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New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) high hopes in the state with a Nirbhaya rape and murder case. Newly-elected Chhattisgarh Newly-elected mayors from clear majority in the state as- Judge hearing Nirbhaya He was hearing the petition of Chhattisgarh are coming sembly but could not repeat Nirbhaya’s parents seeking di- Cong mayors to meet to meet Congress interim the performances in the Lok case gets transferred rections to expedite the execu- President Sonia Gandhi Sabha elections after coming tion of the four convicts. SONIA, RAHUL and Rahul Gandhi here on to power in the state and this New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) During the hearing of this ap- Friday in the presence of success in the mayoral elec- The judge who issued death plication, the state too moved an Chief Minister Bhupesh tion is taken as a big achieve- warrant against the four con- application seeking issuance of Baghel and State President ment in the party. victs in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang death warrants against the con- Mohan Markam. The government in the rape and murder case has been victs.According to the last court In the state, the Congress state has taken several peo- transferred.Additional Ses- hearing the hanging was to take swept the mayoral elections ple-centric programmes, sion Judge Satish Kumar Arora place on February 1 at 6 a.m. in all the 10 posts. After this including registry of smaller has been transferred to the win this is the fi rst time that plots and reduction of the Supreme Court as Additional the mayors will be meet- fees for the same which Registrar on deputation basis NIA to bring ing the party top leadership paved the way for winning for one year.Arora before his in Delhi.The Congress had the urban bodies in the state. transfer was also hearing the disgraced Kashmir DSP 10-day police custody for BSP may dent prospects to Delhi Mangluru airport bomb suspect of AAP, BJP in Delhi Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Dis- graced Kashmir Deputy Su- airport.Harsha said the New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) With perintendent of Police (DSP) Manipal resident hated an eye on Dalit votes, the Bahu- Davinder Singh will be brought airports, their operations, jan Samaj Party (BSP) has put up to Delhi over the weekend, said and chose the Mangluru 70 candidates in Delhi which has sources in the National Inves- airport to execute his plan. a 25 lakh Dalit population and 12 tigation Agency (NIA) which is He moved to the coastal reserved seats. The dozen seats, questioning the dismissed offi - city on the West Coast in where the Dalits have a sizable cer in Jammu on Thursday. the southern state, where population, can make or mar the The NIA is investigating him he worked as a cashier in Minorities vote prospects of other parties. for helping terrorists. Accord- a local restaurant in Bal- Delhi BSP chief Laxman Singh ing to sources, Davinder Singh matta. for parties told IANS, "If only Dalits vote was brought to Jammu on a During weekends, Rao for the party we do not require 2015. The BSP won two seats in transit remand and a formal made the improvised ex- which can anybody else but ours is the in- 2008 and was second in 5 con- remand from the NIA court will plosive device, which he clusive and secular party and stituencies. In 2013, it could not be taken on Thursday. Mangluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The court has sent him learnt from the internet, defeat BJP : that is why we have given tickets win any seat but came second On Wednesday, fresh raids A local court in the port to 10-day police custody besides his being an engi- to each community including on 5 seats. were carried out by the NIA at city sent Mangluru airport for investigation,” said neer also helped him, Har- SHARAD PAWAR minorities and Brahmins." Aware of the strength of the Singh's residences in Srinagar. bomb suspect Aditya Rao Mangluru police commis- sha said. Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) In a The BSP has fi elded N.D. Dalit votes, the AAP reached out Singh was caught while trans- to 10-day police custody sioner P.S. Harsha.Har- In order to avoid atten- potentially controversial state- Sharma, an MLA from the AAP, to 6000 Dalit households even porting two militants, Naveed for questioning him in the sha said Rao, a mechani- tion, Rao procured compo- ment, Nationalist Congress in the elections while its Ex- before the elections were an- Babu and Rafi Ahmed, and a case, a police officer said cal engineer and an MBA, nents for the device from Party President Sharad Pawar MLA Ram Singh Netaji switched nounced in Delhi. lawyer Irfan Ahmed in a ve- on Thursday.“Aditya Rao planned to do “something e-commerce sites, which on Thursday said that the “mi- sides and went to the AAP. An AAP insider said, "we hicle to Jammu on January 11. (36) has been has been big”, resulting in planting delivered them at his local norities” decide whom to defeat The party is pitching its lead- have established a network According to sources, the produced in a local court. a bomb at the Mangluru Mangluru address. or elect in the elections.”In the ers to campaign in each constit- with the people in these locali- two militants and the lawyer last (2019) Maharashtra assem- uency but it is not clear whether ties through Mohalla clinics, had plans to travel to Pakistan New Delhi, Jan 23 bly elections, Muslims rejected party chief Mayawati will be hit- free electricity and schools after reaching Jammu.The case (IANS) Seven children 8 injured in Delhi the Bharatiya Janata Party... ting the campaign trail in Delhi. which have proved beneficial was transferred to the NIA after and a 55-year-old teach- In rural areas not a single The Aam Aadmi Party won all to them. So they are not going initial investigation by the Jam- er were injured when a school bus collision Muslim voted for BJP (candi- the 12 reserved seats in Delhi in anywhere." mu and Kashmir Police. school bus here collided dates),” Pawar said, addressing with a cluster bus and the NCP Minority Cell meet- overturned on Thursday, ing here.During elections, the Death sentence cannot remain officials said. minorities “decide whom to open-ended, says SC The bus was heading to defeat” and they vote only for Salwan Public School in those (parties) which can van- New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) grape and murder case.It came Old Rajinder Nagar when quish the BJP and “the change The Supreme Court on as the SC heard the review pe- the accident took place in of guard in Maharashtra is Thursday said the finality of titions by Shabnam and Salim, Narayana. because of that”, said Pawar, death sentence is extreme- who have been sentenced to "A fire call was received amidst thunderous applause. ly important and a convict death for murdering her father at 7.10 a.m. that a school Attacking the BJP, the NCP should not be under the im- and six other family members, bus collided with a cluster supremo reiterated that the BJP pression, as recent events including a 10-month-old in- bus in Narayana area near government is indulging in cre- indicate, that it remains fant, for opposing the couple’s crime also as they heard the the fire station," Delhi ating a social divide and “people open-ended, which leads to relationship. pleas of the convicts’ counsel Fire Services (DFS) chief must now ponder whether they its questioning.“Sentence The top court had upheld for a relook at the sentence, as Atul Garg said. should commit the mistake of must be proportionate to the their death sentence in 2015.A they have reformed positively The injured students, and three students are in bus collided and over- re-electing it”. crime,” the court held. bench, headed by Chief Justice after their conviction. all between 16 and 17 Mehta Nursing Home, the turned, resulting in inju- The 79-year old leader said This observation from the S.A. Bobde and comprising The bench queried senior years, were shifted to two remaining four students ries to school teachers and that minorities face many prob- top court is bound to have sig- Justices S.A. Nazeer and Sanjiv advocates Anand Grover and nursing homes in Nara- are in the Kapoor Nursing students," said assistant lems which need to be resolved nificance on cases where con- Khanna, said it is believed that Meenakshi Arora whether ina, according to officials Home. All have sustained sub-inspector (ASI) Sushil, and it is the responsibility of the victs have been sentenced to every criminal is said to have the courts could consider the from Naraina Police Sta- minor injuries on leg, who is the investigative of- BJP government at the Centre to death, including the four death an innocent heart, however, good behavior of convicts af- tion.While the teacher hand and face."The school ficer of the incident. take everyone together. row convicts in Nirbhaya gan- the court has to look into the ter the sentencing. Heartening to see people’s belief in Raj Thackeray sets new-look MNS ‘Hindutva’ agenda

Constitution : Mukherjee Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Central government, at the Congress Party-Congress New Delhi, Jan 23 tested time and again. Taking a sharp right turn, 13-year old party’s fi rst- Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) (IANS) Referring to the The last few months had Maharashtra Navnirman ever mega-convention in on notice by announcing agitation against the witnessed a large num- Sena President Raj Thac- NSE Grounds, suburban the MNS would set up a new citizenship law, for- bers of people coming keray on Thursday set Goregaon, on the occa- ‘Shadow Cabinet’ to moni- mer President Pranab out on the streets to voice forth an aggressive pro- sion of the 94th birth an- tor the government’s per- Mukherjee, here on their views on issues that Hindutva agenda which niversary of his uncle and formance in key areas.Raj Thursday, said it was in their opinion were im- would be anti-Pakistani Shiv Sena founder, the Thackeray made it clear heartening to see people portant, the former Pres- and anti-Bangladeshi infi l- late Balasaheb Thackeray. that he would not oppose raising their voices and ident said.He praised the trators but inclusive of all He also took potshots merely for the sake of op- asserting their belief in stellar role played by the genuine Indian Muslims. at his estranged cousin posing, but deal with all the Constitution.Speak- Election Commission Starting his speech by and Chief Minister Ud- issues on merits before op- ing at the first Suku- Mukherjee said the Indi- in strengthening India’s greeting the huge gather- Thackeray also endorsed NRC-NPR policies of the dhav Thackeray, and put posing if they are not in the mar Memorial Lecture, an democracy had been democracy. ing as “Hindu friends”, Raj his support to the CAA- Bharatiya Janata Party-led the Shiv Sena-Nationalist public interest. Indian Horizon 2 City Friday, January 24, 2020 Unemployment at 45-year Gujarat Police get high, says Youth Congress 'special eyes' worth Rs 329 cr New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) ing the Centre For Monitor- New Delhi, Jan 23 day, Gujarat Home Min- Right now, discussions ered so that he can see and The Indian Youth Con- ing Indian Economy (CMIE) (IANS) The police force of ister Pradeepsinh Jadeja are underway to add 250 "understand the realities" gress (IYC) here on Thurs- data, IYC spokesperson Pri- the home state of Prime said: "The security of the taluka places i.e. tehsil of an incident. day launched a nationwide yadarshini Mahara said one Minister Narendra Modi state is paramount. That is headquarters of the state. After the Chief Minis- campaign to highlight rising in four graduates could not and Union Home Minister why the state government This scheme was recently ter's office-residence, the unemployment, give a voice find job. "The IYC will reach Amit Shah will now keep a has found measures for launched by Union Home state police directorate at to young Indians, and also out to every unemployed. close watch on criminals 'smart' and 'sharp' polic- Minister Amit Shah in Gandhinagar will be the sought a national register of To prepare the data base, a with "automatic eyes" ing, and in the first phase Gandhinagar," Jadeja said. most prominent place that unemployed (NRU). phone number (8151994411) worth Rs 329 crore. In the toward this direction, IANS asked Jadeja why would function as the con- The campaign was has been circulated on which form of closed circuit cam- 'Viswas' (faith) scheme an expensive plan costing trol and monitoring room launched by Krishna Allava- one can give a missed call," eras (CCTVs), these "eye has been implemented. Rs 329 crore was given the of "Vishwas". ru, in-charge of the IYC, and said Aravulu. "Of the 7.5 per traps" have been installed Under this 'trust scheme', name of "Viswas". To this, "This third eye -- the IYC chief Srinivas B.V. cent unemployment rate, across the state. the state government has the Gujarat minister said: special scheme of CCTV Saying it in a slogan '45 The NRU would help launch a missed call," said Aravulu. joblessness was 9 per cent In this new scheme covered the police with a "The actual meaning of had already started about saalon main pehli baar, desh a conversation about un- The data base would re- in urban India and 6.8 per "Viswas" of the Gujarat net of CCTVs. Rs 329 crore the word 'viswas' is 'Video a year ago," Jadeja told main sabse zyada berozgaar' employment, he said. "The flect the true number of cent in rural areas. The over- government, a control has been spent on this Integration and Statewide IANS. It has been formally (the largest unemployment IYC will reach out to every unemployeds due to the all unemployment among room of these 'special project." Advanced Security'. An- inaugurated recently by in 45 years), Srinivas said the unemployed. To prepare the government's inept and in- women is 17.5 per cent." "Six eyes' has been created at "In this scheme, we have other reassuring and most Union Home Minister NRU's formation was being data base, a phone number competent policies in the years ago, Prime Minister the office and residence currently 33 District Po- important part of this plan Amit Shah. He hoped that demanded as joblessness (8151994411) has been circu- country, the Congress leader Narendra Modi promised 2 of the state director gen- lice Headquarters, 7 Yatra is 'convinced'." During the by providing a network of had reached 45-year highs. lated on which one can give said. Claiming to be quot- crore jobs a year. eral of police as well as the Dham (Dwarka, Somnath, conversation, he also said CCTVs to the state police, Chief Minister's office and Ambaji, Palitana, Girnar, that Chief Minister Vijay the people of the state will residence. In an interview Dakor and Shamalaji) and Rupani's residence as well also develop trust towards IPS Assn. slams AR for with IANS here on Thurs- the Statue of Unity added. as office have been cov- the government. AAP's 'kaam ki chai' campaign for Delhi polls 'maligning image of IPS officer' New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS ter Narendra Modi, Prafull talking about big things for that if a government is able The Aam Aadmi Party Billore, the Founder and the country, but no one is to fulfill the basic needs of New Delhi, Jan 23 Police service. investigation team and Tamu). (AAP) launched a cam- CEO of the MBA Chai Wala, working to improve the ba- the people, then only peo- (IANS) Blame game The meeting deliber- hopes law will take its The paramilitary paign named 'kaam ki chai' told IANS that although he sic levels in education and ple can think forward. "If a continues on last Sun- ated on the incident and course," the note said. force had claimed that with the famous Ahemd- does not support any po- health. Although I do not government is taking care day's incident of alleged the consequent press The association's re- it has the video footage abad based MBA Chai litical party, but was here support any political party, of education, health, elec- physical assault and release issued by the As- marks came after Assam of the IPS officer enter- Wala from its party head- as Arvind Kejriwal was but I feel good that at least tricity and water, people molestation of a woman sam Rifles over the inci- Rifles in a statement on ing Myanmar and sub- quarters here on Thursday. working on improving the the Kejriwal government can think ahead. Otherwise IPS officer at a check dent, and considered it Tuesday rejected the sequently loading her Claiming to be the second basic education and health is working on the ground people are stuck with ev- post near Moreh town in "highly unprofessional molestation and physi- "so-called official ve- famous "chai wala" of the facilities, which were the level to improve the situ- eryday struggle with these Manipur's Tengnoupal and malicious. cal assault allegation, hicle" with suspicious country after Prime Minis- need of the hour. "We are ation," he said. He added issues," he said. district with the IPS of- In a press note issued calling it "baseless and goods, which exposed ficers' Association now on Thursday, the asso- fabricated", and blamed her "blatant lie" in her accusing the Assam Ri- ciation mentioned that her for "illegally entering complaint that she was fles of "maligning" her Assam Rifles should ex- Myanmar". on official duty. "Can a Tsunami hero, DMMC get Aapda image. The IPS Officer's tend full cooperation to Three days after the Central government ser- Association (Manipur the investigation. "The incident, the Assam Ri- vant on bona fide duty Chapter), chaired by association resolves to fles issued a statement cross over to Myanmar Prabandhan Puraskar President P. Doungel, in extend its full support, and said that the IPS of- flaunting all FMR (Fed- a meeting attended by moral and financial to ficer entered Myanmar eral Management Regu- New Delhi, Jan 23 cash is given to the win- mendable work during for training of response representatives of IAS the further course of ac- while she was on official lation) rules and then (IANS) IPS officer Kumar ning institution, which the 2004 tsunami. In the forces and veterinarians Association and IFS As- tion which the officer duty and bought suspi- cover her allegations on Munnan Singh, who has to be used for disas- NDMA, he established for the management of sociation on Wednesday shall choose to follow. cious and unidentified pretext of official duty? earned accolades for his ter management-related a specialist response livestock during disas- extended its support to The association reposes goods from across the It needs investigation," rescue work during the activities only. force, the National Di- ters. the officers of Manipur its faith in the special border (Namphalong/ the statement said. 2004 Indian Ocean tsu- In case of individual saster Response Force The DMMC, which nami disaster, and the winners, a certificate(NDRF), which today discharges the func- Disaster Mitigation and and Rs 5 lakh is given. has 12 battalions with tions of State Disaster Management Centre The 8th Battalion of 14,000 personnel. Management Authority (DMMC) in Uttarakhand the National Disaster Under Singh's leader- (SDMA)under the gov- 'Darkness is transparent, you can see through' have been selected for Response Force (NDRF) ship, the NDRF made ernment of Uttarakhand the Subhash Chandra at Ghaziabad in Uttar commendable respons- since its establishment New Delhi, Jan 23 ings explores various fac- in the village. But these the eA' of abstract. I Bose Aapda Praband- Pradesh was selected for es in its nascent phase in 2006, has coordinated (IANS) We talk about ets of interplay between are also the relationships painted the riverbank han Puraskar-2020, the the award in 2019. itself, during the dev- various post-disaster soil and clay. She says man, nature and art." people are increasingly and my village engulfed Home Ministry said on In order to recognise astating Kosi foods in functions relating to co- that working with them In fact, "Bhoomi", an- refusing to see -- that's in darkness - when there Thursday. excellent work done by 2008. ordination, requisition, heals -- emotionally and other solo show by her where my work Braille was no electricity. The Indian Police Service individuals and institu- The officer also pro- information exchange physically. There is talk will be running simulta- comes in." drawings were realistic, (IPS) officer Singh and tions in India in disaster pounded and imple- and media briefing, in- of childhood memories. neously at Gallery Espace, In many ways, when but they were covered DMMC have been se- management, the Centre mented the concept of cluding those after the She says all the dust had which will have her iron Shambhavi takes the with dark, and everyone lected in the individual instituted the Subhash Community Capacity 2010, 2012 and 2013 ma- vanished and her mem- sculptures and installa- farmers' tools from their read it as abstract art. Yes, and institution category, Chandra Bose Aapda Building by the NDRF jor disaster incidents. ory is now crystal clear. tions. world and makes sculp- I painted very clear dark respectively, for com- Prabandhan Puraskar, as a force multiplier. As The DMMC has been She recounts the water- Interestingly, the con- tures out of them, she is because let's not forget, mendable work in the which is announced ev- a result, the NDRF has organising mock exer- mill back in her village in versation with Shamb- in fact pleading for them. darkness is transparent, disaster management ery year on January 23, trained around 60 lakh cises at the state, district Bihar. A composition of havi is not linear, her This Patna College of you can see through." field. The winners were the birth anniversary of people as first respond- and tehsil levels with the water, sound, light, the striking work at 2018 Arts and Crafts pass-out Travelling abroad ex- selected from a list of Netaji Subhas Chandra ers among their com- support of NDMA and splash on the iron sheets Kochi Biennale "Maati adds, "But remember, my tensively for residen- 330 nominations solic- Bose. IPS officer Singh munity. Considering trained state govern- - the entire musicality of Ma", featuring four of her education is mostly from cies and shows, and the ited from August 1, 2019, was appointed founder- wide gaps in the Indian ment officials in Inci- it. "In the evening, when works - "Lullaby", "Wa- experience rather than consequent edistance' onwards. The last date member of the National disaster management dent Response System you looked down the well, ter Garland", "Rippers reading." from home allowed her for nominations was Disaster Management framework, Singh also and organized incidence there were innumerable Melody" and "Brail" takes For someone who now to so things here more October 15, 2019. A cer- Authority (NDMA) in formulated the con- response training up to fireflies hanging there.the conversation forward lives in Delhi's urban clearly. "When you travel tificate and Rs 51 lakh in 2005 following his com- cept and curriculum the tehsil level. How does one describe and what the viewers will landscape, there is no you read your homeland that?," smiles Shambhavi. experience in her forth- dichotomy. "I am clear much better, perceptions It's a hectic day for the coming exhibitions as she that I don't see here. I change. When I am in Bi- painter, printmaker, and exhibits in the capital af- want to say something har, I am not Bihari, when installation artist whose ter a gap of six years. The here, about them. And I am out, I am. The mo- non-figurative work has artist, whose poetic work maybe my art can make a ment I leave India, I am always dwelled upon the forever carries social un- bridge." Talking about her more Indian. Out there, condition of the farming dertones says, "Burukuwa association with Takshila you're questioned about community. As she takes is the last star. The mo- Foundation's programme India and not regions. a break from guiding her ment villagers see it, they in Bihar's countryside, When such questions staff for the upcoming know it's 4 am and time to the artist says, "We run are posed, you embrace solo exhibition Buruku- start the day. It is a magi- long-term residencies for the whole country. And I wa Dwan which will be cal hour. When you're international and nation- cherish the fact that I got shown at Shrine Empire half asleep, the kind of al artists and students at such experiences from in the capital, as a collat- sound that comes with Siwan, so that they actu- a very young age -- a eral event of the India Art their activities of getting ally get to connect to rural time when I was not very Fair 2020 from January 25 ready for the day is remi- landscape at all levels and politically or intellectu- to February 24, the artist, niscent of musicians on understand the multiple ally charged. You know, I whose work Cosmic Seeds the stage getting ready dimensions of living that made it a point to travel Light/Beej Brahmaand Ek for a performance. The life." Back in the late 80's to most countries with- was acquired by the pres- sound, the light, the last when she was a scholar out reading about them. tigious Museum of Mod- musings of the night, and at Lalit Kala Akademi When I came back, then ern Art (MOMA) in New the farmer's first glance at Regional Centre in Luck read. It has always been York, says, "You'll see the the fields early morning - now and painted huge the other way round for mud-and-hay textured these are the connections canvasses, most people me. This way, it becomes walls of their houses, the I have grown up with as called them abstracts. a fresh experience with The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurating grey mist that rises from I would frequently go to "Believe me, at that the land - travelling to the an exhibition, at the ‘National Conclave on Emerging Opportunities in Natural Gas Sector’, organised by Ministry the field on winter morn- my grandparents' place time, I didn't even know unknown." of Petroleum & Natural Gas, in New Delhi Indian Horizon Friday, January 24, 2020 State 3 Personal Data Protection Bill, Death sentence cannot remain 2019 referred to JPC open-ended, says Supreme Court New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The suggestions to the Committee Memoranda, are also requested without consent of the individual, Supreme Court on Thursday said Personal Data Protection Bill, may send two copies of their writ- to specifically indicate so. How- you will suffer a penalty," Prasad the finality of death sentence is 2019, which was introduced in ten memoranda and suggestions ever, the Committee's decision in said. There was a buzz when the extremely important and a convict Lok Sabha in the winter session either in English or Hindi on the this regard shall be final." Union Bill's latest version was intro- should not be under the impres- last year, has been referred to a subject to the Director, Lok Sabha Electronic and IT Minister Ravi duced in the Lok Sabha, especial- sion, as recent events indicate, Joint Parliamentary Committee Secretariat or e-mail at jpc-data- Shankar Prasad, while introduc- ly the provision seeking to allow that it remains open-ended, which (JPC) of both the Houses. [email protected] or at meena- ing the Personal Data Protection the use of personal and non- leads to its questioning. The JPC has been constituted [email protected] within Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha on De- personal data of users in some "Sentence must be proportion- under the chairmanship of New three weeks from the date of pub- cember 11, announced that the cases, especially when national ate to the crime," the court held. Delhi MP Meenakashi Lekhi for lication, the statement said. draft Bill empowers the govern- security is involved. Several legal This observation from the top examination and report. The memoranda submitted to ment to ask companies including experts have already red-flagged court is bound to have significance "It has been decided to seek the committee would form part of Facebook, Google and others for the issue and said the provision on cases where convicts have been views and suggestions on the Bill the records of the committee and anonymised personal data and will give the government unac- sentenced to death, including the vocates Anand Grover and Meen- tice also made a strong observa- from individuals and associations would be treated as "confidential non-personal data. counted access to personal data four death row convicts in Nirb- akshi Arora whether the courts tion on protecting victims' rights. and bodies concerned," the Lok and would enjoy the privilege of "By this data protection, we of users in the country. It is learnt haya gangrape and murder case. could consider the good behavior "We don't want to focus or em- Sabha Secretariat said in a state- the committee", it said. "Those (government) is safeguarding the that the Bill defines personal data It came as the SC heard the re- of convicts after the sentencing. phasize only on the rights of ac- ment on Thursday. Those desir- who wish to appear before the rights of Indians. As per the archi- as information that can help in view petitions by Shabnam and The Chief Justice said it is diffi- cused in a case where seven people ous of submitting their views and Committee, besides submitting tecture of the Bill, if data is taken the identification. Salim, who have been sentenced cult to accept the degree of reform including a 10-month-old baby to death for murdering her father introduced in their behaviour was murdered," he said. "Can a Don't take influenza and six other family members, should be considered as a mitigat- death row convict, once he mends Modi, BJP pretended to fight for including a 10-month-old infant, ing factor in this case. "This argu- his ways and reforms after convic- symptoms lightly, for opposing the couple's relation- ment will have consequences be- tion be spared the execution of the Muslim women's rights: AAP advises doctor ship. The top court had upheld yond this case," he said. sentence," said the court reserving their death sentence in 2015. "We are doing justice on behalf the order on the review petition about Sisodia's support, New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) With a high A bench, headed by Chief Jus- of the society and the victims. We filed by two convicts. the saffron party should number of suspected cases of Influenza tice S.A. Bobde and comprising cannot forgive a convict who has On April 15, 2008, Shabnam's see that more than Siso- Types A and B being reported in Delhi, Justices S.A. Nazeer and Sanjiv been convicted because there is a entire family was murdered and dia, the BJP had strug- a doctor at the prestigious AIIMS on Khanna, said it is believed that ev- law, which deals with a criminal." she pretended that some un- gled for "giving justice" Thursday advised people not to take ery criminal is said to have an in- The court observed that if such an identified assailants had attacked to Muslim women over the symptoms of the disease lightly. nocent heart, however, the court argument -- on taking into con- them. The investigation found the issue of triple talaq. Though the exact number of influenza has to look into the crime also as sideration the reformation of the that Shabnam, in collusion with "Entire BJP was pretend- cases have not been specified by the All they heard the pleas of the con- convicts after conviction -- is ac- Salim, made her family members ing to be with Muslim India Institute of Medical Sciences (AI- victs' counsel for a relook at the cepted, then no death penalty can drink milk laced with sedatives be- women during the triple IMS), most patients coming there are sentence, as they have reformed be carried out. "The convicts will fore the attack and thereafter, she talaq issue. They were complaining of sniffling, aches, cough, positively after their conviction. say we have reformed and we can strangulated her ten-month old shedding tears that the and high fever. The bench queried senior ad- come out," it said. The Chief Jus- nephew. Muslim women should Dr Gaurav Gupta of the Medicine De- be given justice." partment said: "Influenza should not He added that more be taken lightly. Patients should im- than Sisodia "Modi and mediately consult a doctor in case of New Delhi, Jan 23 opening of the Kalindi BJP leaders were stand- symptoms of the disease. Patients with (IANS) Aam Aadmi Par- Kunj road does not fall ing with Muslim wom- flu-like symptoms must be screened at ty leader Sanjay Singh under his jurisdiction. en. Now, if Sisodia says healthcare facilities, monitored, and on Thursday said more Singh backed Sisodia something, that should their condition reassesed after every than Delhi Deputy Chief and said making way for not be made an issue." 24 to 48 hours. Patients should confine Minister Manish Sisodia, vehicles in Shaheen Bagh Sharing Sisodia's byte, themselves at home and avoid mixing Prime Minister Naren- was not with the city gov- the Delhi BJP had tweet- with the public and high-risk members dra Modi and other BJP ernment. ed, with hashtag 'AAP in their family." Swine Flu or Influenza leaders have 'supported' "It is with the admin- burning Delhi' that "you A (H1N1) flu is an acute respiratory dis- Muslim women and istration and the Delhi can see who stood with ease caused by swine influenza A strain. fought for their rights L-G that the road should nationalism and who It is highly contagious. on triple talaq issue. His be free for school buses is with anti-nationals". Influenza epidemics are usually at remarks came after the and ambulance service Singh said the Consti- their peak during winters, especially BJP criticised Sisodia for as they head the law and tution gives everyone from mid-January, and subside by April. Dr.Premlata verma president of Mahila Wing K.D.Foundation distributes his statement that he order in the city," Singh the right to protest in Influenza or flu cases again rise in the stands with the people of said. He also said that a peaceful way, as he monsoons, that is, from August but lose warm clothes to the ladies and childerns on the occasion of Makar Sakaranti Shaheen Bagh and that while the BJP is critical backed Sisodia. intensity by November. at dandma village.She is always helps the senior citizens.

Trolled, BJP's Has he joined Para SF to show stealth, speed during R-Day parade BCCI, AAP asks Bagga says 'diploma' New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) will be depicting stealth, each equipped and skilled for this Republic Day is and development of 155 about Kapil A contingent of the Para speed, specialized equip- to execute missions that 'Indian Army -- Nation mm and 45 calibre artillery from Taiwan Special Forces, the special ment and close teamwork require taking down tar- First'. There will be a total gun system Dhanush. Mishra operations unit of the In- during the parade." gets across borders, infil- of 16 marching contin- The contingent of the New Delhi, Jan 23 New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata dian Army, will be march- It was four teams of 70- trating terror strongholds, gents, six from Army and Corps of Army Air De- (IANS) Taking a dig at Party's (BJP) Hari Nagar Assembly candidate ing down Rajpath this 80 Para Special Forces high-speed strikes in pop- the rest from the Navy, Air fence is participating for BJP leader Kapil Mishra Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, here on Thursday, re- Republic Day. The contin- commandos from 4 and ulated areas and delicate Force, CAPF, Delhi Police, the first time. The con- for his tweet about a con- futed the allegations that he did 'diploma' in the gent commander is Major 9 Para units which car- rescue missions. NCC and National Service tingent is led by Captain test between India and National Development Course from the National Nikhil. The Special Forces ried out surgical strike "The Para comman- Scheme (NSS). This year's Vikas Kumar Sahu of the Pakistan on February 8, Defence University (NDU) in China, and said he is relatively a small mili- on September 29, 2016 in dos have been involved highlights during parade Army Air Defence Centre. Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya did one-month course from Taiwan along with the tary unit raised, trained Pakistan Occupied Kash- extensively in counter- would be first-ever Army Lt Gen Asit Mistry, Gen- Sabha member Sanjay representative from 18 countries. The clarification and specially equipped for mir. They wear light gears insurgency operations in Air Defence marching eral Officer Command- Singh on Thursday asked has come after the Delhi BJP spokesperson was strategic reconnaissance, to carry out operation in Jammu and Kashmir, As- Contingent, Atulya Radar ing Delhi Area, will be the if the BJP's Model Town trolled for holding a diploma in the National De- unconventional warfare mountainous terrains and sam and the eastern states attachment, Para Security Parade Commander. The candidate had joined velopment Course from the NDU in China. and special operations. their gears are specially in India," Indian Army Force contingent, K9 Vajra, Second-in-Command of the BCCI. "Has Mishra His election affidavit mentioned diploma in the Major Nikhil told IANS: designed. Spokesperson Colonel 61 CAV (70th time partici- the parade will be Maj. joined the Board of Con- National Development Course from the NDU, the "We are taking part in the The Army has nine bat- Aman Anand told IANS. pation), a woman officer Gen. Alok Kacker, Chief of trol for Cricket in India?" Republic of China, Taiwan, in 2017. Speaking to Republic Day parade. We talions of Special Forces, The theme of the Army leading all men contingent Staff Delhi Area. asked Sanjay Singh when IANS, Bagga said, "I don't know if the people ques- asked for comments on tioning my diploma are themselves literate. They Mishra's tweets. The can't differentiate between China and Taiwan, BLK Centre for BMT completes fastest 1,000 Delhi Assembly elections who are always against each other." will be held on February Clarifying about the diploma, the BJP leader 8. The results will be out said, "It was a one-month course. I had received transplants in Northern India on February 11. Mishra, an invite from the Taiwan government to enrol. a former AAP MLA, tweet- I stayed there for a month in December 2017 to New Delhi, January 23, assemia major by birth another children. Ahuja (74) who was diag- and Placental Umbili- ed: "On February 8, there complete the course." Asked about the content 2020--BLK Super Special- and got his 100% match Credited for perform- nosed as Acute Myeloid cal cord Blood (P-UCB). will be a contest between of the programme, he said, "The course focussed ity Hospital achieved an- unrelated donor through ing hundreds of high risks Leukaemia in 2017 under- Bone Marrow Transplant India and Pakistan on the on the foreign relations and why the world should other milestone by cross- a voluntary international transplants, Dr Dharma went BMT. He is currently is a Medical Procedure roads in Delhi." He also support Taiwan." According to the NDU website, ing 1000 Bone Marrow registry in Germany. Choudhary, Senior Con- more than 2 years post- under Cellular Therapy tweeted that the Con- it was established in 1906. During its over a cen- Transplants. BLK Centre Piyush Joshi, the 1st sultant & Director, Centre transplant and leukaemia which includes Allogeneic gress and AAP had cre- tury-long history, the NDU's name was changed 9 for BMT has emerged as patient underwent Bone for Bone Marrow Trans- free. Transplants (HLA match ated "small Pakistans" times and was headed by over 30 superintendents. Asia’s largest BMT unit Marrow Transplant in plant, BLK Super Special- Mrs. Sharda Kohli (70) most important), Blood like Shaheen Bagh in the Till date, claims the NDU website, it has trained and has completed the 2010 was also present on ity Hospital said, “With also underwent BMT for group need not match, country. thousands of outstanding officers who vowed to fastest 1,000 bone marrow the occasion to share his Bone Marrow Transplants, Leukaemia seven years Matched Sibling, the Best "Has Mishra joined protect the people and serve the country. Bagga, a transplant in Northern testimony of 10 years post we are successfully cur- ago, narrated their pre match for major and mi- the Board of Control school dropout, has mentioned in the poll affida- India. Few patients who transplant. Pushpa Joshi, ing incurable diseases like and post BMT life and ex- nor antigens. Another for Cricket in India?" vit that he is pursuing Bachelor Preparatory Pro- were part of this decade mother of Piyush said, Leukaemia, Myeloma, pressed gratitude to ex- form of the procedure is asked Sanjay Singh when gramme from the IGNOU. The IGNOU programme long journey marked their “We were scared earlier Thalassemia and also im- perts for giving them a new Autologous transplant asked for comments on is offered to students who wish to attain a bache- presence on the occasion. to know about the disease proving the quality of life lease of life. and Cord Blood Trans- Mishra's tweets. The lor's degree but lacks the essential qualification of Najm Aldeen (2yr) but after the transplant for the patients. According to Dr. Chaud- plant. It is promising to Delhi Assembly elections having passed Class 12. On his plans for the con- 1000th patient, from Ye- now it’s almost 10 years Not only kids but even hary, “Haemopoietic Stem note that Matched Un- will be held on February stituency, Bagga said after every two days we would men who marked his pres- and Piyush is fine and the elderly got a new lease Cell is sourced from Bone related-donor registeries 8. The results will be out share plans for the Hari Nagar Assembly seat. "I ence in the conference leading a normal life and of life with state of the art Marrow (BM), Peripheral now have over 10 million on February 11. have said in the first 60 days on winning. was suffering from Thal- going to school just like BMT facility. Dina Nath Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) donors.” Indian Horizon 4 South Friday, January 24, 2020

BJP will not let AFT ISRO plans to CM writes to External Affairs Minister closedown: MLA Saminathan send Vyommitra, over giving proper medical care for nurses Puducherry, Jan 23 (UNI) BJP local unit president said here on infected with Coronavirus in Saudi Thursday that the party will not let the 120-year-old Anglo-French a lady robot in Textile (AFT) Mills to be shutdown. In a statement, MLA V Sami- Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (UNI) nathan said that the congress government headed by V Narayana- unmanned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan samy took initiative to close down the mill and the Chief Minister on Thursday written a letter to Union is trying to escape by putting the blame on the Lt Governor. Gaganyaan spacecraft External Afffairs Minister Dr S Jaishan- He said, "Vijayan committee constituted to go into the affairs of kar seeking his intervention to ensure the mill gave three different recommendations i e either to close Bengaluru, Jan 23 (UNI) Indian Space Re- proper medical care for nurses from down the mill, provide Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to the search Organisation will send ‘Vyommitra’, the state who was contracted Corona- workers or to run the mill. But the government did not accept any a lady robot in the unmanned Gaganyaan virus in Saudi Arabia. and planned to close down the mill and to sell the land." The MLA spacecraft in the run up to the first Human Mr Vijayan wrote the letter follow- charged that all the mismanagement made the mill defunct and Space Mission by India in December 2021. ing reports that nurses working at actions were being taken to shut it down. "Already two mills were The robot was the centre of attraction at the Jazeera Abha Al Hayath Hospital in closed down and 150 Public Sector Undertakings are on the verge inaugural session of the “Human Spaceflight Saudi Arabia have been identified as of closure," he said. He called up on the people to support Bharati- and Exploration – Present Challenges and Fu- being infected with the coronavirus. ya Janta Party to form government in the union territory in 2021, ture Trends” here on Wednesday. Vyommitra, Meanwhile, Union Minister of State "All the mills would be revived and job opportunities provided to a combination of two Sanskrit words Vyoma for External Afffairs V Muraleedharan the local youths," he ensured. (Space) and Mitra (Friend), took everyone by tweeted that "Spoke to @CGIJeddah surprise when she introduced herself to the on Indian nurses quarantined at Al- audience gathered there. Hayat Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Sau- Zonal contests “Hello everyone. I am Vyommitra, the pro- di Arabia due to Coronavirus threat." following reports that more than 570 Kannur and Trivandrum in the state. totype of the half-humanoid, been made for "They are in touch with hospital people were infected with the deadly Those who come from China must of India Skills Kerala 2020 to the first unmanned Gaganyaan mission,” the management and Saudi foreign Minis- virus which took the lives of 17 people contact the District Medical Officer robot said. Explaining about the role in the try. Have asked our Consulate to pro- in the central Chinese city of Wuhan (DMO) for proper medical check up as start from Jan 27 mission, she said, “I can monitor through vide all possible support. @MEAIndia so far. Directions have been issued for part of precautionary measures taken Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (UNI) The five-day zonal competi- module parameters, alert you and perform @PMOIndia," he added. Kerala Health screening passengers arriving at Inter- to control the spread of the virus in the tions of India Skills Kerala 2020 will commence in Thiruvanantha- life support operations. I can perform activi- Department has also issued an alert national Airports in Kochi, Kozhikode, state, sources said. puram, Kochi and Kozhikode on January 27. The multi-tier India ties like switch panel operations…” The robot Skills Kerala competitions are being organized by the Industrial said she can also be a companion and con- Training Department (ITD) and Kerala Academy for Skills Excel- verse with the astronauts, recognise them and lence (KASE), both under the State Labour and Skills Department. can also respond to their queries. K'taka: Cong MLA injured in firecracker The South Zone competitions will be inaugurated by B. Sathyan ISRO chairman K Sivan told reporters on MLA at Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Attingal, at 10 am. B.D. Wednesday that the half humanoid will simu- explosion demands probe Devassy MLA will inaugurate the Central Zone competitions at late human functions in space and also inter- Government ITI, Chalakkudy, Thrissur, at 9 am. The North Zone act with the environment control life support Bengaluru, Jan 23 Hospital this after- over the incident he media that State Home contests will be inaugurated by A. Pradeep Kumar MLA at Govern- system. “It will be simulating exactly the hu- (UNI) A Congress MLA, noon. Speaking with said, “I have been rep- Minister Basavaraj ment ITI, Kozhikode, at 1000 hrs. The hall tickets of participants man functions there (in space). It will check who and six other sus- mediapersons outside resenting the constitu- Bommai had called of zonal competitions are available on their respective India Skills whether the system is right. This will be very tained burn injuries his residence, Ha- ency for over 12-years him to enquire about Kerala profile. For more details, visit: www.indiaskillskerala.com. useful to simulate, as if a human is flying,” he in a firecracker blast ris said, “It wasn’t a and had no rivalry with his condition at the The preliminary district-level competitions of the event had con- added. Earlier, addressing the inaugural func- on Thursday said that cracker but a ball-like anyone. Barring po- hospital, “I have also cluded on January 20. In the previous edition, competitions were tion, Sivan said ahead of the launch of India’s the incident cannot be object that was hurled litical ideology during briefed the home min- held in 20 skills. This has been steeply increased to 42, which in- maiden human spaceflight venture ‘Gagan- brushed aside as a mi- at me. Since my child- elections, all the lead- ister and explained to clude 20 academic skills and 22 specialized skills. yaan’ in December 2021, ISRO will undertake nor blast and appealed hood, I have been see- ers in our constituency him what exactly hap- The grand State-level finale is scheduled from February 22 to 24, two unmanned missions in December 2020 to the state govern- ing crackers and the have been cooperative pened," he said. at Swapna Nagari, Kozhikode. The winners at the State-level com- and June 2021 and ‘Vyommitra’ will fly in ment to inquire into object that was thrown with each other. Yet, "I have full faith in petitions will get Rs One lakh each as prize money, and runners them. “We are on schedule (regarding Gaga- the matter. at me was certainly not we do not know what the police and will co- up Rs 50,000. All finalists will get Rs 10,000 each. The State-level nyaan). We are going to do lots of demonstra- Shantinagar MLA NA a cracker. It had splin- the intention was or operate with the police winners will qualify for the national competitions and the prize- tion tests this year. This year end we will send Haris was discharged ters and hard objects.” who was behind the in- during the investiga- winning performers at the national round will get an opportunity our unmanned mission. from St Philomena's Expressing shock cident.” He further told tion.” he added. to represent the country at World Skills 2021 in Shanghai, China. These 14 Indian start-ups catering Common man suffered most Free safaris planned in Mangluru stir: Panel for farmers in Bandipur to persons with disabilities

Tiger Reserve Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) All- they will be given the chance to of autism in the golden years (three- Chamarajanagar, Jan 23 (UNI) Forest Department of Bandipur terrain slip-proof crutches, electric work with selected implementation six years). Tiger Reserve has planned to conduct a free safari for farmers liv- wheelchair designed for Indian agencies within the Social Alpha, A product called 'Annie' from ing on the periphery of the forests in order to instill confidence terrain, gaming tool for screening BIRAC and Tata Trusts network. Thinkerbell Labs Pvt Ltd aims at among them and prevent any possible man-made fires during autism and a $1 speaking device "We are happy to see many innova- improving braille literacy in India summer this year. were the innovations from 14 start- tors have recognized the need to ad- by imparting braille reading, writ- "There is a constant conflict between farmers and department ups who were declared winners of dress the challenges faced by PwDs ing and typing skills. Demosthen- officials due to wild animal attacks. This leads to miscreants set- 'BIRAC-Social Alpha Quest for As- in India. These winning start-ups es Technologies Pvt Ltd has de- ting fire to the forest," officials said here on Thursday sistive Technologies- Supported are pioneers in this space," Manoj veloped 'Stamurai' that provides To prevent this, the department has planned to create a bond by Mphasis', it was announced on Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder, So- accelerated therapy for stammer- Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) prised retired Supreme between farmers and officials by offering free safaris to them and Thursday. cial Alpha, said in a statement. ing and other speech-related is- A fact-finding commission Court judge V.A Gopala their family members into the tiger reserve on Mondays. In a unique Public-Private Part- The winners were chosen from sues, through speech exercises investigating police firings Gowda, B.T. Venkatesh and "Any farmer, possessing an identity card issued by the Pan- nership model, non-proft BIRAC, over 100 applicants based on their and practice tools. in Mangalore in the recent Sugata Srinivasaraju which chayat Development Officer or Department of Agriculture, will be Tata Trusts-funded start-up incu- business model, technological in- "Through this initiative, we aim anti-CAA unrest found that said the police resorted to eligible for the tour," the official added. bator Social Alpha and IT services novation, product-market fit, focus to further the cause of disability in- greater harm was caused indiscriminate lathicharge company Mphasis came together on affordability and accessibility clusion in India and make it main- to civilians and innocent and firing, abusive lan- to scale and support assistive tech and socio-economic impact. stream," said Srikanth Karra, Chief people not connected to guage, force on journalists Zonal contests of start-ups that are helping Persons Winners include Trestle Labs Pvt Human Resource Officer, Mphasis. the protests. "Greater harm and other gross violations. with Disabilities (PwDs) in India. Ltd with a product called Kibo that For the accelerator programme, was caused to civilians and Examining the events India Skills Kerala 2020 to The winners were awarded Rs empowers the visually-impaired Social Alpha has partnered with innocent persons who had that occurred during the 50 lakh each for completion of the towards inclusive education and several leading organisations in- nothing to do with the pro- anti-Citizenship Amend- start from Jan 27 clinical trial, improvements in de- employment by enabling real-time cluding Enable India, Artilab, Jaipur tests, if any. Their livelihood ment Act (CAA) protests in Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (UNI) The five-day zonal com- sign-for-manufacturability and ful- access to content through audio Foot, Saksham Trust, APD, Xavier's has been severely affected. Mangluru on December 19, petitions of India Skills Kerala 2020 will commence in Thiruva- filment of work orders. They were in several Indian and overseas lan- Resource Center for the Visually More specifically, two lives 2019 and January 6 and 7, nanthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode on January 27. also enrolled in the Social Alpha guages. Kidaura Innovations Pvt Challenged, National Institute of have been lost," said the the commission found that The multi-tier India Skills Kerala competitions are being Accelerator for Inclusive Solutions, Ltd has prepared a gaming tool that Speech and Hearing, and AssisTech commission report. the imposition of Section organized by the Industrial Training Department (ITD) and a three-month programme where allows for easy and early screening at IIT-Delhi. The commission com- 144 CrPc. Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), both under the State Labour and Skills Department. The South Zone competitions will be inaugurated by B. Sath- Jagan in a dilemma over three capitals move yan MLA at Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Attingal, at 10 am. B.D. Devassy MLA will inaugurate the Central Zone com- Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) The government's efforts After the smooth passing process which will ultimately celebrations in the TDP camp. petitions at Government ITI, Chalakkudy, Thrissur, at 9 am. With the Andhra Pradesh Leg- to swiftly complete the pro- of the bills in the Assembly lead to the bills being deemed Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh, The North Zone contests will be inaugurated by A. Pradeep islative Council Chairman re- cess of decentralization of the on January 20, the first day approved. a member of the Council and Kumar MLA at Government ITI, Kozhikode, at 1000 hrs. The ferring the bills relating to the state capital by developing of the special session, the YS- The YSRCP used all its other TDP leaders joined hall tickets of participants of zonal competitions are available development of three state Visakhapatnam and Kurnool RCP suffered defeats in the strength to ensure that the the Amaravati farmers in the on their respective India Skills Kerala profile. For more details, capitals to a select committee, as the two other capitals re- Council both on Tuesday and Bills are not referred to a se- celebrations. Analysts, how- visit: www.indiaskillskerala.com. The preliminary district- the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led ceived a major setback with Wednesday. On the first day, lect committee as the process ever, say the government can level competitions of the event had concluded on January 20. government is finding itself in Shariff referring the bills to the TDP had its way by getting could be delayed for at least still issue an ordinance to go In the previous edition, competitions were held in 20 skills. a dilemma over the issue. a House panel, despite pres- a resolution passed by the three months. It used as many ahead with its three capital This has been steeply increased to 42, which include 20 aca- A day after Council Chair- sure from the ruling party. House, disapproving the gov- as 24 ministers to bring pres- process. For this both the demic skills and 22 specialized skills. The State-level winners man Mohammed Ahmed The developments in ernment's policies. The result sure on the chairman, who Houses of the State Legisla- will qualify for the national competitions and the prize-win- Shariff dealt a huge blow to the Upper House over the was only expected as the YS- was appointed during the ture have to be prorogued. ning performers at the national round will get an opportunity the government by referring last two days became a hot RCP has just nine members in TDP rule but Shariff did not TDP leader in the Council and to represent the country at World Skills 2021 in Shanghai, Chi- the bills to a select commit- topic of discussion with cel- the 58-member House. succumb and used his special former minister Y. Ramakrish- na. The grand State-level finale is scheduled from February 22 tee, YSR Congress Party start- ebrations breaking out in the The ruling party was hope- powers to refer the Bills to a nudu, however, believes that to 24, at Swapna Nagari, Kozhikode. The winners at the State- ed discussing the next course camp of the main opposition ful that the bills will be taken select committee. the governor can use his dis- level competitions will get Rs One lakh each as prize money, of action. Chief Minister Y. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) up for voting. Though they The development evoked a cretion while approving the and runners up Rs 50,000. All finalists will get Rs 10,000 each. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy went and also among farmers in were bound to be rejected strong reaction from the YS- ordinance. "He will have to The State-level winners will qualify for the national competi- into a huddle with top party Amaravati villages, who have given the overwhelming ma- RCP, which alleged that TDP satisfy himself with regard to tions and the prize-winning performers at the national round leaders on Thursday to con- been strongly opposing any jority of the opposition, YS- chief N. Chandrababu Naidu the necessity of the ordinance will get an opportunity to represent the country at World Skills sider the options available to move to shift the capital from RCP leaders were confident influenced the chairman. On and also take into account the 2021 in Shanghai, China. the government. Amaravati. that it will set in motion the the other hand, there were circumstances. Indian Horizon Friday, January 24, 2020 Nation 5

Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Set- ting political circles afl utter, Another ‘son-rise’ in Netaji opposed ‘divisive politics’ of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thac- keray on Thursday formally Thackeray clan Hindu Mahasabha: Mamata launched his 27-year-old son the stage to express his thanks Darjeeling, Jan 23 (IANS) posed the Hindu Mahasab- out what actually happened to Amit Thackeray into politics to the people of the state. West Bengal Chief Minister ha’s divisive politics. These Bose.“I fi nd they are not seri- at the party’s fi rst mega-con- “This is my fi rst-ever ad- Mamata Banerjee on Thursday thoughts are very much rel- ous in fi nding out what hap- vention here. dress on a public platform in regretted that Netaji Subhash evant today. pened to him. It is a shame Amit Thackeray’s name was the past 14 years of the party Chandra Bose’s birth anniver- He had fought for a secular that after over 70 years, we still announced by a senior leader and my 27 years (age)... I am sary was yet to be declared as India, a united India, but now don’t know what happened to Bala Nandgaonkar and greet- truly overwhelmed. a national holiday, as she criti- efforts are on to oust those who him,” she said. ed with a standing ovation by When Raj-Saheb informed cised the BJP-led NDA govern- follow secularism,” Banerjee Banerjee said since coming the 20,000 plus gathering at me last night that I would ment for not being “serious” in said during a programme or- to power in 2011, she has been the NSE Ground, Goregaon. move the Education Resolu- solving the mystery behind his ganised at the Darjeeling Mall. demanding that January 23 be Humbly acknowledging the portraits of Chhatrapati Shiv- tion, I felt the ground slipping disappearance. the 123rd birth anniversary Refering to the mysterious declared a national holiday. ‘abhishek’ honour, Amit Thac- aji Maharaj, B.R. Ambedkar, from beneath my feet. She also recalled the revo- of Bose, Banerjee recalled his disappearance of Bose since “But this has not happened keray folded his hands -- and Savitribai Phule, Prabodhan- This would not have been lutionary leader’s opposition speech at a public meeting on August 18, 1945, Banerjee said yet.”“We will continue to fol- taking a leaf out of his uncle kar Thackeray and Vinayak possible without the guidance to the “divisive politics” of the May 12, 1940, where he had the Modi government only low the path shown by him. Uddhav Thackeray’s book -- Damodar alias Veer Savarkar and encouragement of Raj- Hindu Mahasabha.Address- strongly criticised the Hindu declassifi ed a few fi les, but did None can snatch his place stepped forward on the stage, on the stage.When Uddhav Saheb Thackeray. ing a function celebrating Mahasabha.“Netaji had op- not take any measure to fi nd from our heart.” bowed and prostrated, and Thackeray was sworn-in as I hope you will continue to expressed his gratitude to the Chief Minister at a mega-func- shower me with your love and party leaders and workers.He tion in Shivaji Park on Novem- blessings,” he said in his brief Facelift for SCB Medical College, also paid respects before the ber 28, he had prostrated on acceptance speech.

has been registered. Further Cuttack from March: CM 2 drug peddlers arrested investigation into the matter Cuttack, Jan 23 (IANS) Odi- an "AIIMS Plus" institute in ment's endeavour to prepare is going on.Separately, a police sha Chief Minister Naveen Odisha. a decongestion plan for Cut- in central Kashmir party from the same district Patnaik on Thursday said the The Chief Minister said tack to enable the millenni- Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Two seized four vehicles loaded development work of SCB that 424 acres reclaimed um city to have wider roads, drug peddlers were arrested with LPG cylinders. These cyl- Medical College will start in from the Mahanadi river will better accessibility, public with banned psychotropic inders were being transported March this year. be utilised to add ecological, spaces and utility, parks, substances from Jammu and for black marketing. "Work on SCB Medical recreational, sporting, cul- modern urban infrastruc- Kashmir's Budgam district on Of late, the Jammu and College will begin by March tural, aspirational, techno- ture, parking, greenery etc. Thursday.The police offi cers Kashmir Police has been seek- and the Ring Road in Cuttack logical value to the life of the The Chief Minister said the at a checkpoint, established ing public cooperation in will be a six-lane road," said people of Cuttack. state government's objective near Budgam's Kawoosa area, curbing social crimes in their Patnaik after reviewing sev- "The reclamation of land will be to have greenery and intercepted a vehicle bearing are said to be locals.The Offi - neighbourhood."Community eral projects for the city here. from our lifeline Mahanadi open spaces in most of the tive process, we will engage chassis number D97761 and cers also recovered 550 bottles members can share information Earlier, the state govern- has created once in a lifetime reclaimed area and utilize the the best-in-class city planners arrested two drug peddlers. of banned Rexorid and 1,200 pertaining to social crimes with ment had announced a Rs opportunity to breathe fresh rest of the land for develop- and also take feedback from They have been identifi ed as capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon police. We reassure them that our 1,000 crore package to trans- life into the core of our an- ment purposes, surrounded the people so that they ac- Nazir Ahmad Khan and Ashiq from their possession.An FIR efforts in curbing social crimes form state-run SCB Medical cient city," he said.He said by an international class tively contribute to make it a Ahmad Shergojre and both under relevant sections of law shall continue," police said. College and Hospital into it will be the state govern- riverfront."In this transforma- Citizen's Plan," he added. Sonia, Priyanka visit Amethi, meet Mukul Roy grilled by Bengal police Central families of accident victims in triple murder case Ministers visit Amethi, Jan 23 (IANS) accident had taken place zenship laws.Sonia Gan- Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) BJP was submitted to the Bolpur J&K areas for Congress president Sonia on Monday night when a dhi asked party workers leader Mukul Roy was quizzed court in October 2019.While Gandhi and party general truck collided with a Bole- to raises local issues and by the West Bengal Police on Labhpur MLA Manirul Islam public outreach secretary Priyanka Gan- ro on the Amethi-Gaurig- continue to fight against Thursday in connection with was named in the fi rst informa- dhi Vadra, on Thursday, anj highway. The family injustice.She said that the the killing of three brothers in tion report (FIR) fi led after the Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) A group the state’s Birbhum district in incident, his name was sub- of Union Ministers on Thursday which an MLA is the prime ac- sequently dropped from the separately visited different areas of cused.Roy, a member of the charge sheet that was fi led four Jammu and Kashmir on the sixth day BJP national executive, was relation to the sensational case. years after the incident. Later, of the Centre’s public outreach pro- grilled at the Suri police sta- Once the second in command his name was again included in gramme.Ravi Shankar Prasad visited tion in the presence of senior of the Trinamool Congress, Roy a supplementary charge sheet Baramulla in north Kashmir while offi cers about the 2010 triple crossed over to the BJP in No- after he crossed over to the BJP G Krishan Reddy visited Letpora in murder at Labhpur in the dis- vember 2017, following which last year.Incidentally, Islam in Pulwama and a CRPF centre at Hum- trict.Roy was recently grilled in his name was included in a July 2013 has publicly admitted hama in Srinagar. the Dubrajpur police station in subsequent charge sheet which to the murders. Prasad inaugurated an indoor sta- dium in Baramulla and held a meet- ing with the district offi cials. He also Haryana to fi ll 2,592 posts of met 38 delegations comprising mem- bers of Panchayat, Gujjar community and students. He will stay in Baram- Assistant Professor ulla for the night and head to Sopore reached Amethi to meet in Bolero was returning to training being given by ex- Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) approval for the creation of on Friday. the families of six persons its village after attending a perts to newly elected par- Haryana Education Minister 2,592 new posts.This is for Union Minister for AYUSH and of a family who died in a function in Gauriganj.Ear- ty office bearers should be Kanwar Pal on Thursday said the fi rst time in the history of Minister of State (Defence) Shri- road mishap.The Gandhis lier Sonia and Priyanka, implemented at all costs. 2,592 posts of Assistant Pro- Haryana that the state has de- pad Naik spoke to a gathering at the made an unscheduled trip who are on a two-day visit She also asked party men fessor will be fi lled in govern- cided to fi ll such huge vacan- SKICC in Srinagar about the impor- to Bharetha village in Am- to Rae Bareli, met party to focus on problems be- ment colleges across the state. cies at a time.At present, the tance of medical tourism and for ethi and met the bereaved workers and asked them ing faced by farmers and After fi lling the posts, there state has 157 government col- building new health infrastructure family who had lost their to reach out to the people the youth in the state. will be no shortage of academ- leges with enrolment of about across Jammu and Kashmir. family members, includ- and expose the ruling BJP Sonia and Priyanka will ic staff in the colleges, he said. 1.90 lakh students.There are Union Minister Parshottam Ru- ing the former village which is trying to mislead be returning to Delhi on He said Chief Minister Mano- already 4,975 assistant profes- pala, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and head, in the mishap.The people on the issue of citi- Thursday evening. har Lal Khattar has accorded sors working in these colleges. Angad Suresh Channabasappa, Som Prakash and Rameshwar Teli toured transferred from basin to areas in the Jammu region. No transfer of Punjab water to non-basin non-basin areas of three HC notice to Punjab on case On Saturday, a week-long pub- rivers, namely the Ravi, the lic outreach programme was areas: All-party meeting Sutlej and the Beas as per against Raveena, Farah launched, during which 36 Union Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) internationally accepted ri- Ministers will visit 60 locations -- 52 Expressing concern over the parian principle.”“Further, in Jammu and eight in the Kashmir state’s critical water situa- alternatives should be Valley -- in batches. tion, an all-party meeting, ascertained, including chaired by Punjab Chief Min- amendments to the pro- trict on the com- was nothing that ister Amarinder Singh here posed Inter State River Wa- plaint of Sonu could lead to on Thursday, demanded re- ter Disputes Act to set up Jafar, head of the the presumption assessment of the state’s wa- a new tribunal for a com- Christian Front. that the act was ter availability. plete de novo assessment Abhinav Sood, intended to hurt Also, it unanimously re- of availability of river wa- counsel for peti- the religious sen- solved the government of ters before fi nal decision, tioners, said the timents, he said. India should ensure the river to harness, develop and fi rst information Jafar alleged water is not in any way trans- provide adequate water to report (FIR) was religious senti- ferred from basin to non-ba- Punjab in a just and equi- Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) The Punjab Police had reg- illegal, bad in ments of Chris- sin areas of the state’s three table manner in keeping The Punjab and Haryana High istered second case against law and should tians were hurt rivers.All parties also unani- with its total demand and Court here on Thursday issued actress Raveena Tandon, di- be quashed. Re- when the stars mously demanded suitable securing livelihood of the a notice to Punjab on registra- rector-choreographer Farah ferring to allega- trivialised the amendments to the proposed offi cial statement said.The irrigation requirements has future generations,” it adds. tion of a case against Raveena Khan and comedian Bharti tions in the FIR, word 'Hallelu- Inter State River Water Dis- resolution reads: “Punjab declined to alarming levels, The resolution was moved Tandon and Farah Khan for Singh on December 28 for al- he said the peti- jah', while trying putes Act to set up a new tri- does not have surplus water threatening the livelihood by Cabinet Minister Sukh- hurting religious sentiments. legedly hurting religious sen- tioners were ac- to pronounce it. bunal, to ensure that Punjab and is facing a threat of de- of farmers and other poor binder Singh Sarkaria at the Hearing the petition, seek- timents of Christians during a cused of crack- 'Hallelujah' is a gets adequate water “in a sertifi cation with declining people.“In such a situation, all-party meeting convened ing quashing of the case reg- TV show. ing a joke and Hebrew word, just and equitable manner in availability of its river water it is unanimously resolved by the Chief Minister to as- istered last month, Justice The case was registered in hurting religious which means keeping with its total demand and fast depleting groundwa- that the government of India certain ways to address the Ashok Kumar Verma issued Ferozepur cantonment. Ear- sentiments of a 'Praise ye, Yah', and securing livelihood of ter. The state’s groundwater should ensure that Punjab state’s continuously aggra- directions against initiation of lier, it had registered a case particular com- referring to the the future generations”, an that meets 73 per cent of its river water is not in any way vating water crisis. coercive steps against them. in Ajnala of the Amritsar dis- munity.There Lord. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Friday, January 24, 2020

Indian Horizon Committees galore, Congress in firefighting mode By Rasheed Kidwai quired to bring a sense of truce among enced and respectable hands to ensure leadership for pitching the elections as As the longest-serving Congress the warring factions or ensure that poll smooth functioning. a battle between secularism and com- president in the history of the 135-year- promises are fulfilled. Sonia has thrice turned to AK Antony munalism which voters perceived as old organisation, Sonia Gandhi has de- Sonia had recently named various to suggest means for revival of the Con- some sort of minority appeasement. veloped a penchant for ‘committee raj’ panels for poll-bound Delhi, drafting gress. The Antony panels were formed Sonia and Rahul are also in pos- in the party. as many as 607 members in it. in 1999, 2008 and 2014 to deal with session of several other reports gath- Sonia on Monday set up several pan- Party insiders wonder how effec- organisational issues. The first Antony ering dust at 24, Akbar Road. They els in the party-ruled states of Madhya tive these coordination panels can be panel was formed after the 1999 Gen- include the report on organisational Friday, January 24, 2020 Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. in resolving differences among the eral Election. Committee members polls by Ram Niwas Mirdha, Manmo- While Punjab was spared from a co- regional satraps. In Rajasthan, it is an had toured all over India and spoken han Singh’s report on party funds, the ordination panel, it figures among the open secret that Chief Minister Ashok to a large number of Congress workers PA Sangma and Sam Pitroda reports states where Sonia as ‘interim’ party Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot do about the reasons that led to the de- on modernising the organisation and Redefining Speaker’s power chief named committees to oversee not get along on a number of issues. In bacle. The committee had submitted Pranab Mukherjee’s report on organ- if Congress-ruled states are fulfilling Madhya Pradesh, camp followers of Jy- 20 specific recommendations relating isational affairs. The list also includes SC decision fine, but it’s about poll manifesto promises. The Punjab otiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh to party elections, intra-party democ- documents prepared by the AICC’s manifesto implementation committee always sound dissatisfied with Chief racy, party structure, candidate selec- department of policy and planning we the people is headed by former Union minister P Minister Kamal Nath. In Chhattisgarh, tion and observers for the process. (DIPCO) and the Future Challenges Chidambaram and includes Haryana tales of one-upmanship among CM Recommendations were also made Group that has Rahul Gandhi as a Congress chief Kumari Selja, Chief Bhupesh Baghel and senior ministers on matters of party discipline, the member. INDIcating the need for a rethink, the Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, TS Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu nitty-gritty of organisational elec- In a nutshell, almost all of these pan- state party chief Sunil Jakhar and gen- are part of local folklore. tions, media relations as well as els and committees have recommend- Supreme Court has asked Parliament eral secretary in charge Asha Kumari. Senior Congress leaders who are interactions with opinion-makers, ed sweeping changes in the organisa- to reconsider if the Speaker should Coming at a time when the Congress well-versed with internal dynamics alliances, coalitions, ideology and tion but intrinsic compulsions had so should be holding organisational polls and functioning wonder how the likes image. The committee had recom- far prevented any concrete action. continue to decide disqualification and looking for a full-time new party of Dipak Babaria, PL Punia, Mukul mended a clean-up drive but the Both Mirdha and Antony had em- chief, the announcement of these Wasnik and Avinash Pandey will be high command decided against it. phasised the need for ‘democratic’ petitions of legislators under the anti- panels indicates that Rahul Gandhi’s able to enforce discipline and unity in Antony submitted another report organisational elections after discov- induction as AICC president may take Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Pu- in 2008 after the Congress’ defeat in ering that the party had polled less defection law. The court asked for an more time than expected. The devel- ducherry and Haryana, respectively, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhat- votes in many states where the num- opment also indicates that differences through coordination panels when tisgarh and Rajasthan. ber of primary members was higher. independent mechanism to decide within various state party units have they failed to handle it as AICC general In August 2014, Antony again sub- This situation held true for the Con- such cases, besides fixing a time limit turned so ugly that ‘outsiders’, in ad- secretaries? Given the political stature mitted a report listing reasons for the gress in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh dition of AICC general secretaries in of veterans like Kamal Nath and Ashok party’s humiliating defeat in the 2014 and a few other states. of three months. The fractured nature charge of the respective states, are re- Gehlot, Sonia needs to look for experi- Lok Sabha polls where he blamed the IANS of mandates has given rise to coali- tion politics, where disagreements arise between alliance partners. The Why India is keen to bond with Bolsonaro quest for power along with money By KP Nayar record in deforestation of the Amazon return visit to Brasilia, the capital, Bol- China was not just buying from Brazil, THERE are two reasons why Jair and his cavalier attitude to rainforest sonaro effusively received the Chinese but buying Brazil itself. In what was and muscle makes governments an Messias Bolsonaro, President of Bra- fires have made him a man whom President and announced that “China meant to be a red rag aimed at Beijing, zil, has been invited as the chief guest liberals all over the world love to hate, is an ever greater part of Brazil’s fu- Bolsonaro visited Taipei and turned unseemly spectacle, jeopardising po- at the upcoming Republic Day. One, although he has been in office only for ture.” his back on China. India’s once-thriving relations with a year. The expectation on Raisina Hill, the Within months of becoming the litical stability. That political stability is Brazil hit a plateau after Dilma Rous- Soon after arriving in the United seat of power in New Delhi, is that just President, he travelled to Beijing and seff replaced the charismatic Luiz Arab Emirates on a state visit three as in Abu Dhabi and Beijing, Bolso- signed a string of agreements with paramount has never been in doubt, Inacio Lula da Silva, an acknowledged months ago, Bolsonaro, sprang a sur- naro will see the potential of India on China and exempted Chinese nation- admirer of India, as Brazil’s President prise when he told the UAE’s national his first visit. Policy-makers hope that als from visa requirements to visit more so when it is cobbled on the ba- in 2011. Bilateral engagement was re- news agency, WAM, that Brazil should he will be swept off his feet by India’s Brazil. In a complete turnaround last sis of shared beliefs. While the issue duced to platitudes and became per- be “considered as an Arab country. grand Republic Day parade — many November, when Xi Jinping went on a functory after Brazil was embroiled We have more than five million peo- world leaders have in the past been return visit to Brasilia, the capital, Bol- concerns their jurisdiction, charges of in domestic political crises leading ple of Arab descent in our country,” impressed — and that Bolsonaro will sonaro effusively received the Chinese to Rousseff’s impeachment in 2016. which is more than the total popula- reinvigorate the bilateral relationship. President and announced that “China misuse of authority have always put Vice-President Michel Temer, who tion of some Arab nations. If the Capital’s notorious China-bait- is an ever greater part of Brazil’s fu- became President, did not share Lu- “So now, we have come to the Arab ers believe that Brazil can be counted ture.” presiding officers under a cloud. la’s passion for engaging India, with world, starting in the UAE. This is the on in any anti-China alliance that they The expectation on Raisina Hill, the predictable results. first time I am visiting an Arab coun- are constantly fantasising, they will be seat of power in New Delhi, is that just Kesari Nath Tripathi as the UP The second reason for inviting Bol- try and I am treated very well.” Like sorely disappointed. as in Abu Dhabi and Beijing, Bolso- Speaker proved to be controversial sonaro is that India and Brazil contin- Trump, whose reactions to situations A dose of Brazil is just what India’s naro will see the potential of India on ue to be key ingredients in an alpha- are intensely personal rather than frayed polity needs. Brazil has a soci- his first visit. Policy-makers hope that after the BSP split in 2003. Somnath bet soup of IBSA, BRICS, G-4, G-20 presidential, Bolsonaro continued: ety whose mission is to have a good he will be swept off his feet by India’s and many other multilateral plat- “Yesterday, when I went to a shopping time and make the most of it even in grand Republic Day parade — many Chatterjee faced flak from his own forms. Yet, this strength in plurilateral mall in Abu Dhabi, some shoppers adversity: this is true of all of South world leaders have in the past been engagement was not matched by the recognised me and I felt at home.” America, but more so in Rio de Ja- impressed — and that Bolsonaro will party, the CPM, after he refused to substance of their bilateral relations. When Bolsonaro was running for neiro, Sao Paulo and other fountain- reinvigorate the bilateral relationship. The hope within the Narendra Modi President, he railed at China. His heads of fun and enjoyment. If the Capital’s notorious China-bait- quit as Speaker on the Indo-US civil government is that by acknowledging most memorable criticism was that “So now, we have come to the Arab ers believe that Brazil can be counted nuclear deal during UPA-I. The ab- Brazil’s special place on India’s hori- China was not just buying from Brazil, world, starting in the UAE. This is the on in any anti-China alliance that they zon, bilateral ties, which once showed but buying Brazil itself. In what was first time I am visiting an Arab coun- are constantly fantasising, they will be sence of a whip allowed him to con- promise, can be revived. meant to be a red rag aimed at Beijing, try and I am treated very well.” Like sorely disappointed. Bolsonaro is often called the ‘Trump Bolsonaro visited Taipei and turned Trump, whose reactions to situations A dose of Brazil is just what India’s tinue, though he was expelled by the of the Tropics’ because, like the pres- his back on China. are intensely personal rather than frayed polity needs. Brazil has a soci- ent occupant of the White House, Bra- Within months of becoming the presidential, Bolsonaro continued: ety whose mission is to have a good party. The interpretation of the law zil’s equally controversial head of the President, he travelled to Beijing and “Yesterday, when I went to a shopping time and make the most of it even in state can be unpredictable and capri- signed a string of agreements with mall in Abu Dhabi, some shoppers adversity: this is true of all of South has also been challenged, when in cious. Bolsonaro is not seeking to tri- China and exempted Chinese nation- recognised me and I felt at home.” America, but more so in Rio de Ja- the absence of a formal resignation, umph in any international popularity als from visa requirements to visit When Bolsonaro was running for neiro, Sao Paulo and other fountain- contest. His politically incorrect posi- Brazil. In a complete turnaround last President, he railed at China. His heads of fun and enjoyment. defection gets inferred by conduct — tions on the environment, his dismal November, when Xi Jinping went on a most memorable criticism was that IANS through ‘anti-party’ activities. Earlier, too, it was suggested that the What Tsai win means to China By Manoj Joshi Soong of the People’s First Party (PFP), election outcome will not alter the language. needs to navigate the com- President or the Governor should de- THE re-election victory of President got 6.08 lakh or 4% of the votes. trend of history that would lead to re- plex politics of the region carefully. Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan has many com- The DPP now holds 61 seats in the unification. In her victory statement, As it is, Beijing is chary of India’s par- cide on the advice of the Election Com- plex messages. In an important way, legislature while the KMT has 38 seats. President Tsai said the bottom line of ticipation in the Quad and the US-led mission. It should be ensured that the it reflects an impact of the Hong Kong The DPP lost seven seats as compared her administration had been Taiwan’s Indo-Pacific strategy. And there is no agitation. On the one hand, it reflects a to 2016, while the KMT gained three. sovereignty, even while maintaining denying that this is linked to moderat- assignment does not become another massive victory for the Democratic Pro- The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) won ‘healthy exchanges with China’. She ing Chinese behaviour in the western gressive Party, which flirts with the no- five seats, the New Power Party (NPP) said Taiwan had maintained a ‘non- Pacific region. sinecure for the judiciary. The court in- tion of independence, but on the other, three and the Taiwan Statebuilding provocative, non-adventurist’ ap- Overall, the lessons of the elections it also reveals the strength of the forces Party (TSP) one seat. Neither the New proach towards China. should be obvious. Taiwan is not terprets and upholds the Constitution that support a reunification with China. Party nor the PFP won any seats since She made it clear that the increasing willing to be assimilated, at least po- The Tsai campaign focused on the the remaining five seats were won by pressure on the one country, two sys- litically, into the Chinese motherland. while the legislature enacts laws. The issues of sovereignty and identity and the independents. tems model China has been seeking to Beijing needs to reflect on the manner decision of the Speaker on disqualifica- was able to prevail against the China- Clearly then, despite the clear man- impose were conditions that were en- in which it has been relentlessly reduc- leaning Kuomintang (KMT) which date for Tsai, the KMT retains its rele- tirely unacceptable to Taiwan. If China ing the independent political space in tion is already subject to judicial review. adopted a populist approach that had vance to the country’s politics. In addi- intended to unilaterally change the Hong Kong and seeking the same pro- brought it handsome dividends in the tion, the emergence of newer political ‘cross strait status quo’, Taiwan would cess for Taiwan. While the SC does ask for introspec- local elections of 2018. Looked at any parties and independents signals a have to continue strengthening ‘our In the recent elections, despite way, the election outcome was a re- growing sophistication of the Taiwan- democratic defence mechanisms’ as tough talk, it could not do anything tion, the legislature should not abdi- buke to China. The voter turnout of ese democracy. well as ‘establish national defence ca- more against Taiwan because it was 75% was 10% higher than the one in In an ideal situation, China should pabilities’ that can secure Taiwan. also on the verge of signing the Phase cate its responsibility. Parliament rep- 2016. There is little doubt that the de- gracefully accept the verdict and look In recent years, ties between Taipei I trade deal with the US. Further, by resents the people and it should have velopments in Hong Kong propelled for a Xi-Tsai meeting. But that’s not and New Delhi have shown steady im- now, it should know that heavy-hand- the younger voters to cast their votes the way Beijing sees things and we are provement. India’s Act East Policy has ed tactics would only recoil as they did a self-correcting mechanism. What bet- in larger numbers. But one should not likely to see more tension in the cross- coincided with Taiwan’s New South- against the KMT in the election. over-interpret the outcome. Straits relationship. bound Policy and the years since 2016 President Tsai cannot but be aware ter affirmation of it than the Preamble Tsai won with 8.17 million votes, In the commentary following the have seen greater contact between the of the sensitive situation Taiwan con- representing 57.13% of the elector- election, Xinhua, the official Chinese two governments. Taiwan has opened fronts with a China whose economy is getting recited at agitations. Presiding ate. In that sense, her victory was de- news agency, charged that Tsai and her four trade offices in India in recent under stress and where the ruling CPC cisive. Her Democratic Progressive party had used all kinds of dirty tactics years and the two-way trade stands at is doubling down on its authoritarian officers should conform to the highest Party (DPP) also retained its majority and intimidation to win. Besides, it al- around $8 billion while its investment rule and adopting a hyper-national- standards of conduct. Given the dy- in the 113 seat legislature. On the other leged that anti-China politically forces in India is around $1.5 billion, mainly istic posture. Her style will be to con- hand, the losing KMT candidate Han in the West openly intervened in the in electronics and manufacturing. De- tinue on a low-key gradualist political namics of politics, it is not always pos- Kuo-yu got 5.5 million votes (39%) as elections ‘to prevent the two sides of spite the failure of the Foxconn invest- approach which will expand Taiwan’s compared to the 3.8 million won by the Taiwan Strait from getting closer’. ment, India cannot be unaware that international space, despite counter- sible, but as Munshi Premchand said Eric Chu, the losing KMT candidate in Its pithy analysis of the outcome was Taiwan is a powerhouse of manufac- measures by Beijing, taking advantage 2016. However, the KMT gained three that it was a ‘temporary countercur- turing, especially computer chips. It is of the geopolitical currents that are in his story Panch Parmeshwar, the seats in the legislature while the DPP rent’ which was ‘just a bubble under also an important destination for Indi- swirling around the region. responsibility of the Chair should melt lost seven. A third candidate, James the tide of times’. In other words, the an students wanting to study Chinese IANS away all the bias. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon 7 OPED Friday, January 24, 2020 The most important message of Trump impeachment

B y Doyle McManus tration to refuse to cooperate with congressio- spare him from removal, they’ll need a ratio- Trial lawyers have an adage: If the facts are nal investigations? Not impeachable. nale. Qualms over whether the president’s on your side, pound the facts. If the law is on No clear violations actions were impeachable might fit the bill. your side, pound the law. If neither is on your Why? Because, the president’s lawyers ar- That’s one reason the Trump team has recruit- side, pound the table. In the impeachment gue, none of those acts are clear violations of ed constitutional lawyers like Starr and Alan trial of President Donald Trump, the House criminal law. They dismiss the idea of remov- Dershowitz to argue on their behalf. Democrats — the prosecution — are mostly ing a president for abuse of power as “a made- But that outcome will create a long-term pounding the facts. The heart of their brief is a up theory ... newly invented (and) ill-defined.” problem: If the Senate adopts the Trump well-told narrative of Trump’s efforts to muscle Many — probably most — legal experts dis- team’s prohibitive standard for impeachment, Ukraine into investigating Democratic rival Joe agree with the argument that a president can it will set a precedent that future Congresses Biden, and then to cover up the details once only be removed for a violation of the law. “No and presidents will note. the scheme was discovered. serious constitutional scholar has ever agreed “If we accept any version of this,” Rosenz- Their central charge is that Trump with it,” Harvard professor Lawrence Tribe weig said, “we will go a very long way toward abused the power of the presidency by ask- wrote last week. undermining the system of checks and bal- ing a foreign government to help him win Under the Trump defence team’s argument, ances in a way that is almost irreparable.” reelection. There’s plenty of evidence on “the president is free to conduct all manner of If the Senate acquits Trump, as it is expected their side. hypothetical abuses of the office that are not to do, it won’t explain its decision in any formal The president’s defence lawyers, in contrast, criminal in nature,” Paul Rosenzweig, a former way. It will be up to individual senators to ex- are mostly pounding the law — their own the- assistant to Kenneth W. Starr, the independent plain why they voted as they did. ory of the law, that is. counsel who investigated President Bill Clin- At the very least they should protect the sys- The president’s legal brief devotes only 27 ton, told me. tem of checks and balances by making clear pages to contesting the House’s version of the “As I read President Trump’s theory, if he that they are not voting to acquit on the ground facts. Short version: “The President did noth- promised to pardon anybody who murdered peachment would be a response to “the abuse It’s no mystery why the president’s lawyers of presidential immunity. ing wrong.” Joe Biden, that would not itself be an impeach- or violation of some public trust.” are putting so much weight on the legal argu- Otherwise, every future president — includ- Instead, the core of Trump’s argument is a able offence,” Rosenzweig said. “The theory In 1974, abuse of power was one of the ar- ment over what constitutes an impeachable ing a possible second-term President Trump novel interpretation of the law: Whatever the would mean that the president could choose ticles of impeachment that President Richard offence. The facts don’t look good. — will feel emboldened to abuse their powers, president did, it’s not impeachable. to never appoint any Roman Catholics, and be Nixon faced when he decided to resign. In When the first reports of Trump’s pressure ignore traditional norms and refuse to cooper- Asking Ukraine (and later China) to investi- free from fear of removal from office.” 1998, when House Republicans impeached on Ukraine emerged last year, at least eight Re- ate with congressional investigations. The sen- gate Biden? Not impeachable. Blocking $391 Moreover, the concept of using impeach- Clinton, Starr urged them to include abuse of publican senators expressed mild discomfort ators’ duty to protect the Constitution won’t million in military aid to Ukraine despite a ment to protect against a president’s abuse power among the charges. (They didn’t fol- with his actions. One, Mitt Romney of Utah, end when they vote to acquit or convict. They law requiring that the aid be released? Not im- of power isn’t “newly invented” — far from low his advice. He’s now on Trump’s defence called the president’s conduct “appalling.” may yet need to pound a table or two. peachable. Ordering everyone in his adminis- it. Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1788 that im- team.) If those senators vote to acquit Trump and Gulf News EU sanctions on Turkey can complicate matters mer. For its part, Ankara says it’s entitled tary intervention in strictly Arab affairs? For months, Brussels has been putting to drill in the area as it is a guarantor of This entire dispute originated following pressure on Ankara to drop its explora- the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus the discovery by a US energy giant over tion. That’s falling on Erdogan’s deaf — the enclave on the north-east third of the last five years of a huge gasfield off ears, and last week he said the drilling ef- the island it created by its invasion there Cyprus’ south coast. Experts believe it forts would be stepped up in the eastern in the summer of 1974. contains 227 billion cubic metres of gas Mediterranean after signing a maritime Access to energy sources at sub-sea levels that are readily acces- deal with the embattled government in Turkish logic says that because Turkish sible in warm water conditions — and Tripoli in November. That deal claimed North Cyprus is an internationally recog- worth at least $45 billion (Dh165 bil- large areas of Mediterranean Sea for Tur- nised state and the drilling is done with lion). And where there’s gas, there’s key — further infuriating all other nations the rump state’s approval, it can’t be il- most likely oil. bordering the sea there. legal. Logic is one thing, common sense Good news for Europe As far as Greece, Cyprus and Brussels another: Turkey is the only state that rec- That’s good news for Europe, bad news are concerned, the international law of ognises North Cyprus. in a volatile region where the interests of the sea, the principle of good neighbourly The bigger picture for the European Turkey, Greece and the third-largest is- relations and the sovereignty and sover- Union is one of gaining access to energy land in the Mediterranean converge. eign rights over the maritime zones of EU sources that are secure and within its When the Greek Cypriot side permit- states have to be respected. own borders. Yes, the continent is mov- ted international energy companies to But there is one trump card in all of this ing towards a future based on renewable extract the gas, they sent ships to explore that Erdogan holds and would most cer- and sustainable energy, but there’s still the area. The Turkish side, meanwhile, tainly play if push comes to shove with a need for ‘hard’ fuel sources such as oil felt betrayed by this move and dispatched Brussels. and gas. navy ships. In February 2018, tensions es- Right now, Turkey hosts more than 3.5 By Mick O’Reilly Brussels is preparing a list of Turkish Right now, much of the natural gas calated when a ship operated for an Ital- million refugees — more than any other When the European Union’s 27 foreign names to be sanctioned over Ankara’s oil that keeps Germans warm and Austrians ian energy company contracted by the country around the world. It has spent ministers gathered in Brussels last Mon- and gas exploration in the Eastern Medi- cosy comes from Russia — in pipelines Greek Cypriots was stopped by Turkish $40 billion so far during the crisis, and day for their regular summit, the activities terranean. that cross the geopolitical minefield of a warships. the EU has pledged to spend $6.5 billion of Turkey were high on the agenda. “We are waiting for the working groups divided Ukraine. It’s all very well for Gaz- Last summer, Turkey sent two drilling helping the Erdogan government. While President Recep Tayyip Erdo- closely involving with the issue to com- prom to be a major sponsor of Europe’s ships to the area — an act considered by Even this is a point of contention: An- gan’s decision to deploy Turkish military plete the list of names to be imposed the football, another for it to be a major sup- the European Union to be a violation of kara says the EU money comes late and personnel across the Mediterranean Sea necessary sanctions,” Borrell told report- plier of Europe’s energy. Cyprus’ sovereignty. It argues that the isn’t enough; Brussels says Turkey isn’t to Libya is a concern, more pressing for ers after the summit. “We know that some The fuel that powers jets and engines law of the sea entitles it to an exclusive sticking to its pledge to tighten its borders the 27 ministers is Turkey’s decision to names are included in the list.” is refined in Italy from Libyan supplies — economic zone extending 320 kilometres along refugee routes. continue drilling for oil and gas in Euro- As far as Brussels is concerned, Turkish light, sweet crude that east to distil into into the sea, allowing it to exploit any If the European Union were to sanction pean waters off the coast of Cyprus. exploration efforts are illegal and violate petroleum spirits. And surely those Lib- natural resources within this area. But the Turks in the coming weeks, those borders After Monday’s gathering, the EU’s top the sovereign rights of Cyprus in a dispute yan supplies would have nothing to do complicated political situation in Cyprus might become very porous indeed. diplomat Jesep Norrell, confirmed that that has been simmering since last sum- with Erdogan’s sudden interest and mili- means this law is not easy to apply. Gulf News

Want to stop Australia’s fires? Listen to Aboriginal people

By Alexis Wright tion through Aboriginal rights ends. And it’s not too late to start Aboriginal people in Austra- campaigns, including opposition planning for future years. lia firmly believe that we are the to the development of Century The severity of these fires have longest-surviving culture in the Mine, an open pit zinc mine that shown us a reality that was previ- world. We were raised with the began production in 1999 and op- ously unimaginable. A fiery twist- knowledge that our ancestors erated for 16 years. er formed in the fires on Kanga- have adapted to changing cli- Today, he leads the Jigija Indig- roo Island. A fireman, Samuel matic conditions here for millen- enous Fire Training Programme, McPaul, was killed when his truck niums. And yet our knowledge of which educates pastoralists, vol- flipped over in a fire tornado in caring for the land is questioned unteer firefighters, Indigenous Jingellic, New South Wales. Four or largely ignored. In the face of rangers and the mining industry thousand people huddled on catastrophic fires, Australia’s on how to fight fire with fire — as the beach in the coastal town of leaders need to recognise the our ancestors did. Mallacoota as a wall of fire ap- depth and value of Aboriginal One technique the programme proached them; they had to be knowledge and incorporate our teaches is mosaic cool-fire burn- rescued by the Australian Navy. skills in hazard management. ing. Lighting small patches of Matthew Deeth, the mayor of I spoke about the destructive- low-intensity fires during the Wollondilly, New South Wales, ness of the recent fires with my cool season burns off bush un- summed up the devastation. In countryman Murrandoo Yanner, dergrowth, reducing the amount some areas there was “literally a Gangalidda leader and the di- of flammable materials. This pre- nothing left,” he said just before rector of the Carpentaria Land vents fires from developing, as Christmas, “apart from a few Council Aboriginal Corporation. they have now, to catastrophic burnt sticks in the ground.” Yanner is a man made for these levels. Yanner also teaches his Disastrous consequences times; he has an encyclopaedic students to create wildlife corri- We are only beginning to un- knowledge of the world that he dors: a continuous refuge of na- derstand the fires’ disastrous has assimilated into Gangalidda tive habitat that allows wildlife to consequences. Fragile forest eco- laws and philosophy. escape summertime fires. systems were decimated. Over a cast by these fires. Our hearts and Many people are starting to ask Indigenous burning programme. Stories of our ancestors Unimaginable reality billion animals, experts estimate, minds have been thrown into a the right questions about climate While the results would not be im- Yanner said the way forward These Indigenous techniques perished. Perhaps thousands of furnace; a volcano of anger has change. When will we have lead- mediate, listening to Indigenous is back. “If we can understand, can lessen the damage that fires birds, including the iconic yel- spewed from our mouths. Some ership that reflects our needs? We knowledge would help curb cata- learn from and imagine our place cause by reducing fuel loads and low-tailed black cockatoos, died of that anger is misdirected, urgently need governments that strophic fires of the future. This ter- through the laws and stories of restricting fires to smaller areas. of exhaustion when they flew out aimed at arsonists or the Greens are not afraid to act to defend our rible disaster has forced us to imag- our ancestors,” he told me, “then Such tactics are vital. Although to sea to escape the fires; their party for supposedly stopping planet from further destruction. ine our way in unimaginable times. we will have true knowledge on some fire agencies use these bodies washed up on beaches in trees from being chopped down Aboriginal people are the care- I am guided by the words of my how to live, adapt and survive methods, the scale of their efforts East Gippsland. And the south- as a fire-management technique. takers of this ancient land. The countryman Murrandoo Yanner, in Australia, just as our ances- should be intensified, and they ern skies have been a smoky haze But most of the anger has been nation’s leaders should value our who reminds me of the strength of tors did.” Since the 1990s, Yan- should be managed with more for days. More bad news will fol- directed straight at Prime Minis- knowledge. I join Craig Lapsley, our ancient country. “The greatest ner has led Aboriginal people in care for local conditions. We live low when rains wash vast quanti- ter Scott Morrison, whom people who led the emergency response thing we have to offer today is our the Gulf of Carpentaria towards in a fire-prone country; we still ties of ash from the fires into the condemn for taking a holiday in after the 2009 Black Saturday fires humanity,” he said, “because this is sustainable economic develop- have at least two months to go waterways. Australia remains Hawaii while his country burned. in Victoria, in calling for the fed- all we ever had.” ment. He guided the Waanyi na- before this extended fire season caught in the nightmarish spell Climate change eral government to start a national Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Friday, January 24, 2020 INTERNATIONAL 8

House of Lords accepts Brexit bouring Bangladesh. The ICJ orders Myanmar to protect Myanmar government has withdrawal bill with changes denied entry into the country to a fact-finding mission set London, Jan 23 (IANS) ing support in the Com- manent future relation- Rohingyas from genocide up by the UN in the aftermath Britain’s Brexit with- mons and approved the ship from January 1, 2021. of the military operations. drawal bill was finally ap- Brexit bill. Johnson’s bill contains Bangkok, Jan 23 (IANS) The power to prevent the com- the country’s peripheral areas The Myanmar military is ac- proved after historic votes There was no vote, with a provision to prevent the International Court of Justice mission of all acts within the against a military infamous cused of carrying out a cam- in the Houses of Parlia- peers accepting the bill temporary implementa- (ICJ) on Thursday ordered scope of article 2 of the Geno- for its human rights viola- paign of killings, tortures, ment, paving the way for without any dissent. tion period being extend- Myanmar to take provisional cide Convention.” tions, issued a statement on burning of houses, and rapes Britain to leave the Euro- It now means the Brexit ed beyond the end of this measures to protect its Ro- The court said the mainly Wednesday supporting the in 2018 with “genocidal in- pean Union (EU). bill will be presented to coming December. hingya ethnic minority from Muslim community living in case at the ICJ. tent”. The House of Lords, Queen Elizabeth II for Peers in the House of acts of genocide. Rakhine state “remain ex- “We understand very clear- On its part, the Myanmar which had wanted a se- Royal Assent. Lords lamented the fact The judges unanimously tremely vulnerable.” ly that the ICJ case against legal team, headed by the de ries of changes to Prime The decision comes that the House of Com- pronounced in favour of Yusuf reminded Myanmar Myanmar is directed toward facto leader of the country, Minister Boris Johnson’s three and a half years af- mons had refused to ac- Gambia, which had accused that the provisional measures those responsible for using Aung San Suu Kyi, denied the Brexit Withdrawal Bill, ter the people of Britain cept the changes they Myanmar of committing it must take are legally bind- political power and military allegations of genocide, and backed down at the final voted in June, 2016 by a wanted. genocidal acts against the Ro- ing and said the Southeast might, and not the people of asserted that the counter-in- hurdle on Wednesday 52-48 margin to leave the The House of Com- hingya Muslims in Rakhine Asian country must submit Myanmar,” read the state- surgency operations were just night, reported Xinhua EU. mons rejected all five state and had requested the a report on the actions it in- ment. part of an internal conflict news agency. The passage of the bill amendments put forward top United Nations court to tends to take in compliance The charge of genocide triggered by ARSA. It came after lawmak- was the final piece need- by peers in the unelected enforce provisional measures with the ruling within four refers to the military opera- The Myanmar military on ers in the House of Com- ed by Johnson to take second chamber. to ensure that Myanmar com- months. tions, carried out in the Ra- Thursday issued a statement mons used Johnson’s Britain out of the EU at Brexit Secretary Ste- plies with the 1948 Genocide Myanmar must submit khine state by the Myanmar asserting that “it will not only 80-strong majority to re- the end of this month. phen Barclay called on Convention signed by the again, another six months lat- army in 2016 and 2017 as a give full consideration to the ject the amendments de- Britain will continue to lawmakers in the Com- country in 1956, Efe news re- er, showing how it is in com- response to armed attacks by recommendations relating to manded by the unelected abide by Brussels’ laws mons to reject the five ported. pliance with the measures. rebels belonging to the insur- the armed forces in the report upper change. and procedures during amendments which cov- Presiding Judge Abdul- A group of several civil so- gent group Arakan Rohingya of the ICOE but the office of After a short debate in 2020 to enable politicians ered issues such as child waqi Ahmed Yusuf ordered ciety organisations, mostly Salvation Army (ARSA), that the Judge Advocate General the House of Lords, peers and officials from both refugees and EU citizens the Myanmar government to from ethnic minorities that led to the exodus of some will study the report in detail bowed to the overwhelm- sides to work out a per- living in Britain. “take all measures within its have suffered years of war in 800,000 Rohingyas to neigh- as well.”

Chinese vice premier Three killed as firefighting plane crashes in Australia orders all-out efforts to Sydney, Jan 23 (IANS) Three their lives after a large tanker aircraft was lost shortly before curb virus outbreak people were killed on Thurs- crashed. Our thoughts and 1.30 p.m. day when a water-bombing prayers and heartfelt condo- “Tragically, there appear to Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) Chi- Noting that the prevention plane fighting bushfireslences go to their families,” be no survivors as a result of nese Vice Premier Sun Chun- and control work of Wuhan crashed into a large fireball in New South Wales Premier the crash in the Snowy Mona- lan on Wednesday called for concerns the overall situa- the Snowy Monaro area, south Gladys Berejiklian said. ro area. It has impacted heav- all-out efforts to curb the tion, Chunlan urged the lo- of the Australian capital, amid She said the disaster was a ily with the ground. outbreak of the novel coro- cal authorities to focus their rising temperatures that have “stark and horrible” indication “Initial reports are that there navirus in Wuhan, Hubei efforts on implementing the further fuelled the fires in the that the fire season in Austra- was a large fireball associated Province. strictest measures to prevent country. lia was far from over and high- with the impact of the plane as During an inspection tour and control the virus spread The New South Wales lights the “dangerous work” it hit the ground,” he said. to the city, the center of the to other regions. (NSW) authorities said the being undertaken to control Fitzsimmons said there was identified but the commis- lian authorities once again ac- outbreak, she visited the en- Chunlan called for pooling C-130 Hercules tanker aircraft the fires. “no indication at this stage on sioner said all three aboard tivated the fire alert over rising try and exit check points of resources including hospi- went down in the afternoon, NSW Rural Fire Service what caused the accident”. were residents of the US. temperatures, which in some the Wuhan Tianhe Interna- tals, experts, effective drugs Efe news reported. Commissioner Shane Fitzsim- The victims in the plane Canberra Airport was closed places exceeded 40 degrees tional Airport, as well as the and medical equipment to “Three people have lost mons said contact with the crash were not immediately on Thursday after the Austra- Celsius. Hubei Provincial Center for save the patients with the Disease Control and Preven- best efforts. tion, where she was given She also demanded high detailed reports on disease attention paid to the safety of Syrian rebels fire mortar shells 2 killed in Houthi source detection, outbreak medical workers, adding that situation, scientific research large-scale gatherings should on Aleppo city missile attack on Yemen and the stockpile of emer- be avoided and the informa- Damascus, Jan 23 (IANS) Dozens crowded. A day earlier, three ci- gency supplies, the Xinhua tion on the outbreak should of mortar shells hit the northern vilians were killed by a similar at- Sanaa, Jan 23 (IANS) a Saturday’s suspected Nehm district, some 60 news agency reported. be transparent and open. Syrian city of Aleppo city, the latest tack. At least two people were Houthi missile attack on km northeast of Sanaa, a in a series of rebels’ mortar attacks The rebels in the western coun- killed on Wednesday in a an adjacent military train- Yemeni government offi- on the city’s residential areas. tryside of Aleppo have intensified missile attack launched by ing camp that killed more cial in Marib told Xinhua Pak conducts test launch of The dozens of shells slammed their mortar shelling recently as Houthi rebels on Yemen’s than 100 soldiers and in- on condition of anonym- ballistic missile Ghaznavi several residential areas, caused the Syrian government forces are central province of Marib, jured dozens of others, ity. injuries particularly among chil- preparing to launch a wide-scale a government source said. according to the govern- The clashes in Nehm, Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) rector General Strategic Plans dren, said the Syrian Observatory offensive against the rebels in The attack hit a civil- ment officials. which links Marib with Sa- Pakistan on Thursday con- Division, Commander Army for Human Rights on Wednesday, western Aleppo. ian house in al-Rawdhah Marib, about 170 km naa, have lasted four days, ducted a successful test Strategic Forces Command, Xinhua news agency reported. Aleppo city was liberated from neighbourhood in the east of the Houthi-held killing scores from both launch of surface to surface Chairman NESCOM, senior State news agency SANA also the rebels in 2016, but the rebels province’s namesake cap- capital Sanaa, is con- sides as the government ballistic missile Ghaznavi, officers from Strategic Plans reported the rebels’ mortar at- have remained in position in the ital city Marib, the Xinhua trolled by the government forces are pushing toward the Inter-Services Public Re- Division, scientists and engi- tack on Aleppo, saying the attack northern and western countryside news agency reported. forces of Yemeni Presi- Sanaa, according to pro- lations (ISPR) said in a state- neers of the strategic organi- took place when the streets were of the city. The victims were a dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour government news website ment. zations, News International woman and a child while Hadi, which have been al-Masdar Online. “Ghaznavi missile is ca- reported. six others, mostly chil- battling Houthi rebels for Yemen has been mired pable of delivering multiple “Director General Strategic dren, were wounded nearly five years. in a civil war since late types of warheads up to a Plans Division appreciated Seattle residents allowed to in the attack which de- Earlier in the day, the 2014, when the Iran- range of 290 kilometres,” the the operational preparedness stroyed the house. Saudi-led coalition in backed Houthi rebels military’s media wing said, of Army Strategic Forces Com- vote via smartphones The Houthi group has support of the Yemeni seized control of much of adding that the training mand for displaying a very not claimed responsibility government launched air- the country’s north and launch was part of a Field high standard of proficiency San Francisco, Jan 23 (IANS) tions, said in a statement. “It will be for the attack. strikes on Houthi rebels forced the Saudi-backed Training Exercise of Army in handling and operating the Smartphones have made voting eas- easier than ever for voters to access It was the second attack who are fighting against government of Hadi out of Strategic Forces Command weapon system,” the state- ier, as King County in the US state of their Conservation District ballot and in fewer than a week after government forces in Sanaa. aimed at rehearsing opera- ment added. Washington, where Seattle is located, cast their vote,” Wise added. tional readiness procedures He also expressed full con- implements mobile voting in their Eligible voters can participate in during day and night. fidence in the robust Strategic board of supervisors election. the election by opting in to vote elec- The training launch was Command and Control Sys- This is the first-time mobile voting tronically on their smartphones, lap- WHO extends emergency talks witnessed by Lieutenant Gen- tem and the capability of the is available to all eligible registered tops or even at their local library, Tusk eral Nadeem Zaki Manj, Di- Strategic Forces. voters. Previous pilots in other juris- Philanthropies said on Wednesday. over coronavirus outbreak in China dictions were limited to overseas and Participating voters can log into military voters and/or voters with dis- the secure Democracy Live portal on Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS) The World or not to declare a public health 5 sentenced to prison in abilities. their smart devices using their name Health Organization (WHO) on emergency of international con- For this election which began on and date of birth to access and mark Wednesday night extended to cern is one I take extremely seri- Wednesday and continues till Febru- their ballot. Thursday its emergency talks on ously, and one I am only prepared Mexico for migrant trafficking ary 11, all 1.2 million registered voters Once the voter has made all their whether the novel coronavirus out- to make with appropriate consider- Mexico City, Jan 23 (IANS) Five men were sentenced residing in King Conservation Dis- selections, they get the opportunity break in China constitutes a Public ation of all the evidence,” the WHO to six and a half years in prison for trafficking 785 un- trict’s (KCD) service area are eligible to review their ballot to ensure it was Health Emergency of International chief noted. documented migrants in cargo trucks, the Prosecutor to vote on their mobile phones and marked correctly. Concern (PHEIC). Tedros said he was very im- General’s Office said. other electronic devices using the De- Upon confirming their selections, “There was an excellent discus- pressed by the detail and depth of Two of them were convicted of transporting 396 mi- mocracy Live platform in the upcom- voters will submit their signature to sion during the meeting today, but China’s presentation of the situa- grants and three of transporting 389 migrants, it said ing election. verify their submission before elec- it was also clear that to proceed, we tion of the novel coronavirus out- on Wednesday, reported Xinhua news agency. The pilot is a collaboration be- tronically returning their ballot. need more information,” said WHO break. They were arrested in June during an operation on tween KCD, King County Elections, Voters also get the option to print Director-General Tedros Adhanom He also appreciated the coopera- roads in the Veracruz states. electronic balloting developer De- and return their marked ballots via lo- Ghebreyesus at a press conference tion of Ma Xiaowei, head of China’s In the later half of 2019, Mexican authorities arrested mocracy Live, mobile-voting non- cal drop boxes throughout the coun- after a closed-door meeting of an National Health Commission, who 276 people for trafficking migrants with cargo trucks, profit Tusk Philanthropies, Tusk ty, or to mail in their ballot. Emergency Committee, the Xinhua he had spoken with directly during buses or automobiles, according to a report by the Na- Philanthropies, and the National Cy- Ballots will be verified and tabu- news agency reported. the last few days and weeks. tional Immigration Institute. bersecurity Centre. lated by King County Elections. “For that reason, I have decided The intervention of the Chinese The mostly Central American migrants fleeing pov- “We are proud to partner with King “The more people vote, the more to ask the Emergency Committee to leadership, said the WHO chief, has erty and violent crime were charged up to US $5,600 Conservation District as they pilot government reflects the will of the meet again tomorrow to continue been invaluable. The intervention per person to be taken to the US border, said the Inte- this mobile voting technology,” Julie people,” said Bradley Tusk, CEO and the discussion,” added Tedros. of the Chinese leadership, said the rior Ministry. Wise, King County Director of Elec- Founder of Tusk Philanthropies. “The decision about whether WHO chief, has been invaluable. Indian Horizon 9 BUSINESS Friday, January 24, 2020 Mobile handsets & components under Make in India to get special push in Budget

Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) In late De- to promote aggressively a 20-odd The incentives were available for 29 crore as against Rs 94,000 in FY 2016- cember, at one of the extensive component manufacturing ecosys- electronic verticals across the man- 17. Already, India, which has second closed door meetings that the PM tem in the country that will go be- ufacturing value chain. The period position in the global mobile hand- has had with various industry verti- yond making mobile phones is on of benefits was reduced to 5 years sets market, is projected to grow to cal heads, a high-profile team rep- the anvil. This will be an overarch- from 10 years after it was recalled. 302 million units this year. resenting India’s digital economy ing policy which goes beyond inter- The M-SIPS was created to pro- This meeting was part of a series outlined with way forward. At the est subvention and credit default vide financial incentives across the of industry meetings hosted by the meeting where the PM was most guarantee and it will be outside the ESDM (Electronics System Design PM at his residence in the run-up to candid asking for real time sug- scope of MeitY (Ministry of Elec- and Manufacturing) value chain the Union Budget to be announced gestions to boost growth, he was tronics and Information Technol- to compensate for cost disability on February 1. It was attended by informed that electronics manu- ogy) and by an outside department/ in manufacturing and Electronics Manu Kapoor, Samsung, Virat Bha- facturing, especially handsets and arm since ministry’s role is that of a Manufacturing Clusters (EMC). tia, Apple India, Soumitra Bhat- components, had a good chance policy maker only. This sector has shown tremen- tacharya, Bosch Ltd., and Hari Om of becoming India’s largest exports M-SIPS was floated to encourage dous promise wherein exports have Rai, Lava. The industry emphasised within the next five years. Industry electronics manufacturing and it grown from a mere US $200 million that India’s potential for electronics dia currently suffers a 9-12% disabil- market at US $190 billion-US $80 asked him to follow a path of least ran from 2012 to 2018. It promised three years ago to cross US $2 bil- exports was unlimited, especially as ity vis-à-vis Vietnam and nearly 18% billion domestic and US $110 billion resistance. multiple incentives for 10 years, in- lion in the year 2019-20 in handsets labour arbitrage and geopolitical is- vis-à-vis China as far as handsets exports by 2025-26. Sources close to developments re- cluding a capital subsidy of 20% in alone -- a 10x growth in 36 months. sues were helping the tide in India’s and components manufacturing is This dovetails perfectly with PM vealed to IANS that a special incen- special economic zones (SEZs) and One of the most successful sto- direction. concerned. Modi’s aspirational hobby horse tive scheme for the manufacture of 25% in non-SEZs, and reimburse- ries around Make in India is mobile Only two countries – China and To move manufacturing, espe- -- the ‘Make in India’ programme. mobile handsets and components ments of countervailing duty or ex- handset manufacturing with Noida Vietnam - export handsets and com- cially for the purposes of exports, the In October 2018, at a meeting held will be unveiled in the Budget to cise on capital equipment for non- outside Delhi becoming the new ponents, while 198 countries are net government needs to focus on the in Japan, the PM had declared that, give an additional push to the bur- SEZ units. For some high-capital hub. The size of the domestic mo- importers. India needs to become competitiveness of the sector. The “We are rapidly moving towards be- geoning sector. A Modified Special projects, it also offered reimburse- bile manufacturing industry in FY the third, beating Vietnam first and National Policy on Electronics 2019 ing Number One in mobile phone Incentive Package Scheme (MSIPS) ment of Central taxes and duties. 2019-20 is expected to be Rs 1,35,000 then grabbing share from China. In- (NPE-2019) puts the total handsets manufacturing”.

AI to replace 69% of Budget 2020: CII for higher USITC to review parts manager’s workload by 2024: tax benefits for homebuyers of initial order on M&M Roxor New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Mahindra in a regulato- conclude that FCA did Gartner Mahindra and Mahin- ry filing on Thursday said: not establish previously Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and to boost demand in real dra (M&M) on Thursday “The US International unclaimed US rights in emerging technologies such as virtual personal assistants said that the US Interna- Trade Commission (ITC) trade dress and that there and chatbots will replace almost 69 per cent of the man- estate sector tional Trade Commission has intimated on January, was no infringement of ager’s workload by 2024, according to a prediction by re- (USITC) will review part of 22, 2020 that it has chosen either trade dress or reg- search and advisory firm Gartner on Thursday. the initial determination to review parts of the Ini- istered trademarks. “The role of manager will see a complete overhaul in the on the complaint filed by tial Determination includ- Mahindra has already next four years,” Helen Poitevin, Research Vice-President Fiat Chrysler Automobile ing those relating to the launched its model year at Gartner, said in a statement. ANV, including that on the validity and infringement 2020 ROXOR with signifi- “Currently, managers often need to spend time filling in infringement of the trade of the trade dress claimed cant styling changes and forms, updating information and approving workflows. By dress of Jeep. by FCA, and the importa- will make additional styl- using AI to automate these tasks, they can spend less time In November, an ad- tion findings made by the ing changes, if so required, managing transactions and can invest more time on learn- ministrative law judge Administrative Law Judge in cooperation with the ing, performance management and goal setting,” Poitevin of the USITC found that (ALJ).” USITC, it said. said. AI and emerging technologies will undeniably change the Roxor model of Ma- In addition, the USITC Roxor is manufactured the role of the manager and will allow employees to extend hindra violates the “trade will also review whether in the US by Mahindra Au- their degree of responsibility and influence, without taking dress” of Fiat Chrysler there was any infringe- tomotive North America on management tasks. New Delhi: Industry cham- on overall demand,” Chandra- Automobile ANV’s (FCA) ment by Mahindra of any (MANA), a Mahindra sub- Application leaders focused on innovation and AI are ber CII on Thursday (January jit Banerjee, Director General Jeep. The judge has also of FCA’s registered trade- sidiary. MANA launched now accountable for improving worker experience, devel- 23) urged the government to of the Confederation of Indian recommended an “exclu- marks, Mahindra said. the ROXOR off-road work oping worker skills and building organisational competen- increase tax benefits for home- Industry said. The chamber sion” order prohibiting The company said that and recreational vehicle cy in responsible use of AI. buyers to boost demand in the called for additional tax ben- the import of Roxor parts it is optimistic that the in 2018 in its Auburn Hills, “Application leaders will need to support a gradual tran- liquidity-hit real estate sector. efits to home buyers to boost and a “cease-and-desist” USITC will reconsider Michigan, facility, which sition to increased automation of management tasks as The chamber said that in or- the demand. “The maximum order prohibiting sale of the preliminary find- also serves as its North this functionality becomes increasingly available across der to meet a minimum GDP available deduction on interest any already-imported ings of the Administra- American corporate head- more enterprise applications,” said Poitevin. growth target of 6 to 7 per cent, payment of home loan taken for Roxor parts. tive Law Judge (ALJ) and quarters. it is important to have a defini- all the property/(ies) should be tive plan for boosting the de- increased from Rs 2,00,000 to Rs RBL Bank Q3 net profit down mand in the sector. 5,00,000,” it said. Dollar edges down amid data The sector needs more liquid- The government should also ity support and steps to boost consider increasing the income New York, Jan 23 and related inflation- $1.1095 in the previ- 70% to Rs 66 cr, bad loans surge demand, it said in a statement, criteria under PMAY scheme to (IANS) The US dol- ary pressure, was ous session, and the adding “CII has urged the gov- Rs 18 and 25 lakh from the cur- lar weakened slightly -0.35 in December, British pound rose to Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Private sector RBL Bank re- ernment to increase the tax rent Rs 12 and 18 lakh in the in late trading on down from +0.41 in $1.3133 from $1.3049 ported a near 70 per cent drop in its consolidated net benefits to home buyers and MIG I and ll categories, respec- Wednesday amid a November, showed a in the previous ses- profit for the quarter ended December to Rs 66.49 crore, extend income limit under tively. The government should slew of data. report by the Federal sion. The Australian caused by a significant rise in provisions. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana also consider increasing the The dollar index, Reserve Bank of Chi- dollar decreased During the correponding period of the financial year to boost demand in the sector income criteria under PMAY which measures the cago on Wednesday. to $0.6843 from 2018-19, the bank had reported a consolidated net which is battling stress and li- scheme to Rs 18 and 25 lakh greenback against Meanwhile, US to- $0.6845. profit of Rs 221.51 crore. quidity issues for the past year.” from the current Rs 12 and 18 six major peers, de- tal existing-home The US dollar The bank’s total provisions surged nearly 400 per cent It has also proposed a focused lakh in the MIG I and ll catego- creased 0.02 per cent sales increased 3.6 bought 109.88 Japa- on a year-on-year (YoY) basis to Rs 638.29 crore in the action plan to boost the sector ries, respectively. to 97.5230 in late per cent from No- nese yen, higher than third quarter of the current fiscal, from Rs 160.68 crore as part of its pre-budget sug- “This would allow a wider trading, the Xinhua vember to a season- 109.79 Japanese yen provisioned during the October-December quarter of gestions. ”To meet a minimum section of the society to benefit news agency report- ally-adjusted annual of the previous ses- last fiscal. Its net non-performing assets (NPAs or bad GDP growth target of 6 to 7 per from the scheme pushing de- ed. rate of 5.54 million in sion. The US dollar loans) surged to Rs 1,236.41 crore during the quarter in cent it is very important to have mand,” it said. On the data front, December, accord- rose to 0.9683 Swiss consideration, from Rs 358.24 crore reported during the a definitive plan for boosting Further, CII said granting in- the Chicago Fed Na- ing to the National franc from 0.9680 corresponding period of last fiscal. the demand in the real estate frastructure status to integrated tional Activity Index Association of Real- Swiss franc, and it in- Commenting on the results, RBL Bank Chief Execu- sector, which will have signifi- townships and overall housing (CFNAI), a monthly tors. creased to 1.3143 Ca- tive Vishwavir Ahuja said in a statement: “The bank cant impact on job creation in sector, would help develop- index designed to In late New York nadian dollars from has demonstrated strong growth in operating profits both formal and informal sec- ers access priority funding at a gauge overall US trading, the euro 1.3070 Canadian dol- amidst a challenging business engvironment. However, tor, as well as a multiplier effect lower cost. economic activity fell to $1.1092 from lars. challenges in a few corporate accounts and related pro- visioning requirements have impacted the bottom line for the quarter.” World markets: Asian shares wilt, oil tumbles as China virus spreads Tokyo: Asian shares and 0.91%. Australian shares navirus which broke out in tors assessed the impact of holidays, which start on US stocks trade US stocks fell on Thursday were down 0.57%, while China and killed nearly 800 the virus and braced for the Friday. Air China, China`s as investors remained anx- Japan`s Nikkei stock index people in a global pandem- corporate earnings season. flagship carrier, skidded ious about the spread of a slid 0.6%. ic. ”Markets are expressing Cases have been detect- 2.78% to the lowest in more higher amid earnings new flu-like virus in China The Chinese yuan fell concern about the growth ed in Beijing, Shanghai, than eight weeks. Shares just as millions prepared toward a two-week low, outlook,” said Michael Mc- Macau, Hong Kong, Ja- of Australia`s Qantas Air- New York, Jan 23 (IANS) US stocks traded higher on to travel for the Lunar New while safe-havens such Carthy, chief market strat- pan, and the United States. ways Ltd fell 1.55%, while Wednesday as investors digested a slew of quarterly Year. Oil futures tumbled as the Japanese yen, gold, egist at CMC Markets in Wuhan`s local government Japan Airlines Co dropped corporate earnings reports. to seven-week lows as the and U.S. Treasuries rose Sydney. “The coronavirus said it would close all urban 1.4% and rival air carrier At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in- contagion was expected before a travel blockade of has introduced some cau- transport networks and ANA Holdings Inc declined creased 20.77 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 29,216.81. to hit airline travel, while the Chinese city, Wuhan, at tion. There is no reason to suspend outgoing flights 1.17%. The S&P 500 added 8.35 points, or 0.25 per cent, to the International Energy the centre of the outbreak expect a global pandemic as of 10 a.m. on Thursday In the onshore market, 3,329.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 46.40 Agency`s warning of an oil starts later on Thursday. now, but there is some re- (0200 GMT). Citizens have the yuan edged down 0.1% points, or 0.50 per cent, to 9,417.20, the Xinhua news surplus and a larger-than- Deaths in China from the pricing in financial mar- been urged not to leave the to 6.9160 per dollar, ap- agency reported. expected increase in U.S. new coronavirus rose to 17 kets.” city. proaching the lowest since IBM reported operating non-GAAP earnings per crude inventories re-kin- on Wednesday, with nearly U.S. stock futures fell However, there are fears Jan. 10. share of $4.71 on revenue of $21.8 billion, both top- dled fears of excess supply. 600 cases confirmed. The 0.02% on Thursday in Asia. the virus could spread The yen rose 0.2% to ping Wall Street’s expectations. The company said it MSCI`s broadest index of outbreak has evoked mem- The S&P 500 eked out a rapidly, because millions 109.64 versus the dollar, expects this year’s operating non-GAAP earnings per Asia-Pacific shares outside ories of Severe Acute Respi- 0.03% gain on Wednesday, of Chinese travel domesti- while the Swiss franc trad- share to reach at least $13.35. Japan fell 0.45%. Blue chip ratory Syndrome (SARS) in but the overall tone on Wall cally and abroad during the ed at 0.9679 against the Chinese shares slumped 2002-2003, another coro- Street was mixed as inves- week-long Lunar New Year greenback. Indian Horizon Friday, January 24, 2020 BUSINESS 10 Relief to consumers as petrol, Sensex jumps up 270 points diesel get cheaper as oil prices dip Delhi, Rs 80.25 a litre in Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Mumbai, Rs 77.25 a litre in The Sensex closed 271 Kolkata and Rs 77.54 a litre points higher on Thursday in Chennai after the price after three consecutive days cut. of decline, primarily owing Similarly, diesel costs Rs to the fall in oil prices. 67.86 a litre in Delhi, Rs Brent futures fell to their 71.15 a litre in Mumbai, lowest in seven weeks on Rs 70.22 per litre in Kol- concerns that the virus out- kata and Rs 71.70 a litre break in China may dent in Chennai, according to fuel demand. the Indian Oil Corporation Sensex closed 271 website. points higher at 41,386.40 Petrol and diesel prices while the Nifty closed at have been continuously 12,179.90, up by 73 points. declining since January 12. All the sectors ended in crude oil prices propelled near-term since a lot has months as investors con- Brent crude fell by more green except the media in- oil marketing stocks, while been factored in the market cern that the tourism and New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Fuel prices than 2 per cent to $62.17 per barrel follow- dex. bargain buying was wit- about budget wish list and demand might get hit due dipped further on Thursday after slump in ing the outbreak of coronavirus in China, Realty sectors stocks nessed in banking stocks. revival in earnings growth, to the coronavirus, which international crude oil rates following the negatively impacting the demand. were the biggest gainers, Volatility was high due to while the start to Q3 result has killed at least 17 people. outbreak of coronavirus in China. The price The retail prices of fuel are dependent followed by banks and auto the weekly options expiry”. is below par. The virus outbreak comes of petrol was cut by 17 paise and that of die- on the international crude prices and the sector stocks. Vinod Nair of Geojit Fi- Asian shares took a beat- as the country is entering sel by 19 paise a litre across all major cities rupee-US dollar exchange rate as India Siddhartha Khemka of nancial Services, however, ing on Thursday, led by the one of its busiest travel pe- on Thursday. imports almost 80 per cent of its crude re- Motilal Oswal Financial said that cautious trend biggest slide in Chinese riods, its Lunar New Year The petrol now costs Rs 74.65 a litre in quirements. Services said that “fall in will be maintained in the stocks in more than eight holiday. SHARP Corp expects major push in MG Motors’ launches electric Indian market with PCI tech internet SUV ‘ZS EV’ in India New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Japanese technol- to the human body. Sharp Business Systems ions and negative ions are released into the New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) the battery,” it said. The com- strengthen the Indian EV land- ogy and appliances major SHARP Corporation (India) Managing Director Shinji Minatogawa air simultaneously. These positive and nega- Morris Garages (MG) Motor pany also offered round-the- scape, as we offer the best of EV expects a major push in India from the Plas- said that this is the first time the company has tive ions instantly recombine on the surface India on Thursday launched an clock roadside assistance (RSA) technology and act as the cata- macluster Ion (PCI)technology featuring in carried out such verification process in India of pollutants such as bacteria, viruses and electric internet SUV, ‘ZS EV’ at for a period of five years for lyst for the country’s nascent its appliances, which enables them to identify in collaboration with academic faculty, and chemical compounds floating in the air to a starting price of Rs 20.88 lakh. privately-registered cars, along EV market by providing a com- and remove toxic air pollutants. Indian Insti- said that it is the start of making people know form hydroxyl (OH) radicals, which have The inaugural price of the with five labour-free services. plete, end-to-end ecosystem,” tutes of Technology, Delhi have verifed the about the technology, which it uses in several extremely high oxidation ability, and this car was Rs 19.88 lakh (ex-show- The vehicles also come with he added. company’s Plasmacluster Ion (PCI) technol- of its products, including refrigerators, air con- chemical reaction decomposes the cellular room, New Delhi), for custom- maintenance packages starting The ZS EV comes with an ogy. The technology is a significant feature in ditioners apart from air purifiers. compounds or chemical structures, thereby ers who had booked the car be- at Rs 7,700 for three years. on-board cable to charge any- its air purifier segment as it efficiently removes “Plasmacluster Ion is a revolutionary air neutralizing their toxicity,” the company fore January 17 midnight. MG Motor India President where. Customers can also get Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, company purification technology from which positive said in a statement. The ZS EV Excite is now avail- and MD Rajeev Chaba said: an AC fast charger installed at officials said. able for Rs 20.88 lakh while the “The ZS EV is a globally-suc- their homes and offices, free of “Sharp Corporation, working in collabora- ZS EV Exclusive is available for cessful product that oper- cost, through MG’s association tion with Associate Professor Sagnik Dey and Rs 23.58 lakh, the company said ates at the intersection of an with Delhi-based eChargeBays, Associate Professor Gazala Habib of IIT-Delhi in a statement. EV’s sustainability, an SUV’s the company said. has demonstrated that Plasmacluster Ion “As part of its commitment practicality, and a sports car’s The company, in its state- (PCI) has an efficacy to remove PAHs (Polycy- to provide the best ownership performance. It comes with ment also said that it has se- clic Aromatic Hydrocarbons), which are con- experience, the carmaker has best-in-class features and tech cured an overwhelming re- tained as toxic air pollutants in Indian cities,” introduced the MG eShield, capabilities at a compelling sponse for the new-age electric the company said in a statement. which provides privately- price point.” SUV, with over 2,800 bookings The project started in 2018 by measuring the registered customers with a “We are confident that this in 27 days. The ZS EV is already composition of particulate matter in air pollut- free-of-charge 5-year manu- unprecedented value propo- in available in more than 10 in- ants in New Delhi NCR region of India. As a re- facturer warranty for unlim- sition will incentivise more ternational markets, including sult, many types of pollutants were identified, ited kilometres on the car and 8 consumers across India to go the United Kingdom, Europe, including PAHs, which are known to be toxic years/150,000 km warranty on electric. We will continue to Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) ITNL istry) a settlement amount of Rs convened by MoRTH under the Gomti in the state of Rajasthan,” 28, 2009,” it added. “The conces- ITNL Road Infrastructure Develop- 144.08 crore within seven days Chairmanship of Director Gen- the ITNL site said. “The conces- sion for this project was awarded ment Company Ltd (IRIDCL) from the date of the agreement eral (Road Development) and sion for this project was awarded to us by the Department of Road announces has entered into a tripartite and thereafter will hand over the Special Secretary with represen- to us by the Department of Road Transport and Highways, Gov- agreement with the Ministry of toll operation of the project of tatives of the lenders and IRID- Transport and Highways, Gov- ernment of India, on a DBFOT Road Transport and Highways MoRTH,” a statement by IL&FS CL. ernment of India, on a DBFOT (Toll) basis for an initial period foreclosure (MoRTH) and the lenders of the Transportation Networks Ltd “The project included the de- (Toll) basis for an initial period of of 11 years which is further ex- project led by the Union Bank (ITNL) said on Thursday. IRIDCL velopment of two lanes with 11 years which is further extend- tendable to 30 years in case the of India for foreclosure of the is a subsidiary of ITNL, which in an aggregate length of approxi- able to 30 years in case the com- company exercises the option of Beawer- Beawer-Gomti Road Concession turn is a subsidiary of IL&FS. mately 248 Lane km with an pany exercises the option to con- to construct a four lane highway Agreement for Rs 144.08 crore. As per the statement, the option to construct a four lane struct a four lane highway on the on the stretch within seven years “IRDCL will receive from settlement was reached pursu- highway on the Beawar Gomti stretch within seven years from from the appointed date of Octo- Gomti Road MoRTH (Road Transport Min- ant to the conciliation meeting Highway connecting Beawar to the appointed date of October ber 28, 2009,” it added.

Shared mobility start-up Fiscal deficit may be at 3.5% in FY21: Report

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) due to growth slowdown ings are likely to emanate likelihood of a personal Bounce bags $105 mn funding The Union Budget 2020 and the lack of addressing from food subsidy (trans- tax rate cut, given the con- could focus on spending sector-specific issues. The ferred off balance sheet), sumption boost would be Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) the key gaps in the mobil- ments are needed to build toward railways, defence FY21 budget will probably lower interest payment small and transient. On Shared mobility start-up ity sector and has managed the necessary electric vehicle and toward reviving senti- look relatively slimmer outgo and savings gener- the other hand, we expect Bounce on Thursday re- to provide a convenient and tech and enable the EV eco- ment in the real estate sec- with a deficit of 3.5 per ated from the PM-Kisan announcements around ceived $105 million (Rs 749 cost-efficient solution with system,” said the start-up. tor but the exercise would cent of GDP. Concentra- scheme. FY21 expenditure power sector (Discom re- crore) series D venture capi- its tech capabilities. The company will deploy be to keep the outlays lean tion of spending would concentration to remain forms), where implemen- tal funds infusion led by Ac- Existing investors in the the new funds for expansion so that fiscal deficit does again steer toward rail- similar to that of FY20, tation details on how the cel and the B Capital Group. start-up also include Falcon in other cities, build tech in- not slip beyond 3.5 per ways, defence and toward where the budget alloca- incentives will be struc- “The innovation around Edge, Maverick Ventures, frastructure and hire more cent of GDP, a report by reviving sentiment in the tion would continue to tured for state discoms the keyless mechanism of Omidyar Network India and people. The start-up cur- broking house Emkay Fi- real estate sector, it noted. remain tilted toward rail- will be critical, infrastruc- using a scooter coupled with Qualcomm Ventures, among rently runs dockless scoot- nancials said. “The shortfall in disin- ways, defence and urban ture (NIP) where part of other Internet of Things others. ers in Bengaluru and Hyder- It said the preceding few vestments is also likely to infrastructure,” said the the funding could come (IoT) modifications makes With the latest Series D, abad, with a fleet strength of months have seen many be Rs 46,900 crore and the report. from outside the budget Bounce very unique. We are total funding in Bounce has 13,000 and 2,000 vehicles, announcements by the target is likely to be rolled Gross borrowing figure and some stimulus for excited to continue partner- reached $194 million, en- respectively. government with an inten- forward to FY21. Our base is likely to be budgeted the real estate sector in ing with the Bounce team,” abling deeper electric ve- Bounce’s scooter rental tion to kickstart growth. case does not include re- at Rs 7.5 lakh crore, i.e., the form of additional tax Accel partner Anand Daniel hicle (EV) integration and services are available in 35 Thus, it is understandable ceipts from the telecom growth of 5.7 per cent breaks for home buyers.” said in a statement. platform play to drive profit- cities, offering more than that expectations run high sector on AGR dues,” Em- year-on-year. This is “In the run-up to the Daniel said Bounce has ability. 1,20,000 rides a day, with on the upcoming Budget. kay said. likely to keep the yields Budget, we could expect identified one of the key According to Bounce, ac- each vehicle getting hired “However, given the “Expenditure to be elevated near 6.8-7.0 per some excitement in stocks gaps in the mobility sector celerating electric vehicle nine times daily. Bounce’s tight fiscal space, we squeezed based on the cent said the report. No like L&T, NTPC and HFCs and has managed to pro- adoption will help the start- scooter rental services are doubt many big bang an- steep shortfall in revenue big announcements but like HDFC/LICHF (how- vide a convenient and cost- up reduce operating cost per available in 35 cities, offer- nouncements could be receipts, we believe that allocation could be tilted ever, this last set could efficient solution with its kilometer. “While Bounce ing more than 1,20,000 rides made,” it said. the government is likely to toward infra/power/real be impacted by high govt tech capabilities. Daniel said finances all its bikes through a day, with each vehicle get- The steep fiscal slippage curtail expenditure by Rs estate, than consumption borrowings on funding Bounce has identified one of debt, tremendous invest- ting hired nine times daily. of 48 bps in FY20 is largely 1.8 lakh crore. Major sav- boosters. “We see a low costs). Sports Indian Horizon 11 Friday, January 24, 2020

NZ guys are so nice, can’t Zealand the very next day of Manika Batra roped Tendulkar welcomes the third and final ODI against Australia which they won in think of revenge: Kohli Bengaluru. And Kohli feels the in as new face scrapping of boundary rule, Auckland, Jan 23 (IANS) India schedule needs to be a little skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday better, especially when they are of ASICS says ‘it was important’ insisted that his team is not travelling abroad. thinking of avenging the World “It’s getting closer and closer New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Master Cup loss against New Zealand to landing at the stadium Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has in the upcoming series which straight. That how compressed heaped praise on the decision of starts Friday with the first T20I the gap has become. This kind the International Cricket Council at the Eden Park. of travelling to a place that is (ICC) to scrap the contentious It were New Zealand who seven and a half hours ahead boundary rule that decided the dumped India out of the 2019 of IST is difficult to adjust winner of 2019 World Cup at the World Cup with a thrilling win immediately. Hopefully, this Lord’s in July. the semi-final in Manchester will be taken into consideration “I felt this was important as it is last July. for teams to carry themselves in the future,” said Kohli. a fair way to obtain a result when “Not really. Even if you want on the international stage. “But this is the year of the nothing else separates the two champions.However, on Monday, to think of revenge these guys We were actually happy for World Cup and every T20 is teams,” Tendulkar tweeted on the ICC scrapped the contentious are so nice that you can’t get them when they qualified for important. So we can’t lose our Wednesday. boundary rule and stated that into that zone,” said Kohli World Cup finals. When you focus,” he added.The Indian In the World Cup final, England it will not be used in future ICC while addressing reporters.“It’s have lost you have to look at skipper also made it clear that were announced as champions on events.“In group stages, if the all about being competitive the larger picture. So nothing K.L. Rahul will continue to bat account of their superior boundary Super Over is tied, the match will on the field. They are one side about revenge,” he added. at No. 5 in ODIs while in T20Is, count against New Zealand, after be tied. In semi-finals and finals, that has set the right example India had to leave for New he will bat at the top. Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) As more and the end of the stipulated overs there is one change to the Super more Indian female athletes break the and the subsequent Super Over. Over regulation in keeping with glass ceiling, ASICS, a running shoes and England had scored 26 boundaries the basic principle of scoring more Smith, Warner among most expensive other athletic footwear manufacturer, on in total in the entire duration of runs than the opponent to win, the Tuesday roped in ace India paddler Manika the match at Lord’s on July 14 Super Over will be repeated until Batra as its new face as she launched the as compared to 17 by the Black one team has more runs than the players in ‘The Hundred’ draft brands latest store here.The athlete who Caps and were thus crowned as other,” said ICC in a media release. London, Jan 23 (IANS) put the Indian flag on the map during the Australia's Steve Smith and 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia David Warner have emerged was delighted to be associated with ASICS. as the most expensive players Speaking at the store, she said: "As a listed in the main draft for table tennis player, it is important to be England's 'The Hundred'. comfortable on your feet and quick to According to a BBC Sport respond to your opponent's strike. report, both Smith and Warner carry the top 125,000 pounds in the seven innings the Ashes series.The reserve price for the draft which he played. However, Hundred is a 100-ball will take place on Sunday. Warner managed to format that is set to Mitchell Starc, Chris Gayle, score just 95 runs from launch in July next year Lasith Malinga and Kagiso 10 innings and became with the men's and Rabada will also cost 125,000 including 239 overseas players Ashes series in England as bunny of Stuart Broad women's tournaments pounds.A total of 570 players and 331 domestic players. he amassed 774 runs at a who dismissed him on to run concurrently over will be in the men's draft, Smith had an incredible staggering average of 110.57 seven occasions during a five-week period. Brazil women's football Indian TT teams a win away from securing Olympic berths

team to play in China they recorded victories paddler G. Sathiyan then maiden appearance at the Rio de Janeiro, Jan 23 (IANS) final while the losers will play off against Luxembourg and lost the first two games in Olympic level. The Brazilian women's football for third place on November 11.All Sweden respectively in the the singles match against They beat Sweden 3-2 team will participate in next of the matches will be played in Team Qualifier on Thursday. Luka Mladenovic before after Archana Kamath beat month's Yongchuan International the Yongchuan District of the A quarterfinal finish will fighting back to prevail 8-11, Linda Bergstrom in the fifth Tournament in China as part of their southwestern city of Chongqing. ensure qualification for the 9-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-6. and deciding rubber. She preparations for Olympic Games China have won three of Tokyo Olympics. India has Sharath then conceded a won 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, slated to be held in Tokyo in 2020. the four previous editions of never made it as a team game to Glod but eventually 13-11.Earlier, top-ranked Brazil will play Canada on the Yongchuan International in Olympic history.It was won 11-3, 11-3, 12-14, 11-5 Indian Manika Batra won November 7, with China scheduled Tournament, which has been Sharath Kamal and Harmeet to complete a 3-0 victory. both her singles matches to meet New Zealand the same day, played annually since 2015. Brazil Desai who helped India to Slovenia beat Iran 3-1 in prevailing over Bergstrom according to a statement on the were crowned champions in their get a winning start, beating their round of 32 match and and Christina Kallberg 3-1 Brazilian Football Confederation only previous appearance in 2017. Gilles Michely and Eric will now take on India. and 3-2 respectively. (CBF) official website, reports The women's football tournament Gondomar (Portugal), Jan teams are just one win away Glod 11-9, 16-14, 11-6 in the The Indian women too are India will now have to get Xinhua news agency.The winners at the Tokyo Olympics will be held 23 (IANS) The Indian men from securing their maiden opening doubles. a win away from creating past Romania in the pre- of both fixtures will meet in the from July 22 to August 7. and women table tennis Olympics qualification after India’s highest ranked history and making their quarterfinals on Friday.

Need to handle pressure better this time mean that the team members Couldn’t deliver performance will feel more pressure due to the stature of the tournament that to match Salt Lake at T20 WC: Harmanpreet Kaur they are playing in. Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) India “Sometimes we try to put into skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on their heads whereas they don’t atmosphere: Chhetri Thursday echoed head coach W.V necessarily feel it (pressure). who turned up in large numbers Raman in saying that handling Youngsters don’t have fear, it is to support the Indian team against pressure would be the key as others who tell them that,” he had Bangladesh. they look to win the Women’s said.On India’s chances, Raman "We couldn't deliver a performance T20 World Cup in Australia, a said: “I am very positive about our to match the atmosphere at the Salt feat they came close to but could girls chances. I fancy their chances Lake last night, and the dressing not achieve in the last two global a lot. The one thing probably that room is very disappointed about it. showpieces. needs to be enhanced is to strike We couldn't capitalise on the India made a semi-final exit an emotional balance. chances we got, but this is a process from the last T20 World Cup and in “There would be sudden change on the pitch and in the stands. the previous ODI World Cup, they in tempo in scorecards, it would You turned up, we'll keep had finished as runners-up. induce emotions from both ends. attempting to," Chhetri tweeted. “We were quite close in the If they can find a middle path that In what was a must win game for last two World Cups, the only of the tri-series involving England thinking like that and focus on will enhance our chances,” he said. the Indian team, Bangladesh took thing is we have to keep in mind and hosts Australia, which will be giving our best,” she added. The women’s World Cup will be an early lead in the 42nd minute how to handle pressure in the followed by the World Cup next Coach Raman had told IANS in played in Australia from February courtesy Saad Uddin. tournaments, last two World Cups month.“This time we want to enjoy an interview a few days back that 21 to March 8. India are clubbed It was only in the final moments we lacked in handling pressure,” rather than taking more pressure the presence of youngsters like with Australia, Bangladesh, New of the game that centre-piece Adil Harmanpreet told reporters at the on ourselves, thinking that it is a 15-year-old Shafali Verma and Zealand and Sri Lanka in the Khan scored the equaliser to save pre-departure press meet ahead big tournament. We have to avoid uncapped Richa Ghosh does not Group stage. the hosts the blushes. After the game, India head coach Igor Stimac admitted that his team Sania Mirza exits Australian Open with calf injury conceded a "silly goal" against New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangladesh and that they have a lot Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) who had injured her leg during duo Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai Disappointed with India's to work on ahead of the next set of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s practice, went into the match with 6-4, 6-4 in the final.Three-time performance in their FIFA World Cup matches. campaign at the Australian heavy strapping and didn’t look doubles Grand Slam winner Mirza qualifier game against Bangladesh, "Bangladesh were resilient. We did Open came to an abrupt end on comfortable throughout the 33 has returned to competition after captain Sunil Chhetri has vowed not react well and conceded a silly Thursday after she retired mid- minutes the match was played. a two-year hiatus, initially due to that the team will continue to work goal. India is trying to play modern way into her women’s doubles The 33-year-old had earlier injuries and then welcoming her hard on their game. and technical football. There is first-round match with an injury. pulled out of the mixed doubles son in October 2018. On Tuesday, India played hard still much more to do," Stimac told Mirza and her Ukranian partner event -- where she was supposed The Indian star last won a trophy fought 1-1 draw against much reporters at the post-match press Nadiia Kichenok were trailing to partner with compatriot Rohan alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands lower-ranked Bangladesh in a conference. 0-1 in the second set against Bopanna -- following the same at the Brisbane International in the Group E Asian Qualifiers tie for Backing his young players, the the Chinese pair of Xinyun Han injury.Former doubles No.1 Mirza first week of the 2017 season, one the FIFA World Cup at the Salt Croatian 1998 World Cup bronze and Lin Zhu when the Indian and Kichenok had last week won of three doubles finals she reached Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Taking medallist said: "We need to stay was forced to retire due to a calf the Hobart International title after that year before announcing her to Twitter, Chhetri on Wednesday optimistic. We have shown we have injury. The Indo-Ukranian pair had lost the first set 2-6.Mirza, defeating second-seeded Chinese pregnancy in April of 2018. also expressed gratitude to the fans confidence to play against anyone." Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Friday - January 24, 2020 12

ahesh Babu's box of- fi ce grosser Salireru MAHESH BABU’S SARILERU NEEKEVVARU Akshay Kumar, Nupur Sanon to return in MNeekevvaru which released 10th January 2020 sequel of 'Filhall' music video has made an immovable TOUCHES A NEW MILESTONE place at the cinema and has uperstar Akshay #FilhallPart2." received nothing but love ment.Sarileru Neekevvaru', Kumar and Kriti Composed by Jaani, and whistles for it. which translates to nobody SSanon's sister Nu- "Filhall" emerged as The action-comedy has can match you, is a story pur have already siz- one of the most popu- gained a lot of attention and that revolves around an zled as a superhit pair lar singles of 2019 after the fun is still going strong. Army Major played by Ma- in the music video of B it was launched in No- Mahesh Babu is very well hesh Babu. Praak's song "Filhall", vember last year. known for the charming The comedy has given a which has crossed 500 The video featured looks and mind-blowing ac- good belly laugh and the million views on You- Akshay as a Punjabi tion skills that he can pull off actions have grabbed the Tube. man in love with Nu- very easily. attention like no other. Now, spurred by the pur's character, and Sarileru Neekevvaru has Mahesh Babu and his success of the music narrates how their now crossed the 200 crore team's entire hard work video, the makers have love story had a tragic mark in worldwid and is go- has paid off totally. The decided to launch a se- end."Filhall" marked ing strong.The hulking fan movie shot up like a rock- quel to the song.Shar- Akshay's music video base of superstar Mahesh et and had already crossed ing the news on social debut, and Nupur's Babu has been loving the its 100 crore mark in the media, Akshay wrote: entry into the world of movie a lot it shows.Sarileru rolled by Anil Sunkara, Dil their banner AK Entertain- first week itself. "The story continues show nusiness. Neekevvaru is jointly bank- Raju and Mahesh Babu under ments and GMB Entertain- IANS with another melody... IANS Bhumi Pednekar's horror-thriller AMRUTA JENNIFER WINGET, fi lm 'Durgavati' goes on fl oors! KHANVILKAR Shivin in ROCKS IN ALL Rishikesh to on Durgavati's Muhurta Puja shoot shadi a little while back on Insta- DENIM LOOK gram. Akshay wrote: "#Dur- scene in gavati begins, with blessings and good vibes, as always need your best wishes as 'Beyhadh 2' well".This is the second time ctors Jennifer Winget after 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' and Shivin Narang are (2017) when Bhoomi and Acurrently in Rishikesh Akshay will be seen together. to film a wedding sequence Durgavati is the Hindi re- for their show "Beyhadh make of a Telugu horror fi lm 2"."We are really excited to 'Bhagmati' where Bhumi will shoot outdoors for 'Beyhadh be playing the titular role. 2' and that too in such a beau- This fi lm will be the story of a tiful place like Rishikesh. woman under investigation The weather here is amaz- in connection with a corrup- ing and I am looking forward tion case and who is living to river rafting sequence in in a haunted house.Talking the cold water," Shivin said. about this fi lm, Bhumi had The show will see a major said that this is her most dif- twist as Rudra (Shivin) and fter delivering brilliant nounced a while ago and fi cult fi lm to date and she Maya (Jennifer) tie the knot. performances last year this will be Bhumi's fi rst fi lm is nervous as well as very Sharing more details about shooting Rudra and Maya's definitely go to the ghats to Ain 'Saand Ki Aankh' of this genre that has gone excited about it. Directed shooting in Rishikesh, Shivin marriage here in one of the see Ganga aarti. and 'Bala', son, Bhumi Ped- on fl oors today.Yes, Akshay by Ashok, Durgavati is pro- added: "We will also be temples of Rishikesh. We will IANS nekar is going to be seen Kumar, who is the producer duced by Vikram Malhotra, in another powerful role in of this fi lm, shared this news Akshay Kumar, and Bhushan Durgavati. The fi lm will be a with the fans by posting a Kumar and will release by horror-thriller that was an- picture of Bhumi Pednekar the end of this year. Shweta Tiwari: I do cry, I do

Deepika Padukone ctress Amruta Khan- break but I think that's normal vilkar made a fashion Astatement by opting for ctress Shweta Tiwari about the fake trolls who love makes a statement in a black pantsuit a deep neck denim jumpsuit has had a tough person- to bully people and pass com- for her recent outing. Aal life involving her mar- ments on their personal prob- as she takes over Davos The actress took to her In- riages. Although she comes lems, reports bollywoodlife. stagram to flaunt her all den- across as a strong woman, she com."They are those who iving us all the right im look. The pictures are full says there are moments when have nothing to do in their fashion inspiration of style and swag. she breaks down as well."I am life. They have so much free Gwith her classy and She gives her look an edgy in love already, with my kids. time to troll people who are chic sartorial pick, Deepika twist by teaming the denim Now I don't have time for any- actually working," she said. Padukone totally shone overalls with swanky tie-up body else. I am so occupied She doesn't consider her- brightly in an all-black pant- sandals. She completed the with this love for my kids that self to be brave. "They are so suit. The global icon is cur- look with a messy bun with I don't think I am looking at many women around me who rently in Davos, Switzerland frail hair strands on her face, anything else apart than that," are going through these prob- for World Economic Forum simple make-up and funky Shweta told Hindustan Times lems. I am not brave. I am very 2020. The actress yesterday jewellery. when asked if she was ready to weak. I am trying to overcome was honoured with Crys- On the work front, the ac- fall in love again.She recently my problems. I do cry, I do tal Award for her contribu- tress will soon be seen in separated from her second break but I think that'' nor- tion towards mental health "Malang". Directed by Mohit husband, Abhinav Kohli, in a mal," she said. awareness.After swoon- Suri, "Malang" also features bitter way.Shweta also spoke IANS ing us with a sculpted blue Disha Patani, Elli AvrRam, number during the awards Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal ceremony, Deepika chose Kemmu. a three-piece pantsuit for It is co-produced by JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ's latest her next appearance. Her Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, head-to-toe black look was Luv Ranjan Films and North- wearing a blazer, straight- ern Lights Entertainment's Instagram post is all the fashion legged pants and a winter Jay Shewakraman and will re- coat. The actress accesso- lease on February 14.Amruta inspo you need! rised the look with statement is known for playing the sim- cut-diamond set and bold ple and demure Munira in acqueline Fernandez is Taking to her Instagram the makeup to go with it.With a "Raazi", a serial killer Lovina well known for her happy actress shared, "you cap- backdrop of the snow-clad in web series "Damaged" and Jgo lucky nature and has tured me on your camera for mountains of Switzerland, a happy-go-lucky girl in the made the correct use of her my first film poster ever! @ Deepika sure looks like a vi- John Abraham-starrer "Saty- massive fan following by al- avigowariker you're still as sion to behold. More so, the amev Jayate". ways being a part of the social mad and as talented as ever actress has received wide ap- She has also done shows initiatives. thanks for an awesome day @ preciation from all across for such as "Time Bomb 9/11" The actress is also one of seemakhan76 @shaanmu." her promising performance and "24" as well as some real- the most fashionable celebs Jacqueline is very well in Chhapaak. Awarded the ity shows.IANS of B-town and every time she known for how fitness is an in- prestigious Annual Crys- "Especially when so uploads on her social media, tegral part of the routine and tal Award, Deepika is truly many things have come out she kicks up a storm. how the actress can pull off a global icon who is creat- through social media, media Jacqueline recently shared any looks from bold to fierce ing the right noise.Deepika outlets that I have to assume a post on her social media to peppy and there is no de- Padukone runs The Live that people are thinking handle wearing a Seema nial for the same. The actress Love Laugh Foundation programs, funding support most thinkers and achievers. twice that ‘ohh am I being Khan outfit which had a se- also influencers people via her (TLLLF) since June 2015. The for treatment in rural com- On the work front, the actress videotaped, recorded or will quined thick strap blouse youtube channel. foundation's programs and munities, training general was last seen in 'Chhapaak', she have a moment (in the with a lehenga and keeping On the professional front, initiatives include nation- physicians in common men- a fi lm based on the life of the future)'. I am sure that it the makeup minimal and Jacqueline will be seen this wide public awareness and tal health disorders, research acid attack survivor Laxmi makes (such) people uncom- no jewelry Jacqueline posed the actress received so much year in Netflix movie titled destigmatization campaigns, and an annual lecture series Agarwal. fortable," she added. happily for the camera and love for the expressions and "Mrs. Serial Killer". adolescent mental health featuring the world's fore- Courtesy : Santa Banta IANS also showed the fun side and the nature of the photograph. Courtesy : Santa Banta

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