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  He was in charge of the     to fight together. Many regions reconstruction of the      and groups followed our exam- he BJP in Kerala sprang a Palarivattam Bridge built by the  ' ()*  ple, he said. Tsurprise on Thursday by previous UDF Government, The hopes of the region announcing that legendary E which got damaged within one "   and the world are focussed now Sreedharan, popularly known year of its inauguration.     additional charge of the UT on on rapid deployment of vac- as ’s Metro Man, has “Sreedharan Sir has com- Tuesday following the removal     cines, and they should maintain joined the party. pleted the entire reconstruction he Congress Government of Kiran Bedi, issued the direc- the same collaborative spirit, “E Sreedharan, India’s pride and the bridge would be hand- Tin the Union Territory of tion to Chief Minister V    Modi said in his brief address. has joined the BJP. He will ed over to the Kerala Puducherry will have to prove Narayanasamy after the oppo- Health cooperation in the become a member of the party Government before the second its majority in the Assembly on sition, which also has 14 MLAs, rime Minister Narendra region has already achieved so on February 21 at Kasaragod week of March 2021,” said February 22 with Lt Governor petitioned her, saying the gov- PModi on Thursday called much, the Prime Minister said, from where the party is launch- Narayanan, the Metro Man’s Tamilisai Soundararajan on ernment has been reduced to for greater integration among asking if the region now can ing its Vijaya Yatra. Sreedharan close aide for more than a Thursday ordering the floor minority and it should prove its South Asian countries for tack- raise its ambitions further. will be enrolled as a member of General of Kerala Police, who decade. test, hours after assuming strength on the floor of the ling any future Covid-19 like Modi also made certain the party by , staged a war against corruption, According to Narayanan, charge vowing to function in assembly. pandemics and floated the idea island countries. suggestions to foster the col- Chief Minister of Uttar had joined the BJP last month Sreedharan’s decision to join accordance with the Narayanasamy earlier in of launching a special visa The spirit of regional soli- laborative spirit to help each Pradesh,” said K Surendran, during the party’s all India the BJP could be at the instance Constitution. the day attended scheme for doctors and nurs- darity shown during the pan- other. president of the BJP’s Kerala president JP Nadda’s visit to of the party’s Central leader- Following the Soundararajan’s swearing-in es so that they can travel quick- demic has proven such inte- He asked if a special visa president. Kerala. Cinema artist ship. “I understand the BJP’s Soundararajan’s order, Chief and also called on her later. ly within the region during gration is possible, he said. scheme for doctors and nurs- He was speaking to Krishnakumar was another Kerala leaders had called on Minister V Narayanasamy The present party posi- health emergencies. Through openness and deter- es can be created so that they reporters after a meeting with entrant into the party during him a couple of times request- conducted a meeting with its tion in the assembly: Congress Addressing a workshop on mination, Modi said the region can travel quickly within the the Metro Man on Thursday at Nadda’s visit. ing him to join the party. But MLAs on Thursday night to (ten, including Speaker), DMK “Covid-19 Management: has managed to achieve one of region during health emer- the latter’s Ponnani residency. Speaking to reporters who he remained non-committal,” decide the next course of action three, All-India NR Congress Experience, Good Practices the lowest fatality rates in the gencies. Surendran said that the thronged his residence on hear- Narayanan told The Pioneer. The development came seven, AIADMK four, BJP and Way Forward” with 10 world. Modi also proposed that a BJP wanted Sreedharan to con- ing about his joining the BJP, There are reports that Prof days after a ruling party MLA three (all nominated with vot- neighbouring countries, The Prime Minister noted regional platform be created for test the upcoming Assembly Sreedharan said it was the cul- TJ Joseph, whose hand was resigned, becoming the fourth ing rights) and one indepen- including the extended neigh- that experts had voiced con- collating, compiling and study- election from a constituency of mination of a thought which chopped off by the Popular to quit the assembly since last dent who has supported the bourhood, Modi said the spir- cern over the pandemic’s dan- ing effectiveness of Covid-19 his choice. “We will certainly has been churning in his mind Front of India activists, too month, bringing down the government all along. Four it of collaboration is a valuable gers to the densely populated vaccines among the region’s ask him to contest the election for nearly a decade. “The BJP would join the BJP. There is a numbers of the Congress- Congress MLAs have resigned takeaway from this pandemic. region, but it has managed populations. and are hopeful that he would should come to power in strong demand from the BJP DMK alliance to 14 in the 33- and one member had been dis- The Prime Minister said if one of the lowest fatality rates India’s health schemes like accede to our plea,” said Kerala for the comprehensive unit at Perumbavoor to field member House with an effec- qualified. The simple majority 21st century is to be the Asian in the world. Ayushman Bharat, an insur- Surendran. development of the State,” said Prof Joseph as the party can- tive strength of 28. in the assembly with the century, then it cannot be with- The Prime Minister laud- ance scheme for the poor, can Incidentally, Dr Jacob Sreedharan (89), who is still didate in the upcoming elec- Soundararajan, the reduced strength is 15. out greater integration among ed the region’s coordinated be taken up as a case study by Thomas, the former Director active in his profession. tion. Telangana Governor handed Continued on Page 11 South Asian and Indian Ocean response, recognition of the other countries, he said. + ,- "   'R   *. *    +   " costliest uncapped foreign play-    ,   er in the IPL history. # $%&  The 24-year-old has 43     will allow the four nations to ners are strong supporters of in 34 T20s that he has advance their shared interest in ASEAN centrality within a        played. oreign Ministers of the the region. region in which all countries The last player to be sold at FQuad coalition — India, the The Quad’s positive agen- are sovereign, independent and     ll-rounders and foreign the auction was the legendary US, Japan, and Australia — on da will enable us to progress resilient. Afast bowlers fetched the big Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun, Thursday discussed the issues cooperation among four India- The 10-nation Association alf a dozen teams have bucks at this year’s IPL players’ a fast bowler finding his feet at of mutual concern, including Pacific democracies across a of Southeast Asian Nations Hbeen formed to probe the auction where South Africa’s the domestic level for now. The the situation in the India- range of areas, including to (ASEAN) is a key stakeholder mysterious death of two minor Chris Morris clinched a record- 21-year-old was picked up by Pacific region. The virtual meet support the region recover in the India-Pacific region. girls in Asoha block of breaking 16.25 crore deal his father’s erstwhile franchise came against the backdrop of from the economic and health US State Department Unnao district on Wednesday. with Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. growing Chinese aggressive impacts of Covid-19, it said in spokesperson Ned Price told a A third girl was admitted uncapped Karnataka player While the pacers raked in stance in the region, which is a statement. news briefing in Washington to a hospital in critical condi- Krishnappa Gowtham also       the moolah, Chennai Super posing a threat to the strategic It was the third ministeri- that the virtual meeting of the tion. invited a bank-breaking bid. Kings were applauded by other interest of many countries. al meeting of the Foreign Quad Foreign Ministers is “crit- Taking the incident seri- Morris became the most price of 20 lakh. Shahrukh has Jamieson, who is known more teams in the room for buying In the meeting, External Ministers of Quad member ical to advancing our shared ously, Chief Minister Yogi expensive buy in the IPL auc- been in the limelight with his for his performances in Test India’s Test specialist Affairs Minister S Jaishankar countries and the first after the goals of a free and open India- Adityanath on Thursday direct- tion history with Rajasthan exploits in the recent Syed , secured a massive 15 Cheteshwar Pujara for his base and his three counterparts Joe Biden administration took Pacific and rising to the defin- ed top police officers to camp Royals shelling out big money Mushtaq Ali Trophy. crore deal from the Royal price of 50 lakh, paving the deliberated on ways to enhance charge in Washington. The US ing challenges of our time, in Unnao and work out the case for the all-rounder even as Gowtham, an IPL regular Challengers Bangalore. way for his IPL return for the cooperation in the India-Pacific apparently wants to turn Quad including coordinating our at the earliest. He also direct- uncapped players such as who was released by Punjab Punjab Kings, who went first time since 2014. region within the framework of into security architecture to efforts on Covid-19 response as ed the officials to provide the Gowtham also hogged the Kings, was the second off- into the auction with the max- Morris, who came with a the Quad coalition. The other check China’s growing well as climate change”. best treatment to the third vic- limelight here on Thursday. spinner CSK bought after imum purse among eight base price of 75 lakh, gener- Ministers are Marise Payne assertiveness. “This administration has tim who is battling for life in Spin bowling all-rounder England’s Moeen Ali. With the teams, paid 14 crore to rope ated bids from four teams (Australia), Antony Blinken The MEA said the Quad made clear that the US values Kanpur. Gowtham was bought for a hefty price tag, Gowtham in Australian pacer Jhye before it became a battle (US), and Toshimitsu Motegi countries will focus on region- our alliances and will work The chief minister said the record 9.25 crore by the became the most expensive Richardson hoping he will plug between Royals and Punjab (Japan). al and global issues especially with our partners and friends entire expenditure incurred on Chennai Super Kings. The 32- uncapped buy in IPL history. the gap in their leaking bowl- Kings. Royals sealed it with a With China flexing its practical areas of cooperation around the world to pursue her treatment would be borne year-old is currently with the His base price was 20 lakh. ing department. record bid which made Morris muscle in the India-Pacific towards maintaining a free, common interests across the by the government. Indian team as a net bowler for Morris’ big pay day came The 24-year-old, who has the costliest buy at the auction region, the four Foreign open and inclusive India- globe,” Price added. “The post-mortem reports the ongoing Test series against after another all-rounder and played two Tests, 13 ODIs and ever, surpassing Yuvraj Singh, Ministers exchanged views on Pacific region. In November 2017, India, failed to confirm the cause of England. perennial under-performer, nine T20Is for Australia, was who was bought by practical areas of co-operation They will also discuss Japan, the US and Australia death of the two victims Tamil Nadu’s Shahrukh Australian Glenn Maxwell, the leading -taker in the Capitals for 16 crore in 2015. to ensure a free, open, and ongoing efforts to combat the gave shape to the long-pending and the doctors who conduct- Khan, named after the once again managed to attract recent Big Bash League. The costliest player in the inclusive Indio-Pacific region. Covid-19 pandemic, address- proposal of setting up the ed the autopsy had Bollywood superstar, expect- a winning 14.25 crore bid Punjab paid a big amount — 8 IPL remains Virat Kohli, The Australian Foreign ing global climate change and Quad to develop a new strate- preserved the viscera which edly got a handsome 5.25 from Royal Challengers crore — for another Australian retained for 17 crore by Royal Ministry said the Quad is a key other issues of mutual interest. gy to keep the critical sea would now throw some light crore deal from Punjab Kings, Bangalore. pacer, the uncapped Riley Challengers Bangalore. pillar of Australia’s interna- The Australian Foreign routes in the India-Pacific free on the possible cause of the more than 51 times his base New Zealand pacer Kyle Meredith, making him the Continued on Page 11 tional agenda and that dialogue Ministry said the Quad part- of any influence. Continued on Page 11    !"#$%$! -   .    .   ''!; )()&

   these products. The governor said the government was  6 ttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben setting up centres of excellence in agricul- UPatel on Thursday praised the steps ture universities. She said in the sector of taken by the Yogi Adityanath government agriculture development, a new agriculture    not create disturbances inside the for containing the coronavirus pandemic in college was being set up in Gonda while the House during the address. the state and also appreciated the action existing agriculture colleges in Lakhimpur he opposition parties in Uttar Parliamentary Affairs Minister taken against the organised mafia and Kheri and Azamgarh had been made func- TPradesh Legislature, on the inau- Suresh Khanna, however, countered criminals. tional. Patel said in the Rabi marketing year gural day of the budget session, raised the charge of the opposition, saying She said the government had accom- 2020-21 which faced severe COVID-19 pan- objection to the delay in the arrival of "they talk of respect for women out- plished the successful inauguration of the demic, the government set up 5,896 pur- Governor Anandiben Patel to address side the House while they insulted the construction of a grand Ram temple in chase centres and procured 35.76 lakh met- the joint sitting of the two Houses on governor inside the House by creating Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra ric tons of wheat from 6.63 lakh farmers Thursday. ruckus when she was addressing the Modi while the grand tableau of UP titled who were paid Rs 6,885 crore. The opposition demanded that the House.” Khanna also accused the 'Ayodhya: Cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh' The governor said the sugar industry session be reconvened and the gover- opposition members of speaking in was awarded the first place in the country was an important agriculture based indus- nor address again the joint sitting of unparliamentary language about the in the Republic Day Parade.  -   "    " #    # + "    "  #  try in the state and around 45 lakh sugar- the legislature. The opposition also governor inside the House. The oppo- Addressing the joint sitting of both the 3"     2  cane farmers' families were based on this objected to the media not being sition also raised the issue of vacant Houses of the state legislature on the open- industry. She said UP topped for the third allowed to cover the proceedings of the press gallery and sought to know from ing day of the budget session on Thursday, gal properties had also been carried out. Patel said under the Pradhan Mantri time in the country in production of sug- House from the press gallery. the assembly speaker whether the Governor Anandiben Patel said that besides Praising the government's zero tolerance Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the govern- arcane and sugar. She said in the 2019-20 Raising the issue of a 5-minute media too was boycotting the proceed- effectively controlling the spread of the coro- policy towards crime and criminals, she said ment transferred Rs 27,134 crore to 2.4 crore crushing season, the total area under sug- delay in the arrival of the governor to ings of the House. navirus, the government also brought back due to the efforts made for the security of farmers through DBT. arcane farming was 26.79 lakh hectares and address the joint sitting, Congress Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit around 40 lakh migrants stranded in other women in 2020, there was a 7.96 per cent She said in May, 2020, locust swarms the sugar production was 126.37 lakh met- Legislature Party Leader Aradhana clarified that some media persons had states amid the pandemic. She said the sugar decline in dowry deaths, 18.93 per cent in coming from Madhya Pradesh and ric tons. "My government till now has paid Mishra said that it was the first time been allowed but due to the COVID- mills also operated despite the situation pre- rapes, 20.02 per cent in molestation, 26.47 Rajasthan had attacked Uttar Pradesh but about Rs 1,23,000 crore as sugar cane dues that a governor had come late to 19 pandemic, alternative arrange- vailing due to the pandemic in the state. per cent in kidnapping and 13.41 per cent due to the efforts of the state government to the farmers benefiting 45.44 lakh cane address the joint sitting of the legis- ments had been made for the media The governor said that Covid testing in domestic violence against women. and with the active support of the farmers, farmers," she said. lature. Demanding holding of the persons to cover the proceedings of went up to two lakh per day from zero by The governor said the state had emerged the attack was foiled and there was no harm The governor said, "My government is governor's address again, she said that the House. setting up 229 laboratories in the public and as an export hub and stressed that the on the agriculture field. committed to providing irrigation and such a thing had never happened in On the demand of the opposition private sectors while 1.5 lakh beds were Energy department had played an impor- In her 37-page address, the governor other facilities to the farmers. During the the past. members that a few media persons arranged for the COVID-19 patients. tant role in achieving this. said the state government had made all the past three years, 11 projects have been com- Leader of opposition and should be allowed to cover the House She said as many as 1,019 criminals and She said on the investment front, the activities outside the mandi campus free pleted, in which additional irrigation facil- Samajwadi Party member Ram proceedings, the speaker said that he mafia had been arrested and several others government had already started projects from licence and the mandi fee was waived, ities were provided to 21 lakh hectares, ben- Govind Chaudhary also supported the would discuss the matter with the had surrendered in the courts and their ille- worth over Rs 3 lakh crore out of the total paving the way for the farmers to sell their efitting 2.33 lakh farmers. In the current Congress member. He demanded that political party leaders and would take gal assets worth over Rs 1,000 crore had investment of Rs 4.68 lakh crore. She said produce to anyone and anywhere. financial year, there is a target to complete the governor address the joint sitting up the issue in the business advisory been seized or demolished. She said the during the coronavirus pandemic, the state She said during the coronavirus pan- nine projects which will provide addition- again. He said as a mark of respect for committee meeting. The House was arms licences of mafia had been cancelled had received 56 new projects worth over Rs demic, the government delisted 45 agricul- al irrigational facilities to 16.41 lakh hectares a woman governor, the entire oppo- adjourned for the day after complet- and action for seizing and demolishing ille- 45,000 crore from the private investors. tural produce and waived the mandi fee on and benefit 40.48 lakh farmers." sition boycotted the address and did ing the agenda. 51!(("(')()( 2(

Lucknow (PNS): Nine "We are now nine members Party. "We will take a decision Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) rebel while the BSP is left with only six soon regarding our future," said MLAs on Thursday met Uttar MLAs," he said. The rebel MLAs Raini. Pradesh Assembly Speaker, claimed that they were not invit- The rebel MLAs are Aslam Hriday Narayan Dikshit and ed for the legislature party meet- Raini, Aslam Ali, Mujtaba sought a separate seating ing held on Wednesday. Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, Har arrangement for them in the It may be recalled that in Govind Bhargava, Sushma Patel, House. November 2019 during the Vandana Singh, Anil Singh and Rebel BSP MLA Aslam Rajya Sabha biennial elections, Ramvir Upadhyay. Raini said that their strength was BSP chief had sus- The speaker said he would now more than the members left pended seven party legislators for look into the matter and soon with the BSP. 'hobnobbing' with the Samajwadi take a decision.

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Those were vaccinated and a large the targeted 1,700 by 4 pm and reached there to arrest some detained were identified as number of police department most of them included LMC accused, a group of men con- Urmila of Barabanki, Bindu employees turned up for the employees and those from civil fronted a police team in Chinhat Singh of Bareilly, Juhi Singh of vaccination. defence and police department. on Thursday. Rae Bareli and Jograj of The officer said that con- The maximum beneficiaries Three women and a man Barabanki. ducting the exercise at the came from the police depart- were detained for obstructing In the Mall incident, a police police headquarters led to bet- ment,” he said. the police and were challaned for team had raided the house of ter turnout. There were 14 Dr Vishal Singh from breach of peace. As per reports, Ram Prakash Maurya of booths with a target of 1,400. A Vivekananda Polyclinic a team of police reached Hardasi Umrawal village as his two sons strong message had been sent Institute of Medical Sciences Kheda village on Thursday after- were named in a case and were to the police personnel ahead of said most of the police depart- noon to arrest some persons for absconding. The kin of the the drive. Singh pointed that ment personnel got themselves their alleged involvement in accused and their supporters around noon, they had vaccinated. Sub-inspector rioting and other crimes. attacked the police, leaving sub- achieved the figure of 3,029, Gobardhan Ram said he was Women members present inspectors Neeraj Kumar & which was almost 50 per cent feeling fine after getting the vac- the house locked the gate and Prem Chand Yadav and a con- of the target. He also inspected cine shot. started questioning the police. It stable injured. Ram Prakash the Signature Building where “I had not tested positive led to a verbal spat and the police and his aides Amit Maurya, the drive was conducted. for coronavirus though I have warned them of action. Aman Maurya and Saurabh A senior doctor at Civil worked through the lockdown However, the women allegedly Maurya fled the scene. Later, hospital said that the vaccina- period,” he said. took position with an intention additional police force reached tion drive got off to a flying start A senior police officer said to attack the police. Additional the scene and nabbed Ranjeesh, from the word go. “The front- that the figures had not been force, including women consta- Ankit and his mother Kusuma line workers who got vaccinat- good earlier because messages bles, was summoned from Devi. The trio were challaned ed included police personnel had not reached the beneficia- Chinhat police station. The later. and CRPF jawans. In the pre- ries. “This time too, some of the vious round, we had achieved police personnel did not receive 450 vaccinations but we went the message, and I contacted "   .   beyond that figure this time,” he the district immunisation offi- said. He added that Covaxin cer who made it clear that (PNS): Alertness of police were working on the case was not an issue with the ben- all CISF personnel for the vac- had not tested positive though ed, said she would now be able personnel, said that she faced even if the names of beneficia- Lucknow police saved a damsel and the accused were being eficiaries as they turned up in cination and they turned up my samples were tested twice. to do her work in an even bet- no problems after getting the ries are not on the portal, they in distress in Chinhat on traced. large numbers. very early in the morning,” he I was on duty throughout the ter manner. She said she had vaccine jab. “I had no apprehen- can be vaccinated. And, it Thursday. As per reports, a Meanwhile, police drew Nodal officer for Covid said. lockdown and followed the not tested positive for Covid sions. I had tested Covid posi- helped,” he said. At SGPGI, 873 girl student noticed that two flak after a video showing the vaccination at Lok Bandhu Rohit Purohit, a CISF con- Covid-19 protocols,” he said. even though she was on duty tive once and I am happy that out of 1,375 frontline workers youths in a drunken state were tonsured head of a youth, who Hospital Dr Arun Tewari said stable, said he was comfortable Priyanka Chaudhary through the lockdown. I have got vaccinated, which were administered Covid vac- stalking her soon after she left was accused of roaming around it was a smooth start. “We got after getting the vaccine jab. “I (CISF), who also got vaccinat- Shweta Verma, also a CISF will protect me from the dis- cine jabs. for her home on Thursday. outside a girls’ college in Naka. 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   implemented for the year    University’s department of ulation and in coming years, Kiron Chopra, who is the a team reached the scene. The their wards in view of their 2020-2021 and all the affili- Commerce. India will be taking over China, chairman and managing direc- stalker got a whiff of police future. The police let them off ucknow University will ated colleges of Lucknow arious schemes like Head of the department which means 18% of the world tor of Chopra Retec Rubber action and they fled the scene. with a warning,” the spokesman Limplement the New University, where post grad- V‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Prof Audhesh Kumar spoke population will be from India. Products Ltd. He is an alumnus A spokesman said the said. Education Policy (NEP) in uate courses are running, ‘Skill India’ and ODOP about the significance of the “The number of ultra-rich of LU (1973 batch). PG courses. Vice-Chancellor will also be implementing launched by the Central gov- national conference and its people is rising and distribution “The GDP of India com- Prof AK Rai said it will be the it,” the VC said in a meeting ernment will create employ- aims at bringing together a core of wealth is a challenge for us. prises 60% revenue from the first university to be imple- with all the departmental ment opportunities even as group of researchers from all We have to focus on research, service sector, 20% revenue menting NEP in more than heads. He also asked for com- Uttar Pradesh played a key role over India with a significant development, inventions, copy- from the manufacturing indus- 70 PG courses. He said that ments and suggestions in regulating these schemes participation from Uttar rights and technology. It will try and 20% revenue from the under the NEP, in addition to regarding various courses and directly connecting youths Pradesh. help us upgrade our education agricultural sector. We need to the core courses, students from the HoDs and told and women to employment Keynote speaker Prof system,” he said. work on the manufacturing can also go for value-added them to submit the same on opportunities. Furquan Qamar from the He talked about collabora- and agricultural sector in order courses, MOOC and interde- the Higher Education portal This was stated by Law Centre of Management Studies, tion between industries and to increase the contribution to partmental courses. The stu- by February 19. He also Minister Brajesh Pathak at the Jamia Millia Islamia, said that universities to increase the India’s GDP,” he pointed out. dent will have the freedom to appreciated the departments inaugural ceremony of a the 2-day seminar will help stu- number of entrepreneurs in LU Vice-Chancellor Prof enroll for a new PG diploma for carrying out changes in national seminar on dents understand self-employ- India. “We have to work AK Rai said that all the pro- course after a year, start the PG courses because of ‘Entrepreneurship develop- ment. He stressed that India beyond jugaad as it is not suf- grammes of the university turn studying for new courses or which the NEP could be ment: Roadmap to employ- and China are two dominating ficient for our economy to be into ‘alumni shows’, which go for jobs. implemented in this session ment generation & growth’, countries in the world with globally recognised,” he added. depicts the legacy of the “The courses will be itself. organised by Lucknow respect to share in world’s pop- The special guest was institution. 2   .      "3          Lucknow (PNS): A man ge is just a number for attempted to kidnap a one-and- ALucknow’s own Poonam a-half-year-old girl who was Gupta (36) and she proved it by playing outside her house in securing third rank in the PCS Gudamba on Tuesday after- (2019) exams, conducted by the noon. However, locals nabbed Uttar Pradesh Public Services him after a brief chase. The Commission. Elated over her accused initially said that his achievement, Poonam said the name was Shubham. However, credit goes to the strong fam- when police quizzed him, he ily support system and her disclosed his name as Meraj. mother-in-law, who motivated His Aadhaar card was also her the most.      recovered from his possession. Poonam, who is a qualified   77 Interestingly, the police did doctor and mother to a 4-year- not initiate any legal action and old girl, cracked the PCS exams my mother-in-law is not a to use it for women empower- challaned the accused for in her third attempt. She will working woman, she has very ment,” she said. Married to a breach of peace. now appear for the IAS exams high ambitions and aspira- doctor, she said she had to bal- Reports said the toddler later this year. Poonam com- tions for women. I was not ance both her family and work was playing outside her house pleted MBBS from Allahabad thinking in this direction but and it was tough emotionally. and her grandmother was also and MD in Gynaecology from she inspired me to appear for My in-laws gave me with her. In the meantime, a KGMU in Lucknow. the exams,” she said. tremendous support, but at man reached the scene and he “I had no idea that I would Poonam said that she opted times I felt emotionally weak started playing with the girl. He get such a good rank. Though for PCS because of two reasons. because of not being able to gave the toddler a toffee and I was hoping to sail through, “First, I was motivated by my give enough time to my daugh- picked her up before starting to that I would get the third rank mother-in-law as she encour- ter since I had to focus on my move away. The toddler’s elder was not expected at all,” she aged me to appear for the preparations. However, I sister saw that and she started said. Appealing to women to exams. Second, because I want- understand that children are a crying. Her grandmother shed their inhibitions and ed to empower women. In the lot smarter now and can take raised an alarm and locals ran appear for this examination, personal interactions which I care of themselves. Now, I am after him. He could not cross Poonam said: “It is not neces- had with my patients, I saw a emotionally stronger,” she the road due to traffic move- sary to be a topper in acade- lot of loopholes and a lot of added. ment and was nabbed. The mics to be able to make it big work is required in this direc- Regarding her tips for police said that the accused was in these exams. Everyone can tion. As a doctor too, I can those preparing for the exams, in a drunken state and he had shine through with the help of serve the women but there are she said there is no substitute no intention to kidnap the perseverance and hard work.” certain administrative mea- for hard work. Poonam has girl. The toddler’s family She admitted that studying sures which need to be taken given five attempts for civil ser- alleged that the police did not was a challenge at the age of 36 care of. Health and administra- vices exams and this year will entertain their complaint. years, but she did it. “Though tion are interlinked and I want be her last. -    8(0..      9 * 

   the lockdown, the latest figures at stake. Polluted air increases from the report underscore the the likelihood of deaths due to ir pollution caused by the need to act immediately. The cancer and stroke besides wors- Ahazardous PM2.5 fine par- need of the hour is to rapidly ening severity of Covid-19 ticulate matter claimed 6,700 scale up renewable energy, bring symptoms,” climate campaign- lives in Lucknow last year, an end to fossil fuel emissions er, Greenpeace India, Avinash according to a new study. and boost sustainable and acces- Chanchal said. Greenpeace Southeast Asia sible transport systems. The “We need to ensure our conducted the analysis of IQAir cost estimator also sustained the growth demand is fueled by data from a ‘live cost estimator’ estimated air pollution-related sustainable and cleaner sources which uses live air quality data economic losses of Rs 8,001 of energy and cities should collected by IQAir. crore in Lucknow. Air pollutant promote low-cost, active and A member of the levels in Lucknow remained serious public health issue carbon-neutral transport Greenpeace group said that the higher than the prescribed which also drastically impacts options that prioritise walking, cost estimator is an online tool WHO limits of 10 μg/m3 annu- our economy. For the govern- cycling, and public transport. which tracks the real-time al mean,” he pointed out. ments, it is crucial that invest- Increased use of clean energy health impact and economic “Despite recording rela- ments are made towards green and clean transport will not costs of air pollution in major tively better air quality this and sustainable solutions. only improve the public health cities. “Despite a temporary year due to strict lockdown, air When we choose fossil fuel over but will also strengthen the reprieve in air quality owing to pollution continues to be a clean energy, our health is put economy,” he added.     !"#$%$!

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   "BJP's ideology views half the pop- towards poor law and order situation in ulation with neglect. The present govern- the state and demanded a high level ( )>$&&? (( pposition parties including ment has destroyed all the systems for probe so that the culprits were brought OSamajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj women's honour and safety. UP has now to book and punished. +@( )& )( Party and Congress on Thursday become a 'hatya pradesh'," Yadav said. Congress general secretary Priyanka attacked the Yogi Adityanath-led He said the incident which hap- Gandhi Vadra demanded the best treat-    government after pened in Unnao, which was close to the ment for the victim battling for her life two Dalit girls were found dead in mys- state capital Lucknow, proved that 'jun- in a private hospital in Kanpur and asked ith the aim to provide residential facili- terious circumstances in Unnao district. gle raj' had been established in UP. why the administration held the victim’s Wties to the weaker and middle-class peo- Terming the Unnao incident as "The people are enraged with the family hostage and was not allowing ple of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government disgrace and blot on humanity, frequent incidents of atrocities on them to meet anyone. is set to implement projects worth over Rs Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh and teenage daughters," he said. Demanding action against the cul- 20,000 crore that will help in constructing Yadav on Thursday said that one more The police, however, suspect food prits, Congress state spokesperson colonies in 10 selected cities disturbing incident of brutal atrocity by poisoning on the basis of circumstantial Amarnath Agarwal said, "The incident The projects will be implemented under the those protected by power had happened evidence. Attacking the government of Unnao is a blot on the face of the Yogi Smart City Mission of the Government of India. in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled over safety of girls in the state, SP government. The Congress demands that "Work is on to develop seven more cities Uttar Pradesh, which had become a spokesperson and MLC Sunil Sajan they investigate immediately and take (, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, nightmare for the women. said, "The police in the state have action against the culprits. The claims of Mathura-Vrindavan, Firozabad, and Ghaziabad) He said that two Dalit girls were become a mute spectator while females the government on law and order are of the state as Smart Cities," a government "murdered after being tied to a tree" in the state are not safe. The Unnao proving to be lies. Criminals are having spokesman said. Under the AMRUT Yojana, while another was critical in the hospi- police are trying to play down the case. a free run in the state. This incident is GIS-based master plans are in progress for the tal. "This is an extremely sad incident. I demand a post-mortem of the deceased shameful. The government has failed." selected 60 cities of UP that have a population The harshest punishment should be girls by a different panel of doctors and "Two Dalit girls have been found of above one lakh. Prime Minister Narendra given to those involved in it," he said. a probe by a different police team.” dead in Unnao, the third is seriously Modi always dreamt of providing a roof to every Yadav said it seems that the chief Former Unnao MP and SP leader injured. She should be immediately air- homeless person, and to fulfill his dream he did minister was least bothered about the law Anu Tandon reached the Regency lifted and treated at AIIMS, Delhi," said every possible effort. In this regard, more than and order situation in the state. Hospital in Kanpur Nagar to take Congress leader Udit Raj. 40 lakh houses have been constructed under the Akhilesh Yadav charged that during updates on the health of the third Expressing his concern, Bhim Army Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Rural and Urban the BJP regime, UP has become the most teenager who is undergoing treatment. chief and Azad Samaj Party national and the Chief Minister Housing Scheme, the unsafe state for women. "This is a scary Hitting out at the BJP government, president Chandrashekhar Azad said the official said. "As a 'matter of pride', Pink toi- message for the people of the state. The Tandon alleged that such incidents had girl battling for her life was the only wit- lets have been constructed exclusively for state government has abysmally failed to become common under the rule of the ness in the case and her treatment and women in all the urban bodies of the state.  " ##7"     #     2  curb incidents of daylight rapes, eve-teas- present government. Expressing concern protection should be given utmost Door-to-door waste collection is being done in ing and other crimes against the women," over the mysterious deaths of the two importance. 11,909 wards by the urban bodies of the state," he said. The former chief minister of UP girls, BSP chief Mayawati demanded The girl should immediately be he said. It is worth mentioning that Uttar alleged that the BJP government had no stern action against the accused. brought by air ambulance to AIIMS, Pradesh has been ranked seventh in the year 4     .5   ..  policy for women's safety. She said such incidents pointed Delhi, Azad said. 2020 in the clean survey rankings. Lucknow (PNS): A youth was He took money from the girl place and sent the body for accused of raping a girl, black- for deleting the video. autopsy. Meanwhile, a man mailing her by making a video died while his companion suf- of the act and realising a hefty "#  fered injuries in a road mishap +.7  .3"   " #% ,- sum from her. The incident A youth ended his life at his in Gosainganj on Thursday. came to light after the girl com- house in Jankipuram on He was identified as Indrapal plained to her parents and Wednesday night. The deceased while the injured as Rampher they lodged a case with the was identified as Rahul Tiwari (both of Gosainganj). The bike-  8    Q % Ghazipur police. (25) of Jankipuram (sector-3). borne duo were going towards The accused, who was Rahul, who was a driver, Munshiganj locality when  -   arrested, was identified as Arpit returned home around 9 pm on around 4 pm, a speeding vehi- Gupta of Vrindavan Colony in Wednesday and went straight cle knocked the motorcycle he Union Home Ministry *#%# 0&$% PGI police station area. The into his room. After a while, he from behind. Both suffered Thas decided to de-attach police said Arpit befriended the was found hanging from the serious injuries and were all combatised personnel from girl and raped her. He made a ceiling with a dupatta tied rushed to a hospital where the paramilitary forces who /"    these Acts related to the delim- video while raping the girl and around his neck. On being Indrapal was declared brought have been attached with the itation exercise of Union then started blackmailing her. informed, police reached the dead. ministry for eight years or he Jammu and Kashmir Territory of Jammu and more from April 1 this year. TDelimitation Commission, Kashmir. The Commission has for bringing fame to Lucknow. “Police II Division, MHA headed by Justice (Retired) also apprised the methodolo- 3#'42&# Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia will be (Ministry of Home Affairs) Ranjana Prakash Desai, held its gies is being used for redraw- the chief guest on the occasion. has been providing CAPFs meeting with representatives of ing of the boundaries.   MD and CEO of Indian Bank Vyom will awarded a cash personnel of various ranks on political parties on Thursday to “The two Associate Indian Bank’s flagship busi- Padmaja Chunduru. ‘MSME prize of Rs 1 lakh. Vyom, a class attachment basis to seek suggestions/views for Members appreciated ness mentoring programme Prerana’ has been well received VII student, has been honoured Officers/Divisions/Desks/Sect redrawing the Assembly and Commission’s efforts and sug- ‘MSME Prerana’ is a first-of-its- by the MSME entrepreneurs of with ‘Prime Minister’s National ions in MHA as well as in Lok Sabha seats of the Union gested that delimitation of kind initiative and is compli- Lucknow, Kanpur, Lakhimpur Children’s Award-2021. offices under the administra- Territory even though National Constituencies shall be as far as mentary to various initiatives Kheri, Bahraich, Gonda and tive control of MHA. As per instance to de-attach CAPFs sonnel, mostly jawans Conference MPs refused to practicable, be for geographi- taken by the UP government Hamirpur. the attachment policy, CAPFs personnel, who have put in 8 engaged as orderlies for top attend the meeting saying cally compact areas and while towards empowering MSME personnel are being attached years or more of attachment bureaucrats, for a long dura- Jammu & Kashmir delimiting them regard shall be entrepreneurs. The first batch of &!#  #  ' in MHA for a specific purpose duty in MHA,” said the letter, tion of eight years is counter- Reorganisation Act 2019 was given to physical features; exist- online ‘MSME Prerana’ conclud- City Montessori School is or as a stop gap arrangement a copy of which is with The productive when such per- under judicial scrutiny in the ing boundaries of administra- ed in the state on February 12. organising a felicitation cere- in the exigencies of work,” Pioneer. sonnel are de-attached and Supreme Court. Of the five tive units; facilities of commu- This programme was launched mony on Friday at Gomti reads a recent letter of A division wise list of the put to regular field duties. The associate members, only two nication and public conve- by Chief Secretary RK Tiwari on Nagar Campus I auditorium to Ministry titled “Attachment of personnel, who have put in paramilitary forces like the BJP MPs- union minister nience. They also suggested to January 30 in the presence of honour its student Vyom Ahuja CAPFs personnel in MHA- eight years or more of attach- Central Reserve Police Force Jitendra Singh and MP Jugal give special attention to the dif- review thereof.” ment duty in the Union Home (CRPF) are stretched to the Kishore attended the meeting ficult terrains while carrying While reviewing the Ministry and who are maximum in terms of contin- and suggested that special out the delimitation exercise in attachment of CAPFs per- proposed to be de-attached uous deployment in attention be given to the diffi- the Union Territory of Jammu sonnel in MHA, the ministry from such duty with effect operational roles without any cult terrain while carrying out and Kashmir,” sources said. noted that some personnel of from April 1, 2021, has been reserve component, affecting the delimitation exercise. Associate members are law- CAPFs are continuing on prepared to send such routine training and even This was the first meeting makers from their respective attachment basis for a very personnel to their respective grant of leave, they added. of the commission where ex states who assist the delimita- long period and in certain parent paramilitary (CAPF) The personnel of the officio members’ election com- tion panel in redrawing parlia- cases for more than 7/8 years. forces. Central Armed Police Forces missioner Sushil Chandra and mentary and assembly con- “Long absence of such Such attachments in the (CAPFs) or the paramilitary state election commissioner stituencies. combatised personnel from Defence Ministry are limited forces like the CRPF, BSF, K.K Sharma were also present. The Members desired to their parent Forces is not a strictly for a period of a max- ITBP, SSB and CISF are Sources said that three associ- put forward more suggestions desirable proposition. CAPFs imum of three years and such deputed to the Home ate members- Dr Farooq in coming days. The commis- have also expressed their personnel cannot avail attach- Ministry and its attached Abdullah, Shri Mohammad sion is learnt to have used 2011 reservations regarding undue ment beyond that limit, offices as also officers on Akbar Lone, Shri Hasnain Census data for delimiting long attachment of their per- sources said. Paramilitary deputation basis where the Masoodi were not present in constituencies in Jammu and sonnel in MHA. It has, there- insiders said attachment of combatised personnel work the meeting. The Commission Kashmir. In a letter to fore, been decided in the first combatised paramilitary per- essentially in civilian style. had sent written intimation on Delimitation Commission February 5 to all five Associated chairperson Justice (Retd) Members to attend the meeting Ranjana Prakash Desai, for their suggestions and view- Abdullah, Hasnain Masoodi      # points on the proposed delim- and Muhammad Akbar Lone itation process. expressed their inability to According to officials, NC associate with the commis- has informed the commission sion. They also urged him not ; *" ""   that they wouldn’t participate in to go ahead with the delimita- its proceedings as the abroga- tion process as the Jammu and

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   $ # 5 switching over to four year students keeping in view the per in BA LLB. 5 year course undergraduate course. The importance of computer appli- and SP Gupta Gold Medal for he Academic Council, the proposed course will have cation in the COVID era and toppers of 3 year LLB course, Thighest academic body, of innovative courses some of online teaching. In a significant 5 year BA LLB course, subject University of Allahabad held a which will be compulsory and development the Academic of constitutional law in 3 year meeting here on Thursday in some optional. Council also deliberated upon LLB course and subject of con- the conference hall of the Law More emphasis in the new creation of Schools under stitutional law in 5 year BA LLB Faculty under the course structure has been laid Liberal Arts, Linguistics and course in Department of Law Chairmanship of the Vice- on flexibility which can encour- Environmental Sciences. The University of Allahabad. It was Chancellor. age multidisciplinary studies. departments have been asked also discussed that a commit- The Academic Council Skill development courses to prepare the plans for their tee under the chairmanship of dwelled at length on the path focussing on music, sports, individual courses at the under- Dean Faculty of Arts Professor for the implementation of the environment, disaster man- graduate level based on the Herambh Chaturvedi consti- National Education Policy at agement and climate change vision document. tuting of Professor Shanti University of Allahabad. A have been proposed. Under the A subsequent meeting will Sundaram and Professor AR PowerPoint presentation detail- National Education Policy, the be organised to discuss the Siddiqui will be formed to ing the vision of University of University intends to start process. Several important look into the modalities for Allahabad was made by the courses in Languages which decisions were taken by the encouraging foreign students to Dean, Research and will include foreign languages council including revision of join the University in various Development. Based on the as well as Indian Languages. courses in Law faculty, appoint- courses and boosting the pres- guidelines of the National There is also a proposal to ment of examiners, and insti- ence of students from across Education Policy, the start computer application tution of Justice (regd) Sudhir the world to make it into a University looks forward to course for all undergraduate Narain Gold Medal for the top- more cosmopolitan campus.

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cent over the proportionate concerned staff but will also increased from existing 90    $ # 5 target of scrap sale set by motivate others and will help in kmph to 110 kmph. Reviewing Railway Board. overall improvement in safety progress of important mobili- $  Q& &R crap sale revenue of North This meeting organised in and punctual running of trains. ty improvement works, GM SCentral Railway improved NCR Headquarters was attend- It is pertinent to mention here Tripathi emphasised that over last year as well as Railway ed by AGM NCR Ranjan Yadav that in the current financial focused efforts shall have to be Board target. Revenue earning and PHODs, while DRMs of year over 40 staff have been made so as targeted works for position from sundry sources Praygraj, Jhansi and Agra divi- given safety awards at the level this financial year are complet-   ;  including land, and scrap sale sions and other officials from of General Manager besides ed on time. On the front of was reviewed by the General Divisions joined through video recognition of such staff at level Human resource development, Manager Vinay Kumar Tripathi conferencing. of PHODs and DRMs. NCR in calendar year 2021 has besides safety, asset reliability, During safety review, pre- On mobility front NCR so planned 885 selections and    $ #7 1 especially the recent sharp hike ment for adopting such poli- Deen Dayal Upadhyay punctuality, loading, revenue cautions to be taken by station far in current Financial Year has departmental promotion in prices of LPG cylinders and cies to crush the voices of the Junction (Mughalsarai) and and HR development on North and other enroute staff in safe maintained average speed of examinations and in this calen- he nationwide call given by petroleum products. farmers. According to him, other railway stations to keep Central Railway. passage of trains was discussed. 44.42 kmph for goods trains dar year so far, 698 staff have Tsome farmers’ organisa- However, Harish Mishra the farmers would continue watch on the trouble makers NCR in the current finan- GM instructed divisions that registering growth of 85 per already been promoted. VK tions for ‘Rail Roko’ agitation of Sanjukt Kisan Morcha their agitation in protest trying to disrupt the train cial year till January 2021 has each case of abnormality cent over average speed of Tripathi instructed concerned failed to evoke any impact in claimed to have been arrested against the anti-farmer poli- movement. In the morning earned  125.95 crore from reporting by such staff for safe 24.06 kmph in 2019-20. In an divisional and Headquarters the city here on Thursday. and kept under house arrest cies of the Central and state hours, at some places heavy sundry sources. As on and detention free train oper- important achievement, sec- officials to keep a close watch Even many political parties by Sigra police. He said that governments security forces were deployed February 15, 2021, revenue ations must be suitably recog- tional speed of Paricha- on promotional aspect of serv- which had extended their sup- many other farmer leaders Though the call of the but as no activities were seen, from scrap sale is  204 crore nised and concerned staff Nandkhas and Sarsoki- ing employees and timely final- port to the call were not seen including Kunwar Yadav of farmers evoked virtually no the number of security per- of NCR which is seven per cent should be awarded immediate- Usargaon total 37 kms in isation of all appointment cases on the roads or dharna sites. A Youth Congress and City big response in the city as well sonnel was reduced in the more over last year and 11 per ly. This will not only encourage Jhansi division has been on compassionate ground. section of Samajwadi Party Congress secretary Ashish as in this part of Purvanchal afternoon hours. However, in (SP) workers were seen staging Keshri were also kept under (eastern UP), elaborate secu- Ballia and some other places protest near Samne Ghat but house arrest. He strongly crit- rity arrangements were made some local activists staged they were also raising their icised the Bharatiya Janata at Varanasi Junction (Cantt), protests near the railway sta- $       voices against the price-rise Party (BJP) led state govern- Manduadih, Varanasi City, Pt tions.

   $ # 5 alias Rahul Kumar Yadav (22), found dropped on the side. As nation. son of Ram Kumar Yadav res- the news of Rahul’s death Meanwhile, the sensation n a sensational incident, a 22- ident of the Pure Bichchur vil- spread like a wildfire, a pall was aroused after the ,-5,3.      Iyear-old youth was killed by lage under the Fatanpur police gloom prevailed over family unclaimed body was found on some unidentified miscreants station, went to attend members. On receipt of infor- the roadside near Shankargarh in Pratapgarh district. In the Saraswati Puja ceremony in mation, the force of several railway station in Prayagraj on orchard under the Fatanpur Jagdishpur next to the village police stations including Wednesday. The youth found . 3!;#,7(<    police station, the body of a on Wednesday evening. People Fatanpur reached the spot. dead has not been identified youth was found lying on a saw him there during the aarti CO Raniganj, Atul Anjan yet. However, police tried to bike. The young man had gone at around noon. After coming Tripathi, Additional identify the body with the help    $ #7 1 to attend the Saraswati Puja back home, at around 8 o'clock Superintendent of Police of the villagers but failed to do ceremony on Wednesday at night, he left the house with Surendra Kumar Dwivedi and so. On Wednesday, when peo- dditional Director General evening. a bike. Late in the night, when police of Fatanpur, Raniganj ple noticed a bad odour on the A(Zone) Brij Bhushan, He came back home again he did not return home, the have reached the spot and road leading to the station Divisional Commissioner (DC) and left it with a bike, but did family members became upset reviewed the situation. from the railway gate of the Deepak Agrawal, Inspector not return home again. On and launched a manhunt for Rahul was the youngest of area in the town, the body was General (Range) Vijay Singh Thursday morning, the vil- him but failed to trace him. four brothers and two sisters. lying there. The locals report- Meena, Municipal lagers saw the body and The relatives along with the Elder brother Jitendra Kumar ed to the local police about it. Commissioner Gaurang Rathi, informed the police about it. villagers started searching for Yadav (outgoing Pradhan) Sub-Inspector Amit Singh Chief Development Officer Police from different police Rahul again in the morning but alleged that Rahul was mur- reached the spot on receiving (CDO) Madhusudan Hulgi stations reached the spot and failed to do so. In the mean- dered due to political malice. the information. The body of and many others received were conducting the investiga- time, outside the village, the The police, however, took the the 45-year-old man could not COVID-19 vaccine doses at Pt tion. The possibility of murder young man's hand and foot body of the deceased into its be identified. The young man Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital is being suspected, police said. were found on a bike tied with custody and sent it to the mor- had put on a black shirt and at Pandeypur here on Virendra Kumar Yadav rope. A mobile phone was tuary for postmortem exami- brown pants. Thursday. When these senior officers were getting their vac- cines, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr VB Singh and other senior health department offi- 2.  . cers were also present there. Overall, thousands of -? ( ?( ;   #  " " '<;?7/$    <  2  frontline workers received their Nose at 7 o'clock. It will involve Corporation will also be pre- condition of ponds, etc. first doses of vaccines in 38 ses- some senior Health depart- ONE TESTS POSITIVE: in home isolation. So far,    $ # 5 around 1,000 people. Some sented. Sources said that on Sources further added that sions at 14 centres in the dis- ment officers came forward One person has tested positive 21,555 COVID-19 patients dignitaries of the city will also February 20, Chief Minister action plans are also expected trict during the day. Overall, it getting themselves vaccinated for coronavirus infection in the have recovered in the district — ohan Bhagwat, the be present. Yogi Adityanath may also come to be made to improve the stan- was the 10th day of vaccination and now senior administrative district, taking the tally of con- 18,581 in home isolation and MSarsanghchalak (chief) of Thereafter, the Sangh to meet the Sangh chief. dard of living of the people liv- in the district since it was and police officers did the firmed cases to 21,969 on 2,974 in Covid hospitals. As the Hindu nationalist organisa- Pramukh will take part in the Ganga Samagra, a sub- ing on the banks of the Ganga. launched from January 16 last. same. During the day, Thursday evening. With no present 37 active cases are tion Rashtriya Swayamsevak scheduled programmes of the sidiary organisation of the Teerth Purohit, boatmen and On many occasions, the Covaxine vaccine doses were COVID-19 death being report- under treatment in the Sangh (RSS) will be visiting Ganga Samagra and will also Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, others will get benefit of this response of both health and administered at LBS Hospital, ed in the last 24 hours, the district. The recovery rate in Prayagraj on February 19. He see the exhibition of Ganga is going to have a meeting in scheme. frontline workers was seen Ramnagar while at all other death toll remains at 377. Only the district is 98.11 per cent and will address the national meet- Samagra organised in the VHP the Magh Mela area on The regional convenor of very poor and to bring a con- centres, the beneficiaries one more COVID-19 patient the mortality rate 1.71 per ing of Ganga Samagra sched- camp. February 19 and 20. It is the RSS Chintamani Singh said fidence among them, earlier received Covishield vaccines. has been cured, and the same cent. uled to be held February 20. In this exhibition, works expected to form a new action that the exhibition of works Prant Pracharak Ramesh done by Namami Gange will plan for the ‘aviral-nirmal’ done by the Ganga Samagra so said that the Sangh Pramukh also be seen. Especially the Ganga. far will be held on February 18. will reach Bamrauli Airport at steps taken for Ganga cleanli- The work done so far of It will be inaugurated by 34       3 pm on Friday. From there, he ness by Jal Shakti, Ganga Ganga Samagra will also be Champat Rai, general secretary will be visiting the Sangh office Pollution Unit, Jal Nigam, reviewed. There will also be of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi at Jhunsi. On the same day in Fisheries department, Wildlife brainstorming on the environ- Tirtha Kshetra Trust. It will the evening, he will perform Institute of India, Forest depart- ment, water level of falling show the work done by the       R  Ganga Puja at the Sangam ment and Municipal groundwater, improving the organisation so far.

for the post of president. So, Kannoujia are face to face for cancelled after the scrutiny of    $ #7 1 three candidates Alok Ranjan, the representative of faculty of nomination papers. About Shashi Shekhar Singh and science & technology. For the 8,300 students including about -( "       # # ith the withdrawal by a Vimlesh Yadav are now in representative of law faculty, 40 per cent girls are to use their Wcandidate of presiden- election fray on the presti- Rounak Jaiswal & Satyendra exercise to elect their favourite ALLAHABAD (PNS): Be it the staff of the camp as well as our camp are served food with pleasure to us,’ he added. ‘I love tial post on Thursday, as many gious presidential post. Kumar are in election fray and candidates. spiritual matters or affairs of the devotees taking prasad (feast). devotion and that no one to cook and serve visitors. as 25 candidates are now in Three candidates Sandeep Badal Singh, Deepak Patel & The election is scheduled world, no journey is complete Pithadhishwar Swami returns on an empty stomach’. After serving these saints and election fray for the various Pal, Sanjay Kumar Yadav and Vipin Pandey are contesting the to be conducted on February without food and cooks are an Brahmashram Maharaj, who is For that, they chalk out the seers for so many years, I am posts of students’ union of the Shashidhar Jaiswal are con- election for the representative 25 between 9 am and 2 pm indispensable part of any cul- also national president of the menu in advance and arrange well acquainted with their taste,’ Mahatma Gandhi Kashi testing the election on the post of education faculty, while and the counting will ture or event. Akhil Bharatiya Dandi Sanyasi for all the required materials. said Kumar who claims that he Vidyapeeth (MGKVP). of vice-president, while three Ishwar Chand Patel & Mo begin from 3.30 pm and the Therefore, it comes as no Parishad, said that as we trav- The chefs and staff cooking learnt cooking when he was Meanwhile, the candidates candidates Abhay Shakti Singh, Ikram Khan are face to face for results will be declared the surprise that the majority of the el from one state to another to meals for devotees and saints just 18 years old. At many reli- whose nomination was Aman Bhardwaj and Praful the representative of faculty of same day. akharas, religious and spiritu- attend big religious and spiri- consider the act as a service to gious camps, mahants and declared invalid, staged a Pandey are also in election fray social work. As there is only In the meantime, in order al camps travelling from one tual activities or fairs, we have humanity. The chief and team mahamandleshwar cook meals demonstration outside the res- on the other prestigious post of one candidate Ritesh Sonkar to compile the terms & condi- state to another to attend big a team of trained staff of 12-15 members cook meals for over for devotees and pilgrims. idence of the Vice-Chancellor general secretary. and Milan Modanwal for the tion on which the district religious congregations also men including chefs from West 1,000 to 1,500 devotees every Pujya Guru Dev at Om Namay in protest against the cancella- Two candidates Ankit representative of faculty of administration has given the travel with a team of profes- Bengal and Bihar who always day. Kumar, preparing meals at Shivaya anna kshetra accompa- tion of their nomination and Verma and Ashish commerce & management permission to varsity adminis- sional chefs and trained staff to accompany us wherever and an Ayodhya based spiritual nies volunteers to prepare demanded rescrutiny of their Goswami are contesting the studies and social science fac- tration to conduct the election prepare their meals. whenever we move. Once the camp at sector no. 3 in Magh meals. The chef and their nomination papers. election for the post of library ulty respectively and thus their of students’ union, Prof Jaiswal At a time when over 400 Magh Mela is over, our trained Mela, said that he has attend- trained staff wake up at 4 in the The election officer Prof secretary. unopposed election is sure and sent letter to the candidates religious and spiritual groups staff preparing meals at the ed several Magh Mela, Ardh morning and cook food for KS Jaiswal published the final Besides, Gautam Sharma, certain. directing them to remove the and organsiations are camping Charkhi Dadri Haryana Anna Kumbh and Kumbh melas over 1,000-1,500 devotees every list of valid candidates on Nirmal Singh and Pramod It is mentioned that a total banners, posters and other at the ongoing Magh Mela, Kshetra will move to Haridwar since 2007 at cities like Prayag, day. Though the numbers dou- Thursday afternoon after the Maurya are contesting the elec- of 31 candidates had filed their election materials as they are majority of the organisations to attend the Kumbh. Ujjain, Haridwar and Nashik. ble up on main snan days. withdrawal of a candidate tion for the representative of nomination papers for the var- using outside the varsity cam- have a group of 12 to 15 trained Swami further added, ‘the ‘God gives us a chance to serve Moreover, the menu served to Abhishek Yadav who had sub- faculty of humanitarian, while ious posts but the candidature pus with an aim of electioneer- staff including chief chef who chef and staff ensures that all the people. Serving a devotee devotees and sadhus changes mitted his nomination papers Kusum Lata Sonkar and Vishal of five candidates had been ing. decide and prepare meals for devotees and seers coming to with a smile gives immense every day.    !"#$%$! 6 $     &     &, 5     8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 2+#0 remain cancelled. The 09451 Kamakhya special train to run Gandhidham-Bhagalpur spe- from Dr Ambedkar Nagar on ue to the non-interlocking cial train to run from February 25 will remain can- ! D(NI) work at Bachhwara Gandhidham on February 26 celled. On the other hand, the  .  ,3 station in Sonpur division of will remain cancelled. The 03106 Ballia-Sealdah special    $ #  East Central Railway (ECR) the 09306 Kamakhya- Dr train to run from Ballia from cancellation, diversion, short Ambedkar Nagar special train February 25 to March 2 will in    $ #  hief Medical Officer Dr AK termination/ short origination to run from Kamakhya on place of running on its sched- CMishra said that for the and controlling/rescheduling February 28 will remain can- uled route i.e. Barauni-Shahpur anpur Divisional first time since lockdown, no of the following trains will be celled. The 05028 Gorakhpur- Patori-Hajipur will be divert- KCommissioner Raj COVID-19 case was reported done, Chief Public Relations Hatia special train to run from ed via Parmanandpur- Shekhar while visiting the in the entire district. Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Gorakhpur on February 28 Pataliputra-Patna Junction- alignment site of the new He said on Wednesday, Singh said. will remain cancelled. Similarly Mokama Junction. Meanwhile expressway project said the 2,464 samples were sent for As a result the 02564 New the 05027 Hatia-Gorakhpur the 04185 Gwalior-Barauni connectivity between two testing but all were negative. He Delhi-Saharsa special train to special train to run from Hatia special train to run from metro cities of Kanpur Nagar said this was quite encouraging run from New Delhi from on March 1 will remain can- Gwalior from February 24 to and Lucknow would boost to the medical officials of the February 24 to March 3 will celled. The 05048 Gorakhpur- March 1 will be a short termi- industrial growth. city. remain cancelled. The 02563 Kolkata special train to run nated at Samastipur. He said the new express- Dr Mishra said vaccination Saharsa-New Delhi special from Gorakhpur on February The 04186 Barauni- way would ensure seamless of frontline workers had taken train to run from Saharsa from 28 will remain cancelled. Gwalior special train to run connectivity and enhance the off from Thursday and this February 23 to March 2 will Likewise the 05047 Kolkata- from Barauni from February 25 overall economic growth of time the frontline workers remain cancelled. The 02553 Gorakhpur special train to run to March 02 will be run from the region. could approach any centre and Saharsa-New Delhi special from Kolkata on March 1 will Samastipur. Besides the 04185 The divisional commis- get themselves vaccinated if train to run from Saharsa on remain cancelled. Besides the Gwalior-Barauni special train sioner said the Central and their name was on the portal. February 26 and 28 will remain 09452 Bhagalpur-Gandhidham to run from Gwalior on March Uttar Pradesh governments He said the target this time cancelled. The 02554 New special train to run from 2 will between Chhapra and together were pursuing the was to vaccinate 8,684 frontline Delhi-Saharsa special train to Bhagalpur on March 1 will Samastipur will be run by project regularly on a priority workers and all efforts were run from New Delhi on remain cancelled. The 09305 being controlled for 20 min- basis.  ? ( : *(  " -" *  # @    being made to meet the given February 27 and March 1 will Dr Ambedkar Nagar- utes. He said the total length of       target. the expressway would be 63 km Dr Mishra said a total of 36 and it would comprise six lanes centres and 66 booths had     #   which could be extended to project would be completed in regard in the next one week road alignment is finalised and been set up for vaccination and eight lanes if the need arose in around 30 months’ and take up the issue accord- the project is approved, it will the highest number had been future. He said the starting point ingly with NHAI headquarters be connected to the expressway set up at the GSVM Medical 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0 Gandhi Vidyalaya at Halia and DIRECTIVE TO OFFI- He said the total cost of the was near Lucknow airport and and the state government. at the appropriate point. College and Majhawaan, Pakka Ghat con- CIALS: Member Rajya Safai project would be around Rs the expressway would end at Presently the expressway Once the project is com- LLR Hospital (six each) istrict Magistrate Praveen struction at Vindhyachal etc. Karmachari Ayog Chhaya Devi 4,700 crore and shall be borne Azad Chowk near the Ganga would be connected to Kanpur pleted, the distance of 63 km and this time the booth-wise DKumar Laxkar reviewed MELA: At meeting held visited the district and took by the National Highway bridge. from two sides - one from NH (from Lucknow airport to Azad target had been raised to 150. the progress of projects whose in a school adjacent to Janhit part in different programmes Authority of India. During the field visit, it was 27 Ganga bridge side and the Chowk near Ganga bridge can He said the nodal officers cost was over 50 lakh in the Shareef Dargah on Wednesday on Wednesday. At a meeting The NHAI project director felt that the present connectiv- second from the existing new be covered in 45 minutes or so. had been directed to ensure meeting hall at Collectorate on in order to ensure the peaceful held at Jila Panchayat the mem- informed that the land pur- ity of Kanpur Nagar from Ganga barrage side. The Ganga The divisional commis- that they met the given target. Wednesday. Addressing the conduct of the four-day Kantit ber heard the problems of chase and acquisition was in Ganga barrage side to the barrage road as of now has two sioner was accompanied by meeting of working agencies he Shareef Mela ASP and SP workers and directed the offi- progress and would be com- expressway at the Azad cross- lanes. A proposal to make it NHAI Lucknow Project expressed his discontent over incharge Sanjay Kumar said the cials concerned to redress them pleted in next two months by ing intersected NH 27 and for four-lane has been sent to the Director NN Giri, Setu Nigam tardy progress in solid waste Mela area had been divided in without delay. She directed the the administration of Lucknow smooth and hassle-free move- UP government and also for Kanpur GM Rakesh Singh, 6   management centre which was two zones and four sectors. He officials to make available facil- and Unnao districts. ment a flyover was needed declaring it as the state highway PWD CD1 Kanpur EE, City ities provided to workers and It was also informed that there. from Mandhana in Kanpur Magistrate and Neeraj      women workers on a priority the work would start in The divisional commis- Nagar to Mohanlalganj in Srivastava of Kanpur High basis. On a complaint by a October or so after completion sioner asked the NHAI team to Lucknow. Level Development woman worker that she was of the bidding process and the go for a technical study in this Once the Kanpur Ring Committee.    asked to pull the garbage cart the member directed the KANPUR (PNS): Lifesaving authorities to take action is a skill one can use to save a against the responsible employ- life. It can be termed as a skill ee. She made it clear that any *-?-         one might use to rescue one’s ?    " " #        type of harassment of any loved ones. With rapid urban- 1% ?' - *"       worker could not be tolerated isation, life is faced with and if any employee was found    $ #  be extended to all sub-stations He said the central host He said KESCo was about umpteen dangers but if one has under construction since 2011. said to check cases of molesta- guilty of it the matter will be later to ensure uninterrupted would scan the RTUs or the to sanction more connection basic knowledge or common He took the working agency to tion, pick pocketing, chain recommended to the govern- anpur Electricity Supply and quality power supply to RTUs would report which to the multi-storied sense one can come out of the task as it did not do any corre- snatching etc. an anti-Gunda ment for stringent action, she KCompany (KESCo) the city. He said SCADA could be of three types, ana- buildings. He said a Rs 40- emergency situation. By main- spondence despite direction squad had been formed. The added. She directed the officials Managing Director Anil (Supervisory Control And logue data, digital data and the crore plan had been worked taining mental cool and in the earlier meeting. He ASP said he was the nodal concerned to make available Dhingra, while addressing the Data Acquisition) was a mod- pulse data. out. remembering what one can directed the working agencies officer, Prabhat Rai the Mela the facility of houses to eligible press persons, said in the pre- ern system, a software pack- He said SCADA referred He later carried out do in such a situation, one can to hand over the works which incharge while S-Is Shahid sanitation workers on priority sent time there was a need for age designed to display infor- to ICS (industrial control sys- inspection of several sub-sta- not only save one’s life but also were reported as completed. He Khan and Anvar Khan will basis. She directed them to a full-fledged unmanned sys- mation, log data and show tems) used to control power tions and issued directives to the precious lives of others. directed the EE of PWD to sub- assist the incharge. According clear the pending dues of work- tem. He said during summers alarms. He said this software generation and power supply. the officials concerned. This was stated by Dr mit the inquiry reports about to the ASP the zones had to be ers and inform her if there was faults in power supply were a was installed on a computer He said if the apparatus was It may be mentioned here Abhijeet Kumar while address- the projects without delay so headed by inspectors and sec- any problem. Besides, the major cause of concern and and various signals were wired used by a human operator all that SCADA refers to the cen- ing a workshop on ‘Basic Life that the fund for completing tors by sub-inspectors. The member held a camp at they put the customers in great back to the central point. the processed data were pre- tralised systems that control Support’ at the Institute of the works could be released. force would remained deployed Ashtabhuja Guest House under distress as well. Dhingra said SCADA sented to the operator and and monitor the entire sites, Pharmacy and Nursing, The main projects which there till the end of the Mela on a housing scheme in which 19 He said thus the KESCo could be used to monitor and then the supervisory system or they are complex Maharana Pratap Group of were reviewed were the barrack February 21, he added. After were benefitted. She directed had decided to install the control plants or equipment gathered all the required data systems spread out over large Institutions, on Thursday. at Police Lines, driving training the meeting the ASP visited the the officials concerned to make SCADA system in 14 promi- and the control may be auto- about the process. areas. All the control actions He said first and foremost centre, government degree col- Mela area along with city mag- available the facilities of the nent sub-stations for an unin- matic, or initiated by operator He said with this system are automatically performed was cardiopulmonary resusci- lege under Majhawaan assem- istrate Vinay Kumar and government to all applicants on terrupted power supply. commands and data acquisi- installed only the particular by the remote terminal units tation (CPR) where one needs bly constituency, Kasturba inspected the arrangements. merit basis. He said in the first phase tion was accomplished firstly area would be affected and (RTUs) or by the program- to immediately begin chest 14 sub-stations would have a by the RTU’s (Remote other feeders would not be mable logic controllers compressions if the victim was SCADA system and it would Terminal Units). shut down. (PLCs). not breathing normally, and tilt  1 $*$ $%% the victim’s head back and give two one-second breaths 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  10) villagers through ‘Mission One GP One BC’. For through the victim’s mouth. this the women of the group will be trained. DM He said if an adult was istrict Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan felici- said through ‘Mission One GP, One BC Sakhi’, , 8  5      choking and could not breathe, Dated the winners of Jail Olympiad on the women of SHG if they wished can deliver the Heimlich manoeuvre could Thursday. She felicitated winners of kabaddi, banking services to people. This will not only dislodge the foreign body kho-kho and volleyball teams. In individual make women self-reliant but also benefit peo- responsible for the choking. He events she rewarded the ple of the village by        explained how one had to wrap winners of shot put and getting banking ser- arms around the back of the painting competitions. In vices at home. She victim and form a fist below the women’s category she feli- explained in detail    $ #  required number of hours to victim’s ribcage above the navel. ciated winners of musical about the employ- study. He said one needed to press chair competition. On the ment-oriented anpur Nagar District He said apart from this the into the victim’s upper occasion she gave a letter of schemes of the gov- KMagistrate Alok Tiwari bright future of a student also abdomen with a quick upper appreciation to jail super- ernment related to while giving success tips for a depended on the role of the thrust and continue until the intendent Sita Ram Sharma women. BDO bright career to HBTU students teacher. He said it was also the foreign object was expelled. on behalf of Director Mahima Vidyarthi as part of Abhyudaya Yojana at duty of the teachers to be per- Dr Kumar said hypother- General Prisons (UP). said BC Sakhi will HBTU said hard work and firm fect in their subjects and have mia was when a body’s core Earlier on Wednesday DM provide banking and determination were the essen- the art of motivation. He said temperature dropped to the Priyanka Niranjan inau- financial facilities to tial elements for a successful it was the teachers who moti- point where normal muscular gurated the six-day training financially weaker and a bright career. vated students and then the stu- and cerebral functions were programme under government’s ambitious people at the gram panchayat level. BC Sakhi will He said it was strictly nec- dents moved successfully ahead impaired. He said to treat scheme ‘Mission One GP, One BC Sakhi’ by light- act as a bridge between villagers and bank. The avail- essary for a student to carry out to achieve their goals. hypothermia, one must wrap ing the lamp in the premises of Block ability of banking facility in rural areas through BC at least 14 hours of studies in The district magistrate said the affected person in a blan- Development Office, Jalaun. She made the Sakhi will strengthen the rural economy, she added. a day. Besides, he said, one great teachers formed strong ket or a sleeping bag and offer women of the self-helf groups (SHGs) aware to Swayamprakash Shukla, Ravi Shukla, Kishan should also take part in relationships with their stu- hot fluids. He said Automated adopt self-employment. She said women of SHG Gupta, Santosh Panchal, Yashpal, extracurricular activities and ?  "  (  ( - 2 " A32+      # - dents and showed that they External Defibrillators (AEDs) will provide door-to-door banking services to Kandhilal and others were present onthe occasion. yoga as they kept the body fit ,  A32+%  cared about them as people. He were popping up in schools, and a healthy body possessed said true teachers were warm, malls and even businesses these a healthy mind. accessible, enthusiastic and days and the proper use of an 1"2'*&))*2*2)& Tiwari said students should advised the students to self- plan everything as proper plan- caring. He said the teachers AED could provide life-saving identify professions which analyse and then decide a ning reduced the possibilities of with these qualities went out of intervention if someone was 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  imparted in the making of school bags, hand aligned with their skills, inter- career. He said the role of par- failure and also helped save a the way to help the students at experiencing cardiac arrhyth- bags, purses for ladies, marketing bags, bangle ests, values and plans for the ents and above all the teachers lot of resources such as time the time of need. He said to be mias that led to cardiac arrest. nder NTPC-Vindhyachal corporate social boxes, saree covers, fancy bags, bags and ‘dho- future. He said it was essential was important in shaping the and money. He said to say that blessed with the right teachers He also explained methods Uresponsibility (CSR) the project is carrying lak’ bags. Besides in the field of ‘pattal’ making to adopt a serious view at the students’ destiny. determination was the carrier was one factor which brought to handle the trauma patients out continuous development works in the sur- training in different sizes of ‘pattals’ and ‘donas’ possibilities and outcomes He said the most important of success would certainly not success for a student. especially on highways. rounding areas. To make rural women self- will be imparted. The NTPC-Vindhyachal has before one decided a future ingredients for a student were be any exaggeration. He then appealed to the Prominent among those who employment oriented and self-supporting under for beneficiaries of villages around the project career. He pointed out that decision making, planning, Tiwari said all efforts could students to avail themselves took part were Dr Amit Gupta, (NULM-MP) National Urban Livelihood premises also provided training on self-employ- most of the people wrongly determination, discipline and go waste in case one lacked dis- of the opportunity of Dr Vikram Sahu, Dr Sandeep Mission four self-help groups (SHGs) have been ment-oriented topics like terracotta, incense believed that one was destined stability. cipline. He said discipline Abhyudaya Yojana and further Mitra, Dr Ajmarjit, Dr Vivek formed out of sticks, detergents, sani- for the career one had. He He said students need to helped one to put in the their career. Kumar and Rubia Faraz. them for 22 tary napkins, sewing, women members beauty parlour, mush- of selected Karma room cultivation, com- SHG and Pratigya puter training etc. On !6 34    SHG in collabora- the occasion from tion with the NTPC Vindhyachal, Centre for Snehashish Bhattacharya    $ #  Vivek Vij, Jyoti Singh, Virendra schemes, the KDA was finding engineer Zone 2 and 4, law offi- 20. Allottees/applicants and Entrepreneurship Additional General Singh Chauhan and Sita it difficult to execute registry cer and city planner Zone 2 and other people are required to Development Manager (Human anpur Development Katiyar. They were upbeat after and hand over possession of the 4 as its members. visit the camp between 10 am Madhya Pradesh Resources), Abhishek KAuthority (KDA) organ- getting the alternative plot after properties to the allottees due The committee, after an 2 pm at the KDA premises (CEDMAP), Mehra, Deputy General ised a lottery draw for allot- following the issue with the to different types of disputes reviewing the status of disput- for solution of their problems Jabalpur (Madhya Manager (Human ment of alternative plots of 162 KDA for over a decade. and litigation pending in the ed plots, had recommended to relating to mutation of Pradesh), self-employment-oriented skill upgra- Resources) and Ravi Verma (District square metre each in Besides, some alternative courts. Keeping in mind their allot alternative plots to the plot/house/flat, freehold from dation training programme based on making of Coordinator) from CEDMAP and the instruc- Jawaharpuram Housing plots were also allotted through problems, KDA Vice Chairman allottees through a lottery lease, registry, refund, illegal bags and ‘dona pattal’ (bowl-shaped vessel tor were present. During the programme AGM Scheme at its Atal Behari lottery in the Jawaharpuram Rakesh Kumar Singh had set which was organised on construction/development, made of leaves) was inaugurated recently. The (Human Resources) Snehashish Bhattacharya in Vajpayee Auditorium on Housing Scheme on December up an eight-member commit- Wednesday. unauthorised possession on women of Karma SHG will be imparted his address said NTPC is always ready to do Wednesday. 30 last year. tee to resolve the issue. The GRIEVANCE REDRES- KDA property and building training in making bags and those of Pratigya work related to social welfare with full com- Against the availability of It may be recalled that committee was headed by KDA SAL CAMP: As per KDA layout etc. in Zone 2 and 4 and SHG in ‘dona pattal.’ This training will be mitment. Keeping the demand of beneficiaries 26 alternative plots, all the 25 after allotment of plots under Secretary SP Singh and had Board’s decision of November Bulk Sales department on given in two ways i.e theoretical and practi- in mind in future too the NTPC-Vindhyachal applicants were allotted the the Highway City Extension, additional secretary, finance 19, 2020, a two-day grievance February 19 and in Zone 1 and cal. The training period will be two months will under its corporate social responsibility plot. Some of the beneficiaries Alanknanda and controller, chief engineer, OSD redressal camp would be 3 and World Bank on February as per trade requirement and training will be strive to form SHG and make its women self- present on the occasion were Jawaharpuram Housing sales Zone 2 and 4, executive organised on February 19 and 20. of four hours per day. The training will be supporting and self-reliant.    !"#$%$! 7 5,   ..   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Lord Rama were not aware of BJP to demand NIA probe Based on specific infor- UBGL grenades & an entire vitriolic attack on the Mamata “Only the BJP can trans- the culture of Bengal where into the incident. accused the Indian Railways posal … I don’t know who mation from a reliable source, box of AK 47 ammunition Banerjee Government hold- form Bengal into a real Sonar Durga, Kali, and other “If the Chief Minister and Central Government for might have mounted the attack joint parties of the J&K Police and radio sets. ing it responsible for intro- Bangla,” he said offering a sea Goddesses were worshiped thinks that it was an IED the their “casual approach” in han- on a person like him.” from Police Station Mahore "Pakistan is continuously ducing “cut-money” culture food processing hub at more than other Gods. blast then she should immedi- dling the security matters relat- The Minister who had to and the Indian army Mahore trying to push terrorists into and syndicate raj in the State Kakdwip and undertaking to Shah attacked the TMC ately bring in the National ed to State Ministers while undergo a number of opera- launched a cordon and search this side of the border. In past wondering why she was so convert Ganga Sagar into an Government for unleashing a Investigation Agency to probe suggesting prima facie the blast tions at SSKM Hospital in operation in the Makkhidar few months the close coordi- keen to promote her “Bhaipo” international tourist destina- corrupt rule promising thor- the matter,” Chowdhury said, seemed to have been triggered Kolkata was declared out of forest area at around 5 a.m in nation and synergy between (read nephew Abhishek tion. ough investigation into all condemning the TMC leader- through a remote control danger on Friday, sources said. the early morning and found Indian Army, JKP and intelli- Banerjee), the Chief Minister Banerjee who addressed allegations of corruption par- ship for pointing hands at the device. Hussein and several others an underground hideout built gence agencies have success- hit back with the same an equally mammoth rally at ticularly into the alleged Opposition parties. “It seems that the blast were seriously injured when a of stones. fully unearthed several caches “Bhaipo” stick asking “why Pailan in the same South 24 bungling in Amphan post BJP State vice president JP was triggered through remote bomb went off while he was According to a defence of war like stores and broken even your son (Jay Shah) who Parganas district that accounts Amphan (supercyclone) situ- Majumdar too attacked the control and it needs a thorough walking past the platform spokesman, "these warlike network of Over ground is also my Bhaipo … should not for 31 Assembly seats quick- ation. TMC Government for perpe- probe,” Banerjee said saying number 2 to catch a Kolkata stores were spread over a large Workers of Pakistan-sponsored be probed for making hun- ly asked whether the BJP had “The Centre sent huge trating a jangal raj in the State. how, “the area inside the Station bound train on Wednesday area in remote uninhabited terrorists of Lashkar- e-Taiba & dreds of crores in a matter of a been able to convert Gujarat, relief for the Amphan victims “She is suggesting IED blast was completely dark and there night. forests of Makkhidhar forest in HUM in the hinterlands South few years.” Uttar Pradesh or for that mat- but that was all looted away” by then the situation is all the was no Railway Police around Various theories were Reasi district". of Pir Panjal Ranges", Defence Shah who launched ter other States ruled by it into the TMC workers, Shah said more serious and indicates her though it was their duty to doing the rounds regarding The spokesman added, spokesman added. another Parivartan Rath Yatra Sonar Gujarat or Sonar UP adding “when we come to failure as the Chief Minister ensure security because it is a the nature of the attack. Even from Kakdwip in Sunderbans etc. power we will order thorough and the Police Minister to han- Railway property… I don’t as some said that a white bag after taking lunch at a fisher- Attacking the Chief investigation into all the cor- dle the law and order of the know why the Railways are tak- that was left at platform num- man’s house showered innu- Minister for “throwing ruption charges.” State. ing the incident so casually.” ber 2 went off as it was being merable assurances saying “if tantrums whenever she hears Attacking the BJP for His party colleague and Banerjee also dropped removed others said it was a BJP Government comes to the slogans of Jai Shri Ram,” crossing the Laxman Rekha Madhya Pradesh Home hints of a BJP hand behind the kind of “pressure bomb” that power in Bengal we will Shah said “it is the same Bengal (limits) Banerjee said “Amit Minister Narottam Mishra too blast saying the injured blasted injuring the Minister ensure 33 per cent job reser- when people were not allowed Shah should know that it is demanded central rule at a time Minister who is also a local and 25 other people. vation for women in the State,” to organize Saraswati Pujas bad to cross Laxman Rekha … when even the Ministers are industrialist was being contin- Meanwhile, even as the besides promising introduc- and Ram Navamis just in order there is limit to everything … not safe in Bengal. “The situa- uously lured by the saffron out- CID had started investigating tion of Seventh Pay to pursue the politics of I will ask them not to play with tion of law and order in Bengal fit to join their ranks. “I have the matter and had reportedly Commission for the appeasement but when we fire because if they do so then has completely collapsed and it reports that Jakir was being collected some crucial evi- Government employees. come to power all such things they should remember that an is an ideal situation for asked to quit the TMC and join dence regarding the attack, “The financial condition will not be allowed.” injured tiger is more danger- President’s Rule in the State,” he them (BJP),” the Chief Minister sources said the NIA too would of Bengal is so bad that the This ‘Parivartan Yatra’ is ous than the tiger in the for- said. said adding “being an honest begin its own investigation state government employees not for changing a Chief est.” The Chief Minister earlier person he ignored their pro- from Friday.  &"!%-  # # 0)    . +  "      " - ( -  #      # -     !! -% ! & &! 23    #  # ?   -"   5 price of domestic gas has gone talking against the rise in prices was elected to Lok Sabha in the up to Rs 800 per cylinder, thus and atrocities against the Modi 2014 polls from Bhandara-  Q R " #!!   8 journey covering all the 141 assembly election was by and he angry tweets put out by making life difficult for com- government, the Congress has Gondiya constituency on a assembly constituencies have large silent though the situ- Tthem against the fuel price mon people”. now decided to take a stern BJP ticket.   -"   5 nlike previous years, energised the entire United ation resembled the peaceful hikes during the previous UPA “The fuel and domestic stand against these puppets of It may be recalled that UKerala which is getting Democratic Front," said P A atmosphere before a whirl- Government have come back gas prices are much higher the ruling BJP,” Patole said. Patole had created a major stir n an effort to check the sud- ready for the Assembly election Mehboob, author of books on wind. But this time we are to haunt Amitabh Bachchan than what they were during the Hitting out at the BJP’s IT in the political circles in the last Iden increase in the number is in a state of turmoil. The Kerala politics and a veteran seeing a plethora of agita- and Akshay Kumar, with the UPA government in power. cell for trying to defame the week of August 2017 by saying of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, entire State is witnessing agi- scribe. tions," said P Rajan, octoge- Maharashtra Congress threat- But celebrities like Amitabh and farmers agitating outside Delhi that Prime Minister Narendra the Brihanmumbai Municipal tations on various counts but He said the decision of P narian former editor of ening to stall their shootings Akshay Kumar are sitting quiet against the farm laws for the Modi did not like party men Corporation (BMC) on what stands out is the daily K Kunhalikutty, the Muslim Mathrubhumi. He said the and release of their films in now. The same Amitabh and past 87 days, Patole said: “Our asking him questions. He had Thursday announced several demonstrations all over Kerala League strongman to resign CPI(M) was eager to return protest against their “silence” Askhay were putting out tweets farmers have been agitating in in the process made no bones stringent measures -- including by youth demanding employ- from his Lok Sabha member- to power while for the over the steep hikes in the against the UPA government – biting cold conditions. The about his unhappiness about the prosecution of citizens ment. The Opposition allega- ship which he won in 2019 Congress it is a now or never prices of petrol and diesel. all at the behest of the then BJP’s IT Cell has defamed them the state of affairs in the ruling flouting rules of home isola- tion that relations of the ruling with a margin of more than situation. "If the Congress Maharashtra Pradesh Opposition BJP. Now, we have by dubbing them as BJP. tion, weddings and public gath- CPI(M) leaders have been 2.6 lakh votes had set the fails to make this time to the Congress Committee president decided to stall their film shoot- Khalisrtanis, Naxalites and ter- Patole had said on August erings, sealing of buildings appointed to government ser- tone for the upcoming assem- Secretariat, it is going to be a Nana Patole on Thursday ings and also the release of their rorists. But, our celebrities have 31, 2017: “Modi doesn’t like to with more than five corona vice in violation of all norms bly election. "In normal tough task for the party to slammed actors Amitabh and films in protest of their silence remained silent. Instead, they take any questions. He got patients and deputation of 300 have snowballed into a major course, what the leaders stage another come back. For Akshay for “deafening silence” over the hike in petrol, diesel have put out tweets against very angry when I raised some marshals to impose hefty fines issue despite the claims by would have done is to contest the CPI(M) also situation is over the current hikes in petrol, and domestic gas prices,” the farmers at the behest of the issues about the OBC Ministry commuters travelling on sub- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijyan the assembly election, get critical because the future of diesel and domestic gas rates state Congress chief said. BJP’s IT cell. Does it mean these and farmer suicides at a meet- urban trains without masks— himself that everything is clean elected and resign the Lok many leaders hang in the which, he said, was in quite Patole said that while the celebrities are puppets of the ing of BJP MPs. When Modi is with immediate effect. and transparent. Sabha seat. Kunhalikutty is balance," said Rajan who does contrast with the stand taken by previous UPA dispensation BJP’s IT celebrities?,” Patole asked questions, he asks you if After a marked surge in the Adding to the worries of confident of the UDF victory not give even pass mark to them during the UPA regime. was a democratic government asked. you have read the party man- number of Covid-19 cases in the the CPI(M) is the turn out of and hence he resigned from the Pinarayi Vijayan govern- Talking to media persons run as per the principles laid Patole, who was appointed ifesto and are aware of various country’s commercial capital large crowd for the Kerala Lok Sabha to focus more on ment's performance. in the sidelines of a tractor and down under the Constitution. as the Maharashtra Congress government schemes”. over the past few days, the BMC Yatra held by Ramesh assembly election," said K J Gopinadhan, a bullock cart rally organised at “At t h a t t i m e , A m i t a b h chief on February 5 a day after Patole resigned from the came out with a string measures Chennithala, Leader of the Mehboob. Marxist-turned-entrepreneur Bhandara in eastern Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and he resigned as Speaker of the Lok Sabha and BJP. to prevent the spread of Opposition. "It has suddenly The daily demonstrations who leads retired life in Maharashtra in support of the other celebrities used to raise Maharashtra Assembly, is a Subsequently, he joined the Coronavirus in the energised the UDF," say many by youth all over the State Thrissur too sounded disap- ongoing farmers’ agitation their voice against the UPA staunch critic of Prime Congress in December 2017. metropolis. political commentators who demanding jobs has caught pointed when asked about his against the three controversial government. Now, at a time Minister Narendra Modi. Patole had unsuccessfully Mumbai Municipal do not have any special affec- the Government off guard. former comrades. "The present farm laws, Patole said: “Under when these celebrities are Patole is an MLA from contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Commissioner Iqbal Singh tion for the Congress. This has a lot to do with the day leaders are corrupt to the the Modi government, there expected to raise their voices Sakoli Assembly segment in polls against senior BJP leader Chahal announced measures "When Ramesh distortion of the lists pre- core and are interested only in has been tremendous rise in against the policies of the Modi Vidarbha region. He had ear- from Nagpur Nitin Gadkari. like the stamping of hands for Chennithala commenced his pared by Kerala Public amassing wealth. Their body petrol, diesel and domestic gas government, they have become lier been elected to the State While Gadkari had polled positive patients advised Home journey a fortnight ago from Service Commission and language itself is irritating. prices. The petrol rate has puppets of the ruling BJP. Assembly for three terms 6.60,221 votes, Patole had Quarantine, raids on marriage Kasaragod in the north to the appointing candidates hand- Kerala needs an alternative touched Rs 100 per litre and the Since these celebrities are not between 1999 and 2014. He secured 4,44,212 votes. halls, clubs, restaurants etc. capital city, he himself was not picked by the party leaders politics and new way of think- sure of the public support. But through the back door. ing for future," said 6*78+'9 *    55B C  #  it has to be accepted that the "Usually, the run up to the Gopinadhan. :  #9 ,  *                 # 3  :      (;;+#     3"9 *     would affect the revenues of the excise duty, which was Rs 9.48 1 766%5 6 state," the Rajasthan CM had paise in 2016, has been reduced   7 claimed that the ruling party     A 1 Shah said. ontinuing its northbound said. to Rs 1.40. This was the amount supporters won the majority arnataka Chief Minister 5 6B He also highlighted the Ctrend in Rajasthan, the As per the state govern- through which all the states got ollowing the third phase of sarpanch posts in Kuppam KB.S. Yediyurappa on plight of teachers in the state price of non-premium petrol ment, districts like their share of dues. However, Fpanchayat elections in constituency, represented by Wednesday asked former Chief n a bid to woo women-voters and said that the party will crossed the Rs 100-mark for the Shriganganagar and special excise duty, which was Andhra Pradesh, political par- former chief minister Nara Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy Iin poll-bound West Bengal, fighting for their rights and first time in Sriganganagar dis- Hanumangarh do not have oil Rs 6, was increased to Rs 11. ties have resumed their own Chandrababu Naidu for to stop spreading canards about Union Home Minister Amit proper remuneration. "After trict on Wednesday to reach Rs depot and hence petrol-diesel This is the amount for which calculations on the number of decades. fund raising drive for Ram Shah on Thursday announced coming to power, the BJP gov- 100.13 per litre, while diesel prices are higher by Rs 3 or Rs the state government has no sarpanch posts they won. The The ruling party leaders temple in Ayodhya. 33 per cent reservation for ernment in West Bengal will price stood at Rs 92.12 a litre. 4 in those districts. share," Gehlot said. Telugu Desam Party claimed claimed that YSRCP aligned Addressing a public func- women in Government jobs if form a committee to give right Despite the recent reduc- The state government offi- The CM further alleged that it bagged 1,069 sarpanch candidates won 74 sarpanch tion here, Yediyurappa said the party is voted to power. remuneration to teachers in the tion in VAT by 2 per cent by the cials further confirmed that the that segments which earn no posts while the ruling posts out of 89 in Kuppam con- that none is compelled to Shah made the announce- state," he said. state government, there has share of Central taxes on petrol revenue for the states are being Yuvajana Sramika Rythu stituency, relegating TDP sup- donate for Ram temple, it is left ment while addressing a huge Shah also emphasised on been no respite for the com- is Rs 32.90, while the state has increased, while those which Congress Party (YSRCP) porters to only 14 panchayats. to the one's faith. crowd of supporters in the upliftment of the fishermen mon people as fuel prices con- a share of Rs 26.52. The share earn revenue for the states are claimed that it breached the The TDP leaders have been "Nobody is forcing anyone Namkhana village of the South community in the state, "For tinue to shoot up even as the of Central taxes on diesel is Rs being decreased. Kuppam fortress. bagging the constituency in to donate for Ram temple. 24 Parganas district and kick- welfare of fishermen, after ongoing Assembly session wit- 31.80, while for the state it is is Meanwhile, Union minis- According to TDP, the Assembly elections since 1985 When all Hindu, Muslim and ing off the fifth and final phase coming to power, we will give nessed an elaborate discussion Rs 19.62. ter Smriti Irani during her opposition party won 1,069 and Naidu first won it in 1989. Christians are donating with- of "Poribortan Yatraa in Bengal. Rs 6, 000 as 'fishermen Samaan on rising fuel prices with Chief Speaking on the issue, recent visit to Jaipur had said sarpanch posts compared to Naidu won Kuppam seven out any qualms, some people "If we come to power we will Nidhi' like 'Kisan Samman Minister Ashok Gehlot blam- Gehlot had said in the that the Centre is trying its best YSRCP's 1,393 and Janasena times at a stretch, including are making nasty comments, provide 33 per cent reservation Nidhi' to four lakh fishermen ing the Centre for its faulty Assembly that the value added to reduce fuel prices. "The and Bharatiya Janata party serving as chief minister for which doesn't augur well with for women in the government in the state," he said. policies. tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel Ashok Gehlot government in (BJP) alliance's eight victories three terms. their stature," he said without jobs," the Home Minister said. "To ensure the right price for Gehlot said in the has recently been reduced by 2 the state has enough allocations by 12.30 a.m. on Thursday YSRCP candidates won naming anyone. This wasn't the only sop their produce, the BJP govern- Assembly on Monday that the per cent in Rajasthan, which to reduce fuel prices. Now it is morning. sarpanch posts in Gudipalle, While BJP Karnataka in- that Shah promised at the pub- ment will create a ministry at the Centre has not left any scope will bring down the state rev- up to him (Gehlot) as to how Contradicting the TDP's Adavibadaguru, Urlobanapalle charge, Arun Singh reacting in lic meeting. He also said in case level of state minister. A seafood for the states to reduce fuel enue by Rs 1,000 crore. much burden he wants to claims, YSRCP leaders claimed and others which were known Bengaluru, said that his the BJP comes to power, it will hub will be developed in the area prices. Gehlot, in fact, openly took reduce on the people of the that the ruling party won 2,442 to be mostly belonging to TDP (Kumarswamy) statement on works towards implementing of 24 Parganas," he said. "The Union government on the Centre, blaming it state." sarpanch posts, compared to supporters. fund raising is laughable. the Seventh Pay Commission. He further said that has reduced excise duty or squarely government for the It needs to be mentioned TDP's 501 and others winning In the panchayats where "What's there to react? I do not Shah said the economy of Gangasagar will be developed diverse components on fuel current crisis."Excise duty is here that despite the recent 145, out of a total of 3,221 TDP won, YSRCP leaders know why he is displaying such the state is in such a precarious as a tourism and cultural hub. price, which was earlier shared Central government's respon- VAT reduction in the state, sarpanch posts. alleged that the margin was small thinking in public. This position that the Seventh Pay "The fair held at Gangasagar on with the states and vice versa. sibility. During the UPA rule, Rajasthan still has the highest As per YSRCPs calcula- wafer thin. only depicts his stature," he said. Commission is not given to the occasion of Uttarayan on The excise duty on diesel was oil prices were around $135- VAT at 36 per cent plus Rs tions, 579 sarpanch posts went Despite the conflicting He quipped that perhaps employees of the state govern- January 14 will be given the sta- reduced from Rs 8 to Rs 1, leav- 140 per barrel. At that time, 1,500 per kilolitre road cess on for unanimous elections in the claims by both the parties, he (Kumaraswamy) might be ment."If we are voted to power, tus of international fair to ing the states with lesser share petrol was available for Rs 70- petrol. On diesel, the state third phase of the four phase cadres from both sides making such a statement I promise we will implement bring tourists from across the in their hands. This is the rea- 75 per litre. However, now levies 26 per cent VAT and Rs panchayat polls. indulged in fireworks to cele- because he is not part of that the Seventh Pay Commission globe," said the union home son why the states can't reduce petrol price have touched Rs 1,750 per kilolitre road cess, YSRCP leaders have also brate their 'triumph'. collection. benefits to all the employees," minister. the existing taxes on fuel, as it 90-100 per litre levels. 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There can still          ! be many a slip between the cup      .         and the lip as the contentious             issue of the People’s Liberation            Army’s (PLA’s) transgressions in the Depsang sector and other            B- "    friction points is yet to be dis- A         S            cussed, let alone resolved to      !                mutual satisfaction.        .                 The statements emanating from official sources suggest subsequent occupation of drawals only from the meeting with President Xi                  S     ! that either both sides are keen dominating heights on both Pangong Tso sub-sector and Jinping at Wuhan, the PLA cir-   "                       to de-escalate matters, or that banks of the Pangong Tso, not the other sub-sectors. cumvented the standoff area                   >       we have conceded ground to the including along the Kailash Suggestions in the media from and continued with its road                     Chinese. Either way, the chances Range, was a brilliant strategic official sources that by doing construction on the Doklam of an armed conflict have reced- counter and made the Chinese so the PLA has been forced to plateau, unhindered by our           '          ! ed substantially, which is even more uncomfortable. remove structures that it had forces. This road now allows           S             undoubtedly a good thing. A From these heights, our constructed along the north the PLA access to the foothills  '  3                     conflict at this time would cause forces were in a position to bank of the Pangong Tso, cut of the Jampheri Ridge, over-           .  76!       immense damage to our econ- interdict and destroy the PLA’s no ice. It is a no-brainer that looking the strategic Siliguri                         omy, already reeling under the troop and armour concentra- the north bank is of only lim- Corridor linking Assam and impact of the pandemic and the tions in the Spanggur Gap, ited tactical value and wholly the North-eastern States to the                       earlier ill-considered and poor- their defensive positions along  1  1 unsuitable for progressing rest of the country, giving the      "                 C   ly implemented demonetisa- both banks of the Pangong   64 major operations, especially as PLA an option to interdict our                S      O  tion. More importantly, we can- Tso. It also gave our forces the long as the dominating heights lines of communication.   2          *      O  not brush aside the simple truth option to capture their admin- 44  1 1 on the Kailash Range are held. What is worse, the that our Armed Forces have istrative and communication In these circumstances, Government then ensured               been deliberately neglected over hub at Moldo and cut off their 166 1  one cannot help but conclude that these facts were kept out the past two decades, a situation major lines of communication  5 that our military commanders of public discourse. With the that remains unchanged if one further in depth, if the neces- 1  1   have acquiesced to militarily general elections due in a  looks at the new Budget. As a sity was felt. Most important- unsound directions from our few months, it raised suspi- consequence, their capabilities ly, it stalled any hope that the  ? 1 political leadership. We have cions that this was done to have been greatly impaired. PLA may have had of offen-  1> seen this before, be it our with- ensure the BJP’s chances of In the event of a conflict, sive action along this flank as drawal from the strategically victory were not compro- while they may still be able to any attempt to clear these    7 important Hajipir Pass after mised by these embarrassing force a stalemate, it is unfortu- heights would impose exces-     the Indo-Pak war of 1965 or revelations. One is now struck nately not a certainty given the sive cost in terms of manpow- the refusal to allow our forces by a feeling of déjà vu as unpalatable fact that China is the er, casualties and time. 6  to cross the LoC during the important State elections are dominant power in the region Incidentally, one cannot help  1 #   Kargil conflict that resulted in due in a few months and what with a larger and better-equipped but wonder as to why these avoidable casualties. appears to be a repeat of the military. The possibility of heights have not been held all >    1 Unfortunately, this modus operandi. Let us hope, Pakistan’s involvement, either these years? Especially since 4   Government set a precedent in for all our sakes, that this is directly or indirectly, in such a sit- they are well within our terri- the manner it dealt with the not so! Only time will tell. uation would only add to our tory and our hold on them has  4  7 confrontation with the (The writer is a military woes. Undoubtedly, the response never been disputed.     Chinese at Doklam in 2017, veteran, who is a consultant and resolve displayed by our Therefore, given their where it forced the PLA to stop with the Observer Research Government and the military strategic import, one is at an 151   road construction and back Foundation and Senior Visiting after the initial setback was com- utter loss to understand as to down after a 73-day standoff. Fellow with The Peninsula mendable and caught the Chinese why our withdrawal has been However, following Prime Foundation, Chennai. The unawares and unprepared. The linked to the PLA’s with- Minister Narendra Modi’s views expressed are personal.)  -   "   P   (  -    Q  ; )( & $'$)&  Sir—It is really a matter of pride that India     !"  " 2& $'$? has committed to gift as many as 200,000 #.     )*(&'&)'($; ))2&? COVID-19 vaccine doses to the UN peace- )(#1&( $)$$)O(*)  )'(  keepers. India has been at the forefront of & 2)2  )&(> ( $2( 2$ =     ,*     the fight against the deadly virus that has )*) (($ ruined the world’s economy and brought *)(!2((>!(*) &) )()1))(#       #  untold miseries upon mankind. Right '()"#() 2)?(2*   ( $2&& )&( )$$? 1631                       from the beginning, India is helping other K && nations in their fight against the COVID- )O( $$&??  &"                    .     19 pandemic. 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Many people who are of &>  ) '#    .     orthodox and patriarchal mindset question tant violation of COVID-19 protocols by 71 300 million frontline and healthcare work- Mumbaikars, the civic body has made it ;   'S    ers, besides the elderly and vulnerable over the victim over her choice of dress and K1&&'      #          what-not. There are many villages where mandatory for people to wear masks at all the next six months. India’s vaccination pro- public places while those not found wear- gramme, which began a month ago, has people don’t allow girls to go to school as )(&  2))(" -          soon as they reach puberty. They also look ing it will be fined 200. Masks have also '())'                       already seen nearly 7 million people receiv- been made mandatory on streets, offices, ing the shots. Our future is bright and our at girls as some sort of liability and try to )  &2 ) )     '    <99= "  S            marry them off at an early age. markets and so on. )2$)!* efforts are engraved in stone. We all must The increase in the cases was observed                   be proud of our nation. Thus girls fail to make the career of $I2 )  after Mumbai locals were opened for all. )J@  ")# M Pradyu | Kannur their choice and are forced to do house- >                   hold chores and produce children. Even People were lax in their approach and 35377 69!!              '        educated and working women are subject- openly defied the guidelines. Leave apart K(1& the question of regularly sanitising hands,                      ' Sir —The recent judgment by a Delhi court ed to harassment by their male colleagues.                        Some of them stare, while some try to many people were not even wearing  $)' absolving journalist Priya Ramani in a masks. We must keep it in mind that            ;       criminal defamation case filed by former make improper advances, some even  () 5*>  wink their eyes and blow whistles. All these COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and  '& HH '               '      Union Minister MJ Akbar is really wel- we still don’t have a vaccine against the dif- come. It will give more strength to women are sexual advances which women have to ) () )  *    '                  face on a daily basis. ferent mutants of the virus that other coun- $  who are afraid of raising their voice tries are grappling with.         +             against those who sexually harass or Nischai Vats | Sultanpur 6$);!((($'? Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai $))1)$$((# .S         'S        molest them.                   *     The victims often keep quiet fearing "33631 stigmatisation by society which still looks Sir —The Brihanmumbai Municipal *  ## 9       Corporation (BMC), which has issued 123145676 K$)1    !"#$%$! 9

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he agreement reached between the two Asian giants to ease tensions on the Line of TActual Control (LAC) took many by surprise. 344 The implementation began on February 10 with                  " phased withdrawal from the north and south banks                 S of the Pangong Tso Lake, a major area under dis- ,      "     !   *  pute being referred to as the “friction point” by both sides. The entire process, including the removal of                infrastructure created after April 2020 and vacat- O               '   - ing of heights occupied by infantry units is likely   ,        A            to take 10-15 days as the exercise is being under-      (             taken in an atmosphere of utter trust deficit between           "        the two sides. A strict and foolproof verification            !  !    mechanism has been put in place to avoid the inci- E                 dents of the past which led to a deadly clash between the two sides at Galwan in June 2020. After the dis-             !       " ! engagement process is successfully completed in this       '  -     -   sector, the commanders are scheduled to meet with-   , " '   <8           ! in 48 hours to discuss the modalities for disengage-                 ment in other sectors.  > +               S      While a majority at home and abroad are happy  11     with the possibility of normalcy returning along the 15 6  LAC, there are many who are blaming the  4 Government for ceding Indian territory in Eastern    Ladakh to the Chinese. Some veteran officers have  said that the Government has virtually accepted the   1959 Chinese claim line and questioned the logic 1  6 of having a buffer zone and our troops vacating the 5 > heights occupied on the Kailash Range. Many of    shown the way by refusing to get bul- from the area. The other major prob- Chinese desire to wait and watch the the doubts have arisen because of China’s duplic- 5 5  lied and giving in to Chinese hege- lem faced by China was the failure way things unfolded globally after itous and treacherous behaviour.   1  mony. The determined response by of the domestic consumption mar- the presidential elections in the US Nonetheless, credit needs to be given to the 6  1# O11 India acted as an elixir for other vic- ket to pick up momentum. Though were completed. Contrary to Indian negotiators, both military and diplomatic,  5 6 6 tims of Beijing’s expansionism in the the Chinese Gross Domestic Product Chinese expectations, despite the for their perseverance, patience and persuasion as   South and East China seas, across the (GDP) has remained positive its change in presidency the new they refused to be fatigued by the prolonged nego- Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific attempts to shift from a manufactur- POTUS is as aggressive against tiations, a tactic used by the Chinese to tire and wear 1 114 region. The Chinese calculation of ing-driven economy to a consump- China as his predecessor. The new    4 .            !      - down the adversary. taking advantage of the ongoing pan- tion-driven one has not yielded the US administration has not only Credit also goes to the valiant Indian Army and  1 1 demic (which is alleged to be of desired results. China’s consumption, openly supported India and cau- ;        >  -S  ' 7        S   '     <999 its field commander who turned the tables on the Chinese origin) misfired very badly. a key driver of growth, has damp- tioned China against its growing Chinese through a brilliant tactical manoeuvre to   4 Chinese resources were not only ened the hopes of revival amid fears expansionism, it has also promised  '  S   ;   +        outflank the People’s Liberation Army (PLA’s) troops 151 K  overstretched but fatigued, thus of resurgence of the Wuhan pan- to strengthen the security alliance      "          3    on the north bank by occupying tactical heights on  1 66  1 exposing the fragility of its armed demic. Retail sales are still slow, dis- with Japan to counter the increasing                      ! Kailash Range on the south bank on the Indian side   forces in a combat situation. playing a lack of confidence among Chinese threat in the region.        '     ,         of the LAC. It enabled the negotiators at all levels  1  The Chinese troops were the masses. The US has accused China of           "       !! to undertake tough talks without conceding to the 1 1 found wanting as far as fighting in The disengagement has been bullying and attempting to build a               6F '   solutions offered by the Chinese. super high altitudes is concerned. timed to revive the spirits before the “maritime empire” in the South Xi Jinping is an astute politician who is an Chinese New Year celebrations China Sea. It announced several       (      ,    They were unable to bear the expert in the art of survival. Xi would prefer to relent vagaries of the hostile weather and begin. That China can ill-afford ten- rounds of sanctions on Chinese       '             to India than to bow down or surrender to his the extreme wind chill factor which sions it has acquired globally through State companies involved in build-    #    S      <96=    adversaries at home. The internal situation in China makes survival at these heights its revisionist policies, seems to ing artificial islands there. To the       (       A    ! is not good and Xi’s adversaries are breathing down extremely difficult. The emphasis in have been realised by Xi. Dragon’s dismay France, EU, Great                  !  his neck. The growing resentment among the mass- the PLA has been to fight in a digi- The external factors that may Britain and Australia have also   .           0'      es is also affecting the popularity of the Chinese tal environment, avoiding contact have contributed to Chinese disen- joined hands with the US to curb 0          G9   $    ! Communist Party (CCP). Xi has centralised all battles, least realising the logistics and gagement are the Indian revival China’s expansion. powers and this works well as long as the going is physical problems of a super high story and certain pronouncements All in all, a process has begun   ;      . )      ! good. But the worsening internal situation has given altitude warfare. Thus, the morale of of the new US President Joe Biden. with a ray of hope that normalcy        , rise to many dissenters within the party and other the PLA soldiers was in their boots India’s bounce back from the would return soon along the trou- A                   political opponents. This and the dashing of despite claims of providing them pandemic has taken Beijing by sur- bled LAC, the de facto border   P Q 4P'    Q   , $    5 hopes of improved relations with America post with centrally-heated habitat. prise as it was among the few between the two Asian giants. It’s just *                  Donald Trump have played a major role in reach- Indian soldiers on the other nations to develop four vaccines. the beginning and the successful                    A ing the agreement after a standoff extending near- hand beat their adversaries hands This dashed the hopes of the Chinese completion of this phase would    " 1  "           ly for a year. Xi has enough problems at home and down and were seen to be by their leadership, which had envisioned the pave the way for subsequent disen- the continued impasse with India was harming the counterparts as a very agile, alert and collapse of the Indian economy and gagements in other disputed sectors.  P Q  A             *  country’s national interests, including the econo- aggressive force. Conscription in the its consequent weakening as a That would lead to ultimate de-esca-   S    #   +    +     The author is a my, which probably made the Dragon relent. Jammu-based political Chinese Army and their young sol- regional power. Instead, India’s eco- lation without which peace cannot         <967    *  + 3    The first and the most compelling reason was commentator, columnist, diers being the product of the one- nomic revival and growing soft prevail. India can ill-afford to let its  !       '      the realisation by Xi that the Chinese have bitten security and strategic child norm, was another contribu- power through “Vaccine Maitri” has guard down and hence there should           .    -S    off more than they could chew. The Chinese bel- analyst. tory factor. There was tremendous ruffled many feathers in China. be no let-up in its 24x7 surveillance ligerence and expansionism was for the first time The views expressed pressure back home from their par- Another reason attributed to the and preparation for an inevitable war     #   +             are personal.  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This shows how Atry gave two weeks’ until an ill-thought, self- Securities and Exchange complex processes for each and compliance data of the the bureaucracy and notice to a Government defeating sharp criticism had Board of India (SEBI) circu- geography if not the cus- institution moves beyond the Government departments are department for no show on set the ball rolling to back a lar issued in November 2020, tomer; uniform and globally legal and jurisdictional grappling with a new-age an exact regulatory intent harder form of a State-con- advising intermediaries to accepted interoperable safe boundary of India due to the digital economy, which they and action point in a certain trolled socialist order. ensure compliance with the and secure security measures; nature of shared cloud SaaS, are trying to regulate with an case relating to a policy issue. Finance Minister Nirmala Indian Computer Emergency besides the obvious benefits thereby posing risk to the old-world licence regime. The Government department   Sitharaman set the ball rolling Response Team (CERT-in) of being nimble with scaling data safety and security,” cre- Another aspect of the had in its response to the when she mentioned that Advisory for Financial Sector up and down and running an ates significant confusion. hydra-headed regulatory Supreme Court mentioned “the intent of theOrganisations regarding amost clutter-free IT depart- Naturally, some industry regime is duplication of reg- that it was contemplating Government is maximum Software as a Service (SaaS)- ment. associations tried to reach out ulations by intra-governmen- some regulation. governance, minimum based solution and to ensure It is here that the SEBI cir- to the SEBI to seek clarifica- tal departments trying to reg- Meanwhile, Prime Government,” during her complete protection and cular which states that, “the tions on the nature and scope ulate the same bunch of mar- Minister Narendra Modi has Budget speech (the second seamless control over vital Government of India has of the circular. After repeat- ket players. repeated in various forums, time this phrase was heard) in systems while keeping critical informed SEBI that the finan- ed attempts when they were However, bringing invest- including the floor of the the two-term regime. data within the legal bound- global companies, including cial sector institutions are able to get the regulator’s ments, creating jobs, remov- Parliament, as to how the What has shifted in the aries of India. banks or their intermediaries availing or thinking of avail- attention, the officials seemed ing the Government from bureaucracy can’t be entrust- seven years of the National SaaS is a relatively new having multi-geography pres- ing SaaS-based solutions for to have no significant solu- tight lease governance and ed to fly planes and run fac- Democratic Alliance’s two- concept where Information ence, the IT processes are uni- managing their Governance, tions to offer, except for pass- having a significant say in tories. Citizens should respect term regime is the nature and Technology (IT) solutions form across the chain and, Risk and Compliance (GRC) ing the buck to the next bilateral/plurilateral forms wealth and job creators, as in predictability of the economy are almost streamed over the therefore, purchase of soft- functions so as to improve department. It may be noted are sometimes complex and a dynamic world order it is and its determinants, and internet to the customer’s ware solutions is done at a their cyber security posture. that the circular itself men- slow drawn negotiations to not the business of the almost an end to the multilat- premises, however the soft- centralised office. This kind As observed by the IT tions the criticality of SaaS for say the least. If the Government to be in busi- eral high table of trade nego- ware can be owned, operated of cloud storage and delivery Ministry, though SaaS may improving the ease of doing Government wants to see ness. This promise of a com- The writer is a policy tiations. or hosted by a third party provide ease of doing busi- business but fails to give the faster pace of development, analyst. The views of solutions has many poten- pletely meritocracy-fed econ- Therefore, it is time for vendor. tial advantages which ness and quick turnaround, reason why, and how the regulatory hurdles must be omy, was one of the key expressed are personal. the Government to get out of As it always happens with but it may bring significant same solution can be a prob- cleared.    !"#$%$! 10 "  .  8 @   :   &2()("(') ') =

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Globally, markets are     Dnursed losses for the third Global markets struggled showing weakness due to spike New Delhi:Indian industry tribution and inoculation of the New Delhi:Asserting that approach towards it has been consecutive session on amid rising crude oil prices, in US bond yield while improv- has sought participation in the employees of member compa-     reforms in the regulatory and holistic and guided by the four Thursday as a lacklustre trend with inflation concerns weigh- ing corporate earnings and ongoing Covid-19 vaccination nies and also in the larger process framework have sig- mantras of "reach, reinforce, in global equities and con- ing on risk sentiment. continued inflow of foreign programme in order to help the community where members etrol and diesel price con- nificantly "improved" the out- reform and renewable energy". cerns over stretched valuations "Market remained in the funds is providing support to Government reach its identi- have a role to play through CSR Ptinued to rally northward look towards the power sector, He noted that the renew- sparked a retreat from risky mood for consolidation for the domestic market. fied target priority groups interventions. on Thursday, the 10th consec- Prime Minister Narendra Modi able energy capacity of the assets. quicker, which will be critical "Industry can supplement utive day when its retail prices on Thursday said the Centre is country has been enhanced by Banking and finance stocks for getting the workforce back and contribute to the govern- rose across the country. In Sri working to remove problems in two-and-a-half times in the last bore the brunt of heavy selling,    &(($() to work and the economy back ment’s programme with appro- Ganganagar town in Rajasthan, the distribution sector and a six years and the solar energy with HDFC twins being the top on track, the Confederation of priate checks and balances, normal petrol price has shot up policy and regulatory frame- capacity by 15 times. drags on the Sensex for the sec-  $  "  )$&& Indian Industry (CII) said on throughout the envisaged three over 00 per litre to stand at work for DISCOMs is in the "This year’s budget has ond day. Thursday. phases, so as to further reach 100.49 a litre. offing. shown unprecedented com- The 30-share BSE bench-  0%8&    1)) The industry body has out the vaccine to those sec- The global oil market Consumers should be able mitment towards investment in mark ended 379.14 points or suggested that industry be tions of the population who can remained firm and prices of to choose their supplier accord- infrastructure. This is evident 0.73 per cent lower at ( # #  5 6 involved fully in the massive contribute to the economic both crude and products saw a ing to performance like any in mission hydrogen, domestic 51,324.69. Similarly, the broad- inoculation drive to ensure revival of the country," the big spike. Accordingly, oil mar- other retail commodity, he said manufacturing of solar cells er NSE Nifty dropped 89.95 Mumbai: The rupee pared its orld shares were mostly that the vaccines reach those chairman of CII’s Vaccine Task keting companies raised the at a webinar for consultation and massive capital infusion in points or 0.59 per cent to fin- initial losses to settle higher by Wlower Thursday after a that most needed it in an Force, TV Narendran, said in pump price of petrol by 34 towards effective implementa- the renewable energy sector," ish at 15,118.95. 9 paise at 72.65 against the US mixed session on Wall Street, accessible and equitable man- a statement. paise and diesel by another 32 tion of the Union Budget pro- Modi said.Referring to the PLI Bajaj Finance was the top dollar on Thursday following where losses by technology ner, with the joint support of Taking cognisance of the paise per litre in Delhi. With visions in the power and (performance-linked incen- laggard among the Sensex con- consistent forex inflows and and industrial companies off- private and public sector fact that the second phase of this increase, petrol is now renewable energy sector, the tive) scheme, he said high-effi- stituents, declining 2.43 per losses in the American cur- set other gains. towards this national mission. inoculating those over 50 years priced at 89.88 a litre and Prime Minister’s Office (PM) ciency solar PV modules are cent, followed by Kotak Bank, rency in the global markets. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo To action the effective roll will be a particularly challeng- diesel  80.27 a litre in the said in a statement. Modi said now part of it and the govern- M&M, Nestle India, HDFC, At the interbank foreign and Hong Kong but were flat in out of vaccines, the CII has ing task, with requirements national capital. In the last 10 the government treats power as mentis committed to investing HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. exchange market, the domestic Paris and London. Shanghai constituted a high-level task- for significantly increased vac- days (since February 9), the a separate sector and not as part Rs 4,500 crore in this. Modi On the other hand, ONGC unit opened lower at 72.76 advanced after reopening fol- force on Covid-19 vaccines cinating sites and vaccinators, price has gone up by 2.93 per of the industry sector, while hoped for a massive response was the biggest gainer, rallying tracking selloff in domestic lowing the Lunar New Year with the objective of galvanis- the CII has come out with three litre for petrol while diesel rate adding that the Centre’s to the scheme. PTI 8.32 per cent. NTPC, Asian equities. holiday. ing industry support for dis- key recommendations. PTI has risen by Rs 3.14 a litre. &>2(((2&&( )&!&)&)( )(81* ',  A R      ,  1 pharmaceuticals, minerals and Affairs on Wednesday, Shringla Both countries have set the Trade Agreement, he said. steel that will add momentum to said India-Russia trade, amount- bilateral trade target at USD 30 The operationalisation of a New Delhi:Traders’ body CAIT on Thursday Secretary-General Praveen Khandelwal ndia and Russia should diver- the bilateral ties, Foreign ing to USD 10.11 billion in FY billion by 2025," he said. "Green Corridor” and a Bilateral demanded that the government to impose demanded an "immediate ban on Amazon’s Isify their trade basket and eco- Secretary Harsh Vardhan 2019-2020, is far below the poten- One of the steps taken to Investment Protection a ban on Amazon’s e-commerce portal and portal and its operations in India" and an nomic exchanges by going Shringla has said. tial. enhance trade is the commence- Arrangement are likely to its operations in India, accusing the global investigation against the company in a time- beyond the traditional sectors Addressing a meeting hosted "Last year there was a ment of negotiations in August encourage bilateral trade and e-tailing giant of indulging in predatory pric- bound manner. He also urged the govern- and cooperating in new areas like by the Diplomatic Academy of slump but we are finding ways of 2020 for the India- Eurasian investment, respectively, Shringla ing, deep discounting and inventory control. ment to probe the business practices of railways, transport and logistics, Russian Ministry of Foreign reviving it. Economic Union (EAEU) Free underlined. Addressing a press conference, CAIT Amazon and Flipkart. PTI   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 15238.70 15250.75 15078.05 15118.95 -89.95 Script Open High Low LTP DCBBANK 115.10 120.75 115.10 116.35 JINDALSAW 70.40 74.90 70.40 72.90 BLUEDART 4835.95 4846.85 4599.70 4637.90 ONGC 103.70 115.50 103.35 110.05 7.80 SBIN 423.50 426.45 413.70 415.00 JCHAC 2459.50 2475.65 2437.75 2448.70 EQUITAS 84.90 88.90 84.10 88.25 BBTC 1196.85 1210.00 1181.00 1183.95 GAIL 138.95 147.80 138.00 143.95 9.55 BANKBARODA 85.80 96.70 84.45 95.60 MCX 1500.00 1519.00 1491.90 1501.40 KALPATPOWR 383.50 383.85 372.00 379.70 APLAPOLLO 993.00 996.65 958.00 972.85 BPCL 415.35 434.35 410.70 431.00 19.30 GAIL 139.30 147.75 137.95 143.05 MRPL 39.60 40.25 38.50 39.10 AJANTPHARM 1788.00 1794.55 1765.00 1780.95 SKFINDIA 2360.00 2386.20 2334.65 2361.55 IOC 95.30 99.85 95.30 98.95 3.95 TATAMOTORS 331.50 331.90 317.65 323.30 BERGEPAINT 758.00 764.70 746.60 758.50 RITES 250.00 250.00 239.40 246.00 JSL 71.90 72.25 69.50 69.95 NTPC 99.70 104.25 99.55 103.25 3.90 BHEL 40.25 44.10 39.90 43.05 NLCINDIA 50.70 54.60 50.70 53.30 UJJIVAN 249.80 251.75 242.70 249.30 IFBIND 1281.80 1325.35 1281.80 1295.60 COALINDIA 135.00 141.20 134.05 140.00 4.80 PNB 42.00 44.30 41.80 43.85 HAWKINCOOK 5682.95 5682.95 5550.00 5595.20 MOTILALOFS 609.60 624.80 607.00 610.05 THERMAX 1160.40 1180.00 1145.00 1169.70 ASIANPAINT 2424.00 2479.60 2395.25 2471.00 82.85 APOLLOHOSP 3229.80 3230.00 3086.40 3104.20 PAGEIND 28500.00 29401.45 28495.00 29061.15 PFIZER 4607.00 4620.00 4468.80 4530.85 FCONSUMER 8.18 8.25 8.04 8.10 TECHM 982.00 1015.50 981.50 1013.65 33.20 RELIANCE 2085.75 2107.70 2059.70 2065.50 LINDEINDIA 1419.90 1476.60 1367.10 1407.35 TV18BRDCST 30.00 30.40 29.60 29.75 WESTLIFE 452.25 457.40 445.60 449.90 TITAN 1462.15 1472.05 1429.55 1434.40 CUB 168.70 169.50 165.50 166.55 POWERGRID 231.00 238.30 228.50 235.25 5.20 GARFIBRES 2395.05 2538.05 2395.05 2501.20 TASTYBIT 14411.00 14998.00 14322.30 14856.10 ICICIBANK 659.95 659.95 637.85 644.55 IDFC 49.35 50.65 49.20 49.85 EIDPARRY 325.00 331.65 316.85 320.40 MINDAIND 584.80 584.80 569.05 573.05 SBILIFE 880.10 898.85 878.70 893.95 16.80 IDEA 11.65 11.95 11.46 11.58 BALRAMCHIN 160.00 178.85 160.00 174.00 AARTIIND 1240.00 1242.00 1225.00 1228.75 TIMKEN 1333.05 1380.00 1330.85 1351.40 HINDALCO 306.05 312.60 305.00 309.60 5.70 TCS 3073.00 3098.75 3032.00 3057.55 NOCIL 175.00 182.25 171.00 178.65 ENDURANCE 1450.00 1474.45 1396.15 1404.30 TIMETECHNO 53.40 56.35 53.20 55.40 HDFCLIFE 703.50 715.95 702.00 713.20 10.10 CENTRALBK 22.85 24.04 21.00 24.04 FSL 95.90 96.00 93.35 94.90 RAYMOND 346.65 346.95 339.30 340.95 GEPIL 279.90 279.90 274.00 274.50 ADANIPORTS 660.80 670.00 649.05 664.20 8.45 GMM 3895.00 4569.55 3855.95 4477.05 RADICO 564.30 573.75 558.70 562.10 VBL 965.00 965.00 937.30 948.90 MINDACORP 94.45 97.65 94.45 96.05 INDUSINDBK 1045.00 1055.40 1033.40 1043.75 10.55 ONGC 103.40 113.45 103.40 110.70 SIEMENS 1876.00 1900.00 1844.90 1860.15 HSCL 45.50 46.45 45.00 46.00 GODREJIND 444.00 447.00 436.20 439.15 SBIN 425.05 427.70 413.70 415.25 3.50 UNIONBANK 38.95 45.25 38.90 42.00 RECLTD 151.75 156.85 151.75 154.10 POWERINDIA 1367.45 1529.65 1367.45 1438.15 INTELLECT 449.90 454.00 436.25 444.90 DCAL 120.80 122.50 120.80 121.55 HCLTECH 944.00 956.75 938.35 950.00 6.80 ASIANPAINT 2425.00 2479.00 2395.75 2470.20 NIACL 140.00 164.20 138.85 164.20 ABB 1510.00 1565.65 1504.20 1538.15 CSBBANK 222.15 234.20 222.00 227.30 LAXMIMACH 6150.00 6190.75 6027.00 6098.90 WIPRO 430.30 436.65 429.35 433.10 2.90 BHARTIARTL 596.00 598.00 585.10 589.00 AMARAJABAT 910.00 912.50 888.60 892.00 TVSMOTOR 623.00 623.00 609.60 611.95 EMAMILTD 469.30 473.10 461.75 468.35 AIAENG 1915.00 1970.70 1910.00 1924.95 INFY 1276.00 1306.00 1275.00 1289.35 8.05 DLF 315.50 316.90 304.40 306.25 LUPIN 1068.00 1075.15 1046.70 1048.95 MFSL 874.00 878.40 858.65 869.50 PCJEWELLER 30.65 31.05 29.80 30.05 CCL 240.65 241.50 235.00 235.85 ITC 218.20 220.60 217.90 219.10 1.35 TECHM 974.10 1015.45 974.10 1009.85 APOLLOTYRE 244.00 244.00 234.90 236.05 KNRCON 218.50 220.80 215.20 216.95 IPCALAB 1899.10 1911.00 1861.85 1865.85 GDL 163.00 173.45 162.50 169.75 DRREDDY 4607.00 4663.85 4560.00 4622.50 21.95 INDUSINDBK 1046.95 1055.40 1033.45 1046.45 JUBLFOOD 2915.00 2965.90 2878.05 2902.95 NATCOPHARM 797.20 809.60 788.00 790.70 GET&D 123.85 132.95 123.35 131.65 SHOPERSTOP 214.95 217.00 211.80 212.50 UPL 536.35 556.60 532.00 541.30 2.30 CANBK 167.95 174.40 165.40 168.45 IRCTC 1695.00 1725.10 1690.80 1701.40 INDHOTEL 126.45 126.80 123.75 125.75 VINATIORGA 1465.10 1505.00 1443.50 1459.50 CRISIL 1985.00 1985.00 1912.20 1919.60 BAJAJFINSV 10310.00 10310.00 10135.00 10200.00 14.35 MOTHERSUMI 229.90 230.45 218.00 220.65 TATAELXSI 2857.00 2857.00 2735.00 2747.50 COFORGE 2585.00 2665.90 2573.60 2614.85 SWSOLAR 236.00 236.00 226.25 227.85 FINEORG 2400.00 2459.90 2375.00 2386.25 BRITANNIA 3368.00 3390.95 3340.10 3367.60 3.60 KOTAKBANK 1980.00 1982.35 1938.00 1945.30 BRITANNIA 3380.00 3390.00 3341.00 3362.00 MPHASIS 1670.00 1710.00 1652.35 1693.85 CHAMBLFERT 235.00 236.05 231.60 233.35 VRLLOG* 249.95 249.95 242.15 246.00 MARUTI 7574.85 7579.05 7460.00 7495.00 -8.20 ADANIENT 785.50 824.10 785.50 807.75 GICRE 146.50 170.90 146.50 170.90 TATAMTRDVR 132.90 132.90 129.15 129.55 KPITTECH 132.45 135.25 131.45 132.55 BDL 343.00 351.50 343.00 346.75 TATASTEEL 700.00 711.00 694.00 695.95 -0.85 BANKINDIA 89.70 93.10 87.85 93.10 GSPL 241.90 276.60 241.90 259.10 ABBOTINDIA 14673.00 14950.30 14594.25 14910.55 RALLIS 260.50 263.50 259.80 260.75 PARAGMILK 106.75 110.00 106.75 109.15 AXISBANK 775.00 782.00 764.00 775.90 -1.85 HDFCBANK 1606.05 1606.05 1548.10 1554.30 ADANIPOWER 54.80 56.80 54.35 55.75 GODREJCP 724.00 724.00 706.85 718.55 INDIACEM 168.35 170.00 166.30 166.75 VTL 1083.55 1134.70 1075.55 1124.15 JSWSTEEL 410.00 414.75 406.00 407.15 -1.55 BAJFINANCE 5705.00 5708.35 5523.00 5565.45 PHILIPCARB 200.00 208.45 200.00 202.95 SHREECEM 28340.50 28490.00 27380.00 27599.60 JSLHISAR 120.60 121.25 114.60 115.60 RATNAMANI 1709.65 1740.00 1688.00 1707.25 TCS 3065.00 3097.90 3031.00 3055.00 -18.10 INFY 1277.35 1305.55 1276.00 1292.35 CONCOR 550.00 563.40 543.00 556.00 TRENT 768.85 786.00 764.85 779.20 AAVAS 2300.00 2313.85 2203.80 2228.65 JAGRAN 47.85 48.75 45.80 46.65 DIVISLAB 3596.00 3648.00 3573.00 3591.00 -24.25 TATASTEEL 703.00 711.00 694.10 697.85 ULTRACEMCO 6458.00 6479.00 6300.10 6325.20 INFIBEAM 88.35 90.90 88.35 88.95 ALKEM 2821.60 2850.00 2774.95 2841.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3553.50 3597.50 3553.50 3584.30 HINDUNILVR 2164.00 2168.55 2143.20 2147.50 -16.40 JINDALSTEL 326.50 332.80 325.85 327.80 HAVELLS 1209.00 1209.00 1160.55 1165.45 SWANENERGY 144.85 146.35 141.40 145.00 TAKE 55.70 57.70 55.70 56.65 EIHOTEL 97.45 98.95 96.50 98.05 BHARTIARTL 597.00 598.00 585.20 589.25 -4.60 BPCL 416.50 434.35 411.00 432.05 PNBHOUSING 435.00 475.00 435.00 450.85 WOCKPHARMA 499.95 499.95 480.00 485.65 CARBORUNIV 525.30 542.20 521.55 537.65 JTEKTINDIA 89.45 89.95 87.40 87.60 GUJGAS 456.70 526.90 455.75 478.85 TRIDENT 14.05 14.20 13.80 13.87 UJJIVANSFB 35.85 36.40 35.60 35.75 TTKPRESTIG 7282.70 7304.70 7113.40 7172.75 SUNPHARMA 622.00 627.25 614.10 616.00 -5.25 DEEPAKNI 1317.70 1325.00 1277.90 1313.35 IOB 18.00 19.00 17.92 19.00 ABFRL 162.00 166.50 161.30 163.65 SUPRAJIT 260.00 280.70 260.00 268.35 DHANUKA 778.85 778.85 735.00 737.30 RELIANCE 2085.00 2108.40 2059.10 2063.50 -19.75 PIIND 2244.95 2293.90 2219.55 2267.15 MGL 1166.80 1233.95 1152.00 1164.10 BOSCHLTD 15745.80 15959.65 15721.15 15823.95 OBEROIRLTY 568.00 574.45 557.20 570.35 LUXIND 1835.75 1841.25 1805.60 1833.50 GRASIM 1238.45 1247.65 1213.00 1225.65 -12.80 LAURUSLABS 361.10 374.60 361.10 369.00 DIVISLAB 3600.00 3648.00 3573.65 3587.65 METROPOLIS 2028.20 2074.95 1987.50 2011.85 JKCEMENT 2784.00 2784.00 2657.50 2690.80 GHCL 211.00 218.00 211.00 216.50 CIPLA 835.00 843.45 822.50 824.90 -10.80 ABCAPITAL 105.75 107.55 102.50 103.90 IGL 555.00 594.85 551.70 567.70 JKTYRE 127.80 128.80 121.65 123.20 UFLEX 374.60 385.00 366.10 372.50 MASFIN 859.00 873.50 820.00 862.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 4200.00 4200.00 4102.10 4106.00 -59.70 INDIGO 1607.15 1619.80 1579.40 1591.40 ADANIPORTS 661.40 669.75 649.30 664.10 CENTURYTEX 485.00 492.00 475.50 485.10 FORTIS 162.00 163.50 159.10 159.90 HIMATSEIDE 170.00 173.90 165.00 166.95 REDINGTON 177.50 180.05 167.50 170.20 ULTRACEMCO 6492.30 6492.30 6301.00 6323.05 -96.15 NTPC 100.00 104.25 99.65 103.40 RAJESHEXPO 488.55 526.45 487.90 500.80 RCF 53.90 56.85 53.50 55.50 PTC 72.90 73.60 71.80 72.15 CAPPL 471.70 480.00 467.90 472.80 LT 1542.20 1551.20 1515.15 1523.80 -24.55 AXISBANK 777.40 781.90 764.25 777.25 NMDC 116.95 120.80 116.50 119.95 THYROCARE 930.00 957.00 924.50 938.05 CROMPTON 399.90 404.65 397.60 398.50 PGHL 7299.00 7299.00 7050.00 7064.75 HEROMOTOCO 3579.65 3629.05 3506.00 3523.05 -60.95 COALINDIA 135.20 141.15 134.05 139.95 STAR 890.65 924.85 883.10 892.15 SCHNEIDER 107.00 112.50 105.30 107.50 EPL 220.30 223.15 218.30 220.50 KEC 436.70 436.80 430.55 431.80 TITAN 1465.10 1471.90 1429.00 1435.50 -24.90 HINDUNILVR 2165.00 2168.45 2143.05 2147.75 HDFCAMC 2996.85 3013.00 2961.00 2974.50 MIDHANI 187.00 192.70 186.85 191.80 COROMANDEL 777.00 781.60 763.85 772.85 NBVENTURES 58.40 59.80 58.25 59.10 HDFCBANK 1605.95 1605.95 1548.00 1559.00 -27.50 INDIAMART 8750.00 9310.75 8750.00 9051.50 CANFINHOME 514.90 533.85 508.20 511.05 MANAPPURAM 177.10 178.50 174.80 176.65 JAICORPLTD 96.20 96.20 91.45 92.00 VARROC 402.75 412.00 397.45 409.80 EICHERMOT 2701.10 2712.85 2625.00 2647.95 -47.55 NAUKRI 4940.55 5361.35 4940.55 5302.35 BANDHANBNK 351.15 353.45 343.10 345.60 BSOFT 240.10 246.65 240.10 242.60 AVANTI 495.00 506.65 491.60 496.55 SPANDANA 690.30 691.95 675.15 680.55 NESTLEIND 16756.00 16900.00 16300.00 16430.00 -311.20 MRF 90300.00 90300.00 88500.00 88908.35 TORNTPOWER 349.90 376.00 343.10 372.70 TATACOMM 1070.00 1070.00 1044.65 1055.80 KEI 499.00 506.35 493.85 502.50 DEEPAKFERT 162.90 163.45 159.30 160.65 SHREECEM 28580.00 28580.00 27358.60 27740.00 -528.50 IBULHSGFIN 222.10 233.90 221.60 231.20 TATACONSUM 638.90 642.90 621.05 623.50 NAM-INDIA 345.50 348.45 342.15 345.40 PNCINFRA 280.45 280.45 266.05 267.25 GLAXO 1450.00 1450.00 1429.65 1438.85 ICICIBANK 650.00 652.40 637.60 644.90 -12.45 IDFCFIRSTB 56.95 58.90 55.90 58.10 KTKBANK 67.60 72.80 67.45 69.90 GNFC 226.70 235.95 226.70 231.10 CENTURYPLY 313.80 320.00 308.05 316.40 VIPIND 380.30 381.75 372.85 375.60 HDFC 2800.00 2806.00 2730.10 2750.00 -55.35 NESTLEIND 17050.00 17050.00 16307.00 16374.15 VOLTAS 1041.00 1041.00 1003.00 1017.30 NHPC 25.25 26.00 25.25 25.70 SIS 441.05 441.05 429.80 430.15 LEMONTREE 43.00 43.25 42.50 42.60 KOTAKBANK 1979.15 1984.85 1938.10 1948.00 -41.45 L&TFH 99.00 102.60 98.00 101.90 ESCORTS 1389.80 1404.15 1363.30 1378.60 IRCON 95.50 98.75 95.50 96.80 OFSS 3100.05 3105.05 3051.05 3069.40 STARCEMENT 96.20 98.00 96.10 97.50 TATAMOTORS 331.50 331.75 321.10 323.00 -7.15 TATAPOWER 92.00 94.05 90.30 93.10 NATIONALUM 51.45 52.50 51.10 52.05 SYNGENE 591.05 591.60 585.10 588.85 WELCORP 127.00 128.05 124.40 126.65 SHRIRAMCIT 1484.00 1550.00 1484.00 1503.70 M&M 914.95 914.95 891.65 895.00 -19.95 J&KBANK 30.30 32.95 30.10 30.25 INDUSTOWER 258.90 264.50 250.70 259.75 HERITGFOOD 302.95 310.75 298.00 299.10 GODFRYPHLP 925.10 928.20 921.60 923.15 JYOTHYLAB 152.00 153.35 149.65 152.00 BAJFINANCE 5699.00 5714.75 5522.20 5564.00 -141.15 IOC 95.60 99.80 95.25 98.95 DABUR 523.00 527.90 518.30 520.20 VENKYS 1617.00 1635.00 1596.30 1619.20 NILKAMAL 1835.00 1898.80 1835.00 1862.40 FDC 293.20 300.55 292.25 294.05 PEL 1872.65 1931.45 1861.50 1896.90 HFCL 30.50 31.85 29.65 30.30 BLUESTARCO 806.80 856.00 797.70 850.10 PRSMJOHNSN 118.40 120.00 112.40 113.85 SOBHA 461.80 467.15 457.40 462.00     TATACHEM 587.70 599.10 583.00 591.00 ASTRAZEN 3711.95 3711.95 3640.00 3659.90 ITI 135.50 135.50 127.55 128.45 SOMANYCERA 417.60 430.30 412.30 419.70 HINDPETRO* 237.65 252.00 235.20 245.60 GRAPHITE 488.95 495.05 466.15 472.20 ICICIGI 1495.90 1515.20 1490.75 1497.55 LAOPALA 212.55 222.55 212.00 218.65 HDFC 2805.00 2805.35 2730.00 2744.75 FEDERALBNK 87.50 87.50 85.60 86.75 HINDZINC 305.00 312.00 298.85 300.45 AEGISLOG 295.35 298.00 288.50 289.95 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BALKRISIND 1614.25 1614.25 1563.10 1577.50 JUBLPHARMA 849.65 855.95 781.00 785.05 JUSTDIAL 670.00 670.00 651.05 652.90 AKZOINDIA 2198.00 2198.00 2140.00 2144.80 NIFTY NEXT 50 35364.95 35553.80 35248.30 35377.15 172.00 JSWSTEEL 409.10 414.60 406.10 407.85 BEML 980.10 1021.95 968.60 1008.90 NAVINFLUOR 2500.00 2575.00 2491.45 2532.50 BRIGADE 282.20 284.20 278.75 282.15 GICRE 147.55 170.90 147.55 170.90 28.45 NBCC 32.35 37.70 32.25 36.80 MUTHOOTFIN 1323.00 1337.90 1285.10 1293.85 GODREJAGRO 491.50 494.95 482.90 484.85 BAYERCROP 5169.40 5258.10 5164.05 5198.95 BANKBARODA 85.50 96.70 84.40 95.45 11.25 ZEEL 215.05 217.90 211.00 211.80 SUZLON 5.30 5.50 5.22 5.27 JSWENERGY 75.30 77.10 72.35 75.40 PGHH 13750.00 13800.00 13150.20 13211.55 NAUKRI 4976.00 5358.60 4952.60 5235.30 318.60 SBICARD 1029.80 1076.95 1021.75 1062.90 LALPATHLAB 2620.00 2620.00 2482.25 2499.10 APLLTD 939.15 951.15 935.00 946.85 CHOLAHLDNG 588.85 607.45 583.00 583.95 PNB 42.00 44.30 41.80 43.95 2.25 WIPRO 431.00 436.50 429.35 433.00 HEG 1510.00 1568.00 1460.00 1503.45 CASTROLIND 126.50 130.20 126.05 129.75 SCHAEFFLER 5183.90 5204.00 5071.60 5176.65 SBICARD 1024.00 1078.30 1021.00 1078.30 53.85 DRREDDY 4630.00 4660.00 4560.00 4617.85 EXIDEIND 209.90 212.45 209.40 210.25 CHENNPETRO 98.00 102.45 96.75 99.75 HEIDELBERG 237.60 237.60 230.10 230.65 HINDPETRO 237.00 252.00 235.15 246.25 11.80 DMART 3224.95 3225.35 3053.40 3138.75 SOUTHBANK 8.94 9.24 8.70 8.95 HONAUT 44291.00 44890.00 42817.50 43451.25 GUJALKALI 312.30 315.00 310.50 311.95 IGL 555.00 594.85 551.45 569.80 24.60 HEROMOTOCO 3589.60 3628.55 3508.00 3521.55 DELTACORP 157.65 158.45 152.25 153.00 SUMICHEM 300.50 304.25 297.00 298.45 TATAINVEST 1117.00 1117.00 1059.45 1062.40 ADANITRANS 768.00 798.90 720.00 787.00 30.75 M&MFIN 220.00 223.35 216.15 218.65 CADILAHC 464.00 471.10 462.75 467.50 FINCABLES 385.00 400.00 385.00 394.30 ZYDUSWELL 1900.00 1907.75 1892.00 1895.05 NMDC 116.50 120.75 116.20 119.75 3.25 IDBI 31.50 33.00 31.05 32.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 4190.00 4190.00 4105.00 4112.60 BALMLAWRIE 114.35 119.50 113.65 117.75 WABCOINDIA 6057.70 6063.70 5980.00 5995.95 CONCOR 542.15 563.55 542.15 556.30 14.75 INDIANB 147.00 156.90 145.30 149.70 MINDTREE 1689.80 1710.00 1678.50 1703.15 ZENSARTECH 240.00 249.75 239.10 242.85 NESCO 602.00 610.55 600.00 602.65 PETRONET 243.00 249.95 242.00 246.70 6.40 LT 1549.00 1550.80 1515.20 1525.45 COLPAL 1608.85 1608.85 1550.30 1562.00 ALKYLAMINE 5180.00 5268.75 5141.00 5183.65 ITDC 303.00 314.30 301.75 310.40 ABBOTINDIA 14649.00 14949.00 14555.80 14921.00 269.45 POWERGRID 231.50 238.30 228.50 236.60 PFC 130.25 132.85 130.00 131.05 GMDCLTD 55.45 59.30 55.15 58.50 SOLARINDS 1270.00 1307.85 1261.50 1269.35 PIDILITIND 1770.40 1798.45 1765.05 1788.00 22.60 TIINDIA 1039.00 1039.00 999.85 1006.80 IEX 287.75 302.45 285.00 298.05 WABAG 249.75 255.00 242.20 244.00 CERA 3949.00 4008.40 3945.50 3991.30 INDUSTOWER 258.00 264.80 250.60 259.55 3.00 QUESS 715.70 719.30 687.00 704.65 ICICIPRULI 490.00 495.00 485.00 486.20 IIFL 222.00 236.00 222.00 225.20 CREDITACC 703.20 715.45 703.05 704.65 ALKEM 2828.90 2851.90 2805.20 2849.00 32.70 BAJAJFINSV 10350.00 10350.00 10137.25 10198.55 TATAMETALI 758.10 769.25 751.50 760.90 BIRLACORPN 875.60 914.00 875.60 888.45 PHOENIXLTD 845.85 845.85 821.00 830.35 PFC 130.75 132.95 129.90 131.25 1.25 ASHOKLEY 133.15 133.15 128.90 129.45 BAJAJELEC 1054.70 1054.70 989.60 1002.70 GALAXYSURF 2223.25 2251.60 2163.05 2178.60 BERGEPAINT 749.90 764.80 746.50 756.60 4.35 BAJAJCON 242.00 255.00 238.15 253.05 AUROPHARMA 923.00 925.00 910.00 911.80 GODREJPROP 1518.95 1526.75 1492.60 1506.20 ADVENZYMES 373.00 399.00 368.00 391.70 GRSE 205.00 205.00 200.00 203.40 CADILAHC 465.00 471.40 462.70 466.30 2.60 ITC 217.85 220.65 217.85 218.90 CYIENT 620.00 626.00 612.40 615.30 DCMSHRIRAM 466.25 474.40 460.95 464.00 BIOCON 418.70 424.75 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     - 8#   #     2  B*C(*;;;    =">13?@ 2)52( 1R    2(&()) $  ;2()()'( ( Washington: The number of the Great Recession of 2008- Ohio reported a huge increase *( )*'2! & Yangon (Myanmar): State rail- that ousted the elected civilian and helmets marched in tight Hong Kong: Prominent Hong Americans applying for unem- 2009. in applications and said it had  )) &')()*() way workers in Myanmar con- government of Aung San Suu formation past railway workers’ Kong democracy advocate and ployment aid rose last week to The job market has stalled, set aside about half the increase ))O(2)) tinued to strike on Thursday Kyi. housing. newspaper publisher Jimmy 861,000, evidence that layoffs with employers having added a for additional review out of '(&)# despite a police rampage the Truck drivers have also Numerous videos posted Lai was again denied bail on remain painfully high despite mere 49,000 jobs in January concern over fraud.  @1(&)5& previous night targeting them staged work stoppages. on social media showed muz- Thursday ahead of his April a steady drop in the number of after cutting workers in Thursday’s report showed & ($() in a sign of the military junta’s The railway strike has zle flashes as shots were heard, trial on charges of colluding confirmed viral infections. December. Nearly 10 million that a total of 18.3 million peo- 5;$ )2('"! concern over growing civil dis- received support from ordinary and some police shot slingshots with foreign forces. Applications from laid-off jobs remain lost to the pan- ple were receiving unemploy- '2(& )$) obedience by public workers citizens who have placed them- and threw rocks at the build- Lai is one of several workers rose 13,000 from the demic. ment aid as of Jan. 30, down  ( ))(&  ( protesting the coup. selves on railroad tracks to stop ings. activists facing charges and previous week, which was Though the unemploy- from 19.7 million the previous (!2) ())(' Three-quarters of the trains that the military has Marching chants of “left, possibly lengthy prison terms revised sharply higher, the ment rate fell last month from week. !)))(# country’s civil servants are on commandeered. right, left, right” could be heard under the sweeping National Labor Department said 6.7%, to 6.3%, it did so in part About three-quarters of strike, all private banks are Efforts by Mandalay resi- along with shouts of “shoot, Security Law that Beijing Thursday. because some people stopped those recipients are receiving #311@4 !"2 & closed and the protests have dents to block a rail line on shoot.” imposed on the semi- Before the virus erupted in looking for jobs. People who checks from federal programs, 2(&)(! "& 2()( $*& weakened the economy signif- Wednesday apparently trig- Several reports included autonomous southern Chinese the United States last March, aren’t actively seeking work including two extended bene- (*()') $ icantly, said Tom Andrews, the gered retaliation that night. photos of people with small city last year following massive weekly applications for unem- aren’t counted as unemployed. fit programs that provide job- ! 2( ''(&() independent UN Human rights Less than an hour after wounds, which they said were anti-government protests in ployment benefits had never Fraudulent claims may be less aid beyond the 26 weeks 2))$"&*)*)(' expert on Myanmar. Wednesday’s 8 p.M. Curfew caused by rubber bullets. 2019. topped 700,000, even during elevating the totals. Last week, given by most states. AP ;2($# Andrews said in an inter- started, gunshots were heard as Unconfirmed reports said sev- Critics at home and view from Virginia, where he more than two dozen men in eral railway workers were abroad say the legislation 6@&"() lives, that the protesters have police uniforms with shields arrested. AP amounts to a crackdown on 3   $2)2$$& weakened the economy signif- political dissent and free   . .    1&'&)) $!( icantly and are looking for the speech that is eroding the     )$((*)($) international community to '  rights and freedoms promised  .#      ))$')*)( J>) act. to Hong Kong under the “one &O(( &?*()$2)> The most important thing country, two systems” frame- Beirut: The deaths stacked up: believed to have been carried     & &&&2(& the international community  " work following the handover a policeman shot dead with a out by IS militants punishing  ) )  )(('* can do now “is focused, tar- from British colonial rule in pistol equipped with a silencer, perceived enemies and intimi-   ..  )"() ))$ &) geted, tough economic sanc- Beijing: China on Thursday coup on February 1 and put de 1997. a local official gunned down, his dating anyone who wavers from '&2 '()(2)# tions and diplomatic pressure,” denied that it was backing the facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi Arrested and charged in son wounded, an Iraqi man their extremist line, say Syrian    (1@!O(*() 2) he said. military coup in Myanmar amid and President Win Myint under early December, Lai was at first beheaded. In total, 20 men and Kurdish officials who run the 2(&("&)  '( 2) Aggressive actions by secu- protests in front of its embassy house arrest. denied bail then granted it on women were killed last month camp but say they struggle to a Xiaolin frequently ()*)* () O( $(( rity forces Wednesday night in in Yangon by pro-democracy Holding up signs saying appeal under strict conditions in the sprawling camp in north- keep it under control. Mwrote about current 52)')'()()'&> a Mandalay neighbourhood protesters who accused Beijing “Support Myanmar, Don’t sup- amounting for a form of house eastern Syria housing families of The jump in violence has affairs on one of China’s lead- ** *(!( where state railway workers are of aiding the coup plotters. port dictators” and “Stop help- arrest. That prompted a with- the Islamic State group. heightened calls for countries to ing microblogging sites, where   (& 2(& **  housed reflected the increased Pro-democracy protesters ing the military”, the pro- ering attack on the Hong Kong The slayings in al-Hol camp repatriate their citizens lan- he has 2 million followers. ))&))!()>;2&    focus of the protests on busi- have staged repeated demon- democracy protesters accused judiciary by the ruling — nearly triple the deaths in guishing in the camp, home to But recently, he said in a post, & ) 2)O(    ( nesses and government insti- strations outside the Chinese Beijing of aiding the coup plot- Communist Party newspaper previous months — are largely some 62,000 people. AP the Weibo site called and asked * (&# tutions that sustain the econo- embassy in Yangon, Myanmar’s ters, the Post report said. People’s Daily. him not to post original con- @'() * my. commercial capital, demanding Asked at a media briefing Lai was then returned to tent on topics ranging from ')  2(& "& ) Railway workers began that Beijing stop supporting here on Thursday about the alle- prison under a provision of the politics to economic and mil-  )2())!2()> ) their strike on Sunday, joining the country’s junta, Hong Kong- gations that Beijing backed the law that allows a judge to deny "P  "  itary issues. !$!)) &)) ) a civil disobedience movement based South China Morning coup, Chinese Foreign Ministry bail in cases where the person “As an international affairs )*  )  >  '  initiated by medical workers Post reported. spokesperson replied. “You said may again commit the crime researcher and a columnist, it ('"($(&# that is the backbone of resis- Myanmar’s military ousted there are some ‘rumours’ cir- for which they are already fac-    '  looks like I can only go the 3="?@) &&)) tance to the February 1 coup the elected government in a culating in Myanmar. PTI ing charges. AP route of entertainment, food ! ( (O()'&2 )   Tbilisi (Georgia): Georgian Wednesday ruled to place and beverage now,” the inter- &)&  ))  2) & Prime Minister Giorgi Melia, who is accused of organ- national relations professor '*(& )'()*$((* 1')&!?K&?"&*2'1(& Gakharia announced his res- ising “mass violence” during wrote on Jan. 31. ))(&! & (2 ignation Thursday following a anti-government protests in Ma, who often posted on 5 "''((+M court ruling that ordered the 2019, in pre-trial detention developments in the Mideast, ! 2(L$'(!**) Beirut (AP): An American since 2012, reporting on the release him. Abdul Kareem 2018 despite its move to pub- arrest of a man who leads the after he reused to pay an is one of many popular influ- $() & )) ( )    journalist, living in northwest- Syrian government military had reported and collaborated licly disassociate itself from ex-Soviet nation’s top opposi- increased bail fee of USD encers working within the *)$#M ern Syria for nearly a decade, campaigns against areas in with Western news outlets, al-Qaida the previous year. tion party. 12,000. If convicted, Melia constraints of China’s heavily has been released, six months opposition hands. He had been which had largely stayed out of Rights groups and the UN- Gakharia said in a state- faces nine years in prison. He censored web who is finding #6="?@12) after he was captured by an al- detained last August, following the war-torn country after a backed Commission of Inquiry ment he was stepping down has rejected the charges as that their space to speak is 2(  &(& Qaida-linked militant group, a report he did about torture in spat of kidnapping. He later set have accused the group of because of disagreements with- politically motivated. shrinking even further with the $*'((&!!* Syrian opposition media the prisons of Hayat Tahrir al- up his own news network, On detaining and torturing civil- in his own team over the deci- Melia and his supporters latest policy changes and a !)(> *)& reported. Bilal Abdul Kareem, Sham, the al-Qaida-linked The Ground News. ians and those who docu- sion to arrest Nika Melia, chair- from other opposition parties clean-up campaign run by the  )())()($$(2( a native of Mount Vernon, group that dominates the area. The US State Department mented the group’s abuse of man of the United National have vowed to resist the arrest, country’s powerful censors. ))2&*)  ) )1 N.Y., has been living in the Local prominent figures had designated Hayat Tahrir al- Syrian protesters, journalists Movement opposition party. and he denounced the ruling as He declined an interview 12'$2)))2 rebel-held Syrian northwest appealed to the militants to Sham a terrorist groups in and women. A Tbilisi court on “unlawful.” AP request. # &# =    % 715 4  ducted by a panel of doctors. the opposition, led by the Leader of the    4 Awasthi further said that they were Opposition in the assembly and All P     making all efforts to resolve the mys- India NR Congress (AINRC) chief N  1 Senior bureaucrats were also pre- tery behind the incident so six teams Rangasamy, ‘reiterated’ its stand that the In 70 IPL games, Morris has scored   *   sent during the meeting. In his open- had been formed to work out the case government has to prove its majority on 551 runs at 23.95 and taken 80 wickets ing remarks Lt-Gov Manoj Sinha said, while senior officers also visited the spot the floor of the House, a release from at 23.98. “Years of suffering for J&K people to collect information from the spot. the Lt.Governor’s Secretariat here said. Talking about why Royals went all  &&    A  massive success of the rail roko operated smoothly. While deal- ended on August 5, 2019. Efforts of the The post-mortem reports did not “They averred that the present out on Morris, team COO Jake Luch   struggle is a warning to the ing with the Rail roko agitation, Prime Minister ushered the UT in a new confirm suspicion of the victims being government has been reduced to a McCrum said: “Chris is an ex -Royal, Modi government. The farm- utmost patience was exercised era of socio-economic development and strangled to death, as claimed by the minority and lost its legitimacy to and he’s one of those players with expe- gitating farmer groups on ers across the country have by all concerned,” he said. empowerment of the people”. father of one of the deceased. This was continue,” the release said, adding rience and who can deal with a price tag AThursday held a four-hour expressed their determination The railways deployed 20 Sinha said, “We are investing more suspected as the dupatta was found tied Rangasamy, AIADMK Legislature Party like that. We’ve re-balanced the side this nationwide “rail roko” agitation to continue the struggle till the additional companies of the than ever before in infrastructure, around the necks of the victims. Leader A Anbalagan and BJP’ state pres- year, he will fill in an important role for with the railways saying there demands are met with,” the RPSF across the country, espe- industries, education, healthcare, skill Now the police teams probing the ident V Saminathan, MLA, met her in us.” was negligible impact on ser- Sabha said in a statement. cially in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar development, sustainable livelihood so case are waiting for the third victim to this connection. Earlier, KKR made the opening bid vices though some trains were A railway spokesperson Pradesh and West Bengal. that every citizen of Jammu & Kashmir regain her consciousness as she can Issuing directions to Narayansamy for Maxwell but it eventually became a stopped by officials at stations said the agitation passed off Farmer groups congregated in has a safe future and earn recognition.” throw light to resolve the ‘mystery’. The in “exercise of the powers conferred two-way war between Chennai Super as a precautionary measure. without any untoward inci- Haryana’s Ambala, LG Manoj Sinha also informed that probe so far has indicated it to be a case under Art 239 of the Constitution Kings and RCB before the Virat Kohli- At many places in Punjab dent and there was negligible or Kurukshetra and Charkhi targeted solutions have been devised to of poisoning. read with the provisions of the led team won him with a bid which and Haryana, farmers sat on minimal impact on running of Dadri railway stations, accord- address the issues like poverty, health, Meanwhile, senior police officials, Government of Union Territories Act, came to USD 1.96 million. railway tracks as part of the the trains across the country. ing to officials. In Kurukshetra, skill development of youth, job oppor- including Inspector General (IG) and 1963, in particular section 6,” the Lt “We wanted to get an X-factor play- four-hour “rail roko” protest Trains began running nor- some protesters climbed atop tunities and concrete steps are being ADG, Lucknow Zone, SN Sabat, visit- Governor said the assembly shall be er and we are delighted to get Maxwell,” against the Centre’s three farm mally across the country with- the Gita Jayanti Express train, taken to ensure that benefits of ed the place where the three girls were summoned on February 22. RCB Director of Cricket Mike Hesson laws, with officials saying trains in an hour after the agitation which was stationary at that Government schemes reach the last allegedly found tied up in an uncon- She said the meeting shall be con- said. were halted at stations as a pre- ended at 4 pm, he said. time, resulting in some delay. mile. scious state. The police dog squad was fined to a “single” agenda, “namely Punjab Kings, who had paid Rs cautionary measure. Normal Earlier, around 25 trains In Punjab, protesters sat on also pressed into service for clues. whether the government of the incum- 10.75 crore for Maxwell in the previous movement of trains on various were regulated by the Railways tracks at many places on the 1     1 So far, the family has not revealed bent Chief Minister continues to enjoy auction, had released the 32-year-old rail routes was disrupted. on account of the agitation Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar rail- any instance of personal enmity. Police the confidence of the House.” following the 2020 edition in which he Protests were also staged at called by the Samyukta Kisan way route, officials said. 1>51 sources say prima facie no evidence of Voting shall take place by show of made 108 runs in 13 games at 15.42. some places in Uttar Pradesh, Morcha (SKM), an umbrella Farmers also blocked the 67  E1 11 sexual assault was found. hands and the entire proceedings be In 82 IPL games, Maxwell has Maharashtra and Karnataka. body of farmer unions which is Jalandhar Cantt-Jammu rail- The girls aged 13 and 16 were pro- videographed, the release said. made 1505 runs at a modest average of However, in many states, it spearheading the protest way track in Jalandhar and The governor read out the entire nounced dead at an Unnao hospital “The floor test in pursuance of the 22.13. was a low-key affair. The All against the three farm laws. besides a rail track in Mohali speech in 45 minutes with occasional- while the 17-year-old is still critical. She above directions shall be concluded by England all-rounder Moeen Ali India Kisan Sabha claimed the “Majority of the zones have district, they said. The ly the ruling party members thumping has been admitted to a higher medical 5 pm on 22.02.2021 and the proceed- also went for a high price of Rs 7 crore agitation received “massive reported not a single case of Ferozepur division of the their desks on the achievement of the centre in Kanpur. ings shall not be adjourned/delayed or to Chennai Super Kings. Both Maxwell response across the country”. any stoppage of train by the agi- Northern Railways decided to Yogi Adityanath government. All three girls were cousins and suspended at any cost,” it said. and Moeen had base prices of Rs 2 It further claimed that tators. Few trains were stopped halt trains at stations so that Though almost all the members belonged to Dalit community. All authorities should ensure there crore. some activists were arrested in in some areas of some Railway passengers face less inconve- were seen listening to the governor’s The doctors have suspected poi- was no breach of law and order and that “Absolutely buzzing to play for Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, zones but now train operation nience during the ‘rail roko’ address, some were also tracking the soning to be the cause of death of two the floor test was peaceful. CSK. They have a massive fan base and Karnataka and Telangana. “The is normal and trains are being protest. speech on their Ipad. girls. The Lt Governor has also directed I can’t wait to meet them. I can’t wait to The budget session of the UP It may be mentioned that on that proper law and order arrangements play under Dhoni. My teammate Sam Legislature will be paperless and all the Wednesday night, three Dalit teenage shall be made during the conduct of the Curran is there too. This made my day, members of both the Houses have been girls were found in a wheat field by vil- “trust vote,” the release said. made my year,” said Moeen in a video 8@ *D*4;;  trained to use Ipads purchased by lagers in Unnao. The three girls aged Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of message. them. 13, 16 and 17 years had left their house the Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan Meanwhile, leader of opposition to bring fodder for the cattle but did not administered the oath of office to was lapped up by KKR for Rs 3.2 crore. and SP member Ram Govind return, following which the locals Soundararajan, who hails from nearby He missed the IPL last year as he was     Chaudhary alleged that the governor’s began to look for them. Tamil Nadu and became the fifth serving a ban for failing to report a cor- speech was a ‘bundle of lies’ as the pre- When the girls were seen lying in woman to hold the Lt Governor post rupt approach. sent Bharatiya Janata Party government the field, the villagers informed the here, at a simple function at the Raj Australian pacer Nathan Coulter-  &&       ident of district Etawah in instance of the accused, the had failed on all fronts. police and rushed them to a hospital, Nivas, where she took the oath in Tamil. Nile also ended up with a good deal, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Amit Rao main source of supply of this Countering the claim of the gov- where two of them were pronounced Later, addressing reporters, she fetching a Rs 5 crore bid from Mumbai he Special Cell of Delhi (33), a resident of Rewari, syndicate Amit Rao was also ernment through the governor’s dead while one was admitted for treat- said “I know what are the powers of a Indians. He had a base price of Rs 1.5 TPolice has arrested six men Haryana, Ikram (40), a resident nabbed from Jaipur on address, Chaudhary said that the law ment, according to the police. Governor, powers of Lt Governor and crore. and recovered 4,500 live car- of district Panipat, Haryana, February 16,” said the DCP. and order situation had collapsed in the Chief Minister, of elected members and Australian Steve Smith, who was tridges from their possession. Akram (42), a resident of “Ikram was also nabbed by state while the farmers were facing  67 officers.” released by Rajasthan Royals, was It's the largest haul of smuggled , UP and Manoj a police team from Panipat area repression by the state through the three The Congress government was at bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 cartridges by the anti-terrorist Kumar Chauhan (39), a resi- while Akram was apprehend- new agriculture laws. 117 loggerheads with Soundararajan’s pre- crore, only Rs 20 lakh more than his unit of Delhi Police. Special dent of , UP. ed from Road in Karnal BSP leader Lalji Verma and   4 5JJ decessor Bedi and had accused her of base price. Cell teams also seized two According to Sanjeev and 500 cartridges were recov- Congress legislature Party leader impeding implementation of decisions At his base price of Rs 1.5 crore, cars, used by the arms peddlers Kumar Yadav, the Deputy ered from his possession,” said Aradhana Mishra also criticised the The opposition has been demand- of the elected government. England batsman Dawid Malan was a to transport cartridges for sup- Commissioner of Police the DCP adding that Manoj governor’s address, saying that the gov- ing the resignation of Narayansamy On the opposition plea with the bargain buy for Punjab Kings, who went plying to criminals. Police said (DCP), Special Cell, after Kumar Chauhan was arrested ernment was trying to take the people since Tuesday, when his confidante John LG’s office on Wednesday seeking a into the auction with the maximum that the first arrest of the syn- receiving specific inputs on from Panchkula. for a ride by painting rosy pictures about Kumar quit as MLA. direction to the CM to prove majority purse among eight teams. dicate member was made from February 14, a police team “During interrogation they development in the state. Narayansamy has rejected the in the assembly in the wake of the rul- Australia’s 37-year-old all-rounder the Burari area of the city on laid a trap near Mukundpur fly- disclosed that they are part of demand, saying he enjoyed majority ing party’s depleted strength, Dan Christian triggered an inexplica- February 14. His interroga- over when at about 03:10 PM an illegal cartridges supply 1 Q 1 even as the Congress, eyeing to retain Soundararajan said: “I am aware of ble bidding war before going to Royal tion and subsequent disclosure Ramesh Kumar arrived in his syndicate. They further dis- power in the assembly elections, has this... Challengers Bangalore for Rs 4.8 crore, led the police to the other Car while after few minutes closed that they used to receive    11 been jolted by the spate of resignations, “...I will go through the represen- way above his base price of Rs 75 lakh. gang members. Deepanshu Mishra also comes supply of cartridges from including by two ministers. tation thoroughly in keeping with the Seasoned Indians Harbhajan Singh The accused persons have at the spot in his car. Ramesh Kumar illegally and deaths,” disclosed Director General Polls are likely in April and the provisions of the Constitution, she (Rs 2 crore) and Karun Nair (Rs 50 been identified as Ramesh “Police caught them after a further supply the same to of Police HC Awasthi while talking to House’s term ends on June 8. said, adding, she would “hold the lakh) found a buyer in Kolkata Knight Kumar (46), a resident of dis- brief chase and 4000 illegal car- various persons including media persons here on Thursday. Soundararajan’s direction to scales even.” Riders in the final round after going trict Karnal in Haryana, tridges were recovered from the criminals of Haryana and UP,” He said the autopsies were con- Narayansamy for a trust vote came after unsold initially. Deepanshu Mishra (35), a res- duo in their cars. On the said the DCP.    !"#$%$!   & '( )(*') +  + ) '() '( ' -+ L *)(/0(  2 ('' )122   2'2

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ait a minute, you might say derfully comfortable vehicle, cou- fortable at all. Yes, the Citroen’s Wafter reading the headline. pled with one of the quietest cab- seats are movable and individual- Isn’t Renault already a well-estab- ins I have driven in, especially in ly foldable, which is great for lished French brand in India? Yes, #%7# Q% its class. The front seats, with their space, but this is a problem for a they are, but they don’t really sell nice cushioning let you sink in and certain set of buyers who rarely you French cars, because what you feel nicely ensconced. Of course, drive. Going up against the Jeep really get are rebadged Dacia’s, ,=    =    you can’t take away the stress you Compass for example, where the which are Romanian. So the get from other road users, but with rear bench might not have the rear Citroen C5 Aircross is technically,      ,    '   the eight-speed gearbox, the car cushioning but is more ‘standard’, the first proper French car we have itself is a breeze to drive. Personally, the C5 loses out. Of course, you can seen in India in over two decades, I didn’t open up the Aircross dur- argue that if you really want to sit since their sister-firm ing my drive, the traffic precluded at the back, you should just buy the Peugeot had come to me from doing that, but the car is Innova, which is a fair argument India in the mid-1990’s wonderful to drive in the city, on against which there really isn’t with the 309 sedan. A highways and on bumpy rural much debate, but if you are buying school friend’s dad patches. the C5 Aircross to be different, buy- actually owned one of 1    Now come the quirks, starting ing it to be driven around is going those lovely cars, but with the rather interesting rear to be an issue. Well, with the cen- well, the mid-90’s was bench. On the face of it making the tre console and rear air-con vents a bit too early for the sedan mar- rear bench into three equal parts, impeding the middle passengers ket. Peugeot made an attempt to where the middle passenger does legroom, I really can’t argue that the come back in the early 2010’s but not get squeezed, coupled with the equal bench helps that one passen- that was put off as well, although fact that the C5 is a lot wider than ger in the vehicle a lot. their 1.5-litre diesel engine did ser- the competition, over ten centime- But coming to driving the car  "  vice on many cars most notably on tres wider, and while that might not yourself, I did have an interesting the diesel Zen hatchback. seem like much, it does make a dif- thought. The C5 Aircross, assem- Of course, things have changed ference. But do the seats make bled in India gives you a degree of ""    a lot in the intervening quarter-cen- sense in India, having a 33-33-33 European refinement, evident in tury. Groupe PSA, the alliance of split instead of the standard 40-20- the bodywork and particularly the irector Aarambhh M Singh’s Jamai Raja Citroen and Peugeot had in 2017 40 split? Well, if you have a fami- quite lovely digital instrument D2.0 trailer got great response and has cre- announced their serious plans to ly with three children, it does. This cluster whose font design is great. ated a huge buzz across the internet. re-enter the Indian market with the is an European designed for fam- But is the C5 Aircross better to buy Aarambhh marked his directorial debut Citroen brand, and in mid-2019 ilies after all, and then it makes than a BMW X1 SDrive 2.0 Diesel? with Hungama Play launch web show had even showcased the C5 sense. Particularly the top-end ‘Shine’ Damaged which was among top five thriller Aircross as the vehicle that would But talking about the bench model of the Aircross that has the shows of 2018 along with Sacred Games. He start their journey in India and had with my friend Yogendra Pratap, panoramic sunroof and the LED is now surprising us with his creativity in announced that they would be Editor of Auto Today and the lights, you are getting everything Jamai Raja 2.0. Its recently launched trailer establishing a factory near Chennai. Chairperson of the Indian Car Of the BMW has and more, because has treated all the fans with a glimpse of how Of course then COVID happened The Year (ICOTY) jury, he asked the 2021 X1 does not come with the second season of the show will be differ- and Citroen’s plans got delayed by a very pertinent question. If this car BMW’s fabulous digital display. ent from the first one. After the trailer launch, a bit to early-2021 and the car is the is going to be targeted towards rear- And the French car will be  10 all the fans took to social media to express subject of the rest of the piece. But Indian context this is interesting will enter the  25-30 lakh seg- I’m not saying the Innova is not seat passengers, it is not just the car lakh plus cheaper than the German their love for the show. This time it is so much before we get to the C5 Aircross, simply because we still do not know ment. It will have a two-litre diesel fun, it is just that it is a tad boring that needed to be wider, so did the car. There are issues like badge more than just romance between Ravi and there is another important aspect how this will impact Citroen and engine with around 170PS, a bit and quite large. As for the other seats. The 40-20-40 set-up of seats value and the fact that while Nia, with a bigger plot twist and a more glam- of global multinationals that we Jeep who are now sister-firms. down on its rivals which are the two, which are also five-seat SUV’s, on most cars, whether it is an i20 Citroen is building up its brand, the orous look. The show produced by Ashwini have to mention here, the fact that While the C5 Aircross is expected Jeep Compass, Hyundai Tucson we will get back later. or a BMW 5-series accounts for a BMW X1 has established itself as Yardi’s ‘Viniyard films’ will be streaming on Groupe PSA has now merged with to be slightly pricier than the and crucially, the Toyota Innova. Citroen is pitching its car to the simple fact, most standard cars are a competitor and the BMW badge ZEE5 from february 26. Fiat-Chrysler to form ‘Stellantis’. Of Compass, they are in many respects The last named vehicle remains the Indian market as a ‘Comfort Class designed for two back seat adult has immense value. Personally I’d After getting such a response, Aarambhh course, size and scale are useful going head-to-head against each market leader in that segment for Drive’, they are selling the car on its passengers and you only take a prefer a French Chablis over a says, “It had been a awesome journey with particularly as the world moves to other in the market. a reason. If you want space and reli- unique hydraulic shock-absorbers third in a pinch. Have you ever German Riesling, but when it seasoned actors like Achint Kaur, Ravi new forms of motive power and Back to the car, the Citroen C5 ability you can’t really compete with which cushion the suspension been on a long drive with three comes to cars, especially when you Dubey and Nia sharma. It’s fascinating to new competition emerges partic- Aircross. By all indications from the Innova, it is just that it is not against the worst of roads, and it adults at the back? Let me assure are paying a third more? 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Dortmund coach Edin Terzic, in the Australian Open semi- Haaland, who also set up who replaced the sacked Lucien finals on Thursday to maintain Dahoud’s equaliser, produced a Favre after the group phase, told his bid for a record-extending performance, in the first half at Sky. ninth title. least, which showcased his “We are pleased with the The 33-year-old Serb, show- remarkable strength, hold-up result and proud to have beat- ing no ill-effects from an play and pace as well as his bril- en such a team.” abdomen injury sustained in the third round, overwhelmed the 114th-ranked Karatsev 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach his 28th Slam final. Nadal’s conqueror Stefanos       “This is the best I’ve felt in Tsitispas, the fifth seed, a clash the entire tournament,” said Djokovic said he was eagerly Djokovic, who hit 30 winners anticipating. and 17 aces. “I could swing “I’m going to take the pop- through the ball. No pain. The corn and enjoy it,” he said. “I best match so far.” absolutely have zero preference. Djokovic, 34, remains on “I thought Stefanos did &  1 7  &    >      $ course for his 18th Grand Slam incredibly well to hang in there trophy, nipping at the heels of because Rafa was playing amaz- rling Braut Haaland pro- &   5 probably not going to be able said the American veteran, rivals Roger Federer and Rafael ing,” added Djokovic. Medvedev Educed another deadly dis- to break her. Then I told myself who broke down in tears and Nadal, who are on 20. is the guy. He is playing at the play of finishing with a first-half aomi Osaka said she was to erase those thoughts and I walked out of a post-match In his way will be either highest level the last three brace as Borussia Dortmund Nmentally stronger than was telling myself I don’t care press conference. fourth seed Daniil Medvedev or months.” came from behind to beat ever after emphatically ending because I can only play one Sevilla 3-2 in Spain in the first Serena Williams’s latest bid point at a time and I’m going leg of their Champions League for a record-equalling 24th to try my best to play every last-16 tie on Wednesday. Grand Slam crown on point as well as I can.” Suso’s deflected strike gave Thursday. “For me, I think the thing last season’s Europa League Porto: Porto scored at the said. The Japanese third seed that I’m most proud of is now winners an early lead behind start of each half to beat “Luckily we managed to swept past the American vet- mentally strong I’ve become,” closed doors at the Ramon Juventus 2-1 in the first leg of get back on track for the eran 6-3, 6-4 to reach the added Osaka, whose previous Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, but the round of 16 of the return match with Chiesa’s Australian Open final for a sec- Grand Slam successes came at Mahmoud Dahoud soon Champions League. goal. We shouldn’t have ond time after winning in Flushing Meadows in 2018 equalised before Haaland took Mehdi Taremi gave Porto played this type of match 2019. and last year, and Melbourne over. the lead after just 63 seconds and it’s a pity, we could have She will face Jennifer Brady in 2019. The Norway phenomenon after a defensive mixup by done better. We had pre- on Saturday for a fourth Slam The victory left Williams, put Dortmund in front in the Juventus gifted him an easy pared a different game.” title after the American beat who won her last major in 27th minute and then scored finish, and Moussa Marega Juventus forward Czech Karolina Muchova 6-4, Melbourne in 2017, stranded again two minutes before half- netted 19 seconds into the sec- Cristiano Ronaldo was kept 3-6, 6-4. on 23 Grand Slam titles as she time, the goals taking him to 25 ond half. Federico Chiesa quiet on his return to his “I think for me, match strives to match Margaret in 24 appearances this season in scored what could prove to be homeland as the visitors experience definitely helped Court’s all-time record. all competitions. a vital away goal for Juventus struggled to make an impact, me out,” said Osaka, who Since winning while preg- Still aged just 20, he has in the 82nd minute. although the Portugal interna- reeled off five games in a row nant in Australia four years scored 18 times in just 13 “Our approach changed tional did have a penalty in the opening set after going ago, Williams has lost four Champions League appearances after a minute, because when appeal waved away in the final 2-0 down. Slam finals, including the con- since the start of last season. you concede like that after a seconds of stoppage time. “There was a point when I troversial and heated 2018 US Substitute Luuk de Jong’s minute you lose confidence,” The second leg will be on got broken today... in my head Open decider against Osaka. late reply gave Sevilla cause for Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo March 9 in Turin. AP I had all these thoughts about “The difference today was hope heading into the return leg how she’s the best server, I’m errors. I made so many errors,”