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 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL THE ROAD TO BREXIT-EMBATTLED MAY JUVENTUS, REAL MADRID BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR VICTORY WINS HOUSE TRUST SUFFER DEFEAT IN UCL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 334 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW,FRIDAY DECEMBER 14, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 NEED CHANGES IN EDUCATION: EMRAAN} HASHMI} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Raj, C’garh CM race inconclusive Dismayed at SC/ST Act, Nath picked as MP CM; no consensus for Raj, Chhattisgarh upper castes opt NOTA DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI

rompted understandably by Pupper caste ‘disenchant- ment’, the NOTA (None of the Above) votes crossed over 1.4 per cent of the total polling in Madhya Pradesh and felled four of the most powerful BJP Ministers and several other MLAs. In MP, many upper caste outfits had openly declared that they would waste their votes by opting for NOTA rather than voting for the BJP for passing a legislation in Parliament to retain the strin- chanted Upper caste voters Jobat, Mandhata, Nepanagar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi flanked by Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders gent SC/ST Act. The same not opted to waste their votes. Rajnagar, Raipur and Suwasra. Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath in New Delhi on Thursday PTI NOTA story was also repeated In MP, the BJP lost 12 seats NOTA also polled more votes in Rajasthan, though in some where the NOTA margin was than the victory margin in Ministers. Some party sources and Pilot stated separately. pockets the BJP also gained in more than margin of loss. The Bina and Kolaras, where BJP indicated that the Congress As hours went by without both the States because of SC trend was visible in Chambal candidates won. In seven of was also toying with formula to an announcement till evening, voters reacting against the region, where Thakur voters these 11 seats, the victory mar- have Deputy Chief Ministers in tension and sloganeering rose upper caste aggressiveness. are believed to have not backed gin was less than 1,000 votes. these two States. In that case, among supporters of various The number of no-choice the BJP for backing the SC In the touch and go poll Supporters of Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot stage a protest at NH-8 to press for their demand of the Chief Pilot could be offered the post contenders, spilling into vio- votes outnumbered victory atrocity legislation. verdict, the BJP narrowly Minister’s post for their leader in Ajmer on Thursday PTI of Dy CM of Rajasthan and lence in some areas of margins in good 22 con- Similarly, Bundelkhand missed the bus even though it Scindia for MP. Rajasthan. In Chhattisgarh too, stituencies in Madhya Pradesh. and Malwa drew the highest polled more votes. DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI generation leader Sachin Pilot the need of the hour since the Chhattisgarh CM too clashes took place outside the While the gap between BJP and number of NOTA votes and In 2008, BJP collected 38% have dug in their heels for the party has promised several could have a deputy since front residence of State party chief Congress vote share was only changed the poll outcomes. votes and won 143 seats but ormer Union Minister and top post in the State. Sachin freebies, including crucial farm runner Tamradhwaj Sahu, also Bhupesh Baghel (57), who is 0.1% (BJP being in the lead), Nine upsets were in this time round ended up with FCongress heavyweight Pilot , who met Rahul Gandhi loan waiver. The next year’s Lok a Lok Sabha member, is con- one of the contenders apart NOTA share stood at 1.4 per Bundelkhand and eight in 109 seats despite securing more Kamal Nath was named as the along with Gehlot during the Sabha elections also weighed sidered an “outsider” as he from Leader of Opposition in cent of votes polled — over 5.4 Malwa tribal region. than 40% votes. next Chief Minister of Madhya day, was again closeted with the heavily on the mind of the joined the grand old party the outgoing Assembly TS lakh. The NOTA option gives NOTA played out in a way NOTA got 1.4% of the Pradesh on Thursday after sev- Congress president at mid- Congress leadership in opting after quitting the BJP. Singh Deo (66) and OBC the voter the choice to reject all that the BJP failed to capture total vote share even as eral rounds of hectic parleys night. The scale seemed to be for experienced Kamal Nath. Sources said Rahul also leader Tamradhwaj Sahu. candidates in the election fray. majority despite bagging .1% Samajwadi Party got 1.01% among the top Congress lead- tilted in favour of Gehlot, but Early in the morning, the sought views of party workers While Rahul Gandhi met A section of BJP leadership, vote share more than the while AAP got 0.7% votes. ership. Party president Rahul Pilot has made a strong case by four main CM claimants through an internal messaging the party’s Central observers — however, point out that BJP did Congress which got 41% of the NOTA may have again Gandhi took this call late in the asserting it was he who revived belonging to the old and new system with a pre-recorded KC Venugopal for Rajasthan well in the Vindhya region of votes. On the contrary, played a role in denting evening after holding talks the Congress in Rajasthan as generation cadre from MP and message asking them to send and AK Antony for Madhya Madhya Pradesh as SC voted Congress, with help from BSP, prospects of the losing side in with Nath and the other con- the state unit chief. Rajasthan as well as AICC their views directly to him Pradesh — to seek their inputs for it on account of passing the SP and Independents, crossed Rajasthan with 1.3 per cent of tender for the post, Jyotiraditya The announcement for the observers were closeted with through the application. on views of newly-elected leg- amended SC/ST Atrocities the majority mark of 116, while voters going for it. Scindia. The supporters of both CM candidate for Chhattisgarh Rahul at his residence. With Sachin Pilot and Ashok islators in the States, he sepa- (Prevention) Bill in Parliament. the BJP managed 109 seats. In Rajasthan, NOTA votes leaders held day-long rallies in is likely to be taken on Friday supporters of the four con- Gehlot, the two hopefuls for rately met Gehlot, Pilot, Nath It is also being contended In at least 11 seats where stood at 1.3% while SP and Bhopal in favour of their morning, according to party’s tenders taking to streets, Rahul Rajasthan, appealed to the and Scindia at his Tughlak that NOTA factor could also the Congress won, NOTA got NCP got 0.2% votes. respective leaders, but ulti- Central observer Mallikarjun took to the social media to party workers to maintain Lane house. Kharge too held have affected the victory mar- more votes than the winning Communist Party of India mately Rahul was successful in Kharge. share a message “the two most peace and discipline, saying discussion with Rahul and gin of some of the Congress margin — Biaora, Damoh, (Marxist) has 1.2%. brokering a peace. During the day, Rahul held powerful warriors are patience they have full faith in the party conveyed him the feelings of candidates had the disen- Gunnor, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Continued on Page 7 “An era of change is upon several rounds of marathon and time”. Quoting Leo Tolstoy, leadership and would abide by Chhattisgarh party MLAs. MP with him at the helm,” the consultations with senior party Rahul posted a picture of him- the final decision. Gehlot and “We are checking, taking CAPSULE Congress’s official handle leaders, including Sonia self flanked by Jyotiraditya Pilot both late in the evening inputs from different people in tweeted shortly after legislators Gandhi and sister Priyanka, to Scindia and Kamal Nath. left for Jaipur for another round the party. We are taking inputs passed a formal resolution select Chief Ministers for the Elected Congress MLAs of CLP meeting . from MLAs and workers. We Lankan SC annuls RED CORNER NOTICE electing Kamal Nath. three Hindi heartland States. in Rajasthan and Madhya “The Congress president is are getting a comprehensive AGAINST CHOKSI: CBI In case of Rajasthan, con- Party sources said Nath was Pradesh had passed one-line talking to all leaders...The deci- answer to what the Congress New Delhi: The Interpol has fusion still prevails and both old chosen over Scindia given the resolutions authorising Rahul sion of the Congress president party and others feel,” issued a Red Corner notice guard Ashok Gehlot and new experience factor which was Gandhi to decide on Chief will be acceptable to all,” Gehlot Rahul said. Parliament sacking against absconding billionaire Mehul Choksi, who is accused of cheating state-run Punjab National Bank to the tune of SC verdict on `13,000 crore in alleged collusion with his nephew Nirav BJP’s defeat emboldens allies pleas seeking Modi, officials said on Thursday. NDA partners want Asking the BJP to do a CBI probe into 2 TERRORISTS KILLED course correction vis a vis its IN VALLEY ENCOUNTER more seats, Sena approach towards the Muslim Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e- voters, Gujral said, “”The Rafale today Tayyeba terrorists were killed in for LS-Assembly minorities want security. If PNS n NEW DELHI an overnight encounter with you don’t provide them secu- security forces in Sopore area of election at one go rity, they will vote en masse he Supreme Court is sched- Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramulla with the Congress and allies. Tuled to pronounce its ver- district, police said on Thursday. Unless we recognise factors like dict on pleas seeking a court- PNS n NEW DELHI economic factors and espe- monitored probe in the polit- PALESTINIAN SHOOTS cially rural distress, we are in ically sensitive Rafale case on DEAD TWO ISRAELIS he setback BJP suffered in for trouble.” Friday. A Bench headed by Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate Jerusalem: A Palestinian shot Tits bastions of Madhya Another long-time BJP ally, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi outside the Supreme Court complex in Colombo on Thursday AP dead two Israelis and wounded Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and the Shiv Sena on Thursday had reserved its verdict on a at least two others at a bus stop Rajasthan in the recent continued its tirade against batch of pleas on November 14. PTI n COLOMBO Rajapaksa. in the occupied West Bank on Assembly polls has come handy senior ally BJP, saying its rout Former Union Ministers Sirisena on October 26 Thursday, the Army said. for its NDA allies, which could in the just held State polls was Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, ri Lanka’s Supreme Court on had sacked the incumbent PM, now compel the saffron outfit the “defeat of injustice and lies”. noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan SThursday unanimously Ranil Wickremesinghe, and 13 FEARED DEAD AFTER to be “generous” in seat shar- It said along with Prime and AAP leader Sanjay Singh ruled that the dissolution of install ex-President Mahinda FLOODING IN COAL MINE ing for the next year’s Lok Minister Narendra Modi and are the main petitioners seek- Parliament by Maithripala Rajapaksa in his place. Later Shillong: At least 13 people Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah during the BJP BJP chief Amit Shah, and party ing a probe by the CBI. Sirisena was “illegal”, in a body Sirisena sacked Parliament were trapped and feared Amid reports that the Shiv Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday PTI workers had called for a While reserving the ver- blow to the embattled President when it appeared that dead due to flooding in an illegal Sena wants to contest half of “Congress-free” country. dict, the apex court had said whose controversial decisions Rajapaksa would not be able to coal mine in Meghalaya’s East the 48 Lok Sabha seats in “I don’t see any single polit- existing allies, especially the “However, Congress chief that the pricing details of Rafale plunged the nation into an prove majority. Jaintia hills district, police said Maharashtra and force the BJP ical party getting over 200 Shiv Sena, deal with them with Rahul Gandhi has beaten them jets could only be discussed unprecedented political crisis. However, on Wednesday, Thursday. The incident was to agree to hold simultaneous seats in the next election. So generosity and at the same in their own turf. This is the after it decides on whether to A apex court bench said Wickremesinghe proved his reported to the district State Assembly polls, senior whoever makes the right pre- time reach out to parties who defeat of injustice and lies. make it public. The observation that the President cannot dis- majority in Parliament, with authorities on Thursday morning Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral poll coalition is going to be the were a part of the (Atal Bihari) Pride has been captured and by the SC had came after the solve Parliament till it com- 117 out of 225 lawmakers in and rescue efforts are on, has asked the BJP to “quickly winner,” Gujral said during a Vajpayee rainbow coalition at ego crushed,” the Sena said in Government refused to pub- pletes its four-and-half year Parliament voting to pass a Superintendent of Police (SP) settle” with allies or it will be in discussion on NDTV. one stage, so that you have a an editorial in party mouth- licly divulge pricing details of term, triggering demand for confidence motion in his Sylvester Nongtynger said. a big trouble in the 2019 gen- “So it’s very important that strong pre-poll coalition in piece ‘Saamana’. the deal, saying it would give the impeachment of Sirisena as leadership. eral election. the BJP quickly settles with place before 2019,” he said. Continued on Page 7 advantage to India’s enemies. well as ex-strongman Mahinda Related report on P11 INDIA, RUSSIA DISCUSS JOINT PROJECTS New Delhi: Defence Ministers of India and Russia held intensive talks on Thursday on deepening defence ties and joint Will submarine optic cable imperil coral reef? manufacturing projects, including the Kamov-226 Central green panel asks DoT to helicopters, naval frigates and projects related to land systems, conduct marine impact assessment the Defence Ministry said. BP SINGH OF ‘CID’ FAME ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI Of the eight islands in NEW FTII CHAIRMAN Andaman & Nicobar, corals Pune: Producer-director oncerned that the ambi- reefs are present in 10 km area Brijendra Pal Singh was Ctious `71 crore project of some sites of Havelock Long, appointed as the new president envisaging laying of undersea Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar), of the FTII and chairman of the optic cable connecting Kamorta, Car Nicobar, and institute’s governing council by Andaman & Nicobar with Hut Bay (Little Andaman). the Ministry of Information and Chennai will adversely impact Other islands in the regions are Broadcasting on Thursday. coral reef in the island, a Port Blair, Kamorta and Rangat Central green panel has asked Islands. DELHI’S AIR QUALITY the project proponent, Also, Nicobar islands have Government feels that the from Chennai to the Union IMPROVES AFTER RAIN Department of more nesting Leatherback tur- Advisory Committee (EAC) grants Island Protection Zone Chennai, has been entrusted much-awaited project will help Territory. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality Telecommunication (DoT), to tles than any other site in the on projects related to Coastal and CRZ clearance. with the task to carry out the the island to implement e- Seeking a report within significantly improved on conduct additional marine northern Indian Ocean. There Regulation Zone (CRZ) under However, it feels that addi- survey. governance and other welfare next three months, the com- Thursday after rainfall managed environmental impact (EIA) are about 19 important bird the Union Environment tional marine EIA study, espe- The project aims to provide schemes to the last mile con- mittee observed that this study to wash away pollutants but assessment to ensure enough areas in Andaman and Nicobar Ministry in its meeting on cially in areas likely to pass secure, robust and affordable nectivity. is required as abundant pre- authorities warned that the protective measures are taken districts and would have some November 28 said though it is through corals reefs, need to be telecom facilities carrying Total segments of subma- caution in addition to the study respite would not last long due to save the marine life in the impact. inclined to support the project conducted. The National bandwidth speed of 100 Gigabit rine cable will be 8 while total report is made available. to unfavourable weather. region. The Environmental in larger public interest and Institute of Ocean Technology, per second (Gbps). The length will be 2,245.96 km Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 city 02

Reward announced on BJP padyatras visit 55,000 villages, wards CM seeks report on Lucknow (PNS): The Uttar tors at different levels take part the night in villages. The Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata in the padyatras. Shukla response has been good. BJP Party claimed that the party’s claimed that so far, 15 lakh state president Mahendra Nath cop absconding in padyatras which carried the party workers had participated Pandey and general secretary message of good governance of in the campaign. “Over 6,000 Sunil Bansal are monitoring the flood-prone regions Narendra Modi and Yogi chaupals have been held and progress of the campaign,” he Adityanath governments had so several leaders have stayed for said. custodial death case far touched over 55,000 villages Reviews preps for PM’s visit and wards across the state. PNS n LUCKNOW lakh. Campaign in-charge Raju’s mother, Reenu Lata, Govind Narain Shukla said to Lalganj rail coach factory ntrusted to bring criminals said that her son was mental- that braving cold and fog, party Eto book, the men in khaki ly retarded and worked as a workers and legislators had so PNS n LUCKNOW managed. are now themselves carrying help at Anshul’s chemist shop. far covered 55,300 villages and Modi is set to launch an reward for their arrest. This She added that cops called her wards, telling people about sking local leaders to make aggressive campaign for 2019 sensational fact came to light to the police station and projects of Central and UP APrime Minister Narendra general elections from Rae in Agra when the district thrashed her son in front of governments. As per the pro- Modi’s visit to Rae Bareli a huge Bareli, the parliamentary con- police chief announced a her, despite repeated pleas for gramme, six teams comprising success, Chief Minister Yogi stituency of United Progressive reward of `20,000 on the mercy. 25 members take out the pady- Adityanath reviewed arrange- Alliance chairperson Sonia arrest of a sub-inspector post- Reenu claimed that she atra. Senior leaders and legisla- ments made at Modern Rail Gandhi, on December 16. ed at Sikandra who abscond- was dropped home in the Coach Factory at Lalganj on After his Rae Bareli pro- ed after being named in a cus- evening but her son was not Thursday. gramme, the Prime Minister todial death. released and at 9 pm, she was The Prime Minister is will dash off to Prayagraj where Earlier, the entire staff of informed by the cops that PNS n LUCKNOW scheduled to visit Rail Coach he will inaugurate several pro- Sikandara police station was Raju was dead. Factory on December 16. jects for the coming Kumbh booked for murder of a 32- Her husband, Om onsoon may be Yogi met the local admin- Mela and will address a public year-old man, who reported- Prakash Gupta, a bank man- months away but istration officials and oversaw rally at Jhunsi. ly died in police custody after ager with SBI, died in 2001. MChief Minister Yogi the ground where the rally On December 29, Modi being tortured in front of his The mother and son lived in Adityanath has directed offi- would be organised after Modi will be visiting his parliamen- 55-year-old mother. An a rented house while Reenu’s cials to prepare a report on flags off over 900 rail coaches. tary constituency Varanasi inspector and two sub-inspec- two married daughters live in flood prone zones and regions The Chief Minister where he will address a rally of tors were also suspended in Vrindavan and Delhi. so that an action plan could be inspected areas where the Rajbhar community in the east the case. After local residents drafted to avoid last minute Prime Minister is slated to UP town of Ghazipur. “A r e w a r d o f `20,000 each staged a protest, SSP Amit hiccups. visit and reviewed arrange- Meanwhile, heavy security on sub-inspector Anuj Sirohi Pathak got an autopsy con- “Preparations to provide ments for the public meeting. arrangements were being put in and another accused, Anshul ducted by a panel of doctors relief to flood-affected farmers The Chief Minister also place for the Prime Minister’s Pratap, has been announced at SN Medical College hospi- should start at the right time. held a separate meeting with visit. Sources said that police for anyone facilitating their tal that ascribed myocardial District magistrates and offi- local Bharatiya Janata Party officials and personnel, includ- arrest,” informed Senior infarction (heart attack) as the cials of Central Flood leaders that was attended by ing 16 SP’s, 25 ASPs, 50 DSPs Superintendent of Police of cause of Raju’s death. Beside, Commission should do the Civil Aviation and Registration would be deployed. Besides, 12 Agra, Amit Pathak. there were injuries on his groundwork at the earliest Minister Nand Gopal Gupta companies of PAC and six fire- He said that the sub- shoulder, arms and legs. so that relief could be extend- ‘Nandi’, senior party leader tenders would also be deployed inspector had submitted his The Agra district police ed to flood ravaged people,” Mahendra Singh and BJP state to deal with any exigency. surrender application last chief said that three cops, Yogi said in Lucknow on general secretary Vijay Bahadur Snipers will be deployed in week but did not appear in including Inspector Rishipal, Thursday. Pathak. multi-storeyed buildings and court and hence a reward was sub-inspectors Anuj Sirohi Reviewing a meeting of “The rally should be an drones and CCTV cameras announced for his arrest. and Tejveer Singh of Sikandra officials, Yogi said that the impressive one,” Yogi told the will be used for surveillance for Hailing from police station were suspended need of the hour was estima- local BJP leaders and sought to suspicious elements and con- Bulandshahr, Sirohi was and an FIR was lodged against tion of flood relief which know how the crowd would be trol of crowd. selected as a sub-inspector all those deployed at the police should be delivered to the vic- three years back. station. tims at the earliest. seven days and a second report The Chief Minister also On November 22, Besides, two of the victim’s “A proper estimation will within 15 days. suggested that farmers of flood- Hemant Kumar alias Raju neighbours, Anshul Pratap help the state to get a better “The administration can affected villages be asked to use Gupta was picked up by the Singh and Vivek, were also relief from the Centre,” he said. provide relief to flood-affected organic products as farmers of police from his rented house booked in the case. While As per the directives, the people only if estimates are pre- these regions do not use chem- in Narendra Enclave on Vivek was arrested later, district magistrates have been pared beforehand. Prepare the ical fertilisers. “For them, Gailana Road after being Anshul and sub-inspector asked to send the first report on report based on this year’s organic farming can be a boon,” charged by his neighbour of Anuj Sirohi have been any natural calamity within calamities,” Yogi said. Yogi said. stealing jewellery worth Rs 7 absconding. Case registered for DGP office asked to finalise Facebook post on places for new police stns Lord Hanuman PNS n LUCKNOW areas will have new police sta- The sources said that besides tions. Similarly, Noida City and 36 new police stations, 13 new Lucknow (PNS): Within Sena Brahma Vahini got a case n the direction of Chief Dadri Assembly constituency police outposts will also come up 24 hours of a controversial registered in this connection at OMinister Yogi Adityanath will have one new police stations — two each in Mathura and poster coming up near Chief Iglas police station of Aligarh, to further strengthen the police each in Gautam Buddha Nagar. Sambhal, one each in Baghpat, Minister Yogi Adityanath’s res- alleging that the accused hurt force, the Home department The sources further said Gautam Buddha Nagar, idence, sending the local the sentiments of Hindus by has asked the office of Director that Charra and Iglas assembly Pratapgarh, Farrukhabad, administration in a tizzy, a uploading the objectionable General of Police to finalise the constituencies in Aligarh, Palia Barabanki, Balrampur, Gonda, Facebook post showing Lord picture and it was a sinister places where 36 new police sta- and Singhasad in Lakhimpur Etmadpur and Fatehabad in Agra. Hanuman sitting at the feet of effort to fuel caste and commu- tions and 13 police outposts are Kheri, Sohratgarh and Dr BR Ambedkar has created nal conflict in Uttar Pradesh. to be created in 23 districts in Domariyaganj in a storm in the cup. The Aligarh police have addition to the existing ones. Siddharthnagar, Misrikh and The Facebook account is in launched a hunt for the person The Home department has Sitapur Sadar in Sitapur, the name of one Manoj. who posted the objectionable also sent the names of the Uttraula and Balrampur in District chief of Parsuram picture. The picture was Assembly constituencies or the Balrampur, Aalapur and uploaded on the Facebook wall areas where the new police set- Mehndawal in Sant Kabir of Manoj and depicts Lord ups will come soon. Nagar, Sikendrabad in Hanuman sitting at Dr The DGP office will now Bulandshahr, Tundla in Ambedkar’s feet and apologis- seek a report from the districts Firozabad, Vishwanathganj in ing. concerned and forward the Pratapgarh, Rasoolabad in Earlier, after Chief Minister proposal to the state govern- Kanpur Dehat, Bithoor in Yogi Adityanath’s claim that ment for final announcement. Kanpur City, Hasanpur in Lord Hanuman was a “jungle Sources said that three of Amroha, Mathura in Mathura, dweller and a Dalit” at an elec- the new police stations will Agra North in Agra, Unnao, tion meeting in Rajasthan, come up in Loni, Sahibabad and Amethi, Sirathu in Kaushambi, members of Bhim Army have Moradnagar Assembly con- Nanpara in Bahraich, and been trying to provoke Dalits stituencies of Ghaziabad district. Shravasti assembly constituen- to grab all temples of Lord In Lucknow, Sarojininagar cy in Shravasti will also have Hanuman. and Bakshi Ka Talab Assembly new police stations soon. Free tea, coffee to check mishaps on Agra-Lko e-way PNS n LUCKNOW vers of UP Roadways buses at select places between 12 mid- ith fog, sleep and speed night and 6 am,” the official said. Wtaking a toll on highways, For this, special kiosks will the UP Expressway Industrial be set up where drivers can take Development Authority the beverages and rest for a (UPEIDA) has come up with while. There will be around the novel idea of protecting four-five such kiosks on the 302- commuters by providing free km-long expressway. hot beverages at select places to “These kiosks will serve as drivers on the Agra-Lucknow a boon for the drivers as there Expressway. are no dhabas or eating points A senior UPEIDA official for several kilometres on Agra- told this reporter on Thursday Lucknow Expressway. A long that a proposal was mooted after drive and fog can cause fatigue concerns were raised about the and a small break will rejuvenate safety of passengers due to dense the drivers and help in prevent- fog enveloping the stretch in ing accidents,” the official said. winters. In January, 2018, 81 people “Besides, there are reports lost their lives and over 200 were about high speed and tired dri- injured in a series of accidents vers dozing off, resulting in on the Agra-Lucknow accidents, most of them being Expressway. Speed limits have reported after 10 pm. In an effort been enforced and police patrol to bring down the number of jeeps have been deployed at var- mishaps, the UPEIDA propos- ious places to check speeding es to serve tea and coffee to dri- vehicles.

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Chill to increase Jani out of bounds for police in coming days PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW slightest of pretexts. “The Lucknow (PNS): Chill has Lucknow police were hauled increased in the city because of onvener of UP Nav up for laxity in keeping a tab western disturbance which also CNirman Sena Amit Jani, on unscrupulous elements. brought light rains on who was accused of asking his While three persons including Wednesday night and in some men to put up a controversial the printer/publisher were areas on Thursday as well. MeT billboard in Hazratganj, pitting nabbed from the city on director JP Gupta said the tem- Prime Minister Narendra Wednesday night, the UP Nav perature would drop further in Modi against UP Chief Nirman Sena chief remained the coming days owing to west- Minister Yogi Adityanath, elusive and even issued a ern disturbance. The slight driz- remained out of bounds for video,” a well-placed source zle on Wednesday night took police even as the self-pro- said. several people by surprise even claimed tech-savvy cops are “The Lucknow police have as there was a lukewarm sun- searching for him for the last only been making tall claims shine on Thursday. Lucknow 48 hours. A hunt is on for convener of UP Nav Nirman Sena Amit Jani for this billboard on night patrolling. The place recorded the maximum temper- Meanwhile, Jani issued a which pitted PM Narendra Modi against CM Yogi Adityanath where the billboard was put ature at 23 degree Celsius, which video in which he was heard up is located in a high secu- was a couple of notches above saying that there was no free- ASP (East) Sarvesh Kumar such video during probe and rity zone. The miscreants’ normal. The minimum temper- dom of expression under the Mishra said the officials of we will verify if it was actual- chivalry only stumped the ature settled at 12.4 degree BJP government in UP. He cyber and surveillance cell ly issued by Jani,” he said. police,” he added. The Celsius, which was three degrees claimed that the billboard did were working on the case. “As The delay in Jani’s arrest Hazratganj police registered a above normal. The local forecast not contain anything objec- of now, we don’t have any clue has further put a question case under IPC’s section 505 is clear skies with the maximum tionable. “Government deci- about Jani despite several raids. mark on the credibility of (for statements conducing to and minimum temperatures sions like demonetisation Several numbers have been put Lucknow police under the public mischief), 188 (for dis- expected to be around 23 taken by the PM were against under surveillance to track leadership of SSP Kalanidhi obedience to order duly pro- degrees and 11 degrees respec- the public while Yogi has been him down,” he said. Naithani. The SSP is known mulgated by public servant) tively. People sunbathing at GPO park on a cold day in Lucknow on Thursday Pioneer pursuing the hardline However, the ASP feigned for being tech-savvy and and 2/3 Public Property Act Hindutva agenda,” he was ignorance over the video fea- always ready to act against his after the billboard was noticed heard saying in the video clip. turing Jani. “We did not get any junior colleagues on the and Jani and three others Multi-level parking in Chowk `36,000 looted to be thrown open on Dec 25 from shop owner Neighbour stalking girl student PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW with the help of private partners but none turned up for the same. Lucknow (PNS): In a dar- he multi-level parking at LDA chief engineer IS Singh said ing incident, car-borne miscre- threatens her with acid attack TJyotiba Phule Park in Chowk the parking lot would be main- ants looted Rs 36,000 from a is set to be thrown open on tained and managed by their shopkeeper dealing in building PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW He was said to posal. I raised alarm at which December 25 to commemorate engineers but private security material. As police balked at he blew his top. He instantly the birth anniversary of former guards would be engaged for responding to repeated calls, stalker allegedly tried to be harassing the called someone, asking him to Prime Minister Atal Bihari security purpose. There are six locals challenged the miscreants Acoerce BA-II girl student girl for the past reach the scene in a car. He Vajpayee. The open air audito- entry and exit points for the and nabbed one of them. The into marrying him in Ashiyana threatened to forcibly marry rium on the top floor will be parking while special points others managed to escape. and threatened her with acid few weeks but me by taking me to some inaugurated on January 1. have been designed separately However, rubbishing the attack if she informed police. the police failed place. As I was at my wits’ end, This was confirmed by for the auditorium. Singh said reports, the police said it was a He was said to be harassing the some people reached the scene Lucknow Development the main focus was a foolproof case of brawl between rivals girl for the past few weeks but to help the girl after hearing the commotion Authority (LDA) Vice- firefighting system designed by over a monetary dispute. the police failed to help the girl and took the and he left, threatening to Chairman PN Singh after an a Mumbai-based multi-nation- Ravindra Kumar of Adil and took the case as a cock and damage my face with acid,” she inspection on Thursday. Trials al company. The open air the- Nagar has his shop in bull’s story. case as a cock alleged. “I lodged a case in are being conducted at the atre will be used for cultural Tedhipulia locality. Around 4 After mediapersons got to this connection but the cops moment even as 95 per cent of events. It is equipped with the pm on Wednesday, the miscre- know about the issue and they and bull’s story asked me a slew of questions. the construction work has been latest audio system with excel- ants reached the shop. “My ser- questioned the police, the cops They also questioned me, my completed. The construction of lent lighting combination. It vant Mahant was also present in admitted that a complaint was several occasions and warned background and later asked me the parking space was started in will have a capacity to accom- the shop. When the boisterous given by the girl and a case was him of a police complaint, but to come next day. My life is in 2016, but was stopped for a year modate 2,000 people at a time. miscreants entered the shop, we being registered. In her com- he was unmoved,” she alleged. peril but the police are not after an objection was raised by The parking lot is aimed at tried to offer resistance, but they plaint, the girl alleged that a She said that when she helping me,” she alleged. the ASI. The work restarted after decongesting the area which thrashed us. Later, they took out neighbour had been stalking was returning home around 1 Police spokesman AK the issue was resolved in 2017. witnesses jam due to vehicles the cash and left the scene. I her for a long time. am on Thursday, the accused Dwivedi said a case had been The estimated cost of the project parked on the roadside leading dialled police control room “He would trail me when- stopped her near her house in registered in this connection. is Rs 48 crore and the parking lot to bottlenecks. Once the park- and also raised an alarm, hear- ever I left for my college in Ashiyana. “He dragged me “The case was registered for is spacious enough to accommo- ing lot becomes operational, no ing which locals rushed to our Charbagh. On the way, he used towards a deserted place where stalking and issuing threats date 400 vehicles at a time. shopkeepers or local residents rescue. They challenged the to propose to me and try to he asked me to marry him. He against the accused, identified Interestingly, the parking would be allowed to park their miscreants and nabbed one of coerce me into marrying him. had grabbed my hands and was as Imran of Ashiyana. Efforts space and open air auditorium vehicles on the roadside, the them,” he said. I turned down his proposal on forcing me to accept his pro- are on to nab him,” he said. was supposed to be developed chief engineer said. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 city 04

SGPGIMS to celebrate Foundation Day today RLD flays govt for ignoring policing PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW “Basic policing has “The cops have totally sures for violation of rules. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Dutta. “This tradition has been become passé and this has failed in curbing crime and “The number of workers, followed since then and over the riticising the Yogi resulted in a spate in crime maintaining law and order. labourers, vendors and farm- anjay Gandhi Post-Graduate year,s many eminent scientists, CAdityanath government incidents. Every day, we read Now they have launched an ers is very high in UP. Such SInstitute of Medical Sciences renowned academicians and for ignoring traditional polic- about incidents of loot, rape, oppressive drive against ven- police action can push the (SGPGIMS) will be celebrating distinguished intellectuals ing and its failure to equip UP dacoity from each district of dors, pavement dwellers and vendors to starvation,” he its Foundation Day on December have delivered the prestigious Police with modern equip- UP. Instead of improving kiosks on the roadside. said. The RLD state chief 14. Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor Foundation Day orations,” ment that had led to a sharp basic policing, the Chief Recently, the Lucknow police said that the Bharatiya Janata highlighted the achievements he said. rise in crime graph, Rashtriya Minister seems to be keen on issued a diktat to send road- Party government had failed and said the first Foundation Day This year’s orator is Dr Lok Dal state president making UP Police digital,” he side vendors to jail under to address farmers’ problems was formally celebrated in 1994 Naresh Trehan, a cardiovascular Masood Ahmad said that the said. Goonda Act,” he said. till date. with an oration by Prof Asis and thoracic surgeon and CMD government should first focus Hitting out at Lucknow Ahmad said the govern- “We always fought for of Medanta, The Medicity on ensuring policing on police, the RLD state chief ment should first allot shops youths, labourers, vendors, (Gurugram). A voluntary blood streets and then on digitising said that it had failed in curb- to vendors in vending zones farmers and will keep fighting donation camp will also be organ- the police force. ing crime in the state capital. and then take deterrent mea- for them,” he said. ised from 9 am to 2 pm by the Blood Transfusion department. The day will end with a cultur- al programme by the employees Karan Singh wants Sita’s and doctors of the medical insti- tute. “Today, SGPGIMS ranks among India’s top medical insti- statue beside that of Ram tutions, delivering state-of-the-art Lucknow: A day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath medical care, training and announced the setting up of a statue of Lord Ram in research. The institute is recog- Ayodhya, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha mem- nised for its focused outlook ber Dr Karan Singh wrote to Yogi requesting him to also and high standards. It endeav- put up a statue of Goddess Sita alongside at Ayodhya. In ours to provide quality medical his letter, Dr Singh said that he had visited Simariya in education and training and has Mithlanchal last week that is the birthplace of Goddess been adapting to the changing Sita. “Goddess Sita got married in Mithlanchal and there- environment and demands of after went to Ayodhya. But she had a short stay there and patients,” Dr Kapoor said. went to 14-year exile with her husband Lord Ram and brother-in-law Laxman. After her return, she again stayed for a short while at Ayodhya and again went on exile after getting pregnant.” “Looking into these facts, it would be better that a stat- ue of Goddess Sita is also set up besides that of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Her statue could be smaller in dimension but she definitely deserves the honour,” Dr Singh wrote in the A massive drive against e-rickshaws was carried out in Hazratganj on Thursday. letter which was released to the media in Lucknow on ACM-1 Praful Tripathi said 38 e-rickshaw drivers were challaned for driving on the Thursday. The UP government recently announced to set main road. “e-rickshaws are not supposed to be driven on the main road but the up a 151-metre tall statue of Lord Ram on the bank of tertiary roads. “Those who were flouting the rules were challaned. There were some Saryu river at Ayodhya. Soon after the announcement, sev- who were not aware of the terms and conditions,” he said, adding that the drive eral religious gurus opposed the move, claiming that the would continue in the coming days. Some of the e-rickshaw driver also staged idols of gods and goddesses should be inside temples where protest against the drive Pioneer people could perform puja. BJYM leader’s murder: Police yet to recover knife, gloves PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW knife and gloves is an impor- use for the police if the knife tant aspect related to the and gloves are not recovered hree day after the arrest of crime and is of great impor- and identified by the shop Tfive friends of BJYM tance in corroborating the owners,” the sources said. leader Pratyush Mani Tripathi crime of the accused as their Earlier too, the Lucknow in connection with his mur- confession before the police police had faced flak from dif- der, the Mahanagar police may not stand in court if ferent quarters in the Gauri failed to recover the knife they withdraw their state- Srivastava murder case. The and gloves that the accused ment given to police. In the cops failed to recover the used in the staged-managed absence of the knife and murder weapon (a saw) from plot which had gone awry. The gloves, the police may have to the house of the accused. police registered a case of seek remand of the accused,” Then SSP Yashasvi Yadav had culpable homicide not sources said. They said the claimed that the accused had amounting to murder against police had recorded the state- dismembered the body of the the accused. ment of the medical shop victim by using a saw. While Police spokesman AK owner from whom one of the the cops were searching for the Dwivedi said teams searched accused, Mahendra, had pur- weapon, reports said that cops for the weapon and gloves on chased the gloves. “The police were seen purchasing a saw Thursday, but in vain. “The also recorded the statement of from a shop in Telibagh. The teams will carry out the search the shop owner who sold issue had kept the police at the operation on Friday too,” he them the knife for Rs 250. But receiving end of criticism for said. “The recovery of the the statement will be of little a long time. Christians gear up for Xmas PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW December 25, besides divine the city and on its outskirts services in the morning in var- with great fervour and devo- he Christian community ious churches, there will be an tion by the Christian commu- Tof Lucknow is gearing up exhibition in the Cathedral nity in this City of Nawabs. for Christmas celebrations. School compound depicting Christmas festivities consist of Chancellor and spokesperson the message of Christmas cribs depicting scenes of the of Catholic Diocese of together with a dance drama birth of Lord Jesus in church- Lucknow Donald HR on the Christmas story in the es and houses, exchanging DeSouza said the main evening on December 25, ” he Christmas greetings and church in the city, St Joseph’s said. He added that there cakes, singing Christmas car- Cathedral in Hazratganj, would be a ‘Christmas get- ols and going to churches on would have the Holy Mass on together’ for prominent civil the midnight of December 24 December 24 midnight and and religious leaders on night and on the morning of would be presided over by December 26 on the lawns of December 25 for church ser- Bishop of Lucknow Gerald Cathedral Church in vices,” he said. In his John Mathias and other Hazratganj which would be Christmas message, Mathias priests. attended by Governor Ram said: “May this Christmas “Thousands attend the Naik and Deputy CM Dinesh bring us real peace and joy midnight service among Sharma. offered by Jesus Christ which whom many are from other Christmas will be cele- is very much needed in the faiths and communities. On brated in various churches in world of today.” CITYBRIEFS SCHOOLSCAN SURPRISE INSPECTION CMS STUDENT BAGS District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma conducted a sur- FIRST PRIZE IN prise inspection of ‘Aap Ki Sakhi Asha Jyoti Kendra’ on DANCE COMPETITION Thursday. He found Tanya Srivastava, a class II that the canteen student of City Montessori made for providing School (Mahanagar campus), food to the women won the first prize in a dance had been closed for contest at Lucknow’s Got Talent a week. The canteen (Season-2), organised under is run by an NGO. the auspices of Jazba The rescue van was Foundation. She also won the found to be in a first prize in another dance poor condition. Its headlight was not working, bumper was in a bad shape, the foot rest was broken and window pane on the driver’s side was broken. The ‘Mahila Helpline’ sticker on the van had also faded. The District Magistrate summoned the service provider. The district probationary officer told the DM that they had written to the Mahila Kalyan department about the condition of the van but got no response. The centre has pro- vision for three nurses but there was only one nurse posted. The DM gave directions to the district probationary officer to ensure all the posts were filled. SMART SIGNALS The Traffic department will be introducing a smart sig- naling system under the integrated traffic management at two contest held at Uttarakhand crossings of the city this month. According to SP (Traffic) Ravi Mahotsav organised by Shankar Nim, the signalling systems will be installed at Indira Uttarakhand Mahaparishad. Gandhi Pratishthan and Hazratganj crossings on a pilot basis. Tanya maintained a perfect “There are 20 of these smart signals under the integrated traf- coordination of music, dance fic management for the Smart City project. We have select- and rhyming in both the con- ed the two crossings on a pilot basis,” he said. On what was tests walked away with the meant by smart signaling, Nim said: “Normally we manual- first prize. She was awarded a ly fix the timings at the crossings but the smart signals will trophy, certificate and other work automatically depending upon the volume of traffic.” prizes in both the competitions. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 nation 05 No plan for farm loan waiver, says Agri Min RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI yz The Ministry of Agriculture stated yz It is estimated that an yz The farmers’ yz The current espite the big electoral set- that it was not considering any amount of `45,000 crore woes are year’s loan waiver scheme as it would would be needed to keep expected to be agriculture Team to assess drought in 6 States back in Chhattisgarh, D affect the credit culture, incentivise the promises of farm loan major poll issue credit flow n Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan RAJESH KUMAR NEW DELHI  The Agriculture Ministry has deputed inter-ministrial Central team Jehanabad 33 per cent; Jamui defaulters, create a moral hazard waivers in these three in Lok Sabha target has being attributed to rural dis- to six States — Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, 31 per cent; Katihar 34 per and perpetuate demands for States elections in been set at tress and farmers’ anger and the fter getting reports from Gujarat, Jharkhand and Odisha — to assess drought situation cent; Khagria 36 per cent; further waivers 2019 `11 lakh crore result of the Congress’ promise Athe State Governments, across the States Muzzaffarpur 41 per cent; to waive farm loans, the the Agriculture Ministry has  Patna 27 per cent and east Ministry of Agriculture on deputed inter-ministrial These six States and the Karnataka Government had declared Champaran 32 per cent. Thursday stated that it was not Central team to six States — drought for the kharif (summer) 2018 season In Gujarat, the rain defi- considering any loan waiver Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Barring Odisha, the other States have submitted a memorandum ciency in Devbhoomi Dwarka scheme as it would affect the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand seeking funds from the Central Government recorded 42 per cent; Jamnagar credit culture, incentivise and Odisha — to assess  As per IMD, 250 of the 681 districts across the country have 29 per cent; Kachchh 62 per defaulters, create a moral haz- drought situation across the faced deficient rainfall this year cent; Morbi 51 per cent; ard and perpetuate demands States. These six States and the Porbandar 28 and Rajkot 30 for further waivers. Karnataka Government had per cent in Saurashtra and It is estimated that an declared drought for the kharif Kutch sub division. Similarly, amount of `45,000 crore would (summer) 2018 season. Barring rain deficiency in Ananthapur, be needed to keep the promis- Odisha, the other States have Chittoor, Cuddapah and es of farm loan waivers in submitted a memorandum Kurnool in Rayalseema record- these three States. seeking funds from the Central ed 33 percent, 41 per cent, 60 In a written reply to Shiv Government. As per IMD, 250 per cent and 46 per cent Sena MP Bhavana Gawali Patil, farmers’ loans in Madhya Officials of the Agriculture an effective interest rate of 4 per of the 681 districts across the The report is first vetted by Recently, Maharashtra respectively. Union Minister of State for Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Ministry said huge amount of cent per annum against the country have faced deficient a sub-committee headed by the Chief Minister Devendra In Karnataka, the official Agriculture Parshottam within 10 days of coming to farm loan will put enormous normal lending rate of 9 per rainfall this year. Agriculture Secretary. Fadnavis met Nripendra Misra, said 72 out of 100 taluks were Rupala said, “The Union power. The ruling BJP lost the pressure on the near-precarious cent to prompt payee farmers. According to India Thereafter, the recommenda- the Principle Secretary to severely affected by drought Government at present is not Assembly polls in these States. fiscal situation in two of the three “Thus, the prompt payee Meteorological Department tions are placed before the Prime Minister Narendra during the kharif season, while considering any loan waiver The loss is attributed to rural States: Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh farmers are getting an interest (IMD), the rain deficiency is Union Home Minister Rajnath Modi, in seeking a financial there was moderate impact in scheme for farmers.” distress and farmers’ anger. and MP. “The loan waiver also subvention of 5 per cent per recorded 9 per cent this year. Singh-headed high-level com- assistance of `7,962.63 crore to rest of the taluks. “Such waivers may impact The farmers’ woes are expect- risks deepening the malaise at annum. The scheme is continued The States like Jharkhand, mittee seeking approval for the tackle the prevailing drought in In Jharkhand, the rain the credit culture of a State by ed to be major poll issue in Lok public sector banks saddled in 2018-19. Besides, some State Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, release of funds from National Maharashtra. The Maharashtra deficiency is recorded in 191 incentivising the defaulters Sabha elections in 2019. with most of India’s $150 billion Governments in fact also provide Meghalya, Bihar, West Disaster Response Fund. Government has identified talukas in 18 districts. In even if they are in a position to Rupala admitted that in stressed loans. If the govern- additional interest subvention, Rajasthan, Gujarat, North-East According to a new manual on 201 talukas in 32 districts that Andhra Pradesh, six districts repay the loan and thus cre- according to the National ment finds very limited fiscal reducing the effective interest and parts of Andhra Pradesh, drought management issued by are facing water scarcity owing have reported drought like sit- ate/amplify the moral hazard Crime Records Bureau data, space, it could go for loan burden on short term crop loans Tamil Nadu and Karnataka the Union Ministry of to deficient rainfall in the uation this year. by discouraging those bor- bankruptcy or indebtedness, waivers only in a few areas that to zero. Government sets annu- have witnessed below normal Agriculture in December 2016, southwest monsoon season. Even a large chunk of rowers who have been regular and farming-related issues were have suffered extreme weather al target for the flow of credit to rain. Out of total 36 sub-divi- the Centre will only provide Marathwada region seems Uttar Pradesh received 40 per in repaying their loans. Further, reported as the major causes for conditions,” officials said. the agriculture sector. Banks sions, as many as 24 have wit- funds to State Governments in worst affected. cent deficit monsoon but the each waiver granted makes it suicides among farmers. Highlighting the steps have been consistently surpass- nessed normal rain, while 10 case of “Severe” drought, not In Bihar of the 38 districts, state has not declared drought. even more difficult to reject any “While the Centre would not taken by the Government to ing the annual target. The cur- continue to remain rain-defi- “mild”. Since the yardstick to 24 witnessed rain deficient Ten districts in West Bengal future similar demand,” Rupala consider loan waivers, it had farmers, Rupala said in his rent year’s agriculture credit flow cient and two sub division has measure the severity of this monsoon. As per data, rain received deficit rainfall of more said in the statement. initiated a number of measures reply that the Government is target has been set at `11 lakh recorded excess rain. drought is stricter, the new deficiency recorded in Arariya than 20 per cent but the state During the campaign for to reduce the debt burden of providing Interest Subvention crore,” he said. The Minister Already, a team has visit- conditions make it more diffi- 21 per cent; Arwal 30 per is yet to declare drought. West the Assembly election, farmers and to increase avail- Scheme (ISS) to make available added that he current year’s ed Karnataka and submitted its cult for the States to prove cent; Begu Sarai 26 per cent; Bengal and Uttar Pradesh con- Congress president Rahul ability of institutional credit to short-term crop loans upto `3 agriculture credit flow target report. Other teams are in the “severe” drought and get relief Bhojpur 33 per cent; tribute more than one-fourth Gandhi vowed to waive off farmers,” he said. lakh for a period of one year at has been set at `11 lakh crore. process. from the Centre. Darbhanga 28 per cent; of India’s rice production. INSHORT Eyeing 2019 polls: BJP to Red Corner Notice CLOSE ENCOUNTER Opp stalls Houses for 2nd consecutive day issued against BETWEEN MODI & RAGA PNS n NEW DELHI struction of Ram Temple in New Delhi: Two days after the hold series of meetings Ayodhya. As the protests con- Mehul Choksi Congress wrested three Hindi he Opposition continued to tinued, Speaker Sumitra heartland States from the BJP, PNS n NEW DELHI Tstall proceedings of both the Mahajan asked members to New Delhi: The Interpol has Prime Minister Narendra Modi Houses of Parliament for the sec- allow the House to function but issued a Red Corner Notice at and Congress president Rahul n a bid to scale up prepara- ond consecutive day on in vain. The House was then the behest of CBI against Gandhi were a short distance Ition s for the 2019 Lok Sabha Thursday raising various issues, adjourned for the day. Mehul Choksi in connection from each other at a function in elections, the BJP is to hold including alleged corruption in Earlier, as soon as the with the PNB credit fraud to Parliament on Thursday but did two-day national council meet- the Rafale fighter jet deal, con- Question Hour began after the tune of over `7,000 crore. not speak. The two leaders were ing on January 11 and 12 here struction of Ram temple and paying tributes to martyrs of The RCN was issued by the in Parliament for an event to pay as also the national conventions Cauvery river water. While the the 2001 Parliament attack, Interpol on Wednesday, CBI tribute to the martyrs of the of seven of its seven ‘Morchas’ The party’s national coun- Rajya Sabha was adjourned for members from the Congress, officials said on Thursday. 2001 Parliament attack. Modi across the county. Some of the cil will be held on January 11- the day shortly after it met for the Members protest in Well of the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday TV Grab/PTI TDP and AIADMK rushed to The CBI had registered was seen exchanging greetings conventions of the ‘Morchas’ 12 in the national Capital, he day, the Lok Sabha witnessed the Well raising slogans, fol- the case against Choksi and with his predecessor and will be attended by Prime said. The party’s defeat in the repeated adjournments before it business following protests by relent forcing Naidu to observe lowing which the Speaker others, including his firms, on Congress leader Manmohan Minister Narandra Modi and Assembly elections was not was finally adjourned for the day. Tamil Nadu parties inside the “I would like to urge members adjourned the House. February 15 on a complaint Singh. party president Amit Shah. discussed in the meeting, Yadav Thursday was the third Well over the Cauvery river to at least allow the House TDP member from Punjab National Bank Addressing a Press confer- said, adding that it was not on day of the Winter Session. issue. No sooner had the House today...9 persons had laid down Venkateshwara Rao (Babu) used (PNB). The agency had booked FLOODS AFFECTED ence at the party office, BJP the agenda. While on day one, both the paid its respects to the nine per- their lives to protect a mike installed in the Well for Choksi, Managing Director, OVER 100 MN PEOPLE general secretary Bhupender While holding its Moarch Houses were adjourned after sons who laid down their lives Parliament. Wrong message the oath of a new member to Gitanjali Gems Ltd and others New Delhi: Floods affected over Yadav shared details of various meetings, the BJP will holding paying obituary to former 17 years back when terrorist will go,” he said. He later prop up a poster seeking special on the allegations of cheating 100 million people in the meetings to be held across the public rallies too, some of Prime Minister Atal Bihari attacked the Parliament House adjourned the proceedings till status for Andhra Pradesh. A the public sector PNB. country and caused damages ` country. These include the which would be addressed by Vajpayee, Union Minister complex and the listed papers Friday at about 11.10 am Lok Sabha secretariat staffer After an investigation into amounting to 85,673 crore two-day ‘Scheduled Caste mor- Prime Minister. Ananth Kumar and some sit- presented, members belong- The Lok Sabha also wit- tried to convince him not to use the case, the CBI filed a during 2015-17. In a written cha’ meeting, to be attended by Asked whether temple was ting members, the second day ing to the AIADMK and DMK nessed repeated adjournments. the mike. Parliamentary Affairs chargesheet on May 16 against response to a question in the its chief Amit Shah on January discussed in meeting, Yadav on Wednesday saw protests by trooped into the Well of the The House was adjourned twice Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Choksi and 17 other accused Lok Sabha, Arjun Ram 19-20 in Nagpur. said though not discussed, it the Opposition. While the Lok House shouting slogans about in the Question Hour. It was too tried to convince him to persons, including one former Meghwal, Minister of State for The ‘Scheduled Tribe mor- was the commitment of the Sabha was adjourned without Cauvery issue. Some members later adjourned for the day dur- keep down the mike. The TDP Managing Director and two Water Resources, River cha’ meeting will be held on party and mentioned in its transacting much business, the from Andhra Pradesh also ing Zero Hour where only two member’s action invited the ire Executive Directors, of PNB Development and Ganga February 2-3 in Bhubaneswar manifesto. Earlier in the day Rajya Sabha had passed a Bill came into the well demanding members got a chance to speak. of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan before the Special Judge, CBI Rejuvenation, said 4,902 people and the ‘OBC morcha’ on BJP parliamentary party amid noisy scenes. special status for the State. Besides Opposition mem- who warned him that he will be cases, Greater Mumbai for and 82,146 cattle were killed in February 15-16 in Patna, Yadav held its meeting which was The Upper House on Chairman M Venkaiah bers, ruling BJP’s ally Shiv named. Once a member is cheating the bank to the tune floods during the period. told reporters after a meeting attended by the PM and the Thursday was adjourned for the Naidu tried to pacify the mem- Sena also held protests in the named, he or she has to leave the of `7080.86 crore. JOURNALIST PLEDGES of the party’s office-bearers. party chief. day without transacting any bers. However, they did not House demanding law for con- House chamber. PNS FOR ORGAN DONATION SC issues notice to Maha CM Nirbhaya case: Top SC stays Meghalaya HC order Court rejects plea for India, Russia on plea against his election immediate execution of asking airlines to begin flight PTI n NEW DELHI The Bombay High Court 4 death-row convicts operations from Umroi Airport discuss Def deals had dismissed the plea of one n The IRIGC-MTC meeting New Delhi: Senior Journalist he Supreme Court on Satish Ukey seeking annul- New Delhi: The Supreme New Delhi: The Supreme cannot be started immediately. PNS NEW DELHI discussed a wide range of Nitendra Singh has pledged for Thursday issued notice to ment of Fadanavis’s election to Court on Thursday dismissed Court stayed the Meghalaya “The High Court order T issues relating to Defence organ donation and obtained a Maharashtra Chief Minister the Maharashtra Assembly on a plea seeking directions for High Court order directing all shall remain stayed,” said the ndia and Russia discussed the equipment, industry and certificate in this regard from Devendra Fadnavis on a plea the ground of alleged non-dis- immediate execution of the commercial operators and the Bench which also comprised entire range of issues related to I technological engagement Union Health Minister JP seeking annulment of his elec- closure of all pending criminal four death row convicts in the Aviation Ministry to urgently Justices SK Kaul and KM Defence during the 18th meet- between India and Russia as Nadda. Nadda also appealed to tion to the State Assembly for cases against him. 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and take a decision to start flights Joseph. Rohatgi said there was ing of the India-Russia Inter- well as after sales support and other media people to pledge in alleged non-disclosure of pend- The apex court was hear- murder case, saying, “you want from Umroi Airport, 30 km no petition before the HC, Governmental Commission on upgradation of military large numbers and be part of ing criminal cases against him ing an appeal of Ukey against us to go around Delhi and exe- from capital Shillong. which on its own (suo motu), Military Technical Cooperation equipment of Russian origin the organ donation movement. in the nomination papers. the high court order. cute these people?” A Bench headed by Chief took note of the issue and (IRIGC-MTC) here on With image must A Bench comprising Chief Senior advocate Kapil “What kind of prayer Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note directed Director General of Thursday. The meeting was co- Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Sibal, appearing for the peti- you are making?,” a Bench of the submissions of senior Civil Aviation, Secretary, chaired by Defence Minister SPECIAL COURTS IN Justices SK Kaul and KM tioner, submitted that Fadnavis of Justices Madan B Lokur advocate Mukul Rohatgi, repre- Ministry of Civil Aviation and Nirmala Sitharaman and her 18 STATES SOON Joseph sought response of the in his election affidavit filed in and Deepak Gupta told the senting Indigo Airlines that Airport Authority of India Russian counterpart General New Delhi: Special designated Chief Minister on an appeal 2014, had failed to disclose the petitioner. there were no fire fighting and Chairman to hold a meeting Sergei Shoigu. courts in all districts of 18 filed against a Bombay High pendency of two criminal cases “You are making the court other facilities available at Umroi within a week for making the In the framework of the States should be set up for Court order. against him. a joke,” it said. PTI Airport and flight operations airport operational. PTI bilateral Special and Privileged speedy trial of criminal cases Strategic Partnership, the involving sitting and former IRIGC-MTC meeting discussed a revised Inter-Governmental lawmakers, the Supreme Court a wide range of issues relating Agreement on restructuring was informed Thursday. Senior to Defence equipment, industry the existing IRIGC-MTC to the advocate and amicus curiae For safety, Sundari won’t be freed in wild and technological engagement IRIGC on Military and Military Vijay Hansaria told the top court between India and Russia as Technical Cooperation was also that high courts in Bihar and well as after sales support and signed by the two Ministers. An Kerala have issued directions for ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI becoming used to human translocation project that envis- have been up in arms against upgradation of military equip- additional institutional setting up special designated imprints, losing her wild ages release of three pairs of the introduction of the preda- ment of Russian origin. Working Group headed by courts in each of their districts undari, a tigress which is instinct in the process due to tigers in the Satkosia reserve. tors in the region, he added. The Ministers expressed Chief of Integrated Defence as directed by it on December 4. Shoused in an enclosure for which will no longer be able to Mahavir and Sundari were Brought from satisfaction at the dynamism Staff to the Chairman COSE more than a month after she survive in the wild on herself part of the country’s first inter- Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and progress in bilateral (CISC) and Deputy Chief of the MANIPUR: TRIBUNAL was suspected of killing two again. This is the second time State tiger translocation plan. to Satkosia on June 29, Defence cooperation. Intensive Main Operational Directorate SET UP BY CENTRE people in Odisha’s Satkosia that the tigress is inside the Refusing to be named, a Sundari was released in the discussions were held on joint of General Staff of Armed New Delhi: The Centre has Tiger reserve might not enjoy enclosure, first time was when forest official lambasted the wild on August 17. During manufacturing projects, includ- Forces of Russian Federation constituted a tribunal to the wilderness of the forests it was brought from State Government for failing to her transit stay in the enclo- ing the Kamov-226T heli- would be set up under the adjudicate matters related to ever again. Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in ensure that the tigress remain sure, she was fed domestic copters, naval frigates and pro- expanded Commission. extension of ban imposed on Sources said the wild June to be shifted to Satkosia. in the core area. He also animals like calf and goat jects related to land systems. The Ministers expressed eight insurgent groups in female big cat from Her companion, a male expressed his displeasure that instead of prey more suited to The two sides also agreed satisfaction progress in struc- Manipur for five more years Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in tiger, called as Mahavir by the the female big cat was being predators like her like Sambhar, to take forward Inter- tured engagement between their over continued involvement in Madhya Pradesh might be forest officials, has already kept in an enclosure for such a bison and barking deer. Governmental arrangements armed forces, including joint unlawful and violent activities. In shifted to a zoo, most probably become victim of poaching. It long period. Usually it is wild to “The tigress shouldn’t have for facilitating joint manufac- exercises, resumption of train- a notification, the Home Nandankanan Zoo in the com- was brought from Madhya wild release so that the preda- been kept in the enclosure for turing of spares for Russian ori- ing exchanges and other inter- Ministry said the tribunal was ing days. Presently, her move- Pradesh’s Kanha tiger reserve. tors maintain their killing more than seven days. Lodging gin equipment in India, under actions in the framework of the set up under the Unlawful ments are being watched Following the death of the instinct in the wild, he said. a predator in an enclosure is the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Bilateral Road Map on Defence Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 through the CCTV cameras. tiger and suspected human Keeping in the soft ambience like gradually killing its wild officials said. Cooperation signed in June and will be headed by Delhi Wildlife experts fear that killings by the tigress, the bring behaviourial changes in instincts,” according to Biswajit With a view to enhancing 2017. The inaugural meeting of High Court judge Justice having lived for quite some National Tiger Conservation the animal. Moreover, it is Mohanty, secretary of Wildlife military-to-military engage- the IRIGC-MTC is proposed to Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. time in the enclosure, the Authority (NTCA) has already doubtful if the tigress will be Society of Odisha as per a ment and rationalising the be held in Russia in 2019 on striped female cat is now put on hold the `18-crore acceptable to the locals also who report. functioning of the Commission, mutually convenient dates. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 nation 06 J&K: 2 LeT terrorists ED raids over 10 sites in Kolkata killed in gunfight after hawala tip-off KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR PNS n KOLKATA wo local terrorists of TLashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) n a sudden development, outfit were killed in a night- Ithe Enforcement Directorate long gunfight in a village in sleuths on Thursday conduct- north Kashmir’s Sopore quar- ed surprise raids over ten loca- ter on Thursday, official tions in Kolkata following a tip- sources said. After the gunfight, off from the Information security personnel battled with Bureau from Delhi, sources through hawala channels over irate protesters who attempted said. the past several months. to march towards the The ED conducted simul- Though the officials encounter site. taneous raids in the offices of remained tight-lipped, other Police said that on the basis a number of travel agencies and sources said news of hawala of credible input about the pres- money exchange agencies at transactions had been pouring ence of terrorists in Brath Kalan complicity in a series of crimes ed after clashes erupted in the Burrbazar, Posta, Park Street, in since the past 5-6 months. area of Sopore, a search opera- including the attack on securi- area following the killing of two New Market, Bhawanipore and Whether these were linked tion was launched by police, ty establishments and civilian terrorists. Locals said soon other areas sources said. to demonetisation or not were army, and CRPF jointly in the atrocities,” the spokesman said. after the gunfight ended youth According to sources, the yet to be confirmed but suffi- area on Wednesday evening. “Huge quantity of arms took to streets and pelted stones ED received a tip-off from the cient documents were recov- “As the searches were going and ammunition including on the security forces. The IB that crores of rupees were ered from the raided areas, Former BJP MLA Ch Lal Singh welcomes the newly elected 'panchs' and ‘sarpanch' during the opening of his office ‘Dogra on, the search party was fired rifles were recovered from the retaliatory action from the being siphoned out of India sources said. Swabhimaan Sanghthan' in Jammu on Thursday PTI upon by the hiding terrorists. site of encounter. All these security personnel triggered The fire was retaliated leading materials have been taken in clashes. to a gunfight,” a police the case records for further The terrorists are under spokesman said. investigation and probe their intense pressure from the secu- “In the ensuing encounter, complicity in other terror rity forces after the tempera- Goa's mining dependants knock at PMO door for help two terrorists were neutralised cases,” the spokesman said. tures began plummeting in and the bodies were retrieved “Citizens are requested not the region. The terrorists gen- Panaji: An umbrella group of memorandum to the Prime one of two major sources of as a consequence have lost The GMPF has sought an from the site of the encounter,” to venture inside the encounter erally descend to the populat- mining dependent people in Ministers Office in New Delhi revenue in Goa — the other their jobs," GMPF president appointment with Modi to the spokesman said. zone since such an area can ed areas during harsh winter Goa on Thursday sought Prime in this regard. being tourism — came to a halt Puti Gaonkar has said in the personally present their case to The slain terrorists have prove dangerous due to stray months and are prone to get- Minister Narendra Modi's Thousands of mining in March this year after the memorandum submitted to him. been identified as Owais explosive materials. People are ting exposed. intervention for resumption dependent people are protest- Supreme Court quashed 88 the PMO. "Small-scale entrepreneurs Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Bakar requested to cooperate with Meanwhile, security forces of iron ore mining which came ing in the national capital since mining leases. "If immediate measures like truck, barge and machin- and Tahir Ahmad Dar alias police till the area is complete- launched cordon and search to a halt nine months ago the last three days demanding "After the stoppage of min- are not taken, their number is ery owners have lost their only Abu Abdullah. Both were affil- ly sanitised and cleared of all operation in Mirdanter village adversely affecting their liveli- renewal of iron ore extraction ing activities in the State many likely to increase exponential- source of income and are left iated with terror outfit LeT. the explosives materials if any,” of south Kashmir's Anantnag hood. and transportation in the people who were directly ly, rendering a large population clutching at the straws to safe- “Both the terrorists were said police. district late on Thursday The Goa Mining People's coastal state. employed in the mining indus- of the State jobless," according guard their childrens future," wanted by the law for their The advisory was reiterat- evening. Front (GMPF) has submitted a Mining, which used to be try have been retrenched and to the memorandum. the memorandum said. PTI Leaders start deserting Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code comes to rescue of homebuyers

KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n hand over the flat and the construction Insolvency Professional s the Interim its projectsforward or secure an order AIADMK camp CHENNAI/ KOCHI had come to a standstill by January 2014 Resolution Professional. for its liquidation. “It may take some itself,” said Valiathan. The Mathers who remained incom- more time for me to get back my money KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n declare his joining the party. in the 2016 election, Balaji he Insolvency and Bankruptcy When contacted, the company told municado till then rushed to Valiathan if at all! I am now at least assured that CHENNAI Hundreds of loyalists of Balaji chose to cast his lot with TCode has come to the rescue of a him that there were some issues with a plea not to go forward with his I am resting in the credibility and the had left Karur, hometown for Sasikala and Dhinakaran in the Kollam based Chartered Accountant between the brothers and everything complaint and sought more time to timelines provided by Law” says he disintegration of the Chennai to be with him when tussle for supremacy in the and his wife in their fight for justice in would be settled soon. ‘But when they complete the Project and hand over the Valiathan. He feels the IBC, 2016 has Truling AIADMK which is he joins the DMK. party and was disqualified the face of a massive fraud committed started conjuring new construction apartment. Interestingly, the so-called vested in customers who are cheated by yet to recover from the untime- For Balaji, joining the alonh with 17 other MLAs by by a Congress leader in Kerala known strategies each time we called them, we family dispute that was touted as the operators like Mather Projects the ly demise of J Jayalalithaa in DMK is like coming home, as the Speaker. to be close to former Chief Minister were convinced that the money was as reason for distress of the company had power to either salvage their life savings 2016, got hastened with one of he had quit the party in 2000 Balaji and his close associ- Oommen Chandy and former Union good as gone and there was no chance become a thing of the past as Shaffi and or dislodge fraudsters from running its rebel leaders Senthil Balaji to join the AIADMK. He was ates remained tight lipped about Minister Vayalar Ravi. for us to recoup the amount we paid his brother had resolved the internecine companies by getting them handed over deciding to go back to the a Minister in the AIADMK their plans though there were Shaffi Mather, former economic them,” said Valiathan. “dispute” in the family. to more dependable and forthright DMK, his former party. Government led by Jayalalithaa reports that he was in contact advisor to OommenChandy and his In 2016, the Government of India Valiathan stood his ground and the managements. It is expected that Balaji which came to office in 2011. with A Raja, a close confidante father KMI Mather, himself a veteran enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy director board of the company got dis- This is the first instance from would call on DMK president But he was dropped from the of Kanimozhi, daughter of for- Congress leader and the State’s football Code which was to revolutionise the solved. Padmakumar, the IRP appoint- Kerala where a “victim” got justice from M K Stalin on Friday morning Council of Ministers following mer Chief Minister late M boss, had allegedly cheated gullible borrowing culture and etiquette in the ed by the NCLT would administer the the amended Insolvency and at the party head quarters in some allegations. Though he Karunanidhi. What stood out investors of crores of rupees promising country. Through an amendment later, process of identifying a prospective Bankruptcy Code, which in normal sit- Chennai when the latter would was re-elected to the assembly on Thursday was the absence of high-end luxury apartments. home buyers were accorded the status buyer who will take the company and uation would have taken decades. the pictures of Jayalalithaa Mather Projects Private Limited, of ‘financial creditor’ at par with banks and Sasikala from the shirt their company, had offered to sell lux- and financial lenders. The code result- pockets of Balaji and his fol- ury apartments in Kochi. More than 30 ed in the setting up of the Insolvency lowers. Gone too are the pic- professionals working in India and And Bankruptcy Board of India, a reg- tures of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala abroad invested heavily in the project, ulatory authority to take to task delin- from the cars and SUVs of some as far back as 2007. K Vijaya quent companies like Mather Projects Balaji and his followers. Mohan Valiathan, a chartered accoun- which were taking customers for a ride. “By tomorrow morning all tant and his wife Seema K Nair booked Hitherto there were no safeguards to these vehicles will spot the in February 2014 a 12th floor luxury save the homebuyers from the crooks pictures of Stalin and apartment in the proximity of the who were enjoying “field days” Kanimozhi,” said one of the dri- scenic Periyar River. TheValiathans seized this opportunity vers in the motorcade accom- “The Mathers were people known to expose the sordid deeds that were panying Balaji to Chennai. T T all over the State and they were a known being committed by the company for V Dhinakaran, founder of the name in the property development more than a decade towards its hapless AMMK, the breakway faction business at the time we invested. Shaffi customers. of the AIADMK, said at Mather was the one who accompanied When he saw the number of Chennai that he had no regrets the then Chief Minister Oommen prospective apartment owners who in Balaji leaving the party. Chandy to the World Economic Forum have been cheated by fly-by-night The possibilities of any session at Davos and there was no need operators, the first thing Vijaya Mohan kind of patch up between the to suspect their credentials,” Valiathan Valiathan did was to get qualified as an two parties-the AIADMK and told The Pioneer. insolvency professional to help the vic- the AMMK- too subsided by The Valiathans paid `46 lakh as the tims. He also approached the National Thursday with the announce- first two instalments through bank Company Law Tribunal which on 30th ment by chief minister drafts by February 2014. “The Mathers November 2018 admitted his applica- Edappadi Palaniswamy that all had assured that they would deliver the tion to initiate insolvency proceeding except Dhinakaran were wel- apartment by December 2014. But against the company. It also ordered for come to the AIADMK. even after three years, they failed to appointment of a Trivandrum based Srinagar-Jammu highway closed after fresh snowfall KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR of snowfall on both sides of Jawahar condition only stranded vehicles Tunnel at Shaitan Nallah, Banihal, will be allowed to reach their des- he vital Srinagar-Jammu Qazigund, the vehicular traffic from tination. The road maintenance TNational highway was closed on Jammu towards Srinagar was agencies are engaged in clearing the Thursday due to fresh spell of rain- stopped for the safety of travelers. areas to facilitate the stranded vehi- fall in the plains and moderate They said over 1500 passenger and cles and travellers to move towards snowfall in higher reaches in load carrier vehicles were stranded their destination. Kashmir Valley. The authorities at Chanderkot, Ramban and Meanwhile, MeT department cleared hundreds of stranded pas- Ramsoo stretches along the high- predicted improvement in the sengers and vehicles late in the way. They said that no fresh traffic weather. The minimum temperature evening with an advisory for peo- would be allowed on Thursday in Srinagar city plummeted to 0.1 ple not to embark on fresh journey from either side of national highway degree Celsius during the previous without confirmation on the road owing to fresh snowfall on both night while Pahalgam recorded 1.5 status. sides of Jawahar Tunnel. They said degrees and Gulmarg minus 9.5 Traffic Officials said that in view subject to fair weather and road degree Celsius temperature. Leopard kills toddler out on nature’s call in Karnataka KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU

n a ghastly incident, a leopard Isnatched a three year old baby and ate, creating panic in a village in Bellary district of Karnataka. The incident happened at Somalapur village in Kampli taluk on Tuesday evening. According to police the tod- dler was identified as Venkatswamy Raghavendra Daroji. According to police and State house. The mother had gone inside heard the kid scream for help. By the forest department officials, the ani- to bring water and was not aware of time she rushed, it was late as the ani- mal attacked the baby while he was the attack by the leopard which was mal had vanished with the baby”, said attending nature’s calls in front of his hiding behind the bushes. “She an official. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 nation 07 AIADMK rules out pact with BJP in TN

KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n his party would not have any “The performance in the workers to ensure that the A senior leader said it CHENNAI kind of alliance with the BJP elections is definitely a setback party votes are cast without would be better if the nation- . “The results of Madhya for the BJP,” Rajnikanth told failure,” Shah had told a mam- al leadership forget about the he BJP is all set to “regain” Pradesh, Rajasthan and reporters late Tuesday evening. moth gathering at Chennai on BJP. Tits status as the untouch- Chhattisgarh are against the The Tamil Nadu BJP had great December 20, 2014. But nei- “Leaders in the State are ables of Indian politics, at BJP. It may not be an endorse- hopes about an electoral ther the party’s State chief vying with one another to get least in Tamil Nadu. The ment of the Congress party,” alliance with the party to be nor others could enrol even 10 plum postings in various results of the Assembly elec- said Raajhaa, the minority formed by the actor. But his lakh members during the last Central Government and pub- tions held in Madhya face of the AIADMK. statement has dampened their four years. lic sector undertakings and Pradesh, Rajasthan and As on Wednesday, no expectations. Prime Minister Narendra they have prospered,” said the Chhattisgarh has hastened the political outfits in Tamil Group war is at its peak in Modi and party president leader. Satyamurthy pointed isolation of the Hindutva party Nadu have any kind of Tamil Nadu BJP, according to Amit Shah need not spend out that neither the Prime in Tamil Nadu. alliance with the BJP. The party insiders. “There are four their valuable time campaign- Minister nor the party presi- There was an expectation Hindutva party suffered yet groups pulling the party in dif- ing in Tamil Nadu during the dent would be able to com- among political circles in another setback in Tamil ferent directions. The leaders Lok Sabha election, said municate with the cadre in Tamil Nadu that the ruling Nadu on Tuesday evening are fighting among themselves G.Satyamurthy, veteran scribe Tamil. AIADMK may forge an when Rajnikanth, the super and have forgotten the direc- and chronicler of the political “People in Tamil Nadu do alliance with the BJP at the star of Tamil films and who tive issued by party president history of Tamil Nadu. “Where not know Hindi thanks to the time of the Lok Sabha election. has announced his political Amit Shah to enrol 60 lakh are the cadres in the BJP. Dravidian policies. I am yet to That hope lies buried by late dreams, made it known that members in the party. “There There may he hardly 1,000 see someone properly trans- Tuesday evening when the BJP has lost it’s influence are 60,000 polling booths in activists of the party all over lating the leaders’ Hindi Anwhar Raajhaa, the in the three States where Tamil Nadu. Each booth Tamil Nadu,” said speech into Tamil,” said AIADMK MP, declaring that elections were held. should have 100 booth level Satyamurthy. Satyamurthy. POLL EFFECTS Modi’s Bengal rally uncertain for now SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA culminating at a grand rally in the other leaders to come Kolkata on January 23. here later on. We did well in he electoral debacles in the The Prime Minister who BJP unbending on Rath Yatra routes Jangalmahal and some other THindi heartland has was supposed to hold his first areas during the panchayat pushed Prime Minister rally on December 14 during Kolkata (PNS): An proposed Rath Yatra that got elections not because Prime Narendra Modi and BJP pres- the course of the Yatra at unbending BJP leadership on stalled for want of administra- Minister or Mr Shah was ident Amit Shah’s Bengal ral- Siliguri would not be available Thursday told the State tive permission early this coming every day here but lies in to realms of uncertain- now for the mega show as he Government about its inten- month leading to the saffron because our workers had been ty, party insiders say. would be busy on the said day tions not to alter the route of outfit to move the Calcutta giving full effort there.” At least Modi’s much somewhere in Uttar Pradesh, the much hyped Rath Yatra High Court which directed But considering the BJP’s hyped Siliguri rally is not senior State leader Sayantan scheduled to be taken out in both the parties to sit and sort fading fortunes and its abili- happening immediately. The Basu said. Others said he three phases. out the issue among themselves ty to provide any better State BJP leadership has been would be visiting Rae Bareli “We have given our sides to before returning to the Court. umbrella than the Left Front intimated by the Prime next week. Following the the Government. We have said “We have said that we will --- against the Trinamool Minister’s office on this count, debacle in Rajasthan, Madhya that we can change the days of change the days but not the Congress’ aggressive politics - sources at the Muralidhar Sen Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and the Yatra but we will not change route. We submitted our letter -- coming under cloud in Lane (BJP’s State headquar- the prospects in UP not look- the Yatra routes in case,” State after which the officials at the Bengal would its support base ters) said. ing favourable either in the BJP president Dilip Ghosh said meeting said they will come increase further as it had been The Prime Minister had wake of Congress, Samajwadi adding the party would com- back to us later on,” Ghosh said. till the recent past? expressed his wishes to Party and Mayawati resur- mence the Yatra within 4-5 The State Government had The State BJP leaders tend address 5 rallies during the gent camaraderie the saffron days of the Government giving earlier argued before the Court to evade these questions for highly bandied Rath Yatras of outfit wants to fortify its rear its permission for it. Three that the Yatra could trigger now. For the last couple of the saffron outfit. But for a before leaping into bigger senior BJP leaders earlier held communal disturbance to days none of the senior trio legal tangle — pending police adventures in Bengal and the consultations with the police which the Court had asked the Rahul Sinha, Mukul Roy and permission — the three Yatras remaining part of the East and top brass over the permission parties to sit and discuss before State party president Dilip each commencing from North East, insiders say. and other formalities of the returning to the Court. Ghosh were available for Coochbehar, Birbhum and “The Prime Minister and comments. The only thing Kakdwip (Ganga Sagar) were Amit Shah ji will be required likely to come from these tion for now,” a senior leader the leaders say that the Prime scheduled to start on more in the Hindi belt because places. Clearly Bengal gets said adding quickly “we will Minister’s meeting is not hap- December 7, 9 and 14 before the real number of seats are relegated to a secondary posi- till then do the spade work for pening for now. KCR returns as T CM for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 BJP’S DEFEAT... wining candidates. Health Minister Kalicharan “Our culture is that along with one’s loss, a win Saraf in the outgoing Vasundhara Raje-led BJP 2nd consecutive term should also be accepted humbly, however, this cul- Government won by 1,704 votes from Malviya ture was destroyed after the Lok Sabha election of Nagar constituency where NOTA was exercised 2014,” it said in sarcastic remarks. Despite its repeat- by 2,371 voters. The lowest victory margin was wit- ed assertion that it will go alone in the Lok Sabha nessed in Asind constituency where BJP’s Jabbar polls, there are reports that Sena would negotiate Singh Sankhala trounced Congress’s Manish with the BJP now from the point of “strength” and Mewara by only 154 votes while 2,943 voters opted ask for half of the 48 LS seats. The Sena is also expect- for NOTA. Similarly in Pilibanga, BJP’s ed to mount pressure on the BJP to hold simulta- Dharmendra Kumar defeated Congress’s Vinod neous Assembly polls in Maharashtra so that the Kumar by just 278 votes but 2441 NOTA votes BJP could not dump it after the LS polls in a repeat were polled, as per the election commission data. of 2014. The Maharashtra Assembly polls were held While on Marwar Junction seat independent can- in October 2014 and the BJP had contested it alone. didate Khushveer Singh defeated BJP’s Kesaram “Those who built the party were ousted. Choudhary by 251 votes against 2719 NOTA. The Friends, who did not give up in bad times, were other Assembly constituencies where NOTA termed enemies. People, who lifted you up from dust, votes were recorded more than victory margin Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao being administered oath of office for themselves are in ruins today. They (BJP) could not include: Ghatol, Chohtan, Pachpadra, Bundi, his second consecutive term as Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan looks on, at register a win in a single state because the country Chomu, Pokaran, Khanpur, Khetri, Makrana, Raj Bhawan in Hyderabad on Thursday PTI doesn’t need industrialists,” the Sena said. In a vit- Dantaramgarh and Fatehpur. riolic attack on Modi, it said the Prime Minister held Hyderabad: K Chandrasekhar formed a mega alliance of four dozens of rallies in every (poll-bound) State and mer- Rao, who steered his party TRS opposition parties, was deci- cilessly attacked Rahul, not taking care about the to a thumping victory in mated to 19 seats. Chandrababu “lows” one could go to while holding the constitu- Telangana, took over the reins Naidu's TDP, which was part of tional post. There is ego even in Modi’s “humble” of the country's newest state for the alliance named 'Praja acceptance of defeat as he did not congratulate Rahul a second straight term on Kutami', was reduced to just two. over the win, and the BJP’s loss should be attributed Thursday. KCR, as Rao is pop- The Telangana Jana Samiti and to him as his entire Council of Ministers was roped- ularly called, was administered the CPI couldn't even open in for campaigning, said the Sena, an ally of the BJP the oath of office and secrecy by their accounts. In run up to the at the Centre and in Maharashtra. Governor E S L Narasimhan at elections, KCR, who champi- It said Rahul has humbly accepted his win and a low-key ceremony on the oned the statehood movement, acknowledged the contribution of BJP Chief lawns of Raj Bhavan in invoked 'Telangana pride' to Ministers. However, Modi is not willing to accept Hyderabad. counter Naidu. His party the contribution of (former Prime Ministers and late TRS MLC Mohammed termed the Andhra Chief Congress leaders) Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi Mehmood Ali, who served as Minister as an outsider, a pitch or Rajiv Gandhi in building the nation. “He is not deputy Chief Minister in the that resonated well with the even willing to accept that (veteran leader) LK Advani previous Government, also took common men. has built the BJP,” the Sena said. “Why did Rahul oath as a Minister. Rao later The BJP, which deployed survive this storm? Why did democracy survive allocated the Home portfolio to star campaigners like Yogi despite so many bruises? The answer lies in hum- Ali, who had handled the Adityanath, won just a single bleness. The election results are a lesson. But, is there Revenue portfolio in the previ- seat. The effective strength of the a will to learn lessons?” the Sena asked. ous Government. KCR had TRS has further gone up after Wednesday said he would go for support from L Ramulu Naik, a WILL SUBMARINE... expansion of the cabinet after Congress rebel who won from The study should also highlight conserva- five to six days. In September, Wyra, and TRS rebel Korukanti tion and restoration measures for corals and the 64-year-old had dissolved Chander, who won from associated flora and fauna, said the seven-mem- the Assembly and decided to go Ramagundem on a Forward ber panel headed by Dr Deepak Arun Apte from for early polls in a bid to de-link Block ticket. A sidelined KCR Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). The it from the national elections, a left the NTR-founded TDP and study shall explicitly spell out additional mitiga- gamble which paid off well. His formed the TRS in 2001 to tion measures required to be undertaken along party wrested 88 seats, a two- fight for separate Telangana, the route of the cable laying including financial third of the 119-member which came into existence on implication that will have to be met by the pro- Assembly. The Congress, which June 2, 2014. PTI ject proponent. The measures so suggested by the study shall be further prescribed either by way of a corrigendum or an amendment to the IPZ/CRZ clearance by the Ministry. The project for which Farmer on hunger strike for technical consultant is Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) is being considered of vital importance and has Government inter- crop loan dies in Maharashtra est as currently the only medium of providing tele- Mumbai: A 39-year-old farmer, who was on hunger strike for crop com connectivity between mainland and the loan, died on Thursday in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, police island is though satellites which has a poor qual- said. Tukaram Vaijanath Kale, resident of Mardajgaon in Pathri ity bandwidth, said the TCIL seeking its clearance. tehsil, had sat on a hunger strike in front of State Bank of India's The panel was told that the proposed Chennai Pathri branch alongwith some other farmers since on Wednesday. Andaman and Nicobar Island (CANI) cable sys- Their demand was that the bank should grant them crop loan tem will also be of immense strategic significance speedily, said inspector Vidyasagar Shrimanvar of Pathri police to India in addition to assisting the Andaman & station. Kale's condition deteriorated on Thursday afternoon and Nicobar Islands communications security, espe- he was shifted to a Government hospital at Manvat where he died cially during natural disasters or failures of other during treatment, the police official said. As the news of his death systems. The NEC, Japan is executing cable came, there was a commotion at the venue of the hunger strike deployment and repeaters and associated envi- at Pathri, he said. His relatives took the body from the hospital ronmental management during cable laying and placed it at the agitation site. A crowd gathered at the spot process on behalf of the DoT. but the situation was under control, the inspector said. The exact cause of Kale's death was yet to be ascertained, he said. An acci- DISMAYED AT... dental death report has been registered and further investigation In Rajasthan , at least 15 constituencies polled is underway, he said. PTI more NOTA votes than the victory margin of the LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Correction by default The road to victory Vijay Mallya’s extradition is significant in more ways than one in an election season The Congress’ win warrants a fairer examination and greater recognition. One of the biggest t was bad enough that the poster boy of defaulters, Vijay Mallya, managed obstacles the party faced in the run-up to the polls was a section of the media Ito sneak out of the country with all his now legendary number of suitcases after gobbling up `9,000 crore worth of tax- payers’ money. Many more followed suit with the likes of Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi and Mehul Choksi winging out too in the face of a lax administration. But now that a UK judge has finally ruled that misap- propriating taxpayer wealth of any coun- try is a criminal offence fit for prison, AJOY KUMAR howsoever dingy the confines may be, n science and philosophy, there is a rule organised corruption may finally bear a referred to as ‘Occam’s Razor’, which dent on its till now robust journey. basically states that the simplest expla- nation is often the right one. In the week It is another matter altogether that India’s prison system needs urgent leading up to the elections, there was reforms but Mallya’s crime was too big to invoke the human rights angle Ian article by Surjit Bhalla, where he claimed sighting the rigours of the Indian prison as a means of escape, which in that the Congress and its allies would fail to this case was a refurbished Barrack No 22 in the Arthur Road prison of even win one State despite exit polls and opin- ion polls indicating otherwise. His reasons Mumbai where the King of Good Times is now slated to spend many of his were far from simple and contrary to noise days. The extradition is significant in more ways than one. First, coming in on the ground. This lends credence to the the run-up to the General Election next year, and in the wake of a compre- belief that while the simplest answer is often the right one, a complicated explanation is hensive drubbing in three State elections that the BJP has suffered, it is a the bellwether of a wrong one. good ploy for the Government to talk of being the singular backbone against The past few days saw the Congress win those robbing taxpayers’ (read voters’) hard-earned money. Already BJP the mandate of the people in three massive States namely, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh president Amit Shah has signposted the extradition as Prime Minister’s unre- and Chhattisgarh. Widely viewed (by most lenting pursuit of mega defaulters who grew in size during the UPA regime. in the media, especially within the BJP) as the Second, it will go a long way in lifting cynicism against economic offend- States being the stronghold of the BJP, there is no denying the fact that the Congress has ers and their might to go scotfree. It is the turn of big game bank scam- dealt a major blow to the BJP in the run-up sters to now guard their backs in the face of Mallya’s extradition, more so to the 2019 Lok Sabha election. If you have, when India has managed to get only one offender extradited from the UK however, spoken to a supporter or had a chance to watch certain news channels, you in 26 years despite having a wholesome treaty with Britain. The ‘India will would think that the Congress should actu- by Rahul Gandhi and how it is The Congress, in contrast, intellectual approach to politics ple and recognising specific find you’ threat is finally a reality knocking the doors of present and future ally feel sorry for itself for winning these three equated with being disrespect- focused on raising smaller and public discourse. This is the issues of each State. This was offenders which will serve as a consummate warning and deterrent. major States. The narrative that is being ped- ful and arrogant. Similar was amounts from its supporters most basic feature of the BJP in evident from the difference in dled, primarily by the BJP, is that these elec- the manner in which even and remained largely uninflu- its current form and this has the issues raised and the cam- Mallya’s extradition comes close on the heels of axe on Christian Michel tions were fought on local factors and that minor achievements or every- enced by any particular industri- been visible throughout its entire paign organised in Madhya in the Agusta Westland case. It is also good to see that the Government’s anti-incumbency played a larger role in the day governance is treated as a alist. This enabled the party to tenure. Pradesh as opposed to revamp of economic offences departments is finally bearing fruit. The Union victory than the work done by the Congress day of celebration. Even mili- not be ruled by the whims and Whether it is the destruc- Rajasthan. This kind of freedom and its workers. Such an argument, unsur- tary action, such as surgical fancies of any particular indus- tion of institutions by replacing allows the State units to con- Cabinet clearing the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, which deals with default- prisingly, betrays a lack of humility and hubris strikes, was not spared. In will- trial interest but to fight on the experts in a particular field with tribute to the party’s success and ers fleeing abroad, is a step in the right direction. The Bankruptcy Code, on behalf of the BJP. ful ignorance of the fact that ground on its own terms, and on mere yes-men or the inability of just as significantly feel as if they 2016, is worth a mention here. Finally, and not the least at all, now that In this week’s column, I aim to provide such actions do not aid India’s issues raised by the public. Prime Minister Modi to have a are participating to the party’s Mallya is less cocky and more deficient of a shield against malpractices, context to the Congress’s victory in order to Armed Forces and have repeat- Similarly, the fact that the single debate or to hold a sin- success. understand the obstacles that the party edly been done in the past by BJP was already in power in gle Press conference and answer Contrast this with the BJP his former employees may finally smell the money that has been long due faced in the run-up to the elections. I will previous Governments, sec- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and questions about unemploy- where chief campaigners like to them, what with the Government being in a position to make good use briefly talk about the simple factors that tions of the media provided Madhya Pradesh was another ment, demonetisation agrarian Prime Minister Modi, Yogi of the tycoon’s assets worth `13,500 crore stashed away. Mallya now has enabled the party to emerge victorious. loud horns for the BJP to obstacle the Congress had to discontent. Contrast this with Adityanath and Amit Shah One of the biggest obstacles that the repeatedly blow on. work against. While in power, the Congress and Rahul Gandhi hijacked the State narrative just under a fortnight to appeal and going by history, it may take eons for Congress faced in the run-up to the elections Another factor that cannot the BJP was free to use the state who have repeatedly been and attempted to replace it with him to finally be brought to India so overburdened UK’s higher courts are was the media. While it goes unsaid, I wish be ignored is the influence of machinery, besides SOPs and amongst the people who have their own parochial narrative of but that’s not the point. That chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot found prima to clarify that my observations do not apply money and how the BJP and its freebies like distribution of cell- encouraged tough questions. division on religious grounds, carte blanche to all media but is, instead, a big, wealthy donors armed the phones, to influence the elec- People of these three States have changing the names of cities facie evidence of large-scale fraud and money laundering by Mallya after commentary on certain sections of the party with a huge war chest to torate. Therefore, the victory of wised up to this crucial differ- and insulting the Congress. a year-long trial, shows happy tidings that someone, somewhere opened media. You, the reader, would have seen it too. fight the elections. As you may the Congress despite the above ence. The people of the coun- This was another example of her eyes to the fact that ‘there is a case to answer’. Economic offenders There are certain sections in the media that be aware, elections are extreme- obstacles, warrants, in my opin- try have wised up to the fact disconnect between the BJP’s appear to be operating with a clear agenda ly expensive propositions and ion, a fairer examination and that one leader has spent the high command and the com- are not just about India, they are a global menace assailing the comity of of promoting even minor achievements of the can have a huge influence on the greater recognition. past few years on the ground lis- mon man. nations and many of them are never brought to book mostly because of BJP and takes pleasure in belittling any effort outcome. It is this influence of While I have briefly dis- tening to the people while the This week, I have attempt- extradition treaty blues or the lack of will of Governments. An Indian of the Congress. money that a modern democra- cussed how the obstacles high- other has spent a huge amount ed to provide some reasons as While there is an argument to say that cy aims to check and regulate. lighted above indicate that the on his own public image, has to why in my opinion, the Government can now well say it stands upright. no media can be absolutely unbiased, one The BJP has not earned the victory of the Congress in the dodged any hint of a difficult Congress beat the odds to win would expect them to fulfil the function of moniker of ‘Suit Boot ki Sarkaar’ State elections is a bigger victo- question by flying out of the the recent elections. I have being a reporter of facts rather than mere fan- for nothing. It is reported to be ry than what many would like to country and can be seen hob- attempted to back my argu- boys or fangirls. Take the example of how the the largest benefactor of dona- admit, it would be amiss to not nobbing with celebrities and ments with reasons and ratio- media treats the language used by the Prime tions compared to other politi- examine factors that enabled industrialists at weddings. nale and I would appreciate Let the weddings be Minister in contrast with the one used by cal parties. As I have written pre- the Congress to emerge victori- Another factor that worked any disagreement that is sim- Rahul Gandhi. In the case of Modi, there have viously, the introduction of elec- ous in the elections as well. in favour of the Congress was ilarly backed by reason and The apex court’s decision to go control wedding expenses been innumerable occasions where the toral bonds and the correspond- The biggest factor that the freedom granted to the debate. Whether certain sup- is downright silly and stinks of excessive state control Prime Minister has used disgraceful and dis- ing amendments to the worked for the Congress in the State units. Speaking from my porters, however, will be per- gusting language against members of the Companies Act, 2013 and the elections was the contrasting own experience, in Jharkhand, suaded by reason as opposed ometimes one wonders why the Gandhi family and the Congress in partic- Income Tax Act among others by approach in leadership between the Congress leadership has to rhetoric though is another Supreme Court delves into issues ular, which was recently evident by his com- the BJP have made it easier than the BJP, led by Prime Minister encouraged State units to build matter altogether. ment of ‘Congress ki Vidhwa’. Barely any ever for money to have a greater Modi and the Congress, led by a closer bond with the public of (The writer is Jharkhand Sthat have little to do with the major news channel covered this. influence on politics and skew Rahul Gandhi. The BJP repre- the particular State by spending PCC president, former MP and Constitution and the application of laws Contrast this with any comment made the electoral process. sents a loud, garish and an anti- time in the State with the peo- IPS officer. Views are personal) but are policy-related. And when you dig a bit deeper, you will notice that the S O U N D BITE Supreme Court’s shift and indeed also of other courts across India into matters Soldiers who feign dis- I used President Donald My brain is filled with On the occasion of 17th ability to earn extra Trump's rhetoric and thoughts of Nalanda and my anniversary of the attack of policy that should be the purview of money will face action. unpredictable nature to body survived on India's on Indian Parliament, we the executive is because they have been This cannot become a get the job done at the dal-chapati and dosa. I am must know that terrorism nudged to do that. But sometimes it’s reason to avoid world body. a son of India, mentally and violence achieve no operational duty. and physically. purpose. clearly a case of poking one’s nose in Outgoing US Ambassador areas that are in our opinion, are best Indian Army chief to the UN Spiritual leader West Bengal CM avoided. Take the example of wedding —Gen Bipin Rawat —Nikki Haley —The Dalai Lama —Mamata Banerjee expenses. Why should the Supreme Court ask the Delhi administration to write rules and regulations to control wedding expenses? Because, ostensibly it might cause law and order issues L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR and problems to the public? Sure, banning baraat processions on public thoroughfares is a perfectly good thing to do, but restricting guest lists and Gaining momentum Unkept promises expenses because that might lead to public disorder? What next? Banning Slim victory margin needs introspection people from using German luxury cars because the folks in 100cc com- Sir — This refers to the editori- Sir — This refers to the editor- al, “Rahul’s day dawns” his refers to the editorial, “Rahul's day dawns” ial, “Rahul’s day dawns” muter motorcycles might get jealous? (December 12). Assembly elec- (December 12). Congress' victory in three major (December 12). Results to the Yes, India has a severe wealth disparity issue. Yes, the delivery of law tion verdicts to five States, espe- TStates of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Assembly elections held in five and order in India is in a messed-up state which has led to mob and vigi- cially the three Hindi heartland Pradesh certainly comes as a boost to the party and States, except Telangana, clear- viz Chhattisgarh, Madhya its president, Rahul Gandhi. However, the Grand Old ly indicate that people were up lante justice. And yes, the Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal wedding festivities Pradesh and Rajasthan will cer- Party must not be complacent and make tall claims for a change. Voters can no were extremely over the top and an ostentatious display of wealth that sur- tainly strengthen Congress pres- of registering a victory in the 2019 General Election. longer be fooled. At the end, passed the last celebrity or industrialist wedding. Of course, this wedding ident Rahul Gandhi’s standing The small percentage of vote difference between there comes a realisation that within the party and give him a the Congress and the BJP in Madhya Pradesh as also promises made to them simply was in the public eye and broadcast live on many of the news television voice in national politics, apart in Rajasthan, where it won by just over 1.7 lakh votes, remained undelivered. channels owned by Reliance Industries Limited displaying their fealty and from boosting Opposition unity. shows that people did not decisively reject the BJP. As for the BJP, it’s time that party leaders do a Leaders, who come to power surely the fact that two former American Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton Ever since Prime Minister There was no wave as such either in support of major introspection and stop taking things for grant- with tall claims must take Narendra Modi came to the Congress or the BJP. Further, the Congress' defeat ed. Outcome of State Assembly elections must set alarm lessons in defeat. They must not and John Kerry were shaking a leg at the wedding was downright bizarre. power, the Congress has been in Telangana and Mizoram puts a question mark on bells ringing for the party. It can no more solely rely forget that promises, if left unde- But this wedding also must have created hundreds, maybe thousands of trampled upon in almost every the party's ability to make its presence in national- on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to livered, will ultimately lead the jobs across the country. And it is not just this wedding, the wedding sea- political confrontation. These level politics in general and acceptability of Rahul win the most crucial 2019 Lok Sabha election. common man forgetting them. son in India provides a massive boost to the Indian economy, not just to results show that Congress is no Gandhi as the leader for the proposed anti-BJP MC Joshi The words of late Kofi dead horse and is still in the polit- alliance in particular. Lucknow Annan, former secretary the trousseau designing and catering industries but also to the travel sec- ical race. General of the UN, is apt in tor, to card designers, waiters and valet drivers. The ‘Big, Fat Indian Wedding’ Interestingly, during cam- today’s political circumstances: is legendary across the world, because nobody, not even the Greeks and paigning in these elections, the Failed tactics India ‘Congress-mukt’. has led to the emergence of the “I have always believed that on Prime Minister was personally The Congress’ victory in Congress as a strong Opposition important issues the leader must Italians do weddings the way we do them. Our weddings, across regions involved and led from the front. Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan once again, it has also boosted lead. Where the leaders fail to and communities are legendary for a reason. So much so that travel agents Therefore, this is his loss too. On Sir — This refers to the editorial, make for a strong comeback for the morale of the party for the back and people are really con- in Europe and North America are selling packages to tourists to attend the the other hand, the Congress “Rahul’s day dawns” (December the party in mainstream politics. 2019 General Election. The cerned about it, the people will should not rest on its laurels and 12). The victory of the Congress However, in Madhya Pradesh, results have affirmed one thing take the lead and make the wedding of strangers in India as a member of the families. Yes, sometimes introspect as to how it can sustain in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the party fell short of just two for sure: Voters are not in a leaders follow.” they can become a bit too bloated and a bit too ostentatious for their own the momentum of its victory as and the termination of the BJP’s seats (won 114 seats) to gain the mood to withstand any form of M Pradyu Thalikavu good, but those are self-correcting phenomena. Courts and Government State polls are fought largely on winning streak in Madhya majority. Nevertheless, it arrogance, carelessness and fake Kannur local issues. Pradesh has made a massive revealed the intent of the voters promises of any party. Send your feedback to: should keep their hands off our weddings. Traffic will be bad and the food Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee statement for the BJP: There is still regarding the BJP in the State. Tushar Anand oily, but Indian weddings should be celebrated not controlled. Faridabad a long way for the party to make Though the recent victory Patna [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT

Draw lessons INSTEAD OF BEING A SECULAR COUNTRY, INDIA I CONDEMN THE JUDGMENT OF MEGHALAYA HIGH SHOULD HAVE DECLARED ITSELF A COURT. INDIA WILL NOT BECOME AN ISLAMIC COUNTRY. from defeat HINDU NATION AFTER PARTITION. INDIA WILL REMAIN A PLURAL AND SECULAR COUNTRY. —AIMIM PRESIDENT Never mind the loss, the BJP must course-correct —MEGHALAYA HC JUDGE itself. Instead of launching barbs, it must articulate JUSTICE SR SEN ASADUDDIN OWAISI its policies better and study the voting patterns Literary legend of native tradition Kunwar Narain expresses a cultural confidence that distinguishes him from all those who harboured NAVNEET ANAND serious misgivings about the distinctiveness of indigenous traditions and nativist tendencies very cloud has a silver lining and, therefore, results of the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, EChhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram need not be seen as a major jolt for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Instead, it is an opportunity for the party to learn a few lessons for the upcom- ing battle of ballots. The BJP did quite well in Madhya Pradesh, and to some extent even in Rajasthan, but its performance in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram points to the fact that peo- ple’s taste in electoral politics (people’s political preferences) have now gone beyond perception — they want concrete results. Any disconnect between words and their anticipated positive impact on the people’s well-being proves counterproductive in compet- SACHIDA NAND JHA itive electoral politics. It was the collective aura of Prime Minister Narendra Modi unwar Narain was a literary icon, who and outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan that brought with his exceptionally refined literary sen- the BJP so close to victory in Madhya Pradesh. Unfortunately, sibility, stylistic as well as linguistic the party missed the bus by a whisker despite the fact that the sophistication, and a tremendous sense Congress had been in a bad shape in the State for years. The of humanism embedded in native tradi- BJP may have wasted too much of its time in ridiculing Congress Ktions, made enduring contributions to Indian liter- president Rahul Gandhi instead of vigorously sharing the details ature. He brought back not just enormous accolades of good work done with the people. In Chhattisgarh, too, the BJP for his immensely impressive creative output in var- may have had a disconnect with ground realities. It spent con- ious genres such as poetry, short-story, translation, siderable time on managing optics. While the Raman Singh literary criticism, and writings on cinema and music, but also numerous awards and honours that include Government did a lot of work, perhaps it was not good enough. the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Bhushan, The issue of farm distress, which the Congress cashed-in on, the Sahitya Academi Senior Fellowship and the as reports suggest, was something that the BJP should have Jnanpith Award. His literary endeavours chart a tra- sniffed and acted upon. Many are also of the view that the BJP jectory to explore those possibilities that can effec- NARAIN WAS QUITE may have pinned more hope in Ajit Jogi than its own good work tively strengthen core human values in a deeply divid- UNAMBIGUOUS IN to retain power which did not work. ed and perpetually painful modern world where pre- HIS REPUDIATION OF An important factor that damaged the BJP’s prospects requisites for a peaceful and satisfying co-existence ANY DIKTATS was the party’s approach towards the farmers. It is true that are increasingly being ignored. Narain is often said to be a highly contempla- COMING FROM THE the Modi-led NDA Government did a very good job by promis- ARENA OF POLITICS ing to double the farmers’ income by 2022 and also increased tive and visionary bard who chose to creatively engage with some of the fundamental questions sur- TO UNNECESSARILY Narain brought another heroic fig- Gudiyon ka Khel not only underlines the his creative presuppositions intimately as the minimum support price (MSP) for their produce so that rounding human existence. Issues that kept the prac- INFLUENCE THE ure Nachiketa into the picture in two struggles and hardships of brother-sister is amply clear from his way of doing crit- they get remunerative returns, but increasing farm distress titioners of the Upanishad and the followers of SACROSANCT other poetry collections namely duo who conduct the circus, but also high- icisms of celebrated poets like Agyeya, failed to draw the BJP’s attention towards the States where Buddhist thought wide awake come to occupy a JOURNEY OF Atmajayi and Vajasrava ke Bahane. lights the undercurrents of existential angst Shamsher and Muktibodh and novelists the party was in power. Farmers in Rajasthan and Madhya central space in Narain’s poetic compositions. The POETRY. BUT Nachiketa asks extremely difficult ques- and unhappiness of the hero who is oth- like Nirmal Verma, Yashpal and Hazari Pradesh were on the streets. The Union Government’s con- primary objective behind his enormously specu- HE WAS tions to Yama and his own father, erwise able to manifest a lot of enthusi- Prasad Dwivedi respectively. cerns for farmers were rarely reflected in concrete actions at lative poetic temperament is to reinforce belief in SIMULTANEOUSLY Vajasrava, about death and existence, asm and zeal for the celebration of life. Narain was a living legend. He the State level. Going ahead, addressing farm distress and the primacy of human bonding as well as the CANDID ENOUGH TO attachment and renunciation respective- Alongside he shows a great deal of com- remained throughout his life remarkably challenges in agrarian India will be vital for the BJP. supremacy of humanitarian perspectives of life. ly. Nachiketa story was taken from passion and generosity for the people from reclusive but effectively articulate in his Drawing upon information and insight, knowledge ACKNOWLEDGE THE Kathopanishad, but it was employed to the periphery. writings and speeches. An excellent Instead of focusing too much on rallies and indulging in indi- IMPORTANCE OF vidual bashing, the BJP needs to highlight its agenda of good and wisdom gathered from both historical and give it a contemporary meaning. Here. Narain posed some tough questions human being who was held in high mythical characters such as Sarhapa, Abhinavgupta, POLITICS FOR OUR we may also seek an adequate answer to about the kind of moral choices we make regard by his contemporaries, he was governance under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. There Kumarjiva, Amir Khusro and Gandhi, Narain pre- MODERN DAY questions about human life, its annihi- in our lives as was evident from the short quite unambiguous in his repudiation may be a sense of fatigue among the people seeing similar set- ferred to weave an interesting and inspiring web. EXISTENCE. IT WAS lation and truths about the existence of story Kameej in which an apparently inno- of any diktats coming from the arena of up of a huge stage and battery of candidates. Therefore, the party This made it evident that he possessed a credible THIS CLARITY OF an afterlife. cent man, who had already renounced the politics to unnecessarily influence the can consider combining large-scale rallies with customised meet- historical sense. Even when he employed mythical THOUGHT THAT Issues raised by Narain in these col- world having sacrificed the material sacrosanct journey of poetry. But he was ings with a smaller audience. This will not only make for good figures for his poetic purposes, he never lost sight ENABLED HIM TO lections were relevant for contemporary comfort of home with wife and children, simultaneously candid enough to photo-ops but also give a greater sense of engagement. of historical sense that enabled him relocate those EFFORTLESSLY readers precisely because they motivated is not only put into the bar of judgement acknowledge the importance of politics BJP has worked very hard on articulating how some of the figures. This helped him render them absolutely EMBRACE THE them to meaningfully engage with the but also declared guilty. With the asser- for our modern day existence. It was this key policy initiatives driven by the vision of Narendra Modi have meaningful in a contemporary social and cultural highly unpredictable twists and turns, tion of the plight and indeed desponden- clarity of thought about the different set-up. Additionally, it helped him find out plau- USEFUL INSIGHTS often mysterious, miraculous and even cy of the man named Vireshwar Babu, roles of politics and literature that been bearing fruits. However, it looks like these narratives, when BEING OFFERED BY interlaced with a high dose of criticisms and barbs, are get- sible solutions to those lingering problems that had monstrous pulls and pressures of human Narain encouraged us to think through enabled him to effortlessly embrace the been major concerns for the modern society. THE CULTURAL AND life with a view to encourage them to think the fallacious nature of judicial structures useful insights being offered by the cul- ting lost in a noise. There may be merit in reviewing the strat- His historical sense did not allow anyone draw PHILOSOPHICAL along the lines of living a purposeful and that ruthlessly sabotage the supposedly tural and philosophical traditions of our egy. While Modi and party president Amit Shah should speak divisive lines among individuals. Instead, it made an TRADITIONS OF OUR productive life, and not just a superficial- good intentions of a seemingly upright country. only of the Government and party’s work for progress and devel- earnest attempt to put hostile people together for the COUNTRY ly happy and materially sound one. man. Despite giving an appropriate voice Right from his first collection of poet- opment, other leaders, including Ministers and regional sake of forging a harmonious relationship between In his other collections of poems, to deeply disturbing thoughts and emo- ry, Chakravyuh published in 1956 to his satraps, should be given the task of attacking the Opposition. them. This kind of inclusive approach with an explic- Narain proved to be an extremely success- tions associated with the overarching last one namely, Kumarjiva published in The BJP must note that good works do not fetch votes if these it optimism suggests Narain’s unflagging commit- ful poet who was almost always immac- experiences about borderline in Seema 2017, and also the posthumous publica- are not properly packaged and marketed among the masses ment to the essence of nativist ideas and principles ulate in his selection of language, impec- Rekha, Narain emphasised on the signif- tions of second short story collection in the language and dialects they interact and understand. that appear to govern his poetic preoccupations. cable in his treatment of content and icance of a compassionate and caring kind called Bechain Patton ka Koras, along with While one would be naive to accuse the BJP of bad pub- In his very first collection of poetry, Chakravyuh, extremely careful about the idea of of politically neutral humanism. his translations of some to finest poems licity, it certainly needs a revisit. Communication is a tricky Narain made it very clear that he had a deep desire enriching the genre of Hindi poetry itself. It is this connecting thread with a pro- from world literature, Narain remained and high aspiration apart from those ordinary ones While Narain was most famous for found sense of indigenous humanitarian preoccupied with a relentless search for art and it’s important for the party to design ground-level cam- that defined the existence of people who were happy his praiseworthy poetry, he had written outlook that prompted Narain to avoid all harmony exhibiting an indefatigable faith paigns. The rigour the party shows on social media, managed and content with the fulfilment of their immediate wonderful short stories too. His two col- kinds of polemical criticism of art and lit- in humanity of the humankind. by an efficient team, should be replicated in ground-level cam- material needs and requirements. It was precisely an lections of short stories — Akaron ke erature. Such criticisms tend to ignore the In his entire preoccupations, he paigns and communications. Most importantly, the party must acute awareness about those deep desires and high Aaspaas and Bechain Patton ka Koras — need to understand intricacies and com- reflected a rare kind of originality, deep moderate its leaders from getting too flamboyant on social aspirations that set creative fertile minds apart and were particularly praised for their evoca- plexities behind the creative processes of engagement with myths and legends media. In these columns, I have argued earlier too that all polit- explained their pre-occupations. tive expressions of contemporary realities a literary work of art, and remain preoc- and their inextricably intertwined relation- ical parties must work hard on creating a set of norms that The way Abhimanyu, his heroic character in in such a way that his concerns for the cul- cupied with perpetuating predominance ship with contemporary history. He their leaders and workers should follow on social media. By Chakravyuh, does not flinch even an inch in the face tivation of a sense of moral discrimina- of a particular point of view over others, expressed superb cultural confidence now the parties must have realised that barring the gain of some of impending death and instead displays remarkable tion and genuine commitment to human- mostly for personal or political aggrandis- that distinguished him from all those who curious eyeballs, social media activism barely translates into courage and extraordinary skill of warfare while fight- itarian principles were much obvious. ement. harboured serious misgivings about the distinctiveness as well as the effectiveness goodwill, and even less into votes. All it does is to vitiate the ing against a gang of deceitful warriors on the other While reading these stories, readers Narain the critic never tried to reduce side suggests a certain kind of sincerity and dedica- get curious before getting poignantly con- a creative piece to the point of a theoret- of indigenous traditions and nativist ten- atmosphere, which causes considerable cacophony. BJP and tion that gives a definite purpose to contemporary versant with the protagonists, subject mat- ical premise which often governs ideolog- dencies. all political parties must act on this expeditiously. people to sustain themselves even during the worst ter they deal with and the ambience they ically-oriented critics. Perhaps the best way (The writer is Assistant professor of (The writer is a strategic communications professional) phases of their lives. create in those stories. For instance, to understand Narain as a critic is to read English at Rajdhani College, Delhi) Writing for the regimes FOREIGNEYE Ashfaq Ahmed’s name provokes two distinct responses — reverence or repulsion. While his admirers see him as a sage, his detractors decry that he was an opportunist who had no qualms about using his writings to serve the ideological inclinations of the Governments of the day

Ashfaq Ahmed, perhaps one of the regime usurp the publications of the intuitive Sufi strands of Islam. His tele- tial resolutions from wandering spiri- that the Zia regime was perturbed by most polarising Urdu playwrights in Pakistan Progressive Papers and made plays delighted audiences in critiquing tualists and even roving vagabonds. the negative manner in which the cler- Pakistan. His name still provokes dis- Ahmed the editor of one of these pub- the ‘materialism of the modern mid- Yet Ahmed did not shy away from ics had been portrayed by Pakistani tinct responses of reverence or repul- lications. No wonder, Ahmed praised dle classes’ before advocating a balance exploring some rather delicate terri- films, plays and in Urdu literature. The sion. His admirers see him as a sage. the Ayub regime’s ‘modernist’ policies between materialism and spiritualism. tories as he did in the 1975 teleplay Zia Government issued an ‘advice’ to His detractors decry that he was an to no end. At RP, he also became a close In one such play, Dada Dildada, a Nijaat, whose protagonist was a vil- PTV asking it to start portraying the THE TRUE TEST opportunist who had no qualms about associate of Urdu short story writer, doting upper-middle-class grandfather, lage cleric trying to come to terms clerics “in a more positive light.” NADEEM PARACHA using his writings to serve the ideolog- Mumtaz Mufti. It was due to the influ- who loves his whisky as much as he with his sexual urges. But Ahmed Agreeing with Zia, Ahmed told OF POWER ical inclinations of the Governments of ence of Shahab and Mufti that Ahmed does his teenaged grandson, plunges took off his Mao cap the moment the an interviewer, “Those who want to arly this year, a clip from an the day. Ahmed was only a minor developed a deep interest in Sufism. into depression when the grandson falls Bhutto regime fell to a reactionary criticise religion (but can’t) begin to Which individual can effect Urdu play produced by PTV library figure up until the 1950s. This However, in the late 1960s, Ahmed sick and the doctors fail to diagnose his military coup in July 1977. Three years target clerics.” Thus, whereas in the most amount of change Ewent viral. It showed a discourse was the heyday of the much celebrat- became disillusioned by the Ayub ailment. The grandfather smashes his later, Ahmed was being called a Ahmed’s plays of the 1970s, those suf- with the least amount of between two famous TV actors, ed Progressive Writers’ Movement. It Government. He believed that Ayub’s bar and starts to walk in circles around ‘favourite playwright’ of Gen Zia-ul- fering from an existential crisis were effort? We know the Firdous Jamal and the late Khayyam had produced a number of highly inno- ideas about human progress were the bed on which the grandson is lying Haq. The admiration emerged when soliciting advice from spiritual answer to this question Sarhadi. The clip was from a play, vative Urdu novelists, short-story writ- overtly materialistic. In his article, unconscious. As the grandfather col- Ahmed penned a teleplay in 1980 to vagabonds, in his plays of the 1980s Man Chalay Ka Sauda, that was tele- ers and poets. They commented on var- Khalique quoted Urdu poetess lapses, the grandson awakens, all justify ‘Christian’ America’s support they were seen doing the same — but now. Sirisena signed a cast in the early 1990s, and was ious social and political issues through Fahmida Riaz, as saying that with the cured. Ahmed alludes to the hapless- (via ‘Islamic’ Pakistan) for the anti- from clerics, who by then had couple of papers and a few penned by Ashfaq Ahmed. Jamal styles of writing inspired by realism, coming to power of ZA Bhutto’s left- ness of the modern liberal belief sys- Soviet mujahideen in Afghanistan. become wise men with flowing white weeks later ‘So Sri Lanka’ is plays the role of a modern-day Sufi Marxism and the theories of the con- leaning Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), tem, suggesting that the things which The 1980 drama is about a Muslim beards and calm dispositions. a country without a Prime sage, who through some simplified troversial psychologist, Sigmund Freud. Ahmed began praising Bhutto’s brand were keeping the family together were boss of a female Christian secretary Ahmed’s output as a playwright Minister or a Cabinet. It has quantum physics, tries to explain the Ahmed first tasted fame in 1962 of socialism. It was during the Bhutto of superficial nature because they had who goes out of his way to help her. decreased after Zia’s demise. Perhaps complexities of spiritual understand- when he began to host a show on Radio regime that Ahmed truly emerged as detached the family from its tradition- When asked why he was doing this, the conscious of the criticism that he had a Parliament that’s like a ing of the universe to an existential- Pakistan (RP) called Talqeen Shah. a prominent playwright. His antholo- al spiritual moorings. boss says that during the initial emer- received for writing plays to suit the circus, a Speaker who ly lost character played by Sarhadi. There he befriended writer Qudratullah gy of TV plays, Aik Mohabbat, Sau Sadia Afzal, in her analysis of gence of Islam, the Christian king of regimes of Ayub, Bhutto and Zia, thinks he’s the Executive To some, the dialogue delivered by Shahab, who was part of the Ayub Afsanay celebrated the ‘left-liberal’ Ahmed’s plays, wrote that “rationality Abyssinia had helped Muslims, and that Ahmed is quoted by Dr Afzal Mirza and a judiciary that is sitting Jamal was brilliantly weaved together Khan Government that had come to zeitgeist of the era. But the concluding and logical solutions counted for noth- he (the boss) was simply returning the (in Legends of Pakistan) as saying, on a decision (of course by the playwright, while to others, it was power through a military coup in 1958. sections of almost every play were ing” in his plays. She adds that educat- favour. Former general manager of “The hen lays an egg every day…but nothing but pseudo-scientific/pseudo- According to an article in Dawn by always pregnant with a plea to balance ed urbanites were encouraged to look PTV, the late Burhanuddin Hasan, in cannot make an omelette.” probably for good reason). spiritual mumbo jumbo. But that was Harris Khalique, Shahab helped the modern notions of liberalism with the for medical, psychological and existen- his 2001 memoir Uncensored, wrote (Courtesy: Dawn) (Daily Mirror editorial) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 money 10 New RBI Guv to steer first Govt mulls additional `30K cr No proposal to change existing FDI capital infusion in PSU banks policy in multi-brand retail trade PTI n NEW DELHI stress on their bottomlines. central board meet today However, the banks have PTI n NEW DELHI pany, the BJP in its election that e-commerce is only 3 per he government is consid- got a breather in respect of manifesto had opposed overseas cent. I think there is a tremen- PTI n NEW DELHI ture, the central board plays Wednesday, said he would Tering additional capital Capital Conservation Buffer he government has no pro- investment in the retail segment. dous scope for growth in e- advisory role but there is take measures which the econ- infusion of up to `30,000 crore (CCB), a part of Basel III Tposal to change the existing So far, only one foreign player, commerce and organised retail,” he central board of the growing clamour to make it omy requires in a timely man- in public sector banks as they norms. The RBI, at its last foreign direct investment (FDI) Tesco, has received approval for he said. Reserve Bank of India operational and have greater ner. have been unable to raise board meeting, deferred the policy in the multi-brand retail opening stores under the multi- Abhishek said with grow- T(RBI) under new participation in key decisions On the second day, he required funds from the mar- requirement to meet the CCB trading sector, a top official said brand retail policy. The previous ing middle class and increasing Governor Shaktikanta Das will of the central bank. held consultation with heads kets, sources said. target by one year, leaving Thursday. UPA government had cleared incomes, the retail sector was meet on Friday where the The government as one of of the Mumbai-based public As part of the capital infu- about `37,000 crore in the “You know the multi-brand the proposal. set for a massive revolution. “So directors are likely to push for important stakeholders also sector bankers to discuss issues sion plan announced by the hands of banks. retail policy that exists today. The statement assumes sig- there is a plenty of scope to greater say in the decision wants greater involvement in faced by them. Finance Ministry in October Despite this relaxation, There is no proposal for nificance as industry body CII make money and do well,” he making of the central bank. the RBI’s decision making as it It is expected that relax- 2017, the government envisaged PSBs need more funds to meet change,” Secretary, Department in its recent report suggested said here at CII’s conference on The meeting will review feels the current practice leaves ation of the Prompt Corrective that public sector banks (PSBs) global capital norms called of Industrial Policy and the government to permit 100 ‘MNCs and India: Creating the progress with respect of it out on many critical issues Action (PCA) framework for would raise `58,000 crore from Basel III as the RBI has retained Promotion (DIPP), Ramesh per cent FDI in multi-brand Mutual Value’. some of the decisions taken in like single-day default turning weak banks would also come the stock markets by March the capital to risk weighted Abhishek said here. He was retail trade. Confederation of Further, the secretary asked the last meet on November 19. a loan into an NPA, sources up for the discussion under the 2019 to meet Basel III norms. assets ratio (CRAR) at 9 per replying to a question whether All India Traders (CAIT) has the industry to provide con- Among other things, the cru- said. new the governor. However, due to subdued mar- cent, sources said, adding, the the government was looking at strongly opposed this sugges- vincing arguments and detailed cial board meeting is expect- However, former gover- Of the 21 state-owned ket conditions, banks have been shortfall could be around increasing FDI cap to 100 per tion. analysis while recommending ed to take a stock of Micro, nors and other experts have banks, 11 are under the PCA unable to raise enough funds `30,000 crore. cent in the sector, a politically Abhishek said the USD some policy changes. On reduc- Small & Medium Enterprises pitched for the independence framework. These are from the markets so far. However, sources said the sensitive segment. 650 billion retail sector was ing corporate tax, he said his (MSMEs), which is under and autonomy of the RBI and Allahabad Bank, United Bank In addition, non-perform- matter was being considered by Although the current FDI growing fast and that it held department too favourdc cut in stress due to demonetisation want the board to play advi- of India, Corporation Bank, ing assets of many banks have the government and the final policy permits overseas players huge potential for businesses. this tax rate and hoped that a and implementation of the sory role with given composi- IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Bank seen a spurt in the first two decision was expected in the to hold 51 per cent stake in an “Organised retail is only 10 per more competitive environment Goods and Services Tax tion. of India, Central Bank of quarters of this fiscal, putting next few weeks. Indian multi-brand retail com- cent (of this figure) and out of would be made for tax rates. (GST). The central board of the India, Indian Overseas Bank, This scheduled meeting RBI is headed by the governor Oriental Bank of Commerce, comes in the backdrop of sur- and includes two government Dena Bank and Bank of prise resignation by Urjit Patel nominee directors and 11 Maharashtra. earlier this week citing per- independent directors. The PCA framework kicks GST Council may look to rationalise 28% slab sonal reasons. However, the Currently, the central board in when banks breach any of tussle between the Finance has 18 members, with the the three key regulatory trig- New Delhi (PTI): The GST ting GST rate on cements would Ministry and the RBI was provision of going up to 21. ger points — namely capital to Council is likely to rationalise Taxes on cement may be cut give a boost to the housing and attributed as reason for the Soon after taking reins of risk weighted assets ratio, net the 28 per cent slab by cutting construction industry as well as sudden exit of Patel, who the RBI, Das said he would try non-performing assets (NPA) tax rates on construction items, “The idea is to keep only gory, when the Goods and cleaners, lithium ion batteries, have positive impact on employ- would have completed his 3- to uphold the autonomy, cred- and return on assets (RoA). like cement, in its meeting next those items in the 28 per cent Services Tax (GST) was imple- and cut rates to 18 per cent. ment generation. In the first eight year term in September 2019. ibility and the integrity of the With regard to economic week. The council, chaired by slab which are used for luxury mented on July 1, 2017. In its The 35 goods, which are left months (April-November) of According to sources, one “great institution” and take capital framework, the new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley purpose and demerit goods. July meeting, the GST Council in highest slab include cement, the current fiscal, the govern- of the key agenda for the every stakeholder, including governor said as decided in the and comprising his state coun- The final call will be taken by the had further rationalised the 28 automobile parts, tyres, auto- ment has mopped up over `7.76 upcoming board meeting will the government, along in a board meeting an expert com- terparts, has pruned the 28 per Council,” an official said. The per cent slab by cutting rates on mobile equipment, motor vehi- lakh crore from GST. The 2018- be governance issue — the role consultative manner. mittee in consultation with the cent slab by cutting tax rates on next meeting of the council is paints and varnishes, and on cles, yachts, aircraft, aerated 19 budget had estimated annu- of central board in the decision The former Economic government would be consti- 191 goods over the last one-and- scheduled on December 22. daily-use items like perfumes, drinks, betting and demerit al GST collection at `13.48 lakh making of the RBI. Affairs Secretary, who took tuted soon to examine the a-half year, leaving only 35 There were around 226 cosmetics, toiletries, hair dryers, items like tobacco, cigarette and crore, which means a monthly Given the current struc- over as the 25th Governor on issue. items in the highest slab. goods in the 28 per cent cate- shavers, mixer grinder, vacuum pan masala. The official said cut- target of `1.12 lakh crore.

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33.10 BHEL 66.85 0.50 0.75 EXIDEIND 258.10 -2.90 -1.11 IBVENTURES 401.60 5.85 1.48 MARUTI 7650.00 162.95 2.18 RALLIS 171.60 4.30 2.57 TV18BRDCST 35.45 -0.50 -1.39 AMBUJACEM 216.20 220.65 216.15 219.25 3.30 BIOCON 640.50 3.50 0.55 FCONSUMER 48.00 1.65 3.56 ICICIBANK 349.30 -1.10 -0.31 MAXINDIA 66.80 4.95 8.00 RAMCOCEM 622.55 8.30 1.35 TVSMOTOR 566.00 -4.50 -0.79 DMART 1560.00 1589.00 1560.00 1581.00 21.25 DABUR 434.00 441.00 430.25 436.20 5.65 BIRLACORPN 603.00 17.15 2.93 FDC 181.00 1.45 0.81 ICICIGI 885.60 -25.20 -2.77 MCX 725.00 -0.05 -0.01 RATNAMANI 900.00 -4.10 -0.45 TVSSRICHAK 2481.85 24.60 1.00 AUROPHARMA 751.10 758.50 742.20 748.60 8.60 BLISSGVS 151.10 7.20 5.00 FEDERALBNK 89.50 1.65 1.88 ICICIPRULI 314.15 1.35 0.43 MEGH 60.60 3.60 6.32 RAYMOND 864.40 51.70 6.36 TVTODAY 385.95 8.70 2.31 SBILIFE 574.95 575.00 562.25 575.00 4.75 BLUEDART 3125.00 63.40 2.07 FINCABLES 452.10 1.45 0.32 ICIL 57.00 0.35 0.62 MFSL 443.25 13.05 3.03 RBLBANK 580.65 7.05 1.23 UBL 1259.80 23.45 1.90 L&TFH 144.85 148.85 144.25 145.10 1.20 BLUESTARCO 650.00 -0.30 -0.05 FINOLEXIND 510.20 -7.25 -1.40 IDBI 61.50 0.30 0.49 MGL 873.85 1.90 0.22 RCF 62.60 0.85 1.38 UCOBANK 19.25 -0.05 -0.26 IDEA 34.90 35.80 34.70 34.90 0.25 BOMDYEING 99.50 4.60 4.85 FLFL 401.40 -9.35 -2.28 IDEA 34.90 0.30 0.87 MHRIL 197.90 0.05 0.03 RCOM 15.46 -0.17 -1.09 UFLEX 270.15 -9.95 -3.55 PIDILITIND 1159.95 1170.00 1148.05 1160.00 7.85 BOSCHLTD 19639.45 471.50 2.46 FORBESCO 2485.35 -0.15 -0.01 IDFC 40.00 1.25 3.23 MINDACORP 138.65 -2.15 -1.53 RECLTD 101.95 -0.10 -0.10 UJJIVAN 245.85 18.50 8.14 MARICO 373.40 377.70 370.20 375.00 2.30 PGHH 9590.00 9770.05 9590.00 9726.00 51.95 BPCL 335.50 6.05 1.84 FORCEMOT 1636.30 -14.20 -0.86 IDFCBANK 39.45 1.75 4.64 MINDAIND 331.05 -0.45 -0.14 REDINGTON 86.50 0.15 0.17 ULTRACEMCO 3984.00 49.00 1.25 BIOCON 640.00 645.70 633.00 642.20 3.45 BRITANNIA 3147.20 88.50 2.89 FORTIS 151.60 -1.15 -0.75 IEX 156.65 -1.60 -1.01 MINDTREE 859.00 -19.65 -2.24 RELAXO 739.00 -3.80 -0.51 UNICHEMLAB 192.55 -0.10 -0.05 BHEL 66.90 67.70 66.30 66.70 0.35 CADILAHC 349.55 -3.15 -0.89 FRETAIL 523.80 0.25 0.05 IFBIND 828.10 -9.10 -1.09 MMTC 27.90 0.00 0.00 RELCAPITAL 216.70 3.45 1.62 UNIONBANK 77.10 0.05 0.06 SHREECEM 16700.00 16780.00 16537.00 16700.00 81.00 CANBK 259.70 1.35 0.52 FSL 50.35 -0.20 -0.40 IFCI 13.29 -0.25 -1.85 MOIL 173.80 0.60 0.35 RELIANCE 1106.80 -3.70 -0.33 UPL 774.90 -15.30 -1.94 NHPC 26.15 26.30 26.05 26.20 0.10 CANFINHOME 266.10 12.05 4.74 GAIL 347.00 2.50 0.73 IGL 253.90 3.10 1.24 MONSANTO 2678.00 5.70 0.21 RELINFRA 286.80 -9.80 -3.30 VBL 732.65 -1.20 -0.16 ICICIPRULI 315.35 323.40 313.50 314.60 1.00 CAPF 544.40 25.05 4.82 GDL 137.40 0.10 0.07 IL&FSTRANS 11.40 -0.25 -2.15 MOTHERSUMI 161.00 4.30 2.74 REPCOHOME 346.25 15.85 4.80 VEDL 200.40 1.00 0.50 PETRONET 213.30 216.70 211.20 212.80 0.50 CAPPL 399.05 2.25 0.57 GEPIL 816.00 -2.00 -0.24 INDHOTEL 148.00 -2.95 -1.95 MOTILALOFS 627.05 9.90 1.60 RNAM 171.25 -0.30 -0.17 VENKYS 2329.05 9.20 0.40 NIACL 199.10 199.75 196.85 198.60 0.20 OIL 175.50 176.90 174.20 174.80 0.10 CARBORUNIV 355.55 -2.40 -0.67 GESHIP 341.10 13.65 4.17 INDIACEM 91.75 -0.70 -0.76 MPHASIS 982.75 16.80 1.74 RNAVAL 14.26 0.67 4.93 VGUARD 217.50 -2.65 -1.20 HINDZINC 274.05 278.00 274.05 275.00 0.10 CARERATING 1000.00 5.95 0.60 GET&D 260.60 13.60 5.51 INDIANB 238.30 10.60 4.66 MRF 67206.70 -699.55 -1.03 RPOWER 28.05 0.40 1.45 VIJAYABANK 43.50 0.35 0.81 ABCAPITAL 98.90 103.70 98.05 98.15 -0.10 CASTROLIND 147.15 -1.85 -1.24 GHCL 236.60 6.10 2.65 INDIGO 1059.60 32.50 3.16 MRPL 74.15 0.25 0.34 SADBHAV 201.00 2.35 1.18 VINATIORGA 1551.20 76.15 5.16 ABB 1449.50 1460.00 1428.00 1428.20 -1.70 CCL 279.80 1.75 0.63 GICHSGFIN 242.85 4.35 1.82 INDUSINDBK 1606.95 24.25 1.53 MUTHOOTFIN 480.05 2.40 0.50 SAIL 51.50 -0.90 -1.72 VIPIND 534.30 -5.05 -0.94 HAVELLS 705.25 711.00 695.00 703.50 -1.30 CEATLTD 1295.10 -15.55 -1.19 GICRE 272.15 -5.15 -1.86 INFIBEAM 47.20 0.55 1.18 NATCOPHARM* 714.00 2.70 0.38 SANOFI 6253.45 -5.40 -0.09 VMART 2581.35 17.50 0.68 SIEMENS 967.20 977.85 952.30 958.00 -4.40 CENTRALBK 30.15 0.15 0.50 GILLETTE 6528.75 19.60 0.30 INFRATEL 249.05 -2.10 -0.84 NATIONALUM 64.45 0.05 0.08 SBILIFE 571.40 0.60 0.11 VOLTAS 566.95 -0.40 -0.07 DLF 176.95 182.85 174.70 178.20 -1.05 CENTRUM 37.60 0.20 0.53 GLAXO 1410.80 24.00 1.73 INFY 696.50 17.80 2.62 NAUKRI 1557.60 -16.95 -1.08 SBIN 288.60 3.35 1.17 VTL 1080.00 9.25 0.86 MCDOWELL-N 642.50 648.60 630.20 637.00 -3.85 ASHOKLEY 106.95 106.95 103.75 104.50 -0.65 CENTURYPLY 184.10 -4.25 -2.26 GLENMARK 677.05 18.35 2.79 INOXLEISUR 226.50 5.10 2.30 NAVINFLUOR 692.20 -9.20 -1.31 SCHAEFFLER 5370.00 -109.50 -2.00 WABAG 261.60 5.15 2.01 NMDC 94.00 94.75 92.40 93.25 -0.65 CENTURYTEX 917.80 8.50 0.93 GMDCLTD 88.00 0.50 0.57 INOXWIND 75.60 1.50 2.02 NAVKARCORP 46.55 -0.70 -1.48 SCHNEIDER 106.60 3.10 3.00 WABCOINDIA 6890.00 43.40 0.63 CONCOR 649.95 654.30 643.65 647.55 -4.90 CERA 2341.00 10.50 0.45 GMRINFRA 15.45 0.05 0.32 INTELLECT 233.05 0.30 0.13 NAVNETEDUL 104.95 -1.05 -0.99 SCI 42.40 -0.85 -1.97 WELCORP 154.40 -4.20 -2.65 CADILAHC 352.90 358.25 348.00 350.00 -2.90 CGPOWER 38.95 -0.35 -0.89 GNFC 341.30 1.10 0.32 IOB 14.64 -0.11 -0.75 NBCC 53.55 1.30 2.49 SFL 1446.05 -25.90 -1.76 WELSPUNIND 62.70 0.10 0.16 SUNTV 570.30 577.70 557.65 560.80 -6.00 CHAMBLFERT 146.30 0.35 0.24 GODFRYPHLP 916.65 8.85 0.97 IOC 137.20 0.75 0.55 NBVENTURES 119.70 0.35 0.29 SHANKARA 504.90 -15.35 -2.95 WHIRLPOOL 1399.00 52.60 3.91 MRF 68280.00 68899.00 67102.70 67202.05 -944.50 CHENNPETRO 275.00 9.40 3.54 GODREJAGRO 511.10 18.30 3.71 IPCALAB 800.50 11.35 1.44 NCC 82.70 -1.45 -1.72 SHARDACROP 272.80 5.15 1.92 WIPRO 338.75 8.70 2.64 OFSS 3660.00 3694.80 3580.00 3586.50 -52.15 HDFCLIFE 395.00 396.70 386.00 386.90 -6.40 CHOLAFIN 1233.00 -8.35 -0.67 GODREJCP 805.70 31.00 4.00 IRB 153.10 -0.35 -0.23 NESTLEIND 11000.00 173.85 1.61 SHILPAMED 380.10 -2.40 -0.63 WOCKPHARMA 511.55 5.30 1.05 BANKBARODA 114.80 115.55 111.10 111.50 -1.90 CIPLA 527.75 -2.50 -0.47 GODREJIND 545.50 -0.90 -0.16 ISEC 268.80 1.70 0.64 NETWORK18 38.75 -0.20 -0.51 SHK 180.85 -1.25 -0.69 YESBANK 174.70 -12.10 -6.48 SAIL 52.55 53.15 51.00 51.45 -0.90 COALINDIA 244.80 -2.25 -0.91 GODREJPROP 671.90 11.10 1.68 ISGEC 5195.00 -10.00 -0.19 NH 206.10 -3.45 -1.65 SHOPERSTOP 507.00 3.35 0.67 ZEEL 491.75 10.00 2.08 GICRE 279.45 279.45 271.55 272.00 -4.95 COCHINSHIP 381.55 2.70 0.71 GPPL 102.00 -0.80 -0.78 ITC 275.60 -0.05 -0.02 NHPC 26.10 0.00 0.00 SHREECEM 16700.00 35.85 0.22 ZENSARTECH 240.05 4.60 1.95 ICICIGI 910.05 925.00 882.00 892.70 -27.05 COFFEEDAY 268.15 1.75 0.66 GRANULES 87.00 0.20 0.23 ITDC 298.90 -3.15 -1.04 NIACL 198.80 -0.55 -0.28 SHRIRAMCIT 1575.00 0.00 0.00 ZYDUSWELL 1349.75 -17.10 -1.25 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 world 11 Brexit vote delayed till January SC: Dissolution of SL Parl ... as Theresa May survives attempted coup by Prez unconstitutional PTI n COLOMBO PTI n LONDON from the EU. At Thursday’s ri Lanka’s Supreme Court critical parliamentary vote summit, May will have an SThursday unanimously Aon Brexit, which had been opportunity to spell out face- ruled that the dissolution of postponed this week, will now to-face the problems to leaders Parliament by Maithripala take place in January, accord- of the other 27 member states. Sirisena was “unconstitutional”, ing to the parlimentary sched- The EU leaders will then con- in a major setback to the ule released on Thursday, a day sider her representations, with- embattled President, whose after Prime Minister Theresa out May herself being present controversial decisions plunged May survived an attempted in the room. the island nation into an coup by her MPs to topple her. While the British prime unprecedented constitutional The confirmation came as May minister has emerged victori- crisis. A seven-member apex reached Brussels to seek further ous after a failed coup by the court bench said that the assurances from European Brexit wing of her party, her President cannot dissolve Union (EU) leaders on the position has been considerably Parliament till it completes its controversy-hit Brexit deal. weakened. She has the comfort 4 1/2 year term. May who won a vote of of knowing that under Fearing trouble, authorities confidence in her leadership Conservative Party rules she beefed up the security around after her party MPs voted 200 cannot be made to face a sim- the Supreme Court and Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate to 117 in her favour on ilar leadership challenge until deployed the elite special task outside the supreme court complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday. AP Wednesday night, will be seek- at least another 12 months, but force. United National Front ing legally binding pledges she faces an uphill task of get- (UNF) Deputy Leader Sajith also said that he will honour the Court on November 13 had from the EU leaders at the ting a Brexit bill through the Premadasa said that the ruling court’s decision. “I look forward issued an interim order ruling European Council summit in Commons where many of her was unanimous by the seven to the constitutional interpre- Sirisena’s gazette notification as Brussels on the controversial British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, speaks with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel as she arrives for an EU summit own MPs are waiting to vote judge bench. He also called for tation of the Supreme Court. temporarily illegal and halted Irish “backstop” clause – the in Brussels. AP against her. In an attempt to calm from all sides. Whatever it may be, I will take the preparations for snap polls. plan to avoid a return to a hang on to her post, she has The decision has laid to future political decisions The bench - extended to 7 from manned border post-Brexit for a parliamentary vote in the Commons vote can only the agreement. Speaking out- also announced a major con- rest one of the many contro- accordingly, to the best inter- the original 3 when they issued between UK territory Northern January after Commons leader take place next month now side Downing Street minutes cession – that she would not be versial moves which had com- est of our motherland, not to the interim order - had Ireland and EU member Andrea Leadsom released next when MPs return from their after the result of the confi- leading the Tories into the plicated the political and con- the benefit of any person, marathon sessions over four Ireland. week’s parliamentary business holiday. This will give May dence vote was announced, General Election, scheduled stitutional crisis emanating group or party,” the President days last week before reserving Meanwhile, it became clear on Thursday. some breathing space to try May vowed to deliver the Brexit for 2022. This is likely to kick- from President Sirisena’s deci- tweeted on December 9. the order to this week. that the Withdrawal As the vote is not listed for and table a further bolstered “people voted for” but said she start plotting and planning by sion on October 26 to sack the Reacting to the apex court’s The current parliament Agreement, which has divided next week and the UK version of the deal, though EU had heard the concerns of MPs all potential leadership candi- incumbent prime minister, ruling, sacked Prime Minister could still call for a snap poll all sides of the House of Parliament goes into its leaders have made it clear that who voted against her and will dates within the party, keen to Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Wickremesinghe said, “We with a resolution passed with Commons, will only come up Christmas recess after that, there can be no re-drafting of be seeking further assurances succeed her at the helm. install former president trust that the President will two thirds majority. Mahinda Rajapaksa in his promptly respect the judgment Wickremesinghe place. Later, he also dissolved of the courts. had held his ground without the 225-member Parliament “The legislature, judiciary, leaving his official residence as and called for a snap election and the executive are equally he said his dismissal was ille- Trump’s former attorney sentenced to 3 yrs in prison on January 5. Sirisena sacked important pillars of a democ- gal. He said the 19th amend- PTI n NEW YORK the Parliament when it racy and the checks and bal- ment to the Constitution had ones to me and those involving in the 2016 election. This of the most meaningful days of appeared that Rajapaksa would ances that they provide are cru- made Sirisena powerless to ichael Cohen, Donald the President of the United charge will be served concur- my life...I have been living in a not be able to muster the sup- cial to ensuring the sovereign- remove a sitting prime minis- MTrump’s former lawyer States of America,” Cohen said. rently with the US attorney’s personal and mental incarcer- port of 113 MPs to gain a sim- ty of its citizens,” he tweeted. As ter. Prior to the crisis, and longtime personal fixer The judge also handed him New York office term. His sen- ation ever since the day that I ple majority. Wickremesinghe many as 13 petitions were filed Wickremesinghe had the back- will spend three years in jail for an additional two months for tence will be the longest thus accepted the offer to work for on the other hand commands against Sirisena’s November 9 ing of 106 parliamentarians crimes, including lying to the the charge brought by special far for anyone involved with the a real estate mogul whose busi- a majority in the House. order sacking the Parliament, while Rajapaksa and Sirisena Congress and facilitating hush- counsel Robert Mueller, over President Trump. ness acumen that I deeply On Wednesday, almost 20 months before its combine had the backing of 95 money to silence two women Cohen’s lies to Congress about Cohen has been ordered to admired,” he said. Wickremesinghe proved his term was to end. lawmakers. who alleged affairs with the US a possible Trump Tower project surrender on March 6. The Cohen’s attorney, Guy majority in Parliament, with The apex court’s decision The President has said that President. in Moscow that he pursued in judge agreed to recommend Petrillo, had sought leniency for 117 out of 225 lawmakers in has come as a serious blow to due to sharp personal differ- Cohen made an emotion- the heat of Trump’s presidential Otisville prison, in upstate his client, saying his “coopera- Parliament voting to pass a Sirisena after he had failed in ences with Wickremesinghe, he al apology to US District Judge campaign. New York, as the prison where tion here should be viewed confidence motion in his lead- his attempt to see Rajapaksa would not reappoint him as the William H Pauley III, on The other was brought by Cohen will serve his sentence. against a non-standard frame- ership. Rajapaksa has so far gaining majority in the assem- Prime Minister. However, Wednesday taking “full respon- in prison by the US District federal prosecutors in New Cohen also said he was living work”. failed to prove his majority in bly to oust Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe’s party claims sibility” for what the judge Court for the Southern District York over tax and bank fraud in a “personal and mental” The special counsel’s office Parliament.Sirisena has said This would mean no snap par- that Sirisena will be left with no called a “veritable smorgasbord of New York. “I take full allegations, as well as campaign prison since he started working “investigation is of utmost nation- that he has always taken deci- liamentary election could be choice as he would be the man of criminal conduct”. Cohen, responsibility for each act that finance violations. Mueller is for Trump. “This may seem al significance, no less than seen sions in the best interest of the called by Sirisena at least until who will command the confi- 52, was sentenced to 36 months I pled guilty to: The personal investigating Russian meddling hard to believe, but today is one 40 years ago in Watergate”. country and the people. He had February 2020. The Supreme dence in the House. US to oppose IMF bailout to Pakistan Peace and stability in Myanmar to repay Chinese debt: Top official in India’s own interest: Kovind

PTI n WASHINGTON Nay Pyi Taw (PTI): India has democratic federal union,” the make sure that Pakistan changes tend to be shorter maturity said that peace and stability in statement said. The two sides he US is making all efforts its economic programme so loans and China’s loans to Myanmar are in its own inter- also stressed on the need to Tto ensure that any IMF that it’s not a failure in the future. Pakistan have been longer est as the two countries stressed maintain security and stability bailout to Pakistan is not used During the House Financial maturity loans. on the need to maintain securi- along the India-Myanmar bor- to repay its Chinese debts, a Services Committee hearing on “So from the standpoint of ty and stability along their bor- ders, which is essential for the senior Trump administration ‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of that money being used, we will ders and vowed not to allow socio-economic development official has told lawmakers. the International Financial look for was that that roundtrip- insurgent groups to use their soil of the populations living in the Cash-strapped Pakistan is seek- Institutions’ Congressman Ed ping does not happen the way for hostile activities against each border areas, it said. ing USD 8 billion from the Royce said Pakistan is current- you described,” he said. “But other side. “Both sides underlined their International Monetary Fund ly seeking a multibillion-dollar important in this, is the struc- In a joint statement issued mutual respect for each other’s (IMF) to bail itself out from a IMF bailout.“In July, Secretary tural reforms in Pakistan that at the end of President Ram sovereignty and territorial severe balance-of-payments cri- (of State, Mike) Pompeo said are necessary for it to stop Nath Kovind’s official engage- integrity, and reaffirmed their sis that threatens to cripple the there’s no rationale for IMF tax being such a poor country,” ments in Myanmar on shared commitment to fight country’s economy. dollars and those associated Malpass said. Thursday, the two countries insurgent activity and the A recent meeting between with American dollars that are China is making huge infra- also called on the world com- President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage at the memorial of Bahadur Shah Zafar in scourge of terrorism in all its the IMF and Pakistan ended in Chinese loans,” David Malpass, part of IMF funding for those to structure investments as part of munity to end selective and par- in Yangon, Myanmar. AP forms and manifestations,” it a stalemate. The US feels that Under Secretary of Treasury for go to bailout Chinese bond its Belt and Road Initiative tial approaches to combating ter- said. the huge Chinese debt was International Affairs, told law- holders or China itself,” he said. (BRI). The BRI’s flagship project rorism. and stability in the region and UN General Assembly. They “reiterated that their responsible for the economic makers during a Congressional “We will make strong efforts, is the USD 60 billion During his visit, President should be confronted in all its President Kovind “underlined commitment to not allow insur- challenges in Pakistan. hearing on Wednesday. and I believe successful efforts, China–Pakistan Economic Kovind held extensive talks with forms and manifestations.” the that peace and stability in gent groups to use their soil for “We are working and mak- There are concerns among to make sure that what you Corridor (CPEC) that is Myanmar leaders - President U statement said, adding that they Myanmar are equally in India’s hostile activities against the other ing clear within the IMF that if American lawmakers that the describe doesn’t happen, mean- planned to run from northwest Win Myint and State Counsellor also called for the expeditious own interest, and that India side is essential for the stability of it were going to supply any IMF money could be used to ing a payoff of Beijing via China’s Xinjiang province to Aung San Suu Kyi. “The leaders finalisation and adoption of a stands committed to help the border regions and the pros- funding to Pakistan that it repay Chinese debt. Malpass Islamabad,” Malpass said. Gwadar port in Pakistan’s agreed that terrorism constitutes Comprehensive Convention on Myanmar strengthen democra- perity of the people residing would not be used to repay said that the US is also trying to Malpass said that IMF loans Balochistan province. a significant threat to peace International Terrorism by the tic institutions and emerge as a along the border,” it added. ‘Seriously’ considering running Blinking may act as GLOBE TROTTING You’re going to need therapy: Gwendoline for presidency in 2020: Gabbard conversational cue Christie on ‘Game of Thrones’ final season PTI n WASHINGTON PTI n LONDON Los Angeles: Actor Gwendoline Christie ulsi Gabbard, the first umans unknowingly per- believes people will need to go for “therapy” THindu lawmaker in the US Hceive eye blinks as nonver- after watching the much-awaited final season Congress, has said that she was bal cues when engaging in con- of “Game of Thrones”. The actor, who plays “seriously” considering run- versation, according to a study. Brienne of Tarth, was asked by E! News to share ning for the White House in Humans blink about 13,500 something about the final season. “You’re going 2020. This is for the first time times a day — much more fre- to need therapy,” Christie quipped. When that the four-time Democratic quently than is necessary for asked if someone dies, she replied, “I think just lawmaker in the US house of lubricating the eyeballs, accord- the show ending is going to send all of the Representatives from Hawaii ing to the study published in the world into professional help. “I think it’s going has indicated that she may journal PLOS ONE. Studies to make me incredibly emotional. We’re all run for the presidency. have shown that blinks often emotional about the fact that this is the end, “I’m seriously considering occur at natural pauses in con- blinks, with longer blinks elicit- and this is the end of something incredibly sig- it,” Gabbard, 37, told MSNBC versation. Researchers from ing substantially shorter answers nificant for all of us, and it’s been a truly incred- News on Wednesday in the Max Planck Institute for from the volunteers. None of the ible thing to be a part of.” The seventh season response to a question on her Psycholinguistics in the participants reported noticing left Brienne representing the interest of Sansa presidential aspirations. If she Netherlands wondered whether any variation in the avatar’s Stark during the great Dragonpit armistice announced her candidature, a movement as tiny and sub- blinking, suggesting that the meeting and seems like to have a role defend- she would be the first Hindu leagues in primary elections February 15 and South liminal as blinking could act as speaker picked up on the dif- ing the North at Wintefell when the Army of ever to be running for the pres- beginning early that year. In the Carolina on February 22. conversational feedback, just ferent cues unconsciously. the Dead arrives in the final season.“Game of idency in the United states. last few weeks, Gabbard has President Donald Trump is all like nodding one’s head. Taken together, the findings Thrones” returns to HBO in April 2019. And if elected in 2020, she been talking to her party lead- set to seek his re-election in To test this idea, the indicate that even subtle behav- could be the youngest ever and ers and reaching out to Indian- 2020, none of the Democratic researchers developed a new, vir- iour such as blinking can serve Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Octavia first woman to be elected as the Americans to get their feedback candidates have announced tual reality-based experimental as a type of nonverbal commu- US president. on the issue. their bid yet. set-up where humans talk with nication that impacts face-to- “I’m concerned about the Gabbard, who converted to The Democratic race is an avatar that acts as a “virtual face communication. The study Spencer to voice Pixar’s ‘Onward’ direction of our country. I’m Hinduism early in her life, is expected to be crowded by the listener.” Volunteers answered also reinforces the idea that a Los Angeles: Hollywood stars Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer thinking through it very care- highly popular among Indian- summer of 2019. questions such as “How was conversation is a joint activity, have been tapped to voice for “Onward”, Pixar’s next original film.“Monster University” helmer fully,” Gabbard, an Iraq war vet- Americans. Among those Democrats your weekend?” while involving contributions from Dan Scanlon is directing “Onward”.According to Variety, he has re-teamed with producer Kori eran, said in response to a ques- The 2020 presidential pri- speculated to run for the 2020 researchers controlled the both the speaker and the listen- Rae, who also produced “Monsters University”.Pixar had previously referred to the film as an tion on her presidential run. mary cycle is scheduled to primaries include former vice avatar’s nonverbal responses, er. The discovery may add to untitled suburban fantasy. The story follows two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extra- Before challenging kick off from the Iowa president Joe Biden, Senators using short and long blinks that our understanding of the origins ordinary quest to discover if there is still magic left in the world. It is scheduled to be released President Donald Trump in the Caucuses on February 3, 2020, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten each lasted less than a second. of how humans signal their on March 6, 2020.“At Pixar we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth. November 2020 elections, she followed by the New Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, The experiments showed that mental state, which has evolved This film was inspired by my own relationship with my brother,” Scanlon said.Pixar’s next movie would have to fight it against Hampshire Primary on Tim Kaine and Indian-origin speakers perceived the subtle dif- to be a crucial ingredient in to hit the theatres is “Toy Story 4”, on June 21, 2019. her own Democratic party col- February 11, Nevada caucus of Senator Kamala Harris. ference between short and long everyday social interactions. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 world 12 Ankara train crash kills 9

AFP n ANKARA toll was rising fast. Ankara Turkish media showed some killed and hundreds more ine people were killed governor Vasip Sahin said ear- wagons had derailed and injured after a train derailed Nand nearly 50 injured after lier on Thursday morning that debris from the train scattered in Tekirdag province, north- a high-speed train crashed four people had been killed. on the rail track, which was west Turkey, due to ground into a locomotive in the “This morning there was covered in snow. erosion following heavy rains. Turkish capital on Thursday, an accident after the 6.30 The windows of one Turkey’s rail network has officials said. Transport high-speed train to Konya hit wagon were completely broken been hit by several fatal acci- Minister Cahit Turhan told a locomotive tasked with while another wagon had been dents in recent years. reporters in televised remarks checking rails on the same smashed after hitting the foot- In March 2014, a com- that three of those killed were route,” Sahin told reporters in bridge, which also collapsed, muter train smashed into a operators of the train.One of televised remarks. Turhan said an AFP correspondent at the minibus on a railway track in the victims died in hospital, he the accident took place six scene said. the southern Turkish province added. Turhan added that 47 minutes after the train left The Ankara public prose- of Mersin, which left 10 dead. people were injured and were Ankara as it entered the cutor launched an investiga- In January 2008, nine peo- in hospital for treatment. Marsandiz station. The gov- tion into the crash, state news ple were killed when a train The fast train had been on ernor said search and rescue agency Anadolu reported. derailed in the Kutahya region its way from Ankara’s main efforts continued as “technical The Ankara to Konya south of Istanbul because of station to the central province investigations” were under- high-speed route was faulty tracks. of Konya and according to way to find out exactly what launched in 2011 and was fol- Turkey’s worst rail disas- Hurriyet daily, there were 206 caused the crash in lowed in 2014 with a high- ter in recent history was in passengers on board. Yenimahalle district. speed link between Ankara July 2004 when 41 people Earlier, the Ankara gover- He said information about and Istanbul. were killed and 80 injured nor’s office said three out of a the cause of the crash would be The accident comes after after a high-speed train total of 46 people had been shared with the public when it another rail disaster in July derailed in the northwestern Members of rescue services work at the scene of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey on Thursday. A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass seriously injured. The death is known. Images published by this year when 24 people were province of Sakarya. at the station in the Turkish capital Thursday, killing several people and injuring scores of others, officials and news reports said. AP N Korea leader unlikely Palestinian ‘US should pursue tough-minded strategy Ghana Gandhi to visit Seoul this month shoots dead on Pak in absence of positive response’ statue removed two Israelis PTI n WASHINGTON ly from terrorism and sacrificed fear of India by making clear that after protest f Pakistan did not respond in much in combating it internal- its relations with India and Accra (AFP): A statue of in West Bank Ia positive way to the efforts to ly, efforts to convince it to take Pakistan are not a zero-sum Indian independence leader bring peace in Afghanistan, the needed action against the Taliban game and that India will not be Mahatma Gandhi has been Jerusalem (AFP): A United States and its partners and Haqqani network within permitted to harm Pakistan and removed from Ghana’s most Palestinian shot dead two needed to pursue a tough-mind- Pakistan’s borders and to partner its people via Afghanistan. prestigious university after Israelis and wounded at least ed strategy against it, a top with the United States have not In fact, India was playing a complaints that he was racist two others at a bus stop in the American think-tank said in a yet borne fruit,” the report said. positive, mostly low-key role in against black Africans. occupied West Bank on report on Tuesday. Noting that it was beyond Afghanistan and could expand India’s former president Thursday, the army said. “A “If Pakistan will not play the scope of the report to address its assistance in development, Pranab Mukherjee unveiled Palestinian opened fire at a bus a positive role, the United how to deal with Pakistan in training, business promotion, the statue to the global peace stop killing 2 Israelis, severely States and its partners should detail, the think-tank said but a and democracy and elections as icon at the University of Ghana injuring 1 & injuring others at pursue a tough-minded strat- constant review of the messag- a way of strengthening in Accra two years ago as a Asaf Junction, north of egy,” said the report by think- ing to Pakistan was needed, as Afghanistan, without impacting symbol of ties between the Jerusalem,” the Israeli military tank Atlantic Council, which is was the elaboration of a multi- Pakistan’s security, it said. two nations. But lecturers soon said on its Twitter account. a result of a joint effort by emi- lateral campaign of pressure and The report added that the began a petition calling for its An army spokesperson was nent Americans like Gen. incentives, for example, the success in implementing the removal, citing passages writ- unable to confirm reports that (Retd) David Petraeus, the for- Financial Action Task Force Trump Administration’s strate- ten by Gandhi claiming that the assailant targeted Israeli mer CIA Director, and James (FATF) gray-listing Pakistan and gy and Afghan President Ashraf Indians were “infinitely supe- soldiers.The attack occurred Cunningham, former US the US killing of Pakistani Ghani’s vision of peace via rec- rior” to black Africans. near the Israeli settlement of Ambassador to Afghanistan, Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah onciliation with the Taliban The online protest was one Ofra, on the main road that and Husain Haqqani, the for- in Afghanistan in June. would validate the many sacri- of a number on university crosses the West Bank from mer Pakistani Ambassador to A redefinition of Pakistani fices Afghans, Americans and campuses in Africa and beyond north to south.It came only the US. interests was also needed, it the international community about the enduring symbols of hours after Israeli forces killed “The discussion with added. “The United States still had made. the continent’s colonial past. Two men pose with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in displayed at two Palestinians in the West Pakistan must not be delayed, seeks a healthy relationship with “It will make Pakistan and The Gandhi statue on the uni- a park near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. AP Bank after attacks that claimed especially following the recent Pakistan, but it and its interna- the region more secure and versity’s Legon campus in the lives of three Israelis, change in elected leadership and tional partners, who have an prosperous, enable the with- Accra appeared to have been AP n SEOUL including a baby. given the preponderance of important stake in this discus- drawal of foreign military forces, removed overnight Tuesday to ed senior presidential adviser troops are stationed in South One of them was Salah influence of the military leader- sion, must confront Pakistani and with continued counterter- Wednesday, students and lec- orth Korean leader Kim Yoon Young-chan as saying in Korea to deter potential aggres- Barghouti, a 29-year-old ship in Pakistan’s regional poli- leaders with a choice about the rorism cooperation with Kabul turers told AFP. NJong Un’s return visit to a text message to local reporters sion from North Korea. accused of shooting at Israelis cies, including on Afghanistan,” future of their country that pre- and improved cooperation with The head of language, lit- Seoul appears unlikely to take on Wednesday that Kim’s visit Kim and Moon have taken on Sunday at a bus stop also said the report, which reviews vents a continuation of the sta- Pakistan, mark a significant erature and drama at the place this month, a senior this year was “difficult.” Yoon a series of steps to reduce mil- near the Ofra settlement. That the one year of the implementa- tus quo,” the report said. advance in the struggle against Institute of African Studies, South Korean official said. Kim said Kim’s trip early next year itary tensions and boost ties attack wounded seven people tion of the South Asia Strategy “In response to pressure Islamist terror. Obadele Kambon, said the and South Korean President was still possible. this year. But they find it diffi- including a woman who was announced by President Donald from the Trump Administration, That is an outcome deserv- removal was an issue of “self- Moon Jae-in had agreed on Experts say Kim is reluc- cult to launch economic coop- seven months pregnant. Trump in August, 2017. some Pakistani officials have ing of continued long-term US respect”. The university author- Kim’s visit to Seoul “in the near tant to come because of stalled eration projects as the United Doctors tried to save the Pakistan, it said, had the most blustered that Pakistan can rely and international engagement, ities refused to comment while future” following their nuclear negotiations with the States says it will maintain baby boy with an emergency important external impact on the on China and Russia. That is an and the support of those publics,” an official at Ghana’s foreign September summit in United States and worries about international sanctions on the cesarean but he died on prospects for success of Trump’s illusion inimical to Pakistan’s the report said. affairs ministry said only: “It’s Pyongyang. security arrangements in the North until it completes its Wednesday and was buried in South Asia policy. development and economic Among the other authors of an internal decision by the Moon later said that Kim South. If Kim does visit Seoul, nuclear disarmament. Jerusalem. His mother remains “It is widely recognised that future, a framework that falls far the report are Bharat university.” would come “within this year.” he will become the first North The negotiations between in hospital in a serious condi- the existence of safe havens in short of the active, engaged eco- Gopalaswamy from the Atlantic Ghana’s former govern- Kim’s possible trip to Seoul has Korean leader to do so since the the U.S. and North Korea have tion. Pakistan makes it\\ extremely nomic-development and Council, eminent Indian ment had said the statue would been the focus of media atten- end of the 1950-53 Korean War. produced no major break- The other Palestinian killed difficult, if not impossible, to get counter-terrorism relationship American expert Ashley Tellis, be relocated “to avoid the con- tion in South Korea in the past The Koreas are divided by the through since Kim’s summit by Israeli forces overnight had the Taliban leadership to seri- that the West can offer, or with- Congress leader Manish Tewari troversy... becoming a distrac- two weeks. The presidential world’s most heavily fortified with President Donald Trump been suspected of shooting dead ously negotiate,” it said. “While hold,” it added. Afghanistan has and Anita McBride from the tion from our strong ties of Blue House on Thursday quot- border, and about 28,500 U.S. in Singapore in June. two Israelis two months ago. Pakistan has suffered grievous- attempted to assuage Pakistan’s American University. friendship” with India. Two Indians charged for IS decimated rural Iraq AP n BAGHDAD largely forgotten,” said Richard running movie piracy ring he Islamic State group’s Pearshouse, senior crisis advis- PTI n LOS ANGELES Tdeliberate destruction of er at Amnesty. He said the agriculture in northern Iraq has report focuses on the “deliber- wo Indians are among five hindered the return of hun- ate, wanton destruction” around Tmen charged in the US for dreds of thousands of resi- the area of Sinjar, where the allegedly running an interna- dents, Amnesty International extremists massacred and tional piracy ring that dis- said in a report released enslaved thousands of members tributed major movies and Thursday. The New York-based of the Yazidi religious minori- television shows prior to their rights group said IS fighters ty. About half of Sinjar’s resi- official release by hacking burnt or chopped down dents have returned, with many Hollywood film companies. orchards and sabotaged wells by others saying they have nothing According to the indict- filling them with rubble, oil or to go back to. ment filed in the United States other materials. The militants Beyond Sinjar, District Court, members of also stole or destroyed pumps, Amnesty’s report gave sobering the hacking conspiracy broke cables, generators, transformers figures for all of Iraq. “The con- into computer systems used tody, are accused of altering and vital electricity lines. flict against IS eviscerated Iraq’s by Hollywood film production the digital files so that they Amnesty called on the Iraqi agricultural production, now an companies and stole digital could be easily distributed government to repair rural estimated 40 percent lower files, including feature films, across the internet. infrastructure and compensate than 2014 levels,” it said. “Before trailers, television series In addition to selling films the displaced so they can return IS, around two-thirds of Iraq’s episodes and audio tracks. via private online communi- to their homes. IS seized con- farmers had access to irrigation The suspects include cation, the defendants also trol of much of northern Iraq in — only three years later, this Aditya Raj and Jitesh Jadhav uploaded the stolen content to the summer of 2014. U.S.- had fallen to 20 percent. from India. According to pirating sites. The men then backed Iraqi forces gradually Around 75 percent of livestock prosecutors, the men distributed profits via a shared drove the militants from all the was lost, spiking to 95 percent uploaded the hacked movies PayPal account, according to territory under their control, in some areas.” Syrian and Iraqi and shows onto a server in the indictment. declaring victory a year ago forces have gradually driven IS France, which contained Raj and Jadhav are after a costly campaign that out of nearly all the territory it 25,000 movie-related files, accused of using a camcorder destroyed entire neighborhoods once held. But the group still including the feature films to pirate films in movie the- and towns. maintains a presence in the “Godzilla”, “How to Train aters in India. “The damage to Iraq’s Syrian desert and remote areas Your Dragon 2” and “Horrible Ghobhirajah Selvarajah, countryside is as far-reaching as along the border. Many have Bosses 2”. believed to be in Malaysia, is the urban destruction, but the warned it could stage a come- They are also accused of alleged to have operated the Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels hold up their weapons as they attend a gathering to show their support for the ongoing peace talks being held in Sweden, in Sanaa, Yemen consequences of the conflict on back if economic grievances are selling access to the stolen ring’s PayPal account, while on Thursday. AP Iraq’s rural residents are being not addressed. films via PayPal. The suspects Sam Nhance of Dubai is are alleged to have sold films accused of running the serv- to a confidential source work- er. Malik Farooq is from the ing on behalf of the Motion UK, the US Attorney’s Office Homosexual teens more vulnerable to depressive symptoms Picture Association of for the Central District of America. California said in a news PTI n LONDON more self-harm than heterosex- in public perceptions and atti- to access high-quality support researchers analysed data on compare depressive symptoms The ring is alleged to have release. oung people who identify as ual youths throughout their tudes, sexual-minority youth services from a young age,” she 4,843 adolescents born between and self-harm in sexual minor- been run BollyTNT, an earli- The criminal conduct Ysexual minorities — includ- school years and into early adult- remain at increased risk of long- said. April 1991 and December 1992. ity youth and heterosexual youth er site that hosted pirated allegedly began in 2013 and ing lesbians, gays, and queers — hood, according to the study term mental health problems,” Previous studies have con- As many as 4,203 partici- from early adolescence through Bollywood films. continued until spring 2015, are more likely to suffer from published in The Lancet Child & said Gemma Lewis from sistently shown that young peo- pants identified as heterosexual, to young adulthood after adjust- The indictment alleges the release said. symptoms of depression, a study Adolescent Health journal. University College London in the ple who identify as sexual and 13 per cent as sexual minori- ing for other factors such as sex, that the group was involved in In February 2015, one of has found. The findings suggest that UK, who led the research. minorities are more likely than ties. Just over half of participants, age, maternal education, and hacking from early 2013 to the the men allegedly told a Researchers from University sexual minority youth and are “Our findings underscore their heterosexual peers to 53 per cent, were female. social class. spring of 2015. potential customer that copies College London in the UK four times more likely to report the importance of mental health become depressed, self-harm, Depressive symptoms were Depressive symptoms were They face seven counts of of the films ‘Kingsman: The showed that adolescents who recent self-harm at ages 16 and problems before conscious self- and attempt suicide. assessed seven times between the more common among sexual conspiracy to commit com- Secret Service” and “Fifty identify as sexual minorities — 21 years than their heterosexu- identification and labelling of However, little research has ages of 10 and 21 years using a minority youth than heterosex- puter fraud, aggravated iden- Shades of Grey” would be including those who are not sure al peers, and are at higher risk of sexual-minority orientation,” looked at when increased risk for questionnaire. Additionally, a ual youth at age 10, developed tity theft, and copyright available to buy on the same of their sexual orientation — depressive symptoms from as said Lewis. “It is imperative that these mental-health problems self-harm questionnaire was faster during adolescence, and infringement. The defen- day they were released in US experience more symptoms of young as 10 years old. “It is very we find new ways to reach these emerges and how it develops completed at ages 16 and 21 continued into young adult- dants, who are not in US cus- theaters. depression. They also report concerning that despite changes adolescents and that they are able over time. In this study, years. Modelling was used to hood. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 vivacity {food} 13

CHEFTALK The global citizen

As chef BEN UNGERMANN gears for a gourmet tour of India, he tells CHAHAK MITTAL that the country’s cuisine is nuanced and complex

or all those who think that life after being the runner-up for Masterchef Australia would be a Fbed of roses, need to do a reality check. Ben Ungermann, who stood second in 2017, has been “liv- BASIC ESSENCE ing out his suitcase” thanks to his world tours. But it has paybacks in terms of his profession. He says that travelling has made him delve deeper into various cul- Oko, the pan-Asian restaurant scores high on visual, olfactorial and tures and cuisines. It has “certainly increased my abil- ity and efficiency to make food. The more I travel and gustational senses, says SAIMI SATTAR trace boundaries, the more I explore food.” He has come to India as a part of his Johnnie n a meal, we normally conjure carbs as unique and appealing as the name. Walker Gourmet experiences tour to create a variety Ias a necessary yet boring evil. But The Chicken smoke red pepper of culinary dishes and desserts for the Indian audi- when a chef elevates the simple grain sauce got its taste from the barbeque ence with a touch of European spices. to an experience par excellence, you sauce which gave it a marked smoky He believes that it’s important for a chef to have know that a lot of thought has gone flavour that was appealing. Slightly done some touring or dealt with international into curating the menu. At Oko, the sweet, the dish could be had accom- cuisines closely. newly-opened pan-Asian restaurant panied by rice, noodles or just on its While travelling has indeed brought him near to at The LaLit, the sticky fried rice was own. some innovative culinary habits, there are some certainly the star of the meal which The Pad Thai or flat noodles with global food movements that he has observed. scored high on all sensorial counts — its assorted mix of vegetables was the Especially, “Something that is happening in a lot visual, olfactorial and gustational. The perfect accompaniment to both the of Western countries as well as in India is the same can be said about the restaurant. dishes but it was the Sticky fried rice movement towards ‘vegetables’ and trying to The U-shaped dining place is on Broccoli almond dumpling, which is to which paeans can be written. make vegetarian dishes where protein becomes the 28th floor, which, thanks to glass the speciality of the house but that was While most of the ingredients are the hero of the dish. I have also seen a real all around, offers a 360-degree view unfortunately unavailable at the time. sourced locally, some, including the increase in the use of alcohol in food too. It’s of what can be called the heart of the What works for Oko is that it Jasmine rice that goes into the mak- one of those products that has a real depth capital. So before stepping in, get takes the commonplace dishes and ing of this dish comes from Thailand. of flavour and can be quite intense.” ready to be enamoured by the twin- elevates it to something more sublime. But let me explain why the dish has But how did he zero down on India for his coconut, rich in flavour, will be paired with the black kling lights of Connaught Place And that is what exactly happened to be written about alone. To begin showcase? He feels that as a foreign tourist, it’s label with soaked raisins to give it a strong essence. which seem to give the impression of with the potato wedges, another of the with, coming from the Hindi heart- always important to make sure that the food Also there will be the whiskey samba where a new stars below ones’ feet. The skyline starters. A thin coating which was land, my heart beats for Basmati that you consume in another country is fusion is created with the Indian cuisine. I am going forms the perfect backdrop and its fun crisp gave way to a softer interior where the true worth of any biryani flavourful and has a perfect grouping of to pair them up with some Asian dishes, which I to try and spot some of the iconic when one bit into the spud. And then is measured in each grain of rice being spices. “I found Indian cuisines to be believe are fresh and have a lot to offer.” structures. there was the unique combination of khila hua. So when the server rec- one of the most complex among The chef who has Dutch and the Indonesian lin- There are live Teppanyaki coun- spices that are prepared in house ommended, a dish where the rice all the other countries that I eage talks about the direction that global food ters but it is not restricted to cuisine which makes the dish, a comfort food sticks together in clumps like a khich- visited.” trends are actually headed towards and names Indian from Japan but also has full menus that has the quality of gourmet din- di, it is certainly not my kind of He expresses his love food to be the one which is becoming globally pop- from China, Thailand, Korea, and ing. The herbs that are used in the gourmet food, (okay I concede that for the country and its ular. And there are reasons. He says, “The rice of India Vietnam. What makes it interesting dish like all the others at the hotel are paella and risotto is comfort food culinary culture that he has a number of flavours that can’t be replicated any- is that the hotel’s ideology of inclu- sourced from their own farm as they which is also gourmet), I was scepti- is immensely fascinated where else in the world. And every variety of it pre- sivity is reflected in a healthy mix of abide by the policy of “we serve what cal. But when the rice came in, I got with. He says, “When I sents an all-new taste.” a team of women and trans individ- we grow”. a whiff of a slightly nutty and a dis- was a part of the show He applauds how India, being such a huge coun- uals. The starters made us foretold that tinctly smoky aroma. A bite, and I had in Australia, I received try, has “food that varies every 100 km and as you trav- The interiors are plush. The there was more good food in store no qualms about pronouncing that a lot of support from el the cuisine changes. So it is very diverse. Hence, I lighting subtle yet just enough for a and we were not disappointed. We this was certainly the star dish of the the Indian people. It believe that the Indian cuisine is actually making a meal. The carefully chosen artefacts, went with Wok fried assorted funghi, evening. The flavours were balanced, was always one of the real impact on the world stage.” the different furniture arrangements Chicken smoke red pepper sauce not too strong nor too mild, the veg- countries which I The chef who was tagged as ‘The ice-cream king’, which are classy as well as comfort- which has barbeque style bell pepper etables retained a slight crunch which wanted to visit for my at the show narrates the story behind it. When he went able and the big granite table tops that and onion accompanied by Sticky is somewhat hard to achieve when world tour. And once I to the Masterchef show, the contestants were advised act as tables add to the restaurant’s fried rice and Pad Thai Noodles. you are dealing with ones which are did, it was really worth- to work on their weaknesses and “as a savoury cook, ambience and lead to a growing antic- What really worked for Wok chopped really fine. It had a slight while. So when I was I started working on my desserts as they were my ipation that one is in for a memorable fried assorted fungi was not just the smoky flavour which enhanced the asked to choose, I zeroed weaknesses. I was never sure I’d survive the compe- time. And the place does not disap- flavours but also the choice of mush- taste of both the accompanying dish- down on India for the tition, but honestly, my weakness did become my point. rooms used. Each of the mushrooms es. A plate of this solo, minus any side tour.” strength.” We started off with Som Tam, the added a distinct texture and a flavour dish can make for a satiating meal all He will be travelling to The chef calls cooking food an art. He recalls the Thai raw papaya salad which was stel- that gave the dish a taste which was by itself. four Indian cities, where rockstar chefs in Europe these days, “who are not just lar. With a perfect balance of flavours For dessert we had Tum Tim Krob Ungermann will liaise with cooks, they are scientists, they are everything.” — sweet, sour, salty as well as the bite which is a Thai delicacy made of ten- one partner outlet per city to Ungermann feels that the greatest cause of fail- where the finely grated papaya is soft der coconut cream with water chest- inspire a drink-led menu paired ure in a chef’s dish could be worrying and thinking and the peanut added the crunch, nuts topped with crushed ice, but with select appetisers. about pleasing others instead of “telling a story and this set the tone of the meal. this being winter, we gave The chef lists some of the portraying what you want to on the plate.” This was followed the last a miss. This liq- gourmet delicacies that he will He shares his idea of the Indian food. “The by dim sums — a uid is drunk rather than be presenting at the tour, “I flavours from the country offer an amazing palate. Its vegetarian and a chicken eaten and is mildly sweet have created toasted coconut spices and textures makes European cuisine look a bit mince one. With a delicate which can be an acquired ice-cream with raisins to pair dull at times. But if you know how to merge the two cover and crunchy vegetables inside, taste for some. Though, I with Johnnie Walker Black together, you’ll have a cuisine that would probably it was the one minus the meat which admit, I think they have Label. An earthy toasted trump all the other cuisines.” scored. The server told us that it is a winner on hands. RECIPES gorge us

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Courtesy: Chef Sujeet Singh, Radisson Noida Sector 55. complex, Monkey Bar, Vasant Kunj. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 vivacity 14 A form of KUSHAN MITRA The seventh ‘Cheat India is a generation BMW must watch’ perfection 3-series is better in Actor EMRAAN HASHMI, who is every respect to the gearing up for his forthcoming THE ROYAL release Cheat India, has said that outgoing model. But every student and parent must can a car possibly be watch it as it brings to the fore the TRANSITION irregularities present in our educa- ‘too good’? tion system. Polo connoisseur SANJAY JINDAL tells He said everyone should t is a matter of pride at BMW HAHAK ITTAL know what is “happening in headquarters that they were C M how the sport needs more our system. It is our Ithe company that invented the celebration and reachability in India plea as the makers of ‘sports sedan’ (or ‘saloon’ depend- the film that, we bring ing on where you live). The mid- hen polo was first played in India in 1836, there were loud sized four-door car that has been Wtrumpets reverberating in the background, men in mil- about changes in our around since the mid-seventies itary moustaches hovered charmingly while the swish of French education system as has formed the basis of the German chiffons added an aura of mystique to the proceedings. There soon as possible so carmakers identity for four were British kings and Maharajas of the princely states who that, we can have a decades. And despite the fact that brought a royal touch to the sport, which is even today called progressive outlook.” we are moving to an era where the ‘The game of kings.’ Sports Utility Vehicle is increasing- Sanjay Jindal, patron of the La Pegasus Polo, says that “Polo “It is based on our ly taking the spotlight, a trend for for most of the population is still a luxury, considering the faulty and fractured which BMW themselves are par- amount of investment one needs to make to be involved in it.” education system and we tially to blame, the 3-series remains He believes that in this game, “your sports equipment is all have been affected by iconic and is vital in BMW’s an animal that costs anywhere between `10 to 50 lakh to own increasingly complicated line-up. and add another `30 to 50 thousand per month to own and that, be it our parents or So when after 15.5 million 3-series upkeep these partners.” And for each match, every player needs me, as I am parent of a sold over six generations, when the at least six to eight horses — one for each chukker. He says that child. Germans decided to let the global Polo also requires real-estate not just in terms of the playing “In this education media drive the new seventh gen- grounds, but also a shelter for horses and their training. system, we empha- eration, they spared no expense fly- So how has the tradition of the sport evolved over the years? ing many of us down to the Algarve makes it far more ergonomic and car’s brakes and safety systems that things first, the engines are slight- Jindal believes that the sport, though “remains to be an elite sise a lot on rote region of southern Portugal. easier to use. The only issue here cannot be guaranteed at higher ly more powerful and fuel-efficient activity and can be brought to more people,” can never become learning which doesn't Algarve is stunning, with both being that the tachometer (rev- speeds. But that is a debate for as well as pollute less. The differen- a “mass” sport. He says, “There are a few erstwhile royal fam- have any benefit in the real smooth highways and wonderful, counter) display is anti-clockwise, another column. tial and gearbox are both light and ilies who are involved in the sport, but it is very much like their and practical world,” he said. twisty hill roads as well as the spec- in this case, for reasons of symme- And these are not just the only better. That is what you should participation in some other sport to inculcate fitness, hard-work tacular Portimao Racetrack. And try. gimmicks, there is the remarkable expect on any new generation of a and leadership values in their life. At La Pegasus, our goal was the new 3-series is quite a looker Unlike other carmakers BMW reverse assist for example where if car. What one did not expect with to draw not just sportsmen to the grounds, but also draw spec- Priyanka Chopra has as well. But your first impression of has laid off putting too many display you find yourself in a tight dead end, this car though was the absolutely tators to share the spectacle across the world and keep its tra- done extremely well the car is that it is quite large. With gimmicks but make no mistakes, the you select reverse gear and press the astonishing levels of grip on the car, dition growing.” pedestrian safety norms and the new 3-series is another level of com- ‘reverse assist’ control on the display yes it has fatter tires than any 3- He believes there have been significant efforts across the in America and had need for space and increasing puter wizardry and gimmickry. So and the car which would have series before it but even then, this country to revive the sport’s popularity. “However,” he says, “Since opened automation, this new 3-series feels much so that this car is pretty much memorised the last 50 metres it trav- car grips to astonishing levels. Polo is an expensive sport, its revival is a huge task. Unlike crick- doors for as large as a 5-series from a decade a robot with wheels and an internal elled, will back straight out unassist- Now, when I asked whether a car et or soccer, which people celebrate in gullis and mohallas, and many ago. Of course it isn’t quite as large combustion engine and you leave ed with only your foot on the brake can be too good, I meant the fact nooks and corners of every city of the country, polo requires but the design team, led by Italian with the feeling that this car has pedal. There is also an assistant for that driving a BMW, even an entry- significant effort, upkeep and investment.” people. Bruno Amantino have added a few been designed not just with the tight space, where there is construc- level 320d, meant that if you want- If there are supporters, they are industrialists, businessmen She has design cues to make the car appear standard competitors in the tion material on the road perhaps ed to have a bit of tail-sliding fun and professionals, who are “chipping in to play, support and become larger such as moving the charac- Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi plus a lot of traffic. Unfortunately, every once in a while you could and bring in new blood to the sport. Unfortunately, we are always an icon teristic ‘Hoffmeister-kink’ at the A4 in mind but also the Tesla there is no traffic in southern if you were an enthusiast, this car playing catch-ups despite having an abundance of talent and and a end of the window behind the rear Model 3. Take for example the fact Portugal so we could try that feature could easily put a smile on your thoroughbred ponies in India. We are not able to compete with door. These are visual cues that that up to speeds of 60 km per hour, out. face. But this one, well, I for one, do countries like England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, recognisable name trick your mind into thinking that if your car comes with the full cam- And then there is ‘Hey, BMW’, not believe that I have the skill lev- Argentina and the US. So, we are not quite there yet.” there. She has paved the car is larger than it is; that said, era and sensor package, it can drive which is BMW’s intelligent voice- els to push this car to its limits on One of the reasons that the sport hasn’t penetrated deep- the way and I'm glad its physical dimensions are quite itself. Really, we tried this in an assistant, just like Siri on Apple and public roads no matter how desert- er in the country is because it is prohibitive. Jindal tells us that Whiskey Cavalier, large. empty parking lot at 20 km per hour Alexa on Amazon devices. This, ed. The car is, for all intents and polo can never be easily affordable as it needs time, energy and American TV show is The other thing that grabs and to my Indian driving brain it can’t just find you a destination or purposes, idiot-proof, that is if you a lot of money. He says, “The vision behind La Pegasus Polo your eye immediately are the head- was very disconcerting but it works. change radio stations as earlier are an idiot and try and drive like centre was to make it accessible to people who despite having happening at a time lights. The new headlight unit on And like other BMW’s in Europe voice assistants could, but if you told a hoon, it will not really let you. Yes, the money and means are not able to play it.” when there's a this seventh-generation 3-series is and America it comes with adaptive the car you were tired, it would cycle the M340i can be forced to be a bit Moreover, most Polo facilities across India are either exclu- growing diversity in three-dimensional and is designed distance cruise control and lane a ‘refreshing’ programme with the naughty, but because that has sive clubs supported by royal families, army establishments, the West. to be viewed from the above and assist, which keeps you bang in the air conditioner. It can open the win- BMW’s Xdrive four-wheel drive embassies or private clubs, which outs it further out of reach —Vir Das the sides and not just from the middle of the lane even when you dows and use the concierge services, system you can’t really push it to the of a common man. For instance, the one in Jodhpur is support- front. As a result of this, BMW has are driving at European highway if you have that, to book dinner limit. It isn’t as if BMW does not ed by its Maharaja. The Rajasthan polo club is run indepen- sacrificed their signature ‘corona speeds of 120-140 km per hour. You reservations or at least that is the manufacture crazy tail-happy cars, dently but supported by the royal family of the Pink City. Actress SONAKSHI SINHA ordered rings’ headlights and the rings are cannot take your hands off the eventual idea. It of course means the M2 Competition is an absolute “On the other hand, if you compare army establishments a pair of headphones online and now like swooshes. This was a very wheel (for too long) not so much that the car has to be perpetually hoot, but it appears that you will such as the 61st cavalry establishment in Jaipur and Delhi, La wasn't impressed as she ended up controversial decision but because the car can’t manage but connected, but this is the future. You have to buy a BMW designed as a Pegasus Polo might just be more expensive or at par with pri- getting junk instead. Amantino explained to me that as more for legal liability reasons. If can also give the car any name you crazy car if you want to be a hoon. vate clubs such as the Amateur Riders’ Club in Mumbai. But LED and Laser light technology you were to get in an accident when want to, you can call it ‘Charlie’ or Don’t get me wrong, I’m not we are the only ones in the country working towards meeting “Hey Amazon India! Look what I got evolved, there will be even more the car is driving, who is to blame? ‘Mummy’ if you want, and as of now saying that this is a bad car. It is far the global standards at prices where we do not seek profit, but instead of the Bose headphones I play with headlights and taillights. You the person in the driver’s seat, there are no restrictions on names, superior to every other vehicle manage expenses well to offer the adequate quality required, ordered! Properly packed and The insides of the car are real- or the car manufacturer or possibly although it would be weird if you available in its class today, both for players to make a mark internationally,” he adds. unopened box, ly quite unfussy, it is not compli- the software developer? Under 60 call your car something obscene. inside and outside. And 99 per cent While the kingdoms and Britishers may be long gone, the looked legit... but cated by multiple design cues and km per hour, there is a level of trust All this even before I start on the of buyers will want a sedate car sport has evolved to become more democratised than just being styling elements, everything is in the drivability of the car. So I drove the with a lot of techno-gimmickry, the a ‘royal’ one. Today it’s known for team spirit as more profes- only on the out- where it should be. And other 320d and 330i specifications of Chinese for example, BMW’s most sional players enter the game without a royal link. So does it side. Oh and your than the fact that the light the car along with driving important market today love these complement corporate philosophy? customer service switches are now but- a M340i prototype at gimmicks because they can’t drive Jindal believes that any sport, whether it is played individ- doesn't even want tons instead of a dial, the racetrack. First like hoons in their police state. ually or with a team, inculcates diligent values in the player that to help, that's which Amantino And when you are shielded from draw great relevance to corporate play. “Polo is definitely a game explained was the outside world by the acoustic where all four players have to contribute to the win. The same what makes it because most (that is, noise-cancelling) wind- philosophy can be extended to corporates, because at the end even worse,” Sonakshi posted on users just shield once BMW India brings of the day any business house is only as good as the people with- social media. kept their this car to our shores in in that company. From Polo, one surely learns the art of team “Anybody want to buy a brand new lights on July, 2019, you will work, persistence, working towards a common goal and these shiny piece of junk for 18,000 ‘automatic’ really believe what I strategies can be adapted in business for success,” he says. anyway, the thought, that you He says that even though La Pegasus Polo is only 10-months- bucks? (Yup, its a steal). Don't car is well are inside a robot. old, it has made efforts to popularise the sport and increase its worry, I'm selling, not Amazon, so laid out. The This may not be reachability. “One of our key focusses is to encourage younger you'll get exactly what you're order- new infotain- like the flying car aspirants to continue their involvement with the game and be ing,” Sonakshi added. ment display you saw in The able to improve their skills. In due course, we are looking to panel, is larger Jetsons as a kid, it sponsor the growth of these aspirants to train in countries where and with an is far better. I the game is more evolved. This includes the likes of Australia, excellent resolution as well as drove the future England, South Africa, Argentina, and the US.” JLo chose co-star touchscreen-enabled, is at the same in Algarve and it The centre recently clubbed with the British High for Second Act level as the fully-digital speedome- was quite good Commissioner at his residency for a game to celebrate 100 years ter and tachometer display that indeed. of the game and share its history and tradition in India. Singer-actress JENNIFER LOPEZ says actor Milo Ventimiglia was her first choice for the character of says that the app caters to women in par- Trey in Second Act, and that it was ticular with the double opt-in, as it gives a pleasure to work with him. The dating game them complete control of who they meet “I only saw Milo Ventimiglia for and speak to. “It also creates a commu- nity that is free of judgement and pre- Trey. He's so busy now, but he read As women and men actively romance online to find vents unsolicited attention, as users can the script and once we spoke we their elusive soulmates, the apps report how they are only message someone after they match. both knew it was something Besides making the dating experience we wanted to do together. taking measures for safety and privacy. By TEAM VIVA accessible via mobile and pioneering the An actor like him, whose double opt-in and swipe feature. A user few years ago in India, when every are used most are some of the top met- can also unmatch should she change her heart and emotions are Aother individual didn’t have a smart- ropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, mind at any point and can report a so wide open to what- phone, romancing online was largely Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai and Pune. match if she experiences misconduct or ever might happen in limited to sending friend requests to However Solene Paillet, Head suspicious behavior from the other the moment, is a real people or perhaps lurking in chat- Communication Gleeden, a French user. This creates a safe, non-judgmen- pleasure to work rooms, hoping that the soulmate you online dating app which is primarily tal platform where women are free to were chatting with wasn’t an eager sep- marketed for women who are already choose, discover and interact with like- with,” Lopez said. tuagenarian and then there were all the into a relationship, says, “Usually when minded people based on shared inter- The film revolves matrimonial websites. we look at the researches, it states that est and mutual consent.” around a deserving Dating apps in India have changed men are more active on dating apps year. Today the app has about feel safe. Speaking on the safe- She says that as per the data, women but undervalued much of that, removing some of the sur- rather than women in India. As per the 3.5 lakh users in India with a ty of women’s safety, Sumesh in India feel particularly empowered by woman, Lopez por- reptitiousness and leaps of faith that surveys there are only 26 per cent majority of users coming from Menon, CEO and Co-Founder Tinder’s ‘Super Like’ feature and send tended to come with virtual searches for female users. These are very less in com- Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi. of Woo, said, “The dating indus- super likes more often than men. trays an ambitious love. And so are the people who no pare to other countries where almost 40 According to Gleeden’s data, try in India is very dynamic The app has launched ‘My Move’ character who gets a longer need their parents to trawl per cent women are using these apps. 45,000 users of the app are in where security and privacy that provides women the autonomy to chance to prove that through ‘suitable’ profiles and they are But now, things are changing as the apps Bengaluru, 85,000 in Mumbai being of prime importance. As choose how to engage with their match- street smarts are as a lot more open to casual meetings and being introducing in India incorporate and 80,000 in Delhi and over $4 a women-first app, Woo is con- es and empowers them to control their online interactions with potential dates features that ensure that women get their million users worldwide. The stantly innovating and devising experiences. good as book and mates. privacy and security. These apps are age group most active on the features in this direction like the In terms of safety, she says the app smarts in the The data of men versus women in rapidly growing in popularity in metro- platform is between 34 – 49 and Woo Hide and Woo Calling was constructed keeping a zero-toler- real terms of usage of dating apps in India politan cities like Bangalore, Mumbai most members are profession- they are centered around the ance policy for online harassment. world. is, 28 per cent and 72 per cent respec- and Delhi not only among men but als, many senior executives, woman. Woo wouldn’t go down “Tinder is based on mutual consent, and tively according to Woo. The age women are also active on them.” doctors, lawyers or bankers. the route of aping the west and would so a user cannot receive unsolicited mes- group that is most active is between 25- Gleeden had signed up subscribers Most of the apps have features that always be focused on India.” sages and no one can message a person 35 and the regions where the dating apps from India long before it launched last have been incorporated to make women Taru Kapoor, GM, Tinder India, until s/he has also swiped right.” LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 sport 15 Sindhu breaks Tzu Ying code PTI n GUANGZHOU out a dominating performance errors of her rival. Tzu Ying, on three points before the Chinese and again. to beat the 10th ranked Sugiarto the other hand, looked as Taipei shuttler produced a smash At 3-6, a long rally ensued lympic Silver medallist P V 21-16, 21-7 in a 40-minute impressive as ever with her to break the run of points. which ended with Tzu Ying's OSindhu finally broke her group B clash. deceptive strokes and technical Tzu Ying's acute angled incredible cross court stroke jinx against world No 1 Tai Tzu The 24-year-old Indian had acumen. Sindhu was lagging 2- strokes bothered Sindhu as she from the back of the court. A Ying with a come-from-behind lost the opening match against 6 early on. Tai extended her lead reached 17-12. A lucky net winner gave Sindhu a five-point win in a thriller, while Sameer world No 1 and world champi- to 8-4 after Sindhu went long chord gave another point to Tzu cushion before she reached 10- Verma outclassed Indonesia's on Kento Momota. and wide. A couple of good Ying, who also played an eye- 4. Tzu Ying grabbed two points Tommy Sugiarto at the World Sindhu, who had finished looking shots helped Sindhu to catching behind-the-back shot before going long again, giving Tour Finals here on Thursday. runners-up in the last edition, grabbed two points before she to win another point. Sindhu a 11-6 advantage at the After six successive losses in gave ample display of her grit as lifted one to the net. She grabbed six game points breather. 13 meetings, Sindhu got the bet- she bounced back from a game Two delightful shot with her when Sindhu went to the net Tzu Ying tried to stage a ter of her nemesis Tzu Ying of down and erased a 6-11 deficit racquet head on both sides of the and sealed the opening game as comeback but Sindhu managed Chinese Taipei 14-21, 21-16, 21- in the final game to record her court gave Tzu Ying a 11-7 the Indian went long. to extend her five-point advan- 18 in a Group A match that last- first win over Asian Games advantage at the first break. In the second game, Tzu tage, moving to 17-12. The ed a little over an hour. champion Tzu Ying since the After the breather, Tzu Ying Ying made Sindhu run around Taiwanese girl went long and World No 14 Sameer, who 2016 Rio Olympics. unleashed two cross court the court with her acute angled found the net as Sindhu moved qualified for the tournament at In the 16-minute opening returns on Sindhu's backhand to returns but made many to 19-13. Tzu Ying got another the last moment after defending game, Sindhu couldn't produce continue gathering points, unforced errors herself. point before she miscued one to his title at the Syed Modi the winners initially and could reaching 15-8. Sindhu jumped to 6-3 with hand over six game points to International last month, dished only consolidate on the unforced Sindhu grabbed the next her rival missing the lines time Sindhu. Dutch crush India’s dream

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ndia let history slip out of its hands with a heartbreaking Iquarterfinal defeat against the Netherlands in the men's hockey World Cup, a result which left the young players of the team crying on the pitch. A well-oiled Indian unit had raised the hopes of making the semifinals for the first time since 1975 but the Dutch side broke a million hearts by com- ing from behind to knock out the hosts 2-1 in the last-eight clash. Young players such as Dilpreet Singh left the pitch with tears in their eyes. India took the lead in the 12th minute through Akashdeep Singh before Thierry Brinkman Blaak in front of the German Netherlands secured another But when it happened against us, drew parity for Netherlands goal. Four minutes into the sec- penalty corner but the Indian they (umpires) said nothing. five seconds before the end of ond half, Akshdeep had a gold- defence, without a goalkeeper, They need to improve. We have the first quarter. en chance to restore India's lead did well to keep Netherlands at lost two major tournaments," he After a hard-fought third but his reverse hit from a long bay. added. quarter, Netherlands scored the ball of Harmanpreet Singh sailed The hosts failed to get the The India coach, however, winner in the 50th minute when over the Dutch goal. equaliser as the packed stadium said he will not lodge any protest Mink van der Weerden convert- Soon Netherlands secured backed the Men in Blue till the and accept the result. ed a penalty corner. two back-to-back penalty cor- very last second only to return "99.8 percent the referral The defeat ended India's ners but the Indians defended home disappointed. goes in favour of players. The long cherished dream of lifting stoutly to thwart the danger. outcome of a protest has never the trophy only for the second In the 48th minute, ‘POOR UMPIRING’ been good in my career. We time after its lone triumph in Simranjeet Singh's fine stick India's chief coach accept this gracefully. We want 1975 at Kuala Lumpur. work in the right flank went in Harendra Singh on Thursday neutral umpiring. I except both The Dutch had the first shot vain as Akashdeep failed to blamed poor umpiring for his teams to be treated equally. at the goal in the 11th minute reach his pass with only the team's early ouster from the One wrong decision can ruin but Jeroen Hertzberger reverse Dutch goalie to beat. ongoing World Cup. your preparation of 4-6 years," hit went just wide of the Indian The Dutch came out with a He said the International he said. goal. India's first real scoring plan in the fourth quarter and Hockey Federation (FIH) needs opportunity came in the 12th didn't give India any leeway into to seriously address the issue as BELGIUM ENTER SEMIS minute when they were award- their citadel. his side has been on the receiv- Olympic Silver medallist ed a penalty corner and the hosts The Indians found it diffi- ing end of poor on-field deci- Belgium qualified for the semi- did not let go the chance as cult to build up attacks as the sions twice this year. finals of the for the first time Akashdeep scored from a Dutch concentrated on tight Harendra said it's high time ever when they defeated two- rebound after Harmanpreet men marking. the FIH reviews the perfor- time champions Germany 2-1. Singh's initial flick was saved by Ten minutes from the final mance of umpires. World No 3 Belgium scored German goalkeeper Pirmin hooter Netherlands secured "I would like to tender my through Alexander Hendrickx Blaak. their fourth penalty corner and apologies. We haven't given (18th minute) and Tom Boon Kothajit Singh produced a Van der Weerden found the what we had to. I am not going (50th) to register the come- stellar performance for India at back of the net past Indian goal- to stop today. If they (umpires) from-behind win. World No 6 the back as he denied the Dutch keeper PR Sreejesh, who had an don't want to improve, we will Germany's lone goal came on a number of occasions with ordinary tournament as per his continue to face these type of from the stick of Dieter timely interceptions. standard. Desperate for the results," he said at the post- Linnekogel in the 14th minute. But at the stroke of the first equaliser, the Indians threw up match press conference. Belgium will now fight it quarter, Netherlands drew level numbers upfront and it bore "Can anyone define Amit out with England on Saturday when Brinkman got the faintest fruit when Chinglensana Singh Rohidas's 10-min yellow card? for a place in the final. The Red of deflection to beat Indian earned their second penalty What about this gentleman Lions were by far the better side custodian PR Sreejesh from a corner but Dutch goalkeeper (pointing at Manpreet Singh), on display considering the long ball from outside the cirle. Blaak made double save to deny when he was pushed from amount of scoring chances Five minutes from the first Harmanpreet. behind? Why not a yellow card they got the in the opening two half, India came tantalisingly In search of a match-saving there? We have lost two major quarters. Belgium got their close from restoring their lead by goal, India withdraw goalkeep- tournaments (Asian Games) first scoring chance in the sev- Nilkanata shot wide from a er Sreejesh for an extra player this year because of umpiring. enth minute in the form of a rebound after Akashdeep's but the move didn't pay any div- "Two times we got a card penalty corner but they could deflection was kept away by idend. Two minutes from time, when we hadn't done anything. not capitalise on that. LOCAL EVENTS UP to take on J’khand ASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL LIFT TROPHY PNS n LUCKNOW Aster Public School crushed DAV Sr Sec School by 100 runs to lift the ISCPL trophy at CMS ost Uttar Pradesh will look to top Kanpur Road ground on Thursday. Hthe Group C as they take on BRIEF SCORES: Jharkhand in their Ranji Trophy APS: 230 (Vishal 71, Dviyansh 55, Pulkit 33; Groups C tie at Bharat Ratna Atal Manpreet 28/3, Amit 60/2) Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International DAV: 130 (Sarthak 52, Manroop 35; Prince 13/2, Stadium from Friday. Vishal 19/2) UP and Jharkhand have three points each from five outings with UP TANISHA/SHAMBHAVI WIN currently at number two, after Tanisha/Shambhavi defeated Yati/Tanushree 6- Rajasthan, followed by Jharkhand at 1, 6-2 to lift the girl’s U-18 doubles title All-India number three. Tennis Association Championship Series at La In the last match, UP defeated Martiniere Tennis Facility on Thursday. In the U- Jammu and Kashmir by six wickets 18 doubles category, Vaibhav/Pranjal emerged vic- after conceding the first innings lead torious. while Jharkhand too managed anar- RESULTS: row win of two runs over Odisha. (Boy’s U-18) Semi- Siddhant Bhavnani bt Vaibhav All eyes will be on Team India Singh Bisht 7-5, 6-3, Pranjal Tiwari bt Daksh Kumar discard Suresh Raina, who was off- Suresh Raina 6-4,6-3; (Girl’s) Chavan Pari bt Shambhavi Tiwari colour in previous matches. During 6-4, 6-3, Chahana bt Tanushree Pandey 7-6(5), 6- net session on Thursday, Raina was 0; (Boy’s U-16) Arnouv Majumdar bt Kanishk looking determined to do well on a Saurabh Kumar, Naved Ahmad, Pandey 6-1, 6-0; Torus Rawat bt Daksh Kumar 6- slower track. Meanwhile, UP skipper Shubham Chaubey, Nalin Mishra, 1, 6-0; (Girl’s U-16) QFs- Chahana bt Tanushree Akshdeep Nath will be leading the Aryan Juyal, Kartik Tyagi, Rinku Pandey 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. side on his home turf. Nath is the Singh, Shanu Saini, Shiva Singh, leading scorer for the team with two Shivam Chaudhary, Dhruv Pratap LPS GREEN ENTER SEMIS tons in five matches. In the bowling Singh, Hardeep Singh, Shivam Mavi, LPS Green beat Police Modern School by 45 department, Saurabh Kumar again Upendra Yadav, Yash Dayal, Zeeshan runs to enter the semifinals of AICC 2nd SAJS will hold the key for the home team. Ansari, Pankaj Yadav Alambagh Campus Inter-School Cricket Zeeshan also has good record mem- JHARKHAND: Virat Singh, Anukul Tournament at SAJS on Thursday. In another match, ories of this ground. Roy, Alok Sharma, Pawan Sharma, Maa Shri Vindvasni Inter College edged St Joseph TEAMS: Raju Kumar, Anirban Chatterjee, College by two wickets to book the last four berth. UTTAR PRADESH: Rajat Goel, Utkarsh Singh, Aditya Singh, Saurabh BRIEF SCORES: Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Varun LPS Green: 173 (Ayush Mishra 86, Shashank Shukla Abhishek Goswami, Amit Mishra, Aaron, Ajay Yadav, Ashish Kumar, I 28, Syed Daud Imran 24; Ayush Mishra 28/2) Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Tanmay R Jaggi, Jaskaran Singh, Kumar Police Modern: 128 (Ayush Mishra 40, Tushar Srivastava, Aksh Deep Nath, Ankit Deobrat, Pd Singh, Vikash Singh, Kumar 25, Sanchit Singh 22; Ayush Mishra 17/2, Rajpoot, Imtiaz Ahmed, Israr Azim, Vishal Singh, Rahul Shukla, Md Saksham Joshi 19/2) Umang Sharma, Suresh Raina, Nazim, Monu, Prakash Seet, Pratik Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Almas Shaukat, Ranjan, Rahul Prasad, Ronit Singh, St Joseph College: 144 (Priyanshu Shukla 39, Himanshu Asnora, Prashant Sonu Kumar Singh, Anand Singh, Priyanshu Kashyap 35, Abhishek Kumar 18; Parvij Chaudhary, Shubham Agarwal, Shasheem, Surwar, Supriyo Akhtar 25/2) Samarth Singh, Mohammad Saif, Chakraborty, Ishan , K R Singh, Maa Shri Vindvasni: 145 (Parvij Akhtar 74, Ankit Mohsin Khan, Vineet Panwar, Sumit Kumar Yadav 30, Prashant Rai 17; Gaurav Shukla 21/4). LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 14, 2018 sport 16 Green top awaits India in Perth

Aiming to build on Adelaide’s advantage, India face Australia in typical bouncy wicket

PTI n PERTH strategy, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar coming in for the ost Indian teams of the past injured Ashwin. would be wary of a green top The Indian batting line-up Mbut the Virat Kohli-led side should otherwise be unchanged. will see it as an opportunity to bull- On Thursday, the three Indian doze the Australians when the second pacers, who played in Adelaide, Test begins on a pitch offering plen- didn't bowl at all. They did pad ty of pace and bounce at the brand up and have a hit in the nets. new Optus Stadium, here on Friday. Australia could make a tac- The mood in the Indian camp tical change to their batting line- was summed up best by the skipper up as well. Aaron Finch has after a green pitch was unveiled on eve come under sharp criticism for of the maiden Test at the new facili- his shot selection in the first Test ty. and there are growing concerns "We get more excited than ner- about him going into this vous looking at lively pitches now," match. said Kohli, who has a potent pace After Wednesday's practice attack at his disposal. sessions, there was growing The visitors will surely name a opinion that either Usman changed eleven as they have been hit Khawaja or Shaun Marsh could Perth wicket excites Kohli by a couple more injuries. India ‘BOUNCIEST WICKET' open in his place, with Finch named their 13-man squad for this slotting down in the middle second Test, with R Aswhin and Rohit PERTH: WACA head curator Brett five-day game. It has a healthy order. PTI n PERTH in with a four-pronged pace- Sharma the two notable absentees. Sipthorpe on Thursday unveiled a layering of grass which could All-rounder Mitchell Marsh only attack for only the third Ashwin is ruled out owing to a left- green top for the maiden Test at the impact strategies for both sides. still only has an outside chance he green pitches have instance in their Test history, abdominal strain while Rohit is laid new Opus Stadium, saying 'he is try- "We've just been told make it fast, to play in this Test with skipper Tceased to be "alien" for the after Johannesburg (2018) and low due to a back issue that he sus- ing to produce the bounciest wick- make it bouncy if you can and run Tim Paine declaring himself Indian team, declared captain Perth (WACA, 2012). tained whilst fielding in the first Test et he can' for the second match with it. We're just trying to fully fit after being hurt on his Virat Kohli, who is hoping "I have played all around at Adelaide. between India and Australia. produce the bounciest pitch we right hand in Adelaide. that Australia will not take off the world for 10 years now and The batsman missed out on both Keeping with tradition at the good can," Sipthorpe said on the eve of Australia are expected to field the grass from the pitch for the I have never played on a wick- days of practice leading to the second old WACA, a raging quick wicket the second Test. the same bowling line-up and second Test. et like the one at Johannesburg Test. Ashwin also skipped the option- has been laid for this inaugural PTI barring any surprising injuries, "We certainly get more to be honest. I have played at al training on Wednesday, and while Peter Siddle is not in consider- excited than nervous looking at Perth as well in 2012 but was he was present for warm-ups during With Rohit ation. lively pitches. We understand not even close to what Thursday practice, he didn't bat or Australia vs India out injured, Vihari INDIA NAMED THEIR that we have a bowling attack Johannesburg was. We are not bowl in the nets. Meanwhile, Prithvi Live from 7:50am IST is likely to play his SQUAD that can bowl out the opposi- alien to pitches like these and Shaw continues to be ruled out, SONY SIX & TEN 3 second Test after 13-MAN SQUAD FOR India (13-players): Virat Kohli tion now. I hope no more this is nothing new for us. We meaning India will retain their open- his maiden THIS SECOND TEST, (capt), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, grass is taken off it. We as a know what to expect on a ing combination of KL Rahul and appearance at the Oval, where- Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya team is pretty happy with that," pitch like this. On a lively Murali Vijay. in he scored 56 runs in the fifth WITH R ASWHIN AND Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, said a confident Kohli at the wicket where there is grass on For the other two spots in the Test against England. ROHIT SHARMA THE Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra pre-match press conference. the pitch and the surface being playing eleven, Hanuma Vihari, Vihari is a handy off-spinner Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit "We just have to challenge hard, you are as much as in the Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar as well, and the team manage- TWO NOTABLE Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, ourselves as a batting unit and game as the opposition." and Umesh Yadav have been includ- ment hasn't been shy to use him ABSENTEES. ASHWIN Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh play positively, backing the When asked about how it ed in the 13-man squad. It gives rise as such. At the Oval, when Yadav. bowlers to do what they did at feels to be the Indian captain to to different permutations and com- India did play with four full-time IS RULED OUT OWING Australia: Tim Paine (capt & Adelaide as well. I think this unleash this 'best-ever Indian binations, and Kohli does have prior bowlers, he bowled 10.3 overs. TO A LEFT-ABDOMINAL wk), Marcus Harris, Aaron pitch is going to offer signifi- pace attack', Kohli said, "I am history of picking an all-pace attack In the practice game in Finch, Usman Khawaja, Travis cantly more than it did at lucky that when they are at earlier in 2018. Sydney too, Vihari bowled 12 STRAIN WHILE ROHIT Head, Shaun Marsh, Peter Adelaide. That is something we their peak I am the captain. At Johannesburg, on another rag- overs against Cricket Australia IS LAID LOW DUE TO A Handscomb, Nathan Lyon, are very excited about." They have been playing for a ing green-top wicket, he picked a XI. Along with Vijay, picking Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, India named their 13-man while and it is just that these four-pacer attack with Hardik Pandya Vihari allows the Indian think- BACK ISSUE Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell squad for this Test. There is five have come into their own as the all-rounder. tank to go in with a four-pacer Marsh, Peter Siddle. every chance that India will go when I was the captain." SINGLES India beat Pak, enter final 16 SHOOTERS NAMED FOR TOPS SUPPORT It would be a good toss to lose: Paine New Delhi: Eight young shooters including Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary were on Thursday PTI n COLOMBO included in the Target Olympic Scheme (TOPS) along with two tennis players and three paddlers, irtish Rana and Himmat Singh ‘Green track could backfire’ keeping in mind the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Nstruck unbeaten half-centuries TOPS offers a monthly financial support of ` 50,000 to help India beat Pakistan by seven PTI n PERTH that they feel they can get at to the selected athletes. "The performance of wickets and seal a spot in the final the Indian batsmen but I just potential athletes was reviewed in the context of the of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia ormer England captain look to the game at Adelaide Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It was also decided to extend Cup on Thursday. FMichael Vaughan feels Oval, it wasn't the pitch, it was- support towards a specific developmental group for The Delhi duo added 126 runs preparing a green track for the n't anything to do with the the 2024 Olympics," a Sports Authority of India for the fourth wicket after India suf- second Test could backfire on conditions. It was just that (SAI) release said. As many as 16 shooters made fered a few early blows, while chas- Australia against a pace heavy India produced more disci- the cut, including Mehuli Ghosh Anish Bhanwala, ing 173. India. pline for longer periods." Elavenil Valarivan, Lakshay Sheoranand veteran Rana scored 60 in as many balls, "Certainly from seeing the Vaughan also believes the Sanjeev Rajput. Himmat made 59 off 58 deliveries Indian attack in England and consistency of a finger-spinner with India overhauling the target in at the Adelaide Oval, Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja could be help- NOVAK NAMED 2018 ITF WORLD CHAMPION 27.3 overs. Shami and Ishant will be going ful in absence of Ashwin. New Delhi: Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep Singh smashed five sixes includ- PTI n PERTH tomorrow morning you need to to bed tonight thinking thank "Jadeja's a wonderful were Thursday named as the 2018 ITF world ing three successive ones off start really well." you," Vaughan told Foxsports. cricketer as well. He's someone champions by the governing body of global tennis. Mohammad Asgar, while Rana hit t will be a good toss to lose, said While India made a couple "The actual three quicks of that I'd want in the team. He World number one Djokovic receives the honour three maximums. IAustralian captain Tim Paine key changes to their eleven owing India out bowled the three bats well, he's an incredible from the International Tennis Federation for the sixth Winning the toss and inviting on eve of the second Test against to injuries, Australia have named quicks of Australia. They were fielder, he will create some- time, while it is the first year that Romania's top- Pakistan to bat first, India bowled India, considering the grassy an unchanged side for this second outstanding. It's a big big risk thing in the field and with his ranked Halep has been recognised. US pair Mike out Pakistan for 172 in 44.4 overs. nature of the pitch and extreme Test. Paine acknowledged that that Australia are taking." bowling he's just going to Bryan and Jack Sock won the men's doubles award Captain and wicketkeeper capped the group round with a six- hot weather. India could field an all-pace "They clearly need a pitch keep bowling," Vaughan said. while the women's doubles world champions are Mohammad Rizwan top-scored wicket victory over Oman and a "Yeah it will be I reckon attack and added that Australia Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova. The ITF with 67, while Saud Shakeel con- four-wicket win over Sri Lanka. (good toss to lose). Actually, I have done their home work. uses an objective system that considers all results tributed 62 runs. Opener Zeeshan Pakistan started the tourna- spoke to the curator about it this He expects India to come putting it together on the field, unchanged batting line-up with during the year but gives special weight to the Malik made 17 runs. ment on a high, thrashing Hong morning. I really don't think the hard at the hosts and achieve and whatever eleven they put on Aaron Finch once again set to Grand Slam tournaments and two ITF international Leg-spinner Mayank Markande Kong by 225-runs in their opening pitch will play that badly," said something special in Perth. the park, they will come hard they open. The skipper said that his team competitions, the Davis Cup and Fed Cup. was the most successful bowler for match. Pakistan then defeated Paine ahead of the inaugural "They have new guys coming are prepared well and they have players needed to back their India, returning figures of 4/38 in 9.4 United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Test at the Optus Stadium. in. We have spoken about it, but a sniff of something special (2-0). strengths if they are to make a MARSEILLE LIGUE 1 GAME POSTPONED Paris: overs. nine wickets, but lost to Bangladesh "With the heat it will proba- we have concentrated over their So we will have to be right on our comeback in this series, and French league giants Marseille will miss a India, who were placed in on Sunday by 84 runs in their Pool bly break up and you will see whole squad over the last few game from ball one," he said. backed Mitchell Starc to come up second consecutive league encounter after their Group A, defeated Afghanistan by B match to set-up a semi-final cracks in the game. It is what it weeks so we know their strengths Along with an unchanged against all the criticism since the weekend fixture with Bordeaux was postponed by 84 runs in their opening match and clash with their arch-rivals. is and whatever you are doing and weaknesses. Again it is about side, Australia will also field an first Test. league chiefs on Thursday. Marseille's league match with Saint-Etienne was postponed last week due to security concerns linked to the France-wide 'yellow vests' movement. Authorities are expecting more anti-government demonstrations this weekend, which, combined with other "demands for police REAL, JUVE SUFFER SHOCK DEFEATS and security services elsewhere", according to the French Professional League (LFP), has left a shortfall in the numbers of available officers for AFP n KIEV winner as Bayern just about held on. league encounters. Three other league games: Nice Juventus finished at the Group H v Saint-Etienne, Nantes v Montpellier and Caen v yon clinched the final Champions summit ahead of Manchester United Toulouse have been postponed for similar reasons. LLeague last-16 place as Nabil Fekir's despite slumping to a 2-1 defeat by SARFRAZ TO PLAY WITHOUT FEAR second-half strike grabbed a 1-1 draw Young Boys in Bern, as Jose Mourinho's Karachi: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed on against Shakhtar Donetsk in a snowy Premier League giants lost at Thursday urged his fellow teammates to play Kiev on Wednesday, while Bayern Valencia. "without fear" during their tour of South Africa -- a Munich pipped Ajax to top spot in Group United had to beat Valencia country where they have won only two Tests during E. and hope Juve failed to win in their past five tours. In the wake of the tough loss Bruno Genesio's Lyon needed to Switzerland, but Carlos Soler and against New Zealand, Sarfraz said he still had high avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress a comical Phil Jones own goal did hopes of earning a good result against the Proteas. from Group F with Manchester City, and the damage for the visitors, with "Conditions in South Africa are tough with bouncy a fifth successive draw in the competi- Marcus Rashford scoring a late and seaming pitches so anyone who plays without tion achieved that aim. consolation. fear and with a big heart will succeed," Sarfraz said. "It was hard in difficult conditions. Pakistan's two wins out of 12 Tests in South Africa We gave ourselves a fright and it's a pity RECORD-BREAKING LOSS came in 1998 and 2007, having lost nine with just we didn't kill off the game in the first CSKA Moscow stunned a much- one draw. On their last tour in 2013, Pakistan were half," Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar changed Real Madrid with a 3-0 victory routed 3-0. told RMC Sport. "The main thing is that strike into the top corner follow- the turnaround. men only eight minutes later, as Thomas at the Santiago Bernabeu, but still finished we've qualified." ing excellent play by Memphis Mueller was given his marching orders for bottom of Group G as Viktoria Plzen beat AIZAWL TRAVEL TO FACE INDIAN ARROWS Shakhtar forged ahead midway Depay. THRILLING DRAW planting his studs into the head of Nicolas Roma. Cuttack: Former champions Aizawl FC travel to through the opening period with what Man City wrapped up top spot Bayern Munich went into Tagliafico. The Russian side, who also downed Cuttack's Barabati stadium to take on Indian Arrows proved their only shot of the first half, in the group by coming from their game at Ajax just needing Ajax briefly moved top of the live Real 1-0 in the reverse fixture, had to bet- in the I-League on Friday. In what will be a bottom- just seconds after Lyon forward Bertrand behind to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 at a point to beat their opponents standings when Jerome Boateng careless- ter Plzen's result to finish third and qual- of-the table clash, Aizawl go into the game lying Traore had been denied by Andriy the Etihad Stadium. to first place in Group E, and ly conceded a penalty, which was dis- ify for the Europa League. ninth on the table with five points from eight games Pyatov when clean through one-on-one Andrej Kramaric gave Hoffenheim Niko Kovac's men did just that in a patched emphatically into the roof of the But Plzen edged out Roma 2-1 in the while Arrows bring up the rear with just one win and with the goalkeeper. a surprise 16th-minute lead from the thrilling 3-3 draw. net by Tadic. Czech Republic to render CSKA's famous five losses in the six matches. Both teams will be The Burkina Faso international was penalty spot, although Leroy Sane lev- The game burst into life in the second But Tagliafico brought down Thiago victory ultimately meaningless, despite eyeing a win, albeit for completely different reasons. made to pay for his profligacy, as Junior elled on the stroke of half-time with a half when Dusan Tadic equalised Robert Alcantara, with Lewandowski slotting in inflicting the heaviest ever European Aizawl's problems have stemmed from an Moraes slotted home after being picked magnificent free-kick. Lewandowski's early opener just after the the spot-kick, before Kingsley Coman home loss on the record 13-time cham- inexperienced and wobbly defence which has out by Ismaily. City wasted a host of chances, with hour mark, with Ajax defender Maximilian looked to have settled matters with a won- pions. conceded as many as 15 goals, second behind Lyon continued to dominate, though, away goalkeeper Oliver Baumann in Woeber sent off in the 67th minute for a derful 90th-minute strike. Holders Real had already progressed worst conceders Shillong with 22. and finally equalised in the 65th minute inspired form, but Sane grabbed his sec- dangerous lunge on Leon Goretzka. Tagliafico went up the other end to to the last 16 as group winners, with Roma Agencies as Nabil Fekir hammered a left-footed ond just after the hour mark to complete But Bayern were also reduced to 10 equalise again, but Ajax failed to find a through in second place.