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  -.&"'-$-' aware. That is the best sign of patriotism. Your vote is your      riyanka Gandhi Vadra on weapon. You are not supposed PTuesday used her first pub- to harm someone with that lic rally after assuming charge weapon. But it will make you   / (01 as Congress general secretary stronger,” she said. to launch a scathing attack on In her address, she asked mid speculation that there Prime Minister Narendra Modi people not to fall prey to Acould be a “respectable” at his home turf over “unkept “meaningless issues” and asked place for the Congress in the promises and spread of hatred” them to broach the right ques- Uttar Pradesh in the country. tions. “You are going to decide Mahagathbandhan, BSP chief Congress president Rahul your future in this election. Mayawati on Tuesday made an Gandhi too slammed the Modi Don't fall prey to meaningless emphatic assertion that that her Government in his concluding issues. Focus on issues that will party would not have any elec- speech, but focus of the day was make you grow, like how youth toral tie-up with the Congress definitely on Priyanka. will get jobs, how women will in any State for the “Our institutions are being feel safe and what should be polls beginning April 11. destroyed. Wherever you see, done for farmers,” she said. In a statement released on hatred is being spread,” Launching an attack on Tuesday, Mayawati said, “It is Priyanka said amid a round of the Modi regime in the Prime being made clear again that the applause from the massive Minister's home State, Priyanka BSP will not have any electoral crowd. said it did not “fulfil” its alliance with the Congress in “Nothing matters more to promises of providing jobs to any State.” us that you and I protect this crores of people. Her remarks came on a day Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra nation, work for it and move “You need to take decisions when the highest policy-mak- and Fatehpur Sikri. Besides, it forward together,” the Congress wisely. Question those who ing body of Congress — would contest Aonla, leader said in the presence of made tall promises. Ask what Congress Working Committee Shahjahanpur, Dhaurahra, her sibling, Rahul, and moth- happened to the promise of (CWC) — met in Ahmedabad Sitapur, Misrikh, Mohanlalganj, er, UPA chairperson Sonia creating two crore jobs. What and gave a clarion call to oust Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Gandhi, at the rally near Adalaj happened to the promise of the Modi Government. Farrukhabad, Akbarpur, Jalaun, village in Gandhinagar. depositing 15 lakhs in your Referring to her party’s Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Priyanka said the Modi bank accounts?” she said. pre-poll alliance with the Ambedkarnagar, Kaiserganj, Government did not fulfil its On the ensuing Lok Sabha                       Samajwadi Party in UP, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, promises of providing jobs to polls, Priyanka said people Mayawati said it is based on Sant Kabir Nagar, Deoria, crores of people in the country should raise the right issues and ed to do something historic in “mutual respect” and “honest Bansgaon, Lalganj, Ghosi, and advised people to be vigi- take wise decisions. 2019. “If they can give all the intentions”. She went on to Salempur, Jaunpur, lant, treat their vote as a Rahul accused the Prime money to rich, we can give add the SP-BSP alliance was Machhlishahr, Ghazipur and “weapon” and ask right ques- Minister of corruption in the money to the poor. I want to      perfect enough to defeat the Bhadohi. tions. With this mega rally, the deal for 36 Rafale jets with assure everyone, we will form BJP, especially in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing party leaders Congress sounded its poll bugle France and said the PM gave the Government in 2019 and The SP and the BSP from various States in New for the April-May Lok Sabha 30,000 crore to his “friend” will implement minimum stitched together an alliance in Delhi, Mayawati said while elections. Anil Ambani. income guarantee,” Rahul      UP recently, keeping the several parties were eager for “I am saddened by what is With Lok Sabha polls due Gandhi said. Congress out, though the two an alliance with the BSP, her happening in our country in a month now, the Gandhi Related report on P6   -."&'-$-'2(&1'&/., president Rahul Gandhi and persistent falsehoods,” the parties decided not to field any party would not do anything today. I want you all to be more scion said the party has decid- attended by all senior leaders, resolution passed by the CWC candidate in Rae Bareli and for mere electoral gains as it he Congress on Tuesday including Sonia Gandhi, said. Amethi — the stronghold of could harm the BSP move- Talleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ahmed The CWC sends a “stern the grand old party. ment. Narendra Modi was “cynically Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and and unequivocal” message to Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats The election will pit the % &  ' $ exploiting” the issue of nation- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. ’s enemies that the coun- in UP, the SP would contest 37 BJP-led National Democratic al security to divert attention “Congress party express- try stands united and resolute and the BSP 38, leaving three Alliance (NDA) against a com- from his “colossal failures” and es its strong disappointment as one to confront and defeat for Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok bination of Opposition parties, “persistent falsehoods”. The that the Prime Minister is their nefarious agenda, it said. Dal (RLD). including the Congress, the ()*+, -   strong attack on the Prime cynically exploiting the issue India is a resilient democra- The BSP would be fielding Left and several regional forces, Minister came in a party reso- of national security, on which cy, proud of its brave armed its candidates mostly in west- with the latter still trying to lution passed at the Congress we are all united, to divert forces. It shall never be defeat- ern UP, including Saharanpur, stitch up a grand alliance to   Working Committee (CWC) attention from his colossal ed by forces of violence and Bijnore, Nagina, Amroha, minimise the division of votes which was chaired by party failures, bogus claims and terror, the resolution said. Meerut, Gautam Buddh Nagar, against the ruling combine.     R "  ##$&     !      !    # # "#$        (&1'&/.,           0/ -- t was a day of defections. On ITuesday, over half a dozen   (&1'&/., that’s what est Bengal Chief Minister politicians, including former is going on. Wand TMC chief Mamata Trinamool Congress MP hristian Michel, the alleged My next Banerjee on Tuesday released Anupam Hazra and Sujay Cmiddleman in the door the list of party candidates for Vikhe Patil, son of Leader of AgustaWestland chopper scam inmate is all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the Opposition in case, claimed in a Delhi court (gangster) State. The TMC has sent out a Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe on Tuesday that former CBI Chhota message to the women elec- Patil, Congress MLA Dulal Special Director Rakesh Rajan... I torate earmarking 41 per cent Chand Barar and CPI(M) MLA    !   "        Asthana met him in Dubai and don’t understand what crime I seats for them. Khagen joined the BJP             threatened to “make his life hell have committed to be put Among other features of while Patidar leader Hardik inside jail” here if he did not toe along with the terrorists and the TMC list are five faces from Patel joined the Congress. ership had expelled the Vikhe Patil, joined the BJP in the line of the agency. those who have killed several Bengali cine world. Hazra had won the 2014 Bolpur MP for anti-party Maharashtra in the presence The statements were made people,” he said. Besides, the party has Lok Sabha elections from activities on January 9. of Chief Minister Devendra by Michel before Special Judge Michel, who was brought dropped five sitting MPs from  %  &    ' % (        Bolpur in . Along Besides these three leaders, Fadnavis in Mumbai. Arvind Kumar, who allowed before the court in pursuance its candidates’ list. Among the  &           ) ( with him, Bgada legislator various members of a minor- Reportedly, the development the Enforcement Directorate to to production warrant issued MPs dropped or who have  & *      Dulal Chandra Bar of the ity community from Bengal comes after NCP chief Sharad interrogate him inside Tihar against him, also told the judge opted out are Jadavpur MP Congress and Habibpur MLA joined the BJP. Pawar, whose party is in Jail in Delhi on Wednesday and that he was put in the prison Sugato Bose who is also the Midnapore MP and veteran Mukherjee ( Bankura), actress Khagen Murmu of the In a major embarrass- alliance with the Congress in Thursday. with 16-17 Kashmiri separatist grand nephew of Netaji Bangla actor Sandhya Roy, Nusrat Jehan (Basirhat) and CPI(M) joined the BJP in ment for the Congress, Sujay the State, rejected Sujay’s “Sometime back Rakesh leaders but it was denied by the Subhas Chandra Bose, South and Uma Soren. Bangla matinee idol Mimi presence of party’s general Vikhe Patil, son of the Leader request to contest the polls Asthana met me in Dubai and jail authorities which said he Kolkata MP and State TMC Among the new faces are Chakrabarty, who is likely to secretary Kailash of Opposition in Maharashtra from Ahmednagar Lok Sabha threatened that my life would was shifted to high-risk prison president Subrato Bakshi, veteran party leader and State take on CPI(M)’s Sujan Vijayvargiya. The TMC lead- Assembly Radhakrishna seat. be made hell in the jail and considering threat to his life. Basirhat MP Idris Ali, Panchayat Minister Subroto Chakrabarty from Jadavpur.      .- "      $  /                    (&1'&/., “The people of Delhi have all Central Governments Kejriwal said for a small    L  made up their mind that the deceived them and people of State like Goa, which has a pop-   M     am Aadmi Party (AAP)’s way people of Telangana, Delhi during last 70 years got ulation of only 15 lakh, the     Anational convener and Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and nothing except exploitation Centre provides 3,200 crore, L M        Delhi Chief Minister Arvind other States achieved Statehood and humiliation,” he said 1.5 lakh crore for Uttar Kejriwal on Tuesday ruled out through relentless struggles, Kejriwal said father of Pradesh. For Delhi, which has     possibility of any electoral the people of Delhi will follow India’s Constitution, Baba Sahib a population of over two crore,    alliance with the Congress in a similar path for full statehood Bhimrao Ambedkar had Centre provides a paltry sum of    !  "  the national Capital and and will not rest till they famously stated that every voter 325 crore each year for the last  "   announced that his party will achieve their goal,” he said. has a single vote and the value 20 years.       contest all the seven Lok Sabha Stating the party’s internal of each vote will be equal, Had Delhi been a full State, #    $   seats on the issue of full survey, he said the AAP will be irrespective of the State, reli- police would have been   !   Statehood for Delhi. winning with huge majority on gion or caste of the voters. accountable to the elected  !" Kejriwal launched a all seven seats. “Today, however, the coun- Government, he asked. scathing attack on the BJP and Listing four reasons for try is witnessing blatant con- “We promise that when  #    # Prime Minister Narendra winning Lok Sabha seats in tempt of the Constitution; the Delhi will be a full State,     Modi. He said the BJP has no Delhi, he said the first reason value of voters of Delhi has women will be able to step out   &'  intention of giving Delhi full is the Government has done been reduced to half. People of of their homes without fear      Statehood. Modi needs to good work in Delhi. Secondly Delhi have been subject to even in night,” he said.     explain why he did not fulfill people in Delhi are very eager +     *    +     (     !  step motherly treatment since The ruling party has     ( " ) his promises, Kejriwal told the to see Delhi get full Statehood   ,+    !  +    last 70 years,” he added. declared names of candidates   *+ media persons. and they can see that AAP is Delhi is the State which on six of the seven seats in  !($ )   Accusing the PM of not serious about it, he said. Pakistan has portrayed the Therefore Hindus were anyway Kejriwal said the Lok gives second highest tax col- Delhi. A senior AAP leader       fulfilling his promise made in He said thirdly, according party in a “negative” light. not going to vote for the Sabha elections are extremely lection to the Central pool. said the name of the seventh  ,L BJP’s 2014 manifesto to grant to the party internal survey, 56 Listing out the fourth rea- Congress,” He said according to important for the people of People of Delhi pay close to candidate for the West Delhi  M  $   full Statehood to Delhi, he per cent of the people believe son, he said, “The Congress did survey Muslims had some Delhi. “The people of Delhi 1.5 lakh crore in Income Tax, seat would be announced only     said his party will take up this that the conduct of the BJP in not put the country first and doubts but now even they have kept voting for different parties and in return, Delhi gets only after BJP and Congress declare issue in the coming days. the conflict between India and refused to form an alliance. come in support of the AAP. in the Lok Sabha elections, but a paltry 325 crore, he said. the names of their candidates. # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/  1 3      )%.       /  &           4,556   ( 3(4 -       ,   )      )      5  "     .-(',6-8. site in prime sector of 31-32 A letter. !C   O&'    )      .,"/- copter could take one person at tain of the Dhauladhar range. of Gurugram to the same person, Comparing the case to the   )          a time, he said. He had to land due to a Congress MLA on Tuesday totally in violation of policy for allotment of land to AJL limited   "           his is one rescue operation Rahul was airlifted by the decrease in pressure on one Aaccused the Haryana allotment of hospital site. The in Panchkula, which is sub-   !C .         Twhich a 64-year old United helicopter on its second sortie, side of his parachute. This sent Government of giving a prime said person was allotted his land judice in Court, the Congress !C          States national would never for- the DC said, adding that the US him spinning down and he land of HSVP in Gurugram at many years back, but as he MLA said that on one side, the get. Stranded on a snow-cov- citizen will be taken for med- crashed on the mountain. nominal rates, causing loss of failed to fulfill the terms and con- Haryana as well as Centre     -  5,0  ered mountain range in ical check-up to Baijnath. However, because of a thick crores of rupees to the State ditions of allotment letter, the site Government had launched false   O  P Himachal Pradesh while "Kudos to him (Rahul) and the layer of fresh snow, he landed exchequer. in question was resumed, he said. and malicious prosecution ( 3(4 8    D8 E)     paragliding, he was rescued by other team members", who safely, they said. Haryana Congress MLA But now, all the relevant against their political opponents  F?G 8 " )  N a helicopter team on Tuesday helped in rescuing the strand- On Monday, McGowan from Palwal, Karan Dalal, on rules of allotment have been vio- for allotting a land of less than $!O       F<    , after being marooned for near- ed paraglider, he said. communicated his situation Tuesday wrote a letter to lated by re-allotting the said site one acre to AJL Limited in -   8 6    8  ly 40 hours at 4,200 feet. McGowan got stranded through radio to the manager Haryana Governor Satyadeo to the same person, firstly, with- Panchkula and on the other  8 "     8    Max Kent McGowan was around 5 pm on Sunday while of a hotel where he was staying. Narain Arya demanding a reg- out putting it in auction and sec- hand, they themselves are allot- -$          rescued from Uttarala moun- he was paragliding over the The manager, in turn, informed istration of FIR against those ondly, it is allotted at the rate of ting prime land measuring 10    F     )   ) tain in Kangra district's mountain range above Uttarala authorities about him, they involved in re-allotment of 30,000 per sq. mtr whereas the acre violating the rules.     -  <    Baijnath sub-division by a heli- village. He was rescued on said, adding that McGowan resumed land measuring 10 land is situated in Sector 31-32 Dalal further demanded   copter rescue team, Deputy Tuesday around 11:45 am, could only be rescued by acres in Gurugram. A Gurugram, which is very registration of FIR against Chief Commissioner (DC) Sandeep Kumar said. deploying a helicopter. In his letter, Dalal alleged prime land whose market price Minister Manohar Lal, being the    88 .   Kumar said. Officials said as per avail- The helicopter, however, that the State Government has is more than 1,25,000 per sq. mt, Minister of Town of Country ( 3(4 - 8     )   Kumar said a local youth, able information, McGowan could not been able to reach ignored all the provisions of allot- Dalal alleged. Planning Department and offi-     !C   O    1 )  Rahul, was "para dropped from took off from Bir Billing on Baijnath on Monday due to bad ment policy to favour one per- With this decision, the cers of Haryana Shehri Vikas         6CC  K   the helicopter and he secured Sunday and got stranded at a weather, but on Tuesday it son. The Government has re- Government has caused loss of Pradhikaran for causing loss of     ! $   McGowan to be airlifted". The height of 4,200 metres on the reached and rescued the US cit- allotted resumed land measuring more than 1,500 crores to the more than 1,5,000 crore to !-         !  8 C 5  youth stayed back as the heli- snow covered Uttarala moun- izen. 10 acres earmarked for hospital State exchequer, he added in his State exchequer. /'  O!  =     O    ' " "C                ) )              0123               !!, #    ( 9:&(    $   >>?      "     $O   !      .-(',6-8. s many as 1.04 lakh children tion pulse polio campaign in the ducted from March 10–12     $     $ Awere vaccinated during the Union Territory of Chandigarh. despite bad weather conditions. $)!)-  )  $ three days national immunisa- The campaign was con- Special emphasis was laid upon       )    )    the high risk/vulnerable areas,           $O' 6 " J . said an official spokesman, .( )-  6 " =!  ) He said that 1,04,960 chil-      $         dren were vaccinated against the   .,"/- There was light to medium target of 96,182 in Chandigarh. rainfall in most parts of the    ##     #   ; # The volunteers did a com- ourist resorts of Manali State throughout Monday. <( . ! ,   !8  D.!,!8E mendable job going house to Tand Kufri recorded sub- The highest amount of   . $          house and vaccinating the chil- zero temperatures on Tuesday rainfall was recorded in '        8 8  ) dren who were not brought to following snowfall and light to Chamba at 42 cm, followed by     '  O' '  '   8   the booths on the first day. Their moderate rainfall in various 35 cm in Banjar, 22 cm in Solan ' 8 8 8        efforts and good coverage has parts of the State, the and 20 cm each in Shimla, ( "    KG$   '  O   been documented by the World Meteorological Department Mashobra and Bharmaur, the               Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. department added.         monitors who have visited the At 30 cm, Kothi recorded There was 19 cm of rain in field especially the high risk/ the highest snowfall from 5.30 Salooni and Kumarsain, 17 cm O58  5. 5 P      vulnerable areas for the moni- pm on Monday to 8.30 am on in Dharampur, 15 cm each in & ( ( ,,J"C 1/)         toring purposes, the spokesman Tuesday, followed by 24 cm in Bhuntar, Kasauli and Bijahi, 13 ,, "C - /      said. Kalpa, 15 cm in Keylong, 10 cm cm each in Pachhad and                 World Health Organisation in Khadrala, 9 cm in Manali, 6 Rampur, 12 cm each in !C   8   O   $ D $E (WHO) monitors appreciated cm in Pooh, 3 cm in Kufri and Sundernagar and ohru, 11 cm /         / the efforts of health workers as 2 cm in Dalhousie, the Met in Ghumarwin, 10 cm each in   ! 8,       no child was found unvacci- centre in Shimla said. Jubberhatti and Palampur and                 nated, he said. However, a sunny morning 9 cm each in Dharamshala, 375 children were covered brought relief to some parts of Baldwara, Nadaun,  #   #    .    from 8 pm–11:30 pm in two the state Tuesday, it added. Jogindernagar and Paonta ( 3(4 !     )'&F"  8   ) days by night vigil teams under The minimum tempera- Sahib, it said. !C   )  )       the innovative project “Taare ture in Manali and Kalpa was Nagrota Surian, Jhandutta,    1D- MF>>E L8 , Zameen Par”. recorded at minus 3.8 and Sarahan, Dehragopipur and /    M    8)')- ) The spokesman further said minus 3.6 degrees Celsius Gaggal, Chhatrari, Mandi, =    )$ ))) that India was officially declared respectively, it said. Kahu and Bangana recorded 8 $    ,,    - 8  ( polio-free by the World Health Keylong continued to be cm of rains each.  )             F Organisation in March 2014. the coldest place in the State Among other areas, rainfall            ,/     Govt. of India is stressing upon with a low of minus 8 degrees was recorded in Guler, Mehre, 100 percent coverage of immu- Celsius. Ghamroor, Sujanpur,        nisation for which UT The minimum tempera- Hamirpur, Nahan, Jubbal, ( 3(4 !C   O=F  ! 8C     Chandigarh has already ture in Kufri was minus 0.5 Bhoranj, Janjehli, Aghar and               achieved it for routine immu- degrees Celsius, whereas the Nainadevi. ! -            nization, and is also ensuring minimum temperature in The Met centre has pre-              100% polio immunization as Dalhousie and Shimla was 2.1 dicted rough weather for          , well to maintain polio free sta- and 3.3 degrees Celsius respec- Wednesday, Thursday and      #  =    ) tus, he added. tively, the Met Centre said. Friday.      D(!8E          =                *- 1"   $             ( 3(4 !    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He the future of automobiles. istered in the cities of Ludhiana, repayment, low cost EMIs and laboration with BHEL, where also invited the industry stake- Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, Jalandhar, Mohali & how the technology can be solar energy will be used to holders to contribute in fram- Amritsar, the three smart cities Fatehgarh Sahib, hence permit- made feasible to the local buy- generate electricity supplied ing the policy to make Punjab of Punjab are already pacing fast ting only CNG and electricity ers. through the charging stations a clean and green energy effi- in development of sustainable based transport in the State. Devender Singh, for EVs in the smart cities of cient state. and green public transport sys- Around 100 senior officials Additional Chief Secretary, the state. A Venu Prasad, Principal tems, he informed. from EV Manufacturing, Auto Industries & Commerce, Addressing the conference, Secretary–Power, Punjab, said CEO, Invest Punjab, Rajat Manufacturing, Battery makers, Haryana, said aggregation of K Siva Prasad, Principal the state is power surplus and Agarwal, said, E-mobility is one Charging Infrastructure demand, research & innovation Secretary, Transport, Punjab, one of the first few in India to of the major focus sectors in Companies Conventional & and economies of scale are said it is imperative that the announce special tariff for EV Punjab and we are working Renewable Energy Companies, three crucial parameters that transport authority should charging stations. He said towards creating an enabling Electricity Distribution determine the future of e- transform itself from the role of Punjab has a sufficient capacity ecosystem towards the same. He Companies etc attended the mobility in India. 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  .-(',6-8. candidature as he had made it proposed the name of former aware of such a statement, the “There is no hurry,” he said, continuing to be killed every clear that he was not interest- Prime Minister in the meeting Congress did not need any pointing out that the polling day, the air strikes had clear- learing air on the specula- ed in contesting elections,” he for the Amritsar seat. allies in Punjab. date was more than two ly not proved to be a deterrent Ctions of the former Prime said. The Amritsar seat is cur- Exuding massive confi- months away, giving the party so far against Pak-backed Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Notably, Capt Amarinder, rently held by the Congress MP dence about the Congress lot of time to select its .Asked attacks on India. contesting the parliamentary along with the party’s in-charge Gurjit Singh Aujla who won the prospects in the parliamentary to comment on the time lag in “No attempts should be polls from Amritsar, Punjab for Punjab affairs Asha Kumari 2017 bye-election. In 2014 elec- elections, the Chief Minister the polling date for Punjab, made to politicise the Indian Chief Minister Capt Amarinder and state Congress president tion, BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley said that the party was gung-ho Capt Amarinder said that it forces. The Armed Forces are Singh on Tuesday said that the Sunil Jakhar had met Dr contested from Amritsar and about these polls, as was evi- was the Election Commission’s apolitical and are above the Rajya Sabha MP was “never in Manmohan Singh in New lost to Congress's Capt to the BJP's VK Malhotra from question while talking infor- dent from the fact that it had prerogative and he could not, petty considerations of caste, the reckoning”. Delhi on Sunday. Reportedly, Amarinder Singh who went on South Delhi. mally with mediapersons after chosen Ahmedabad — the therefore, say anything on the religion and political affilia- Capt Amarinder categori- the trio reached out to the two- to become Punjab Chief meeting Raj Kumar Verka, home turf of Prime Minister issue. tions,” he said. cally rejected the reports that time Prime Minister and urged Minister in 2017.    . chairman of the Punjab Narendra Modi—for the CWC Asked about the party’s Capt Amarinder expressed the Congress may field him him to contest the Lok Sabha Notably, the 86-year-old   Warehousing Corporation, at meeting. star campaigner in the State, happiness at the fact that the from Amritsar in May 19 elec- elections from Amritsar to had also been offered to con- Punjab Chief Minister his office. Verka was appoint- This clearly showed the the Chief Minister said that it Kartarpur Corridor project tions. boost the party’s poll cam- test from Amritsar in 2009 too, Capt Amarinder Singh on ed as the chairman of the level of enthusiasm in the was up to the Congress high had remained on track despite He described his meeting paign in Punjab. but he declined the request on Tuesday any alliance talks with Corporation last week and he party, which was literally ready command to decide the names the recent tensions at the bor- with the former Prime Minister Sources maintained that account of poor health. the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took charge of his office on to take the BJP by its horns, he of the key campaigners for the der. “Islamabad has also clar- in Delhi on Sunday as a cour- Dr Manmohan Singh did not A Rajya Sabha member or any other party for May 19 Friday. added. party in these elections. ified that the latest events will tesy call, during which he respond positively citing health since 1991 from Assam, Dr polls in the state. Asked to comment on In response to a question On whether the IAF air not have any adverse effect on briefed him about Congress' concerns and age. Singh’s term is set to end on “The Congress did not AAP supremo Arvind on the Punjab Congress can- strikes across the LoC would the project,” he pointed out plans in Punjab. Asha Kumari, after the June 14. The two-time PM need any alliance in Punjab, Kejriwal’s statement that talks didates, Capt Amarinder said prove beneficial to the ruling with satisfaction, adding that “The former Prime party’s screening committee’s has never won Lok Sabha elec- nor was it in talks with any for alliance in Punjab were in that the next meeting was (BJP) at the Corridor was something Minister Dr Manmohan Singh meeting on Sunday, main- tions. The only time he con- party on the same,” said Capt progress, the Chief Minister likely to be held in Delhi the Centre, the Chief Minister that people on both sides was never in the reckoning for tained that the leaders have tested was in 1999, when he lost Amarinder in response to a said that though he was not around the end of this week. said that with Indian soldiers wanted. 3     45  ))*        $    !"   .-(',6-8.   .-(',6-8. He said that it is important cians or political parties avail- In view of security, if polit- annayak Janta Party, a splin- to remove all kinds of unau- able on Central or State ical functionaries staying at Jter group of Indian National he Election Commission thorised political advertise- Governments’ official website rest houses or other govern- Lok Dal, has been registered as Ton Tuesday said that all ments in the form of wall writ- should be removed with imme- ment accommodations, then a political party by the Election wall writing, posters, banners, ing, posters, banners and diate effect. The ministers can- they cannot make use of those Commission of India. hoardings showing hoardings at public property or not combine their official visit Government places for any The party has received its Government achievements in public space such as bus stands, with electioneering work and election related work, he said. registration documents from any Government office or cam- airports, railway stations, cannot also make use of official From the time, elections the Election Commission. pus should be removed as the Railway Bridges, government machinery during electioneer- are announced, no advertise- The JJP had come into Lok Sabha elections–2019 have buses, electric or telephone ing work, he said. ment highlighting the govern- existence in December fol- been announced. poles, within 48 hours. Apart He further said that public ment achievements can be lowing a split in the Indian Haryana Joint Chief from this, unauthorized polit- places like maidans for holding issued in print or electronic National Lok Dal (INLD), Electoral Officer, Dr Inder Jeet ical advertisements displayed at election meetings and use of media. No Minister or any after a bitter power struggle said that the Commission has private property should be helipads in connection with authority can announce finan- between Ajay Chautala and issued necessary directions to removed within 72 hours, he election should not be monop- cial grants, lay foundation Abhay Singh Chautala, the candidates or political parties said. olized by the party in power. stones and make any ad-hoc grandsons of Devi Lal who for time to time campaigning According to the direc- Other candidates or political appointments in Government, had founded the INLD. and not to violate the Model tions of the commission, all ref- parties should be allowed to which may influence the vot- INLD’s chief OP code of conduct. erences of ministers, politi- these places or facilities. ers, he added. Chautala’s elder son- Ajay Singh Chautala -is patron of the JJP while his two *   sons–Hisar MP Dushyant and    %&(+  INSO chief Digvijay-are spear- '     .-(',6-8. ities of candidates or political transgenders reside in order to heading the party in the parties. Advertisements on register them as voters. absence of Ajay, who is serv-     s the Election Commission radio, print, electronic and He maintained that though ing a 10-year jail term in con- %    * * (  Aof India set the ball rolling social media, along with other the number of transgenders or nection with the teachers for Lok Sabha elections, Punjab methods of outdoor publicity those belonging to the “third recruitment scam in Haryana.   .-(',6-8. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and paid news, would be under gender” is high, only a few have JJP is seen as a strong play-      .-(',6-8. the constituency was formed fully contested 2017 polls against S Karna Raju on Tuesday their scrutiny,” he added. enrolled as voters. “But, as er in state politics and is like- holath MLA and Punjabi following the delimitation of Capt Amarinder Singh from chaired a meeting with the rep- The CEO informed the compared to the previous polls, ly to eat into INLD’s Jat vote BEkta Party (PEP) president hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) parliamentary and assembly con- Patiala urban assembly con- resentatives of all the political political parties regarding Form the number of voters, who bank in the general elections. Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Son Tuesday started its jour- stituencies in 2008. Its earlier stituency with finishing third parties. 26 and Form A&B in detail. have declared themselves as In 90-member Haryana Tuesday asked Punjab Chief ney to victory from where it name was Tarn Taran, but with just 11.10 percent of the total During the meeting, attend- “The affidavit in form 26 and transgenders, has increased Assembly, INLD has 17 MLAs, Minister Capt Amarinder Singh lost its star candidate and sit- changed during delimitation to votes polled. ed by the Additional CEOs form A&B have to be filed lat- considerably in the state,” he out of which four has to issue a white paper on drug ting MP Ranjit Singh Khadoor Sahib — a historic vil- After failed talks with Punjab Kavita Singh and Siban C, the est by 3 pm on the last date of added. announced support to JJP. menace in the State while blam- Brahmpura—a traditional lage where second Sikh master Democratic Alliance (PDA), representatives of the political filing nominations,” he said. In 2015, the number of Many INLD leaders and work- ing him for making false state- Akali leader who has floated his Guru Angad lived for 13 SAD (Taksali) is now holding parties were informed about He made it clear that none transgender voters was 240. ers have also joined the JJP in ments on curbing the activities own political outfit SAD years. parleys with the Aam Aadmi various aspects of election of the columns should be left the past two months. of drug mafia in the State. (Taksali). The two elections parlia- Party (AAP). process including the model blank in the affidavit in Form 26,     Hisar MP and JJP leader “Drugs are being sold open- Holding fort since decades, mentary elections this segment The presence of Taksalis code of conduct (MCoC), and affidavit complete in all #5     Dushyant Chautala on ly in the State and online pur- the SAD announced its first has witnessed so far, since its would turn the electoral battle EVM-VVPAT awareness, paid respects, should be submitted  Tuesday said, we are hopeful chase of drugs by Lok Insaaf candidate, Shiromani Gurudwara christening as Khadoor Sahib, four-way making it difficult for news or Media Certification and latest by the time fixed for com- There are still 6,92,013 first- to get a party symbol this Party president Simarjeet Singh Parbandhak Committee’s elected SAD candidates — Rattan the Badals to retain the seat Monitoring Committee mencement of scrutiny of nom- time eligible voters, who are yet week. The party has submitted Bains in Ludhiana is stark evi- (SGPC) former president Bibi Singh Ajnala in 2009, and which has stayed with the pan- (MCMC) and the nomination inations. to enrol themselves. Even as the a list of ten party symbols to dence of flourishing drug trade Jagir Kaur, for Khadoor Sahib Brahmpura in 2014. thic party since 1977, except 1992 process. “Failure to submit revised CEO claimed that the state has the EC, he said. in the State,” said Khaira. parliamentary constituency — But, now both the leaders when it boycotted the polls. Besides, Raju also brought affidavit complete in all respects, seen a considerable rise in the Dushyant said that the JJP He said that deaths of youth considered an important Sikh have parted ways with the Akali Winning elections would home other matters related to even after reminder by RO, will number of young, first-time will contest its maiden election with overdose were reported holy center where the voters Dal and floated a breakaway fac- not be an easy task for Akali elections like the election expen- be a ground for rejection of the voters, about seven lakhs youths on all 10 Lok Sabha seats in from Amritsar recently, and prefer panthic issues over devel- tion—SAD (Taksali)—compris- leader. Besides its rivals and the diture monitoring and the tours nomination paper. It is also in the 18-19 age group are yet Haryana. Earlier in Jind many similar incidents had opment. ing veteran and Taksali (tradi- sacrilege issue haunting SAD, of the ministers. mandatory for the candidates to to register themselves as voters. bypolls, the JJP supported gone unreported. “SAD’s first ticket for the par- tional) Akali leaders. The con- Bibi Jagir Kaur would also have CEO said that Model Code submit an attested copy of voter Raju said that a total of candidate had contested as an At the same time, Khaira liamentary elections from the stituency may actually turn out to fight against the taint she carry has come into force with the list bearing his name as the voter, 2,55,887 youths in 18-19 age independent but had man- accused Capt Amarinder for Khadoor Sahib seat is given to to be a fort of rebel Akali leaders for her daughter’s “death”. announcement of election at the time of filing the nomi- group have registered them- aged to get second spot ahead shielding the big fish of drug Bibi Jagir Kaur,” declared SAD who have proved their mettle in Even though Bibi Jagir Kaur schedule and should be adhered nation,” he said. selves as voters while in 2014 of grand old political parties in mafia. “Capt Amarinder had president Sukhbir Badal during the state politics. was acquitted by the Punjab and to in the letter and spirit. It was During the meeting, the Lok Sabha polls, only around the state, he said. made tall promises before 2017 a public meeting in Tarn Taran Brahmpura, the sitting MP, Haryana High Court in informed that each candidate is security features and availabil- 65,000 persons in 18-19 age Notably, following Aam assembly election to eradicate district on Tuesday. is now heading SAD (Taksali), December 2018 in a case of permitted to make expenditure ity of EVMs was explained and bracket, had got themselves Aadmi Party’s support to JJP drugs within four weeks. He and The announcement for Bibi throwing open challenge to the forcible abortion and abduction up to 70 lakh subject to sub- a live demo of EVM-VVPAT registered as voters. in Jind bypoll held in January, his ministerial colleagues had Jagir Kaur’s name came a day Badals’ led SAD, which, he of her daughter Harpreet Kaur, mission of a complete record of machines was given to dispel He said that as per the pro- it was widely believed that the several times named Bikram after the Punjab Democratic claimed, has turned into a com- who had died under mysterious all the transactions to the con- the doubts of the concerned. jected census, there are 9,47,900 two parties would enter into Singh Majithia's involvement in Alliance (PDA) — a conglomer- pany looting people and has circumstances in April 2000, the cerned Returning Officer. persons who are in the age an alliance for the Lok Sabha synthetic drug trade and made ation of six political outfits — digress from its ideals. blot would always remain. Payments for all the transactions    bracket of 18-19 in Punjab. polls and Haryana Assembly public announcements to put announced the name of Parmajit Once known as “Majhe da Bibi Jagir Kaur had to resign above 10,000 are to be made by  CEO said that special polls scheduled to be held him behind bars within 24 Kaur Khalra, the widow of an Jarnail”, Brahmpura has already as a minister in the Akali-BJP cheques, he added. With just 507 transgen- emphasis was also laid on reg- later this year. hours of forming the Akali leader and human rights announced not to contest elec- government in 2012 when a Detailing on monitoring of ders registered as eligible vot- istering non-resident Indians However, both the parties Government,” Khaira remind- activist known for raising the tion, but lead the party from the CBI court had sentenced her and paid news and advertisements, ers in Punjab, the state poll (NRIs) as voters. “I have been have so far failed to reach an ed. issue of fake encounters Jaswant front. In his place, he has three others to five-year impris- Raju said that MCMCs have panel is running special cam- urging Punjabi diaspora agreement on seat-sharing Khaira said that Capt Singh Khalra, as its candidate announced the name of former onment in the case. been constituted at the state and paigns to reaching out to them through every possible medium pact. While the JJP has been Amarinder was answerable to from Khadoor Sahib. Indian Army chief and She had represented Bholath district level. “Certification is to to get them enrol. to get themselves registered as offering the AAP two seats out the people of Punjab because he Khalra would represent Arunachal Pradesh’s former assembly constituency in be sought from the local The state Chief Electoral NRI voters. of 10 in Lok Sabha and 20 out was given the verdict to eradi- Punjabi Ekta Party (PEP), head- Governor General JJ Singh for Kapurthala district in 2012, and MCMC before floating any Officer S Karuna Raju said In comparison to 169 NRI of 90 Assembly seats in cate drug mafia. “Let Capt ed by Bibi Jagir Kaur’s arch rival 2019 polls. had remained the president of publicity content. The that a special campaign was voters in 2014, their strength Haryana, the AAP had been Amarinder tell the people how Sukhpal Singh Khaira. General JJ Singh, who for- Sikh body—the Shiromani Monitoring Committees will launched to reach out to deras has grown to 393 in Punjab,” he demanding equal representa- many big drug smugglers are Khadoor Sahib has virtual- ayed into politics ahead 2017 state Gurdwara Parbandhak keep a vigil on all publicity activ- and other places where the said. tion in seat-sharing. arrested by his Government. ly been an Akali citadel ever since assembly polls, had unsuccess- Committee (SGPC). 2  ,      $ $  

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It remains secretaries of states, the EC website of Ministry of  -  also or alternatively they never Security Doctrine’. He said the both at the Centre and in State websites should be operational till the process is had asked them to ensure Minority Affairs where pic-       took place under Prime Congress had no structured Chhattisgarh, had a consis- removed. concluded. that photographs of “political tures of minister Mukhtar      Minister Modi. plan during ten years of UPA tently strong position against The EC also made it clear The MCC states that the functionaries” on official web- Abbas Naqvi and his junior " >?    “On the air strikes, their on how to deal with the prob- the Left wing extremism. that rest house, dak bungalow party in power — whether at sites are removed or hidden minister Virendra Kumar are       conduct is even more dubious,” lems of Jammu and Kashmir. “From JNU to and other government accom- the Centre or in the States — immediately. The PMO web- displayed.    &   the minister said. “Prime Minister Narendra Chhattisgarh, the Congress has modations in the States/UTs should ensure that it does not site took down pictures of Central and respective state  D& E  While giving “lip sympa- Modi inherited this as a lega- struck a deal with them. There where election have been use its official position for Prime Minister Narendra Governments have been asked        O thy” to the Indian Air Force for cy issue. He experimented the are increasing instances of Left announced or are taking place campaigning. 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No project or scheme the media. and flags from public proper-    “This was a self-goal by the Pakistan responded with oppose the idea of a pro-active such accommodation is not which may have the effect of But the website of the Law ty and public spaces such as air- Congress in domestic politics. Pathankot, Uri and Pulwama. approach in destroying terror at already allotted or occupied by influencing the voter in favour Ministry still carries the pic- ports, railway stations, bus     This was also playing into the “He encouraged the main- its point of origin. It is disturbed the election observers. of the party in power can be tures of Law Minister Ravi stands, municipal buildings,    # hands of Pakistan where state- stream political parties of the with regard to the political fall- The Lok Sabha elections announced, and ministers can- Shankar Prasad, his junior government offices and buses ments of Congress leaders, Valley to be a part of the out of this pro-active approach will begin from April 11 and not use official machinery for minister PP Chaudhury and a within three days of announce- including Rahul Gandhi, were national coalition in Kashmir on the image of PM,” he said. the announcement of the date campaign purposes. link to PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ ment of poll dates. +* 4       4    (   - "     !  "         6    ,!    '    $-    8   D$-8 E (=)  )-     )( 47 ( &             (&1'&/.,     '    - & ' "     (&1'&/.,  &   he Centre on Tuesday jus-   (&1'&/., .&0! 0 8   ),       .&((-, 2 $ ' 5(    Ttified in Supreme Court its ( !)       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It ple unemployed?” the bench % '&% Depak Gupta and Sanjiv Khana conduction by-elections to the secretaries, MPs, and MLAs seems you are running after observed. asked the ECI to provide it the exclusion will not have any (  assembly constituencies. Mere here Monday, the DMK had firecrackers, but bigger pollu- The court was hearing a plea     data by March 28 about the bearing on the voting rights of pendency of an election peti- adopted a resolution which tion contributor is perhaps which has sought a complete ' "'   N addition and deletion of names such individuals.    tion is not a bar under law for said not holding bypolls to the vehicles,” the bench told ban on use of firecrackers across from voters’ list as revised in Senior advocate Vikas conducting by-elections,” DMK three assembly constituencies Additional Solicitor General the country on the ground that January for 2017, 2018 and Singh, appearing for the ECI,   president M K Stalin said in the was “anti-democratic.” ANS Nadkarni, who was it gives rise to pollution. The Government said the 2019. said it had already been stated memorandum. While Ottapidaram and appearing for the Centre. The apex court had last new law will not be covered by At the outset, the bench this in 2014.     On March 10, the EC has Aravakurichi were represented The top court said, “You year said people in the country the Indra Sawhney versus asked the ECI secretary, who He pointed out that the announced the schedule for the by disqualified AIADMK must tell us some way of pre- can burst firecrackers only Union of India (popularly had been summoned by the court should not entertain this  Lok Sabha elections and bypolls MLAs Sundararaj and Senthil venting unemployment also. We from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali called Mandal Commission court, what will be the status of petition filed by Gopal Seth and to 18 assembly seats in Tamil Balaji (he is now with the cannot have people unemployed and other festivals, and had verdict) of 1992 as provision for the persons whose names do Susanta Sen, residents of New Delhi: The Supreme Nadu, leaving out the three seg- DMK), Tiruparankudram leg- and hungry. There are areas allowed the manufacture and reservation was made after not feature in the draft NRC Assam, as contrary to their Court on Tuesday asked the ments which are also vacant. islator A K Bose died last year. where firecrackers can be used.” sale of only “green crackers” amending the Constitution. but feature in the electoral claims, their names were never Centre to explain in two weeks State Chief Electoral Petitions challenging their “We cannot give them which have low emission of “That the Constitution rolls. deleted from the electoral rolls why it has not set up a perma- Officer Satyabrata Sahoo had elections are pending in the (those who have lost jobs) light, sound and harmful Amendment (103rd) Act 2019 On March 8, the apex court in the past three years. nent mechanism to monitor said bypolls were not scheduled Madras High Court. money. We cannot support chemicals. was necessitated to benefit the had asked the poll panel sec- Any observation from the the undue accretion of assets by for the seats as election peti- The byelection to the 18 their families. Unemployment During the hearing on economically weaker sections retary to appear before it for court in this kind of petition elected representatives as tions related to them were seats are crucial for ruling is there,” the bench said. Tuesday, the ASG told the of the society who were not Tuesday’s hearing in connec- would amount to huge adverse directed by it last year. pending in the Madras High AIADMK which has 114 The bench also raised a bench that the Petroleum and covered within the existing tion with a PIL alleging that publicity for the ECI as if it On Feb 16 last year, the apex Court. MLAs excluding the Speaker in question as to how manufac- Explosives Safety Organisation schemes of reservation, which several categories of persons in were doing something wrong, court had said the undue accre- The DMK memorandum, the 234-member assembly with ture of firecrackers could be (PESO) and other expert agen- as per statistics, constituted a Assam have been deprived of Singh said. tion of assets by lawmakers was a copy of which was released to 21 vacancies. Opposition DMK stopped if the trade is legal and cies were experimenting and considerably large segment of voting rights ahead of the Lok The bench said it would a “sure indicator” of the beginning media here, said the EC had (88) and its allies together have people have licence to carry out they have come up with com- the Indian population,” an affi- Sabha polls. further hear the matter on of a failing democracy, which if conducted bypolls in the past 97 members. the business. position of “green crackers”. davit filed by the Centre said. The secretary replied that March 28. left unattended, would lead to the destruction of democracy and pave way for “rule of mafia”. It had then asked for a per- %    O% ' &P 7+* manent mechanism to monitor the undue accretion of wealth by lawmakers.  8   (&1'&/., They maintained that the can be used as biocoal in ther- while addressing the farmers’ On Tuesday, hearing a con- biocoal which has the calorif- mal plants after torrefaction. conclave “Krishi Kumbha” in        tempt plea filed by NGO ‘Lok gainst the backdrop of ic value equivalent to that of The suggestion holds Lucknow through video con- Prahari’, it said it was not issu- APrime Minister Narendra bituminous coal can be used as importance given that present- ferencing too raised his con- ing any notice but seeking a Modi’s clarion call to the sci- an alternative fuel in thermal ly, to dispose the rice straw for cerns on increasing smog   (&1'&/., 3 :$;$ vene and stop the funds’ trans- reply from the secretary of leg- entists to find a ‘concrete solu- power plants. By optimizing making field ready for next caused by stubble burning as he    +  fer from the CM relief fund islative department of the Union tion’ to deal with the problem the processing parameters of crop, farmers are burning it in urged scientists to find concrete ll India Anna Dravida until the completion of the Lok of India why the court’s direc- of stubble burning, the coun- torrefaction process, desired the fields itself particularly in solution to stubble burning. AMunnetra Kazhagam    P Sabha polls. tions were not complied with. try’s premier research agency, calorific value of torrefied States like Punjab, Haryana, Being agriculture-based (AIADMK) has accused    "  Elections to 39 Lok Sabha The NGO has claimed that Council of Scientific and product has been archived, as Uttar Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir country, India generates more Puducherry Chief Minister V seats in Tamil Nadu and the certain directions issued by Industrial Research (CSIR) has per the study conducted in and Uttarakhand posing lot of than 600 million tonnes of Narayanasamy of violating the $ &  & lone Puducherry segment will the court on Feb 16 last year pitched in for conversion of Haryana. It also pointed out environmental, health and eco- biomass waste from different model code of conduct (MCC) ' "&   be held on April 18, the second have not been complied with. paddy biomass into green ‘bio- that 10 per cent use of torrefied nomic issues.. This despite crops and produces 140 million by extending freebies to public of the seven phases of polling The court also asked the coal’ to be used in thermal product with coal can consume State Governments’ offers such tonnes of rice straw alone in form of pre-dated cheques  && across the country for a total of secretary to explain what his power plants as one of the pos- 140 million tonnes of rice as subsidy, machines as well as annually. from Chief Minister’s relief fund. 543 seats. The AIADMK is department has done with sible environment-friendly straw and as a consequence, it warning to impose penalty in Most of the stubble burn- In a letter addressed to EC, authorities release payments as heading the NDA in Tamil respect to non-disclosure or steps to check the menace reduces the consumption of case of violation. ing takes place over three weeks AIADMK MLA Vaiyapuri and when the account is re-filled. Nadu, whose constituents are part disclosure of assets which which chokes Delhi and NCR fossil fuels. However, the team of sci- in October-November, releas- Manikandan alleged that though The pending amount will be the BJP, PMK, DMDK, Puthiya would amount to “undue influ- region, particularly during win- If adopted, the technology entists comprising of SR ing particulates and smog- there are no adequate funds in released soon after the receipt of Tamizhagam and Puthiya ence” under the Representation ters. which is already in vogue in the Dhakate, Abhishek K Pathak, forming carbon monoxide and the account, bank authorities funds, without catching the eyes Neethi Katchi. of People’s (RP) Act. Scientists from one of the western countries can help Prateek Jain, Mandeep Singh, B nitrogen oxide, which drift have been instructed to not of anybody,” reads the letter. The party has allotted A bench of Chief Justice CSIR’s labs, National Physical reduce not only consumption P Singh, KM Subhedar, SS from the fields over almost the bounce the cheques and wait for Since the money transfer is seven seats to PMK, five to the Ranjan Gogoi and justices Laboratory (NPL) in a study of fossil fuels, but also cut Sharda and RK Seth, said that entire Indo-Gangetic plain. the account to be credited. taking place in a phased man- BJP, four to the Vijayakanth-led Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv published in the latest edition down the environmental pol- “once farmers get monetary This pollution contributes Manikandan has alleged ner, no one could blame the DMDK, and one each to Khanna asked the secretary to of The Current Science, said lution and greenhouse gas incentive for the waste, burn- around 12-60 per cent of par- that even though there are no chief minister for violating the Puthiya Tamizhagam and explain why Form 26, which this conversion of paddy stub- (GHG) emission. Similarly, ing can be stopped in the fields ticulate concentrations depend- adequate funds in the bank MCC, Manikandan said, Puthiya Neethi Katchi in the every candidate is required to ble into green product biocoal residue of other crops like and it can be used as a source ing on the generation of other account, the bank authorities adding that Narayanswamy state, thus leaving 21 for itself fill during his nomination, through torrefaction process wheat, sugarcane, oilseed, of renewable energy and the pollutants in different loca- have been instructed not to had been misappropriating the as of now. The lone Puducherry does not contain a declaration would also help farmers to maize and cotton which is country can become self-reliant tions, winds, temperature and bounce the cheques and keep CM relief fund. seat has been allotted to on whether he or she has suf- earn money using the agricul- estimated to be around 500 for energy generation.” other local factors, according to them waiting until sufficient The AIADMK MLA fur- AINRC, headed by former fered any kind of disqualifica- ture residue. million tonnes in the country, Modi had last December reports. amount is credited. “The bank ther requested the ECI to inter- chief minister N Rangasamy. tion under the RP Act. PTI # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/   < "Q R 0       ( & +4)6&  1 $  4 &      !-(- ❝          1   5 & Q    R   86, F   he Opposition Grand    )        Ahmedabad: UPA chairperson book. Rahul Gandhi lauded the TAlliance in Bihar appeared     Sonia Gandhi and Congress museum authorities for keep- under strain on Tuesday when  -   president Rahul Gandhi on ing the essence of the Father of a senior Congress leader assert- ❝ 1   >M    ?G $ $ Tuesday visited the museum at the Nation alive at the place. ed his party was not dependent 85'  /!        >G0   the Sabarmati Ashram here “A very inspiring place. on allies in the State, drawing              ) and termed the place as “very Thank you for keeping the sharp reactions from the RJD,          inspiring”. flame of our leader alive,” he which questioned the nation-      After attending a prayer wrote in the visitors’ book. al party’s commitment to meet at the ashram to pay their Senior Congress leaders defeating the BJP in the Lok ❝           respects to Mahatma Gandhi, were at the ashram to attend an Sabha election.      '       both the leaders visited the all-religion prayer meet ahead Congress Legislature Party $5!        museum in the premises and of the party’s working com- leader Sadanand Singh, also a          wrote their remarks in the vis- mittee meet and a public rally. member of the recently con- ❝ 0    C D E itors’ book. The party leaders sought to stituted State election com- $        "   )     !  & “It is most inspiring for me give a symbolic message to the mittee, said, “The party has             $5!  (   &   to visit this museum... We are people of the country by emerged stronger under the  .- 8   -."&'-$-' addressed the meeting, talked ( &      inspired by him (Mahatma remembering Mahatma and leadership of Rahul Gandhi. If about the agrarian crisis, ham-      Gandhi), his life, his sacrifice,” his ideals of non-violence and seat-sharing does not work or engage in a fight against granted that Yadavs and PA chairperson Sonia pered industrial growth and     7 Sonia Gandhi wrote in the tolerance. PTI out, there will be no problem. those who are committed to Muslims are going to vote en UGandhi on Tuesday unemployment under the pre- Hum kisi ke bhi mohtaj nahin thwarting the saffron party. masse for the RJD and our role accused Prime Minister sent regime at the Centre. hain (we are not dependent on “Our party has the biggest would be limited to cutting into Narendra Modi of playing the The meeting started with a      P anybody).” janadhar (support base) in upper caste votes. That is too “victim card” as she said peo- two-minute silence in memo-       Singh cited the example of Bihar. The Congress can belit- simplistic a calculation,” the ple of the country were the vic- ry of the victims of Pulwama   7 Uttar Pradesh, where the tle us at its own peril. Moreover, senior leader said. tims of his “wrong policies”. terror attack. Congress is gearing up to go it it will also have to answer the “Prasad does not under- She was speaking at the The top Congress leader- alone after being dumped by voters who wish to get rid of stand that the Congress is the Congress Working Committee ship paid their respects to the Bahujan Samaj Party and the BJP.” main choice of Muslims and (CWC) meeting at the Sardar Mahatma Gandhi at the the Samajwadi Party, arch- A senior Congress leader not the RJD in many con- Patel National Memorial here. Sabarmati Ashram here. rivals who have buried the camping in New Delhi, mean- stituencies. He is also giving too According to sources, the The day also marks the hatchet and formed an alliance while, told PTI over phone that much importance to birds of senior Congress leader in her anniversary of the famous to take on the BJP. the two parties could not reach passage like Upendra address lashed out at the Modi ‘Dandi March’ started by “Rahul Gandhi had said in a consensus over seat alloca- Kushwaha (RLSP), Jitan Ram Government for ‘politicising’ Mahatma Gandhi from the context of UP that the party tion. “We had initially sought Manjhi (HAM) and Mukesh issues related to national inter- Sabarmati Ashram on March will be playing on the front 15 seats out of 40 seats in Bihar. Sahni (VIP), without realizing est. She also called for high- 12, 1930. foot. We are game for that in But RJD supremo Lalu Prasad that they cannot be relied lighting the achievements of The CWC meeting is being Bihar as well,” Singh added. insisted that we contest only 10. upon,” he claimed. the previous UPA Government held in Gujarat after a gap of 58 Reacting to the Congress Our party leadership could “If our allies do not show along with emphasising on the years. It was last held in the State leader’s comments, RJD nation- have agreed to make conces- a sense of proportion, then we need to move forward in pro- at Bhavnagar in 1961. The party al vice-president Shivanand sion for one or two seats, but it may have to go it alone even viding a new vision for the will also hold a public meeting Tiwary said, “The grand old is not possible for us to forgo though we do not want such a country. in Adalaj in Gandhinagar dis- party must make up its mind five,” he said on the condition thing to happen. It should be Former Prime Minister trict of Gujarat with the slogan on whom it wants to fight. of anonymity. clear in the next couple of days,” Manmohan Singh, who also of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’. Does it want to defeat the BJP “He (Prasad) is taking it for he added.       4P    (  ) *  !  ,-" Thiruvananthapuram: A day Ayyappa devotees at the time of Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Ramzan, then people will go after the poll authority here the Sabarimala agitation, came Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh out to vote with a pure mind gagged parties from raising out against state Chief Electoral Sharma on Tuesday accused and heart,” the BJP leader said. the Sabarimala issue in the run Officer Teeka Ram Meena’s the Opposition parties of using Sharma’s statement comes up to the elections, a political directive, asking how such a the Ramzan as an alibi to jus- against the backdrop of the slugfest appeared to loom over grave issue should not be raised tify their imminent defeat in TMC and the AAP claiming Kerala’s political horizon with during the elections. the Lok Sabha polls. holding elections during the BJP and Congress oppos- Meena on Tuesday said “Most of the Hindus Ramzan will inconvenience ing the move and ruling whether it was the Sabarimala observe fast on Tuesdays, while Muslims and help the BJP as the CPI(M) backing it. the Sabarimala issue during the tional airport at Aranmula, temple, a church or mosque, the Muslims hold special community is largely seen to be Senior BJP leader time of elections is baseless. said the matter was not con- these should not be used to ‘jumma’ (prayer) on Friday. backing the Opposition parties Kummanam Rajasekharan, who The issue being raised here fined to the hill shrine alone, solicit votes as it would be a Does that mean there should be against ruling alliance. “This is arrived here on Monday to a is that of freedom of religion... indicating his party was not violation of the model code of no voting on Tuesdays and a political stunt of some people rousing reception after resign- It is the issue of freedom of prepared to immediately toe conduct. Reacting to the direc- Fridays? Sharma asked. who have started searching ing as Mizoram Governor, said worship and about rituals and the poll authority’s diktat. tive, BJP state general secretary “Elections are also a type grounds and possible reasons for the matter was about beliefs and beliefs,” he told reporters here. However, the ruling K Surendran had already said of ‘ibadat’ (worship). It is a type their imminent defeat in the Lok added that the BJP would The senior saffron party CPI(M) has backed the Chief Monday the state government’s of puja. And it is the ‘ibaadat’ Sabha elections. Now they can- approach the Chief Election leader, who was at the helm of Electoral Officer’s stand. The stand on the Sabarimala issue and ‘aradhana’ (worship) of not blame EVMs for defeats, so Commissioner on this issue. several campaigns in the past Opposition Congress, which would surely be an election the ‘rashtra’ (nation). If the elec- they are resorting to this (logic),” “The directive not to use like a drive against an interna- had extended support to Lord issue. PTI tions are held in the period of Sharma said. PTI Q   $R$           R ( $  $.R       $&(6-/ 8 Pune: A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) presi- itting out at critics opposing dent Sharad Pawar opted out of Hhis actor son Nikhil the Lok Sabha elections, fresh Kumaraswamy contesting from pressures mounted on him to Mandya in the Lok Sabha elec- reconsider his decision on tions, Chief Minister HD Tuesday. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said This time it was another “systematic” campaign was being grand-nephew Rohit Pawar, run against his candidacy. who publicly appealed to Pawar Facing flak for promoting to enter the electoral fray. his son, Kumaraswamy said Kumaraswamy said to a query Rohit Pawar, son of busi- those posting on social media about the opposition to Nikhil’s nessman Rajendra Pawar, are not voters. The real voters candidacy. (            !  &  (   penned a short post on his are in villages and it is they who Speaking to reporters here,  +**(      +*/       ) ( & social media accounts, appeal- will decide, he added. Kumaraswamy said Union ,      7 ing to his grand-uncle to fight Claiming that there was a Minister Sadanada Gowda, the ensuing Lok Sabha elec- “systematic” campaign against who was born in Mangaluru, tions, saying that “it is the Nikhil’s candidature, he said has become an MP from desire of lakhs of party work- several top political leaders, Bangalore North, Yeddyurappa, (( ' ( 4%% 4(   ' ( ers also”. including Yeddyurappa and born in Mandya, was doing On Monday, Sharad Pawar himself, were born somewhere, politics from Shivamogga, and Chennai: Congress President in Kanyakumari district. date. voluntarily decided to step out while their political activities he, born in Hassan, was doing Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday The Congress will fight The Congress has got nine of the parliamentary poll race are elsewhere. politics in Ramanagara. will begin the campaign for the the elections as part of DMK- Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and instead it is “Pro and contra views will “Anyone can contest from Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu led front that includes MDMK, and the lone seat in widely expected that another be everywhere. Several leaders anywhere. I can understand from Nagercoil. CPI, CPI-M, VCK, IUML, IJK Puducherry. grand-nephew, Parth Pawar, who were born somewhere, what all is happening system- Leaders of Congress allies and KDMK. Arriving here in the morn- son of former Deputy Chief have won from elsewhere and atically as though there was including DMK President M.K. It may be recalled Stalin ing, Gandhi will interact with Minister Ajit Pawar, will con- have become members (of opposition in Mandya (to Stalin and others will share the had proposed Gandhi’s name as the students of Stella Maris test from the Madha con- Parliament and Assembly),” Nikhil’s candidacy),” he said. dais with Gandhi at Nagercoil the Prime Ministerial candi- College for Women. PTI stituency. PTI Q&' R     

  / (01 hoping to make presentations banner or the poster should !PO    P  before Mayawati. have the photographs of emi- he Bhaujan Samaj Party is But they were told no’ as the nent personalities of the `bahu-   " "$-, claimed that during his Tsticking to old-fashioned party believes in the traditional jan samaj’. The bottom portion rally at the MMRDA grounds electioneering, shunning fancy mode of campaigning,” the will have the photograph of the ahul Gandhi’s “chowkidar here earlier this month, Gandhi raths and holograms, and keep- senior BSP leader said. Mayawati person putting up the poster,” Rchor hai” jibe against Prime said that “chowkidar chor hai” ing public relations companies launched her Twitter account a party leader said. Minister Narendra Modi has (the guard is the thief), that offer such high-tech options only on February 6. Party lead- The posters would be miffed the security guards asso- police said. at bay, a party leader said. ers also said instructions have brought out only after getting ciation, which has asked The Union president Instead, the party will bank on been issued on the layout of elec- permission from the party. Mumbai police to file a case Sandeep Ghuge said police public meetings by supremo tion hoardings and banners. Among the UP seats the against the Congress presi- should register an offence Mayawati and booth-level cam- The candidate’s photo BSP is contesting are dent, police said. against Gandhi to stop “such paigning by its workers. should not be bigger than those Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, The Maharashtra Rajya kind of slogans insulting the In a seat-sharing pact with of the party founder Kanshi Meerut, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Suraksha Rakshak Union sub- security guards.” the SP and the RLD in UP, the Ram or Mayawati. Kanshi Ram’s Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, mitted an application at the Gandhi has been repeat- party will contest from 38 con- photo or a picture of the BSP Fatehpur Sikri, Shahjahanpur, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) edly hurling the “chowkidar stituencies in the state in the poll symbol, the elephant, should Sitapur, Sultanpur, Farrukhbad, police station here Monday, chor hai” jibe at Modi coming Lok Sabha elections. be put next to Mayawati’s on the Akbarpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, claiming the remark was an to claim irregularities and A party leader said some poster, potential candidates have Fatehpur, Ambedkarnagar, “insult” to security guards, a favouritism in the Rafale deal, public relations agencies had been advised. Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar and police official said on Tuesday. a charge the BJP-led approached the BSP office here, The top portion of the Deoria. The association has Government has rejected. # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/   =

/%%    ".R !! &                 on a Congress ticket. Congress. join the BJP was a “personal    In the seat-sharing arrange- Talking to mediapersons one” taken as an individual,     ?A ment between the Congress after his entry to the BJP, Sujay Sujay said: “It is my personal and NCP, Ahmednagar Lok said he would be happy under decision (to join the BJP). I  " Guwahati: Two months after Sabha seat falls in the quota of the leaderships of Prime have taken the decision in my severing ties with the ruling the Sharad Pawar-led party. Minister Narendra Modi, BJP individual capacity.....My father  -,"," BJP over the contentious However, Pawar was in no national president Amit Shah, is unhappy with my decision. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, mood to lose the politically Fadnavis and Danve-Patil. But I will try and make my     " "$-, the Asom Gana Parishad influential Ahmednagar seat to Describing the decision to family proud”. (AGP) is weighing its options the Congress. aving called off his seat- to return to the NDA fold for As a political strategy of Hadjustments talks with the the Lok Sabha elections. sorts, Sharad Pawar had offered Congress, Bharipa Bahujan According to sources in the the Ahmednagar seat to Sujay on 7R8  * Mahsangh (BBM) president ❝     AGP, the party is divided over the condition that he should con- Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday       /  the issue of tying up with the test the seat on NCP ticket. announced that his party  , BJP again, fearing backlash Incidentally, Pawar and Sujay’s would contest all the 48 Lok      from ground-level workers. grandfather Balasaheb Vikhe-  4 &  & Sabha seats in Maharashtra.  ++  A senior BJP leader has Patil were bitter political enemies. Talking to mediapersons at     also admitted that the process Notwithstanding his brew-   " "$-, Radhakrishna said. Akola in eastern Maharashtra,     1 of forging a coalition between ing desire to quit the Congress, Radhakrishna said his Ambedkar said that there was    the former allies have gained ( !           the BJP had been trying to woo enior State Congress leader party wanted to contest the Lok no point to continuing to hold  ?A    momentum in the last couple + :    %.      7 Sujay for the past two months SRadhakrishna Vikhe-Patil Sabha polls on a Congress negotiations with the Congress   )! -   of days, but nothing has been into its fold. It had entrusted of the Congress said on ticket. “Though Pawar had as the talks would not result in ■ -    fixed as yet.     " "$-, fession, Sujay is the grandson State BJP leader and minister Tuesday that he would not offered the Ahmednagar seat to any outcome.        The AGP legislature party of late Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil, Girish Mahajan with the task of quit his post as the Leader of my son on a condition that he “The Congress has been      is scheduled to hold a meeting fter weeks of intense spec- who was a Minister in the Atal holding talks with Sujay and the Opposition in the should contest the polls on an telling us that we must fight the O     later in the evening to take a Aulation, Dr Sujay Vikhe- Bihari Vajpayee Government. luring him to switch sides by Maharashtra Assembly, in the NCP ticket, Sujay was not pre- Lok Sabha polls as an alliance.   )    call on the matter, a legislator Patil, son of the leader of the The BJP has decided to offering him party ticket to wake of his son Sujay joining pared to contest the polls on the I told them they have already    F    /  of the party told PTI on con- Opposition in the Maharashtra field Sujay as its candidate contest the Lok Sabha polls. the BJP. NCP ticket. It is Sujay’s indi- named 22 candidates. They   dition of anonymity. Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe- from Ahmednagar Lok Sabha Apart from the fact that he Talking to mediapersons, vidual call to join the BJP”. did not want to give us any rep- On Monday night, too, Patil, finally joined the ruling constituency in place of its comes from the Vikhe-Patil Radhakrishna decision taken Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena resentation. We have decided to During his talks with the AGP MLAs held a discussion BJP on Tuesday, thus causing two-time MP Dilip Kumar family and he is the son of by his son Sujay was an “indi- invited Radhakrishna to join its field candidates from all 48 Congress-NCP alliance, over realigning with the BJP, considerable embarrassment to Gandhi. Gandhi’s supporters leader of the Opposition in the vidual one” and it had nothing fold. “Since his son has joined constituencies in the State,” Ambedkar had staked claim but the meeting remained the Congress in general and Sr have already registered a State Assembly Radhakrishna to do with him. the BJP, Radhakrishna Vikhe- Ambedkar said. for 12 seats. However, the inconclusive, he said. Vikhe-Patil in particular. protest in front of the State BJP Vikhe-Patil, Sujay does not “I have explained my posi- Patil can now join the Shiv Ambedkar, who is the Congress-NCP alliance “We have been summoned Sujay, whose entry to the headquarters on Monday bring anything extraordinary to tion party president Rahul Sena,” Sena MP and party grandson of late BR Ambedkar, had committed agreed to give for a meeting. It will start at 9 BJP had become a mere for- against Sujay’s entry to the the table in terms of political Gandhi and senior party lead- spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. has tied up with Asaduddin four seats. pm. The alliance issue will be mality, joined the principal rul- BJP. It remains to be seen as to influence and connect with ers. The question of my resign- In a related development, Owaisi-led AIMIM. Together, Ambedkar himself is plan- discussed at the meet,” the ing party in the presence of how Gandhi will react to the the people in Ahmednagar. If ing as the leader of the Maharashtra Congress presi- the BBM and AIMIM have ning to contest from veteran senior AGP member said. “Last Maharashtra Chief Minister denial of party ticket to him. anything, the BJP is using Sujay Opposition in the State dent Ashok Chavan said that launched “Vanchit Bahujan Congress leader Sushil Kumar night’s meeting remained Devendra Fadnavis and state Sujay’s decision to join the as a trophy — of being the son Assembly does not arise. All the Sujay Vikhe-Patil’s decision to Aghadi”, which has several Shinde’s home constituency of inconclusive. We discussed at party president Raosaheb BJP stems from his inability to of the leader of the Opposition same, I will accept whatever the join was the result of the poli- Dalit, tribal, Muslim, Dhangar, Solapur, from where the length about the pros and cons Danve-Patil. contest the Lok Sabha polls the in the State Assembly — to responsibility that my party tics of “saam, daam, dand, Koli and Agri community lead- latter is re-contesting the Lok of joining the BJP. But there was A neurosurgeon by pro- Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat score brownie points over the leadership vests with me,” bhed” practised by the BJP. ers as members. Sabha polls. no unanimity,” he said. PTI 5956. $ 1 %.    & ;          :  $  Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar When asked about some region- wanted him to contest from Madha on Tuesday said the BJP may emerge al parties going away from the constituency in Solapur district, cur-       .&((-, as the single largest party in the Lok Congress and NCP alliance in rently represented by NCP leader Sabha elections, but Prime Minister Maharashtra, Pawar said, “I appreci- Vijaysinh Mohite Patil. ith just a month remaining for the Lok sabha election from the Narendra Modi is unlikely to get a ate the PWP for extending support Reacting to Pawar’s announce- WState, the ruling AIADMK has been put on the defensive by second term in office. to the NCP in the Lok Sabha election. ment of not contesting the Lok various Opposition parties following a sex scandal erupting out of He was talking to reporters on the NCP has also held talks with the Sabha polls, Fadnavis had said the Pollachi in south west Tamil Nadu. A district level office-bearer of sidelines of a function here. “BJP may Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna NCP leader “sensed the change in the the AIADMK figured among the four persons arrested by Tamil Nadu emerge as the single largest party post (SSS) for seat-sharing, but the farm- air”, and decided to rethink on plans Police on Monday even as the DMK, the principal opposition party, parliamentary elections and will have ers’ front has some expectations to contest Lok Sabha poll from alleged that there was a move to save the predators in what it described to seek support of allies (to form the from the Congress as well. It will be Madha LS seat. as ‘serial sexual assault case’. Government). In that scenario, PM decided by these two parties.” On the CM’s remarks, Pawar A Nagaraj, office-bearer of Amma Peravai, a feeder organisa- Narendra Modi is unlikely to get a On Monday, Pawar had said he said, “It is childish to call my decision tion of the AIADMK along with three others were arrested by the second term,” Pawar said. will not contest next month’s Lok as defeat as I have won elections 14 police following a complaint by one of the victims, a girl from Pollachi. The former Union Minister said Sabha election. The 78-year-old vet- times, including the Assembly and The police held the four persons including Nagaraj on Monday on he will meet some regional parties eran politician had said as two mem- Lok Sabha elections that I contested charges of physically assaulting the brother of the victim as she “dared” across the country on March 14 and bers of his family are going to contest so far. On the other hand, late Prime to make a complaint to the police against the predators. 15 in New Delhi, where further the polls, “somebody had to step back.” Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and The modus operandi of the predators was in this line. They will strategy of ‘mahagathbandhan’ However, Pawar had earlier (BJP veteran) LK Advani had tasted befriend girls and women through social media and lure them with (grand alliance) will be discussed. announced that his party workers defeat.” PTI offers of love and marriage. The gullible and innocent victims hail- ing from rural Tamil Nadu were taken for a ride by the predators who would film them in compromising positions and later black- mail them for money as well as sexual favours. /  & "    B49  ' ( ( & 9< ' B  > ('%  3 ( 4 A senior police officer I Coimbatore district said that more than 50 women and girls have fallen victims to the gang members who Jaipur: Prime Minister venience. “The Election Commission organised in 400 blocks of the have made this as a money spinning profession. “Most of the vic- "!  Narendra Modi “forced” the EC The general election will be was forced to announce the state, in which star campaign- tims chose not to complaint for fear of social stigma and the impact to delay the announcement of held from April 11 to May 19. dates on the directions of the ers including national and state it would have on their family. We have assured the victims total secre- Lok Sabha poll dates to facili- The results will be declared on prime minister,” he added. leaders will address different cy of they prefer to file complaints,” said the officer. 0  0  tate his election campaigning, May 23. “Lok Sabha poll The State Health Minister sections of the society. In a related development on Tuesday, the Government of Tamil Congress leader Raghu Sharma announcement was delayed due further said that voting in He said that the Congress Nadu transferred the case to the Crime Branch-Crininal Investigation   !-(- alleged on Tuesday. to Prime Minister Narendra Varanasi was scheduled for wants the elections to be based Department of the State Police for speedy investigation. Those who In-charge of the Congress Modi’s scheduled public meet- May 19 as per the convenience on issues and not rhetoric. were arrested in connection with the case have been slapped with he Patna High Court on Campaign Committee in ings and other programmes,” of the PM so that he could The elections are for saving charges like Goondas Act which means that they would not get bail TTuesday granted bail to Rajasthan, Sharma claimed Sharma told reporters on the complete his election cam- the constitutional institutions for one year. What began as an isolated case on February 25 has former Bihar Minister Manju that the poll dates announced sidelines of Congress Campaign paigning. and the Congress party will exploded into a major sexual scam in which more than 25 to 30 men Verma in connection with a by the Election Commission Committee meeting for the The Congress leader said expose the lies of the Bharatiya have been listed as accused. case related to possession of (EC) were as per Modi’s con- polls. that public meetings will be Janata Party, he said. PTI illegal ammunition, which is an offshoot of the Muzaffarpur shelter home "    3   Q  & R &  sex scandal case. Justice Dinesh Kumar Q - R Singh granted bail to Verma 04R 5 & $  after hearing both sides on Q  R ( her petition. Pune: A 40-year-old man sent her son to bring milk from She has been lodged in allegedly attacked his wife with a shop but when she found that Amaravati: The Election NT Rama Rao’s life after his Begusarai jail since tions that her husband had a chopper after he felt she was the milk pouch was damaged Commission was Tuesday second marriage. November 20 last year in links to Brajesh Thakur, who giving more importance to and some milk had spilled urged to stop the release of He complained that the  &" connection with the recovery used to run the shelter home watching a show, ‘Pakistani over, she started scolding him. Telugu movie “Lakshmi’s NTR” film has portrayed TDP of cartridges from her in- at Muzaffarpur. Drama’, on her mobile phone “Listening her voice, Asif on the ground that this could President and Andhra Pradesh      0/ -- laws’ residence during a CBI The sexual exploitation than speaking to him, police intervened, which led to a impact the coming Lok Sabha Chief Minister N. raid as part of the probe into of children in the shelter said on Tuesday. heated argument between the and assembly elections in Chandrababu Naidu in nega- n an opaque suggestion linking the Muzaffarpur shelter home came to light after the The accused, Asif Sattar couple,” said a senior officer Andhra Pradesh. tive light and this could influ- IPrime Minister Narendra home sex scandal. Tata Institute of Social Nayab, has a business of from the Swargate police sta- In his petition to the poll ence the voters and demanded Modi’s western frontier policy to The CBI had registered Sciences of Mumbai submit- installing hoardings and stays tion. The woman, in her com- panel, Devibabu Choudhary, a that the film’s release be upcoming general elections an FIR on August 18, ted an audit report of 110 with his family in the Salisbury plaint, said the quarrel escalat- worker of ruling Telugu Desam stopped till April 11. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata 2018, against Manju Verma shelter homes in Bihar in Park area, they said. ed in the evening when Nayab Party (TDP), sought orders to The EC has forwarded the Banerjee on Tuesday warned and her husband April, 2018. Nayab was arrested by the came home and found she was stop the controversial movie of petition to the state’s Chief there could be yet “another strike” Chandrashekhar Verma for The audit had been Swargate police and booked for not speaking to him, he said. well-known filmmaker Ram Electoral Officer for his con- before the stretched out electoral the recovery of 50 live car- ordered by the State attempt to murder after his wife “When Asif came home Gopal Varma which is slated sideration and necessary action. process could conclude. tridges from their house at Government and it filed an registered a complaint against from work, his wife went to the for release on March 22. Elections to the 175-member She would not however Arjun Tola village in FIR against 11 people, him on Monday evening, the bedroom. When he went to the Choudhary lodged a com- State Assembly and all 25 Lok expand the term “strike” saying, “I Begusarai district. including Thakur, on May police said. bedroom to speak to her, she plaint against the film which is Sabha seats are scheduled to be am not going into details of that stolen any crucial strategic map Verma had resigned as 31, 2018. A medical report According to the police, the kept watching a show named based on events that occurred held on April 11 - in the first strike and it is for you to assume for the purpose of the enemy.” Social Welfare Minister on confirmed sexual assault of couple had a quarrel Monday ‘Pakistani Drama’ on her in party founder and former phase of the seven-phase Lok what kind of strike it could be.” Banerjee was speaking at a August 8 following allega- 34 inmates. morning. “The woman had mobile,” the officer said. PTI Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sabha elections. IANS She insisted the deliberately Press conference moments before “prolonged electoral process releasing the Trinamool would provide another opportu- Congress’ candidates’ list for the nity to the NDA Government to upcomingparliamentary elec-      !   *  112342   go in for yet another strike,” so as tions. Vouching to throw Modi influence the public mind, before out of power she said “these elec- “appealing to the right-thinking tions we will hammer the last pin  "  #  '   11 media who have not been on his coffin” the Chief Minister coerced into submission to tended to drop a short glimpse of remain impartial and present her party’s election manifesto Tuticorin: Sea cucumber Mumbai: The Western Railway pared to the corresponding the news in perspective.” that could include employment, weighing around 1,500 kg (WR) on Tuesday said it has period last year, when Rs 99.30 Banerjee who went all guns peace and Jammu & Kashmir was seized near here on earned Rs 116.86 crore from crore were recovered in the blazing against the Modi among other things. Tuesday, police said. ticket-less travellers in the last form of penalty,” it said. Government Banerjee said the When asked as to whether she The marine animals were eleven months. Ravinder Bhakar, chief dispensation that was loudly was sure of hammering out a solu- found dumped on open The WR detected 25.17 spokesperson of the WR said, bragging about its patriotic fer- tion for the terror-torn State ground near here by a special lakh cases of ticket-less or “There is a judicious deploy- vor and alertness should first Banerjee said “why not. If we can police team following a tip. irregular travel, including cases ment of ticket-checking explain the theft of crucial doc- bring in peace in Darjeeling, if we They effected the seizure of unbooked luggage, between staffers. Ticket checkers are uments pertaining to the Rafale can bring peace in Jangal Mahal and handed over the catch to April 2018 and February 2019, deputed in local as well as mail aircraft deals. once ruled by the Maoists why the forest department, which resulted in the recovery or express trains, while some “How can a Government cannot we bring peace in Jammu police said. of Rs 116.86 crore from penal- are deployed on stationary which cannot secure its defence and Kashmir. For finding a solu- Sea cucumbers are classi- ties, the WR said in a state- duty on platforms. These documents, will secure the coun- tion you have to deal with your fied as endangered species ment. The cases were detected staffers, it added. staffers are classified as mobile try’s borders?” She asked won- heart. You have to extend love and and their harvest is banned Act. It is a delicacy in many fetch a handsome price in the during the regular checks con- “This time, the recovery is force and stationary force dering “what if they would have not spared hatred in that State.” under the Wildlife Protection southeastern countries and international market. PTI ducted by 2,363 ticket checking 17.67 per cent more as com- respectively.” PTI # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/   6 $"! $   2   3'!       2  2 "*(-6"-). $ #& 3 6R    $ &  /55*  $  " &4 &  & :&   $  "                     -      O          6     B $  8$9     ( &         )                          C                    (                2<$ 0    6  

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It will curb the menace and lead to              $    ( diplomatic dividends to prevent India from repeating a military action that the               6    ( international community fears could trig-              ! %       ger the nuclear threshold.                      Continuing its 30-year-long counter insurgency campaign, India must frame a     4/     ;        2<$  sustained strategy based on the political aim         of destroying/degrading Pakistan’s terror- =  6              ist infrastructure while fully sanitising its own side against terrorist strikes. Israelis call                        this mowing the grass. The strategy must          1             introduce covert capacities for clandestine in 1962. Former Air Chief damage and casualties. Pakistan would dare not have         2<$      $ operations to hurt Pakistan’s military Marshal Fali Major this month In Pakistan, not just continued its proxy war. India though India will find it easier to disincen- at the India Today conclave Ghafoor but both Prime has spent peanuts on defence   6             0  !  tivise Pakistan from its fatal attraction to advocated the use of helicopter Minister Khan and Foreign and modernisation in the five            $S 6  4   F   terrorism as an instrument of state policy gunships in support of Army in ,(',-" <8-"& Minister Qureshi were address- years of this government. BJP                   diplomatically than militarily. Not one eliminating terrorists in - -,(&' ing domestic as well as the president Amit Shah is militar-     #46   4 2   6$S ;  $  $  ( country criticised India for the defensive Kashmir — many of whom are international audience. No ily so illiterate when he claims cross-border counter terrorism operations Pakistanis. I have been saying 8-&69$-&' Indian minister said a word at that crossing the 3 lakh crore                  2<$  ( while Pakistan was censured by several this for over a decade: use any formal interaction with mark in defence is a big               6  #  countries with even its all-weather ally armed helicopters to give quick 0(.&!0/,, -/ the media. The military com- achievement when it is only 1.5    2<$S           DD     China merely mentioning “respect for closure to hostile engagements pletely lost the media plot, per cent of GDP and funds for sovereignty.” in Kashmir. Air strikes in -,"0< having done impressive daily modernisation are next to   *+,D  S               Two things are clear: Pakistan cannot PoK/Pakistan may not work '&809,(62 media briefings during Kargil. nothing after inflation and  $  6  1    *+,D          be completely isolated diplomatically; ter- again as Pakistan Air Force will '&68-',(6 Not for nothing is the interna- committed liabilities. Prime    6   $          rorist organisations are Pakistan’s strategic not be caught napping. Further, tional media challenging India’s Minister Modi constantly rais- assets and military equaliser and while they Pakistan’s strategic assets will be !- ,-(O claims of damage and casual- es the OROP flag, which is a               ;  6   may lie low for some time, they cannot be re-located close to population ties.The government says it welfare measure and not a                    wished away. centres, some even embedded &8808, has the data but will not put it force multiplier. #       A $         Pakistan’s decision to release close to cantonments. IAF may ,(<8-8  8& out as the enemy will find out Yet both were the first to Abhinandan as a peace gesture was the but- have opened a strategic window IAF’s technology advantage. politicise the Army, milking    2;$   4   S     #  ton for de-escalation. A Pakistani delega- but another air strike will be 1.,/&< //9 In the perception battle, first the surgical strikes and 6        (       A$   tion will arrive tomorrow for Kartarpur fraught with risks of attrition -(,,,(6, Pakistan has won hands down. now going to town over Balakot                      Corridor conversations. It will soon be busi- and escalation. The rush and race to brand air-strikes; this time Modi even ness as usual as India begins to fight bit- What stood out during 01(,'&-6-,( the landmark air strikes as the claiming “Modi ne mara hai.”              (     0  ter electoral battles for the next eight weeks Balakot is that India, while win- 8, &,8-&/, new normal will be premature. The IAF, which carried out the  6               to determine whether Balakot will give ning the air battle lost the bat- Twenty-four-year-old Ashutosh air strikes, is forgotten. Crass                       ( Prime Minister Narendra Modi the deci- tle of narratives. Pakistan’s DG -//.,"01,(6 — a proficient professional car politicisation of the military is sive majority for another term. Public mood ISPR, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, .&68- driver — was highly wound up this government’s way of per-    0                   at present is overwhelmingly for his return started his campaign of fake during Balakot. He told me, petuating cardinal sin. The               #       to power. The imponderable is what will news within minutes of the air “Why can’t we send armed Election Commission must go   2<$             ( Modi do if there is another mass casualty strikes against our own disor- Hindu fighters (RSS) into PoK beyond banning militarised terrorist attack in the run up to elections ganised presentations 14 hours to take the battle to the other banners to outlawing mention            "         whose footprint cannot be traced to later. Foreign Secretary Vijay side.” He said he was ready to of military operations. But who                      6$ Pakistan. Or there is a dramatic Rafale Gokhale’s terse statement with emerged about the air battles, go to the border to fight cares for the sanctity of an apo-   ;  $          4    6  exposure pointing at him. no questions taken left multi- prospects for escalation (India Pakistan. I thought he would do litical, professional and secular In the first case, air strikes might appear ple doubts after Ghafoor had will respond only if Pakistan a great job. He also said for the armed forces as long as elec-                      to be the most appropriate instrument of belittled the damage caused by escalates) and likely damage next five years, the government tions are won piggy-backing response once the signature on the enve- our air strikes. Similarly MEA assessment — targets that were should spend all-out on the them. lope is deciphered. The IAF has consistent- spokesperson accompanied by designated had been destroyed. military instead of development (The writer is a retired ly complained that the inherent flexibility an IAF officer, who did not This was reiterated by the Air and welfare schemes to make Major General of the Indian  &  and non-escalatory character of air power utter a word, also appeared Chief who added that IAF the armed forces big and Army and founder member of has not been recognised (this has to be without anything new or use- does not make any estimate of strong. If only governments the Defence Planning Staff, cur- taken with a grain of salt). It recalls the his- ful to add. Later, at a chaotic tri- casualties and it is for the gov- had invested 2.5 to 3 per cent rently the revamped Integrated    &  1  1  $ &  toric folly of Nehru not employing the IAF service briefing, some picture ernment to give out details of on defence for the last 10 years Defence Staff) &( ;<; : & "             (  2   : 3    )       1O   $5!   $  D   E C .D!"E             (       !   F     ,  ))      *+,- #        ) )     -     )   (  N      )         F   *+,.              (     N  ,           /    0       34%% 4%  '  B  %'4 B3( ><(' 9'4 K86 K-  C  K. "  K8           1                    0              3 3    3 2 33 1   :32          2  -3- 4 .    "            Q   Q              5 0 6     S       ( Sir — While the Australians, to Sir— This refers to the editorial,           -3- 4     their credit, didn’t give in to the “Ayodhya breather” (March 9). In       0   1     scoreboard pressure, despite hav- 0 !  "          ) 2010, the 2-1 majority verdict of a ing lost two wickets for 12 runs, L&  )O     F Special Full Bench of the Allahabad 3++      7          0   it was a series of missteps that led  MD" >>E,         F High Court ruled that the disput-         %    6    8%69  to India’s demise while Usman          ed land in Ayodhya, where the     -3- 4  0  ,:        ; <  Khawaja and Peter Handscomb   ! )       F Babri Masjid stood until December =                ( went about rebuilding the    8  >KQ>)!  6, 1992, shall be divided into three innings. Both players saw out the     ,)  ) equal parts and given to each of the     -3- 4   (         2  pacers and then they started     1        three plaintiffs. The Bench assert- -3-           ,>?+ 2     picking runs off Yuzvendra        1  ed that the place where the idol of                 Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. In      ,   ) Ram Lalla had been kept in a that time, the batsmen crossed       1         makeshift temple was the birthplace                  their individual half centuries and          C of Lord Rama “as per faith and               ( the partnership between them  .      F belief of the Hindus.” It took 10          @        0  ( swelled beyond the 100-run U0 -   CO   years for the Supreme Court to start mark. I think the next match will             hearing the petitions filed by the lit-         0          be very interesting and Indian             ) igants. The court has sent the             (       players will show their powerful  O  matter to a mediation panel admit-              -3- (%   smashes to telling effect.     ting that primarily it wasn’t about Mohd Intekhab     land but religious sentiments. 8 %9    0              1 Via email However, it is unlikely to bear fruit,          and could not even get the sta- paving the way for the growth of is a surge in his popularity in the nor will a court decision settle the #                     tus of the Opposition party. home-grown terror. The party country. Modi seems to be a issue once for all. The only solution The party cannot take credit for did not introspect over its fail- decisive leader and the party has is that all the parties should take a              A    the win in three states in the ures during the last five years. It a roadmap for national issues practical stand. No court order can                       Sir — This is with reference to Hindi belt as it won on anti- is proceeding with the singular unlike the coalition government remove the makeshift temple of        "         -3- your editorial, “Olive branch incumbency and local issues. aim of dislodging the present by the UPA I and II where cor- Ram Lalla and construct a Masjid season” (March 11). It is quite The Rafale charges against Modi government. ruption reigned. Despite some there or in its vicinity. 4 #                right that the Congress party has ring hollow. During the time it Prime Minister Narendra shortcomings, hopefully Modi MC Joshi                    to make adjustments with was in power, the Congress did Modi’s decisive, instant and will come back for a second Lucknow       %6          regional parties since its perfor- not taken action against terror- tough response to Pakistan after term. Sravana Ramachandran         mance in 2014 was far below sat- ist. 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back seat, her role, as the final arbitra- accommodated the old guard, they feel negotiating skills. Therefore the party tor in case of any dispute in the party, that a new group, consisting of Sam would like her to play the role of remains unquestioned. Many expect- Pitroda, the party’s data analysis cementing alliances, before as well as ed her not to contest the Lok Sabha department chairman Praveen after the ensuing elections, given her elections this time. Contrary to this, Chakravarty and Jairam Ramesh, equation with senior leaders of sever- her name was in the first list of can- have taken over decision-making al parties and her political stature. didates from Uttar Pradesh. Her can- leaving them to watch helplessly. The Third, she has just launched her didature from Rae Bareli proves that old guard is aghast at their tall claims daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in "&-/& the Congress cannot do without Sonia like training seven lakh booth level active politics. Her dramatic entry was 0 $8&- '-1; for some more time, as the party workers in about three weeks. interrupted after the Pulwama and believes that she can still pull the votes. Sonia’s retirement plans were Balakot airstrikes. Though there were     '   ll set to win her sixth Lok Sabha Sonia has been toying with the never final. Even at the time of hand- rumours that Sonia would retire and !     election since 1999, the 72-year- idea of complete retirement from ing over the party in December 2017, Priyanka would contest from Rae Aold Congress matriarch Sonia politics since she turned 70 in 2016. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Bareli, it now appears that Priyanka       Gandhi is far from her long speculat- She is said to have shared her plans Surjewala said that Sonia would only would only work for the campaign and    )   ) ed retirement. Rumours have been with those close to her. However, the retire from her role as party president build up the party. Priyanka also needs    >GG doing the rounds for the past year that party kept pressuring her and delay- and not from politics. “Her blessings, the support of her mother until she   $    she was ready to hang up her boots ing her plans until Rahul Gandhi sta- activities. However, the post Pulwama as in the national scene. She has been wisdom and innate commitment to stabilises. It is Sonia’s objective to    from active politics due to her ill health bilised himself as the party chief. For and Balakot airstrikes and the current the longest party president for 19 years. Congress ideology shall always be our ensure that her two children work in and also to give space to her son. It was the past year and more, she has political situation have forced her to The party won the Lok Sabha elections guiding light,” Surjewala posted on tandem and take the party forward.     said that since she has handed over the stopped meeting party leaders and change her plans of retirement and in 2004 and 2009 under her leadership. Twitter. Therefore, Sonia continues to be      baton to her son Rahul Gandhi and directed those who called on her to hence her re-nomination from Rae She is seen as the binding force to keep Second, her role in dealing with the party mentor and the queen      F also inducted her daughter Priyanka Rahul. Her public appearances have Bareli. the party united. The Congress is other Opposition parties is important mother as also the Leader of the     Gandhi Vadra in active politics, the reduced drastically over the past year. Sonia Gandhi has grown from the banking on her experience and mature as leaders like Sharad Pawar, Mamata Congress Parliamentary Party and the    time was ripe for her to bow out. She did not campaign in the five political novice that she was in 1998, guidance to keep a balance between Banerjee, Sitaram Yechury and others UPA chairperson. The Congress needs Sonia herself indicated her retire- Assembly polls last year. Her last elec- when she took over the party, to its young and old guard. The pressure still respect her. Many alliance partners her now more than ever as every vote   F ment as early as December 2017 tion rally was in Hyderabad before the become the party matriarch today. She from the old guard was also one of the and prospective allies would prefer to and every seat matters.   when she declared, “My role is to Telangana Assembly polls in has emerged as one of the tallest reasons for Sonia’s contesting elections negotiate with her rather than Rahul (The writer is a senior political       retire.” Though she has been keeping December. She has withdrawn herself national leaders and has found a as the latter is still not comfortable with Gandhi. Her ability to put together the commentator and syndicated colum- D    E a low profile since then and taking a completely from day-to-day party niche for herself in the party as well the new set-up. Though Rahul has UPA in 2004 and 2009 are proof of her nist) # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/ " 5 <  3   4            /&& &>?#;$ ,=2>&,5,+*  @1   $   5)/77   02

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Tment (M&E) industry is lion, a 7.5 percent rise over 2016. tions and the cricket world cup.  &   of cereal and products went up Tdeferred by one month the In the third round, the OALP-II was finally launched expected to cross the 2.35- Television can reach The year also saw a 26 per- at 1.32 per cent. last date for bidding for the 14 government is expecting up to on January 7. lakh-crore mark (around $33.6 95,500 crore by 2021, with cent growth in digital news @   Prices of fruits (-4.62 per oil and gas exploration blocks $700 million (about 49,000 In the meanwhile, EoIs in billion) by 2021, clipping at 11.6 advertising growing at 10 per- consumers over 2017 when     cent) and vegetables (- 7.69 per offered in the second round of crore) of investment that it the third window also closed percent annually, says a report. cent and subscription at 8 per- 222 million people consumed cent) continued to decline in Open Acreage Licensing Policy hopes will help raise domestic on November 15, 2018 with as According to a Ficci-EY cent, it said. news online. Page views grew 5>#" &  February. In January, the prices (OALP). output and cut imports. many as 18 blocks and five report, the industry stood at The print, though is the 59 percent over 2017 and the declined 4.18 per cent and Bids for the 14 blocks India had in July 2017 CBM blocks, measuring 31,722 1.67 lakh crore ($23.9 billion) second largest medium grow- average time spent almost dou- 13.32 per cent respectively. offered in OALP-II bid round, allowed companies to carve out sq km, being sought for. OALP- in 2018, growing 13.4 percent ing a tepid 0.7 percent, has bled to 8 minutes a day.   (&1'&/., In fuel and light category, covering an area of 29,333 blocks of their choice with a III bid round was launched on over 2017. reached 30,550 crore in 2018, On the contrary, digital the rate of price rise slowed to square kilometres, were to close view to bringing about 2.8 February 10 with April 10 as “While TV will remain the of this ad revenue was 21,700 media clipped past 42 percent etail inflation jumped to a 1.24 per cent from 2.20 per cent Tuesday. million sq km of unexplored the last date for bidding. largest segment,growth is crore and subscription rev- to reach 16,900 crore in 2018. Rfour-month high of 2.57 in January. “Bid submission closing area in the country under Officials said the 14 blocks expected to come from digital enue was 8,830 crore, up a Of this, ad revenue stood at per cent in February due to “With the headline infla- date for OALP Bid Round-II exploration. in OALP-II are estimated to that will overtake filmed enter- marginal 1.2 percent. 15,400 crore, grew 34 percent costlier food articles, according tion reading at 2.57 per cent stands extended up to April 10, Under this policy, called hold in-place resource of tainment in 2019 and the print Significantly, newspaper and subscription stood at 1,400 to official data released and industrial production sur- 2019,” the Directorate General open acreage licensing policy or 12,609 million tonne oil and oil by 2021,” says the report released advertising degrew 1 percent, crore, registering a growth of Tuesday. prising on the downside at 1.7 of Hydrocarbon (DGH) said in OALP, companies are allowed equivalent gas. at the annual industry summit and magazine advertising fell 262 percent. This makes the dig- The Consumer Price per cent, there clearly is a case a brief notice. to put in an expression of inter- In OALP-1, mining mogul Ficci Frames on Tuesday. 10 percent in the year. ital ad pie around 21 percent of Index-based inflation for and space for one more rate cut It did not give reasons for est (EoI) for prospecting of oil Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd Of the 570 million Internet “The fall in advertising is the total ad market. January was revised down to a of 25 bps by RBI in April to extending the deadline. and gas in any area that is walked away with 41 out of 55 users, around 2.5 million use due to both lower volumes as Video subscription rev- 19-month low of 1.97 per cent support growth,” said Rajni The last date of bidding presently not under any pro- blocks bid out. State-owned Oil only digital media and eschew well as pressure on effective enue almost grew three times from earlier estimate of 2.05 Thakur, Economist, RBL Bank. coincides with the bid deadline duction or exploration licence. India Ltd won nine blocks the traditional media, accord- rates.Hindi dailies continued to to reach 1.340 crore, thanks to per cent. Core inflation numbers, for the 23 oil and gas and coal- The EoIs can be put in at any while Oil and Natural Gas ing to the report which fore- lead with 37 percent of total ad rising smartphones penetration The retail inflation number however, remain sticky at above bed methane (CBM) blocks time of the year but they are Corp (ONGC) managed to casts that this digital-only cus- volume, followed by English at on the back of almost free data, for February 2019 is the high- 5 per cent and prices for most offered in the third round of accumulated twice annually. win just two. tomer base is slated to double 25 percent. Rising newsprint regional content, and live est since October 2018 when it services are rising at above 6 OALP, which was launched on The blocks or areas that State gas utility GAIL, to 5 million by 2021. prices and the rupee fall put pres- streaming of major cricket stood at 3.38 per cent, the data per cent, reflecting pickup in February 10. receive EoIs at the end of a upstream arm of Bharat “Digital consumption will sure on their margins,” it said. properties. Main reason for released by the Central demand conditions and pricing OALP-II bid round was cycle are put up for auction Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) grow,and monetisation avenues Regional advertising out- the growth in digital subscrip- Statistics Office under the power, particularly in urban delayed at six months and its with the originator or the firm and Hindustan Oil Exploration will see innovation to meet cus- paced national growth on the tion that touched 1,400 crore Ministry of Statistics and economy, she said. launch came barely a month that originally selected the area Co (HOEC) won one block tomer demands and one big back of national brands spend- is telcos bundling content with Programme Implementation B Prasanna, Head, Global before the third round. getting a 5-mark advantage. each. growth driver will be OTT ing more to develop non-metro their data plans. (MoSPI) showed. Markets Group, ICICI Bank said, Officials said OALP-II and The two window of accu- The 55 blocks have a total players on the back of telcos markets where GST created a The film segment grew Food inflation was lower at “Headline inflation for February OALP-III will run concurrent- mulating EoIs end on May 15 area of 59,282 sq km. This bundling their offerings with level playing field for both. 12.2 percent to reach 17,450 (-) 0.66 per cent in February moved upwards to 2.57 per cent ly. and November 15 every year. compares to about 1,02,000 sq data. Already advertising The report notes that crore driven by growth in dig- against 3.26 per cent in the as per our expectations. Oil Minister EoIs accumulated till May 15 km being under exploration growth has outpaced subscrip- broadcasters have started sell- ital/OTT rights and overseas same month last year. The “The upward movement Pradhan had at the time of are supposed to be put on prior to OALP. tion growth and is expected to ing ads combined across OTT theatricals. Of this, domestic retail inflation in February was driven primarily by a launch of OALP-II bid round auction by June 30 and those in Blocks are awarded to the comprise 52 percent of the total and linear platforms to enable film revenue crossed 10,000 2018 was at 4.44 per cent. sequential rise seen in various on January 7 stated that an the second window by company which offers the pie by 2021,” says the report. better monetisation of marquee crore (Hindi — 3,250 crore, On monthly basis, con- food groups, except in vegeta- investment of about 40,000 December 31. highest share of oil and gas to TV industry grew from properties and increased util- the highest ever and overseas sumer food price index moved bles. Core inflation moved crore is expected in the The first OALP round was the government as well as com- 66,000 crore to 74,000 crore isation of digital inventory. grew to 3,000 crore from up by 0.15 per cent in February down slightly as expected, prospecting of oil and gas in launched in 2017 and bids mits to doing maximum explo- in 2018, a growth of 12 percent, The impact of the Trai tar- 2,500 crore in 2017) where against January 2019. reflecting easing of input costs, blocks offered. came in by May 2018. EoIs for ration work by way of shooting of which advertising grew 14 iff order can have implications on China is the largest interna- Protein-rich items such as pricing powers and growing In the first round of OALP second round closed on May 2D and 3D seismic survey and percent to 30,500 crore and total viewership, free television tional market. meat & fish and eggs wit- slack in the economy.” last year, as much as 60,000 15, 2018, and the blocks were drilling exploration wells. ,  $   ?>  ;&' P@AMF  !."        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Auditorium. onda is Msold or shut down, about the air- tion scam case, the agency “The probe revealed that Uma Mohan, Senior Hrecalling Malaysia’s leader said on line’s future, said on Tuesday. the firm, as part of a criminal Programme Co-ordinator, All about 1.2 mil- Tuesday, the latest bad news for Prime Minister It said a provisional order conspiracy, and on the ground India Radio, Puducherry, the lion vehicles a carrier that has been in cri- Mahathir for attachment of properties that it had a very high proba- guest of honour, in her speech in North and sis since suffering the loss of Mohamad told like land, plant, machinery, bility of getting the coal block insisted that developed women Central two planes. reporters in par- office and factory buildings of allotted, gained undue benefits should take care of the under America The 71-year-old airline liament: “I think Kamal Sponge and Steel Power amounting to 69.02 crore on privileged women in society. because their has been on the ropes since it is a very seri- Ltd (KSSPL), located in account of issue of shares on a Takata air bag 2014 when Flight MH370 ous matter, to Rajasthan’s Jaipur and Satna in very high premium of 900 per    # # #  inflators can disappeared and MH17 was shut down the Madhya Pradesh, and its direc- share by alluring the per-      explode and shot down by a Russian-made national airline. seeking to reduce a mammoth tor Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia sons/companies for filing appli- send shrapnel missile over war-torn “We will nevertheless be national debt inherited from was issued by it on Monday cation for allotment of shares,   # !-000   into the pas- Ukraine. studying and investigating as to the previous, corruption- under the Prevention of Money whereas the net worth of the ,++  %7   senger com- With the carrier teetering whether we should shut it plagued regime. Laundering Act. company was very low during       !  partment. been killed worldwide because on the brink of bankruptcy, down or we should sell it off or Malaysia Airlines said in a The agency said its probe the select period. 4) &   +* The recall covers many of the defect. sovereign wealth fund we should refinance it.” statement it had been “working had found that the company “Moreover, KSSPL did not ( ! &    Honda and Acura models from The inflators covered by Khazanah stepped in to take it Official news agency closely” with Khazanah on the “had got the coal block allotted allot shares for an amount of     0&222   2001 through 2016. this recall were used as replace- over several years ago and Bernama reported that next phase of its turnaround (to it) by mis-representing its 36.85 crore to the investors       % & Takata used ammonium ment parts in recalls that began major reforms were instituted, Khazanah last week posted a plan since September. net worth and production and also did not refund the    1      nitrate to inflate air bags. in 2014. including cutting thousands pre-tax loss of 6.3 billion ring- The disappearance of capacity and also by not sub- amount to the investors,” the  :7!   !  4)  But the chemical can dete- They contained a moisture- of staff. git ($1.54 billion) for 2018, Flight MH370, which was car- mitting the requisite docu- Enforcement Directorate (ED) +*( ! &   , riorate when exposed to high absorbing chemical and previ- But it has continued to fare compared with a pre-tax prof- rying 239 people, remains one ments in order to embellish the said. (  &,       temperatures and humidity, ously were believed to be safe. poorly and its performance it of 2.9 billion ringgit the year of the world’s greatest aviation claim for allocation of the Therefore, the properties    &  blowing apart a metal canister The January explosion was blamed in large part for a before. mysteries, and successive Thesgora-B/Rudrapuri coal acquired by KSSPL and others   ) & 7 & and hurling shrapnel. injured the arm of a person dri- set of poor financial results Mahathir, 93 and in his searches have failed to find the block by the ministry of coal to valued at 36.85 crore were " )     At least 23 people have ving a 2004 Honda Odyssey. released by Khazanah last second stint as premier, is plane. it”. attached, it added. <*    <1  # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/ " 55

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The locations would be in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Bengaluru, Mumbai, com stocks amid strong foreign NTPC, Coal India, Yes Bank, started at least for the time Seng jumped 1.46 per cent, New Delhi: The GST Network Tuesday said Hyderabad, Pune, Navi Mumbai and in Goa, it said in a statement. The social fund inflows and positive glob- Bajaj Auto, SBI, Hero being, which is a prominent Shanghai Composite Index businesses registered under GST can now com- media platform said it has partnered with 91springboard for a year-long pro- al cues. MotoCorp and TCS fell as factor leading to this pre-elec- 1.10 per cent and Korea's Kospi pare the tax liability declared as well as input tax gramme to help startups and entrepreneurs scale their businesses. The initia- The 30-share BSE gauge much as 1.13 per cent. tion rally, he added. gained 0.89 per cent. Japan's credit claimed in their final and summary sales tive includes co-working community hosting, planning and organising structured settled 481.56 points, or 1.30 Sectorally, the BSE realty On a net basis, foreign Nikkei ended 1.79 per cent returns forms. The GSTN, which handles the activities like learning and skill development programmes for budding entre- per cent, higher at 37,535.66. index topped the chart, surging institutional investors (FIIs) higher. technology backbone for the new indirect tax, has preneurs. “We have already worked with hundreds of startups through our var- The broader NSE Nifty 2.60 per cent, followed by tele- bought shares worth a net of Rs In the Eurozone, provided a facility to the taxpayers to view and ious programmes and by teaming up with 91springboard we hope to reach out reclaimed the psychological com, bankex, healthcare and 3,810.60 crore on Monday, Frankfurt's DAX was up 0.28 download a report on tax liability as declared in to more, to fuel India's startup ecosystem with a vision to build businesses of 11,300-level and closed with finance indices. provisional data available with per cent and Paris CAC 40 rose their form GSTR- 1 (final sales return) and as tomorrow,” Satyajeet Singh, Head of Product Partnerships, Facebook India and gains of 133.15 points, or 1.19 The market has been mov- BSE showed. 0.28 per cent. London's FTSE declared and paid in their return filed in form South Asia said. Facebook Hubs will be part of a global network for training and per cent, at 11,301.20. ing from strength to strength in On the global front, most fell 0.32 per cent in early deals. GSTR-3B (summary sales return). While GSTR- mentoring facilities for startups, developers, small and medium businesses, cre- In the Sensex pack, Bharti the last couple of weeks with central banks have been adopt- Global crude benchmark 1 for a month is filed by the 11th day of the suc- ators, and job seekers, the statement added. Airtel was the top performer, impressive performances across ing a softer stance and with low Brent crude futures rose 0.98 ceeding month, GSTR-3B is filed and taxes paid surging 4.61 per cent. market breadth on the back of inflation and declining interest per cent to USD 67.23 per bar- by the 20th day of the succeeding month.   .     #  Other gainers included ICICI reduced political uncertainty," rate scenario in India and an rel. GSTN, in a statement said, since GSTR-1 and New Delhi: Yatra Online Inc, the parent company of Gurugram-based online GSTR-3B are filed independent of each other, a travel firm Yatra.com, said Tuesday it has received a proposal from Ebix Inc to need was felt to provide facility to view liability acquire all of its outstanding shares and will review the offer. US-based software declared in both the forms at one place. firm Ebix Inc on Monday announced that it had offered to acquire Yatra Online !          The new facility enables the taxpayers to view Inc for USD 336 million (over Rs 2,345 crore). “Consistent with its fiduciary duties, these two liabilities in one table for each return and in consultation with its independent legal and financial advisors, the com-   (&1'&/.,  &        ' '  India as a tremendous oppor- period at one place, which can be compared. This pany's Board of Directors will review and consider the proposal to determine        &   &  tunity," said James Walker, CEO will enable taxpayers to make good of any dif- the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the company and all tart-up Resolver India "&&  ' "   ;   . and founder, Resolver Group ferences between the two forms filed by them on of its shareholders,” Yatra Online Inc said in a statement. Company sharehold- STuesday launched a portal to "&& ' & '&  ' " UK. GST portal, GSTN said. ers do not need to take any action at this time, it added. “Citi Group Global Markets help in speedier resolution of   '       >6 '    The British High Further, the GSTN has also provided tax- Inc is acting as financial advisor to the Company and Goodwin Procter LLP is consumer complaints. ; Commissioner to India Sir payers information regarding data of Input tax acting as legal counsel,” the statement said. Ebix Inc has sent a letter to the Board Speaking at the launch here, Dominic Asquith said the busi- credit (ITC) as claimed in their form GSTR 3B of Yatra Online, Inc outlining offer to acquire 100 per cent of the outstanding Resolver India co-founder and ness promises to help both con- and as accrued in form GSTR 2A, based on the stock of Yatra Online for USD 7 per share on a debt-free basis, the US based Chief Executive Officer (CEO) sumers and businesses all across return uploaded by the supplier. This function- software firm had said in a statement. Pratyush Singh said the com- isations by making recommen- over 98 per cent in the UK. India resolve all manner of ality has been provided in Returns dashboard on pany's goal is to break down the dations on what their next steps Resolver India (previously complaints more effectively. the GST Portal to taxpayers under the headings  # #          walls between consumers and should be and when to take known as Expertily), which is an "I hope to see it soon “Comparison of liability declared and ITC New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday withdrew the 20 per cent businesses by building trust and them,” Singh said. Indian start-up, has received become a household name in claimed”. “This facility will help taxpayers in rec- limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporate bonds of an enti- understanding through a speedy Resolver said it has a proven funding from Resolver Group India," Asquith said. onciling their liability and ITC details quickly. ty. In a notification, the regulator said the restriction is being withdrawn in accor- and jargon-free process. track record and is the preferred UK."With India leading to grow Resolver India said it They can view the monthly comparison as well dance with a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In June last year, “Resolver.in is powered by resolution tool of millions of into one of the top-3 consumer expects to initially receive the as cumulative comparison upto the month, on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had mandated that no Foreign machine learning and artificial consumers in the UK with over markets in the world from USD majority of complaints related to the GST Portal in the tables provided. This will Portfolio Investors (FPIs) shall have an exposure of more than 20 per cent of its intelligence (AI) which guides 3 million case files closed and a 1.5 trillion at present to nearly travel, banking, insurance, tele- help them in taking corrective steps," GSTN CEO corporate bond portfolio to a single corporate. However, the central bank in consumers and supports organ- customer satisfaction rate of USD 6 trillion by 2030, we see com and real estate. Prakash Kumar said. February lifted the restriction in view of market feedback.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11231.35 11320.40 11227.00 11301.20 133.15 Script Open High Low LTP TRIDENT 67.65 71.85 67.40 70.90 MEGH 65.65 67.55 65.15 65.50 AUBANK 592.60 597.70 581.00 586.85 BHARTIARTL 332.80 354.00 329.35 350.50 16.70 RCOM 5.50 5.54 5.09 5.12 GRUH 281.60 286.25 267.75 271.65 NOCIL 141.20 144.00 139.40 140.65 SYNDIBANK 39.00 39.30 38.05 38.50 ICICIBANK 378.00 389.00 377.35 388.70 12.85 SUZLON 7.54 7.60 7.00 7.17 ANDHRABANK 27.25 27.80 26.90 27.10 GAIL 354.90 357.20 349.10 353.65 DEEPAKFERT 140.90 141.65 138.30 139.25 INDUSINDBK 1526.00 1585.00 1510.75 1563.70 49.10 LT 1352.00 1402.80 1352.00 1389.10 AJANTPHARM 986.00 1057.65 986.00 1042.55 WHIRLPOOL 1602.75 1633.00 1571.00 1589.70 SOMANYCERA 370.15 390.85 359.00 386.20 LT 1355.00 1403.00 1355.00 1389.00 42.45 BOMDYEING 117.00 134.30 117.00 129.40 BIOCON 626.05 640.95 625.05 634.80 LEMONTREE 88.00 88.00 82.80 83.15 COROMANDEL 519.90 519.90 477.20 484.95 ADANIPORTS 352.55 365.15 351.60 361.30 10.00 RELIANCE 1317.10 1333.00 1315.50 1329.85 UJJIVAN 338.90 342.60 333.40 335.60 REPCOHOME 467.00 473.15 455.25 458.80 ASTRAL 1229.00 1264.00 1229.00 1241.25 SUNPHARMA 463.00 471.65 462.00 471.00 11.55 JETAIRWAYS 253.40 254.70 240.00 245.65 IDFCFIRSTB 50.90 50.90 49.05 49.80 CHAMBLFERT 171.00 171.00 168.95 169.65 PRESTIGE 204.00 211.30 203.90 205.55 RELIANCE 1316.90 1334.00 1314.25 1330.85 26.75 ICICIBANK 378.50 389.00 377.15 388.20 BBTC 1298.80 1373.25 1291.00 1363.50 ITI 97.10 100.20 96.60 97.15 GREAVESCOT 136.05 136.90 132.00 132.90 HDFCBANK 2147.00 2175.00 2137.00 2168.00 39.55 DHFL 134.00 135.75 128.50 128.90 GNFC 299.80 309.75 299.00 308.20 TATAELXSI 965.15 971.50 956.20 960.25 SOBHA 443.00 457.00 443.00 447.35 ZEEL 458.00 472.65 453.10 461.05 8.05 HDFCLIFE 368.80 377.30 368.80 371.45 VENKYS 2345.00 2389.00 2295.00 2310.80 HCLTECH 1005.10 1018.75 1005.00 1012.50 TAKE 137.00 142.00 135.30 138.35 HDFC 1914.90 1936.65 1900.10 1926.25 28.70 IBREALEST 77.50 84.85 77.50 81.35 SPARC 196.00 202.80 195.30 196.70 NAVKARCORP 48.25 48.70 45.25 45.55 NHPC 25.40 25.65 24.95 25.00 JPASSOCIAT 6.60 7.00 6.57 6.71 MOTHERSUMI 173.00 175.50 165.90 167.90 MARICO 349.95 353.20 348.90 350.85 BDL 282.30 290.00 280.60 286.00 TATAMOTORS 184.40 186.00 183.55 184.45 2.60 BHARTIARTL 333.00 354.00 329.10 350.80 IBVENTURES 290.90 300.00 285.25 287.20 CONCOR 495.00 506.85 490.00 501.70 FORTIS 135.95 142.65 135.90 141.65 DRREDDY 2647.00 2676.00 2638.00 2663.00 36.85 AVANTI 451.00 486.90 444.55 448.65 EXIDEIND 227.65 232.60 224.95 230.45 EIHOTEL 203.90 207.00 200.95 201.45 TATACOMM 611.20 623.70 610.00 620.35 HINDUNILVR 1718.90 1739.00 1718.80 1736.00 21.05 SPICEJET 83.75 84.40 78.40 78.80 ADANIPORTS 353.40 364.90 352.45 360.85 FSL 46.30 46.60 45.45 45.65 UFLEX 227.00 230.10 223.70 225.95 HINDALCO 203.00 206.90 202.10 203.50 2.45 CGPOWER 39.10 43.20 37.45 42.45 ABFRL 226.00 236.45 225.30 226.90 PETRONET 240.00 243.40 237.10 239.15 WABAG 333.00 339.90 326.00 329.05 POWERGRID 194.65 202.00 194.65 196.60 2.30 ESCORTS 750.00 806.00 746.90 798.05 JSWSTEEL 294.20 298.00 290.00 292.10 FCONSUMER 51.70 51.70 48.60 49.35 RELAXO 764.25 764.25 743.30 754.45 ULTRACEMCO 4063.90 4147.95 4050.50 4095.00 45.85 GRAPHITE 458.90 482.40 458.90 471.40 HINDALCO 203.60 206.70 202.05 203.25 JISLJALEQS 63.50 63.90 61.45 62.75 HSIL 248.90 259.80 247.00 257.90 BAJAJFINSV 6858.00 6891.00 6791.80 6860.00 76.40 SBIN 289.00 289.75 285.30 286.50 ADANIGREEN 36.50 40.70 36.40 39.15 TATAMTRDVR 94.00 94.30 92.30 93.10 GESHIP 294.40 306.00 287.80 301.65 AXISBANK 738.70 749.00 738.55 742.60 8.10 ASHOKLEY 94.00 95.50 92.65 93.10 PCJEWELLER 80.95 81.90 79.70 80.25 WESTLIFE 376.90 390.70 372.15 389.05 IBULISL 348.00 350.00 329.15 336.40 TITAN 1074.95 1095.95 1072.00 1080.25 11.05 DLF 179.00 187.95 177.50 187.15 PEL 2684.00 2707.55 2601.05 2637.00 IPCALAB 931.00 940.80 917.65 923.55 GODREJAGRO 520.00 525.00 518.00 521.95 KOTAKBANK 1260.45 1272.00 1253.10 1262.00 12.45 IFCI 14.03 14.16 13.70 13.84 KEI 399.45 440.00 399.45 432.10 CIPLA 541.00 543.50 537.60 539.10 LTTS 1555.00 1560.00 1535.60 1547.60 HCLTECH 1007.10 1019.50 1000.05 1014.00 9.60 YESBANK 237.10 239.15 235.00 235.70 VOLTAS 630.00 630.95 617.00 621.60 CASTROLIND 164.05 168.65 163.55 166.95 MOTILALOFS 603.70 618.65 602.25 607.45 APLAPOLLO 1394.20 1400.00 1370.00 1379.20 VEDL 178.90 180.35 177.30 178.30 1.20 INFY 709.90 714.75 705.70 706.90 RNAM 203.75 209.45 199.50 200.70 ASHOKA 138.90 149.80 138.90 142.35 TATAMETALI 675.45 688.95 670.00 674.30 CYIENT* 683.00 691.90 683.00 688.15 MARUTI 7097.00 7232.00 7096.00 7130.30 48.40 NBCC 59.80 62.90 59.75 61.15 GODREJCP 730.00 735.00 715.55 722.95 UPL 895.00 907.00 893.60 898.70 RAMCOCEM 737.05 749.00 734.10 738.90 LAOPALA 216.90 219.50 211.10 213.60 ASIANPAINT 1422.00 1445.35 1421.20 1428.00 8.20 RPOWER 12.02 12.29 11.84 11.92 EICHERMOT 23100.00 23341.15 22336.00 22482.95 MRPL 71.55 73.85 71.55 73.15 MFSL 430.30 438.20 427.00 430.40 VMART 2829.95 2830.00 2771.50 2791.20 ITC 294.00 295.65 293.15 294.50 1.55 SOUTHBANK 15.70 15.81 15.22 15.30 JUBILANT 851.00 856.00 828.00 834.55 SHANKARA 469.00 487.00 465.00 470.75 GSPL 173.85 181.90 173.85 180.10 SANOFI 5625.00 5840.00 5625.00 5737.50 TIFHL 508.80 523.15 488.70 493.65 M&M 686.90 693.10 683.35 684.40 3.35 CUMMINSIND 751.50 767.90 740.00 746.30 ICICIPRULI 340.50 353.60 340.05 342.00 MANAPPURAM 118.50 121.05 118.25 119.20 PIIND 1015.00 1036.95 992.65 1008.60 SUPRAJIT 225.00 229.00 220.40 225.05 WIPRO 261.00 263.35 260.15 260.95 1.20 SUNPHARMA 462.50 471.60 462.05 470.10 DABUR 444.00 454.50 444.00 446.05 ABCAPITAL 100.30 100.75 98.25 99.00 MINDAIND 347.05 354.00 344.00 350.65 UCOBANK 19.45 19.65 19.15 19.25 BPCL 388.40 394.40 384.30 388.80 1.75 TATAMOTORS 184.00 186.00 183.80 184.75 BANKBARODA 116.55 117.85 114.30 115.30 GRANULES 113.30 115.50 111.65 113.50 GPPL 90.90 93.30 90.90 92.15 RELCAPITAL 192.90 195.25 188.30 189.70 ULTRACEMCO 4060.00 4145.65 4050.65 4098.55 NATCOPHARM* 575.00 597.00 575.00 585.20 KPRMILL 598.55 609.75 585.00 606.50 KIOCL 153.25 157.85 146.55 149.50 TATASTEEL 524.40 530.50 521.00 523.00 2.35 THYROCARE 533.45 540.55 528.00 533.45 UPL 900.00 906.90 893.65 898.00 1.30 INDUSINDBK 1518.00 1585.50 1511.50 1571.00 MCX 735.50 778.70 735.50 773.30 EQUITAS 132.50 134.65 130.50 134.05 GHCL 247.95 249.50 242.10 243.15 IBULHSGFIN 728.00 732.50 713.20 719.30 ICICIGI 997.70 997.70 965.50 981.95 REDINGTON 96.40 100.85 96.40 99.30 HEIDELBERG 181.00 182.50 177.60 181.50 CAPPL 412.95 414.00 397.00 406.90 NTPC 150.80 156.35 150.20 151.40 0.00 MARUTI 7104.00 7229.00 7102.00 7153.95 INDHOTEL 145.50 152.00 144.00 150.95 THERMAX 1028.95 1078.00 1010.50 1047.00 CENTURYPLY 193.60 200.50 193.50 196.50 THOMASCOOK 223.00 224.15 221.35 222.45 GRASIM 831.90 838.60 826.20 827.30 -0.20 KEC 275.15 291.85 274.45 288.90 BATAINDIA 1341.00 1374.00 1341.00 1368.95 WELSPUNIND 63.65 66.05 62.50 65.20 EIDPARRY 212.00 218.00 211.65 215.25 NAVNETEDUL 110.10 111.10 108.00 109.60 SBIN 289.20 289.90 285.75 287.30 -0.05 ZEEL 456.00 472.35 453.40 463.65 GLENMARK 618.00 640.00 617.80 633.55 MOIL 165.20 168.55 164.00 164.60 MMTC 29.05 29.45 28.50 28.70 TVSSRICHAK 2285.05 2347.75 2260.00 2282.05 GAIL 354.40 357.50 349.10 351.45 -0.30 RELINFRA 134.00 135.30 129.80 131.25 ADVENZYMES 192.20 193.50 183.25 186.40 JSWENERGY 69.85 71.20 68.75 69.70 SYNGENE 591.50 596.55 590.10 592.95 ATUL 3360.00 3360.00 3303.00 3313.15 COALINDIA 245.00 246.90 241.20 243.10 -0.30 NTPC 150.90 156.50 150.30 151.10 COALINDIA 244.35 246.35 241.45 242.70 OBEROIRLTY 480.85 494.50 480.85 484.20 SREINFRA 33.80 33.80 32.05 32.30 DBCORP 208.90 208.90 197.30 199.15 BAJAJ-AUTO 3012.00 3020.80 2981.35 2997.00 -3.55 TATASTEEL 523.30 530.00 519.95 524.15 HFCL 24.35 25.20 24.05 24.50 SRF 2379.00 2402.55 2355.20 2374.35 ABB 1271.00 1280.10 1250.00 1256.65 SHRIRAMCIT 1708.60 1746.25 1655.30 1718.95 IOC 155.00 156.45 153.00 153.50 -0.20 MANPASAND 104.85 121.50 104.85 120.20 LUPIN 796.70 810.55 794.70 800.85 GRASIM 828.95 837.45 823.20 830.00 AARTIIND 1496.75 1505.00 1470.00 1475.15 CUB 188.30 189.35 187.50 188.40 TECHM 811.00 813.75 801.15 805.70 -1.45 HEG 2220.00 2284.60 2205.00 2220.90 OIL 180.00 181.35 178.65 180.80 MINDTREE 929.70 936.00 911.85 916.50 LAKSHVILAS 73.55 74.60 69.15 70.15 SUDARSCHEM 347.60 355.00 343.00 348.25 IBULHSGFIN 729.50 732.90 715.20 717.00 -1.95 JINDALSTEL 172.00 173.75 169.40 171.15 JUBLFOOD 1377.00 1382.10 1343.60 1349.45 CEATLTD 1154.80 1168.55 1145.30 1153.55 KALPATPOWR 416.00 428.00 416.00 426.05 PGHH 10309.20 10568.60 10239.20 10468.10 TCS 2014.05 2024.80 2003.00 2009.10 -5.70 KOTAKBANK 1257.95 1272.00 1252.00 1262.60 VIPIND 447.50 452.25 440.00 442.50 NESTLEIND 10299.90 10500.00 10271.00 10435.85 RAJESHEXPO 604.75 613.75 601.75 603.00 BLUESTARCO 658.00 672.45 658.00 664.30 CIPLA 541.90 543.65 537.30 538.00 -2.10 PNB 86.35 87.20 84.80 85.35 RECLTD 134.85 137.10 132.50 133.05 LINDEINDIA 524.85 524.85 501.20 506.30 TV18BRDCST 37.30 37.50 36.30 36.60 MAHABANK 13.91 13.91 13.41 13.48 HEROMOTOCO 2840.00 2849.40 2790.10 2802.85 -11.90 M&M 685.00 693.05 684.00 688.40 BAJAJCON 349.75 367.00 314.80 316.65 DRREDDY 2647.00 2676.30 2638.30 2666.65 AEGISLOG 208.55 212.00 203.55 205.70 INDOSTAR 358.80 358.80 350.10 353.25 YESBANK 238.00 239.20 235.00 235.10 -1.20 AXISBANK 739.35 749.15 737.85 742.25 STRTECH 274.40 279.25 273.00 276.90 DELTACORP 259.00 260.00 252.70 254.05 JKLAKSHMI 345.60 360.75 344.15 355.55 ABBOTINDIA 7390.75 7490.00 7321.00 7352.00 INFY 709.00 714.95 705.60 706.75 -4.50 AUROPHARMA 752.90 785.55 743.80 772.65 HEROMOTOCO 2830.00 2840.00 2794.00 2811.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3300.00 3385.20 3300.00 3349.65 TATACOFFEE 93.55 94.75 92.80 93.10 MINDACORP 145.35 148.90 145.35 146.50 ONGC 154.00 155.60 151.10 151.80 -1.20 IDEA 34.65 34.85 33.55 34.25 SUNTECK 425.00 451.25 425.00 434.80 NIITTECH 1330.00 1341.60 1318.90 1322.85 MAXINDIA 63.50 65.15 63.05 63.35 VTL 1093.80 1100.60 1077.05 1082.80 JBCHEPHARM 342.75 342.75 335.65 336.60 JSWSTEEL 294.05 298.00 290.05 290.10 -2.55 EDELWEISS 174.90 181.00 172.10 178.70 TATAPOWER 72.05 73.90 72.00 73.35 ITDCEM 138.00 143.40 134.20 135.10 EVEREADY 208.95 209.70 205.00 205.30 ZYDUSWELL 1313.70 1326.00 1285.20 1304.25 HINDPETRO 265.90 272.60 260.60 261.00 -2.40 HAVELLS 746.55 780.35 746.40 766.90 BANDHANBNK 513.10 525.00 504.60 521.05 SCI 38.85 39.65 37.90 38.35 NLCINDIA 70.65 72.90 70.65 72.10 JYOTHYLAB 190.60 191.35 188.50 189.65 INFRATEL 319.50 322.70 309.00 316.00 -3.70 HINDPETRO 265.00 272.20 260.70 261.70 SAIL 55.20 55.95 54.75 55.10 MGL 896.00 913.25 893.00 904.80 ENDURANCE 1175.00 1182.00 1160.00 1167.95 NETWORK18 35.30 36.00 35.15 35.80 BAJFINANCE 2808.80 2816.65 2745.50 2753.00 -38.05 DBL 605.50 630.00 604.15 620.90 HDFC 1910.00 1936.00 1900.60 1931.95 GODREJIND 545.00 545.00 503.95 530.80 MAHLIFE 376.95 393.50 376.95 382.50 PNBHOUSING 884.95 935.00 870.00 886.10 UBL 1382.70 1405.00 1382.70 1397.85 CENTRALBK 34.80 35.00 34.00 34.40 GDL 129.60 130.65 126.00 127.05 EICHERMOT 23001.00 23355.00 22272.90 22369.90 -602.55 ASIANPAINT 1418.50 1444.35 1418.50 1427.25 APOLLOTYRE 218.00 228.00 218.00 226.65 JAGRAN 110.00 113.10 109.10 112.20 ELGIEQUIP 259.95 260.00 250.00 253.35 BAJAJFINSV 6818.00 6879.00 6783.45 6836.40 OMAXE 206.75 206.75 205.55 205.65 INOXLEISUR 309.00 315.00 303.70 308.25 SUNCLAYLTD 3050.00 3260.00 2971.55 3141.90   BRITANNIA 3174.00 3179.30 3125.00 3133.70 EMAMILTD 398.30 406.90 398.00 400.10 CORPBANK 29.80 30.65 29.75 29.85 SUPPETRO 218.00 224.05 215.35 221.15 ACC 1610.00 1628.00 1585.70 1591.20 HINDCOPPER 50.50 51.25 50.00 50.30 PTC 81.15 81.55 80.00 80.40 GSKCONS 7179.95 7220.00 7164.10 7191.70 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE KAJARIACER 567.20 595.85 567.20 586.80 LTI 1654.80 1656.95 1625.00 1636.75 MRF 58100.00 58223.95 56900.00 57210.55 TATAINVEST 842.05 852.70 842.00 847.25 NIFTY NEXT 50 28261.15 28427.35 28156.40 28208.30 120.75 KTKBANK 125.80 128.05 123.05 124.90 IRB 154.50 157.00 150.00 151.10 AIAENG 1811.25 1811.25 1731.20 1743.80 INOXWIND 76.60 76.60 74.25 76.20 DLF 179.00 188.70 177.60 187.10 10.25 ALBK 57.00 58.40 54.15 54.95 IDFC 41.70 42.30 41.40 42.05 MAGMA 118.20 121.35 116.25 117.30 FLFL 439.25 448.40 439.20 441.75 PGHH 10274.00 10610.00 10248.50 10600.00 412.40 GICRE 257.95 277.50 255.30 259.45 KNRCON 241.40 255.00 238.75 245.65 LAXMIMACH 6349.95 6395.10 6215.00 6242.80 MAHLOG 502.55 505.15 490.00 497.15 GICRE 256.50 277.00 256.50 261.00 10.10 BHEL 70.50 71.35 69.60 69.85 JMFINANCIL 87.00 87.35 77.55 81.65 ZENSARTECH 226.00 226.00 214.10 223.30 FINOLEXIND 547.00 547.00 536.25 541.75 AUROPHARMA 759.80 785.90 742.85 775.50 24.75 INDIACEM 105.00 105.50 102.50 102.95 SRTRANSFIN 1270.00 1283.00 1263.00 1271.85 GLAXO 1320.00 1331.00 1279.00 1316.35 TIINDIA 384.00 385.80 376.65 382.45 HAVELLS 748.70 769.90 746.60 764.95 22.35 AMBUJACEM 233.00 236.90 231.00 233.35 HINDZINC 272.50 277.25 272.45 274.35 FINCABLES 456.00 472.50 455.00 465.90 HATSUN 699.90 717.00 697.15 703.35 BANDHANBNK 513.90 526.50 504.00 525.00 13.70 RBLBANK 638.00 642.70 630.60 632.70 COLPAL 1277.20 1300.50 1274.30 1282.60 IEX 161.55 164.30 160.30 161.70 APLLTD 555.25 555.55 550.00 550.40 BIOCON 625.00 641.95 624.00 638.00 15.00 IDBI 46.00 46.00 44.45 44.75 MAHINDCIE 241.60 246.80 236.05 240.05 HERITGFOOD 521.70 532.00 512.50 525.70 CCL 298.00 300.40 295.90 299.45 CONCOR 496.05 507.00 489.70 502.05 8.55 PHILIPCARB 178.70 182.75 178.10 179.15 PERSISTENT* 676.00 691.00 670.10 677.45 SHK 155.40 158.45 153.30 154.35 SWANENERGY 110.00 112.00 108.90 110.80 OIL 179.95 181.30 178.50 180.55 2.80 NATIONALUM 54.65 55.45 54.00 54.45 GSFC 102.20 105.30 102.20 104.40 OFSS 3450.00 3490.75 3435.60 3459.15 JKCEMENT 831.00 850.00 831.00 844.20 DMART 1490.00 1522.70 1483.00 1504.30 22.10 PVR 1544.95 1640.00 1544.95 1634.70 TORNTPOWER 256.30 260.35 255.10 256.80 SUNDRMFAST 527.00 530.35 518.10 526.75 CARBORUNIV 391.05 391.20 384.00 386.70 L&TFH 146.50 148.85 145.65 146.70 2.00 HUDCO 45.50 47.50 45.50 46.05 ADANITRANS 217.70 217.80 213.20 214.25 ITDC 301.30 303.70 290.25 293.70 WABCOINDIA 6330.00 6438.65 6310.30 6375.50 CADILAHC 333.30 342.80 333.30 336.35 3.50 KSCL 438.95 447.70 433.80 436.95 TORNTPHARM 1794.90 1855.50 1789.30 1845.60 COFFEEDAY 291.80 291.95 286.80 287.50 3MINDIA 24800.00 24897.00 24445.55 24467.10 SRTRANSFIN 1270.00 1285.00 1261.20 1272.50 13.05 GICHSGFIN 259.00 277.40 256.65 268.60 BAJAJELEC 506.00 510.00 497.20 507.55 FORBESCO 2494.40 2494.40 2310.05 2331.60 ASTERDM 153.20 156.90 153.20 154.25 COLPAL 1279.00 1303.20 1275.00 1285.50 13.15 TVSMOTOR 510.00 510.65 494.30 497.50 DCAL 212.00 218.70 204.20 206.75 KRBL 372.90 376.95 365.30 371.35 SHREECEM 18248.20 18248.20 17900.00 18006.55 GODREJCP 728.90 734.80 721.25 729.00 6.25 CANFINHOME 312.80 325.25 310.25 315.95 RCF 59.95 61.40 59.10 59.30 GMRINFRA 17.40 17.60 17.05 17.20 JSLHISAR 95.40 97.30 94.90 95.60 TIMKEN 586.00 595.00 585.00 586.80 HINDZINC 273.00 277.50 272.55 273.50 2.25 FORCEMOT 1834.00 1863.00 1773.00 1783.25 INDIGO 1300.00 1305.00 1264.80 1274.60 J&KBANK 46.80 47.00 45.90 46.35 TEJASNET 179.45 184.95 177.65 180.60 MONSANTO 2660.00 2660.00 2619.10 2653.80 OFSS 3463.90 3499.00 3432.75 3469.90 27.50 TITAN 1074.60 1096.25 1070.80 1083.30 STAR 446.00 453.10 442.25 446.05 BERGEPAINT 307.40 312.95 306.10 308.90 BOSCHLTD 19233.65 19422.55 19001.60 19068.00 GET&D 289.95 291.50 284.15 287.60 MCDOWELL-N 579.90 588.40 576.30 578.70 4.50 GODFRYPHLP 1032.50 1079.80 1020.65 1050.50 CADILAHC 332.60 342.95 332.60 336.35 RAYMOND 813.00 828.05 810.40 816.20 NH 224.00 224.95 214.60 216.15 SKFINDIA 1960.00 1980.00 1935.00 1957.50 NMDC 111.25 113.10 110.60 111.65 0.85 INFIBEAM 44.90 46.35 43.80 44.30 WELCORP 127.75 127.75 121.40 122.95 DCBBANK 201.85 204.00 199.15 200.20 GREENPLY 152.20 154.15 151.15 153.25 ECLERX 1113.00 1113.00 1091.50 1093.15 ICICIGI 987.00 996.90 973.05 987.00 7.35 BAJFINANCE 2815.00 2815.00 2745.00 2753.75 CENTURYTEX 885.00 907.55 881.00 902.05 SUVEN 269.75 270.00 258.00 261.00 PFIZER 3214.20 3247.40 3190.00 3217.55 TVTODAY 340.00 350.00 336.60 341.30 DABUR 448.00 454.70 444.70 445.35 3.05 WOCKPHARMA 443.70 450.20 434.40 438.55 CHOLAFIN 1374.95 1389.90 1344.50 1368.80 COCHINSHIP 387.00 397.00 381.50 389.65 SJVN 24.65 24.85 24.30 24.40 HONAUT 22185.75 22788.00 22185.75 22640.70 LUPIN 794.55 810.80 794.55 800.70 5.40 JAICORPLTD 110.30 115.25 109.95 112.75 ISEC 245.05 254.00 245.00 252.70 GODREJPROP 710.95 729.00 706.10 712.75 CENTRUM 35.65 36.10 34.50 35.15 UNITEDBNK 11.26 11.49 11.20 11.25 MARICO 351.40 353.00 348.55 349.95 2.15 GUJGAS 143.00 153.50 143.00 152.30 APOLLOHOSP 1208.50 1211.00 1137.05 1155.15 CHENNPETRO 263.75 268.65 261.50 262.80 JSL 43.50 44.00 42.70 42.95 IFBIND 936.20 950.00 923.20 938.40 IDEA 34.50 34.75 33.65 34.35 0.15 BPCL 387.00 394.40 384.35 389.95 LICHSGFIN 508.00 512.05 500.00 503.85 TRENT 343.15 363.80 339.05 359.45 TTKPRESTIG 9000.00 9255.00 9000.00 9122.75 GAYAPROJ 170.00 172.50 168.20 170.05 SHREECEM 18101.00 18216.95 17960.50 18005.00 29.95 SUNTV 623.90 625.80 614.10 618.40 GMDCLTD 92.00 94.25 91.05 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However, it was received Unionist Party (DUP), which deal or Brexit might not hap- to Britain’s EU divorce deal rec- Brexit was “clear and far-reach- “We want to get along well with caution by British MPs provides her government with pen at all,” Juncker said, issu- ommended that parliament ing”, hours before the British and we want an orderly exit by unsure of the legal ramifica- its majority in the House of ing a stark warning to Britain’s reject it in a vote on Tuesday. parliament was set to vote on it. Britain, and now it’s the task of tions, leaving Britain’s exit from Commons. MPs over the importance of the “In the light of our own “Today is an important the British parliament to reach the European Union (EU) still “MPs were clear that legal parliamentary vote in the UK legal analysis and others we do day,” Merkel said at a Berlin decisions, and we’ll be follow- precariously poised ahead of changes were needed to the on Tuesday. Ireland’s Indian- not recommend accepting the joint press conference with ing closely what happens today, the March 29 Brexit deadline. backstop. Today we have origin Prime Minister, Leo government’s motion today,” Belgian Prime Minister tomorrow and the day after in In a last-minute dash to the secured legal changes. Now is Varadkar, also stressed that Conservative MP Bill Cash Charles Michel. Britain.” Merkel added that European Parliament in the time to come together to the new agreements were an said on behalf of the group. “I think that the 27 mem- “it’s now up to the British par- Strasbourg, France, on Monday back this improved Brexit deal,”  +  (   )      “unambiguous statement” of They include one lawyer, ber states, represented by liament, so let’s wait and see”. night, May emerged alongside May said at a joint press con- both sides’ “good faith and six Conservative MPs plus (European Commission chief) Michel called the latest European Commission ference with Juncker. agreed to back up the with- which the UK could use to start intentions” even if they did not Nigel Dodds, deputy leader of Jean-Claude Juncker and (EU EU offer “an outstretched President Jean Claude-Juncker The EU said it had made drawal agreement struck in a “formal dispute” against the “undermine” the principle of the Northern Ireland’s chief negotiator) Michel hand” and voiced hope that to declare that the UK and EU significant concessions as two December last year – a joint EU if it tried to keep the UK the backstop or how it might Democratic Unionist Party Barnier, have again made clear British lawmakers would reach have agreed “legally binding” additional documents were legally binding instrument tied into the backstop indefi- come into force. 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L    M phone call on Monday, Bolton meaningful action against ter- Maduro as Washington mon- leader Juan Guaido, the nation- ly disappear” if “one day soci- “As a whole, the number of    said on a day when Foreign cide bomber of Pakistan-based rorist groups operating on its itors rapidly unfolding events in al assembly speaker who in late ety no longer needs it”. people in the education centres     Secretary Vijay Gokhale called Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) soil,” State Department Deputy the oil-rich but crippled South January declared himself to be Nearly one million Uighurs should be less and less, and if    on US Secretary of State Mike killed 40 CRPF personnel in Spokesperson Robert Palladino American nation supported by the interim leader. and other mostly Muslim one day society no longer   , Pompeo here and discussed the Kashmir’s Pulwama district on said. Pompeo affirmed that the Turkic minorities are being needs it, these education cen- need to bringing those respon- February 14. 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PTI er jailed in Tehran would not ministry spokesman Bahram make the situation “easier”, Ghasemi on Tuesday. state news agency IRNA “If it does not make the sit- reported. uation more complicated, Britain on Friday extended it will surely not make things the status to Nazanin Zaghari- easier.” 1 +5     31"  & 

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You can cal year and the growth rate is sus- Improve your general and highlight the skills you want to pected to become even better in the fol- is a discipline that focuses on plant and research space, defuse bombs, and current affairs knowledge: Most gain during the two-year MBA lowing years. soil sciences, helping agencies to look more unreasonable and risky tasks, it of the topics you’ll be asked to programme. Remote-controlled drones, pow- out for ways in which they can get bet- is imperative to have them on lands. speak about during your group Why are you drawn to this erful exposing cameras, and several ter and faster yields by sustainably opti- Not just the usual robots, but discussion will surround a cur- one else presents a fair point, you assure that you read as much as programme? other technologies used to control mising the farm. Working with busi- humanoid robots that can walk, talk, rent national or international sit- must agree with them. possible. 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  (&1'&/., model. The programme integrates evidence- he Former President of disruptive innovations and based practices from the fields of emotional   (&1'&/., and Head, Hindi GEC at Star -aspiring and experienced writ- TIndia, Pranab Mukherjee entrepreneurship. he Bihar Education Project Council resilience, positive psychology, social-emo- India, said: “Writing is at the ers. The shortlisted candidates, was the chief guest of the event, Pranab Mukherjee said: “A T(BEPC), Government of Bihar, and tional learning, and conflict resolution with he Star Network has heart of great television, which, selected after a rigorous selection held at Paintal Memorial successful business and an CorStone announced a next phase partner- adolescent health training to improve men- Tannounced the third edition to take the next big leap, needs program, will undergo training Golden Jubilee Auditorium, entrepreneur not only brings a ship that will benefit over 100,000 school- tal and physical well-being, school engage- of its bespoke Star Writers the best set of potentially great and an internship and will Vallabhbhai Patel Chest new product and concept in the children in the state of Bihar. ment, self-advocacy, social skills and rela- Programme, #TheWriteMove, writers. However, there exists an receive a monthly stipend Institute, North Campus market but improves all market Together, the BEPC and CorStone will tionships among youth. which represents a unique and immense training gap in India, throughout the course. University of Delhi. efficiency. I believe job creation work to expand CorStone’s Youth First and “The new Bihar is eager to progress.We perhaps most significant oppor- and hence the Star Writers Successful completion of the Dr Kavita Sharma, Head and growth of economy must Girls First resilience programmes across assure all possible support to CorStone for tunity in India for aspiring writ- Program is our attempt to iden- program will be followed by a and Dean, Department of go hand in hand, otherwise Government middle schools and Kasturba undertaking these resilience programmes, and ers alike to make a career in cre- tify the next set of truly talent- two-year writing contract with Commerce, DU, DK Aggarwal, democratic dividend will not be Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in all nine also for scaling up this programme to include ative writing for television. ed writers and arm them with the Star. Senior Vice President, PHDC- able to provide job to our divisions of the state over the next three years. more schools when required. Considering the They will be trained and art and craft of television screen- Alumni writers from the CI, Ajay Shankar, Former needy unemployed youth. We CorStone’s Youth First and Girls First pro- excellent work they have done in the past six nurtured to become the future writing.” Star Writers Program have been Secretary, DIPP and Ramanan need to encourage our young grammes center around a unique compre- years, the Government of Bihar is ready to storytellers for television in India Star Writers Program is a part of the writers’ rooms for Ramanathan, Mission Director, entrepreneurs to come up with hensive resilience and adolescent health support CorStone in their mission,” says by some of the best experts, seven-month, full-time course shows like Kaal Bhairav, Nimki Atal Innovation Mission, Niti their disruptive innovations to training curriculum delivered through an Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma, State under the aegis of Star India. and internship in television Mukhiya and Nazar from the Aayog were also present and solve the problem of unem- innovative teacher-facilitated peer group Education Minister, Government of Bihar. Gaurav Banerjee, President, screenwriting, and open to both Star Network. shared their insights on role of ployment. # &#%! $#( )#%*+,-.*/   5/ 3"))" 3!           C    ) /6&( '8! 0 ..-8 $-8.$-8. haratNet, Bharat Broadband Network Limited,was set up by Bthe under Telecom Department for the establishment, management and operation of National Optical Fibre Network to provide a minimum of 100 Mbps broadband connectivity 6-.B-.86-.B-.8 to each of the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country cov- ering nearly 6,25,000 villages. Three prominent Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), namely BSNL, RailTel, and ')*$1)-:')*$1)-: Power Gridare executing the project in Phase 1 for 1,00,000 GPs. Phase BharatNet is being implemented by 2, with public-private partnership, is Tamil Nadu Fibre Net Corporation. scheduled to be completed by Mar Kerala and Kerala State’s IT 2019.Telecom majors Reliance Jio, Missionhas achieved the unique sta- Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and tus of becoming country's first digi- '8!-8.5.-.               Vodafone are providing services in tal state by linking all villages with Phase 2. high-speed broadband networks         The Common Service Centre under BharatNet. (CSC)/Digital Seva Kendras Project Telecom Sector Skill Council envisions that IT-enabled Government (TSSC) is an industry-led apex body ublic policies would decide this clearer. An organisation was Understanding the real beneficia- meeting were men. Let’s ask the services should be affordable and set up under the aegis of National whether India would become involved in designing an education ries and their actual life-world, not women then. The women came up available to the common man in the Skills Development Corporation Pa 10 trillion-dollar economy scheme in a State. The goal was set generalised abstractions, is crucial with the suggestion that keep rural areas. BharatNet will provide the (NSDC) to map the skill gaps and cre- by 2030. Public policies would by the Minister and the education for getting policy design and latrines public and do not provide requisite impetus to improved service ate a human resource pool of the right decide whether the farmers’ dis- secretary. We worked out a scheme implementation right. One exam- that facility in each apartment. It delivery (e-gram panchayat services, size and quality for the Telecom tress would continue or not. Public to achieve it. The department ple will illustrate this succinctly. is unlikely that those who would e-governance, e-education, e-health, e- Sector. The TSSC is committed to policies would decide whether fixed a date for a Press Conference A slum rehabilitation project pay high sums to buy these flats medicine, e-agriculture and e-citizen). developing world-class skilled man- the youngest population in the to announce the scheme. It was in a metro city promised one would be willing to use public toi- Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet power for the Telecom industry. world would have the skills and suggested that this is a unique apartment to each slum-dwelling lets. The women had higher stake Limited (APSFL) is in the process of The TSSC’s job roles are aligned education to deliver the demo- scheme and there is no experience family. The Government and than men in living in a decent flat; creating a robust high-speed optical with the National Skill Qualification graphic dividend. Public policies of how it would work on the &8F &(&8&' NGOs were concerned about the a majority of men were probably fibre infrastructure leveraging the Framework. It has over 45 job roles are the lever for large-scale social ground. At the least, we should real possibility of slum dwellers happier in en-cashing the flats. existing assets of the electricity trans- covering all the four telecom segments and economic change. invite district education officers '&,6(,(<08"-/ selling the flats and re-occupy- Understanding and con- mission/distribution companies like — Network Management, Passive What would decide whether and get their feedback on the !0/, 9&' -,0( ing land somewhere else in the sulting real beneficiaries electric poles/substations and an Infrastructure, Handset and Service we would have the right public scheme and possible challenges of city. The top-down approach make or break a poli- underground fibre network in the sec- Provider Industry. One of the recent- policies for the country? One implementation before the 10 /' is to put a ban on re-sale of cy. ond phase. 24,000 kms of cable has ly introduced job roles — Grass Root most critical factor would be pub- announcement. The department 8&=0/ ,0(,& flats for certain number of How do we ensure already been laid and another 70,000 Telecom Provider — is an essential lic policy education; how we train fortunately agreed but comment- years. However, the State that the line officials kms would be laid in the coming years. skill required at the village and GP and prepare our public policy ed that this kind of consultation !0/, 9"- ,(6- capacity to enforce such and the real benefi- Karnataka Government is setting level at isolatedareas of the country professionals. Today there is very with line officials has never been 1&//-!0/, 9 a ban is almost non- ciaries are involved up over 6,000 CSCs in GPs across that would actually herald the rural little formal public policy educa- done before. The people who are existent. After much in the design and Karnataka facilitating smooth delivery telecom revolution. tion in India. So, we need more policy’s eyes and ears on the !8- , &'&,6( deliberation and implementation of of G2C and B2C services in rural area. The Network and Network professional policy education. And ground are hardly ever involved in .,( ,(6.0 /' debate, a brilliant idea policies? There are With a special focus on students, the Operations Centre, Points of Presence it would not suffice to just borrow designing the policy. came upon the table — let’s ask many ways to achieve this but in Government has enteredinto an (PsoP) are operated and maintained the policy education models from Similarly, in designing policy, $&0(&0<.& &9 slum dwellers. It is rather inter- the context of policy education, a agreement with BSNL to provide free by professionals in network engi- abroad. We need to develop our the beneficiaries remain rather !,//-80< esting how consulting the benefi- systemic learning of design think- internet services in rural areas. neering. The Network, Multi-Service own models and contextualise abstract entities — the poor, social- ciaries is usually a last resort. A ing would go a long way. Including Telangana Government is in the Operators and last mile connectivity policy education for India. All ly and economically marginalised !0/, 9&' -,0( community meeting was organised design thinking and user-cen- process of setting up optical fibre con- operators also need skilled personnel these need revolutionary changes type of general images capture the and well-trained facilitators con- tered design in formal policy edu- nectivity across 72 urban locations in to bring about the required efficien- in the existing education models. beneficiaries in the minds of pol- ,(,(',- ducted the meeting. The solution cation would revolutionise policy the State. The project known as T- cy. The TSSC recognised the urgent There is need to highlight icy makers. There is no detailed that came out was very similar- making as well as policy practice. Fibre is proposed to be laid in sepa- need to skill personnel who will have just one such change that needs profile or concrete understanding make it illegal to sale and put heavy Design thinking should be one of rate ducts alongsidethe Govt’s drink- the knowledge to operate, trou- deeper reflection and pathways for of beneficiaries, and often the penalty on those who do to make the key pillars of policy education ing water pipeline project. In the sec- bleshoot and carry out preventive implementation. The current pol- beneficiaries are not all alike, they an example of them. in India. ond phase, 6,650 GPs would be maintenance of technical equipment icy making is largely a top-down are from diverse geographical and Someone realised that most of       equipped with high-speed Internet. at the GPs. exercise. An example would make socio-economic backgrounds. the people in the community    & 7   (      Similarly, in Tamil Nadu,   45& ((

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# ■ "-'8,' the club, about what we can do." inedine Zidane said he   =   (   R never had any doubts Immensely popular with about returning to Real most of the players, Zidane's Madrid after he replaced appointment will almost cer- the sacked Santiago tainly lift morale in the dress-     ZSolari as coach on Monday. ing room, following a week in "When the president called which Sergio Ramos has argued me the first thing I thought was: with the club's president # ■ "-'8,' go," Zidane said at a press confer- Florentino Perez and been ence at the Santiago Bernabeu. "I involved in a spat with Marcelo. inedine Zidane has returned as Real Madrid boss, could not say no, I never had any Gareth Bale was one of the just over nine months after walking out on the club doubts about going back." few to suffer during Zidane's Zfollowing a third consecutive Champions League tri- Zidane has been given a con- previous spell in charge, with umph. tract until June 2022, just nine the pair barely on speaking Here, a look at managers who returned to their for- months after he resigned at the end terms in the run-up to the mer clubs: of last season, having led Madrid Champions League final. to an historic third consecutive M,'0(01-( Bale's future now appears in Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) Champions League triumph. 0<086&1.- serious doubt unless their rela- (2016-18, 2019—) Solari's dismissal was expected 1&10($ , tionship can be quickly Zidane enjoyed a remarkable start to top level man- after three consecutive home -/0'0(0 repaired. agement after being appointed in 2016, steering the club defeats — to Barcelona, twice, and Instead it was Ronaldo that for whom he starred as a player between 2001 and 2006 Ajax — deemed Madrid's season <086&-//.& departed and Zidane now takes to an unprecedented three successive Champions Leagues. all-but over before the middle of .,(61&',' over a team missing the He also guided Madrid to a league crown at the March. $-'/9/-9&-8 Portuguese's goals and in need Bernabeu in 2017 but a year later the Frenchman quit just But Zidane coming back, with 1&/0,(.& of reform. days after the club claimed a record-extending 13th only 11 games left in La Liga and /&-6 &-(' !) On the possibility of European title. Now he returns to replace Santiago Solari, almost nothing to play for, is a sur- Ronaldo following him back to who was sacked after a disastrous week that saw Real prise, particularly after he left on 1&10(.& Madrid, Zidane said: "That is knocked out of the Champions League and suffer league the incredible high of yet another .-"!,0( not the issue for today. We have and cup defeats to Barcelona. European triumph. /&-6 &)<,(&)$  11 games to play, then we will "I left because a change was , (011.&8&, see. We all know Cristiano, his Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich) (1987-1991, 2009, 2011-2013, needed at the end of last season, for -"1&1,// history at this club is one of the the good of everyone, after winning best. But today is not for talk- 2017-2018) so much," Zidane said. .-(6&.,(6) ing about these things." Heynckes has won four Bundesliga "I returned because the presi- <08 8&)<08 Despite Madrid's domi- titles as Bayern coach — the first in dent called me. I love him and I .&9&-80 nance in the Champions 1989 and the most recent just last year. love this club, so here I am." 0"&$ (01, League, there is ground to He left for a third time after seal- Zidane inherits a squad that (0-$0 .- make up in La Liga, where ing an incredible 2013 treble of has evolved even in the short time Barcelona are on course to seal Champions League, Bundesliga and he has been away, with Cristiano K .&,"!08-( their eighth league title in 11 German Cup titles, and returned to lead Ronaldo gone and the likes of .,(6,,-" years. Bayern out of a crisis in 2017 when Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Junior $- 1&1,// Madrid sit 12 points adrift Carlo Ancelotti was sacked. and Sergio Reguilon all enjoying of them in the table despite a 4- .-=&,"&0 Marcello Lippi (Juventus) greater prominence this season. -/ 1,..& 1 victory over Real Valladolid The challenge will be for on Sunday, which proved to be (1994-1999, 2001-2004) Zidane to oversee a period of !8&,'&()1,. Solari's final game in charge. Lippi won three Serie A titles and only the second change in the summer, when older .& / $)-$0  Familiar problems, includ- Champions League crown in Juventus' history in the 1990s, players could be replaced and 1.-1& -('0N ing a lack of goals and a leaky before leaving to join their great rivals Inter Milan. younger talents brought through. defence, resurfaced in February But it did not take long for him to return after being "I do not want to forget what as a defeat at home to Girona sacked by Inter, as he replaced Carlo Ancelotti in Turin, we won but I also do not forget all was quickly followed by losses going on to take Juve to another Champions League final the things we did badly last year," to Barcelona in the league and in 2003, where they lost on penalties to AC Milan. Zidane said. cup, and humiliation by Ajax in "We lost in the league and cup, the last 16 of the Champions Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool) we won the Champions League, League. (1985-1991, 2011-2012) fine, but I know where I am. "I do not blame anybody," 'King Kenny' became man- "We will change things, for Zidane added. "(Julen) ager for a second time at sure, for the years to come. But now Lopetegui and Solari wanted to Anfield in 2011, two decades is not about that — the important do the best for the club. It went after an emotional resigna- thing is I am back. We will have how it went. The only thing tion following the time to talk with the president, with A  A     >4:  )    !  )  6/0 *   now is to look forward." Hillsborough disaster brought the end to his first, trophy-laden stint. Dalglish led the Reds to the 2012 League Cup, which task is to "lift a team that are living remains their only trophy since 2006, but left at the end #  "-'8,' their darkest hours." of the 2011-2012 season after a disappointing eighth-placed QA $  *" R The Spanish media quickly start- league finish. panish media on Tuesday hailed ed speculating which players Zidane Zinedine Zidane's surprising wanted to keep, which ones might be Matt Busby (Manchester United) Srestoration as Real Madrid coach    J      on the way out and who he might ask (1945-1969, 1970-71) as the "return of the hero" and said Perez to buy. Busby was one of the game's greatest ever managers, the "saviour" was also the "last shot" AS said Zidane had been having survived the tragic Munich air disaster in 1958 that of the struggling European champi- promised "three superstar signings." decimated his much-loved 'Busby Babes' side to help ons. ed Zidane as saying: "I could not from the departure of Marca wrote that "the squad United become the first English winners of the European Real president Florentino Perez not say no." Zidane last summer but the will play for their future," adding that Cup 10 years later. "had pulled from his hat a rabbit "The incoming boss has sale of Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos, who He retired the following season, but briefly returned called Zinedine Zidane," wrote also been assured that he will "(Zidane) worked won- had criticised Zidane, might be in to the Old Trafford dugout after the sacking of Wilf Barcelona daily Mundo Deportivo. be fully in charge of every ders in his first stint with 'Los trouble and asked readers who was McGuinness. Another Barcelona-based daily, aspect of the running of the Blancos' and now, 284 days the biggest loser, with a list that Sport, said "Zizou" is "the saviour" team, including signings," later he is back where it all included Ceballos, Gareth Bale and Fabio Capello (Real Madrid) who is also Real's "last shot to survive wrote AS, pointing out that started for him back in 2001 newly added goalkeeper Thibaut (1996-1997, 2006-2007) their crisis." this was "unprecedented and everyone connected with Courtois. Capello led Real to the Spanish In Madrid, sports daily Marca power" for a Real Madrid the club will be hoping that Sport reported that when asked title in his first season in charge, and wrote: "He is back and his priority is coach. his second spell in charge will if he wanted Kylian Mbappe or signed key players such as Clarence to rescue and revitalise a struggling "Zinedine Zidane's be just as fruitful as his first," Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, Seedorf and Roberto Carlos, only to squad that has been on a downward return as Real Madrid coach wrote Marca. Perez laughed and said: "Zidane is be sacked. spiral ever since his departure on banishes the spectre of Jose French so he could do something He returned to the Spanish cap- May 31, 2018." Mourinho, who a jittery O/   ; with Mbappe." ital 10 years later and helped Real "Zidane was the standout Florentino Perez had been News of Real's coup and Sport listed Mbappe as one of the end a four-year wait for a major title favourite for Florentino Perez and the toying with bringing back," photos of Zidane also cov- four top targets. The other three are as he won La Liga in 2007, but was Real Madrid president was willing to wrote Alfredo Rebeno in AS, ered the front pages of gen- Eden Hazard of Chelsea, who they sacked again just weeks later do whatever it took to get him back adding that Zidane "brings a eral newspapers in Spain. said Real had already agreed a firm on side," continued Marca. crucial measure of peace to "Zidane is back at Real option on, Paul Pogba of Manchester Leonardo Jardim (Monaco) "It seems it only required two the Bernabeu." Madrid with carte blanche to United and Sadio Mane of Liverpool. (2014-2018, 2019-) conversations to twist his arm." Rebeno also said the renew the squad," wrote El Christian Eriksen of Tottenham was Jardim led Monaco to the 2017 French title and despite AS, a Madrid-based paper, quot- problems at Real stemmed Pais saying the Frenchman's another name cited by some papers. losing a host of key players, took his side to second place last season. He was then dumped and replaced by Thierry Henry after a dreadful start to the current campaign. However he returned just three months later to replace Henry, who was sacked in January after a dreadful run        ' <    of results. # ■ 1&//,(60( Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) # ■ 1&//,(60( "The batters need a lot of credit for (2004-2007, 2013-2015) njured Kane Williamson could sit the way they put us in such a strong out the third Test against hort-ball specialist Neil Wagner position yesterday that we only need- IBangladesh beginning on Saturday engineered an innings victory ed to bat once. I think that was the in Christchurch and might have to Sover Bangladesh in what New backbone of another Test win for us." delay his departure for the Indian Zealand called "an ideal two days" in Of the 20 Bangladesh wickets to Premier League (IPL), New Zealand the rain-shortened second Test to fall, Wagner took nine, including five said on Tuesday. wrap up the series with a game to for 45 in the second innings. Captain Williamson suffered a spare. Bangladesh resumed on Tuesday shoulder injury while fielding in After the first two days were at 80 for three. Bangladesh's first innings of the sec- washed out, the match finished in the They advanced to 112 before ond Test in Wellington. first session of the final day in Trent Boult removed Soumya Sarkar Coach Gary Stead said scans had Wellington as New Zealand complet- for 28 and Wagner made sure the detected a tear to Williamson's left ed a fifth consecutive series win for the remaining wickets fell quickly. pectoral minor muscle in his shoulder. first time. Only captain Mahmudullah Riyad Mourinho won major titles in all three seasons of his "There's obviously irritation and In the face of Wagner's relentless and Mohammed Mithun, who scored first spell at Chelsea, and returned in 2013 amid great fan- a wee bit of bleeding, it's not a major bouncer barrage, Bangladesh were all 67 and 47 respectively, offered serious fare, declaring himself "the happy one". injury," Stead said. out for 209 to give New Zealand vic- resistance. He won the Premier League title in his second sea- "We're hopeful that he will recov- chance of risk then we're likely to pull tory by an innings and 12 runs to go "We didn't commit and back our- son back, but was sacked a second time after a catastroph- er quickly, and the thing for us is to him from that game." with their innings and 52-run win in selves," said Mahmudullah, adding ic start to the Blues' title defence in 2015. make sure he doesn't aggravate it any Williamson is due to fly to India the first Test. they had discussed "the Wagner fac- more. He will come to Christchurch after the Bangladesh series to join up "It was an ideal two days," said tor" before arriving in New Zealand Claudio Ranieri (Roma) and we will make an assessment there with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Tim Southee, who took over the and he believed his batsmen "have the (2009-2011, 2019-) on whether he plays." money-spinning Twenty20 IPL. New Zealand captain's armband after skill level" to handle the short-ball tac- Feted for his 2016 Premier League title win with Leicester With the series already won, Stead "If things progress as we hope, Kane Williamson left for treatment to tic. City, on Friday Claudio Ranieri returned to his hometown said New Zealand would take a "safe- then still going to the IPL shouldn't be an injured shoulder. "We were handling him well but team Roma, where in 2010 he almost pipped Jose ty first" approach, particularly with this a problem to him," said Stead. "With the amount of time that was then we gave it away. We have to bat Mourinho's treble-winning Inter to the Serie A title. year's World Cup on the horizon. "But he's also aware that if he's not lost through rain, a lot of people with more guts for longer periods. A Roma were top of the league at half-time on the final "No player wants to give up their quite 100 per cent, then we will thought it was going to be tough to number of our batsmen are playing day of the season but fell short after Inter won at Siena, before spot in the Test team. But I think it's potentially hold him back as well and win a Test inside three days but we half-hearted shots, or we are not losing the Coppa Italia final to Mourinho's outfit. He resigned safe to say that we will probably err on make sure that he is right before he knew there was always going to be a committed. We are in two minds in February the following year amid a poor run of results. the conservative side, and if there's any goes on that plane." little bit of assistance in the wicket. whether to play a shot or not.”