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0*2 3 4(0 52/623 Haryana, 25.01 lakh hectare are under wheat cultivation. he hailstorm and rainfall As per latest Agriculture Tthat lashed Punjab, Ministry’s data, sowing of win- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, ter or rabi crops, an indicator Uttarakhand and Himachal of the pace of farm activities, is Pradesh on Tuesday may dam- down by nearly 5 per cent com- age the ongoing standing rabi pared to last year. A significant crops, including wheat culti- fall in sowing in Gujarat, vation. The national Capital Maharashtra, West Bengal and was also whipped by severe Rajasthan has affected wheat hailstorm and downpour since and other crops, bringing the early on Tuesday. overall area under rabi crops According to Agriculture down by nearly 5 per cent to Ministry officials, while the 588 lakh hectares. The total production of wheat and other area cultivated in the corre- rabi crops was expected to sponding week in 2017-18 was come down this year as the around 618 lakh hectare. sowing area has reduced as Rabi cultivation data compared to that of the last released by the Agriculture year, the hailstorm will further Ministry showed the area damage the rabi crops. under rice is about 21.5 per “However, it is too early to cent lower than the same peri- estimate the damage from hail- od last year due to a drop in storm. The State Government’s rice cultivation in Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department will and Andhra Pradesh. Despite assess the damage and inform favoured conditions for the the Ministry,” said officials. rabi crops, wheat cultivation, The India Meteorological on the other hand, reported a Department (IMD) has pre- Rain lashed the plains balls at one another. 2.5-per cent deficit as com- dicted widespread rainfall, hail- while higher reaches of Director of the Punjab pared to last year. As against an storm with gusty wind and Kashmir witnessed fresh snow- Agriculture Department Jasbir area of around 304 lakh hectare ! " # ! $ snowfall along with heavy rain- fall for the second day. The Singh Bains advised wheat sown in 2017-18, the area # % &%' fall over Jammu & Kashmir, snowfall and rain blocked the growers to not let rainwater under wheat cultivation is Himachal Pradesh and 300-km long Srinagar-Jammu stagnate in the field as it could around 296 lakh hectare, main- in 2017-18, the pulse has been Uttarakhand on Wednesday. national highway. The flight be harmful to the crop. ly because of drop in sowing in grown only in 95 lakh hectare ,+ *1 The IMD said rain and operations at the airport here Naseeb Singh, a farmer drought-hit Maharashtra and so far. Coarse cereals, too, are thunderstorm will continue on were also affected. Four flights from Jind district, said rain at Gujarat, as well as West Bengal. faring badly, with an overall Wednesday in northern and were cancelled and 11 delayed this time will help in contain- There is nearly a 10 per drop in area of nearly northwest parts of the country due to poor visibility. The ing the fungal disease yellow cent drop in the sowing of 14 per cent. 2 due to intense western distur- Himachal Pradesh capital and rust, but hailstorm will destroy gram, a major pulse crop of the The area under jowar cul- bance bearing down on North picturesque Manali and crop. Wheat is the main rabi season. This deficit has pulled tivation at 24.6 lakh hectare is West India and cyclonic circu- Dalhousie on Tuesday wit- crop in Punjab and is grown in down the overall pulses area by around 19 per cent lower than lation developed over nessed more snow that snapped over 35 lakh hectare area in the over 5.5 per cent. As compared the 30.27 lakh hectare last Afghanistan and Central road links, however tourists State, also known as the food to the 157.8-lakh hectare cov- year; maize is down by 9.5 per Pakistan. made merry by hurling snow- bowl of the country. In ered in the corresponding week cent to 14 lakh hectare. &! '( ! *+,- # $
52/623 Varanasi: Prime Minister environment. Narendra Modi on Tuesday Taking a swipe at the ith controversy erupting referred to former premier Congress over the issue of cor- Wover allegations made by Rajiv Gandhi’s remarks on cor- ruption, Modi said it got to Locals rescued the injured Reports said the death toll a self-proclaimed cyber expert ruption in the country to attack know about the disease, trapped inside the mangled was likely to increase as the who alleged Electronic Voting the Congress, saying the party acknowledged the disease, but mini-truck. Police and Fire conditions of some injured Machines (EVMs) can be that ruled for years did noth- neither thought about it, nor Services personnel rushed to persons were stated to be very hacked and the 2014 Lok Sabha ing to stop the “loot”, while his did anything in the direction of the spot and shifted the injured critical. polls were rigged, the Election Government put an end to it curing the ailment. to hospitals. Transport Minister Commission on Tuesday filed and transferred about “Many people here would -34$05 While six persons died on Nrusingha Sahu said that a complaint with the Delhi 5,80,000 crore directly to the have heard what a former the spot, four others suc- despite several awareness pro- Police, asking it to register an people under various schemes. Prime Minister had said about s many as ten persons, cumbed to their injuries while grammes, people are flouting FIR against him for his false Without naming Gandhi, corruption. He had said that Aincluding women and chil- undergoing treatment at the the traffic rules. They are trav- claims which, it said, can “cre- he alluded to the former Prime the money that the Central dren, were killed and 25 oth- MKCG Medical College elling in vehicles which are ate fear” in voters’ minds. Minister’s remarks that only 15 Government sends, only 15 per ers sustained critical injuries Hospital in Brahmapur. meant for transportation of In its complaint to the paise of 1 reaches the masses cent of that reaches the people. when a mini-truck by which The injured persons had goods. But action would be Deputy Commissioner of and said Congress If one rupee is send from they were travelling skidded off been admitted to the taken against guilty after he Police (New Delhi District), the Governments over the years did Delhi, only 15 paise reaches the the Bangadadua Ghat into a Brahmanigaon hospital and gets a probe report on the inci- poll panel asked police to inves- nothing to stop the “leakage”. villages, 85 paise disappear,” deep gorge near the MKCG Hospital. dent. tigate the matter “promptly” for Addressing NRIs and & $ ( & ) Modi said, alluding to Gandhi’s Brahmanigaon in Kandhamal violation of certain sections of Indian-origin people at the # * + , % &%' remarks. district on Tuesday. the Indian Penal Code dealing inauguration of the 15th “The party that ruled the Sources said the mishap +' P- with spreading rumour to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas con- changed the perception that others. Chief Ministers of UP, country for so many years had took place in the morning alarm the public and other pro- vention in his parliamentary India cannot change, he said in Haryana and Uttarakhand — given the system to the coun- when the mini-truck carrying & & : Expressing grief over the road mishap in visions of related laws. Syed constituency of Varanasi in the presence of Mauritian Yogi Adityanath, Manohar Lal try, a truth that was accepted over 40 passengers was en Kandhamal district which claimed lives of 10 persons and Shuja had on Monday claimed Uttar Pradesh, Modi described Prime Minister Pravind Khattar and Trivendra Singh by the then Prime Minister. route to Brahmanigaon from left many others injured, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at an event in London that the the diaspora as India’s brand Jugnauth, External Affairs Rawat — attended the meet. But what is regrettable is that Kalingi. The driver suddenly announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh each for the EVMs can be tampered with ambassadors and said they Minister Sushma Swaraj, Modi said India’s contri- later in its rule of 10-15 years, lost control over the vehicle, next of kin of the deceased. Patnaik also directed to and that the 2014 Lok Sabha were the symbols of the coun- Minister of State for External bution was being recognised at there was no effort made to following which the truck provide free medical treatment to the injured and wished elections were rigged. try’s capabilities. Affairs VK Singh and UP the international level, espe- end this loot and leakage,” plunged into the 40-feet-deep their quick recovery. PNS Detailed report on P5 The Government has Governor Ram Naik among cially its role with regard to Modi said. gorge. .$.# . 4,- /*+0 and in proper use of technol- !" ogy in a fully transparency # manner. I felt extremely self- content talking to people and working for them directly 52/623 under the programme," said ! "##!$%$ % the Chief Minister. oachers killed at least 102 '! On Saturday, the Chief Pone-horned rhinoceros ( Under the programme, Minister sanctioned projects during the last ten years with ) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik worth Rs 39.53 crore in blocks Assam topping the list fol- $ $34$052 /0 approves projects in rural such as Dashapalla in lowed by West Bengal, accord- * !+ areas after holding discus- Nayagarh disrict, ing to data obtained under the he Ama Gaon Ama Bikash sions with village people Jagatsinghpur Sadar and Right to Information (RTI) $,$ Tprogamme, which was directly. As many as 62,857 Nuagaon in Jagatsinghpur dis- Act. Two hundred nine poach- # launched on March 5, 2018 to projects worth Rs 1,554.41 trict, Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda ers were arrested for their connect people directly with crore have been sanctioned in district, Khaparakhol and involvement in such wildlife &' & the State Government in the 6,798 ghram panchayats in Belapada in Balangir district, crime during the same period. ( ) development process, has 314 blocks, informed the Balipatana in Khorda district The RTI reply also showed Environment and Forests, period, according to data. “As per data available in !* ) $*-O reached all villages in all 314 release. and Gunupur in Rayagada that incidents of rhino poach- showed that the maximum Noida-based lawyer the records of the bureau /$ blocks of the State. "I am very happy that peo- block. ing have shown sharp decline number of killing of 84 one- Ranjan Tomar had sought based on the information from 0 While the programme had ple participated in the Ama Ministers, Leader of in the recent past. While 22 rhi- horned rhinoceros was report- State-wise data on the number the state forest and police $ earlier been held in 306 blocks, Gao Ama Bikash programme Opposition, MPs, MLAs, nos fell to the poachers in 2013, ed from Assam. of one-horned rhinos killed by departments, 102 one-horned it was executed in the rest eight with much enthusiasm. The Development Commissioner the number came down to West Bengal and Uttar poachers in the last 10 years rhinos have been killed and $ # blocks across six districts on programme has become one of Panchayati Raj Principal two in 2017. Pradesh are the only two States and offenders arrest from the 209 poachers have been arrest- Tuesday, informed a release the best examples in making Secretary, district Collectors Data provided by the which have reported such WCCB, a statutory body ed in the last 10 years in from the Chief Minister's direct connection between the and Panchayati Raj represen- Wildlife Crime Control Bureau killings, with 17 and one formed to combat organised India,” the WCCB said in a # Office. Government and the people tatives were present. (WCCB), under the Ministry of deaths, respectively, during the wildlife crime in the country. written reply. #$ " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./
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$34$052 /0 offing, the $ % BJD rank and )= ith all the major political file points out. $34$052 /0 !FG!) = 2- =*2 = Wparties in the State raring They =(24-5GA0 2=% $34$052 /0 to go for the kill in the forthcom- assert that nion Minister for 0560$306 0 ing elections, Chief Minister people are far UPetroleum and Natural aveen Patnaik's and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supre- impressed Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on the State Government in the NGovernment is shedding mo Naveen Patnaik has once about the Tuesday said Bhadrak can be presence of finance Minister crocodile tears in the name of again exuded confidence that his State the Surat of Eastern India if Sashi Bhusan Behera and development of Odisha and party would do “extremely well” Government’s the Indian Oil Corporation Women & Child Odias whereas the unemploy- &$/0 9# 0 2 C0 2D in the polls. welfare Limited’s (IOCL) proposed Development Minister ment scenario has turned grim 2 , % “I am sure that the Biju schemes than Textile Park comes up in time Prafulla Samal way back on in the State, alleged PCC pres- C,%D$ N2 O Janata Dal will do extremely well the ones there. November 16, 2017. The ident Niranjan Patnaik on ( # 2 in the forthcoming elections,” launched by Pradhan said this after IOCL has written several Tuesday. < 2 $ $ Patnaik told reporters at the State the Central writing a letter to Chief times to the State In a statement, he said # Secretariat here on Tuesday. regime led by Minister Naveen Patnaik urg- Government requesting for there is no scope of direct ,% ) - - In fact, the regional party, fifth time as they claim that Prime Minister Narendra ing him to allot the required land for the project but to no recruitment for the unem- despite an assumed anti-incum- Naveen Patnaik has earned Modi. land for the IOCL’s project in avail, for which project imple- ployed mass. On the other bency factor because of its more popularity by now Notably, the term of the Bhadrak. mentation is getting delayed. hand, the Government has # unprecedented rule in the State because of launching several present State Assembly will The 1,971-crore project “It is rather unfortunate snatched away the scope of con- for 19 long years at a stretch, will welfare schemes like KALIA for end on June 11. In Odisha is to come up in 75 acres of and discouraging that the tract work from them. Around - ' ' ' be contesting the elections with- farmers, PEETHA for a cross along with some other States, land at Bhadrak and this Odisha Government has not 70 per cent of the contract jobs &$/0 9# out alliance with any other party. section of people and the Biju Lok Sabha and Assembly elec- investment would spur more allotted the required land yet is being awarded to non-Odias. The BJD seems upbeat given the Swasthya Kalyan Yojana cover- tions will take place simultane- investment to the tune of for the project,” Pradhan rued results of the last by-elections and ing all citizens on a slogan of ously. The schedule for these 2,500 crore and create job in the letter. Earlier, 35 acres local body elections. “Healthy Odisha, Happy polls is expected to be opportunities for many, of land was sought and later $#02 = BJD cadres are particular- Odisha”. The Chief Minister has announced by the Election Pradhan said. looking at the requirement, a , ly enthusiastic about the party announced that many other Commission of India in the He said an MoU was plea was made for a patch of coming to power for a straight pro-people schemes are in the first week of March. signed between the IOCL and 75 acres, said he. / $ #3 0#$ $ - Patnaik said that as per the ) #3 2014 data, the percentage of $1 jobless graduates was highest in # ) the State. When it was around $ , % technology to bring the services pensaries at Nabarangpur and 15 per cent, the unemployment of doctors to the doorsteps of Keonjhar. rate in case of postgraduates # !" the people in difficult-to-reach Each digital dispensary has was 8.2 per cent. A Labour areas through digital dispen- provision for an MBBS doctor Bureau report says there was no &'+ '- ( saries. Last year, 30 such dis- consultation through video skilled job creation made in &$/0 9# $ $34$052 /0 Officer Parshuram Kanhar pensaries were started in conference facility. In addi- Odisha. Also, the job opportu- said, “We conducted a search in Nabrangpur and Keonjhar dis- tion, a Pharmacist, Nurse, nities provided by the - he State Commercial Tax the bus and seized 36 packets $34$052 /0 tricts on a pilot basis. This Laboratory Assistant and Employment Exchanges have 0 9:!+)!F TDepartment seized huge of illegal gutkhas being trans- model has received a positive Support staff are in place in gone down by 84 per cent amounts of gutkha and pan ported to avoid paying tax aking the health services to response with over one lakh each dispensary. The dispen- during 2010 to 2014. On the masala packets being illegally under the GST.” Ta new high, the State patients receiving free health- saries are equipped with min- other hand, the number of 2 / transported in an Odisha State “As per the GST guidelines, Government on Tuesday inked care till date. In fact, we are the imum set of investigations such registered jobless youth in the $ # Road Transport Corporation’ there must be supportive doc- an MoU with the Glocal Health only State providing compre- as routine testing of urine, Employment Exchanges has - - (OSRTC) bus. The officials uments but it neither con- Care Systems (P) Limited for hensive care through digital blood, haemoglobin, blood increased to 11 lakh. #( also detained the bus and tained any invoice nor any operation and management of dispensaries,” the Chief sugar, malaria, dengue, BP, Besides, there are lakhs of 'A: G9 launched an investigation. way bill, so the bus was 102 digital dispensaries in Minister said and expressed ECG, sP02, pregnancy detec- youths who have not enrolled Acting on a tipoff, detained. Necessary action remote areas of 23 districts in happiness that the model was tion etc. and a Pharmacy facil- their names in search of jobs. # Commercial Tax officials con- would be taken after a detailed the State. The MoU was signed up-scaled to another 102 dis- ity with dispensing of generic In such a scenario, the State ) ducted a raid on the bus and valuation and probe,” Kanhar in the presence of Chief pensaries. medicine. All these services are Government is offering con- seized as many as 36 sacks con- added. Minister Naveen Patnaik at On the occasion, the Chief provided free of cost to the peo- tracts to outsiders at higher H taining gutkha packets. Interestingly, there was no the State Secretariat here. Minister interacted with some ple, under the Biju Swasthya rates, which is clearly a cruel Reportedly, the gutkha passenger travelling in the “We have decided to use beneficiaries of the digital dis- Kalyan Yojana. joke on the Odias, said Patnaik. # packets were being transport- Government bus. ed to Cuttack from Brahmapur The driver and conductor ' illegally to evade taxes under of the bus have been detained &$/0 9# 3 ( the Goods and Services Tax for interrogation. Further $!&" '$!( )! ! 0 (GST) law. investigation is on into the * # Joint Commercial Tax incident, said sources. condition. On the other hand, 3 !A::: cold wave continued to pre- !: # vail owing to foggy weather. N O#09+:: Meanwhile, the Regional 9G:: +: # Office of the India * 9A(6 Meteorological Department (IMD) here has forecast that $34$052 /0 the foggy condition is likely to prevail in the State till January ense fog in morning con- 24 and its intensity is likely to Dtinued to engulf several decrease slightly after January places across the State includ- 25. ing Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Warning in the regard and Puri affecting normal has also been issued by the life and throwing vehicular weather office for Puri, traffic out of gear on Tuesday. lems while driving. School While people were forced Khordha, Nayagarh, Cuttack, As the visibility dropped students and office goers also to stay indoors, elderly per- Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, to around 100 metre in most faced hardships in reaching sons and children faced diffi- Jajpur, Bhadrak and Baleswar places, motorists faced prob- their destinations on time. culties due to bad weather districts. )*% +' , - P / / /
Government. While trying to held that while democracy is control the Government and them” and “people should not judges from Governmental upholding the orders of the by the qualities displayed by the maintain the independence of the basic structure, free and keep it under checks and bal- injure those who have helped influence. George Orwell Government. Under the cover person who is the incumbent judiciary, the quality of fair election is not. ance. It is worth mentioning them”. In his National Judicial pointed out in 1984 that the of high-sounding words like of the post. A well-groomed appointments has not been Impartiality, indepen- the case of Justice KM Joseph. Appointment Commission Government is everywhere; social justice, the court passed human being with reasonable uniform. In the appointment dence and fearlessness of He had struck down the Modi (NJAC) judgment (2015), and judges as fellow human orders, the effect of which was amount of knowledge and of the CJI, the recommenda- judges are rights of the citi- Government’s imposition of Justice JS Khehar discussed beings do get influenced by it. to unsettle settled principles experience will make a good tion has to be from the outgo- zens. They are not private President’s Rule in the issue of reciprocity at length The judiciary asserts its posi- and dilute or undo the dicta judge. But alas! In the search for ing CJI. Because of the after- rights of judges. Ultimately, Uttarakhand. This led to the in striking down the commis- tion only when the laid down in the earlier cases.” judges, the unseen hand of math of the last supersession judicial legitimacy rests on Government returning the sion. He referred to Laura E Government is weak. This col- But wheels within wheel patronage and oligarchical of the Supreme Court judges people’s confidence in the recommendation for his ele- Little’s work on American legium system was asserted operate; and sometimes preferences come into opera- to be appointed as CJI, senior- courts. We are facing yet vation to the Supreme Court judges who felt obliged to the when we had weak Central improper influences come into tion. This results in giving us a ity has become the order of another controversy sur- to the collegium last April. His President for nominating them Governments in the 1990s. In play. One can get the feel of this qualitatively less efficient judi- the day. But in the appoint- rounding the Supreme Court. appointment was cleared in and Senators who helped them his autobiography “Roses in in every High Court, but it is ciary and, finally, affects the ment to the post of SC and The collegium revisited the August. This time, the in the confirmation process. December”, former Bombay not seriously debated upon quality of the justice-delivery HC judges, enormous amount decisions taken at an earlier Government did not return Justice Khehar, therefore, pre- High Court Chief Justice MC and there is no sincere attempt system. The conduct of the col- 4 of patronage and feudalistic meeting and recommended the recommendation to the ferred exclusion of the political Chagla, who also served as a at improving the situation. legium must always be above favour are alleged to be preva- elevation of two junior judges collegium for reconsideration executive from the appoint- Minister in the Indira Gandhi The radical opposition to board. Grooming of young he Supreme Court created lent. to the Supreme Court. The and approved the appoint- ment of judges as a feeling of Government, boldly stated the the Constitution is an open lawyers will ensure benefit of Tfor itself by its own order Justice AN Ray was recommendation was acted ments instantly. gratitude towards the adverse impact of supersession, secret. The prospect of hither- both the Bar and the Bench. a collegium to deal with the appointed Chief Justice of upon by the Government very ‘Power’ and ‘influence’ are Government impacts the inde- saying, “The effect of these to largest 15 judge-Bench over- Even when a person is select- appointment of Supreme India (CJI) in 1973 supersed- swiftly. No one has any doubts fundamental concepts impact- pendence of judiciary. It was for supersession was most delete- turning Kesavananda Bharati v. ed as a judge, some amount of Court and High Court judges. ing three senior judges. Justice about the competence or ing the society. ‘Influence’ is this very reason that even BR rious on the Supreme Court State of Kerala (1973), which initial training and polishing is The norms under which and MH Beg was appointed CJI integrity of Justice Sanjiv sometimes considered as an Ambedkar wanted to insulate judges who were in the line of outlined the basic structure required. In-service training is the modalities by which the superseding Justice HR Khanna and Justice Dinesh aspect of ‘power’. Indira Gandhi the judiciary from political succession to the Chief doctrine of the Constitution, also equally important. collegium is to function are Khanna in 1977. Both Justices Maheshwari, but the manner was influential because she pressures. Justiceship. Each eyed the other does not look too distant if the Immense trust and faith has also laid down. Though appar- Ray and Beg were excellent in which the selection process was powerful. Prime Minister The NJAC was struck with suspicion and tried to Government continues to exert been created over the years. Let ently participative, the system judges but favoured the was carried out once again Modi is, similarly, not only down by the court because it outdo him in proclaiming his pressure on the collegium. If that not be eroded. All of us of appointment of judges still Government. They were con- focuses on the controversial powerful but is hugely influen- would have compromised the loyalty to the Government the collegium, due to reci- must endeavour towards a bet- remain beyond the access of sidered not forward-looking collegium system of appoint- tial. He is also looked upon independence of CJI and given either in their judgments or procity, does not effectively ter judiciary and a better jus- citizens. Reasons are invari- judges but judges who looked ments. This seriously under- with awe and fear. According to a role to the Government in the even on public platforms.” A assert its power and indepen- tice-delivery system. ably not recorded. The judges forward to the CJI office. In mines the independence of American sociologist Alvin appointment of judges. Unlike similar remark of the apex dence, the darkest hour of have given to the collegium, the bank nationalisation case judges and raises unnecessary Ward Gouldner, the universal in the US, where judges are court was made by Justice H.R assault on our secular and (The writer, a Senior and that too by their own (1970), while as many as all doubts about the credibility of norm in human societies is that appointed by the President Khanna, who himself was democratic fabric would have Advocate, is a former All India judgments, a status akin to the but one of the judges went the highest court, as the individuals are obligated to and are known to be leaning superseded, in his book arrived. Most Governments Service officer, a former diplo- Council of Ministers. They against the Government, Government is not only the reciprocate favours received. towards the Democrats or “Neither Roses Nor Thorns” prefer pliable judges, but many mat, a former editor, a former have laid down that if a pro- Justice Ray alone approved the biggest litigator but is also the Gouldner has articulated the Republicans, Indian judges are when he recalled, “One of the of our judges remain wedded to President of Orissa High Court posal is recommended by the Government’s action. greatest threat in the realm of “norm of reciprocity” in the fol- not expected to have any polit- new trends was the change in their oath and decide cases Bar Association and a former collegiums for a second time, Similarly, Justice Beg, in the abuse of power. Judicial review lowing manner: “People should ical affiliation. It is not possi- the approach of the court with without fear or favour. Advocate General of Odisha. it would be binding on the Indira Gandhi election case, as a concept is supposed to help those who have helped ble to completely insulate a view to give tilt in favour of Finally, a judge is adjudged [email protected])
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Parliamentary and Assembly for upcoming elections there systems, ingestion by stray BJD rule in the State. Odisha has area of the district on Tuesday. Following the incident, polls will see increase in the will be a lot of campaigning animals, land and water pol- witnessed unemployment prob- Sources said getting infor- police had drawn a lot of flak. use of single-use plastic prod- materials including posters, lution, open air burning, lead- lem, while farmers are also mation, police intercepted Later, the cops had intensified ucts in form of campaign cut-outs, hoardings and polit- ing to adverse impacts on affected severely with false Sanjay while he travelling on a patrolling in the locality to nab materials. ical advertisements made of human health and environ- promises given by the BJP and motorcycle on the Rajnagar- Sanjay. In this connection, Union plastic will be circulated. ment. the BJD during election time, =- < 2)- 2 625056 MLA Naba Kishore Das would- Gupti road early in the morn- More than 10 criminal Environment, Forest and “After the elections, these The Union Secretary said AICC secretary Mastan %= (2 (0 05= 3 n’t affect the poll prospects of the ing. In a bid to escape, he cases including murder are Climate Change Secretary CK campaigning materials will pointed out that some of Vali in a Press meet here on 5,3 04*0 0((26 party, citing the Chattisgarh case opened fire at the police. pending against him in Aul Mishra has urged Odisha to be discarded and those will these plastics is Poly Vinyl Tuesday. 32=6 30,=<2 5(25 where the Congress working In retaliation police also area of the district, police take necessary steps to phase turn waste,” pointed out Chloride (PVC) based, which Vali further said Prime president also had joined BJP at fired back and Sanjay received sources said. A revolver and out single use plastic and Union Secretary Mishra. produces toxic emissions on Minister Narendra Modi and =<2 -066>( -3 2 the eleventh hour. bullet injuries on his left leg. He bullets were seized from his pointed out that a number of Mishra in his letter to the burning. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik OPCC vice-president and was initially admitted to the possession. alternate options to use of State Government reminded The Union Secretary said are in league and cheating Vali who is also Odisha unit former MLA Santosh Singh plastic in campaigning mate- of India’s commitment to the upcoming elections pre- Odisha and Odias continuous- in- charge said during the last Saluja slammed the Odisha rial are available such as com- phase out single-use plastic by sent an excellent opportuni- ly. The Sankalp Yatra of Congress four and a half years of NDA Government over paddy MSP postable plastics, natural fab- 2020 and the ill-impacts of ty to introduce a behavioral scheduled to be held on January Government in the Centre, no hike. Congress leaders Hamid rics, recycled paper material plastic waste, which are not change in election campaign- 25 at Bhubaneswar in the pres- exemplary development has Hussain, Raju Sarangi, former etc., which have a lesser envi- recyclable or bio-degradable. ing and to promote sustain- ence of AICC president Rahul taken place. Rather, they have Jharsuguda MLA Birendra ronmental impact. The Government of India able practices. Gandhi will bring a sea change cheated farmers, unemployed Pandey, District Congress pres- Such materials need to be has earlier requested the State He requested the State in Odisha politics, he claimed. youths, tribals and women in the ident Girish Panda and Town promoted as a sustainable Government to phase out Government to take up sus- There will be Congress wave name of development, he Congress president Bharat and environmentally sound single-use plastic in offices. tainable practices and try in the State politics, said the charged. Awasthi among others were management practice, he said. Mishra said that such sin- using alternate options to sin- AICC functionary. Vali told the quitting of present. While the Prime Minister gle-use plastic waste generat- gle-use plastic.
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Cold storage promoters of availability of quality and quan- Potato growers in Odisha are opportunity to sell their harvest TOriental Studies (AYOS) Odisha have sent a Save Our tity of potatoes, quality potato not provided with quality seeds by storing in cold storages as lack organised a lecture entitled “A Souls (SOS) message to the State seeds, absence of buyback at an affordable price. Cold stor- of adequate capital in hand for Discourse on Swetaswatara Government. The Odisha Cold arrangements, farmers facing ages promoters have neither any funding their next crop. (0 05, Upanisad” here on January 20 Storage Association (OCSA) has price volatility, absence of com- control over their catchment For cold storages there at its office in Rameswarpatna sent the SOS to the State modity finance and high cost areas, nor any direct linkages should be interest subvention he Headmaster and anoth- with its director Dr Indulata Government requesting to help debt. There is a severe lack for with the farmers, for which facility at least of 10 per cent on Ter teacher of a residential Das as the speaker of the topic. out the sector as most of the cold availability of quality potatoes quality produce is not available term loan utilised for construc- school in the district were The meeting was presided over storages in dire straits due to locally; therefore cold storages in and productions are extremely tion of cold storages under detained on Tuesday by police by eminent scholar Arun acute financial conditions as the State have to procure pota- low. The farmers are not getting Odisha State Potato Mission, said for allegedly misbehaving with Kumar Upadhyaya. Mihir there is negative return in pota- toes from West Bengal. In this any assurance of their buyback OCSA. As electricity is a major a Class-VII girl student. Kumar Mishra welcomed the to storing and trading business. scenario, West Bengal traders of their products, for which input cost for the cold storages The matter came to light speaker and the chairman. book and is widely quoted by Siddhis and liberation. One The OSCA has presented a dictate terms in such procure- their interest in cultivation is operation, at least 50 per cent after the minor girl lodged a Dr Das in her lecture said scholars in support of their should drink the nectar of the memorandum to Agriculture ment, knowing well that Odisha dying down. electricity subsidy may be complaint with the district Upanisads are the philosophi- views. Divided into six chap- Upanisads during his lifetime, Production Commissioner has no choice other than procur- Secondly the farmers, who allowed to all cold storages. Collector and police alleging cal and spiritual parts of the ters, the book contains 113 she added. (APC) Gagan Kumar Dhal and ing potato from them. They also store their produce in cold stor- Similarly, electricity duty misbehaviour by the duo. Vedas. The knowledge of the mantras which are highly sig- Upadhyaya said the Principal Secretary Agriculture dodge in quality and quantity. ages are vulnerable to price should be brought down to 2 Upanisads liberates one from nificant from yoga, Sankhya “Swetaswatara Upanisad” has Saurabh Garg during a recent “After storing the potatoes in volatility and have to incur high per cent, said OCSA in its the pains and miseries of the and Vedantic points of view. It been referred to by great epics meeting at the Tomato Onion cold storages, spending huge storage cost as they are not pro- memorandum. world. “Swetaswatara deals with the nature of like Ramayana and Bhagavata. * Upanisad”, named after sage Brahman, process of Dhyana, It speaks of its importance and Swetaswatara, is a very famous Omkara, various signs of yoga antiquity. & ' %&'%( /$ * ' / R $02 /0 brown sugar from the accused. 4 %9 $:/ 0- - He is being interrogated to > ( # Based on the complaint, racking down on illegal extract more information about -0 06- 0- - police have detained the Csale of drugs, the Excise the drug operations and syn- accused for interrogation. personnel on Tuesday carried dicate,” said the officer-in- ocal Coast Guard officials #0 0 6 According to the com- out a raid in Jaleswar area and charge of the Excise Lhave ignored the national ( 5 2 2 4 plaint, the accused Headmaster arrested a suspected drug ped- Department, Haraprasad Rana daily The Pioneer to avoid ( 6- = I - - - and teacher called the victim to dler, who is a native of neigh- adding that Khatek was arrest- being reported in the national # the rooftop and misbehaved bouring West Bengal. Jhadeswarpur slum has ed on charges of selling the press with fairness. with her. The cops also seized brown emerged as a safe haven for ille- contraband item in the area. When contacted, Paradip Paradip unit has not yet been &P ' & '& Acting swiftly, the district sugar from his possession gal drug traders. In December, 210 grams of Coast Guard PRO Kanan Sen able to arrest any of the infiltra- & $; :/ $ - )( Collector had directed worth nearly Rs 2.3 lakh. A few days ago, a 12-mem- brown sugar worth Rs 16 lakh admitted to have not invited tors coming through sea route. * Childline officials for an The raid was conducted at ber team of Excise officials had was seized from the Jaleswar their reporter knowingly. “It all During the Governor’s 9J * $ 6 inquiry into the matter. Jhadeswarpur slum in early to return empty handed after area following a raid by the depends on our wish as to recent visit to ‘Sea Tour on - # Following which, the two morning by a special team. The they were attacked by drug Excise Department. Similarly, whom to invite and whom not Indian Coast Guard Ship’, all ( # school officials were detained accused was identified as Anil mafia and faced stiff opposition 155 grams of brown sugar was to invite,” said Sen. mediapersons were invited , by police. Further investigation Khatek, a resident of of locals during raids. seized from Basta area in the Notably, the Coast Guard except ‘The Pioneer’. 6 $ # into the matter is on. Kharagpur. Notably, the “We seized 23 grams of month. 4 & / & P 8 /& ( 0 place so untidy? He is fined which boasts of a cement plant 20,000 swarna mudras,” he and is a business hub, nothing ,(! !($ says delivering on the spot escapes Kansa’s scrutiny, be it punishment as the shop owner public utility services like is allowed to go after paying Rs power supply, drinking water % - 51. or sanitation. Officials of var- >*6 ;,< The man on the elephant ious departments or the civic huge mustachioed figure, marches ahead followed by a body of the town function in Awearing a crown and rid- crowd of curious people. top gear during the festival so ing a caparisoned elephant-- Kansa’s minister Akrura, that they do not attract the someone straight out of the another character in the drama, tyrant king’s displeasure as he 0($0-4 ; pages of mythology-- emerges follows his ‘master’ around in could summon them to his from the early morning mist on a separate decked up elephant durbar for a tongue lashing in he Loktantrik Janata Dal the National Highway which adding flavour to the whole public. T(LJD) on Tuesday opened runs on the edge of Bargarh proceedings by instigating the Once, a Bhelpuri seller its wing in Odisha with the vation for socially and educa- town. The man, from his high ‘king’ and humouring the attracted Kansa’s wrath as appointment of Balaram tionally backward classes,” he perch, flags down a loaded masses. garbage was found next to his Bagarti Yadav as the State pres- said. truck on his way from Kolkata Though it looks a bit weird stall. As he could not pay the ident of the Loktantrik Yuva But the present move is not to Mumbai. As the puzzled dri- to the uninitiated, for the peo- ‘killing’ him and ‘freeing’ the river Jeera is taken as Yamuna, willy-nilly get sucked into the fine imposed on him, he was Janata Dal (LYJD). aimed for poor people, the ver cranes his neck out and ple of Bargarh it is 11 days of people of the ‘kingdom’ from and the nearby hamlet drama, which, at times, borders asked to dance to a Bollywood All India president of the socialist leader said, adding as looks at the man in bewilder- fun. They are in the midst of his rule. Amapalli is decorated as on the hilarious. Once in the number. LYJD, Saleem Madavoor hand- per the bill those who have ment, the figure shouts, “How the famous Dhanu Yatra festi- But the ‘subjects’ of Bargarh ‘Gopapura’ where Krishna early 1990’s, Kansa summoned Many local problems do ed over a letter of appointment annual income below Rs 8 did you enter my kingdom val, one of the biggest in west- do not mind the ‘tyranny’ they ‘grows up.’ the then Odisha Chief Minister get solved during the festival to Yadav at a media conference lakh will be qualified for reser- without my permission? You ern Odisha, which ended on are made to go through during Kansa’s ‘durbar’ is held Biju Patnaik to present himself due to Kansa’s intervention. here. vation. The income limit of are fined 50,000 swarna January 21. the festival. Incidentally, the fes- every evening in the town’s at his durbar. Patnaik flew “No offence is taken and no Saleem said LJD national more than 60 per cent people mudras (gold coins),” he pro- It is the time of the year tival was started in 1947-48 to main market place with a high down to Bargarh in a chopper one holds any grudge,” said a president Sarad Yadav will visit is Rs 2.5 lakh per annum, get- nounces the verdict miffed at when ‘King Kansa’ virtually celebrate the country’s inde- platform in the middle. The to appear before the ‘tyrant resident of the town. Odisha soon to open the State ting monthly salary of Rs the driver’s temerity. ‘rules’ the town which trans- pendence and symbolize ‘vic- ‘tyrant king’ shouts his orders king’ for an audience and ‘to The tyrant king also enjoys unit. The LJD will shortly 18,000 per month but the Modi As the drivers tries to forms itself into what is now tory of good over evil.’ as he enjoys a variety of enter- discuss issues of the kingdom.’ immunity from the local select some of the Lok Sabha Government has given reser- recover and size up the situa- come to be known as the The residents participate in tainment programmes which The character of Kansa is authorities as he pulls up peo- and Assembly seats to contest vation to the people who are tion, someone from the group ‘world’s biggest open air the- the festival in large numbers includes the fascinating carefully chosen by a jury of the ple including officials. in the ensuing elections in the earning Rs 66,666 per month, of locals enjoying the fun advis- atre.’ and as the spontaneous drama Sambalpuri dance by maidens Mahotsav Committee after the Contemporary and social State, he informed. Saleem lamented. es him to pay Rs 100 and drive The theme of the festival is unfolds in various nook and and performances by a large actors are made to go through issues and sarcasm become Saleem strongly opposed He also strongly criticized off. He obliges and speeds based on the mythological corners of the town, ordinary number of troupes drawn from an audition. Gopal Sahu, an part of the festival which, how- the Central Government’s deci- the Central Government on the away without even bothering ‘Krishna Leela’ in which King people unwittingly become various parts of Odisha and Assistant Sub-Inspector of ever, revolves around mythol- sion to provide 10 per cent removal of the CBI Director about a receipt. Kansa invites his nephews, part of the ongoing show. Based outside. Police, donned the role of ogy. reservation to the economical- Alok Verma stating that the “Who owns this shop?” Krishna and Balaram, to wit- on themes of ‘Krishna Leela’ The humorous side of the Kansa for 22 years before he ly backward people stating it Modi Government had been the huge man demands to ness a yatra with the intent of and ‘Mathura Vijay’, the entire whole show is that politicians, passed on the mantle to others. (The writer is a was against the basic principles interfering in the day to day know as he enters a narrow killing both. But Krishna turns Bargarh town transforms itself businessmen, Government During his elephant ride Bhubaneswar-based senior jour- of the Constitution. “The activities of the independent street. “Why has he kept the the table on the tyrant king into Mathura, the adjacent officials and ordinary citizens through the agrarian town, nalist) Constitution provides for reser- body. " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #2 # ) 5)!&,"! !' )&$! (!78) !( '* vehicle during which one of the this facility. victims sustained bullet injuries 0 The machines have been on his back. provided in 23 coaches of 11 < The miscreants then dam- 3 2 trains originating from aged the car and attacked the Visakhapatnam including two businessmen with sharp $34$052 /0 Samata Express, AP Express, weapons besides looting gold Nizamuddin Dakshin Link $34$052 /0 chain and cash from the two, he ECoR has installed 91 Express, Korba Express, who were critically injured in TAutomatic Sanitary Napkin Visakhapatnam-LTT Express, n a glaring example of the the incident. Vending Machines in different Hirakund Express, Ideteriorating law and order On being informed, the coaches in 36 most important Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham situation in the State capital, Laxmisagar police reached the trains, originating from its Express, Visakhapatnam-Digha About 5,000 representa- president Amit Shah and over unidentified miscreants opened spot, rescued the injured duo jurisdiction i.e. from Puri, machine. Express, Visakhapatnam-Tata 0 tive of tribal communities one lakh tribal people will join fire at two traders and attacked and admitted them to the Bhubaneswar and Similarly, 28 coaches of 15 Express, Visakhapatnam- %' along with tribal leaders, MLAs the rally to fight for tribals’ them with sharp weapons near Capital Hospital. However, one Visakhapatnam. trains originating from Paradeep Express, and MPs from across the coun- rights and protest the ‘anti-trib- the Durga Mandap at of the injured was later shifted 35 coaches of 10 trains Bhubaneswar i.e. Hirakhand Visakhapatnam-Chennai. try would join the convention al’ policy of the State Bomikhal under the to a private hospital after his include Purusottam Express, Express, Rajdhani Express group Besides, the ECoR has $34$052 /0 on February 2 and discuss Government, said Nayak. Laxmisagar police station late condition deteriorated. Puri-Ahmedabad Express, of trains, Prashanti Express, already installed these facilities rights of tribal people and how A preparatory meeting was on Monday night and looted Though police have start- Tapaswini Express, Puri-Durg Dhanbad Garib Rath Express, in major railway stations over he BJP Janajati Morcha Central welfare programmes held on Tuesday where BJP the duo of their valuables. ed investigation into the inci- Express, Utkal Express, Bhawanipatna Link Express, Jan its jurisdiction like Twould hold a two-day are not being implemented in Janajati Morcha national pres- Reports said the incident dent, the reason behind the Jagannath Express, Neelachal Shatabdi Express, Bhubaneswar- Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam national convention at Puri Odisha properly. ident Ram Bichar Netam, State took place around 1 am while attack is yet to be ascertained. Express, Puri-Chennai Tirupati Express, Bangalore Cant and Puri etc. The price of the on February 2 and 3, informed Besides, a massive rally vice-president Sukesh Oram the two traders identified as Efforts were on to identify the Express, Puri-Ajmer Express, Express, Balangir Inter City, New napkin is Rs 5 per piece. Sate Janajati Morcha president would be organised on and general secretaries Manas Manas Mallick and Sanjay miscreants by examining Puri-Shirdi Express originating Delhi Duronto, Krishnarajpuram Passengers can get the napkins and MLA Rabi Nayak here on February 3, the second day of Mohanty and Anant Nayak Yadav were travelling by a car. CCTV footage of nearby from Puri have been installed Humsafar Express, Bangiriposi by inserting a Rs 5 coin in the Tuesday. the convention. BJP National were present, among others. Four miscreants fired at the places. with the napkin vending Express have been provided with vending machine. O' 0*1 !
- cent of Goods and Services Tax According to to March and July to September of leaves will not only environ- (GST) on the MSP but subse- forest rights activist – for regeneration. ment-friendly, it offers sustain- P quently waived it off following Chitta Ranjan Pani, On the other hand, the able livelihood to millions of for- stiff resistance by the Sal leave Sal leaf is collected pluckers claim the process of est dwelling communities, point- pluckers. twice a year – from regeneration won’t be affected ed out Pani. Citing the ecologi- $ 03(0-4 Nearly, 25 millions of peo- November to March even as they continue to collect cal aspects of Sal, botanist $34$052 /0 ple including those who come and from June to leaves round the year as they Hemant Kumar Sahoo said he Manav Adhikar Surakhya under Particularly Vulnerable July. don’t chop off the branches. No Sal or shorea robusta TManch in its 78th Ghanta he Chief Minister on Tribal Groups (PVTGs) depend The collection such restrictions have been accounts 14 per cent of the Yatra (cymbal beating rally) held TMonday announced com- on collection of Sal leaves for in the first phase is imposed on collection in neigh- total forest areas in India and here on Monday demanded that plete waiver of royalty on Sal leaf, their sustenance. The leaves are found to be of good bouring States, they argued. a dominant tree species in the RDC (SD) indentify the Manch coordinator Abani a minor forest produce (MFP) stitched into plates and bowls quality while the Last month, the Centre Odisha. “Waiving off the roy- MKCG Medical College Kumar Gaya also alleged that benefiting lakhs of people and sold in the market. leaves collected in hiked the MSP of Sal leaves from alty is a great news so far as the Hospital land and construct a even if doctors’ quarters are in engaged in plucking of these While this is a cottage indus- the second phase are Rs 24 to Rs 30 per kg. As there ecological aspect is concerned boundary wall as per the land the hospital premises but yet leaves. try for the tribals and tradition- often found fungus- is increasing awareness among as the forested communities records to prevent encroach- many doctors for to run their pri- Earlier, the Government had al forest dwellers living in infested. the conscious urban consumers who are dependent on the ment. The Manch in a memo- vate clinics are residing away fixed a royalty of Rs 86 on each Sambalpur, Deogarh, He further against the use of paper and ther- trees for livelihood will be randum alleged that the MKCG from the campus and for which quintal of Sal leaves which was Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj and added that the mocol plates and bowls, utensils more encouraged to protect land which is encroached by they quarters are lying vacant or borne by the pluckers as traders Keonjhar districts, the imposi- Forest Department made from leaves are in great and regenerate the trees in par- influential people including are misutilised. He also demand- refused to pay. Besides, the tion of royalty and restriction on affected the livelihood of the allows them to pluck leaves only demand to replace these non- ticular and the forests in gen- senior doctors, businessman, ed to take action in the matter Centre also imposed 18 per collection period adversely pluckers. for six months a year – January biodegradable material. The use eral,” he added. land mafias and builders can be and direct them to reside in utilised to for expansion of the their respective Government hospital. residences in the campus. ( ) * 0 ' $ *0,0 5,3-4 $2!(0/ he 20th Jagatsinghpur Book TFair organised by the $34$052 /0 He further said the former Jagatsinghpur Sanskrutika Congress leader’s inclusion would Parishad concluded here on ormer Bijepur Congress definitely strengthen the party in Monday. The closing day func- Fleader Pranay Sahu joined the Bargarh. Similarly, Sahu also tion was dedicated to late scribe BJD along with hundreds of his expressed his gratitude to the BJD Hadibandhu Swain. supporters here on Tuesday. supremo for accepting him in the Former MLA Damodar BJD supremo and Chief Minister party and said, “He would not Rout, Jagatsinghpur MLA Naveen Patnaik formally induct- contest any elections in future. Chiranjib Biswal and ZP ed Sahu into the party fold at the He has joined the BJD only President Priyadarshani Biswal Naveen Niwas here in the morn- for my area’s interests and would attended as guests in the pro- ing where Bijepur MLA Rita try to solve the problems of water gramme presided over by Sahu was also present. scarcity and irrigation in his parishad chairman and business, said the organisers. Biplab Choudhury, members After the joining of Sahu, area,” he said. Notably, Sahu had Collector Yamini Sarangi. Parishad general secretary Sudhir Mohanty, Sasanka Patnaik in his reaction to medi- tendered his resignation on The fair was successful Sarada Prasad Das read out the Sekhar Panda, Guruprasad apersons said, he is extremely Monday. Later in his reaction, he with participating publishers annual report. Among others, Rath and Gopala Krushna happy with the joining of Sahu claimed that he quit the Congress and booksellers making a brisk parishad working chairman Mishra were present. and his supporters in the BJD. because of infighting in the party. O- - P $34$052 /0 He said poor people belonging to all categories are ormer Minister Prafulla deprived of availing benefits of FChandra Ghadai has the Biju Pucca Ghara and requested the State Pradhanmantri Awas and ST Government to provide patta to and SC students are not getting all landless people for the land caste certificates for admis- on which they have been stay- sion in school and colleges and ing for years by amending the for employment due to lack of Odisha Land Reforms Act land. soon. “This is high time the State -0 06- Baburam Chaudhury, noted farmer and teacher leader. “While the State Government should provide Dinabandhu Senapati, Gobind Her eldest Saroj is a social work- Government has already land, including homestead memorial meeting for Chandra Tarai, Prabhakar er and editor of Odia monthly declared many schemes for land, to all landless families of ASwarnalata Pattnaik was Bhatta, Bijay Majhi and “The Parada”. Among other benefit of the unprivileged our State irrespective of caste held at he Balaramapur residence Swarnalata Pattnaik’s elder son sons, Santosh is a prominent people, it is not understood and creed by amending the in Kujang on the 11th day of her Saroj Pattnaik spoke about the trade union leader, Susanta an why the landless people, agri- Land Reforms Act 1960 and death. Educationalist Nishakar life and dedication of Swarnalata advocate and Subodh and culture laboueres and share- State Consolidation Act 1962 in Muduli presided over the meet- Pattnaik describing her as a Sangram and Sanjib are busi- croppers have been ignored. line with the Karnatak ing, in which State Planning spiritual and helpful woman in nessmen. Landless people have not been Government,” demanded Board Deputy Chairman Bishnu and around the Kujang area, She Cuttack Barabati MLA given title of over their land Ghadai. Das was chief guest. was mother of six successful Debasish Samantaray and Biju which they are in possession for Ghadai said he has already Journalist Sugyan sons and a daughter. Her hus- Sharamik Kalyan Board last hundreds of years,” lament- brought the matter to the atten- Choudhury, Balikuda Erasama band late Bibhuti Bhusan Chairman Subash Singh also ed Ghadai. tion of Chief Minister. MLA Prasanta Muduli, Pattnaik was a teacher and a attended the programme. &$!3 $!! ( !( !4 Gruhini Intelligent: Geetika Kabisathpathy, educationist, 0 Yadav, Srestha Gruhini Minati Debata, woman activist, N , O Sunayana: Shila Das, Srestha Rashmi Bala Mishra, leader, Gruhini Sober: Madhusmita Minati Biswal, trade union Moharana, Srestha Gruhini leader, Bisnu Priya Mohapatra, =4 20 Smiley: Sony Pillai. Srestha literature, Padmini Panigrahi, Grhuhini Punctual: Tapaswini folk dance and song and he Ruchi Srestha Gruhini Hota, Srestha Gruhini Niharika Bastia, woman entre- T2019 grand finale was held Personality: Surjeet Kaur, preneur, were awarded with here on Sunday night by Srestha Gruhini Koel: Jhunu Woman Achiever Award. Rourkela Sports Association Nayak, Srestha Gruhini Kichen MLA, Raghunathpalli Pink in a grand manner. Queen: Anita Nair, Srestha Subrat Tarai, chaiperson, The winner of contest was Gruhini Mayuri: Ishika Goel, Muchana, Bhubaneswar Anamika Bohidar, who Srestha Gruhini Kalakruti: Arundhati Swain, director, received the crown with Rs11, Nanda Das, Srestha Gruhini Ruchi Spices Arbind Sahoo, 000 cash, besides Rs 2,000 Paridhan: Jayanti Kumari BM, Axis Bank, Rourkela, Asit complementary voucher from Nath. Pattnaik graced as guests. Green Trend and gift hamper Lopamudra Mohanty, President, Rourkela Sports of spice packet from Ruchi Alaka Chand and Nalini Prava Association Mihir Ray spices. Patnaik were felicitated with addressed on the theme. The first runners-up was life time achievement award. Ahana, Ollywood actress, was Pappiya Mazumdar while the Dr Gitanjali Patri, doctor and the special attraction, who second was Sasmita Jena The poet, Kalyani Mishra, psy- enthralled the audience by her Category Winners were Srestha Gruhini Confident: Subhashree Dash, Srestha chologist, Sarmista dance. " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #=
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He dismissed it as / !! huge political storm erupted of invitation from the organiz- had also organised Rahul’s rubbish. Munde died in a road # across the country with the ers and claimed that all the public event in London. accident in New Delhi weeks $ % Opposition and ruling parties political parties including the Prasad also dismissed after the BJP won the 2014 elec- H trading charges against each election watchdog was invited Sibal’s claim that he was present tions. 3( other prompting the Election for the presser in London. The in his personal capacity, saying Uttar Pradesh rivals BSP’s # Commission of India (ECI) to Congress, however, distanced he was intelligent enough to Mayawati and SP’s Akhilesh lodge an FIR against the itself from the event. know implications of his being Yadav, who have joined hands ' '' claimant Syed Shuja. The BJP dubbed the alle- there. He claimed that Sibal to contest the Lok Sbaha polls, 5<= While the BJP and the gations of rigging in the 2014 went there by deliberate design. demanded that the upcoming ##!$%) 0 Government alleged that the polls a “Congress-sponsored He said the invite for the event polls be held using ballot O !: Congress had organised the conspiracy” designed to had claimed that the hacking of papers instead of EVMs. H EVM hackathon in London, “defame” Indian democracy invitations to all political par- they are going to make an were murdered, Sibal sought a EVMs will be shown but the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Congress alongwith other and its Election Commission. ties including BJP and also important revelation. So I thorough probe. “gentleman” appeared in the US N Chandrababu Naidu too I Opposition parties demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Election Commission... He went,” Sibal said. Ray was one The ruling party launched wearing a mask. stated leaders of 22 parties a proper probe in the matter called the claims ‘garbage’ and (Ashish Ray) sent me a per- of the organisers of the event. a stinging attack on the “I could not understand would meet the Election ( # and reiterated their demand for the next ‘big lie’ after ‘Rafale’, sonal e-mail also. I told him Reiterating Shuja’s claims Congress and said it has already this drama. 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A large section of 52/623 strongly opposed by a large sec- people and organisations in the nion Home Ministry clar- tion of people and organisa- Northeast have opposed the he Government has Uified on Tuesday that tions in the Northeast, seeks to Bill saying it will nullify the Tapproved granting of Ex- #0 Indian citizenship would not be provide Indian citizenship to provisions of the Assam Accord Servicemen Contributory * 0 ( granted to any foreigner with- persecuted minorities — of 1985, which fixed March 24, Health Scheme (ECHS) to 5 out the consent of State Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists 1971 as the cut-off date for Assam Rifles pensioners. The Governments concerned after and Christians — from deportation of all illegal immi- beneficiaries will include pen- the passage of the Citizenship Bangladesh, Pakistan and grants irrespective of religion. sioners and their dependents # (Amendment) Bill. Home Afghanistan after they have Home Minister Rajnath residing in India and Nepal Ministry spokesperson Ashok stayed in India for seven years, Singh has already said the Bill subject to certain conditions. >5< & ' ' Prasad said every application instead of 12 years at present. will apply to all States and The Assam Rifles, one of the ) 8 for Indian citizenship will be This is applicable to those who Union Territories and the ben- oldest para-military forces ##!$%)0 A: enquired into by the deputy came to India before December eficiaries can reside anywhere mostly deployed in the North- commissioner or district mag- 31, 2014. in the country. “The burden of East has officers from the istrate concerned, who will The six religious minorities these persecuted migrants will Army and the home ministry I carry out due diligence and from Pakistan, Bangladesh and be shared by the whole coun- has the administrative control submit it to the state Afghanistan were earlier given try. Assam alone would not of the force. The soldiers are # Government concerned. a special dispensation for grant have to bear the entire burden recruited from all over the O$ “The State Government of long term visas. People and the government is com- nation. * 0$ also has to conduct an enquiry belonging to Hindu, Sikh, mitted to giving all help to the Giving details of the deci- * (* through its agencies. Only then, Buddhism, Jain, Parsi and state government and people of sion taken the Cabinet an individual will be granted Christian religions from Assam,” Singh had said. Committee on Security (CCS), < ( Indian nationality. Without the Pakistan, Bangladesh, Home Ministry sources officials said here on Tuesday * state government’s recommen- Afghanistan will have to prove said the ministry is considering the there are more than three C* 6 D dations, no one will be given they belonged to any of the a proposal to provide incentives lakh beneficiaries including G: 52/623 The exercise aims to simul- maritime security, including Indian citizenship,” Prasad told three countries and were per- to those people who want to dependents. As per the home # taneously activate the coastal offshore and coastal security. reporters here. secuted on religious lines settle anywhere in India, except ministry records, there are n an effort to test the opera- security mechanism across all The Indian Coast Guard was The Citizenship among other things for Indian the Northeast. about 92,000 Assam Rifles pen- & ' 3 Itional readiness of all the states and Union Territories. designated as the agency sioners including about 27,000 ' ) stakeholders to ward off any The exercise will cover a wide responsible for coastal securi- residing in Nepal. ##!$%) / attack like the 26\11 Mumbai frontage covering for the first ty in territorial waters, includ- terror attacks in 2008 wherein time the entire coast of India, ing waters to be patrolled by the 5 ! *)' terrorists came in through the including island territories. State Marine Police. sea route, the Navy has com- The exercise will also go deep- Coastal security is complex menced the largest ever coastal er, being spread over seaward, construct since it involves activ- # defence exercise Sea Vigil along coastal, and hinterland areas. ities both at sea and at land. 7 the entire 7,000 km coast of the Evaluation of critical areas and The targets of the terrorists / 3 country. The two-day fist of its processes, including inter- could be well inland. In the kind national level exercise agency coordination, informa- aftermath of “26/11”, a whole- 52/623 II starting Tuesday also covers the tion sharing and technical sur- of-government approach to 9 ; ? #$/@@!#3 9@# #* /9*+5 New Delhi: The Pakistani mar- Exclusive Economic Zone veillance will be undertaken. maritime security was adopted he extensive transfer and @@%# 9* 3%9!/*%9 ;#@@%# $ 9*!%9 itime agency fired on an Indian # (EEZ). The exercise covers the On the first of its kind drill, and a large number of mea- Tposting of officials by inter- /% ! #!%B# $#+ ;. $# #@ fishing boat with seven persons entire 7,516.6 km coast cover- he said so far smaller exercis- sures were taken by a host of im CBI chief M Nageswar Rao on board and sank it on 5 ing 13 coastal states and union es are conducted in coastal stakeholders. is aimed to break the caucus of %#B % * $%$ : 0%9 $#+ # January 17, following which 4 territories and stake holders states on a biannual basis, At the apex level National well entrenched officers post- 9* : #*%9 $#$# *D/ # @ # India has lodged a strong ##!$%) also include fishing and coastal including combined exercises Committee on Strengthening ed in the agency headquarters *# *#$ 90##9 9@# #* $ 9*% $ protest with Pakistan over the ) communities, Navy spokesper- amongst adjoining states are Maritime and Coastal Security for over three years and restore incident, official sources said son DK Sharma said here on conducted. The national level (NCSMCS) with Cabinet the professional credibility. on Tuesday. ':I Tuesday. reflects the distance that has Secretary at the helm was Nineteen out of the 20 over a decade has now been interim chief of the agency for Six Indian fishermen on ( Explaining the objectives of been covered since ‘26/11’ and established to review important transfers executed on Monday transferred to Chandigarh. the second time on January 11 board the boat ‘Sudama Puri’ 6 Exercise Sea Vigil, he said it the relative maturing of the matters pertaining to Coastal comprise cadre officials. The Likewise, SP SK Nair post- had undone the decisions taken were rescued by Indian Coast 2 0 aims to comprehensively and organisation for coastal security Security and for effective cen- lone officer Prem Gautam is an ed as SP in BSFC, Mumbai who by Verma, who was reinstated Guard while one fisherman was #0 holistically validate the effica- to take on this large-scale tre-state coordination. IPS officer who is the SP of the was probing the Mehul by the Supreme Court on missing after the incident C0 D cy of the measures taken since endeavour. Likewise committees have Economic Offences Wing and Choksi/Nirav Modi case relat- January 8. which occurred 64 nautical - ( ‘26/11’. Seaward monitoring The scale of the exercise is also been established at State has been given additional ing to PNB scam has been The first cycle of transfers miles south west off Mitha 5 ( during the exercise will entail unprecedented in terms of the and District level. At the oper- charge of Deputy Director transferred to Anti-Corruption was done on October 24, last Port in Gujarat, they said.PTI # patrolling off coast, in Offshore geographical extent, the num- ational level, it included setting (Administration/Personnel) Bureau in Mumbai. SP OF year, a day after Rao was made Development Areas and off our ber of stakeholders involved, up of Joint Operations Centres after relieving the current BSFC, P Balachandran has also acting director of the agency for islands by the Indian Navy, number of units participating (JOCs) of the Navy and Coastal incumbent Anish Prasad, who been transferred as SP Cochin. the first time. Indian Coast Guard, support- and in terms of the objectives Security Operations Centres of had allegedly put former SP Mohit Gupta who was He was appointed to the ed by the State Marine Police. to be met. All operational the Indian Coast Guard. A Special Director Rakesh entrusted by then CBI chief post after the government Closer coast, strategic assets of the Indian Navy and multi-tiered patrol and sur- Asthana’s number on surveil- Alok Verma to probe the case divested Verma and Asthana of assets, ports, Single Point Indian Coast Guard are par- veillance mechanism with lance without due procedure, against his deputy Rakesh their powers following a bitter Moorings (SPMs) will be ticipating in the SEA VIGIL. focus on technical surveillance sources said. Asthana has been brought to feud between the two top CBI patrolled by designated agen- The conduct of the exercise and augmenting Maritime More transfers are in the the BSFC, Delhi. officers. cies. Seaward monitoring will SEA VIGIL is also being facil- Domain Awareness (MDA) offing in the coming days at “The exercise was aimed to Verma was removed by also entail inputs from techni- itated by the Ministries of through the coastal radar chain various levels in the agency, the cleanse and purge the system. the the high-powered com- cal means, including intelli- Defence, Home Affairs, and other systems was adopt- sources said. The purpose was also to fill the mittee led by Prime Minister gence sources. Shore-based Shipping, Petroleum and ed. Real-time information shar- In a major reshuffle, Rao vacancies in branches which Narendra Modi and compris- monitoring will entail Natural Gas, Fisheries, ing through the National transferred around 20 officers are handling crucial cases and ing of Justice A K Sikri and enhanced vigil by the State Customs, State Governments Command Control Monday, including some offi- to restore checks and balances leader of Congress Police along the coast, moni- and other agencies of centre Communication and cers handling crucial cases like and strengthen vigilance mech- Mallikarjuna Kharge, two days toring of fish landing centres by and state. Intelligence (NC3I) Network; the 2G scam. 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4 52/623 signed soon between the CISF Museum in Hyderabad, ageable crowd flow. “The deci- as one of the most spectacular uments, and artwork, dating and the Archeological Survey National Museum in Delhi sion to deploy CISF personnel forts in the country while the from the 600-1000 CE period. fter year-long confabula- of India (ASI). “Nitti gritty has and Victoria Memorial in at these four monuments was Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb Dedicated to the Hindu Ations, the plan to provide been almost finalized in the Kolkata. When contacted, taken early last year after com- built by Mughal emperor ‘God Surya’, what remains of Central Security Industrial matter. The pact can be inked Superintending Archeologist pletion of a technical survey by Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah in the Sun Temple complex has Force (CISF) security cover to anytime soon,” said the sources. (Aurangabad Circle) Dr. Dilip the paramilitary force, which the memory of his mother the appearance of a 100-foot the four iconic monuments — The ASI had approached Kumar Khamari confirmed figured out the modalities of (posthumously known as (30 m) high chariot with Sun Temple in Konark in the CISF personnel in these that the three monuments will the new posting such as num- Rabia-ud-Daurani). It bears a immense wheels and horses, all Odisha, Daulatabad Fort, Bibi monuments to meet security be under CISF ambit if a pro- ber of personnel that would be striking resemblance to the carved from stone. Once over Ka Maqbara (Tomb of the challenges such as encroach- posal in this regard is given the required, the security equip- famous Taj Mahal, the mau- 200 feet (61 m) high, much of Lady) and Ellora caves, all ments and for managing green signal. But he refused to ment needed and the kind of soleum of wife of Shah Jahan. the temple is now in ruins. three in Aurangabad in crowds which increase on divulge further details of the security that needs to be pro- Aurangabad is also home There are 3686 centrally Maharashtra — is now all set weekends and festivals. proposal which was conceived vided at these tourist centres,” to Ellora-- one of the largest protected monuments/sites to see the light of the day. Presently, Taj Mahal and early last year. said the sources. rock-cut monastery-temple under the ASI, majority of Sources in the Union Red Fort are the only two ASI- However, sources said that Located on a pyramid- cave complexes in the world, which are manned by private Culture Ministry said that a protected monuments in the set up by the Union Home airports. the four top heritage sites are shaped hilltop to the north- and a UNESCO World security agency. The Taj Mahal memorandum of understand- country that are being guard- Ministry for protection of The CISF protected muse- facing security threats, west of Aurangabad, Heritage Site, featuring has 280 CISF security person- ing (MoU) in this regard will be ed by the CISF, a central force country’s industrial units and ums include Salarjung encroachments and unman- Daulatabad fort is considered Buddhist, Hindu and Jain mon- nel while the Red Fort has 290. " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #> < ?! #
= 00 coming Lok Sabha elections. tions,” adding the coming gen- Government for providing asy- regime he said. “Trinamool Congress eral polls will not only deter- lum to the cross-border infil- Mocking the grand United saffron Government, if it needs to be uprooted from this mine the future of India but trators Shah said, “I can assure India rally organized last Acomes to power in the State so as to bring to an end also write the history of Bengal you that if BJP comes to power Saturday by Chief Minister State, will end cross-border its syndicate tax raj,” Shah said in a different way. it will not let any infiltrator Mamata Banerjee at the historic infiltration and “syndicate tax reminding “in order to see the “The 2019 elections will enter Bengal.” The TMC Brigade Parade Ground in raj” in Bengal, BJP president back of this Government which determine whether this TMC Government loves infiltrators, Kolkata and attended by 23 Amit Shah on Tuesday said has promoted gun and bomb Government which has mur- which is why it is allergic to national leaders Shah said “this while launching a venomous workshops in the place of tra- dered democracy in Bengal national register for citizens was a rally where there were 9 attack on the Mamata Banerjee ditional factories we will have and set up syndicate tax raj, will protesting its implementation, aspirants for the Prime Government. to first defeat them in the gen- remain in Bengal or will be Shah said promising to bring Minister’s post. This means Shah who was holding a eral elections.” uprooted,” Shah adding “in NRC to Bengal if it comes to there were nine Prime rally at Malda in North Bengal Setting a target of 23 seats Gujarat you don’t have to cough power in this State. Ministers whereas in BJP there said reminding, the first pre- Shah said “we will have to win up money to the syndicates for The BJP Government will is only one, that is Narendra condition for a State-level 23 seats from this State so that buying cement, bricks and provide citizenship to all the Modi,” adding the people will changeover is a thunderous we can throw them out of sand to construct a house. Hindu, Shikh, Buddhist and definitely choose the better victory for the saffrons in the power in the next State elec- Attacking the Trinamool Jain refugees during the NRC and later option. )9& 4 - $ % &%' 170P % &,) &
(4($0 the mayor’s bungalow was pro- Finance Minister Sudhir posed in 2016 as a site for late Mungantiwar said that the rela- n an effort to keep its Thackeray’s memorial. The tions between the BJP and Iaggrieved ruling alliance bungalow plot admeasuring Shiv Sena, which have been partner Shiv Sena in good 11,500 sq metre, has been electoral alliance partners for humour in the run-up to the given to the BTMPT at a nom- the past three decades, would Lucknow: Pragatisheel Bahujan Samaj Party supremo crucial Lok Sabha polls, the inal lease of 1 per annum for continue to remain in the Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Mayawati, who had once tied a BJP-led Maharashtra 30 years. months and years to come. Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday 'rakhi' on BJP leader Lalji Government on Tuesday sanc- Shiv Sena president Though the sanction of termed the poll alliance between Tandon. Shivpal Yadav had tioned 100 crore for the ambi- Uddhav Thackeray will per- 100 crore for the Thackeray the SP and BSP a ‘thagbandhan', formed the new party after tious Bal Thackeray memorial, form Ganesh puja at the memorial project, the ruling or a coalition of cheaters, and complaining of being sidelined being developed at the erst- The development came on memorial site on Wednesday. BJP has once again extended alleged that their chiefs are in by nephew Akhilesh Yadav, while Mayoral bungalow at the eve of the 93rd birth The BTMPT is expected to an olive branch to the miffed the habit of betraying others. when he took charge of the SP Shivaji Park in north-central anniversary of Thackeray on lay foundation stone for the Shiv Sena, which has repeatedly "This is not a 'gathbandhan' from party founder and father Mumbai. Wednesday. construction of Thackeray made it clear that it would go (alliance) between the SP and Mulayam Singh Yadav. The State Cabinet, at its On Wednesday, the sometime next month, for it alone in all the elections in the BSP but a 'thagbandhan',” he Shivpal Yadav said after the weekly meeting presided over Brihanmumbai Municipal which the ruling Shiv Sena future. said about the seat-sharing pact Lok Sabha polls his own party by Chief Minister Devendra Corporation (BMC), which might invite Prime Minister The nature of bitterness recently announced by the two will hold the "master key", with- Fadnavis, approved the deci- owned Mayor's bungalow- Narendra Modi. prevailing between the two parties for the Lok Sabha polls. out which no Government sion to sanction 100 crore for compound land, would hand Informed Sena sources said saffron alliance partners could “While one ditched his could be formed at the Centre. the Thackeray memorial. over the papers transferring the that the party may hold a spe- be gauged from the fact Sena father and uncle, the other did "We will form an alliance The State-run Mumbai land to the Balasaheb cial screening of “Thackeray”, president UddhavThackeray the same with her brother," with the secular parties, and the Metropolitan Region Thackeray National Memorial a Hindi and Marathi biopic had on January 13 hit out at Yadav told reporters at his party talks are on. You all will be told Development Authority Public Trust (BTMPT) ser up made on the life and times of BJP president Amit Shah, say- office here. about it soon," he added. (MMRDA), which functions for the construction of a the late Shiv Sena chief. ing that no party should con- He was referring to "The PSPL is emerging as a directly under control of the memorial for the late Sena Meanwhile, while sider the Sena as "weak" and Samajwadi Party president force in the state and people are Chief Minister, will make avail- chief. announcing the sanction of that “no one is either born yet Akhilesh Yadav, who allegedly giving it support. Only our able 100 crore for the Built in 1928 in an area 100 crore the Thackeray or will ever take birth who can sidelined him and his brother party can stand against the Thackeray memorial project. spread over four acres of land, memorial project, Maharashtra defeat my party”. Mulayam Singh Yadav, and BJP," he claimed. PTI 1 ( " (2$
- 50,0 meter highway even as the highway completely. They said authorities issued strict advi- it would require a massive clear- nclement weather continued sories for the passenger and ance operation to make the tun- Ito impact the normal life in goods vehicles. nel safe for passage of vehicles. Kashmir Valley as Srinagar- The traffic management The area around the tunnel has Jammu National Highway officials said that landslides witnessed massive snowfall. remained closed for the second have hit the strategic highway at There was no report of any loss consecutive day as a massive some places in the Ramban dis- of life or injuries following avalanche hit the vital Jawahar trict including Digdol, Panthial, avalanche and landslides. Tunnel blocking its two tubes Magarkote and Khooni Nallah. On Monday, the incessant from the Kashmir Valley side. They said that a massive rain and snowfall forced author- 4 - 9 $ 3 Hundreds of truckers have been avalanche hit the northern tube ities to suspend vehicular traf- !: !0 % &%' stranded along the 300-kilo- of Jawahar Tunnel blocking the fic on the highway. &R . ! "+ *1@
- '' DMK and other Dravidian organisations had Kolkata: A woman on Tuesday the report of the medical board of being affected with Down 32550 flown black balloons against him for the delay in moved the Calcutta High before the court on January 25. Syndrome, they submitted constituting the Cauvery Management Board as Court seeking permission to The woman got married in before the court. They con- he venue from where Prime Minister per the orders of the Supreme Court. The Prime abort her 25-week old foetus 1999 and gave birth to a girl in sulted two more doctors and TNarendra Modi was to lay the foundation Minister's visit in April 2018 was to inaugurate the due to medical complications. 2004, their lawyers Kallol Basu after several more pathological stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Defence Expo. Hearing the plea of the and Apalak Basu submitted. tests it was found that the foe- (AIIMS) at Madurai on January 29 has been shift- "The recent speeches made by the Dravidian woman and her husband, While the woman is a tus was affected by abnormal ed to another place following security threat. leaders condemning the Prime Minister over a Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty homemaker, her husband development of cardiac organs, Though Tamil Nadu Police was tight-lipped series of issues ranging from Karnataka's plan to directed her to appear before a works in a private company. stomach, umbilical chord, apart about the reasons behind the shifting of the venue, go ahead with the preparation of detailed project medical board of state-run She conceived again in from that of the brain which persons having access to intelligence inputs told report for constructing the Mekedattu Dam and SSKM Hospital on Thursday October last year and, after four can lead to the child being The Pioneer that central agencies have taken note the 'failure' of the Centre to accept the demand for examination and to ascer- weeks during a check-up, the affected by Down Syndrome of the statements made by Vaiko, leader of the for compensation package for those affected by tain whether the pregnancy was doctor suspected some abnor- following birth. On January 13, MDMK and leaders of various Tamil chauvinist Cyclone Gaja in November 2018 were highly crit- to be terminated. mality and advised the woman when the foetus was aged 23 organisations that they would stage black flag ical and it is quite natural for central agencies to Justice Chakraborty direct- to undergo a serum test. weeks, one of the doctors said demonstrations against the Prime Minister dur- take note of the same," said a source in Chennai ed Additional Advocate General After the test, it was found it was a fit case for termination ing his visit to Madurai. Police who did not want his name to be quoted. Abhratosh Majumdar to submit that the child was at a high risk of pregnancy. PTI Security agencies do not want to risk any chances as last time the Prime Minister visited Chennai, the " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #@ < ; "
5., Ministry about the final result providing them food, water and << of the talks and gave it the sit- other essentials. 0 uation report. While the BGB claimed After receiving the min- they had come from India, the 34 ) & istry's nod, the BSF signed the BSF said they had not as there Agartala/New Delhi: The BSF papers and handed over the 31 was no tell-tale sign of breach on Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingyas to the staff of the of the barbed wire fence on the Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Shia "In the rural areas of the Rohingya Muslims, who were Amtoli police station in West Indian side. Central Waqf Board Chairman country also, the primary stranded on the India- Tripura district police at 11 am, BGB commander in Waseem Rizvi has written a let- madarasas in the name of Bangladesh border for four ending the standoff with their Bangladesh's eastern ter to Prime Minister Narendra donations are harming the days, to Tripura Police, even as Bangladeshi counterparts. Brahmanbaria region Lt Modi, urging him to shut down future of our children and pro- 30 more community members The officials added that the Colonel Golam Kabir told PTI primary-level madrasas across moting fundamentalist think- were apprehended in Assam, state police will verify the in Dhaka that the "BSF want- the country in order to check ing... This is damaging both the officials said. details of the Rohingyas, and ed to push them into our ter- terror group ISIS’ influence country and the Muslim chil- The 31 Rohingyas, who " ! * % the BSF has been asked to ren- ritory but eventually, they took on Muslim children. dren," he said. had apparently come from ! 0 8 der assistance for the task. them back". Rizvi, who has supported Taking admission in Jammu & Kashmir, were stuck % &%' It is suspected that these He said BGB officials held the demand for Ram temple in madrasas after schooling will in no-man's land, beyond the people had travelled to the two round of talks with their Ayodhya and uniform civil not only help them take normal barbed wire fence along the Police was taken after the BSF "We took the matter up with border area from Jammu & Indian counterparts during code, said Muslim children, if education till the high school- Indo-Bangladesh border in and the BGB failed to reach a the BGB and requested them to Kashmir, the officials said which "we told the BSF that if they want, can take admission shut down, about half of the level along with children of dif- Tripura since January 18. decision during talks on the take the Rohingyas back to adding, that the truth can only they were Bangladeshis, bring in madrasas after completing country's population will ferent sections of society and The situation had led to a issue. Bangladesh. They denied. be established after an investi- them to justice in your coun- high school. become supporters of the ISIS religion, but also will deter blame game between the The 31 Rohingyas under- Several rounds of talks with the gation. Pranab Sengupta, offi- try in line with your law for "It can be seen that children ideology in 15 years' time," them from getting easily influ- Border Security Force (BSF) went a medical check-up and BGB had failed. So, we hand- cer-in-charge of the Amtali trespass charges". are soft targets for running any Rizvi said in the letter. enced by fundamentalist think- and its counterpart — Border were later produced before a ed them over to police." police station, told PTI that the "They (Indians officials) mission and at this point of He said the support to the ing, Rizvi said. Guards Bangladesh (BGB) — court in West Tripura district A battalion commander- 31 Rohingyas, including nine tried to convince us that the time ISIS is a dangerous terror ISIS is clearly visible in He has previously sup- with the two sides accusing which sent them to 14-day level meeting was held at the women and 16 children, were Rohingyas entered into India organisation which is gradual- Kashmir where children are ported the demand of Ram each other of pushing them judicial custody, the officials Zero Line on Sunday, the offi- sent to the Tripura Medical from Bangladesh which we ly getting hold over the Muslim being alienated from people of temple at the disputed site in into their territories. said. cials said. College for a check-up and refused to accept as these peo- population across the world. other religion in the name of Ayodhya and a mosque, The decision to hand over Deputy Inspector General Officials in New Delhi said "were found to be alright". ple were carrying Indian refugee "...If madarasas are not Islamic education. 'Masjid-e-Aman', in Lucknow. the Rohingyas to the Tripura of the BSF Brijesh Kumar said, the BSF informed the Home He said the BSF had been cards," Kabir added. PTI ) "8! .7 4
(= Mumbai: An organisation Devendra Fadnavis later told our agitation if the Government claiming to work for Brahmin reporters that the CM was pos- fails to give reservation before Jaipur: Two more people died a three-day screening drive for rights on Tuesday held a dhar- itive on their demands except Lok Sabha code of conduct due to swine flu in Rajasthan swine flu and it has now been na here demanding four per cent that of quota. Vishwajeet comes into force," he said. on Tuesday, taking the death extended to three more days. reservation for the community Deshpande, an organisation He added that their toll to 54, an official spokesper- On Monday and Tuesday, instead of inclusion in the functionary said, "All other demands include creation of a son of the State Health more than 55 lakh people were Centre's 10 per cent quota for demands except reservation for separate financial board for the Department said. screened in nearly 20 lakh economically backward sections Brahmins were accepted by the Brahmin community to help The two deaths were houses across the state, Dr V K in the general category. Govt. However, reservation is economically weaker sections, a reported from Bikaner and Mathur, Director (public The protest, in Azad our key demand for which we separate 'atrocity act' to protect Karauli. health) of the medical and Maidan in south Mumbai, by will continue our protest." the community as well as stu- As many as 54 people have health department said. the Samasta Brahmin Samaj He added that the 10 per dent hostels in every district for died due to swine flu in the He informed that 846 peo- Maharashtra, an umbrella body cent quota announced by the the community. state from January 1 to till date. ple were found with symptoms of 24 groups, saw around 1500 Narendra Modi Government is The group also demanded The spokesperson said of swine flu and they were given people, including priests, from for 250 castes and religions. free education from kinder- 1,414 people tested positive for the medicine. Nearly 20,000 Nashik, Thane, Pune and other "We want 4 per cent quota, garten to post graduation, com- the H1N1 virus. Looking at the people were found suffering parts of the State. which is half of the population pletion of the Shivaji memorial situation, the medial and health with fever and samples were col- A delegation which met percentage of Brahmins in and Bharat Ratna for freedom department Monday launched lected, Mathur said. PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Maharashtra. We will intensify fighter Veer Savarkar. PTI 4* - 1 - 1 % &%' +/ $
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The Children’s Film Studio Indian film makers over the Shillong: The Indian Navy on ly operated vehicles. operation R Susngi said. 55,6 Building and the 19th century ing equipments, costumes, pho- in the museum gives visitors, years to produce cinemato- Tuesday resumed its operation After day-long efforts, they Efforts to retrieve the body historic palace Gulshan Mahal tographs and other materials particularly children, an oppor- graphic impact on the silver to retrieve the decomposed only managed to move the would continue on Wednesday, — which was inaugurated on by portraying the journey of Indian tunity to explore the science, screen. It also showcases the body of one of the trapped body a few metres from where he added. (4($0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi cinema since the dawn of Indian technology and art behind film- charismatic kaleidoscopic pres- miners detected inside a 370- it was left on Sunday and The Navy personnel had on Saturday —opened for the cinema in 1913 with the first making. It offers hands on expe- ence of the vibrant cinemato- feet deep illegal coal mine in brought it near the bottom of earlier managed to pull the n what will provide an oppor- first time on Sunday and it full-length feature film, “Raja rience on various facets associ- graphic culture across India. Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills the main shaft, officials said. body, seen 200 ft along the hor- Itunity to movie aficionados to remained opened for the second Harischandra” made by the leg- ated with making cinema like Gulshan Mahal is an ASI district but failed to achieve "The body has been pulled izontally dug small hole, about undertake an absorbing journey day on Tuesday. endary Dhundiraj Govind camera, light, shooting, experi- Grade-II Heritage Structure success. near the bottom of the main half way to the bottom of the of over a century of Indian cin- The NMIC provides a Phadke, known as Dadasaheb ence of acting, etc. — present- which has been restored as part Navy divers, who had sus- shaft... The process to bring the shaft. But, it could not be ema, the newly inaugurated the glimpse into Indian film histo- Phalke. ed in an interactive format. of the NMIC project. The dis- pended their operation on body to the top will take some brought out due to apprehen- National Museum of Indian ry and help film students, film- The New Museum Building The exhibits displayed plays present here showcase the Sunday on the advice of the dis- more time due to the presence sion that further moving it Cinema (NMIC) at the Film makers, fans and critics to learn has four Exhibition Halls which include chroma studio, immer- journey of over a hundred years trict administration, along with of some obstructions inside the could result in its disintegra- Divisions campus will remain and understand cinema as a encapsulate: Gandhi & Cinema: sive experience zone, stop- of Indian cinema. NDRF personnel, used remote- mine," spokesperson of the tion, Susngi said. PTI " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #A 9 !,! 9&) # 8 76 - # 8 8 . &(6? .<<79 6 A 8 #8 3 0 !FA9 ( @ ( / ( / " # ( / <)) 850-9 ukumar Sen, an Indian civil servant — the first Chief Election Commissioner / " 50- Sof India no less — arguably deserved a ‘Nobel Prize for Peace’ in his official capac- . " ( ity for actually launching this country into the trajectory of democracy. Were it not for the successful completion of the first gen- eral and Assembly elections in 1952, the / exalted principles of democracy, as / enshrined in the Constitution, could have received a rude setback. Imagine for a moment in 1953, when Sir - / Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, to give / him his full breadth, got his Nobel Prize for Literature (in absentia) “for his mastery of his- torical and biographical descriptions as well / / as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted ; human values”, Sen receiving the same in the # Peace category. His citation could read, “for peacefully conducting the world’s largest ( elections in India in 1952 on the basis of uni- # versal adult suffrage notwithstanding an tions. Its support to North Korea ond led to the growth of con- cent was unfit to handle democ- abysmally low literacy rate of the electorate, encouraged the communist tact between the leadership racy. Critics, however, were thereby launching the Asian nation on the path regime to attack South Korea on and the masses. proven wrong. A 51.5 per cent / 50- of democracy believed to be a preserve of afflu- June 25, 1950, thus triggering the The demand for the intro- voters’ turnout was recorded, ( ent and industrialised nations of the West.” Korean War (1950-1953). duction of elective principles in which was by no means unsat- / In reality, the Nobel Prize for Peace, 1953, The US failed to tame 62(= 0 >$0 26 India long ante-dated the isfactory. The Election was awarded to General George C Marshall China and had to resume har- demand for independence. The Commission made elaborate Junior (1880-1959), former US Secretary of monic diplomatic relationship =545<2 0 demand for introducing elective publicity arrangements to edu- # 5 ) / ( State, for his plan (‘Marshal Plan’) aimed at in 1972 after a quarter century principles (in legislative coun- cate the voters. Sen himself economic recovery of Western Europe after of alienation. The then US 064% 05 3 2 cils) was raised by the likes of went over to radio and gave a the World War II. No Nobel Peace Prize was President, Richard Nixon, vis- Justice MG Ranade, antiquari- series of talks to enlighten the given over the next two years. The free world ited Beijing to meet Mao 0,%=%=4 an Rajendralala Mitra, voters on a range of issues. , failed to fathom the significance of indepen- Zedong and seal that negotia- =5 4=5) Surendranath Banerjea and sev- January 25, 1950, was the day / 50- dent India’s espousing democracy. India tion between the two political- (0 2 # eral other leaders in the last when the Election Commission # spearheaded the struggle for de-colonisation ly incompatibles. But China quarter of the 19th century. of India was instituted. Since in Asia and Africa. It was also a harbinger of never lost its capacity to give =25 4 2% 22056 There was not even remotely a 2011, the day is being marked / parliamentary democracy in the non- headache to its neighbours and demand for independence then. as ‘National Voters’ Day’ to / ( Western world. One fifth of the world’s pop- the free world in general with its %0 22 =5 Democracy, based on uni- motivate and facilitate the vot- ulation, enlisted to the cause of democracy, aggressive posturing on geo- 32>25< 0,2605 versal adult franchise, is a gift of ers to exercise their franchise. was no mean achievement at the onset of the political and economic matters. our Constitution-makers. To Democracy is a continuous 5 , / , Cold War. India kept out of power blocs and Our other neighbour, 04=5=(=4 ensure free and fair elections, revolution, which must be fed < ! military pacts. Pakistan, also could not develop 22 =5 they envisaged an autonomous interruptedly. , In early 1975, or 25 years after the genuine democracy. Its record of Election Commission under “Democracy is by no means Constitution of India came into force, there military dictatorship extends =(( =54562 Article 324. However, universal a Western institution, it is a were only 40 democracies in the world. They from Field Marshal Ayub Khan 0 2'9"# franchise is an upshot of our free- human institution. Wherever were predominantly in rich and industri- in the 1950/60s to General dom struggle, which was waged man has attempted to evolve alised nations of the West. It was not until Pervez Musharraf in the new 3=/2<2 in the name of every Indian, political institutions, he has hit ? the 1980s, or more noticeably the 1990s, after millennium. It has become a hub 45<2 0 regardless of gender, social, eco- upon this wonderful institution the cessation of the Cold War, that signifi- of Islamic extremism and terror- nomic and educational status. called democracy,” observed cant democratisation happened worldwide. ist groups. Its greatest rebuff to % 05 3 2 05 But to implement the same Subhas Chandra Bose in his " There are around 125 electoral democracies democracy was Islamabad’s per- at the ground level posed a huge presidential address at the in the world today. sistent refusal to accept the result 4- 3==%=4 administrative challenge. The Maharashtra Provincial " The role of democracies in contributing of general elections of December % 226=( 4,,2 delimitation of constituencies, Conference in Pune on May 3, * S to regional peace is well-acknowledged. 7, 1970, which sparked off the based on the Census of 1941, 1928. Yet like a polar satellite, Democracies rarely get involved into conflicts Liberation War of Bangladesh. /3 3/0 /0,26 creating an accurate voters’ list, there was a danger of it going to S with each other or display hegemonistic The genocide of 1971, mostly of 53250(2=% building capacity and mobilis- pieces, if not properly launched. ) designs. They also tend to promote an open the Hindus in east Bengal, by the 2<2 >5605 ing Government employees on India’s first Chief Election O , society. They, thus, have a moderating effect Pakistani Army, remained an election duty were tough chal- Commissioner set an example. on global situation. excruciating chapter of history. 2,0 62 =% lenges for a newly-indepen- Today, the Election Commission Mao Zedong led China to become a India’s democracy is the dent nation affected by conducts elections five times that People’s Republic within a year of India’s inde- fruition of Constitutional agi- ,2562 = 0 Partition, mass migration and size. Little do we realise how - ) . pendence. It, thus, took a very different polit- tations of the 19th century, fol- 0562 =5=( integration of princely states. immensely they contribute to ical trajectory than India’s. Both nations lowed by mass movements led There was no dearth of world peace. shared cordial ties in the beginning before rela- by MK Gandhi between 1920 04 sceptics who predicted that (The writer is author of tionships soured. But China’s going over to and 1942. The first produced a India’s first general election recently published book, ‘The ( communism, initially as an ally of the erstwhile nucleus of men versed in the would prove to be its last. They Microphone Men: How Orators USSR, and subsequently as adversary, intro- legislative science and Western argued that a population with a created a Modern India’. Views , - ( duced definite tension in international rela- democratic principles. The sec- dismal literacy rate of 16.6 per expressed are his personal) . * , , + < &%) . # / 0 ) ) > S #( 0 - / ( M # # # # # - 1 ) ! . 23 # .-) %;#%9% # / % %/ %;#%9% # %# #%*#9 K K(< 5 K5 ( K- * . S ( ) ) ' ) + )) * <%)+' 4 , $ // ( developing social sectors, adopt- ing labour-intensive technology, # empowering Dalits and women Sir — This refers to the editor- L M M 9:!+ H and ensuring social security for 5 ( ial, “Didi’s headline act” (January C* 9!D,6 # # 0 the needy. Otherwise, such bar- 21). The prelude to a mouth- - 50= baric inequality will force us to . watering political drama has 2 6 ) 9:!! live in a dog-eat-dog environ- )!6 78) ! 6 9 been written for 2019 with an # M #/ ment where equality and frater- " ( appetiser in Kolkata. 4 - 0 nity are absolute no-no. A range of opposition par- ) Sujit De : 5 - # ties came together to address a ) ) Kolkata . 1 ) mega rally there wherein soar- C D # >-, # S . ing speeches were delivered, ) - gracious gestures exchanged and H ) - ; clever slogans worked to prime #>-, ) 733 the crowds whose expectations - ) # Sir — This refers to the editor- , : # # ( were running high. They all had - - H ->68>-, ial, “Wealth inequality” (January a common target: The Bharatiya # >-, 22). It is true that there is a huge Janata Party (BJP) in general; - M # ) gap between the rich and poor and Prime Minister Narendra N I ) ) ": in India. And this state is the , , .<$ Modi and party chief, Amit 6 O # #6 M # same across the world. This Shah, in particular. 0 ) B% B 9 /9! mammoth gap cannot be curbed ( The election was presented 9:!G immediately but at least we # , S as a binary — the BJP alone on need to make a start to build a one side with the rest of the society where everyone can live # country on the other. In the inequality. A Gini of 0 denotes of income tax filers earned 15 decently and gleefully. The data aftermath of Trinamool perfect equality and 100 absolute per cent of total income in exhibited by Oxfam is very ) ( )$ # " Congress chief and West Bengal Sir — This refers to the editor- inequality. The Gini coefficient 2013. After three years, the top much similar to the Pareto prin- 5 = Chief Minister Mamata ial, “Wealth inequality” (January was as high as 48 percentage one per cent of income tax fil- ciple. If the gap widens between /S Banerjee’s rally, the pertinent 22). Wealth inequality is far point in 2013 but jumped to an ers were allowed to gulp 45 per the richer and poorer, a prosper- questions that need answering greater in India as the masses do alarming 63 percentage point in cent of all income in 2016. ous society can’t be formulated. O = # , now would be — what would be not have the right to social 2016. Not only is India’s inequali- Kirti Wadhawan the role of the Congress in the security that our Western coun- After coming out of bottle, ty growing but doing so now at Kanpur ( political near-future? terparts enjoy. Inequality is mea- the Gini, as it were, had grown a much faster pace. This glaring JS Acharya sured in Gini index where high- 15 percentage points in just inequality must immediately be - #S P Q Hyderabad er index value indicates greater three years. The top one per cent bridged by inclusive growth, !# # :%9## F ; %!.; " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ #B 9 !,! 9&) (%')+ ! (:" , +)' &' &' . ' () , ( &'- 3& ' H ' . ''3 ' . &4 '. 0 I L L &' # ' &4 ' / / %0 . 8+) ( 0 9 1 4 4 # 1 (( O ( . ( A S 4 / % %3* , / he then Prime Minister Atal Bihari A Vajpayee had conceptualised the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to acknowledge the existence of overseas Indians in the national narrative, give them a connec- / Ttive tissue to their country of origin and make A ( them stakeholders in the country’s development. Significantly, he inaugrated the first conclave on , January 9, 2003, to commemmorate the “expatri- = ate” Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South # Africa after 20 years. On that date in 1915, Gandhiji set foot on home soil and drew on his # experiences to rejuvenate India’s freedom strug- 4 gle. Historically, the overseas Indians funded the activities of the Indian National Congress and the 5" Indian National Army in gaining Independence. B3 They also led the Ghadar Movement against the " British Raj. Fifteen editions down the line, the ( ( Divas, currently being held in Varanasi, Uttar 5 ( Pradesh, has even solidified their role in the coun- C B3 $ $ try of their birth with the theme being the “Role (05>532 ; 8$$;9 of the Indian Diaspora in Building a New India.” -2=-2=%5605 D33 7D3333 # Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is faced = ,5C-=D with an uphill task of redefining India as well as =((45> global politics, is poised to give equal opportuni- $22<23032 ties to overseas communities. The large presence . ( (more than 25 million) of the diaspora across the ,=<2 5(25 necting diaspora communities across handling of racial attacks on Indians in “Bharat” rather than the “Pravasi.” The A ( world has compelled New Delhi to positively =0>,5= 26 generations, particularly trying to revive Australia, when New Delhi watched the Modi Government has realised this 4 ( engage its untapped asset in fulfilling its internal 325605 ties with original settlers, whom we call whole episode as a mute spectator and predicament and, therefore, has made it / as well as external dreams. Indians abroad have 60 -= 02; 2- People of Indian Origin (PIOs). This is a engaged only in lip service to pressurise a biennial instead of an annual event. S , the potential to advance the country’s profile /325 good step as NRIs, also known as the ‘new’ Canberra. Another example of the gov- Now, it is high time for the govern- / $ through their intellect, finance, expertise and = 0 =50> diaspora and being more affluent, tend to ernment’s apathy was in 2007 when the ment to revise its almost two-decade-old , , ( enterprise. They played a critical role during the 066 2 26 top the headline acts and seem to project Hindu Rights Action Force (HIN- report and chalk out a proactive diaspo- # 1990s, when our economy opened up for the first 2 05 42 0 themselves as better influencers. DRAF) internationalised the wretched ra policy. In fact, the ruling BJP should time, and in 1998, when we were faced with -2 =/5 The push for an inclusive approach condition of ethnic Indians in Malaysia. not forget its election manifesto of ( Western economic sanctions following the =5<2525 2#52/ can be traced as far back as 2000, when The government’s initial response was 2014, where it made it clear that it would Pokhran II nuclear tests. the Government set up a high-level com- tight-lipped. This came as a shocker con- work with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) , Moreover, in the contemporary globalised 623/05 = mittee on Indian diaspora for assessing sidering it had given a stern response in and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) by world, the diaspora has emerged as a powerful fac- 25,0,232-= issues concerning Indians overseas, 2003, when nearly 300 Indians, mostly adopting a proactive diplomacy strate- A # tor in developing workable relations between $4/3=405> suggesting new policy and organisation- IT professionals in Kuala Lumpur, were gy, to develop what it referred to as nation states and been a catalyst in strengthening 0$2 #32 al frameworks and recommending a “maltreated” and “interrogated” by “Brand India.” It stated that “the NRIs, 1 "( bilateral relations between India and host nations. 20 =5 R42 country-specific agenda to intensify Malaysian authorities. It had warned that PIOs and professionals settled abroad are It is also playing a pivotal role in India’s ‘soft power’ 20 K32-= India’s diplomatic engagement. On the any repeat of such incidents would affect a vast reservoir to articulate the nation- # ( diplomacy, which is one of the major components 0- 2 256=5= recommendation of that committee, the bilateral ties. al interests and affairs globally. This , of New Delhi’s foreign policy strategy. The India- 2022 =5=( government implemented numerous Nonetheless, one can also argue resource will be harnessed for strength- US Civil Nuclear Deal would not have happened 5%425 2%= policy initiatives, including the decision that the victims of ill-treatment on ening Brand India.” - if ethnic Indians in the US had not lobbied suc- 325605 to celebrate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas March 9, 2003 were Indian India should be obligated to cessfully. Our lobby groups, in fact, have done a and institute the Pravasi Bharatiya citizens/NRIs. On the other hand, the address the concerns of ethnic Indians S / S lot to change the perception of India on Capitol ,=<2 5(250 Samman awards. The most significant protest of November 2007 concerned anywhere in the world, without jeop- # Hill despite regime changes. And at a time when =(-0 26= initiative announced by Vajpayee at the Malaysian citizens of Indian descent ardising their relations with the host , 235 / # 4 ( the world talks about how overseas Chinese 325 inaugural edition was that PIOs in cer- and, therefore, the government countries. Only then, the condition of S S ( plough back resources into their home country, tain countries would get dual citizenship. refrained from interfering in what PIOs as well as India will improve glob- 4 it is significant that India retained its position as However, his party lost the next gener- could be interpreted as interference in ally, as PIOs constitute more than 75 per the world’s top recipient of remittances in 2018, al elections. the internal matters of Malaysia. cent of the Indian diaspora. This is, too, with $80 billion. Interestingly, the total remit- In 2004, the Manmohan Singh However, the fact of the matter is that therefore, an opportune time for New % tances are estimated to be equivalent to 2.8 per Government adopted two significant most PIOs still consider themselves as Delhi to substantially, rather than sym- S cent of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). measures: Establishing a separate Indians and, whenever they are in trou- bolically, recalibrate its diaspora poli- / According to an Indian Economic Review survey, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and ble in the host countries, look at their cy that will redefine its terms of engage- using National Sample Survey Organisation data, introducing the Overseas Citizenship of motherland in protecting their interests. ment. This recalibration can pay rich 4 these remittances helped in poverty reduction and India Scheme in August 2005 in Interestingly, New Delhi also wants to dividends to its foreign policy objectives ( changing consumption behaviour in rural areas. response to “dual citizenship.” During the engage the PIOs but without any liabil- and will also help them be a valuable ( Researchers found that receiver families progressed 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2012, the ities. The reason is quite clear — the human resource for developing a new . S " very well in spending on healthcare and ameni- government announced voting rights to PIOs, at present, do not create an eco- India. As the Prime Minister himself " ( ties that pushed up their ease-of-living index. NRIs and some of them exercised their nomic constituency for the Indian gov- acknowledged, while addressing the Therefore, knowing the potential of the franchise for the first time in the 2014 ernment compared to NRIs. Therefore, first PIO Parliamentarians’ Conference / , )* , , Indian diaspora, Modi deliberately interacted general election. one must engage in some form of in New Delhi, law makers from coun- * with the overseas community during his trips to However, many in the PIO commu- meaningful reciprocal links with PIOs. tries ranging from the US and the UK /S the US, Australia, Myanmar, Fiji, Saudi Arabia nity now believe that the government This apathy has led to a lesser par- to Reunion Islands in the Indian Ocean and UK among others. He even liberalised visa totally ignored the Indian diaspora, ticipation of overseas Indians in succes- could boost India’s economic growth. services for them and encouraged them to be except when it occasionally addressed sive celebrations of the Pravasi Bharatiya (The writer is Assistant Professor, partners in new projects. certain issues as per its own convenience. Divas. Nowadays, the diaspora has Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, The Government is also thinking about con- They were upset by the government’s realised that the event is more about University of Delhi) " (+'%3 ; !
Lok Sabha election. Though the idea mein sarkar badal do’ (change the the Congress go with the Trinamool Minister. Modiji need not worry,” ing will not fetch them votes. Unless could not move forward earlier, Government at the Centre). Other Congress (TMC) or the Left? Will said Banerjee. Even the Congress they come up with a new vision, vot- when Karnataka Chief Minister Opposition leaders, too, echoed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) agreed that the decision should be ers will not get enthused. Recently, HD Kumaraswamy took oath on similar sentiments. This was the first continue its ties with the Congress taken only in a post-poll scenario. Modi reacted in his characteristic May 23 last year. Several Opposition big effort by the Opposition after the in Andhra Pradesh, where the The Opposition, therefore, will go style: “My stand on corruption has leaders had graced that occasion BJP lost badly in the three Hindi party’s vote share is almost zero? without a challenger to Modi despite made some people angry as I pre- too. heartland States — Rajasthan, In the North-East, an alliance its galaxy of leaders. The BJP will, vented them from looting public - ; *8' But this time, it is likely to be Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with regional parties is required. Left taking advantage of this scenario, money; they have formed the maha- followed up with another rally in — last month. parties have remained outside as they opt for a presidential style of cam- gathbandhan.” Modi is simply stick- $ an the Opposition unite to Amravati, Andhra Pradesh, by Chief The Opposition combine boasts do not want to share the platform paign. ing to his corruption plank. pose a challenge to the Minister N Chandrababu Naidu a wealth of leaders but as Deve with the TMC. Meanwhile, The third challenge is for the There is no doubt that CBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and another one in Delhi, organised Gowda pointed out, it would be very Telangana Chief Minister, K regional satraps to show an extra- Opposition unity is very difficult to in the coming months? There are so by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief difficult for different party leaders Chandrashekhar Rao, who was busy ordinary determination to sweep the achieve but there is no harm in try- #0 many ifs and buts although West Arvind Kejriwal. An impressive list to forget their differences and come mobilising a federal front, was absent polls in their respective States. They ing. After all, the BJP came to power Bengal Chief Minister Mamata of leaders from 20-plus parties — together. There are so many at the rally because he did not want did well in 2014 by winning an with just 31 per cent vote share in Banerjee organised a mammoth including former Prime Minister Opposition parties of various hues to share the dais with Naidu and impressive number of seats. A the 2014 Lok Sabha poll. rally in Kolkata’s Brigade grounds Deve Gowda, former Union and ideologies that are pulling in Congress leaders. repeat performance would go a As one of the Opposition lead- last week. Ministers Sharad Pawar, Arun different directions, the possibility These are the challenges that long way in challenging Modi and ers said, “Manzil bahut door hai, ! The who’s who of the Shourie and Shatrughan Sinha, of which is not a national coalition will come in the way of Opposition his Government. Raasta bahut kathin hai; Dil mile na ,'"#FF Opposition gathered to prepare a Chief Ministers Chandrababu but state-specific alliances. unity. Once this issue is resolved, The fourth challenge is a ‘one- mile, Haath mila ke chalo” (our des- 4 # roadmap for a coalition against the Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal and HD Most importantly, ego of region- then comes the question of who on-one fight’ against the BJP. This tination is far and the path is diffi- ruling BJP. Addressing the ‘United Kumaraswamy, former Chief al chieftains comes in the way of would be the prime ministerial would avoid a division of cult; despite our differences, we have India’ rally, Banerjee predicted that Ministers Akhilesh Yadav, Farooq unity. In fact, the Congress is work- candidate? This topic has been Opposition votes but it appears to tread the path holding hand the BJP’s days were numbered and Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and ing on this strategy and so are other pushed aside for now. Leaders have difficult. The Prime Minster is together). The coming days and that the “expiry date” of the Modi- Gegong Apang among others — parties. For instance, in Uttar claimed that it will be a collective counting on a divided Opposition weeks will show whether the oppo- led Government had come. The were a part of Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) leadership and the candidate can be to win the 2019 battle. sition means what it says. rally was, perhaps, the beginning of the Kolkata rally. and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) decided in a post-poll scenario. The fifth and the most impor- (The writer is a senior political Opposition efforts to oust the BJP From the podium, Banerjee have come together, keeping the “Throw the BJP out. We will fig- tant point is that the Opposition has commentator and syndicated # Government ahead of the 2019 appealed to the country, ‘Delhi Congress out. In West Bengal, will ure out who can become the Prime no new narrative — just Modi-bash- columnist) " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ 0#
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52/623 accounts but are unable to ser- (4($0 vice their debt obligations. he Government will soon The Government is likely omestic rating agency Icra Tapproach the RBI seeking a to cite the current situation, Dhas placed the ratings of special dispensation for defer- including availability of funds six mutual fund schemes under ment of provisioning require- in escrow accounts of certain watch with negative implica- ments for bank loans extend- IL&FS companies, for seeking tions due to their exposure to ed to some IL&FS group firms the special dispensation, they the crippled infra lender IL&FS amid ongoing efforts to mon- added. group entities. > 3 !"8 - -* ?' * @ etise assets of the crisis-hit On Tuesday, the Ministry The schemes being put -5 !A * * # B - !%8- group, official sources said reviewed the progress made in under watch include a short $ !C4!# * ! Tuesday. dealing with the problems at term debt funds and banking 0 , *'-A!- - 1 ?--1@* !1 B$ Some companies of the the group. and PSU debt funds from diversified IL&FS group, which Following the series of HDFC, banking and PSU debt has debt burden of over defaults by some group com- fund, bond fund, dynamic 91,000 crore, have failed to panies, the Government super- bond funds from UTI , Aditya repay loans. Following the cri- seded the board and appoint- Birla Sun Life short term sis at IL&FS late last year that ed seasoned banker and Kotak opportunities fund, Icra said in raised concerns over liquidity Mahindra Bank MD Uday statement on Tuesday. in the system, the corporate Kotak as chairman in October The rating action is due to affairs ministry had super- 2018. the “deterioration in the cred- seded its board. The IL&FS group compa- it quality” of the underlying The sources said efforts to nies are estimated to have out- investments of these schemes monetise certain assets of standing loans of about 60,000 driven by their exposure to spe- IL&FS are progressing and the crore to banks and financial cial purpose vehicles (SPVs) of group is expected to come out institutions, while the total IL&FS Group, the agency said. 4 4 ' > 1
52/623 said. tance of not showing any dis- of the woods in the next four debt is over 91,000 crore. These schemes have expo- 4 # 1 8 , 8" !* !1 A budget of around 6 advantage to the sector, he to five months. State-owned LIC is the sin- sure to Hazaribagh Ranchi 1 8 - & !> * 4 !1 ' ndia is expected to edge past lakh crore was allocated for added that the government Against this backdrop, the gle largest shareholder in Expressway, Jharkhand Road 9 +!+ , 1 8 - +1 !1 8 B Ithe US with regard to steel infrastructure development in was also reviewing the sources said the ministry would IL&FS group with 25.34 per Projects Implementation # 4 9 , 44'!1 consumption this year, Steel the current financial year, he DMI&SP policy and trying to soon approach the RBI seeking cent while Japan’s Orix Company, and Jorabat Shillong 1 8 $ ' * # ' % Minister Chaudhary Birender noted. find convergence between dispensation for deferment of Corporation owns 23.50 per Expressway, the agency said. ?$'*#'%@B% > 4 4 ' Singh said on Tuesday. “So, based on these DMI&SP policy and Public provisioning of loans with cent shareholding. “The default risks by vari- # 4 B% 8 4 +B Addressing the fourth edi- enabling factors and with huge Procurement Order 2017 of respect to some IL&FS group Among others, Abu Dhabi ous SPVs of IL&FS have tion of India Steel 2019, the potential yet to be tapped, the DIPP. firms. Investment Authority has 12.5 increased after the recent man- minister said, “Growth trend in per capita consumption can “Under the ambit of the The Reserve Bank of India per cent stake, IL&FS agement communication to steel consumption in India will easily be increased from the policy, 16 more steel products (RBI) has strict norms in place Employees Welfare Trust (12 the trustees expressing to stop continue, due to strong manu- current levels,” he added. were brought under Quality regarding non-performing per cent), HDFC Ltd (9.02 per future repayments citing their facturing sector, diversified Steel Secretary Binoy Control Order, which now cov- assets for banks and a relax- cent), Central Bank of India interpretation of an order given demand demographics, accel- Kumar said that the National ers a total of 53 products. The ation is expected to help the (7.67 per cent) and State Bank by National Company Law erated expenditure on infra- Steel Policy 2017 along with the endeavour is to bring more Government in getting more of India (6.42 per cent), at the Appellate Tribunal on October structure, anticipated increase Policy for Preference to products under the Quality time to resolve problems at end of March 2018. 15, 2018,” the agency explained. in GDP and strong focus on Domestically Manufactured Control Order in an effort IL&FS. In August 2018, the debt Two SPVs of IL&FS ‘Make in India’. Iron & Steel Products have towards prohibiting produc- The sources said the crisis at the IL&FS group came demanded a refund of the debt “We are likely to leave resulted in savings of more than tion, import and distribution of Government has identified a to the fore when one of its com- payment executed by them behind US in terms of steel 8,000 crore till date. substandard products,” he few IL&FS subsidiaries having panies defaulted on repayment after October 15, 2018 from consumption this year,” Singh Underlining the impor- added. ample funds in their escrow of 1,000 crore debt to Sidbi. their trustees, it added. $%&* % 4 D)& ?A @ E &->4 1 $! ! ! B% 4 $ - !*- ! : - * $%&* 8% ! & &# !, 4 - 4 9 !+$# )/ ! ( !A
52/623 “Hence, it is best to initiate unconditional cash transfer scheme as it will be more equitable he Government should opt for the uncondi- (on a per farmer basis) with a meaningful impact 52/623 Anuj Jain had in October start- Ttional cash transfer to farmers to alleviate and once the problems are ironed out in terms ed a fresh initiative to revive agrarian distress rather than Universal Basic of proper tenancy laws, then make it condition- (4($0 enders and home buyers of Jaypee Infratech on NCLT’s Income (UBI) scheme, the SBI said in a report on al,” it said. LJaypee Infratech may extend direction after lenders rejected Tuesday. The study said that there have been reports he domestic equity market by around 15 days the January over 7,000 crore bid of At present, it may not be feasible to initiate saying that Government is planning to provide Ttook a breather on Tuesday 27 deadline to submit propos- Suraksha group. Rythu Bandhu Scheme on national level as land direct cash support to the farmers in lieu of var- after a five-day rising spree as als to revive the debt-ridden He had invited expressions data in several states, including Jharkhand, Bihar, ious farm level subsidies/support. investors booked profits in firm as shortlisted bidders have of interest from companies to ) 89 !*#!$3&*!' P 0 Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu are yet to be digitised, “In Budget 2019-20, Government had esti- metal, financials and auto sought more time, sources said. submit a resolution plan to PE 4 * 3 ' P 9 the SBI said in its ’Ecowrap’ report. mated Agriculture subsidy (plus support) at counters, amid weak cues from State-owned NBCC, Kotak revive Jaypee Infratech, which + C !$# B% & C 98,100 crore (Crop Insurance: 13,000 crore, international markets after Investment, Singapore-based has many stuck housing pro- ! Interest Subsidy: 15,000 crore and Fertilizer IMF lowered its global growth Cube Highways and Suraksha jects in Noida and Greater 3 & - Subsidy: 70,100 crore),” the report said. projections for 2019 and 2020. group have been shortlisted as Noida. Such move comes on the back of suggestions The 30-share BSE Sensex bidders for Jaypee Infratech, In 2017, the NCLT had in public domain by noted agri-economists as dropped 134.32 points to end which is undergoing insolvency admitted the application by an well as Niti Aayog that perhaps Rythu Bandhu at 36,444.64, while the broad- proceedings in the National IDBI Bank-led consortium Scheme that is fiscally prohibitive to launch on er NSE Nifty finished 39.10 Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). seeking resolution for Jaypee a pan India level should be netted against fer- points lower at 10,922.75. The Committee of Infratech under the Insolvency tiliser subsidies, interest plus and insurance sup- Participants were seen taking Creditors (CoC) is considering and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). port, it said, adding that instead of this the farm- money off the table after the a proposal to extend the bid- The tribunal had appoint- ers should be provided the benefit as direct cash recent rally, even as the wider sen- ding deadline by around 15 ed Jain as IRP to mange the in their account. timent remained positive, under- days and a decision would be company’s business and invite “We however believe this argument has flaws, pinned by better-than-expected taken soon, sources said. bids from investors. though a cash transfer scheme is always a better Q3 earnings by several bluechips. The CoC had last month Consequently, Lakshdeep, option than an Universal Basic The BSE Sensex, after approved the evaluation crite- part of Suraksha group, had Income (UBI) scheme. Many resuming higher at 36,649.92, ria to be adopted to select a bid- emerged as a front-runner to countries have found that UBI advanced to 36,650.47 on buy- der for taking over the realty acquire the firm. However, in does not address the structural ing by domestic institutional firm. May last year, lenders rejected -' > ?-'>@!& $#*C problems and is at best a solution investors (DIIs) as well as retail Jaypee Infratech’s interim the 7,350 crore bid by in interregnum,” the report noted. participants. resolution professional (IRP) Lakshdeep as they found the B% %F# amount to be inadequate. G B4 ! (H The realty firm has an out- standing debt of nearly 9,800 crore, of which 4,334 crore pertains to IDBI. Other lenders '4' &' are IIFCL, LIC, SBI, ' '& -'' Corporation Bank, Syndicate Bank, Bank Of Maharashtra, 52/623 ICICI Bank, Union Bank, IFCI, J&K Bank, Axis Bank and Srei n 2014, Piramal Sarvajal won a first-of-its-kind tender by the Equipment Finance. IDelhi Jal Board, to set up decentralized-drinking-water-solu- Jaypee Infratech, a sub- tions across various settlement colonies. Over the last four years sidiary of Jaypee Group’s flag- the residents of Narela and Holambi Kalan have benefited from ship firm Jaiprakash Associates, the affordable, access to safe drinking water. The available bore is developing about 32,000 well water had Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) as high as flats, of which it has delivered 1300ppm, making it unfit for consumption. The situation at 9,500 units. another settlement colony Holambi Kalan was similar with the water being delivered in tankers sourced from the stream ’Holambi Kalan Bawana Neher’ with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of over 800 ppm. " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ 00
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52/623 can also be given on state nies. According to Federation of levies,” the official added. The official said there are Indian Export Organisations 52/623 ' - - 6.>>'- xporters are likely to get The last FTP was released several product-specific clus- (FIEO), the new scheme should New Delhi: Eincentives based on para- in 2015 for five years. It pro- ters in sectors such as auto- include refund of indirect taxes oody’s Investors Service Tuesday said Japanese automaker meters like research and devel- vided guidelines for enhancing mobile, textiles and leather like on oil and power; state MIndia's insurance and reinsurance sectors Nissan Tuesday opment, product-specific clus- exports with an overall objec- and providing direct incentives levies such as mandi tax. will grow strongly driven by strong economic launched its new SUV ters and production pattern tive of pushing economic to them would help boost “The new scheme should growth and evolving regulatory regime. model Kicks in India, under a five-year foreign trade growth and job creation. manufacturing and exports. help boost the country's It said robust GDP expansion, coupled with priced between 9.55 policy (FTP) to be released later Under an FTP, the gov- Currently, maximum exports,” FIEO President current low insurance penetration, should sup- lakh and 14.65 lakh this year, an official said. ernment announces incentives incentives are cornered by big Ganesh Gupta said. port double digit growth for the non-life sec- (ex-showroom). The The commerce ministry is for exporters. Currently, duty automobile and pharmaceuti- Since 2011-12, India's tor over the next 3-4 years. During fiscal 2018, new model, designed working on recasting the exist- benefits are provided under cal companies under MEIS. In exports have been hovering at total gross premiums for the non-life and life specifically for the ing export incentive schemes in merchandise export from India this scheme, the government around USD 300 billion. insurance sectors grew 11.5 per cent to Rs 6.1 Indian market, will be line with the global trade scheme (MEIS) and services provides duty benefits depend- During 2017-18, the shipments lakh crore (USD 94 billion), bringing the 5-year available in petrol and norms of the World Trade export from India scheme ing on product and country. grew about 10 per cent to compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 11 diesel fuel options Organisation (WTO). (SEIS). “Ideally, the scheme should USD 303 billion. Promoting per cent. “India's strong economy and evolving powered by 1.5 litre “We are recasting our Recasting of the existing target MSMEs,” the official exports helps a country create regulatory regime continue to support growth engines. Kicks will compete with the likes of Hyundai Creta and S-Cross from export incentive schemes. In support measures assumes sig- added. For the new FTP, the jobs, boost manufacturing and for its insurance and reinsurance sectors,” Maruti Suzuki, which are priced in the range of 8.85 lakh and 15.1 lakh. the new FTP, they would be in nificance as the US has chal- commerce ministry is engaged earn more foreign exchange. Moody’s said in a report titled Insurance — Commenting on the new model launch, Nissan Motor Co Senior Vice compliance with the global lenged these schemes under with all commodity boards During April-December India: Continued regulatory evolution is cred- President and Chairman of management committee for Africa, Middle East and trade rules. The new incentives the dispute settlement mecha- and ministries concerned for 2018-19, the country's total it positive for India's insurance sector. India Peyman Kargar said the vehicle reflects company’s commitment to bring could focus on R&D activities, nism of the WTO. America has identifying the support mea- merchandise exports grew Moody’s said it expects India's real GDP to the best of Nissan global products and technology to India. “Our research and production parameters, prod- alleged that these incentives are sures compliant with global 10.18 per cent to USD 245.44 expand by 7.4 per cent and 7.3 per cent in fis- development (R&D) and design teams in India developed the SUV in collabo- uct-specific clusters. Rebate harming American compa- trade rules. billion. cal 2019 and 2020, making the Indian econo- ration with our teams in Japan, America and Brazil,” he added. Nissan India my one of the world's fastest-growing. Operations President Thomas Kuehl said, with its progressive design, the Kicks “The Insurance Regulatory and will stand out in the competitive SUV segment in India. As per the company, Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is the model would deliver a fuel efficiency of 14.23 km per litre for petrol vari- 9 P A'- proactively introducing regulations that will ants and 20.45 km per litre for diesel trims. The petrol versions are priced at 9.55 support insurers' balance sheets and improve lakh and 10.95 lakh, while the diesel variants are priced at 10.85 lakh, 12.49 their access to capital, a credit positive," Moody's lakh, 13.65 lakh and 14.65 lakh.
(4($0 over the phone. Anushree has a and will branch out into lend- data on growth achieved by the Assistant VP and Analyst Mohammed Londe background in accounting and ing up to 3 lakh to micro- industry in the last few years. said. Liberalisation of the reinsurance sector — &- &' SW Group chairman Sajjan finance and the idea of starting enterprises soon, she said. After achieving the initial with the admission of foreign reinsurers since New Delhi: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Tuesday JJindal's daughter-in-law a microfinance occurred while She said family money has target of 1 lakh borrowers, 2017 and IRDAI's steps to ensure that they can said it has commenced bookings for updated version of its premium hatchback Anushree on Tuesday doing a course on rethinking been put into the business as ini- Anushree said, the company will compete with incumbents — will specifically Baleno. The new Baleno can be booked with an initial payment of Rs 11,000, announced a micro-lending financial inclusion at the tial capital, which is as per the be taking a call on further cap- benefit the non-life sector. Regulatory reforms MSI said in a statement. The company expects to launch the model later this venture to help uplift the uder- Harvard Business School last regulatory norms. Reserve Bank ital infusion. will also improve the sector's capital strength, month or early next month. Giving details about the model, MSI said the updat- served segments. year. The company was incor- regulations require NBFC-MFIs Dinner table talk on finance Moody’s said. “In 2015, IRDAI raised the ceil- ed Baleno will come with new and aggressive front design. The model will offer Her husband Parth Jindal is porated last year and after get- to have 5 crore in net owned is, however, limited as there are ing on foreign ownership of Indian insurers to additional safety features like speed alert system, co-driver seat belt reminder the chairman of Svamaan ting regulatory approvals made funds. The venture will initial- so many businesses ranging 49 per cent from 26 per cent, encouraging glob- and rear parking assist sensors, it added. These features are over and above the Financial Services, the newly- its first loan disbursal on ly be focusing on Maharashtra from steel to new-age initiatives al players to buy holdings in local entities. standard dual airbags, child seat restrain system (ISOFIX), pre-tensioner and force launched entity. “This is a for- January 14, she said, adding the and Karnataka and has plans to like electric vehicles spear- Besides, the government’s launch of a new limiter seat belts and ABS with EBD. Since 2016, Baleno has featured among India's profit entity registered as an immediate goal is to reach 1 enter Odisha and Chhattisgarh headed by her husband or her program in 2018 to provide health insurance for top selling cars. With 14 per cent growth in first nine months of 2018-19 over NBFC-MFI. I always wanted to lakh borrowers by 2021. Initially, by 2020, Anushree said and mother-in-law's CSR activities 100 million families is credit positive as it will last year, Baleno holds the industry record of fastest 5 lakh sales milestone with- do something for the society, the venture will concentrate on maintains that it is good busi- that also have to be spoken help grow health premiums and provide insur- in a record time of 38 months. The company has sold over 5.2 lakh units of the hence this," Anushree told PTI livelihood loans of up to 25,000 ness to be in, pointing out to about, she said. ers with cross-selling opportunities, it noted. model cumulatively till date.
SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10949.80 10949.80 10864.15 10922.75 -39.10 Script Open High Low LTP HEXAWARE 325.85 332.80 322.80 331.25 KANSAINER 451.75 457.40 448.20 454.00 TVTODAY 365.55 370.95 362.70 365.75 SUNPHARMA 411.00 423.50 409.40 417.40 19.10 RCOM 13.12 13.43 12.85 13.34 RCF 63.60 63.80 62.30 63.20 CUMMINSIND 834.00 835.55 826.00 829.80 FINCABLES 436.05 438.55 431.25 436.75 WIPRO 336.80 349.60 336.00 348.25 10.45 SUZLON 5.26 5.29 5.16 5.19 JSWENERGY 68.10 69.30 67.45 68.95 TATAINVEST 843.00 849.00 832.00 836.20 HEIDELBERG 151.30 152.90 148.25 151.95 TITAN 962.15 986.40 958.70 981.90 19.15 JPASSOCIAT 7.05 7.15 6.91 7.04 GODFRYPHLP 969.00 977.00 949.25 957.55 ASTRAL 1075.00 1075.00 1039.90 1049.70 INOXWIND 72.50 73.25 70.50 71.45 KOTAKBANK 1279.00 1307.95 1273.10 1291.50 23.90 PAGEIND 22501.00 22999.00 22055.00 22510.10 UBL 1486.00 1486.00 1448.15 1459.90 MRPL 69.50 69.65 68.80 69.20 EMAMILTD 427.90 427.90 420.15 424.70 DRREDDY 2599.10 2645.00 2589.95 2639.20 39.40 SUNPHARMA 408.60 422.75 408.60 418.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 2685.45 2694.95 2651.05 2683.95 GUJGAS 132.00 132.60 129.50 129.75 AEGISLOG 200.00 200.00 195.00 199.10 GAIL 328.00 336.00 325.05 332.75 4.95 RELIANCE 1234.00 1246.25 1219.40 1234.75 CADILAHC 344.35 346.60 339.75 345.25 GUJALKALI 518.00 522.35 513.75 515.90 JYOTHYLAB 195.00 195.55 192.50 193.60 HEROMOTOCO 2795.00 2835.00 2742.50 2832.00 37.75 YESBANK 191.90 193.90 187.50 192.10 MAHLIFE 399.35 419.90 399.35 412.20 PTC 86.25 86.55 84.20 84.55 GALAXYSURF 1164.00 1164.00 1131.00 1135.75 BAJFINANCE 2585.00 2635.00 2575.00 2620.50 26.30 SPARC 177.85 187.00 170.00 176.70 CYIENT 598.95 600.00 590.00 591.45 UFLEX 264.90 265.40 259.60 260.05 HSIL 236.00 237.80 233.15 233.65 YESBANK 191.50 193.80 187.40 193.55 1.60 JUSTDIAL 482.25 489.80 465.45 480.60 INFRATEL 278.20 281.50 274.65 277.75 PERSISTENT 554.85 554.85 539.50 546.20 NLCINDIA 67.75 68.15 67.60 67.95 BAJAJFINSV 6377.00 6447.05 6350.00 6429.85 45.30 TVSMOTOR 535.00 559.90 520.60 553.85 TORNTPHARM 1846.00 1928.80 1846.00 1913.65 AARTIIND 1566.00 1566.00 1529.00 1554.50 IOB 14.45 14.45 13.93 14.07 JETAIRWAYS 274.80 278.90 268.60 273.10 ABB 1284.00 1313.70 1280.90 1305.35 HINDCOPPER 48.40 48.40 47.50 47.95 SANOFI 6400.00 6465.60 6384.10 6419.20 HINDPETRO 238.90 243.45 238.35 240.15 1.50 ASHOKLEY 89.65 89.65 86.55 88.00 BATAINDIA 1157.65 1157.65 1140.00 1146.60 TAKE 160.00 161.00 158.00 158.45 SCHNEIDER 95.00 95.00 92.70 93.45 ULTRACEMCO 3850.00 3887.00 3800.90 3862.00 12.45 TATASTEEL 471.00 471.00 455.90 456.80 TATAELXSI 965.00 971.50 960.55 967.05 MAHABANK 14.60 14.60 14.15 14.23 SIS 767.05 792.00 767.05 784.40 INFY 741.25 749.00 734.00 747.00 2.00 ASIANPAINT 1425.00 1431.50 1378.00 1406.55 NMDC 90.50 90.70 89.30 90.40 APLAPOLLO 1135.00 1135.20 1100.00 1112.90 TVSSRICHAK 2395.05 2432.00 2360.00 2365.60 IOC 135.95 137.30 135.35 136.00 0.35 HEG 3377.00 3378.55 3202.00 3223.75 TATACHEM 686.10 693.95 678.60 688.50 SUPRAJIT 215.25 215.90 207.45 211.20 SUNDRMFAST 519.00 524.10 516.40 522.95 BPCL 351.50 357.60 351.05 352.45 0.90 L&TFH 139.80 140.90 135.25 136.90 MPHASIS 868.20 874.00 862.25 869.75 COCHINSHIP 361.15 361.20 358.00 359.20 SHILPAMED 404.00 404.00 391.10 395.35 TECHM 714.00 720.00 701.80 715.65 1.75 BANDHANBNK 426.90 426.90 405.95 408.75 BHARATFORG 475.90 487.40 473.85 485.25 CENTRALBK 32.05 32.55 31.85 32.30 PNCINFRA 146.50 150.80 146.20 149.50 HINDUNILVR 1746.00 1755.00 1741.25 1751.00 4.10 KOTAKBANK 1281.00 1307.30 1275.00 1291.60 VIPIND 500.50 500.50 492.00 493.95 IPCALAB 775.15 779.05 761.35 775.05 MONSANTO 2584.65 2584.65 2552.00 2563.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 2685.00 2695.00 2650.10 2689.55 4.95 PHILIPCARB 169.50 181.00 167.65 178.20 INDHOTEL 136.75 137.50 134.50 136.95 POWERGRID 190.50 190.55 189.00 189.60 MRF 65725.60 66148.90 65201.30 65364.90 ITC 289.85 291.00 285.15 290.30 0.40 M&M 725.50 725.75 705.00 708.05 WABAG 290.05 291.90 284.05 290.05 DCAL 222.40 225.30 216.90 218.45 ALLCARGO 109.60 111.00 109.60 110.40 INFRATEL 278.75 280.70 274.50 277.95 0.15 JINDALSTEL 144.50 144.50 135.60 137.90 KEI 353.75 367.10 353.05 361.15 PNBHOUSING 875.60 885.15 872.25 876.80 HERITGFOOD 531.55 535.00 522.55 525.90 AXISBANK 656.35 663.60 653.85 659.40 -0.90 DHFL 212.70 213.70 203.35 204.85 SUNTECK 337.95 338.65 330.75 335.75 CONCOR 666.85 672.00 658.10 670.50 SWANENERGY 99.70 99.70 97.60 98.50 NETWORK18 37.75 37.75 37.05 37.15 ONGC 145.50 146.00 144.05 144.30 -0.40 MARUTI 7199.00 7199.00 7051.00 7068.25 CIPLA 510.40 511.65 503.15 506.95 CEATLTD 1222.15 1226.90 1205.75 1219.00 INOXLEISUR 243.05 250.95 243.00 249.60 SJVN 25.90 25.90 25.70 25.75 EICHERMOT 20001.00 20350.00 19900.00 19968.00 -60.00 LT 1315.25 1321.00 1296.20 1300.80 APLLTD 588.35 612.50 576.15 587.80 EQUITAS 118.20 121.90 118.20 121.00 CARERATING 985.20 1007.25 981.00 987.20 JKCEMENT 735.30 735.40 715.50 717.40 TATAMOTORS 181.50 181.50 175.95 180.75 -0.75 ICICIBANK 369.10 372.50 366.15 369.00 DLF 176.00 180.30 174.80 179.45 TATAGLOBAL 208.55 212.65 208.55 211.60 CHENNPETRO 263.00 265.00 259.50 261.20 DBCORP 175.70 180.00 175.65 179.15 RELIANCE 1232.85 1246.95 1219.60 1232.00 -5.70 HAVELLS 677.10 720.30 670.60 711.40 WELSPUNIND 60.15 60.50 57.40 58.65 IDFC 42.00 42.75 41.40 42.45 NAVINFLUOR 660.00 667.95 655.00 659.00 CAPPL 385.70 392.30 385.10 388.60 CIPLA 510.00 511.40 502.45 506.85 -2.40 GRAPHITE 687.00 696.85 675.00 679.15 KRBL 366.00 378.55 361.10 364.75 ADANIGREEN 37.60 38.95 36.50 37.85 MOIL 162.10 164.05 162.05 162.40 IFBIND 846.50 846.65 825.00 830.45 SBIN 293.00 293.00 288.20 290.85 -1.60 TATAMOTORS 181.40 182.65 176.05 180.45 FEDERALBNK 88.70 89.90 86.95 89.40 SHANKARA 489.80 502.35 486.00 490.70 MERCK 3273.05 3356.95 3273.05 3321.00 HONAUT 21983.70 22045.00 21691.05 22018.80 INDUSINDBK 1502.00 1506.20 1475.00 1499.00 -8.60 IBULHSGFIN 806.90 817.25 788.65 798.35 HCLTECH 962.60 963.40 938.00 941.60 MCX 745.00 745.00 730.60 740.20 EVEREADY 219.00 223.10 218.00 219.80 KNRCON 210.50 213.55 210.00 213.15 PFC 105.00 105.00 100.75 101.10 TCS 1907.10 1918.25 1890.00 1896.70 -12.00 INFY 740.65 747.20 733.85 744.35 GRANULES 88.60 88.60 86.30 86.65 IBULISL 330.40 347.30 330.40 330.40 3MINDIA 20729.00 20799.00 20374.00 20681.95 ABFRL 201.90 216.00 195.10 203.15 NTPC 143.90 143.90 142.00 142.50 -0.90 STAR 512.95 550.40 508.65 547.75 LALPATHLAB 1007.00 1043.55 993.90 1030.25 RALLIS 168.30 169.25 166.20 167.40 GREENPLY 138.30 138.30 135.30 136.20 RELINFRA 288.65 293.85 276.30 279.45 BPCL 351.65 357.50 351.00 352.80 FORTIS 136.00 137.00 135.20 136.05 PRESTIGE 207.10 223.00 207.10 216.20 MAXINDIA 84.80 85.60 84.45 85.00 HDFCBANK 2146.00 2146.80 2129.05 2132.25 -15.90 VEDL 199.40 199.40 191.00 191.45 NHPC 25.30 25.65 25.30 25.40 IGL 286.30 286.50 279.65 282.50 FLFL 412.65 421.00 411.00 419.85 SCHAEFFLER 5561.55 5561.55 5422.00 5447.10 ICICIBANK 370.55 372.50 366.10 368.95 -2.75 WIPRO 337.00 349.80 336.40 346.45 NAUKRI 1573.35 1650.00 1516.85 1626.60 CASTROLIND 165.25 166.85 163.60 166.00 TATACOMM 513.05 518.30 509.00 515.80 LEMONTREE 68.10 68.95 67.55 68.65 UPL 766.20 772.05 753.45 763.10 -6.05 LINDEINDIA 659.95 679.00 649.25 670.45 HDFCLIFE 389.00 389.55 382.05 384.80 SBILIFE 619.00 628.00 611.75 618.75 WHIRLPOOL 1479.45 1480.05 1456.20 1465.70 ORIENTCEM 75.60 75.65 72.70 74.35 COALINDIA 228.45 230.35 225.80 227.15 -1.85 RELCAPITAL 206.15 210.55 202.30 206.65 CHOLAFIN 1171.85 1171.85 1125.85 1138.90 GHCL 263.55 263.55 251.85 255.25 GREAVESCOT 121.15 121.25 119.00 119.60 ASTERDM 164.50 164.50 159.25 160.10 IBULHSGFIN 802.00 817.70 788.00 797.60 -7.20 UNIONBANK 85.20 86.70 82.90 83.95 INFIBEAM 44.00 44.25 42.90 43.70 SUVEN 212.55 215.85 209.05 210.90 GICHSGFIN 256.95 257.35 248.70 251.15 VBL 800.30 800.30 791.00 796.50 POWERGRID 191.00 191.25 188.50 189.30 -1.95 TCS 1908.00 1918.20 1890.70 1900.35 TECHM 717.00 719.40 701.05 715.20 GMRINFRA 16.05 16.20 15.85 16.15 NILKAMAL 1336.95 1337.00 1314.50 1323.75 ITDC 297.10 299.00 293.35 295.45 LT 1316.90 1321.50 1298.10 1300.00 -14.55 SBIN 292.35 292.80 288.20 290.30 WOCKPHARMA 495.90 497.25 488.75 495.55 SONATSOFTW 314.80 321.65 310.25 316.40 SUPREMEIND 1040.10 1059.45 1040.10 1046.85 KALPATPOWR 378.40 380.65 372.50 375.70 HDFC 1999.00 2002.15 1968.50 1981.30 -23.15 JISLJALEQS 61.50 62.95 60.60 61.50 DCBBANK 182.00 183.30 179.00 180.00 TATAPOWER 75.80 77.50 74.95 76.30 VTL 1091.50 1093.70 1064.70 1073.20 SKFINDIA 1925.35 1930.65 1917.20 1921.75 ASIANPAINT 1423.90 1432.05 1375.25 1404.85 -17.25 BAJFINANCE 2587.95 2634.85 2575.85 2616.65 AUROPHARMA 777.00 790.30 777.00 788.25 BRITANNIA 3144.90 3176.95 3130.10 3150.95 SOBHA 493.10 507.00 493.10 503.95 AIAENG 1670.00 1670.00 1649.00 1656.95 GRASIM 812.00 812.70 800.20 804.00 -11.65 JUBLFOOD 1173.90 1197.90 1160.00 1165.60 NESTLEIND 11275.00 11449.65 11200.00 11215.60 THERMAX 1063.55 1150.00 1034.50 1100.45 GICRE 252.80 253.40 249.30 251.00 TTKPRESTIG 7677.25 7743.90 7615.00 7652.70 ADANIPORTS 393.40 394.70 387.10 390.50 -5.70 TITAN 964.00 985.40 959.05 982.60 ABCAPITAL 92.85 92.90 90.40 90.95 RAJESHEXPO 597.90 597.90 577.00 582.45 ITDCEM 121.50 121.50 117.25 120.30 ABBOTINDIA 8190.00 8255.00 8190.00 8223.65 HINDALCO 206.35 206.35 201.00 203.75 -3.90 MINDTREE 882.90 933.00 879.00 919.55 TIMETECHNO 106.30 107.50 105.10 105.70 SYNDIBANK 37.05 37.05 36.35 36.80 BASF 1510.00 1529.00 1500.00 1524.05 MARUTI 7180.00 7180.00 7054.50 7056.00 -152.40 ITI 109.50 111.65 104.15 104.70 DABUR 429.45 433.45 423.25 432.80 VENKYS 2298.70 2298.70 2247.50 2252.25 PIIND 851.65 863.00 850.00 861.85 BHARTIARTL 312.00 312.10 301.55 304.45 -6.90 FRETAIL 434.00 449.85 429.95 440.25 RADICO 401.25 415.70 401.25 413.25 KEC 272.90 273.80 263.40 265.20 SHK 174.90 177.00 170.00 172.50 HCLTECH 962.00 964.55 937.00 943.50 -22.25 ADANIPOWER 49.00 52.00 49.00 51.20 EXIDEIND 243.95 246.30 241.05 244.85 BAJAJCON 354.00 354.00 335.50 351.00 GLAXO 1400.00 1437.95 1388.00 1416.80 JSWSTEEL 284.00 284.60 274.55 277.50 -7.10 PCJEWELLER 77.65 77.65 74.45 76.40 BAJAJFINSV 6380.00 6439.00 6343.15 6416.30 TATACOFFEE 95.05 95.40 91.80 92.75 THOMASCOOK 225.00 227.00 219.50 220.25 ZEEL 436.00 437.35 420.00 424.50 -12.15 ITC 290.00 291.70 285.20 289.75 IBVENTURES 368.50 374.50 357.00 363.00 BBTC 1220.00 1243.95 1213.00 1220.35 PRSMJOHNSN 82.35 82.50 79.75 81.20 M&M 727.70 727.70 705.15 707.75 -22.55 AXISBANK 659.40 664.00 632.00 661.80 ISEC 224.90 224.90 210.00 211.35 AMBUJACEM 212.30 215.25 211.50 213.55 MMTC 28.05 28.30 27.70 27.80 GODREJCP 789.65 795.60 768.60 790.95 TATASTEEL 470.70 470.70 455.00 456.30 -15.40 INDIGO 1055.70 1126.40 1048.85 1117.90 ALBK 42.75 42.75 42.00 42.30 GODREJAGRO 504.20 504.45 498.80 500.60 DELTACORP 242.10 242.10 233.60 234.45 EICHERMOT 20000.00 20374.45 19908.70 20014.15 ZENSARTECH 227.00 227.15 219.05 220.90 ATUL 3555.00 3566.45 3456.65 3477.50 VEDL 197.50 197.50 191.00 191.20 -7.25 DEEPAKFERT 129.70 129.70 118.75 119.65 WELCORP 117.50 121.25 113.50 115.95 MARICO 380.00 380.00 371.05 375.60 VIJAYABANK 45.85 46.10 45.15 45.35 PNB 79.60 80.50 78.45 78.75 PIDILITIND 1163.00 1167.20 1147.00 1152.60 SRF 2019.35 2080.00 2019.35 2070.90 NATCOPHARM* 684.50 694.00 675.05 689.40 NCC 86.00 86.85 84.40 86.25 INDIACEM 83.20 84.80 82.35 84.35 CANFINHOME 262.35 267.60 262.25 264.75 TATAMETALI 590.00 592.05 580.90 587.30 IDFCFIRSTB 46.30 47.05 45.05 46.75 RECLTD 122.80 123.80 120.20 122.85 KTKBANK 119.35 120.95 118.00 118.25 UCOBANK 19.95 19.95 19.55 19.60 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE STRTECH 298.50 301.55 294.30 295.50 LUPIN 865.05 872.00 851.50 863.20 J&KBANK 38.85 38.90 38.05 38.75 DEEPAKNI 230.15 231.75 228.00 230.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 27323.20 27452.65 27150.60 27430.75 108.35 INDUSINDBK 1508.00 1508.00 1475.25 1501.45 DIVISLAB 1494.00 1521.00 1484.10 1502.40 FCONSUMER 41.50 41.90 41.10 41.20 OFSS 3724.00 3724.00 3665.55 3689.35 INDIGO 1055.80 1130.00 1046.65 1121.00 58.05 DMART 1358.75 1374.00 1351.00 1355.95 BHEL 71.45 71.45 69.95 71.00 GSFC 107.45 108.60 106.75 107.95 JSLHISAR 84.20 85.00 82.45 83.65 HAVELLS 679.70 721.00 670.60 713.90 36.20 BHARTIARTL 312.70 312.70 302.00 304.25 IDBI 56.50 57.45 56.20 57.20 TRENT 365.00 367.10 358.60 364.90 ESSELPRO 119.00 119.00 113.35 114.90 PETRONET 218.05 226.85 218.05 223.60 5.60 HDFCBANK 2173.00 2173.00 2130.00 2134.35 CGPOWER 42.00 42.50 40.30 41.90 RAIN 121.85 121.85 119.00 120.00 HSCL 130.25 130.55 128.90 129.25 PEL 2281.00 2343.95 2261.00 2339.80 58.10 SPICEJET 80.10 81.50 79.45 80.75 SREINFRA 34.90 34.90 32.35 32.95 INTELLECT 213.60 215.60 210.00 211.80 COFFEEDAY 285.20 294.95 282.95 288.15 MCDOWELL-N 589.70 605.10 580.20 600.55 13.25 ZEEL 435.00 437.00 420.10 425.20 MANPASAND 82.05 85.55 81.15 82.40 NOCIL 161.75 162.75 159.40 160.25 MOTILALOFS 656.45 676.55 656.45 672.55 IDEA 32.75 33.70 32.60 33.55 0.70 SAIL 49.45 49.45 47.40 48.30 GLENMARK 646.50 660.00 646.00 656.10 MANAPPURAM 98.50 99.60 98.15 98.75 LAKSHVILAS 72.95 74.20 69.35 70.10 SUNTV 515.30 523.20 510.05 522.00 9.90 NIITTECH 1268.00 1305.75 1264.85 1293.20 LICHSGFIN 473.85 477.60 462.90 475.30 ADANITRANS 216.95 217.50 208.50 209.80 SYMPHONY 1132.50 1168.00 1132.50 1153.65 HATSUN 729.90 729.90 706.70 709.40 ABB 1284.00 1316.80 1280.95 1305.00 23.90 TRIDENT 69.05 72.00 68.65 70.05 ORIENTBANK 93.20 94.60 92.00 93.60 IFCI 14.45 14.45 14.12 14.19 BAYERCROP 4295.20 4300.00 4250.00 4268.80 ERIS 696.50 697.10 685.05 689.85 AUROPHARMA 780.05 790.20 777.10 787.95 11.75 BOMDYEING 120.60 121.45 114.45 116.90 DRREDDY 2598.00 2644.05 2591.95 2640.00 ICICIGI 852.00 857.35 840.10 844.70 ADVENZYMES 165.80 168.30 163.35 164.15 ASTRAZEN 1603.65 1612.00 1600.50 1608.35 DLF 177.00 180.60 174.75 179.80 2.55 BANKBARODA 117.00 117.00 113.50 113.85 DBL 378.05 380.70 366.00 367.65 MINDAIND 307.70 307.70 292.00 298.20 REPCOHOME 427.05 432.00 417.50 429.30 TRITURBINE 113.55 113.95 112.55 112.95 BOSCHLTD 19095.00 19321.00 18990.10 19310.00 264.00 BEML 884.35 888.80 866.75 877.20 GNFC 357.80 357.80 351.80 354.65 SUPPETRO 180.20 187.95 179.00 185.35 DCMSHRIRAM 344.00 344.00 335.60 337.40 ENDURANCE 1155.00 1155.15 1140.00 1151.10 SHREECEM 15620.00 16199.00 15225.00 15889.95 211.25 IBREALEST 80.25 80.25 77.10 77.70 LTTS 1656.15 1691.00 1649.45 1668.75 COROMANDEL 426.60 437.85 412.80 432.40 CROMPTON 224.45 225.00 221.10 223.85 HIMATSEIDE 213.20 213.20 210.10 212.40 BIOCON 664.70 671.90 660.10 671.50 8.50 PETRONET 220.35 226.15 218.40 223.10 ACC 1430.40 1444.00 1418.40 1436.80 ASHOKA 129.05 129.20 124.50 125.00 PHOENIXLTD 585.00 604.95 585.00 603.65 FINOLEXIND 540.00 540.00 530.30 532.75 DABUR 428.20 434.35 423.20 433.30 5.15 JSWSTEEL 284.85 284.85 274.85 277.75 FSL 50.50 50.50 49.00 49.35 PVR 1613.95 1613.95 1590.05 1598.70 CENTURYPLY 171.85 173.05 170.10 170.90 EIHOTEL 181.50 182.00 179.55 180.40 GODREJCP 787.00 797.35 768.05 793.00 8.65 JSL 30.65 31.00 29.45 29.65 SHREECEM 15676.70 16200.10 15210.00 15911.80 REDINGTON 80.40 80.40 76.10 78.85 GUJFLUORO 884.65 888.00 875.50 880.05 GULFOILLUB 860.00 864.00 856.00 860.55 AMBUJACEM 212.20 215.00 211.40 214.00 1.70 RNAM 152.95 170.80 149.20 156.15 NATIONALUM 61.00 61.00 59.90 60.55 BERGEPAINT 321.45 324.00 320.00 322.80 MHRIL 213.00 214.10 208.75 210.50 LAURUSLABS 376.00 380.00 374.50 377.00 ACC 1429.00 1445.50 1418.10 1439.00 9.70 BANKINDIA 100.30 100.70 97.30 97.80 HFCL 22.25 22.55 21.50 21.85 JKTYRE 99.25 99.25 97.30 98.10 JBCHEPHARM 306.00 314.65 304.55 311.05 NAVNETEDUL 109.00 109.50 108.60 108.90 BRITANNIA 3150.00 3174.95 3130.15 3169.90 21.50 NTPC 143.35 143.55 142.05 142.80 INDIANB 243.85 250.90 242.45 248.95 NAVKARCORP 47.50 47.70 45.50 46.20 MINDACORP 150.00 150.00 142.35 143.85 DHANUKA 410.65 414.80 408.90 412.45 CONCOR 664.00 671.90 657.55 669.00 4.00 HINDALCO 207.00 207.00 200.90 203.15 QUESS 694.00 717.25 647.90 653.85 TEAMLEASE 2618.05 2655.00 2510.50 2611.90 BDL 279.00 279.90 271.00 273.95 SOLARINDS 1025.95 1039.10 1005.30 1028.95 NHPC 25.30 25.60 25.25 25.40 0.15 IOC 135.80 137.40 135.55 136.00 ULTRACEMCO 3849.00 3879.00 3814.55 3849.45 MGL 905.60 913.95 902.00 906.35 IEX 160.70 162.90 159.50 159.75 KPRMILL 531.10 533.15 530.00 531.35 NIACL 180.10 182.00 179.35 181.25 1.00 KAJARIACER 536.75 554.00 535.45 547.35 BALKRISIND 868.20 870.00 855.00 859.05 OIL 172.00 172.70 170.15 170.65 BOSCHLTD 19030.65 19245.00 19018.15 19190.70 TIFHL 456.50 476.00 455.00 474.05 LICHSGFIN 473.00 477.85 462.60 475.60 2.50 PEL 2285.00 2346.90 2265.00 2334.85 RPOWER 28.10 28.25 27.40 28.15 GRINDWELL 571.00 600.75 560.00 563.55 FORBESCO 2122.00 2223.00 2121.10 2208.75 PGHH 9960.10 10019.90 9940.10 9975.65 SBILIFE 620.00 629.80 611.70 619.95 2.30 RAYMOND 815.00 822.00 805.00 813.10 ICICIPRULI 354.00 354.00 341.50 344.00 KSCL 569.00 569.25 552.10 557.05 BIRLACORPN 543.75 547.90 530.80 534.80 VMART 2229.45 2283.95 2229.45 2274.65 CADILAHC 343.95 347.60 340.30 345.80 1.20 HDFC 2005.75 2005.75 1969.95 1982.60 IRB 147.85 150.55 143.40 149.25 GESHIP 307.95 307.95 297.50 298.60 LUXIND 1249.60 1258.40 1213.15 1224.15 SUNCLAYLTD 3120.05 3130.00 3069.05 3070.40 SIEMENS 1040.00 1059.90 1037.00 1048.35 3.55 BEL 85.95 87.30 84.40 85.10 MFSL 434.95 444.60 429.75 436.50 TIINDIA 331.00 335.00 330.00 331.40 BLUESTARCO 620.00 625.00 600.00 618.60 ELGIEQUIP 253.45 253.45 249.15 252.20 BHEL 70.95 71.55 69.95 71.10 0.15 CENTURYTEX 897.00 897.00 867.30 875.80 DISHTV 34.10 34.95 33.55 34.30 COLPAL 1314.00 1319.50 1303.80 1306.80 ANDHRABANK 28.20 28.20 27.35 27.80 GILLETTE 6531.20 6531.20 6484.90 6507.00 DMART 1353.00 1375.00 1350.00 1354.00 2.70 NBCC 56.90 58.25 56.30 57.65 UJJIVAN 284.05 291.65 282.85 290.70 JAMNAAUTO 60.40 60.40 59.50 60.10 CUB 192.95 192.95 187.40 189.70 ECLERX 1060.00 1066.00 1051.35 1065.90 GICRE 250.15 254.00 250.15 252.80 0.25 HEROMOTOCO 2795.80 2837.70 2746.00 2823.85 AJANTPHARM 1143.35 1170.05 1143.05 1162.70 WESTLIFE 391.00 399.80 381.50 383.80 BALMLAWRIE 191.70 191.90 190.15 190.50 ISGEC 5000.00 5025.00 4955.00 5001.20 HDFCLIFE 384.90 389.50 381.10 383.95 0.10 GRUH 227.00 227.00 220.50 221.40 VOLTAS 536.00 543.90 526.70 540.15 TV18BRDCST 34.15 34.60 34.10 34.15 GMDCLTD 84.50 85.00 84.30 84.60 RELAXO 744.10 745.15 737.55 739.60 NMDC 90.25 90.85 89.25 90.25 0.00 KPIT 218.00 218.90 214.00 216.10 AVANTI 365.20 380.00 363.75 367.80 GODREJPROP 736.40 747.00 730.40 735.20 HAL 774.05 777.05 765.00 765.60 MAGMA 105.80 107.00 104.50 106.45 PGHH 9989.80 10050.00 9908.90 9999.90 -3.25 COALINDIA 229.85 230.30 226.20 227.85 TATAMTRDVR 96.00 96.00 93.50 95.55 BHARATFIN 951.60 957.00 938.00 954.35 TIMKEN 564.05 566.00 552.80 560.60 JAGRAN 109.80 110.50 109.80 110.25 LUPIN 866.00 872.40 851.00 865.00 -1.65 HINDPETRO 238.90 243.40 238.25 242.15 EDELWEISS 164.50 164.50 160.20 163.00 GSPL 178.55 180.00 177.00 178.25 CENTRUM 34.60 34.60 33.65 33.80 STARCEMENT 95.05 95.30 93.80 94.00 OIL 171.95 172.75 170.05 171.60 -0.35 SRTRANSFIN 1111.00 1122.50 1088.80 1095.35 MAHINDCIE 227.40 233.00 224.05 227.65 GPPL 89.60 90.95 86.80 87.80 NIACL 178.05 181.75 178.00 180.85 ZYDUSWELL 1265.00 1267.80 1256.00 1261.35 PIDILITIND 1160.00 1167.50 1145.45 1152.05 -3.10 SOUTHBANK 14.20 14.30 13.70 14.15 APOLLOHOSP 1315.05 1321.00 1290.00 1295.05 DENABANK 13.50 13.50 12.85 13.05 SUDARSCHEM 324.50 328.20 318.95 322.20 KIOCL 141.50 144.20 141.50 143.10 OFSS 3675.50 3760.00 3663.50 3670.00 -13.70 RBLBANK 580.00 588.80 572.00 575.20 M&MFIN 432.50 442.20 432.50 436.15 AMARAJABAT 777.20 782.95 771.35 779.90 THYROCARE 538.30 545.50 528.10 543.45 FDC 172.00 172.00 169.80 170.85 MOTHERSUMI 162.85 163.30 159.60 162.00 -0.90 ONGC 145.85 146.00 144.05 144.45 ADANIPORTS 396.00 396.00 387.60 391.85 CHAMBLFERT 161.45 162.65 159.90 161.65 MAHLOG 519.90 519.90 497.20 504.45 LAOPALA 221.20 221.85 217.15 217.60 ICICIGI 852.95 858.35 842.90 845.00 -5.95 BIOCON 664.30 672.85 660.50 668.30 SYNGENE 574.30 581.65 559.70 577.50 PFIZER 2670.00 2716.90 2660.20 2695.60 TEJASNET 218.45 218.45 210.65 213.30 WABCOINDIA 6314.15 6387.00 6297.00 6380.60 COLPAL 1322.60 1322.60 1303.00 1304.05 -9.20 ESCORTS 730.00 732.25 713.70 722.25 OMAXE 214.35 214.35 213.20 213.35 GSKCONS 7229.05 7259.00 7172.00 7231.65 LAXMIMACH 5390.00 5498.75 5390.00 5467.15 NESCO 452.40 452.80 447.50 450.05 MARICO 377.80 379.95 370.55 374.45 -4.55 GAIL 328.05 335.30 326.90 331.75 MUTHOOTFIN 546.40 549.50 535.25 540.75 SOMANYCERA 348.50 373.00 348.50 367.50 ALKEM 1895.80 1907.00 1883.15 1886.70 APARINDS 625.75 625.75 615.00 615.00 MRF 65900.00 66166.85 65100.00 65100.00 -1026.10 UPL 768.00 771.30 752.75 763.30 BLISSGVS 162.00 165.85 159.55 161.05 JINDALSAW 77.60 77.85 75.65 77.00 GET&D 306.65 312.70 301.00 309.40 SHOPERSTOP 515.80 521.00 514.00 516.90 BEL 86.95 87.40 84.35 84.95 -1.55 HUDCO 45.35 45.45 44.10 44.95 AUBANK 605.45 605.45 588.00 595.20 BAJAJHLDNG 2966.45 2988.95 2934.90 2955.20 CERA 2670.00 2670.00 2506.00 2569.65 RATNAMANI 901.25 916.00 899.00 914.40 SRTRANSFIN 1111.00 1122.60 1089.10 1094.00 -20.70 IDEA 32.80 33.70 32.60 33.45 MEGH 58.95 58.95 57.35 58.55 SCI 43.90 43.90 42.20 42.40 GDL 108.40 108.90 106.20 108.35 SHRIRAMCIT 1740.80 1759.15 1740.75 1751.85 ABCAPITAL 92.55 92.70 90.05 90.85 -1.75 FORCEMOT 1554.00 1565.00 1517.00 1523.70 ENGINERSIN 115.65 118.60 114.75 117.85 GODREJIND 524.00 527.00 515.85 523.25 INDOSTAR 335.05 339.00 323.00 327.85 SFL 1275.00 1280.00 1260.00 1269.65 ICICIPRULI 353.00 353.85 343.45 344.85 -6.80 SUNTV 513.00 523.00 510.65 519.50 APOLLOTYRE 215.50 220.15 214.95 218.90 BAJAJELEC 471.00 474.10 460.30 467.15 CRISIL 1632.55 1670.00 1619.00 1665.50 JCHAC 1780.00 1781.00 1763.00 1775.00 L&TFH 138.70 140.95 135.20 137.30 -2.85 CANBK 266.95 269.00 260.40 263.40 MOTHERSUMI 162.75 162.90 159.70 162.45 EIDPARRY 201.50 204.00 200.50 202.65 BLUEDART 3240.00 3240.00 3090.00 3103.20 CARBORUNIV 361.50 361.50 356.55 358.05 BANKBARODA 116.45 116.85 113.40 113.80 -2.65 JUBILANT 705.00 736.90 702.40 731.80 SIEMENS 1045.00 1058.50 1037.30 1052.60 VGUARD 203.15 204.60 201.00 202.55 JKLAKSHMI 291.00 298.50 291.00 295.70 SHARDACROP 309.00 309.00 306.10 307.15 SAIL 49.25 49.30 47.35 48.20 -1.15 HINDZINC 270.80 270.80 257.00 260.75 TORNTPOWER 258.05 260.00 256.15 257.25 VINATIORGA 1609.30 1620.00 1589.75 1604.50 NBVENTURES 112.10 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Most parents think that the event that we leave this for one, other through direct encounters. Institute of Technology. Founder B Aravind, Ashwin Ranga Early Childhood Education late in time, we end up than in a Confidence, concentra- and chancellor of VIT, Dr G VB and LS Yuvanesh of Shristi (ECE) is not so important for obstructing their social chaotic tion, patience & self- Viswanathan, handed over prizes Vidyashram Senior Secondary their child’s development and advancement. esteem: Children need oppor- worth 3 lakh along with the cer- School, Vellore won the first therefore send them directly to The idea of coopera- tunities to be involved in an tificates to the winners. prize and cash award of 10,000 prelim primary schools. tion: Figuring out how to abundance of social experi- Organised by VIT every in the working models contest Therefore, often they end up share, collaborate, alter- ences, where they can year, the National Level Science along with K Somasundharam ignoring the basic education nate and drive forward explore and practice the Contest gives a platform to the and D Devandhiran of which a child needs to learn inside a protected learn- social skills of school students to demonstrate Government HSS, Pennathur, from the beginning. A strong ing condition, guided by patience. A solid their talent in their area of inter- Vellore. Students of both the assemblage of proof demon- experts inculcates this feeling of pros- est. Competitions and innovative A ,'%!# 1, ! schools received 10,000 as cash strates that young children who practice. This is particu- perity gives young- projects were displayed during $ C- * prize. The second prize with a get fitting nourishment with larly essential for the par- sters certainty, pos- the course of the two-day con- cash award of 7,500 went to passionate and subjective incite- ents who may not be itive thinking and confi- test. Around 564 students from Vidyashram, senior secondary place and received 20,000 as Janarthana of Veera Lakshmi ment around the surroundings accustomed to offering the dence which will urge chil- 33 High Schools and Higher school, Vellore, won the first cash prize, while the second prize Vidyalaya High School, Salem are better arranged for school same to their child at home. dren investigate their abili- Secondary Schools from Tamil prize in the quiz contest and with a cash award of 15,000 and P Dinesh Kumar and G and learning. Focusing on integrated ties and aptitudes. Positive Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, received 15,000 cash prize, went to Mohan Mythresh, Dhanush Kumar of Sunbeam Early age improvement pro- development: The methodol- cooperation with other Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala while P Greeshmanth, M Manish KR and Vignesh C of Matriculation School, Vellore. grammes are intended to ogy taken to guide the solid youngsters and instruc- participated in various events. Avinashand Ch Bhavadeep of St Sunbeam CBSE school, Vellore. Among those who took part enhance their subjective learn- establishment of the youngster’s tors will advance them into Around 70 teams took tak- Mary’s Public School, Nellore, In the idea presentation in the prize distribution function ing and prepare socially enthu- social, physical and mental a positive, solid and secure ing part in working models AP, won the second place & contest, the first place was bagged included Pro Vice Chancellor Dr siastic preschool children thus advancement, sets them up for perspective of themselves event, 42 teams in idea presen- received 10,000 as cash prize. by E Aswathi of AKM Higher S Narayanan, Dr A Mary Saral, impacting preparation for learn- a lifetime of learning. Teachers that will enable them to tation, 59 teams in poster pre- In the quiz contest for stu- Secondary School Kottoor, dean, School of Advanced ing in the school setting. Proper specialised in early childhood approach circumstances sentation and 62 teams compet- dents in Class XI and XII, Kerala and received 10,000 as Sciences and Professors Dr R upbringing, education, person- education are mostly prepared and issues unhesitant for ed in the quiz contest. Anand, Krishna Rajmohan and cash prize, while the second prize Vijayaraghavan, Dr E James al development is very necessary in recognising regions where the rest of their lives. S Dhananjayan, Sanjay B Suhail of Bhavans Vidya Mandir, with a cash award of 7,500 went Jebaseelan Samuel and Dr N today. ECE is about honing and attention is required for young- % #! and Dhruv N of Shristi Kochi, Kerala, won the first to S Bavedra, P Pavithra and S Arunai Nambi Raj. moulding the child which will sters and therefore help in * & 52/623 34 &), !! ((! ; , he 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness TIndex (GTCI) report reveals that efforts to develop bottom up innovation and Washington DC, followed by Copenhagen, 52/623 are quite new and have a long way to Switzerland, Singapore and the US continue empower employees. Such progress is espe- Oslo, Vienna and Zurich. Washington’s steady reach global standards. There are to lead the world in talent competitiveness, cially true in the cities, where ‘Smart cities’ economy, dynamic population, outstanding ecent trend shows that Indian many renowned educational institu- while countries in Asia, Latin America and ecosystems are increasingly acting as talent infrastructure and connectivity, highly-skilled Rstudents are opting for interna- tions— Universities in Europe and Africa are seeing a progressive erosion of their magnets. workforce and world class education are all tional universities to pursue their the United States talent base. The report confirms that talent The results further show: characteristics which contribute to making the higher education in non-traditional Neeraj Saxena, CEO and MD, issues have become a mainstream concern for The highest-ranking countries and cities city such a talent hub. courses like robotics, applied science Auxilo Finserv Pvt Ltd, said: “Earlier, firms, nations and cities, with talent perfor- tend to be the most open to entrepreneurial For the first time, the 2019 GTCI provides or artificial intelligence along with educational loans were available only mance seen as a critical factor to growth and talent a longitudinal analysis of talent competitive- sports management, music technol- for certain professional courses. prosperity. Digitalisation and globalisation are increas- ness based on the results of all GTCI editions ogy, photonics and image consulting. Staying abreast with the changing This year’s report has a special focus on ing the role of entrepreneurial talent. since 2013. With the availability of education trends, many loan providers provide entrepreneurial talent — how it is being Cities rather than countries are develop- The main finding is that the gap sepa- loan for these off-beat and non-tra- students with an education loan for encouraged, nurtured and developed through- ing stronger roles as talent hubs and will be rating the talent champions from the rest of ditional courses, this has made it studying courses like robotics, sports out the world and how this affects the rela- crucial to reshaping the global talent scene. the global community has been growing. more convenient for aspirants to management or music technology. tive competitiveness of different economies. This growing importance of cities is due to Talent competitiveness is strengthening in study abroad. This has led to the rise in the num- New approaches are emerging to stimulate their greater flexibility and ability to adapt to swiftly, cities are thus more attractive for tal- groups of countries where it is already com- Although India has a few uni- ber of Indian students aspiring to entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial talent and new trends and patterns, as nimble econom- ent, especially entrepreneurial talent. paratively high and weakening in those versities and educational institutions pursue off-beat courses from inter- future proof employees, for example, the ic units where policy can be changed more The top-ranked city this year is where it is relatively low. offering some of these courses, they national educational institutions.” " "# $!#%! $#( )# #%( *+,*-./ 02 Q (R 3 9:!F 0$3* 0 3>0-2
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It’s where creativity and by combining traditional painting and designers have an understanding of the rela- starting as a game tester and then gradual- job role are meticulously matched * D*57!8 Ttechnology meet, and where innova- drawing skills with new media digital tionship between art, science and technol- ly moving on to game designing. This can with the skills possessed by candidates, tion thrives. Design is absolutely every- applications and output strategies. Digital ogy, and have the ability to exploit each of offer a good grounding in the industry and leading to smarter hiring decisions. sionals that can take up these roles. where-from the clothes we wear to the apps designers and illustrators get to work in these things in different ways to create new enable insights into different areas, since Recruiters can therefore cast a wider net In 2019, upskilling and reskilling we use, from the cars we drive to the chairs diverse industries like advertising, multi- products. employers seek some experience for mid- while searching for candidates and rest will be one of the key focus areas for we sit on. As a designer, you have the power media, gaming, graphic design, film and A designer’s role in an organisation level positions. assured that only the best and most HR teams. HR managers will adopt a to shape the world. There are many careers video, architecture, automotive, the medical involves envisioning, imagining, conceptu- suitable ones will finally appear for face- continuous learning culture within that can be launched after taking a design industry and even in criminal investigations alising and creating products that people can to-face interviews. workspaces to motivate employees and course. Those with a passion for fashion may as forensics. use and cherish in their daily life. Product This is all about the business side of The HR managers gave higher ensure definitive career growth. become retail clothing buyers, display mer- design or industrial design being a gentle design. It encompasses the ongoing process- importance to candidate experience in Retention is also a major challenge for chandisers or fashion designers. Media mix of art and technology can help elevate es, business decisions, and strategies that the entire hiring process. This ensured recruiters who struggle with attrition jobs include magazine cover designer, pho- Professionals who work in transportation human life experience by providing effec- enable innovation and creation of effectively- that the right talent was not lost to com- month after month. A greater focus on tographer, design associate and layout edi- design are known as industrial designers. They tive solutions to the identified consumer designed products, services, communica- petitors due to poor engagement or lack candidate and employee satisfaction, tor. Then there are marketing opportunities produce designs for automobiles, aircraft, needs. A product designer works towards tions, environments, and brands. At a of timely feedback. In order to ampli- and communication with existing like graphic designer, packaging developer, watercraft, mass transit systems and two- improving the novelty, usability, function- deeper level, design management links fy the recruiting experience for candi- employees can help HR managers concept and design technician or produc- wheeled vehicles, taking into consideration ality and aesthetics of a product. Studying design, innovation, technology, management dates, HR managers began using auto- overcome this challenge. Further, com- tion manager. The retail industry careers aesthetics, ergonomics, manufacturing, mar- product design provides a broad theoreti- and customers to provide competitive mated chatbots to provide feedback pany culture and regular incentives can include showroom design consultant, store keting, safety and economics. They also spe- cal knowledge and practical skill set as one advantage for organisational success. post interviews. Through Natural also give a significant boost to employ- designer, display coordinator and visual cialise in areas like hybrid vehicle, recreational would require using production methods Earlier, design management was seen as Language Processing and machine ee retention. merchandiser. vehicle or aircraft interior design. and materials creatively. limited to the management of design pro- learning, AI allowed HR managers to Greater focus will be laid on Design is one of the most challenging, Transportation designers usually start their jects. Over time, it has evolved to other assess everything from the cultural fit employee development across all para- fast-moving, and visionary fields to work in- careers with a bachelor’s degree in industri- aspects of the organisation on a functional to the skills of candidates almost meters from technological to soft skills. and it can be financially rewarding, too. al design, and many go on to earn a master's The industry has witnessed tremendous and strategic level. Design management pro- instantaneously. With neutral assess- Further, HR teams will focus on hiring Below are five high-paid fields. degree. Learning how to take a product con- growth over the last 10 years. 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50-2 bowling combination, the skipper said: could be tried here and there, raising , $/3/ "Depends on the all-rounder to be hon- hopes of young Shubman Gill getting ndia captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday est. If you see the strongest sides in the an opportunity during the series. Istressed on the importance of all- world, they have two all-rounders at the "Also to try a few players here and rounder Hardik Pandya's presence in least, some sides have three, so that there and see how they react to differ-
50-2 the ODI side in order to get the ideal gives you a lot of bowling options." ent situations or different positions in bowling combination for the World For Kohli, a third fast bowler is an the team. We are open to doing that as n a high after a defining Cup. option only when a specialist all- well. Otour of Australia, the Virat Pandya has been suspended pend- rounder is unavailable. "You don't want to be too rigid Kohli-led Indian team faces a ing inquiry after his sexist comments "Only if someone like a Vijay because you want to be flexible in your trickier challenge when it locks on a TV chat show and already the Shankar or a Hardik doesn't play, then mind and in your preparation to be able horns with an ever-so-spright- Indian team has had issues with their (only) three fast bowlers makes sense. to competitive during a big tournament ly New Zealand in a five- third specialist pacer ahead of the five- Because if an all-rounder can chip in like the World Cup," the skipper match ODI series starting on match ODI against New Zealand start- with a few overs of seam up, then you explained. Wednesday. ing on Wednesday. don't necessarily need a guy bowling "I think we need a good balance of The Indian team, which Rookies Khaleel Ahmed and ment Vijay Shankar bowled a steady 140kmph as the third bowler along with both even if we back a few players to has shifted its focus entirely on Mohammed Siraj both got a fair spell of six overs in the series decider the two fast bowlers," Kohli said ahead play at some stage, the idea is still to win World Cup preparations, is amount of stick against Australia in the in Melbourne. of the first ODI at McLean Park. the games and not just think of it as an still searching for the right first two ODIs before Hardik's replace- When asked if there can be an ideal Kohli indicated that a few players experiment," he set priorities right. middle-order combination despite their first-ever bilater- al ODI series win on Australian %<4 F +<% +)' soil. #9/# ! #* 9* ( %#* " ' &(!($4 ( Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 'A 9J + K ! hat-trick of half-centuries has brought joy to the dressing 5W '" !: 9! ! 9 room but the smaller grounds !) !:! A! "" ! A & &&)4! #; in New Zealand against a bet- A A ' 9 K K ter seam attack comprising the 685 "9 9: !+ ! ' wily Trent Boult, the talented 50-2 50-2 Lockie Ferguson and the relent- ' less Tim Southee will be a dif- 'F9)" A: :+):')9::F sserting that her dispute xpressing his admiration ferent test altogether for the 5W '"F)F A: I :A)!!)!FFF Awith former coach Ramesh Efor Virat Kohli, New 'Men In Blue'. Powar and CoA member Diana Zealand captain Kane New Zealand in their own ' Edulji is a thing of past, Indian Williamson on Tuesday said backyard have always been a !+J@ 3 :+)!!)!FFF women's ODI captain Mithali that they will be primarily force to reckon with and the 5W !9:5 0 I :A)!!)!FFF Raj on Tuesday said that crick- focussed on how to "best com- touring Indian teams over the et has helped her deal with the bat" his Indian counterpart in years will testify that, having & & ' adversities of life. the limited overs series, start- won only 10 out of the 35 A)!+0 ( < 9F)!:)9:!J The Indian women's team ing here from Wednesday. ODIs, including a 0-4 drubbing 5W J)!F $ $ 9J):+)9::A was at the centre of a huge con- Returning the compliment, the during the last series in 2014. A AA troversy after India's semi-final Indian run-machine also laud- The first match at McLean exit in the T20 World Cup in ed the prolific Williamson, Park, however, will be played in from suspension. match situations. the West Indies, with Raj accus- calling him one of the best in sultry conditions of around 30 Left-handed Dhawan's With the Napier ODI ing Powar of bias and Edulji of the world. degrees. position at the top of the order promising to be a high-scoring trying to finish her career. Williamson said, "Someone Skipper Kohli is well aware is under no imminent threat affair as per New Zealand "What has happened has like Virat is certainly a player that the Black Caps, with some but a highest score of 35 in the coach David Stead, a Dinesh happened, I have moved on. I admire and enjoy watching quality players in ? ( ! last nine games Karthik or Kedar Jadhav could Cricket has taught me to move and he's pushing the bound- their ranks, can ! )@#7A) doesn't make a be promoted up the order. on whether it's scoring a hun- aries of the game so that's bril- be very competi-
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$ 6,2=/5 make the final 11 especially given the return to Test duty of Darren Bravo after more than ngland is solid favourites although histo- two years out of the team. (05 Ery is on the side of the underdog West Bravo's Test average of 40 and elegant left- Indies ahead of the first Test of the three- handed style would normally make him an ristiano Ronaldo missed a match series starting on Wednesday at automatic selection except that a Twitter tirade Cpenalty but Italian league lead- Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. against CWI president Dave Cameron in ers Juventus eased past bottom club Riding a wave of five consecutive victo- November of 2016 led to his alienation from Chievo 3-0 to pull nine points clear ries — eight in nine matches going back to the the team until now. on top of Serie A as AC Milan last English summer — which includes series England's build-up to the series has been returned to the Champions League wins over top-ranked India and an historic serene by comparison although in a year berths with a 2-0 win in Genoa. sweep in Sri Lanka, the tourists appear which includes their hosting of the World Cup, Portuguese superstar Ronaldo supremely confident of overturning the dis- where they are expected to be one of the had sealed Juventus' first title of the appointments of their last two Caribbean cam- favourites, followed by the Ashes series season — a record eighth Italian paigns. against arch-rivals Australia, they can ill afford Super Cup trophy against AC England have only won one Test series in to stumble so early against a team they will Milan last Wednesday in in a third six minutes from the West Indies in the past 50 years, a 3-0 tri- be expected to defeat comfortably. Saudi Arabia. time. umph in 2004, and failed to live up to expec- On a Kensington Oval pitch expected to But the 33-year-old was Brazilian winger Costa tations in 2009, when they lost 1-0, and again ity in selection and the parlous state of the offer assistance to the faster bowlers, the ) off-form in the first league got Juventus off the mark in 2015 when a five-wicket triumph inside domestic game. tourists are likely to go into the opening Test game after a three-week win- with a stunning solo run from three days by the unfancied hosts at the same John Campbell looks certain to make his with one specialist spinner in Moeen Ali while ter break and on the eve of his midfield after 13 minutes. Kensington Oval venue ( ! (( ' Test debut opening the batting seam bowling all-rounders Ben Stokes and return to Madrid where he will Paulo Dybala set up Can for resulted in a shared series. ! )@#7A,) alongside the established Kraigg Sam Curran should provide ample support to ) appear in court for tax fraud the German international's first While the weight of Brathwaite. However the 25-year- Anderson and Broad. charges dating back to his time goal since moving from Liverpool expectation will be on the vis- <79B?&9,9&?67( old's first-class average of 30 sug- (06 6 with Real Madrid. last summer just before the break. itors' shoulders, West Indies gests he will face a stern challenge L &&'M The five-time Ballon d'Or win- Juventus were awarded a face a daunting task to halt a run of four con- from England senior pace spearheads Jimmy West Indies— Jason Holder (captain), hanaian forward Kevin-Prince ner missed numerous chances penalty for a Mattia Bani handball secutive defeats, all within three days, on a dis- Anderson and Stuart Broad, who need just Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Darren GBoateng has vowed to make the most with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano with 39-year-old Sorrentino clear- astrous Asian tour late last year which saw two more wickets to lift their combined tally Bravo, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, of his shock arrival at Barcelona, after a Sorrentino denying Ronaldo, who ing having also earlier denied Alex them being brushed aside by both India and of Test victims to 1,000. Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich loan move for the journeyman from has scored 14 times in the league, Sandro's close-range header. Bangladesh in two-Test series. (wicketkeeper), Kemar Roach, Alzarri Italian side Sassuolo was sealed. a first goal from the spot this sea- Ronaldo missed two more England have a settled look to their team &&- ' 8 ' Joseph, Shannon Gabriel. The leaders of La Liga said in a state- son. chances before Rugani headed in and took the weekend off training following Another newcomer in the West Indies England— Joe Root (captain), Keaton ment on Monday they had agreed a deal But Juventus were never wor- a Federico Bernardeschi free kick two satisfactory two-day matches against a squad of 13, 30-year-old middle-order bats- Jennings, Rory Burns, Jonny Bairstow, Ben to take Boateng on loan until the end of ried by Chievo with Douglas Costa to keep unbeaten Juventus, with 56 Cricket West Indies XI at the 3Ws Oval just man Shamarh Brooks who averages 33 but has Stokes, Jos Buttler, Ben Foakes the season, with an option to make the and Emre Can scoring in the first points from 20 games, on track for outside Bridgetown. By contrast the West endured a poor season so far in the inter-ter- (wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, move permanent in the summer. half and Daniele Rugani heading an eighth consecutive Scudetto. Indies squad reflects both a lack of continu- ritorial first-class competition, is unlikely to Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson. "The agreement includes an eight-mil- lion-euro ($ 9 million) purchase option," the club said. The arrival of Boateng, 31, will pro- ;1+'#! 1;; + )1" #+ vide much-needed cover for Luis Suarez up front in Ernesto Valverde's squad fol- lowing the departure of Munir El Haddadi to Sevilla. The fiery forward has been a suc- " "#& :& 1'1/+ " ; cessful stopgap many times before, which Barca boss Ernesto Valverde valued in his decision to bring him in. $ $052 Langer wouldn't reveal "He doesn't seem to need much time whether the 20-year-old would be to adapt, he knows his stuff and can start oach Justin Langer on Tuesday in the starting XI, but said he playing straight away," Valverde. Csaid senior batsman Usman watched him in the nets on "He's comfortable in many positions, Khawaja must convert solid starts Tuesday and "he's a very, very as a central striker or playing off anoth- into hundreds, as Australia look to good-looking player". er striker, and even deeper too," Valverde bounce back from a crushing loss "There are always those con- told the club website. to India when they face Sri Lanka siderations (whether Pucovski is The player himself was upbeat about this week. ready for Test cricket) ... Probably OI < J< I the move when journalists spoke to him Australia axed Aaron Finch, the toughest part of the job is at the airport in Italy. Peter Handscomb and the Marsh selection and you weigh it up and "Barca, I'm coming! I'm sad to leave brothers, Shaun and Mitch, after that's all that's on your mind real- *4 Sassuolo but this is a great chance," the India humbling. But Khawaja ly," said Langer. Boateng said, according to a SKY Twitter survived and Langer is looking for "But he's a terrific young bloke. ) In-form wicketkeeper in Hobart last week. feed. fireworks from his number three. Regardless of if he plays or not, it's Matthew Wade has blasted "I get told one thing, then I "But don't ask me about Real Madrid. "I had a good hit with him yes- a great learning experience for him Cricket Australia after he was see the comments in the paper I only want to focus on Barcelona and I terday actually in the nets up at the moment." overlooked for a recall to the Test the next day about Kurtis piling hope to score at Bernabeu for the next here at Allan Border Field in Despite the 2-1 India series loss, side to face Sri Lanka, saying he runs on and getting picked," Classico," Boateng said. Brisbane," Langer told SEN radio selectors kept faith with their pace and other players were unclear Wade said after the BBL game, The player will be presented to press of Khawaja, who has a top score of attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh about the criteria for national cricket.Com.Au reported. and fans on Tuesday at noon on the Camp just 72 this summer across Tests Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, with selection. "I'm not sure what's going on. Nou pitch, the club revealed. and ODIs. Gabba on Thursday, with all their ) veteran Peter Siddle also included. Wade, who whacked an It's just a little bit frustrating that Born in Germany, the half-brother of "He admitted he's been frus- batsmen under pressure to do But Hazlewood has since been unbeaten 84 from 49 balls for the on one hand you can say one Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng trated. better against the sixth-ranked ruled out of the series with a back Twenty20 Big Bash League's thing about one player and on the moved back to Serie A last year after help- "But he seems fine. He's in the team in the world. injury, opening the door for Jhye Hobart Hurricanes on Monday other hand (say) it's why some- ing Eintracht Frankfurt win the German best physical condition of his life, In-form Joe Burns has been / Richardson, who impressed in the night, has scored over 1,000 runs one's getting picked. Cup. He has scored five goals in 15 games he's training hard, he's playing recalled to the squad for the first 3// ) one-day series against India. across all formats this summer. "I don't think I'm just talking this season for Sassuolo. well, but that's often the way in time since the South Africa tour / Hazlewood and Mitch Marsh The 31-year-old has also for myself, I think all players "With experience of playing in four of Test cricket. early last year and could open the / were co-vice captains of Australia been the leading run scorer in the around the country... If the cri- the biggest leagues in Europe, the Premier "We need him to stand up. He innings with rookie Marcus 4 and with both now missing, Travis Sheffield Shield with Tasmania. teria is hundreds and scoring League, the Bundesliga, Serie A and La knows that, he's our most senior Harris, who did enough against Head and Cummins were elevated Despite his performances, runs, then pick the guys that are Liga, he is a man who has scored goals batsman. He needs and we need India to keep his place. to the roles on Tuesday. selectors opted to add Kurtis doing it. If that's not the criteria, wherever he has been," FC Barcelona said. him to turn some of those great But they face competition "It is a fitting reward for their Patterson to the squad for the first then let us know." Wade said he The former Tottenham Hotspur, AC starts into hundreds for us." from Matt Renshaw, who has been Young batting prodigy Will professionalism and dedication to Test starting Thursday, with was previously told by Hohns he Milan and Schalke 04 player has previ- Australia play two Tests handed another opportunity Pucovski was the surprise pick for drive the elite standards of the national selector Trevor Hohns wasn't gaining selection because ously had a spell in Spain, with Las Palmas against Sri Lanka, starting under despite misfiring in the domestic the series and is widely tipped to Australian men's Test team," said hailing his back-to-back cen- he batted too low in Tasmania in 2016-17. lights and with a pink ball at the Sheffield Shield this season. make his debut this week. national selector Trevor Hohns. turies for a Cricket Australia XI order. AFP