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DELHI Timings Heavy rain in Thursday, November 16 Opposition leaders coastal Odisha RISE 04:33 SET 16:24 Friday, November 17 Special Correspondent BHUBANESWAR RISE 05:27 SET 17:01 heckled in Bengal Several districts in coastal Saturday, November 18 Odisha received rainfall on Wednesday, adding to the RISE 06:21 SET 17:39 BJP, CPI(M) leaders stopped from attending public meetings worries of the farmers who were awaiting harvest of Staff Reporter by the police and TMC while he along with the their standing kharif crop. Kolkata cadres. The incident took Leader of the Opposition in As the Met department The Opposition leaders were place in the Harinchowrasta the State Assembly Abdul predicted heavy to very allegedly heckled by the Tri- area around 11.15 a.m. In a Mannan was on his way to heavy rainfall in the State namool Congress cadres and statement issued later, the Shibpur village to address a over the next two days, the police in two separate in- State BJP leadership alleged public meeting. Chief Minister Naveen Pat- cidents in West Bengal on that Mr. Ghosh “was abused Birbhum TMC president naik asked the officials of Wednesday. While Bharatiya by the TMC goons where po- accused Mr. Bhattacharya the departments con- Janata Party State president lice were mere spectators. and Mr. Mannan of indulging cerned to keep an eye on Dilip Ghosh was man- His public meeting was also in “dirty politics” and the situation. Mr. Patnaik handled by the TMC cadres cancelled at the very last threatened “to beat them suggested that field-level in Cooch Behar district, moment without any valid up” if they try to come to staff should visit the areas senior Communist Party of reason by the police and Shibpur again. that have been hit by the India-Marxist leader Bikash administration”. According to a seniorpo- unseasonal rain. He also Ranjan Bhattacharya was lice officer, Mr. Bhattacharya directed that additional “forcefully stopped” by the ‘Also threatened’ and Mr. Mannan were teams be mobilised from police in Birbhum district. Meanwhile, Mr. Bhat- stopped from going to other areas. Mr. Ghosh, who was on tacharya, CPI(M) leader and Shibpur as their presence He also asked for cor- his way to a party meeting at former Mayor of Kolkata, might have jeopardised the rective measures to be initi- Sitalkuchi block in Cooch was stopped by the police in “law and order situation” in ated for standing crops that Behar, was stopped midway Bolepur town of Birbhum the area. were not ready for harvest.

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‘It is a necessary to avoid vehicular movement in the vicinity’ Cong. releases vision document for polls Krishnadas Rajagopal State government termed it LUCKNOW NEW DELHI a “necessary sustainable de- The Uttar Pradesh Congress Dust-free adequate parking velopmental activity” un- on Wednesday released its facilities and an orientation dertaken to avoid vehicular vision document, with focus centre are the immediate movement in the vicinity of on strong rural and urban priorities for conserving the the Taj Mahal even beyond bodies, for the upcoming Taj Mahal, the Uttar Pradesh the prohibitory limit of 500 local body elections. “The government told the Su- m. vision document ­ Haq Purti preme Court on Wednesday. “This facility will ensure Patra ­ has its origin in the eco-gestation of vehicle due principles of former Prime NEERI paper to increasing number of Minister Rajiv Gandhi,” UPCC The State government, tourists visiting the Taj Ma- chief Raj Babbar told which fell afoul of the Su- hal,” it reasoned. reporters. PTI preme Court for building a permission for the Taj multi-level parking lot Trapezium Zone had been Clearance given within 1 km of the Taj, obtained. It said the necessary permis- olice officer arrested quoted a NEERI concept pa- sion/clearance of the Taj for taking bribe per submitted on November Centre for Environmental Trapezium Zone Authority PATNA 7 suggesting adequate park- Planning and Technology, and the Agra Development Vigilance department officials ing facilities and an orienta- Ahmedabad, or School of Authority had been ob- on Wednesday arrested a tion centre at both the sides Planning and Architecture, tained for the project. The police officer in Vaishali (East and West) of Taj Mahal New Delhi and/or other Archaeological Survey of In- district of Bihar while as “immediate priority” for such similar reputed institu- dia had also not objected. accepting a bribe of 10,000 the environmental protec- tion,” an affidavit filed by For the 11 trees which would in return for “help” in a case. tion of the monument. the Tourism department of be felled, the government PTI “The State government is the State government said. said it would plant 330 considering a separate mi- trees. 3 students injured as man cro level plan only limited to Demolition ordered The construction work opens fire at school due protection and preser- On October 24, a Bench of on parking was started on : Tourists enjoying at the tourist resort of Sonamarg after season's rst snowfall on Wednesday. * PTI JAIPUR vation of the monument of Justices Madan B. Lokur and June 18, 2016 after getting A 60­year­old man allegedly Taj Mahal. The State govern- Deepak Gupta had ordered permission of the Taj opened fire at a private ment is actively considering the demolition of the multi- Trapezium Zone Authority Court to hear CBI’s plea for voice samples of cops school on Wednesday over a engaging expert / profes- level parking at a site which and the Agra Development dispute leading injuries to sional institutions in the is at a distance of 1000 m. Authority. The construction three students in Rajasthan’s field of environment protec- from the Taj Mahal. was stopped on May 20, They were members of the SIT probing the Shimla schoolgirl rape -murder case Dungarpur area, the police tion and preservation like Justifying the project, the 2017, it said. said. PTI Staff Correspondent The probe agency, it is be- the SIT of Himachal Police cused arrested by the SIT. SHIMLA lieved, has seized some tele- had arrested six persons, A police guard, Dinesh A Chief Judicial Magistrate phonic conversations of SIT most of whom were resid- Kumar, who was on duty court here on Wednesday members before the death ents of Uttarakhand and when the custodial death Notice to 4 States over biomedical waste disposal decided to hear a CBI plea of Suraj and now it wants to Nepal, on the basis of doubt. happened on July 18, denied seeking recording of voice verify these voice samples, Accused Suraj, a Nepalese, any kind of fight or scuffle samples of eight Himachal which could be decisive in died in police custody on between any of the accused NGT restrains them from handing over any biomedical waste to ragpickers police officers, who were solving the case. July 19 and the SIT claimed who were in the lock up. members of the Special In- that a co-accused, Rajender He, in fact, told the CBI Press Trust of India restrained them from hand- ities exist in these States plying with the waste man- vestigation Team (SIT) prob- State-wide protests alias Raju, had killed him. that Suraj was taken away by New Delhi ing over any biomedical with their complete detail,” agement rules. ing the Shimla schoolgirl The schoolgirl’s rape and This claim was rejected by the police on the pretext of The National Green Tribunal waste to ragpickers. the Bench said. It has alleged that ragpick- rape and murder case, on murder four months ago the CBI which started invest- interrogation. Dinesh’s state- on Wednesday issued notice It also directed them to The green panel im- ers were allowed unauthor- November 17. had triggered a major outcry igations into the case on the ment has been a vital evid- to Uttar Pradesh, Ut- provide data as to how many pleaded the Central Pollu- ised transportation of waste The CBI had arrested among residents and led to directions of the Himachal ence in the CBI probe. tarakhand, Haryana and hospitals, private and gov- tion Control Board and the and they disposed of it in an these police officers, includ- state-wide protests. The 16- Pradesh High Court. He is currently in CBI Punjab governments over ernment, have been inspec- State pollution control unscientific manner. ing Inspector General Zahur year-old was kidnapped on security. improper collection, segreg- ted for violation of the Bio- boards in the case. “Indiscriminate disposal H. Zaidi and Deputy Super- July 4 and her body was Policemen arrested Meanwhile, the CBI team ation and disposal of bio- Medical Waste Management The direction came on a of bio-medical waste and ex- intendent of Police Manoj found in a forest by her rel- The probe agency arrested has once again reached Ma- medical and solid waste in Rules, 2016, along with the plea filed by a U.P.-based posure to such waste poses Joshi, after the custodial atives on July 6. Angry over eight police officers in the hasu and Bankufar in the States. reports. journalist, Shailesh Singh, serious threat to the environ- death of an alleged accused, police “inaction”, the pro- custodial death case on Au- Kotkhai where the crime A Bench headed by NGT “Each of the State pollu- seeking directions for clos- ment and human health that Suraj Kumar. The CBI will testers had even burnt down gust 29. Chief Judicial Magis- had been committed and is Chairperson Justice tion control boards will also ure of all hospitals, medical requires specific treatment soon place the charge sheet the Kotkhai police post in trate Ranjeet Singh denied questioning a number of Swatanter Kumar sought the provide information on how facilities and waste disposal and management prior to its against these policemen in Shimla. bail to the SIT members, but nearby residents and the response from the States and many waste processing facil- plants which were not com- final disposal,” the plea said. the court. Following the protests, granted bail to the six ac- local police.

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IN BRIEF CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Season begins Thomas Chandy row drives deep wedge in ruling LDF SIT questions actor Dileep again CPI Ministers boycott Cabinet meet, Kerala CM attacks party for stubborn stand KOCHI The Special Investigation C. Gouridasan Nair Team inquiring into the THIRUVANANTHAPURAM abduction and sexual assault Thomas Chandy’s resigna­ CM blames on a woman actor tion as Kerala Transport Min­ interrogated actor Dileep ister, after a drama lasting coalition again for two hours on several days, has left a sharp Wednesday. The actor, an divide in the ruling Left politics accused in the case, is now Democratic Front (LDF). out on bail. The differing perceptions Special of the CPI(M) and the CPI Correspondent engaluru hospitals to reached a point of no return Thiruvananthapuram shut outpatient services on Wednesday, with the four Defending the delay in BENGALURU : The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala was opened on Wednesday afternoon for the CPI Ministers boycotting the demanding the Over 22,000 private doctors two­month­long Mandalam­Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. * LEJU KAMAL Cabinet meeting and Chief resignation of Thomas from nearly 6,000 medical Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Chandy, Kerala Chief establishments across the city mounting a thinly­veiled at­ Kerala Transport Minister Thomas Chandy leaves Minister Pinarayi will abstain from work and tack on the CPI for the stub­ his oce in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. * PTI Vijayan said here on shut their out­patient Kerala to provide job quota for born stand it had taken in Wednesday that the department services the entire row. Mr. Chandy’s resignation. At However, by Wednesday compulsions of coalition indefinitely from Thursday. “This is never done. Un­ the LDF panel meeting, CPI morning, the CPI leadership politics had forced him Only emergency cases will be poor among forward communities der no circumstance should State secretary Kanam Ra­ had run out of patience and to accede to the NCP’s attended. anyone stay away from Cab­ jendran had even engaged it became evident from its demand for more time Special Correspondent Wednesday, he said 10% of for a constitutional amend­ inet meetings, which are Mr. Chandy in a verbal duel decision to ask the party’s to take a decision on the Girl gang-raped for 10 Thiruvananthapuram the seats in Devaswom re­ ment to implement the meant to discuss all issues,” on the various allegations Ministers to stay away from thorny issue. days in Bengaluru, 4 held The Kerala government has cruitment would be re­ quota in other sectors. he said. against him. the Cabinet meeting. Briefing the media BENGALURU decided to provide job quota served for the new category. The Cabinet also decided The Chief Minister and Barring Revenue Minister after a Cabinet meeting, A 17­year­old girl, who went for the economically back­ The decision to begin with to enhance the reservation the CPI leadership have been Final decision E. Chandrasekharan, who which was attended by missing from her home on ward among the forward Devaswoms was taken since for SC/ST communities from at loggerheads for days now Despite the relentless attack had sent in a note to Mr. Pin­ Mr. Chandy, Mr. Vijayan October 26, was allegedly communities in the State. it would not require a consti­ 10% to 12%, Ezhava com­ over the demand for Mr. on Mr. Chandy , the Chief arayi midway through the said NCP leaders T.P. abducted by four men, who The reservation process will tutional amendment. munity from 14% to 17% and Chandy’s resignation. Even Minister had taken care to Cabinet meeting informing Peethambaran and Mr. raped her for 10 days at a be rolled out in the recruit­ Mr. Vijayan said the Cab­ other backward communit­ before the LDF State com­ ensure that all the legal and their decision not to attend Chandy had sought time lodge in Whitefield. The ment to Devaswoms, Chief inet had formally approved ies from 3% to 6%. mittee met here late last political processes and form­ the Cabinet meeting, which to discuss the issue with police, who were acting on a Minister Pinarayi Vijayan the proposal that was The Devaswom Recruit­ week to discuss the issue, alities were gone through be­ was being attended by Mr. their national tip­off, rescued her on said. mooted by the LDF. ment Board rules would be the CPI leadership had made fore the final decision on Mr. Chandy as well, no other leadership. “I could not November 4 and arrested the Briefing the media after a He said the State would amended for the purpose, it clear that it would not Chandy’s continuation was leader was ready to speak to say no to them,” he said. four under the POCSO Act. Cabinet meeting here on exert pressure on the Centre he said. settle for anything less than taken. the media. Nonagenarian couple commit suicide in Telangana Ordeal in the air for Minister, MLAs They could not cope with old age problems and did not want to be a burden on their sons Bad weather in Vizag forces ight to hover over sea

Special Correspondent away from their sons for four Latchavva got old­age pen­ Special Correspondent and Vasupalli Ganesh Ku­ off again. I felt the thud, usu­ KARIMNAGAR decades. They were determ­ sion of 1,000 a month from VISAKHAPATNAM mar, some other MLAs and ally felt when an aircraft A nonagenarian couple, ined to live alone but could the government. Their sons A Minister, some MLAs from ruling party leaders were on touches the ground,” he bogged down by ill­health not cope with old age prob­ provided other assistance north Andhra and other fly­ the flight. said. “An announcement and not wanting to be a bur­ lems, according to villagers. frequently. Recently, ers went through a 35­ was made that the pilot was den on their children, com­ Belonging to the washer­ Latchavva was bed­ridden minute ordeal in the sky Delay at Vijayawada unable to land due to bad mitted suicide by consuming man community, the couple and Muthaiah struggled to when an ATR Air India flight “The flight was delayed at weather. The flight hovered poison at Venkatraopalli in had two daughters and two assist her. from Vijayawada to Vi­ Vijayawada and took off at 5 over the sea for about 35 Ramadugu mandal of Karim­ sons. The daughters died in In these circumstances, it sakhapatnam touched the p.m. and the first touch minutes and we were all nagar district late on their childhood but sons Lat­ was suspected that they runway and lifted off again down in Visakhapatnam was worried whether it would Tuesday. chaiah and Kanakaiah lived might have decided to take and hovered over the sky, at 6 p.m.,” Visakhapatnam land at all ,” Mr. Naidu said. Vedira Muthaiah, 95, and in the village in separate the extreme step as they felt due to bad weather, on West MLA P.G.V.R. Naidu The flight finally landed at Latchavva, 90, who lived in houses. they would have to fend for Wednesday. told The Hindu. 6.40 p.m. an ill­equipped house in ab­ The couple procured sub­ themselves if both of them The house of the elderly couple who committed Minister Kala Venkata “Our flight touched the Sources in Air India con­ ject poverty were staying sidised rice as a BPL family. fell sick. suicide in Karimnagar. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Rao, MLAs P.G.V.R Naidu runway but suddenly lifted firmed the incident.

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IN BRIEF Weather Watch New data deepen confusion Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday over dengue spread in Bengal 40% of the blood samples sent to the NICED have tested positive for the disease Six sent to custody for vandalising cinema hall Staff Reporter Recently, there has been a It also did not mention Kolkata KOTA controversy over the State dengue while describing the Six of the eight persons About 40% of the 8,000 government’s affidavit re- reasons behind the “fever detained on Tuesday night in blood samples sent by the garding dengue outbreak, cases” in the State. “The connection with the West Bengal government to with the Calcutta High Court fever cases during October vandalising of a cinema hall the National Institute of expressing its displeasure 2017 could largely be attrib- here were arrested while two Cholera and Enteric Diseases over the lack of clarity in the uted to a very abrupt beha- of them were released after (NICED) have tested positive submission. viour of climate, severe and interrogation, police said. for dengue, the institute’s au- In its affidavit submitted low rainfall conditions fa- The six accused were on thorities confirmed on on November 9, the State vouring transmission of vec- Wednesday produced before Wednesday. government stated that since tor-borne diseases, com- a court that sent them to Dr. Shanta Dutta, the dir- January this year, 18,135 bined with huge movement judicial custody till Nov 19. PTI ector of NICED, said that ma- dengue cases have been re- of population during long jority of the blood samples ported at government hos- holiday seasons,” the affi- which tested positive were pitals. “It is unfortunate that davit said. It was submitted Punjab cane farmers Den II (dengue strain type 19 patients died despite in relation to three public in- Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 17.00 Hrs) stage protest II). “There was also a signific- Left Front councillors of Kolkata Municipal providing best possible care terest litigations filed over Forecast for Thursday: Heavy to very heavy rain likely at isol­ PHAGWARA ant number of DEN IV Corporation demonstrating over the spread of dengue, inside where the treatment is abso- the dengue outbreak in the ated places over Odisha and West Bengal. Several farmers staged a (dengue strain type IV) the corporation headquarters on Wednesday. * PTI lutely free of cost to any pa- State. city rain max min city rain max min protest on the Phagwara­ among the samples sent by tient,” the State government “Dissatisfied” with the af- Agartala...... -.... 26.9.... 22.6 Kozhikode ...... -.... 34.2.... 24.1 Hoshiarpur road on the State’s Health Depart- Serotype is a distinct vari- of dengue outbreak in the said. fidavit, the Calcutta High Ahmedabad...... -.... 30.5.... 16.4 Kurnool...... -.... 32.4.... 24.2 Wednesday to press their Aizawl ...... -.... 30.5.... 15.9 Lucknow...... -.... 28.2.... 15.4 ment,” she added. ation within a species of bac- State, 40 people have died The affidavit, however, Court asked the State govern- Allahabad ...... -.... 31.2.... 15.5 Madurai...... -.... 34.2.... 23.9 demand for minimum State There are four serotypes teria or virus. because of the disease while did not mention the number ment on Tuesday to submit Bengaluru...... -.... 28.4.... 21.0 Mangaluru...... -.... 31.9.... 22.3 Assured Price of cane and of the dengue virus — DEN 1, According to the Bengal about 20,500 have been dia- of dengue cases and deaths updated information regard- Bhopal...... -.... 29.5.... 13.9 Mumbai...... -.... 32.3.... 20.0 served a four­day ultimatum DEN 2, DEN 3 and DEN 4. government’s latest estimate gnosed with it. at private hospitals. ing the disease outbreak. Bhubaneswar ...... 7.1.... 28.1.... 19.0 Mysuru...... -.... 31.0.... 19.2 Chandigarh ...... -.... 26.4.... 12.7 New Delhi ...... -.... 28.4.... 15.0 to the Punjab government for Chennai ...... 6.5.... 26.1.... 23.9 Patna ...... -.... 30.0.... 16.9 accepting it. Coimbatore...... -.... 32.0.... 22.6 Port Blair ...... -.... 31.8.... 26.5 Meanwhile, heavy police Dehradun...... -.... 27.1.... 11.5 Puducherry...... -.... 30.5.... 23.0 force was deployed at all Begin talks with NLFT, Gangtok...... -.... 17.7...... 9.9 Pune ...... -.... 29.7.... 12.8 All Bihar jails to have Goa ...... -.... 31.0.... 21.0 Raipur ...... -.... 30.0.... 22.0 strategic points on the NH 1 Guwahati ...... -.... 29.2.... 15.6 Ranchi...... -.... 26.5.... 14.0 as a precautionary measure. Tripura urges Centre Hubballi...... -.... 31.0.... 19.0 Shillong...... -.... 20.0...... 9.2 PTI Hyderabad ...... -.... 30.8.... 20.5 Shimla...... -.... 15.4...... 5.8 Imphal...... -.... 26.7.... 13.8 Srinagar ...... 2.2.... 11.0...... 2.2 videoconferencing: Nitish PRESS TRUST OF INDIA that the terror outfit, which AGARTALA Jaipur...... -.... 28.7.... 17.8 Trivandrum ...... -.... 33.8.... 22.9 Haryana govt. raises is still using the soil of Kochi...... -.... 31.0.... 24.2 Tiruchi ...... 0.9.... 33.9.... 24.0 DA for pensioners ‘Undertrials needn’t be taken to the court for hearings’ Tripura Chief Minister Bangladesh, would support Kohima...... -.... 23.6.... 11.2 Vijayawada...... 8.0.... 32.0.... 23.5 CHANDIGARH Manik Sarkar has urged the a non-left political party, In- Kolkata...... 4.1.... 30.8.... 22.5 Visakhapatnam ...... 5.8.... 29.0.... 23.0 The Haryana government has SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT har Institute of Correctional Centre to restart peace dia- digenous People’s Front of Particulate matter in the air you are breathing Yesterday raised the dearness allowance PATNA Administration), the State’s logue with the insurgent Tripura (IPFT), if it con- CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Ahmedabad ...... -...... -.....- ...... - ...... -...... - given to its pensioners and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish first green building, at outfits that have their tested in the next Assembly In observations made at family pensioners from 4 per Bengaluru...... 4 ....40 ..34 ...... 52 ...... -...... * 4 p.m., Ghaziabad Kumar on Wednesday an- Hajipur in Vaishali district. hideouts in neighbouring elections scheduled to be Chennai...... 5 ....67 ..42 ...... 89 ...... -...... * recorded cent to 5 per cent with effect nounced that all jails in the Mr. Kumar further said Bangladesh. held in February next year. Delhi ...... 22 ....84 ..27 ....362 ...... -...... * an air quality index (AQI) from July 1, 2017. Hyderabad...... 19 ....60 ..42 ...... 92....107...... * score of 418, indicating State would have videocon- that he himself had gone to “Following requests from high levels of pollutants Kolkata ...... -...... -.....- ...... - ...... -...... - The financial burden on ferencing facility from next jail during Emergency time the insurgent outfit National ‘Peace and tranquillity’ in the air. In contrast, account of enhanced rate of Lucknow ...... 13 ..102 ..69 ....435 ...... -...... * Rajamahendravaram year. He also inaugurated 56 “had seen the problems of Liberation Front of Tripura “Peace and tranquillity was Mumbai...... 14 ....13 ..86 ....128....136...... * recorded a relatively healthy AQI score of 59. pension was estimated at telephone exchanges at 30 non-political prisoners from (NLFT), the Central govern- established in the State after Pune ...... 32 ....16 ..92 ...... 63...... 87...... * 5.60 crore approximately jails, canteen facility for pris- close quarters”, adding that ment held three rounds of many decades of insurgency Visakhapatnam ...... 5 ....23 ..41 ...... 31...... 32...... * per month. PTI oners in 11 jails and laid his government has intro- tripartite talks with the out- and it would be disastrous Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good foundation stones for mul- duced several changes in the fit and the State govern- for the state if NLFT suppor- SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air IIM-Lucknow student tipurpose auditoriums at Kumar * FILE PHOTO jail manual and brought in ment,” he said. The dia- ted IPFT in the next elec- particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues commits suicide eight Central jails of the reforms. logues haven’t taken place tions,” he added. and monuments. LUCKNOW State. do away with the need for The Chief Minister said Bi- in the past couple of The IPFT had been cam- NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by A 25­year­old student of the “Jail reforms have been taking undertrials to the har was the first State which months. paigning for a separate State reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to Indian Institute of going on ever since my gov- court for hearing of their set up an open jail at Buxar. “So, I would request the since 2009 by carving out critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Management­Lucknow (IIML) ernment had come to power cases. This will also ensure “Tents and blankets made Central government to re- the Tripura Tribal Areas dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. allegedly committed suicide but the biggest reform will speedy dispensation of by prisoners at this jail are start the dialogue for peace Autonomous District Coun- PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced on Wedmesday by hanging be when a change in prison- justice,” the Chief Minister rated as one of the finest... in the State,” Mr. Sarkar told cil, which constitutes two- lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and himself from the ceiling fan er’s thinking would come… said while inaugurating the during my Vikas Yatra, I had the Assembly on Tuesday thirds of the State territory premature death in people with heart or lung disease of his hostel room in the by next year all jails in the newly constructed building stayed at various places in evening. and is home to the tribal campus in Madiyaon area, State will have videoconfer- of Bihar Sudharatmak tents made by prisoners of He said the State govern- people who form a third of police said. PTI encing facility, which would Prashashanik Sansthan (Bi- Buxar jail,” he recalled. ment has intelligence inputs the State’s population.

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 NATION 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Police ultimatum raises tensions in Rajasthan village Family of murdered dairy farmer asked to immediately consent to post­mortem; it demands arrest of all the attackers, job for son

Mohammed Iqbal its resident, Umar, 35, al­ what to do. My son was Shahabuddin said a job for Shahabuddin’s wife lay on a GHATMIKA legedly by a group of cow vi­ murdered for no fault [of his grandson was the min­ cot, sedated. Even as the family of dairy gilantes. His two compan­ his]. He had borrowed imum he expected from the Ghatmika sarpanch Sugarcane farmers’ farmer Umar Khan, who was ions, booked by the police in 15,000 from some acquaint­ government. Shaukat Khan said the villa­ agitation turns violent shot dead in Alwar district a cow smuggling case, have ances to buy a milch cow for gers suspected that the po­ PUNE last week while transporting not returned to the village his children, but was merci­ No word for two days licemen at Govindgarh were An agitation of sugarcane cows, is struggling to come since the November 10 as­ lessly killed,” 80­year­old Mr. Shahabuddin rubbished complicit in the crime. “The farmers demanding an to terms with his violent sault for fear of arrest. Shahabuddin, Umar’s father, the claim that his son and his police booked fellow travel­ increase in the fair and death, a police notice de­ told The Hindu. associates were transporting lers Tahir Khan and Javed in remunerative price (FRP) led manding immediate consent Deadlock persists Eighteen­year­old the cows for slaughter. a cow smuggling case, but by the Swabhimani Shetkari for his post mortem has cre­ A notice served Wednesday Maqsood, the eldest among “You will find cows, buffa­ were silent on Umar Khan’s Sanghatana (SSS) and other ated a fresh spell of fear and by the Govindgarh police sta­ Umar Khan’s eight children, loes and goats in each of the whereabouts for two days. farmer outfits took a violent hostility in the small village. tion on the family demanded Umar Khan's father Shahabuddin, son Maqsood and was unable to imagine how 400 households in this vil­ Only after making multiple turn on Wednesday with Situated on the Rajasthan­ its consent for Umar’s other children at their home in Ghatmika. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT he would take care of his lage. We never eat cow rounds of Govindgarh and police firing plastic bullets, Haryana border, 95 km from autopsy, failing which the po­ mother and siblings. meat.” Ramgarh police stations, we lobbing teargas and resorting Bharatpur, the Ghatmika vil­ lice would get it conducted lock on the post­mortem has the arrest of all culprits and a Maqsood rushed back to Amid the crowd of villa­ were told that his body had to lathi charge to rein in lage finds itself in the lime­ and bury the body after per­ been persisting in Jaipur with compensation of 50 lakh. Ghatmika on hearing of his gers and some Meo Muslim been found on the railway restive protestors. Parts of light following the murder of forming the rituals. A dead­ Umar’s relatives insisting on “We are at a loss to decide father’s death. Mr. leaders from Alwar, Mr. track and sent to Alwar.” Ahmednagar, Aurangabad and Solapur districts, especially the Shevgaon­ Paithan stretch, witnessed fierce melees between ‘Time to reverse Central farmers and the police. Green activists hail BS­VI roll­out plan laws extended to J&K’ Green panel pulls up Amarnath shrine board Say norms should be expanded to other megacities for eective reduction of emissions NEW DELHI Farooq for sustained, comprehensive dialogue Coming down heavily on the taff Reporter Amarnath Shrine Board for Special Correspondent The three­time former NEW DELHI not providing enough Srinagar Chief Minister said the Environmentalists welcomed infrastructure to devotees, National Conference presid­ erosion of the State’s the Centre’s decision on the National Green Tribunal ent and Member of Parlia­ autonomy was the genesis Wednesday to advance the on Wednesday constituted a ment Farooq Abdullah said of its political problems. rollout of cleaner fuel, com­ committee of experts to on Wednesday that it was “The restoration of pliant to Bharat Stage­VI (BS­ maintain the “sanctity of the time all Central laws exten­ autonomy to J&K is VI) norms, in Delhi by two shrine”. Directing the board to ded to J&K after 1953 were non­negotiable.” years, but added that a re­ build eco­friendly reversed. He also urged New Delhi gional approach was needed washrooms, a bench headed “Time has come to re­ and Islamabad to start “a to make it more effective. by NGT chairperson verse Central laws extended sustained, comprehensive The Union Ministry of Pet­ Swatatnter Kumar said: post­1953 through pliant re­ dialogue on Kashmir”. roleum and Natural Gas an­ “There are no proper facilities gimes installed in J&K Referring to Prime Minis­ nounced that BS­VI fuel for toilets. Do you even know through covert and un­ ter Narendra Modi’s speech norms would be implemen­ how humiliating this is for democratic machinations to on August 15, Dr. Abdullah ted in Delhi by April 1, 2018, women?” disempower the people of said he should take concrete instead of the scheduled the State and rob them of steps to engage with the deadline of April 2020. For Minister offered 5 cr. their political identity,” said people of Kashmir with dig­ the rest of the country, the to defect, claims MLA Dr. Abdullah at a public rally nity and show respect for earlier deadline would re­ utive director and the head MUMBAI in Baramulla’s Uri area. their sentiments. main. of its anti­air pollution cam­ Sunita Narain, director paign. She added that the Enforce ban on old vehicles Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chandrakant general of the Centre for Sci­ substantially cleaner fuel Patil is in the news again. A ence and Environment (CSE) would give some emission day after his controversial T.N. Governor justies and a member of the Envir­ benefits, but also lead to in NCR, say carmakers comments on potholes, Shiv onment Pollution (Preven­ more advanced emissions Sena MLA Harshvardhan tion and Control) Authority, control systems being fitted Special Correspondent Jadhav on Wednesday ‘review’ meetings said: “This is the kind of pro­ to BS­VI vehicles when they tion to fight pollution in ive move,” according to in­ NEW DELHI claimed that the minister active and responsive leader­ are rolled out. Delhi,” Pawan Goenka, MD dustrialist Venu Srinivasan. offered him and 24 party ‘They help me appreciate good work’ ship we need to see in our For others, the step, Industry players, how­ of Mahindra & Mahindra, The Ministry has also MLAs 5 crore each to join government. This is also the though welcome, did not ever, have said that the rol­ said. “However, as far as the asked the oil marketing the Bharatiya Janata Party. Special Correspondent Tuesday held a meeting kind of drastic measure that cover a large enough area. lout does not mean that BS­ automobile industry is con­ companies to examine the COIMBATORE/CHENNAI with the Coimbatore Col­ is required given the scale of With the National Capital Re­ VI compliant vehicles will cerned, we are already possibility of introduction Ignoring the Opposition’s lector, the City Police Com­ the crisis.” gion facing a smog crisis due enter the Indian market be­ working on a stretched of BS­VI fuel in the whole of J&K schools to adopt criticism that he was tramp­ missioner, the Corporation In a statement, the CSE to a combination of crop fore the stipulated deadline deadline to launch BS­VI National Capital Region NCERT textbooks ling upon State autonomy Commissioner and other of­ said that it was ironic that burning in Punjab and Hary­ of 2020. vehicles by April 2020.” from April 1, 2019. NEW DELHI by conducting meetings ficials for two­and­a­half the Petroleum and Natural ana and high background “The early introduction Industry players say that Admitting that this could Schools in Jammu and with government officials, hours without the presence Gas Ministry had taken the pollution in Delhi last week, of BS­VI fuel gives confid­ the rollout of BS­VI fuel in bring some benefits to Kashmir will increasingly shift Tamil Nadu Governor Ban­ of Ministers, triggering a lead instead of the Ministry the need for region­wide ac­ ence to the auto industry Delhi works well for the Delhi, he emphasised the to NCERT textbooks. warilal Purohit on Wednes­ political row. of Environment and Forests, tion was once again high­ that BS­VI fuel will be avail­ auto manufacturers as they need for an approach that Also, new schools affiliated to day defended undertaking Raj Bhavan officials had which is the nodal ministry lighted. able across the country can test their vehicles using encompassed all aspects to the Central Board of “reviews” (of works), saying described it as a “familiar­ for environment regulations. “We hope the government from April 1, 2020, when the fuel. address the pollution issue. Secondary Education will such meetings helped him isation” meeting. While the complete gains enacts a more comprehens­ the auto industry will fully Mr. Venu Srinivasan felt come up in the State. This appreciate good work. Mr. of the BS­VI norms would ive and systematic plan. It migrate to manufacturing Phased manner that a comprehensive was agreed upon during a Purohit said he would visit Inspected toilet only be seen when vehicles should be expanded to other only BS­VI compliant “It is part of the process to policy package must be laid recent meeting between all districts in the State to On Wednesday, Mr. Purohit also moved from BS­IV to the mega cities and across vehicles on a pan­ India rollout BS­VI fuel across the out at the earliest that took officials of the Union Ministry learn about the schemes the inspected a toilet construc­ new norms, the decision to Northern India so there can basis,” Abhay Firodia, pres­ country in a phased man­ into account issues such as of Human Resource local administrations were ted at the Gandhipuram Bus advance the cleaner fuel be a more effective reduc­ ident of SIAM, said in a ner,” R.C. Bhargava, Chair­ crop­burning, emissions Development and the State’s implementing. Stand as part of the standards should not be un­ tion of emissions,” said Sunil note. man of Maruti Suzuki En­ caused by old power plants, education department, The Governor had on Swachch Bharat Mission. derestimated, said Anumita Dahiya, a campaigner with “Directionally, we feel it terprises, told The Hindu. construction dust and the official sources say. Roychowdhury, CSE’s exec­ Greenpeace. is a step in the right direc­ The decision is a “posit­ like. Peter may have framed me, says Indrani Special Correspondent drani Peter Mukerjea evidence.” The letter further ber, we will be in a better po­ She concluded the letter Mumbai presently lodged in Byculla mentions, “I also believe that sition to ascertain if he and by saying, ‘‘I offer my inner Indrani Mukerjea, key ac­ prison, submit – I have Peter along with other per­ other persons were involved gratitude to Your Honour for cused in the Sheena Bora strong reasons to believe that sons have manipulated cir­ in the disappearance of my your kindness and endeav­ murder case, has written an­ accused number 4, Pritam cumstances to frame me and daughter, Sheena, and there our to provide justice to my other letter to the judge of [Peter] Mukerjea with the as­ have influenced witnesses, will be more clarity if Peter daughter, Sheena, who may the special Central Bureau of sistance of the other persons situations and information and other persons have a have lost her life on account Investigation (CBI) court including accused number 3 leading to my arrest on Au­ role in framing me.” of greed, betrayal, jealousy, seeking details of her hus­ turned approver Shyamvar gust 25, 2015 for a heinous Ms. Mukerjea has sought lust and ill­will of persons band Peter Mukerjea’s Call Rai may have conspired and crime that they may have CDR details of Peter’s mobile who she dearly loved and Data Record (CDR) for the abducted my daughter, committed, aided and abet­ number from January 1, 2012 trusted.’’ years 2012 and 2015. Sheena Bora, in 2012 and ted. I am convinced that if till December 31, 2012 and The court now has direc­ The Hindu has a copy of made her untraceable and we are able to obtain the January 1, 2015 till December ted Peter’s advocate to file a the letter that reads, ‘‘I, In­ subsequently destroyed CDR of Peter’s mobile num­ 31, 2015. reply to this plea. Rajasthan Minister joins Denied ration, Padmavati woman starves anti­ chorus to death in U.P.

Karni Sena calls bandh on Dec. 1 Staff Reporter Meerut PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A 50­year­old woman, Sak­ JAIPUR/BENGALURU ina, died in Bareilly al­ Rajasthan Minister Kiran legedly due to starvation Maheshwari on Wednesday on Tuesday night after the joined the chorus of ration shop owner denied protests against Bollywood ration to her family. movie Padmavati even as According to Eshaq the Shri Rajput Karni Sena Ahmad, her husband, Sak­ called for a country­wide ina had been sick for five bandh on December 1, the days. The family has an day the film is slated to be in Bengaluru on Wednesday. antyodaya card. Mr. released. * V. SREENIVASA MURTHY Ahmad alleged that the In a social media post, shopkeeper refused to give Ms. Maheshwari said Rani any scenes that hurt senti­ him ration and demanded Padmini had performed ments they must be that Sakina be present at ‘Jauhar’ [self­immolation] reviewed. the shop for biometric veri­ with 16,000 women. “De­ Central Board of Film fication. ceit in any case with the his­ Certification chief Prasoon Mr. Ahmad, a resident of tory of immortal valour of Joshi sought to dismiss re­ Fatehganj west in Bareilly such women cannot be ac­ ports that he had watched district, who comes from cepted,” she wrote. the film. The Rajasthan an extremely poor back­ Rajasthan BJP chief State Commission for Wo­ ground, alleged that he had Ashok Parnami, member of men also wrote to the CBFC pleaded with the PDS shop the erstwhile Udaipur royal asking it to clear the ‘ambi­ owner for ration but to no family Laksyaraj Singh Me­ guity’ over the film “in the avail. war and Congress’ Rajya interest of law and order”. The district officials told Sabha MP Sanjay Singh were The protests, meanwhile, The Hindu that at this stage among others who said no reached South with Karni they could not say whether effort to distort historic facts Sena members staging a Sakina died of starvation as would be tolerated. The demonstration in she was sick as well. A Congress said if there were Bengaluru. probe had been ordered. CM YK Karni Sena members protestAt a loss:S downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE An itinerary in search of a strategy Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy during his East Asia tour has only created confusion between China and its neighbours also willing to oer technology, heightened as Beijing’s ambitions capital and market access, on its grew after the 2008 nancial crisis. terms under the Belt and Road Ini­ The last resort Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, and tiative. South Korea started to gravitate Kerala Minister Thomas Chandy may more towards the U.S., which was Security concerns have resigned, but it is a little too late itself alarmed by the assertiveness Now, what is America oering for varghese k. george of China. The Obama administra­ the security of these Asian part­ here is usually little to be gained in delaying the tion announced the Pivot to Asia ners? Mr. Trump asked them all to inevitable by a day or two. After the Kerala High arsing Donald Trump’s state­ strategy in response. Kurt Camp­ join hands with the U.S. in stopping Court passed strictures against him for ling a pe­ ments and Twitter posts bell, an Obama ocial who is cred­ North Korea’s nuclear adventur­ Pthrough his 12­day, ve­nation ited with drafting the policy, de­ ism. But that apart, he told Japan, tition against his own government, Transport Minister tour of Asia — the longest for a U.S. scribed it as “a multifaceted Vietnam and South Korea to buy Thomas Chandy should have had the good sense to President in 25 years — to decipher approach that will involve a strong “our weapons”. resign immediately. But, quite inexplicably, he dithered a new American strategy towards security component, working with “We make the best,” he told on the issue, embarrassing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi­ the region can be taxing unless the allies, working constructively with them and cited how Saudi Arabia jayan and creating divisions within the ruling Left idea is to cherry­pick and substan­ China, a commercial dynamic that was using them eectively. In one Democratic Front (LDF). Indeed, once Alappuzha Dis­ tiate pre­existing notions. is about not shipping U.S. [jobs], Twitter post during the tour, he trict Collector T.V. Anupama submitted a report on al­ but U.S. exports and services to also gave a carte blanche to the ‘Terric’ China ships with these Asian partners the basis of which would be “bilat­ Asia; a commitment to building in­ Saudi Arabian regime to chart re­ leged encroachments by a company in which he holds a One can read resistance to China’s have also been enhanced. eral trade agreements with any stitutions to multilateralism; bring­ gional politics. stake, Mr. Chandy should have stepped down as a mat­ expansive ambitions in euphem­ Ahead of his travel, the White Indo­Pacic nation that wants to be ing other partners into Asia, like Mr. Trump’s “Indo­Pacic ter of propriety. By moving the court challenging the isms such as ‘freedom of naviga­ House had said his speech at the our partner and that will abide by Europe, working closely with dream” may not appear to be Collector’s report, prepared on the orders of the gov­ tion’ and condemnation of ‘predat­ Asia­Pacic Economic Coopera­ the principles of fair and reciprocal Europe.” much of a dream for most coun­ ernment, he virtually invited the judicial reprimand on ory’ economic practices, used tion (APEC) CEO summit in Viet­ trade... I call it the Indo­Pacic Like Mr. Trump, Barack Obama tries in the region. In 2006, Mr. himself. That he entertained the hope of tiding over the along with America’s commitment nam would elucidate his vision for dream.” also wanted to open the Asian mar­ Trump had said he was waiting for political crisis engulng him even after the court’s stric­ to democracy, human rights, and the Indo­Pacic region, a term that kets for American companies, but a housing market crash, and boas­ free trade. When you read them the Trump administration has star­ What does he mean? there was a broader blue print at ted about his ability to prot from a tures betrays a strange mix of nose­in­the­air arrogance alongside the U.S.­Philippines ted using in a clear acknowledg­ The U.S. has trade decits with all play. Mr. Trump has knocked it falling market. Conicts in Asia, in and head­in­the­sand ignorance. For the past few commitment to “share best prac­ ment of India’s prominence. Ad­ the ve countries that Mr. Trump down to a one­point agenda: buy the west and the east, could appear months, Mr. Chandy has been caught in the encroach­ tices” to prevent illegal drug use, ministration ocials had been visited and he told four of them our goods and services. His state­ to be good opportunities for prot ments controversy. The Lake Palace Resort, part­ which is a “problem aicting both emphatic that his speech would that the U.S. would not tolerate this ment that countries in the “region from the realtor’s perspective. owned by him, came under a cloud over issues related countries”, and Mr. Trump’s desire demonstrate the U.S.’s continuing — putting China, Japan, South [should] be strong, independent, We may be looking for a strategy to reclamation of paddy land to create a vehicle park, di­ to be friends with the “short and commitment to the region. His Korea and Vietnam in the same and prosperous, in control of their that does not exist, perhaps. Amer­ fat” ruler of North Korea, the emer­ speech did not live up to the build­ basket on this count. In the case of own destinies, and satellites to no ican economist Lawrence Sum­ version of the course of rivulets for construction activit­ ging picture could appear confus­ up, and may have actually added to the Philippines, which has a small one,” is a call for ending multilater­ mers, now a Harvard professor, ies, and laying of an approach road to the resort by ing, if not outlandish. the nervousness among traditional surplus with the U.S., the relation­ alism. More than a newfound re­ and a key player in the American­ lling paddy elds. That the Minister chose to stand by In his interactions with report­ U.S. partners. Recalling the U.S.’s ship is less about trade, he said, but spect for the autonomy of these led globalisation over the last three the resort, and not with the government, was the real ers as he travelled back, Mr. Trump historical ties to the region, Mr. more for “military purposes... it’s countries, it reects American dis­ decades, described the challenge shocker. gave an overview of the “terric” Trump said it is time the terms of called the most prime piece of real interest. before America: “…(we) confuse a As for Mr. Vijayan, he should have sacked Mr. Chandy tour and the new friendships that engagement between these coun­ estate from a military standpoint.” Mr. Trump also told his Asian strategy with a wish list. Our instead of leaving it to the Nationalist Congress Party to he has developed, how he enjoyed tries and the U.S. changed. In his What are the implications of Mr. hosts that they were free to pursue strategy is that it is very important the unprecedented reception in reckoning, the U.S. has been taken Trump’s statement that “those their interests solo, as he would that they open their markets, that it secure his resignation. That the Minister belonged to a Beijing, conversations with the advantage of by all countries and days are over?” First, America of­ pursue his. He hinted that America is very important that they cooper­ smaller allied party and that the LDF is bound by a coali­ “terric” President Xi Jinping and global institutions, particularly the fers these countries technology, is washing its hands of any leader­ ate with us on this security issue… tion dharma are justications that do not wash in the the special honour he received at World Trade Organisation (WTO). capital and access to its market. ship role, making it clear that it Well, that is a good wish list… And I face of a strong judicial stricture. Not surprisingly, the the Forbidden City. What topped But he would not blame other Second, America oers a security could cut a deal with China on its do not think we as yet have a Communist Party of India saw things dierently and the list of achievements for him countries or their leaders for this guarantee and a predictable world own, regardless of its potential im­ strategy for thinking about the boycotted a Cabinet meeting on the ground that Mr. were the business deals — he put situation; it was all the fault of the order based on multilateral trade pact on other countries. China is management of the global eco­ Chandy was a participant. The party argued that Mr. the gure at $300 billion and U.S. administrations that preceded and security pacts. China has also the biggest trading partner of nomic system that is appropriately hoped that it would exceed $1 tril­ him. been a beneciary of this system, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. respectful of the scale and achieve­ Chandy could not be expected to discharge his respons­ lion in the coming months, though “Those days are over,” he de­ and the rise of China has added ad­ Speaking after Mr. Trump at APEC, ments of the Chinese economy.” ibilities as a Minister after having challenged the gov­ the actual numbers remain un­ clared. He was there “to oer a re­ ditional buoyancy for neighbour­ Mr. Xi presented a case for multilat­ ernment in a court of law. The CPI’s strident stand can clear. He said security partner­ newed partnership with America,” ing countries. The friction eralism and open trade. China is [email protected] also be explained by the fact that one of its members, E. Chandrasekharan, holds the Revenue portfolio and was monitoring the action against the encroachments. The eventual exit of Mr. Chandy on Wednesday might pave Money can’t always buy votes the way for the return of his party colleague A.K. Saseendran to the Cabinet. Mr. Saseendran had to Smaller constituencies and longer campaign periods are essential reforms resign following a questionable sting operation in Pradeep Chhibber, Harsh Shah which he is heard allegedly seeking sexual favours from creases during elections, which is legacy, money, and muscle power. and goodies in elections: “Voters & Rahul Verma unexplained by a normal rise in de­ This is an important reason why basically began to tell politicians a woman. The LDF is not short of talent, but coalition mand of these goods. parties perceived as weak stand that they had to keep the goodies dynamics require that Mr. Vijayan replace Mr. Chandy here is a widely held belief In our view, cash ows during little chance of winning elections, (liquor, cash, and so on) owing if with the only other MLA from the NCP. Despite a com­ that voters in India, especially elections not to buy votes but and why they are likely to wither they wanted their votes. Maybe the fortable majority, Mr. Vijayan might not want to risk up­ Tthe poor, sell their votes in ex­ rather to support a campaign. Cash away even if they do win. politicians would get their votes setting the political equations within the LDF. The real change for cash, liquor, sar is, and is an important grease to run a and maybe they wouldn’t, but they test for him will be to ensure that governance does not many other such goodies. Using smooth campaign machinery for a Studying vote banks denitely wouldn’t if they didn’t suer amid his deft political manoeuvres. evidence from the Uttar Pradesh number of reasons. First, parties Our arguments nd resonance with pass out the goodies.” Assembly elections, we have ar­ have weak organisations at the two outstanding ethnographies of What does all of this tell us about gued that theories of large scale local level and face heavy institu­ vote banks and local clientelism. In the role of money in elections? vote buying (patronage and clien­ tional constraints. Most parties do her study of the 2012 Mumbai mu­ Cash and goodies do get distributed Azzurri, fading telism) in India are myths (“Death not have enough committed volun­ limit. To avoid this, candidates nicipal corporation election, Lisa during elections, but their inu­ of patronage?”, The Hindu, May 23, teers to mobilise votes. Money acts spend huge sums of money on Björkman wrote that spending of ence on vote choice is marginal. Italian football has hit its lowest point 2017). We received several com­ as a substitute for the organisation cash, liquor and gifts that they money was not reected in the vote Competitive populism in Indian in decades and needs a thorough overhaul ments from readers, some of whom as cash is used to engage vote mo­ hand out to their middlemen. count. The candidate who spent politics has led to the development remain unconvinced that money bilisers or local individuals who Second, money signals re­ the most came nowhere near win­ of an “ante­up quid pro quo” sys­ month ago, when Holland failed to make it to the does not buy votes. They asked, will seek votes for a party and/or sources and power, or access to ning the seat, while the candidate tem, with politicians and parties 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, there was none of correctly, that if money does not candidate. Institutional constraints powerful networks. It allows can­ who won a landslide victory did so forced to put money and goods into Athe shocked despair that hangs over Italy’s non­ buy votes, why is there a ow of also make money extremely crit­ didates to mobilise supporters who with limited spending. She de­ the pot before they could play a cash and liquor during elections? ical. The Election Commission (EC) in turn can pull a crowd together. scribes distribution of money as an hand. And this is amplied by weak qualication following its defeat to Sweden in the two­ And why is there an army of allows only 14 days of ocial cam­ The role of money as a symbol of uncertain investment and a leap of party organisations, limited cam­ legged play­o. Football in the Netherlands is facing its brokers at the local level, often paigning, which ends 48 hours be­ power is especially important in a faith on the part of the candidate. paigning periods and the humong­ worst crisis and its fans have perhaps become used to aligned with politicians and fore the scheduled close of polling. hierarchical society such as India, Similarly, Mary Breeding in her ous size of constituencies. Thus, under­performance. Since 1982, the team has failed to parties, helping citizens navigate The fact that parties do not nalise with the state wielding enormous study on the micropolitics of vote campaign nance reforms should make it to the quadrennial extravaganza on four dier­ the State? their nominations for most con­ power. Moreover, in many parts of banks in Karnataka quotes a Con­ begin by increasing the number of ent occasions. Dutch footballers were always expected stituencies until the very end puts the country, the display of money gress worker: “Voters will take our constituencies and the duration of to thrill but not necessarily to win. Even the legendary Probability stakes pressure on candidates to mobilise during elections is socially ap­ party’s gift, the other party’s gift, the ocial campaign period. Smal­ It is indeed true that a candidate votes as quickly as possible. Given proved in certain ways, is a political and so on. Then they go into the ler constituencies with longer cam­ Johan Cruy didn’t bag football’s most coveted prize. with greater resources has a higher the size of constituencies (both in necessity, and is born of cultural ex­ polling booth and vote however paigning period are more likely to But Italy is dierent. The Azzurri have always found a probability of winning elections in area and the number of voters), a pectations. Voters ask themselves they wish.... I know that many curb the negative inuence of way, regardless of the circumstances. Italy went into India. This is true in many other candidate requires an army of whether someone who has no clout voters nd these benets — liquor, money in politics in comparison to the 2006 World Cup with a match­xing scandal raging parts of the world, including in the workers during the campaign — monetary, political, or familial — saris, and such — to be very insult­ putting a cap on the expenditure back home; it ended up lifting the trophy. Another scan­ U.S., where a candidate with a lar­ period. Even if a campaign decides can work the levers of administra­ ing. They vote their minds.” limit. dal erupted ahead of the 2012 European Champion­ ger war chest is more likely to win to pay the current minimum wage tion for them. In most cases, the an­ Likewise, Philip Oldenburg, who ship, but Italy emerged a worthy runner­up to Spain. elections. There is also enough for agricultural labourers to each of swer is no. Witness how many inde­ has been studying this question Pradeep Chhibber and Rahul Verma are evidence to suggest that the supply its workers during the entire cam­ pendent candidates lose elections since the 1970s, described a conver­ Four years later, Italy went in with arguably its weakest with University of California, Berkeley. of cash and consumption of liquor paign period the candidate would in India, and even when they win, it sation with a Delhi politician who Harsh Shah is an alumnus of squad ever but still outwitted reigning champion Spain (and other items such as saris) in­ end up exceeding the expenditure is because of attributes like family explained to him the role of money the same university and lost to Germany in the quarter­nals only on penal­ ties. This is what makes the four­time champion miss­ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. ing out on the World Cup, for the rst time since 1958, astounding. It is true that the qualication process left For a fair hearing Snued out buses and the metro, which toothless tigers as they are Sinha was a minister in the open defecation free, ought very little margin for error, with only the group topper The order of the Supreme Every winter, Delhi needs to be strengthened as increasingly failing to check Chandra Shekhar to be pursued with a earning a direct entry. Clubbed alongside Spain, Italy Court, on the powers of the experiences acute air soon as possible. violation of pollution government till 2002. His qualitative rather than a was always expected to come second and be in the play­ Chief Justice in preparing pollution. It is no D.B.N. Murthy, norms. Vehicles, especially move to the BJP came when quantitative approach o. Once there, it was unlucky to draw Sweden, the the roster, does not appear exaggeration to say that it is Bengaluru commercial and he was past 50. In contrast, (“Labelling versus toughest of opponents. But even so, its performances to be correct given the like living in a gas chamber. government owned, often leaders such as Narendra outcomes”, November 15). I have been truly worrying. circumstances of the case. It Closing educational Air pollution in Delhi is not ply without valid pollution Modi and Arun Jaitley have The sustainable solution in militates against the rights of institutions on the bad days of recent origin and control certicates. Even been in the BJP since their making people use latrines Italian football has been stagnant for quite a while. In citizens for a fair and is only a temporary solution. successive governments pollution checking centres youth. Mr. Jaitley even went lies in wiping out the notion recent times the national team has even registered impartial hearing, when the Despite many theories, it is have failed in nding are run without any proper to jail during the of “pollution” associated draws against novices such as Haiti and Luxembourg. role of the Chief Justice is in still not clear what causes solutions. It is unfortunate machines and issue Emergency. Mr. Modi is with having a toilet within or There have been no credible replacements in sight for question. It is a universally this problem of smoke and that people here are caught pollution control certicates known to be a workaholic. near one’s house. Villagers the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti, Alessandro accepted principle that ‘no smog. Surely there are between the devil and the in name. If a government Naturally they are more must be made aware of the Del Piero and Alessandro Nesta. Only manager Antonio man can be judge in his own environmental experts who deep sea and have to face can order the closure of 800 concerned about the BJP lethal but preventable Conte’s brilliance saved the country at the 2016 Euros. case’. This principle was should be able to pinpoint hardship and health schools on account of air than Mr. Sinha is. The way health issues stemming also adopted at a United the major factors that make concerns as no authority is pollution, can it not act Mr. Sinha is criticising his from defecating in the open. There is such a dearth of emerging talent that in the rst Nations sponsored Delhi’s air so polluted. If the directly responsible for the against pollution control party leadership makes one Schools must educate leg against Sweden, seven of Italy’s starting 11 were conference in Bengaluru, burning of stubble by mess they face today. A boards and violators? wonder whether he has the children on sanitation and older than 30. Supporters even sought comfort in the attended by judges from farmers in Punjab and long­term and sustainable Navneet Seth, interests of the BJP in mind. the need to use toilets at team’s unblemished record at the iconic San Siro sta­ across the world, including Haryana is said to be the movement is necessary to Dhuri, Punjab Y.G. Chouksey, home, thereby spreading dium in Milan, causing Pirlo to remark, “I’ve never seen India. main reason, then educate all in Delhi about Pune the message to adults as a goal scored from the stands.” There is much to be It has come to be known as immediate action should be the perils of unplanned Yashwant Sinha on BJP well. The squat survey Anjali B., blamed on current manager Giampiero Ventura. He re­ the “Bangalore Principles of called for to stop this development and to In his interview, “I am Judicial Conduct­ 2002” practice by providing conserve nature by planting raising issues because I am The Swachh Bharat Mission, Thiruvananthapuram peatedly ignored players who were adept and schooled which, inter alia, covers nancial aid and suggesting more trees. There has to be worried about the BJP’s launched with the noble more letters online: in modern­day tactical methods. Midelder Jorginho, independence, integrity and alternatives to burning in a system in place to arrest future” (November 15), vision of making the nation www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ who has been excellent for Napoli, was only handed his accountability of the order to get rid of the the growth of motorised former Union Finance debut against Sweden while forward Lorenzo Insigne, judiciary. residue in elds after transport and other Minister Yashwant Sinha corrections & clarifications: In a number of cases, judges harvesting. Vehicular pollution causing industries. makes useful suggestions In the photo caption accompanying the Sports page story head­ the most creative of the lot, was an unused substitute lined “Virat, you are like Dalmiya” (Nov. 15, 2017), there was a because the formation that Ventura used didn’t suit his of superior courts have pollution is another major There have to be adequate such as the involvement of wrong reference to Virender Sehwag. It was actually Thilanga recused themselves factor. The odd­even rule for safeguards to guard against Vijay Kelkar (whose best player. But history suggests Italy isn’t alone. Both Sumathipala. whenever there was conict vehicles has had no major dust generation. committee recommended It is the policy of The Hindu to correct signicant errors as soon as possible. Please specify Germany and France underwent similar turbulence be­ V. Padmanabhan, of interest. There is, impact on air pollution. the goods and services tax) the edition (place of publication), date and page. The Readers’ Editor’s office can be fore emerging stronger with a complete overhaul of therefore, a need to There is no alternative but to Bengaluru in improving the process. contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to their footballing structures. 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The Tripura model Strangely forgotten The human development consequences of peace in the State have been remarkable The heroism at Rezang La, 55 years ago, should be in V.K. Ramachandran & Madhura Swaminathan history textbooks fence Minister, Krishna Menon, and his aco­ In the late 1990s and early 2000s, lytes in the Army, led by Lt. General B.M. Tripura embarked on a unique path Kaul. But there is another aspect to the recall to peace, one that was not dependent of the war and that is the forgotten heroism solely on security measures but in­ and gallantry of the Indian soldier in the face volved investment in human develop­ of extreme adversity. ment and people’s participation in Anecdotal fragments from that war refer the implementation of socio­political c. uday bhaskar to the grim and unpardonable reality of the and economic policy as well. More Indian soldier, poorly clad in the cold and than a decade later, the human devel­ A recent visit to a school in Dehradun to par­ harsh terrain, marching up the icy heights of opment consequences of peace have ticipate in a military history seminar drew at­ the Himalayas with ancient .303 rifles to face been remarkable. tention again to the tenacious Indian indiffer­ a much better equipped Chinese army. In 2005 and 2006, we spent some ence to history in general and recent military months in rural Tripura as part of history in particular. Heroism at Rezang La work on the Tripura Human Develop­ My panel was on the India­China relation­ Despite such deficiencies, from Nathu La in ment Report (the Government of ship and the temporal review was from the 1962 to Kargil in 1999, the Indian soldier has Tripura and the United Nations De­ traumatic border war of October­November remained stoic and steadfast in his commit­ velopment Programme had commis­ 1962 to the more recent face­off at Doklam. A ment. Specific to the 1962 war, there were sioned the Foundation for Agrarian brief conversation with the students and the many acts of gallantry of the highest order, Studies to write the r eport). The teachers highlighted one of the abiding omis­ and regrettably they are little remembered threat of violence was ever present, sions in the Indian school curriculum — the today. One battle often recalled by profes­ The Tripura tableau, at the Republic Day Parade in 2017. * RAMESH SHARMA and elaborate arrangements had to near total absence of recent Indian military sionals is that fought by a company of 13 Ku­ be made to ensure the safety of the to the Census, the share of literate num, per capita SDP in Tripura grew (WPR) rose among men and women, history. Recall, if any, is through Bollywood! maon at Rezang La in the Ladakh region on members of our team, mainly stu­ persons above the age of seven years at 9 to 10% a year. rural and urban, over the seven year November 18, 1962. Gallantry in battle can­ dents and youth. Although insur­ rose from 73% to 87% between 2001 For the last five to six years, period. According to NSS data, the fe­ No recall not be meaningfully quantified, much less gency was on the decline by the time and 2011. We now have data from sur­ Tripura has ranked first among the male work participation rate in rural Various reasons were advanced for such compared but the odds were against the 123 the Tripura Human Development Re­ veys conducted in 2005 and 2016 in States of India with respect to the im­ Tripura rose from 12% in 2004­5 to omission but one major gap is the lack of an men led by Major Shaitan Singh and all but port 2007 was published, acts of in­ Khakchang, a fully Scheduled Tribe plementation of the Mahatma Gandhi 31% in 2011­12. In rural India, it fell adequate body of work by way of well­re­ 14 died, rifle in hand, in battle position as the surgent violence still continued. In­ village in North district, Mainama, a National Rural Employment Guaran­ from 49% to 35% over the same searched books by professional Indian his­ Chinese overwhelmed them. Their bodies deed, the idea that the people had to village in Dhalai district whose popu­ tee Act (MGNREG A). Over this period. In Tripura, work participa­ torians that could have been distilled for were discovered only in January 1963 by a be free from threats to life and limb in lation is 67% Scheduled Tribe, and period, the average number of days tion rates rose among males, urban school children. A wry observation is that local shepherd, and it was then that the tex­ order to achieve their full potential Muhuripur, a village in South district. of employment obtained per house­ and rural, and among urban females there are more books on the 1857 War for In­ ture of their indomitable heroism became was an important part of the Report. A measure of progress in schooling hold in India ranged between 40 and as well. dependence (aka the Sepoy Mutiny in the discernible. Tripura Chief Minister Manik of the population in these villages is 50 days. In Tripura, from 2011­12 to British discourse) than the wars the Indian Sarkar has often said that economic the number of years of completed 2014­15, the corresponding figure was Looking ahead military was compelled to engage in after Au­ and social investments and people’s schooling among women in the age about 80 days a year. In 2015­16, the An important factor in the dramatic gust 1947. involvement are essential compon­ group 18 to 45 years. In Khakchang in number rose to 94 days. The unilat­ rise in work participation rates, espe­ The 1962 border war with China receives ents of the peace process in the State. 2005, more than 50% of women in eral decision of the Government of cially among women, has been the episodic attention and it remains a traumatic The landmark repeal of the Armed the age group had not completed a India to reduce the allocation of re­ improvement in the security environ­ memory for the Indian collective. This year Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AF­ year of schooling. By 2016, the me­ sources for the rural employment ment, which encouraged women to marks the 55th anniversary of that chapter of SPA, in 2015 in the State was an out­ dian number of completed years of guarantee scheme has hit the State enter the labour force in much larger national history, and the lack of public de­ standing symbol of the success of this schooling among women in the age Government hard. According to numbers than before. The rise in bate on it is depressing. The brief war has a policy. group was seven — outstanding pro­ Gautam Das, editor of the Agartala­ work and labour force participation boiler­plate Indian narrative to it that has ac­ We returned to Tripura in the sum­ gress for a decade. The correspond­ based daily, Desher Katha, the rates, particularly among women, is quired an inflexible index of certitude, mer of 2016 to resurvey three villages ing figure for Mainama, also a Sched­ present allocation will be adequate both a positive achievement and a wherein China is the aggressor and India the we had first surveyed in 2005. The uled Tribe dominated village, was six only to create 42 days of employment challenge. The challenge is to gener­ hapless victim. The Chinese narrative has its principal change was a palpable at­ years in 2005 and nine years in 2016. per household in the current year. ate adequate employment opportun­ own contour, dwelling in the main on Indian mosphere of peace and personal Data from the National Family An important feature of Tripura’s ities to absorb the increasing number perfidy and the arrogance of Prime Minister safety in the State, even in its most re­ Health Survey (NFHS) indicate that economy over the last decade has of women who will join the work Jawaharlal Nehru. Emotive nationalism has mote reserved­forest settlements. the infant mortality rate (IMR) in been a rise in labour force participa­ force. Tripura’s path of development rendered the narratives on both sides more The progress achieved over the last10 Tripura almost halved between tion and work force participation, is one that respects administrative sacred and, equally, more brittle with every years in several indicators of human 2005­6 and 2014­15, declining from 51 particularly among women. This is in autonomy for regions where people passing year. development — especially in educa­ per thousand live births to 27 per marked contrast to India as a whole, of the Scheduled Tribes are predom­ The younger generation in India, that is tion, health, and employment — is thousand. According to data from the where data show a decline in female inant in the population, and the prin­ those born after 1980, may not even recall the State’s peace dividend, and is most recent Sample Registration Bul­ labour force participation and work ciple of unity of its diverse people. An the border war with China except in a hazy worthy of public attention. letin, IMR further declined to 20 per force participation over time. Na­ inclusive path of development, one manner. However, it merits recall that those Independent India has faced many chal­ Let us examine some of these thousand in 2015. tional Sample Survey (NSS) data show that encompasses the poorest in the responsible for national security at the lenges to national security and territorial in­ achievements. that in rural India, female labour population and the most far­flung of highest level in government proved to be in­ tegrity, beginning with the war for Kashmir Employment and labour force force participation fell from 49% in forest­based human settlements, is a ept, ignorant and arrogant in the defence in October 1947 and through the Mumbai ter­ Growing literacy Peace and security enable the expan­ 2004­5 to 36% in 2011­12. In Tripura, precious legacy. It would be great un­ management of the country. Nehru was ror attacks of November 2008. The need to Literacy has been described as being sion of employment and livelihoods. however, over the same period, fe­ wisdom to reverse or disrupt such a broken by this episode, unable to come to introduce an appropriate capsule in the “the basic personal skill that under­ The growth rate of per capita State male labour force participation rose path. terms with what had transpired. This is evid­ school curriculum should need little reitera­ lies the whole modernising se­ Domestic Product (SDP) has been from 17% to 38% (urban areas showed enced in the manner that the Henderson­ tion, but it has remained elusive for more quence.” Separatist militancy in over 8% per annum in eight out of the a slightly lower rate of growth than V.K. Ramachandran and Madhura Brooks report undertaken by the Army was than half a century. Can this project begin Tripura was an obstacle to the spread last 10 years (2005­6 to 2014­15). In rural areas). Swaminathan are Professors at the Economic not tabled in Parliament — in fact, it has still now? of literacy and schooling. Progress in the last four years, when per capita A labour force, by definition, in­ Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute. not been declassified. literacy has been particularly rapid in Net Domestic Product of India was cludes those in work and seeking Dr. Ramachandran is a member of The more unsavoury part of the history of C. Uday Bhaskar, a retired Commodore, is Director, Tripura over two decades. According growing only at around 5% per an­ work. The work participation rate the Tripura State Planning Board the 1962 war was the role played by then De­ Society for Policy Studies, New Delhi

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FROM PAGE ONE Chargesheet Mirwaiz, Malik held during march led against Chandy resigns They had addressed a meeting and called for a shutdown on November 27 in protest against NIA raids two Al Badr as crisis deepens Peerzada Ashiq under any circumstance,” the encounter site was re­ ‘conduits’ Srinagar Mr. Malik said. sumed in the morning. A sol­ The High Court, on Tues­ party’s national leadership. Separatist leaders Mirwaiz He alleged that the NIA dier and a militant were Special Correspondent day, had come down heavily But their attempt to gain Umar Farooq and Yasin Ma­ raids and security operations killed in the gunbattle on NEW DELHI on Mr. Chandy for having time proved futile with the lik, along with 30 of their against civilian population in Tuesday. The Enforcement Director­ acted against the ‘collective four CPI Ministers refusing supporters, were arrested south and north Kashmir are A police official said Aqib ate has filed a chargesheet spirit of the Cabinet’ by fil­ to attend the Cabinet here on Wednesday when “aimed at forcing us to sur­ Iqbal Malik, alias Talha Bhai, against two persons al­ ing a writ petition seeking meeting. they tried to lead a protest render”. of Ringet Noorabad was ar­ legedly linked to terror out­ quashing of the Alappuzha Revenue Minister E. march towards the city The trio said the shut­ rested from the area. Malik, fit Al Badr on charges of District Collector’s report Chandrasekharan sent in a centre of Lal Chowk. down on November 27 was who joined militancy earlier money laundering. on the alleged land law viol­ note to the Chief Minister For many months now, also against the “maltreat­ this year, had been injured. The chargesheet has ation by the resort owned explaining their party’s de­ the separatists have been ment of detainees and the been filed against Khurshid by him in the district. cision to stay away from the barred from taking out pub­ fabricated cases being Escape by train Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Mr. Peethambaran and Cabinet. The Chief Minister lic rallies. slapped on leaders and sup­ Another militant, who is also Srinagar, and Inayatullah Mr. Chandy called on the then advised Mr. Chandy Earlier, they addressed a porters”. believed to have fled from Shah, a resident of Bara­ Chief Minister at his resid­ not to delay his resignation, meeting and called for a the encounter site, was ar­ mulla, under the Preven­ ence to seek more time so but granted him time to con­ shutdown on November 27 Militants held rested as he was trying to tion of Money Laundering that they could consult the sult his party leaders. in protest against National Two local Hizbul Mujahideen board a train in the morning. Act (PMLA). Investigation Agency raids militants, who escaped at He has been identified as The case pertains to an and the “crackdown on civil­ the end of a day­long en­ Shams Waqar, a police offi­ FIR lodged by the J&K po­ Rajasthan conversion ian population” during Jawans rush towards the encounter site at counter in the Qazigund area cial said. lice against the accused counter­insurgency opera­ Qazigund in south Kashmir on Tuesday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT of Kulgam on Tuesday, were The Army has identified persons in 2009. It was al­ tions in the Valley. arrested from separate spots the deceased soldier as Se­ leged that the police seized Bill returned Earlier, Mr. Geelani ad­ Guzar to jointly address the pression. If they think they on Wednesday. poy Manjinder Singh Singh, from them 50,000 in dressed the meeting over the media. can break our resolve and A police official said 22, hailing from Mansa in cash, a live Chinese gren­ The State government has by the Assemblies that are phone. The Mirwaiz and Mr. “This puppet government unity, they are mistaken. We combing operation in the Punjab, who joined the ade and some documents, said that it reminded the repugnant to Central laws Malik were present at Abi has crossed all limits of op­ are not going to surrender Kund Nowbug area around Army in 2015. including a letter of “Al Centre in June to clear the before they get the Presid­ Badr Mujahideen J&K”. Bill, which defined “conver­ ent’s assent to become a law. The letter contained a mes­ sion” as “renouncing one’s BJP president Amit Shah and sage that the money and own religion and adopting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat the other articles were be­ another” through “fraudu­ have batted for “anti­conver­ Security operations 622­year­old shrine in ing sent through the two al­ lent means.” sion” laws at the national leged conduits. The Rajasthan govern­ level, but the subject is on ment is making attempts to the State List of the Constitu­ to continue in J&K ‘Documents forged’ get the President’s nod for tion and the Centre has no Srinagar damaged in re During interrogation, the the Bill that has been jurisdiction in the matter. accused initially said the pending since 2008, the The Rajasthan Dharma Sharma makes presentation at meet money came from the sale year it was passed. Swatantraya Vidheyak was Short­circuit suspected; residents seek safety measures of fruits, for which Mr. The State government re­ passed by the Assembly in Special Correspondent visit to Srinagar and Jammu Bhat had made forged doc­ cently filed an affidavit in 2008 during the previous New Delhi where he had met over 80 uments. the court in response to a stint of Chief Minister The anti­militancy opera­ delegations. Finance Minis­ “ED investigation has es­ notice on a habeas corpus Vasundhara Raje. The Bill tions in Jammu and Kashmir ter Arun Jaitley was to have tablished that the seized writ petition seeking pro­ has provision for prison will not be slowed down be­ attended the meeting, but amount of 50,000 was duction of 22­year­old terms of up to five years. It cause of the appointment of for some other engagement, proceeds of crime, derived Aarifa, who has converted also contains a clause for the former Intelligence Bur­ an official said. and obtained, directly or from her religion and mar­ cancellation of registration eau (IB) chief Dineshwar indirectly, by Khursheed ried a Muslim man. The of organisations held guilty Sharma as the Centre’s Spe­ ‘Decrease in protests’ Ahmed Bhat and Anayatul­ court had asked whether of abetting conversions. cial Representative to carry “It was a meeting of the core lah Shah as a result of crim­ there was any law or proced­ The Bill, which was sent forward the dialogue, a group of Ministers to review inal activity relating to the ure in force in Rajasthan that for the President’s approval senior official said on the situation in Jammu and scheduled offence of governed conversions. The in 2006 too, was returned Wednesday. Kashmir. Though the num­ PMLA. Hence it was provi­ MHA examines Bills passed by Pratibha Patil. The directive came after a ber of protests has come sionally attached. It was high­level meeting to review down, sustained operations confirmed by the adjudic­ the security situation in the have been going on against ating authority on June 16,” Drop ‘Pappu’ from State. The meeting was militants. Mr. Modi spoke said an official. chaired by Home Minister about the status of the in­ Based on findings, the Rajnath Singh and was at­ vestigation in the terror­ agency has sought the trial poll ad, EC tells BJP tended by Defence Minister funding cases against separ­ of the two accused by the Nirmala Sitharaman, Na­ atists,” said a senior official Special Court in Srinagar. Political parties are required ted by the committee tional Security Adviser Ajit of the Home Ministry. to take the EC’s permission which monitors print and Doval, IB Director Rajiv Jain, Jammu and Kashmir Dir­ before releasing any elec­ electronic advertise­ Army chief Bipin Rawat and ector­General of Police S.P. tronic or print advertisement ments,” a senior EC official NIA Director­General Vaid said recently that Hamadani after the re accident on Wednesday. * NISSAR AHMAD Shabir Shah during the polls, when the said. The official refused to Yogesh Chander Modi. around 170 militants had Model Code of Conduct is in say whether any change in Mr. Sharma, who was been gunned down by se­ special correspondent circumstances leading to the Mufti cancelled all engage­ charged in place. “In several instances, the BJP’s script had been also present, made a curity forces in the State this Srinagar fire were being ascertained. ments in Jammu and visited some changes were sugges­ suggested. presentation on his recent year. The spire of the 622­year­old The fire damaged the spire the shrine. She sought a de­ ED case shrine of Saint Mir Sayyid Ali of the two­storey mosque tailed report from the local Hamadani was gutted and that houses exquisite wood­ administration. Special Correspondent the roof was partially dam­ carvings and papier­mâché New Delhi aged in a fire that broke out artwork, modelled on the ‘Symbol of plurality’ A Delhi court on Wednes­ Rajasthan’s Gujjar quota bid stalled on Tuesday midnight. Persian artworks of the 13 th “The shrine symbolises the day framed charges against The fire was apparently and 14th century. pluralistic ethos of the Kash­ Mohammad Aslam Wani, caused by an electric short­ The shrine was built in mir society from which an alleged member of ter­ SC orders State to maintain status quo till High Court decides case circuit. 1395 by Shah Sikandar to every citizen draws spiritual rorist outfit Jaish­e­Mo­ Javeed Ahmad, who lives pay tribute to Mir Sayyid Ali solace,” she said. The locals hammad, and Kashimiri Krishnadas Rajagopal from taking any action or de­ pending case before it The other five castes in­ opposite the shrine, said the Hamadani, who is believed urged Ms. Mufti to put in separatist leader Shabir NEW DELHI cision on the administrative against the Rajasthan Back­ clude Gujjar/Gurjar, Banjara/ flames were visible in the to have led mass conver­ place CCTVs and scientific Shah in a money launder­ Effectively freezing the Ra­ side or in any manner con­ ward Classes Bill which pro­ Baldia/Labana, Gadia­Lohar/ top portion at 1 a.m. “It coin­ sions here. fire protection measures. ing case. jasthan government’s bid to ferring the benefit of reser­ poses to raise the reserva­ Gadalia, Raika/Rebari and cided with major lightning After the 200­year­old National Conference The Enforcement Direct­ provide quotas for Gujjars in vation, which will have the tion for OBC category from Gadaria. in the night. Firefighters and shrine of Saint Sheikh Syed leader Ali Muhammad Sagar orate had charge­sheeted jobs and education, the Su­ result of crossing the total re­ 21% to 26%. In December 2016, the Ra­ the youths of the locality Abdul Qadir Jeelani was gut­ and separatist leaders Mir­ both accused in September preme Court has restrained servation beyond 50%,” a If the Bill comes into ef­ jasthan High Court had doused the flames that ted in 2012, the government waiz Umar Farooq and Yasin this year. the State from taking any ac­ three­judge Bench led by fect, the total OBC quota in struck down the State’s pro­ threatened the entire conducted a fresh fire audit Malik visited the shrine. The Directorate alleged tion which will have the res­ Chief Justice of India Dipak the State for government posal to include these five wooden structure,” said Ta­ of shrines in the Kashmir “Thanks to the quick action that Wani was asked by ult of pushing the total reser­ Misra ordered on jobs and seats in educational under the Special Backward jamul Ahmad, who lives Valley. Wednesday’s incid­ of locals, especially the Shah to work for him (on a vation beyond the 50% Wednesday. institutions would have in­ Class Reservation Act, 2015. next to the shrine. ent exposed the poor meas­ youth, the damage was con­ commission basis) in col­ ceiling limit set by the apex The Bench ordered the creased to 54%. The State government had Women wailed on Wed­ ures taken by the Waqf tained,” said the Mirwaiz. lecting hawala money from court. Rajasthan government to The Bill provides 5% reser­ moved the SC against a nesday as a priest held spe­ Board to avert such Congress leader G.A. Mir Delhi and deliver it to him “We are inclined to re­ maintain status quo till the vation to Gujjars and four November 9 decision of the cial prayers after the fire. incidents. also expressed anguish over in Srinagar. The accused strain the State government High Court finally decides a other communities. HC to stay the Bill. A police officer said the Chief Minister Mehbooba the fire. denied the charges. 2 militants, NHRC issues ‘Rafale allegations jawan killed Sri Sri to head for Ayodhya today notice to in Manipur Art of Living founder meets Adityanath; stakeholders sceptical of initiative Assam govt. driven by politics’

Iboyaima Laithangbam Omar Rashid sible,” Mr. Jilani said. Staff Reporter Imphal Lucknow The Vishwa Hindu Par­ New Delhi No rules violated in jet deal: ocial An Assam Rifles jawan and Even as Art of Living founder ishad also described the ini­ Terming it a violation of two militants were killed in Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pitches tiative as pointless, asserting the right to equality and Special Correspondent an encounter at Sajik Tam­ for an out­of­court settle­ that since “facts” and the Al­ dignity, the National Hu­ New Delhi pak in Chandel district of ment in the Babri Masjid­ lahabad High Court judg­ man Rights Commission Rejecting allegations of the Manipur on Wednesday Ram Janmabhoomi issue, he ment in 2010 had supported (NHRC) said on Wednesday Congress on the purchase of morning, the police said. said on Wednesday that he its claim for a Ram Mandir, that the nationality checks Rafale fighter jets from Three other militants was yet to propose a com­ any further negotiation being conducted in Assam France, a senior Embassy of­ and two jawans also sus­ promise formula to the would be irrelevant. were leading to “harass­ ficial on Wednesday said the tained injuries in the gun stakeholders. “It is in our favour. So a ment of poor people”. accusations were driven by battle. “Once the proposal Ram Mandir must be con­ Taking suo motu cognis­ politics. Police and Assam Rifles comes, we will talk,” said the structed at the site,” said ance of media reports, the “This is a domestic polit­ teams recovered one AK­47 spiritual guru hours after he Sharad Sharma, VHP spokes­ NHRC issued a notice to ical matter. This omni­role rifle and three Improvised called on Uttar Pradesh person, adding that any ne­ the Assam Chief Secretary fighter jet has been selected the €7.87­billion deal for Explosive Devices from the Chief Minister Yogi gotiation could involve a over the alleged harass­ for its outstanding perform­ 36 Rafale jets in 2016. spot. The jawans belonged Adityanath at his official res­ climbdown by the Hindus ment by the police in the ance and competitive price. to the 4 Assam Rifles idence here. and this was not acceptable garb of verification of na­ It has been selected through Stating that some facts regiment. Sri Ravi Shankar is sched­ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leaves after a meeting in to the outfit. tionality. a fully transparent and com­ were being floated in the air, uled to visit Ayodhya on Lucknow on Wednesday. * RAJEEV BHATT After meeting Mr. The Assam government petitive process fully com­ the official said, “Just check Search continues Thursday to meet the Adityanath, he attended a had set up a Foreigners’ pliant with the rules and the facts.” M. Rajen, acting police su­ stakeholders. laudable”. This came a day ive to mediate in the case, meeting organised by the Tribunal to look into cases regulations of this country,” perintendent of Chandel While there was no offi­ after Mr. Adityanath wel­ however, did not get a posit­ Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir where a resident’s nation­ the official said. Maintenance covered district, said combing op­ cial word from the State gov­ comed Sri Ravi Shankar’s ef­ ive response from the parties Nirman Nyas, a less­known ality was in question, keep­ The official said the 50% In September 2016, India erations were still going on. ernment on the meeting, Sri forts at mediation for an out­ in the legal case. trust in Lucknow claiming to ing in mind the illegal im­ offset clause in the deal and France signed a €7.87­ Condemning the attack, Ravi Shankar described his of­court settlement in the play interlocutor between migration from which was being executed billion deal for 36 Rafale jets Chief Minister N. Biren visit as a “courtesy call” contentious issue. Sunni Board stand the two sides. Bangladesh. by French companies “will in fly­away condition and Singh said the Army per­ while talking to pressper­ Mr. Adityanath on Tues­ Zafaryab Jilani, representing At the meeting were While the NHRC ob­ help in the development of scheduled to be delivered sonnel had come to Ma­ sons. day said he welcomed the the Sunni Central Waqf present representatives of served that it would not in­ the defence industry in In­ between 2019 and 2022. nipur to protect the He said he discussed with spiritual guru’s efforts, but Board, dismissed Sri Ravi the Nirmohi Akhara, a party tervene in the steps taken dia in a big way”. The deal includes aircraft, people. He said those re­ Mr. Adityanath various top­ maintained that a solution Shankar’s initiative saying it in the suit, Digambara by the government to spares, weapons, mainten­ sponsible for the attack ics including “how we can through discussion would be was done only for media at­ Akhara, Shiv Sena, Hindu verify the nationality of Congress sees scam ance and performance guar­ would be made bring peace in the nation, possible only if both parties tention and pointed out that Mahasabha and the residents, the harassment On Tuesday, Randeep Surje­ antee for five years. accountable. welfare of farmers, and consented to it. there was no proposal sub­ Rashtriya Swayamsevak and humiliation meted out wala of the Congress alleged France is expected to There have been mul­ cleanliness”. “Efforts at any level are mitted by him yet. Sangh. Rajya Sabha member during the checking was a a “huge scam” in the Rafale make a strong pitch for the tiple ambushes and bomb Later, in a tweet, the spir­ welcome. But one side has “If he brings a solution, and founder of the Bajrang violation of rights. deal and accused the Modi sale of additional Rafale jets blasts in Chandel and bor­ itual guru said Mr. always run away from the then there can be talks. If it Dal, Vinay Katiyar, joined As per reports, over government of “promoting during the upcoming visit of dering Tengnoupal district Adityanath’s “efforts to ad­ discussion table,” Mr. is their solution that Muslims them. Clerics Khalid Yusuf 89,000 people are living in the interests of Prime Minis­ Foreign Minister Jean­Yves claiming a few lives. So far, dress caste conflict, corrup­ Adityanath said. give up their claim for the Azizi, Imran Hasan Siddiqui Assam as illegal ter’s crony capitalist Le Drian to India later this nobody has been arrested. tion and farmer issues are Sri Ravi Shankar’s initiat­ Babri Masjid, it is not pos­ and others too were present. immigrants. friends.” week.

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INTERVIEW | SAM PITRODA Congress riposte to Shah’s dare ‘I have heard shocking Asks why BJP did not have a CM face for Haryana, Maharashtra or Jharkhand elections

Special Correspondent New Delhi stories in Gujarat’ The Congress on Wednesday shot back at BJP president Amit Shah’s challenge to Congress strategist says the poor totally neglected name a chief ministerial can- didate for Gujarat, saying the ahesh Langa create five multi-billionaires Assembly elections in the Ahmedabad and your numbers will look State were not about any A long-time associate of the good. But have you really individual. Gandhis, Sam Pitroda had met the needs of the people? “The contest is not about ushered in the telecom At the end of the day, GDP individuals, as we have al- revolution in India working does not matter, people ways said. It is about our closely with the then Prime matter. Don’t be fooled by ideology, it is about the Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in the GDP, GNP and wealth people of Gujarat ... Our late 1980s. In his home State creation if larger sections of fight is a janandolan of Gujarat to help the society don’t benefit from it. [people’s struggle] along Congress in the Assembly Please explain to me what is with the people of Gujarat polls, Mr. Pitroda questions I nd it disgusting the Gujarat model if it’s not against the repressive the BJP’s development model <> about making a few policies of the government in for the State. Excerpts. when someone billionaires and a few dozen the State and at the Centre,” says nothing was millionaires? he said. So you are here to play a done in 70 years Under the Gujarat model, On Tuesday, Mr. Shah critical role for the a few people have become dared the Congress to name Congress in Gujarat? government some 30 to 40 very rich, ultra rich while the leader under whom the I I don’t know about the years back are getting large numbers of people party is fighting the polls. critical role, but I am here to repossessed by the have become very poor. I “We are clear that we are do what I have been asked to government for industrial find it disgusting when fighting under the leader- do and I feel it’s my duty to development. These are the someone says nothing was ship of Vijay Rupani. Can the A mobile campaign group of the BJP in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. * VIJAY SONEJI do what needs to be done. topics we want to done in 70 years in the Congress say who their At this point of time, Rahul incorporate in the country. leader is? Is it Bharatsinh So- of ‘Modinomics’ is that it has [Gandhi, Congress vice- manifesto. lanki or Shaktisinh Gohil un- diminished India’s strong SP resigns, likely to get BJP ticket president] felt that we need But now the Congress is der whom they are fighting,” trade fundamentals and left to meet various social So what’s your take on also in the midst of Mr. Shah asked in a televi- its image battered due to its Special Correspondent resignation. He was a Gu- phase of the Assembly polls groups, listen to their voices, the Gujarat model of packaging and sion interview. faulty policies, which have AHMEDABAD jarat Police Service officer in the State. their issues. So we are development that the BJP rebranding Rahul led to exports plunging P.C. Baranda, Superintend- promoted to the IPS in So far, nine Independent having multiple meetings in showcases across the Gandhi. Tit for tat miserably and the trade defi- ent of Police of Chhota Ude- 2009-10. candidates have filed nom- cities such as Vadodara, country? That’s not true. We are not Mr. Singh said, “We are not cit expanding. If this was not pur district, has resigned “He will contest the As- ination papers. Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat. We I You know it’s one thing to packaging or rebranding asking them [BJP] how they enough, a fresh crisis is from service and is likely to sembly polls and he there- November 21 is the last just finished a meeting with looking at top down and talk Rahul Gandhi. We are are fighting the elections. brewing with price rise (in- contest the Assembly polls fore resigned from govern- day for the filing of nomina- women and it was shocking about development from the presenting the real Rahul The BJP has fought elections flation) raising its ugly head,” on the Bharatiya Janata ment service,” a close aide tion papers for 89 seats that to hear their stories. The top. What I emphasise is the Gandhi to the people of the in many States, be it Hary- Mr. Singh said. Party (BJP) ticket in the tri- of Mr. Baranda said. will see voting in the first kind of harassment they go bottom-up approach of country. A bunch of clowns ana, Maharashtra or The Congress has named bal-reserved Bhiloda seat of Meanwhile, on Wednes- phase on December 9. through, financial development. The real have defined [him] as Jharkhand — they did not Chief Minister Virbhadra north Gujarat. day, six Independent can- Leaders of various parties insecurity, income disparity. difference for development Pappu, but he is not that. He have a face for a CM.” Singh its face for the Hi- The State government didates filed their nomina- are awaiting official nomina- It’s absolutely appalling to is what you look from is very educated, sincere, he “The most glaring aspect machal Pradesh elections. has accepted Mr. Baranda’s tion papers for the first tion to file papers. hear that the State does not bottom up. That is the meditates, he thinks a lot, spend money on women- Gandhian way of and sometimes I think he centric schemes, [and] development and that’s thinks too much. He reads a budget is cut on health and what the Congress party’s lot and he is a scholar. I will women and child approach is and will be in give you an example, during Beating BJP on its own turf pivotal: Mevani development. Gujarat and elsewhere. This his recent trip in the U.S., he whole business of the spent 90 minutes with a top Special Correspondent was fascist — and all other party they should choose to should be given quota from What are the main issues Gujarat model of scholar on Islam, another 90 New Delhi parties. “If democracy and vote for. “Don’t make me the share of the present that you have heard development is all bogus with a top scholar on China Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani the Constitution have to be name the party. But it is my OBCs, he said constitutional during your interactions and does not make sense. and North Korea. He is very launched a scathing attack saved, the RSS and the BJP gut feeling that people will experts should brainstorm with people? curious. Maybe, I am biased on the BJP on Wednesday, must be stopped in 2019. For not commit any mistake on the matter, in consulta- I To be very frank, shocking But then there are many because I have seen him just weeks before the Gujarat this, it is important to beat now.” tion with all affected groups. stories I have heard. There is economists, experts who growing up since he was a Assembly polls. He, how- them on their turf, Gujarat.” Pressed further, he finally Rejecting claims of devel- complete negligence of the have lauded the Gujarat child. He is a decent human ever, shied away from Did this mean that he said it was possible that his opment in Gujarat, Mr. informal sector; model and its high being, who will never lie or openly supporting the Con- would urge people to sup- supporters and he would Mevani cited malnourish- marginalised sections are growth rate, high cheat but he will trust. In gress. port the Congress in the one day launch their own al- ment to claim the Gujarat hardly under focus of any investment rate. the U.S., whoever he met Mr. Mevani, on a visit to polls? “We are not going with ternative. model was “deceptive.” scheme or initiative. If I High growth rate for and interacted with, people the capital, was interacting any political party,” he said. Defending Patidar leader He said Dalits, Patidars, someone files [an] RTI whom? At the end of the liked him. He met the entire with media persons. “We want our exclusive, Hardik Patel on the CD con- trade unions and tribal activ- [application] seeking some day, there are two ways of board of Washington Post, He said there was a funda- autonomous space. If an- He said he had faith in the troversy, he said putting hid- ists would hold a demonstra- information, harassment growing. One way is you give New York Times and Reuters mental difference between other party comes to power, people. They would vote den cameras in bedrooms tion in Ahmedabad on starts immediately. We two big industries lot of and they had long the BJP — which he claimed we will struggle on our is- wisely in the polls. He, how- was degenerate politics. December 6, the death an- heard people complaining support or five big industries conversations and wanted a Hindu Rashtra and sues with them too.” ever, refused to say which Asked whether Patidars niversary of B.R. Ambedkar. that lands given by the lot of support and you interactions with him. France wants to work with India in Indo­Pacic But not as a part of a multilateral arrangement like the ‘quadrilateral’ of India, U.S., Japan and Australia

Suhasini Haidar Alexandre Ziegler said, graphical presence as well as bouti as well as in Reunion, November 12. NEW DELHI adding that this new cooper- a traditional connection of with a total of 20,000 forces Both the official and Am- France will like to deepen ation would be discussed as trust in the Indian Ocean.” permanently based in the bassador Ziegler declined cooperation with India in the part of the strategic partner- IOR. In addition, the official comments on the nature of Indo-Pacific bilaterally and ship along with cooperation Large territory said, France is India’s oldest the projects being con- not as part of a multilateral in counter-terrorism, de- France is the only western strategic partner, and has sidered for bilateral coopera- arrangement like the re- fence hardware, nuclear en- country with large territory conducted India’s first inter- tion. cently convened “quadrilat- ergy and space cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region national ‘Varuna’ joint naval Mr. Drian, who will meet eral” of India, U.S., Japan during the upcoming visit of (IOR), including the Reunion exercises since 1983. with External Affairs Minis- and Australia, officials said Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Islands, that spans about two “Therefore, the idea ter Sushma Swaraj and other here on Wednesday. Le Drian here. million square kilometres of would not be for France to Ministers on Friday, will be “We have a growing co- However, senior diplo- an Exclusive Economic Zone join some other formation, in India as part of a series of operation in the Indian mats clarified that France (EEZ), and it has a popula- but for others to join what trips by senior French offi- Ocean, where both India and and India had a “special and very strong interest on both tion of one million French India and France are already cials, including the Defence France have focal positions, specific” interest in the In- sides to keep this bilateral,” a Citizens in the region, in- doing,” the official said in Minister and the National Se- and we are in the process of dian Ocean, and would French Embassy official told cluding about 30% of Indian reply to a question about curity Adviser, who are pre- forming a defence and secur- prefer to conduct their ex- presspersons. “We should origin. whether France would con- paring for a visit by France’s ity partnership in the Indo- changes across the Indo-Pa- not forget that India and The French Navy main- sider joining the quadrilat- President Emmanuel Mac- Pacific,” French Ambassador cific bilaterally. “There is a France have both a geo- tains bases in the UAE, Dji- eral that met in Manila on ron in “early 2018.” Futuristic combat vehicle Highways to be rated plan a game changer: Army on safety features NGO unveils IndiaRAP assessment Says it will replace the Russian T-72 tanks currently in use Special Correspondent SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI NEW DELHI In a bid to make Indian The two ambitious projects roads safer and curb fatalit- to equip the Army with fu- ies, a global charity on Wed- turistic combat vehicles are nesday unveiled an India a game changer for the In- Road Assessment Pro- dian industry, a senior Army gramme (IndiaRAP) that will officer said on Wednesday. rate highways’ safety levels, “The Futuristic Infantry and seek to eliminate the Combat vehicle (FICV) and most unsafe roads. Future Ready Combat “Local leadership is the Vehicle (FRCV) programmes key to life-saving success in star for least safe are going to be the biggest all of our partnerships game changers for the In- The Russian T-72 tanks that are currently in use across 80 countries world- on the basis of the level of dian defence industry eco- will be replaced by the FRCV. * FILE PHOTO wide. As India invests in safety which is ‘built-in’ to a system… Sometimes big large-scale road upgrades road for vehicle occupants, ticket items take little more private industry by roping in now in service. across the country, maxim- motorcyclists, bicyclists and time but they do not fall. I foreign original equipment Speaking at the seminar, ising the safety of this in- pedestrians. Five-star roads am confident that very manufacturers. the Chief of the Army Staff, vestment will deliver strong are the safest while one-star shortly you will hear the The Army has a require- General Bipin Rawat, said transport, health and eco- roads are the least safe. FICV going into the next ment for more than 2,600 the Army was passing nomic benefits,” said Rob The IndiaRAP pro- level,” said Lt. Gen. A.B. vehicles. through an important phase McInerney, chief executive gramme is being supported Shivane, Director-General, On the other hand, the in equipment management. officer, International Road by FedEx Express and will Mechanised Forces, at a FRCV is a tender for the pro- Assessment Programme. be hosted by the Asian Insti- seminar on armoured curement of futuristic tanks Arjun tanks to continue Since 2010, teams from tute of Transport Develop- vehicles organised by the through the Strategic Part- Rejecting reports that the the global organisation have ment, and will work with Centre for Joint Warfare nership model. Last week, FRCV programme would already undertaken star rat- government agencies as well Studies. the Army had issued the Re- “scuttle” the indigenous Ar- ing assessments on more as investors, researchers The FICV is an ambitious quest For Information (RFI) jun tank, Lt. Gen. Shivane than 10,000 km of roads and NGOs to assess existing effort to design and manu- for 1,771 tanks. Lt. Gen. Shiv- said the service had already across several states in In- highways and promote the facture indigenously a futur- ane said the FRCV would re- inducted the Arjun Mk-1 dia. use of better design to make istic infantry vehicle by the place the Russian T-72 tanks tanks. The ratings are assigned roads safer. CM YK FiveJean-YvesJigneshOldHighM warhorse: stars beats: Mevani for Le theDrian safest, one downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Anti­colonial hero or power­hungry despot? Mugabe remains a divisive gure

Reuters HARARE When he came to power, Zi- mbabwe's Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liber- ation hero in a nation that had endured nearly a cen- tury of white colonial rule. Educated and urbane, Mr. Mugabe took power after seven years of a libera- tion bush war. But nearly four decades after inde- pendence in 1980, many see him as power-obsessed and in Sept. 2002. * REUTERS willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and anger at the slow pace of trash the economy in the re- land reform, his response lentless pursuit of control. was uncompromising. The 93-year-old is the As gangs of blacks calling only leader Zimbabwe, themselves war veterans in- formerly known as vaded white-owned farms, Rhodesia, has known since Mr. Mugabe said it was a cor- independence from Britain. rection of colonial in- While the West regards him justices. “Perhaps we made as an autocrat, some in a mistake by not finishing Africa see him as an anti-co- the war in the trenches,” he lonial champion. said in 2000. No coup, only a clean-up drive, says Army Born on a Catholic mis- “If the settlers had been sion near Harare, Mr. defeated through the barrel Mugabe was educated by Je- of a gun, perhaps we would Mugabe and his family are safe; situation will return to normalcy as soon as we accomplish our mission, say generals suit priests and worked as a not be having the same primary school teacher be- problems.” The farm Agence France-Presse posed a major challenge to Mr. Mugabe and Grace ted the future looked fore going to South Africa’s seizures helped ruin one of Harare the 93-year-old Mugabe, who made no public comment unstable. “What is good is University of Fort Hare, Africa’s most dynamic eco- The Zimbabwean Army, has ruled Zimbabwe since in- and their exact whereabouts that this has happened at the then a breeding ground for nomies, with a collapse in which put President Robert dependence from Britain in was not known, while gov- top and it is not affecting us African nationalism. Return- agricultural foreign ex- Mugabe under house arrest 1980. ernment and Army spokes- people on the ground. ing to Rhodesia in 1960, he change earnings unleashing on Wednesday, said the situ- Tensions between Mr. men were not available to People could be killing each entered politics but was hyperinflation. ation will return to normalcy Mugabe and the military es- comment. other,” said Keresenzia jailed for a decade for op- The economy shrank by “as soon as we have accom- tablishment, which has long “The government’s silence Moyo, 65, a housewife. posing white rule. more than a third from plished our mission”. helped prop up his authorit- on the military deployments “Mugabe was once a good After his release, he rose 2000 to 2008, sending un- “The President... and his arian rule, erupted in public seem to confirm that Presid- person but he lost it. Now we to the top of the powerful Zi- employment above 80%. family are safe and sound over recent weeks. ent Mugabe has lost control need a fresh start,” she said. mbabwe African National Several million Zimbab- and their security is guaran- The ruling ZANU-PF party of the situation,” said Robert Precious Shumba, director Liberation Army, known as weans fled, mostly to South teed,” Major General Sibus- on Tuesday accused Army Besseling, of London-based of Harare Residents Trust ac- the “thinking man’s guer- Africa. An unapologetic iso Moyo said, slowly reading chief General Constantino EXX Africa risk consultancy. tion group, said Zimbabwe rilla”. After the long bush Mugabe portrayed himself out a statement on national Chiwenga of “treasonable Speculation has been rife was entering “a new war ended, Mr. Mugabe was as a radical African national- television. conduct” after he criticised in Harare that Mr. Mugabe phrase”. “My wish is that elected as the nation’s first ist competing against racist “We are only targeting Mr. Mugabe for sacking Vice- A minibus adorned with picture of Robert had sought to remove Army they immediately announce black Prime Minister. and imperialist forces in criminals around him who President Emmerson Mugabe at a bus terminus in Harare on Wednesday. * REUTERS chief Chiwenga, who is seen a transitional government Washington and London. are committing crimes... As Mnangagwa. as an ally of the ousted and state clearly when the Presidential stints Britain once likened him soon as we have accom- ranks in the military. many citizens in Harare Mnangagwa, who was once a country will have the next After two terms as Prime to Adolf Hitler but Mr. plished our mission we ex- Government silence As the situation deterior- shopped at markets, drove to loyal lieutenant of Mr. elections,” she said. Minister, he changed the Mugabe did not mind, say- pect that the situation will re- Mr. Mnangagwa’s dismissal ated overnight, prolonged work or queued outside Mugabe. Meanwhile, the head of Constitution and was elec- ing the Nazi leader had turn to normalcy.” Gen. left Mr. Mugabe’s wife Grace, gunfire was heard near Mr. banks despite the turmoil. the African Union said the ted President in 1987. wanted justice, sovereignty Moyo said: “This is not a mil- 52, in prime position to suc- Mugabe’s private residence. The U.S. embassy warned ‘We need a fresh start’ crisis “seems like a coup” When, at the end of the and independence for his itary takeover of govern- ceed her husband as the next On Wednesday, the TV its citizens in the country to On Harare’s streets, many ex- and called on the military to century, he lost a constitu- people: “If that is Hitler, ment.” President — a succession state broadcaster played lib- “shelter in place” due to “on- pressed amazement and de- halt their actions and restore tional referendum followed then let me be a Hitler But the generals’ actions strongly opposed by senior eration struggle songs, while going political uncertainty”. light, but people also admit- constitutional order. by a groundswell of black ten-fold.” ELSEWHERE Chinese Christians swap Jesus Saudis are holding Hariri Australians say ‘yes’ to posters for Xi portraits hostage: Lebanon President same-sex Jiangxi villagers asked to do so as part of poverty relief eorts Nothing justies his absence for 12 days, says Michel Aoun marriage Reuters Lebanon’s coalition gov- Agence France-Presse Press Trust of India their homes, and replaced Beirut ernment was formed last Sydney Beijing them with 453 portraits of Lebanon’s President on year through a political deal Celebrations swept across Tillerson calls for probe Hundreds of Christians in an Mr. Xi. Wednesday accused Saudi that made Mr. Aoun Presid- Australia on Wednesday as into Myanmar violence impoverished county in Qi Yan, chairman of the Arabia of holding hostage ent, Mr. Hariri Prime Minis- voters emphatically en- NAYPYITAW rural China have swapped Huangjinbu people’s con- Prime Minister Saad al- ter, and brought members of dorsed same-sex marriage U.S. Secretary of State Rex posters of Jesus Christ for gress and the person in Hariri along with his family Hezbollah into the Cabinet. after more than a decade of Tillerson called on portraits of President Xi Jin- charge of the township’s — the first time he has expli- divisive debate, and polit- Wednesday for a credible ping as part of a local gov- poverty-relief drive, said the citly said he was being held ‘Family under detention’ ical leaders immediately investigation into reports of ernment poverty-relief pro- campaign had been running — and called this an act of ag- “Nothing justifies Hariri’s began moves to enshrine human rights abuses against gramme, a media report said across the county since gression. “We will not accept lack of return for 12 days. We the historic shift in law by Rohingya Muslims committed earlier this week. March. He said it focused on him remaining a hostage therefore consider him de- Christmas. by Myanmar’s security forces As the local government teaching Christian families whose reason for detention tained,” Mr. Aoun said. He Thousands of marriage after a meeting with the in Yugan county, Jiangxi how much the party had we do not know,” President added that Lebanon had equality supporters took to country’s civilian and military Province, redoubles its ef- Xi Jinping. * AP done to help eradicate Michel Aoun said in a confirmed that Mr. Hariri’s parks and squares across leaders. Reuters forts to alleviate poverty, poverty and how much con- statement. family were under detention the vast country, hugging, many believers have been Christian families to pro- cern Mr. Xi had shown for Mr. Aoun has said he will in their house in Saudi Ara- dancing and singing under Netanyahu oers quake told to take down the images mote the party’s poverty-re- their well-being. not accept Mr. Hariri’s resig- bia and were searched clouds of glitter when the aid to arch­enemy Iran of Jesus, and hang portraits lief policies and helped them “Many rural people are ig- nation until he returns to Le- whenever they entered or results of the two-month- JERUSALEM of Mr. Xi instead, Hong-Kong solve their problems. norant. They think God is banon to formally submit it a placard calling for left it. long postal survey were Israeli Premier Benjamin based South China Morning their saviour... After our and explain his reasons, Saad al­Hariri to return. * AP Mr. Hariri wrote on Twit- announced. Netanyahu has oered aid to Post reported. About 10% of Voluntary move? cadres’ work, they’ll realise which Mr. Hariri has said he ter that he was “perfectly victims of the deadly the county’s population is The officials successfully their mistakes and think: we will do in the coming days. nesday to return soon. Riy- fine” and would return, Celebrations in cities earthquake in Iran, insisting Christian. “melted the hard ice in their should no longer rely on Je- Lebanese politicians close to adh denies detaining him or “God willing, to dear Le- Revellers wrapped in rain- that enmity between the two Christian population in hearts” and “transformed sus, but on the party for Mr. Hariri said last week that forcing him to resign. banon as I promised”. On bow colours swarmed the governments does not China is estimated to be them from believing in reli- help,” Mr. Qi said. Saudi Arabia had coerced Saudi Arabia has long Wednesday he said he would entertainment districts of prevent humanitarian around 90 million. gion to believing in the He said the township gov- him into quitting. been considered Mr. Hariri’s return in a couple of days Sydney, Melbourne and sympathy. “I’ve said many The report quoted a local party”, the report said. ernment had distributed main external supporter. Mr. but that his family was stay- other cities, closing streets times that we have no quarrel social media account over As a result, more than more than 1,000 portraits of Hariri pledges to return Aoun is a political ally of Le- ing in Saudi Arabia, calling it as the party continued late with the people of Iran... our the weekend that in Yugan’s 600 villagers “voluntarily” Mr. Xi, and that all of them Mr. Hariri has denied being banon’s Hezbollah, a power- “their country”. into the evening. humanity is greater than their Huangjinbu township, the got rid of the religious texts had been hung in residents’ kept in custody by Saudi Ar- ful Shia Muslim group with Mr. Hariri holds Saudi “This means everything, (the Iranian regime’s) CPC cadres visited poor and paintings they had in homes. abia and pledged on Wed- close ties to Iran. nationality. this means everything,” hatred,” he said. AFP shouted one partygoer named Chris at a huge rally 4 killed, many injured, in in Sydney, fighting back California shooting tears and hugging his part- LOS ANGELES In Yemen, Saudi blockade ratchets up fears of famine ner Victor. Four people were killed and Almost 62% of the 12.7 nearly a dozen wounded, million people who parti- including two children, when Riyadh and its allies have tightened the screws on all land, sea and air borders in response to a Houthi missile attack cipated voted “yes” to the a gunman went on a rampage question: “Should the law on Tuesday. Tehama County Agence France-Presse on the verge of starvation. restoring the government of tougher checks at rebel-held be changed to allow same- Assistant Sheri Phil Sana’a But now a decision by Riy- President Abedrabbo Man- ports before they can open — sex couples to marry?” Just Johnston told reporters that A toddler writhed in pain on adh and its allies to tighten sour Hadi to power. More a demand the UN contends is 38.4% voted “no”, accord- the assailant was killed by a hospital bed in the Yemeni the screws on all land, sea than two and a half years proving catastrophic. ing to the Australian Bur- police following the shooting capital of Sana’a, a tube run- and air borders in response later, thousands have died in Aid officials point out that eau of Statistics, which car- that happened at several ning through her nose, her to a Houthi missile attack has the conflict and the rebels Yemen’s government-held ried out the poll. Nearly locations in the community, eyes swelled shut and lashes sent prices spiralling further still control Sana’a and much bastion of Aden lacks the ca- 80% of eligible voters took including an elementary wet with tears. — and ratcheted up fears of a of northern Yemen. pacity to ensure a steady part in the poll, with the school. AFP In the hallway outside, looming famine. UN aid chief Mark Low- flow of distribution to the “yes” vote winning a ma- doctor Mohammed al-Ayzari Prices have soared in cock has told the Security millions who depend on it. jority in all of Australia’s Sharif gets exemption was alert, but his face looked Sana’a since the Saudi-led co- Council that unless the Rebel-held Hodeida port, on States and territories. from attending trial worn from apparent exhaus- alition upped the pressure Saudi-led blockade is lifted, the other hand, is closest to ISLAMABAD tion. “The malnutrition on Yemen a week ago, the Yemen will face “the largest the majority of people in Bill before Christmas A Pakistani judge has cases are up more than ever UN’s Office for the Coordina- famine the world has seen need. Prime Minister Malcolm exempted former Prime before,” he said. “There is an tion of Humanitarian Affairs for many decades, with mil- The UN’s aid coordinator Turnbull, a moderate con- Minister Nawaz Sharif from acute shortage of medical says. The cost of fuel has lions of victims”. in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, servative who backed the attending his corruption trial supplies and laboratory gone up by nearly two- People collecting water from a well maintained on Tuesday that “yes” camp, hailed the res- so that he could visit his wife materials.” thirds, the price of trucked located on the outskirts of Sana’a that is allegedly Tougher checks keeping ports closed is unac- ult of the non-binding vote as she undergoes cancer water has increased by 133% contaminated with cholera bacteria. * AP Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador ceptable and that the Saudi- and vowed to pass a bill treatment in London. The Seven million at risk and bus fares have doubled to the UN Abdallah al-Moual- led coalition could use cur- legalising marriage equal- temporary exemption also After years of war that has or even tripled. vendors were selling cheap “The average person can’t limi on Monday sought to al- rent inspection mechanisms ity “before Christmas”. applies to Maryam, Mr. seen a Saudi-led coalition Cars could still be seen on household items, neatly survive.” lay concerns over the latest to let them work. ”We can’t Within hours of the vote Sharif’s daughter. Mr. Sharif’s battling Iran-backed Houthi the roads around the rebel- dressed government em- Saudi Arabia and its allies move, noting ports in Ye- have those ports closed or result, Dean Smith, a Sen- lawyer Amjad Pervez said the rebels impose a blockade on held city, but many stations ployee Amer Ali echoed the intervened in Yemen’s con- men’s government-con- those airports closed while ator from Mr. Turnbull’s exemption for Mr. Sharif is the country, the UN has were cordoned off with despair. “The higher price of flict in March 2015 with the trolled areas were being re- we wait for discussions on Liberal Party who is gay, in- for one week only but a already warned that seven plastic ribbon. fuel is making the food stated aim of rolling back the opened. But Riyadh is new (inspection) mandates troduced a bill that would month for his daughter. AP million people in Yemen are On a corner where street prices go way up,” he said. Iran-backed Houthis and insisting that there must be to go ahead,” he said. legalise gay marriage.

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MANOJIT SAHA banks were to be linked to ated in the July­Sept. earn­ ‘Product prices must reect change’ NIFTY 50 Mumbai their performance. ings, banks are still facing PRICE CHANGE The government is planning Recently, the government higher provisioning require­ Special Correspondent Adani Ports...... 407.10...... -3.65 to ask more public sector had announced a capital in­ ments for cases filed for NEW DELHI Ambuja Cements...... 276.15...... 4.80

Asian Paints...... 1181.55...... 26.50 banks to enter into an agree­ fusion of 2.11 lakh crore in bankruptcy. The Centre on Wednesday Aurobindo Pharma ...... 696.05...... -5.50 ment with it if they want public sector banks over two The Reserve Bank of India notified the Goods and Ser­ Axis Bank ...... 542.00...... -3.65 more capital, provided financial years, starting from has mandated 50% provision vices Tax (GST) Council’s Bajaj Auto ...... 3212.95...... -53.60

Bajaj Finance ...... 1713.80...... -41.10 banks improve their the current fiscal. Of the for cases admitted in the Na­ latest decisions, giving effect

Bharti Airtel ...... 486.75...... -11.40 performance. amount, the government tional Company Law to the revised tax rates on Bosch ...... 19205.80. .. -470.35 This was communicated plans to issue recapitalisa­ Tribunal. Initially, the RBI goods from November 15. BPCL...... 504.70...... 11.65 by finance ministry officials tion bonds worth 1.35 lakh had handed over a list of 12 The government said all Cipla ...... 593.65...... -8.80

Coal India ...... 272.35...... -1.80 to the bankers in the two­day crore and the remaining companies for insolvency product prices must reflect Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2310.15...... -10.15 meeting that concluded on would come from budgetary and bankruptcy proceed­ the change. Eicher Motors...... 30483.35. .... 393.80 November 12. provisions and fund raising ings. It added a second list “A consumer shall be GETTYIMAGES/ISTOCK GAIL (India)...... 449.20...... -6.85 Earlier, the government by banks from the market. comprising 28 companies, charged the revised reduced HCL Tech...... 848.35...... -21.45

HDFC ...... 1650.90...... -10.50 had entered into an agree­ In the earlier round, banks were asked to achieve While finance ministry of­ bad loans to which were to rates of 18% on these items and so on. HDFC Bank...... 1800.25...... -2.10 ment with 11 banks, and had targets in gross NPAs and slippages. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK ficials have not committed be resolved by December, with effect from the 15th “Virtually all the notifica­ Hero MotoCorp ...... 3671.80...... 16.60 asked them to submit a turn­ any time frame by which the failing which they too were November, 2017. On 178 tions that were required Hindalco ...... 251.85...... -9.15

HPCL ...... 413.80...... 2.60 around plan and had linked Bank and United Bank of In­ it will support its banks with first tranche of capital will be to be referred for bank­ items the GST rate has been based on the decisions Hind Unilever ...... 1265.00...... -18.90 capital infusion with the dia. “In the last six months capital,” the person added. infused, bankers said they ruptcy proceedings. brought down from 28% to taken in the last meeting Indiabulls HFL ...... 1161.25...... -31.75 pace of turnaround. some more public sector In the earlier round of expected it by December. In the meeting, the min­ 18%,” the government said have been issued,” said M.S. ICICI Bank ...... 315.50...... 1.40 banks have reported losses. MoUs, banks were asked to “Else, it will be too late,” istry had also urged banks to in a release. “Accordingly, Mani, senior director, Indir­ IndusInd Bank ...... 1597.35...... -40.35

Bharti Infratel ...... 377.65...... -19.30 Conditional infusion These banks also have to sign achieve several parameters said another banker. In the revisit their loans strategy It there would be a corres­ ect Tax, at Deloitte India. Infosys ...... 951.80...... 2.70 Some of the banks that had an agreement with the gov­ such as reduction in gross past two years, banks have had said that all banks need ponding reduction in price/ “There is no real change in Indian OilCorp...... 389.50...... 2.55 been asked by the govern­ ernment for capital,” said a non­performing assets, in­ seen a sharp rise in non­per­ not extend all types of loans. MRP on these goods. Con­ them versus the decisions ITC ...... 253.30...... -3.25

Kotak Bank ...... 1011.50...... 12.30 ment for a turnaround plan chief executive of a public crease in recovery, restric­ forming assets, adding to “They want mid­sized and sumers may take note of announced at the end of the L&T...... 1209.50...... -0.70 in that instance were IDBI sector bank who attended tion of slippages, among oth­ their provisions. While there small banks to focus on small these reductions while mak­ meeting.” Lupin ...... 823.65...... -11.35 Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, the meeting. ers. In other words, capital are some signs that asset firms and households,” an­ ing purchases.” The latest notifications M&M ...... 1415.25...... -14.35 Bank of Maharashtra, UCO “The government has said infusion in these laggard quality is stabilising, as indic­ other bank’s chief added. At its meeting last week, come “as a huge sigh of re­ Maurti Suzuki...... 8127.25...... 4.30

NTPC ...... 174.20...... -2.85 the GST Council had pared lief for businesses both in ONGC ...... 177.55...... -4.45 the number of items in the terms of compliance as well PowerGrid Corp ...... 207.00...... 0.05 highest tax slab of 28% to as working capital loss,” Ab­ Reliance Ind ...... 883.70...... -3.00 50. It had also cut the rate hishek Jain, Tax Partner, EY State Bank ...... 324.95...... -4.15 Centre to aid start­ups Sun Pharma ...... 504.65...... -21.40 New India prot almost on restaurants — except for India, said in a statement. Tata Motors ...... 408.65...... -5.65 those in hotels having a “In furtherance to the Gov­ Tata Steel ...... 677.75...... -7.75 room tariff of 7,500 or ernment’s earlier move of ...... in cybersecurity push TCS 2705.30 -9.30 more — to 5% and removed exempting businesses with Tech Mahindra ...... 496.55...... 8.65 triples as claim ratio falls UltraTech Cement...... 4306.70...... -54.70 their eligibility to claim in­ up to 1.5 crore from paying UPL...... 721.45...... -21.30 To invite scholars from A­Pac region put tax credits. GST on receipt of advances Vedanta ...... 295.50...... -13.45 Claim control steps helped improve protability, says CMD for future supply of goods, Wipro ...... 296.50...... -2.00

YES Bank...... 300.95...... -1.60 Special Correspondent do Ph.D in any of the top Deadline extensions similar exemption has also NEW DELHI Zee Entertainment ...... 540.20...... -1.95 100 universities in India, in­ Special Correspondent same period of the previous The Council also allowed been extended to all except To encourage development cluding IITs,” he said at the Mumbai year. companies having an annual those who have opted for of new technologies in the Asia Pacific Computer State­run general insurer “We have seen a fall in turnover of less than 1.5 composition scheme.” EXCHANGE RATES field of cybersecurity, the Emergency Response Team New India Assurance Com­ claim ratio in both health crore to file their July­ Tax consultants said that Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on November 15 Ministry of Electronics and (AP­CERT) Conference. pany reported a 187.5% in­ and motor segments. Profit­ September GSTR­1 forms by there were still issues that CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL Information Technology will Stating that India was crease in net profit to ability has largely gone up December 31, the October­ needed to be addressed.

US Dollar ...... 65.01...... 65.33 offer challenge grants of up working on a data privacy 748.27 crore for the quarter because of the steps we have December GSTR­1 forms by “There are several sectors Euro ...... 76.95...... 77.33 to 5 crore to start­ups to law, Mr. Prasad pointed out ended September 30, driven taken for the last one year February 15, 2018, and the that have been untouched British Pound...... 85.58...... 86.03 spur research and develop­ that the same people who by a fall in claim ratio and for improving operating ex­ January­March GSTR­1 forms till now,” Mr. Mani said. “For Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 57.64...... 57.93 ment, Minister for Electron­ had advocated RTI earlier, expense management ratio. pense ratio and claim con­ by April 30, 2018. Similarly, example, the car leasing Chinese Yuan ...... 9.82...... 9.86

Swiss Franc ...... 65.88...... 66.21 ics and IT, Ravi Shankar were now pitching for right The gross written trol,” said G. Srinivasan, firms clocking 1.5 crore or companies are one of the Singapore Dollar ...... 47.92...... 48.18 Prasad said on Wednesday. to privacy. premium recorded a growth chairman and managing dir­ more a year can now file largest employment intens­ Canadian Dollar...... 51.00...... 51.28 “We are in the process of The government, he said, of 12.18% year­on­year to ector, New India Assurance. their forms for July to Octo­ ive sectors in the country. Malaysian Ringitt ...... 15.57...... 15.67 working with Data Security was also in process of set­ 6,489.15 crore. pany was 627 crore in Q2 as On linking of Aadhaar ber by December 31. There­ Every car needs a driver, Source:Indian Bank Council of India to conduct ting up a centre of excel­ The combined ratio fell to compared to 1,065 crore in with insurance policies, after, they would have to file every four cars needs a tech­ challenge grant for cyberse­ lence for blockchain techno­ 112.57% in Q2 as compared the same period of the previ­ which was recently man­ monthly returns, but with a nician, and every 10 cars curity…,” the Minister said, logy. “The technology holds to 124.24% in the year earlier ous year. dated by the insurance regu­ delay of 40 days from the needs a cleaner. The major­ BULLION RATES CHENNAI adding that India would in­ immense potential and we period. The combined ratio Investment income of the lator, Mr. Srinivasan said it end of taxable period. That ity of corporates go for car November 15 rates in rupees with pre- vite cybersecurity scholars propose to use it in various indicates underwriting country’s largest general in­ would be a ‘mammoth task’. is, the returns for November leasing. These leasing firms vious rates in parentheses from the Asia Pacific region areas, including banking, profit or loss — a ratio above surer during the quarter was New India, with a 15% would have to be filed by have to pay tax at 28% Retail Silver (1g) ...... 43.10. ....(42.80) to do their research here. entertainment, e­gov­ 100 indicates loss. The un­ 1,530 crore, as compared to market share, has 2.7 crore January 10, those for without input tax credit. 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,823. ....(2,812) “We will offer scholars... to ernance and land records.” derwriting loss for the com­ 1,313 crore reported in the policies. December by February 10, This is just one example.” RCom woes Indian rms created 1.13 trigger fall in group shares lakh jobs in U.S., says CII Piyush Pandey MUMBAI ‘100 companies have invested $17.9 billion across all States’ Shares of all Reliance Group companies, except Varghese K. George dian companies are spend­ Reliance Capital, nose­ Washington ing significant amounts in dived to their one­year The release of a new study America as part of their CSR lows on Wednesday. This by the Confederation of In­ initiatives is testimony to the follows Reliance Commu­ dian Industry (CII) of Indian fact they are deeply invested nications defaulting on companies in America in this country and society,” coupon payments to bond turned out to be an occasion said Navtej Sarna, Indian holders early this week. to shore up political support ambassador to the U.S. The BSE Sensex fell 0.55%, for continuing economic en­ Firms in the study spent or 181 points, to 32,760. gagement between the two $147 million in CSR and $588 The market capitalisa­ countries in a political cli­ million in R&D facilities in tion of all the group com­ mate of protectionism, on America. On average, each panies fell by 5,279 crore Tuesday, at the Capitol. American state or territory to 56,077 crore. The The study “Indian Roots, received $187 million in in­ group has outstanding debt American Soil,” found that vestment by Indian firms. of 1.4 lakh crore. 100 Indian companies have companies. New York, New The study found 87% of Reliance Communica­ created 1,13,423 jobs in the Jersey, Massachusetts, Cali­ firms plan to hire more loc­ tions slumped 12.2% to U.S with an investment of fornia, and Wyoming have ally in the next five years. 10.15, Reliance Capital $17.9 billion, across all the highest foreign direct in­ On Wednesday, a Con­ shares fell 10.21% to States. Several lawmakers vestment from Indian com­ gressional subcommittee is 422.75, Reliance Home who spoke at the event panies, the study found. likely to vote on new legisla­ Finance shares declined pledged their support for The fifth edition of the bi­ tion that proposes to raise 7% to 66.15, while Reli­ the India­U.S. partnership. ennial study has political sig­ wage requirements for guest ance Infrastructure shares New Jersey, Texas, Califor­ nificance this year given the workers and other restric­ fell 9% to 417.4. Reliance nia, New York and Georgia Donald Trump administra­ tions. Though, the bill is un­ Nippon Life Asset Manage­ are home to the most num­ tion’s strong views on eco­ likely to pass in the House of ment shares fell 7% below ber of workers in America nomic ties that displace Representatives, if at all it its listing price to 254.2. directly employed by Indian American workers. “That In­ reaches the voting stage. Rolls­Royce, TCS ally for big data insights IT rm to help engine maker spot unknown correlations from large data chunks

Peerzada Abrar The company said as part BENGALURU of the agreement, it would British aircraft engine maker also provide Internet of Rolls­Royce and software Things (IoT) capability, major Tata Consultancy Ser­ where devices communicate vices said they were expand­ with each other intelligently. ing their partnership to “ex­ The firm said that the IoT di­ ploit future data innovation gital platform capability opportunities.” would allow data to be cap­ This included making bet­ tured, shared and analysed ter decisions through using more rapidly across Rolls­ analytics to mine hidden in­ Royce so that new products sights, patterns and un­ can be developed quickly. known correlations from large chunks of data taken Data analytics hub from products, engineering TCS and Rolls­Royce also and manufacturing facilities Rolls Royce’s Ben Story, left, and Neil Crockett said they would be unveiling of Rolls­Royce. Some of the with Rajesh Gopinathan of TCS in Bengaluru. * PTI an analytics and agile applic­ applications include engine ations capability hub in health monitoring, fuel effi­ ities quickly. “We want to fo­ growth. It said the digital Bengaluru. “Bengaluru has ciency and predicting the is­ cus on being a trusted innov­ transformation for Rolls­ become a key pillar in our di­ sues in an aircraft. ation partner for our Royce would be supported gital strategy going forward,” Neil Crockett, chief digital customers.... We don’t want by the company’s ‘Connec­ said Ben Story, strategic mar­ officer at Roll­Royce said the to become a digital techno­ ted Universe Platform,’ a keting director, Rolls­Royce. company was building its logy company ourselves.” platform­as­a­service. “It will He said Rolls­Royce had own data analytics and artifi­ TCS said the partnership allow Rolls­Royce to more more than 1,300 employees cial intelligence capabilities. would help Rolls­Royce ac­ easily develop, deploy and in the country working on But, he said, the partnership celerate its ‘Digital First’ vis­ launch products and ser­ ‘some of the most advanced with TCS was going to allow ion, improve existing ser­ vices... quickly,” said Rajesh technologies’ and helping the firm to create those abil­ vices and create new areas of Gopinathan, CEO, TCS. build engines of the future. CM YK G.NavtejFallRevving* Srinivasan in line: Sarna up: downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘Steel slowing forgings output’ Cuelearn to tap South­East Need price parity on steel supplies with rest of the world, says industry ocial Asia with its ‘ction math’ Special Correspondent prices of graphite elec­ 43,000 a tonne, otherwise CHENNAI trodes,” said Mr. it will be difficult to survive. The start­up also plans to recruit more teachers for India The forging Industry, a ma­ Muralishankar. This will lead to job cuts and jor source of supplies to the As of 2016­17, there were closure of units,” he added. Jay Shankar country’s automobile sector, 378 forging units in the coun­ Given that AIFI catered to Bengaluru is at a crossroads due to a try with an installed capacity 60% of India’s automobile Cuelearn, a start­up backed Feed maker Waterbase shortage of steel and an anti­ of 38.5 lakh tonnes, account­ firms, Mr. Muralishankar by CapitalG (formerly posts fourfold rise in net cipated increase in the com­ ing for an annual turnover of said the introduction of elec­ Google Capital) and Sequoia CHENNAI modity’s prices, said a top 31,389 crore. tric vehicles — ‘a disruptive India, is exploring the pos­ The Waterbase Ltd., a executive. “It was growing at the rate innovation’ — would be a big sibility of taking its fantasy manufacturer of high quality “In the short term, we are of 10% per annum. This year, blow to the sector. story­based mathematical shrimp feed, reported an facing problems on these it would be about 7%­8%,” “Currently, we have some learning programme to almost fourfold jump in two fronts,” said S. Mural­ Mr. Muralishankar said. time, but not much. For the South­East Asian nations standalone second quarter ishankar, president, Associ­ S. Muralishankar The AIFI has sought the next five years, we have to and plans to recruit teachers net prot at 9.49 crore, on ation of Indian Forging In­ Centre’s help by way of in­ wait and watch. We have to in more Indian cities, said the back of strong volumer dustry (AIFI). mand pressure.” terest subvention and see what the carmakers are Manan Khurma, the com­ growth. Prot was 2.60 Annually, the forging in­ “[For] the last three quar­ through the Technology Up­ going to do. We are asking pany’s founder and CEO. crore in the year earlier dustry needs about three ters, the forging industry has gradation Fund, Mr. Mural­ the Centre to be assertive “This is one of the most period. Income from million tonnes of steel. India been showing a growth ishankar said. and provide a level­playing extensive gamification exer­ operations grew by 21% to manufactures about 2.8 mil­ trend. However, the steel re­ field to Indian manufactur­ cises undertaken in educa­ 97 crore from 81 crore. lion tonnes. “So the net defi­ quirement of the forging in­ ‘Job cuts imminent’ ers to become competitive tion,” Mr. Khurma said in an The stories have imaginary characters, which Plans are on to widen the cit is two lakh tonnes,” said dustry is not being met by “Steel is now sold at 43,000 globally,” he said. interview. “We have created allow kids to break complex codes, said CEO Manan Khurma. product oerings, Vidyashankar Krishnan, MD, steel manufacturers. Reas­ per tonne and steel manu­ “The Centre should in­ all the characters and the Ramakanth V. Akula, CEO, MM Forgings and former ons that can be attributed to facturers are expected to in­ crease the turnover limit for fictional universe they be­ teachers, according to mar­ and Hyderabad. We do have said in a statement. AIFI president. “Till re­ the demand supply gap in­ crease it by 3,000 per a company to be considered long to with immense detail, ket consulting firm Techno­ presence in some 80 cities cently, one million tonnes of clude major players reeling tonne,” Mr. Krishnan said. an MSME, from 5 crore to keeping in mind the triggers park. “We are not a digital but our focus is on these six non­forging steel were im­ under high debt, low coal “We are requesting them to 20 crore,” said K. Vinoth for children across different kind of distribution model. cities for now. We are act­ well’ at Infosys: Murthy ported. This has been production by Coal India maintain the price in parity Kumar, chairman­Southern age groups.” The model is where we es­ ively acquiring teachers in BENGALURU stopped, adding to the de­ and a significant rise in with the rest of the world at region, AIFI. sentially tie up with teacher these six cities.” “In a city Infosys founder N.R. Three levels partners who set up home­ like Bangalore, we have 500 Narayana Murthy on The stories were divided based learning centres using teachers. But to cover the Wednesday said all is well in into three levels – Class K­2 the learning system that we entire city and to be able to the company and its Crisil to buy (kindergarten to Grade 2), provide to them. They teach reach to all corners we will chairman Nandan Nilekani Nakheel targets Indian buyers Class 3­5 and Class 6­8 – after neighbourhood kids using need about 1,500 to 2,000 had the skills of simplifying Pragmatix in analysing student responses the Cuemath system. So, teachers,” Mr. Khurma said. “lots” of complexities in the Dubai rm wooing customers for its unsold inventory: CEO to content across media these teacher partners join Most of the current teach­ software major. “Absolutely, 56 cr. deal such as storybooks, puzzles, us and get trained in using ers are women who stepped all is well. Remember, in my Lalatendu Mishra He said in the last 10 years games, apps and television the system and start classes out of the workforce due to speech with the investors, I MUMBAI his company had sold about Special Correspondent programmes, he said. Each from home,” Mr. Khurma family reasons. “So, there is said now that we have With the recent downswing 4,500 properties, including MUMBAI story will be released peri­ said. “It is a partnership ar­ a huge talent pool out there Nandan as the chairman, we in oil prices causing chal­ both land and residential Crisil has agreed to acquire odically over a series of rangement where whatever of individuals who are very can all sleep well,” the lenges for West Asia’s real units, to Indians. “If we con­ 100% of Pragmatix Ser­ classes to enable students to revenues generated in a highly skilled but not cur­ former Infosys chairman told estate sector, Nakheel Prop­ sider the value, the aggreg­ vices Pvt. Ltd., a data ana­ strengthen their problem­ centre is shared 60:40 rently employed.” All the reporters here. PTI erties, a leading real estate ate is $2.5 billion,” he said. lytics firm, for 56 crore. solving ability and increase between the teachers and features, including the developer from Dubai is eye­ The company is offering Founded by banking their affinity for math. the company,” he said. fantasy stories, are embed­ USFDA lifts import alert ing investors and homebuy­ apartments starting from professionals, Pragmatix The stories include char­ “The teacher retains 60% ded in a tablet. Cuelearn on Divi’s Vizag facility ers from India to sell some $145,000. caters to the banking, fin­ acters such as Thomas Tall­ of the revenue. We provide raised $19.1 million in two HYDERABAD of its unsold inventory. “We have projects that ancial services & Insurance man, a town’s problem­ the teachers the entire ma­ rounds of funding. It re­ Divi’s Laboratories on The company recently are complete right now, val­ (BFSI) vertical. “In its short solver after he discovers a terial to run the centres. In a gistered a turnover of 12 Wednesday said the U.S. conducted a roadshow in REUTERS ued at $1.1 billion . So, from history spanning seven book on math, Zero Squad, Cuemath class, the teacher’s crore last financial year end­ Food and Drug Mumbai to showcase half a under 1 crore to 7.3 crore, years, Pragmatix has suc­ involving Eka and Dvita who role is very different from a ing March 31, 2017. “Average Administration had lifted the dozen of its under construc­ estate market was doing in we have half a dozen pro­ cessfully built and de­ crack cases with logic and conventional class. The price is 1,800 per student import alert imposed on its tion projects across Dubai. the backdrop of oil prices jects all in Dubai,” Mr. Man­ ployed solutions across the reasoning, and Kalina and teacher here is more like a per month. We have a 40% Unit­II in Visakhapatnam. The that went through a down­ chanda said. risk, sales, and finance do­ the Shards of Singularity, facilitator. The child is the take rate,” Mr. Khurma said. drugmaker, which earlier this ‘Biggest market’ swing, he said, “The invest­ He said several people mains in India, Middle East which allow kids to break primary driver of the learn­ “We will expand to a few month indicated that the “We have received encour­ ment dollar has shrunk and from India were buying and North America. It has complex codes and discover ing process.” more cities next year such as regulator would be lifting aging response from Indian we are seeing some slow second homes while some 110 employees as on date,” the mathematical origins of Currently, Cuelearn has a Ahmedabad, Kolkata and the Import Alert 66­40, said investors,” Sanjay Man­ course. But, transactions are were looking for larger fam­ Crisil said in a statement. stars. India’s education mar­ network of 2,500 teachers Kochi,” he said. The com­ in a regulatory ling that the chanda, CEO, Nakheel Prop­ happening although the ily homes. It is targetting the first ket is expected to almost and 20,000 students for its pany is looking at opportun­ FDA website had been erties said. India is Nakheel’s volume in Indian terms may “In most cases, high net­ quarter of 2018 to close the double to $180 billion by Cuemath programme. “We ities in countries such as updated on November 14 biggest market as 11% of its have slightly moderate to worth individuals are inter­ transaction, post which the 2020 due to an expansion in are primarily focused on six Singapore, Indonesia, Thail­ notifying that the import customers are from India. slow. But yes, the flatness in ested in premium products founders of Pragmatix and the digital learning market cities — Delhi, Mumbai, and and West Asia to sell its alert on Unit­II was removed. Asked how the Dubai real the market is noted.” in the Palm,” he added. their team will join Crisil. and a shortage of trained Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai Cuemath programme.

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* Lankan line­up has shown a It does get dark pretty The present Sri Lankan game beginning at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. K.R. DEEPAK Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav and tendency to collapse under early in these parts. In this team might not be the most Ishant Sharma. reflects a surge in belief. dian team ahead of the im­ into a rhythm. K.L. Rahul would open with pressure. context, both teams, signific­ threatening of oppositions — Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal Winning instils confidence portant Test series in South India is likely to play three Shikhar Dhawan with M. Vi­ antly, have agreed to the use in fact, the islanders over the (capt.), Dimuth Karunaratne, and confident teams win Africa. pacemen and two spinners jay missing out. Skilful Fernando of floodlight in case the light years are still to win a Test in Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera more — the two are inter­ It would allow its batsmen in R. Ashwin and Ravindra deteriorates. India — but the host deserves And the pace attack consist­ Samarawickrama, Angelo Math­ twined. to get into a frame of mind Jadeja. Team policy On an already green sur­ credit for preparing a ing Suranga Lakmal — he can ews, Lahiru Thirimanne, The No. 1­ranked team in where they would have to Given the conditions, the If this happens, it would face — it is now clear that green­top. extract disconcerting bounce Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ran­ much of the grass would re­ Tests, Virat Kohli and his play and leave, bat close to host might have fielded an mark a departure for the — left­armer Vishwa gana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, main on the track — the team It indicates a shift in mind­ men, appear keen to raise the body and essay the hori­ additional paceman but team from its policy of rein­ Fernando and seamer Lahiru Lahiru Gamage, Vishwa getting the toss right might set. Rather than reeling out the bar. zontal bat shots when the would then have to tackle the stating the players returning Gamage could probe the Fernando, Dilruwan Perera, Lak­ want to bowl first consider­ victories on spinner­friendly Playing on a lively track bowlers err in length. over­rate issue. from injuries into the eleven. strong Indian batting. Left­ shan Sandakan, Dashun Shanaka ing there could be moisture tracks, the Indian team with bounce will also be a And the pacemen will In now seems — Kohli did India might have domin­ arm pacemen have troubled and Roshen Silva. on the pitch. wants to challenge itself. This good preparation for the In­ have the opportunity to run appear to throw a hint — that ated Sri Lanka of late in Tests India in the past and Match starts at 9.30 a.m. Kohli weighs in on opening combination Taking positives from the ‘With Rahul, Dhawan and Vijay doing so well, it is very dicult to pick two’ Pakistan series: Chandimal Special Correspondent But the balance always We have to maintain a bal­ Special Correspondent Kolkata shifts and one of them will ance of how to engage fans Kolkata India’s opening combination and keep the players fresh at have to miss out. They do Sri Lankan captain Dinesh for the first Test has been the same time and keep understand so there’s no Chandimal said he wanted discussed fervently and, pre­ cricket exciting and compet­ problem.” About the surface to take the confidence from dictably, skipper Virat Kohli itive throughout the year. here, Kohli said, “The wicket the triumph over Pakistan was asked the question That point will be discussed here looks sporting, has a lot into the Test series against ahead of the match. in future definitely.” of grass. I am looking for­ India. ward to playing on it. We “The situation has always He said here on Wednes­ want to build our games in Workload been there. The balance has day, “We are looking at tak­ such a way that we want to swung every now and then, About managing the work­ ing the positives from that be looking forward to play­ with one of them [Vijay, load, Kohli said, “It is not the series into the matches here. ing anywhere in the world.” Rahul and Dhawan] missing number of matches We know India is the No. 1 out. It’s very difficult to pick He elaborated, “We don’t someone plays but how Test side in the world. They two out of three when all want to wait for conditions much work he has put in, are a very strong opposition. * K.R. DEEPAK three are so good and have to suit our games. We want the amount of time spent at But if we play well, the res­ the crease or the number of done so well. K.L. [Rahul] to rather develop our game ults should come our way.” ews would, owing to fitness cannot control the weather. overs bowled, that should be has been playing well. for different conditions. If The Lankans played five issues, no longer bowl his But once we get on the field, taken into account.” Dhawan’s comeback has you want to be the top side bowlers in the Test series seamers in Tests, Chandimal we want to be at our best.” been a revelation for himself in the world for a longer Kohli said he too would win over Pakistan in the welcomed the former Sri There have been occa­ and the team,” he said. period of time, you have to take a break at some point. India skipper Virat Kohli says you have UAE. Chandimal indicated Lankan captain back in the sions in the past when Sri win everywhere. his side would continue to side. “Dhawan’s counter­attack­ to win everywhere to be the top side. * K.R. DEEPAK “Definitely I do need rest, Lanka has put down what ing skills gave all the bats­ “If you can embrace play­ why don’t I? When I think of feature five bowlers. “We “He has done so well for eventually turned out to be men a good platform to ing in difficult conditions, Asked whether there was too much cricket is being the time my body should be realised that if we wanted to us in the past. He brings a lot critical catches. In this con­ work on. It also deflates the that will be the difference. an overkill of cricket, Kohli played or there is a repeti­ rested, I will ask for it, why win Test matches, take 20 to the table as a specialist text, Chandimal said, “We opposition to a certain ex­ We want to be embrace be­ replied, “It will be better tion of the same series. not? I’m not a robot, you can wickets, we needed to pick batsman.” want to field and catch well, tent. They all have different ing uncomfortable and that’s answered by the fans who “You don’t want the fans slice my skin and check if I five bowlers.” Talking about the rain maintain our energy levels skills and strengths. the most important thing.” watch the game, whether going away from the game. still bleed.” Although Angelo Math­ here, Chandimal said, “You over five days.” CoA calls for Federer overcomes Zverev’s challenge Advani Sindhu, Saina through BCCI SGM gets bronze PRESS TRUST OF INDIA & Chirag Shetty 21­13, 21­13; Books a seminal berth Fuzhou (China) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & G. Viswanath India’s P.V. Sindhu and Saina Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo bt Agence France-Presse Press Trust on India Mumbai point of his own at 6­5 but Nehwal made the women’s Manu Attri & B. Sumeeth London Doha The Committee of Admin­ could not convert and Fe­ singles second round with Reddy 21­18, 21­15. Pankaj Advani had to settle istrators (CoA) has asked Roger Federer held young derer made his third set straight game victories in for bronze in the long­up Women’s singles: Saina Ne­ the BCCI acting­president pretender Alexander Zverev point count. the China Open Super format of the IBSF World hwal bt Beiwan Zhang (USA) C.K. Khanna to serve no­ at bay in a gripping contest The 19­time Grand Slam Series Premier badminton billiards championship, 21­12, 21­13; P.V. Sindhu bt tice for Special General on Tuesday to reach the last champion broke in the first here on Wednesday. losing to Mike Russell in Sayaka Sato (Jap) 24­22, 23­21; Meeting by November 16. four of the ATP Finals and game of the second set to es­ the semifinals after the lat­ The results: Men’s singles: Doubles: Ha Na Baek & Chae The CoA wants the BCCI stay on course for a seventh tablish an iron grip on the ter got to the 1250­mark H.S. Prannoy bt Lee Dong Keun Yoo Jung (Kor) bt Ashwini SGM to consider (i) pro­ end­of­season crown. round­robin match, but ahead of the Indian. (Kor) 18­21, 21­16, 21­19; Brice Ponappa & N. Siki Reddy 21­14, posal of the final settle­ The world number two Zverev hit back in the fourth Leverdez (Fra) bt Sourabh 21­15. Mixed doubles: Mathias ment of the Kochi Tuskers saw off a spirited challenge to get back on level terms. After Advani made a Verma 21­14, 15­21, 21­11; Christiansen & Christinna Ped­ Kerala (which is about from the German 7­6(6), 5­7, The Swiss re­found his fo­ strong start, Russell fired in Doubles: Liu Cheng & Zhang ersen (Den) bt Ashwini & 800 crore), (ii) revocation 6­1 in front of a boisterous cus and some consistency on breaks of 551 — the highest Nan bt Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj 21­19, 17­21, 21­13. of the suspension of the Ra­ pro­Federer crowd to be­ serve in the decider, earning of the tournament so far — jasthan Cricket Association come the first man through three breaks to close it out along with a 447. (RCA) and (iii) the Future to the last four. 6­1. In the final he awaits Tour Programme (FTP). Both players were On Wednesday, Grigor Di­ either Myanmar’s Nay The RCA has given an scratchy on serve at the start mitrov entered the semi­ Thway Oo or fellow Eng­ HI to trial mixed undertaking that Lalit Modi but were quickly into the finals with a 6­0, 6­2 demoli­ lishman Robert Hall. (former chairman of the groove in a tight first set that tion of David Goffin. IPL governing council) is in saw no breaks of serve. The The results: Pete Sampras Earlier in the quarterfi­ gender teams no way associated with the 20­year­old third seed raced group: Grigor Dimitrov bt David nals, Thway Oo defeated State association and is not into a 4­0 advantage only to Goffin 6­0, 6­2; Boris Becker Dhruv Sitwala 1000­875 Uthra Ganesan Hindu. Not just the FIH, the president of the Nagaur Federer, after splitting the rst two sets see the Swiss charge back to Group: Roger Federer bt Alex­ while Hall got the better of New Delhi even the International District. The BCCI had im­ against Zverev, was in cruise mode in the decider. * REUTERS lead 5­4. Zverev earned a set ander Zverev 7­6(6), 5­7, 6­1. Sourav Kothari 1000­746. For a long time, the idea of Olympic Committee is posed a life ban on Modi as having mixed­gender keenly following the a disciplinary action. teams in hockey has been development. The mixed­ The BCCI’s operations floated around but didn’t team games would be team has prepared an FTP have many takers. The streamed live on its online programme that needs to Myneni surges past No. 8 seed Krstin main concern was the gap channel. be approved by the SGM between men and women “The fact that and forwarded to the Inter­ Bhambri and Ramkumar also make the last eight; Nagal and Sriram Balaji lose in terms of speed, stamina Saturday’s matches would national Cricket Council and physical strength. be webcast live on the (ICC). to the last eight beating Bry­ 6­0; Jay Clarke (GBr) bt Evan But the ongoing Hockey IOC’s Olympic Channel is PUNE CHALLENGER King (USA) 6­3, 6­4; Nikola Mi­ dan Klein 7­6(7), 6­3. 5s National proof that the IOC is lojevic (Srb) bt Hugo Grenier G. Viswanath Bhambri won the first set Championships for men serious about this. This is (Fra) 7­5, 6­3; Adrian Menen­ Pune on an early break, but found and women in Pune would just the first step but we things tougher in the second. dez­Maceiras (Esp) bt Sumit Joshna In only his tenth singles Nagal 6­3,6­4. see players turning out for are looking at it positively,” match of 2017, Saketh However, he recovered from an exhibition mixed team a senior Hockey India Yuki Bhambri bt Ante Pavic Myneni doused eighth­ 0­3, and went on to force the event on Saturday. All advances (Cro) 6­4, 7­6(4); Aleksandr official said. seeded Pedja Krstin’s fire to tie­break, which he clinched. eight teams participating High Performance Sumit Nagal lost his tem­ Nedovyesov (Kaz) bt Sriram Press Trust of India win 4­6, 6­2, 6­0, and ad­ Balaji 5­7, 6­4, 7­5; Blaz Kavcic in the tournament would Director David John, per disputing a line­call, and Hong Kong vance to the quarterfinals of (Slo) bt Vijay Sundar Prashanth compete with at least four however, was non­ the KPIT­MSLTA $50,000 went down in straight sets to women in each nine­ Joshna Chinappa defeated (Ind) 6­3, 6­2. committal. “The Youth ATP Challenger tennis on Adrian Menendez­Maceiras. member squad. At least qualifier Hollie Naughton Doubles: Quarterfinals: Scott Olympics already features Wednesday. On an outside court, Sriram two women players would 11­5, 8­11, 11­5, 8­11, 11­6 in Clayton & Jonny O’Mara (GBr) five­a­side competition. The Serb, seven years Balaji squandered four have to be present on the the first round of the Hong bt Ivan Sabanov & Matej This may be a way to make Myneni’s junior, took the match­points to lose 5­7, 6­4, field at all times. Kong Open squash tourna­ Sabanov (Cro) 6­2, 6­4. the core sport more first set, serving it out after 7­5 to Aleksandr Nedovyesov. ment here. Yuki Bhambri did just enough to get First round: Evan King (USA) & “This is the first time interesting, like beach The 30­year­old Myneni The results: First round: Wo- breaking the tall Indian in past Ante Pavic, winning the rst set on a single break of Lucas Miedler (Aut) bt Divij such a thing is being volleyball or T20s. Maybe began shakily; he was two men: Joshna Chinappa bt Hol­ the ninth game, but he fell serve, and the second on a mini­break. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Sharan & Mikhail Elgin (Rus) 7­6 attempted and we are in future, this may be lie Naughton (Can) 11­5, 8­11, apart as the match pro­ break­points down, but he (9), 6­4; Tomislav Brkic (Bih) & trying to see how it goes. replicated internationally saw a remarkable change. a matter of capitalising on 11­5, 8­11, 11­6; Nour El Tayeb gressed to capitulate in 90 pulled it back to win the first Ante Pavic (Cro) bt Karim Mo­ The International Hockey but not right now. Also, I Myneni won the first game at Krstin’s errors, including a (Egy) bt Dipika Pallikal 11­4, minutes. game. hamed Maamoun (Egy) & Nikola Federation (FIH) is also do see it as being helpful 11­4, 11­8. Yuki Bhambri did just He was erratic even on his love, clinching it with an ace. sequence of double­faults, Milojevic (Srb) 6­1,6­4. keeping a close watch to to our girls in accelerating Men: James Declan (GBr) bt enough to get past the big service games; he dropped Better shot­selection saw while staying solid himself. Saketh Myneni & Jeevan see its potential,” Hockey their development. But it Saurav Ghosal 11­9, 11­6, 11­9; hitting Ante Pavic in a 6­4, 7­ 14 in all, including three in him take charge, and things The results: Nedunchezhiyan bt N. Sriram Maharashtra secretary can never replace the Paul Coll (NZ) bt Harinder Pal 6(4) win while Ramkumar the ninth, and the first set were level in quick time. The Second round: Saketh Myneni Balaji & Vishnu Vardhan 6­3, Manoj Bhore told The main thing,” he declared. Sandhu 9­11, 11­3, 11­5 11­1. Ramanathan went through was gone. The second set decider, for Myneni, was just bt Pedja Krstin (Srb) 4­6, 6­2, 6­4.

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TV PICKS Nigeria stuns NBA: Sony Six (SD & HD), Dynamos re-designed to deliver 6.30 & 9 a.m. India vs Sri Lanka: 1st Test, STAR Sports 1 (SD & HD), The team has signed a mix of youth and experience to last the distance Argentina 9.30 a.m. Badminton: China Open, dian Air Force and Chand- ISL Agencies International friendlies: Russia STAR Sports 2 (SD & HD), igarh-based Minerva FC — be- Moscow 3 (Smolov 41, 70, Al. Miran- 10.30 a.m. fore its first game against FC UTHRA GANESAN chuk 51) drew with Spain 3 World Tour Finals: Sony Pune City on November 22. Argentina striker Sergio Delhi (Alba 9, Ramos 35-pen, 53- ESPN (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m. & The talent is there, a Aguero collapsed in the pen). 1.30 a.m. (Friday) Having overhauled its entire proven match-winner is not. dressing room at halftime squad for the upcoming sea- As one of the most consist- before it lost 4-2 to fellow Argentina 2 (Banega 27, son, both on and off the ent sides in the competition, World Cup qualifier Nigeria Aguero 36) lost to Nigeria 4 Amritpal field, Delhi Dynamos would DD would be hoping for the after taking a two-goal lead (Iheanacho 45, Iwobi 52, 73, Id- owu 54); Qatar 1 (Muntari be hoping to finally come second. in a friendly in Krasnodar, 90+2) drew with Iceland 1 makes good in the fourth season of Russia on Tuesday. (Kjartansson 26). the Indian Super League in CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Argentina coach Jorge Romania 0 lost to Nether- search of the elusive title. Past seasons Sampaoli rested Lionel history lands 3 (Depay 47, Babel 56, de ț 2016: Seminals Messi following the 1-0 win As the only team not to re- Jong 81); Belgium 1 (Lukaku tain a single player ahead of over next year’s World Cup ț 2015: Seminals 72) bt Japan 0; Germany 2 the Player Draft earlier this host Russia on Saturday and (Werner 56, Stindl 90+3) drew it seemed that it could cope year, the Delhi-based fran- ț 2014: Fifth with France 2 (Lacazette 33, chise has rebuilt itself from without him. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 71); Austria 2 (Sabitzer 5, Ground Zero. And with Ever Banega curled in a Schaub 87) bt Uruguay 1 Miguel Angel Portugal as the free kick, awarded after Ni- (Cavani 10); England 0 drew new man in charge of taking WATCH OUT FOR geria goalkeeper Daniel Ak- with Brazil 0. the team past the semifinal- peyi picked the ball up out- Wales 1 (Lawrence 75) drew Sports Bureau jinx, the new owners of the side his area, in the 28th with Panama 1 (Cooper 90+3); Sydney club would be hoping the Kalu Uche, the 34-year minute and Aguero finished Hungary 1 (Nikolic 37) bt Costa Amritpal Singh became the change works for the side. old Nigerian, who off a sweeping counter-at- Rica 0; Portugal 1 (Antunes 32) first Indian player to be The 61-year old Spaniard turned out for Pune tack eight minutes later. drew with United States 1 drafted into the starting Portugal has decided on a City FC in 2015, would The results: (McKennie 22). line-up of a National Bas- mix of youth and experience be the key to not just ketball League (NBL) team to do that, letting go of the keeping the goals in Australia. stars from the previous edi- Miguel Angel Portugal has a fair idea about his team with pre-season games coming upfront but Playing for Sydney Kings tions including the likes of coming in handy. also bring in the Preyesh, Deepit win against Melbourne United, Ghana’s Richard Gadze and experience needed to the 26-year-old played for Brazilian Marcelinho, the lat- ans Pritam Kotal, Lallianzu- Uche, Brazilian midfielder so far, losing three of its five hold the team together 14 minutes and finished ter also being the Golden ala Chhangte, Albino Gomes Paulinho Dias and games abroad in Spain and in crunch situations, Amol Karhadkar 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Semifinals: D. with seven points. Amrit- Boot winner in 2016 with 10 and Seityasen Singh. Venezuelan defender Gabriel Qatar but winning both its specially given the lack THANE Patil bt L. Alberto (PSPBA) pal also posted a block and goals. Among the foreign re- Cichero. practice games at home so of experience in its Top seed S. Preyesh Raj of 11-8, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; S.P. Raj bt a rebound in his side’s 90- Coming in are the likes of cruits who would be key are Dynamos has had a mixed far. The team would play two ranks. Tamil Nadu continued his Vishwa Deenadayalan (TN) 108 loss. talented but unproven Indi- veteran Nigerian striker Kalu bag in its pre-season travels more friendlies — against In- unbeaten run in cadet boys 11-8, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 13-11, 13-11. all through the national sea- son to cap off the fifth zonal Sub-junior girls: Final: Trisha title by winning the 11Even Gogoi (ASM) bt Vanshika Bhar- Prarthana and Gold for Sports West Zone National gava (DEL) 11-2, 13-11, 11-4, 4- JFC will be no greenhorn ranking table tennis tourna- 11, 9-11, 11-3; Semifinals: V. Akhil, ment here on Wednesday. Bhargava bt Suhana Saini TFA will transmit its DNA to the league debutant Luksika advance The southpaw, however, (HRN) 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9, Shriyanka failed to convert it into a 11-6; T. Gogoi bt Sneha Bhow- Sports Bureau 6-4, 7-5. double crown, going down mick (WB) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9. Taipei $60,000 ITF women, Toyota, SPORTS BUREAU to fourth seed Deepit Patil of Cadet boys: Final: S. Preyesh NOIDA Prarthana Thombare and Japan: First round: Ankita Maharashta in the sub-ju- Raj (TN) bt Shantesh Mapsekar Asian Games gold medallist Raina bt Megumi Nishimoto Akhil Sheoran and Shriy- nior boys’ final. (GOA) 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, Luksika Kumkhum of Thail- (Jpn) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. anka Sandangi shot 599 Haryana’s Suhana Saini 11-8; Semifinals: S.P. Raj bt Te- and made the doubles $15,000 ITF women, Beni- and 399 while winning the avenged revenge in the last jas Narang (DEL) 3-11, 11-9, quarterfinals of the carlo, Spain: First round: men’s and women’s air week’s north zone final 11-4, 11-4; S. Mapsekar bt $125,000 Taipei Open WTA Vivien Juhaszova (Svk) bt Sne- rifle gold medals in the against Maharashtra’s Pritha Ankur Bhattacharjee (WB) 12- tennis tournament on Wed- hadevi Reddy 6-1, 6-1. third all-India Digvijay Vartikar in the cadet girls’ fi- 10, 11-9, 11-7. nesday. In the $60,000 ITF $15,000 ITF men, Meshref, Singh memorial shooting nal while Assam’s Trisha Go- Cadet girls: Final: Suhana Saini women’s event in Toyota, Ja- Kuwait: Pre-quarterfinals: championship, hosted by goi tamed Delhi’s Vanshika (HRN) bt Pritha Vartikar (MHR) pan, Ankita Raina made the Marc Djikhuizen (Ned) bt Shah- the Billabong High Interna- Gogoi to in the sub-junior 15-13, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Semi- pre-quarterfinals with a baaz Khan 6-2, 6-3; Doubles: tional School. girls’ final to bag her second finals: S. Saini bt Arya three-set win over qualifier Anirudh Chandrasekar & P.C. Saurabh Chaudhary and title of the season. Songadkar (MHR) 11-9, 11-7, Megumi Nishimoto of Japan. Vignesh bt Krishna Teja Arkam World junior champion The results: Sub-junior boys: 11-3; P. Vartikar bt Nehal Ven- In the ITF men’s Futures & Ajay Pruthvi Nemakal 6-1, Yashaswini Singh Deswal Final: Deepit Patil (MAH) bt S. katasamy (TN) 10-12, 11-2, 11-7, 6-2. in Vietnam, Sasi Kumar bagged the men’s and wo- Preyesh Raj Suresh (TN) 11-6, 3-11, 11-5. Mukund cruised into both $15,000 ITF men, Thu Dau men’s air pistol titles. JFC will hope that Sameehg Doutie, who shone for ATK, will continue to the singles and the doubles Mot City, Vietnam: Pre- The results: Men: Air rifle: 1. quarterfinals: Sasi Kumar Akhil Sheoran 599; 2. Sanskar CHESS excel in its colours. * PTI quarterfinals in partnership Mukund bt Nathan Pasha Havelia 597; 3. Sahil 592. with Vasisht Cheruku. (USA) 6-0, 6-1; Doubles: Mili- Amitabha Das Sharma pressed with his tactical acu- cess to their previous em- Air pistol: 1. Saurabh Chaud- The results: aan Niesten (Ned) & Francesco hary 588; 2. Anmol Jain 580; Kolkata men in guiding Kerala ployers. This saw the arrival Four Indians among $125,000 Taipei Open WTA, Vilardo (Ita) bt Gilles De Sousa 3. Sahdev 578. Blasters to the final last of South African winger Debutant Jamshedpur FC Chinese Taipei: Doubles (pre- (Fra) & Tanay Mehta 6-0, 7-5; Women: Air rifle: 1. Shriyanka season. Sameehg Doutie in midfield brings with it the influence quarterfinals): Luksika Vasisht Cheruku & Sasi Kumar Sadangi 399; 2. Vanshika the leaders of a footballing tradition that The JFC line-up also while Cameroon’s Andre Kumkhum (Tha) & Prarthana Mukund bt Vasko Mladenov Shahi 396; 3. Shivangi Dogra speaks of Coppell’s careful Bikey and Spaniard Tiri bol- makes the tag of greenhorn, Thombare bt Lizette Cabrera (Bul) & Vadym Ursu (Ukr) 6-3, 394. TARVISIO (ITALY) study of the Indian football ster the defence. ansen (Nor, 1.5) bt Raunak usually attached to a new- (Aus) & Fanny Stollar (Hun) 6-4. Air pistol: 1. Yashaswini Singh SPORTS BUREAU Sadhawani (0.5); Ruslan comer, redundant. After the ‘ecosystem’. Given the ad- In attack JFC has picked Deswal 388; 2. Aakanksha S.L. Narayanan, M. Sezdbekov (Kgz, 0) lost to Ara- Tata Group decided to vantage of making the first up former Kerala Blasters Bansal 383; 3. Yogita 380. Karthikeyan, R. Pragg- vindh Chithambaram (1); Gabri- launch its football team, it calls in the initial rounds of forward Kervens Belfort. nanandhaa and Harsha ele Lumachi (Ita, 0) drew with harvested the system and the ‘domestic players’ draft,’ Samir hits six in Bharathakoti, with their Krishna Teja (0.5); Tarini Goyal values of managing the best JFC picked up some of the Ravi Kumar, second successive wins, con- (0) lost to V. Zarubitski (Blr, 1). nursery of Indian football — best Indian names in every WATCH OUT FOR tinued to be among the the Tata Football Academy. department. Delhiites’ win The Indian roster starts Rizvi reign open section leaders of the Girls: Iulija Osmak (Ukr, 2) bt The TFA will be transmit- with E. Anas, whose game South African winger SPORTS BUREAU in the three-team group. World junior chess champi- Pratyusha Bodda (1); R. Vaishali ting its DNA to Jamshedpur NEW DELHI sense and anticipation in Sameehg Doutie who Rajnigandha Achievers Special Correspondent onship here on Tuesday. (2) bt Cagil Irmak Arda (Tur, 1). FC. The balance Jamshedpur NEW DELHI deep defence helped ATK combines speed and Six goals by Samir Suhag The results: Open: S.L. Naray- Alexandra Obolentseva (Rus, 2) FC has managed to strike in will play Sona Polo for a fi- triumph in the previous edi- skill, has been one of took Delhiites Polo to a 9-7 Ravi Kumar and Shahzar anan (2) bt Jan Vykouk (Cze, 1); bt Parnali Dharia (1); Anastasya the team formation speaks a nal berth from the group. tion. The midfield has the the best foreign victory over Jindal Panther Rizvi won the rifle and pis- M. Karthikeyan (2) bt Liam Paramzina (Rus, 1.5) drew with lot about the knowledge and The results (league): seasoned Mehtab Hossain, performers in the last in a league match of the Yes tol honours in the Cham- Vrolijk (Ned, 1); R. Pragg- Aakanksha Hagawane (1.5); In- understanding of the format Achievers 7 (Matthew Philip Souvik Chakraborty and few seasons. Bank Indian Masters 14-goal pion of Champions com- nanandhaa (2) bt Mohammad grid Greibrokk (Nor, 0.5) lost to and requirements of the Perry 4, Padmanabh Singh, Bikash Jairu while in the at- Doutie’s presence in polo championship at the petition in the first Indian Nubaishah Shaikh (1); Peir Luigi Arpita Mukherjee (1.5); M. Ma- tournament. Siddhant Sharma, Uday Kalaan) tack there is the combina- the midfield created Jaipur Polo ground here on bt Cavalry-Piccadilly 5 Revenue Open shooting Basso (Ita, 2) bt Kumar Gaurav halakshmi (0.5) drew with What JFC has essentially tion of youth and experience the difference for his Wednesday. Delhiites made (Dhruvpal Godara 2, Ravi championship here. (1); Filip Pavik (Cro, 1) lost to Blion Anna Cramling (Swe, done is make a meticulous in Sumit Passi, Farukh previous employer, the final with the win in the Rathore, Aman Singh, Akhil Akhil Sheoran and Shriy- Harsha Bharathakoti (2); A. 0.5); Rutumbara Bidhar (0) lost note of the performances in Chowdhary and Ashim ATK. Both his previous two-team group. Sirohi). anka Sadangi won second Timerkhanov (Rus, 1) drew with to Olga Hincu (Mda, 1); G. Lasya Vaibhav Suri (1); Awonder Liang the previous three seasons Biswas. coaches — Antonio Delhiites Polo 9 (Samir and third in the rifle event (1) bt Esperanca Caxita (Ang, (USA, 2) bt Sidhant Mohapatra and picked the good names While selecting the for- Habas and Jose Molina In another league match, Suhag 6, Gaurav Sahgal 2, while Abhishek Arya and 0); Nikolina Koljevic (Mne, 0.5) (0.5); Nie Xinyang (Chn, 0.5) out it. This was evident eigners, Coppell has gone — made him start most Achievers beat Cavalry-Pic- Basheer Ali) bt Jindal Panther 7 Vikash Kumar placed roun- drew with K. Priyanka (0.5); lost to Shardul Gagare (1.5). when it appointed English- for men who brought suc- matches. cadilly 7-5. It was the second (Simran Shergill 4, Pranav ded off the top-three in the Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera (Sri, man Steve Coppell, who im- defeat for Cavalry-Piccadily Kapur 2, Shamsheer Ali). pistol competition. Johan Sebastian Christi- 0) lost to Saina Salonika (1).

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13 One racing to be cured of 3 Best one at hand (5) blindness (9) Brahman’s qualities 5 Once, rot damaged the crown There is a unique intricacy in knowing Brahman, because 14 Disgrace to look at pulse (7) (7) He remains beyond the grasp of the senses, mind and intel- 16 Lean nurse (4) 6 Bar thinly manufactured coil lect, the common aids in human understanding. So, Krishna (9) lists Brahman’s limitless nature and auspicious qualities in a 19 Reportedly puffed like an verse to facilitate meditation by which it is possible to realise aristocrat (4) 7 Extract current inside circuit Him experientially, pointed out Swami Tejomayananda in a (6) discourse. 21 Bismuth found outside Brahman is called a Kavi, a term whose literal meaning is dilapidated home near a 8 Promising to go to corner and a poet. In the Upanishads, it refers to one who is omniscient, historical region (7) study (6) a sarvagna. He knows the past, present and future. Brahman is also known as ‘Purana Purusha,’ an epithet which means 24 Cold nurse's cracked heel (9) 9 Difficult to increase pile (6) ancient and hence signifies His primordial existence, which has no beginning or end and transcends time and space. But 25 Good man or criminal? (5) 15 Trace of French rope's ‘Purana’ also includes the truth that Brahman is always consumed (9) ahead of time and hence is ever newer than the newest, be- 26 More wide perhaps (5) sides being subtler than the subtlest and also higher than 17 Measures around couple of the highest ever. 27 Stone chariot placed by boy's holds (8) Another amazing reality is that Brahman is not only the relative (9) sole cause of this entire creation, but also sustains it meticu- 18 Chaff obtained from train on lously at all times. He is the essence of consciousness on 28 Eye device to x and turn the French railway (8) Solution to puzzle 12163 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku which the whole structure and functioning of the universe around Buddhist school near rests. He is the very core of all existence. He is described as I ACROSS city (5­3) 20 Notice a revolutionary's pain ‘aditya varnam,’ one who is of the essence of the effulgence 1 Infected one approximately (7) and brilliance of the sun. But in fact, it is by the sheer bright- after a month (6) 29 Jumper in Garden State (6) ness of His jnana that the sun, moon, stars, fire, and all ob- 4 Nearly climb up a swing to get 21 Build 11 foot toll tower (6) jects capable of giving light are able to do so. He is beyond a rascal (8) I DOWN Maya and the darkness of ignorance. 22 Dormant as outer layer is Brahman stands revealed to one who meditates on His in- 10 Pager worn by almost every 1 Again let subordinate trainee brought up (6) finite nature at all times with a pure heart, mind and intel- keen honey collector (9) rest (8) lect. To know Him and to realise Him through love and de- 11 Without a barely polished gem 23 House fashionable bre (6) votion, as well as through the practice of the yoga of (5) 2 A hemp urn used by meditation, is the purpose of every individual atma, regard- 12 Identical in some quality (5) neanderthals perhaps (8) 25 West has Ray's colour (5) less of one’s status, birth, scholarship, etc.

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into the World Cup Uthra Ganesan Thakur, Adrian D’Souza, “In the longer run and as New Delhi Sameer Dad, Devesh and when there are open- With hockey becoming more Chauhan and Vikram Pillay ings, yes. We are looking at Eriksen’s hat­trick sees Denmark seal nal European spot and more technologically ad- are all currently active on getting the younger players vanced and coaching getting the domestic circuit for their into coaching starting with WC PLAYOFS intensive, coaches are also respective employers. They, the sub-junior level, spend getting younger. Most of the however, welcomed the maybe a couple of years Agencies coaches with top teams move. there then graduate to the Sydney across the world are below “I think it was a great junior level and so on, pro- Captain Mile Jedinak’s the age of 50 and there has idea. I think it is the first step gressing to the top in a sys- second-half hat-trick fired been a lot of emphasis in In- towards streamlining the tematic way. What we are Australia into next year’s dia as well on bringing coaching structure in the looking at is not just bringing World Cup in Russia on Wed- younger, recently-retired country and bring the do- about a streamlining of the nesday as the Socceroos players into the fold. mestic game into the same coaching structure but also swept past Honduras 3-1 in As part of that, a three- scheme of things as the na- provide a possible pathway the second leg of their play- day workshop on coaching tional side. The key would to future coaching careers,” off in Sydney. was organised by the Sports now be to ensure that all that he added. The Aston Villa midfield- Authority of India (SAI) in as- was discussed is implemen- National Hockey Academy er’s free-kick went in off sociation with Hockey India. ted across the academies ndian men’s coach Sjoerd Marijne, right, and director MP Ganesh, who Henry Figueroa on 54 The workshop, held from and schools,” D’Souza told former India player Deepak Thakur at the workshop. was among the faculty for minutes, and he then buried November 7-9 at the Major The Hindu. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT the workshop, too welcomed two penalties in the space of Dhyan Chand National Sta- Incidentally, the likes of the initiative. 13 minutes — the first when dium here, saw more than Arjun Halappa, Jugraj Singh, ance Director David John ex- practicals with members of “It was a basic entry level Bryan Acosta was adjudged 45 participants being in- Dad and Tushar Khandker plained the thought behind the national teams – Haren- course that dealt with all as- to have hand-balled Aaron structed on various aspects have already worked with the event. dra Singh, Sjoerd Marijne, pects of coaching, both Mooy’s pass in the box, and of coaching and team man- the national teams in recent “It was basically for the myself, video analyst Aditya physical and mental. There then after Robbie Kruse was agement. The participants times. “It was a basic, re- domestic coaches at – talking about our experi- are more such workshops then brought down as he included Olympians, former fresher course but very use- academies, school and ences, conditioning, selec- being planned across the closed in on goal — before players and coaches from ful in case any player wants clubs/departments. We have tions etc.,” he said. country at various SAI Honduras scrambled a late various academies across to get into coaching at some identified roughly 100-odd Asked if this was a way to centres and I hope it helps consolation through Alberth the country. later stage,” Dad added. coaches and the workshop bring younger coaches into bring about a uniformity in Elis. The likes of Deepak National High Perform- was a mix of both theory and the structure, John agreed. the system,” Ganesh said. The final whistle heralded a massive roar from the 77,000 home crowd at the Sydney Olympic stadium as Australia went through 3-1 Sujjan shares the lead with four others on aggregate following last Mile Jedinak, right, scored the rst goal o a free­ week’s 0-0 first leg in San kick and then converted two penalties to see Australia past Pedro Sula. Honduras. * REUTERS A bogey on the 18th denies Himmat the chance to take sole lead It will be Australia’s fourth consecutive World Cup, and On Tuesday night, Chris- 90­pen). BENGALURU OPEN The rekindled relation- two PGTI titles this season, is fifth overall. “It’s over- tian Eriksen scored a hat- At Johannesburg: Senegal 2 ship is off to a smooth start. not keen to make the jump whelming, to be honest. trick in visiting Denmark’s (Nguette 55, M’bodji 90+3) bt Ashwin Achal “The new putter gave me to the Asian Tour. “I’m a ve- When you are coaching your 5-1 thrashing of Ireland in South Africa 1 (Tau 65). Bengaluru negative vibes. That is why I getarian. Getting vegetarian own nation the burden of re- Dublin to secure the final At Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso Sujjan Singh and four others switched back to my favour- food in foreign countries is sponsibility is even greater; European berth. 4 (Nakoulma 45+1, 58, 63, Di­ share the lead after the first ite old putter — the one I tough, so I prefer not to play you know what it means to The results: At Dublin: Repub­ awara 90+3) bt Cape Verde 0. round of the Bengaluru used to win all my amateur on the Asian Tour,” Shamim the nation and the game,” lic of Ireland 1 (Duffy 6) lost to At Sydney: Australia 3 (Jedinak Open Golf Championship at and professional titles. My said. said Australia coach Ange Denmark 5 (Christensen 29, 54, 72­pen, 85­pen) bt Hon­ the KGA here on Wednesday. putting was superb today,” Rohana — he has missed Postecoglou. Eriksen 32, 63, 74, Bendtner duras 1 (Elis 90+4). Sujjan (six-under 66) occu- Chikkarangappa said. the cut in three of the previ- pies the top spot with S. Himmat was a tad erratic, ous five events – enjoyed a Chikkarangappa, Shamim in an exciting round made good day at the office. On Khan, Himmat Rai and Sri up of nine birdies and three the par-5 fifth hole, Rohana Ventura axed as Italy coach Lankan Anura Rohana. bogeys. A bogey on the 18th reached the green with two Sujjan was especially and final hole robbed him of shots, then sank a 15-feet Agence France-Presse fate was sealed after a Monday saw Italy miss the pleased with his bogey-free Himmat Rai, who is in joint lead, had nine birdies and the chance to take the sole putt to record an eagle.

Rome * crisis meeting of the World Cup for the first card, given that his driver three bogeys in an exciting rst round. SUDHAKARA JAIN lead. “I wanted to be ag- The scores (top nine): 66: S. Gian Piero Ventura was Italian Football Federation time in 60 years. club was damaged during his gressive and get another Chikkarangappa, Shamim Khan, sacked as Italy coach on (FIGC) in Rome. “As of today Gian Piero flight from Manila to pro said. If Sujjan was un- the last 18 months, to mixed birdie, but I should have Himmat Rai, Anura Rohana, Suj­ Wednesday after the The 69-year-old had Ventura is no longer the Bengaluru. “I managed to happy with his equipment, results. A missed cut at the settled for a safe lay-up,” jan Singh; 67: Veer Ahlawat, four-time champion failed refused to resign despite a coach of the national get a replacement driver, but the opposite held true for recent Manila Masters Himmat said. Shamim, the Honey Baisoya, M. Dharma; 68: to reach the World Cup 1-0 aggregate play-off team,” the FIGC said in a I only used it a few times Chikkarangappa. prompted Chikkarangappa PGTI Order of Merit leader, Mukesh Kumar, Chiragh Kumar, finals. The veteran coach’s defeat to Sweden on statement. today. I just wasn’t comfort- The Bengaluru golfer has to go back to his tried and continued his good form. N. Thyagaraja, Abhijit Chadha, able with it,” the Chandigarh been using a new putter for tested old putter. The Delhi pro, who has won Harendra Gupta. Sushil’s return adds glamour Sakshi, Vinesh are others who will make the event a star­studded aair NATL WRESTLING egory in 2015, Sushil had de- had taken the 59kg gold (57kg) and Hardeep (97kg) manded a trial between him medal. will be among the top wrest- Y.B. Sarangi and Narsingh in an attempt Rio Olympics bronze lers to be seen in action. Indore to take part in the 2016 Rio medallist Sakshi Malik (62kg) Following the announce- Two-time Olympic medallist Olympics. It had snowballed and Commonwealth Games ment changes in rules and Sushil Kumar’s much- into a major controversy. gold medallist Vinesh Phogat weight categories by the awaited return to the Na- Since then, Sushil, a (55kg) are the others who United World Wrestling, the tional championship after a former World champion, will make the event a star- Wrestling Federation of In- gap of eight years has added had been out of action. studded affair. dia (WFI) decided to have glamour to the event which His decision to take part “Since we are not getting competitions in 10 weight will be held at the Abhay Pra- in the Nationals and the Pro enough competitions, I classes instead of eight. dhal Indoor Stadium here Wrestling League ahead of chose to participate in the However, the new format from Thursday. the Asian Games and Com- Nationals. of completing the fights of a https://t.me/AllEpapers Sushil last competed in monwealth Games next year “This will help me particular weight over two the Nationals in Gonda (UP) has raised questions as to identify shortcomings and days instead of one will not where he claimed the 66kg how the 34-year-old star will rectify them,” said Vinesh, be applied here. top honours, following his be able to cope with the whose training was affected The discrepancy had be- bronze in the 2008 Beijing rising competition in do- due to a recent concussion come a source of contro- Games. mestic and international during her training. versy, but the WFI justified Also, he will participate in events. World championship its stance saying the rules a notable competition after World championship medallist Bajrang Punia were meant to be applied his 2014 Commonwealth medallist Geeta Phogat (61kg), who has reportedly from next year and conduct- Games gold medal winning (59kg) is also making a pulled out in the last minute, ing fights in 10 weights performance in Glasgow. comeback after a while. will be a prominent would help the wrestlers After Narsingh Yadav se- The last time she took absentee. prepare for the Common- cured an Olympics quota part in the Nationals was in In Greco Roman, the ex- wealth championship in place in 74kg freestyle cat- 2013 in Kolkata, where she perienced Ravinder Kumar December.

Scheduling worries at Shreyasi has a perfect day NATIONAL SHOTGUN sher Singh and Mohd. Saif Jr. Nationals Sheikh were on 47, followed Kamesh Srinivasan one point adrift by Yuvraj Stan Rayan NEW DELHI Mahajan, Vishwa Kundu, GUNTUR Former national champion and former champions An- He has been training in Shreyasi Singh shot the only wer Sultan and Anirudh cold Dharamshala for the perfect round in the wo- Singh. last few weeks but on men’s event to gain a three- A regular in the national Thursday afternoon, point lead over Shikha team in the past, Prithviraj Beant Singh will be run- Bhaduria in women’s trap in Tondaiman was on 45 along ning the under-20 boys the National shotgun cham- with Mohd. Asab, among 1500m under a burning pionship at the Dr. Karni others. sun at the Acharya Singh Range, Tughlakabad, In the junior men’s event, Nagajuna University near on Wednesday. Aman Ali Elahi led with 49, here. On a pleasant day, when a three points ahead of Yuvraj The 33rd National ju- few opted to wear the mask Mahajan and Vishwa Kundu, nior athletics champion- to escape pollution, 26-year- while Akash Saharan, who ships begin on Thursday old Shreyasi kept her cool to gained invaluable experi- and over 2000 athletes strike a round of 25. She set ence as a zero shooter in the taking part. the tempo for about 300 World Cup Final at the same “It is going to be very shooters, but only former silver medallist Seema To- venue recently , Lakshay tough since we have the world champion Manavjit mar and Manisha Keer fol- Sheoran and Vivaan Kapoor event at 2.45 p.m. and it’s Singh Sandhu and young lowed a point behind. had 44, among others. very hot here.” Beant told Aman Al Elahi could return The women will have two Former junior champion The Hindu. two other perfect rounds more rounds on Thursday, Manavditya Singh Rathore With complaints com- this day. followed by the final. struggled with a round of 19 ing in, AFI secretary C.K. That is, three perfect The men will have only after having started well Valson said he would try rounds out of about 550. one round on the morrow, with 23. to change the timings at Rajeshwari Kumari, and will have to negotiate Nivetha led among the ju- least in a couple of events. Sukhreet Kaur, Nivetha Nen- three rounds followed by the nior girls along with Asila “The schedule had hirasigamani, Asila Feroze final on Friday. Feroze Khilji, Sovaiba been put up many days in Khilji, Olympian Shagun Olympian Kynan Chenai Bukhari, Sharayu Dalvi with advance, we will try to Chowdhary, Aliana Paul and followed the leaders with 48 21, one point ahead of Man- change the timings in at Sharayu Dalvi followed with after identical rounds of 24. isha Keer and Soumya least the 400m,” he said. 21. The likes of World Cup Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Man- Gupta. CM YK Shreyasi Singh.DoingErratic:’Trickster: the drills: I downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Sobhana K. Nair the condition that they re- screening of such films New Delhi ceive an exemption certific- would be limited to deleg- Information and Broadcast- ate from the Ministry of In- ates and a certificate from disha to le claim for its ing Ministry officials do not formation and Broadcasting. the director of festival to the own brand of Rasagola have to watch films before The policy states that the effect that the festival is non- BHUBANESWAR rejecting their applications director of the festival has to commercial in nature. The Odisha government on for an exemption certificate send in six documents: a list In the case of Nude, the Wednesday decided to file an to be screened at festivals. of films to be screened, syn- government had maintained application with the As per the policy for Cer- opsis of each of the films, that “technically” the film Geographical Indications tification of Films for Film composition of the preview was not complete. However, Registry seeking the GI tag Festivals, the process of committee, report of the according to sources, the ob- for the popular sweet clearing a film does not preview committee certify- jections against Nude were Odishara Rasagola. The GI tag mandate that the film be ing that the films have been the same as Sexy Durga. has for now only been given watched before a decision is recommended for exhibi- “The title is vulgar and its to the Banglar Rasogolla made. Since 2016, un- tion at the festival, a certific- storyline is objectionable,” specific to West Bengal, a censored films can be ate from the director of the said a senior official from government release said. screened at the festival, on festival to the effect that the the I & B Ministry.

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