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SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL THEORY OF STRONG DEMOCRATS WOULD SOUTH AFRICA BEAT BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR LEADERSHIP RUIN FLORIDA, SAYS TRUMP AUSTRALIA IN 1ST ODI CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 297 LUCKNOW MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable URVASHI’S FANGIRL MOMENT } WITH SRK } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Ayodhya lights up as Sants demand ordinance for mandir Deepotsava begins Top BJP netas also join the rumble, say don’t waste time, construct temple RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI In his valedictory speech, Support pours in Jagadguru Ramanandacharya he Ram temple movement Hansacharya narrated the Tgathered further momen- 2 5 lakh Ram Bhakt will gather “Dharmadesh” to the tum on Sunday with 3,000 in Delhi on December 9 to put Government. seers, including Baba Ramdev, pressure on Government Uttar Pradesh Chief Jaggi Vasudev, Sri Sri Ravi 2 Besides, the seers also batted Minister Yogi Adityanath also Shankar, passing a resolution for the re-election of the BJP advised people to “light a diya asking the Government to in the general elections next in the name of Lord Ram” and either bring an Ordinance or year the “programme” may be taken enact a law for the construction 2 The resolution was passed at forward from Diwali, trigger- of the temple in Ayodhya. The ing excitement among the two-day seers’ sammelan KAMLESH SRIVASTAVA n resolution also said that five ‘Dharmadesh’ organised by right-wing groups that have gramme, SN Shukla, said that of AYODHYA lakh Ram Bhakts will gather at the Hindu seers and sants at been demanding that the build- the three lakh ‘diyas’, over 10,000 a ‘Dharma Sabha’ in Delhi on the Talkatora Stadium ing of a Ram temple in ‘diyas’ each would be lighted at December 9 to put pressure on Ayodhya be fast forwarded. he much hyped three-day Ram ki Pauri and at the banks the Government for building 2 Seers and sants also criticised Reacting on the sant gath- TDeepotsava, a prelude to of river Saryu. Besides, 5,100 the Ram temple. the Supreme Court for ering for putting pressure on Diwali festival, started with ‘diyas’ would be lighted at Several other top BJP deferring the hearing on the the Government, Union presentation of Ramlila by a Guptarghat and 11,000 at Bharat leaders, including Yogi Ayodhya issue for January Minister Uma Bharti said that cultural troupe from Laos in the Kund, he added. Adityanath, Uma Bharti and 2019 while Hindus were the “most Vivekananda auditorium of Dr “When Chief Minister Yogi Giriraj Singh, also called for tolerant” people in the world, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh Adityanath will perform aarti, construction of the temple to give deliberations on the any talk of constructing a University in Ayodhya on over 10,000 ‘diyas’ will be without any waste of time. construction of the Ram tem- mosque on the periphery of a Sunday. released from a steamer and will Besides, the Ram temple ple in Ayodhya. Ram temple in Ayodhya could Senior officials from the cross the Saryu ghat,” Dr Shukla issue, the seers also batted for “Sants in India had always make them “intolerant”. state capital accompanied by said. the re-election of the BJP in the worked for the country and The Minister also invited district officers reviewed the The celebrations will general elections next year. Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addresses at the Dharmadesh, a two-day meeting of sants organised for national worked as a support system Congress chief Rahul Gandhi arrangement for the lighting of include laying of the foundation The demand for a law for integration, at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday PTI whenever the country was in to lay the foundation stone of over three lakh ‘diyas’ (earthen of a `50-crore memorial of construction of the Ram tem- crisis. Two things which are a the temple in Ayodhya with lamps) on November 6. Queen Hur Hwang-ok, also ple has intensified after the and Bengaluru on November sentiments are linked to Ram site in Ayodhya, citing contin- matter of concern are her, saying he would “atone for The function on that day known as Suriratna, a princess Supreme Court refused to 25 to press their demand of temple and the law and order ued talks between the prima- Sabarimala and Ram Mandir the sins” of his party by doing will be attended by Governor of Ayodhya who went to South entertain plea for speedy hear- Ram temple. After that, simi- system can get worse hence the ry players should be of prime but we cannot forget the SC is so. She said when there could Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Korea and married the king. ing of the Ram Janmabhoomi- lar gathering by seers will be hearing of this case should start importance. “The three parties the pride of this country and not be a temple in the holy Adityanath and other digni- Last year, the Diwali cele- Babri Masjid land dispute case. held in at least 500 districts soon. The resolution also should have a discussion on we will always respect it. India town of Medina or a mosque in taries. But the main attraction brations in the temple town The resolution was passed across the country. expressed satisfaction over the this. And find an appropriate always respected the women the Vatican City, it would be of this Diwali celebrations will were limited to one day while at two-day seers’ sammelan Bharatiya Sant Samiti chief Narendra Modi Government’s and an amicable solution to the power in this country. “unfair” to talk about a mosque be the first lady of South Korea, this time it will be a three-day ‘Dharmadesh’ organised by the Swami Jitendranand Saraswati policies through resolution and issue. The Supreme Court’s This is a tradition which in Ayodhya. Kim Jung-sook, the wife of affair which started from Hindu seers and sants at the said the revered seers have hoped that the present intervention should be the sec- has been followed for years. Union Minister Giriraj South Korean President Moon Sunday. The UP Tourism Talkatora Stadium. Seers and issued decree to the Government will resolve the ond option. When we intensely looked into Singh said that no power in the Jae-in. She will attend the pro- department is organising a sants who spoke on the occa- Government to bring an Ram temple issue. An interference by the the matter we realised how it world could stop the con- gramme on November 6, when series of events to celebrate sion also criticised the Supreme Ordinance or a law for Ram Spiritual guru and Art of judiciary should be the last has been practised for the struction of a Ram temple in three lakh ‘diyas’ will be lit to Diwali in Ayodhya. All promi- Court for deferring the hearing temple construction in the Living founder Sri Sri Ravi resort,” he said, while address- years. I am hopeful the SC will Ayodhya. Singh has urged the create a new world record. In nent buildings, temples and on Ayodhya issue for January upcoming Winter Session of Shankar denounced the ing the gathering of more than look into the review petition Central Government and the 2017 over 1.71 lakh ‘diyas’ were ghats in the city are being dec- 2019. As per resolution, a large Parliament. He said the Supreme Court’s intervention 3,000 sants from Akhada and and understand the sentiments Supreme Court to come for- lighted and it was a Guinness orated while many cultural pro- number of seers and sants will Government can request the as an option in order to build various other right wing spir- of the devotees and people,” ward and resolve this issue. Book record. grammes are being organised gather in Ayodhya, Nagpur Supreme Court that public the Ram temple at the dispute itual organisations assembled Ravi Shankar said. Related reports on P4,6 In-charge of the pro- for the grand event. CAPSULE Min draws Maneka Tamil prisoners may be released Sabarimala to reopen DELHIITES BREATHE EASY AS AIR QUALITY IMPROVES New Delhi: Delhiites breathed to gather support for Rajapaksa today, media told not to easy on Sunday after air quality ire for shooting T1 significantly improved due to PTI n COLOMBO ulation that at least four more increased wind speed and TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI o Maneka Roots for his dismissal of them were willing to depute women scribes control measures implemented o Terms sharp-shooter who killed rime Minister Mahinda support Rajapaksa. by the Government, even as aharashtra’s Forest tigress as ‘anti-national’ PRajapaksa’s legislator son The TNA has said it will authorities warned of severe MMinister Sudhir o Namal on Sunday indicated support a no-trust motion deterioration from Monday. Mungantiwar on Sunday found Alleges sharp shooter’s that the long held demand of Rajapaksa, amid mounting himself in the dock over the controversial father Shafat Ali the Tamil minority communi- pressure on President Sirisena CIC ISSUES SHOW-CAUSE controversial killing of tigress Khan had killed 3 tigers ty to release all Tamil prison- to let the suspended parliament NOTICE TO RBI GOVERNOR ‘Avni’ in Yavatmal district on ers may be fulfilled soon, a hold a vote to end the ongoing New Delhi: The CIC has issued a Friday night, as a miffed Union move aimed at persuading political crisis. show-cause notice to RBI Women & Child Development the Tamil legislators to prisoners. Tamils say some of In a statement, the TNA on Governor Urjit Patel for Minister and Animal Rights support Rajapaksa. the prisoners have been held Saturday said Rajapaksa’s “dishonouring” a Supreme Court activist Maneka Gandhi dubbed “President (Maithripala) over a long time under anti-ter- appointment was a violation of judgment on disclosure of wilful the tigress’ elimination as Sirisena and Prime Minister rorism law without even being the Constitution’s 19th amend- defaulters’ list. P5 “straight case of crime” and vir- Rajapaksa would make formally charged. ment. The alliance had “decid- tually rooted for Mungantiwar’s is continuing to hold a minis- a decision (on the issue) Namal’s comments are ed to vote in favour of the no- Police check vehicles at Nilakkal in Sabarimala on Sunday PTI TOTAL CUT ON PETROL dismissal from the Devendra terial position,” Gandhi said in very soon,” Namal tweeted in aimed at persuading the legis- confidence motion against PRICE `4.05 IN 18 DAYS Fadnavis Cabinet. a strongly worded statement. Tamil language. lators in the Sri Lanka’s main Rajapaksa,” the statement said. PTI n SABARIMALA while royal family of Pandalam, New Delhi: Petrol price has been Terming sharpshooter After weeks of elaborate The Liberation Tigers of Tamil party — Tamil National Rajapaksa claims he has the BJP and the Congress for cut by over `4 per litre and Shafat Ali Khan whose son and meticulously planned hunt, Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had run Alliance (TNA) — to switch enough numbers to prove his s the Lord Ayyappa temple such fortification. diesel by `2.33 in the last 18 killed Avni as “a criminal” the elusive tigress T1, better a military campaign for a sep- their allegiance to Rajapaksa majority and at least six of Aopens on Monday for a Several Hindu outfits in days on softer international known for supplying guns to known as Avni of arate Tamil homeland in the in his bid to prove majority Wickremasinghe’s men have special puja, a thick security Kerala have urged media out- rates, a pace faster than spike in anti-nationals and for a sus- Pandharkawada hills — that northern and eastern provinces in Parliament. defected to his side. The cur- cover has been put in place lets not to depute women jour- prices witnessed in the 2 months pected case of murder in had mauled as many as 13 per- of the island nation for nearly So far Rajapaksa has 100 rent suspension of parliament after protests were witnessed nalists to cover the issue as the beginning mid-August. P10 Hyderabad, Gandhi said, “I sons to death during the past 30 years before its collapse in MPs on his side while sacked by the president is seen as a key last month against the entry of Lord Ayyappa temple is set to am deeply saddened by the way two years in Yavatmal district 2009 after the Sri Lankan Army Prime Minister Ranil to Rajapaksa negotiating for women of all ages. open on Monday. 31 DEER DIE DUE TO ‘HIGH the tigress Avni has been mur- in Vidarbha region in killed its supreme leader Wickremesinghe has 103 MPs enough defections. Orders banning assembly of The ‘appeal’ was issued by INTAKE’ OF SUBABUL IN TN dered by a professional Maharashtra — had been shot Velupillai Prabhakaran. in the 225-member Assembly. Wickremesinghe was four or more people have been Sabarimala Karma Samiti, a Tiruchirappalli (TN): As many anti-national killer at the behest dead late on Friday night. Rajapaksa, who was the Most of the 22 remaining MPs, sacked by President Sirisena on imposed in Sabarimala and joint platform of right wing as 31 spotted deer have died at a of the Minister in Yavatmal, Avni, 6, was eliminated by president at the time, has including the TNA, are likely to October 26. His United nearby areas, police said on outfits, including the Vishva park near here in the past few Maharashtra”. sharpshooter Asgar Ali, son of repeatedly said that the war was oppose Rajapaksa. National Party claims that Sunday. Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the days due to indigestion caused “This is the third tiger famous sharpshooter Nawab against the LTTE and not Rajapaksa camp had Wickremesinghe’s sacking was Around 2,300 personnel, Hindu Aikyavedi, ahead of the by excessive intake of leaves being killed on directions of the Shafath Ali Khan from against the Tamil community. already enticed a TNA legisla- “unconstitutional and illegal”. including a 20-member com- temple’s brief opening, which containing toxic amino acid. Environment and Forest Hyderabad, at compartment Since the war with the tor to join ranks by giving him The president’s move has mando team and 100 women, will be the second time after the The deer died of excessive Minister. Earlier, a dozen leop- number 149 of Borati forest LTTE ended in 2009, the Sri a deputy ministerial position. plunged the country into a con- have been deployed to ensure Supreme Court allowed entry consumption of subabul leaves, ards and 300 wild boars have under the jurisdiction of the Lankan Government has The TNA’s parliamentary stitutional crisis with smooth ‘darshan’ and security of girls and women in the age which are rich in protein and been killed on his directions. I Ralegaon police station. denied that the imprisoned strength has been reduced to 15 Wickremesinghe claiming he is of devotees, a move that came group of 10-50 into it. have mimusin, a toxic amino am shocked that such a person Continued on Page 4 LTTE members are political as a result and there was spec- still the PM. in for criticism from the erst- Continued on Page 4 acid, since November 1. Much-awaited Signature Bridge opens with ‘fireworks’ STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI on the occasion, Kejriwal said gressed. The country would that this wonderful achieve- languish in 15th century if elhi’s iconic Signature ment will attract the people, temples and mosques are given DBridge was inaugurated specially the tourists. Kejriwal preferences over science, tech- by Chief Minister Arvind and Deputy Chief Minister nology and research,” Kejriwal Kejriwal on Sunday. The eight- Manish Sisodia cut the ribbon added. He alleged that in order lane carriageway would reduce and unveiled the plaque at the to stop his Government from the travel time between North entry. completing the bridge, the offi- and North-East Delhi by 35 “Four days ago, the 182- cials and engineers were issued minutes. metre tallest statue of the world threats of CBI raids against However, the grand cere- was unveiled and today this them. “The Signature Bridge mony to open the much-await- 154-metre high bridge is being has been completed only ed bridge was marred by the inaugurated. The country has because there is an honest presence of Manoj Tiwari, the to decide if it needs statues and Government in Delhi,” Kejriwal Member of Parliament (MP) temples or bridges, schools asserted. from North-East Delhi and and hospitals,” Kejriwal said Sisodia also alleged that Delhi BJP’s president. Tiwari while inaugurating the bridge. “obstacles” were raised by the Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari along with his supporters in a scuffle with the arrived at the venue along with He said the thought of the Modi Government so that the police during the inauguration of the Signature Bridge on Sunday PTI his supporters who later Signature Bridge reminded him Signature Bridge was not com- clashed with the supporters of of the first Prime Minister of pleted during the rule of AAP he said, referring to the BJP should work constructively. the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). the country, Jawaharlal Nehru. Government in Delhi. supporters who were Sisodia spoke of the hurdles The unsavoury situation was “If Nehru had chosen to “Had Modi Government camped nearby along with faced by the Government time salvaged by the Delhi Police build temples and statues contributed one inch to this Manoj Tiwari. and again in completing the personnel who ensured that instead of institutions like bridge, I would myself have In a direct attack on Tiwari, construction of the bridge. nothing untoward happened. BHEL and SAIL, then the chanted ‘Modi-Modi’ like those Sisodia said if he was “so fond Continued on Page 4 A view of the Signature Bridge inauguration, at Wazirabad in New Delhi on Sunday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer Congratulating Delhiites country would not have pro- who are showing black flags,” of” going to inaugurals then he Related report on P7 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 city 02

Guv promulgates ordinance Aparna’s parliamentary dream Guv Ram Naik refutes lucknow (PNS): Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Sunday promulgated the UP Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018. The ordinance amends the UP Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975. Babbar’s allegation Naik also appointed retired professor of economics, JP rests on Mulayam approval Vaishampayan, as Vice-Chancellor of Bundelkhand University. The appointment has been made for three years from the date BISWAJEET BANERJEE n so and now also I will abide by of Mulayam Singh Yadav. There PNS n LUCKNOW of his joining and extended the term of the Vice-Chancellor of LUCKNOW Netaji’s order,” Aparna said. is a miniscule young generation Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut by one month The big question is if in the party which thinks oth- ttar Pradesh Governor or till the appointment of a regular Vice-Chancellor. The chhoti bahu of Uttar Aparna contests the election, erwise. The sooner they realise URam Naik has refuted the Pradesh’s most powerful polit- will it be from bhaiya Akhilesh the fact that Netaji is still the allegation of UP Congress ical family, Aparna Yadav, is Yadav’s Samajwadi Party or the fulcrum of the party, the better president Raj Babbar that the ready to contest the 2019 Lok Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party of it is for them.” Raj Bhawan has maintained Sabha election if her father-in chacha Shivpal Singh Yadav? About Samajwadi Party silence over law and order in law Mulayam Singh Yadav asks “I am with Mulayam Singh and Bahujan Samaj Party the state. her to do so. She will contest the Yadav and at present he is in alliance, Aparna said if the The Congress leader in a poll on the ticket of the party Samajwadi Party,” she said, party (SP) wanted to go for tie- letter to the Governor on of chacha or bhaiya, depending without directly admitting that up, it should not be limited to November 2 cast aspersions on on Netaji’s choice. she would contest the poll on one election. the integrity of the Raj Bhawan “Yes, I am willing to contest SP symbol. “Top leaders might come on saying “the state Governor is the Lok Sabha election if Netaji Aparna gave a diplomatic one platform, but what about the conspicuous by his silence (as Mulayam Singh Yadav is answer when asked if Mulayam workers at ground level because over the deterioration in law known) asks me to do so. I have gave her freedom to choose both the parties are at logger- and order in the state”. two or three constituencies in between chacha and bhaiya, heads. The alliance should not “Respect for constitution- mind from where I can contest with whom she would prefer to started after two people, with be stitched only to gain political al offices is the core of demo- but the final choice will be of go. “I know that by that time different political thought pat- mileage. There should be sub- cratic political order. I regret Netaji,” Aparna told The Pioneer Netaji will take a call. He will tern, did not gel. What hap- stance to it,” she said. the language of your letter have completed four years in a free-wheeling interview in decide about my political pened thereafter is now on The question meanders to which is highly inappropriate. and three months as UP which she talked about politics, future. I know one thing, that public platform. Chacha has her contesting election and her It is absolutely incorrect to Governor and every year I had family feud and her passion for he loves me like a daughter. I do parted ways and it will obvious- past experience of electoral suggest that I am under any been issuing my annual per- music and social work. not have words to express his ly have an impact on the Lok battle. “The defeat in the assem- compulsion. I am neither formance report and you Aparna had contested the love for me. Let him take the Sabha election.” bly election has made me a bet- maintaining silence nor some- would have never noticed the 2017 assembly elections from decision. He is more experi- The chhoti bahu admitted ter human. Lincon had said jo body has issued gag order on impact of any gag order on the Cantonment seat of Lucknow enced,” she said. that things would have been dif- haar sikha sakti hai woh jeet Raj Bhawan,” Ram Naik said in Raj Bhawan’’. but had lost to Cabinet minis- Aparna further said: ferent had the party’s presi- nahi. One who can digest defeat his reply to Babbar. “I am releasing this letter ter in Yogi Adityanath govern- “Netaji is torn between the two dentship been given back to can handle success in a better “I hold the constitution- to the media as you had done ment, Rita Bahuguna Joshi. (Akhilesh and Shivpal). He Netaji after the assembly election way. This is a history that peo- al office and I speak in the the same and released the let- “If I contest (the Lok Sabha loves his son and also his as promised by Akhilesh Yadav. ple who get success early in life language as per the dignity of ter to the media,” he added. poll) it will not be from brother. When he was nation- “If someone had said some- become arrogant,” she said. the office I am holding and Raj Babbar, in his letter to Lucknow for sure. It will be al president of the party, he thing, he should have hon- “I can now say that I am cannot speak in your tone the Governor, had said, “All some other constituency. I have ensured that the family oured his words. Why he did better placed to contest election and tenor,” quipped the eyes are on Raj Bhawan and I something in mind but the remained united. The family not do so, only he can tall,” she because of the experience I had Governor. am trying to ascertain as to call has to be taken by Netaji. I has fallen apart after he was said and added, “One should in the assembly polls and my “I read your letter for what has made you so lax in contested the assembly poll divested of his position in the realise that people still vote for understanding of electoral pol- three times. I discuss the law discharging your constitution- only after Netaji asked me to do party. The feud in the family Samajwadi Party only because itics,” she said. and order situation with the al duties. It is a matter of great Chief Minister as per the need concern for the opposition and the government is sensi- that what is that compulsion tive and aware of its duties and which has forced the Statue of Lord Ram responsibilities. To keep the Governor to maintain studied BJP to appoint 100 women Chief Minister posted about silence.” should be taller than the issues raised by you, I have Babbar had further said, forwarded the letter to Yogi “Raj Bhawan is the most live- Statue of Unity: Azam Adityanath,” the Governor ly and happening place but as tripe talaq pramukhs said in his reply. now-a-days common people The Governor told the feel that a gag order has been Lucknow (PNS): Taking a PNS n LUCKNOW is an issue of gender equality in The BJP state minority UP Congress president, “I imposed on the Raj Bhawan.” dig at Prime Minister Narendra which we are fighting for the wing secretary said the candi- Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief o project itself as a protec- right of the people,” he said. dates for appointment as ‘teen Minister Yogi Adityanath, Ttor of triple talaq victims, Pathak said that women talaq pramukhs’ would be Samajwadi Party leader the Uttar Pradesh unit of who had knowledge about the finalised after Diwali and this Mohammad Azam Khan said Bharatiya Janata Party has Islamic law would be appoint- would be followed by a survey the proposed statue of Lord decided to appoint 100 women ed as triple talaq pramukhs and in December to ascertain the Ram in Ayodhya should be as ‘teen talaq pramukhs’ across in some cases, even the victims total number of triple talaq vic- taller than the statue of Sardar the state to look after the reha- were already working with the tims in the state. Vallabhbhai Patel — the Statue bilitation of the victims and party to eradicate this social “We will carry out a survey, of Unity — unveiled by the PM their children. evil. by the end of December, to in Gujarat on October 31. BJP state general secretary This was seconded by BJP know the exact number of vic- Azam Khan said this fol- Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that state minority wing secretary tims of triple talaq in every dis- lowing the announcement the party does not use religion Nazia Alam, who will be the trict. Our work is likely to made by the state government and community for political overall in-charge of these pra- begin after Diwali,” she said. regarding construction of a gains. “The party had raised the mukhs. She said the triple Nazia Alam further said 151-metre tall statue of Lord plight of women who were talaq pramukhs would be that the minority wing of the Ram in Ayodhya. given talaq in one go through appointed in each of the 93 BJP would also launch aware- Chief Minister Yogi SMS and even WhatsApp. For ‘organisational districts’ and six ness campaigns to dispel the Adityanath will formally lay the other parties, this might be a regional units of the BJP in the wrong notions surrounding the foundation stone of the project political issue but for the BJP it state. holy Quran and Shariat. on November 6. ‘’Lord Ram’s statue, which is likely to be erected on the banks of river Saryu in the temple town, should be constructed taller than the recently-unveiled Widows in Vrindavan 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel,” Khan said while talking to reporters in his home town, Rampur, on Sunday. celebrate green Diwali “Why did this thought not come at the time of construct- ing the statue of Sardar Patel? Why would anybody oppose (the construction of Lord Ram’s statue)? I would want an even taller statue of Lord Ram in Rampur,” the SP leader added. According to UP govern- ment sources, a formal announcement in this regard is likely to be made during the Diwali celebrations next week when the Chief Minister will be in Ayodhya. However, the religious leaders of Ayodhya are divid- ed over the issue of Lord Ram’s statue at Ayodhya. A section of saints has demanded the con- struction of a statue of Lord Ram similar to that of the Statue of Unity while the other section is opposed to the idea. Lucknow (PNS): It was National Capital Region during goli’ and lights, and lit the This section says, “It will be ‘green Diwali’ this time for wid- and immediately after Diwali ‘diyas’ as the sun set on the hori- disrespect to Lord Ram as ows who started the celebration last year. The court observed zon. They later sang ‘bhajans’ ‘bird droppings’ will defile the of the Festival of Lights inside the that due to the adverse effects (hymns). statue.” historic Gopi Nath temple in the of burning of fire crackers, The Vrindavan widows have holy city of Vrindavan on Sunday “the air quality deteriorates defied age old Indian traditions in keeping with the Supreme abysmally and alarmingly and by celebrating not only Diwali Court directive for ensuring the city chokes thereby”. but Holi and Raksha Bandhan, pollution-free festivities. Meanwhile, half-a-dozen besides taking part in Durga The widows, some of them ashrams where Sulabh Puja celebrations in West Bengal. in their 90s and 100s, living in International provides assis- Around a thousand wid- the ashrams in Vrindavan not tance, have been spruced up to ows, mostly from West Bengal, only celebrated Diwali in style match the occasion. have been living in Vrindavan to dispel the darkness eclipsing “With the aim to bring a ray for decades and they were not NOTICE their lives for ages, but also sent of happiness in the twilight allowed to take part in festivals a bold message by celebrating it years of the widows, we have until Sulabh International I No. 7787236W LNK CMP in an eco-friendly manner, come up with this unique idea extended a helping hand to Bijoy Kumar Yadav resident of restricting the celebrations to to organise the Festival of them. In places like Varanasi Mohmara P.O. Dikom P.S. lighting ‘diyas’ (earthen lamps) Lights, especially for them,” and Vrindavan, hundreds of Rohmaraia & District- and making ‘rangoli’ (designs said well-known social widows live an isolated life to Dibrugarh, Assam that Sri on floor using coloured pow- reformer and founder of Sulabh attain ‘moksha’ or liberation Angad Yadav is my younger der). Movement, Dr Bindeshwar from the cycle of death and brother whose actual and cor- The pollution-free Diwali Pathak. rebirth. Living in small rooms rect date of birth is 20.07.2001 was celebrated for the first time The widows gathered at in narrow alleys, they spend but his date of birth wrongly by the widows in the light of the the courtyard of 400-year-old most of their time praying and recorded as 11.02.2001 in my apex court’s reference to the air Gopi Nath temple, which was looking for food, in absence of service record. pollution levels in Delhi and the tastefully decorated with ‘ran- family support.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 city 03 Hopes pinned on brisk sale of gold, silver SSP’s ‘action’ cost Celebrations Traffic curbs SHO dearly kick off with announced Dhanteras PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW he Traffic department PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Tannounced diversions on Sunday for celebrations which he state capital is all set will kick off with Dhanteras on for Dhanteras which will Monday, followed by Chhoti Tbe celebrated on Monday, Diwali on Tuesday, Diwali on marking the countdown for Wednesday, Govardhan Puja Diwali. The occasion witness- on Thursday and Bhai Dooj on es rush at jewellery and uten- Friday. sil shops. SP (Traffic) Ravi Shankar Secretary, Lucknow Sarrafa Nim said the Jain community Association, Adheesh Jain told would be celebrating Mahavira The Pioneer that they were Nirvana Diwas on the occasion expecting a brisk sale of gold as of Diwali and celebrations last year, likely to be close would also be held on the occa- to100 kg. “The sale of gold is sion of Swami Dayanand likely to be the same as last year Saraswati’s Nirvana Diwas on PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW When some of the S-Is and the sale of lighter gold the same day. Shoppers flood reached the meeting late, the items will be greater instead of the markets till late night in n a first of its kind, an ‘on- SSP asked for an explanation the heavier ones. The markets areas like Chowk, Bhootnath, Ithe-spot-action’ by the SSP, and he was told that the Aliganj are neither dull nor too bright. Aminabad, Chinhat, Bangla Lucknow, against the Aliganj SHO had not informed them The impact of GST and Bazaar, Kaiserbagh, Wazirganj, SHO on Saturday night made about the meeting. demonetisation continues and Thakurganj, Talkatora, SHOs, sub-inspectors and con- At this, the SSP asked the price of gold is pretty high Yahiyaganj, Nakkhas, stables of the Lucknow police Aliganj SHO seeking an expla- at Rs 32,700 per 10 grams, Mahanagar, Ghazipur, Naka, to go full throttle on Sunday nation and the latter fumbled. which is much more as com- Alambagh, Sarojininagar, which hitherto was supposed to The SSP could guess the lack of pared to last year’s price of Rs Bazaarkhala, Hazratganj, be a ‘no-serious-job day’ for the coordination of Aliganj SHO 30,000 per 10 grams. Silver is Hasanganj, Telibagh, cops. On Saturday, SSP with his subordinates and he selling at Rs 40,000 per kilo- Cantonment, SGPGI, Narhi Kalanidhi Naithani asked sent him to lines on the spot. gram this year, which is Rs and Saadatganj. The Chowk Aliganj SHO Anand Shukla, In a video on social media, 1,000 more than the cost last traffic incharge has been issued Mahanagar SHO Vikas Pandey the SSP could be heard telling year. However, gold is pre- instructions to coordinate with and Hasanganj SHO Amber the SHO to leave the spot and ferred to silver when it comes his counterpart of the nearest Singh to report to him at look other work at reserve to Dhanteras shopping,” he area for imposing the diversions. Kapoorthala crossing to check police lines. He also heard said, adding that sales would be No three-wheelers or e-rick- police alertness at night in the telling the SHO not to use brisk also because of the wed- shaws will be allowed to move wake of the festival. The mes- Thana Mobile (official jeep for ding season. from Saadatganj to Aminabad sage was flashed at 12.55 am an SHO). The SSP also sought Last year on October 17, through Nakkhas crossing and and SHOs, sub- inspectors and details of the policemen absent sale of 95 kg gold worth Rs will be diverted towards KGMU constables concerned were and asked for an action. He also 29.12 crore and 375 kg silver crossing. Short-period diver- asked to reach the place. It was suspended constable Rahul worth Rs 1.61 crore was wit- sions as per requirements will be found that the Aliganj SHO, posted at Aliganj police station. nessed on Dhanteras. It was a imposed in Bhootnath, Chinhat, though he reached the meeting The late night action gave marginal difference from 2016 Latouche Road, Bangla Bazaar, spot, did not inform sub- an indication to the SSP about when 92 kg gold was sold. The Kaiserbagh, Narhi, Wazirganj, inspectors posted at his police the alacrity of his Lucknow markets were dull in the pre- Thakurganj, Talkatora, station. team. vious years due to demoneti- Mahanagar, Ghazipur, Naka, sation and GST. Alambagh, Sarojininagar, Gold, Jain said, was the Bazaarkhala, Hazratganj, preferred at the time of Hussainganj, Telibagh, Dhanteras. “However, bookings Cantonment and SGPGI. Doctor, driver die have not been very high this Huge rush in markets on the eve of Dhanteras, on Sunday Pioneer year,” he added. President of Metals their salaries and they will be were cookers made of brass & HUGE RUSH IN MARKETS ditional diyas have been expensive. The terracotta dec- Merchants’ Association and able to spend,” he said. copper and also utensils made The markets have come up replaced by those with unusu- oration pieces include lamps, in road accident Lucknow Vyapar Mandal Aggarwal said they were of bronze apart from teflon- on roadsides with vendors sell- al shapes. There are diyas with flowerpots, statues, fountains Harish Chandra Aggarwal said expecting the sale of new plated vessels. “Those who ing a vast range of items in ter- intricate designs carved on and money banks painted in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Shaheed Path (opposite the that utensils worth Rs 8-10 designer utensils apart from cannot afford the expensive racotta and clay which are them. The most exquisite in his orange and green. A vendor in Ekana Stadium), the over speed- crore were expected to be sold copper and brass ones. “The brass and copper utensils will attracting a number of people. collection are the ones on Gomti Nagar said that the ter- n a tragic incident of road ing container truck suddenly this year. He said that the mar- trend has changed in recent be buying the stainless steel The markets are abuzz with which idols are affixed. There racotta items were popular Imishap, a senior doctor, cur- came before the SUV breaking ket was bright and wholesalers years. The customers are more kitchenware,” he added. shoppers buying a variety of are also diyas which have the among the buyers. “Their rently posted in Ghazipur dis- the road divider. The impact was had picked up a lot of stuff inclined towards utensils which He said that the tradition- goods, including lanterns, faces of idols on one corner. prices range from Rs 200- trict, and his driver were killed so intense that the front part of from there. promote health and are not too al buyers were always interest- lamps and diyas. Huge piles of There are heart-shaped 3,000. This is the time when when a container truck hit his the SUV was badly dented and “There is optimism in the much interested in buying alu- ed in buying utensils ranging kheel-laiyya and sugar toys are diyas, those with standies and people opt for these earthen SUV from an opposite direction later overturned. The doctor and market though most of the minium vessels because they from the smallest item to the seeing brisk sales. ordinary ones with fancy rims wares to decorate their homes in front of Ekana International his driver were killed on the spot. markets have been dull in the are not good for health and biggest one. “Buyers spend The markets boast of diyas and look sturdier than those of and hence we are able to make Stadium on Shaheed Path under Sensing trouble, the container recent past. However, with make people prone to dis- from the smallest amount to as in a number of shapes and the bygone era. The prices of some money. This starts from Gosainganj police station on late driver fled after abandoning Diwali falling in the first week eases,” he said. high as Rs 20,000 on their pur- colours as designer diyas have diyas range from Rs 5-40 with Dhanteras and goes on even Saturday night. The wife of the the vehicle at the spot. It being of the month, people have got He said the most popular chases,” he added. captured the markets. The tra- designer diyas being more after Diwali,” he said. doctor and his two sons suffered early in the morning, the victims serious injuries and were admit- remained unattended at the ted to Ram Manohar Lohia spot for hours. Later, some of the Hospital and were later referred commuters spotted the victim to Trauma Centre of KGMU. lying in a pool of blood and Unidentified man Their condition was said to be informed the police. A police critical. team reached the place there- The police identified the after. Police rescued those deceased as Niranjan Prasad trapped in the badly-mangled found hanging Srivastava (45), who was a doc- SUV and rushed them to Ram tor posted at CHC, Manohar Lohia hospital where PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW of the area for ascertaining the Mohamadabad, and his driver the doctors declared Niranjan identity. The body was being Sandeep (30). The injured were and his driver Sandeep as n unidentified man was sent to the morgue,” he said. identified as Niranjan’s wife ‘brought dead’. Gosainganj SHO Afound hanging from a The S-I said the body Shweta (40) and their sons as Ajay Tripathi said that the con- ‘peepal’ tree inside the sidewalk seemed a day old and on that Aryaman (16) and Arnav (12). tainer truck had been seized and along side the canal on the VIP basis it was being inferred that The incident occurred the hunt for the driver was on. road in Ashiyana on Sunday he ended his life sometime on around 3:30 am on Sunday “Investigation suggested that morning fuelling speculation of Saturday night. Firecracker shops when the doctor, along with his the driver of container truck lost a foul play. The police said the set up at Rastogi family, was en route to Ghazipur control over his vehicle leading man ended his life. However, ATTACKED Inter College in after Diwali shopping in to the accident. The FIR is yet to the identity of the man was yet A house owner and his Lucknow Lucknow. When they reached be registered,” he added. to be ascertained by the police. family members attacked their tenant on a dispute in Wazirganj. Police downplayed the incident and challaned the man under section 151 of Buyers to get possession Farmers coming up with CrPC discounting victim’s claim that the attackers had an intention to kill him. As per horticultural innovations reports, the victim, identified as of Srishti Apartment flats Amir, works at a shop selling PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW THERE ARE DOZENS OF ‘Kadaknath’ from Central garments and lives at a house PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow Development attention while the towers B,D Avian Research Institute on rent in Mashakganj locali- Authority (LDA) administra- E and F would be handed over entral Institute for SUCCESS STORIES OF (Bareilly) was not easy and eco- ty. On Saturday morning, Amir he possession will be given tion has decided not to hand to buyers after completing legal CSubtropical Horticulture FARMERS’ INNOVATIONS nomical for Malihabad farmers. Om Prakash left for his work place giving Tto buyers who have been over shelters till they are fit to formalities. (CISH) director Shailendra USING TECHNOLOGIES Shafiq Ahmed has developed a the keys of a small room in allotted flats in four housing live. It is expected they will be The Vice-Chairman also Rajan said that farmers were DEVELOPED BY hatchery by using plastic crate Meena, a morning which a water pump is installed towers of the prestigious Srishti ready within a fortnight. reviewed anti-burglar arrange- coming up with several horti- heated by electric bulb and RESEARCH INSTITUTES walker of Arjun to his landlord Tahir. Apartment located on Kursi The decision regarding reg- ments there to ensure the safe- cultutral innovations. temperature controlled by a fan Around 5 pm when he Road while the flats in the other istration and handing over the ty of residents. This is the first “Farmers are often not able AND CHANGES ARE regulator. He used his own Nagar, spotted returned, he found the articles two towers will be handed over possession was taken after LDA housing towers of the LDA to afford costly structures like BEFITTING TO THE innovative structure for hatch- in his room lying strewn and he to them within a fortnight. It Vice-Chairman PN Singh, administration to have special greenhouses and shadenet ing the chicks of ‘Kadaknath’, the man who was suspected Tahir’s role in that. was delayed for the past one- along with secretary MP Singh arrangements to check thefts. houses for multiplication of SMALL AND MEDIUM which is most demanded by hanging from a To ask about the same, Amir and-a-half years due to anom- and chief engineer IS Singh, The parking lots are well plants but they make up by FARMERS WITH LESS local farmers. This effort was went to Tahir’s accommodation alies found in the design and inspected the site last week and designed so that vehicles of res- using simple structures using FINANCIAL SUPPORT the result of his innovative low height tree to ask about the same. This planning of the towers. discussed the finer points of idents will be parked within the items like bamboo and simple ideas and understanding of snowballed into a verbal spat The anomalies in flats flats with engineers and other premises leaving no scope of cloth. Ram Kishore of the hatching process,” Rajan As per reports, Om and in the meantime Tahir located at A and C towers are officials. It was found housing the traffic congestion in and Mohammad Nagar Taluqedari resulted into many new vari- said. Innovations are taking Prakash Meena, a morning attacked him in his stomach yet to be removed and so towers of A and C still needed around the area. has developed a method by eties for which the credit has to place at village level by the walker of Arjun Nagar, spotted with a kitchen knife. A pro- which very less amount of be given to them. Selections farmers. Horticulture is one of the man who was hanging fusely-bleeding Amir was pudina is required for making suitable for local conditions are the most important areas of from a low height tree and rushed to a hospital where he NAUSHAD SAMMAN mango panna. He undertook important because of com- agriculture which has wit- informed the police control is undergoing treatment. ‘Naushad Samman’ was training at CISH but during mercial value of these varieties. nessed lot of progress due to room. On the information, a Giving details, Wazirganj conferred upon Pandit santoor summers, mint leaves were There are dozens of success sto- these innovations and innova- team reached the scene and SHO Pankaj Singh said both maestro Shiv Kumar Sharma very costly in the market. He ries of farmers’ innovations tion-based entrepreneurship later Bangla Bazaar police out- Amir and Tahir had a long and singer Rekha Bhardwaj in made a new recipe which using the technologies devel- development. Increasing hor- post sub-inspector Sunil standing dispute as Tahir want- a programme organised at a requires less pudina and this oped by research institutes and ticulture production has also Mishra was asked to investigate ed Amir to vacate the house. city hotel on Sunday. As per key way, the cost of production was changes are befitting to the helped in diversification, which the case. A team, led by Mishra, He said Tahir is aged above 50. organiser Zafar Nabi, the reduced without compromising small and medium farmers has supported nutrition secu- later reached the scene. “A case was registered against award consists of Rs one lakh with the quality of the product,” with less financial support,” he rity of the rural masses through Giving details, Mishra said Tahir,” he said. He said Tahir in cash, a memento and cer- Rajan pointed out. added. integration of various horti- the man was hanging from the was challaned under section tificate. The award is present- He said that innovations in Malihabad farmers found culture products, especially tree with a rope tied around his 151 of CrPC as per the pre- ed in the memory of Naushad nursery were becoming com- that for mango orchard poul- vegetables in the regular diet. neck. “He was clad in an off- liminary findings in the case. Ali, who belonged to Lucknow mon because farmers devel- try, specific breeds were “This is a welcome shift white shirt and a pair of jeans. “The investigation into the and was one of the biggest oped new techniques requiring required which could survive in when a large section of the “The age of the man seemed to case is underway and other sec- music directors of Bollywood. less time for multiplication, the orchard ecosystem against Indian population is either be around 20. On his right arm, tion of IPC will be added to the After the award ceremony, thus reducing cost of graft all odds. “Getting specific poul- malnourished or suffering from Shrawan was inscribed. We case if Tahir is found guilty of Rekha Bhardwaj belted out her production. “Selection of high- try breeds like ‘CARI Shyama’, many diseases,” the CISH direc- have sought help of the people murderous assault,” he said. popular numbers. yielding types by farmers has ‘CARI Devendra’ and tor said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 city 04 IGNOU workshop ‘No power can stop Ram temple construction’ on development PTI n LAKHIMPUR KHERI AIMPLB: Recent activities ttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Mahant threatens of Tharu tribes UMinister Keshav Prasad Maurya said here on Sunday politically-motivated that no power can stop con- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW self-immolation PTI n LUCKNOW workshop was to find out rea- struction of grand Ram temple if the RSS launches a movement sons behind exclusion of at Ayodhya. He said, the in this regard, “it will be ndira Gandhi National Open Tharus and strategies to bring Bharatiya Janata Party “was, is PTI n AYODHYA break my fast, the chief min- erming “extremely danger- extremely dangerous” and will IUniversity (IGNOU), along them into the mainstream. He and will always” favour con- ister promised me he would Tous” an RSS functionary’s lead to an “atmosphere of chaos with Lok Kala Janjati Evam Lok also highlighted the efforts by struction of the Ram temple in wami Paramhans Das, soon announce the date for remark that the Sangh, if need- in the country”. “The quantum Kala Sanskriti Sanrakshan IGNOU’s Lucknow centre for Ayodhya. Smahant of Tapaswi Chawni construction of Ram Mandir. ed, will launch an agitation for of hatred between the Hindus Sansthan organised a one-day educational development of “The issue is pending with temple in Ayodhya, has He also promised me a con- a Ram temple in Ayodhya, the and the Muslims was not so workshop on ‘Development of the deprived section of the the Supreme Court, hence, I threatened self-immolation versation with Prime Minister AIMPLB on Sunday said the much in 1992. In the recent Tharu tribes — Challenges and society, especially the Tharu cannot comment,” he said. on December 6, if the con- Narendra Modi where I recent activities related to the years, the rift has widened. At opportunities’ on Sunday. The community. Regional director Maurya, however, hastened to struction of Ram Mandir in could personally make my issue were “politically driven”. this point of time, the hatred chief guest was chairperson of (IGNOU) Manorama Singh add,”We can tell for certain in “As on date, the matter is Ayodhya was not officially demands but nothing has On Friday, RSS general sec- between the two communities Folk Tribal Arts and Culture said the open university was one line that a grand Ram tem- pending with the Supreme announced by then. He said been done.” retary Bhaiyyaji Joshi had said has increased significantly,” Society (UP) Chandra Ram offering certificate, diploma, ple would be constructed Court and its verdict is await- Prime Minister Narendra “I am giving one month the Sangh will not hesitate to Rahmani claimed. Maulana Chaudhary. The society is an graduation and BPP pro- whenever time comes.” He was ed,” he said, adding. “What we Modi and UP Chief Minister to the Modi government to launch an agitation for a Ram Asad Rashidi, president of the autonomous body working grammes free of cost. “All these responding to queries about can firmly assure (people) is Yogi Adityanath must make take steps for the construction temple at Ayodhya, if needed. Jamait Ulema-e-Hind’s Uttar under the Ministry of Culture. programmes are employment- congregation of religious seers that not even a brick in the the announcement by of Ram Janmabhoomi temple The remark came amid a grow- Pradesh unit, said, “All of us Around 250 people from Tharu oriented and learner-friendly. in Delhi to press for Ram tem- name of Babar would be laid or December 5. in Ayodhya. This time from ing clamour for a law to clear the have to exercise patience and community across Pilibhit, The Bachelor Preparatory ple construction through an allowed to be laid at the birth- Paramhans sat on an corporator to President of way for its construction at the wait for the court’s verdict.” Lakhimpur, Balrampur, Programme is a unique course, ordinance by the Union gov- place of Ramlala”. indefinite fast on October 6, India is from Bharatiya Janata disputed site in Uttar Pradesh. “Whatever is the verdict of Shrawasti, Bahraich, especially for the Tharus who ernment. Maurya said he Taking a jibe at Congress demanding a law be passed by Party but they are not doing “The flurry of activities vis-a-vis the court, it must be accepted. Siddharthnagar and are unable to attain formal respected the sentiments of president Rahul Gandhi with- the Modi government for anything for Ram Mandir,” the demand for construction of This will ensure an atmosphere Maharajganj districts partici- education and are 18 years of honourable seers regarding the out naming him, Maurya said construction of Ram Temple. the mahant told PTI. a Ram temple by the so-called of peace in the country,” he said. pated in the workshop. age. After completing BPP, temple. “The people are realising the After a week of the fast, “Hindus have elected BJP Hindu outfits and their impa- Outlining the RSS’s stand on the Traditional Tharu dance and they will be eligible to take He along with party organ- ‘asaliyat’ and ‘naqliyat’ (what Paramhans was detained by only for the cause of Ram tience clearly indicates that it is Ram temple issue at a news con- songs were presented by the admission in the graduation isation secretary Sunil Bansal is genuine and what is fake) of the police and he was made to Janmabhoomi and the BJP is politically-driven. “This is being ference Friday, Bhaiyyaji Joshi participants. programme of IGNOU,” she was here to attend an event. those who are attempting to meet UP Chief Minister Yogi silent over the issue, so I done to build pressure for the had said Hindus were feeling Assistant regional direc- explained. Chandra Ram The Deputy Chief Minister cheat the Hindu community by Adityanath in Lucknow, who have decided to give my life if upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elec- “insulted” by the Supreme tor (IGNOU) Kirti Vikram Chaudhary talked about the reiterated his party’s stand on putting on ‘janeu’ (religious convinced him to give up the BJP does not come forward tions. But, what those outfits do Court’s declaration that it had Singh welcomed the partici- strategy of the institution for the issue and said, “No power thread).” “The Congress must fast, the chief priest for Ram Mandir”, he added. is still not clear,” general secre- priorities other than the pants and highlighted the the uplift of tribals and con- can stop construction of grand explain as to why it intended claimed. The Babri Masjid was demol- tary, India Muslim Personal Ayodhya issue and insisted for objectives of this workshop. He servation of their cultural Ram temple at the birthplace of hearing (of Ayodhya issue) in Paramhans said, “When ished 26 years ago in Ayodhya Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana an ordinance if all options run said the main objective of the heritage. Ramlala.” 2019,” he added. the government forced me to on December 6. Wali Rahmani told PTI. He said out. CITYBRIEFS SCHOOLSCAN

training to NPCB and IGIMS DIWALI (Patna) counsellors. “With 20 St Joseph College, lakh people waiting for corneal (Malihabad branch) organised a transplants in India, there is fete and Diwali celebrations on a huge need for trained eye Sunday. Celebrated mango- bank professionals to eliminate grower Haji Kaleem Ullah Khan corneal blindness. We have was the chief guest on the occa- provided training to NPCB sion while Yogesh Praveen and counsellors placed in different Col PK Chaudhary the special medical colleges in UP and guests. Founder-chairperson of those from IGIMS (Patna),” St Joseph Group of Institutions Arun Sharma of KGMU Eye Pushplata Agarwal, managing department said. He said the directors Seema Agarwal, Rajesh eye bank had performed 965 Agarwal, Anil Agarwal, and sight restoring transplant surg- Anupam Chaudhary welcomed CONSTRUCTION WORK nalling trials will be carried out eries since inception in ANNUAL FUNCTION whose overall performance the guests. The students made a Lucknow Metro Rail along with the integrated test- December 2016 and had Red Rose Public Senior in the session 2017-18 was rangoli and presented vibrant Corporation will carry out sig- ing Trials by LMRC itself,” he become the first eye bank to Secondary School celebrated outstanding were also programmes. They also show- naling and testing trials of the said. He said that a safety reach the 1,000 number of its 21st annual function. felicitated. cased food and games stalls. North-South corridor before assessment trial would be car- sight-restoring corneal trans- Former DGP Vikram Singh the project is dedicated to the ried out by an Bureau Veritas plants in a short period of and Padmavati Singh were WORLD UNITY SATSANG citizens of society. “These val- general public early next year. Quality International, which is time. “The eye bank has estab- present on the occasion. The Speaking at the World ues are universal in nature and A senior official of LMRC, an international and indepen- lished a Hospital Cornea academic director welcomed Unity Satsang, organised at lead to the welfare of all human while talking to The Pioneer, dent agency. He pointed out Retrieval programme at Singh and threw light on the City Montessori School’s Gomti beings. CMS is a unique insti- said: “We will be in a better that it would take them one KGMU and in discussion with unique features of the school. Nagar auditorium on Sunday, tution committed to promotion position to say more when the month’s time for signaling the other medical colleges in UP. Singh spoke about the role of founder-director of CMS Bharti of peace, unity, understanding trials take place after the track same time for safety assessment Currently, the eye bank team students in making the coun- Gandhi called upon parents and and justice for all people of the work is completed for the trials. reaches out to Lucknow, try strong and self-reliant. In guardians to inculcate the val- earth,” she added. Earlier, CMS entire corridor. There will be Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Barabanki a felicitation ceremony, mer- ues of hardwork, harmony, music teachers presented soul- no train trials because the TRAINING and Lakhimpur for itorious students who scored heartiness and helpfulness in ful bhajans while students of same were already carried out The KGMU UP retrieval,” he added. The next more than 90% marks in children so that they remain in Aliganj Campus II presented a by RDSO when the priority Community Eye Bank Centre training batch will begin in Board exams were awarded. good physical and mental medley of songs and spiritual- corridor was started. The sig- of Excellence has provided December. Nine students (classes I-IX) health and become responsible cultural items.

MUCH-AWAITED... held in Delhi in October 2010. easily tranquilised and relo- a section of protesters and 4 persons killed “The ‘Signature Bridge’ as Delhi Vidhan Sabha Speaker CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cated. We didn’t speak publicly police had to face criticism. the new landmark of New Ram Niwas Goel, Satyendar so as to not make it political or Dismissing reports that media Delhi will connect Wazirabad Jain, Gopal Rai, Imran Hussain, personal..,” the Sena leader was being restrained from going across the river Yamuna to the Rajendra Pal Gautam, Member action in the matter. “I am 11, 2018 after the Bombay said. to Sabarimala, Kerala Director inner city. The western and of Parliament SK Gupta, ND going to take up this issue legal- High Court rejected a petition General of Police Loknath in road mishaps eastern approaches to the Gupta and other senior officers ly, criminally as well as politi- filed by a group of activists and SABARIMALA TO... Behara said there was no bar on bridge will connect the nearby were also present on this cally. I will be writing to CM NGO challenging the state for- If necessary, around 30 entry of journalists. No restric- areas like Timarpur, Nehru occasion. Maharashtra to take a strong est department’s “shoot-at- women police personnel in tion of any sort has been PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW on Saturday evening. The vic- Vihar, Wazirabad, Aruna action in this matter,” she said. sight” order and given a go- the rank of circle inspector and imposed on media persons, he tims were identified as Rajesh Nagar, Mukherjee Nagar on MIN DRAWS... On his part, Mungantiwar ahead for the elimination of the sub inspector and above the age said. “To ensure necessary pro- our persons were killed in Singh (35) and his friend Ring Road to Bhajanpura on Gandhi, who put out a defended himself, by saying tigress. Spotted for the time in of 50 would be deployed at tection to the media, we are not Fseparate road accidents Manoj Sharma (32). While Mangal Pandey Marg. The dis- series of tweets on the incident, that nobody in the Forest the forests of Yavatmal district ‘Sannidhanam’ (temple com- allowing them now. As soon as while four girls drowned in a Sharma died on the spot, Singh tance between the two ends of said in her statement: “It (the Department wanted to kill the in 2012, Avni had killed at least plex) for security, they said. security arrangements are com- pond during the past 24 hours. succumbed to his injuries at the bridge will be reduced killing) is nothing but a straight tigress and, thus, hundreds of 13 persons. The forest author- Pathnamthitta Superinten-dent plete, media will be allowed in A five-year-old girl and her the district hospital,. from 45 minutes to just 10 min- case of crime. Despite requests personnel from the depart- ities used trap cameras, drones of Police T Narayanan said all Sabarimala and nearby places.” father were killed when the The bodies were sent for utes, reducing pollution, trav- from his own forest depart- ment were trying to capture her with thermal imaging capabil- arrangements have been made The Pandalam royal fami- motorcycle they were riding on post-mortem. In Jaunpur, four el time and fuel consumption,” ment and People all over India, alive since the last three ities, a few of trained sniffer for devotees to have smooth ly, closely associated with the was hit by a truck in girls, aged between 10 and 15 a Delhi Government Sh Sudhir Mugantiwar, months. He said that there dogs and a para-glider in and ‘darshan.’ Ayyappa devotees Ayyappa shrine, said it was Pratapgarh on Sunday. Raj years, drowned while bathing spokesperson said. The Minister for Environment and was unrest among local farm- around the Tipeshwar Wildlife from Andhra Pradesh and “pained” at the heavy security Kumar (35), his wife Poonam, in a pond on Sunday. Police approaches on eastern side Forests, Maharashtra gave ers and Adivasis after she had Sanctuary which is in the hills Tamil Nadu have already in and around Sabarimala. daughter Riya and son Nancy said the bodies of Pooja (14), (1.8 km long) and western orders for the killing”. reportedly killed 13 people in of Pandarkawada in Yavatmal reached Erumeli and they will “Saddened that devotees will were on their way to a relative’s Ruma (15), Renu (13) and side (1.5 km long flyover on Terming Avni’s killing as the past two years. “Ministers district. As part of the be permitted to go to ‘sannid- have to offer prayers at the house when the accident hap- Amisha (10) were fished out by Outer Ring Road) of the bridge “illegal”, Gandhi said: “Every and secretaries do not sit in “Eliminate Avni” mission, the hanam’ only on Monday. shrine amid thick police cover,” pened near Rai Samaspur vil- locals from the pond in as well as a dedicated cycle time he has used the Mumbai and protect forest and state forest department had This is the second time the it said. Protesting the apex lage, additional superinten- Rajapur village. They were track had been completed long Hyderabad shooter, Shafat Ali animal species. It is done by hired sharpshooter Shafat Ali hill temple would open for ‘dar- court verdict, a ‘prayer yagna’ dent of police (west) Shivji taken to the local community back and have already been Khan and this time his son has farmers and Adivasis. In this Khan who in turn deputed his shan’ after the Supreme Court will be held, the family said. Shukla said. The father-daugh- health centre where doctors opened to traffic in phases, the also appeared on the scene ille- case, there was a lot of unrest son Agsar Ali to eliminate allowed entry of women of all Meanwhile, the Sabarimala ter duo died while Poonam pronounced them dead. spokesperson said. He further gally to kill the tigress. His son among them. We didn’t want Avni. In separate statement age groups into it. The temple Karma Samiti, a platform of and Nancy sustained injuries According to police, one of the said that the components of was not authorised to kill. This them to eventually become issued on Saturday, PETA had witnessed high drama last right-wing outfits, including and were admitted to hospital. girls had slipped into the deep overall project that are inde- is patently illegal”. In one of her enemies of wildlife,” India, Shiv Sena’s youth wing month following frenzied VHP, appealed to media hous- The bodies were sent for post- end of the pond and the oth- pendent of bridge are already tweets put out earlier, Gandhi Mungantiwar told PTI, adding president Aditya Thackeray protests leading to around a es not to depute women jour- mortem. Two persons riding a ers had rushed to save her but in use by the public. The main alluded to Asgar Ali’s contro- that all possible means were had slammed the Maharashtra dozen women in the age group nalists in the menstrual age motorcycle lost their lives after all of them drowned. The bod- bridge (cable-stayed) over river versial sharp-shooter father tried to capture the animal, but government for killing Avni. of 10-50 being prevented from group to cover the develop- being hit by a truck in Hathras ies were sent for post-mortem. Yamuna is also completed now Shafat Ali Khan. “Shafat Ali it had to be shot down to save “Dark day for the nation. reaching it and police and the ments in Sabarimala. In its let- to take the traffic, he added. Khan has killed 3 tigers, at least the lives of forest staff trying to Tigress #Avni murdered, like- agitators fighting a pitched ter to editors, a copy of which The official said that it is 10 leopards, a few elephants tranquillise her. Mungantiwar ly in front of her cubs. Here’s battle over the LDF govern- was released to the media, it Wanted criminal arrested the first asymmetrical cable- and 300 wild boar in pointed out that the right to kill what you can do to call for her ment’s decision to implement said even the entry of women stayed bridge in India and will Chandrapur, #Maharashtra. He wild species did not lie with his killing to be treated as a wildlife the court order. The shrine journalists belonging to this age PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Nitish disclosed that he had offer a panoramic view of the is a criminal known for sup- department and that the Centre crime,” PETA India tweeted. would open at 5 pm on group as part of their job was stepped into the crime world city. “Four elevators will take a plying guns to anti-nationals and the Supreme Court had Disapproving Avni’s elim- Monday for the “Sree Chitira also likely to aggravate the sit- he Special Task Force with a loot in Gopalganj district total of 50 people to the top of and for a suspected case of laid down stringent guidelines ination, Aditya Thackeray Atta Thirunal” special puja uation. The samiti alleged that Tarrested a hardcore crimi- of Bihar in 2013. He came in the bridge. It will have desig- murder in #Hyderabad,” the for the purpose. It may be posed a series of questions to slated for the next day, mark- even though the Supreme nal carrying cash reward of Rs touch with criminals in Deoria, nated spots for selfie-crazy minister tweeted. “I fail to recalled Avni was spotted and Maharashtra Forest Minister ing the birthday of last king of Court has decided to hear the 50,000 from Kushinagar early Kushinagar and other districts Delhiites. The elevators area understand why a State killed around 11 pm on Friday, Sudhir Mungantiwar and Travancore Chithira Thirunal review and writ petitions on the in the morning on Sunday. of UP. Nitish later formed a likely to be operational in two Government should even both- after an intensive search that demanded to know as to why Balarama Varma, and close at issue on November 13, the The criminal, identified as gang of criminals from Bihar months,” he said. The er about such a man let alone had been going on for the past the forest department had not 10 pm on that day. Tantri State Government was inten- Nitish Kumar Singh, was want- and UP. He also tried his hands boomerang-shaped pylon con- hire his services for illegal and two months. The forest offi- focussed on capturing the Kandararu Rajeevaru and chief tionally ignoring the “mass ed in a murderous assault case in smuggling of drugs and sists of two inclined columns inhuman acts,” Gandhi tweet- cials had spilled urine of anoth- tigress and re-locating it, priest Unnikrishnan movement” against the judge- and Gorakhpur Rang IG had liquor. Meanwhile, three per- which are rigidly connected to ed. “Despite the forest officials er tigress and American per- instead of killing it. Namboodiri would jointly open ment and was trying to announced the reward on his sons were arrested in Sambhal the driving lanes and bend being committed to tranquilise, fume in parts of Borati forest’s Maintaining that the the temple doors and light the “hastily” enforce it using arrest after the police failed to district for manufacturing ille- mid-way. The upper portion of capture and quarantine the compartment number 149 to Government officials and the lamp at the ‘Sreekovil’ (sanctum police force. nab him. The police recovered gal firearms. In a statement the pylon anchors the backstay tigress, the trigger-happy draw out Avni from its habitat. forest ministry are supposed to sanctorum). Devaswom “In such a situation, the a pistol, a live cartridge, four issued here on Sunday, the UP cables as well as the main-span shooter has killed her on his Avni is survived by her 10- protect animals and forests Minister, Kadakampally devotees are left with no other mobile sets, Rs 310 and 2.37 kg Police said that they had been cables, arranged in a harp like own under direct orders of Sh month-old two cubs, both of from these poachers, not get Surendran, said the choice but to continue with the charas worth about Rs 10 lakh tipped-off following which manner. The top of the pylon Mungantiwar. The tigress was which have gone missing ever inspired by them, Aditya Government will ensure com- peaceful agitation,” it said. from him. Suresh, Bhoop Singh and is created by a 22 m high steel- a mother. Now her two cubs since their mother was elimi- demanded to know: “Why plete protection to believers. So Objecting to the samithi’s The police said an STF Ramphal were arrested from glass structure, which will pro- will also die,” she said in her nated. Avani’s elimination came couldn’t this expert blood far no women in the ‘barred’ appeal, the Network of Women team was tipped-off that Nitish Dhanari police station area on vide a panoramic view of Delhi. statement. “We cannot allow nearly two months after the thirsty hunter dart the tigress age group had approached in Media, India said it was Kumar Singh was going to Saturday. Around 25 firearms The proposal was first this kind of insensitive and Supreme Court refused to and tranquilise her?,” he want- police for protection to offer ‘unjustified’ and ‘unacceptable catch a bus and was carrying a of different bores, semi-manu- mooted in 2004 and received merciless attitude towards ani- intervene in the hunt by the ed to know from the State prayers at the hill shrine, he interference’ in the functioning bag in which he had psy- factured weapons, equipment approval of the Delhi Cabinet mals to prevail,” the Minister Maharashtra Forest Government. “As a family of said. A high-level meeting of of the media and an ‘unfair chotropic substance. A team for manufacturing firearms in 2007. It was initially expect- said. Gandhi said she will take Department to capture or kill wildlife lovers and conserva- senior police officers was held obstacle’ in the way of journal- laid a trap and nabbed him. and parts were recovered, the ed to be completed at a modi- up the issue with Maharashtra the wild cat. The apex court’s tionists, we had been coordi- to take stock of the situation. ists who happen to be women During interrogation, police said in the statement. fied estimate of Rs 1,131 crore Chief Minister Devendra order refusing to intervene in nating internally to stop this During last month’s pujas, wishing to cover an important for the Commonwealth Games, Fadnavis and demand strong the matter came on September hunt. The tigress could’ve been media persons were attacked by story of public interest. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 nation 05

NON-DISCLOSURE OF WILFUL DEFAULTER’S LIST MP polls: Cong releases second list of candidates CIC issues show-cause PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n political outfit Jai Adivasi Yuva NEW DELHI Shakti (JAYS), from the Manawar seat in Dhar dis- ith the Congress releas- trict. Alawa, a former assistant Wing its second lists of professor at Delhi’s All India notice to RBI Governor candidates on Sunday for the Institute of Medical Sciences, Madhya Pradesh Assembly was unable for comment. elections, the party has set The Congress-JAYS were PTI n NEW DELHI The CIC has also that there is no match between aside speculations of internal in talks for an alliance, espe- what RBI Governor and rife in the State cadre led by cially in the Nimar-Malwa he Central Information asked the Prime Deputy Governor say and their heavyweights and old timers region where the BJP has a for- TCommission (CIC) has Minister’s Office, website regarding their RTI Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh midable following. Former issued a show-cause notice to the Finance policy, and great secrecy of vig- and the new generation leader chief minister Digvijay Singh’s RBI Governor Urjit Patel for ilance reports and inspection Jyotiraditya Scindia. The party son Jaivardhan, a sitting MLA, “dishonouring” a Supreme Ministry and the reports is being maintained has struck a fine balance Last week, during the discussion on finalising the first set of brother Lakshman Singh and Court judgment on disclosure RBI to make public with impunity in spite of the between supporters of Nath, nephew Priyavrat Singh have of wilful defaulters’ list. Supreme Court confirming the Singh and Scindia. candidates, Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia had a huge been given tickets from The CIC has also asked the the letter of orders of the CIC in the Last week, during the dis- argument and the Central Election Committee meeting had to be Raghogarh, Chachoda and Prime Minister’s Office, the Raghuram Rajan Jayantilal case”, Information cussion on finalising the first stopped midway which also had presence of Kamal Nath Khilchipur seats respectively. Finance Ministry and the Commissioner Sridhar set of candidates, Digvijaya Similarly, Scindia loyalists Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to on bad loans Acharyulu said. Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia Hemant Katare and KK Singh make public the letter of for- He concluded that it did had a huge argument and the Two-time Chief Minister while dropping Govardhan state unit chief Kamal Nath and have been nominated from mer RBI governor Raghuram calling for disclosure of names not serve any purpose in pun- Central Election Committee Digvijay Singh has a long- Upadhyay, Shakuntala Khatik poll campaign committee in- Ater and Jaora seats respec- Rajan on bad loans. of wilful defaulters. ishing the CPIO for this defi- meeting had to be stopped standing rivalry with Scindia and Manoj Kumar, sitting charge Jyotiradtiya Scindia are tively. Four former MPs, com- Irked over the denial of Patel, speaking on ance, because he acted under midway which also had pres- leading to factionalism within MLAs from Sironj, Kerera and not on the either list. They are prising former Union minister information on the disclosure of September 20 at the Central the instructions of the top ence of Kamal Nath. the party in the state, where it Kotma respectively. They have touted to be frontrunners for Suresh Pachouri, Vijaylaxmi the names of wilful defaulters Vigilance Commission (CVC), authorities. The dispute was over the has been out of power for 15 been replaced by Ashok Tyagi, the chief minister’s post if the Sadho, Sajjan Singh Verma who have taken bank loans of had said the guidelines on vig- “The Commission consid- selection of candidates and years. With the Shivraj Singh Jaswant Jatav and Sunil Saraf. party wins. The list of 155 and Surendra Singh Thakur `50 crore and above by the RBI ilance, issued by the CVC, ers the Governor as deemed both the leaders last Thursday Chouhan governing the state Elections in the state are names, released late Saturday have been nominated from in spite of a Supreme Court were aimed at achieving greater PIO responsible for non-dis- walked out of the party’s war- since 2003, Congress is hoping due on November 28 while the night, includes that of 21 Bhojpur, Maheshwar, Sonkuth order, the CIC has asked Patel transparency, promoting a cul- closure and defiance of SC room in national Capital after to take a lead on the anti- results will be declared on women and 24 fresh faces. and Sehore respectively. Sanjay to explain why a maximum ture of honesty and probity in orders and CIC orders and heated exchanges with Scindia. incumbency factor. December 11 alongwith the The remaining 75 candidates Sharma, Padma Shukla and penalty be not imposed on him public life and improving the directs him to show cause why Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Congress which has results of Rajasthan, will be announced during the Abhay Mishra, who recently for “dishonouring” the verdict overall vigilance administration maximum penalty should not thereafter appointed a three- released a total of 171 candi- Chhatisgarh and Mizoram next couple of days. joined the Congress after leav- which had upheld a decision in the organisations within its be imposed on him for these member committee led by dates of the 230 member where polls will be held simul- Interestingly, the Congress ing the ruling BJP in Madhya taken by then Information purview, the CIC pointed out. reasons, before November 16, Ahmed Patel to resolve the assembly, it has on expected taneously. has nominated Dr Hiralal Pradesh, have been given tick- Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, “The Commission feels 2018,” Acharyulu said. issue. lines, renominated 46 MLAs The names of Congress Alawa, convener of the tribal ets as well. ‘Possible to take Ayushman Bharat to 6L villages’ AIKS to organise march from Nov 28 to 30 PNS n NEW DELHI tre of the Left parties’ political announcement of hike in min- Committee (AIKSCC), a con- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n herbal drugs to treat non-com- activities, Mollah said that agri- imum support prices (MSPs) of glomerate of 260 farmers bod- NEW DELHI municable diseases like dia- he All India Kisan Sabha cultural crisis is manifested in 22 mandated crops and fair and ies across the country, to press betes and thyroid. We have T(AIKS) will organise a different ways and there are remunerative price (FRP) of for their various demands, ven as the Center is yet to drugs like BGR-34 developed march from November 28 to 30 historical reasons behind it. sugarcane “a hoax”. Mollah, who is also a convenor Einclude the old systems of by scientific bodies such as to press for the pending “The main cause of agricultural Alleging that while agri- of the AIKSCC, said. medicine (AYUSH) in its CSIR to treat diabetes cases demands of the farmers in the crisis is failure to bring about cultural inputs costs have He said the 2011 Census biggest medical insurance pol- which is on increase,” said a national capital. land reforms. After increased many folds, farmer reveals that there are nearly 15 icy (Pradhan Mantri Jan senior official on the sidelines Earlier, 30,000 farmers Independence, if the farmers are not getting due price of million less farmers in the Arogya Yojna), Union Minister of the event. have walked and travelled in had got land then their condi- their products, Mollah said, country than there were in Mahesh Sharma, who also hap- CEO of Niti Ayog Amitabh tractors to Delhi in the first tion would have been better,” “The BJP is now seeking to 1991. “This pattern of distress pens to be an allopathic doctor, Kant too pitched for providing week of October to push their said Mollah adding that a hoodwink farmers by plan- migration indicates that the vouched on Sunday for its effi- platform to Ayush which, he demand of loan waivers to march would be organized on ning an aggressive campaign agrarian crisis has burst from cacy saying that through alter- said, is “the best and purest” farmers. Slamming the BJP November 28 and 30 to press for the general elections next the seams of rural India, under- nate system of medicine, it is source of rejuvenation and and the Congress governments press for the pending demands year.” mining both the country’s food possible to take the Ayushman there exists a “great opportu- for the plight of farmers in the of the farmers in the national “Farmers across the coun- security and our collective food Bharat scheme to over six lakh economy of the country by these formulations can be used nity” to create knowledge and country, AIKS General capital. try have realized who are the sovereignty,” Mollah said, ask- villages across the States. expanding existing market of to treat 20 to 30 different dis- business based on it. Secretary Hannan Mollah Alleging that after main culprits behind their ing, “Why cant’ the same gov- During the inaugural ses- Ayurveda and AYUSH products eases. In this way we have 20 Rajiv Vasudevan who heads alleged that successive Independence the government plight. We have been working ernment waive farmers’ loan sion of the two-day national and therapies. The ministry lakh medicines which is an Bangalore-based AyurVaid, a Governments’ “failure” to bring had not taken steps for land for farmers’ cause since long. which is near about half of the seminar on ‘Entrepreneurship has aimed to expand the current incredible and unimaginable chain of Ayurveda in-patient “land reforms” has triggered reforms with the agricultural On many occasions, our efforts loans waived for industrialists?” and Business Development in size of Ayurveda and AYUSH figure for entrepreneurs, he said. hospitals focused on medical the “agricultural crisis”. AIKS sector as its prime focus, he yield dividends to farmers. We About the ‘Kisan March’, he Ayurveda’, Sharma said, business of around USD 3 bil- In, fact, the Ministry has management of serious chron- has sought President Ram Nath alleged that the then ruling are uniting farmers bodies said, “Farmers will come on “Through Ayurveda, it is pos- lion to USD 10 billion by 2022. already initiated pilot projects ic diseases said that going back Kovind’s intervention to resolve party maintained close affini- across the country and have tractors. On November 29, sible to take Prime Minister Earlier, Minister of State in few districts to integrate tra- to basics of authentic ayurveda the “agricultural crisis” that ty with landlords of major created a common platform,” they will assemble at the Narendra Modi’s Ayushman for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik ditional healing by using med- treatment and leveraging its renders 70 per cent of people states. he said. Ramlila grounds here. We are Bharat scheme to over six lakh said that the ancient Scriptures icinal herbs with Ayurveda, capabilities comprehensively is in the country vulnerable, by He also hit out at the BJP A ‘Kisan March’ would be trying to organise our rally at villages of the country.” of Ayurveda have at least 1.25 Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, an imperative. He also called addressing a joint session of government at the centre, organised in Delhi from Boat Club. If we get do not get Sharma also hoped that the lakhs formulations which are Siddha and Homoeopathy for inclusion of AYUSH in the parliament. accusing it of not fulfilling his November 28 to 30 under the the permission to hold the AYUSH Ministry can make collected in Traditional knowl- (AYUSH) in hospitals. “The PMJAY to reach out to the peo- Asserting that farmers’ 2014 electoral promises to aegis of the All India Kisan rally there, it would be held at significant contribution to the edge Digital Library. Each one of aim is to show efficacy of ple in the country. issues continue to be at the cen- farmers while terming its Sangharsh Coordination the Ramlia ground.” ‘Candidates failing to fulfil Experts fear China lifting ban on tiger, rhino income requirement for HC parts may intensify poaching in India PTI n NEW DELHI across the globe. was less pressure on the popu- judgeship being recommended’ According to a latest survey, lation of wild tigers and rhinos. ndian wildlife experts have India has 2,226 tigers and 3,500 “The Environment PTI n NEW DELHI the lacunae,” a functionary Iurged the government to be rhinos are left in both India and Ministry along with the state said. vigilant against poaching of Nepal. governments would need to he Government has The minimum income tigers and rhinos after China “People involved in illegal strengthen protection of wild Tflagged several recom- requirement is prescribed in eased a 25-year ban on the trade wildlife trade of tiger bones and tiger and rhino populations mendations made by high the memorandum of proce- of body parts of the animals, rhino horns might target the and be vigilant against poach- court collegiums to appoint dure, a document which guides and said New Delhi should wild populations in India. Our ing. It would also need collab- lawyers as judges, saying the the appointment and transfer also raise their concern with country, with 60 per cent and 85 oration between enforcement candidates fail to fulfil the of high court and Supreme Beijing at international fora. per cent of global populations of agencies at central and state level minimum income require- Court judges. They said the decision by wild tigers and greater one- for curbing illegal trade in tiger ment. As per the established pro- China is likely to result in horned rhinos respectively, will and rhino derivatives,” he said. In the past three months, cedure, the high court col- decline in the population of the be under threat of poaching. Gajender K Sharma, anoth- the Department of Justice in legiums send the names of can- animals and has potential “grave “India and other tiger range er wildlife expert, said China’s the Law Ministry has pointed didates to be appointed as and devastating” implications countries are committed to reversal of the ban has “poten- out at some 25 recommenda- high court judges to the Law for tiger and rhino conservation doubling populations of wild tial grave implications” for the tions where the candidates Ministry. in India. tigers under the ambitious conservation and welfare of from the Bar have failed to After attaching reports of According to media reports, Global Tiger Recovery tigers and rhinos in India. meet the requirement to have the Intelligence Bureau on the China has partially lifted the ban Programme, and reversal of “We urge the Indian gov- an average annual income of background of candidates, the on the use of tiger bones and this ban on commercial trade of ernment to voice their concern `7 lakh in the preceding five ministry forwards it to the rhino horns for medicinal uses. tiger bones would have devas- on this matter with the Chinese years to be considered for high apex court’s collegium. The ban was imposed in 1993 tating implications on reaching government via fora like the court judgeship. The Supreme Court col- to save the endangered species. the Tx2 goal,” Ghose said. Global Tiger Forum. We also “We have flagged the issue legium then recommends the Dipankar Ghose, director- Tx2 is a 12-year ambition to urge the government to take while forwarding the recom- names of candidates it finds species and landscapes pro- double wild tiger numbers by steps to prevent any poaching mendations to the Supreme suitable for judgeship. gramme at WWF-India 2022, the next year of the tiger. incidents that may happen in Court collegium.The SC col- The Government either Secretariat, said the conse- Ghose said the ban on trade the future as an impact of this legium would automatically accepts the recommendations quences of such a reversal is of tiger bones and rhino horns decision,” said Sharma, India South Korean First Lady Kim Jung being received by Union Minister Harsimrat reject such recommendations. or returns them for reconsid- likely to adversely affect the in China had reduced the country director, World Animal Kaur Badal on her arrival at the AFS Palam in New Delhi on Sunday PTI But, it is our duty to point out eration to the collegium. population of the two species demand, and as a result there Protection. Mahatama Gandhi’s life will be Monsoon reasonably distributed across country: Met Dept showcased at R-Day parade PNS n NEW DELHI cient rainfall this year, wit- THE IMD ALSO low pressure system during Bengal and neighbourhood on ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI occasion. While, the Union Affairs Ministry’s float will be nessed 10 monsoon low pres- June. August 19. External Affairs Ministry has modeled upon the Gandhi’s he India Meteorological sure systems including one STATED THE ALL The second system of July It subsequently moved west ext year’s Republic Day been asked to highlight histor- ideas on the empowerment of TDepartment (IMD) cyclone, one deep depression, INDIA WEEKLY had been a well-marked low northwestwards before it Ncelebrations will be unlike ical Pieter Maritezburg incident Adivasis while the tableaux of claimed that southwest mon- four depressions and two pressure area, during July 13- became less marked over any other in the past when on June 7, 1893, which led to the Law and Justice Ministry will soon 2018 was reasonably dis- depressions and two well RAINFALL ANOMALIES 19. Under the influence of a northwest Madhya Pradesh floats of the Ministries and “ birth of a Satyagrahi and portray the life of the freedom tributed across the country marked low pressure areas and DURING 13 OF THE 18 cyclonic circulation, a low pres- and neighbourhood on August States have depicted varied political awakening” as also has fighter as barrister, steps initi- barring East and North East two low pressure areas. This sure area formed over north- 22. Under its influence, wide- themes like the rich cultural been stated by Prime Minister ated by him for jail and judicial India. may be reasons for scattered WEEKS OF THE west Bay of Bengal and neigh- spread very intense rainfall heritage of India. However, on Narendra Modi on several occa- reform. Gandhi believed that “The acreage data of the rainfall this year. bourhood on July 13. activity had been reported January 26, 2019, the tableaux sions, Union Women and Child “if we were not under the spell Ministry of Agriculture suggest In its report, the IMD said MONSOON SEASON The third system of July from parts of central India rolling down the Rajpath will Development Ministry, in all its of lawyers and law-courts and that overall crop acreage dur- that the number of Low WERE NEGATIVE formed as a low pressure area and adjoining peninsular India. be entirely devoted on show- likelihood, will focus on if there were no touts to tempt ing the Kharif season is high- Pressure System (LPS) had over northwest Bay of Bengal The last low pressure sys- casing the milestone events of Gandhji’s thoughts on women us into the quagmire of the er by 2.6% as compared to the been 50 as against the normal the week ending September 19 and adjoining Gangetic West tem formed as a low pressure the life of Mahatma Gandhi. empowerment. courts and to appeal to our highest ever acreage/record of 57. The IMD also stated the (-55% ) followed by the week Bengal and Odisha on July 19 area over East Central Bay of The Gandhi-themed The Union Health and basest passions, we would be food production that India all India weekly rainfall anom- ending 30th September 30th,” which concentrated into a Bengal and adjoining tableaux at the Rajpath is part Family Welfare Ministry has leading a much happier life experienced during 2017. The alies during 13 of the 18 weeks the IMD report said. Depression on July 21, morn- Myanmar coast on 18th of the Government’s year-long been asked to depict Gandhi’s than we do.” resultant acreage is largely of the monsoon season were According to IMD, the ing. September, evening. It con- plan celebrating the 150th work in leprosy and tubercu- The Social Justice and manifested by the good soil negative. “Out of the 5 positive first low pressure system of the The second system in centrated into a Depression birth anniversary of the Father losis sectors while the Drinking Empowerment tableau will be moisture distribution across rainfall anomaly weeks, 2 weeks current monsoon season August formed as a low pres- over east central Bay of Bengal of the Nation. water and Sanitation Ministry featuring Gandhi views on the country. Adequate soil were from July (weeks ending formed over northeast Bay of sure area over North West Bay and neighbourhood during the The Union Culture will showcase Gandhi and san- temple entry and the steps he moisture available over north- 4 th & 18 th) and one week Bengal and adjoining of Bengal and adjoining night of September19. It then Ministry has prepared a tenta- itation. The central Ministry initiated to reform the society. ern parts of India may help the each from other 3 months Bangladesh coast on 10th June. Coastal areas of West Bengal & intensified further into tive list of the important events will also highlight Gandhi’s He was of the view that polit- Rabi crops during 2018- 19,” (weeks ending June 13, August It crossed Bangladesh coast Odisha on August 13. The Cyclonic Storm ‘DAYE’ over 8 related to the life of Gandhi that sanitation drive during his stay ical freedom would mean noth- the IMD report said. 22 & September 26). The high- and weakened over the land third system in August was a northwest Bay of Bengal on ministries and States can show- in South Africa and India. ing unless the oppressed mil- The southwest monsoon est negative weekly rainfall during the same night. Also Low Pressure area which 20th September and crossed case through the floats on the Similarly, Union Tribal lions in Indian society are that ended with 9 percent defi- anomaly was recorded during this had been the only intense formed over northwest Bay of south Odisha. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 nation 06

TINSUKIA KILLINGS K’taka to continue Tipu Iconic Vice Admiral Awati TMC MPs visit victims’ Jayanti amid protests (Retd) passes away in Satara

KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI kin, offer `1 lakh each ven though when they were egendary Vice Admiral Enot in power, the JD(S) L(Retd) Manohar Pralhad had opposed the Congress Awati, who had “displayed gal- SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Government’s move to cele- lantry, leadership and devotion brate the Jayanti of 18 centu- to duty of a high order” during ays after Bengal Chief ry Mysore King Tipu Sultan, the operations against Pakistan DMinister Mamata Banerjee the JD(S)-Congress coalition in December 1971 and lambasted the BJP-led Government in Karnataka has inspired generations of sea- Governments of Assam and now decided to continue to goers through cirmumnaviga- Gujarat for targeting the lin- celebrate the Kings Jayanti tion missions, died in his native guistic minorities, a team of amidst opposition by the BJP, village of Vinchurni in Trinamool Congress MPs led other Hindu and Right wing Palthan taluka of Satara by Derek O’Brien on Sunday organisations. district in western Maharashtra met the kin of victims alleged- Karnataka Chief Minister on Sunday. ly massacred by terrorists in HD Kumaraswamy who is When the then President Tinsukia district of Assam. heading a fragile coalition has Rajendra Prasad presented The team constituting MPs announced that his colours to the Indian Navy on Derek O’Brien, Mamata Bala TMC MP Derek O’Brien meets family members of those who were killed by Government would continue to May 27, 1951, the young Thakur, Nadimul Haq and suspected ULFA terrorists at Dhola in Tinsukia district on Sunday PTI celebrate Tipu Jayanti despite Lieutenant who had MLA Mahua Moitra later violence in the previous years been chosen to receive the announced an assistance of `1 and opposition from the BJP. colours was none other than lakh each for the families of the He said “We will continue the Admiral Awati. five victims, sources said, Assam Govt hands over `5L programmes that were started Vice Admiral Awati (retd) adding, the Chief Minister had by the previous government. State failed to file its objection, was 91. “A giant of a man, one also directed her party MPs to Because they (BJP) object does- forcing the court to impose a of our tallest heroes and great- Admiral MP Awati (Retd) manded INS Betwa, INS Tir raise the issue with President each to kin of five deceased n’t mean we should stop,” fine on the State Government est icons. It’s truly the end of an #PVSM, #VirChakra passed and INS Mysore. Ramnath Kovind. the Chief Minister said on the on Wednesday. The court will era. May his soul RIP,” Admiral away; was the commanding As the Commanding An appointment had been Tinsukia: The Assam the massacre,” Chetia told sidelines of a programme hear the case next on Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval officer of a naval unit of the Officer of INS Kamorta during sought with the President, Government on Sunday hand- reporters after meeting the in Bengaluru. November 9. Staff, tweeted. Eastern Fleet, Dec’71. Captured the 1971 Bangladesh TMC sources said in Kolkata. ed over cheques of `5 lakh as victim families. Tipu Jayanti celebrations “What is the need for this Awati was the command- three enemy ships carrying Liberation, he was awarded Condemning the brutal compensation to families of The Assam government had evoked strong protests in celebration when CM could ing officer of an Indian naval contraband goods. His actions the Vir Chakra for leadership act O’Brien said, “I have no each of the five people, three had announced a compensation the State last year, with clash- not go for Valmiki Jayanti cel- unit of the Eastern Fleet dur- led to destruction of an enemy and gallantry. words to express this terrible days after they were of Rs 5 lakh and a job for the es erupting in various districts. ebrations… Valmiki who has ing the operations against submarine. An icon in naval His sailing career reached act. After these people were killed by unidentified gunmen next of the kin of the deceased. In 2015, two persons were written the Ramayana. Instead, Pakistan in December 1971. history. My homage”. its height with the command poor and innocent and did not in the district. Three members of a family killed in Madikeri when a he wants to celebrate Tipu Throughout the period, he was Born on September 7, of the sword arm of the Indian deserve to be killed like this. BJP MLA from Sadiya, were among five people shot group taking out a procession who killed so many Hindus? called upon to operate within 1927, Awati had his schooling Navy, the Western Fleet. \ They have been murdered in Bolin Chetia, visited the vic- dead by suspected ULFA was stalled by Vishwa Hindu This shows his priority,” BJP enemy waters where there was in King George’s School, An alumnus of the Defense cold blood.” He said, “this is a tims’ houses and gave the (Independent) gunmen while Parishad (VHP) activists. spokesperson Sudhanshu constant danger to his ship Mumbai and The Maharashtra Services Staff College humanitarian visit and we have cheques. “I have handed over two others were injured at The Tipu Jayanti Virodhi Trivedi said. from enemy mines and sub- Education Society School, Wellington, and the Royal to come to stand by the griev- the cheques that the state gov- Kheroni in the district Thursday Horatta Samiti a right wing Senior Congress MLA and marines. Undeterred, he car- Pune. Having attended TS College of Defense Studies, ing families.” ernment had announced after night, police said. PTI supported organisation has powerful Muslim neta Roshan ried out continuous probes Dufferin, he was selected for London, Admiral Awati subse- Five people of Bengali- condemned the move of the Beg criticised the BJP and said into the enemy defended har- the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) in quently held crucial shore speaking community were with the striking out of the other parts of Bengal protest- State Government to celebrate it rakes up to polarise bours in Bangladesh and November, 1945. appointments such as gunned on Thursday down at names of 40 lakh people from ing the Assam killings while the Tipu Jayanti. The same organ- the people. The State inflicted heavy damage After his training at the Commandant of the National Kherbari village of Tinsukia the National Register for Congress on observed a “black isation last year also filed a PIL Government has decided to go on the enemy. Royal Naval Colleges at Defense Academy (NDA), Chief district allegedly by ULFA ter- Citizens and attacked the BJP day” to denounce the killings in the Karnataka High Court. ahead and celebrate Tipu During the blockade, Awati Dartsmouth and Greenwich, of Personnel at the Naval rorists. “We met the family Governments of Assam and allegedly caused by the divisive The opposition BJP has been Jayanti on November 10, attacked and captured three Admiral Awati also had train- Headquarters and Flag officer members of the victims. They Gujarat for pursuing a politics of policies of the BJP in general opposing the Government’s Kannada and Culture Minister enemy ships carrying contra- ing stints with the British Commanding- in-Chief of the belong to the poorest of the hatred by “driving out Bengalis, and the Assam Government in move and it became a major R Jayamala said. “We will def- band goods. He also gained a Mediterranean Fleet and the Western Naval Command from poor section of the society. and UPwallas from Assam and particular. political row between the rul- initely go ahead with the Tipu submarine contact and pressed Naval Specialist School at where he retired in March 1983. These families are living in this Biharis from Gujarat.” However Bengal BJP pres- ing Government and the BJP. Jayanti celebration on home an attack with great Portsmouth. A recipient of Param region for generations. They Her nephew and TMC MP ident Dilip Ghosh refuted the The petitioner cited November 10, it is our duty. vigour, which possibly resulted In March, 1950, Admiral Vishishta Seva Medal (PVSM), have no enmity with anyone. Abhishek Banerjee went to the charges saying “there are law decrease in Kodava race due to Chief Minister HD in destruction of and damage Awati returned to India Admiral Awati was the chair- Still they were killed in cold extent of seeking the resigna- and order problems in every Tipu’s legacy and the commu- Kumaraswamy has already to the submarine. Throughout, for active service in the man of the Asian Games (1982) blood like this. The tion of Assam Chief Minister State. Thousands of people nal clashes as reasons to stop taken a decision to this effect.” Captain Awati displayed gal- Indian Navy. Yachting Organizing Government must fix respon- Sarbananda Sonowal for failing were killed during the Left observing the birth anniversary Hitting back at the BJP over the lantry, leadership and devotion A specialist in signals com- Committee. Admiral. Awati’s sibility and secure the lives of to ensure the safety and secu- regime in Bengal, hundreds of of the former Mysuru king. threat to stage protests, to duty of a high order. munication, Admiral Awati love for ecology and its con- minorities living in Assam,” rity of the citizens, particular- them have been killed during The Karnataka High court had Jayamala said the saffron party Mourning the death of served on Indian Navy servation emerged after retire- Moitra said. ly the minorities. Both the the Trinamool period and we asked the State to file its objec- would be directly held liable if Vice Admiral Awati (Retd), ships INS Ranjit, INS ment from active service in Earlier Mamata Banerjee TMC and the CPI(M) had have seen how elections are tion to the PIL before there is any untoward incident Defence Minister Nirmala Venduruthy, INS Delhi and association with the legendary had directly linked the attacks taken out rallies in Kolkata and conducted in this State.” November 2018. However, the during the celebration. Sitharaman tweeted: “Vice INS Kistna, and later com- Dr Salim Ali. Build Ram in your heart, Giriraj: No power American Hindu teacher SC verdict on in world can stop homosexuality, says Shashi Tharoor construction of for Ram temple at Ayodhya adultery detestable: Ram Mandir Church body PTI n NEW DELHI while a good Hindu was also obvi- life”. “Advani said he would have PTI n MANGALURU ously somebody who worshipped respectfully wanted to relocate the Kohima: The apex church ith the Ram Mandir move- and believed in his worship, Hindu site and Vajpayee had also hinted at emples are meant to pro- body in Nagaland has taken Wment gathering momentum, scriptures do not allow the use of all sorts of compromises provided Tmote harmony and there strong exception to the Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has violence to have one's way. the Ram Temple could also be should not be any objection to recent Supreme Court judg- said no Hindu text condones the use "A good Hindu is also obviously built, it could even be a joint wall the construction of Ram ments decriminalising of violence to get one's way and somebody who worships and between a mosque and a temple. Mandir at Ayodhya which is homosexuality between con- scriptures say people should build believes in his worship. But where Who knows what Atal Bihari the Lord’s birthplace, American senting adults as well as adul- Ram in their hearts. “In fact, if any- have we been told in our Hindu Vajpayee would have wanted? He is Hindu teacher and author tery, terming them thing, there is a scripture that says texts and our Hindu teachings not here to tell us but no, neither of David Frawley said on Sunday. “detestable” and “unaccept- build Ram in your heart. And if which, in fact since the days of Adi them ever spoke in terms of demol- After releasing his book able” to Christians. Ram is built in our heart it should Shankaracharya, have emphasized ishing the mosque and when it hap- Patna: Union Minister Giriraj titled ‘What is Hinduism’ at the The Nagaland Baptist little matter where else he is or he much more on ahimsa. Where have pened they both condemned it. So Singh on Sunday said no power venue of the Mangaluru Church Council (NBCC) delib- is not, because he is everywhere,” we been told that we should conduct what am I saying that is so shock- in the world could stop the Literary Festival (Mangaluru erated on the court rulings Tharoor said in an exclusive inter- violence against other people to ing for the Bharatiya Janata Party construction of a Ram temple Lit Fest-2018) here, he said threadbare in its executive view to PTI. have our way," questioned Tharoor. (BJP)?” asked Tharoor. in Ayodhya. there was no opposition Frawley, also known Frawley, also known as meeting held on October 30- The Congress MP was responding The Lok Sabha MP from On the perception that major- “No power in the world towards constructing mosques as Vamadeva Vamadeva Shastri, said age-old 31, it said in a statement on to a question about his recent Thiruvananthapuram also won- ity Hindus want a Ram Temple at can stop construction of Ram and churches in the country Shastri, said age-old practices of Hindus like Yoga, Saturday. remark that no good Hindu would dered what about his remarks had the site where evidence also suggests temple because people’s and there should be no oppo- practices of Hindus meditation and Ayurveda had “Legalising of such acts want a temple at the disputed Ram "shocked the BJP so much". He said: that a temple existed, Tharoor said patience is running out for it,” sition for constructing a tem- received universal acceptance (homosexuality and adultery) Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site. “Most good Hindus I know would this was an academic argument. “A the Minister told the media in ple also. like Yoga, over the years. is extremely detestable Tharoor reiterated his point asking want a Ram Temple at the place temple really did exist. Whether it Nawada, his parliamentary Temples are part of nation- meditation and While following the cus- and unacceptable to the if a good Hindu would want to build where they believe he was born. But was the Ram Temple we don’t constituency in Bihar. al heritage and meant to pro- Ayurveda had toms, traditions and rituals, Christians under any cir- a Ram Temple at the expense of an most good Hindus would not have know. Definitely there were pillars Giriraj Singh has urged mote harmony among the peo- received universal Hindus always had respect for cumstances,” the statement act of violence. “My only point is, wanted it by demolishing other peo- underneath. But given the experi- the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ple, he noted. acceptance over the values of other religions, he by NBCC said. would a Hindu have wanted to build ple’s place of worship. And this is ences of that period so many tem- Central government and the In his speech, Frawley, who added. “This interpretation that such a precious place at the expense more or less what Atal Bihari ples were destroyed and mosques Supreme Court to come for- was awarded Padma Bhushan the years On the second and con- granting of liberty, empower- of conducting an act of violence. A Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani built in their places. I am not chal- ward and resolve this issue. in 2015, said Hindu religion is Kali, Lakshmi and woman is cluding day of the literary fes- ing adulterers and unnatural good Hindu is a law-abiding Hindu. also said.” The Congress leader lenging the historical veracity of this The Supreme Court has the only religion which gave considered as mother of the tival, based on the theme Idea relationship with the encour- A good Hindu is someone who has quoted LK Advani as having called belief, that debate is over. That's directed the listing of the Ram greatest importance to women. universe in the religion, a con- of Bharat, veteran Kannada agement and support of law is ‘insaaniyat’,” the Congress leader the day of demolition of Babri totally academic now," said the Janmabhoomi title suit to Hindus offer poojas to var- cept not found in any other novelist S L Bhyrappa was terribly wrong for our soci- asked. He went on to argue that Masjid as the "saddest day of his Congress MP. January 2019. IANS ious Goddesses like Saraswathi, religion, he claimed. felicitated. ety,” the NBCC added. PTI Like Sabarimala, this Kolkata Kali Puja prevents women’s entry

IANS n KOLKATA wondering who are those larly a patriarchy-induced con- priests talking about such dition. Most of the Shakti Pujas mid the raging controver- restrictions,” exclaimed are done following the tantra Asy surrounding Kerala’s Mulmantra Roy, 81. rituals and such practice is Sabarimala temple, a 34-year- The community Puja, with not prevalent anywhere. old Kali Puja here is now getting a budget of around Rs 3,00,000, Finally, if the tantric has so media attention as it doesn’t is a major crowd-puller and, many problems, then why are allow women to step inside the this year, the organisers plan to they worshipping the female marquee premises, with belief bring their 15-feet-tall idol on goddess?” reigning stronger than rights. November 4. The immersion “This is not logical and “Our 34-year-old will take place on November 9. they are projecting a sort of Panchamunda Kali Puja fol- But they simply plead help- vainglory,” Bhaduri affirmed. lows tantra (an ancient esoteric lessness over bringing about The women residents of Hindu tradition). Tantric any change with regard to the the area seem least bothered priests from Tarapith have been restriction. about the restrictions as they conducting the Puja every year. “People come in large don’t want to break the age-old We had questioned our ances- groups and the ground that you tradition. tors, but they said a female is can see beside the marquee “I have seen this Puja when not even allowed to touch any- helps in managing the crowd. it started during my child- thing,” Gangaram Shaw, exec- We allow them to worship hood days. Women can be utive body member of the held. Another committee mem- of the Dwarka River in from outside. The restriction is part of the procession of bring- Chetla Pradip Sangha said. ber, Manoj Ghosh, said: “As Birbhum district, expressed really surprising as the ing the idol and also join the Kali Puja — which is cele- organisers, we want women to immense surprise. Tarapith is Goddess herself is a woman, visarjan (immersion proces- brated as Diwali in Bengal — be included in the Puja but this famous for its tantric practices. but it cannot be changed,” sion). But once the rituals of the is scheduled to be held on is not our Puja as we have to fol- “I am one of the aged Gangaram said. Puja begin, we cannot step November 6. low whatever the tantrics say.” priests here and I know there Commenting on the rea- inside the pandal. This has Shaw mentioned the restric- However, a priest of are no such rules that prevent son cited by the organisers, been the rule and we have fol- tion on entry has been there Tarapith temple (265 km from the entry of women. Our tem- Indologist Nrisingha Prasad lowed it with devotion,” Mithu ever since the Puja was first Kolkata), situated on the banks ple is open for all and I am Bhaduri said, “This is particu- Mantri, a woman resident said. People shop for Diwali at roadside stalls in Mumbai on Sunday AP LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 nation 07 Snowfall wreaks havoc in J&K Sohrabuddin killed KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR The orchadists and farmers Meanwhile, over 300 said the unexpected snowfall Jammu bound passengers he normal life remained damaged their fruits and crops. including dozens of security Taffected in Kashmir Valley The Kashmir Chamber of personnel were rescued on Sunday a day after moder- Commerce and Industry in a Saturday night after they were ex-Guj Min Pandya? ate snowfall wreaked havoc in statement said that preliminary caught in heavy snowfall near the region disrupting power reports received from various Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu- supply and traffic movement Fruit Associations including Srinagar National Highway. PTI n MUMBAI ‘SOHRABUDDIN TOLD ME HE and causing massive damage to Anantnag suggest that losses The stranded passengers were HAD GOT MONEY FROM DG orchards in the countryside. upwards of Rs 500 crore have lodged in Sarais, hotels, Shelter witness in the VANZARA TO KILL GUJARAT’S The vital roads linking the been incurred and irreparable Sheds, and religious places at ASohrabuddin Sheikh HOME MINISTER HAREN Valley with the outer world damage caused to trees, plan- Banihal. Security personnel alleged fake encounter case including the strategic Srinagar tations and orchards. “We were lodged at Army camp in told a trial court here PANDYA AND HE COMPLETED Jammu national highway appeal to the whole community Banihal town. THE JOB. I THEN TOLD HIM THAT Saturday that Sheikh had remained closed for the second to stand behind our brothers in Vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which was closed due to National Conference vice killed former Gujarat Home WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG AND consecutive day. The highway distress and extend support in fresh snowfall in Kashmir region, at Nagrota on Sunday PTI president and former Chief Minister Haren Pandya. HE HAD KILLED A GOOD remained closed due to land- whatever manner possible,” the Minister Omar Abdullah The killing had allegedly PERSON,’ THE WITNESS slides triggered by incessant statement said. room heaters and other gadgets. sion during this period. expressed concern over the been ordered by former Gujarat TOLD THE COURT rains during intervening night Advisor to Governor The mobile internet services are Traffic Officials said only massive damages suffered to IPS officer DG Vanzara, the of Friday and Saturday. Khurshid Ganai has issued also affected in some areas in Durbar Move vehicles had apple orchards following heavy witness further claimed. The witness further said This was the season’s first directions to the horticulture Srinagar and elsewhere follow- been scheduled to move on snowfall across the valley. Pandya was murdered in that in 2005 he was arrested by snowfall in the region and department to immediately ing heavy snowfall. Saturday and Sunday from “The state government Ahmedabad in 2003. Rajasthan police and lodged at unexpected in the beginning of assess the losses suffered by the In view of heavy snowfall, Srinagar to Jammu. must depute revenue teams to The witness — name not Udaipur jail where he met November. The residents resort- fruit growers and orchardists the business establishments, Around 120 truck drivers the affected districts and assess disclosed — said he met Sheikh Prajapati. ed to heavy woolens to fight the due to untimely snowfall in the markets and private offices were earlier rescued from the losses so that they are com- in 2002 and became good “Prajapati told me that the spine-chilling cold wave. Kashmir valley. also curtailed their activities. Mughal Road since its closure on pensated forthwith,” he said. friends with him and his wife Gujarat police killed Even as the authorities While tourists present in Authorities have estab- Friday. More than 100 vehicles Chief Engineer PDD Kausar Bi and his associate Sohrabuddin and his wife pressed in men and machinery Kashmir Valley have been lished control rooms at district are still stranded on the Road in Kashmir, Hashmat Qazi, said Tulsi Prajapati. Kausar Bi,” the witness said, to restore essential services, enjoying the substantial snow- headquarters. Fresh snowfall south Kashmir’s Shopian district that “heavy” snowfall in the “During that time, deposing before special CBI most areas in the countryside fall at Gulmarg, Sonamarg, occurred in the higher reach- connecting Jammu province Valley has resulted in trees Sohrabuddin told me he had Judge SJ Sharma. Rajasthan police. remained without power sup- Pahalgam and other tourist es of the State while heavy rains through Rajouri district. with thick foliage coming down got money from DG Vanzara The testimony will contin- Of the 38 people charged ply for the second consecutive places, the local people partic- lashed the plains on Saturday. The MeT Department heavily on electrical lines, dam- to kill Gujarat’s home minis- ue next week. by the CBI for the two alleged day. The power supply was ularly those living in far flung Fresh snowfall occurred in Director Sonam Lotus predict- aging most of the 33KV lines. ter Haren Pandya and he Shaikh and his wife were fake encounters, 16 were dis- restored in several parts of the areas are facing various diffi- Zojila Pass, Drass, Kargil, ed that rainfall in plains and He said intermittent rain- completed the job. I then told killed in an alleged fake charged by the trial court. summer capital Srinagar. culties in the shape of disruption Sonamarg, Pahalgam and snowfall in higher reaches will fall and heavy snowfall led to him that what he did was encounter in 2005 by Gujarat Those discharged included Reports of damage to fruit in water and electric supply. Gulmarg during intervening recede and weather would start frequent faults in the electrical wrong and he had killed a police. Prajapati was later killed BJP chief Amit Shah, Vanzara orchards and crops in south, Residents are also experi- night of Friday and Saturday improving Sunday afternoon. system affecting supply in most good person,” the witness told in another alleged fake and all senior officers of central and northern areas of encing more cold in view of while rains lashed the plains of He said the weather will signif- parts of the uptown and civil the court. encounter by Gujarat and Gujarat and Rajasthan police. Kashmir, have been received. absence of electric supply to use the valley and the Jammu divi- icantly improve from Monday. line areas of Srinagar. Projections about Fake Indian currency Goa CM Parrikar’s J&K Guv orders restoration of face value `9.82 health incorrect, of essential services in lakh seized in Bengal says Sardesai areas affected by snowfall PTI n PANAJI IANS n KOLKATA Indian currency PTI n JAMMU The spokesman said the ays after Goa Health advisers and the chief secretary he Border Security Force amounting to DMinister Vishwajit Rane ammu & Kashmir Governor have been asked to get regular T(BSF) has seized fake `5,440, two expressed concern over the JSatya Pal Malik on Sunday updates on restoration of essen- Indian currency notes of face health of Manohar Parrikar, his took stock of the situation tial services from the con- value `9.82 lakh from a mobile phones, Cabinet colleague Vijai Sardesai arising due to heavy snowfall cerned so that people do not Bangladeshi national in West two SIM cards Sunday said the Chief Minister and ordered immediate face any inconvenience. Bengal’s North 24 Parganas and his passport was doing fine. restoration of essential ser- On restoration of electric- district, an official said on Sardesai, whose Goa vices in the affected areas. ity supply, the Governor was Sunday. were also seized Forward Party (GFP) is a rul- Normal life was disrupted informed that massive damage Acting on specific infor- ing constituent in the Bhartiya in the Kashmir valley and parts was caused to transmission mation, the BSF officials raid- ing to `5,440, two mobile Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance of Jammu region experienced lines and transformers due to ed Halderpara village on phones, two SIM cards and his Government, also said the moderate to heavy snowfall snowfall and uprooting of trees. Saturday and apprehended one passport were also seized. “projections” being made about on Saturday. Restoration work is in full Mohammed Sukur Ali, 41, “The apprehended person Parrikar’s health are incorrect. The governor is personal- swing,he said. seized the fake currency notes revealed his identity as “Parrikar’s health is far ly monitoring the situation The power department has being smuggled from India to Mohammed Sukur Ali, 41, of better compared to his stay in and has issued instructions to informed Malik that by this Bangladesh. “The patrol party Chapainawabganj district in the AIIMS in Delhi in the power development and evening electricity would be chased him and managed to Bangladesh. The BSF has September this year. The way public works departments for restored in 90 per cent of the apprehend him. 491 fake cur- handed over Ali, and the items the picture is being projected immediate restoration of elec- affected areas while in other rency notes in denomination of seized from him, to Gaighata about his health is not true. tricity supply and road con- areas restoration work is under- `2,000 were found on him. The police station for further legal Parrikar is much better now nectivity in the affected areas, way, the spokesman said. notes were wrapped with plas- action,” he said. compared to when we had an official spokesman said. Regarding restoration of tic and kept in a bag,” Prabhat The BSF’s South Bengal seen him after his discharge Malik directed the admin- road connectivity, the gover- Kumar Singh, Deputy Frontier has so far this year from Delhi,” he told reporters. istration to expedite efforts to nor was told that all inter-dis- Inspector General of BSF’s seized fake Indian currency Parrikar, 62, was shifted to mitigate difficulties of people trict roads have been restored South Bengal Frontier said in notes of face value `34.48 his private residence in Goa last and meet their requirements in and the Srinagar-Jammu a statement. lakh, and apprehended six month. He is currently recuper- view of the inclement weather highway will be open by this Indian currency amount- smugglers. ating at his private residence here. conditions, he said. afternoon. A couple takes pictures under a tree after seasons first snowfall, at a garden in Srinagar on Sunday PTI Gangster Dada caught after encounter DCW slams Delhi Police STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI escaped taking advantage of ‘During the encounter them. He thereafter joined over delay in investigation darkness from the spot after fir- more than a dozen Neetu Daboda gang. After he Delhi Police Special Cell ing at the police party. One rounds were fired. Eight coming out from jail, he along- STARVATION DEATHS IN MANDAVALI Thas arrested notorious semi-automatic pistol of .32 empty shells were with Neetu Daboda and other STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI gansgster Vinod alias Dada and 6 live cartridges were recovered. Six rounds associates committed kidnap- after a brief encounter on recovered from Vinod from were fired by police in ping for ransom and extorted he Delhi Commission for The Commission Sunday. Dada is involved in the spot. One bike stolen from money. Vinod was arrested TWomen on Sunday lashed over a dozen criminal cases and the area of police station Vijay self defence. Dada was alongwith Neetu Daboda and out at the Delhi Police over has now asked was wanted by the police of Nagar Ghaziabad has also been previously involved in others in a case of attempted delay in the probe into the the police to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and seized from spot”. more than a dozen daocity in the year 2005 in death of three minor girls in provide the Delhi. He had recently tried to “During the encounter cases of murder, Paschim Vihar area. He is Mandawali due to alleged kidnap an Agra-based busi- more than a dozen rounds attempt to murder, involved in more than a dozen starvation. status of the nessman for a ransom of `10 were fired. Eight empty shells dacoity, robbery, cases of heinous nature i.e. 1 of The case was reported in probe and called crore. Dada, a sharpshooter of were recovered from the spot. assault, intimidation, murder, 4 of attempt to murder July this year. The family was its approach Neetu Daboda gang, had come Six rounds were fired by police theft etc. in Delhi, and other cases of assault, reportedly facing financial under the police radar after his in self-defence. More than 6 Haryana and Uttar dacoity, robbery, extortion etc. woes and doctors suspected ‘unpardonable’ name figured in the abortive rounds were fired by the des- Pradesh’ Neetu Daboda died in an that the three girls did not have kidnap bid. perados. Dada was previous- exchange of fire with the police food for days. Deputy Commissioner of ly involved in more than a gang of Ashok Pradhan. It is veillance, it was revealed that of Special Cell on July 2, 2013. The Delhi Commission for The police, in its response, Police (DCP), Special Cell, PS dozen cases of murder, attempt worth mentioning that Ashok Vinod had reorganized his Paras and Pradeep Bhola were Women (DCW) had solicited said they received the viscera Kushwah said, “Vinod @ Dada to murder, dacoity, robbery, Pradhan is a highly dreaded gang and has procured good killed by Neeraj Bawana and a reply on the action taken in sample report from the FSL @ Pandit (age 40 years), a res- assault, intimidation, theft etc. gangster having reward of Rs. quality illegal weapons to com- his associates in a jail van in the the matter by the police, which However, the laboratory recently. ident of Jhajjar district in in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar 2 lakh from Delhi and mit crimes. Kushwah added. year 2015. After the death of in turn informed the women’s informed the body that the vis- The report will be sent on Haryana, was arrested in the Pradesh”, the DCP said. Haryana. As per information, Preliminary examination both these gangsters, rights body that a report of the cera report was lying with the Monday to Guru Teg Bahadur early hours of Sunday after an “There was information Dada had made his hideout in of Vinod alias Dada has the gang of Neetu Daboda viscera samples deposited in FSL since September 28 and Hospital, where a second post- exchange of fire in the paper with Special Cell about the New Ashok Nagar, Delhi, for revealed that he was lodged in weakened and Vinod associat- the Forensic Science despite intimation, the police mortem examination of the market of Gazipur in East movements of Dada and his the last six months. Inspector Rohtak jail in the year 2001 in ed himself with Ashok Laboratory (FSL) was still failed to collect it. minor girls was conducted ear- Delhi. association with the gang of Shiv Kumar deputed his a case. Ashok Pradhan and Pradhan. Brother of Ashok awaited, the DCW said in a The Commission has now lier. We will take the opinion of Dada was injured in his left Neetu Daboda-Paras (both sources to gather information Neetu Daboda were also Pradhan was killed by the statement. asked the police to provide the the hospital to ascertain the leg in this exchange of fire but since dead). After the death of about Vinod and his associates lodged in the same jail where members of Neeraj Bawana The Commission then status of the probe and called cause of the death, a senior his associate Ashok Pradhan Neetu and Paras, he joined the in the area. From their sur- he came into contact with gang. issued a notice to FSL. its approach “unpardonable”. police officer said. Not invited, Tiwari, supporters stage protest STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Tiwari along with his SIGNATURE BRIDGE INAUGURATION tion function and expected supporters reached up to the him to maintain dignity of the igh drama prevailed on venue of the inaugural func- years and `1500 crore to build rounded me? I’m here to wel- event. Meanwhile, Ravindra HSunday during the inau- tion. Chief Minister Arvind the bridge, its shameful,” come him (Arvind Kejriwal). Yadav, joint commissioner of guration of the much-await- Kejriwal and his deputy were Tiwari had tweeted. Tiwari is AAP and police have misbe- police, eastern range, said the ed ‘Signature Bridge’ with not present when the protest MP from North East Delhi haved with me,” Tiwari fur- main function was held Delhi BJP president Manoj took place. Tiwari had and the bridge comes in his ther said. smoothly without any distur- Tiwari and scores of his sup- expressed displeasure over constituency. “Unprecedented. Chaos bance. “Our staff on duty at porters staging a protest for not being invited to the inau- Following the clash by BJP at Signature Bridge the place of function per- allegedly not being invited to gural function and took a dig between BJP and AAP work- inauguration site. Its a Del formed their task with utmost the inaugural event of the at Kejriwal government say- ers, Delhi Police officials govt prog. Police mute spec- restraint and diligence. newly-built city landmark. ing he will be present at the escorted Tiwari away from the tator. Can LG, being head of “Though there was slogan Tiwari and his supporters bridge to welcome the chief venue. The state BJP chief Del police, ensure peace and shouting but police segregat- allegedly entered into a scuf- minister, who is scheduled to accused AAP and police of order at Signature bridge ed the groups and did not fle with Aam Aadmi Party inaugurate the bridge on misbehaving with him and inauguration site?” tweeted allow any clash or violence to (AAP) members and police Sunday. wondered why he was sur- Arvind kejriwal. take place,” he said. “The sit- at the inaugural event of the “I will be present at rounded with cops. “I am Replying to Tiwari’s tweet, uation was handled very pro- Signature Bridge, which Chief Signature bridge to welcome MP from here. So what’s the Sisodia had said that entire fessionally by Delhi Police BJP president Manoj Tiwari along with his supporters in a scuffle with the police during the inauguration of the Signature Minister Arvind Kejriwal the Chief Minister. After all I problem? Am I a criminal? Delhi including he (Tiwari) and not allowed to take an Bridge at Wazirabad in New Delhi on Sunday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer termed as “unprecedented”. am MP of the area. It took 15 Why has the police sur- were invited to the inaugura- ugly turn,” Yadav added. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Now or never Theory of strong leadership The RSS realises that the next few months are crucial for a Ram temple at Ayodhya he last time the Sangh Parivaar The National Security Advisor’s apprehensions about the weaknesses of coalition attempted a mass mobilisation on the Governments should not be politicised; nor should we jump to conclusions TRam temple issue, it failed to get appreciable traction. That was in 2002. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister at the head of a multi-party coalition at the Centre and not exactly simpatico, Uttar Pradesh was in between Chief Ministers Rajnath Singh and Mayawati with a few months of President’s Rule to separate their tenures but the administrations were com- mitted to preserving the status quo at JASIM MOHAMMAD Ayodhya, and Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, one of the few hen India achieved States where the call for kar sevaks had resulted in decent numbers being mobilised. Independence, our free- Oh, and the acerbic, doctrinaire KS Sudershan, who did not have anywhere near dom fighters and leaders the influence his predecessors and successor had — and have — on the BJP, dreamed that the country was the RSS Sarsanghachalak. A lot of water has flowed down the Saryu since. should become strong Wand poverty should be wiped out. In her Now, the Sangh, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to early years itself, India faced hostilities accord the kind of urgency the RSS felt was required in hearing and disposing from across the border. But the country of the appeal against the Allahabad High Court by Muslim parties to the Ram embarked upon massive nation-building nonetheless. In the following decades, Janmabhoomi Ayodhya title suit, has decided to ratchet up the pressure. With India witnessed massive industrialization the Bench to hear the appeal not yet constituted and the hearing of the matter and then an agricultural revolution of listed for January 2019, the court verdict path to the Ram temple is effectively sorts. India’s economy, which started at a slow trot, began galloping from the 1990s. closed. And with negotiations between community representatives over the past Against this backdrop, we must decades having come to naught, the Sangh knows that the intervention of the remember that our system of democratic Executive is now the last chance, at least for the foreseeable future, of ensuring governance is based on a multi-party model, which has its advantages and dis- what has been an article of faith for it. But the RSS also knows it is dealing with advantages. Often, Governments have to a BJP leadership which while in tune with its agenda does prioritise electoral power take populist decisions. But this trend of politics over all else and will be weighing the pros and cons of bringing in a law/ordi- taking populist decisions has, objectively speaking, weakened the Indian economy nance, especially in terms of timing. RSS thinkers are also acutely aware of the and, in fact, undermined it over the past fact that while its senior leaders, including general secretary Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ three decades. After the 2014 Lok Sabha Joshi, are speaking of looking at the option of launching a 1992-like agitation to election, Narendra Modi took over as the country’s Prime Minister and soon after too, who claimed Doval should matters. He has held a number to remember India’s retaliation demand the construction of Ram Mandir “if required”, the moot question remains taking the oath of office, launched eco- not have delivered such a of sensitive posts with full against Pakistan’s cross-border who its cadres will agitate against to concede their demand for a law enabling nomic and administrative reforms which speech which had “political competence. infiltration of terrorists by car- the construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya? Prime Minister Narendra were resented in many quarters. overtones”. His critics also The NSA has shown over rying out surgical strikes. Simultaneously, the rise in terrorist inci- argued that a strong his glittering career that he has Lastly, we need to keep in Modi? BJP president Amit Shah? Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath? dents over the past nearly two decades Government meant a tyranni- the talent and capability to mind that the world has Sangh cadres, who have played a significant role in ensuring these personali- were taken seriously by the Prime Minister cal Government under which hold talks with any adversary moved to a market-oriented ties have achieved political success and the BJP is the dominant political force and a counter-strategy put in place to take the interests and freedoms of even when the odds are economy. The corporate sector on terror. The data shows clearly that there citizens would not be safe- stacked against him; take for should be strong for the over- across large swathes of the country today, clearly feel it is time for payback. has been an appreciable decline in terror- guarded. The most objection- instance his crucial role in all development of the coun- Indeed, the taunt — mandir wahin banayenge lekin tithi (date) nahi bataenge ist incidents after the zero tolerance poli- able, underlying implication of negotiating with the Taliban- try. Also, trade, business and — is hitting the Swayamsevak where it hurts most; his credibility and claim to cies put in place by the Prime Minister their criticism was that if any backed terrorists when an industry will improve when started having an impact. This is, by all Government takes hard deci- Indian Airlines flight was there is no problem or short- tyaag ki bhaavna (spirit of sacrifice) in the nation-building effort. The RSS has standards, an achievement which all sions in the national interest, hijacked to Kandahar in age of labour. Modi’s moves made it clear to the BJP — Amit Shah was closeted with senior leaders for hours Indian citizens regardless of colour, creed it would be contrary to the THOUGH INDIA IS December 1999. Modi have all been to ensure just at the end of the RSS’ executive meet last week — that the cavalier fashion with and caste should applaud. wishes of people and thus dic- A PEACE-LOVING appointed him as NSA, a posi- that, for which he had to take which it believes the apex court has ignored the sensitivities of the Hindu com- Recently, the National Security Adviser tatorial. This is nonsense. tion that comes with both tough decisions like demoneti- (NSA) Ajit Doval, who has had a key role The freedom of expression COUNTRY, power and responsibility, to sation and implementation of munity in not expediting its verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute leaves the to play in formulation of the Government’s and speech in the country ensure a check on terror and GST to rationalise the tax Government with no choice but to bring in an appropriate law. The timing, appar- policies, delivered the annual Sardar Patel allows everybody to have and GEOPOLITICS OF the results have borne out his structure in the country. These ently, has been left to the BJP to work out and insiders say post-Assembly elec- Memorial Lecture organised by All India express his/her opinion on THE PRESENT choice as the correct one. steps are not populist but are Radio (AIR) titled ‘Dream India 2030 — any issue. But when the inter- Second, during the tenure very important for the future tions and after seeing how the court hearing in January goes is the rough time- Avoiding the pitfalls’ wherein he said: est of the country and its ERA CALLS FOR of the current Prime Minister, development of the country line. Because for all the talk of Opposition unity and anti-incumbency which is “India will need a strong, stable and deci- security are involved, it is not THE COUNTRY TO the country has seen impres- and its people. part of the ebb and flow of politics, the Sangh is pressing the point that it is on sive Government for the next 10 years to desirable that we make such sive if incremental reforms in Doval hinted at these achieve our national, political and strate- remarks which may damage BE STRONG the structures that govern our developments in his speech; Ayodhya that there can be no backtracking by the BJP. gic objectives.” He further argued that a our national interest which is economy and administration. there is no question that he “weak democracy can tend to make the in fact nothing but the inter- MILITARILY IN Industrially, we are on the was right, the country needs a country a soft target and India cannot est of the people who are the ORDER TO upswing with a focus on man- strong Government. Doval’s afford to be a soft power for the next few sovereign in a democracy. It ufacturing and militarily our argument is very meaningful Web of hatred years.” Doval also pointed out: “Weak would behove the NSA’s crit- SUSTAIN PEACE position is one of strength. The if analysed in depth. Governments are unable to take hard deci- ics to analyse his speech aca- IN THE REGION military-industrial complex in The development initiated The indigenous versus outsiders divide has flared up sions which are good for people but are not demically and critically before India, including the involve- by the Government is now vis- necessarily populist. Unstable regimes jumping to any conclusions. ment of the private sector, is ible on ground level. An era of periodically through clashes in parts of the Northeast are more vulnerable to fragility and cor- First, we should under- finally taking shape in tune development and prosperity is ruption, and often local and sectarian stand why Prime Minister with global realities. dawning on the country but it s Assam going back to its dark days of political interests take precedence.” Narendra Modi picked Ajit Though India is a peace- will only be visible to all if the Bongal Kheda, a systematic ethnic Doval did nothing more than state the Doval for the post of National loving country, contemporary political leaders have the obvious but he has been vilified by those Security Adviser. Doval is a geopolitics calls for the coun- courage to take the correct Icleansing of Bengali origin people working overtime to defame and demonise highly competent intelligence try to be strong militarily in decisions at the right time. whom it once considered colonisers and the Narendra Modi Government on one professional, who retired from order to sustain a peaceful (The writer is former now see as bleeders of its natural pretext or the other. His speech drew a lot the Indian Police Service after atmosphere in the region. Media Adviser, Aligarh Muslim of criticism from various political leaders vast experience in security Apropos of which, one needs University.) resources and growth in an assertion of neo-Ahom identity? Is there a hitback fol- lowing the NRC (National Register of S O U N D BITE Citizens) drive where the lines between set- tlers and immigrants have blurred, where There should be no China and Pakistan are There are moments Out of the many promis- the Hindu origin and Muslim immigrant res- liquidity crunch for all-weather partners. when I always feel I am es, I have never heard a idents have been lumped in the same basket as “foreigners” or “infiltrators” and businesses in India while Pakistan has always not good enough. And political leader promise a ensuring accessibility been regarded as a therefore, I put in more new court. Courts are a is fuelling the current wave of hatred? Or is it that faced with the strong identity to loans from banks. foreign policy priority. effort in my work. low priority item. politics of the BJP, which came to power in 2016 on an anti-foreigner platform, Union Minister Chinese Premier Actor Retired SC judge the hawkish wing of the United Front of Liberation of Assam (ULFA) is reclaim- —Rajnath Singh —Li Keqiang —Shah Rukh Khan —J Chelameswar ing legitimacy? Perhaps it is a tidal sentiment born of all the three insecurities. Nothing else can explain the savage killing of five Bengali Hindu farmers of Tinsukia district by suspected ULFA extremists. While the debate over inclusion of bhu- miputras and exclusion of foreigners in the NRC rages, it has inadvertently opened L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR the wounds of the state’s history, its hurt pride and a denial of equal opportu- nities. The indigenous versus outsiders divide has played out from the colonial Cancer awareness be applauded for taking public- centric decision. However, he era and has flared up periodically through clashes in parts of the Northeast, the Rafale deal row gets messier should also form a system to latest being in Meghalaya. But the problem in Assam is one of disentangling genet- Sir — Awareness is the key word ensure that the loans are repaid on ics as one third of the population is Muslim, mostly of Bengali origin. to prevent and overcome any his refers to the report, “Reliance got `284 kick- or before time. health disorder. Cancer is no dif- back from Dassault: Rahul” (November 3). In a QB Malik When the British took over from the Ahom kings in the early half of the 19th ferent. It is heartening that vari- Trecent interview, Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault New Delhi century, they manipulated the state’s demographics by relocating and resettling ous health bodies in the world are Aviation had said that Dassault had been in discus- Bengali farmers as the territory was grossly underdeveloped. Encouraged by this focussing on certain common sions with the Ambani family since 2012. He reject- Slow justice delivery cancers every month. October ed the allegation that the Indian side had nudged them policy, millions of Bengalis settled in Assam, rising in prominence in local busi- was the breast cancer awareness to give the offsets to Anil Ambani's Reliance Group nesses and civil administration. Understandably, they carved a negotiable niche month and November is set to and claimed that India had bagged a better deal for Sir — The biggest weakness of for themselves as the colonial government rolled out a “grow more food” poli- raise awareness on lung cancer. the 36 jets in 2016 compared to what it would have our justice delivery system is lib- The occurrences and deaths due paid for the 18 that the previous Government was pur- eral ex parte stay orders followed cy and put the local economy under their supervisory watch. The indigenous to lung cancer are on the rise in suing as part of the 126-jet deal. by frequent adjournments in people were clearly left out of the political, administrative and most important- both developed and developing Trappier said that India brought down the cost alleged that Reliance got `284 crore kickback from courts, the main reasons of huge ly economic discourse, a drift which has only grown wider post Independence. countries. The chemicals in by nine per cent and Reliance Defence will get only Dassault. If Rahul Gandhi is sure of his facts and has pendency of cases resulting in smoke, estimated to be above `850 crore worth of offsets, not `30,000 crore as evidence of what he is saying, what stops him from justifying the proverb, justice Assam’s politics from 1940s onwards has been plagued by ethnic violence against three thousand, of which many being alleged. His statement contradicted Congress an enquiry on the Rafale controversy, which he him- delayed is justice denied. Bengalis, who were cast as neo-imperialists and land-grabbers. In fact, the immi- are carcinogenic agents, have put president Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against the self termed as an “open and shut case”. Even then Vice President grant Muslims were in those early years encouraged by indigenous movements the life of smokers in peril. Reliance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the MC Joshi Hamid Ansari was of the view Spotting the early symptoms Rafale deal. He said that Dassault CEO had lied and Lucknow that liberal adjournments in to wipe out Bengali Hindus, without realising that they too would become tar- of lung cancer will go a long way courts needed to be taken seri- gets one day by virtue of their over-population. The subsequent language wars, in early diagnosis and treatment. ously by the judiciary for reforms whereby Assamese was posited as the official state language, only cemented Cough, breathlessness and chest chemotherapy drugs are prohib- micro, small and medium enter- units and employs around 111 within. The Supreme Court in pain are major symptoms which itive for the less fortunate. The prises (MSMEs) to finalise 12 million people. It also contributes the Shiv Cotex vs Tirgun Auto the divide. Local political movements have used this to stake their claim, often should draw the attention of peo- Government has a duty to ensure policies to boost the sector. The around 30 per cent to the gross case observed that the litigants through violent and genocidal means. And now that the NRC compilation has ple towards the disease. Simple that patients get proper treatment. announcement of a 59-minute domestic product (GDP). Such seek and the courts grant questioned the definition of who is Assamese and who is not, identity assertion investigative tools like chest x-ray Ganapathi Bhat loan facility of up to one crore industry-friendly initiatives by adjournments at the drop of the and sputum examination may Akola rupees for small and medium Prime Minister Narendra Modi hat. This has corroded the entire is manifesting itself in troubling ways. What is disturbing is the gunmen are alleged- help in diagnosis of the disease, businesses was one of the key will surely boost the economy, justice delivery system. ly believed to have cited the Bengali support to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, though more sophisticated tech- Welcome initiative decisions while launching the reduce unemployment and Madhu Agrawal 2016, which allows Hindu immigrants from neighbouring countries to become niques may be needed to confirm MSME support programme. As encourage each and every Indian Delhi naturalised citizens. As the attack concerns Hindus, the BJP has a tough call the presence of the disease and set the MSME sector plays a vital role to venture out and explore their Send your feedback to: up approaches towards planning Sir— Prime Minister Narendra in employment, it constitutes a entrepreneurial skills. ahead to reconcile local dynamics with its nationalist agenda. of treatment. The cost of Modi launched a “Diwali gift” for vast network of over 63 million The Prime Minister needs to [email protected] LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT

Brexit and the THE GOVERNMENT WAS HELPING THE ANIL AMBANI RAHUL IS A CONFUSED MAN. HE HAS BEEN SAYING AT GROUP GET A CONTRACT WORTH `30,000 CRORE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE HELPED MANY PERSONS. Irish border FROM THE RAFALE DEAL. SOMETIMES HE SAYS IT IS ADANI, SOMETIMES AMBANI. —DEFENCE MINISTER As UK is edging closer to a chaotic Brexit by —CONGRESS PRESIDENT ending the customs union, the prospect of a RAHUL GANDHI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN renewed war in the North is creeping closer Rusting steel frame Among all the civil services in the country, the work profile of IPS officers requires total GWYNNE DYER devotion to effectively enforce law and order in a country of India’s size and dimension t was either ignorant or irresponsible for those campaigning for Brexit (British exit from the European Union) two years ago to Iclaim that the Irish border would not be a problem. In fact, it may lead to a catastrophic ‘no deal’ Brexit in which the United Kingdom crashes out of the EU without an agreement of any kind. Both the British negotiators and their EU counterparts say that the deal is “95 per cent agreed”, but the other five per cent is the border between the Republic of Ireland (an EU member) and Northern Ireland (part of the UK and therefore soon not part of the EU). Time is running out, and agreement on that last five per cent is far from certain. The border has been invisible since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998 ended 30 years of bloody conflict VK BAHUGUNA between the Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland. Three thousand people had been killed, but the situation he steel frame of the country is slow- had reached stalemate. The Good Friday deal let both sides accept ly losing its sheen as story after story that fact. For the (Catholic) nationalists in Northern Ireland, a com- reveals the murky world of India’s pletely open border with the (Catholic) Republic was a vital part babudom. The latest before the pub- lic is the dirty linen being washed in of the deal. It implicitly acknowledged that the two parts of the Tpublic by two top IPS officers of the Central island might one day be reunited, although not now. Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s premier As the 1998 agreement plainly said, people born in Northern investigation agency. The All India Services Ireland have the right to be “Irish or British or both as they may played a crucial role for British India in setting so choose.” And it worked, sort of: The only way you can tell up an administrative structure for efficient gov- you have crossed the border now is that the speed signs change ernance and uniting the country as a nation. from miles to kilometres or vice versa. It was a brave, imagina- Soon after Independence, the civil services tive deal that has given Northern Ireland 20 years of peace, but played a very vital role in integrating the coun- it is now at risk. When the ‘Leave’ side narrowly won the Brexit try on a uniform pattern, and its work during the initial years of Independence led Sardar Patel referendum in the UK and Theresa May replaced David Cameron THE LATEST as prime minister in 2016, she had a credibility problem. Like to call India’s civil services, the “steel frame” of India’s Government machinery. Watching the CBI FIASCO Cameron, she had supported ‘Remain’, but the Conservative Party CBI top bosses quarrel in open, against this IS THE she now led was dominated by triumphant Brexiters. So, she backdrop, is depressing. CULMINATION became an enthusiastic Brexiter herself. The English nationalists Among all the civil services in the country, OF A LARGER who ran the Brexit campaign had said nothing about leaving the the work profile of IPS officers requires total MALAISE OF EU’s ‘single market’ and customs union, but within weeks of tak- devotion for enforcing law and order in a coun- DETERIORATION ing office May declared that Britain must leave both of them. try of India’s size and dimension. They have to work beyond designated office hours; they are OF THE VALUE She even made this demand part of her famous ‘red lines’, SYSTEM OF the non-negotiable minimum that the British Government would on duty round-the-clock, eating into their family time. The CBI is an organisation which INSTITUTIONAL accept in the divorce settlement. Unfortunately, ending the cus- INTEGRITY toms union would mean recreating a ‘hard’ border between has gained immense faith of the citizens of the country for its expertise in detecting crime and Northern Ireland and the Republic — and that might lead to a exposing graft. The latest developments with- renewal of the sectarian civil war between Catholics and Protestants in the CBI, however, are the culmination of a in the North. It’s not clear when the Conservative government larger malaise of deterioration of the value sys- in London realised that the Irish border was going to be the biggest tem of institutional integrity. This is more often stumbling block on the road to Brexit, and the party’s more extreme than not seen in other areas of administration Brexiters are still in denial about it. But the Republic will stay in too. In any society, lack of a sense of justice and the EU, and it insists that there must be no hard border after Brexit. a preponderance of lawlessness is the greatest Ireland has seen enough killing. No hard border is therefore an terror the people in power can enforce on the political opponents by the ruling was full of news of both trading tion of cases probed by CBI after this EU red line, and it’s impossible to square that with May’s deci- citizens. The Indian public has a short memo- party at the Centre. It was hoped that charges against each other. The CVC decision. This decision of the Court sion to leave the EU customs union. If there is no customs union, ry and a great tolerance for wrongdoers and, the scenario would change after the and the Cabinet Secretary were aware took away the power of appointing because of this, we fail to generate public opin- misuse was challenged and a conse- of this internecine war. In any organ- and sacking the CBI director from the then there have to be border checks. And maybe a new war in ion against bad governance and fritter our ener- quent Supreme Court decision in the isation, the hallmark of a good leader Executive. In hindsight, it seems that the North. So the EU suggested a ‘backstop’. gy on petty issues. Vineet Narain Case of December is to control things within the organ- it has emboldened incumbents to be If London and Brussels can’t come up with a free-trade deal A proto-CBI could be said to have been 1997. The order laid down guidelines isation. In this particular case, the CBI arrogant; otherwise, how would a for- to keep the border soft (ie invisible), then Northern Ireland could created in 1946. It was the successor organisa- to ensure independence and autono- director proved to be a poor leader. He mer CBI director have the courage to stay in the customs union, and the rest of the UK could leave. tion to the Special Police Establishment (SPE) my of the CBI and ordered that the should have gone beyond his ego and meet an accused in his residence? As The real border, for customs purposes, could run down the mid- which was set up in 1941 to investigate cases of CBI be placed under the supervision taken up matter with higher author- for appointments, it is well-known dle of the Irish Sea. Theresa May actually signed up to this solu- bribery and corruption in transactions with the of the Central Vigilance Commission ities if he found Asthana doing wrong. that most of the appointments in the tion last December, because the only real alternative is a hostile War & Supply Department of India during (CVC), an independent governmen- Similarly, CVC and Cabinet Central Government have since long Brexit that simply ignores the EU’s position. But no sooner had World War II. After the end of the war, the need tal agency free from executive inter- Secretary proved their incompetence been controlled by a Delhi coterie she agreed the ‘backstop’ with the EU than rebels in her own for a Central Government agency to investigate ference. In the current brawl, between in not handling the matter in a time- which, irrespective of the party in cases of bribery and corruption by Central Verma and special director Rakesh ly fashion and allowed things to go out power, can mar the reputation of any camp — extreme Brexiters and members of a small Northern Government employees was felt. The Delhi Asthana, the Supreme Court on of hand despite knowing the facts. In good and honest officer and promote Ireland-based Protestant party whose votes are all that keeps the Special Police Establishment Act was, therefore, October 26 , 2018, delivered one of its such a situation, no Prime Minister officers who are smart in networking. Conservatives in power — forced her to repudiate it. brought into force in 1946. The CBI derives finest judgements in recent months can run the country if people respon- It would be prudent to say the job Now May’s position is pure fantasy: No customs border with powers from this Act. The reputation and image and saved the reputation of the CBI sible for running important of the Executive should be done by the the EU either on land or in the Irish Sea — which is why the prob- of the investigation agency has been severely which the Central Vigilance institutions have a lackadaisical atti- Executive, provided the methodology ability of a chaotic ‘no deal’ Brexit is growing daily, and the prospect dented recently. This systemic degradation of Commission (CVC) had failed to do. tude in dealing with such matters. The of short-listing candidates is fair and of renewed war in the North is creeping closer. Is renewed war institutions has been a gradual phenomenon in The apex court has given two Prime Minister’s Office should have beyond reproach. The CBI is a pres- really possible? Last year Sinn Fein, the leading Catholic party this country, mainly due to political interference weeks time to the CVC to inquire into acted firmly at the first hint of differ- tigious organisation and its former in Northern Ireland, withdrew from the ‘power-sharing’ and the misuse of bureaucracy and police the allegations against Verma under ences and the CVC should have taken glory should be salvaged. Prime Government mandated by the Good Friday agreement. That could against political opponents; the CBI is no the eyes of a retired Supreme Court a stand. Not doing so has eroded the Minister Narendra Modi must stem exception to this. Justice AK Patnaik. It has also image of the Government while the the systemic rot by going for drastic be seen as clearing the decks for action once it became clear When such things happen, the corrupt gets restrained the interim Director from Opposition is busy politicising reforms and he must review if the that Brexit would undermine all existing arrangements in Ireland. closer to such elements and destroy the fairness taking policy decisions. Let us exam- the issue. Vineet Narain judgement has been of And if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, the rat- and integrity of the institution. It is also ironi- ine this episode from the point of view It is, therefore, necessary for the use and how far it was implemented ings agency Standard and Poor’s predicted on Tuesday, unem- cal that Alok Verma is the third CBI director of propriety and what is wrong in the Government to analyse in detail how for maintaining the institutional ployment in the UK will almost double, house prices will fall by after AP Singh and Ranjit Sinha to be investi- governance template and who is far the institutional reforms after the integrity of the CBI. Politicians of all ten per cent in two years, and the British pound will fall even fur- gated for alleged corruption with the infamous responsible for it. Supreme Court decision in December hues, however, must stop meddling in ther. First impoverishment for the British, then war for the Irish. meat trader and suspected smuggler Moin The country had been witnessing 1997 have been able to improve the this matter. (The writer is an independent journalist) Qureshi hogging the limelight in two of the an agonising war between these two functioning of the CBI. And it will be (The writer is a Retired Civil cases. The CBI has been routinely used against officers for past few months as media worth finding out the rate of convic- Servant) Healthcare in India: Not so healthy FOREIGNEYE It is time for India to take the innovation route as this crucial sector has substantial unmet needs which must be addressed. We need out-of-the-box initiatives that propel the development of high quality medicines for patients

ket without an environment to pros- ket. These returns are needed for com- now becoming all about creating per? Price caps are creating market dis- panies to maintain business sustain- everything in the local market, it can tortions in a country which relies heav- ability and focus on new research and impact the health market negatively. ily on imports in medical devices. innovation. It is time for India to take the inno- Decisions like a blanket price on When we talk about accessible vation curve as the healthcare sector coronary stents are a disincentive to health care, what about all those who has substantial unmet needs that need future investment in India. are looking for the latest technology to to be addressed. We need pro-innova- NEELAM MOHAN Unintended consequences of improve their condition? Today, India tion policies that propel the develop- price capping: India’s healthcare sec- is one of the top 20 global medical ment of high quality and innovative hen Prime Minister tor is expected to be $280 billion in size device markets and the fourth largest medicines for Indian patients. It is crit- Narendra Modi lauded by 2020, growing at a compound annu- medical device market in Asia. The ical that innovative thinking walks in DEMOCRACY & WIndia’s potential as the multi- al growth rate of 16 per cent and med- medical value travel market in India line with the social and economic evo- SUBVERSION trillion investment hub at the recent ical devices form a significant share of is expected to grow at a Compound lution of the nation. Independence Day speech, the world this infrastructure. The total import of Annual Growth Rate of 30 per cent As mentioned earlier, we need to Western democracies are gaped in awe. This speaks volumes for medical devices is more than 75 per- under regulation, it impacts the import stents below their cost of production from $2.8 billion in 2014 to $10.6 bil- look beyond price capping. What vulnerable to subversion. the exciting investment market India cent of total medical devices sales in of high-end state-of-the-art medical does not offer an economic incentive lion in 2019. When we talk of medical India needs is a solution like trade mar- is becoming, doesn’t it? Promises are India. The Government decided to reg- equipments. for firms to continue production. No tourism and Make in India, we can- gin rationalisation, which allows for Murky offshore wealth can fragile. Especially, when the roadmap ulate the prices of medical devices with On the one hand, we talk about the wonder many multinationals that not ignore the influx of quality health- market-based differentiation of prod- be used to support proxy to fulfilling them is packed with pot- the aim to increase access to patients, multi-trillion investment hub that supply stents in India debated on care services that foreign players bring. uct prices, and that too, from the first political actors. Nowhere is holes. There is no denying that India who were not able to afford them. India is, but on the other, specific poli- pulling out of the market, with some Of what started as a dream to build point of sale, so that the margins are that being more thoroughly has made a mark on the global map. These benefits seem lucrative in the cies are discouraging these companies refusing to bring their latest innova- India by creating a robust manufactur- fairly decided. For India to sustain the exposed than in the work of In fact, after a record jump of 30 places short-term but may not work as effec- from investing. To deal with the tions to India. The concept is small ing sector, ‘Make In India’ also came ranking in the Ease of Doing Business, to rank 100th in the World Bank’s Ease tively in the coming years. healthcare roadblocks that pervade in investors judge the attractiveness of an with a promise to “represent important it is imperative that we have the right US special counsel Robert Of Doing Business ranking, the coun- Sure, it is time to make healthcare India, we need the market to be open investment based on its expected opportunities for foreign investor.” policies in place to invite investments Mueller, who is examining try is all set to leapfrog into the top 50. affordable and accessible but these to foreign investments, because tech- return compared to other invest- The strategy included 25 target sectors, from global research-based companies. links between Trump’s But are we ready to make the next steps cannot be executed in silos. nology is making healthcare better ments. Thus, as long as price caps affect including pharmaceuticals and well- (The writer is Director, Paediatric presidential campaign and jump? While the aim is laudable, the When you bring critical medical around the world. Why should India relative returns, it would change the ness among others. India’s murky Gastroenterology & Hepatology Institute the Russian Government. process is debatable. How is global devices, like heart stents, diagnostic be left behind? amount and urgency of investments medical devices market needs innova- of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, (The Guardian editorial) innovation to enter the domestic mar- equipment and orthopaedic implants For instance, fixing the price of into bringing new products in the mar- tions and because ‘Make In India’ is Medanta: The Medicity) LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 money 10

Jaitley likely to finalise capital Oil market on alert as Iran sanctions hit

AFP n LONDON The US will from Monday Turkey indicated that it was can respond to the Iranian short- target buyers of Iranian oil one of them and analysts believe fall, but some market players are infusion in PSBs this month in order to deprive Tehran S sanctions against importers that India, one of the world's wondering whether the kingdom is Uof Iranian oil threaten the of its main source of largest importers, is also on the list, exhausting its capacities. PTI n NEW DELHI Punjab National Bank (PNB), hit crude oil market's precarious bal- income which will be published on “Saudi Arabia can produce 12 by the Nirav Modi scam, got the ance and risk surging prices, all Monday. million barrels a day, but only if it he Finance Ministry is likely to highest amount of `2,816 crore, under Saudi Arabia's watchful gaze, “Even if the United States “India said to the US that they invests,” said Hancock, noting that Tfinalise the second round of cap- while Allahabad Bank received according to experts. grants exemptions, Washington can't stop before March, they are the country currently produces ital infusion for public sector banks `1,790 crore. “In the next weeks all eyes will will demand that the volume facing a major currency crisis,” just under 11 million barrels a (PSBs) towards the end of this month Andhra Bank got capital support be on Iranian exports, whether imported from Iran be signifi- explained Joel Hancock, analyst at day.He believes that Riyadh can taking into account the latest quar- of `2,019 crore, Indian Overseas there will be some cheating around cantly reduced,” said UBS analyst Natixis. currently only rely on 300,000 ter's performance, sources said. Bank `2,157 crore and Corporation US sanctions, and on how quickly Giovanni Staunovo, who expects Consumer confidence in the barrels per day of spare capacity, the In this round of fund infusion, Bank `2,555 crore. production will fall,” said Riccardo prices to rise. US itself could also suffer if rising extraction of which can be most of the banks would be getting The infusion was part of the Fabiani, an analyst for Energy However, oil prices have fallen oil prices translate into higher launched in fewer than 30 days. growth capital for expanding their remaining `65,000 crore out of `2.11 Aspects. by nearly $15 in less than a month, prices at the pump. “The mantra right now is to go lending, particularly to micro, small lakh crore capital infusion over two The US will from Monday tar- after peaking in early October at “If prices start to rise again or to Saudi Arabia but its exports have and medium enterprises (MSMEs). financial years. get buyers of Iranian oil in order to their highest level in two and a half another major producer has diffi- remained flat at around 10 or 10.2 Last week, Prime Minister The government announced the deprive Tehran of its main source years, with a barrel of Brent at over culties, it could put pressure on the million barrels a day,” said Samir Narendra Modi launched a slew of `2.11 lakh crore capital infusion of income. $85. US and lead to new exemptions,” Madani, an analyst at Tanker measures, including loan sanction of programme in October last year. Going after Iran's oil money Part of the explanation lies in said Fabiani. Trackers, which specialises in satel- up to `1 crore in less than an hour As per the plan, the PSBs were to will hit Tehran where it hurts, but the ambiguous position of the US, The other major oil producing lite tanker tracking. and relaxation in labour and envi- After assessing the requirement, get `1.35 lakh crore through re-cap- it also means hitting a major pillar which initially insisted that the countries are expected to ramp up “The big increase right now is ronmental laws for MSMEs to give a the ministry is expected to finalise the italisation bonds, and the balance of the global oil market -- Iran is sanctions were designed to reduce production to try and compensate Iraq at 4.2 million, which I've boost to the sector, the country's sec- capital infusion of about `54,000 `58,000 crore through raising of the OPEC cartel's third-largest Iranian exports to zero barrels, for Iran's anticipated decline in out- never seen before,” he added. ond-biggest employer. crore by November-end or by the first capital from the market. producer -- with major conse- but has since has softened its posi- put. The US, which is in the process Second quarter result announce- half of the next month. Out of the `1.35 lakh crore, the quences for world supply. tion. But in doing so, they run the of becoming the world's leading ments of banks, barring one or two, The ministry had earlier this year government has already infused Iran exported the equivalent of Secretary of State Mike risk of hampering their ability to producer thanks to its shale oil would be over this week and subse- provided capital infusion of `11,336 about `82,000 crore through recap 2.5 million barrels a day in April, Pompeo on Friday announced react to any future crises. operations, could meet part of the quently the ministry would start crore to five PSBs to help them meet bonds and the balance would be done before the announcement of sanc- exemptions for eight countries, Saudi Arabia, the world's demand, but lacks export capaci- discussions with them, sources said. their interest payment commitments. during this fiscal. tions turned buyers away. without naming them. largest exporter, has claimed that it ty, said the analyst. DG, Audit, to ensure right GST allocation to States ‘Complete exploration of 329 PTI n NEW DELHI quer where they are rightfully three-four months. plier. state tax departments, in cer- due. Instead, they are deposit- The official said that since However, in case of online tain states to understand issues n order to prevent incorrect ing in some other states where GST is a new tax, it is likely that recharges, the place of deposit- plaguing the GST collections. mining leases expiring in 2 yrs’ Iallocation of GST revenue they are not due as per the GST the service providers may not ing GST will be the address of A discussion to shore up among states, the Directorate rules and regulations of Place be depositing the taxes cor- the recipient of service on revenues has already happened PTI n NEW DELHI post auction issues related to the Secretary also sought infor- General of Audit has been of Supply (PoS). rectly to the states which are record with the telecom com- with six states -- Punjab, transition from the old to the mation from states with regard asked to scrutinise the account- Under the PoS rules, the entitled, especially with regard panies. Himachal Pradesh, he Centre has asked min- new lessee and prepare a draft to the blocks which were ing software of large service taxes are required to be paid at to banking and telecommuni- For the hospitality indus- Puducherry, Jammu & Teral rich states to complete guidelines for the same. planned to be auctioned in providers like banks and tele- the place of consumption. cation sectors. try, the PoS would be the loca- Kashmir, Bihar and by next month the exploration Of these 329 mines, 281 are 2018-19 and current state of the com companies, an official However, in case of services it In case of banking and tion of the immovable prop- Uttarakhand. The states faced of all the 329 mining leases non-working while 48 are preparation regarding the auc- said. becomes difficult to identify the financial services, the PoS is the erty. Similar regulations have an average 16 per cent short- expiring in another two years. working mines. The maximum tion of mineral blocks. The issue concerning allo- place of consumption and location of the recipient of the been laid down for other ser- fall in GST mop up in the first Mines Secretary Anil 184 mineral blocks are in Goa, The Centre had earlier cation of revenue in case of hence, the GST regulations services. vices like insurance, passenger year of implementation (July Mukim advised that “explo- followed by 48 in Karnataka asked all states to begin the auc- inter-state supply of services have laid down elaborate rules However, in case the loca- transportation and trans- 2017-March 2018), which has ration of all mining leases and 31 in Odisha, among oth- tion of mining leases expiring was raised by some states dur- for appropriation of taxes by tion is not known, the PoS portation of goods including come down to 13 per cent dur- expiring in 2020 should be ers. During the meeting, in the next two years by July ing high-level meetings states. would be deemed to the loca- by mail or courier. ing April-August period of completed by December 2018,” Odisha government stated that 2019 to avert any shortage of between the Central and state “The DG Audit will check tion of the supplier of services. The DG Audit would go current fiscal. according to the minutes of the exploration of various mines in minerals. tax officers to analyse reasons whether the accounting soft- In case of post-paid mobile into the details of software While only six states -- Coordination-cum- the eastern state will be com- The Federation of Indian for Goods and Services Tax wares of service providers who connection, the PoS is the being used by service providers Mizoram, Arunachal, Empowered Committee pleted by December by the Mineral Industries (FIMI) has (GST) revenue shortfall, the are operating in different states billing address of the recipient. to ensure whether the GST col- Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim (CCEC) meeting held last existing lease holders. expressed concerns over the official said. are depositing the taxes with As regards pre-paid vouch- lected is flowing to the states and Andhra Pradesh -- are fac- month. “The Secretary also advised expiry of the existing mining Some states have expressed the states where they legiti- ers for mobile, internet or as specified under the regula- ing revenue surplus in the During the meeting, the states having less number leases in March 2020, which, it the apprehension that service mately accrue,” an official told home television, the PoS would tions, the official said. current fiscal, 25 states are star- Mukim --who reviewed the of leases due to expire in 2020 said, may affect availability of providers might not be deposit- PTI. be deemed to the address of Finance Secretary ing at revenue shortfall and exploration status of various to initiate action on similar raw materials for the Indian ing the taxes collected from The DG Audit has been the selling agent or distributor Hasmukh Adhia has met GST have to be compensated by the mines -- sought constitution of lines,” the minutes of the meet- mining industry if leases are customers to the state exche- asked to give its report within as per the record of the sup- officers, both from central and Centre. a committee to look into the ing said. During the meeting, not renewed in time. Govt plans to list ‘Global factors, `, oil to drive POWERGRID conferred Dun TCIL in Jan-March SBI puts up 11 NPA accounts stock markets this week’ quarter PTI n NEW DELHI will be closely watched. & Bradstreet Infra Award for sale to recover `1K crore “For markets as we said, it New Delhi: The Finance rend from global equities, will be global cues and any PTI n NEW DELHI Shri K. Sreekant, Director Ministry is planning an initial Tmacroeconomic data as positive news or move from (Finance)received the award public offering (IPO) to sell up PTI n NEW DELHI institutions (FIs) can conduct well as movement of the rupee western markets will have an OWERGRID has been from Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS, to 25 per cent stake in telecom In terms of the due diligence of these assets and crude oil prices will set the exponential factor for domes- Pconferred the Dun & Chief Executive Officer, NITI engineering and consultancy BI has put up 11 non-per- bank's policy on with immediate effect, after tone for the stock markets in tic markets and the recent Bradstreet Infra Award-2018 Aayog, Government of India firm TCIL in the January- Sforming assets (NPAs) for submitting expression of inter- the holiday-shortened week drop in crude is further keep- for Excellence in Power at a ceremony held in New March quarter of the current sale to ARCs and financial sale of financial est and executing a Non- ahead, say experts. ing sentiments positive. Transmission category. Delhi. fiscal, an official said. companies to recover dues of assets in line Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Bourses would remain “IIP numbers, inflation The ministry is planning nearly `1,019 crore. with the with the bank, State Bank of closed on Wednesday and are lined up and will be to list four Central Public The country's largest India (SBI) said. Thursday for 'Diwali Laxmi watched in the second week. Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) lender said the e-auction of regulatory Once the deal is finalised, Pujan' and 'Diwali The volume may remain thin and work on launching the these NPA accounts will take guidelines, we the assignment deed and other Balipratipada'. due to holidays on the occa- IPO of Telecommunications place on November 22. legal formalities will be com- The BSE and NSE will sion of Deepawali,” said Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) “In terms of the bank's pol- place these pleted in the shortest possible conduct a special 'Muhurat' Mustafa Nadeem, CEO, Epic has begun, the official added. icy on sale of financial assets in accounts for sale time as mutually agreed upon, trading session on Wednesday, Research. “We are looking at launch- line with the regulatory guide- it added. November 7. The rupee Friday clocked ing TCIL IPO in current fiscal. lines, we place these accounts to ARCs/ Banks/ SBI's gross NPAs rose to 'Muhurat' trading, which its biggest single-day gain in We will soon approach for sale to ARCs/ Banks/ NBFCs/ FIs 10.69 per cent of the total is conducted on the auspicious over five years, surging by Cabinet for securing approval NBFCs/ FIs,” SBI said in an advances at the end of the first occasion of Diwali, will be held 100 paise to close at 72.45 for up to 25 per cent stake auction notice on its website. quarter ended June this fiscal between 1700 hrs and 1830 against the US dollar. dilution,” the official told PTI. Of these 11 accounts, Janki Power Ltd `52.41 crore and Sri year, as against 9.97 per cent a hrs, the stock exchanges had Cipla, Gail (India) and TCIL, under the administra- Corp Ltd has the highest out- Balmukund Polyplast `50.12 year ago. In value terms, they said Friday. Indian Bank are among the tive control of the Department standing dues of `592.53 crore. crore. The rest of the five com- increased to `2,12,840 crore, PMI data for the services corporates scheduled to of Telecommunications, was Among others, Venus panies owe the bank the from `1,88,068 crore. sector is scheduled to be announce their earnings this set up in 1978. The company Remedies Ltd has to repay remaining `117 crore. SBI has reported a hefty released Monday, which might week. had a turnover of Rs 1,205 `83.01 crore, SBS Transpole The interested asset recon- loss of `4,876 crore for the June have a bearing on market sen- Over the last week, the crore and profit after tax of Rs Logistics Pvt Ltd `63.36 crore, struction companies (ARCs)/ quarter due to higher NPAs or timent, experts said. Sensex surged 1,662.34 points 70.8 crore in 2016-17 fiscal. R S Luth Education Trust banks/ non-banking financial bad loans. On the global front, the or 5 per cent to close at PTI `60.62 crore, Nilachal Iron & companies (NBFCs)/ financial US Fed interest rate decision 35,011.65. Petrol dips down by 21 paise; total Mukesh Ambani sets up Estonian JV for India to impose anti-dumping reduction reaches `4.05 in 18 days duty on uncoated paper import PTI n NEW DELHI on August 15. Diesel on that e-governance; takes up E-residency day was priced at `68.72 per etrol price has been cut by litre in Delhi and `72.96 in PTI n TALLINN / MUMBAI access the EU opportunity by helping An e-residency enables a person to from three countries Pover `4 per litre and diesel Mumbai. him/her form a company, among other work for EU clientele and is lapped by star- PTI n NEW DELHI material injury has been by `2.33 in the last 18 days on Between August 16 and ndustrialist Mukesh Ambani is keen on benefits. tups looking for a footing in the EU. caused by the dumped imports softer international rates, a October 4, petrol price was Ithe e-governance space and has set up “Weve one of the founders of e-resi- Lubi said Estonian journey to digital- ndia may impose anti- of the goods from these coun- pace faster than the spike in hiked by `6.86 per litre and a subsidiary company in Estonia to get a dency programmes, Kotka, who is cur- isation started right after regaining inde- Idumping duty on certain tries during the period of prices witnessed in the two- diesel by `6.73. grip on the solutions, government officials rently working together with Reliance and pendence in 1991 from the erstwhile kinds of uncoated paper from investigation. month period beginning mid- On that day, the govern- of the Northwestern European nation have Mukesh Ambani to digitalise India in USSR due to a resource crunch and later Indonesia, Thailand and This paper is used as a August. ment decided to cut excise said. terms of accessing digital identity. it discovered the efficacy of the same as the Singapore for three years to photocopy or copy paper. Petrol price Sunday was duty on petrol and diesel by Ambani has formed a subsidiary with “That is why Ambani became an e-res- world went digital. protect interest of domestic “The Authority recom- cut by 21 paise a litre and diesel `1.50 per litre each and asked the Estonian government's former chief ident recently,” a spokesperson for Estonia's At present, nearly all- - 99 per cent to companies against cheap ship- mends imposition of definitive by 17 paise, according to a state-owned fuel retailers to information officer Taavi Kotka. e-residency programme said. be precise -- government services are dig- ments. anti-dumping duty...On the price notification issued by subsidise the price by another The joint venture will be looking for An email sent to Reliance Industries ital in this country and an Estonian gets The commerce ministry's imports of the subject goods, state-owned fuel retailers. `1 a litre by reducing their solutions in the e-governance space, Viljar spokesperson on this aspect was also not to know who all have accessed his/her investigation arm directorate originating in or exported In Delhi, petrol now costs margins. Lubi, vice-minister for economic affairs answered. Asked if Ambani has visited records. general of trade remedies from these countries, for a `78.78 per litre while diesel is Subsequent to this, the and communications of Estonia, which is Estonia, Lubi declined to comment, but If a citizen observes any activity on her (DGTR) has recommended period of three years” the priced at `73.36, it said. petrol price came down to a European Union member, told a group named other Indian industrialists like information being accessed by an unau- the duty after establishing in its DGTR has said. Petrol in Mumbai costs `81.50 per litre in Delhi and of visiting journalists recently. Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy thorised entity, including any government probe that the dumping of The directorate has rec- `82.28 and diesel `76.88. diesel to `72.95 a litre on He, however, did not elaborate on the as among those who have visited their department, then she can initiate legal uncoated paper from these ommended anti-dumping of With this, the reduction in October 5. exact scope of the partnership, saying gov- country to have a closer look at the work action. countries are having impact on difference between the landed rates in last 18 days now totals In Mumbai, rates fell to ernment only plays the role of a facilita- on digitisation. Lubi said while digitisation The e-residency initiative was started domestic players. value of the product and USD `4.05 per litre for petrol and `86.97 per litre for petrol and tor. A Reliance Industries spokesperson has helped Estonia to get connected its in 2014 as a digital identity for foreigners. The West Coast Paper 855 per tonne. `2.33 for diesel. `77.45 in case of diesel. refused to share details of the project or scattered and very low population basethe Apart from forming a company, an e- Mills, Tamil Nadu Newsprint, The finance ministry will Rates have been on the As the international oil plan. Multiple officials in Estonia, which country with a large land mass is home to resident can access banking services, pay- Papers Ltd, Ballarpur take the final call on the impo- decline since October 18. prices continued to rise, price is among the most digitised countries in only 1.4 million citizens -- it can help India ment processing and also gets a digital sig- Industries and JK Paper had sition of the duty. Petrol price had touched a of petrol and diesel in Delhi the world, maintained that the role of pri- as well because it has a large population nature. filed an application before the The move is aimed at pro- record high of `84 per litre in increased to `82.83 and `75.69 vate companies has been crucial in devel- to be reached out to. India ranks ninth among the list of directorate for initiation of tecting domestic players in Delhi and `91.34 in Mumbai on October 17. oping the digital infrastructure used by all There are just about 2,000 Indians who countries from where e-residents are the anti-dumping investiga- the sector against cheap on October 4. Diesel on that In Mumbai, rates touched most all of its citizens. have opted to become e-residents of coming in, but the pace of growth is very tion. The DGAD in its probe imports. The period of probe day had peaked to `75.45 a `88.29 a litre for petrol and The country claims of 99 per cent of Estonia so far, primarily to access the busi- fast, e-residency programme's managing has concluded that the product would be April 2016-June 2017 litre in Delhi and `80.10 in `79.35 for diesel. digital penetration. Ambani, the richest ness opportunity presented by the director Kaspar Korjus said. The country has been exported to India (15 months). Countries carry Mumbai. But since then, interna- Indian who runs the most profitable European Union. is aiming to increase the number of e-res- from these countries below out anti-dumping probe to Prices had started to climb tional oil prices have been domestic company Reliance Industries, Over half of them are freelancers, who idents from India to 1 million by 2025, he their normal values and con- determine whether their from August 16. Petrol in falling and rupee has also took an e-residency of the European unlike big companies, cannot afford to set said, pointing out that India has over 50 sequently, the domestic indus- domestic industries have been Delhi was priced at `77.14 and appreciated, resulting in nation in May this year, the officials said. up subsidiaries in any EU country, the offi- million freelancers who will be keen on try has suffered material injury. hurt because of a surge in in Mumbai at `84.58 per litre decline in retail rates. An e-residency helps a foreigner cial said. such an initiative. It said in a notification that cheap imports. LUCKNOW MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 funds 11

OPEN-ENDED Star Value Fund-Dividend Option 17.2122 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Growth 20.0513 KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND Star Value Fund-Growth - Direct 23.9182 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Dividend 10.0013 (GROWTH) Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Growth 19.9985 Star Value Fund-Growth Option 22.2581 Banking and PSU Debt - Annual Dividend 16.1842 Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Direct Plan -Growth Option 12.842 Scheme NAV Super 20 Fund - Dividend - Direct 16.3573 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Direct Qtrly Div Payout 10.0085 HDFC MUTUAL FUND Banking and PSU Debt - Daily Dividend Reinvestment 10.188 Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Dividend Option 10 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Retail Dividend 10.0083 Super 20 Fund - Dividend Option 19.252 Banking and PSU Debt - Direct Daily Dividend Reinvestment 10.2604 Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Growth Plan 12.8098 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Retail Growth 20.7912 Super 20 Fund - Growth - Direct 20.9621 Banking and PSU Debt - Growth 40.2862 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Direct - Dividend Plan - Div Option10 Index Fund Sensex Plus Plan-Direct Plan 469.996 Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.1854 Super 20 Fund - Growth Option 19.2707 Banking and PSU Debt - Monthly Dividend 10.5242 Index Fund-Sensex Plus( FV-Rs32.161) 462.5623 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.9862 Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Direct-Dividend Option 29.8628 Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Growth 17.5014 Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Annual Dividend 17.1427 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Index Fund Sensex Plan-Direct Plan 312.7204 Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Dividend 10.0061 Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Direct-Growth 42.1331 Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Growth 40.9097 Index FundSensex Plan( FV Rs 32.161) 309.2916 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7938 Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Dividend Option 29.3771 Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Growth 17.4312 ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Monthly Dividend 10.6275 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Cumulative 13.9619 Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Growth Option 41.2484 Bond - Annual Dividend - Direct 22.2241 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.8033 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A- Direct - Cumulative 13.9796 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct -Dividend 35.3276 Blended Plan A - Dividend 13.5898 Bond - Growth - Direct 50.4769 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Direct Plan - Div 10.9291 Blended Plan A - Direct Plan Bonus 10.9152 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct-Growth 49.2641 Bond - Quaterly Dividend - Direct 13.6607 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 14.9423 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7519 Blended Plan A - Growth 22.7587 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Dividend Option 34.8277 Bond Regular Plan Annual Dividend 29.5584 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 14.9835 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Direct Plan-Growth Plan -Growth Option 13.6322 Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Dividend 13.6408 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Growth Option 48.0384 Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan 30.696 SBI MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Cumulative 14.9023 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Dividend Plan -Dividend Option 10 Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth 23.0933 Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan - Direct 22.7736 KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Cumulative 14.9454 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Growth Plan-Growth Option 13.596 Bond Regular Plan Direct HF dividend 40.4758 MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-DIVIDEND 30.3025 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Dividend 10.441 Annual Interval Fund - Series I - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 18.3281 Bond Regular Plan Growth 48.2455 MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-GROWTH 30.1918 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 13.774 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I -Dividend Option 10.2278 Bluechip Fund - Dividend 31.927 Bond Regular Plan Quaterly Dividend 10.7888 ONE INDIA FUND - DIV (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 13.7979 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I- Growth Option 18.2323 Bluechip Fund - Dividend - Direct 34.763 Bond-Deposit-Dividend 13.6554 ONE INDIA FUND - GR (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Dividend 10.8654 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail Plan Growth Option 24.5872 Bluechip Fund - Growth 212.541 Bond-Deposit-Growth 42.9354 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2479 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail Plan-Div Option 10.2278 Bluechip Fund - Growth - Direct 225.915 Bond Short Term Plan - Direct Plan - Normal Dividend 10.3235 OPEN-ENDED Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0016 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I -Dividend Option 10.0378 Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend 21.842 Bond Short Term Plan-(Dividend) 10.124 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 21.1917 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I- Growth Option 23.9397 Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend - Direct 25.301 (INCOME) Bond Short Term Plan-(Dividend) - Direct 11.0072 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Quarterly Div Payout 10.0015 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.0378 Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth 35.595 Bond Short Term Plan-(Growth) 33.3174 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0016 Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.035 Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth - Direct 38.008 Bond Short Term Plan-(Growth) - Direct 34.7664 DHFL PRAMERICA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Growth 13.6172 Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 24.0468 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly 20.1309 Bond Short Term Plan-(Half Yearly Dividend) 12.1452 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0017 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Dividend Option 10.0078 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly Direct 20.3331 Bond Short Term Plan-(Half Yearly Dividend) - Direct 12.3328 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.6425 FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - DIRECT PLAN -GROWTH 14.096 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Growth Option 23.9022 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend 10.7148 Coporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan-Growth Option 2034.9063 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.224 FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - REGULAR PLAN -GROWTH 13.9784 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.0078 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend - Direct 11.0155 Corporate Bond Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option 2421.5648 ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Dividend 10.0124 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Fortnightly - Regular 23.074 Corporate Bond Fund- Direct Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 1105.0212 Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.0079 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 20.9682 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth 25.8023 Corporate Bond Fund- Institutional Plan-Growth Option 2090.4924 Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 24.1329 Blended Plan B - Dividend Option - I 15.0425 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0051 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth - Direct 26.5529 Corporate Bond Fund- Regular Plan-Growth Option 2369.9719 Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund Serie-II-Instl Plan -Div Option 10.0304 Blended Plan B - Growth Option - I 23.9631 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth 14.1819 Equity Arbitrage Fund -Fortnightly - Direct 23.5487 Corporate Bond Fund- Regular Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 1051.1716 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund Series-II-Dividend Option 10.2029 Blended Plan B - Monthly Dividend Option - I 10.266 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Dividend 10.0016 Equity Opportunities Fund - Dividend 23.515 Corporate Bond Fund- Regular Plan-Quarterly Dividend Option 1066.6837 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund Series-II-Growth Option 24.9089 Blended Plan B - Daily Dividend Option - I 12.4926 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Growth 14.2363 Equity Opportunities Fund - Dividend - Direct 25.3 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.1893 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Dividend Option - I 17.7362 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Quarterly Div Payout 10.0016 Corporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 1040.0538 Equity Opportunities Fund - Growth 108.511 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 25.0671 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth Option - I 24.0808 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan C - Retail Dividend 10.0038 Corporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan- Weekly Dividend Option 1052.3061 Equity Opportunities Fund - Growth - Direct 115.404 Interval Fund - Quarterly Plan - Series I - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.0804 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend Option - I 10.3063 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan C - Retail Growth 22.1759 Corporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan-Daily Dividend Option 1052.6393 Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Growth 13.976 Interval Fund - Quarterly Plan - Series I - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 24.6112 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend Option - I 10.0227 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0016 Corporate Bond Fund- Standard Plan-Daily Dividend Option 1052.7994 Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Monthly Dividend 11.4121 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I - Growth Option 24.4674 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend Option - I 10.7 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Growth 14.0323 Corporate Bond Fund- Standard Plan-Weekly Dividend Option 1202.9939 Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Quarterly Dividend 11.0725 Credit Risk Fund - Annual Dividend 10.5645 Blended Plan B - Half Yearly Dividend Option - I 10.3661 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2204 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I -Dividend Option 10.0787 Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Growth 13.5983 Credit Risk Fund - Annual Dividend - Direct 15.5351 Blended Plan B - option I-Bonus 11.9703 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Dividend 10.0039 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.0788 Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Monthly Dividend 11.1475 Credit Risk Fund - Growth 19.6096 Blended Plan B-Direct Plan - Daily Dividend Option - I 12.032 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Growth 13.9772 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III- Dividend Option 10.1182 Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Quarterly Dividend 10.969 Credit Risk Fund - Growth - Direct 20.6831 Child Care Plan Study - Cumulative 69.6122 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C- Institutional Qtrly Div Payout 10.2061 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III- Growth Option 24.4337 Global Emerging Market Fund - Dividend 14.989 Credit Risk Fund - Monthly Dividend 10.3338 Child Care Plan Study - Direct Plan- Cumulative 72.4243 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Dividend 10.0799 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.1183 Global Emerging Market Fund - Dividend - Direct 15.763 Credit Risk Fund - Monthly Dividend - Direct 10.5642 Dynamic Bond Fund - Annual Dividend 10.6484 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Growth 22.795 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III-Instl Plan-Growth Option 17.933 Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth 14.99 Credit Risk Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.8121 Dynamic Bond Fund - Bonus 19.6984 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0051 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.1125 Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth - Direct 15.693 Credit Risk Fund - Quaterly Direct Dividend - Direct 10.2019 Dynamic Bond Fund - Daily Dividend 10.0171 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.1535 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 14.9272 India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend 19.706 Credit Risk Fund - Weekly Dividend 10.0152 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Daily Dividend 10.5669 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7073 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10.5346 India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend - Direct 21.853 Credit Risk Fund - Weekly Dividend - Direct 10.4405 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 20.425 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Dividend 10.005 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.7878 India EQ Contra Fund - Growth 48.342 Debt Hybrid - Growth 29.2262 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2129 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Growth 13.469 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.5269 India EQ Contra Fund - Growth - Direct 52.036 Debt Hybrid - Growth - Direct 31.0343 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend 10.4618 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Quarterly Div Payout 10.2309 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.7128 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Dividend 16.855 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Dividend 10.0742 Debt Hybrid - Monthly Dividend 11.6952 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Dividend 10.6164 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth 18.5 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Growth 20.25 Debt Hybrid - Monthly Dividend - Direct 12.1407 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus Option 20.23 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.1049 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund- Direct Plan- Div Option19.738 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0168 Debt Hybrid - Quarterly Dividend 13.0345 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend 10.4779 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Op 19.965 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7138 Debt Hybrid - Quarterly Dividend - Direct 13.6455 Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth 19.6985 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.0408 Small Cap Fund - Dividend 34.781 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0095 Dynamic Bond Fund - Daily Dividend - Direct 10.1362 Dynamic Bond Fund - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2388 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 5 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.8817 Small Cap Fund - Dividend - Direct 37.594 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Dividend 10.1825 Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth - Direct 23.7172 Dynamic Bond Fund - Monthly Dividend 10.9656 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 5 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.8388 Small Cap Fund - Growth 67.364 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Growth 17.716 Dynamic Bond Fund - Quarterly Dividend - Direct 10.8381 Dynamic Bond Fund - Premium Plus Growth 20.7632 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10 Small Cap Fund - Growth - Direct 72.326 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.0046 Dynamic Bond Fund - Weekly Dividend Direct 12.8673 Dynamic Bond Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.408 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7847 Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend 21.478 Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Dividend 10.0009 Dynamic Bond Fund -Regular Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 21.8967 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.7894 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.0005 Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend - Direct 22.992 Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 19.7164 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Daily Dividend 10.0364 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 22.5035 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7436 Standard Multicap Fund - Growth 32.156 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.001 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Growth 22.8971 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan - I - Direct Plan Bonus 12.628 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.764 Standard Multicap Fund - Growth - Direct 34.036 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth 18.1794 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Quarterly Dividend 11.0426 SAHARA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Growth 17.983 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.0001 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2084 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Weekly Dividend 10.5335 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Dividend N.A. Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7202 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Growth 18.1012 Dynamic Bond Fund-Direct Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 22.5597 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH - Direct 66.4947 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Growth 18.0131 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B -Dividend 10.1688 Flexi-Debt - Regular Plan - Dividend 10.7268 SBI MUTUAL FUND BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH OPTION 62.6608 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Dividend 10.8172 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan - II Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.234 Flexi-Debt - Regular Plan - Growth 25.1289 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND - Direct 22.5675 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Dividend 11.9883 Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0033 Flexi-Debt- Regular Plan - Daily Dividend 14.3817 Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (D) 11.1062 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND OPTION 22.1517 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Growth 22.6497 Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 20.0008 Flexi Debt - Regular Plan- Weekly Dividend 10.035 Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (G) 12.5326 Growth Fund-Dividend 38.9036 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Direct Plan - Growth 23.4449 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0033 Low Duration - Regular Plan-Weekly Dividend 1014.7986 SUNDARAM MUTUAL FUND Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct 39.6252 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Dividend 11.8549 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Growth 13.9183 Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 1070.3762 Growth Fund-Growth 133.9756 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Growth 23.3622 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0033 Low Duration Fund - Regular Plan - Normal Dividend 1070.089 Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend Option 14.3676 Growth Fund-Growth- Direct 149.7337 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Dividend 11.7874 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.8735 Low Duration Fund Direct Plan- Bonus Option 1321.4208 Corporate Bond Fund Annual Dividend Option 13.347 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING -Direct-Dividend 20.328 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Growth 21.8977 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Half Yearly 13.6318 Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option 2282.0587 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND RETAIL MONTHLY DIVIDEND 10.8154 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7978 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 26.3348 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Monthly 12.7914 Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Weekly Dividend Option 1199.3756 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Bonus Option 14.0346 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Dividend 10.8352 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Dividend Option 17.8238 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Quarterly 13.8562 Low Duration Fund- Regular Plan-Growth Option 2201.7916 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - DIRECT PLAN MONTHLY DIV 10.9195 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Growth 17.7495 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Growth Option 24.4081 MIP - Direct Plan - Growth 49.7829 Low Duration Fund- Regular Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 1021.4517 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Regular Weekly Dividend 10.9684 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Div 22.3093 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Dividend 11.6845 MIP - Direct Plan Bonus 13.7171 Low Duration Fund-Retail Plan-Growth Option 1971.7193 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND DIRECT BONUS 13.9911 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 28.9807 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Growth 21.7637 MIP - Dividend Half Yearly 12.8248 Low Duration Fund-Retail Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 1020.796 BANKING AND PSU DEBT - DIRECT - DIV REINVESTMENT OP 10.0519 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Div Option 20.8245 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Dividend 11.7708 MIP - Dividend Monthly 12.3602 Low Duration Fund-Retail Plan-Weekly Dividend Option 1021.1728 BANKING AND PSU DEBT- DIRECT- WEEKLYDIV REINVESTMENTOP 10.5656 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Growth Op 28.3083 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Direct Plan - Growth 20.4818 MIP - Dividend Quarterly 13.5226 Medium Term Fund - Annual Dividend 10.7646 BANKING AND PSU DEBT - REGULAR DAILY REINVESTMENT 10.0519 Midcap Fund-Auto Payout 74.496 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Growth 20.4088 MIP - Growth 48.1366 Medium Term Fund - Direct - Annual Dividend 15.3534 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND REGULAR GROWTH 27.8313 Midcap Fund-Auto Payout- Direct 79.6429 Interval Fund - Monthly Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.0016 JM FINANCIAL MUTUAL FUND Medium Term Fund - Direct - Quarterly Dividend 10.6739 BANKING AND PSU DEBT- REGULAR MONTHLYDIV RE INVESTMENT 10.9092 Midcap Fund-Bonus 74.496 Interval Fund - Monthly Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 21.1844 Medium Term Fund - Direct Growth 15.3163 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND Retail - Growth 25.0893 Midcap Fund-Bonus- Direct 79.6429 Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0692 Income Fund - Bonus Option - Principal Units 19.7295 Medium Term Fund - Growth 14.6863 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND- Direct Plan - Growth Option 27.9584 Midcap Fund-Dividend -Direct 33.3511 Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Growth 13.4735 MIP Fund (Direct) - Bonus Option - Principal Units 25.9834 Medium Term Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.653 Corporate Bond - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend Option 0 Midcap Fund-Dividend Plan 32.8552 Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Dividend 10.0015 MIP Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option - Annual Dividend 20.9404 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Annual Dividend 12.0699 Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option 25.0845 Midcap Fund-Growth Option - Direct 79.6429 Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Growth 13.4637 MIP Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option - Quarterly Dividend 19.5151 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Annual Dividend - Direct 12.891 Corporate Bond Fund -Institutional - Quarterly Dividend 0 Midcap Fund-Growth Plan 74.496 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.0025 MIP Fund (Direct) - Growth Option 25.7788 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Growth 17.0712 Power & Natural Resources Fund - Dividend Option 17.1801 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 21.9999 MIP Fund (Direct)- Dividend Option - Monthly Dividend 12.6302 Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Bonus Option 0 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Growth - Direct 18.0715 Power & Natural resources Fund- Growth - Direct 21.7152 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan - 1 Retail Quarterly Div Payout 10.0022 MIP Fund - Bonus Option - Principal Units 24.5085 Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend Option 12.2149 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Monthly Dividend 14.3128 Power & Natural resources Fund- Growth Option 20.1427 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Direct Plan - Growth 17.6211 MIP FUND-Annual Dividend 19.4034 Corporate Bond Fund Institutional - Growth 0 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Monthly Dividend - Direct 13.1358 Power & Natural Resources Fund-Dividend - Direct 16.0357 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0017 MIP FUND-Growth 24.1503 Corporate Bond Fund Institutional - Monthly Dividend 10.5417 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Quarterly Dividend 12.3879 R.E.A.L Fund - Dividend Option 20.0108 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Growth 17.5944 MIP FUND-Monthly Dividend 11.4362 Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Annual Dividend 13.1774 Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Quarterly Dividend - Direct 12.9056 R.E.A.L Fund - Dividend Option- Direct 20.4151 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 -Dividend 10.0017 MIP FUND-Quarterly Dividend 18.1976 MIRAE ASSET MUTUAL FUND Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Growth 24.6296 R.E.A.L Fund - Growth Fund 20.0075 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 Plan - Direct - Quarterly Div Payout 10.0023 Short Term Fund (Direct) - Daily Dividend Option 13.8079 Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Half Yearly Dividend 13.2155 R.E.A.L Fund - Growth Fund- Direct 22.0675 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan II - Retail Dividend 10.0271 Short Term Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option 10.5745 Mirae Asset Mutual Fund Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Monthly Dividend 11.7583 Star Value Fund-Dividend - Direct 17.4984 Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan II - Retail Growth 22.0296 Short Term Fund (Direct) - Growth Option 25.5038 Short Term Bond Fund - Regular - Mly Dividend Option 10.3019 Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Quarterly Dividend 14.1804 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 world 12

GLOBE Main contingent of migrants pushes through Mexico TROTTING NORTH KOREA SLAMS AP n ISLA, MEXICO argued with caravan organizers belonged to migrants. ward and make a stop in the That caravan initially tried SEX ABUSE REPORT and criticized Mexican officials But even with the group country's capital. to cross the bridge between Seoul: North Korea on Sunday housands of wary Central before setting out on their own somewhat more scattered, the The capital could serve as Guatemala and Mexico, but slammed a report by Human TAmerican migrants for Puebla and Mexico City. majority of migrants trekking a better launching pad for Mexican authorities told them Rights Watch which said sexual resumed their push through Some were disappointed through Veracruz on Sunday reaching a broader array of des- they would have to show pass- abuse of women was rampant Mexico on Sunday, a day after after caravan organizers unsuc- were convinced that traveling tinations along the U.S. border. ports and visas and enter in in the isolated nation. In its arguments over the path ahead cessfully pleaded for buses as a large mass was their best They could also receive addi- groups of 50 for processing. report released on Thursday. saw some travelers splinter after three weeks on the road. hope for reaching the U.S. tional support, although Another caravan, also of away from the main caravan, Others were angry for being “We think that it is better Mexican officials have about 1,000 to 1,500 people, 6.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE which is entering a treacherous directed northward through to continue together with the appeared conflicted over entered Mexico earlier this HITS PHILIPPINES part of its journey. the Gulf Coast state of caravan. We are going to stay whether to help or hinder their week and is now in Chiapas. Manila: An earthquake measuring The majority of the rough- Veracruz, calling it the “route with it and respect the orga- journeys. That group includes 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the ly 4,000 migrants are now of death.” nizers,” said Luis Euseda, a 32- Mexico now faces the Hondurans, Salvadorans and Philippines' Lanao headed along what some called A trek via the sugar fields year-old from Tegucigalpa, unprecedented situation of hav- some Guatemalans. del Norte province on Sunday, the the “route of death” toward the and fruit groves of Veracruz Honduras who is traveling ing three caravans stretched The first, largest group of US Geological Survey (USGS) town of Cordoba, Veracruz, takes them through a state with his wife Jessica Fugon. over 300 miles (500 kilometers) mainly Honduran migrants said. which is about 124 miles (200 where hundreds of migrants “Others went ahead, maybe Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the US border, a of highway in the states of entered Mexico on Oct.19. kilometers) up the road. The have disappeared in recent they have no goal, but we do ride on in the trunk of a taxi, in Acayucan, Veracruz state, Mexico on Saturday AP Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, Immigration agents and SHOOTING IN SWEDEN daily trek will be one of the years, falling prey to kidnappers have a goal and it is to arrive.” with a total of more than 6,000 police have at times detained LEAVES 7 PEOPLE INJURED longest yet, as the exhausted looking for ransom payments. Mynor Chavez, a 19-year- he said of life in his home coun- patrol that country's southern migrants. migrants in the smaller cara- Helsinki: Swedish Police say group of travelers tries to make Authorities in Veracruz old from Copan, Honduras, try. frontier. On Friday, a caravan from vans. seven people have been progress any way it can. said in September they had dis- was determined to continue. In his desperation to flee, It remained to be seen if El Salvador waded over the But several mayors have wounded and 12 arrested in a The arduous trip has covered remains from at least “I have no hope. I gradu- Chavez was one of the many the main group will now con- Suchiate River into Mexico, rolled out the welcome mat for shooting allegedly linked to already taken its toll. 174 people buried in clandes- ated as a computer technician people who crossed a river tinue directly north through bringing 1,000 to 1,500 people migrants who reached their biker gang members near the A day prior, the group was tine graves, raising questions and not even with a degree from Guatemala into Mexico, Veracruz to the closest U.S. who want to reach the U.S. bor- towns — arranging for food country's second city of beset by divisions as migrants about whether the bodies have I been able to find work,” defying authorities deployed to border, or veer slightly west- der. and camp sites. Goteborg. NEW CALEDONIA With 70 per cent of voting Trump: Democrats Egypt says police kill slips counted, 59.5 per cent French Pacific territory of people had rejected the proposition that New would ruin Florida, 19 jehadis suspects Caledonia become independent, the local linked to Copt attack rejects independence electoral authority said his second home AP n PENSACOLA, FLA. AFP n CAIRO The television images also AFP n NOUMEA after the results, has largely displayed a tent alleged to have stayed clear of the campaign resident Donald Trump on ineteen suspected jehadis been used by the suspected he Pacific islands of New but during a visit to Noumea in PSaturday used his final Nlinked to a deadly attack jehadis cell, and a black ISIS TCaledonia opted to remain May he declared “France would Florida campaign event before on Coptic Christians in central flag. Pope Francis on Sunday part of France on Sunday, early be less beautiful without New next week’s elections to implore Egypt have been killed in a spoke of his pain over the results showed, as voters reject- Caledonia”. supporters to send Republicans shootout with police, the inte- attack. ed independence in a closely- He also raised concerns to the governor’s mansion and rior Ministry said on Sunday. “I express my pain after the watched referendum seen as a over increasing Chinese influ- the US Senate, claiming that Those killed in the terrorist attack which two days measure of support for Paris in ence in the Pacific, where allowing Democrats to win exchange of fire were part of a ago hit the Coptic Orthodox one of its many strategic out- Beijing has invested heavily in either office would bring ruin cell that left dead seven pil- church in Egypt,” Francis said posts. Vanuatu, a territory which to the state he also calls home. grims in Friday’s attack in at Saint Peter’s in the Vatican Some 18,000 kilometres broke from France and Britain Trump returned to Florida Minya province, a statement by City. from the French mainland, in 1980. for the second time this week winter. the Ministry said. “I pray for the victims, pil- New Caledonia is home to a Accusing the US of “turn- to help rally support for Gov. He also said of the “The terrorist elements grims killed just because they quarter of the world’s known ing its back on the region in Rick Scott, who is challenging Democrat: “Andrew Gillum is opened fire on the (security) were Christian,” he added. supplies of nickel — a vital elec- recent months”, Macron said Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. not equipped to be your gov- forces who responded,” the Copts, a Christian minor- tronics component — and is a China was “building its hege- Trump also sought to boost for- ernor. It’s not for him.” statement said. ity that make up 10 percent of foothold for France in the Polling station officials count the votes as part of the independence referendum in mony step by step” in the mer Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is Trump criticized Nelson, The 19 suspected jehadis Egypt’s 97 million people, have Pacific. Noumea, the New Caledonia’s capital on Sunday AP Pacific — suggesting an inde- facing off against Andrew too, claiming that he only sees were found “as part of a pursuit in recent years been repeated- With 70 per cent of voting pendent New Caledonia could Gillum, the Democratic mayor the former astronaut “around of terrorist elements involved in ly targeted by ISIS jehadis. slips counted, 59.5 per cent of which paved the way for a But indigenous people be Beijing’s next target. of Tallahassee, in the race for election time when he’s on carrying out hostile operations In May 2017, masked gun- people had rejected the propo- steady devolution of powers as make up less than 50 percent of Australia has also governor. television every night.” in the country, including the men ordered Christians trav- sition that New Caledonia well as Sunday’s referendum. the electorate and some Kanaks expressed concerns about Trump argued that Gillum Earlier Saturday, Trump last armed attack which tar- elling to Saint Samuel to get off become independent, the local Separatists had urged back staying part of France, not China’s activities in neigh- would “destroy Florida” and campaigned in Montana, where geted citizens returning from their buses and recant their electoral authority said. Kanak voters to choose self- least due to the 1.3 billion bouring island states — which claimed that Gillum’s policies he made it clear that he wants the Saint Samuel monastery”, faith. The group refused and Some 175,000 people were determination for Kanaky, their euros ($1.5 billion) the French the Lowy Institute think-tank would be a “total nightmare” to see Democrat Jon Tester the Ministry said. were shot one by one, leaving eligible to vote in the remote name for New Caledonia, and state hands to the islands every estimates received $1.78 billion for the state. booted from the Senate on The Islamic State group 28 people dead in that ISIS islands fringed by spectacular throw off the shackles of the year. in aid from Beijing from 2006- “You have only one choice, Tuesday over a personal grudge claimed Friday’s attack — claimed attack. beaches, with opinion polls “colonial” authorities in Paris. Going it alone, “I’m not 16 — boosting its own spend- Ron DeSantis for governor,” as much as political ambition. which killed six Copts and ISIS also killed more than ahead of Sunday’s ballot pre- The Kanak community is sure we have all the assets we’d ing in response. Trump told thousands of Trump blames Tester for one Anglican — in a message 40 people in twin church dicting a large majority in plagued by high school dropout need to succeed,” said Marc Home to 2,69,000 people, cheering supporters at a rally at the defeat of his nominee to via its propaganda agency bombings in April 2017, and an favour of staying French. rates, chronic unemployment Gnipate, a 62-year-old pen- New Caledonia is one of a Pensacola International run the Department of Amaq. IS gunman last December But there are fears the ref- and poor housing conditions. sioner. Michaele Mikena, 61, handful of French island out- Airport, with Air Force One Veterans Affairs. The president Raids were undertaken in killed nine people in an attack erendum could inflame ten- “My father, my grandfather also “voted no. I’m not afraid posts — a legacy of the coun- park right outside of the told hundreds of cheering sup- the mountainous western on a church in a south Cairo sions between indigenous fought for this country and of independence, but I am try’s 19th-century empire — hangar. porters at a separate airport desert of Minya province to suburb. Egypt’s President Abdel Kanak people, who tend to today is the second fight in the attached to France, I owe it a which retain strategic impor- “If you want to pay high rally in the Montana chill that track down the “fugitive ter- Fattah al-Sisi called for citizens favour independence, and the ballot box,” said pro-indepen- lot”. tance. taxes, you ought to vote for the Tester “tried to destroy” Ronny rorist elements”, the interior to battle against religious dis- white population which has dence supporter Patrick Under the 1998 deal, fur- The referendum will be a mayor of Tallahassee,” Trump Jackson, a Navy admiral and Ministry said. crimination. settled since France annexed Watrone as he voted Sunday. ther referendums on indepen- test of the appeal of remaining said. “You will destroy the state White House doctor. Several Egyptian TV sta- “When an Egyptian falls in the islands in 1853. “Today, us young Kanaks, dence can still be held before part of France for such far- that I love.” Trump noted that “That’s why I’m here,” tions broadcast images pro- a terrorist attack, we suffer and These differences caused we have no jobs. If we are the 2022. flung territories, which are he also calls Florida home; his Trump said. “I’ve never for- vided by the interior Ministry, all the people of Egypt suffer”, ethnic strife in the 1980s which ones who manage the country, French President heavily dependent on state Mar-a-Lago estate is located in gotten it and it’s honestly one which showed the bodies of Sisi said in an address to a claimed more than 70 lives. It we will have more opportuni- Emmanuel Macron, who is handouts but where many feel Palm Beach and he spends of the reasons I’m here so armed men strewn across youth forum in Sharm el- led to the 1998 Noumea Accord ties,” said Fabrice Ude, 28. due to give a televised address overlooked by Paris. most weekends there in the much,” said Trump. desert sand. Sheikh. China backs Pak’s ‘quest for peace Ahead of polls, Storms, floods in Sicily kill Over 150 killed IS attack kills Hasina announces at least 12 people; 2 missing in weekend 12 US-backed to build 560 violence around fighters in east through dialogue’ with India model mosques Rome: Storms lashing Sicily late for the others, who includ- Yemen’s Hodeida have killed at least 12 people ed a one-year-old baby, a three- Syria: Monitor PTI n BEIJING through dialogue, cooperation was that it should be resolved PTI n DHAKA with torrential floods, Italian year-old child and a teenager. AP n SANAA and negotiation, on the basis of peacefully through dialogue. authorities said as the country’s The victims were from two AFP n BEIRUT hina on Sunday said it mutual respect and equality, India too supports dia- angladesh Prime Minister leader headed on Sunday to the families who had gathered in emeni officials say fighting Csupported Pakistan’s “quest and supports Pakistan’s efforts logue as the way to resolve the BSheikh Hasina on Sunday stricken Mediterranean island. the country villa for the week- Yhas escalated around the he Islamic State group for peace through dialogue” to for improvement of Pakistan- issue with Pakistan but main- announced that her Divers pulled out nine of end. key port city of Hodeida, with Tkilled 12 US-backed fight- settle the outstanding disputes India relations and for settle- tains that the talks and terror- Government will construct 560 those victims from a home A man’s body was also more than 150 combatants ers in a surprise attack on with India as it backed ment of outstanding disputes ism cannot go together. model mosques and an Islamic flooded by a rapidly swelling found on a guardrail along a killed over the weekend from Sunday from the jihadists’ Islamabad’s “engagement” with between the two countries,” the For its part, Pakistan sup- university with the Saudi assis- river in the countryside near Palermo-area road after flood- both the rebel and govern- holdout in eastern Syria on the the Nuclear Suppliers group joint statement said. ported active participation of tance, in an attempt to woo Palermo. waters swept away his car, ment-backed side. Iraqi border, a Britain-based (NSG). The ties between India and China at the platform of the hardline Islamists ahead of the State TV broadcaster Italian news reports said. They say on Sunday that monitor said. A joint statement, issued Pakistan had strained after the South Asian Association for parliamentary elections sched- RaiNews24 said the sole sur- Across the island, in the airstrikes and naval artillery Twelve fighters of the here after Prime Minister terror attacks by Pakistan- Regional Cooperation uled next month. vivor of the flood that ravaged town of Cammarata, near have pounded rebel positions Syrian Democratic Forces Imran Khan’s talks with based groups in 2016 and (SAARC). Also significantly, Speaking at an Islamic cler- the home with water and mud Agrigento, the fire department around the Red Sea costal city, (SDF) were killed and 20 Chinese President Xi Jinping India’s surgical strikes inside China tacitly expressed its ics rally here, Hasina urged the was the owner, who had just said its divers were working to which government backed- wounded in a suicide car and Premier Li Keqiang, said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. backing for Pakistan’s efforts clerics not to be agitated by stepped outside to walk the recover the bodies of two peo- troops launching a major bombing and subsequent clash- that China backed Pakistan’s In recent years, China has to secure the NSG member- anti-Islam propaganda on family dogs Saturday when the ple swept away while driving ground assault seek to wrest es in the eastern province of efforts to improve ties with refrained from taking a public ship. social media, saying her gov- torrent hit. on a road near the flooding from dug-in rebels. The offi- Deir Ezzor, the Syrian India to settle “outstanding stance on the India-Pakistan India has also been seeking ernment has enacted tougher News reports said the man Saraceno River. cials spoke on condition of Observatory for Human Rights disputes”, without directly men- ties, expressing hope for reso- entry into the 48-member elite laws to expose to at first clung to a tree, then Also in Agrigento anonymity for fear of reprisals. said. An SDF spokesman, how- tioning the Kashmir issue. lution of the disputes through nuclear club, which controls justice perpetrators of any mali- ended up on the roof of a near- province, firefighters rescued Fierce fighting also erupt- ever, denied any members of “China appreciates dialogue. On the Kashmir nuclear trade, but China has cious campaign regarding the by house. He used his cellphone 14 people from a hotel in the ed in Bayda and Saada his Kurdish-led alliance had Pakistan’s quest for peace issue, China’s oft repeated stand repeatedly stonewalled its bid. religion. to call for help but it was too town of Montevago. AP provinces. been killed. Pakistan arrests Obama to rally for World leaders to mark WWI Rohingya teen injured in firing on 250 for rioting, Indiana senator who in France amid warnings disrupting peace about nationalism Bangladesh-Myanmar border Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan backs Trump policies AFP n COX’S in Balukhali refugee camp in 2,000 Rohingya refugees would police on Sunday arrested near- Paris: French President long tour around the country, BAZAR(BANGLADESH) Bangladesh’s southeastern return to their homeland in ly 250 people from across the Indianapolis: Former Braun. Emmanuel Macron on Sunday which will see him criss-cross Cox’s Bazar district. Myanmar’s western Rakhine country on charges of arson, President Barack Obama’s For Braun, a businessman kicks off a week of commem- war-hit areas in northern and Rohingya refugee boy was The BGB would send a state as part of a repatriation vandalism and violence during national campaign tour to who has campaigned as a orations for the 100th anniver- eastern France and attend indi- Ashot and injured on the protest letter to their Myanmar deal. More than 720,000 of the three-day mass protests boost Democratic candidates steadfast Trump ally, the cur- sary of the end of World War vidual ceremonies with the Bangladesh-Myanmar border counterparts, the Border Guard Myanmar’s stateless Rohingya following the acquittal of takes an unusual path on rent president’s appearances in One, which is set to mix leaders of Germany, Britain and as multiple rounds were fired Police, over the shooting, he fled a brutal military crack- Christian woman Asia Bibi. Sunday with an Indiana rally Indianapolis and Fort Wayne remembrance of the past and Mali. The 40-year-old French from a Myanmar border secu- said. A local Bangladeshi offi- down in August last year, tak- A day after striking a deal for Sen. Joe Donnelly, who has are no-brainers in a state he warnings about the present centrist is expected to use the rity post, an official said on cial, speaking on condition on ing shelter in crowded camps in with the radical Islamist party sounded more like Donald won two years ago by 19 points. surge in nationalism around international spotlight to issue Sunday. anonymity, said the incident Bangladesh and bringing with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Trump while trying to per- But for Donnelly, who fre- the globe. a rallying cry against national- Nurul Islam, 15, was graz- might be aimed at delaying the them harrowing tales of rape, (TLP), the government swung suade voters in the conservative quently touts how often he Some 70-80 world leaders ism, having recently warned ing cows when 17 rounds were repatriation of Rohingya murder and arson in a military into action as it started a crack- Midwestern state to grant him votes with Trump, the Obama including US President Donald that the world risked forgetting fired from Myanmar’s refugees, set to begin in next crackdown. down against the people who a second term. rally is a little more complicat- Trump and his Russian coun- the lessons of the 20th centu- Rymongkhali security post, week. Investigators have said vandalised public properties Obama’s rally for the ed. terpart Vladimir Putin are ry’s great conflicts. Border Guard Bangladesh “Otherwise, why would senior Myanmar military offi- during the protests. Asia Bibi, Democratic senator in Gary “If he does need to inocu- preparing to fly to the French “I am struck by similarities (BGB) spokesman Major Iqbal they fire at the Bangladeshi cials should be prosecuted for was convicted in 2010 after will be sandwiched between his late himself from some of his capital next weekend for a cer- between the times we live in Ahmed said. ground? It is to create pressure genocide in Rakhine, but the being accused of insulting successor’s trips to the state firmer conservative rhetoric, it’s emony marking a century since and those of between the two “Islam was lucky as a bul- on the refugees and the UN,” he country has rejected these calls, Islam in a row with her neigh- Friday and Monday on behalf a pretty effective way to do it,” the guns fell silent. This Sunday, world wars,” he told a French let scratched his elbow,” he said. Bangladesh and Myanmar insisting it was defending itself bours. PTI of GOP Senate candidate Mike said Christina Hale. AP Macron begins his own week- newspaper last week. told AFP, adding the boy lives officials last week said some against militants. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 vivacity {mindspace} 13

GREEN WATCH PEACE ALL AROUND Tourism hotspots like Peru, UK and New Zealand are facing the brunt of climate change and are Constraints make it difficult for us to develop beginning to take cognizance of its effect on the natural habitat and temperatures in their surroundings universal empathy, as a result we cannot think or act globally. It translates to a very limited understanding of ourselves. PLAY IT SAFE By RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI t’s often observed that human constraints, of n an attempt to protect the coral Iwhenever people which the first is the reefs that divers so admire they meet any spiritual per- constraint of the human Ihave dubbed them the underwa- sonality or a learned, body. We neither know ter Serengeti, the Pacific nation of enlightened soul, they past lives nor our Palau will soon ban many types of invariably get an expres- future. The only thing Tropical sunscreen. sion on their face that we know is what we are President Tommy reflects inner content- in our present life. Remengesau Jr. last week signed ment and peace. Hence, we do not legislation that bans “reef-toxic” However, hardly do understand the implica- nights sunscreen from 2020. Banned these people make a tion of laws of karma to ritain’s national weather sunscreens will be confiscated sustained effort to go discipline us in the pre- Bforecasting service says from tourists who carry them into deeper into the factors sent. Apart from this, warm spells and tropical nights the country, and merchants sell- that lead to a life of con- we are constrained by are increasing in Britain as the ing the banned products will be tentment, inner harmo- geographical, environ- climate changes. fined up to $1,000. ny and a state of calm and composure mental, cultural and religious barriers The Met Office study says Remengesau said in a statement and much less do they make a serious in addition to individual personality the length of warm spells has that the penalties find the right bal- attempt to attain these even though traits. All these constraints make it dif- more than doubled when data ance between “educating tourists they highly value them. ficult for us to develop universal empa- for the last 10 years is com- and scaring them away.” A quiet reflection and serene intro- thy; as a result we cannot think or act pared to figures from 1961 to The law defines reef-toxic sun- spection would, however, lead to the globally, resulting in very limited 1990. screen as containing any one of 10 conclusion that contentment does not understanding of our world and our- It also said Friday that hot chemicals, including oxybenzone, come from high and numerous mate- selves too. summer days in the last 10 and states that other chemicals may rial attainments. Contentment dawns Our skewed vision has led us to years period are on average also be banned. when the dark night of ignorance believe that the massive army and hotter than during the earlier The legislation also requires ends. It is a sign of spiritual wisdom weapon built-up will make us more period. The Met Office also tour operators to start providing and maturity. It comes when there is secure. This approach has led to an finds an increase in the fre- customers with reusable cups, the spirit of renunciation and fulfil- unhealthy competition, malpractices quency of tropical nights, clas- straws and food containers. ment. So what is so special about it that and misleading the whole generation, sified as nights when temper- Remengesau said a big impetus sumption, and climate change all the state or buy it there if they have sun exposure if they stop using the it has made many great people talk or thereby killing our feelings of sympa- atures do not fall below 68 for the ban was a 2017 report which continue to threaten the health of a doctor's prescription. products. Some manufacturers, write about it? We would first need to thy, compassion and co¬operation, degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees found that sunscreen products our pristine paradise.” Scientists have found that some meanwhile, have already started understand its opposite, i.e discontent- the fundamental human quality. One Celsius). were widespread in Palau’s famed Palau’s ban comes after Hawaii chemicals in sunscreen can be selling “reef-friendly” sunscreen. ment. If we look around, we would wonders, then how can we bring peace The head of the Met Office Jellyfish Lake, which was closed for in July banned the sale of sun- toxic to coral reefs, which are a vital Palau, located east of the hardly find anyone who is not discon- to the divergent universe? For that we National Climate Information more than a year due to declining screen containing the chemicals part of the ocean ecosystem as well Philippines and north of Indonesia, tented, right? As per studies, there are need to first understand that peace is Center Mark McCarthy said jellyfish numbers before being oxybenzone and octinoxate from as a popular draw for tourists. But is home to 21,000 people and has numerous causes of discontentment a composite phenomenon. Hence one the data provide a “valuable recently reopened. 2021 in an attempt to protect its some critics say there aren’t enough an economy that relies on tourism that brings mental agitation and disturb cannot hope to live in peace without record of the changing climate” The president noted legislative reefs. In Hawaii, however, tourists independent scientific studies on and fishing. It has a compact of free intellectual equipoise. When he is not hoping the same for his/her neigh- in Britain. findings that “plastic waste, chem- will still be able to bring the the issue while others worry that association with the US. in a position to exercise his discrimi- bours. Therefore our positive actions —AP ical pollution, resource overcon- banned sunscreen with them into people will suffer from too much —AP nation to find means of improving his that ensure peace for self, society and conditions and loses the ability to act. the environment alone can generate Thus, his plans and acts go wrong and and sustain universal peace. meticulous re-creation of a three- give rise to quarrels. Contentment, purity and peace Adecade-old study of birds on a moun- A discontented person has a typi- are the trio which make one’s life worth tainside in Peru has given scientists a rare Birds find new home cal habit to build castles in the air while living. They appear on the life-scene chance to prove how the changing climate he is as poor as he can be. Such peo- after one has been pursuing one’s spir- is pushing species out of the places they are ple fail to understand that it is only by itual studies and has also been practis- best adapted to. vation or latitude in response to warming weeks trekking up and down the Cerro de lies at the edge of a national park, the area dint of hard work that a man can make ing meditation. Without Yoga, one can- Surveys of more than 400 species of temperatures. But Mark Urban, director of Pantiacolla, using fine nets called mist nets hadn't been disturbed. In addition to both ends meet and work on the right not attain and sustain inner peace. The birds in 1985 and then in 2017 have found the Center of Biological Risk at the to catch and release birds, and keeping unfurling 40-foot (12-meter) mist nets on lines. Otherwise, it is a blunder to let crux of the problem, however, is that that populations of almost all had declined, University of Connecticut, who was not detailed journals of birds they caught, spot- the slopes, Freeman's team placed 20 your reason be clouded by passion and people generally think that spiritual as many as eight had disappeared complete- involved in the study said it was the first ted or heard chirping in the forests. microphone boxes on the mountain to lose your own happiness. Hence, just studies are uninteresting, boring and ly, and nearly all had moved to higher ele- to prove what climate change models pre- Two years ago, Fitzpatrick passed his record the chirps of birds that might not as food sustains the body, the mind tedious and are based mainly on faith vations in what scientists call “an escalator dicted: that rising temperatures will lead journals, photos and other records to easily be seen. finds sustenance in happiness. So, (in many cases ‘blind faith’) and are to extinction.” to local extinction. Benjamin Freeman, a postdoctoral fel- “We found that the bird communities there is no food as good as happiness. accompanied by rituals and mantras. “Once you move up as far as you can “A study like this where low at the Biodiversity Research were moving up the slope to reach the cli- To be happy, you’ve to be contented. But this is not true. Spiritual studies are go, there's nowhere else left,” said John W you have historical data Centre at the University of British mate conditions to which they were As Alfred Nobel rightly said as interesting as any other subject and Fitzpatrick, a study author and director of you can go back to and compare Columbia. Freeman, who has been originally adapted,” said Freeman, the lead “Contentment is the only real wealth,” meditation is neither a ritual nor does the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. “On is very rare,” said Urban. “As researching tropical birds for more author of the study. Near the top of the we should therefore not run after it involve the repetition of a sacred this particular mountain, some ridgetop long as the species can dis- than a decade, set out to recreate mountain the bird species moved high- securing another kind of wealth to lose Sanskrit formula. It is as simple as bird populations were literally wiped out.” perse, you will see species the journey in August and er by 321 feet (98 meters), on average. it. Likewise, peace comes when one’s reflecting, remembering and feeling. It It's not certain whether the birds marching up the mountain, September of 2017. Using old “We think temperature is the master- inner conflicts have been resolved does require guidance in the beginning. shifted ranges because of temperature until that escalator becomes a photos of mountain views, his switch in explaining why species live and harmony of the mind. Peace is Spending some time for this should be changes, or indirect impacts, such as shifts stairway to heaven.” team located the same base- where they do on mountain slopes,” said born when one’s anxieties and thirst for considered as a small investment for in the ranges of insects or seeds that they In 1985, Fitzpatrick camp. Freeman. “A huge majority of species in worldly possessions have ceased. One gaining contentment and peace, which feed on. established a basecamp Freeman largely recreated our study were doing the same thing.” glows of purity when he has constant are the most valuable in life. If we look These findings, published Monday in alongside a river run- Fitzpatrick's path and method- Birds adapted to live within narrow peace. It is truly our original nature but around, how many people would we the Proceedings of the National Academy ning down a mountain ology to see what had hap- temperature bands — in regions with- we act through human bodies and lose find who are spending their time, of Sciences, confirm what biologists had slope in southeastern pened in the intervening out wide seasonal variations — may be our original energy in the cycle of money and energy for peace in society? long suspected, but had few opportunities Peru, aiming to cata- years, a period when average particularly vulnerable to climate action, interaction with souls. When we Unfortunately, there are not many. It’s to confirm. The existence of a 1985 survey log the habitat ranges mean temperatures on the change, Fitzpatrick said. “We should strip off of our original positive ener- high time that we resolve to put our of birds on the same mountain gave scien- of tropical bird mountain rose 0.76 expect that what’s happening on this gies, negativity manifests in our mind, time, money and energy for harmony, tists a rare and useful baseline. species that lived degrees Fahrenheit (0.42 mountaintop is happening more gener- then to actions that finally result in suf- because if we wish to have a peaceful Past research has documented habitats there. His team degrees Celsius). ally in the Andes,” he added. ferings. However, our endeavour to world around us, then it should begin of birds and other species moving up in ele- spent several Because the mountain —AP attain that peace is limited by certain with each one of us.

electricity for their safety. They can but the latter proved to be very Aaron Colaco, Samvit Desai, Chetan comfortably work around five hours understanding with customers Jawale, Nikhil Sharma, Shefali a day and take home salaries com- appreciating the initiative. Gundecha, Saurabh Kambli, Shonali parable with industry standards,” Open for 12 hours from 8 am, Menon, Bunny Aman, Ram said Nagarkar. In the age group of Cafe Arpan offers a simple but special- Bhiwandikar, Raees Shaikh, Anand Food 23-50, most are barely literate, but ly-designed menu of barely 30 items, Jangir, Gaurav Vanvari and Aarti they have learnt to handle every- which the specially-abled staffers Nagarkar. thing “with complete dedication and handle without complications. She urged people and the soci- focus”, said Nagarkar, who opened “During a visit for a snack, I was ety to come together and create for cause the eatery under the auspices of Yash surprised when one of the staffers more such opportunities that can Charitable Trust (YCT) of which she took my order, unusually quiet, but enable people with developmental is Managing Trustee, and which car- apparently efficient, serving it grace- disabilities become self-sufficient Cafe Arpan in Mumbai is helping staffers ries out multifaceted social activi- fully. Later, I realised that all the and lead a dignified life. Nagarkar ties. “I returned to India after 15 staffers here are specially-abled and said that all the staffers here have overcome disabilities years in the US and started the YCT the experience was amazing,” said an come through word-of-mouth pub- t was barely three months ago that ter eatery a success. “It was like a in 2014 to bring people with devel- awed customer, Mini P Menon. She licity and the demand of the special- Ia US-returned medico started a dream, but only after getting a opmental disabilities into the social feels the venture would help com- ly-abled job-seekers is increasing. small cafe in upscale Juhu as a proper place and crowdfunding and national mainstream,” she said. moners view people with develop- “I briefly considered a similar unique venture — employing most- we finally opened the doors on Nagarkar feels these people mental disabilities in a new light and venture in the US where I could ly those who suffer from various August 2. I have 19 staffers includ- (30), settled abroad — Nagarkar Syndrome, as also under-develop- have great potential but severely lack open up new avenues for them to have got ample state funding. developmental disabilities. Now, ing my elder daughter, all suffering wanted “to do something different, mental and intellectual disabilities. opportunities, and that the cafe and become valued members of the However, I decided on the option Cafe Arpan has gained huge popu- from some or the other form of and empower disabled people.” The cafe is specially designed for the tiffin services have started to community. here as the need is more in India, larity — among patrons, many of developmental disability,” the Initially, she started with a tif- them. contribute in a small way, helping Cafe Arpan’s hand-picked spe- though I had to start from scratch. whom have become regulars, and founder-owner, Sushama Nagarkar. fin service, around one-and-half “With a limited yet distinctive them become independent and cial team includes: Nazneen But we are satisfied with the results among the 19 specially-abled staffers A psychologist and single moth- years ago, which proved to be a hit menu, there is ample space for the capable of supporting their families. Kagalwala, Sudha Chhabria, and may consider expansion plans who love to slog 30 hours over six er of two daughters — Aarti (32), and had over a dozen staffers with staffers to move around conve- Initially, there was a communication Pratibha Kamath, Ashritha Shetty, soon,” Nagarkar concluded. days a week to make this trendset- who suffers from autism, and Divya afflictions like autism and Down niently and everything functions on gap between the staff and patrons, Nandini Rajwade, Abuli Mamaji, —IANS You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. —Rabindranath Tagore

NEW THERAPY FOR PARKINSON’S PROMISES PROTEIN INTAKE REDUCES DISABILITY RISK EARLY LIFE ADVERSITY LINKED TO AGEING OVER 200 GENES LINKED TO AUTISM IDENTIFIED OVER 486 MN UNDERNOURISHED IN ASIA-PACIFIC Researchers have developed a Increasing the daily amount Children exposed to A network of more than 200 new therapy using a molecule that As per a report by the UN's Food and of protein intake — known physical, emotional violence genes linked to autism has been can stop the development of Agriculture Organisation (FAO), around 486 to slow the loss of muscle or sexual abuse are more unravelled by researchers. It’s an Parkinson's disease in several million people remain undernourished in Asia- mass — can help the elderly likely to experience faster animal models. advance that will help develop Pacific. preserve the ability to ageing, including pubertal The therapy is based on the new therapies for the disorder The region is also home to the fastest growing perform daily activities and development and increased MCC950 molecule. The researchers hope to carry out that is estimated to affect one in prevalence of childhood obesity in the world. prevent their risks of disability, as per a research. symptoms of depression. human clinical trials of drugs based on this molecule 160 children worldwide. This paradox is attributed to a nutrition Eating more protein can delay the risk of disability In children who experienced early life violence, by 2020. It works by cooling the “brains on fire,” The new genes were involved in transition with children increasingly exposed to obstructing them to perform basic daily and housekeeping accelerated epigenetic ageing was associated with turning down inflammatory activity caused by immune controlling alternative splicing events that are often disrupted cheap and convenient unhealthy processed activities like self-feeding, bathing, dressing. increased symptoms of depression. cells in the brain called microglia, and allowing neurons in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Alternative splicing is a food rich in salt, sugar and fat but poor in “Our findings support current thinking about increasing the This means that faster biological ageing may be one way to function normally, as per the study published in the process that functionally diversifies protein molecules — essential nutrients. This double burden of recommended daily intake of protein to maintain active and that early life adversity “gets under the skin” to journal Science Translational Medicine. cells' building blocks — in the brain and other parts of the malnutrition sees undernourished and overweight children living in healthy ageing,” said Nuno Mendonca, researcher from contribute to later health problems. “Parkinson's disease is the second-most common body. The researchers had previously showed that disruption the same communities and households. Newcastle University, UK. For the study, published in the Children exposed to forms of early life deprivation neurodegenerative disease worldwide, with 10 million including neglect and food insecurity were more likely to of this process is closely linked to altered brain wiring and As per the report, there were multiple causes of child malnutrition, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers sufferers,” said researcher Trent Woodruff, associate experience their puberty at a later stage compared with behaviour found in autism. including poverty, poor access to food markets and health services, examined 722 participants in North-East England, of whom professor at University of Queensland, Australia. their peers, the researchers said. “The findings “Our study has revealed a mechanism underlying the splicing as well as poor knowledge and practices for nutrition. 60 per cent were women. The results showed that those There are no medications that prevent brain cell loss in demonstrate that different types of early-life adversity of very short coding segments found in genes with genetic The UN urges local city governments and urban planners to become who ate more protein were less likely to become disabled. Parkinson's patients, with current therapies focussing the new nutrition partners and nutrition policy advocators in tackling can have different consequences for children's links to autism,” said Benjamin Blencowe, professor at the The elderly should aim to eat about 1-1.2 gm of protein for on managing symptoms rather than halting the these challenges. development,” said Katie McLaughlin, postdoctoral University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre. every 2.2 pounds of body weight, they recommended. disease. student at the University of Washington. vivacity 14 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018

If not for a musician, he The pianist tells ASMITA SARKAR how the would be a painter. He currently has over 100 canvasses with por- landscape in India is changing enough traits, abstract art that he wants to put up for an exhibition soon as to pull more youngsters to the genre well. The multi-talented man says, “I am learning so much every day with new people. I am looking inward into my own work and thinking of music. It’s Richa speaks on a vast ocean with no end to it. You patriarchy can go on searching and learning. I always say that the next perfor- Actress RICHA CHADHA, who Jazz mance will be better and when people ask me what’s the best song essays south Indian film actress you created my response is that it’s Shakeela in an eponymous the song I am going to write biopic, says being disrespectful it like tomorrow. In music, there is no towards any successful adult film end to creativity and no age star and tagging her as a limit.” In Delhi, his quartet head- “porn star” is a sign of a lined the concert, in which he hypocritical and patriar- performed with Sheldon D’Silva chal society. “Calling an Louiz on bass. While he loves playing adult (film) star a porn with Gino, he is on a tour this star is a sign of patri- time. Instead he performed with here are only a few individ- band Cross Currents, “god of the jazz drummer Aron Nyiro and archy. You are disre- uals who can be called an flute” Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sanjay Divecha. specting an actress Tinstitution or the origin Shivkumar Sharma, Ramamani, “I like working with profes- (Shakeela) who is point of something and Louiz Niladri Kumar. He counts sional people who have expertise part of films that Banks is one such person. He has Shivamani and Shankar of the highest order. If you want are adult in been called the godfather of jazz Mahadevan among his favourites. to perform a great piece of music in India by many and the septu- “If I focussed only on jazz it would you need good people around theme,” said Richa. agenarian’s journey into the explo- be difficult to relate with them. you. I like to play with Sheldon, She added, “Adult ration of music, fusion or pure With fusion, it allows me to bring my son, they are my first choice. films are made jazz, goes on still. East and West together,” he says. In India, I like Sonia Sehgal, because there is a In fact, he believes that his He started learning his craft Vasundhara, Gary Lawyer, with market for them. It journey will go on right till the at a young age since his father was Despite years of performing, reach out to the audience with the whom I have been performing end and then “after that some- also a jazz musician. As a per- he still begins his performances serious stuff you want to do. with him for years,” he says. is really easy to call where else”. “They say that a former now, he encounters a ‘I WORRY ABOUT with a silent prayer and nervous- Then you sort of play the popu- Reflecting back, he says, “I successful, self- musician dies with his boots on space with younger audiences THE FIRST NUMBER I ness deep in his heart, but one that lar stuff, play to the gallery but the always ask that question how made woman and that’s how I want to die,” he and a bit of flair is perhaps what is limited only till the first song. scene is changing there’s a whole does it happen that one member names in a patriar- says. Given that he doesn’t stop they seek. However, Banks is old WOULD PLAY AND “I worry about the first num- lot of breed of musicians and lis- of the family takes up the father’s experimenting even now, that school. He says, “In jazz, music is ber I would play and how it would teners. They understand what’s dream and career and the rest are chal society.” statement is the truth he lives by. most important and what the HOW IT WOULD CUT cut across the audience. But it going on stage and I am happy not interested. My father was the Directed by Indrajit Recently, he performed at a con- artist does with the music. 90 per ACROSS THE passes as I start performing. If the about that,” he says, adding that kind of guy who did not force Lankesh, the logo of cert called Sufi Jazz and as the cent of it is improvised and while response is very good everything festivals like the Jazz India Circuit anything on anybody but being a Shakeela reads Not A name suggests, it was a fiesta of different jazz musicians have a set AUDIENCE. BUT IT falls into place,” he says. Launch Concert are helpful in musician he taught all his children Porn Star. fusion. He performed with vocal- of language with hand and facial PASSES AS I START The musician doesn’t want to pulling new crowds. “To bring the rudiments. The only one who ist Pooja Gaitonde and because of gestures, the thinkers don’t. They compare Indian and foreign audi- bands on stage to do a variety of kept it up and began to love music her interest in western music might be expressionless, like I am, PERFORMING. IF THE ences because the tradition of jazz performances definitely con- was me. The rest learnt a bit but and ideas of integration with jazz when playing the piano. We don’t RESPONSE IS VERY is a lot more entrenched in tributes to the popularity of the not quite but I am happy with my hah Rukh Khan is rightly known they formed a new group. “We dance around and the music that Western shores while in India the genre. And gone are the days youngest son has taken it up and Sas the Badshah of Bollywood, kept both streams of music pure,” comes out is of a high standard. GOOD EVERYTHING youngsters are just picking it up. when it was thought that only my other children are associated who enjoys a massive fan following he says. Having discovered fusion My son, Gino, who is a drummer, FALLS INTO PLACE’ “The foreign audience is more those over 40 listen to it because with it in different capacities. We all over the world. And, as he turns in the 80s, he has performed with says ‘Dad, come on move a bit but knowledgeable. They understand it’s too complex. Gradually, kids are a musical family. There is 53 on Friday, one of his admirers Indian classical musicians like I am like that. I concentrate more everything that you do on stage. are beginning to listen and that is music in the house all the time,” from the industry Urvashi Rautela Zakir Hussain, with whom he has on what I will play.” In India, it’s sometimes difficult to great for performers,” he says. he says. opens up about her fan girl moment with the superstar. Big B sings lullaby “For me, he ctor Amitabh Bachchan has really is a living Asung a soulful lullaby that legend. There is highlights his character no one better or Khudabaksh’s relationship with bigger than Zafira, played by Fatima Sana Shaikh, the film Thugs of Shah Rukh Khan Hindostaan. Khudabaksh is the in the industry. father figure in Zafira’s life and has He has always vowed to protect her at any cost. supported the It isn’t confirmed yet that what new entrants happens to Zafira’s parents that compels her to be looked after and and specially mentored by Khudabaksh, it is those who has Lights to guide you home sure that this is the most pivotal no "big daddy" to point in the script that triggers back them in this industry. Shah s festivities take over our every plot. Alives, various fashion des- According to a source, Viktor Rukh Khan has been a mentor for tinations and shopping com- wanted to show the beautiful such,” Urvashi said. Recalling her plexes make sure their decor father-daughter like relationship fan girl moment with Shah Rukh, give relay that with joyful between the two that develops ever Urvashi said, “I was fortunate to vibes to brighten otherwise since Zafira was a child. share stage with Shah Rukh Khan monotonous routines. Khudabaksh will be seen protect- While Mall of India cele- ing Zafira at every step. He will be at an award function. I was really brated it by bringing in the seen trying to make Zafira, who smitten by his charm and wit. I still multiple deals for shoppers, fights the brutal memories of her share. The lyrics are beautiful and remember that I couldn’t take my the place also installed a life- past, sleep by singing a lullaby. the composition highlights the eyes off him at the event.” Urvashi size blue elephant with an Bachchan was moved by doing this emotional journey of the two also took to Instagram to give her anklet around its foot in their scene and decided that he wants to characters who have an incredible main atrium. DLF Place, Saket sing the lullaby himself. father-daughter relationship. I best wishes to Shah Rukh and hosted a Diwali Bazaar offer- “Bachchan was so kicked have been telling Adi to put this in shared a picture of them from an ing gifts, jewellry, lights, fun brought to life the sacred about singing this lullaby that he the album. I’m sure he will do it event. “Through your timeless sto- games and home decor items. emblem of Ramayana with decided to record it himself and because it’s turned out to be a ries, you have given us countless It also decorated its interiors Lord Vishnu and his various that too at his home. The initial beautiful song.” memories! Here's wishing the king with jali-cut hangings which avatars (disguises) by idea was to make a short lullaby The lullaby has been com- are placed in the atriums and installing a life-size shankha but Bachchan went a step further posed by the duo Ajay-Atul and of hearts, @iamsrk a very Happy the plaza area. They have also (conch) in their main atrium. and converted it into a song. He the lyrics are penned by Amitabh Birthday!” she wrote. installed a Ganesha made with It has also been gifting insisted that Adi puts it into the Bhattacharya. layers of ghunghroos. saplings to its mall patrons to album,” the source adds. A few lines of the lullaby are: The next in line is promote a green and clean Bachchan, who felt really excit- “Baba lauta de mohe gudiya mori, Jolie takes son Promenade, Vasant Kunj that Diwali. These places of com- ed to sing the lullaby, says, “The Angna ka jhoolna bhi, Imli ki daar is celebrating a green and merce are trying their best to song tells you the depth of the vali muniya mori, Chaandi ka to university tour eco-friendly Diwali. It has make it a wholesome time. bond that Zafira and Khudabaksh painjana bhi...” Actress ANGELINA JOLIE's oldest child Maddox is getting ready to WEBBED TECH TALK leave the house as the actress took the 17-year-old on a univer- sity tour. The actress travelled to Tales from the back of the beyond Why a WiFi failure makes you angry? South Korea on an official visit as the United Nations High Directors KARAN ANSHUMAN and GURMEET SINGH tell AYUSHI SHARMA, one cannot do If poor digital connectivities frustrate you, then it could Commissioner for Refugee justice to the crime genre in cinema because of certain restrictions in the medium be because of your personality, says a research (UNHCR) Special Envoy and she here’s always a spot for gore and to be done, because of no issue of made sure to set aside time for Tcrime content. We are all big fans censorship. We can actually show o you get frustrated and angry when ticipants aged 18 to 68. her 17-year-old son Maddox to of stories from the hinterland and have how brutally one has killed or mur- Dyour WiFi connection stops working? The fear of missing out, internet visit university campuses. The seen and appreciated it in films like dered someone. It could be because of your personality, says addiction, extroversion and neuroticism, teenager has spent time Omkara and Gangs of Wasseypur. But “The digital format definitely a research. all have a significantly positive influence one cannot do justice to this genre in allows one to push boundaries. A A research showed that when digital on maladaptive responses. This means the studying the Korean cinema alone because the format character is written and portrayed in technology stops working, people with a people most psychologically dependent on language and is inter- comes with censorship. Cinema a much better manner. It allows a fear of missing out (FOMO) — the anxi- digital technology are most likely to have ested in studying in demands a check on the content, person a lot of space to explore new ety that you are missing out a social expe- maladaptive responses when it goes wrong. the country. This believe directors Karan Anshuman and possibilities,” he says. rience others might be having while you Maladaptive responses are not only is his first visit to Gurmeet Singh. Whereas Karan says while They wanted to create a world are offline — or an unhelpful, they also In Mirzapur, a small town in explaining how it becomes trouble- that was hyper-real, a world of vio- internet addiction dis- have a detrimental a campus. Uttar Pradesh well known for its free for directors like us, when there lence where even the nicest person plays more extreme impact on productiv- While there, Jolie carpets and brassware becomes a is no added pressure of restrictions. would have a gun and could pull the reactions. ity and achieving goal, stepped out place for bloodshed and gang wars “Censorship is a thrust upon us. It’s trigger if it needs to be pulled. People who were resulting in poor job alongside her in a new Amazon prime series not about showing anything and Gurmeet feels that Mirzapur is a seen as being more performance, the 14-year-old releasing on November 16. everything because you can. It lot more about youngsters’ aspira- neurotic and extro- researchers said. Gurmeet says, “At our end we’re becomes easy for directors to present tions from small towns and how verted also had more Moreover, they son Pax while just trying to touch the walls that a story in a very natural and organic they act according to given circum- extreme reactions to also found that as Maddox rest- have not been touched. We want to manner. We won’t do anything that stances. The characters and their failures in digital tech- the age increases, the ed before push the boundaries in a manner the script doesn’t demand just for relationships are emotional. All the nology. level of frustration a embarking where it’s enjoyable to watch for the the sake of no censorship. Let me characters are heroes in their own “The more we use person experiences on his audience. When there’s no curtail- give a practical example, suppose arc, so each type of audience will our devices, the more decreases. ment you have the authority to there’s a scene where one has to find something to relate to. This def- we get attached to “If we can under- tour. showcase a scene in a way it should behead a person what they do is take initely sets the series apart from the them, so when they stand what leads indi- be. When there is some kind of you away from that moment so that stories of Gangs of Wasseypur and do not work, we tend to just go a little bit viduals to react in certain ways, and why restriction to present the content, you cannot see it but then take you Omkara. ‘crazy’ or just switch off and stop doing these differences occur, we can hopefully there are big guidelines that one has back there to make you feel the “This is not an exploration of things altogether,” said lead researcher Lee make sure that when digital technology to serve. You might not agree with it impact and effect of it, in movies. good vs evil. It’s just a story of gang- Hadlington, psychologist at the De does fail people are better supported and but you have to sanitise the content. And what happens in digital is that wars. We have showcased violence Montfort University, UK. there are relevant signposts for them to fol- It becomes your job to follow it.” we show it and in a manner it needs and visceral imagery,” says Karan. For the study, published in the jour- low to get help,” Hadlington noted. nal Heliyon, the team examined 630 par- —IANS LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 sport 15 Ranji INDIA WIN AFTER EARLY STUTTER Trophy Krunal’s all-round performance, bowlers brilliance help India beat Windies by 5 wickets in first T20 MUMBAI SECURE 3 PTS PTI n KOLKATA WI LOWEST TOTALS AGAINST IND IN T-20 AGAINST RAILWAYS Score Overs Venue Date ndia ended a four-match winless run PTI n NEW DELHI against the West Indies with a five- 109-8 20 Kolkata 04-11-2018 Iwicket victory that came on the back 129-7 20 Dhaka 23-03-2014 ormer skipper Aditya Tare scored his eighth of debutant Krunal Pandya's flourish and 143-5 20 Port of Spain 04-06-2011 Ffirst-class hundred on an inconsequential Dinesh Karthik's poise here on Sunday. final day of their group A encounter against Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/13) 143 19.4 Lauderhill 28-08-2016 Railways. led the Indian bowlers' fine show to restrict 169/6 20 Bridgetown 09-05-2010 Having ensured three points by virtue of West Indies to 109 for eight after stand- Faisel Features 104-run first innings lead by the end of the third in skipper Rohit Sharma opted to to field day, Mumbai decided against sporting decla- on a dew-laden Eden Gardens. in the ODI series, was the poor victim. ration reaching 321 for 5 when captains decid- India responded well with the pacers Introduced in the fifth over, Bumrah ed to call time. giving them a fine start after Umesh Yadav picked up another in-form batsman, Tare (100 no, 187 balls) and all-rounder dismissed Dinesh Ramdin in the third Shimron Hetmyer (10), in his fourth over. Shivam Dube (69 no, 99 balls) added 163 runs over. Runs dried up early as the visitors for the unbroken sixth wicket stand. Tare's Playing their first match at home with- struggled at 31 for three, and the World innings had 11 fours and two sixes and out the inspirational Mahendra Singh T20 champions never looked at ease in Shivam smashed eight fours and a couple of Dhoni, India were 45 for four in eight their favourite format, taking 62 balls to sixes. overs, leaving their fragile middle order complete 50 runs. The duo came together when Mumbai were exposed. 158 for 5 in their second innings but Tare-Dube But the 'local boy' Karthik, who leads ‘PANT SHOULD KEEP WICKETS’ didn't feel much pressure as the overall lead had Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, stayed calm Former India captain Mohammed already swelled to 262 runs by then. in his 31 not out from 34 balls (3x4, 1x6) Azharuddin believes Rishabh Pant is a bet- Left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi (3/86 in 36 to steer India home with 13 balls to spare. ter wicketkeeper compared to Dinesh overs) was the most successful bowler for Hardik's brother, Krunal, hit the win- Karthik and should be allowed by team Railways. ning boundary off Keemo Paul in the 18th management to keep wickets in coming Siddhesh Lad (76, 168 balls) also contin- over. The new Pandya smashed 21 off nine matches. ued in rich vein of form having scored 99 in balls. "One got to bank on Pant. If he is good the first innings. Lad will however rue the fact This was India's first win against the enough to keep wickets in Test matches that he missed three-figure mark twice during World T20 champions since 2014, span- in England than why not T20? And no the match and was dismissed by left-arm ortho- ning five matches. doubt that he showed better skills in dox on both occasions. The 21-year-old debutant pacer Kuldeep Yadav, center, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Windies skipper Carlos Brathwaite, left, in the first T20 clash at Kolkata AP England than Karthik," Azharuddin told Oshane Thomas (2/21) gave Windies a fly- reporters here. ing start, removing both the openers — BROTHERS PLAYED FOR INDIA IN T-20I "I honestly feel Rishabh should have INDRAJITH SHINES Rohit Sharma (six) and Shikhar Dhawan that the Windies run-rate dried up before ner not only dismissed the explosive bats- kept wickets today. When you are a (three) — for 16 inside the third over. Yusuf Pathan (22)-Irfan Pathan (24) the spin duo of Krunal Pandya (1/15) and man but conceded just four runs in his keeper, you should keep wickets. He is a IN DRAWN MATCH It was a perfect scenario for dashing Krunal Pandya (1)- Hardik Pandya (35) Kuldeep made merry. Kuldeep (3/13) also final three overs to finish on a high. good player. He has done well. The more Delhi wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh completed 100 wickets in T20 cricket. Down with a "gastric complaint", he keeps, the more he will learn. I think PTI n DINDIGUL Pant as he had ample time in the middle dismissed KL Rahul (16) in a wicket maid- Tottering at 63 for seven inside 15 Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulled out in the last his keeping needs to improve a lot to play a match-winning knock and jus- en over to put India on the backfoot. overs, the Windies looked to fold up inside minute despite being named in the XII, but though," the Hyderabadi stylist said. amil Nadu captain Baba Indrajith hit an tify his inclusion in the side. Fortunately for India, the target was 100 but Fabian Allen (27 from 20 balls) his absence was hardly felt with Yadav and Azhar felt that left-arm wrist spinner Tunbeaten century as the team finished at 236 But Pant (1) got out playing a rash shot not a steep one and all they needed was and Khary Pierre (15 not out from 13 debutant and Khaleel doing a fine job. Kuldeep Yadav will be a "force to reckon for 4 on the final day of the rain-hit Elite Group in his four-ball stay to become skipper a sensible partnership, which turned out balls) lifted the total past 100. Left-arm pacer, Khaleel, was sensa- with" in coming days. "Kuldeep has fast 'B' match against Madhya Pradesh. Brathwaite's first victim. to be the 38-run stand from 45 balls Krunal finished with excellent figures tional giving away just 10 runs from his emerged as a good bowler. Now he is The hosts innings finished at 236 for 4 in Back at the ground where he hit four between Manish Pandey (19) and Karthik. of 1/14 bowling his four overs at a stretch. three overs, including a maiden over to bowling well and improving everyday. In 77.4 overs in reply to Madhya Pradeshs 393 as sixes in an over to help his side win the Earlier, debutant Khaleel Ahmed After being hit for a six by Kieron Pollard. Opener Shai Hope, who had the years to come, he will be a major force," rain intervened again. World T20 two years ago, Brathwaite next (1/16) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/27) ensured Pollard in his first over, the left-arm spin- impressed with an unbeaten 123 and 95 the former skipper said. The two teams finished with one point each as the first innings was incomplete. Indrajith and his twin brother Baba Aparajith (who came in at No 3) added 80 runs Teams to arrive today in nearly 30 overs with some enterprising play. World Test c'ship is step in After Aparajiths exit, the captain was involved in a half-century partnership with Vijay Shankar (17), who didn't look at his flu- ent best. right direction: David Gower Later, Indrajith and B Anirudh Sitaram (28 not out) put on 51 runs for the fifth wicket before rain brought about a premature end to PTI n LONDON first." proceedings. Mushtaq felt that first two Earlier, Madhya Pradesh made 393, riding ormer England captain innings could be restricted to on Patidar's brilliant 196. FDavid Gower feels that 100 overs. In other matches in the group, Bengal and World Test Championship "As an old-timer, I don't Andhra Pradesh secured three points each by can revive the interest in the want to see too much fiddling gaining the first innings lead against Himachal longest format among the around with test cricket. You Pradesh and Punjab respectively, while Kerala fans if marketed in proper don't want to disturb test and Hyderabad had to settle for a point each manner with practical tweaks. cricket. Test cricket should be as the first innings was not completed in a rain- Gower along with former left alone. Test cricket is the affected encounter at Thiruvananthapuram. India wicketkeeper Farokh mother of all cricket." Engineer and former Pakistan He was willing to concede captain Mushtaq Mohammad the first two innings of a Test RAJASTHAN DEFEAT were participating in a "pub- could be restricted to 100 lic conversation" on how to overs, but not the third and J&K BY 75 RUNS save Test cricket. fourth innings. "There is already a move Indian team led by Virat Kohli return to the dugout after sweeping Windies in the Gower is in favour of PTI n JAIPUR towards having World Test two match Test series at Hyderabad PTI/File Picture four-day Tests. Championship (in 2019), "Keep the spirit of the ajasthan defeated a gritty Jammu and which I think in the end is match venues across the globe. survive, you have got to game the same. It would be RKashmir by 75 runs in their Elite Group C good. What the people want "You've got to go to mar- reduce the entrance fees." possible, just, to squeeze it (a game. is great players doing great ket forces and if need be just He was not in favour of Test match) into four days Rajasthan bowlers rose to the occasion even things. If you have good pitch- open the gates. Because where "freebies", though. without compromising the as a Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parvez Rasool es, which produce good crick- is the money coming from? "Why not make it afford- absolute nature of the game as (110 not out) played a defiant knock in the sec- et, people will be interested," The money is coming from able?" he asked. Engineer long as you don't make too ond outing, albeit which went in vain, at the Policemen deployed at the stadium Gower said. television." cited: "Players don't like to many artificial rules to go with Sawai Mansingh Stadium. "If Virat Kohli (given his Engineer supported play in front of empty stands." it." Chasing a daunting target of 395, Jammu PNS n LUCKNOW arrangements have been made. The extraordinary following) says Gower, but with a caveat, say- All three were in favour of All three were positive and Kashmir, who began at overnight score of cricket fans are upbeat about the Test cricket is important, then ing, "Open the gates, yes of small tweaks in the longest about Day/Night Test cricket. 34/0, were eventually bundled out for 319 in ndia and West Indies team will match despite the absence of the two people will listen to him," the course. But with due respect, format to make it more view- "Start a Test match late their second innings. Ireach Lucknow to play the 2nd T20 big stars of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli former England captain are TV going to pay that kind er-friendly. finish late at night," was For the hosts leg spinner Rahul Chahar (4- International cricket match on Monday and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. MSD was added. of money if England play Engineer suggested:"A Mushtaq's recipe. 89) and Nathu Singh (4-83) took four wickets afternoon amidst high security and will dropped from the T20 squad while Gower feels that market suppose Nepal?" four-day Test match with each He went on to say: "In each in the second innings, as they earned six be escorted to their respective hotels. Kohli was given a rest by selectors. forces should come together Mushtaq agreed the cost side batting 100 overs a day South Asia, we have the right crucial points and have stated their campaign Both the teams will not be attending During the match, the stadium will to devise a strategy that will needs to be factored in. and the visiting captain hav- kind of weather to introduce on a winning note. any practice session before the match. be transformed into a high-security bring in more crowd at Test "If you want Test cricket to ing the choice to bat or field day-night (test) cricket." Chahar ended the game with nine wickets Lucknow is hosting an interna- zone. Thousands of policemen will be as he had taken a five-wicket haul in the first tional cricket match after a long gap of deployed and a 24-hour control room innings. In the day, Rasool raised the hopes of 24 years and Ekana International will keep a tight vigil through CCTV Jammu and Kashmir of a draw, but he wasde- Stadium, where the match is scheduled cameras. On Tuesday morning, Chief Bowlers put ‘Indiscipline will not be void of partners. for, is all decked up for the big day. All Minister Yogi Adityanath will be inau- the tickets have been sold and all gurating the stadium. Zim on top tolerated during WC’ PTI n NEW DELHI Sardar, who scored a hat trick in Pakistan's 7-1 win in the Asian AFP n SYLHET akistan hockey coach Hassan Games final in New Delhi in 1982, Proteas thrash Aussies by 6 wickets PSardar has sounded out a warn- said that his experience of playing in ace bowler Tendai Chatara and spinner Sikandar ing to his players, saying indiscipline India has been extraordinary. AFP n PERTH edge to de Kock off the veteran PRaza claimed three wickets each to put Zimbabwe will not be tolerated during the "I have very fond memories of for just one and then D'Arcy on top in the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet World Cup in India. Pakistan players playing in India. We beat India in outh Africa hammered Short, in the side for Shaun on Sunday. are gearing up to play in India for the Asiad final in 1982 but the next day SAustralia by six wickets in the Marsh who needs minor surgery Chatara claimed 3-19 and Raza grabbed 3-35 as first time after the unsavoury incident when we went for shopping, not a sin- first one-day international in on an abscess, followed him Zimbabwe bowled out the hosts for 143 runs after during the Champions trophy, when gle shopkeeper took money from us. Perth on Sunday, with a Dale back to the pavilion for a duck left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 6-108 to end the they took off their shirts and made We have got so much love in India Steyn-led pace onslaught expos- two balls later. visitors' first innings on 282 in the morning. obscene gestures after winning their and Indian cricketers and hockey ing their batting frailties. Finch, who can be explosive Zimbabwe, who pocketed a 139-run first innings semi-final clash against India. players will say the same for Pakistan. Set 153 to win, Proteas' when in full flight, totally mis- lead, were 0-1 at stumps on the second day at the The FIH had suspended two We must continue this tradition of openers Quinton de Kock (47) judged the bounce from a Lungi Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. players - Muhammad Tousiq and Ali mutual love and respect," he said. and Reeza Hendricks (44) Ngidi delivery and was out lbw Debutant Ariful Haque was the only Bangladesh Amjad - while Shafqat Rasool was let India and Pakistan were declared helped secure victory with 124 soon after for five. batsman to offer some resistance, scoring an unbeat- off with a warning. joint winner in the just concluded balls to spare, leaving Australia He mistakenly opted not to en 41 runs while wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Hockey India had ruled out Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat with plenty to ponder ahead of review with Australia flounder- Rahim made 31. Mushfiqur helped Bangladesh Pakistani players' participation in after the final was called off due to the second of the three-game ing at 8-3 as replays revealed the recover briefly from 19-4 before he fell to Kyle Jarvis, future editions of Hockey India heavy rains. There were reports quot- series in Adelaide on Friday. ball would have gone over the who claimed 2-28 to play his part in the demolition League (HIL) after the incident. ing Hassan that Pakistan was willing The hosts came into the stumps. act. "Behavioural aspect is very to play but India denied. clash having lost 16 of their past The first four of the innings, Zimbabwe gained the upper hand early on when important for me and I have told the When asked about this, he said 18 ODIs. But they were bowled to emulate their South African another big hit. from Chris Lynn, didn't come in-form opener Imrul Kayes dragged a Chatara deliv- players that there will be straight that his team wanted to play the final out for just 152 in 38.1 overs with counterparts. Marcus Stoinis took the until the 12th over, and he was ery onto his stumps for five in the fourth over of the action if any incident of indiscipline but he never blamed India. Nathan Coulter-Nile (34) and Skipper Aaron Finch wickets of Hendricks, Aiden caught behind for 15 on review innings. The hosts then lost three wickets in nine happens. I hope their behaviour will "It's not like that. I only said that Alex Carey (33) the only ones to bizarrely opted to open the Markram and Heinrich Klaasen not long after despite the umpire balls. Opener Liton Das followed Imrul on nine, giv- be exemplary this time," Sardar said. we wanted to play the final against offer any resistance. Veteran bowling with Coulter-Nile before skipper Faf du Plessis and initially ruling him not out. ing a catch to wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva before "I am told that players were pro- India and I am sure Indians would Steyn took 2-18 off seven overs alongside Hazlewood instead David Miller secured the win. Carey kept the scoreboard Zimbabwe successfully reviewed a caught behind voked by the spectators otherwise have been feeling the same. No play- while Andile Phehlukwayo of Starc. He was smashed for 16 The Proteas won the toss slowly ticking over but he fell appeal against Nazmul Hossain (five) off fast bowler they would not have done that. I am er in the world would like to see the picked up 3-33 off six overs. in his first over before being and after opting for a four- attempting to scoop an Imran Chatara. After Chatara bowled stand-in skipper sure my players will not repeat it and final getting washed away like this but Australia were buoyant removed. pronged pace attack on a fast Tahir ball over the head of de Mahmudullah for nought in the same over, will be remembered for their perfor- realistically play was not possible in ahead of the game with injured De Kock and Hendricks pitch chose to bowl, quickly Kock. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque shared 30 mance. In 2014 also we have had good such circumstances," said the former fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and raced to a 94-run partnership putting Australia under pressure Some late fireworks from runs for the fifth wicket to momentarily halt the memories on field when we beat India captain. Sardar said India will be Pat Cummins returning to before Coulter-Nile made with Steyn getting two early Coulter-Nile took Australia past damage. Sikandar Raza removed Mominul for 11 and Netherlands," the 1984 Los among the favourites while Pakistan spearhead the attack alongside amends on his return, having de breakthroughs. 150, but it was never going to be before Mushfiqur's dismissal in the first over of the Angeles Olympics and and 1982 are also capable of springing surpris- Josh Hazlewood. But they failed Kock caught at mid-off going for Travis Head got a thick enough. final session exposed the Bangladesh tail. Asiad Gold medallist said. es in the World Cup. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2018 sport 16

SINGLES ROONEY TO MAKE ENG FAREWELL AGAINST USA London: Wayne Rooney is to come out of England Khachanov pulls big upset in Paris retirement for a final one-off appearance against the United States in an international friendly at Wembley this month, the Football Association announced Sunday. Nishikori replaces Del Rooney, a record goalscorer for both Manchester United Unseeded Russian and England, has not played international football for Potro at ATP Finals nearly two years. But the 33-year-old, now based in the Karen stuns ‘going to United States where he plays for Major League Soccer LONDON: Kei Nishikori will compete side DC United in Washington, will wear the Three Lions be’ number one in the ATP Finals in London following the withdrawal of Juan shirt one last time for the Wembley fixture on November Djokovic in Paris Martin del Potro due to a right knee 15. The match will be called The Wayne Rooney injury. Foundation International in support of the striker's charity masters summit clash The Japanese player joins Novak aiding disadvantaged children, with England manager Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Gareth Southgate naming the 33-year-old in his squad. AFP n PARIS Federer, Alexander Zverev, Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic and Dominic HENRY STILL WINLESS AS MONACO LOSE AGAIN ussia's Karen Khachanov clinched Thiem at the elite eight-player event, Monaco: Thierry Henry is still waiting for his first win the biggest win of his career on which starts on November 11. since taking charge at Monaco after his team fell to a RSunday with a 7-5, 6-4 upset of Del Potro, who reached a career-high seventh league defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss at Novak Djokovic to claim the Paris ranking of number three earlier this Reims. A cool finish on 24 minutes from Mathieu Cafaro Masters title. season, injured his knee while gave Reims all three points and left Henry without a Khachanov became the third dif- competing at the Shanghai Masters victory in four matches following his appointment as ferent first-time winner of a Masters last month. Monaco coach. Both sides finished with 10 men as "It's frustrating for me not to be able tournament this year — joining John Alaixys Romao was shown a straight red card for a high Isner and Juan Martin del Potro— and to compete in London," said Del ‘No idea' on 2019 French Open status: Federer Potro. challenge on Youssef Ait Bennasser, before Monaco saw denied Djokovic a fourth title in a row Guinea-Bissau international Pele sent off for two PARIS: Roger Federer, who has "No idea if it was the last match," "It's a very special tournament and ahead of his return to world number bookings. "It wasn't about the tactics tonight. The desire one on Monday. skipped the French Open the last two Federer replied when asked whether I've tried everything possible to get wasn't there," said Henry. "Reims won the battles on the "To finish the season like this is real- years, insisted Saturday he has "no Saturday's loss to Djokovic could be my knee better. The rehabilitation is pitch and when you don't win them, you can't win ly a dream come true," said Khachanov, idea" whether he will play at the clay- the final time he plays in Paris. making good progress but I need more time." whatever the level or league." Monaco, who won the who will rise to a career high of 12th court Grand Slam next season. "It was a good one actually. I am Nishikori, 28, will be making his French title in 2017, remain second from bottom after an when the latest rankings are published The 37-year-old returned to play in sorry I lost. Because it's never fun fourth appearance at the season alarming run that has yielded just one win in all on Monday. the French capital for the first time and nice to lose. I don't know. Going into the event, Khachanov since 2015 this week at the Paris finale, having reached the semi-finals competitions this season. "As I said for the French Open, I will in 2014 and 2016. AFP had won just three of 19 encounters Masters, where he lost to Novak decide at the end of the year to see Djokovic in three sets in the semi- CHENNAI OVERCOME GOKULAM IN THRILLER against players in the top 10 but claimed how it will have an impact on my finals. Kozikhode: Chennai City FC continued their impressive a fourth such scalp in a week after snap- physical training. match I was playing this year, and His last appearance at Roland Garros campaign in the 12th Hero I-League, winning the ping Djokovic's 22-match winning run. "Bercy (Paris Masters) as for next probably the best quality tennis Djokovic, who will reclaim the top ended with a quarter-final defeat by match that I was part of. season's first Southern Derby against Gokulam Kerala FC year, it's like every year, it's always ranking from Rafael Nadal for the first eventual champion Stan Wawrinka "When I get to play Roger, I 3-2 here Sunday. They now top the points table with time in two years, made a strong start three years ago. difficult. I can't foresee too much in know I have to get the best out of advance but I don't think it will be my seven points from three games. In an edge-of-the-seats in his pursuit of a record-equalling 33rd He missed the 2016 tournament with myself in order to win. And that's game, Chennai rode on goals by Pravitto Raju, Pedro injury — ending his run of 65 last match here." Masters title as he broke for a 3-1 lead why our rivalries and matches are Manzi and Ameerudeen to get the better of their hosts. consecutive Grand Slams — and Federer won his only French Open in in the opening set. so special." Grenadian forward Antonio German scored off a penalty But world number 18 Khachanov, elected to sit out the event in each of 2009, while he has lost to Rafael Djokovic denied Federer a the past two seasons in an attempt Nadal in the final on four occasions, to give Gokulam an early lead and then V P Suhair got one a winner at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow shot at a historic 100th title, back with a brilliant individual effort but it turned out to be last month, hit back in the very next to prolong his career. in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011. AFP although the Wimbledon and US game as Djokovic dragged a forehand Open champion was pushed all futile for coach Bino George's side in the end. into the tramlines, down break point. hour and 37 minutes when a four meetings with Federer and the way by his 37-year-old rival. ROSE WINS TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN The unseeded Russian then broke Djokovic forehand went long. now leads the Swiss 25-22 overall, "Novak is obviously on a roll. Djokovic for a 6-5 lead, momentarily Earlier on Saturday late night having not lost to the 20-time You can feel it. At the end it came Antalya: India's Shubhankar Sharma produced his best faltering as he tried to serve out for the Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Grand Slam champion since 2015. down to a few things here and card of four-under 67 to finish tied 43rd after Justin Rose set before calmly regrouping to surge Federer in a semi-final that he "We had epic matches there," said Federer. beat Li Haotong in a play-off to successfully defend a ahead. described as "one of the best throughout our rivalry but this "But overall I'm happy with Rolex Series title at the Turkish Airlines Open. In the Djokovic overcame Roger Federer matches" between the long-time one definitely ranks as one of the my game. It's better than last process, Rose also got back his top position in the in an energy-sapping thriller that last- rivals to extend his winning run to best matches we played," said week in Basel. There I won the ranking charts. Sharma was happy to take a good final ed over three hours in Saturday's semi- 22 outings. Djokovic, who won three title in tournament and here I played in round as he took off for the next event, the Nedbank finals, and the Serb began to look weary The Serb, who will replace a row after wins at Cincinnati, the the semis and it needed somebody Challenge in South Africa. Rose, 38, also made the first as he dropped serve to a fall behind Rafael Nadal as world number one US Open and Shanghai. of Novak's calibre to beat me. successful title defence in his professional career dating early in the second set. on Monday, outlasted Federer in "High quality tennis. Next to "So that's all right. And I'm back to 1999 and it was the third time he had won a title Khachanov refused to give his just over three hours to prevail 7- the match I played against Nadal looking forward to a rest now and in Turkey. In 2012, he won an eight man event, beating opponent the slightest opening, and 6 (8/6), 5-7, 7-6 (7/3). in the semis of Wimbledon, this a good preparation for London Tiger Woods among others, while he was T-3 in 2013 and sealed a memorable victory after an Karen Khachanov celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic in final AP Djokovic has won his last was definitely the most exciting (ATP Finals)." he has won the title last two years. Agencies Suarez keeps Barca on track Lacazette checks Reds’ title bid

AFP n Barca include Messi in squad to face Inter Milan LONDON BARCELONA: Lionel Messi has been the medical all-clear," the club rsenal manager Unai Emery is included in Barcelona's travelling posted on their Twitter account on Ahappy with his side's progress, squad to face Inter Milan in the Sunday. but admits there is still work to do to match Liverpool's title challenge Champions League on Tuesday. Messi had trained the same day, after a thrilling 1-1 draw between Messi broke his arm during Barca's along with other players not involved the sides on Saturday. win over Sevilla on October 20, with in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Rayo Alexandre Lacazette extended the club predicting he would be out Vallecano. the Gunners unbeaten run to 14 for three weeks. Barcelona have won all of their last games with an equaliser eight min- The striker has not yet been declared four matches without Messi, utes from time to cancel out James fit by Barcelona's medical team but including a 2-0 win over Inter at the Milner's opener as Liverpool edged he will travel with the squad to the Camp Nou last month. They sit three a point clear of Manchester City at San Siro. points ahead of the Italians at the the top of the table. Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring goal AP "Leo Messi travels to Milan without top of Group B. AFP Arsenal remain four points behind the leaders. However, it is the AP n BARCELONA Madrid, which drew at Leganes 1-1, fightback when he was left unmarked first time Emery has avoided defeat and Alaves. to stab in Sergi Roberto's cross at the against a Premier League top six James Milner celebrates after scoring goal against Arsenal at Emirates; (right) Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring AP/Man City uis Suarez is making sure Madrid remained seven points far post. opponent having been handed a LBarcelona keeps on winning with- behind in sixth place after beating baptism of fire in losing to years ago and last season cross by Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the unguarded net. out the injured Lionel Messi. Valladolid 2-0 for its first win in six VINICIUS SAVES SOLARI Manchester City and Chelsea in his they were in the final of the whose header drifted inches However, Leno made amends Suarez came to the rescue of rounds in the home debut of interim For a second straight game under first two matches in charge. Champions League," added wide. with a fingertip stop to again deny Barcelona on Saturday with a two- coach Santiago Solari. Solari, Madrid has turned to an 18- "Against Man City, Chelsea, Emery. "They are a very good However, Liverpool also Van Dijk and Liverpool a crucial goal performance that included a Suarez opened the scoring at year-old newcomer to get a much- Liverpool - these are three teams in example for us. had plenty of chances in a second following a towering head- 90th-minute winner to cap a 3-2 Vallecas Stadium when he tapped in needed victory. front of us (in the table) and you can "For the supporters it is a thrilling first-half that some- er from a corner. comeback at Rayo Vallecano. a pass from Jordi Alba, who was Minutes after replacing Marco see how three different matches we great match and a good spectacle, how lacked only goals. Emery's decision to sacrifice Suarez's double gives him six played clear by a long ball from Ivan Asensio, Vinicius Junior showed played," said Emery. Today is a more but I am only 50 percent happy A dubious offside decision Aubameyang rather than Lacazette goals for Barcelona since Messi went Rakitic. more verve than his fellow forward by complete game for us." because we wanted to win." denied Sadio Mane the opening with his substitutions was vindicated down with a broken right fore- But the hosts swung the match darting past a defender and unleash- Emery's Sevilla beat Liverpool Alisson Becker spread himself goal and Virgil van Dijk twice when the French international kept arm on October 20. He leads in their favor when Jose Pozo ing a powerful shot. His strike deflect- in the final of the Europa League in well to block from Lacazette before should have scored when he was his composure to brilliantly curl into the Spanish league with nine scored from outside the area ed in off Valladolid defender Kiko their first season under Jurgen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's first repelled by Bernd Leno and the far corner after being forced goals in 11 rounds. and substitute Alvaro Garcia put Olivas. The league credited Vinicius Klopp in 2016. deflected effort from the edge of the then flicked a header against the wide by Alisson. "The game was very diffi- in a ball that came off the upright. with the 83rd-minute goal. But the Spaniard believes area flew just wide early on. post with the German 'keeper Elsewhere on Saturday, cult for us, but we knew how to Rayo was winning until the 87th Sergio Ramos added another Liverpool's progress since is an Granit Xhaka fired too close to caught flapping. Tottenham beat Wolves 3-2 in away turn it around," Suarez said. "You can when substitute Ousmane Dembele goal from the penalty spot with two example for Arsenal to follow. Alisson from a well-worked corner, Leno didn't get so lucky with his fixture, while on Sunday table top- lose leagues at grounds like this one." drilled in a headed back pass by minutes remaining after Karim "They can win the Premier but the Brazilian international was next mistake as he palmed Mane's per Manchester City beat Barcelona increased its league defender Gerard Pique. Suarez then Benzema was fouled by Fernando League this season. They play the fortunate when he rushed from his dangerous cross back into the heart Southampton 6-1 to hold grip on lead to four points over Altetico scored his second goal to complete the Calero. final of the Europa League three goal and was beaten to a floated of the box and Milner drilled into the top spot. Jr shuttlers eye success at Worlds JUVE HOLD OFF CAGLIARI Lakshya leads charge at Markham in mixed team and individual events AFP n TURIN Allegri gave Douglas Costa his sec- ond start this season up front alongside PNS n NEW DELHI assimiliano Allegri praised Dybala and Ronaldo, who was present- MCristiano Ronaldo's leadership ed with a special jersey before the orld Junior No 4 Lakshya Sen will be shoul- skills as Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 for match after last week becoming the first Wdering the burden of India's fortune at the their 10th win in 11 games to maintain player to break the 400-goal mark in Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton their six-point cushion at the top of Serie Europe's top five leagues. Championships 2018, beginning at Markham A on Saturday. Wins by the top three were a boost (Canada) from Monday. Manika, Sathiyan achieve Paulo Dybala scored after just 44 before next week's Champions League The 23-member squad will look up to seconds, with a Filip Bradaric own-goal fixtures, with Inter Milan at home Lakshya, the reigning Asian Junior champion, to accounting for Juventus' second after 39 against Barcelona and Napoli hosting spearhead the Mixed Team's podium charge for career-best ranking minutes, two minutes after Joao Pedro Paris Saint-Germain. the first-ever medal from the Worlds since it was NEW DELHI: Top Indian paddlers Manika had pulled the Sardinians level. Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma, how- included in the year 2000. The 14-day champi- Batra and G Sathiyan achieved their Ronaldo failed to add to his seven- Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring opener AP ever, needed a late Alessandro Florenzi onships, starting with team action continues until career-best world rankings in the latest goal league tally for new club Juventus volley to snatch a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina November 10 and will be followed by individ- chart released by the International Table with the Portuguese superstar hit- games with Inter and Napoli ahead of their midweek trip to CSKA ual events, beginning from November 11 to 18. Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Sunday. ting the woodwork before next both on 25 points. Moscow. India, who are seeded No 5 and placed in Manika, who became the first Indian week's Champions League visit by It is the best ever start to a Ciro Immobile scored two early group E, are clubbed with Algeria, Faroe Islands, woman to win a singles Gold at the former club Manchester United. season for the Turin giants who goals as Lazio beat SPAL 4-1 to move Kenya and Sri Lanka, giving the Indian squad a Commonwealth Games, climbed two But the 33-year-old's pass have drawn just one game against fourth in Serie A and into the great opportunity to make it to the quarterfinals, spots to become World No 53. She is the across goal set up Colombian Juan Genoa. Champions League places on Sunday. their first priority. However, they will be wary Indian junior shuttler Lakshya Sen returns a shot BAI Media only Indian in the Top-100. Cuadrado for his first of the season Earlier, Inter Milan crushed Simone Inzaghi's side bounced back of the only other seeded team in the group is Sathiyan also moved up one place to three minutes from time in the Allianz Genoa 5-0 to reclaim second spot on from a home defeat to Inter Milan to Algeria, four places behind them at No 9. with top group split into A1 and A2, each hav- reach the World No 35 spot. He had won Stadium. goal difference ahead of Napoli, who had move ahead of AC Milan, who play in The Canada world event is the opportuni- ing three teams. The group matches will be three medals in the Commonwealth Games "He has always been a leader and an eased past Empoli 5-1 on Friday, and Udinese. ty that most of the current junior crop, includ- played on round-robin league basis with the and a Bronze (men's team event) in the extraordinary player, as you saw from the keep the pressure on the seven-time Immobile scored after 26 and 35 ing Kiran George, Priyanshu Rajawat, Alap group leader making the cut for Stage II, which Asian Games. Veteran Achanta Sharath assist he put on Cuadrado's foot," said reigning champions. minute to bring his tally to eight league Mishra among boys and Malvika Bansod and is the knockout round. Kamal, who clinched a historic team Gold Allegri. But Allegri insisted: "This isn't good goals this season with Danilo Cataldi Gayatri Gopichand in girls, would like to use as India's best show so far at the World at the CWG and a Silver and Bronze in "These are different players who in enough. (59) and Marco Parolo (70) adding two the springboard to enhance their reputation. Juniors has been Saina Nehwal winning the only men's doubles and singles at Asiad, main- the decisive moment always come up "We have to defend better, we con- more in the second half. There are 41 teams in fray and they have Gold at the 2008 edition when it was held in tained his 31st spot, to be the highest with a goal or a great pass." cede too many goals and risked letting Lazio with 21 points from 11 games been divided into eight groups of five teams each India. ranked Indian in the list. PTI Juventus have 31 points from 11 in an equaliser in the 85th minute. are ten points behind leaders Juventus.