RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL KHASHOGGI DEATH: 18 KILLED IN CRIMEA MUMBAI ENTER BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR WORSE THAN A CRIME SHOOTOUT, DOZENS HURT VIJAY HAZARE FINAL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 282 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 TREAT WOMEN WITH DIGNITY:} SAIF } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Pressure mounts, Akbar quits Govt Defamation suit hearing to begin in Patiala House court today PNS n NEW DELHI “Since we have already while, continues to enjoy enor- filed the defamation case, we mous power and privilege as acing storm of sexual mis- will pursue it in the court,” he Minister and Member of Fconduct allegations against said. Parliament,” the statement said. women journalists in his stint Akbar on Monday had “When Ramani spoke out as editor of a newspaper, Union filed the criminal defamation against him in public, she Minister of State for External complaint against Ramani spoke not only about her per- Affairs MJ Akbar on alleging she “willfully” and sonal experience, but also lift- Wednesday resigned from the “maliciously” made imputa- ed the lid on the culture of Council of Ministers saying he tions against him with the ‘casual misogyny, entitlement was stepping down to “chal- ulterior motive of maligning his and sexual predation’ that lenge false accusations” leveled reputation and political stand- Akbar engendered and against him in his “personal ing. presided over at newspaper,” it capacity”. As Akbar took the first step said. The resignation came a of filing the legal case, 19 The Akbar versus women day before Akbar’s defamation women journalists who have journalists legal battle is set for suit against journalist Priya worked with him in the past a long haul as the cases are Ramani, who was the first came out in support of their spread over to two decades. Protesters who are opposed to allowing women of menstruating age from entering the Sabarimala temple chant devotional journalist to accuse him of sex- colleague Ramani. Ramani on Monday asserted hymns as they gather at Nilackal, a base camp on way to the mountain shrine, on Wednesday AP ual harassment around 20 years The journalists have urged that she was ready to fight the ago, is scheduled to come up the court to hear their testi- defamation complaint filed for hearing in the Patiala House 2 With the case slated for hearing on Thursday, Akbar would have monies against Akbar, claiming against her, and expressed dis- court here. found it difficult to defend himself in the court in such a sensitive that some of them suffered sex- appointment over the Akbar first tried to dig in ual harassment by the Minister Minister’s statement, saying it Violent protesters stop matter in his capacity as a Union Minister his heels, but with the allega- and others have been a witness paid no heed to the “trauma tions refusing to die down and 2 I deem it appropriate to step down from office and challenge false to it. and fear of the survivors”. even RSS backing the woman accusations levied against me, also in a personal capacity. I have, “Ramani is not alone in her “I am ready to fight the journalists, the Modi therefore, tendered my resignation..., Akbar said fight. We would request the allegations of defamation laid women's entry in temple Government had few options 2 He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and honourable court hearing the against me as truth and the but to give him marching order External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for giving him the defamation case to also con- absolute truth is my only Despite SC verdict, senior official of the Travancore 28 landmark order. to contain growing adverse opportunity to serve the country sider the testimonies of sexual defence,” she had said. Devaswom Board, the body Simmering tension pre- publicity. With the case slated 2 Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said she saluted those harassment of some of us at the The Congress termed as women fail to enter which manages the shrine. vailing in Nilackal since morn- for hearing on Thursday, Akbar women who stood on their charges against the Minister bravely hands of the petitioner, as also “victory of truth” the resigna- Vastly outnumbered, police ing erupted into raucous row- would have found it difficult to despite the “brazen” stance taken by the Government of the other signatories who tion of Union Minister MJ Sabarimala in face officials could do little to dyism as scores of activists of defend himself in the court in bore witness to this harass- Akbar following charges of enforce law and order situation fringe groups heckled women such a sensitive matter in his 2 This resignation is a vindication of the power of truth. More strength ment,” the journalists said in sexual harassment against him. of local resistance as protesters turned violent journalists of at least four capacity as a Union Minister. to India’s women, Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said the joint statement under- Congress spokesperson and roughed up journalists national TV channels and van- “I deem it appropriate to signed by them. Priyanka Chaturvedi said she PNS n NILACKAL/PAMBA (KERALA) and pelted stones at the cops. dalised their vehicles. step down from office and Sushma Swaraj for giving him magistrate Samar Vishal. “What Akbar has demon- saluted those women who Women journalists were heck- National TV showed pro- challenge false accusations the opportunity to serve the The lawyer also forwarded strated through his legal actions stood on their charges against mid massive protest and led and their vehicles smashed. testers wearing black and saf- levied against me, also in a per- country. the brief resignation letter of is his refusal to introspect, the Minister bravely despite the Aviolent clashes, no woman Young female Ayyappa devo- fron turbans running after sonal capacity. I have, therefore, Akbar’s lawyer Sandeep Akbar who was associated with acknowledge or atone for his “brazen” stance taken by the from the “banned” age group tees turned back as hordes of their cars, violently pounding tendered my resignation...,” Kapur of law firm Karanjawala several media houses in the actions that have caused Government. could enter the hallowed protesters besieged the road and kicking the vehicles in a bid Akbar said. & Co said the private criminal past. immense pain and indeed “This resignation is a vin- precincts of Sabarimala temple leading to the hill-top temple, to stop them from proceeding He expressed gratitude to defamation case will come up Kapur said since the mat- harm to many women over the dication of the power of truth. when its gate opened on abode to Lord Ayyappa, its to Pamba from Nilackal on way Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hearing on Thursday before ter is subjudice, the law will years. More strength to India’s Wednesday evening for the eternally celibate deity, officials to Sabarimala. and External Affairs Minister additional chief metropolitan take its own course. “He himself, in the mean- women,” she said. first time since the Supreme said. At least 10 people from the Court allowed women of men- The protesters enjoy polit- media, including reporters and CAPSULE strual age to enter the shrine. ical backing as both the photojournalists, were injured “No girl or woman in the Congress, the main Opposition and equipment of several of age group of 10 and 50 has so party in Kerala, and the BJP, them damaged, senior Minister AMAR SINGH LODGES Pandey evades arrest, NBW issued far visited Sannidhanam (the which is desperately seeking to EP Jayarajan said. FIR AGAINST AZAM temple complex) so far,” said a expand its footprint in the Denouncing the attacks on Lucknow (PNS): Member of State, have lent support to the media, he said cases were being Rajya Sabha, Amar Singh lodged UP cops urge Ambedkarnagar admin to cancel gun licences agitation against the Supreme registered against the suspects an FIR at Gomti Nagar police Court verdict. under sections relating to non- station here against senior PNS n NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW criminal intimidation (506) and asked the hotel staff to assist. “The has since been missing. Manvendra Through the day, the road bailable offences. Samajwadi Party leader Azam using force with the intent to out- drunken girls also abused and On Wednesday, the teams leading from Nilackal, the gate- News agency PTI reported Khan on different counts, shish Pandey, the son of a rage the modesty of a woman screaming at my friend who searched for Pandey’s home and way to the shrine, to Pamba in that unfazed by the unfolding including for threatening his Aformer Bahujan Samaj Party (354). Police on Wednesday also was then assisted out of the offices in Lucknow and also joins Cong the foothills from where the violence, Madhavi, a gutsy family members. As per (BSP) MP, continued to remain recorded the statement of Gaurav washroom by the staff, he said searched homes of Pandey’s devotees start the arduous treck woman from Andhra Pradesh Gomtinagar SHO Triloki Singh, elusive on Wednesday after being Kanwar, ex-Congress MLA’s son, adding, that they went back to friends and his acquaintances in PNS n NEW DELHI/JAIPUR to Sabarimala, protesters and in her 40s, tried to climb the Amar Singh alleged in his booked by the Delhi Police for who was threatened by the son their table to finish their meal. the city. A team is also in policemen fought pitched bat- Sabarimala hills to reach the complaint that Azam Khan had brandishing a gun at a five-star of a former BSP MP at a Delhi However, we decided to leave Ambedkarnagar to know the head of Assembly elec- tles. Several protesters were Lord Ayyappa temple but was threatened to throw acid on the hotel in the national Capital on hotel. shortly after as they were “scared”, whereabouts of Pandey. Ations in Rajasthan, the seen being bundled into police forced to return to Pamba, women members of his family Sunday. Delhi’s Patiala House According to the statement said Kanwar. “As we exited the Four places, including Gomti Congress received a shot in the vehicles, while siren blaring menaced by agitated male and to also kill them. The SHO Court on Wednesday evening given by the victim, the accused hotel and waited for their car at Nagar, Ashiyana, Indira Nagar arm when Manvendra Singh, ambulances carried some to devotees. Liby, a woman from said a case of promoting issued a non-bailable warrant pulled out his gun and shouted, the porch, Pandey and his friends and Vibhutikhand, were searched son of former BJP stalwart hospitals. Kerala’s Alappuzha, also in the disharmony, enmity or feelings against Pandey in connection “I will kill you” which “scared” the approached them and again by the police teams in Lucknow and Union Minister Jaswant The protesters also raised “banned” age group, was pre- of hatred between different with the incident. victim to the extent that he did hurled abuses at them,” said the on Wednesday. A team of police Singh, joined the Congress on slogans against the Left Front’s vented from proceeding to groups on the grounds of “A ‘look out circular’ has not approach the police. In his victim. is also searching possible hideouts Wednesday. Congress presi- Kerla Government incensed as Sabarimala at Pathanamthitta religion, making comments been issued against Pandey. statement, Kanwar told police “Pandey walked up to me of Pandey in Ambedkarnagar. dent Rahul Gandhi welcomed they were with its decision not bus terminal. She was escorted against national integration, Technical surveillance is being that he had gone to Hyatt and showed me his gun, and Meanwhile, the UP police Manvendra into the party fold to file a review plea against the to safety by police. deliberate and malicious act carried out to gather clues regard- Regency hotel on October 13 for shouted ‘I will kill you’. I request- asked the district administra- at his New Delhi residence on Supreme Court’s September Continued on Page 7 intended to insult the region or ing the hideout of the accused. dinner with a friend when he ed him not to fight and asked the tion of the Ambedkarnagar to Wednesday morning. beliefs of certain class of We have also put airports on alert found himself at the receiving hotel staff to intervene,” Kanwar cancel gun licences of Ashish BJP’s Katol MLA in citizens, defamation and criminal all over the country and have also end of the former Bahujan Samaj alleged. Pandey for the violation of the Maharashtra Ashish intimidation has been lodged alerted Uttar Pradesh — Nepal Party (BSP) MP’s son’s hooli- “The girls (with Pandey) law. Sources said the SSP, Deshmukh also joined the Four Armymen against Khan. border about the accused,” said ganism. started showing the finger to my Lucknow, had also received a Congress on Wednesday. He is a senior police official. “We had “When we sat down to eat, friend and she also did the same,” request from the Delhi police the son of Ranjeet Deshmukh, 3 ULTRAS SHOT, COP also issued a show cause notice my friend complained that she he added. Kanwar said that he for cancellation of gun licences a former president of the booked for 2015 MARTYRED IN J&K to Hyatt Regency for negligence was not feeling well and wanted could not muster the courage to of Ashish Pandey. They said Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Srinagar: Three terrorists and a and we have given Hyatt 15 days to vomit. She asked me to assist approach the police as he was Pandey had three licences Committee and Maharashtra policeman were killed during an to respond to the notice,” said the her to the washroom. I held the ‘scared’ for his life. issued in his name including Minister. hospital rape encounter between ultras and senior police official. door and she was puking. No “I did not go to the police to that of a revolver, a rifle, and a “It has been a fight for security forces in the city on The accused, Ashish Pandey, assistant was inside,” the victim report the incident as I was double-barrel gun. The police ‘swabhimaan’ (self respect). Wednesday. hails from Lucknow and is the said in the complaint. scared for my life and didn’t want will send the report for its can- The decision to quit the BJP son of former Bahujan Samaj “Three drunk girls walked to my family to be threatened. I have cellation to the DM concerned. was not my own but that of our Army sets up ED ATTACHES ASSETS Party (BSP) MP Rakesh Pandey. the washroom and started abus- a small child,” Kanwar said as he Pandey’s family had pleaded entire ‘Swabhimaan Sena’,” said New Delhi: The ED on His brother, Ritesh Pandey, is an ing me. I stepped back and sought police protection. A video his innocence terming the media Manvendra addressing the CoI to look Wednesday seized assets worth MLA in Uttar Pradesh. called hotel security to assist my of the incident that occurred early report on gun brandishing by media in the presence of over `218 crore, including The Delhi Police has regis- friend,” he added. Kanwar further on Sunday went viral on social Ashish Pandey as unfounded. Rajasthan Congress leaders into divyang’s diamonds and flats abroad of tered FIR under the Arms Act said that within a few minutes, media resulting in a massive pub- They said they were fully coop- Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, absconding diamond jeweller and sections of the Indian Penal three to four men walked up to lic outrage prompting the police erating with the police and also Avinash Pande, Jitendra Singh complaint Mehul Choksi and others in the Code (IPC), including those him and hurled abuses at him but to step in and launch a hunt for had firm faith in law of the coun- and Randeep Surjewala. loan fraud case. related to causing hurt (323), he preferred to stay quiet and the accused Ashish Pandey who try. Continued on Page 7 PNS\PTI n NEW DELHI\PUNE

our Army officials were Fbooked for allegedly sexu- too sought sexual favours from ally assaulting a 34-year-old her by threatening her to make speech-and-hearing impaired the message viral, and alleged- CBI files 2 cases in J&K gun licence racket woman employee of a military ly raped her. After some days, hospital in Pune in 2015. two more personnel PNS n NEW DELHI issuance of arms licences across The outfit had also flagged of the allegations, Home Besides police investigation, approached the woman and Jammu & Kashmir. The Home concerns that the alleged cor- Minister Rajnath Singh had the Army has instituted a Court allegedly took advantage of he CBI has registered two Ministry had also directed the ruption is so rampant that the marked the complaint from of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain her,” the police said, according Tcases to probe illegal State Government to look into touts even collect huge sums of Youth Voice of Jammu & the facts. The four accused to PTI. issuance of over 40,000 arms the issue following which a ban money even from Army and Kashmir to the Kashmir worked in the same hospital The woman, a class IV licences issued during the last was imposed on issuance of paramilitary personnel who Division and an enquiry was where the woman was posted. employee at the hospital, had one decade by various district fresh licences. approach the district adminis- conducted to ascertain the alle- The alleged incident took approached an NGO in Indore administrations of Jammu & Union Home Minister tration for obtaining personal gations. place between January and earlier this year. The NGO Kashmir. The CBI move comes Rajnath Singh had forwarded arms licences. Former Director General June 2015 at the Military subsequently approached the after reference from the State a complaint from Youth Voice According to the com- of Police K Rajendra and the Hospital Kirkee in Pune’s Indore police. On Tuesday Government. of Jammu & Kashmir to the plaint, the touts charge as much then DG of CRPF K Durga Khadki suburb. The woman night, the Indore police The two cases were regis- Jammu & Kashmir Division of as Rs 30,000 for every such Prasad had told Prime Minister was working there since 2014. informed their Pune counter- tered on Tuesday against the Ministry to probe the alle- arms licence issued to an indi- Narendra Modi during the According to the woman’s com- part about the matter, who have unknown officials of various people without due process, the unearthed one of the biggest gations. vidual. The touts have access to closed-door DGPs/IGPs plaint, she was on night duty (at registered a case against the districts of the State under rel- State Government had earlier gun licences scam operating The Youth Voice of Jammu the staffers of the office of the Conference (held from the hospital) when she was four Army officials under IPC evant sections of the Indian this revoked a number of such from Jammu & Kashmir. Key & Kashmir, a voluntary organ- District Collectors, the outfit November 25-27, 2016), that allegedly sexually assaulted by Sections 376 (rape) and 354 Penal Code, Prevention of licences issued between January districts involved in the rack- isation, had in a letter to the had alleged. there was “large-scale corrup- one of the accused, who at the (molestation), he said. Corruption Act and Arms Act. 1, 2017 to February 23 this year. et included Kupwara Union Home Minister in The outfit further warned tion in the State (Jammu & time was posted at the hospi- Army Southern Command A former District Collector of The State Government also Ganderbal, Leh, Rajouri, March underscored the need to that a serious threat has Kashmir) Government partic- tal. officials said they were con- Kupwara has been named as an put a blanket ban on issuance Ramban, Reasi and Udhampur. urgently enquire into the ille- emerged not only to the State ularly in implementation of When the victim told ducting investigation into the accused in one of the cases, a of any licence. Earlier, the Union Home gal practice prevalent in every but also to the nation as a developmental projects” and another personnel about the matter, adding that the court of CBI official said. The racket came to light Ministry had initiated a probe district headquarters of the whole due to issuance of arms “bad governance and corrup- incident, he reportedly initial- enquiry was initiated well Following reports of illegal after the Rajasthan Anti- to look into allegations of irreg- State of issuing arms licences in licences in lieu of bribes. tion in the Valley” respective- ly told her that he would rep- before the police complaint issuance of arms licences to Terrorist Squad (ATS) in 2017 ularities including bribery in lieu of bribe. In view of the seriousness ly. rimand the “accused.” “But, he was registered. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 city 02

Woman raped by neighbour Muzaffarnagar (PTI): A 24-year-old woman Sugar mills given more Armyman picked up on was allegedly raped by her neighbour when she was sleeping in her house at Kakroli village in the dis- trict. In a complaint lodged by the woman, she alleged that the accused entered her house and took suspicion of spying her to a nearby jungle, where he raped her at gun time to apply for loan point, police said. PNS n LUCKNOW Meerut for the last two years. After his interrogation, ATS offi- PNS n LUCKNOW millers owe almost Rs 7,900 Investigation by MI is in progress, cials said that Agarwal was in touch crore, and the 24 Cooperative lose on heels of the arrest of a said an official source. The armyman with suspected Pakistani intelligence ttar Pradesh govern- CANE DUES units account for the remain- CBorder Security Force jawan is being grilled to find out whether operatives through two Facebook ment has given two ing portion. for allegedly leaking secrets to con- confidential information related to the accounts — in the name of women — Umore weeks’ time to For the payment of arrears, In September, Chief duits of Inter-Services Intelligence Western Command have been leaked operated from across the border. Prior private sugar mills to apply for the state government, in the Minister Yogi Adityanath had and subsequent arrest of a BrahMos through social media, according to a to that, a BSF jawan was held for walk- the state-sponsored bailout supplementary budget for set the deadline of November Aerospace engineer on similar defence official. ing into a honey trap and subsequent- package in the form of soft 2018-19 passed by Vidhan 30 for private sugar mills to set- charges, an Indian Army soldier was When contacted, IG (ATS) ly leaking secrets to ISI operatives. loans totalling Rs 4,000 crore. Bhawan in August, had creat- tle their cane dues. At that time, detained in Meerut on Wednesday Aseem Arun refused to give any The sugar mills were sup- ed a corpus of Rs 4,000 crore to the consolidated arrears stood for leaking sensitive information. details, saying that his team was not 3 KILLED IN MISHAP posed to apply for the soft loan be offered as a soft loan to the at about Rs 9,500 crore, of The armyman was picked up, involved in the arrest. Meanwhile, three persons were by October 15 while commer- sugar industry. which the 94 private mills reportedly by Military Intelligence Earlier this month, BrahMos killed when a speeding car hit their cial banks were mandated to The sugar industry is reel- accounted for over Rs 8,600 (MI), for questioning on the suspicion Aerospace engineer Nishant Agarwal motorcycle in Ajgain police station process and clear the loan pro- ing under the twin burdens of crore from the 2017-18 crush- that he provided sensitive information was arrested in Nagpur on charges of area of Unnao on Tuesday night. The posals by October 31. huge unsold stocks and sugar- ing season. During the 2017-18 to Pakistan-based intelligence oper- spying and brought to Lucknow for victims were identified as Jai Singh However, owing to cum- cane arrears of almost Rs 8,000 season, UP mills had recorded atives through social media. interrogation. The operation was (20), Vishwanath (24) and Chhotu bersome paperwork and for- crore. net dues of over Rs 35,400 The armyman, whose identity carried out jointly by Anti-Terrorists (22). They were killed on the spot malities and the festival season The soft loan would be crore. was not immediately disclosed, has Squad of Maharashtra and Uttar when. The car driver fled the scene holidays falling in between, offered only to those private In the recent supplemen- been posted with Signal Regiment in Pradesh. leaving his SUV behind. the government acceded to mills whose payment ratio tary budget, the state govern- the request of the sugar mills stands higher than 30 per cent ment had allocated a total of Rs and banks to extend the appli- for the previous crushing sea- 5,500 crore, including the soft cation window. son. The loan would be offered loan component of Rs 4,000 UP Cane Commissioner for a period of five years on five crore, to bail out the sugar sec- Prepare for polls: Yogi to BJP leaders Sanjay Bhoosreddy said the date per cent interest. The default- tor from the payments crisis, for applying for the soft loan had ers will have to cough up inter- which threatened to impede Gorakhpur (PTI): Chief Minister Yogi of government and run a campaign to increase been extended by another two est at the rate of 12 per cent. the 2018-19 crushing season. Adityanath on Wednesday asked Bharatiya the number of voters and also work on verifi- weeks, to October 31. Of the total 119 mills in the The next crushing season Janata Party leaders here to start preparations cation of booths. An awareness among people The banks are required to state, 63 mills have achieved a is likely to start around the first for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by seeking feed- is also needed regarding the government’s wel- process the proposals and ‘good payment’ ratio of 73-80 week of November. It may be back on the government from the people and fare schemes,” Yogi said. release the soft loan component per cent, 42 have clocked a pay- pointed out that the area under working on verification of booths. Yogi told the party leaders that motorcycle by November 10. This amount ment ratio of over 50 per cent, sugarcane cultivation in UP has The Chief Minister also held a meeting with rallies would be taken out on November 17 in will be extended to the sugar while nine have a payment increased. The sugar glut has BJP presidents of all districts in the Gorakhpur, all parliamentary constituencies, he himself, mills through their banks, ratio of less than 50 per cent. kept prices low over the past Basti and Azamgarh divisions, and asked them Deputy Chief Ministers and BJP national pres- which will directly transfer the UP has 94 private mills. several months and the domes- to start preparing for 2019 election without ident were likely to participate in them. The amount of cane arrears to be At present, a little over Rs tic sugar sector is passing delay. He told them of the possibility of a visit Chief Minister stayed at the Gorakhnath tem- paid to farmers in their bank 8,000 crore is to be paid by UP through challenging times to Gorakhpur by BJP president Amit Shah in ple the whole day. He met with the Urban accounts through RTGS and sugar mills to cane farmers and owing to crash in internation- November. Development Minister to discuss the condition NEFT. out of this amount, private al sugar prices. “All district presidents should take feedback of the city.

Ex-CEC: Polls will be meaningful Shivpal moves into new bungalow only if all sections PNS n LUCKNOW “I am the real SP. There are some people with shallow participate: amajwadi Secular Morcha political knowledge of UP but Sfounder Shivpal Singh have lofty ambitions. They will Aligarh (PTI): Former Yadav on Wednesday shifted to be shown their strength in Chief Election Commissioner of the 6, Lal Bahadur Shastri politics during the 2019 Lok India, SY Quraishi, on Marg bungalow allotted to him Sabha poll,” Shivpal said. Wednesday said elections in by the state government. The SSM founder said that India would become meaning- The bungalow was earlier the bungalow would be used as ful only if all sections of society allotted to Bahujan Samaj Party office of his recently floated enjoyed complete freedom to chief Mayawati in the capaci- outfit. “The SSM is in touch exercise their right to franchise. ty of Chief Minister of Uttar with several parties wedded to Speaking at the annual Sir Pradesh and she had vacated it secular and socialist ideology Syed Day celebrations, Quraishi in compliance with a Supreme for the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- said India was a land of minori- Court order in June this year. tions. The established political ties and the hallmark of the “On the auspicious occa- parties suffer from credibility world’s largest democracy was sion of Navratri, pooja and crisis and that is why I floated to hold “inclusive” elections. havan was performed as part of the SSM,” he said. He said the largest minor- ‘grih pravesh’ and Shivpalji for- Without naming the SP, ity in the country were women mally entered the bungalow on Shivpal said, “A large number as they constituted 49 per cent Wednesday,” a SSM leader said. of leaders who have been mar- of the electorate and if they Soon after the rituals, ginalised in their respective were unable to exercise their Shivpal, without naming SSM founder Shivpal Singh Yadav performing pooja at his newly-allotted bungalow in Lucknow on Wednesday Pioneer parties have approached the right to franchise, either Samajwadi Party chief SSM and they will soon join it. because of fear or any law and Akhilesh Yadav, said, “I don’t tion of Samajwadi Party. I level where it won Assembly He also hit back at his My party will consider if a pro- order issue, it would question want to join the issue with along with Netaji (Mulayam poll and formed a govern- nephew Akhilesh for terming posal is made to join an anti- the very foundation of the political greenhorns who had Singh Yadav) built the SP from ment on its own in March him the ‘B team’ of Bharatiya BJP grand alliance in UP for country’s democratic process. no contribution in the forma- scratch and catapulted it to the 2012.” Janata Party. 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Mulayam asks RLD criticises govt for partymen to fight Sacked UPCC staff’s spread of dengue ‘conspiracies’, Lucknow (PNS): Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party gov- ernment in Uttar Pradesh for failing to prevent spread of dengue, communalism kin gherao Babbar Rashtriya Lok Dal spokesman Anil Dubey said that the death toll due to this disease was rising with each passing day. Dubey said Lucknow: Samajwadi PNS n LUCKNOW They accused the UP was not over. with the number of dengue patients reaching 157 in Lucknow alone, Party founder Mulayam Singh Congress chief of unnecessary Sources claimed that one could well imagine the situation in the districts of the state. Yadav on Wednesday visited he Uttar Pradesh Congress harassment. They were irked Babbar planned to get the The RLD leader said that the state government was not taking the party headquarters here Tchief Raj Babbar’s move of that Babbar not only sacked headquarters campus vacated any preventive measures to check the spread of dengue, which had and met party workers and removing majority of party their husbands, but to get by the staff families as he struck several persons as on date. “Instead, the BJP government is asked them to remain alert headquarters staff by forcibly their accommodations vacat- wanted to construct a new busy playing the religious card and spreading communal hatred to from “conspiracies and com- retiring them or terminating ed on the office campus, he multi-storied building to house reap political harvest in the 2019 Lok Sabha election,” he charged. munalism” and combat the their services met with resent- also got their power connec- a meeting hall and offices of Dubey said that the data released by the Health department menaces, sources said. ment for the first time in tions disconnected on different frontal outfits. showed the outbreak of dengue. “The data revealed that 11 new Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lucknow on Wednesday. Tuesday. Putting aside the ruckus, patients were detected in the last three days. Due to floods, the appre- father of Party Chief Akhilesh The UP Congress’ frontal The agitated women state Sewa Dal spokesman hension of spread of dengue and malaria was expected. But the gov- Yadav reached the office and organisation, Sewa Dal, organ- claimed that they had been liv- Rajesh Singh ‘Kali’ said, ernment did nothing to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases. interacted with party workers ised ‘kanya pujan’ at the party’s ing on the campus for the last “Kanya pujan is a tradition Neither it ordered fogging in districts nor did it get the dengue and and also met senior party lead- state office to mark Durga several years and had also observed by Hindus on Durga malaria larva checked as a preventive exercise,” he pointed out. ers, party sources said here. Ashtami. being paying the electricity Ashtami and the Sewa Dal has “Remain alert from con- While Babbar was busy in bills but Babbar was unneces- been following the tradition spiracies and communalism. ‘kanya pujan’ at the Mall sarily harassing them, to force for the last so many years. Fight firmly with them. My Avenue state office on them to leave the campus. Durga puja reminds us of blessings are with you,” Yadav Wednesday afternoon, female Faced with the awkward women power and its impor- told party office-bearers and members of terminated or situation, Babbar preferred to tance in Indian culture. We workers here, according to a sacked staff staying on the slip out of the party headquar- should pledge to respect tweet from Samajwadi Party’s campus gheraoed him and ters even when a programme women not only during official handle. raised slogans against him. of Sewa Dal to honour girls Navratri but every day.” 5 booked under UAPA for planning to target ex-CM Parkash Badal Muzaffarnagar: Shamli and Karma, among whom looted police rifles and were police on Wednesday booked Jarman and Karma are planning to target the former five persons, associated with absconding, while the rest Punjab Chief Minister. Sikh militant group Khalistan have been arrested, said Police recovered the stolen Liberation Front, under the Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar rifles from the arrested, which Unlawful Activities Tiwari. were hidden in a Gurudwara (Prevention) Act for “planning Police and intelligence in Shamli district. to target” former Punjab Chief agencies of Punjab, Haryana, On October 2, two police Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are rifles were stolen from officials said. trying to locate the abscond- Jhinjhana police station area in The accused have been ing persons, officials said. Shamli district. In the incident, identified as Amrat Singh, During interrogation, the two policemen had sustained Gurjan, Karan Singh, Jarman accused revealed they had injuries. PTI

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KGMU JUNIOR RESIDENT’S SUICIDE Boy sodomised, killed FSL team recovers suicide note PNS n LUCKNOW a boy and informed the police. when he was planning to flee Later, the family of the victim the city. Chandra Shekhar man killed a 15-year-old also reached the scene and owned up his crime and dis- Aboy after sexually assault- they identified the body. closed that he knew the boy and ing him in Banthra police sta- Police found that a piece of lured him for cash after they Accused doctor yet to be arrested tion area. The incident came to cloth was tied around the neck met on the way when Mukul light when the police recovered of the victim and his dress was was returning home. Chandra PNS n LUCKNOW to ascertain if it was written the body from an orchard in the dishevelled. On finding the Shekhar took him to the mango by Manisha. Victim’s father locality on Wednesday. marks around his neck and grove where he committed olice laxity was exposed in asked for Aadhaar card and As per reports, Mukul injuries on his body parts, the unnatural sex with the victim. Pthe investigation into the other identity cards of his (name changed) was reported police altered the report into As the victim started crying out mysterious death of junior res- daughter. missing after he left his house murder case and started the of pain and warned to complain ident Dr Manisha at Buddha Hitting out at police, vic- for the school on Monday investigation. On a tip-off, a vil- to his parents, Chandra Shekhar Hostel of KGMU after a team tim’s sister Deepa said the delay morning and did not return lager, who claimed to have got nervous and he strangled of Forensic Science Lab (FSL) in the arrest of the accused doc- home. On Monday night, the seen the boy in the company of the boy to death with a piece of inspected hostel room allotted tor Udham Singh was beyond parents of the victim lodged a a man. He later identified the cloth. He dropped the body in to the victim and recovered a comprehension. case but did not get enough man as Chandra Shekhar the mango grove and left the suicide note. The KGMU offi- She said she had lodged a support from the police. Kashyap of Bhatgaon village of place on boy’s cycle. To hide his cials were evasive to comment case of abetment to suicide a Disappointed at police apathy, Banthra. The police then start- crime, he sold the cycle to a on the issue and passed the day after Manisha died but the the family started search for ed hunting for Chandra fruit vendor for Rs 300. buck on the police. Wazirganj police were yet to Mukul but did not get any lead Shekhar. Around 2 pm, the Kalanidhi Naithani praised the On Wednesday, a team of initiate the proceeding to arrest on Tuesday. On Wednesday, police nabbed Chandra police for working out the case scientists from FSL inspected Singh. some villagers spotted a body of Shekhar near Sharda Canal in a record time. the room in which Dr Manisha The Wazirganj SHO said was residing and recovered a the police raided the hostel suicide note, a laptop, an injec- allotted to the accused doctor tion, two vials, and a writing but could not trace him. District Magistrate inspects ghats pad from the hostel room allot- “Singh’s mobile number was ted to a junior resident, who found switched off and his PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW was accused in Vyapam location was not known as Scam in 2015 and was on con- yet. We have sent some teams istrict Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma ditional bail to pursue her to Singh’s native home for his Dinspected 10 ghats at the Jhulelal Vatika on studies. detention,” the SHO added. Wednesday where the visarjan of the goddess’s Her sister Deepa had He said Manisha ended her life idols would be carried out on October 19. lodged a case of abetment to The forensic team inspecting Manisha’s room at Buddha Hostel on Wednesday Pioneer on her own. Right now, the The DM was accompanied by the SP, suicide against senior resident police are collecting the evi- Traffic, and ADM, trans-Gomti. Sharma gave Dr Udham Singh a day after be a component of anaesthesia she did not want to pursue her KGMU premises around 230 dence,” he said. strict directions to officials that no mishap must Manisha died during treat- sometime on Saturday and her studies. “Main thak gayi hu aur am and later entered the room Manisha had taken admis- occur at the time of the immersion. He said that PAC. “Nagar Nigam will make arrangements for ment on Saturday. It also sur- pulse rate was very low when ab padhna nahi chati. I love my where she stayed until 3.20 pm. sion to PG Course under the only one vehicle would be allowed on the banks mike, light, generator and the cleanliness in the faced that Manisha had a she was first spotted lying father and all those who love Wazirganj SHO Pankaj Singh police custody. She was accused of the Gomti river. He added that 12 boats would area, carrying out the patch work on the roads WhatsApps chatting with Dr unconscious in the hostel me. No one is responsible for was accompanying the team of working a solver for a gang be provided for the assistance in the puja along and the levelling of the land,” he said. He said Udham Singh. room. my death,” the suicide note read during the investigation. which executed the much- with the swimming tube. that staff from tehsil, Nagar Nigam, Jal police, Manisha had injected a The suicide note, which the as the FSL team. The team will send the talked about Vyapam Scam of The District Magistrate said that the stage police, administration and PWD will be dose of medicine suspected to FSL team recovered, read that The team reached the suicide note to writing experts Madhya Pradesh. for the immersion would be prepared by 35 Bn deployed for proper arrangements. Young girls worshipped PNS (Lucknow): The kanya pujan witnessed the young girls Thieves target realtor’s house in PGI area of the city being offered a delicious meal of puri, chana and halwa at the temples and homes. PNS n LUCKNOW lected the cash and jewellery and left the scene icked and raised an alarm hearing which the res- would be solved soon. “It is a case of theft only. Excited young girls were seen moving from one house to with ease. idents assembled at the scene. When the doors The miscreants barged into the house without another in their neighbourhood where they were offered a sump- ven as the Lucknow police are grappling hard Giving details, the police spokesman said were opened, it dawned upon them that a theft any force and the number of the miscreant is tuous lunch. Some of the city denizens will also be celebrating Eto crack the theft at Principal Secretary, that the entire incident of theft like entry of the had taken place. four,” he explained. the puja on Saturday. At the Ramakrishna Math the Durga Puja Political Pension, Rajan Shukla’s house in CSI miscreants and when they were decamping with It further surfaced that the miscreants In yet another case, unidentified miscreants witnesses the ‘Kumari Puja’ on the occasion where a living girl Towers in Gomti Nagar, another band of mis- the goods had been captured in a CCTV cam- reached the house in a car and decamped with struck two shops in the PGI police station area is worshipped. The media spokesperson of the Ramakrishna creants stormed the house of a realtor in PGI era installed at the house. the booty. Irked over the theft case, a huge num- on Tuesday night. The theft incidents came to Mission said that a beautifully decorated six-year-old girl was police station area on Tuesday night and Naubat Singh said he, along with his wife ber of residents gheraoed the Telibagh police light when cops were investigating the theft case worshipped as a living manifestation of the Divine Mother in decamped with a cash of Rs 12 lakh and jew- Meenu and nephews Ankur and Raman, lives outpost in protest against the incident and later at realtor’s house in PGI police station area. This front of Durga’s image in the pandal amidst thousands of devo- ellery of worth several lakh. at the house while his sons Rajeev and Pawan blocked the Lucknow-Rae Bareli road for traf- made the Lucknow to have a loss of face as hith- tees. “This signifies that we should have a reverential attitude The incidents gave another body blow to the live at their houses in Shushant Gold City local- fic movement. They demanded immediate erto they was sounding confident that only one to all women at home and outside. Special care is taken to select Lucknow police who were on the defensive after ity. He added that he had gone to the house of action against the PGI SHO for failing to curb theft took place in PGI police station area. the girl through interviews which are carried out by the being pilloried by media for poor law and order his son to attend a religious function on the occa- thefts in the locality and also arrest miscreants. In the first incident, the miscreants struck Ramakrishna Mission,” he said. and spurt in crime incidents including theft sion of Navratra and Meenu, along with Ankur They also termed the incident a case of dacoity. Sheetla Traders located in service lane alongside He said that the Mahashtami Puja of Devi Durga started at cases. A heavy police force, led by senior police and Raman, were at home. On the information, Cantonment CO Tanu the Shaheed Path and decamped with Rs 8,000 the Ramakrishna Math, Lucknow, from 5.10 a.m. with a officials, including SSP, investigated the crime Initial investigation revealed that the mis- Upadhyay and ASP, North, Vikrant Veer reached and other items. The miscreants also damaged Mangalaarti followed by a melodious shehnai recital. scene in the hope to crack the case. The cops creants climbed the roof on the top floor of the the scene. They mollified the protesters assur- the CCTV camera. Shop-owner Deepak Maurya “Thereafter formal worship commenced with a maha snan( hoped to work out both the cases soon. building and then they climbed down using a ing them arrest of the miscreants and action lodged a case in this connection. In another inci- elaborate bathing of the deity in the form of a small stone image. As per reports, the miscreants stormed the rope made of clothes to reach the first floor of against cops who were found lax during an dent, the miscreants struck at a general store Water and mud brought from nearly 50 sources were used for house located in Rathindra Nagar under PGI the house. They bolted the rooms from outside inquiry. owned by Ashok in Eldeco also in PGI police this procedure with appropriate chanting of mantras. Then the police station area and owned by realtor Naubat so meticulously that it did not come to the notice Later, a sniffer dog was pressed into the job station area and decamped with cash and other Divine Mother with all her family members like Lakshmi, Ganesh, Singh. A band of miscreants barged the house of persons resting in the rooms. to get a clue about the miscreants. The sniffer items. The shop is located on the ground floor Saraswati, Kartik as well as their mounts like lion, mouse, owl, between 2 am and 4 am, They bolted the doors Around 5 am, armyman Rajeev Kumar, who moved towards the road and later came back to room of a house owned by Brigadier RD swan, peacock etc totalling 83 members were worshipped as per of the two-storeyed house where Pawan’s moth- lives on rent, woke up and tried to open the the house. Police claimed that it had got impor- Singh. A case was registered in this connection the scriptural injunctions,” he said. er and some tenants live from outside. They col- doors and found it bolted from outside. He pan- tant clue about the miscreants and that the case too. Youths attend puja with excitement, piety PNS n LUCKNOW excitement to attend the puja commences from there. “It is he ashtami celebrations at extremely motivating and it TDurga puja pandals drew seems as if the goddess is her- huge crowds since morning self present and each and every with the foot falls increasing thought in the mind connects manifold by evening. The with her,” she said. Generation X was present in Maghima Prasad, a non- large numbers to attend the Bengali and a student of Class puja and participated with IX at CMS, Gomti Nagar, said enthusiasm in all rituals per- that it was amazing to watch formed on the occasion. “The the puja. “This is the first time Pioneer” interacted with youths that I am attending the puja on at the pandals and a majority the insistence of my aunt and of them averred that they find it beautiful. It is partly true attended the puja not only to that youths are more interest- meet and be a part of the fes- ed in being on social network- tivity but also because it ing sites rather than being pre- empowered them. They said sent for the occasion,” she said. that at a micro level they Meanwhile, Tourism enjoyed dressing for the occa- Minister Dr Rita Bahuguna sion but at the macro level the Joshi inaugurated Exhibition rituals touched their hearts. on Kumbh exhibition at Durga Diksha Biswas, a student of Puja Pandal of Bondhu Mahal Bachelors in Planning in and asked women to be real Bhopal, said that the Durga Shakti who can destroy evils. puja was not a festival but a way Durga Puja symbolises of life for her. “My whole annu- women Shakti in form of al calendar revolves around the Goddess Durga. This shakti puja and I plan by return to helped in conquering demon in home on the basis of festival form of mahishasur. She dates. The youth can never be brought peace in world around disconnected with something similarly women helps in build- which has been flowing down ing society, she said. the ages and when I stand in She also hailed Bondhu front of the Maa in the back- Mahal in using money saved drop of the Dhunuchi dancers, through puja in educating poor all other sounds fade away children. and what remains is me and the Sandhi puja was performed Goddess. People connect with at all pandals with great piety. Goddess Durga at all levels and It is the climax of the entire 6 in different manners,” she said. (From top) Models of Rafale jet at days’ celebration. Sandhi puja Cantonment Poja Sewa Samiti pandal, Priyangshi Biswas, who is Tourism Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi comprises the concluding 24 studying in Guhawati and at Bondhu Mahal pandal, Sewagram minutes of Ashtami and start- belongs to Lucknow, said that Colony ing 24 minutes of Navami from as a Bengali the puja was in her 12:26 pm to 01:14 pm. During blood in terms of rituals and this 48 minutes’ crucial period, ceremonies. However she not have any liking for their all essential items of the entire found a lot more association at own ceremonies. “I like to Durga puja are performed in a a personal level. “There is a lot meet and greet people at the miniature form with great pre- of peace and strength which I festival but there is also cision and rapid speed while discover when I attend the something supernatural the divine presence of the puja. When I stand in front of which connects me with the Universal mother is palpably the puja, I start hearing a lot of festival because of which I feel felt by all present. inner voices of what I have to motivated and strengthened,” The puja also sees women do in my life. I get immense Nagar, said that she waited for this is the time when we dress he said. lighting diyas during Sandhi confidence and Durga being a the whole year to enjoy the fes- up in the best of our clothes,” Aditi Bagchi, who is a third puja. The pandals reverberat- woman I feel empowered in tivity. “It is very beautiful and she said. year student of LLB at the ed with the excitement of ladies front of the idol because it when you are sensitised about Arshit Mukherjee, a Class Kashi Vidyapeeth, whose present on the occasion. In the seems as if Durga is present in traditions and culture which VIII student, said that youths hometown is Lucknow, said evenings as the rush of the peo- person,” she added. remain embedded within you. were much rooted in culture that the essence of the Durga ple grew, people parked their Adwaita Das, a student of Most of all the goddess empow- and also connected to it and it puja begins with the first vehicles far from the venue to Class IX at the CMS, Gomti ers me as a women. And yes was wrong to say that they did sounds of the Mahalaya and the walk the extra distance. LUCKLNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 city 04

100% placements, IIM-L breaks record Minister reviews preparations

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n being made for Kumbh Mela LUCKNOW ...comes down heavily on officials IM-Lucknow has yet again Ireinforced its presence as a PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD premier B-school with 100 per cent summer placements for he Uttar Pradesh Minister the batch 2018-20. The institute Tfor Irrigation, Dharampal said on Thursday that in Singh, reviewed the works being October 2018, IIM-Lucknow done for the forthcoming Kumbh accomplished what many con- Mela along with the officials con- sidered “impossible” —- break- cerned at the Circuit House here ing the record the institute on Wednesday. itself had set last year. IIM- Coming down heavily on the Lucknow achieved 100 per officials, he said that the smooth cent summer placements for its operation of canals should be the officials concerned if they security arrangements would also 34th batch of 455 students. ensured in a very congenial man- were found lax in discharging be made. The minister also sought The recruitment drive saw ner and no negligence or laxity their duties. information from the authorities participation of more than 140 would be tolerated in the matter. The minister said that the offi- concerned regarding the number domestic and international He also reviewed the works being cers and employees should shoul- of handpumps in Prayagraj. recruiters. The participation carried out to make the roads free der their responsibilities with ded- During this period the minister of these firms also marked the from potholes. ication and sincerity. He reviewed was told that there were around ascent of IIM-Lucknow as a Consulting Group and Uber. institute. sector, a total number of 129 offered included front-end During the review meeting, the works of the roads which 1,059 tubewells in Allahabad out preferred recruitment desti- The first-time recruiters The instituted added that offers were rolled out. Top investment banking, global the minister first sought the infor- were to be made free from potholes of which 45 were defunct. At this nation for marketing, consult- include AstraZeneca, Bain and top sectors based on roles recruiters in this domain were markets, investment research, mation related to the desilting of and craters. He directed the offi- the minister sought information ing and finance roles in the Company, Bajaj Finserv, offered were sales and market- Airtel, Asian Paints, Colgate corporate, wholesale, retail canals. He said that no negligence cers to ensure that the works from the officials concerned as to country. The mean stipend is Hinduja Group, RBS and RP- ing (28 pc), consulting (22 Palmolive, HUL, ITC, J&J, banking, market research, trad- in this matter would be tolerated. related to the repair of roads and why these tubewell were not work- INR 1.03 lakh per month and SG Group (GIL) among others. pc), e-Commerce (19 pc), Mars, Mondelez, Nestle, ing and operations among oth- He said that proper arrangements for making them pothole-free ing and instructed the superinten- the median stipend is 1L per Cipla, Deutsche Bank, HUL, JP finance (17 pc), general man- PepsiCo, P&G, Pidilite, Reckitt ers. should be made so that the farm- were completed latest by October dent to ensure that they were month. Morgan Chase and Co., MH agement (11 pc) and Benckiser and RP-SG Group In the consulting domain, ers could get the water from the 31. The minister said that elabo- replaced within 24 hours. He said Some of the top recruiters Alshaya and Co offered inter- systems/IT (3 pc). The rest of (GIL). Accenture Management canals easily and without any has- rate arrangements had been made that tubewells which were not across different sectors were national profiles. the offers came from domains The BFSI sector saw the Consulting, Alvarez and sles. He told the officials con- to ensure availability of water dur- working properly should be Accenture Management Students’ Affairs and such as market research, ana- participation of companies Marsal, AT Kearney, Auctus cerned to ensure the proper desilt- ing the month-long mega event. repaired on a priority basis. He said Consulting, Aditya Birla Placement chairman attrib- lytics, business development, such as American Express, Advisors, Bain and Company, ing of canals and monitor it During the period of Kumbh 2,000 that necessary arrangements Group, Amazon, AT Kearney, uted the outstanding summer social media marketing and Avendus Capital, Citi, CRISIL, Deloitte, McKinsey and Co, through drones. He said that cusecs of water would be made should be made to ensure that ade- Bain & Company, Citi, Deloitte, placements to the excellent HR among others. DBS, Deutsche Bank, Duff & MasterCard Advisors and The videography of the entire opera- available in the Ganga and quate quantity of water was sup- HUL, ITC, McKinsey & Co, pedagogy, competency and val- In the FMCG, consumer Phelps, Edelweiss, JP Morgan Boston Consulting Group tion should be done failing which Yamuna. He said that along with plied to the farmers for irrigating P&G, TAS, The Boston ues students acquired at the goods, telecom, digital media and RBS among others. Roles made a total of 98 offers. stern action would be taken against the availability of water elaborate their fields. NABARD gives `1375.20 cr to UP as irrigation fund CITYBRIEFS “The conference will be PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Saryu Nahar and Aryun Sahayak irriga- this objective, the Union Finance Minister organised by Lucknow zoo tion projects. On the completion of these announced the setting up of the Long- from November 12 to 15. In the he Uttar Pradesh government has three projects a large number of farmers Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) with conference, directors of differ- Tidentified three incomplete irrigation will be benefited and it will help in achiev- NABARD in the Union Budget 2016–17 ent zoos across the country will projects, Saryu Nahar, Aryun Sahayak and ing the objective of doubling their income. which envisages to fast track the comple- participate and discuss prob- Madhya Ganga, requiring funding sup- The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai tion of the 99 identified irrigation projects, lems and their solutions, port from the Long-Term Irrigation Yojana (PMKSY) was launched by the spread across 18 states, in mission mode dietary habits, reptiles, ser- Fund (LTIF) which will create irrigation Union Government in 2015–16 with a by December 2019. pentine problems, zoonotic potential in 16 lakh hectares in the state. view to ensuring protective irrigation for Funding requirement for `77,908 diseases, general health keep- NABARD has accorded sanction for producing ‘more crop per drop.’ crore is estimated in order to complete ing, and new innovations. Two `6431.34 crore to the Uttar Pradesh Expanding the cultivable area under these 99 identified projects which is to be international and 8 resource government towards its share to complete assured irrigation by providing ‘Har khet borne both by the state and Central person of national repute will the three projects in addition to the sup- ko pani’ (water for every agricultural field) governments as per the agreed share and make their presentation and port given by the Union Government. by achieving convergence of investments will be met out of the Long-Term will share their experiences Accordingly NABARD has released in irrigation at the field level is the key Irrigation Fund (LTIF) of NABARD for and success stories,” he said. `375.20 crore to the state government as objective of this scheme. augmenting the irrigation area by 79 lakh the first instalment for implementing the As a part of the measures to achieve hectares. APPOINTED cal dances, the others showed DANCE COMPETITION off some locking and popping. SCHOOLSCAN A dance competition was At the end of the event, the Kin of UP natives killed in organized at Techno Group of judge gave some tips related to Institutions. The judge of the the dance and praised the per- attack by wild animals to get DUET SINGING COMPETITION event was assistant Professor of formances by students and Anika Gangwar Cmmerce department in wished them a successful `5L compensation now (Class VIII) and BSNV College Madhu Bhatia. future. Nehal Katiyar (Class She is the cultural committee Chairman RK Agarwal, PTI n LUCKNOW the new notification, he said: VII), two students of head of NSS and a multi-task- managing director Rishi “Now it shall be possible to dis- City Montessori ing personality. The energetic Agarwal, president Vidhi he family of an Uttar Pradesh burse the relief amount (to the School, Aliganj performances by dancers Agarwal and dean Renu Mittal Tnative killed in an attack by victim’s family) by RTGS within Campus II, bagged forced the audience to dance were also present at the event. wild animals would now be given 24 hours of the incident, subject the first prize in a along. a compensation of `5 lakh with- to mandatory post mortem and duet singing compe- Certain performances MEETING The national president of in 24 hours of the incident, an completion of paperwork by dis- tition and brought showed a life story through the Zoological Garden director Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu official said Wednesday. trict magistrate.” glory to the institution. The competition was organised dance, which were highly RK Singh said that member group) has appointed Rajesh This is possible due to the As per the new order, in case under the aegis of Search Foundation and Cultural praised by the judge and the secretary, Central Zoo Kumar Singh alias Nikumbha man-animal conflict made a of a death involving man-animal department of UP in which students of various noted audience. Students showed Authority, New Delhi, DN as the national general secre- “state-declared disaster” by a noti- conflict, the relief of `5 lakh will schools of Lucknow participated to explore their there skills in different dance Singh had decided to organise tary on Wednesday. This was fication issued on today, said UP now be given to the family of singing talents. These outstanding students of CMS, forms. While some amazed all-India zoo directors’ confer- disclosed in a press release Relief Commissioner Sanjay deceased, while the payment for Aliganj Campus, participated in the senior category con- the audience with their classi- ence in Lucknow this year. here. Kumar. injuries in such cases would be test and showcased their wonderful singing talent mes- Referring to the decision of made as per state Disaster Relief merising the audience as well as the judges of event. The categorising the conflict as a Fund (SDRF) guidelines, he said. organisers praised their talents and honoured them with "state-declared disaster", Kumar Out of the total compensation certificate and attractive prizes. Depressed youth ends life said: “It’s a historical decision as of `5 lakh in death cases, the UP is the first state in the coun- Forest department will have to DUSSEHRA CELEBRATIONS PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD ing by placing his body on the highway bring- try to do so.” pay a sum of Rs one lakh from its The festival of Dussehra was celebrated at the ing the traffic to a standstill for an hour or so. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister budget to the Revenue St Joseph’s Inter College, Thakurganj, with great am Pal (aged 20) committed suicide by They demanded compensation for his death. Yogi Adityanath had earlier decid- Department. enthusiasm and religious fervour on Wednesday. Rjumping before a train on Tuesday night after Thereafter, they lifted the blockade when the ed to make the man-animal con- Earlier, it took one to six The programme began with the blessings by his house was bulldozed by Allahabad police assured them that it would take appro- flict a “state-declared disaster”. months or more in disbursing the Pushplata Agarwal, Founder Chairperson of St Development Authority (ADA) in Jhalwa local- priate action in the matter. The Station Officer, The Wednesday order has relief amount by the Forest Joseph’s Group of Institutions. The tinytots of the ity under the Dhoomanganj police station Dhoomanganj, Sandeep Prasad, said that Ram also added lions and wild boars in Department for paucity of fund school presented a skit highlighting the victory of good here. Pal’s house was demolished along with other the list of wild animals, which and long procedure. The deci- over evil. Managing directors Rajesh Agarwal and According to a report, the family members unauthorised structures during an anti- included only tiger, leopard, sion will help mitigate the acrimo- Seema Agarwal, greeted the entire school family on the of the youth, Ram Pal, who were annoyed over encroachment drive launched by the ADA in Indian wolf, hyena, crocodile, ny among villagers, forest depart- auspicious occasion of Dussehra. In the end, principal his death staged a protest on Wednesday morn- Jhalwa on June 20. elephant and rhinoceros till now, ment and local administration in of the school Gracious T Joseph proposed a vote of said Kumar. the conflict zones, especially the thanks to the teachers for organising a wonderful pro- Explaining the implications of districts in ‘terai’ region. gramme. Meeting discusses Dussehra preps PNS n LUCKNOW “On the chest of Ravana, it from the life of a woman" he will be written that the charac- said. ditya Diwedi from the ter assassination should be On being asked whether Enthusiasm marks freshers’ party AAishbagh Ramleela Samiti stopped whether of women or they were borrowing from the said that the Ravana effigy at men and there should be an Me Too theme , he said they PNS n LUCKNOW the Ramleela will have the end to fear Any reaction which were not using that word. The theme of halting character has to be given against for any effigy will be 121feet tall estivities of freshers’ party and convo- assasination. This was decided wrong being done should be The Governor would be Fcation at Surya Group, Mohanlalganj, at a meeting held late in the done immediately and the present on the occasion of were full with zeal and enthusiasm as stu- evening by the Samiti. word fear should be removed Ramleela as the chief guest. dents on the campus organised two events simultaneously which included the freshers’ party and the convocation of diploma students. The students wel- comed freshers and a feeling of pride was seen in those who were being awarded degrees. The occasion witnessed the presence of president of the Institution of Engineers, VB Singh and director Javed Ahmad. Ahmad, along with the chief gues,t congratulated students on their succcess in the examination and presented certifi- cates to them. Secretary of the college Abhishek Pal motivated the new entrants and promised them a safe and secure environment in the college. Assistant director SV Singh urged the new entrants to make the max- imum use of the facilities being provid- ed by the college. There were many fabulous perfor- mances by the students. The college music band was outstanding along with the events like theme dance , group dance , dance , social drama , comedy drama, modern songs, rap music and which was conducted in three ‘Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche her poetry. rounds. zuban par,’ ‘ Main nikla A fashion show was also held to select This event got the maximum attrac- gaddi leke’, the social drama on corrup- Master and Miss Fresher. As many as 30 tion of the audience. Performance on tion and a theme dance were the other girls and boys participated in the contest songs like ‘Mera dil bhi kitna pagal hai,’ major attractions of the event. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 nation 05

NEW DOCUMENTS CROP UP IN RAFALE DEAL India, China to resume joint Explanation from no less than PM: Cong anti-terror exercise in Dec PNS n NEW DELHI mandatory for Dassault- PNS n NEW DELHI in urban and rural scenarios the meeting of the two leaders Aviation to accept this coun- during the 'Hand in Hand' in Wuhan, China in April this ith the surfacing of new terpart in order to obtain the n an indication of a thaw in exercise lasting about a fort- year. Wdocuments in the Rafale export contract Rafale India'," Ibilateral relations, India and night. As regards the ongoing fighter jet deal, the Congress on he said. China will resume bilateral The annual event takes three-day visit of foreign Wednesday upped the ante The minutes of the meeting joint anti-terror exercise 'Hand place alternately in India and attaches to Leh starting seeking an explanation from with another trade union in Hand' in December this China and it was schedule to Monday, officials said despite not less than Prime Minister CFDT, state that "this is the year in China. The annual drill hold exercise in 2017. cold climatic conditions, the Narendra Modi himself. inevitable consequence of the did not take place last year due However, the face-off in tour evoked positive response Congress spokesperson Rafale India contract which to 70-day stand-off between the Doklam after the Indian army from the attaches who were Randeep Surjewala said the required making 'Make in India' two armies in Doklam in objected to the Chinese con- with their spouses. Diplomats Rafale scam is getting "murki- to be signed, he said. Surjewala Sikkim sector. The impasse structing a road in the strate- from countries including US, er and muddier" by the day as claimed this is the third con- ended following intervention at gically important region led to France, Australia, Russia, South fresh documents have rein- firmation after Hollande had the highest political and diplo- calling off the drill. The last Korea, South Africa, Nigeria, forced that the Prime Minister ry for Dassault-Aviation to the charge of French ex- "Undisputed evidence clearly told a French outlet matic levels. joint exercise was held in Pune Singapore and Hungary besides "facilitated a sweetheart deal" accept this counterpart". President Francois Hollande now corroborates, about Modi securing the deal Meanwhile, the Indian in 2016 and it was the sixth others were part of the with Dassault to "illegitimate- Surjewala also asked who about Modi securing a deal for brazen ‘crony for Reliance Defence. Army also conducted a tour of annual bilateral exchange. The entourage. They were famil- ly" benefit a crony friend — was brokering this deal bypass- Ambani, he claimed. "The BJP capitalism' and ‘quid The Congress leader asked more than 100 defence attach- first such exercise was held in iarised with the working of field Reliance Defence. ing the lone public sector com- which is running helter-skelter if the BJP's and a slew of es of various countries to Leh Kunming, China in 2007. formations located around Leh. "Undisputed evidence now pany which has 60 years of and throwing all kinds of pro quo' by the Modi Ministers' claim that Dassault to familiarise them with the With ties improving with On the upcoming joint corroborates, brazen 'crony expertise in manufacturing inconsumable alibis to defend Government in the Aviation was free to choose its operating environment in the eastern neighbor, a Chinese exercises with some countries, capitalism' and 'quid pro quo' defence aircraft. He said the lid the indefensible will have to be multi- crore Rafale offset partner, "why is it that Mr tough conditions. This expo- army delegation also took part officials said elite Special Forces by the Modi Government in of the Modi Government's made accountable on the scam. Time for Prime Segalen, the 2nd in command sure to friendly countries about in yoga programme with of India and US will practice the multi- crore Rafale scam. "murky sweetheart deal in the 'biggest defence scam' that has Minister Modi to break of Dassault state that 'it was Indian armed forces in various Indian troops in Ladakh earli- anti-terrorism tactics with lat- Time for Prime Minister Modi Rafale scam is now off" and hit the country," Surjewala imperative and mandatory for operational areas takes place er this year on the occasion of est weapons next month in drill to break his silence," Surjewala asked whether Modi was Prime said. his silence Dassault Aviation to accept every two years with the last International Yoga Day. named Vajra Prahar in India. said. Minister of India or of Anil He said French labour laws —Randeep Surjewala this counterpart in order to such event in Jodhpur. Moreover, then Eastern Similarly, the three Services will The Congress alleged the Ambani. The simple question make it compulsory for com- obtain the RAFALE India The India-China exercise, Command chief Lt General have a joint exercise INDRA new set of documents reveal that Modiji needs to answer is panies with over 50 employees ing held on May 11, 2017 export contract'?" a confidence building mea- Abhay Krishna also led a high with their Russian counter- the truth of `30,000 crore "off- 'Are you PM of India or PM of to set up a 'Central Works between two such trade unions He also asked if Dassault sure between the two neigh- level delegation to China in parts in December. This will be set contract" and a `1,00,000 Anil Ambani'? Are you Council' (CCE), which is on the and Dassault Aviation's COO Aviation willingly agreed to bours who share a 4,200km August to interact with his the second such exercise where crore "life cycle cost contract" 'chowkidaar' of India or are you same lines as trade unions and Loik Segalen lift the lid off the partner with Reliance Defence, long disputed boundary, will be counterparts. These interac- the combined three services of to Reliance Defence establish- the 'chowkidaar' (watchman) of have a role in financial man- murky sweetheart deal of why was it called an inevitable held in Chengdu province of tions came about after Prime two countries will participate. es that the deal was a "com- business interests of Reliance agement of the company as well `30,000 crore" and according to compensation? "Was it not China, officials said here on Minister Narendra Modi and Earlier, each service used to pensation' brokered by Modi group of Anil Ambani," he as in social and cultural activ- minutes of the meeting with deliberate squandering of Wednesday. More than 100 President Xi Jinping decided to have separate drills. India and Government" and states that "it asked. ities of employees. CGT, "Segalen is quoted as say- HAL's interests," he asked. troops from each side will resume bilateral military ties. Japan will also have a joint was imperative and mandato- It also strongly underlines The "minutes of the meet- ing that 'it was imperative and carry out anti-terrorism drills This decision was taken during army exercise. Akbar’s resignation MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER HOME PNB fraud: ED attaches victory of truth, ED registers money laundering case ` PNS n NEW DELHI case to probe the scandal at the funded NGO. Sexual abuse of 34 inmates over 218-cr assets of shelter home. The ED will soon The alleged sexual exploita- out of 42 staying at the shelter MeToo: Opp parties he Enforcement Directorate issue summons to the accused tion of the girls was first high- home was confirmed in their T(ED) has registered a money persons including the owner of lighted in an audit report sub- medical examination while two PNS n NEW DELHI a battery of lawyers against laundering case in the the shelter home Brajesh mitted by the Tata Institute of others who were unwell were yet Mehul Choksi, others one woman and allowing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case Thakur. The ED will probe if Social Science (TISS), Mumbai, to undergo medical tests. pposition parties termed accused to continue in his relating to alleged rape of minor illegal funds were generated to the Bihar Government's Social The NGO running the shel- PNS n NEW DELHI Oas "victory of truth" the role," Chaturvedi said. girls by the functionaries of the and laundered by the alleged Welfare Department in April this ter home in Muzaffarpur was resignation of Union Minister The CPI and the women's NGO. The ED will probe the criminal activity, officials said. year. An FIR was lodged on May subsequently blacklisted by the he Enforcement Directorate M J Akbar following charges wing of CPI-M, however, said money laundering aspect of the As many as 34 girls were 31 against 11 people, including State Government and the girls T(ED) on Wednesday seized of sexual harassment against Akbar should have resigned scandal. allegedly raped at the centre run Thakur and the probe was later were shifted to shelter homes in assets worth over `218 crore, him. While Congress early and the action has come The ED case follows a CBI by Thakur, chief of the state- taken over by the CBI. Patna and Madhubani. including diamonds and flats remarked that it salutes the "too late". "I think the Modi abroad in the name of fugitive women who stood on their Government was compelled diamond traders Mehul Choksi actively involved in the diver- charges against the Minister to ask M J Akbar to resign POST MCI DISSOLUTION and others in connection with sion of funds received from bravely despite the "brazen" from the Union Ministry as the over `13,000 crore credit PNB's LoU's (letters of under- stance taken by the the #MeToo movement fraud case. taking)," the ED said in a state- Government, Left parties said gained momentum in the Glimmer of hope for non-medical teachers with new BoG The ED said three provi- ment. it was victory for the #MeToo country. He should have sional orders under the Similarly, a villa valued at movement and the protests resigned on the first day when non-medical teachers working in However, the 'hostile poli- tics or research purposes given Prevention of Money `27 crore of Choksi in an carried out by them against his former colleagues made PNS n NEW DELHI the non-clinical departments of cies' of the ex-MCI have started their academic background, Laundering Act (PMLA) were undisclosed country has also the journalist-turned-politi- sexual harassment allegations medical and dental colleges taking toll on the profession, he ironically thousands of them issued by the agency's zonal been attached. cian. against him," CPI general hile the corruption-rid- across the States. Hitherto rued. with Ph.D are idle at medical office in Mumbai for attach- A 2,10,000 sq feet building Aam Admi Party (AAP) secretary Sudhakar Reddy Wden Medical Council of neglected by the MCI, they feel The NMMTA wants striking college, who do only teaching. ment of the properties. on a 2.5 acre land in too hailed the women who said. India (MCI) no more exists fol- that the BoG will recognise the down of the MCI's proposal that He also alleged discrimina- Besides Choksi, the other Hyderabad's posh Banjara hills accused Akbar of "sexual CPI Secretary D Raja lowing its dissolution recently, its services of the biomedical sci- aims to reduce appointment of tion at various levels ranging beneficiaries include Mihir has been attached and the harassment" and said his res- said, "The resignation can be ill-conceived proposals and entists in medical education and non-medical teachers in col- from work place to responsi- Bhansali, a close aide and US- agency said it is in the name of ignation "completely exposed" called a moral victory for all Union Health Ministry's apathy healthcare. leges to 15 per cent from 30 per bilities, salaries, promotions etc. based executive of prime A P Gems and Jewellery Park. the 'Chaal, Charitra and those women who have suf- have started rendering thou- Not without reason. Those cent as it has "jeopardises job Also, many non-medical teach- accused in the case Nirav Modi, Choksi holds 89 per cent of Chehra' of the ruling BJP at fered such sexual harass- sands of non-medical teach- pursuing medical M.Sc courses opportunities for those having ers are denied regularisation of and a Hyderabad-based com- shares in this firm by way of a the Centre. ment". He said the social ers(biomedical scientists with in medical colleges are trained medical M.Sc postgraduate job, increments, promotion etc. pany named A P Gems and "convoluted structure and over- "This resignation is a vin- atmosphere in the country medical M.Sc postgraduate and skilled to render their ser- degrees". They are given low wages and Jewellery Park linked to Choksi. seas entity". A flat worth `1.70 dication of the power of truth. was such that women can get degrees) in the country, jobless. vices as consultants in diagnos- Though the proposal has not exploited heavily. There is no The total value of the crore in Trump Towers in More strength to India's the confidence to speak up Non-medical teachers are tic laboratories, teachers in non- seen light of the day till date, ombudsman for grievances, Dr attached and seized assets is Mumbai in the name of women," said Congress against the sexual harass- those having medical M.Sc clinical subjects of medical col- some of the medical colleges Rao said. `218.46 crore, the ED said. Choksi's daughter has been spokesperson Priyanka ment faced by them. degree/PhD in anatomy, physi- leges and scientists in research have on their own started cutting "Once included in first The attached properties also attached, the agency said. Chaturvedi. Mahila Congress All India Democratic ology, pharmacology, microbi- establishments, pointed out Dr down their posts: hiring MBBS schedule of IMC act, the MCI include a `51 crore flat of Also, diamonds worth chief Sushmita Dev termed Women's Association ology and biochemistry from Sridhar Rao, President, National Graduates for the post of tutors, had silently removed medical Bhansali in a foreign country `18.76 crore belonging to the Akbar's stepping down as a (AIDWA) general secretary MCI-recognised colleges. MSc Medical Teachers' instead of medical MSc post- M.Sc course and washed its and the agency said it was Firestar group of Nirav Modi "moral victory" for everyone Mariam Dhawale termed The recent replacement of Association (NMMTA), a rep- graduates who are specialists in hands off it. Until 1980s MCI purchased by him and his wife were seized as part of the latest and sought support for the Akbar's resignation as a vic- the MCI with the Board of resentative of persons having their subjects. used to recognise these courses jointly. order. The total value of attach- #MeToo movement across tory of women bodies. Governors (BoG) of eminent medical M.Sc postgraduate Also, said Dr Rao, as those and used to give medical colleges "Bhansali is a close confi- ments in this case with this lat- party lines. Reacting to Akbar's res- personalities, has, however, degree in from MCI-recognised pursuing medical M.Sc courses permission to run them, but not dante of Nirav Modi and ben- est order stand at `4,488 crore The Congress leader hit ignation, AAP spokesperson brought a ray of hope among the medical colleges. can also be utilized for diagnos- anymore," he said. eficiary of the scam. He was now, the agency added. out at Prime Minister Dilip Pandey said the action Narendra Modi for what she was "not sufficient" and said was his "silence" in the demanded criminal proceed- matter. "I salute these women ings against him. "Mere res- who stood their ground ignation by Akbar is not suf- Slash cap on anonymous donations despite the brazen stance of ficient considering gravity of the GoI, silence of the PM allegations against him. who speaks about women Criminal proceedings must to `2,000, EC urges law Ministry empowerment, the arrogant be started against him," misuse of power by deploying Pandey said. New Delhi: The Election to the Government in the mid- cal parties. But there is an "indi- Commission has urged the dle of 2017 to amend Section rect partial ban" on anonymous Government to slash the cap on 29C of the Representation of the donations through the require- anonymous donations to polit- People Act, 1951 to put a cap of ment of declaration of donations Modi: Cong in MP has ical parties from the present anonymous donations. The let- under Section 29C of The `20,000 to `2,000 to usher in ter sent last week is a reiteration Representation of the People Act. more transparency, a move reminding the Government that But, such declarations are 3 CM candidates, each which comes months ahead of its demand has not yet been mandated only for contributions Lok Sabha elections due next acted upon. above `20,000. year. "The commission feels that According to Section 29 C of pulling others down In a letter to the Legislative since donations up to `20,000 the law, the treasurer of a politi- Department of the Law Ministry can be kept anonymous and cal party shall every financial year PNS n NEW DELHI round development works of last week, the commission point- need not declared, there is a pos- prepare a report on the contri- the ruling State Government. ed out that while its demand to sibility that cash will also be bution "in excess" of `20,000 s electioneering gains In desperation after find- cap cash donations to parties to accepted. This runs contrary to received by it from any person. Amomentum for the ing no issues to oppose the `2,000 per person has been the bar on accepting cash dona- As per the proposed amend- upcoming Assembly polls, BJP, the Congress used pho- The Mahila Shashaktikaran Daud (Women Empowerment Race) which was organised by BJP's Mahila Morcha to mark the accepted and made part of the tions beyond `2,000," explained ment sent by the commission to Prime Minister Narendra tos from Pakistan and Birth Centenary Year celebrations of its first president Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia from Gwalior to Delhi from October 12-16, Finance Act, another demand to a functionary. the Government, "anonymous Modi on Wednesday took a Bangladesh to target the State came to a successful end at Talkatora stadium on Tuesday after covering 375-km. BJP Mahila Morcha president Vijaya cap anonymous donations to There is no constitutional or contributions above or equal to dig at the Congress saying Government and also resort- Rahatkar, who led the race, thanked all participants for making the race a highly successful and meaningful event. Amongst the `2,000 is still pending. statutory prohibition on receipt of the amount of `2,000 should be that it has three Chief ed to "fake news", he alleged. participants were 102-year-old Bibi Mann Kaur, another a Divyang who completed the 375-km race on crutches Pioneer photo The poll panel had written anonymous donations by politi- prohibited." Ministerial candidates with Modi said he saw on a each pulling others down TV programme that over 90 and that it cannot think of per cent of first time girl vot- the State's development. ers, who had taken part in an Lankan PM to arrive on 3-day visit In a video interaction event in Sagar in the State, 600 CISF commandos take over security of Kannur airport with party workers of five supported the BJP. New Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime PM Modi Wednesday and "cate- New Delhi: The CISF on The CISF unit will be Thiruvananthapuram. would be similar to what is Lok Sabha seats, Modi "The Congress has three Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gorically rejected" the media Wednesday took over the headed by a Commandant "KIAL would be the first seen at 60 other civil airports, claimed that more than a chief ministerial candidates will arrive here on Thursday on a reports about him alluding to the security of the yet-to-be oper- rank officer and the airport, airport in India which would the CISF said, adding that dozen Congress leaders were and over a dozen are in three-day visit which comes in the involvement of Research and ational Kannur International spread over 2,330 acres with a dispense with stamping of quick reaction commando also nursing Chief queue," he said, apparently backdrop of controversial media Analysis Wing in an alleged plot Airport (KIAL), the largest runway length of 3,050 metres, hand baggage from day one of teams and other personnel Ministerial ambitions in the referring to Kamal Nath, reports that Lankan President to assassinate him and a former civil air facility in Kerala, with will be operational from the its operations due to the sur- would be deployed at KIAL to State which, has been trans- Jyotiraditya Scindia and has accused Indian intelligence defence secretary, an Indian the deployment of over 600 first week of December. veillance systems in place," thwart incidents of terror and formed from "bimaru" (sick) Digvijay Singh, three main agency RAW of plotting his assas- Government statement said. armed commandos, a senior KIAL is about 20-km from CISF spokesperson Assistant sabotage. to "bemisal" (unparalleled) by leaders of the Opposition sination, a claim firmly rejected as "The President apprised the official said. the popular tourist town of Inspector General (AIG) "In the light of the the Shivraj Singh Chouhan party in the State. "false" by Colombo. Prime Minister of the urgent This is the 61st civil air- Kannur and will have com- Hemendra Singh said. increased threat perception Government. "When more than dozen Wickremesinghe, who will steps taken by him personally and port in the country that has mon departure and visitor The CISF is a federal secu- to the aviation sector across He said the Congress, people have chief ministeri- arrive here Thursday evening on the Government of Sri Lanka to come under the cover of the gates for international and rity force which guards strate- the country, security of KIAL which is out to challenge the al ambitions, then they can- a scheduled visit, will hold wide- publicly reject these reports. In this Central Industrial Security domestic passengers and also gic installations including air- is of utmost importance as BJP's 15-year-rule in Madhya not think of people's devel- ranging talks with Prime Minister context, he also recalled his meet- Force (CISF) after the Union a common check-in-area. ports in the country. It has a thousands of tourists includ- Pradesh, was issueless in the opment. You should expose Narendra Modi on Saturday. ing with the High Commissioner Home Ministry accorded Kerala has three other special aviation security group ing foreigners will visit Kerala poll-bound State and had their lies to public," he told Sri Lankan President of India to Sri Lanka today morn- manpower sanction for the major airports at Kochi, for rendering this task. through this airport," Singh become desperate due to all- the BJP workers. Maithripala Sirisena also called up ing," the statement said. PTI purpose. Kozhikode and The security at the airport said. 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SABRIMALA TEMPLE VERDICT Woman thrashes Pune Police's evidence against Protests spread to bank manager for 5 activists flimsy: Defence PTI n PUNE The raids were carried front organisation of the CPI out as part of a probe (Maoist) in the Supreme Court. he letters seized by the into an event — Elgaar Citing the apex court's asking sexual favour TPune police from the five Parishad —organised order, he said the "divided ver- neghbouring TN activists and being dubbed as dict" in the case is itself a in Pune on December proofs of their Maoist links are ground for the bail. Ayyappa devotees KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU The MeToo movement, “flimsy and uncorroborated” 31 last year, a day "The apex court has taken which began in the United evidence, a Pune court was before the caste an extra-ordinary measure in take to Chennai s the MeToo movement in States just over a year ago in told on Tuesday. violence broke out the case by crafting the provi- AIndia is growing strong response to accusations of Defence counsel Yug between Dalits and the sion of house arrest and the streets and temples taking a toll on senior scribe sexual assault and harassment Chaudhary, who is represent- upper caste Marathas reason behind it was that we and Union Minister MJ Akbar, in the entertainment industry, ing activist Sudha Bharadwaj, at Koregaon-Bhima could come and apply for the chanting hymns in Karnataka a woman has hit the India and taken told Additional Sessions Judge village near the city bail," he added. thrashed a private financial its toll. After Bollywood KD Vadane that the activists He claimed the police did KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n bank manager for seeking sex- actress Tanushree Dutta arrested by the police were at the National Law College in not specify the grounds for CHENNAI ual favour in lieu of sanction- accused film actor Nana “eminent” people. Delhi "where children of the Bharadwaj's arrest and did not ing a bank loan. A 52-second patekar, it has hit many big The court heard the bail Supreme Court and high court even produce the translated case gitation happening all over video which went viral on names which include MJ pleas of Bhardwaj and anoth- judges study". diary in the magisterial court AKerala against the Supreme local channels and social Akbar and many others. er activist Vernon Gonsalves. "You are arresting her on while seeking her transit remand. Court verdict allowing women media where a women seen More than a dozen men in The police had raided the the basis of some undated, Challenging the authentic- in the age group of 10-50 to dragging a man on the streets politics, media, entertainment homes of prominent Left-wing unsigned, unverified, uncor- ity of the letters, allegedly seized worship at Sabarimala Temple, thrashing him with a stick has and the arts have been accused activists in several States in roborated, typed letters, which from the activists, Chaudhary the holy shrine in the Western The Sabarimala temple that was opened by Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri a sequel to the ongoing MeToo of a range of offences, with sev- August and arrested at least were found in someone's pos- said, "Let the prosecution take Ghats has spread to neigh- for the five-day monthly puja in the Malayalam month of ‘Thulam' on Wednesday. movement in India. eral prominent figures either four of them for their suspect- session. On the basis of these as long as they want to verify bouring Tamil Nadu. Tension was witnessed outside the temple that was opened for the first time for According to reports in the resigning or being suspended ed Maoist links. evidence, the police are claim- and authenticate the letters and Hundreds of devotees women between the age of 10 and 50 on Wednesday following the Supreme Court media, the incident took place as a result. The raids were carried out ing that this lady makes bombs, I will not press for the bail." including young and old verdict, turning over the age-old custom of not admitting them PTI on Monday in Karnataka’s MeToo movement has as part of a probe into an event plants booby trap, decides "Till they verify or authen- women, took to the streets in Davanagere, a Central Karnataka become a mainstream media — Elgaar Parishad —organised which weapons need to be ticate the letters, do not reject various places in Chennai and She pointed out that there was district, when the woman visit- talking point and woman are in Pune on December 31 last procured," he said. or allow my bail application. elsewhere in the State demand- VIJAYASHREE RAMESH, no ban on the entry of women in ed the Dewan Housing Finance coming forward to voice year, a day before the caste vio- Chaudhary said Bhardwaj Keep me on interim bail," said ing status quo and withdrawing A YOUNG LAWYER IN any of the Ayyappa Temples else- branch to seek a loan. The on- against the predators. lence broke out between Dalits had appeared for state gov- Chaudhary, arguing for the permission granted to young CHENNAI SAID THAT where in the world. “That is fur- duty manager assured to help her But two of those accused, and the upper caste Marathas ernments in various cases and Bharadwaj. women to pray in the shrine. THE SUPREME ther proof that there is a difference and agreed to approve her loan M.J. Akbar and veteran actor at Koregaon-Bhima village near was on a search panel for Before Chaudhary, senior Demonstrations were held even COURT VERDICT WAS in the sasthras governing each despite her poor financial con- Alok Nath, filed criminal the city. appointment of universities' advocate Dhairysheel Patil, who at Lord Ayyappa Temples at temple. Sabarimala shrine because dition. defamation suits against the Near simultaneous search- vice-chancellors, besides being represented activist Vernon Mahalingapuram, RA Puram, COMPLETELY of its own unique tradition and However, to pass loan, he women who accused them. In es were carried out at the res- a representative of the Gonsalves, argued for his bail. Anna Nagar and other temples WRONG AND WAS rituals is a no-go place for women allegedly demanded sexual India defamation provisions idences of prominent Telugu President of India. "If the letters which were in the capital city which drew DELIVERED WITHOUT devotees. But there is no embar- favours. The enraged woman which classify it as a criminal poet Varavara Rao in "You are arresting a lady allegedly fabricated are thrown hundreds of young and old UNDERSTANDING THE go on women above the age of 50 dragged him on the street and offence punishable with a jail Hyderabad, activists Vernon whose organisation has received out in the case, the very foun- women irrespective of caste, from visiting it. Hence it is not thrashed him with a stick. The term of up to two years. Gonsalves and Arun Farreira in a grant from the high court," the dation of the case will be col- creed or even religion. “The GROUND REALITIES gender discrimination but visual shows the woman held Akbar, who founded and Mumbai, trade union activist defence counsel said. lapsed," he said. sentiments of devotees have Sanadhana Laws which should be the managers collar and then edited several newspapers Sudha Bhardwaj in Faridabad, Bhardhwaj has no criminal The prosecution will been hurt by the court judg- Sabarimala. In addition to this respected by all,” said Ramesh. beating him up with a stick and before joining politics, has and civil rights activist Gautam antecedents and she has sacri- Friday argue against bail of five ment. These demonstrations what makes the temple a land- The demonstrations held at slippers. The woman can also be been accused of inappropriate Navalakha in New Delhi. ficed her whole life for the accused - Surendra Gadling, were not organised by us. It was mark in Chennai is the feeding Chennai were unique in all heard asking the man to come to behaviour by at least a dozen Rao, Bhardwaj and Farreira marginalised, he asserted. Shoma Sen, Arun Ferreira, a spontaneous reaction from of poor undertaken by it on a respects. “No slogans were the police station while thrash- women who had worked with were subsequently arrested. Bharadwaj is also the vice Vernon Gonsalves, apart from the women devotees without daily basis. Thousands are fed raised by the demonstrators. ing him with a stick. him. He has called the accusa- Chaudhary argued that the president of the Indian Bhardwaj. any persuasion and coercion. everyday with sumptuous The participants numbering Dewan Housing Finance tions "wild and baseless". On present case involving some Association of Peoples' Lawyers Gadling and Sen, arrested in They only assembled in front of breakfast, lunch and dinner free thousands recited hymns in Corporation Ltd (DFHL) on Monday, he filed the defama- "sensational" allegations was (IAPL), headed by retired judge the Elgaar Parishad case in the temple to express anguish,” of cost by the temple authori- praise of Lord Ayyappa.This was Tuesday Soon after the incident tion suit against one of his referred to the Supreme Court H Suresh, he said. March this year, are currently in said K Asokan, an office bear- ties who make use of the dona- a new experience to the city’s came to light, sacked the accusers, journalist Priya which gave a split verdict on it "The police are claiming judicial custody of Pune police. er of Mahalingapuram Lord tions received at the ‘hundi’. population,” said Pravin Pillai, employee and termed the inci- Ramani, at a Delhi district at a premature stage. that IAPL is the front organisa- Ferreira, Gonsalves, Rao, and Ayyappa Temple. Vijayashree Ramesh, a an activist working with Hindu dent as very unfortunate. In a court. Ramani had "intention- "The case is extra-ordi- tion of the banned CPI (Maoist). Bhardwaj are under house arrests The same was the cases young lawyer in Chennai said cultural outfits in the city. statement the company said “in ally put forward malicious, nary. As after four months of The high court judges such as at their respective residences. with other Ayyappa Temples in that the Supreme Court verdict Asokan said more demon- the light of the unfortunate fabricated and salacious" alle- investigation, police arrested Abhay Thipsay and Ajit Shah The Supreme Court had on the city. The Mahalingapuram was completely wrong and was strations and protest marches incident at Karnataka's gations to harm his reputation, some eminent people without had attended the IAPL event as September 28 extended by four Ayyappa Temple is a “shrine” delivered without understand- have been planned in the com- Davanagere, we have termi- the suit alleged. any evidence and the the evi- speakers," he pointed out. weeks the house arrests of that draws thousands of devo- ing the ground realities. “Law ing days as the Travancore nated the services of the Ramani said in a state- dence (seized letters) that they "Are you going to arrest Varavara Rao, Arun Farreira, tees daily and acts as a hub for can never over rule age old tra- Devaswam Board and Kerala employee with immediate ment on Twitter on Monday are producing right now is justices (retd) Suresh, Thipsay Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha pilgrims to Sabarimala Temple. ditions and customs. It is not Government have become effect. DHFL strongly pro- that she was ready to fight the flimsy," he said. and Shah also?" asked Bhardwaj and Gautam It is here the devotees perform impossible to agree with the adamant in their approach to motes and cultivates an envi- defamation allegation "as truth Chaudhary said the police Chaudhary. Navalakha, who was subse- all rituals which are mandato- verdict delivered by Justice make Sabarimala Temple a ronment that is conducive for and the absolute truth is my arrested 60-year-old He said the police were quently freed by the Delhi ry for the annual pilgrimage to Deepak Misra”, said Ramesh. commercial enterprise. the safety of women." only defence". Bharadwaj, who is a professor "silent" on calling the IAPL the High Court. UAE MoS for Defence visits HAL, shows interest in Tejas Centre denies KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU The UAE Minister had a permission to meeting with Defence Minister s the controversial Rafale Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi Kerala Mins Adeal has hit the Defence and envisaged interest in Tejas, PSU Hindustan aeronautics the Light Combat Aircraft. Limited (HAL), the United HAL has been sand- to go abroad Arab Minister of Defence vis- wiched between the poltical PTI n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ited them in Bengaluru on slugfest between ruling BJP Wednesday and evinced keen and the opposition congress he Centre has denied per- interest on India’s indegenouse over the Rafale deal. Tmission for the scheduled fighter jet Tejas. According a Last week Congress visit of Kerala Ministers to 17 statement by HAL President Rahul Gandhi had countries to mobilise funds Mohammed Ahmed Al interacted with some work- from expatriates for flood relief Bowardi Al Falacy, Minister ing and retired employees of work, officials here said on of State for Defence Affairs, the state-run aerospace and Wednesday. United Arab Emirates visited defence company in the con- Chief Minister Pinarayi HAL facilities in Bengaluru . text of the defence behemoth Vijayan is scheduled to leave He was received by R not getting offset contract for some of the Gulf countries Madhavan, CMD-HAL and around the Helicopter proud to see the sophisticated from the Rafale fighter deal. on Wednesday as part of the other senior HAL officials. Complex, LCA Tejas Division level of manufacturing that in He applauded the employees efforts to mobilise funds from The visiting dignitary was and Hawk Final Assembly place”, remarked the Minister. for their work and said he Kerala expatriates. Ayyappa Temple head priest (Tantri) Kandararu Rajeevaru gestures at devotees who were staging a protest against the Supreme briefed on the ongoing pro- hangar. He evinced keen interest in wanted to work with them in He is expected to be back Court verdict on entry of women, as he arrives on the opening day of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala on Wednesday PTI jects in HAL and taken “I am happy to be here and LCA Tejas. making HAL more effective. by October 21. Seventeen of the 20 State Ministers had also planned to visit different countries in the Gulf and Europe to 2 ultras shot, cop martyred in J&K Police win laurels while jailers ‘help’ mobilise funds. THE MINISTERS WERE PNS n JAMMU 332, 427 RPC, FIR No. SCHEDULED TO VISIT 28/2017 U/S 147, 148, 149, wo terrorists believed to be 336, 152, 353 RPC at Police prisoner escape high security prision VARIOUS COUNTRIES, Tcadre of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba Station Khanyar. The com- FOR FIVE DAYS (LeT) outfit along with their plicity of Rayees Ahmad who KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n bundles of currencies they notice the operation happen- BEGINNING ON accomplice were killed in fierce was part of the group in pro- CHENNAI could lay their hands on. ing at the roof top of the com- WEDNESDAY TO gunfight in downtown area of viding shelter and logistics to With no clues coming in partment. By the time the Fateh Kadal in Srinagar early the militants is being investi- ven as sleuths of Tamil their way, the sleuths were train reached Virudhachalam, MOBILISE FUNDS FROM Wednesday morning. One gated,” said police spokesman. ENadu Police made a big almost on the verge of com- the dacoits completed the THE EXPATRIATE jawan of special operations “Incriminating materials breakthrough late last week by ing to a dead end when they mission successfully and COMMUNITY TO HELP group (SOG) of the State police including arms & ammunition arresting two persons chalked out a strategy in one made their way to safety. REBUILD THE made supreme sacrifice while were recovered from the site of involved in what is being of the brainstorming sessions. While the Tamil Nadu FLOOD-HIT STATE two JKP and CRPF personnel encounter. Police has regis- described as the State’s biggest They analysed the calls made police brought laurels to the received injuries during the tered a case in this regard and “train robbery”, another inci- from mobile phones which department by resolving this However, the Centre has gunfight. investigation has been initiat- dent which went unnoticed were active at Salem Junction two year-long mystery, anoth- approved the foreign visit of According to State police ed,” the spokesman in a state- has tarnished its image. and in the Salem-Villupuram er real life drama was enact- the chief minister alone. spokesman, “The encounter ment said. A team of investigators stretch on the day the heist ed in the high security Puzhal Officials at the CM's in the Fateh Kadal are started Meanwhile, in another from Tamil Nadu Police cre- happened. Central Prison, a suburb in office said the Centre has early Wednesday on the basis incident of grenade throwing in ated a record of sorts by solv- “We came across some Chennai on October 5 when refused permission for the of a specific input about the Pattan area three cops includ- ing a train heist which took suspicious mobile phone a remand prisoner walked ministers' foreign trip. presence of militants in one of Kashmiri men shout pro-freedom slogans as they carry body of Mehraj-Ud-Din ing DySP rank officer received place on August 8, 2016. numbers that were active at away to his freedom by sub- The Ministers were the houses located in the thick- Bangroo, a terrorist commander during his funeral in Srinagar on Wednesday AP injuries while one of the ter- Dacoits on the prowl Salem Junction and along the mitting a fake bail order scheduled to visit various ly populated area”. rorist was apprehended by the decamped with `5.75 crore route between Salem and issued by a Chennai court. countries, for five days begin- “During cordon and search eliminated terrorists and the related to killing of two police police party. from the parcel van of the Villupuram, the stretch where Mohammed Sherif, 27, a ning on Wednesday to operation civilians were evac- active accomplice have been personnel at Bagh-e-Ali According to police Salem-Chennai Express train the heist has happened. That remand prisoner, walked mobilise funds from the expa- uated. While search operation identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Mardan Khan near Zadibal, spokesman, "terrorists travel- without leaving trace of was the turning point in the away from the prison to ‘free- triate community to help was going on at the target Bangroo, Fahad Mushtaq Waza FIR No 69/2016 U/S 302, 392 ling in a passenger vehicle any clue. investigation. Though it was dom’ when he submitted a rebuild the flood-hit State. location, terrorists made indis- and Rayees Ahmad,” the RPC 7/27 IA Act. of PS lobbed a hand grenade on The parcel van was trans- a painstaking operation, it bail order issued in the name Vijayan had said on criminate firing from inside,” spokesman said. Batamaloo pertaining to police party after the driver was porting soiled currency notes paid rich dividends,” said one of another prisoner. October 3 that each Minister the police spokesman said. According to police killing of one police personnel directed to stop the vehicle for worth `342 crore from vari- of the officials in the team. “This could not have hap- would visit various countries “In the ensuing gunfight, spokesman, “Mehraj-ud-Din and snatching of his weapon routine checking at the securi- ous banks in Salem to the The results took them to pened without the connivance from October 17 to 21, includ- constable Kamal Kishore of Bangroo @Asif @Piya son of at Tengpora Batamaloo. He ty check point near Baba Teng Reserve Bank of India office Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh of an insider’s help. I find it ing in the Gulf and Europe. JKP,hailing from Reasi dis- Sona-ul-Lah Bangroo resident was also involved in several Pattan on Baramulla-Srinagar in Chennai. from where they arrested difficult to believe that such Kerala had suffered huge trict, made supreme sacrifice of Narparistan FatehKadal had militant attack cases including highway. Though the heist was Dinesh (38) and Mohan Pardi a thing has happened in a damage in the torrential rains while two JKP and CRPF a long history of criminal of series of grenade attacks,” he In this incident one DySP believed to have taken place (29) members of a crime syn- high security prison,” said that lashed the state in August personnel also received records pertaining to militant- in a statement said. and two other policemen sus- around 10 pm, the incident dicate led by Moharsingh, a Dr TP Senkumar, former last, claiming 493 lives and injuries,” he said. related activities". “Faid Mushtaq Waza son tained injuries but their con- came to the notice of the hard core criminal who has chief of Kerala Police. The leaving a trail of destruction. “During the encounter, all He was involved in case of Mushtaq Ahmad Waza res- dition was stated to be stable. authorities only by 11 am been imprisoned there in escape of Sherif happened The LDF Government had the two terrorists and their FIR No. 146/2002 U/S 7/25 I. ident of Akilmir Khanyar was The police party apprehend- next day when the train connection with another case. after photographs of some of last month decided to raise active accomplice refused to A. Act P/S M.R. Gunj, FIR No. also involved in several ter- ed a young terrorist identified reached Egmore Station. Though the currency the inmates in Puzhal Prison `15,900 crore as loan from the come out of the house and in 32/2007 U/S 307 RPC 7/27 rorist-related incidents. Many as Faizan Majeed Bhat, aged Someone had made a 2ftX2ft notes were accompanied by leading luxurious life with World Bank, Asian turn fired upon the search I.A. Act P/S M.R. Gunj, FIR cases were registered against 11 years. He was recently hole on the roof of the parcel armed police guards, they smart phones, colour TVs Development Bank, and other party. Consequently, they were No 27/2016 U/S 302 RPC, him including FIR No. recruited in the Tehreek-ul- van while the train was mov- were travelling in the adjacent and other high end goods funding agencies to rebuild killed in the encounter. The 7/27 IA Act of PS Zadibal 45/2016 U/S 148, 149, 336, Mujahideen terrorist outfit. ing and removed as many compartment and did not went viral. the prime sectors of the State. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 nation 07

Maha cops bust int'l job racket, PM’s unveiling Patel’s Subsidy withdrawal posed no fiscal arrest 4 persons from B’luru statue will be BJP's burden on Haj pilgrims in ’18: Naqvi o Gang duped job Cedric Domnic Robert (23), However, the job seekers did 2019 campaign launch TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Vignesh Suresh KC (22) and not jobs as promised nor was the seekers by collecting Mrs Sneha Narendra Panchariya advertiser ready to return the IANS n GANDHINAGAR Sabha constituencies of the nion Minister for lakhs of rupees, (23). All of them are residents money taken to the job seekers. state before the big event. UMinority Affairs Mukhtar promising jobs in of Easter Enclave at Hormalu in When asked for return of money, he Bharatiya Janata Party The ruling party also plans Abbas Naqvi said here on Karnataka’s Bengaluru. While the alleged recruiters began to T(BJP) is virtually kicking off to hold get-together events at Wednesday that even after Canada, US, UAE, one of them was arrested in threaten the job seekers. its campaign for the 2019 gen- district levels during this peri- the withdrawal of subsidy other countries Mumbai, the remaining three With no alternative, the eral elections by taking out od. The party also plans to during the current year, there were picked up from Bengaluru. senior citizen concerned reg- 'Ekta Yatras' across Gujarat in expand its reach to the public “was no unnecessary financial TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI In August, 2018, a senior istered a complaint with the the run up to the unveiling of where district-level expansion burden on pilgrims”, all thanks citizen who had earlier worked Mumbai police. The case was the 182-foot statue of Sardar officers will be appointed full to the elimination of middle- he Crime Branch-CID abroad was looking for job after then transferred to Unit-11 of Patel by Prime Minister time within six months. men and “100 percent online Tsleuths of the Mumbai his retirement came across an the Crime Branch-CID visited Narendra Modi on October 31. "Through the Ekta Yatra, we and transparent” system intro- police have blown the lid off an advertisement that read Bengaluru early this week and The Prime Minister will will be reaching out to the vil- duced during the year for international job recruitment 'International Jobs and Free arrested the remaining three unveil the tallest statue in the lages and showcase the devel- scrutiny of applications. racket with the arrest of four Recruitment' on a Facebook youngsters. The investigators world, Statue of Unity, on the opment we have carried out at Unveiling “Haj-2019” persons, including a woman, page which claimed that there have seized a laptop, mobile birth anniversary of Sardar the state and central level," says plan at the Haj House in Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi unveiling “Haj-2019” from Bengaluru who had were vacancies for technical phone and other documents Patel at Sadhu Bet, near state BJP President Jitu Vaghani. Mumbai, Naqvi said that dur- plan at the Haj House in south Mumbai on Wednesday allegedly cheated scores of job posts with huge salaries in that had used for allegedly Narmada Dam. He added: "After indepen- ing 2018 pilgrimage season seekers from several States in countries like Canada, United cheating the job seekers. The almost `3,000 crore dence, it is for the first time that when Haj subsidy was with- `57 crore less this year even time to make arrangements. the country to the tune of sev- States, United Arab Emirates “The investigations have statue is being projected by the the central government has drawn, the elimination of after ending the Haj subsidy,” The process of airlines tender eral lakhs of rupees by promis- (UAE) and other countries. revealed that these four arrest- BJP as a symbol of unity and as announced minimum support middlemen and 100 percent the Minister said. will be completed by ing jobs in Canada, US, UAE The senior citizen con- ed youngsters have cheated a message that the Congress prices (MSP) of 1.5 fold of the online and transparent system The minister said it was for November. The accommoda- and other countries. cerned applied for a job in scores of persons in underplayed the contribution production cost of farm produce ensured that there was no the first time that prepara- tion process in Makkah and Acting on the complaint of Canada and sent bio-data and Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil of Sardar Patel towards the like paddy, maize and millet. unnecessary financial bur- tions for next year’s Haj (2019) Madina will be completed by a senior citizen who was duped other documents to the adver- Nadu and other states to the country in favour of the Nehru- "The BJP is working for the den on pilgrims”. had been started immediately December-January. The while looking for a job after his tiser through email and tune of lakhs of rupees, by Gandhi family. development of the farmers and “The Haj pilgrimage was after completion of the 2018 accommodation rates in Saudi retirement, the investigators car- WhatsApp. He began following promising jobs abroad,” ," As a precursor to the farming and we are receiving successful during 2018. For Haj pilgrimage process. Arabia will be same as it was ried out an elaborate investiga- up with the advertiser for the job Crime Branch's Deputy unveiling event, the Bharatiya overwhelming response from the first time after the “The online application in 2018. All 20 embarkation tions and tracked down four through email and WhatsApp. Commissioner of Police Akbar Janata Party is taking out 'Ekta them," Vaghani claimed. Even Independence, a record num- process for Haj 2019 will start points will be functional and persons from Bengaluru who The advertiser concerned Pathan said here on Wednesday. Yatras' across Gujarat from after the big event, the BJP gov- ber of 1,75,025 Muslims from from tomorrow (October 18), Haj pilgrims will also be able had allegedly cheated scores of meanwhile set up a WhatsApp The four arrested young- October 19 to 29. The yatras ernment is gearing up for visits India performed Haj this year while offline application to go from Calicut airport,” job seekers from Maharashtra, group with a fake job recruit- sters have been booked under will carry a prototype of the by state delegations to the tallest and that too without any sub- process will begin from he said. Punjab, Tamil Nadu and other ing official as an administrator sections 420 (cheating), 465 Statue of Unity all through the statue and the Narmada dam. sidy. We are hopeful that a October 22. A total of 3,55,604 Meanwhile, Naqvi inau- states by promising “technical” for those looking for technical (forgery) 467 (forgery of valu- length and breadth of the state. Right now, Gujarat larger number of Indian applications had been received gurated 'Viewers' Gallery' at jobs abroad. They had collected jobs using an international able security, will), 468 (forgery Gujarat Chief Minister Ministers are inviting Chief Muslims will go to Haj 2019,” for Haj 2018 which included Haj House and unfurled a lakhs of rupees on several mobile SIM card. The admin- for cheating), 471 (using a Vijay Rupani will flag off one Ministers, Deputy Chief Naqvi said. 1,89,217 male and 1,66,387 national flag on the roof top pretexts. istrator concerned asked the job forged document), 34 (com- such Yatra from the historical Ministers, Governors and other Earlier in 2017, a total of female applicants. We expect to of Haj House, Mumbai. The The four arrested young- seekers to send a total money to mon intention) of IPC and sec Bardoli town in South Gujarat dignitaries, including the `1,030 crore had been paid to receive more number of appli- unfurled Indian National flag sters were identified as Ajay the tune of Rs 1,54,000 each to 66 D of Information where Sardar Patel launched his President and Vice President, to the airlines as fare for 1,24,852 cation for Haj pilgrimage,” is of size 20 feet by 30 feet Bhavanishankar Gupta (23), the advertiser online. Technology Act. Bardoli Satyagraha. the statue site. The BJP ruled Haj pilgrims, where as in Naqvi said. with a mast of 20-meter Similarly, Deputy Chief state delegations are expected 2018, a total of `973 crore Naqvi said that early start height. Minister Nitin Patel will flag off to visit the statue during the were paid to the airlines for of Haj process, there would be The national flag installed another Yatra from Karamsad, entire November month, one 1,28,702 Haj pilgrims, going better facilities for the agencies atop the Haj House is at 350 the hometown of Sardar Patel. by one. through Haj Committee of in India and Saudi Arabia. feet height from the ground Surat tense after another Likewise, many Ministers "This is done so for the India. “This means, we paid “This year, we will get more level. of the government will flag off sake of convenience. We can- other modules of the Yatra not accommodate and enter- from different regions of the tain them all of them at a sin- state. All these modules will gle go. So the visits from them rape of infant by migrant tour around 5,000 villages of will be one after other," Nitin Gujarat through the 26 Lok Patel told reporters. Shah kick-starts campaign PNS n GANDHINAGAR dent of crime against a toddler, Surat police commissioner once again a Bihari migrant Satish Sharma said that police ICG vessels avert apprehension of lose on the heels of rape on identified as an accused. were trying to nab the suspect Ca 14-months-old girl by a Sources in the Surat police and sections including rape, two Indian boats from Pakistan in poll bound Mizoram migrant worker near said that the toddler girl was murder, atrocity and POCSO Himatnagar in North Gujarat, missing from Sunday evening would be put against him. GANDHINAGAR: Indian Coast Guard vessels averted appre- realized the misdeeds of Government blocking imple- yet another incident of rape and and her body was found in a Sharma has also appealed the hension of two Indian fishing boats from the grip of Pakistan Congress. mentation of 129 schemes meant murder of three-years-old girl gunny bag on the next day. The people to remain calm and not entities. ICGS ‘Rajratan’ while undertaking the notional Assuring that BJP will for the State. “However after polls that too by a migrant created ten- forensic reports revealed that to harm innocent migrants. International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) patrol got alert- not go with congress and all these schemes will be imple- sion in the diamond city Surat. the girl was not only murdered According to him as part of ed by intercepting a VHF communication. The Pak warship was opposition Mizo National mented. Congress is worried for The incident of rape in but also raped. During the precautionary measure, extra chasing the Indian Fishing Boats reportedly operating in Front (MNF), he said BJP once these schemes are imple- Himatnagar resulted into back- investigation, the police found police personnel have been Pakistan waters. ICGS Rajratan is a Fast Patrol Vessel based at will contest all the seats on its mented, Prime Minister Narendra lash against Hindi-speaking a 22-year-old man as suspect. alerted to prevent any unto- Porbandar operating in the area for maritime surveillance. It inter- own depending on the Modi’s popularity will further labourers as the accused arrest- According to an official ward incident. cepted two Indian Fishing Boats namely Mayshab Maa (GJ-10-MM- strength of BJP workers. soar in the State,” Shah added. ed by the police was hailing from involved in the investigation of Meanwhile in an another 3480) and Safina Al Tahiri (GJ-10-MM-1761) both registered at Okha He added, “When UPA Bihar. Due to continue attacks the case the accused hailing incident as many as six con- in Devbhoomi Dwarka district. There were total 19 fishermen government was in power on migrant workers post the from Bihar had switched off his struction workers and a civil onboard. The reports also confirm that PMSA Basol, a Pakistan there was 13th finance com- incident, exodus of nearly one phone and probably went to his engineer, all hailing from Bihar Maritime Surveillance ship ‘Basol’ has apprehended another IFB mission which allocated lakh workers reported from home-state. Couple of teams of were allegedly assaulted in Khuda Dost Ka Karam (GJ-10-MM-3250) also registered at Okha `19,974 Crore for Mizoram Gujarat to their respective States. Gujarat police have been sent Vadodara for wearing Lungi. with 11 fishermen at the mutually agreed No Fishing Zone (NFZ) during NDA rule 14th Now police have come into to Bihar to trace the accused. The incident occurred when about 9 nautical miles from the nearest Indian land and about 36 finance commission doubled action to prevent similar situa- The family of the victim has they were busy working at a nautical miles from nearest base port of Jakhau. ICG ship is main- ANUP SHARMA n GUWAHATI the allocation to `42,972.” tion in the South Gujarat’s migrated from neighbouring construction site of a school taining constant liaison with their PAK compatriots for the release Attacking the congress biggest town as in the fresh inci- Maharashtra to Surat. building. of this boat as well. PNS JP national president Amit which is ruling the state for BShah on Wednesday sound- last 10 years, he said, ed the poll bugle for the “Congress is infested by the November 28 Assembly polls in corruption and dynastic rule. Mizoram and said that people Chief Minister, Lal Graded response futile if stubble burns of the State will celebrate this Thanhawla wants to make year's Christmas under the his brother chief minister.” NASA’s map a serious health hazard awaits BJP rule. Shah said that Mizoram entire northern India,” said Shah also inaugurated the sets alarm bells Hussain. party office in Aizawl and said “It is beyond any reasonable that the party will go to the understanding as to why this polls alone, on the basis of the ringing in Delhi menace is being ignored despite strength of the party cadres. a well-known fact that the con- "I am indeed happy to see ABHINAV SINGH n NEW DELHI sequences will be disastrous in such a large gathering here coming days,” he said. today. Seeing the jam packed he red coloured dots on the The Delhi Government is hall I am sure that next gov- Tsatellite map by the NASA upset with the Governments of ernment in Mizoram will be has set alarm bells ringing in the neighbouring States over the formed by the BJP. Once BJP national Capital; and with the issue of stubble burning. forms Government in Delhi Government sharing the The fall in the overall air Mizoram, 20 States of the image that explicitly portrays has tightened its noose on the quality of national Capital has country will be ruled by BJP," the stubble burning in northern farmers who burn the stubble touched “very poor” category for he added. India, it is implicit that the con- after National Green Tribunal the first time in the season as sev- The BJP national presi- tingency plan — Graded (NGT) pulled it, however the eral pockets standing on the dent thanked the people of Response Action Plan (GRAP) Government failed to present a fringe of “severe level” indicate Christian dominated — enforced to combat pollution viable alternative hence many towards the worsening future. Meghalaya and Nagaland for will be no avail if “stubble” burn- farmers are still burning the bio- According to a data provided by voting for the BJP candidates ing in neighbouring States con- AQI CATEGORY *Delhi stares at an mass. The “in-situ” manage- System of Air Quality Forecasting and said that people of tinues unabated. yet another winter ment of the stubble has not cut and Research (SAFAR), the over- Mizoram will also vote for the With this, Delhi stares at an 0-50 Good laden with much ice with the farmers who all Air Quality Index (AQI) in saffron party as people have yet another winter laden with 51-100 Satisfactory pollutants in its air still prefer to burn it. Delhi was recorded at 309, a very pollutants in its air and all pre- 101-200 Moderate and all prevailing Delhi’s Minister of poor level. smog ready to vailing smog ready to diminish 201-300 Poor Environment and Forest Imran Concentration of both visibility on roads causing fatal diminish visibility Hussain called for an immediate Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 and accidents. The stubble burning in 301-400 (AQI=309) Very poor on roads and cause stop on the burning of crop PM 10 in the air showed an neighbouring States of Punjab, 401-500 Severe fatal accidents residues on farm lands. increasing trend in the last cou- Haryana, and Uttar-Pradesh is taking human tolls “It is high time that the crop ple of days, which is a cause of the major cause of smog that residue burning in fields was concern for the Delhi engulfs Delhi year after year in winter. The Haryana Government immediately halted, failing which Government. Manvendra joins Cong Violent protesters stop women From Page 1 AICC general secretary He cited “the way” Jaswant From Page 1 Last month, Manvendra Gehlot said only two people - Singh was targeted as part of a State Congress working president K Sudhakaran led his party Singh had quit the BJP saying, -- Prime Minister Narendra “conspiracy” and claimed there workers in a protest at Nilackal to express solidarity with Ayyappa “Kamal Ka Phool, Badi Bhool” Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah was a long line of people who devotees. An embattled Left Front Government reacted sharply to (Big mistake to join the party --- are ruling the country and want to quit the BJP and join the protests, with the State’s Religious Trusts Minister Kadakampally with a lotus symbol). He took leaders in the BJP were feeling the Congress. “Rahul Gandhi Surendran calling them “politically motivated”. out a ‘Swabhiman Rally’ along suffocated. Alleging that there will have to take a call on Surendran, who reviewed the situation and preparations for the with his supporters in Barmer’s was a sense of fear and intim- whether to make them join or three-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku-festival beginning Pachpadra area for a mission of idation in the “rule of tyranny”, not,” he said. Welcoming November 17 at Sannidhanam (Sabarimala temple complex), said self-respect that he said began Gehlot said the Modi Manvendra, Rajasthan Pradesh the Government would tackle the agitation politically. with the 2014 general election. Government’s veil was coming Congress Committee (PCC) “The BJP-RSS are trying to create tension and destroy the peace- Manvendra alleged that his off with exposes on corruption, chief Sachin Pilot said, “It is a ful atmosphere in Kerala for political gain. We know the agenda of supporters have been targeted particularly in the Rafale fight- lesson for the BJP and time for the RSS and BJP very well,” he said, and insisted the government did by the BJP and some of them er jet deal. them to introspect.” “The not want any confrontation with believers. in due course of time will quit “Today, every person in the arrogance in the BJP under The BJP rejected the allegation, saying the Government was the party. The Congress country is frightened and there Vasundhara Raje has crossed all responsible for the “collapse” of law and order. believes Manvendra will help is an atmosphere of distrust limits and people are looking at Party leader and MP V Muraleedharan said the Government bring Rajput votes to the party and agencies like Income Tax alternatives and that is why should shed its stubbornness and respect the sentiments of the peo- in the December 7 Rajasthan department, ED and CBI are they are tying with the ple of Kerala. Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala blamed both the elections. being abused,” Gehlot alleged. Congress,” Pilot said. ruling CPI(M) and the BJP-RSS combine for violence. THE PIONEER THE PIONEER 8 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 COMMENT & ANALYSIS LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 9

www.dailypioneer.com PAPER WITH PASSION Khashoggi death: Worse than a crime Entitlement culture The killing of the Saudi journalist was definitely a blunder. Mohammed bin Salman thinks he can make foreigners shut up but his very own family can probably bring him down Enghien was part of a conspiracy to assassinate ners have some choices to make. now. Why would they respond any differently VIP privilege which leads to the kind of incidents that went him, and sent a hit team — sorry, a cavalry US President Donald Trump immediate- to the murder of one pesky Saudi journalist squadron — across the Rhine to kidnap him. ly rose to the occasion, declaring that he in Istanbul, even if he did write for the down in Delhi is the bane of a meritocratic society They brought him back to Paris, gave him a per- would be “very upset and angry” if Saudi ‘Washington Post’? functory military trial, and shot him. After that Arabia was responsible for Khashoggi’s mur- The difference is that it’s intensely personal vents that unfolded at a posh hotel in South Delhi a few nights ago things did not go well for Napoleon. der, and that there would be “severe punish- — this is an absolute monarch ordering the The idea that Napoleon would violate for- HE ROSE RAPIDLY ment” for the crime. killing of a critic who annoyed him but posed have once again highlighted the many shades of the all-persuasive, GWYNNE eign territory in peacetime in order to murder He even boasted that Saudi Arabia “would no threat to his power — and it’s brazenly, Eboorish VIP culture that infects the Indian body politic. A famously an opponent was so horrifying, so repellent that OUT OF THE not last two weeks” without American mili- breathtakingly arrogant. MbS really thinks he affluent, entitled and sordid brat, son of a former MP, was seen bran- DYER opinion turned against peace with France every- tary support. Presumably Trump was talking can do something like this and make every- where. As his own chief of police, Joseph MULTITUDINOUS about the survival of the Saudi regime, not the body shut up about it. dishing his gun at a couple, hurling vile abuse at her as well as the hotel's f Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Fouché, said, “It was worse than a crime. It was country’s independence, but he was still He is probably right, so far as the craven, security staff and using his version of the time-tested default threat of Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), a blunder.” RANKS OF wrong. He is as prone to overestimate his money-grubbing foreigners are concerned — India's entitled: Tu jaanta nahin mera baap kaun hai? You don't know did really send a hit team to Turkey to By the end of the year every major power ANONYMOUS PRINCES power as MbS himself. like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, murder dissident Saudi journalist Jamal in Europe was back at war with Napoleon. After The Saudis struck right back, saying that who could barely even bring himself to say that who I am... I am from Lucknow, the offensive brat can be heard saying, Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in a decade of war he was defeated at Waterloo and THROUGH THE FAVOUR “The kingdom affirms its total rejection of any Saudi Arabia should investigate and explain the his threat punctuated by vile abuse. He may well belong to the city of IIstanbul, what will happen next? Perhaps his- sent into exile on St Helena for the rest of his threats or attempts to undermine it whether issue, because “otherwise it runs completely nawabs but they must all be turning somersaults in their graves given tory can help us here. life. So is something like that going to happen OF HIS FAILING through threats to impose economic sanctions contrary to the process of modernisation.” tehzeeb A little over two centuries ago, in 1804, the to MbS too? or the use of political pressure. The kingdom But if the foreigners will not or cannot bring Ashish Pandey epitomises the exact opposite of the culture of Armies of the French Revolution had won all the Nobody’s going to invade Saudi Arabia, of FATHER, KING also affirms that it will respond to any (puni- Mohammed bin Salman down, his own fami- that city has been known for. The accused (police have registered a case) key battles and the wars seemed to be over. The course. (Not even Iran, despite MbS’s paranoia SALMAN, BUT HE tive) action with a bigger one.” ly (all seven thousand princes, or however many is the son of a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Rakesh rest of Europe had decided in 1801 that it would on the subject.) But will they stop investing in But Trump was only bluffing. He really had there are now) probably will. It is a family busi- have to live with the French Revolution and made the country, stop selling it weapons and buying COULD FALL AS FAST no intention of cancelling the $110 billion of ness, and his amateurish strategies, his impul- Pandey and brother of Ritesh Pandey, currently a sitting MLA from Jalalpur peace with Napoleon. Everything was going so its oil, maybe even slap trade embargoes on it. contracts that Saudi Arabia has signed to buy siveness and his regular resort to violence are in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar. His brazen brandishing of his sophis- well — and then he made a little mistake. Since it seems almost certain that AS HE ROSE American-made weapons, because “we’d be ruining the firm’s already not very good name. ticated high-bore sidearm in full public view to threaten a couple he and Many members of the French nobility had Khashoggi was murdered by the Saudi punishing ourselves if we did that. If they don’t He rose rapidly out of the multitudinous his equally abusive and vile female companions had a disagreement with gone into exile and fought against the Armies Government — Turkish Government officials buy it from us, they’re going to buy it from ranks of anonymous princes through the of the Revolution, and the Duke of Enghien was have even told journalists off the record that Russia or... China.” favour of his failing father, King Salman, but was bad enough, but the attitude of hotel staff who ended up as his one of them. In 1804 he was living across the they have audio and partial video recordings People have been turning a blind eye to he could fall as fast as he rose. Killing enablers allowing him and companions to escape unhindered in his multi- Rhine river on German territory. of Khashoggi’s interrogation, torture and killing the weekly hundreds of civilian deaths caused Khashoggi was definitely a blunder. crore vehicle from the hotel premises too needs to be condemned. Napoleon heard an (untrue) report that — all of Saudi Arabia’s ‘friends’ and trading part- by Saudi bombing in Yemen for three years (The writer is an independent journalist) The loser Ashish Pandey's obsession with weapons is on full display on his social media profile, incidentally, including a photograph of him POINTCOUNTERPOINT showing off what appears to be a sub machine-gun. But then gun licences in this country are usually granted to the rich, famous and powerful and The LDF Government is responsible for law I think it’s dirty politics they (protesters) are never to those who need to protect their selves, families and/or proper- and order situation in the State. We aren’t playing. Supreme Court’s order is What it takes to ties. And they don't come more powerful and connected that a political responsible. No BJP worker was involved. Constitutional. Government is bound by it. Leopards on the prowl again family facing multiple criminal charges from the badlands of Uttar Pradesh. —BJP kerala spokesperson —Kerala Minister MS KUMAR KK SHAILAJA Although the rate of poaching of the leopard in our country is shocking, numbers of the big Pandey's father himself faces three criminal charges and his uncle (a for- kill a Tigress mer MLA) has 32 criminal cases registered against him. But why blame cat are on the rise and they are dispersing in new areas in a majority of the States The human-animal conflict is politicians and their kin alone for this sort of abusive, entitled and dan- sity. In adjoining Rajasthan, a total died. The man-leopard conflict is gerous behaviour? In a country and society where due process and rule about 500 leopards were counted in LEOPARD POPULATION IN INDIA going up in the State. unequal given the weapons and of law is jettisoned in the face of communitarian ideologies whether of 2009 which increased to 680 in 2016. NAME OF STATES AND LEOPARD POPULATION Tea estates adjoining the forest- other resources which humans Leopard population has also consis- UNION TERRITORY (UT) ADULT/SUB-ADULTS (ESTIMATE) ed areas in West Bengal were identi- command. T1 is perhaps class, jaati, gender, community or creed, and education, civility and Environment risks and migration HIRANMAY tently increased in Maharashtra. In 1. Jammu & Kashmir 150-250 fied as conflict hotspots. Between restraint are considered passe, this what you get. The culture of enti- 2002, a total of about 720 leopards April 2001 and March 2008, most destined to be one of its victims HARI SHANKER 2. Himachal Pradesh 800-1,000 KARLEKAR tlement is so deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of the rich and were counted in the State and little less 3. Uttarakhand 2,300-2,500 leopard attacks took place in the tea A vicious cycle of failing environment and rising migration levels needs to be ended SINGH ime was when, faced with persistent complaints of a human-devour- the powerful in India that it will take a generation to reverse it; not that than half of them were reported from 4. Uttar Pradesh 200-250 gardens in the Western Doaars (90 per by implementing effective agricultural strategies as suggested by FAO the Protected Areas. The camera 5. Bihar 100-200 cent of the 243 leopard attacks). Tea ing tiger or tigress on the prowl, authorities in what is now Uttarakhand, there seems to be any concerted move afoot to do so. VIP privilege which P Gee, a well-known naturalist, image trap method in 2014 estimat- 6. Gujarat 1,290-1,300 gardens are prime places for conflicts Tparticularly its Kumaon region, would seek the help of a gentleman by leads to the kind of incidents that went down in Delhi a couple of nights estimated there were 6,000 to ed at least 905 leopards, although 7. Rajasthan 680 as leopards can prey upon cattle reared the name of Edward James Corbett, famous as Jim Corbett. The latter, hav- ago is the bane of a meritocratic society. And when guns do the talking, trenches, earthen bunds and farm ponds E7,000 leopards in the Indian increasing leopard-human conflict 8. Haryana 50-100 by tea garden workers. Straying of the ing identified the animal and made sure that it was a human-eater, would under the watershed management pro- forests in the 1960s, although he had indicates an increase of the leopard’s 9. Punjab 20-30 leopard in urban areas of Mumbai, the potential for violence is ever-present. There are about 5,79,092 offi- set forth, mostly on foot and armed with his rifle, to find and shoot it. It took gramme. The Government also needs to projected 10 times of his estimate at population. 10. Maharashtra 910-1,000 Guwahati, Bengaluru, Shimla, him hours and even days and weeks of long walks, sleepless hours on cially categorised VIPs in India as against just about 84 in Britain, 252 undertake research studies that collect primary the beginning of the 20th century. Wildlife researchers in 2015 tab- 11. Madhya Pradesh 1,850-2,050 Vadodara, Junagadh, Dehradun, machaans, or just on branches of trees, often at great risk to his life, to do data on the impact of extreme weather Subsequently, a population of about ulated that leopards occupy 47 per 12. Chhattisgarh 850-1000 Meerut and Darjeeling is very com- in the US and 435 in China. For a majority of these over five lakh peo- so. KOTA events on the rate of migration. This can help 12,000 leopards was projected at the cent of Karnataka’s area. A large 13. Jharkhand 100-300 mon. Human-leopard conflicts also ple roaming our country and jumping the queue, as it were, with impuni- build a direct relationship between migration beginning of 21st century. Based on number of them are found outside 14. Odisha 450-550 increased in Madhya Pradesh, Things are different now. According to a recent report by Vivek Deshpande ty, the power they wield has proven toxic for the rest of us ordinary or SRIRAJ and its triggering factors. the recent camera image trap method protected areas and forests. The leop- 15. Andhra Pradesh 150-250 Haryana, Rajasthan and some areas in the Indian Express, over 200 persons and a sharp shooter have been, with garden variety of citizens. The law is their plaything and they know it. Gradual depopulation of rural areas is a of wildlife counting in 2014, a figure ard was found in 70 talukas of the 175 16. Telangana 250-300 of Uttar Pradesh. In other States in the help of 90 trap cameras, thermal drones, two sniffer dogs — and elephants concerning prospect as much overpopulation of 12,000-14,000 adult leopards have talukas in the State; with leopard 17. Goa 70-80 India, the conflict level is low. till recently — and a powered hang glider, scouring, for more than 45 days, 170 Their clout is such that it even provides them with a protective shield ctober 16 is observed as World Food of the urban areas is. The abandoned terraced been quoted in newspapers and arti- “attacks” being reported in 51 talukas. 18. Karnataka 1,500-2,000 The Wildlife Protection Society square kilometres of Pandharkwada and Kalamb tehsils in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal organised by the very people mandated to protect citizens. They know Day in honour of the founding date agricultural hills in many locations of Tehri and cles. In 14 tiger States, at least 7,910 The camera image trap method 19. Tamil Nadu 820-900 of India, New Delhi, has document- district. The purpose of this massive exercise, conducted in the presence of they can get away with anything, however grotesque. A look-out notice Oof the Food and Agriculture Garhwal in Uttarakhand are a sad example of adult leopards were estimated using recorded 1,129 adult leopards in the 20. Kerala 470-500 ed leopard poaching and intentional the State’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, AK Mishra, and the Assistant Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in the local population shifting to the cities in huge camera image trap method in 2014 substantial area of the forests in the 21. Dadra Nagar Haveli (UT) 20 killing in India. During the last 23 Principal Conservator General of Forests Sunil Limaye, is to find and kill T1, a for Ashish Pandey has been issued, who of course can't be found after 22. West Bengal 400-500 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many numbers. This exodus has led to, in some cases, with an average density of 4.55 leop- State which is the fourth highest after years (1995-2017), a total of 4,373 six-year old tigress who has been proclaimed a human-eater with five kills to that night, but don't expect much. Public memory is short and the will organisations concerned with food security, entire villages being abandoned and overrun ard per 100 km2 in the occupancy Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and 23. Assam 250-300 leopards, at an annual average of 190 her name. The order excludes her two cubs which have been moving around to take on VIPs non-existent in our great and ancient land. including the World Food Programme and by nature and vegetation. Conditions are so dif- area, although a substantial leopard Gujarat. A recent study of its first kind 24. Seven States of the North-East, including 250-350 leopards, were poached or killed the International Fund for Agricultural ficult that it has now become a priority for the habitats in the Himalayas, the in Karnataka by Nature Conservation flood plains of Brahmaputra (seven States- intentionally in the country. Although with her. 50WORDEDIT Development. The 2018 World Food Day cel- local MLA’s to embark on repopulating the vil- Vindhyas and leopard-supporting Foundation in collaboration with Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, this rate of poaching of the leopard in It is likely that, given this elaborate effort, which should certainly have pri- Shashti surge ebrated recently brought to light issues of food lages and restore the lost commerce and agri- other areas such as tea gardens, sug- the Karnataka Forest Department has Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim) the country is shocking, the leopard oritised tranquilising and removing — and not killing — her, T1 will be exter- The good residents of Kolkata know how to cele- security, agricultural production and nutri- culture in the hill villages. Clearly, these con- arcane fields and plantations were not reported that the leopard population Total 13,930 - 16,410 numbers have kept on increasing and minated despite the remarkable intelligence and ability to evade humans she tion challenges amid worsening environ- ditions cannot be allowed to play out in other surveyed in these States. Based on the is over 2,000 in the state. In 2005, the Leopard population ranges from 13,900 to 16,400 with about 15,000 adult and sub- dispersing in the new areas in major- has displayed. Some people will celebrate, which will be a horrific shame. Jim brate, give them that. On Shashti, or the sixth day of adult leopards. Durga Puja, on Monday, their indefatigable mental conditions and climate change. The rural parts of the country. recent reports from the States, the sta- Chhattisgarh Forest Department esti- ity of the States. TRAFFIC, India and Corbett, who knew more about tigers than most people in this planet, was proud FAO is engaged in finding solutions and Rural to urban migration in search of bet- tus of the leopard in seven major leop- mated 1,293 leopards but distinct Note: For several States, the population is marginally adjusted to the lower side com- WWF India studies estimate a mas- of never having killed one for sport or reward. He did not even make a pres- approach towards going for an outing seems to have strategies to overcome hurdles on the path to ter income, food security and nutrition is not ard States is interesting. images of 846 adult leopards were col- pared to the report from the Chief Wildlife Wardens and studies by institutions, to avoid sive trade of illegal leopard body parts. over estimation. tige issue of killing one. Slow to label a tiger as a human-eater, he wrote in Man- gripped them renewed vigour as the oldest Metro ensure a secure and nutritious food availability an India specific issue. In fact, human migra- Uttarakhand is historically lected in 2014. Naxalite movement Many of the leopard’s body parts are Eaters of Kumaon, “The tiger is a large hearted gentleman with boundless courage environment for the global population. tion is now considered as the most severe con- known for high concentration of the impacted wildlife, including leopards, successfully smuggled to neighbour- network in India registered a record footfall of more and that when he is exterminated — as exterminated he will be, unless public than none lakh passengers in a single day. Talk As a part of this mandate, the FAO pub- improved agricultural productivity and per sequence of environmental change on popu- leopard, as maximum number of in the State, as leopard-counting in the Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim) in the and the recent (2018) reports of the from several areas of high concen- ing countries in Asia such as Nepal, lished the latest 2018 State of Food and capita household income, thereby ensuring lation. In recent decades, people migrating on man-eaters emerged in that State. A Naxalite affected area is difficult. North-East of India support good Chief Wildlife Wardens in the states, tration zone, leopard attack on human Myanmar, Laos and Tibet. Of leop- opinion rallies to his support — India will be the poorer by having lost the finest about knowing how to party! Agriculture (SOFA) report which focused on better food security and nutrition. For gen- account of environmental degradation has con- total of over 2,235 leopards were esti- Perhaps the present actual number is forests, about 143,230 km2, which the State-wise leopard population has decreased but increased subsequent- ard body part seizures during the ten of her fauna.” the role played by rural migration in both erations, rural households have seen migra- siderably spiked. This phenomenon is likely mated in 2008 but the present pop- higher than the estimate. have forest canopy density above 10 been presented in Table above. ly with increase of the leopard pop- years (2001-10), maximum seizures Corbett killed even human-eaters with regret and the reason is clear from developing and developed countries in food tion to urban areas as a time-tested risk man- to increase even more, given the projected con- ulation is expected to be higher than In 2005, Himachal Pradesh esti- per cent. But survival of even 500 adult During the last few decades, ulation in Maharashtra. The leopard’s were in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, his observation in The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, that the crimes security and nutrition for the migrants. In agement strategy for farming households to tinuation of both environmental and climate the previous estimate. In Madhya mated over 760 leopards in the State. leopards in these seven states is leopards claimed maximum human attack on humans has increased Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, of the animal, which he killed, were “not against the laws of nature, but against developed regions, for instance, such as North overcome income uncertainty and food change. This vicious cycle of failing environ- Pradesh, the survey in 2018 indicates Since then the number has increased. doubtful. Similarly, Dandakaranya (a casualties after elephants among all again in the present decade as 97 Madhya Pradesh and Himachal the laws of man”. It is under the laws of man — and by men — that T1 has Goa, going, gone America and Europe, which have witnessed insecurity. This needs to change. ment and rising migration levels needs to be that, except five districts, out of 51 dis- Barring tribal areas in the high massive forest) in four Naxalite- wild mammals in India. During deaths and 337 injuries to human due Pradesh. Another key finding is that been sentenced to death. She has had no say in the process. There could rural depopulation, outside labour in the form Supplementing farmer’s non-agricul- broken by implementing effective agricultur- tricts in the State, the leopard is found Himalayas, the leopard is found affected states (Chhattisgarh, 2000-15, on an average, about 90-100 to leopard attacks were reported leopard skins dominate the illegal be no question of her appearing before any authority and argue that she was For the Congress, it appears to be game over in Goa, a of international migrants constitutes the back- tural income is one way to create incentive al strategies as suggested by FAO and other in all districts in the State. Livestock throughout the state with good den- Jharkhand, Odisha and Telangana) people were killed {average of 96 from the State during 2010-17. market of leopard body parts: 88.3 per not a human-eater. People have doubtless argued in her defence, as others bone of agricultural production. However, for people to stay in rural areas. Creating such measures that are India specific. kills by leopards doubled in the last sity. Leopard attack is more prevalent was historically known for wildlife — annual humans death/year during In Gujarat, the scale of leopard cent seizure incidents involved only have bayed for her blood. The harsh fact is that she has been condemned State that was their stronghold till not so long ago these external agricultural labourers often work opportunities in non-farm employment in The diversity of India and the close rela- six years (2012-18). In a survey using in the lower and middle Himalayas tiger, leopard, elephant sloth bear, wild (2001-05)} and near thousand human rescue is going up. In 2016-17, a total skins. An additional 5.5 per cent inci- in informal settlements and earn less. rural areas can be an important element of tionships between environmental factors and camera image trap method in 2014, compared to higher reaches. Human buffalo, Indian gaur, deer and injuries annually by the leopards in of 334 leopards were caged from the dents involved skins with other parts unheard. n the 2012 Assembly poll in the tiny State of Goa, which has signifi- According to FAO, these conditions can be the rural development strategy, especially in political, economic, and social factors dri- at least 1,848 adult leopards were esti- deaths were rare in the past but the antelopes. This region still has good India, although it was less in 1970s but villages in the state which further such as claws, bones or skulls. Seizures Motive and circumstances are important factors considered while deter- remedied by strengthening agricultural value the Indian context. This is crucial since rural ving migration make it challenging to iso- mated in the State. The survey in 2018 state has witnessed 34 deaths and 367 forests in an area of 152,864 km2 but over four times before the Second increased to 451 leopards in 2017-18. of bones are a very minor fraction. mining the quantum of punishment for an offence. Hence one needs to ask cant minority population, the Manohar Parrikar-led Bharatiya Janata chains to create livelihood opportunities to urban migration has always been a mat- late ‘pure’ environment-induced migration. indicates over 2000 adult leopards in human injuries due to the leopard the leopard population is expected to World War. Maximum human attacks The increasing rescue operation of The total estimated the illegal trade here: What made T1 into a human-eater if she had become one? This is IParty (BJP) secured a simple majority in the 40-member House on its beyond primary agriculture in rural areas. ter of concern. As per the 2011 census report, Environmental pressure supports out-migra- the State. attacks during 2004-17. During the be below 2,000. The forests in the rest have been recorded in Uttarakhand, leopard indicates the level of conflict of the body parts in ten years (2001- because, as Corbett once wrote, “Human beings are not the natural prey own for the first time. The traditional ruling party the Congress, buffet- The influx of rural population is putting for instance, India saw a rural to urban migra- tion, whereas in-migration can affect the Since 1984, the leopard census last twenty years (1987-2007), the live- of twelve leopard states have moder- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Himachal, that the management has to deal with; 10) was from about 2,295 leopards. of tigers, and it is only when tigers have been incapacitated through wounds ed by accusations of corruption and nepotism, was turfed out by voters unimaginable pressure on urban areas and tion of nearly 90 million people and this has landscape at the migrant’s destination due has been regularly conducted after stock killing by the leopard was ate density of the cat. Increasing Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and in 291 leopard attacks on human Since the seizures were only the part or old age that, in order to survive, they are compelled to take to a diet of its natural resources, leading to urban chaos only risen over the years. This migrating pop- to over exploitation of local natural interval of four years in Gujarat. alarming: 8,905 livestock kills (3,043 human-leopard conflicts, frequent Jammu & Kashmir. In Uttarakhand, beings during the last three years of the illegal trade, it indicates a high rather unceremoniously but it retained a substantial vote-share. The man human flesh.” He found that the Champawat tigress which he had killed, and sprawl. However, the FAO report pro- ulace is greeted with scarce resources and dis- resources. Thus, in-migration can acceler- Leopard population doubled in the goats, 2,598 sheep, 1677 cattle and rest straying of the animals to the fringe the leopards attacked 874 humans (2015-17), 33 people died. In magnitude of trade in leopard body and which had killed 200 people in Nepal and 234 in India, had been shot Karnataka, a study (March 2013 to parts in India. Despite this level of who has been in many ways the face of Goa for the last decade, Parrikar, poses measures, such as the creation of attrac- mal nutrition and food security levels upon ate environmental degradation. These con- State in three decades. In 2016, a total other animals) in Mandi district areas of cities and villages and their over a period of 14 years with an aver- in the mouth some years earlier, which had destroyed her teeth, making them took over as chief minister but midway through his term he was sum- tive livelihood opportunities in villages that their arrival in the urban areas. ditions make it extremely challenging for the of 1,295 leopards were counted in 26 alone. dispersion in new areas reveal that the age of over 62 attacks per year. Over April 2014) documented 245 leopard poaching, the smart leopard has can help stem rural migration. In Andhra Often, environmental factors, like drought Government to come to a robust policy and districts, out of 33 districts in the State. Forest regions but contrary to the leopard is on a come-back trail in all 300 people died due to leopard attack attacks on humans and 56 leopards managed to increase its population. useless for consuming the flesh of her natural prey. The Chowgrath tigress, moned to Delhi after the BJP swept to power at the centre in 2014 to Pradesh, the zero budget natural farming ini- and water scarcity, spark migration like in the strategy to deal with deteriorating environ- The leopard density was high, about leopard population in the above States, except the North-East of India during (2000-15) and 95 man-eating capture in 14 months. It has been (This is the concluding article of which he had also killed, had a number of porcupine quills embedded in her take over as the Defence Minister. In the last Assembly election in 2017, tiative which encourages polycropping and case of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, ment and consequent migration. But the an average of 10.4 leopards per 100 States, the number of mega mammals, and Naxalite affected region in the leopards were hunted down. reported that “near half of Karnataka the two-part series on Indian leop- right foreleg, causing, over the years, the muscles to rot and bones cratered a Parrikar-less BJP crashed to a resounding defeat. The Congress, though drought proofing in agriculture, has helped where recurring water availability issues have challenge has to be met and overcome in the sq km in its occupancy area in the including leopards declined consis- Central India. Human killing by the leopard in lives with leopards.” Himachal ards. The first part appeared in these with signs of infection, making it easier for her to hunt humans and not her reduce migration to a great extent by help- led to frustrated population migrating towards best interests of man and nature. State though habitats used by the leop- tently due to poor status of conser- Based on the recent survey using and around the Sanjay Gandhi Pradesh has witnessed 306 cases of columns on Wednesday, October natural prey. it did not manage to cross the majority-mark, emerged as the single largest ing farmers diversify income generation Bangalore and Hyderabad cities. To counter (The writer is an environmental ard at night for hunting prey were not vation. The seven States (Arunachal, camera image trap method in the tiger National Park near Mumbai is glob- leopard attacks on humans during 10 17. The writer is Member, National The question as to what could have turned T1 into a human-eater is par- party with 17 MLAs. What followed is well known; Congress failed to stake through variety of crops. This in turn has this, the Government must focus on building journalist) accounted for while estimating den- Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, States, leopard census in other states ally known. After removal of leopards years (2006-15) and many of them Board for Wild life.) ticularly important given the dimensions the human-animal conflict has achieved claim in time, its MLA Vishwajit Rane quit reducing its strength to 16, thanks to increasing human encroachments into animal habitats for agricul- Parrikar came back as Chief Minister at the head of a fragile coalition LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ture, establishment and extensions of towns and villages, industry and min- supported by two regional parties, his subsequent and ongoing medical ing, the construction of arterial roads and railway lines. Cattle-grazing and col- lection of fire-wood are degrading even protected forests. Denied living space issues, the increasing instability of the BJP Government and the Congress SEEK HELP also vehicular pollution makes the sit- WELCOME CHANGE Prayagraj university. But in the past, END POVERTY uation rather alarming. Poverty eradication remains a daunting challenge names of many cities, which had historic and prey, carnivorous animals like tigers and leopards are moving close to scenting a chance. Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Here Inferior quality of fuels that drives Sir — This refers to the 50-word Edit, importance, have been changed. Sir — October 17 is celebrated as — even inside — human settlements for food. There injuries can occur from In one fell swoop on Tuesday, however, the Congress had the door we go again” (October 16). This is the time vehicles also contribute to high levels of “Name Game” (October 17). The akhs of people across the globe are liv- will remain in the extreme poverty brack- Eradication of poverty’. The aim of the UN For example, Madras, Calcutta, International Day for the Eradication of stepping on broken glass, dashing against barbed wire, hits by trucks, elec- firmly shut in its face and the BJP showed it had mastered the art of of the year when air pollution hits a peak air pollution. The Delhi Government Opposition in general and the Congress ing in abject poverty. Not merely being et which the country hopes to eliminate by is to eradicate poverty and destitution in Bombay, Baroda, Bangalore and Poverty. Poverty is the root cause for trocution and in numerous other ways. poor, but an imbalance between rich 2030. developing countries. Active participation realpolitik. With two more Congress MLAs joining the BJP and resign- in the Capital. Air quality becomes infe- as well as the Government at the in particular have criticised Uttar Pradesh L Pondicherry were renamed as Chennai, many socio-economic problems. The number of animals moving into or close to human settlements would rior and toxic. It affects everyone, includ- Centre are well aware of the ground sit- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his and poor is the biggest socio-economic dis- Poverty-stricken nations are on the of the poor to kick poverty out cannot be Kolkata, Mumbai, Vadodara, Bengaluru Overpopulation, unemployment, low increase continually as human encroachment into animal habitats grow. Tigers, ing as legislators, the Congress strength in the House is now 14 and ing crops, trees and forests. uation but the enormity of the problem decision to rename Allahabad as order that cannot be rectified easily. India warpath — to see the back of poverty and underestimated. Coming together with and Puducherry respectively. So, what is literacy levels, increasing crimes are all according to Corbett, are keen to leave humans alone and keep to themselves. expected to dwindle further. The BJP has not only ensured that they can Crop stubble burning in neigh- restricts the choices they have. If the Prayagraj. The Congress has opposed the no more leads the ‘extreme poverty’ rank rightly so. After all, where you live should those furthest behind to build an inclusive so strange in renaming Allahabad? As its consequences. If steps are taken to Nevertheless, conflict is built into the situation with instances of tigers or other bouring States of Haryana, Punjab, Government feels that it is feeling change of name on the plea that Allahabad because as of May 2018 44 Indians per not be an index of measurement of life and world of universal respect for human rights report tells, Allahabad’s ancient name was reduce poverty many social problems carnivorous wild animals preying on livestock and occasionally killing humans, take their time to stake stock of Parrikar’s medical situation and a prac- Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are major restricted in its choices, it should not shy has a significant role since the days of minute came out of this State. death. On October 17, 1987 a sea of and dignity is a lengthy, but earnest, theme Prayag, but it was changed after 16th cen- will be solved. tical call on his replacement but also sent out a signal to its allies, the contributors to the rather abysmal level away from taking help from countries independence. Congress spokesperson, Living on less than $1.9 per day is gen- humanity gathered in Paris to honour vic- of the UN for 2018. That together we can tury Mughal Emperor Akbar renamed it TS Karthik triggering a clamour for exterminating the alleged culprit. It is an unequal con- leaders of the Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, of air quality. However, it is not just the that have found a way to deal with envi- Onkar Singh pleaded that Congress erally defined as being in a condition of tims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear. beat poverty is an indubitable fact. as ‘Ilahabad’ later renamed by Akbar’s Chennai flict given the weapons and other resources which humans command. And T1 is perhaps destined to be one of its victims. that they should keep their ambitions of taking over from Parrikar in check. crop stubble that is the trouble-maker. ronmental pollution. Mahaadhiveshans took place in Allahabad extreme poverty by the UN definition, and In 1992, the UN General Assembly declared Ganapathi Bhat grandson, Shah Jahan as ‘Allahabad’. Road side dust, along with dust that Devendra Khurana and Allahabad University would loose its by 2022, less than three per cent of Indians October 17 as ‘International Day for the Akola MC Joshi Send your feedback to: (The writer is Consultant Editor, The Pioneer, and an author) Or should that be checkmate? accumulates from construction sites as Bhopal identity as it would also be renamed as Lucknow [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 money 10

Adani, Total join hands to set NIIT Tech Q2 QUICK TAKES ASUS EYES 5% SHARE IN INDIAN SMARTPHONE net profit jumps MARKET BY YEAR-END up retail network, LNG terminal New Delhi: Taiwanese mobile phone maker Asus aims to garner 5% share of the hyper-competitive Indian smartphone 66% to `111.8 cr market as it ramps up product portfolio in the country. The com- PTI n NEW DELHI LNG and fuel retail,” the state- stake in just-completed 5 million In the recently concluded pany has seen strong traction for its recent launches like Zenfone ment said. tonnes a year liquefied natural CGD bid round, it won rights to Max Pro and Zenfone 5Z and is confident that it can exit the ndia’s largest infrastructure Total, the world’s second- gas (LNG) import terminal at 13 cities on its own and anoth- PTI n NEW DELHI rupee fall has not had a major year with 5% market share, Asus India head (mobile business) conglomerate Adani Group largest LNG private player, and Mundra in Gujarat. It is also er nine in joint venture with impact on the numbers as on Dinesh Sharma said. With an eye on sub-`10,000 segment hand- Iand French energy giant USD 11 billion Adani Group, building a similar capacity LNG state-owned Indian Oil IIT Technologies on a constant currency basis, the set segment, which account for over 50% of smartphone users, Total SA on Wednesday which has interests in energy, import terminal at Dhamra in Corporation (IOC). These are in NWednesday reported company saw 7.6% sequential the company on Wednesday unveiled two 4G smartphones, announced a partnership to infrastructure, ports and edible Odisha at a cost of `5,100 crore addition to the 50:50 Adani-IOC 66.3% jump in net profit to growth. He added that “broad- Zenfone Lite and Max, for `5,999 and `7,499 a unit. These smart- develop liquefied natural gas oil, “will serve the fast-growing by 2021. joint venture winning rights to `111.8 crore for the quarter based de-risked growth” across phones will be available on e-commerce portal Flipkart. (LNG) import terminals and gas demand of the Indian mar- Sources said Total may take develop CGD network in ended September 30, 2018, all verticals and significant fuel retailing network in India. ket,” it said. “The partnership has buy some of Adani’s stake in the Allahabad, Chandigarh, driven by strong demand investments in building differ- WELSPUN GROUP CHAIRMAN BALKRISHAN GOENKA Total, which had a few set a target of developing vari- two terminals. It is also looking Ernakulam, Panipat, Daman, across sectors like BFSI and entiated capability, while simul- IS NEW ASSOCHAM PRESIDENT weeks back exited Royal Dutch ous regasification terminals at buying a 50 per cent stake in Dharwad, and Udhamsingh travel and transportation. taneously improving margin New Delhi: Welspun Group chairman Balkrishan Goenka Shell-led Hazira LNG import including Dhamra LNG on the under-construction LPG import Nagar in previous bid rounds. The company had regis- profile were factors contribut- on Wednesday assumed charge as the president of industry cham- terminal in Gujarat, will join east coast of India,” it added. terminal that Adani is building Total chairman and CEO tered a net profit of `67.2 ing to the strong set of numbers. ber Assocham. Goenka succeeds Monnet Ispat & Energy chair- Adani in developing a 5 million “Most essentially, it would be a at Mundra in Gujarat as well as Patrick Pouyanne had on crore in the year-ago period, it Singh said the deal pipeline man and MD Sandeep Jajodia in the role. In a statement issued tonnes a year import facility at big stride towards India’s vision a stake in Adani’s flourishing city Tuesday stated that the French said in a regulatory filing. The remained strong across geo- by the chamber, Goenka shared that Assocham has formulated Dhamra in Odisha. of achieving a healthier energy gas distribution projects. company was “very interested” company’s revenues grew graphies with acceleration in a new vision called ‘4-SIGHT’ based on the four pillars of entre- The two will also set up a mix through the promotion of While the Mundra LNG ter- in investing in downstream sec- 23.1% to `907.4 crore in the demand for digital services. preneurship, digitisation, women empowerment and sustainability. joint venture to roll out a fuel LNG.” minal has Gujarat State tors in India, including LNG ter- reported quarter from `737.2 The company booked fresh retail network of 1,500 outlets, Also, Total and Adani will Petroleum Corp (GSPC) as the minals. “City gas is interesting crore in the year-ago period. business of USD 160 million ABB BAGS `115 CR ORDER FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS mostly on highways, in the next create a joint venture to build a lead partner, Adani is building business” that can use the On sequential basis, net during the quarter, which New Delhi: Swiss power major ABB on Wednesday said 10 years, Adani and Total said in retail network of 1,500 service a new LPG import facility at the imported LNG, he had said profit was up 30.3%, while included 10 new logos. Of this, it had won an order worth `115 crore from Indian Railways a joint statement. stations over the period of 10 same port with a total capacity without giving details. revenue was higher 10%. USD 86 million was from the to supply traction transformers. The contract has been award- While the two firms did not years, on the main roads of the to 3.56 million tonnes per He had stated that Total Digital revenues grew US, USD 39 million from ed by Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, ABB said in a indicate details of the deal, country such as highways and annum. The LPG terminal is to does not qualify for a licence to 11.6%sequentially contribut- EMEA and USD 35 million statement. These transformers are customised for the WAP- including how much stake Total intercity connections to take be completed by next month. retail petrol and diesel in the ing to 28% of the total revenues. from Rest of the World (RoW). 7 type electric locomotive. The 6,000 horsepower capacity was picking up, sources privy to advantage of a market that is Adani Gas, a subsidiary of country as it does not meet the NIIT Technologies CEO Order book executable over the locomotive is capable of hauling 24 coaches at speed of up the development said the agree- growing at 4 per cent per year Adani Enterprises Ltd, is devel- `2,000 crore minimum invest- Sudhir Singh said the growth had next 12 months has expanded to 140 km per hour. The project is part of the ‘Mission ment signed was a preliminary driven by the development of oping city gas distribution ment threshold set for such a been driven by the restructured to USD 363 million, the com- Electrification’ initiative of the Indian Railways, which aims collaboration pact and details road infrastructures and the (CGD) networks to supply the permit. But with Adani, which leadership team, differentiated pany said. to convert an additional 24,000 km of railway network from would be announced later. emergence of middle class. piped natural gas (PNG) to has already invested many times strategy and focussed execution “Significant increase in fuel oil to electrification. Also, Total is eyeing a stake “These new service stations, industrial, commercial, domes- more than that amount in oil by the team. “The extremely new logo acquisition, acceler- in city gas distribution projects in line with international stan- tic (residential) units and com- and gas infrastructure, it will robust 10% sequential revenue ating order book generation HAVELLS INDIA Q2 NET PROFIT UP 4 PC of Adani but talks are stuck on dards, will offer Indian cus- pressed natural gas (CNG) to the qualify for a retail license. growth and the 217 basis points and new leadership firmly in New Delhi: Consumer electrical goods maker Havells India valuation. tomers Total’s full lineup of transport sector. It already has India is looking at more sequential improvement in oper- position have materially on Wednesday reported 4.44% rise in standalone net profit to “Adani and Total have fuels, lubricants, as well as a set up city gas distribution net- than doubling the share of nat- ating margin is a reflection of the improved the business profile `178.62 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2018. signed an agreement to jointly broad range of other products works in Ahmedabad and ural gas in its energy basket to new normal as we target pre- of the company,” said Arvind The company had posted a net profit of %171.02 crore for the develop multi-energy offerings and services,” the statement Vadodara in Gujarat, Faridabad 15 per cent in the next few years dictable and fast scaling prof- Thakur, vice-chairman and same period a year ago, Havells India said in a filing to BSE. to the Indian energy market. The said. in Haryana and Khurja in Uttar and is giving a major push to city itable growth,” he said. managing director at NIIT Standalone revenue from operations stood at `2,190.99 crore diversified portfolio includes Adani holds a 25 per cent Pradesh. gas distribution projects. Singh noted that the recent Technologies. as against `1,777.36 crore in September quarter 2017.

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64.1 -1 -1.54 ORIENTCEM 88.9 -1.15 -1.28 SYMPHONY 1000.35 3.6 0.36 HINDALCO 233.2 233.85 223.7 227.35 -3.2 ANDHRABANK 26.35 -0.7 -2.59 DCMSHRIRAM* 383.8 -47.05 -10.92 HCLTECH 1023.85 20.9 2.08 JSWSTEEL 361.7 -12.2 -3.26 PAGEIND 28093.2 -426.8 -1.5 SYNDIBANK 32.3 -0.8 -2.42 ZEEL 474 476.6 460.2 463 -6.75 APARINDS 562.75 -11.25 -1.96 DEEPAKFERT 218.95 -1.75 -0.79 HDFC 1736.3 -20.6 -1.17 JUBILANT 680.4 -13.65 -1.97 PARAGMILK 254.7 -10.8 -4.07 SYNGENE 587.55 -7.95 -1.34 ICICIBANK 325.1 328.15 311.65 316 -4.65 APLAPOLLO 1346.9 -33.45 -2.42 DEEPAKNI 248.9 -1.6 -0.64 HDFCBANK 1974.95 -17.45 -0.88 JUBLFOOD 1207.05 -13.65 -1.12 PCJEWELLER 56.45 -0.8 -1.4 TAKE 157.8 -4.25 -2.62 TCS 1,970.00 1,989.00 1,920.00 1,930.00 -32.3 APLLTD 603.2 3.6 0.6 DELTACORP 227 -12.3 -5.14 HDFCLIFE 371.85 -4.3 -1.14 JUSTDIAL 484 -14.75 -2.96 PEL 2098.95 -230.05 -9.88 TATACHEM 670.6 -4.5 -0.67 VEDL 215.4 216.45 206.65 208.7 -3.75 APOLLOHOSP 1122.55 12.8 1.15 DENABANK 15.15 -0.2 -1.3 HDIL 20.25 -1 -4.71 JYOTHYLAB 190.95 -4.05 -2.08 PERSISTENT 686.7 -5.55 -0.8 TATACOFFEE 100.8 -2.6 -2.51 INFRATEL 268.7 269.65 258.2 261.05 -5.2 APOLLOTYRE 208.95 -10.85 -4.94 DHANUKA 405 -5.5 -1.34 HEG 4421 -329.65 -6.94 KAJARIACER 352.55 -17.45 -4.72 PETRONET 217.4 -6.9 -3.08 TATACOMM 470.45 -16.4 -3.37 ONGC 166.6 167.3 160.55 162.25 -3.35 ARVIND 315.05 -17.65 -5.31 DHFL 236.3 -33.25 -12.34 HEIDELBERG 146.75 1.8 1.24 KALPATPOWR 305.5 -9.95 -3.15 PFC 80.35 -2.1 -2.55 TATAELXSI 991.95 -47.4 -4.56 GAIL 356.9 364.25 343.6 345 -7.3 ASAHIINDIA 296.4 -4.5 -1.5 DISHTV 50.25 -3.05 -5.72 HERITGFOOD 520.75 -13.45 -2.52 KANSAINER 416 -0.7 -0.17 PFIZER 2873.65 -23.5 -0.81 TATAGLOBAL 231.1 -3.4 -1.45 HINDPETRO 213 214.45 204.5 207.6 -4.55 ASHOKA 114.15 -1.7 -1.47 DIVISLAB 1299.75 -6 -0.46 HEROMOTOCO 2815.1 -83.6 -2.88 KEC 279.35 -0.8 -0.29 PFS 15.01 -0.68 -4.33 TATAINVEST 707.15 -0.5 -0.07 AXISBANK 594.75 598.8 566.6 576 -12.85 ASHOKLEY 114.3 -5.85 -4.87 DLF 144.45 -13.75 -8.69 HEXAWARE 393.5 -1.6 -0.4 KEI 278.6 -9.7 -3.36 PGHH 9125.75 -4.05 -0.04 TATAMETALI 582.35 -11.05 -1.86 GRASIM 915.6 915.6 878.85 884.95 -20.55 ASIANPAINT 1256.2 -10.6 -0.84 DMART 1310.95 -25.85 -1.93 HFCL 20.9 -1 -4.57 KNRCON 184.85 -3.95 -2.09 PHILIPCARB 218.3 -5.2 -2.33 TATAMOTORS 179.2 -6.3 -3.4 IOC 136 136.5 131.75 132.35 -3.1 ASTRAL 945.65 -1.3 -0.14 DRREDDY 2562.35 -11.1 -0.43 HIMATSEIDE 239.45 -5.1 -2.09 KOTAKBANK 1178.05 1.25 0.11 PHOENIXLTD 558.8 18.2 3.37 TATAMTRDVR 99.95 -1.4 -1.38 M&M 789.2 790.75 751.2 757.55 -20.15 ATUL 3218.75 -140.2 -4.17 ECLERX 1075.45 3.3 0.31 HINDALCO 227.55 -3.05 -1.32 KPIT 207.5 -6.35 -2.97 PIDILITIND 962.95 -30.05 -3.03 TATAPOWER 72.4 -1.4 -1.9 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,638.00 2,649.65 2,538.00 2,541.00 -69.5 AUBANK 598.5 -31.6 -5.02 EDELWEISS 167.6 -18.6 -9.99 HINDCOPPER 50.35 -1.95 -3.73 KPRMILL 628.15 -26.55 -4.06 PIIND 766.75 -15.95 -2.04 TATASTEEL 554.65 -19.45 -3.39 JSWSTEEL 376.9 378.45 359.15 362.6 -11 AUROPHARMA 756.25 -17.75 -2.29 EICHERMOT 21989.3 -1039.9 -4.52 HINDPETRO 207.15 -4.95 -2.33 KRBL 347.35 5.45 1.59 PNB 66.45 -3.35 -4.8 TCS 1927.7 -34 -1.73 TATASTEEL 578.05 579.5 552.1 555 -17.8 AVANTI 416.95 -5.6 -1.33 EIDPARRY 195.6 -10.5 -5 HINDUNILVR 1561.05 16.7 1.08 KSCL 511.75 -19.1 -3.6 PNBHOUSING 867.55 -52.1 -5.67 TEAMLEASE 2399 -58 -2.36 TATAMOTORS 187.6 187.8 179.1 180 -5.85 AXISBANK 574.6 -14.2 -2.41 EIHOTEL 156.7 0.75 0.48 HINDZINC 270.5 -6.05 -2.19 KTKBANK 97.85 -1.4 -1.41 PNCINFRA 134.8 -0.25 -0.19 TECHM 718.9 0.5 0.07 HEROMOTOCO 2,915.00 2,995.00 2,766.25 2,803.55 -91.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2548.05 -63.1 -2.42 ELGIEQUIP 251.25 -5.85 -2.28 HSCL 125.85 -3.85 -2.97 KWALITY 9.81 -0.51 -4.94 POWERGRID 189.1 1.05 0.56 TEJASNET 265.35 -10.65 -3.86 SBIN 273.75 275 260 261 -9.3 BAJAJCORP 389.9 -2.35 -0.6 EMAMILTD 430.1 -17.8 -3.97 HSIL 256.85 -5.25 -2 L&TFH 120.9 -10.55 -8.03 PRESTIGE 195.75 1.7 0.88 TEXRAIL 57.95 -1.6 -2.69 MARUTI 7,237.65 7,245.00 6,853.45 6,901.00 -249.9 HUDCO 42.95 -1.1 -2.5 LAKSHVILAS 79.5 -0.55 -0.69 EICHERMOT 23,380.00 23,727.40 21,850.00 22,100.00 -902.15 BSE: GAINERS NSE: GAINERS IBREALEST 83.75 -9.3 -9.99 LALPATHLAB 952.6 -19.8 -2.04 BSE: LOSERS NSE: LOSERS BAJAJFINSV 5,700.00 5,740.00 5,350.00 5,400.00 -257.1 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) IBULHSGFIN 788.85 -119.6 -13.17 LAOPALA 215.25 0 0 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) BPCL 303 304.45 283.2 285.45 -16.65 IBVENTURES 447.8 -3.5 -0.78 LAURUSLABS 403.15 -7.65 -1.86 ADANIPORTS 337.5 339.3 309.6 314 -19.35 NIITTECH 1,189.60 4.34 HCLTECH 1,022 1.85 ICICIBANK 314.7 -6.35 -1.98 LAXMIMACH 5943.15 122.9 2.11 DBL 467.45 -13.18 IBULHSGFIN 777.9 -14.27 YESBANK 252.5 254.85 228.5 233 -15.9 ICICIGI 790.75 5.05 0.64 LICHSGFIN 433 -11.75 -2.64 BAJFINANCE 2,340.00 2,369.25 2,132.85 2,148.00 -160.85 UBL 1,208.90 4.27 WIPRO 324.4 1.68 ICICIPRULI 328.75 -0.3 -0.09 LINDEINDIA 417.95 2.25 0.54 IBULHSGFIN 788.85 -13.17 BAJFINANCE 2,148 -6.97 IBULHSGFIN 911.9 920 777.2 777.9 -129.45 ICIL 71.45 0.35 0.49 PHOENIXLTD 558.8 3.37 COALINDIA 280.75 1.57 LT 1211.25 -13.1 -1.07 DHFL 236.3 -12.34 YESBANK 233 -6.39 NIFTY NEXT 50 IDBI 59.15 -0.45 -0.76 LTI 1825.85 9.7 0.53 MOIL 172.4 3.2 INFY 705.5 1.47 IDEA 37.8 0.75 2.02 LTTS 1548.7 -103.85 -6.28 DCMSHRIRAM 383.8 -10.92 ADANIPORTS 314 -5.8 IDFC 37.65 -1.8 -4.56 LUPIN 895.4 0 0 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE CUB 170.85 2.9 ITC 286.05 1.2 IDFCBANK 35.1 -1.2 -3.31 LUXIND 1551.6 -48.2 -3.01 IBREALEST 83.75 -9.99 BPCL 285.45 -5.51 SBILIFE 551 567 549 562.1 15.5 IEX 1655.75 10.8 0.66 M&M 760.05 -18.25 -2.34 IDEA 37.3 38 36.85 38 1 BAJAJELEC 514.9 -15.75 -2.97 ENDURANCE 1154.35 -27 -2.29 IFBIND 975.95 -24.4 -2.44 M&MFIN 367.25 -30.8 -7.74 PRSMJOHNSN 92.9 -3.25 -3.38 THERMAX 975 -5.55 -0.57 MCDOWELL-N 531.5 551.7 523.4 534.1 7.65 BAJAJFINSV 5385.75 -272.3 -4.81 ENGINERSIN 114.95 -2.25 -1.92 IFCI 13.13 -0.67 -4.86 MAGMA 102.5 -6.55 -6.01 PTC 75.35 -1.4 -1.82 THOMASCOOK 209.2 -6.2 -2.88 BIOCON 633.05 645 622.85 634 5.1 BAJAJHLDNG 2582.4 -33.5 -1.28 ENIL 637.25 17.7 2.86 IGL 241.7 -5.2 -2.11 MAHABANK 11.35 -0.22 -1.9 PVR 1312.75 -27.2 -2.03 THYROCARE 598.95 -15.95 -2.59 ICICIGI 795 806.95 780.85 790 3.85 BAJFINANCE 2151.55 -156 -6.76 EQUITAS 125.45 -5.95 -4.53 IL&FSTRANS 20.65 -1 -4.62 MAHINDCIE 262.15 4.05 1.57 MOTHERSUMI 250.8 254.25 244 249.1 0.6 QUESS 750 -7.1 -0.94 TIFHL 501 -9.3 -1.82 INDHOTEL 125.55 1.15 0.92 MAHLIFE 417.2 6.55 1.6 PGHH 9,191.90 9,295.65 9,135.20 9,140.95 -4.8 BALKRISIND 1029.05 -16.9 -1.62 ERIS 701.65 -8.25 -1.16 RADICO 367.2 5.1 1.41 TIMETECHNO 122.05 -3.9 -3.1 INDIACEM 93.6 -4.5 -4.59 LUPIN 900 909.35 885 895 -1.45 BALMLAWRIE 193.45 1 0.52 ESCORTS 617.85 -21.15 -3.31 MANAPPURAM 71.1 -3.5 -4.69 RAIN 185.75 -9.75 -4.99 TIMKEN 548.05 -11.9 -2.13 CONCOR 610 613 596 599.05 -2.25 BALRAMCHIN 93.15 -4.9 -5 ESSELPRO 92.25 -2.55 -2.69 INDIANB 225.25 -18.15 -7 MANPASAND 99 -3.85 -3.74 RAJESHEXPO 558.05 -1 -0.18 TITAN 800.15 -10.25 -1.26 CADILAHC 384.9 384.9 376 378.25 -1.8 BANDHANBNK 454.2 -10.75 -2.31 EVEREADY 200.4 -6.35 -3.07 INDIGO 836.35 -31.65 -3.65 MARICO 314.85 -2.95 -0.93 RALLIS 185.6 -3.8 -2.01 TNPL 252.95 -13.55 -5.08 DABUR 409 423 400.75 404.5 -2.15 BANKBARODA 99.25 -0.75 -0.75 EXIDEIND 261.5 -2.05 -0.78 INDUSINDBK 1603.8 -17.05 -1.05 MARUTI 6878.7 -271.25 -3.79 RAMCOCEM 578.8 -9.9 -1.6 TORNTPHARM 1559.8 -64 -3.94 BANKBARODA 102.45 102.65 98.75 99.7 -0.55 BANKINDIA 76.7 -3.35 -4.18 FCONSUMER 41.3 -2.6 -5.92 INFIBEAM 51.25 -1.1 -2.1 MAXINDIA 69.3 -4 -5.46 RATNAMANI 854.85 -2.7 -0.31 TORNTPOWER 234.25 -10.85 -4.43 ICICIPRULI 332.3 341.9 327.5 327.5 -2.05 BASF 1660.6 -22.9 -1.36 FDC 208.1 0 0 INFRATEL 260.55 -5.6 -2.1 MCX 780.2 -20.7 -2.58 RAYMOND 642 -31.8 -4.72 TRENT 333.8 -5.05 -1.49 SIEMENS 945 946 926.35 931.65 -6.6 BATAINDIA 912.1 -27 -2.88 FEDERALBNK 78.55 -3.1 -3.8 INFY 704.5 8.1 1.16 MEGH 77.55 -2.1 -2.64 RBLBANK 537.65 2.15 0.4 TRIDENT 64.25 -3.3 -4.89 HDFCLIFE 380.75 382.35 369 373.5 -2.75 BAYERCROP 4218.95 -73.8 -1.72 FINCABLES 524.7 -7.15 -1.34 INOXLEISUR 229.7 6.3 2.82 MFSL 384.2 -7.35 -1.88 RCF 61.05 -2.1 -3.33 TRITURBINE 99.7 -2.75 -2.68 ABB 1,313.00 1,313.00 1,280.00 1,281.85 -15.5 BBTC 1259.25 -54 -4.11 FINOLEXIND 482.5 -12.25 -2.48 INOXWIND 87.7 -7.3 -7.68 MGL 821.8 -13.8 -1.65 RCOM 11.36 -0.43 -3.65 TTKPRESTIG 6033.1 -188.65 -3.03 NHPC 24.1 24.45 23.6 23.75 -0.3 BEL 85.35 -2.5 -2.85 FLFL 398.05 -0.4 -0.1 INTELLECT 202.4 -12.55 -5.84 MHRIL 194.15 -11.75 -5.71 RECLTD 102.5 -2.6 -2.47 TV18BRDCST 37 -2.45 -6.21 MARICO 319 325.5 312 313.95 -4.05 BEML 588.7 -40.4 -6.42 FORBESCO 2009 -105.55 -4.99 IOB 13.07 -0.16 -1.21 MINDACORP 121.35 -1.4 -1.14 REDINGTON 86.65 -0.8 -0.91 TVSMOTOR 534.8 -16.7 -3.03 COLPAL 1,102.00 1,112.00 1,080.50 1,083.00 -16.1 BERGEPAINT 292.4 1.65 0.57 FORCEMOT 1783.7 -75.05 -4.04 IOC 132.3 -3.2 -2.36 MINDAIND 316.05 -3.35 -1.05 RELAXO 715.4 7.45 1.05 TVSSRICHAK 2376.9 -23.55 -0.98 OFSS 3,975.00 4,025.00 3,890.00 3,916.20 -58.8 BHARATFIN 981.4 -21.55 -2.15 FORTIS 133 -4.2 -3.06 IPCALAB 670.35 -12.45 -1.82 MINDTREE 978.95 -6.25 -0.63 RELCAPITAL 248.2 -19.5 -7.28 TVTODAY 400.3 -7.2 -1.77 NIACL 210.75 213.95 206.55 207.55 -3.2 BHARATFORG 560.55 -17.25 -2.99 FRETAIL 500.7 6.9 1.4 IRB 126 -4.55 -3.49 MMTC 29.35 -1.6 -5.17 RELIANCE 1148.9 -14.75 -1.27 UBL 1208.9 49.55 4.27 AMBUJACEM 223.5 227.85 217.4 218 -3.5 BHARTIARTL 288.1 -5.8 -1.97 FSL 62.15 0.05 0.08 ISGEC 5628.7 -20.45 -0.36 MOIL 172.4 5.35 3.2 RELINFRA 316.65 -18.55 -5.53 UCOBANK 16.9 -0.25 -1.46 HINDZINC 278 280.1 269.05 271.9 -4.7 BHEL 73.9 -2.3 -3.02 GAIL 345.55 -6.5 -1.85 ITC 286.35 3.8 1.34 MONSANTO 2629.3 -58.4 -2.17 REPCOHOME 341.4 -29.7 -8 UFLEX 277.65 -5 -1.77 GODREJCP 759.9 762 731 738 -14.05 ITDC 292.65 -14.1 -4.6 MOTHERSUMI 249.45 0.1 0.04 ACC 1,573.00 1,578.00 1,518.15 1,524.15 -29.25 BIOCON 636.35 7.15 1.14 GDL 162.9 0.65 0.4 RNAM 159.7 -5.85 -3.53 UJJIVAN 232.35 -15.6 -6.29 ITDCEM 118.1 -3.15 -2.6 MOTILALOFS 635.05 -21.9 -3.33 MRF 63,750.00 64,263.75 61,900.00 61,965.00 -1,247.95 BIRLACORPN 571.8 -10.7 -1.84 GEPIL 798.9 5.95 0.75 RNAVAL 12.19 -0.45 -3.56 ULTRACEMCO 3730.4 -23.85 -0.64 ITI 80.9 -2.3 -2.76 SUNTV 675 675.4 649.35 657 -13.45 BLISSGVS 170.1 2.2 1.31 GESHIP 283.05 -4.2 -1.46 MPHASIS 1123.1 -7.85 -0.69 RPOWER 27.35 -1.3 -4.54 UNICHEMLAB 201.1 2.85 1.44 BANDHANBNK 466 471.95 450.55 454.5 -9.45 BLUEDART 2784.35 -37.4 -1.33 GET&D 256.2 0.75 0.29 J&KBANK 42.2 0.35 0.84 MRF 61969.45 -1245.3 -1.97 SADBHAV 237.4 -7.2 -2.94 UNIONBANK 66.85 -4.2 -5.91 GICRE 320.95 320.95 306.1 310 -6.5 BLUESTARCO 565.2 -9.4 -1.64 GHCL 212.6 -9.55 -4.3 JAGRAN 109.25 -0.6 -0.55 MRPL 81.15 -3.5 -4.13 SAIL 65.3 -2.2 -3.26 UPL 639.1 -3.25 -0.51 SHREECEM 15,549.90 15,712.05 15,053.55 15,170.00 -361.5 BOMDYEING 111.8 -5.75 -4.89 GICHSGFIN 223.35 -12.95 -5.48 JAICORPLTD 107.4 -4.95 -4.41 MUTHOOTFIN 401.95 -2.35 -0.58 SANOFI 5915.95 -75.1 -1.25 VBL 769.1 5.5 0.72 LICHSGFIN 453.9 454.05 428.7 434 -10.65 BOSCHLTD 18315.9 -655.85 -3.46 GICRE 311.15 -5 -1.58 JAMNAAUTO 72.4 -1.8 -2.43 NATCOPHARM 720.45 -20.1 -2.71 SBILIFE 562.15 14.55 2.66 VEDL 208 -4.35 -2.05 DMART 1,344.90 1,354.00 1,300.00 1,304.00 -32.95 BPCL 285.1 -17.3 -5.72 GILLETTE 6630.3 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‘Tapes show Mike Pompeo in Saudi probing Khashoggi disappearance: Trump Turkey as Saudi journalist AFP n WASHINGTON faces new claims decapitated’ audi Arabia has started a full Sinvestigation into the case of over Khashoggi Ankara (AFP): Saudi jour- journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who nalist Jamal Khashoggi was was last seen entering the Saudi Ankara: US Secretary of State tortured before being decapi- consulate in Istanbul, US Mike Pompeo on Wednesday tated inside Riyadh’s consulate President Donald Trump has held talks with the Turkish lead- in Istanbul, pro-government said and insisted that blaming ership in Ankara over the dis- daily Yeni Safak reported Riyadh over his disappearance appearance of Saudi journalist Wednesday, saying it had heard was premature. Jamal Khashoggi as Riyadh audio recordings. Khashoggi’s Soon after talking with faced new claims he was killed alleged killers tortured the jour- Saudi Crown Prince inside its Istanbul consulate. nalist during interrogation by Mohammed bin Salman over Pro-government Turkish media cutting his fingers off, Yeni phone on Tuesday, Trump in a published gruesome new alle- Safak said, claiming it had tweet said that answers related gations Khashoggi was killed by heard multiple recordings of the to Khashoggi’s disappearance being gradually dismembered by incident. would be forthcoming shortly. a Saudi assassination squad The newspaper said “Just spoke with the Crown some of whom the New York Khashoggi, a Washington Post Prince of Saudi Arabia who Times said were tied to Crown contributor, was then decapi- totally denied any knowledge of will rapidly expand, a full and denied the allegations and said such a move will hurt US econ- Khashoggi in the Saudi con- him and return him to his native Prince Mohammed bin Salman. tated. Khashoggi vanished after what took place in their Turkish complete investigation into this that Khashoggi left the con- omy and jobs. sulate. NBC News reported that Saudi Arabia.Khashoggi had But the United States has entering the consulate for offi- consulate,” Trump said. matter. Answers will be forth- sulate. Some US media reports “Here we go again with the Saudis are discussing issuing penned articles critical of the refused to rebuke its ally despite cial documents ahead of his Bin Salman was with coming shortly.” said that Saudi Arabia is plan- you’re guilty until proven inno- an explanation that would admit country’s rulers. Earlier on the mounting claims, with upcoming wedding to his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Khashoggi, a dissident ning to come out with a report cent,” Trump told The that Khashoggi was killed in the Tuesday, Trump said that “I President Donald Trump insist- Turkish fiancee. While Turkish in Saudi Arabia during that Saudi journalist, who wrote for in which it is expected to say Associated Press as he compared consulate while giving bin have no financial interests in ing on the principle of innocence police believe he was killed by call. The Washington Post and lived that the interrogation of the allegations against Saudi Salman so-called plausible deni- Saudi Arabia” — but in fact he before being proven guilty and a special team of 15 Saudi offi- In a statement, Pompeo in the US as legal permanent Khashoggi went wrong and was Arabia to the sexual misconduct ability by saying he neither has boasted in the past that “I Pompeo saying after talks in cials, Riyadh has dismissed said he “had direct and candid resident was last seen entering killed in the process. allegations from multiple ordered the murder nor knew make a lot of money with them.” Riyadh: “I don’t want to talk such claims as “baseless”. conversations” with the king and the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Trump, under tremendous women against Supreme Court about it. Trump’s attempt to distance about any of the facts.” Despite The Washington Post has the crown prince, as well as Turkish investigative agencies pressure from lawmakers, has Justice Brett Kavanaugh during It also said that a person with himself from profiting from the lurid allegations published in previously cited unnamed US Saudi Foreign Minister Adel have said that he was brutally warned of severe punishment. his confirmation hearing. knowledge of the discussions Saudi Arabia is undercut by a media loyal to him, Turkish and Turkish officials pointing to al-Jubeir. killed inside the consulate. They However, he has pushed back Trump also said “that would said the kingdom will claim that long record showing deals his President Recep Tayyip Erdogan audio and video recordings Trump tweeted that the claim to have audio and video again any effort to cancel the be bad” if Saudi Arabia’s king rogue operatives killed the jour- companies made with that coun- has also taken a circumspect line that prove Khashoggi was killed Saudi Crown Prince “told me evidence of it. mega USD 110 billion arms deal and crown prince knew about nalist during either an interro- try’s government and citizens, in the case, saying his priority is inside the consulate and was that he has already started, and So far Saudi Arabia has with Saudi Arabia asserting that the suspected killing of gation or an attempt to kidnap media reports said. to uncover the truth through an then dismembered. But this is investigation. the first time Turkish media has The controversy has blown claimed to hear the tapes. Pro- a massive hole in attempts by government newspaper Sabah Official: India, US have goal of US President tells AP he won’t Prince Mohammed to promote reported at the weekend that himself as a modern reformer Khashoggi’s Apple Watch denying Iran money it needs to and led to a spate of cancellations recorded his interrogation, tor- from a major Riyadh investment ture and killing, although some accept blame if GOP loses House conference scheduled next week. experts have said it is not like- destabilise Middle East Khashoggi has not been seen ly that the watch could have since he stepped inside the recorded the events in the man- Washington (PTI): The US and UN during, I mean in New York AP n WASHINGTON kind of an impact. They would Shine. White House counselor doing his job, but allowed he has Saudi consulate in Istanbul on ner described. According to India have a goal of denying Iran during the UN General Assembly. say that in the old days that if Kellyanne Conway listened from heard from some of his sup- October 2 to sort out paperwork Yeni Safak, Saudi Arabia’s con- the money it needs to destabilise I continued those discussions in acing the prospect of bruis- you got the support of a presi- a nearby sofa. porters who say they may not for his upcoming marriage to a sul to Istanbul, Mohammed the Middle East, a top American Delhi, very good meetings. And Fing electoral defeat in con- dent or if you’ve got the support The interview came as vote this November. Turkish woman. al-Otaibi, can be heard on one official said after his visit to New I can’t get into specifics in terms gressional elections, President of somebody it would be nice to Trump’s administration was “I’m not running,” he said. Turkish police on Monday tape saying during Khashoggi’s Delhi for talks over slashing of the nature of that discussion,” Donald Trump said Tuesday have, but it meant nothing, being urged to pressure Saudi “I mean, there are many people night undertook an eight hour torture: “Do this outside. You India’s oil imports from Tehran Hook told reporters in Brussels. that he won’t accept the blame zero. Like literally zero. Some of Arabia to account for the dis- that have said to me ... ‘I will search at the consulate, taking are going to get me in trouble.” ahead of the November 4 dead- “But what I can say is we are, if his party loses control of the the people I’ve endorsed have appearance of journalist Jamal never ever go and vote in the away soil and DNA samples, The daily reported that in line. President Donald Trump in we do have a goal of denying Iran House in November, arguing his gone up 40 and 50 points just on Khashoggi. Instead, Trump midterms because you’re not although a search expected on another tape, an unknown indi- May pulled the US out of the 2015 the money that it needs, and we campaigning and endorsements the endorsement.” Trump spoke offered a defense for the US ally, running and I don’t think you Tuesday at the consul’s residence vidual tells Otaibi: “If you want nuclear accord, saying it had find that there’s a lot, I mean, to have helped Republican candi- on a range of subjects, defend- warning against a rush to judg- like Congress.’” He added: has so far not taken place. The to live when you come to Saudi “failed to achieve the fundamen- kind of destabilise the Middle dates. ing Saudi Arabia from growing ment, like with what happened “Well, I do like Congress.” If Saudi consul Mohammed al- Arabia, be quiet!” Yeni Safak did tal objective of blocking all paths East,” he said in response to a In a wide-ranging inter- condemnation over the case of with his Supreme Court nomi- Democrats take the House and Otaibi left Istanbul for Riyadh on not say how the tapes came into to an Iranian nuclear bomb” and question. view three weeks before Election a missing journalist, accusing his nee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was pursue impeachment or inves- a scheduled Saudia flight on existence or how it obtained did not deal with Tehran’s “malign On November 4, a second Day, Trump told The Associated longtime attorney Michael accused of sexual assault. tigations — including seeking Tuesday afternoon, with Ankara them. activities, including its ballistic batch of potentially more crip- Press he senses voter enthusiasm Cohen of lying under oath and “Well, I think we have to his long-hidden tax returns — insisting he had not been Otaibi left Istanbul on missile programme and its sup- pling sanctions will be re-imposed rivaling 2016 and he expressed flashing defiance when asked find out what happened first,” Trump said he will “handle it expelled and left by his own Tuesday for Riyadh ahead of a port for terrorism”. on Iran’s oil and shipping sectors cautious optimism that his most about the insult — “Horseface” Trump said. “Here we go again very well.” choice. planned search of his residence In an attempt to compel as well as its central bank. The US loyal supporters will vote even — he hurled at Stormy Daniels, with, you know, you’re guilty The president declared he Pompeo came to Ankara as part of the official Turkish Iran to agree to a new accord, has asked buyers of Iranian oil to when he is not on the ballot. the porn actress who accuses until proven innocent. I don’t was unconcerned about other fresh from talks in Riyadh where investigation into Khashoggi’s Trump reinstated sanctions that cut imports to zero starting in The AP asked Trump “if him of lying about an affair. like that. We just went through potential threats to his presi- he held a 20 minute meeting disappearance. On Monday, targeted the Iranian government’s November. Republicans were to lose control Asked if it was appropriate to that with Justice Kavanaugh. dency. He accused Cohen of with King Salman and a far CNN cited two sources as say- purchase of US dollars, Iran’s trade India last week said it would of the House on November 6th insult a woman’s appearance, And he was innocent all the lying when testifying under longer meeting with Prince ing the Saudis are preparing a in gold and other precious met- continue to import oil from Iran — or a couple of days later Trump responded, “You can way.” Weeks away from the oath that the president coordi- Mohammed, where the pair report that Khashoggi’s death als, and its automotive sector. after the November 4 deadline. depending on how long it takes take it any way you want.” midterms, Democrats are hope- nated on a hush-money scheme shook hands and smiled. resulted from a botched inter- Describing the meetings with the “We continue to find that many to count the votes — do you Throughout much of the ful about their chances to recap- to buy Daniels’ silence. He said before arriving in rogation. US Secretary of State Indian officials on the Iranian oil countries including India share believe you bear some respon- nearly 40-minute interview, he ture the House, while Trump on Tuesday declared Ankara that in Saudi Arabia he Mike Pompeo on Wednesday purchase issue as good, the spe- our concerns, especially the non- sibility for that?” “No, I sat, arms crossed, in the Oval Republicans are increasingly the allegation “totally false.” But stressed the “importance of arrived in Ankara from Riyadh cial US envoy on Iran, Brian proliferation concerns. And the think I’m helping people,” Office behind the Resolute Desk, confident they can hold control in entering a plea deal with them conducting a complete for talks with the Turkish lead- Hook, however refrained from sunset clauses for the United Trump said. Elaborating, Trump flanked by top aides, including of the Senate. Trump has been Cohen in August, federal pros- investigation into the disap- ership saying Saudi Arabia had giving details of his discussions. States are of paramount concern, added: “And I will say that we White House press secretary campaigning aggressively in a ecutors signaled that they pearance” and Riyadh had promised a full investigation “On the India meetings, I also met and it’s something that needs to have a very big impact. I don’t Sarah Huckabee Sanders and blitz of rallies aimed at firing up accepted his recitation of facts vowed to do this. AFP into the case. with the Indian delegation to the be addressed,” Hook said. believe anybody’s ever had this communications director Bill his base. He said he believes he’s and account of what occurred. Shehbaz accuses anti-graft Serial killer of minor girls executed in Pak GGLLOOBBEE TTRROOTTTTIINNGG PTI n LAHORE body of colluding with ple demanding a harsh pun- in the jail. Ansari’s counsel had Irina Shayk and Bradley serial killer of minor girls ishment for the convict. Violent also requested the court to Imran’s party to target Opp Awas executed at a jail in protests following the girl’s allow a live telecast of the hang- Cooper ‘miserable’ together Lahore on Wednesday after he murder claimed two lives in ing inside the jail. The court did Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan’s scam. The National Assembly was convicted and sentenced to Kasur. not agree and dismissed the New York: Agencies reported Opposition leader Shehbaz Speaker Asad Qaiser last week death by an anti-terrorism court He was sentenced to death plea. Contingents of police and that the pair were spotted Sharif on Wednesday accused had ordered the NAB to bring for raping and murdering a in February for the minor girl’s anti-riot forces surrounded Kot looking sulky during dinner the country’s anti-graft body of him to the assembly after the seven-year-old girl, in an inci- rape and murder. His appeals Lakhpat jail at the time of at Masa in the Time Warner forming an “unholy alliance” opposition requested him to dent that sparked outrage and against the verdict failed and Imran’s hanging. Talking to Center, a source told us, with Premier Imran Khan’s convene a session, Dawn violent protests in Pakistan earlier this month President reporters after Imran’s hanging, “They are miserable together. party to target opposition lead- reported. Shehbaz, 67, thanked early this year. Imran Ali, 24, Arif Alvi rejected a plea for Ansari said: “Today I am happy They have been for months. ers and vowed to continue his opposition parties and leaders who was convicted for the rape clemency. An anti-terrorism to see the murderer of my He doesn’t drink and is into political struggle despite his — in particular Pakistan and murder of the minor girl in court in Lahore last week ruled daughter hanged. The beast spirituality. She wants to go arrest in a housing scam. Peoples Party chairperson Kasur city, some 50-km from that Imran’s death sentence met his end.” He said his fam- out.” The source added, “She Shehbaz, who is the president Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for Lahore, was hanged at 5.30am police that he committed the will be carried out on October ily is devastated by the loss of went to Ibiza by her herself of the Pakistan Muslim League- backing him. in the presence of the victim’s heinous crime after he got 17 at Lahore’s Central Jail. his beloved daughter. Ansari for a party that [celebrity Nawaz (PML-N), addressed “This is the first time in his- father Amin Ansari and mag- addicted to sex by watching Amin Ansari, the victim’s regretted that the authorities did photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott] threw.” The source said the National Assembly session tory that an opposition leader istrate Adil Sarwar in Kot child pornography. father, filed a petition in the not allow the live telecast of the that the bad-romance buzz has been swirling around the couple “in that convened on the Opposition’s was arrested without any Lakhpat Central Jail. The girl’s In January, police arrested Lahore High Court, seeking hanging. big Russian model community.” (Shayk’s from Yemanzhelinsk.) A demands to protest his arrest by charges in such a hasty manner,” uncle was also present at the jail. Imran through a DNA match public hanging of Imran. A He, however, thanked the different source who saw the couple at Masa this week told us, “They the National Accountability said Shehbaz, adding he did not A resident of Kasur, Imran two weeks after he raped and two-member Lahore High chief justice of Pakistan and said were not looking happy … They barely spoke to each other at the start of Bureau (NAB). want to discuss the merit of the was accused of being involved killed the minor girl and threw Court bench comprising Justice that the “murderer had met his the meal. Halfway through, she started looking off to the side and he was The former Punjab chief case against him. “I want to talk in at least nine incidents of her body into a garbage dump Sardar Shamim Ahmed and fate today”. After the execution, moody.” But yet another source familiar with the stars insisted any talk of minister has been in the NAB’s about the unholy alliance rape-cum-murder of minors. in Kasur. The incident trig- Justice Shahbaz Rizvi on Imran’s family — accompa- misery is “not true.” Indeed, the couple seemed to have cheered up since custody since October 5 in between the Pakistan Tehreek- The court has given its verdict gered nation-wide street Tuesday dismissed Ansari’s plea nied by police contingents — their sulky Masa meal by Thursday afternoon. They were seen at Sant connection with the housing e-Insaf (PTI) and NAB.” in five cases. Imran had told protests in Pakistan with peo- and ordered Imran’s execution took his body to Kasur. Ambroeus downtown: “They looked cozy and happy,” a spy said. Another source close to the supermodel said she “is concentrating on her Kooples collaboration and being happy back in New York.” Either way, despite the rumors of trouble in paradise — perhaps Cooper’s just been a bit crabby. Said a source, “He hates doing press, so he’s been a bit of a pill. He did Anna Burns wins 2018 Booker Prize for ‘Milkman’ not like that New York Times profile on him at all.” PTI n LONDON sion can take in everyday life,” he said. The recip- was the youngest nominee in the Man Booker Lady Gaga confirms her nna Burns has become the first Northern ient of the Man Booker Prize gets 52,500 prize history. AIrish author to win the prestigious Man pounds (USD 69,223 or Rs 50.85 lakh). The lit- The other nominees were ‘The Long Take’ engagement with Cariano Booker Prize for her novel ‘Milkman’, an “incred- erary award is open to English-language authors by Robin Robertson, ‘Washington Black’ by Esi ibly original” story of a young woman’s affair with from around the world. Edugyan, ‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner Los Angeles: Actor-singer Lady Gaga has confirmed her engagement to a married man set in the political troubles of ‘Milkman’, a coming of age story of a young and ‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers. boyfriend Christian Carino. During her emotional speech at Elle’s 25th Northern Ireland. Burns, 56, who was born in woman’s affair with a married man set in the polit- ‘Milkman’ is published by Faber & Faber, mak- Annual Women in Belfast, is the 17th woman to bag the award in ical troubles of Northern Ireland, was named the ing it the fourth consecutive year the prize has Hollywood Celebration its 49-year history and the first woman since 2013. winner at a lavish awards ceremony here on been won by an independent publisher. Burns’ here, the 32-year-old It is “incredibly original”, said Kwame Anthony Tuesday night. Burns, who lives in East Sussex win was announced by Appiah at a dinner at singer referred to Carino Appiah, the chair of the 2018 judging panel, about in England, saw off competition from two British London’s Guildhall. as “my fiance, the book. The experimental novel, Burns’s third, writers, two American writers and one Canadian She was presented with a trophy by Camilla, Christian”. The “A Star Is is set in an unnamed city in Northern Ireland dur- writer. the Duchess of Cornwall, and a 50,000-pound Born” actor wiped away ing ‘The Troubles’, an an ethno-nationalist con- Burns shows the dangerous and complex cheque by Luke Ellis, Chief Executive of Man her tears as she spoke flict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th cen- impact on a woman coming of age in a city at Group. and thanked “all the tury and focuses on a “middle sister” as she nav- war. Unusually, in the book, the characters have The winning author also receives a design- loved ones” in her life igates her way through rumour, social pressures designations rather than names. er bound edition of her book and a further 2,500 who take care of her and politics in a tight-knit community. “The book didn’t work with names. It lost pounds for being short-listed. “We are honoured every day, reported “None of us has ever read anything like this power and atmosphere and turned into a lesser to support the Man Booker Prize for the sixteenth EOnline. Gaga and before. Anna Burns’ utterly distinctive voice chal- — or perhaps just a different — book,” Burns said. year, as it continues in its fiftieth year to cham- Carino, a talent agent, lenges conventional thinking and form in sur- “In the early days I tried out names a few times, pion literary excellence and the power of the novel have kept their prising and immersive prose,” said Kwame but the book wouldn’t stand for it. on a global scale,” Ellis said. Appiah, a British- relationship low-key Anthony Appiah, the chair of the 2018 judging The narrative would become heavy and life- born Ghanaian-American novelist, was joined on from the beginning. They panel. “It is a story of brutality, sexual encroach- less and refuse to move on until I took them out the 2018 judging panel by crime writer Val had started dating in January 2017. She was previously engaged to actor ment and resistance threaded with mordant again. Sometimes the book threw them out itself,” McDermid; cultural critic Leo Robson; feminist Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall presents the Man Taylor Kinney, whom she dated for four years before he proposed on humour. Set in a society divided against itself, she said. Her novel beat competition from writer and critic Jacqueline Rose; and artist and Booker Prize for Fiction 2018 to British writer Anna Burns during Valentine’s Day 2015. The couple announced their split in July, 2016. ‘Milkman’ explores the insidious forms oppres- ‘Everything Under’ by Daisy Johnson, who, at 27, graphic novelist Leanne Shapton. the prize's 50th year at the Guildhall in London on Tuesday. AP LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 world 12 Crimea blast kills 18, dozens hurt

Af election candidate among AFP n MOSCOW victims. The Komsomolskaya ussian officials said an explo- Pravda newspaper quoted stu- Rsive device killed at least 13 dent Semyon Gavrilov, who people and injured at least 50 said he fell asleep during a lec- four killed in bomb attack others Wednesday at a voca- ture and woke up to the sound AFP n KANDAHAR tional college in Crimea and of shooting. He said he looked called it a possible terrorist out and saw a young man with bomb placed under a sofa attack. Yet Russian news media a rifle shooting at people. Akilled four Afghans reported that at least some of the “I locked the door, hoping including an election candi- victims died in an attack by an he wouldn’t hear me,” the paper date on Wednesday, officials unidentified gunman or gun- quoted Gavrilov as saying. said, as deadly violence esca- men. Russian officials wouldn’t He said police arrived about lates ahead of the October 20 confirm those reports. 10 minutes later to evacuate peo- parliamentary ballot. The Russia’s National Anti- ple from the college and he saw Taliban quickly claimed Terrorism Committee said the dead bodies on the floor and responsibility for the attack, blast at the college in the city of charred walls. which takes the number of Kerch in eastern Crimea was In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an The head of Crimea, Sergei candidates killed so far during caused by an unidentified explo- injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea on Wednesday. AP Aksyonov, and Russia’s Health the campaign season to at sive device. Emergency officials Minister Veronika Skvortsova least 10. Abdul Jabar initially had said the blast was killed and about 50 were injured. attack. He did not elaborate. headed to the area to coordinate Qahraman had been meeting caused by a gas explosion. Sergei Most of the victims were stu- Peskov said Putin has instruct- assistance to the injured. Military with supporters in his cam- Melikov, a deputy chief of the dents. ed investigators and intelligence units were deployed around the paign office in the southern Russian National Guard, said the Explosives experts were agencies to conduct a thorough college. province of Helmand - a explosive device was home- inspecting the college building probe and offered condolences Russia annexed Crimea Taliban stronghold - when a made. Russia’s Investigative for other possible bombs, to the families of the victims. from Ukraine in 2014, a move bomb hidden under a sofa Committee, the nation’s top according to Anti-Terrorism Olga Grebennikova, direc- that triggered Western sanc- exploded, provincial gover- investigative agency, said the Committee spokesman Andrei tor of the vocational college in tions. Russia has also supported nor spokesman Omar Zhwak device that went off at the col- Przhezdomsky. Russian Kerch, told KerchNet TV that separatists fighting the told AFP. lege’s canteen was rigged with President Vladimir Putin’s men armed with automatic rifles Ukrainian government in east- Qahraman was among four shrapnel. The committee’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told burst into the college and “killed ern Ukraine, a conflict that has people killed by the blast in the spokeswoman, Svetlana reporters that officials are look- everyone they saw.” She said stu- left at least 10,000 people dead provincial capital Lashkar Gah, Petrenko, said 13 people were ing into a possible terrorist dents and staff were among since 2014. interior minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told reporters. Another seven were wounded and three suspects have been arrested, he Security forces investigate an explosion that killed Abdul Jabar Qahraman, a candidate in parliamentary elections, at his home, added. in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Wednesday. The bomb blast killed Qahraman on Temer charged with corruption President Ashraf Ghani Wednesday as the Taliban warned teachers and students not to participate in upcoming elections and not to allow schools to be AFP n SAO POLOI condemned the attack on used as polling centers. AP whose term ends December Maristela Temer’s house in Sao Qahraman, who he had sent to razil’s federal police filed 31. Paulo between 2013 and 2015 Helmand in 2016 as an envoy Wednesday. Most of the 10 can- polling centres and prevent said it would not be delayed Bnew charges against Lawmakers have rejected could have been paid for with to help defeat the Taliban. didates who have died in the teachers and students from any further. It also is seen as a President Michel Temer on trials in two previous corruption bribes directed at the president Qahraman later resigned. lead-up to the election were participating as election work- key milestone ahead of a UN Tuesday, recommending he be charges levelled at Temer, whose through his aide Lima Filho. In other poll-related vio- murdered in targeted killings. ers. Violence has increased meeting in Geneva in put on trial for corruption, popularity is in single digits. He Executives of the J&F com- lence, gunmen ambushed a Qahraman was the second can- ahead of the long-delayed November, where Afghanistan money laundering and criminal took office in 2016 after pany said they paid USD candidate’s convoy in Logar didate killed in Lashkar Gah vote, with hundreds of people will be under pressure to show association for allegedly taking President Dilma Rousseff was 280,000 to Lima Filho in province, near Kabul, on this month, after Saleh killed or wounded in poll- progress on “democratic bribes to favour port manage- impeached. exchange for political favours. Wednesday, provincial gover- Mohammad Asikzai was related attacks across the processes”. Almost nine mil- ment companies. The investi- Temer’s lawyer said he had Temer survived previous nor spokesman Shamshad among eight people killed in a country. lion people have registered to gation report was filed to the not yet been given access to the congressional votes that could Laraway said.And later an suicide attack last week. Preparations for the ballot vote, but observers expect far country’s top court and obtained police report. Since the have suspended him on cor- improvised explosive device That incident came a day have been in shambles and fewer to turn out due to the by The Associated Press. investigation began, Temer has ruption and obstruction of jus- blew up near the campaign after the Taliban warned can- with days to go, organisers are threat of militant attacks and The report signed by inves- denied that his decree on port tice charges, both filed by then rally of another candidate in the didates to withdraw from the still struggling to distribute expectations of widespread tigator Cleyber Malta Lopes management was linked to Attorney General Rodrigo Logar provincial capital Pule parliamentary election, which voting materials to more than fraud. also argues that Temer’s assets Dodge will have 15 days to bribes. The investigation Janot. Alam, Laraway said. There the group has vowed to attack. 5,000 polling centres. The More than 50,000 members should be frozen. The charges decide whether to pursue the involves a decree signed by But the president has been were no casualties in either The Taliban issued a fresh election for parliament’s lower of Afghanistan’s already over- also involve one of the presi- case. If she agreed to, two-thirds Temer in 2017 to extend con- so weakened by repeated scan- attack. warning Wednesday calling house is seen as a dry run for stretched security forces are dent’s daughters, Maristela of Congress’ lower house would cessions at the Santos port from dals that he has failed to deliv- Official campaigning for on “educational workers” to the presidential vote scheduled being deployed to protect Temer, and two of his close have to vote to allow a trial, 25 to 35 years. Federal police er the reforms he promised the ballot ends at midnight stop schools being turned into for April and organisers have polling centres on election day. aides. Attorney General Raquel which would suspend Temer, allege that renovations at political allies. Maldives leader accepts defeat despite court challenge Only 1 out of 49 Pak govt AFP n KANDAHAR wishes.” He said that he hoped moving closer to ruling against court’s rejection of the wit- owned luxury vehicles utgoing Maldives to “serve the people” after him. Yameen successfully lob- nesses has all but cleared the OPresident Abdulla leaving office, without elabo- bied the same court in 2013 to final obstacle before Solih, a Yameen told the nation rating further. Yameen had nullify election results as he relatively unknown opposi- sold in second auction Wednesday he accepted defeat already conceded defeat, trailed an opposition candi- tion figure, takes the oath of PTI n ISLAMABAD in last month’s elections, even under pressure from abroad, date, which ultimately allowed office on November 17. as the strongman ruler lobbies after his opponent Ibrahim him to narrowly win a run-off Ahead of the court hear- ash-strapped Pakistan gov- the Supreme Court to call a Mohamed Solih emerged the poll. He has ruled with an ing in the capital Male, the US Cernment Wednesday failed fresh poll. In a televised winner in the September 23 iron-fist ever since, crushing had warned “appropriate mea- to enthuse buyers for 49 luxu- address to the nation, Yameen poll. dissent and jailing or exiling all sures” would be taken if the ry automobiles, including 19 made no reference to his con- But last week he filed a his major opponents. will of the Maldivian people bullet proof cars, as just one troversial legal bid to annul the petition against the results in Yameen alleges the coun- was undermined. vehicle was sold at a much- results of the election he lost the Supreme Court, defying try’s elections commission Washington and its allies publicised auction, according despite stifling his opponents. threats of possible sanctions. used disappearing ink on bal- have been concerned by grow- to a media report. “This is my final address The court Tuesday refused to lot papers to unfairly favour ing Chinese influence in the As Prime Minister Imran to the nation before I leave,” accept the testimony of three the opposition. strategically positioned Indian Khan grappled with a major said the 59-year-old whose unnamed witnesses put for- His lawyers said the Ocean archipelago, especially debt crisis, his government, term in office ends on tenure, the most difficult thing about the people. I just could- ward by Yameen’s lawyers, anonymous witnesses could under Yameen’s authoritarian which has approached the auction. The officer said that November 17. “During my for me was my failure to learn n’t find out what shapes their suggesting the bench was show the vote was rigged. The rule. International Monetary Fund people should understand that (IMF) for a financial bailout, the vehicles that are being auc- sold 61 vehicles during the first tioned have “special features” auction held exactly a month which justify the higher price 12 Indian-American candidates raise back. It also auctioned eight tags. 30 killed by Hurricane Michael buffaloes kept at the Prime Khan his first address to Minister House and raised the nation emphasised on aus- AFP n WASHINGTON more than Rs 23 lakh. The buf- terity measures and announced $26 mn for Nov 6 midterm polls faloes were kept by former the auction of 102 surplus PM PTI n WASHINGTON urricane Michael killed prime minister Nawaz Sharif. House vehicles. ning for a Senate seat in ly has no contest at all. Pramila Hat least 30 people in The highest bid for a buf- Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e- ndian-Americans running Massachusetts against the pow- Jayapal, the first Indian four states, as the storm falo was Rs 385,000 and three Insaf (PTI) party leader and a Ifor the US Congress next erful Democratic Senator American woman to be elect- made its way through the of the cattle were bought by federal minister Fawad month have collectively raised Elizabeth Warren, has sur- ed to the US House of southeastern United States supporters of Sharif’s Pakistan Chaudhry said that the first over USD 26 million for their prised many by raising USD 5 Representatives has raised USD last week, new local esti- Muslim League-Nawaz party. batch of cars were sold above election campaign with six of million. But political pundits 1.66 million, according to the mates showed Tuesday. The government also plans their market price and the them outraising their oppo- give him very little chance FEC figures till July 18. Her Twelve bodies were recov- to auction four helicopters money fetched from the auc- nents, according to the latest against the Warren, who has opponent Craig Keller has ered in Bay County, Florida, under the use of the Cabinet tions will be deposited in the official figures. Raja raised USD 20 million so far. raised about USD 3,000 till the Sheriff Tommy Ford told local Division. national exchequer. Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Indian-American physi- same period. media, bringing the death toll In an auction held at the Khan, who was elected in Pramila Jayapal, Ami Bera, cian Hiral Tipirneni has raised Former diplomat Sri up to 20 in that state. Prime Minister House on July on a platform of anti-cor- Hiral Tipirneni, and Aftab over USD 3.76 million. Preston Kulkarni is running a The powerful Category 4 Wednesday, one out of the 49 ruption reforms, has made Pureval have outraised their Tipirneni lost to incumbent spirited campaign against storm, which originally vehicles on display was pur- much of his so-called austeri- opponents in their respective Debbie Lesko during the spe- Republican incumbent Peter H made landfall along Florida’s chased, Geo News reported. ty drive.The cash-strapped seats for the US House of cial elections early this year. Olson, who has raised USD Gulf of Mexico coastline The car purchased from Pakistani government is facing Representatives. The momentum looks like is 1.38 million. Kulkarni, who is with winds of up to 155 the auction fetched the gov- grave economic challenges as it For the political pundits, with the Indian-American running from the 22nd miles (250 kilometers) an ernment Rs 90 lakh, it said. struggles to keep the economy funds raised by a candidate is woman in this eighth Congressional District of Texas, hour, also left one person According to a customs afloat. considered the barometer of Congressional District of has raised USD 1.02 million so dead in Georgia, three in officer, another auction will be Apart from selling off sur- their popularity and one who Arizona as her opponent so far far as per the latest FEC figures. North Carolina and six in operation continues in the in place for affected residents held on October 25 at the I-9 plus luxury cars, Khan’s pro- raises more than his/her oppo- has raised USD 1.8 million. Anita Malik is the third Indian- Virginia. most heavily damaged areas. throughout the state. dry port in Islamabad. posals include turning state- nent is normally considered to And so has Aftab Pureval, American woman in the race to Hurricane Michael left Nearly 137,000 Florida Some jurisdictions “There is limited access of owned buildings into univer- win. Most of the fund-raising who is seeking to enter the US the Congress this mid-term. scenes of destruction in its homes and businesses were implemented curfews and citizens to the Prime Minister sities, dispensing with VIP figures released by the Federal House of Representatives from Contesting from the sixth wake in Florida, and author- still without power Tuesday, most schools in the affected House,” the officer said, appar- security protocol and cutting Election Commission (FEC) the first Congressional District Congressional District of ities fear the death toll could and several water and food areas were closed until fur- ently referring to the poor air conditioning in govern- are till September 30 and the of Ohio. The only Indian- Arizona, she has raised USD still increase as the search distribution points were still ther notice. response to the second vehicle ment offices. final number before the American to be endorsed by 128,826 million so far, as November 6 polls is likely to former US President Barack against her Republican oppo- jump further. Obama, Pureval has raised nent and incumbent David If they win the number of USD 3.1 million, as against his Schweikert’s USD 1.4 million. More internet time ups junk food requests by kids Indian-Americans in the US Republican opponent and Democratic Sanjay Patel, House of Representatives could incumbent Steve Chabot of who is seeking his luck from London (PTI): Young children hour. These children were also research shows that this behav- jump from the current four to about USD 1 million. Chabot’s the eight Congressional District who spent more than half an 79 per cent more likely to be iour can be linked to the six, with two of them being latest figures with FEC are of Florida has raised USD hour a day on internet are overweight or obese while amount of time children spend woman and one being of only till June 30. 231,381 as against his almost twice as likely to pester those who were online between in front of a screen and as a Tibetan origin. Raja Three-time Congressman Republican opponent Bill their parents for junk food, 30 minutes and three hours a result, the increased number of Krishnamoorthi from the from seventh Congressional Posey who has raised USD according to a study published day were 53 per cent more like- enticing adverts they see for eighth Congressional District District of California Dr Ami 782,469. Patel’s fund-raising Wednesday. The study, which ly to be carrying excess weight these sorts of products,” of Illinois till September 30, as Bera has raised USD 2.69 mil- figures are only till August 8, examines the associations than those who were online for Boyland said. per FEC figures, has raised lion as against USD 373,000 by according to the FEC. between diet and advertising of less. “Young children who The study found more than USD 5 million, top- his Republican opponent In addition to Jitender junk food on TV and the inter- spend more time on the inter- that, on average, children were ping the list. Andrew Grant. All the previ- Diganvker, Harry Arora is the net, questioned children and net and watching commercial online for 16 hours a week — His opponent, Jitender ous three elections bids for him only other Indian-American their parents. TV are more likely to pester for, not including time spent for Diganvker also an Indian- had been tough and all the Republican in the race for US Researchers from the buy and eat unhealthy food and homework — and watched 22 American has raised a paltry three times he was declared House of Representatives. University of Liverpool and drinks,” said Emma Boyland, a hours of television per week. USD 35,817, which is also the elected only after recounting of Contesting from fourth Cancer Research UK asked lead researcher from the The amount of exercise lowest fund-raising figure votes.Representing Silicon Congressional District, Arora almost 2,500 seven to 11-year- homework. times more likely to spend University of Liverpool. done by the children had no among the dozen Indian- Valley, Ro Khanna from the has raised USD 729,405 as olds and their parents around The results show that pri- their pocket money on choco- “Parents are all too familiar impact on the results, showing Americans in the race for the 17th Congressional District of against his USD 1.57 million by the UK about their eating mary school children who late, crisps, sugary drinks and with being nagged for sweets that for this research, excess Congress this time. California is pretty close with his Democratic opponent Jim habits and how much screen spent more than three hours on takeaways than their peers who and fizzy drinks in the super- weight was not linked with Shiv Ayyadurai who is run- USD 2.62 million. He virtual- Himes. time they had, outside of doing the web were more than four browsed for less than half an market or corner shop. “Our being sedentary. usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 LEGACY SPARKLES ON

The sixth generation of the Tribhovandas tion and soon I was curating and consulting the brand’s Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ) takes the lineage of jewellery pieces”, she said. the family business forward with the Her vision became clearer with her designs coming to launch of Rajaswee by TBZ (Delhi) life and thus resulted in the creation of her own line. orn into a family with a TBZD has served its clients Blineage of over 150 years, for generations and this Rajaswee Zaveri, the grand- addition to the lineage with daughter of Padmashree a contemporary and modern Kishorebhai Zaveri and the outlook is expected to do NO MORE SLEEPING great-great-grand daughter justice to the rich legacy of of Tribhovandas Bhimji excellence that the brand is Zaveri, is the sixth genera- known for. Rajaswee added, tion member to join the “The shifting relationship family enterprise of fashion dynamic, women’s expand- EMPTY-STOMACH jewelry. She recently ing roles in society and the revealed an exquisite pre- changing perceptions of view of the new Bridal femininity are creating new he Union Minister of the country towards Collection of TBZ (Delhi) motivations for jewellery Agriculture and Farmer’s On the occasion of World Food Day, a two-day Agri- agriculture, a project called along with her own stand- acquisitions. I wanted to TWelfare Radha Mohan Startup and Entrepreneurship Conclave was held in ‘Arya’ is being run through out collection for the mod- create a line of exquisite Singh, believes that efforts of the KVKs and the Farmer ern women—Rajaswee by uncut diamond jewellery many farmers and the tech- New Delhi which discussed India’s progress towards Fest program is also playing a TBZD. which is modern yet time- niques developed by the Indian leading role in this direction. “I have always been fascinat- less, makes a statement yet Council of Agricultural eradicating hunger in the country and government’s Singh also explained that ed with the history of jew- is relatively affordable.” She Research (ICAR) have con- through the mega food farms ellery in our country; the further explained her line of tributed to an increase in agri- initiatives to incentivise the youth towards the the government plans to link craftsmanship, techniques thought and said that every cultural production and food agriculture sector agro-processing clusters with and the various kinds of woman more than once in security to remove the suffer- key production centres. This gems and metals that entail her life, has felt the excruci- ing from hunger and ensure Agriculture: Transforming crop variety, seeds and technol- machinery, poultry, fish pro- will offer immense value this industry. I am blessed to ating pain of aching ears food security and a nutritious Indian agriculture for global ogy has been significant in duction, biological products, proposition in crops such as be born in a family where I while removing heavy ear- diet for all. Zero hunger could environmental benefits and increasing production. Singh bioplasty and so on. potato, pineapple, oranges and had the opportunity to see rings after a long day/night save the lives of 301 million the conservation of critical added that 795 crop varieties According to statistics, apples. The farmer groups are different kinds of tradition- and she realised that for people a year and can help biodiversity and forest land- were released for production there is a requirement of 22 being encouraged to set up al and modern jewellery her collection of jewellery build a safer, more prosperous scapes.” during 2014-18 as compared to lakh skilled youth in the agri- units in these parks, thereby and study their intricate comfort and look for the world for everyone. He was According to the fourth 448 crop varieties during 2010- cultural sector and to meet reducing wastage and trans- designs and patterns very wearer was the essential dri- speaking at the the two-day advance estimate, the food 14. The demand and produc- this demand, training and portation costs, and creating closely.” ving force. “Fashion can Agri Startup and grain production is estimated tion of breeder seeds during skill development is being new jobs. Rajaswee’s lineage has look and feel beautiful with- Entrepreneurship Conclave on at 284.83 million tonnes in 2013-14 was 8,479 tonnes and conducted in various employ- On digitalisation in the enabled her to look at things out being painful. I have the occasion of the World 2017-18, an increase of over 20 8,927 tonnes respectively which ment areas with the help of domain of agriculture, the with detail and facilitated always felt that simplicity Food Day celebrated at the million tonnes as compared to rose to 10,405 tonnes and the agriculture department, minister commented, “We her education. After success- and elegance is what appeals NASC Complex, Pusa in New 2013-14. The horticulture 12,265 tonnes in 2016-17. ICAR and the Krishi Vigyan plan to link our villages fully completing the under- to my sense of aesthetics as Delhi with a theme—‘Our crops, which contribute signif- Addressing the agricultur- Kendras (KVKs). “Though a through broadband connec- graduate course in visual arts a designer. While creating actions are our future-A zero icantly to the nutritional secu- al entrepreneurs present at the record of food grain produc- tivity, within a clear time- and photography from the each piece in my collection, hunger world by 2030 is pos- rity, have witnessed a record conclave, Singh informed that tion has been established in frame. We are digitalising UK, she returned to India I wanted to make sure that sible’. production this year at 307 mil- the government started the the country, the government land records and providing and opened her photogra- my buyer is not restricted to The minister said, “The lion tonnes. The minister startup program to create an is working very fast on the various services to the people phy company—‘Kaiross’, a certain color or type of purpose of celebrating this day pointed out that India occupies atmosphere for the agriculture value chain. The recently on mobile platforms. These which has completed a wide clothing while wearing the is to demonstrate our global the top spot in the horticulture startups to provide appropri- launched Pradhan Mantri steps are building momentum array of projects both com- diamonds, slowly progress- jewellery. I was attracted to commitment to achieve the production. In the year 2015- ate support to set up the enter- Kisan Sampada Yojana aims to towards real-time transfer of mercial and artistic in a ing to grading and then the uncut diamonds for my goal of creating ‘Zero Hunger 16, the production of pulses prises. In this context, the Skill create world-class food pro- information, knowledge and short span of time. It was their designing. The glitter line because of the perfec- World’ by 2030. The govern- was 16.25 million tonnes, India Scheme was launched by cessing infrastructure. This is skills to farmers. The e-NAM, during this period that she and shine of gold and the tion that lies within their ment aims to transform India’s which increased to 25.23 mil- the government on a large expected to leverage invest- our national agriculture e- shot an advertisement for possibilities of it working imperfections. It comes in all agricultural sector to con- lion tones in the year 2017-18, scale. He explained that there ment of five billion USD, market, is connecting our TBZD. “This shoot resulted beautifully with diamonds shapes and sizes, it’s a little tribute to the achievements of which is about 9 million tonnes is a tremendous potential for benefit two million farmers agricultural markets nation- in my understanding of the were the natural progression rough around the edges but the global environmental higher as compared to the startups in the field of seeds and generate more than half wide, thereby giving our farm- intricacies of jewellery and of my thought process. The it is the toughest rock on objectives and has launched a production achieved in the and plant production, food a million jobs over the next ers the benefit of competitive the keen interest led me to fact that I had a ready-made earth and a statement of new project in association with year 2013-14. processing and post-mortgage two years.” pricing, and freedom of educate myself about the school in TBZD gave wings femininity,” explained FAO, India office—‘Green The role of high quality management, veterinary, farm To attract the youth of choice.” various types and cuts of to the flight of my imagina- Rajaswee. 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As The fair was inaugurated by seminars on topics such as EMPLOYEES MEET FOR TRAINING many as 800 participants the Union Minister for Textiles ‘Enabling B2B Exports through The Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India are expected to participate Ajay Tamta, amidst the buying Online Channel’ and ‘Design Limited (SPMCIL) recently organised the 7th this year. The Republic of community from more than Sustainability and Interaction Meeting of the scheduled caste, Afghanistan is the Partner 110 countries which attended Transparency—Key factors in scheduled tribes and other backward class Country while the Federal the fair to source home, lifestyle, European markets’. employees of its nine units at the India Government Democratic Republic of fashion and textiles products. During the session, Mint, Kolkata. The meeting was inaugurated by Nepal is the Focus Country. While inaugurating the fair, SPMCIL's Director (HR) S K Sinha. A one-day The ‘Focus State’ status has Tamta said that this fair has PARTICIPATION OF training program was also conducted in association been accorded to played a vital role in increasing OVER 3,200 with the National Productivity Council titled— ‘Jharkhand’. Added exports of handicrafts from ‘Developing Competencies in Manufacturing attractions to the visitors are the country and has acquired a EXHIBITORS AND Environment.’ the state day celebrations. special importance for handi- 110 FOREIGN crafts sector as overseas buying BUYERS SHOWS champions—Archana came with the Portuguese, community finds this fair to be ITS POPULARITY Garodia Gupta and Shruti and a national favourite like MUTHOOT GROUP'S The Power the most effective sourcing Garodia, have launched a paneer makhani is less than AI-BOTS LAUNCHED System medium for their requirements AMONGST THE two-volume set of books— a century old. 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‘Gender solidarity is positive’ Actress SHARMILA TAGORE believes that creating gender soli- darity is a step towards a better tomorrow. She said, “As a female actor in Bollywood, owing to some choic- es I made I was often perceived by some The pandal at the B-Block, Chittaranjan Park is designed like a mountain range. People get the distinct feeling of entering a cave to Flanked by her daughters, Lakshmi and Saraswati as well as sons Ganesh and Kartikeya, she is a regal sight to behold at the Aram Bagh as a social sus- before they can get a darshan of the goddess pandal. The conch shells are a traditional way to invoke the blessings of the Goddess for successful completion of the Pujas pect and by some as a woman ahead of her times. Both brickbats and bouquets by dif- ASTRIDE ferent sections came my way, however I stood my ground. Today my decisions have been vindicated A LION both by my industry colleagues and view- ers. Ironically, those Durga Puja is the time to go take the blessings of Ma Durga, go choices are even celebrated as game pandal hopping and gorge on the most delicious of food. PANKAJ changers. True, it is empowering to make one's own KUMAR takes one through the most ethereal and at the same choices and continue doing what time worldly descent of the goddess on earth one believes in but it’s even more A special section is dedicated to Satyajit Ray at a pandal in Mayur Vihar. The festival features prominently in the auteur’s movies joyful to receive encouragement to like Devi and Pather Panchali do so rather than being ques- tioned, put down or dissuaded. Creating gender solidarity is a pos- itive concept.”

‘Some ridiculous and inhuman things have happened in the past few years and I know that new tal- ents might fear to step into the Pandal are traditionally decked up by using white shola (a kind of papier–mâché made No abstinence when it comes to food is the byword at the Puja. It What’s Durga Puja without friends to go pandal hopping with and capturing it right there, right now? It is just industry. But from the shola plant found in the wetlands in and around Kolkata) detailing is the time to give in to your cravings the time to catch up with school, college or para (locality) buddies as member of the fraternity, we have DATE THE PARENTS to make sure that women are treated Jo is ready yet again to start NAVYA NANDA & SHWETA A LOT LIKE LOVE Ksipping, chatting and of course BACHCHAN with the utmost dig- spilling some beans in the sixth season of Koffee with Karan. In the The most loved granddaughter of nity and there is no B-Town and Big B’s pride made abuse of power.’ past two weeks, the director hen the trailer of Amit Director AMIT SHARMA and actors AYUSHMANN role was the best experience in anchor has dropped a bomb of her modelling debut earlier this — Saif Ali Khan WRavindernath Sharma’s her acting career. photos on Instagram as well as Badhaai Ho! aired, it created an KHURRANA and NEENA GUPTA get candid about “I have always wanted to do Twitter indicative of the few initial SALMAN KHAN, instant buzz. The audience won- Badhai Ho. this kind of a role in a middle guests on the programme. Actor who cele- dered about the repercussions of their roles in By CHAHAK MITTAL class background but was never Kuch Kuch Since the newest Bollywood fad brated 20 years of having a child late in life. What offered one because of my seems to be the on screen debut Hota Hai, revealed that he agreed age is it too late to have a baby? image. I was really excited after of future stars along with their to do the film, as, When is a mother too old to reading the script.” parents, here are the top five jodis “Karan met my sister have another child? Are your If you ask her about the that are awaited. parents too old to still love each problems that she faced while Alvira and told her other and express it in bed? acting as an old and pregnant SUHANA & SHAHRUKH that he’s looking for a The idea wasn’t something woman, she says, “There was a Suhana Khan made it straight to third character for a new but is a “real phenomenon” slight physical discomfort in the the cover of Vogue, earlier this short role in his first that is usually kept under wraps. the beginning around my waist year which not only opened the year. Shweta latter along with designer Monisha Jaising film. Alvira told me, Amit explains that the storyline due to the velcro that would door to “many more to come” but originally came from Akshat pierce my skin and sometimes I has also raised the expectations of launched a luxury fashion label ‘He is a really good guy. It's his Ghildial, the writer of the film, would sweat, but then it grew into the audience. She’s interested in called MxS and Navya became her first film, you should help him.’ who had written it as an ad film a habit. And the process became joining the industry but only after mother’s muse for the same. After that, I told him that I will do in 2012 which was “luckily” easier with time.” her studies get over. Navya has inherited Shweta’s love it for my sister, Yash (Johar) never made. “In 2015, he narrat- As the #MeToo movement is for reading and has an eye on ed a one-line story of a 50-year- increasingly gaining prominence everything in her closet, from uncle, Hiroo (Johar) aunty, Karan old mother getting pregnant. We in the country, the star cast trio clothes to shoes. It would be great Johar and Shah Rukh. realised that this hasn’t been share a word of what they feel taken up and it’s the only reason about the revolution. Gajraj Rao, that it should be. We wanted to “It was overdue. Just like we do do a film that shows all these pest control in our homes every six aspects but isn’t vulgar. We did- months, it should be done in the Ariana says bye n’t want to make anything seri- venture into the territory. star cast assures that it is a “fam- human society as well. Now the to social media ous. We worked on the script for So why is it that we always ily movie,” which could be way women and even men, to two and a half years to give it a find him unlocking such doors? watched with everyone without some extent, are coming out to Singer ARIANA comic touch,” he says. Is there a particular selection any awkwardness. Amit says, speak against harassment and it Who better than Suhana and Shahrukh themselves to talk about GRANDE plans to After the trailer launch, process that he goes through “The film talks about love looks like those who harassed are Amit reveals that they received while choosing his roles and between an elderly couple. afraid to do anything. They will their future plans and the quit social media a number of calls from people films? For Ayushmann, a new Moreover, the society today has think at least 50 times before dynamics of their relationship? following her split “who told us that the story concept is important and he really evolved in terms of talk- doing something. A young girl is to see some Bachchan family from Saturday looked identical to their lives. believes that everyone should be ing about things in open as com- told not to discuss if anyone IBRAHIM & KAREENA secrets spill over in an episode. Night Live star We just don’t talk about it nowa- selective. “To be clutter-breaking pared to earlier times.” harasses her. It is considered a This duo is probably one of the Pete Davidson. days.” He gives an example from and to do something different, For Ayushmann, the awk- taboo. But every child should be most good-looking stepmother- KHUSHI KAPOOR & his family, “My grandmother always attracts me.” It’s a two- ward aspect in the film is not taught that it is important to speak son pairs . The London vacation in BONEY KAPOOR “Ok today was very and her mother were pregnant way process. “I choose such that huge as compared to his up. She will be able to react at the 2015 saw the two spending some Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor have special and I am so at the same time.” films because such films also other films like Shubh Mangal right time when she grows up.” quality time together and earlier been the most talked about grateful I was able to As was evident from the come to me. When I started out, Savdhan or Vicky Donor, where Ayushmann adds, “It’s not just this year the duo along with other Bollywood star kids. While Janhvi be there,” Grande trailer, the film talks about the I was on the track of unconven- “there was a need to explain the in Bollywood but everywhere, family members was seen bonding has already debut, Khushi too embarrassment an elderly cou- tional roles. I just wanted to kids about a sperm donor or and it should be everywhere. It’s seems to have shifted her focus to said on social ple, their children and family, have best script choices.” erectile dysfunction. This film is just that people in public eye have acting. The audiences do not have media, which has neighbours and friends face. It He believes that actors just about pregnancy and every- been affected the most since. We much insight in Khushi’s life as since been delet- makes one ponder about what become specific to “their kind of one knows how it happens. have a very strict patriarchal she is not active on social media. ed. happens if your parents get zones” after playing certain roles. There’s no such dialogue in the society since time immemorial. In a QnA, Anshula, her half sister “Time to say pregnant when you’re already For instance, if Varun Dhawan film which is cringe-worthy or So it takes a lot of courage for a grown up? Amit says he doesn’t worked in Sui Dhaaga and vulgar, just like the previous woman to come up about some- bye bye again to aim to teach “ki abhi bhi iss umar October, Tiger Shroff is mostly movies.” thing that has happened to her in the internet for mein bache paida karo (have seen in action films. “Hence, an Ayushmann, last seen in the past. It’s a very good move- just a little bit. It's babies in this old age), but we actor starts to trend a journey Andhadhun playing the role of ment.” hard not to bump want to make the audience from their first film. I did Vicky a visually challenged man, shares Neena says, “It’s a power at Saif’s 48th birthday bash. Bebo being one of KJo’s closest news and stuff understand that if still there’s Donor and Shubh Mangal how difficult it was to pretend to game. Women are speaking up love between your parents, Savdhaan, and also Andhadhun, be one, “I had to meet blind stu- after 15-20 years because when buddies, probably has a lot to that I'm not trying what’s the harm in it? We are not which is quite different from the dents and observe them. I had to it happened they were not in a share about her relationship with to see... It's very sad preaching. Everyone has a differ- other two. My zone and prefer- be trained as a pianist in the position to speak up and nobody Ibrahim. and we're all trying ent point of view and the film ence is to work on slice-of-life film. Combining both was dif- would have even believed them. revealed that Khushi, being the aims to break the stereotypes.” and taboo-breaking cinematic ficult as I had to play a piano The one in power would always AARAV & TWINKLE youngest, is father Boney Kapoor’s very hard to keep favorite. It would be fun to have going. Love you and Talking about breaking films. I am happy to be a part of without looking at it. So I had to try to shut them in public. But The internet is filled with images of taboos through progressive cin- progressive cinema. Badhaai practice for three months for six now that they are established Aarav, Akshay and Twinkle whether the young fashionista Khushi and thank you for ema, Ayushmann Khurrana is Ho! is different.” hours a day.” and powerful enough, they feel it is shopping trips or the 15 year her father talk about the bond that being here one of the first names that The film raises questions The film also stars Neena empowered to speak. They are old pulling a prank on his mother they share. comes to mind. Many of his about old-age pregnancy which Gupta and Gajraj Rao in lead finally raising their voices and it on her birthday, earlier this year. It is time KJo fulfilled this wish list always,” Grande (Koffee with Karan Season 6 added. films like Vicky Donor, Shubh might make the audience think roles, who play the 50-year-old is really good. We need to listen The charming mother-son duo can Mangal Savdhaan, Dum Laga Ke twice before heading to the the- pregnant parents. For Neena, to them and believe them.” bond over a cup of coffee with premieres on Star World, on October 21) Haisha and now Badhaai Ho atres with their families. But the who was last seen in Mulk, this Photo: Pankaj Kumar KJo. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 sport 15 Griezmann adds to Germany’s woe French striker struck twice as Les Blues bounce back to beat Germany 2-1

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defiant Joachim Loew praised Germany's display in their 2-1 UEFA ANations League defeat by world champions France as he lamented "a total- ly unjust penalty" awarded to the hosts. Antoine Griezmann hit a pair of second- half goals, including the winner from the Netherlands' players celebrate the first goal of their team AP spot, as France recovered from falling behind to a Toni Kroos penalty to inflict a sixth defeat on Germany in their past 10 matches on Tuesday. KOEMAN'S DUTCH The result eliminated Germany from Nations League title contention, and left them needing to beat the Netherlands in HOLD BELGIUM their final group match on November 19 if they are to avoid relegation from the top tier. However, Loew insisted he was "very AFP n BRUSSELS keeper Jasper Cillessen and two pleased" with the performance as Germany men on the line, and into the were much improved compared to the team he Netherlands continued top corner. that lost 3-0 against the Netherlands in Ttheir resurgence under The 31-year-old continued Amsterdam. Ronald Koeman as youngster to run the visitors ragged, "I'm disappointed with the result, Arnaut Groeneveld's first inter- stretching to dig out an excel- although though I must say the defeat is dif- national goal secured a 1-1 lent cross which Romelu ferent to Saturday's," said Loew. friendly draw with Belgium in Lukaku could only head over "Not because of the result but because THE GERMANS Kehrer. Brussels. from less than six yards out. of the performance. I'm very pleased with "It was a really good display from the Dries Mertens fired the The Netherlands almost the performance. DESERVEDLY LED young players," said Loew. "Gnabry played World Cup semi-finalists into a levelled after a quick counter- "I think we were on an even level with well and Kehrer too, it was first time he has sixth-minute lead, but attack, but Memphis Depay what is probably the best team in the world. THROUGH A KROOS started. Groeneveld marked his full failed to get a clean connection "But France has a lot of individual qual- PENALTY AFTER A "It was a very, very good performance debut for the Dutch by equalis- on his shot and was denied by ity, and if you're not careful you'll get pun- and something to build on for the future." ing before the half-hour mark the legs of Simon Mignolet, ished straight away." A first defeat to the SLIDING PRESNEL Didier Deschamps' France can clinch top on Tuesday. making his first appearance in neighbouring Dutch in 16 years prompted spot in the group with a draw in their final This was another strong the Belgian goal since March. Loew to make five changes for the trip to KIMPEMBE HANDLED game away to the Netherlands in Rotterdam performance for the Oranje But the Lyon forward cut Paris, as he injected additional pace into the A SANE CROSS next month. after Saturday's stunning 3-0 open the home defence in the attack with the inclusions of Leroy Sane and "It's a good thing in terms of our aim Nations League victory over 27th minute, sending through a Serge Gnabry. of finishing top of the group but we were Germany, while Roberto perfect pass for Nigerian-born The Germans deservedly led through a the game for France with a penalty 10 min- up against a very good German side today," Martinez's Belgium remain winger Groeneveld to slide Kroos penalty after a sliding Presnel utes from time. said Deschamps. unbeaten at home since a loss to home on just his second inter- Kimpembe handled a Sane cross, but Loew's "Hugo (Lloris) ensured it was only 1-0 Spain in September 2016. national appearance after com- youthful frontline was unable to capitalise ‘SOMETHING TO BUILD ON' to them at the break and that we were still "I think there is still a lot of ing on as a substitute against on further opportunities. Loew was particularly unhappy with ref- in it." Griezmann admitted Germany's work to do, but we've shown Germany. "The negative point is the converting of eree Milorad Mazic's decision to award revamped set-up had knocked France off that we've made good progress The visitors continued to our chances. We were unable to put the ball France a spot-kick after Blaise Matuidi went track initially, but he said a series of "calm" lately and at the end of the slice through the Belgium in the goal," said Loew. to ground after a tangle with Mats Hummels. exchanges at half-time allowed them to match we tried to play more defence with ease, and Quincy "I think we deserved to win because we "The penalty was totally unjust," said regain their rhythm. offensively to try to win," said Promes saw a fierce long-range were the best team but that's not how things Loew. "We played poorly in the first half. I Koeman. strike bounce back off the post work. "I've watched it back on the replay. Mats think we were disrupted by them playing "We had the best chances with Mignolet scrambling. "We lacked a bit of intelligence and didn't touch Matuidi. He stepped on Mats' three at the back, so we had to calmly speak and overall we can be very Eden Hazard, who has sangfroid. If we'd been able to score a sec- foot and then slipped." a bit in the dressing and change two or three happy with the last 10 days." already scored 10 goals this sea- ond we could have played in a calmer man- That grievance aside, Loew singled out things tactically," Griezmann told French The hosts struck early through son for club and country, should ner and won the match." Griezmann the positive contributions of Bayern Munich television. a fantastic goal from Mertens, as have restored the Belgian equalised with a magnificent glancing head- winger Gnabry, who made his first Germany "It was better afterwards. It's more than the Napoli winger pounced advantage before half-time, but er from a Lucas Hernandez cross on the appearance since November 2016, as well tactical, we weren't making the effort for one after some slack Dutch defend- shot wide with the goal gaping Antoine Griezmann reacts after scoring a goal AP hour, and the Atletico Madrid striker won as Paris Saint-Germain defender Thilo another.” ing, curling the ball past goal- after Lukaku's clever lay-off. Miranda silences Argentina Champions Chennaiyin eye first win AFP n JEDDAH PTI n CHENNAI the tournament. After an exciting razil snatched a dramatic 1-0 win 2-2 draw against FC Goa at home, Bover Argentina with an injury- efending champions they defeated a strong ATK side in time header from Miranda in their DChennaiyin FC would look to Kolkata. friendly match in front of a sell-out notch up their first win of the sea- Rowllin Borges, Federico crowd in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. son after suffering back-to-back Gallego and Bartholomew Ogbeche The Inter Milan centre-back was defeats when they take on have done well for the team from left all alone to thump in a 93rd- NorthEast United FC in their the north-east. minute effort from Neymar's corner Indian Super League match here Nigerian Ogbeche, the former when the match between the fierce Thursday. PSG striker, has been good upfront South American rivals seemed des- After an away loss to Bengaluru and will look to improve NEU FC's tined for a stalemate on Tuesday. FC in their campaign opener, efficiency in front of goal. The lapse spoiled an otherwise Chennaiyin were outclassed by an The Croatian duo of Mato strong defensive performance from attack-minded FC Goa at home on Grgic and Mislav Komorski will Argentina, who contained Brazil for October 6. marshal the defence with Rowllin long periods. Chennaiyin head coach John Borges playing the anchor role in He may be 34, but Miranda, Gregory will be hoping his team Chennaiyan players play during a practice session ahead of the match AP midfield. whose career has also seen him play improves upon its performance in In the 2017-18 season, the in France and Spain, says he is far the first two games. In the season opener against NEU FC and there Highlanders were handed a 3-0 from done in the yellow shirt of Brazil. The forward line of Jeje against Bengaluru, Lalpekhlua is a possibility of Palestinian drubbing by Chennaiyin and will "Despite my age I've been able to Lalpekhlua and Carlos Salom have missed a couple of sitters, striker Carlos Salom fit- be looking to exact revenge with the show that I'm in good physical shape Brazil keeper Alisson beaten. Messi has sat out Argentina's last had a disappointing start and have which eventually cost ting into the team. He defending champions not in the and, of course, I want to keep playing But while Brazil named a strong four matches, all friendlies, since the not hit the ground running for their Chennaiyin. He needs to start looked sharp after being best of forms. for the national team because I still team including Manchester City's country's disappointing last-16 elim- team. Their form will be crucial for scoring in order to get his brought in in the second NEU FC will go into the match have a lot to show in this jersey," he Gabriel Jesus, Philippe Coutinho of ination from the World Cup in the team's revival, as would be that team to winning ways. half in the defeat to Goa. high on confidence while said. Barcelona and Liverpool's Roberto Russia. of other key players like Raphael Gregory may look to ring in NorthEast United, under Eelco Chennaiyin were in search of some With Neymar to the fore, Brazil Firmino alongside Neymar in attack, He is believed to have asked for Augusto and Gregory Nelson. some changes in the starting eleven Schattorie, made a strong start to spark to spur their campaign. exerted late pressure and could have Argentina were without a host of top some time off from international duty scored in the few minutes before stars, including Lionel Messi. ahead of next year's Copa America in Miranda struck. "It's always difficult, but our team Brazil. Casemiro came close with a 25- is better than theirs because we've had It was the 105th time the South Praveen wins bronze in triple jump yard free-kick manufactured by the same foundations for many years American arch-rivals have faced each Neymar that flew past goalkeeper while they're in the process of a dras- other in an official match, with Brazil Sergio Romero's left post. Then tic renovation," Brazil's full-back marginally ahead on 41 wins to 38, PTI n BUENOS AIRES 15.68m to finish fifth in the Stage 2 competition results from both rounds counting towards the Nicolas Otamendi stuck out a boot to Felipe Luis told TV Globo. with 26 draws. on Tuesday night but his good showing in Stage final standings. deflect a diverted shot from Missing from the Argentina line- The two sides last met in June raveen Chitravel, a farm labourer's son from 1, where he was third with a jump of 15.84m, took Alejandro Diaz of Cuba won the Gold with Richarlison in the last minute. up were also Manchester City's in- 2017 in a friendly in Australia, won PTamil Nadu, clinched a Bronze medal in the him to the podium with a combined effort of a combined effort of 34.18m (17.14m + 17.04m) Argentina's best chance came form forward Sergio Aguero, Paris 1-0 by Argentina, but Brazil romped men's triple jump to give India its second athlet- 31.52m. while Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa (16.34m + during a period of pressure around the Saint-Germain winger Angel Di to a 3-0 success in their last compet- ics medal in the ongoing Youth Olympics here. In a new format, there are no finals in track 15.51m) of Nigeria took the Silver. hour mark, when Leandro Paredes hit Maria and AC Milan striker Gonzalo itive fixture, a World Cup qualifier in The 17-year-old Praveen, who hails from a and field, except for the 4km cross-country, in the This was India's second athletics medal after a swerving, dipping drive that had Higuain. November 2016. village in Thanjavur district, cleared a distance of Youth Olympics and each event is held twice, with Suraj Panwar clinched a Silver on Monday. SRIKANTH SETS UP CLASH WITH LIN DAN India face Oman in Asian Champions Trophy opener PTI n MUSCAT the trophy again. "We know that we have a good team which PTI n ODENSE etermined to redeem pride after a below is capable of defeating any country in the world, Dpar show at the Asian Games, the Indian but sometimes things do not go your way. orld number six Kidambi Srikanth men's hockey team is expected to make a solid Therefore, it is important for the unit to keep Wset up a second-round clash with start when it clashes with hosts Oman in the focus throughout the sixty minutes and not give the legendary Lin Dan after an easy win Asian Champions Trophy opener, here the opponents any chances," he said. over Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus on Thursday. "We have to make sure that we have even as one Indian women's doubles pair The Indian team was favourite improved from the mistakes we committed at was knocked out of the Denmark to win Gold in Jakarta but had to the Asian Games, and this tournament gives Open, here Wednesday. settle for a Bronze after a disap- us the perfect opportunity Srikanth needed 35 minutes to get pointing loss to Malaysia in the campaign against the hosts to regain confidence ahead the better of local hope Vittinghus 21- semifinals. Oman, who will be playing in India vs Oman of the World Cup in 16, 21-10 in the opening round of the World No 5 India goes front of their home crowd. The Live from 10:40pm IST Bhubaneswar. Our imme- $ 7,75,000 tournament. into the tournament as the opening match will be a good STAR SPORTS 2 diate aim is to qualify for the Srikanth has lost three of his four highest-ranked Asian nation test for us ahead of some cru- semi-finals of the competi- matches against Dan but the Chinese and tackling Oman should cial pool matches against the likes of Malaysia, tion and the team will work hard to achieve great is not the force he once was. The not be problem for the side Pakistan, Japan and South Korea," Harendra that." former world number one is now Srikanth plays a shot during the match AP at the Sultan Qaboos said. After playing Oman in the first match, placed 14th in the international rank- Sports Complex. "It is important for us to the start the com- India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on October ings. In the doubles competition, Ashwini India beat Oman 7-0 petition by doing the basics right and producing 20, Japan on October 21, Malaysia on October The last time Sriknath beat Dan was Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy moved to when the two teams met the our best performance in order to build 23 and South Korea on October 24. in 2014 at the China Open. the second round of women's doubles last time during the 2014 momentum for the upcoming fixtures." The last edition of the tournament saw If Srikanth manages to get past Dan with an easy 21-7, 21-11 win over the Asian Games 2014, and coach India go into the tournament as the India remain undefeated as they defeated Japan and Sameer Verma overcomes Asian American team of Ariel Lee and Sydney Harendra Singh believes that fac- defending champions, having won the 2016 edi- 10-2, drew 1-1 with South Korea, beat Pakistan Games Gold-medallist Jonathan Lee. But it was curtains for Meghanna ing the hosts will be a good test for tion by defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the final in 3-2, China 9-0 and Malaysia 2-1 in the pool Christie, it will be an all-Indian quar- J and S Ram Poorvisha, who lost 17-21, his team ahead of other crucial round- Kuantan, Malaysia. stages. terfinal in the bottom half of the men's 11-21 to the Swedish combination of robin matches. But Harendra believes his team needs to In the semi-finals, India had beaten South singles draw. Emma K and Johanna Magnusson. "We are very excited to start our keep the errors to the minimum if it has to lift Korea 5-4 in penalty shootout. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2018 sport 16 Shaw, Shreyas lead Mumbai to final Prithvi continues his rich form to help Mumbai reach Vijay Hazare summit clash after bowlers' good show in rain-hit match

PTI/PNS n BENGALURU Prithvi made good use of the two chances and went on to hit two consec- n form Prithvi Shaw and skipper utive sixes to Siraj in his next over to com- Delhi eye final spot Shreyas Iyer smashed half-centuries as plete his fourth fifty plus score in this IMumbai brushed aside Hyderabad by year's tournament in as many games. PTI n BENGALURU 60 runs in a rain-marred contest to move But on the other end, Mumbai's to the summit clash of the Vijay Hazare another star on the field Rohit couldn't autam Gambhir-led Delhi will need Trophy, here on Wednesday. make much use of the opportunity to get Gto negotiate Jharkhand's potent Chasing 247, Mumbai were placed match practice before resuming nation- bowling attack with guile when the two comfortably at 155 for two when rain al duty and was bowled by Mehdi Hasan teams meet in the second semifinal of the halted play. Iyer (55 not out) and Ajinkya for 17 of 24 balls in the fifth ball of tenth Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Thursday. Rahane (17) were at the crease with their over. Gambhir leads a formidable Delhi unbeaten third wicket stand of 73 runs. Hasan strikes again in the next over unit comprising Unmukt Chand, Nitish The game never resumed after that and this time he caught big fish Prithvi Rana and Dhruv Shorey. The captain and Mumbai were declared winners via Shaw in the similar fashion, who was also himself has led from the front, scoring VJD method. sent to the dugout leaving Mumbai's 490 runs in the competition at 61.25 Left-arm spinner Mehdi Hasan struck scorecard read 82 for 2 in 11.5 overs. including two hundreds. twice, dismissing openers Rohit Sharma Shaw's knock had eight fours and two He had smashed 104 off 72 balls in (17) and Shaw (61 off 44 balls) to leave sixes. The teenaged batting had hit a cen- the quarterfinal against Haryana after Mumbai at 82 for two after their 73-run tury on Test debut in Rajkot against West pacer Kulwant Khejroliya claimed six opening stand. Indies. He amassed 237 runs in the wickets including a hat-trick to set-up the Chasing 247 to seal final spot, unbeat- series with an average of 118.50 and strike five-wicket victory. en in the tournament, domestic power- rate of 94.04 to be adjudged Man-of-the- Both Delhi and Jharkhand, who house Mumbai started chase in fashion series. have won the tournament once each, are with teenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw resum- However after that skipper Shreyas high on confidence going into another ing his innings where he last left against Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane batted sensibly knock-out fixture. Railways at the same very ground in and didn't allow Hyderabadi bowlers to Jharkhand's win against Maharashtra Bengaluru before moving to make his Test do much damage. was fashioned by their quality bowling debut for India. Earlier, Hyderabad posted 246 for attack, boasting the spin duo of Shahbaz Gautam Gambhir reacts during Vijay Hazare match Shaw, who tried to start with a big hit eight after Rohit Rayudu scored a 132-ball Nadeem and Anukul Roy, and the pace Kishan was out cheaply against in the very ball of Mumbai innings, 121, which went in vain. combine of Rahul Shukla and a resurgent Maharashtra but the experienced Saurabh smashed two boundaries in the third over The knock was studded with eight Varun Aaron. Tiwary did the job alongside Shasheem bowled by Akash Bhandari and from boundaries and four sixes. Left-arm spinner Rathour who scored an there he never looked back to slow the Hyderabad had a dismal start with Nadeem, who has Delhi vs Jharkhand unbeaten 53 to take his pace of his destructive innings. openers Tanmay Agarwal (11) and been knocking on Live from 9:00 am IST team home in a truncat- While the entire limelight was on sea- Akshath Reddy (7) returning to the the India doors for a STAR SPORTS 1 ed tie. soned campaigner Rohit Sharma, who pavilion early. while now, is the But come Thursday, was expected to play a big knock before Rayudu and Bavanaka Sandeep (29) tournament's leading they will be tested against leaving to join Indian squad for the five- then stitched a vital 50-run stand for the wicket-taker with 22 scalps. the likes Khejroliya and Navdeep Saini match ODI series starting Sunday at third wicket. Young Roy, who also bowls left-arm, along with young-spinner Lalit Yadav, Guwahati. Shaw enjoyed the Tail-ender Mehdi Hassan made 23 off is not far behind with 14 wickets and was who has been Delhi's leading wicket- freedom of playing shots 17 to help Hyderabad put on board a the man-of-the-match in the rain-affect- taker with 13 scalps at 24.38. and while he was respectable total. ed quarterfinal after picking up a match- struggling with a CHASING For Mumbai, Tushar Deshpande was winning four-wicket haul. SQUADS shoulder issue, the 247, MUMBAI the lead wicket-taker with three wickets The spinners had made their pres- Delhi: Gautam Gambhir(c), Unmukt young sensation WERE PLACED for 55 runs and Royston Dias bagged two ence felt after the early damage done by Chand, Hiten Dalal, Gaurav Kumar, didn't restrict COMFORTABLY AT 155 FOR for 43. Shukla and injury-prone Aaron, who has Himmat Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, pain to over- Pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivam so far picked up 16 wickets at 17.87. The Manan Sharma, Pawan Negi, Rishabh power will TWO WHEN RAIN HALTED Dubey and Shams Mulani snapped a way Jharkhand have performed con- Pant, Nitish Rana, Navdeep Saini, hard hitting. PLAY. IYER (55 NOT OUT) AND wicket each. vinced even their mentor M S Dhoni that Dhruv Shorey, Pranshu Vijayran, Lalit However AJINKYA RAHANE (17) WERE the side could go all the way without his Yadav he was quiet BRIEF SCORES services. Jharkhand: Varun Aaron(c), Anand lucky when in AT THE CREASE WITH THEIR Mumbai 155/2 (Prithvi Shaw 61, Just like Delhi captain Gambhir has Singh, Ashish Kumar, Kumar Deobrat, the seventh over UNBEATEN THIRD Shreyas Iyer 55 not out; Mehdi Hassan let his bat do the talking, Jharkhand skip- Ishan Kishan, Jaskaran Singh, Monu bowled by WICKET STAND OF 2/23) beat Hyderabad 246/8 (Rohit per Ishan Kishan too has made com- Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shasheem Mohammed Siraj he 73 RUNS Rayudu 121 not out, Bavanaka Sandeep pelling contributions, amassing 405 runs Sanjay Rathour, Anukul Roy, Rahul was dropped twice by 29; Tushar Deshpande 3/55) by 60 runs at 50.62, including a hundred and three Shukla, Atul Singh Surwar, Saurabh Ravi Kiran. Prithvi Shaw celebrates his half-century as Rohit Sharma congratulates him during Vijay Hazare 1st semifinal PTI (VJD Method). half centuries. Tiwary, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh. SINGLES PRAJNESH MOVES TO NINGBO QUARTERS ‘Aus tour will be challenging New Delhi: Abbas puts Pak on top Prajnesh Gunneswaran, the lone Indian surviving in the singles main draw, quelled a late even without Smith, Warner’ challenge from Zhe Li to book a quarterfinal berth at the AFP n ABU DHABI Ningbo Challenger on Wednesday. After a sound start, the PTI n MUMBAI Chennai southpaw struggled to keep focus but regrouped edium pacer Mohammad Abbas for 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(0) win in the second round against his ndia pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels Mregistered a five-wicket haul to steer Chinese opponent. Prajnesh is the only Indian left in Ithat the upcoming Australia tour will Pakistan into a dominating position in singles main draw. His compatriots Ramkumar be challenging even though the hosts will the second Test against Australia in Abu Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal and Saketh Myneni had all be without their two star players — David Dhabi on Wednesday. exited in the first round. The 28-year-old, who had won Warner and Steve Smith. Abbas finished with five for 33 to Kunming Open in Anning in April, next faces Yunseong The 28-year-old also believes that no bowl out Australia for a paltry 145 to give Chung, who knocked out Ramkumar in the opening overseas tour is easy. Pakistan a 137-run lead in the first round. Ramkumar and Nagal crashed out of the men's "It (the Australian tour) will be chal- innings on the second day at Sheikh doubles too following their first round defeat but the pair lenging, no tour is easy. But Australia will Zayed Stadium. of Myneni and N Sriram Balaji advanced to the be challenging because when you play Pakistan stretched that lead to 281 quarterfinals. Balaji and Myneni outplayed Hiroki Moriya outside your home (country) you need to as they were 144 for two at close, with and Rubin Statham 6-0, 6-3 in the first round. adapt to certain conditions. It won't be Azhar Ali not out on 54 for his first half easy for bowlers as there is hardly any century in the series and Haris Sohail was AUSTRALIA A BEAT INDIA A; TAKE 2-0 LEAD movement these days," Bhuvneshwar ICC 17 not out. Mumbai: Australia A Women defeated their Indian said on Monday. Jasprit Bumrah, left, talks to Bhuvneshwar Kumar With eight wickets in hand Pakistan FASTEST TO 50 WICKETS FOR PAK counterparts by four wickets in the second ODI here on Australia will not be having the ser- said. were in a great position to force a 1-0 lead Bowler M I Time Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. vices of Smith and Warner, who are serv- India are set to tour Down Under for in the two-match series after the first Test Yasir Shah 9 16 247 days The third game scheduled to be held at the MCA's Bandra ing a one-year ban for ball-tampering a four Test match series, which begins ended in a fighting draw in Dubai last Mohammed Abbas 10 14 1 year & 178 days Kurla facility on Friday now remains a dead-rubber. during Australia's previous visit to South with the first Test at Adelaide on week. Waqar Younis 10 18 1 year & 9 days Choosing to bat, India A managed to put only 197/7 in Africa. December 6. Azhar, who fell for disappointing Shabbir Ahmed 10 18 2 years & 86 days their alloted 50 overs and the visitors chased the target Asked how the absence of Smith and Bhuvneshwar has been rested for the scores of 18, four and 15 in the last three Mohammed Asif 10 18 2 years & 272 days with over 9 overs to spare. For the hosts, skipper Poonam Warner will affect Australia, first two ODIs against the West Indies. innings, batted with resolve, having so Faisel Features Raut, who was struggling with the bat, found her mojo Bhuvneshwar said: "I cannot say that we The right-arm fast bowler, who has far hit three boundaries. and top-scored with 64. For the Aussies, skipper Molly will overcome them. They don't have the played 92 ODIs and 21 Tests, lauded the But it was once again debutant innings. a drive from Starc was deflected to the Stanro returned with fine figures of 3-23. While chasing two batsman (Smith and Warner), who rotation policy of the team management. Fakhar Zaman who lifted Pakistan with Abbas had Shaun Marsh, in the stumps by Yasir Shah with Labuschagne Heather Graham remained unbeaten on 68 and steered have done well over the years. (But) there "The way fast bowlers are managed, a brilliant 66 following up his 94 in the fourth over of the day, for three and out of his crease. her side home. She was ably supported by Tahila are other batsmen in their place and it is the rotation policy is in a way good, as first innings, before giving a return catch Travis Head for 14 before wrapping up Abbas, whose first wicket of the McGrath (47). Later Sammy Jo Johnson (21 not out) not that they aren't good." we get a break and others get a chance and to Nathan Lyon who took an evasive the innings by trapping Starc leg-before match made him the joint second fastest "Its their home conditions. For us, if the body remains fresh," he said. action but still managed to hold onto the for 34. Pakistani to 50 wickets, gave Pakistan an stood out with Graham as the visitors took an the two (Smith and Warner) were there, He also stressed on the need to have ball. This becomes Abbas's third five- early wicket in the fourth over of the day, unaccessible 2-0 lead. it is a challenge, now they are not there, breaks. Zaman hit seven boundaries in an wicket haul in a burgeoning career of ten removing Marsh with a catch in the slip. YUKI SUFFERS DEFEAT ON COMEBACK it will still be a challenge," the Uttar "Breaks are needed after you play a enterprising knock. Mohammad Hafeez, Tests. Asif had removed Aaron Finch He then had Head caught in the sec- New Delhi: Pradesh fast bowler said. long tour. You are mentally tired, like who scored a hundred in the drawn first (39) and in the last over before lunch ond slip to leave Australia at 56 for four. Yuki Bhambri's comeback to the ATP circuit "If it would have been easy, we would Jasprit (Bumrah) said when you return Test, fell to a lazy shot off pacer Mitchell trapped Tim Paine leg-before for three. Yasir made it 75 for five with the wick- after recovering from a knee injury didn't go well as he have always won the series (in the past). you are fresh and are rearing to go. Hence Starc, caught at short mid-off for six. Marnus Labuschagne offered some et of Mitchell Marsh, caught close to the suffered a first-round defeat at the European Open in It won't be easy. Our preparation in the breaks are needed, as your body gets Earlier, Abbas and spinner Bilal Asif resistance during his 25 before falling to wicket for 13 before Australia lose two Antwerp, Belgium. Playing his first match after the US practise matches there will matter," he tired," he said. (3-23) wrecked Australia for 145 in their a freakish run out, backing up too far as more to reach lunch at 91 for 7. Open in August, Yuki lost 6-7(6), 7-5, 1-6 to Italian Salvatore Caruso in the Euro 686,080 hard court tournament. At one stage Yuki was a break up, serving for the opening set but lost his serve and eventually the set. After drawing parity, Yuki twice lost his serve to fall behind Lewis pulls out of India series 0-3 in the decisive set and never recovered. India's top SA name Steyn for Australia tour singles player, the 26-year-old Bhambri's progress has PTI n GUWAHATI been hampered by fitness issues, the major problem AFP n JOHANNESBURG "He is the leading wick- being his knees. He broke into the top-100 in October et-taker in this competition to he struggling West Indies were dealt 2015 but then missed out half of the 2016 season due to ale Steyn was named on date and also adds value as a Tanother blow on Wednesday with injury. He got back in good shape and reclaimed his place DWednesday as part of a batting option in the lower opener Evin Lewis pulling out of the lim- in top-100 in April this year, but injuries once again pulled strong South African fast order," said Zondi. ited overs leg of the India tour, citing per- him back. Meanwhile, Divij Sharan and his Kiwi partner bowling arsenal for the lim- Leading batsmen sonal reasons. Artem Sitak ousted Leander Paes and Miguel Angel ited-overs tour of Australia Hashim Amla and JP Lewis had recently declined a central Reyyes-Varela 7-5, 6-4 in one our and 10 minutes to later this month. Duminy were unavailable contract offered by the Cricket West Indies, move to the doubles quarterfinals. Steyn, 35, was named in because of injury, leading to potentially making him more available for the 15-man squad which a recall for Farhaan leagues around the world, following in the JHA TO INAUGURATE CHESS ACADEMY includes young stars Kagiso Behardien, who did not play footsteps of Chris Gayle and other stars WI opener Evin Lewis plays a shot during match ICC LUCKNOW: Grand Master Rabada and Lungi Ngidi, as against Zimbabwe, while an from the region. Sriram Jha will play with 20 well as returning fast bowling injury to promising all- Gayle, who is playing the Afghanistan squads; while McCoy will replace Alzarri budding chess players all-rounder Chris Morris, rounder Wiaan Mulder cre- Premier League in Sharjah, had already Joseph, who remains under observation for simultaneously at the launch who has recovered from a ated an opening for Dwaine made himself unavailable for the five his return to full fitness," read a Cricket West of Shivani Chess Academy lower back injury. Pretorius, also absent against ODIs and three ODIs in India. Lewis' Indies statement. at Shivani Public School on South Africa will play Zimbabwe. would have come handy in India, having The five-match ODI against India Saturday. The simultaneous three one-day internationals South African coach Otis Gibson talks to Dale Steyn during practice session Squad: Faf du Plessis, played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He begins in Guwahati on October 21. exhibition will be followed and a Twenty20 internation- Farhaan Behardien, Quinton has two ODI hundreds in 35 games and as by three-day coaching camp by ace chess coach GB al during a tour which starts a two-year absence, largely convener Linda Zondi. de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, many in T20 format in just 17 matches. REVISED SQUAD Joshi, known for producing players like GM Parimarjan with a match against a Prime caused by injuries. Morris has not played Imran Tahir, Heinrich Kieran Powell will be Lewis' replace- (ODI): Jason Holder (Captain), Fabian Negi, GM Vaibhav Suri and IM Tania Sachdev. Lucknow Minister's XI in Canberra "We feel that we got quite international cricket since Klaasen, Aiden Markram, ment in ODIs and Nicholas Pooran in the Allen Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, District Chess Sports Association president Sudhir on October 31. a lot out of the Zimbabwe February but Zondi said he David Miller, Chris Morris, T20s. Chanderpaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Dubey, said: “We are taking every possible step to Steyn made a successful series, notably the form of had proven his fitness by Lungi Ngidi, Andile Uncapped pacer Obed McCoy has also Shai Hope, Obed McCoy, Ashley Nurse, popularise chess in the city and to give a conducive return to one-day interna- (leg-spinner) Imran Tahir taking 12 wickets in two Phehlukwayo, Dwaine been drafted into both the squads. Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell, Rovman environment to the budding players to hone their skills tional cricket in the recent and the return of Dale Steyn four-day matches for the Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, "Powell and Pooran have been asked to Powell, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels and in order to excel at the bigger stage.” series against Zimbabwe after to his very best," said selection Titans franchise. Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn. replace Evin Lewis in the ODI and T20I Oshane Thomas.