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     housing, cheaper bills for   mobile phones & medicines or n an apparent attack on the exempting the income up to Rs O      P      IAAP, Prime Minister 5 lakh per year from tax net,  Narendra Modi on Wednesday they have been at the core of said they supported the ‘tukde- our governance,” Modi said   !        didate from North East Delhi Perched atop a minibus power at the Centre. tukde’ gang and brought the while addressing the mam- constituency and its South that started from Seelampur, a Priyanka said that how “nakampanthi” model of gov- moth crowd.       ongress leader Priyanka Delhi candidate Vijender minority dominated area, can those people who do not ernance to the national Capital. He said the BJP has CGandhi on Wednesday Singh. Priyanka drew a huge Priyanka and Sheila waved at understand Delhi can serve “Till now, we have witne- reduced pollution and traffic   #$ held two roadshows in support crowd as people lustily cheered the ebullient hordes of sup- the people of Delhi. ssed four models of political jam in Delhi by building east- of Sheila Dikshit, the party can- her along the roadshow. porters who were raising slo- She said that she was the traditions in the country- ern and western peripherals. he Lok Sabha elections gans “Desh me aandhi daughter of Delhi and knows ’Nampanthi, Daampanthi, Enumerating steps taken out to Tresults may be delayed by a Priyanka Gandhi”. the lanes and by-lanes of Vaampanthi, Vikaspanthi’. But reduce level of pollution in the day due to increased number of Thousands of people, Delhi like the lines on her only in Delhi, there is a fifth national Capital, the PM said, VVPAT verifications, sources standing on rooftops, balconies palms, and knows the prob- model called Nakampanthi. “After the construction of the in the Election Commission and roadside waved the lems, pains and dilemmas of This means the one who rejects eastern and western peripher- said on Wednesday. Congress flags and welcomed the people of Delhi, their work related to Delhi’s devel- al, the trucks reach their des- “As per the previous plan, Priyanka by raising pro- daily struggles to eke out a liv- opment and fail when they try tination without taking the the results of the elections are Congress slogan. ing. to work. People of Delhi have road from within Delhi, thus scheduled to be declared on The Congress banners Priyanka, coming down been fooled by a bunch of reducing pollution and traffic May 23. But the results may be adorned the road. People heavily on Modi’s notebandi ‘nakampanthis’ who had come jam. Inflation was always an delayed and the final results jostled with each other to (demonetisation) and on the promise of bringing new important poll issue, but now may be declared to May 24 due catch a glimpse of Priyanka. GST, said that it was one of kind of politics but they have opposition is not able to cor- to increased number of VVPAT Some were also showering rose the biggest financial become synonymous with an- ner Government on this.” verifications,” the official said. petals on her as the minibus scandals the country had ever archy and obstructionism. Foul Training his guns on the Explaining the reason, the passed by. witnessed. language and taking U-turns Congress, Modi said, “I want EC official said that an increase Priyanka exhorted the “Prime Minister Modi, have become their identity. It to tell the people of our coun- in the number of VVPAT ver- people of Delhi to throw out without any forethought and means “not allowing Centre’s try about those who actually ification from one to five the Modi Government which planning, with his arrogance, Ayushmaan Bharat in Delhi treated our Armed forces as polling booths in each thrives on lies and falsehood inflicted a heavy blow to the hospitals,” said Modi while ad- their personal property. Assembly segment of a to mislead the people. country with these financial dressing his first 2019 poll Former PM Rajiv Gandhi took Parliamentary constituency, as “Modi has been telling scams. India, which was com- rally in Delhi at the Ramlila his in-laws and their family directed by the apex court on lies and trying to mislead the peting with the developed Maidan without naming the members from Italy to a per- April 8, could delay the count- people, and India is now at countries in all spheres, has AAP. sonal holiday on Naval warship ing by more than five-six hours. the crossroads, for the first now been sidelined as the The PM was accompanied INS Vikrant.” In a setback to the time after independence, growth of the country has by the BJP’s seven Lok Sabha “They gave strength to Opposition, the Supreme Court seeking a dynamic change,” been stalled, and India is on candidates for the national those who are against on Tuesday declined to increase said Priyanka adding that the verge of being out of Capital. “We have focused on and supports Khalistan. They the count for verification of such a change can happen even among the category of making the lives of the middle even went abroad and con- VVPAT slips with EVMs in the                   P             only if the people elect a developing countries,” said class in Delhi easier. Be it tacted the anti-national forces,” ongoing Lok Sabha polls.         !  "        #  $ %    Congress Government to Priyanka. ensuring easier & cheaper he said.           $  O' (P  )      # * + (

%! &  accused her of non-perfor- etisation on the country in       mance and perpetrating the name of unearthing black        the IPC. The case has been goonda raj in Bengal. money which he could not lodged at the Kotwali Police he Modi-Mamata battle She said the Modi and ended up destroying 3 he police have on station. Tkept pace with the rising Government has done noth- crore jobs,” she said adding TWednesday booked four The youth started shout- mid-May mercury as the ing, except creating division India has decided to do away youths for allegedly raising ing 'Modi, Modi' in the road- Bengal Chief Minister on in the society and inciting with a “liar Prime Minister.” pro-Modi slogans during show held by Digvijay and Wednesday packed more riots. Attacking Modi and the Congress leader Digvijay Namdas Tyagi, also known punch to her anti-saffron cam- The people of the coun- BJP for creating an “emer- Singh's roadshow in Bhopal. as 'Computer Baba'. In paign equating her “oust- try had read through the gency-like situation in the The four people Kallu, Bhopal, polling will be held Modi” call to Mahatma Prime Minister’s “evil country,” Mamata said, Ghanshyam, Rajesh and on May 12 and counting of Gandhi’s “quit India” cam- designs of giving false “Nobody can speak out in Pappu were booked under votes will take place on May paign against the British in promises and when the day public against him as they are sections 147,188 and 127 of 23. 1942. of reckoning came he would afraid of Modi,” adding there Addressing a huge rally hide behind the security was a need to “stop this fas- said that Digvijay Singh tried Narendra Modi had promised at Purulia, Mamata forces”, said Mamata. cism and environment of making police personnel part has not been built. Banerjee said, “As in 1942 “Last time he came and terror.”         ,          - "        - !  " of his road show and asked the One of them in tears, said our leaders had launched told you that he was the son  %              !  "     -  #  Election Commission to take it saddening that our idol (lord the Quit India movement of a chaiwala (tea vendor)    cognizance. Congress media Ram) was in tent and the Pm against the British which he is not. This time cell vice president Bhupendra Modi was leading a lavish life Government finally driving he has exhausted all the tea        to ensure Singh's victory in the said one of the woman consta- Gupta claimed the police per- (Hamare Ram taat me, aur them out of India, we have leaf, sugar and milk and has elections to be held here on ble. sonnel have claimed that they Modi thaath me). now given a call to oust reappeared before you as a ormer Chief Minister and May 12. The police personnel did tried preventing the sun with Modi who is running a fas- chowkidar. FCongress candidate from The event however landed not speak much on camera but the stole so what is the issue   cist Govt.” But the people have seen Bhopal Lok Sabha constituen- in controversy after several off the record said that it was with that. She went on to add, through his tricks and are cy Digvijay Singh participated policemen and policewomen very hot and they used the stole Earlier thousands of seers     “Someone has to bell the calling the chowkidar by a in the Bhagwa roadshow con- deployed on duty during the to cover them against the sun led by Computer Baba aka     cat, and it was me who has different name. My opinion ducted by thousands of sadhus event in plain clothes were and some of them said saffron Namdas Tyagi took out a    taken the responsibility to about him is apart from here on Wednesday. seen draping saffron stole wasn’t a colour of any party but march in the city with Congress    do so.” everything, he is a liar too as The roadshow covered around their necks. was a symbol of deshprem candidate Digvijay Singh from The BJP is “dangerous” he has not kept his promis- Peer Gate and several sub- When media persons (nationalism). Mata Mandir area. During the   and Modi is “dangerous” es of transferring 15 lakh lanes of walled city. Namdeo accosted them on the issue, sev- However, the cops on duty event, several seers claimed     too which is why he has no in each bank accounts or Das Tyagi alias Computer eral women personnel accept- did not offer a clear reply on the that they had nothing to do      right to remain in power in creating 2 crore jobs per Baba, who was leading the ed they were from police. matter. with candidature of anyone   Delhi, Mamata said replying year,” Mamata said. group, said that sadhus from “Hame pahnaya gaya hai (We BJP’s Madhya Pradesh but they were concerned that a to an earlier jibe from the “Instead of creating jobs, across the country have come have been made to put it on), spokesperson Rajnish Agrawal Ram temple which PM Prime Minister who had he slapped GST and demon-    !    '    (           

 , & Pioneer, “We have earlier in the meetings with PWD has raised the issue about $606" )*          espite all the promises made on safe road cutting. If some debris comes Dand smooth passage of traffic dur- rolling down on the road nearest police ing the Char Dham Yatra by the author- station or police post should be "!./ !/     &      ities, traffic congestions at various places informed. Police alone is not a stake during the start of the Yatra have holder in keeping the traffic in check; exposed the ill traffic management. there are several other aspects too.  , & bridle path to the Char Dham  , & According to Roadways Karamchari Though we are still doing everything we shrines to rejuvenate the Sanyukt Parishad ( RKSP), the incom- can.” n 11-member group con- local economy. The survey n an appreciable initiative plete work of road cutting at various When asked about the black spots, Aducting a survey of the old group is also documenting Itowards maintaining cleanliness points is becoming the biggest hurdle for danger zones and the preventions pedestrian routes to the Char the biodiversity and cultural and sanitation, the personnel of smooth traffic. Garhwal Inspector department has taken he said, “We have Dham shrines reached aspects along the route. The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) General (IG) of Police, Ajay Rautela said identified 90 black spots in Garhwal Gangotri on Tuesday. The group has marked environ- undertook a massive sanitation that they have earlier in meetings with region, where we have erected 105 sign group will trek to all the Char mentally and culturally drive in and around Badrinath Public Work Department (PWD) had boards. In the 251 danger zones that have Dham shrines and submit its important sites on the route temple on Wednesday. Prior to the raised the issue. However the situation been identified in the region, 390 warn- report. to Gangotri and Yamunotri. scheduled opening of the portals has not been improved even then. ing boards and sign boards have The initiative is being The stops (Chattis) and vil- of Badrinath temple on May 10, a The general secretary of the RKSP, been placed.” undertaken by the lages falling on the routes 60 member team of mountaineers Dinesh Pant said, “Though the road cut- “It is difficult to tell the exact num- Uttarakhand Tourism have also been from the Mountaineering and ting work has stopped but the debris is ber of force deployed. However, we Development Board with the identified. Skiing Institute, ITBP, Auli cleaned still lying around, because of which vehi- have made 43 seasonal Chowkis and 55 cooperation of Nehru The group had started on the premises of the Badrinath cles are facing traffic related problems. Tourist Police booth, in which 111 offi- Institute of Mountaineering its month-long survey on April Temple near Mana in Chamoli Of course, with the number of vehicles cers have been stationed,”, he added. (NIM), Uttarakhand Space 28 and will return on May 30. District, Uttarakhand. incoming, traffic related problems have When asked about the parking facil- Application Centre (USAC) From Gangotri, this group An official communiqué from also increased.” ities at Yatra route, he said, “Of course and Forest Department to will trek through Lata, Belak, ITBP claimed that the team cleared It is important to mention here that parking is a problem, especially on the revive the old bridle paths to Budhakedar, Bhaironchatti, the 'Tapt Kund', banks of a total 38 spots have been identified by routes to Yamunotri and Kedarnath. At the Char Dham shrines. On Ghuttu, Panwali Kantha, Alaknanda River, areas and paths other connecting routes remained the opening of gates. the police department as bottleneck places where the work of all weather reaching Gangotri, the group Trijuginarayan and Gaurikund adjoining the temple and other cut off for more than two months. Approximately 11 lac pilgrims had points on Char Dham route. This roads is complete, there is some relief but was flagged off to Kedarnath to reach Kedarnath. From approach routes of the Shrine. It The gates of the temple were visited the temple in 2018. This includes 16 in district Chamoli, seven in unfortunately this stretch is of only and Badrinath by the there the group will trek is worth mentioning here that the closed on 20 November, 2018. year, it is expected that the total Rudraprayag, four in Dehradun and 11 37 kms.” Garhwal commissioner through Shwet Parvat, Kalaun, ITBP personnel are engaged in It is expected that more than number of pilgrims will be more in Haridwar. The road link between Police department has also request- BVRC Purushottam, NIM Mandaniya, Dwarakhal, cleaning the temple prior to the two lakh pilgrims could visit the than last year. Sixty member team Sonprayag to Rudraprayag and from ed pilgrims going on Char Dham Yatra principal colonel Amit Bisht Markand Ganga and Kashni opening of gates of the shrine from shrine in the month of May itself of mountaineers from the Hanuman Chatti to Badrinath is most to abide by the rules and to engage in and Tourism joint director Khark to reach Neelkanth base last many years. After heavy snow- this year. Last year, a total of more Mountaineering and Skiing affected. lane driving in order to avoid traffic VS Chauhan. The survey is from where it will reach fall this year, the areas in and than one lakh pilgrims had visit- Institute, ITBP, Auli cleaned the Garhwal IG, Rautela told The issues. intended at reviving the old Badrinath on May 29. around the temple, foot bridge and ed the shrine in the first week after premises of the Badrinath Temple.               +   !      $/6!/.".. %$! %$     " "     Q     !     &!  /06.    within next three days.   , & When asked about the reason     Ghildiyal however added that behind the pending salary of    the association would continue   ven as the famous Char roadways employees he said,  , &    its agitation on land mutation EDham Yatra has started, the “They say that roadways is not     work till the GO of SIT ( Land) Uttarakhand Transport earning enough to pay for our he result declared      is amended. He said that along  , & Corporation (UTC) is facing salaries, but the biggest reason Tby the Indian    with the SIT, a land fraud com- criticism for not buying 300 behind this is the illegal move- Certificate of mittee headed by fter continous rise in temperatures across the state from buses before Yatra season from its ment of private buses on our Secondary Education   Commissioner was also con- Alast some days relief is expected after May 11. The weath- employee unions. According to routes. The authorities some- (ICSE) and Indian stituted. Ghildiyal claimed that ermen have predicted that the temperature is likely to fall Uttarakhand Roadways times conduct campaigns and School Certificate  , & the SIT was to investigate the three to four notches after May 11. The State Meteorological Karmchari Sanyukt Parishad penalise such bus operators, but (ICS) in 2019. cases transferred to it by the Centre director Bikram Singh has stated that scattered rain- (URKSP), absence of these buses they offer no permanent solution.” Muskan Badoni from fter the issuance of the land fraud committee as it has fall is likely to happen in various parts of the state from would cause a loss of Rs 45 lakh When asked about this issue, Doon Cambridge AGovernment Order (GO) land revenue experts but now Saturday. per day. Managing Director ( the UTC MD, Rajesh Kumar School bagged the on the income certificates, the the police are directly inter- Informing further he said, “The weather is to remain the MD) of UTC, Rajesh Kumar said said, “After the enforcement of first position by agitating association of vening and framing the Lekpals. same for the next two-three days. We have seen some rain- that the after doing the cost model code of conduct, the file securing 94 percent Patwaris and Lekhpals has The association wants that the fall activities after May 11. A majority of places in the state benefit analysis, the file of these was sent through screening com- in class XII. Surya started making income certifi- revenue jury should decide on are going to receive scattered rainfall or thunderstorm devel- buses is with the planning depart- mittee to the election commis- Pratap Singh Rathore cates. The association howev- the role of the Patwaris in cases opment. There is a possibility that after May 14 light rain- ment. It will be done soon after sion. After that we did cost ben- got the first position er is adamant on its opposition of land dispute. It claims that fall may occur in the majority of places of the state. The tem- the permission from Election efit analysis and the file was sent in class X by securing to the Special Investigation the article 334 of perature during this time may also touch normal or remain Commission. to the planning department. We 94 percent. Team ( SIT) – Land and has Zamidari Abolition Act pro- below normal. The temperature in the city and the state may General Secretary of URKSP are continuously following this From Pine Hall resolved that its members vides protection to the Patwaris go down after May 11.” Dinesh Pant said, “In our letter up; it will be done soon after we School, Jyotiraditya would continue to boycott the in the land mutation cases. However dry weather is likely to prevail in the state on to the UTC chairman earlier, we get permission from election Singh Guleria topped land mutation works. It is worth mentioning here Thursday. had clearly stated that if the per- commission.” the school with 92.6 The state president of the that the Patwaris and Lekhpals The maximum and minimum temperature recorded at mission to buy these buses is When asked about the pend- percent in ICSE class association, Tara Chand in the plain districts Udham various places of the state on Wednesday was 38.4 degree granted, the income of the cor- ing salary issue, he said, “Few X. He was followed Ghildital told The Pioneer that Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Nainital Celsius and 20.8 degree Celsius in Dehradun, 39.9 degree poration would increase by Rs 45 months ago we had appointed by Divyansh Kumar it is a matter of great satisfac- and Dehradun were on a path Celsius and 17.4 degree Celsius in Pantnagar, 27.6 degree lakh per day. At present, UTC is 2000 new employees due to Singh who secured tion that for the first time after of agitation from February 4. Celsius and 13.7 degree Celsius in Mukteshwar and 28.6 earning Rs 1.50 crore to Rs 1.80 which strength of the organisa- second position with the creation of Uttarakhand, a On the call given by their degree Celsius and 16.4 degree Celsius in New Tehri respec- crore per day from its fleet of tion has increased. After that the 92 percent marks. GO on income certificate was association, more than 450 tively. buses. Had this proposal been seventh pay commission has also Shivam Yadav released on Tuesday. He said Patwaris and Lekhpals were on As per the State Meteorological Centre the Char Dham cleared earlier, the daily income been implemented. These are the bagged the third that more than 10000 income work boycott and the process are likely to experience light snowfall on May 16, 17. would have increased from Rs reasons because of which there is position with 91 per- certificates in the plain districts of land mutation in revenue State Met Centre director Bikram Singh said, “Badrinath, 2.25 crore to Rs 2.50 crore. The some delay. As soon as we buy cent in the school. The fourth From class XII (ISC) , of the state are pending due to records and generation of Kedarnath, Yamnotri, Gangotri are likely to experience light hike in income would have these 300 buses revenue genera- position was shared by Shiraz Qureshi topped the the work boycott of the associ- income certificates had came snowfall near May16,17 due to the western disturbance. There ensured timely payment of tion will increase. The delay will Siddharth Rawat and Sumit school securing 90.75 percent ation and assured that this to a standstill in the plain is no severe weather condition which may trouble pilgrims. salaries to the staff and clearance continue until and unless we even Singh Payal securing 90.6 per- followed by Anurag Dangwal pendency would be cleared districts. However, we suggest people travelling to be careful.” of the dues of retired employees.” out this issue.” cent. and Aaliya Sharma.  .<0./6!/.6.#6..

0! <-    #&$$ ,  expectation and excitement all over the town. At the beginning of sum- t is May once again and time for mer, each year, there is a resurgence Ithe “Queen of Hills” to gear up of hope in the city .Even if the pre- well for the summer tourist season vious year has been lean, the next that has been supporting the econ- year brings the hope back. And many omy of this hill town for decades a time, the hope is fulfilled well. .May is the month of great hope here At the “Garhwal Terrace” of as business finally starts looking up Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam ( and the hustle and bustle begins. GMVN) ,things are really looking up. As compared to last month, It is well-turned out and already has there is much more activity here quite a few rooms full. There is a vari- now as tourists, specially honeymoon ety of dishes available. The location couples , some college students and is an added advantage with the cool some business families from small breeze blowing in from the windows towns , are beginning to pour in. overlooking the valley. Repairs are underway at some hotels New style garments are on dis- and restaurants .In fact, finishing play at all the readymade garments touches are being given to all things shops .Mussoorie has always had an possible like shops, cafes and restau- edge when it comes to garments , colleges where exams are over are opposite the old Rialto cinema , is an rants. Each one wants to show its best especially woollens . The latest also taking a refreshing break .Seen added attraction, especially for the face to the tourists . designs and styles are available and at every corner are young honey- young tourists . Right next is the Every shopkeeper is trying to put if one wish a coat or jacket to be mooners enjoying coffee or ice- Café Coffee Day .Gradual changes up the best wares for the forthcom- made to order, one can get it within cream ,busy clicking selfies . have changed the overall look of the ing tourist season. There is an air of a few hours. Foreign tourists avail Mussoorie has always been a hill station down the years. However, this facility fre- favourite honeymoon destination there are enough of the old spots and quently. The lat- and has hotels known as places to make the old time tourists est fashions can ‘Honeymoon Inn’ and “ The Perfect comfortable and happy. The be seen on the Hideout”. Cambridge Book Depot, Chick Mall,summer Softy ice-cream is still quite pop- Chocolate, Madras Café, Tavern, and winter. ular and new stalls of fruit juices and Inder Sweets, Lakshmi Sweets and Many fami- ice creams can now be seen on the many other shops have been there for lies from places Mall Road . At the Green Restaurant long and people have been visiting like Bijnore, , new furniture is in place .Green has them on every trip to Mussoorie Najibabad and been a very popular place for tourists down the decades. Lucknow are in as well as locals for the past many The wind is cool and refreshing, Mussoorie decades. By May 15, the town begins the town is spreading its arms to wel- these days to get crowded and remains so till come visitors. So, have you packed besides some mid-July . Rains no longer deter your bags to go up to this amazing Maharashtrian tourists as they once used to. The hill station which is so accessible and and Gujarati famous Lovely Omelette shop has a so alluring? It is and always has been folk. long queue of customers, as usual! loved by people as the nicest place in Students of The new Nirulas on Mall Road, the hills in northern India.

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The President Ajay Bhatt to look into (UCADA) has decided to open PCC president was addressing the public spat between two the technical bid for the a gathering of Association of Singh warned that the The members of the asso- party MLAs. Badrinath, Kedarnath and the field workers of the 108 Congress party would not hes- ciation also started relay hunger In a close door meeting, the Hemkund Sahib helicopter ser- ambulance service at protest itate to hit streets if the apa- strike on the day at all district members of the Committee vices on Thursday. site near parade ground on thetic attitude of the state gov- headquarters. Congress leaders asked the MLA to explain his In the hearing which was Wednesday. ernment continues. Ashok Verma, R P Raturi, position in the ongoing duel Khajan Das, member of com- Champion is expected to appear other from quite some time now. held in HC on the day, the Launching a scathing attack Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu Lal Bahuguna, Lal with Champion. On his part, the mittee, State minister rank posi- before the committee on May 17. While Champion had alleged that counsels of state government, on the Trivendra Singh Rawat the Vice President of the state Chand Sharma, Garima Jhabreda MLA, Karnwal pre- tion holder Vishwas Dabar was He added that the commit- Karnwal had used a false caste UCADA and helicopter com- government, Singh who unit of Congress party Surya Dasauni, Mahesh Joshi and sented some documents to the present on the occasion while tee would also talk to district pres- certificate, Karnwal had ques- panies said that the petitioner returned to the town on Kant Dhasmana said that it others attended the Dharna. members of the committee. third member, Kuldeep Kumar ident of the party from Haridwar, tioned Champion’s qualifications. ( R D group) has no right to Wednesday after participating appears that the state govern- The contract of GVK- Apart from Karnwal, the com- was not present as he is in West the in-charge of Lok Sabha elec- The BJP State unit had also file the petition as he had not in election campaign in Uttar ment has gone deaf and blind EMRI Company to operate mittee had also had summoned Bengal. tions and party candidate from issued notices to the two MLAs participated in the tender Pradesh and other states said to the problems of the workers 108 emergency ambulance ser- Mandal presidents of party from The coordinator of the com- Haridwar on the issue. Khajan seeking their explanation for process. They argued that the that the state government has of the ambulance service. vice ended on April 30 after the Haridwar on the day. mittee, Khajan Das told The Das accepted that the dispute what was deemed as indisci- permission for four new heli- gone on a sleeping mode. Dhasmana claimed that he new company, CAMP took It is learnt that these leaders Pioneer that the committee would between two MLAs has tar- pline. pads apart from existing 14 was He exhorted the state gov- had met the chief secretary and over the operation of ambu- gave ground level feedback on ask the two leaders the reasons nished the image of the party. It However, their dispute was given due to the construction ernment wake up and hold talk the health secretary on the lance service. the effect of the all out battle behind the acrimonious public is expected that the committee resolved on April 18 after the of all weather road as road con- immediately with the agitated issue but both of them have The new company CAMP between the two MLAs. The duel even after things were sort- would submit its report along intervention of the chief minis- struction work could have workers of the ambulance ser- expressed their helplessness is offering less salary to the Khanpur MLA, Champion ed out between them after the with recommendation to state ter Trivendra Singh Rawat.The affected the Helicopter ser- vice. Expressing surprise on and said that only state gov- experienced worker which is however failed to appear before intervention of the State party party President Ajay Bhatt after situation appeared to have vices. The state government what he called apathetic atti- ernment can do anything on it. the bone of contention between the committee. On Tuesday, he president Ajay Bhatt and CM the declaration of Lok Sabha returned to normal until last had recently invited bids from tude of the state government on The general secretary of it and the association of work- had expressed his inability to Trivendra Singh Rawat.He said results. week of April when the Jhabreda non scheduled operators for the problem faced by the the association of the associa- ers. appear before committee that that the committee has It is pertinent to mention MLA filed a petition in high providing Heli services to these employees who from last 11 tion of 108 employees, Vipin The workers are demand- because of his pre occupation accepted the request of Champion here that Champion and Karnwal court in a case connected to the shrines. The Dehradun based years were engaged in operat- Jamloki said that the agitation ing that they should be with campaigning in support of to remain absent from today’s were levelling allegation and controversy regarding his docu- R D Company had challenged ing such an important service would continue till their absorbed into the new compa- party candidates. Apart from meeting. Khajan Das said that counter allegation against each ments. the tender process. like the 108 ambulance, Pritam demands are accepted. ny on existing salaries. (      0    $!# , !  -     !    , & been identified as Kuldeep ble that it accident occurred area, but since they got scared   ! Singh (42), resident of due to the carelessness of the they kept it to themselves. .    our people lost their lives in Rithakhal, Deshbandhu (60), driver.” Today at about 9.30 am, we Fa road accident near Silogi resident of Chaubattakhal, Giving more details he went to rescue. The accident  !  village in Dwarikhal Block of Komal (11) and Abhinav (7). added, “Relatives of the happened between 2.30 to 3 Pauri on Tuesday afternoon. Station Officer of deceased were trying to contact pm on Tuesday.”    The accident however came in Lakshman Jhula Police Station, them on Tuesday afternoon It is also important to men-  , & $ # ,9   the notice on Wednesday Rakendra Singh Kathait said, when they didn’t reached their tion here that on April 26 also  , & The vendors will be morning. “They were all from the same destination. When they could three persons had lost their imposed fine accordingly as per olice are clueless about the $    According to the Police family. not contact them they started lives in a road accident in ven as the drive of the the seized items after May 11. Pnumber and identity of the passengers of the ill fated They were going to attend searching. Till then we also had Pabo block in Pauri district. EMunicipal Corporation of As it would cause great loss to criminals in the sensational &$ 8 + vehicle were travelling from a marriage function in no information regarding any With the increasing number of Dehradun ( MCD) for remov- these vendors, I believe that the murder of a woman in a Satpuli to Dehradun to attend Dehradun. The road there is in accident. accidents in the district police ing unauthorised vendors from re-encroachers would get dis- Sahastradhara Road locality in  $   -'  a marriage ceremony when not in a bad condition. Then we got information have requested citizens to abide the city is continuing its offi- suaded and they now will fear the provisional state capital. their car fell into a deep road- Though, we cannot say for that some school students had by the traffic rules in order to cials have failed miserably to before selling their items on The deceased, , $  side gorge. The deceased have certain but it is highly proba- heard distress calls near that avoid such accidents. stop the re-encroachers. roads.” Samarjahan (23) who was shot Amidst continuing anti- Informing about the sec- thrice on Tuesday night was in   encroachment drive, the ond phase he said, “The second a live-in relationship with municipal commissioner of phase includes imposing fines businessman Rakesh Kumar &$ $$#  Dehradun, Vinay Shankar on the shopkeepers extracting Gupta and had recently shift-   Pandey on Wednesday con- money from these vendors and ed to Dehradun from Roorkee. ceded that fewer measures allowing them to stand in front Dehradun Senior ,% 8$ *  were taken by the officials of their shops. We are planning Superintendent of Police against re-encroachers in the to impose a heavy penalty on (SSP), Nivedita Kukreti on , & drives conducted in past. these shopkeepers. Though we Wednesday told the media- However, this time heavy have not finalised the quantum persons, “The cause of death *, #, ,  penalty will be imposed on of this penalty as yet we have will be cleared after the post such vendors and shopkeepers tentatively decided a sum mortem report. who would re-encroach, he which will be discussed with Prima facie death report on Thursday. warned. the mayor Sunil Uniyal 'Gama'.” occurred due to the bullets It is still too early to say It is observed that as soon This is not the first-time fired at her. We are trying to that there was only one person as the officials from the MCD MCD has started a drive to get in touch with her relatives. or more than one person in leave the place after the drive remove the vendors who are She shifted here just 15 the car from which the mis- vendors get back to the exact encroaching the government days before, so we are ques- creants fired at the woman” places soon. In this context the land. Similar drives have been tioning everyone with whom When asked about the municipal commissioner Vinay done in the past as well. she was in contact with. We CCTV Footage and the car Shankar Pandey has warned Observers state that the only are also trying to trace her for- that was used in the crime he that heavy penalty will be focus of the MCD is to start mer husband. said, “We are reviewing the imposed on shopkeepers allow- these drives. However after A team has been sent to footage. The car in question ing vendors to sit in front of every drive encroachers get the area where she used to live has not been identified yet.” their shops. back to their place as soon as earlier in order to collect more As per the sources, the Adding further he said, official left. information.” absence of street lights made “We along with our officials When quizzed on it She further added that, it difficult for the eye witnesses have decided that this drive will Pandey said, “For the first time “Prima facie, we think illicit to properly identify the colour be conducted every day in the we are taking such firm steps. relationship is the motive or company of the car used. city. We have divided the drive We have also decided that behind the murder. It is learnt that the police into two phases. shopkeepers who allow ven- Interrogation is still undergo- is working on the theory in At present we are concen- dors to stand in front of their ing.” which there are three prime trating on the removal of the shops will be given three warn- Sub Inspector of Rajpur suspects in the case, former encroachers. We have seized 35 ings.’’“After that, if the shop- police station, Umesh Kumar husband of the deceased, truck load of items and are keepers will fail to obey the who is also the Investigation divorced wife of Rakesh making a list calculating their rules we will seal their shops," Officer ( IO) in this case said, Kumar Gupta and, some illic- cost. he warned. “We will get the post mortem it relationship of the deceased. (     1P    

9  -#-   $  $1=<314 It has 6152 malnourished In Nainital, 1554 children , & children while 312 children were under the category of #  &, $  were in the category of severe malnutrition and 71 children otwithstanding the tall 1<>=?$-,8 malnutrition. Similarly, In were marked with severe mal- Nclaims of providing best Haridwar 4635 children were nutrition. nutrition at level of #  &, $ under malnutrition category In Dehradun, 1155 chil- Anganwadis and ever increas- % , 3@1?'1A and 378 were under severe dren were under the category ing budget for it, the data of malnutrition category. of malnutrition and 123 chil- the Woman Empowerment $% # , Nainital was in the third dren were under the category and Child Development 1B<2@> position with 1778 children of severe malnutrition respec- Department (WECDD) clear- were under malnutrition cat- tively. ly shows that the number chil- #  &, $  egory and 81 under severe It is also pertinent to dren under the categories of 1<1>2$-,8 malnutrition category. mention that the budget pro- malnutrition and severe mal- Provisional state capital vided for the scheme of pro- nutrition are increasing. #  &, $ Dehradun had 1595 children viding nutritious meals Udham Singh Nagar dis- 8 , + were under the category of increased almost by 50 per- trict has the dubious distinc- malnutrition and 130 chil- cent this year as compared tion of having maximum dren were under the category with the last year. numbers of children under the Groundnut, Rice, Sweet of severe malnutrition. When contacted by The category of malnutrition and Potato, Soybean and other In the year 2018-19, a Pioneer, the director, ICDS, severe malnutrition in last nutritious eatables. total number of 17214 chil- Satish Kumar Singh said, two years. However the data of the dren were under the category “The figure provided in the As per the Government of department itself raises a ques- of malnutrition and 1578 chil- data can be said tentative, as India scheme to provide sup- tion mark on the efficiency dren were marked under the newborn children keep on plementary nutrition for and efficacy of the system of category of severe malnutri- adding and children reaching Integrated Child Development nutritious meals provided by tion in the state. age six are removed from the Scheme (ICDS) project, the it. Udham Singh Nagar list. Anganwadi centres are given As per the data of 2017- again was in the top with The numbers keep on the nutritious meals in form of 18, a total number of 16305 8286 malnourished and 578 fluctuating. Our state has take home rations. students were under the cate- severely malnourished chil- around 20000 children under These meals are supposed gory of malnutrition and 1153 dren. both malnutrition and severe to be given to the families hav- students were under the cate- In Haridwar, 4634 chil- malnutrition category. ing children between the age gory severe malnutrition in the dren were under the category We are planning to start a group of 0-6. state. Udham Singh Nagar of malnutrition and 541 chil- massive campaign so that no This take home ration had the maximum number of dren were under the category child is marked under these includes Bengal Gram, malnourished children. of severe malnutrition. categories.”    !   "        (   

 %  + , About slum colonies here, vehicle and MP’s name should Bansal has assured that he will not appear on plaques. All        ongress candidate from resume the “slum-free city” foundation stones and inau- CChandigarh Lok Sabha project started by him and gurations, including for works seat and former Union ensure that more houses are being executed with MPLADS Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal constructed and made avail- funds, should be in the mem- on Wednesday released party’s able for rehabilitation of the ory of martyrs from     / manifesto promising to restore remaining slum population Chandigarh and the honours the cleanliness and pollution- in the city. should be done by distin- free environment of the city, Bansal is pitted against guished ex-servicemen or per- community parking, women BJP’s candidate and outgoing sons of literature and arts or safety, starting the metro pro- MP Kirron Kher and Aam senior citizens. ject to solve the problem of Aadmi Party’s Harmohan The Congress candidate traffic congestion and shun Dhawan in the city. In the past, has also promised to deal with VIP culture here. Bansal has represented the the problem of stray cattle and “The Chandigarh spirit is Chandigarh constituency in dogs in a time-bound manner being assailed by the pressures Lok Sabha in the years 1991, and create more cattle pounds of irregular expansion, 1999, 2004 and 2009. and animal shelters. He also increased traffic and unprece- Bansal has pledged to promised upgrading of the dented vehicles entering, work towards discouraging existing Veterinary Dispensary without adequate parking VIP culture in the union ter- in Sector 22 to include a spaces and public transporta- ritory of Chandigarh. He pathology/diagnostic lab and tion systems. Also, advocated that there should be equipped with surgical Chandigarh has earned the no “MP” flag on personal facilities. ignominy of rising crime against women. We have to transfer policy will be adopt- make the city safe and create ed for them. To traders, busi- a kinder and gentler society nessmen and industrialists, 1       that cares for those most at risk he has promised that notices and vulnerable,” Bansal said to traders and industrialists while releasing the party’s will be withdrawn and FAR  %  + , manifesto for Chandigarh. (floor area ratio) for their The four-time former MP shops will be increased. There JP candidate from Bansal, while talking to the will also be a far-sighted ven- BChandigarh, Kirron Kher mediapersons said that he dor policy in place. To give a on Wednesday held a series of envisions a crime-free city fillip to business, Chandigarh public meetings across the with emphasis on women will be developed as a tourism city to garner support. security, meaningful job cre- hub, he added. Addressing a gathering at ation for youth, once again Spelling out his vision for Sector 48 Market, Kher bringing more funds from villages in the city, he said that assured that demands of local Centre for education, health, villages, which have been cry- shopkeepers would be met. roads, parks and other infra- ing for facilities and infra- She also assured that traders  &,& $ , from Sirsa parliamentary seat, structure. structure at par with the city, getting wrong notices would *   C ,8  D Sunita Duggal who is pitted He promised to work will get a renewed focus. be addressed and the issue against Haryana Congress towards making 24 hours Micro-planning will be would be taken up with the aunching a scathing attack chief Ashok Tanwar. water supply a reality, intro- ensured for each village to officials concerned. Lon Congress, Prime At another rally in duce happiness curriculum in develop them as self-sustain- Counting on her achieve- Minister Narendra Modi on Kurukshetra for party candi- schools and ensure that the ing modern units. On the ments, she said the city has Wednesday alleged that the date Nayab Saini, Modi listed public demand for regulariz- lines of Hauz Khas in Delhi, witnessed all round develop- Congress has been reaping a a series of abuses hurled at ing outstanding need-based these villages will generate ment on all fronts. “crop of corruption” in him by the Congress from changes in residential and their own economic activity, In her address during a of Beti Bachao, Beti Padao is emphasized on the vitality of Earlier at Sector 43 district Haryana. what he called is the party’s commercial buildings is met. including cottage industry, public meeting organized by case study across the world the agrian society. She said court, she assured the advo- While addressing his first love dictionary. On the issues of govern- boutiques and street art. All Mahila Morcha in Sector 47, and is under implementation Congress and allied parties cates of more chambers after election rally in agrarian state Hitting back at ment employees, he assured old buildings outside the ‘lal Kher said Modi regime has in many nations," she said. treated farmers merely as a she wins the elections. She said of Haryana, the Prime Congress chief Rahul Gandhi that contractual and tempo- dora’ will be regularized and give a new dimension to Later, in another public 'vote bank', referring to the once she gets the mandate, she Minister at Fatehabad allud- over a recent remark that rary employees will be regu- basic civic amenities provided women with several women meeting organised by Kissan schemes for their welfare by will prioritise this demand of ed to alleged land scams though the Prime Minister larized and a transparent to them, he promised. friendly schemes. 'The success Morcha in Hallomajra, Kher the Modi government. the advocates. under investigation and said had insulted his late father that Congress has done Rajiv Gandhi, he only had ‘Brashtachar ki kheti’ on love for him, Modi said he farmers’ land and the proof is (Rahul) speaks of love while  ##$%#&'(#)* + in Haryana. Congress leaders insult and Taking a veiled attack at abuse him. former Chief Minister "Some of their leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who call me Hitler,             is facing investigation under Mussolini while the others various scams, he said “They call me indecent, ill-man- are running around for bail, nered,” he said. 9  !9= ! %  + , late Beant Singh (February ahead 2017 polls, Khaira has from his father, the junior going to ED (Enforcement Modi said Congress lead- 1992-August 1995 — Congress).  #   A    now floated his own party — Jakhar has emerged as the top Directorate) offices. They ers wear “a mask of love” and ith the politics running in Capt Amarinder’s wife and Punjab Ekta Party — after leav- Congress leader in the state, thought they were emperors then hurl abuses because he Wtheir blood, they are well former Union Minister Preneet  <   ' * & !7P ing AAP in January this year. and is presently leading the and nobody could touch does not allow them to get aware of the power game, and Kaur is contesting the Lok ! 7 Another former Chief state Congress unit. His elder them, but and now they are away with corruption, and its rules. Born and brought up Sabha polls from Patiala for the  <  &    &(P Minister Beant Singh’s grandson brother, Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, feeling the heat.” challenges their dynasty. in the families where politics is fifth consecutive time, but this 7    < 9= and sitting Ludhiana MP has also served as former The game to snatch farm- “I am visiting my home the favourite game, they know time to win it back from a doc-  7P & (   *< &*% P Ravneet Singh Bittu is once Punjab minister. ers’ land at throwaway prices Haryana, and Kurukshetra is the tactics of when to fight and tor-turned-politician Dr -   9=' *& again trying his luck. Elected in Jakhar, who won the was played whenever the the land of truth. So from when to succumb for emerging Dharamvir Gandhi. his first Lok Sabha election in Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat after Congress was in power in here I want to tell my coun- as a winner. Dr Gandhi, riding on the  7P!  (*#(0 !& P@@ 2009 from Anandpur Sahib, losing two consecutive elec- Haryana and Delhi, you know trymen about their love dic- This election would witness (AAP) wave, 8& %#&   &&'& 2:1 Bittu was shifted to Ludhiana tions — Ferozepur in 2014 and this… he said at the rally. tionary and the words they the kith and kin of the Chief stunned Preneet in 2014 defeat- ' *# owing to anti-incumbency wave Abohar in 2017, is locked in an The Prime Minister also use for me,” he further said. Ministers — former and sitting ing her in his first by elections. against him replacing sitting MP interesting battle against actor- targeted Congress over The Prime Minister — and the descendants of many The royal couple though wife Harsimrat Badal are con- ed with politics in her child- and Union Minister Manish turned-politician Sunny Deol in national security and the anti- alleged that the Congress has political stalwarts of Punjab has passed on political lessons testing the Lok Sabha polls on hood. She is the daughter of Tewari, who opted out of polls his first electoral stint. Sikh riots in 1984. given tickets to people who contesting the parliamentary to their son Raninder Singh, he the same party ticket, and from Satyajit Singh Majithia, who due to ill health. Notably, Sunny’s father and “Now the situation is talk about chopping him into elections for climbing up the has failed to make a mark in the the same state — making it the was the deputy defence minis- Bittu, whose uncle Tej yesteryears’ Bollywood super- quite clear. With the blessings pieces. rungs of popularity and power. state as the Royal Scion has only husband-wife couple in ter during Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Parkash Singh was Payal MLA star Dharmendra too had of the countrymen, when the Nobody has ever ques- And also those who have failed in his first two election Punjab to do so this election. regime. Besides, her brother in 2002, and cousin Gurkirat served as MP from Rajasthan’s results are out by May 23 tioned this behaviour of imparted the values to the next hustings. While Raninder was Sukhbir has himself decid- Bikram Singh Majithia is also Singh Kotli is sitting Khanna Bikaner in 2004. evening, it will be 'Phir ek Congress leaders, he said. generation, and also to their bet- made to bite dust by Harsimrat ed to enter the poll fray, in an party’s active member, and had MLA, is facing Atam Nagar After acquainting his son baar... (Modi government “The Congress has so ter halves. during 2009 Lok Sabha polls in attempt to revive the party’s for- served as the state cabinet min- MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains — Parminder Singh Dhindsa with again),” Modi said. much love for Pakistan that Nothing less than four can- Bathinda, the ‘Yuvraj’ faced tunes, at a time when it was fac- ister. whose brother Balwinder Bains the state politics, the Akali stal- “Be it Congress or their they even give credit for the didates from Punjab’s three another defeat during 2012 ing the worst political crisis, rep- Challenging Harsimrat in is also sitting MLA from wart and member 'Mahamilavati' allies they have country's prosperity to it. ‘power-ful’ families are in fray. polls by falling behind SAD’s rimanded for its alleged failure the Badal bastion is firebrand Ludhiana South. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had given up the fight and their This is the truth… They like Trying their luck in the game of Surjit Singh Rakhra from to punish the guilty for sacrilege leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira — Former Ludhiana MP and opted out of electoral battlefield intention to form a 'Khichdi activities of Pakistan but chance are the members of the Samana. and related firing cases in 2015, who has received his lessons in ex-Union Minister Tewari, who citing age and health. Rajya aur Majboor Sarkar' in Delhi abuse those who protect the families of Chief Ministers Rakhra is now pitted against under their rule. politics from his father — a vet- is now contesting elections from Sabha member and Padma has fallen flat,” he said. pride of the country,” he (incumbent and former) includ- Preneet from Patiala, and is Returning to the national eran Akali leader and Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib seat, also awardeee, senior Dhindsa is Modi said, “Your alleged ing the sitting Chief Minister expecting to romp home the level politics after over a decade, former Education Minister hailed from a political family. He among the senior-most Akali Chowkidar is working day The voting to 10 Lok Capt Amarinder Singh victory by taking advantage of Sukhbir is facing his friend- Sukhjinder Singh Khaira. is the son of a renowned Indian leader but is presently in a and night to make India a Sabha seats in Haryana will be (February 2002-March 2007; the fight between Preneet and turned-foe Sher Singh Ghubaya Sukhjinder Singh joined author and parliamentarian Dr rebel mode. global power.” held on May 12. Prime March 2017 – till date — Dr Gandhi. — the sitting Ferozepur MP politics in 1971 after resigning VN Tewari, who wrote several Facing the sitting Aam Speaking at Fatehabad, Minister Modi is scheduled to Congress), five-time Chief Ruling the state for a who had left SAD and is now as DSP, and was elected an MLA books in Punjabi, English and Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant which comes under Sirsa Lok hold a rally in Rohtak on Minister and Akali patriarch decade, the Badal family is seeking re-election on Congress thrice from Bholath seat. His Hindi and was nominated as Mann in Sangrur in his first Lok Sabha constituency that has May 10, the last day of cam- Parkash Singh Badal (March fighting, not just to save the ticket. ‘ambitious’ son, Sukhpal, was Rajya Sabha MP in 1982 and Sabha election, Parminder sizeable Punjabi population, paigning. 1970-June 1971; June 1977- family name, but also to keep Seeking re-election from also elected twice from Bholath served till 1984. Dhindsa is running his cam- Modi attacked the Congress February 1980; February 1997- high the Aklai Dal’s flag. Badal’s neighbouring Bathinda con- but is yet to find a strog foothold The list does not end here. paign without his father, who over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, February 2002; and March son and SAD president Sukhbir, stituency, the bahu of the Badal in state politics. The son of celebrated Indian had resigned from all party alleging that thousands of 2007-till date — SAD), and the along with his Union Minister family Harsimrat got acquaint- Left Congress to join AAP politician, parliamentarian posts the previous year. Sikhs were killed on the direc- and former Governor of IPS-turned-politician tions of the Congress parivar Madhya Pradesh Balram Simranjeet Singh Mann, whose and their courtiers. Jakhar, Sunil Kumar Jakhar is father Lt Colonel Joginder Singh Prime Minister Narendra too in the fray from Mann was Punjab Vidhan Modi addressed two election Gurdaspur constituency. Sabha Speaker in 1967, is also rallies in Haryana on Inherited political gyan contesting from Sangrur. Wednesday. He addressed a rally in Fatehabad for party candidate    !   , 01 .  $.  89: "   , 

$  1$ #789 that a substantial number of vot- the constituency went to polls agents of Left political parties ) $ 5 Supreme Court. Congress is a Maut ka Saudagar” in Gujarat win public confidence. They    ($ ers has been denied their right on April 11. were not allowed to enter inside habitual liar. This is political poll in 2007. are hurling casteist abuses. to vote due to rigging. In a statement issued on the booths by the BJP workers’.     bankruptcy. This is despera- Addressing public rallies in This is Congress culture. It   “After taking all material Wednesday, the CPI (M) said, Congress candidate Subal 6  $  tion,” BJP leader and Union Haryana, the Prime Minister too is happening because we are    circumstances into account, the “There had been widespread Bhowmick accused BJP work- Minister Prakash Javadekar spoke about abuses used against discussing scams,” the minister   %  Election Commission declared rigging and prevention of vot- ers of intimidating and threat-     told a press conference here. him by Congress and wondered alleged. under Sub-Sections (2) of ers from exercising their fran- ening voters. “We have The Minister listed out why the rest of the opposition Javadekar accused the Section 58 of the Representation chise by the ruling BJP during demanded the immediate res- over 50 “abuses” which he was silent and refused to con- Congress of institutionalising New Delhi: The Election of the People Act, 1951 that the the polls held on April 12. We ignation of DGP, A K Shukla   alleged were hurled by the demn it. Javadekar said the corruption and said there were Commission (EC) on polling on April 11, 2019, at 168 firmly hold that this order is and Chief Electoral Officer Congress and other Opposition Congress was “desperate” as it a number of charges against Wednesday declared polling polling stations in 1-Tripura not in consonance with the Sriram Taranikanti because isting abuses that were parties at Modi, and claimed stands no chance to win people’s former Prime Minister Rajiv across 168 booths of Tripura West parliamentary con- ground reality and obviously police acted as silent spectators Lhurled at Narendra Modi that the more they do so, the confidence. Gandhi. West parliamentary con- stituency against the assembly too little and too late in ensur- when booths were rigged before by Congress and other more seats BJP will win. The Union Minister “When we started asking stituency as void and ordered segments to be void and ing a free and fair poll where their eyes by BJP workers,” he Opposition parties during the “Congress has hurled 52 ridiculed Rahul’s claim that questions on Bofors, they said a re-polling on May 12 along appoints May 12 as the date and more than half the electorate said in a press conference. ongoing poll campaign, the abusive words at us. It is doing the Congress was forming why are you talking about with the sixth phase of the Lok fix hours from 7 am to 5 pm for was actually unable to exercise Leader of the Opposition BJP on Wednesday ridiculed so as it has run out of issues. Government at the Centre say- Rajiv Gandhi? He was our PM. Sabha elections 2019. The CPI taking a fresh poll,” an EC let- their right to vote...”Nothing in Tripura Assembly Manik the Congress’ claim of forming Congress stands for loot and ing “sapne dekhna achcha hai”. During his time he justified the (M), however, wasn’t too happy ter to Chief Electoral Officer short of a re-poll for the entire Sarkar said, “BJP workers the Government at the Centre lies. We are raising relevant “I am unable to understand genocide of Sikhs, he made the with the EC’s decision and (CEO) Sriram Taranikanti said Tripura West parliamentary intimidated voters. We could as a “good dream” and insist- issues but the Congress is the worst kind of behaviour by worse kind of communal com- said it was too little, too late. after getting ground reports constituency will serve the not field polling agents in ed that “kamal” would bloom exhibiting its political bank- various political parties includ- promise, politics under Shah According to EC, that the from the CEO, Special purpose of a free and fair poll many booths. We have a strong in full glory as more insults are ruptcy. The more they hurl ing the Congress. They are day Bano’s decision, Quattrocchi Union Home Ministry has Observer, General Observers and protecting the rights of the organisation in the entire state thrown at the Prime Minister. abuses at us, more seats we will in and day out cursing the PM, was allowed to flee and money already deployed 15 companies and the Returning Officer. voters,” it said. and if we cannot field polling The BJP also took a dig at win,” Javadekar said. hurling abuses at him. went from his account to three of Central Para-Military Forces While polling was held in On April 19, Congress and agents, then you can under- Congress after its president “Jitna keechad uchaloge, “Gaaliyo ki loot machi hui undisclosed accounts. (CPMF) for re-polling in the the concerned Tripura booths CPI(M) in Tripura approached stand the situation.” Rahul Gandhi tendered an utna kamal khilega”, said the hai. Kaun kitni badi gaali dega “Wikileaks has also men- Tripura West Lok Sabha seat on April 11, the Congress and the poll panel and complained However, BJP candidate unconditional apology for minister . iski hor lagi hai (There is a com- tioned Rajiv Gandhi as the where voting took place on the CPI(M) had lodged complaints of massive poll rigging and and party general secretary of attributing “chowkidar chor Congress and Opposition petition among the opposi- main negotiator in a fighter air- first phase of polling on April of misconduct and rigging in booth capturing in Tripura Tripura Pratima Bhowmick hai” remarks to the Supreme parties have sought to describe tion on who can mouth the craft deal. This is what is hap- 11. While the CPI (M) voiced its the elections held in West West constituency. CPI-M gen- denied the allegations of Court, saying it showed the Modi as “ Dushashan”, “Gandi worst kind of abuse),” he said. pening on ground,” he claimed. “deep sense of disappointment” Tripura constituency. The eral secretary, Sitaram Yechuri Congress and CPI-M. Tripura opposition party’s “political naali ka keeda”, “Namard”, “They are doing this out of The Minister said his over EC’s order to hold polling repolling will be held from had alleged that more than 460 Chief Minister Biplab Kumar bankruptcy”. “mad dog”, “Bhasmasur”, sheer desperation and hatred party has leadership and devel- void in 168 booths of the 7am-5pm on May 12. booths out of the total 1679 in Deb said “people exercised “Rahul Gandhi had to “Hitler and Mussolini”. BJP for their leader because they opment as main planks in the Tripura West seat saying a re- Tripura West parliamen- West Tripura were ‘rigged, vot- their franchise in a festive apologise to the Supreme Court also recalled Congress leader understand that in front of ongoing elections while “all poll should be held in the entire tary seat had recorded over 81 ers were intimidated and forced mood and voting was com- for attributing lies to the Sonia Gandhi calling Modi “ Modi, they stand no chance to Congress has is abuses”. constituency. CPI(M) claimed per cent of voter turnout when to leave the booths and the pletely peaceful. PNS        (P       !" $  %/ . $%0./   (           rejected the Modi and as is provided under Section 9 nomination later nomi- and Section 33 (3) of the (RP) #!.%    a bench comprising Chief the orders (of EC). Instead of he Supreme Court on papers of Yadav, nated the Act,” the plea had said. Justice Ranjan Gogoi and filing the affidavit, you should TWednesday asked the a Samajwadi sacked BSF Yadav, in his reply to RO’s !/ he Supreme Court Justice Deepak Gupta. have filed the petition. In half Election Commission to exam- Party candidate, jawan. first notice of April 29, had sub- TWednesday refused to fur- “The petition has become a day, you can file a fresh peti- ine grievances raised by sacked who was dis- While mitted that he was dismissed ther hear the plea of Congress infructuous as the Election tion and that is the choice you BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, missed from BSF rejecting the from BSF due to “indiscipline” 6!6+ MP Sushmita Dev seeking Commission has taken deci- have,” the bench said while whose nomination against in 2017 after he nomination which is not covered under the New Delhi: The Centre action against Prime Minister sions on the complaints,” the refusing to hear Dev’s plea Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a video papers of election law and hence, a cer- Wednesday approached the Narendra Modi and BJP bench said. further. in Varansai was cancelled. online com- Yadav, the RO tificate from EC to that effect Supreme Court challenging the President Amit Shah for Senior advocate AM The plea had said: “Since A bench headed by Chief plaining about had observed was not required, the plea said. verdict of Madras High Court alleged poll code violations, Singhvi, appearing for Dev, March 10, that is the date on Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the the food served to the troops. that “the nomination paper is “The RO issued second which held that Puducherry saying the Election said the additional affidavit which General Elections, were counsel for EC to seek instruc- The poll panel official held neither accompanied by cer- notice on April 30 asking the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi Commission has already has been filed as the apex notified, the Prime Minister, tions and apprise it by tomorrow. that Yadav failed to furnish a tificate issued in the prescribed Petitioner (Yadav) to submit “cannot interfere” in the day-to- decided the complaints. court had asked her to bring on Narendra Modi and BJP Advocate Prashant certificate as mandated under manner by the Election required certificate to the effect day affairs of the Government of The apex court said it can- record EC’s orders giving clean President Amit Shah, specifi- Bhushan, appearing for Yadav, the Representation of Peoples Commission to the effect that that he has not been dismissed the Union Territory. not examine the merits of the chit to Modi and Shah on cally in sensitive areas and referred to an earlier verdict to (RP) Act to the effect that he he has not been dismissed for for corruption or disloyalty to The matter was mentioned EC orders, giving clean chits to complaints of MCC violations states, have ex-facie violated the the court and said election has not been “dismissed for corruption or disloyalty to the the state by 11 am on May 01. for urgent listing before a the BJP leaders, as they gave over their alleged hate speech- provisions of the petitions can be filed during the corruption or disloyalty to the state”. “First of all...In the present bench comprising Chief Justice rise to fresh cause of action for es and using armed forces for Representation of People’s Act enforcement of the Model state”. “While passing the facts of the case, there was no Ranjan Gogoi and Justice which another petition has to “political propaganda”. and the Conduct of Election Code of Conduct (MCC). Yadav has sought setting impugned order...The RO com- need to produce any certificate Deepak Gupta by Solicitor be filed. Referring to various judge- Rules and the process, thereof,” Yadav had moved the top aside of RO’s decision and the pletely failed to appreciate that as Section 9 is not attracted at General Tushar Mehta. Since the EC has decided ments, he said that the EC, the plea claimed. court challenging the decision apex court’s nod to contest elec- the Petitioner (Yadav) had pro- all. Secondly, this second notice “There is a standstill in the “rightly” or “wrongly” the being a constitutional body, is “It is in public domain of Returning Officer (RO) to tions from high-profile duced his dismissal letter along asking for the certificate was governance there pending complaints against obliged to pass reasoned orders. that they have indulged in hate reject his nomination papers Varanasi seat where poll is with his nomination paper served upon the Petitioner on (Puducherry),” Mehta told the the Prime Minister and the BJP But unreasoned orders, sum- speeches, repeatedly used the from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, slated to taken place on May 19. which clearly shows that he was April 30 at 6 pm. Thus, no suf- bench while seeking urgent President, the merits of the marily rejecting the complaints, armed forces for political pro- saying it was intended to “give The had ini- dismissed from service for ficient time was given to pro- listing of the matter. orders can be challenged only have been passed. paganda, despite a clear prohi- walkover” to PM Modi. tially fielded Shalini Yadav as its alleged indiscipline and not for duce the certificate,” the plea The bench, however, by filing a fresh petition, said “Dr Singhvi, you challenge bition on the same by the EC.” The RO on May 1 had candidate to contest against corruption or disloyalty to state, had alleged. declined the request and said it had earlier made it clear that advocates seeking urgent listing of their matters can give the          2(  ,+ (3  2    P       listing memos to the registrar. 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The names of court had said that restrictions Election Commissioner and were not able to clarify on the for re-polling in 10 polling ./*!<600/// Justice RF Nariman also gave a 40,70,707 people did not figure imposed on Government of Tamil Nadu chief electoral offi- EVMs’ movements, raising mis- booths in Pappireddypatti with- "!!/$6/ “free hand” to Prateek Hajela, the people who have filed claims in the list. Of these, 37,59,630 Delhi are not applicable to the cer, DMK MP RS Bharathi on trust on the Election in Dharmapuri constituency,” +!.//</0/ the Assam NRC coordinator before authorities after being left names have been rejected and Government of Puducherry. Wednesday asked the EC about Commission’s activity during Bharathi said. " "32+%  6 dealing with claims and objec- out in the draft NRC. the remaining 2,48,077 are on “The Administrator cannot the sudden movement of EVMs the late hours on Tuesday. “While so, moving EVMs !.!.!/ tions of persons against wrong Hajela had submitted before hold. interfere in the day-to-day and VVPATs to Theni and Bharathi said the Chief and VVPATs to the places, !///!"' exclusion or inclusion of citi- the court that the citizenship The first draft of Assam affairs of the government. The Erode. According to Bharathi, Electoral Officer told the media where re-poll is not asked for, ..!/ zens in the NRC. claims of left out persons were NRC was published on the decision taken by the Council about 50 EVMs were brought to that the EVMs were shifted on creates strong doubts on the $6/+!.//.'/' The direction came after being verified on the basis of intervening night of December of Ministers and the Chief the office of Thesildar at Theni the orders of the Election activities of the Election ... Hajela informed the bench “family tree” and land records. 31, 2017 and January 1 in accor- Minister is binding on the from Coimbatore without any Commission, expecting re-poll Commission. What is the that many persons, who had Verification of claims on dance with the top court’s direc- Secretaries and other officials,” intimation to the candidates in certain polling centres, and 20 modus operandi behind these He also asked the poll body objected to inclusion of certain the basis of family tree was tion. Names of 1.9 crore people the high court had said. who had contested in the Theni VVPATs have also been moved suspicious moves of EVMs and to furnish details of EVMs and individuals in the draft NRC being conducted near the place out of the 3.29 crore applicants Laksminarayanan had Lok Sabha constituency and in to Erode. VVPAT shall be clearly and VVPATs now shifted to Theni are not coming forward before where most of the relatives of were incorporated then. claimed in his petition before the by-elections for Periakulam “It is not known on whose transparently explained by the and Erode and not to shift any panels which are dealing with the claimant are residing, he Assam, which had faced the high court that the admin- and Andipatti Assembly seats. request pe-polling is being Election Commission. more such machines from any such complaints. had said. influx of people from istrator was interfering in the He said even the District processed. In fact, no affirma- Otherwise, the trust on the place to any place in Tamil Nadu The apex court had on April On February 5, the apex Bangladesh since the early 20th day-to-day administration of Collector, being the District tive order is communicated by Election Commission would without prior intimation to 10 asked Hajela to take steps to court had observed that the century, is the only state to have the territorial government, its Electoral Officer, or the officials the Election Commission on the further diminish,” Bharathi said. political parties. minimise the “inconvenience” of Centre is “hell bent” on stalling an NRC, first prepared in 1951. policies and programmes.PTI % !#'20   2     ! 

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Wherever are there BJP can- ‘chowkidar’, and asked the vot- Rthat it was doing well in the since the ‘’ Hitting out at the BJP, the “The BJP got hold of some didates, Shivpal’s nominees are ers to snatch away his ‘chowki’ ongoing Lok Sabha elections, (grand alliance) was formed, BSP chief said, “We are not selfish people belonging to the fielded to cut into the SP’s vote (chair). leaders of the BSP-SP-RLD “BJP leaders have lost their ‘mahamilawati’, it is Prime backward community after the share.” BJP president Amit Shah combine in Uttar Pradesh on sleep.” Minister Narendra Modi who BSP Government of social “Small organisations of has asserted in his speeches and Wednesday said on the con- Mayawati appealed to the is ‘mahamilawati’ (highly adul- brotherhood was formed in Dalit communities are being interviews that the party will trary, the prospects of their voters to ensure a historic win terated).” 2007 and helped them form propped up by the BJP to improve its tally in Uttar alliance were improving day by for Yadav, who is the joint Modi has often labelled the parties. Whenever elections divide votes. You all should Pradesh as compared to 2014 day. Opposition candidate from the Opposition alliance “‘mahami- arrive the BJP gives them shun them,” she told party when it bagged a whopping 71 “The prospects of the seat held by the Samajwadi lawati”. Dubbing the Congress money to withdraw their can- cadre and the voters. seats out of 80, besides its ally Opposition alliance will further Party in the outgoing Lok and the BJP two sides of the didature or gives them one or In a similar refrain, the SP winning two. improve in the remaining two Sabha. same coin, she said, “Dono kaa two seats for their votes,” the chief claimed it was “raining Sharing stage with the BSP phases of the Lok Sabha polls,” After SP patron Mulayam chaal charan ek hai (both have BSP chief said. votes” for the “mahagath- and the SP bosses, RLD chief BSP chief Mayawati said at Singh Yadav’s appeal to voters same nature and character).” Commenting on forma- bandhan” in the last five phas- Ajit Singh said Modi’s days as joint rally with SP chief to back his son, Mayawati said, Mayawati said Modi will tion of a new party by Akhilesh es of polling and the scenario prime minister are over. Akhilesh Yadav here. “You all should ensure victory try to create more confusion in Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav, would be the same in the He appealed to the people RLD chief Ajit Singh also of Akhilesh in such a way that the days to come and appealed Mayawati said, “Now the BJP remaining two phases. to vote out the “Government of addressed the rally at the the BJP candidate (Dinesh Lal to the voters not to fall prey to his designs. “Unkey achchey din ladd has committed dacoity at Making fun of Modi, liars”. )%     !        ' -6 ; <       $!& /     !     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Only BJP and Hindu Yuva Vahini engine military aircraft Canvassing for party can- the Congress can take the workers here, Adityanath told Antonov AN-32 was preparing didate Supriya Shrinate in country ahead on the path of them to bring people to the to take off from the main run- defence ministry spokesperson second busiest in the country, Maharajganj seat, he said most development,” Babbar said. booth and make them vote. way at CSIA here for IAF base said. has two runways — the main of the development works were Shrinate said she entered During the meet, in which worker each should remain at Yelhanka located on the Following the mishap, at runway 09/27 and a secondary done during the Congress politics to fulfil the dreams of 15 out of 115 booth presidents $8 present at every booth, he said. outskirts of Bengaluru. least a dozen flights were one 14/32 — intersecting each rule and his party is the real his late father Harshvardhan were absent, the BJP leader “If you could ensure 70 per cent Both the IAF and CSIA delayed as the authorities shift- other. voice of the poor, backward Singh who had been elected asked the party workers to     polling, the city confirmed the incident. “We ed the operations from runway The primary runway has and the downtrodden sections MP from Mahrajganj twice. become active instead of the    ? ? (Gorakhpur) could give a lead confirm that the departing IAF 0927 to the secondary 14/32 the capacity to handle up to 48 of the society. “The district is facing mas- formality of merely working on  of at least 1.5-2 lakh to the aircraft had runway excursion runway. “There was 15-20 arrivals and departures per “The BJP is trying to divert sive problems, sugar mills are paper. party nominee.” at 2339 hours at RWY 27,” a minute delay in the depar- hour, while the secondary run- people’s attention from devel- closed and there is no indus- The Chief Minister told   1 “When the Election CSIA official said. tures of flights from Mumbai,” way can handle 35 movements opment issue and are trying to try to provide jobs to the them to do door-to-door cam-      Commission restricted me after “The aircraft had aban- an airport official said. per hour. On an average, there spread communal hatred and youth. Here, the struggle is paigning, have voter lists and the Bajrangbali statement, I doned take-off view a techni- “The runway 27 was are 970 flight arrivals and seeking votes,” Babbar said at between rich and poor. resolve poll-related issues.    decided to visit Bajrangbali cal issue and overshot the run- cleared and handed over for departures at the Mumbai air- an election meeting in “Since the BJP came to “Booth is the primary  ?   temple wherever I found,” way. The aircraft and crew are operations at 4.50 pm today,” port every day. Maharjganj district. power, our country has gone unit for winning election and Adityanath said. safe. A recovery team has the IAF spokesperson said. A large part of the opera- “Only the Congress is back many steps and there is no PM Modi says when each  He told them to make the arrived Mumbai and the air- With a unique layout, the tions is carried out from the capable of carrying out devel- one to listen to the poor and worker and booth president be won,” Adityanath said. voters aware of the develop- craft will be cleared shortly, “a Mumbai airport which is the main runway. opment works for people helpless,” she alleged. wins his booth, election would “One BJP and one HYV ment work.

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Burjeel Hospital, she was four years. nologists could not provide a fully independent and can Eman, whose weight was undergoing further A resident of Vasai town in solution to my problem,” Amita move alone”. an estimated 500 kilograms treatment. Palghar district, Amita Rajani recalled. Expressing her happiness when she arrived in Mumbai Doctors attending on her at — who with a weight of more It was only after she =! > 5  $ %         (     P         7??       @ over her once-overweight by an Egypt Air fully-equipped the Burjeel Hospital had attrib- than 300 kilograms had earned stepped out of her home after =$ > 5     A8B           5    :9   @      daughter losing 214 kgs of cargo flight from Alexandria on uted Eman’s death to “compli- the distinction of being Asia’s a long time and visited Dr. Shah       !   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In 2017, a second and is now at a manageable 86 sheets that soaked the excess to head to Abu Dhabi, where world, passed away on Monday thing unimaginable,” renowned we had to prepare for almost tailor-made diet,” Dr Shah said. surgery—gastric bypass was kgs,” Dr Shah said. fluid discharged from her she will be admitted to VPS 25 September 2017 at 04.35 am bariatric surgeon Dr. Shashank two months before the surgery. “After her admission to performed on Amita, who “When she came to me for thighs. But, if she is how in Healthcare’s Burjeel Hospital due to complications from the Shah of LaparaObeso Centre at A special ambulance with its the hospital in 2015, Amita weighed 140 kgs then. So with treatment, Amita was diag- good shape, full credit goes to for further weight loss treat- underlying comorbid condi- Lilivati Hospital at Bandra in doors removed was arranged, underwent 1st stage metabol- these two metabolic treatments nosed not just with super mor- Dr. Shah”. ment and rehabilitation. tions, including heart disease north-west Mumbai said on a huge six-and-half-feet sofa ic surgery which was a laparo- and her efforts, she lost weight,” bid obesity but also deranged Amita’s is the second major Eman had undergone and kidney dysfunction,” the Thursday. was fitted inside it to transport scopic sleeve gastrectomy. Dr Shah said. cholesterol, kidney dysfunc- instance where an overweight bariatric surgery on March 7, hospital management had said Born as a healthy baby her to hospital. There she had Later, her condition started “After these two surgeries tion, type II diabetes and woman has shed a sizeable 2017 after losing an initial 100 in a statement issued then.    ! @ %  5    .          # .     8  the development works ahead. N/ Last month, Maneka Basti (UP): Bharatiya Janata become global leader,” the   $& &,C&D will not vote for her as they do Gandhi had a rally told Party parliamentarian Hema actor-turned-politician said. not want to vote for “lotus”. #/ +!G. Muslims to vote for her as they Malini on Wednesday said the “The caste system is giving nion Minister Maneka “Wherever I've gone, I've !// will need her once the Lok Opposition were bent upon away and the country is achiev- UGandhi, who had stirred a thought of all religions and Sabha elections are over. stopping Prime Minister ing new heights in develop- controversy by asking Muslims castes. When we work, we "00!/ “We are not Mahatma Narendra Modi. ment.” to vote for her as they will need work for all and that time Gandhi's children that we keep “Congress and other Malini said Modi “feels” her once the Lok Sabha elec- nobody is concerned about 0//0 giving and not get anything in Opposition parties are united- the pain of the poor and back- tions are over, on Wednesday lotus, but when it is time to vote /6 0  7   8 ongress leader Ajay Rai, who is contesting of the party and levelling base-    Earlier, in the day, C   Wednesday claimed that peo- 91 &+2   % Cagainst Narendra Modi in Varanasi, said on less allegations of bribing them, Bharatiya (BJP) ple were planning to oust 6    Wednesday he would give a tough fight to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Leh leaders had denied allegations Prime Minister Narendra        he Election Commission of India on Prime Minister. on Wednesday directed the matter under law”. of bribing the journalists dur- Modi from power as his NDA   1  TWednesday announced conducting “I am declaring that I will fight this Lok Leh police to register FIR On Tuesday, CCTV ing a press conference in Leh government “completely failed” repolling in 13 polling stations in Tamil Nadu, Sabha election in the name of (former prime against the BJP leaders and footage had exposed BJP lead- on May 2. on several fronts.    6 where the Lok Sabha elections were held on minister) Rajiv Gandhi ji and also vow to give investigate in to the matter ers as it clearly revealed Leh “All allegations of Leh jour- Reddy also criticised Modi courtiers, but his life ended as April 18. a tough fight to Modi from the under law. journalists were handed over nalists are baseless and mis- over his recent remarks against 'Bhrashtachari No 1' (corrupt The repolling in Dharmapuri, Tiruvallur, Varanasi seat,” Rai said at a press conference According to official envelopes by them and they leading. It was supported by former Prime Minister Rajiv number 1)”. Theni and Erode will be held on May 19, state here. sources, “Station House had refused to accept the same. ‘anti-BJP elements in Kashmir’ Gandhi. Taking a jibe at a recent Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Rai claimed that former Samajwadi Party Officer, Leh Police station had According to the instant and Congress to malign the “People are clearly design- 'non-political' interview of Sahoo told reporters. leader Shivpal Singh Yadav's Pragatisheel presented an application in application moved in the court image of the party,” BJP’s ing the 'Pradhamantri Hatao Prime Minister Modi taken by “ECI has informed about repoll in 13 Samajwadi Party (Lohia) had extended its sup- the court of Chief Judicial of CJM,Leh Rigzin Spalbar, Ladakh incharge Vikram Yojana' (remove PM scheme), actor Akshay Kumar, Reddy polling stations in Tamil Nadu. It will be con- port to the Congress candidates of Varanasi and Magistrate, Leh seeking direc- contesting candidate of the Randhawa had stated while as the NDA Government has said, “When the country is fac- ducted on May 19,” he said. Chandauli to defeat the “ tions in the much hyped inci- congress party from Ladakh addressing a press conference completely failed on several ing issues like poverty and The repolling will be held in eight polling communal” forces and stop them from com- dent of offering bribes to local Parliamentary seat and mem- in Jammu. fronts,” she told reporters here unemployment, our PM speaks stations in Dharmapuri, two in Theni and one ing to power. journalists in Leh by the State bers of Press club,Leh had Randhawa, who has also in Goa. about eating mangoes, that too each in Cuddalore, Tiruvallur and Erode, he The Congress leader said the people would BJP leaders after the press con- lodged a complaint with the been accused of bribing the “The way a woman like with a Canadian citizen said. end Modi's “arrogance” this time in the polls. ference at a local hotel in Leh Returning officer,Leh in writ- journalists, said the CCTV (Congress general secretary) (Kumar).” Earlier,the CEO had recommended “All his atrocities on the people will end after on May 2”. ing alleging that on May 2, footage of the incident being Priyanka Gandhi is attacked, She also demanded an repolling in Dharmapuri following alleged irreg- the elections, as he (Modi) had even In its order dated May 8, 2019 some leaders of Bharatiya circulated doesn’t show the it should not be encouraged in apology from Goa Deputy ularities. He said on Wednesday that clearances demolished temples to pave way 2019, CJM,Leh noted,” perusal Janta Party offered packets BJP leaders bribing the jour- a democratic set up. Also, what Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai's had been done 'incorrectly' after mock poll for for the (Kashi-Vishwanath) corridor,” Rai and consideration of the mat- containing cash to the media nalists. Modi said about late PM Rajiv statement that his Goa Forward EVM and VVPAT in 46 RPT 46 places which alleged. ter on record reveals prima persons in a press conference “The CCTV grab being Gandhi shows India in poor Party will “weaponise” the had been reported to the ECI. He accused Modi of imposing a fee of Rs facie commission of non-cog- at Hotel Singe Palace,Leh. circulated on the social media light in front of the entire youth if clauses like domicile in The ECI had subsequently taken the deci- 550 on devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath, nizable offences punishable District Election is of the invitation envelopes world,” the Congress leader government jobs are diluted. sion on repolling. in an apparent reference to the special darshan under section 171E AND 171F Officer,Leh through Additional being given to reporters for the said. Responding to a question The Commission's move also comes amidst facility at the temple. RPC warranting investiga- District Magistrate,Leh con- coverage of Defence Minister Modi in a rally on Saturday on dilution of domicile clause the Opposition objecting to shifting of EVMs “If the Congress comes to power, then this tion”. CJM order further stat- ducted an enquiry in to the Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to targeted Congress president by the Goa University, Sardesai from Coimbatore to Theni and Erode last night, kind of 'jizya' (tax) will go away and also an ed,” accordingly , the instant matter. Leh on May 4. This is being Rahul Gandhi on the Rafale on Tuesday said, “We are will- though the CEO clarified that it was 'normal', inquiry will be set up to probe those people application is allowed and District Election Officer, shown as if money is being issue and said “your father ing to go anywhere to protect keeping in mind the requirements in case of a involved in building the corridor SHO, Police Station Leh is per- Leh then brought the matter given to them,” the was termed 'Mr Clean' by his the interests of Goans. “ repolling. in Varanasi. mitted to investigate in to the of violation of Model code of MLC said. 61    7 &       "        .6    !E  O P    $,  + , Veeri said.   ) &  Former legislator from olitical parties in Kashmir north Kashmir's Langate con- Pon Wednesday demanded stituency Sheikh Abdul Rashid     -6   7   an immediate rollback of the also sought a rollback of the toll tax being levied on vehicles decision.   #    1*-     9 ##& identify the officer who ordered on the Srinagar–Jammu “The move is an indirect  ,&-    &, # 6     the withdrawal of his security National Highway, saying the attack on the special status of    arpanches from parts of and register an FIR against him move would put the people of state and also a brazen attempt lleging that the CPI(M) led      SJammu and Kashmir on as it was not killing but a mur- the valley under duress. to further weaken the state ALDF Government in Wednesday demanded a probe der by the faulty system,” A newly constructed toll economy. Paying taxes is no Kerala was “soft” on terrorism,   > by the National Investigation Sharma told reporters. plaza on the four-lane highway doubt duty of every citizen but a delegation of BJP leaders on    Agency (NIA) into the killing Criticising the state admin- at Sangam in south Kashmir's first Government needs to Wednesday met Governor P      of BJP's Anantnag vice-presi- istration for putting the lives of Anantnag district was recent- introspect the fact that J-K is Sathasivam and submitted a   dent Gul Mohammed Mir. elected panchayat members at ly made operational to collect “unjust and unfair” to levy Abdul Rahman Veeri said peo- passing through turmoil since memorandum.      Led by their president “risk” by withdrawing their toll tax from vehicles passing taxes on people when the high- ple from south Kashmir in long and government has itself The saffron party leaders, Anil Sharma during a protest at security cover, he said it was through it. way was not yet fully func- general, and from Kulgam and failed miserably to provide including V Muraleedharan  the exhibition ground here, the need of the hour to hold a In a statement, NC tional. Anantnag districts in particu- better roads to the people of MP and BJP state president P members of the All Jammu and high-level NIA inquiry into spokesperson Imran Dar urged “The State Government lar, were bearing the brunt of state,” Rashid said. S Sreedharan Pillai met Centre had even given special Kashmir Panchayat Conference killings of panchayat mem- the governor's administration must do an immediate review such a measure as private as He said before giving the Sathasivam at Raj Bhavan here instructions to stop travel to (AJKPC) demanded that a case bers to expose the conspiracy. to suspend the tax levied at the of the rates that are being well as the Government NHAI permission to collect the and sought a probe against the that country and even sug- be registered against the officer “From 2011 to 2016, at Charsoo toll plaza near levied on different vehicles at employees have to pass through toll tax, the Government state government, alleging that gested that action be taken who ordered the least 18 panchayat members Awantipora. the newly inaugurated toll the toll plaza at Charsoo and should have taken the consent it has not taken any action into against the recruitment agen- withdrawal of security to the were killed while the fresh inci- “The highway is still plaza. We therefore urge the they were being asked to pay of the state legislature and “by certain reports on terrorism. cies. However, the state gov- slain BJP leader. dent has again created fear incomplete with some bridges governor administration to every day. not doing so, the Centre is try- In a release, BJP said the ernment failed to follow any of Mir was shot dead by ter- among panchayat members still under construction. The defer imposing the toll tax,” “TheGovernment must ing to impose its writ on the Government failed to follow the instructions,” it said. rorists inside his house in who contested the elections last economic activity in Kashmir Dar said. exempt the people of south state in violation to the special the directions on human traf- The party also alleged that Anantnag district year to strengthen the has hit its lowest ebb in the last The PDP also pitched for Kashmir and those employees status J-K enjoys,” he said. ficking to Yemen and some there were reports of weapon on May 4. grassroots-level democracy in four years and the decision of the exemption of toll tax being who will have to report every- Former IAS officer Shah other reports on weapons trad- trading under the disguise of “We strongly condemn the the State. levying an exorbitant toll tax levied on the vehicles in south day to their duties and for that Feasal, who quit his job and ing in the backdrop of sand sand mining. killing of an elected panchay- The NIA should be will inadvertently put the peo- Kashmir, stating that such a reason have to pass through the recently floated his political mining. The BJP alleged that the at member who was working entrusted with the task of con- ple under duress,” Dar said. measure would hit the already toll plaza. This is nothing but outfit Jammu and Kashmir “The Special Branch had state government had not taken for the welfare of his people at ducting a detailed inquiry into Expressing dismay over economically downtrodden an octroi being levied on the Peoples Movement, given a report in relation to a any steps to investigate the mat- the grassroots level. killings of panchayat mem- the decision, the NC people hard. people's movement. The gov- also sought a deferment of the matter of around 10 people ter or take action, based on The Government should bers,” he said. spokesperson said it was The party's vice-president ernment has to roll it back,” move. travelling to Yemen. The these reports.   6;3        -6   6;3    $             $,  + , Additional Director General of related issues at the meeting at the society for the overall ben-            ' #  ! Police Muneer Khan. the Raj Bhavan. He was given efit of people, the spokesman acing criticism over the Khan has been accused of a sector-wise assessment of the said. "     Fissue of withdrawal of secu- favouritism while granting prevailing security situation in “This is with a view to  9 ,+, #CD opposition leaders, the reason they are resorting to rity to politicians in Jammu and security to political persons. the state, he said. ensuring that all possible mea-   9 ##& Chief Minister K their never ending communal Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal The spokesman said the The meeting was attended sures, general as well as spe- rinamool Congress supre- Chandrashekar Rao and his politics to divide the people of Malik on Wednesday held a governor directed that Khan by advisor to the governor, K cific, are taken for security of ammu and Kashmir Tmo Mamata Banerjee will Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Bengal,” the TDP chief assert- meeting to review the matter would conduct the inquiry Vijay Kumar, chief secretary B political workers to enable JGovernor Satya Pal Malik on play an important role in form- Vijayan also met at ed. and decided to hand over an into all such attacks since V R Subrahmanyam, DGP them to continue their politi- Wednesday directed adminis- ing the next non-BJP Thiruvanantapuram on He claimed that the feder- inquiry into attacks on leaders October 2018. Dilbag Singh, principal secre- cal activities, particularly in trative secretaries of all Government at the Centre, Tuesday. al spirit of the country is in from the chief secretary to the He said Khan would sub- tary Home Shaleen Kabra, view of the terrorist attacks on Government departments to Andra Pradesh Chief Minister “Mamata-ji is a fighter. She danger now because of the additional director general of mit his report, covering all the Principal secretary to governor political workers in the recent remain accessible to the public. Chandrababu Naidu said on brought down the 34-year long unilateral approach of the BJP. police. relevant aspects, along with Umang Narula and other offi- past,” the spokesman said. “To promote public out- Wednesday. communist rule with her “We are witnessing that Following the killing of appropriate recommendations, cials from the police and civil During the meeting, the reach and speedy grievance Naidu, also the TDP pres- relentless efforts and then start- institutions and constitutional BJP leader Gul Mohammed within 15 days. administrations. governor stated that leaders of redressal, the governor has ident, alleged that BJP is play- ed the much-needed develop- bodies are being destroyed,” he Mir by militants in South In view of threats from mil- The spokesman said that different political parties and directed the administrative sec- ing the communal card to ment work in West Bengal. said. Kashmir on Saturday, various itant groups to members of while expressing concern over other organizations may raise retaries to remain accessible to polarise votes in West Bengal “She will play an important Alleging that the Election political parties flayed Chief Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) the killings of political func- their security concerns with the the public,” said Girdhari Lal, as it failed to fight the state role in forming the next non- Commission is working at the Secretary B V R and Panchayats, it was decid- tionaries belonging to various Security Headquarters of J-K Deputy Secretary, General chief minister politically. BJP government in India after behest of Prime Minister Subrahmanyam and Home ed that elected Sarpanches, political parties in the state in Police and due diligence of Administrative Department in Naidu came to West Bengal May 23,” Naidu said while Narendra Modi, he claimed Secretary Shaleen Kabra for Municipal Councillors and the past few months, the gov- threat perception would be an order issued on on a two-day visit to address speaking at a political rally that constitutional bodies are what they termed as “lack of Mayors/presidents, may be pro- ernor stressed the need for carried out by the intelligence Wednesday. public rallies in support of the here. being used for willful persecu- vision” on security issues. vided safe accommodation for ensuring safety of protected agencies before arriving at a Lal said the department TMC. He is also scheduled to Starting his speech in tion of political opponents A Raj Bhavan spokesman their stay either at the state or persons and advised security decision on the provision of had time-to-time directed the hold a meeting with Banerjee Bengali, Naidu described across the country. said the governor reviewed the district level. agencies to give due consider- personal security to administrative secretaries not at Kharagpur on Thursday. Banerjee as a tigress not only Naidu urgent the voters in security scenario and directed “This will come into effect ation to the genuine appre- the persons with a perceived to fix any meeting during the The Telugu Desam Party of Bengal but also of the coun- Jhargram Lok Sabha seat to the administration to ensure immediately and the Divisional hensions of political activists threat, the spokesman added. time allotted for grievance chief came to the state straight try. Later, he addressed the ensure that the EVMs work safety of protected persons and Commissioners and IGs working at the He said Malik would also redressal. from New Delhi where he met gathering in Hindi and English. properly and their votes go to give due consideration to the (inspectors general of police) grassroots level. be inviting leaders of different “Once again, the depart- Congress president Rahul “Mamata-ji has stood the TMC candidate during genuine apprehensions of will operationalise this after The governor reiterated political parties in the state to ment impressed upon the Gandhi and discussed plans to against the atrocities of the olling on May 12. political activists working at the contacting the Sarpanches and the need to constantly maintain discuss their security concerns administrative secretaries to hold a meeting of opposition Narendra Modi regime and Naidu shares a very cordial grassroots level. The ULB members,” the spokesman a close watch on the ground and how to address them so as keep two hours from 1 pm parties on May 21, two days proved to be a challenge to relationship with the TMC spokesman said the governor said. situation and underlined the to create a secure political and onwards on a daily basis ahead of Lok Sabha results, to these anti-constitutional forces. supremo and had joined the also assigned the probe into the The governor undertook a importance of sustained efforts governance environment for for the redress of grievances,” chalk out a post-poll alliance. The BJP could not challenge mega opposition rally she had attacks on political leaders to detailed review of the security- to bring peace and harmony in one and all. Lal said. Two other prominent Didi and her strength. That's organised here in January.    !   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Finance was the           9    $   $   pivot of this process of change.   3S   (        When I began life as a rural banker in the     %  6   -   $   1970s, outsiders rarely visited the villages. ?   %  $  0 G;AB;(;ABCH /   ( Those who did, other than the occasional       ! ,   -   , G!,-,H anthropologist, Government extension offi- cers, family planning staff of the Government        2   !   *   or census worker, were missionaries of various     EB     6  ?   religions. Over the years, I noticed that the bal- %  $  0 G;AB;(;ABCH   EC    ance shifted to agents toting financial schemes.  5   *   G+ I ;ABBH 9    Of course, those who lived in the villages already     R/  5    %  6  -   had both. As an ancient Indian proverb has it $   ?  3S    — a village can be formed wherever the three 0  0 //           come together: A river, a priest and a money-   C@  FC         ( lender. This gradual change in the profile of vis-    1--!  , /        itors and reformers was my first introduction                 to the then embryonic revolution in develop- They brought a range of weaponry to com- ably. There is a need to integrate various mod- tation of these mandates is quite stiff and need ment finance, which later grew into the niche bat poverty and agricultural regress: High-yield- ules — savings, credit and insurance among oth- serious consideration. Instead of banks recov-        9  *    of social banking. ing varieties of seeds, new techniques for pest ers — into a technology framework for the devel- ering these costs by overcharging ordinary cus-    ;ABB -   *   -   9  Bankers, who began showing up in villages management, a modern range of equipment and opment of holistic strategies for comprehensive tomers, or by demanding recapitalisation by the 9       -   *    on their bicycles, motorcycles or jeeps in the chemical fertilisers. Veterinary doctors brought financial inclusion. Low-income groups, women Government, one alternative can be that the  2  ?   0  0 //          1970s and 1980s, were usually employees of local exotic breeds of cattle, a range of new drugs and in particular, have the lowest access to formal Government pays for these mandates. These # 1--!          %    ( branches of State-owned banks. Their mission, nutritional supplements to combat mortality and financial instruments, forcing them to rely on costs can be determined by an independent      S     0  0 //    as assigned by their Governments and assort- improve cattle health. Artificial insemination age-old informal mechanisms: Money under the agency. Not only will the cost of the mandate             ed international donors, was to find trustwor- techniques built superior breeds of cattle. mattress, money guards, relatives, friends and become transparent, it will make services acces-   #    1       ( thy villagers to whom they could provide cred- Financial inclusion or access is a component money-lenders. These informal mechanisms are sible. The Government will also have to make            it. This, it was thought, would help villagers start of financial development, along with depth, sta- insufficient and unreliable as well as highly a reasoned decision about how long to impose    #         $   small businesses, thereby increasing rural eco- bility efficiency and financial development, expensive. Thus, financial exclusion imposes the mandate. Moreover, only efficient service nomic growth while at the same time empow- which is important for economic growth. large opportunity costs on those who suffer from providers will come forward to bid for these 3     1 -   , /    ( ering people to climb out of poverty. Financial inclusion in particular has a bearing it the most. mandates.                ( The bankers and missionaries, who shared on equity as well. Access to a transaction account While policy and financial regulatory ini- On the demand side, financial literacy is an  -               ( much of the same client pool, were curiously is a first step towards broader financial inclu- tiatives enabled substantial progress in terms of important tool for financial inclusion.        (  alike in some ways. Usually outsiders to the local sion as it serves as a gateway to other financial financial inclusion indicators — branch pene- Consumers have to understand the nature of the #             ( community, members of both groups tended to services like credit or insurance; lowers trans- tration, account density or deposit and credit fig- products and services they are buying as well as  O             ( discover their own preconceptions in the villages, action costs for daily economic activities; and ures — there is a need to strengthen enabling the implications of these purchases. There is also  O        #    0  rather than the local realities and dynamics. enables the creation of a buffer for emergencies. institutions, which actively promote financial the need for substantial research on how vul- 0 //      -     However, many of them genuinely cared about Other potential benefits of financial inclusion deepening in our country. Alternate service nerable groups manage their complex financial                helping poor people increase their incomes and include: Improving efficiency and targetting of channels such as agents or business correspon- lives. This can aid product design and solutions /                    better their lives. Some were even quite success- Government welfare programmes; reducing cor- dents have tremendously expanded their out- of financial instruments that can be tailored to ful. They came with powerful ideas, found other ruption through better monitoring and regu- reach. They are better positioned to serve remote their needs. Financial inclusion in a diverse   -   !           7 S similarly powerful plans already present and lation of financial transactions through digital pockets as they operate in a limited geograph- country like India needs a spectrum of services %                often became catalysts for the cross-fertilisation technology. Transfers made directly to the cit- ical area, enjoy greater acceptability among the in order to encapsulate the different dimensions             . 7 of their own ideas of social and economic izen’s bank accounts can eliminate corrupt and rural poor, have greater understanding of the of the diverse populations they reach.              reforms and wisdom of the locals. inefficient intermediaries. Digitisation of finance issues specific to the underprivileged and have Financial services need to be tailored to the      A unique characteristic of bankers visiting and economy holds the key to myriad problems. flexibility in operations, providing a level of com- needs of the disadvantaged groups, especially the              villages was the refreshing change in their aca- Building inclusive digital economies requires fort to their clientele. Formal financial services women, poor people and first-time users, who    ! demic credentials and their willingness to the collective action of Governments, industry, such as savings, loans and money transfers can may have low literacy and numeracy skills. adapt to the harsh realities of rural life. Most of financiers and the civil society. Before speeding enable the poor improve resistance to shocks, Fintech is now providing platforms that allow them were from technical backgrounds, ahead, we need to build the infrastructure, align boost productivity of business, facilitate empow- financial institutions to carry on personalised, endowed with a vision that focussed more on our policies and create the tools that will enable erment of marginalised groups, such as women electronic conversations with customers through the technical and practical, rather than the finan- the poor to board the digital train. India has a and rural residents, and help reduce poverty. Life text messages using powerful data analytics that cial aspects of the problems of the poor. This was highly vibrant and innovative high-tech ecosys- is one long risk for them as they are just a trag- tailor messages to customer behaviour. All stake- particularly seen in the innovative practices they tem in the world. However, along with it, there ic event away from a financial catastrophe. holders must now realise that financial inclu- fostered in agriculture, dairy and small enter- exist hundreds of millions of people, who live One way to ensure that the past wrongs are sion can succeed only through the (convenient) prises and artisanry. Their overarching goal was in villages, who are happy with a technology that not repeated is to have mandates and subven- marriage of all four paradigms: Digital, finance, energisation of the rural economy and promo- is hardly more sophisticated than a bullock cart tions in the financial inclusion space so that literacy and numeracy. tion of entrepreneurial approaches. and a plough. Since systems are meant to work banks and other financial institutions vigorous- (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s National Development finance was just one of the many for the user, the onus is on the designer to make ly expand their outreach to cover even remote Committee on Financial Literacy and Inclusion sources into which they dipped. sure the users can access the system comfort- populations. The cost involved in the implemen- for Women)    &     %                           =)(#6&(>(                         

then, it changed its direction and also in these upper waters, cyclones have a sen to fall in line and adapt to harsh cli- decreased its pace to stay in the Bay of larger source of energy to draw from. mate change conditions rather than Bengal for more than eight days, all the The interconnected nature of cli- fight with the same and reverse it. This while becoming more intense and mate change with extreme natural realisation should not just be for ending up becoming an extremely events, especially cyclones, needs to be India but for the global community as severe cyclonic storm. Such cyclones understood in detail. The erstwhile well. +, $ 8 sniff out warm waters on the sea sur- nature of cyclones during the 70s and Rightly did Odisha receive acclaim $+  face and progressively become more even the 80s used to be frequent but from the UN for for enabling success- intense. This is where climate change they came along with a certain degree ful evacuation of its people. But it ./!!"! ("% %)#)2- comes in. Scientists and weather experts of predictable intensity with them. But would have been even greater if India  6."..6 now firmly believe that enough stud- of late, as ocean temperatures warm up had come to global attention for its /. /! ani wreaked unprecedented havoc ies have proven that warmer sea sur- rapidly, thanks to climate change, this measures to tackle global warming, in Odisha as it was the second faces due to climate change make cyclones, mankind has been unable to continues to warm up, the difference predictability has been the first casu- especially sea surface temperatures, that !.<.0/ Fsuch severe cyclone in the last cyclones not only frequent but also rein in global warming and conse- between the temperature near the sur- alty. In fact, it is being estimated by the eventually contribute to either reduc- /. . hundred years to have formed in the intense in nature. quently, climate change. The coastal face of the Earth and the temperature scientific community that in the com- ing the frequency of cyclones or at least /!.60!/ Bay of Bengal. In spite of these harsh Towards the end of its journey areas, which can directly contribute higher up in the atmosphere is likely to ing decades, the frequency of cyclones bringing down their intensity. ..!!6/ credentials, it could not exact much through the Bay of Bengal, Fani towards lowering sea surface temper- decrease. Given a rise in greenhouse gas may come down but this can hardly be All is still not lost as far as the threat /" .0 human casualties. This storm has had changed its character again. At first, the atures, are still engaged in activities that emissions and spiralling global warm- considered as a harbinger of good news of cyclones is concerned. India can still an interesting life since it first formed India Meteorological Department are detrimental to a healthy ing, these conditions at the ocean level because the cyclones, as and when they make a difference by showing that !!..!6/ as a low-pressure area over the equa- (IMD) predicted that Fani on landfall environment. are going from bad to worse. occur, will be so fierce and devastating coastal communities and cities can .6!6! torial Indian Ocean and southeast would carry ferocious winds with In the immediate future, climate In addition to this, an increase in that recovery will take years for affect- tackle global warming and keep their 6.//! Bay of Bengal on April 25, 2019. In speed ranging from 175-185 kilometres change is likely to affect tropical temperature of the surface ocean also ed regions. sea temperatures down. The world is /6//. short, it has been highly unpredictable per hour (kmph). With a final wind cyclone behaviour even more intense- affects the intensity of cyclones along The human race is quick at adop- bristling with technology that can 0./. /< for forecasters to pin it down, especial- speed of more than 200 kmph, it bat- ly in two ways. First, the formation of with changes in upper atmosphere con- tion and that is what we are doing. Take change the course of how a cyclone can ly with respect to its track and speed. tered the coastal areas of Odisha. a tropical cyclone itself is going to be ditions both in terms of maximum the case of Odisha, which evacuated its and will behave. Will our leadership and /! E6. After forming and intensifying into Ferocious winds not only claimed 34 more readily triggered when there is wind speeds and in the intensity of rain- people and minimised the loss of life Government make a difference this /./. a depression, Fani moved towards Sri lives but have left a trail of destruction availability of very warm conditions at fall that occurs in association with the really well. This is one State which has time? Guess we may have to wait and .0 /+./ Lanka and threatened to make landfall with life almost coming to a standstill. the ocean surface and when the verti- cyclone. This because the storms draw set a template. The way Odisha tack- watch the next cyclone. ./ "6. somewhere on the coast of Tamil In spite of rising sea surface tempera- cal temperature gradient through the energy from the surface waters of the led the natural disaster may also mean (The writer is an environmental    Nadu, according to forecasters. But tures contributing to the severity of atmosphere is strong. As the climate ocean and as more heat/energy is stored that human race has now finally cho- journalist)    !   "$        A:     %<&$//!!. !    1.   /!// .    *    9 +    he bilateral trade    The report noted that food Tvolume between US and fuel prices should acceler- , .* and China dropped by he Reserve Bank of India ate in coming months particu-   #&# hiking tariff on Chinese goods 20 per cent in the first T(RBI) is likely to cut inter- larly in the event of a sub-nor- "  from May 10,” V K Sharma, four months of this year est rates one more time in June mal monsoon, and headline he rupee on Wednesday Head PCG & Capital Markets following a trade war before rising inflation pres- inflation would cross 5 per cent ..""0. Tfell further by 28 paise to Strategy, HDFC Securities between the world’s two sures and elevated fiscal deficits mark by the second half of 69.71 against the US curren- said. largest economies and it leave little room for further 2019, and average 4.2 per cent cy, extending its losses for the The rupee came under could get worse if US accommodation in rest of the in 2019 and 5.3 per cent in $//. third straight day due to intense pressure following President Donald year, IHS Markit said 2020. escalating US-China trade continued weakness in Trump goes ahead and Wednesday. IHS said globally monetary   #&# tensions and a massive sell- domestic equity markets. clamp punitive tariffs RBI had cut interest rate by tightening cycle seems to be off in domestic equity mar- The BSE Sensex ended on $200 billion worth of 25 basis points each in over for now. ontinuing to voice con- kets. 487.50 points, or 1.27 per Chinese imports this February and April to boost The acceleration in global Ccerns over populist mea- Besides, sustained foreign cent, lower at 37,789.13. The week, according to offi- economic growth. growth that occurred in 2017 led sures, the Reserve Bank fund outflow amid global index hit an intra-day low of cial data. In a report on the forecast some key central banks to begin Wednesday warned that trade fears also impacted the 37,743.07 and a high of The data — released for global monetary policy a steady — albeit slow — tight- income support schemes and trading pattern in the cur- 38,248.57. by the General Administration tions, Chinese Foreign lion trade deficit. actions and resulting econom- ening of monetary policy. The farm loan waivers will lead to rency market, forex dealers Similarly, the NSE Nifty of Customs here ahead of the Ministry spokesman Geng He also called for verifiable ic impact, the London-based US Federal Reserve, the Bank of fiscal slippages for the states. said. sank 138.45 points, or 1,20 per crucial 11th round of trade Shuang told the media on measures for protection of global information provider Canada, and the Bank of The remarks were made However, a weak dollar cent, to settle at 11,359.45. talks to be held in Washington Wednesday that negotiation intellectual property rights said RBI is likely to tighten its England were in the vanguard. during a meeting between the against major currencies over- During the day, the bourse hit on May 9-10 - said that from itself is a process of discussion. (IPR), technology transfer and monetary policy stance in Other central banks like in members of the 15th Finance seas and lower crude prices a low of 11,346.95 and a high January to April, the trade It is natural for the two sides to more access to American goods early-to-mid 2020. Mexico, India, Indonesia, and Commission and the RBI restricted the rupee’s fall, they of 11,479.10. between the two countries was have differences, he said. to Chinese markets. “With both domestic and the Philippines followed suit. brass, including governor added. Foreign investors were net 1.1 trillion yuan ($173 bil- “China will not sidestep He has already increased global growth slowing and “With growth still strong in Shaktikanta Das and the The rupee opened sharply sellers in capital markets lion), down from 20 per cent in contradictions but we are sin- the tariffs on over $250 billion inflation in India remaining the first half of 2018, this tight- deputy governors, at the cen- lower at 69.57 as the US- Wednesday pulling out assets 2017 prior to they engaged in cere about continuing the con- Chinese exports to US and below the RBI’s inflation target, ening bias remained in place. tral bank headquarters here. China trade related concerns worth 701.50 crore on a net a tit-for-tat trade tussle last year. sultations,” he said on Tuesday. threatened to extend tariffs on it is now increasingly likely the However, because of rising In its presentation, the weighed on investor commu- basis, provisional exchange If Trump goes ahead with In April, China’s exports $200 billion Chinese imports to RBI will proceed with another trade tensions and the global RBI listed out specific factors nity. The local currency data showed. his threat to raise tariffs on denominated in US dollar 25 per cent. China too slapped rate cut in June. slump in manufacturing, that would drive fiscal slip- moved in a range of 69.47 to Meanwhile, the Dollar $200 billion worth of Chinese terms shifted into reverse, sig- reciprocal tariffs on some US “Beyond June, intensifying growth began to weaken during pages in the revised estimates 69.74 before closing at 69.71, Index which gauges the green- imports from 10 per cent to 25 nalling growing downward exports to the country. inflation pressures and elevat- the second half of the year. With of 2018-19, including “farm down 28 paise from the pre- back’s strength against a bas- per cent Friday, the bilateral pressure amid rising uncer- Trump recently hinted that ed fiscal deficits will leave lit- inflation showing no signs of loan waivers and income sup- vious close. ket of six currencies, fell 0.11 trade is poised to tumble fur- tainties in world trade amid an President Xi Jinping could visit tle room for further accom- accelerating, central banks port schemes”, an official The rupee has weakened per cent to 97.52. ther, inflicting deeper wounds ongoing trade conflict between the US in June setting off spec- modation, and we expect no responded accordingly,” it said. release said. by 49 paise or 0.71 per cent Brent crude futures, the on the two sides and claiming Washington and Beijing. ulation that both countries additional rate cuts in 2019 The Fed initiated its now- The presentation men- since Monday after the US’s global oil benchmark, fell collateral damages on others, In April, China’s exports could work out a trade deal by with the monetary policy like- famous ‘pivot’ by indicating tioned that in the past, states’ threat to increase tariffs on 0.53 per cent to $69.51 per state-run Global Times report- reached $193.49 billion, down next month. ly to switch to tightening in there would be fewer rate hikes fiscal position was stretched $200 billion of Chinese barrel. ed. 2.7 per cent year-on-year, much Media reports suggest that early-to-mid-2020,” it said. in the near future and the due to the Uday bonds for the imports triggered a global Meanwhile, Financial The 11th round of talks lower than expected, GAC data the two sides are still dis- Monetary policy easing, reductions in its balance sheet power sector. selloff in riskier assets. Benchmark India Private Ltd between China and the US are showed. cussing key issues on structur- coupled with the relaxation of would be more measured. It can be noted that ahead “Growing trade tension (FBIL) set the reference rate being held amid uncertainties Imports of US goods fell 26 al issues, such as the US accu- lending rules and greater elec- The European Central of the general elections, a between the US and China for the rupee/dollar at 69.6009 about future rounds of parleys per cent from a year earlier to sation of unfair subsidies in tion-driven fiscal spending in Bank, after stopping its bond slew of states and also the lead concern for global growth and for rupee/euro at 78.0124. as Trump administration offi- $10.3 billion, while China’s China, a mechanism to verify the first quarter of 2019, will purchases, announced new Centre had doled out sops to and trade. Chinese Yuan The reference rate for cials accused Beijing of back exports to US were down by 13 compliance and what to do provide some support to long-term loans to banks and the marginalised sections, becomes the worst performer rupee/British pound was fixed tracking from issues agreed in per cent at $31.4 billion. with the tariffs the two have growth during the first half of signaled that any rate hikes including the farmers and among Asian Currencies after at 90.9002 and for rupee/100 the previous rounds of talks. Trump is demanding already imposed on each 2019-20 fiscal, it said. were a long way off. the poor. US President Trump’s tweet on Japanese yen at 63.23. Asked about the allega- China to reduce the $375 bil- other’s goods. *%  /., +6O *!;E    5,   "   5  E   $$"/.. !.6....//06"   #&# .// ! $//' ... L&FS Securities Services I(ISS) Wednesday moved the  //Q#$ Securities Appellate Tribunal    (SAT) to direct markets regu- lator Sebi to annul certain    The recent exercise of the he 15th Finance transactions carried out by National Sample Survey to TCommission on Allied Financial Services. he statistics ministry bring out a technical report on Wednesday deliberated on the In February, Sebi had TWednesday said an official the services sector was com- need to set up such panels in barred Allied Financial and committee will examine the missioned by the ministry to States during its meeting with others for misappropriating NSS technical report on ser- understand the data gaps and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das client securities and a host of vices sector enterprises, which take remedial steps, while and other senior functionaries other violations. has raised questions over the undertaking the new base revi- of the central bank. awards granted by the Planning Appearing for IL&FS GDP data. sion exercise for the proposed The other issues which Commission”. Securities counsel Gaurav Joshi The technical report of the 2017-18 series. came up for discussion during The RBI made presenta- said there were fraudulent National Sample Survey Office “The results of this NSS the meeting in Mumbai include tions to the Finance mutual fund transfers carried (NSSO) has generated contro- Report will be further examined public sector borrowing Commission on state out by Allied on behalf of its versy following its observa- by the Advisory Committee requirements and continuity of Government Finances for clients Dalmia Cement and tion that as much as 36 per cent before finalising the approach the Finance Commission and 2019-20 and also on the issues OCL India, among others units forming part of MCA-21 and methodology for the pro- development of expenditure and challenges of the market where it was the clearing database, used in computing posed 2017-18 series. codes, especially given that borrowings of State house. GDP, could not be either iden- “It is emphasised that there expenditure norms vary from Governments. He sought SAT’s interven- tifiable or traceable in the field. is no impact on the existing state to state. The main issues raised by tion to direct Sebi to annul the The issue of coverage, qual- GDP/GVA estimates for the On the continuity of the the RBI included increasing said transaction, apart from de- ity and timeliness of the MCA corporate sector as due care is Finance Commission, an offi- orientation of State freezing of securities which barred them from disposing of funds worth 94 crore, non- the statutes dealing with con- database vis-a-vis the Annual taken to appropriately adjust the cial statement said in the meet- Governments borrowing to are stuck following the Sebi or alienating any assets, or availability of client securities, tracts, and also informed that Survey of Industries had been corporate filings at the aggre- ing it was “felt that this was markets, and improving sec- order. create or invoke any charge on non-settlement of inactive OCL and Dalmia have discussed in detail in the vari- gate level based on the paid up required more in view of the ondary market liquidity. In February, the Sebi had their assets, without its prior clients and non-segregation of approached the Delhi High ous meetings of the Advisory capital,” the MoSPI said. fiscal management require- During its two-day visit to barred brokerage Allied permission. transaction between own and Court with a similar prayer for Committee on National The ministry further said ments of the states, especially Mumbai, the 15th Finance Financial, its five directors and The Sebi had probed the client bank accounts. de-freezing certain securities. Accounts Statistics and adopt- “it needs to be appreciated” that given the absence of mid-term Commission, chaired by N K four other entities from secu- alleged irregularities at Allied, Replying to the arguments, A SAT bench comprising ed only thereafter, the Ministry every revision in the estimates reviews of awards granted by Singh, is slated to have meet- rities markets for misappro- pursuant to a preliminary senior Sebi counsel Rafique Tarun Agarwala, CKG Nair of Statistics and Programme of GDP/GVA is based on the the Finance Commission, as it ings with banks, financial insti- priating client securities and inspection by the NSE had Dada said the said requests are and MT Joshi reserved the Implementation (MoSPI) said data available at the time of the used to happen earlier with the tutions and economists as well. other violations. It had also found non-availability of client untenable, citing provisions in order for May 15. in a statement. respective release. 6!./6!+$  $' !     ,.0 //.!*81A 6.    tion provision, which permits    !     the real estate players to shift to . // uilders will have to refund 5 per cent GST rate for resi- BGST paid by home buyers dential units and 1 per cent for    “This is to inform that it is executive trainees on any web-   in case he cancels the flat affordable housing without the a fake news that is being spread site or newspaper. booked in the last fiscal and benefit of input tax credit (ITC) tate-owned miner NMDC through websites and social “NMDC does not take any iversong, a subsidiary of the will be allowed to avail credit from April 1, 2019. SLtd Wednesday cautioned media with malicious intent. responsibility for public respond- Rmobile phone developer adjustment for such refunds, For the ongoing projects, against a fake recruitment All concerned are requested to ing to/applying against such — IMG Technology Group, the tax department has said. builders have been given the notice for the post of executive beware of such mischievous act fake posts,” the company added. launched their first smart watch This clarification forms option to either continue in 12 trainees. aiming to deceive the innocent According to its website, — Motive. Motive is a sleek and part of the FAQ released by the per cent Goods and Services NMDC has observed that by fraudulent means and hence NMDC, under the Ministry of fashionable smart watch Central Board of Indirect Taxes Tax (GST) slab with ITC (8 per some websites have hosted do not pay any attention or act Steel, is India’s largest iron ore designed for smartphone user- and Customs (CBIC) on real cent for affordable housing), or recruitment notice about upon it,” the company said. producer, presently producing scompatible with both android estate sector. opt for 5 per cent GST rate (1 ‘NMDC Executive Trainees NMDC said that it has not about 30 million tonnes of and iOS, and comes with1.33- The FAQ has been issued per cent for affordable housing) Recruitment 2019’, the PSU issued any such notification iron ore from 3 fully mecha- inch colored screen with a to clear the air over the migra- without ITC. said in a statement. pertaining to the recruitment of nized mines. 2.5D tempered glass lens.     !   &  ,-.        /   0 0 12                -:  # %   $    3 45      #&# Motors, Bajaj Auto, SBI and investors (FIIs) sold shares    12 weeks, the industry still Vedanta. worth a net 645.08 crore on believes that things could ech giant Google’s latest generation of arkets wilted under HDFC twins, Sun Pharma, Tuesday, while domestic insti- utomobile dealers’ body become better if there is a stable Tsmartphones — Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL — selling pressure for the NTPC, Yes Bank and IndusInd tutional investors (DIIs) pur- AFADA on Wednesday said government in place. Besides, an will make their way into the Indian market Msixth straight day on Bank were among the other chased equities to the tune of retail sales of passenger vehicles average to above average mon- priced at 39,999 onwards from May 15. Wednesday as investor senti- laggards. 818.84 crore, provisional data (PV) in March declined by 2 per soon with an even spread and These handsets, which are cheaper than their ment remained grim amid US- Only Asian Paints, HCL available with stock exchanges cent to 2,42,457 units as com- continued easing of liquidity by predecessors, compete with devices from the sta- China trade tensions and Tech and TCS ended in the showed. pared to the same period last year. Reserve Bank of India can also bles of Apple, Samsung and OnePlus in the bur- declining foreign fund inflows. green, rising up to 0.60 per cent. Other Asian bourses ended PV sales stood at 2,47,278 help the sector, he added. geoning premium smartphone segment in India. The 30-share BSE Sensex “The domestic markets significantly lower following units in April 2018, according to Kale said that inventory The new lineup promises better camera features plunged 487.50 points, or 1.27 have been on the decline for the weak Chinese trade data. The Federation of Automobile levels continue to remain high and battery life. per cent, to end at 37,789.13, last two days mainly due to the Shanghai Composite Index Dealers Associations (FADA). and requires further correction Speaking at its annual developers meet while the broader NSE Nifty flare up in the US-China trade declined 1.12 per cent, Hang Two-wheeler sales declined by 9 than done in recent months. Google I/O late Tuesday night, its CEO Sundar    7         *F' sank 138.45 points, or 1,20 per war. A lack of an agreement Seng 1.23 per cent, Nikkei 1.46 per cent to 12,85,470 units last “We believe that high inven- Pichai said “building for everyone” is a core phi-     (        ,  5 cent, to 11,359.45. between the two economies per cent and Kospi 0.41 per month compared with 14,09,662 tory at this time is an extra bur- losophy for the company. According to traders, could hurt global growth in the cent. European stocks were units in the year-ago period. den on the auto dealers espe- By offering a more affordable lineup, the US- has also upped its ante in the segment with the domestic equities tracked near term. trading on a mixed note in Commercial vehicle sales cially when the current envi- based giant is keen on wooing customers in introduction of P30 for 71,990. weakness in global markets, “Q4FY19 earnings season early trade. declined by 16 per cent to ronment is witnessing negative emerging countries like India. China’s OnePlus —- which has been gain- which have been rattled ever so far has mainly been lacklus- The Indian rupee on 63,360 units against 75,622 units sales growth combined with According to Counterpoint Research ing popularity among Indian buyers — is slat- since US President Donald ter. Also, the ongoing general Wednesday fell further by 28 in April last year. Three-wheel- extremely tight working capital Associate Director Tarun Pathak, the “mid-tier ed to unveil its latest ‘OnePlus 7’ later this month. Trump on Sunday threatened elections have kept major mar- paise to 69.71 against the US er sales saw a dip of 13 per cent availability,” he added. variant of Pixel” is expected to provide Google According to the research firm, Samsung had to hike tariffs on USD 200 bil- ket participants cautious. FIIs, currency, extending its losses to 47,183 units last month. FADA will be strongly advo- with “a chance to start things from scratch in 44 per cent share of the premium smartphone lion worth of Chinese goods which have been supporting the for the third straight day. The Total sales, across categories, cating for a leaner inventory of some of the emerging countries like India (30,000 and above) market in India in the this week. market through their inflows, rupee opened sharply lower at declined by 8 per cent to 21 days for its members thus where premium market is small but growing fast”. January-March 2019 quarter. OnePlus had 26 per The recent flare-up in ten- have turned sellers in the past 69.57 as the US-China trade 16,38,470 units in April, against helping them reduce a huge “This can help Google to lock in some first- cent share, while Apple had 19 per cent share in sions between the world’s two few days. Expect markets to related concerns weighed on 17,86,994 units in the same cost burden to stay afloat in these time users who are looking for premium features the said quarter. Other players — including top economies has sent remain volatile until elections investor community. The local month last year. “On a year-on- challenging times, Kale said. He at an affordable prices,” he told PTI. Given that Google — accounted for the remaining 11 per investors scurrying to safe- results (May 23),” said Hemang currency moved in a range of year basis, there was de-growth added that consumer liquidity in the premium smartphone market in India is cent share of the premium segment. haven assets like bonds, gold Jani, head of advisory, 69.47 to 69.74 before closing at in all the categories as April 2018 April has seen marginal expected to grow by 30 per cent, the segment Pixel 3a features 5.6-inch display, 4GB and the Japanese yen. Sharekhan by BNP Paribas. 69.71, down 28 paise from the had a very high base,” FADA improvement but continues to be offers a huge potential for players like Google. RAM, 64GB internal storage, 12.2MP rear and A depreciating rupee, All sectoral indices on BSE previous close. The rupee has president Ashish Harsharaj Kale tight and still far away from the Google had introduced its Pixel 3 and 3XL 8MP front camera, and 3,000 mAh battery. Pixel mixed corporate earnings and ended in the red, led by ener- weakened by 49 paise or 0.71 said in a statement. The near- normal levels. “FADA is in India in October last year priced between 3a XL — priced at 44,999 — features a larger caution ahead of the elections gy, realty, utilities, oil and gas, per cent since Monday after the term outlook continues to be extremely concerned at the deal- 71,000-92,000. The prices of these devices now six-inch display and 3,700 mAh battery. The outcome added to the gloom, finance, bankex, healthcare, US’s threat to increase tariffs on negative to neutral with the er liquidity which continues to hover around 57,000-74,000. eSIM on Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will now be analysts added. telecom and teck, which tum- USD 200 billion of Chinese absence of any immediate pos- remain very very tight and access In March this year, Samsung had unveiled supported by Airtel and Reliance Jio, the com- Index heavyweight bled up to 2.51 per cent. imports triggered a global sell- itive triggers which could affect to working capital for dealers has three devices — Galaxy S10+, S10 and S10e — pany said. Reliance Industries was the The broader BSE smallcap off in riskier assets. retail sales, he added. reduced further with the bank- as part of its flagship Galaxy S series that was Google has also announced the upcoming biggest loser in the Sensex and midcap indices too ended Global benchmark Brent Kale said that despite neg- ing system taking a negative view priced between 55,900-1.18 lakh in India. The version of its operating system — Android Q — pack, skidding 3.35 per cent, lower by up to 1.21 per cent. crude was trading 0.41 per cent ative situation, which is expect- towards auto retail in the current base models of Apple’s iPhone XR and XS are that will natively support foldable displays and followed by Bajaj Finance, Tata Foreign institutional lower at USD 69.59 per barrel. ed to continue over the next 8- circumstances,” Kale said. priced 76,900 and 99,900, respectively. Huawei focuses on key areas like security and well-being.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11478.70 11479.10 11346.95 11359.45 -138.45 Script Open High Low LTP SUNTV 550.80 551.00 525.00 525.00 QUESS 658.10 670.85 645.20 653.80 MAHABANK 15.35 15.40 14.85 15.05 HINDALCO 200.00 202.90 196.65 202.75 2.30 RPOWER 5.92 6.10 5.73 5.85 ECLERX 1140.00 1140.00 1091.00 1100.60 SPARC 163.95 163.95 156.00 156.70 ATUL 3533.35 3574.25 3485.80 3519.05 UPL 953.00 968.40 945.40 962.00 10.85 ZEEL 371.00 372.50 322.45 333.30 BEL 86.50 87.25 85.65 86.45 HFCL 22.40 22.40 21.40 21.95 ITDCEM 120.00 120.00 111.80 115.00 TITAN 1090.00 1100.00 1067.85 1096.80 10.30 SUZLON 6.31 6.31 5.93 5.98 ABB 1475.00 1495.45 1442.20 1456.00 RECLTD 139.00 140.50 137.00 137.50 CENTURYPLY 162.00 163.80 158.00 160.60 ASIANPAINT 1382.00 1395.00 1362.60 1395.00 7.20 JPASSOCIAT 5.05 5.10 4.90 4.94 CHENNPETRO 251.00 252.85 240.40 242.40 SWANENERGY 105.45 106.15 101.55 102.00 GODFRYPHLP 1021.00 1036.55 1011.95 1028.00 CIPLA 556.00 561.40 549.00 560.00 2.05 DHFL 115.50 120.45 110.25 116.55 SUNTECK 467.95 467.95 443.65 450.50 APLLTD 566.95 568.55 532.05 551.60 NAVKARCORP 30.50 30.50 29.50 29.65 BRITANNIA 2656.60 2667.10 2615.85 2657.00 6.45 RELIANCE 1340.00 1340.00 1291.05 1299.45 HINDPETRO 285.05 286.10 280.65 282.20 POWERGRID 190.10 193.60 188.65 189.55 NHPC 23.00 23.20 22.80 22.90 TCS 2151.00 2168.00 2130.40 2156.00 4.05 YESBANK 165.00 166.55 160.05 160.75 NOCIL 131.00 131.25 124.60 125.40 DRREDDY 2920.20 2945.00 2882.85 2901.00 EQUITAS 127.50 128.65 125.00 125.60 JSWSTEEL 286.45 292.80 285.00 288.65 0.55 RELCAPITAL 120.95 120.95 112.50 115.05 JUBLFOOD 1283.00 1283.00 1243.40 1271.00 LTTS 1670.00 1709.50 1669.00 1692.75 IBULISL 261.00 266.10 251.70 255.05 JETAIRWAYS 125.10 135.90 124.10 131.45 OBEROIRLTY 510.00 519.90 490.00 493.50 IRB 117.80 118.05 113.00 113.90 KEC 295.00 296.40 288.70 293.55 COALINDIA 249.60 252.10 248.55 248.90 0.10 PCJEWELLER 122.00 126.40 119.00 122.20 PFC 109.15 111.10 107.30 107.55 SUVEN 256.85 258.90 253.10 255.95 WABAG 271.10 272.20 265.60 266.20 BHARTIARTL 324.85 327.45 320.10 325.00 0.05 VEDL 159.00 163.30 156.20 159.30 GLENMARK 633.60 635.00 597.00 602.85 GNFC 301.70 308.00 300.95 303.75 SUNDRMFAST 535.95 546.60 535.20 536.20 EICHERMOT 20280.00 20470.00 20250.00 20350.00 -3.20 TATAMOTORS 190.50 190.90 184.25 185.55 IOC 154.00 155.00 151.55 152.15 MINDTREE 977.60 984.80 972.25 980.10 WELCORP 130.15 132.45 128.55 131.05 INFRATEL 268.00 270.30 263.65 267.55 -0.45 RAIN 110.10 118.50 106.75 113.25 NCC 92.30 94.45 91.45 93.65 ICICIPRULI 362.00 365.40 354.70 360.85 GUJFLUORO 1010.75 1014.10 975.00 980.00 GRASIM 874.80 879.80 862.00 870.10 -2.25 IDEA 15.45 15.45 13.65 14.35 DEEPAKNI 284.00 287.80 270.70 271.30 MANAPPURAM 116.00 117.10 114.10 114.60 PRSMJOHNSN 88.50 89.00 84.40 84.95 LT 1363.90 1371.00 1355.00 1362.00 -4.60 ICICIBANK 386.00 390.10 380.05 381.85 BHARATFORG 465.25 474.95 460.05 461.80 GODREJCP 636.55 639.30 627.55 636.30 HEXAWARE 344.80 345.70 338.30 338.45 POWERGRID 191.95 193.75 188.90 190.80 -0.75 CGPOWER 36.00 41.55 35.30 39.35 INDIANB 239.00 243.60 237.85 239.35 GMRINFRA 16.20 16.20 15.70 15.90 HSIL 261.10 268.30 260.05 263.10 KOTAKBANK 1404.00 1414.90 1388.70 1402.25 -5.90 SPICEJET 128.25 129.30 125.60 126.05 LEMONTREE 72.80 72.80 70.00 72.30 ADANIPORTS 370.40 374.80 367.40 369.30 GODREJAGRO 519.00 520.00 506.40 507.75 HINDUNILVR 1697.50 1697.50 1675.00 1690.15 -7.35 IBREALEST 104.45 105.35 96.60 97.95 UNIONBANK 82.10 83.55 80.75 82.10 BALKRISIND 854.00 855.50 824.05 828.20 GICRE 237.40 244.05 235.20 237.15 ITC 300.00 303.40 298.65 300.60 -1.30 RELINFRA 99.35 102.30 96.75 99.50 CANBK 257.00 262.05 254.65 256.55 IDBI 37.25 37.55 36.60 37.10 VGUARD 213.35 213.35 209.00 211.20 HDFCBANK 2322.55 2323.80 2288.00 2309.00 -13.35 KOTAKBANK 1409.90 1414.00 1391.55 1403.55 JUBILANT 635.00 635.00 610.00 610.25 ORIENTBANK 92.10 93.60 90.55 91.30 GESHIP 279.75 279.80 265.40 267.75 HEIDELBERG 173.40 177.90 173.00 177.80 ULTRACEMCO 4530.00 4550.00 4488.00 4505.00 -26.25 SBIN 305.45 305.45 297.00 298.10 ABCAPITAL 99.50 99.60 97.00 98.65 PARAGMILK 239.45 240.00 237.10 237.80 MOIL 147.95 149.20 147.25 147.50 THYROCARE 494.70 494.70 465.15 469.45 HCLTECH 1132.00 1140.00 1122.40 1125.05 -6.70 SRTRANSFIN 1023.00 1051.40 1011.50 1027.90 APOLLOHOSP 1169.90 1182.65 1150.70 1168.90 INTELLECT 223.05 226.60 221.50 225.00 HINDZINC 268.05 268.75 265.00 265.95 ALLCARGO 103.00 105.15 102.60 104.80 BPCL 378.05 383.40 373.10 376.40 -2.45 INFY* 724.00 725.95 716.00 718.10 SIEMENS 1123.00 1123.00 1075.85 1083.10 CASTROLIND 148.10 150.70 147.00 149.75 MAGMA 127.05 128.90 122.00 127.25 JKCEMENT 860.00 860.00 826.10 836.40 ADANIPORTS 370.05 374.90 367.70 369.50 -2.40 WIPRO 293.00 293.80 290.20 290.80 DCMSHRIRAM 470.00 480.75 468.00 479.00 CROMPTON 220.00 227.10 217.00 225.15 SUDARSCHEM 322.25 324.45 315.55 318.35 AIAENG 1711.10 1711.10 1669.05 1669.05 IBULHSGFIN 674.00 681.35 667.00 672.05 JISLJALEQS 50.60 50.70 49.00 49.15 OMAXE 205.80 207.50 204.50 205.70 FCONSUMER 41.20 41.20 40.45 40.75 INFY 721.00 726.00 716.50 718.95 -5.60 GREENPLY 147.80 149.80 144.90 148.55 MARUTI 6697.95 6697.95 6615.35 6631.75 ONGC 171.45 171.45 167.80 168.90 PVR 1767.35 1773.20 1745.00 1751.25 REPCOHOME 410.90 411.00 397.10 400.85 MARUTI 6679.00 6693.00 6616.00 6650.00 -52.00 UFLEX 222.05 222.05 216.00 216.00 WESTLIFE 380.00 380.00 342.30 347.55 APOLLOTYRE 195.40 196.95 190.60 191.85 SOUTHBANK 15.80 15.80 15.20 15.45 LAKSHVILAS 78.15 78.15 75.45 75.95 IOC 154.00 155.20 151.70 152.15 -1.30 JBCHEPHARM 324.00 333.95 321.55 325.35 DISHTV 31.45 32.30 29.15 31.30 TATACHEM 595.00 600.80 585.00 588.60 SUPREMEIND 1020.05 1035.00 1006.25 1015.00 ASTRAZEN 2308.10 2308.10 2094.00 2142.75 AXISBANK 741.90 744.75 733.35 735.10 -6.75 IEX 155.00 157.20 155.00 155.15 BHEL 63.65 64.00 61.60 61.80 JSLHISAR 82.25 82.70 78.00 80.05 PAGEIND 21585.65 21920.45 21315.30 21380.00 SONATSOFTW 343.00 343.00 334.00 335.25 WABCOINDIA 6212.15 6295.70 6162.05 6200.00 WIPRO 294.25 294.25 290.05 291.15 -2.70 TATASTEEL 532.00 532.65 521.10 523.50 MFSL 401.05 416.55 401.00 410.00 DIVISLAB 1672.05 1695.00 1656.05 1666.70 TORNTPHARM 1705.00 1719.75 1682.10 1694.80 MONSANTO 2503.40 2519.95 2460.00 2475.00 GAIL 341.00 345.15 336.40 337.50 -3.25 EDELWEISS 140.40 150.25 138.80 146.75 CONCOR 488.30 491.70 474.35 476.25 DELTACORP 234.00 236.75 232.00 232.60 JAMNAAUTO 52.35 53.40 52.10 52.10 SHOPERSTOP 442.10 454.05 438.95 454.05 IBULHSGFIN 674.00 681.60 666.05 671.90 -6.70 STRTECH 190.25 195.80 183.85 184.75 HCLTECH 1126.75 1139.85 1123.55 1130.00 MEGH 63.25 63.60 62.20 62.20 FRETAIL 405.80 417.90 405.20 407.00 GLAXO 1275.00 1275.00 1262.00 1266.60 ICICIBANK 386.30 390.00 380.10 382.40 -4.10 NATIONALUM 50.85 50.85 49.40 49.55 GUJGAS 162.70 162.70 158.40 160.10 GMDCLTD 73.00 73.95 72.00 73.35 CENTRALBK 29.00 29.15 28.00 28.15 BALMLAWRIE 167.00 169.40 165.80 166.95 HEROMOTOCO 2525.80 2540.85 2481.60 2496.00 -31.35 GPPL 83.90 86.40 81.05 83.20 VIPIND 425.00 426.35 417.00 420.65 SADBHAV 236.50 236.65 224.50 230.15 VBL 902.00 915.55 896.80 910.00 ENDURANCE 1150.00 1154.75 1131.25 1132.00 TATASTEEL 531.25 532.40 521.60 523.00 -7.60 L&TFH 123.00 123.05 118.20 118.70 NMDC 95.70 97.45 95.30 95.75 J&KBANK 58.55 58.55 54.00 54.65 CHAMBLFERT 153.00 153.00 144.50 144.90 BASF 1291.45 1308.70 1251.15 1251.80 TECHM 813.00 814.10 799.60 803.00 -11.65 BANKBARODA 113.15 113.90 110.30 110.90 MCX 842.00 846.50 825.55 827.05 DCBBANK 214.70 214.70 211.00 212.00 LAURUSLABS 384.25 385.00 378.70 378.70 SJVN 23.95 24.10 23.90 23.90 DRREDDY 2943.00 2947.80 2882.60 2897.15 -45.30 HDFCBANK 2324.00 2325.00 2288.00 2308.65 MERCK 3745.00 3929.00 3695.05 3712.80 GRASIM 876.00 879.05 863.10 872.00 CARERATING 977.00 978.70 925.00 951.90 INOXWIND 61.00 61.25 58.55 59.00 ONGC 171.40 171.40 167.75 168.95 -2.75 BOMDYEING 122.70 124.15 117.00 119.65 BATAINDIA 1350.00 1365.15 1334.05 1350.50 SOBHA 465.00 465.00 445.00 448.50 PNCINFRA 158.90 159.95 153.00 155.00 CORPBANK 26.10 26.20 25.30 25.70 M&M 635.55 637.00 619.00 624.60 -11.40 TITAN 1086.00 1097.90 1069.25 1088.35 RAYMOND 813.90 816.75 797.75 806.30 IDFC 36.95 38.55 36.95 37.55 GODREJIND 475.05 481.05 473.35 477.00 TATAMETALI 605.20 613.70 600.00 600.05 HDFC 1964.50 1964.50 1925.05 1930.10 -36.20 PNB 83.90 85.35 83.00 83.90 NTPC 133.70 134.05 130.55 131.00 CAPPL 336.35 376.00 322.90 339.15 ISEC 217.65 219.90 216.50 217.80 FORBESCO 2178.00 2200.00 2121.00 2121.00 VEDL 160.50 163.45 156.00 160.30 -3.20 TCS 2158.00 2167.75 2130.20 2152.65 SBILIFE 650.55 660.80 647.35 650.35 AUBANK 636.00 642.50 631.00 631.20 MRPL 68.50 68.50 66.85 67.30 ASTRAL 1179.45 1179.45 1160.00 1169.00 ASHOKLEY 85.65 86.30 85.00 85.80 RADICO 341.50 382.00 337.35 339.15 ADANIGREEN 39.90 40.15 38.00 38.25 AARTIIND 1590.45 1600.25 1570.00 1573.00 INDUSINDBK 1515.80 1525.95 1482.10 1485.60 -30.20 FLFL 483.00 484.00 478.65 481.85 BIOCON 556.00 560.00 543.50 546.00 BIRLACORPN 554.00 558.05 541.00 549.95 IPCALAB 948.90 962.35 940.00 948.20 INDOSTAR 343.00 378.00 343.00 362.25 YESBANK 165.00 166.50 160.00 161.40 -3.35 GEPIL 905.00 905.00 884.80 894.00 DLF 169.70 170.15 165.80 169.00 TATAELXSI 859.70 871.50 853.00 860.00 MGL 945.00 950.65 923.00 927.90 BHARATFIN 944.05 948.90 918.00 918.00 SBIN 303.95 305.30 296.75 298.45 -7.00 GET&D 236.60 237.40 231.00 231.70 MARICO 360.90 360.90 346.20 355.45 PHILIPCARB 145.00 145.75 140.10 140.15 GUJALKALI 544.00 546.25 520.00 522.90 TVTODAY 285.30 293.70 276.05 293.45 NESCO 491.40 496.25 481.65 481.65 NTPC 133.85 134.00 130.20 130.75 -3.35 AXISBANK 744.90 744.90 733.70 735.50 KAJARIACER 555.00 573.15 553.60 567.10 ENGINERSIN 108.30 108.30 106.35 107.05 TEJASNET 184.25 184.25 172.10 173.90 HERITGFOOD 462.95 467.15 447.55 447.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 3032.00 3033.00 2951.80 2956.25 -76.80 IDFCFIRSTB 48.10 49.95 48.10 49.30 FSL 51.05 51.05 49.70 49.90 MAHLOG 506.30 512.90 472.05 474.00 BBTC 1187.45 1188.95 1175.00 1177.20 LUXIND 1297.75 1308.00 1262.10 1262.10 SUNPHARMA 447.75 449.85 433.45 436.00 -12.20 BAJFINANCE 3017.70 3017.70 2895.30 2921.90 ICICIGI 1051.55 1073.00 1045.80 1059.60 OIL 180.50 181.85 178.10 178.90 ALKEM 1690.00 1724.50 1680.00 1681.05 CRISIL 1431.95 1440.00 1408.00 1440.00 BAJAJFINSV 7550.00 7551.00 7312.30 7345.00 -216.95 SUNPHARMA 445.20 449.75 433.95 438.85 LTI 1712.25 1714.00 1691.00 1695.00 NBVENTURES 96.00 96.00 92.75 93.50 LALPATHLAB 1018.00 1020.00 1000.00 1002.00 TATAMOTORS 190.00 190.90 183.80 185.00 -5.95 JSWSTEEL 286.05 292.70 285.45 289.35 APLAPOLLO 1515.10 1530.05 1500.05 1500.05 DBCORP 181.00 188.40 180.00 185.40 SHARDACROP 388.00 399.90 381.00 381.00 RELIANCE 1340.00 1340.00 1292.20 1297.75 -45.75 DABUR 376.20 376.20 365.00 367.25 TATAGLOBAL 203.00 203.00 198.00 198.10 VTL 1098.25 1145.00 1076.05 1125.00 STARCEMENT 106.00 110.40 105.05 107.95 BAJFINANCE 3012.00 3017.00 2900.00 2910.00 -107.05 AMBUJACEM 218.50 219.10 213.00 213.50 BERGEPAINT 302.00 306.45 298.50 305.00 CUB 196.20 199.70 193.25 197.10 TTKPRESTIG 8140.65 8140.65 7910.00 7910.05 ZEEL 372.00 372.50 321.65 332.05 -37.10 INDUSINDBK 1518.05 1527.70 1480.00 1487.60 BOSCHLTD 17786.00 17812.00 17070.35 17300.05 ANDHRABANK 24.30 24.30 23.60 23.90 RELAXO 879.70 879.70 861.25 864.00 ESCORTS 644.40 648.00 625.10 628.65 GSPL 183.00 183.00 173.50 173.90 KRBL 324.90 324.90 314.00 319.75 TVSSRICHAK 2085.00 2149.00 2071.10 2093.00   BAJAJFINSV 7550.00 7550.00 7320.05 7350.05 KEI 390.50 391.60 364.70 364.70 THOMASCOOK 244.00 245.00 238.60 242.55 HAL 650.00 650.00 638.00 641.90 CEATLTD 1028.00 1064.55 1025.00 1057.05 HUDCO 40.40 40.40 38.10 39.15 ASHOKA 117.25 119.75 114.70 114.80 DHANUKA 380.15 384.95 369.10 372.05 JINDALSTEL 167.90 171.70 165.85 170.00 JKTYRE 86.00 86.00 83.30 83.60 IOB 13.25 13.54 12.90 13.15 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE FINOLEXIND 462.80 462.80 455.00 456.70 HDFC 1969.85 1970.00 1926.00 1931.95 SHANKARA 504.75 507.90 480.00 492.10 EIDPARRY 188.50 188.50 183.30 185.40 NIFTY NEXT 50 26983.05 26994.25 26655.75 26707.75 -312.65 ASTERDM 143.95 144.00 140.00 144.00 KTKBANK 123.00 124.55 120.75 121.60 ADVENZYMES 181.85 182.25 177.10 177.30 GDL 128.40 132.05 127.90 128.25 MRF 53049.00 54500.00 53000.00 54400.00 1455.35 NILKAMAL 1270.05 1270.05 1243.50 1249.25 LT 1361.05 1370.00 1355.05 1361.20 TATACOMM 564.70 570.70 554.15 558.00 PIIND 1035.70 1039.75 1020.95 1022.00 MCDOWELL-N 521.70 537.20 521.00 528.00 5.70 MAHSCOOTER 3728.45 3749.95 3662.20 3712.75 IFCI 9.50 9.58 9.20 9.43 ORIENTCEM 111.00 111.30 107.00 108.45 FORTIS 134.40 136.00 133.00 133.70 ICICIGI 1056.00 1075.00 1046.20 1065.00 8.15 TATAINVEST 879.95 879.95 849.10 853.00 BLUESTARCO 740.00 786.00 739.95 762.75 GRUH 310.00 310.35 298.25 301.75 WELSPUNIND 53.00 53.70 52.15 52.40 SHREECEM 19800.20 19900.00 19488.00 19900.00 133.40 AKZOINDIA 1660.65 1665.50 1652.15 1656.45 INDIACEM 103.40 104.30 98.65 99.40 RNAM 190.95 195.45 185.70 193.70 RALLIS 145.95 146.55 143.55 146.00 OFSS 3453.05 3467.95 3397.05 3467.95 16.70 NAVINFLUOR 675.00 681.00 673.40 673.50 HEG 1750.00 1784.00 1720.00 1727.50 MOTILALOFS 689.00 691.00 658.00 668.60 SYMPHONY 1370.00 1379.50 1333.70 1335.00 PGHH 10325.00 10540.00 10299.90 10388.00 41.20 TIMKEN 542.05 549.95 535.00 536.60 TV18BRDCST 30.40 30.55 29.10 29.65 RCOM 2.07 2.15 2.07 2.15 TAKE 136.65 136.70 131.00 131.95 CENTRUM 28.85 29.90 28.40 29.75 DMART 1255.90 1263.00 1226.00 1260.00 4.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 3027.10 3027.10 2954.00 2956.20 SCHNEIDER 92.00 99.00 91.85 96.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3157.85 3166.95 3066.10 3104.70 HDFCLIFE 407.70 413.40 406.10 410.50 1.25 MAHLIFE 381.25 384.80 376.00 382.20 ASIANPAINT 1382.80 1399.00 1365.65 1387.60 UBL 1369.00 1372.45 1351.00 1361.65 MAXINDIA 70.55 71.50 70.55 71.10 SHILPAMED 376.00 385.75 370.05 378.45 ASHOKLEY 85.35 86.40 84.95 86.15 0.20 DMART 1251.25 1265.00 1230.30 1251.80 HSCL 104.35 105.70 103.50 104.00 PFIZER 3115.00 3116.00 3020.55 3034.70 SRTRANSFIN 1017.00 1052.05 1012.45 1025.05 2.05 ABBOTINDIA 7261.00 7328.00 7261.00 7300.00 IBVENTURES 260.90 267.40 256.00 258.10 RAJESHEXPO 695.00 695.00 683.50 687.90 NAUKRI 1950.00 1980.00 1945.00 1945.00 GSKCONS 6982.50 7040.45 6960.15 7008.25 GODREJCP 636.50 639.80 627.10 636.15 0.15 SAIL 52.80 53.90 52.30 52.85 EICHERMOT 20310.00 20435.40 20231.10 20276.70 OFSS 3431.00 3444.30 3398.00 3422.70 SANOFI 5555.00 5631.50 5548.60 5562.00 INDIGO 1575.05 1585.00 1545.30 1575.75 -1.00 VOLTAS 600.00 600.00 572.00 574.80 SHREECEM 19700.00 19800.00 19500.90 19757.05 JSWENERGY 69.25 69.45 67.55 67.55 KNRCON 231.80 232.85 230.00 231.90 SAIL 52.60 53.95 52.30 52.90 -0.10 STAR 486.90 498.25 481.00 487.20 ALBK 45.00 45.05 43.85 44.05 ISGEC 528.10 534.65 515.00 525.00 ERIS 599.00 609.95 591.00 608.50 ACC 1601.00 1606.95 1563.55 1590.10 -6.80 FEDERALBNK 99.00 99.95 97.85 98.50 MRF 53035.35 54399.00 52845.65 54399.00 MAHINDCIE 224.60 225.65 219.55 219.80 MHRIL 232.00 233.50 229.35 230.00 HDFCAMC 1639.00 1664.00 1622.00 1631.30 -8.30 BPCL 378.05 383.30 373.05 377.30 CUMMINSIND 705.00 707.00 696.25 700.00 ESSELPRO 134.00 134.30 131.05 133.50 UNITEDBNK 10.70 10.84 10.66 10.67 HAVELLS 739.75 739.90 724.80 734.00 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What is your vision to further the reach and active participation of Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association? Our vision is focused; to attract maximum Gold medals in the Olympic Games. Apart from iden- tifying the right players from the state to rep- <' )    &! resent the country, we are ensuring that the play- ers of all Olympic sports get proper training, direction as well as proper diet to help them     >  keep fit and ready. It has been seen that many a time talented players are unable to afford train- n a response to the distress (Mines) of NLCIL, handed ing since they have to support their families of the people of Odisha, over the cheque to the chief which leave them off the selection procedure. Ifacing one of the worst minister of Odisha, Naveen For this, we are planning to engage coaches and unprecedented Cyclone ‘Fani’ Patnaik in the presence of also tie-up with some stakeholders to generate relief works, NLC India senior officials of NLCIL at funds to help the sportspersons bring laurels for Limited, a Navratna CPSE of the CM’s Office in the country. Government of India, has Bhubaneshwar. Infrastructure for sports is directly related to contributed 2 crore towards Acknowledging the ges- the performance of the sportspersons. Does the Government of Odisha ture, the state’s chief minister the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association have Chief Minister’s Distress Relief expressed his gratitude to any plans to develop state-of-the-art facilities Fund. Rakesh Kumar, CMD, R NLCIL for standing by with in the state? Vikraman, Director (HR) and the people of Odisha in this Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the coun- Prabhakar Chowki, Director hour of crisis. try which also translates into a larger respon- sibility on our part to identify, train and nur- ture sportspersons. This needs a multi-level and '2      multi-institutional participation. In order to train players we need state-of-the-art infrastruc- ture and training personnel and facilities. As an association we plan to make sure that will coop- eration of key stakeholders, facilities are avail- able at the ground level, not only in cities but also in districts and villages to encourage more people to take up sports. How does the association identify talented players? We have been organising tournaments from time to time of various levels to provide a plat- to facilitate the players in every way possible to another. It is the association’s responsibility to the country. It is my belief that sports is an form to the budding players to showcase their help perform at both national and internation- look into the diet of the players and I am sure important part of one’s life since it teaches dis- skill in a particular sport. Last year, we orga- al platforms. I want the players to know that the we will do our best. cipline, team work spirit of sportsmanship nized a badminton tournament in Hapur association is approachable by any player and How do you think involvement of youth in among many other life skills. Even if one decides ittle efforts can bring large seven years, such efforts by which saw an overwhelming participation we will ensure that their medical needs are taken sports can benefit the country? not to pursue sports as one’s career, it is still Lsaving of electricity as SCOPE and its constituents from players from all across the country. What care of. I have three hospitals and can ensure Despite having the largest youth population in important that one should be engaged in play- power saved is power pro- have resulted in saving of was thrilling to see was the number of girls who specialised treatments for any type of injury. the world, India has not been able to realize the ing some game as it benefits the professional duced. This has been reflect- 9.10 million units, which is participated in the event. Such events have Those who cannot afford the treatments, I can full potential of involvement of its youth in aspirations. I think that if one is engaged in an ed by SCOPE which has equivalent to 9.36 crore. become a magnet for sportspersons and it gives also offer treatment free of cost. However, sports. I relate sports directly with good health activity, it can arrest many social issues as well. brought down the energy This has been possible by us an opportunity to identify the potential play- injuries are one part of the game while diet is and the development of a state and by in large There is a need to change the perception of par- consumption substantially in undertaking various steps by ers who can be taken under our wing for fur- ents as well towards sports who put pressure on two of its towers at Lodhi the organisation. These steps ther training. We will also be advertising the     7 their children to perform in studies and leave Road and Laxmi Nagar, New include the effective monitor- dates of such tournaments in the mainstream sports since it is not a viable career. However, Delhi. These two towers ing of power consumption, media and other channels to ensure that the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association is a various aspects of sports governance and I strongly believe that this can be addressed if accommodate the corporate replacement of conventional players are informed about them well in member of the Indian Olympic Association athletes' welfare in the country. In this all stakeholders come together to work in the and regional offices of 65 lights with LED lights and advance. which is the governing body for the Olympic regard, the IOA oversees the representation same direction. public sector enterprises. The occupancy sensors, overall Given the injuries suffered by various Movement and the Commonwealth Games of athletes or teams participating in the What are your suggestions to the sportsmen? director general of SCOPE, Dr energy consciousness, and sportspersons, proper medical facilities to in India. As an affiliated member of the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, The only suggestion to the players is that they UD Choubey, informed that energy efficient equipment, tackle them hold very high importance. Do International Olympic Committee (IOC), Asian Games and other international multi- should have the dedication and concentration during 2018-19, savings in among others. SCOPE is you feel that Uttar Pradesh and by in large the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), sport competitions of IOC, CGF, OCA and like that of Arjun of the Mahabharata. It has to power consumption was determined to save further country, needs more hospitals/ divisions Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and ANOC. The Indian Olympic Association is be a focused approach in order to achieve more around 0.93 million units, energy by way of lower con- dedicated to sports? Association of National Olympic recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs medals. For everything else, we are there for which is equivalent to saving sumption of electricity in the As part of an association I realise that we need Committees (ANOC), the IOA administers and Sports. them. worth 1.02 crore. In the last year 2019-20. 7   $'   " #$P& (  )&      - /< =   !       * +  ),  O ! 7 =P statement released by "  &   Athe National Mineral $        2 9 Development Corporation       unit and an indoor unit. The (NMDC) states that the      $      outdoor unit harvests oxygen ,(      company has observed that ata Power Delhi Distribution from the outside air and   O( - - P some websites have hosted T(Tata Power-DDL) felicitat- pumps it indoor, where it is    " ! $  @ , recruitment notice about ed the winning students of its dispensed by the indoor unit.        ‘NMDC Executive Trainees pan India contest on energy con- This increases the oxygen       @ (   Recruitment 2019’. This is to servation— ‘Bijli Bachao Star level in the indoor air from its 8A?           inform that it is a fake news Banjao’. The campaign was         7? current level to 21 per cent,           that is being spread through launched to ignite young minds creating an environment of          websites and social media to save and make optimal use of freshness and vigour.    @,     with malicious intent. All electricity and to become a In a letter to Bonphul, it 5       $ % concerned are requested to proud contributor in supporting is affirmed by the council that        "  beware of such mischie- the ‘Power for All’ initiative of *  E      E     OxyMax, the oxygen opti- ndia’s growing strength in year’s Scottish Open is sched- 6  ( @ /     vous act aiming to deceive the Government of India. onphul Air Products product performance, benefits miser contributes in main- Ijunior golf has been ampli- uled to be held at the             the innocent by fraudulent The CEO of TATA Power- Bwhich aims to be the to green built environment, taining the good health and fied with the qualification of as Renaissance. So, the UK Kids   @ 1  5 3     means and hence do not pay DDl, Sanjay Banga and the chief world’s most comprehensive product stewardship and case wellbeing of occupants in many as 32 players in various Golf events will give the teen  " @ $  $ any attention or act upon it. of HR and Admin, Sushil Kumar indoor air quality (IAQ) com- study. A Green Product green buildings by enhancing age-group competitions under and pre-teens a chance to see (%   ! $   It is clarified that NMDC Srivastava, presented the win-   M*        pany, has successfully attained Certification signifies that a indoor environment quality the global banner of the ‘US and play course they will hope             Limited, a Government of ners with certificates, gift cards the GreenPro certification by product is ‘Green’ i.e, environ- through increasing oxygen Kids Golf’. These 32 kids are to play on as adults later on. A    @ 5     India Enterprise, has not and mementos. “I congratulate the Green Products and ment-friendly and safe. The level, and also contributes in from 13 age groups—eight lot of the youngsters who have      8H   issued any such notification the winners and appreciate their Services Council, an initiative certification is aimed to facil- improving the energy efficien- among boys and five among achieved Priority Status this           @ pertaining to recruitment of efforts for sharing interesting of the CII-Sohrabji Godrej itate the green product mar- cy of such buildings. girls. A total of 20 boys and 12 season will be playing in *          Executive Trainees-2019 in ideas on energy conservation. I Green Business Centre, ket transformation in the Prior to this, OxyMax has girls are now eligible with the Europe for the first time,         any website or newspapers. am sure that these little champs          Hyderabad, for its oxygen country, enabling green build- also successfully received the ‘Priority Status’ for the US adding to their experience of   "        NMDC does not take any will further promote the judi- optimisers branded as ing projects in selecting the ROHS and CE certifications Kids global events in Europe playing in quality courses in         responsibility for public cious use of electricity for a sus- ‘OxyMax’. right product and equipment for conforming to health, and some of them will also be India and Asia and now      @ ,  responding to/applying tainable living cause among The certification has been and to increase the market safety, and environmental eligible for the World Europe.       5- A?A? !    against such fake posts. their friends and families,” said given to OxyMax under the demand for the green prod- protection standards. Bonphul Championships, depending on The president of the US   @N Banga. ‘Innovation’ category after the ucts. Air Products will be felicitat- their status. Of the five cate- Kids India, Rajesh Srivastava, successful evaluation of the Oxymax is the world’s ed with the certificate by the gories of Priority Status, said “Our main aim is to get product by the Council on cri- second and India’s first oxygen Council during the GreenPro Burgundy status holders will be these youngsters ready for the teria’s which include product optimiser. It operates in a Summit 2019 to be held from eligible for US Kids World bigger challenges as they grow $<&$         design, product application, ‘split’ mode, with an outdoor May 29 and 30 in Pune. Championships and 13 of the in the sport and get to play 32 Indian players have earned where the world’s best compete he Council of the Institute accepted by the Auditor on or Pandey, chairman, ASB and the Burgundy status on the like the Gullane or Renaissance Tof Company Secretaries of after July 1, 2019; and manda- Council Member CS Vineet K 2%   $    , 5 /  basis of their scoring. Of the which have hosted the Rolex India (ICSI) has approved the tory for Audit engagements Chaudhary, the vice chairman, remaining, 14 have Orange series events like Scottish Open issuance of four ICSI Auditing accepted by the Auditor on or ASB and Council Member CS ith the arrival of the made with eggs, to the mouth- Status and five have Blue Status. on European Tour.” He further Standards and the same were after April 1, 2020 Manish Gupta, and the officiat- Wholy month of watering fried fish, ‘Mutton The opportunity to play on added, “Thus, when these released recently at the ICSI The CSAS-1 lays down the ing secretary of ICSI CS Ashok Ramadan, The Ashoka Hotel is Rogan Josh’, ‘Chicken Nuggets’ international courses also read- young players finally to get play House in New Delhi. The Auditor’s role and responsibil- Kumar Dixit, were present at the celebrating the magnanimous among others, served with ies the youngsters to play on major events at the same cours- Standards are required to be ities with respect to an Audit release of the Auditing spirit of Ramadan and is all set traditional paranthas and Championship courses where es, they will not be in awe of observed by the Company Engagement and the process of Standards. to take care of its guest and roomali roti. To complement the world’s best compete annu- them, but take on the chal- Secretaries undertaking Audits. entering into an understand- While speaking about the their special needs with its spe- the after taste of these amazing ally. This year, the European lenge.” The Standards seek to promote ing/agreement with the issuance of Auditing Standards, cial menu of ‘Iftar’ and ‘Sehri’. dishes, milk and jalebi is served segment of US Kids will see the Priority status is a qualifi- best auditing practices, unifor- Appointing Authority for the CS the president said, “I am The special menu is being where the guests can book to the guests. players practice and play at cation system that determines mity and consistency while purpose of audit. The CSAS-2 confident that these standards hosted at the hotels’ coffee their iftar or sehri even before The treat of Iftar is journey courses like the Renaissance, when players receive invitations conducting audits. lays down the responsibilities issued by ICSI will guide our shop— ‘The Samavar’ (24x7). reaching the hotel. The service of flavours in itself. It begins Gullane, Craigelaw, Archerfield for multi-day events. There The four Standards are— and duties of the Auditor with Members and further strength- To pay exceptional regards will be extended through the with refreshing drinks like Links and others. Each age- are five levels in order- CSAS-1: Auditing Standard on respect to Audit Process in en our Audit Process”. CS Vineet to the traditions of the guests, room service and the Coffee ‘Nimbu Paani’ and ‘Sharbat-e- group’s competition is held at Platinum, Burgundy, Green, Audit Engagement; CSAS-2: conducting audit and maintain- K Chaudhary congratulated the the management will provide Shop. Gulab’ and dates. To tune the a different venue and all the Orange and Blue. The players Auditing Standard on Audit ing proper audit records. The entire team of ICSI for this special amenities like the During Sehri and Iftar, palate for the night, the course events are scheduled for the last must also meet the Scoring Process and Documentation; CSAS-3 covers the basis and achievement and commented prayer mat to facilitate the the lavish handpicked selec- delights with assorted veg- week of May. Requirement for their age CSAS-3: Auditing Standard on manner for forming Auditor’s that the institute shall be con- course of the festival. The tion, right from the starters, etable/paneer pakora, Gullane is where the pres- group and the Priority Status Forming of Opinion and CSAS- opinion on subject matter of the ducting familiarisation pro- mats are being made available main course to the desserts, is ‘Chicken-Do-Pyaaza’ and tigious Scottish Open was held expires after one year. Players 4: Auditing Standard on audit while the CSAS-4 covers grammes for the members to at the moment of guest check- presented to delight the taste much more. The Sehri and Iftar last year with India’s can have multiple levels of sta- Secretarial Audit. These are the basis and manner for carry- make them understand the true ins. The hotel is also extending buds. The course of Sehri are non-chargeable for the in- Shubhankar Sharma playing it tus, each level with its own applicable on recommendatory ing out the Secretarial Audit. spirit of the Auditing Standards the facility of ‘book your meal’ begins with varieties of dishes house guests. for the first time, while this expiration date. basis on Audit engagements ICSI’s president CS Ranjeet issued by the ICSI.    !  ,

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Roma last year. impact, but Barca were inex- //0 ! 6  ! final on June 1 in Madrid and But the 24-year-old Belgian His side were left to rue not plicably caught cold from a ..*./ /06/."/// </ will likely be favourites to be has made a habit of scoring taking their chances in the first quick Alexander-Arnold corner crowned European champions important goals in Liverpool's half after weathering Liverpool's 11 minutes from time that 0 /< ! /  /. for the sixth time. title challenge and had his first early burst. picked out Origi completely 6!6/!/ ..< The Reds' stunning victory ever in the Champions League Lionel Messi had seem- unmarked to fire high past Ter ."0//0/S ./6. brought back memories of on seven minutes on the ingly turned the tie in the Stegen. 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Hockey India officials will also travel //#..6/ hours to win 7-5, 7-5 after Dellien saved to Bhubaneswar this week to assess the condi- But according to the Odisha government's K F9! seven set points during an impressive tion of the turf and take stock of the situation Department of Sports and Youth Services fightback from 5-1 down in the open- at the official team hotels. (DSYS) the damage to the stadium has been min- 7 =8< <  ! <  ing set. Six months ago, Bhubaneswar hosted the imal and they are hopeful of hosting the tour- New Delhi: !"0./% The Japanese will go up against FIH World Cup but last week's Cyclone Fani nament as scheduled. /%6/./ //4=/ Wawrinka on Thursday for a place in wreaked havoc in the city, causing substantial Eight countries — including Japan, Mexico, 0G.%6"//6 //6  the quarter-finals. The winner could damage. Poland, Russia, South Africa, USA, Uzbekistan !96> !0///6 play Rafael Nadal. 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The 20-time Grand Slam champi- knee surgery in 2017. !%6/?3 on needed just 52 minutes to brush The pair have reached 12 grand he ban on Chelsea signing Gasquet aside in the second round, but slam semi-finals between them. Tplayers over the next two #M7 -9   =#   confessed he had to control his emo- Nishikori's compatriot and world transfer windows remained Nagpur: 0!./..! tions during afternoon match strategy number one Naomi Osaka is through largely in place after FIFA !.!/ /0.6/ sessions with his team. to the quarter-finals of the women's issued their ruling on the $/./ /G./ "I was very calm all day, but two tournament for the first time after she London club's appeal on //.!!"!/6./! hours before, I was feeling it a bit. But eased past Belarusian Aliaksandra Wednesday. 96  / /   !! that was the only time," Federer said. Sasnovich 6-2, 6-3. 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elhi Capitals bowlers pulled the plug in the middle overs, Drestricting Sunrisers Hyderabad to a par score of 162 for 8 on a good batting surface in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday. Keemo Paul (3/32 in 4 overs) was ably supported by Amit Mishra (1/16 in 4 overs), Ishant Sharma (2/34 in 4 overs) and Axar Patel (0/30 in 4 overs) as the quartet bowled 40 dot balls between them. 9    Ishant got rid of Wriddhiman Saha (8), who offered a simple catch to Shreyas Iyer at mid-off. Martin Guptill (36) hit three sixes # ? <  including two off his countrymate Trent Boult to set the pace in the   9 &, Powerplay overs which yielded 54 runs. ithali Raj's Velocity overcame some anxious moments Credit to Delhi bowlers as the next Mlate in the innings before registering a three-wick- 14 overs produced only 108 runs. et win over Trailblazers to keep the race to final in the inau- As Guptill was in attacking mood, gural Women's T20 Challenge alive, here on Wednesday. it gave the normally flamboyant Manish After their five-wicket win over Supernovas in the Pandey (30) to play around before the tournament-opener on Tuesday, a victory over Velocity spinners came in operation. would have sealed Trailblazers' place in Saturday's sum- Axar and Mishra choked the run- mit clash. flow and Guptill was accounted for try- But it was not to be as Velocity first restricted ing to slog sweep the leg-spinner. His Trailblazers to 112 for six after opting to bowl and then innings had four sixes apart from a chased down the target with 12 balls to spare to keep the boundary. tournament alive for all the three teams. Sunrisers suddenly lost momentum In the final league match on Thursday, Velocity will in those middle overs as Pandey and play Supernovas and the outcome of that game will decide Kane Williamson (27 off 26 balls) added the finalists. only 34 runs in seven overs before he Opting to field, left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht (2/13) and Karnataka batsman was dismissed by New Zealand's Amelia Kerr (2/21) shared four wickets a Keemo Paul slower delivery. Pandey between them to keep Trailblazers under check from the was holed out by Sherfane Rutherford word go. at long-on boundary making it 90 for Harleen Deol top-scored for Trailblazers with 43, while 3 for Sunrisers. opener Suzie Bates made 26. Skipper Smriti Mandhana Vijay Shankar (25 off 11 balls) and made a run-a-ball 10 while Deepti Sharma scored 16 off Mohammed Nabi (20 off 13 balls) 16 deliveries towards the end to take Trailblazers past the added 36 runs in 2.4 overs to beef up 110-run mark. the total but Paul kept things tight in Later, after the early dismissal of Hayley Matthews, the end. Shafali Verma (34 off 31; 5x4s, 1x6) and Danielle Wyatt (46 off 35; 5x4s, 2x6s) accelerated the scoring for Velocity to set the platform for an easy chase. After the dismissals of Verma and Wyatt, Mithali (17 0 '(:  65  off 22) looked set to finish off the chase before Velocity lost four quick wickets — three in the 18th over bowled by Deepti Sharma — with just two runs needed for vic- <-  E Talented batsman beat the defending champions The 28-year-old someone from the top-order restrict them to as little as pos- tory. Suryakumar Yadav has earned by six wickets. Suryakumar, who won the Man will have to play towards the sible, because it can get tricky While Veda Krishnamurthy was run out for a first- praise from his Mumbai "He's (Suryakumar) prob- of the Match award, said he had end because it won't be easy for against their quality spinners," ball duck, Deepti cleaned up the experienced Mithali with Indians captain Rohit Sharma ably is one of our best batsmen decided to play most of his players coming in later," the said Rohit. a yorker with the first ball of the 18th over before going who described him as one of against spin. We knew the spin shots along the ground after former Mumbai Ranji captain He was happy that his call through the defence of Shikha Pandey a ball later. the best players of spin bowling threat CSK possess will be a watching how the pitch said. to have off-spinner Jayant Off the fifth ball of the same over, Deepti claimed her after his match-winning 71 huge factor. Suryakumar plays behaved when CSK batted. For Rohit, the role of his Yadav paid off. fourth scalp of the day when she bowled Kerr to raise hopes not out against Chennai Super spin very well. I have seen him "After first innings, I saw three spinners (Jayant Yadav, "It was a call we had to of an improbable win for her side, but it was not to be. Kings in the first IPL Qualifier. at close quarters. The shots he what happened, not too many Krunal Pandya and Rahul make, knowing they have quite Off-spinner Deepti (4/14) was the wrecker-in-chief Suryakumar's 54-ball plays behind the wicket, those players were able to hit the Chahar), who gave away only a few right-handers in the for Trailblazers. She was ably supported by Rajeshwari unbeaten knock on a sub-stan- are not easy shots. Always shots in the air. So I wanted to 60 runs for four wickets in 11 CSK squad. Jayant is a quality Gayakwad (1/28) and Harleen (1/19). dard Chepauk track ensured a knew he was going to come play down the ground, pick overs among them, was impor- bowler. Thought that a finger- By virtue of this win, Velocity are on top of the stand- smooth passage to the final for good at some stage," Rohit singles and doubles. Had the tant. spinner can be more effective ings just ahead of Trailblazers with Supernovas yet to open the Mumbai Indians as they said after the match on Tuesday. chat after first innings that "It was important to than a wrist spinner." PTI their account. 0 7 CD   !  ! ! 

 , $  and two sixes in his 132- World Cup defence in ball knock. England. ill Young stroked a George Worker (56) Usman Khawaja and Wmasterful 130 to steer and Tom Latham (69 not Glenn Maxwell were also in an under-strength New out) were also among the form, scoring 56 and 52 Zealand to a seven-wicket runs as New Zealand, miss- respectively. win over Australia in a ing Kane Williamson, But David Warner, who World Cup practice match Martin Guptill and Trent made 39 on his return from on Wednesday, outshining Boult, made 283 for three the "Sandpapergate" scan- a classy unbeaten 89 from in reply to Australia's 277 dal in the first of the three 3            8       Steve Smith. for six. unofficial matches in )          # @ 8??        The visitors chased Australian pace spear- Brisbane on Monday, did  .     2      * (P   #  @ down their 278 target with head Mitchell Starc made not fare so well. &   Q 10 balls to spare, inflicting his long-awaited return He opened the innings the first one-day defeat on from injury and was the with Aaron Finch, rather $      Australia in 10 games, pick of a lacklustre bowling than Khawaja, but was soon    ? although this was not attack, taking 2-14 off five back on the sidelines after counted as a full interna- overs with trademark york- spooning a catch to cover          tional. ers before being withdrawn Smith was the star attrac- expired. without scoring, lasting just Young, who is from the action. tion with his 89, including He came to the crease six balls. ndrew Flintoff believes Ben Stokes can uncapped and not part of It was his first match four big sixes, in only his when Shaun Marsh was Australia won the first A"steal the show" for England in a home   > 6 New Zealand's World Cup back since tearing a muscle second game in Australian out for 28 and was in fine match by one wicket, with season featuring both the World Cup and the squad, was eventually run three months ago. colours since his one-year touch in a major boost for the final game at Allan Ashes. out after smacking 11 fours Earlier, former skipper ban for ball-tampering Australia ahead of their Border Field on Friday. For the first time since the inaugural    done extremely well for India. men's World Cup in 1975, England are stag- Both of them are unmatchable," ing arguably the two biggest events in their he legendary Kapil Dev on he added. 9 0   calendar – the one-day showpiece and a Test TWednesday said India will The legendary all-rounder * D   "  " series against arch-rivals Australia — in the have no trouble in making the also hailed India's pace attack same season. World Cup semifinals given and said it will deliver in the Flintoff believes Stokes' bowling confi- the "balanced" line-up, which English conditions.  1  + -    # 5 dence may have been set back by being hit features an "unmatchable" duo "The four fast bowlers we for four successive sixes by the West Indies' in Virat Kohli and Mahendra have are fantastic, they are very Emirates in March, but was Carlos Brathwaite in the last over of a 2016 Singh Dhoni, but will need good. I think the English con- included in the squad for the "It is huge. It is the biggest summer I World Twenty20 final in Kolkata that some luck to progress beyond ditions will help them swing the World Cup in England starting will ever be involved in. It is the biggest ever England had been poised to win. that. ball. Then players like Shami later this month. summer for English cricket full stop," he But Flintoff said that was partly a con- The World Cup, which and Bumrah can bowl But recent tests showed he told 'The Daily Telegraph'. sequence of Stokes' willingness to take begins on May 30, will see all 10 145kmph, have swing and would not be ready in time. "A World Cup and an Ashes; it is going responsiblity at key stages. participating nations face each pace," he said. "This is obviously very dis- to be amazing. You dream of winning "With Ben he's just different," Flintoff told other in a round-robin format. Kapil, who has also coached appointing news for the team them. If you can't dream about that and reporters in London on Tuesday. India's 15-member squad the Indian team in 1999-2000, and for Jhye, who has been think what that is going to feel like then "As a batter he can bat three, he can bat boasts of experienced players predicted that the "Men in Blue' exceptional throughout his what is the point (of playing)? four — his bowling's getting better all the like Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Shami will reach the semifinals along- rehabilitation process," said "At the same time you know it is going time." and Shikhar Dhawan along side hosts England and defend- team physiotherapist David be a gruelling summer. Five Tests at the end "The World T20 probably knocked his with in-form youngsters such as ing champions Australia. Beakley. of World Cup is going to be tough, men- confidence a little bit. That can happen, bowl- Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and "I think India will definite- "After his most recent      tally and physically," he added. ing at the death," added Flintoff. Kuldeep. ly finish in the top four. After assessment and attempting to Bairstow played alongside Australia's "He's always in the big moments of a "India has a great combina- that it will be really difficult. bowl in the nets, it was clear that ngland batsman Jonny Bairstow can't David Warner in the IPL but the game. He seems to be that lad who lifts the tion of youth and experience. In After the semifinals, stroke of  $88 Jhye was not progressing as fast Ewait for the "biggest summer" of his Englishman said there would be no love team." a way they are more experi- luck alongside personal and as required. cricket career to get underway with the lost when the two square off during the Flintoff, a central figure with both bat and enced than the other teams. team performance will deter- ustralian fast bowler Jhye "Therefore, in consultation World Cup this month but he also expects Ashes. ball when England regained the Ashes on They have the right balance — mine who goes forward," he ARichardson was ruled out with selectors, we made the it to be the most gruelling as the Ashes is "We can say hello now. We did not home soil in 2005, said the season ahead four fast bowlers, three spinners said. of the World Cup on decision to withdraw him from lined up just a few weeks later. have a connection before, but now we've would be the ideal stage for Stokes to shine. and they have Virat Kohli and "England, Australia and Wednesday after failing to the squad." Bairstow, who scored 445 runs from played together and done well together and "World Cup, Ashes — it's all to play for," Dhoni," Kapil, the 1983 World India are the top three teams. recover from a dislocated shoul- Kane Richardson was called 10 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in his had a good partnership it will make a dif- he insisted. Cup-winning captain, told These teams have more der, with namesake Kane up to replace him, with long- debut IPL season, will be a key player for ference. "As a character and player like Ben, you reporters at a promotional event strength than the others. New Richardson replacing him. time pace spearhead Josh the England in the World Cup starting May "We spent five weeks together having wouldn't be surprised if he just steals the of Britannia Khao, World Cup Zealand or West Indies can He picked up the injury Hazlewood, who has been put 30. The World Cup will end on July 14 and dinner and coffees. It changes things but show. Jao Campaignon on Wednesday. emerge as the surprise pack- during Australia's series against of action since January with a the Ashes, against arch-rivals Australia, will it will still be England versus Australia," he "We can (then) all forget about 2005 and "Dhoni and Kohli have age," he said. Pakistan in the United Arab back injury, overlooked. start August 1. said. move on with ourselves!"