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       against the Modi Government Banerjee said Kumar never dais the Chief Minister asked, what about those police officers in a way “that no other leader refused to appear before the “What pleasure they get in who meet Amit Shah everyday     est Bengal Chief Minister could have done.” Banerjee CBI. “He only wanted to appear victimising an IPS officer? at airports and even BJP offi- WMamata Banerjee on said “this sit-in was not for my at a neutral venue. The court They have sent a letter to start ces?” Banerjee said, “Why they      Tuesday called off her indefi- own sake. It was a collective has given that order. Again the departmental proceeding are so scared of a police officer.” nite Satyagraha against alleged decision for a collective cause court has also restrained the against Rajiv Kumar for com- The State Government would    CBI harassment of Kolkata started under ‘Save India to CBI from arresting him. ing to this place. So many respond to the Centre’s letter Police Commissioner Rajiv save the people, to save the This is our moral victory people are sitting here. Has with a “suitable reply,” she said. olkata Police Kumar in multi-crore Saradha country, to save the Cons- and we are extremely obliged to anyone seen him sitting on the The BJP was “doubting the KCommissioner Rajeev chit fund case with a loud “oust titution, to save democracy the court.” dharna stage? He is the chief my conduct when I arrested Kumar has to appear before the Narendra Modi” call. She and to save the IAS, IPS brass.” Condemning the Centre security officer and is duty Sudipta Sen and gave away Rs CBI in Shillong, make ended the agitation following She said that she was with- for directing the State bound to consult the CM. That 300 crore as compensation to available all evidence and requests from her Andhra drawing the dharna after Government to initiate a is within his duty. the chit fund depositors but cooperate with investigation Pradesh counterpart requests from colleagues and departmental inquiry against “If Rajiv Kumar’s coming they have not done nothing to into the chit fund scams in Chandrababu Naidu who senior national leaders who Kumar for allegedly going here for consultation with the the CPI(M) during whose West Bengal, the Supreme joined the protest. stood firmly behind her. against police rule books by Chief Minister amounts to tenure the chit fund business Court said on Tuesday as the Banerjee ended her dhar- Launching a scathing attack on joining Banerjee at the dharna breaking police rule then started way back in 1980s. CBI accused the officer of na in the wake of what she Prime Minister Narednra “doctoring evidence” and described as a “moral victory” Modi, the Chief Minister said, shielding the accused. coming in the form of a “After 2019 Narendra Modi However, the SC said no Supreme Court order directing will not be in power to torment coercive steps, including the the CBI to interrogate Kumar the people,” adding the anti-BJP arrest of the Kolkata Police at a neutral venue in Shillong parties would hold a three-day chief, will take place during the and restraining the agency dharna in Delhi too starting course of investigation. from arresting the Kolkata top February 12. The CBI told the SC that cop. Claiming the apex court the Kolkata Police Naidu congratulated judgment was a moral victory Commissioner, who was lead- Banerjee for leading the battle for the stand taken by her, ing the SIT probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, tam- pered with the electronic evi- dence and handed over docu-  ! " ment to the agency some of which were “doctored”. The CBI also alleged that                    #  there was a “wilful” omission      P          and commission by him and the SIT of which he was the $   % functional head. required to be present before A three-judge Bench head- the apex court on February 20,      ed 3 crore over the past six ed by Chief Justice of India the Bench noted.      months” and got Sen sign on (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi issued a Attorney General KK ❏   some vouchers. notice to Kumar and sought his Venugopal and Solicitor   !"# n a counterattack against the “Another high-level person response before February 20, General Tushar Mehta sub-  !% &"' IModi Government, Bengal has dramatically cheated me.            ! !   ! the next date of hearing on mitted that Kumar was not !"()!  # Chief Minister Mamata He is Mr Himanta Biswa the allegations by the CBI that cooperating in the investigation  &""! Banerjee on Tuesday released a Sarma. For the last six months, he was tampering with elec- of chit fund cases, handed over !!!" more than five-year-old letter apart one and half years, he has tronic evidence and that the to the CBI by the Supreme %!"! written by Sudipto Sen, the taken from us not less than 3 &      SIT headed by him provided Court, and the SIT had not jailed Saradha chit fund boss, crore all by cash and some the agency with doctored mate- given the complete call data ❏ ",-)%!' to the Central Bureau of vouchers have been signed by rials. details. (.) ( ! ) Investigation, in which he had his office executives by some The SC further directed the “What was given to us !- ) "! accused Assam BJP leader other means”, the letter had   '$&   West Bengal Chief Secretary, was doctored copy of call )% " &! '(" Hemant Biswa Sharma of quoted, said Mamata. the Director General of police records,” the Attorney General '")"/0#!( extracting 3 crore from him. Attacking her Uttar (DGP) and the Kolkata Police told the SC. "!%!%! ' “This letter written by Pradesh Counterpart Yogi     The Home Ministry cited Government. Commissioner to file replies on The CBI alleged that the    &"!% Sudipto Sen will show how the Adityanath, who in Purulia the extant provisions of the It also said such behaviour the contempt pleas filed against laptop and cellphones recov- CBI is being used by the BJP to on Tuesday accused the TMC ours after the Supreme Rules 3(1), 5(1) and 7 of the All is capable of embarrassing the them by the CBI on or before ered from Sudipta Sen, Singhvi, who appeared for the gag the voices of dissent and Government with subverting HCourt’s order asking the India Services (Conduct) Rules, relations between the Central February 18. Chairman of the Saradha and West Bengal Police, refuted torture the Opposition,” democracy in the State, Kolkata Police Commissioner 1968, which were flouted by Government and the The Bench that also com- Rose Valley ponzy scheme, by the allegations against Kumar. Mamata said, adding the “let- Mamata said, “First ask him to Rajeev Kumar to appear before Kumar. In its clause by clause, Government of any foreign prised justices Deepak Gupta the SIT were not sent to foren- Singhvi said that there was no ter implicates Assam Deputy tame his own people and bring the CBI, Union Home Ministry communication, the Ministry State, provided that nothing in and Sanjeev Khanna said on sic laboratory. destruction of evidence which Chief Minister Himant Biswa rule of law back in his own opened another front against said every member of the ser- this rule shall apply to any consideration of replies of the Those electronic devices the CBI is claiming after five Sarma for extracting 3 crore State where the minorities and West Bengal Government vice shall at all times maintain statement made or views Chief Secretary, the DGP and were recovered from Sen, who years of investigation. from Sen.” honest police officers are directing it to initiate discipli- absolute integrity and devotion expressed by a member of the the Kolkata Police was arrested from a place in “Where is the destruction The letter dated April 2013 lynched and where there is a nary proceedings against Rajeev to duty and shall do nothing service in his official capacity Commissioner, the court may Jammu & Kashmir after a long of evidence after five years? and addressed to anti-corrup- riot every other day.” Kumar for “indiscipline” and which is unbecoming of a and in the due performance of seek personal appearance of time. The agency alleged that After five years no FIR against tion branch in Kolkata, just This time round the BJP violation of services rules. member of the service, no the duties assigned to him. these officials on February 20. call data was also erased and it Kumar for destruction of before Sen fled Kolkata abrupt- would be routed from UP In what could start anoth- member of the service shall be The apex court’s secretary was difficult to find out who evidence under section 201 ly downing the shutters of his Mamata said, adding “even er round of “war” between the a member of, or be otherwise general will inform them on called whom. of IPC has been lodged,” company, described how BJP’s Yogi will lose his seat if he con- State and the Centre, the Home associated with, any political  February 19 whether they are Senior advocate AM Singhvi added. Man Friday in Assam “extract- tests once again from there”. Ministry sent a communication party or any organisation to the West Bengal Chief which takes part in politics, nor    Secretary saying that as per the shall he take part in, or sub- information, Kumar sat on a scribe in aid of, or assistant in     " dharna along with some police any other manner, any politi-  !(" officers with West Bengal Chief cal movement or political party. Purulia: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at The Ministry also said no Minister Yogi Adityanath on    the Metro Channel in Kolkata, member of the service shall, in Tuesday travelled by road     #      which is prima facie in con- any radio broadcast or com- from Jharkhand to Purulia to   -"2 ) !  travention of the extant provi- munication over any public address a rally there after the )'   )(("'"! sions of AIS (Conduct) Rules, media or in any document Mamata Government denied  ""%&" !%       1968/AIS (Discipline & published anonymously, pseu- permission for landing his )"!%3"!" O Appeal) Rules, 1969. donymously or in his own helicopter in the State. " -! !%( he Indian Meteorological “In view of the above, the name or in the name of any He accused Mamata of ')  (     TDepartment (IMD) has West Bengal Government has other person or in any com- trying to protect a “corrupt”  '! )  "!!%5 predicted light rain and resul- been requested by MHA to ini- munication to the press or in officer and said there could be   tant dip in temperature in tiate action against the officer any public utterance, make any nothing more “shameful and    Delhi-NCR on February 6-7. and intimate the action taken statement of fact or opinion unconstitutional” than a CM  ! "#$   The minimum and the maxi- The visibility at Safdarjung in this regard,” it said. The which has the effect of an staging a sit-in to prevent %&'(')'*  ! mum temperature were record- was recorded at 1,500 metres at Home Ministry, which is the adverse criticism of any current “secrets related to corruption” 3"! !O  !'   ed above normal levels on 5.30 am and 1,000 metres at cadre controlling authority of or recent policy or action of the from spilling out. Yogi accused - )'  670  Tuesday. Palam, an IMD official said. the Indian Police Service offi- Central Government or a State Mamata of exploiting the poor ""!!8)"# Meanwhile, 24 trains were However, there was no dis- cers, cited Kumar’s “indisci- Government which is capable in West Bengal and not allow- )!"O %)  ((" ! delayed after fog engulfed the ruption in flight operations at plined behaviour” and violation of embarrassing the relations ing benefits of Central !"(" !2! "   national capital on Tuesday the IGI airport, a source at the of service rules for initiating the between the Central schemes to reach them. ")89"  5 morning. Delhi airport said. proceedings. Government and any State Detailed report on P7 ewly-appointed Congress       Ngeneral secretary Priyanka      Gandhi Vadra swung into '(( !"& ! action soon after her return official meeting of the Congress *  !   R !! )  ("! from a private visit from the US party after assuming the new ! "(. ): on Monday. She met senior role as general secretary on Th-   "'("!%")! ( party leaders, including her sib- ursday. Rahul Gandhi has con-    reserve forest. team of foresters from ATR. ")!" "  ling and party chief Rahul vened the meeting of all gen-  The Kumki has been ! "  &!%! Gandhi, to discuss the polls eral secretaries, in-charges of summoned to avoid any pos- (!";<! ahead. Priyanka got an office various States to plan the strat- he forest officials in Tamil sible stand-off between the " !3 "#! next to Rahul at the party egy for the Lok Sabha election. TNadu were literally taken by wild elephant and the local " ((" 5 headquarters on Akbar Road in While AICC general sec- surprise on Tuesday as population. But Chinna the national Capital. retaries are scheduled to meet the Kumki (an elephant spe- Thambi and the Kumki has        Priyanka’s allotted office on Thursday, Rahul will delib- cialised in training wild ele- ended up being long lost +     was previously occupied by erate with Pradesh Congress phants) deputed to tame and friends, with the latter show- ,-.*'-,% !  !% Rahul Gandhi when he was the Committee (PCC) presidents control Chinna Thambi has ing utmost care and affection !()()!"  ! party vice-president. on Saturday. Rahul on Tuesday been charmed and wooed by to the guest from the wild '!((" !%!%" Then UPA chairperson also formed various commit- the latter. Tamil Television west. ! ! '!"O & Sonia Gandhi, the then presi- tees for Punjab, Goa, news channels have been airing The officials of the !  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n the first day of the tax collection camp, the      ,  OMunicipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has 12 3  collected Rs 2, 23,000 from one ward- Mohit Nagar (ward no- 53). As per the information received from    -  the civic body sources, around 70 people from the   > ward have deposited their house tax on Tuesday. The   > tax collection has been collected online for the first n protest against the time, the civic body officers said and added that the unicipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) is Ialleged misuse of online service to enable the people to submit their Mnow biding its time before going for collection Central Bureau of house tax is likely to start from February 15. MCD of tax and service charges from the government Investigation (CBI), claimed to have collected tax to the tune of over Rs institutes based in the city. As per the information the members of Youth 15 crore from the city so far. received from the civic body sources, a majority of Congress torched an The process of tax collection through camps has the government-run institutes (both Central and effigy of the Narendra started on Tuesday from a particular ward. The same state) are yet to clear the tax and service charges Modi Government would be held in other wards in the coming days. It so far. The officers said that despite MCD having and CBI here on is learnt that the process of holding house tax collec- sent the bills to the institutes in the last week of Tuesday. On the day, a tion camps has re-started at the instance of the mayor January, they are yet to clear the taxes and service large number of Youth Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’. As per the civic body sources, such charges. Congress activists led camps would be held in six more wards in the com- According to the information received by the by the Dehradun dis- ing days — Rajeshvan Nagar Phase one (Ward no- 2) civic body sources, ONGC has paid around Rs one trict president on February 6, Street number one, Rajendra Nagar crore recently while Rs 5 lakh is still pending. Bhupendra Negi (Ward No- 3) on February 7, Raja Road (Ward No- Similarly, around 12 Central government-run insti- assembled at Rajiv Bhawan, the the past four years, BJP has said that these incidents have 23, 24) on February 8, Nashville Road (Wards No- 6) tutes in the city have failed to pay the service charges, state party headquarters, here used the CBI blatantly to raised question on the credi- on February 11, Kaulagarh Road (Ward No- 59) on the sum amounting to around Rs 9 crore. Same is and marched to Astley Hall throttle the voice of the oppo- bility of the premier investiga- February 15, and last in Vasant Vihar Ward No (52) the condition with the state government-run insti- where they consigned the effi- sition. Negi said that in the tive agency of the country. on February 16. One tax inspector has been appoint- tutes based in the city. Around Rs 3 crore by way gy to the flames. latest case, the CBI officers had He added that the BJP has been ed for each of the camps and he would be assisted of tax has been pending so far. What is more, an Speaking on the occasion, landed in West Bengal to arrest resorting to such desperate by a team. esteemed institute — Survey of India — has failed Bhupendra Negi said that BJP- the police commissioner of arm-twisting through CBI as Speaking of the matter, the tax and revenue super- to pay service charges over the past two years. The led NDA Government at the Kolkata to investigate the chit they are certain of their intendent Dharmendra Painuly said, “We have sum due from the institute is around Rs two crore. Centre has been consistently fund scam and added that the impending debacle in the gen- received a good response from the tax payers on the An MCD officer said that the late sending of bills using the CBI to fulfil its sin- principal accused of the case eral election. “However, we first day of the house tax collection camp. We are sure to such institutes might account for the late clear- ister political designs. is now in the BJP. would fight such fascist designs that the same response we would receive from other ance. “However, the issue with Survey of India has He further said that over The Youth Congress leader tooth and nail,” he said. camps to be held in the coming days.” been dragging on for a long time,” the officer added. # $   ) !     #             .-/ he three- day sports festival Tstarted at Shantikunj on O imposed a complete ban on the man- which break easily. Tuesday with oath being adminis- ufacturing, sale, production, supply The ‘manjha’ hanging from the tered by the head of Gayatri Parivar    and use of kite string made of nylon, tree branches and electricity poles Pranav Pandya. It is the fourth plastic or any other synthetic mate- often poses threat to the commuters sports festival in continuation,     rial on the ground that it posed threat who fail to see the thin thread and said Pandya. to life and environment. Taking get cut. The claws of the birds are Speaking on the occasion,   P cognizance of the rising complaints entangled to the kite string and most Pandya said, “This festival will of the incidents of kite string injuries, of the times, their wings are cut by bring joy in life with the spirit of   the tribunal had banned the use of the kites flying on such ‘manjha’. Vasantotsav (spring fest) lingering plastic ‘manjha’. It is the lower price of the plas- in the air.” He further said that life Speaking to The Pioneer, SSP tic ‘manjha’ which attracts the buy- too is a sport and one must live it      Janmejay Khanduri said, “A drive ers and they hardly care how dan- with the sportsman spirit. would be carried out to check the sale gerous it can prove to others. In the tug of war, the, team led espite complete ban imposed by of Chinese manjha. Over the past few Speaking to The Pioneer, a shop- by Pandya won while in the vol- DNational Green Tribunal on the days, action has been taken at many keeper from Ranipur Mode Rakesh leyball match, the middle- aged res- use of 'Chinese' kite strings made of places. From now onwards, stricter Sharma said, “The plastic kite string idents of Shantikunj showcased nylon or any synthetic material action would be taken against those is stronger and cheaper than other their talent. Many senior citizens, which is non-biodegradable, it is found selling such ‘manjha’.” strings used for kite flying. We get associated with Shantikunj for the being openly sold in the markets of With the kite flying season peak- plastic manjha rolls from past few decades, were also seen the city. Notably, a city resident from ing on Basant Panchmi day which Saharanpur. Its demand is great enjoying the fest. Padartha had his neck cut on is round the corner, it is expected that and we provide it to the customer According to the organising Tuesday while he was riding motor- incidents of bird injuries would mul- who come here to buy it. We do not committee members, the players of bike. He got entangled with the kite tiply. Not just the birds are injured know about the ban. Nobody has the first group were under 35 years string hanging loose from the elec- but it inflicts injuries on humans also, told us so” while the second group consists of tricity wire. resulting in throat and limb cuts. But In the past, many incidents have those aged above 35. During the Bleeding profusely, Momin, 22, they have not stopped people from been reported from Jwalapur, three-day fest, several events, was rushed to a private hospital in using such ‘manjha’ coated with Kankhal and Lodha Mandi where including kabaddi, kho-kho, tug of Dhanpura by some traders where crushed glass or plastic material people live in narrow lanes and kite war, volley ball, long jump and dis- twenty stitches were fixed on the neck. which gives them an edge over other flying competitions are held from the cus throw, are being played out. Notably last year, NGT had ‘manjhas’ using cotton thread strings roof tops. #  !      

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n order to resolve the complaints filed with the commission, Ithe State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has conducted a hearing session on Tuesday. Various directions have been given by SCPCR chairperson Usha Negi on seven of the filed complaints. The complaints which have been dealt with on the day included the one of a renowned school in Dehradun taking fees from the parents of the children        "  

studying under Right to Education (RTE). The chairperson has directed the district education department to act sternly if it fails to give the money back to the parents. Another complaint received pertained to a direction given by the Governor Baby Rani Maurya to build toilets and upgrade the existing boundary wall of an intermediate government school near Rajpur Road Dehradun. The chairperson has written to the district magistrate S A Murugeshan, asking him to look into the matter. Another complaint taken up by the commission related to a school in Patelnagar. It was alleged that the school having given a student of class 9 a transfer certificate (TC) of class 12 has landed the student in problem regarding admission. The chairperson has further asked the principal of the school to be present in the commission on February 15. Besides, the hearing of the case related to Pestleweed School would be held on February 15.

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Joshi said, “MCD has been fac- of Uttarakhand’s culture being Those with whom the RSS Even after two days of the pro- ing a shortage of sanitation lost, he also stressed on the aim and various activities. chief interacted on Tuesday gramme, the garbage and the workers for long. This might importance of joint family, Talking on the subject of included Padma Shri recipient banned polythene and poly- account for the delay. However, stressing that it is the grand- strengthening villages, Bhagwat Jagar singers Basanti Bisht, styrene materials are spotted we are managing things some- parents who instill stronger cul- cited the examples of some Pritam Bhartwan, folk singer littering the area, creating a how. We have formed a team tural values in children. Stating prosperous villages and opined Sangeeta Dhaundiyal, Akhil problem for the locals. of 20 workers engaged in clean- that every family should talk that people should congregate Garhwal Sabha head Roshan Queried over it, the civic ing the Parade Ground area about its ancestors and great in their native villages once a Dhasmana, Jaunsari artiste body officers said that the since the day the event was personalities of the nation at week. People congregating in Nandlal Bharti, Gorkhali ground is a sprawling one and held. The newly bought Jatayu least once a week, he said that their villages should dwell on Sudhar Sabha chief Padam the quantum of garbage being machine is also being used an attempt should be made to the forests and land being the Singh Thapa, Kurmanchal huge, it might take them two there. We have collected talk in the mother tongue at real wealth and how to work Parishad head Kamal Rajwar, more days to clean it fully. garbage through around 20 home. collectively to protect this secretary of Dhaad social Asked to comment on the trolleys from Parade Ground Briefing the media in the wealth. Through means like organisation Tanmay Mamgai, matter, the chief municipal over the past two days.” evening, the RSS Kshetra voluntary labour and collective Kumaoni writer Bharti Pandey, Prachar Pramukh, Padam efforts people should make Hindi and Sanskrit writer Singh said that during the their village prosperous. Stating Buddhinath Mishra, Hindi and "    are free to organise rallies and morning Bhagwat met about that many villages have become Urdu writer Ambar   $    0)   public meetings, but they are 15 noted musicians, writers and prosperous in this way, Kharbanda. On Wednesday, morally bound to get the place cultural activists. He first Bhagwat stressed that the Bhagwat will interact with edu-  $  cleaned after the programme informed them about the RSS, nation will really prosper only cationalists, students and vol-    Bharat Abhiyan is nothing but gramme implementation is over,’’ said Narendra Singh the reasons for its creation, its if the villages prosper. The unteers of the Sangh.    > a farce for BJP. It appears that committee, Naresh Bansal who Rawat, a retired Army officer    the BJP leaders are waiting for was in charge of the Amit who is a regular morning #  "  %& he spokesperson of the PM Modi to clean the mess Shah’s rally, sounded noncha- walker. A youngster who Tstate Congress Garmina himself when he arrives in lant when informed of the comes to the ground for his   !    !     !  P Dassauni took the BJP leaders Uttarakhand later this month,’’ Parade Ground not being regular Boxing practice '   to the task for leaving the she said. The state BJP gener- cleaned yet. He, however, has- echoed the same. He said, Dehradun: In support of the been maintaining Parade Ground covered with al secretary and deputy chair- tened to add that the ground “The authorities restricted our demand for 10 percent hori- a stony silence garbage. “It proves the Swachch man of the 20- point pro- would be cleaned soon. entry for two days and now zontal reservation in the gov- after the Supreme     the ground is stinking.’’ ernment jobs for them and Court (SC) had  > Interestingly, Parade some other issues, the state- struck down the held. Arrangement for snacks, tea through his Swachchh Bharat Ground is managed by the hood activists held a massive 10 percent hori- espite waxing eloquent The state BJP had organ- and coffee had also been made campaign to their heart. It is sports department and when- demonstration here on zontal reservation Don ‘Swachchh Bharat’, a ised ‘Trishakti Sammelan’ at for the party rank and file. The a pity,” said an observer. ever it is let out for events like Tuesday. Their attempt to for the statehood slogan coined by the Prime Parade Ground on Saturday organisers had claimed that While one steps in the fair, programme or a con- march towards the residence of activists. They Minister Narendra Modi, the where thousands of booth arrangements to feed 15000 ground a stench of rotten eat- clave, a condition is attached the chief minister Trivendra said that in the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders level workers from Tehri and party workers had been made ables greets him. Things are that the ground should be Singh Rawat, was however, absence of any and activists have trashed it Haridwar Lok Sabha con- in the ground. particularly so near the ath- cleaned before it is handed thwarted by a big posse of the support, the state- when they left Parade stituencies had been addressed However, the condition in letics track. This track attracts back to the department. police personnel. hood activists are Ground under piles of garbage by Shah and chief minister which the party workers had a large number of sportsper- Quizzed, the joint director The activists gathered at being forced to after the meeting addressed by Trivendra Singh Rawat besides left the ground after the rally sons and morning walkers. Sports, Dharmendra Bhatt the Parade Ground on the day Sweta Chaubey. As they were raise money from among them the party president Amit Shah a host of other BJP leaders and was over has triggered the Outside the track, heaps of admitted that the ground and started their proposed stopped heated arguments to fight the case in SC. was over. senior party functionaries. question over whether the slo- plastic cups, plates other should have been cleaned march to the CM’s residence. broke out and the agitators sat The activists threatened to This garbage lies strewn all The party had made elab- gan coined by the PM is meant wastes are found. before it was handed back to When they neared on a dharna on the road. intensify their agitation in the over the place on the historic orate arrangements to keep its for occasion lip service and “It is really shameful that the department. “There is a Hathibadkala police station, The speakers on the occa- coming days. They also ground despite three days foot soldiers in good spirit by platitudes. “The BJP leaders the mess has been allowed to clause of forfeiture of securi- they were stopped by police sion questioned the attitude of demanded Gairsain be declared having passed since the mega providing them with sumptu- and workers are yet to take the remain even three days after ty amount in case the place is personnel led by the superin- the state government vis-as-vis the permanent capital of the rally addressed by Shah was ous breakfast and lunch. sanitation lessons of PM Modi the rally. The political parties not cleaned,” he added. tendent of police (SP) city, their plight and said that it has state at the earliest. PNS %      )  P%

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orks being executed Wunder the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) must be reviewed at the direc- torate level on a fortnightly basis. This direction was issued by the State’s Urban Development and Housing Haldwani and Roorkee have in Dehradun and Kashipur the intended benefits of the minister Madan Kaushik at a been selected under this mis- was found to be okay though scheme. meeting chaired by him to sion. Works amounting to a the tender process needs to be The State’s urban develop- review execution of works total of Rs 593 crore are to be expedited in Kashipur. Further, ment secretary Shailesh under AMRUT here on undertaken in three stages the status of works in Haridwar Bagauli, additional secretary Tuesday. under this mission. So far, a was not found to be satisfacto- Chandresh Kumar Yadav, Works including roads, sum of Rs 121 crore has been ry, considering which the offi- Dehradun municipal commis- sewerage, drainage system and released for the works. Twenty cials concerned were directed sioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, parks, urban green spaces, per cent of the fund will be to take swift action and present Haridwar municipal commis- parks and beautification of received from the centre after relevant details in the next sioner Alok Kumar Pandey, cities are to be executed under the tender process. Talking to review meeting. He also direct- Haldwani municipal commis- AMRUT. In Uttarakhand, the media persons after the meet- ed fortnightly review of the sioner Chandra Singh Martolia cities of Dehradun, Haridwar, ing, Kaushik said that execu- works at the directorate level to and other officials were also Nainital, Kashipur, Rudrapur, tion of works under AMRUT ensure that the public receive present in the meeting. %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-.  2 (      0       > of the state. It is likely to start alert, warning of heavy to very Wednesday. many places on the day. cloudy. Rain/ thundershower The maximum and mini- Celsius and 8.3 degree Celsius lashing some areas since heavy snowfall and rainfall in The overall weather for It might snow at places is likely to lash some areas. mum temperatures recorded in Pantnagar, 16.2 degree he State Meteorological Wednesday evening and it hills of the state on February the state is going to be gener- with a height 2500 meters and The maximum and minimum at various towns of the state Celsius and 4.1 degree Celsius TCentre has predicted hail- might continue for 36 hours. 7. Besides, thunder ally cloudy on Wednesday. above on Wednesday. temperatures are likely to be on Tuesday were 23.4 degree and Mukteshwar and 15.4 storm which is likely to occur The State Meteorological showers might occur Light to moderate rain and For Dehradun, the cli- around 21 degree Celsius and Celsius and 9.5 degree Celsius degree Celsius and 6.6 degree at isolated places in the plains Centre has also issued a red in Dehradun on snow is likely to occur at mate would remain generally 10 Celsius respectively. in Dehradun, 22.0 degree Celsius in New Tehri. !()" !,  !!) #D "  "! "&" ("   >

ight more cases of Swine flu ("  Ehave been reported by the health department on Tuesday.   > The chief medical officer (CMO) Dehradun, Dr S K owing to the demand of the Gupta said that 81 patients have BProvincial Medical Health so far been found positive to Services (PMHS)- the associa- Swine flu this season. He fur- tion of government doctors- ther said that 15 patients of the the state government on disease are now undergoing Tuesday granted one time treatment at Mahant Indiresh relaxation for compulsion of Hospital while one patient has services in mountainous areas been admitted at Max Hospital. in the Dynamic Assured Career Progression ( DACP). The * '     Government Order (GO) for     one time relaxation has been 3  " issued by the secretary health services Nitesh Jha. The state ( '" 4'" cabinet in its decision on " 5    December 26 had given its   '   approval for one time relax- ation in DACP. CMO said that all medical professionals have been asked  2  to keep track of the suspected >   cases of the disease and inform the district health department  3   of each case being reported. He claimed that all the     hospitals have adequate supply  6#E#BC  of Tami flu (medicine of swine flu) and triple layer masks. /0    It is pertinent to mention here that 17 patients have died F # so far in different hospitals of  F  Dehradun after the outbreak of the disease last month.   3 Contrary to the claims made by the state health department, the  2  number of H1 N1 affected  patients is seeing a spike. The president of PMHS, Dr D P Joshi said that the asso- ciation has welcomed the decision. He said that uncon- ditional and across the board implementation of DACP was one of the major demand of the DACP and the government deserves appreciation for understanding the position of doctors on the issue. Fulfilling the long- stand- ing demand of the doctors, the state government in 2016 had implemented DACP. It, how- ever, had incorporated clause of compulsory hill posting at every assured increase of grade pays while implementing DACP. DACP means assured increase in the grade pay of the doctors after 4, 9, 13 and 20 years of the service, irrespective of whether they get promotions or not. As per the clause of moun- tainous service, the doctors should serve for a period of 2, 4, 5 and 9 years in the hospi- tals located in the mountainous areas to be eligible for promo- tions at end of 4, 9, 13 and 20 years of service. %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-.  6

71*/.(     "  1  % 5 /#077  !   ! 4$/2! . .&1, ""B75GG    Banerjee had said the apex &)'%"! " court’s direction that no coer- / 0) %   "'3"! ! he BJP on Tuesday saw the cive step, including arrest of !/0BD(E7&"! Tapex court order directing Kolkata Police chief Rajeev " & #"!%! Kolkata Police Commissioner Kumar, will take place during ((  ! )! Rajeev Kumar to make himself the course of investigation is   '1  ) 5 available before the CBI as a “our moral victory”. %  & (&)' blow to the Mamata Banerjee- Irani said the order should %"!  ! led Government in West be a matter of introspection   fund case, the leaders said that out of the Saradha chit fund &" ! (!! Bengal and a moral victory for and concern for Banerjee and while the CBI has been mis- scam probe. " #!  the investigating agency with alleged the TMC government ollowing the Supreme used in the past, in this case, it The apex court said Kumar ("#  # the State Chief Minister having has become a symbol of anar- FCourt order, CPI(M) was probing the matter on the will appear before the Central  )!! # left with “egg on her face”. chy and ‘goondaism’. General Secretary Sitaram orders of the court. Bureau of Investigation (CBI) !  ((" 5 The party said the Supreme Mocking the get-together Yechury said on Tuesday that “In this instance when the for investigation at Shillong in Court direction has put a brake of different opposition parties it showed both the BJP and the judiciary orders the CBI to Meghalaya. 2 8$$  !  on the histrionics of Banerjee nection with chit fund scams. O+  leaders at the site of Banerjee’s TMC their place and alleged investigate a case, the CBI’s The apex court also said no 807   as reflected in her sit-in protest Banerjee has been on a ‘dhar- "  $  dharna, Irani the two parties movement in the investiga- coercive steps, including the . .&1, )' (" at Kolkata. na’ since Sunday night over the said it has *7(810- were hand in tion into any State or territory arrest of the Kolkata Police D#C00"" '! Senior BJP leader and CBI’s attempts to interrogate  '    become a glove in “shar- cannot be construed as an chief, will take place during the  ')"  "! Union minister Ravi Shankar the police Chief.  ' podium for all “scamsters”, for ing the spoils” of the chit fund attack on the authority or the course of investigation. C5G ')"  (" Prasad welcomed the order At a separate press confer-   $  all those who don’t believe in scam. powers of the state government. “Both corrupt parties, the )!"3"! !O  "!)'  and said it’s a blow to the ence at party headquarters - ' %  9P law and support “state-spon- Speaking to reporters, “What is objectionable is TMC and the BJP get put in Mamata Government and a here, Union minister Smriti sored anarchy”. Yechury and Md Salim, the when the CBI suo motu their place by the Supreme  ;<#' victory for the CBI. It also Irani said Banerjee’s political  '"  P Responding to Banerjee’s party’s MP in Lok Sabha, said takes action and investigates Court. (CBI) must investigate  ! ) ! showed that nobody is above histrionics have been brought claim that the court’s bar on the agenda of the CPI(M) was without permission of the state the top leadership of the TMC "!" &! 8) ! the law, including the police to a screeching halt by the after she claimed a moral vic- arrest of Kumar was a victory clear — “defeat BJP, save India; government. That would be a too, of loot. Several TMC MPs '>!!) !%! commissioner, he added. Supreme Court. tory following the court’s order, for her, Irani said the CBI defeat TMC, save Bengal.” violation. That is not the case have already faced arrests and >"'! ((" 2! ""& The Kolkata Police com- Irani said the Supreme Irani said the West Bengal never said in its communica- Reacting to the West here. So it is not a issue of charge sheets. Why did the BJP !%)"5 missioner will appear before Court had ensured that a free chief minister has been left with tion to Kumar that it wants to Bengal Chief Minister who Centre-State relation,” said wait for five years to investi- the CBI in Shillong as the and fair investigation takes egg on her face. arrest him. earlier said that the SC order Yechur y. gate? To pull corrupt members ! 83 !   environment is not conducive place, adding that her party “With egg on her face, to Why is she (Banerjee) “hell was a “moral victory” for her, The Supreme Court into its own fold?” the CPIM  ! in West Bengal, Prasad said. praises and welcomes the celebrate it as a moral victory bent” on political histrionics, Salim said that it was in fact a Tuesday directed Kolkata Police general secretary said. . .&1, "CH#000!% The Mamata Banerjee-led court’s order which has put is a dichotomy available only to Irani posed, attacking the TMC “tight slap on the face of the Commissioner Rajeev Kumar Attacking both the BJP " F  ; F <" ) government in the state and the constitutional restraint on “didi Mamata Banerjee’s realm of supremo and asked what is in state government”. to make himself available and the TMC, Yechury said  !! !/CH BJP are at loggerheads after the ki dadagiri” (Mamata’s intimi- politics,” said the BJP leader. Kumar’s possession that per- Accusing the State before the CBI and “faithfully” that the stand of both the par- !% !! !  CBI tried to question Kolkata’s dation tactics). After the Supreme Court’s turbs Banerjee, prompting her Government of falsely impli- cooperate with the agency in ties was “equally contradictory !" #" ! Police commissioner in con- Taking a swipe at Banerjee observations on Tuesday, to “save” him. cating CPIM leaders in the chit investigation of cases arising and inconsistent”. !(" ! ) '>!! 2! "(("  "! --)5 !, !       %    '"() *!#+$,     )" . .&1, - !( 2! " 3 "  ),"$+$+$,-#. 2! ""!"2"!   &% ) !    ) #" 2! "O (( 5)"!% ("    ment to be signed with Pakistan According to the official, a   where he had hidden the )" !&"  ((" " for the Kartarpur corridor. We detailed plan of ICP is expect- stolen money. On his dis- ! "("' !% ndia will send a draft to hope the modalities will be ed to be finalised within the next he CBI has booked its closure, Rs 2 lakh was ( ! "(- !#     IPakistan for finalisation of an completed soon,” Punajb Chief few days. The Punjab Chief Town head constable recovered from the scrap 3 &!&")" !( agreement for opening of the Secretary Karan Avtar Singh told Secretary said the process of land Sudesh Kumar in a crim- lying at the backside of the N )!%O'! ! ) ( o assess the plight of farm- Kartarpur Sahib corridor, which reporters after the hour-long acquisition is on the second inal case for stealing a bag premises and Rs 4 lakh (" "  !%" &"! Ters, the Ministry of will facilitate easy passage to Sikh meeting. India has already com- stage. On November 26 last containing 6 lakh dur- from under the sofa of " 5 Agriculture has decided to carry pilgrims to the historic municated to Pakistan the coor- year, Vice President Venkaiah ing a search operation at another relative of the out a pan-India survey to ascer- Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in dinates of Zero Point for the Naidu laid the foundation stone the residence of retired accused.      tain their income and indebt- Pakistan. This was decided at a opening of the Kartarpur corri- of the Dera Baba Nanak - Wing Commander YS Being a member of     edness among other issues for high-level meeting on Tuesday, dor, a home ministry official Kartarpur Sahib Corridor (up to Tomar at Sainik Farms in the search team, Kumar . .&1,)" ! (" the current crop year (July- convened to discuss how to said. The meeting discussed the International Border) at an the national capital. should have informed the )!( )  ! June). The last such survey was fast-track the implementation of land acquisition for the highway event at Mann village of Kumar, who was team leader and handed ""!2!".! conducted for the reference year the Kartarpur corridor project. and for the Integrated Check Gurdaspur district of Punjab. tasked to secure the back- over the bag containing "%; 2,. <#>!! 2012-13 (crop year). Thereafter, The meeting was chaired by Post (ICP). On November 28, Pakistan side of the residential the cash. The FIR said 2! ". the National Sample Survey Union Home Secretary Rajiv At the meeting, it was Prime Minister Imran Khan premises of Tomar at Kumar abused his official ! ) )! Office (NSSO) has not con- Gauba and attended by Indian informed that the preliminary laid the foundation stone for the Western Avenue, Sainik Farms vant room and removed the position, threatened and locked '&&  " ducted any such survey. High Commissioner to Pakistan notification for land acquisition 4-km corridor which is expect- on Friday, intercepted the bag bundle from the bathroom the lady servant in the servant "! &) " %  Besides, the Government Ajay Bisaria, Punjab Chief for highway has already been ed to be completed by 2019. while a maid was trying to window, according to the FIR. room and hid the cash with dis-  !(" !! plans to launch an index to rank Secretary Karan Avtar Singh and issued and the notification to The much-awaited corri- throw it out of the bathroom The conduct of Kumar honest intention and did not  #%'#(! states on the basis of ease of others. Kartarpur is located in acquire land for ICP will be dor will connect Darbar Sahib in window. came to light when Gaurav report to the team leader.  & !"'!% doing agri-business. Shakargarh in Narowal district issued on Wednesday. The Pakistan’s Kartarpur - the final The Deputy SP and search Tomar, a relative of the accused, The agency slapped   &5 ! In a written reply to Lok of Pakistan’s Punjab. Guru Punjab government has assured resting place of Sikh faith’s team leader had deployed told the Deputy SP that the charged under the Indian Penal ! )! Sabha, the Minister of State for Nanak Dev, the founder of that the land will be made avail- founder Guru Nanak Dev - Kumar, also a member of the Head Constable stolen huge Code including 342 (wrongful )"; <" !% Agriculture Gajendra Singh Sikhism, had spent more than 18 able for both the projects by with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in raiding party, to secure/control cash in a bundle that was being confinement and 380 (theft ,2,.   %! Shekhawat said that the years of his life there. The mid-March, the official said. India’s Gurdaspur district and the backside of the house where removed from the bathroom from a residential building) ((G!E("  ‘Situation Assessment Survey Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is Meanwhile, the possession of the facilitate visa-free movement of the servant quarters are built. window. besides relevant provisions of (.!"; < of Agricultural Households’ will located on the banks of the Ravi land to commence preliminary Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will Kumar threatened the lady On being confronted, the Prevention of Corruption )!%#!!!)%# be conducted during the 77th river, about three-four km from work will be made available to have to just obtain a permit to servant, locked her in the ser- Kumar disclosed the places Act. "5 round of the National Sample the border in Pakistan. the National Highway Authority visit Kartarpur Sahib, which Survey in the current calendar “India will send within a of India (NHAI) and Land Ports was established in 1522 by Guru year. The survey aims to provide month the draft of the agree- Authority of India (LPAI). Nanak Dev. a “comprehensive assessment !   P  '$  of the situation of agricultural households in the country,  (! $$ /    ) including their income, expen-  > diture and indebtedness,” he   "! added. !!..##)$$$  2 3 “...As such, the comparable    ) estimates for rise in income of  2  3 agricultural households during ##+$,("!!,$ 2014-2018 are not available,” the (!%   minister informed. Shekhawat further said that    Earlier, the apex court had &,11(*(- rime Minister Narendra the periodicity of such a survey extended till December 31, PModi and Monaco’s reign- is decided on the basis of he Supreme Court on 2018 the deadline for filing    ing monarch Prince Albert II requirements of the concerned TTuesday came down heav- claims and objections for inclu- on Tuesday held wide-ranging ministry, adequacy of the cur- ily on the Centre over the sion of names in the NRC in he Supreme Court Tuesday talks on stepping up coopera- rent data, availability of resources Assam National Register of Assam by those who have been Tasked senior advocate tion, especially in the renewable and manpower, emerging areas Citizens (NRC) process and left out in the draft NRC. Ranjit Kumar, who is assisting energy sector and in combat- of concern and development pri- said it is hell bent on not It had also made clear that it as an amicus curiae in a mat- ing climate change. orities of the Government. allowing the work to continue. the deadline for verifying the ter related to administration of Prince Albert, who arrived He also mentioned that The top court rapped claims for inclusion in the Jagannath temple in Puri, to here on Monday on a week- given the vastness of the coun- Ministry of Home Affairs for its NRC would be February 15, visit the shrine to assess the long India visit, met the Prime try’s size and resources involved, plea seeking to stall the NRC 2019 instead of February 1. ground reality there. Minister at Hyderabad House the NSSO conducts other sur- work for two weeks keeping in The apex court had A bench headed by Justice here. There was a good veys on household consumer mind the role of Central allowed the use of five more A K Sikri said this after the exchange of views on enhanc- expenditure and employment- Armed Police Forces (CAPF) documents by claimants for the counsel appearing for Odisha ing cooperation, especially in ) !!  !    '$   $   !        ) %   ' unemployment after every five in the election duty. draft Assam NRC, saying the argued that the amicus should environment and climate years. The inter-ministerial com- Reiterating that July 31 premise “better to exclude gen- visit the temple and himself see change and renewable energy, 2007, though their friendship eration in the areas of envi- attended the India-Monaco mittee on doubling farmers’ deadline for the completion of uine person than to include a the situation there. through sharing best practices, goes back much further in ronment, specially renewable Business Forum. income by 2022 has considered NRC exercise will not be wrongful person” can’t be When the bench asked Ministry of External Affairs time, he said on Twitter. energy, investment into India, The visiting dignitary will the estimates of agriculture extended, a bench headed by accepted. Kumar about it, he said he Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Earlier in the day, External smart cities, marine ecosys- proceed on a private tour of households’ income obtained Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi would visit the temple on said. Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tems, tourism and people-to- India after his official engage- from the 70th round of NSS sur- said the Centre is not cooper- February 22 and 23 and apprise India and Monaco estab- called on Prince Albert and dis- people contacts, Kumar said. ments and leave for home on vey data as the base level income, ating in the NRC process and   the court. lished diplomatic relations in cussed opportunities for coop- On Monday, Prince Albert February 10. he added. it seems the entire effort of the Besides, the government MHA is to destroy the NRC  & plans to launch an index to rank process. states on the basis of ease of The apex court asked the ! K-! 0)2/  2%  "   doing agri-business. Under this, Election Commission to con- states may soon start receiving sider exempting certain state New Delhi: After the SC rap, extra funding for the Agriculture officers from election duty to Home Minister Rajnath   not have faith in CBI. You do Later in the day the their protest on the issue of CBI were washed out for the sec- Ministry’s flagship schemes on ensure that NRC process con- Singh on Tuesday asserted not have faith in Supreme Motion of Thanks on trying to question the Kolkata ond day in a row amid protests the basis of their performance in tinues. that the Government is com- he political face-off Court ... This is not done ... The President’s address was taken police chief in connection with by opposition parties, includ- encouraging agri-business, espe- The top court had said on mitted to complete the NRC Tbetween the BJP and the case is being heard by the SC. up for discussion that wit- the chit fund scam cases. ing TMC, SP and Congress, cially with regard to marketing, January 24 that the July 31, process in Assam within the Trinamool Congress over the Let Parliament do its function. nessed acrimonious scenes and When Yadav alleged that over alleged misuse of the CBI land and governance reforms. 2019 deadline to finalise the stipulated time and will CBI’s attempt to question Let all institutions perform slogan shouting in the Lok “corrupt and anti-social ele- in West Bengal. After India jumped 23 places in NRC for Assam cannot be ensure that no foreigner is Kolkata Police Commissioner their (respective) roles,” she said Sabha. ments” were grouping togeth- As soon as the House the Global Ease of Doing extended. It had asked the included or any Indian citizen on the chit-fund scam domi- while adjourning the proceed- Principal opposition er against Prime Minister resumed proceedings in the Business ranking of the World state government, the NRC excluded. He also said the nated both the houses of the ings till noon. Congress too staged a walk out Narendra Modi, most of the afternoon, members of the Bank last year, the Agriculture co-ordinator and the EC to home ministry wants that Parliament and led to a wash As soon as the House took saying its members should opposition members stood up TMC, SP and Congress Ministry planning to come out ensure that the upcoming gen- the National Register of out of proceedings in the Rajya up Question Hour, agitated have been the first ones to and urged the Speaker to trooped into the well raising with its own index to rank eral elections did not slow Citizens, a list of Assam’s Sabha for the second day on TMC members rushed to the speak but were being denied a expunge the statement. slogans like “Save Constitution, states on ‘ease of doing agri-busi- down the process. residents, is completed with Tuesday and triggered heated Well raising slogans against the chance. Speaker told As the verbal duel contin- Save Nation”. ness’. The Ministry has sent a The draft National Register fairness and for this the state exchanges between the rival Prime Minister and the Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of ued, Aparupa Poddar (TMC) Deputy Chairman proposal to this effect on all of Citizens for Assam was pub- government has been pro- MPs in the Lok Sabha. CBI.Members from Congress, the Congress in Lok Sabha, that and Veena Devi (LJP) made Harivansh said opposition States and Union Territories. As lished on July 30, 2018 in vided with all necessary assis- The proceedings of Lok TRS, SP, RJD also entered the he wasn’t present in the House threatening gestures at each members can raise issues under per the data available agriculture which the names of 2.89 crore tance, including funds. Sabha were adjourned for near- Well but did not raise slogans. when his name was called. other. The situation was laid down rules and procedures accounts for around 17 per cent of the 3.29 crore people were “Our government is ly 45 minutes on Tuesday Interestingly, when the As BJP MP Humkmdev salvaged by senior mem- of the House and they should of Gross Value Added while it included. The names of committed to complete the morning amid noisy protests by TMC members were shouting Narayan Yadav initiated the bers of the House. A visibly allow discussion on the Motion deploys 47 per cent of the work 40,70,707 people did not figure update of NRC within the Trinamool Congress members slogans, their fellow member discussion, most the TMC upset Speaker then asked the of Thanks on the President’s force in the country. The pro- in the list. Of these, 37,59,630 stipulated time so that no for- over the CBI versus Kolkata and former Union Minister members trooped into the Well members to maintain decorum Address. posed index will help in foster- names have been rejected and eigner is included in it and no Police issue. Dinesh Trivedi was asking a and started shouting slogans. and adjourned the house for 10 He said there is no limit on ing agriculture among states by the remaining 2,48,077 are on Indian is left out,” he told PTI A disturbed Speaker supplementary question on Despite requests from the minutes till 2.30 pm. the scope of discussion on an promoting a competitive spirit. hold. here. PTI Sumitra Mahajan said, “You do agriculture. Speaker, they continued with Rajya Sabha proceedings issue under rules. %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-.  : 2(,11           '   Q# 1 my stance on fighting the Lok Sabha elections. However, I ,   have full faith in our central leadership and its commit- *7)8 R ment to our party’s ideology and principles. Especially in Mumbai, where the Congress    2>2 was born” Informed sources in the n a candid admission of dis- Congress said that Deora’s Isension within the Mumbai our economic and cultural tweets are a clear indication of Congress, Milind Deora, capital, we need to bring peo- his strained relations with Congress leader and former ple together. The Mumbai Nirupam, who is not involving Union Minister, said on Congress cannot become a the old timers in the party in Tuesday that “infighting” was pitch for sectarian pol- running the city unit. Nirupam threatening “our base in itics, with leaders pitted against is understood to be one of rea- Mumbai” and that the city one other”. sons for former Congress MP party unit “cannot become a “@INCIndia is leading a Priya Dutt’s recent decision to Lucknow: Samajwadi Party haemorrhage”. cricket pitch for sectarian pol- powerful, united campaign quit electoral politics. MLA Subhash Pasi suffered a “He is conscious now but itics, with leaders pitted against across India. Infighting cannot, Deora, who is the son of brain haemorrhage while will be kept under observation one other”. and should not, be allowed to long-time Mumbai Congress protesting during Governor for another 48 hours by a team A day after he said he threaten our base in Mumbai. late Murli Deora, had said in a Ram Naik’s address to the joint of doctors,” said Tewari. might even re-consider “if it is I appeal to all Congress leaders television interview on sitting of both the Houses of Pasi, MLA from Saidpur worth fighting elections or in Mumbai to unite as a team. Monday: “If feel sometimes the State Assembly on Tuesday constituency of Ghazipur, was not”, Deora said he was “dis- We owe this much to our party what is happening in Mumbai morning. attending the joint sitting of the appointed” with “infighting” and to Congress president (Congress). One of the reasons The SP MLA, who is UP legislature on the first day within the Mumbai Congress @RahulGandhi.,” Deora tweet- I may even reconsider if it is around 50, fell unconscious and of the Budget session when he and indirectly blamed city ed. Deora, who has written to worth fighting the elections or was rushed to Civil Hospital was taken ill. party unit president Sanjay Rahul Gandhi that he was re- not. It is because of what is hap- from where he was referred to Opposition parties includ- Nirupam for contributing to considering whether or not to pening in Mumbai and because the King George’s Medical ing the SP, BSP and the “sectarian politics” within the contest the forthcoming Lok of what is happening between University trauma centre. Congress raised anti-govern- party set up. Sabha elections in view of the the leaders. I have communi- The trauma centre head, ment slogans and threw paper In a series of tweets put on lack of efforts to bring the peo- cated this to Mr Gandhi as well Dr Sandip Tewari, who is balls at the podium targeting the sorry state of affairs with- ple together, said: “I’m disap- recently that if we are unable to attending on Pasi told PTI that Governor Ram Naik during his in the Mumbai, Deora said: “In pointed with what is happen- bring people together, even I the SP MLA suffered “brain 55-minute address. PTI a city like Mumbai, which is ing - and the party is aware of may not be in politics” -      $    ! 7(7;1*7%7(7. "")      % # # !    )   !  ")2")34567"    2>2 habi Ji Ghar Par hai television ser- Bial fame and Bigg Boss 11 winner     2  Ballia (UP): Putting its ally BJP classes welfare and department accused in the Saradha case Shilpa Shinde joined the Congress here in Uttar Pradesh on notice, the of disabled people develop- who has joined the BJP,” on Tuesday, in the presence of Mumbai Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party ment was speaking to reporters Rajbhar asked and added that party chief Sanjay Nirupam. has said option of going with at his residence here on the Supreme Court has already Announcing her decision to join the   / SP-BSP alliance in the general Monday night. called the CBI a “caged parrot”. Congress, Shilpa said at a news con- $     ! #)  elections was open to the party. To a question as to whether Banerjee is on a sit-in ference here, “People perceive me as an          # # !   SBSP chief and senior he had talks with leaders of against the CBI’s attempt to actress. But I also want to showcase my    !   Agartala: Tripura police on Monday indigenous people. On January 30, Cabinet Minister Om Prakash either of the two parties — the question the Kolkata Police love for the country by working for the slapped sedition charges against a group Movement against Citizenship Rajbhar has been making sharp SP and the BSP — Rajbhar said chief in connection with people. The Congress Party has run the helping hand to those who are in need. of people for allegedly raising anti-India Amendment Bill (MACAB), a political statements against the BJP and that he had not met anyone on chit fund scams. Her protest country for ages which is why I have However, MNS only focuses on the slogans during a protest rally organised platform of seven tribal organisations, had recently threatened to walk this issue so far. entered the third day on decided to join hands with them. Marathi people. When I needed help, by tribal bodies and attended by several organised the rally in Khumulwng, the out of the NDA. On the developments in Tuesday. Today, the country is in dire need of MNS gave ‘Marathi’ angle to my plight”. political leaders in the State six days ago headquarters of Tripura Tribal Areas “In case there is no head- Kolkata, Rajbhar came out in She sat on a “Save India” change and only Congress Party can Welcoming Shipa into the against the controversial Citizenship Autonomous Territorial Council, about way with the BJP, the option of support of West Bengal Chief dharna in front of Metro bring this change. I am pleased with the Congress, Nirupam said, “The whole (Amendment) Bill. 20 km from Agartala. A police officer said going along with SP-BSP Minister Mamata Banerjee and Cinema in the heart of Kolkata warm welcome I have received from the country is unhappy with the current The rally organisers, however, said a group at the rally shouted slogans that alliance (in the coming Lok questioned the CBI action, on Sunday night insisting that party when I decided to join them”. scenario and wants change. People the January 30 protest was peaceful and amounted to sedition. Sabha elections) is open to saying how could the sleuths go the latest CBI action was tan- Alluding to her earlier links with the who believe in the core principles the allegation was baseless. “Around 40 people raised slogans like us,” the Suheldev Bhartiya without any order. tamount to stifling the spirit of Raj Thackeray-led MNS, Shilpa said: which form the foundation of this coun- The bill, passed in Lok Sabha on ‘Bye Bye India, Hello China’, which is not Samaj Party (SBSP) chief said. “Why has the CBI not “Constitution and federalism” “The Congress Party does not look at try are joining the Congress Party January 8, seeks to provide Indian citi- acceptable. We are in the process of col- The Minister for backward raided the house of the main in the country. PTI any caste or religion while extending a themselves”. zenship to non-Muslims from lecting the video footage and other doc- Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan uments,” said Pran Krishna Das, sub-divi- after six years of continuous residence in sional police officer of Jirania in West India, instead of 12, even if they do not Tripura district. Among those who          $+ possess the documents required for it. attended the rally were members of Protests against the bill have rocked Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra, the entire northeast, including the BJP- Twipra Student Federation, Indigenous ,# *,#  ruled Tripura. Several organisations and Peoples Front of Tripura-(Tipraha),     ' $.& political parties in the region have National Conference of Tripura, Tripura claimed that the legislation threatens the Peoples Front and Schedule Tribe cell of Mumbai: The Bombay High Court hurdles are removed and the trial in Patil that the NIA should have point-     . 22> the Lok Sabha polls”, Lal Singh identity, language and culture of the the opposition Congress. PTI on Tuesday directed the National the case goes on smoothly,” it said. ed out the problem to the special told reporters in Jammu. Investigating Agency (NIA) to “clear The bench was hearing an appeal court then and there and taken the ormer BJP Cabinet Minister For over nine months, Lal all hurdles” in the 2008 Malegaon filed by Sameer Kulkarni, a co- correct legal stand by not relying Fand ex-MLA from Basohli Singh, unhappy with the BJP’s blast case and ensure that the trial accused in the case, challenging a upon the photocopies. Assembly segment, Lal Singh, handling of Kathua rape and proceeds “smoothly”. 2017 order of a special NIA court, “You (NIA) are a premier agency. who had floated Dogra murder case, had been staying A bench of Justices A S Oka and which permitted the use of photo- You have been constituted for a spe- Swabhiman Sangathan after away from party functions, A S Gadkari noted that over 20 appli- copies of statements of witnesses and cial purpose. Therefore, it was your courting controversy in the devoting all his time and ener- cations and appeals had been filed in confessions of accused as secondary duty to take the correct legal stand,” Kathua rape and murder case gy to raise his own regional the high court by various parties on evidence in the case. the bench said. last year, is set to spoil BJP party outfit. He even accused BJP of varied grounds in the case. During a previous hearing, the It is likely to hear the NIA’s jus- in the coming Lok Sabha polls hurting ‘Dogra’ pride by not As a result, the court had to sift bench led by Justice Oka had tification, on use of photocopies as from Jammu region. firmly supporting demand for through voluminous paperwork and observed the special court should secondary evidence, in the next On Tuesday, Lal Singh a CBI probe in the Kathua rape over 4,000 exhibits, it said. not have allowed the use of photo- hearing on February 11. announced he will field his and murder case to unravel the “How’s the court expected to copies since there was no evidence In January 2017, the special party candidates for both the murder mystery. clear these appeals in time if parties to prove that they were authentic court had permitted the use of pho- Lok Sabha seats in Jammu. Ousted Lal Singh himself keep filing applications. We are cer- copies of the original, certified state- tocopies after the NIA submitted that “At present, we are awaiting toured all the district head- tain most of these applications and ments. some files containing original witness formal registration of our party. quarters of Jammu division pleas might even be frivolous,” the On Tuesday, the bench reiterat- statements and confessions of The process has been set into and addressed road side meet- bench said. ed that the use of photocopies with- accused under section 164 of the motion. Soon after receiving ings in support of CBI “As a prosecuting agency, it is out any verification was wrong in law. Criminal Penal Code had gone miss- the formal nod, we will launch probe in the Kathua rape and your (NIA) duty to ensure that all It told NIA counsel Sandesh ing and could not be traced. PTI aggressive campaign ahead of murder case. -   38 23% Q  R ! %         Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief across the country to help the party Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday prepare its ‘sankalp patra’. Nagpur: RSS is one of the most secular and flagged off 26 ‘raths’ (chariots) in BJP Gujarat unit president Jitu inclusive organisations as it has always the State to seek people’s sugges- Vaghani said PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki respected the right of individuals to prac- tions for preparing BJP’s manifesto Baat’ has become very popular in tice their own faith, Maharashtra Governor for the forthcoming Lok Shaba the country, but now the party will Ch Vidyasagar Rao said on Tuesday. elections. also listen to ‘Bharat ke mann ki Speaking at the inauguration of the These saffron-coloured baat’ to prepare its manifesto. New Academic Complex and a guruku- motorised vehicles will travel to all Party leader Bharat Pandya, lam named after late RSS sarsanghcha- 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the who has been appointed coordi- lak Golwalkar guruji at Kavikulaguru state for a month to to gather views nator of the exercise in Gujarat, Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (KKSV) and suggestions in different ways said people can give their sugges- at Ramtek near here, the governor said from people. tions in five ways under the pro- the journey of the Sangh has been spec- “Earlier, manifestos of all par- gramme. tacular as well as tough. ties were prepared at the party People can give a missed call M S Golwalkar, popularly known as headquarters. Now, we have decid- on mobile number 6357171717, guruji, was the second Sarsanghchalak of ed to take this exercise a step fur- after which they will be called back the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). ther and invite direct suggestions to record their suggestion or they “The sapling planted by (RSS from people,” Rupani said. can also put forth their views on founder) Dr KB Hedgewar in the form “This is for the first time in the the website — bharatke- of Sangh has grown into a large banyan country that we are asking people mannkibaat.Com, he said. tree having its branches all over the for suggestions that could be They can also give suggestions world,” an official release quoted Rao as included in the party’s ‘sankalp directly in boxes that will be kept saying. patra’ (manifesto),” Rupani at 7,500 places across the country, “This journey (of RSS) has been both claimed, adding that no other he said. People can also post their spectacular and tough. The toughest chal- party has done this earlier. Notably, suggestions on social media, lenge to the Sangh came soon after the BJP president Amit Shah and including Facebook, Twitter and assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, when senior party leader Rajnath Singh Instagram, using hashtag it was banned by the government on had on Sunday launched “Bharat #BharatKeMannKiBaat, or video February 4, 1948,” he said. ke mann ki baat, Modi ke saath”, a record their views on tablets that Rao said Golwalkar played a crucial month-long exercise to seek sug- will be made available in the char- role and gave the call for a nationwide gestions from 10 crore people iots, Pandya said. PTI satyagraha from the prison. PTI %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-.  < 2    P   " 1 O P1     11 

Guwahati: Assam Finance , 2   %  Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday termed West Kolkata: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Bengal Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday described Mamata Banerjee’s charge that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata he was involved in the Saradha Banerjee as the “architect” of the federal chit fund scam as “frivolous”, front. Naidu, who joined Banerjee’s “Save even as the State Youth India” sit-in here to protest CBI’s attempt Congress staged a protest in to question Kolkata Police Commissioner front of the CBI office here, Rajeev Kumar, said her ruling seeking his arrest. Trinamool Congress will win all 42 Lok The Minister also said he Sabha seats in West Bengal in the upcom- had offered full cooperation in ing general elections. the ponzi scheme case as a wit- “She (Mamata Banerjee) is the ness. “The frivolous & baseless architect of the federal front. She is the campaign by @MamataOfficial main pillar of the Opposition,” Naidu told Didi against me is very painful. reporters. I am not fortunate enough  !  .         !   The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister like your Police Commissioner. ! !  2  #* 3 *  ! said he had come on behalf of the 23 polit- I’ve joined the investigations ical parties who had participated in the and offered my full cooperation evidence against the Assam They shouted slogans, accusing January 19 Opposition rally in the city. ( !      . '! !!  +    !      ! as a witness. And all this hap- deputy Chief Minister” in the the Minister of receiving Naidu also welcomed the Supreme Court pened much much before I case. The TMC chief had 20 lakh per month from order which stated that the CBI would not   >> rally after flying to Bokaro in neigh- trying to save a corrupt officer. joined @BJP4India,” Sarma also dared PM Modi and BJP Saradha group chairman be able to arrest Kumar, and supported bouring Jharkhand, also referred to the Nothing can be more shameful, unde- said in a tweet. president Amit Shah to get Sudipta Sen for running his Banerjee’s move to stage a sit-in demon- ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Supreme Court’s order directing mocratic and unconstitutional than a Apparently referring to him arrested. business in Assam. stration in protest. UAdityanath on Tuesday accused Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev CM of a State sitting on a dharna (sit- Sarma, Banerjee, who is stag- Training guns on Sarma, One of the protesters said, Banerjee began the sit-in in front of Mamata Banerjee of exploiting the Kumar to “faithfully” cooperate with in protest) to ensure that secrets of cor- ing a sit-in protest since Sunday Assam Youth Congress activists “The Modi-led BJP Govt is Metro Cinema in the heart of the city on poor in West Bengal being only inter- the CBI in the investigation of the ruption don’t spill out,” Adityanath night over the Central Bureau staged a demonstration outside misusing the CBI. Sarma Sunday night after a CBI team attempted ested in saving a “corrupt” officer Saradha scam. alleged. Calling the TMC Government of Investigation’s (CBI) attempt the CBI office here, demanding switched to the BJP from the to enter Kumar’s residence to question him allegedly involved in the Saradha He questioned why West Bengal in West Bengal as “corrupt and unde- to question the Kolkata Police his arrest for his alleged Congress when the heat of the in connection with chit fund scams. ponzi scam. Chief Minister Banerjee was trying to mocratic”, he criticised Banerjee for not chief in connection with the involvement in the Saradha chit Saradha scam probe was She alleged that the CBI action was tan- Adityanath, who travelled by road protect the police officer. allowing benefits of central schemes to chit fund scam, had said on fund scam and the Louise becoming too hot for him to tamount to stifling the spirit of to this West Bengal town to address a “You must have seen how she is be passed on to the people of the State. Monday that she had “enough Berger case, involving a water handle.” PTI “Constitution and federalism” in the coun- supply project in Guwahati. try. PTI #$ /      !  ' '  $!P Malappuram: A village court offering prayers at the  here on Tuesday directed that Sabarimala hill shrine on Kanakadurga, who had trekked January 2, was forced to take the Sabarimala hills and offered refuge at a ‘One Stop Shelter’ at prayers at the Ayyappa temple, Perinthalmanna here after her should be allowed to stay in her house was locked and family husband’s home. members shifted to another An interim order was building. issued by the ‘Gram Nayayalya’ Upon her return from (village court) on a petition Sabarimala, Kanakadurga, an filed by Kanakadurga under the employee of the Kerala Civil Domestic Violence Act stating Supplies Corporation, had not she had the right to stay at her been able to go home as she husband’s home. ended in hospital after being Nyayadhikari Nimmi K K, allegedly attacked by her moth- in her order, said Kanakadurga er-in-law over the temple entry had all the right to live in her issue. The case has been post- husband’s home. Gram ed to March 11 for further  . 22> said, “Pakistan army initiated Nyayalayas are presided over by hearing. ‘unprovoked’ceasefire violation a Nyayadhikari, who have the Kanakadurga, along with he Pakistan Army on along LoC by firing 2twoshells same powers of a Judicial another woman, Bindu (42), TTuesday violated ceasefire of rocket launchers in KG Sector Magistrate of First Class. had scripted history by offering agreement by targeting an Army of Poonch around 10.30 am.” Kanakadurga (44) who prayers at the hill shrine on camp with two rounds of rock- Local residents in Jhallas faced stiff opposition from her January 2. The duo also et launchers along the Line of area again appealed to the State husband and other relatives for received death threats. PTI Control in Krishna Ghati sector Government to expedite work of Poonch. on construction of bunkers in Instead of hitting the target, the area to ensure their protec- the shells fell short of target, trig- tion at the time of cross LoC gering panic among the local shelling. residents as it exploded in the civilian area. It was a close shave for local residents as one of the shells landed in the cow shed. Due to inclement weather conditions, the livestock was moved from the open air shed by the care takers. The Indian Army did not retaliate the fire immediately, official sources said. Defence PRO in Jammu %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-.   = 1 +#(+$1" ('5 @&!" ? !" ! %" 5 @&!"@ ,.& 9, '#  ) 2 &    *  "             % 7"       ,  /     ! " B57 "% ! " !5  )"8)"         -  +  /      /-+S &" ) !' 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As the rules on voluntary market scenario. In other words, it where its programme      5      (        special report clearly shows the impacts mechanisms such as carbon would be wrong to suggest “Energiewende” has been a     #            and risks associated with the range trading. This rule book was that the world could exceed remarkable case of energy between average temperatures that cover the subject of considerable 1.5oC and then this could be transformation, despite the        -4$         ( 1.5oC to those at 2.0oC are quite signifi- discussion and contention brought down quickly fact that Germany is com-  PQ   P  Q             cant. 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Such overshoot sce- strides, and it would also    (   * !   3 * - ,   nerable regions and communities across Bangkok, Thailand which was narios would create serious help us greatly to join hands              ,   ! the globe which would suffer the negative held in September 2018, but 9>   impacts and risks, which with that nation. )                * consequences of these impacts and risks. that conference failed to reach     today’s younger generation A move towards a fossil In fact, it is now obvious that extreme agreement on the subject, would find totally unaccept- fuel-free world is the new                  events related to heat waves, extreme pre- and thus took up time at the > able. Also the feasibility of diplomacy that India needs to    ,                cipitation events, extreme sea level rise COP in Katowice. Overall     descending below an over- practise. Diplomats do not      5            ( related events and the damage carried out this resulted in a substantial shoot scenario is question- necessarily have to lose their by hurricanes and cyclones is on the effort being put in at Katowice 32  # able, because the technolog- traditional base; in order to                   #   increase in frequency and intensity across on the technical and the other    >  ical challenges and institu- do so, apart from going  #$   /   *1S 10  !4S #  6 the globe. This reality has to be seen details for coming up with an tional responses in that case around the cocktail circuit,            (   -4S against the well-established principle of acceptable system. It almost 2     could prove to be insur- they need to push mitigation “common but differentiated responsibil- seems that in a rush to reach mountable. actions which are totally in   $       #       ity” because it indicates insensitivity on the agreement in Paris in 2015 >2     India has to realise, like the interest of India and cer-     -4$S      /    ! %  part of countries which are primarily the rule book was postponed    >   the other countries of the tainly in the interest of this               -     ( responsible for increase in the concentra- for finalising subsequently. world, that whatever may planet and the species which tion of greenhouse gases historically Some policy makers and ana-  32  happen, the 1.5oC target is live on it. What we need,                    ( while the most vulnerable societies in the lysts actually question    now totally sacrosanct. As a therefore, is a blending of                   ( world are the ones who have had no whether this could have been  2  2  democracy, a society dedicat- domestic actions with a huge              -     responsibility whatsoever in contributing done before the Paris ed to sustainable develop- step up in diplomatic relations to the emissions and concentration of Agreement, even if the agree-     ment and a country with a by which India is at the cen-           :+$ P     Q GHGs in the past. ment itself was postponed to large percentage of youth — tre of promoting a sustainable ,      S          The one outcome of Katowice which 2016.  > who would face the risks of society, however challenging            #   "   can be treated as a contribution to the Whatever is required to climate change — we have and difficult that might be. efforts in dealing with climate change is be done both with the rule every reason to induce, That incidentally is also the            ; what is referred to as the Paris Rule Book. book and the Paris encourage and motivate every direction in which trade will Essentially this is truly an operating Agreement itself, it is partic- country in the world to mit- expand, and we would do well manual which is required for implemen- ularly important that human igate emissions of GHGs. to build on these opportuni- tation of the Paris Agreement. There are society needs to work out an This, of course, would require ties ahead. $   a number of technical and socio-political arrangement by which we the persuasion by many stake- (The writer is former issues included in this rule book such as reach a limit of no more than holders of national govern- chairman, Intergovernmental how countries are required to report their 1.5oC by the end of the cen- ments to adopt policies and Panel on Climate Change, :     -/    GHG emissions as well as contributions tury. One important consid- measures which are totally 2002-15)            *        # "  /  1 0 %7(     +S    2 !"-!  &"N )'! (  " !("  2 )  &" &)" ')  "!% #  '!!!          ( "!%5          " %- "%! ( !52 N    )"5  ) 5) "% %!" !"!%  &"( ! ,           && !%")& 5  )&"   "5 %")% 5 " "!%5 !!!,&-'5    +S       ( -       ,,,%-.9 ,,,%-.9 -9  1,.: K3""-!% K ")!. K "! &" ! K!!       .         * %  * /                           ( (  .  ( / (( *   07(/. .          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The way technol- time as possible with our chil- ma sansad — a two-day conclave be vigilant and must not do any- that the Opposition leader is ogy, smartphones and data have dren and counsel them about the of Hindu saints — having been thing that brings disrepute.                  hell-bent on opposing anything exploded in the last decade or so, potential harms of video games. organised at the Kumbh mela and Sunita         *          that the Prime Minister propos- the day is not far when India, We must opt for a balanced sloganeering having taken place Via email    # %  S           ( es or favours. like China and South Korea, will approach to handle this issue. for the announcement of the date KV Seetharamaiah have to establish de-addiction Bal Govind for the construction of the Ram # ! !$ /   *         Hassan centres. But I wonder if banning Noida mandir. 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The charging the responsibilities supposed to be done about the number of jobs that have been creat-        ((   Government claimed that the transport sector by the commission.”   >  ed in sectors such as aviation, railways and renew-       -           alone contributed 3.4 million jobs in 2018; lead- However, the Government is still not ables with the potential of many more jobs to be          F       ( ing cab aggregators, Ola and Uber, added acknowledging and has been dismissing the  > N.  created in the future as a part of the Government’s           //#)    ( about 2.2 million jobs; the IT sector contributed NSSO’s survey report finding, which is deemed   >5     push towards digital infrastructure.                 close to 1.5 million jobs; around 10 million peo- as the most creditable source on the country’s The term ‘job’ found a mention only five                   ple were registered under the Pradhan Mantri job picture. It is defending its decision of not dis- 3 F2   times in the Budget speech. This shows the ner-                  Rojgar Protsahan Yojana; loans worth 15.43 closing the report by saying: “It is an interim  F  2> > vousness of the Government. The Government     +     //#)      were given to 120 million people via Mudra report; methodology used in the survey to cal- can at least provide some future remedy about scheme; road construction added three million culate job creation is faulty; the data collection 2 .    job crisis by filling the existing huge 2.4 million                jobs; and around 19,000 start-ups have provid- method is different — it is computer-assisted now vacant posts across Central and State                 ed jobs to thousands of people in recent years. whereas it was person-to-person earlier; it does   3 O  3 Governments. Just filling these vacancies can pro-                 Citing these figures, NITI Aayog CEO, not look at self-employment and entrepreneur- vide the much-needed relief to the unem-               Amitabh Kant, asserted, “So, are we saying that ships; all sectors are not captured, particularly >3/562   ployed youth of this country. This also reflects          !          no jobs are being created. This to my mind is new types of internet-based services such as Ola F        that the Government is now in election mode     :EE  %!+. ,       unbelievable.” There are stories of both job-gains and Uber and e-commerce.” Kant said, “The and is busy defending the reasons of unreleased   <@@(              and job-losses in the past, yet the truth is that GDP growth data has come out today; you can’t      reports than acknowledging the findings and tak-             we have achieved the highest level of unemploy- be growing at 7.2 per cent and say there are no 3 F2 5.> ing positive steps. One thing is sure that politi-              ( ment, particularly among the youth. The impor- jobs being created in the economy… the prob- cally, job crisis or youth unemployment will be  ,              tant point here is that the much-awaited lem is there is a lack of good quality jobs and that   3  an important agenda for the 2019 election. As employment-unemployment data by the NSSO is what we need to focus on.” George Orwell once said: “If liberty means any-                  survey was disclosed to the public by a nation- The Government is now faced with a diffi- F    > thing at all, it means the right to tell people what               al newspaper and not by the Government. cult task to reassure the people that the data they want to hear.” This suitably fits the descrip-             The fiasco on NSSO data started after the released by it is credible as some other recent  F 2> tion of job data for the Government, which is like-       /0        resignation of two independent members — PC data on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Ujjwala     ly to present its superior economic performance               Mohanan and J Meenakshi — of the National Yojana, rural electrification campaign, Mahatma in an attempt to sway the voters. However, vot-           Statistical Commission (NSC) on January 29, Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee >2  >  ers will choose to believe what they want to.               who said that they did not like the way the Act, National Crime data, banking data and   (The writer is a Fellow with Institute for   Government shelved the NSSO employment Annual Employment-Unemployment survey of Human Development, New Delhi )      !    8/.7,1@                                          

late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam emergence. at the hands of regional parties. alliances with some of them. This Jayalalithaa held their sway over their (DMK) and AIADMK, who have There are several reasons for the Therefore, it is clear that regional par- includes Maharashtra (Nationalist respective States. pitted regional narratives to counter growth of regional parties like dis- ties may play an important role in the Congress Party), Kerala (UDF), The BJP might have a tough time the nationalist narrative of the BJP. enchantment with national parties, general election. Karnataka (JDS), Jammu & fighting these parties. As a strategy, In the south, where the region- craving for development, emergence Interestingly, some regional Kashmir (National Conference)    !  the saffron party will have to face the al parties hold sway, the BJP won of strong regional leaders and emo- parties have national ambitions Tamil Nadu (DMK), Bihar (RJD) Samajwadi Party (SP) and the just 22 seats in 2014 despite the tional issues that catch the attention too. While Andhra Pradesh Chief and Jharkhand (Jharkhand Mukti   ?  2 4 *1?. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) combine Modi wave. It has no allies in the of the public. In some States like Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is Morcha). It is crucial for the   ) ( in Uttar Pradesh, ally with the Janata southern States — the BJP’s attempt Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, working for a national anti-BJP Congress and its allies to perform !%!"!#( egional parties will be the Dal (United) to take on the Rashtriya to strike an alliance with the Odisha, Bihar and Telangana, region- front, his bête noire, K well to cross the halfway mark (272) king-makers in the ensuing Janata Dal (RJD) coalition in Bihar, AIADMK and the DMK in the al parties have succeeded in achiev- Chandrashekhar Rao, is aiming to in the Lower House in the ensuing !!( RLok Sabha election. Even the try to expand in West Bengal and post-Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi ing significant success by addressing form a federal front of non-BJP and Lok Sabha election. ! #)')!% New York Times last week pointed Odisha and wait for a post-poll deal era has failed so far. Kerala oscillates issues of development and gover- non-Congress parties to take on the If these alliances hold together &" ! !&' out, “Most analysts believe neither with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi between two major coalitions, the nance. In Tamil Nadu, Governments BJP. during the general election, results &" !!(!% Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata (TRS) and the YSR Congress Party, United Democratic Front (UDF) led by the AIADMK or the DMK The SP-BSP-RLD alliance in will be very different from the Party (BJP), nor the Indian National as well as the All India Anna Dravida and the Left Democratic Front have performed well in public health. Uttar Pradesh might hurt the BJP in 2014 elections. Knowing their ')"5 Congress will win an outright major- Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (LDF); while Andhra Pradesh and In Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the State. They contested the recent importance, regional satraps are !/0BG# " 2 ity. That means regional and caste- in Tamil Nadu. Telangana are under the hold of State Governments have done well in Lok Sabha and Assembly by-elec- also flexing their muscles; although )%)!" based parties will probably become Interestingly, going for a regional satraps. dealing with natural disasters. tions together with stunning results. only the Congress and the BJP can  !#!' the king-makers…” straight fight with the Congress There is a mushroom growth of Vote share of these regional par- Realising the importance, the cross the 50-seat mark. It’s clear that !!5 !("M Despite the ‘Modi wave’ riding might be an easy task for the BJP regional parties since caste-based ties, too has grown in the last two Congress is stitching alliances with for the BJP, the winning tally will high, the combined strength of than facing different regional par- identity politics emerged in the decades. Even in the recent Assembly regional parties in several States. It depend largely on how the party (" !#"( regional parties in the 2014 poll was ties in these States. Confronting it 1980s. They work on four major polls in Telangana and Mizoram, it is going to be a direct fight between copes with these regional parties as )"&&! # 212 seats. This proves that they could just be ‘Congress-bashing’ but planks — autonomy, (parties like was the regional parties that per- the BJP and the Congress in at least they are the main challengers. It )"&! ) cannot be ignored. Their vote share, it needs different narratives to National Conference), statehood formed well, a post-2014 trend clear- five major States — Gujarat, Madhya must go for a State-specific strate- &'&"  ' too, was almost equal. Regional counter different regional parties (earlier Telangana and now the Aam ly visible in States with sizeable Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh gy to fight them. #("%"# satraps like West Bengal Chief like the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Aadmi Party), identity (Shiv Sena) presence of non-BJP and non- and Haryana. In other States, region- (The writer is a senior political Minister Mamata Banerjee, Odisha YSR Congress, TRS, Biju Janata Dal and development. Often, they com- Congress parties. Also, in most State al parties will wield power. commentator and syndicated (5 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and (BJD), Trinamool Congress (TMC), bine two or more of these for their Assembly elections, the BJP’s loss was The Congress has struck columnist)         %# ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-. 'A

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'  " Authority of India has recom- Sundararajan said. cut rates due to fiscal challenges China, the UN has said in its In a bid to meet the US’  #!     !   ! 45  mended base price of 6,568 In a move to boost setting and rising oil prices. latest report. demand of bringing down the   678  !  % $ 97685    crore per megahertz of up of VSAT based network, the The six-member MPC, The US and China are $375 billion bilateral trade radiowaves in 700 Mhz band DCC reduced entry fee on headed by RBI Governor locked in a trade war since deficit, China has pledged to <-$  implying the total value of air- VSAT to 15 lakh from 30 Shaktikanta Das, will meet President Donald Trump take measures to step-up waves is around 65,680 crore lakh and waived fee of 16 lakh between Tuesday and Thursday imposed heavy tariffs on American imports and invest- at the reserve price. that organisations required to for the sixth bi-monthly mone- imported steel and aluminium ments. March 1, 2019 is the The frequency band is ear- pay for each VSAT hub there- tary policy statement for 2018-19. items in March last year, a deadline for implementing the    marked for mobile services after. Deviating from the prac- move that sparked fears of a measures. and allocating it to Indian Further, the DCC approved tice of releasing the resolution global trade war. Unless the US and China he Department of Telecom Railways for non-commercial bringing of audio-conferencing of MPC in afternoon, the In response, China agree to drop their tariff dispute Twill seek views of telecom use may also adversely impact service under ambit of telecom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on by March 1, duty on each regulator Trai on allocation of levies like adjusted gross rev- licence as it was once used by will place it on its website at billions of dollars worth of country’s products will rise to spectrum worth 65,000 crore enue, spectrum usage charges a company to provide free calls 11.45 am on February 7. American imports. 25 per cent, up from the current to Indian Railways without and licence fee collected. on mobile phones though app The RBI maintained status The United Nations 10 per cent level, the UN said. auction, a top official said on Besides, the DCC, former- by using landline connections. quo on the key lending rate experts said Monday that the Countries that are expect- Tuesday. ly Telecom Commission, in its Calls made from landline con- (repo) in its last three bi- tit-for-tat trade dispute between ed to benefit the most from the '   9:77    ! 2%- ,   ! “Indian Railways has asked meeting held Tuesday decided nections do not attract any monthly policy reviews after China and the United States trade war are the EU members 4- $*976;<       ! !      !> for 10 Mhz of spectrum in 700 to allow Government’s engi- interconnection usage charges raising the rate twice by 25 may do little to protect domes- as exports in the bloc are like-  , <  !!  6: !  $    !       !  ) Mhz band for setting up pub- neering and consultancy firm while it is charged between a basis points each in the fiscal. tic producers in either country ly to grow by $70 billion. Japan lic safety and security service. Telecommunications mobile to mobile call made on Currently, the repo rate and could have “massive” and Canada will see exports The Digital Communications Consultants India Limited different networks. stands at 6.50 per cent. According implications on the global increase by more than $20 bil- Commission has decided that (TCIL) to raise funds by dilut- The DCC also rejected a to experts, the MPC is likely to economy unless it is resolved. lion each, it said. the DoT should take view of ing 25 per cent stake. proposal of Trai to create data change its policy stance to ‘neu- Of the $250 billion in Other countries set to ben- Trai in the matter,” Telecom “The DCC decision is in aggregators as it felt already tral’ from the current ‘calibrated Chinese exports that are sub- efit from the trade tensions Secretary Aruna Sundararajan line with that of Cabinet many players are doing similar tightening’ in its meeting this ject to US tariffs, only about six include Australia, with 4.6 per told reporters after the meeting Committee on Economic work and the commission week on low inflation footprint per cent will be picked up by cent export gains, Brazil (3.8) of Digital Communications Affairs to disinvest 25 per cent decided against creating a new but would refrain from cutting firms in the US, according to a India (3.5), Philippines (3.2) Commission (DCC). in the company. TCIL had category for data services under interest rates due to fiscal chal- report by the UN Conference and Vietnam (5), the study The radiowaves in 700 requested to carry on piggy telecom licences. lenges and rising crude oil prices. on Trade and Development said. " , .  3   3"! %! &.! $) ? )@* ! P    !$* !      5  ! !>6% $ *9768<  $ ! !      !!     94B  !   67*6>4  ; ! "  "&    97686;    $ >I   2,000 to 2,500 new jobs in India as well as in Hisar, Palwal,       in the metal manufacturing Maharashtra, Gujarat, and   2>2 36,616.81. Similarly, the NSE n a move that would ensure and recycling industry, said Orissa. Metal scrap collected Nifty edged up 22.10 points, or Ijobs, earn revenue and curb Rajat Kapur of Cosmos Green. will be sent for processing and enchmark equity indices 0.20 per cent, to 10,934.35.    pollution as well, United Arab “Unless stakeholders in society melting in electric arc and Bended marginally higher In the Sensex pack, Hero Emirates-based scrap processor take proactive steps today to induction furnaces in Hisar, Tuesday as investors remained MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank, he Government has decided Cosmos Green recently signed care for the environment, there Jajpur, Gujarat, Maharashtra, on the sidelines as the RBI’s Bajaj Auto, Maruti and M&M Tto raise additional 36,000 a pact with Delhi-based Jindal could be a catastrophe in the Haryana and Orissa. monetary policy review meet- were the top gainers, rising up crore through dated securities to Stainless Ltd to recycle metal decades ahead.” Over the next few years, ing got underway. to 2.66 per cent. fund its expenses during the cur- scrap worth billions in India To efficiently recycle metal Cosmos Green expects to After trading in a range On the other hand, Tata rent financial year. over the coming years. scrap, sorting and processing process and recycle 1,000,000 through the day, the 30-share Motors, Coal India, ONGC, As per the calender issued The MOU will result in the facilities will be established in metric tonnes of various grades Sensex ended 34.07 points, or Tata Steel, Yes Bank, Sun previously, the last tranche for creation of a lot of job, around strategic locations in the NCR of metal scrap. 0.09 per cent, higher at Pharma, ITC and ICICI Bank borrowing through Government # C D  !!MD   D    N fell up to 2.63 per cent. bonds was to complete in the # C D     <G ! *  *# C DH %* *G) Investors were cautious, week ending March 8, 2019. !* %*     ! ? @*(% $ *%  3  * awaiting cues from the Reserve However, the Government # C D! <#  *%  *'          Bank of India’s monetary pol- has decided to borrow addi- ?' @!!  !     icy review, traders said. tional 36,000 crore through The RBI’s Monetary Policy two tranches of 18,000 crore Committee (MPC) Tuesday each during March 11-15 and began its three-day meet to March 18-22.   D(! * decide on key rates amid “To enable institutional and expectations that it would retail investors plan their invest- change stance to neutral on low ments efficiently and provide inflation but may not cut rates transparency and stability to  !    due to fiscal challenges and ris- the government securities mar- ing oil prices. ket, an indicative calendar for     2017 while Tehran works on issuance of Government dated reforms. securities for the remaining peri- ran on Tuesday ruled out EU leaders on Monday od of the fiscal year 2018-19 Ilinkage between a new EU welcomed the bloc’s new mech- (February 4 to March 31) has mechanism to trade with anism to trade with Iran but been prepared in consultation Tehran bypassing US sanc- warned Tehran over its ballis- with the Reserve Bank of India tions and an anti-money laun- tic missile programme and (RBI),” an official statement said. dering bill. regional policies while calling Like in the past, the Centre “Linking implementation for it to implement reforms to will continue to have the flex- of this mechanism... With the comply with FATF demands. ibility to bring about modifi- requirements of institutions Britain, France and cations in the above calendar in such as the FATF is unaccept- Germany created the system terms of notified amount, able,” the Foreign Ministry said, last week to allow firms to trade issuance period, and maturities, referring to the international with Iran without falling foul of among others. It can also issue Financial Action Task Force. US sanctions. different types of instruments, Iran is on an FATF black- The Foreign Ministry, in its including instruments having list drawn up to counter money statement, welcomed the EU’s non-standard maturity, and laundering and the financing of “positive stances” but also crit- floating rate bonds, including terrorist groups, but the Paris- icised the bloc’s warnings on its retail inflation-linked bonds, it based organisation has sus- missile programme and its said. pended counter-measures since regional policies. %#  ! $#' "%#%' )*+,-. 'AA   1 * -&7=#  ##>  :      ;/$<=(&/<71<"(7/" AIL India Ltd, the nation’s Gbiggest gas utility, on @8   70/4A 4"30#/  at 40.27 crore for the third quarter ended    Indian service sector have been three-month high. adjusted Nikkei India Tuesday reported a 33% jump Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday December 2018. The company had posted a net at similarly modest levels for the “The increasing willing- Composite PMI Output Index, in December quarter net prof- posted 7.12% increase in net profit at 246.51 profit of 37.89 crore in the October-December he country’s services sec- past four months, with January ness of companies to hire that maps both the manufac- it as it sold more natural gas and crore for its third quarter ended December 31, quarter a year ago. Total income during the quar- tor activity fell for the data extending the recent workers should help reduce still turing and services industry, transported higher volumes. 2018, driven by lower provisioning for bad loans. ter under review stood at 665.89 crore, up Tsecond straight month in trend,” said Pollyanna De Lima, high levels of unemployment in was at 53.6 in January, Net profit in October- PNB, which which was involved in a 14,356- 26.67% as against 525.66 crore in the corre- January, as new orders rose at Principal Economist at IHS the country,” Lima said. unchanged from December, December 2018 at 1,681.23 crore scam by Nirav Modi, had reported net prof- sponding quarter last fiscal, the company said the slowest rate in four months; Markit, and author of the On the prices front, a soft- and indicative of a solid expan- crore, or 7.46 a share, was it of 230.11 crore for the corresponding quar- in a BSE filing. Its total expenses were at 604.25 despite which companies con- report. er increase in prices charged for sion in private sector activity. higher than the earning of ter a year ago. The bank’s total income fell by crore in third quarter of fiscal 2018-19, an tinued to hire staff, a monthly Lima further noted that the provision of services was “Output growth in the pri- 1,262.22 crore, or 5.60 per 2.64% to 14,854.24 crore for the quarter under increase of 28.48% compared with 470.29 crore survey said on Tuesday. there is some sign that growth evident in January, with 97 per vate sector held steady for now, share, in the corresponding review from 15,257.5 crore in the year-ago quar- reported in the corresponding period the pre- The seasonally adjusted may run out of steam, in the cent of firms leaving their fees supported by a strengthening period of the previous fiscal, the ter. On PNB’s asset quality, the bank said its gross vious fiscal year. Nikkei India Services Business short-term at least, as seen by unchanged during the month. manufacturing industry. company said in a statement non-performing assets (NPAs) as a percentage Activity Index fell from 53.2 in the weakest improvement in According to experts, the Should data for services carry here. The profit was higher to total advances rose to 16.33% from 12.11% in  @8      December to 52.2 in January, demand for four months and signs of easing inflationary on a downward path, we could “mainly due to better perfor- the year-ago period. Its net NPAs, however, came /5A /52  indicating a softer expansion in relatively subdued optimism. pressures indicate that the see a slowdown in GDP expan- mance by natural gas marketing, down to 8.22% from 8.90% at the end of Apollo Tyres on Tuesday reported a output. According to the survey, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is sion in the final quarter of natural gas transmission, liquid December 2017, PNB said in a BSE filing. Total 19.18% decline in net profit to 198 crore in Despite easing marginally, key factor restricting the rise in likely to adopt an accom- FY18,” Lima said. hydrocarbon (LHC) and LPG provisions, excluding for income tax, made dur- the third quarter ended December 2018, the services PMI was in the services activity was a softer modative monetary policy Meanwhile, the govern- transmission segments”, it said. ing the third quarter of the current financial year owing to a rise in commodity prices. The com- expansion territory for the expansion in new work and a stance. RBI’s Monetary Policy ment on January 31, revised the GAIL sold 9% more natur- were 2,753.84 crore as against 4,466.68 crore pany had posted a net profit of 245 crore in eighth straight month. In PMI moderate increase in sales, that Committee is currently under- economic growth rate upwards al gas and transported 11% in the year-ago period. Out of which, provi- the corresponding period last fiscal, Apollo parlance, a print above 50 was the weakest in four months. way and the outcome of the to 7.2 per cent for 2017-18 from more LPG. Liquid hydrocarbon sioning for bad loans stood at 2,565.77 crore as Tyres said in a statement. Sales were up 16% means expansion, while a score Meanwhile, services meeting is scheduled for the 6.7 per cent estimated ear- sales were up 5%. During the against 2,996.42 crore reported during the third to 4,655 crore, against 4,016 crore in the cor- below that denotes contraction. employment continued to February 7. lier, mainly driven by perfor- April-December period of the quarter of the previous fiscal. responding quarter last fiscal, it added. Total “Expansion rates in the expand, with job creation at a Meanwhile, the seasonally mance of farm sector. current fiscal year, the compa- expenses during the third quarter were high- ny’s net profit at 4,903 crore was  @8     4#A er at 4,440.59 crore, against 3,746.11 crore 36% higher than the profit State-run engineering firm BHEL posted a with cost of materials consumed rising to ,      earned in the year-ago period. 25.30% jump in its net profit at 191.95 crore 2,252.4 crore as compared to 1,818.23 crore 2 R  , GAIL chairman and man- for the quarter ended on December 31, 2018, in the year-ago quarter.  !  ! (# aging director BC Tripathi said compared to the year-ago period. The compa- New Delhi (PTI): Moody’s Investors Service agency said in statement. in the third quarter of the cur- ny’s net profit in the third quarter last fiscal was  @8 470#A New Delhi (PTI): Drug on Tuesday downgraded the credit rating of tele- Credit ratings reflect the company’s calibre rent fiscal, the LHC segments 153.19 crore, a company statement said. / 4$8  firm Lupin on Tuesday said it com operator Bharti Airtel and the backed senior to repay debt and raise funds. Ratings range performed remarkably due to According to the statement, the board has IT company Tech Mahindra on Tuesday had launched in the US gener- unsecured notes issued by the telco’s Africa arm between Aaa, which means best, to lowest cat- better margins. “However the declared and approved payment of interim div- posted a 27.5% increase in consolidated profit ic Clomipramine Hydrochlo- on account of uncertainty around the compa- egory C. Ba1 rating means obligations are judged margins in natural gas trading idend at the rate of 40% (0.80 per share) on the after tax (PAT) to 1,203 crore in the December ride capsules that are used in ny’s profitability, cash flow situations and debt to have speculative elements and are subject to and petrochemical segments paid up share capital of the company for FY 2018 quarter. It had reported PAT of 9,431 crore treatment of symptoms of obses- levels. “Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) substantial credit risk, but have a superior abil- were under pressure in the 2018-19. Interim dividend shall be paid/dis- in the corresponding period a year ago. The sive-compulsive disorder. has downgraded to Ba1 from Baa3 the senior ity to repay short-term debt obligations. “At the quarter,” he said without giving patched on February 21, 2019. company’s consolidated revenue from operations Clomipramine Hydrochloride unsecured rating for Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Bharti) same time, Moody’s has assigned a Ba1 corpo- details. GAIL declared an inter- increased 15% to 8,944 crore, against 7,776 capsules USP have been as well as the backed senior unsecured notes rate family rating (CFR) to Bharti and withdrawn im dividend of 6.25 per equi-  @8 3042A "$047 crore in the year-ago quarter. The total head- launched in the strengths of 25 issued by Bharti’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the company’s Baa3 issuer rating. The ratings ty share (face value of 10 each) Tata group retail firm Trent on Tuesday count of the company stood at 1,21,842 by the mg, 50 mg, and 75 mg. Bharti Airtel Int’l (Netherlands) B.V.,” the outlook is negative,” Moody’s report said. for the financial year 2018-19. reported a 6.28% rise in standalone net profit end of December 2018. New Delhi|PTI

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10908.65 10956.70 10886.70 10934.35 22.10 Script Open High Low LTP BPCL 337.90 340.80 337.00 339.40 BAJAJFINSV 6029.25 6059.80 5972.85 6009.90 WESTLIFE 383.00 383.00 366.00 369.05 ZEEL 343.00 369.90 341.05 364.65 16.90 RCOM 7.55 7.55 5.07 5.44 VENKYS 2430.00 2479.95 2349.95 2396.70 BALKRISIND 808.00 808.15 790.00 796.00 IBULISL 266.45 278.40 258.65 258.65 TITAN 1026.95 1074.00 1020.00 1068.50 42.75 IFCI 13.10 13.10 12.10 12.53 GRUH 208.50 220.50 207.50 219.60 GNFC 319.15 324.65 317.85 318.90 THERMAX 1079.15 1092.20 1071.20 1081.95 UPL 772.85 800.00 772.85 798.80 27.90 DHFL 115.45 123.50 113.15 121.90 INDHOTEL 142.95 145.25 139.05 142.35 SWANENERGY 97.45 98.70 96.00 97.70 TATACOFFEE 87.75 88.25 86.10 86.70 DRREDDY 2775.20 2859.85 2773.00 2817.05 81.85 YESBANK 179.90 183.50 174.75 175.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 2672.00 2722.60 2617.60 2712.50 NHPC 25.15 25.50 23.30 23.70 LALPATHLAB 1049.60 1062.95 1039.95 1050.25 HEROMOTOCO 2804.00 2873.35 2800.00 2862.00 81.85 RPOWER 16.95 17.55 11.65 11.95 DIVISLAB 1610.00 1637.00 1610.00 1616.45 OMAXE 213.30 213.55 211.80 212.10 HINDCOPPER 44.80 45.25 44.25 44.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2647.00 2720.00 2645.00 2710.00 67.50 RELCAPITAL 151.00 159.50 142.30 152.15 BEL 82.80 83.20 79.30 79.80 FORTIS 135.00 135.20 134.00 134.70 DENABANK 11.91 12.12 11.66 11.71 INDUSINDBK 1504.85 1557.15 1498.05 1538.80 34.15 RELIANCE 1292.00 1304.25 1278.60 1290.30 INOXLEISUR 269.95 279.00 260.70 268.25 GREAVESCOT 120.30 120.85 117.80 120.20 AEGISLOG 195.70 198.90 194.30 196.05 MARUTI 6995.00 7125.00 6985.40 7125.00 136.80 SUZLON 4.70 4.75 2.70 3.63 JSWSTEEL 273.00 277.50 270.50 273.65 LINDEINDIA 420.00 430.90 403.00 418.50 JSL 26.10 26.30 24.20 24.70 RELINFRA 225.00 238.60 220.40 227.20 CIPLA 508.90 514.00 501.25 508.85 CEATLTD 1075.15 1103.50 1075.15 1092.65 MAHINDCIE 236.50 238.20 228.70 230.10 M&M 675.25 692.60 672.65 687.55 13.10 PNB 73.80 76.50 72.20 73.55 PEL 2100.00 2174.00 2088.60 2166.10 TATACHEM 658.30 664.20 641.10 646.95 GICHSGFIN 227.00 227.00 219.50 220.70 EICHERMOT 20161.00 20584.90 20160.00 20500.00 371.70 JUBLFOOD 1360.00 1365.00 1236.50 1303.25 HINDPETRO 228.00 228.00 224.30 225.00 UBL 1450.00 1450.00 1408.30 1422.25 CENTRUM 33.80 34.10 31.00 31.75 VEDL 159.30 164.50 157.25 163.55 2.20 BHEL 65.60 65.60 56.25 58.90 SRTRANSFIN 1020.00 1075.90 1020.00 1068.25 ICICIPRULI 284.95 287.45 281.25 286.65 BAJAJELEC 481.95 481.95 467.85 473.35 AXISBANK 722.00 731.60 719.50 730.00 9.50 IBULHSGFIN 650.30 662.45 631.05 644.65 TATAPOWER 70.50 71.60 69.30 69.85 SUNTV 531.80 531.80 513.15 522.00 WABAG 296.50 296.50 291.75 294.70 TECHM 752.00 760.00 740.20 758.80 9.65 ZEEL 348.00 369.65 340.70 365.30 RECLTD 120.50 122.00 116.20 117.00 ALBK 43.60 43.75 41.80 42.75 FDC 167.55 172.55 164.45 168.95 POWERGRID 184.10 186.95 183.50 186.65 2.05 TITAN 1025.00 1074.00 1019.75 1066.65 UNIONBANK 79.55 80.60 77.05 78.20 ABB 1272.20 1293.35 1253.25 1258.40 ENDURANCE 1190.00 1218.60 1190.00 1205.20 GAIL 330.25 339.00 325.55 333.25 3.50 JETAIRWAYS 243.20 248.50 233.20 236.05 CANBK 239.95 239.95 229.75 231.00 INDIGO 1155.15 1179.30 1151.80 1172.40 MMTC 25.85 26.40 24.65 24.85 ADANIPORTS 333.10 340.95 330.75 339.05 3.40 PCJEWELLER 70.00 70.25 62.05 65.80 DABUR 452.00 452.70 444.40 447.75 CENTURYPLY 161.30 171.70 157.50 163.00 MINDAIND 291.00 292.65 284.05 285.45 HINDUNILVR 1805.00 1834.95 1804.95 1817.35 14.75 HEG 2390.00 2480.00 2275.00 2427.00 MANPASAND 68.95 68.95 63.75 64.30 JMFINANCIL 76.70 78.35 75.60 76.40 CARBORUNIV 348.00 350.30 341.70 343.25 NTPC 137.00 138.40 136.20 138.15 0.90 SPICEJET 77.60 79.85 76.05 77.10 CENTURYTEX 764.00 770.50 742.45 751.10 GSFC 91.55 95.00 91.55 93.10 AMARAJABAT 775.45 778.00 766.85 771.20 ASIANPAINT 1444.95 1466.90 1443.10 1455.00 8.65 BHARTIARTL 295.50 310.60 293.30 307.85 NCC 79.10 80.10 77.20 78.15 LICHSGFIN 451.00 461.95 451.00 458.80 CROMPTON 212.15 213.00 208.50 210.65 HDFCBANK 2108.00 2119.00 2097.00 2115.00 10.10 AXISBANK 722.45 731.05 719.00 727.80 GRASIM 708.00 714.20 698.05 704.20 M&MFIN 402.25 406.00 398.50 401.75 GHCL 243.00 248.50 240.65 241.50 MAXINDIA 74.85 75.85 72.75 73.25 BAJAJFINSV 6019.95 6064.00 5969.00 6034.90 25.70 VEDL 160.00 164.60 157.20 162.50 MEGH 54.50 54.50 49.00 49.95 VOLTAS 547.90 547.90 532.10 534.35 RAMCOCEM 592.30 605.00 585.10 596.10 IEX 162.00 164.00 160.85 161.45 KOTAKBANK 1276.00 1287.00 1267.50 1277.00 4.80 IRB 135.35 139.25 121.15 123.20 IOC 136.00 136.05 133.30 133.50 GLENMARK 646.35 652.45 632.00 635.95 OFSS 3797.50 3837.95 3780.00 3818.05 GPPL 82.15 84.25 82.00 82.75 ULTRACEMCO 3447.50 3472.00 3410.00 3460.50 13.00 TATAGLOBAL 198.00 200.00 180.30 185.85 MPHASIS 1018.05 1040.00 1005.10 1015.05 SUNTECK 342.15 350.00 341.05 343.00 NIACL 179.50 181.00 175.00 176.45 SJVN 25.60 25.60 25.20 25.40 HCLTECH 1046.50 1055.00 1041.50 1045.40 2.60 TATAMOTORS 180.00 181.00 174.40 175.55 KEI 371.95 373.50 362.60 368.35 MCX 712.25 714.05 694.00 697.15 ASHOKA 119.50 120.15 116.60 117.10 MHRIL 197.95 197.95 194.25 196.00 JKLAKSHMI 301.25 307.65 300.95 303.95 BAJFINANCE 2600.00 2642.10 2593.95 2600.00 5.55 GRAPHITE 525.00 539.95 507.00 518.45 FEDERALBNK 88.00 88.70 86.45 87.10 RAYMOND 742.00 745.95 720.10 730.65 NILKAMAL 1324.90 1327.20 1263.60 1279.90 TATASTEEL 476.25 477.50 459.55 464.75 AVANTI 333.00 338.45 322.00 324.80 GODREJAGRO 485.00 485.00 470.20 474.10 PRSMJOHNSN 65.30 67.60 64.15 66.55 BAJAJCON 351.60 352.15 345.40 350.70 SBIN 284.20 287.00 283.00 284.50 0.55 DISHTV 23.50 23.95 21.80 22.75 TVSMOTOR 500.00 507.00 490.15 497.80 CHENNPETRO 228.75 233.00 225.40 230.45 VINATIORGA 1614.95 1620.00 1590.00 1592.85 SHARDACROP 320.25 325.50 317.45 319.85 BHARTIARTL 295.40 311.65 292.85 307.00 0.45 HINDUNILVR 1803.00 1832.60 1803.00 1821.20 ASIANPAINT 1444.00 1465.95 1444.00 1450.45 KRBL 369.95 375.20 361.20 364.70 SBILIFE 581.65 592.10 580.00 582.65 SCHNEIDER 90.55 90.55 85.45 85.90 HDFC 1979.80 1985.00 1962.25 1980.00 1.50 M&M 674.25 692.55 673.90 683.75 DBL 315.65 323.40 311.55 317.55 CADILAHC 320.00 320.00 312.55 314.75 DCMSHRIRAM 337.00 345.00 337.00 342.25 ELGIEQUIP 237.45 240.00 236.70 237.90 CIPLA 506.55 514.00 501.20 509.90 0.30 SBIN 284.05 286.75 283.00 284.50 FSL 48.90 48.90 46.70 47.45 IDFC 37.05 37.65 36.05 36.65 QUESS 629.65 633.00 624.90 630.55 GSKCONS 7530.55 7616.40 7512.00 7585.00 TCS 2050.00 2055.00 2028.00 2051.00 0.75 SUNPHARMA 415.90 418.50 406.75 409.30 HAVELLS 736.95 740.00 725.55 731.20 KTKBANK 116.70 117.50 114.65 115.05 BAJAJHLDNG 2959.80 3030.00 2915.00 2921.10 ALKEM 1881.40 1907.75 1881.35 1894.85 HINDALCO 205.90 208.75 202.70 204.20 0.00 MARUTI 6991.00 7126.35 6989.00 7096.00 HDFCLIFE 372.25 377.90 370.75 376.40 BBTC 1172.55 1204.85 1168.00 1173.75 BAYERCROP 4325.00 4423.45 4235.10 4344.50 MAHLIFE 370.00 376.00 367.85 372.35 JSWSTEEL 272.00 277.65 270.65 273.30 -0.20 HDFCBANK 2109.00 2119.00 2097.25 2114.90 DELTACORP 231.45 232.65 227.00 230.65 TATACOMM 495.55 496.00 487.00 493.35 DCAL 196.20 203.00 195.50 198.15 CAPPL 345.05 355.75 333.85 339.95 INFY 747.00 759.95 747.00 755.00 -0.90 IGL 292.70 310.60 292.70 305.35 HFCL 22.30 22.60 21.30 21.75 RAIN 103.20 105.30 103.20 103.20 MAHABANK 14.02 14.20 13.56 13.64 JKCEMENT 694.40 710.00 688.00 690.30 RELIANCE 1292.00 1304.40 1278.60 1288.00 -2.90 JINDALSTEL 131.00 131.80 126.90 129.05 EDELWEISS 139.40 142.70 138.20 140.15 REPCOHOME 387.90 396.60 376.45 390.70 VMART 2669.80 2722.55 2650.00 2676.10 APLAPOLLO 1135.00 1135.10 1122.60 1129.55 LT 1310.70 1323.00 1300.00 1304.00 -3.40 ACC 1412.15 1435.15 1357.25 1388.15 ABCAPITAL 82.65 84.50 80.30 81.70 ICICIGI 882.95 893.00 872.10 879.45 IFBIND 770.45 777.00 726.00 760.75 SANOFI 6461.20 6461.20 6300.00 6402.30 ICICIBANK 354.60 356.10 348.85 353.50 -1.05 IDBI 49.60 50.00 46.50 47.05 BIOCON 653.65 658.40 647.00 650.50 ADANITRANS 217.00 218.80 213.00 214.30 DEEPAKNI 228.65 229.05 222.15 223.55 ASTRAZEN 1620.00 1637.30 1576.05 1590.45 BPCL 338.50 340.30 336.60 337.20 -1.35 STAR 436.00 439.00 407.75 421.05 JUBILANT 732.00 748.00 725.80 738.35 HSCL 114.60 115.50 109.55 110.80 UCOBANK 18.45 18.50 17.70 17.95 FINOLEXIND 504.50 507.90 501.10 502.30 GRASIM 706.80 714.00 698.00 703.00 -3.75 INFY 751.00 760.00 748.55 754.25 RNAM 137.50 149.40 128.20 137.20 HUDCO 40.65 40.75 39.65 39.80 SCI 39.50 39.65 38.15 38.35 ASTERDM 152.10 156.00 152.05 152.80 HINDPETRO 225.15 228.15 224.05 225.15 -1.35 CGPOWER 36.50 36.80 30.35 31.55 MGL 941.45 966.00 941.45 959.80 JSWENERGY 68.00 68.00 66.35 66.80 RALLIS 158.50 161.00 157.00 157.90 GAYAPROJ 167.40 167.40 161.60 165.45 WIPRO 370.00 372.20 365.80 368.65 -2.60 ASHOKLEY 82.30 83.35 81.20 81.90 GODREJCP 699.50 699.50 680.50 684.95 POWERGRID 184.00 186.95 183.25 185.45 ALLCARGO 102.55 102.55 99.70 100.65 LAOPALA 211.85 213.00 207.20 209.45 ITC 277.35 277.80 272.50 274.10 -3.00 DRREDDY 2742.05 2857.55 2742.05 2826.25 EICHERMOT 20249.80 20560.00 20157.60 20488.90 TATAMETALI 607.20 633.90 600.10 606.50 HAL 699.95 699.95 675.00 680.25 IOB 13.18 13.29 13.00 13.08 DBCORP 178.50 180.75 176.60 179.35 SUNPHARMA 414.80 418.50 406.55 409.15 -5.65 ITC 277.20 277.90 272.85 274.40 TATAELXSI 890.00 904.40 879.20 897.25 NAVINFLUOR 624.70 624.70 610.05 615.40 MERCK 3198.30 3305.50 3198.30 3257.10 CASTROLIND 156.00 156.65 151.80 152.70 BASF 1372.75 1384.15 1325.00 1331.50 SHREECEM 15734.25 15926.20 15548.10 15632.90 IBULHSGFIN 654.00 662.70 630.25 641.90 -8.85 JPASSOCIAT 5.98 6.05 4.82 5.09 HINDALCO 206.45 208.80 202.60 204.85 EXIDEIND 226.35 230.95 217.70 220.10 RCF 59.30 59.40 57.10 57.55 JSLHISAR 78.15 82.50 78.10 79.85 WABCOINDIA 6110.05 6350.00 6044.75 6307.60 FORBESCO 2030.05 2054.00 1976.00 1993.55 IOC 135.95 136.20 133.30 133.95 -1.95 GAIL 330.55 339.00 326.00 331.35 BIRLACORPN 474.00 482.20 440.00 448.85 CENTRALBK 30.00 30.20 29.00 29.30 SUNCLAYLTD 2905.00 2905.00 2753.00 2813.40 INFRATEL 295.00 295.00 286.45 290.25 -4.80 GMRINFRA 15.00 15.35 13.45 14.80 TORNTPHARM 1850.35 1859.45 1807.80 1818.90 ASTRAL 1138.55 1169.00 1129.70 1138.75 HEIDELBERG 143.05 145.65 143.00 143.75 ONGC 146.00 148.20 142.30 143.25 -3.00 LTI 1756.10 1870.00 1756.10 1810.75 IPCALAB 743.00 746.85 717.95 722.55 CYIENT 611.00 611.05 585.50 606.80 FLFL 435.75 437.95 428.15 430.30 YESBANK 179.80 183.50 175.00 175.85 -3.95 ICICIBANK 354.95 355.50 348.90 352.35 BHARATFORG 484.45 494.45 484.20 486.10 MRF 60299.85 60370.55 59650.95 60107.90 GRINDWELL 530.00 532.45 510.10 526.45 TATAMOTORS 180.70 181.15 174.70 176.00 -4.25 BATAINDIA 1193.00 1196.80 1171.15 1177.80 ENGINERSIN 112.85 114.65 112.20 112.80 BOSCHLTD 19046.25 19192.00 18951.05 19044.55 TNPL 207.25 215.00 206.85 211.50 TATASTEEL 477.00 477.00 459.45 464.70 -11.35 LT 1307.50 1322.10 1300.00 1305.20 HSIL 263.00 264.40 248.10 249.55 GLAXO 1394.45 1402.30 1380.00 1391.40 STARCEMENT 92.25 92.85 89.00 89.45 COALINDIA 222.00 223.40 215.70 216.10 -6.00 INFIBEAM 36.00 36.30 32.65 32.95 GRANULES 86.70 87.85 85.30 85.80 FINCABLES 415.00 415.00 396.00 397.45 PNCINFRA 146.90 149.00 144.85 145.60 APOLLOTYRE 200.00 205.35 196.50 202.50 GODREJIND 503.25 504.95 482.10 489.90 ITDCEM 112.40 113.70 104.45 105.80 NBVENTURES 106.80 109.00 106.80 107.90   BANDHANBNK 403.70 421.75 401.05 415.55 PERSISTENT 640.00 650.00 640.00 646.20 UFLEX 251.75 254.00 250.75 252.40 SUPRAJIT 193.50 198.95 192.10 195.85 BLISSGVS 151.00 163.35 149.55 161.50 GODREJPROP 765.95 770.00 720.10 732.25 SCHAEFFLER 5443.80 5680.00 5432.00 5483.30 DHANUKA 428.00 430.55 413.55 416.60 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BANKINDIA 93.80 94.25 89.40 90.95 EIHOTEL 193.15 197.90 190.05 195.15 ADANIGREEN 33.40 34.05 32.95 33.15 MINDACORP 139.65 144.35 138.20 138.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 26583.55 26642.20 26301.35 26397.75 -190.45 ADANIPOWER 39.75 40.65 36.50 37.75 HINDZINC 255.55 258.60 253.00 255.25 PHOENIXLTD 593.00 593.00 568.00 570.00 MOTILALOFS 617.00 621.35 615.00 619.85 SRTRANSFIN 1020.00 1073.95 1018.15 1073.95 49.20 AUROPHARMA 763.10 768.55 737.05 744.70 BERGEPAINT 309.00 312.30 305.25 307.35 KPRMILL 539.90 539.90 514.50 523.70 MONSANTO 2610.15 2650.00 2587.05 2638.80 PETRONET 211.00 221.20 210.65 219.75 9.75 STRTECH 226.00 226.70 215.30 218.55 JAMNAAUTO 54.65 55.10 53.10 53.35 GUJFLUORO 869.00 869.00 831.00 841.45 AKZOINDIA 1716.25 1775.00 1700.00 1724.10 BANDHANBNK 406.00 422.60 403.00 416.75 12.95 SREINFRA 24.50 25.80 21.70 22.25 TEJASNET 152.00 152.00 141.55 144.30 REDINGTON 68.40 69.00 67.50 68.25 GULFOILLUB 880.00 891.40 880.00 887.45 PEL 2107.00 2178.35 2085.00 2175.00 67.10 COALINDIA 222.00 223.50 215.85 216.55 APOLLOHOSP 1301.40 1307.80 1283.10 1290.05 NATCOPHARM* 679.00 687.00 677.00 681.35 TEAMLEASE 2748.10 2770.00 2729.75 2734.50 INDIGO 1151.00 1180.00 1151.00 1174.30 13.45 INDUSINDBK 1500.90 1559.70 1498.40 1536.25 JINDALSAW 82.05 83.40 80.30 80.70 GICRE 250.00 254.95 246.95 247.55 ABBOTINDIA 7992.80 8133.10 7992.80 8065.55 OFSS 3804.90 3848.55 3785.25 3839.00 42.80 BAJFINANCE 2595.25 2642.00 2595.20 2602.15 CANFINHOME 246.10 252.00 244.30 245.55 TIMETECHNO 93.85 94.00 90.00 90.95 PGHH 9764.00 9989.95 9600.00 9944.00 IDEA 29.95 30.65 29.25 30.35 0.30 L&TFH 128.00 129.85 125.05 126.45 AUBANK 577.60 595.00 574.80 584.05 PRESTIGE 199.80 200.35 197.95 198.50 CCL 266.75 270.50 266.75 269.50 LICHSGFIN 456.00 462.15 454.10 458.95 3.05 TCS 2049.00 2054.75 2028.05 2044.35 TIINDIA 330.00 340.95 324.65 337.85 CARERATING 981.30 990.00 972.30 974.95 SHRIRAMCIT 1637.90 1656.30 1580.00 1610.60 PGHH 9880.00 9989.00 9820.05 9940.00 62.90 UJJIVAN 281.95 294.70 277.50 289.25 PIDILITIND 1125.05 1133.00 1117.55 1121.30 SUDARSCHEM 318.00 324.40 309.00 312.90 BLUEDART 3145.75 3145.75 3043.20 3098.60 ICICIPRULI 283.60 287.80 281.15 286.15 1.40 DMART 1474.00 1490.15 1456.00 1472.75 NAUKRI 1720.05 1773.95 1705.15 1758.20 ADVENZYMES 157.95 162.50 157.95 161.80 SKFINDIA 1929.85 1930.00 1905.30 1910.30 DABUR 447.90 453.00 444.20 449.50 2.05 SRF 2031.00 2037.00 1961.50 2021.65 PARAGMILK 205.00 213.95 205.00 208.25 MUTHOOTFIN 500.00 503.45 494.00 497.70 BDL 252.00 253.55 240.60 246.35 VBL 800.00 810.00 791.60 798.70 BOSCHLTD 19100.00 19219.95 18950.30 19100.15 52.05 HEROMOTOCO 2805.00 2870.25 2800.00 2855.40 HCLTECH 1047.90 1055.15 1040.15 1045.40 DCBBANK 179.30 179.80 176.55 178.70 GMDCLTD 82.35 82.50 80.15 80.60 JAGRAN 100.90 101.60 99.00 99.70 CONCOR 518.90 524.40 511.15 520.00 1.40 RBLBANK 600.00 607.50 581.30 585.60 TATAMTRDVR 94.30 94.30 90.00 90.50 TRIDENT 64.45 64.80 61.50 62.05 TTKPRESTIG 7770.75 7946.90 7695.75 7797.05 SUPPETRO 196.85 196.85 190.65 190.95 HDFCLIFE 375.00 377.30 370.60 377.00 0.80 DLF 163.00 165.20 154.80 159.85 MARICO 367.50 369.40 358.15 364.15 TV18BRDCST 32.00 32.05 31.10 31.30 ITDC 276.50 283.85 275.60 279.75 TVTODAY 348.25 351.45 347.75 349.60 MRF 60299.00 60400.00 59500.00 59999.00 92.45 ABFRL 210.20 216.20 208.75 213.15 FCONSUMER 46.00 46.80 43.50 44.00 GUJALKALI 499.00 512.90 499.00 507.30 NAVKARCORP 45.60 45.60 43.00 43.35 RELAXO 724.45 736.35 720.85 731.90 JBCHEPHARM 311.45 318.40 311.35 316.70 COLPAL 1292.00 1310.00 1286.20 1290.00 0.55 BEML 796.15 799.05 754.00 762.25 TRENT 355.10 365.00 349.55 359.50 KAJARIACER 553.75 553.75 539.00 549.75 EIDPARRY 199.05 202.45 195.60 197.85 APLLTD 592.80 593.25 582.00 582.50 ASHOKLEY 82.00 83.40 81.20 82.25 -0.05 TECHM 762.00 762.00 740.40 750.00 ITI 95.45 95.85 90.70 91.80 VGUARD 195.45 195.95 192.70 194.10 TRITURBINE 104.05 105.15 100.10 102.20 CRISIL 1619.75 1650.00 1619.75 1642.90 SUNTV 523.15 528.65 513.10 523.00 -1.10 BRITANNIA 3270.00 3317.00 3149.00 3164.65 HEXAWARE 355.00 362.70 350.00 356.65 OBEROIRLTY 452.15 456.05 447.05 449.80 LAXMIMACH 5337.20 5497.00 5301.00 5314.60 ZENSARTECH 224.35 228.10 222.00 224.45 MARICO 367.00 369.50 358.30 366.80 -0.95 ONGC 146.90 148.20 142.10 142.75 SOUTHBANK 13.20 13.25 12.81 12.88 SOBHA 481.95 483.90 470.25 476.95 COFFEEDAY 262.20 266.00 257.55 263.65 JYOTHYLAB 183.00 185.45 183.00 184.35 DMART 1475.00 1492.30 1455.00 1470.00 -3.90 WOCKPHARMA 416.25 424.50 406.55 411.65 ORIENTBANK 94.15 96.25 91.05 92.25 INOXWIND 64.85 64.85 61.30 61.80 KALPATPOWR 366.05 374.25 358.05 364.10 KNRCON 206.50 207.50 205.40 205.90 HINDZINC 256.30 258.80 253.70 254.00 -0.70 NOCIL 133.00 133.00 122.10 125.20 MFSL 366.85 376.00 361.20 367.40 KSCL 576.70 583.00 572.30 580.55 NAVNETEDUL 104.30 105.50 102.00 104.85 PIIND 834.75 838.85 830.00 833.45 HAVELLS 735.00 739.80 725.00 733.00 -2.55 MOTHERSUMI 138.20 140.20 134.70 136.70 SAIL 45.70 46.30 44.75 45.35 LEMONTREE 70.50 71.50 70.20 70.80 ESSELPRO 105.20 110.40 105.20 108.00 SOLARINDS 978.40 993.15 977.90 983.65 PIDILITIND 1125.55 1134.20 1115.95 1117.00 -4.20 KOTAKBANK 1275.00 1286.85 1269.00 1279.10 INTELLECT 164.80 170.55 163.00 167.85 CHOLAFIN 1216.00 1243.80 1216.00 1238.20 BALMLAWRIE 187.30 187.30 182.65 183.35 ERIS 653.40 659.90 643.40 657.60 BIOCON 655.50 659.30 646.00 649.25 -3.20 BANKBARODA 110.50 111.60 107.20 108.25 PHILIPCARB 163.80 166.00 161.00 161.55 ISEC 199.90 200.10 188.00 196.95 NETWORK18 35.45 35.80 34.80 35.00 ASAHIINDIA 258.65 258.95 255.50 256.15 OIL 171.00 172.15 168.80 170.05 -1.05 IDFCFIRSTB 43.40 44.00 42.30 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But   businesses. es to nurture and celebrate their Profit consciousness is going for as a business, the priority needs to be International School of Here are a few things to focus on ‘intrapreneurs’. While digitisation is the win. Startups with futuristic, creating things that fulfill the needs Design invites application for in the future the talk of the business world, the astronomical projections of captur- of the customer. Many startups make Bachelors, Masters and competitive edge to any company is ing the market, are going to fail. the mistake of obsessing over the tech- Diploma Programmes in     !  not brought by the technology it uses, Business is an activity designed for nology and what it can do, rather than Fashion Design. The effectiveness of advertising is but rather by the execution rigour of adding value to your customers in focusing on the customer’s needs Eligibility to Apply: Class falling. Customers are smarter and its teams. exchange for a profit. If entrepreneurs and behaviours. XII pass for diploma, 10+2 for their consciousness has increased, this Ideas don’t win. Execution wins.    are going to ignore profit conscious- There is no point creating or inno- bachelors and diploma and makes them immune to advertising. To make execution win, organisations >  2 3 ness, and are just going to continue vating things that your customer graduates for masters degree or attend one of the following: Nobody wants to be ‘sold to’. need leaders who take ownership to burn cash, with the hope that would not be willing to spend their diploma (any stream). TUM School of Management, Customers will buy your and turn the entrepreneur’s 2   someday in the future they will hit money on, or that your customer will Last date to Apply: Germany, Beijing Jiaotong product only if they vision into reality. These   >:2 3 the tipping point — then that is just not really change their core behaviours February 20, 2019. University School of Economics believe that you under- leaders are the real heroes    2 wishful thinking and poor business to use. Creativity and innovation are How to Apply: Log on to and Management, China, stand their needs, and of a business and these acumen. great, but application and monetisa- http://www.insd.edu.in/apply- Toulouse Business School, that you alone are are people who I call  3 >  The year 2019 will see business- tion come first. The fundamentals will online.html. France. capable of solving intrapreneurs. > 2 es becoming more profit conscious continue to remain the game chang- Eligibility: Students with them. In any business, the and making a correction from being er of 2019. Entrepreneurs and busi-    educational experience in a For that, you differentiator between 9>   focused on customer acquisition to nesses that stick to the basics will    technical or scientific discipline. need to be marketing success and failure is    3:  3 filtering and retaining customers thrive while the rest will just wither The University of Bachelor degree or recognised and not advertising as determined by how who actually spend money. away. Stay focused on the basics and Strathclyde, Glasgow, is inviting equivalent from an accredited a business. So the thumb strong their second line > 2 The era of probability of success build a business which fulfills the aspi- applications for the new Global institution of at least three years rule in 2019 for businesses team of leaders are, that is, the  >  in business needs to move out and it’s rations of all its stakeholders. Master in Industrial full time study. Students should is going to be “Don’t sell, add commitment and competence of 2  time for a correction to actually L     $  * Management (GMIM) course display a strong work and lead- value and engage.” their intrapreneurs. Let 2019 be a determine the true value of a business    ! starting September 2019. The ership ethic, and be prepared to GMIM is a collaborative Masters meet the challenges associated between the University of with an intensive Master’s degree Strathclyde Business School and in a multicultural environment. !  !"! MIP Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Fee: 19,500 for interna- Q R GMIM is ideally designed tional students for 2019/ 20. "! (" ! "% for students with a technical or Scholarship: Up to four scientific background and seeks partial, merit-based tuition to develop the managerial skills scholarships for applicants with 2>  2       2'))!( %!!%# and competencies needed to first class degrees (or overseas pursue managerial careers in equivalent of a UK first class   &!""!'"! internationally orientated man- degree) is available towards the ufacturing and service indus- Global Master in Industrial How is the collaboration with grammes? make sure that each and every stu- tries. Students will have the Management course. University of Derby? These programmes are a very dent of the university gains some option to spend the four semes- Two awards of 8,500 are We have collaborated with good pillar in moulding a student’s international experience, be it ters of the course in up to four available for a non-EU candidate the University of Derby (UoD) for personality and career. They give through summer projects or from renowned academic institutions and two awards of 6,500 for an providing Degree provision to student an opportunity to go and conducting joint classes with across Europe and Asia. EU candidate. the students of Pearl Academy. study in a foreign land, under- international universities. Term one begins in Glasgow Deadline: The closing date This decision was taken in co- stand its culture and look up to What are the milestones in at Strathclyde Business School in for consideration of the schol- ordination with Kathryn Mitchell, things with a global perspective. Indian education system? September. Students then spend arships is July 14, 2019. For fur- Vice-chancellor, UoD keeping in The world is now shrinking to a The biggest challenge which is their second term in Italy, at ther information, log on to mind the requirement of the very small place and it is very faced by the whole education sys- Politecnico di Milano. In term https://www.strath.ac.uk/cours- course and industry. The UoD has important for the students to tem is a lack of practical knowl- three students can choose to es/postgraduatetaught. also recognised our syllabus and understand things on a global edge. I would want the colleges to mapped it with their curriculum. context. focus more on providing the stu- National Seminar on Transformation What does this translate into? How do you see the design sec- dents with more practical knowl- AStrategies for the Emerging World of +$#"$*$" This means that the students tor evolving? edge which will help them in their Business was organised recently by Lal Bhadur can study in Pearl Academy for The design sector has come a real life instead of just making Shastri Institute Of Management And he New Delhi Institute three years and then move to long way. There are multiple col- them study a particular subject for Technology in the Capitol. Tof Management Derby in their final year and get leges which offer this course and the sake of clearing the exams. It Seminar was inaugurated by former (NDIM), affiliated to the their degrees issued from an inter- also the industry demand for should become more multi- Central Minister and chairman for institute Guru Gobind Singh national university like Derby designers has increased. There are dimensional. Anil Shastri; K J Jawa, MD, and CEO, Daikin Indraprastha University, which lies in top-30 universities. better work opportunities for the Students should be aware of air conditioning India; SY Siddiqui, chief for its BBA programme, This is something beyond just students, which was not the case the hardships of the outside world mentor Maruti Suzuki Limited; institute head held a two-day national summer-exchange programmes some years back. Also, the stu- and how to handle them. The uni- Dr Sanjiv Srivastav, Director Prof Rajendra conference on Paradigm and it will contribute to a brighter dents nowadays are more willing versities should let students Bharti. Shift in Management future of our students. to take up designing as a career. explore things on their own and Chief guest K J Java, MD and CEO, Daikin Practices for Fostering How important are collabora- Designing was earlier limited not just preach them everything. air conditioning India deliberated that we are Excellence. Over 40 tions in the design sector? to just fashion but now it has Also the schools and colleges surrounded by business environment that research papers were presented and a book on the topic was inau- Collaborations play a key role paved its way in every sector of should become more student- keeps on changing. It is important to create, gurated by the chairperson Bindu Kumar, together with Ambassador not only in the design sector but work be it hotel management or centric though we are seeing this crystallise the market. He also told about how Augusto Montiel, Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; in the whole education system. It anything. There is an increased happening in some metros but this companies should focus on competitive advan- Rajiv Yadav, IAS, chairman, Brahmaputra Board, Secretary, is important for the students to need of designers who can come should be done on a larger scale. tage and people centered management. Parliamentary Affairs, GoI, and various other luminaries. While learn the working of other indus- up with innovative ideas to What advise would you like to In his keynote address, SY Siddiqui, chief addressing the gathering, Venezuelan ambassador talked about how tries and understand their work enhance any business. Also the give out to the aspiring design- mentor, Maruti Suzuki Limited said that trans- everything, from the environment, to the global commons, must pattern. Collaborations also help future of fashion and designing is )! ''$ ers? formation starts at the top level and in the com- be stakeholders in public and private sector decision-making. Yadav in exchange of ideas and knowl- very bright all over the world.   ! * ' !  I would say just be confident ing time, BS-IV vehicles will be replaced to BS- spoke about the innovative HR practices implemented by Google. edge which thereby result in How does the university aim to of yourself, be creative, don't let VI vehicles and top many should transform in Other luminaries like S Rajagopalan, chairman, Public Relations increased productivity. It is the reach its goals? ty to work on a live-project given the fear of failure hinder your abil- the emerging world business and also dicussed Society of India; Vijay Kumar, director, MSME Institute; Anil kind of exposure that every stu- We are trying to become bet- by the industry. The students can ity of exploring new things and about three box theory. Khaitan, former President, PhD Chamber of Commerce and dent needs in order to gain work ter each and every day. We are partner with any other student creating unique ideas because at In his presidential address Anil Shastri Industry; Dr Balmiki Prasad, director, Freedom Fighters and and industry experience. now focusing on multi-discipli- from any department. 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hether it is MTech or MBA, both the paths seem to be Wequally promising, but, the current trend shows that youth is more inclined towards the persuasion of MBA rather than MTech, due to attractive salaries and that it opens wider horizons. Therefore, a big ques- tion emerges in the minds of each after completing BTech that: Whether to be or not to be an Engineer? $  The MTech degree gives you an opportunity to multiply your knowl- edge or one can say to dig deeper in Increasingly, as the children move your field and helps you to hold more up to higher classes their only command in the same. On the other  recourse to continued learning hand, pursuing MBA is considered as comes in the form of tuitions a deviation in the career for a tech grad- which become a way of life. uate but the fact is that acquiring a Improving pre-primary education MBA degree helps to learn newer   English and expect them to be able is the key to children’s success in ways to generate economic perspective to count, add, and subtract. They higher standards. for the people. It simply means to be see APS as springboards that will Ideally, the best way children into a real game together with vast   ++  3)!)! "( allow their children to have a bet- in pre-primary sections can be pre- career options. DC.4 ter life than them by imparting pared for success in later classes is Despite of opening new panorama ! & ' (""!5 skills that will help them secure by participating in experiential and and creating things through technical individual level. Youth from every col- respectable and well-paying jobs. activity based learning rather than skills, there's worrying need for tech- lege or university need to be empow- "("#' (""  Despite the high expectations being passive learners in a rote nically qualified people with M Tech ered to compete with each other at &"&" ' !% &"& of parents, majority of APSs are based method. While some rote due to the meagerness that currently global level. We are not just catering to finding it difficult to impart high learning is good, it can’t be the exist in the country especially in the recruiters or a job-seekers, but also !&"!!,' "!!% quality education, specifically to foundation for any system. research and development industry in helping take the nation ahead by their pre-primary classes. A healthy early learning plan the government as well as in the pri- improving their skills which they lack ""!'!%& "!" #  These years are typically treat- must impart Math and English vate sectors. or simply add new ones to enhance ed in the same way as primary #" skills and also make parents aware Many established and branded their market value. Most importantly 2 >    years, relying on an instructional "!!%&! )  of the benefits of experiential companies reach IIT and IIM to hire it is essential that each graduate today approach that is rote-based, but learning. It would also lead to the the most talented and skilled profes- is industry-ready and this can be done with ‘lesser portions’. In this  &"2! overall development of a child by sionals. Although, both the premium by improving their employability good education is a key that sections are educated. The fee method of pedagogy, children !%   ! keeping in mind cultural aspects institutes have different line of flow and through competitive spirit, adding unlocks a world of endless structure of such schools varies learn by repeating what is said by and constantly provide opportu- prepares elite workforce. But, this is a self-paced courses that create an edge, Apossibilities for children. from 18,000 to 20,000 per the teacher in a sing-along man-   &"! nities for social-emotional devel- restriction of many talented and skilled and yes creating more awareness of self Children who are well-educated annum for each child; as many as ner. This lowers learning out- "('!( opment. The plan must include youth towards the chances of getting assessment through social media. have a better chance of success and 60 per cent of the children enrolled comes for life. It also does nothing teacher training so that they can hired in a good company. Also not all We can say that MTech and MBA, lead happier lives than those who in APS are the first generation in to prepare children for jobs in the (&"! effectively implement the cur- the postgraduates from such colleges both are equally fair. One is all required are not educated. What and how their family to attend school. In the future. riculum in the classroom. get their dream jobs. to have a good vision and break the old children are taught between the absence of APS’, the children Most children in Class V lack "!!%5 &! It is only by employing an inte- Young people from all the courses restricting trends. ages of two to six have a tremen- enrolled in them would be enrolled basic Math and language skills ) !)" grated solution in pre-primary and across India should be given equal There is need to provide even dous impact on their chances of in Government schools. which hampers their intellectual classrooms that children studying opportunities to demonstrate their handed opportunities to the aspiring success in the future. It is between The parents of such children growth and decision making abil- "!!%  in APS can be ready for respectable skills and this is one good way to skilled youth from everywhere. Many these ages that children acquire an have relatively high aspirations for ities. The core reason for this !(( and well-paying jobs as adults. improve employability in India. Good young people can be assets for our understanding of basic concepts their children and have enrolled deficiency is such children were Early Years is the one period of life decisions and good work comes from nation and the big question which con- which allow them to flourish in them in APS instead of not exposed to quality early edu-  & ! that we can set the stage for chil- good experience. After all there is no fuses all that: Whether to be or not to later classes. Government schools because they cation during their pre-primary )"")) ! dren from any background to substitute for experience. be an Engineer, or to go for M.Tech or Across urban centers in India believe APS provide a better edu- years. become ‘academically and social- The world has to move from MBA will not bother much then. Of are a number of Affordable Private cation. Those who enroll their chil- The children end up seeing  " ly successful’. degree-based hiring through IITs or course without an ultimate goal in Schools (APS) in which many chil- dren in APS expect their children learning as a chore and never      ! !%   IIMs to skill-based recruitments. And mind it’s difficult to say which one is dren from economically weaker to be able to speak and write in acquire a passion for learning.  !D  !!#  that is a big change to be done on the better, so follow your dreams.

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hey have hit the home- Tstretch of a memorable three-month tour and a ram- pant India will be fancying another series win when they clash with under pressure hosts New Zealand in the opening T20 International here on Wednesday. While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much- needed rest, the Rohit Sharma- led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to D     !$ record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and  ■  3  Jemimah Rodrigues, who both were not a historic tour of Australia. amongst the runs at Hamilton. The preceding ODI series marting from a heavy loss in the final one Mandhana, however, had a memorable solved a part of the puzzle as Sdayer, the Indian women's team will aim series with scores of 90 and 105, enough to India look to finalise their 15 for a solid showing in the opening encounter earn her the player of the series award. for the World Cup. But there of the three-match T20 series against New Tanya Bhatia had opened with Mandhana are still a few spots up for grabs Zealand, beginning on Wednesday. in the World T20 semifinal against England and the T20 series can help the The three-match series, which was part but since then Rodrigues has formed a team management zero in on of the Women's ODI Championship, was won potent pairing with the southpaw. the squad for the by India 2-1 but they suf- Eyes will also be on mega event in  #$ ! $ + fered an eight- loss at  #$ ! $ + uncapped all-rounder England in May-July. +*=>( Hamilton on February 1 +*<=> Priya Punia, who replaced Young wicket- after being bowled out for ,')#.&' an out of form Veda keeper batsman ,')#.&' 149 at Hamilton. Krishnamurthy in the Rishabh Pant, who Harmanpreet Kaur, who squad. was not part of the ODIs, did not get to do much in ODIs in which The three-games will also help the team returns hungrier and has a big Mithali Raj was captain, will lead the T20 side. management assess where it stands ahead of opportunity to stake a claim for tunity for Dinesh Karthik, who Besides Pant, the others Ahead of the game, he two-match away series in 2012 It will be India's first game in the format ever the T20 World Cup in Australia early next a World Cup spot in the has done well as a finisher but who have joined the team are was also seen practicing with before losing 1-2 in India in since that infamous loss to England at the year. upcoming three T20s. is still not a sure starter in the spin all-rounder Krunal a tennis ball to counter the 2017-18. Word T20 in the Caribbean, where Mithali @  Veteran Mahendra Singh eleven. Ambati Rayudu Pandya and Punjab pacer bounce and swing generated by The ball swung initially at was dropped for the all-important semifinal. India: Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Dhoni is back in the T20 mix grabbed his chance with a Siddharth Kaul. the home team's pacers. the Westpac Stadium on Questions were raised over Mithali's Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah after being omitted from the match-winning 90 in the fifth In the absence of seniors New Zealand will be des- Sunday and New Zealand pac- strike-rate in the shortest format and it Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, series against Australia last ODI, probably enough to seal like Jasprit Bumrah, perate to turn things around ers will be itching to exploit remains to be seen how she approaches the Poonam Yadav, R adha Yadav, Anuja Patil, year and his performance will a place in the middle-order. Mohammad Siraj and Khaleel after a 1-4 drubbing. They do that but they won't have the series, having played a record 200th ODI at Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi also be keenly followed. He last Nineteen-year-old Ahmed have not made much hold an upper hand over India services of premier fast bowler Hamilton. Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, played a T20 in July. Shubman Gill showed glimpses of an impact and they will be in the shortest format. They Trent Boult, who has been Surprisingly, the Indian batters struggled Priya Punia. Following the high of the of his much talked about tal- aiming for a breakthrough beat India 2-0 in the 2008-09 rested. most against spinners in the third ODI and New Zealand: Amy Satterthwaite(c), Suzie Test series Down Under, ent in the final two ODIs but performance. in the sole bilateral series It will be interesting to see that is one area they would be looking to Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie another stellar showing might did not allow himself to settle Dhawan did not do well in played on New Zealand soil till what rookie all-rounder Daryl improve. Devine, Hayley Jensen, Caitlin Gurrey, just convince the selectors to in his debut series. In Kohli's the last three ODIs against date. Mitchell and pacer Blair Harmanpreet is expected to play a much Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Frances include Pant in the final-15. absence, he might get to bat at New Zealand and is eager to The Black Caps edged the Tickner do in their debut bigger role with the bat and lot will depend Mackay, Katey Martin, Rosemary Mair, The series is also an oppor- number three again. finish the tour on a high. sub-continental side 1-0 in a series. on start provided by Smriti Mandhana and Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu. ! ! (" K !       "He is an aggressive batsman, an asset for the team, can take   ■   part of the playing XI. "But a player of her stature away games from opposition in Even if she is picked in the should get a warm send-off a very short time. I hope he grabs ndian women cricket team's playing XI, it has been learnt and that is likely to be against this opportunity (in T20s) with Iseniormost player Mithali that the 36-year-old will not England," the official said. both hands," said Dhawan. Raj in all likelihood will bring continue beyond the three- "It is still not sure whether On the three-match assign- down curtains on her T20 match T20 series against she would like to play the full ment against the Kiwis, Dhawan International career after the England, starting March 4 in series against England or like said it was important to end the home series against England Assam's Barsapara. former men's team pacer tour on a high and carry that while continuing in the 50- "Mithali understands that Ashish Nehra, play the first momentum into the home lim- over format where she is still skipper Harmanpreet Kaur game of the series and retire," ited-overs series against Australia the captain of the side. will like to concentrate on the official further added. later this month. While India's three-match building a team for the 2020 Mithali has so far scored It is an opportunity for the T20 series against New World T20 and that she is 2283 runs from 85 T20 youngsters and that could also "+ !)$". Zealand starts in Wellington unlikely to feature in that tour- Internationals with a highest lead to some much needed rest on Wednesday, it is still not nament," a senior BCCI official score of 97 and 17 half-cen- for the seniors including Dhawan clear whether Mithali will be a said. turies to her credit. and skipper Rohit Sharma, as !$,.=2$  ■  3  T20s against New Zealand after coach Ravi Shastri hinted after being left out of the ODIs which the fifth ODI.  ■  3  throughout the series and it enior Indian opener Shikhar India won 4-1. "We too are humans and our is really exciting," the Kiwi    #  $ % # & SDhawan on Tuesday said ris- The 21-year-old is being seen bodies need a bit of rest. Of he deflating ODI loss skipper said. ing wicketkeeper-batsman as a successor to Mahendra Singh course, we would be looking to Tbehind him, New "It's a positive thing that  ■    Rishabh Pant has become an asset Dhoni behind the stumps and has win the series and carry the Zealand captain Kane a number of guys are getting for the team due to his ability to already proved his worth as a momentum back home for the Williamson on Tuesday said opportunities to have those arfaraz Ahmed will be change the course of a game in no batsman with stellar perfor- Australia series," said Dhawan on he is excited about the experiences against a fantas- SPakistan's captain in the time. mances in England and Australia. the eve of the game. prospect of testing unherald- tic Indian side." World Cup later this year, the Pant, recently adjudged the On Tuesday, Dhawan had words India host Australia for two ed players against a "top" With Guptill not in the country's Cricket Board ICC's Emerging Cricket of the of encouragement for the young- T20s and five ODIs starting team like India in the T20 scheme of things, Williamson announced on Tuesday, back- Year, returns to the side for the ster. February 24 in Visakhapatnam. series starting on Wednesday. didn't rule out the possibili- ing the under-fire player, who New Zealand have draft- ty of opening the innings in is serving a four-ODI ban for ed in two debutants — all- the T20 matches. his racist comments in a game rounder Daryl Mitchell and "At this stage we are against South Africa recently. !.)#.  right-arm pacer Blair Tickner going to look at the surface, Pakistan Cricket Board — in the T20 squad besides we are not decided just yet. Chairman Ehsan Mani told a all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijen, We are looking to pin down media conference in Lahore !(+"($?+*+$# who has played just one T20 the balance. There are a that Sarfaraz would carry on as and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. number of all-rounders captain for the World Cup and Williamson said with which will affect the positions praised his skills and contribu- to lead the team in the World Mani said.  ■  3> Martin Guptill ruled out due I suppose," he said when tion to the team. Cup after the board recalled Mani also insisted that he to a back injury, some rook- asked about Blackcaps possi- "There should be no doubt Sarfaraz from South Africa. was always clear in his mind aurashtra batsmen survived ie players will be in action in ble opening combination. that Sarfaraz is the Pakistan Sarfaraz was banned for about the captaincy. Snasty body blows from Umesh the three-match T20 series "There are a number of cricket team's captain. He will breaching the ICC's anti- "I was always clear in my Yadav during their gallant fight against India. guys who could potentially lead the team in the series racism policy during the sec- mind that Sarfaraz would be against Vidarbha in the Ranji "Martin has been ruled fill that role. Obviously against Australia and also in ond one-day international at the captain. Sarfaraz has been Trophy final, which is now on out of the series because of a (Colin) Munro is expected in the World Cup," the PCB Durban. an integral part of the even keel after third day. back injury. We have a differ- the top-three. Power players chairman said. "Sarfaraz has made great Pakistan's World Cup prepara- Resuming at a precarious ent squad altogether with could potentially move up the The confirmation ended progress since he led the team tions. He has proved to be a 158 for five, Saurashtra's lower some new faces. We are going order or it could be me," he speculation that the board in the Under-19 World Cup, he good strategist, leader and order batsmen showed remark- to see some debutants added. might consider Shoaib Malik has only improved with time," performer," he said. able gumption and grit to take the first innings to 307, just five short of hosts' first innings total. With the first innings lead 7     * $  virtually nullified, Vidarbha in their second innings lost skipper Faiz Fazal (10) and R Sanjay (16) ■    record against opposition with hosts' first chance but the to left-arm spinner the top six in their first 23 Mexican and then Aaron Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/36) iverpool wasted another league games, Liverpool have Cresswell both fired inches before ending the day at 55 for Lchance to extend their lead now slipped up twice in as wide of Alisson Becker's left- two. at the top of the Premier many matches to mount the hand post. The hosts now lead by 60 League as a sub-par perfor- tension in their chase for a first James Milner was having a runs with reliable Wasim Jaffer (5) mance from Jurgen Klopp's title in 29 years. torrid time defending in an and Ganesh Satish (24) at the men was punished in a 1-1 Klopp's side looked like a unfamiliar right-back role crease. draw at West Ham on Monday. side playing under pressure in against the pace and trickery of There are six sessions left in Less than a week after a lacklustre display as the Felipe Anderson. the match and Saurashtra, who morning. career by digging in his heels with missing the opportunity to go absence of the injured Jordan However, the former have had a happy knack of chas- The team was gasping for Chetan Sakariya (28). seven points clear of Henderson, Georginio England midfielder created the ing down fourth innings totals, breath at 184 for seven but They piled on frustration of Manchester City with a 1-1 Wijnaldum and Trent opening goal in controversial will certainly fancy their chances. Kamlesh Makwana (27 off 61 Vidarbha by batting for 26.5 overs draw against Leicester, Alexander-Arnold took its toll. circumstances when given the Overnight batsman Snell balls) and Jadeja (23 off 32) added to add 60 runs for the last wicket Liverpool's lead is now just Hammers boss Manuel chance to go forward. Patel (102) completed his first 38 runs for the eighth wicket as they got tantalisingly close to a three over the champions, who Pellegrini claimed it was Adam Lallana's neat foot- century of the season and when stand. first-innings lead. can now go top with victory at "impossible to play worse" after work played in Milner, who India pacer Umesh Yadav sent Off-spinner Akshay Wakhare Vidarbha tired all their Everton on Wednesday. his side's 3-0 capitulation to was allowed to continue despite him back after smacking one on broke the partnership by getting options but could not break Sadio Mane put the visitors Wolves last week that followed being clearly in an offside posi- his helmet, Saurashtra were still Makwana caught in the first slip Unadkat and Sakariya's dogged in front at the London Stadium, a deeply disappointing FA Cup tion, and Mane cleverly spun 128 runs away from Vidarbha's and Sarwate got rid of Jadeja in the resistance. In Vidarbha's second but Michail Antonio quickly exit to AFC Wimbledon. onto his cross to score his 12th total of 312 all out. same fashion to complete his essay, Sanjay survived a strong leg- levelled and West Ham had the Even without the injured goal of the season. The lead However, what followed after five-wicket haul. before appeal, a caught and better chances to claim all Marko Arnautovic, Pellegrini lasted just six minutes as the Snell's dismissal was an extraor- But there was no respite for bowled chance off Makwana three points when Declan Rice got the response he wanted in visitors switched off from a dinary fightback by Saurashtra's the hosts as captain Jaydev before finally getting by and Mark Noble failed to hit West Ham's performance if not well-worked free-kick and tail, which batted out two sessions Unadkat (46) then produced one Jadeja, who had also bowled rival the target. their end product. 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 ■  3  drop Pujara in England. "And I will do that again if I uldeep Yadav is firmly get the results like the way I have," ahead of veteran said the straight talking coach. KRavichandran Ashwin in Since coming back from the pecking order as India's front- Australia, Pujara has played three line spinner on foreign soil, head back to back first-class games for coach Ravi Shastri asserted, citing Saurashtra, including the ongoing his five-wicket haul against Ranji final in Nagpur and the Australia in the Sydney Test this coach feels it's time he takes year. some rest. Shastri made it clear that "...I feel like calling him from going forward, wrist spinners will New Zealand and saying, enough $  be in vogue in Test cricket and Puji, take off your pads now and Kuldeep is "already" ahead of sit down!" Ashwin and Jadeja as country's "And like I said earlier, he is No 1 spinner. the quintessential professional.  % ;; "Already! He plays overseas That guy, when he gets in, he Test cricket and he gets five wick- smells the leather. He doesn't let ets, so he becomes our primary the bowler make him smell the  ■  the right-hander, it is very difficult to overseas spinner. Going ahead, if leather. Chin music is different, dislodge the leg-spinners from short- we have to play one spinner, he is when the bowler makes the ball enior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh er formats." the one we will pick," Shastri told go past you," he said. Sfeels Ravindra Jadeja is still in with The veteran also feels that world- the 'Cricbuzz' website. And then there was an inim- a chance to make India's World Cup wide, there has been a decline in the "There is a time for everyone itable Shastri comment about squad on the back of his all-round skills quality of batting against spin bowling, (referring to Ashwin's poor fitness how Pujara goes about his job. but to survive purely as a finger spin- especially the wrist spinners. record in 2018). But now Kuldeep "Pujara smells the leather, ner, he will have to improvise. "The art of reading the spinners out is our frontline number one over- whether he is playing forward or Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and of the hand is on the decline. Most of seas spinner," he added. backward defensive. No one Yuzvendra Chahal have become India's the overseas batsmen, if you see, are try- Kuldeep bagged a five-for in smells the leather in defence bet- preferred choices in the shorter formats ing to read wrist spinners after pitch- the rain-affected Sydney Test and ter than Pujara. You can ask him over the last 18 months, while Jadeja ing and that's dangerous," he lament- most of the Australian batsmen if it is Christian Dior or Armani." and R Ashwin have gone down in the ed. failed to read him. An unabashed fan of skipper pecking order. "However, Kuldeep and Chahal "I was very impressed with the Virat Kohli, Shastri compared Harbhajan, who has played three have been very consistent. Just check way Kuldeep bowled in Sydney. him to cult cricketing figures 50-over World Cups including two their pitch map through the 40-odd Even in Test cricket, it is going to like Sir Vivian Richards and the finals, is still not ready to count Jadeja games and the length has been very be the age of wrist spin, especial- iconic former Pakistan captain out even though he was not a part of accurate. But unlike Indian batsmen, ly in overseas Test cricket. The Imran Khan. the playing XI during the just-con- who are masters at reading the hands, way he bowled in Sydney, he "The closest I have seen to the cluded ODIs in New Zealand. it is not the case with most of the over- becomes our number one spinner great man. Virat is in your face, "If you remember, during the 2017 seas batsmen," Harbhajan explained. in overseas Test cricket," Shastri he wants to dominate and has a Champions Trophy, the weather in UK "I will give you an example. said. work ethic like no one else. was hot and humid. So, if conditions Kuldeep and Chahal would have had Cheteshwar Pujara was a rev- Whether it comes to discipline, are same, Jadeja could still be used as a tough time if they had to bowl to elation during the tour of training, sacrifice or self-denial, it a package, if the opposition team has Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as Australia where he played a mas- is unbelievable. five to six right-handers in their line- both are very good players of spin sive role in the country's first ever "I think India is lucky to have up. Play him as No 6 with Hardik bowling." 2-1 series win, fetching the play- a leader of that sort. He reminds Pandya as No 7. Also he is still your best But Rohit has had his share of er of the series award for it. me of Imran Khan in many ways fielder," Harbhajan said. problems against leg-spinners? However, the same Pujara - in the way he sets the example One of the finest off-spinners of his "Yes, that's just in a few IPL games was dropped for the first Test and sets the standards, and goes generation, Harbhajan agreed that fin- during initial overs of an innings. If it's against England in Birmingham about defining it in his own way ger spinners' stocks are down compared a 50-over match and a player of Rohit's and Shastri revealed how a minor and leading from the front," to wrist spinners. calibre is batting against the wrist spin- glitch in his stance was corrected, Shastri said. "It's simple, wrist spinners have ners, he has that quality that he will hit which wasn't entirely technical. However, Shastri is confident three basic variations. Leg-break, goo- him to any part of the ground. "It wasn't a technical issue. It that Kohli will evolve further as a gly (wrong-un) and the flipper. If you Whenever and wherever he wants to." was in his posture and the way he captain. add top spinner, which is rarely used Kedar Jadhav has been India's stood at the crease. It was a small "As far as I am concerned, tac- in ODIs, it becomes four," the 38-year- specialist finger spinner in the 50-over thing, which can happen when tically, there is still room for old with 417 Tests and 269 ODI wick- format during the past two years you have played day in, and day ! .!  $  !   ' $      #!    3! #!   plenty of improvement as captain. ets, said. (when not injured) and his low bounce out. I felt it was an issue," Shastri He has gotten better and better, "Now come to an off-spinner. If makes him a useful bowler, said said.    2     3 3  # and better, and I thought in the you don't have an effective doosra, the Harbhajan. "We had to factor in if we that," the coach, known for his Australian Test series, tactically he off-breaks become predictable and "Kedar's low bounce makes him a wanted to take the risk of that first cricketing acumen, said.      F 3>   outsmarted Australia. good batsmen will line you up for slog- difficult bowler. He grips the ball in Test or get him right for the next According to Shastri, the "I still see more room across ging. Even Nathan Lyon was struggling such a way that, it would never hit the 7-8 Tests. Or, take that chance of problem crept in when Pujara was      > R  R    formats for him to evolve. As a in the ODIs and he is a classical off- seam and so there won't be true playing in all 8 Tests and he does- playing county cricket in 2018 and   . .   > N B  captain, Virat will evolve fur- break bowler. bounce available to hit the deliveries n't have enough time to sort it was a "conscious decision" to ther," said Shastri. "Unless you have the ball that leaves through the line," he signed off.

 2   team's fifth consecutive win in all competitions. hile Barcelona remains silent     Solari may not start Bale with Wabout Lionel Messi's health, Vinicius Junior on Wednesday as Real Madrid's only concern is who they usually play on the same part of to leave out for their Copa del Rey the field and their presence could semifinal on Wednesday. make the squad too unbalanced and The suspense about Messi's right more vulnerable defensively. leg injury entered a third day on There is little doubt Benzema will Tuesday, with Barcelona still quiet start, as he has six goals in the last about the full extent of the problem four matches. The French striker has and not saying whether he will be 18 goals, six more than he had in all available. of last season. It was an unusual delay by the It would also be hard to leave out club, which normally is quick to Vinicius Junior, who has taken full release reports about its players' advantage of Bale's absences to injuries. become a regular starter and a pop- Real Madrid coach Santiago ular player with Madrid fans. The 18- Solari said the uncertainty wasn't year-old Brazilian has added flair to affecting his team's preparations. the attack. "It's always good to have the best Messi was hurt on Saturday players playing in every match," he when Barcelona drew with Valencia ! (")& said on Tuesday. "Whether he plays 2-2 at home, a result that halted the or not, it's not going to influence how team's eight-game winning streak in we prepare for the game." the Spanish league. The club has yet "3")& Madrid arrives for the first-leg to release a full medical report on the match at Camp Nou enjoying its best injury, and he didn't practice with his period of the season and with near- teammates on Monday.  ■    tougher in the Promotion Play-off. ly all of its players available. Solari has This first-leg semifinal in the Due to sub-zero temperatures, all of his best forwards, including an fully fit Gareth Bale. injury in recent days, along with other Sunday alongside Benzema and Copa del Rey is the first of three ndia's top singles players Ankita the matches will be played indoors. in-form Karim Benzema, the quick- Bale is one of the many Madrid forwards Mariano Diaz and Marco Vinicius Junior as Alaves was beat- matches between the rivals in less IRaina and Karman Kaur Thandi A lot would depend on how ly maturing Vinicius Junior, and a players who have recovered from Asensio. Bale returned as a starter on en 3-0 in the Spanish league, the than a month. will have to punch above their Ankita fares and has shown the will weight when the battle to qualify for to fight it out even against higher- Fed Cup tennis tournament's World ranked players.  &!!(!()" Group II begins here on She recently won a $ 25,000 3..(+$,.( Wednesday. title in Singapore after playing a India have been placed in Pool Grand Slam qualifier in Melbourne !2! ""&)! A where getting past Thailand on and is at her career-best rank of ■ 2   '#+$+!$'$ Thursday is not expected to be a 165. problem. The real challenge would Karman too looks a better be to upset hosts Kazakhstan, who player this year. anchester City captain Vincent ■ 2>  have two top-100 singles player, on The two singles players also MKompany expects to play a part Friday. won a WTA doubles event togeth- in the club's quest for four trophies ertha Berlin captain Vedad Kazakhstan's world number er and it won't be a surprise if cap- this season despite a frustrating HIbisevic sees Wednesday's 43 Yulia Putintseva and Zarina tain Vishal Uppal decides to field injury setback. German Cup clash against Bayern Diyas, ranked 96, won't be easy to them together here too. The City skipper has been out Munich as a "mini final" with the beat for the Indian players in their "We are taking one step at a for the past month with what club hosts hoping to topple the Bavarian quest to top Pool A. time. Our first challenge is to beat officials have labelled a "muscular" giants again. The winners of Pool A and B, Thailand. While Kazakhstan has a problem. Ibisevic scored when Hertha which has four teams, will clash to strong team, our girls are hungry No date has been set for the 32- shocked Bayern 2-0 in the determine the nation which will to cause an upset," Uppal said. year-old Belgium international's Bundesliga last September and the qualify for World Group II. "We came early to get used to return but Kompany said his previ- Liverpool at the top of the Premier last-16 tie at the Olympic Stadium Pool B has China, featuring the indoor conditions. The ball is ous experience of injury meant he League while still being involved in offers a chance to deal last season's world number 40 Shuai Zhang travelling slow through the air but knew how to ensure he returned to three other competitions. finalists Bayern an early exit. and world number 42 Saisai Zheng, the courts are a little fast. The play- action as soon as possible. They face Chelsea in the League Ibisevic, 34, is out of contract in along with Korea, Indonesia, and ers are getting familiar with the "As a human being and an ath- Cup final later this month, Newport June, but the veteran striker has net- Pacific Oceania. conditions with each practice ses- lete I feel great but I have to deal with or Middlesbrough in the FA Cup ted 10 goals this season and took In all likelihood, China will top sion." certain niggles from over the years," fifth round and Schalke in the last heart from seeing Bayern suffer Pool B and it will be tossup between When asked about Ankita's Kompany told Britain's Press 16 of the Champions League. their fourth league defeat of the cam- goalkeeper Manuel Neuer back the underdogs even though Berlin India and Kazakhstan in Pool A. win over Putintseva last year, Association on Monday. "Every season has been special paign at Bayer Leverkusen last between the posts, but playing with last lost to Bayern in September Last year at home in New Uppal said, "It's new year and dif- "I will deal with it as I always at City but at this point in time, we Saturday. a plastic cast on his right hand after 2016. Delhi, Ankita, in her unbeaten ferent conditions. Having said that have and then we're back rolling are that much with our noses into "This feels like a mini final for damaging his thumb in training last "We don't need to talk about singles campaign, shocked Ankita is looking forward to play- again." He added: "I'm not the guy what's been happening day-in, day- us," said Ibisevic. "You can see that week. being the favourites here, they are an Putintseva but the Kazakh will be ing her again and fancies her that can give you the timings right out we forget how much of a special they have lost points this year that Berlin's Olympic Stadium has opponent who are one of the top favourite in home conditions this chances." now but the key thing is I have a road season this could be," Kompany said. they wouldn't have given away nor- been an unhappy hunting ground for teams in Europe." time. Prarthna Thombare is the lone map as to how best to recover from "I want to play my role in mak- mally. Bayern on their most recent visits, "If they have a good day, you're Karman lost to Zarina last year doubles specialist in the Indian setbacks. I'll follow that and you'll see ing sure everyone realises that and "Of course, it gives us hope that losing last May's German Cup final 3-0 down," said Hertha coach Pal but is expected to fight better now. squad, which also has two-time me on the end of it as strong as ever." does the right thing. There is still so they could slip up again, so we know 3-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt before the Dardai, who refused to read too Even if India manage to upset national champion Mahak Jain City, the reigning English cham- much to look forward to," explained what's possible." defeat by Hertha. much into Bayern's defeat at Kazakhstan, the job gets only and former champion Riya Bhatia. pions, are trying to overhaul Kompany. Bayern hope to have Germany Ibisevic firmly sees his team as Leverkusen.