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ihar Chief Minister Nitish BKumar on Wednesday expelled two senior most leader-Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma from the Janata dal (U) for accusing him of committing “ideological betrayal” by supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and aligning with the BJP for the Delhi Assembly polls. Nitish took the extreme step after Kishor on Tuesday launched a vehement attack on him tweeting, “Nitish Kumar 4 ! 5 4 *7 + 0 what a fall for you to lie about how and why you made me join JDU!! Poor attempt on % " # your part to try and make my colour same as yours!” He was responding to Nitish’s claim that he inducted " Kishor on Amit Shah sugges- untebable for the JD(U) lead- being successful in his power loyalty to ideology”, he said. ministerial candidate in the tion. ership to justify how could one pursuits by compromising The election strategist had 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He was )0!10 2 friends of India prevailed over by India’s Supreme Court. Though the immediate of their senior leaders be man- `ideology’.Prashant Kishor a couple of days ago sought to also seen as a key force in seal- the friends of Pakistan in the Diplomatic sources said cause for the expulsion of aging the poll campign of offered Kumar his best wishes embarrass Sushil Modi by shar- ing Nitish’s alliance with the he European Parliament European Parliament on the vote on the resolution Kishor and Verma is seen as Mamata Banerjee. to “retain” the chief minister- ing an old video clip wherein, RJD in 2015 and then with the Thas decided not to conduct Wednesday. against the CAA may take their objection to CAA and In a statement, party ship of Bihar. as the then leader of opposi- BJP in 2017 before joining the a vote on Thursday on a reso- India reached out to almost place between March 30 and Delhi poll truck with the BJP, General Secretary KC Tyagi In a tweet minutes after the tion, he had spoken JD(U) and being made its vice lution against India’s new citi- all countries of the powerful 31, but a debate on it will go on observers point to Kumar’s said, “As both the party leaders JD(U) suspended Kishor, harshly about the Chief president. zenship law, a move seen as an block, trying to persuade them as scheduled later on anger over their making pub- have been broken the party dis- Kishor said, “Thank you Nitish Minister. Varma, a former diplomat, attempt to not jeopardise Prime against going ahead with the Wednesday. lic a series of behind-the-cur- cipline, they are being expelled Kumar. My best wishes to you Kishor had raked up the was sent to Rajya Sabha by the Minister Narendra Modi’s visit resolution against the CAA. Six political groups of tain political moves as the from the primary member- to retain the chair of Chief episode by way of a riposte to party as Nitish felt that he could to Brussels in March for a Sources said the European members of the European main reason for showing them ship of the party.” Minister of Bihar. God bless Sushil, who had indirectly chid- be useful as an articulate voice bilateral summit with the 28- lawmakers agreed to delay the Parliament had moved a joint doors. Kishor had joined the JD- you.”Varma, after being ed him for troubling Nitish by in the national Capital. member block. voting to get a direct perspec- resolution against India’s citi- The relation between U in September 2018. He was expelled from JD(U), too gave repeatedly violating his own Their expulsion from the The European Parliament tive from about the CAA from zenship law, calling it discrim- Kishor and Nitish were appar- also made the Vice President of left-handed complements to party’s line. party will be seen as a victory on Wednesday decided to take External Affairs Minister S inatory. ently also strained ever sine the the party. While Varma is a for- Kumar. “ I congratulate Nitish Both Kishor and Varma for its seasoned hands like up the voting against the Jaishankar who is scheduled to “Strenuous efforts of out- former took the responsibility mer Rajya Sabha member of Kumar ji for removing all the came from apolitical back- Lalan Singh and RCP Singh Citizenship Amendment Act visit Brussels to prepare the going British MEP (Member of of managing the assembly elec- the JD-U. obstacles and impediments ground. Kishor made a name as who had not taken kindly to during its new session begin- ground for Modi’s visit in mid- European Parliament) Shaffaq tion of Trinamool Congress Soon after their expulsion from his path in his pursuit of a professional poll strategist the rise of Kishor in the party ning March 2. March. Mohammad to have a resolu- chief Mamata Banerjee. The from JD(U), both the dissent- short term political gain. This after his involvement in and believed that his and Government sources called The EU lawmakers also tion passed by the European TMC and BJP share a bitter ing leaders took a dig at Kumar pursuit is clearly now com- Narendra Modi’s successful Varma’s outspoken views ill- the deferment of the voting a wanted to wait for judicial Parliament against India on the relation and it was becoming by `congratulating` him for pletely without any fidelity or campaign as the BJP’s prime served its interests. diplomatic victory, adding that review of the contentious law Continued on Page 6 $ " # %& )0!10 2 Health Ministry has asked peo- ple to use 24x7 helpline (011- s the lethal coronavirus 23978046) for queries related to Acontinues to spread far respiratory infection. hate speech and using abu- and wide, claiming 132 lives Efforts have been stepped sive language, the EC let and infecting over 6,000 others up to handle any emergency them escape with minor in China alone, India on situation in case arising due to punishment. Wednesday issued a fresh advi- the mysterious disease. Thakur and Verma can sory asking people not to Thermal screening has been still canvass for the BJP but undertake ‘unnecessary’ travel expanded to 20 airports from they will have to bear the to the neighbouring country. seven, along with addition of 10 campaign expenditures. Also, its only two passenger new laboratories to test the “The Election carriers that fly to China — virus, as a precautionary mea- Commission has ordered the IndiGo and Air India — sure. removal of Thakur and announced suspension of most The Government has acti- )0!10 2 Verma from the list of star of their flights to the country as vated four new laboratories campaigners of the BJP for a precautionary measure. —the Indian Council of iting provocative lan- the general elections to the Airlines based in Asia, Medical Research’s viral Cguages used by Union Legislative Assembly of the North America and Europe research and diagnostics lab Minister of State for Finance NCT of Delhi with have already announced ! " $ " network — at Alleppey, Anurag Thakur and Delhi immediate effect and until restricted operations to the Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and BJP MP Pravesh Sahib further orders,” an EC note region in view of the outbreak Mumbai for testing samples. So Singh Verma in campaign stated. of the virus. consent notes for the Indians in Air India spokesperson said the far, Pune’s National Institute of rallies, the Election The final order will be India has requested China Wuhan and Hubei province to national carrier is suspending Virology was conducting the & ' ' ( Commission (EC) on announced by the poll panel for permission to operate two be filled by them. its flights on Delhi-Shanghai tests. A total of 20 samples have ' ) * +() Wednesday ordered the BJP after examining their replies. flights to bring back its nation- While IndiGo airlines said route from January 31 to so far been tested by NIV to drop both of them from The comments by als from Hubei Province, the on Wednesday that due to February 14. Pune and all were found neg- )0!10 2 Saina Nehwal joined the list of star campaigners Thakur and Verma are part epicentre of the outbreak, the coronavirus outbreak in China, In India, many people are ative. the saffron party hailing Prime for the Assembly elections in of a string of controversial Ministry of External Affairs it has decided to suspend its under observation in hospitals Meanwhile, Mumbai Port n the midst of poll frenzy in Minister Narendra Delhi. comments and communally said. flights on the Bengaluru-Hong for suspected coronavirus Trust has been instructed not Ithe national Capital, the BJP Modi as an “inspiration” with Both of them should divisive rhetoric used The Indian Embassy in Kong route from February 1 infection including in to give shore permit to any ves- on Wednesday had a prized his “hard work” for the considered themselves lucky in the Delhi election cam- Beijing on Wednesday circu- and on the Delhi-Chengdu Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and sel coming from China. joining as former world num- country. because despite facing accu- paign. lated registration forms and route from February 1 to 20. the national Capital. 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river Ganga was not only a sym- Kanpur used to fall directly into Tomar said that the Ganga the underprivileged. everyone to keep the Ganga bol of faith but also the base of the Ganga, badly polluting its Yatra was being taken out for a Later, Chief Minister Yogi clean and pollution-free. hief Minister Yogi Indian economy, adding that water and making it poisonous. great purpose and everyone Aditya Nath went to Allahabad He asked youth to spare CAdityanath said on the Ganga Yatra was a conflu- But now, not a single drop of should contribute to it. “Ganga to receive the Ganga Yatra. some time and contribute in the Wednesday that his govern- ence of faith and economy and sewage falls in the river,” he said, is our culture. River Ganga After his helicopter landed cleaning of the river on a reg- ment was working for holistic everyone should contribute to adding that once Bhagirath provides salvation to us not at the Reserve Police Lines, the ular basis. development in the state and it. Yogi started his address rais- had brought Maa Ganga from only in this world but hereafter Chief Minister went to the Taking a dig at pseudo-sec- would focus on supplying of ing slogans in praise of Maa heaven to earth and today PM also,” he said. Circuit House. After spending ularists for opposing the pure drinking water to every Ganga and Maa Vindhyavasini Narendra Modi had become a He said that through the some time at the Circuit House, Citizenship (Amendment) Act household through Har Ghar and appealed to the people to modern Bhagirath for making Namami Gange project, Prime he went to Naini in the trans- and resorting to violence, the Nal Yojana and developing keep the river clean. The five- all efforts to clean its water. Minister Modi had started the Yamuna belt and received the chief minister warned them that Maa Vindhyavasini Dham. day Ganga Yatra is being taken Highlighting the achieve- work of making Ganga clean in Ganga Yatra which came from action would be taken against Addressing a public meet- out from Bijnor and Ballia and ments of his government, Yogi 2014 but the then UP govern- Mirzapur. The chief minister them if they took law into ing at the Government Inter both the legs of the yatra would said that medical colleges had ment did not contribute to it. said the aim of the government their hands. College grounds in Mirzapur converge at Kanpur on January been established in Mirzapur “You handed over the reins was to ensure a clean and pol- In the evening CM Yogi on the third day of the Ganga 31. and Sonbhadra and the entire of the state to Yogi Adityanath. lution-free Ganga. He said that Adityanath performed Ganga Yatra, the chief minister said a Yogi said that Prime Vindhya region was marching Now, Modi and Yogi are here Ganga was a symbol of faith aarti and met the saints includ- ` 6,000-crore project had been Minister Narendra Modi had towards overall development. among you to clean the Ganga. and the lifeline of economic ing Shankaracharya Swami prepared for development of launched the Namami Gange “Since decades, Bansagar Definitely, their efforts will prosperity. Nishchalanandji Maharaj, Mirzapur. Project to make the river Ganga project was pending and its file bear fruit and the Ganga will Yogi said that his govern- Mahamandaleshwar, Santosh Yogi said the Bundelkhand clean and ever-flowing. The was gathering dust during the become clean,” the Union min- ment had successfully imple- Das Satuwa Baba, Swami Nritya and Vindhya regions, which chief minister said that his previous regimes but Modi has ister added. mented Prime Minister Gopal Das and Swami had been neglected for decades, government had taken up the made the dreams of the region BJP state chief Swatantra Narendra Modi’s Namami Vasudevanandji Maharaj. The were now witnessing rapid work of cleaning the Ganga on a reality,” the chief minister said. Dev Singh said the Ganga Yatra Gange project. The chief min- chief minister visited their development. a war-footing. Speaking on the occasion, aimed to bring prosperity in the ister told youth that it was the camps and was closeted with The chief minister said the “Earlier, the sewage of Union Minister Narendra Singh lives of the downtrodden and prime duty and responsibility of them for some time. & " ' ()
: C)3! terror in India. ed. Now he is trying to woo the “Modi was merely playing youths by speaking on issues riticising the Prime with words. He cleverly related to Pakistan to hide the CMinister for “forgetting to skipped the issue of growing failures of his government,” he provide jobs to youths”, unemployment in the country. said. Rashtriya Lok Dal state He should have spoken on Ahmad said the PM chief Masood Ahmad said measures being taken to did not speak about the that Narendra Modi had improve the economy which is violence by masked persons on conveniently forgotten under stress and on jobs the Jawaharlal Nehru the promise he had made to which the youths of the coun- University campus some time the youth of the country try need the most at this time,” back. during the Lok Sabha polls in he said. “Modi and other Bharatiya 2014. The RLD leader said that Janata Party leaders are used to Ahmad was reacting several lakh youth were laid off propagating issues which suit to the PM’s address to NCC after the Union government their policies the best. The cadets in New Delhi in demonetised high value cur- youth of the country are aware which he only spoke rency notes. of these political gimmicks about Citizenship “In 2014, Modi had and they have got fed up of (Amendment) ACT and promised two crore jobs for such speeches,” the RLD state Pakistan’s role in spreading youths which he never provid- chief said. 68 7
“In the entire Uttar Pradesh, farmers are facing a lot of problems due to stray cat- tle menace but for the chief minister’s programme in Mirzapur, the government deployed engineers armed with ropes to check entry of cattle which could hinder Yogi’s fleet or during his programme,” : C)3! tweeted Priyanka. The Congress leader asked ongress general secretary the Bharatiya Janata Party gov- CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra ernment in UP to take up took a dig at Chief Minister responsibility of providing safe- Yogi Adityanath over deploying ty to farmers’ crops from stray PWD engineers to restrict stray cattle. cattle from his programme Interestingly, Priyanka also during Ganga Yatra in uploaded a video along with Mirzapur. her tweet in which farmers are seen singing folk songs to highlight how stray cattle are destroying their cops after entering their fields. A few days back, Public Works Department Executive Engineer in Mirzapur, Kanhaiya Jha, had issued an order asking nine junior engi- neers to be present from Reserve Police Lines to the CM’s programme venue in Birohi with ropes to prevent entry of stray cattle on the route ! "#$ % that the CM was to take to go % " ' ( ) to the venue. The junior engi- * neers were also asked to keep Manshee Bajpai $ " the cattle tied in case any one " + " was found roaming near the venue. Manshi Bajpai ", Diploma Engineers’ Sangh had reacted strongly to the order and its chief Vijay Singh, REQUIRED while condemning the order, claimed that JEs were not trained to catch stray cattle so who would take responsibility in case any one of them got injured. He suggested that such duties be assigned to spe- cialised cell of nagar palikas and nagar nigams concerned. After the objection of Diploma Engineers’ Sangh, District Magistrate of Mirzapur took cognisance while the exec- utive engineer who issued the order tried to come out clean, saying the order was issued by default and it had been with- drawn. Sources confirmed that even the CM’s office took a serious note of the order and asked the Mirzapur administra- tion to send a detailed report on how and on whose direction the order was issued and later withdrawn. Action is likely to be initi- ated against the PWD officials responsible for issuing the order.
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: C)3! Raghvendra, Jai Prakash, Raj The protesters were asked Narayan, Bindra Prasad and not to assemble in large groups undreds of youths assem- Dilip Kumar, all of neighbour- as Section 144 of CrPC was Hbled near a masjid close to ing localities. imposed in the city. This led to * " +, Mohanlalganj railway station in As per reports, around an argument and the police had protest against the Citizenship noon, the youths started assem- to use mild force to disperse the : C)3! impact of the shutdown call in (Amendment) Act on bling near the mosque and mob. other areas like Hazratganj and Wednesday, sending the cops soon their numbers reached Inspector of Mohanlalganj he ongoing protest against Gomti Nagar. into a tizzy for hours. 200. said a case under Section 188 Tthe Citizenship Police said no untoward The police rounded up 10 They were carrying blue of the IPC for violation of (Amendment) Act at Clock incident was reported any- protesters after a minor scuffle flags and placards with anti- prohibitory orders was regis- Tower in Hussainabad entered where in the city. with them. CAA slogans and claimed to be tered against those detained. its 13th day on Wednesday. In Deoria, former Rajya Those arrested were iden- active members of Bhim Army. Sources said the police sus- Samajwadi Party leader Sabha MP Aas Mohammad tified as Shailendra Gautam, The news reached to the police pect the hand of some political Abhishek Mishra visited the and his wife were detained by Bablu Ambedkar, Raju Rawat, and a heavy force was rushed leaders behind the protest protest venue on Wednesday police near the Salempur area Sanjay Rawat, Amarjeet, to the spot. bid. and extended his support to the when they were heading women sitting on dharna, brav- towards Subhash Chowk to ing the inclement weather con- register their protest against the ditions. The protesters, howev- CAA and the NRC. er, asked Mishra to talk to When information about media persons outside the area the detention of Mohammad in which they were staging and his wife spread, locals protest. rushed to the Kotwali police Talking to newsmen, station demanding their Mishra said the Constitution release. gave equal rights to people of “Me and my wife had all castes and religions and to decided that we will hold a discriminate them on the basis peaceful protest but police of religion and caste was detained us,” Mohammad said. unconstitutional. When contacted, The light drizzle failed to Superintendent of Police, dampen the spirits of the Deoria, Sripati Mishra said, women protesters, who used “The former MP and his wife polythene sheets and umbrel- various organisations had given against the protesters was not Bhim Army and the were taken to Kotwali police las to save them from being a call for Bharat Bandh on justifiable. Purvanchal Sena, to protest station as there was possibility drenched. The number of pro- Wednesday in protest against Meanwhile, the women against the new citizenship that the protest will affect law testers, however, did not dwin- the CAA National Register of protesters decided to keep a fast law and the NRC on and order negatively.” dle even in the poor weather Citizens. on Thursday to commemorate Wednesday witnessed a luke- Pamphlets were distrib- condition. Meanwhile, All-India Mahatma Gandhi. warm response in the Uttar uted Tuesday evening in The anti-CAA protest at Muslim Personal Law Board They put the portrait of Pradesh capital. Muslim-dominated areas ask- Ujariaon in Gomti Nagar also vice-president Dr Kalbe Sadiq Mahatma Gandhi at the protest In Muslim-dominated old ing people to observe shut- continued on Wednesday. appealed to the government to venue. city, traders downed shutters down in protest against the The women protesters car- hold talks with the protesters Meanwhile, the ‘Bharat over the Citizenship amended citizenship law and ried placards with Bharat and find an amicable solution Bandh’ called by several orga- (Amendment) Act and the the NRC. In Gorakhpur, the Bandh inscribed on them. to the deadlock. nizations, including the National Register of Citizens response to the bandh call was It may be mentioned that He said registration of FIRs Bahujan Mukti Morcha, the (NRC). But there was no seen in a few areas. %"/ Lucknow (PNS): The buried at the spot where he died and Sanatkada Fest which kicks off on a monument was erected in his man was abused and given life threat for January 31 with the theme of qas- memory by his followers, both Ademanding back the money he had loaned to a bas (townships) of Lucknow, will Hindus and Muslims. A believer in relative in Chinhat on Tuesday. also highlight the Dewa qasba of sulh-i kul, he is held in high esteem The police registered a case in this regard. Barabanki. by people of all religions,” she said. As per reports, Rajesh Pratap Singh of Rehman Sanatkada Fest media An Urs is organised during Nagar in Chinhat had given Rs 40,000 to his rela- spokesperson Harshita Mishra said Kartik every year (October- tive Alok Ranjan of Gorakhpur. On Tuesday, when that they had carried out extensive November) and a 10-day fair, the Alok along with his father visited Singh’s house, the research on Dewa township. She Dewa Mela, is held. latter reminded his kin about the money he had given said that the qasba represented the “The Dewa Mela now sees lakhs to him. This led to a verbal dispute and Alok and unifying values of our heritage. of pilgrims from all parts of the his father Shyam Bihari abused Singh and threatened “Dewa is a major Sufi pilgrim- country coming to pay homage to to kill him. Singh said he fled the house in fear and age town in Barabanki with a pop- Waris Ali Shah and his father a little later when he returned home he found his ulation of about 16,000. It is the Qurban Ali Shah. Brightly lit and briefcase missing. He alleged that Alok took away that birth place of Haji Waris Ali Shah decorated shops offer a variety of contained a gold ring, a gold bracelet and some (1818-1905) who is revered for his toys, handicrafts, household items, important papers. The police are investigating the message of universal love and snacks and sweetmeats. The fair also case. humanity. Waris Ali Shah was has a big cattle market. ! & “When I contacted the number, : C)3! the man at the other end introduced An unidentified miscreant himself as an armyman. Believing woman advocate was thrashed duped a man of Rs 32,000 in the him to be true, I finalised the deal Afor objecting after the pet of her name of verification of KYC in for the two-wheeler and transferred neighbour pooped outside her house Jankipuram. Rs 25,000 in his bank account. The in Gudamba. The police are inves- Reports said the victim, Arvind miscreant then demanded another tigating the case. Adhikari of Sahara Estate, got a call Rs 11,500 as transportation charges. According to complainant Richa from an unknown number on When I objected he threatened me Mishra of Rajiv Nagar in Kalyanpur January 27 about KYC verification. and refused to return the money,” locality of Gudamba, her neighbour, “I have a Paytm account. The caller Sandeep alleged. The police said whose husband is a junior engineer told me that KYC verification was they were investigating the case. in PWD, used to walk her dog every needed for continuing the Paytm day near her house and the dog used account and asked me to get it to poop there. updated. When I asked the proce- Six passengers travelling in an “I was observing this for a long dure, he told me to contact a num- auto sustained injuries when its dri- time and objected to the dog’s ber that he sent me through mes- ver lost control on the wheels and owner when she was walking her pet sage. I contacted the person on that the three-wheeler rammed into a near my house. The woman lost her number and told him the entire roadways bus from behind and cool and started shouting at me. She details. Later I got a message that overturned at Bhithauli crossing in incited the dog to bite me. She later money was debited from my Madiaon on Wednesday afternoon. caught me by my hair and pulled me account,” Arvind said. Police regis- Those injured were identified as down. When I objected she bit at my tered a case and are making inves- Dilip Kumar and Sandeep Yadav, hand,” Richa alleged. tigation. In another incident, a man both of Madiaon, Om Prakash and Inspector, Gudamba, RP posing as an armyman duped a Ram Sewak, both of Mahanagar, Singh, said the police received a youth of Rs 25,000 in Madiaon. Vikas and Khusboo, both of Para. complaint from Richa in this con- Reports said the victim, Sandeep The auto going towards Bakshi nection. Yadav of Preeti Nagar, called a Ka Talab. The auto driver fled the “We are probing the allegation mobile phone number given in an scene after the accident. The com- and will initiate action accordingly,” advertisement for sale of a motor- muters rushed the injured passen- he said. cycle. gers to hospital. - # " + "
: C)3! sided with the onset of Basant the acute observations of the or spring on January 30. ancient wise elders but with the hilly westerly winds will Climate expert from passing of the time the climate Cmake Basant Panchami a Lucknow University and pro- change scenario has created cold day on Thursday. fessor at geology department, western disturbances that have Met office Director JP Vibhuti Rai, said the Hindu cal- been blowing this year and Gupta said the easterlies which ender had been apt till now as bringing in the cold winds make the weather warmer will from hills that have witnessed stop blowing from Wednesday snowfall. Basant will be colder and the chilly westerlies would this year in comparison to last take over from Thursday year,” he said. onwards making the weather Meanwhile, some institutes cold. celebrated Basant Panchami Wednesday started as a !" " on Wednesday itself. foggy day. However, it became " The KGMU organised its warm as the sun came out for annual Basant celebrations that some time but from afternoon, #" kicked off with Saraswati puja the sky became cloudy at inter- and witnessed enthusiastic par- vals. In the evening, light rains #" " ticipation of the students. were witnessed in many parts The inauguration of poo- of the city making the weath- jan ceremony was done by er cold. The city recorded a far as weather changes were Vice Chancellor Prof MLB maximum temperature of 24.4 concerned but it was no longer Bhatt. degree Celsius and a minimum so because of the new systems Basant celebrations on temperature of 12.6 degree and circulations developing in Thursday will witness the dis- Celsius. the atmosphere. “These Hindu tribution of fruits and food Climate experts said that as calender had been written at items that are yellow in colour per the Hindu calendar, the the time when there was no such as raspberries, ber, khich- cold weather should have sub- industrialisation and through di, tehri and poha. % !"#$"$"
# *<2 =/% storming panel discussion on ( 7 ( gave various tips. He appreci- challenges in infertility man- Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail ated some of the projects hav- agement and was attended by Corporation managing direc- ing high innovative compo- Nandita Palshetkar, Alpesh tor Kumar Keshav inaugurat- nents like cater cleaner, mobile Joshi, Reshma Pai, HD Pai, ed the Innovation Festival charging jacket, hydraulic chair, Meera Agnihotri, Sonia organised by the Regional smart dustbin, bank security " " Mallick, Kamla Salveraj, Sudha Science City on Wednesday. system, nitrogen fixer, automat- Prasad, Jaideep Malhotra, Keshav interacted with partic- ic drip alarm and many other Narendra Malhotra, Manju ipants on almost every project projects. Shukla, Indu Tandon, Vineeta and expressed his views on the Das, Kuldeep Jain, Asha Baxi, quality and theme of the pro- Asha Rao and Fessy Louis. jects and wherever needed he Residents of Sarfarazganj Renowned IVF expert Gita locality on Hardoi road have Khanna said that IVF treat- appealed to Lucknow ment has reached new municipal commissioner to advancements and the success get the choked drains in rate has also gone up, thanks to their locality cleaned. In a let- the technological advance- ter to the municipal commis- ments and researches that sioner, they said the drains evolved in past two decades. were choked as a result of While speaking at an academ- which the drain water ic session on Creating Families was overflowing on the roads held at AICOG 2020, she also in the locality. Local residents mentioned that now young Qmar Abbas, Manzar Abbas gynaecologists were focusing and Ravi Shanker said the on IVF as their career, which LMC officials did not address used to be a mission for many, their problem though they three decades ago. The work- made several complaints in shop ended up with a brain the past.
+ ** %#;113%#$- *./ #$0 ( : C)3! 8!$9!$ 8.9.)! 5 ! $ % 1 2% # $ 5 6 + . " #$0 ) 3 0 44 444 he ambience of the venue was breath- Teams of City Montessori School, Ttaking — cloudy skies and a light driz- * 5 60 $ 7$ % Mahanagar campus and Rajendra Nagar zle on the banks of the river Gomti with '" ( "$ 8 %$ " campus were awarded first prizes for birds returning home against the backdrop the song ‘Jahan daal daal pe sone ki 8 ( 94 4 :4 their performances in group dance and of military bands playing patriotic tunes, chiriya’. The PAC Band played ‘Bharat ke % (. ; drill performance respectively in the the band leader swirling up his baton in jawan’, ‘Hathroi’, ‘Hai preet jahan ki reet 34 4 949 ) , Republic Day parade. CMS tableau based rhythmic motion. sada’ which had everyone tapping their #$0*'. (' %$ on 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam' was awarded The Beating the Retreat ceremony, feet. $%< " , (7=8 (( '%/ >% the second prize. The tableau is now kept which marks the conclusion of the The Military Band marched in vari- 8 8.01 / ++ ** ' at CMS Kanpur Road campus for public Republic Day celebrations, was held at the ous formations played the popular tunes viewing. Reserve Police Lines grounds here on of ‘Army Star’, ‘Dhwaj ke Rakshak’ ‘Sare ? = 0 3/ Wednesday and it cast a spell on the audi- The bands entered the grounds to the jahaan se achha’, ‘Abide with me’ and 0%/ 8 / % ))8.0,,/ 7 ence. tune of the buglers, followed by the ‘Kadam badhaye jaa’. % / )0, 9 Nandini Sharma was conferred with Governor Anandiben Patel was the National Anthem. They marched at a fast A majority of the people in the audi- A4 4 BB * "% CC, ‘student of the year’ award in a felicitation chief guest at the Beating the Retreat cer- pace to the tune of ‘Vijay rath’ that cast a ence were seen capturing the bands in ceremony held at DPS Indiranagar. emony, organised jointly by the Army, 35 spell till the time the bands played. their mobile phones. Around 26 students from the outgoing Battalion PAC and the district adminis- The Military Pipe and Drum Band The Military Band included Rajput batch of class XII were honored under var- tration. entered next and played ‘Hai Kanchha’ and Regimental Centre and AMC Centre ious categories. With the aim to inculcate The ceremony dates back to the peri- ‘Brig of Down’ to a thunderous applause and were led by Hawaldar Laxman Singh the leadership qualities a grandiose cita- od when troops stopped fighting for the from the audience. They also played pop- and Subedar MS Reddy The Pipes and tion ceremony was held wherein titles were day at sunset. Listening to the tune of ular tunes like ‘Haren haren’, ‘Kilt in my Drums Band included 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, assigned to the members of the DPS the retreat, the soldiers would collect side’ and the evergreen ‘Kadam kadam Rajput Regimental Centre and 9 Rajput Student Council -2020-21 and badges were their arms and walk back towards their badhaye jaa’. and was conducted by Hawaldar Roni handed over by the present office bearers. camps. The Pipe Band of Central Training Limbu, Subedar Major Shiv Ratan Singh Lucknow University professor (Zoology) The lilting tunes, the immaculately Institute played the tunes ‘Haver rifle’, ‘De and Hawaldar Ashok Kumar. The PAC Monisha Banerjee was the chief guest. dressed band members marching in per- di hame azadi bina khadag bina dhal’ and Band was led by Sub-inspector Vishram Banerjee enlightened the students about fect unison — at times at fast pace and at ‘Aye mere watan ke logon’ and ‘Sare jahan Singh and the Homeguards Pipe Band by the essential tools that each student should times taking slow steps, raising their legs se achha’ which brought a patriotic feel. Hari Om. The main coordinator of the carry as they continue with their onward high in the air, brought loud clapping from The Homeguards Brass Band was the bands was Major SR Bhusal. This was fol- journey in life. the audience. next and they had everyone cheering with lowed by the prize distribution. : *0* D & ; '
: C)3! participation and support from various tion in the complaint. : C)3! he added. Another key issue on policy. The UPHDB will also stakeholders in the success of the system The complainants and respondents the agenda will be the proposed hold discussion on regularising ttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory for managing complaints in a digital fash- will have an interactive dashboard where he UP Housing and housing scheme in Sector H of unauthorised structures at UAuthority (UPRERA) announced to ion.” all information related to their cases will TDevelopment Board Amrapali Yojana. It will have Vrindavan scheme that have set up e-Courts to redress complaints of The module is dedicated towards be visible. (UPHDB) will take up in its 600 flats of all types of cate- come up after 2002. aggrieved parties through an integrated inviting complaints, processing All information from parties will be general body meeting the pro- gories. The UPHDB had pre- A proposal will also be management module. them through logical rules and disposing sought online, aiming for transparency in posal to reduce the prices of pared the blue print of the moved to introduce pension The new system will come into effect them of in a time-bound manner digital- the process and achieving a paperless unsold flats in Awadh Vihar, scheme three years ago but it scheme for the employees. from February 2, 2020. ly. approach. Vrindavan and Amrapali failed to discuss the scheme in Interestingly, the state govern- “The Authority has envisioned an However, the UPRERA has decided Besides, the process entails adopting schemes by 5 per cent. the past meetings. The housing ment had issued orders in this evolutionary process of addressing com- to continue with the old complaint forms a robust communication engine for send- Over 3,000 flats are lying commissioner said the scheme regard three years ago but no plaints of aggrieved parties through an till 12 midnight of February 2, 2020. From ing timely notifications. unsold in these prestigious could be discussed in the meet- initiative was taken by the integrated complaints management mod- the next day, complaints can be submit- Sources said that presiding officers housing schemes for the past ing. A proposal to allot 5 per authorities to table the propos- ule, to be known as e-Courts,” said a senior ted only on the new forms. would have an equally interactive dash- several years. Housing cent of the developed land to al in the meeting. UPRERA official. The e-Courts comprise of steps start- board, having all information about the Commissioner AK Chauhan farmers whose land was The UPHDB will also dis- UPRERA Chairman Rajive Kumar ing with registration of complaints complaint and necessary integration with said the rebate could be offered acquired, in the Vrindavan cuss plan to design and con- said in Lucknow on Wednesday, “The e- through an online form that collects project-related information. as no one had come forward to housing scheme along with struct a hi-tech community Courts will ensure transparency, efficien- required information in a mutually exclu- The last part involves partly automat- buy these flats for unknown the due compensation, will centre and a ultra-modern cy and effectiveness of judicial system with sive and collectively exhaustive fashion. ing the process of order generation so that reason. The UPHDB would be also be tabled in the meeting. sport complex in Sector 7 of focus on achieving the vision of digital Then the complaints are pre-processed/ no essential information is missed in the financially benefited if these The land to the farmers was Vasundhara housing scheme in nation. The Authority thus seeks greater scrutinised by RERA for missing informa- order. unsold flats were disposed of, acquired under the land pool Ghaziabad. $ D $#&" ' '
: C)3! ners were to meet on the outskirts of Sirauli : C)3! village, Sub-inspector Ajai Awana of Kosi lose on heels of two sisters being raped Kalan police station went to the spot in civil- Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan Cby men in uniform in Sambhal, in ian clothes along with Dr Amar Singh (27) Awas killed while six of his colleagues were another sensational incident, two teenaged on Tuesday evening. injured when a police vehicle carrying them to girls were abducted by their neighbours and But as they reached there, the group start- court collided head-on with a truck near Naveen gang-raped in Ballia on Saturday. ed firing indiscriminately, injuring Awana and Krishi Mandi on National Highway 2 in A case was registered after the girls were Singh. Both were rushed to KD Hospital Chandauli. rescued on Tuesday where Singh succumbed to his injuries on As per reports, the PAC jawans were going The victims, aged 16 and 17, were Tuesday night. Awana was later shifted to a from Naveen Krishi Mandi to the collectorate for abducted by Asif and Chunnu Qureshi while private hospital in Noida. duty when the tragedy took place on Wednesday his aide Suraj Chauhan confined the girls at Dr Amar Singh of Hatana village of Kosi morning. an unknown location where they were gang- Kalan police station area ran a clinic in Falen The body of PAC jawan Man Ram (55) was raped on Saturday. village. It is not yet known why Singh was at sent for post-mortem and the injured jawans, On Wednesday, acting on the complaint the spot. The body was sent for autopsy. identified as Sunil Kumar (45), Prakash Rai (50) of a victim’s mother, the police rescued both Two country-made pistols were recovered Rishidev Gupta (47), Hemchandra Yadav (58), teenagers and sent them for medical exam- from the spot. A manhunt has been launched Puneet Kumar (24) and Sanjeev Kumar (42), were ination. The police also arrested the three to nab the assailants and two FIRs have been rushed to district hospital for treatment. accused. Investigations are on. lodged against the group. A case was registered against the truck dri- Meanwhile, in a bizarre incident report- ver but no one was arrested. ed from Faizabad, some villagers chopped off In another incident reported from Bhadohi, the nose of a man and a woman from differ- NOIDA: A Greater Noida resident on way to a 42-year-old pushcart vendor was killed after a ent faiths for having an affair, at Kand Pipra Delhi airport in a cab was allegedly robbed speeding car knocked him down on Chauri Road village in Patranga police station area on the of his money and a chain by three men, under City Kotwali police station on Tuesday intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. including the taxi driver, hours before he was night. Additional police force was deployed at to board a flight abroad, police said on Vendor Bechu Gupta was returning home the village to ensure peace between the two Wednesday. with his pushcart when the speeding car, appar- communities. The incident was reported to the police ently being driven by a drunk youth, hit him near The police said that the 28-year-old man on January 27 and an FIR was registered in Badi Bagh area. visited the 35-year-old woman’s house when the case at Phase II police station, officials While Gupta died on the spot, the car driver her father-in-law and other kin caught them. said. also sustained serious injuries and was referred They thrashed the duo before chopping off “Ankur Chauhan, a resident of Ajnara to the Trauma Centre in Varanasi. their noses. Daffodils society in Greater Noida’s Surajpur Infuriated over the accident, the locals staged The woman’s husband works in Saudi area, had taken the Ola cab at 12.15 am for a protest and refused to allow the vendor’s body Arabia. the Delhi airport. Midway, the driver stopped to be removed. They were pacified by senior offi- SSP of Faizabad, Ashish Tiwari, said the the car and two other unidentified men cials and later the body was sent for autopsy. woman’s father-in-law and others involved in boarded the vehicle,” a police spokesperson In yet another accident in Fatehpur, two the crime were arrested and the victims were said. youths were killed after being hit by a truck on admitted to district hospital where their con- “They robbed Chauhan of his chain, Rs Banda-Tanda road on Wednesday afternoon. dition was said to be stable. 1,000 cash and USD 1,500 before dumping As per reports, Jani (22) and Ravi Kumar (20) Meanwhile in Mathura, a 27-year-old him on the road and fled,” the spokesperson were changing a wheel of their truck near doctor, who sustained gunshot injuries along said. Dhakaili Katka turn in Mallawan police station with a sub-inspector when gun-runners A Phase II police station official said area, when a truck coming from the opposite opened fire at them on Tuesday, succumbed Chauhan, however, managed to catch his direction hit them. to his injuries at a hospital later in the night. flight to a foreign country for which he was The bodies were sent for autopsy and a hunt Acting on a tip-off that some gun-run- scheduled to reach the airport by 3.30 am. was on to nab the erring truck driver. !"#$"$" & # "
( “We demand that the )0!10 2 Government should put more money in the hands of 95 per he Congress on Wednesday cent poor who live in rural areas Tasked the Government to and help improve consumption announce a national farm loan through schemes like MNRE- waiver in the upcoming Union GA. The Government should # Budget and spell out measures also bring a universal basic to ensure that farmers’ income income scheme to ensure that doubles by 2022. there is direct benefit to people $ " =#" prime minister’s speech in the Congress leader Prithviraj and money should go into their NCC rally, particularly to the Chavan demanded reduction in accounts directly to help young minds, I deplore that GST rates on agriculture inputs improve consumption levels,” )0!10 2 wholly and I request the to less than 5 per cent and said he said. Election Commission to take it the Government should Chavan, a former Chief lleging that Prime Minister up seriously. Just because he is announce measures like uni- Minister of Maharashtra, said ANarendra Modi has violat- the prime minister, he should versal basic income to put more for farmers’ income to double ed the poll code by addressing not violate the rules. He cannot money in the hands of farmers by 2022 the agriculture sector an NCC rally a day before, the violate the guidelines of the and the poor so that their con- Centre had earned over 13.5 income by 2022. “We want to Press conference. has to grow by at least 12 per Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission,” Election Commission,” he said. sumption increases. lakh crore by way of taxes on know, as we are aware that Chavan said the cent compounded annually. the Election Commission to Chavan told reporters. Addressing the Annual He demanded that the petroleum products. nothing has happened so far. Government should announce But, under the Modi take note of it even as it raised On two BJP leaders who Prime Minister’s National Government bring petrol and He said the Government The budget should also provide a national farm loan waiver on Government the agriculture questions over the credibility of have been removed by the Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally diesel under the GST regime as must tell how much has farm- a detailed outline of how to the lines of the previous UPA sector has seen a growth of only the poll panel. Election Commission from the 2020, Modi had on Tuesday it would help provide relief to ers’ income increased in the last double farmers’ income by 2022 Government’s step undertaken 2.9 per cent in the last five years, Congress leader Prithviraj list of star campaigners, he said, said his government brought in the farmers, who have been five years under it, as part of its and what steps have been in 2008 to benefit 14 crore he noted, wondering how this Chavan said it does not behove whatever BJP does, it is for the the Citizenship (Amendment) paying higher rates, and said the promise of doubling farmers’ taken,” Chavan said at AICC farmer families in the country. will double farm incomes. the prime minister to make poll panel to take it up with the Act to correct “historical” injus- such remarks to impressionable BJP leadership but we would like tices and recalled the Nehru- minds while addressing the to raise the issue of PM’s speech Liaquat pact to assert that the NCC rally on Tuesday here. at the NCC rally. law fulfils India’s “old promise” ; + $ ) “We have got serious ques- “Election (campaign) is to religious minorities in neigh- . # tions about the impartiality of going on in Delhi and the bouring countries. " .! '()*+ ( portals as a young profession- )0!10 2 ers of the two outfits on of CAA. ' )0!10 2 al. I look forward to function- Tuesday in connection the A total amount of 120 ing under the guidance of the epresentatives of the con- alleged funding for the anti- crore, credited at varied times $ ewly appointed Foreign Prime Minister (Narendra Rtroversial outfit Popular CAA protests. into the bank accounts linked ! NSecretary Harsh Vardhan Modi) and the External Affairs Front of India (PFI) and NGO Those summoned by the to the PFI, RFI and few others, & ' Shringla, who assumed charge Minister (S Jaishankar), our Rehab India Foundation on agency include PFI and Rehab is under the scanner of the #$ L 'M' on Wednesday, said here political leadership and with Wednesday met Enforcement India Foundation (RIF) agency, sources said. & Foreign Service is a public ser- the support and cooperation of Directorate (ED) officials to Chairman E Abubacker, PFI “The Popular Front of ( & # vice and its every effort should my colleagues both within the seek more time for its office vice-chairman O M Abdul India has stated it multiple )0!10 2 & be dedicated to contributing ministry and outside,” the 57- bearers to appear before the Salam, General Secretary M times that we fully comply & L & towards the nation in the form year-old diplomat said. agency for questioning in con- Mohammed Ali Jinnah and with the law of the land and the day after US President & M# D% of security and prosperity The Government did not nection with a money launder- national secretaries Anis allegation of 120 crore trans- ADonald Trump unveiled his & ' & ' through external engagements. follow the seniority principle in ing probe against them. Ahmed and Abdul Wahid Sait. ferred from the Popular Front’s Middle East peace plan to solve ,& Shringla, who was India’s appointing Shringla to the top Four officials, including Similar summonses were accounts just before the CAA the long standing Israel- & ' envoy to the US before assum- post. Indian High legal representatives, of the two also sent to RIF general secre- protests is totally baseless and Palestine conflict, India on && ing the new responsibility, will Commissioner to the UK outfits met ED officials at an tary Remiz Muhammed and the people who are levelling Wednesday reaffirmed its call for tence,” Kumar said in response ' & & get a fixed two-year term as Ruchi Ghanshyam, a 1982- agency office here on secretary A Chandrankandy. these allegations should prove a two-state solution and asked to response to a question on the & & Foreign Secretary. He suc- batch IFS officer, was also in Wednesday. The agency may issue a these claims,” the organisation both sides to resolve all issues Israel-Palestine issue. He also # ceeded Vijay Gokhale follow- contention for the post. The ED is probing PFI and fresh date for Abubacker’s had said in a statement issued through direct negotiations. said India will continue to fol- ing his retirement. Shringla had played an NGO Rehab India Foundation appearance before it. The other on Monday. Asserting that New Delhi low developments in the region 25 7 Shringla is taking charge at important role in successful under criminal provisions of office bearers are scheduled to The ED took cognizance of has been consistently support- and engage with the parties 7 a time of the high-profile post hosting of the “Howdy Modi” the Prevention of Money appear before the investigating a National Investigation Agency ive of the Palestine cause, concerned. * , & at a time when India is facing event in Houston in September Laundering Act (PMLA) as officer of the case next week, (NIA) FIR and charge sheet Ministry of External Affairs Trump on Tuesday said ; & a plethora of foreign policy where US President Donald part of a case registered in 2018. officials said. against the PFI to file the Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Jerusalem “will remain Israel’s & & challenges including ramping Trump and Prime Minister A recent ED report has Officials said the agency is PMLA case against the outfit in said here India has called for a undivided capital” as he % * up of diplomatic outreach in Modi jointly addressed the claimed that violent protests in also probing remittances and 2018. two-state solution to the Israeli- unveiled his Middle East peace & the wake of criticism by some Indian Diaspora. Uttar Pradesh and other parts withdrawal of funds from nine The ED is probing the PFI’s Palestinian issue. plan aimed at solving the * & countries and global institu- “I am conscious of the fact of the country against the bank accounts of RFI apart alleged role with respect to “We reiterate our view that Israeli-Palestinian conflict, % tions of the new Citizenship that I am stepping into the Citizenship Amendment Act from a deposit of 20 lakh from suspected terror-funding and the final status issues should be describing it as “historic” and Amendment Act(CAA). India shoes of my illustrious stalwarts (CAA) had an alleged “financial Dubai in its accounts. possible creation of assets by resolved through direct nego- a “giant step” towards peace. ' is also facing an increasingly and seniors who have upheld link” with the PFI. This aspect At least Rs 1.04 crore was using suspected “proceeds of tiations between the two par- Standing along with Israel *% ' & #*% assertive Trump administration the highest standards of pro- is also under the scanner of the deposited in several bank crime.” ties and be acceptable to both. Prime Minister Benjamin ' & 6 1 and China’s attempt to expand fessionalism and integrity to ED along with some purport- accounts linked to the PFI The PFI was formed in We urge the parties to engage Netanyahu in the White House, 1 8 ! its military and economic influ- their work. In this context my ed dubious deposits in the between December 4 last year November, 2006 in Kerala and with each other, including on Trump proposed a “realistic” & & ence in the region. two immediate predecessors bank accounts linked to the and January 6 in various parts is suspected to have subse- the recent proposals put for- two-state solution to solve one ) (" 0 " 5 5 C3 C$ 12: 05: nti-CAA movement Aclaimed more lives in ‘Bharat bandh’ called by Bengal when two persons were Asome organisations against killed and at least three others the Citizenship (Amendment) were seriously injured after Act and proposed NRC alleged Trinamool Congress saw a clash between two groups supporters opened fire and in Maharashtra’s Dhule on hurled bombs at Congress and Wednesday, besides incidents of Left workers backing a bandh stone-pelting in a few districts at Jalangi area of Murshidabad and a train blockade in Mumbai. district bordering Bangladesh, There were no reports of sources said. anyone getting injured during Congress leader in the sporadic violence. In north Parliament Adhir Chowdhury Maharashtra’s Dhule district, who is also an MP from two groups clashed during a rally Murshidabad accused the against the CAA and the Trinamool Congress saying the National Register of Citizens local leaders of the Bengal rul- (NRC). The incident took place ing outfit were under instruc- on Hundred Feet Road in tions from the higher Chalisgaon Road police station . " $ + leadership to thwart anti-CAA limits during the rally where a !! 8!!9$ $ * movement by other Opposition large number of Muslims were parties. present. A group from the Hindu Washim and Yavatmal districts, city, barring few areas in the city “The local TMC leaders community gathered at the spot the police said. where shops remained shut. At organised the attack when the and started shouting slogans in At Yavatmal, police used least 315 persons were detained people of Jalangi were observ- support of the CAA and NRC, baton-charge to disperse the for holding protests in areas such ing a bandh in protest against 8 9 " !!+ "* which was followed by a clash mob after two groups clashed. as Sarasbaug, Swargate, Golibar CAA,” Chowdhury said and stone-pelting from both In Aurangabad district, a Maidan, Chandan Nagar, questioning the true face of and Anirudh Biswas. While my father was returning, involved in the clash CPI(M)’s said, adding “this proves that sides, a police officer said. civic-run bus was pelted with Yerwada, Kondhwa, Wanwadi, Mamata Banerjee’s movement “The police did not inter- a few motor vans came and the Md Salim said “today’s attack Modi and Didi are not only To disperse the mob, police stones at Harsul while a state Deccan and Khadak. against CAA. vene despite repeated requests Jalangi Block President of only proves how the Mamata friends in need but also friends fired four rounds in the air and transport bus was attacked near Public transport remained A local villager said TMC’s from the villagers when we saw TMC Tahiruddin started Banerjee does not walk the talk. in deed.” lobbed six teargas shells and Himayatbag. unaffected and schools and col- Jalangi Block President TMC goons assembling with firing randomly. She says something and does State BJP president Dilip brought the situation under In Palghar near Mumbai, leges remained open. In Pune Tahiruddin opened fire at the deadly weapons,” Shahrul Police were present there something else. Ghosh said “the way the TMC control, he said. protesters tried to block the Camp, Kondhwa and Bhavani protesters, killing two people Biswas, son of one of the but did not do anything to stop The TMC similarly tried to men opened fire and hurled There were `Rail Roko’ Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway Peth, some shops and com- and injuring several others. deceased. it,” Biswas said. spoil the bandh called by the bombs only proves that the (blockade on railway tracks) at near Vasai. mercial establishments downed The two deceased have been “Today, a strike was called While local TMC MP Abu Left and the Congress against party belongs to anti-social Balapur in Akola district and In Thane district, impact of their shutters. identified as Maqbool Sheikh in protest against CAA-NRC. Taher denied that his party was CAA and NRC last year, he elements.” incidents of stone-pelting in the shut-down call was felt In Pune district, the bandh mainly in Bhiwandi, Mumbra received good response in and Ulhasnagar. Baramati, Indapur and Daund Multiple organisations, tehsils as shops, markets and , + 1 " # (+ " % including Bahujan Kranti commercial establishments Morcha, had called for Bharat remained closed. “There was no Bandh in protest against the report of any untoward inci- : C3)! recently passed CAA and the dent,” said Sandip Patil, 2& proposed NRC. In Mumbai, Superintendent of Police, Pune he ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by the country’s financial capital, at rural. In Solapur in western Tseveral organizations, least 47 protesters were arrested Maharashtra, the Bandh < including the Bahujan Mukti during a Rail Roko at suburban received a lukewarm response Morcha, the Bhim Army and Kanjurmarg railway station. with shops remaining shut only the Purvanchal Sena, to protest At least 100 protesters gath- in few areas of the city. against the new citizenship ered on the tracks around 8 in At Walsang in Solapur dis- law and the NRC on the morning, affecting suburban trict, a group of protesters tried Wednesday witnessed a luke- services of the Central Railway to disrupt a weekly vegetable warm response in the Uttar briefly, the Government Railway market, but relented after local < ,;7 Pradesh capital. Police said. Shops and offices traders and police informed In Muslim-dominated old !!+ remained closed in Muslim- them that veggies come for sale city, traders downed shutters former Rajya Sabha MP Aas 5 . " dominated areas in Dongri, from far-off places. 77 )0!10 2 over the CAA and the National Mohammad and his wife were * Byculla, Nagpada, Mahim, In Miraj town in Sangli dis- Register of Citizens (NRC). But detained by police near the Bandra-Behrampada, Kurla Pipe trict, an auto-rickshaw was van- nion Home Minister Amit there was no impact of the shut- Salempur area when they were and his wife spread, locals Road, Kasaiwada, Andheri, dalised after its driver refused to UShah on Wednesday down call in other areas like heading towards Subhash rushed to the Kotwali police sta- Jogeshwari, Malad-Malwani and take part in the bandh. “We have amped up his attack on Aam Hazratganj and Gomti Nagar. Chowk to register their protest tion demanding their release. Vikhroli in Mumbai city, the detained two persons,” a local Aadmi Party (AAP) convener > 3 ' ! & $ " Police said no untoward against the CAA and the NRC. In Gorakhpur, the response police said. police officer said. The Bandh Arvind Kejriwal challenging ) !$ incident was reported any- When information about to the bandh call was seen in a The Bandh call failed to call received no response in him to take his shirt off and ( & *) * where in the city. In Deoria, the detention of Mohammad few areas. evoke much response in Pune Kolhapur and Satara districts. take a dip in the Yamuna, mentioning the river continues to be in a state of neglect. Taking a jibe at Kejriwal for with the Government which "* “AAP had said that they his promise to make Delhi’s sends anti- National elements will clean the water of river road like Europe, Shah said he to jail,” Shah said. =2$3$>?/$#=%1 2= Yamuna. Kejriwal ji, today I (Kejriwal ) cannot figure out Hitting out at AAP, the challenge you to take off your potholes on Delhi’s roads. senior BJP leader said that the $) shirt and take a dip in river Shah also attacked the Kejriwal Government had Yamuna. You will realise the Kejriwal Government for its promised to open 1000 new he Bharat Bandh called by $ # condition of the water of river statement related to trans- schools in Delhi but failed to do Tseveral organisations Yamuna,” said Shah in a forming Delhi’s infrastructure so, he (Kejriwal) is running against the CAA and the pro- Nukkad meeting in Najafgarh to international standards while schools in such buildings which posed nationwide NRC on $2*:8))$2 :* he said. Assembly constituency. addressing meeting in support have been marked for demoli- Wednesday evoked mixed The Government has also Pertinently, ahead of the for Najafgarh BJP’s candidate tion. “AAP has put the lives of response in Bihar. Leaders of mid a high voltage protest filed a petition in the supreme announcement of the Union Ajit Khadhari. innocent children in danger,” various political parties hit the Aand boycott by the court invoking Article 131 of Budget for the financial year Once again, deviating Shah said while mentioning streets in the State capital Opposition Congress-led UDF, the constitution, Governor said. 2020-21, Kejriwal wrote to the masses from Delhi’s issue, Shah about other promises made by which was, by and large, unaf- Kerala Governor Arif As he was leaving the assembly, Union Minister to escalate spoke about Citizen AAP during 2015 Assembly fected by the bandh with shops Mohammed Khan on reporters asked him about the Center’s share for Delhi citing (Amendment) Act (CAA) and elections like induction of DTC and offices remaining open. Wednesday presented his poli- unprecedented protest faced by various issues pertaining to Shaheen Bagh protesters. buses and assurance Roads in Patna witnessed cy address in the assembly and him, to which the Governor air and Yamuna pollution, san- “Delhi people will decide by of pukka house for slum major traffic snarls due to read out references to anti-CAA quipped that he had faced itation and other development their vote whether they are with dwellers. demonstrations staged by lead- resolution passed by the house, worst protests than this. works. the anti- CAA protesters or ers of parties. despite disagreeing with it. Meanwhile, taken by sur- Reading out the the anti- prise over the governor’s move CAA stand of the State to read out Anti CAA reference /+*0 1 2 Government, the Governor in his address, Leader of said “our citizenship can never Opposition, Ramesh be on the basis of religion as this & 5 ! $ Chennithala, who protested ; 62$ $38*: D2$ While political parties have no limit on the 3*$3) $* 01 goes against the grain of secu- $ "$ < 3 along with his front MLAs, told amount they can spend for electioneering, larism which is part of the basic 5 * media that the State 2) : 0)101 candidates can spend a maximum of Rs 28 $3?G!00C structure of our constitution.” Government and the Governor lakh for campaigning in Delhi Assembly Referring to the unani- had come to a “truce”. The Civil Aviation Ministry has been polls,” he said. The composition, functions and other mous anti-CAA resolution “The double stand of the told to ask airlines to make in-flight During an election rally in Delhi’s details of Medical Board will be prescribed passed by the Assembly, Khan, Chief Minister has been announcement and distribute “health Rithala, Thakur criticised the section of subsequently in rules to be framed under the who has been at loggerheads exposed now. The CM begged cards” to all flights with direct or indirect people opposing the Citizenship Act. “It is a step towards safety and well- with the State Government for the Governor to read the pol- connectivity to China. The Home Ministry Amendment Act, and egged on the crowd being of the women and many women will moving the Supreme court icy address in full. Why is the has to ensure integrated check posts ini- to raise an incendiary slogan - “desh ke be benefitted by this. Recently several peti- against the law and the resolu- CM silent on the Governor tiate screening of visitors across Nepal bor- gaddaron ko....” (traitors should be shot tions were received by the courts seeking tion against it, said the who has insulted the people of der. down) - equating anti-CAA protesters with permission for aborting pregnancies at a ges- Government believes the Act Kerala? This is a ploy to escape People returning to the country after anti-national elements. tational age beyond the present permissible “goes against the cardinal prin- from the Lavlin case which may visiting China are being regularly screened Likewise, west Delhi MP Verma also limit on grounds of foetal abnormalities or ciples” underlying the come up soon,” Chennithala for the deadly virus at airports across the came under the EC’s scanner after he said pregnancies due to sexual violence faced by Constitution. alleged. The Top Court has country. the Kashmiri Pandit exodus from women of foetal abnormalities or preg- “Strong states and strong been hearings a batch of peti- Novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a large Kashmir could happen in Delhi, warn- nancies due to sexual violence faced by centre are pillars of our feder- tions challenging the Kerala family of viruses that causes illnesses rang- ing that lakhs of anti-CAA protesters in women” said the statement. alism. The voices of genuine High Court’s 2018 order dis- ing from common cold to acute respira- Shaheen Bagh could enter people’s homes apprehension of the states need < >); !$ charging Vijayan, the then tory syndromes. The virus is a novel strain to “kill and rape women”. Verma had 0: * 0)$10 7 to be considered by the central * State Electricity Minister, and not seen before. stoked a storm by claiming at Bagpat in Government in the right spir- others in an alleged graft case UP that “Muslims had never cast their 83$03) 3$3) it keeping broad national inter- ministers be read in its entire- cleared his path to the dais. involving an award of contract 0 $* ):*6 vote for the BJP as they perceive it as a est in mind, particularly when ty sans any additions or dele- In his policy address, Khan to a Canadian firm SNC- ‘patriotic’ party” and that “all terrorists penultimate day before Brexit were defeat- constitutional values are tions”, the letter stated. said though he had his “reser- Lavalin for the renovation and *80 23; $* are Muslims”. ed,” a source said. The government has been involved and there are wide- The day also saw an vations and disagreement” over modernisation of three $$: ;3* 00 2 The poll panel had taken cognisance maintaining that the CAA is a matter inter- spread anxieties and appre- unprecedented protest by the the subject, he would read the Hydroelectric projects in 1997. of allegations of poll code violation against nal to India and it was adopted following a hensions among a large num- UDF members, who also boy- para 18 containing reference to Expressing solidarity with The AAP leaders have accused that Thakur and Verma and issued the duo a due process through democratic means. The ber of our citizenry,” he said. cotted the policy address. anti-CAA matter, just to “hon- the Governor, BJP’s Kerala unit the BJP of trying to polarise the voters of show-cause notice, saying prima facie the sources said they expect that their per- It’s learnt that the Governor As the Governor was being our” the wish of the Chief took out a march to the a particular community because it can- remarks had the “potential of disturbing spectives in this matter will be understood decided to read out the refer- ushered into the Assembly hall Minister. When Khan began Assembly complex. Attacking not effectively counter ‘free electricity, free communal harmony”. The EC has also by all objective and fair-minded MEPs. A ence to the state’s anti-CAA by Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan his policy address, the opposi- the UDF, former BJP President, water, free travelling and corruption free issued show cause notice to Verma for his move by a group of MEPs to totally reject stance after a letter was sent by and Chief Minister Pinarayi tion members trooped out of Kummanam Rajashekharan governance of Arvind Kejriwal” in the remarks and sought reply by January 30 on the resolution against the CAA was thwart- Vijayan this morning, in which Vijayan, UDF members, the assembly hall raising slo- asked, “who gave authority to Assembly polls. Wednesday. ed at the EU Parliament. The new law passed the Chief Minister had request- blocked Khan, raised “Go Back” gans and staged a sit in protest Congress to stop the When asked, a senior functionary of In the show-cause notice, the EC by Parliament last month offers citizenship ed Khan to read the policy slogans holding aloft “Repeal at the gate of the Assembly. Governor?..” “By blocking the the poll panel said “they will not get any referred to section 123 of the to non-Muslim persecuted religious minori- address “in its entirety sans CAA” and “Recall Governor” “This august body (Kerala Governor, the UDF has insult- financial concessions that star campaign- Representation of the People Act, dealing ties from Pakistan, Bangladesh and any additions or deletions.” placards and banners. Assembly) unanimously passed ed the people of Kerala,” he said. ers get. It is just a financial penalty. The with attempts to promote enmity or Afghanistan. India has been witnessing mas- “Since the constitutional Speaker was seen repeat- a resolution requesting the Khan had made it clear cost of a star campaigner’s canvassing is not hatred between different classes of citizens sive protests against the new law, with oppo- function under Art 176 is exer- edly trying to pacify the agi- Central Government to abro- that he was not a “rubber added into the expenditure limit set for on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sition parties, civil rights groups and activists cised with the aid and advise of tating MLAs but in vain, after gate the CAA 2019 which my stamp” and it was “improper” each candidate; rather the expenses are community or language. It said the ruling saying granting citizenship based on religion the council of ministers, it is which the watch and ward government believes goes that he was not informed by the considered under the net expenditure done BJP leader also made “certain other objec- is against the Constitution’s foundational requested that the address personnel, who stood as a wall against the cardinal principles Government before moving on campaigning by a political party. tionable statements” at the meeting. principle. approved by the council of protecting the Governor, underlying our Constitution,” the apex court. !"#$"$" 3 - $$71->*1@+; >;2 % #1-*2 =% ( $ L M& ' )0!10 2 ', 2 C #$ : > 1% 4R #' IN MAHARASHTRA: 10 remaining are under home IN ARUNACHAL: TAKES UNDER OBSERVATION quarantine. STEP TO CHECK IN KARNATAKA: FOUR Mumbai: Ten persons are POSSIBLE OUTBREAK CHINESE NATIONALS under observation at hospitals IN MANIPUR: WOMAN VIA BORDER HAAT QUARANTINED IN in Mumbai, Pune and Nanded KEPT UNDER WATCH Itanagar: The authorities BENGALURU for possible exposure to novel Imphal: A Manipuri have issued an advisory to the Bengaluru: The Karnataka coronavirus while there is no woman, who recently visited a Changlang district adminis- Family Health and Welfare confirmed case of the infection South East Asian country, has tration asking it for taking Department has quarantined in the State, Maharashtra been kept under observation at preventive measures to stop the four Chinese nationals in the Health Minister Rajesh Tope her residence by personnel of possible spread of coronavirus city, as part of coronavirus said on Wednesday. the State Health Services, after through goods on sale at a bor- preventive measures, an official As many as 4,600 passen- she developed symptoms “sim- der haat. The focus is on the said on Wednesday. “Doctors gers have been screened at the ilar” to those caused by the Pangsau Pass Border are visiting the Chinese nation- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj deadly coronavirus. She has Haat in Changlang district, als every day, currently lodged International Airport here mild fever and running nose which is close to Myanmar as in a hotel. They are under since January 19. A total of 27 since Monday, an official said, well as southern China, observation,” the department’s persons are under observation adding the woman is being as the deadly virus could be Communicable Diseases wing in the State, he said. treated at her home in Imphal spread through goods sold to joint director, BT Prakash As a precautionary mea- West district. Indian customers. Kumar told IANS. In addition sure, ten of them have been to the Chinese, the doctors are quarantined -- six at Kasturba IN GUJARAT: NO CASE IN RAJASTHAN: MAN also observing two more Hospital in Mumbai, three at SO FAR, AIRPORT WITH SYMPTOMS TESTS Bengalureans. Pune’s Naidu Hospital and SCREENING IN PLACE NEGATIVE, 18 OTHERS another at a hospital in Ahmedabad: The Gujarat TOO FINE IN TAMIL NADU: STATE Nanded, he said. Government has put in place a Jaipur: A man, who was TO MONITOR IN KERALA: 806 PEOPLE screening facility at found with symptoms of coro- PASSENGERS FROM UNDER OBSERVATION, Ahmedabad airport to detect navirus here, tested negative CHINA FOR 28 DAYS 10 IN ISOLATION WARDS possible cases of coronavirus and 18 other suspects in Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Thiruvananthapuram: At and also set up an isolation Rajasthan were also in good Government will monitor the least 806 people who returned ward in a civil hospital here to health, Additional Chief health condition of those from China over the past few treat patients suspected of con- Secretary (Medical and Health) returning from China for 28 days are under observation in tracting the infection, officials Rohit Kumar Singh said on days to see whether they are Kerala for possible exposure to said on Wednesday. The State Wednesday. Blood sample of affected by Coronavirus, said a the novel coronavirus, Health Government said it has stepped the man, who was admitted to senior official in Directorate of officials said on Wednesday. up efforts to bring back stu- the Isolation Ward of the SMS Public Health and Preventive Out of the total of 806 peo- dents from Gujarat, who are Hospital, was sent to the Medicine. He said passengers ple, 173 had arrived in the State currently studying in China, National Institute of Virology coming from Chine and land- on Wednesday. While ten of following their appeal to the in Pune for examination, he ing in Chennai, Madurai, them are under observation in authorities to evacuate them at said, adding that the second Coimbatore and Trichy air- isolation wards at various hos- the earliest. sample would be taken accord- ports are monitored and their pitals across the State, the ing to the prescribed norms. details are being collected. -(#./0 ,-$Q 0 ) 30 . 20)) seized in different places plea was to take action allegedly containing infor- against the people whose he Madras High Court on mation on distribution of names were mentioned in TWednesday allowed a money to voters in the con- the Election Commission petition filed by DMK can- stituency. Based on a com- report based on which the didate Marudu Ganesh seek- plaint by the state Chief CEO lodged the police com- ing a CBI probe into the Electoral Officer (CEO), an plaint. alleged bribery of voters lead- FIR was registered. However, “All is not well. Now ing to cancellation of the R K it was quashed by a single what is the status? whether Nagar by-election in April judge bench of the high court they have filed a fresh com- 2017. A bench of justices M later. pliant or not. So we request Sathyanarayanan and R After that Marudu you (judges) to transfer the Hemalatha allowed the Ganesh (who lost the poll), investigation to CBI,” he said. prayer to implead CBI as moved the miscellaneous The by-election to RK party respondent to the and petition seeking CBI probe Nagar constituency here was issued notice to the agency to be held, following I-T into the alleged bribery of necessitated following the returnable by February 11. raids at various places. voters in the constituency. In death of late chief minister J Ganesh and others had Searches were carried out at the previous hearing on Jayalalithaa in December originally moved the court several places including at December 16 last year, the EC 2016. seeking registration of FIR those related to Tamil Nadu informed the court that it has Elections subsequently against those accused of Health Minister C directed the CEO to file a held in December 2017 saw bribery in the bypoll to the Vijayabaskar, on April 7, fresh complaint. The peti- independent candidate and assembly segment, which was 2017. During the searches, tioner has stated in the AMMK chief TTV cancelled a week before it was various documents were amendment petition that the Dhinakaran win the polls. !"#$"$" 4 4 0 4$ 5 & ' #& 5 4$ 1 #& 5 5 $=20 *;$%% 1- A / * 2 5 " & - " " 0R S 6 ! ) & & 1 & #$ 9 ! : ; <6 = 7 +,)7+ ,% 6 R $ $ ; " 7 " "# ! DS ! " ! ! " ! " ! 39/E D3/E D 9 3(,7 50' 3 D E xpectations ride high on Finance Minister (FM) ' E / S D E 5 Nirmala Sitharaman’s second Union Budget to " Erevive the feel-good factor, which has been missing since negative news flow continued to dom- ' inate national and international headlines. At a time when the country seeks to increase investments from " P Q " FDI and the local industry, the Government needs to pull every lever that can restore business confi- dence and make India the preferred investment des- tination. The 2020 Budget will be bold, it will be dif- ! ferent. It will be a win-all one. It has to be, because P Q it’s a “do-or-die” situation for the Government which S " has to course correct all that ails the economy. " A. Undoubtedly, these are challenging times for any FM " to present a Budget, as achieving the goal of a $5 tril- lion economy by 2024 necessitates doubling the growth rate to 12 per cent year on year for the next 1 " five years, which currently seems a distant dream. What is unmistakable is that never before has !0! D <D= ! any Prime Minister immersed himself so deeply in 60$$3Q= ! ! the pre-Budget exercise to get a first-hand sense of $* 3) " ! ground realities from India Inc, economists and pol- 0$$7 2 5 icymakers. And, never before has an FM presented $C0 3)60* virtually four mini-Budgets in quick succession after $2)?H?G 6 ! her maiden Budget last year in an attempt to recal- $3 2080 P Q ! ibrate if Government interventions are producing $2 0 3)3 P Q the desired outcomes to achieve whatever it takes to set the economic wheels in motion. 63 # D *06*1 0 ! Fixing the economy and employment genera- as steel and cement, which has a cascad- goes towards nation-building and job-cre- despite the PM’s powerful pitch to attract tion is the top priority of policymakers, as the win- 3;$20 ing effect in delaying their completion. The ation: Direct tax collections, Government investments, there is a mismatch on the dow to capitalise on our demographic dividends is $0 3**7 solution lies in creating a separate spending, private industry, domestic ground, when the likes of Amazon or the a finite one. Time is running out, as the labour force 3!13!) Development Finance Institution to boost demand, disinvestment proceeds, exports largest foreign investor like Vodafone are " in the middle and lower levels is ill-equipped for )1O long-term lending for projects like rail- and FDI infusion. Typically, during peri- locked in adversarial positions with the absorption into Industry 4.0, which will worsen the !062$60 ways, ports, power and so on, as also a ods of global buoyancy, countries pursue courts or the Government. D problem of unemployment unless we make quan- ! 3)$):0 faster resolution of the insolvency process an Export-Led Growth strategy. Perception, as they say, is more ! ! PD Q tum leaps on our Human Development Index. $3) *0 0 that would boost credit flows. Conversely, during periods of recession or important than reality, so intent for cre- P Q P Q Thus far, the economy has been propped up by ) 7)6 Expectations are that the Budget de-globalisation, the Domestic Demand- ating an enabling business environment P Q E Government spending, which is only an interim solu- would lay the road map for a consolidat- Led Growth strategy dominates in order must be followed through with leniency tion till the private industry does not participate in 01)6 ed action plan to jumpstart the multiple to keep the local economy insulated from and amicable dispute resolution by courts, " ! *3 0) job creation and expansion. World over, propellers of growth by incentivising global shocks. It is the contraction in regulators and line-ministries. Disputes Governments are following a similar template for *0 $*: $:*)6 both the supply and the demand side. domestic driven demand that has this time also have a domino effect on job losses and " P Q ! revival by marginally exceeding fiscal prudence by $206 3 Starting with agriculture, housing, con- failed to keep the economy afloat. It is esti- banks that lent to the businesses, sending ! a percentage point in order to satisfy rating agen- 0 3)3 struction, automobiles and telecom, to the mated that 70 per cent of economic growth negative signals to oversees investors. cies. Since the global economic crisis of 2008, exceed- 3*10* unorganised sector and MSMEs, all of comes from consumption, the rest from All said and done, the worst could well " (. ing fiscal deficit targets has become the “new nor- 3) 0 which await a bailout plan. MSMEs con- investment. Exports have been the other be behind us, as we are nearing the phase mal”, as a decade of easy money has accumulated a !0*06) tribute 45 per cent towards manufactur- laggard as any comprehensive plan can- of capitulation. So the only way from here " SH. record $250 trillion debt, which is a cumulative of 30)$: ing output and over 28 per cent towards not make up the numbers if our share in is up, which offers FIIs very favourable sovereign, corporate and household leverage. Central the GDP, while creating employment for world exports languishes at 1.7 per cent risk-reward ratios to resume investments bankers, from the European Central Bank to the IMF, over 11 crore people. The Centre has done amid a period of bleak global trade. as we bottom out. Seasoned investors have encouraged Government spending in the hope well in earmarking 100 lakh crore for Consequently, tax collections have been know that investing in totally risk-free " ! of reaping economic dividends, regardless of mount- infrastructure by 2025, provided a 25,000 below target in a contracting economy, assets yields negative returns when adjust- ing debt to GDP ratios. Globally, we are living crore fund to revive the realty sector and leaving the Government limited avenues ed to inflation. So FII money will ultimate- ! through the Age of Uncertainty, beset by more vari- allocated 75,000 crore for improving farm to raise additional resources. ly flow back into emerging markets like S ! ables than constants than we ever faced in the last productivity. Yet, the agri-crisis remains Also, the Government is very likely to India, which has strong fundamentals, a 5 ! 50 years. This is the third slowdown India is facing unresolved, as prices of fertiliser, diesel and again miss the FY 20 disinvestment tar- stable currency, vibrant demographics and ! since 1991, and if we look back at the commentary electricity keep rising and prices of rice, get, as divestment beyond 0.5 per cent of high foreign exchange reserves. We will get E post the Lhman-led global collapse in 2008, senti- wheat and sugar continue falling due to a the GDP cannot be absorbed by the mar- to $5 trillion, albeit it may take longer than ments were even more dismal than they are today. surplus, making crop diversification and kets. Expediting disinvestment of Air 2024 to achieve the goal. Regardless of the " P0 Q Though the financial sector continues to face mas- agro-based industries a priority. India, Bharat Petroleum, Cement temporary slowdown, India’s weightage ; sive NPA problems, this is not just an India-centric Coming to the corporate sector, Corporation and Shipping Corporation is will continue to increase in playing a lead- : 4 ! problem but a worldwide phenomenon. A flashback recent tax cuts have made Indian corpo- not easy as there is not enough appetite ing role in restructuring the global eco- to what got us here in the first place is that nothing rate tax rates competitively benchmarked from retail or corporate investors to has- nomic order, once we regain momentum. ! jeopardised the already beleaguered and broken to international rates. But as the industry ten this process. Though India has But for now, Sitharaman will have to add Indian banking sector more than the collapse of has prioritised on using the cuts to de- improved on six out of 10 parameters in a lot of sweeteners to this Budget and con- " D IL&FS in 2018 and DHFL in 2019. This was truly leverage — and already has an average of the Ease of Doing Business and despite form to Chanakya’s prescription that, ! India’s unacknowledged Lehman moment, as IL&FS 30 per cent excess capacity — the spinoffs opening up multiple sectors to foreign “the king should collect taxes from the tax- PQ ! alone accounts for defaults of about 91,000 crore from lower corporate taxes will take investment in 2018-19, the foreign invest- payers like a bee collects honey from a # ! owed to banks, institutional investors and mutual longer to play out and they will first wait ment to GDP ratio has also taken a hit, flower, without disturbing its petals.” funds. While there is enough liquidity available with for demand to pick up before loosening falling to a decade’s low of 1.1 per cent from (The writer is an author, columnist, < banks, they are not lending to long-gestation pro- purse strings. The economy relies on seven a high of 3.6 per cent in 2014-15. Foreign Chairperson of the National Committee for = jects in infrastructure, housing or heavy industry such major vectors of growth for revenue that investments are vital for India’s growth, and Financial Inclusion at Niti Aayog) .* # " Puxu$"$"Yy @twuqtxutusqtuqxuqt ruyxuqwuyuu vxuqxsqu /*+'1( 8 qywy uqssuyru qqvv tqruqtqyuvyut Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya country’s Gross Domestic Product and reform the health sector. On the prevalent accessibility gap. ondary care level can lead to a sig- Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has immense (GDP). The hospital industry in one hand, it involves improving the The cost of medical equipment nificant saving of resources at the ter- potential to correct the healthcare India, accounting for 80 per cent of state of public healthcare by increas- is another pain point, which requires ritory level. The Government should basics in the country. It holds a lot the total healthcare market, is wit- ing budgetary allocation, establish- thrust and making the medical facilitate more Continuous Medical of promise and has the right intent, nessing a huge demand from global ing more medical colleges and devices and equipment a part of the Education to help professinals but one can just hope the as well as domestic investors. It is improving primary healthcare facil- ‘Made in India’ initiative shall ben- upgrade their skills which can solve 3* 2 $C0) Government and healthcare author- expected to reach $132 billion by ities. On the other hand, it involves efit this sector. the problem of shortage of trained 6 0 ities take the right partnership 2023 from $61.8 billion in 2017; measures to enable the private sec- Impetus to innovation: There is doctors. approach to a more inclusive partic- growing at a CAGR of 16-17 per cent. tor to spread its presence beyond the also a need to provide an impetus to That Government must also , O & (, '(1) ipation. The country’s medical tourism mar- urban landscape. This will help in innovation within the medical tech- consider oral health as an integral In the last Union Budget, the ket is expected to grow from its cur- improving accessibility for secondary nology sector. For that, special funds part of healthcare and give it the O O budgetary allocation for the health- rent size of $3 billion to $7-8 billion and tertiary care in tier-II and tier- for start-ups that manufacture med- importance it deserves. The he growing disease burden care sector stood at 60,908.22 crore, by the end of 2020. III towns, besides rural areas. ical devices would specifically Narendra Modi Government should ' # should compel the country’s with 6,400 crore earmarked for the Yet, the country’s spending on For the latter to happen, the address the needs of the Indian provide an enabling environment for $ 2 Tpolicymakers to allocate a fair AB-PMJAY. public healthcare is estimated only at Government must offer major incen- populations, serving as a big boost the healthcare sector to grow. This is =6 chunk of funds for public healthcare The scheme aims at providing 1.3 per cent of the GDP. Besides hav- tives and tax breaks to private health- to the sector. where the forthcoming Union & infrastructure. The recent news on annual health cover of up to 5 lakh ing a poor infrastructure within care organisations setting shop in The introduction of Artificial Budget can show some vision and & D infant deaths in Muzaffarpur district per family for secondary and tertiary public health facilities, there is also non-urban areas. Intelligence (AI) and predictive ana- leadership. of Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis care hospitalisation to over 10.74 a lack of adequate resources. When The incentives can include lytics for patient monitoring will add This being the first Budget of the & :C#$ Syndrome and in Kota district of crore vulnerable families (approxi- over two-thirds of the sector is dri- income tax breaks for the first few to significant financial savings and new decade, it will not only be a & Rajasthan due to hypothermia are mately 50 crore beneficiaries). ven by private players, the years of operations, help in procur- will increase the reach of healthcare marker of the Government’s assess- glaring examples of existing fault Rationalisation of treatment packages Government should be more willing ing land, making medical equipment in the country. ment but also a vision for the econ- lines within the primary healthcare and speeding up the recovery process to get into a partnership-based Goods and Services Tax (GST)-free The need of the hour is that the omy over the next 10 years. system in India. Such incidents send are essential elements that will approach with them to achieve for such hospitals and relaxation on primary care system should be Let 2020 and the decade turn out D a grave reminder that affordable and encourage more private hospitals to Universal Health Coverage in line service tax on hospital inputs. strengthened in such a way that it is to be in the larger interest of health- & # accessible, good quality healthcare empanel under this scheme. with the United Nation’s Sustainable Similarly, establishing a mechanism capable of doing the initial assess- care, making it more accessible, , still remains the biggest challenge in Let us focus on the basics: The Development Goals (SDGs). to offer fund support or subsidisation ment, diagnosis and basic manage- more affordable and patient-friend- ' the rural hinterlands of our country. healthcare sector is one of the biggest A multi-pronged approach: We in treatment costs to private hospi- ment and appropriate referral if ly. D # The Centre’s ambitious flagship contributors to the Indian economy require a multi-pronged approach tals in smaller towns and rural areas need be. A thorough assessment and (The writer is founder and CEO health insurance scheme, Ayushman and accounts for six per cent of the from the Government to strengthen can go a long way in bridging the investigation at primary care or sec- of a dental healthcare chain) . / !"#$"$" 2 % (@( B + . 3! 1,45,092 crore, up 35 per cent from 1,07,507 2 7 2 crore. New loans booked in terms of volume - '4(4++ 2 increased 13 per cent to 76.7 lakh from 67.7 lakh, New Delhi: IT company NIIT Technologies on it added. The consolidated figures of BFL Wednesday reported a 66.29 per cent jump in include the results of its wholly-owned sub- : 5)0!10 2 closed. Sharma further said that its consolidated profit at 123.3 crore for the sidiaries Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd (BHFL) and Stock exchanges in Europe strong foreign fund flows also third quarter ended December 31, 2019. The Bajaj Financial Securities Ltd. From 2019-20, arket benchmark Sensex opened on a positive note, supported strength in rupee as company had posted a profit of 100.2 crore in BFL and its subsidiary BHFL have opted for the Mrallied 231.80 points on even as investors assessed the they have bought USD 2.21 bil- )63$2)0.*61/ Explaining the benefits of the corresponding quarter a year ago. reduced rate of 25.17 per cent for computation Wednesday, driven by gains in risks posed by the Wuhan lion equities so far this month. the usage of end-of-life waste The revenue from operations of NIIT of income tax as per recently inserted section index heavyweights HDFC coronavirus. ukesh Ambani-led plastic, Shah said, “it not only Technologies increased by 11.8 per cent to of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the company said. Bank, ITC, RIL and Infosys. Brent crude oil futures rose 723 MReliance industries has ensures sustainable utilisation 1,088.2 crore during the reported quarter, from Gross non-performing assets (NPA) and net The 30-share BSE index 0.71 per cent to USD 59.93 per 5 approached National Highways of plastic but is also financial- 973.3 crore in the corresponding quarter of NPA as on December 31, 2019, stood at 1.61 per settled 231.80 points, or 0.57 barrel. 5 2 Authority of India (NHAI) for ly viable”. 2018-19, the company said in a regulatory fil- cent and 0.70 per cent, respectively. per cent, higher at 41,198.66. It On the currency front, the Leading stock exchanges offering its ‘waste plastic-to- “Our experience showed ing. America, which contributes the biggest Bajaj Finance also informed that its board hit an intra-day high of Indian rupee appreciated by 7 BSE and NSE will shift sever- road’ technology that uses end- that 1 km of road uses 1 met- chunk of the company’s revenue, grew by of directors has appointed Deepak Bagati as the 41,334.86 and a low of paise to settle at 71.24 against al scrips to the restricted trad- of-life plastic for road con- ric tonne (mt) of waste plastic around 10 per cent, while European business Chief Risk Officer of the company with imme- 41,108.19. the US dollar following gains in ing segment from Thursday to struction. and can save nearly 1 lakh as grew by about 23 per cent. diate effect. Bagati will take charge in place of Likewise, the broader NSE the domestic equity market. ensure safety of investors in the The company has already it can be utilised as a substitute The company recorded the highest growth Fakhari Sarjan. Nifty closed 73.70 points, or Forex traders said rupee capital markets. piloted a few projects and has for bitumen to the extent of 8- in profit before tax in the American region fol- 0.61 per cent, up at 12,129.50. consolidated in a narrow range BSE will shift as many as 30 constructed nearly a 40 kilo- 10 per cent. So, roughly we lowed by Europe. However, the operational prof- 5 ' In the Sensex pack, Bajaj as market participants are stocks, including McDowell metre-road by mixing 50 saved 40 lakh. Besides, this it of the company declined in India and Asia 033 Finance was the biggest gain- assessing the economic impli- Holdings, Emami Realty, tonnes of end-of-life plastic plastic also enhances the qual- Pacific region. New Delhi: CG Power and Industrial Solutions er, rising 4.95 per cent, followed cations of the coronavirus out- United Van Der Horst, waste with bitumen at its ity of roads,” he said. The company declared a dividend of 10 per on Wednesday reported widening of its consol- by Nestle India, ITC, Infosys break and awaiting cues from Hindustan Everest Tools, Nagothane manufacturing site Shah also said the roads equity share. idated net loss to 1,595.21 crore in quarter ended and NTPC. the Union Budget. Technofab Engineering and in Raigad district. made using end-of-life waste in September 2019, from 101.83 crore loss year On the other hand, TCS, At the interbank foreign Lactose India, to the trade-for- “It took us some 14-18 plastic were completed in two 7 5 ( ago, mainly due to lower income. Total income HDFC, Sun Pharma, ICICI exchange market, the local trade segment represented by T months to develop this mech- months and sustained the tor- ' 7 0 1 of the company fell to 1,548.50 crore in the sec- Bank, Bharti Airtel and Axis currency opened at 71.23. or XT groups. At the same anism where we can use the rential rains of last year with- New Delhi: Bajaj Finance Ltd (BFL) on ond quarter of this fiscal from 2,115.27 crore Bank ended in the negative ter- During the day, the local unit time, NSE would transfer 13 end-of-life waste plastic like out any erosion. Wednesday reported highest ever quarterly con- year ago, according to a BSE filing. ritory. saw a high of 71.17 and a low scrips to the trade-for-trade packaging of snacks and flim- “NHAI is expected to con- solidated net profit at 1,614 crore in December The company’s consolidated net loss also According to traders, of 71.29. The domestic unit segment segment on its plat- sy polyethylene bags, among struct 10,000 kms of roads 2019 quarter on the back of healthy interest widened to 1,668.81 in April-September this fis- recovery in global equities and finally settled at 71.24, up 7 form. others, in road construction. with average four lanes in income. The non-banking finance company cal from 212.09 crore loss in same period year hopes of growth-boosting mea- paise from its previous close. In this segment, no specu- “We are in talks with NHAI FY2021, which is around posted a 52 per cent jump in Q3 net profit as ago, it said. The company had reported a con- sures in the upcoming Budget The rupee had settled at lative trading is allowed and to share our experience and to 40,000 kms of roads that can compared with 1,060 crore in the year-ago solidated net loss of 507.13 crore in 2018-19. buoyed market sentiment. 71.31 against the American delivery of shares and payment help the use of end-of-life plas- use nearly 40,000 mt of waste quarter. Total income of the company in the first half Further, short-covering currency on Tuesday. of consideration amount are tic for road construction,” the plastics. Besides, other state Total income of the company grew 41 per of this fiscal declined to 3,330.87 crore from ahead of January derivatives “Indian rupee gained as mandatory. company’s COO Petrochemicals authorities and local bodies cent to 7,026 crore for October-December of 3,958.87 crore year ago. The company had ear- expiry also lifted key indices, risk sentiment recovered amid With a view to take pre- Business Vipul Shah told are expected to construct 2019-20 as against 4,992 crore in year ago peri- lier informed the bourse about the delay in sub- they said. a rebound in the global and ventive surveillance measure to reporters. Apart from NHAI, 23,000 kms of around four- od, Bajaj Finance said in a regulatory filing. The mission of the financial results of first and sec- Bourses in Japan and South domestic equities. Market play- ensure market safety and safe- RIL is also in talks with state lane roads. net interest income was up by 42 per cent at ond quarter of this fiscal. Korea ended with gains, while ers assessing the economic guard the interest of the governments and local bodies “This is a good 86,000 mt 4,537 crore from 3,206 crore while the inter- “During the quarter and six months ended Hong Kong closed with sharp implications of the coronavirus investors, BSE and NSE have across the country for offering of waste plastic,” RIL head of est income increased by 39 per cent to 6,105 September 30, 2019, the group has carried out losses as the market opened outbreak,” said VK Sharma, decided to move shares of these the technology, he said. business development (sus- crore from 4,387 crore in Q3 of 2018-19. the process for recovery of outstanding advances after the Lunar New Year break. Head PCG and Capital Markets companies to T or XT Group End-of-life plastic cannot tainable solutions) KRS The company’s asset under management by issuing recovery notices to various third par- Bourses in China remained Strategy, HDFC Securities. with effect from January 30. be recycled. Narayan said. (AUM) as on December 31, 2019, rose to ties,” the company said. 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228.60 JMFINANCIL 105.75 106.10 101.00 103.25 JBCHEPHARM 501.50 517.90 494.00 494.95 VAIBHAVGBL 995.00 1008.00 983.15 997.80 ADANIGAS 171.90 174.40 169.00 169.80 RELINFRA 22.10 22.95 22.10 22.95 KNRCON 293.05 302.40 292.00 298.00 ALBK 18.35 18.60 18.35 18.45 BEL 101.00 101.20 99.75 100.55 GMRINFRA 23.80 24.05 23.70 23.80 LAXMIMACH 3389.00 3409.00 3332.00 3339.85 NILKAMAL 1459.10 1465.25 1439.20 1452.40 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HCLTECH 604.10 611.50 602.30 609.05 RAIN 116.90 117.80 114.00 114.60 HINDCOPPER 44.80 45.10 44.00 44.35 SANOFI 6740.00 6750.00 6707.20 6725.65 NIFTY NEXT 50 29025.20 29145.70 28980.75 29045.40 156.65 NCC 57.80 58.30 57.50 57.65 BLUESTARCO 861.70 887.00 831.20 843.35 CESC 737.10 746.00 736.10 740.40 THYROCARE 571.95 575.85 563.00 566.80 BAJAJHLDNG 3279.00 3428.00 3260.00 3407.00 142.45 TATACOFFEE 106.70 107.20 102.40 103.30 MIDHANI 165.05 171.95 165.05 167.75 FINOLEXIND 562.00 579.90 558.00 562.95 ZENSARTECH 177.00 177.50 173.85 175.65 PIDILITIND 1466.20 1509.90 1466.20 1508.50 46.90 CASTROLIND 133.40 136.55 133.40 135.40 CADILAHC 274.90 275.15 272.00 273.35 AJANTPHARM 1169.60 1169.60 1138.55 1149.80 ECLERX 674.40 674.40 662.30 666.30 MARICO 336.15 347.35 336.05 345.75 10.65 AMBER 1480.00 1585.05 1480.00 1529.30 SUZLON 2.43 2.49 2.40 2.46 IDFC 37.10 37.10 36.85 36.90 DBCORP 140.75 142.35 140.05 141.35 BIOCON 289.05 303.90 289.00 296.85 8.25 ADANIPOWER 64.30 65.00 63.75 64.00 RELCAPITAL 9.21 9.51 8.97 9.51 NIACL 163.90 164.35 160.10 160.60 NETWORK18 27.30 27.90 26.80 27.05 SRTRANSFIN 1087.00 1121.00 1084.80 1110.00 30.15 TATAELXSI 957.70 962.45 924.45 931.35 INDIACEM 87.00 88.25 86.15 86.30 TEAMLEASE 2565.00 2573.45 2506.00 2526.15 CENTURYPLY 171.70 171.75 169.50 170.95 SBILIFE 992.00 1012.15 988.00 1012.00 24.15 BIRLACORPN 733.00 770.00 729.15 753.15 KEC 341.00 347.70 334.00 344.50 TIINDIA 507.00 507.00 478.50 485.60 JAGRAN* 70.00 70.30 69.30 69.65 BERGEPAINT 561.85 574.85 560.75 574.45 13.70 AVANTI 670.00 682.55 665.00 669.45 MINDTREE 881.85 888.85 881.10 886.60 LUXIND 1464.00 1507.80 1443.50 1451.35 ARVINDFASN 395.00 403.00 391.80 393.35 DMART 1932.00 1984.25 1928.00 1973.85 43.40 JUSTDIAL 596.00 603.05 587.75 596.70 FEDERALBNK 96.00 96.30 94.65 94.85 HEXAWARE 355.20 360.60 349.30 351.00 BDL 298.00 310.95 296.55 303.85 MAHLOG 417.90 423.25 417.60 420.00 PFC 116.70 119.50 116.60 118.10 2.10 APOLLOHOSP 1681.80 1694.00 1674.75 1688.60 MOTHERSUMI 140.00 142.55 140.00 141.50 PNCINFRA 195.35 205.30 193.60 196.65 CENTRALBK 19.90 19.90 19.00 19.05 BAYERCROP 4120.00 4144.70 4090.20 4117.90 HINDPETRO 243.00 248.25 241.35 246.00 3.65 COLPAL 1500.00 1502.50 1481.00 1485.50 GRASIM 814.00 822.70 800.20 802.55 ALKEM 2333.00 2349.85 2250.00 2298.30 ALLCARGO 118.20 119.60 116.70 117.10 MAHLIFE 401.70 408.05 401.30 404.55 MOTHERSUMI 139.80 142.65 139.70 141.05 2.05 IRCON 457.00 495.00 457.00 484.70 INFIBEAM 59.50 60.30 56.40 58.15 VENKYS 1727.45 1732.00 1702.00 1703.85 CEATLTD 1001.50 1002.60 994.00 998.95 MAHSEAMLES 398.85 398.85 391.95 394.75 SIEMENS 1513.00 1539.40 1490.30 1528.70 21.90 KOTAKBANK 1628.00 1645.80 1623.65 1641.15 NH 368.55 389.00 367.00 377.25 NHPC 27.50 27.70 26.05 26.15 MMTC 21.40 21.70 21.15 21.40 ANDHRABANK 17.00 17.00 16.70 16.75 PEL 1697.00 1727.95 1687.00 1703.70 24.20 INDIGO 1455.00 1479.70 1438.15 1462.20 NMDC 123.90 125.90 121.45 122.50 GET&D 164.90 168.65 163.00 164.55 UFLEX 217.10 220.00 215.55 217.15 ZYDUSWELL 1545.00 1545.30 1521.15 1522.15 CONCOR 575.00 581.90 570.45 579.00 7.25 HDFCAMC 3200.00 3206.10 3162.00 3173.60 MCX 1386.00 1398.40 1369.30 1377.65 IEX 171.25 171.65 165.90 166.70 DHFL 15.10 15.20 14.30 14.30 KPITTECH 99.50 101.70 96.95 98.90 PNB 61.10 61.50 60.80 61.05 0.55 PEL 1696.60 1727.60 1690.00 1702.30 RECLTD 145.60 147.80 145.00 147.05 LALPATHLAB 1768.00 1785.55 1756.00 1768.95 HFCL 17.45 17.45 16.95 17.00 ADVENZYMES 175.35 175.40 172.60 173.30 PGHH 11190.00 11250.50 10980.00 11197.00 84.45 JSWSTEEL 258.30 264.40 258.30 261.30 SHREECEM 23560.00 23722.90 23450.00 23521.75 DEEPAKFERT 118.05 118.35 112.15 113.50 SYMPHONY 1282.00 1282.00 1262.35 1265.95 SOBHA 442.00 443.00 438.20 442.05 COLPAL 1494.70 1503.00 1480.25 1492.55 10.40 MANAPPURAM 192.00 194.60 185.70 186.70 GUJGAS 293.40 298.50 288.10 294.70 DCBBANK 179.15 180.55 174.25 175.15 SUPREMEIND 1350.00 1361.95 1343.00 1352.35 TCNSBRANDS 597.85 609.75 597.85 605.90 DIVISLAB 1956.00 1994.40 1936.05 1959.00 12.25 GODREJPROP 1079.95 1109.90 1075.50 1087.95 MINDAIND 420.00 420.00 402.85 405.75 APOLLOTYRE 174.60 175.60 173.60 174.15 VMART 1970.35 2025.00 1970.35 2010.05 TVSSRICHAK 1748.00 1767.00 1705.60 1712.00 DABUR 490.90 495.50 488.70 491.35 2.95 SBILIFE 990.00 1011.80 990.00 1007.60 BERGEPAINT 565.00 574.40 561.40 573.05 GSFC 92.70 94.50 92.00 93.85 HEIDELBERG 201.50 202.10 198.65 200.10 GDL 137.70 141.45 136.00 138.65 BANKBARODA 93.75 94.20 93.35 93.65 0.45 ZEEL 276.70 277.00 271.75 274.05 JKLAKSHMI 384.00 389.35 366.75 369.80 DBL 406.30 413.20 402.60 406.05 TATAINVEST 879.00 890.40 876.00 877.10 CENTRUM 22.80 22.80 21.90 22.00 INDIGO 1475.00 1480.35 1436.55 1460.60 6.85 ACC 1565.00 1574.15 1545.05 1550.50 WELCORP 177.45 178.90 174.30 177.85 PARAGMILK 145.00 146.90 143.20 145.45 OFSS 2947.10 2947.10 2878.10 2904.10 CAPPL 290.00 293.00 287.00 287.20 L&TFH 119.35 120.50 119.00 119.90 0.55 PIDILITIND 1471.95 1510.50 1467.20 1499.75 GLAXO 1690.00 1745.00 1690.00 1696.10 RCF 56.95 57.50 56.05 56.25 PHOENIXLTD 840.00 863.20 830.45 856.50 CORPBANK 23.55 23.70 23.50 23.55 CADILAHC 273.00 275.85 271.00 273.35 0.95 PFC 116.90 119.40 116.85 117.95 ITI 83.30 88.50 82.55 87.70 CHAMBLFERT 180.90 180.90 175.25 176.80 PTC 60.00 60.60 59.70 59.80 MAHABANK 13.00 13.11 12.90 12.91 AUROPHARMA 505.40 511.15 503.25 505.50 1.40 VEDL 144.00 145.40 141.90 142.15 DELTACORP 185.05 188.70 183.75 184.50 WESTLIFE 444.80 445.00 433.00 437.60 GESHIP 324.90 324.90 313.90 315.65 SHOPERSTOP 420.55 421.95 415.00 419.95 DLF 259.00 261.80 256.65 258.30 0.65 DMART 1935.00 1984.00 1930.40 1974.00 OBEROIRLTY 557.95 557.95 542.45 553.20 WHIRLPOOL 2499.00 2499.00 2415.00 2421.25 NATCOPHARM 646.00 653.50 637.55 644.30 SCHAEFFLER 4606.10 4722.00 4578.85 4695.15 HDFCLIFE 605.95 611.00 602.25 604.90 1.15 RBLBANK 341.05 343.65 334.05 335.30 QUESS 605.20 631.20 595.70 619.05 LTI 1955.00 1961.05 1943.70 1957.40 GSKCONS 8981.00 9007.15 8929.00 8949.70 KPRMILL 698.45 698.90 685.20 696.45 BOSCHLTD 14690.00 14886.95 14665.45 14707.20 17.65 L&TFH 119.20 120.50 119.05 119.95 BATAINDIA 1836.10 1859.85 1823.00 1856.10 BOSCHLTD 14740.00 14858.80 14680.00 14732.10 CHENNPETRO 137.70 138.60 133.05 133.70 TIMETECHNO 56.80 57.20 55.60 56.35 HINDZINC 200.00 202.75 198.00 198.65 -0.10 RVNL 27.55 29.25 27.25 28.90 NOCIL 117.40 118.35 116.60 117.15 ABFRL 230.00 232.00 227.30 228.00 SJVN 26.10 26.15 25.80 25.85 VARROC 489.25 492.00 481.75 482.45 ASHOKLEY 85.15 85.60 84.30 84.60 -0.05 DIVISLAB 1952.00 1994.00 1937.10 1961.30 BAJAJCON 232.30 232.30 226.95 227.85 GALAXYSURF 1598.10 1598.80 1555.55 1579.30 CYIENT 494.90 498.75 488.30 490.45 VTL 1047.35 1047.35 1023.60 1032.95 HAVELLS 618.00 621.05 611.45 615.40 -0.80 CROMPTON 261.00 262.55 255.00 258.20 HEG 1090.00 1096.80 1065.30 1081.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3300.20 3424.40 3269.70 3416.60 BLUEDART 2660.00 2780.30 2613.60 2739.95 MAGMA 62.20 62.25 60.90 61.00 ICICIPRULI 530.85 533.10 519.90 525.55 -1.10 MGL 1232.50 1246.80 1220.40 1225.50 ABCAPITAL 102.80 104.55 101.30 101.65 ENGINERSIN 99.15 99.45 96.60 96.90 KTKBANK 76.30 76.40 75.35 75.80 MHRIL 237.80 237.80 234.45 234.70 PETRONET 277.60 277.60 272.50 272.65 -0.65 FINEORG 2339.40 2475.00 2310.00 2418.70 MEGH 63.60 65.65 57.80 59.70 IPCALAB 1257.95 1257.95 1223.75 1230.45 REDINGTON 116.75 119.50 115.75 117.95 FLFL 412.90 416.20 412.75 413.30 PAGEIND 25220.00 25399.20 24670.00 25066.00 -79.45 IOC 118.80 119.90 117.90 118.30 MFSL 516.85 517.00 508.40 512.70 IIFL 174.00 174.00 166.00 170.30 INDOSTAR 275.00 284.00 265.00 266.15 RATNAMANI 1210.00 1230.80 1205.00 1216.10 UBL 1279.90 1297.00 1270.00 1272.00 -4.60 RPOWER 1.81 1.85 1.79 1.79 NATIONALUM 45.30 45.80 44.60 44.80 HUDCO 43.30 44.10 43.10 43.40 KANSAINER 526.00 526.00 511.75 512.80 UCOBANK 15.95 15.95 15.75 15.75 LUPIN 750.00 752.75 743.55 744.30 -3.10 HINDUNILVR 2074.90 2085.00 2063.65 2073.60 DHANUKA 518.00 558.25 505.75 544.60 3MINDIA 22375.75 22479.90 22000.00 22150.85 DCMSHRIRAM 387.00 394.40 375.00 382.05 HATHWAY 19.65 19.80 19.45 19.75 HDFCAMC 3199.70 3205.00 3163.00 3178.95 -14.05 PIIND 1587.10 1587.10 1521.50 1537.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 3068.00 3098.90 3065.25 3091.35 MOIL 148.50 157.35 148.50 155.55 CHOLAHLDNG 551.70 558.60 541.00 544.55 SADBHAV 129.55 129.80 127.20 128.15 NIACL 162.25 165.00 160.00 160.40 -0.75 BEML 990.95 998.60 984.55 988.95 AMBUJACEM 217.50 218.30 213.35 214.00 ASTRAZEN 2669.70 2724.00 2647.70 2707.25 ITDC 299.70 304.00 296.40 297.70 SUPRAJIT 205.15 205.15 201.00 203.25 AMBUJACEM 216.75 218.25 213.25 214.40 -1.75 HINDALCO 197.55 200.40 197.05 197.80 MRF 70190.00 70517.70 70032.45 70276.45 GSPL 262.50 263.00 259.05 262.00 AIAENG 1750.00 1835.50 1732.60 1803.45 SHRIRAMCIT 1388.10 1418.65 1360.45 1364.65 SHREECEM 23539.10 23780.00 23206.10 23240.65 -201.35 HINDPETRO 243.00 248.10 241.50 245.55 LINDEINDIA 740.00 791.30 735.85 766.10 GICRE 264.80 264.80 254.80 255.40 GUJALKALI 414.25 418.20 404.00 406.45 HERITGFOOD 374.55 379.85 366.05 367.20 ACC 1564.25 1574.00 1545.20 1546.50 -14.85 ONGC 117.20 118.15 116.50 117.60 CIPLA 466.20 467.30 460.30 461.35 SOUTHBANK 10.98 11.03 10.89 10.91 ORIENTBANK 52.45 52.75 51.85 52.00 UNITEDBNK 9.05 9.05 8.89 8.91 IBULHSGFIN 324.80 328.40 313.70 317.00 -3.20 HEROMOTOCO 2479.00 2511.10 2472.00 2485.85 TATAPOWER 61.00 62.00 60.35 60.90 RESPONIND 92.05 92.45 90.80 91.70 EIDPARRY 227.40 230.00 224.40 227.70 GULFOILLUB 810.00 814.55 805.00 809.45 ICICIGI 1339.80 1348.45 1322.00 1323.00 -14.35 TITAN 1200.00 1207.05 1183.35 1186.65 LUPIN 750.00 752.60 743.85 744.65 INOXLEISUR 406.00 407.95 404.00 405.80 IFCI 6.45 6.49 6.41 6.42 CARBORUNIV 347.10 348.00 342.65 344.00 OFSS 2930.00 2959.90 2878.05 2880.00 -34.80 ADANIENT 232.65 238.15 231.50 232.50 RADICO 395.85 399.50 382.90 384.55 TRIDENT 7.09 7.13 6.90 6.98 ORIENTCEM 84.40 85.80 83.45 84.30 LAKSHVILAS 15.75 15.90 15.40 15.60 NMDC 124.20 125.95 121.50 122.30 -1.55 BANKBARODA 94.15 94.20 93.35 93.65 ERIS 507.00 546.45 507.00 537.35 JSLHISAR 77.95 79.00 76.50 77.00 REPCOHOME 330.20 343.00 329.75 334.70 SHILPAMED 271.20 273.00 260.00 263.95 GODREJCP 741.70 754.00 719.25 722.65 -13.75 RAMCOCEM 855.00 858.35 801.00 811.75 ISEC 461.00 478.95 461.00 467.60 TIMKEN 997.10 1009.50 989.10 999.90 CRISIL 1760.50 1765.40 1717.00 1743.35 SHK 113.70 115.40 112.85 113.05 IDEA 5.35 5.70 5.15 5.25 -0.10 VBL 833.00 838.80 783.05 806.05 STRTECH 131.00 131.70 127.60 129.00 INDHOTEL 139.55 142.30 139.50 140.00 GODREJIND 430.35 441.15 426.05 430.60 SKFINDIA 2193.50 2193.50 2141.55 2147.55 GICRE 261.00 263.75 254.00 254.75 -5.15 INFRATEL 237.15 246.90 237.15 245.20 BALRAMCHIN 169.05 175.80 169.00 174.25 COCHINSHIP 396.45 399.80 384.50 385.20 GILLETTE 6290.00 6357.80 6265.00 6276.60 SFL 1483.85 1486.75 1463.20 1481.95 BANDHANBNK 465.00 466.00 445.25 451.20 -11.10 RITES 319.65 331.00 317.15 328.85 WIPRO 244.75 247.35 243.30 246.70 MPHASIS 930.00 949.15 930.00 936.25 MAXINDIA 89.10 90.65 88.00 88.15 CERA 2695.30 2695.30 2680.00 2681.50 MCDOWELL-N 652.00 657.40 629.40 633.30 -22.60 CANFINHOME 475.50 495.80 472.80 487.65 POLYCAB 999.00 1010.00 981.95 989.80 ENDURANCE 1165.00 1179.90 1115.20 1125.15 NESCO 757.00 757.00 735.00 738.75 TVTODAY 249.20 251.10 247.65 247.80 NHPC 27.50 27.75 26.00 26.25 -1.05 FORCEMOT 1334.05 1350.00 1306.75 1313.85 BALKRISIND 1088.00 1103.30 1077.50 1084.65 JKCEMENT 1408.00 1408.00 1378.00 1401.55 AEGISLOG 209.00 210.80 207.75 208.85 CHALET 333.00 335.60 329.45 331.60 !"#$"$" " 22 * R 7 :) & 7 ! 2)6$3) investments would eradicate wounded in the West Bank in the misery gripping clashes with the Israeli army, & & resident Donald Trump has Palestinians today, while allow- the Red Crescent 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Our people will take at the White House, providing President Donald Trump ders, on the basis of the pre- vene had failed. it to the dustbin of history,” some evidence of Trump’s unveiled his Middle East peace 1967 lines.” However, Abbas “Together we can bring Palestinian president Mahmud claim to have growing support plan aimed at settling one of the rejected Trump’s plan, saying it about a... new dawn in the Abbas said. around the region. world’s longest disputes. will “not pass.” Middle East,” Trump said to an Trump promised a “con- But international reaction “The Secretary-General “After the nonsense that we enthusiastic audience that tiguous” future Palestinian was at best cautiously positive. has seen the announcement of heard today we say a thousand included throngs of Israeli and state, addressing the current sit- Saudi Arabia said it the United States plan for the no’s to the Deal of The Jewish American guests — but uation where Israel controls “appreciates” Trump’s efforts Middle East. 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Russian news agencies. on Tuesday. leader to recognise the State of The plan also lets Israel annex The plan makes clear that The announcement came benefit from the high-profile Kushner, who authored the Top EU diplomat Josep The world body “remains Israel. West Bank settlements. Israel is free to annex its set- as both Trump and Netanyahu partnership with Trump. plan behind the scenes but had Borrell said the bloc would Trump praised Israel for tlements on Palestinian lands fight for their political futures. Netanyahu called the pro- minimal contact with “study and assess” the US pro- taking “a giant step toward right away. Trump is in the midst of posal “the deal of the century” Palestinian negotiators, was posals, while Germany’s for- peace” with the plan, which lays On the flashpoint issue of an impeachment battle over and said to Trump “you have similarly blunt, telling them eign minister said “only a 8 " out a vision for future Jerusalem, Trump said Israel his alleged abuse of power and been the greatest friend that not to “screw up this oppor- negotiated two-state solution, Palestinian statehood if a series should retain control over the he faces a difficult reelection Israel has ever had in the tunity.” “I think that they will acceptable to both sides” of strict conditions are met. city as its “undivided capital,” in November. White House.” Trump said he have a very hard time looking would work. These include requiring Trump said. At the same time, Netanyahu was formally had written to Abbas to enlist at the international commu- British Foreign Secretary the future Palestinian state to the Palestinians would be indicted on three corruption his support. nity in the face, saying they’re Dominic Raab called it a “seri- be “demilitarized,” while for- allowed to declare a capital charges Tuesday after he aban- “I explained to (Abbas) victims,” he told CNN. ous proposal, reflecting exten- malising Israeli sovereignty within occupied East doned an attempt to seek par- that the territory allocated for Trump’s plan triggered sive time and effort.” over settlements built in occu- Jerusalem, he said. liamentary immunity. his new state will remain open immediate condemnation on Among the strongest for- pied territory. The Hamas Islamist move- His right-wing Likud faces and undeveloped for a period the streets of the Gaza Strip eign condemnations were The US president, who ment, which runs the Gaza a neck-and-neck race with of four years,” Trump said. and the West Bank, with from Turkey, which branded was followed at the podium by Strip, said it could never accept rival Benny Gantz’s centrist “This could be the last oppor- demonstrations expected to the plan “stillborn” and Iran, Netanyahu, painted a future compromise on Jerusalem Blue and White party in a tunity they will ever have.” continue through the week. which called it “doomed to 7 132 current US administration to where some USD 50 billion in being capital of a future state. month. But he is expected to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Thirteen people were fail.” find solutions for the atar responded cautiously Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” the QWednesday to US state-run Qatar News Agency President Donald Trump’s reported. ##0 " Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, “Qatar reaffirms its com- saying it welcomed efforts to mitment for supporting the broker “longstanding peace” Palestinian institutions, noting ,0*: 0 patron of the settler movement, team of advisers with close ties are just getting underway. the group said the West Bank a formal investigation, a but warned that was unattain- that peace cannot be sustain- said as he urged Netanyahu to to the settlement movement, “Over the next year and settler population grew last process that could cause deep able without concessions to able if Palestinians rights in mboldened by a supportive immediately annex all of Israel’s Trump took a more sympa- certainly two years, we’re going year to 463,353 people, in addi- embarrassment and discomfort the Palestinians. their sovereign state... includ- EWhite House, Israel appears settlements and snuff out any thetic line toward Israel and to see a sharp increase” in the tion to some 300,000 settlers for Israeli leaders. The plan grants Israel ing east Jerusalem, and the to be barreling toward a show- hopes for Palestinian indepen- halted the automatic criticism settler population, said Baruch living in Israel-annexed east Yuval Shany, an expert on much of what it has sought in right of return are not pre- down with the international dence. of settlements of his predeces- Gordon, director of West Bank Jerusalem. international law at the Israel decades of international diplo- served.” community over its half-cen- “Now the campaign is sors. This resulted in a surge of Jewish Population Stats, a set- “We’re here and we’re not Democracy Institute, said macy, namely control over On the flashpoint issue of tury-old settlement enterprise moving from the White House Israeli construction plans that tler group. In its annual report, going anywhere,” he said. annexation would “signifi- Jerusalem as its “undivided” Jerusalem, Trump said Israel in the West Bank. to the Cabinet room in The major turning point cantly” raise the risk of trig- capital, rather than a city to should retain control over the With the prosecutor of the Jerusalem,” he said. for Israel was in November, gering prosecution at the ICC. share with the Palestinians. city as its “undivided capital” — International Criminal Court “Take everything now.” The when the US declared that it Settlements are widely The plan also lets Israel annex effectively ruling out the pos- poised to launch a war crimes Palestinians want the West did not consider settlements to viewed as illegal based on the West Bank settlements. sibility it could be split between probe of Israel’s settlement Bank as the core of a future be illegal. That landmark deci- Geneva Convention principle Qatar is a supporter of the Israel and the Palestinians. policies, Prime Minister independent state and see the sion appears to have played a that an occupying power is Palestinian cause and has pre- The plan would also end Benjamin Netanyahu on settlements there — home to key role in Netanyahu’s barred from transferring its viously hosted leaders of the so-called “right of return”. Tuesday announced plans to nearly 500,000 Israelis — as announcement that he plans to population into war-won ter- Hamas, the Islamist movement Millions of Palestinians or their move ahead with the poten- obstacles to their dream of annex the Jordan Valley, a ritories. that rules the Gaza Strip. descendants who fled or were tially explosive annexation of independence. The interna- strategic area of the West Bank, “That could be a relative- The gas-rich Gulf state has forced out when the Jewish large parts of the occupied tional community backs this and Israel’s more than 100 set- ly low-hanging fruit for the provided millions of dollars in state was created in 1948 would West Bank, including dozens of view and overwhelmingly con- tlements. prosecutor to identify a spe- aid to Gaza to fund fuel deliv- no longer have a case to go Jewish settlements. siders the settlements to be ille- Ironically, this warm US cific act that is either part of eries to the territory’s sole back. He spoke in Washington as gal. embrace could prove to be the transfer or significantly power station and cash hand- Criticising previous US President Donald Trump Since capturing the West Netanyahu’s undoing. Moving aids and abets that transfer,” outs to needy families. diplomatic efforts as overly unveiled a Mideast peace plan Bank in the 1967 Middle East ahead with annexations is like- he said. But Qatar is also a strong vague, Trump said his version that matches Netanyahu’s war, Israel has slowly and ly to trigger harsh interna- While Israel does not ally of the United States. It hosts was 80 pages long and con- nationalistic stance and under- steadily expanded its settle- tional condemnations and pos- accept the court’s authority, Washington’s largest airbase in tained a map depicting the pro- cuts Palestinian ambitions. ments while stopping short of sible legal action. Netanyahu appears to be tak- the region. claiming to have posed future neighbouring This confluence of forces annexing the territory. The Last month, the chief pros- ing the threat of prosecution spent $8 billion supporting US states. could make 2020 the year that international community con- ecutor of the International seriously. He has launched operations and pledges to However, the Palestinians finally provides clarity on the demned the construction as Criminal Court, Fatou harsh attacks against Bensouda invest $1.8 billion more to angrily rejected the entire plan. status of Israeli settlements illegal but has refrained from Bensouda, declared there is a and the court, saying the case upgrade the facility. “This conspiracy deal will and the viability of a two-state imposing sanctions or serious “reasonable basis” to believe against Israel is “pure anti- “Qatar welcomes all efforts not pass. Our people will take solution. punishment. that settlement construction Semitism.” He also has tried, aiming towards a longstanding it to the dustbin of history,” “History is knocking at This status quo began to ! ! 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S Secretary of State Mike teenager in a road accident in Iuse digital platforms to be replicated in other countries also been used to enhance the BWednesday when the security partner, but on the out- Brexit Party MEPs, with UPompeo visits London on England last August. reduce disparities among pop- in the near future.” effectiveness of social protec- European Parliament in Brussels side of Europe’s single-market leader Nigel Farage at the fore, Wednesday to salvage a post- The United States rejected ulation groups, a flagship UN The report highlighted tion, health and voting pro- casts a vote ratifying the terms of club, reduced to 27 nations and plan to celebrate in Brussels on Brexit alliance with an old Anne Sacoolas’s extradition to study has said, noting that the the role played by the grammes.” Britain’s divorce deal from the EU. a combined population of 450 Wednesday, before heading to friend whose defiance on Britain last week. country’s experience of com- Aadhaar identification sys- The UN report further The historic legislative act — million. London to host Brexit parties on China and Iran underscores “We feel this amounts to a plementing mobile technolo- tem to achieve financial said that before the introduc- the last for the 72 remaining “Brexit is a loss for us all,” Friday. Washington’s diplomatic isola- denial of justice,” Raab said in gies with the Aadhaar identifi- inclusion in India. tion of Aadhaar unique IDs, the British MEPs who will leave European Commission Vice But Johnson, conscious of tion. Prime Minister Boris response. “The UK would have cation system to reduce “India has successfully less advantaged segments of the afterwards — will allow Brexit to President Maros Sefcovic said UK divisions entrenched since Johnson has been touting the acted differently if this had inequality is likely to be repli- managed to use digital tech- population were unlikely to officially take effect on Friday at after a regular EU ministers’ the 2016 referendum that ush- prospects of a big new trade been a UK diplomat serving in cated in other countries in nologies to reduce disparities have an official registered ID, 2300 GMT, midnight for most of meeting on Tuesday. ered in Brexit, is steering clear of deal with the United States that the US.” future. among population groups. A which was necessary to open a continental Europe and 11:00 pm He said it was important for a public display of triumphalism. can fill the void of Britain’s Disagreements about Iran The World Social Report combination of new public bank account. in Britain. the EU “to maintain our unity” He has dismissed a proposal to departure from the European and a US prosecutor’s com- 2020, published by the UN infrastructure and government Improvements in electric- British Prime Minister Boris as it negotiates the future part- have London’s Big Ben tem- Union on Friday. plaint that Prince Andrew was Department of Economic and action was behind the success ity access have facilitated the Johnson insists that date will see nership with the UK. porarily revived from a costly But Pompeo’s meetings stonewalling an FBI investiga- Social Affairs (DESA), notes of a new identification system opening of financial accounts Brexit “done”. But the EU under- The British minister for renovative hiatus to symbolical- with Foreign Secretary tion into the late sex offender how India harnessed the poten- that is increasing ownership of and their use. Electrification lines that the next, thornier Europe attending the meeting, ly chime in the moment. Dominic Raab and Johnson on Jeffrey Epstein only add to the tial of digital technologies for financial accounts and making has reached 82 per cent of the phase of the split — working out Christopher Pincher, expressed Although bolstered by a big Wednesday and Thursday layers of tensions. more inclusive development. public services more effective,” country’s population, and the a treaty to define the future rela- optimism on what that would parliamentary majority, he faces threatens to become a damage Johnson might now simply In the report, the UN said it said. International Energy Agency tionship between the two sides — yield. “We’re looking forward to resentment from British limitation exercise for the “spe- be hoping “there are no pre- the experience of India suggests The report, released last predicts that India will achieve is about to begin. a very different world and a very “remainers”, a resurgent inde- cial relationship”. cipitous statements from the that mobile digital technologies week, added that in 2014, the universal access in the early Those negotiations are to go different relationship,” he said. pendence push in anti-Brexit Pompeo had been doing US saying that’s it, this love need to be complemented by Indian Government instructed 2020s. to late this year. At the end of The divorce deal, or “with- Scotland, and fears among UK his best to convince Johnson affair is at an end”, said Ian other technologies to reduce banks to provide accounts to The report, however, noted 2020, a transition period easing drawal agreement”, to be ratified businesses about what the loss of that allowing China’s Huawei Bond of London’s Centre for inequality in access to financial people not having one, using that despite this success, 48 per Britain out of EU rules and reg- Wednesday, protects the rights of frictionless access to the EU’s sin- tech giant to help build Britain’s European Reform. services. their Aadhaar numbers or cent of bank accounts in India ulations will expire, unless EU and British citizens current- gle market will mean for revenues next-generation 5G network Bond pointed out that US “India managed to achieve other sources of information were reported as inactive in extended by both sides — some- ly residing in each other’s terri- and jobs. introduced a long-term secu- officials had repeatedly warned more equal access to financial about their identities and 2018, suggesting that the gov- thing Johnson has ruled out. tory, Britain’s financial obliga- Above all, he has to demon- rity threat. how Huawei’s inclusion in accounts by complementing addresses. ernment programme to pro- The transition period, a tions, and a customs regime that strate the UK can navigate solo Britain approved a limited Britain’s 5G rollout could force mobile technologies with a It noted that the number of mote account ownership, standstill provision, means ordi- will keep the UK territory of in a world increasingly roiled by but still important role for Washington to stop sharing national system of digital IDs people without bank accounts launched in 2014, “is still in its nary Britons and EU citizens will Northern Ireland largely under geopolitical tussles between the Huawei on Tuesday. intelligence with London. and an affordable electricity declined by more than half, infancy.” see little visible change, and European rules. three biggest players — the US, “The United States is dis- “It would probably be safe system that provides an unin- from 557 million in 2011 to 233 “However, more accounts indeed London will continue to Britain’s Johnson and Queen the EU and China — that are appointed by the UK’s deci- to say that the British have not terrupted supply of stable cur- million in 2015. are expected to become active contribute to the EU budget. Elizabeth II and Brussels’ most affecting policies on trade, tech- sion,” a senior administration taken those (threats) very seri- rent,” it said. “By 2017, 80 per cent of as a greater number of people But from this weekend senior officials signed off on the nology, security guarantees and official said in a terse statement. ously and now is the moment Given that many develop- adult Indians had at least one acquire mobile phones.Two- onward, Britain will be excluded accord last week. Ratification by climate change. And Johnson had been we will find out whether they ing countries currently have bank account, which is signif- thirds of inactive account hold- from the EU’s institutions and the European Parliament is a for- Neither the US nor the EU pushing Washington to send should have taken them more digital ID systems and some icantly higher than the average ers now have mobile phones, decision-making. mality, albeit a necessary one look to be offering Britain an easy back the wife of a US diplomat seriously or not,” Bond told countries are on track to share in developing countries and this share is increasing,” it It will officially be what the under European law. ride. who is using the cover of diplo- AFP. achieve universal access to (63 per cent). The biometric ID said. !"#$"$" " 2 # 4@( # , & ! 0,)6 ities to contain it. “It is very difficult to defi- virus is homologous to the “Now scientists are speed- &' & Tuesday saw 1,459 new nitely estimate when the out- virus discovered in a type of bat ing up research of neutralizing he deadly coronavirus con- confirmed cases, 3,248 new break reaches its peak. But I in 2017, said Zhong, adding antibodies of the virus, but it 7 $3C73 it hard for those in the epicen- The Japan flight arrived in Ttinues to wreak havoc in suspected cases, including one think in one week or about 10 that the 2019-nCoV probably takes time. With help from tre to know what was happen- Wuhan overnight, carrying China with 25 new fatalities in Tibet Autonomous Region days, it will reach the climax has an intermediate host that across the country, Wuhan, a apanese citizens evacuated ing. emergency relief supplies reported from central Hubei and 26 deaths, with one in and then there will be large- may be a certain kind of wild heroic city, will pull through,” Jfrom Wuhan, the epicentre of “The number of patients including 15,000 masks, 50,000 province, taking the death toll Henan province and the rest in scale increases,” Zhong told animal. Zhong said. a deadly virus outbreak, began increasing rapidly at a pairs of gloves and 8,000 pro- to 132 and the confirmed infec- Hubei, the Commission said. state-run Xinhua news agency. “The SARS (Severe Acute Chinese President Xi described an atmosphere of certain point. That was very tective glasses, the foreign min- tion cases to nearly 6,000, as A total of 65,537 close Zhong is the head of a Respiratory Syndrome) out- Jinping on Tuesday called the confusion and fear in the worrying,” he told reporters at istry said. health experts warned that the contacts had been traced, the national team of experts set up break lasted about six months, coronavirus a “demon” which Chinese city and expressed the airport. Four medical officials were epidemic may reach its peak in commission said, adding that for the control and prevention but I don’t believe the novel should be brought under con- relief as they arrived in Tokyo “We were not able to move also on board to monitor the next 10 days resulting in among them, 1,604 were dis- of the novel coronavirus- coronavirus outbreak would trol. on Wednesday. freely, so we only had partial returning passengers and large-scale casualties. charged from medical obser- caused pneumonia and an aca- last that long,” said Zhong. China has ramped up A total of 206 Japanese cit- information. The restrictions administer health question- The Chinese health author- vation on Tuesday. A total of demician of the Chinese The country has taken a efforts to contain the virus. The izens landed at Tokyo’s Haneda on the flow of goods and trans- naires. All passengers will be ities announced on Wednesday 59,990 people were still under Academy of Engineering. series of powerful measures, country has extended the New airport on Wednesday morn- port were extremely strict.” tested for the new strain of that 5,974 confirmed cases of medical observation. “There are two keys to especially early detection and Year Festival holidays till ing, with health professionals He said food was available, coronavirus, which has killed pneumonia caused by the novel By the end of Tuesday, tackling the epidemic: early early isolation. February 2 to prevent reverse carrying out checks on board but supply was uncertain, with more than 130 people and coronavirus had been reported eight confirmed cases had been detection and early isolation. “We have sufficient confi- migration of millions of and at the airport, but no shops selling out on some days. infected thousands. in 31 provincial-level regions reported in Hong Kong Special They are the most primitive dence in preventing a major migrant workers to return to mandatory quarantine was “It wasn’t a situation where And while there were no by Tuesday. Administrative Region, seven and most effective methods,” he outbreak or a recurrence as their work after holidays. planned. Five passengers who we couldn’t get anything at all. plans to confine the arrivals, the China’s National Health in Macao Special said. Zhong said fever and long as the two measures are in Universities, primary and said they felt unwell were hos- But it wasn’t a situation where evacuees would be asked to Commission said in its daily Administrative Region and weakness were the typical place, although we still need to middle schools and kinder- pitalised on arrival, but there you could get anything freely, remain at home in “self-quar- report that 1,239 patients eight in Taiwan. symptoms of the coronavirus conduct much scientific gartens across the country will was no confirmation of either,” Aoyama said. antine” at least until the results remained in critical condition Hubei, the epicentre of the infection found in majority of research,” he said. postpone the opening of the whether they were infected Takayuki Kato, who of their tests were known, offi- and 9,239 people were sus- virus, has reported 840 new the patients. Noting that the key for spring semester until further with the virus. worked in Wuhan for the firm cials said. pected to be infected with the confirmed cases, indicating Ten to 14 days is a sound Wuhan is how to reduce infec- notice. The flight arrived as several Intec, said the atmosphere Those with somewhere to virus. that the virus continues to period for isolation and obser- tions inside hospitals, Zhong The government is countries worked to extract inside the city had changed as stay in and near Tokyo would A total of 103 people have spread at a faster rate. vation. When the incubation said he supported the con- focussing on efforts to prevent their nationals from Wuhan, the scale of the crisis became be taken there by private trans- been discharged from hospital The coronavirus can be period ends, those who fall sick struction of makeshift hospitals mass gatherings and mass trav- with an American charter flight clear. port, with others taken to local after recovery, the commis- passed between humans will get timely treatment and in the city to control the infec- el to ensure the virus does not also leaving the city on “Everyone in the city began hotels initially. Japanese offi- sion said. through close contact, Chinese those who do not will be just tious disease. spread fast. Wednesday, bound for an air- wearing masks. On the 23rd, cials say there is no legal basis For the first-time, Tibet too medical experts say. fine, he said. The activation of top-level Beijing has also launched port in the Los Angeles area. when transport was shut down, to forcibly quarantine people reported a suspected case of The novel coronavirus He suggested that hospitals public health emergency temperature detection at 55 Takeo Aoyama, a Nippon I became very alarmed,” he who have not tested positive. coronavirus. (2019-nCoV) outbreak may be staffed with not only infec- response was aimed at reduc- subway stations, including Steel employee who arrived said. The health ministry has so Till now, barring Tibet, all reach its peak in one week or tious disease specialists, but ing the chance of infection, he stops at railway stations and on the evacuation flight, The evacuation had gone far confirmed seven cases of the Chinese provinces reported around 10 days, Chinese res- also specialists in treating said, adding that the vaccine Beijing airport. Passengers with described confusion in Wuhan, smoothly, he added. The flight virus in Japan, including one the virus cases, posing a major piratory expert Zhong Nanshan severe cases to better save development may need three to abnormal body temperatures with travel restrictions intend- “was quiet. People were cool- man who had not travelled to challenge for the health author- said. patients. Epidemiologically, the four months or even longer. will be sent to hospital. ed to contain the virus making headed”. China. % $ # 7 1: Gulf airports, including 989,000 Chinese tourists visited in the UAE. 0 :*)0 “Chinese officials released statement. Doherty Institute test suspected patients so we Dubai which is home to one of the glitzy emirate last year — a The coronavirus has caused the genome sequence of this Deputy Director Mike Catton can gather a more accurate pic- he United Arab Emirates the world’s biggest aviation hubs, number expected to cross the one alarm because of its similarity to ustralian scientists said on novel coronavirus, which is said the possession of a virus ture of how widespread the Tannounced on Wednesday its said last week they would screen million mark in 2020. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory AWednesday they have suc- helpful for diagnosis, however, isolate extended what could be virus is, and consequently, first case of the new coron- all passengers arriving from About 3.6 million Chinese Syndrome), which killed nearly cessfully grown the novel coro- having the real virus means we achieved with molecular tech- among other things, the true avirus, in a family from Wuhan, China amid the outbreak of the transited through the emirate’s 650 people across mainland navirus in a lab, for the first now have the ability to actual- nology in the fight against this mortality rate,” Catton said. in what is thought to be the first deadly virus. The disease has main airport in 2019. China and Hong Kong in 2002- time outside China, a “signifi- ly validate and verify all test virus. The deadly coronavirus “It will also assist in the confirmed case in the Middle spread to more than 15 countries The UAE’s Abu Dhabi 2003. Like SARS, it can be passed cant breakthrough” which they methods, and compare their has claimed 132 lives and near- assessment of effectiveness of East. “The UAE Ministry of since it emerged out of Wuhan International Airport, another among humans via the respira- say may help combat the dead- sensitivities and specificities - ly 6,000 infection cases have trial vaccines,” he said. Health and Prevention late last year, with the death toll major hub, has also begun tory tract. ly virus that has claimed over it will be a game changer for been reported in China, main- The virus was grown from announced a case of the new soaring to 132 and confirmed screening passengers arriving The UAE health ministry 130 lives and infected thou- diagnosis,” said Julian Druce ly in the central city of Wuhan. a patient sample that arrived at coronavirus affecting people infections nearing 6,000. from China. said it has taken “all the necessary sands. from The Royal Melbourne The grown virus is expect- the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s from one family coming from the All confirmed fatalities have Between them, the two precautions” in line with stan- The researchers from the Hospital. ed to be used to generate an Victorian Infectious Diseases city of Wuhan in China,” the state so far been in China. Confirmed Emirati hubs operate dozens of dards approved by the World Peter Doherty Institute for “The virus will be used as antibody test, which allows Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) news agency WAM reported, cases have been reported across flights a week with Chinese Health Organisation. Infection and Immunity — a positive control material for the detection of the virus in at the Doherty Institute on without saying how many were the Asia Pacific region and in cities. It said that the country’s joint venture between the Australian network of public patients who haven’t displayed January 24. infected. North America and Europe, but China is the UAE’s top trad- health system “works very effi- University of Melbourne and health laboratories, and also symptoms and were therefore “We’ve planned for an inci- “The health condition of the Wuhan family in the UAE ing partner and Abu Dhabi is ciently and that the ministry is the Royal Melbourne hospital shipped to expert laboratories unaware they had the virus, the dent like this for many, many those affected was stable and appear to be the first in the among the 15 top crude oil sup- closely following the situation in — said the advance will allow working closely with the World researchers said. years and that’s really why we under medical monitoring,” it Middle East. Dubai’s govern- pliers to Beijing. Several hundred a way that guarantees the health accurate investigation and diag- Health Organization (WHO) “An antibody test will were able to get an answer so cited the ministry as saying. ment said Thursday that some Chinese companies have offices and safety of everyone.” nosis of the virus globally. in Europe,” Druce said in a enable us to retrospectively quickly,” Catton said. : & $' & # * ! 2)6$3) schemes targeting Americans. Department of Justice sought Many of the robocalls origi- “Social Security and business-imposter fraud ond, indicating that they were Donoghue. Protecting indi- “The calls, most of which an order immediately halting nate from abroad. imposters, IRS imposters, and robocalls to American victims. robocalls. viduals from schemes that he US has filed lawsuits originated in India, led to mas- the defendants’ transmission Recently, foreign fraud- tech-support schemes (in The complaints filed in The complaint further result in catastrophic losses to Tagainst five companies and sive financial losses to elderly of unlawful robocall traffic. A sters have used robocalls to which callers impersonate the cases specifically allege alleges that many of the 720 the victims is a priority of this three individuals allegedly and vulnerable victims across federal court has entered a impersonate government legitimate technology compa- that defendants served as million calls were fraudulent Office and the Department of responsible for making hun- the nation,” it said on Tuesday. temporary restraining order investigators and to provide nies) have proliferated in part “gateway carriers”, making and used spoofed (fake) caller Justice, he said. dreds of millions of fake robo- One case has been filed against the Global Voicecom Americans with alarming because of the ease with which them the entry point for for- ID numbers. “Today’s events are the calls to American consumers against Ecommerce National defendants. messages. robocalls can reach millions of eign-initiated calls into the US According to allegations culmination of months of from abroad, mostly from LLC d/b/a TollFreeDeals.com; “Robocalls are an annoy- The calls facilitated by potential victims every hour,” telecommunications system. in both complaints, the defen- hard work, and a critical step India, and causing massive SIP Retail d/b/a sipretail.com; ance to many Americans, and the defendants falsely threat- it said. According to the dants ignored repeated red in holding these and other financial losses to the elderly and their owner/operators, those that are fraudulent and ened victims with a variety of In the cases announced on Department of Justice, they flags and warnings about the companies accountable for and the vulnerable. Nicholas Palumbo, 38, and predatory are a serious prob- catastrophic government Tuesday, the US alleges that carried astronomical num- fraudulent and unlawful being the link between over- Seeking a restraining order Natasha Palumbo, 33, of lem, often causing devastating actions, including termina- the defendants operated voice bers of robocalls. nature of the calls they were seas scammers and their vic- against such call centers and Scottsdale, Arizona. financial harm to the elderly tion of social security benefits, over internet protocol (VoIP) For example, the com- carrying. tims,” said Social Security robocalls, the Department of The other case has been and vulnerable members of imminent arrest for alleged carriers, which use an internet plaint against the “We are using all available Administration Inspector Justice in its class action lawsuit filed against Global Voicecom our society,” said Assistant tax fraud and deportation for connection rather than tradi- owners/operators of tools and resources to stop General Gail Ennis. alleged that the companies Inc, Global Attorney General Jody Hunt supposed failure to fill out tional copper phone lines to Ecommerce National d/b/a foreign call center scammers He said the US will con- were warned many times not to Telecommunication Services for the Department of Justice’s immigration forms correctly, carry telephone calls. TollFreeDeals.com alleges that — and for the first time their tinue to pursue those who place fraudulent robocalls — Inc, KAT Telecom Inc., aka IP Civil Division. the justice department said. Numerous foreign-based the defendants carried 720 US-based enablers — from exploit the country’s tele- including government and Dish, and the owner/operator According to federal pros- “Each of these claims is a criminal organisations are million calls during a sample conning elderly and vulnera- phone system and allow scam- business-imposter calls — yet Jon Kahen, 45, of Great Neck, ecutors, Americans have expe- lie, designed to scare the call alleged to have used the defen- 23-day period, and that more ble victims in New York and mers to deceive consumers they continued to do so and New York. rienced a deluge of robocalls recipient into paying large dants’ VoIP carrier services to than 425 million of those throughout the United States,” using the good name of Social facilitated foreign-based fraud In each case, the over the past several years. sums of money. pass fraudulent government- calls lasted less than one sec- said US Attorney Richard Security, Ennis added. &' 2 !"#$"$" ' # amil Nadu industrialist and chair- man, KPR group of Industries KP TRamasamy visited KISS and KIIT on Saturday. He visited all campuses of , KIIT and various units of KISS. Addressing the students of KISS he said, education is the fundamental instru- + ment for economic and social growth. Most of the students of KIIT and s a part of the quality man- nity to lend our helping hand KISS are providing value based educa- Adate, University Grants to other institutions.” tion. Dr Samanta always thinks about Commission (UGC) has set the Inaugurating the workshop, Kalinga-the Odisha. It is in his heart. goal to get every Higher Vice Chancellor Dr Sandeep During afternoon Ramasamy was Education Institution accredit- Sancheti said, “Consultations is felicitated by KIIT, deemed to be uni- ed. In order to achieve this goal the key to improvement in any versity. He also met Naveen Patnaik, UGC has introduced a scheme domain. Things can be done chief minister of Odisha and discussed called Paramarsh (Consultant). easily when we start consulting, on establishment of industry by KPR Under this scheme institutions however, this is not followed Group in Odisha. Ramasamy said that like SRMIST which are accred- much in the field of education. he will explore to establish apparel ited and acclaimed by various Consulting with experts, stake- industry in Kandhamal and a training agencies act as mentors and holders is an important way to centre will be opened there by KPR Mill adopt unaccredited institutions handle issues. Sharing the prob- Ltd. He was accompanied with high and mentor them towards lem also helps in growth. This level officials of KPR Group. accreditation. SRMIST has workshop will also aid in Few days ago, Dr Achyuta Samanta adopted five institutions in and removing ignorance and help MP, Kandhamal visited Chairman, around Chennai under this institutions improve their qual- KPR Ltd at Coimbatore during his tour scheme. ity, which is an important to Tamil Nadu. During an interaction The inaugural workshop benchmark.” with Ramasamy Dr Samanta request- for these institutes was conduct- On SRMIST conducting ed him to establish an industry in ed at SRMIST, Kattankulathur this workshop, he said, “It is one Odisha. campus recently where the of the first institutions to gets nuances of accreditation by A++. Only a handful of univer- NAAC were expounded by sities have this status under the '( ,+'/ experts from SRMIST. It was present NAAC system. So this .7, 7((/, 1- ) also highlighted how SRMIST, expertise that we have can help & 8+ 9 < which was first accredited by other institutions apply for cer- NAAC way back in 2006, tification.” 73 improved its performance by He emphasised on the M leaps and bounds to attain the importance of active learning 7 present exalted status. The five laboratory, foreign languages, < institutes are: Pachaiyappa’s faculty exchange programmes $ College for Women, and so on that enabled SRM 7< Kanchipuram, Pachaiyappa’s Institute of Science and $ 7N < ) "0 !& & ( ) & ( & !& (& College for Men, Kanchipuram, Technology in becoming a top- $ C. Kandaswami Naidu College rated ranking university. 7 for Men, Rajalakshmi Institute Dr Latha Pillai, director of Technology and Thangavelu (Quality Assurance and PDE+$ ) Engineering College. Rankings) presented an $ $3. Welcoming the representa- overview of Parmarsh and 7 tives from other colleges, NAAC accreditation. There ) & )3. Registrar Dr N Sethuraman were several criterion — wise said, “This programme is lectures by accreditation 3& . 5& ) 5 & ) 5+(& ) 5 ) 5 (&4 P 73 organised so that other higher ambassador, dean, IQAC and education institutions get men- standing committee members 7! n recognition of the Border Security Force nine Police Medal for Police Medal for Services (PMMS) to tored and we get the opportu- of SRMIST’s Paramarsh team. Icourage and bravery personnel, the Gallantry (PMG) Distinguished Services the BSF personnel on displayed during vari- President awarded 60 including six posthu- (PPMDS) and 46 Police the occasion of 7 ous duties rendered by medals, which include mously, five President’s Medal for Meritorious Republic Day. (, 9 , 3 . $ DE+$ ) 7 $ $ +8 8444 * 3 < ; $7&" ouncil of Architecture India by Council of + he Election Commission C(COA), the governing Architecture since 2018. 8 ( 93 Tof India has awarded body of all architects in India The motto behind institut- 3 the Chief Electoral Office organised a “National Awards ing these awards is to inspire 73 Punjab with the “Best State for Excellence in Architecture and stimulate the architectur- for Accessible Elections” 2019” for students from all al students to bring glory and $ award for making elaborate over the country. The president pride not only to them but also $ 7 $ arrangements to facilitate of COA, Ar Habeeb Khan to the profession and architec- ' 8 9 8; 9 the Persons With presided over the function. tural colleges. It will simulta- ' 8 9 Disabilities voters during The “Best Student of neously act to sensitise the 3 7 General Elections 2019. The Architecture Award” was given society and create awareness to President of India Ram Nath by the chancellor and president promote architecture as a DE+$ ) Kovind conferred this award of DY Patil University, Navi career option. $ upon the Chief Electoral Mumbai. In order to create public Officer Punjab Dr S Karuna With a view to encourage awareness, the ceremony for ( / 7 Raju during National and motivate the students of the National Awards for +)8); Voter’s Day function held at architecture, the Council of Excellence in Architecture was 3 9)8 :9 Zoravar Auditorium in Architecture has instituted the conducted as a two day event Manekshaw Centre. On National Awards for Excellence on Friday and Saturday with receiving the award, Dr S in: Architecture in thesis and exhibition and awards ceremo- < Karuna Raju said that this and JK AYA Best Architecture ny. The ceremony was attend- honour was the result of Student of the Year Award and ed by eminent architects, pro- 7" administrative cooperation , COA National Awards for fessionals, academicians, $ $ of Chief Secretary of Punjab Excellence in Post Graduate teachers and students in archi- $ 73 and active support of Thesis in Architecture, COA tecture from all over the coun- $ $ $ $ 7< " Principal Secretary Finance Students’ Awards for try. $ $ 7 and commendable arrange- Excellence in Documentation The award encouraged ments made during the of Architectural Heritage, students to excel in their aca- elections in collaboration COA Griha’s National Awards demic pursuit and spread the with the departments of for Excellence in Architecture awareness about architecture Rural Development and arrangements were put in tions. Dr Raju added that Singh Chahal, Bhupinder Thesis on Sustainable and the architect’s role in the Panchayats, Health & fam- place as per the instructions the credit also goes to the Singh, all deputy commis- Architecture Design. The development of the society ily Welfare and Social of the Election Commission hard work and efforts of sioners and SSPs to trans- award for excellence in docu- through exhibitions and open ( Security. of India for the facilitation additional CEO Kavita late the vision of ECI into mentation of architectural her- juries associated with the ;. He said that exemplary of Divyang voters in elec- Singh, Sibin C, Gurpal reality. itage is already instituted in awards programme. DE +$ ) $ 7 / RPF-the Central Armed Police once. Among them Naresh Kumar, CForce of the country has been assistant commandant is honoured awarded with 76 medals for gallantry with the prestigious PMG for the sixth ! which include one President’s Police time. & > & medal for Gallantry. With this, the Dr AP Maheshwari, DG, CRPF & 8>&&9 total number of gallantry medals won has congratulated all the medal win- > by the dedicated force personnel till ners and their families. As announced ; now has reached upto 1976, the by the government on the eve of the 5& >+$ 5& 5 5& 5& & ! highest ever among all the CAPFs in 71st Republic Day, four bravehearts < 7 the country. 62 force personnel have of the force have been awarded with ground in the face of indiscriminate gle of Khunti in the West Singhbhum and sacrifice runs through the gallant $ also been awarded with service the prestigious gallantry medals. firing by the maoists but in the district of Jharkhand. acts of all the brave force personnel < "7& medals. There are also seven CRPF Shaheed constable Utpal Rabha process ensured the safety of his team The same strand of courage and which rightfully fetched them the dis- bravehearts whose valour has been of the 209 CoBRA Bn- the PPMG members too. He laid down his life conviction, valour and vivacity, per- tinguished honour in the shape of the recognised by the nation more than awardee, had not only held his fighting the maoists in the dense jun- sistence and patriotism, selflessness PPMG & PMG. $ 73 L) > L > 7 3. harat Heavy Electricals tomer requirements. With revamping processes, recently launched “Quality Management Software Digital enablement is BLimited (BHEL) has this, the company aims to redesigning business models, First” initiative aimed at (IPMS) for real-time project another focus area for the declared 2020 as “The Year turn the current challenges expanding into new markets strengthening the quality monitoring, streamlining the company. Various initiatives of Transformation” with the into opportunities for the and developing a committed culture, focussing on deliv- supply chain to support being taken in this direction objective of putting the com- future. workforce with a strong ering world class products smooth erection work at include installation of IPMS, ($ " $ pany on the path of becom- In its over five-decade leadership at all levels. and services. sites, strengthening pre-engi- implementation of e-Office +$ ) B ing a global engineering journey, BHEL has been a Specific strategic initiatives Revamp of project exe- neering activities for long and integration of multiple )< 3&& term EPC excellence. ERP platforms for end-to- " (+ organisation. Towards this key contributor to India’s focus on quality, project exe- cution capabilities is anoth- 7! &+ + end, it has kicked off a multi- industrial development. cution, cost reduction, diver- er major initiative under The company’s two end monitoring of manufac- dimensional transformation- Presently, more than 50 per sification, digital enablement way with the objective of pronged product strategy turing, project execution to E11111) al strategy to address the cent of the electricity gener- and technology upgrada- arresting project delays and focuses on defending the improve the overall efficien- * 8)*97 multiple business challenges ated in the country comes tion. These initiatives are consolidating its position as core through excellence in cy of the organisation. it currently faces — includ- from BHEL manufactured being coordinated and mon- a leading project execution execution, cost competitive- In line with its philoso- ing decline in its traditional power generation equip- itored through a organisation. Under this ini- ness, focus on spares and phy of being a committed market for thermal power ment. “Transformation Office” set tiative, a number of steps services and diversification corporate citizen, BHEL is equipment, disruptive tech- As part of the transfor- up at the corporate head- have been taken up, includ- into new business areas by transforming its townships nology developments and mation strategy, it has taken quarters. ing implementation of engaging a leading consul- into model / smart town- increasingly stringent cus- up the task of reviewing and The company has Integrated Project tancy agency . ships. 2% !"#$"$" ; & & & &&D && ?H<> & # L! ' & & & # ! & D & # D '% && ' 8687 8: 98 6, & # $ & ' young and contemporary artist along sons to the the ones originating in India ' # $ & with showcasing the new works of to leave their imprint. Ashish says, “In 1 modern masters — Shakti Burman, the recent years Indian art is making a & & Maite Delteil and Manu Parekh. In con- global presence. Exhibitions and retro- temporary artists, the gallery will show- spective of Indian artists have opened 6# case new works of Suman Chandra, outside, whether Nasreen Mohamedi & ' Purvai Rai, Portarasan Suban. and Mrinalini Mukherjee at the Met in Portarasan will present a ceramic sculp- New York, Nalini Malani in Paris or ; '?@# & #$ ther’s migration during his service in nary artist exploring the politics and cul- of a hollow cyborg to reflect her con- DAG, about the current art market? He Art, Kolkata Centre for Creativity and the British Army at the time of World War tural anxieties around globalised neo- cerns with personal and societal loss in says, “India’s art market is still young forthcoming Museum of Art & II and Tara Sabharwal’s collage depict- colonial textile production and nation- a technocratic age. Another in line will and, therefore, challenging, with a small Photography, Bangalore. “In conjunction ( ( O* ing refugees on boats. Sunaina Anand, hood. be Farah Mulla’s Crosstalk 2019, sup- base, insufficient infrastructure and with this, contemporary Indian and D director of the gallery, says that they It also offers a platform for dialogues ported by Serendipity Art Foundation. lack of knowledge about art in general.” South Asian art and artists have been & C # wanted to tell people about the migra- and discussions — Auditorium Talks, She presents an interactive installation While he believes that art has to be increasingly visible around the globe, gen- ' '& tion stories through art. which will feature artist presentations, exploring the connections between the accessible and understood by people erating even greater understanding of the C But then this is not surprising. memorial lectures and conversations audience, space, sound and colour before a viable market can exist, Jagdip region’s cultural diversity. There have been Going by the exceptional outing that across the art world with critics, collec- vibrations. There is Martin Parr’s Live feels that the South Asian art market has major exhibitions at the Guggenheim, The Indian art and artists had at last year’s tors and institutions across the globe. For Photography Project, 2020, Supported by undergone a massive transformation Met Breuer as well as high profile part- N* * O91% & *; =7 1/#;$->= 7 0 3:*)0 for him.” Federer and Djokovic have 1 & ) &S ovak Djokovic is ever dominated the Australian Open Nrespectful of “great fighter” for years with the all-conquer- Roger Federer, but the Serb ing pair sharing 12 of the last 7 0 3:*)0 goes into their Australian Open 14 titles. semi-final as clear favourite Djokovic is the defending ! ominic Thiem shocked top seed after beating the Swiss maestro champion but Federer won in DRafael Nadal and Alexander in every Grand Slam meeting 2018. Zverev ousted former champion since Wimbledon 2012. “I think conditions suit us . Stan Wawrinka as tennis’s young The pair enjoy one of world well here. Probably something pretenders stole a march on the old sport’s greatest rivalries and will to do with court speed, feeling Trezeguet struck deep guard to reach the Australian Open be facing each other today for comfortable down here,” said into stoppage time to send Aston semi-finals on Wednesday. a 50th time stretching back to world number three Federer, Villa into their first League Cup Austria’s Thiem, 26, beat Nadal 2006. Djokovic leads 26-23. who is gunning for a 21st final for a decade with a 2-1 win 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) — While Federer won their Major crown. over Leicester on Tuesday to his first win in six attempts at last clash at the ATP Finals in “I mean, Novak also has progress 3-2 on aggregate. Grand Slams, including two French November, the Serb has a psy- gone on all these runs like I did Matt Targett’s early opener put Open finals — to end the 33-year- chological edge at the Slams, for 10 years. He did the same Villa in front, but Leicester old’s bid to equal Roger Federer’s beating him in all five show- for the last 10 years. It helps enjoyed the majority of the record 20 Major titles. downs since losing in the All when you start the year off with chances and finally found a way Earlier Zverev, 22, beat 2014 England club semis eight years a bang. We were able to do that past Orjan Nyland when Kelechi champion Wawrinka, 34, to go into ago. quite a few times.” Iheanacho levelled 18 minutes a semi-final with Thiem, meaning Sixteen-time Grand Slam Djokovic insists his record from time. that one of them will reach Sunday’s winner Djokovic has also been over Federer at the Slams since However, Villa snatched vic- final against Roger Federer or Novak in fine touch at Melbourne Park 2012 doesn’t tell the full story, tory and a trip to Djokovic, who have won 12 of the as he targets a record eighth pointing to their classic Wembley on March last 14 Australian Open titles. title, dropping just one set en Wimbledon final last year. 1 to face Thiem had Nadal’s measure in route to the last four. In that memorable fight, Manchester City or the first two sets and he recovered In contrast, Federer has the Swiss had two match points Manchester United from dropping the third to win the lived dangerously, two points and was one shot from victory. when Trezeguet fourth-set tie-breaker, getting off the from defeat against John “It’s not like I’ve been dom- connected perfectly floor after falling to win one point Millman in the inating the with fellow Egyptian Ahmed and enjoying some luck from the net third round and ,; $ : match-ups. I’ve Elmohamady’s cross three minutes cord to set up the third and decisive incredibly saving 6) 5< &&05 had success into added time. “It was emotion- match point. seven match %1-<% DE *=-@-=*012 against him, in al for everyone when that goal “I was lucky in the right situa- ) $+ B ! points in his quar- Grand Slams in goes in,” said Villa boss Dean tion — the net cord was really on my ter-final against Tennys particular. But Roger is Roger,” Smith, a lifelong fan of the club. side,” Thiem said. “But it’s necessary semi-final. Wimbledon champion Simona you don’t see this trophy as impos- Sandgren. he said. “Taking this club to Wembley, I because he is one of the greatest of Big things have been tipped for Halep has also benefited from a sible anymore.” Djokovic pointed to “You know that he’s always will be a very proud man.” all time. You need some luck to beat Zverev since he burst into more relaxed approach as Halep’s semi-final is against fel- Federer’s heroics in that epic as going to play on such a high Defeat ends Leicester boss him.” the top 10 in 2017, but he she swept aside Anett low two-time Slam-winner Garbine to why he can never be written level, regardless of the surface. Brendan Rodgers’s unbeaten run Several young players have been said that until now he has Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 to reach Muguruza, who continued her off, despite being 38 and in the “He loves to play these of 31 straight domestic cup match- knocking on the door of the Big been pushing himself too the semi-finals without impressive return to form by beat- twilight of his career. kind of matches, big rivalries, es after a dominant spell at Celtic Three of Nadal, Federer and hard at the Majors. dropping a set. ing Russian 30th seed Anastasia “What he did (against semis, finals of Grand Slams. I and he rued his side’s inability to Djokovic, and either Thiem or “I was doing things in The Romanian fourth Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3. Sandgren) was amazing. He mean, he’ll probably confirm turn their dominance into goals. Zverev will get a chance to kick it a way too professional way. I was not seed, who is spending time away “I’m excited to play my first showed me he’s one of the best that that’s probably the biggest “I thought we were excellent open in Sunday’s final. talking to anybody. I wasn’t going from tennis between matches, said semi-final here,” said the unseeded players of all time. I mean, he reason why he’s still competing.” in the game. We played with a nice out with friends. I wasn’t having din- she was finally feeling comfortable former world number one, who won never gives up. When it matters Federer goes into today’s control and composure, but their D E ner. I was just really almost too on the biggest stage. the 2016 French Open and 2017 the most, he’s focused and he blockbuster on Rod Laver goalkeeper has made some out- Germany’s Zverev rallied from focused.” “I just feel more confident and Wimbledon. plays his best tennis,” said the Arena after playing 14 gruelling standing saves,” said Rodgers. a set down to halt three-time Major- “I changed that a little bit this I feel like I‘m able to do it,” said “I’ve known her (Halep) for world number two. sets in his last three matches, “I’m gutted for my players winner Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6- week... maybe this is how it should Halep, who is going after her third quite a long time so it’s going to be “He’s a great fighter. but insisted “I feel pretty good because we put so much into the 2 and reach his first Grand Slam happen,” he added. Major title. “It’s just a feeling that a tough match,” she added. Obviously I have lots of respect right now”. game. I thought at the end there was only one team was going to win it, but we switch off at the last minute.” AFP +( ( 0 5 $ )0!10 2 appearance at India’s only ATP 250 a wild card entry into the men’s event in Pune from February 3. doubles event and it will be con- . )1 3 0 amkumar Ramanathan was “There are three singles wild sidered in a “positive” manner. Ron Wednesday handed a wild cards for the main draw of which Surprisingly Rohan Bopanna & & card for the men’s singles main we have announced one for and Divij Sharan, who won this ' & HD<$3)S draw of the Tata Open Ramkumar. We are yet to decide tournament last year together, '* & Maharashtra and the organisers on the other two wild-card are not teaming up this year. ) 0 ! may grant a similar entry to vet- entrants,” said Tournament Bopanna is also seeking a wild ? eran Leander Paes in the men’s Director. card entry with local lad Arjun doubles event. “First time it has happened Kadhe and so is Purav Raja with )0!10 2 India’s top two singles players, that two India players have made Ramkumar. Prajnesh Gunnewaran and rising to the main draw of the tourna- Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and adminton fans in star Sumit Nagal have entered the ment with a direct entry. We wish N Balaji have also sought a wild BHyderabad are set for main draw on their own. that an Asian or an Indian wins card entries, making it tough for a spectacle as the first of For 25-year-old Ramkumar, this tournament,” he added. the organisers to take a call since the three double headers who has sipped to 185 in the rank- According to Sutar, legendary there are only two wild card of the PBL 2020 is sched- ing ladder, will make his third Paes has also made a request for entries for the doubles event. uled to take place today at the GMC Balayogi Sats Indoor Stadium. With % the table toppers Chennai : C )1 / &9 !#" Superstarz taking on the Tottenham announced the signing of third-placed Pune 7 Aces he Indian women’s hockey 3$ 20; $*33 He managed 82m in his second could work on. This was a Dutch international Steven Bergwijn from PSV and the Mumbai Rockets Tteam suffered a 0-1 loss to attempt and 82.57 in the third. major target for me during my Eindhoven for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday. meeting the North & 3 & . New Zealand in its third match tar javelin thrower Neeraj The throw of 87.86m is his rehab and I’m happy to have He became Jose Mourinho’s second perma- Eastern Warriors later in 35 6# of the ongoing tour here on SChopra has qualified for second-best behind 88.06, qualified.” nent signing of the transfer window after the the day. 6) 5% &&05 know each other’s Wednesday. the Tokyo Olympics with a achieved during his Gold Chopra said he will contin- north London club converted Giovani Lo What makes the first %*$2%12*%4-=*012 strengths and weakness- New Zealand’s Hope Ralph throw of 87.86m at the ACNE medal winning show at 2018 ue with his regular training in Celso’s loan move into a full-time deal. clash a highly entertain- es very well and the one (37th) was the lone scorer of the League meeting here, making Jakarta Asian Games. Potchefstroom with his coach With Harry Kane injured, Mourinho was ing one is how robust on the court as adver- who holds his nerves match. an impressive return to the cir- “I am extremely pleased and physio for few days. keen to bolster his attack as he targets a both the teams have saries. under pressure, will win India had earlier registered cuit after recovering from an with the performance. Going “I will look to compete Champions League qualification spot. looked so far. With the Satwik’s smashes and the match,” said Satwik a 4-0 win in their first match elbow injury. into the competition, I did not more in the coming months “We are delighted to announce the signing Chennai team remaining his dancing skills have on the impending clash. against the New Zealand The 22-year-old Indian, try to put much pressure on and am looking forward to of Steven Bergwijn from Eredivisie side PSV unbeaten in three ties been a major talking Pune, on the other Development squad but lost 1- who missed the entire 2019 sea- myself and was keen to test more high quality competition Eindhoven,” Spurs said in a statement. and Pune in two, one will point of the league as the hand, has been bolstered 2 in the following match. son due to the injury, breached myself out as it was my first at the Federation Cup and the “Steven has signed a contract with the club taste its first defeat in the 19-year-old looks to be by the arrival of the India were quick to get off the Olympic qualification mark meet in a long time,” Chopra Diamond League circuit.” that will run until 2025 and will wear the num- fifth edition. thoroughly enjoying his Commonwealth Games the blocks on an attacking mode, of 85m in his fourth attempt said. Another Indian in fray, ber 23 shirt.” The biggest attrac- first stint with the yellow Gold medallists Chris winning a PC in the second and secured the top place at the “The warm-up throws Rohit Yadav threw 77.61m to The 22-year-old added: “It’s an honour for tion of this tie is the pos- brigade. Shetty, mean- and Gabrielle Adcock, minute of play but they missed international event on Tuesday. went very well, and even finish second. me to be here, a dream to play in the Premier sible face-off between while, has shown excep- who have shown tremen- the chance to convert it and put He threw the spear to though my first three throws The other three competi- League and I will give whatever I have, whatev- Chennai’s Satwiksairaj tional chemistry with dous fighting spirit to New Zealand on the back foot. 81.76m at the start and kept were around the 81-82m mark, tors did not even touch the 70m er I can bring, I will give it all for the club and Rankireddy and Pune’s world champion Hendra grind out wins for their In the following minutes, improving with every throw. I felt there were some flaws I mark. for this team.” Chirag Shetty, who part- Setiawan and has gone a team. 2019 Thailand New Zealand created two PCs “It’s an amazing move for me, an amazing nered each other to a his- flawless 2-0 in Pune’s Masters champion Loh but India's defence was rock club. “Just look around the training ground, it’s toric Thailand Open win outings so far. Kean Yew has also been solid to deny them a goal. amazing. It’s an honour to be here. I just spoke last year. Having known “It will be interesting a valuable addition to "Today we tried a few things 7 to the manager as well. When I was a young boy each other’s games inside to face Chirag on the the team as evident from on the defensive side and that I looked up to a coach like Jose Mourinho, now out, it will be interesting opposite side of the net his one win and a fight- allowed New Zealand to come in AC Milan will meet Juventus in I play for him.” AFP to see how they perform this time. Both of us ing loss in two outings. our circle and create opportuni- the Italian Cup semi-finals after beating ties but it's better to practice Torino 4-2 in an enthralling encounter these variations now in the to continue their Zlatan Ibrahimovic- matches as this Tour is more inspired revival. ) B < about our preparations for the Extra-time goals from substitutes Olympic Games and see how we Hakan Calhanoglu and Ibrahimovic 0 )0!10 2 talent. old. chance to make a career can be better," explained Chief sealed passage into the last four for a The first edition of Dutee, who set a per- in sports as well," said Coach Sjoerd Marijne after the Milan side who have been reawoken by Arsenal have signed Spanish ndia's ace sprinter the competition will be sonal best and bettered Dutee. match. the return of the Swede last month. defender Pablo Mari on loan for the IDutee Chand on held in Bhubaneswar her own national 100m The national record "Our game is improving They will be relishing the tie with the rest of the season with an option to buy Wednesday said she is from February 22 to record with a timing of holder, who will partic- every match and today was Italian champions, who thumped Roma at the end of the campaign, the Premier eyeing to qualify for the March 1. 11.22 seconds at the ipate at the Khelo India again better than the previous 3-0 in their quarter-final match last week. League club announced on Wednesday. Tokyo Olympics in com- The sprinter, who National Open Athletics University Games for match. At this moment, results The superstar striker’s second goal The 26-year-old joins from petitions, scheduled to be clinched gold at the Championships last year, the Kalinga Institute of are not important but the process since returning to Milan came on a night Brazilian side Flamengo, where he held next month. World University Games thanked the Odisha gov- Industrial Technology is and we are working on some the club honoured Milan fan Kobe helped them to win the Brazilian title The sprinter's imme- last year, feels that most ernment for supporting (KIIT), is extremely new tactics that will help us in Bryant — who spent much of his child- and the Copa Libertadores last year. diate goal is to make the of the sporting talent sportsperson and helping happy to see the athletes the long run," added Marijne. hood in Italy — with the message “Pablo is an experienced player 2020 Games. The quali- exist in schools and col- them to make a career in in India being support- After ending the first half “Legends never die” on the San Siro first somehow shooting over the bar who will provide us with additional fication mark for the leges. sports. ed by the government. with the scoreboard reading 0- big screens. from inches out, then seeing his defensive quality," said Arsenal techni- 100m event has been set "The Khelo India "The Odisha govern- "Earlier, the focus 0 stalemate, New Zealand began It was Calhanoglu who saved smart shot well pushed away by cal director Edu. at 11.15 seconds. University Games is a ment is supporting the was only on cricket, but the third quarter on a positive Milan’s skin just after coming off Sirigu. "We have been monitoring Pablo's "I haven't qualified great way to unearth tal- sports circuit very well. now athletics is also note with Hope Ralph convert- the bench, as the Turk’s deflected Sirigu was on top form again in career for a while and we are very for the Olympics yet. I ent in this country. Athletes are getting jobs being promoted. ing a field goal in the 37th shot in the dying seconds of nor- extra time when he pulled off a pleased to have reached agreement with have to attain the quali- People study and play in the government sector Athletes from rural areas minute. mal time took the match to extra time superb double save, first charging out to Flamengo for him to join us initially fication mark of 11.15 sports side by side. So, and they are providing are getting a chance to In the last quarter though after Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu stop Theo Hernandez before quickly get- until the end of our season." seconds. I'll get a chance most of the talent exists facilities for all athletes to showcase their talent both teams traded PCs with had held the hosts at bay. ting up to keep out the rebound. Mari said: "It's a massive opportu- to qualify for the in schools and universi- perform as well. through the Khelo India New Zealand earning two PCs The hosts had dominated most of the However he couldn’t stop nity for me to come to England, Olympics in competi- ties. Sports are played "So I am very happy Games. They are being and India creating one, neither match but had found themselves behind Calhanoglu putting his side ahead early which is the best league in the world tions, which will be held mostly by students. We that the athletes are being provided with facilities found success ending the match to two Gleison Bremer goals with 19 min- in the second half of extra-time, his pow- right now. "Being able to play in this in February," said Dutee. will get to know who has supported by the govern- as well. There's a SAI with the scoreboard reading 0- utes left after Giacomo Bonaventura had erful shot escaping the Italian stopper’s league and having the opportunity to The athlete believes talent in the University ment. Earlier, one could campus in every state 1 in favour of New Zealand. given Milan the lead in the 12th minute. grasp before Ibrahimovic slotted home play for Arsenal is incredible, so I'm the Khelo India Games. I will be taking make a career only by where the upcoming India will take on Great Ibrahimovic missed two chances to Leao’s neat lay-off two minutes later, end- really looking forward to wearing the University Games will part in the tournament as studying, but now it has athletes can train," said Britain on February 4. snatch the tie after Calhanoglu levelled, ing Torino’s resistance. AFP shirt as soon as possible." 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