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PNS n NEW DELHI The fate of 961 candidates will be decided by about 12.79 he Meteorological crore voters, including in Uttar TDepartment (IMD) has Pradesh, Rajasthan, Polling officials carry EVMs and other election materials as they leave for poll recorded 27 per cent less pre- Mahrashtra, Mahdhya Pradesh, duties from a distribution centre, on the eve of the 4th of phase of Lok Sabha monsoon rainfall from March recorded 23 per cent Bihar and . In elections, in Mumbai on Sunday PTI to April, a phenomenon criti- deficiency. bypoll to cal to agriculture in some parts The Central India division Chhindwara Assembly con- In Rajasthan, 13 of 25 seats 1980, has become a prestige of the country. IMD recorded is the only one to have record- stituency where Chief Minister will go to polls on Monday with issue for him who conducted 43.3 millimetres of rainfall ed five per cent more rainfall is in the fray will 115 candidates in fray. more than 90 rallies, public across the country from March than the normal. Pre-mon- also be held simultaneously Rajasthan Chief Minister meetings, roadshows in the 1 to April 24 as against the nor- soon showers, thunderstorms with LS poll on Monday. LS Ashok Gehlot’s son, a member constituency during the cam- mal precipitation of 59.6 mil- and lightening have killed more elections in MP will be held in of erstwhile Jaipur royal fami- paigning period which ended limetres. This was 27 per cent than 50 people in Madhya four phases on April 29, and ly and two Union Ministers are on Saturday evening. less of the Long Period Average Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat May 6, 12 and May 19, the last among candidates whose fate Prime Minister Narendra (LPA). and Rajasthan this month. phase. In the first phase, six LS will be decided in polling on 13 Modi and BJP president Amit The highest deficiency of Several parts of India constituencies of Sidhi, Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan. Shah also held public meetings 38 per cent was recorded in the receive pre-monsoon rainfall Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, The constituencies are — and roadshows in Jodhpur to northwest India division of which is critical for those Balaghat and Chhindwara will Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer, ensure the victory of party the IMD, which comprises regions. The phenomenon, go to polls in Madhya Pradesh. Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, candidate Shekhawat. States of , Delhi, which is usually from March to Chhindwara, the LS con- Udaipur, Banswara, In Barmer seat, former Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & May-end, is vital as it helps in stituency held by Congress Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, External Affairs Minister Kashmir, Uttarakhand and bringing the temperatures leader Kamal Nath would now Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar- Jaswant Singh Manvendra is Himachal Pradesh. down. see his son Nakul Nath seeking Baran. Ghelot’s son Vaibhav is contesting election on “This was followed by the The situation also appears mandate from the seat, a pock- contesting from Jodhpur on the Congress ticket against BJP’s Southern peninsula division to be grim as large parts of the et borough of the Nath family. Congress ticket and is pitted Kailash Chaudhary. comprising all five States of the country have been witnessing State BJP president Rakesh against sitting MP and Union Former BJP MLA and ex- South India and the Union heating and there has not been Singh and former Union Minister of State Gajendra Jaipur royal family member Territory of Puducherry, Goa any major relief since April 17, Minister and BJP’s tribal face Singh Shekhawat. Diya Kumari is making debut and coastal Maharashtra, where said Mahesh Palawat, Vice are con- The Jodhpur constituency, in the Lok Sabha election as a PP Chaudhary is in the fray contest between former Union BJP MP Sukhbir Singh the deficiency recorded was 31 President (Meteorology and testing from Jabalpur and which has been represented by BJP candidate from Rajsamand from Pali. The Tonk- Minister and Congress candi- Jaunapuria. per cent,” the IMD said. East Climate Change), Skymet. Mandla, respectively. Gehlot for five times since while Union Minister of State Sawaimadhopur seat will see date Namonarain Meena and Continued on Page 4 and North-East India division Continued on Page 4 CAPSULE NIA arrests Gambhir raps AAP, says Opp hits out at EC’s ‘silence’ DM ORDERS CHANGE IN SCHOOL TIMINGS 3 youths in Lucknow: In view the hot weather conditions prevailing in he has only one voter ID on Modi, Shah’s utterances the state capital, District Kerala over Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma TMC moves EC on Sunday issued directions for Delhi Court to a change in timings of both ISIS links for ‘US citizen’ government and private schools hear Atishi’s ID from Monday (April 30) till the PNS n NEW DELHI Khali campaigning start of summer vacations. All plaint against schools up to Class X will he National Investigation for saffron party function from 7:30 am till 12 TAgency (NIA) carried out Gautam on May 1 noon and Classes XI & XII till 1 raids on Sunday at three places RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI pm. in Kerala and apprehended STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI three youths for their alleged rom the day it announced MODI GOT I-T REFUNDS allegiance with ISIS Kasaragod erming the allegation of Fthe poll dates, the Election FIVE TIMES, RAHUL SIX module. The agency has also TAam Aadmi Party’s Atishi Commission’s role has been New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra claimed to have seized diaries that he has two voter identity questioned by the Opposition Modi has got income tax refunds at with handwritten notes in cards in Delhi baseless, cricketer- parties, and finger-pointing least five times in the last 18 years, Arabic and Malayalam, DVDs turned-politician and Bharatiya has increased with each pass- egorised under “hate speeches, “Rana is not an Indian cit- while Congress chief Rahul Gandhi of Zakir Naik besides untitled Janata Party (BJP) candidate ing day. virulent, divisive, polarising” by izen and holds American citi- has received six refunds during the DVDs and digital devices, from East Delhi Lok Sabha con- complaint against Gambhir, Road (in Karol Bagh), but I On Sunday, while the Modi and BJP president Amit zenship. Therefore, a foreign- same period. including mobile phones, dur- stituency Gautam Gambhir alleging that he has two voter never voted from or applied for Trinamool Congress Shah, but the EC has so far not er should not be allowed to ing raids. asserted that he possessed only ID cards in the city. any voter identity card from approached the Commission acted against both these lead- influence the minds of the SCORCHING HEAT IN The agency has also recov- one voter identity card and said Meanwhile, a Delhi court had there,” alleging that “American” ers. The Congress threatened Indian electors as he has little NATIONAL CAPITAL ered compact discs of reli- the ruling party in Delhi is on Friday decided to hear “When you have no vision wrestler “the Great Khali” had the EC to move court if the poll or no knowledge as to who New Delhi: The national Capital gious speeches. “Digital devices making baseless allegations Atishi’s criminal complaint for the people or nothing else taken part in the electioneering body fails to take action against should be an appropriate MP in reeled under scorching heat on will be forensically examined against him as it doesn’t have any against Gambhir in this regard to talk about, you make alle- of the BJP, senior Congress the Prime Minister for violation India,” the letter to the EC Sunday, with the maximum and analysed,” a senior IPS offi- vision for the people. on May 1. gations like these,” Gambhir leader P Chidambaram of model code of conduct reads. “The BJP is using Rana’s temperature recorded at 41.2 cer in NIA stated. Gambhir is fighting against Responding to Atishi’s said. He said he believed in accused the EC of being “silent (MCC). celebrity status to misguide degrees Celsius, officials said. The agency has intensified AAP’s Atishi from the East claim that he had two voter “positive politics” and would spectator” to the “excesses” of In a letter to the EC, TMC Indian voters,” the letter adds. generating intelligence on the Delhi this general elections. identity cards from Rajender campaign with a vision to the BJP and to the utterances of has alleged that Dalip Singh On his part, Chidambaram FIRE DESTROYS CROP IN ground and also its probe in Retaliating to Gambhir’s Nagar and Karol Bagh con- make East Delhi one of the best Prime Minister Rana, also known as World claimed that the EC has been AMETHI, FARMER DIES wake of devastating series of charges, Atishi tweeted and stituencies, Gambhir told PTI, Lok Sabha constituencies in saying the poll body has “large- Wrestling Entertainment asking for accounts of every Etawah/Amethi: A major fire bombings on Easter Sunday in asked former circketer what “I have only one voter ID card Delhi, and avoid indulging in ly failed” the people of India. wrestler ‘Khali’ campaigned Opposition candidate and even destroyed around 100 acre of wheat Sri Lanka that left more than work he did in the constituen- from Rajender Nagar. I used to blame game with his opponents According to Congress, it for BJP candidate Anupam on their small spending like on crop in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi 250 people dead and at least cy to get the ticket. Earlier, live with my maternal grand- in the polls. has given 37 representations to Hazra in Jadavpur despite a flag. district following which a 55-year- Continued on Page 4 Atishi had filed a criminal parents as a child at Ramjas Continued on Page 4 the EC of which 10 can be cat- being an American citizen. Continued on Page 4 old farmer died of shock. Father, two brothers of Can Urmila do 2004-like Govinda against BJP’s Shetty? Lanka suicide bombings TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI north-east under intense pres- Lok Sabha. For instance, riding make the elections Modi vs the sure from its ally Shiv Sena? on the back of an intense Modi Opposition have failed in ill actress Urmila Mumbaikars as well as wave, the BJP-Shiv Sena Mumbai, where the sitting BJP- mastermind neutralised WMatondkar of the pollsters are seeking answers to alliance had won all the six Sena alliance MPs have been AGENCIES n COLOMBO/KALMUNAI ple in churches and hotels Congress do a 2004 Govinda these and many other ques- seats in Mumbai. forced to seek votes on the basis across the island nation, told against BJP’s formidable can- tions, as 17 Lok Sabha con- Earlier in a no-wave 2009 of their performance in Lok he father and two broth- the video showed Zahran’s two didate Gopal Shetty in Mumbai stituencies — comprising all elections, the Congress-NCP Sabha. Ters of the suspected mas- brothers and father. north constituency? Will two- the six Lok Sabha seats, three alliance had won all the six Lok Unlike in the 2014 Lok termind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sri Lanka has been on high time Congress MP Priya Dutt in the neighbouring Thane Sabha seats in the metropolis. In Sabha elections when the Sunday bombings were killed alert since the attacks on Easter avenge herself of the humiliat- district and constituencies like 2004 polls when NDA ceded Opposition was dwarfed by the when security forces stormed Sunday, with nearly 10,000 sol- ing defeat that she suffered at Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, power to the Congress-led UPA, larger than life image of BJP’s their safe house two days diers deployed across the island the hands of late senior BJP Nashik, Palghar, Maval, Shirur the Congress had won five seats Prime Ministerial candidate ago, police sources and a rel- to carry out searches and hunt leader Pramod Mahajan’s and Shirdi — go to polls in the in Mumbai and the Shiv Sena Narendra Modi, the Congress ative of the suicide bombers down members of two local daughter Poonam Mahajan in last phase of polling in had walked away with the and NCP candidates are in a told on Sunday. terrorists groups believed to the 2014 polls or bite electoral Maharashtra on Monday. In remaining one seat. In the 1999 resurgent mood and are giving Zainee Hashim, Rilwan have carried out the attack. dust once again? Monday’s polls, en estimated elections that saw the Vajpayee- the BJP-Sena candidates run for Hashim and their father Authorities have detained more Will two-time MP Milind 3,12 crore voters are slated to led NDA Government come to their money. Mohamed Hashim, who were than 100 people, including for- Deora recapture the presti- exercise their franchise in 17 power, the BJP had won three On his part, Mumbai seen in a video circulating on eigners from Syria and Egypt gious Mumbai south seat that constituencies. seats, its ally Shiv Sena bagged Congress president Milind social media calling for all-out since the April 21 bombings. he lost to Shiv Sena’s Arvind Unlike in the past, Mumbai two seats and the Congress Deora, who himself is a party war against non-believers, were In the video, Rilwan Sawant? Will ex-Sena func- is witnessing fierce electoral had walked away with the candidate from Mumbai south, among 15 killed in a fierce gun Hashim is seen calling for all tionary-turned-Congress battles in all the six Lok Sabha remaining one seat. has gone to town predicting battle with the military on the out ‘jehad’ while children cry in leader Sanjay Nirupam who constituency. Incidentally, there Notwithstanding the that his party will win all the six east coast on Friday, police the background. “We will was sacked recently as the are direct contests between the claims to the contrary being seats. Deora’s enthusiasm sources said. destroy these non-believers to Mumbai party chief redeem BJP-Sena combine candidates made by the ruling BJP, there notwithstanding, the Congress- Niyaz Sharif, the brother- protect this land and therefore himself with a victory in the and the Opposition Congress- is absolutely no wave in NCP will definitely make gains in-law of Zahran Hashim, the we need to do jehad,” Rilwan polls in Mumbai north-west? NCP alliance in all six con- Mumbai or elsewhere in the in Mumbai, where it had failed suspected ringleader of the says in the video, sitting beside Will the BJP pay for replacing stituencies. Mumbaikars have State. The efforts by the BJP to win even one seat in the 2014 wave of Easter Sunday bomb- his brother and father. its sitting MP and popular face been inconsistent when it and Modi himself to render its Lok Sabha polls. ings that killed over 250 peo- Continued on Page 4 Kirit Somaiya in Mumbai comes to electing candidates to candidates inconsequential and Continued on Page 4 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 city 02 All intruders will be Poll success may Priyanka hits out at Modi thrown out: Shah force Cabinet over nationalism PNS n LUCKNOW

Congress general secretary rejig in UP in-charge UP east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked the and PNS n LUCKNOW Ministers in fray Narendra Modi why issues like Rita Bahuguna Joshi nationalism and caste of the ith four Uttar Pradesh from Allahabad, SP Prime Minister were being Wministers contesting the Singh Baghel from raked up during election cam- ongoing Lok Sabha polls and Agra, Satyadev paigns instead of talking about having “good prospects” of Pachauri from , what the BJP-led National winning their seats, the Yogi Mukut Bihari Verma Democratic Alliance govern- Adityanath government may from Ambedkarnagar ment had done in last five have to undertake its first years. Cabinet reshuffle soon after the est list of candidates. Bihari has Addressing people at a elections are over. been fielded from chaupal at Munshiganj in The four Cabinet ministers Ambedkarnagar Lok Sabha Amethi on Sunday just before BJP president Amit Shah waves at the crowd at an election meeting in Barabanki in the poll fray are Rita constituency which goes to going for campaigning in Bahuguna Joshi from polls on May 12 in the sixth Bahriach and Dhaurahra Lok Allahabad, SP Singh Baghel phase. Sabha constituencies, Priyanka PNS n LUCKNOW village where Shah asked peo- Pakistan fired a bullet India from Agra, Satyadev Pachauri The BJP had earlier named said, “I do not know what the ple to vote for Upendra Rawat. would fire a bomb. from Kanpur and Mukut Bihari Minister for Animal BJP means by nationalism when itting out at opposition “We have a Prime Minister Shah said that there were Verma from Ambedkarnagar Husbandry, Minor Irrigation it is not ready to hear the griev- leaders, Bharatiya who thinks about people and some leaders who wanted a Lok Sabha constituencies. and Fisheries SP Singh Baghel ances of the farmers, youths, Janata Party national formulates the policies which separate prime minister for “The names of ministers in its first list as its candidate women and other people.” H Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with party candidate Savitribai president Amit Shah said the talk about development. This is Kashmir. “They belong to that were zeroed in on for fielding for the Agra. reserved Lok “It is unfortunate that when Narendra Modi government reflected in our election man- party whose leaders have in the Lok Sabha elections Sabha seat. Polling in Agra was farmers went to your doors you Phule at an election campaign rally at Nanpara in Bahraich on Sunday PTI would throw out intruders ifesto which talks about nation- chanted Pakistan zindabad. after seeing their track record, held in the second phase of never cared to listen to them. even though many political al security. We are committed Congress is silent on these utility and effectiveness in elections on April 18. Youth were given false assur- Priyanka also made a Later, addressing a rally in parties were shedding crocodile to ensuring that no infiltration leaders. Not even Bua and respective areas, dedication Two others, Minister for ance of jobs. Nationalism scathing attack on Union Bahraich in support of tears in the name of human takes place in the country any Bhatija are talking about it. This towards the party, communica- Women, Family, Mother and means peoples’ love for the Textiles Minister and BJP can- Congress candidate Savitribai rights. more,” he said. clearly shows that these leaders tion with party workers and Child Welfare Rita Bahuguna country and country means didate from Amethi, Smriti Phule, Priyanka dubbed the Addressing a series of elec- The BJP president said that have pro-Pakistan leaning,” the their overall performance, BJP Joshi and Minister for Khadi people. But when people are Irani, alleging that she came just Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman tion meetings in Barabanki during the last five years, BJP president said. state spokesperson Hero Bajpai and Village Industries, ditched what will happen to the town 16 times in five years Nidhi (PM-KISAN) as an and Mohanlalganj on Sunday, Modiji had made it clear that Shah said Modi had not said. Sericulture, Textiles, Micro, nationalism,?” she asked. and was now showing her sym- “apmaan” (insult) to farmers. Shah said that when the gov- no one could take India for taken a leave in the last five “They all stand bright Small and Medium Enterprises, The Congress general sec- pathy for the voters. “The BJP is insulting the ernment introduced the citi- granted any more. years while Rahul Gandhi goes chances of winning their Export Promotion, Satyadev retary also slammed Prime “She came here for just 4- farmers in the name of Kisan zenship bill, leaders like Rahul “What happened in for vacation to foreign country respective seats,” he added. Pachauri, have been fielded Minister Narendra Modi for 5 hours with mediapersons just Samman Yojana, which the Gandhi, Mayawati, Akhilesh Balakot is now history. When every year. “This is the commit- On the possibility of from Allahabad and Kanpur raking up his caste during an to distribute shoes and sarees. Prime Minister discusses very Yadav, Mamata Banerjee and Indian Air Force carried out an ment of Modi towards his Cabinet reshuffle after the Lok Sabha seats respectively. election meeting in UP on But I know very well that the much, as it will give only `3.50 Chandrababu Naidu opposed it air strike, gloom descended on work and I do not know what polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Joshi, who is presently also Saturday. people of Amethi have self per day to the beneficiary. This in the name of human rights. two places – one in Pakistan will you say about Rahul Minister Yogi Adityanath had the Tourism Minister in the UP “I did not know the caste of respect and will never support is ‘Kisan Apmaan Yojana’ (a “BJP is going to form the and two in the offices of the Gandhi,” he said. recently said, “First let the Cabinet, had contested the the Prime Minister till now. such a leader who treats them scheme to insult the farmers).” next government and Narendra Congress, and Shah in all his speeches elections get over.” The election 2014 general election from Opposition never used caste as beggars,” the Congress gen- Comparing the PM- Modi will be the prime minis- . talked about achievements of process will be completed by Lucknow parliamentary con- during elections. It always made eral secretary said. KISAN to the Congress’ min- ter once again. We will throw “I do not know why they the Modi government and how May 27 after counting of votes stituency on Congress ticket development the main issue Priyanka also said that she imum income guarantee out any intruder because we do looked sad? Was it because people stood benefited by on May 23. and lost to Bharatiya Janata during polls. We did not want had come to find out the prob- scheme, Nyay, she said: “On not want outsiders to enjoy the their relatives were killed in them. The response of the Among the four state min- Party’s Rajnath Singh. to know his (Modi’s) caste nor lem of the people and try to the other hand, the Congress fruits of hard work of our peo- that air strike?” he said and people made it clear that peo- isters fielded by the BJP so far Polling in Kanpur will be we made any personal com- solve them. “We have always has announced that it will give ple,” Shah said. added that the opposition ple again wanted to see Modi in the ongoing polls, the name held on April 29, while ment on the PM then what treated Amethi as our home `6,000 per month to the poor The Vijay Sankalp rally in could play coy to terrorists but as the next prime minister of of Cooperative Minister Mukut Allahabad will go to polls on made him describe his caste is and people here as our own households (if voted to Barabanki was held in Nindura Modi had made it clear that if the country. Bihari figured in the party’s lat- May 12. a serious matter,” Priyanka said. family members,” she said. power).”

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 city 03 4th phase: Elaborate security for polling Armed men barge into ice cream 21 pc candidates have parlour, run riot opened fire again,” he said. criminal background One injured in Ismail said the entire inci- dent was captured by the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (39 per cent) have declared firing, motive CCTV camera installed in the (Lohia) (38 per cent), Bahujan assets worth over one crore ice cream parlour. “The police s many as 21 percent of Samaj Party (33 per cent), rupees. All BJP candidates are are bullying us to know about Athe candidates in the fray Congress (17 per cent) and crorepatis, while 92 per cent not clear the motive for attack. I have no for the 13 Lok Sabha seats Independents (7 per cent). candidates of Congress and 86 enmity with any person and am going to polls in the fourth BJP candidate from Unnao per cent of SP-BSP alliance PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW clueless about the attackers,” phase in UP on Monday have tops the can- coming in this category. Ismail said. He added that the criminal cases registered didates having criminal back- BJP candidate from Jhansi dozen armed men stormed miscreants looted his mobile against them and 39 per cent ground with four cases, fol- Anurag Sharma is the richest Aan ice cream parlour in phone and also took away are crorepatis. lowed by PSPL candidate candidate in the fourth phase Vikas Nagar on Saturday night some documents. Among candidates with from Farrukhabad Uday Pal polls with asset worth over Rs and opened fire to intimidate Police spokesman AK criminal background, BJP Singh and Alok Kumar of Sab 124 crore. Sharma is followed the owner, his staff and others. Dwivedi said a case (rioting leads with 58 per cent candi- Jan Party who is contesting by Congress candidate Anu A parlour employee suffered and murderous assault) was dates followed by Samajwadi from Kanpur. Tandon from Unnao who has allegedly gunshot wounds on registered against the uniden- Poll officials leave for polling stations with EVMs on the eve of the 4th phase of Lok Sabha polls in Unnao on Sunday Party (43 per cent, Altogether 57 candidates assets worth Rs 81 crore. his leg. However, police disput- tified attackers. “The incident ed the claims of firing, saying was captured by the CCTV doctors were yet to conclude if camera but the identity of the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the security forces took out flag Nighasan assembly seat in Kannauj, former Union minis- officials to to make arrange- Jhansi, 10 in Kannauj, nine the injuries were caused by a attackers has yet to be ascer- marches in the sensitive areas Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday. ters and Congress candidate ments for drinking water, shed each in Unnao and bullet or some other object. tained,” he added. Dwivedi laborate security arrange- to instill confidence among The bypoll has been necessitat- Salman Khurshid in and other basic amenities for Farrukhabad and five in Jalaun. Police were unsure of the said the attackers opened three ments are in place for the the voters. ed due to the death of sitting Farrukhabad and Sriprakash the voters in all the polling The SP-BSP alliance has motive hours after the incident rounds of fire inside the parlour Efourth phase of Lok The 13 constituencies BJP MLA Ram Kumar Verma. Jaiswal in Kanpur and senior booths,“ the CEO said . fielded six BSP and seven SP was reported even as the ice and one while leaving. “The Sabha elections in Uttar going to polls in the fourth There are seven candidates in Congress leader Anu Tandon, In most of the constituen- candidates. While the BSP is cream parlour owner alleged claim that the miscreants fired Pradesh in which over 2.38 phase include Shahjahanpur, the fray for the bypoll. In the who is pitted against BJP’s cies there is a direct fight contesting from Shahjahanpur that the group’s aim was to ter- incessantly was not verified in crore voters in 13 politically Kheri, Hardoi, Mishrikh, polling for this phase, Sakshi Maharaj in Unnao. UP’s between the BSP-SP alliance (SC), Misrikh (SC), rorise him. Seconding the par- the initial probe. Further inves- crucial constituencies of the Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, 2,38,88,367 voters — chief electoral officer L and the BJP, but Congress is in Farrukhabad, Akbarpur, Jalaun lour owner’s claim, locals said tigations are on,” he said, state will exercise their fran- Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, 1,29,75,125 males, 1,09,12,012 Venkateshwarlu said here on the fight in a couple of seats like (SC) and Hamirpur, the SP has the miscreants’ aim was to adding the claim about loot was chise on Monday. Around 1.5 Jalaun, Jhansi and Hamirpur females and 1,230 of the third Sunday that all preparation for Kanpur, Unnao, Farrukhabad fielded candidates from Kheri, realise extortion by flexing also not verified. lakh security personnel have Except for Kannauj, the rest 12 gender — will exercise their smooth conduct of polling had and Kheri. The highest number Hardoi (SC), Unnao, Etawah, muscles. As per reports, Meanwhile, a group of been deployed to conduct the seats are currently held by the franchise in 27,513 polling been completed. He said that of 15 candidates are in the fray Kannauj, Kanpur and Jhansi. Mohammed Ismail of Khurram youths on Saturday night con- polls in a free and fair atmos- BJP. A total of 152 candidates booths. The fourth phase over one lakh polling person- in Kheri, followed by 14 each The Congress has fielded Nagar runs the ice cream par- fronted a police team after phere. Over 200 companies of are in the fray in these 13 con- polling in UP will decide the nel had been despatched to in Shahjahanpur, Kanpur, candidates from 12 parliamen- lour at Apna Bazaar Market in being fined for riding bikes central forces have been stituencies. Along with the Lok fate of SP candidate Dimple their respective booths in these Akbarpur and Hamirpur, 13 tary constituencies. It is not in Vikas Nagar (Church Road). without wearing helmets. deployed to maintain order Sabha poll, polling will also be Yadav who is the wife of SP 13 constituencies. each in Mishrikh and the fray from Kannauj. The BJP Around 9:30 pm on Saturday, Police detained three of the during polling and on Sunday, held for the by-election to president Akhilesh Yadav in “We have asked the district Etawah, 11 each in Hardoi and is contesting all these seats. Ismail was in the parlour while youths, identified as Lalit, Rohit his staff was busy working (both of Talkatora), and Shani when the group of armed men of Mohanlalganj. Reports said Police busy with reached there. the bike-borne youths were “Without any provocation, spotted near a hotel in Gomti poll preps, no Cannot take any opponent lightly: Rajnath the group fired several shots. A Nagar and stopped by a police staff member, Sharib, suffered team consisting of sub-inspec- headway in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW which should be maintained in firearm injuries on his leg. We tor Om Hari and constables political and social life,” Singh raised an alarm after which Mohit & Rocky around 1 am investigation espite the opposition par- said. On Sunday, Rajnath Singh locals assembled there. Seeing on Sunday. As they were fined, Dties having fielded light- held a series of public meetings, a huge number of people the youths indulged in a verbal PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW weight candidates against him, including a meeting of approaching the parlour, the with the cops and also used Union Home Minister and BJP Chitransh Mahasabha, in attackers left the scene and abusive language. he incident in which a candidate from Lucknow, Indira Nagar area of Lucknow. Tyouth, identified as Arvind Rajnath Singh, is not taking any “I have come here to ask peo- Nishad of Hasanganj, was set chances and is carrying out ple to vote on May 6. No one ablaze allegedly by a girl and electioneering at full throttle. should be complacent,” he said. Man killed by son, grandson her mother, the police have yet Even his wife and two sons BJP corporator and main to further the probe. are holding election meetings organiser of the meeting, Dilip “Since the police are busy asking people to vote for Singh. Srivastava, assured Singh that over property dispute with election-related work, “This is election. You can- booth level workers would PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW vious registration of land can- they could not work on the not take anyone lightly. ensure record polling in celled and get a new one in his case,” a spokesman said. He Whoever has filed the nomina- Lucknow this time. man, in connivance with name. As Saidullah refused, a said the condition of Arvind, tion paper is contesting election Earlier, Singh met traders Ahis son, killed his father verbal spat ensued between who suffered 65 per cent burns, and can win. This candidate of Uttar Pradesh Adarsh over a property dispute in the father-son duo. However, condition continued to be crit- may be from a recognised Vyapar Mandal and the traders Maal on Saturday night. Both other family members inter- ical. “Arvind suffered burns all political party or an indepen- assured all support to BJP in the accused are absconding vened and the issue subsided. over his face, chest and other dent. He is my opponent and I general and Singh in particu- while a case of murder has been “Around 11:30 pm on body parts,” he said. consider him as my political lar. Polling in Lucknow will be registered against them. Saturday, Isaq and his son However, countering the rival,” Singh told this reporter held on May 6. The victim was identified Mushtaq attacked Saidullah police claim that Arvind got on the sidelines of a meeting Meanwhile, Sunni clerics as Saidullah (70) of several times with a concrete himself drenched in petrol and held at Indira Nagar here on and Muslim organisations met Chamrakhda village in Maal. slab and fled the scene,” Barkat threatened to burn himself to Sunday. The SP-BSP alliance Rajnath Singh at his residence He was found dead with his alleged and lodged a case win the consent of his girl- has fielded Poonam Sinha, wife on Sunday. They were led by head smashed by a concrete against both. “My mother-in- friend, sources said: “Both of cine star Shatrughan Sinha ‘Alpsankhyak Morcha’ presi- slab. The police recovered the law was gifted 2.5 bigha land by Arvind and the girl belong to who after deserting BJP has dent Mohammed Shamim blood-stained slab and sent her parents and she gifted it to same caste. It is beyond com- joined the Congress. On the Advocate. The clerics of 37 the body for autopsy. Isaq. As Saidullah was a just prehension as to why the girl other hand, Congress has field- Rajnath Singh meeting a delegation of Sunni clerics at his residence in Lucknow on Sunday Pioneer madarsas and organisations Saidullah, a milk vendor, person, he registered his share and her mother were against ed Acharya Pramod Krishnam. were a part of the delegation was reportedly not on good in Khatoona’s name. Isaq was the marriage.” Both the candidates are consid- in Lucknow,” he said. Law part in it.” Singh listens to ment plants (STPs) as his and they extended their sup- terms with his son Isaq after the against this and he eliminated Arvind’s mother Neelam ered lightweight in comparison Minister Brajesh Pathak, who Pathak with intent and smiles achievements. Then he looks at port to Singh. former registered his 1.25 bigha him with the help of his son,” claimed that the girl and her to Singh and the victory of the accompanies Singh, said that and then that BJP workers are Diwakar Tripathi, his represen- Besides, traders in large land in the name of his daugh- he alleged. Police spokesman mother duped Arvind of about BJP candidate is considered a this election was not a question going to the people with my tative in Lucknow, and asks, numbers, under the banner of ter Khatoona, who is married AK Dwivedi said the police Rs 2 lakh besides gold orna- foregone conclusion. of victory as they were target- report card and telling them “Kuchh chhoot to nahi gaya?” Adarsh Vyapar Mandal, met to a Thakurganj resident, iden- registered a case of murder ments. “Arvind sensed foul Singh, however, does not ing the biggest ever margin of what he has done as member of The campaigning so far has Singh at ‘Sankalp Patra Aabhar tified as Barkat. Isaq runs a against Isaq and Mushtaq. “The play and started distancing see the contest as a walkover. victory in Lucknow this time. Parliament for Lucknow. been very decent in Lucknow. Samaroh’ at his residence. The dairy and lives with his family police have yet to get an eyewit- himself from the girl. To keep “Please do not spread this oth- “All the BJP workers, up to “Even I am telling them No personal attacks have been president of Adarsh Vyapar consisting of his wife and son ness to corroborate the allega- Arvind under their influence, erwise people will not come out the booth level, are working in what my future programmes made so far. Shatrughan Sinha Mandal said they promised to Mushtaq in Thakurganj. tions. Barkat reached the house the accused opted for black- to vote. Every election is a con- this direction,” Pathak said and are, including two flyovers is a close friend of Rajnath make him victorious. The On Saturday evening, Isaq and he found Saidullah lying in mailing tactics due to which test because it is a big festival added, “The roadshow of whose construction has start- Singh and he had sought votes traders demanded Rashtriya his son Mushtaq reached their a pool of blood. However, Arvind threatened to set him- of democracy. People should Rajnathji before filing nomina- ed. The next minute he starts for him when he was in BJP. “It Vyapari Kalyan Board, policy parental house in Maal. A lit- Barkat did not see Isaq and self ablaze. However, he was set take part in the festival. My tion was a testimony of things talking about Metro, Outer is my principle that I do not use for retailers, accident insurance tle later, Khatoona also reached Mushtaq attacking Saidullah. on fire by the girl on April 20,” appeal to the people is to reg- to come as people from all Ring Road, flyover over Kukrail foul language against any for 10 lakh traders under GST there. In the meantime, Isaq Police have launched a man- she alleged. ister a record polling this time caste, creed and religion took nullah and the sewage treat- leader. There is a decorum and credit cards. asked Saidullah to get the pre- hunt for the accused,” he added. Heat intensifies, no let-up soon Voting carnival to raise awareness in city PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Meanwhile, the district manner,” he said. He said that administration carried out the they also carried out the com- arm north-westerly n order to ensure that the randomisation of the EVMs of missioning of the EVMs in Wwinds only added to Imaximum number of voters booths along with 1,500 vot- which the photographs and troubles as the maximum tem- cast their votes on the polling ers on Sunday. CDO Manish the symbols of the individual perature continued the upward day on May 6 in Lucknow, the Bansal said that the randomi- candidates were loaded in the trend and was recorded at 42.7 district administration has sation was carried out in front VVPAT. He said that the degree Celsius on Sunday. It decided that a voting carnival of the political parties. “There EVMs were currently kept in was three notches above nor- would be organised in are 28 booths in Lucknow dis- the strong room. mal. In the state, Banda Hazratganj on May 3. trict where the number of vot- Meanwhile, a rally for the remained the hottest at 45.2 The administrative offi- ers is above 1,500. These differently abled was taken out degree Celsius. Met director JP cials of the district said that the booths are created when there for encouraging the people to Gupta said the temperature carnival would witness the are surplus voters at one of the vote. It started from the was expected to rise further participation of well-known booths so that the voting can Convention Centre and went because of the local and north- artistes from the field of music be carried out in a streamlined around the entire old area. westerly winds. who would showcase their tal- Meanwhile, doctors have ents. “Live screening of the advised precautions in view of programme will also be carried He said that attendance the sweltering heat. Dr Vinod out through an LED screen. A was to be marked on both the Jain from King George’s wall will be constructed for all attendance registers and those Medical University said the voters who are voting for who had not put their signa- coconut water was the best the first time who can put their tures on the second atten- drink to have while stepping signatures on it,” he said. The dance register would be con- out in the scorching heat. officials said that the stalls sidered absent. He said that “People can also opt for lemon- would also be put up of the those polling personnel who ade with a pinch of salt. While well- known food items of had not put their signatures having lunch in the office, you Lucknow and in the evening should cast their votes and put can also have cucumbers with programme the public would their signatures on the second some salt sprinkled on them. be motivated in a big manner register after showing their When you perspire, not only is to vote. fingers. there loss of water but also that Meanwhile, District He said that an FIR would of sodium. The loss of sodium Magistrate Kaushal Raj be lodged against those who causes weakness and drowsi- and tomatoes. “It is important air-conditioned atmosphere Sharma, who is also the district did not attend the training on ness. Besides, banana is the best to keep hydrated and one and given fluids. “If the patients election officer, said it had April 15, 16 and 17, at the kind of fruit that one should should urinate at least six times don’t respond, they may need come to his knowledge that Hussainganj police station. He have because it adds to the a day,” Dr Jain said. He said it a cold sponge and intravenous some of the polling personnel said that FIRs were lodged potassium in diet. One can also was important to have proper fluids. In terms of food, one who had cast their ballots on against 180 such personnel. have a lot of fresh fruit juices,” amount of sodium and potas- should follow what Ayurveda April 25, 26 and 27 had not put The DM said that after com- he said. He pointed out that it sium in the body. says. Local food should be their signatures on the second pleting the probe against these was important to have all sea- In case of heatstroke, the taken and in small quantity register and some had also not personnel a chargesheet would sonal fruits, including melons patients had to be brought in throughout the day,” he added. voted. be issued against them. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 city 04

CISH, others to celebrate LMC employee’s CITYBRIEFS FOUNDATION DAY Kabir Peace Mission cele- World Peach Day today house attacked brated its 29th Foundation Day on Sunday. A discussion on ‘Proactive contribution of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW intellectuals in successful democracy’ was organised on cientists and staff of the with crude bomb the occasion. The chief guest SCentral Institute for was West bengal Governor Subtropical Horticulture will be PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Keshari Nath Tripathi while the celebrating the World Peach Sanjay Kumar and keynote speaker was former Day on Monday. CISH direc- wo bike-borne unidenti- his family members Chief Secretary (UP) Alok tor Shailendra Rajan said that Tfied miscreants lobbed a were preparing to Ranjan. the day would be featuring pre- crude bomb into the house of sentations from experts as well an LMC employee in Kailash hit the sack when FOOTBALL as peach field visits. Different Kunj Colony under Ghazipur they heard a loud The Inter-Command varieties would be discussed by police station on Saturday explosion. They Football Championship 2019 Dr KK Srivastava and Dr night. The door of a room was later found the was held at 11 Gorkha Rifles Gundappa would discuss the damaged though no casualty Regimental Centre on behalf of pest problems, he said. was reported in the incident. door of a room Army Sports Control Board “Seeing is believing.” Police launched a probe to lying uprooted. from April 22 to 26. Teams Farmers mostly accept a new ascertain the motive for attack. Sanjay said he from Eastern Command, South crop for cultivation when they Reports said Sanjay Kumar Western Command, Central see it in the field being grown and his family members were was clueless as Command, Western successfully. “The geographical preparing to hit the sack when to why his house Command and Southern location is a limiting factor for they heard a loud explosion. was attacked Command took part in the different groups of fruit crops They later found the door of a championship. In a semi-final and restricts the cultivation due room lying uprooted. Sanjay match, Central Command took to the climatic boundaries. said he was clueless as to why year-old woman in Madiaon on on Western Command and Scientists developed varieties of the tree,” he said. He said that Peach Day farmers or enthusi- his house was attacked. Sources Sunday. Reports said the won 2-1. In the second semi- suitable for certain agro-eco- in India apples, peaches, plums asts can see these varieties said police found an eyewitness woman, identified as Nirmala final, South Western logical regions and also to suit and almonds were being culti- fruiting with their own eyes who told them that two bike- Tripathi of Bharatnagar, was on Command defeated Southern the climates where not thought vated in the plains also. “But it and know how to grow such borne persons lobbed the a morning walk and was target- Command 2-0. The final match off. One of the important is only possible through specif- peach varieties successfully bomb. A police spokesman ed near an overhead water played on April 26 witnessed a examples is of low-chill peach ic, low-chill varieties. The under Lucknow conditions. said the cops were scanning the tank. “A youth reached near me nail biting finish. South Eminent Hindi writers of Lucknow participated in a ‘Sahitya Sangoshthi’, organised varieties which can be grown in Central Institute for Subtropical He said that such events CCTV footage to identify the and snatched my gold chain. Western Command defeated on board Lucknow Metro train on Sunday. During their travel from Munshipulia to northern plains of India Horticulture introduced many like the Fruit Field Day were attackers. He ran towards a bike with a Central Command 2-0 and CCS Airport and back, the writers recited poems, ghazals and short stories which because of their low-chilling peach varieties which can commonly organised in Meanwhile, two bike- person waiting for him. Both won the championship for the were appreciated by fellow commuters. requirements which are suffi- flower and fruit under European countries and the borne unidentified miscreants sped off before I could raise an first time. ciently available for flowering Lucknow conditions. On the US. looted the gold chain of a 70- alarm,” she told the police. Mehmoodabad Estate and oth- tence, Sant Nirankari BOOK RELEASE ers. Kishwari Konnect was the Samagam had a religious dis- ‘Gulnama’, Suhail Kakorwi’s co-organizer of this literary course at Smriti Upvan on 10th poetry book, was released event. Sunday. The programme was at UP Press Club on Sunday . attended by over 30,000 devo- Bid to facilitate differently-abled voters SAMAGAM It has also been translated into tees of the mission, not only Hindi and English. The chief Underlying the princi- from all parts of Uttar PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD their votes. Special arrange- with none of them with- constituency had 22 candi- last year the rule is being guest on the occasion was the ples of universal brother- Pradesh but Delhi, Bihar and ments were also made for the drawing their names till the dates, the ECI records men- enforced for the first time in erstwhile Raja of hood and peaceful co-exis- Madhya Pradesh too. he District Election visually-impaired voters at all last date set for the exercise tioned. Both the seats here the ongoing parliamentary TOfficer has made all pos- the polling stations, he said on April 26, the final count had the most number of can- elections. The political par- sible efforts to ensure that the and added that the adminis- remained 14 each for the two didates in the 1996 elections. ties have been informed differently- abled people trative officials were regular- seats. The fall in the num- Meanwhile, this year about this, he explained. could cast their ballots in the ly accessing the preparations ber of candidates has its own candidates vying to become Some parties had twin parliamentary seats of by conducting an on-the- benefits at least for the offi- MPs will not just have to approached the poll panel Allahabad and Phulpur on spot inspection and through cials entrusted with the task advertise their criminal urging it to allow the adver- May 12. review meetings. of conducting the voting. antecedents on TV and tisement expenditure to be Right from special volun- First of all the district newspapers but also bear borne by them and not the teers to wheel chairs and FALL IN NUMBER OF administration will not have the cost of the exercise as it candidates following which ramps at every polling station VALID CANDIDATES to install an extra ballot unit comes in the category of the EC had made this stand the District Election Officer After 20 years, Prayagraj for the EVM at every polling poll expenses. The Election clear. The parties also will will ensure better facilities district’s Allahabad and station. The fall in the num- Commission of India has have to advertise the crimi- there. District Election Phulpur Lok Sabha seats have ber of candidates would also made this clear in its recent nal records of the candi- Officer/District Magistrate, witnessed a fall in the num- directly affect the election order, Chief Treasury Officer dates they had fielded. The Bhanu Chandra Goswami, ber of valid candidates in the results, a political analyst, of Prayagraj and in-charge of expenditure of advertise- while presenting detailed 2019 general election. In the Professor MP Dubey, said. a monitoring the election ment by the parties would be information regarding the 1999 Lok Sabha polls both The winning and losing dif- expenses of the candidates in borne by them, Singh added. poll preparations before the the parliamentary constituen- ference could also increase, poll fray, said. He said the EC These guidelines meant that Commissioner Ashish cies had 25 candidates each in he added. After the 1999 had made it compulsory for every candidate and party Kumar Goel said necessary the fray. However, after that elections, the 2004 general candidates in poll fray to contesting the polls would directive at the booths and the number of candidates election had 45 candidates advertise their criminal have to publicise their crimi- instructions would be pasted had always been higher but while there were 55 candi- antecedents on TV and nal records at least on three on the walls to help the hear- this time around after the dates in 2009 and 38 candi- newspapers at least thrice different dates in widely-cir- ing impaired voters so that scrutiny on April 23 only 28 dates in the fray in the 2014 during electioneering. culated newspapers and pop- they could read and follow candidates were left in the elections. The 2018 byelec- Though orders in this regard ular TV channels during the the instructions and cast fray from the two seats and tions in the Phulpur assembly were issued on October 10, campaign period. Congress candidate from Lucknow Acharya Pramod Krishnam addressing mediapersons at party office on Sunday Pioneer

OPP HITS... ties on March 9 saying that they and Rajasthan’s deputy chief Akhtar Mir, she has been draw- constituency as issues for his “They (EC) are adding what should desist from displaying minister. In Bihar, Begusarai CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing good crowds. Contesting campaigning. On his part, it is called notional expenditure, the photographs of defence per- is to witness very keen contest against a strong candidate Sawant has been claiming that to the expenditure account of sonnel or using defence opera- between Kanaihya Kumar and will contest against Paresh Representation of the People tional links to two domestic Gopal Shetty who had defeat- he “is the voice of masses and the candidates. If you apply the tions as a part of their political Giriraj Singh. A number of Chandra Das of the BJP. The Act” 1950, no person is entitled groups they believe carried ed Sanjay Nirupam of the classes” and he was always to same standard, every BJP can- campaigns. The same was reit- film artists, including Shabana Congress has fielded to be enrolled as a voter in out the attacks, the National Congress by a staggering mar- help out his constituent - a didate will be disqualified,” he erated on March 19. Yet on Azmi and Javed Akhtar, have Siddhartha Majumdar and the more than one constituency, Thawheedh Jamaath and gin of 4.46 lakh votes in the claim that Deora disputes and said. The former Union Finance March 23, the Gujarat unit of campaigned for Kumar. BJP CPI(M) Iswar Chandra Das. she said, adding that section 31 Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim. 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Urmila says that such is the lack of the and Union Home Minister has the Congress submitted a com- has described Kumar as the Mamtaz Sanghamita is the makes false declaration in the ISIS has claimed responsi- is not unnerved and making all visibility of his rival people still earlier on Saturday claimed that plaint to the EC that the BJP had part of ‘Tukde-Tukde gang’ as TMC candidate from the matter of inclusion or exclusion bility for the Easter bombings, out efforts to reach out to all that people continued to the spending on several rallies been distributing pamphlets Kumar has described Singh as Burdwan-Durgapur seat of voter rolls punishable with and on Sunday the group said sections of the society. With approach him with their griev- of the Prime Minister had like- with the mention of Balakot air an “outsider” in Begusarai. against BJP’s S S Ahluwalia. up to one year in prison. She three of its members clashed her aggressive campaigning, ances thinking he was the sit- ly crossed the `10-crore mark, strike and the surgical strike as In West Bengal eight Lok The Congress has nominated had also raised objection over with Sri Lankan police for sev- Urmila kindled her party’s ting MP of the constituency. in violation of the regulations, a part of their campaign. More Sabha constituencies would Ranajit Mukherjee and the the nomination papers filed by eral hours in Friday’s gun bat- hope to bag the Mumbai north Equally intense are the and the EC was “simply reluc- than 150 veterans of the defence go to poll on Monday, which CPI(M) named Abhas Ray the former cricketer which tle on the east coast before det- seat, an optimism that a con- contests in three other con- tant and unwilling to take action forces wrote to the President will decide the fate of 68 can- Chaudhuri. were rejected by the returning onating their explosive vests, fident Shetty dismisses outright stituencies of the metropolis against the BJP.” and the EC to advise all politi- didates in the fray. The eight officer of the polls. Congress the ISIS linked Amaq news and says his winning margin like Mumbai north-west where Also on Saturday, a delega- cal parties to desist from using seats -- Baharampur, GAMBHIR RAPS AAP... has fielded former Delhi min- agency said. The group said 17 would cross 5 lakh votes in the Congress’ Nirupam is pitted tion of the Opposition parties the defence forces as a part of Krishnagar, Ranaghat (SC), In a series of tweets, Atishi ister Arvinder Singh Lovely policemen were killed or 2019 polls. Another crucial against Shiv Sena’s Gajanan approached the EC alleging their election campaign. The let- Burdwan East (SC), Burdwan- slammed Gambhir, and asked from the seat. injured in the attack, but the Sri electoral fight is being fought Kirtikar and Mumbai south- display of party name only ter was made public on April 11. Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur him to share his vision for the Lankan military has denied in Mumbai north-central, central where Shiv Sena’s sitting under the BJP symbol on EVMs That veterans wrote such a let- (SC) and Birbhum -- will see constituency. “In 4.5 years, 27% PRE-MONSOON... this. A police source told that where BJP’s Poonam Mahajan MP Rahul Shewale is seeking during a mock poll in West ter just ahead of polling would a four-cornered contest AAP Government built 2 new One of the reasons for a two policemen were slightly is seeking re-election against re-election against Eknath Bengal’s Barrackpore con- lead one to presume that the between the Trinamool schools of excellence, 2 talent pre-monsoon rainfall is exces- injured in the fight. Police Congress’ two-time MP Priya Gaikwad of the Congress. stituency, but the poll panel has EC’s advisories were not exact- Congress, the BJP, the schools, 2 university campus, sive heating from March to have said six children were Dutt, who was persuaded by maintained that the same ly heeded. TDP supremo Congress and the Left Front. 25 mohalla clinics in East Delhi June which several parts of the among the other 12 people who Congress president Rahul NIA ARRESTS... insignia was used for the party Chandrababu Naidu had earli- An electorate of and 32 are under construction. country witness. The moisture died in the gun battle, but have Gandhi two months after she 500 wounded has alleged in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. er wrote to EC, accusing of 1,34,56,491 will decide the Hundreds of new jobs. Tell from the Arabian Sea and the not released further details. had decided to “take a break connection with a few Congress leader Abhishek usurping the powers of his fate of 68 candidates in these your vision too,” she said in a Bay of Bengal aids in creation from active politics” and “expe- unknown terrorists holding Manu Singhvi also dubbed the Government and preventing it eight constituencies, the tweet. “I told what we did in of thunderstorms, Mritunjay CAN URMILA DO... rience and explore other them in India’s southern model code of conduct as the from discharging its duties. Election Commission said. In 5 years. Now it’s your turn, let Mohapatra, Additional Being a glamorous actress, aspects of my life too”. States. Sources said one of Modi Code of Conduct. Taking Earlier, West Bengal Chief Asansol, Union minister and me tell you that: 1. What did Director General of the IMD Urmila of “Rangeela” fame is Fifty two-year-old Dutt, three suspected ISIS members a jibe at the poll panel, he said Minister Mamata Banerjee had BJP sitting MP Babul Supriyo your party MP @MaheishGirri said. “Pre-monsoon rainfall is attracting eyeballs in the media. who is the daughter of the late apprehended is identified as the Congress is saddened to say termed EC’s decision to trans- will contest against TMC’s do for East Delhi in 5 years? important for horticulture The Congress’ decision to field actor couple Sunil Dutt and Riyas Abu Bakar and he was that it seems that from the sec- fer four West Bengal IPS offi- celebrity candidate Moon What did you do for East crops in some parts of the Urmila from Mumbai north Nargis, and sister of Bollywood in touch with with Abdul ond word of Election cers, including Police Moon Sen. The CPI(M) has Delhi in five years which BJP country. In States like Odisha, constituency in place of Sanjay actor Sanjay Dutt, had earlier Rashid Abdulla, leader of the Commission, ‘C’ has been Commissioner Anuj Sharma nominated Gouranga gave you the ticket from here,” ploughing is done in the pre- Nirupam who was shifted the been elected twice to Lok group of Keralites who trav- dropped, and it has become and Bidhannagar Police Chatterjee and the Congress she asked. monsoon season,” he said. neighbouring Mumbai north- Sabha-- once from Mumbai elled to Afghanistan to join “Election Omission” for the Commissioner Gyanwant Singh Biswarup Mondal for the seat. She said no voter would Laxman Singh Rathore, west constituency came as a north-west constituency in ISIS in 2016. The agency not Modi-Shah duo. “After being ahead of the Lok Sabha Election Another film celebrity candi- vote for Gambhir as he would former Director General of surprise to Mumbaikars. Her 2005 and for another term restrained themselves from prodded by the Supreme Court, 2019 as “highly arbitrary, moti- date Satabdi Roy is the TMC be disqualified soon. “It is pos- the IMD, said in parts of candidature from Mumbai from Mumbai north-central revealing names of two other the Commission did impose a vated and biased towards BJP.” name from the Birbhum seat sible @GautamGambhir that I North-East India and the north brought back the mem- constituency in 2009. She was suspects alleged to owe alle- ‘time-out’ on Mayawati, Azam They were also barred from poll against BJP’s Dudh Kumar do not have vision, but at least, Western Ghats, pre-monsoon ories of the Congress pitting an however, defeated by the BJP’s giance with ISIS. The three Khan, Yogi Adityanath and duty. The Opposition also Mondal. The Congress has every vote I get will not be in rainfall is critical for planta- equally popular dancing actor Poonam Mahajan from suspects - two of them in for violating accused the poll body of being nominated Imam Hossain and vain! No voter in East Delhi tion of crops. There will be Govinda Ahuja, better known Mumbai north-central con- Kasargod and one in the MCC through their speech- soft to Yogi Adityanath’s remark the CPI(M) named Rezaul will vote for you, because your “moisture stress” in case of a as Virar ka chokra, against stituency in the 2014 LS polls Palakkad - and are currently es. However, the Commission on Modi ki Sena, Rajasthan Karim for the seat. The TMC nomination will get cancelled. deficit, he said. Crops like veteran five-time BJP MP Ram by margin of 1.86 lakh votes. under detention are being seems to have refused to touch Governor Kalyan Singh and has fielded Apurba Sarkar So by voting for a disqualified sugarcane and cotton, plant- Naik in the 2004 elections. Though both the Congress interrogated. “The three sus- Narendra Modi and Amit Niti Aayog chief. The (David) against the Congress candidate, no votes will be ed in central India, survive on Considered a novice, Govinda and Dutt herself have their sup- pects are being questioned,” Shah,” Congress leader Chatar Opposition had earlier accused MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wasted,” she said. irrigation, but also require had trounced Naik by a margin port base in the constituency said NIA in their statement. Singh said. “The EC’s track the poll body that polls are being in the Baharampur seat. The She also claimed that supplement of pre-monsoon of 48,271 votes. which has both the cosmopoli- The agency also said they record on combating hate held during Ramzan. After Left Front constituent RSP Gambhir is not denying the rain, Rathore added. “In the Unlike Govinda who was tan voters and slum dwellers, have not found anything so speech in the course of cam- April 23, it’s only North India has nominated Id charge of possessing two voter forested regions of Himalayas, a mere actor, Urmila is a beau- the BJP has consolidated its far to link the Kasargod mod- paigning seems to be quite that will have polling till May 19. Mohammad, while the BJP has IDs. “If my charge is wrong pre-monsoon rainfall is nec- ty with brain. Despite her support base during the last five ule of the Islamic State to the patchy,” he added. This is also the period that will named Krishna Joyardar. In then @GautamGambhir, deny essary for plantations like being new to politics, she years. Both Poonam Mahajan explosions in Sr Lanka. “We The Congress leader coincide with the holy month of Krishnagar, the TMC has that charge, present the facts in apple. Due to moisture, pre- marshalled her resources well and Dutt are campaigning are questioning them and accused that from the time Ramzan. Did the Election fielded Mahua Moitra against order to prove the wrong! Why monsoon rainfall also helps in during her campaigning. intensely. Actor Sanjay Dutt probe in still going on,” said elections were announced and Commission factor it? And will BJP’s Kalyan Chaubey, a foot- are you avoiding the ques- minimising the occurrence Apart from putting the helped his sister Priya in the the officer adding that prima the MCC came into force, PM it ensure lower turnout of the baller. The Congress has nom- tion,” She said. of forest fires,” he said. Congress workers to effective electioneering. facie seems that they are Modi and Amit Shah have minority community at booths? inated Intaj Ali Shah and the Atishi said under section use, she succeeded in roping in In south Mumbai, anoth- linked with the Islamic State’s repeatedly made speeches that CPI(M) Shantanu Jha. 155(2), a complaint was filed at FATHER, TWO... the NCP and Raj Thackeray- er key battle is being fought is Afghanistan module. The even at first glance have gone AAM AADMI... Ranaghat (SC) will see the Tis Hazari Court, seeking “We need to teach a prop- led MNS workers for her elec- being fought between former agency alleged that the sus- against the prescribed norms Industrialist and Congress TMC’s Rupali Biswas locking direction for police investiga- er lesson for these non-believ- tioneering. So much so that union minister and two-time pects have links with accused and, despite repeated com- candidate Riju Jhunjhunwala horns with BJP’s Jagannath tion into offences punishable ers who have been destroying NCP chief Sharad Pawar Congress MP Milind Deora in 2016 case in which 14 peo- plaints by concerned citizens and BJP’s Bhagirath Sarkar. Congress has nominat- under sections 17 and 31 of Muslims.” Authorities suspect addressed an election rally at and Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant. ple from Kasaragod left India and Opposition parties, the Chaudhary will fight for ed Minati Biswas and the “The Representation of the there may be more suicide Borivli on the last of her cam- Deora has made the lack of or their workplaces in the poll body has not taken any Ajmer seat. This seat in 2009 CPI(M) Rama Biswas. In the People Act, 1950 and section bombers on the loose. Defence paign. A Maharashtrian mar- performance and criminal Middle East to to Afghanistan action so far. The EC had issued was won by Sachin Pilot, who Burdwan East (SC) seat, 125A of the same act, 1951. authorities have so far focused ried to Kashmir-based busi- records of his rival Sawant and and Syria to join Islamic an advisory to all political par- is now the state Congress chief TMC’s Sunil Kumar Mondal As per section 17 of “The their investigations on interna- nessman and model Mohsin his own contribution to the State. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 nation 05

Karti-linked-firm accused of Speculation ends, WHAT POLITICAL LEADERS INVEST IN ambulance scam in Odisha too ex-MLA gets Mutual funds, Reliance shares Panaji bypoll ticket Ziqitza was also involved in Raj ambulance scam PNS n NEW DELHI and even Kingfisher Airlines PNS n NEW DELHI collected by the officials of he BJP on Sunday announced the candi- New Delhi: Fixed deposits and tax- Odisha Ambulance Service Tdature of former MLA Siddharth free bonds seem to be among the romoted by former Finance Employees Union alleging mis- Kunkolienkar for the Panaji Assembly bypoll most favoured financial investments PMinister P Chidambaram's appropriation and pilfering of scheduled for May 19 putting an abrupt end to for the political leaders fighting the son, Karti, Ziqitza Healthcare Government money to the the speculation that former Chief Minister 2019 Lok Sabha polls, while mutu- Ltd (ZHL), which was alleged- extent of about `300 crores by Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal could also be al funds and stocks also adorn the ly involved in the Rajasthan the Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd party’s candidate. portfolios of many and some even ambulances services scam, has (ZHL). The company is con- The bypoll was necessitated following the have got shares of long-defunct now been accused of pilfering (Investigation) of Income and trolled by Karti Chidambaram death of Parrkiar, a sitting MLA from the seat, firms like Kingfisher Airlines. huge amount of money in Enforcement Directorate, urg- who is one of its Directors. He on March 17. Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Odisha. ing the agencies to take up the was named as accused in a FIR While there was speculation that Parrikar's Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the The Odisha Ambulance probe into matter since the filed by the Rajasthan Police as elder son Utpal would be given a ticket, a state- country's most valued company Services Employees Union CBI was already investigating well as the CBI along with oth- ment on the BJP's website about Kunkolienkar's with a market capitalistion of over alleged that more than `300 "similar fraud" executed by the ers.," said Srivastava. candidature put an end to it. `8.82 lakh crore, can be found in the crore was pilfered by the same firm in Rajasthan. The complaint pointed out The BJP's Central Election Committee portfolios of several leaders, while Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd (ZHL), In the Rajasthan ambu- that the money was pilfered by secretary Jagat Prakash Nadda announced the stocks and mutual fund units of the which is already facing CBI's lance scam, the agencies had inflating the wage bills, fabri- candidature of Kunkolienkar on Sunday after- firms from younger brother Anil prosecution in similar illegal- questioned senior Congress cating forged and fake trip noon. Ambani-led Reliance Group are crore, besides some mutual funds. Mumbai South, Murli Deora, has ities in Rajasthan. The Union leader Sachin Pilot and former records of ambulances and Incidentally, Kunkolienkar had won the seat also a common sight, as per disclo- The listed shares include those disclosed multiple bonds, struc- has submitted piles of vouch- Union Minister Vaylar Ravi's vouchers. Karti-linked-firm in the 2017 Assembly polls before vacating it sures made in election affidavits of of Adani Group firms, the two tured market products, PMS ers of over invoicing to siphon son, Ravi Krishna, for their engaged contracts with many on May 10 that year to allow Parrikar to con- the contestants. Reliance groups, several Tata firms account, mutual funds and FMPs the money over a period of five alleged involvement. The Court State Governments for provid- test and enter the 40-member Goa Legislative However, some top leaders and even Kingfisher Airlines as (fixed maturity plans). years by the firm. has taken cognisance of the ing service to the "108 Assembly. including Prime Minister Narendra also of some other companies from Actress-turned-politician Based on the allegations chargesheet and trail is going Ambulance calling scheme". Parrikar, who was then Union defence min- Modi have no stock market or the erstwhile UB Group, including Urmila Matondkar, Congress can- made by Union to Odisha state on in Rajasthan. In many States, it was found ister, was brought back to helm the state gov- mutual fund exposure at all and United Spirits which was sold by didate from Mumbai North, has dis- authorities, Income Tax "During my stay at that bills were over invoiced ernment after the BJP fell short of a simple their financial savings are limited to defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya closed `28.28 crore worth invest- Commissioner, Noida, SK Bhubaneswar in connection and fake trips were created to majority and had to ally with other parties like deposits in banks, tax-free bonds, to global liquor giant Diageo Plc. ment in shares, bonds and mutual Srivastava lodged a complaint with some official work, I was collect money from the State Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi insurance policies and instruments Kingfisher shares have long funds and PMS (portfolio manage- with CBI, Director General handed over some documents health departments. Gomantak Party, as well as Independents. like National Savings Certificate. been delisted from the stock ment service) investments worth The direct equity investments exchanges, though they quoted at about `6 crore, but the individual for a few are limited to unlisted com- above `300 apiece once. The stocks stocks/units were not disclosed. panies, including those owned by eventually slipped below `1 and Jaya Prada, another former their families. trading was eventually suspended in actress and the BJP candidate from ‘Why Govt is not directing RBI to disclose annual inspection report’ BJP president Amit Shah has 2014-end after mounting troubles Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, has also PNS n NEW DELHI given excuses." it clear that RBI was "duty-bound disclosed a long list of listed and for the erstwhile luxury airline had disclosed investments in some list- "Why is the RBI not disclos- to furnish all information relating unlisted shares in his name and in led to its closure. ed companies such as Energy he Congress on Sunday asked ing...Is it protecting someone," he to inspection reports and other the name of his spouse. The listed Union Minister and BJP candi- Development Company Ltd (which Twhy the Central Government questioned. material" under the Right to shares in his name, totalling over date from Nagpur Nitin Gadkari has has got her political mentor Amar was not giving a one-line directive Singhvi asked if the BJP was Information (RTI) Act, 2005, except `17.5 crore, include companies from equity shares of Purti Power and Singh as a promoter), Coal India, to the RBI to disclose information trying to protect "crony capitalists" those which pertained to "matters Aditya Birla Group, Bajaj, L&T, Sugar Ltd, among other invest- HDFC Bank, ITC, MCX and about annual inspection report of whose names are in the list of RBI's of national economic interest". Tata and both Reliance groups, as ments. Reliance Industries. banks and list of wilful loan default- wilful defaulters. On December 16, 2015, the also several PSUs. Poonam Mahajan, BJP candi- Actor-politician Raj Babbar, the ers. About wilful defaulters who are apex court had asked the RBI to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi date from Mumbai North Central, Congress candidate from Fatehpur The party's remarks came after Government not giving a one-line on the internal RBI list, he said, disclose such information under has disclosed equity holding in has disclosed listed equity invest- Sikri, has investments in IL&FS the Supreme Court on Friday gave simple directive to disclose," asked "Nobody is asking for them to be RTI Act. However, the regulator did Young Indian and investments in ments by her spouse in Kingfisher Transportation Networks Ltd. the banking regulator "a last oppor- Congress spokesperson Abhishek sent to jail. We are only asking for not do so. Therefore, on Friday, the several mutual funds. The portfolio Airlines, as also in Reliance Among other Uttar Pradesh tunity" to reveal these details under Many Singhvi. names...We (Congress) are not apex court said that the RBI is in of his mother and senior party Industries, TCS, Vodafone Idea candidates, Union Minister and BJP the RTI Act. Addressing a press conference afraid of it, so why are you afraid?" "contempt of this court by exempt- leader Sonia Gandhi includes equi- Cellular and Reliance Power. leader Satyapal Singh has disclosed "Under Banking Regulation here, he said, "The Supreme Court "We had told you a few weeks ing disclosure" of such information. ty shares of Young Indian and Maruti Her Congress rival Priya Dutt investments worth `1.5 lakh in Act and RBI Act, it takes directed in 2015 that you must dis- ago that within 5 years of this (BJP) However, the court granted RBI "a Technical Services Pvt Ltd and has listed several mutual fund and mutual funds and bonds in his Government of India 15 seconds to close. After that for four long government, the defaults and NPAs last opportunity" to rectify it. mutual fund units of HDFC, Kotak, portfolio schemes totalling about name and some equity shares held direct the RBI to disclose... There years, the RBI under the direction (non-performing assets) have Meanwhile, Singhvi also Motilal Oswal and Reliance MF. `14.92 crore, while the listed shares by his spouse including of Reliance are specific provisions of 35A, 35B of this government, clearly wanti- increased...We ask the BJP to give claimed that Prime Minister NCP's Supriya Sule, daughter of disclosed in the name of her spouse Capital and Reliance Industries. and 35AA (of Banking Regulation ng to hide things, has procrasti- information about all loan default- Narendra Modi's use of caste ref- veteran leader Sharad Pawar, has got include Reliance Industries, Reliance Another Union Minister VK Act) that gives this power to the nated, has obstructed and has ers," he said. erences during the election cam- unlisted shares worth over `1 crore Infra and Reliance Power. Singh and his spouse have also central Government...Why is the derailed, has avoided, and has On Friday, the top court made paign is a sign of nervousness. and listed shares worth over `6 Congress candidate from invested in various mutual funds. Cyclone ‘Fani' to Opposition rakes up intensify into Ayush Min, CSIR join hands for herbal drug research ‘severe cyclonic PNS n NEW DELHI the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI). storm', says IMD ith increasing demand Approved by the Ayush Modi caste issue again Wfor alternate traditional Ministry, BGR-34 is being mar- medicines and therapy in keted by Delhi-based AIMIl PNS n NEW DELHI by nationalism," Jaitley said 'mahamilavatis' that they are PNS n NEW DELHI domestic and global market, Pharmaceuticals. joining the war of words on discussing my caste...I believe Union Ministry of Ayush and Meanwhile, the CSIR's yet fresh row has erupted Twitter over Modi coming that taking birth in a back- he IMD's Cyclone Warning country's premier research another laboratory, the Centre Aover Prime Minister from the "most backward ward caste is an opportunity Tdivison on Sunday said agency, Council of Scientific for Cellular and Molecular Narendra Modi’s caste, an caste". to serve the country." that Cyclone 'Fani' is very like- and Industrial Research Biology (CSIR-CCMB), issue first ignited by BSP chief He further said those who "The fact is that he is an ly to intensify into a "severe (CSIR), have joined hands for Hyderabad have inked pact Mayawati a week ago. A day are deceiving the poor in the upper caste (person) by birth cyclonic storm" in the next 12 cooperation in research and with Ghaziabad-based Indian after PM Modi claimed he name of caste will not succeed and backward hours and further soar into a education in areas of herbal Pharmacopeia Commission belonged to the most back- and added that "they have on papers. He (PM) will "very severe cyclonic storm" in drugs and its integration with (IPC) of the Union Health ward castes, Congress gener- only amassed wealth in the say so many things just to the next 24 hours. modern science for their wider on medicinal plants, foods, ranging from fundamental sci- Ministry to facilitate the regu- al secretary Priyanka Gandhi name of caste politics. The fetch votes," Tejashwi Yadav In its 1 pm bulletin, the acceptance. etc, said a senior official from ence to validation and there- latory process for biosimilars Vadra said she was not aware Prime Minister's assets are not tweeted. Cyclone Warning Division said As per the pact inked the Ministry. after product development, and herbal drugs. of the PM’s caste whereas even 0.01% when compared to Criticising Modi over his 'Fani' currently lays over 745 between the two organisations, The MoU was signed by will significantly help in the The scope of the MoU is Leader of Opposition in Bihar the First Family of the BSP or stance on caste and his "ori- kilometres east-southeast of stress will be on to pursue R&D Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Ayush growth of the Indian contri- development of biopharma- Assembly Tejashwi Yadav said the RJD." gins as a chaiwala", Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 1,050 covering fundamental research; Secretary and Dr Shekhar C butions to this important sec- ceutical reference standards he had seen such claim com- The Minister was Chidambaram asked if the kilometres southeast of ayush specific diagnostic tools; Mande, Director General, CSIR tor, not only nationally but and impurities therein, devel- ing from the PM. responding to tweets of senior PM considers people a "bunch Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and linking micro-biome, gene in the presence of senior offi- internationally as well. opment of monographs for “I had said on April 20, Congress leader and former of idiots" who have suffered 1,230 kilometres south-south- expression and prakriti; multi- cials from both the organisa- Futuristic efforts of this inter- important Monoclonal 2019 that @narendramodi ji, Finance Minister P memory loss. east of Machilipatnam (Andhra ingredient herbal formulations, tions. ministerial cooperation shall Antibodies and identification after portraying himself as Chidambaram and RJD leader "Mr Narendra Modi is the Pradesh). including their standardisa- Kotecha said that in view of include pursuit of data mining of herbal drugs based on DNA fake OBC, will call himself a Tejashwi Yadav with regard to first person who became PM "It is very likely to intensi- tion; exploring modern scien- the growing interest of tradi- & analytics and artificial intel- Barcode analysis, a CCMB person belonging to extreme- a statement made by the later who campaigned wearing fy into a severe cyclonic storm tific methods for integration tional medicines worldwide, ligence to enable and facilitate statement said. ly backward caste. He did so Prime Minister at an election his caste on his sleeve (2014): during next 12 hours and into with traditional drugs and link- there is a need of multipronged concepts such as "Traditional Use of biologics - biologi- yesterday (in Kannauj rally in rally at Kannauj. ''I am an OBC''. Now, he says a very severe cyclonic storm ing disease signatures among and innovative approaches for knowledge inspired drug dis- cal products that function as UP). At the poll rally on he has no caste!" during subsequent 24 hours," others. the acceptance of this science. covery and development" and drugs against diseases - also Finance Minister Arun Saturday, the prime minister Chidambaram tweeted. the IMD said. The collaboration in pre- He further said that the com- "Food as Medicine". known as biosimilars, are Jaitley hit back on those rak- had said, "Mayawatiji, I am the "In 2014 and thereafter, he Heavy falls at isolated serving and protecting tradi- bination of traditional health- In fact, various labs under expanding their presence ing up row over PM's caste by most backward...I request with said repeatedly that he is places are very likely over tional knowledge related to care and modern basic science the CSIR had already taken ini- rapidly in the healthcare sector, saying Modi never indulged in folded hands not to drag me proud that the people elected Kerala on April 29 and 30. the Indian systems of health- has a huge possibility to do tiatives in this direction in the including in India. As per a caste politics and only cared into caste politics, 130 crore a chaiwala as PM. Now he The system will not make care will also be strengthened, innovative and path-breaking past too. report by the Confederation of for development. people are my family… This says, he never mentioned his landfall in Tamil Nadu, but may through the existing TKDL researches which can be used For instance, anti-diabet- Indian Industry (CII), the "How is the Prime country did not know my origins as a chaiwala! What bring light rain in some north- platform and development of for the explanation of various ic herbal drug BGR-34 has biosimilars market in India, Minister's caste relevant? He caste till my detractors abused does the PM take us for? A ern parts, it said. Earlier, it was international standardized ter- basic concepts. been developed by two CSIR that is currently worth about Rs has never done caste politics. me...I am thankful to bunch of idiots who have expected to cause heavy rains minologies (disease-morbidity Dr Mande pointed out that laboratories - The Central 15,000 crore, is expected to He has only done develop- Mayawatiji, Akhileshji, the large memory losses?" he in northern Tamil Nadu, codes) in Ayurveda, Siddha enhancing the collaboration Institute of Medicinal & cross the staggering Rs 2,50,000 mental politics. He is inspired Congress people and the asked. including Chennai. and Unani (ASU), database through joint R&D efforts Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) and crore-mark by 2030. ASCI finds over 140 advertisements misleading, exploitative RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI safed balon ka aana roke, jad and Magic Remedies Act gross exaggeration and exploit claims, "CAT 2019 and 2018 se", "True roots ke 100 % nat- (DMR Act). consumers' lack of knowledge Toppers", and "Maximum 99+ he Consumer Complaints ural extracts balonke jadonme Upholding the complaint and are likely to lead to grave Percentilers in Lucknow are TCouncil (CCC) of the jakar melanin bhadaye. 90 days on Vivo Mobile India Pvt, the widespread disappointment in from CaTaPult" with pho- Advertising Standards Council tak regularly lagayen taki safed ASCI said that the advertise- the minds of consumers. tographs of students and their of India (ASCI) has found balon ka aana band ho jaye", ment's the claim, "Dual Rear For the food & beverages secured percentile were not over 140 advertisements which "Safed baalon ka jaldi aana jad Camera with Dual Pixel (F&B) sector, the ASCI found substantiated with supporting are misleading, based on exag- se rokiye, with TRUEROOTS.", Technology", was not sub- a couple of well-known brands evidence. The claim (in Hindi), geration of products efficien- "No New Greys in 90 days, get stantiated, and misleading by referring to ayurvedic or 'IIM jaana hai toh CATaPult cy and exploitation of con- rid of premature grey hairs exaggeration. The advertiser herbal ingredients known for aana hai' and 'Sure shot entry sumers’ lack of knowledge. from the root". "These claims did not provide any technical their memory enhancing into IIMs' (If you want to go to The advertisements covers were not adequately substan- data or test reports for Vivo properties; however, the asso- IIM then you must come to Parle Products Pvt. Ltd (Parle tiated. The product may cause V11 Pro having feature of dual ciated claims were not sub- CATapult), are misleading by Magix Biscuit), Gujarat Co- darkening of grey hair by rear camera with good picture stantiated. "The advertise- exaggeration and are likely to Operative Milk Marketing virtue of Kesh Ranjak ingredi- quality. ment's by One97 lead to grave or widespread Federation Ltd (Amul Memory ents the claims were found to The ASCI said that the Communications Ltd. (PayTM disappointment in the minds Milk-Tropical Fruit), the 'True be misleading by ambiguity advertisement (in Hindi) by claim on their website that of consumers. Roots Botanical Hair Tonic' and implication. The adver- Lord Dhanvantari Ayurvedic "`50,000 redeemable on pur- Of these 145 advertise- The advertisement of Parle Representational image tisements were in violation of hospital, claiming cure of knee chase of diamond precious ments, 83 belonged to the Products Pvt. Ltd (Parle Magix the ASCI Guidelines for pain and joint pain by showing jewellery with diamond jew- healthcare sector, 33 to the Biscuit) shows a kid dressed in gerous practice, exploits the Milk-Tropical Fruit) that 'Milk ture references to support the Celebrities in advertising," the similar testimonials and same ellery voucher worth `50,000" education sector, ten to the the police uniform pulling the vulnerability of minors and with goodness of Ayurveda' claimed benefits. The claims ASCI said. X-ray reports for two separate was misleading by omission of food & beverages sector, one to trigger and firing a bullet more importantly encourages and 'Contains various are misleading by exaggeration. The ASCI said that major- individual patients and claim- additional terms and condi- personal care and 18 were (through an audio cue) at the minors to emulate the modus Ayurvedic herbs that are tra- In the 'True Roots ity of the flagged advertise- ing progress on first day of tions of cashback offer. The from the 'others' category. A shopkeeper saying in angry operandi of any crime. ditionally known to boost Botanical Hair Tonic' adver- ments were upheld for "exag- treatment, and treatment after website advertisement is like- large number of these adver- tone "Koi bhi cream biscuit "The advertisement's memory', were not substanti- tisement, celebrity Radhika geration of product efficacy three and six months. These ly to lead to grave or wide- tisements were digital, i.e, Magix ki jagah chipkaoge". The claims by Gujarat Co- ated as the advertiser did not Apte was featured endorsing and exploiting consumers' lack claims were not substantiated spread disappointment in the advertisers' own websites car- humorous TVC, though not Operative Milk Marketing provide data of any scientific the product with claims like of knowledge." This was fol- with supporting clinical evi- minds of consumers," it said. rying the objectionable claims objectionable, manifests a dan- Federation Ltd (Amul Memory rationale or published litera- ""Stop new grey hair", "Jo naye lowed by violation of the Drugs dence and are misleading by Another advertisement's and visuals. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 06

Voters in five Lalitpur villages to boycott poll over water woes BISHWADEEP GHOSH n What is more worrying for Lucknow, to their woes. “The solution to our prob- BJP legislator, only to be Seventy-year old Munni recent days, it has been LALITPUR the villagers is that by the A simple query on well- lem is not at all cost-extensive. promised quick redressal of the Sahariya is one of the many decided that we will not middle of May, the handful of being made a villagers’ group You see, the perennial flow in problem. We are tired of these unfortunate families whose vote. Maybe this should act iming to save their wom- hand pumps found there will at a tea stall near Gulenda, Kheran river is due to seepage assurances. Are we expend- male members have migrated as a wake-up call for the Aenfolk from age-old water go dry, forcing local women erupt. Amid the din and indis- of water from Rajghat canal able?” Thakur asked. for employment. powers that be and put our related harassment, nearly and children to trudge a kilo- tinct chatter in Bundeli dialect, built on Betwa river. That river Taking over from Thakur, “I have enough land but troubles to end.” 6,500 inhabitants of five most metre or more to fetch water a contractor with Jal Nigam, water could be lifted by heavy Kamal, a Sahariya tribal, due to scant rains last year we parched villages of Lalitpur for daily chores. The trauma of Shyam Thakur, took the cen- duty motors and channelled to pointed out, “Look, with lim- could not grow much corn or have decided to abstain from the womenfolk does not end tre stage to explain the gravi- a common distributing cham- ited water and irrigation, we dal (pulse). We could not polling in the ongoing Lok here. To collect water for the ty of the situation. ber at Gulendi and later dis- are unable to harvest more afford the irrigation. To feed us, Sabha elections on Monday. next morning’s chores, they “Water scarcity in tributed to the parched villages than one produce. Sahariya my son Khabbu migrated with The ire of these villagers is wait for their turns by the hand Bundelkhand has become part nearby. We requested officials tribals were given 4.68 acres of his wife and son to Indore and not without reason. pump through the night, of our lifestyle. We live close to on this score several times land by the government for is working at a brick kiln there. The cluster of villages com- expecting some replenishment two major water bodies which and also drew up a plan sustenance. But some of these I am left alone and feel mis- prising Lalaun, Gulenda, Kasa, in the water level, which again flow through the year without encompassing various aspects, tracts are rocky and even locat- erable, but what to do,” lament- Chakra and Rajpur are ironi- is for a limited time and inad- drying up. Our grouse is that especially cost which was ed in hills. Those who have ed the woman with tears cally close to water-abundant equate for all the families. politicians and district author- peanuts as compared to other land, do not have the addi- welling in her eyes. Raghat canal and Kheran With a population of ities have abandoned us to irrigation facilities. But the tional resources for irrigation, Summing up the common rivulet which flow barely a 3,200-3,500 each, there are nature’s mercy and have file was shelved,” Thakur said. in case of scanty rainfall. And refrain, Thakur explained, “We kilometre-and-a-half away. nearly 1,400-1,500 voters in refused to look into the prob- “Only last month, about we cannot do a thing about it have been cheated by the Despite the proximity to these each of these villages and they lem, let alone redress it. I had 1,000 residents from these vil- as the officials just don’t listen politicians for decades. The water bodies, local officials have decided not to exercise to shift 10 km away to Talbehat lagers approached the district to our grievances. This also officials have not been kind to have not taken any pain to con- their right to franchise to draw tehsil headquarters to avoid the magistrate of Lalitpur, only to results in migration of able- us due to lack of political fol- nect these villages to a steady the attention of the authorities, daily trauma, but not everyone be handed out an assurance. bodied tribals for employ- low-up. After days of discus- supply of water. and the “government” in can afford it.” Earlier we had met the local ment.” sions with local villagers in RAJASTHAN WB voters between It’s nationalism devil, deep blue sea vs regional vision SAUGAR SENGUPTA n right,’’ says Swadesh Roy a hundred percent success in IANS n JAIPUR India-Marxist (2), Bharatiya DEBOGRAM/KRISHNAGORE local retired public servant. ending public defecation. We Tribal Party (2) and Rashtriya Amiyo Tarafdar a lawyer’s have voting for her and will aught between the cacoph- Lok Dal (1). rue, the land of Bhakti saint clerk in the district court said continue to do so because we Cony of nationalism and TChaitanya Mahaprabhu or “We have been a CPI(M) voter cannot punish her for the faults regional vision — on issues of KEY ISSUES for that matter Krishnananda out and out We will continue done by the local level leaders. farm distress, unemployment, Farm distress: The desert state, Agambagis — the sage who to remain so. But this time let After all she herself came to us water crisis and poor connec- which once reeled under long gave shape to Goddess Kali’s us vote for the BJP as they can seeking votes.’’ tivity — the voters in Rajasthan spells of drought, now makes present portrait — had never only remove this Government Banerjee has twice come to seem to be dwindling towards news for flash floods every now witnessed two sets of flowers, of the lumpens, by the lumpens the district and conducted a the former. and then. The changing weath- Trinamool Congress’ “Grass and for the lumpens.’’ couple of road shows here with “It’s Modi versus all (issues er pattern has wrecked havoc Flower’’ and BJP’s Lotus, Like him Suprotim Jha a people pouring in from all Poll officials collect Electronic Voting Machines and and candidates) in Rajasthan. on farming. involved in a dogfight as fierce local bank employee is also ‘’not quarters. On whether this will other material in Jabalpur on Sunday PTI (Prime Minister Narendra) The Congress had as this for ‘supremacy’. hopeful of the BJP. We are not convert to votes, local CPI(M) Modi has made his image larg- promised farm loan waiver of People of Krishnanagar the fans of Narendra Modi, we leader said “even when we er than life. And in the post- Rs 2 lakh within 10 days of princely town of Bengal once know that he has no basic dif- were in power in 2009 and Pulwama political scenario, coming to power in the state. ruled by the Maharaja of ference with Mamata Banerjee 2011 we witnessed such crowds As Kanpur goes Rajasthan seems highly taken While Chief Minister Ashok Krishnagar also famous for as a dictator. Notwithstanding but we failed to understand that Fourth phase today in by the Indian Air Force Gehlot kept the promise, the “His Excellency’s’’ his own col- we will back him because it is they were leaving us.’’ to polls today; (IAF) strikes in Balakot in BJP alleges that the farmers are lection of nine gems among only through him we can Silence was the best med- many voters Pakistan,” says political analyst yet receive the ‘no objection whom Gopal Bhand (the express our voting rights.’’ icine, many thought perhaps. with 100% CAPF Narayan Bareth. certificate’ (NOC) for the clo- Bengali version of Birbal of True, perhaps that is the But this silence is turning out “This is because many fam- sure of their loan accounts. Tenali Raman) apart from ter- power of democracy, said a to be too deafening for the par- SAUGAR SENGUPTA n more than 98 per cent, in prac- unaware of ‘NOTA’ ilies in the state have their sons Says Shambhu Singh from racotta toys, handloom or Tant local auto-rickshaw driver. ties, experts said. KRISHNANAGAR tice, ‘’we are targeting 100 per- Kanpur: The Kanpur Lok Sabha in the armed forces guarding Shahpura, “We voted out our sarees, onion, licchhi, and a But then has the Chief This particularly at a time cent booths,’’ the official said. constituency, which has over 16 the borders, and they seem to two-time BJP MLA because the green bucket full of yearly Minister Mamata Banerjee’s of a communally polarised ven as Bengal prepared for In the third phase the ECI lakh eligible voters, will go to be the most impressed by the Congress had promised farm crops are literally ‘’torn between personal charishma no effect? atmosphere. The locals said Ethe fourth and perhaps the had deployed about 324 com- polls on Monday with largely a Prime Minister’s tough stance loan waiver. But four months the three.’’ Or have her schemes like “We have never seen such a most challenging phase — of panies of CAPF. ‘’Considering two-way contest between the on national security. on, there is still no clarity on On one side is the wave of Kanyashree, Rupashree, polarised atmosphere before polling for the Election the political history of violence BJP and the Congress for this Nothing except nation- how and when our BJP represented by former India Swasthya Saathi, Sabuj Saathi not even during Partition. The Commission of India — on in these areas in the recent crucial seat. While Congress alism seems to loans will be waived.” soccer star Kalyan Chowbey, on — some winning internation- political parties both the BJP Monday the election body has years the EC will take full pre- leader and former Union be influencing Unemployment: the other is the organisational al awards — lost their appeal? and the TMC will answer for decided deploy a record 580 caution to avoid unpleasant sit- Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal is them at this Keeping its Assembly prowess of Trinamool Congress “Not really,” Irfan Ali, a this as history will never forgive companies of central forces a uation for which anything vying to regain this crucial seat point. poll promise, the represented by party Young local Tant worker said. them.’’ It is this call of con- senior ECI official said. required to be done will be he lost to sitting BJP MP MM “The State’s Gehlot government Turk and on the third is the “Remind Nadia is the first dis- science from many a voter that Though officially this done,’’ another official said. Joshi in 2014, BJP candidate ruling Congress from March 1 intro- “pricking conscience’’ which is trict in the country to attain the Marxists are banking on. amount of forces will cover Earlier an additional 228 com- Satyadev Pachauri is hoping to looks confused as to duced an allowance of Rs asking all and sundry to vote for panies of Central police forces win it, riding on what he claims how to fight this debate 3,000 per month to educated the “gentleman and downright were sent to Bengal. a “bigger Modi wave” this time. between nationalism and unemployed boys and Rs 3,500 honest person’’ Shantanu Jha of Monday will see eight con- Though there is a seething regional vision. It may get per month to girls as monthly the CPI(M).’’ stituencies of Behrampore in resentment against party veter- around 5-7 seats, while the BJP unemployment allowance. Still Krishnagar once cul- Murshidabad district, Ranaghat an Joshi, a section of voters and can win 18-20 seats,” Bareth However, the youth are yet to tivated by State BJP president and Krishnagar in Nadia district, Pachauri claimed that “nation- added. For decades, the get the allowance as the model and senior advocate Jolu Birbhum and Bolpur in Birbhum al security” was the “biggest Rajasthan Assembly has been code of conduct came into Mukherjee who once polled district, Burdwan Asansol, issue” in this elections and not alternating between the force on March 10. about 2 lakh votes against Burdwan Durgapur and local issues. Congress and the BJP every five Says Abhimanyu, a uni- CPI(M)’s Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Burdwan East in Burdwan dis- Joshi had defeated Jaiswal in years. Following the same versity student: “We all expect- has once again woken up in trict. Out of these constituencies, 2014 with a margin of 2,22,946 trend, the Congress dethroned ed to benefit from this revolt: against the ruling outfit. Birbhum, Bolpur, Behrampore votes and people had several the BJP in 2018. allowance, but there are many They have however noting and Asansol are particularly expectations from him, includ- The State is also known to riders in the scheme. One against Mohua Mita. “We know trouble-prone witnessing mas- ing finishing of the long-stalled give the party winning the needs to be a resident of she is well-bred, suave, good sive electoral violence in the past. COD Flyover project and revival Assembly elections the most Rajasthan and a graduate from performer, but her only draw- In a related development of the famous Lal Imli mill. number of Lok Sabha seats. a university in the state with a back is that she represents a the State Chief Electoral Officer Neeraj Rastogi, a cloth merchant Banking on this trend, the family income of up to Rs 2 party that has not allowed us to ordered a re-poll in three who lives in Mall Road area, said, Congress is hoping to take its lakh to avail the allowance. vote freely for years, literally polling stations in Raiganj par- “People are unhappy with Joshiji. tally up from zero in the 2014 Hence the promise looks fake.” robbing us off our democratic liamentary constituency. We all respect him as a senior Lok Sabha elections, even as the Caste: Caste is the biggest fac- leader, but as an MP he never BJP attempts to repeat its suc- tor at play in Rajasthan where really talked to us these five years. cess of winning all the 25 par- the equations between com- We are not unhappy that he is liamentary seats in the state. munities like Rajputs and Jats TOP CANDIDATES not fighting the elections.” As both parties claim to and Meenas and Gujjars have RAJASTHAN Vivek Shukla, a sweet shop achieve “Mission 25” in 2019, been exploited to the hilt to BIHAR MAHARASHTRA MADHYA PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH owner and Abdul Gani, an IANS takes an overview of the garner votes. The BJP has been Begusarai Mumbai South Chhindwara Jodhpur Kannauj autorickshaw driver also key issues and seats in the state: trying newer forms of social Kanhaiya Arvind Sawant, Nakul Nath, Gajendra Singh Dimple Yadav, SP claimed that “nothing really Of the 25 Lok Sabha con- engineering to gain support Kumar, CPM vs Giriraj Singh, Shiv Sena vs Milind Deora, Congress vs Shekhawat, BJP vs Vaibhav vs Subrat Pathak BJP happened” during Joshi’s tenure. stituencies in Rajasthan, 13 will from the Gujjars and the Jats. BJP Congress Nathansaha Kawreti, BJP Gehlot, Congress Unnao Pachauri, a Cabinet Minister in vote in the fourth phase on This time the saffron party Darbhanga Mumbai Annu Tandon, the Yogi Adityanath Monday while the remaining 12 has allied with the Rashtriya Abdul Bari North West ODISHA WEST BENGAL Congress vs Government, however, coun- will go to the polls in the fifth Loktantrik Party (RLP) con- Siddiqui, RJD Gajanan Kirtikar, Sakshi Maharaj, tered that a “lot of work” hap- phase on May 6. At present, the venor Hanuman Beniwal, who is Balasore Birbhum vs Gopal Jee Shiv Sena vs BJP pened during Joshi’s tenure and BJP represents all the 25 seats. contesting as an NDA candidate Navajyoti Patnaik, Satabdi Roy, Thakur, BJP Sanjay Nirupam, Congress that if he is elected this time, he The total number of electorate from Nagaur. The BJP agreed to Congress vs TMC vs Dudh Kumar Mondal, Farrukhabad Ujaiapur Mumbai Salman Khurshid, would ensure that COD flyover in the state stands at 4.84 crore. leave the seat for him expecting Pratap Chandra Sarangi, BJP vs Imam Hossain, Congress gets completed in one year of his Out of the 200 Assembly Jat votes in Barmer, Nagaur, Upendra North Central BJP vs Rabindra Kumar vs Rezaul Karim, CPM Congress vs Mukesh Kushwaha, Poonam Mahajan, Rajput, BJP assuming office. constituencies in the state, the Jodhpur, Pali and parts of Sikar. Jena, BJP Asansol RLSP vs Nityanand Rai, BJP BJP vs Priya Dutt, “It is poll time and ‘netas’ Congress had won 100 in the However, Beniwal’s Kendrapada Babul Kanpur Congress will make big promises, I am not 2018 State elections. prospects may be dented by the Samastipur Anubhav Supriyo, BJP Sriprakash Jaiswal, Congress vs sure how much of that would The BJP had won 73, loyalists of former Chief (SC) Mumbai North Mohanty, BJD vs vs Moon Satyadev Pachauri, BJP vs Ram be translated to reality in that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Minister Vasundhara Raje — Ashok Kumar, Gopal Shetty, BJP Dharanidhar Moon Sen, TMC vs Kumar, promised time,” said Rastogi, six, Independents 13 while the with whom he has had differ- Congress vs vs Urmila Nayak, Congress Biswarup Mondal, SP who often takes this semi-fin- remaining eight seats went to ences in the past — to benefit Ramchandra Paswan, LJP Matondkar, Congress vs Baijayant Panda, BJP Congress ished flyover for travelling out the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Congress’ Jyoti Mirdha, says of Kanpur. PTI (3), Communist Party of Bareth. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 07

Vardhan holds Padyatra in Chandni Chowk poll snippets STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI ‘Voters in Delhi will never forgive the party promising to repeal ART 370, 35A SHOULD BE REVIEWED, SCRAPPED: RAJNATH haratiya Janata Party (BJP) sedition Act and those elements Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Articles 370 who openly sided with JNU BCandidate from Chandni and Article 35A should be seriously reviewed and scrapped. While Chowk Lok Sabha constituen- student leader associated with ‘tukde, tukde gang’. Dr Harsh Article 370 gives autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir, Article cy and Union Minister Dr Vardhan also said such elements 35A allows the Himalayan State’s legislature to define permanent Harsh Vardhan has said that should not expect any support residents of the State. Speaking at a voters’ awareness programme Delhi has always been a bastion and vote from electors’ here, Singh attacked National Conference leader Omar Abdullah for of nationalist ideologues and his recent remarks that there should be a separate Prime Minister for their supporters. He took a involved in ‘tukde-tukde’ Kashmir. “When a person, who has occupied a Constitutional post whirlwind tour of the many rhetoric. BJP would never allow says such things, then Articles 370 and 35A should be seriously localities in the constituency such forces to damage the unity reviewed. Since these (provisions) have mostly caused losses, that he had won in 2014. and integrity of the country. In Article 370 and 35A should be scrapped.” “Voters in Delhi will never case such forces create further forgive the party promising to trouble then the country will SECURITY BEEFED UP IN KULGAM repeal sedition Act and those face chaos”, the Minister added. Stringent security arrangements are in place in Kulgam district of elements who openly sided Attacking Congress for Jammu & Kashmir, part of the Anantnag parliamentary constituency, with JNU student leader asso- promising to repeal Sedition which is going to the polls on Monday in the second leg of the ciated with ‘tukde, tukde gang’. Law in its election manifesto, three-phased poll schedule for the Lok Sabha seat. The Anantnag Dr Harsh Vardhan also said Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “It Lok Sabha constituency is spread over four districts of Anantnag, such elements should not looks that both AAP and Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama with 16 assembly segments. The expect any support and vote Congress have been in league Lok Sabha polls to this constituency are being held in three phases from electors”, he said. on the issue of weakening the due to security reasons. A multi-layered security set up has been put “BJP has been considering country and its unity. Their pri- in place for protection of polling booths, handling of law and order India and nationalism as first ority is to safeguard their polit- problems and thwarting the designs of anti-national elements to commitment, the personal ical interests”. disrupt the polls, officials said. interests are being given the last “The BJP candidate on priority. He added that AAP Sunday intensified his re- elec- ‘VOTERS SHOULD GET PAID LEAVE ON POLLING DAY’ Government-headed by Arvind tion campaign in different parts Voters working in the private sector should get paid leave on polling Kejriwal has been sitting over a of Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha day as it is a fundamental right and they should not face any file which deals with grant of constituency by leading ‘Jan restriction in exercising their franchise, said an Election Commission permission for taking the mat- Sampark and Padyatras’. He official on Sunday. Seventeen Lok Sabha constituencies in ter to court of law in respect of visited Railway Colony, Maharashtra, including six in Mumbai, will go to polls on Monday. main student leader directly Kishanganj Market, Moti Bagh, RAHUL TO ADDRESS POLL MEETINGS IN RAJASTHAN TODAY Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be in Rajasthan on Monday to their choice for the top post, address public meetings for the 12 Lok Sabha constituencies of the their policies and intentions, state, which will go to the polls on May 6, the party said on Sunday. Mountaineer Santosh No nationalist will support Cong the senior saffron party leader Rahul will address a public meeting at Sepau in the Karauli-Dholpur said. parliamentary constituency at 11 am, followed by meetings at 2.10 “It seems they (opposition pm in Churu and at 4.10 pm in Kotpuli town of the Jaipur Rural after reading its manifesto: Yogi parties) just want to create constituency, State Congress vice-president Archana Sharma told finds her name deleted political instability in the coun- reporters here. PTI n MOTIHARI try and hamper the momen- tum of growth generated by the from Delhi electoral roll oming down heavily on the Modi government,” the Uttar CCongress for its promises to Pradesh CM, who had recent- GAYATHRI MANI n NEW DELHI amend AFSPA and quash the ly stirred a controversy by sedition law, if voted to power, referring to Indian Army as amous mountaineer Santosh Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ‘Modiji ka sena’, said. FYadav, the first woman in the Yogi Adityanath Sunday said the Enumerating the welfare world who inscribed her name “hand symbol of the grand old schemes introduced by the in the record books for climb- party denotes that it was hand- NDA government, he asserted ing world’s highest peak, the in-glove with traitors”. that Modi has lived up to the Mount Everest twice and also Addressing a rally in BJP’s age-old slogan of ‘devel- the first woman to climb the Sheohar Lok Sabha con- opment of all, appeasement to Mount Everest from the stituency near here, Adityanath none’ by doling out benefits Kangshung Face has found her claimed that “no nationalist or without discrimination. name missing from the electoral of Chanakyapuri in New Delhi dignified person” would sup- Claiming that the Congress rolls of the national Capital. but has shifted to Dwarka port the Congress or its allies policies were biased and prej- The Delhi Chief Electoral recently. Her name in the voters’ having gone through its Lok udiced, Adityanath noted, Officer (CEO) has also made the list neither reflected on her old Sabha poll manifesto. “Former prime minister Yadav the brand ambassador of residential address nor on the “I was shocked to see the Manmohan Singh, who head- the Election Commission to new address. According to elec- Congress manifesto. It said ed the UPA government from spread awareness about Right to toral rules, any family member that the party will do away with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath intracts with a child during an 2004 to 2014, had said that Vote and to encourage the peo- can submit Form 7 meant to the sedition law and amend election rally for Lok Sabha polls, in Sugauli, East Champaran, on Sunday PTI Muslims have the first right on ple to cast their vote for the Lok delete a name, but Form 6 must Afspa, the law which gives nation’s resources. The fact Sabha Elections 2019. The gen- be submitted by the concerned special power to the Army in carry out such attacks, but the “both terrorism and naxalism remains that all 130 crore peo- eral elections in Delhi will held voter for Jammu & Kashmir and the “erstwhile governments lacked would be completely wiped ple in the country have equal on May 12. inclusion of his name in the vot- northeast States. It seems resolve and willpower to make out from the country after rights on the resources.” Requesting the Delhi Chief ers’ list. ‘Congress ka hath hai desh- powerful decisions”. Modi becomes the PM for The senior BJP leader also Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh to However, according to an drohiyon ke sath’ (Cong has “The Narendra Modi gov- another term.” praised NDA candidate and sit- add name of the mountaineer official of poll body, Yadav’s extended its hand to the traitors ernment showed its determi- When it comes to the ting MP Rama Devi for her Santosh Yadav on Saturday, the name is next to impossible to of this country),” he insisted. nation to eliminate terrorists prime minister’s post, the BJP “initiatives to usher in devel- representatives of Yadav stressed add in the electoral list at this Referring to IAF air strike and allowed forces to carry out and its allies have unanimous- opment” in the constituency that despite being the world time as the deadline for regis- in Balakot, Adityanath said air strikes inside Pakistan. ly chosen Modi as their leader, and appealed to the people to Congress candidate from Patna Sahib seat Shatrughan Sinha with his son champion twice and the brand tering for the Lok Sabha elec- that the Indian Army always Terrorists are now fleeing their while the Congress, RJD and its associate themselves with “Fir visits Patna Sahib Gurdwara during his election campaign in Patna on ambassador of Lok Sabha tions is over. “Yadav should had the courage and valour to hideouts,” he said, adding that allies are still struggling with Ek Baar Modi Sarkar” slogan. Sunday PTI Elections appointed by the Delhi have updated her new address or CEO, her name is missing from re-registered for the voter the electoral roll. As per sources, Identity Card, if she had any they also submitted a letter to problem, the issue would have Mafia don seeks parole to Delhi CEO to add Yadav’s name been solved earlier. Moreover, in the voters’ list. the Commission will check Sources in the EC said that from where she had registered the issue is brought to the notice for the voter ID and action will of Deputy Election be taken by the office of the contest from Varanasi Commissioner Sandeep Saxena Delhi CEO but it is quite impos- who advised them to take up the sible to add her name in the vot- matter with CEO of Delhi. ers list,” said an official request- IANS n LUCKNOW Yadav was earlier a resident ing anonymity. afia don-turned-politi- The special court Mcian and former MP Atiq is already hearing Ahmad has moved a bail appli- as many as 26 cation before a special court, criminal cases seeking a short-term bail to against Atiq contest parliamentary elections Ahmad, who is from Varanasi. presently lodged in District Government the Naini Central Counsel (Criminal) Gulab Jail in Allahabad Chandra Agrahri said the bail According to Atiq’s application will be taken up by counsels, the the court on April 29. former MP has The special court is already obtained hearing as many as 26 criminal nomination papers cases against Atiq Ahmad, who for contesting the is presently lodged in the Naini Lok Sabha election Central Jail in Allahabad. from Varanasi According to Atiq’s coun- sels, the former MP has obtained nomination papers for contesting the Lok Sabha election from Varanasi. However, he would not be able to campaign for himself as him on short term bail, so that General Secretary Lallan Rai BJP president Amit Shah with party candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy waves at crowd he is lodged in jail. Hence he he could campaign. said Atiq Ahmad will contest during an election rally for the Lok Sabha polls, in Chhapra district of Bihar, on Hina Shahab, Rashtriya Janta Dal Lok Sabha candidate from Siwan and wife of party’s convicted leader Mohammed moved the present application The Pragatisheel elections on his party ticket Sunday PTI Shahabuddin, with party leader Tejashwi Yadav during an election campaign rally in Siwan, on Sunday PTI requesting the court to release Samajwadi Party Lohia state provided he gets parole. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Reveal the cheats The Supreme Court wants the Reserve Bank of India to Nurture ties that bind name wilful loan defaulters in RTI requests ith the Supreme Court making it clear that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Post the economic blockade of 2015, relations between India and Nepal have moved Wmust heed Right To Information (RTI) requests for its Annual Inspection Reports from static to steady. The next Government must do all it can to win Nepalese hearts (AIR), which would reveal the names of those who have wilfully defaulted on loans, it seems we have taken a crucial step in ensuring finan- cial transparency. While the RBI asserted that this would imperil banking secrecy laws, its argument was dismissed by Justices Nageswara Rao and MR Shah with some exceptions. They clarified that the statements ASHOK K MEHTA of the bank, reports of the inspections and information related to the business obtained n 2015, after the India-Nepal ties hit by it does not, in fact, fall under the pretext of confidence or trust. However, the the lowest point during the promul- question remains about whether naming and shaming will do any good. gation of Nepal’s new Constitution and anti-India sentiment saw a new One potential prospect is that many of those, who are afraid that their names high due to an India-backed Madhesi will be revealed once the Supreme Court order is implemented, will make an economicI blockade, bilateral ties between offer to pay up to keep their good name. There is no doubt that there are a large the two have moved from static to steady. Recovery has been through India’s hands- number of people who owe money to the Indian banking system and have the off-Nepal policy and New Delhi’s focus on ability to pay, but often, sometimes in connivance with bank officials, as hap- delivery and development, in sync with pened with Nirav Modi and Punjab National Bank, they do not pay back, know- Kathmandu’s prime objective of econom- ic prosperity. The only known hiccup was ing full well that they will not get prosecuted. However, many ‘wilful’ defaulters last month when India’s Ambassador, are often individuals who have not quite bankrupted themselves but have failed Manjeev Singh Puri, met King Gyanendra in their business ventures. In that ambiguity, there are some aspects of privacy at Hotel Sitasharan at Janakpur, Nepal, where the latter had gone to inaugurate the that are also violated, and some modifications might be necessary in the clas- Janakpur railway project. This meeting sification of wilful and ‘non-wilful’ defaulters. Then again, naming and shaming blew up into a political row with the people who break the law is possibly one of the only ways to get them to repent. Kathmandu press reporting that Prime Unlike the Panama Papers, this data, once released, will have perfect provenance Minister KP Oli lost his cool and called off a previously accepted engagement with the and that will mean that many of the excuses that people make when caught will Indian embassy. be just that, excuses. There is the possibility of another major risk. Much like With his no-show, Oli, who was to the hundred plus individuals, who have run away from India, some even acquir- inaugurate the international Sanskrit con- ference a few days later at Kathmandu, left ing foreign citizenship using their ill-gotten gains, will many more take pre-emp- the embassy embarrassed, his displeasure tive flights out of the country? Will the fear of knowing that they might be exposed over Puri meeting Gyanendra made in no make several hundred rich fraudsters run away from Indian banks and the law? uncertain terms. The accidental encounter in the lobby of Hotel Sitasharan became a However, this is a risk that we must take, considering some countries like the storm in a teacup with Oli signalling that United Kingdom, have opened their doors willingly to financial fraudsters. Yet other any Indian effort to rehabilitate Gyanendra Government enjoys wide and CPN is essentially superficial. demanding good governance, book. nations are very strict with such individuals and extradite them promptly. Clever or monarchy was not welcome. The mis- popular support — an unprece- The joint policy document is strengthening of institutions Surprisingly, the Nepal understanding was brushed aside. Some dented nearly two-third major- still awaited. and probity but resorting to Army reportedly issued a state- fraudsters tend to hide in nations where they know their chances of prosecu- days later, India announced the visit of ity at the Centre, majority A regime change is possi- violence. ment expressing that dialogue tion are limited. They are the worst type of criminals, knowingly not paying their Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to Governments in six of seven ble under two scenarios: a) an The Biplav group — esti- and not force should be the dues and, thus, making life harder for everyone else who pay back their loans Kathmandu — days before Nepal’s presti- provinces and a lion’s share in ailing Oli falling critically ill; b) mated to have 300 to 2,000 preferred option. The Nepal gious international investment summit — local Government posts. The after two-and-a-half years, cadres with 500 weapons — is Army remains a highly respect- for homes, cars and everything else properly. As the saying goes, the hands of to review the progress made on India’s No 2 Madhesi-led province is when the power-sharing agree- the only breakaway under- ed and trusted institution in the the law are very long. But those hands should know who to catch. Lest there developmental projects in Nepal. This is for lending issue-based support ment between Oli and ground Maoist entity, which country. Earlier it had also be any objections, remember that the banks’ total non-performing assets amount- the first time that such an exercise has been to the Government. While the Prachanda kicks in. Till then, was declared a criminal group objected to Oli arrogating to ` undertaken, signifying India’s earnestness longevity of the Government is Nepal will see strategic stabil- last month, outlawed and the Prime Minister the author- ed to 11.2 trillion in FY18. to deliver on Nepal’s development. not in doubt, its edifice of sta- ity despite undercurrents of served notice to surrender in ity to mobilise the Army in case But just then, Nepal’s Foreign bility is widely questioned, tactical turbulence. 35 days, a deadline which has of emergency, abridging Secretary, Shankar Das Bairagi, was mainly from dissidents within Last month, US Secretary passed. It had disturbed the Constitutional procedures. scheduled to hold a long-delayed meeting the ruling party. Oli is keeping of State Mike Pompeo congrat- 2017 elections with the use of This is cited as yet another Success has no endgame with his Pakistani counterpart in his opponents guessing by ulated Oli for completing one explosives and firearms, result- instance of Oli centralising Kathmandu. He postponed the meet to periodically announcing an year in office at a time when ing in several casualties. It has power in the Prime Minister’s The Avengers series has given us unprecedented hits over a accommodate Gokhale. Not just that, a imminent Cabinet reshuffle to America is revamping its inter- also promulgated partially suc- Office. scheduled and again delayed visit of keep alive their hopes of a est in Nepal through its anti cessful countrywide bandhs. New Delhi is playing by the decade, mapping the contemporary human condition Pakistan’s Speaker of the House, Asad Ministerial berth. Tibet reciprocal move and The last of these coincided with rule book in reclaiming its Qaiser, was also postponed. In India’s Still, never in the political Indo-Pacific strategies. the international investment primacy in Nepal whose poli- his is what even Bollywood has not man- neighbourhood, two countries, which history of Nepal — except in Kathmandu is Washington’s summit. Fear of Biplav is pal- cy — amity with all, enmity aged to achieve despite a familiar cul- have been historically sensitive to New the short-lived experience with long-standing window on pable. Even Prachanda has with none — is being show- ture legacy as its bedrock — make a Delhi’s discomfort with their hosting multiparty democracy in 1959 Tibet. admitted he could be Biplav’s cased by Foreign Minister T Pakistani political and military dignitaries — has the country witnessed A key political success of No 1 target and sarcastically Pradeep Gyawali. Despite the mammoth hit of an over three-hour epic film, immediately before or after an important such an overwhelming politi- the Oli Government is advised to keep one bullet for Wuhan spirit, the Chinese have cutting across generations and triggering a col- Indian visitor, are Nepal and Sri Lanka. cal majority. Periodically, the de-fanging the secessionist Free Prachanda when he does any- been very active in grabbing lective expiation of all kinds of emotions. At This de-hyphenation of India and stability of Oli’s health is ques- Madhesh-America-trained thing wrong. the space vacated by India fol- Pakistan, especially in the post- tioned but if one meets him, leader CK Raut through an 11- Most political parties want lowing the avoidable econom- the time of writing, Avengers Endgame had Pulwama/Balakot environment, was seen the Kissinger quip that power point agreement. His political the Government to negotiate ic blockade. India has to win generated a massive weekend collection of as a friendly gesture by Kathmandu, prob- is the biggest aphrodisiac, platform, Alliance for with the Biplav group but back Nepalese hearts and `2,130 crore across the world and had wait- ably intended to make up for the Sitasharan comes alive. Independent Madhesh, has Home Minister Ram Bahadur minds which Prime Minister misunderstanding and appreciation of Still, there is Prachanda, been re-named as the Janmat Thapa (Badal), an erstwhile Modi had captured through his ing queues of fans wanting to know if exis- New Delhi’s reset in India’s Nepal policy. the co-chairman of the CPN, Party. The main Opposition, military commander of the memorable oratory in Nepal’s tence itself could be saved by superheroes The Nepali media, which treats India with whose prime ministerial ambi- the Nepali Congress, is accus- Maoists along with Biplav and Parliament in 2014. In 2019, or if a doomed future could be malleable and suspicion, saw its Foreign Ministry acting tions never subside even for a ing Oli of releasing from jail a Nand Kishore Pun (now Vice that will take some doing. under New Delhi’s pressure. third term. The integration of traitor like Raut and banning President of Nepal), has said (The writer has been visit- rectified with time travel. In a world of post-truths, the characters created by the India has wisely recognised that the the Unified Marxist Leninist underground Maoist Netra that military/police action will ing Nepal since 1959 and was Marvel Cinematic Universe have held up hope that we don’t need urban myths ruling Communist Party of Nepal and Maoists in the merged Bikram Chand (Biplav), who is be taken to bring Biplav to last there last month) but possibilities through science, which is our new god. So why is it that we fall for the Avengers with such gusto? Is it because the idea of time travel to fix things is intrinsically linked to the Oriental philosophy of transforming our past karma S O U N D BITE with current corrective actions? Or is it that they demonstrate that man can be Whatever I said yester- There is always enough As an alliance, the Congress Fielding her (Pragya Singh) is a superman if he should so want? Creator Stan Lee answered this question in day was a slip of tongue. room for good actors. and its allies have a signifi- tactical mistake for which the his own battle to emerge out of the gloom and doom of the post-war years and I wanted to say Maulana There has not been a cant lead over the BJP and BJP will have to pay a heavy Azad but uttered single year where I have its allies. Mark the word price. People don't like absolute question man-made biases and bigotry. So his superheroes were really scrawny Muhammad Ali Jinnah. not had a release. ‘significant'. right-wingers and hate-mongers. in real life, oddities even, weren’t infallible, had personal burdens and motives Congress candidate Actor Senior Congress leader NCP general secretary and would have feet of clay at times. An angry, raging Hulk could turn on mankind —Shatrughan Sinha —Richa Chadda —P Chidambaram —Jitendra Awhad itself, Spider Man had self-doubt and Iron Man ironically needed a mechanical heart to feel the emotions he had ignored over the years. The villain Thanos, too, sheds a tear and is a conflicted, tormented soul who, despite acquiring infinite powers, wonders “To what end?” But a solo superhero cannot save today’s com- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR plex world. Superhero, in its evolutionary journey then, is collective humanity. Silent victory the negative style of his cam- And unfinished business is not despair but about getting up again as evidenced Congress’ indecisiveness mar its prospects paigning. The BJP is no excep- by the penultimate Avengers’ film Infinity War. Meanwhile, the superheroes are tion to making statements dur- breaking out of White supremacist constructs and embracing global diversity. Sir — While it is spectacular that his refers to the editorial, “Priyanka backtracks” (April ing poll campaigns that stir Gomathi Marimuthu, who hails 27). After having sparked speculation whether she controversy. Political parties and The commercial success of the Black Panther of Wakanda has made Marvel from an economically backward Tshould contest from Varanasi, Congress general sec- their leaders must maintain a consider more inclusions. Black Widow and Captain Marvel are more than just family, has won gold in the retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had made it clear that she certain amount of decency, dis- women empowerment, they are the carriers of the future. Asian Athletics Championship was ready to do so only if her party wanted her to. Now cipline and decorum during the at Doha, it is strange that none that the Congress has fielded Ajay Rai from this con- course of their speeches. So why is it that Bollywood cannot create such realistic superheroes instead of our political leaders applaud- stituency, it is clear that Priyanka would not be fighting Sravana Ramachandran of making bad copies in Krrish and Ra One? We have our own comic book super- ed the girl. Has the heat of elec- from this seat. The reason for this volte-face are multi- Chennai heroes in Doga, who doesn’t draw planetary powers but has developed his own tioneering got to them? Such faceted and are not difficult to understand. touches do matter a great deal, First, had Priyanka gone ahead with her intention Protect the judiciary human strength through training. He’s not rich like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne especially when an individual’s to fight the election against Modi, she would have given conjuring up futuristic tools and war machines, but a regular guy who scores efforts have brought glory. a tough fight to the latter but chances were that she could to the person who stood third in the 2014 elections and with his brain. Dhruva is a stunt biker, acrobat and martial artist whose best kept Tharcius S Fernando have ended up becoming a runner-up. Second, as the had also forfeited his security deposit. The Congress is Sir — This refers to the article, secret is his ESP, his ability to communicate with the animal world. There’s Shakti Chennai Congress scion has gone to Wayanad in Kerala for green- also not in unison over Priyanka leaving the election fray. “Establish the rule of law” (April er pastures, looking at his possible defeat at the hands While some members said that the final decision was 26) by Anju Kapur. The sancti- too, a desi avenging woman who can travel at the speed of light. Fortunately, One-man story of in Amethi, the tough fight in Varanasi by taken by the party, others were of the opinion that the ty of the highest court of the they are all believable Indians who score not with unreal physical prowess or his sister to Modi would have further dented his polit- decisiveness to backtrack from the field was hers. land must not be jeopardised. borrowed aerodynamics but with that very Indian characteristic called mindplay ical graph. Third, the ever rising image of Modi, partic- Sagar Singh The case against the Chief Sir — The massive roadshow by ularly in Varanasi, has made the Congress leave the seat Muzaffarnagar Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and wit. Unfortunately, our filmmakers haven’t looked at these possibilities. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be sorted out sooner rather we do not know what Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra will be like, we hope that his and the cavalcade as part of the than later after having studied superhero is not simply gifted and static in that cosmic giftedness. Part of the nomination gala took Varanasi paign as a one-man brand and Election gimmick tion campaign. His defence is the case in detail and in an by storm. Of course, the BJP attempts a recreation of the 2014 unacceptable. He should have impartial manner. The dignity of deficient appeal of our superheroes is that they do not have a shelf life or brand- cannot be blamed or envied for Modi wave. Perhaps he deemed used restraint while levelling our courts cannot be sullied in ing beyond the home-grown comics, which have been replaced by glossy con- events choreographed and tele- his unapologetic Hindutva pitch Sir — This refers to the report, charges against the Prime the process and the supremacy sumables from the DC and Marvel Inc. Most importantly, they seem to be con- cast to appeal to the wider audi- as necessary. The perception is “Rahul regrets misquoting SC” Minister without ascertaining of the law must be established ence. There is no denying the that his popularity has slipped on (April 23). The Congress presi- facts. beyond any doubt. People’s faith fined to their appeal among children who don’t carry their images into adulthood. fact that the spectacle was staged account of unfulfilled promises dent Rahul Gandhi is reported It is quite unbecoming of a in the judiciary must be upheld. And although India is now the FX backroom for Hollywood, nobody has thought to present him as a larger-than- and unmitigated distress. But to have expressed regret in the party head to have passed such Srinivas about using that skill set for our versions. Yet Black Panther has shown that the life character. did that merit bringing a whole Supreme Court over his remarks remarks against the Prime Bengaluru Prime Minister Modi must city to a halt? ‘Chowkidar chor hai’, claiming Minister. This is not going to African warrior tribe is as comfortable electrifying a defence shield while sport- be made to tower over other lead- G David Milton that it was made with rhetorical help him win the elections. Such Send your feedback to: ing their cultural costumes in athleisure formats. So no excuses for creativity. ers as he runs his party’s cam- Maruthancode flourish in the heat of the elec- an attitude, in fact, underscores [email protected] LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Rootless wonders POINTCOUNTERPOINT MY PARTY'S POLICY IS TO REPLY WITH A BOMBSHELL WHO HAD RELEASED TERRORISTS AND TAKEN THEM of skill design IF PAKISTAN FIRES A BULLET, WHILE THE CONGRESS TO KANDAHAR IN A PLANE? THE BJP IS SPREADING JUST PLAYS ILU-ILU WITH TERRORISTS. LIES TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM REAL ISSUES. The time has come to restore some coherence in —BJP CHIEF —CONGRESS LEADER the skill formation system. This is one sector that AMIT SHAH AVINASH PANDE the new Government has to address No more dying to give life VINAYSHIL GAUTAM here is so much talk about start-ups, entrepreneurship, skill Robust cost-effective strategies and interventions by health organisations have formation and employability — the list can go on — that they Thave almost lost sight and purpose. The situation is compound- ed by the fact that notwithstanding good intentions and pious helped Andhra Pradesh end maternal death among tribal women approaches, there is little to show on the ground. Aspirationally, the search for degree dominates the learning market. Access to higher education has received almost a cult status. Whether employ- ability or livelihood follows the degree seems to be the moot point. The UPA must be credited for having propagated a simple propo- sition: The more institutions you set up with high-flying brand names, the more desirable it is — more IITs, IIMs, Central universities and AIIMS-like institutes. It did not matter much if the existing institu- tions in these chains were already starved of good faculty. The irony was that the UPA was led formally by a person, who at some stage had some credentials to be an academic. In the competi- tive bidding of political combinations, the NDA was not to be left SWAPNA MAJUMDAR far behind. Whatever the UPA could do, the NDA thought it could do better. The result is there for all to see. r Himaja is worried. Tests conducted dur- Notwithstanding multiple attempts by seemingly varying polit- ing Chandrakala’s routine antenatal visit to ical combinations to abolish the University Grants Commission, Dthe telemedicine centre in the tribal man- it is still going strong. The plethora of so-called national institu- dal of Paderu in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra tions, such as universities of Urdu, Hindi, not to forget the Institute Pradesh, indicate the 17-year-old is down with malaria for the second time. This is not good news, of Foreign Languages, Central Institute of Hindi, academic calen- especially as Chandrakala is in her ninth month of dars have strange twists. Even holding of regular convocations pregnancy. Dr Himaja knows Chandrakala is a high in its complete form is an event. Talk of research, contribution to risk case, having treated her for severe anaemia and knowledge and pushing of boundaries of learning is a far cry. In malaria just a month ago when she came for her light of such aberrations, to stay silent would itself be a flaw. This third antenatal visit. Then, the team at the does not belie significant positive changes in areas such as nation- Telemedicine Centre (TMC) had rushed her to the al mission on education through (Information and Communication district hospital in Visakhapatnam, 96 km away from Technology) ICT. Even there, one would hasten to add that their Paderu, and ensured she was given a blood trans- mode of administration is sometimes far from logical. There are fusion to boost her plummeting haemoglobin. They very few institutions where class room methods are blended har- had pooled in their own money to pay for her hos- pitalisation, realising it would be fatal to let the moniously with the ICT method. impoverished woman return to her village without INDIA HAS If this is the state of affairs in higher education, the scenario treatment for want of funds. This time, too, a quick RECORDED 22 of school education is best typified by the premium put on pri- decision has to be taken if the lives of Chandrakala PER CENT vate educational institutions over Government schools in public and her unborn baby have to be saved. REDUCTION IN psyche. Clearly, money is no constraint because parents and Within minutes, Dr Rajyalaxmi, the empanelled MATERNAL guardians pay fancy amounts if it can help their status display. senior gynaecologist based in the State capital of MORTALITY RATE The number of institutions in the private sector, which runs schools Hyderabad, is contacted through video conferenc- ing and apprised of Chandrakala’s condition. Since SINCE 2013. in buildings for part of the day and double them up as institutions ALTHOUGH THIS of higher learning — read colleges and universities — is rising. records of all patients of the TMC have already been district, which made the difference the country and empowering approxi- doorsteps. At the forefront of this cam- uploaded, it did not take Dr Rajyalakmi much time MEANS NEARLY between life and death. mately one million women to take charge paign are the Auxiliary Nurse Midwives The regulator is knowledgeable but blissfully unaware. In such 1,000 FEWER an ecosystem, the role and status of vocational institutions almost to pull out Chandrakala’s past history. She asks Started in 2011 by Piramal Swasthya, of their own health. (ANMs), who traverse forests and steep Chandrakala, sitting alongside Dr Himaja in front WOMEN NOW the Hyderabad-based not-for-profit But it wasn’t always so. Health aware- hills and walk several kilometres to match a comic opera. Many know that the formal Indian Vocational of the monitor, a few questions. But Chandrakala, DIE OF organisation working to deliver primary ness among the community was abysmal ensure no woman dies while giving birth. Education and Training (VET) Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) sys- who belongs to the Kondadora tribe, categorised as PREGNANCY- healthcare to the marginalised, Asara has when two doctors, Prasanta Tripathy and Once they reach the village, the ANM tem started in 1950s with requirements of industrialisation. The particularly vulnerable tribal group by the RELATED reached out to over 4,900 pregnant Nirmala Nair, gave up their jobs in 2002 conducts basic tests like blood and National Council for Vocational Training came in 1961. Today, there Government, is unable to understand Telugu. She COMPLICATIONS women living in far-flung hamlets in to move to Chakradharpur in the back- urine, records weight, height and blood are 14,449 ITIs affiliated to NCVT. only speaks local tribal dialect. Dr Rajyalaxmi advis- EACH MONTH IN Araku in the last six years. In a region ward and tribal-dominated West pressure as part of the initial examina- The last decade of the preceding century and the first decade es Dr Himaja to take Chandrakala to the hospital where maternal mortality rate in 2011 was Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. State tion. With anaemia and eclampsia (high immediately. Chandrkala does not understand the THE COUNTRY, 400 per 100,000 live births (the national health indicators were very poor. While blood pressure with seizures) being the of this century was the era of fancy use of the word ‘modular’. AN ESTIMATED Courses and degrees were going modular, and so the employabil- language and is reluctant to stay in the hospital as average then was 215 per 100,000 live Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) per most common prenatal complications she feels it is unnecessary. But the TMC health work- 44,000 WOMEN births) and neonatal mortality was over 1,000 live births was 49 in Jharkhand, the prevalent among pregnant women in the ity schemes also went modular. The UPA should be given the ‘cred- CONTINUE TO it’ for doing this in 2007. In 2008, with former Prime Minister ers make sure that she stays and gets a blood trans- 60 for every 1,000 live births (national Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) per district, particularly in the tribal belt, the fusion. It is this speedy action and personalised care DIE ANNUALLY average being around 44 per 1,000 live 100,000 live births was 371 — both much outreach service also involves compre- Manmohan Singh’s slogan of ‘PPP’ saw action on skill develop- that ensured that Chandrakala and her 18-year-old DUE TO births then), this intervention is a lifeline higher than the national figures. So in hensive risk profiling of the pregnant ment with private participation. By 2009, NSDC began riding sec- husband could welcome their first child without fur- PREVENTABLE for women. 2003, the husband and wife duo found- women and counselling on health seek- tor skill councils. The institution provided avenues for the well-con- ther complications. PREGNANCY- In fact, no maternal deaths have been ed Ekjut to reach out to indigenous pop- ing behaviour. Free calcium and iron folic nected and the high-heeled. Nobody wanted to map what was hap- Hundreds of miles away in the tribal domi- RELATED reported in last two years in Araku’s 181 ulation living in remote and inaccessible acid tablets (IFA) are also given. pening on the ground. When the NDA came to power, the Ministry nated West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, a CAUSES hard-to-reach hamlets where the pro- parts of the region, especially to vulner- The next day, all registered pregnant of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was notified on pregnant 20-year-old Saibani Juanga is also down gramme has been working, according to able women and children. women are picked up from the point clos- November 10, 2014. It was nobody’s concern that there was already with malaria. Her marital family, as is the tradi- Vishal Phanse, CEO, Piramal Swasthya. By using a unique approach to est to their village. Here, at the TMC, a staff in existence a Ministry dealing with Small and Medium Enterprises. tion, prefers to seek help of the local faith healer. Even institutional deliveries increased in empower women on maternal and new- nurse records a more detailed history. A whole architecture of aspirational skill formation scheme was Not surprisingly, their rituals prove ineffective. project intervention areas — from 18 per born health through a monthly partici- Once the data collated is digitised at the released on the country with the entire package of National Skill When members of her village, the women Self- cent in 2011 to 68 per cent in 2017. patory learning and action cycle — dur- TMC, these electronic health records not Help Group (SHG), learn about Saibani’s plight, While central to this remarkable ing which women first identify, prioritise only help keep track of the pregnant Development Agency; Directorate General of Training; Skill they convince her husband and in-laws to take her turnaround has been the innovative tele- and analyse local maternal and neonatal women but are also shared with the Development Fund; National Skill Development Corporation. The dia- to the district hospital. They arrange a vehicle to health project design conceptualised by health problems and then come up with Government’s health facilities at the time gram was complete with Sector Skill Councils; Skill Universities. take her there. According to doctors at the hos- Piramal Swasthya, it is a different yet effec- strategies to address them — they were of institutional delivery. The opinion of UGC on the last stated institution was not of much pital, had the women not taken immediate tive intervention that has brought down able to bring about a substantial decline Both these interventions have shown concern. Five years down the line, if one sector does not have a action, Saibani wouldn’t have survived. maternal deaths in West Singhbhum. By in MMR and NMR. that it is possible to end preventable report card, it is this. A smart Government could not be unaware India has recorded 22 per cent reduction in using a unique approach to empower What began with just 20 women in maternal death among tribal women. of this and the lay of the land. One hopes that after the parliamen- maternal mortality rate since 2013. Although this women through a monthly Participatory three villages around Chakradharpur While the Asara model is in the process tary elections, a little more attention is bestowed on this critical sec- means nearly 1,000 fewer women now die of preg- Learning and Action (PLA) cycle, Ekjut, was scaled to eight districts, involving over of being introduced in all 11 mandals in tor of national development. nancy-related complications each month in the a Chakradharpur-based not-for-profit, 20,000 women over the next five years. the tribal belt of Visakhapatnam and Amazingly in the first years of its existence, the process did country, an estimated 44,000 women continue to managed to bring a massive decline in The women participating in the PLA used Ekjut, a winner of the 2015 WHO India die annually due to preventable pregnancy-relat- maternal and child mortality. this knowledge to bring about 20 per cent Public Health Champion Award for its not have any indigenous skill in its inventory to be upgraded. The ed causes. For both, Chandrakala and Saibani, it Such has been the efficacy of the PLA reduction in maternal deaths and 30 per innovative PLA initiative is using the friendly barber, who in the mofussil and villages not only trimmed was a near miss. They would have become just method that the national Government cent reduction in neonatal deaths in 600 strategy to address gender-based vio- hair but served as a go between for potentially marriageable men another statistic had they not been brought to the announced its decision in 2016 to use the villages in rural Jharkhand and Odisha, lence. Initial findings in Jharkhand, and women; the blacksmith who kept the villages going by keep- hospital in time. Ekjut model to bring down maternal and pointed out Dr Prasanta Tripathy. where about 40 per cent of the married ing the wheels of the bullock cart and the push cart moving, went For Chandrakala, it was Asara, a free health- neonatal deaths in eight Indian States. At In Araku, a lack of awareness, cou- women aged 15-49 years have experi- by default. This list can go on. The time has come to restore some care programme working to eliminate preventable present, PLA meetings are being conduct- pled with inaccessibility of the tribal enced some form of violence by their coherence in the skill formation system and root it in the soil. maternal and neonatal deaths in the tribal mandals ed by Government frontline workers mandals, meant that the Asara pro- husbands, have been encouraging. (The writer is a well-known management consultant) of Araku, Paderu and Chintapalle in Visakhapatnam trained by Ekjut in 40,000 villages all over gramme had to provide services at the (The writer is a senior journalist) Entrepreneurship: A solution to joblessness FOREIGN EYE Indian youth can move from demanding employment to creating progress in a supported and established direct selling model that rewards diligence, dynamism and dedication, says RISHI CHANDIOK ndia’s underemployment crisis is behind the rising popularity of an gality against the industry. The ty for home-makers and retirees So what can India do to use about the direct selling industry to both a challenge and an oppor- industry that has always intrinsical- focus is shifting to possibilities looking to make a supplementary direct selling to create jobs? It is avoid confusion. The failed attempts Itunity. A report by the the ly offered these benefits — direct that direct selling affords distribu- income but is fast becoming a imperative to implement compre- at applying the Prize Chits and International Labour Organisation selling. tors, consumers and the domestic mainstream choice for young hensive legislation that ensures Money Circulation Schemes predicted in 2018 that by 2019, over Cornerstones of direct selling economy. Gradually, the widespread Indians seeking autonomy and a fair diligent governance to drive mod- (Banning) Act, created for lottery 18.9 million people in our country like independence, ownership and legal support is creating a safe chance over an uncertain journey ernisation and job growth. Grey schemes, is an example of this con- THIN-SKINNED will be unemployed. A third of this entrepreneurial experience, have environment for direct selling and up the corporate ladder. areas in current policy have result- fusion. Such interventions don’t figure will constitute the highly edu- become key motivations behind its distributors. Delivery is at the heart of the ed in confusion and extensive rep- belong in fair and legal business ven- ARTISTS BEWARE cated young people. The problem is people’s occupations. Analysts pre- A crucial component of direct direct selling model and this is utational damage. The establish- tures or a modern economy. The malevolent critic, exacerbated by the fact that India is dict that the Indian direct selling selling that combats the underem- where India’s young and energetic ment of a dedicated industry body, Legitimate and reputed direct sell- set to be the world’s youngest market will be valued at $8.96 bil- ployment crisis is the democratisa- workforce is best suited for the committed to regulation, lobbying, ing businesses deal in products that motivated by envy of nation by 2020 and is home to the lion, creating nearly 20 million tion of opportunity. Anyone can be industry. Delivering high quality advocacy and complaints will go a have value. Marketing these products creativity, is a tired trope world’s largest base of young job- jobs in just over five years. Direct a direct seller, irrespective of age, unique products to consumers at a long way. will create opportunities for millions kept alive for the benefit of seekers. selling has already substantially gender, experience, skill, race or fair price through word-of-mouth Gaps in the current system have of consumers and distributors. the artists it flatters. True, Alleviating the problem bestows impacted employment in India, education. Companies in this space remains the central characteristic of resulted in cursory interventions Entrepreneurship is crucial to reviewers can be a superpower status if India’s mas- especially in the area of helping are empowering aspiring entrepre- all direct selling. For that reason, with grave consequences, the admin- addressing India’s unemployment sive workforce is fully activated. women re-enter the workforce. neurs from all walks of life to start India must move beyond false istration of civil matters through concerns and industries such as gratuitously mean. Criticism Thus, we need to enable young Access to training, clear com- businesses by providing training stereotypes and understand that criminal proceedings being an direct selling have a significant is the exercise of judgment, India’s ambitious, tech-savvy and pensation plans and flexible work- and professional support. This direct selling is not a foreign concept. example. The global industry high- role to play. However, to do this and this applies to what is resourceful talent with access to ing hours have always been central model gives rise to millions of Every vegetable cart, street bar- ly commends the Direct Selling effectively, the industry will need said but also how and to entrepreneurship. We are fortu- to the industry and these traits entrepreneurs, inspired by an ber, or dhobi is an example of tra- Guidelines from the Department of the support of strong governance whom; as a rule, novices nate that this demand has come empower women and impart valu- opportunity to script their financial ditional direct selling. Modern Consumer Affairs in legitimising and a legal mandate. I believe that when the country’s digital revolu- able skills to young entrepreneurs. future through access to inventory, direct selling uses technology to and validating the business model. the Indian youth can move from should be treated more tion is transforming the way peo- Unfortunately, in recent times, mentors, back office support and benefit distributors and consumers. However, it remains essential to demanding employment to creating gently. Yet performers who ple think about work and income. industry growth has been hampered training programmes. Indian tech- Direct selling companies have inte- institute a unified trade body. This progress in a supported and estab- resent harsh words should Modern professionals need more due to misconceptions and false savvy millennials, who are at the grated e-commerce into their plat- body should be dedicated to moni- lished direct selling model that be careful what they wish than money to be content with their accusations. But this scenario is centre of the country’s digital trans- forms to offer entrepreneurs and toring and addressing issues in con- rewards diligence, dynamism and career. They need autonomy, fair- gradually changing. Several High formation, are also waking up to the small businesses a gateway to reach junction with a Government nodal dedication. for. Critics are part of the ness, evolving challenges and fulfil- Courts have consistently squashed benefits of direct selling. The indus- millions of people and explore authority. Law enforcement agencies (The writer is Regional Director, proof that culture matters. ment. This shift in mindset is also allegations of malpractice and ille- try was seen as just an opportuni- untapped markets. must also be given factual clarity South Asia, of a direct selling firm) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 money 10

Airlines likely to see ‘volatility’ FPIs stay bullish Business Corner GST e-invoice generation in profit & loss accounts on on India for third system on Govt portal on avail new accounting standard consecutive PTI n NEW DELHI this volatility and reconsider month PTI n NEW DELHI their treasury strategy. inancial costs are likely to In the airline industry, leas- PTI n NEW DELHI ST officers are working on Fclimb further for airlines in ing of planes is a common Ga system where businesses the near term, with new practice rather than outright oreign investors were net above a certain turnover accounting standards on leas- purchase and the new account- Fbuyers in the Indian capital threshold will have to generate es set to create “significant ing standard requires entities to markets for the third straight ‘e-invoice’ on Government or volatility” in their profit and show all leases on their respec- month in April, pouring in GST portal for every sale, loss accounts. tive balance sheets. `17,219 crore on favourable thereby effectively reducing Indian Accounting With Ind AS 116, experts macroeconomic conditions Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway recently hosted a very well organised inter the room for tax evasion. Standard 116 or Ind AS-116 said that net income would be and ample liquidity. Railway Documentary Competition at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad wherein 20 teams of To start with, businesses has come into effect from April negatively impacted in the India has been one of the different Zonal Railways and Production Units, including Northern Railway, above a specified threshold 1 and pertains to principles for early years of operating lease top recipients of foreign fund participated. After the screening of all Short Documentaries team of Northern will just get a unique number recognition, presentation and arrangement on account of flows among emerging markets Railway, representated by Kultar Singh, Erut Narayan Saxena & Ramesh Chandra for every electronic invoice or disclosure of leases. higher interest costs while there since February 2019 on the was facilitated besides other teams by the top officials of Western Railway e-invoice generated. This num- The standard, notified by would be a positive impact in back of positive global senti- ber can be matched with the the corporate affairs ministry, the later years of lease life ment, improving growth out- invoices reported in the sales method will be similar to the Chief Executive, has been set up would have a significant impact cycle. look, supportive macros and return and taxes paid, an offi- one being followed for e-way to look into the feasibility of on various industries such as Besides, there would be an dovish stance taken by the cial said. bill on the ‘ewaybill.Nic.In’ introducing e-invoice system to airlines, where aircraft operat- impact on various key ratios of RBI, experts said. Going forward, businesses portal or payment of Goods streamline generation of invoic- ed are mostly on lease. companies such as EBITDA Overseas investors had put will be required to generate full and Services Tax on the GSTN es and easing compliance bur- It also comes at a time (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, in a net sum of `45,981 crore electronic-tax invoice or e- portal. den. The committee will finalise when the domestic airline Depreciation and in March and `11,182 crore in invoice recording entire value The proposed system of e- an interim report next month. industry is grappling with Amortisation) and net income. February in the capital markets of sales. invoice will eventually replace The proposed ‘e-invoice’ is tough times due to rise in fuel Under the account- (both equity and debt). The official said that busi- the requirement of generation part of the exercise to check prices, intense competition, ing standard, leases which were According to the latest nesses beyond a turnover of e-way bill for movement of GST evasion. With almost two financial issues and infra- previously treated as operating depositories data, foreign port- threshold would be provided a goods, as invoices would be years into GST implementa- structure woes. leases would now be recog- folio investors (FPI) pumped in software which will be linked generated through a centralised tion, the Government is now Sandip Khetan, National nised on balance sheet. a net sum of `21,032.04 crore to GST or a Government por- Government portal. Currently, focussing on anti-evasion mea- Leader and Partner (Financial “A lessee will recognise a into equities but pulled out a A national conference on strategic planning for faster execution of signal and tal for generating e-invoice. The e-way bill is required for mov- sures to shore up revenue and Accounting Advisory Services) ‘right-of-use asset’ and a cor- net amount of `3,812.94 crore telecom interlocking works in Rail Infra Projects was held under the aegis of RVNL threshold can also be fixed on ing goods exceeding `50,000. increase compliance. at EY India, said that many air- responding ‘lease liability’. The from the debt market during at Bengaluru from April 25 to 27 to discuss the speedy delivery of the infrastructure the basis of the value of invoice. The official further said There are over 1.21 crore craft leases are denominated in consequence is that instead of April 1-26, taking the total net projects on Indian Railways. The conference deliberated on the strategies for “The requirement of e- that once full e-tax invoice starts registered businesses under the USD, which is likely to be a lease rental recognised earlier, investment to `17,219.10 crore. provision of state of art signal and telecommunication systems in the ongoing invoice generation could be getting generated, it would sig- GST, of which 20 lakh are currency different from the it will now recognise depreci- “Expectation of a slowdown projects over Indian railways by RVNL either on the basis of turnover nificantly ease burden of return under composition scheme. functional currency of most ation and interest expense in in the global economy led sev- of the registered person or filing by businesses as invoice AMRG & Associates Partner domestic airline companies. its Statement of P&L. This will eral central banks to adopt a value of invoice. The thinking wise data would be auto-popu- Rajat Mohan said e-invoicing “Ind AS requires foreign lead to increase in EBITDA dovish stance towards interest is, ideally, it should be based on lated in the return forms. would help in avoiding duplica- currency lease liabilities to be and an increase in interest rates in order to provide a boost turnover threshold so as to “We will have to study tion of efforts and minimise retranslated at each reporting expense in the P&L,” Khetan to their dwindling economies. avoid splitting of sales,” an global models followed by manual intervention in filing and date and resulting gain or loss noted. “This augured well for the official told PTI. countries like Latin America, checking of tax returns. is typically recognised in P&L The new standard would emerging markets as it Giving example, the official South Korea and Europe. We “To incentivise businesses (Profit & Loss). This will cre- not differentiate the account- improved global liquidity said that if the minimum will also look at ways to incen- to adopt new system, the tax ate significant volatility in the ing treatment that lessee is which has been making its invoice value is fixed at `1,000, tivise businesses to adopt the department could limit the P&L of Indian airline compa- required to follow for operat- way into the emerging markets there is a possibility of busi- method of e-invoice genera- frequency of mandatory nies,” he told PTI. ing or finance leases but gen- and India is getting its share nesses of splitting the bills to tion,” the official said. departmental audits in case However, he noted that erally, total costs related to from that,” said Himanshu avoid the invoice-based thresh- An officers committee, procurements are made on companies might wish to assess lease arrangements are unlike- Srivastava, senior research ana- old cap. comprising central, state tax basis of e-invoices,” Mohan whether they are able to apply ly to change over its entire life lyst, manager research at E-invoice generation officials and GST Network said. hedge accounting to address cycle. 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The India Pavilion at the 29th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair was inaugurated Govt hikes by Deputy Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates, Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahayan on RBI’s revised guidelines for resolution HPCL-MRPL merger April 24, 2019 in the presence of UAE’s Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Bint Mohd Al Kaabi; Indian Ambassad or Navdeep Suri and customs duty on Chairman of National Book Trust Prof. Govind Prasad Sharma. India has been of stressed assets likely before May 23 hits cash hurdle; ONGC designated as the Guest of Honour for the Book Fair, which is being held from 24th wheat to 40% to 30th April, 2019 PTI n NEW DELHI stakeholders PTI n NEW DELHI including banks rules out share-swap he Model Code of Conduct and power sector PTI n NEW DELHI proposal for acquiring MRPL he Government has hiked Tfor the Lok Sabha polls is companies and and has been talking about the Tthe customs duty on wheat unlikely to have any bearing on may look to industan Petroleum Corp deal mostly through the Oil to 40 per cent from 30 per cent issuance of a revised frame- tweak the circu- HLtd’s plans to acquire Ministry and the media. to curb imports and protect the work for resolution of stressed lar without dilut- Mangalore Refinery and ONGC, they said, wants domestic industry. assets by the Reserve Bank and ing it completely Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) HPCL to make a compelling The Government wants to the guidelines are expected to so that the has hit a cash hurdle, with par- offer to it for the merger talks restrict overseas purchase so be announced before May 23, momentum ent ONGC preferring a cash to begin. that domestic prices of wheat sources said. towards resolu- deal rather than a share-swap, ONGC holds 71.63 per do not come under pressure as Against the backdrop of tion of stressed sources aware of the develop- cent stake in MRPL. the country’s wheat output is the Supreme Court quashing assets is not affected, sources Sources said that providing ment said. HPCL can acquire MRPL expected to scale a record high an RBI circular, issued on said. additional time for repayment Oil and Natural Gas Corp by buying out ONGC’s shares, this year. February 12, 2018, a revised set The February 12 circular would help in mitigating hard- (ONGC), India’s biggest oil which at Friday’s trading price The Central Board of of rules is under works and had mandated banks to refer an ships faced by micro, small and and gas producer, last year is worth about `9,300 crore. Indirect Taxes and Customs would be released soon, they NPA account for insolvency medium enterprises (MSMEs) completed acquisition of The other option is share- The Sirifort Auditorium experiences the mesmerising musical journey — the true (CBIC), through a notification, said. proceedings in case a resolution to some extent. Hindustan Petroleum Corp swap, wherein ONGC will get soul of desert Folk Music by Kutle Khan. ShowCase events curated an has hiked the basic customs Earlier this month, the is not found within 180 days. In a report last year, the Ltd (HPCL) for `36,915 crore. more shares in HPCL in lieu of unforgettable musical evening and lifetime experience by taking the audience duty (BCD) on wheat to Supreme Court had quashed This was for accounts where Government had favoured After this takeover, ONGC it giving up control in MRPL. through a journey of the true soul of Rajasthani Folk music. The Show concluded 40 per cent. the RBI’s February 12 circular the outstanding dues was at additional 180 days to be pro- has two refining subsidiaries - A third option and more prefer- with the dancers and musicians moving their feet to the all-time favorite song In May last year, the on stressed loan recognition least `2,000 crore. vided for resolution of 34 - HPCL and MRPL. able is a combination of the two. Nimbooda Nimbooda to give the complete feel of the culture tour at The Sirifort Government had hiked BCD and resolution of large bor- Under the RBI norms, an stressed power projects with a Since then, HPCL is keen Sources said ONGC feels it Auditorium. This was the second edition of the show of ‘Sounds From The Desert’, on wheat to 30 per cent from rowers over `2,000 crore, account is classified as a non view to avoiding potential value to get MRPL in its fold citing does not want to end up with a folk musical tour by ShowCase events and they are looking forward to having 20 per cent. terming it as “ultra vires”. performing asset (NPA) if it is erosion of operating plants. operational synergies. It has more shares of HPCL whose many more shows with different artists all over the country The Government has fixed “The model code of con- not serviced for 90 days. The Supreme Court quashed been talking of a combination value has been on the decline wheat’s minimum support duct exempts RBI’s monetary Sources said various the circular following a petition of cash and share-swap for the on the stock market. price (MSP) or the price at policy. It is unlikely to attract options are being explored for filed by around 70 stressed deal that will make it India’s HPCL currently holds which it buys from farmers, at any action if the RBI issues the rejigging the NPA framework. companies from the power, third-largest oil refiner. 16.96 per cent stake in MRPL. `1,840 per quintal, up from revised (February 12) circular,” One of the options is giving 30- shipping and textiles sectors. But now, ONGC wants HPCL Chairman and Vast investment of `1,735 a year earlier, as part of sources said. 60 days more time in addition A parliamentary panel was only cash as HPCL shares are Managing Director Mukesh its decision to fix the support They said the central bank to existing 90 days before ini- among the critics of the now on the slide. Kumar Surana has been since price at a minimum of 1.5 is in very advanced stage and tiating resolution process for impugned circular. ONGC acquired the January 2018 talking of the syn- China in Africa hits times the production cost. the revised circular should be stressed accounts, they added. “Although the new guide- Government’s 51.11 per cent ergy MRPL acquisition will The country’s wheat pro- out before declaration of gen- While the 90-day period lines have been termed as har- stake in HPCL in January 2018 bring to the company. duction this season might cross eral elections result. for recognising an account as monised and simplified gener- at `473.97 per share. The same For one, HPCL sells more a snag in Congo 100 million tonnes, an all- The counting for the ongo- NPA would remain, the central ic framework, yet they are far share of HPCL on Friday closed petroleum products than it time high. The output stood at ing Lok Sabha elections will bank would be looking at pro- from being so,” the standing at `282.60, a massive 40 per produces and bringing MRPL’s record 99.70 million tonnes in take place on May 23. viding more leeway for the committee on energy said in its cent loss in value in 15 months. 15 million tonne a year refin- AFP n PARIS China has found itself con- the 2017-18 crop year (July- The RBI is looking into all entities concerned to repay the report tabled in Parliament Sources said HPCL has ery under the fold would help fronted with this kind of situ- June). the concerns raised by various loans, they said. last year. not yet come up with a concrete bridge the shortfall. hina’s investment strategy ation,” said a specialist in rela- Cof throwing money at tions between China and Africa developing countries appears to who asked her name not be have hit a snag in the Republic used as the discussions with Bengaluru may face disruption in telecom services of Congo as the central African IMF were still underway. US oil sanctions take effect on nation is seeking an IMF “The Republic of Congo is bailout. seeking IMF protection in as municipal body, industry spar over payments While the funding it pro- order to avoid a possible Venezuela as crisis intensifies vided to Congo wasn’t part of default on its payments,” she the Belt and Road Initiative added. PTI n NEW DELHI times we had warned the ground. We have already paid AFP n WASHINGTON firming it has no desire to them against any foreign com- (BRI), which China was pro- “China, which holds more telecom companies to get the fees and the cables were laid negotiate with Maduro, a pany with interactions in the moting this week, it serves as than a third of its foreign debt, eople in Bengaluru may cables regularised and should overground temporarily after S sanctions came into socialist firebrand who pre- United States — including a cautionary tale of the trouble is not really comfortable with Pface call drops and dis- be laid in as per regulations permission from BBMP. Ueffect Sunday to block sides over a crumbling econ- the US financial system, which Beijing could face with its plan that.” ruption in internet services as but they ignored our warn- “We asked them to put Venezuela’s economic lifeline omy but has withstood three dominates the globe. for massive investments in Julien Marcilly, chief econ- the local municipal body and ings. We were left with no the order on hold and give us of oil exports, in what months of intense pressure. As of Sunday, “there is no maritime, road and rail projects omist at Coface, a firm that telecom players are at log- option but to disconnect time to put them under- Washington hopes will be a Until the crisis, Venezuela doubt that the sanctions are in across 65 countries from Asia provides payment insurance gerheads over payment them,” the ground as cable cut will lead major blow in its fledgling exported 500,00 barrels a day force and that any company to Europe and Africa. for French companies, said issues. officer said. to disruption in services campaign to topple leftist to the United States, its largest assumes bigger risks than When the plunge of glob- that China “went full-tilt on The Bruhat Bengaluru He added that telecom which is already on red alert President Nicolas Maduro. customer, with PDVSA they did before this date,” de al oil prices in 2014 blew a hole lending in recent years, often to Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) companies still have the after terror attack in Sri As of 12:01 am omnipresent, if not highly Alba said. in the Congolese government’s countries which produce and has ordered to cut telecom chance to disclose the cables Lanka,” COAI Director Washington time (0401 visible, through ownership Energy-hungry India was finances, it was China that export raw materials, in par- cables laid over the ground, they have laid and get them General Rajan S Mathews GMT), the United States will of the Citgo refining and gas the third-biggest buyer of stepped in to help. ticular oil.” It is only now that citing them to be non-com- regularised by paying the said. take action against anyone station chain. Venezuelan oil in 2017 after But despite the recovery “Beijing is beginning to realise pliant with existing norms, prescribed fees. The Cellular Operators who deals with state-owned The United States has the United States and China of oil prices, the country, that problems can build up”, in and has demanded fees from The officer said most of Association of India (COAI) Petroleos de Venezuela, or already moved to put Citgo and until recently had been a also known as Congo- particular after Venezuela companies to lay them the cables were laid overhead has approached Telecom PDVSA, or any entity in under the control of Guaido, major source of cash. Brazzaville, has had trouble defaulted. underground. and were dangling from trees, Secretary Aruna which the company holds at who appointed his own But Indian companies getting back on top of its The situation is all the However, telecom service which had caused many acci- Sundararajan over the issue. least a 50 percent stake. board. have backed off in the face of finances and has asked the more worrying as the Republic providers said the cables were dents in the past. “After telecom secretary’s It is among a volley of Even though sanctions US sanctions, making China International Monetary Fund of Congo in 2005 was one of laid overhead temporarily Meanwhile, telecom intervention, we met steps by President Donald legally came into force and Russia the crucial eco- for help. the countries that benefited due to road construction industry body COAI said Karnataka State Chief Trump’s administration to Sunday, “the reality is that the nomic and political backers of The IMF places conditions from an international debt work and they have already they were authorised tem- Secretary along with repre- oust Maduro and install oil trade between the United Maduro — whose re-election on its loans to force relief initiative for the world’s paid the fees for laying them porarily to lay cables aerial- sentatives from Reliance Jio, opposition leader Juan States and Venezuela has been last year was widely criti- Governments to take measures poorest countries. under the ground. ly as road construction work Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Guaido, who is recognized by absolutely limited and fallen cized for irregularities. to boost their finances. In Its foreign debt was bought A BBMP official told PTI was going on that frequent- “The chief secretary has more than 50 countries, sharply,” said Mariano de The sanctions take effect addition, as the IMF can only down from 119 percent of that it was disconnecting only ly damaged cables and they asked BBMP to resolve the including most in Latin Alba, a Washington-based just as global oil markets are lend if it judges that a country’s annual economic output to those optical fibre cables have already paid fees for matter. We will be meeting America. international law expert from trending higher after the debt load is sustainable, a just 33 percent. which were unauthorised. laying them underground. BBMP commissioner on Just Friday, the Trump Venezuela. United States similarly bailout may be accompanied by But like other oil-produc- “We have incurred huge “BBMP is demanding Tuesday and hope the matter administration said it would But the sanctions will still demanded that all countries, a restructuring of Government ing nations, Congo-Brazzaville financial losses because of the right of way charges again to will be resolved amicably,” block any US assets of Foreign have an effect, with notably India and China, stop debt. took a beating from the 2014 unauthorised cables. Several lay telecom cables under- Mathews said. Minister Jorge Arreaza, con- Washington vowing to enforce buying oil from Iran. “It’s certainly the first time plunge in oil prices. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 funds 11

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GLOBE TROTTING East Lanka on edge after bombers linked to region 4 GERMAN SKIERS DIE IN AVALANCHE AP n KALMUNAI, SRI LANKA Berlin: An avalanche in southern Switzerland has killed four uicide bombings at a mili- German skiers, police said on Stants’ safe house have shak- Most Islamist radicals killed Sunday. Police in the canton en the simple homes of this east (region) of Valais said the group Sri Lankan town as well as the was buried by the avalanche on rest of this idyllic coast, as the Friday near the village of investigation into the Islamic or arrested: Wickremesinghe Fieschertal. State-claimed Easter bomb- ings has spread here. AFP n COLOMBO return to normality.” “We “Jehad terrorism should CRANE FALLS ON BUSY Police and military check- should all now help restore the be ended immediately. For that SEATTLE STREET, KILLING 4 points dot the coastal roads, ri Lankan forces have killed normal life of the community.” we will bring new and tougher Seattle: A construction crane fell with people emptying out of Sor arrested most of the rad- Three churches and three laws,” the Prime Minister said. from a building on Google's new buses to present their identity ical Islamists linked to the hotels were targeted by suicide “There are several foreign- Seattle campus during a storm papers. On streets lined with Easter suicide bombings and bombers in the attacks in which ers working as teachers in our that brought wind gusts, shuttered shops, police officers the country is ready to return at least 40 foreigners were country without work visas. In crashing down onto one of the with assault rifles look warily at to normality, Prime Minister killed. consultation with the Muslim city's busiest streets and killing passers-by. Whispers persist Ranil Wickremesinghe said on More than 100 people have religious affairs ministry and four people. One female and about the leader of the ISIS- Sunday. But the Prime Minister been detained since the attacks. the Home Ministry, we will three males had died by the time pledged terrorist group, which said the Government had Authorities have said there are expel them from the country,” firefighters had arrived Saturday preached the promise of heav- planned tougher laws to deal about 140 followers of the he added. afternoon, Fire Chief said. en through the killing of oth- with Islamist extremists and Islamic State group in the Wickremesinghe did not ers both here and online. that foreign clerics teaching in country. give a number nor the nation- SERIOUS FLOODING The scale of the explosives Sri Lanka illegally will be Wickremesinghe con- alities of the clerics. The prime IN MOZAMBIQUE seized following Friday night’s expelled. firmed that a number of would- minister also thanked the Pemba (Mozambique): Serious violence, as well as the contin- Police officers collect evidence from a site of a gunbattle between troops and suspected terrorists as neighbors gather to watch The Easter Sunday bomb- be suicide bombers had taken minority Muslim community flooding began on Sunday in ued warning of authorities that in Kalmunai on Sunday AP ings that left 253 dead were car- their lives when confronted by for tipping off authorities about parts of northern Mozambique more militants remain on the ried out by a “small, but a well security forces on Friday night radical groups. that were hit by Cyclone Kenneth loose, only add to the dread. ket vendor in nearby Ampara. nation’s 26-year civil war with years of peace on Friday night. organised group,” in the east of the country. The Government on three days ago, with waters “Even though the security “We are living in fear. It’s noth- the Tamil Tiger rebels, a group One neighbor, Ahamed Wickremesinghe said in a state- Fifteen people died in a clash Saturday used emergency laws waist-high in places, after the forces are here, it’s not like ear- ing like it used to be.” of secular nationalists who Mohammed Rizwan, told The ment. with security forces when three to ban the extremist National Govt urged many people to lier,” said Chandima Sri Lanka’s eastern coast launched over 130 suicide Associated Press that leaders at “Most of them have been suicide bombers blew them- Thowheed Jamath (NTJ), immediately seek higher ground. Krishanthi, a 42-year-old mar- was a battleground in the island bombings themselves. The war his mosque asked him and two arrested. Some have died,” he selves up at a jihadist safe which was accused of carrying ultimately ended in 2009 with others to go the terrorists’ said. “Now we are able to house on Friday night. out the Easter attacks. BENIN VOTES, WITH the Government crushing the house and check on them as he JUST ONE CHOICE Tigers, with some observers knew the people living there. appeared with a Chinese vari- ed walking toward the house. Sunday found evidence of the Porto-Novo (Benin): The people believing that tens of thousands As they approached, one ant of the Kalashnikov assault The terrorists opened fire, firefight. Spent 7.62 mm car- of Benin voted on Sunday for a Refugees, asylum of Tamils died in the last few man opened the gate and said, rifle and aimed it at Rizwan’s sparking the confrontation, tridges littered the ground, new Parliament but without a months of fighting alone. “Peace be upon you,” Rizwan chest, saying, “God is the great- Rizwan said. Those inside later likely from the assault rifle one single Opposition candidate Violence here in Kalmunai, said. He replied the same way est.” detonated suicide vests, killing of the terrorists carried. Down to choose from, as rights groups seekers harassed in some 225 kilometers (140 and they entered the com- Rizwan and the other men themselves and others. the street, bullet holes punc- warn of a crackdown in a miles) northeast of the capital, pound and began talking. fled and found two traffic AP journalists walking tured the cement block walls of country once seen as a model SL after Easter blasts Colombo, shattered nearly 10 Suddenly, another man police officers, who then start- through the neighborhood neighbors’ homes. for democracy. PTI n COLOMBO the refugees said. A majority of them were early 1,600 refugees from living in the western coastal Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence Nabout 15 countries, most- town of Negombo where one ly from Pakistan, are facing of the Churches, St Sebastian’s, AFP n MADRID votes in a country that had no “There is a real, true risk,” ment, angered at the trial of threats and have been attacked came under attack by an ISIS- far-right party to speak of since Sanchez said this week, warn- their leaders in Madrid, refused in Sri Lanka following the linked suicide bomber. pain voted on Sunday in an the death of dictator Francisco ing that a right-wing govern- to give him the support he Easter Sunday bombings “They have come under Suncertain snap general elec- Franco in 1975, in what is like- ment supported by Vox could needed for his 2019 Budget. which killed over 250 people, attack and threats, some of tion marked by a resurgence of ly to cause further concern in emerge in Spain after the elec- Right-wing parties have an official said on Sunday. them have been subject to the far-right after more than Europe. tions, even if opinion polls say for their part lambasted Sri Lanka on Sunday physical violence. Their land- four decades on the outer mar- “What I ask Spaniards is to this is unlikely. Sanchez, at the head of a marked a week since the coor- lords have been pressed to gins of politics. send a clear majority that can Founded by a former minority government, for his dinated blasts hit three church- evict them,” the official said. Opinion polls give outgo- provide stability,” Sanchez told member of the conservative attempts to negotiate with es and three luxury hotels, The moves to shift them ing socialist premier Pedro reporters after he cast his bal- Popular Party (PP), with a Catalan separatists who still killing 253 people and inuring elsewhere have been met with Sanchez a win but without the lot at a cultural centre in an strong stance against feminism govern the region, accusing over 500 others. The Islamic resistance by respective local necessary majority to govern affluent Madrid suburb short- and illegal immigration, Vox him of being a traitor. State (ISIS) terror group has politicians. alone, meaning he will have to ly after polling stations opened has risen thanks to its hard line With no party expected to claimed the April 21 coordi- “At least 4 times they had seek alliances in a political at 9:00 am (0700 GMT). against separatists in Catalonia. get anywhere near an absolute nated blasts, but the govern- been taken in buses out of environment that has soured Polling stations will close at The region in northeastern majority in what will be the ment has blamed local Islamist Negombo only to be brought since Catalonia’s failed seces- 8:00 pm local time, with results Spain was the scene of a seces- third elections in three-and-a- extremist group National back due to protests,” the offi- sion bid. announced later Sunday. sion attempt in 2017 that half years, Spain’s fragmented Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ) for cial said. By far the novelty of these Sanchez, who took power A woman hands her ID card at a polling station to vote in Spain’s general election sparked the country’s biggest political landscape looks set to the attack. He said the state protec- elections is the emergence of in June after ousting conserv- in Madrid on Sunday AP crisis in decades and caused continue. There are about 1,600 of tion for them and collabora- far-right party Vox, which burst ative prime minister Mariano major concern in Europe. Since If, as opinion polls predict, them from about 15 countries tion with the UN refugee onto the scene in December Rajoy in a no-confidence vote, ing the leftist Social Democrats, to the end,” will come in fifth then, the crisis has continued Sanchez wins without a major- and from various religious agency were important. regional polls in southern has warned against Spain repli- after polls initially predicted it place. to cast a pall over Spanish pol- ity, he will have to forge beliefs. They had arrived here “The Government’s public Andalusia and looks set to cating what happened in would end up in fifth position. But analysts believe it could itics. alliances with far-left Podemos to avoid persecution in their commitment is needed to make its first-ever entrance Finland’s elections two weeks In Spain, polls also forecast do better, saying there may be Sanchez was forced to call — as he did over the past 10 own countries. A majority of explain the temporary nature into the national parliament. ago. that Vox, with its ultra-nation- many “hidden” Vox supporters Sunday’s early elections after months — but also possibly them are Pakistani Christians, of their stay and why we need Polls predict it could take There, the far-right Finns alist rhetoric that advocates the who lie when asked by pollsters Catalan pro-independence law- smaller groupings like Catalan a welfare official working with to support and protect them,” more than 10 per cent of the Party came second, closely tail- “defence of the Spanish nation who they will be voting for. makers in the national parlia- separatist parties. 1 dead, three Xi meets Imran, calls Saudi royal adviser in Trump, US media in open injured in US synagogue for improvement of Khashoggi trial no-show war on annual dinner date AFP n WASHINGTON AFP n WASHINGTON media” or “enemy of the peo- have usually done so at some shooting ple.” “They are fakers,” he said point during their time in Los Angels: A gunman opened Indo-Pak relations wo top Saudi royal advisers t’s meant to be the annual of the media to a typically bois- office since the inaugural ver- fire at a synagogue in California, Thave been linked to jour- IWashington love-in, a dinner terous crowd. sion in 1921. killing one person and injuring PTI n BEIJING halfway and promote the sta- nalist Jamal Khashoggi’s mur- where White House journalists “I’ll tell you, you know Ronald Reagan was the three others including the rabbi bilisation and improvement of der. One has been labeled the and the president yuk it up in what sucks? Their ratings suck last absentee in 1981 and he as worshippers marked the final hinese President Xi Jinping India-Pakistan relations, it said. “ringleader” but questions are a hotel ballroom. But this because people don’t believe had a decent excuse: being day of Passover, officials said on Cmet Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in China on swirling over the absence of the Saturday, President Donald them.” Back in Washington, the recently shot in an assassina- Saturday. Khan on Sunday and expressed April 25 and attended China’s other in the closed-door trial of Trump stood up his dates. WHCA’s president Olivier tion attempt. The shooting in the town hope that Pakistan and India 2nd Belt and Road Forum 11 suspects, multiple sources Members of the White Knox told attendees he did not Trump, however, has boy- of Poway came exactly six can meet each other halfway to (BRF) held on April 26-27. told AFP. House Correspondents’ want to dwell on Trump — but cotted what he calls the “bor- months after a white suprema- improve their strained relations The BRF meeting was held Saudi prosecutors have said Association, or WHCA, were called for a rejection of the ing” and “negative” party for cist shot dead 11 people at following the Pulwama terror to highlight the deputy intelligence chief decked out in bow ties and president’s rhetoric. three years in a row — his Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life syna- attack by a JeM suicide bomber. achievement of the trillion- Ahmed al-Assiri oversaw the gowns at the downtown “Fake news and enemies of entire presidency so far. The gogue — the deadliest attack on Both leaders also dollar Belt and Road Initiative Washington Post columnist’s Washington Hilton. the people are not punchlines, gala used to be a glamorous the Jewish community in the exchanged views on the situa- (BRI) started by Xi in 2013 in killing in the kingdom’s Trump, however, was 685 pet names or presidential. And affair where hundreds of jour- history of the United States. tions in South Asia, an official which USD 60 billion China- Istanbul consulate last October miles (1100 kilometers) away in we should reject politically nalists, Hollywood celebrities “During the shooting, four Chinese statement here said Pakistan Economic Corridor and that he was advised by the least one court session, they Green Bay, Wisconsin, for a expedient assaults on the men and the president were enter- individuals were wounded and about the meeting between Xi (CPEC) is an important com- royal court’s media czar Saud said. rally with his baseball cap- and women whose hard work tained by a top-drawer come- transported to Palimar hospi- and Khan. ponent. al-Qahtani. Maher Mutreb, an intelli- wearing supporters. makes it possible to hold the dian or other talent. tal. One succumbed to their The India-Pakistan rela- India skipped the meeting Both aides were part of gence operative who frequent- As usual, he devoted por- powerful to account,” he said. Now the celebs have wounds. The other three are in tions reportedly figured promi- for the second time, protesting Crown Prince Mohammed bin ly traveled with the crown tions of his speech — like Although there’s nothing drained away and this year stable condition,” San Diego nently in the meeting. Xi over the CPEC which is being Salman’s tight-knit inner circle prince on foreign tours, foren- most of his speeches — to obligatory about attending even the comedian was County Sheriff Bill Gore told a expressed hope that Pakistan laid through Pakistan-occu- and have formally been sacked sic expert Salah al-Tubaigy haranguing the “fake news WHCA dinners, presidents missing. Press conference. AFP and India can meet each other pied Kashmir (PoK). over the killing but only Assiri and Fahad al-Balawi, a mem- has appeared in the five court ber of the Saudi royal guard, are hearings since January, accord- among the 11 on trial who ing to four Western officials could face the death penalty, Ukraine’s President-elect privy to the information. the officials said. B’desh jails 3 Rohingya extremists for 10 yrs “Qahtani is not among the The defendants are allowed AFP n DHAKA Rohingya Salvation Army has 11 facing trial,” one of the offi- legal counsel. offers passports to Russians emerged as the main Rohingya cials told AFP. Many of them have Bangladesh court on militant group operating in “What does his absence defended themselves in court Kiev: President-elect “We know perfectly well ASunday sentenced three Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine mean? Are the Saudis keen to by saying they were carrying Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed what a Russian passport pro- Rohingya extremists of a now state that borders Bangladesh’s protect him or discipline him out orders by Assiri, describing an offer by Vladimir Putin to vides,” he said, listing “the defunct militant group to 10 southeast. separately? No one knows.” him as the “ringleader” of the provide passports to right to be arrested for a peace- years in jail for possessing In August 2017, ARSA The kingdom’s public prose- operation, according to the Ukrainians, and pledged ful protest” and “the right not bomb-making materials, a attacked several police posts in cutor last November indicted officials. instead to grant citizenship to to have free and competitive prosecutor said. Rakhine prompting a massive 11 unnamed suspects, includ- The kingdom’s media min- Russians who “suffer” under elections.” He pledged instead The trio were arrested in military crackdown that forced ing five who could face the istry did not respond to AFP’s the Kremlin’s rule. to “give citizenship to repre- 2014 in Dhaka with materials some 7,40,000 Rohingya death penalty over the murder. request for comment. The The Russian president on sentatives of all nations that to be used for making impro- Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, Diplomats from the UN defendants’ lawyers could also Saturday said Moscow was con- suffer from authoritarian and vised explosive devices (IEDs), where they are housed in Security Council’s permanent not be reached. sidering plans to make it easi- corrupt regimes. said Salahuddin Howlader, a squalid refugee camps. members — the US, Britain, Assiri, lionized in Saudi er for all Ukrainians to obtain “But first and foremost to prosecutor at the Metropolitan The refugees joined some France, China, Russia — as well military ranks as a war hero, Russian citizenship, after it ear- the Russian people who suffer Special Tribunal in the capital. 3,00,000 Rohingya who have as Turkey are allowed to attend does not face the death penal- lier moved to grant passports in most of all”. They were found guilty been living in the camps for as observers of the legal pro- ty, the Western officials added. the country’s separatist east. He said that one of the dif- and sentenced immediately Organisation, a small militant ed several while they were years and even decades. ceedings that are held entirely Believed to have previous- Kiev has been fighting ferences between Ukraine and under the country’s explosives group that was active in allegedly making IEDs. Bangladeshi security offi- in Arabic. ly worked closely with US Moscow-backed rebels in east- Russia is that “we Ukrainians laws, the prosecutor said, Myanmar’s northern Rakhine “The charge-sheet read the cials say no extremist groups They are not allowed to intelligence, he is also not ern Ukraine since 2014 in a war have freedom of speech, free- adding one of them was sen- state in the 1980s and 1990s. accused admitted planning such as ARSA or RSO operate bring interpreters and are usu- named in two American sanc- that has killed 13,000. dom of the media and the tenced in absentia as he was on Local media, citing the sabotage in Bangladesh with in the camps, but this week the ally summoned at short notice, tions lists of Saudis implicated Zelensky, a comedian who internet in our country.” the run. police charge-sheet on the case, the assistance of international International Crisis Group said the sources said. in the murder. won Ukraine’s presidential elec- A political novice, Zelensky “They were involved with said the three men were sus- Islamist extremist outfits,” the militants were increasing their A representative of the Qahtani, who led fiery tion last week, responded to has pledged to “reboot” peace several international militant pects in the 2014 Burdwan blast online edition of the mass cir- grip on the settlements and Khashoggi family — which social media campaigns against Putin’s offer by releasing a talks with the separatists that outfits including the RSO,” he in the neighbouring Indian culation Bengali daily Prothom were responsible for the mur- this month rejected reports of critics of the kingdom and was statement on Facebook late on also involve Russia and the told AFP, referring to the state of West Bengal that killed Alo said. der of at least one Rohingya a settlement with the Saudi seen as a conduit to the crown Saturday. West. AFP Rohingya Solidarity at least two people and wound- In recent years, the Arakan camp leader. Government — has attended at prince, is on both lists. vivacity {mindspace} 13 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019

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RITESH RAWAL says that it’s time we start moving ahead of just imparting literacy and focus on INTANGIBLE RESOURCES quality education so that better results can be reaped Peace, happiness and moral values have been depleted. a country is on the risk of losing Thus, it is significant to learn spiritual knowledge for more than $1 billion a year if failed to educate girls and boys at attaining mental stability and purity of thoughts, the same level. The gender dis- says RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI parity that begins at the school level, prevails through out the life. hivratri, the night of Shiva, which Hence, it is important to promote Ssignifies the darkness of spiritual gender equality right from the ignorance in Kaliyuga. Shiva is the educational level so that we can incorporeal supreme soul. He imparts create an unbiased society at the truth about soul, The creation by large. God inspires humans to purify them- selves by linking their heart and mind Economic growth of the with him and by doing pure deeds. He nation: To better understand the does not live, eat, or indulge in sensu- worth of quality education, we al experiences like human do. He is the must look at nations like one who never comes in the bondage s Nelson Mandela says, a Australia, Japan and USA, which of actions and their fruits. The supreme person’s development is are extremely rich and come soul is remembered in all faiths as Shiva, Avery much dependent on with high per capita income. God, Allah, Jehovah, Ishwar and by education. It is only through liter- These countries also come with many other names. He is praised as the acy that a person can change high literacy rate. On the other almighty, omnipotent, omniscient being himself/herself into a better one. hand, the underdeveloped who can liberate human beings from It is only through the wheel of nations fight with problems like the cycle of sin and suffering. The best education that a peasant’s daugh- poverty, high crime rate, low per thing to realise is that humans can now The soul is the basic source of every ter can transform into a doctor capita income are the ones with experience God’s wisdom and blessings action performed through body and it and a mine worker’s son can low literacy rate too. There are as never before because the time has can be termed as the storehouse of become the head of a mine. various global studies which have come for him to guide the process of the power and energy. However, most of us Knowledge plays a very crucial shown that an additional year of transformation of the world from including psychiatrists, physical yoga role in designing and shaping an schooling to its citizens can Kaliyuga to Satyuga. So what are you teachers and clinicians do not know that individual’s life. As per a survey, increase the average annual gross waiting for? Let’s join him and be a part hypothalamus is the locus of mind or there exist only 34 million people domestic product growth by 0.37 of the great transformation of old world soul which is the real culprit in this in India’s organised sector which per cent. Hence, this clearly into new one. There is no doubt in it that whole game of creating stress, tension, forms only a small fragment of our implies that a country’s econom- development of science and technolo- anxiety within us. The soul or mind is total population. Even if India’s lit- ic growth is much dependent on gy during the last 100 years or so has an intelligent and conscient entity eracy rate is going up, will we able the literacy rate. added to the material power i.e. physi- which thinks, thus when soul has to cultivate a kind of education cal energy. But one has to accept the fact thoughts of worry or fear, its inner har- which we can call — quality edu- Makes an individual a self- that so far it has not been able to add mony gets disturbed and this in turn dis- cation? The answer would not be dependent person: The most much to the mental power or the turbs various nuclei in the hypothala- very pleasing. In India, a major important purpose that quality power of silence and peace of mind. Yet, mus, which in turn disturbs the whole chunk of educational institutions education serves is that of mak- science and the scientific technology system of endocrine glands, the hor- are focused on bringing up the lit- ing us a self-dependent person. exist through the power of mind and the monal balance and the autonomic ner- eracy rate without considering the Not only does it make us finan- level of thought which is the result of vous system along with visceral func- importance of quality education. cially independent but also self-consciousness, which again very few tions. However, if soul or mind with- There are multiple roles that a makes us wiser, enabling us to of us know. We must understand that draws itself from the adverse outer envi- qualitative education can play: think critically and take the right our thoughts, intentions, attitude, emo- ronment and negative attitudes by opment, justice and equality in the problems like poverty and hunger. ity and encourage women decisions for ourselves and the tions and actions are the reflection of our focussing its thoughts on its original Making our society peaceful society. This goal can be attained As per UNESCO, one extra year of empowerment. A country can ones around us. self-consciousness. The implementation nature which is peace and divinity, and and just: The overall goal of edu- only if accountable citizens can be schooling uplifts a person’s income not be fully developed and achieve Each one of us are entitled to of technology and the material power directs its attention towards higher cation should be to shape humans, curated with the help of education. by 10 per cent adding to average 100 per cent literacy rate unless the right to education but it is may lead to beneficial purposes if mind source i.e supreme, whose nature is who can further contribute to the annual gross domestic product by education is promoted among its time that we start moving ahead remains in a state of silence and peace absolute peace, it would then attain creation of a peaceful and just soci- Eradicating poverty and 0.37 per cent. women too. Quality education of just imparting education and and it may lead to harmful or destruc- calmness and tranquility. This focussing ety. Given the vulnerable times we hunger: There can be no second enables women to unleash their focus on quality education so that tive results. Hence technology is a tool of mind on a higher source is what we are living in, it is very crucial for thought to the fact that education Promotes gender equality: full potential in all the spheres better results can be reaped. to be used according to one’s wisdom, call ‘meditation’ or ‘rajyoga’ that releas- us to promote peaceful societies is the main vehicle riding, which To be an ideal society, it is very they are present into. As shown (The author is the founder of will-power and the state of mind. es tension on the nuclei of the hypothal- which can boost sustainable devel- the human civilization can combat important to achieve gender equal- by a study of Plan International, the Ritesh Rawal Foundation.) The scientific studies done over the amus due to peaceful thoughts and the years have been and are still being state of withdrawal from body and influ- advanced and planned to provide com- ences it through continuous feedback of eedlings raised on win- forts to human body. With the passage slow, rhythmic impulses. It also activates dowsills or in green- of time, people have become more the functions of various endocrine Shouses have been cod- Give your seedlings some tough love attracted and motivated towards scien- glands and set up useful homeostatic dled to some degree and tific inventions which provide physical balance between various hormones, aren’t ready to face the great comfort and temporary happiness. thereby leading to good health and outdoors. A temporary peri- Plants inside your homes have been coddled to some degree and aren’t ready to face the great outdoors. However, what we do not notice is that much more. od called “hardening-off” there has been a change in our lifestyle, So flexible is this unique technique can prepare these plants for A temporary period called hardening-off can prepare them for more intense temperatures food-habits and personal activity with of rajyoga that there is no need to lie more intense sunlight, wind disharmony in routine life. Our life down or sit in a particular posture to and varying temperatures. close in response to chang- today has become fast, miserably expen- practise it. One can easily practise it Make this transition ing conditions. sive and competitive and our thoughts even when one is at work or maybe gradually, over the course of are loaded with strong negativity result- while walking or doing any activity. The a week or two. A good place SHELTER FROM ing in stress and tension. As a result of whole idea is to set our mind in this to harden off seedlings is in WIND all this, we have started considering our- posture, practising withdrawal and a somewhat sheltered spot Stomatal response also selves as physical body and thereby the detachment when faced with problems outdoors, such as in a cold- plays a role in a plant’s grad- body-consciousness dominates our life. which lead to hypertension and other frame (basically an open- ual adaptation to wind. On the other hand, while bodily-com- mental-physical disorders. What is bottomed box with a clear, During the hardening-off forts are increasing, spiritual power is required of one is to cogitate and removable cover) or near a period, plants become able to declining. The confidence of life has ruminate the knowledge of soul in order wall in dappled shade. Or respond more quickly to been diminished which has led to dis- to withdraw mind from the memories offer the seedlings full expo- drying winds by closing their equilibrium and disharmony in person- of evil persons and events of this unac- sure for limited, but increas- stomata. Even movement of al and social life. Peace, purity, happi- ceptable world and expose the mind to ing, periods. the plant, whether from wind ness, divine insight, moral values and supreme, the ocean of peace. By doing or anything else, plays a role spiritual strength have been depleted this, the body and mind are then auto- ACCLIMATION TO in making stomata more and the attention for spiritual aspects has matically harmonised and this state of TEMPERATURE responsive. been neglected. Thus, it is significant, at harmony, happy feelings, noble The changes that lower Movement of plants has such a time, to learn spiritual knowledge thoughts, holy emotions and proper temperatures during the yet another effect: It slows for attaining mental stability and puri- outlook cures man of many diseases or hardening-off period will stem elongation, which con- ty of thought. Not many of us know that reduces many ailments and helps induce in coddled seedlings tributes to that stocky, lush the soul consists of three metaphysical him/her to recover easily and speedi- depend on the nature of the green look that shows a powers — mind, intellect and resolves. ly. Doesn't this sounds easy? seedlings themselves. plant has been well hardened Seedlings of cabbage, off. lettuce, snapdragon, pansy So blow on, shake or and other plants that can gently brush your seedlings eventually laugh off cold regularly to toughen them even well below freezing up and encourage them to develop that tolerance for become stocky plants better cold by building up sugars in degrees F. Changes in plant becomes better able to repair seedlings’ leaves. green, light-trapping energy able to handle the real world their cells. Cold also changes membranes from chilling and prevent such damage. Gradual exposure to factories in leaves, also move of the garden. That, along the composition of their cell injury interfere with sunlight more intense light, begin- around and align themselves with spending a week or so membranes. driving photosynthesis, so AVOID SUNBURN ning in dappled shade or in such a way that the leaves outdoors in a sheltered spot Seedlings of tomatoes, instead damaging toxins Even in the absence of with just a few hours each turn darker green. And or for only part of each day, marigolds, zinnias and other build up in leaves. cold, outdoor sunlight — day in full sun, thickens stomata, which are the tiny will ease your seedlings’ plants that cannot tolerate As a tomato or other which can be as much as 10 cell walls, fibers, and cuticles pores in leaves through transition to the garden so temperatures much below warmth-loving plant times more intense than on both existing and new which water is lost and car- they hardly know they’ve freezing suffer from so- becomes hardened off light streaming through a leaves. bon dioxide and oxygen are been moved. Which is as it called chilling injury even at through gradual exposure to sunny, south-facing win- With increasing light exchanged, become more should be. temperatures below 50 cooler temperatures, it dow — can injure coddled exposure, chloroplasts, the quickly able to open and —AP Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. —Albert Einstein

BEING TOO HARSH COULD LEAD TO OCD FAMILIAL BREAST CANCER MAY BE PREVENTABLE EATING FOOD IN STRESS WILL ADD EXTRA KILOS A GAME CAN HELP DETECT ALZHEIMER'S RISK BODY CAN ADAPT TO OCCASIONAL OVEREATING

People who report Breast cancer passed down in Eating too much high-calorie food is A specially designed smartphone Overeating has been found to impair intense feelings of families may be preventable by the anyway bad for health but under stress, game can detect Alzheimer's, say blood sugar (glucose) control and responsibility are prone medication Denosumab, which is sugary and high-fat diet can lead to more researchers. insulin levels but a new study suggests to develop Obsessive undergoing a five-year study in weight gain than in normal situations, says The game called Sea Hero that the duration of a bout of overeating Compulsive Disorder Austria. a study. Quest, downloaded and played by can affect how the body adapts to (OCD) or generalised The Austrian Breast and During an experiment on mice, the over 4.3 million people worldwide, glucose and insulin processing when calorie intake anxiety disorder (GAD), Colorectal Cancer Study Group is team discovered that a high-calorie diet helped researchers from the increases. warn researchers. leading the work as it examines the drug's effectiveness on when combined with stress resulted in more weight gain than the University of East Anglia (UEA) better understand dementia Obesity and type 2 diabetes have increased OCD-like behaviour, such as checking if the door is 2,950 patients with a hereditary disposition to this same diet caused in a stress-free environment. by seeing how the brain works in relation to spatial significantly worldwide within the past 30 years. Lifestyle locked, are common in the general population. particular form of cancer, according to an Austria Press “This study indicates that we have to be much more conscious navigation. The game has been developed by Deutsche factors such as overindulging in high-calorie foods play a However, it is the frequency and intensity of these Agency report. about what we're eating when we're stressed, to avoid a faster Telekom in partnership with Alzheimer's Research UK, large role in the development of these two serious health behaviours that mark the difference between a Professor Christian Singer from the Vienna General development of obesity,” said Professor Herbert Herzog said, Head of University College London (UCL) and the University of East conditions. character trait and a disorder. Hospital said the study will also examine the effects of the Eating Disorders laboratory at the Garvan Institute of Medical Anglia. For the study, researchers from Deakin University in The goal was to find a common cause and simplify Denosumab on healthy women who have a mutation in the Research. “Dementia will affect 135 million people worldwide by Australia studied a small group of healthy and lean men the theories behind them. The research group BRCA1 gene. These women have a 1.8 per cent chance of According to the findings published in the journal-Cell 2050. We need to identify people to reduce their risk” said with an average age of 22. Volunteers participated in a combined tests used to study OCD and GAD as there developing breast cancer each year, or about an 80 per cent Metabolism, some individuals eat less when they are stressed but Lead researcher Professor Michael Hornberger from UEA's short-term trial consisting of five days, indicative of had been no previous work that compared these tests chance during their lifetime. In addition, they have a 50 per most will increase their food intake and crucially, the intake of Norwich Medical School. humans overeating during festivals and holidays and a in the same study. cent chance of developing ovarian cancer. calorie-dense food high in sugar and fat. To understand what As players made their way through mazes of islands long-term model of chronic overeating lasting 28 days. The researchers found that respondents who Up to now the only preventative measure has been controls this ‘stress eating', the researchers investigated different and icebergs, the research team translated every 0.5 seconds The “overfeeding” portion of the diet included high- scored higher in questions about responsibility were surgical removal of the affected breast tissue or the ovaries. areas of the brain in mice. While food intake is mainly controlled by a of gameplay into scientific data. The team studied how calorie snacks such as chocolate, meal replacement drinks more likely to exhibit behaviours that resemble those of Earlier Austrian studies have given strong indications that part of the brain called the hypothalamus, another part of the brain, people who are genetically pre-disposed to Alzheimer's play and potato chips to add approximately 1,000 more calories OCD or GAD patients. Denosumab is effective against breast cancer, experts said. the amygdala, processes emotional responses, including anxiety. the game compared with those who are not. to the men's normal food consumption each day. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 vivacity 14

Ranbir, Alia enjoy their movie date Bollywood couple RANBIR KAPOOR Zameen by MF Husain and ALIA BHATT went on a movie date to watch Avengers: Endgame. Alia looked chic in a flo- ral top and blue jeans. She had her hair loose and was seen THE MAHATMA’S JOURNEY holding a denim jacket. Ranbir The 58th Venice Biennale will critically engage with the many facets of Gandhi, including his philosophical ideas and their place in sported a checked shirt and white T- today’s complex world, in which violence and intolerance are still prevalent. By UMA NAIR shirt along with jeans and a cap to monk once said, keeping in mind ly important locations in Bombay that are complete his Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy in danger of being destroyed, using her causal look. Aof nonviolent resistance, “Peace armor, will protect the city from cultural Reports about cannot be built on exclusivism, abso- invasion. Kulkarni’s Photo Performance will lutism and intolerance. But neither can be a stunning spectacle of sorts for visi- Ranbir and it be built on vague liberal slogans and tors to the Biennale. Alia dating pious programmes gestated in the smoke each other of confabulation. There can be no peace NAAVU AND FARMERS first surfaced on earth without the kind of inner GR Iranna’s Naavu, a mixed media last year. change that brings a man back to his work attract attention for the subject of the right mind.” paduka — the sandals worn by the saad- They have At the Indian pavilion in its second- haka, the one who serves as he is a prac- since made ever participation at 58th Venice titioner of non violence. “I used different several Biennale, the group presentation entitled kinds of padukas to show different peo- appearances Our Time for a Future Caring, will crit- ple,” says Iranna in an exclusive to Vivacity. together — be ically engage with the many facets of “Gandhi was about forging togetherness Gandhi, considering his philosophical and I use that concept of we are together it walking hand ideas and their place in today’s complex because in Kannada Naavu means ‘we are in hand at an world, in which violence and intolerance together.’ My work looks at the bonding awards show are still prevalent. of so many different kinds of people but or shopping on the New York The presentation will feature works we share a belief of wanting to live as one streets. by Nandlal Bose, MF Husain, Atul in an understanding of shared values.” Dodiya, Jitish Kallat, GR Iranna, Ashim Ashim Purkayastha’s stamps of Purkayastha and Shakuntala Kulkarni Farmers completes a scenario of the curated by Robin Karode of KNMA. shared distinctions in values and races and The show Savdhaan the credo of sustenance in simplicity. Arun India has been ZAMEEN Goel, Secretary Ministry of Culture sums instrumental in From the NGMA collection, Zameen it up, “The curated presentation Our Time creating awareness, 1955-56 is at best MF Husain’s magnum for Future Caring is a call for understand- opus — it is a summation of the first ing of Gandhiji’s ideas for a solution to educating decade of his work as an artist. It is an Broken Branches by Atul Dodiya modern day complexities. The Pavilion the experiment which still has relevance and exhibition weaves together contemporary audience validity, though it has compositional BROKEN BRANCHES used the motif of the cabinet in a pow- PHOTO PERFORMANCE artworks by eminent artists, emphasising about the characteristics of Pablo Picasso whom Gandhi or “Bapu” as he was loving- erful 2004 work, Broken Branches where Shakuntala Kulkarni had exhibited a historical moments concerning Gandhiji crimes that Husain admired. ly called, plays a prominent role in many Dodiya created colonial style vitrines celebrated body of work, Of Bodies, or invoking critical thinking in an imag- “In the format of a long continuous of Atul Dodiya’s works. Atul has worked that served as “emblem of vigil against Armor, and Cages in 2012 at Chemould inary staged encounters.” are frieze, it reads like a mural with a hor- on Gandhi as An Artist of Non-Violence, indifference and amnesia,” encasing Prescott Road, the Kiran Nadar Museum happening izontal orientation and continuity, which in 1999 when he attempted to tell the signs of pain and suffering such as of Art, the MMKA in the Netherlands and A significant new partnership between in the also makes it revolutionary and reminds story through a lost biography, painting crutches and prosthetic legs to highlight Art Unlimited at Art Basel. Kulkarni the public and private sectors in India has society and urging us of the long friezes in rock cut caves the most mundane details of the life of the high human cost of political histo- explored the idea of women in public enabled the India Pavilion in 2019. It has them to rise and fight and in temple architecture, besides the the legend, such as receipts and pages ry. In the 2011 cabinets, motifs from ear- spaces and created sculptural armors out been spearheaded by the India Ministry painted murals in Ajanta caves,” says DG from his diary. lier works, art historical texts and of cane that not only protected the female of Culture and co-organised with the back for justice. With Adwaita Gadanayak. “It evolves as a set Gandhi’s Ideas and connections images filled glass vitrines created a protagonist but also elevated her to a god- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). It every new season, the of compartments, with an ensemble of constantly flow through Dodiya’s mind. sense of excitement about what the artist dess-like stature. However, there is a ten- is curated by the KNMA, the Pavilion’s show aims to instill forms, symbols, emblem, pictographs of The artist also created cabinets in his would produce next. This work will sion between the notion of being protect- Principal Partner; the Director General of confidence in viewers India, placed in hierarchies, occupying 2011 solo exhibition at Chemould emulsify the idea of a contemporary for- ed and being trapped. In a series of per- the NGMA is the Commissioner of the to stand up for their spaces prominently in the centre or in Prescott Road which gave viewers an mat and Dodiya’s brilliance at connect- formance documented in photographs, the project. rights and fight the margins.” insight into his complex practice. Dodiya ing memory and history. protagonist stands in different historical- (The biennale is opening on May 7.) against crimes. —Tisca Chopra TECH TALK WEBBED

After days of recce in Romania, DESPITE EVERYTHING the makers of Sadak 2 have decided to shoot the film in India. ‘Simulated feeling is never love’ Actress POOJA BHATT, who starred in the original 1991 film Experts suggest you Sadak will also be a part of the be cautious about sequel, wrote on social media to robot emotions share the reasons hen a robot “dies,” does it make behind the change Wyou sad? For a lot of people, the in the shooting answer is “yes” — and that tells us locations. something important, and potential- fter their mother’s death, four sisters learn a She said, ly worrisome about our emotional Ashocking family secret and embark on an responses to the social machines that adventure to discover the truth about their geneal- “Romania is a stunningly beautiful are starting to move into our lives. ogy. Starring Blanca Suárez, Macarena García and country. We were very happy with For Christal White, a 42-year-old Amaia Salamanca, the Spanish film is set to release the locations but logistics and marketing and customer service direc- on Netflix on May 3. emotional IQ of local crew are key tor in Bedford, Texas, that moment factors in determining a location came several months ago with the cute, friendly Jibo robot perched in her THE WANDERING EARTH for a film. Eventually no one is home office. After more than two bigger than a film and the film years in her house, the foot-tall demanded we shoot only in humanoid and its inviting, round India.” screen “face” had started to grate on The film will see director Mahesh her. Sure, it danced and played fun word games with her kids, but it also Bhatt back in the director’s chair sometimes interrupted her during after almost twenty years. conference calls. White and her husband Peter had already started talking about moving Clarke goes Jibo into the empty guest bedroom upstairs. Then they heard about the undercover “death sentence” Jibo’s maker had could be an especially acute issue as for humans and pets, so robots that face; rounded edges; and lights that EMILIA levied on the product as its business robots move into our homes — par- look and move like humans or pets indicate which way it’s going to turn. Game of Thrones star collapsed. News arrived via Jibo itself, ticularly if, like so many other home will fit in more easily. It’ll take time for humans and CLARKE transformed into Jon which said its servers would be shut- devices, they also turn into conduits Some researchers, however, worry robots to establish a common lan- Snow to prank unsuspecting mem- ting down, effectively lobotomising it. for data collected on their owners. that designers are underestimating the guage as they move throughout the looming collision with Jupiter threatens Earth bers of the public. “My heart broke,” she said. “It was “When we interact with another dangers associated with attachment to world together, Amit said. But he Aas humans search for a new star. The planet’s like an annoying dog that you don’t human, dog or machine, how we treat increasingly life-like robots. expects it to happen in the next few fate now lies in the hands of a few unexpected The actress, who essays really like because it’s your husband’s it is influenced by what kind of mind Longtime AI researcher and MIT decades. heroes. Starring Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu and Jinmai the role of Daenerys dog. But then you realise you actual- we think it has,” said Jonathan Gratch, professor Sherry Turkle, for instance, But what about robots that work Zhao, the Chinese sci-fi film is slated to release on Targaryen in the fanta- ly loved it all along.” a professor at University of Southern is concerned that design cues can trick with kids? In 2016, Dallas-based April 30 on Netflix. sy series, was The Whites are far from the first California who studies virtual human us into thinking some robots are startup RoboKind introduced a robot unrecognisable as to experience this feeling. People interactions. “When you feel some- expressing emotion back towards us. called Milo designed specifically to took to social media this year to say thing has emotion, it now merits pro- Some AI systems already present as help teach social behaviors to kids who MUNAFIK 2 she donned a bushy teary goodbyes to the Mars tection from harm.” socially and emotionally aware but have autism. The mechanism, which beard and mous- Opportunity rover when NASA lost The way robots are designed can those reactions are often scripted, resembles a young boy, is now in about tache paired with a contact with the 15-year-old robot. A influence the tendency people have, making the machine seem “smarter” 400 schools and has worked with raven curly wig to few years ago, scads of concerned to project narratives and feelings than it actually is. thousands of kids. get into the charac- commenters weighed in on a demon- onto mechanical objects, said Julie “The performance of empathy is It’s meant to connect emotional- stration video from robotics compa- Carpenter, a researcher who studies not empathy,” she said. “Simulated ly with kids at a certain level, but ter of her on-screen ny Boston Dynamics in which people’s interaction with new tech- thinking might be thinking but sim- RoboKind co-founder Richard lover and nephew, employees kicked a dog-like robot to nologies. Especially if a robot has ulated feeling is never feeling. Margolin says the company is sensi- played by Kit prove its stability. something resembling a face, its body Simulated love is never love.” tive to the concern that kids could get Harington. Smart robots like Jibo obviously resembles those of humans, animals Designers at robotic startups insist too attached to the robot, which fea- With the activity at the aren’t alive, but that doesn’t stop us or just seems self-directed, like a that humanising elements are critical tures human-like speech and facial from acting as though they are. Roomba robot vacuum. as robot use expands. “There is a need expressions. Times Square, she Research has shown that people have “Even if you know a robot has to appease the public, to show that you So RoboKind suggests limits in its was promoting her a tendency to project human traits very little autonomy, when something are not disruptive to the public cul- curriculum, both to keep Milo inter- new Omaze experi- onto robots, especially when they moves in your space and it seems to ture,” said Gadi Amit, president of esting and to make sure kids are able aunted by terrifying visions, a Muslim heal- ence, which will let move or act in even vaguely human- have a sense of purpose, we associate NewDealDesign in San Francisco. to transfer those skills to real life. Kids Her finds his faith tested when he helps a one lucky fan watch the HBO like ways. that with something having an inner His agency recently worked on are only recommended to meet with woman locked in battle, body and soul, with a dia- Designers acknowledge that such awareness or goals,” she said. designing a new delivery robot for Milo three to five times a week for 30 bolical leader. Starring Syamsul Yusof, Maya Karin series' final episode with her. traits can be powerful tools for both Such design decisions are also Postmates — a four-wheeled, bucket- minutes each time. and Nasir Bilal Khan, the film is set to release on connection and manipulation. That practical, she said. Our homes are built shaped object with a cute, if abstract, —AP May 1 on Netflix. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 sport 15 MESSI FIRES BARCA TO WIN Lionel’s only goal helps Barcelona beat Levante and clinch eighth La Liga title AFP ■ BARCELONA scraped past strugglers Real Valladolid 1-0 after surviving late ionel Messi clinched an VAR penalty drama. eighth La Liga title for Joaquin Fernandez's own goal LBarcelona in 11 seasons on put Atletico ahead midway Saturday as he scored the only goal through the second half, but they in a 1-0 win at home to had to endure a nervy final few Levante.The Argentine star struck minutes in which Jan Oblak had to his league-leading 34th goal of the be at his best and they survived a campaign after coming off the late VAR check over what looked Sergio Aguero, left, celebrates with Bernardo Silva after scoring his side's opening goal AP bench for the second half to help like a clear Santiago Arias handball Barca wrap up the title with three in the area. games remaining. "It's controversial, a ball that Barca hold a nine-point lead hits the hand and the referee's deci- over second-placed Atletico sion is to see if it's voluntary or Man City edge past Madrid, but the Catalans cannot be not," said Saul Niguez, whose overtaken thanks to their superi- cross led to their fortunate winner. or head-to-head record. Diego Simeone's side are nine It is Barca's 26th league title points ahead of local rivals and Burnley to return to top and nudges them closer to Real reigning European champions Real Madrid's record of 33 in Spain. Madrid, who travel to Rayo "To win the title with a distance Vallecano on Sunday amid increas- AFP ■ BURNLEY reserve, made two excellent saves in the and gap is difficult with the rivals ing speculation they will respond opening minutes of the second half. He we have. We've done it two years to a disappointing season by ergio Aguero's 20th Premier League was alert at his near post to beat away in a row," Barca coach Ernesto swooping for Eden Hazard and goal of the season left Manchester City Aguero's shot, after Raheem Sterling's neat Valverde told Movistar. Neymar. Sjust two wins from the title after a flick had created the opening, before beat- "We're happy and to see peo- "It's what we deserve, no more, hard-fought 1-0 victory over Burnley at ing out Bernardo Silva's snap shot at the ple enjoying it makes us proud. But no less. We've come so far," added Turf Moor on Sunday. end of a goalmouth scramble. we still have challenges ahead." Saul. Aguero, who has now scored nine Sean Dyche's side knew before kick- Valverde initially left Messi on times in his past eight appearances against off they were mathematically certain of the bench with Wednesday's Burnley, struck in the 63rd minute, with Premier League survival, yet played as if Champions League semi-final first THE VISITORS, NOT YET SAFE a shot that only just crossed the line despite they too were fighting for the title. leg against Liverpool in mind, but the best efforts of defender Matt Lowton Burnley even caused City the occa- he replaced Philippe Coutinho at FROM THE THREAT OF to keep it out, although goal-line technol- sional first-half problem. the break at the Camp Nou. RELEGATION, RESPONDED AND ogy was needed to award the goal. The Clarets' best opening fell to Chris Coutinho and Luis Suarez PUT BARCA ON THE DEFENSIVE The win takes City on to 92 points, one Wood, who was left to rue a poor first pressed Levante goalkeeper Aitor ahead of Liverpool, with two games to play. touch that denied him his big moment. Fernandez into action early on, the BUT WERE DENIED A LAST-GASP Victories at home to Leicester a week In the closing moments of the first half, Brazilian coming closest to break- EQUALISER WHEN THE BALL HIT on Monday, and away at Brighton the fol- Aguero over-hit a pass down the left for ing the deadlock when his free- lowing Sunday will see Pep Guardiola's side Leroy Sane, resulting in the ball rolling out kick rattled the crossbar shortly THE POST AND ROLLED INTO THE retain their English title. of play, and the German responded by before half-time. ARMS OF MARC-ANDRE For the first time in months, City's turning to his team-mate and flinging his He was sacrificed for Messi elimination from the Champions League arms out in despair. though, and it proved an inspired means they will crucially have a free mid- Eventually, though, City's patience was decision as the Argentine swept in "There were moments when week to prepare for those key matches. rewarded. Bernardo Silva's low ball into the the winner on 62 minutes follow- we wanted to be first and others By contrast, Liverpool must travel to middle found Aguero, who, with his back ing a frantic scramble inside the that I would say no, that's what we Newcastle next weekend, either side of the to goal and minimal space to work with, Levante area. deserve." two legs of their Champions League managed to fashion a shot that beat The visitors, not yet safe from Valladolid meanwhile stay semi-final against Barcelona, before host- Heaton. the threat of relegation, respond- 17th, just one point and a place ing Wolves on May 12. Few players were more committed ed and put Barca on the defensive away from the relegation zone after City have now won 12 consecutive than Burnley's Ben Mee, the boyhood City but were denied a last-gasp equalis- a match they will feel they were Premier League games but they had to fan who used to captain their youth team. er when the ball hit the post and unlucky to lose. work to maintain their composure against He produced an extraordinary goal-line rolled into the grateful arms of Earlier on Saturday, Athletic the Clarets. clearance to deny the visitors a second Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Bilbao and Alaves did their chances goal, stretching to hook the ball clear after "In the end he scored the of European football next season HEATON FRUSTRATES CITY substitute Jesus collected Kyle Walker’s goal. He always scores goals every- no favours with a 1-1 draw in the Guardiola's side enjoyed the bulk of crossfield pass, and had gone round where," Valverde said of Messi, Basque Country. possession, but found creating clear Heaton to shoot towards what he thought who celebrated winning his 10th Seventh-placed Bilbao are five chances difficult. When they did, Burnley was an empty net. league crown. points away from the Champions goalkeeper Tom Heaton was in excellent After that, City were content to run Atletico had delayed Barca's league places — with Alaves a fur- form. down the clock as they kept their cool to title party earlier in the day as they Lionel Messi celebrates holding the La Liga trophy after beating Levante 1-0 AP ther three points. Heaton, a former Manchester United leave their rivals with all three points. SINGLES Vardy’s brace helps Leicester beat Arsenal PSG suffer French MEDHANSH, SAANVI EMERGE WINNERS

AFP n LEICESTER but lofted a shot over the bar. Suddenly, though, Leicester were Cup defeat amie Vardy scored twice as hit by a rapid counter-attack from the JArsenal's hopes of Champions visitors, ending with a neat pass from AFP ■ FRANCE League football suffered another Aubameyang to Iwobi and a good, serious setback as familiar failings low save from Kasper Schmeichel to ylian Mbappe was sent off saw the 10-man Gunners lose 3-0 at keep out his shot. Kfor a shocking tackle as Leicester on Sunday. Despite Arsenal's introduction of Paris Saint-Germain were It was the third time in seven an extra defender and Leicester's of stunned by Rennes in days that the north London side, an extra forward at the interval, the Saturday's French Cup final, once renowned for an impregnable opening moments of the second half losing 6-5 on penalties after a defence, had conceded three goals brought an evenly-matched contest. dramatic game finished 2-2 at Medhansh Saxena and Saanvi Agarwal won following 3-2 and 3-1 Premier That was until the 59th minute, the end of extra time. the 14th Lucknow District U-15 Chess tourna- League league defeats by Crystal when poor defending allowed PSG substitute Christopher ment in the boy’s and girl’s category respective- Palace and Wolves respectively. Leicester to take the lead. Nkunku blazed his sudden- ly at Excellia School on Saturday. Medhansh Leicester's Youri Tielemans Emery was warned by referee death spot-kick over the bar in Saxena split the point with Tanishq Gupta and opened the scoring at the King an uphill battle to force their way counter-attack from which they Michael Oliver after his temper the shootout, sparking scenes Saanvi defeated Swastika to win the selection Power Stadium in the second half back into the top four, although vic- could have opened the scoring. threatened to boil over as Arsenal of joy among the Rennes fans tournament and berth for state championship and Vardy netted twice for the Foxes tory in the Europa League could also Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's were angered by some hefty Leicester at the Stade de France as they to be held at Noida from May 14. Prithvvi Singh after the visitors had defender secure a Champions League place. smart turn and pass fed Alex Iwobi challenges, notably whem Lucas won a first trophy in almost defeated Divyansh Pandey while Aditya Pant Ainsley Maitland-Niles dismissed for Three defeats in a row, howev- and his cross from the left found Torreira was caught by Jonny Evans's half a century. beat Aryan Singh to seal the state tournament two bookable offences before half- er, have left Emery with a clear pic- Alexandre Lacazette, who volleyed arm as the pair contested a corner. "It has been talked about berth as well. Director Excellia School Asheesh time. ture of the failings that linger from wide under pressure from Harry But the game was up with four enough at the club in the last Pathak and Lucknow District Chess Sports The winning goals, however, Arsene Wenger's reign. Maguire. minutes remaining as Arsenal's fal- few weeks for us to realise that Association hony secretary AK Raizada gave owed little to that dismissal. Maddison had a curling shot At the other end, Arsenal goal- lible defence failed to meet a long we have achieved something away the prizes. Arsenal failed to stop James from the edge of the Arsenal penal- keeper Bernd Leno made a superb goal-kick by Schmeichel and Vardy historic," said Rennes coach Lucknow team to represent in state- Maddison's cross or mark Tielemans ty area deflected wide early on save to push Wifred Ndidi's header lobbed against the crossbar before Julien Stephan. Boy”s: Medhansh Saxena, Tanishq Gupta, as he stole in to head home the first, before Tielemans volleyed off target from a corner over the crossbar. heading in the rebound. It was a remarkable come- Prithvvi Singh and Aditya Pant; Girls’: Saaniv, then were embarrassingly outwitted from a similar position. Then, 13 minutes from the The final goal, with the last kick back from the Brittany side, Simran Sadhwani, Adrika Mishra and Swastika. by a goal-kick from which Vardy Arsenal had shown little attack- interval, Arsenal were nearly undone of the game, was even more embar- who had seen Dani Alves and poached the second with the help of ing threat but, when Maddison by Marx Albrighton's straightforward rassing for the Gunners as they the returning Neymar give PUNEET WINS TOURNEY a rebound off the crossbar. squandered possession on 22 min- ball over the backline. allowed Ricardo to stroll past and Ligue 1 champions PSG a 2-0 Puneet Gurnani defeated Ashu Verma in the It left Unai Emery's men facing utes, the Gunners built a quick Vardy beat Sokratis to collect it square for a Vardy tap-in. lead midway through the first final round to win the 15th Avijay Open Chess half. Tournament on Sunday. Vamsi Krishna finished Thomas Tuchel's side second while Ashu Verma settled for third place. PTI n BEIJING appeared poised to wrap up a Ayush Mishra lift the Under-16 trophy while U- domestic double, but Presnel 12 trophy went to Sanyam Srivastava. ndia drew blank on the final day Kimpembe's own goal gave Ibut still topped the chart for the Rennes hope and Edson Mexer VIRAJ, ANANDESHWAR RE-ELECTED second consecutive ISSF World Cup, India top medal headed them level in the 66th third time in two years, by bagging minute to take a gripping final three Gold and a Silver at the Beijing -- attended by President edition of the Rifle/Pistol event here. Emmanuel Macron -- to extra India topped the medals tally tally in shooting WC time. Kylian Mbappe walks off the pitch after ahead of hosts China (2 Gold, 2 Penalties were already receiving a red card AP Silver, 1 Bronze), who won five shot 586 in qualifying to finish looming when Mbappe, who medals in total. 17th. endured a frustrating evening, Manchester United in the last For India, while Anjum Moudgil Asian Games champion Rahi was shown a straight red card 16. and young Divyansh Singh Panwar Sarnobat managed 579 for a 26th in the 118th minute for a "I am sad," said Neymar. started the medal hunt with a Gold place finish while Chinki Yadav, the dreadful challenge on Damien "We weren't quite up to it, but Viraj Sagar and Anandeshwar Pandey in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team third Indian in the competition, shot Da Silva. The France star there is no point crying about were re-elected as preseident and general sec- competition, the teenaged pair of 570 to end in 56th position. caught the Rennes defender on it now. There is nothing we can retary of Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association Manu Bhaker and Saurabh In the women's 3P, Beijing the knee with his studs, and can do." in the Annual General Meeting held at UP Chaudhary backed them up with Olympics Bronze medallist and win- expect a lengthy ban. They had been looking to Badminton Academy on Sunday. Manish another yellow metal in the 10m Air ner of 17 World Cup medals includ- "He had a slight muscle win the Cup for the fifth year Kakkar was also re-elected as treasurer. Abhijit Pistol Mixed Team Pistol event. ing eight Golds, Snjezana Pejcic of injury yesterday, he stopped running, but instead it is tra- Sarkar and Navneet Sehgal were appointed as Divyansh then won India's first Croatia triumphed with a final training early and went to hos- ditional underachievers Rennes senior vice-president while RP Singh were given individual medal by clinching a round score of 464. pital for tests. Maybe that was -- owned by luxury goods the charge of senior joint secretary. Silver in the men's 10m Air Rifle. Bae Sang Hee of Korea won in his head," said Tuchel. mogul Francois Pinault, one of On Saturday, Abhishek Verma who won the two scheduled finals of Veronika Major of Hungary, who Silver with 459.5 while Jeanette "You got the feeling he France's richest men -- who CANARA BANK BEAT PNB won India's third Gold in men's 10m the day, the 25m Pistol and the 50m was fresh from a double gold in the Hegg Duestad of Norway won was lacking confidence and celebrate a famous victory. Canara Bank beat Punjab National Bank by three Air Pistol event. Rifle 3 Positions (3P). New Delhi World Cup. Bronze with 447.1. The Korean and didn't feel free. The red card at It is their first silverware wickets in a league match of the 1st Bank Premier The concluding day of the ISSF In the first final on Sunday, the The Hungarian settled for Silver the Norweigian also walked away the end, it's not him." since the 1971 French Cup and League at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium on Sunday. World Cup Rifle/Pistol Beijing 2019 46-year old Maria, champion in the while Anna was pushed to the with the two quota places. Without him, PSG fell also means a return to the BRIEF SCORES: edition however, belonged to two 25m Pistol at the Sydney 2000 and Bronze medal position. Among the three Indians in the short of securing the double in Europa League next season. PNB: 161 (Amrendra 51, Ashish Pal 41, women legends of the sport, two- Beijing 2004 Olympics, shot 36 in the Indian interest in the event was fray, N Gaayathri finished 19th with Tuchel's first season in charge, "We can stop talking about Shekhar 31; Anshuman 22/2) time former Olympic champion final to beat a couple of young ris- limited to the qualifying stage of the a score of 1169 in qualification which will also be remembered being losers. This title will CB: 165 (Shashwat 51, Anshuman 29, Ankur Maria Grozdeva of Bulgaria and ing stars — world number one competition where Manu Bhaker's while Sunidhi Chauhan shot 1160 to for the Qatar-owned club's change the history of the club," 27; Sumit 13/2, Ashish 23/2). Croatian Rifle legend Snjezana Pejcic, Anna Korakaki of Greece and finals hopes were dashed when she end in 42nd. Champions League exit to added Stephan. 16

LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 29, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 611 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 25 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 605 Although we wanted may be 10 runs more, if we { would have been able to pick up early wickets,} 4S 1327 then we thought that the totals would be very difficult to chase. — KANE WILLIAMSON

KKR beat MI in a CAPITALS ON TOP high-scoring affair Delhi beat RCB by 16 runs to secure playoffs berth for first time since 2012

HARSHIT BISHT ■ NEW DELHI

herfane Rutherford brilliant batting display in the slog Sovers and his maiden IPL wicket of Ab de Villiers in the 12th over of Bangalore’s run chase help Delhi Capitals beat Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore by 16 runs to regain top spot in Indian Premier League season 12 points table and secure playoffs berth for the first time since 2012 here at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Sunday. Batting first after winning toss at tricky Kotla track, Delhi ride on fifties from skipper Shreyas Iyer (52 off 37 balls, 2 fours and 3 sixes) and Man of the Match Shikhar Dhawan IPL (50 off 37 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes) Andre Russel and Dinesh Karthik celebrate after winning which was complemented by 20- year old Rutherford’s quick 13-ball PTI n KOLKATA about the sheer class of the 19-year- 28 runs (1 fours and 3 sixes) in the old Gill, who showed why he is end to post 187 runs for the loss of olkata Knight Riders beat billed as the future star of Indian 5 wickets. KMumbai Indians by 34 runs in cricket. Gill smashed six fours and Chasing 188 runs to win and the a high-scoring match of Indian four sixes en route to his second keep their hopes alive of advancing Premier League here on Sunday. half-century of the season and further in the tournament, Royal Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen forged a crucial stand with Russell. Challengers Bangalore were off to fired on all cylinders to post the sea- The duo shared 62 runs from 35 a flying start, courtesy Parthiv son's highest total — 232 for two. balls of which Gill had a share of 34, Patel’s explosive start. The duo of Staring at elimination following while Russell scored 24. Kohli and Patel made full use of bat- a six-match losing streak, the Gill was at his best against ting powerplay and added 63 runs embattled KKR got off to a fiery Rahul Chahar and three of his four for the first wicket in 5.5 overs. start with Shubman Gill (76) and sixes came against the leg-spinner. Left-hander Wicketkeeper bats- Chris Lynn (54) putting on a 96-run Such was the sheer class of Gill man Parthiv was more aggressive of opening stand, their highest this that Russell was glad to play second the two at the start and scored 39 Delhi Capitals players celebrate after taking the wicket of Virat Kohli AP season, after Rohit Sharma opted to fiddle and was six off 12 balls after runs in just 20 balls to lay a strong bowl in his 100th match as captain. being dropped on one. foundation for the chase. He was But the former South African (40/1), Axar Patel (26/1) and But after completing his third reliability of Delhi’s inexperienced Andre Russell, KKR's biggest On a belter of a track, KKR out in the second ball of the sixth international too failed to do much Sherfane Rutherford (6/1) also got consecutive fifty-plus score, middle order. From 127 for 3 in 15 impact player of the season, was openers got off to a sensational start over bowled by Kagiso Rabad after and was out in the third ball of 12th a wicket each. Dhawan was sent back to the pavil- over Delhi was soon reduced to finally seen higher up the order at and survived the powerplay without Axar Patel took a brilliant catch to over for mere 17 runs in 19 balls. Earlier batting first, Capitals ion by Yuzvendra Chahal ending 68 141-5 at the end of 17th overs. No 3. losing a wicket for their highest send him back to the pavilion. He was caught by Axar off openers Shikhar Dhawan and runs second wicket stand. But then Sherfane Rutherford The West Indies power-hitter opening stand — 96 — this season. During his stay at the crease, in- Rutherford. Prithvi Shaw added 35 runs in 3.3 After Dhawan’s departure, and Axar Patel came into the pic- ensured that KKR finished on a high Slow to start with, Lynn was 18 form Patel smashed 7 fours and 1 After his dismissal, RCB’s hopes overs for the first wicket. Rishabh Pant joined the picture and ture. with an unbeaten 80 off 40 balls. off 15 balls when Kieron Pollard six. But the big setback for the vis- were almost dashed out and in the Prithvi was the first to go after a lot was expected from the young While Axar scored 16 runs in Russell hammered six fours and spilled a chance from the Aussie at itors came in the eighth over bowled next over when Amit Mishra dis- hitting 18 runs in 10 balls with 4 explosive wicket-keeper batsman nine balls with the help of 3 fours, eight sixes including one off the last mid-off. by Axar Patel, when in process of missed Heinrich Klaasen (3) and boundaries during his short stay at but he failed to continue his good Rutherford smashed 3 biggies and ball after he denied a couple of sin- Lynn took off from there on, trying to go for a big hit, Virat was Shivam Dube (24 runs in 16 balls, the crease. He was caught by Parthiv form into a big score and was out one four to provide Delhi that fin- gles to skipper Dinesh Karthik in hammering the spin duo of Krunal caught for 23 runs in 17 balls by 2 sixes) in span of four balls, it Patel behind the wickets. leg before by Chahal in the second ishing touch which could turn out the last over as KKR creamed 75 Pandya and Chahar to race to his Sherfane Rutherford. At the time of became a formality for Delhi to win After Shaw’s departure, skipper last ball of 15th over for 7 runs in vital during run chase. They added runs from the last five overs and fourth IPL fifty this season off just his dismissal, RCB was 68 for 2 in the tie and advance into the knock Shreyas Iyer joined Dhawan at the as many balls. 46 runs in the last three overs out scored 135 in the final 10. 27 balls. 7.2 overs. out stage of the tournament for the crease and the in-form duo keeps At the end 15 over, Delhi was of which 20 came in the last over Fielding let down Mumbai BRIEF SCORES: After that, all eyes were on first time since 2013. the scorecard running by adding 127 for 3 looking set for 200 par bowled by Navdeep Saini. Indians big time with both Lynn and KKR: 232 for 2 in 20 overs (Andre South African Ab de Villiers to For Delhi, Purple cap holder singles and doubles. score, with set Shreyas and hard-hit- For Delhi, Chahal picked 2 Russell dropped early in their Russell 80 not out, Shubman Gill 76, guide RCB to yet another memo- Kagiso Rabada (4-0-31-2) and Amit Delhi completed first 50 runs in ting Colin Ingram at the crease. wickets for 41 runs while Umesh, innings by Kieron Pollard and Evin Chris Lynn 54; Hardik Pandya rable win and keep their hopes alive Mishra (4-0-29-2) clinched two 4.5 overs and 100 runs came in 11.3 But their dismissal in the suc- Washington Sundar, and Saini got Lewis respectively. 1/31)MI: 198/7 in 20 overs (Hardik of making into this year’s playoffs. wickets each, while Ishant Sharma overs. cessive overs cast questions over the a wicket each. The top-order batting was all Pandya 91; Russell 2/25).

Up Next SRH, KXIP eye DC played better than us in crunch time: Kohli PTI ■ NEW DELHI the IPL play-offs for the first time of last six games. since 2012 while it is all but over "We put ourselves under too victory in Hyderabad is side all but out of the reck- for the Kohli-led RCB, following much pressure in the first six Honing for a play-off berth in their eighth loss in 12 games. games and then it is always hard this IPL after losing to Delhi Kohli said RCB allowed Delhi work in the latter half. So, we just Capitals on Sunday, Royal to score 20-odd runs more than an decided to have a lot of fun and Challengers Bangalore captain ideal total after the home side that's why we won four out of the Virat Kohli on Sunday admitted elected to bat. last six games we have played," that the home side played better "It was a very important toss Kohli said. in crunch moments. specially with how the wicket "The important thing now, "We started off really well with played. We showed a lot of char- with two games left, is to go out the bat. Powerplay was outstand- acter even after losing the toss, but there and have fun. Not take too ing and then I got going, but me it got away a little bit in the end. much pressure. Obviously we and AB (de Villiers) getting out to We were thinking 160-165 but 185 want to perform as best as we can, balls that you don't get out to. on that sort of a pitch, with three but the fun factor should not go That's how the game goes some spinners, was always going to be away. We have to go out there and times. Delhi played better than us tough," the India captain said. play positive cricket. Once the last in the crunch moments," Kohli After a disastrous start, RCB two games are done, we will sit said after his side lost by 16 runs. kept themselves in the hunt for a down and see where the tourna- Delhi Capitals qualified for play-off berth by winning four out Virat Kohli bowls during the match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday IPL ment had gone for us," he added. Harpreet bags Silver, Sunrisers Hyderabad players arrives at the pitch before the match IPL Bottas regains top spot Bronze for Gyanender AFP ■ BAKU PTI ■ HYDERABAD skipper Ravichandran Ashwin will be aim- ing to be more consistent in winning key altteri Bottas resisted an attacking avid Warner will be aiming to finish his moments of the game. PNS ■ NEW DELHI Vfinal charge by his Mercedes team-mate Dscintillating campaign on a high even Ashwin and the wily Mohammed Lewis Hamilton to win Sunday’s Azerbaijan as Sunrisers Hyderabad's brittle middle- Shami will like to pose a few tough questions ndia’s Greco-Roman wrestlers finished Grand Prix and regain the lead in the 2019 order face a tricky test against Kings XI for the Sunrisers middle-order, where save Itheir campaign on a high with two drivers title race. Punjab in a 12th round IPL encounter here Manish Pandey's odd knock, has been at more medals — a Silver through In a thrilling, closely-fought and dra- on Monday. their worst in the tournament. Harpreet Singh (82kg) and a Bronze matic race, the Finn came home 1.5 seconds With both teams locked on 10 points Sunrisers' skipper Kane Williamson, through Gyanender (60kg) as the Asian ahead of Hamilton as Mercedes swept to a from 11 games, a win will give either some who has been out in most games due to Wrestling Championships 2019 came to fourth successive one-two finish, the first breathing space ahead of their final two injury, will like to get the best out of Warner, an end at Xi’an, China on Sunday. With team to do so since Ferrari in 1952. matches. one last time this season which will be like this, India earned three Silver and one It was the second win of the season for For Hyderabad, KXIP a shot in the arm as far as Bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling Bottas and fifth of his career and delivered encounter is the last game Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD their qualification is con- which bettered their tally of two Bronze him some redemption after leading last where they can avail the ser- TO cerned. from the last edition and is India’s best ters but lost his semi-final bout 0-9 to year’s race until his car suffered a puncture vices of Warner before he HEAD Just like Sunrisers, even ever showing in this discipline so far at Islomjon Bakhramov. With the Uzbek with three laps remaining. leaves home for Australia's M 13 Kings XI Punjab's batting top the Asian Championships. making it to the final, Gyanender got a “Yes, ha!” said the delighted Bottas. World Cup preparations SRH vs KXIP SRH 9 heavy which has been reflect- After a strong show, Harpreet Singh chance to contest the bronze medal play- “Amazing job guys. Really, really strong. I alongside Steven Smith and HYDERABAD ed in their performance had to settle for the second-best posi- off and made the most of it. am so proud to be part of this team.” KXIP 4 Marcus Stoinis. MONDAY | 8:00 PM through out the season. tion to get his first Silver medal after In 72kg, Yogesh missed the Bronze “We are all performing really, really Since his comeback from Openers Chris Gayle three consecutive Bronze as he went down 0-8 well,” said Bottas of the Mercedes team. ball tampering ban, Warner has scored 611 (444 runs) and KL Rahul (441 runs) have from this prestigious tour- ASIAN to Kyrgyzstan’s Ruslan His win lifted him one point clear of runs in the tournament so far and is the cur- done bulk of the scoring apart from Mayank nament. In the final, Iran’s Tsarev. Hamilton in the embryonic championship rent 'Orange Cap' holder. Agarwal (262), who has come good occa- Saeid Morad Abdvali, a WRESTLING While in 97kg, courtesy of his fastest lap in Australia. Bottas With IPL's second highest scorer Jonny sionally. former world champion CHAMPIONSHIPS Hardeep failed to has 87 points, Hamilton 86 and Vettel has Bairstow (445) already back home, Sunrisers' David Miller (202 in nine games) and and Olympic medallist, overcome the quar- 52. will face the problem in the last two games Sarfaraz Khan (180 in eight games) got their never allowed the Indian to settle and ter-final hurdle, Ravinder could not The two Mercedes men came home AP as they will miss their set opening pair. chances but didn't perform in most games registered an 8-0 win by Technical make it past the qualifications in 67kg. ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, Max Valtteri Bottas poses with the trophy after winning In all the five games that they have won making it extremely difficult for Ashwin. Superiority. The 30-member Indian wrestling Verstappen who was fourth for Red Bull this season, Warner-Bairstow combination However the skipper will feel good In 60kg, Gyanender stamped his contingent thus had an impressive and, after a storming effort, Ferrari new boy Point ahead of the McLarens of Carlos Sainz worked wonders, and their defeats had been about young Nicholas Pooran's show in the authority over Taipei’s Jui Chi Huang in showing at this six-day continental Charles Leclerc, who started eighth on the and British rookie Lando Norris, Lance much about middle-order collapses and last game against RCB, where he kept the a dazzling 9-0 result to take the Bronze. event, winning a total of 1 Gold, 6 Silver grid and scored the fastest lap after a late Stroll in the second Racing Point and Kimi poor death bowling. team in the hunt at the back end of the He had earlier beaten Ali Abed Alnaser and 9 Bronze. pit stop. Raikkonen, who was 10th for Alfa Romeo Kings XI Punjab led by their mercurial innings. Ali Abuseif of Jordan 9-1 in the quar- Sergio Perez finished sixth for Racing after starting from the pit lane.