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,-.,&/+ opt other members of the Chairman of the mediation Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, now panel, if so required,” it said. panel may also inform the reg- represented by Prime Minister three-member panel head- The Bench, also comprising istry of this court any difficul- "3) Narendra Modi, continues, the Aed by former apex court Justices SA Bobde, DY ties that the panel may face in ) screening committee of the judge Fakkir Mohamed Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan carrying out the task assigned 5 ! AICC has shortlisted candi- Ibrahim Kalifulla and consist- and S Abdul Nazeer, was told to it by the present order and + dates like Begum Nur Bano and ing of spiritual guru Sri Sri earlier by Hindu bodies, except also to inform of any require- $$6 Sanjay Kapur), rebel BJP MP Ravishankar and senior advo- for Nirmohi Akhara, and the ment to facilitate the mediation $ Savitri Bai Phule who joined cate Sriram Panchu, a Uttar Pradesh Government parties in the civil appeal in the and to conclude the same at the # " Congress last week, and Zafar renowned mediator, will try to that they oppose the court’s title case and all interveners are earliest,” the Bench said. Alo Naqvi and Naeem Sidiqqi. find a negotiated settlement of suggestion for mediation. The allowed to present their views The top court fixed the seat " " ,-.,&/+ “The party intends to field the Ayodhya’s Ram Muslim bodies supported the before the mediation panel. for mediation process in ) a large number of Muslim can- Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid proposal. The top court directed that Faizabad of Uttar Pradesh, L M day after the Congress didates and those belonging to land dispute case. “Considering the provi- the mediation proceedings around 7 km from Ayodhya, + Aannounced its list of 11 the SC keeping in mind the The Supreme Court sions of the CPC (Civil should be conducted with and said that the adequate candidates, the party is set to caste and religion equation in referred the sensitive dispute Procedure Code)..., we do not “utmost confidentiality” for arrangements, including the " come out with a second list and the crucial Hindi heartland,” for mediation to this panel and find any legal impediment in ensuring its success and the venue of the mediation, place hopes that its resolution to play explained the leader. asked it to submit the progress making a reference to media- views expressed by any of the of stay of the mediators, their on “front foot” will force the Another senior leader in report within four weeks and tion for a possible settlement of parties including the mediators security, travel should be forth- “The panel of mediators is Samajwadi Party and the BSP the party said announcement of final report in eight weeks. the dispute(s) arising out of the should be kept confidential with arranged by the State requested to ensure completion to reopen negotiation with the Sonia Gandhi candidature Rahul Gandhi from his home The mediation will be held appeals. Whether the said pro- and not be revealed to any Government so that proceed- of the process during the peri- grand old party. showed that she play a vital role turf Amethi. at Faizabad and proceedings visions of the CPC would apply other person. “We are of the ings could commence imme- od of the interregnum indicat- “The SP and the Congress before and after elections. “Her Sonia’s re-nomination from would be held “in camera”. The in the event parties arrive at a further opinion that while the diately. It also directed that the ed above and send a report of performed equally bad in 2014 equation with senior leaders of Rae Bareli has also scotched five-judge Constitution Bench settlement/compromise in the mediation proceedings are mediation proceedings be held the progress of the mediation Lok Sabha polls and the 2017 several parties cannot be rumours about she is making headed by Chief Justice Ranjan mediation proceedings is a being carried out, there ought in camera as per the norms to this court within four weeks Assembly polls. But Mayawati underestimated as she also way for daughter Priyanka Gogoi said it does not find any matter left open to be decided not to be any reporting of the applicable to conduct the medi- of the commencement of the drew a big zero in last LS polls played key role in creating Gandhi Vadra at this family “legal impediment” to make a at the appropriate stage,” the said proceedings either in the ation proceedings. process,” it said. and still she is creating road- counter narrative to defeat the bastion. reference to mediation for set- Bench said. print or in the electronic block in the formation of a for- Shining India campaign of Atal The leaders say it would tlement of the dispute. Interestingly, all the three media,” the Bench said. midable grand alliance. If we Bihari Vajpayee in 2014 polls,” also ensure that the family’s “We, therefore, order members in the mediation However, it refrained from " ! all have the common intentions said the leader. youngest entrant into the polit- accordingly, and having taken team hail from Tamil Nadu. passing any specific restraint to take on the BJP, then the SP Ending all speculation, ical scene can dedicate her note of the names suggested by Justice Kalifulla hails from order at this stage and instead and the BSP are commiting a Congress on Thursday energy on poll campaign across the parties, we are of the view Karaikudi in Sivaganga district empowered the mediators to hara-kiri by excluding the announced UPA chairperson the state and in other places that the following panel of while Ravi Shankar was born in pass necessary orders in writ- # # Congress from the alliance,” Sonia Gandhi to contest from rather than limiting it to just mediators should be appoint- Papanasam near Kumbakonam ing, if so required, to restrain said a top Congress leader Rae Bareilly and party chief one seat. ed to go into the dispute with in Thanjavur district and publication of the details of the ,-.,&/+ welcomed the setting up of a looking into the affairs of UP liberty to the mediators to co- Panchu is Chennai-based. All mediation proceedings. “The panel of mediators, but said it and helping newly-appointed ajority of political and would have been better had a general secretaries Priyanka Mreligious leaders have Hindu judge, connected with Gandhi and Jyotiraditya # welcomed the SC order for the case, been included in it. He Scindia. mediation in the Ayodhya dis- added that besides the media- The second list might pute. tion efforts, the court hearing include names like UP State Q R# However, some leaders in the matter should also go on Congress chief Raj Babbar !! ,-.,&/+ The existing night charge is 25 from Muslim community and simultaneously so as to see that from Muradabad and former &01 2- Incidentally, the Congress had per cent extra fare between 11 Left parties disapproved of the the case does not get pro- Union Minister Sriprakash on Thursday announced he Delhi Government on pm and 5 am. presence of spiritual leader Sri longed further if the litigants Jaiswal from Kanpur. he Samajwadi Party has Saleem Iqbal Shervani as its TFriday hiked the auto-rick- The revised charges will Sri Ravi Shankar on the medi- are not satisfied. A senior party leader said Tdecided to field party candidate from Badaun. shaw fare by 18.75 per cent in come into effect after the ation panel. In reference to Sri Sri, the Congress is still hopeful founder Mulayam Singh Yadav The list was signed by SP the national Capital. Transport Department’s noti- A number of senior AIMIM chief Asaduddin that sanity would prevail and from its stronghold Mainpuri. general secretary Ram Gopal The Delhi Cabinet fication, Gahlot said. BJP leaders made it clear Owaisi said he should act in an the Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati The SP released its first list Yadav. The party left Mainpuri, approved recommendations of Gahlot said fare revision is that building Ram temple at “unbiased” manner. combine may include the of nine candidates for the described as its “safest” seat, for a fare revision committee to not a reserved subject and the disputed site in Ayodhya “It would have been better Congress as part of the Lok Sabha polls in UP on Mulayam Yadav, who is the hike auto-rickshaw tariff by per hour to 45 per hour. there is no need for the is the only way out of the had the Supreme Court Mahagathbandhan. Friday. MP from Azamgarh right now. 1.50 per kilometre, from However, there is a change in approval of Lieutenant impasse. appointed a neutral person. Party sources said senior Dimple Yadav, wife of Mulayam represented 8/km to 9.50/km. the waiting hours. The com- Governor Anil Baijal. Union Minister Uma One of the members of the leader Sanjay Sinh may be party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha in The meter-down charge of mittee has been scrapped the The order has been wel- Bharti said one has to panel had threatened Muslims fielded from Sultanpur, would contest from Kannauj, 1996, 2004 and 2009. 25 for first two kilometres has minimum limit of 15 minutes comed by auto union members respect the SC order but assert- that India would become Syria Akhilesh Pratap Singh from where she is the sitting MP. In the 2014 general elec- also been raised to 25 for first when the vehicle is complete- but many among them have ed that she stands for building and I hope that he keeps those Deoria and Ashok Singh from The SP has decided to tion, the SP patriarch had 1.5 kilometre, said Transport ly stuck in traffic or moving asked the Government to the Ram temple at the disput- thoughts out of his mind while Etawah, considered a strong- field MPs Dharmendra Yadav contested from Azamgarh and Minister Kailash Gahlot. extremely slow. remove the system of compul- ed site in Ayodhya and a being on the mediation panel. hold of the SP. and Akshay Yadav from the Mainpuri and won both. In The waiting charge has The night and luggage sory GPS for auto-rickshaw as mosque can be built outside its We welcome the decision,” he While the search of a for- current seats of Badaun and Mainpuri, his victory margin also been increased from 30 charges will remain the same. it is open vehicle. vicinity. told reporters. midable candidate for the Firozabad respectively. was a massive 3.64-lakh votes. The All India Muslim BJP MP Subramanian Personal Law Board (AIM- Swamy, who is also a filed peti- '() #* +( PLB) welcomed the SC order, tion on fundamental right to saying it would be most befit- pray at Ram Mandir P ting that the matter is resolved stressed that the construction Q R through negotiations. of Ram temple is non-nego- “It would be most befit- tiable. !! ,-.,&/+ “routine survey” on a tip-off ting,” AIMPLB general secre- “There is no question of about some cash changing tary Maulana Wali Rehmani not building a temple where we n Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hands. told media. believe Lord Ram was born,” he ! AMLA has been detained by A survey procedure entails Mahant Ram Das of the said adding that he will present " Income Tax Department I-T officials visiting only the Nirmohi Akhara, one of the his views before the mediation ! sleuths for questioning after business premises of an main litigants in the case, too panel. their team surveying a builder assessee and not their residen- here on Friday found over 2 tial or other locations. crore cash allegedly “linked” to Balyan and few other peo- # the legislator and his associates, ple were found at the spot and $ %&' officials said. intercepted by the tax team at $ % They said Uttam Nagar the Dwarka office of the MLA Naresh Balyan, a prop- builder and they were refrained ! erty dealer, and 2 others are from leaving the premises as being questioned by the tax the cash amount of over 2 & L ) ) M! officials in Dwarka to ascertain crore was recovered from the if the recovered cash was “ille- premise. # ! ! gal and unaccounted.” After the recovery of “Balyan has been detained the cash, the department has %-&+26 Joshi are taking part in the " # for questioning after it emerged “converted” its limited action meeting, which will also dis- " ) that the recovered cash had of survey into a full-fledged he RSS here on Friday laud- cuss the Sabrimala temple purported links with him. The ‘search and raid operation’ Ted the Indian Air Force issue, he said. Vaidya said the # tax officials are questioning the and few more premises of the (IAF) for hitting terror launch Kerala Government is working ) MLA and others present with people linked in the case are pads in Pakistan and also against the spirit of Supreme him about the source of the being covered now, the official praised the Government for Court ruling on the shrine by + ) money,” a senior official said. said. taking the decision. A resolu- playing with the faith of !# The incident took place He said that tax sleuths tion to this effect was passed on Hindus and forcing entry of shortly after 1 PM when an I- were told that the cash pertains day one of the three-day meet- women who are not Hindus in L M T team reached the office of a to some property deal even as ing of the Akhil Bhartiya the temple. + + ! real estate dealer to conduct a further details are awaited. Pratinidhi Sabha, RSS' highest On the Ram temple issue, policy-making body, which he said all those associated with began here on Friday. the matter are putting their While talking to media views in the Supreme Court. persons, RSS joint general sec- "We have full faith in the judi- retary Manmohan Vaidya told cial system and hope the all that the meeting passed an obstacles will be cleared and the 'abhinandan prastav' lauding temple constructed," Vaidya OP the IAF for the air strike and added. also praised the Government He further said no separate ,-.,&/+ Congress president Rahul Arun Shourie and for this decision. discussion will take place in the Gandhi targeting Prashant Bhushant, "The government has taken meeting on the ensuing Lok ttorney General KK the Government over stealing seeking from the court a review the right decision to deal with Sabha elections, adding the AVenugopal on of such sensitive papers and of its verdict dismissing the anti-national forces and RSS believes that maximum Friday claimed the Rafale seeking a criminal investiga- pleas for a probe into against Indians should also remain number of people should vote. documents were not stolen tion. the Rafale deal, had cautious of such elements," he Participants at the three-day from the Defence Ministry “I am told that the annexed three documents said. meet will share their ideas and and that what he meant in his Opposition has alleged what which were photocopies of the Deep sorrow was expressed experience on issues like social submission before the Supreme was argued (in SC) was that original. in the meeting over the harmony, environment con- Court was that petitioners in files had been stolen from the Official sources said the Pulwama and other terror servation, saving water, reduc- the application used “photo- Defence Ministry. AG’s use of word stolen was attacks that killed armed forces ing use of plastic and tree copies of the original” papers, This is wholly probably “stronger” and could personnel, he said, adding that plantation, Vaidya said. deemed secret by the incorrect. The statement that have been avoided. India's sahishnuta (tolerance) The number of RSS Government. files have been stolen is whol- The Government had should not be treated as its 'shakhas' (branches/units) His comments in the ly incorrect,” he told PTI, in an also warned The Hindu news- weakness. increased this year, compared apex court on Wednesday apparent damage-control exer- papers with a case under Around 1,400 members of to last year, he said. In 2018, that Rafale fighter jet deal cise. Official Secrets Act for pub- the Pratinidhi Sabha including there were 58,967 shakhas and documents were stolen Venugopal said the appli- lishing articles based on these RSS head, Mohan Bhagwat the number now is 59,266, he caused a political row, with cation filed by Yashwant Sinha, documents. and Sarkaryavaha Bhaiyaji said. ( ) * +, -./+
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!! 8/2#& in every field. She further said to women n the occasion of of the settlement that if we have !! 8/2#& -2 , 6"+$"$ police headquarters. OInternational Women's to stay healthy then the envi- DGP Singh said that for day by SBI Ladies Club, a san- ronment around us should omen are the biggest .<206 &+$"$ women to fell free and talk itary napkin vending machine also be clean because many dis- Wblessing of God and -,6,,$#,1+&&9 openly with police to share has been installed at eases in our body are only due therefore discrimination with their problems women's facil- Anganwadi centre located in to unhygienic environment. women is the biggest injustice. /2 206,.2 ity room in all police stations Bhadbhada area under For this, he encouraged the use Thankfully, more women are across the state would be estab- Integrated Child Development of sanitary napkins through the coming in the Madhya Pradesh "/+$211$+2 lished and work has been ini- Project Banganga for the pur- vending machine and encour- Police than other departments. tiated with the reeleas of Rs. 40 pose of playing an active role in aging them to make the max- Police is always ready for the ored on this occasion. He said crore for construction of the cleanliness drive of the imum use of it. cooperation, respect and secu- that in the efforts of women women's facility room in 676 country. She also said that with the rity of women, said Madhya empowerment, the women police stations. The said machine was pre- help of many institutions and Pradesh DGP VK Singh while journalists are also playing an The training of self-defense sented to Parveen Sultan, NGOs working with SBI Ladies addressing programme to important role. is also been given by the police Anganwadi worker, by Veenus Club for the various needy honor women held in the Additional Director and to extend support Women Arora, President of SBI Ladies sections of society. Efforts have Police Headquarters on the General of Police Crime, Rajiv Desk has been established at Club. Addressing this graceful been made to raise awareness occasion of International Tandon, Additional Director State Police Headquarters. The ceremony Mrs. Veenus Arora, of education, employment and Women's Day. General of Police, Kailash law is current scenario fully President, Ladies Club, gave a cleanliness. DGP Singh congratulated Makwana, Additional Director suits to women. lot of wishes to International On this occasion, a large women who have dedicated General of Police, Anvesh Additional Director Women's Day, emphasizing number of women including themselves on women empow- Mangalam and Police Inspector General of Police, Anvisham the strength of women to rec- Anganwadi workers along with erment and were present at the General of Police. Meenakshi Mangalam said that keeping ognize their power. other members of the women programme on the Sharma were present in the the women's security in mind, Today, the woman is strug- club, including Venus Arora, International Women's Day. program along with other 10 thousand CCTV cameras gling despite the adverse cir- Additional Vice President, Women artists and jour- senior officers and staff of the have been installed across the cumstances and achieving suc- Sangeeta Shukla were also nalists were especially hon- senior police officers and state state. cess by registering her presence present. ) * * N1 ',- ).
!! 8/2#& Ishan Gurjar from a speeding used in the crime. Hyundai ) O car in the night on November Verna bearing registration hunbhatti police teamed 6, 2018 near Suyash hospital in number MP04CM 5513 and Cwith STF nabbed a wanted Chunabhatti area. Hyundai Creta bearing regis- !! 8/2#& accused having a reward of Initially Shashank Khare tration number MP04CM0200 10,000 and was absconding in was nabbed on November 16 and mobile phone used by the State Knowledge attempt to murder and kid- and he provided details of four accused. AManagement Centre on napping case of a youth who others involved in the crime Notably, Farhan’s mimicry Climate Change has been set was kidnapped and pushed and based on the details Asim was made by Yash Gurjar and up in state under Environment from a moving car in the Khan (28) of Aishbagh, Syed Ishan Gurjar and was uploaded Planning and Coordination month of November last year. Adnan (21) of Kotwali, Sharik by their friends which irked Organisation (EPCO). The Acting on a tip off Khan (25) of Koh-e-Fiza and Farhan and to teach lesson centre is providing training absconding accused Farhan Puneet Updhyay (21) of Koh- Farhan along with Shruti and on subjects related to climate Khan was nabbed near Lupin e-Fiza were nabbed. There others kidnapped Shashank change. Training in ‘Certificate factory in Mandideep. Farhan were around ten persons Nayanwani in his car and took Course on Climate Change’ has has been booked for dozen including Shruti who have cre- him near Kilol Park when he been started in EPCO. crimes including two attempts ated the ruckus on the day of beaten brutally. Participants from all over the to murder cases. He is listed in the incident. They took Shashank’s country are taking part in the Goon list in Talaiya police sta- A cash reward of Rs 10000 mobile phone and contacted training programme. tion. was declared for providing Ishaan to meet near Suyash Inaugurating the pro- The accused along with details of Farhan. Shruti and hospital. After Ishaan came he gramme, Executive Director Shashank, Shruti Sharma, Haider are still absconding was kidnapped and assaulted in EPCO Jitendra Singh Raje said Faizan, Haider, Asim Khan, and search has been intensified the car and pushed from the car that climate change has become Syed Adnan, Sharik and Puneet to nab the two. to kill him, but he escaped with a challenge for social and eco- kidnapped and pushed victim Police recovered vehicles serious injuries. nomic development along with environment. To meet the chal- lenge it is essential to establish control on the emission of greenhouse gases which is () # responsible for climate change and effective tree plantation should also be done to reduce the ill-effects of climate change. He said that better work can be done in the direction of envi- ronment conservation only when every individual is com- !! 8/2#& mitted to this cause. , $)) #% Padmashri Babulal Dahiya, 10-year-old girl was found #) %' #! Suruchi Bhadwal from TERI Adead under suspicious cir- New Delhi, Riddhima Sood of cumstances inside a water tank ) ! ##'"" # Environment and Forest of an under construction build- Ministry, Urban Environment ing at Nathu Barkehda village ) #!) !$' Expert Soumya Chaturvedla, under Ratibad on Thursday. Professor Amitabh Pandey of The body was found in the ! !" ')$ IIFM, Bhopal, Mohanty of water tank by the family mem- # %! )# # Indian Institute of Soil Science bers at around 7 in the evening. and Retired PCCF BMS The deceased identified as % % %# ) Rathore will give lectures dur- Kanchan Mehar went missing ing the training. The training playing in the afternoon and !)&'% %) # ')$ will conclude on March 28. was found dead in a water tank Participants will be made of an under construction % ) % to review the efforts being house. taken at the social level to save SHO Ratibad Aditi parents passed away long ago. recorded in the further inves- traditional water research of Bhawsar said that the circum- The deceased was a class 6 stu- tigation. wells and bawadis in Indore stantial evidences suggest that dent and left house for playing. Meanwhile, a 21-year-old and Burhanpur during the the death was an accident but The deceased was younger one building painter died after he training. So far 60 participants nothing could be ascertained as in two sisters who were helped fell from building he was paint- have attended 3 such training the post mortem report is by her aunt. ing at a private college under programmes in EPCO. awaited and further details After the preliminary Khajuri Kalan police station !" # could be revealed later. investigation the police have area on Thursday. Police said ## ! #$# Replying to question of registered a case under section that the deceased identified as !% ! ## ! & injury marks and sexual assault 174 of the CrPC and started Rammu fell while painting "% ! '# "# # she SHO Bhawsar said that further investigation. building of NIFC College. The #% # !#$ & % after receiving the report details The statements of the fam- body was sent for the post !" !) && % could be provided. ily members, locals and owner mortem and a case under sec- ! !# ')# $ She said that the girl used of the house in which deceased tion 174 of the CrPC was reg- ) ! % )' + to live with her aunt while her was found drowned would be istered. && # & !"
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ASammelan at Singrauli Chief Minister Kamal Nath International Women’s Day, pens when she retires from this The elder son and his wife plan Chief Minister Kamal Nath laid the foundation for the Chief Minister Kamal Nath job was showcased through a to buy a building of an old age said that the overall develop- Gond Major Irrigation Project appreciated the work being Hindi play ‘Maa Retire Hoti Hai’. home which was started by the ment of the entire State includ- proposed on Gopad river at a done by self-employed women The play was staged here on mother. In the course of the play, ing Singrauli will be ensured cost of 1072.20 crore. The in Singrauli district. Friday at Shaheed Bhavan. the audience discovers that she with the support of the com- construction of the project will He said that development Originally written in was a writer and had been phys- mon man. He called upon the be completed in 4 years. On cannot be imagined in any Marathi by Ashok Patole the ically abused by her husband. youth, farmers and women to completion of the project, field without the support of play was directed by Ashok The younger son goes to a participate in development. 23,800 hectares land of 111 vil- women. Bulani and presented by Rang movie with his wife without The Chief Minister said lages of Sarai and Devsar tehsil Nath gave citations to Samuh Theatre Group, Bhopal. telling her. that 70 per cent of the local of Singrauli district and 9,200 Anganwadi workers Pooja The play was staged on the third The mother in her is very youth will be employed in hectare area of 54 villages in Soni, Social Worker Rehana day of event ‘Rang Triveni hurt. All the family members industrial establishments in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district Siddiqui, Vijayalakshmi Shukla Theatre Fedtivsl 2019’. take her for granted. The hurt Singrauli district. will be provided irrigation and Sharmila Singh for out- The play shows the mother mother tells the family members He instructed the district facility. standing work. as caring, conscientious wife of that she thought she has inher- administration to immediate- Announcing the opening Mineral Resources a chauvinist husband and a lov- ited good values in them but she ly take necessary action in this of a mining college in Singrauli, Minister Pradeep Jaiswal and ing grandmother. She is con- has failed. Exhausted with the regard. Nath distributed crop the Chief Minister said that all Panchayat and Rural cerned about her sons, daugh- trials she faced everyday in her loan waiver certificates of major works will be done for Development Minister ters-in-law and the husband. She life she tells them that she is retir- around 87 crores to more than development in this area. Kamleshwar Patel also gives hankies to her sons when ing from all the jobs of house 19,000 farmers. He distributed He also performed bhoo- addressed the Kisan Sammelan. they leave for office. She wash- and before retiring she gives a loan approval certificates to mi-pujan of upgradation works Farmers, women, youth and es, cooks and takes care of the month notice prior to retirement youths selected under Yuva of 17 crores in 200-bed hos- other public representatives grandson. She does all chores, which should be considered as Udyami Yojana and distributed pital of district hospital and for were present. but the daughters-in-law resent her holiday. " +1+ + O ! " O#P $$ ! &' ( ) * +()*, - . / ,# !-(. - O. !! 8/2#& Chief-Guest, N Sridharan, premises of Manav !! 8/2#& Neena Nair and CA Jyoti (Director, School of Planning Sangrahalaya. Chohan. The main objective of ndira Gandhi Rashtriya and Architecture, Bhopal) in Aal Vilakku is the symbol !! 8/2#& liquor were recovered. police but was nabbed. A case he Bhopal Branch of The celebrating Women’s days is to IManav Sangrahalaya organ- his address said, “Sangrahalaya of unchanged and the long-last- The accused was identified under section 34 (2) of the TInstitute of chartered raise voice for equality of ised its 43rd Foundation day with time has transformed this ing tradition of acquisition, iplani police have nabbed a as Shailendra Thakur (24) of Excise Act was registered and Accountants of India organised women’s in the society.To celebrations in museum piece of land into space of cul- conservation and dissemina- Pmiscreant at Raisen road Kariya Kalan Raisen. further investigation has been an International Women’s Day remembered the importance premises on Friday. On this ture. This museum keeps its tion of knowledge. and recovered illegally trans- Police said that the accused started. celebration programme for CA work done by Women in their occasion, Prof Sarit Kumar deep penetration in the com- Everyone present in the ported 156.30 litres of county- was carrying liquor and failed Meanwhile, a car was set female members at Hotel respective field. Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS, munity and preserving the audience lit the wicks of the Al- made liquor and liquor worth to produce license regarding the ablaze by miscreants late in the Atishay here on Friday. The Women Members presented the annual activities Indian culture. I have visited a Villakku lamp. Thereafter, a 3.1 lakh on Thursday. liquor and were nabbed. The night on Thursday at Nehru The theme of the program Empowerment Group of ICAI report 2018-19. lot of museums in the world book exhibition based on lit- According to the police source from which the two Nagar under Kamla Nagar was “Shimmer 2019”. The pro- will be celebrating women’s Traditional artists for their but this is the first museum that erature of Northeast India acting of a tip off a car bearing have obtained the liquor and police station area. gram has been inaugurated Day on March 8, 2019 in a big contribution in the makes the community aware of jointly inaugurated by registration number where it was scheduled to be The victim Laxmi Dubey and given the welcome address way across the country. Sangrahalaya, Shravan Paswan, every activity and the people of Subhadra Mitra Chanana and MP04V7141 was traced and in delivered would be investigat- lodged a complaint that her car and explains about the impor- CA Zuber Ullah Khan, Vandana Tate, Bandi Uraon the community consider this N Shridhan at library hall, the night and when it was were ed. which was parked in front of tance of Women’s day by CA Vice Chairman of the branch and P Satyanarayana and museum as the place of their IGRMS. searched 18 cartons were recov- In the initial investigation her house was set ablaze and Mayank Agarwal, Chairman of along with the CA Samank Kiranbala Sharma were felici- ancestors and their second In the evening cultural ered from the car. based on the information of ille- when she sensed something the Bhopal Branch. The pro- Mohabe, Treasurer Bhopal tated with Shaal, Shriphal, home”. programmes ‘Purvottri – A total of 156 bottles were gal transport of liquor when the burning she went to check only gramme has been conducted Branch; CA Anshul Agarwal, memento and certificates. Dilip Later, chief guest, special Cultural festival of North- recovered from the car and police started to search for the to found that car was set ablaze. by CA Ankur Jain, Secretary of CICASA Chairman and CA Singh, ITS (Joint Director, guest lighted the 1001 wicks Eastern states’ famous Tetseo from his Anand Nagar resi- miscreant of the provided Police have registered a case Bhopal branch. Pradeep Mutreja & CA Aditya IGRMS) gave the welcome traditional lamp of Kerala Aal Sister from Nagaland com- dence 41 bottles of liquor and description the accused tried to against unidentified miscre- The Speakers of the pro- Shrivastava also participated in speech. Vilakku at Veethi Sankul menced the performances. 48 bottles of country made escape the spot after he spotted ants and started investigation. gram are Amira Tripathi, the program. / * * '2 )
&6 %$ 8 + ). !8 + B $ 8 + ) )) ) !! 8/2#& with the Govindpura police tigation to nab the miscreant !$8+ ) after the incident and after the involved in stealing the valu- !+ bag, carrying 1 lakh cash preliminary investigation the ables. + O $ 1 Awas stolen from a parked police have registered a case The victim came to the % 6 5 $ ) car by breaking window panes under section 379 of the IPC area at around 2.30 pm and + & / 28 ) at Rachna Nagar under and have started further inves- returned after 5 pm. ! Govindpura police station area on Thursday. ! 55 According to the police, &6 % 1 . 16 the victim the police officer ) CC D) ) ! Devendra Singh had gone to # meet his accountant at Rachna &5 1 $.: Nagar on Thursday and .)) + .# parked the car near Sai ) .6 ! Medical store in the after- E>D) )!" noon and when he returned D F GE !" ) late in the afternoon the win- 0 !! - " * ! 4 ! !! 5 8 ) 0 $ 8 ) < dow panes were found broken. ( 3 ! P ) 5 - . / $ $ ! When the victim checked the valuables he found that his bag carrying 1.05 lakh cash was missing. The window pane of &! #R rear door was found broken which was used to remove the bag. The area is a busy market place the car was parked in front of a shop still miscreants managed to escape with the 0 "## bag. The victim deals in build- ing construction and lives in !! 8/2#& play was based on the compo- Awadhpuri. sition by Drona Acharya and The total loss in the theft play ‘Veer Abhimanyu’ was directed by Ali Siddiqui. was 1.05 lakh cash which the Anarrating the tale of The ballet centers around victim has withdrawn to make Abhimanyu’s bravery and the revenge that fuelled the payment and cash was with- events of Mahabharata was fight between Kauravas and ) / /0* ! ) * ! ! drawn in Narsinghgarh. staged on Friday. The play was Pandavas in Mahabharat. It 1 2) ( 3 ! P - . / A complaint was lodged performed at Madhya Pradesh beautifully depicted the State Tribal Museum. revenge harboured by The play was based on Dronacharya for being let Chakravyuh, events of down by friend king Drupad, Mahabharat leading up to revenge in the heart of Karna Abhimanyu’s death, was staged for being slighted as Sutaputra Under Abhinayan series. The by Draupadi at her swayamvar, and also revenge in the heart of Draupadi when she has to undergo ‘Cheer Haran’ after being lost by the Pandavas in the game of dice. It is the determination of many such slighted hearts nurs- ing revenge that eventually results in the Mahabharat. Through eight scenes, the bal- let presented a compact story of Abhimanyu, how the secret of breaching a Chakravyuh is revealed to him while he is in his mother’s womb, how he succeeds in replicating it as a young lad in the Mahabharat and eventually his death at the hands of the senior warriors fighting the war. It was a mass treat for the audience to watch the epic story on stage . The theatre lovers of the city were mes- merized to have witnessed such a wondrous performance. ( ) * +, -./+ ! !0
# 7: / 4 -;/ "3, ) ! P #1/ *) ) ) ,-.,&/+ 3 # ) 4'5 ,-.,&/+ cial release said. A total of 390 brands -- that is 91 per cent of ,-.,&/+ !% )#)'%!" is yet to announce the candi- Though the Congress-led he BJP on Friday appoint- ! !) n a major relief to cancer the 426 brands reported by the date list, state party sources UDF is also yet to announce its Ted Odisha leader Baijayant Ipatients, maximum retail manufacturers -- showed ess than 10 months after here said chances are high that candidate list, Tharoor is Jay Panda, who joined the BJP #!) price of 390 non-scheduled downward price movement, it Lbeing appointed as the Rajasekharan could contest expected to seek a third term this week, as party's vice pres- "! )# !) cancer medicines have been added. This move is expected Mizoram Governor, from the prestigious from here. ident and spokesperson, giving # !! # reduced by up to 87 per cent, to benefit 22 lakh cancer Kummanam Rajasekharan has Thiruvananthapuram seat, one The LDF has named CPI's him a key role in boosting the $% "!" which would result in annual patients in the country and resigned from the post giving of the half-a-dozen con- sitting MLA C Divakaran as its party's Lok Sabha prospects in savings of around Rs 800 crore would result in annual savings rise to speculation that he may stituencies where the party nominee. Asked for his reac- his home State. !" %)# for the patients, the of around Rs 800 crore to the be pitted against Congress hopes to put up a good show- tion on the possible fielding of Panda, an articulate politi- Government said on Friday. patients, the release said. leader Shashi Tharoor from ing. Rajasekharan from the con- cian, running a group of pub- dence and expectations from state by relegating the Congress The National “The trade margin ratio- Thiruvananthapuram Lok Rajasekharan was made stituency was sought, Tharoor lications in Odisha, is expected him in strengthening party's to the third slot. Pharmaceutical Pricing nalisation for 42 anti-cancer Sabha seat. Tharoor is the sit- the Mizoram Governor on said the BJP leader was a good to raise the tempo and content base in the eastern state where The MP had been close to Authority (NPPA) on February drugs was rolled out as Proof ting MP from the seat. May 25 last in a surprise move human being, but it was the of BJP campaign against five- it has nudged out Congress the state chief minister and 27 had brought 42 non-sched- of Concept, stressing on the An RSS strong man and a when the crucial Chengannur ideology of the party which the term Chief Minister Naveen from the second position. often articulated BJD's view uled anti-cancer drugs under new paradigm of selfregulation former chief of state unit of BJP, Assembly bypoll was round the candidate represented mat- Patnaik and raise BJP's tally in Panda has been suspended point at the national level price control, capping trade by the industry. The manufac- Rajasekharan, 65, is being seen corner. tered. Lok Sabha and also counter by the BJD for the alleged before he fell out with him in margin at 30 per cent. turers of these 42 drugs have as the saffron party's best Lok Since then, a section of “As far as I know, he is a the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) anti-party activities early last the recent years. BJD had Manufacturers and hospitals been directed not to reduce Sabha chance from Kerala, party workers had been good human being. But it's not in the assembly polls which are year prompting him to resign accused him of money laun- were directed to convey the production volumes of brands which is the only major state demanding and speculating the individual but the ideolo- likely to be conducted along from the party and his Lok dering and demanded a probe. revised MRP, to be effective under regulation,” it said. While where it is yet to open an about the return of the senior gy of the party which he rep- with the General elections. Sabha seat Kendrapara from In a letter to Patnaik, Panda from March 8, based on the the MRP of 38 brands has been account. leader to active politics. resents and what kind of India In a brief statement, BJP where he was elected twice on had said the CM's absence at trade margin formula. reduced by 75 per cent and President Ram Nath If Rajasekharan is chosen that they envisage is most President Amit Shah said Panda the BJD ticket. BJP hopes that the last rites of his father, “The NPPA under more, 124 brands have seen Kovind has accepted the resig- for the Thiruvananthapuram important. People of the con- has been appointed as Vice senior leader's presence could Bansidhar Panda, was “the last Ministry of Chemicals and reduction between 50 per cent nation of Rajasekharan as constituency, a tough triangu- stituency know very well what President and spokesperson of expand its influence along the straw” among “many humilia- Fertilisers has put out list of 390 to 75 per cent. The MRP of 121 Mizoram Governor, a lar contest involving the ruling I have done for them in the last the party with immediate effect. coastal belt in the state. tions over the past four years”. anti-cancer non-scheduled brands has been reduced Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesper- Left Democratic Front (LDF), 10 years,” he told reporters. This has been an exceptional BJP has made quick Panda's father was a well- medicines with MRP reduction between 25 per cent to 50 per son said in New Delhi on opposition United Democratic Divakaran said who would rise for one who has spent bare- inroads during the panchayat known industrialist with close up to 87 per cent. The revised cent, while the maximum retail Friday. Front (UDF) and the BJP will be the rival candidate did not ly a week in the party and and local level elections and ties to Naveen's father, former prices would come into effect price of 107 brands have been Though the BJP leadership be on the cards. matter for him. speaks lot about BJP's confi- gained second position in the Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. from March 8, 2019,” an offi- reduced below 25 per cent. # /11 2 2, :3#: 16# & 1# ) > 3 2 ,-.,&/+
ext of kin of the 40 CRPF " !( ,-.,&/+ Npersonnel, killed in the February 14 Pulwama suicide ,-.,&/+ some whose names figure in ice President of India and bombing, have been paid over the draft NRC but not in the VChairman Rajya Sabha M 1.01 crore ex-gratia amount he Supreme Court Friday voters' list. Venkaiah Naidu has been con- each as per service rules. Tasked the Election The matter came up before ferred an Honorary Doctorate Seventy per cent of the Commission of India Secretary a bench comprising Chief by the University of Peace compensation from the risk to appear before it on March 12 Justice Ranjan Gogoi and jus- founded by the United Nations fund is given to the spouse and in connection with a PIL alleg- tices SA Nazeer and Sanjiv Organisations (UNO) for his 30 per cent to the parents of the ing that several categories of Khanna. contribution “to the Rule of martyrs. persons in Assam have been The PIL alleged that a cat- Law, democracy and sustain- As per normal practice, the deprived of voting rights ahead egory of persons whose names able development in India”. amount from the risk fund is of the Lok Sabha polls. were deleted from the voter list Naidu received the degree of paid after Court of Inquiry and The apex court sought the were some whose names 'Doctor of Philosophy' (Doctor a consolidated report from the personal appearance of the appeared in the draft NRC Honoris Causa) from the Dean Sector IG. But in the instant secretary as despite the notice published on July 30, 2018. of the University of Peace in the case, realising the magnitude of being issued on February 1 no The petition claimed these Costa Rican capital of San Jose. the tragic incident, the Director one appeared to represent the people had voted in the last General has desired that the Election Commission. Lok Sabha election held in / !2 " O2 * / 16$ 78 ( 3 ! 8 - 2 )' )& % amount be disbursed to the The categories include 2014. . /9( ) & !" NOK February 18 positively, IG Administration Vikram Sehgal ) #%' said in a message on February $%$ %# 7 ,## & % # & % ) 17 to IGs of the Sectors from . ; . 0 !! ( which the martyrs belonged. The University of Peace was Officials said the 'next of %"!# 1 !5%! founded further to a resolution kin' of these slain personnel will > ( of United Nations' General also get an additional ex-gratia ,-.,&/+ March 20. year ordered framing of charges Assembly in December, 1980 amount that has been Dhinakaran, in his appli- against him. incorporating an International announced by various state he Delhi High Court on cation through senior advocate Dhinakaran, who floated ,-.,&/+ !)!!) ments with partner countries. Agreement for the establishment governments, where the troops TFriday stayed trial against Arvind Nigam and advocate the Amma Makkal Munnetra #2'%)#8 At the end of 2018, India of the University of Peace with hailed from, in a case-to-case former AIADMK leader TTV Naveen Malhotra, sought the Kazhagam party after being ear Admiral Didier also established IFC to moni- the mandate of “Engaging in dis- basis. Dhinakaran in a case of quashing of trial court's expelled from the AIADMK, RMalterre, Commander of & '# # ! tor the region. It plays a central semination of knowledge fun- A total amount of over allegedly bribing Election December 4, 2018, order in the was arrested in April 2017 the French Joint Forces !## & % role in coordinating informa- damental to the full develop- 1.01 crore has been paid to the Commission officials for get- case of alleged bribery to here and later granted bail. deployed in the Indian Ocean, !& % ! tion in the Indian Ocean. ment of the human person and families of the 40 personnel ting the 'two leaves' symbol for Election Commission officials Dhinakaran won the by- visited India last week and During the visit from societies through interdiscipli- who were killed in the the Sasikala-led faction of the to get the 'two leaves' symbol elections held in Radha discussed ways to enhance February 26-28, the nary study of all matters relating Pulwama terror attack on party. for the party. Krishnan Nagar Assembly con- bilateral defence engagement Naval Staff, made a trip there Commander of the French to peace”. India is a signatory to February 14, the CRPF said in Justice Sunil Gaur also A trial court here had stituency in December 2017 with top officials. two months ago, a french Joint Forces deployed in the this resolution and Naidu is the a statement on Friday. sought response of the Delhi framed charges for the alleged under the 'pressure cooker' The French Joint Forces Embassy statement said. Indian Ocean held meetings first Indian to receive an This amount includes 35 Police on Dhinakaran's plea offences punishable under sec- symbol with a margin of over Commander, during his maid- Jointly run by the Indian with top officials of the Indian Honorary Doctorate from this lakh given by the central gov- challenging framing of charges tions 120B (criminal conspira- 40,000 votes. en official trip to New Delhi after Navy and the Coast Guards, Navy such as Vice Admiral M University. ernment as ex-gratia to the against him by the trial court cy) and 201 (destruction of evi- Alleged middleman Sukesh assuming command, first visit- IMAC focuses on the analysis S Pawar, Chief of Staff, Eastern On the occasion Naidu Central Armed Police Force for the alleged offences of crim- dence) of Indian Penal Code Chandrasekar, who is in judi- ed the Information Management of maritime information across Naval Command, and Vice- called for defeating the destruc- (CAPF) personnel killed in the inal conspiracy and destruction (IPC) and under section 8 (tak- cial custody, was earlier put on and Analysis Centre (IMAC) the world. Admiral Ashok Kumar, Vice tive forces of hatred, the fanat- line of action, 21.50 lakh under of evidence in the case. ing gratification by corrupt or trial in the case for the alleged and the Information Fusion It draws on numerous Chief of the Indian Navy, as ical cries of religious bigotry the risk fund, 15 lakh from the The high court in its inter- illegal means to influence pub- offences of criminal conspira- Centre (IFC). sources of information for well as at the Integrated and the megalomaniac designs 'Bharat Ke Veer' corpus and 30 im order stayed the trial court lic servant) of the Prevention of cy, destruction of evidence His trip to the two centres building its database on the Defence Staff level, represent- of despotic rulers to ensure lakh from the SBI paramilitary proceedings and listed the mat- Corruption (PC) Act. under the IPC and under the came after Admiral Christophe global maritime situation, par- ed by Lieutenant-General peace for promoting the welfare service pay insurance cover. ter for further hearing on It had on November 17 last PC Act. Prazuck, Chief of the French ticularly by relying on its agree- Amarjeet Singh Bedi. of humankind. ' - . 1)! ,-.,&/+ The greenfield Delhi- Mumbai Expressway will be nion Ministers Sushma India's longest expressway at USwaraj, Arun Jaitley and 1,320 km and would reduce the Nitin Gadkari Friday laid the travel time between the ,-.,&/+ foundation stones of two high- metropolises to 13 hours from speed highway corridors -- Rs the current 24 hours, he said. n a first, the IAF on Friday 90,000-crore Delhi-Mumbai Gadkari said the express- Itweeted a poem in Hindi Expressway and Rs 9,000-crore way would be completed in from its official Twitter handle Dwarka Expressway here. three years and has the poten- sending out a message to The ministers also dedi- tial to generate 50 lakh man- Pakistan that India had to send cated the Rs 1,217-crore Jaipur days of employment during its Mirage 2000 jets across the Ring Road to the nation. construction. Line of Control(LOC) as Addressing a gathering on The expressway will pass Pakistan had crossed all limits. the occasion, External Affairs through underdeveloped areas The poem, penned by Bipin Minister Sushma Swaraj said and about 15,000 hectares of Allahabadi, also gave a stern the three projects are a gift for land is being acquired for it at warning to Pakistan to mend its Delhi and Haryana. an estimated cost of Rs 25,000 ways. The Delhi-Mumbai crore, he added. The poem in Hindi says Expressway will change the In line with Prime Minister that a fighter whose name is future of Mewat region, and Narendra Modi's Digital India ''Mrigmarichikaa” (Mirage) had will bring it on industrial map vision, all transactions related to cross over the boundaries as ( ?* ! of the country, she said appre- to land acquisition, including someone had crossed all limits. ciating that over 20 lakh new transfer of compensation to “Ab neend kaise aayegi unko, ' '%&+ 0$ trees will be planted on these . ) ; 9 ) 2 < ) * !* 4 5 0 landowners, are being done thoda sa jhakjhor aaye hain # B )) ) new roads, and these roads ) ) =" 1 ! < 1)! < digitally. unko,” the poem reads, which !" ) 1 have the potential of becoming 2 . /9( “Delhi-Mumbai will be means ,” how will they get sleep % 8) 6 0$$) 2) 1 tourist attraction in near future. India's most environment- now, we have given jolted them”. % 6 " ! + B ) Finance Minister Arun the national highway network ways will improve overall Expressway will also speed up friendly expressway with a tree The lines were an obvious ref- 6 ) Jaitely said the Delhi-Mumbai in the country and said that he development. the development and smart cities cover of 20 lakh trees and rain- erence to India's pre-dawn aer- ) Expressway would link two has successfully brought up Gadkari said while devel- will develop along them gener- water harvesting system at every ial strike that destroyed terror + ! most important freight centres this sector to building of 29 km oping expressways and high- ating vast employment oppor- 500 metres,” Gadkari said. group Jaish-e- of the country, and will boost of National Highways a day. ways, full attention is being tunities for the local people. The expressway has taken Mohammed's(JeM) training The Pakistani jets retaliated Wing Commander economic activity and generate Jaitley said nearly 91 per given to minimising pollution He said projects worth a record time-frame of less than camp at Balakot on February 26. after the Indian aerial strikes on Abhinandan Varthaman's great employment opportunities. cent of the country's villages are levels. over 15 lakh crore are under- one year from conceptualisa- The strikes were carried February 27 and intruded into MIG-21 Bison was hit by He appreciated Road linked with main roads. The He said the Delhi-Meerut way in the ministry, and these tion to award, with 148.5 km of out after 40 CRPF personnel Rajouri sector to target military Pakistani air defence. He eject- Transport, Highways, Shipping, Dwarka Expressway, once Expressway, Dhaula Kuan flyover, are being taken up with full works already awarded and a were killed in a suicide attack installations there. However, ed from the crashing jet and Water Resources, Ganga completed, will open newer etc, will definitely reduce traffic transparency in a corruption- further 400 km to be awarded in Pulwama, Kashmir on they were not successful and landed in Pakistan Occupied Rejuvenation and River avenues for industrial devel- congestion, thereby improving free atmosphere. He said all this month, he said. The February 14 and the JeM the IAF jets chased them away. Kashmir(POK) and captured. Development Minister Nitin opment in the entire region, he the air quality in the city. projects are being completed remaining 800 km will be owned responsibility for it. In the ensuing aerial combat, He was released two days later. Gadkari's efforts in developing said and added these express- The Delhi-Mumbai within time schedules. awarded in the next six months. ( ) * +, -./+ ! ! 9 ! H ) J". # ! H ) H ;2')< '/0 2 " R ! R1 # 3 ! ! ! ! R !# ! !R * S 6 ) - ) ) # 9 $ ) $ % : ) * ( ) % ! , * ! % ( * ( ) 2 ;<=> " . 5&! : ast Friday, India welcomed its # ! % 3 hero, Abhinandan Varthaman, * back from Pakistan. He spent $ - - close to three days in Pakistani ? 3 * ( captivity as a result of a brief skir- Lmish with Islamabad’s Air Force, during ;<=@ $ , which, his MiG-21 Bison went down. - Officer Abhinandan’s return is the latest ? . ;<;> ! course of events in an episode that has not yet seen its last act but India can at least ? 3 * momentarily heave a sigh of relief. His ? 9 $ ( return also provides us with enough pause ( to examine the events that unfolded over the past few weeks, to praise the bravery 9$ -S : of our armed forces and to ask questions to the Prime Minister, who is the man ( 8 entrusted with providing leadership to the armed forces. ! , Primarily, in this article, I aim to exam- 1 ( ine the concept of leadership and whether the Prime Minister demonstrated it this time around. While the entire nation is extreme- 6 * ) ly proud of our armed forces and the huge % 3 ( sacrifices they are regularly asked to make, 2 ( it does make it all the more important to ensure that they are led by a political leader ) who exhibits similar qualities. The events of doing so, it was the Pakistani for calm, clarity and composure, about the exact figure and that ) the past few weeks make it apparent that Prime Minister who appeared to there was not a whiff from the this was a question for the - while the country is proud of the armed garner greater admiration from Government or the Prime Government to answer. forces, the political leadership leading them the world rather than our Prime Minister. Instead, in the after- If the armed forces have no ! # ( has been found wanting. Minister. math of Abhinandan’s capture, clear figure in mind and the BJP 2 8 2 7 # So what is leadership? Norman Character: In terms of char- just a quick glance of the Prime has been saying it’s 400 or 250 or * - , Schwarzkopf defined its as, “Leadership is a acter, the BJP Government has an Minister’s twitter feed shows whatever the last person from the potent combination of strategy and charac- unenviable lack of it. There have -/+&,"/,6,+$ 2 that he addressed BJP workers party has said, is it not logical to ) # * ( ter. But if you must be without one, be with- been repeated reminders over the in their booths before address- question whether the )$(,)$ 9 $ $ ( out strategy.” Over the past few weeks, the rul- past few years of this character ., 9+ %"/"+"+$ ing the nation and even then, it Government actually had any # ing Government has displayed a lack of both. flaw. Whether it is the words used .+ +10&""2 was only through rallies or such estimate or was it just mak- Lack of strategy: Pakistan is a hub of by the Prime Minister to describe other political events that he ing up numbers as it went along? ! terror. There are not many people in the women or the language used by O0 "+ 9"/, talked about strikes rather than But when one of us, mere " , world who would disagree with this state- the BJP when dealing with any 0 8,62 having a conversation with mortals, actually asks the BJP ) ment. Even recently, while Pakistan Prime member of the Opposition, the ",6626+$"$ +&&,. Indian citizens, which is only why they are saying 400 when the . ( Minister Imran Khan did earn some good- Government rarely covers itself apropos in case of events of armed forces are saying they have will on the world stage by allowing in glory. However, in light of the + "/, +$$+2 +" national significance, such as no idea about any exact figure, ! - $ % Abhinandan to return and by ensuring that recent events, there was some this one. the party hides behind the armed 2 8 $ % he was not mistreated while in Pakistan’s hope that maybe the Prime -$"/,8<# What was all the more dis- forces and says that the people of ! , ( captivity, much of that goodwill was wast- Minister may actually conduct +"$,& "/"1 , heartening was the fact that India cannot question the armed ed by the clear propaganda videos that were himself in a manner befitting his while media speculation about forces. Waah Modiji, Waah! ! released by the Government over there. role and get the entire country 20"-+"/-+&. the precarious state of affairs was My views on how a leader is S During the entire ordeal, Imran Khan together. How naïve of us! :69+ % +%06,$! rife, there was no one from the supposed to be is a product of my , ) alleged that the attack by India on the ter- Despite the Opposition issuing a Government to answer the lin- time as an officer in the Indian rorist camps did not really cause any harm statement reiterating their stance "/,6 ,. 261,$ gering questions. Instead, the Police Service. As someone who ,+$ to Pakistan. He also garnered sympathy and that they stand behind the armed /:,12 ,20" Government chose to send the has had the opportunity to serve goodwill from world leaders by taking the forces, Modi repeatedly took armed forces in the line of fire with other brave police officers, initiative to return Abhinandan to India. political potshots without once .$+."/" again and forced it to field ques- I was always told that you need Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed addressing the nation in a digni- tions that could obviously only be to be the first one to take criticism # * ) Pakistan to take the initiative by not speak- fied manner. "/,9/:, 2+., answered by its representatives. to protect your officers and the ing to the nation in its hour of need and fail- While the Prime Minister is 820""/,,;1" As stated above, one such last to take credit for their brav- ing to rebut Pakistan’s claims that there were often found near a microphone question was about the claims ery. This is slightly different no casualties due to India’s strikes. This was when the wind is in his favour, +%06, ."/" made by international media from Prime Minister Modi’s pol- especially shocking since members of the BJP he is conspicuously missing "/+$-$ channels about the number of icy of hiding behind the armed like Sambit Patra have said that close to 400 when the nation actually needs dead terrorists after the attack. forces when tough questions are terrorists were killed while BJP chief Amit answers. This time, too, he O0,$"+2 26"/, While there is no denying that asked and basking in the glory, 0! ! " Shah said that 250 of them were killed. Instead addressed a number of rallies %2:,6 , ""2 it is difficult to quantify the taking selfies when the sun is of giving a fitting reply to Pakistan and when India’s brave Air Force number of terrorists killed in shining. India, in my opinion, has ! # reclaiming the initiative, Modi, as someone attacked the terrorist bases in $-,6 the mission, it was the BJP itself had enough of Modi’s unique ) * who rarely gives up an opportunity to speak, Pakistan, taking credit for the that came out with wild, vary- brand of leadership. ! +(, - remained silent on this crucial issue and, bravery of our armed forces but ing figures. The armed forces (The writer is Jharkhand # therefore, let slip an opportunity to prove the minute one of our pilots was have categorically come out PCC president, former MP and Pakistan and the world media wrong. By captured and there was a need and said that they have no idea IPS officer. Views are personal) ( ( .
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(: innovations in the financial ecosystem have all G ! opened up opportunities for the common man . + 2 ) like never before. It is, therefore, imperative that lack of demand and supply of financial services — to all levels of society — do not act as an impediment to the country’s growth. # Inequality and exclusion are two of the most % pressing challenges facing the world today. In 8 2 recent years, policy-makers have realised that H development will be uneven and not wholesome # (1 if we do not address the problem of exclusion 7 =@EI ) G in a big way. Inclusive growth is necessary to $ - + ensure that the benefits of a growing economy access to financial services that can serve many inclusion will by itself eliminate poverty. ly or hostile, with a view to achieving the total 8 ) ( extend to all segments of society. of these functions such as bank accounts. Financial literacy, access to financial tools and result, which is universalisation of health and 8 ! ( Access to and integration of every individ- Instead, they rely on cash, which is not only economic empowerment underpin the develop- enrichment of the quality of life. ual into the formal economy by providing oppor- unsafe but hard to manage. ment of healthy and stable states. But it needs Since substantial public investments are % # . ( tunities to use his/her potential to improve upon Financial inclusion, in its broader market to be complemented with a host of other ser- being made to promote financial inclusion, con- their well-being is essential for the building of conceptualisation, is the belief that people, vices. Financial services alone cannot vault the vergence, inclusive collaboration and mutual :2 2 - 9 ( a prosperous and stable economy. Inclusive including the very poor and marginal, should poor out of poverty. They can enable econom- reinforcement alone can ensure better resource P ) 9 growth is widely recognised as having four gain access and be able to regularly use these ser- ic enfranchisement but cannot solve social exclu- utilisation. Plans and strategies that operate in Q ! % ( mutually supporting pillars — an employ- vices — an idea that the World Bank promotes sion, which has to be addressed by tackling the exclusive silos lose out on the benefits of " D P8 ( ment-led growth strategy, financial inclusion, as part of building inclusive economies, finan- entire combination of problems. The issues mutual synergy and convergence of the various ( ? ( investment in human development priorities and cial institutions, fintech companies and mobile include: Unemployment, discrimination, poor development channels. Advocates of financial ( Q high-impact multi-dimensional interventions operators and others pursue for evidently more skills, low incomes and poor housing. One of inclusion claim that financial services will # ( (win-win strategies). self-serving reasons. Having an account isn’t the the main reasons that the excluded populations reduce poverty and promote pro-poor develop- # It is now accepted wisdom that a key ingre- angle — it’s using the account to achieve devel- cite for not having a financial account is that they ment but critics believe that this is illusory and 8 - ;< ( dient of inclusive growth is financial inclusion. opment goals, to save, to invest in business and simply don’t have enough money to open and that it falsely prioritises finance over delivery of P Inclusive financial systems have potentially educational opportunities and to build financial use an account. more important services. Financial services are transformative power to accelerate development resilience. We need to remind ourselves of the presented as central to social and economic Q # gains. They provide individuals and business- The objective of financial inclusion is a task memorable poser of Dudley Seers, first president growth and development. es with greater access to resources to meet their that independent India has tried out in differ- of the prestigious European Association of Inclusive finance requires us to break the G ( financial needs such as investment in education ent forms over the decades but has not been able Development Institutes (EADI), on development: vicious cycle where educational, financial and S and housing, capitalising on business opportu- to get it quite right. Initiatives include the coop- “The questions to ask about a country’s devel- digital exclusion combine to create social exclu- # 9 ) S . " nities, saving for retirement and coping with var- erative movement, followed by priority sector opment are: What has been happening to sion and isolation. The obvious lesson is that ;< Many aspects of it still inform advent of Constitutional democra- let go of the idea of the state being India, and then in Pakistan, to a separate Muslim country. ments. This gave those who were French secularism today. A form of cy, modern science, industrialisa- a political and moral expression of define a Secularity 4. Jaffrelot wrote that this is why, once blocked from the state’s reli- laïcité was also practised by the tion and the separation of the faith, without renouncing faith According to Jaffrelot, eco- right from the onset, the Pakistani gious narrative the chance to Turkish state during the rise and church and the state. It saw reason itself or without one first coming nomic, scientific and political state tried to undermine and iso- become stakeholders of the process. coming to power of Turkish nation- as being the primary source of to a self-attained understanding of modernity introduced by the late those demanding a theocracy. They managed to change its alist Kemal Ataturk (1923-38). authority. Unlike Secularity 1, it. Tylor wrote that, had this not British in South Asia saw modern The state did this by “nationalising course, which resulted in constitu- However, some advocates of laïcité Secularity 2 is not anti-religion but happened, secularism could never Muslim reformers push to relegate Islam.” Jaffrelot wrote that the state tional clauses based on certain like to differentiate this strand of advocates the relegation of faith to have managed to attract the consent Islam’s rituals to the private sphere invested in highlighting Islam as a strands of the faith, a clear depar- 0 , secularism with the one that was the private sphere. of so many populations in Europe. but transform Islam as an identity modern political ideology of ture from the state’s ways till the imposed in communist countries But much of Tylor’s magnum Tylor’s Secularity 3 is about marker. In other words, the process Pakistan but not the basis of formu- mid-1970s. Eventually, from the such as China, the Soviet Union, opus is dedicated to “Secularity 3.” reaching a secular state of existence advocated making Islamic rituals lating laws. He defines this as “sec- mid-1980s onwards, the state opted n his 2007 book, A Secular Age, Cambodia and North Korea. To Tylor, this is the category which by actually reflecting on spiritual private and Islam public as a cul- ularisation without secularism.” out from framing Islam in the con- Canadian philosopher Charles However, Tylor is hesitant in best defines the “secular age” that and theological ideas that have tural-political identity marker. The state continued to usurp social text of how it was framed by the ITylor wrote that three cate- defining “Secularity 1” as secular- has continued to develop well into opened up for intellectual scrutiny. Jaffrelot wrote that when mod- and physical spaces once dominat- likes of Sir Syed, Iqbal, Jinnah and gories of secularism have evolved ism proper. According to him, a the 21st century. But Tylor posits For him, secularism is part of the ern Muslim reformers such as Sir ed by the clerics, pirs and ulema. Ayub. Unchecked by the state (and since the proper emergence of the polity needs to fulfill three criteria that Secularity 1 and 2 cannot be tradition of reform that has contin- Syed Ahmad Khan and This way the state gave itself the even encouraged), the process spi- idea — mainly from the 18th cen- to qualify as secular: There should explained away as being outcomes ued within Christianity. He wrote Muhammad Iqbal tried to demon- sole right to define what an Islamic ralled out of control, causing reli- tury onwards. He described be equality of people of all faiths; of the rise of the modern sciences that this is also why secularism has strate that Western modernity and state was and at the same time gious violence and insurgencies in “Secularity 1” as the total expulsion “all spiritual groups must be heard”; and modern models of politics and managed to survive in countries Islam were compatible, and that deride the non-state explanations a highly polarised polity. of religion from all spheres of and there should be respect for the economics. such as the US where most citizens this was what made Muslims a of faith as being “anti-progress” and Recently, when Prime Minister public life. This strand can be “free exercise of religion” (as long Instead, he wrote that secular- call themselves religious. unique cultural entity, they opened “backward.” Imran Khan insisted that “the traced back to the turbulent days of as it is not political in nature). ism was actually a continuation of Intrigued by Tylor’s theory, the way for politicians such as According to Jaffrelot, this monopoly of violence remains with the 18th century French Revolution “Secularity 2” is largely a social a reformation process within the the French political scientist Jinnah to claim that the Muslims of process peaked during the Ayub the state”, he was reiterating the and also in the policies of Mao Tse occurrence triggered by powerful Christian faith. His thesis propos- Christophe Jaffrelot, in a 2014 India were a separate cultural enti- regime (1958-69). He wrote that it state’s urgency to reclaim the space Tung’s China (1949-76), Joseph intellectual currents and a shift es that for over a 1,000 years, essay for France’s Hyper Articles en ty but one which was as modern as continued across the ZA Bhutto to define what religion was in the Stalin’s Soviet Union (1922-52), the from traditional modes of econom- there has been constant pressure Ligne, went on to identify a any Western national community. regime (1971-77) and even during context of Pakistan. And to, there- Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia ics to modern ones. The most within Christianity to continue to “Secularity 4.” Jaffrelot wrote that According to Jaffrelot, Sir Syed, the conservative Gen Zia dictator- fore, once again, neutralise the (1975-79) and currently in North prominent example in this respect reform itself. Fearful of crumbling Tylor’s secularity types were large- Iqbal and Jinnah formulated a ship in the 1980s. But beginning in state’s competitors in this respect Korea. is the erosion of the power of the in the face of modernity, ly associated with the secularism unique way to form a non-theolog- the mid-1970s, Jaffrelot wrote, due and return to what Jaffrelot calls This form of secularism is also church in Europe during the Age Christianity tried to keep pace that developed in the West. Being ical Muslim polity without compro- to purely political reasons, a point Secularity 4: Secularisation without known as laïcité which originated of Enlightenment from 18th cen- with change by modernising itself. an expert on South Asia, Jaffrelot mising its Muslim identity, because, came when the state found it nec- secularism. during the French Revolution. tury onwards. The period saw the This gave the believers the space to took the example of Muslims in after all, this was what was to gain essary to engage with non-state ele- (Courtesy: The Dawn) ( ) * +, -./+ ! !> "# & & ! - # R ! 45 # 0 + # Chennai: The three mediators appointed by Supreme Court to resolve the Ayodhya dispute ! have a common thread — all hail from Tamil Nadu. 0 8+ The Supreme Court on 2& " huge rally in Kolkata and spoke Friday referred the politically he luxurious beach-side at the end of the procession. sensitive case for mediation and Tbungalow of Punjab Prime Minister who fails to “Why did your Government appointed retired apex court National Bank (PNB) scam Aprotect classified documents failed to take sufficient action judge FMI Kalifulla as the head accused and fugitive diaman- kept in his office is misfit for his and preempt attacks on Uri, and senior advocate Sriram taire Nirav Modi in Raigad dis- post, Bengal Chief Minister Pathankot and Pulwama despite Panchu and spiritual guru Sri Sri trict was on Friday razed to Mamata Banerjee on Friday prior intelligence reports” Ravi Shankar as two other mem- ground at one go by the author- said continuing her relentless Banerjee asked adding “a new bers of the panel for the purpose. * * * * !/ ; " ities, through controlled explo- attack on Narendra Modi. Government will come in the Kalifulla hails from sions. Virtually blowing the elec- Centre after the elections and Karaikudi in Sivaganga district saying the outgoing judge pro- Nagaland. Within minutes, the 33,000 tion bugle from an International bring peace in the country.” while Ravi Shankar was born in vided valuable insights. “It is a very serious respon- sq feet bungalow —named Women’s Day rally Banerjee The BJP had failed to protect Papanasam near Kumbakonam “While deciding the BCCI sibility given to me by the Roopanya —was reduced to said the Modi Government the lives of the security person- in Thanjavur district and matter I felt like I was sitting Honourable Supreme Court. I debris, through simultaneous 2 ) P ! )! which had “crossed its expiry nel by not acting on time she said. Panchu is Chennai-based. besides a former Indian cricket will do my best,” he said on the controlled explosions carried . /9( date” “will never be able to Speaking on the alleged Kalifulla started his legal captain. That much insight was apex court nominating him as out through 110 dynamite restore peace in Jammu & theft of confidential files relat- career from Tamil Nadu, before provided by Kalifulla. He has so one of the mediators. sticks and 30 kilograms of the “implosion” to bring down at one go. They had tied dyna- Kashmir,” because it is during ed to Rafale deal Banerjee won- retiring as a Supreme Court much insight into the working Sri Sri Ravishankar, accord- explosives. Nirav Modi’s bungalow, locat- mite sticks and explosives to this regime that the mountain dered “how a Prime Minister judge in 2016. of BCCI. I am eternally grateful ing to his Bengaluru-based Art For the past few days, the ed off Khim beach at Alibaug, pillars and other strategic places State had witnessed a 260 per who cannot protect files from He had delivered the land- to him for helping me and the of Living foundation, was born authorities had been planning nearly 100 km from Mumbai, in the bungalow. The explo- cent rise in the acts of terror. being stolen from his office can mark judgement for carrying out game as such in regaining its to Visalakshi Ratnam and R S sions were carried at 11:15 am. The Chief Minister led a protect the country.” reforms in the Indian cricket glory,” Justice Thakur had said. Venkat Ratnam in Papanasam. The formal demolition board BCCI. On Friday, Kalifulla said the He, however, shifted to work had commenced on After enrolling as an advo- SC-appointed committee will Bengaluru early in life and grad- January 24. The demolition cate in 1975, Kalifulla had take every step to settle the uated in Bachelor of Science remained inconclusive. After appeared for various public and Ramjanmaboomi-Babri Masjid from St Joseph’s College. a survey, a team of structural private sector undertakings, dispute “amicably.” Panchu, a The spiritual guru has been engineers from Dr Babasaheb nationalised and Scheduled senior advocate of the Madras attempting mediation on the dis- Ambedkar Technical Banks in his career. High Court, is a pioneer in the pute for some time now, before University subsequently rec- He was appointed a Judge in mediation movement. the court chose him as part of ommended the controlled the Madras High Court in 2000. Founder of the country’s the panel Friday. explosions. The furniture and After a 11-year stint here, he was first court-annexed mediation On his being included in the glass panes had been removed transferred to Jammu and centre — The Mediation panel, he said everybody must before the series of simulta- Kashmir High Court as its Chief Chambers — in the Madras move together to end long- neous explosions were carried Justice, from where he was ele- High Court in 2005, he has standing conflicts. out. vated to the top court a year authored books on mediation, “Respecting everyone, Constructed in 2009-2010 later. including a comprehensive turning dreams to reality, end- on a 70,000 sq ft plot, the At his farewell function in manual -- Mediation: Practice ing long-standing conflicts 33,000 sq ft bungalow had sev- 2016, then Chief Justice of India and Law. happily and maintaining har- eral bedrooms. It was accessi- T S Thakur had praised Justice Panchu has mediated a mony in society — we must all ble through a long winding Kalifulla for the historic verdict number of cases, including the move together towards these road. It was one of the highly 3 - 0) )! - 4 OP ! in which he was heading the one involving the boundary goals. #ayodhyamediation,” he protected properties. ( 3 ! P " . /9( bench with his brother judge, dispute between Assam and tweeted. PTI /)P 4 @ - !# - 8 #.)' 4$ !# 0 8+ Buldhana, Washim and ing compensation had been Panaji: The probe into the Yavatmal in eastern rejected. However, in 2018, the “missing” Rafale papers should Kolkata: An organisation that the disabled people of the coun- n a shocking disclosure made Maharashtra — accounted for number of rejections increased start from Goa Chief Minister works for differently abled peo- try, General Secretary of the Ithrough a reply obtained a maximum of 4,383 out of the to 1050, while the approved Manohar Parrikar who had ple in West Bengal on Friday Paschimbanga Rajya Pratibandhi under the RTI Act, the total 5,727 farmers’ suicides cases approved decreased to claimed files related to the deal expressed “shock” at Prime Sammilani, Kanti Ganguly, said Maharashtra Revenue depart- reported from across the state 1,330. were with him, Congress pres- Minister Narendra Modi’s com- in a statement. ment has said that the number between 2014 and 2018. In March 2015 then ident Rahul Gandhi said on ment, purported to be a polit- Ganguly, also a senior of farmers’ suicides nearly dou- Surprisingly, the RTI reply Revenue Minister Eknath Friday. ical jibe at Congress president CPI(M) leader, said the differently bled in the State during the last also confirmed that many of Khadse had announced in the Parrikar was Defence Rahul Gandhi, during a dis- abled people were “shocked” as four years from 6,268 in 2015 thel affected farmers’ families State Assembly that the com- Minister when the Rafale deal cussion on dyslexia with a stu- the Prime Minister “has made fun to 11,995 in 2018. received compensation of 1 pensation would be increased was signed with France and dent on Sunday. of a serious condition which has The reply obtained by RTI lakh were denied to compen- from 1 lakh to 5 lakh to per the Centre has told the The Prime Minister’s com- been inducted as disability in the activist Jeetendra Ghadge sation by the State Government. affected family. He had also Supreme Court some docu- ment might demoralise Rights of Persons with Disability revealed that Amravati rev- In 2014, 1358 farmers’ fam- announced a life insurance pol- ments related to the multi-bil- researchers from taking up ven- (RPD) Act, 2016, passed unani- enue division — comprising ilies received the compensation icy that would cover all the lion contract have been tures to lessen the sufferings of mously”. PTI districts of Akola, Amravati, whereas 674 application seek- farmers. “stolen”. PTI ( 7 )! @0-( ! 6$ 0 8+ 4,00,72,496 by way of Customs duty on goods fter having been mas- imported. Panaji: The State-run Goa Aquerading as a doctor for Singh, who had earlier Meat Complex Limited will the past 20 years, law finally been declared a Proclaimed outsource its abattoir opera- caught up with an erstwhile Offender by the Court, was tions to a private player for a appraiser of the Customs brought to Mumbai from period of five years starting department-turned-abscond- Uttar Pradesh on a transit. On June 1 this year, its managing ing accused Abhinav Singh, Friday, Singh was produced director Rajendra when the CBI finally arrested before a Special Judge, Prabhugaonkar said on Friday. him from Uttar Pradesh. Mumbai who remanded him He said the GMCL, set Singh, who was imper- in CBI Custody till March 13. up in 1971 in North sonating as Dr. Rajeev Gupta Singh was wanted in a Goa’s Usgao village to cater to for the past two decades, was CBI case registered on the beef requirement in the working as an Associate September 29, 1999 on a coastal State, was shut since Professor with a Medical complaint lodged by the October, 2014 due to technical College at Akbarpur, Chhata, Customs, SIIB, New Custom issues and lack of animals for Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, House, Mumbai against him slaughter. when the police arrested for and others including private Prabhugaonkar said a min- allegedly causing to the tune of firms. PTI imum of 30 animals are required for slaughter every day for the abattoir to function optimally. “As per the tender, the pri- vate player will run the abattoir, provide meat for local con- sumption, and share revenue with the State Government,” he said. He said the abattoir has all requisite permissions including those from the Factories and Boilers department, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). PTI ( ) * +, -./+ ! !? # @ / ) 4O 8 0 * - @0-( Mumbai: Former media exec- the family. He took no step involved in the attacks. So, Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister utive Peter Mukerjea is the when Rahul was desperately even if Peter Mukerjea was in Narendra Modi on Friday "silent killer" of Sheena Bora, asking about Sheena..... Peter is London (at the time of the claimed that "non-cooperation" the daughter of his wife Indrani silent killer of Sheena," the murder) it doesn't mean he was by the previous Samajwadi Mukerjea from a previous rela- CBI lawyer said. not part of the criminal con- Party Government in Uttar ! tionship, the CBI told a special Rahul Mukerjea is yet to spiracy, the CBI counsel Pradesh was responsible for the court on Friday while opposing depose before the court and if argued. delay in start of a beautification his bail plea in the 2012 mur- Peter Mukerjea is released on The April 2012 murder of project in his Lok Sabha con- Mumbai: The cover of a book, ders. The revenue earned from der case. bail, he may try to win over the Sheena Bora (24), Indrani stituency. which chronicles the life and the book will go to fund Sawant's Peter Mukerjea, arrested in witness (Rahul), the lawyer Mukerjea's daughter from an He was addressing a gath- struggles of Gauri Sawant, the project "Nani Ka Ghar" under the sensational Sheena Bora added. earlier relationship, came to ering here after laying the foun- first transgender mother of the which homes will be provided to murder case in 2015, had Badami argued there was light in August 2015 when her dation stone for the Kashi country, was unveiled here on transgenders," the 25-year-old moved the bail application in sufficient material against Peter driver Shyamvar Rai spilled the Vishwanath Temple's approach Friday on the occasion of the author said. November last year before spe- Mukerjea that led to framing of beans after being arrested in road and its beautification. International Women's Day. Born as Ganesh Sawant, cial CBI Judge J C Jagdale. This charges against him. Therefore, another case. "In the first three years / !) 2 ) !! *5 The book, "Gauri- The Urge she realised that she was differ- is the third time he has the accused cannot seek bail by Indrani Mukerjea, a former there was non-cooperation of 2 3 ! = ) 6$ !! to Fly", will be launched on May ent from other boys. As a child, approached the court for bail. merely stating the charges media executive, her former the state government. The ( 3 ! 8 5 * # 12 on the occasion of the she has always felt more inclined Opposing his bail plea, against him were "defective", he husband Sanjeev Khanna, Rai developmental projects here . /9( Mother's Day, said its author to female gender, prompting her special public prosecutor said. and Peter Mukerjea were picked pace after you (people of Rhythm Wagholikar. father to discard her. Sawant, Bharat Badami argued that the One of the reasons for- arrested in the case. Rai later Uttar Pradesh) made Yogi government thought of Baba that something should happen He said the book chronicles who successfully adopted a sex CBI has sufficient evidence to warded by Peter Mukerjea for became an approver and was Adityanath the chief minister," (Lord Shiva) and were silent. here." the varied aspects of Sawant's worker's daughter after over- prove Peter Mukerjea's role in not being involved in Sheena's pardoned. he said. They took care of themselves "Bhole Baba ney tai kiya life, her struggle and motherly coming many hurdles, wants her the murder conspiracy. murder was that he was in Indrani Mukerjea, who is in "Had there been coopera- but not of this place." hoga baatein bahut karte ho love for the sex workers' children to join the police force. "Today Badami told the court Peter London when the murder took jail since her arrest in August tion earlier, we would have Noting that it was his "plea- yahan aao kuch karke dikhao," who are abandoned after birth. I am overwhelmed. I never Mukerjea didn't take any step place. 2015, is facing murder charge, launched the project instead of sure" to have initiated the work (Lord Shiva must have decided The 38-year-old transgen- expected or thought of it (a book to find Sheena Bora, who had However, the CBI contest- while Peter Mukerjea has been laying the foundation," Modi at Kashi Vishwanath, he said, "I that you talk much, so now you der activist, born in Pune, was being written on her). This is gone missing, despite the fact ed this argument. accused by the CBI of being a said. have dreamt for a long time to should come here and do some- discarded by her father in child- going to add to my responsibil- that she was his son Rahul Hafiz Saeed (LeT chief) part of the criminal conspiracy. Attacking previous gov- work for this place. When I was thing)," he said, adding that due hood. She runs an NGO, Sakhi ities," an emotional Sawant told Mukerjea's fiancee. was in Pakistan when the 26/11 The CBI has claimed a ernments, the prime minister not in politics I came here sev- to the blessings the fulfillment Char Chowghi, that promotes mediapersons at an event held "Peter was knowing every- Mumbai attacks took place, but financial dispute led to the said, "In the past 70 years no eral times and used to think of his dream has started. PTI safe sex and counsels transgen- the Press Club here. PTI thing...He was not a statue of that doesn't mean he wasn't killing of Sheena Bora. PTI 3 - 0 . is not keen on having an alliance CPI(M) and the Congress, the time when Congress president with the Congress. The Left Left Front on Friday announced Rahul Gandhi had asked his Front won't be able to win a sin- its candidates for Raiganj and party's in-charge of West Bengal, gle seat without the help of Murshidabad seats, the bone of Gaurav Gogoi, to speak to Congress in the state. But contention between the two CPI(M) general secretary Congress would be able to parties. Sitaram Yechury in order to retain its four seats," Mitra told The current MPs in those resolve the impasse over seat- reporters late in the night after two seats -- Mohammed Salim sharing. Gandhi had also met Kolkata: Miffed over the an urgent meeting with state from Raiganj and Badaruddoza the state Congress chief to dis- CPI(M) unilaterally announcing leaders. Khan from Murshidabad -- cuss the matter. The state candidates for the Raiganj and "If needed we will fight would contest, Biman Bose, Congress had requested Gandhi Murshidabad Lok Sabha seats, alone in the state. We have our chairman of the CPI(M)-led to take a call on the matter. Congress' Bengal unit chief list of 42 candidates ready. We Left Front, said. The CPI(M)'s central com- Somen Mitra on Friday accused wanted an alliance till 2021 The announcement of can- mittee on Monday came out the Left Front of not being keen assembly polls so that our didates in these two seats held with a proposal of "no mutual on having an alliance. alliance or understanding gets by the CPI(M) might lead to a contest" in the Lok Sabha polls Mitra said his party won't acceptability from the masses. breakdown in the seat-sharing in the six seats held by the two compromise with its dignity and But the CPI(M) is more keen on discussions between the two parties in the State. It was seen has its list of 42 candidates ready, short term political gains and side and eventually pave the way as a move to untangle the seat- asserting that it has left the mat- doesn't want any long-term for a four-cornered contest in sharing skein between the two ter to the high command to take adjustment," he said. the state in the upcoming gen- parties, aimed at consolidating a final call. Amid the ongoing seat- eral elections. the anti-BJP and anti-TMC !) ! )- ! - . /9( "It seems that the Left Front sharing talks between the The development came at a votes. PTI )) ) . ).) 89. 64)= C 0 4 -;/ : *)) ;) . Ahmedabad: In a setback to ruling party soon. sure because of the pending Just an hour before Congress and sent a letter to the Congress in Gujarat ahead Sabariya was arrested in case. I am already out on bail. Sabariya's resignation, Chavda party president Rahul Gandhi Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Principal district judge M M viction was necessary to allow of the general elections, two October last year in connection I have resigned voluntarily. I joined the BJP at party head- to inform him about his deci- Gir Somnath district of Gujarat Babi stayed Barad's conviction Barad to continue as the MLA party MLAs Friday tendered with the irrigation scam. He am not dissatisfied with any quarters in Gandhinagar after sion. on Friday stayed the conviction while hearing his plea, said the of Talala constituency in Gir their resignations, with one of was granted bail in February by Congress leader. I am joining giving his resignation as the Talking to reporters, he of Congress leader Bhagvan Congress leader's lawyer Rajesh Somnath district. them joining the ruling BJP the Gujarat High Court. the ruling BJP as I felt that this MLA of Manavadar seat in claimed that the BJP has not Barad in a 24-year-old illegal Buch. The 60-year-old Congress later in the day and another "Congress MLA from is the best way to serve the peo- Junagadh district. offered ministership to switch mining case and also suspend- In addition, the district leader won from Talala in the announcing his decision to Dhrangadhra seat, Parsotam ple of my constituency," he said. Chavda, 55, a four-time sides ahead of the Lok Sabha ed his jail term of two years and judge also allowed Barad's plea, 2017 Assembly polls. join the saffron party soon. Sabariya, tendered his resigna- The former MLA claimed MLA, was inducted into the polls. nine months. seeking suspension of the sen- Barad was accused of steal- Manavadar MLA Jawahar tion today evening. I have that he was not offered any party by state Home Minister "It is not true that I am Barad, an MLA, was dis- tence of two years and nine ing limestone worth Rs 2.83 Chavda gave his resignation to accepted his resignation. He ministership in the Gujarat Pradeepsinh Jadeja and senior joining the BJP to become a qualified by the Assembly months awarded by the judicial crore through illegal mining on Gujarat Assembly Speaker has not given any particular government by the BJP. party leader K C Patel. minister. I am in politics to Speaker after he was held guilty magistrate of Sutrapada Taluka government land in Sutrapada. Rajendra Trivedi in the after- reason in his resignation letter. Sabariya was arrested in After joining the BJP, serve the people. I am joining by a magistrate's court on March court. "The sessions court stayed The material was then sold to a noon, while Parsotam Sabariya, He now ceases to be a member October last year for allegedly Chavda said he has not left the the BJP as I felt that I can serve 1 in the 1995 case. He was also the conviction as well as ordered local chemical factory, accord- who represented Dhrangadhra of the Gujarat Assembly," demanding and accepting a Congress out of any discontent the people in a better way if I granted bail in the case. suspension of the sentence given ing to an FIR lodged against him seat in Morbi district, gave his Trivedi said. bribe from persons accused in or differences with the join the party that is in power. The Congress leader chal- by the magistrate. The court also against him in 1995. The mag- resignation in the evening. Commenting on his deci- an irrigation scam in Morbi Congress leadership. "I also felt it necessary to lenged his conviction in the dis- granted bail to Barad till the pen- istrate pronounced Barad guilty Chavda joined the BJP at sion, Sabariya said he was join- district in return for not rais- Chavda, a prominent OBC support Prime Minister trict and sessions court in dency of his appeal against the under Section 379 of the Indian the party's headquarters in ing the ruling BJP to develop ing the issue in the Assembly leader from Ahir community, Narendra Modi in the current Veraval town of Gir Somnath magistrate's order," said Buch. Penal Code, which deals with Gandhinagar, while Sabariya his constituency. and with the state govern- said he also resigned from the security scenario of the coun- district. He said a stay on the con- punishment for theft. PTI announced that he will join the "I was not under any pres- ment. primary membership of the try," Chavda said. PTI . ! < " ! +!,# 5 O 8 " &6! (777 Lucknow: The abusive rant of saffron-clad men against two Jammu: National Conference "The time has come when it ban JeI, he said "I am not in 0 Kashmiris sent shock waves president Farooq Abdullah on is not (about) banning, it is meet- power now. Information on across the country, but timely Friday questioned the release of ing them (recognised/unrecog- them will be available only with police action and warmth of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) nised entities) politically, that is the intelligence and the governor locals have brought a sense of founder Masood Azhar in important. Unless you meet who rules (the state) today. I have security to the vendors who Afghanistan by then BJP them politically, you are never no intelligence input about them were back to selling dry fruits Government in 1999 in exchange going to be able to sort out these now." on Friday. of the hijacked Indian airlines people," he said. He said when Jagmohan The two, who are resi- flight IC-814 despite his The Centre Thursday last was the governor of the state JeI dents of Jammu and Kashmir Opposition. banned JeI Jammu and Kashmir schools were banned and those Kulgam's district and come in He strongly opposed the for five years under anti-terror teachers were inducted in gov- Lucknow during winters to ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) law on grounds that it was "in ernment schools. sell dry fruits, are doing brisk and said the time has come when close touch" with militant outfits "Did he do right or did he do business in the same locality banning should end, and meet- and was expected to "escalate wrong? The same people then under the watchful eyes of the ing with these outfits should secessionist movement" in the met the Prime Minister and the police and local vendors. start. state. home minister so that we could "People here are very "Who released Azhar (JeM A notification banning the find a way out," he said, referring good... Everything is fine now," founder) and who took him to group under the Unlawful to the Hurriyat leaders talks ( 0 0 !! * * 0 Mohd Afzal, one of the victims, Kandahar (Afghanistan)? The Activities (Prevention) Act was with the centre. A$$1! ! ! told PTI. "We have no fear with centre should reply. When I issued by the Ministry of Home "Look at the history, you ! ! . /9( the people extending so much told them not to release Azhar, Affairs after a high-level meeting have to meet them, not ban them love and care and there is no they did not listen to me (at that on security chaired by Prime or put them in jail. You have to Chennai: Commemorating Mannar and Palk Bay, the offi- plan to rush back." time). Today I am anti-national Minister Narendra Modi. meet them by talking to them International Women's Day, cers moored the H-197 at the Asked what message they and they are national," Abdullah, Asked about the involve- and finding out why are they not the first woman captain of Coast Guard headquarters here will take back for their people who was the Chief Minister ment of Hizbul Mujahideen ter- part of this nation. What stops hovercraft H-197 Anuradha in the afternoon. in the strife-torn Valley, Afzal during the hostage crisis in 1999 ror outfit, considered JeI's mili- them from being part of this Shukla along with her col- Coast Guard undertook a said he would tell how people told reporters on the sidelines of tant wing, in Thursday's grenade nation. That is what we need to league and deputy comman- major step towards empower- here are good. "It is only the a function here. attack in Jammu which left two do," he said. Abdullah further dant Shirin Chandran arrived ing women and facilitating 'goondas' (goons) here who Azhar was arrested on persons dead and 31 others said his party never questioned here Friday after undertaking greater gender parity, and do such thing while the people " ! ) *! February 11, 1994 at Khanabal injured, the NC leader said, "I do the air strikes by India in a 500-km journey on rough became the first force to are very helping." ! 3 Chowk in Anantnag district of not know whether the group is Pakistan on February 26. In a seas. deploy women officers in He said that they would = . /9( south Kashmir but was released really JeI's militant wing. separate function organised to Shukla and Chandran were operational roles on board- depart after 20 more days and in exchange of passengers of IC- "I do not know... I have been welcome prominent persons among the first four women to ships. will be here again. media. Local people, however, fron-clad youth could thrash 814 on December 31, 1999 by chief minister and I have never from Basholi area of Kathua dis- be trained to operate air-cush- "By doing so, India joins a On Wednesday, Afzal and rushed to their rescue and them.... Had they been with us, the then BJP Government along had any such input that they trict into the party fold, the NC ion vehicles popularly known select few nations, including Abdul were selling dry fruits - informed the police. we would not have allowed with two other terrorists. belong to JeI. I think this brigade leader called for isolation of as hovercraft. Australia, Germany, Israel and - as has been the practice for A vegetable vendor nearby anyone to even touch them," Asked about the ban on JeI, (responsible for the grenade divisive forces and maintaining After commencing their the United States, which have the past several years -- when said that the incident could Raju said. Abdullah said, "Banning is not attack) is the one that is run by of harmony, saying the politics of surveillance voyage from Coast allowed the women officers to they were attacked with sticks have been avoided had the Policemen on duty were the way out because the minute Sallauddin from Pakistan-occu- divide is against the ethos of the Guard Station, Mandapam, take on command roles for law by saffron-clad persons at two been sitting nearby. "They seen moving around in the area you ban anything they go under- pied Kashmir," he said. nation and the state, which near Rameshwaram, on March enforcement", an official press Daliganj area, the video of were sitting a little distance on Friday and keeping a close ground and they become more In response to another ques- encompasses all religions, castes 6 and patrolling the Gulf of release said. PTI which went viral on social away from us and so the saf- eye on the crowds. PTI vicious." tion on the centre's decision to and regions. PTI ( ) * +, -./+ ! A ! +.&0 '#! ## %! % ' 6 'D& ! . ') .EP @ 8# &$9. ,-.,&/+ 8,+<+ % match-making platform, the Government said. press release said. “It will also inject strong conomic Affairs Secretary ndia has launched its third IT The primary aim of this IT momentum into the develop- ESubhash Chandra Garg Icorridor in China that will corridor will be to facilitate ment of the Xuzhou software Friday exuded confidence that facilitate partnerships between partnerships between Indian service outsourcing industry. fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per / 4 2 - ( 3 ! P D* Indian and Chinese companies. and Chinese companies, it We sincerely hope that the cent for 2018-19 would be met /2-/ * > > The National Association said. Nasscom will bring its advan- as shortfall in indirect tax col- - ! ! D; ) of Software and Services Xuzhou, as the centre of tages on capital, talents and lection would be compensated / /2-/ !! Companies (NASSCOM) the Huai Hai economic zone, is technology in accordance with by lower expenditure. #1/ =#4 ) )2 entered into a partnership with an important comprehensive the content of the agreement, “I am very confident (of !! - P 5> China’s Xuzhou city from national transportation hub to improve the construction, meeting fiscal deficit target of ,-.,&/+ 2018, and Friday from the res- Jiangsu Province in China to and its proximity from major operation and development of 3.4 per cent for 2018-19),” olution process. help develop the IT corridor. industrial and economic hub the park, so as to build a Garg said on the sidelines of he National Company Law Under the Insolvency and The IT industry body has like Shanghai, Beijing, world-class service outsourcing IVCA conference here. TAppellate Tribunal Bankruptcy Code, a resolution already launched such corri- Hangzhou, Nanjing and cooperation development plat- As per the interim Budget (NCLAT) on Friday allowed process has to be completed dors at Dalian and Guiyang Suzhou. form”, he said. 2019-20, the Government has the withdrawal of UK-based under 180 days with a further cities to cash in on the bur- Through this partnership, Commenting on the col- pegged fiscal deficit target of Liberty House bid for ARGL on extension of 90 days to 270 days. geoning Chinese IT industry the platform will be launched laboration, Gagan Sabharwal, 3.4 per cent for the current fis- the plea of resolution profes- Meanwhile, NCLAT also market. Through its previous that will facilitate match-mak- Senior Director, NASSCOM cal year ending March 31. sional of the debt-ridden com- said that its order would not similar initiatives in China, ing between Indian companies said, “This Corridor will help “Our assessment at this pany. debate the participation of NASSCOM has brought to wanting to collaborate with strengthen China India Digital stage is, in direct taxes, we will A two-member bench, Liberty House in in other res- the fore opportunities with companies in Huai Hai eco- Cooperation leveraging our probably do as per the revised headed by Justice S J olution processes. over 300 companies where nomic zone looking to adopt respective strengths in hard- estimate, indirect taxes, there Mukhopadhaya, also pulled “Any observations against more than 10 Indian SME digital transformation from ware and software to build might be some shortfall, and on up Liberty House for not pur- Liberty should not construed as companies have signed deals verticals such as manufactur- innovative products and solu- the expenditure side there suing the corporate insolvency finding against them ineligible worth 31 Million RMB ($4.5 ing, retail, automotive, health- tions in Co-create mode. Given might be some savings. resolution process after being from participating in any other 5 ? / million). care and utilities and help that this region is known for its “On the whole, we should selected as the highest bidder. resolution process,” NCLAT said. . / !) ( D9 The previous IT corridors them create innovative product manufacturing capabilities, we be where we are,” he said. “You are a failure party all Liberty House had !2 ? / FE 0) in Dalian and Guiyang have and solutions in the co-create expect many collaborative case In the current fiscal, direct the time, dragging your feet. emerged as the highest bidder ? / F* / ? ) 0 !! ( 0 already sprung up opportuni- mode, it said. studies emerging from the tax collection is pegged at 12 You are in bad reputation. We in ARGL, a subsidiary of debt- F #"* + ,? ) * < ties to the tune of 24 Million This partnership will help Smart Manufacturing domain.”, lakh crore (revised estimate). would not allow you to take ridden auto components maker 2 M2 N) 0 ! ? / RMB ($4.6 million) and 62 create more jobs in Xuzhou and he said. The Government had orig- advantage of the appellate tri- Amtek Auto. Million RMB ($8.9 million) India and facilitating talent Addressing the meeting inally budgeted to collect bunal,” the bench said. However, the company respectively, it said. transfer between the two coun- Anil Kumar Rai, Consul 11.50 lakh crore in 2018-19 NCLAT has upheld the refused to go ahead and submit The first two corridors tries, it said. General Shanghai said “China from direct taxes, which previous order of the a bank guarantee after emerg- have paved the way for coop- The signing of the “China- being a dominant manufac- include corporate tax and per- Chandigarh bench of NCLT, ing as the highest bidder. eration in co-create mode in India (Xuzhou) IT Corridor turing country requires soft- sonal income tax. which had imposed a cost of Rs Following which, the reso- the emerging technologies such Project” is an important mea- ware, IT and IT enabled ser- Likewise, in 2018-19, GST 1 lakh on Liberty House citing lution professional of the com- as AI, IoT and Analytics in the sure for the Indian software vices to transform towards collection is pegged at 6.43 casual approach. pany moved NCLT to cancel Chinese market. and service industry associa- smart manufacturing. lakh crore (RE), which is lower The appellate tribunal also the bid. NCLT had allowed it In line with this collabo- tions to enter the Chinese mar- IT Corridor at Xuzhou has than the targeted 7.43 lakh directed to deduct the time and imposed a cost on Liberty ration, few local companies ket and seize the development potential to fill the critical crore (BE). period between December 14, House. from Jiangsu province have opportunity of the Huaihai institutional void of software On the indirect tax front, pledged their support by sign- Economic Zone” Mayor of support for small and medium customs collection in the cur- ing as early adopters of this Xuzhou Municipal size industries in their own lan- rent fiscal is pegged at 1.30 guage.” lakh crore (RE). ) I0 / 3/1J5*< = ! !- 2 3 ! P 7 ) 6$ ! 0 4 = ! 3 +0=3,D/ "! ) ) K0=3 * ) / 0=3133> * ( =! +*(=, ) * ! 2 5 C *(=L0 * O) 5 ) ! / !!P ( ) * +, -./+ %)AA # 9O ; +6 P N O+ @ .# ) =6) ?* / ! %6+ $89 could mean Britain never British MPs will vote on leaves. Tuesday on whether to accept 2 -$/+ %"2 rime Minister Theresa May “It needs just one more May’s Brexit deal, which could : Ptoday called on the push,” May told an audience of include new elements following tepping up European Union for “one workers in Grimsby, a North this weekend’s frantic round of +$& 8. Spressure more push” to strike a Brexit Sea fishing port, adding that a negotiations. on Pakistan, the US has asked compromise deal and told MPs vote against a deal meant “we “Next week MPs in akistan on Friday registered Islamabad to take that rejecting the agreement might never leave the EU at all”. Westminster face a crucial Pa First Information Report “sustained and irreversible” choice: against “unidentified pilots” of actions against terrorist Whether to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for groups operating from its back the bombing and destroying 19 territory to prevent future Brexit deal or trees in the Balakot area, accord- attacks and promote region- to reject it,” ing to a media report, days after al stability. Theresa May India’s preemptive strike against The State said. the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s largest Department statement “Back it terrorist training camp in the came as Pakistan, under glob- and the UK country. al pressure after the Pulwama will leave the The FIR was filed by the terror attack European forestry department on Friday and India’s air strikes Union. Reject against pilots of the IAF for against Jaish-e-Mohammed it and no one bombing and destroying trees in (JeM) terrorist camp in knows what the Balakot area, the Express Balakot in Khyber will happen,” News reported. Pakhtunkhwa province on she said. The FIR, registered against February 26, “We may “unidentified IAF pilots”, also started taking actions against not leave the details the damage suffered by 19 some of the terrorist outfits EU for many trees after the Indian fighter jets and their leaders over the past months, we “hastily dropped their payload”, few days. may leave it says. In Islamabad, the without the On March 26, India Interior Ministry on Thursday protections said IAF jets, in the face of immi- announced that a total of 121 that the deal nent danger, launched a pre- members of provides. We emptive strike on Balakot in the proscribed groups have so may never Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa far been taken into “preventive leave at all.” province. detention” across Pakistan. 0# # # :())" #! % R ; -$/+ %"2 wide project, led by the Republican president’s daughter and resident Donald Trump’s 2020 senior adviser. Pbudget proposal will include The official was not authorized $100 million for a global women’s fund to speak publicly about budget spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka details in advance and requested Trump. anonymity. A White House official told The new initiative aims to help 50 The Associated Press that the million women in the developing world budget, expected to be released get ahead economically over the next six Monday, will include the funding years. It involves the State Department, for the Women’s Global Development the National Security Council and and Prosperity Initiative. other agencies. The administra- tion last month launched the government- A 5 0 #"= #,'3 3= #,'3 % $ : & >2 ? & 0 - &&$ M 'A <&= >' 2%+9'%0 , 5 !" : ) ) eing fit and healthy doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to work- Bing out for hours a day and eating nothing but chicken and steamed broc- coli for every meal. In fact, there are sev- eral more effective habits you can adopt today that will not only help you get in shape in the short-term, but will help you stay that way for the long run as well. Staying fit and healthy plays an important role in our life. People neglect their health because of the hectic daily schedules but there are little things that you can do each day that will add to being healthy and fit . All of these excuses are valid in their own way, and yes, we've all been there. But if you really want to get and stay fit and healthy, you have to learn to give up your excuses and start making your health and fitness a top priority today. Even if you go to the gym six days a week, the real key to lifelong fitness is to simply be more active and walk more in your day-to-day life. Try making a con- scious effort to walk whenever and wher- ever you can: to the grocery store, to get your afternoon coffee or go on a post-din- ner stroll with your family. Try and aim for at least 10,000 steps a day. Although it may seem counterintu- itive, striving to always be "perfect" with your nutrition is actually not a good long- term strategy to get or stay in shape. Depriving yourself of dessert and all the foods you love will only result in a binge of those very same foods when your willpower is at a moment of weakness. Instead of always going to the movies or sitting around for long meals, try find- ing some activities you and friends or loved ones enjoy doing together. Go for a bike ride, take a scenic hike, set up a game of bocce ball for the whole family to enjoy — the list is endless! Not only will you get moving, you're bound to have more fun as well. When you have to plan an hour or more for a workout, of course it's not always possible to go to the gym. But when you pack your entire workout into an efficient, 10-20 minute HIIT workout that works your entire body and leaves you soaked in sweat, you'll no longer have the same excuse to skip your workout as often as you normally would. Just remem- ber to work hard! Many of us underestimate the impor- tance of a good night's rest, but it's cru- cial for long-term health that you give your body a proper amount of sleep each night. And if thinking long-term isn’t enough of an incentive, remember this: too little sleep can also impair weight loss efforts due to raised cortisol levels. Try and get around seven to eight hours a night on a regular basis. But vegetables are packed with impor- tant nutrients that keep your body healthy, and their fiber content also helps fill you up. So if you don’t love a plain salad, find ways to make your veg- gies interesting: roast them with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, toss them in a flavorful stir fry or blend them into a juice so you don’t even know they’re there. If you don’t despise them, you’re much more likely to eat vegetables on a regular basis. Eating right has a lot of benefits. It will help you maintain a healthy weight, improve your skin, and give you more energy. One of the best ways to eat a healthy diet is to cook your own food. Reports show that people who cook their own meals consume lower levels of sugar and fats. Cooking with fresh foods also helps you to eat fewer processed foods, which typically have high sodium levels. Make cooking fun. Recruit family members to get involved, so that it feels like less of a chore. Give each family mem- food per minute, while slowpokes only ate ber a day of the week to request a certain 2 2, , about two ounces. Chewing slowly could meal and find a new recipe to try out. / / B mean less calories consumed, so take a Being organized can help make cooking chill pill when digging into the dinner seem easier. Try planning your meals in , plate. advance. This will limit the trips you have , , Think about your body frame size. to make to the grocery store, and will also Everyone is different. Some people have help you stay on track with your fitness 2, 8 1 small frames, while others have a large goals if you plan healthy weekly menus. : 8 frame. Yours might be medium. You can When you're cooking your yourself, figure out your frame size by measuring you can fully control the ingredients you 2 1 the circumference of your wrist and con- use. This will help you make sure you are 2 B / , sulting a height chart. Remember, if you getting the nutrients your body needs. have a large frame, you will have differ- Eating well can help control your weight, ent weight goals than someone who is nat- and it can also give you the energy you urally smaller. Try keeping a daily jour- need to exercise regularly. Try to eat a diet with protein and also gives your body orange tones, like those in sweet potatoes made improvements and if you can see , , nal, where you record positive state- that includes several servings a day of healthy fats. Make your plate colorful. The and carrots. Make your own goals. Trying and feel a difference in your body. : ments about yourself. You can use this fresh fruits and vegetables. These are more color on your plate, the more to look like someone else isn't going to How quickly we eat really does mat- journal to track your exercise and diet, or packed with vitamins and fiber. Eat lean fruits and vegetables you are likely eating. help you achieve your goals. Instead, ter, research shows. In one study, fast / you can just write down happy, self-affirm- meats and fish. These will provide you Try for leafy greens, like kale, and vibrant assess your fitness level by noting if you've eaters consumed around three ounces of ing thoughts to keep you motivated. 12 A. ( ) * +, -./+ , /0 #> // < '< < 3< '# 3 ** "' /<' >< 5># + & 8 + P " + ) ) ! + +B ) + 3 )) 3 !!! !" !+B 3 ) 3 3 !+ 3 ) ) ! !0 + GE) + ) 3 ) ) !$ B 3 ) !" ) 3 + + !+ ) ) !+ ) + 3 ) ! ! ! ! ! ?5 ) ) ) 0$/ +"6 Q*'"; ) '0)<; . ) recent accident in Delhi involved a Bentley Bentayga Abeing driven by a 19-year old ;;0)R youth which slammed into an auto- rickshaw killing one of the occu- pants. Being someone who has driven in Delhi and across India for "#$,,# 0 a long time, I will not absolve the auto driver of blame. The average 90$/+ $/6 auto-rickshaw driver is clueless about concepts like right of way and the idea of flashing indicators is alien to them. Of course, in that respect they much like most folks taking control of a motorised vehi- cle in India. However, there is lit- s they say, life happens tle doubt that the Bentayga driver while you’re busy was in all likelihood driving a making other plans vehicle far beyond his competence and actress Taapsee levels. Pannu is a firm believ- Most of us know that in India, Aer of that. She says, “Every other with the exception of some states person in the world can have a like Delhi, the process of getting a peaceful ride, enjoy the present driving licence is a corrupt and moment, yet we can’t help but flawed one. I have noticed several make plans for future in order to taxi drivers with licences from be assured. But the actual experi- other states in Delhi with extreme- ence of being alive is beyond -,6,%,""+ % ly poor understanding of driving those plans that happens to us ""61",. rules and regulations. But this is not when they are least unexpected. I an elitist issue. Many young chil- than any other nation on earth. abuse the system, even rich fathers am that point in my life where I "2-6.$ 26, dren get a licence at the age of 18 And while there are young 18- would balk at the premium of let- feel it’s all a dream. I never aimed , %%+ % with little or no understanding of year-olds in India with the requisite ting his 18-year old drive a moder- at becoming an actor. I never road rules and regulations. And this driving skills to handle a powerful ately powerful BMW, because the dreamt of it. If I hadn’t stepped $"26+,$!-/, is the scary part, when you get a dri- car, you can probably count them premium would be half the cars into this industry, I probably "/,12 ", "+$ ving licence it says which class of on your fingertips. Let me assure value, and in most nations a crash wouldn’t have even realised that I vehicle you can drive — two- you when I turned 18, I did not history record would lead to insur- could act.” 6,&#,2#&, a Spanish film but the entire social causes. The actress dis- wheeler, light motor vehicle or a have the skills to handle a 100 ance premiums doubling. The eas- Taapsee tries to make the best /:, 21/2+1, insight is very different,” she says. agrees. She feels that it would be heavy vehicle. There are no restric- horsepower car back then, it takes iest solution in India would be a out of each and every opportuni- The film, which released yes- better to say that the industry is tions on power and performance. experience and it helps if you get similar route, insurance premiums ty. She believes that to stay on path, 80""2 terday which opened to good creating good content rather than So you could technically drive a some training. I have driven some should be determined on the basis every person must live in the pre- 12 ,1"-+"/ reviews, is Taapsee’s second outing forcefully putting realism into its Bentley Bentayga with 500 horse- manic cars on the streets of Delhi of the age of the driver and lying sent and “let go of fear.” with Amitabh Bachchan after focus. She says, “It’s because we are power the day you get your DL and Indian highways but I know should be made punishable. And About her recent thriller, +"!%22. +& Pink, the film which put the spot- getting attracted towards more when you should ideally be driving how to control the power but most while the Indian auto industry is Badla, which is a remake of a ,,#$"/, light on her. engaging stories. The content mat- a Maruti Alto or Hyundai Santro. other road users in India are not cribbing about new long-term Spanish film, she believes that the After portraying disparate and ters and when it is real, people This is not just specific to India expected to comply with rules. insurance requirements, they were Indian audience is not quite open 0.+, 1, offbeat characters, there is still one have no choice but to connect with though, across the world you can That is not accounting for our bur- necessary. when remakes of any story are /22 ,. 26 left for Taapsee. She says she real- it. A good film is one that keeps drive whatever vehicle you want the geoning bovine population on the However, I am suggesting made, they prefer original content "-2/206$ ly wants do X-Men or Avengers as the audience hooked. It could be day you get your DL, and that is roads. Handling a powerful car isn’t another solution. There should be over anything. However, telling the she is a huge fan of super hero any genre — thriller or comedy.” either when you turn 16 or 18. In something you should do straight a special driving licence in India to same story again doesn’t always films. She says, “It hasn’t happened For her, it doesn’t matter what most countries the driving tests are out of basic driving school, it takes drive a car with more than 250 mean that it isn’t unique. “A story yet and I’m eagerly looking for- you are showcasing but the man- far more stringent but even then time, particularly in India. horsepower. The reason for that is a world view of what a filmmak- ward to it.” ner in which it is being projected. few go as far as Finland where dri- In many Western nations, mas- number? Because 99 per cent of er set out to do under the given Bollywood is currently high An instance — Badla. vers have to be trained to drive in sive insurance premiums for cars sold in India have less than that circumstances and what they bring on the trend of biopics, and Taapsee’s next project is slippery and icy conditions. Little younger drivers restrict them to amount of power. And remember out from various characters. increasingly picking up subjects Mission Mangal. wonder Finland has more Rally and small, less powerful machines. the saying, with great power comes Though the structure might be of that portray realism or stand for / @/ 4"! F1 World Champions per capita While this means that the rich can great responsibility. 51 C P < !# !66 !! !& # ! # ! # %">+$22?2 !1 !% > # % ! - 02&" ?%?& ith its sun-bleached shores and Mauritius. But visiting the Bangladesh. The country is beauti- completely by surprise? and stunning islands, the Maldives was the most beautiful and ful and although the people face I was endlessly surprised by the WIndian Ocean washes exotic part of the journey. We trav- enormous challenges, they adapt, places we visited. In fact, there was- some of the most beautiful and exot- elled to breathtaking coral atolls, free- they struggle and they survive. We n’t a single day when I didn’t feel ic locations on the planet — dived with dozens of manta rays, and tend to associate it just with disas- amazed or challenged by what I saw Zanzibar, the Seychelles, Mauritius, landed on stunning remote islands. ters, flooding and tragedy, but it is and learnt. In Mozambique, we vis- the Tasman Sea. But the world’s third When I was a child growing-up in also a lush, beautiful country with ited a former 5-star hotel that used largest body of water is also crucial grey west London, I had a poster on some of the warmest and friendliest to be one of the grandest in Africa, to its future — politically, econom- my ceiling of a gorgeous paradise people on the planet. but has since been stripped bare and ically and environmentally. beach fringed by palm trees. I used is now home to thousands of locals From pirates plaguing ships off to stare at that beach in wonder, You visit some beautiful places and refugees. It sounds desperate, the coast of Somalia, to the Tamils never imagining I’d be able to visit throughout the series but also find and it certainly wasn’t luxurious, but of Sri Lanka and the rise of militant somewhere similar. But the Maldives yourself in a number of difficult the residents are an inspiring lot Islam in Yemen and Sumatra, the really is like that. It’s truly exotic. I’ve situations. What was the scariest who have elected their own mayor region touches places of extreme never been anywhere quite like it. situation you found yourself in? and formed committees for sanita- volatility. It is also increasingly the Another difficult question to tion, housing, security and so on. hub of global trade and competition, What was the most extreme? answer. I was in a drug-den in South That all came as a surprise. So did and industrial activity which, in turn, At the other end of the spectrum, we Africa, and on the frontline in finding a vast, stinking, toxic rub- has a huge impact. Author and doc- also visited Mogadishu in Somalia, Mogadishu with bullets whizzing bish island in the Maldives, which umentary filmmaker Simon Reeve which is often described as the over my head, but the scariest situ- they don’t put in the brochures, and travelled around the region for his most dangerous city on the planet. ation was probably driving on visiting an island off Kenya where new show, Indian Ocean with Simon Conflict has raged in Somalia for Indian roads with huge trucks and locals recycle the world’s discarded Reeve. Through the show the audi- decades. The government collapsed buses rocketing the wrong way flip-flops into toys. We also discov- ence would be able to witness the after a civil war, warlords took over towards us in our lane. In other ered a place where smugglers race portrait of a fascinating and increas- and battled endlessly. At least one scary situations, I had a moment to illicit refrigerators to Iran on super- ingly important area, as Reeves million people have died. Because of dive behind, cover or flee, but powered speedboats, and visited engages in the lives and struggles of the constant instability and anarchy, there’s not much I could do when I ship-breaking beaches where the its varied coastal people. Excerpts: Somalia has become the source of the was strapped into the front passen- world’s huge tankers go to be ripped piracy epidemic that plagues the African peacekeeping force that is groin. But it’s not somewhere you Bangladesh and Australia, to name ger seat in India, except pray. apart by an army of workers. The You’ve called this as your most exot- western Indian Ocean. It’s also trying to bring peace and stability to ever feel safe. It’s the most extreme a few. Which is your favourite? journey was fascinating, shocking, ic and extreme journey. Which was increasingly becoming a source of the country after decades of fighting. place I’ve ever visited. I loved visiting Australia, Oman, Sri You’ve visited more than 110 hilarious and amazing. And always the exotic part of the journey? international terrorism, and I felt it We had our flak jackets and helmets, Lanka, Tanzania, Madagascar, and countries over the years and have surprising. It’s a tough one to answer. The Indian was somewhere we had to visit if we of course, and even blast boxer- Your journey took you from the tip Indonesia. There’s nowhere we vis- encountered many different peo- (The series will premiere on Ocean is home to endless stunning were to tell the story of the ocean. We shorts, which can help to prevent of South Africa to Madagascar, the ited that I wouldn’t love to visit again. ple and customs. Were there any March 11 and air from Monday to tropical islands like the Seychelles were under the protection of an blast and fragment injuries to the Seychelles, Somalia, the Maldives, But I’m particularly fond of places on this trip that took you Friday at 9 pm on Sony BBC Earth.) ( ) * +, -./+ 12 A0 0 8 &C 0 +1 Q29 /"66,, %"+& 6+"$/6+:$": +"9 ,/6 $+ + $""6 ) 3 5 hat do you get when you ally invested in their personal stories. have four powerhouse directors who have a dis- After watching the trailer, many people tinct oeuvre in one place? have compared it to the film Band A swirl of ideas and Baaja Baaraat. What do you have to say? thoughtsW that might not be linear but each Zoya: People say anything. When of which is certainly coherent and indi- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara released, they vidualistic. Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, said it was like Hangover. When Gully Boy Alankrita Shrivastava and Nitya Mehra trailer went on air, they said it was Eight might have learnt the ropes from some of Miles. Now they are saying Band Baaja the best in the industry but now are names Baaraat. The thing is that all the films that to reckon with on their own. The four of they are comparing with are good. them have come together to collaborate Nitya: There’s Monsoon Wedding too. on Made in Heaven, a show that is being Zoya: We are in good company, so we aired on Amazon Prime, a digital platform. aren’t comparing. So while Zoya, Reema and Alankrita wrote Reema: Any film that breaks the the script where the protagonists are wed- mould will always be compared. ding planners, Nitya was the showrunner Zoya: That is because they want to who ensured continuity as each of them have a reference point. directed a few episodes. They reveal what Reema: Sometimes they are jumping makes them a part of the new content-dri- the gun. Sometimes they are being the ven entertainment, one where they are know-it-all. breaking barriers beyond just gender. When you were conceptualising the The show is on Indian weddings, the show, did you know there would be four economy and the culture around it. directors? What were some of the discoveries you Zoya: When the show got green-lit, made while researching for it? our individual films also took off almost Reema: For that, you will have to at the same time. So we knew that we watch the show (laughs). Yes, there was a would not be able to direct the entire sea- lot of research that we did on the subject son ourselves. Initially, we thought just the and found out so many aspects that we did three of us would do it but then we realised not know about. Marriage is not big in that we had to add one more because there India without a reason. It is the problem- was no way I could direct more than two. solver for everything and an equaliser of I had to leave because I had to prep for sorts. Some of our personal and family Gully Boy. experiences have also made it to the show. Reema: I could not shoot any because The idea first came from Zoya as she has I was shooting Gold. a friend of hers who works in the business. Nitya: I could have directed but then Nitya: Zoya and Reema recently I just became the show runner, so I could- attended back to back weddings of two of n’t. Despite that, I directed the maximum our mutual friends in Delhi. They stayed (three). with me and since it was like a break from Zoya: While we were prepping it, she work, we observed everything as specta- was promoting Lipstick. tors. Zoya: That’s when I realised that there The actors, how did you zero down on was so much of backroom gush to produce them? a great magical spectacle, much like a said, it was nice to have different directors about them? If men have been telling sto- process? ing process as I have never really collab- Zoya: They just worked for the part. grand film. It was a fascinating mosaic of for different weddings. And every time ries about other men without getting Zoya: Any project that you do, you orated for anything from a scratch. I real- Shobhita Dhulipala has something very ideas and imagination. It inspired me so someone was straying, we just brought stereotyped, I don’t know what’s the learn. You take something from the team ly wanted to work with Zoya and Reema. mysterious about her which kind of much that I actually got to a desk to write them back. harm in having women protagonists? you work with and they take something And it turned out to be so much fun. I works with her. She also has this sense that about it. Alankrita: We were on the same page Nitya: Moreover a typical story is a off you. That is a part and parcel of life. think I grew up a lot through it. For me she can oscillate between two worlds while developing it. We knew what the typical story regardless of the gender of the There is a certain comfort and cama- it was very new and exciting. I will real- which is important for the show. She has How did the four of you manage to location would be or what we were look- maker. raderie that develops. There is a certain ly cherish that. this appearance of being in control and maintain the creative tempo? ing for in terms of cast. When you’ve Zoya: Alankrita’s Lipstick Under My amount of trust that you can go to sleep Nitya: In a film you really don’t get the perfect. She has that cold vibe. You start Zoya: The slight style difference is wel- worked on the material and been a part Burkha was not typical at all. with while the other person has your back. chance to collaborate as much. You will unravelling and you realise what makes come. The bigger picture was that the of the developing process, you kind of That is something that is non-negotiable. do it with the crew. There is one DOP and her steely. Her test was very good. three of us (Reema, Zoya, Alankrita) wrote know what you want. It made it much sim- How do you see the digital platform, That is not something that you find eas- you are the director. In that sense, the for- Arjun (Mathur), we love. He is a very it and so we were already on the same page pler that we did not come in from the cold. since all of you are directing for it for the ily. mat is very different. Very rarely do you good actor. There is something very frag- as we had come on board from the begin- Nitya: Once the crew sets in, it is easy first time? Reema: The project has been going on see that one writer is writing nine episodes ile about ning while she (Nitya) was the show run- whether directors come in or not. If it is Reema: Nitya has worked on such a for one-and-a- half years, so you cannot or one director is doing all of them. This him. He is very attractive. Men like him ner. It was a challenge to treat the subject not working, then you just make it work. format before. expect us to do nothing but this. So as peo- was more of a collaboration. and visually. Each wedding is episodically dif- Alankrita: And we are just this amaz- Nitya: Yes, I directed some episodes ple came and went, whosoever was there so do women. It is very easy to fall for him ferent, so each chapter changes how you ing set of people, so we do know how to of the first season of 24. It was for televi- would cover for everybody else. Indians are still obsessed with the idea on screen. He doesn’t come with rubbish want to treat it in terms of design and style. work well. (All of them laugh). sion but still in an episodic format. This Nitya: It has been a true collaboration. of a big fat wedding. Is that the reason about whether he should play this part or We had a continuity with the crew and our Nitya: We also had Prashant Nair is definitely the first web series. Zoya: That to me is very precious. why you did this show? not. actors are very good. The moment they get (director of episode 5 and 6) who was not Zoya: A series has a different base. It Zoya: I mean, yes. World over people Nitya: He is Karan Mehra. He plays their pitch, they do not need the director a part of the process. So I understood that has eight hours to tell a story, develop char- So all of you have known each other out- are obsessed with weddings. Some are big the part of a homosexual in the show. But telling them what their character graph is, he needed a little more of hand-holding. acters, get nuances and layers. There is a side work? and fat and some are even one-day, com- he is not looking at that. He is going they know it. Zoya: If you’re clear about your lot of time to develop the arc. There is no Alankrita: We (Zoya and Reema) pact affairs. Everyone is obsessed with beyond because that is just his orientation. Alankrita: What worked for all of us specifics and pen them down to the last censorship and no pressure of box office have know each other the longest since we their wedding day. The beauty of the That is not his character. When Zoya men- is that we went with our instinct and gut detail, work with your actors to grow into and opening weekend. But you have to were assistant directors together in our 20s. Indian wedding is that it is such a mas- tioned him, very soon his picture was up feeling. the characters... in short if your prep is shoot very fast and tighten your budget. We met Nitya on the sets of Lakshya sive celebration and with that comes so on the board. Zoya: All four of us believe in origi- thorough, there are no disputes. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed it and considered around 2003-2004. much hoopla. nality and that honesty is the reason why it a new training ground. I think I really Nitya: They were my bosses. (laughs) Nitya: Which is a great backdrop for Any more plans of collaborating? there is a seamless flow to things. Would you say that you have been able grew up and I want to continue doing it. Zoya: We met and we became bud- drama. Zoya: I hope so. I feel like-minded peo- to break out of that mould of being cat- dies. The story about Alankrita is really Zoya: There are generations, family, ple in the industry should collaborate. There How did you resolve creative differences egorised as women directors? Would you say that in films and web weird because I read her script before I money — all of that is involved. is learning, fun and it makes for better work. in terms of show continuity, from one Zoya: I haven’t directed any typical series, the projection of women is chang- met her. I had read the script of Lipstick Nitya: The show goes really beyond Reema: Normally when you are writ- episode to the next? woman-centric film and my subjects ing but the same cannot be said about Under My Burkha as part of the Sundance the weddings. They are the backdrop, of ing and directing alone, it can be quite lone- Reema: That’s why Nitya was the have been vastly different between pro- TV? Lab which has to be anonymous. I was vet- course. The tracks of the protagonists (the ly. So I loved having so many women showrunner throughout. jects. Yet that is what I keep hearing. Zoya: I don’t watch TV honestly ting or judging or whatever for lack of a wedding planners) and the turmoil that around. Nitya: That is a part of my job pro- Alankrita: It is a very offensive thing because the shows don’t appeal to me or better word. I read the script and I fell in they are going through in their personal file to absorb breaks in movement if the to say that women make typical films. We speak to me. I don’t connect with them. love with it. Later, when we were devel- lives as they are planning them, as well as What went on behind the scenes? crew or the director changes. Not too never set a grammar for male directors or Reema: To be fair, there are also a lot oping the script of Made in Heaven, I the new families that pop up in each Nitya: We were not really together. many people know about this job because attribute content to their worldview. A of films and web series that are regressive. called up Urmi Juvekar, who is a writer episode... all jostle for a space in the can- Except for me who was there throughout. it is new. The primary job of a showrun- protagonist is a protagonist and a story is It is not as if only this format is regressive. and was part of the same lab, to get vas. So there is a social commentary as People would come and go. It was not like ner is to be able to bring everybody that a story irrespective of the fact whether it Zoya: Absolutely. All TV is not regres- Alankrita’s contact. So, I was in love with well. since there were so many of us and just is straying away on the same page and to is about a man or a woman. The bigger sive, just as every web series is not pro- her before I met her. (Both of them laugh) Zoya: And there are egos. because it was a wedding theme, it was going whatever was decided in the beginning. question is whether you are humane and gressive. I guess it depends on who is seri- Reema: We just fell into a system. I to be a blast. Weddings are serious work. We did have a writers’ and a directors’ sensitive in your treatment. ous about challenging norms, pushing the was a bit worried as Zoya and I have been Is it possible to watch one episode There are a lot of people and huge sets room but we read the entire series from Zoya: Absolutely. envelope and making a mark. collaborating for long and we have a sys- alone? involved. We also wanted to explore the the first to the last episode and if any direc- Alankrita: Also, when 50 per cent of tem. But Alankrita came and fitted right Alankrita: It is a seasonal story, so no. scale that Delhi weddings have. It was chal- tor had a problem, it was brought to the the population comprises women, why Would you say that the collaboration in. Nitya: The wedding planners remain lenging. table as were the suggestions. Like Zoya shouldn’t 50 per cent of the stories be between the four of you was a learning Alankrita: For me, it was a huge learn- throughout the season, so you are actu- / @/ 4"! 01 n the occasion of ary whenever I face obstacles “If it played out that way International Womens ! ! # and stand strong with my con- and created impact, it is great. ODay, 21 women such viction that I will do ‘improv’”. But initially, that was not my as actresses Neena Gupta and On one of the defining intention, I did what my job, my Swara Bhasker, rapper Hard moments of her journey that craft allowed me to do,” she Kaur and yoga expert Natasha we should engage people changed her life, actress-host explained. Noel came together to cele- globally with our art because Kubbra said, “My mother pro- Natasha Noel, a survivor of brate womanhood through a we are not just artistes but also tected me so much when I was sexual violence, spoke about music video titled Fire with- citizens.” a child that I was scared to go how she reached a point and in me. Referring to the #MeToo beyond my call of duty. Then decided not to be defined by the The video, which features movement, she said, “One one day when I was 21 years sorrow of her life. the women, is part of the cam- hashtag that started many old, my mother put me on a “I was three years old when paign #ishapemyworld by years ago, restarted in 2017... flight to Dubai saying that ‘You my birth mother burnt herself Levi’s brand. it has changed our mind on get yourself a job!’ I was scared. live in front of me. Of course Swara said, “As an artiste, how we look at our workplace I mean a girl who did not even that affected me but like all of my job is not just to express and why certain behaviour travel alone and now in a dif- us would love to believe that but to engage. Films are trans- from people in the position of ferent country, searching for a things will be fine with time, formative, they are humon- power is not accepted.” job?” mine got worse.” gous… Kubbra’s (Sait) perfor- Talking about engaging “But when I think about it, “So much so that I started mance (of a transgender) in the audience with art, come- my mother gave me constant getting comfortable with pain… Sacred Games was found dian Kaneez Surkha said, “As support, had confidence in me, and then, I realised that I was inspiring by many people a comedian, I find ‘improv’ I won every situation. When I carrying it with me all the from that community, it was more engaging than stand-up took up the role of Kukko in time. I thought without my a representation of that com- comedy and every time I am Sacred Games, though people pain, I could not be anything. munity. doing it, I am doing it out of said that it was a bold choice, I But, I don’t want to be defined “Rest is whatever res- passion… without intending did not look at it that way. It was by my pain. Thus, I picked onates with the audience, but to break the norms.” not courageous to play that (a myself up and found my way to a performance, a good film, a “But it made me realise transgender character), I was heal,” the yoga expert said. good story — has a power. So, that I’m pushing the bound- just doing my job.” L(2* ( ) * +, -./+ # %A9 '07*; @ Mumbai: " # ';>;;;'; *'"; & L# &M < ) D F!R" ) D F ) ! 5 L M DEE 6 1/+ < L M! + ) R & : 2 P: Q 1 ) % ) irat Kohli looked like a 'Man on " !+ >E $ a Mission' wearing the camou- < >F!" 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The + $& Pulwama terrorist attack, the Indian crick- acceleration was so sudden that it even ) !R+ eters on Friday sported special Army caps took the Australian attack by surprise. ) !R during the third ODI and donated their The true nature of the pitch match fee to the National Defence Fund. helped him hit through the line as he !! Captain Virat Kohli came out for the toss smashed 16 fours and a six. New Delhi: + . . L?FM wearing the camouflage military cap, which However Adam Zampa (3/70), by *! )))# ) 2 ) 8 3 , had the BCCI's logo on it. However, a top far the most impactful Aussie bowler, # D official of the Board made it clear that it was yorked the Indian skipper after hav- 6 1/+ + %8 " / ! a one off gesture and rejected media reports ing accounted for former skipper + that this could become an annual practice. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (26). He did 1 ) ) $ 3 "The circumstances in this case are extra- get hit but he would any day take wick- irat Kohli on Friday became only the $ $ LF>M % ordinary, we don't have plans to make it an ets of Kohli, Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav Vfourth Indian skipper to pile up 4,000 $ LGFM ! + annual affair," the official said. (26) in return. runs in One-Day Internationals. ) 3 " E3 Kohli urged everyone to contribute Kohli had three significant part- Kohli, who needed just 27 runs to 3 . $ 3 B+ towards the National Defence Fund so that nerships -- 59 with Dhoni for the achieve the feat, accomplished it in his 66th 2) ) 3E # ! + the money could be used for the welfare of fourth wicket, 88 with Jadhav for the ODI as captain during the third ODI . & the families of the slain CRPF Personnel. fifth wicket and 45 with Vijay Shankar against Australia here. 9 2 )% 3 8 3 "This is a special cap, it's a tribute to the for the sixth -- but none good enough Kohli now joins the elite list of former E>N , ) 1 ) )! / Armed forces. We're all donating our match to take India across the line. Khawaja (104, 113 balls) scored skippers Mahendra Singh Dhoni, ) L?GM! fees of this game to the National Defence Shikhar Dhawan (1), Rohit his maiden ODI ton while Finch (93, Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav 3C , B& 1 ) Fund. I urge everyone in the country to do Sharma (14) and Ambati Rayudu (2) 99 balls) chose this particular match Ganguly. ! the same, donate and stick to the families of were dismissed cheaply as India was to get back to form. Kohli, who hit a century on Friday, has our armed forces," Kohli said. left tottering at 27 for three and it was Maxwell (47 off 31 balls) also con- so far registered 19 ODI tons and 14 fifties - ! !! ? It is learnt that the idea for this tribute always a difficult task from there on. tributed with lusty blows. from 62 innings as the Indian captain. New Delhi: 1 8 6 was floated by former skipper Mahendra Dhawan's slash was grabbed by The Indian spinners -- Ravindra Kohli also became the fastest player to ) 1 Singh Dhoni, who holds the honorary rank Glenn Maxwell at point while Jadeja (0/64 in 10 overs) and Kedar reach 4,000 runs in 63 innings, surpassing 1 ) ) +3& of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Cummins angled one to trap Rohit Jadhav (0/32 in 2 overs) -- were cart- former South Africa batsman AB de , Army. Sharma plumb in-front. ed all around the park. Villiers, who reached the milestone in 77 $ !- 1 6 Dhoni handed the caps to his teammates Rayudu, not the most reliable Kuldeep Yadav (3/64 in 10 overs), innings. 1 +) B & ) and the Indian cricket board put out a video player against quality fast bowlers, was however, redeemed himself at the 1 % 1 8 1 of it on micro-blogging site Twitter. beaten for pace by Cummins, who back-end of the innings. 6 5% $ A playing XI member gets 8 lakh as pegged his off-stump back. The trio gave away 160 runs in 22 In the final 10 overs, Australia leg, dropped Khawaja, who tried a ) !1 8 ) match fees per game in ODIs and the reserve After winning the toss, Indian overs and it was left to Jasprit Bumrah could score only 69 runs, despite reverse sweep, while batting on 17 off G) ) players get half that amount. pacers covered up commendably for (0/53) and Mohammed Shami (1/52 being 244 for two after 40 overs, cour- Jadeja's bowling. $ ! ) Earlier, the BCCI had decided to donate a rare off-day endured by the spinners in 10 overs) to maintain the discipline tesy Bumrah and Shami who bowled Kohli, Kedar and Bumrah were all 3 the entire budget of the IPL opening cere- as visitors were restricted to 313 for during the final overs as the total 64 dot balls between them. guilty of slip-ups on the field which $ mony for the benefit of the families of those five despite a 193-run opening stand could have gone close to the 350-run The fielding on the day was also also released the pressure on the vis- 1 ) ! 8' ;'# killed in the terrorist attack. between skipper Finch and Khawaja. mark. way below par as Dhawan, at square itors. 5! .. #, ,-.,&/+ / %0-/"+ cknowledging Rishabh S : 6 $ < )8 ith pride at stake, India batswomen APant's consistent perfor- $. 1 #5 6 # 6 6 Wneed to make amends for their mance, the BCCI has rewarded < 5 + $ $ )9 $ below-par show as the hosts eye a conso- the young wicketkeeper-bats- . 8 5 6 lation victory in the third and final T20 man with a grade A retainership 8 &6 / # 09 9 1 ! International against England on Saturday. while demoting senior opener After winning the ODI series 2-1, Shikhar Dhawan from the elite 1 < . 6 # Indian women lost momentum and subse- A plus category in the latest list / : - $ ! quently conceded an unassailable 2-0 lead of Central Contracts. against England. The Indian cricket Board :: ..) tract. The hosts endured a comprehensive 41- (BCCI) announced the annual "Pujara did well in run defeat in series-opener before losing the contracts late on Thursday night, oning for national team. Australia but A plus cate- second game by five wickets. The defeat in handing retainership to 25 crick- The biggest gainer gory is only for those the second T20 was India's sixth in a row eters in four groups of A plus (7 is 21-year-old Pant, who are excelling in at in the shortest format. crore), A (5 crore), B (3 who wasn't a part of least two if not three for- India have been doing well in the 50- crore) and C (1 crore). the last year's list but mats. Pujara is only play- over format but they have plenty to pon- Last year 26 players were directly made it to the ing one format. Similarly der about with the T20 format with World handed contracts. A group with 10 others. Ishant Sharma plays one Cup scheduled for early next year. respectively. ) * was the top-wicket taker. Not only Dhawan but pacer Pant is expected to be a format and is in A category," a India have now suffered two back-to- India's top-order com- 2 ''?,, Poonam Yadav (1/18) Bhuvneshwar Kumar has also first choice in all formats once BCCI official said. back series defeats. Before losing to England prising Harleen Deol, ) /)40;)2/> and Deepti Sharma were been dropped from the highest- MS Dhoni retires. He was Ajinkya Rahane remains in at home India had lost their previous series Mandhana and Jemimah economical (1/18) but paying category and now only rewarded for being the first A category while Kuldeep Yadav in New Zealand 0-3. Rodrigues failed to live up to the expecta- couldn't keep the England batters at bay. three players — skipper Virat Indian keeper to score Test is also part of second best group. In both games, whether chasing or bat- tions. The middle order batters, led by vet- "I think our bowlers bowled well to Kohli, limited overs deputy hundred in England and Hardik Pandya and KL ting first, India managed less than 120 runs, eran Mithali Raj, offered some resistance limit them(England) and keep the compe- Rohit Sharma and premier pacer Australia. Rahul, the two players embroiled which is below-par against a top team like but were unable to capitalise on the starts. tition close, another 10-15 runs from our in all formats speedster Jasprit The notable loser was in recent chat show controver- England. What hurt the Women in Blue most was batters it could have been a different Bumrah — figure in the elite cat- Dhawan, who has had dip in sy, remain in B group along with Harmanpreet Kaur, the regular T20 the absence of power-hitting skipper result. They did a really good job, they deliv- egory. form in last six months in ODIs. Umesh Yadav and Yuzvendra captain, has not yet recovered from injury Harmanpreet. ered from their side," Mandhana said. While left arm pacer since they do not meet the cri- He was also dropped from the Chahal. and stand-in skipper opener Smriti With such a paltry target (112) to "But out batters need to step up give a Khaleel Ahmed and batsman teria of having played either Test squad before the Australia Wriddhiman Saha, who Mandhana failed to shine with the bat scor- defend the Indian bowlers bowled tight but good total for our bowlers to defend," Hanuma Vihari are new entrants three Tests or eight ODIs. series. missed out on entire last season ing 2 and 12 in the first and second T20 could not pick wickets. Ekta Bisht (2/23) Mandhana added. in the C group. It seems to be curtains for Bhuvneshwar also lost out due to a shoulder surgery, has Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi veterans Murali Vijay and on A plus category as he is no been demoted from B to C cat- Shaw and Vijay Shankar, who Suresh Raina, who have been longer an all- format certainty. egory. Jayant Yadav, Karun Nair, have made impression in Tests dropped from the list after being The same logic was applied Parthiv Patel and Axar Patel are " !)! and limited overs respectively, in A and C group in last year's to Cheteshwar Pujara as he was also out of central contracts as have not been included in the list list. They are no longer in reck- retained in A category con- they have fallen off the radar. + .26, helped Bengal overhaul the target with ease. arnataka began their Super Meanwhile, Vidarbha ? ) KLeague campaign of the bowlers wreaked havoc as they Syed Munshtaq Ali T20 tour- shot out Delhi for a meagre 83, nament in style by defeating with pacers Umesh Yadav, 8+6 + %/ about her job with consummate ease at the domestic giants Mumbai by Srikant Wagh and Yash Thakur Arena Birmingham. nine wickets in a Group B picking up two wickets each. aina Nehwal's dismal run against neme- Tzu-Ying's arsenal of strokes was in full match here on Friday. Vidarbha lost just a lone Ssis Tai Tzu-Ying continued as she suffered display as she rushed to a 11-3 lead. Saina Karnataka bowlers put up wicket and chased down the yet another defeat against the Taiwanese to produced two superb drops and won nine a spirited show and restricted target with ease to collect all crash out of the $1 million All England of the next 12 points to narrow the equa- Mumbai for a paltry 97 for nine four points. Championship on Friday. tion to 12-14. in their 20 overs with pacer R Later, Jharkhand bowlers A former finalist, Saina couldn't find Tzu-Ying then came out with a flurry Vinay Kumar (2/15) and right- held their nerves to defeat answers to the deceptive strokeplay of the of her magical strokes to move to 20-13 and arm medium pacer Manoj Gujarat by one run in a thrilling World No 1 Taiwanese, going down 15-21, sealed it comfortably. Bhadange (2/11) picking up contest. 19-21 in the 37-minute quarterfinal clash. In the second game, Saina enjoyed a two wickets apiece. "I had my chances but I got tied up in five-point cushion at 8-3 in the second game Opting to bat at the Holkar ! the last two points," said the 28-year-old after husband Parupalli Kashyap pleaded her Stadium, Mumbai lost out-of- At Holkar Stadium: Mumbai from Hyderabad. to play disciplined badminton. form opener Prithvi Shaw (0) Ranjane was trapped in front of the experienced Mumbai attack 97 for 9 in 20 overs lost to "My coach was saying 'make it slower', Some exceptional strokes helped the in the first over itself. the wicket by leg-spinner K C to task and laid the foundation Karnataka 98 for 1 in 13.2 overs but when you are on the edge of winning a Taiwanese to gather a few points but Saina The Vinayak Samant- Cariappa as Mumbai lost their stone for the win with a 79-run by 9 wickets. game you tend to get a little more hurried ensured a 11-8 advantage at the interval. coached team then lost four sixth wicket for 64 runs. stand for the first wicket. At Emerald High School up and I made that mistake again, it cost me The Indian tried to keep Tzu-Ying at the wickets in quick succession -- After that, Mumbai's lower One down Mayank Ground: Jharkhand 148 for 7 the second set. backline with her deep tosses but fatigue, Siddhesh Lad (13), Surya middle-order also faltered as Agarwal (7 not out) then took in 20 overs won against Gujarat "I'm happy that I'm getting closer to the perhaps due to the bout of diarrhea ahead Kumar Yadav (14), skipper they failed to cross the 100-run Karnataka home in the compa- 147 for 8 in 20 overs by 1 run. top players. I've not been sleeping because of the event, affected her. Shreyas Iyer (10) and Aditya mark. ny of Kadam, who stuck eight At Emerald High School of the pain I've been having in my stomach Tzu-Ying's deceptive strokes often left Tare (0) with Mumbai losing The chase was a walk in the fours and a six. Ground: Railways 142 for 6 in (due to diarrhea), but I'm really happy that "It's good that I'm playing her again and Saina wrong-footed as she moved ahead of half of their side for just 39 park as Karnataka overhauled Bengal also started their 20 overs lost to Bengal 143 for I could play two matches here." again. I have to learn how to beat her," she the Indian to 17-15. runs. the total in just 13.2 overs by campaign on a winning note 4 in 18.1 overs by six wickets. Saina is now 5-15 in Head-to-Head said. Saina made it 19-19 with a successful All-rounder Shubham losing just one wicket. after beating Railways by six At Holkar Stadium: Delhi 83 career record with Tzu-Ying and it was her Tzu-Ying, who had retired at the Hong line call. But two precise returns on the Ranjane (15) and Akash Parkar Openers Rohan Kadam wickets. all out in 16.2 overs lost to 13th straight defeat against the Taiwanese, Kong Open last year due to a waist injury, Indian's backhand ended the match in the (22) tried to rebuild the innings (62 not out off 45 balls) and B Chasing a modest 143, Vidarbha 85 for 1 in 8.3 overs who has not lost to the Indian since 2015. seemed to have recovered well as she went Taiwanese favour. with a 25-run stand before R Sharath (25 off 31 balls) took opener Shreevats Goswami's 80 by nine wickets.