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! "$% !&  9 *$ Don’t bother about the alliance (for the Lok Sabha polls). The he ruling saffron alliance party ( Shiv Sena) that believes !  **: *;* Tpartners on Monday in Hindutva will come with us. indulged in posturing over a Otherwise it will go against us. n a desperate bid to woo the possible tie-up between them Jo ayega uske saath aur nahi Ipoor ahead of the Lok Sabha for the forthcoming Lok Sabha ayega uske bina (We will go elections, Congress president polls, with the Shiv Sena con- with those who come with us Rahul Gandhi on Monday tending that it was a “big and will go without them if promised minimum income brother” in and they don’t come with us). We guarantee for every poor per- the BJP retaliating that it was will not rest until the Modi son if the Congress is voted to not “helpless” to run after its Government is reinstalled in power in the upcoming polls long-term ally for a seat-shar- the country.” expected by April and May. ing arrangement for the LS Speaking at the concluding “We cannot build a new elections. ceremony of the BJP’s State while millions of our From the statements executive meeting held at Jalna brothers and sisters suffer the emerging from the two long- in Marathwada region, scourge of poverty. If voted to term saffron allies, it became Fadnavis said, “We are keen on power in 2019, the Congress is  !  "   "  # #       quite clear that while the Shiv an alliance with the Shiv Sena. committed to a minimum     $   %       Sena was not averse to a tie-up We would like this alliance for income guarantee for every with the BJP provided it was the larger good of the country. poor person, to help eradicate BJP which ruled the State for 15 Minister Modi said he does not offered more number of seats All those who believe in poverty and hunger. This is our consecutive years was reduced to have money. They don’t have to contest in the seat-sharing Hindutva should come togeth- vision and our promise,” the just 15 seats. money for farmers’ loan waiv- arrangement, the BJP was keen er. We are trying to bring all the Congress president observed. He hit out at Prime er but they can waive loans of on inking the electoral alliance Hindutva forces together”. Rahul made these remarks Minister Narendra Modi and India’s 15 richest industrialists,” by not giving more than num- “We do not want power to at the ‘Kisaan Abhaar the BJP alleging that they had Rahul stated at the massive ber of seats that it had allotted go back to those who have loot- Sammelan’ held at Atal Nagar no money to waive loans of rally. “What the BJP could not to the ally in the 2014 polls. ed the country in the past. (Naya Raipur) to express grat- farmers but had no hesitation do in 15 years, we did in 24 It may be recalled that in That’s why we are working itude to Chhattisgarh’s people, when it came to waiving loans hours. There is no lack of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls which towards forging an alliance particularly farmers, for voting of industrialists. He accused money,” he said. the two saffron parties had con-                     with the Shiv Sena. But, no one the party to power in the State Modi and the ruling BJP of try- Criticising the Prime tested as an alliance, the BJP should assume that we are after a gap of a decade and half. ing to create two — “one Minister, Rahul said, “He and Shiv Sena had contested 26 up with the BJP provided it is Asked to comment on the Maharashtra and at the Centre, helpless. If someone believe Amid clapping and loud of the Rafale scam, Anil (Modi) is taking money from and 22 seats respectively in the offered more number of seats intense speculation that the BJP we have been strong in our that way, it will be merely their cheering by farmers who Ambani, Nirav Modi, Vijay the Indian Air Force and State. The two parties had put to contest in the polls. had offered 50:50 seat-sharing stand since late Balasaheb’s assumption. Our is a party of assembled at the rally from Mallya, Mehul Choksi and the putting it in the pocket of an up a spectacular performance Talking to mediapersons formula to the Shiv Sena, Raut time. We are the big brother in Bharat Ratna Atal Behari across the State, Rahul said no other of the poor farmers”. industrialist.” He was referring in the polls by together winning after a meeting of party MPs at said, “This is a just a rumour Maharashtra and will continue Vajypayee and Prime Minister Government in the world had He said the new Congress to the controversial Rafale deal. 40 seats (BJP-22 and Sena-18 Thackerays’ Bandra residence and false news. We did not dis- to be so. And this big brother Narendra Modi. We are a party taken a step for ensuring a min- Government took a decision in The Congress president seats) out of total 48 seats. “Matoshri”, Shiv Sena cuss any proposal from the BJP will shake the throne in ,” that came up from zero. We can imum income guarantee for 24 hours to waive farmers’ said the BJP tried to dilute the In an indirect pointer to a spokesperson Sanjay Raut at the MPs’ meeting with Raut said. never be helpless,” the Chief every poor person. loans in Chhattisgarh, some- Congress’ land acquisition bill climbdown from its earlier evaded a reply to a query if the Uddhavji. We have also not Indulging in tough talk Minister said. Rahul visited the State for thing the BJP could not do in which guaranteed four times stand of going it alone in Lok Sena was firm on going it received any such proposal. that also carried a message that From the statements of the first time after his party was 15 years. “Whenever we spoke the price of land to farmers Sabha polls, the Shiv Sena said alone in the Lok Sabha polls Shiv Sena has always prac- the BJP was keen on having a both Raut and Fadnavis, it is voted to power in the mineral- of loan waiver, the BJP said they compared to the market price it is the “big brother” in but said, “We have not received tised politics on the basis of its tie-up with the Sena for the Lok evident that they are indulging rich state in November Assembly don’t have money. In Madhya and also ensured that if indus- Maharashtra and will continue any proposal from the BJP. Nor conditions. Sabha polls, Maharshtra Chief in hard bargaining over seat- polls with a brute majority in a Pradesh, Shivraj Singh trialists did not start work in to remains so, thus indicating has any BJP leader met Uddhav “Even today, irrespective of Minister Devendra Fadnavis sharing, before getting to the 90-member State Assembly. The Chouhan said he does not five years, the land would be it would not be averse to a tie- Thackeray in this regard”. who is in power in said, “We are not helpless. negotiation table. Congress won 68 seats while the have money. In Delhi, Prime returned back to farmers.                                        " #$   % &  '(()  !  3 ;*:99 breaches the disciplinary line. !  3 ;*:99  " ""  *   The coalition Government has   ))+ + , mid strains in Congress- done lots of development work ormer Karnataka chief min- AJDS ties, Chief Minister in Bengaluru.” Fister Siddaramaiah landed       ! HD Kumaraswamy on Monday The works sanctioned by in a controversy on Monday  "! threatened to step down over the previous Siddaramaiah when he snatched the micro- #$% -.(+  & & adverse comments by a government were also being phone from a woman during a  +       Congress MLA, prompting the taken up, he said. wordy duel resulting in her "/    0*"   + 3<3:1$ coalition partner to swing into Noting that Somashekhar dupatta getting dislodged at an    &1   &"" damage control mode. was chairperson of the event in Varuna in Mysuru.  + 2"    & ndicating that announce- Congress general secretary Bengaluru Development As he faced flak, the senior        Iment of 2019 Lok Sabha KC Venugopal and incharge of Authority, he said, “His public Congress leader later said the +     , polls may be held in the second party affairs in the state said the the State. statement is inappropriate. I incident was accidental, devoid week of March and the elec- party high commandhas full Reacting to the comments, condemn it and I will issue a of any mal-intent and that the   & tions may be held in April and faith in Kumaraswamy and the Kumaraswamy said “Our show-cause notice to him.” woman was like his sister.    !'   May, the Election Commission State Government. Government has taken up pro- “If there are any short- The incident which ( ()% 3  has ordered Chief Secretaries, Irked over a Congress jects worth 1 lakh crore comings in our government, occurred during a public inter-   3   Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) last date of nomination papers. a police officer should not be MLA demanding that including suburban train, ele- they should discuss straight- action by Siddaramaiah was     '(  and Director General of Police The EC also ordered posted in his/her home cadre. Siddaramaiah be made the vated corridor and peripheral away with chief minister or caught on camera with the   %  # 45 of all States and Union immediate transfer of all offi- The EC has written to chief minister again during an ring road.” He was speaking to Deputy chief minister G video of it going viral. 62     Territories to complete transfer cials posted at one place for Chief Secretaries, Chief event on Sunday, reporters after dedicating a Parameshwara, who is in Union Minister Prakash   &2  2 and posting of officers by over three years or deputed in Electoral Officers and Director Kumaraswamy said, “If my six-coach metro rail on ‘Green charge minister of Bengaluru... Javadekar said, “Rahul Gandhi  24   2 February 28 and submit com- their home districts in order to General of Police of all States way of functioning is not Line’ at the Mantri Square We cannot tolerate indisci- should tell what action will he   &   8(( , pliance report by the first week conduct free and fair elec- and UTs regarding trans- acceptable, then I am ready to Metro Station. pline,” he said. Rao later tweet- take against Siddaramiah, who of March. tions. fer/posting of officers in the quit. I don’t want to continue A red-faced Karnataka ed that Somashekar expressed has insulted a woman. This    * In a move to ensure trans- “If the officer concerned light of General Elections to also. I am not ready to stick to Congress president Dinesh regret and apologised to the incident shows how much +!   + parency, the EC also made it has completed three years in the Lok Sabha, 2019 and State the chair.” Gundu Rao, who too was pre- Chief Minister for any anguish Congress respects women. ,)-% $   " % clear that all those deputed on the district during last four legislative assemblies of The CM said the Congress sent there, said such state- caused. However, Rao warned Only one woman and one fam-  # 22    election related duty, will have years or would be completing Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal and the JDS have formed the ments by the Congress MLAs all Congress leaders to be care- ily matters to them.”       +   to give a declaration that s/he three years on or before May Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim. government to give good gov- were not acceptable. ful in their comments. While the BJP condemned 4 &     is not a close relative of any of 31, 2019, s/he will be shifted “The Commission further ernance here and “we are doing “Today 8,000 crore worth He said Somashekar has the incident, Chairperson of   # 2  the contesting candidates in the immediately. While calculating desires that no officer/official, a good job.” work is happening. I condemn made statements which cross- the National Commission for  2   current election or leading the period of three years, pro- against whom a criminal case Congress MLA ST such public statements and es the ‘Lakshmanrekha’ of Women Rekha Sharma said the +&  , /  political functionaries of the motion to a post within the is pending in any court of law, Somashekhar had claimed dur- will issue a showcause coalition politics which cannot panel would write to Karnataka # 2 4 #    State and district. district shall be counted,” the be associated with/deployed on ing the event that development notice....,” Rao told reporters. be tolerated, especially when he police seeking appropriate    6  The declaration is to be EC said. election related duty,” the let- works had come to a grinding “Morning I saw ST is holding a responsible posi- action on the matter.   &2  , submitted two days after the The EC also directed that ter added. halt here and in other parts of Somashekhar’s statement. 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   3<3:1$ Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, a cause of concern inside the China, which is facing flak for 2310.73 square kilometres. Myanmar, Bhutan, Indonesia, tiger reserves too. Little won- allowing breeding of captive Rajesh Gopal, Global Tiger espite several constraints Malaysia and Vietnam, which der, for the third straight year, tiger farms did not attend the Fund (GTF) head said tiger Dlike infrastructural devel- have initiated the Global Tiger the number of tiger deaths in meeting. recover is very fast if appro- opment issues, India is on its Recovery Program (GTRP) are India has crossed the 100-fig- National Tiger priate prey-base and protection way to double its tiger number either still struggling hard to up ure mark. Conservation Authority measures are initiated. He said in 2022 from 1,411 in 2010 as the numbers. Countries like Underscoring the need for (NTCA) Member Secretary champions are needed for resolved during the St Cambodia don’t even have a protection of the big cats, Anup Kumar Nayak talked revival of this iconic species Petersburg declaration in 2010. single tiger. Union Environment Minister about challenges and gaps in which is an indicator of vibrant India has around 70 per cent However, what is bothering Dr Harshvardhan at an event tiger conservation pointing out bio-diversity and helps in con- i.e. 2,226 of the world’s tiger the conservationists in India is here after releasing the report that at present, India has 50 serving ecosystem. population. The latest numbers that 22 per cent of the total — India Tiger Action Plan, said tiger reserves in 18 States which Sejal Worah from World will be known by May end this striped cats in India are roam- conservation of tigers is a duty account for about 2.21 per Wildlife Fund (WWF) said year when results of fourth ing outside the tiger reserves, which has to be meticulously cent of the country’s geo- tiger dispersing outside the cycle of the All India Tiger exposed to poachers and man- pursued and more innovative graphical area. reserves can be protected with Estimation, 2018 is likely to be animal conflicts among others. ways need to be devised so that Stressing on improved and the help of community. declared. In 2018, nearly half of the targets adopted can be bettered. contiguous habitats for the Deputy DG of Nepal Neighbouring Nepal, with total tiger deaths — 49 to be He was speaking at the two long-term survival of the Environment Ministry Gopal an estimated 235 wild tigers, precise — were outside tiger days conference starting species which has highest Prakash Bhattarai said his too seems to be progressing reserves in the States like Monday here to discuss the sta- degree of protection under country had 121 tigers in 2009 well to achieve its goal by the Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and tus of the Global Tiger India’s wildlife laws, Nayak which has now increased to 235 due target date as set by the 13 Uttar Pradesh due to urbani- Recovery Programme (GTRP), said five new tiger reserves have in 2018 because of various tiger range countries in Russia. sation and agricultural expan- initiated in St Petersburg, been notified which shall protection measures particu- However, most of the other sion. Russia with an aim to double increase inviolate area for larly with the help of army and countries like Bangladesh, Besides, poaching remains the number of tigers by 2022. focused tiger conservation by community support.

C M Y K   ()  *) +,- +./,   !  3<3:1$ the process at an event in Naina Sahni by first chopping !P'!./!* 01 Varuna in Mysuru. her body and then burning it he Congress and the BJP on BJP condemned the inci- in a basement oven. Sharma is !  3<3:1$ (6<,6(<(. course of investigations, have TMonday engaged in a war 9    6  6% +   dent involving Siddaramaiah currently serving a .(($/( been provisionally attached,” of words over the issue of dig- 3 +&+  L$     2& which was caught on camera life sentence. Condemning he Enforcement #9)$($<(.,<# according to the statement. nity of women. While Congress D2 OF&"  &+   with the video of it going viral. Siddaramaiah for losing cool, TDirectorate (ED) has The agency said it has chief Rahul Gandhi demanded     2   G$ %   The video showed a spat BJP State president BS attached assets worth nearly 8<*.,<,,: issued a provisional order  resignation of Union Minister 2&  "  & ,M     & between Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa said, The aggriev- 240 crore of a firm linked to ##$7<* under the Prevention of Money Anantkumar Hegde for his    Jamalar, a former District ed woman is from Congress. TMC MP KD Singh in con- Laundering Act (PMLA) for controversial remarks about a Panchayat member, who said She is complaining that the nection with a money laun- 6<,6(<(.# attaching properties situated at Congress leader’s wife, HRD  &;  2   9   *  %&  she was upset that his son MLA is not available. dering case relating to alleged !#9-)#$ various places like Chandigarh, Minister Prakash Javadekar 12      % " &  # 2 O  Yathindra “showed up” seven Siddaramaiah on his part Ponzi scam involving an Panchkula, Derabassi, SAS 1O&   " 9     " % &  <#*#$/#- sought explanation from Rahul    2  +   % months after getting elected. hit back at BJP and stated that amount of over 1,900 crore. Nagar (Punjab), Shimla and for the misbehaviour with a Her accusation irked BJP is insulting the woman to The properties seized by 99,#. also bank accounts in HDFC woman by former Chief * +    "  06/# 2    Siddaramaiah, who said his give the incident a political the ED included a resort in Bank against Alchemist Infra Minister K Siddaramaiah at a ;  5  %  #   56     son keeps visiting the con- colour. “Everybody knows Kufri, a showroom in Investigations also revealed Realty Ltd. public meeting in Mysuru.       2 2 " & stituency, which she strongly how much regard BJP has for Chandigarh, properties in that the funds mobilised by The ED had last year sum- Siddaramaiah’s action         +    22 contested. women. I don’t need anything Panchkula and Haryana, and Alchemist Infra Realty from moned the Rajya Sabha prompted the National &+  +    = &  && “Rahul Gandhi should tell to learn from them,” he tweet- bank accounts. various investors were never Member of Parliament, now Commission for Women to 1  4 % 0  %  &2 +      &  what he will do with him ed. The woman tapped the The ED’s probe against utilised for the purpose for sidelined in the Trinamool write to Karnataka police seek- "      " #   5 (Siddaramaiah). This is a crime, table to buttress her point, fur- Singh and his firm Ms which they were collected and Congress (TMC), as part of ing appropriate action on the 6      +&" 2 && the way he abused her,” said ther enraging Siddaramaiah Alchemist Infra Realty Limited the same were transferred to these investigations. matter. Hegde on Sunday had Javadekar. He alleged that who shouted at her and dates back to September 2016 the bank accounts of other The agencies have alleged reportedly said at a public himself as to who he is along be sacked,” Rahul said reacting Congress only respects women forcibly asked her to sit. when it filed a criminal case group companies which were that the company launched an event that any hand that touch- with his achievements? I only to the reported remarks. from one family, in an appar- As she beat the table the under the PMLA taking cog- mainly paper companies from illegal collective investment es a Hindu girl “should not know him as a guy who ran Amid the political insta- ent reference to the Gandhi second time, Siddaramaiah nisance of a charge sheet filed where they were systematical- scheme, also called a ponzi or exist”. Criticised by Congress behind a Muslim lady.” Rao is bility in the JD(S)-Congress family. “That’s how they see lost his cool and snatched the against the company, its direc- ly siphoned off by the accused chit fund scheme, and leader Dinesh Gundu Rao for married to a Muslim woman. coalition Government in women, they haven’t changed microphone with which the tors and others by market reg- and used to purchase proper- mobilised funds to the tune of his remarks, the Union Slamming, Hegde, Karnataka, former Chief since the tandoor case,” he dupatta got entangled. ulator SEBI. ties at various locations in the 1,916 crore from the public in Minister of State for Skill Congress chief said he is “unfit” Minister K Siddaramaiah land- added. “NCWIndia has taken Suo Investigation conducted country, the ED said in a the years preceding 2015. Development and to be a Union Minister and ed himself in a controversy Javadekar was referring to Motu cognisance. Will write by ED revealed that the statement. The firm allegedly Entrepreneurship tweeted, “I deserves to be sacked. “This when he engaged in a verbal the 1995 “tandoor” murder to Karnataka Police to take Proceeds of Crime generated “All such assets in Punjab, launched the scheme “without shall definitely answer this guy man is an embarrassment to duel with a woman and case in which former youth appropriate action,” NCW by Alchemist Infra Realty Ltd Haryana, Shimla and bank the approval” of the SEBI and @dineshgrao’s queries, before every Indian. He’s unfit to be a snatched the microphone from Congress leader Sushil Sharma chief Rekha Sharma said on was allegedly laundered accounts in HDFC Bank worth led to cheating of gullible which could he please reveal Union Minister and deserves to her, dislodging her dupatta in is accused of killing his wife twitter. through the web of companies. 239.39 identified during the investors. ) * +'Q+ !  3<3:1$ +- .      sserting that his     AGovernment fast forward- 6(-#78#9,# “Gadkari was exposing how the ed pending defence projects for    #+:/,# #$* Congress has damaged the years and ensured they mate-    country and was citing exam- rialised on ground, Prime $-<.$ ples of how the country is Minister Narendra Modi said    !  !  3<3:1$ 6,)9#.,.,)$ progressing under the leader- here on Monday the     $<(:.,6(,6)(/ ship of Prime Minister Government will take all “big nion Minister Nitin Narendra Modi...He delivers and tough” decisions to ensure     " # UGadkari’s comments that 8)($,:-((: impactful speeches to expose national security. $%    politicians failing to fulfil <()7,O/((#6P the Congress”. Making this point while     dreams to people are beaten up The Nationalist Congress addressing the National Cadet by the public gave enough /(6/)9 Party (NCP) said Gadkari’s Corps (NCC) rally, he also    % ammunition to the Congress words reflected the voices with- said India is a strong proponent #% & on Monday as it grabbed the something, aiming at some- in the BJP against the “failure” of peace but it will not hesitate opportunity to claim that the thing else) — to claim that of the prime minister. to take steps to ensure nation- '    BJP leader’s statement was Gadkari’s eyes were on the Gadkari’s recent remarks al security. # % # aimed at Prime Minister prime minister’s chair and his have often ignited political He also said corruption Narendra Modi. The BJP on its target was Modi. speculation with rival parties cannot be a part of “New India” $    "M part asserted that the former “I do not think this should interpreting those as a dig at the and those indulging in graft !  N    BJP president was only expos- surprise anyone. If you see BJP leadership. In December will not be spared. %   " ing the Opposition party. this statement in the context of last year, Gadkari had said at an The “New India”, he said, Speaking at a function in his (Gadkari’s) earlier remarks, event in Pune that leadership will give opportunities and   $  on Sunday, Gadkari in which he had said ‘we did should have the tendency to respect to “karmayogi” (the   %          & %"" %'     said politicians who sold not expect to come to power, so own up defeats and failures. one who proves himself dreams to people but failed to we made the promises that The remarks had come through his work). fighter jet deal, Modi said, four-and-a-half years and that ruption, you played an impor- women crew of the Indian make them a reality got “beat- came to mind’.... So, if you see days after the saffron party’s “I want to assure you that “Projects pending since India is now among the select tant role in bringing in clean Navy circumnavigated the en up” by the public. He also these two statements in the dismal show in the Rajasthan, your family of birth, your eco- decades related fighter aircraft few countries which have and transparent system world, and now his asserted that he was a doer and proper context, it will be clear Madhya Pradesh and nomic situation...This will not and modernisation have mate- developed the nuclear triad. through Digital India. You Government has taken steps to delivered on his promises. who it was aimed at,” Tewari Chhattisgarh Assembly polls. determine your future. Your rialised on the ground. Missiles, The Prime Minister noted saved every programme from induct women in military Opposition parties claimed said at Press conference. As the comments created a skills, hardwork and self-con- tanks and helicopters are being that whatever the Government becoming just a Government police and take it to nearly 20 that his remarks were aimed at The ruling BJP, however, controversy, Gadkari had said fidence will give you results,” he made. “I want to assure the has been able to do, has been initiative,” he said. per cent of the corp. Modi, who was accused by dismissed such suggestions his statements were twisted said. The Prime Minister said nation and the youths that in actively supported by the Emphasising that there was Modi appreciated the hard them of making lofty promis- and said Gadkari, a former and alleged that “there was a his Government is trying to coming days all big and tough youth. no difference between girls work put in by the cadets, many es to come to power but failing party president, was targeting sinister campaign by some replace the VIP culture with decisions will be taken that are “You (the youth) took for- and boys, Modi said the of whom come from villages to realise them. the Congress and “exposing” opposition parties and a section EPI — “Every Person is necessary for the security of the ward the cleanliness move- Government has taken steps to and small towns. He said Congress spokesperson how the opposition party had of the media to twist” his com- Important”. country,” Modi said. ment through the Swachchh ensure that girls are connected many NCC cadets have gone Manish Tewari cited a Hindi damaged the country. ments and “draw politically At a time when he has been He said a lot of important Bharat movement, you backed to every possible opportunity. on to make the country proud. proverb — “kahin pe nigahein, HRD minister and BJP motivated inferences to facing attacks from the decisions have been taken for a tough decision like demon- He said women have donned In this context, he mentioned kahin pe nishana” (looking at leader Prakash Javadekar said, malign” him and his party. Opposition over the Rafale defence and security in the last etisation aimed at fighting cor- the role of fighter pilots, an all- famous athlete Hima Das. "  ,' !*+,!  !          - .        + ! !  3<3:1$ “No tennis for him if he evades,” said a bench compris- !  3<3:1$ action against the Minister he Supreme Court on ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi #(9)6<()(.($/( either!” TMonday asked the and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. !  3<3:1$ various new materials have ongress president Rahul ,#7<(..*#(. “It’s obvious that the tapes Enforcement Directorate to The plea has said that Karti surfaced after filing of the CGandhi on Monday alleged 6<6,<($)(<$.#7 are authentic & that Goa CM, specify by January 30 the dates is associated with tennis as a he 2G trial court headed by charge sheet, alleging that they that the “Goa audio tapes”, $<#7,9/#( Parrikar, is in possession of on which it wants to interrogate “former player, current admin- TJudge OP Saini on Monday, were not cooperating in the cited by the Congress to attack explosive Rafale secrets, that Karti Chidambaram, son of istrator and entrepreneur”. preponed the hearing the probe. the Centre on the Rafale issue, :((#7*!<<-<.($ give him power over the PM,” senior Congress leader P The bench asked Solicitor Aircel Maxis case and extend- Meanwhile Supreme Court were authentic and the State’s ($#(#<(8)(#$ Rahul said. A war of words had Chidambaram, in INX Media General Tushar Mehta, appear- ed the interim protection from on Monday asked the Chief Minister Manohar ))$,9:(#.<()#7, erupted between the Congress and Aircel Maxis cases. ing for the ED, to seek instruc- arrest given to former Finance Enforcement Directorate to Parrikar is in possession of (8)($())#7#. and the BJP over Parrikar’s pur- Karti has sought the court’s tions and give dates on which Minister P Chidambaram and specify by January 30 the date “explosive secrets” that give ported claim that he had a file nod to travel to France, Spain, the probe agency wanted to son Karti till February 18 in the on which it wants to interrogate him power over Prime Minister /($<,,:5!<<-<*,#. on the Rafale jet deal “lying in Germany and the United quiz Karti. Aircel-Maxis case. Earlier hear- on Karti. The apex court was Narendra Modi. 6<*$(<:($($, his bedroom”. Kingdom for the next few “We will ensure both. We ing was fixed on February 1. By Chidambaram’s petition for considering Karti’s petition to His sharp attack came days 9)6.$(.6(<( In the clip released by the months for international tennis will ensure that he appears extending the protection up to protection from arrest in INX go abroad to attend tennis after the Congress cited an (:6,8/<9(89. Congress, Rane was purport- tournaments organised by before you (ED) and he goes for February 18, Judge Saini noted Media bribery case last week matches related works. The audio tape in which Goa edly heard saying that during ‘Totus Tennis Ltd’. his tennis assignment,” it said. that that he will not be available for pronouncement of the bench comprising Chief Justice Minister Vishwajit Rane was a Goa cabinet meeting, Parrikar The apex court however The probe agency has on February 1 for which the order. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice purportedly heard telling an saying after the row erupted in stated he had an entire file and made it clear that if Karti opposed the plea of Karti seek- matter was earlier listed. CBI and ED, in their replies Sanjiv Khanna asked Solicitor unidentified person that the first week of January that all documents relating to the evades the probe agency then ing permission to travel abroad Many CBI and ED officials to the anticipatory bail pleas of General Tushar Mehta, appear- Parrikar has Rafale files, due to the tapes were “doctored”, the Rafale deal lying in his bed- it may not permit him to trav- and has said that he has been said they were not aware about Chidambarams, had recently ing for the ED, to seek instruc- which, he has managed to con- Congress chief tweeted: “30 room. Parrikar, on his part, had el for international tennis tour- evasive, non-cooperative and the pre-poning the hearing told the court that custodial tions and give the date on tinue in the chair. days since the Goa Audio Tapes termed the audio clip as a des- naments organised by the UK- caused delay in completing date. Meanwhile, Delhi High interrogation of both the which the probe agency want- Tagging a media report in on RAFALE were released. No perate attempt to fabricate based company. the investigations. Court has already reserved accused was required since ed to quiz Karti. which Rane was quoted as FIR or enquiry ordered. No facts. !  3<3:1$ Kumaoni Geet, Jai Janam Chowk on January 29th every Army Military bands conduc- al pride when the Colours and Bhumi, Queen of Satpura, year marks the culmination of tor will be Subedar Parwinder Standards are paraded. The esi tunes will enthral the Marooni, Vijay, Soldier-My the four-day-long Republic Singh and the Navy and Air ceremony traces its origins to Dspectators this year at the Valentine, Bhupal, Vijay Bharat, Day celebrations. This year, 15 Force band conductors will be the early 1950s when Major “Beating the Retreat ceremony” Aakash Ganga, Gangotri, Military Bands, 15 Pipes and Master Chief Petty Officer Roberts of the Indian Army at Vijay Chowk, Rajpath here Namaste India, Samudrika, Jai Drums Bands from Regimental Vincent Johnson and Junior indigenously developed the on Tuesday. Out of 27 perfor- Bharat, Young India, Veerta Ki Centres and Battalions are par- Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar unique ceremony of display by mances by the three Services Misal, Amar Senani and ticipating in the ceremony. respectively. the massed bands. bands besides State police and Bhumiputra officials said here Besides one each of Indian The conductor of the State “Beating the Retreat” para-military, 19 tunes have on Monday. The eight western Navy and Indian Air Force Police and para-military bands marks a centuries old military been composed by Indian tunes will be Fanfare by band will also form part of the will be Inspector Ganesh Dutt tradition, when the troops musicians. President Ram Nath Buglers, Sound Barrier, event. Another band of the Pandey. Buglers will perform ceased fighting, sheathed their Kovind, Prime Minister Emblazoned, Twilight, Alert State Police and para-military under the leadership of arms and withdrew from the Narendra Modi and several (Post Horn Gallop), Space comprising Central Industrial Subedar Digar Singh and pipes battlefield and returned to the other leaders will witness the Flight, Drummers Call and Security Force, Central Reserve and drums bands will play camps at sunset at the sound- grand ceremony marking the Abide with me. The event will Police Force and Delhi Police under the instructions of ing of the Retreat. culmination of four-day long come to a close with the ever- will also take part. Subedar Major Dev Singh Colours and Standards are Republic Day celebrations. popular tune of Sare Jahan se The principal conductor of Thapa. cased and flags lowered. The The Indian tunes include Acha. “Beating the Retreat” ceremo- “Beating the Retreat” has ceremony creates nostalgia for Indian Star, Paharon ki Rani, The ceremony at the Vijay ny will be Vijay D’Cruz while (       #    )$ "%'     emerged as an event of nation- the times gone by. RAIPUR | TUESDAY | JANUARY 29, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Farmers start receiving hiked paddy 15-member NDC MSP amount in their bank accounts delegation on visit to State STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR the State other than its use by he State Government has start- Chhattisgarh’s Public Distribution STAFF REPORTER n Ted the process for distributing System (PDS) into Central Pool. ATAL NAGAR Rs 2500 per quintal of paddy to the The State Government took 15-member delegation of farmers as promised in the poll initiative to provide Rs 2500 MSP Asenior officers of National manifesto. per quintal of paddy and that was Defence College (NDC) arrived The farmers started receiving a key aspect of the Swaminathan in the city on Monday for a five- extra Rs 450 per quintal of paddy Committee report and day visit of Chhattisgarh to in their bank accounts as previ- Chhattisgarh had became the first study the State's socio-economic ously Rs 2050 per quintal of paddy state in the country to do so . framework . was paid to the farmers. The State government has The team during their visit The farmers have started procured more than 61.80 lakh will tour districts of Raipur, receiving the amount in their bank tonnes of paddy on Minimum Bastar, Kanker, Dantewada and accounts, officials informed. Support Price from 12.63 lakh Bilaspur. the Mantralaya . Rural development, Kartikeya Notably, the Chhattisgarh unit farmers this year, officials The team will also study The Chief Secretary briefed Goel provided details on the of the Congress party had previ- informed. development related activities , the team on the geographical developmental works underway ously demanded from the Centre Paddy procurement would be skill development among other status of the state, on mineral in the State, potential of further to declare paddy’s Minimum continued till January 31 this year initiatives of the State govern- and forest resources, culture and development, challenges, and Support Price (MSP) at Rs 2500 and is being done from 1,333 pri- ment. society, administrative structure innovations being undertaken per quintal . mary agricultural co-operative On the first day of the visit, and population along with pro- by State government, its his apart from a demand to societies' 1195 procurement cen- the delegation members met viding other basic information. achievements and also answered take excess stock of paddy from ters. Chief Secretary Sunil Kujur at Director, Panchayat and their queries. How much C’garh Cabinet nod to ‘min wages’, asks Kaushik shut 50 Govt liquor outlets RAIPUR: AICC President Rahul Gandhi should have clarified how much is minimum wages under the guarantee and what would be its format, commented State BJP President Dharamlal Kaushik on Monday. He was reacting to the announce- ment of AICC President Rahul Gandhi made STAFF REPORTER n It was also decided to Moreover, for the domi- during a ATAL NAGAR withdraw cases relating to ciles of Chhattisgarh, the max- ‘thanks giv- purely political agitations for imum age limit for local resi- ing’ rally in he Chhattisgarh Cabinet which a Sub Committee head- dents for government recruit- Atal Nagar. Thas approved a proposal to ed by the Home Minister had ment is 35 years which has Kaushik shut down a total of 50 been formed. been further extended by five in a state- Government liquor retail out- The Cabinet also years. ment said lets in the State. approved a proposal to pro- For other special cate- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel welcomed AICC President Rahul Gandhi on his that four-and-a-half years of BJP government The Cabinet also vide age relaxation for direct gories of candidates, upper approved a proposal to raise Government recruitment by age limit for recruitment will arrival at the Airport in Raipur on Monday. at the Centre has worked as per aspirations of people. Excise duty on liquor. five years. remain at 45 years. Singhdeo leaves for JCC (J) plans Shut-down of OPDs Thailand to study encircling of C’garh in pvt hosps & nursing homes tomorrow free healthcare model Assly on Feb 18 STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Protest for s a mark of protest for inci- dents of violence against doc- STAFF REPORTER n ated with medical field. n A RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR tors in Korba and Bhilai regions, incidents of Notably, Thailand had implement- ealth Minister T.S. Singhdeo pro- ed free healthcare system for its citizens anata Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) (J) the Indian Medical Association Hceeded on a tour and is running the Jleaders and workers have decided to encir- (IMA), Chhattisgarh Chapter has violence of Thailand to study scheme successfully. cle Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on declared a shut-down of Out its universal health Notably, the February 18 to press their demand of com- Patients Departments (OPDs) in model on Monday. Congress party mani- plete farm loan waiver and total prohibition all the private hospitals and nurs- against He was accom- festo had promised to in the State. ing homes of the State on panied by Secretary, implement free A decision regarding the same was taken Wednesday. doctors in Health, Niharika healthcare services at a review meeting of the party held here at Chairman, Hospital Board of Barik Singh and for citizens. Sagaun Bungalow on Monday. IMA, Dr Rakesh Gupta informed Director, Health, R. The Health The meeting chaired by party Supremo that the local chapters have been Korba and Prasanna. Minister had already Ajit Jogi was also attended by MLAs of the asked to hand over memorandums The three-mem- started working on party Dharamjeet Singh, Devvrat Singh , to their respective MLAs and a del- Bhilai regions ber team from drawing up a frame- Renu Jogi and Pramod Sharma. egation lead by Chairman of Chhattisgarh would work of the scheme Party sources informed that the meeting Action Committee dry Mahesh study free healthcare and the Thailand tour decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Sinha will meet the Chief Minister nursing homes would remain system of Thailand. is a part of the project polls and also the urban body and three- encircle the State Assembly on February 18 and the Health Minister to hand closed between 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on They will also to launch a Universal tiered Panchayati Raj elections. to mount pressure on the State government over the memorandum and plea to Wednesday and emergency servic- have deliberations Health scheme in the It was decided in the meeting that the to declare complete farm loan waiver and intervene into the matter. es would be continued uninter- with persons associ- State. frontal organization of the outfit would total prohibition in the State, sources said. The OPDs in hospitals and rupted, Gupta informed. ‘Need to strengthen pre-school education’ Govt prepares to

STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR district-level officers should regularly monitor the progress and implemen- combat tobacco abuse he State government is taking tation of schemes. They can use Teradication of malnutrition as mobile and video-conferencing STAFF REPORTER n ATAL NAGAR 53.2 per cent while in GATS-2 it has been utmost priority, Women and Child modes also for it,” she said. reduced to 39.1 percent.” Welfare Department Commissioner The Commissioner remarked : " day-long State-level Advocacy Workshop National Institute of Mental Health and and Secretary Dr M Geetha said on It is for the first time adolescent girls’ Awas held at Indiravati Bhawan here on Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru Monday. weight and health check-up will be Monday to seek suggestions from all the expert Dr Prabhat and other experts spoke on “There is a need to remain alert conducted in weighing festival. The departments for bringing down consumption the issue. and carry out regular monitoring so Department officials should guaran- of tobacco and related products in Public Relations and Social Welfare that along with ensuring proper Chhattisgarh. nutrition in children, the pre-school tee all arrangements for it. As per the Department officers would ensure publicity manifesto , Anganbadi centres will be Commissioner (Health), R Prasanna and awareness on side effects of tobacco use, education can also be strengthened,” remarked, “Suggestions from all the depart- she said while chairing the two-day converted into ‘nurseries’ for which it was decided in the Workshop, women and girls should be brought ments were sought through Advocacy State-level review meeting of Women Workshop to prevent tobacco abuse.” Police and Transport Department would and Child Development Department under community participation.” Prasanna said, “Information was provid- take action against violation of COTPA 2003 at New Circuit House here. “There is need for better coordi- ed to all the departments of the State govern- provisions. Anganbadi, School and higher Dr Geetha said that in the nation and implementation of ment and expectations raised on implementa- education departments will make arrange- upcoming weighing festival, officials schemes at the district level,” Dr tion of The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco ments to declare the institutions as ‘Smoke must ensure to use electronic weigh- Geetha said. During review of Products Act, 2003 (COTPA) provisions.” Free Zones’ and ban sale of tobacco products ing machines for which all necessary Anganbadi centres, she said, “Ensure Within State, as per Global Adult Tobacco within 100 metres of periphery. preparations should be done in the that all the centres open on time and Survey (GATS) 1, there has been 2 to 14.1 per Health Department will hold workshops State. Anganbadi workers should undergo cent reduction in use of tobacco and tobacco and strengthen the programme by better “Department’s Directorate and regular training.” products. As per survey in GATS 1, it was coordination among departments.   ()  *) +,- +./, 2

!  * #1$ centres.” Court.” results were declared on candidates and other anomalies side, he said, “The However, around more As per JPSC examination February 2017. constituted a committee head- Government’s inability to solve he Mains examination of than 100 students staged a schedule the Mains examina- The commission declared ed by state revenue and land JPSC issue reflects its failure. TJharkhand Public Service peaceful protest march outside tion will be held from January the results of 5,400 candidates, reforms Minister Amar Bauri. The Government has become Commission commenced the JPSC office at Circular 28 to February 1. The Mains however, months later it revised On August last year the JPSC arrogant as it has majority in today amidst large scale deploy- road. paper consist of 1050 marks the results declaring 6100 can- again issued fresh results house.” Congress MLA from ment of security personnel The students staging the with 100 marks compulsory didates as successful. As per declaring 34,634 candidates Lohardaga Sukhdeo Bhagat outside the 57 examination protest demanded the (Hindi/English), 150 marks earlier examination calendar, eligible for the Mains exami- too raised the issue in the centres in State. Government to remove anom- papers on regional languages, the mains test was to be held on nation. house, he said, “Out of 55 per- The first day of examina- alies in the test. Chandan and four papers each consist- January 29, 2018, however, However, the JPSC issue sons who are in the scrutiny tion passed off peacefully with- Kumar, one of the protesting ing of 200 marks on subjects. some candidates approached again rocks the assembly with process of PT examination out any major incident. Ranchi students said, The JPSC in 2015 issued the High Court with a plea that opposition stalling the assem- papers, 18 persons are appear- DDC, Divyanshu Jha said, “The Government should the advertisement of 326 no reservation roaster was fol- bly proceedings. ing in the Mains examination. “The examination commenced cancel the Mains examination administrative posts. The PT         /    "  lowed. Leaders of opposition, This shows the gross negligence peacefully there was no dis- is larger interest of students as examination was held on 0/ "1       The State Government to Hemant Soren raised the issue of the government in conduct- turbance from any examination the issue is subjudice in High December 2016, while the    2   look into the grievances of both inside the house and out- ing the examination.” #/ +%'9 5!44KK78 !3*!4 45      !          6  6   ; 6  % $      +&"          2 O7   P  6$   "&2, :  6+ %2       ! * #1$ the screening session round. planned on the inaugural day with the  ;22   Covering the views of youths ! !  * #1$ students of mass communication and   "&   6$ & O !  * #1$ opics ranging from national secu- falling in the age group 18 to 25 years regional film makers. Meanwhile, on the  + ,1     Trity to climate change to Khelo on developmental issues, Government he stage is all set for the upcoming second day, the focus will be on talk    &     tate BJP Spokesperson Pratul Bharat, covering almost all domains, schemes and policies, the district level TJharkhand International Film show and speech about ‘Gandhi’ at Tana ++    &  6$ SShahdeo said on Monday the youngsters presented their opinions round was held in the presence of Festival Awards (JIFFA) – 2019. After Bhagat Indoor Stadium. The media stu-  %  " %2 that the Opposition parties’ at the district level ‘Youth Parliament Minister, Urban Development, receiving applause at the International dents will interact with the film mak- 2&  +    " %    2&, Grand Alliance is a live example – 2019’ event. The programme organ- Housing and Planning – CP Singh arena for the first edition of JIFFA- 2018, ers and discuss about the adaptation of -     2&" 6$  &26  ;  of nepotism. He said that ised here on Monday saw the partici- along with other academicians and the organisers are back with the grand Gandhian principles in films, tele-films    %       6  5& 6 6& Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into pol- pation of more than 70 students who experts. event to showcase the potential of and documentaries. Besides, another 5&   2 +      , itics marks the entry of 11th per- qualified in the screening session “Out of 100 selected youths, over Jharkhand on the entertainment front. talk show on low budget film making son from Gandhi-Nehru family round. 70 youngsters participated in the pro- Getting bigger and better with every and tips of financial benefits will be !   + in politics. The Rashtriya Janata The annual event sponsored by gramme. From Ranchi district top five passing year, the event will see the par- shared with the students and people .( +&"  "  2  I  &  3#- Party has become Lalu Yadav Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, candidates have been selected to par- ticipation of several national and inter- associated with entertainment industry. 6 &,"     &  & &2 and Family Limited rather than GoI and supported by National Service ticipate in the State level event. national artists, catching the attention Also, free screening of motivation-      2"# * &   "    * , a political party, he added. Scheme (NSS) and Nehru Yuva Kendra The State level event will be organ- of all yet again. al children films provided by Directorate   %    ; & #  #    Shahdeo further said that Sanghathan was organised on the ised in mid-Feburary, ensuring the JP Dutta, Salil Ankola, Arbaaz of Film Festivals for 5000 government/ 6 5&  4   3#- +   2   Jharkhand Mukti Morcha looks premises of St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi. presence of students from each district,” Khan, Rohit Roy, Ratan Rajput, Jimi private school students will be organised  2 ,# + % " &           more like a partnership firm than In an innovative approach to fos- said State NSS officer, Brijesh Kumar. Shergil, Raghu Ram among many oth- on second day. The day will conclude +   2           a political party. “In West Bengal ter the comprehensive perceptive of Notably, the annual event is organ- ers have given their consent to partici- with the celebrity cricket league match.  %2   I    , Mamta Banerjee has presented subjects influencing the country’s over- ised to encourage the youths to engage pate in the second edition of JIFFA – Key events of the concluding day her nephew as her political heir. all development among the youths, the with public issues giving voice to 2019. The three-day event will be held includes, JIFFA-19 award ceremony, talk     +!  The Samajwadi party has not competition is held annually across the common man, form their opinions and at Mega Sports Complex – Khelgaon show on ‘Development of film industry 9  2 6 & 3       6 &   evolved from Mulayam Singh nation. As per the NSS data, around express it in an expressive manner. from February 1. Besides the screening in Jharkhand to boost State’s repute on ;&  /     +  2 " 0 & 'B Yadav’s family,” he added. 2,500 students had registered them- of movies, a series of events will be also international arena’ and special screen- ') 6 6 &, =5;&+  63<-+ selves to showcase their skills during be hosted by the team JIFFA - 2019. ing of Rajasthani feature film – ‘Mati =  ;&+  &2&   +,* -+ 4     According to the organisers 12 Hello Padey Rey’. + 2&      ,*  'A & &2)( regional films alongwith 15 features A high-octane performance of 2+  +   + 2  5  2+&*  films will be screened during the three- Megha Sriram Dalton, Salem group, # %  +&  "   2 , &   day programme. “Special attention will Reuma Mantzur – CulturalAttache at   &     +    + &2  +, be on children films and feature films Israel Embassy including other foreign based on the life of . delegates will mesmerise the audi- !      As many as 40 short documentaries will ences on the finale. 46   $#J  $    #   be also shown during the event,” said a JIFFA being organised since 2018 #  # 2# &2 "& A,*  )  communiqué. to promote regional films, local artists    $     +  +    ,$#J As per the programme schedule, at a global platform has partnered with +  +  6 *  4+  I legendary film makers, renowned actors, National Skill Development  &      &   2   +   + television artists, delegates from Israel Corporation (NSDC), The Film televi- +   ,$    "0 %  5   & will arrive in the Capital City on sion Producers Guild of India Ltd., 1 "  , January 31. Israel is the focus country Indian Latin American Chamber of of JIFFA – 2019. Delegates from Japan, Commerce (ILACC) and Directorate of  !+! + P + Russia, Costa-Rica, Qatar will also par- Films Festivals. 6    +   6   2 :  ticipate in the programme. “The event will be inaugurated by 6 :0 % ## ;   255 %& The event will begin with the Chief Minister Raghubar Das, while  2   & 4 screening of Nagpuri film ‘Phoolmania’, Governor Draupadi Murmu has given 6     lined up with cultural programmes by her consent to be the Guest of Honour &2  6 "  4 Jharkhand’s stars like folk artist Nandlal on the concluding day. Secretary, 4  6 Nayak, ‘Shivaay’ fame Megha Sriram Ministry of Information & -    # &  Dalton, regional artists—Monika Broadcasting, Amit Khare will also par- :  ;& = 4 Mundu and Jyoti Sahu including a few ticipate in the programme. Chief 62, 4 &  international artists. Secretary, Sudhir Tripathi will be the  & % + ; Joint master class of Director Rahul Chief Guest in the celebrity cricket 6+ &   +     +    $   Rawail, Gautam Ghosh, JP Dutta, Dan league,” said Pankaj Soni, Convener –  &   2 & " &  +  Wolman and Liraz Charhi has been JIIFA 2019. + 2 + +, rious past. He assured land in the lives of the common The Chief Minister said India’s spiritual values.  ! 1-4*: allotment to the Yadav Samaj man then investment on eco- that India’s glory is based on On this occasion, for cultural activities. nomic and vocational activ- its culture, social and spiri- Minister for Cottage and hief Minister Kamal Chief Minister Nath said ities must be increased. tual values. The whole world Gramodyog Department, CNath has said that the that the agricultural sector Investments made on basic is influenced by India’s unity New and Renewable Energy, Government’s outlook is will have to be viewed with facilities can result in sever- in diversity. They look up to Harsh Yadav, Minister for quite clear, farmers and a new approach for the al new opportunities. our country with great Farmer- Welfare and youth welfare are on priori- development of the state. To Nath said that the youth respect and wonder. India is Agriculture Development, ty of the State Government. improve the economy, the of the country and the world the only country with diver- Horticulture and Food Nath expressed these purchasing power of the has changed. Being con- sities in religion, languages, Processing Department thoughts at the Yadav farmer has to be increased. nected to the modern com- traditions, food and attire in Sachin Yadav, Yadav Mahasabha organised at He said that crop loan waiv- munication facilities this sec- the world. The Soviet Union Mahasabha President Samanvay Bhavan today. er scheme of Rs 55,000 crore tor has new hopes and aspi- was also a country with Yogendra Singh, Damodar Remembering former was ready beforehand on rations. Ensuring a safe diversities but it split up. The Singh and senior member Deputy Chief Minister Late which work has been started. future, generating new base of our country’s Shri Bhagwan Singh besides Subhash Yadav, CM Nath He said that before the com- employment and vocational strength is its social values other public representatives, announced naming of ing Lok Sabha elections, the opportunities and strength- and spiritual cultural tradi- office-bearers of the Samanvay Bhavan after Late loan waiver of 35 lakh farm- ening their connection with tions. Nath called upon the Mahasabha and a large num- Yadav. The Chief Minister ers will be completed. He Indian values is a challenge Yadav Samaj members to ber of members were present said Yadav Samaj has a glo- said that if there is no change today. work for the conservation of on the occasion. 679  ! 1-4*: from Medical Council of India, February 13 from 8 am to 2 Delhi. Arrangements of Blood, pm. ant Siddh Bhau reviewed pre Medicines, Surgical items, Sarrangements of forth com- operating equipments have also ing 94th Urology camp in a been made. Periodic mainte- meeting held at Sewa Sadan eye nance of Central Oxygen sys- hospital here on Monday. This tem, Generators and Lifts have camp will be organised from been done. February 13 to 22, 2019. Foreign Urologists of On the occasion, Medical Mission Foundation of Managing Trustee of SSEH LC Kansas city America Dr Tammy Janiyani, staunch followers of Neblok Beiran, Dr Brandon Sant Tejumal Dhanwani, Pomroy, Dr Alexender Chow, Lokumal Aswani and Mama Dr Narendra and Dr Pratibha Bhambharam were also main- Khare, Dr Radha Sukhani will ly present. The proposed camp operate patients of various uri- will be organized with the nary ailments like Prostate financial assistance received enlargement, Stone in urethra, from Jeev Sewa Sansthan and Gal Bladder, Harnia and Anju and Gul Chandiramani of Hydrocele etc. Dubai. Besides foreign surgeons, It was told in the meeting local urologists Dr CP Dewani, that all required permissions Dr Sudhir Lokwani, Dr BM have so far been received to Loya and Dr Rajendra Punjabi organize the camp. Consents to will preliminarily diagnose the render free services of patients and treat them if Urologists from USA and required. If some patients are INDIA have also been received. identified for their surgery, Permissions of foreign sur- they will be admitted in the geons to perform surgeries in hospital. Registration of the India have also been received patients will be done on  9   ()  *) +,- +./,

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He ernment shutdown funds the “the end of the day, the presi- “The president is the only  F&        O Jamal Khashoggi as Ankara of Saudi Arabia’s failure to unknown and Turkish offi- pledged to build a wall anyway shuttered agencies only until dent’s commitment is to defend one who has been reasonable in    2   2  calls for an international cooperate. cials accuse Crown Prince using his executive powers to Feb. 15. the nation and he will do it with these negotiations,” he said. ;      2 inquiry. “Met with Mohammed bin Salman of declare a national emergency if It’s unclear if the Democrats or without Congress.” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of    , The UN special rapporteur @AgnesCallamard, #UN orchestrating the killing — an necessary. will budge. Trump seemed gird- The linchpin in the stand- New York, a member of the on extra-judicial, summary or Special Rapporteur on Extra- allegation Saudi authorities “I personally think it’s ed for battle over the weekend, off is Trump’s demand for $5.7 Democratic leadership in the !!  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CRIME WILL FALL!” he tweet- ridiculous Trump campaign mate negotiating tactics when  +2=&  & prosecutor. meeting in Ankara. death penalty for five defen- The president was referring ed. promise. Asked if he’d willing to there’s a public policy disagree-   L" " M, Khashoggi, a Washington In an interview with dants. to a bipartisan committee of Is Trump prepared to shut accept less than $5.7 billion to ment between two branches of L<  $   G* Post contributor and Saudi Turkish media last week, During her mission, House and Senate lawmakers down the Government again in build a barrier on the southern Government,” he said. " " M   :  regime critic, was murdered on Cavusoglu said the Khashoggi Callemard is due to meet that will consider border spend- three weeks? border, Trump replied: “I doubt Jeffries said that Democrats * +     &   October 2 in Turkey in what case was “not a part of bilater- with Justice Minister ing as part of the legislative “Yeah, I think he actually is,” it.” He added: “I have to do it are willing to invest in additional "  +   & + Riyadh called a “rogue” oper- al ties” with Riyadh. Abdulhamit Gul and Istanbul process. acting White House chief of staff right.” infrastructure, especially at legal  4    2  L  ation, tipping the kingdom “We believe this case chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan, The president’s standoff Mick Mulvaney said. “He does- He also said he’d be wary of ports of entry where the major- + "     into one of its worst diplomat- should be brought to the inter- state-run Anadolu news agency with Democrats on Capitol Hill n’t want to shut the government any proposed deal that ity of drugs come into the M, ic crises. national arena,” he said. “It is reported. is far from over and the clock is down, let’s make that very clear. exchanged funds for a wall for country. 9   O    P   6

 ! 5*9: peace, and enter serious talks the victims of this war are talks,” Khalilzad said, accord- with the Afghan government,” Afghans and the peace process ing to a statement released by 7:; fghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a nationally tele- should also be Afghan-led... No Ghani’s office. AGhani said on Monday the vised address from the presi- Afghan wants foreign troops to “My role is to facilitate” !  <*61$ ;- who bully and attack a free Taliban should “enter serious dential palace in Kabul. remain in their country indef- such talks between the insur- press and undermine our talks” with his Government, Both the Taliban and the initely. No Afghan wants to face gents and Kabul, Khalilzad ndian-origin Senator Kamala democratic institutions, that’s after the insurgents and US cited “progress” over the suicide attacks in hospitals, said according to Ghani, IHarris has launched her 2020 not our America,” she said, Washington both touted weekend as hopes rise that the schools, the mosques, and adding that the discussions presidential bid on Sunday without mentioning Trump’s progress during unprecedent- length of the negotiations could parks.” are ongoing. with a scathing criticism of name. ed negotiations in Qatar last mean a deal may be in sight Ghani spoke hours after his The palace said Khalilzad President Donald Trump’s poli- She criticised “the arro- week. which paves the way for office said it has been reassured also confirmed that no agree- cies, saying that the US is at an gance of power” she saw in A months-long diplomat- Afghan talks. by Washington that the talks in ment had been made on the “inflection point” in the histo- wealthy bank executives after ic push by the United States to Sticking points remain, sions. Qatar remain geared towards withdrawal of foreign troops, ry due to the attack on democ- the foreclosure crisis, and said get the Taliban to talk to Kabul with topics including a cease- But Afghan authorities bringing the insurgents to the adding that any such decision racy like never before. that Americans needed to be culminated in six days of meet- fire and a timetable for the have previously complained of table with Kabul. US special would be coordinated and dis- Harris, 54, who was elect- parisons to Barack Obama honest about the country’s ings between the US and the withdrawal of foreign troops, as being excluded from the talks envoy Zalmay Khalilzad — cussed in detail with the ed to the Senate in 2016, since early in her political problems with racism, sexism, insurgents in Doha, but the well as a prisoner exchange and in Qatar, and warned that any who has been leading the nego- Afghan Government. The announced her run for presi- career. anti-semitism and transphobia. Taliban have long refused to a guarantee not to allow mili- deal between the US and the tiations —arrived in Taliban have insisted foreign dency last week. She has been “We are at an inflection She also emphasised unity, negotiate with the Afghan gov- tant safe havens in Afghanistan Taliban would require Kabul’s Afghanistan late Sunday to troops must pull out. voted on top of the list of point in the history of our praising “the amazing spirit of ernment to end the 17-year believed to have been on the endorsement. update officials including On Saturday Taliban Democratic leaders aspiring nation. We are here because the the American people” and conflict, branding them as agenda. “We want peace, we want Ghani on the progress made. spokesman Zabihullah to defeat Trump in the American dream and our pledging her desire to be a pres- “puppets”. US President Donald it fast but we want it with a “The US insisted in their Mujahid said that until a with- November 2020 election. American democracy are ident, echoing former president “I call on the Taliban to... Trump’s clear eagerness to end plan,” Ghani said in his address talks with the Taliban that the drawal timetable is decided Harris, the second African- under attack and on the line Abraham Lincoln’s famous Show their Afghan will, and America’s longest war has also Monday. only solution for lasting peace progress on other issues is American woman elected to like never before,” she said. words, “Of the people, by the accept Afghans’ demand for weighed heavy on the discus- “We should not forget that in Afghanistan is intra-Afghan “impossible”. the US senate, has drawn com- “When we have leaders people, and for all people.” 2  P    =>   - Q  ! 1- ;5- ; the entertainment company been given about their where-     and the bank”. abouts or the cases against !  5*1 * 9 *'04+3/ Canadian man, who Police did not identify the them. !  #-:- - resign from my position,” Aallegedly tried to swindle company or the bank involved. In contrast, the arrest in Deshapriya told reporters here. Bangladeshi airline pilot, also died in the crash. Adhikari on Sunday, said the an entertainment company out The arrest comes as Beijing Macau was announced by local ri Lanka’s Elections He said he will remain Aharbouring severe mental The 43-page investigation pilot, Abid Sultan, had been of $284 million, has and Ottawa are locked in a police in a press conference SCommission Chairman within the elections commis- stress, lost “situational aware- report, compiled by Nepalese released from the Bangladesh been arrested in the gambling diplomatic row following the over the weekend, and they Mahinda Deshapriya on sion, but not as the chairper- ness” and tried to land the plane officials and released on Air Force in 1993 due to depres- hub of Macau, police said on December arrest in Canada of outlined the allegations in some Monday threatened to resign if son. His threat to resign means in “sheer desperation” when its Monday, said the probable cause sion and was only allowed to fly Monday. Huawei chief financial officer detail. the long-delayed provincial that he wants the provincial crashed in Nepal last year, killing of the crash was the pilot’s “dis- civilian planes from 2002 after The suspect, a 61-year-old Meng Wanzhou on a US extra- In its statement the councils elections were not elections to be held before this 51 people onboard, an investi- orientation and loss of situation a detailed medical evaluation. retiree of Chinese descent, was dition request linked to Iran Judiciary Police said the man held before November 10. year’s presidential election, gation report said on Monday. awareness”. The Nepali investigators arrested on Friday after alleged- sanctions violations. “tried to transfer 249,000,000 He said that six out of the which must be declared by The US-Bangla Airlines Contributing to this, the said the flight captain’s past ly trying to transfer the money In a move observers see as euros”. nine provincial councils, the November and held before plane (Flight BS211) from Dh- Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 tur- behaviour should have been a from the firm’s bank account retaliation over the Meng case, Staff at the bank grew highest level of local govern- early January 2020. aka crashed on its second land- boprop aircraft was offset to the warning sign. using bogus documents earli- Chinese authorities detained suspicious when the man’s sig- ment, were up to 16 months The delay is due to a legal ing attempt at the Kathmandu’s proper approach path that led to Sultan’s detail medical his- er in the week. two Canadians soon after, nature did not match over due undermining democ- snag when the electoral system Tribhuvan International Airport maneuvers in a very dangerous tory was not reviewed by the In an emailed accusing them of activities that what they had on record for racy. The election watchdogs reforms were introduced. on March 12, 2018. Fifty one and unsafe altitude to alight with US-Bangla Airlines when he was statement Macau’s Judiciary “endanger China’s national the account and they alerted have criticised the government Last year’s February local people were killed and 20 oth- the runway, it said, adding that hired, the report said, adding Police told AFP the man, sur- security”. police. for the delay. Three more coun- council elections were held ers injured in the crash. Among landing was completed in a that medical examination of named Liao, tried to use a “fake The phrase is often used by The man was then arrest- cil terms are also to end soon. under the new hybrid system of the dead, 28 were Bangladesh “sheer desperation” after sight- the pilot in successive annual authorisation document and Beijing when alleging espi- ed at the border trying to leave “If the election could not be proportional and first past the nationals, 22 Nepalese and one ing the runway, at very close medicals was not focused on his transfer slip to try to defraud onage, and few details have Macau on Friday evening. held before November 10, I will post systems. Chinese. The pilot and co-pilot proximity and very low altitude. previous medical condition of Nepali investigators also depression, which seemed cast a spotlight on the history of mandatory. As per the US mental health of pilots in the Federal Aviation Administration final report on the crash and rec- rules, captains are required to ommended that before the have a first-class medical cer- renewal of licence of any per- tificate renewed every year if the manently grounded pilot due to pilot is under 40 years of age and a medical reason, a thorough every six months if the pilot is periodic physical and psycho- 40 years or older. Psychological logical status should be assessed. checks are not required. It said a system should be “Many pilots refuse to seek adopted to monitor the medical treatment for mental health condition closely in all subse- issues because they fear the quent medical examinations as medical assessment will have a well. The investigation com- negative impact on their career. mission recommended that all This may have cost the passen- airline pilots should undergo a gers lives as well as the airlines,” psychological evaluation as part Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, of the training or before enter- member-secretary of the ing into service. investigation committee was The report, submitted to quoted as saying in the Tourism Minister Rabindra Kathmandu Post.   () *) +,- +./,  <     " %, K +  D 4   2 , K + K

;<; 9 6 ?79 !    9%  &/;      & M +   &        !       ' 04 +  2  &   2  " %2 2           '4 5 60               P   Q    #                                  5 6  5 '    " *:'         # hile the announcement of     S  the Bharat Ratna for  #    % # social activist Nanaji              Deshmukh, former President Pranab   $            WMukherjee and Assamese musician       9  !    # Bhupen Hazarika by the Narendra Modi      :  5S  # Government has been well-received all over the country, there are some voices 5           !   # of dissent, especially within the Congress,   ;     -     with some leaders accusing the Union 5!  !  $!  Government of promoting “loyalists.” Nothing can be farther from the truth   #   !        and, as the details that follow will reveal,           ! # it is best that members of the Congress    6  ! <     are far more circumspect when the debate is about honouring the real heroes        5      of the country. / "   ! once because of the insecurities of a sin- R Venkataraman recalled in the movement for the restora- past and present — Pandit the national award to promote '4 S         =     gle political family. However, his judicious his memoirs that he “readily tion of democracy in the 1970s Madan Mohan Malaviya and its electoral prospects. A case and thoughtful advice and non-partisan agreed to the proposal.” after India Gandhi imposed a Pranab Mukherjee — for this in point is the conferment of  !'4  -      P/  #' Q approach have proved invaluable at crit- Rashtrapati Bhavan dictatorship on the country, honour. the Bharat Ratna on Tamil             ;!  ical times for two Prime Ministers announced the awards Sardar was conferred the highest This history of the Bharat Nadu film star-turned politi-        '4 S"   # between 2012-17 when he was President. Patel and Rajiv Gandhi simul- civilian honour by the Ratna shows that while the cian MG Ramachandran in Now for some very unpleasant home taneously in June, 1991. Vajpayee Government in 1999. Nehru-Gandhis conferred the 1988. The Congress, headed      !       truths about the Bharat Ratna. As per the Earlier that year, Although the Congress, highest civilian honour on by Rajiv Gandhi, was desper-                 rules governing this award, Bharat Ratna Chandrashekhar had pro- under Mahatma Gandhi’s lead- themselves, they never felt ate to win the support of " 5  !     ' ! is conferred by the President on the rec- posed that Bharat Ratna be ership was at the vanguard of the need to honour some of MGR’s party and garner votes ommendation of the Prime Minister. It was conferred on former Prime the freedom movement, the the greatest Indians, many of in the Tamil Nadu elections    !     ,&  S  instituted in 1954. The very next year, the Minister Morarji Desai and party, under the leadership of whom worked alongside them the following year. BG    !      (    then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, President Venkataraman the Nehru-Gandhis, became for decades and played a key Deshmukh, who was the               ?< % gave himself the Bharat Ratna in 1955. endorsed this too “considering small-minded and spiteful. role in the emergence of a Cabinet Secretary at that time, Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, too, his immense contribution to Between them, Nehru, Indira strong, independent and recalled in his memoirs that        ?/      # gave herself the award in 1971. Neither the freedom struggle and ser- Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were democratic India, including “many in Government as well  !       Nehru nor Indira Gandhi considered BR vice to the nation.” Desai was in power for 38 years. In addi- Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, as outside it viewed this as a        <  " Ambedkar, the architect of our 96 at that time. tion, Sonia Gandhi as Congress Pandit Madan Mohan political move by the Constitution, or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, The Narendra Modi president was virtually the de Malaviya, Jayaprakash Congress.” Also, Deshmukh  5 0           the man who got over 560 Rajas and Government’s decision to facto head of the Government Narayan, Morarji Desai and indicated that there was much   #   $      /  Maharajahs to sign the instrument of honour Bhupen Hazarika with while the ‘Accidental Prime Vajpayee among others. India opposition to awarding Bharat              accession and created an united India, wor- the Bharat Ratna reminds one Minister’ did the de jure func- had to elect non-Congress Ratna posthumously as this !              thy of the nation’s highest honour. Rajiv of the tions for 10 years between Governments to ensure that would open the floodgates. Gandhi, too, was given the Bharat Ratna Government’s decision to 2004 and 2014. The family also these leaders got their due. But all these arguments were !S     S    soon after his assassination in June, 1991. honour former Chief Minister extracted its political pound of It is also true that the over-ruled obviously because            # Ambedkar was conferred the Bharat of Assam, Gopinath Bardoloi, flesh when Narasimha Rao Nehru-Gandhis have never the Congress was dreaming of  /             Ratna by the Janata Dal-led Government a great patriot. Bardoloi was the Prime Minister acknowledged the immense the votes that it would garner of VP Singh, which was supported by the worked closely with Sardar between 1991 and 1996. contribution of individuals with this announcement. (!  '4  !    BJP. But why was he overlooked until Patel to ensure that Pakistan’s However, even though belonging to political forma- Therefore, with regard to then? Because, according to BJP leader, claims to parts of Assam were many well-meaning citizens tions they disliked; although the Bharat Ratna, the best Subramanian Swamy, “Till then no Prime scuttled and this key State in suggested that Vajpayee be the Congress often harps on advice for members of the Minister dared to overrule Nehru”. the North-eastern region conferred the Bharat Ratna, its commitment to diversity. Congress would be: “Please Again, the phenomenal contribution remained united with India. the Sonia-Manmohan com- Obviously, in the Congress’ keep your lips sealed.” of the real architect of Indian unity — The Congress, however, did bine dismissed the idea. lexicon, diversity does not (The writer is Chairman, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — was recog- not consider him worthy of Ultimately, Vajpayee was given include political/ideological Prasar Bharati) @7 797  0   . 3!1      <  # 2 & $ + & "   $ %  2  ,     2                1&/*   " $2       &   ;  ,6     # 2       %2 " &  ,<                + /   1&/*          2  + /       2   %  , & 4 ,      , +   "  &,         !+! !<(.$(#).6<# 9,<  (#9(8       K6  4  K&; ""  K  5    K9  %  !      !  "             #   1 1  *  1 0 11 '   .!10*   !#!    !     !        foremost voices in Indian liter-         ature who was known for writ- !    ing on issues such as female $     Sir — This refers to the editori- 2  % %       identity and sexuality. Her leg-        ,       $   %     "   al, “Whose Ratna really?” endary writings include Mitro (January 28). Dirty politics is  &     2, * Marajani, Zindaginama and  &         being played over the highest &  % " 2   & 2 Surajmukhi Andhere Ke. !  '     (    )*     civilian award of the country, "  , %  ++     2 2 O   Ramesh G Jethwani "(      $ ! Bharat Ratna. This not only " 22 & &  &2   / Bengaluru reflects the country in poor light 2 2    2 *&    +  ,   !#!     !    # but speaks volumes about the fact 6   2  +   2 /     +             that our politicians can stoop to 2 2,*+    & %    ,       any level for partisan political   &          , gains. The three recipients of the   "  *&   -+ '(/ / Sir — This refers to the editori- "         !#  !  Bharat Ratna, two posthumous, 6    +  %%    ,*2  +   / &   ++  al, “Something fishy” (January        richly deserve the award for their ,   +   ;  % "2 "  ,1 &        +/ 28). Murmurs regarding chemi-      $  +-   huge contributions to the nation 2  +    2& %  %    &2  &  " 2  cal content in fish should be in their respective fields during    &  ++  ,  +, +   %  + 2  " taken seriously. Fish and seafood !              their long illustrious career. A few :%  ;%       "&   %, +  & &/ make for the most delicious        $  ! ! . disgruntled politicians have      & O  &2"   2      &      , cuisines in India. They are the              opposed to the choice of former 2     &   + ,  2/ #6 most preferred perishable com- President Pranab Mukherjee   ; 6 ;% ++ F&  modities. The Government must  !          "!! being given the award. give approvals for building more    /    " " "  0  Mukherjee’s seniority and contri- cold chains so that there can be  # "    $       bution to the Indian polity can- Awards each year at the Republic only be conferred.    a countrywide safe food chain. not be doubted. Day has swelled considerably in Besides, such awards should The FSSAI is a regulatory body   !      !    KR Srinivasan the last few years. This year, 112 be given purely on the basis of alright but has limited monitor-       1 #    Secundèrabad awardees were chosen out of a merit. Ordinary people must be Sir — With the passing away of ing ability and infrastructure.        # ! # record 50,000 nominations, up encouraged to excel in their eminent author and essayist, The Government should step in    from 2,200 nominations own specialised fields. It would Krishna Sobti, the Indian liter- and allay fears. Otherwise, these       $ S       !  received in 2014. The long list of be best to dispense with such ary world has lost an eminent businesses could be badly hit. ! )       nomination itself makes the ceremonious adornments alto- figure whose contribution to Kirti Wadhawan      "!       Sir — This refers to the editor- award redundant. Strangely, gether because deeds are more the world of literature was Kanpur       !! ial, “Whose Ratna really?” people even demand these important than honours. unmatched. Sobti was a giant in (January 28). The number of awards now. But national hon- M Kumar all that she achieved with her  +             //3  #     people being given the Padma our cannot be demanded, it can Via email writings. She was one among the )((<.,6,#(( 5 /  $    #  &     !  -    'B ** 5''-       $#       $ !      !     ,*  #   #   @   (,)>) #     C ;/D $    3) 1;/!      !    #     $   ;  he alliance between the Samajwadi -      !     ;/ " *> Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj     ;/         B Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2019 general election has cre-       ated endless debates in political         5  4  Tcircles and the media as well. Observers and "  :(  !         commentators have termed the alliance as a      0           “political headache” for the National 0  S         Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh. /    E 4      Undoubtedly, the pact between BSP chief " ' $       # Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav can      $!      perform better in the Lok Sabha election    !           because both parties have separate ideological         vote banks in the State. But the transfer of votes from one base to the other will be a Herculean           task for local leaders.      $     % # The core agenda behind the coming  )     /    C/-D  # together of SP and BSP is to stop the Modi-Shah  C$D        duo-led NDA Government from repeating its      )>    ,)   2014 performance in Uttar Pradesh. On its part,   6      !  the NDA will showcase its performance of good   ,>      1 governance, numerous policies and schemes to          $ lure its core voters in the State. In addition to /-    ,    this, the NDA has the brand of Modi, which         $!  still enjoys paramount goodwill among large sections of the population. It is also a well-         %, accepted fact that the Modi wave, which was           the mainstay for the Bharatiya Janata Party   #        $ # (BJP) during the 2014 national elections, is          missing this time. But neither Congress chief It would also not be out of place to men- cannot be wished away so easily. $,A       Rahul Gandhi nor Mayawati or Akhilesh tion that the acceptability of Nitish as a devel- The recent results of Rajasthan, Madhya %#      !@ Yadav have developed themselves to the level opment-oriented leader has gone up several Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have excited the         " of the incumbent Prime Minister’s popularity. notches in mass consciousness during the last Opposition bench no doubt. But it should be   !         As far as the arithmetic is concerned, in decade. The voters, who felt cheated by the duly noted that the vote was against the incum- <  #   # 2014, the NDA gained 42.6 per cent votes in then Lalu Prasad regime for 10 long years bent State Government and not a testimony of    F    ! )#>   the largest State, while the SP and the BSP gar- between 1990 and early 2000, shifted their loy- the work done by the Union Government. It nered 22.3 and 19.8 per cent votes respective- alties en masse to Nitish in the hope of 9*4*361 was also a very close race in Madhya Pradesh     !      # ly. After the new formula of the SP-BSP was deliverance. * $1* and Rajasthan. Even this loss can prove to be           $   $  % announced, political observers have been As the JD(U) and the BJP have been part- a boon for the NDA as it has given them suf-         !  much more vocal about their alliance in Uttar ners for the last 20 years, there is no raging 3 *$ 1353P ficient time to introspect and revamp the strat-             Pradesh but have been silent on the chemical issue about transferring of votes or poaching egy ahead of the general election.               equation of the same formula in Bihar. into each other’s vote bases. Local workers of 6*36-3*#1 Uttar Pradesh and Bihar remain the key         # In the neighbouring state, the situation both parties share old, healthy political rela- 3<3:1$,-1 States to reach New Delhi. Both States send 120           should be in favour of the NDA, which com- tions. In addition to BJP-JDU, LJP is yet anoth- representatives to the Lower House. Therefore,        5 G#= 5=$ /    # prises the Janata Dal United [JD(U)], BJP and er important ally that has a credible seven per 6*3663 '( all eyes are on mathematical calculations and     "         the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). This coalition cent of cadre vote. So, the trio makes a greater 34363 *$=36 their longevity. Many new alliances have      ##  scored a vote percentage of around 52 per cent mahagathbandhan than that spearheaded by been formed to fit into the political spectrum. in the last general election. Though JD(U)’s the UPA. -13:-<3 But even after all such manipulation, the bat-          # vote share nosedived to 16 per cent, the BJP Several opinion polls have suggested that tleground in Uttar Pradesh remains wide open             and the LJP gained 29 and six per cent votes the NDA would emerge the strongest player in 1-963, for all players. In Bihar, political pundits have              #  respectively. Bihar. Even Nitish himself made a similar 133-3*:: given the NDA the benefit on paper. While         -     # The mahagathbandhan in Bihar, compris- observation during the JD(U)-BJP seat-shar- the chaos in NDA regarding seat-sharing has          ing mainly the Congress, the Rashtriya Lok ing deal in Delhi last month. He highlighted 3P36*3- 13 been settled, the same is not true for maha-         + Samta Party (RLSP) and the Rashtriya Janata how the NDA won 32 seats in 2009 despite gathbandhan; even the main Opposition lead-          #   Dal (RJD), gathered 31.5 per cent vote in the UPA II coming to power that year. Therefore, *13 *$#*: ers are still unclear about their strategies and      #*  !$ 2014 election. Thus, the NDA had a lead of it is expected that given the NDA alliance has #*:#9:*$- 6 approach that could turn the tables.          # around 20 per cent in vote share. The 2015 become larger with the inclusion of the LJP in The problem is that the UPA is still   !          # Assembly results, too, gave a clear majority to Bihar, its tally can only go higher. * 13*$:$P dependent on caste politics whereas the NDA the present NDA coalition in Bihar. In the said As far as the BSP-SP alliance in Uttar has ushered in an era of development politics.          election, the present NDA partners could fetch Pradesh is concerned, it will face a litmus test -*::$36- It has brought pro-poor, pro-Dalit and minori-    F           a sum total of 46 per cent votes while the of expected vote transfers on the ground, albeit 6$#5-;313 ties policies which have transformed their        (  !  ! United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies got they have tried that in micro battles with some socio-economic conditions. The Nitish-led        "$      a total of 30 per cent votes. success. But will that work all across the state Government has been truly successful in all  ;! !       The Nitish Kumar factor is significant in seamlessly? Even though both parties have their indicators of good governance. The general    !    ! "$#    Bihar. It will be pertinent to mention that both own strong leadership and cadre on the election will be contested between the narrow-       the RJD and the Congress saw their fortunes ground, the fight for 2019 will be a tough task minded, visionless politics of the UPA and a $              turn after banking on Bihar Chief Minister and to manage. And an even greater challenge will futuristic politics of the NDA with a dream to             JD(U) chief. The NDA still enjoys goodwill and be to work together from the party worker’s build a “New India.”      ! #     respect among a majority of the State’s popu- side. Apart from these critical factors, one can (The writer is chief general secretary and lation thanks to Nitish and his model of also analyse the humongous victory of the BJP national spokesperson of the Janata Dal         sushasan. in the Assembly elections of March 2017. It [United]) E 40*!/;                                              

a distance. Central Ground near his house dur- for a playground, or in some cases, ally well-maintained, with beds of has many hawkers selling chaats, The ground is a large open ing his childhood. This was, once a school or other community build- seasonal flowers, manicured grass burgers, momos and the curiously space with habitation on all sides. again, a large unkempt plot of ings. However, somewhere down and cobbled footpaths around the named, “Famous Palwal Pasta.” It is routinely used for a variety of land, which served simultaneously the line, because of bureaucratic perimeter with signs all over warn- One can also spot a teenaged boy activities. In the evenings, one as a playground and a place to hang incompetence or lack of funds, the ing people not to bring dogs or play and girl looking around for some     would find several games of crick- out among other things. Younger project never gets completed. This on the grass. Occasionally one dark corner to enjoy each other’s et going on simultaneously, for children would play cricket, gilli is clear from the remains of what would also find a children’s corner company, a forbidden activity ordi- @  121& '5 instance. The younger children are danda and even volleyball; while must have been a boundary wall at with the usual jungle gyms, swings narily around these parts. And & &  2 %2 bullied to play in one of the corners; the older ones would just be hang- some point of time but would serve and slides. then there are the middle class fam-  & &+  he Dussehra ground in the while the prime central location is ing around, chatting or surrepti- as a convenient perch for teenagers Of course, these parks serve a ilies loaded with bags full of bar- neighbourhood is buzzing usurped by adults. What is amaz- tiously indulging in forbidden pas- as well as a source of bricks to serve vital purpose for very small chil- gains they have managed to get at  2 %,*  )(/ Twith activity. The atmosphere ing is that with all these games times like smoking or discussing as wickets for cricket. dren as well as safe places for the stalls in the fair.  &%    is festive with colourful lights, loud going on, there never seems to be their latest love interest. The ground Of course, there are huge maid- senior citizens to meet, walk or have This egalitarian and democra- "+   music and loads of people. The any confusion in anyone’s mind would also be the training site for ans in several cities which do serve communal yoga classes. But they tic, almost anarchic ethos, is what     & ‘Gurgaon Trade Fair’ is on. It is less about which ball belongs to which many of my friends, who were try- the same purpose — the Ramlila don’t allow for unstructured and is special about the neighborhood   &  " about trade and more about fair. game. In other parts of the ground, ing to get into the Army or the Maidan as well as the Subhash Park unrestricted activities, the ground. It is something which can- The word mela captures its essence several people are learning how to police. They could be seen jogging near Jama Masjid in Delhi, grass is typically out of bounds for not be achieved by making commu-  +  2 better. There are, of course, shops drive a scooty. One would expect around the perimeter to train for Park in Mumbai, the Maidan in cricket or sometimes even for walk- nity sports centres or public gyms   2   &/  that sell all kinds of everyday goods them to be teenagers but interest- endurance. Kolkata, the Gandhi Maidan in ing. The gyms on the other hand are where even though entry might be  "    — from seconds garments to crock- ingly, they are mostly newly-mar- And yes, it hosted the Dussehra Patna, for instance. But normally restricted to those who can afford notionally free, it is always de facto &    + , ery to genuine Kashmiri shawls. ried women. celebrations as well as an annual because of their size and location, to pay. restricted. By all means, build more 9  &    But the main attractions include Recently, a corner has been mela on Raksha Bandhan. It is rare they are anonymous spaces — the In the Dussehra ground, the gyms, sports centres and well-main- food stalls and rides for children — taken up by kabaddi — a revival to find these kinds of spaces nowa- neighbourhood ground on the crowd going to the mela is quite tained public parks but do leave     the Ferris wheel, the strangely which owes much to the commer- days — spaces that are not ‘main- other hand is simultaneously heterogeneous. One sees young empty spaces, which can be used "    named ‘Ship of Columbus’ and the cial Kabaddi League. And being the tained’ or ‘beautified’; spaces which anonymous and intimate. And that women in their best clothes, walk- without any predefined purpose  "     merry-go-round with space shuttle- largest open space around, it is also are not restricted and genuinely is what makes it unique. ing excitedly behind their hus- by the citizens as they deem fit.    %2 &  shaped cars among others. As occasionally the site for political ral- open; spaces which do not have a Instead, what is increasingly bands. They are typically migrants (The writer is professor, expected, kids love thrills and one lies as well as religious discourses. pre-defined purpose. Typically, happening is the proliferation of who do odd jobs and live in the Department of Physics &  &, can hear their shrieks from quite This writer is reminded of the these would be originally reserved parks and gyms. The parks are usu- neighborhood slum. The entrance Astrophysics, University of Delhi)      ()  *) +,- +./, > >*!31 Her accusation irked that the MLA is not available. @7 <.P  " Siddaramaiah, who said his son “Instead of addressing her keeps visiting the constituency, grievance persuasively,    which she strongly contested. Siddaramaiah displayed his The woman tapped the anger by snatching the micro-    table to buttress her point,fur- phone from her and shouting BL ther enraging Siddaramaiah at her.” who shouted at her and forcibly BJP later tweeted the video Guwahati: The chief of the Bengaluru: Former Karnataka asked her to sit. clip with the caption, govern- National Democratic Front of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As she beat the table the ment of Kauravas, in an appar- Bodoland (NDFB), Ranjan landed in a controversy on second time, Siddaramaiah lost ent reference to attempted dis- Daimary, and 14 others were on Monday when he snatched the his cool and snatched the robing of Draupadi in epic Monday convicted by a CBI fast microphone from a woman microphone with which the ‘Mahabharata’. track court in the 2008 case of during a wordy duel resulting dupatta got entangled. “@siddaramaiah threaten- serial bomb blasts in Assam that in her dupatta getting Later speaking to reporters, ing & abusing a women open- had left 88 people dead. dislodged at an event in Varuna Jamalar said the local officers ly. Demon Dushyasana is final- CBI Special Judge Aparesh in Mysuru. did not respond and they want- ly reborn & resumed power in Chakraborty convicted them As he faced flak, the senior ed the MLA’s intervention. govt of Karnataka. This is how under various sections of the Congress leader later said the “The MLA does not visit Cong-JDS treats women, the IPC. The quantum of the pun- incident was accidental, devoid Women Rekha Sharma discuss strengthening the party our area. Where should we go BJP said. ishment will be announced on of any mal-intent and that the said the commission would base in the constituency, earlier if we have to get our official It also recalled past con- Wednesday. %  ' <#  $ '    woman was like his sister. write to Karnataka police seek- held by Siddaramaiah, ahead of works done?” Jamalar asked troversial incidents involving Besides Daimary, others     "# "!      The incident which ing appropriate action on the coming Lok Sabha elections. She, however, regretted thump- the ruling coalition leaders. convicted in the case are occurred during a public inter- the matter. The video showed a wordy duel ing the table. Infuriated at the BJP tweet, George Bodo, B Tharai, Raju Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and 2010. The trial began in 2011 action organised by In a series of tweets, between Siddaramaiah and In a tweet, NCW chief Siddaramaiah hit back, Our Sarkar, Nilim Daimary, Anchai Barpeta, killing 88 people and and the fast track court took Siddaramaiah, his MLA son Siddaramaiah clarified that the Jamalar, a former District Sharma said “NCWIndia has party worker Jamalar has clar- Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko injuring more than 500. over the case in 2017. Yathindra who represents incident happened when he Panchayat member, who said taken Suo Motu cognisance. ified on the Varuna incident. Basumatary, Khargeswar The CBI had taken over the During the course of the Varuna Assembly constituency, tried to stop the Congress she was upset that his son Will write to Karnataka Police “The BJP is insulting the Basumatary, Prabhat Bodo, case from Assam Police and trial, the statements of 650 and others, was caught on worker from taking more time Yathindra “showed up” seven to take appropriate action.” woman to give the incident a Jayanta Bodo, Ajay Basumatary, had filed two chargesheets, witnesses were recorded and camera with the video of it and was an accident. months after getting elected. Condemning Siddaramaiah political colour. Everybody Mridul Goyary, Mathuram naming 22 accused — seven of over 600 exhibits examined. going viral. “I know that woman for I am not going to keep for losing cool, BJP state presi- knows how much regard BJP Brahma and Rajen Goyary. them still absconding. The first Daimary was arrested in While the BJP condemned more than 15 years now and quiet. We are seeing Saheb dent B S Yeddyurappa said: has for women. I dont need The serial blasts were trig- chargesheet was filed in 2009, Bangladesh in 2010 and the incident, Chairperson of she is like my sister,” he said. today, during the election time, “The aggrieved woman is from anything to learn from them,” gered by the NDFB on October followed by the second and the was shifted to Guwahati the National Commission for The meet was convened to said Jamalar during the meeting. Congress. She is complaining he tweeted. PTI 30, 2008 in Guwahati, final one on December 20, Central Jail. PTI ; !'*15'      < 9M7 ! ?  ! 5-:5** Dev, Azaruddin, Sourav    #    Kolkata: The BJP has decided to Ganguli or MS Dhoni were shift the venue of Prime Minister engal Chief Minister known by their castes or sur- Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on staunch Hindutva views. Narendra Modi’s rally in North Q@ BMamata Banerjee on names. “These great players are Monday said it is “unfortunate” “The Congress insulted 24 Parganas’ Thakurnagar, as the Tuesday said she wanted to be known by their game and not that the icon of the country’s Savarkar during its regime. But site where it was scheduled to be Ahmedabad: The CBI told a State Government to prosecute remembered by her first name by their surnames,” she said freedom struggle Veer Savarkar what did the Modi government held has been booked by the special court on Monday that them so that it could proceed and not the surname before even as announcing a grant of has been neglected even in the do after coming to power? The Trinamool Congress. it is waiting for Gujarat further with the framing of attacking once again the BJP- Rs 1 lakh each for 221 sports “Modi era” and not honoured BJP was pitching hard for the The ground, where Modi Government’s sanction to pros- charges against the two former Government for its alleged coaching centres. with the Bharat Ratna. Bharat Ratna for Savarkar when was supposed to address the ecute retired police officers police officials. plans to invoke citizenship She asked whether chess It also said that the highest it was in opposition. But neither mega gathering on February 2, accused in the Ishrat Jahan The Central Bureau of laws in her State. grandmaster Dibyendu Barua civilian award has been con- the Ram temple got construct- has been booked by Mamata alleged fake encounter case. Investigation had, at the time, “All of us are born in this was known by his game or as ferred on veteran artiste late ed nor Savarkar got the Bharat Banerjee’s party for a week- The court of special CBI told the court that permission State and in this land. Who are an Assamese or whether foot- Bhupen Hazarika only with an Ratna,” the Sena said in an edi- long religious programme. judge JK Pandya posted the was sought from the State you (the Centre) to question not by the surname the person baller Shyam Thapa was asked eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha torial in party mouthpiece According to BJP leaders, matter for hearing on February Government to prosecute the whether I am a citizen or not? carries. “Why should a person whether he belonged to the polls, which is a “wrong” thing. ‘Saamana’. “It is unfortunate the venue was also not big 16 after the CBI said it is retired police officials. Who are you to decide my cit- be introduced by the sur- mountains the Plains or The Sena, an ally of the BJP that even in the ‘Modi era’, enough and did not meet the awaiting a reply from the state Vanzara is a former deputy izenship rights?” Banerjee name?” she asked. “I want to be whether hockey star Gurbaksh at the Centre and in Savarkar has not been given the security requirements. Government on sanction to inspector general of police, said wondering whether with called Mamata only and not a Singh came from Punjab. Maharashtra, has since long Bharat Ratna,” it rued. “We will organise the rally prosecute retired police officials while Amin retired as super- power came the right to word more. I do not want to Her statement immediate- been demanding the highest The Uddhav Thackeray- on February 2 at Thakurnagar D G Vanzara and NK Amin intendent of police. decide who was a citizen and use my surname,” she said ly fired a political debate with civilian award for Vinayak led party noted that Prime but the land or the venue where under section 197 of the Code Jahan, a 19-year-old who was not. adding her surname was men- the opposition BJP wondering Damodar Savarkar, who spent Minister Narendra Modi had we were supposed to organise it of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). woman from Mumbra near Banerjee has been at the tioned in her bank account but why the Chief Minister had to the prime of his life at the gone to Andaman last month has been changed and it has The court had earlier Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias forefront of leaders opposing that was done earlier. raise the issue at a time when Cellular Jail in Andaman after and visited the cell where been shifted to another a near- rejected discharge applications Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali the alleged “illogical and “My surname has been the elections were drawing being sentenced to life. Savarkar was once jailed. by ground,” BJP state president of the two retired police offi- Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan oppressive implementation of mentioned in the bank account near. “Is she trying to break the Sena’s Rajya Sabha member “He (Modi) did some Dilip Ghosh told PTI. cers, who were named as Johar were killed in an alleged National Citizenship Register because it was done earlier. Hindu voters along caste line so Sanjay Raut had a few years mediation but it got washed “It has been done mainly accused by the CBI in the fake encounter by police on the in Assam” throwing out about Otherwise I want to be called that she can win comfortably back written to Prime Minister away in the waves of ocean,” it due to two reasons — the new 2004 alleged fake encounter of outskirts of Ahmedabad on 40 lakh people — including by the first name only,” she said by appeasing the minority vot- Narendra Modi, saying it was said in sarcastic remarks. ground is much bigger than the Ishrat and three others. June 15, 2004. about 30 lakh Bengalis — from reminding “a person is best ers” wondered State BJP pres- high time that the NDA gov- Patting itself over Pranab previous one and secondly TMC While rejecting their dis- The Gujarat police had then the citizenship register. known by one’s deeds and not ident Dilip Ghosh saying by ernment honoured Savarkar Mukherjee being conferred the had already booked the previous charge applications in August claimed that the four had links Speaking at the close of an by the surname one caries.” raising the caste issue which with the Bharat Ratna so as to Bharat Ratna, the Sena said it venue for religious programme. last year, the court had sought with terrorists and had plotted administrative meeting Referring to top cricketing was a non-entity in Bengal the rectify the “mistakes” of earlier had backed his candidature for So we didn’t want to take any status from the CBI on whether to kill then Gujarat Chief Banerjee said everyone should legends she wondered whether Chief Minister was trying to governments which had “delib- the president’s post despite risk,” he said. PTI sanction was sought from the Minister Narendra Modi. PTI be known by one’s works and former India captains Kapil divide the Hindu voting line. erately neglected” him due to his Opposition from the BJP. PTI  -+-+* +-.  EM79  ! - - Q+ ;M7

!  9 *$ November 30 passed a Bill tory of the Maratha community  4 ). proposing 16 per cent reserva- and the state feels that it may he on tion in Government jobs and create communal tension and Amaravati: Protests against AP,” Naidu said. TMonday directed the education for Marathas, law and order problems,” he Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Modi and (Amit) Shah Maharashtra Government to declared as a socially and edu- had said. during his visit to Tamil Nadu will face much severe protests give copies of the entire report cationally backward class by the Last week, the Government reflected the “mood of the and opposition if they visit AP,” of the Backward Class Government. submitted the entire report to nation”, Andhra Pradesh Chief he asserted. Commission on Maratha Several petitions were then the bench which said it would Minister N Chandrababu He said there was every reservation to petitioners chal- filed in the HC challenging the peruse and decide. Naidu said on Monday. need to save the country lenging the quota decision. reservation and the petitioners “We have gone through the The Tamilians protested and also fight for the rights of A division bench of Justices had sought a copy of the back- entire report. We feel every- with black flags and balloons, the States. Ranjit More and Bharati ward class commission’s report. thing should be given to the against the neglect of the state “We should work with the Dangre quelled fears of the On previous hearings, petitioners without any mask- that suffered damages in sole objective of defeating the State Government that certain Maharashtra’s Advocate ing or deletion. There cyclone ‘Gaja’, Naidu told his BJP,” he told the Telugu Desam portions of the report would General Ashutosh Kumbhak- is nothing worrisome accord- party leaders during a tele-con- Party (TDP) rank and file. create communal tension and oni had told the court that the ing to us,” Justice More said on ference here, warning Modi Marumalarchi Dravida law and order problems, saying state was ready to submit the Monday. would face much severe Munnetra Kazhagam “there is nothing worrisome”. entire report to the court but The bench then directed protests in Andhra Pradesh. (MDMK) cadres, led by party 9/  $  9<       P .      In November 2018, the would give a truncated version the Government to give copies “The protests in Madurai founder Vaiko had on  (     =   $   9<   = commission had submitted an to petitioners. of the entire report to the peti- reflected the mood of the Sunday staged a protest against        !  =/     exhaustive report on the issue “Around 20 pages of the tioners on Tuesday. nation against the BJP. Modi in Madurai, accusing ! 9< =   >   .      = 9<     of Maratha reservation. report will have to be masked The court said it would Compared to Tamil Nadu, the him of betraying the interests -   -     =0 1<    On the basis of the report, before giving to the petitioners. commence final hearing in the Centre did grave injustice to of Tamil Nadu. PTI 9</      the State legislature had on These pages are about the his- petitions on February 6. = !1!?'!.13! ; 20 Q+! +- --  '- Guwahati/Shillong/Aizawl: parties meet Tuesday and the north-east to be held Tuesday The BJP which either on its Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, !  1* 3 Ambedkar had laid down equal could do justice to the poor and Regional parties across the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is on the issue of Citizenship own or with NEDA allies is in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura rights for all citizens of the downtrodden and not the Northeast which are in alliance the co-convenor of the meet- Amendment Bill, ruling Mizo power in all the eight north- are also attending the meeting, ll India Majlis-E-Ittehadul country. He took a dig at the Congress or leaders like PM with the BJP will meet in ing, Meghalaya’s ruling party National Front (MNF) party eastern states is eying he added. AMuslimeen (AIMIM) chief Congress and the ruling BJP Modi, Maharashtra Chief Guwahati on Tuesday to put NPP leaders said on Monday. sources said. them in the coming parlia- The NPP, which is the Asaduddin Owaisi asked and claimed the two parties Minister Devendra Fadnavis forth their objections to the The MNF from Mizoram, The regional parties across mentary polls. main ally of the BJP in the Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis to had got elected on the votes of and NCP chief Sharad Pawar. controversial Citizenship NDPP from Nagaland, IPFT northeast which are meeting on “The Chief Minister Northeast and part of the come together and reject the “deprived” classes but had A few days after President Amendment Bill. from Tripura, SDF from the Citizenship Bill are mem- (Sangma) has invited all polit- NEDA, had met Union Home national parties in the upcom- only meted out injustice to Ram Nath Kovind announced They will be joined by the Sikkim besides NPP leader- bers of BJP-led NEDA (North ical parties, mostly regional Minister Rajnath Singh last ing Lok Sabha polls. them. The AIMIM president Bharat Ratna to Mukherjee, JD(U), NDA’s major ally in ships from Arunachal Pradesh, East Democratic Alliance). parties in the NE region, to dis- month to oppose the Bill. Speaking at a rally of the said the country needed a RSS leader and social activist Bihar, and the AGP, which Nagaland and Manipur have Protests against the Bill cuss on the amendment of the The Meghalaya Democratic Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi “pehredar” (guard) rather than late Nanaji Deshmukh and late recently snapped ties with the confirmed their participation have rocked the Northeast Citizenship Bill. The meeting Alliance, also led by the NPP, Sunday in Kalyan in a “chowkidar” (watchman), a music maestro Bhupen BJP in Assam over the pro- in the meeting, they said. region, with those opposing it will be held at Vivanta has passed a resolution in the the district, he said it was time term Prime Minister Narendra Hazarika, the AIMIM chief posed legislation that seeks to K C Tyagi, general secre- contending that it would Taj in Guwahati,” Meghalaya cabinet opposing the Bill. The for the “deprived” to hit back Modi often uses to describe claimed the country’s highest provide Indian citizenship to tary of the Nitish Kumar’s harm the rights of the indige- state president of the NPP leaders of the AGP had last rather than continue “suffering” himself and his role. civilian honour had only been non-Muslim nationals from headed JD(U), arrived in nous people. Wanweiroi R Kharlukhi week met Chief Minister as was the case in the past Congress chief Rahul bestowed on people from the Bangladesh, Pakistan and Guwahati. Party’s national vice The gathering to put forth told PTI. Conrad K Sangma at his resi- 70 years. Gandhi also came in for criti- “upper caste”. Afghanistan after six years of president Prashant Kishore is their objections to the All regional parties in dence at Tura. The Vanchit Bhaujan cism from Owaisi who called He pointed out that Dalit residence in India. expected to reach the city. Citizenship Bill, which is pilot- Meghalaya, which are part of A report from Aiwazl said Aghadi is an outfit floated by him a “janeudhari” (wearer of icon Babasaheb Ambedkar was Meghalaya Chief Minister Mizoram Chief Minister ed by the BJP, is bound to cre- the ruling Meghalaya that that the meeting, jointly the AIMIM and the Prakash the sacred thread). given the Bharat Ratna as he and National People’s Party Zoramthanga left Aizawl ate more uneasiness for the Democratic Alliance, have con- convened by the AGP and the Ambedkar-led Bharipa The Hyderabad Lok Sabha deserved it and because he was (NPP) president Conrad K Monday for Guwahati to attend party as the Northeast togeth- firmed their participation at the NPP, would deliberate on how Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM). MP said only parties like the the architect of the Sangma is taking the lead role the meeting of chief ministers er accounts for 25 Lok Sabha event, he said. to oppose the Citizenship He said Babasaheb one led by Prakash Ambedkar Constitution. in convening the all-regional- and regional parties of the seats. Regional parties from Amendment Bill unitedly. PTI   ()  *) +,- +./, 8 ; & +&$ *.' M7 B -  - Lucknow: Samajwadi Party is serious about development of - 7 4   @ supremo Akhilesh Yadav on the state, it should tell what it Monday said if the Congress has done on its own except vows to fight against the BJP in schemes launched in my  9 *$ Kolkata: The CBI has alleged “They had no business to the Lok Sabha polls, it should regime,” he said. that the probe into the multi- go there and prevent the CBI support the SP-BSP alliance. Akhilesh, who took a holy eiterating its demand for crore Saradha ponzi scam has from carrying out its duty,” the The former Uttar Pradesh dip in Sangam — confluence of Rtotal exemption of income been badly hit by a “hostile” official said. Chief Minister also welcomed rivers Ganga, Yamuna and tax for those earning less than Government machinery in CBI sleuths had questioned Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into mythical Saraswati in Prayagraj 8 lakh per year, the ruling Shiv West Bengal, which is delaying Mohta in his office at a shop- active politics. — said in his regime Kumbh Sena said on Monday that it filing of the final chargesheet. ping mall in south Kolkata on When asked about the arrangements were made and would raise the issue in the Explaining the reasons for January 25 and later in the day ‘Priyanka factor’ being termed that too by Muslim leaders and Budget Session of Parliament dered if the Modi Government the delay, a senior official of the they took him to the CBI as a masterstroke of the officers. slated to begin on January 31. would simultaneously raise the premier investigative agency office at the CGO Complex in Congress, Akhilesh said, “If the front foot, be it Gujarat or UP”. “People come to Kumbh Talking to mediapersons basic income tax exemption said, “The State Government is Salt Lake for further interro- Congress vows to fight against Asked about the appoint- due to their faith. In our regime after the party MPs’ meeting limit to the same level. hostile to the CBI and in the gation, where he was placed the BJP, which is an expert in ment of Priyanka Gandhi as in- Urban Development Minister with Shiv Sena president Alluding to the new 8 case of Saradha scam, the under arrest. spreading lies, it should support charge of UP East, he said, “I Mohd Azam Khan, Health Uddhav Thackeray, party lakh as the annual income Government machinery has Mohta, considered close our (SP-BSP) alliance. We have welcome her entry in Minister Ahmad Hasan and spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, limit for reservations for eco- damaged all the evidences.” wing) is functioning in the to the ruling Trinamool already spared two seats active politics. Youth should Chief Secretary Javed Usmani “We want the Government to nomically weaker sections “So we are getting late in state,” he said. Congress (TMC) in West Raebareli and Amethi for them.” join active politics for making did the best of arrangements. raise the income tax exemption under the general category, filing the final chargesheet,” Regarding the deadline in Bengal, allegedly duped Rose The former Uttar Pradesh new India”. The SP believes in uniting limit to 8 lakh per year. A Uddhav had said, “On one added the Central Bureau of filing the final chargesheets in Valley of Rs 25 crore. Chief Minister was responding On Yogi Adityanath gov- people unlike the BJP which is majority of people in the coun- hand you consider all those Investigation (CBI) official. the Rose Valley and The CBI is probing both to questions during an inter- ernment’s decision to hold cab- dividing society on communal try will like this. We will raise whose annual income is below He further said that the Saradha scams, he said “there the Saradha and Rose Valley view to PTI here. inet meeting in Kumbh in lines,” he said. this issue in the Budget Session 8 lakh as economically back- banking security fraud branch, is no time frame”. multi-crore-rupee scams. The His remarks assume sig- Prayagraj, Akhilesh reminded Quizzed about CM Yogi of Parliament. We want both ward class. On the other hand, special crime branch and the Citing the arrest of Enforcement Directorate is also nificance in the light of the BJP of the connection of Adityanath’s remark that his the Houses of Parliament to you keep 2.5 lakh as the basic economic offences wings of the renowned film producer probing the Rose Valley scam. Congress president Rahul Kumbh to Kannauj, the Lok Government can resolve the adopt resolution in this regard. income tax exemption limit. I agency had all become non- Shrikant Mohta by the agency The West Bengal govern- Gandhi’s comment that he has Sabha constituency represent- Ram temple issue in 24 hours, Shiv Sena president would like to know if the Modi functional after West Bengal in the Rose Valley chit fund ment had formed the SIT in due regard and respect for ed by his wife Dimple Yadav. Akhilesh said, “Pehle kisano Uddhav Thackeray on January government will do away Chief Minister Mamata scam case on January 25, he 2013 with officers drawn both Akhilesh and Mayawati “It was Raja Harsh ko agle 90 dino me ‘saand’ se 13 had ridiculed the Centre’s income tax for all those earn- Banerjee decided to withdraw alleged that officers from a from the State’s CID and and there was no animosity Vardhan, whose capital was in bacha lein jo fasal chaupat kar decision to keep the annual ing less than 8 lakh a year. If the “general consent” to the police station had gone to Kolkata Police. against them. Kannauj which started the tra- rahe hain” (he should first save income limit of 8 lakh for Modi does this, we will not hes- CBI to conduct raids and inves- Mohta’s office on that day to The Supreme Court Rahul had also said his dition of ‘daan’ in Kumbh. He farmers in the next 90 days reservations for economically itate in accepting that Modi has tigations. intimidate the agency sleuths, ordered a probe into the party won’t play on backfoot used to come here and give from the onslaught of bulls, weaker sections (EWS) under a chest of not just 56 inches but “Only the Economic asking them why they had Saradha scam and transferred and added, “We will play on the ‘daan’. If the BJP Government which are ruining crops.” PTI the general category and won- he has chest of 256 inches”. Offences IV (chit fund probe come. the case to the CBI in 2014. PTI     %       R6

Lucknow: As many as 29 peo- identified as Manish Rana,   ple were arrested across the Sohan Veer and Deepak Rathi. State on Monday, the second “They used to appear as day of the ongoing recruitment solvers. As many as 13 admit examination for constables, cards have been recovered from the Uttar Pradesh police said. them. The arrested persons The arrests were made are being interrogated to ascer- from Saharanpur (3), tain more details about other Muzaffarnagar (4), Agra (4), of the Special Task Force (STF) members of the gang,” Kanpur (4), Varanasi (4), said three people were the STF said. Bareilly (2), Bijnor (3), arrested from Muzaffarnagar On Sunday, 24 people were Azamgarh (1), Moradabad (1) for allegedly impersonating arrested in the state in con- and Firozabad (3), it said. candidates. nection with the police recruit-  9 *$ bution towards the solar ener- “The recruitment exami- “Three members of a gang, ment exam fraud. gy needs of the project and nation for constables has been which used to impersonate Out of these 24 people, rofessors, students and staff Prof. Kirti Trivedi conceptual- held successfully. As many as aspirants and arrange solvers to nine were arrested by the STF Pmembers from IIT Bombay ized the design and ably guid- 29 persons were arrested from appear for the exam were and 15 were arrested by police have contributed their years of ed the art aspects of the NSSM. across the State by the STF and arrested from Muzaffarnagar of various districts. They were research and experience in Several other members of the district police, and 21 cases reg- district. The gang members arrested from Agra, Varanasi, designing and renewable ener- faculty, students and staff at IIT istered in this connection,” it also used to charge money Mathura, Lucknow, Ghazipur, gy to work on the various Bombay made key contribu- said in a statement issued here. from the aspirants,” they said. Saharanpur, Kanpur and components of the “National tions in this collaborative effort. Earlier in the day, officials The three people were Firozabad. PTI 9     !  .  ?5@A9       Salt Satyagraha Memorial” The design of the NSSM (NSSM) at Dandi in Gujarat has art and technological which is to be inaugurated by aspects include the statues of 81 Prime Minister Narendra Modi marchers, 24 narrative murals,         ?  on January 30. main statue of Gandhiji, an ?= A project of the Ministry of artificial lake, solar trees and a Culture, Government of India, salt-making activity for visitors. Mumbai: A mob went on a 13=$::*;36 The carcasses found in the persons travelling in it had the NSSM was announced by The sculptures of 80 full- rampage alleging cow slaughter area were sent to a Forensic fled, the official said. then Prime Minister in 2005 size Dandi Marchers’ were cre- in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri dis- *::3;31* Science Laboratory, he said, Two persons were arrested during the 75th anniversary of ated through the voluntary trict on Saturday after cattle car- 13 3 adding they were awaiting the in connection with the protest the Dandi Salt March move- combined efforts of the creative casses were found in a report. on the Mumbai-Goa highway, ment. The memorial is a trib- community — both national village, following which two *##- 4* P$ ; Cow slaughter and con- said Pravin Mundhe, ute to the 80 marchers who and international. It included persons have been arrested on 13#*:3 sumption or sale of beef is Superintendent of Police, accompanied Mahatma 48 sculptors, selected through charge of rioting. banned in the State. Ratnagiri. The police were ascer- Thiruvananthapuram: The UDF legislators regarding the Gandhi from Sabarmati to a world-wide call for partici- Protesters tried to block the * $613 The protest on Saturday taining the identity of other Kerala Government Monday 7,525 crore-seaport project. Dandi in 1930. pation who worked together Mumbai-Goa highway on 4$6-:6- came just hours after some vil- members of the mob with the said construction of the much- However, the CM was not “IIT-Bombay’s association during the workshops at IIT January 26 after body parts of lagers intercepted a vehicle help CCTV footage, he said. awaited Vizhinjam ready to specify whether the with the NSSM began because Bombay under the guidance of cattle were allegedly found near 13*3  allegedly carrying cattle for “We are also investigating International Seaport near here project could meet the pro- of IIT Bombay’s pioneering IDC and experienced resource Lavel Phata in Lote industrial slaughter at nearby the other offence where uniden- would be completed in a “time- posed deadline of December 4 research in renewable energy. persons. township in the district, with 13 3-3 Dhamandevi village, the police tified persons were allegedly bound manner” though this year. “Ockhi cyclone and The Memorial is being pow- A 15-feet high bronze stat- villagers claiming that a cow $=$ ;- official said. smuggling cattle for slaughter cyclone Ockhi and floods had the floods had affected the ered by solar energy and is a ue of Mahatma Gandhi was had been slaughtered. The villagers alleged that and threatened villagers,” adversely affected the pace of project adversely. There was a Zero Energy project in keeping created by eminent sculptor When the police tried to the men accompanying the Mundhe added. the multi-crore project. scarcity of granite. But, steps with the Gandhian ideal of sus- Mr. Sadashiv Sathe. The statue disperse the mob, they were A case was registered cattle brandished pistols to Inspector General of Police The acute shortage of gran- have been taken to make it tainability,” an IIT-Bombay of the Mahatma intends to pelted with stones, a police against over 300 persons — threaten them before driving Naval Bajaj and Mundhe vis- ite has also hit the project but available and district collectors spokesperson said. project the forceful forward official said. The mob also some of whom have been iden- off. ited the area Monday and the district collectors were entrust- have been entrusted with the According to the march of a great leader leading attacked police officials with tified — for attempt to murder, The vehicle was found situation was now under con- ed to take urgent steps to task,” he said. “There is no need spokesperson, Prof. Juser Vasi the people towards freedom sticks and torched a police rioting and under other relevant abandoned nearby later with a trol, another police official resolve the issue, Chief Minister for any anxiety that the project initiated IIT Bombay’s contri- from exploitation and injustice. vehicle, he added. IPC sections for the violence. cow and a bull inside but the said. PTI Pinarayi Vijayan told the state will be delayed. It will be com- Assembly. He was replying to pleted in a time-bound man- a question raised by opposition ner,” Vijayan added. PTI ; 9? 9 > 6 !  4* * of the post-poll Congress- urban Maoists and Karnataka. JD(S) alliance, and wondered I would urge the apex court to !  :9#5 -< the five-judge Constitution nion Minister for Law and why the apex court could not do something similar for bench would not be UJustice Ravi Shankar come out with a mechanism to Ayodhya,” Prasad added. ttar Pradesh Minister available. Prasad on Monday disapprove decide the Ayodhya petition. The remarks come in the UShrikant Sharma on “For hearing of terrorist the of the slow pace of hearing on “It is the wish of the peo- backdrop of many BJP leaders, Monday said people who trust court opens in the night and the Ayodhya title suit in the ple of the country that a Ram most notably Uttar Pradesh the judicial system are hurt hearing of Maoists is also done Supreme Court, and appealed temple be built at Ayodhya. Chief Minister Yogi with the delay in the on priority. Deferring this to it for an “expeditious deci- Our Prime Minister and our Adityanath, openly express- hearing of the Ram (Ram temple) matter, which is sion” as had been done in the party president have also made ing dissatisfaction with the Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid associated with faith and sen- matters related to adultery and it clear that this will take place tardy pace at which the matter land title dispute case. timents is wrong. Honourable Sabarimala temple. within the constitutional is being dealt with at the The State Energy Minister court should take cognisance of Ravi Shankar Prasad qual- framework,” Prasad told Supreme Court. said the verdict should come so the people’s sentiments and ified his views with the remark reporters here. While hardliners in the that those vitiating the atmos- immediately start hearing,” he that he spoke as a citizen and “However, I would like to Sangh Parivar have been main- phere and playing politics on said. The senior BJP leader said, not as the law minister. add something as a citizen of taining that matters of faith the matter are exposed. “It seems that those creating His remarks came a day this country and not as the law could not be decided by a court “People are disappointed dispute are dominating and after the Supreme Court minister. This matter has been of law and pressing for an ordi- and upset due to deferment of those trusting judiciary and Sunday cancelled the January pending for 70 years. It took 60 nance or an Act of Parliament the case. Those who trust con- awaiting judgment are feeling 29 hearing in the politically years for the Allahabad High to facilitate construction of stitution and judicial system are cheated.” sensitive Ram Janambhoomi- Court to come out with its ver- temple at the disputed site, hurt. Their sentiments should Stating that Congress Babri Masjid land title dispute dict on the title suit and the Prime Minister Narendra be take care of and hearing of leader Kapil Sibbal had earlier case as one member of the five- appeal against the same has Modi has ruled out the possi- the case should start immedi- tried to get the case deferred judge Constitution bench been pending before the bility of taking the legislative ately without any delay,” State after Lok Sabha polls, would not be available. Supreme Court for 10 years,” route until the Supreme Court Energy Minister told PTI. he said that it seems some Prasad cited examples of Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was came out with its verdict on the “As High Court decision on forces do not want the matter expeditious decisions on the the counsel for one of vexed issue. the matter has already come, to be resolved. entry of women into Sabrimala the petitioners in the High Opponents of the BJP, as the matter should be heard According to a notice temple in Kerala, the adultery Court, said. also allies like Ram Vilas immediately,” the BJP issued by the Supreme Court, law, social and cultural activists “The Supreme Court has Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, spokesperson said. the hearing on January 29 in being dubbed urban Naxals in many cases that it deems have, however, expressed dis- The Supreme Court the court of Chief Justice and the late-night intervention important come up with expe- approval of the saffron party Sunday cancelled the January Ranjan Gogoi “stands can- in the political turmoil in ditious decisions. It was seen in raking up the dispute ahead of 29 hearing in the politically celled” due to the non-avail- Karnataka that went in favour the case of Sabrimala, adultery, the Lok Sabha polls. sensitive case as one member of ability of Justice SA Bobde.   ()  *) +,- +./, @ 7

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NatSteel Holdings in Singapore While the enterprise value >     #>,2      =9  FDI and Tata Steel Thailand, of the deal is estimated at           = increased by through a Singapore-based around $685 million, Tata Steel 4,33,300 crore, fully-owned subsidiary TS is expected to get only around including reval- !  3<3:1$ Global Holdings, which signed $327 million along with uation of past a definitive agreement with an deleveraging of debt of around investments, dur- inance Minister Piyush HBIS Group-controlled entity- $150 million on both the enti- ing 2017-18 to FGoyal on Monday discussed the second largest alloy maker ties. reach 28,24,600 with heads of State-owned in China — divest its majori- “We’ve been working on crore in March banks steps to promote lending ty stakes in these two arms — this since the past few months 2018 at market to MSME and agriculture sec- move closer to mark the Tatas’ and finally we have been able value, according to RBI data on The census showed that released are the provisional tors. long-awaited exit from these to sign a definitive agreement ‘Census on Foreign Liabilities and Mauritius continued to be the results of 2017-18. The minister also promised two markets. for selling our stakes in these Assets of Indian Direct largest source of FDI in India In the census participating all kinds of support to PSU The Chinese steel major firms. So, in the new JV our Investment Companies, 2017-18’. (19.7 per cent) followed by the companies, 15,104 were com- banks and expressed confi- will $327 million in cash to the stake will be 30 percent while The RBI said as many as US, the UK, Singapore and mon from the previous census dence that they would become Tatas and take over $150 mil- the rest will be held by the 23,065 companies responded to Japan. round and 5,628 reported for more vibrant and profitable in lion combined debt of these HBIS Group,” managing direc- the latest round of the census, In case of overseas invest- the first time. Besides, 1,916 the days to come. companies. Still the deal is 1.5 tor & chief executive TV   O! >P   of which, 20,732 firms had FDI ment by Indian companies, companies that reported in Goyal, who recently took times the book value of these Narendran told reporters in a %""     "     !' "  or ODI in their balance sheet Singapore (17.5 per cent) was the previous round did not charge as an interim finance companies. conference call from Beijing. in March 2018. the major destination, followed report in the latest round. minister, met the CEOs of This is the second major “The rationale behind this Overseas direct investment by the Netherlands, Mauritius At the aggregate level, for- public sector banks to take deleveraging that Tata Steel has divestment is optimum return (ODI) by Indian companies and the US. eign equity participation was stock of the banking sector and done in as many years having on capital. This partnership is increased by 5 per cent to Manufacturing sector had very high as 84 per cent of the discuss ways to improve their merged its heavily loss- mak- strategic as HBIS, the second 5.28 lakh crore. majority share in total FDI. companies that reported financial health. ing European operations with largest steel producer in China, “FDI companies witnessed ‘Information and communica- inward FDI were subsidiaries of “We have discussed mea- ThyssenKrupp last year by cre- gets an entry in the Southeast a substantial increase in other tion services’ and ‘financial foreign companies (i.E., single sures to promote MSME loan, ating a new giant joint venture Asian markets and we as a part- investment liabilities, largely and insurance activities’ were foreign investor holding more housing loan and agriculture with the German engineering ner can take the benefit of the due to the increase in trade other major recipients of FDI. than 50 per cent of total equi- lending,” Goyal told reporters and alloy major. upside and also bring in capi- credit,” the RBI said. The RBI said the data ty), RBI said. after the meeting. The agreement was signed tal,” he said.  *   !  +  +  !   +++  VM ( #   #       '  @B.<   C5  2   New Delhi: India and of General Administration of 9:7  -+;   China have held wide ranging China Customs (GACC) discussions on various issues, Zhang Jiwen. including providing market Both the countries have +- +- * access to domestic products in signed a protocol for export- 9  +-  the neighbouring country, the ing non-basmati rice, fish commerce ministry said meal and fish oil to China, it ! 9 *$ 5.40, ICICI Bank 3.82 per cent,   spooked markets worldwide. Monday. said. IndusInd Bank 3.10 per cent  7= Since last year, the world’s  *$  - The meeting was held last GACC has also approved he benchmark BSE Sensex and HeromotoCorp 2.55 per two largest economies have week in Beijing between six Indian mills for export of Ton Monday plummeted cent.     exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on Commerce Secretary Anup rapeseed meal to China, it over 368 points to close at Besides domestic factors, " # " @ more than $360 billion in two- <==$:= Wadhawan and Vice-Minister added. PTI 35,657 due to selling across the concerns related to ongoing way trade. board on the bourse amid US-China trade tussle kept   ## Last month, US President volatile market sentiment days investors jittery.  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Markets This week, Beijing’s trade in supply from the US, debt cri- margins, petrochemical expan- bled 119 points to end at across the globe remained weak  ! 3$0$ ; envoy, Chinese Vice Premier sis in Venezuela and the limit- sion by refiners mainly to 10,661.55 amid weak global and Indian markets were no Liu He, will lead a delegation ed clarity on the sanctions on improve downstream value cues. exception with a 1.1 per cent hinese bank regulators of Chinese officials to Iran, a report said. addition and rise in the usage Markets feel the populist fall in Nifty and 2.1 per cent fall Capproved the registration of Washington, as both sides hope “The crude price to remain of natural gas, it said. measures in the upcoming in Midcap index,” Sunil S&P Global’s Chinese entity on to move toward a bargain to range bound at $55-65 per However, the credit profiles budget will stray the govern- Sharma, Chief Investment Monday, giving the US tech end the trade war. barrel, driven by a rise in sup- of public oil and gas under- ment from fiscal consolidation Officer, Sanctum Wealth firm access to the country’s Barriers to accessing ply from the US, which would takings continue to depend on path — triggering a caution Management, said. credit rating market, as the Chinese financial markets, the be offset, to some extent, by the government policies on subsidy among investors. The BSE Sensex had Friday China-US trade war grinds on. alleged theft of American tech- recent production cut sharing, shareholder payouts, A heavy selling pressure lost 169 points. In the last two The People’s Bank of China nological know-how and the announced by the Organisation and large capex for refinery emerged mainly in banking, sessions, it has lost 537 points. — China’s central bank — said trade deficit are among the of the Petroleum Exporting upgrade and expansion into auto and consumer durables The Indian rupee remained S&P Global’s Beijing-based thorny issues that are part of the Countries (OPEC), the con- new growth areas like the stocks — pulling down their under pressure trading at 71.11 subsidiary has successfully reg- ongoing US-China trade spat. tinued debt crisis in Venezuela upstream and city gas and shares by as much as 5.46 per per US dollar and it has strug- istered and has received the China pledged in late 2017 and the limited clarity on the LNG distribution. cent on the BSE. gled to appreciate beyond 71 in green light to conduct bond to allow overseas financial firms sanctions imposed on Iran,” the With regard to refining Overall, weak set of earn- recent days, he said. rating in China’s interbank greater access to the world’s ratings agency India Ratings margins, Ind-Ra believes that ings from auto firms and sell- Other losers on the Sensex bond market. second-largest economy. said on Monday. the new regulation introduced ing in banks marked the tone were — Sun Pharma, Bajaj "As a next step, the People’s In April 2018, Chinese reg- “Thus, the range-bound by the International Maritime of domestic indices. Auto, Vedanta, Axis Bank, ITC, Bank of China will... Support ulators started allowing over- crude price would limit large Organization against the use of The Sensex touched an Tata Steel, HDFC, Mahindra even more foreign credit rating seas firms to apply for major- inventory gains or losses. We high sulphur fuel oil is likely to intra-day high of 36,124.26 and Mahindra, Reliance, SBI, organisations that conform to ity stakes in securities and expect the bulk of the subsidy lead to a shift in the product and low of 35,565.15. It finished Tata Motors, Baharti Airtel, regulations and have interna- mutual-fund management ven- to be borne by the Government slate of refiners towards the pro- 368.84 points, or 1.02 per cent, HUL, HDFC Bank, Kotak tional influence to enter the tures, and promised to permit as against FY19, when the duction of more low sulphur down at 35,656.70. Bank, Infosys, ONGC and Chinese market," the bank said full control in three years. Government, for a brief period, fuel oil to meet new demand. While, the broader NSE Maruti. in a statement. Draft rules to allow foreign asked oil marketing companies As refiners globally are Nifty touched a high of Bucking the trend, TCS Opening up China’s credit companies to hold controlling to absorb marketing opera- looking at breaking down a 10,804.45 during the day and emerged as the biggest gainer rating industry is "an important stakes in insurance firms were tions-related losses,” it said. part of their petroleum stream fell to a low of 10,630.95. It with 1.71 per cent gain on the part" of steadily growing China’s published in May. The agency has maintained into petrochemicals owing to finally ended 119, or 1.10 per Sensex. Other winners were financial market, it said. Swiss giant UBS AG a stable outlook for the oil and the increasing penetration of cent, down at 10,661.55. Coal India, Larsen and Toubro, S&P Global’s entry into became the first foreign bank to gas sector for FY20 mainly on electric vehicles, Indian refin- Among the Sensex losers, PowerGrid, Asian Paint, HCL China comes as Beijing and gain control of its local securi- the back of healthy domestic ers are also looking at such con- Yes Bank tumbled 5.46 per Tech and NTPC — rising up to Washington are locked in a ties joint venture last November petroleum product demand version, given the strong cent, followed by Bajaj Finance 1.51 per cent. bruising trade war that has after the easing of restrictions. and petrochemical expansion domestic polymer demand.    C=E5( ,    ?4 ! 3<3:1$

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Aout of sorts New Zealand wicket stand between Ross New Zealand's batting has let them for a series-clinching seven-   2   Taylor (93 off 106 balls) and Tom struggling New Zealand on Monday down in the series so far but they have wicket win in the third ODI, Latham (51 off 64 balls), New Arecalled all-rounder Jimmy Neesham decided to retain their under-performing continuing to send a resounding !  -9  *9 ;* 9$ Zealand couldn't really acceler- and leg-spinner Todd Astle for the remain- openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro. message of its near invincibility ate against the Indian attack on ing two ODIs against India, who have taken "It's great to welcome back the all-round to every World Cup opposition. ormer India skipper a pitch that was a touch slower an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. skills of Jimmy and Todd and we're look- With an unassailable lead in FMahendra Singh Dhoni compared to the second ODI. Neesham replaced Doug Bracewell in ing forward to seeing what they can bring the five-match series, skipper was forced to skip the third Mohammed Shami (3/41 in the team while leg-spinner Ish Sodhi made to the series," selector and former player Virat Kohli signed off his tour ODI against New Zealand 9 overs), who had all but sealed way for Astle. Gavin Larsen said. Down Under on a high with a due to a hamstring strain, the third seamer's spot for the Astle has recovered the from the knee New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson first ODI series win in New only the third such instance World cup, once again provided injury that ruled him out of the series (capt), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Colin De Zealand in 10 years. However, it in his illustrious limited- the initial breakthrough as Colin against Pakistan in November, a statement Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin is to be noted that prior to this, overs career. Munro (7) edged one to Rohit in from New Zealand Cricket said. Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin India played just one series here The last time Dhoni the slip cordon. Neesham was part of the squad that Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, since the one in 2009. missed a one-dayer due to Martin Guptill (13) then faced Sri Lanka at home recently before he Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. It was a complete team effort injury was six years ago got a delivery from after the bowlers shot New against during a 2013 tri- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/46 in 9 Zealand out for 243 in 49 overs series in the West Indies. overs), which moved a shade ) - +     with all-rounder Hardik Pandya Known for his good fit- after pitching. The resultant (2/45 in 10 overs) making his ness levels, Dhoni has over- nick was taken by Dinesh presence felt with the ball as well all missed only five ODIs in Karthik, replacing an injured +  *-+ 43   as on the field. the last 14 years. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (ham- The chase was a cakewalk Troubled by his ham- string) behind the stumps. !  -9  *9 ;* 9$ respect you back. There is no rocket science." with skipper Kohli (60, 74 balls) string, Dhoni had missed Kane Williamson's (28) bane The Indian skipper said Pandya showed and his deputy Rohit Sharma three matches in 2013 and in the series has been not capi- ndia captain Virat Kohli on Monday hoped the required intensity in his comeback game (62, 77 balls) adding 113 runs for also skipped one match each talising on good starts and it was Iall-rounder Hardik Pandya will come out and is already on the road to redemption. the second wicket to set up the against Ireland and South no different in this game either a "better cricketer" and scale new heights after "You don't need do anything extra (in a victory in only 43 overs. Africa in 2007 due to viral with Pandya coming into the making a promising return from the sus- situation like Pandya's). Whoever comes out With the pitch on the slow- fever. focus with an impressive catch pension. of it positive, his career can scale new er side, the two fluent stroke- at the mid-wicket off Yuzvendra Pandya, who is still facing an inquiry for heights, like we have seen with many crick- players had to keep it slower than Chahal (2/51 in 9 overs). his loose talk on women, bowled and field- eters in the past. usual but even that didn't come Rayudu (40, 42 balls) did their Chahal shortened the length ed with purpose, taking two crucial wickets "I hope he goes on that right path and in the way of another compre- ) .    :'    %F      cause no harm with an unbroken as Williamson came out. The and a brilliant catch to send back home skip- emerges as a better cricketer and I think he hensive performance. 77-run stand for the fourth home batsman couldn't control per Kane Williamson. can do that,"said Kohli. Once Shikhar Dhawan (28, wrong 'un on the fifth stump to go for an ugly hoick. His wicket to steer the team home. his flick shot and an agile Kohli, after having condemned the com- Kohli said any team in the world would 6x4) was dismissed, caught in the which he cut for another bound- innings had three boundaries Earlier, during New Zealand Pandya did the rest. ments made by Pandya and K L Rahul on the love to have Pandya. slips off Trent Boult, Rohit, who ary. and two sixes. innings, Pandya seemed unfazed Pandya's bowling was sharp chat show, on Monday reserved words of "It is very very good to have him. He pro- till then went slow, finally Rohit, who has treated Kohli, who now has 49 half- by the tribulations of the past few as he got a few to rear up to both encouragement for the all-rounder. vides balance to the team. The way he bowled opened up. He signalled his Ferguson with a lot of disdain, centuries in ODIs, also hit six weeks and made a significant Taylor and Latham, who resur- "In life, there are only two ways to deal today showed that he went back and was prac- intentions with a straight six off then hit a front-foot pull off the fours apart from the the six off contribution to India's impres- rected the innings from 59 for 3. with a situation like that. Either you hit rock tising his skills. You can tell with his inten- Mitchell Santner. bowler for his second six. Ferguson. sive bowling effort. Pandya's first spell read 5-0- bottom or you can learn from the situation sity, he picked up two crucial wickets as well. Kohli, at the other end, His skipper also got a six off Just when a 40th ODI ton Pandya delivered figures of 9-0 with 23 dot balls. and see it as a motivation to make things "He is someone who will give you those punched Lockie Ferguson Ferguson even though he was was looking imminent, Kohli's two for 45 in 10 overs and In his second spell, he did right," said Kohli after leading India to a important contributions in all three depart- through the point and then hit not in complete control as the uppish drive off Boult failed to choked the run flow during the get some stick but removed series-sealing seven-wicket win. ments. The team also looks much more bal- Ish Sodhi for two boundaries. ball flew off the top edge. clear Henry Nicholls at extra middle overs. Henry Nicholls and Mitchell "For a cricketer, there is nothing more anced with him around. He is in a good head The first was a top spinner that Rohit, who now has 39 half- cover. Skipper Kohli's stand on the Santner in successive overs. The dear than game. You put all your energy in space and I hope he can continue with that," was pulled in the mid-wicket centuries, was stumped off However, Dinesh Karthik kind of balance that the Baroda next match is in Hamilton on it, if you respect the game, the game will added Kohli. region while the next was a Santner's bowling, when he tried (38, 38 balls) and Ambati all-rounder brings to the side January 31. @ : 9  ,   !  -9  *9 ;* 9$ Women's Championship !  -9  *9 ;* 9$ wickets at crucial times," Taylor said at Obviously new personnel coming in and series 1-2 to New Zealand the post-match press conference. hopefully they can bring in new edge to dominant India will look during the last cycle that ran isappointed with yet another loss, "India are a step up in opposition. the team." Ato seal the three-ODI from 2014-2016. DNew Zealand skipper Kane They won key moments and put us Asked about India resting captain series with another collective New Zealand, on the Williamson on Monday said a strong under pressure. We could not just cap- Virat Kohli for the last two matches, effort and consolidate their other hand, are ranked second India is actually teaching them hard italise when we were on a semi-dominant Taylor said, "It is very tough to replace position in the ICC women's in the ICC Women's lessons in the five-match series. position. We were three-four wickets Virat Kohli. He is an inspirational championship table when Championship table and are "They are a very good side and they down and 20 overs to go and long way leader but I am sure they are trying to they face New Zealand in guaranteed direct entry into are teaching us a lesson. There are behind the game. We fought hard today find combinations for the World Cup. the second one-dayer here on the 50-over World Cup being improvements today and we want to but that was not just enough," he added. It gives an opportunity to a new play- Tuesday. The Indian women's the hosts. appreciate some of the lessons we have Taylor, who top-scored for New er." team put behind off-field In the first ODI, the Kiwis learnt from their side," Williamson said. Zealand with a 106-ball 93, said his side Taylor also agreed to the view that controversies by making a Smriti Mandhana and have looked clueless against "The consistency about their plans would look to do well in the remaining Hardik Pandya, who made it to the play- superb start to the three-ODI Jemimah Rodrigues steered India, a team that ended the and the way they forced some mistakes two matches. ing eleven after his suspension for sex- rubber — which is part of the the side home with a 190-run hosts' hope of qualifying for I guess we gotta be better than that." "There are two more matches to go. ist remarks on a TV show was lifted, ICC Women's Championship stand — India's third-best the knockouts at the ICC He praised Ross Taylor and Tom Even though the series is gone there is brought a lot of value addition to the series — thrashing New for the first wicket in ODIs. Women's World Cup 2017 Latham for their innings which helped still a lot of pride in the team. Hamilton Indian team. Zealand by nine wickets in Stylish opener Mandhana and the Women's World T20 the hosts post 243. (venue for fourth match) is a good hunt- "He brings a lot of balance to the the opening match. played a starring role, hitting last year. "The wicket was tough and the part- ing ground for us as a team. We have to Indian side. He got two wickets today Under new coach WV her fourth ODI century as New Zealand's batting nership between Latham and Ross was get on to the business and hopefully we and a good catch as well. He uses his Raman, the Indian team India overhauled the target in was in disarray in the open- outstanding," he said. can bounce back in the last two match- strength very well and with the wind dished out a dominating per- 33 overs to improve their ing match with most The Kiwi bowlers also failed to pro- es," he said. also. We wanted to do well against the formance, outclassing the position to fourth in the ICC batswomen failing to capi- vide regular breakthroughs and "We need to play better in all facets spinners and I thought I would do that," hosts in all three departments championship table, which talise on starts. Williamson said they need to take wick- of the game. Hopefully we can get back said Taylor. in the series-opener. will determine qualifiers for Opener Suzie Bates (36) ets to put pressure on India. admitted his team could not match all- some pride back in the last two match- Asked how New Zealand should The spin trio of Ekta Bisht the 2021 World Cup. and skipper Amy "I think we are going okay with the round prowess of a far superior India. es." learn to tackle the likes of Kuldeep Yadav (3/32), Poonam Yadav (3/42) A win in the second ODI Satterthwaite (31) were the ball in hand. We need early wickets to "It is tough to swallow 3-0 loss. But New Zealand made two changes to and Yuzvendra Chahal, he said, "You and Deepti Sharma (2/27) will seal the series and would top-scorers for New Zealand put pressure on the opposition," he said. we have to give credit to the Indians. their team, announced for the last two have to be patient and acknowledge that strangled the Kiwi batswomen be a fitting revenge for the in the first match and they Meanwhile, New Zealand batsman They have been far too good in all the matches. Ask about that, Taylor said, they are going to bowl good balls. You to dismiss them for 192 in Indian team, which had lost would hope to convert these Ross Taylor said losing three matches in three matches. India put us under pres- "World Cup is not far way but still team can catch up later with wickets in hand 48.4 overs before openers the home leg of the ICC starts in the second ODI. a row was a bitter pill to swallow but sure for a long period of time and got combinations are to be sorted out. and we tried to do that today." P! --  + 6? !  %  -+ -  Q ?     !  3 ;*:99  ! 4*$6 !  -9  *9 ;* 9$ he Cheteshwar Pujara juggernaut continued to roll and the dinson Cavani scored twice as Paris Saint- satisfied Indian captain Virat Kohli T'Run Machine' steered Saurashtra to the Ranji Trophy finals EGermain beat Rennes 4-1 on Sunday, a vic- Aon Monday said that his team has hit with a five-wicket victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy tory overshadowed by coach Thomas Tuchel's the "auto mode" going into the 2019 semi-finals on Monday. admission that Neymar is set to miss next World Cup and there aren't too many Saurashtra will now meet defending champions Vidarbha month's Champions League showdown with areas of concern for him at the moment. in the final of the national championship to be played from Manchester United. India are runaway favourites for the February 3-7 in Jaipur. Neymar was missing against Rennes after 50-over global tournament after domi- This is the third time that Saurashtra will be playing the suffering a recurrence of a metatarsal injury in nating series wins in Australia and New finals. a French Cup win over Strasbourg in midweek. Zealand. Pujara Without him, Cavani scored twice either "If you look at the last five games remained unbeaten side of goals from Angel Di Maria and Kylian (two in Australia and three here), I have at 131 off 266 balls Mbappe as PSG stayed unbeaten in Ligue 1 this said that No 4 is a position that we are and added 214 runs season and went 13 points clear again from sec- looking to solidify but when (Ambati) were finishing the game for us, we were with senior player ond-placed Lille with two games in hand. Rayudu starts playing like that, you start all sitting together and clapping for every Sheldon Jackson Neymar missed the last three months of last by Mbaye Niang just before the half-hour, and feeling more confident about the batting run. (100) to anchor season after suffering a fracture in the same foot Rennes were arguably the better side in the first line-up," Kohli said at the post-match "I don't think that intensity will drop. another successful last February. Le Parisien reported on Sunday half. press conference. I am happy that I am leaving when we run-chase for evening that he had now suffered another "hair- However, Tuchel was raging after Niang "Dinesh (Karthik) is in great form as have won the series. It gives me a bit of Saurashtra. line" fracture. escaped with a yellow card for a dangerous chal- well, he can step in at any time if we need relaxation as well. The intensity is going Needing 55 Tuchel said he could not confirm that, but lenge on Thilo Kehrer. The referee upheld his to shuffle the middle order, MS is hitting to be the same because it's a team cul- runs on the final accepted it would be "super difficult" for decision even after a VAR review. the ball really well, so I don't think after ture now and not necessarily something day, it was a mere Neymar to be ready in time for the Nevertheless, PSG ran away with the looking at the first three games, we have to do with me," the skipper reiterated. formality as Jackson Champions League last-16, first leg at game after the break, going back in front a lot to worry about," the skipper exud- While he is delighted to have dom- duly completed his Old Trafford on February 12. on the hour mark when Thiago Silva ed confidence. inated the series so far, the skipper said 16th first-class cen- "It is still too early to talk about a sent Di Maria through to clip a delight- The comprehensive series win that the performance in this series won't tury. return date because we need to wait and ful finish over goalkeeper Tomas against a quality New Zealand side has be an indicator as to how they will fare Although they had seven wickets in hand, Pujara didn't take any undue risks see how 'Ney' reacts to treatment to be Koubek. instilled the belief in skipper that the against the Kiwis when they face each and it took 17.4 overs for Saurashtra to score the remaining 55 runs. more precise," he said. When Clement Grenier was caught team can also perform when he takes a other during the World Cup. Vinay Kumar (3/75), who bowled his heart out and was unlucky after Pujara Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar is in possession, Julian Draxler released Mbappe break. "Look New Zealand is a strong ODI was ruled not out by the on-field umpire despite a clear edge when he was on 32, expected to visit the world's most expensive to score his 18th league goal of the campaign Asked if the intensity will drop (in side. When you play like this against got the consolation wicket of Jackson. However, the match was as good as over by player on Monday, with the Selecao thinking and make it 3-1. his absence for the following two ODIs them, it gives you a lot of confidence and then. ahead to the Copa America, which they will host PSG completed the scoring in the 71st and three T20s), the skipper replied: "Not when you play them next, it will give us Pujara's innings had 17 boundaries while Jackson struck 15 hits to the fence. in June and July. minute when Mbappe squared for Cavani to at all. Now things are more or less run- a lot of confidence. That's usually how The best part about Pujara's innings was his intensity. After his most defining On the field, PSG won a game played in a grab his second of the evening and 16th league ning in auto mode for us." international cricket works." away tour for India, the 31-year-old looked like continuing from his century in rather flat atmosphere, with one end of the sta- goal of the season, making it 15 goals in three "I don't need to throw myself around However, it will depend on how the Melbourne. dium partially closed as a punishment follow- home wins for Paris in nine days. and ask others to do the same. When two teams will be placed before their Pujara did get a couple of lucky reprieves in this match but it could be blamed ing incidents during a game late last year. "We reacted well after a very difficult first these two guys (Karthik and Rayudu) face- off during the mega event. on the umpiring standards which have been below par during the season. Cavani's headed opener was cancelled out half against a very brave side," said Tuchel.   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@5(    ! $:*  Inter Milan are 19 points make the difference. net off a corner. behind the leaders after losing 1- (Goalkeeper Wojciech) Szczesny But Allegri's side could ristiano Ronaldo converted 0 at Torino earlier on Sunday. kept us on our feet, we were count on the depth of their  ! ;$- * Ca penalty to seal a hard- Lazio drop to eighth place lethal in the end." bench with second half substi- fought 2-1 win for Juventus — three points off the The champions had strug- tutes Cancelo and Federico areth Bale needed just two minutes to mark his return from against Lazio in Rome on Champions League spots — gled for the first hour in Bernardeschi proving piv- Ginjury with a goal as 10-man Real Madrid held on for a 4- Sunday to pull 11 points clear in after their second defeat in a row the Stadio Olimpico as otal. 2 victory over Espanyol on Sunday. Serie A. after losing to Napoli by the Lazio piled on the pres- A solo run by Bale had been out since January 3 with a calf strain but made Juventus had trailed after an same score last weekend. sure. Bernardeschi down the an instant impact off the bench at the RCDE Stadium, where Emre Can own-goal after an "It must have been the kit- Daniele Rugani left set up the equaliser Karim Benzema continued his own rich vein of form by scor- hour before substitute Joao man's fault, giving us ten shirts pulled off a goal-line which Cancelo fired in off ing twice. Cancelo pulled the champions of different colours because we clearance, after Joaquin a rebound after Lazio goal- Sergio Ramos was also on target with a brilliant header before level and then earned the penal- couldn't pass the ball to each Correa dribbled past Can keeper Thomas Strakosha Leo Baptistao kept Espanyol in sight. Bale and Benzema ty which Ronaldo slotted in with other," said Allegri. and Leonardo Bonucci, with had initially cleared a Paulo seemed to have wrapped things up but Raphael Varane was sent two minutes to go. "For sixty minutes it was the Szczesny denying Luis Alberto Dybala shot. off with 18 minutes left and substitute Roberto Rosales drove in An eighth straight Serie A worst Juventus of the year," con- and Marco Parolo. Ronaldo — whose penalty to set up a nervy finish. title beckons for Massimiliano tinued captain Giorgio Chiellini. German midfielder Can's was saved last week against Madrid, however, survived for their fifth win in sixth match- Allegri's side who soar clear of "Paradoxically after the goal woes were compounded just Chievo — finished off to score es, even if it was only second-placed Napoli who were disadvantage we found the moti- before the hour mark when he in his eighth consecutive away enough to restore the 10- held to a goalless draw at AC vation to win it. ducked down and instead match to bring his league tally point difference behind Milan on Saturday. "We've got players who "          9     deflected the ball into his own to 15 goals. Barcelona, who had earli- er seen off Girona 2-0, with Lionel Messi scoring a sublime chip. 1 +) ++ Barca, five points ahead of Atletico Madrid, keep winning but Real are !  6$ *;* gaining momentum, with +-B + the resumption of the eal Kashmir upstaged Chennai Champions League just RCity FC for the second time, around the corner.  ! :- -  clinching a 1-0 victory over the Bale's return will be table-toppers in freezing condi- particularly welcome for ottenham Hotspur suffered their second tions to leave the I-League title coach Santiago Solari. Tdefeat in English knockout football in a race wide open on Monday. "Gareth is happy," matter of days as they lost 2-0 to Crystal Ivorian striker Gnohere Krizo Solari said. "He came on Palace in the fourth round of the FA Cup on struck in the 81st minute to and scored straight away, Sunday. extend Real Kashmir's unbeaten which is great for him and Connor Wickham gave the unfancied run to 10 matches and send the his confidence. Eagles, 29 points adrift of Spurs in the home supporters, who braved the "Little by little he has Premier League, a ninth-minute lead before near freezing temperature at the to regain the form of a penalty by former Tottenham winger TRC ground, into wild celebra- before, like during the Andros Townsend made it 2-0. tions. Club World Cup when he Spurs' Kieran Trippier missed with a With three points from scored three goals. This is penalty before half-time as Tottenham suf- ! >  <9   Monday's win, the Jammu and the Gareth we want to            fered more spot-kick woe following Kashmir-based I-League debu- see, with that hunger to ,   2 2   Thursday's shoot-out defeat by Chelsea, this season. tants joined Churchill Brothers at score goals." another of their rivals, in a "It's crazy," said Owls' caretaker the second spot with 28 points Benzema now has 15 goals this season and League Cup semi-final. boss Steve Agnew, holding the fort each from 14 matches and nar-  .         " " (2     his first was a simple finish in the third minute, FA Cup-holders Chelsea had no ahead of Steve Bruce's imminent rowed down the gap as he pounced on a rebound from Luka such problems later on Sunday as they arrival. with leaders Chennai missed chances es. Modric's shot. marked striker Gonzalo Higuain's "Obviously the VAR decisions are (30 points from 14 but that's how the Chennai, on the other hand, Ramos is their second top scorer with 10, club debut with a 3-0 win at home to correct but what baffled me was sure- matches) to just two game goes." have not been beaten by any his excellent header looping into the far corner, Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. ly it's a corner if it came off their player. The points. Real Kashmir other side apart from Real before Baptistao gave Espanyol a lifeline with an emphatic shot Willian scored twice either side of a goal referee gave a drop ball. And a minute later Real Kashmir dominated had defeated Chennai by a simi- Kashmir. from the edge of the area. from highly-rated English teenager Callum they have a penalty." throughout the match with a lot lar margin in the first leg in Monday's game was played at But Benzema added a third on the stroke of half-time and Hudson-Odoi, linked with a transfer window Wednesday's woe was compounded of shots at the opposition goal Coimbatore last year in December. 1 degree Celsius with snow cov- when Bale, after replacing Vinicius Junior, made it four, it looked move to German giants Bayern Munich. soon afterwards when Willian scored from while Chennai had far fewer The win kept them in title hunt ering the ground during morn- like the game was up. Chelsea did not have things all their own the spot after Sam Hutchinson trod on Cesar attempts. The woodwork also with six matches more to come in ing practice but more than 10,000 Instead, Varane was sent off for bringing down Pablo Piatti way against second-tier Wednesday, who Azpilicueta inside the box. denied the 'Snow Leopards' anoth- the top-flight league. home supporters turned up to as the last man and Rosales set Madrid's nerves jangling by chest- thought they had been awarded a penalty in VAR was called into action again but this er goal towards the end. Since losing to Mohun Bagan cheer their club and they ing and volleying past Thibaut Courtois with nine minutes left. the 22nd minute. time Marriner's decision was upheld and After the match, Real Kashmir on November 20 at the same returned home happy after brav- Benzema's surge, and Bale's fitness, could yet prove key to Joey Pelupessy tried to meet Steven Willian, after appearing to offer the spot-kick head coach David Robertson said, venue, Real Kashmir have won ing the conditions. their second half of the season, particularly in Europe, in La Liga Fletcher's pass, with Ethan Ampadu sliding to Higuain, made no mistake. "This was a tough match for us six and drawn three before Real Kashmir next travel to it is Messi, and Barca who lead the way. in to win the ball before being kicked by the Chelsea had to wait until midway since we were fighting against the Monday's victory. They were Goa to take on Churchill Brothers Messi's brilliant chip, his ninth goal in as many games, came Wednesday midfielder. through the second half for Hudson-Odoi to league leaders. I am pleased with playing at home after being on on January 31 while Chennai City after Nelson Semedo had given them an early lead, before Referee Andre Marriner awarded a make it 2-0 before Willian, playing a neat one- the performance of the boys; they the road for the last one month will continue their journey on the Bernardo Espinosa's red card consigned Girona to 39 minutes penalty but this was overturned by VAR, two with Olivier Giroud, completed the scor- showed some real dedication to during which they won three and road as they next face Indian with 10 men. being trialled in some English cup fixtures ing seven minutes from time. win. We did have a couple of drew an equal number of match- Arrows on February 8.