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But the Central forces Nag. in 12 Lok Sabha seats where two at some places but they were a day when the State went for my call,” Mamata exploded, est 74.42 per cent polling while injured during the scuffle, was manhandled me for no rea- In UP Union Home former Olympians, including sorted out," officials said. the fifth phase of polling. “Why should she speak to an Jammu & Kashmir had 17.07 per Ministers Rajnath, Smiriti, Sonia, Union Minister Rajyavardhan In Rajasthan and Madhya Minutes after the Prime expiry Prime Minister” who cent polling. Uttar Pradesh Rahul were in fray. BJP trusts Singh Rathore (Jaipur rural), Pradesh Congress is looking to Minister alleged during an had “no right to call a review recorded 57.06 per cent, Bihar Irani to give a tough fight to are among the 124 candidates in improve its tally vis-à-vis the BJP election rallies at Tamluk and meeting.” The Chief Minister 57.76, Rajasthan 63.69, Madhya Rahul this time round as the fray. The constituencies were as the latter had swept both States Jhargarm that after Fani was holding another election Pradesh 64.61, and Jharkhand winning margin of the latter had Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, in 2014 elections. repeated phone calls from the rally at Kotulpur. 64.60. Amethi and Rae Bareili dipped from over three lakh Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur rural, In Jharkhand Koderma, PMO yielded no response Saying that Mamata would recoded around 54 percentage votes in 2009 to over one lakh Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli- Ranchi, Khunti (ST) and from the Chief Minister’s office not speak to him because she polling. votes in 2014. Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur. Hazaribagh constituencies wit- in Kolkata, Mamata hit back was too proud to do so, Modi Polling was held in 14 seats Rajnath is contesting from Discus throw gold winner nessed voting since early morn- saying neither she was bound said, “Didi is so arrogant that in UP, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 each in Lucknow, a seat held five-times Krishna Poonia and Congress ing to elect their representatives to respond to the calls from an she didn’t speak to me. I wait- West Bengal and Madhya by BJP patriarch Atal Bihari nominee (Jaipur Rural seat) and from among 61 contestants. “expiry Prime Minister” nor ed for her call but she would Pradesh, 5 in Bihar and 4 in Vajpayee. He is pitted against SP's Union Minister & BJP leader Bihar saw polling in five Lok Modi as a outgoing incumbent not call back. The ‘speed break- Jharkhand, leaving 158 Lok Pooam Sinha, wife of Arjun Ram Meghwal (Bikaner) Sabha seats of Sitamarhi, had any right to call a review er’ Didi was more interested in Sabha seats in the next two Shatrughan Sinha who recently are other candidates in the fray. Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran meeting. doing politics.” rounds on May 12 and May 19. joined Congress quitting BJP. Poonia, a Jat, is challenging and Hajipur parliamentary seats Mamata said she could not Mamata said, “ Today this After this round, 27 seats are left Former Union minister and Rathore, a Rajput, who won amid tight security, with no take the call as she was busy man has come to shed tears for to be decided in the remaining Congress candidate Jitin Prasad Jaipur Rural in 2014 with a untoward incident reported from campaigning for elections. Bengal as this is election sea- two phases in UP. Prime is contesting from Dhaurahra margin of 3.32 lakh. any part of the State. Senior BJP The Chief Minister who son. Where he was when we Minister Narandra Modi’s con- against former Chambal brigand In Madhya Pradesh - leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy is seek- was out of town had forthwith were fighting floods. His stituency Varanasi will go to polls Malkhan Singh contesting from Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, ing election from Saran Lok suspended her poll campaigns Government gave us nothing on May 19. Pragatsheel Samajwadi Party Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Sabha seat. and moved to Kharagpur to for flood relief.” The BJP and the SP alleged (Lohia). rigging and booth capturing in In the Faizabad parliamen- Amethi and Kunda seats. tary constituency, under which In J&K, polling began on a the temple town of Ayodhya falls, " * *  2  violent note with terrorists lob- sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh is tak- bing a grenade on a polling sta- later seen chasing "fake voters" in sons." An FIR was lodged in ing on Nirmal Khatri of the      time for them to clear them- when he was the PM. Also, these five years. tion in Pulwama, but there were Naihati area. this connection, he said. Congress. Khatri is a former 32.'- 4 selves,” said Modi while address- Modi said “mahamilavat” of the He also noted that a strong no reports of casualty. Polling "Our agents were not Bombings were reported Uttar Pradesh Congress ing a massive rally at Tata Opposition parties are keen to Government in the State will was held in Pulwama and allowed inside booths. People from outside a booth at Hingli Committee chief. rime Minister Narendra College Ground in Chaibasa in form a “khichdi” Government ensure better utilisation of Shopian of Anantnag Lok Sabha were not allowed to vote prop- in Bangaon constituency fol- Among early voters in PModi on Monday dared the Jharkhand. at the Centre. Central funds and pave way for constituency which includes erly and I went there to have a lowing a clash between two Lucknow, included Rajnath, BSP Congress to contest the next Recently at a rally in Modi also alleged the grand better tomorrow. Kulgam. look. I have the right to enter groups allegedly owing alle- supremo Mayawati, Deputy CM phases of the Lok Sabha polls on Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Modi alliance of Opposition parties Modi said his Government There are 18 candidates in booths but police stopped me giance to the TMC and the BJP, Dinesh Sharma and DGP OP the Bofors scandal in which for- took a swipe at Congress pres- does not at any cost want a will not allow anyone to loot the fray for Anantnag con- and hit me," Singh told PTI. in which two persons were Singh. mer Prime Minister Rajiv ident Rahul Gandhi’s father and Government with absolute and exploit coal in Jharkhand. stituency, including PDP presi- Alleging that police are not injured, the official said. Polling was completed in Gandhi was an accused. Rajiv Gandhi, calling him majority. He said people must He expressed concerns that the dent and former Chief Minister doing anything to stop rigging in There is also a report that a Dhaurahra, Sitapur, “If the Congress and its Bhrashtachari number 1 (cor- vote for a strong majority-led previous Governments were of Jammu & Kashmir, some booths of Barrackpore CPI(M) agent was beaten up and Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, ‘Raagdarbaris’ are so much con- rupt number 1). Government and not a remote involved in exploiting natural Mehbooba Mufti. seat, Singh demanded that driven out of a booth in Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi cerned about corruption why There were allegations that controlled-led regime. resources. The PM also attacked Bengal reported stray inci- polling be stopped and re-polling Arambagh constituency. (SC), Barabanki (SC), Faizabad, don’t they come up with issue of Swedish defence manufacturer Stressing on the need to the Congress for joining hands dents of violence in Bangaon, ordered. At a booth in Hooghly seat, Bahraich (SC), Kaiserganj and Bofors scandal in last two phas- Bofors had paid huge kick- give a majority Government in with coal scandal convict Hooghly and Barrackpore seats, Maximum number of "sen- BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee Gonda constituencies where a es of elections that will cover backs to Rajiv and others for the Jharkhand, he said the future of Madhu Koda and his family to an election official said. The BJP sitive" booths in Monday's elec- was seen threatening a polling total of 182 candidates are in the Punjab and Delhi. It is the best sale of its artillery gun to India the nation will be decided in fight elections.       
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We Commission with the request “I have given complaint to tions. have informed the concerned to direct political parties to use the Election Commission of While repeatedly persuad- Deputy Commissioners to eco-friendly material. India as well as Punjab’s elec- ing the political parties and issue notice to the organisers,” “A lot of the campaigning tion commission requesting candidates to go for environ- said Dr Raju adding, pointing material, including posters, to cancel the nomination for ment-friendly publicity mate- that further details would cut-outs, hoardings, banners, giving false information in rial, the poll panel has also reveal regarding which parties political advertisements and affidavit,” he said. appointed the nodal officers — or the candidates the events others, are made of plastic Pathak claimed that an especially to measure the sound were related to. and, after the elections, these “unauthorized unaccounted pollution levels during the ral- Dr Raju further informed electioneering material paid campaign is being run lies. that he was also holding meet- becomes waste,” Dr Raju said on the social media’s major Besides, the poll panel has ings with the oil companies while adding that a number of platform — Facebook — from also requested the oil compa- requesting them to use eco- alternatives like compostable the page ‘Fans of Sunny Deol’ nies to use the eco-friendly friendly material for the “huge bags, natural fabrics, recycled which was created April 30, material for putting up the ads they out on display in paper and other material could and lakhs of money has been advertisements in the premis- their petrol pump premises. be used during the campaign. spent within five days to es of their petrol pumps. Just image how much damage In fact, the Punjab and reach out to seven to eight That was not all! The elec- this large quantity of plastic Haryana High Court has also lakh voters on the Facebook tion panel would also shin the used for banners and posters taken a serious note of the in the constituency and lakhs use of disposable glasses to be would do to the environment”. impact of usage of PVC flex in Punjab. This is a clear vio- used for the purpose of drink- “We have taken another boards and other harmful lation of election code of ing water on the voting day at huge initiative towards the material being used by the conduct because promotion over 23,000 polling booths environment. For more than candidates during the elec- on social media can be done across the State. 23,000 polling booths in the tions after a public interest lit- only from official social “We have held at least five State, we would avoid the use igation was filed by a city-based media accounts which are meetings with the representa- of disposable plastic glasses RTI activist Rohit Sabharwal. given in nomination papers”. tives of the political parties par- for the purpose of drinking The High Court has issued He added that the pro- ticularly to sensitise them water,” he said adding that he notice of motion to the Union motion on social media regarding using the eco-friend- had a video-conferencing Environment Ministry, the should be approved by the ly publicity materials. Besides, regarding the same with the Election Commission of India, Election Commission’s media the Punjab Pollution Control assistant returning officers Punjab Chief Election Officer, certification and monitoring Board (PPCB) is also doing its recently. the Central Pollution Control committee which is also vio- bit by doing the same,” said The state electoral officer Board and the Punjab Pollution lated. “Sunny Deol’s election Punjab Chief Electoral Officer had recently appealed to all the Control Board, while fixing campaign may even exceed (CEO) Dr S Karuna Raju. political parties to use eco- September 10 as the next date the election expenditure limit Dr Raju told The Pioneer friendly material for cam- of hearing. given by the Commission which is Rs 70 lakh,” he said. Pathak also claimed that Sunnny Deol has also violat- "
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The poll panel had TMonday asked Congress forces in their campaign.    he Congress on Monday challenging the Election dismissed Yadav’s nomination MP Sushmita Dev to bring on The bench asked the law- Tcame out with its own Commission’s decision to can- Wednesday. record the Election maker to file an additional affi-  +',-'*./ report card on the Modi cel his candidature from the He was served notices by Commission’s orders giving davit bringing on records the Government’s flagship schemes Varanasi Lok Sabha con- the Varanasi returning officer clean chit to Prime Minister orders passed by EC on the he Supreme Court on and alleged that none has met stituency from where Prime over “discrepancies” in the two Narendra Modi and BJP complaints of MCC TMonday said it would hear its target. It said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sets of nomination papers sub- President Amit Shah on com- violations by the top two BJP together on May 10 the pleas Minister “will sink in his own contesting. mitted by him. plaints of Model Code viola- leaders. seeking review of its verdict on wave of lies”. Yadav, who was dismissed In the first set of papers on tions. A bench comprising Chief The EC has given clean chit the Rafale fighter jet case and Addressing a Press confer- gramme, the Modi lages which have been adopt- in 2017 after he posted a video April 24, he had mentioned Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice to Modi for two of his speech- the contempt petition against ence at the Congress head- Government promised skill ed by the PM in Varanasi. online complaining about the that he was dismissed from the Deepak Gupta has now listed es — one in Latur last month Congress President Rahul quarters, party leader Navjot enhancement for 40 crore peo- “Under Swachh Bharat food served to the troops, was Border Security Force. the plea of Dev, a Congress MP urging first time voters to ded- Gandhi for wrongly attributing Singh Sidhu shared details ple, according to Sidhu but Abhiyan, 400 toilets were made fielded by the Samajwadi Party On April 29 he submitted from Silchar Lok Sabha seat in icate their votes in the name of to the apex court the “chokidar about various schemes of the “only 41 lakh people have been in these two villages. In 80 per as its candidate from the a second set of papers as the SP Assam, for hearing on May 8. Balakot air strike heroes and sol- chor hai” remark against Prime BJP Government. trained”. “Out of 41 lakh, only cent of the toilets, cow dung Varanasi seat. nominee, but did not give out Senior advocate A M Sighvi, diers killed in the Pulwama Minister Narendra Modi. Talking first about the 6 lakh people have got place- and firewood are being Yadav, in his plea, termed this information. appearing for Dev, alleged that attack, and the other in Wardha A special bench headed by “20,000-crore” Namami ment,” he claimed. stored...The PM installed solar the decision of the poll panel He was also required to the poll panel has passed on April 1, where he indicated Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Gange scheme launched in Sidhu also talked about street lights. It does not have discriminatory and unreason- submit a no-objection certifi- unreasoned orders dismissing that Wayanad constituency had said the petitions seeking 2015, Sidhu said that Water the progress in the Atal Mission motor or batteries,” said the able and said it should be set cate from the BSF, giving rea- the complaints of the Congress more voters from the minority review of its December 14 ver- Resources Minister Nitin for Rejuvenation and Urban former BJP MP. aside. sons for his dismissal. party on violations of MCC community. dict of last year will come up for Gadkari had claimed that 80 Transformation (AMRUT) Sidhu alleged that out of hearing on May 10. per cent of Ganga cleaning scheme, which was launched in 684 crore allocated under the The bench, also compris- work will be completed by 2015. “Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao” !9 !    ing Justices S K Kaul and K M 2019. “AMRUT scheme has 500 scheme, 56 per cent of the ' *     Joseph, expressed surprise as to “Out of 20,000 crore ear- cities under it where sewage money has been used in adver- how the review pleas and the marked for the scheme, only facilities and water connectiv- tisements featuring the PM. ,: /$     contempt petition against 6,000 crore has been spent. ity has to be provided. Its pro- “Can you imagine? These are Gandhi were listed on different Only 10 per cent of the sewage ject utilisation is just 3 per cent. the flagship programs of the  +',-'*./ dates when it had earlier treatment plants have been Can you imagine? In BJP-ruled PM Modi...Liar-in-Chief is his ordered that both the cases will made. The Ganga is most states of Assam and Bihar, not name. he Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea   
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Tdirected the CBI to complete its Attorney General K K will be heard together,” the Council was supposed to meet 46,000. “The person, who has you Raja Harischandra?” he Counsel for the State Government told the bench probe by June 3 into the alleged mur- Venugopal, appearing for CBI, told bench said. once a year. The PM is its chair- an annual income of 1.11 asked. comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice der of 11 girls at a shelter home in the court that completion of probe on Gandhi had made the con- man and the CMs of the five lakh, you are giving him a loan About Fasal Bima Yojana, Deepak Gupta that the order restricting traffic on Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and asked the this aspect “will not be possible” with- temptuous remark, “chowkidar states that have Ganga basin are of 46,000 and asking him to Sidhu said it is “even a bigger the national highway was taken due to the agency to file a status report. in two weeks. chor hai”, against Modi, which its members. This Council has start a business. What a joke scam than Rafale scam”. “I am ongoing election and will remain in force till May A bench comprising Chief Justice He said that 11 girls were sup- the apex court had said was not met even once in last five this is?” he asked. saying it categorically.” “Under 31. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak posed to have been murdered and as wrongly attributed to it. years,” he said. “Just one per cent of the the UPA Government, 4.85 The bench, after hearing the submissions, said, Gupta said that since the matter was per CBI’s recent affidavit filed in the The top court had on April On the much publicised loans given under the Mudra crore farmers were insured. “We are not inclined to keep this petition pending.” “urgent”, it would be heard by a vaca- apex court, it was found that there 30 given another opportunity Digital India scheme, Sidhu scheme were above 5 lakhs,” Under the Modi Government, The State Government had issued an order on April tion bench on June 3. were a total of 35 girls with identical to Gandhi for filing one more said, “Digital India was sup- he added. 4.87 crores were insured. The 3 in which it said that keeping in view the Pulwama “Office to list the matter on June names who at one time or the other affidavit for his remark. posed to connect 2.5 lakh vil- About Saansad Adarsh premium taken under the UPA terror attack, another car bomb attack on security 3 before the vacation bench of this had stayed there. Though Gandhi, through lages with broadband connec- Gram Yojana, Sidhu said, “In regime was just 10,560 crore. forces’ convoy at Banihal and movement of forces dur- court. In the meantime, the ongoing “11 girls are supposed to have his counsel, admitted that he tions by February 2019. Only phase 3, 78 per cent of the 786 All of these are Government ing the Lok Sabha elections, no civilian traffic move- investigation, as stated in the reply of been murdered. In one case, we made a mistake by wrongly 1.1 lakh villages have got the MPs (Lok Sabha and Rajya companies such as LIC,” he ment will be allowed on the NH stretch from 4 AM the Central Bureau of Investigation have recovered bones also,” he told attributing the remark to the optic fibre cable as yet...The Sabha) have not adopted any said. to 5 PM once a week. (CBI), be completed and all necessary the bench. Supreme Court, it observed internet has not worked in village...46 per cent of the “Under the Modi The order had said there would be one “dedicated actions in accordance with law, In the affidavit, the CBI had told that in the affidavit filed earli- even two per cent of villages,” Union Ministers have not iden- Government, while the number day every week” for movement of security forces’ con- including filing of status report the court that 11 girls were alleged- er, at one point the Congress he said. “Now this work is tified any village. The scheme of people insured are the same voy when there would be no civilian traffic on the before this court, be also completed,” ly murdered by key accused Brajesh President admitted the mistake being outsourced to companies does not have any budgetary as UPA, the premium taken is national highway from Baramulla to Udhampur from the bench said in its order. Thakur and his accomplices and a and at one point denied mak- such as Reliance and allocation.” 47,408 crore...The premium 4 AM to 5 PM. The bench initially asked the CBI “bundle of bones” was recovered ing contemptuous remarks. Vodafone,” he alleged. He also talked about has increased by five times,” he The regulation of the vehicular movement on the to complete the probe related to from a burial ground in Muzaffarpur During Monday’s brief Under the ‘Skill India’ pro- Jayapur and Nagepur - two vil- added. 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Medicines vehicle-mounted mobile tow- each are being pressed into ser-          Ashfaqullah Khan Prani Udyan butter fly park among other made a World Record of dis- itors the progress of ‘Honey dispatched by the Centre have ers, as requested by Odisha, is vice.   # also known as Gorakhpur Zoo basic facilities. tributing maximum number of Mission’ round-the-clock, fur- being constructed in the same Sources in the Ministry, bee-boxes in a single day by ther said that besides produc- namesake district. which oversees the functioning distributing 1,000 bee-boxes tion of healthy honey and wax, A distinctive pheasant with of the CZA, said that the pro- among 100 Mishing Asamese bee-keeping would open many # * &=/#!  -PA bare red facial skin, the Kalij posal is being studied as keep- tribe in the Kaziranga forest job avenues for the unem- Pheasant has a backward-point- ing the ‘gifted’ animals for a tran- area, beating previous best of ployed youths and aspiring    May 5, as the train in which provide one more opportuni- ing crest with a vertically com- sit period in a zoo, other than 841 in Israel in 2016. young entrepreneurs. +',-'*./6$'+!2*44 they were travelling reached ty to the missing students to pressed tail. Males are iridescent where they will be permanent- KVIC also made a new “Being the nodal agency of Bengaluru over seven hours write the exam,” Gowda said in black and silver while females ly housed is usually not in the World Record of distributing Prime Minister Employment he HRD Ministry on late. his letter. are grayish-brown. These interest of the animals trans- maximum number of 2330 Generation Programme TMonday assured the “Happy to announce that According to reports, over winged beauties are found in ported from their original enclo- bee-boxes in a single day in the (PMEGP), the KVIC would Karnataka Government it would Karnataka Students who 500 students from various forested areas, usually in the sures. Zangalee Army area at provide loans for setting up soon decide on their request to missed NEET exam due to rail- urged Javadekar and Railway places in North Karnataka dis- mountains. In fact, the proposal to con- Kupwara in Jammu & Kashmir units of processing, packaging allow over 500 students from the way delay will get another Minister Piyush Goyal to tricts failed to make it to the Although the Indian gray struct the Gorakhpur Zoo had among 233 beneficiaries, in and labelling units for the State, who missed the NEET chance,” HRD Minister ensure that the students who exam venue due to a five-hour wolf is distributed in a vast area been pending for quite a long association with Indian Army’s honey,” he added. exam on Sunday due to a train Prakash Javadekar tweeted. missed the test get another delay in Hampi Express while of peninsular India, the actual time during the SP government Sadbhawna Programme. It may be noted that delay. 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However, it of ‘Sweet Revolution’, the KVIC Bee-Boxes only, valuing over Rs those students of Karnataka Education Department offi- Javadekar, seeking an early that the train was running reports on the occurrence of gained momentum after the immediately made an action 4 crore. who missed their exam as their cials on the issue. The students solution to the issue. He said behind schedule by seven hours wolf are available from Karna- BJP Government took over the plan on this line named ‘Honey Besides, if the farmers are train was delayed which has missed the National Eligibility the situation could easily have and that they would miss the taka The Indian Grey Wolves are regime in the State. It will be the Mission’. to be believed their crops yield come as a major relief to the can- and Entrance Test (NEET) on been averted had the National test for no fault of theirs. social animals, i.e. they live in first in the eastern UP and big- “We have so far distributed has increased up to 30 percent didates. Sunday as their train reached Testing Authority given wide Former Karnataka Chief packs and generally with one ger than the Lucknow zoo. 1,01,000 bee-boxes, across the after the implementation of NEET for these students Bengaluru an hour after the publicity on the change in Minister Siddaramaiah had pair amongst them which gives Initially, it was called as country, which had happened ‘Honey Mission’. will be conducted on May 20. scheduled reporting time and exam centre and intimated tweeted on Sunday highlight- birth to a litter of pups during Gorakhpur zoo which was for the very first time in India. 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CAdityanath alleged on Congress general secretary Prime Minister Narendra Modi Lambasting the Congress ihar Opposition leader Monday that during earlier Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for “for only one reason, he has for promising abrogation of BTejashwi Yadav on Monday governments in Uttar Pradesh, her remarks that wherever her made the country secure.” Article 370 and its ally Omar predicted a political earth- people got electricity on party was weak in the state, it Addressing five rallies in Abdullah of the National quake when the results of the Muharram and Eid, but not on has fielded such candidates the State, Shah said “here are Conference for demanding ongoing Lok Sabha polls are Holi and Diwali. who would cut into the BJP the names of more than 100 restoration of the post of Prime declared on May 23. Addressing a public meet- vote share. welfare schemes launched by Minister in Jammu & Kashmir, “Wait for May 23, there will ing in Domariaganj con- “People will give a befitting the Modi Government. You the BJP chief asserted “at present be a political earthquake,” stituency in Siddharth Nagar reply like a ‘muhnochwa’ to the need not, however, vote for we are in power. But in future Tejashwi Yadav told the media district, Adityanath said the sit- vote-cutter remarks of the ‘she- your NDA candidate because even if we cease to be in power here. uation was different now, say- The PM had said if people get hzadi’ (princess’),” Adityanath of the improvement in your ,'  +$ *    .-   we will fight tendencies which The Rashtriya Janata Dal ing Prime Minister Narendra electricity on Ramzan, they said, in an apparent reference lives these measures might   " '&0 are sympathetic to Kashmir’s (RJD) leader claimed that Chief Modi believed in ‘sabka saath, should also get electricity dur- to Vadra. 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tighter in details with the passage of cationists or policy-makers are not deal with such situations and refer appointed a shikshak at these centres. should be roped in to run them time. But a closer look will reveal that aware of this fact. It was, perhaps, this them to the appropriate agencies. And this, without much formal smoothly and ensure a check and at the grassroot level, little has realisation that prompted them to Further, it is often said that chil- intervention. balance system born of participation, changed. Students from low-income launch programmes like the dren have the capacity to learn many It goes without saying that the not of imposition. They should not families and first generation school- Integrated Child Development languages between ages three and Right to Education Act, 2009, did not be seen as a Government establish- goers continue to face complex chal- Scheme (ICDS) and Anganwadi eight. So, it is essential that teachers are do much good to this age group of ment but as a community centre of ,.1,/**!42- lenges. While for the first time India centres. But clearly they have not proficient in at least three languages. students. In fact, it worked against the society. .',2 .-1!L was able to bring the school dropout been able to reap desired results. The The absence of a professional their interest. By giving scant atten- So where did we go wrong and rate to less than three per cent, a large schemes were expected to support agency for the design, development tion to early childhood education, the what needs to change? We have to .     41  + majority of the children still remains the mother by way of providing cru- and implementation of a well-concep- nation has deprived the poor and the emphasise that mother and child care       out of school. We can claim advance- cial information and medicine dur- tualised scheme is also one major rea- less-privileged children of their right centres are not just about health but  "     ccess, retention and success, ments in school infrastructure and ing pregnancy and prepare her child son why programmes are arbitrary in to education. The non-formal also about literacy/education of both.  " #  which mean bringing children the provision of mid-day meals to for school. Instead, centres provid- nature. Pre-school to lower primary schools, which were run by voluntary The major reason behind the poor "
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 have done a stupendous job in paredness. Children who do not live from various types of disabilities, do (NCERT), should be designated as the Traditionally, education of this tion determines the “success” of the     improving the quality of education with their immediate families find it not receive the attention of nodal agency for designing a plan for age group has always been seen as a child, then, should not all children     in schools. Today, India can boast of difficult to adjust to the school envi- Anganwadi teachers as also prima- complete development of the child. dharm and the society contributed have the right to access a uniform pre- "    great achievements for having ronment. They also do not under- ry teachers as they lack the required Adequately, for the teachers, the towards making it possible. We school education? expanded school access to children stand the importance of schooling training to detect disabilities. National Council for Teacher should rely more on the local com- (The writer is professor of educa-    ;   
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(SDC), Singapore to bring more Chairman Emeritus of Tata Ola Electric is currently Governor Shaktikanta Das Asked whether the top war that has cast gloom over The Pune Plant in Chakan has tourists from India to Sentosa, Sons, has invested in its EV running several pilots involving he NTPC School of Business and representatives of banks Chinese envoy Vice Premier the world economy. installed 1 MW of Solar capaci- a holiday island-in-the-city that business — Ola Electric charging solutions, battery T(NSB), one of India’s premier and financial institutions dur- Liu He would visit Washington “China is considering can- ty and another 4 MW of capac- is home to a diverse array of Mobility (OEM). swapping stations, and deploy- management institutes for the ing its two-day visit to as planned, Geng said, “a celling trade talks that are to ity is being set up. The Indore novel leisure experiences. MoU This investment, which is ing vehicles across two, three power sector has achieved 100% Mumbai beginning May 8, Chinese team is preparing to resume in Washington starting plant in Kheda, in Madhya was signed between Mahesh part of OEM’s series A round and four-wheeler segments. summer placement for its first according to an official travel to the United States for Wednesday,” The Wall Street Pradesh has 1 MW solar energy Iyer - Executive Director and of funding, is in Tata’s person- Bhavish Aggarwal, co- PGDM (Energy Management) statement. trade talks.” Journal reported Sunday quot- capacity that is being enhanced by Chief Executive Officer, al capacity, Ola said in a state- founder and CEO of Ola said batch. Under the institute’s The commission, chaired Reacting to the reports, ing unnamed sources. another 1 MW capacity slated to Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., and ment. Tata has been a mentor to him Summer Internship Program by NK Singh, will discuss Geng told journalists, “What I “There has been wide- be operational by the third quar- Quek Swee Kuan, Chief Details of the funding were personally, and an inspiration (SIP), a host of renowned com- issues concerning macro-eco- can tell you is that the Chinese spread expectations in recent ter of 2019. Executive Officer, SDC. PNS not disclosed. in shaping Ola’s journey over panies including the Indian nomics, financial stability and team is preparing to travel to days that an accord could be “His investment in Ola the years. Energy Exchange, Power cost of borrowing of the the US for the trade talks.” reached by Friday,” it said. Electric will bring his deep “I’m very excited to wel- Trading Corporation, Power Centre and states with the He parried a spate of ques- Quoting an unnamed experience and mentorship to come him on board Ola Electric Finance Corporation, AMP Reserve Bank. tions whether the talks would source, CNBC News said the the company’s ambitions to as an investor and a mentor.... Solar, ACME Solar, GMR The commission will also be resumed on Wednesday Chinese Vice Premier will like- make electric mobility viable at We are privileged to have his Trading, participated in the discuss the issues concerning and declined say when the ly cancel the trip he had scale,” it added. guidance and support once process, offering internships to recapitalisation of banks, and trade team would go to planned for himself and a 100- Tata is also an early again, as we work towards our the students. possible scenarios of the Bimal Washington. person delegation for the final investor in ANI Technologies, goal of a million electric vehi- Gireesh C Tripathi, Deputy Jalan committee report on sur- About Trump’s threat to round of talks. Ola’s parent company. He had cles in India by 2021,” he added. Director General (NSB) and plus capital available with the impose punishing tariffs on The US officials had pre- invested in ANI Technologies OEM was initially estab- Sunil Maheshwari (Professor RBI for transfer to the $200 billion worth of additional viously said that a deal could be in July 2015. lished to enable Ola’s electric IIM-A), Chairman of Government, the statement said. Chinese products, Geng played reached by Friday. In March this year, OEM mobility pilot programme in Governance Committee of had announced raising 400 Nagpur. NSB congratulated the stu- crore in a funding round led by In 2018, Ola subsequently dents and the placement cell for Tiger Global and Matrix India. announced ‘Mission: Electric’ this remarkable feat shortly “The electric vehicle to bring 1 million electric vehi- after the process for the insti- ecosystem is evolving dramat- cles on Indian roads by 2021. tute’s first batch concluded.  &',,    !"#$% )'.

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 get rid of are all different kinds of pigmenta- tion. Pigmentation can be very hard to get rid of. Skin whitening, lightening or fairness products don’t work for pigmentation. There are sever- al new products out there for dark spots, blem-  ishes, de-tanning and others, but they also often end up not working because they usually lack the scientific technology to address pigmenta- tion at the root. Even doctors are scratching their heads    - -2+2+1.2+-!242)'./  4$2.2./"     because steroids and hormones that they pre- scribe are not perfect solutions and have         unhealthy side effects. So, they often end up per- ccording to World Health organisation (WHO) estimates, 10 forming expensive treatments like lasers and Aper cent of worldwide population is affected by kidney diseases. sthma is a chronic disease well so they don't treat the child any chemical peels to temporarily make the skin Each year, about 17 out of 100 urban Indians suffer from kidney with many stigmas related to ;  differently,” Dr Mohan tells you. look brighter while prescribing sunscreens to diseases. Importantly, many of these are young children, posing a Ait. The disease is considered Many patients just use inhalers prevent pigmentation flare ups. But lasers and major public health crisis. no less than a taboo where many ot just asthma but every dis- to relieve the pain and not to con- chemical peels also have side effects like red- To add to it, kidney diseases in children are often silent, thus people and especially parents try to Norder brings with it a bunch trol the disease. “There are two types ness and sensitivity. If not done correctly they making it difficult to diagnose especially in the earlier stages. In disregard the fact that their child has of troubles that interfere in lead- of inhalers -- Controllers and reliev- can even cause more pigmentation. the later stages, symptoms, if present, are often nonspecific, fur- asthma. ing a normal life. Eating the right ers. Controllers are meant to perma- How to avoid skin pigmentation? ther complicating the issue. Poor growth is the single most com- According to the WHO fact food is one such problem that is nently control the disease. It has to Best is to not get damaging treatments done mon feature in all children. Undiagnosed, the condition can lead sheet, 100 to 150 million people common for all diseases. be taken on a regular basis without like lasers and peeling, bleaching, scrubbing, to life-threatening long-term effects, mainly related to heart and across the globe suffer from the dis- Although there is no particular any gaps. Whereas, relievers are facials or others, that can damage skin and cause brain. In the absence of appropriate preventive and corrective mea- ease. In India, the soaring numbers diet for an asthmatic, but there used to give a temporary relief. Many pigmentation. Excessive sun exposure can also sures, patients may eventually develop advanced kidney failure and have reached 15-20 million and the are certain foods that they are with food allergies are eggs, patients opt relievers instead of con- cause and make pigmentation worse. But how need renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the form of dialysis or numbers will continue to grow until advised against, as these may milk, peanuts, tree nuts trollers, which does not help much. to get rid of it if you already have it? Fortunately, a kidney transplant. adequate measures will be taken to lead to aggravation or lead to a (cashews, almonds, filberts), Proper treatment and early diagno- there are some newage brands that are embrac- However, early detection can help prevent kidney diseases from manage the disease. resurfacing of symptoms like soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sis is key,” Dr Sethi explains. ing powerful scientific formulas to work at the occurring or progressing into more advanced kidney failure. Since Dr Anant Mohan, HOD, Chest wheezing, coughing and difficul- shrimp.Coming in contact with Using inhalers empowers you to root of the skin where pigmentation begins. early chronic kidney diseases usually have no signs or symptoms, (Pulmonary Medicine), AIIMS says ty in breathing.In addition to a food allergen can trigger your take care of yourself. “There are Of the few available around the world, one it is important for those with high risk to get tested regularly. There that asthma is a disease which is that, in some exceptional cases, immune system to over-react many cases in which the patient died such brand is Melblok. Melblok has a patent- are simple urine or blood tests to determine the kidney health. there from time immemorial and food allergies may act as a trig- and release a chemical known as because of they were not rushed to ed technology that works on the over active The common causes of kidney diseases in children in India, there ar lot of factors that can cause ger for asthma. Food allergy is histamine. This release of hist- the hospital at the right time. It is sad melanin cells to help control their pigmentation acute kidney injury (AKI), which is secondary to infections or diar- it. “Asthma is persistent since time defined as an over-reaction by amine can be responsible for the because asthma is not a lethal dis- for long terms results. The formulas of the day rheal illness, is something very important to keep in mind.Although memorial. It is a growing disease and the body's immune system to symptoms of an allergic reaction ease. Using inhalers empowers you and night creams help to dislodge pigmentation potentially reversible in most cases, AKI in children may have long- the number of patients keep on proteins in foods that are usual- in an asthma patient, leading to to take care of yourself. You don’t from deep in the skin which then clears out as term problems that could later in life lead to chronic kidney dis- growing. Fortunately, the aware- ly safe or harmless. The most an asthma attack. have to rush to the hospital every the deeper pigmented layers come up to the sur- ease (CKD) which is permanent and progressive damage to the ness about the disease is also increas- common symptoms of food & !   time you get a asthma attack. There face and shed out. Initial results are visible in kidneys. Children often die, not from the infection, but because ing but there should certainly be allergy are hives, rash, nausea,   ' $ * ! : is nothing to fear about using 28 days (around one month) eventually help- of AKI caused by dehydration and more awareness especially from the vomiting, and diarrhoea. The /B!    :#   inhalers,” he adds. ing make the skin clearer, brighter and more low blood pressure. Equally grassroot level. There are a lot of fac- most common foods associated !.    /   Along with proper treatment, a even toned. #'#(3&$ important is the risk of glomeru- tors that cater to the disease — genet- healthy lifestyle is a must to prevent What is pigmentation prone skin? lar diseases in children affecting ic, if the parents have the disease, and control the disease. Regular exer- Have you ever felt like your skin gets tanned #!)$#*#!$) the filtering units of the kidneys chances are more that their child will comes to us, we have to study the his- given through inhalers then it is cise and yoga along with the treat- easily? Or get dark from some areas more than 3&% )('#$ and there is a clear evidence that also have the disease, environment tory of the patient thoroughly. We more effective without any side ment also helps in curing the disease. others? You may have pigmentation prone skin. kidney diseases first detected in also plays a great role, increasing pol- have to examine each and every effects. Because the medicine is If the disease develops at an early age Don’t worry, according to scientific research, # !&)$: $%) adults with symptoms such as lution, smoking are some of the caus- detail and then only we confirm that given directly to the affected area then the chances of complete relief over 85 per cent of the Indian population is !$)#&)" & high blood pressure, protein and es of the disease,” he tells you. the patient has asthma or not. Some (lungs) and not through blood, so are more. prone to pigmentation regardless of gender. blood in urine actually begin in Dr Gaurav Sethi, Pediatrician, In people feel that since there is no con- there are no chances of infections. “If the disease is developed at an Living in a hot and humid country like India $)$ childhood. Then there are some Good Hands Clinic says that earli- firmatory test the disease can be mis- The dose given is also ten times less early age then there are more chances with newage problems like pollution, stress, hor- ) 3'$! congenital disorder and heredi- er it was thought that asthma is diagnosed but the fact is that in inhalers. Therefore, it makes of complete relief from the disease, monal changes, diabetes and others, make it tary diseases of the kidneys which a disease of elderly. "Earlier the disease is more under- them the safest option to go for,” Dr but is the disease is developed after even more easy for anyone to get pigmentation. *)  &' $!' present from the birth of the child people thought that asthma diagnosed rather than Sethi explains. 10 to 12 years of age then chances of If your parents or grandparents had pigmen- and which may manifest later in is a disease of the elderly misdiagnosed,” Dr However, many people feel wor- complete relief are very less,” Dr Sethi tation like spots, dark circles or skin darkening life. These include entities like but it is not the case. Sethi tells you. ried that how their child will take says. you may also have a genetic tendency to get pig- vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) Almost 50 per cent peo- There are a lot of inhaler infront of everyone. “We get The doctor says that onset of the mentation easily. which results in backflow of ple start having the myths prevalent across a lot of patients who feel anx- disease can happen anytime. It is a If you feel you have pigmentation prone skin urine from the urinary bladder symptoms below the age among the people ious and worried that how their child periodic disease and can show symp- then try investing in a good skin care system back into the kidneys at the time of urine voiding by the child result- of five years and five to 10 when it comes to asth- will take inhaler in school. But toms for some time and then can or brand that reduces and prevents pigmenta- ing in damage to kidneys and possible urine infection. Therefore, per cent children have asth- ma. “There are a lot of there is nothing to feel worried remain suppressed for months or tion. Paying a slight premium for a good brand it is very important to identify and understand childhood-related ma. The prevalence of the dis- myths related to the disease. about. It is just a form of taking med- even years. Patients should consult can go a long way in helping you get rid of pig- kidney diseases and intervene early to prevent future complications. ease has increased and fortunately First, parents are not ready to icine and there is nothing to be a doctor if they suffer from period- mentation safely. It is important to identify the presence of kidney disease in chil- awareness has also increased but we believe that their child has asthma. ashamed of. Awareness should be ic coughs , cough during running or Regular products may not be made for your dren. It can be done with regular antenatal checkups and fetal ultra- still have miles to go,” he tells you and They say bachcha hi toh hai, asthma more among the teachers also. laughing or if they have a persistent skin’s specific needs. Certain brands are show- sounds. This can potentially help many children with kidney abnor- adds that there is no confirmatory kaisey ho sakta hai. This stigma has Because when the teachers see that running nose and sore throat. It often ing the way by coming up with products that malities to be diagnosed even before birth. Some children devel- test for asthma. to be removed. Second, people tend the child in taking inhaler they often occur during changing weather. So, may help in the long run. This also leads to op facial swelling or leg swelling which can be due to abnormali- “Unfortunately there is no con- to believe that inhalers are strong and suggest the parents to keep the the symptoms should not be ignored increased understanding and awareness about ty in kidneys causing protein leakage in the urine. Simple and rel- firmatory test to diagnose asthma addictive, which again is a miscon- child at home. But, this is not the and early treatment should be taken pigmentation prone skin among the public. atively inexpensive urine and blood tests are enough to identify which makes it challenging to diag- ception. Inhalers are the best and the solution. So, there should be prop- in order to prevent the disease from &  "- *B"  -EC* B kidney diseases. Ultrasound scan or CT scan and other special tests nose the disease. Whenever a child safest medication. If medicine is er awareness among the teachers as getting worse. : B#     may also be required depending upon the problem. Once a child gets a kidney disease, it can cause high blood pres-     sure, enlargement of heart, low haemoglobin; affect child’s growth,   make bones brittle and affect overall well being and scholastic per- formance of the child. If it enters a more advanced stage, it can result Come summertime and all taying physically in life threatening repercussions often requiring renal replacement n a recent directive issued by the adopted by the private hospitals. The active in midlife therapy to sustain life. However, with vast improvement in the reach the skin woes begin. One IPrincipal Secretary of Health and Family DMA also has requested the Delhi Sdepends a lot on and quality of dialysis services, the long term results of the proce- of the side effects of the Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi, Government to exempt individual pre- your overall satisfaction dure have significantly improved. Transplant centers are now accept- heat can be heat pimples. HODs of hospitals or medical institutions scription only clinics from bio medical with life or mental wellbe- ing young patients and children for successful kidney transplants. will file FIR against any incidents of waste registration and single window ing a decade earlier, not just your physi- Since early detection and treatment of kidney diseases in children ROSHANI DEVI shares abuse or violence by patients or registration for most nursing cal health, suggests new research. can make a huge difference, the whole family should understand home remedies to treat their attendants. As per the home setups. Men and women with high mental the importance of recognising and treating kidney diseases early them directive, no individuals, be it Padma Shri Awardee, Dr well-being at the age of 42 were more to prevent permanent and irreversible kidney damage. hospital staff or doctors can KK Aggarwal, President, physically active at the age of 50 compared file the FIR. It will be incum- HCFI, said, that there are to those who got lower scores in mental   ummer is your skin’s worst the two. Apply it over the affect- bent on the MS/Director of three types of doctors — well-being at age 42, said the study pub- enemy. Among all the ed area. Leave it for 20 to 30 the institution to ensure that those who expect patients to lished in the journal Applied Research in problems that occur minutes. Rinse off and pat dry FIR is registered immediate- accept what they say without Quality of Life.   S   The tomato is the because of the scorching sun with clean towel. ly in such cases and any non- questions; those who give choic- The researchers investigated mental edible, often red, berry of including heatstrokes, dehy- Aloe vera gel works won- compliance will be dealt with es to patients; and those who take well-being through three dimensions: the tomato plant. Tomatoes dration and tan, heat pimples ders. Take two tablespoons of seriously. time and help the patients in taking emotional, psychological and social well- contain lycopene, which is are the worst. They spread fast aloe vera Speaking about this, Dr Girish Tyagi a decision. This is the discord and the being. also used for facial cleansers. and can make you look unpleas- gel/extract. President Delhi Medical Association said number one cause of miscommunication Emotional well-being indicates over- Apart from eating them as ing. Apply it on that the prompt action by Chief Secretary and disputes. While the types of patients all satisfaction with life and a tendency to salad, one can also peel the But worry not. the affected Delhi Vijay Dev is an important step to have changed very rapidly from ignorant have positive feelings. 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The BCCI is organising a bigger tournament for bank on home advantage to seal May 12 final. / +0 Bowling has been CSK's The onus would also be on the women in comparison to the inaugural edition their place in the summit clash CSK boasts of a tremen- 4'-2&  >?@   ./'21+; strong point so far this season the ever-improving Deepak last year when only a one-off game was played. Four when they take on a confident dous record at home this sea- and becomes even more potent Chahar, who has taken 16 out of the three games will be broadcast live on prime Mumbai Indians in the son, winning six of its seven wickets and Krunal 10 wick- ,/++/+!/O1% on M A Chidambaram stadi- scalps so far, to pick up early time unlike last year with an aim to attract a bigger Qualifier 1 of the IPL here at games at the M A ets), leggie Rahul Chahar (10 /')'+ um's sluggish wicket. wickets for CSK and stifle the TV audience. Chepauk Stadium on Tuesday. 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