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After meeting Khan, Rampur court on Wednesday Azam Khan family, presently Industrial Corridor announced Yadav said the Smajwadi party and were sent to judicial cus- lodged in jail, Uttar Pradesh by the government in February party MP has been targeted by tody till March 2 for their Assembly on Thursday issued 2018, a statement from the the BJP under a “political con- alleged role in securing a fake orders for disqualifying his Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) spiracy”. birth certificate of their former son Abdullah Azam from Suar maintained on Thursday. gy, quality seed, fertilisers and tral government announced “I met Azam sahab. His MLA son Abdullah. assembly seat in Rampur dis- The Uttar Pradesh pesticides, including requisite the creation of 10,000 new wife is not well and son also has The case relates to two trict. Government is constructing finances. FPOs to ensure economies of injury in his hand. I hope the birth certificates of Abdullah The notification was the Bundelkhand Expressway, They also face tremendous scale for farmers over jail administration will provide Azam, who allegedly gave a issued by UP Assembly which will pass through challenges in marketing their the next five years,” it said. them due facilities. After the wrong date of birth while filing Secretariat stating that on Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur produce due to lack of eco- In Allahabad, Modi will be BJP came to power, Azam his nomination papers for the December 16, 2019, the and Jalaun districts. nomic strength, the statement distributing assistive aids and Khan was targeted. It was a UP assembly elections in 2017. Allahabad High Court, in a The expressway will link pointed out. FPOs (Farmer devices to senior citizens, under political conspiracy due to Abdullah’s election was set case of fake birth certificate of the Bundelkhand area to the Producer Organisations) help the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, which he was sent to jail. The aside by the Allahabad High Abdullah Azam, had disqual- national capital through the in collectivisation of such farm- and people with disablities, court will help him,” he said. Court last December. ified the SP member from Suar Agra-Lucknow Expressway and ers in order to give them the under the ADIP scheme, at a Akhilesh was talking to A Rampur BJP leader, assembly seat. the Yamuna Expressway. collective strength to deal with mega distribution camp. reporters after meeting Azam Akash Saxena, had lodged an The notification said that The prime minister will such issues. 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Once sedentary lifestyle nessman. in Malihabad police station riage following his involve- (CBCS) begins and they have an with the skywalk and sky- shortlisted by a panel of The forest official said The accused were identi- area on Tuesday, was ascer- ment in a theft case. Since academic programme matching cycling facilities, the tourists experts, these proposals will that they were also mulling fied as Mahaveer (servant) tained on Thursday. The then, Noorie was staying with international standards. We have would be able to walk on be taken forward for all reg- and carrying out discus- and his cousin Ashish, both of police identified the deceased her parents. been able to take 20 teachers over infrastructure connecting the ulatory clearances. We will sions on having a biodiver- Sitapur. They owned up their as Noorie of Wazirganj, and The police said they were a period of last five years for top of the trees. “In sky- also have discussions with sity park at the Kukrail crime before the police and she was married to one Sultan working on the call detail training and exposure. The stu- cycling and sky-walk, ropes the Ministry of Forest and Reserve Forest where they disclosed that they had plans of Kaiserbagh. The police records of Noorie’s phone to dents from abroad have come as are used to connect tall trees Environment,” he said. would make a provision of to hold the boy hostage at succeeded in ascertaining the crack the case. visitors to LU. One batch of six and tourists can walk or cycle He added that the Forest the land area and go for reg- their house for a ransom of Rs identity after her parents Meanwhile, an 18-year- foreign students had come for on them. A height of 20-22 department would be acting ulatory clearances. 50,000. As per reports, reached Wazirganj Kotwali old mechanic was found one semester where we had to feet of the trees can also suf- only as an enabler and the “We are planning to go Mahaveer had gone to pick following her disappearance hanging at his house in create a special programme for fice. The canopies are con- work would be done by the with PPP to establish the the boy from his school but and showed her photographs Kakori on Thursday morn- them,” she said. She added that nected and it gives a ‘Laxman private agency,” he said. did not reach home by after- to police. ing. Police said they were now the university is going for Jhula’ kind of feel,” he said. Asked if they do not get noon. At this, Kamal called The police matches the finding out the reason due to CBCS and semester system in The senior official point- the nod from the authorities him to know about his loca- photographs with the body of which the youth committed undergraduate and in Masters ed out that it was the need of concerned, he said they would tion but his phone was found a woman recovered near rail- suicide. The body was sent for programmes. “What helps here the hour with the tourists of take up a mix of ideas so that switched off. way tracks in Faridipur village autopsy. is that once it starts, students today preferring many enter- there was no problem in terms Kamal went straight to the of Malihabad. “The identity Residents said the youth, from abroad can come here and taining areas at the same point of clearances. He added that school and was told that his of the woman was ascer- identified as Ashish Rawat of our students can go there. We and Kukrail would be like a they were going in for activi- son, along with Mahaveer, tained on Wednesday night Durgaganj, was in love with can have credits on both sides full-day destination for the ties which take a shorter time left the school. He called the after we got a call from some girl and he took the step which can be given to the stu- tourists. “The tourists today in clearance. police for help. On the other Wazirganj police station and due to this. dents,” she said. Pandey said that have very little time and they Garg said that with this hand, Mahaveer lured the boy the family was shown the Around 3 am on earlier, they were carrying it out want change of scenery very kind of PPP, they would not for an outing and took him to body of the woman and her Thursday, Ashish’s brother in an informal manner wherein fast,” he said. Garg said that have to put any funds. Jankipuram where he booked belongings,” Malihabad circle Pankaj went to his room for they had to make modules for they were planning to intro- He said they were select- a loader for travel to Sitapur. officer said. some work and was shocked foreign students. “We were hav- duce this on the public-private ing adventure tourism which The loader driver smelt It surfaced that Noorie to see him hanging. The ing an annual system and our partnership (PPP) basis and would not impact the natural the rat after he saw Mahaveer had left the house on police said no suicide note students did not get credit for would only contribute in resources but would help in along with the minor boy February 24 for some work was recovered from the going and studying abroad,” she terms of providing the land inclination towards nature who apparently belonged to but did not return home. scene and therefore, it was not said. “Once the courses are and regulatory clearances and environment. some elite family. But the The police did not recover clear as to why he ended his uploaded by the EC, we can see required for the project. “We “Excessive tourism loader driver hid his appre- her scooty and her mobile life. what are the parallels which have already identified the impacts the sanctity of a place hension and called loader’s can be introduced for such pro- area where this infrastruc- and if we keep the area too owner, Rajesh who reached Seeing their nefarious plan Jankipuram police worked grammes. We are also looking ture could be installed and we restricted and cordoned off, the scene. On reaching the being exposed, Ashish tried to with ease and lured Ashish into how we can teach in virtu- will float an RFQ in the next we will keep people away scene, Rajesh quizzed flee the scene but was nabbed through Mahaveer. The police al mode. We are also looking at two days to get the proposals from nature,” he said. 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The recommendation tine transfer, the Congress has yet sured people that the security forces said Kejriwal. “The Delhi Fire been missing since February 25, are slammed the Police for allegedly not was made on February 12. again displayed its scant regard for were standing by them. Service (DFS) received 19 calls from waiting anxiously outside the mor- acting on his call on Wednesday, The Congress alleged that the the judiciary.” On Thursday, the Central Board midnight to 8 am on Thursday tuary at GTB Hospital since morn- informing them that a group of 16 transfer of Justice Muralidhar was “Transfer of Hon’ble Justice of Secondary Education (CBSE) from the riot-hit areas,” Director of ing to know if their son is even alive. people from the minority commu- aimed at saving some BJP leaders in Muralidhar was done pursuant to the postponed Class 10 and 12 exams DFS Atul Garg said. “Over 100 fire- “Around 2 pm, he had gone to nity was trapped in a house sur- the Delhi violence case and exposed recommendation dated February scheduled on February 28 and 29 in men are deployed in the area and all Karawal Nagar for treatment. He had rounded by rioters and needed help. the Government’s “intimidation and 12 of the Supreme Court collegium the violence-hit Northeast Delhi the four fire stations in the area are suffered injury in his eyes while he “When a member of parlia- vendetta politics” against the judicia- headed by Chief Justice of India,” and parts of East Delhi. provided with extra fire tenders to was doing some welding work. ment’s complaint is not paid heed to, ry. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Prasad said in a series of tweets. “In view of a request received meet any emergency and are being When I called him around 3 pm, his one can imagine the plight of the Vadra accused the Government of Referring to a tweet by Congress from the Delhi Government and to managed by senior officers,” said phone was found to be switched off,” common man. No sane Indian wants making attempts to “muzzle” justice leader Rahul Gandhi on the death of avoid inconvenience to students, Garg adding that senior officers are his inconsolable mother said. a repeat of 1984,” Gujral said. and “break people’s faith in an Judge Loya, the Union Minister staff and parents, the exams sched- also camping in the riot-affected Shahbaz and his family live in In the letter, he has said that at upright judiciary”. said the Loya judgment had been uled for February 28 and 29 in areas. Loni and worked in a welding shop around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, he “The midnight transfer of Justice well-settled by the Supreme Court. Northeast Delhi and other affected The GTB Hospital in Dilshad in the area. A relative said they have received a call from an acquaintance Muralidhar isn’t shocking given the Meanwhile, the Campaign for areas stand cancelled. The next date Garden, where many of the 200 been going from one hospital to from the minority community that current dispensation, but it is cer- Judicial Accountability and Reforms for the affected students will be noti- injured in the riots that broke out on another since February 25 to know he and 15 others were trapped in a tainly sad and shameful,” she tweet- (CJAR) said the transfer has noth- fied shortly,” said Anurag Tripathi, Monday are being treated and where his whereabouts. “We have been here house near Gonda Chowk in ed. Taking a dig at the Government ing to do with “public interest” and CBSE Secretary adding that all scores of people lined up outside the since morning and still we haven’t Maujpur and a mob was trying to over what he called Muralidhar’s everything to do with “punishing” an exams in all centres across Delhi will mortuary to claim the bodies of their received any information about break in. sudden transfer, former Congress honest and courageous judicial offi- be conducted as per original sched- loved ones, with dead count rising Shahbaz,” she said. Gujral said he called the police chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted, cer for simply carrying out his con- ule from March 2 onwards. to 38. Thirty-five-year-old Musharraf’s for assistance and introduced him- “Remembering the brave Judge Loya, stitutional duties. Lt Governor Anil Baijal on family has been at the mortuary in self as a member of parliament, and who wasn’t transferred.” CJAR said it knows that Justice Thursday asked Sundari Nanda, the +$, GTB for the last two days. hoped that the distressed people Special CBI judge BH Loya, Muralidhar’s transfer was recom- Special Commissioner of police “Many people suddenly sur- “I have been narrating the sto- would have got help. who was hearing the high-profile mended by the Supreme Court (vigilance) to meet the families of faced in our area and started destroy- ries of what happened with my hus- “However, much to my disap- Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter Collegium on February 12 but the Delhi violence victims and ensure all ing properties. We were frightened band to everyone out here but no pointment, no action was taken on case, died in alleged mysterious cir- rushed manner in which the noti- possible assistance to them. after witnessing such a horror in our one is telling us when the post- my complaint and the 16 individu- cumstances on December 1, 2014. fication has been issued by the An official said Baijal also asked surroundings. My husband was beat- mortem will be finally conducted,” als received no assistance from the At a Press conference on the Union Government cannot be senior officers of the East Delhi en mercilessly and had a serious head his wife said. Musharraf lived with Delhi Police. They fortunately man- issue of Justice Muralidhar’s transfer, ignored. Municipal Corporation, Health injury. I request to all to stop it now. his wife and three children at aged to escape only because some Congress chief spokesperson The fact that the notification for Department and district administra- People from all the community are Bhagirathi Vihar area of Gokalpuri. Hindu neighbours came to their res- Randeep Surjewala alleged that the Justice Muralidhar’s transfer was tion to assist Special Commissioner suffering,” she said. Recalling the horror, Musharraf’s cue. “If this is the situation when a BJP Government was “waging a issued in the evening after he held of Police (vigilance) during her visit. Amit Gupta, 24, a resident of wife said, “A group of people barged MP makes a complaint personally, it battle of revenge” against the judicia- the Delhi Police and the Central Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Mustafabad started crying while inside our house and thrashed my is not surprising that certain parts of ry. He called the transfer a classic Government accountable for the Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday explaining the horror he faced. “No husband brutally. They dragged him Delhi continue to burn while the case of “hit-and-run injustice” by the Delhi riots tells the true nature of his announced that the Delhi one slept peacefully that night after out of our house and kept beating police stand by apathetically,” he Government. transfer, the CJAR claimed. Government will give Rs 10 lakh to two groups went on rampage. We him.” wrote in his letter to the Delhi The judge who reminded the CJAR claimed that judges have the families of those who lost their kept calling all our relatives and police chief. PTI Government of its ‘raj dharma’ and been given reasonable time in trans- lives in the communal violence in friends and asked them to stay      initiated and directed action against fer orders, but Justice Muralidhar’s northeast Delhi. He said the inside. 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Sanjay Singh, MP has ference at the party office, The senior BJP leader also made for the last two months Nagpur, Joshi also said that   Sonia told the reporters outside munal harmony in the capital. made a welcome statement senior BJP leader and Union saw a pattern in Congress since Sonia Gandhi gave the call nobody has the right to take Rashtrapati Bhavan after meet- "We write to assure you of that no one involved in vio- Minister Prakash Javadekar leaders' "unwillingness" to for 'fight to the finish' at a rally. law into their hands and ongress chief Sonia Gandhi ing the president. our Party's cooperation in lence should be spared regard- said the Congress's demand condemn controversial Javadekar said the BJP that necessary action should Con Thursday urged Reading out parts of the efforts to bring peace and less of political colour or reli- for Union Home Minister speeches of the likes of was working to restore peace be taken to restore law and President Ram Nath Kovind to memorandum that the party communal harmony to Delhi. gion. It would also send a Amit Shah's resignation was AIMIM leader Waris Pathan. and condemned the Congress, order in the national capital. call for Home Minister Amit submitted to the president, Sonia We request you to urgently strong message to the people "petty politics" as several steps He said other political the AAP for doing politics “The government should Shah’s resignation over his fail- said both the Delhi Government convene an all-party meeting of Delhi if you as the head of have already been taken to parties were silent on the over the violence that claimed instill peace in areas where ure on Delhi communal vio- and the Centre remained "mute in Delhi to decide how we can AAP also took action against restore law and order in the attack on the policemen and 34 lives in northeast Delhi and there is 'ashanti' (unrest)," the lence and remind the Centre of spectators" instead of trying to unitedly ensure communal him at the organisational level. Capital on the express instruc- on the death of Intelligence left over 200 injured. RSS functionary said. its "raj dharma". Sonia led a take remedial measures to con- delegation of party leaders trol the situation. she asked. including former Prime The delegation included Manmohan Singh, in his Minister Manmohan Singh Leader of Opposition in Rajya remarks to the media, said the 6  @  -)" 7 O    and submitted a memoran- Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress leaders conveyed to dum to Kovind. Ahmed Patel, P Chidambaram, the president that what had "We call upon you and the KC Venugopal, Mallikarjuna happened in the last four days   Delhi violence. at least 32 people have been issue of the Delhi violence. lence we are witnessing in constitutional office you hold, Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi in the national capital was a The Indian reaction to the killed. Kumar said law enforce- Delhi and the reported attacks that the life, liberty and prop- Vadra, Anand Sharma, AK matter of deep concern and aking exception to com- comments by the US "We have seen comments ment agencies are working on against Muslims, their homes erty of the citizens is pre- Antony, Kumari Selja and national shame. Tments by a US Commission Commission on International made by USCIRF, sections of the ground to prevent violence and shops, and their houses of served, secured and protected. Randeep Surjewala. Sonia also said it was a expressing grave concern over Religious Freedom(USCIRF) the media and a few individu- and ensure restoration of con- worship are greatly disturbing." You should immediately call for Questioning Shah's role, "shameful indictment" of the violence in Delhi and asking came a day after it expressed als regarding recent incidents of fidence and normalcy. "Senior "One of the essential duties the removal of the home min- Sonia Gandhi asked where he Central government, the Home India to protect Muslims, New "grave concern" over the vio- violence in Delhi. These are fac- representatives of the govern- of any responsible govern- ister given the gross ineptitude, was as the violence spread ministry and the Home minis- Delhi on Thursday termed lence in Delhi and asked the tually inaccurate and mislead- ment have been involved in ment is to provide protection abdication of duty and his across northeast Delhi. "What ter himself, that the Delhi High such statements as "irresponsi- Indian government to pro- ing, and appear to be aimed at that process. The prime min- and physical security for its cit- inability to contain the situa- was he preoccupied with since Court had to step in (on ble" and said the remarks by the vide protection to people irre- politicising the issue," external ister has publicly appealed for izens, regardless of faith," the tion. We owe this to the citizens last Sunday that he was unable, Wednesday). It had to remind commission are "factually inac- spective of their faith. affairs ministry spokesperson peace and brotherhood. We USCIRF chair Tony Perkins who have lost their loved ones, apparently, to give his attention the Home ministry and the curate, misleading and an US presidential candidate Raveesh Kumar said here. would urge that irresponsible said in a statement. their homes and their liveli- to these grave events? For that police of their principal duty to attempt to politicise the issue." Bernie Sanders and a number Though the ministry did comments are not made at this The Commission hood and most of all their long matter, the Delhi chief minis- act against instigators, the riot- The external affairs ministry of other leading American not clarify the individuals sensitive time," said Kumar. Commissioner Anurima cherished amity and brother- ter, and the newly elected Delhi ers and those engaging in the also hit out the Organisation of lawmakers have also expressed being referred to, it is being The US Commission on Bhargava said the "brutal and hood. We hope you will take government were also com- acts of targeted violence, she Islamic Organisation which concern over the clashes in seen as a reference to US law- Wednesday said in unchecked violence" across decisive action on this matter," pletely missing from the scene," said. also expressed concern over several parts of Delhi in which makers critical of India on the Washington "the ongoing vio- Delhi cannot continue. ./
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If paign but to tell how BJP and drawn 348 cases registered in intend to withdraw are all of despite a directive issued by the Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar DBengal municipal elections community for holding the some people think that speak- Hindutva goons applied the connection with the 2018 minor nature. However, we Chief Minister Uddhav Parishad case to the NIA, but in a big way. There are reports Capital to ransom. ing the plain truth is polariza- Gujarat model in Delhi to break Bhima-Koregaon violence and will not withdraw cases regis- Thackeray on December 2 to we will seek a legal opinion if that the political parties of the “Is the central Government tion, then so be it.” the society along communal 460 cases booked during the tered for destruction of prop- withdraw all cases filed against we can institute an SIT to State are planning to ‘utilise’ a fool to embarrass itself by The Trinamool Congress lines. CPI(M)’s Sujan various agitations demanding erty and assault on police offi- protesters who had opposed investigate the case,” th4e min- Delhi riots as an issue to influ- inciting riots when President on the other hand was less vocal Chakrabarty, a party central Maratha reservations, Home cials in connection with the proposed oil refinery and ister had said. ence the voters in the upcom- Trump is present. Is the BJP so while its leaders said the people committee member however Minister Anil Deshmukh Bhima-Koregaon violence,” the petrochemicals complex at If the NCP—which holds ing municipal elections. immature as not to understand will be told as to how the BJP accused both the parties for informed the State Legislative minister said. Nanar in Rajapur taluka of the Home portfolio in the state According to sources in how Pakistan will take mileage was trying to divide India along being “complementary to each Council here on Thursday. Slamming the previous Ratnagiri district, “only three – decides to go ahead with the the BJP local leaders and work- out of the situation. In fact it is communal lines. other.” While Mamata Banerjee Replying to a question in Devendra Fadnavis govern- cases” had so far been with- SIT probe into the Bhima ers have been asked to stage the traitors of the nation who “It is not only Pakistan was banking on minority com- the upper house of the ment for carrying out an drawn. Deshmukh’s statement Koregaon-Elgaar Parishad case, local level meeting and place the have organized the riots to which is trying to divide India munalism, the BJP was taking Maharashtra Legislature, improper investigations into about his plans to order a fresh it will send a clear cut message party’s views not only on its defame India… The Delhi but it is also the BJP which is the opportunity to play its Deshmukh said: “Out of the the Bhima-Koregaon case, investigation into the Bhima- to its ruling ally –Shiv Sena that development plans but also the Police in fact has exercised dividing the country by playing Hindutva card, he said adding total 649 cases registered in Deshmukh said: “The state Koregaon violence case should the chief minister —can ill- tumultuous situation in the great restraint in not opening into the hands of Pakistan,” a “these two parties are commu- connection with the Bhima- government may have handed be seen in the context of chief afford to “overrule” his party’s National Capital and the groups fire in many places just because senior TMC leader and a nal and are complementary to Koregaon violence, the State over the case to the National minister Uddhav Thackeray’s allies in the MVA on crucial responsible for it. our Government has great Minister said adding his party each other. We will tell the peo- Government has withdrawn Investigation Agency (NIA), decision to let the NIA take matters like the one in the case. “We will tell the truth to the regard for the minorities unlike would go to the people with the ple during the elections how BJP 348 cases. Similarly, 460 cases but the state government will over the investigations into Simultaneously, the NCP is people as to what happened in Pakistan,” another BJP leader report card containing what designed and planned the Delhi out of the total 548 cases reg- order a probe into the Bhima- the 2018 Bhima Koregaon- bound to trigger a confronta- Delhi. How things were planned said. This leader, and a party Chief Minister Mamata riots and how our Chief istered during agitations Koregaon case under the Elgaar Parishad case tion between the State and to defame India during candidate in the Lok Sabha Banerjee has done for the State Minister maintained a diplo- demanding Maratha reserva- Bombay Police Act, 1951 or Deshmukh had said early Centre over a parallel probe on President Trump’s visit. The elections was himself accused of in the past nine years. matic silence so as not to hurt tions”. section 10 of the NIA Act, this month that the State Home the Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar politically educated people of giving inflammatory speeches “And if the BJP tries to com- any community.” Deshmukh said that the 2008”. Ministry was seeking legal Parishad case. Bengal must know about the during campaigning. munalise the atmosphere then This was “political oppor- reality as the opposition parties On whether the BJP will go we will not let them do that. tunism” he said adding “the Left are running a hate campaign in to people with an intent of Rather we will use the situation however would expose both $  4& *-! " the media accusing the Hindus polarizing the atmosphere the to expose their communal the parties during the election of perpetrating the riots which leader said “the atmosphere plans,” the Minister said adding campaign. )   1))* (* O  $  33   N@   O  ! (     &30 -   *, , 6-60( led Shiv Sena may be wearing Tasking strong exception to Jeswant Singh, Shatrungan bangles but we are not. If Amruta’s tweet, Tiwari stated in Sinha, Arun Shourie etc do not   A team of doctors, para- inmates will be provided facil- he controversy over a spat someone says something then his letter to the RSS general sec- do such things”.     medics and others will be pre- ities like food, bed and Tbetween the ruling Shiv he will be given an answer in retary: “... celeb- banker Amrita “Shiv Sena founder ndia on Thursday brought sent at the quarantine facility indoor entertainment to spend Sena-NCP-Congress alliance the same way. BJP has this Fadnavis sought to defend her Balasaheb Thackeray’s wife Iback 112 people from the wish to continue their stay on- round-the-clock and the time, as per the statement. and the Opposition BJP over much power." husband (Devendra) by sug- Meenatai Thackeray quietly coronavirus-hit Chinese city board the cruise ship to com- former Chief Minister Responding to Fadnavis’ gesting that Aditya was a functioned in shadow and her Wuhan and another group of plete the period of extended Devendra Fadnavis’ ‘bangles’ “bangles” comment, Aditya “cocooned worm” and she said contribution came out after her 124 from Tokyo who were on quarantine put in place by the remark assumed a new dimen- tweeted on Wednesday: “Shri `A cocooned worm will never sad demise... Same is the case board a cruise ship infected by Japanese government. sion on Thursday, as a Sena @Dev_Fadnavi ji, normally I understand the ‘Pun’ of life ! of CM Uddhav’swife Rashmi, the deadly virus. All the evac- Out of the total 138 Indian leader complained to the RSS choose not to comment back. It’s meant to thrive on the his cousin Raj T’s wife Sharmila uees will undergo a 14-day nationals originally on-board about ‘objectionable’ remarks Kindly apologise abt bangles glory of the silken life woven ( who are) in background with- quarantine in two batches at Diamond Princess, 16 Indian by Fadnavis’ wife Amruta comment: bangles are worn by for its comfort by its ancestors out making useless remarks the ITBP and Army facilities crew members have tested against his party’s leader and the strongest of all- the women. @AUThackeray !’. and controversial gestures,” in Chhawla and Manesar positive for coronavirus and Minister Aditya Thackeray. Politics can go on, but we need “This unwanted activism of Tiwari wrote. respectively here. are receiving medical care at A day after Fadnavis’ to change this discourse. Rather both Devendra and Amruta is Tiwari also took the exam- The Union Ministry of an onshore medical facility in banker-wife Amruta came to disgraceful coming from a fmr the main cause for souring of ples of the wives of BJP leaders External Affairs said that AC- Japan. They will undergo a 14- the defence of her and hit out CM”. good relationship between BJP- Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and 17 Globemaster III transport day quarantine at the facility at Aditya through a tweet, A couple of hours later, Shiv Sena and due to over-con- Rajnath Singh who, he said, “ aircraft of Indian Air Force set up by the Indian Army in president of the state-run Fadnavis’ banker-wife Amruta fidence and arrogance, which don’t go around abusing Sonia/ evacuated 76 Indians and 36 Manesar. Earlier, India had Vasantrao Naik Sheti Fadnavis – who has of late been is core cause of historic SS- Rahul or husbands of political foreign nationals from Wuhan evacuated around 650 Indians Swavlamban Mission taking political stands on var- NCP-INC mega alliance (sic),” rivals” “What’s Amruta while an Air India flight from Wuhan in two Air India (VNSSM) Kishore Tiwari – in ious issues and coming out in Tiwari stated. Fadnasvis’ hidden agenda? Is brought back the group of 124 flights. All these people later a letter written to RSS’ gener- support of her former chief In his letter -- a copy of she trying to take over the state people from Tokyo. tested negative for the virus al secretary Bhayyaji Joshi— minister-husband – slammed which he posted on his BJP which has no prominent The foreign national evac- and were allowed to go home objected to the term “cocooned Aditya through a tweet. “A Facebook page, Tiwari said: women leader left now? Will uated from Wuhan included after over a fortnight of quar- worm” used by her to describe cocooned worm will never “Amruta’s unwanted political she be acceptable to the BJP- 23 from Bangladesh, six from antine. "In all 723 Indian the Sena minister in her tweet understand the ‘Pun’ of life ! It’s activism is beyond the under- RSS mindset?. These are the China, two each from nationals and 43 foreign put out on Wednesday. meant to thrive on the glory of standing and culture of Indian questions being asked by the Myanmar and Maldives and nationals have been evacuat- Addressing a BJP workers the silken life woven for its culture as no opposition politi- people,” Tiwari stated. one each from South Africa, ed from Wuhan, China in rally held at Azad Maidan on comfort by its ancestors cian’s spouses –husband/wife, Tiwari urged the RSS gen- USA and Madagascar. these three flights," an MEA Tuesday, Fadnavis had had @AUThackeray ! Proud of ur anywhere all over India criti- eral secretary “to look into the Besides 119 Indians, the statement said. slammed the Sena for its fail- struggles @Dev_Fadnavis & cises Govt like this (No even matter and ensure that such people evacuated from Japan The AC-17 Globemaster ure act against Pathan for his each and every hardworking the deserted Jadhodaben!. unhappy womenfolk does not included two from Sri Lanka flown to Wuhan on much-discussed “15 crore...” member of @BJP4Maharashtra There are examples like wives spell doom for BJP in 2024, in and one each from Nepal, Wednesday had carried 15 statement. "Uddhav Thackeray- !," Amruta tweeted. of L K Advani, Yeshwant Sinha, centre & State”. South Africa and Peru. The tonnes of medical supplies for group was among 3,711 peo- coronavirus-affected people ple who were on board the in China. coronavirus-infected On the medical supplies 0!6     /.O Diamond Princess ship when delivered by India to China, it docked at the Yokohama the MEA said they will help Mumbai: The Maharashtra Legislative on Wednesday. It will be introduced in the first and port near Tokyo on February augment the country's efforts Assembly on Thursday unanimously Minister for Marathi Language sixth standards from the coming academic 3. to control the coronavirus passed a bill which makes Marathi a com- Subhash Desai introduced the bill in the year and extended to further classes in sub- "In line with India's neigh- outbreak which has been pulsory subject across all schools in the Lower House on Thursday. sequent years. bourhood first policy and declared as a public health state. Desai said the legislation was on the The subject will be, thus, taught from Indo-Pacific vision, the special emergency by the World The development came on `Marathi lines of laws in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, 1st to 10th standards from 2024, and the flight also evacuated five for- Health Organisation. "The Bhasha Din' (Marathi language day) which Kerala and Karnataka, and it makes teach- schools will follow a curriculum prescribed eign nationals — two Sri assistance is also a mark of is celebrated on February 27, the birth ing and studying Marathi compulsory in by the government. Lankans, one Nepalese, one friendship and solidarity from anniversary of poet and Jnanpith award all schools (irrespective of the board to The government will have the power South African and one the people of India towards the winner late V V Shirwadkar. which they are affiliated). to exempt a student or a class of students Peruvian," MEA spokesman people of China as the two The state Legislative Council had Marathi will become a compulsory from all or any of the provisionsof the Act, Raveesh Kumar said. countries also celebrate 70th passed the legislation, titled `Maharashtra subject in all schools from standard 1st to Desai said. Three Indian crew mem- anniversary of establishment Compulsory Teaching and Learning of 10th in a phased manner from the acad- The Act also provides for a penalty of bers didn't board the Air India of diplomatic relations this Marathi Language in Schools Bill, 2020', emic year 2020-2021, he said. Rs 1 lakh for non-compliance. 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      :          But the question here is: Is India also willing to play    0 D       -     ! the role of net security provider when it comes to       "          ensuring water security in the region? The above- ( 1/)               mentioned IDSA report points out, “While tradi- "/-                ! tional security threats limit India’s role; cooperation ,," )/,  ,            ! on non-traditional threats opens up a new oppor- " 6( "(2 tunity for India to play a regional role.” Thus, it is  (41)-  ( a geostrategic imperative for India to focus on non-  ) " ) /, #             traditional security threats in the region emerging  ( +      0 '       D from sectors such as water and energy. "(2) (          7     Today all the nations of South Asia face a water "(,/1  (O)     I ,        ( crisis in one form or another due to a range of fac- 1/(" 41/            ,  tors — population growth, urbanisation, inefficient )/- () (              use, bad management and lack of governance, 12 /(  )  (        S     ! among others. The unfolding water crises pose a seri- 1?- 1  '           ous threat to sustainable development, agriculture /(3 )( hinder and open up opportunities for rity provider. Benjamin Kienzle, a facul- ronment, to save the ecology and to man-   ,            and industries, poverty reduction and the ecosys- "/ -/-) regional cooperation at the same time. ty member of Defence Studies at King’s age water resources in an integrated and tem. Climate change has exacerbated the brewing Some may think that regional coopera- College London, elucidates, “A security holistic manner. Polycentrism is inherent          12 /( water crises like never before. The United Nations "//1( /  tion compromises on the sovereignty of provider has a stronger interest in the in South Asia and by default distribution                ! Secretary General António Guterres has termed cli- a State. However, the notion of sovereign- immediate security of a third party, of power is effected by the very nature of               mate change as “the most systematic threat to 1/4  2( 1 ty can be broadened to accommodate and rather than in direct security gains for South Asian sovereignty. What is missing   :           humankind.” )"-1 37 facilitate the idea of cooperation, which itself…the action of a security provider essentially is the effective coordination to        (      -    ! Water is a common resource and managing and  " )( is not about imposing suzerainty of one easily lead to a win-win situation…A secu- realise and unlock water governance            ,     governing it has always been a challenge at any scale, 1) 6(11 nation on another. rity consumer, on the other hand, is pri- potential in the region. Effective coordi-     +            be it local or regional. A participatory robust insti- 03 (0)"/, India has been quite active in the marily interested in its own security and nation can be established only through a                tutional architecture for water governance is need- ( ) - /( region in terms of coming to the rescue is largely indistinct towards the security well-structured institutional architecture     (             ed to manage and govern resources in a systemat- (1" " -1 of its neighbours when they are in trou- needs of third parties…In general, secu- involving all the actors and stakeholders.      -           ic and efficient way. Many of the important water ,/1( 1 ble. A case in point is when Maldives faced rity consumers create easily win-lose sit- With the emergence of non-State environ- bodies in South Asia are transboundary and thus a water crisis in December 2014, India uations...” Notwithstanding, he makes it mental actors and groups in the region,       I 2           2/41("  their basins spread in more than one country. )/- () ( launched Operation NEER to immediate- clear that a security provider in no way the role of governments has receded in    0 2         0 Integrated basin management would not be a real- ly provide Maldives with it. The people compromises its own security interests. water governance and self-organised gov- 7             ity without regional cooperation at the South  ()/- and the Government of Maldives were Domestically India has made some ernance networks have found prominence.  B      B    56E. Asian level. (3(( appreciative of India’s quick response and progress to improve water governance. In their article “Reflections on Actor-                  Most of the water treaties in South Asia are bilat- 1/  help. Having said that, one must be The then Ministry of Water Resources, Network Theory, Governance Networks,    J           eral in nature, which form the core of the South ) - /( ) 2 mindful that those were more of a River Development and Ganga and Strategic Outcomes”, Ludmilla Meyer C             ! Asian political ecology of governance. Be it upper 12 /( response to a crisis that emerged and sim- Rejuvenation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) Montenegro and Sergio Bulgacov caution     "           or lower riparian, nations in the region are appar- "//1( /03 ilar exercises could be useful to tackle constituted a committee led by Mihir Shah that, “self-organised governance networks                   ! ently not content with the existing treaties. For exam- ) (0 ) 2( future contingencies of that sort. However, to suggest institutional reforms for water can impede (policy) implementation…or          ple, India, an upper riparian nation, does not seem 1/0-) water woes coupled with the effects of cli- governance to deal with the water chal- they can enhance the efficiency of policy to be happy with the Indus Water Treaty with (1" " -1 mate change have resulted in a distinct set lenges that India faces in the 21st centu- implementation…Thus, it is important ,       (     ! ! Pakistan, a lower riparian nation in this case. of challenges that call for India’s proactive ry. In July 2016, the Committee came out to determine how these networks are                ! Between Bangladesh, a low riparian nation and India, role in the South Asian region. What is with a report titled, A 21st Century formed, who forms them and how they   !          (  ! the Teesta river issue still remains unresolved, with required today is a continuous regional Institutional Architecture for India’s Water function, since they have such direct            Dhaka asking for an increase in water share. cooperation in providing water security, Reforms. The report makes a number of impacts on governance. The more we    (              People in Nepal, an upper riparian nation, think which is at present marred by the absence critical suggestions to strengthen the know about networks, the better we   !     water treaties with India produces environmental of an institutional architecture for water governance of India’s water resources. One understand governance dynamics and its                injustices to the riverine people of Koshi river. Along governance in South Asia. of them is about its shape and structure. relationships with the Government,              ! with this kind of political ecology of the region, the India should play a lead role in insti- The report underlines that “polycentric informal mechanisms, and private    S            ! issue of sovereignty in South Asia is a very sensi- tutionalising regional cooperation by governance regimes characterised by a dis- actors.”   (            ! tive topic. South Asia represents a typical case of the establishing a robust architecture. It has tribution of power but effective coordina- India should painstakingly study the Westphalian concept of sovereignty, where each already set an example with the launch of tion structures perform better.” governance networks that exist today in      (              nation has exclusive sovereignty over its territory and South Asian Satellite in 2017, which Considering water as one of the sectors South Asia for conceptualising a region-              ! the natural resources, including water. No nation Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his most vulnerable to climate change, the al institutional architecture for water              would like to be seen as compromising its sovereign- tweet termed as a “symbol of South Asian report stressed that the ability to respond governance in the region, to not repeat             ty. However in reality, in the face of globalisation and cooperation” and “a journey to build the to it is strengthened by polycentric gov- another SAARC which is failing under its     2         ! trade integration, each nation is bargaining its sov- most advanced frontier” of regional coop- ernance regimes. burden.               ereignty with the other nations and regional and eration and partnership. With India look- The existing political ecology of (The writer works as a Senior         (     international actors. These two factors — the ing for a larger regional role, it cannot South Asia makes the space of water Programme Manager for climate and @      A existing South Asian political ecology and the power afford to be a security consumer. 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$$ C?  2   6-60(     &!   6-60( the negative territory as the    ing a strong plea for “urgent sup- implementation of floor price in rapid global spread of the coro- he outlook for India’s avia- would, however, vary depend- the economic shock to the glob- port from government”. tariffs. VIL said a floor price quity indices reeled for the navirus kept investors on the Ttion industry remains “neg- ing on the airlines’ presence in al economy due to the coron- roubled Vodafone Idea has Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) said it needs to be immediately made Efifth straight session on edge and made them seek safe- ative” in the wake of coronavirus these routes. In a note, the avirus outbreak. Historically, Twritten to the telecom can settle the balance of its self- effective, say from April 1, 2020 Thursday, pressured by a sell-off ty in gold and bonds, said outbreak, which has resulted in agency said it has “maintained foreign airlines have enjoyed department expressing its inabil- assessed principle if the Centre to ensure that the sector is fully in bank, IT and energy counters, Narendra Solanki, Head many international passengers its negative outlook on the high market share while domes- ity to pay full AGR dues unless allows set-offs of Rs 8,000 crore sustainable and in a position to as the global markets grappled Fundamental Research cancelling their travel to South Indian aviation industry in view tic airlines account for less than the government takes urgent worth of GST credit lying with pay deferred spectrum and AGR with fears of the coronavirus (Investment Services) - AVP East Asian countries, according of the ongoing lockouts in parts 40 per cent of the total passen- measures, including allowing the government. dues and still invest to create outbreak turning into a pan- Equity Research, Anand Rathi to rating agency Icra. More of China following the outbreak gers carried on international staggered payment, reduction in In fact, the amount when world-class network and ser- demic. The expiry of February Shares & Stock Brokers. than 81,000 people have been of the coronavirus”. routes to and from to India, Icra levies and implementation of fully set off will even pay in part vices. The company said the series derivatives contracts too India is at risk of getting infected and over 2,700 people Some airlines have already Vice President Kinjal Shah said. floor prices in the crisis-ridden the self assessed interest, it said introduction of floor price will kept the domestic markets severely impacted by the epi- have died due to coronavirus. discontinued flights to China “Assuming the same pro- sector. The letter to the com- in the letter to the telecom enable revenue of the telecom volatile, traders said. demic economically because of China is the epicentre of the and Hong Kong until June portion on routes to and from munications ministry comes at department seen by PTI. The sector to nearly double from the After plunging over 465.69 its high reliance on Chinese virus outbreak. 2020. Air India has temporari- China and other impacted a time when the company is company has sought a morato- current level of Rs 1.75 lakh points during the day, the 30- imports for various goods, he Icra noted that the outbreak ly stopped flying to China and South East Asian countries, the confronted with AGR dues of rium of three years on payment crore. share BSE Sensex finally settled noted. Benchmarks also has impacted travel to and from Hong Kong till June 30. The air- Indian aviation industry could over Rs 53,000 crore and has of interest and penalty, and sub- “Revenue of VIL is likely to 143.30 points, or 0.36 per cent, remained volatile on account of China as well as other South line has also reduced the num- see a maximum impact (of paid a mere 7 per cent of its lia- sequent payment timeline of 15 touch the revenue levels which lower at 39,745.66. Similarly, the monthly expiry of derivatives East Asian countries. “The sus- ber of flights to Singapore. 19.5-23.8 per cent) on the inter- bilities so far. Warning that it is years at an interest of six per existed five years ago i.e 2015- broader NSE Nifty fell 45.20 contracts, he said, adding that pension of flights on the India- Vistara has decided to cancel 54 national passenger traffic “not in a sound financial state”, cent. The letter, similar to the 16 and ensure that enough cash points or 0.39 per cent to end at sentiment remained sluggish China sector will not result in flights to Singapore and growth...,” she said. This impact Vodafone Idea said the compa- one written by industry body is generated to pay for deferred 11,633.30. The Sensex has now amid reports that GDP growth any significant impact on the Bangkok in March. GoAir has would be there in case there is ny would be in a position to COAI, has also batted for grant auction spectrum dues and lost 1,577.34 points in five days, is likely to stay flat at 4.5 per cent financial performance of the air- suspended its operations to a complete suspension of flights meet its liabilities only if the gov- of loan, equal to AGR amount deferred AGR payments of while the Nifty has shed 492.60 in October-December 2019. lines, unless the lockout is pro- Singapore and has also scaled to and from these countries, as ernment initiates steps including at six per cent interest rate “so interest, penalty and interest on points. ONGC was the top loser The government’s GDP esti- longed, as the traffic on these down the number of flights they fly 4.5-5.5 million passen- allowing set offs for GST credit that the AGR liability may be penalty,” it said. VIL Chairman in the Sensex pack on Thursday, mate for the December quarter routes account for only 0.9-1.3 operated to Phuket and gers, she added. accumulated so far, and per- discharged immediately”. When Kumar Mangalam Birla has in dropping 2.61 per cent, fol- is scheduled to be released on per cent of the total interna- Bangkok. According to her, such a mitting staggered mechanism contacted, a VIL spokesperson the past made it clear that the lowed by HCL Tech, M&M, SBI, Friday. Further, relentless selling tional passenger numbers.” Icra Among other carriers, scenario would be negative for for payment of balance amount refused to comment on the company will fold if it is forced IndusInd Bank and ICIC Bank. by foreign portfolio investors said on Thursday. Singapore Airlines has extend- the Indian aviation industry, of interest, penalty, and interest issue. VIL, in its letter, further to make payment of over Rs On the other hand, Sun (FPIs) spooked retail investors, However, the agency said ed suspension of flights across which is already reeling under on penalty. It said adjustment of pitched for reduction in licence 53,000 crore dues. Birla has Pharma, Titan, Axis Bank and traders said. According to pro- the impact is expected to be its network, including India, till significant passenger traffic GST credit due from the gov- fee to three per cent from the held multiple rounds of discus- Asian Paints climbed up to 3.68 visional data available with stock severe if passengers from other end of May. However, Icra said slowdown, with the interna- ernment could help in meeting current eight per cent, and also sions with the finance minister per cent. World markets extend- exchanges, so far this week, South East Asian countries, hit decline in jet fuel prices would tional traffic growth for up to its AGR payment. sought reduction in spectrum and the telecom minister over ed their losses while safe-haven FPIs have offloaded stocks worth by coronavirus, cancel their partly compensate airlines’ loss December quarter of the fiscal Citing its losses over last few usage charges (SUC) to zero or the last few days to explore assets like gold and US a whopping Rs 6,812.57 crore on travel. Traffic from these coun- of revenues due to flight can- having witnessed a decline of 8.4 years, the company said the a uniform rate of one per cent options to keep the company Treasuries strengthened after a net basis. Sectorally, BSE real- tries account for around 19.5- cellations. Crude oil prices have per cent. As per Icra, prolonged financial stress in the telecom for all spectrum. Blaming the afloat. In all, as many as 15 enti- President Donald Trump ty, oil and gas, metal, teck, IT, 23.8 per cent of the total inter- fallen in the wake of the coro- shutdown of manufacturing sector is widely acknowledged. below-cost pricing of telecom ties owe the government Rs 1.47 announced that the US was industrials, energy, telecom and national passengers flying to navirus outbreak, which has activities in China and subse- The company underlined its services, compelled by compet- lakh crore — Rs 92,642 crore in stepping up its efforts to combat auto indices ended up to 2.09 per and from India, it noted. The impacted many countries. quent impact of the outbreak on current subscriber base of 300 itive pressures as being the root unpaid licence fee and another the Covid-19 outbreak, while the cent lower, while consumer extent of impact of the flight/ Icra said the medium-term the global economic activity million, and employee base of cause of financial stress, the Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding number of cases surpassed durables and healthcare settled ticket cancellations on the prof- impact on the domestic aviation could result in a slump in glob- 10,000 direct staffers while mak- company sought immediate spectrum usage charges. 81,000. Indian markets were in on a positive note. itability of the domestic airlines industry would also depend on al oil demand.

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GEPIL 720.00 727.30 705.00 705.00 M&M 504.00 504.00 487.55 496.00 -7.00 BHEL 33.45 33.45 32.10 32.55 SRF 4120.00 4171.00 4093.90 4150.00 HONAUT 33994.90 33994.90 32661.00 33317.65 VSTIND 4175.00 4222.90 4095.35 4162.10 RAJESHEXPO 641.00 668.20 640.50 652.05 GAIL 108.00 108.45 105.15 106.55 -1.50 MOTHERSUMI 111.00 111.20 106.60 109.15 CREDITACC 940.00 940.00 874.15 883.70 TTKPRESTIG 5816.40 5899.25 5816.40 5894.25 ACC 1414.80 1414.80 1371.95 1383.70 ICICIBANK 522.80 523.30 512.65 514.40 -9.30 INFY 780.00 780.55 772.40 776.85 RALLIS 231.00 233.05 227.10 229.80 NBVENTURES 65.40 71.55 64.20 69.00 BRITANNIA 3038.85 3097.00 2960.70 3090.00 HEROMOTOCO2147.90 2158.65 2101.00 2104.20 -38.35 ITC 199.00 199.30 195.95 197.50 VBL 839.35 858.10 816.00 819.35 MAGMA 47.15 47.40 45.00 46.90 ZEEL 253.35 253.45 243.30 244.35 INDUSINDBK 1139.00 1139.40 1101.00 1114.00 -21.00 HCLTECH 584.00 584.00 568.25 570.85 SWANENERGY 132.00 134.00 128.05 129.05 VTL 1084.20 1100.55 1063.00 1091.25 SOBHA 315.00 315.00 304.65 308.85 SBIN 328.00 330.00 318.00 321.65 -6.55 CIPLA 414.70 422.35 409.20 421.45 ABFRL 262.60 266.60 255.00 259.80 RATNAMANI 1333.00 1333.00 1278.10 1300.00 JUBLFOOD 1899.00 1899.00 1825.05 1854.85 HCLTECH 582.10 582.40 568.00 571.00 -12.60 MUTHOOTFIN 946.95 947.00 906.50 928.45 UNIONBANK 41.10 41.45 40.20 40.45 GICHSGFIN 101.00 101.85 98.35 100.35 LTTS 1680.25 1683.70 1665.00 1667.85 UPL 561.55 561.55 548.85 550.50 -12.50 PEL 1419.10 1442.15 1378.00 1395.40 AMBER 1500.00 1500.00 1377.60 1405.45 MINDAIND 375.65 375.65 367.40 371.45 TECHM 811.80 817.00 800.80 817.00 ZEEL 254.80 254.80 243.50 245.55 -5.85 HDFCLIFE 559.90 569.35 544.05 566.65 LALPATHLAB 1649.25 1659.20 1620.00 1642.50 PGHH 11186.90 11248.00 11162.45 11248.00 VMART 2358.35 2358.35 2208.35 2320.00 IOC 108.35 108.35 105.00 105.65 -2.70 MFSL 589.75 606.85 586.65 598.60 WHIRLPOOL 2221.35 2249.00 2150.25 2214.00 TEAMLEASE 2359.00 2390.30 2325.30 2387.00 DIXON 4045.00 4138.25 3855.00 4021.45 ONGC 95.70 96.20 92.05 92.90 -2.90 AXISBANK 729.80 739.15 717.20 738.30 RPOWER 1.84 1.85 1.77 1.77 ASTRAL 1174.60 1175.45 1160.40 1165.15 M&MFIN 360.60 360.60 350.50 351.00 JSWSTEEL 259.00 259.00 248.30 252.90 -7.90 MINDTREE 1001.00 1010.50 979.00 981.50 JUBILANT 510.00 529.90 506.25 522.85 EMAMILTD 278.00 278.00 262.25 264.00 IIFL 180.50 181.05 171.85 173.15 SAIL 38.75 38.75 37.05 37.90 ONGC 96.00 96.00 92.15 93.30 HFCL 16.50 16.60 16.00 16.10 INDHOTEL 139.40 141.25 137.10 141.25 NETWORK18 29.10 29.10 28.00 28.90 WIPRO 238.95 238.95 230.50 231.45 -8.45 BDL 277.45 322.35 269.10 310.70 M&M 508.00 508.00 487.75 493.40 RAIN 103.70 105.25 100.75 103.10 LUXIND 1521.65 1521.65 1455.25 1496.85 JAGRAN 67.50 67.50 63.00 64.40 TORNTPOWER 305.60 311.80 300.30 310.00 SIEMENS 1333.00 1364.60 1319.20 1356.55 MEGH 57.90 57.90 55.30 55.40 ORIENTBANK 38.80 38.85 36.65 36.90 GRINDWELL 595.45 613.40 590.00 594.55   UPL 569.90 569.90 549.25 550.70 ASHOKLEY 78.50 78.50 74.80 76.05 CANFINHOME 506.20 507.90 500.45 505.65 KANSAINER 506.15 506.15 492.00 502.70 SJVN 23.60 23.60 23.05 23.60 AVANTI 510.55 510.55 479.75 481.35 DLF 213.00 213.00 205.00 208.00 ADANITRANS 264.05 264.05 250.40 253.55 RELCAPITAL 7.05 7.21 6.84 6.92 MAHSCOOTER 4530.00 4557.75 4503.00 4552.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE TATACONSUM 368.00 368.00 360.30 363.40 UJJIVAN 371.10 371.55 359.20 363.85 IDFC 33.50 33.55 33.10 33.45 TRIDENT 5.89 5.99 5.75 5.77 ZENSARTECH 138.70 144.75 135.00 144.30 NIFTY NEXT 50 27451.50 27458.55 27087.35 27404.30 -65.85 TORNTPHARM 2249.65 2260.75 2145.40 2174.45 TITAN 1260.45 1285.70 1251.00 1279.05 GARFIBRES 1647.00 1694.05 1521.05 1575.75 COROMANDEL 606.75 620.00 602.50 612.40 IOB 8.82 8.82 8.70 8.73 HINDZINC 170.10 187.65 170.00 178.50 5.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 2930.00 2968.25 2917.00 2937.40 WOCKPHARMA 339.80 339.95 324.45 332.10 GNFC 170.00 170.00 164.80 165.45 SOUTHBANK 9.53 9.72 9.40 9.58 ITDCEM 57.00 57.00 54.65 55.50 SBILIFE 890.80 913.90 875.00 909.00 17.65 PTC 52.50 52.65 50.85 51.95 ULTRACEMCO 4350.00 4365.85 4280.00 4320.50 RELINFRA 21.40 21.60 20.10 20.35 FSL 43.20 43.30 42.05 42.25 TNPL 166.90 166.90 160.35 160.60 ICICIPRULI 474.10 486.00 466.25 484.90 9.25 GMRINFRA 24.80 24.80 22.65 22.85 MCX 1361.00 1378.00 1336.40 1344.00 FCONSUMER 16.80 16.80 14.20 15.40 GSPL 239.00 239.10 232.20 233.15 GMDCLTD 53.95 54.20 51.80 52.15 HDFCLIFE 559.00 569.30 544.25 567.70 10.65 GRAPHITE 254.80 254.80 240.00 241.10 DEEPAKNI 503.00 511.15 474.00 496.90 RVNL 22.40 22.50 21.90 22.00 NIACL 117.00 118.10 111.30 113.60 WABCOINDIA 6781.60 6832.00 6761.00 6812.40 ICICIGI 1220.00 1277.00 1215.00 1258.00 22.55 SPICEJET 89.00 89.25 86.85 87.40 BANKBARODA 80.25 80.35 77.30 78.25 IBREALEST 79.85 80.75 76.85 79.00 KRBL 278.00 278.00 257.25 268.70 CYIENT 432.45 433.70 429.70 433.00 BERGEPAINT 567.00 580.00 565.20 577.00 10.00 SANOFI 7200.00 7358.70 7146.50 7300.00 NAM-INDIA 426.90 431.00 414.60 417.80 JBCHEPHARM 567.00 569.40 552.00 560.80 JSWENERGY 60.80 61.00 58.65 60.00 SHILPAMED 465.00 465.00 465.00 465.00 PIDILITIND 1536.00 1563.80 1525.00 1562.00 26.30 AJANTPHARM 1420.50 1445.00 1372.05 1409.90 RBLBANK 316.20 316.20 306.75 309.50 JMFINANCIL 114.75 117.80 113.60 114.20 EIDPARRY 196.00 198.50 190.60 193.80 ENDURANCE 955.00 1009.90 949.00 999.55 AUROPHARMA 512.25 521.80 508.45 518.50 8.50 IDFCFIRSTB 39.00 39.05 38.35 38.60 PFC 127.00 127.80 122.35 125.05 HSCL 55.90 56.85 54.00 54.55 TV18BRDCST 27.00 27.00 24.55 24.70 ERIS 412.75 432.80 410.75 427.55 BANDHANBNK 395.00 406.00 387.30 398.70 4.60 ADANIPORTS 360.00 360.10 351.40 354.30 ESCORTS 828.00 828.00 809.00 817.55 J&KBANK 19.50 21.45 19.45 21.00 IFCI 5.57 5.61 5.41 5.48 ADVENZYMES 162.00 162.00 156.60 158.00 SHREECEM 23549.00 23927.30 23136.80 23729.00 263.85 SBILIFE 898.00 914.00 876.00 908.60 IOC 108.60 108.60 105.05 105.65 MAXINDIA 88.60 95.85 87.85 92.10 ITDC 274.40 275.35 265.10 265.55 HATHWAY 20.95 20.95 20.10 20.50 SIEMENS 1348.00 1363.00 1318.70 1357.80 11.40 WELCORP 193.95 204.80 187.05 200.95 APOLLOHOSP 1759.30 1803.00 1754.25 1797.05 GSKCONS 9695.00 9834.50 9610.00 9800.00 FDC 251.10 251.20 239.60 240.95 ASTERDM 167.00 171.00 166.40 168.35 DIVISLAB 2148.00 2172.00 2117.05 2158.60 16.50 HEIDELBERG 205.00 217.80 197.30 210.00 LICHSGFIN 349.30 349.65 333.70 336.40 DISHTV 9.85 9.89 9.25 9.47 HUDCO 32.00 32.00 31.05 31.40 GALAXYSURF 1597.05 1626.40 1585.00 1599.10 DABUR 502.80 508.20 501.40 505.60 3.65 JAICORPLTD 94.00 94.65 91.40 92.75 GLENMARK 299.70 299.90 289.00 293.80 GLAXO 1357.80 1357.95 1327.85 1339.00 TCIEXP 885.20 885.20 824.10 836.15 BLUEDART 2831.70 2835.00 2763.00 2826.30 UBL 1238.00 1265.80 1218.00 1244.05 8.60 HINDZINC 171.00 187.50 170.00 182.50 BAJAJFINSV 9375.00 9490.70 9271.00 9470.00 PRESTIGE 331.20 333.00 315.50 317.00 CRISIL 1573.00 1606.00 1545.00 1547.00 MAHABANK 11.05 11.05 10.70 10.82 MCDOWELL-N 686.00 697.35 675.50 692.00 4.05 DABUR 502.80 508.00 501.45 506.75 ASIANPAINT 1827.00 1852.50 1812.15 1844.35 CADILAHC 264.90 264.90 256.10 262.80 CCL 239.00 239.65 230.40 236.80 CORPBANK 18.65 18.95 17.50 17.95 PGHH 11277.00 11277.00 11188.00 11240.00 -4.05 BATAINDIA 1689.70 1690.85 1641.00 1670.90 LUPIN 669.90 671.40 655.00 662.65 MPHASIS 857.00 900.30 857.00 894.65 RAMCOCEM 792.75 792.75 764.00 777.75 TIMETECHNO 48.95 48.95 47.75 48.20 MARICO 306.80 307.90 302.00 306.00 -0.15 NMDC 97.00 97.70 94.80 96.05 FORTIS 154.95 157.00 151.60 156.45 PARAGMILK 94.20 94.40 90.00 90.60 CHENNPETRO 109.50 109.50 102.80 105.05 GESHIP 257.45 257.45 252.00 256.50 COLPAL 1333.10 1338.40 1313.25 1324.40 -1.40 GUJGAS 281.10 288.45 266.20 286.75 PNB 49.45 49.45 46.80 46.95 BALRAMCHIN 150.50 150.85 145.65 146.75 HINDCOPPER 34.00 34.00 33.15 33.20 VARROC 399.00 399.00 375.10 377.50 CADILAHC 261.80 264.25 256.00 262.10 -0.75 AMARAJABAT 684.65 686.85 671.50 679.00 TATACHEM 749.65 749.65 725.90 732.05 ITI 80.80 80.80 77.40 77.80 NH 337.70 345.00 331.50 342.45 CERA 2417.50 2469.85 2416.75 2426.80 BIOCON 296.00 302.00 292.45 297.80 -0.95 IPCALAB 1377.45 1377.45 1332.10 1341.00 FEDERALBNK 85.25 89.50 84.65 89.05 ESSELPRO 187.05 198.00 170.70 187.25 GREAVESCOT 131.50 131.80 128.85 131.20 ECLERX 592.90 592.90 575.00 580.00 PETRONET 259.90 263.20 259.00 261.00 -1.05 MRF 68419.55 68419.55 66800.00 67465.50 CANBK 159.75 160.20 154.20 155.45 GICRE 189.80 189.80 178.00 178.80 BAJAJCON 190.00 194.00 182.00 194.00 MAHSEAMLES 337.25 341.45 333.00 335.50 ACC 1399.50 1407.95 1373.00 1392.10 -7.40 BERGEPAINT 562.20 580.00 562.20 576.90 BPCL 449.95 449.95 438.65 445.55 METROPOLIS 1870.10 1884.35 1817.25 1840.60 SADBHAV 76.50 83.20 75.25 75.80 LAKSHVILAS 15.85 16.05 15.20 15.65 PAGEIND 22105.00 22320.00 21990.30 22000.00 -119.05 BEML 823.00 829.00 779.90 789.10 KOTAKBANK 1663.45 1688.00 1661.35 1678.40 KTKBANK 71.75 74.70 70.00 72.75 PNCINFRA 182.30 182.30 174.70 177.05 DBCORP 117.65 119.95 115.00 119.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3485.00 3523.65 3415.30 3462.95 -20.05 SUNTV 465.00 465.15 446.60 452.40 GAIL 108.00 108.25 105.15 107.40 GILLETTE 5833.00 5835.00 5791.00 5791.00 DCAL* 82.20 83.85 80.15 81.15 GET&D 126.85 127.70 123.30 125.30 GODREJCP 602.00 605.20 588.95 597.00 -4.25 AMBUJACEM 214.50 215.20 210.60 211.00 L&TFH 114.30 114.85 111.75 112.35 BIRLACORPN 730.00 730.00 705.75 718.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3500.00 3500.00 3419.80 3451.10 TVSSRICHAK 1579.25 1598.00 1515.60 1530.95 HDFCAMC 3263.00 3265.00 3187.00 3247.15 -26.60 BANKINDIA 56.60 56.70 54.65 54.65 EICHERMOT 17180.00 17211.95 16910.00 17100.00 AKZOINDIA 2300.00 2393.55 2253.00 2313.65 ORIENTCEM 82.65 84.10 80.95 83.25 EIHOTEL 133.30 133.30 131.20 131.75 LUPIN 669.10 671.30 654.60 664.00 -5.80 RELAXO 766.00 766.00 710.50 721.45 STAR 488.40 503.00 477.85 495.40 REPCOHOME 290.70 294.00 283.50 294.00 GUJALKALI 360.00 365.90 345.00 349.20 SKFINDIA 1867.85 1920.00 1856.00 1893.50 NHPC 21.50 21.65 21.20 21.45 -0.20 ADANIPOWER 55.50 55.50 52.40 52.80 MANAPPURAM 177.20 178.30 170.45 172.25 CHOLAFIN 320.00 320.00 311.45 314.95 MINDACORP 112.00 112.00 105.65 109.70 SOLARINDS 1219.40 1219.40 1170.00 1185.70 AMBUJACEM 213.60 215.15 210.50 211.35 -2.25 ADANIGREEN 165.10 167.75 162.80 162.80 ABCAPITAL 83.20 83.35 80.70 81.30 TIMKEN 1031.20 1045.90 1002.00 1017.00 IBULISL 103.65 104.90 98.00 98.35 SOMANYCERA 190.00 193.20 185.90 190.05 CONCOR 511.10 521.35 502.55 510.00 -5.80 COLPAL 1335.00 1337.65 1313.95 1323.95 COALINDIA 174.70 174.70 169.65 173.75 GODREJAGRO 495.60 495.60 476.40 479.00 GSFC 66.50 66.50 64.15 64.80 CENTRALBK 16.10 16.30 15.90 16.05 OFSS 2785.00 2789.75 2710.30 2710.90 -31.05 UBL 1234.00 1262.15 1218.00 1248.45 IRCON 522.60 558.40 510.10 546.70 THYROCARE 611.70 613.50 595.00 607.00 QUESS 535.00 544.35 526.00 538.65 ANDHRABANK 14.75 14.75 14.45 14.55 HINDPETRO 209.00 211.70 203.15 206.15 -2.70 BHARATFORG 452.10 463.25 451.35 461.75 NCC 40.10 40.10 37.75 38.50 APLLTD 650.00 661.50 641.20 651.00 BLUESTARCO 847.00 851.60 830.00 842.85 UNITEDBNK 7.60 7.60 7.35 7.38 HAVELLS 647.00 647.40 632.60 638.00 -8.80 AIAENG 1748.65 1960.00 1729.75 1830.00 EQUITAS 113.60 114.85 110.40 113.85 PCJEWELLER 17.15 17.15 16.30 16.40 CUB 218.00 221.20 215.70 220.10 INDOSTAR 280.05 281.75 280.00 280.70 BOSCHLTD 13280.00 13289.00 12818.00 13066.70 -223.95 CUMMINSIND 534.00 534.75 511.75 517.70 ADANIGAS 150.85 151.95 143.75 147.20 3MINDIA 20930.75 20930.75 20400.00 20544.80 LEMONTREE 53.60 54.20 52.70 52.90 FLFL 353.00 360.50 345.35 354.35 DMART 2347.30 2370.00 2310.00 2317.00 -41.40 HEG 955.00 963.40 928.85 932.05 HDFCAMC 3242.00 3266.00 3186.40 3245.60 JSL 40.50 42.00 39.85 40.35 LAOPALA 205.00 228.00 202.00 223.15 JSLHISAR 69.35 70.60 68.40 69.70 INDIGO 1380.00 1382.90 1358.55 1366.50 -24.95 DELTACORP 155.00 155.00 145.10 146.15 INDIGO 1382.90 1382.90 1359.20 1365.00 ORIENTELEC 272.00 272.00 254.00 263.30 TVTODAY 232.75 232.80 225.85 227.70 MAHLIFE 375.95 377.55 362.60 365.20 IBULHSGFIN 326.00 328.20 308.20 315.10 -6.40 PAGEIND 22250.00 22298.90 22000.25 22187.05 POLYCAB 1139.40 1171.90 1110.00 1163.50 WESTLIFE 472.10 474.30 460.00 461.75 ASTRAZEN 2680.25 2689.95 2645.95 2661.45 VRLLOG 228.00 229.80 223.00 227.80 MOTHERSUMI 110.95 110.95 106.55 109.00 -2.25 HAVELLS 648.20 648.20 632.55 638.55 HEROMOTOCO 2142.00 2158.20 2102.00 2111.20 PFIZER 4228.25 4240.00 4133.70 4157.90 JCHAC 2836.40 2883.40 2784.65 2836.35 SUPRAJIT 194.00 200.05 194.00 199.00 PFC 127.45 127.85 122.20 124.60 -2.60 SUZLON 2.81 2.84 2.66 2.83 BIOCON 296.80 301.45 292.50 299.20 PHILIPCARB 117.30 117.85 113.10 114.70 JAMNAAUTO 37.20 37.90 35.60 37.20 TAKE 95.00 95.00 93.25 93.50 DLF 212.00 212.80 204.30 208.00 -4.45 ICICIPRULI 474.85 483.35 466.50 481.90 CGCL 205.20 213.10 204.00 213.10 DBL 328.95 329.80 319.10 321.15 REDINGTON 112.80 112.90 109.60 110.20 CHOLAHLDNG 540.00 541.00 533.95 538.50 NMDC 97.50 97.75 94.85 95.50 -2.15 BOSCHLTD 13290.00 13290.00 12800.00 13025.05 RITES 304.00 304.00 298.25 299.25 DCBBANK 163.55 164.45 161.50 163.00 DALBHARAT 813.00 813.00 794.70 797.35 SHK 108.00 108.00 105.00 107.65 SRTRANSFIN 1276.95 1276.95 1241.05 1248.00 -28.95 VOLTAS 695.75 696.00 680.00 685.10 PIIND 1538.00 1540.00 1517.30 1533.05 INTELLECT 124.40 125.50 120.30 121.45 MOIL 131.70 132.25 128.50 129.25 KPITTECH 85.05 87.00 84.00 84.70 PEL 1424.00 1442.00 1377.15 1395.25 -34.10 NATIONALUM 35.75 36.00 34.45 34.70 RAYMOND 551.00 553.00 540.90 545.40 VINATIORGA 1017.00 1017.00 987.20 992.00 SONATSOFTW 349.20 354.40 340.95 345.45 GDL 120.10 120.10 118.90 118.90 NIACL 116.90 117.65 111.10 114.10 -2.80 MARICO 308.00 308.10 302.15 306.50 ATUL 4930.80 4985.45 4899.90 4985.00 VIPIND 440.70 442.45 431.00 433.65 KNRCON 268.10 278.80 265.80 271.75 ZYDUSWELL 1436.80 1440.40 1431.55 1435.00 ASHOKLEY 77.90 78.15 74.75 76.05 -1.90 CONCOR 511.90 520.65 503.25 510.00 GRASIM 709.70 716.30 686.60 713.45 INDIANB 78.15 78.35 74.85 75.30 SHANKARA 479.95 486.00 461.50 475.65 SHRIRAMCIT 1400.00 1405.50 1381.05 1399.10 L&TFH 114.10 115.00 111.70 112.00 -3.00 GODREJCP 603.00 603.50 589.20 597.50 HEXAWARE 363.60 366.80 360.80 363.20 MOTILALOFS 775.00 783.50 763.00 780.00 CAPPL 320.70 326.20 318.25 319.10 KPRMILL 607.05 612.15 607.05 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Capital Beijing reported demiologist who led an pragmatic approach which is Hubei and Wuhan remains epidemic and achieving the repatriated from abroad, either of the government’s response 10 cases on Wednesday, taking advance team from the World “technology-powered and sci- “complex and grim as the risk goals of building a moder- onald Trump has said he from a cruise ship off Japan or and would report back to him, the total number of cases to Health Organisation (WHO), ence-driven”. of a rebound of the epidemic in ately prosperous society in all Dwas considering US trav- from Wuhan, the Chinese city taking over the role from 400. told the media in Geneva on “They are using big data, other regions cannot be over- aspects and poverty allevia- el restrictions on Italy and where the first cases were iden- Health Secretary Alex Azar. All over China, a total of Tuesday that China has artificial intelligence (AI) in looked”. tion, Xinhua reported. South Korea over coronavirus tified. 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Community spread response, including developing Shalted travel to the holiest sures in 2012 and 2013, though ness’s rapid spread from Iran case of unknown origin in the means spread of an illness for treatments and vaccines and sites in Islam over fears about no outbreak occurred. across the Persian Gulf. For United States. which the source of the infec- buying equipment for a strate- a new viral epidemic just While millions attend the example, Iran still has not con- “I don’t think it’s inevitable. tion is unknown. gic national stockpile. months ahead of the annual 10-day hajj, this year set for late firmed any cases in Mashhad, I think that there’s a chance that Foreign nationals traveling Senate Democratic leader hajj pilgrimage, a move coming July into early August, millions even though a number of cases it could get worse, a chance it from China within the past two Chuck Schumer said the figure as the Mideast has over 220 more come during the rest of reported in Kuwait are linked could get fairly substantially weeks are currently banned was “too little and too late,” confirmed cases of the illness. the year to the holy sites in the to the Iranian city. worse, but nothing’s inevitable,” from entering the US, and proposing instead $8.5 billion. The extraordinary deci- kingdom. In Bahrain, which con- Trump told reporters at the Trump said more countries Trump later told reporters he sion by Saudi Arabia stops “It is unprecedented, at firmed 33 cases as of Thursday White Houseon Wednesday. could be added to the list. would be happy to accept more foreigners from reaching the least in recent times, but given morning, authorities halted all He appointed Vice “At the right time we may money. The president also took holy city of Mecca and the the worldwide spread of the flights to Iraq and Lebanon. It President Mike Pence to lead do it, right now it’s not the right to Twitter earlier in the day to Kaaba, the cube-shaped struc- virus and the global nature of separately extended a 48-hour the response to the disease. time,” he said in response to a insist his administration is ture the world’s 1.8 billion the umrah, it makes sense ban over flights from Dubai The message was at odds reporter’s question about South “doing a GREAT job,” blaming Muslims pray toward five times from a public health and safe- and Sharjah in the United with the Centers for Disease Korea and Italy. the media for trying to stoke a day. It also said travel was sus- ty point of view,” said Kristian Arab Emirates, through which Control and Prevention, which South Korea has almost fear in a tweet in which he pended to Prophet (     .   
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At masks.        navirus arrived. per year, constituting almost least 300 have closed and those In the street leading to the In the southern Shiite holy the only form of tourism in a that remain open have a five to Imam Ali shrine, waiters stood city of Karbala, hotels have country ravaged by decades of 10 percent occupancy rate,” outside restaurants, eagerly   .(1("  )(6(0( educational institutions across capital of Balochistan, said closed and face masks are more conflict. he told AFP. trying to convince a few pass- the province till March 15. that both the patients came common on the street than the But Iraq now has five con- The virus itself has yet to ing pilgrims to come inside. fter two persons returning An official handout said from Iran but they were in sta- full-length black veils worn by firmed cases of the COVID-19 hit Karbala, halfway to “It’s fresh, it’s fresh!” one of Afrom Iran tested positive the government took the step ble condition. female pilgrims. virus — all traced to Iran — Baghdad, but the city has not them shouted. for the deadly coronavirus in “as a precaution to protect Pakistan has closed its Visitors are scarce at the and visitor numbers are plung- been spared the fallout. A Najaf resident said the Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, children from coronavirus.” border with Iran where at golden-domed tomb of Imam ing yet further. “Religious tourism in same street had been packed all educational institutions in “I can confirm first two least 19 people have died from Hussein, grandson of the The first confirmed case of Karbala is currently zero,” said with pilgrims before the Sindh and Balochistan cases of coronavirus in the virus. He said the govern- Prophet Mohammed, despite the virus was an Iranian nation- Sahib Zaman, deputy head of protests, with restaurants full provinces have been closed. Pakistan. Both cases are being ment had taken effective pro- twice-daily visits by health offi- al studying in a Shiite seminary the city’s chamber of com- and waiters scrambling to take On Wednesday, a young taken care of according to tective measures well in time cials to sanitise the site. in Najaf, another shrine city merce. never-ending orders. man tested positive for the clinical standard protocols & to stop the outbreak of virus Haidar, who sells rosaries around 150 kilometres (90 “No money is coming in. For Shiite cleric Fadel al- novel coronavirus in Karachi both of them are stable. No in Pakistan. He urged the cit- and holy soil from the shrine, miles) south of Baghdad. No tourists are coming because Bdeiri, the tourism downturn — the first confirmed case in need to panic, things are izens with travel history of said his business had already The authorities responded of the situation.” is a sign that Iraq should wean Pakistan. Shortly after, anoth- under control,” Mirza tweeted Iran and China and having been hit hard since mass anti- by closing the land borders The novel coronavirus is cash-strapped Iranian nation- itself off Iranian dependance. er case was confirmed and on Wednesday. coronavirus symptoms to con- government protests broke out with Iran and banning the just the latest disaster to strike als to boost their numbers. “The Iraqi community, both have returned from Iran, “If you or somebody you tact the medical experts. in October. entry of foreign nationals trav- religious tourism in Iraq’s Shiite But mass anti-government especially in Najaf, pinned Special Advisor on Health Dr know have recently returned Meanwhile, there are “We haven’t been selling elling from the Islamic repub- holy cities. protests in Baghdad and Iraq’s great hopes on Iran, so they Zafar Mirza said. from China, Iran or a country reports of shortage of masks anything because of the lack of lic and other affected countries. US sanctions against south starting that month fur- opened hotels for Iranians and Sindh Education Minister where #COVID?19 is preva- which are considered as the visitors from Iran and the This week, they even took Tehran, the plummeting ther hit visitor numbers. didn’t buy any goods except Saeed Ghani announced on lent and if there are symptoms basic precautionary measure Gulf,” he said, rows of colour- the exceptionally rare step of Iranian rial and tit-for-tat “There have been demon- from Iran”, he told AFP. Twitter that “all Govt and like fever, cough, difficulty in to protect one against the ful beads glistening on the closing Najaf’s Imam Ali mau- bombings between Washington strations and violence, But the rupture in trade private educational institu- breathing, please report by coronavirus. shelf in his shop. soleum. and Iran on Iraqi soil had American sanctions against and travel between the two tions will remain closed on calling at 1166,” he was quot- Authorities have asked “Now, on top of everything, The site is one of the holi- forced cash-strapped pilgrims Iran, the devaluation of the countries has shattered Najaf’s Thursday & Friday (27th & ed by the Dawn news on the people not to panic as the coronavirus outbreak hap- est sites for Shiite Muslims, who to stay home. Iranian rial,” Najaf official Abu economy, he said. 28th Feb).” Thursday. there was no threat of the pened.” Millions of Shiite pil- flock there to kiss and caress Ahead of the Arbaeen Ghneim said. “Iraqis thought that Balochistan government Mirza in a late night spread of the disease in the grims, many from neighbour- the tomb of the Prophet commemoration in October, “Just when tourism just Iranians would stay forever... announced to close down all media interaction in Quetta, country. ing Iran, visit shrines in Karbala Mohammed’s son-in-law. Iraq had scrapped visa fees for started to pick up again, we had this was a mistake.”    !"#!$!$  53 ,
           

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A The First Lady tweeted Mahathir didn’t speak to stint in office in the 1990s, but ties during his maiden official lot of tremendous progress two pictures of her with Trump reporters as he was driven into he was sacked following a visit to the country where was made in terms of relation- facing the Taj Mahal in Agra. the palace grounds. The meet- power struggle and later jailed America will be doing a lot of ship—our relationship with “One of the Seven Wonders ing came after the king inter- on sodomy and corruption business. India is extraordinary right of the World, the breathtaking viewed lawmakers to deter- charges that he said were Talking to reporters here, now,” he said. Taj Mahal!” she said. mine who they support as trumped up. after his return from India on “We are going to be doing President Trump “reaf- prime minister and if they Anwar led a reform move- Wednesday, Trump said, “He a lot of business with India, firmed the strong strategic want fresh elections. ment that helped built a fledg- (Prime Minister Narendra they are sending billions and partnership, vibrant economic A comeback as prime min- ling opposition but was jailed Modi) is a great gentleman, a billions of dollars now to the ties and expanding security ister for a third time will be a a second time for sodomy in great leader. It’s an incredible United States,” Trump said in relationship between our two remarkable feat for Mahathir, 2014 in a move he said was country.” response to a question. countries. Wonderful trip, but the world’s oldest leader at 94, aimed at killing his political President Trump visited In a tweet, his daughter glad to be home! Thank you after nail-biting twists, turns career. India from February 24 to 25. Ivanka said that, Trump India!” said White House Press and machinations in the polit- Mahathir, who retired in He was accompanied by First announced that US Secretary Stephanie Grisham. ical drama that unraveled over 2003 after 22 years in power, Lady Melania Trump daughter International Development During the visit, India and the weekend. The king dissolved the to handover power to Anwar, Mahathir said in a televised made a comeback in 2016 Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Finance Corporation “will the US on Tuesday finalised A failed bid by Mahathir’s Cabinet but reappointed he said Parliament should pick message. spurred by anger over a mas- Jared Kushner and the top establish a permanent presence defence deals worth USD 3 bil- supporters to form a new gov- Mahathir as interim leader. the next leader and that he His unity government plan sive graft scandal involving a brass of his administration, in India to strengthen our eco- lion under which 30 military ernment without his named The result was a renewed bat- would form a nonpartisan gov- was rejected by Anwar’s camp, state investment fund. including National Security nomic ties, improve develop- helicopters will be procured successor Anwar Ibrahim tle between Mahathir and ernment if he is chosen again which said it would only create Mahathir and Anwar recon- Advisor Robert O’Brien. ment plus further women’s from two American defence plunged the country into a Anwar, whose political feud has to helm the government. a “Mahathir government” that ciled and forged an alliance They visited Ahmedabad, economic empowerment majors for Indian armed forces. political limbo. stretched more than two “I just want to do what is is not accountable to the peo- that won a historic vote in Agra and New Delhi before through WGDP (Women’s The deals will include pro- A total of 37 lawmakers, decades. best for the country. … I ple and unsustainable. 2018 that ushered in leaving for Washington on Global Development and curement of 24 MH-60 Romeo led by Mahathir’s Bersatu party, Mahathir said Wednesday believe, rightly or wrongly, Anwar said lawmakers the first change of govern- Tuesday. During his stay, he Prosperity Initiative)!” helicopters by India from the left the ruling alliance, depriv- he had quit to show he wasn’t politics and political parties from the three remaining par- ment since independence addressed a massive rally in On her arrival from India, US at a cost of USD 2.6 billion. ing it of majority support and power crazy and because he must be set aside for now. If ties in his alliance have nomi- from Britain in 1957. But Ahmedabad, visited Agra and she thanked Modi for “your Another contract to acquire six sparking a crisis less than two doesn’t want to work with the allowed, I will form an admin- nated him as the prime minis- their relationship remained held official meetings in New warm hospitality as we visited AH-64E Apache helicopters years after it ousted a corrupt- former corrupt regime that he istration that does not side with ter after Mahathir rejected uneasy as Mahathir refused to Delhi. your beautiful country and for USD 800 million from the tainted coalition that had ruled had ousted in 2018 polls. any party. Only national inter- their offer to restore their for- set a time frame to hand The US president was feted celebrated the strength, spirit US is also on the table. for 61 years. Despite a preelection pact est will be prioritized,” mer government. over power to Anwar. 0  )     *O " 0 A
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Molson Coors announced Democratic presidential can- Warren to speak against the pluralism, and avoid the path the Molson Coors complex on employees had been allowed to express the deep sadness many claims department. She was in October that it planned to didate Bernie Sanders here violence over the Citizenship of discrimination and bigotry,” Wednesday was identified as a go home. Police Chief Alfonso of us are feeling right now.” He texting from inside the facility close a Denver office as part of accused US President Donald Amendment Act in New Delhi. the Congressman said. 51-year-old Milwaukee man Morales said authorities believe said the office would be closed and told her husband that a restructuring to eliminate Trump of failing on the issue of Apart from the Democratic Richard N Hass, who heads who died of a self-inflicted the shooter operated alone. the rest of the week and the there was an active shooter and 400 to 500 jobs. The reorgan- human rights. presidential candidate, other the powerful Council on gunshot wound, police said. President Donald Trump brewery shuttered “for the time she was locked in a room with isation was to benefit Slamming the US presi- influential senators too Foreign Relations, said the rea- “There were five individu- addressed the shooting before being” to give people time to a bunch of co-workers, the Milwaukee, which was expect- dent, Sanders said the Trump’s expressed concern over the son for India’s relative success als who went to work today, speaking at the White House cope. Journal Sentinel newspaper ed to see hundreds of corporate statement regarding the vio- developments on Wednesday. has been that its large Muslim just like everybody goes to about his administration’s A group of brewery reported. and support jobs relocated lence in New Delhi during his “We are alarmed by the minority saw itself as Indian. work, and they thought they efforts to combat the coron- employees gathered at a near- “Miller Valley” features a there. India visit was a “failure of lead- recent violence in New Delhi. “But this is at risk owing to were going to go to work, fin- avirus. by bar to talk about what had 160-year-old brewery, with a Before Wednesday’s shoot- ership”. We continue to support an govt attempts to exploit iden- ish their day and return to their “Our hearts break for them happened. packaging center that fills thou- ing, there had been three mass Asked about incidents of open dialogue on issues of sig- tity politics for political advan- families. They didn’t — and and their loved ones,” the pres- “We are all a family. We sands of cans and bottles every killings nationwide in 2020, violence during his India visit, nificant concern in order to tage,” he said. tragically they never will,” ident said. work a lot of hours together, so minute and a distribution cen- with 12 total victims. All have the US president had said, “As advance our vital long-term Earlier in the day, the US Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett “We send our condolences. we’re all very sad,” said Selena ter the size of five football been shootings. In 2019, there far as the individual attacks, I relationship,” Senator Mark Commission on International said. We’ll be with them, and it’s a Curka, a brewery employee fields. A massive red Miller sign were 44 mass killings, with 224 heard about it, but I didn’t dis- Warner from the Democratic Religious Freedom urged the Authorities offered no terrible thing, a terrible thing.” who was about to start her shift towers over the complex and is total victims. The Associated cuss that with him (Modi). Party and John Cornyn from Government of India to take immediate motive for the The attack occurred at a when the complex went on a well-known symbol in Press/USA That’s up to India.” the GOP said in a joint state- swift action for the safety of its attack and did not release sprawling complex that lockdown and she was turned Milwaukee, where beer and TODAY/Northeastern Reacting to the issue, ment. citizens. details about the shooter or includes a mix of corporate away. brewing are intertwined in the University Mass Killings data- Sanders on Wednesday tweet- Warner and Cornyn are Expressing “grave concern” how the shooting unfolded. offices and brewing facilities. “It’s just weird, because city’s history. base tracks all US homicides ed, “Over 200 million Muslims co-chairs of the Senate India over the violence, the US body None of the victims was The complex is widely known nine times out of 10 you’re The facility is also home to since 2006 involving four or call India home. Widespread Caucus, the largest country- said the Indian government identified. Police, who were still in the Milwaukee area as going to know the shooter,” said corporate customer service, more people killed, not includ- anti-Muslim mob violence has specific caucus in the US should provide protection to contacting relatives, said iden- “Miller Valley,” a reference to another employee Thomas finance, human resources and ing the offender, over 24 hours killed at least 27 and injured Senate. people regardless of their faith tities would not be released for the Miller Brewing Co. that is Milner. “It’s a tight-knit fami- engineering departments. regardless of weapon, loca- many more. Trump responds Congressman Jamie amid reports of attack on at least 24 hours. No one was now part of Molson Coors. ly. Within the brewery we all Tours take people to under- tion, victim-offender relation- by saying ‘That’s up to India’. 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The announcement extraditions to mainland corrosive liquid. trip to Disneyland. stored in tanks at the site of the world.” Grossi said a “very com- were found on Wednesday in came a day after the force was China’s opaque and party-con- No police officer has been The clip of nine-year-old Fukushima Daiichi plant, “Releasing into the ocean prehensive communication the lions’ enclosure of the given a 25 per cent bump in its trolled courts with millions sanctioned over the protests Quaden Bayles showed him whose reactors went into melt- is done elsewhere, it’s not strategy” would be key to the Lahore Safari, according to a annual budget by the city’s taking to the streets. and the top brass have said no crying and repeatedly saying he down after a huge tsunami in something new, there is no process. park official. pro-Beijing leadership, includ- As the government dug instances of inappropriate force wanted to die after being bul- 2011. scandal here,” Grossi added. “You may have the best “We recovered the remains ing a doubling of its equipment their heels in and deployed was displayed by their officers. lied at school, sparking an out- A government panel last “But what is important is technical strategy but a polit- in the park on Wednesday allowance and plans to add police to surpress the rallies the The city’s police watchdog pouring of support from month recommended the to do it in a way that is not ical failure if you don’t com- after Bilal’s father told us another 2,500 officers. movement morphed into a is investigating the force’s han- around the world. The video water be released into the harmful and you need some- municate well,” he said. that his son had been The police have been popular revolt against Beijing dling of the protests but was watched millions of times ocean or vaporised, but no final body to monitor before, dur- “It’s an issue of legiti- missing since Monday. maintaining a permanent ros- as well as a call for greater activists accuse the body of and prompted US comedian decision has been taken, with ing and after release, to check mate concern.” He was in the Safari Park ter of riot officers after huge democratic freedoms and being toothless and stacked Brad Williams to start a all solutions deeply unpopular that everything is okay.” The 9.0 magnitude quake to cut grass,” said Lahore and sometimes violent pro- police accountability. with government loyalists. GoFundMe page that eventu- with sections of the Japanese The radioactive water of March 2011 sparked a Safari official Chaudhry democracy protests raged for More than 7,000 arrests A group of international ally raised almost USD 475,000. public. comes from several different huge tsunami along Japan’s Shafqat. seven straight months last year. were made while police fired policing experts stepped down Although the funds were International Atomic sources — including water northeast coast that killed “We have sent the remains The rallies and clashes have nearly 30,000 crowd control from advising the panel saying meant to send Bayles and his Energy Agency (IAEA) direc- used for cooling at the plant, more than 18,000 people. to a laboratory for a forensic since died down, partly due to munitions such as tear gas and it had neither the resources nor mum to Disneyland, his aunt tor Rafael Grossi told journal- and groundwater and rain The nuclear disaster it examination and ordered exhaustion and arrests but also rubber bullets. expertise to do the job proper- told Australia’s NITV News ists in Tokyo the panel’s rec- that seeps into the plant daily spawned is not directly investigation into the incident,” because of the emergence of a Clashes became a weekly ly. Protesters want a judge to that the money would be used ommendations both appeared — and is put through an blamed for any deaths, he said. new deadly coronavirus. and at times daily occurrence oversee a fully independent for charities instead. suitable. extensive filtration process. though contamination ren- It appears Bilal, whose “Given that large-scale vio- with videos of police beatings inquiry into the police, a “What kid wouldn’t want “Of course the decision on Most of the radioactive dered swathes of the coast uncle was an employee at the lent protests have declined and arrests quickly going viral. demand city leader Carrie Lam to go to Disneyland, especial- what to do and when is a mat- isotopes have been removed uninhabitable, possibly for park, was mauled to death by recently, the police will deploy Polls show the city’s once and Beijing, as well as the ly if you have lived Quaden’s ter for the Japanese govern- by the filtration system, but decades. a pride of lions, he added. officers in the anti riot brigades revered police force are now force, have dismissed. life. 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ow to rebrand an old con- cept and link it to the discov- ery of new destinations, given the Government’s intent to develop 17 iconic Htourist destinations? How to get domes- tic travellers to look for exotica within, given the Prime Minister’s call to travel to at least 15 destinations at home? How to develop a hub and spoke model where the hinterland of known tourist spots can be developed as a linked experience? These were some of the questions that were answered by panellists Ashwani Lohani, Ritu Beri, Pronab Sarkar and Anil Chadha at the inaugural session of the Exotica Tourism Summit. Moderated by Dr Chandan Mitra, it explored the pos- sibilities of a deep-pore look within. Unveiling another of his films in the Virtual Bharat series, filmmaker Bharat Bala said that the familiar corners of India evoked different emotions when looked at through the eyes of its people. His film on the shabad singers of Amritsar was an interesting perspective of the holy town. Highlighting the need for “felt emotion” to convey a refreshing idea of Incredible India, he said, “It’s very critical to show- case what we are doing and how we can build a new idea for tourism in this coun- try. A place is not a destination, it’s an emotion, a story and a culture. You tell a story, you will find the traveller. When domestic or international tourists travel and hear a story, they become a part of that destination. Almost 20 years ago, I started Incredible India, all thanks to Amitabh Kant. It’s time to discover the new avatar of Incredible India. It has done a wonderful job of showcasing the diver- sity of this country but today’s marketing and advertising needs are different. We need to move on from typical advertis- ing and find new ways to reach the audi- ence. We talk about 5,000 years of her- itage, at least we can make 1,000 stories out of them. I have travelled 150 km by road, discovering India. And what I dis- cover, I put into films. In September, we started the new initiative called Virtual Bharat. It is going to be a repository of virtual stories of India. To start with, we decided to do 1,000 stories of the coun- try. Deeper stories will connect deeper with the audience and they will have something to take home as emotion. When we talk about culture, it is some- thing you need to win over as an emotion. When people look at India, they see the Taj Mahal because they find it as an embodiment of a great love story. We are a 5,000 year old country, we don’t need to hide only behind Taj Mahal. There’s a lot more to showcase.” Ashwani Lohani, Ex CMD, Air India, * C)  -    +( . :1)    ;   felt that there is always scope for explo- ration and rebranding India. “Nobody can cent, China was at three per cent for their ever beat the impact of tourism in the domestic tourism and the US was at six per country. It is the biggest job creator and cent. “That is exactly where we probably also sways the image of the country. A few need to reach. And it has to be a collabo- years back, whenever somebody used to rative effort. It has to be a great partner- talk about tourism of India, it was always ship between the Centre and the states, pri- about international market and footfalls. vate players and the government. Yet the numbers were not encouraging. Everybody has to put their best foot for- The fact is you cannot make tourism a ward,” he says. growth driver till you cater to a domes- As a hotel chain, for example, Chadha tic market. When I got a chance to head said that they had the honour of hosting Madhya Pradesh tourism, I decided to the US President, Donald Trump. The generate new interest in its diversity.” hotel was full of Americans. They got to Lohani shared that people have a fair see motifs of India that the hotel sports in idea about the places abroad but they are its decor. “They saw all the artworks and not aware about the rich culture they have wanted to know what went into their cre- at home. He said, “We need to start ation. So there’s a lot of storytelling that exploring our own country. Indian needs to be done. The travellers are look- tourism has something on offer for ing for experiences more than anything. everyone in every category with all bud- And we need to create that for them. They gets — India on shoestring, India in lux- want to really get enriched at the destina- ury, the royal India, urban India, the com- tion they travel, in the hotel they live, in mon man’s India, historical India and the food they eat, the clothes they wear, the much more. Why not circulate the funds mode of transport they use, it’s all getting in our own country for the good of our experiential day by day,” said Chadha. own people? There is a need to catalyse The president of Indian Association a movement of people within the states. of Tour Operators (IATO), Pronab Sarkar, Tourism is a sector which has a massive has been in this industry for last 45 years. potential to grow. And I feel we are mov- He felt that the government plays a big- ing towards that.” ger role in the promotion of tourism Luxury entrepreneur and fashion because they are the ones framing guide- designer Ritu Beri believes in the idea of lines and all the taxes. “We also have to India. She understands the value of include the state government. It is not pos- being Indian. She tries to promote the sible without their help. India is blessed country in everything that she does. “My with domestic tourism with more than 180 first fashion show in Paris was based on million tourists. We get only 10 million Indian heritage. From culture, designs, foreign tourists in comparison, which is motifs to fabrics and embroidery, every- very low. As far as the world scenario is thing was Indian. I presented the collec- concerned, it is less than 0.5 per cent. We tion in Hindi, it had French translations don’t even get one per cent of internation- and the music was Indian too. People al tourism. Therefore, there is a huge absolutely loved it. The country is very * .  1  1  scope,” he said. well accepted abroad,” Ritu said. Though some of our neighbours are “If I go anywhere in the world wear- world in recorded history. Our country Ritu said that we are all empowered lines — if it is to be, it is up to me. thing that we all have been speaking about smaller and have a finite infrastructure, ing Pashmina, people go crazy. Khadi, I is very proud of many inventions. From today to present an India that is richly felt Somebody has rightly said that the three is domestic tourism. I feel, we should take they have had higher international foot- feel, is true luxury because it’s handmade zero, yoga, geometry, snakes and ladders and authentic. An India that we don’t even biggest drivers in this century are going to pride in our own country. Domestic falls. “It is very important to state that we and today, more and more people are for- to chess, it all comes from India. So why think can exist. “Platforms like these are be tele communications, information tourism is something that has the capabil- are losing out to our neighbours because getting the art of handcrafted things. That are we not proud of being Indian or tak- very important for first, us Indians, to technology and tourism. “India has had a ity to catch the eyeballs of the world mar- of the highest taxes. I feel, tourism is not is why it’s our strength and we need to ing a holiday here? Why are we always accept the fact that we are above the rest good story so far. Our growth rates have ket. That’s probably the way to move the a luxury. It is an economic activity, which promote it. So when we talk about aping the West. Why are we apologetic of of the world. And then to spread the mes- been better than the world. A lot has been international tourism forward,” said is very important. Domestically, we have tourism of India, it’s the whole concept what we stand for. From the Taj Mahal to sage abroad. I know we can do it togeth- done by the government. However, there Chadha. to be very well connected. Our people of being Indian. I have a 12-year-old Rabindra Nath Tagore to Mahatma er,” said she. is still a lot to be done because the num- He felt that if we compared ourselves must have easy access to reach where they daughter. I am always telling her that Gandhi, we have a prolific history,” she Anil Chadha, COO, ITC Hotels, said bers coming in are much less in compar- to certain benchmarks available with ref- desire. 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