from economic sanc- that the US will continue to Pacific royal tour. and NZ - we leave feeling New Zealand and Meghan star appeal as Britain’s tions. exert pressure on the the The couple’s inspired and reminded of quoting Sheppard in a newest royal. Moments after coming out Iranian regime. Kensington Palace residence how every single one of us speech.The photograph cap- The publication of one of the deal, Trump singed fresh “We ask that it to modify published the image on can make a difference.” tures the beaming former Harry’s own photos follows sanctions against Iran and its behaviour, and the Secretary Instagram, with a photo It was followed by a actress with her hands on in the footsteps of his sister- warned countries against any (of State) has been clear fre- credit for the prince, and a quote from Kate Sheppard, her tummy standing among in-law, the Duchess of cooperation with Tehran on its quently on what we expect caption which said the cou- the Liverpool-born leader enormous redwood trees in Cambridge who regularly controversial nuclear weapons from the regime and human ple had returned home of the women’s suffrage Rotorua on Wednesday, the shares relaxed photographs programme. “The United States rights are certainly an impor- “inspired” by their trip. movement in New Zealand: final day of their tour. of her children. is in the midst of an internal tant aspect of that,” he said. 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IMF monitoring situation in India, Lanka court orders army chief’s arrest PTI n COLOMBO the Sri Lankan Army killed its announced a new series of eco- supreme leader Velupillai nomic relief measures. The bats for RBI’s independence Sri Lankan court on Friday Prabhakaran. announcement was made even Aordered the arrest of army Sri Lanka’s human rights as the constitutional validity of PTI n WASHINGTON sible indication of the RBI chief Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne record, particularly over the Rajapaksa’s appointment has being pushed to relax its poli- and produce him before it for his impunity enjoyed by law come under increased scrutiny he IMF has said it was cies ahead of general elections alleged involvement in the enforcement officers, has been both locally and international- Tmonitoring the reported next year. abduction and disappearance of the subject of international con- ly. rift between the RBI and the Sources privy to develop- 11 youths, including the minor- demnation. The UN Human The Finance Ministry said Centre in India, and expressed ment said the government had ity Tamils, during the brutal mil- Rights Council has called for an in a statement that concerns its opposition to any move sent at least three letters on dif- itary conflict with the LTTE. international probe into the have been raised regarding the that compromises the inde- ferent issues under Section 7 of Wijegunaratne, the Sri Lanka alleged war crimes during the serious setback in the economy pendence of central banks any- the RBI Act that gives it pow- Armed Forces’ Chief of Defence military conflict with the LTTE. as reflected in the persistently where in the world. ers to issue any direction to the Staff, is accused of protecting the According to the government low growth rates during the last There were reports of central bank governor on mat- main suspect in the disappear- figures, around 20,000 people three years along with the rising mounting tension between the ters of public interest. ance of the 11 individuals are missing due to various con- cost of living. Ministry of Finance and the The standoff was in rela- between 2008 and 2009 by facil- flicts including the 30-year-long “The honorable Prime Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tion to RBI’s handling of weak itating his escape from the coun- separatist war with Lankan Minister (Rajapaksa) is of the over the autonomy of monetary public sector banks, tight liq- try. Investigation Department had Tamils in the north and east view that ill-conceived eco- policy makers after Finance general principal, and we’ve such and we have to make that uidity in the market and ways The missing men are uncovered details of a systematic which claimed at least 100,000 nomic and financial policies of Minister Arun Jaitley on said this before. I’ve said this statement in the context of a of resolving bad loans in the believed to have been mur- extortion racket carried out by lives. the previous government have Tuesday criticised the central before standing here that we number of countries. So, I power sector. Some reports dered. The Colombo magis- senior navy officers with high Lanka’s new PM cuts petrol led to this situation by margin- bank for failing to check indis- support clear lines of respon- think that’s probably the best claimed that RBI Governor trate’s court ordered the police political connections during the prices by Rs 10 alising local entrepreneurs, criminate lending during 2008 sibility and accountability... response I can give you,” Rice Urjit Patel was considering to arrest him before November height of the separatist war with Notwithstanding the polit- industries and domestic pro- and 2014 that has led to the And, international best practice said, responding to a question stepping down if the govern- 9 and warned of action if they the LTTE which ended in 2009. ical crisis in Sri Lanka, new duction,” it said. The ministry present bad loan or Non- is that there should be no gov- on the increasing efforts glob- ment were to issue an unprece- failed to do so, a court official A committee appointed by Prime Minister Mahinda said that the budget targets Performing Asset (NPA) crisis ernment or industry interfer- ally to criticise central banks, dented direction.Without said. Relatives of the missing former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday signifi- could be met in 2018 despite tax in the banking industry. ence that compromises the including the one by the US acknowledging that the notices Tamil people allege that the Rajapaksa due to international cantly slashed fuel prices, saying cuts. “The government is con- “We’re monitoring the independence of the central President Donald Trump in have been sent to the RBI, the Lankan state - particularly its pressure in 2013 had reported “ill-conceived” financial policies fident that the primary surplus development on that issue and bank and financial supervisor,” recent weeks. Finance Ministry in a statement army, navy and police - were over 19,000 cases of disappear- of the previous government of 1.8 per cent of the GDP and will continue to do so,” Rice said. The row was sparked off said that the “autonomy for the behind most of the disappear- ances. The Liberation Tigers of have affected the economy and the budget deficit of around 4.9 International Monetary Fund This is true across the last Friday when RBI Deputy central bank, within the ances. Several navy officers are Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ran a mil- raised the cost of living. per cent of the GDP that have (IMF) Director of range of countries that the Governor Viral Acharya in a framework of the RBI Act, is an currently on bail in connection itary campaign for a separate Rajapaksa, who is also the been targeted for 2018 could be Communications Gerry Rice independence of the central hard-hitting speech warned essential and accepted gover- with the alleged disappearances Tamil homeland in the northern Finance Minister, reduced the achieved in support for further told reporters on Thursday bank and the financial super- that undermining central nance requirement. of the 11 people who were and eastern provinces of the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs fiscal consolidation to provide when asked about the row. visor is of utmost importance, bank’s independence could be Governments in India have abducted between 2008 and island nation for nearly 30 years 10 (USD 0.058) and Rs 7 (USD economic stability,” the Finance “Just stepping back, as a he asserted.“We regard it as “potentially catastrophic”, pos- nurtured and respected this”. 2009. The police’s Criminal before its collapse in 2009 after 0.048) per litre respectively as he Ministry said. Thousands Sri Lanka’s Parl suspension protest burning Khashoggi’s body was ‘dissolved’ of Islamic flag after murder: Erdogan advisor will end on Nov 7: Speaker PTI n AFP n ANKARA COLOMBO in Indonesia Washington Post said that refused to accept his dismissal, Jakarta (AP): Thousands he body of journalist “biological evidence” found ri Lankan Parliament claiming to be the country’s of conservative Muslims protest- TJamal Khashoggi was in the consulate’s garden SSpeaker Karu Jayasuriya said legitimate premier. He argues ed in the Indonesian capital on “dissolved” after he was indicated the body was like- Friday that President that he cannot legally be Friday after a flag linked to a murdered and dismembered ly disposed of near where Maithripala Sirisena has agreed removed until he loses the banned Islamic group was in the Saudi consulate in Khashoggi was killed. to summon the legislature on support of Parliament and burned by members of the coun- Istanbul a month ago, an “Khashoggi’s body was November 7, in a fresh twist to called for a floor test to prove try’s largest mainstream reli- advisor to Turkish President not in need of burying,” the the ongoing political crisis his majority. The President gious organisation.Waving black Recep Tayyip Erdogan said official told the US newspa- after former strongman was under increasing political flags bearing the Islamic decla- Friday. per on the condition of Mahinda Rajapaksa replaced and diplomatic pressure to ration of faith, several thousand The claim echoed what anonymity. Ranil Wickremesinghe as the reconvene Parliament. demonstrators, many wearing a Turkish official had told Saudi authorities have prime minister. There was con- Prior to the crisis, white Islamic robes, filled a the Washington Post — for denied Turkish police per- fusion since Thursday on the Wickramasinghe’s UNP had major thoroughfare in Jakarta which Khashoggi was a con- mission to search a well in date when the parliamentary the backing of 106 parliamen- after Friday prayers. tributor — that authorities the consulate’s garden, but deadlock would end as Sirisena tarians while Rajapaksa and Video of members of are investigating a theory did allow them to take water had suspended the sittings Sirisena combine had 95 seats. Nahdlatul Ulama’s youth-wing the body was destroyed in samples for analysis, accord- until November 16. Rajapaksa has so far managed militia burning the Hizbut acid. ing to local media reports. Controversially-appointed National Party (UNP), the to rope in five lawmakers from Tahrir flag last month has “We now see that it was- The murder has placed prime minister Rajapaksa said main Tamil party Tamil Wickramasinghe’s party to bol- sparked allegations of blasphe- n’t just cut up, they got rid strain on the decades-old Thursday that Parliament National Alliance (TNA), the ster his strength to 101. One my because it was emblazoned of the body by dissolving it,” alliance between the United would be convened on Marxist Janatha Vimukthi UNP lawmaker has offered his with the Islamic declaration of Yasin Aktay, an advisor to States and Saudi Arabia and November 5. This was later Peramuna (JVP) — People’s support to him. faith.Hizbut Tahrir, which seeks Erdogan and official in of the royal insider-turned- no sign of the body was left. tarnished the image of denied by Rajapaksa loyalists. Liberation Front — met It was, however, not a global caliphate, has been Turkey’s ruling party, told critic. This is what is understood Crown Prince Mohammed President Sirisena’s party said Jayasuriya Friday morning and immediately known if banned by the Indonesian gov- the Hurriyet newspaper on Turkey’s chief prosecu- from the prosecutor’s state- bin Salman, the kingdom’s on Thursday night that urged reconvening of Rajapaksa has managed to ernment as a threat to national Friday. tor on Wednesday con- ment, said Aktay, who was de facto ruler. Parliament will not be con- Parliament. Sirisena replaced secure 113 votes required to unity. Religious and ethnic ten- “According to the latest firmed for the first time close to the journalist. US Secretary of State vened before November 16, Wickremesinghe with prove the majority. sions are likely to rise in information we have, the that Khashoggi was stran- “Killing an innocent Mike Pompeo said on contradicting Rajapaksa’s office. Rajapaksa in a dramatic turn of On Tuesday, angry protests Indonesia as April’s presidential reason they cut up the body gled as soon as he entered person is one crime, the Thursday it may take “a Harsha de Silva, a events last Friday and sus- rocked Sri Lanka’s capital as election nears. President Joko is it was easier to dissolve it,” the consulate on October 2 treatment and extent of handful more weeks” before Wickremesinghe supporter, pended Parliament after the thousands of demonstrators Widodo has chosen a conserv- Aktay said. as part of a planned hit, and what was done to the body Washington has enough said that 115 Members of sacked premier sought an gathered for a rally organised ative cleric as his running mate Saudi Arabia has faced a his body was then dismem- is another crime and dis- evidence to impose sanc- Parliament belonging to dif- emergency session to prove by Wickremesinghe’s party to head off criticism he’s insuf- torrent of international con- bered and destroyed. honour.” The Turkish offi- tions on the individuals ferent political parties includ- his majority. against what it said was a ficiently Islamic. demnation over the killing “They aimed to ensure cial quoted by the responsible. ing Wickremesinghe’s United Wickremesinghe has “coup” by President Sirisena. China says Xi-Trump phone New details highlight Lion Air jet’s problems before crash AFP n JAKARTA long after takeoff. “Shortly after said Haryo Satmiko, deputy chairman ling with a group of more than 50 col- call ‘extremely positive’ requesting RTB, the pilot then con- of the National Transport Safety leagues and many were crying with AFP n BEIJING ew details about the crashed Lion tacted the control tower again to Committee. “We will prove more relief after landing in Jakarta. A team NAir’s jet previous flight have cast inform that the plane had run nor- technical problems with data record- from the US National Transportation hinese President Xi Jinping more doubt on the Indonesian airline’s mally and would not return” to Bali’s ed in the black box.” T h e Safety Board including Boeing experts Chad an “extremely positive” claim to have fixed technical problems Ngurah Rai airport, said Herson, who steel-encased memory unit of the has joined the Indonesian investiga- phone conversation with US as hundreds of personnel searched the uses a single name. recovered flight recorder had sepa- tion. The Lion Air crash is the worst President Donald Trump about sea a fifth day Friday for victims and “The captain said the problem was rated from its base plate, showing the airline disaster in Indonesia since trade and other issues, the foreign the plane’s fuselage. The brand new resolved and he decided to continue plane hit the sea at tremendous speed, 1997, when 234 people died on a ministry said Friday. The two Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane plunged into the trip to Jakarta.” Data from flight- he said. Investigators say that is also Garuda flight near Medan. leaders agreed to “strengthen the Java Sea early Monday, just min- tracking websites shows both flights indicated by the search and rescue In December 2014, an AirAsia economic exchanges,” said a utes after taking off from the had highly erratic speed and altitude effort finding many body parts rather flight from Surabaya to Singapore ministry spokesman, Lu Kang. Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing all after takeoff, though confirmation is than intact victims. plunged into the sea, killing all 162 on He gave no indication whether 189 people on board. required from data recorded by the Satmiko said investigators had board. Indonesian airlines were barred they made progress on settling an Herson, head of Bali-Nusa aircraft’s “black box” flight recorders. already contacted the pilot of the in 2007 from flying to Europe because escalating tariff war over Beijing’s Tenggara Airport Authority, said the Investigators displayed one of the plane’s Sunday flight. The problems of safety concerns, though several were technology policy. opment of technology industries. leaders attach great importance pilot on the plane’s previous flight on jet’s two flight recorders at a news con- with it were “just as it circulates on allowed to resume services in the fol- Trump said earlier on Twitter Washington, Europe and other to China-U.S. ties and econom- Sunday from Bali requested to return ference Thursday evening, later con- media and social media,” he said, refer- lowing decade. The ban was com- that he and Xi had a “very good” trading partners say those violate ic ties,” Lu said. “President Xi to the airport not long after takeoff but firmed to be the flight data recorder, ring to accounts of passengers. pletely lifted in June. The US lifted a conversation. “I agree, this phone China’s market-opening obliga- Jinping also stressed that China- then reported the problem had been and said they would immediately One of them, Diah Mardani, told decade long ban in 2016. conversation was an extremely tions and some American offi- U.S. trade has long been serving resolved. Several passengers have attempt to upload information and a current affairs television program Lion Air, a discount carrier, is one positive phone conversation,” Lu cials worry they might erode U.S. as ballast and a stabilizer for described the problem as a terrifying begin analysis. earlier this week that after takeoff “the of Indonesia’s youngest and biggest air- said at a regular briefing. Trump industrial leadership. China-U.S. relations.” loss of altitude. “In principle, all data we have plane suddenly fell, then rose, then fell lines, flying to dozens of domestic and has imposed penalty tariffs of up Trump said he and Xi plan The two leaders agreed the Lion Air has said the unspecified obtained, including flight data and air again harder and shook.” “All the international destinations. It has been to 25 per cent on $250 billion of to meet during a gathering of the trade dispute “should be handled problem was fixed after Sunday’s navigation, and also from other passengers started shouting God is expanding aggressively in Southeast Chinese goods in a dispute over Group of 20 major economies properly through substantial flight, but the fatal flight’s pilots also sources — we find that there have Great,” she said. “The atmosphere was Asia, a fast-growing region of more Beijing’s plans for state-led devel- this month in Argentina.“Both consultation,” Lu said. made a “return to base” request not indeed been problems” with the plane, very tense.” She said she was travel- than 600 million people. ‘NASA’s Dawn mission to asteroid belt comes to end’ Novel contact lens could treat eye injuries PTI n Melbourne: Australian scien- have not responded to conven- WASHINGTON administrator of NASA’s Science the main asteroid belt. tists are developing a thera- tional therapies,” he said. “The ASA’s pioneering Dawn Mission Directorate here. Currently, it is in orbit around peutic contact lens that acts as new treatment could also Nspacecraft — which orbit- “The astounding images the dwarf planet Ceres, where it a bandage for eye surface become useful as a part of the ed the two largest objects in the and data that Dawn collected will remain for decades, NASA injuries, and could fast track the first-line therapy in the man- asteroid belt — has run out of from Vesta and Ceres are criti- said. Dawn launched in 2007 healing of previously difficult to agement of acute eye injuries fuel, ending a historic 11-year cal to understanding the histo- on a journey that put about 6.9 treat corneal wounds. The experienced in the work place mission that unravelled many ry and evolution of our solar billion kilometers on its odome- ‘bandage’ consists of cells with or at home arising from expo- mysteries of our solar system, system,” Zurbuchen said. It was ter. Propelled by ion engines, the special wound-healing proper- sure to caustic chemicals, scald- the US space agency said. The an expected end to the mission, spacecraft achieved many firsts ties, said researchers from the Harkin said. ing liquids or excessive heat,” USD 467 million Dawn mis- although the spacecraft lasted along the way. Queensland University of “Based upon preliminary Harkin said. Harkin said the sion, launched in 2007 to study two years longer than original- In 2011, when Dawn Technology (QUT) in Australia. data we believe that the donor current treatment typically the protoplanet Vesta and the ly planned. On Tuesday, NASA arrived at Vesta, the second “These cells, known as cells release a range of wound- involved using bandages pre- dwarf planet Ceres, missed announced that its exoplanet- largest world in the main aster- limbal mesenchymal stromal healing factors that encourage pared from amniotic mem- scheduled communications ses- hunting Kepler Space Telescope oid belt, the spacecraft became cells (L-MSC), would be iso- repair of the eye’s surface,” he brane donated from human sions with NASA’s Deep Space had run out of hydrazine fuel, the first to orbit a body in the lated from donor eye tissue and said. Harkin said the lenses placentas. “Amniotic mem- Network on October 31 and and the craft would be com- region between Mars and subsequently attached to the could be available within hours brane (AM) provides a limited November 1, NASA said in a manded to cease operations. Jupiter, NASA said. In 2015, inner surface of a special type of patients presenting to an eye supply of growth factors and statement. This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Dawn spacecraft orbiting the Dawn can no longer keep when Dawn went into orbit of contact lens known as a scle- clinic with either recently components with anti-inflam- After the flight team elim- dwarf planet Ceres. On Thursday, NASA announced it had lost the probe, ending a its antennae trained on Earth to around Ceres, a dwarf planet ral lens,” said Professor Damien acquired or chronic damage to matory and wound-healing inated other possible causes for fruitful mission in the asteroid belt. AP/File communicate with mission con- that is also the largest world in Harkin from QUT, who is their eye’s surface. properties,” he said. the missed communications, trol or turn its solar panels to the the asteroid belt, the mission based at the Queensland Eye “Our therapy could pro- Harkin said the new treat- mission managers concluded its pointing. “Today, we cele- it gave us, and the entire team Sun to recharge, according to became the first to visit a dwarf Institute. “The donor cells are vide welcome relief for patients ment could be available to that the spacecraft finally ran brate the end of our Dawn mis- who enabled the spacecraft to the US space agency. The planet and go into orbit around readily accessible from tissue suffering from chronic condi- patients within as little as a few out of hydrazine, the fuel that sion — its incredible technical make these discoveries,” said spacecraft launched 11 years ago two destinations beyond Earth, that is usually discarded after tions such as corneal ulcers and years subject to completion of enables the spacecraft to control achievements, the vital science Thomas Zurbuchen, associate to visit the two largest objects in it said. routine corneal transplants,” persistent surface defects that rigorous clinical trials. PTI vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018

ENCOUNTER 20 MINUTES CELEB TALK 10 MINUTES ‘Make efforts before complaining’ Actor MANOJ BAJPAYEE wants performers from small towns to struggle in Mumbai before raising cudgels against nepotism

f you have the skills, you may have to strug- gle but success can be yours, says actor Manoj IBajpayee who hails from a small town in Bihar, shifted to Delhi to study and then moved to Mumbai to make a mark. “You can’t complain about nepotism by just sitting in a small town. Come to Bombay, start struggling, do theatre and learn some skills. If one has to compete with film industry children, you TheThe really have to be good. It is skills versus oppor- tunities, and I feel skills matter the most,” Manoj said. The 49-year-old actor’s initial journey in Bollywood was full of struggle and hardships. But RussianRussian it was his dedication which helped him to achieve heights in his career. Manoj said: “After doing Bandit Queen, I shifted to Mumbai and living in Mumbai was not easy. I was not getting work. People were not believing in my abilities. I felt dejected and start- ed doubting my capabilities. sagasaga “I was not having any work, I started feeling that my theatre work was just a fluke. But I did- n’t quit. I got up, started knocking at the doors and worked on my skills.” After Bandit Queen the As the children’s folk dance group Kalinka toured cities, director NATALYA LEVITSKAYA-FLIPPOVA actor did crime thriller Satya for which he got immense fame and also his first National Award. For Manoj, getting a National Award was talks about her challenges and the thrill of performing in India. By CHAHAK MITTAL always his big dream. He said: “The 1990s was a dark age of ong ago, tunes of legendary actor her childhood. She says that Yablochko, the dance of the Russian consists of thousand of symbols, where cinema and Satya came right at the end. Raj Kapoor’s iconic song “Sir par Alexander Flippov was a “very sailors. every gesture means something. Since I It was a landmark film of Indian cine- Llal topi roosi, phir bhi dil hai bright person,” who created a With the focus on choreography, am an amateur from the point of view ma and changed the face of our indus- Hindustani” would echo on the streets team that “gives joy and love to the dances by both boys and girls of Indian culture, I do not undertake per- try. I always had a dream of achieving of Moscow and St Petersburg. The link both — children, who dance, and reflected the richness of the national forming it for the fear of doing something National Award. Getting this award between the two nations is subliminal spectators, who come to the con- culture with many regional spices. wrong. I would love to consider an means getting into league of and Bollywood, arts and politics have certs.” Natalya believes that India and Russia opportunity to work with an Indian legends and big actors. It played a major part in maintaining Talking about how the group share a similarity, i.e. both have a rich choreographer and create something came as a surprise and I feel them over the years. Which is why gen- has evolved over the years, she and diverse heritage in arts. “Russian together,” she says. fortunate that I did film like erations have grown up on nostalgia. adds, “We are trying to preserve ‘THE BEST WAY culture differs from one region to She shares one of her experiences Satya.” But it is the generation next that the what he had created as much as TO LEARN A NEW another. I think it’s the same in India of collaborating with Indian dancers. Manoj is in children’s folk dance group called we can. There haven’t been as well,” she says. “We performed with a few Indian Dharamshala for the Kalinka is intent on nurturing, indica- many changes since it had start- CULTURE IS BY It takes a lot of preparation when it girls. And it turned out to be awe- ongoing tive of an ethno-surge that is sweeping ed. There has been development EXPERIENCING IT comes to leading a team on the interna- some. Our children watched the Dharamshala both countries at the moment. with time and there is always tional forefront, so what were Natalya’s Indian dancers open-mouthed,” she International Film Directed by Natalya Levitskaya- space for some improvement. FIRST-HAND. struggles and practices? She answers, “We says. Festival, where his Flippova, the traditional folk dance The team’s task is not just to ARTS AND have performed abroad for several years. She believes that the Bhonsle will be group from Russia celebrated the 15th change but to take itself to an all- CULTURE ARE Though pre-activities don’t take too people of India are its screened. He engaged anniversary of its first concert in Delhi new level through choreogra- much time, we choose the programme “biggest asset. They are in a discussion on and recently performed at the Rosatom phy, stunts and elements while FREE OF carefully and then do the necessary num- highly sensitive when films and about his Festival of Science and Culture. keep its originality intact,” she POLITICS SO ber of rehearsals. It’s always interesting it comes to their taste “ideal way of direc- “Besides showing the best part of believes. to come to different countries like India in art, especially tion” during a session. Russia, we meet representatives of One of the most unique WHEN PEOPLE to perform. We have daily rehearsals music and dance.” “When I am in different cultures from all around the features were that the team SHARE WHAT before we travel abroad.” On an average, front of the camera, I world and learn a lot from them. The came with 3,000 hand- 20-30 dancers go on the tour. Following just want to be left best way to learn a new culture is by sewn costumes. From THEY HAVE, THE a discipline during the rehearsals, it alone. I want to be experiencing it. Arts and culture are sarafan (peasant pinafore WORLD becomes simple for the trainers to work observed by my free of politics so when people share dress), red headdresses, BECOMES A backstage as well as onstage. director. If I am real- what they have, the world becomes a white skirts, kokoshnik, This time, only 11 children per- ly going wrong, then better place. Such programmes should kosovorotka to plain BETTER PLACE’ formed. “I can’t say it was a challenge for I want my director to happen more often,” Natalya says. dark-coloured trousers, us because we were ready to perform in counter me. Sometimes, Founded in 1986 by Alexander the stage was filled with a number as big as up to 100 people and directors give too much infor- Flippov, the Kalinka has trained more frills for their folk more as well,” she says. mation during the shots which I than 20,000 children in 50 years. It is dances: Lozhkari, the She loves watching different kinds of feel disturbing. I like to be briefed a legacy that Natalya has followed since rhythm of spoons, and classical Indian dances. “Indian dance before the shots,” he added. —IANS TETE-A-TETE 15 MINUTES WRITER’S BLOCK 15 MINUTES ‘I am in favour of change’ Technology and social media have opened new horizons in literature, says author SHIRSHENDU MUKHOPADHYAY or around six decades he has been “I came across a great variety of Fmesmerising both adults and people, This obviously helped me in teenagers with his vivid and varied portraying a wide array of characters. characterisation, gripping plots, and The experience of staying in different impeccable story telling. A deep love mofussil and rural areas greatly shaped of humanity and humane values, wit backdrop of my novels and stories,” said and humour are the hallmarks of his Mukhopadhyay, whose first published short stories and novels, where those story was Jol Torongo in 1959. The first in teens love to get lost in a world of novel Ghunpoka came out in the mid- fantasy and funny ghosts and the sixties. equally lovable good and bad people. A deep undertone of spirituality On Friday Mukhopadhyay turned 84. runs through his works. They add to Meet Sahitya Akademi awardee the depth, but never hinder the flow. Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, rated as Mukhopadhyay credits this to the one of the finest and popular writers influence of his guru (spiritual guide) of modern Bengali literature. As he Thakur Anukulchandra. “I believe, to stepped into his 84th year portray some idealism in one’s writing, Mukhopadhyay is least bothered about it is important to first assimilate the his advancing age, and has adapted ideals. Otherwise it would sound like magnificently to a new world of lap- an advertisement. I could do it success- tops and tabs. “I am not at all con- fully. The reference to Thakur in my cerned about my age, or that I am writings comes from my belief in his Rowling’s favourite growing old. I consider myself young. philosophy,” he said. I still play pranks on my grandchildren. Mukhopadhyay’s magnificent I face no issues with the change in tech- ouvre of adult fiction includes such The author talks about bringing Dumbledore’s past nology as I am in favour of the change. evergreen books like Kagojer Bou, out from the fringes of her Harry Potter narrative for the I myself use new gadgets and devices Durbin, Ujaan, Akranta and Parthibo. and practice writing on them. I have Many of his works have been translat- next Fantastic Beasts film been using laptops for a long time. ed into various languages. Currently I am writing stories on my Mukhopadhyay delved into the world t is a known fact that books — the rise of standing Dumbledore, who is new tab,” Mukhopadhyay said. of children’s literature much later, in the IFantastic Beasts: The crimes Grindelwald, who profoundly my favorite character,” she Mukhopadhyay, who has penned mid- 1970s, and got instant success of the Grindelwald is the pre- threatened both the wizarding acknowledges. nearly 100 books of short stories and with the novel Manojder Adbhut Bari. decessor of the Potter series. and non-wizarding worlds, The film which is not a re- novels for the adult readers, and 34 for “I don’t face issues in writing for The film is based on J.K. and his antagonist, introduction to the magical teenagers — most of them best sellers the children and the grown ups simul- Rowling’s wizarding world Dumbledore, who, of course, is world but is the legitimate — does not believe that emergence of get time but the impact of social taneously. I have been doing it for many which was set 70 years before a key figure in the Potter sto- build off from the world JK e-books would put writers in trouble. media on writers have been positive,” years. But the truth is there is no secret the Harry Potter books ries. Grindelwald is first men- Rowling established, in which “I believe e-books are the future. he said. ‘I believe e-books formula behind this. I won’t be able to explored the adventure of tioned in Harry Potter and the Johnny Depp plays We can get almost 40 to 50 novels with- Mukhopadhyay, who was mas- are the future. We explain how I do it. May be, it is some- “magizoologist.” The screen- Philosopher’s Stone, so he was Grindelwald — the dark and in one small portable device and read sively influenced by the works of thing within me,” he said. writer and producer of both there from the beginning powerful wizard who has once them any time we want. It is of great Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim can get almost 40 His treasure trove of children’s lit- the series, JK Rowling confess- though he was more of a mys- been a friend of Dumbledore. convenience to the readers.” said the Chandra Chattopadhyay, rued that to 50 novels within erature is enriched with elements like es that Albus Dumbledore is terious background character. Others in the cast include author, who won the Sahitya Akademi great translations commissioned by the thrill, suspense, humour, colloquialism her favorite character of the You know that he must have Eddie Redmayne, Katherine in 1989 for his novel Manabjamin. Sahitya Akademi remain unsold as one small portable and often the not-at-all-scary supernat- series. However, the beloved been important to figure so Waterston, Alison Sudol, Jude He himself uses various social people do not know about them. He ural entities. His Goshaibaganer Bhoot, Hogwarts’ future headmaster prominently in Dumbledore’s Law, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, media platforms. suggested Sahitya Akademi set up its device and read Goynar Baksho and Chhayamoy, all of Dumbledore does not make an own history, but it is only when Claudia Kim, ZoëKravitz and “Social media allows free interac- own retail shops to get more visibility them any time we which were turned into movies, have appearance in Fantastic Beasts you reach the end of the Potter Brontis Jodorowsky. tion between the author and readers. among the literature enthusiasts. the presence of ghosts. “I believe in and Where to Find Them. He series that you find out just The film is written by JK It has opened up new horizon for the Born in Mymensingh (now in want. It is of great ghosts. But what’s more significant, I only returns in the second how important he was and you Rowling and directed by David writers as they can reach out to more Bangladesh) in 1935, his family migrat- convenience to feel the ghosts too believe in me. They installment. might also intuit that there Yates. The film is set to release people easily and also use the platform ed to Kolkata during the partition. come to grace my writings whenever Rowling feels, “Within the must be much more to tell. I Pan India on November 16 in to advertise their books if needed. I However, Mukhopadhyay spent his for- the readers’ I need them. I have a mutual relation- Fantastic Beasts franchise, I am think this was the story I was English, Hindi, Tamil and have accounts on various social media mative years shuttling between various ship with them,” Shirshendu said in his telling a story that is only most interested in revisiting Telugu by Warner Bros platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp places as his father had a transferable trademark humorous style. hinted at in the Harry Potter because it’s so crucial to under- Pictures India. but I do not use them a lot as I don’t job. —IANS vivacity {48 hours} 14 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018

SHORT CIRCUITS

ADAH SHARMA CHITRANGDA SINGH MANISH MALHOTRA KIM KARDASHIAN KENDALL JENNER My next Telugu film will be Actresses are perceived by their For me a courtesan is always I want to apologise for the ‘R’ I remember the time when I Kalki, which is an investiga- on-screen image in real life. I mysterious, somebody who’s word that I said in a recent was in middle school, I did- tive thriller. I always try to do remember how after my debut beautiful and has maximum video post. It is inappropriate n’t have many friends. I something different and like film people tend to think that I sex appeal. Take any top and insensitive to the special used to cry because (sister) Heart Attack, SOS, live my life wearing cotton saris actress who has played a cour- needs community. I try to Kylie had so many of them. Kshanam, I hope I can bring like Geeta Rao of the film. If we tesan on-screen, Madhubala, learn from my mistakes and It can make me emotional something new to this film are doing something on-screen Meena ji, Rekha ji, they are this is one of those times. right now. I felt that I’m too. I'm super happy to be the conveniently, film fraternity or the epitome of beauty. Katrina, Please know that my inten- never going to have friends. leading lady in a film directed the audience, they start thinking to me, is one of the hottest tion is always pure, and in If I look at my life now, it’s by Prasanth Varma. about us like that. actresses that I have ever seen. this case, it was a mistake. crazy.

CULTURE CRAWL 20 MINUTES EVENT 10 MINUTES MATTER OF HONOUR

Executive director of Bangarra Dance Theatre PHILIPPE MAGID talks to ASMITA SARKAR about how performance art can broaden perspectives and his attempt at being an aboriginal voice erformance art can traverse continents, bridge differ- Pences among communities and trace commonalities but there is a delicate balance that needs to be maintained with respect to the Alexandre Ziegler, the Ambassador of France, and Pramod Kapoor releasing the book imperative of politics and culture diplomacy. However, that doesn’t mean that one would stop trying. “There is work to be done in Australia in giving the right space Caught in the undertow to the Aboriginal people, who gained voting rights only in 1976. The book Calcutta Then, Kolkata Now brings They then pushed for land rights and recently a change in the con- to the fore unobserved changes in the city’s stitution was sought but we did- n’t have the opportunity to vote on fabric. By TEAM VIVA that. The government has been olkata was once the intellectual and the city and narrates the story of mod- slow to take initiatives but we try Kcultural capital of the nation but ern India’s first capital through its past through Bangarra Dance Theatre today it’s become hard to find a succinct and present. to make indigenous culture acces- description that would do justice to the Author Sunanda K Datta-Ray, who sible, not political but education- city of joy. The state is no longer called captured the ‘Calcutta Then’, dives into al. That’s what we’re trying to West Bengal and the city too is caught the rich history of the city using rare demonstrate. If you find the right between modernity and colonial times. images of its iconic monuments, includ- balance, you can really broaden With dilapidated structures from the Raj ing the Victoria Memorial under con- people’s mind and connect. India being torn down and a 62-floor build- struction and the Howrah bridge that could do with that too,” said ing standing tall in the central business crosses the Hooghly river. Many of the Philippe Magid, executive direc- district of Chowringhee and more photos in the book have never been seen tor of the dance company that had expansion planned, the urban landscape before. Founder-publisher of Roli Books started 30 years ago with the aim is no longer the one we read about it in and also the photo editor of the book, to showcase only traditional per- Byomkesh Bakshi novels or films of Pramod Kapoor said, “I met around 40 formance art of the first nation Uttam Kumar. old families living in the city, some of people of Australia. The book features black and white them were formerly zamindars (land- “Performance art can bring traditional aboriginal dance and that date as far back to 1996. What riginal culture is used as a cleans- pictures of places such as Mother House; lords) or linked to the maharajas, and people together and Bangarra is Torres traditional dance. It was stood out most were the narrative- ing medium. There are three sec- the Marble Palace, built by the Mullicks some who settled there many years ago the purest form of reconciliation. about the cultural exchange ‘WE FOCUS ON based stories of creation. Their tions in which we work with clay of Sovabazar, who were bullion mer- for business. I got disappointed at some We focus on inclusion, changing through dance theory and move- style is grounded in the earth that is used to paint the dancers chants; pictures of the Great Bengal places but also succeeded at others.” He perceptions and making people ment. In fact, a contemporary INCLUSION, unlike ballet, which is more up in body. One of them is a tradition- Famine of 1943 claiming the lives of three added, “I have an umbilical connection understand the oldest living cul- choreographer in Northeast was CHANGING the air. They don’t just mix the al male dance, warrior style and million; another shows what used to be to the city. I was born in Jorasanko and ture in the world needs to be hon- interested in working with us in contemporary with the tradition- it transitions woman’s story, which the city’s lifeline — the tram. have very fond memories of the time oured,” he said. the future,” he said. PERCEPTIONS AND al, the preferred word for folk, is ethereal and beautiful. Another In visuals depicting the modern life spent there. I have visited Kolkata many During their India tour, they The multi-city tour was part MAKING PEOPLE they also let the latter shine creation story called Moth, is in the city, one of them shows wrestlers times since my birth, but it wasn’t until connected with the tribes of India of the company’s commitment to through between sections. Their about its unravelling from a and bodybuilders on the banks of late last year when I was researching for in Mizoram, Bengal’s Purulia dis- Asia for a cultural exchange. UNDERSTAND THE specific style evolved over a peri- cocoon,” Magid said. Hooghly. this book that I realised those memories trict and Madhya Pradesh. In the After India, they will be visiting od of 30 years and has become He added, “We are deliberate- In another, a man with perfectly cannot be that easily erased.” last, they did a workshop with the Japan, and spending more time in OLDEST LIVING sought after because of the inno- ly increasing the number of com- parted hair sits besides the carriage dri- Author Indrajit Hazra of ‘Kolkata forest-dwelling community of Asia next year. CULTURE IN THE vations they factored in. munity engagement activities to ver and seems unaffected by the stares Now’ said that “for visitors and those who Baigas, who are spread across The performance they One of the stories performed set a benchmark for future. We’re from the cars nearby. This photo of the once left the city, like I did, it can be a Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh brought to India was a mix of con- WORLD NEEDS TO was from 2007, about the artist proud to share the resilience and quintessential Bengali Babu is just one of walk through time, a ride on a tram, or and Jharkhand. They also met the temporary and traditional perfor- BE HONOURED’ Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, who is a strength of Australia’s First Nation the many fascinating images found in the a constant return to the scene of old Attakkalari dance company in mance art from different indige- famous indigenous artist Down people with other indigenous two-part book published by Roli. It cap- happy times on Park Street.” Bengaluru. He mentioned that the nous communities of mainland Under, and is an exploration of communities and groups and are tures the essence of a people torn The book was launched on workshops could lead to collab- Australia and Torres Strait islands how she paints. “We show smoke looking forward to continue our between their habits and forces of November 1 by the Ambassador of orations in the future. “We taught apart from their older creations in an evocative way, which in abo- tradition globally.” change. The book is a sweeping ode to France, Alexandre Ziegler. Sujoy joins short STUDIO CHAT 15 MINUTES film initiative ilmmakers Sriram Raghavan and Sujoy Unravel the darkness FGhosh have joined a new initiative to recog- nise short filmmakers in India. The medium COLE SPROUSE of Suite life of Zack and Cody fame has come a long way as an actor. In Riverdale, finds most ground in the digital space but the amount of effort and talent needed is same as he has come into his own as a performer and how. By TEAM VIVA that of a feature. The standard of the Critics Choice Short iverdale is a thrilling drama ingness to include her now is an Film Awards is expected to be extremely high Rfilled with secrets, mysteries attempt to say, “I feel confident with such fine minds coming together to and scandals and far removed about you.” judge it. from the Archie Comics it is SANYA Ghosh shares, “It’s a great challenge to be based on. The genre-bending What else can fans expect to see able to do storytelling in short film format but show follows the story of the res- in season three of Riverdale? they are great learning platforms for people idents of the not-so-sleepy town of Every season seems to have a dif- TO TAKE A who want to get into filmmaking, especially Riverdale. While the first season ference in genre. Season One was when you have to unravelled the saga surrounding a murder mystery. The first part learn about script- the tragic death of high school boy of Season Two was a horror and BREAK ing, editing, cine- Jason Blossom, the second season the second was a mafia crime matography and dealt with the mystery of the drama. This season, it’s looking like ctress Sanya Malhotra, who more from scratch. Black Hood and the third one is a cult narrative is going to be the Arecently enthralled the audi- All faculties are following a separate genre of its over-arching theme, which is ence with her impeccable perfor- same as a feature own. We catch up with Cole going to be super-interesting. mance in Patakha and Badhaai film and the only Sprouse, who plays Jughead Jones Ho, shared insights about her thing that is differ- in the show, to find out how sea- There are rumours that there will interest in dance and cooking in ent is the medium of son three will pan out. be a supernatural element to sea- a candid conversation with actress presentation. I son three. and comedian Mallika Dua on the believe a short film What excites you the most about It seems like some of the supernat- sets of Midnight Misadventures has to be a very Jughead’s storyline in season ural elements that [Riverdale exec- with Mallika Dua. clever project and three? utive producer] Roberto [Aguirre- She revealed that she is a self- high on content as Jughead’s mother [played by Gina collected and more tactical about He will introduce her to this sh*t- Sacasa] has been training his pen taught dancer, and has been well.” Gershon] and his sister [played by Season two ended in a bit of a how he approaches leadership. No, show that’s going on around his on for Sabrina have woven their actively dancing since young. “I NVS Media, a company owned by the Trinity Rose Likins] are coming mess for the Serpents. How I don’t think revenge is in the pic- life, which is going to be a really way slightly into the show. started dancing when I was three Vistas Media Capital Pte Ltd (Singapore) has back into town, so that will shake much danger will they face in the ture. interesting and fun dynamic to to four years old and performed also become associated with the Critics’ Choice up his family dynamic. For a upcoming season? play. I also want to see how the What do you think of the show’s on Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast Short Film Awards. while, Jughead was the only one The Serpents are in a rag-tag place. How will the arrival of Jughead’s Serpents react to his family. soaring success? song. Dance makes me really Sujoy shares, “A short film’s publicity without a second parent in the pic- Their ranks are really depleted, so mother and sister change his role We’re very lucky on Riverdale. We happy and after my fifth or sixth depends on word of mouth. And for that it has ture - but that’s no longer the case. a lot of it is about recruitment and as the leader of the Serpents? At the end of season two, Jughead work really hard on the show. All film, I would like to take a sab- to leave an impact on the viewer so he/she is a lot of it is about building back up. It’s going to breed some discontent asked Betty [played by Lili of us do. We’re taking a property batical to learn the tap dance able to talk further about it. To make your short How will Jughead be a different For much of the season, Jughead between him and his leadership. Reinhart] to be his Serpent that already had a built-in fan base form.” film as a commercial product is a challenge. It’s leader to his father, FP [played by is going to be tested as the leader He’s also got some people testing queen. What exactly does that and we’re adding interesting peo- Talking about her love for a great learning experience at the same time. Skeet Ulrich]? of the Serpents. He’s in a much themselves against his leadership, involve? ple, interesting actors, interesting food, Sanya, said, “I love to cook, I personally feel it’s an incredible initiative Jughead’s a tactician. He’s a cere- more calm and collected place so we’ll see where that goes, too. I have no idea. It is a bit ambigu- casting and interesting narratives especially for my friends. For because it gives some legitimacy to short film- bral leader. He doesn’t think that now that he’s had this near-death ous and we actually address that to the plot and we hope that it Patakha, I had to put on 12 kg and makers and will hopefully encourage more and might is right. He was a pacifist for experience, so he’s not as hot-head- What do you hope to see happen in the first episode [of season takes off. In some way or anoth- that was the best part about that more creative minds.” much for season two, and he’s ed anymore. That helps. in season three? three]. We clarify exactly what that er, as long as we do that justice, film. I used to eat bananas, ice Film Critics Guild in partnership with going to be bringing that feeling We are still in the dark for most of means. I think it’s more of a part- then we’re going to end up in a cream shakes, pan cakes, fries, dal Motion Content Group is all set to present the into the Serpents; how do we Is Jughead out for revenge? it but I want to find out about nership thing. It means, “I’ve got good place and people are going chawal which is my favourite first-ever short film awards Critics Choice Short rebuild without making so many I don’t know if revenge is part of Jughead’s relationship with his your back, and you’ve got my to continue to like the show. food. It was amazing.” Film Awards. The event will be held in enemies while simultaneously his leadership quality. I don’t younger sister. I want to see what back.” His unwillingness to include (Season Three of Riverdale airs (The show will be aired on Mumbai in December. standing our ground? It’s going to know if revenge really suits him. that means to him. I want to see her in the Serpents before was an every Thursday at 10 pm on Colors TLC and its official YouTube page be interesting. I think he’s going to be calm and how protective he is towards her. attempt to protect her, so his will- Infinity) RISE BY TLC on November 5.) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 sport 15 Kohli can keep Test Chahal reaches career-best rankings cricket alive: Smith Indian leg-spinner moves to Eighth spot in bowlers ranking; Bumrah, Kohli maintain pole position PTI n KOLKATA irat Kohli is a "superstar" who PTI n DUBAI spot after picking up seven wick- Vwill be at the forefront of keep- ets. ing Test cricket alive, feels former ndia leg-spinner Yuzvendra For the West Indies, Shai South African captain Graeme Smith. Chahal broke into the top-10 Hope and Shimron Hetmyer are The year 2018 has been great for Iof the ICC rankings while the biggest gainers in the batsmen the Indian captain, who has produced Shikhar Dhawan dropped four rankings. some exceptional ODI feats includ- places in the batsmen standings Hope scored 250 runs in the ing the fastest to reach the 10,000 following a lean home series series at 62.50 and has been club, elevating his stature as the best against the West Indies. rewarded with a jump of 22 places batsman in the world. India captain Virat Kohli that has not only put him in 25th "World cricket is lacking huge completed 10,000 ODI runs on his position but has also confirmed amount of superstars. May be one or way to a series aggregate of 453 his status as the highest-ranked two in England. I think Virat (Kohli) runs and has consolidated his Windies batsman. is that guy (superstar)," Smith said in position as the top-ranked bats- Hetmyer, who captained the his address at the Jagmohan Dalmiya man. Windies to the ICC U19 Cricket Annual Conclave (Chapter II) here He earned 15 points, which World Cup title in 2016, was his Friday. has lifted him to 899 points, 28 side's leading run-getter with 259 "The fact that he loves Test crick- ahead of second-ranked team- runs at 51.80. This performance et and puts in performances, it keeps mate Rohit Sharma, who has col- reflects in the latest batting table Test cricket relevant in a country that lected 29 points following his as the left-hander has vaulted 31 loves the game with IPL and other series total of 389 runs. His points places to claim 26th position. T20s. It's huge for the game. Virat Kohli runs between the wickets PTI tally of 871 is his highest to-date. The two batsmen are enjoying "As long as Virat keeps promot- Dhawan, who failed to regis- their career-high rankings and are ing Test cricket as an icon and super- through transformation phases. I ter a half century in the five now separated by only nine star, we all have the chance to keep believe if world cricket is competitive innings against the West Indies, points. But, more importantly, the the game relevant," he added. all formats will work," he said. has slipped four places to be Windies now have two represen- Smith, who played 117 Tests "Test cricket is the ultimate test ninth. Yuzvendra Chahal celenbrates after dismissing Hong Kong batsman during Asia Cup clash in Dubai ICC tatives inside the top-30 among while captaining South Africa in 109 of your ability and skill and your In the bowlers' table, Chahal, batsmen. of them, criticised the Kookaburra physical state. The challenge is to get Akila Dananjaya and Ravindra the highest in ODI bowling since Yadav is also at a career-high 723 Lanka's Dananjaya has achieved a England are the number-one balls for adding to Test cricket's competitive teams outside the top Jadeja have made big impacts, Shaun Pollock had 894 points in rating points. career-high ranking of 13th after ranked side, while India are sec- misery. three. Then if we add some of the while number-one-ranked Jasprit 2008. Chahal has entered the top-10 his nine wickets helped him jump ond. India trail England by five This has come at a time when nuances people will start take seri- Bumrah has achieved a career- Bumrah leads third-ranked for the first time in his career by eight places, and Jadeja has points, but lead third-ranked New members of the Indian team, includ- ously." high 841 rating points, which is Kuldeep Yadav by 118 points. rising three places to eighth, Sri climbed 16 places to move to 25th Zealand by nine points. ing Kohli, who have slammed the India will be in Australia for a full quality of SG balls. tour starting next month with an aim Terming the quality of to script a maiden series Down Kookaburra balls as huge issue, Under. ROHIT-LED INDIAN TEAM ARRIVES IN KOLKATA FOR T20 SERIES Smith said: "The Kookaburra balls in In their recent overseas tour to particular is letting people down. England, India suffered a 1-4 drub- KOLKATA: In the backdrop of Mahendra Singh than Dhoni. seven players selected for T20s on Thursday Dhoni being dropped from the Twenty20 series The team, meanwhile, arrived together with the and Friday. "It's a ball that softens and does bing while earlier this year they lost against the West Indies and Australia, the Windies after pocketing the five-match One T20 stalwart Kieron Pollard also sweated it out not swing for a long period of time. 1-2 in South Africa. Indian team led by Rohit Sharma arrived in the Day series 3-1. The second ODI was a tie. along with Darren Bravo, Khary Pierre, I think Test cricket cannot afford to Showering praise on India's pace city on Friday morning ahead of their opener at In the fifth rubber at Thiruvananthapuram, Nicholas Pooran, Denesh Ramdin and have boring draws. attack, Smith said India have it in the Eden Gardens here two days later. Kohli and his men pummelled their hapless Sherfane Rutherford. "It needs the ball to spin, it them to win Down Under this time. According to regular captain Virat Kohli, who rivals by nine wickets, bundling them out for a needs the ball to swing and move- "They (India) will be disap- has also been rested for this series, Dhoni paltry 104 and then reaching the target inside THE SQUADS ment in the air. It needs competition pointed that they have not won a Test decided not to play as he wanted to make way 15 overs. India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar, KL between the bat and the ball so as to series in South Africa and England. for promising rookie Rishabh Pant. Rohit, who recently led India to the Asia Cup Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Shreyas keep Test cricket stay relevant," he Certainly the ability is there. I think But talk is that the former India captain, who title, will lead the side once again looking to Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Krunal Pandya, Washington added. they can challenge teams in their own led India to their maiden and only T20 World whitewash the West Indies across formats. In Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, There has been a lot of debate conditions. They have the talent and Cup win in 2007, is being phased out owing to the Tests, India won 2-0. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, over tweaking Test cricket to keep it ability to do well in Australia," he his poor run since the turn of the year. India chose to stay indoors with skipper Rohit Umesh Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem alive and the 37-year-old South said. The 37-year-old veteran, who also led India to attending the Jagmohan Dalmiya Annual West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite (captain), African offered a "simple solution" to "India's seam attack is one of the 50-over World cup glory in 2011, has eked out Conclave (Chapter II). Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, bring in more competitiveness in the best that we have seen. Not just one, only 245 runs at 27.22 in 17 matches in 2018 For the Windies, dashing all-rounder Andre Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Khary format. but the whole attack is outstanding. so far. Russell missed the flight to Kolkata and is Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Denesh "Unfortunately in Test cricket, we You now have young seamers who Only Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi have expected to arrive later on Friday. Ramdin, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, have lost a few dynamic teams. can hurt the opposition," Smith appeared in more T20 international matches The Carlos Brathwaite-led side practiced with Oshane Thomas. IANS There are teams who are going signed off. India are favourites to steamroll Oz: Thomson

PTI n BHUBANESWAR very good fast bowling unit and you Tests between 1973-1985. answer when asked if Virat Kohli is the miles/hr in his playing days if the mea- should win if you play hard in the India will tour Australia for a four- new Sachin Tendulkar. surement was done similar to the cur- ast bowling great Jeff Thomson on upcoming series. There is no reason Test series beginning December 6 at "I feel Virat Kohli is emerging as rent practice. FFriday said India are favourites to why you should not steamroll Australia Adelaide. Thomson said the ball- a great player but he might have played "During my time, the speed was "steamroll" Australia in the Test series which will be without Smith and tampering controversy had embar- differently in an earlier time. These measured at the impact of the ball with Down Under due to the absence of the Warner. Without these two, the rassed the Australian sports fraterni- days, a batsman will not score for two the bat and now it is done when the experienced duo of Steve Smith and Australian batting line-up is very ty but felt the 12-month ban imposed overs and then score a boundary with ball leaves the hand. I think I must have David Warner. average," said the 68-year-old on Smith and Warner was not justified. a stupid shot. At times, not getting out clocked 175 km/hr in the current mea- Thomson, arguably the fastest Thomson. "You see the footwork of "Banning them for such a long is the mindset of a batsmen," he said. surement system," he said. bowler in Test cricket history, said the the Australians during the series period of 12 months is ridiculous. I "I think other team members On the playing conditions now-a- Australian batting looks ordinary in against Pakistan (in the UAE which heard that the ban was to be for six (than Kohli) should play tough crick- days, he said, "It is heavily tilted the absence of Smith and Warner, who they lost 0-1). They lack technique, months but one person (the Australian et like he plays. When he is out, other towards batsmen. The balls are a prob- both were handed 12-month bans for they just want to smack the ball out of Prime Minister) who has no business members should show the fighting lem, pitches have changed and have their involvement in the infamous ball- the park, which is due to playing too in the issue called up and it was spirit. If you score 300-350 you should become flat, boundaries are smaller, tampering scandal in Cape Town. many T20 and ODI matches," said the changed to 12 months," he said. win (in Australia)," he added. bats are heavier and miss hits can go Shivam, Tushar put "You (India) have a solid team, a Australian, who took 200 wickets in 51 Thomson did not give a definitive He said he must have clocked 110 to boundaries." Symonds says Mumbai in driver's seat ‘monkeygate' PTI n NEW DELHI Nicely warmd up after his hundred, Dubey then came on as triggered his ll-rounder Shivam Dubey's first-change bowler to remove Asmashing hundred comple- opener Saurabh Wakaskar (22) slide in cricket mented by pacer Tushar after Deshpande and Kulkarni Deshpande's late evening burst got rid of Nitin Bhille and PS PTI n SYDNEY saw Mumbai gain upperhand Singh respectively. against Railways on the second Reduced to 62 for 4, Rawat ormer Australian all- day of the Ranji Trophy group A (30) and Ghosh added 49 runs Frounder Andrew Symonds encounter on Friday. for the fifth wicket before says the 'monkeygate' incident After Siddhesh Lad (99) Deshpande struck twice at the fag during the home series against missed out on a hundred, Dubey end of the day. India in 2008 triggered his (114) struck his maiden century Elsewhere in Dindigul Rajat downfall in international in only his second first-class Patidar missed out on a well- cricket and even led to bouts game as Mumbai scored 411 in deserved double century by four of "binge drinking". their first essay. runs, but helped Madhya Symonds accused The Railways were down in Pradesh make 393 against Tamil Harbhajan Singh of calling the dumps at 115 for 6 with Nadu in Elite Group B Match. him a 'monkey' in the Sydney Deshpande (3/29 in 11 overs) Test spinner R Ashwin and Test, a claim that the Indian struck a double blow with the paceman M Mohammed fin- spinner denied. The infamous semi-new ball. ished with four wickets each to incident led to Harbhajan Dubey on his part took a help TN restrict Madhya being banned for three games wicket while senior seamer Pradesh from posting a huge but it was overturned after the Dhawal Kulkarni also got a wick- total. Indian team threatened to et. The home team was zero for pull out of the tour. The 43- For Railways, their senior pro no loss in two overs at stumps on year-old recalled how the Arindam Ghosh is at the crease day two. entire episode affected him. having crawled his way to 39 off Resuming at the overnight "From that moment on 115 deliveries. score of 214 for 3, Patidar forged that was my downhill slide. I At the start of the day, Lad, another useful partnership with started to drink heavily as a who hit a couple of boundaries Shubham Sharma (43) to put the result of it and my life was to reach into the 90's was bowled team in a strong position. starting to dissolve around by left-arm spinner Avinash However, things went awry me," Symonds told the Yadav with a just a run required after the exit of Sharma as they Australian Broadcasting for his coveted three-figure mark. slid from 317 for 4 to 393 all out. Corporation. "I felt the pres- Lad faced 189 deliveries and hit Shubham Sharma was sure and the weight of drag- 14 boundaries. snapped up by wicketkeeper N ging those mates of mine into However left-handed Shivam Jagadeesan off Rahil Shah's the cauldron of this cesspit that played a counter-attacking bowling following which Patidar should never have got to this knock, hitting 13 fours and four and Yash Dubey (6) added 42 sort of point where we felt sixes in 139 balls. runs. guilty. "I was dealing with it the He was severe on the spin Patidar defied the Tamil wrong way. I felt guilty that I'd troika of Harsh Tyagi (4/83), Nadu bowlers like he did on dragged my mates (team- Avinash Yadav (3/99) and Thursday. mates) into something I did- Madhur Khatri (0/77 in 17 He slammed 17 fours and a n't think they deserved to be overs). six in his 406-ball knock. involved in." Dubey shared a 56-run sev- Mohammed and Ashwin Symonds happened to enth wicket stand with skipper took over after the exit of Patidar play his last game for Australia Kulkarni (22) and then upped the to engineer a collapse. in May 2009 and a month later ante alongside tailenders to get Ashwin snapped the last his Cricket Australia contract his side passed 400-run mark. three wickets to fall (Avesh was withdrawn after he was He was the ninth batsman to Khan, Ishwar Pandey and sent home from the World be dismissed after Tyagi found a Kuldeep Sen) to finish with 4 for T20 for "breaking a number of nick which was pouched by rival 85 from 38.4 overs. Mohammed team rules related to alcohol skipper Mahesh Rawat. ended with 4 for 98. and other issues". LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2018 sport 16

SINGLES WINNING MATTERS, NOT STYLE OF PLAY: SIMEONE Reds test for Arsenal's Emery evolution Madrid: Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone said on Friday that winning was the only thing that mattered, regardless of the playing system, adding that his team had been improving recently. Simeone made these remarks at a Unbeaten in last 13 games in all competitions, Gunners host Liverpool in Premier League clash press conference on the eve of Saturday's La Liga away match against Leganes at the Municipal Stadium of Butarque. "There are many ways to play and you can win (using) all. We have to AFP n LONDON with his side coming from behind to win understand as coaches, above all, the best playing system is 3-1, and subsequently won the French that which suits us the best," Simeone stressed. "I do not anded an unforgiving start as league title with Paris Saint-Germain. defend any specific style; I simply comment on what I see... I Arsenal's first new manager for Klopp believes Emery has won think that football is wonderful because there are different Hnearly a quarter of a century, enough in his career —three successive playing styles. No one owns the truth. The truth is still Unai Emery has quickly put defeats to Europa League titles and five major tro- (whoever) wins," he added. Manchester City and Chelsea behind phies at PSG — to warrant the respect his him with a 13-game unbeaten run to current 13-match unbeaten run deserves. LUKSIKA SLAYS SAISAI TO ENTER MUMBAI SEMIS earn the respect of the Gunners' sup- "All people in football knew how Mumbai: port. good he is but I am not sure all Arsenal Fifth seed Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand produced However, the real test of how far fans were over the moon at first when the biggest upset of the L and T Mumbai Open tennis Emery's Arsenal have evolved since they heard it would be Emery," said tournament here Friday by knocking out top seed Saisai Zheng being outclassed by City on the open- Klopp. of China to enter the semi finals of the 125K WTA event. ing weekend of the season comes "But that's England a little bit, you Luksika fought back brilliantly after dropping the opening set, when Liverpool travel to the Emirates want the poster boys. Unai was in hitting hard and deep with her double-fisted forehand as well on Saturday. France and before that in Spain in a as backhand, besides attacking the net at opportune times, to Arsenal have won 12 of those 13 smaller club, so you can go a bit under carve out an impressive 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory in 2 hours and 17 games unbeaten, the only slip coming the radar. minutes at the Cricket Club of India hard courts. Luksika will at Crystal Palace last weekend when Klopp's record against Arsenal since meet sixth seed Margarita Garparyan on Saturday in the semis. they conceded two penalties in a 2-2 arriving in England is impressive. He has She beat fourth seed Olga Danilovic of Serbia, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1. draw. never lost against the Gunners, with three Yet, they haven't faced any of the wins and two draws from five matches. INDIA ANNOUNCE PROBABLES FOR JORDAN CLASH Premier League's top six from last sea- The fixture has a history of high New Delhi: National football coach Stephen Constantine on son in that run, with defeats of Watford son remains a top scores, with the past nine Premier Arsenal vs Liverpool Friday announced a list of 30 probables for India's forthcoming and Everton their only victories over four finish and a League matches bringing 42 goals. international friendly against Jordan to be held in Amman on sides in the top half of the table. Live from 11:00pm IST return to the "It doesn't look like that will November 17. This will be the first time the senior teams of the Emery still seems to be searching Champions League change. They score a lot of goals and STAR SPORTS 1 & 1 HD two countries will meet each other in an international friendly. for the right balance, while also getting rather than a title are really good offensively," said two star centre-forwards in Alexandre challenge, and Emery is well on Klopp. As per the latest FIFA Rankings, India are currently ranked 97, Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick course for that goal "We have to see how this game will while Jordan are at 112. Besides 14 U-23 players, who have Aubameyang into the side. . develop. With two very offensive-orien- been named in the list of 30, Constantine has also recalled Arsenal’s boss Unai Emery during training session ahead of Premier League tie against Liverpool; (right) ‘EMERY IS A TOP MANAGER’ three others — goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharjya, defender Lacazette and Aubameyang have Liverpool’s star defender Virgil Van Djik in action during match against Cardiff City at Anfield PL/AP tated teams it can often happen. It does- already combined for 14 goals between Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp says Arsenal n't have to — we saw in the Manchester Nishu Kumar and winger Jackichand Singh for the camp. The them this season and their firepower changes have often impacted the game HEAD TO HEAD boss Unai Emery has proved himself as City game (a goalless draw) that, but it players will be assembling at the preparatory camp from has so far got Arsenal out of trouble, positively for his side, and that Arsenal a top manager as the two coaches prepare is possible at least." November 11 in New Delhi. M L’pool Draw Arsenal particularly late in games with Emery's only trail league leaders City and to go head to head for the first time since Klopp will still be without mid- men yet to enjoy a half-time lead in the Liverpool by four points heading into At Anfield 94 51 21 14 the 2016 Europa League final. fielders Jordan Henderson and Naby BOLT'S AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL DREAM COLLAPSES Premier League. this weekend. At Emirates 94 22 32 40 Emery, then in charge at Sevilla, got Keita, who are not likely to be in con- Sydney: Sprint king Usain Bolt's attempt to become a It is to Emery's credit that his The priority for Arsenal this sea- Total 188 73 51 64 the better of Klopp in the final in Basel, tention for a recall until next weekend. professional footballer with Australia's Central Coast Mariners collapsed as his trial period was terminated after contract talks failed. The eight-time Olympic champion had been trying out with the A-League side for an indefinite period since arriving in FEDERER THREE WINS AWAY FROM 100TH TITLE August, hoping to fulfil a childhood dream to become a football player. The 32-year-old superstar's quest garnered worldwide attention, which intensified when he scored two goals in a pre- AFP n PARIS London. If I can do well here my body needed it," Federer the important moments Indoors for the ninth time, have such a welcome from season friendly. But his abilities were questioned and the club in Paris and beat (Djokovic), said. "I needed an extra day than Fabio did," Federer saved both and then held to the French public," he said. oger Federer's bid for a all the better," Federer said. and this is what I got. It was said. clinch the first set. "The atmosphere was won- reportedly offered him only a fraction of the Aus$3 million ($ R100th career title "But I'm not there yet. We'll a lot of luck." A double break of serve Federer responded well derful." 2.1 million) his management were said to be seeking. remains on as he beat Fabio see." Third seed Federer is put Federer 4-1 up before in the eighth game of the Nishikori, seeded 10, LAHIRI SHOOTS ONE-UNDER 71 IN LAS VEGAS Fognini 6-4, 6-3 on Federer, 37 and return- playing the Paris Masters for Fognini broke back with a second set, again saving two made the quarter-finals by Thursday to reach the Paris ing to the tournament for the first time since 2015 and backhand winner down the break points at 15-40 down beating Kevin Anderson 6- Las Vegas: Returning from a two-week break, India's Anirban Masters quarterfinals. the first time since 2015, was is bidding to clinch the line. Fognini had a chance to on his way to leading 5-3. 4, 6-4 to avenge his defeat to Lahiri opened with a modest one-under 71 to be placed tied If he wins that, against hardly tested as he beat tournament for just the sec- pressure Federer in the 10th Fognini cracked in the next the big South African in 52nd after the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Kei Nishikori, he could face Fognini for the fourth time ond time after winning it in game when the 20-time game and was broken to Sunday's Vienna final. Open golf tournament here. Lahiri, looking for a good start and Novak Djokovic in the semi- in four matches. He was 2011. Grand Slam champion was love, double faulting on Federer leads Nishikori a finish to ensure some early points in the fall season before finals - but Federer is think- fresh after Milos Raonic "I think both of us were 15-40 down on serve. match point. 6-2 in career meetings hav- the calendar year turns, started from the 10th and had three ing more about winning the pulled out injured before far from our best, but we But Federer, who got Federer was given a ing won their last four clash- birdies on 13th, 14th and 15th to go to 3-under. But two season-ending ATP Finals, their second-round match fought with what we had through a few difficult situ- standing ovation after his es. The Japanese's last win bogeys on the 2nd nine, on 3rd and 6th, saw him fall to one- which start November 11. on Wednesday. and at the end I think I ations last week on his way win. over the 20-time major win- under even though the 1st round is yet to finsh. Agencies "My objective is "It was welcome because maybe served a bit better in to winning the Swiss "It was wonderful to ner came in 2014. India to face Nepal Manchester United can reach PL top 4: Mourinho in SAFF U-15 AFP n BOURNEMOUTH Liverpool in December after a influence in the moment. League season, we are not going to European away game against "We had a double fixture be in the position we are now. We IANS n NEW DELHI ose Mourinho believes Manchester Valencia. away in September (at Burnley will be in a better position." JUnited can still secure a top-four He did not mention that and Watford). Now we have a fter their heartbreak against Bangladesh, India are all set finish in the Premier League, saying United have also had back-to- double away league fixture at TITLE CHALLENGE? Ato face off against Nepal in the third-place match of the an unkind fixture list is partly to back home games three times Bournemouth and Mourinho has refused to rule out SAFF U-15 Championship at the ANFA Complex in Nepal blame for their early season strug- across all competitions already Manchester City. "We will a challenge for the title but says the on Saturday. gles. this season and have only played have Juventus away before we first priority must be to climb into India came very close to qualifying for the final of the United are languishing in eighth two of the current top six in their go to Manchester City, and we the top four. championship after Harsh Patra unleashed a 17th minute 30- place in the table, five points from a opening 10 league games. will have Valencia away before "When you are outside the top yarder in their semifinal clash. Champions League qualification Mourinho, in his pre-match Liverpool. four I don't think you should speak However, a 93rd-minute penalty by Bangladesh sent the position, as they prepare to visit press conference, said he believed "In this part of the season, about the title," he said. "When you match into the dreaded penalty shootout, which resulted in Bournemouth on Saturday. the picture at Old Trafford would we play away against possibly are in the top four, which I believe a 2-4 loss. But the manager believes his be rosier at the beginning of the the three biggest candidates we are going to be, you can look up, Due to this result, India are now set to face neighbours team have been hindered by a series New Year. for the title, in Liverpool, see the distance, look to the fixtures, Nepal in the third-fourth placed match on Saturday. of difficult back-to-back away fix- "I always say that in the end Chelsea and Manchester City, to the calendar." Ahead of this crunch game, India U-15 Men's team head tures, citing the fact they must trav- of the season you play 19 match- so the calendar was not nice He declined to reveal whether coach Shuvendu Panda believes that the team has put the defeat el to Manchester City in the Premier es at home and away and it does- to us. striker Romelu Lukaku would be against Bangladesh behind them, and is now ready for one League on November 11, four days n't matter when but the reality is "But I think by the end of recalled at Bournemouth, having last showdown against Nepal. after a Champions League trip to that the way the fixtures are December, which is the end of been dropped after going eight "We have already put the defeat against Bangladesh behind Juventus, and that they visit coming, sometimes they have an the first half of the Premier games without scoring. us. Now it's all about our next game, and we are ready to face Nepal," said Panda. "Although it is hard to believe that we are not in the finals but the boys have accepted the defeat and look forward for the upcoming match." Nepal, have played some good foot- ball, and could pose a threat to India on Saturday. However, Panda believes that his team is strong enough to face their neighbours and earn the Bronze medal. Argentina leave out Messi for Mexico friendlies BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi was again left out of the Argentina squad announced for two friendlies against Mexico later this month, while players from Copa Libertadores finalists Boca Juniors and River Plate were also ommitted. Messi's ommission on Thursday is no sur- prise as he hasn't played in any of four previous friendlies since the end of the World Cup in Russia and is believed to have asked to be excused from non-com- petitive matches for the rest of the year. Argentina are due to face Mexico in Cordoba on November 16 and then again in Mendoza four days later. But with the two-legged Copa Libertadores final between the two giants of Buenos Aires, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni opted not to include Boca and River players in his 30-man list. Even so, there was no room either for Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria, Manchester City's in-form forward Sergio Aguero or Gonzalo Higuain of AC Milan. Inter Milan duo Mauro Icardi and Lautaro Martinezare are included in the attacking options, as well as Angel Correa of Atletico Madrid and Juventus star Paulo Dybala. AFP