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An investiga- missal of the review petitions  casualties on the Indian side.” alleged that documents related tion into the theft is on, the AG and raising objections to It further said, “We would to the fighter jet deal was said on a day the newspaper Bhushan's arguments based on   reiterate that as a professional stolen from the Defence published another article on the the articles. Army we are committed to Ministry and threatened to fighter jet deal. On behalf of Sinha, Shourie   ./+0/12$3% 4 avoid civil casualties, especial- prosecute The Hindu newspa- The Bench, also including and himself, Bhushan said the ly along the LoC. All actions per under the Official Secrets Justices SK Kaul and KM top court would not have dis- ith tension escalating taken by our defence forces are Act (OSA) for publishing arti- Joseph, was hearing a batch of missed the plea for an FIR and Walong the Line of Control targeted towards counter ter- cles based on them. However,  L5    """+ "+  petitions seeking a review of its the probe, had critical facts not (LoC) as the Pakistan Army is rorism and terrorist infra- the court said if an act of cor-         December 14 verdict dismiss- been suppressed. Venugopal targeting civilian areas and structure, away from civilian ruption has been committed in  ".        ing all the pleas against the deal. said the documents relied upon Indian Army posts using heavy areas, to avoid civilian casual- the Rafale deal, then  "*      Former Union Ministers by Bhushan were stolen from artillery guns, on ties. We are maintaining strict Government cannot take shel-  M. 6  " Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, the Defence Ministry and an Wednesday warned that any vigil along the LoC and ter behind the OSA. and advocate Prashant investigation into the matter further “provocation or mis- International Border (IB). Any Those who put documents  $   6  Bhushan, who had jointly filed was underway. adventure” will invite “dire entire last year stood at 1,629 further provocation or misad- on the Rafale deal in the pub- '  7 % 8 %' the petition, alleged the Centre The CJI said hearing consequences.” The stern mes- while 860 such incidents took venture by Pakistan will be lic domain are guilty under the  #%' L8    9  suppressed crucial facts when Bhushan did not mean the top sage issued by the Indian Army place in 2017. responded in a befitting man- Act as also contempt of court, "0  9   the SC decided to dismiss the court was taking on record the in New came after con- The Indian Army’s state- ner with dire consequences.” Attorney General KK  :M batch of PILs. When Bhushan documents on the Rafale deal. tinuous ceasefire violations by ment said, “Post our warning to The situation is particularly Venugopal said before a three- referred to articles written by Justice Gogoi asked Venugopal Pakistan in which at least three the Pakistan Army NOT to tar- grim in Poonch and Rajouri judge Bench headed by Chief stand, the writer and Hindu dential sources and we are Ram, Venugopal said the write- to tell the court what action had civilians were killed and several get civilian areas, the overall sit- sectors, south of Pir Panjal Justice Ranjan Gogoi. However, publishing group chairman N committed to protecting these ups were based on stolen doc- been taken on theft of docu- others hurt in the last one week. uation along the LoC remains ranges, with the Pakistan Army the AG did not answer to the Ram said nobody would get sources. Nobody is going to get uments. An FIR has not been ments on the aircraft deal. Nearly 400 ceasefire viola- relatively calm. In the last 24 using heavy artillery guns to hit questions of the judges, why no any information from the any information from us on registered so far into the theft The AG submitted that tions along the LoC have hours, the Pakistan Army Indian positions and civilian action was initiated and he said newspaper on the confidential these sources. But the docu- of documents, he said. the documents were marked already taken place this year, resorted to intense and unpro- areas. that he will get back to sources who provided the doc- ments speak for themselves The first write-up appeared secret and classified. He also including 60 in the last one voked firing with heavy calibre This is for the first time in Government and inform the uments. and the stories speak for them- on February 8 and told the SC that the Rafale case week since the Indian air strikes weapons in selected areas of many years that the Pakistan status to the court on the next “You may call it stolen selves,” Ram told PTI. Wednesday's edition had pertains to defence procure- against terror camps in Ghati and Sunderbani, Army has used heavy and long date of hearing on March 14. documents...We are not con- While publishing articles another article aimed at influ- ment which cannot be Pakistan on February 26. The targeting Indian posts and range guns thereby escalating Unruffled by the Centre's cerned. We got it from confi- based on stolen documents encing the court's proceedings reviewed judicially. ceasefire violation figure for the civilian areas with mortar tension along the LoC.                    P               P                           ./+0/12$ Paryavaran Bhawan.   !  " #$ %  O   ./+0/12$ Government, said the SC “Godara, a former Air     should refer it for mediation 57-year-old Central Force personnel, first noticed   ./+0/12$ rest. Gowda, who has been     !  he Supreme Court on only when there exists an ele- AIndustrial Security Force the smoke coming out of the demanding at least 13 seats,    O TWednesday said it intends ment of settlement. (CISF) Sub-Inspector (SI) died fifth floor and reached the ongress chief Rahul scaled down his claim to ten.  " to pass the order soon on Senior advocate CS and several files were gutted in spot with other CISF personnel CGandhi reached out to “Rahul discussed about whether to refer the Ram Vaidyanathan, appearing for a major fire at the office of the to start evacuating the area. But JD(S) supremo HD Deve seat sharing in . This O     Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ram Lalla Virajman, told the Ministry of Social Justice at the during the evacuation process, &'%#( )"  *+  Gowda to finalise the alliance is the first such discussion !  "P land dispute case for mediation Bench that mediation has not fifth floor of the 11-storey he inhaled toxic gasses and fell deal, making Karnataka the between the two parties. $% #$ % and asked all the parties con- yielded any result in the past building that houses several unconscious. He was taken to fourth State after Bihar, Earlier, I had asked for 12  '   cerned for the names of possi- despite repeated attempts. Government offices at CGO AIIMS, where he died during and Tamil Nadu seats. At the meeting, I request-     ble mediators for reaching an There is no dispute that Complex on Wednesday. treatment,” said spokesperson where the Congress will take ed Rahulji to give at least 10   L  amicable settlement. Lord Ram was born in According to Atul Garg, of CISF. on the juggernaut of Narendra seats to the JD(S),” said Gowda.  M  A five-judge Constitution Ayodhya but the dispute is Chief Fire Official of Delhi Fire “The autopsy had already Modi in the polls. “Some issues which were   O Bench headed by Chief Justice what is the Ram Janmasthan Services (DFS), a call was been conducted and body has Rahul and Gowda had a not discussed at the meeting * L   Ranjan Gogoi and comprising (place of birth), he said, adding received about the fire at 8.34 been sent to his native village meeting at the latter’s resi- have been left to me and     M Justices SA Bobde, DY that he issue of Janmasthan am following which 25 fire ten- in ,” said Vijay dence where the seat-sharing AICC’s general secretary in    Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan cannot be mediated. ders were rushed to the spot. Kumar, the Deputy agreement was discussed Karnataka KC Venugopal to    and SA Nazeer reserved the BJP leader Subramanian “The fire was brought Commissioner of Police threadbare. The outcome is finalise. We will announce our +  " order on whether or not to Swamy told the SC, “PV under control at 10.50 am. (DCP), South . likely to be announced by this decision by March 10,” said refer the Ayodhya land dispute Narsimha Rao Government Initial probe suggests that Godara, a resident of weekend. In the two-hour JD(S) national general secretary    &'" for mediation. had in 1994 made commitment short-circuit caused fire in the Churu district in Rajasthan, meeting, Rahul and Gowda Danish Ali. &  &  &!  Hindu bodies except to apex court that if ever found building. However, the exact had joined CISF in 2008. He is broadly discussed seat sharing One of the reasons behind    Nirmohi Akhara opposed the that there was a temple, land reason would be ascertained survived by two sons and wife in Karnataka, prevailing polit- the delay in sealing the deal has      suggestion of the court to refer will be given for temple con- after investigation,” said Garg. who live in Churu. ical situation in the country and been the rift between Gowda      the matter for mediation, while struction.” CISF Sub-Inspector and Ministry officials said 80 the need for Opposition unity. and his former protégé, K    Muslim bodies supported the “It is not only about prop- shift-in-charge MP Godara per cent of the entire B1 wing  # %    Sources said it was decid- . Tension sur-    suggestion. erty. It is about mind, heart and died in the fire on the fifth floor of the building has been gutted   +  ,  ed that the Congress would faced after the JD(S) staked %# Solicitor General Tushar healing, if possible,” the Bench of Pandit Deendayal Antodaya in the fire and several files have -  . / contest 18-19 of the total 28 claim to Mysore seats, ,%#-   Mehta, appearing for the UP said. Bhawan, previously known as been destroyed. +  )   seats and the JD(S) will get the Siddaramaiah’s home turf.  " "    #  # $   %&       !

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  & Happy Valley. The young Dalai Kipling had written, “And there 4 776$/ Lama with his followers had were men with a thousand arrived in the summer. As for wants/And women with babes he prestigious Lal Bahadur LBSNAA, its address of galore /But the dear little angels TShastri National Academy Charleville, at the Happy Valley in Heaven know/That Wuzzler of Administration (LBSNAA) end of The Mall Road holds a never swore”. Wuzzler was the is now in its 60th (diamond strong sense of history going patient, long-suffering man- jubilee) year of its existence in back to the mid-nineteenth cen- ager of Charleville. this hill station. On September tury. Charleville was a grand The academy in the Happy 1 this year, it will complete 60 landmark of and has Valley area is a place worth see- years in Mussoorie. been mentioned in several old ing. Its campus is picturesque On April 15, 1958, the accounts of foreign travelers to and the entire ambience has a then Home Minister the Queen of Hills. sense of history as well as announced in the Lok Sabha a The main building of the grace. The LBSNAA has lent proposal to set up a National hotel was built by General dignity and prestige, over the Academy of Administration Wilkinson in 1854 on the past six decades, to the beau- where training would be given Chajauli Estate. In 1861, the tiful hill town of Mussoorie . to all the recruits of the Civil property was purchased by This Academy stands for val- Services. The Ministry of Hobson, a retired manager of ues envisioned by Sardar Home Affairs decided to amal- Mussoorie Bank who started Vallabhbhai Patel and further gamate the IAS Training the hotel. amplified by Lal Bahadur School, Delhi and the IAS Staff In March 1905, the Shastri. Long before our inde- College, Shimla to form a Princess of Wales (later Queen pendence, and at the height of National Academy of Mary) visited Dehra Dun and the colonial administration, Administration at Mussoorie. Mussoorie. In Mussoorie, she the British PM David Lloyd The Academy was set up in stayed at the Charleville Hotel, George, had compared the 1959 and was called the the only hotel in India to be so civil services to the steel frame. 'National Academy of honoured. After independence, with Administration'. Its status was In the year 1984, the main the ushering in of democracy, that of an 'attached office' of the block of the academy was gut- new challenges came up, and Government of India under the ted in a fire, destroying the his- the services moulded them- Ministry of Home Affairs. In toric building of Charleville. selves to serve the best inter- October 1972, its name was Some historic records were ests of the people and the changed to "Lal Bahadur also destroyed in this fire. A country. The civil services Shastri Academy of former probationer, who is largely have been able to live up Administration" and in July now a senior officer , says “We to the high standards. 1973, the word "National" was had great times in the lounge This Academy is the first added and the Academy is of the old Charleville building. stop for all Civil Servants now known as the “Lal It had a small balcony outside entering the portals of Bahadur Shastri National from where you could see the Government after their selec- Academy of Administration" valleys beyond with the view tion by the UPSC. The acade- It was on September 1, of a temple on top of a hill. my takes up the responsibility 1959 that the academy was Below the lounge was a love- of laying the foundation of established in Charleville, the ly old library. It had a nice their career and shaping up first hotel to have been built in place for sitting and reading attitudes. Numerous innova- this hill station, around 1870. with a lovely view on the tions designed by the alumni Over the years, many new other side”. of this Academy have earned buildings have been added to The most fascinating story the admiration of the common the old ones of the hotel. The linked to the Charleville Hotel man. 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  0/26%04. Opposition in the State is lagging far behind the ruling Assembly Indira Hridayesh and BJP in the preparation of the /   tate Congress is likely to the national general secretary poll. The state party held a Sdeclare the names of the (organisation) Venu Gopal are meeting at Rajiv Bhawan-the        candidates for the five Lok the members of the committee. state party office- on * . Sabha seats from Uttarakhand Besides, the Congress has Wednesday to discuss the nitty      before the Congress president also appointed observers for all gritty of the public meeting to !   "   Rahul Gandhi’s proposed visit the five Lok Sabha seats. The be addressed by Rahul Gandhi.   0/26%04.   #  to the State on March 16. party has nominated the former In course of the meeting, the    The Congress president minister Tilak Raj Behed as the party assigned responsibilities fter a long wait, the   #  " would address a rally at Parade observer for Tehri, the deputy to different leaders to make the AGovernment Doon   Ground in the city on March 16 leader of the Congress legisla- rally a big success. Medical College (GDMC)   0/26%04. to kick start the election cam- ture party Karan Mahra as the The probable names- Hospital would soon get a new paign of his party in observer for , the former Among the Congress proba- Computer Assisted to the Chief Minister Trivendra he patients have been fac- Uttarakhand. Ahead of the visit Minister Dinesh Agarwal as the bles for the LS poll from the Tomography (CAT) machine. Singh Rawat when he visited Ting problem as the lone of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress observer for , senior State, the name of the former After the process of tenders, the the hospital in September 2017. CT scan machine of the circles are agog with speculation leader Mahendra Pal Singh as Chief Minister Harish Rawat is hospital administration is The demand had been accept- department of radiology of that the party might declare the the observer for and doing the rounds. He is expect- learnt to have finalised the ed by the CM after which the GDMC Hospital has not been names of the candidates for all the former minister Surendra ed to contest from Haridwar company which would supply budget for the machine had repaired yet though it had the five Lok Sabha seats next Singh Negi as the observer of and Udham Singh Nagar- the ultra-modern machine. It is been allotted. developed malfunctioning in week. The in- charge of the . Naninital seats. now expected that the machine The hospital administra- last week of February. It is State Congress, Anugrah Queried over the selection Similarly, the contention of would be installed at the radi- tion had been demanding learnt that an amount of 40 Narayan Singh, is expected to of the candidates, the PCC the PCC president Pritam ology department of the installation of the machine for lakh is expected to be spent on submit the panel of the candi- chief Pritam Singh said that the Singh and his predecessor GDMC Hospital within the a long time and many propos- the repair of this important dates prepared by the state process for selection is going Kishore Upadhyaya is also next two months. The new als had been sent by it to the radio diagnostic machine. screening committee to the on. “It is for the party to quite strong from Tehri seat. machine, estimated to cost State administration. More than 40 CT scans are parliamentary screening com- decide when to declare the From Almora- around 6 crore, would be The experts opine that the done by the machine daily mittee of the Congress on names,” he said. He claimed reserved seat, names of the able to perform coronary new machine would help in and in the absence of the facil- March 9. The Congress presi- that the rally of Congress pres- Rajya Sabha MP Pradeep angiography besides its other better diagnosis of the patients ity, the patients are being dent Gandhi has convened a ident in Dehradun would be a Tamta and Sarita Arya are in normal functions and would of neurology, neurosurgery, forced to visit expensive pri- meeting of the state unit pres- historic one, given the over- circulation. The former State replace the old error-prone cardiology, orthopaedics and vate hospitals and diagnostic idents of the party on March 9. whelming support the party is Cabinet Ministers-Ganesh machine which would be cancer. centres to get the CT done. It is expected that the Pradesh enjoying among the people of Godiyal, Rajendra Singh installed at the emergency wing The patients of the coro- Congress Committee (PCC) the State. Meanwhile, the State Bhandari and Surendra Singh of the hospital. nary diseases would get the installed at the hospital in 2004. president Pritam Singh would Congress has started to gear Negi-are being cited as the The principal GDMC, Dr maximum benefit of the The team of the Medical hold discussion on the proba- itself up to make the rally to be front runners for the Garhwal Ashutosh Sayana, said that the machine as it would be able to Council of India (MCI) during ble candidates for the five par- addressed by Rahul Gandhi a seat. Leader of the Opposition process of selection of the new perform coronary CT angiog- its visit to the hospital had also liamentary constituencies of huge success in terms of in the State Assembly, Indira CT scan machine is in its last raphy. pointed out that the CT scan the State during the meeting. turnout. The state party lead- Hridayesh and senior leader stage. He hoped that the new It is worth mentioning that machine of the hospital was too The screening committee ers said that in case, the rally Tilak Raj Behed are also said machine would be installed in the existing CT scan machine old for use. Besides, it did not for selection of candidates for turns out to be a well-attend- to be eager to throw their hats two months. Notably, the hos- has become obsolete and it is conform to the norms pre- Uttarakhand is headed by co-in-charge of Congress Congress president Pritam ed one, it would silence the for Nainital-Udham Singh pital administration had raised prone to repeated breakdowns. scribed for a medical college, the Anugrah Narayan Singh. The Rajesh Dharmani, State Singh, the leader of the critics who say that the party Nagar parliamentary seat. the demand for a new machine The CT scan machine had been team had said.    -  % 56   * %%   )      %  $) 78 %   ) 9"  *%     0/26%04.   0/26%04. ered in 10-12 minutes. he State administration +      " In order to decrease traffic Treshuffled the responsibili-      hief Minister Trivendra load in Mussoorie, various ties of one IAS and seven PCS CSingh Rawat inaugurated roads are being constructed in officers on Wednesday. various developmental works the surrounding areas. To According to official informa- and unveiled the foundation of resolve the problem of parking, tion, Nainital district magistrate   0/26%04. different projects in Mussoorie space has been identified to Vinod Kumar Suman ,who was and on Wednesday. In build a high tech parking facil- also holding the additional he Union Ministry of Mussoorie, he inaugurated the ity. He assured that modern charge of Mandi Parishad direc- THousing and Urban Affairs joint hospital building con- technology will be utilised for tor, has been relieved of the declared the Swachh Survekshan structed at a cost of 5.50 repairing the roads in additional charge while addi- Report 2019. According to the crore and unveiled the foun- Mussoorie. tional director of training direc- report, Gauchar in Chamoli dation for the Dehradun- Later, in Kotdwar the CM torate, , officer BS district has been ranked as the Mussoorie ropeway project. In inaugurated various develop- Chalal has been given the addi- cleanest Ganga town. Dehradun Kotdwar, he inaugurated the mental works and also pre- tional charge of Mandi Parishad ranked 384th in the category of Pakhro eco-tourism zone in sented financial assistance director. Women empowerment the cleanest city among 425 cities Corbett tiger reserve and inau- cheques and different equip- additional secretary Jharna with a population of more than gurated construction of ment to beneficiaries under Kamthan has been relieved of one lakh. The city scored 1343 Employees State Insurance various schemes. He also her additional charges of APD marks out of 5,000. Corporation super-speciality announced  40 crore for con- state’s development and provide struction of ropeways at and ADB (urban development). Notably, the Swachh hospital (medical college). struction of advocates’ cham- employment opportunities to Kedarnath, Neelkanth, Almora additional district mag- Survekshan Report is a survey -       & In Mussoorie, Rawat said bers. the youth. Referring to the Mukteshwar and other places. istrate Arvind Kumar Pandey’s of the Urban Local bodies of /    !     that the Dehradun-Mussoorie Speaking on the occasion, Young Uttarakhand pro- He also spoke about the steps earlier transfer has been can- the country under the Prime ropeway would be built at a he said that after the unveiling gramme held in Dehradun, he taken by Government to celled and he will assume charge Minister ’s flag-       0'(& cost of about 300 crore in of foundation stones, the con- said that similar events would improve the condition of med- as ADM. ship programme of Swachh   '1    three years and be one of the struction of various much be held in other too. ical health facilities, education Similarly, Pauri ADM BS Bharat Abhiyan. five longest ropeways in the awaited works will be expedit- Stating that a ropeway will be and other important sectors. Firmal’s earlier transfer has The cities are ranked by '2&   34  0 world. With the construction of ed. constructed soon between Cabinet Minister and local been cancelled and he will four categories-Public the ropeway, the distance Apart from facilitating Dehradun and Mussoorie, the MLA Harak Singh Rawat also assume charge as the Almora Participation, Direct 5  &     # between Purkul in Dehradun development at the local level, CM said that survey work is expressed his views on the ADM. The Rudraprayag ADM Inspection, Improvement in      26  and Mussoorie would be cov- these works will also boost the being undertaken for con- occasion. Girish Chandra Gunwant has services and Third Party been transferred to the post of Certification that is based   Mussoorie Dehradun upon the star ratings. year while last year the city 11 best cantonment boards in held till further orders. deputy director verbally on gence in work, the DM Development Authority Over the past two years, finished 310th. India this year. Last year,    he official has also been many occasions to provide ordered withholding his (MDDA) secretary while Dehradun has been placed in Haldwani ranked as the however, the board captured Tdirected to provide clari- information about the quan- salary and sought clarification Prakash Chandra Dumka has the lowest rank this year. In 350th cleanliest city while the second position. fication in writing. Further, tity of materials being brought from him. Further, on been transferred from the post 2017, it achieved 316th posi- last year it scored 251st posi- Ranikhet received 13th 3# the DM Deepak Rawat and to stone crushers and the Wednesday, the DM and SSP of MDDA secretary to the post tion and in 2018 it secured tion. Haridwar ranked 376th position of being the best senior superintendent of quantity being sent out from along with other officials of SIIDCUL general manager 259th position. However, this in the list while last year the cantonment board in the   0/26%04. police Janmejay Khanduri the crushers. acted on complaints of illegal and APD, ADB (urban devel- year the position of the city city scored the 205th posi- country. Last year the board also inspected six stone crush- However since the said mining and revenue theft at opment). Shiv Kumar Barnwal rolled down to 384th. tion. Rudrapur this year finished third. aking action against the ers and got them sealed on information was not provid- stone crushers and inspected who is on deputation to Rail Among other cities of ranked 403rd while last year Dehradun cantonment Tdeputy director of mining finding irregularities there. ed, it seemed as if the officials six locations in Buggawala Vikas Nigam Limited in the state, ranked the city scored 281st . board received 19th posi- for not providing information According to official com- was not interested in stopping area. has been given the 281 in the list. Last year the Under the category of tion this year while last year sought, the Haridwar district munication, to stop illegal illegal mining and following These six stone crushers additional charge of Pauri city clinched 158th position. the cleanest cantonment the board was placed as the magistrate has directed that mining in the district, the DM instructions of the senior offi- were sealed due to irregular- ADM. Kashipur ranked 308th this board, Almora figured as the 16th. the official’s salary be with- had earlier directed the cer. Considering this negli- ities found there. . 0 1! 2/ 

O  %!& #   the State, he stressed on the       '()* need for citizens to resolve and act to end corruption in 3) %  society. He also spoke about   0/26%04. source of livelihood, the State the action taken by the granted industry status to Government as part of its  "    P  ore than 10,000 youths tourism with 13 new theme- policy of zero tolerance for Mattended Young based tourist destinations also corruption. Uttarakhand-Towards being developed in 13 districts. Replying to the youth, he Entrepreneurship and Working towards the tar- spoke about measures taken to   0/26%04. being provided to the unem- Employment programme inau- get of making 5,000 homes- boost tourism, organic agri- ployed. gurated by Chief Minister tays, the State already has 802 culture, mitigate migration hen the State He further said that at new homestays with electric- and improve connectivity. WGovernment was instead of squandering away Parade Ground here on ity being supplied at domes- Earlier, State Minister Dhan organising ‘Young money on such a programme Wednesday. Prominent indus- tic rates to such enterprises. Singh Rawat welcomed the Uttarakhand, towards entre- meant to confuse the people, trialists invited to the event also Further, Mussoorie and gathering and informed that preneurship and employ- the State Government should motivated the youth for self- Kedarnath will also be linked more than 10,000 youth were ment’ , the federation of have firmed up a policy for employment. by ropeway soon. Such invest- attending the event apart from unemployed youths held a providing employment. Addressing the gathering, ment and policies are boost- thousands in 52 degree col- demonstration at the protest Panwar said that the BJP Rawat said that with the guid- ing self-employment in the leges participating through site, demanding jobs. had promised to fill all the ance and support of Prime State, he added. video link. The members of the fed- vacant posts within six Minister Narendra Modi, var- He also spoke about how Oyo CEO Aditya Ghosh eration who had gathered at months since coming to ious initiatives have been taken the State’s film policy had and former CEO of HCL the protest site intended to power.“But even after almost towards providing employ- attracted film makers and Technologies, Vineet Nayar take out a rally, but they were two years in power, the State ment opportunities for the also generated jobs for the who now heads the Sampark not provided permission for Government is yet to live up youth. locals. For the integrated Foundation also addressed it by the district administra- to the promise. We are all Following the first development of Uttarakhand, *1$     2%3   )  / +  )   the gathering on the occasion. tion. Later, the agitating frustrated with the apathy the invester’s summit held in for the first time the Cabinet Ministers Prakash members torched the effigy State Government is showing October last year, till March Government envisioned Pant, Harak Singh Rawat, of the State Government by to us. They have deceived us,” 2019 investment projects growth centres to facilitate said that pine is often criti- income for the locals. The CM agriculture and capitalising Madan Kaushik and State way of venting anger. he said. amounting to 12,500 crore income generation based on cised for forest fires but the spoke about the various initi- on water reservoirs. Rawat minister Rekha Arya were Speaking of the stir, they The speakers on the have been activated on the locally available resources in State Government is working ates taken towards enhancing said that since April 2017, also present on the occasion. staged, the president of the occasion warned that the ground. 670 Nyay Panchayats of the on generation of electricity education along with provi- more than three lakh oppor- Sectoral sessions were held federation Bobby Panwar unemployed youths would Referring to the immense State. Such growth centres from Pirul (dry pine nee- sion of 10 per cent reservation tunities for jobs and self later in the day. said that the State teach BJP a lesson in the tourism potential of the State, have been started in more dles). for economically weaker employment had been gener- Representatives of about 50 Government, on one hand, is upcoming Lok Sabha election he said that tourism is a major than 100 places so far. This will not only mitigate members of general category. ated in the State. Taking direct companies apart from celebrating the year as if the recruitment process is source of employment oppor- Referring to the forest the forest fire problem but also He spoke about the mea- questions on different issues Government departments also employment year and, on not initiated soon in the tunities. To make it the main wealth of Uttarakhand, Rawat generate electricity and sures taken for improving from youngsters from across participated in the event. the other, no employment is interest of the unemployed. %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0  6 ,5       3  6*7.3 86+ 

  82%.0$'%62 teachers by approving regular- Government, demanding reg- and High Court, offi- increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs isation of 5,178 teachers with ularisation of their services cials of the institutions work- 9,000 per month, those of o look into the demands of full pay scale. In addition, the and full pay scale. Nurses have ing under Cooperation 'Safai Sewaks' have gone up  " Tthe protesting teachers on Cabinet has also regularised also been demanding regular- Department of the State from Rs 4,000 to Rs 4,500 per the issue of regularisation, 650 nurses of the Health isation of their jobs. Government like Markfed, month with effect from July 1, #$#%%  &$%"%  Punjab Government on Department as per the Milkfed, Punjab State 2018. Wednesday set up a committee Department's probation rules.  1!     Cooperative Bank, Housefed Notably, the Animal fixing a 90-day deadline for Of the 5,178 teachers, 5,078 ' P& and universities funded by the Husbandry Department con-   82%.0$'%62 teachers, 5,078 were recruited in Singh Kaddon. submitting the report. were recruited in the master's Cabinet has approved the Punjab Government. tributes about 13 percent of the master's cadre and 100 as The teachers said that dur- The Cabinet, in its meet- cadre and 100 as classical and allotment of land by improve- The applicant should have GDP in economic growth of ith the Punjab classical and vernacular teach- ing their meeting with four ing on Wednesday, has decid- vernacular teachers by the ment trusts and urban local completed at least five years of the State along with agriculture WGovernment once again ers by the education department ministers — Education Minister ed to form an eight-member Education Department in 2014, bodies for employees' cooper- regular service or should have sector. putting off the final decision on in 2014, 2015 and 2016. OP Soni, Finance Minister committee of teachers’ union 2015 and 2016. They will get ative group housing societies at retired within the last five The State Government has the issue of teachers’ regulari- Currently getting Rs 7,500 Manpreet Badal, Health leaders and senior officers to full pay scale with effect from reserve prices. years from the date of com- already transferred back 582 sation, the protesting teachers on monthly, the teachers’ salary Minister Brahm Mohindra and look into other demands of October 2019. The Cabinet also gave its mencement of the scheme. Civil Veterinary Hospitals to Wednesday expressed displea- would be now fixed at mini- Cooperation and Jails Minister teachers, including full pay In another major relief, nod to reserve three percent of Persons on deputation in the Animal Husbandry sure with the government for mum of grade pay of Rs 15,300 Sukhjinder Randhawa, they scale to 8,886 teachers of the Cabinet has reduced the residential plots for the allot- Punjab from Government of Department, including 582 “going back” on its promises. per month till the time they are were assured that the issue of Adarsh schools, Sarva Shiksha probation period from three ment of land to government India or any other state would sanctioned posts of Rural The teachers lashed out at given full scale. pay protection of 8,886 teachers Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya years to two years. employees by these bodies, not be eligible to apply under Veterinary Officers from Rural the State Government for not The teachers, protesting of Adarsh schools, SSA and Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Further, the teachers would which is the long-pending this scheme, added the Development and Panchayat fulfilling its promise of giving under the banner of Adhyapak RMSA would also be addressed (RMSA). be assigned seniority from the demand of the employees. spokesperson. Department, to provide effi- full pay scale from February and Sangharsh Committee, said that in the Cabinet meeting. “This Committee will sub- date of completion of their pro- Spokesperson said that the cient animal health services. not addressing the issues of they were upset that the Cabinet “But this issue will now be mit report to the cabinet sub- bation period. scheme would be soon notified   ( those involved with the Sarva approved giving full pay scale to looked into by a committee, committee within three These teachers are cur- with complete details by the & 1      !   Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the 5,178 teachers from October along with other issues,” said months and thereafter, the rently paid Rs 7,500 per month State Government for allot- "   &   ' Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha instead of February. Kaddon. The Government has Cabinet sub-committee will and their salary would be now ment of one acre of land to a The Cabinet has decided To enable industrial units Abhiyan (RMSA). “We were promised that the formed an eight-member com- examine it and submit it to the fixed at minimum of grade pay group of 40 employees on the to raise the emoluments of ser- choose between Net GST The cabinet, in its meeting full pay scale will be given with mittee of teachers' union lead- Cabinet for final approval,” which is Rs 15,300 per month lines of Maharashtra. vice providers (veterinary incentives and incentivised chaired by the Capt Amarinder effect from February this year. ers and senior officers to look said the state Education till the time they are given full The three percent reserva- pharmacists) and ‘Safai Sewaks’ SGST on intra-state sale, the Singh, has decided to regu- But the government is now into other demands of the teach- Minister OP Soni. scale, said the government tion would be provided to the of the state’s Rural Cabinet has approved an larise the services of 5,178 teach- saying that the full pay scale will ers which would submit its Besides, the Cabinet has spokesperson. employees of the State Development Department. amendment to the Punjab ers with full pay scale from be given from October,” said a report to the cabinet sub-com- also acceded to the long-pend- Teachers have been Government, besides its While the emoluments of Goods and Services Tax Act, October 1, 2019. Of the 5,178 committee member Bikramjit mittee within three months. ing demand of contractual protesting against the State Boards, Corporations, Punjab service providers have been 2017. 4('& )   $9     %    +; *"     &&1$ 

  "        0/26%04.  "          1) % :)- %  s part of its initiative to pro- #     Amote menstrual hygiene, the Indian Institute of ! " # 2 3"   82%.0$'%62 appropriate levels, but the mat- Technology (IIT) Roorkee   ter of restoration of the historic installed sanitary pad vending unjab Chief Minister Capt material to Sri Darbar Sahib machines in its premises. The   82%.0$'%62 to 99 years age group in the vot- PAmarinder Singh on required urgent intervention of social initiative is a part of IIT ered a taboo. ers’ list, the maximum number Wednesday written to the the Union Ministry of Home Roorkee Cognizance. The overall coordinator of n Haryana, there are as many of 7,946 such voters are in Union Home Minister Rajnath Affairs,” said Capt Amarinder, Cognizance is the annual tech Cognizance-2019, Tushar Bairagi Ias 5,910 registered centenari- Bhiwani, while the lowest num- Singh seeking the immediate in his letter. fest of IIT Roorkee. said “The vending machines are an voters. ber of 1,436 voters are in restoration of the historic mate- The Chief Minister point- A programme ‘Stories of electronically operated and will Haryana Joint Chief Panchkula. He further said that rials removed from the library ed out that most of the historic Solidity’ was organised in the provide ease to the girls in case Electoral Officer, Inderjeet on those voters who are still left out of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, original valuable materials of university on Wednesday during of emergency. Menstrual myths Wednesday said that in all the 90 in the voters’ list, they could fill during Operation Bluestar in Sikhism were taken away by the which issues like women have a long history rooted in our assembly constituencies of form no. 6 on website online to 1984. security forces in June 1984, empowerment and menstrual lack of understanding of the Haryana, there are 5,910 voters get their votes made. Seeking the Union and no account of that had hygiene management were dis- human body and our habit of who are of 100 years of age or During the special brief Minister’s intervention in the been given so far. “Sikh com- cussed. On the day, four vend- deductive reasoning based on above. It is a matter of pride for revision of voter lists in Haryana, matter, the Chief Minister said munity has been raising this ing machines were installed at symptoms. But our beliefs and Haryana that elderly voters of 3,68,494 new voters have been that a delegation of some rep- matter time and again. Even the the girls’ washroom of the cam- practices must change with time this age are registered in the vot- added to the list. The names of resentatives of the Sikh Punjab Government has been pus. The girls can take out san- and with scientific advance- ers’ list, he said. 85,613 ineligible voters have Organizations Coordinate requesting the Government of itary pad from the machine by ment”. Inderjeet said that voters’ list been removed from the voters’ Committee from the United India to intervene to ensure inserting a five rupee coin. An He further said that a recent was published on January 31, list and the details of 60,995 vot- Kingdom met him recently to that these historic materials, incineration machine has also study suggests that in India, 50 2019. According to the voters’ ers registered in voters’ list have discuss some issues of concern wherever available, should be been installed along with the percent of the girls have no list, the maximum number of been corrected. to Resident Indians and Sikh restored to Sri Darbar Sahib, vending machines in which the knowledge about menstruation 553 voters who are of 100 years The Joint Chief Electoral Community Diaspora of UK. Amritsar,” he wrote. used pads would get incinerat- and how to manage it when they of age or above, are in Karnal, Officer said that if still, the The subject of the material He also sought Rajnath’s ed. The founder of Sukarma have their first period. “We which is Chief Minister Manohar name of any citizen is not on the taken from the Golden Temple indulgence in the matter to sort Foundation Maya Vishwakarma believe in a world where every Lal’s constituency. The lowest voters’ list then one can get was among them. out the issue at the earliest, say- who is also known as 'pad woman and girl can manage her number of 111 centenarian vot- himself or herself registered and “Punjab Government is ing that it would go a long way women' said menstruation menstruation hygienically with ers is in Panchkula. Inderjeet said also get corrected their person- already considering these issues in meeting the long-pending should be included in the cur- confidence and without stig- that there are 8,9711 voters in 90 al details. raised by the delegation at demand of the community. riculum so that it is not consid- ma”, he said.  5! #"! # 

  2$ 1% between Pathankot- Jogindernagar has been imachal Chief Minister upgraded which has reduced HJai Ram Thakur on the travelling distance by about Wednesday inaugurated new two hours. He said similar and modern facilities on Kalka- efforts would be made to Shimla heritage railway line reduce travelling time between here on Wednesday. These Kalka-Shimla line. include Vistadom coach, mod- The Chief Minister said the ern toilet complex, renovated Vistadom has been presently second class waiting room, attached in Train No 52453/54 lighting of railway station on and more such coach would be analogy of airport, 160 KV PK ready in next six months. He solar power plant, heritage said that in the next engine and coach at Shoghi sta- three to six months, the train tion, LED lights and WiFi facil- will run at a speed which can ity on all the major stations reduce the travel time by 30 to from Kalka to Shimla block etc. 40 minutes. The chief minister also "All these facilities would laid foundation stones of two give boost to tourism develop- lifts at railways station besides ment in the State as the Kalka- renovation of Shimla extension Shimla railway ride would station. emerge as an added attraction He said the railway track for the tourists," he added. The Chief Minister also launched a new hop-on hop-off service for which passengers can get down at any station and spend some time and can board in another incoming train without purchasing tick- ets. This would help in boost- ing tourism on way side sta- tions like Barog, Solan and Shoghi etc. He also inaugurat- ed open window restaurant coach. %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0  3

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  ./+0/12$ ritory. In a Facebook post, he   "  (& him. That crucial Rafale files Surjewala said at AICC Press He said in a statement that attacked Government critics, ./+0/12$ incriminating him are now conference. n a stepped-up counter “irresponsible” comments by including Opposition mem- reported “stolen” by the Govt, “It is now crystal clear Iagainst those doubting various Congress party leaders bers, students leaders, activists he Congress on is destruction of evidence & an that blatant and massive cor- Indian Air Force (IAF) strike over India’s air strike on terror and media, and called for a TWednesday launched a obvious coverup,” he said on ruption has taken place in the against ‘terrorist camps’ in bases in Pakistan show their “surgical strike” within India, fresh attack on Prime Minister Twitter, using the hashtag Rafale deal. It is undoubtedly Balakot in Pakistan , the BJP on desperation and frustration at claiming if it does not happen, Narendra Modi over the Rafale “FIRagainstCorruptModi”. established that Modi mis- Wednesday claimed that the the unprecedented success of then the “robbers are ready to aircraft deal, alleging that he The Congress chief’s attack used his office as Prime Opposition was rallying around the Indian armed forces and loot”. misused his office to “benefit” came on a day when the gov- Minister to grant undue ben- terror exporting country their valour. The former Army chief Dassault Aviation and that a ernment said in the Supreme efit to Dassault Aviation and Pakistan even as a Union It was a travesty that the called student leaders accused case under the prevention of Court that documents related caused a loss to public exche- Minister sought a surgical Congress and its allies were of involvement in “anti-India” corruption law is made out to the Rafale fighter jet deal quer,” he said. strike against the Government “rallying behind the terror- protests as “jonk” (leeches) against him. Alleging that the have been stolen from the Surjewala said that the critics within India engaged in exporting Pakistan”, he said. and took aim at the media for “trail of corruption” in the Defence Ministry and threat- Indian Negotiating Team “insulting Army”. Rao said India and its brave referring to terrorists as “mil- fighter jet deal “begins and ened with action under the (INT) to finalise the purchase The slugfest between the forces are brimming with con- itants”, claiming such things do ends with” Prime Minister, Official Secrets Act for pub- of the fighter aircraft was side- BJP and the opposition, par- fidence and are celebrating the not happen in Israel. It is high Congress President Rahul lishing articles based on them. lined and National Security ticularly the Congress, that rising power and stock of a time that the country followed Gandhi claimed there “is now The party which has been Advisor Ajit Doval finalised kicked off following February ‘New India’, while the Congress Israel, he said. enough evidence” to prosecute continuously targeting the the negotiation at the behest of 26 IAF strike in Pakistan kept and their political friends In a tweet, Singh also used him. Centre on Rafale deal, the the Prime Minister’s Office generating more heat with the appear to be feeling threatened a mosquito metaphor to refer Leading the party’s attack party alleged corruption and (PMO). He claimed the gov- BJP accusing them of speaking of their political future in a ris- to the debate on casualty fig- on the Modi dispensation over malfeasance in the fighter jet ernment bought the fighter air- in the language of Pakistan. ing India. ures of terrorists, asking if he the deal, Rahul also alleged deal and said the time has craft at a much higher rate than Taking a dig at the Meanwhile Union was expected to sit and count “destruction of evidence” and come to lodge an FIR against what was negotiated by the Congress, BJP spokesperson G Minister VK Singh said people how many he killed at night or “obvious cover-up” after the Prime Minister Narendra UPA and also waived bank VL Narasimha Rao said seeing want India to emulate Israel in “sleep in comfort”. government told the Supreme Modi. “The corruption and guarantee. the “cries and the critical com- targeting terrorists but it can- “There were a lot of mos- Court that crucial files per- malfeasance in Rafale deal is The government’s claim ments” of the Congress and its not happen because the quitoes at 3:30 am at night. So, taining to the fighter jet deal out in the open. PM Modi mis- of buying the 36 aircraft at political friends, one is left Opposition in that country, I used Hit (mosquito repellent) were “stolen”. used his office to give benefits 59,000 crore is wrong and the wondering if they have been hit unlike India, does not question on them. Now, should I sit and “There is now enough evi- to Dassault Aviation and INT has put the figure at by the strike that “killed an and “insult” their Army when count how many mosquitoes I <   ,  *    %  9   #  "     dence to prosecute the PM in caused loss to the public exche- 64,000 crore, he claimed, unprecedentedly large number it carries out tasks like killed or sleep in comfort,” '  ,  &    1  * "%#    the Rafale Scam. The trail of quer,” Congress chief accusing the government of of terrorists” in Pakistan’s ter- ‘Operation Munich’. Singh tweeted. . / +1& corruption begins & ends with spokesperson Randeep misleading Parliament. $                @       ./+0/12$ The guidelines suggest setting sal of issues pertaining to up a task force in States and exclusive housing projects for AE /% n a first of its kind, the Union Territories to imple- senior citizens like retirement IMinistry of Housing and ment it effectively. “A promot- homes. New Delhi: India on Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has er can build and manage the Officials of MoHUA said Wednesday said its first meet- prepared the ‘Model retirement homes or engage a that the idea of elderly people ing with Pakistan to finalise the Guidelines for Development ‘service provider’ or ‘retire- living independently, under modalities for Kartarpur cor- and Regulations of Retirement ment home operator’ for man- custom-tailored circum- ridor would be held at the Homes’ for senior citizens agement of retirement homes,” stances, is quite normal in the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah who aspire to spend their it said. West, but is still a relatively border on March 14. retired life independently in a Providing the details of new and a cutting-edge con- The announcement came a safe, secure and dignified envi- the guidelines, Union Housing cept in India. day after Pakistan said it would ronment. and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) The population of senior send a delegation to India on Among others the guide- minister Hardeep Singh Puri citizens is expected to grow to March 14 to discuss a draft lines suggest standards and said the guidelines address 17.3 crore by 2025 — more agreement for setting up of the norms for building design, the special needs and protect than double in a little over one corridor to facilitate visa-free green building principles, lifts the rights of senior citizens decade — and will further visit of Sikh pilgrims to the and staircases, corridors, ser- and retirees living in increase to about 24 crore by Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib. vices standards and living envi- Retirement Homes. “The 2050. The population share of The first meeting between ronment to be provided to Guidelines provide option to senior citizens will increase to India and Pakistan to discuss senior citizens in retirement senior citizens and family 19% in 2050 from 8%in 2015 and finalise the modalities for homes along with the basic members, who are willing +   $.   *         >%  and it is expected that by the Kartarpur corridor would be amenities; medical and fitness, and can afford to purchase a 3 # ) >+% %  " " %   end of the century, senior cit- held at Attari-Wagah (Indian safety and security. living space for their par- , 78 %"  . / +1& izens will constitute nearly side) on March 14, the Ministry A resident of retirement ents,” Puri added. 34% of the total population of of External Affairs said in a homes will be any person who The model guidelines spec- retirement home’ and also pre- agreement. would enable states and union transparency and account- the country. There were 7.6 statement. PTI is 60 years of age and above. ify ‘basic rights of resident of scribe the model tripartite The model guidelines territories (UTs) to establish ability with customised redres- crore senior citizens in 2001. 28 ='       QR &$:)   .$% $  "     <   F            "                ) 9"      ./+0/12$ L%.5/ 175// requested to not sanction casu- al leave or any other kind of ' "=.<  # ))   he Centre has warned its '7$.'7. #6$@/ leave, if applied for, during the  Temployees of consequences period of the proposed strike if they go on strike on March $.%.576 and ensure that the willing New Delhi: The NIA on   ./+0/12$ 13 to protest against the New employees are allowed hin-   ./+0/12$ Wednesday arrested an accused Pension Scheme (NPS), the +7410%8/#2/ drance-free entry into the office Nazir Mir from Pulwama in he Delhi High Court on Personnel Ministry has said in premises, the order stated. xperts from ISRO will start connections with a case relat- TWednesday refused to an order. 87. /!4/.8/ The ministry has also Ereceiving training for the ing to grenade attack on Police accept the request of Swan It has been brought to +2$82*/ $0/ sought a report from all divi- ‘Gaganyaan’ project at the Station Maksudan in Jallandhar Telecom promoter Shahid notice that the National Joint sional heads in case employees Toulouse Space Centre in district of Punjab. Usman Balwa and others to Council of Action (NJCA) has 0/048#$7.7 go on strike. They have been France from this month, The NIA probe has spare them from the task of decided to organise asked to forward the report French space agency CNES revealed that the attack was taking care of the trees which dharna/demonstrations in +%'/  %5%1 7 indicating the number and said Wednesday. handiwork of Kashmir-based they were directed to plant as front of Jantar Mantar, New details of employees absent on The experts will also be terror outfit Ansar Ghazawat- a penalty for failing to file on Delhi, and across the country $.8140/ the day of the strike, it said. trained at CADMOS, the cen- ul-Hind (AGH), an affiliate of time their response on the ED on March 13 in order to protest The Personnel Ministry tre for development of micro- Al Qaeda. Two accused and and CBI’s appeals challenging against the NPS, the ministry %676$%#/ has asked officers concerned of gravity applications and space residents of Pulwama--Fazil their acquittals in 2G cases. The said. 0$ 8$1$.%65 the Central Industrial Security operations, and the MEDES Bashir Pinchoo and Shahid accused persons said that total Citing existing rules, the Force (CISF), which guards Space Clinic in France, it said. Qayoom were earlier arrested cost of planting and nurturing order said instructions prohibit %8#$7.M majority of important govern- For further cementing ties in this case. 16,500 tress till rainy season government servants from par- ment buildings, to ensure strict in this area, the space agencies The arrested accused Amir will cost 6.27 crore. ticipating in any form of strike, vigil on all entry gates and if of India and France signed an Nazir Mir is a resident of After the accused cited the including mass casual leave, go the consequences which, necessary, deploy extra securi- agreement to build a constel- Dadsara, Awantipora under “excessive” cost involved, Justice slow, etc., or any action that besides deduction of wages, ty personnel for the purpose. lation of satellites for mar- Pulwama district of Jammu Najmi Waziri said they will have abet any form of strike/protest. may also include appropriate There are around 48.41 itime surveillance intended to and Kashmir. to plant and nurture the trees “Any employee going on disciplinary action,” it said. lakh Central Government identify and track ships in the On September14, 2018,   ./+0/12$ abilities as being unfit to hold till rainy season and they can strike in any form would face All officers have been employees. Indian Ocean. four grenades were hurled at the government post,” he said. bear the expenses as they reside the building of police station pset at the ‘distasteful’ He felt that the non-action in posh areas of Mumbai with Maksudan in which one police Ustatements made by politi- of the Commission in such “fancy addresses”. However, the personnel was injured. Initially, cians in reference to people incidents (2014 elections and court agreed to reduce the the FIR was registered on with disabilities, particularly present) can be considered as number of trees to be planted September 14 last year at police during election season, dis- an apathy. “Such apathy can be by Balwa and businessman station Division Number-1, ability rights’ crusaders have interpreted as acceptance - by Rajiv Agarwal. Balwa and Jallandhar. Subsequently, the written to the Election the perpetrators, the public, Agarwal, who were earlier case was taken up for investi- Commission to direct the polit- and - worse - the marginalized asked to plant 3,000 trees, will gation by NIA and re-registered ical fraternity to use respectful voters with disabilities. If left now have to plant 1,500 trees. as RC-39/2018/NIA/DLI. language for PwD and also to unchallenged, slurs persists Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, Arrested accused Pinchoo highlight provisions of and grows, as we saw the dis- appearing for Balwa and and Qayoom were pursuing Disability Act in the event of turbing trend being continued Agarwal, submitted that they their B.Tech (Civil) from St. contravention. till now despite Section 92(a) of welcome the court order for Soldier Group of Colleges, Though they had been the Rights of Persons with plantation of trees and were Jalandhar. Two other accused objecting to such ‘abuses’ time Disabilities Act, 2016 having ready to comply with it but persons involved in the attack- and again, the trigger point to provision of imprisonment on sought modification of the -- Rauf Ahmed Mir and Umar write to the top poll watch dog disability abuse,” he said. February 7 order to the extent Ramzan, both residents of came following Prime Minister Such statements are pun- of sparing them from the work Pulwama were killed in an Narendra Modi’s remarks ishable under specific sections of nurturing as the cost of encounter with security forces against dyslexia at an event of the Indian Penal Code and doing it was very high. in South Kashmir on where he co-related the neu- the RPWD Act 2016 with The court had earlier December 22, 2018. rological condition with one of imprisonment for a term which directed Balwa, director of Amir Nazir, is a key accused his political rivals. shall not be less than six Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables as he procured and facilitated Citing various such months, but which may extend Private Limited Rajiv Agarwal, delivery of four grenades used instances where elected repre- to five years and with fine”, said and firms — Dynamic Realty, in the attack on the directions sentatives ‘belittled’ the sector, Jamshed Mistry, a lawyer, who D B Realty Limited and Nihar of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind Chief Dr Satendra Singh, disability works for social causes. Constructions Private Limited Zakir Musa. Nazir was the rights activist and member, The National Platform for — who were acquitted in the active link between arrested Delhi State Steering Committee the Rights of the Disabled ED case, to plant 3,000 trees accused and Musa. on Accessible Elections said in (NPRD) too expressed its dis- each in Delhi’s South Ridge for- Nazir has been taken on a letter that the use of such lan- may at the Prime Minister est area. It had also asked A transit remand to be produced guage during election cam- ‘disregarding’ the value of the Raja’s erstwhile private secre- before the Special NIA Court paigns to deride political oppo- disabled people even when he tary RK Chandolia, Asif Balwa Mohali for obtaining his Police nents is unpardonable. “In was the one who had equated and Agarwal to plant 500 trees *#  & .P ("  " "%    ## &.1  % &    /P" #   "  . Custody for interrogation, a such sweeping remarks, politi- disability with divinity and each in South Delhi. / +1& NIA spokesperson said. PTI cians deem persons with dis- coined the term “divyang”. %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0  1 # # ,#   "//5 . "     2, # , # !  #  -     !# 5!"   -  # 67"!  campaign reached new level the  (  */.'%1464 small mistake they have com- the list of farmers to us," he said.  " /    other day with a Congress leader mitted . He also called this He also expressed disap- speaking of killing him. “I am not n a scathing attack on the Government as helpless pointment that despite his good  /5 $    bothered about it. For me,my Imahagathbandhan, Prime Government Modi said some- intentions to deposit money country stands first and the Minister Narendra Modi said times people have to pay a under Pradhan Mantri Kisan   //5 1  people are my strength, Every even though the Opposition heavy price for small mistake for Nidhi programme, he is unable drop of my blood in my veins parties are working very hard to having a helpless Government, to do so because of the hurdles and every second of my life has remove him from power, he is but hoped people do not want created by the coalition gov- &  himself while speaking to been dedicated to the 130 crore working on a different front and such Government at the centre ernment in Karnataka. 82/..%$ reporters and this has put the Indians. A strong and powerful that is to rid the country of ter- after experiencing the same in "They are not pained at the DMDK as well as the NDA in a India is my life’s mission,” said the rorism, corruption, other evils, Karnataka. money directly going into the he campaign of the National tight spot. Prime Minister addressing the etc.. Addressing a pre election "Karnataka has a 'Mazboor' accounts of the farmers, which TDemocratic Alliance in The Prime Minister in his 30 rally which was attended by campaign at Kalaburagi in (helpless) Government but I is not giving any scope for the Tamil Nadu for the upcoming minutes long speech lambasted leaders of all constituent parties Karnataka on Wednesday, he hope you don't want such a middlemen to benefit from, Lok Sabha election commenced the Maha Ghatbandhan formed in the AIADMK-led front. was at his sarcastic best in tak- Government at the Centre. and hence they are creating on Wednesday at by the Opposition parties by Modi came down heavily on ing the mahaghatbhandan. Sometimes we have to pay a obstacles," he said. Kancheepuram near Chennai describing it as a platform built the Congress for insulting and Addressing a rally he said “The +**  #   "  %     #%  / +1& heavy price for a small mistake. The real purpose of with an electrifying speech by on hate Modi campaign. “The humiliating former Congress work of the "milawati maha- The people of Karnataka must milawati mahaghatbandhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition’s hatred for chief and Chief Minister of the gathbandhan" (Adulterated ing a rally here. "The politicians who are be experiencing the same," he and Congress is to win votes by But while the Prime Narendra Modi is reaching new State K Kamaraj. “Congress hs Grand Alliance) is to remove The Prime Minister, with- only concerned about their said. making false promises to farm- Minister was inaugurating mul- levels. There is a competition this habit of insulting strong Modi. But they should open out taking the name, attacked families and interests, are not "There are some such ers. Modi said Karanataka tiple development projects min- among the leaders of various regional leaders. People of Tamil their ears and be clear that the Gandhi family and said politi- liking the new policy of new Governments. They think by Government made false utes before the rally, the DMDK, Opposition parties in abusing Nadu would not forget how countrymen understand every- cians who are bothered about India. To fulfill their own vest- transfering money into the promises of waiving off farm a prospective ally of the and hating Modi. Who will Kamaraj was humiliated and thing and everybody. They are their families' welfare are not lik- ed interests, they want a help- accounts of farmers, Modi will loans and thereof betrayed AIADMK-led front was in “mul- abuse Modi more is the theme of insulted by the Congress. What coming together to remove ing new India's new policy and less Government," he said. hog all limelight. To avoid this, innocent farmers. tiple talks” with the DMK for a the contest. Someone will make was his crime? He spoke for peo- Modi and Modi is working want a helpless Government to Modi also came down heav- this Karnataka Government has "They (Karnataka better deal. Sudheesh, brother- fun of my poor origins, someone ple and democracy. He spoke hard to eradicate terrorism. fulfill their vested interests. ily on JD(S)- Congress collation stabbed the backs of the people. Government) made false in-law of Vijayakanth, reportedly will make fun of my parents, against dynasty and corruption. Terrorists, poverty and corrup- Modi also said he is not Government in Karnataka led This power-intoxicated promises of waiving off farm contacted Durai Murugan, the some others are making fun of The Congress got a democrati- tion should go from the coun- afraid of Pakistan and the cor- by chief minister HD Congress and remore-con- loans for all farmers for votes. DMK treasurer with a request to lower caste origin,” thundered cally elected Government under try. Towards this goal, I am rupt when the blessings of 125 Kumaraswamy and said people trolled Chief Minister (HD They have betrayed innocent include the DMDK in the UPA. Modi. The Prime Minister MGR dismissed,” said the Prime working," he told while address- crore people is with him. have to pay a heavy price for the Kumaraswamy) so far not given farmers," he said. This was disclosed by Murugan pointed out that the ate Modi Minister. !) *  #%%##'$ %&#,: /5    # 2% (( %&)*" 05   ! 2     the popular attention towards ";,<,   @71@%#% between the CPI(M) and While CPI(M) general sec- @71@%#% external threats.       Congress in Bengal. Enjoying retary Sitaram Yechury on Referring to Indian armed : Several members aiganj and Murshidabad a sizeable presence in these two Wednesday said his party had ndians are as scared of forces’ success in handling of the Bahujan Samaj Party Kancheepuram (TN): country. Panneerselvam, the Rseem to have emerged as Lok Sabha constituencies, both already made its position clear on INarendra Modi as they threats emanating from and the Rashtriya Lok Dal, AIADMK leaders K Palani- AIADMK coordinator and two bones of contention hin- the parties have refused to the issue, the Pradesh Congress would be of star bandit Gabbar Pakistan, Banerjee said, “We including former MP Sarika swami and O Panneerselvam on Deputy Chief Minister, said the dering the alliance talks budge, sources said. leaders led by PCC president Singh of Sholay, Bengal Chief are with the Army, we are with Singh Baghel, joined the BJP Wednesday heaped praise on coming Lok Sabha polls was a Somen Mitra are known to Minister the Navy, we are with the Air here on Wednesday in the Narendra Modi, saying the 'capa- fight between "dharma and have expressed their “final view” said on Wednesday while Force, we are with the civili- presence of its State president ble' and 'efficient' Prime Minister adharma" and said his alliance about the two seats to party launching a scathing attack on sation, peace, culture, unity Mahendra Nath Pandey, the alone can ensure the country's was fighting to uphold dharma. president Rahul Gandhi. The the Prime Minister for trying but we are not with Modi party said. safety and sought a successive "The only man capable of PCC leaders met the Congress to create war hysteria ahead of Babu. None is with him. In Former Hathras MP term for him. ruling this country is the Prime president on Wednesday. the hustings by “distracting fact, people are now afraid of Baghel joined the BJP, leaving In a grand NDA rally head- Minister. If we are living safely Gandhi is known to have people’s attention from his Modi Babu as they used to be the RLD, a BJP spokesman ed by Modi and attended by here, it means the credit goes to told them that he would talk to failures to bombs, missiles in context of Gabbar Singh.” said. coalition partners, including his administrative skills," Yechury on this issue. The seats and guns.” Attacking the Prime Vedram Bhati, a three- PMK and outfits like Puthiya Palaniswami said. The safety of are currently held by CPI(M) Banerjee told a gathering Minister for showering new time MLA and a former UP Tamizhagam, Chief Minister 130 crore Indians was important MPs Md Salim and Badruddoza at Howrah, how instead of projects Banerjee said “who is Minister, quit the BSP and Palaniswami, who is the joint and Modi had the qualification Zaman. The Congress holds concentrating on the real he to launch new projects joined the BJP along with his coordinator of the ruling to ensure that, Palaniswami Malda North and South, issues facing the country, the when his Government has supporters, according to the AIADMK, said Modi was the said. PTI Behrampore and Jangipur. Prime Minister was diverting passed its expiry date. party spokesman. PTI only "capable" person to rule the %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0  (    !" *  "%  '  % " =  *     #  )  "  Thiruvananthapuram/Idukki #$ %  &#' (Ker): Following a series of sui-   -+( cides by debt-ridden farmers in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi . !  defeat. leader Kharge and his son Vijayan on Wednesday asked Jadhav had Monday sub- Minister Priyank Kharge in the Mumbai: The Maratha com- who had committed suicide banks to halt recovery pro- 5 *   mitted his resignation from the region. munity in Maharashtra on during the stir. ceedings on loans taken by Assembly to Speaker Ramesh He was against Priyank Wednesday threatened to vote On November 30, 2018, them in line with the morato- Kumar. Kharge getting Ministerial berth against BJP and Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra Legislature rium announced by the Kalaburagi (K’taka): Congress The Congress has peti- from the region, ahead of sev- the upcoming Lok Sabha and had passed a bill proposing 16 Government. rebel MLA Umesh Jadhav tioned the Speaker seeking dis- eral senior Congress leaders State assembly polls, saying the per cent reservation in educa- In a meeting held with the joined the BJP at a rally here on qualification of Jadhav along including himself. two parties had failed to fulfil tion and Government jobs for representatives of the State Wednesday, two days after he with Ramesh Jarkiholi, B Jadhav’s quitting the their demands. the Marathas, a declared Level Bankers’ Committee quit the Karnataka Assembly Nagendra and Mahesh Congress has come after two The decision was taken by socially and educationally (SLBC) here, he said the state membership, and is tipped to Kumathali under the anti-defec- other senior leaders, Baburao members of the Maratha backward class by the government had announced a take on Congress veteran tion law. Chinchansur and Malikayya Kranti Morcha (MKM) at a Government. slew of relief measures, includ- restart farming in the name of district as a mark of protest in the com- The four MLAs had kept Guttedar, from the region quit meeting. However, the Government ing extending till December 31 repayment dues, Vijayan said against the alleged government ing Lok Saba elections. the party on tenterhooks for the party and joined the BJP, MKM convener Mahesh had issued a circular putting a the moratorium on repayment the Government would pay the inaction to stop farmer suicides. Jadhav joined the BJP several weeks, defying its whip allegedly against dominance of Dongre said the Sena-BJP break on issuing appointment of all loans taken by farmers. interest of the new loans taken Hitting hard at the before Prime Minister Narendra twice to attend the Congress the Kharges. Government had failed to ful- letters to the candidates, who Vijayan also requested the by them for one year. CPI(M)-led LDF Government, Modi’s address at the rally, in the Legislative Party (CLP) meet- Jadhav is likely to face some fil the promises given to the got selected for the banks to have an empathetic The SLBC accepted his Chennithala alleged that the presence of state BJP president ings on January 18 and February hurdles ahead of his candidature Maratha community. Government job under the approach towards farmers and suggestion to fix the interest of extension of moratorium peri- B S Yeddyurappa, former chief 8 and had skipped the early part for the Lok Sabha polls, as a “The community is upset quota. understand the difficulties the agriculture loan as 9 per od was to “cheat” the farmers minister Jagadish Shettar and a of the budget session. petition to disqualify him was with the Government. We have Dongre claimed that with- faced by them due to the recent cent, the statement said. and the State Government’s host of other party leaders. After the MLAs refused to still pending before the Speaker. planned to distribute five crore out the contribution of floods and the resulting crop Besides the Chief Minister, relief measures were a “farce”. “I am happy and proud fall in line, the Congress had “The petition to disqualify pamphlets appealing not to Marathas, the Shiv Sena would loss, Chief Minister’s Office his Cabinet colleagues T M He urged Vijayan to write joining BJP,” Jadhav said before petitioned Speaker to disquali- Jadhav is still pending... Without vote for Sena and BJP in the not have spread to the grass- said here in a statement. Thomas Isaac, V S Sunil off the agriculture loans and Modi arrived on the stage. fy them under the Anti- disposal of this petition his res- upcoming LS polls,” he said. root level. “Considering the situation, Kumar, E Chandrasekharan, convene a special assembly He also sought blessings Defection Law. ignation cannot be accepted as According to him, the “The community will the banks should cooperate Kadakampally Surendran and session to discuss farmers’ from the people of Kalaburagi However, Jadhav along with per law, in my knowledge,” Government had assured the teach a lesson to the Sena by with the state government K Krishnan Kutty and chief issues. to make Modi Prime Minister other three MLAs had attend- Congress Legislature Party Maratha community that cases showing the power of completely. In view of the secretary Tom Jose and repre- According to official again. BJP sources said, Jadhav ed the session and voted in leader Siddaramaiah said on filed by the police against over Marathas in the upcoming moratorium, there should be sentatives of various banks sources, eight cases of farmer is likely to be the party’s Lok favour of the finance bill, with Tuesday. 13,000 protesters during the polls,” Dongre added. no recovery procedures or took part in the meeting. suicides were reported from Sabha candidate for the an intention not to violate whip However, whether to accept pro-quota stir. Despite assurances from other such actions,” he said, Meanwhile, Leader of high range Idukki district alone Gulbarga seat to challenge and avoid any stringent action. the resignation or not is ulti- The state had also assured Chief Minister Devendra adding no banks should be Opposition Ramesh in the last two months. Kharge, a nine-time MLA and Jadhav was upset with mately left to the Speaker as he that compensation and a gov- Fadnavis, nothing concrete has allowed to violate the order. Chennithala staged a one-day One death was reported two-term Lok Sabha member Congress against the alleged is the ultimate authority, he had ernment job would be provid- been done so far, the commu- Asking the banks not to hunger strike at Kattappana from Thrissur district, sources who has never tasted electoral dominance by veteran party added. PTI ed to the kin of the protesters, nity leaders have claimed. PTI deny fresh loans to farmers to Municipal maidan in Idukki added. PTI "%8# ! ./ /    0        $ Mumbai: Dams in so far deployed 2,636 tankers to cent in 2018.  /  Maharashtra have only 32.88 meet the demand of drinking “The water stock in these per cent water stock of their water in rural and semi-rural two regions is comparatively (UP): A 21-year-old total storage capacity as of areas, Public Works better,” he said. woman, who went missing now, almost 14 per cent less Department minister Besides, the Nashik divi- nine years ago, was rescued compared to last year, accord- said on sion has 29.79 per cent water from ’s Varanasi ing to a report of the State water Tuesday. stock as compared to 49.91 per district on Wednesday, police resources department. There was less storage in cent in 2018 while in Amravati said. The situation is particularly dams after last year’s monsoon division it is 31.48 per cent A raid was conducted at a worrisome in Aurangabad divi- due to erratic showers in the against 24.84 per cent last year, house in a red-light area of sion (falling under the arid first couple of months of the the report said. Maruadih town and the Marathwada region) where rainy season followed by long The Nagpur division has woman was rescued. Two men currently the water stock is just dry spells, an official from the 16.74 per cent stock left against and half-a-dozen women have seven per cent against 42.67 per water resources department 24.84 per cent last year, it been detained, the police said. cent around the same time last said. added. The Varanasi crime branch year, the report said. He said as of now, the The rainfall season in and the local police jointly The State has 3,267 dams Konkan division has 55.06 per Maharashtra is from June to conducted the raid and freed and there was 47.74 per cent cent water stock against 61.20 September every year and the woman, who had gone water stock in them last year per cent last year, while Pune water from dams is used for missing at the age of 12 from     #    %     ) " )    *         " "  ,    around this time. division has 46.67 per cent drinking, agriculture and her house in Chandauli district, / +1& The State Government has stock as compared to 60.26 per industrial purposes. PTI a police officer said. PTI (  R 1   % # ) $$* +, % "  ) #         $  % $      ) "+%     # -  , %"    "   Jaipur: Seven people, including Itanagar: The BJP Government into the streets and pelting $ a women, were killed and 20 in has stones that left 35 people, includ- -  .  others injured on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into ing 24 police personnel, injured.  Q when a speeding bus rammed the large scale rioting, violence The private residence of Panaji: An Israeli national, into the rear of another bus and vandalism during the recent Deputy Chief Minister Chowna who has been booked in nar- Patna: In a veiled criticism of queries about a number of parked on the road in PRC protest that left three peo- Mein was set ablaze and the Kolkata: West Bengal Chief poll campaign on Women’s cotics cases in , was injured the Congress-led Opposition, opposition leaders, notably Rajasthan’s Pali district, police ple dead. office of the Itanagar deputy Minister Mamata Banerjee will Day,” a senior leader of the in an attack by a group of peo- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Congress veterans Digvijay said. In his address to the state commissioner ransacked. kick off the Trinamool TMC’s women’s wing said. ple at the Anjuna beach near Kumar on Wednesday assert- Singh and Kapil Sibal, raising The accident took place BJP council meeting here Clarifying that the state Congress’ campaign for the The purpose of this rally is here, police said on ed that there should be no pol- doubts on the air strike. near Kainpura crossing appar- Tuesday, Chief Minister Pema Government had never intend- Lok Sabha polls on to create a “new India, united Wednesday. itics on the Pulwama terror The Opposition leaders ently due to the rush among bus Khandu said justice would be ed to move a resolution or a bill International Women’s Day on India and strong India”, the The incident took place attack and the air strikes on a have been citing international drivers to take passengers on delivered to the bereaved fami- in the Assembly over the PRC, March 8, a party leader said on posters of the rally read. Tuesday night and the Israeli, Jaish camp in Balakot that fol- media reports which claim board, the officer said, Sanderao lies and the people responsible Khandu said the matter was to Wednesday. “She (Banerjee) will give David Driham, has lodged a lowed. that the IAF operation in police station incharge for unleashing the violence be taken up for deliberations Incidentally, the TMC chief her message for the Lok Sabha complaint, they said. Kumar, whose JD(U) is an Balakot had caused no casual- Dholaram said. would be brought to book. during a short-duration discus- had also commenced her party’s polls. And after the dates are The Anjuna police said NDA ally, also underscored ties, contrary to claims by The speeding bus was en The probe would be carried sion in the House and to make election campaign for the 2014 announced, a full-fledged cam- Driham, in his complaint filed that there should be due some Bharatiya route to Ahmedabad from out by a committee headed by a the recommendations of the parliamentary and 2016 paign will begin,” the TMC in the wee hours of acknowledgement of the patri- (BJP) leaders that hundreds of Jaipur, he said. retired judge, a CMO commu- Joint High Power Committee Assembly elections on the same leader said. Wednesday, accused a local otic upsurge that has followed militants were killed. Four persons died on the nique said on Wednesday. (JHPC) on the PRC public. date. Banerjee, who has been businessman and people asso- the recent events in Jammu & It should be understood spot and three others suc- Protests had erupted in “The state government had Banerjee is scheduled to the prime mover of an anti- ciated with him of assaulting Kashmir and of the fact that the that the respect for the armed cumbed to their injuries while Itanagar and adjoining planned to make wider public participate in a rally convened front, him. respect for the armed forces has forces has further increased in undergoing treatment, Naharlagun in late February consultation involving all stake- by the party’s women’s wing had organised a mega A staff member of the increased further. the wake of the recent opera- Dholaram said. He said 19 over the proposed grant of holders, community-based from Shraddhananda Park to Opposition rally here on businessman has accused Such things should not be tions. The popular sentiment is among those injured are in crit- permanent resident certificates organisations, student organi- Park Street here on Friday to January 19, during which she Driham of stabbing him, they spoken. There should be no also appreciative of the gov- ical condition and were referred (PRC) to six non-Arunachal sations and other bodies,” the celebrate the International had given a call to oust the said, quoting a separate com- politics on this issue which ernments handling of the cri- to a hospital in Pali from a pri- Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Chief Minister said. Women’s Day. Modi Government. The TMC, plaint. concerns national unity and sis. This should be kept in mary care centre in Rani town. (APSTs) communities living in The issue was “misinter- “Although election dates which is vying to play a major Driham, 43, has been integrity. The popular senti- mind, the JD(U) national pres- Champa Devi (38), Chunni Lal the Namsai and Changlang dis- preted”, causing unrest among are yet to be announced, but role in the formation of the next booked under the Narcotics ment must be respected, the ident said. Sattar (22), Arjun Singh (22), tricts and to the Gorkhas living the students, Khandu said. our campaign for the Lok Sabha government at the Centre, has Drugs and Psychotropic Chief Minister told reporters Kumar had expressed his Poonam Singh (19), Pappu Ram in Vijaynagar. A statement was issued on elections will begin on March vowed to win all the 42 Lok Substances (NDPS) Act in sev- here. anger over the killing of 40 (35), Girdhari Singh (35) and Curfew clamped in Itanagar social media platforms that the 8. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Sabha seats in the state. The eral cases in the past and is fac- The the CRPF jawans in the Pulwama Rawal Singh (22) were killed in and Naharlagun town failed to PRC issue would not be taken up polls and 2016 Assembly polls party had won 34 seats in the ing trial. PTI (United) was responding to attack on February 14. PTI the accident, he said. PTI deter protesters from venturing further, he said. PTI also, Mamata di had started her 2014 general election. PTI >&;)  )   ?   =    # .!   Thiruvananthapuram: Will academic year 2019-20 is com-  ) " ‘pre-marital’ or ‘extra-marital’ plete now and the blunder sex lead to the transmission of would not figure in the new deadly Human edition. Shillong: Meghalaya Chief of the State, in which 15 dig- the deputy commissioners, Immunodeficiency Viruses “That textbook has been Minister Conrad K Sangma on gers were trapped in a rat-hole have been set up in all the dis- (HIV)? Yes, says the 10th stan- taught since 2016 and no one Wednesday said the cash-rich coal mine, had attracted angry tricts especially to check if any dard biology textbook under has pointed out the mistake so illegal coal mining business in reactions from across the illegal mining is taking place,” the State syllabus being taught far. “When it came to our the State was a challenge as the country. Sangma said. in Kerala schools. notice, we took steps to exclude Government had to balance Even, the Supreme Court Considering the gravity of It is stated in Chapter 4 the portion in new textbooks between ecology, economy and had come down heavily on the the incident, leading agencies titled “Keeping Diseases Away” which will be distributed to stu- the overall safety. issue. of the country including Army, of the textbook that HIV can dents soon,” he told PTI. Speaking on the comple- Lured by the quick money, Navy and NDRF carried the spread through However, the official was tion of one year of his coalition the illegal activity has contin- rescue operations for months. ‘premarital/extra marital sexu- not willing to comment further Government, that includes the ued in the state in blatant vio- Although, the rescuers saw al contact’. on the blunder in a school text- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in lation of the National Green five bodies, they could manage To the question, “What book. the North-Eastern state, Tribunal’s order imposing a to retrieve only two highly are the ways by which HIV SCERT is concerned with Sangma said they were work- blanket ban on coal mining decomposed bodies. spreads?”, the text book also the academic aspects of school ing towards improving these and transportation in On March 1, the team of states that “by sharing the nee- education including formula- aspects. Meghalaya in 2014. rescuers from the Navy and dle and syringe used by AIDS tion of curriculum, preparation “It will take time but I can The Meghalaya CM Army announced to leave the patients”, “through body fluids” State Council of Educational had pointed out the blunder till social media, several doctors of textbooks, teachers’ hand- assure you that our focuses are termed the coal mine tragedy operation site, 60 days after and “from HIV-infected moth- Research and Training some netizens uploaded the and experts objected to it. books and teacher training. in these areas,” he told as “unfortunate” and said a lot launching a search operation er to foetus”. (SCERT), has been used in state snippet from it on social media When contacted, SCERT It advises the government reporters. of issues have been exposed for the 15 miners trapped in a The startling fact is that the schools since 2016 and no platforms recently. director J Prasad said the print- on policy matters relating to The December 13 disaster after the accident. 370 feet-deep illegal coal mine text book, prepared by the teacher or school authorities After it had gone viral on ing of the new textbook for the school education. PTI in the East Jaintia Hills district “Committees, headed by in a remote area. 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in March. (IMD), had predicted the development ference in the usage of fossil fuels, With a winter that is signing off of an El Niño phenomenon by the end which contribute heavily to GHG on a positive note, can we gingerly of 2018. This has already made win- emissions. Thermal power plants and expect the summer of 2019 to treat us ters in India warmer than usual and vehicular fuels are the main bulk well? Maybe not if some reports by if the trend continues into the spring source of GHG and sadly enough, meteorological offices are to be of 2019, it will mean that the summers, India is unable to ramp up the alter- believed from across the world. With too, will witness soaring temperatures. native energy sources so that they can 8%.%0%.//0 the imminent advent of the summers, Another major indicator of the replace the polluting thermal energy experts in the weather offices and lab- warming trend due to climate change and fossil fuels. 27./ #%. +/6 / 77= oratories have started making well- is ocean heat content (OHC). The year Although on the face of it, wors- +   researched scientific predictions on 2018 recorded a new high in terms of ening climate seems to be the prima  s the month of March scripts what the summer has in store for us. OHC since observations began in facie reason for soaring tempera- the final chapter of winter, one Though these have no direct bearing 1940. There is more heat stored in the tures, the real anthropogenic reasons 8 O  Acannot help but notice how on how India will fare during the caused mainly by spiralling green- clearly showing a warming trend. earth’s oceans today than at any time cannot be overlooked. The numerous    this year was climatically different hottest months, they do give a gener- house gases. Britain by itself experi- In fact, the 20 warmest years on in the last 78 years. When GHGs trap climate conferences or climate scien-   from other seasons in the preceding al idea of what is in store for mankind enced a hot summer in 2018 with the record have occurred in the last 22 heat in the atmosphere, some of it gets tists’ predictions are only a pointless  " years. The intermittent rainy days globally. year’s average temperatures around years. This trend also sits in perfect- converted into surface temperature but exercise if the same are not translat- #   this year helped fight bad air days Climate forecasters in the United 0.96C above pre-industrial levels. ly with the emission rates of green- 90 per cent of it gets assimilated into ed into action in the form of meaning- and were instrumental in bringing Kingdom warned that 2019 is expect- Predictions for India are not house gases (GHGs), which were at a the oceans. Therefore OHC is a much ful reduction in GHG levels. The time 8  the pollution levels down. ed to be one of the hottest years of all promising as well. The combined record high in 2018, according to the better indicator of climate change than has come for the Government to start     This is indeed a miracle consid- time. The British meteorological office effect of climate change and an evolv- World Meteorological Organisation. surface temperatures. So how will assessment of the efforts based on  ering the fact that winter seasons are estimated that average global temper- ing El Niño could make 2019 the According to climate scientists India cope with this temperature GHG level monitoring. This alone will    usually air pollution nightmares. atures for 2019 will be 1.10C above hottest year ever. In fact, the past three from the Pennsylvania State University, spike? Although it’s clear that nothing ensure that further time and money Healthy rains in the northern plains, pre-industrial levels, putting it among years from 2015 to 2017 happened to the combination of human-caused as such can be done to register an is not wasted and effective progress is     coupled with ample snowing in the the five hottest years ever. In fact, it is be the warmest ever recorded. And warming and a natural upswing in immediate impact, much can be done clocked in protecting the environment.    hills somewhat marked a thankful uncomfortably close to the record- although the current year started off temperatures increases the odds that to prevent worse summers. If this is not done, we will soon have   departure compared to last year when breaking 2016, when temperatures with a moderate La Niña phenome- any new El Nino year will be the The green house gas (GHG) only one season all throughout the    the Himalayan mountains, especially were 1.15C above the 1850-1900 peri- non, which generally has a cooling warmest ever. Many weather forecast- emissions are the main culprits behind year — summer.      " the foothills, bore a dry appearance od. The predictions were based on the effect on global climate, it is going to ers around the world, including the the rising number of hot days. This can (The writer is an environmental due to the absence of proper snowfall worsening impacts of climate change end up being the fourth warmest year, India Meteorological Department be curtailed by bringing a decisive dif- journalist)    ! %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0  '

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So far, over 2 crore farm- Tdeficit hit the highest rates, have been opened across est Jan tious Pradhan Mantri Kisan ers have been benefitted,” Singh level in a decade last year the country and another 2,500 Aushadhi Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) told reporters. despite President Donald &    /P" #  * " @     - will come by 2020. stores, the scheme, Agriculture Minister Some states such as West Trump’s global trade offen- & % ,%  %#   9A" / A/B% *   Also, the Government is minister said said on Bengal, the minister said, are sive, according to a +   A/(//: " ""   % planning to open at least one Jan the medicines Wednesday. not keen to roll out the Government report on Aushadhi store in every block. sold at these In the Interim Budget scheme and therefore not pro- Wednesday. The number of Pradhan stores are 2019-20, the central viding the data. “To such America’s trade deficit Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi cheaper and consumers must across the country are serving Government had announced states, I only urge to keep the with the world jumped 12.5 Kendra (PMBJK) in the coun- take the benefit. 10-15 lakh people per day. the PM-Kisan scheme under politics aside else the elec- per cent to $621 billion, the try under the Pradhan Mantri “Health is one sector which The Minster also said that which 6,000 per year will be torate will teach them a les- Commerce Department Bhartiya Janaushadhi is on priority of our government. for providing further impetus given in three instalments to son,” he added. reported, as both imports Pariyojana (PMBJP) has Government is continuously and creating awareness about use 12 crore small and marginal Asked about a large num- and exports rose to the high- crossed 5,000-mark, Minister working to provide affordable of generic medicines, it has been farmers holding cultivable ber of vacancies in top leader- est levels ever. of State for Chemicals and treatment and medicines at decided to celebrate March 7, land up to 2 hectares. It ship positions at the Indian And the trade gaps with Fertilisers Mansukh L cheaper prices. Today if a patient 2019, (Thursday) as ‘Janaushadhi promised to give the first Council of Agricultural China, Mexico and the Mandaviya told reporters here. starts his/her treatment, 70 per Diwas’ across India. instalment of 2,000 by Research (ICAR), Singh said European Union also reached “By the year 2020, anoth- cent of money goes on buying Under the PMBJP, the March. the recruitment would be done at all-time highs even though er 2,500 Jan Aushadhi stores medicines,” he said. Government provides more On February 24, Prime in a transparent manner now as Washington slapped tariffs will be opened in the country. He further said that the than 800 medicines and 154 Minister Narendra Modi offi- the entire process has been on hundreds of billions in <  $  A) "  <$A +  :)   Our aim is to have at least one demand of generic medicine is surgicals through Jan Aushadhi cially launched the scheme in digitised unlike manual process imports from its largest trad-  )  A  +::: "   ,A&*:  ")  such store at every block level,” growing and Jan Aushadi stores kendras. Uttar Pradesh by transferring earlier. ing partners.    (# ) B7@)) " >  /    1 ""  < # %"  "B CA    #%  78# "  % %'  $)   - %     " %  9)%  / -  "  0##1 '% ,,& <$# , )  ! +  0%"    23,045 #      ./+0/12$   ./+0/12$   4 *%$ ellore Institute of Technology he unrelenting pursuit for V(VIT) acquires an interna- he rupee rallied by 21 paise to close at 70.28 Texcellence in concert with tional acclaim. The University Tagainst the US dollar on Wednesday on eas- conviction for providing sets the record, as three of the ing crude oil prices even as the greenback world-class airports by AAI subjects made way to the presti- strengthened vis-a-vis other major currencies. has been acknowledged with gious Quacquarelli Symonds Forex traders said heavy buying in domestic Four AAI airports getting the (QS) World University Rankings equities and robust foreign fund inflows also top honours in the recently by Subject 2019. Three subject propped up the rupee. announced ASQ awards. The areas of VIT — Computer This is the second successive session of gain airports viz. Ahmedabad, Science and Information System, for the domestic currency, during which it has Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh Electrical and Electronic climbed 64 paise. and Indore won nine awards Engineering and Chemistry were At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) in different categories. ranked within the top 550 market, the rupee opened on a weak note at 70.60. Airport Service Quality Universities of the world. Intra-day, it fluctuated between 70.67 and 70.25, (ASQ) survey is the world- While the two engineering before finally closing at 70.28, up 21 paise over renowned and international- subject areas were ranked with- its previous close. ly established global bench- in the top 500 universities of the On Tuesday, the rupee had rebounded by 43 marking programme measur- world, Chemistry emerged in the paise to finish at 70.49 against the US dollar. ing passengers’ satisfaction, top 550 universities of the world. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was whilst they travel through an It may be noted that QS is an trading at $65.61 per barrel, lower by 0.38 per airport, conducted by the international ranking agency cent. Airports Council that takes ‘h index’ and citations Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the International (ACI), (a glob- of research publications as cri- greenback’s strength against a basket of six cur- al non-profit organization of teria for subject ranking, besides rencies, rose 0.07 per cent to 96.92. Airport Operators). ASQ perception about the subject “Dollar is trading up for the sixth consecu- Awards recognize those air- areas by academic and industry tive session as the market awaits developments ports around the world that leaders. Subject ranking indicates in US-China trade talks after the failure of Kim- deliver the best customer the strength of research output Trump summit,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG & experience in the opinion of of a University in terms of both Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities. their own passengers. quality and quantity. %#  (%$#) *#%+,-./0  '' #   3  ?   =" =    =  @ 3 ** &  2 >&;    %A3       ./+0/12$ Commenting on the devel- tives in the world, and Tata   71 opment, Tata AutoComp AutoComp’s commitment to   4 *%$ Other scrips which lifted the trading session. It closed at uto component maker Tata Systems MD & CEO Arvind rolling out DC fast chargers for BSE gauge were Vedanta, 11,053, showing a rise of 65.55 AAutoComp Systems on Goel said with the advent of vehicles of all sizes is helping to   ./+0/12$   %  & enchmark indices posted PowerGrid, HDFC, NTPC, ITC, points, or 0.60 %.  & Wednesday said it had part- electric vehicles, the need for put India ahead of the world in gains for the third TCS, Bharti Airtel, Coal India, Analysts said the market nered with Australia’s Tritium chargers capable of powering its drive towards a cleaner Bstraight session on M&M, SBI, Bajaj Auto, L&T, breadth had improved on the unSource Energy on !  #   "  Pty Ltd to supply direct current them was significant. future, he added. Wednesday on sustained buy- Kotak Bank and Infosys, rising back of participants sensing the SWednesday said it would     (DC) fast chargers for electric “We see a huge opportuni- Under the 10,000 crore ing mainly in finance, energy up to 2%. possibility of the incumbent develop a 70 MW solar power   %   vehicles in India. ty in this market,” he said FAME II scheme announced and metal counters amid pos- Bucking the overall trend, government retaining power, project under the open access ##  The two companies have adding the company would last month, the government itive global cues. Tata Motors slipped 2.81%, fol- which provides policy stability. scheme in Uttar Pradesh. The 23&  # signed an MoU under which strive “to bring the latest tech- plans to provide subsidy to 10 The 30-share BSE Sensex lowed by Axis Bank 1.72%, In the broader market, the power generated by the project  !  Tata AutoComp will soon nology and solutions to our lakh electric two-wheelers, five spurted 193.56 points to finish HUL 1.38%, HCL Tech 1.24% small-cap index outperformed would be sold to commercial   0 make available Tritium’s DC customers”. lakh three-wheelers, 55,000 at 36,636.10, while the broader and Hero Moto 0.96%. the mid-cap and large-cap and industrial customers Fast Chargers in India, the Tritium CEO and co- four-wheelers and 7,000 buses NSE Nifty gained 65.55 points “Market crossed an impor- indices. The BSE SmallCap through long-term Power win demonstrates our ability to company said in a statement. founder David Finn said: “The for accelerating adoption of to 11,053. tant resistance level of 11,000 as index gained 0.97%, mid-cap Purchase Agreements (PPAs), deliver high quality solar ener- Tritium is a DC charging MoU ensures Tata AutoComp electric and hybrid vehicles. The market sentiment has investors continued to focus on climbed 0.49% and large-cap a company statement said. gy projects. Since inception, infrastructure company pro- remains at the forefront of Besides, the scheme pro- turned favourable weeks ahead domestic macros. It was a broad advanced 0.56%. Overall on the The project, once commis- our innovative energy solu- viding chargers to the global innovation in India, as the poses support for setting up of of the general elections amid eas- based rally, where mid- and BSE, 1,673 companies advanced, sioned, will be one of the largest tions have helped infrastructure, automotive industry. Its Veefil- nation adopts the FAME India charging infrastructure where- ing of tensions between India small-caps led from the front 1,026 declined while 151 ended open access solar power projects industrial and commercial cus- RT DC Fast Chargers are capa- (Faster Adoption and by about 2,700 charging sta- and Pakistan, analysts said. due to its attractive valuation. unchanged. Except BSE Auto, all in Uttar Pradesh and will offset tomers across the globe to ble of charging full range of Manufacture of (Hybrid and) tions will be set up in metros, Mid- and small-cap stocks We expect the positive bias will the sectoral indices closed in the over 85,000 tonne of carbon reduce their energy bills and electric vehicles from two- Electric Vehicles) scheme.” other million-plus cities, smart are witnessing renewed investor continue, while further direction green. Energy, consumer emissions every year, the state- limit their greenhouse gas emis- wheelers, passenger vehicles The FAME policy is among cities and cities of hilly states interest due to attractive valua- will depend upon upcoming US durables, telecom, power and ment said. The project is expect- sions.” to commercial vehicles. the most progressive initia- across India. tions, they added. Fed policy and conclusion of healthcare were the top gainers, ed to be launched on March 8 by The company had earlier In a boost to global market US-China trade agreement,” rising up to 1.73. Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed an MoU with UP to sentiment, the US and China said Vinod Nair, head of Brent crude, the interna- in Kanpur, along with various develop 200 MW solar projects   -    3:  seemed to be nearing an agree- research at Geojit Financial tional oil benchmark, was trad- other development projects in UP. in the state. It recently won one 3 , %  %" &  ment to avoid further escalation Services. ing at USD 65.50 a barrel, The project will help indus- of India’s largest solar with stor- ) % %#      - *863  of their trade dispute. US The Sensex started on a pos- down 0.55%. tries and commercial establish- age projects in Leh that will sup- President Donald Trump itive note at 36,544.86 in the Meanwhile, Asian shares ments reduce their energy bill ply clean and stable power to the New Delhi (PTI): US-headquartered sports- New Delhi (PTI): Grasim Industries, part of deferred raising tariffs on more morning and touched a high of closed mostly higher tracking and meet Renewable Purchase Military Engineer Services, a wear brand Under Armour on Wednesday Aditya Birla Group, on Wednesday said it would Chinese goods, citing the recent 36,666.47 and low of 36,456.82 developments on the US-China Obligation (RPO) targets, the defence infrastructure devel- announced launch of operations in India through fully acquire textile firm Soktas India for an enter- progress in talks. during the session. Intra-day, the trade talks front amid modest company said. “With the launch opment agency in India, by its wholly owned subsidiary in the country. The prise value of 165 crore. Soktas India Private Among the Sensex con- index saw a movement of over losses on Wall Street. The of our first open access solar largely substituting their diesel business, which will be operated through a fully Limited (SIPL) has presence in the premium fab- stituents, 17 stocks rose and 13 209 points. It finally settled the Shanghai Composite index power project in the state, we are genset power, it added. owned subsidiary, will be run by Under Armour rics segment under the brand name of SOKTA, fell. The 30-share index has day at 36,636.10, higher by gained 0.9% and Hong Kong’s glad to contribute towards real- SunSource’s customers India managing director Tushar Goculdas, the Giza House and Excellence by SOKTA. The deal gained over 768 points in the last 193.56 points, or 0.53%. Hang Seng rose 0.2%. Japan’s isation of Prime Minister’s and include large commercial com- company said in a statement. Under Armour said would help the Aditya Birla group to strengthen three sessions. The NSE Nifty opened at Nikkei fell 0.54%. In Europe, Uttar Pradesh’s clean energy tar- panies, manufacturing compa- its athletic performance products would soon be its presence in the segment. The transaction would Bajaj Finance led the Sensex 11,024.85 and hit a high of Frankfurt’s DAX dropped 0.22% gets,” SunSource co-founder nies, India’s largest oil compa- available through franchised partner retail loca- be funded by the company primarily from its chart with a jump of 2.60%, fol- 11,062.30 and low of 10,998.85 while CAC 40 slipped and CEO Adarsh Das said. ny, airports, leading education tions and e-commerce platforms and it also internal accruals and the payment would be sub- lowed by ICICI Bank 2.55% and during the day. The index swung 0.15% in their early deals. SunSource president institutes, textile companies and planned to launch its first store here in the com- ject to net debt and working capital adjustments, Reliance Industries Ltd 2.15%. around 65 points during the ’s FTSE gained 0.19%. Kushagra Nandan said: “This warehouses. ing weeks. as of the closing date, said a joint statement.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11024.85 11062.30 10998.85 11053.00 65.55 Script Open High Low LTP BHEL 67.40 70.10 67.30 68.90 BRITANNIA 3071.05 3090.00 3008.10 3028.70 LAXMIMACH 6088.60 6119.60 6014.10 6055.80 BPCL 364.80 373.80 363.35 372.80 10.30 RPOWER 12.88 13.21 12.10 12.43 KOTAKBANK 1245.00 1247.20 1235.95 1240.85 MUTHOOTFIN 570.20 576.95 559.65 566.75 UCOBANK 19.60 19.75 19.30 19.45 BAJFINANCE 2715.00 2774.20 2700.00 2766.00 70.85 RCOM 6.70 6.78 5.88 6.07 MOTHERSUMI 164.60 169.00 164.45 167.70 AUROPHARMA 745.00 745.00 730.50 733.20 BASF 1390.30 1429.90 1390.30 1414.00 ICICIBANK 365.25 372.85 365.25 371.25 8.00 DHFL 147.40 160.80 147.40 148.80 ESCORTS 718.00 744.80 716.00 736.45 CIPLA 551.40 551.40 542.75 547.60 ALLCARGO 107.40 109.00 106.00 108.20 HINDALCO 200.00 203.95 199.65 203.00 4.25 SUZLON 7.72 8.40 7.54 7.88 TITAN 1039.00 1060.80 1029.60 1054.55 FSL 47.70 47.85 46.75 47.15 ELGIEQUIP 262.25 270.00 261.05 263.10 VEDL 177.65 180.00 176.10 178.60 3.65 RELINFRA 132.95 142.30 130.75 134.75 RECLTD 146.10 146.90 142.35 143.45 FCONSUMER 48.20 50.00 48.10 49.20 TNPL 209.00 212.00 203.55 207.25 INFRATEL 296.95 306.50 295.35 302.25 6.10 ICICIBANK 364.15 372.65 364.15 371.60 DEEPAKNI 244.00 255.80 243.00 248.90 GRASIM 815.00 822.40 804.40 819.95 GESHIP 294.40 294.40 283.25 287.50 WIPRO 274.40 285.90 273.10 278.15 5.45 DBL 546.00 606.70 534.70 596.35 BANDHANBNK 490.10 506.85 487.00 499.90 AMBUJACEM 222.05 226.15 219.70 220.50 BHARATFIN 967.20 968.95 959.60 962.95 TITAN 1038.00 1060.90 1028.30 1055.40 20.40 IBULHSGFIN 742.00 766.70 726.00 729.70 EQUITAS 128.50 132.70 125.75 128.05 ABFRL 225.00 225.75 219.45 220.45 PNCINFRA 137.00 138.70 134.05 137.70 RELIANCE 1239.80 1273.10 1235.10 1262.00 24.35 RELIANCE 1239.50 1271.80 1235.50 1263.55 HINDPETRO 247.00 255.10 243.55 246.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2910.00 2936.00 2877.10 2927.35 BAJAJHLDNG 3175.00 3246.65 3175.00 3213.35 TECHM 812.00 829.70 812.00 824.60 14.60 GRAPHITE 473.95 475.50 444.90 450.90 NTPC 146.95 149.30 146.35 148.60 PNBHOUSING 925.95 927.00 896.40 901.05 GSKCONS 7445.00 7445.00 7080.00 7097.45 YESBANK 238.00 240.65 233.15 235.25 BANKINDIA 90.70 92.50 89.05 89.70 NETWORK18 35.00 36.00 32.35 34.50 FDC 173.00 176.60 171.65 175.15 POWERGRID 183.10 186.40 181.70 186.30 3.30 TATAMOTORS 195.25 198.30 184.75 188.55 UJJIVAN 312.25 323.05 311.00 317.50 LICHSGFIN 491.00 494.00 483.60 489.10 JKCEMENT 771.00 783.10 752.90 779.20 DRREDDY 2660.60 2708.50 2656.65 2692.50 38.40 SUNPHARMA 457.00 469.00 447.00 459.95 JKTYRE 93.00 95.10 91.05 93.40 TRIDENT 66.00 67.90 65.60 67.00 CARERATING 980.95 1003.20 980.95 997.05 HDFC 1864.70 1889.50 1858.80 1886.00 26.00 JPASSOCIAT 6.80 7.15 6.40 6.59 HDFC 1861.00 1889.50 1860.00 1885.20 M&MFIN 435.90 441.30 432.05 440.15 SJVN 24.95 24.95 24.00 24.20 NTPC 147.70 149.50 147.10 149.00 2.00 RELCAPITAL 192.80 195.70 187.75 190.10 ASIANPAINT 1406.05 1408.00 1387.20 1393.75 NAVKARCORP 43.80 44.00 41.50 41.85 SANOFI 5814.90 5848.70 5710.00 5722.05 ITC 285.00 289.20 284.75 285.95 3.40 WIPRO 276.70 285.40 274.00 277.40 ADANIPORTS 343.70 348.95 334.65 337.50 GDL 118.15 130.80 118.00 125.05 ALKEM 1773.95 1774.25 1740.00 1746.15 GRASIM 818.90 822.20 804.50 818.50 8.35 REPCOHOME 431.00 474.85 418.00 450.50 DLF 176.00 180.55 174.35 177.15 DMART 1477.05 1486.45 1466.05 1471.35 ATUL 3404.80 3436.05 3400.00 3411.40 BAJAJFINSV 6610.00 6625.00 6518.35 6601.00 57.25 EDELWEISS 161.90 172.70 161.90 164.05 HCLTECH 1060.05 1063.50 1038.30 1043.60 PETRONET 227.40 231.50 224.40 227.40 CORPBANK 30.60 30.95 30.00 30.25 TCS 1989.30 2015.00 1985.05 2005.00 16.90 INFY 735.00 736.90 727.10 732.20 BHARTIARTL 313.80 313.80 307.85 309.35 TATACOMM 609.30 623.05 603.00 610.65 ITDCEM 117.30 119.90 114.80 115.75 LT 1310.50 1327.55 1310.50 1316.80 11.00 SPARC 187.45 199.65 181.50 195.90 HINDALCO 200.40 203.65 199.85 202.40 ENGINERSIN 115.15 117.80 113.55 114.20 AEGISLOG 204.55 209.00 202.45 204.75 SBIN 277.30 282.55 276.45 278.10 1.65 ITC 284.50 288.90 284.50 285.45 INDIGO 1184.10 1238.85 1178.05 1228.75 JAMNAAUTO 62.00 63.40 61.20 61.70 APLAPOLLO 1390.50 1406.00 1372.55 1396.60 IOC 155.00 157.25 153.50 154.55 0.90 ASHOKLEY 92.00 92.85 90.00 90.55 IGL 300.40 302.90 288.75 290.70 SIEMENS 1035.00 1048.40 1016.15 1019.75 GMRINFRA 17.00 17.15 16.60 16.85 HIMATSEIDE 181.05 182.00 175.25 176.20 COALINDIA 241.15 246.20 238.00 242.05 0.90 ONGC 155.30 157.00 152.85 154.65 HFCL 23.05 24.65 23.00 23.65 NAUKRI 1781.00 1781.00 1710.00 1733.25 PRESTIGE 205.75 207.60 203.80 205.70 VIJAYABANK 45.75 45.80 44.60 44.90 BHARTIARTL 310.95 313.25 308.30 309.00 1.15 NATIONALUM 57.50 59.50 57.05 57.75 VENKYS 2245.00 2295.40 2210.00 2239.05 EIDPARRY 201.80 211.40 201.00 203.80 TV18BRDCST 37.00 37.85 36.50 36.85 SWANENERGY 115.00 115.55 110.60 112.95 KOTAKBANK 1242.10 1247.00 1236.60 1243.75 3.30 IDEA 29.95 31.95 29.90 31.20 GRUH 255.00 266.70 252.40 264.50 MINDTREE 922.95 925.85 911.70 917.90 HSCL 122.40 126.50 120.55 121.55 REDINGTON 91.15 91.20 89.15 89.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 2895.65 2942.00 2876.25 2910.00 6.25 JETAIRWAYS 239.90 245.40 236.60 240.70 BLISSGVS 179.75 180.10 173.50 176.05 NESTLEIND 10555.00 10560.00 10219.70 10354.85 RALLIS 156.00 161.00 156.00 159.55 MINDACORP 151.25 153.50 148.05 148.95 M&M 660.00 664.85 654.00 658.20 1.45 SBIN 276.30 282.20 275.55 277.65 JSWSTEEL 297.45 297.45 286.90 289.65 IDFC 41.50 42.25 40.50 40.95 HERITGFOOD 489.10 493.00 475.10 478.40 SHILPAMED 369.05 386.00 369.05 380.80 ULTRACEMCO 3963.00 4020.00 3935.80 3966.00 3.80 PCJEWELLER 80.15 82.85 77.55 78.35 SOUTHBANK 14.40 15.49 14.40 15.05 BALKRISIND 917.20 925.00 906.00 909.60 AUBANK 585.95 595.00 584.15 588.90 GET&D 300.50 303.00 294.10 296.40 ABB 1233.85 1254.80 1227.15 1244.45 ONGC 155.10 157.00 152.80 155.00 0.00 TCS 1990.00 2014.35 1986.45 1999.40 GNFC 292.90 294.15 283.95 285.55 EXIDEIND 224.45 226.85 223.05 225.35 SUPREMEIND 1109.00 1112.15 1075.40 1095.10 HSIL 238.75 245.80 238.70 242.05 UPL 879.00 884.60 866.70 875.50 0.00 IBREALEST 74.75 81.25 74.70 78.15 MEGH 62.95 65.05 61.40 62.45 CADILAHC 332.50 338.25 327.50 330.10 EIHOTEL 190.50 193.00 187.15 187.85 ZENSARTECH 205.50 214.90 205.50 211.35 SUNPHARMA 457.00 469.35 446.95 455.80 -0.10 INFIBEAM 40.40 44.40 39.45 42.30 ISEC 225.00 234.00 221.15 230.40 MPHASIS 1011.00 1014.85 978.85 986.25 SOBHA 459.85 459.85 439.10 440.05 LAKSHVILAS 74.30 84.90 74.20 81.30 MMTC 29.70 29.90 28.60 28.80 DBCORP 181.95 199.35 180.00 192.25 HEIDELBERG 170.20 174.00 169.35 170.55 THYROCARE 554.95 554.95 530.00 531.80 INFY 736.10 736.10 727.00 732.25 -0.25 TATASTEEL 526.50 526.50 516.05 518.80 VOLTAS 596.15 602.00 591.45 599.20 MANPASAND 87.00 89.65 85.00 87.25 SREINFRA 30.90 31.50 30.35 30.75 KPRMILL 576.70 592.00 573.45 588.10 EICHERMOT 21510.00 21800.00 21405.00 21500.00 -5.40 RBLBANK 605.00 627.10 605.00 624.20 RELAXO 740.05 785.00 715.00 744.20 COLPAL 1244.10 1280.00 1244.10 1273.95 CHENNPETRO 258.15 262.40 252.25 255.20 SHREECEM 17325.00 17640.55 17252.15 17505.35 HDFCBANK 2110.00 2110.30 2090.55 2103.15 -3.95 SUNTECK 357.95 391.60 357.25 379.20 PHILIPCARB 182.00 183.40 175.40 176.20 SADBHAV 226.90 235.15 224.25 228.90 AMARAJABAT 744.00 751.70 740.00 747.45 TIINDIA 379.00 383.45 373.05 377.95 HINDPETRO 248.40 255.35 243.35 246.00 -0.75 HEG 2280.00 2280.00 2189.00 2203.95 INDIACEM 97.40 100.20 96.35 97.25 QUESS 734.40 778.00 726.40 760.55 FINCABLES 448.00 448.00 420.90 431.70 CENTRUM 34.80 36.00 34.70 35.30 CIPLA 551.00 552.00 541.95 546.80 -1.85 IOC 155.00 157.15 153.70 154.75 ADVENZYMES 153.00 159.95 151.60 156.10 ASTRAL 1128.40 1180.00 1121.95 1170.65 PRSMJOHNSN 90.00 90.65 86.35 89.05 INDOSTAR 349.95 349.95 342.65 348.35 TATASTEEL 522.90 525.35 515.45 519.30 -2.45 AXISBANK 734.00 735.00 713.65 719.50 DELTACORP 263.00 266.05 254.00 255.25 IPCALAB 882.75 888.50 866.00 870.00 MAHINDCIE 242.75 244.45 238.65 240.65 SUPRAJIT 205.70 214.00 205.10 212.30 INDUSINDBK 1537.50 1541.00 1522.25 1534.00 -7.60 L&TFH 137.00 142.95 137.00 141.05 HAVELLS 722.70 730.70 712.20 714.15 DABUR 444.90 445.00 434.80 436.65 NATCOPHARM* 570.20 574.90 558.00 561.70 ABBOTINDIA 7330.00 7400.95 7330.00 7390.90 ASIANPAINT 1408.00 1410.00 1386.55 1396.75 -7.10 ICICIPRULI 328.80 344.80 328.80 342.10 HDFCBANK 2107.50 2113.10 2091.95 2103.05 IFCI 14.24 14.33 13.96 14.08 TATAMETALI 631.00 640.00 623.10 626.85 CAPPL 414.00 414.00 401.00 404.70 GAIL 348.00 348.90 342.60 344.55 -1.95 J&KBANK 43.90 50.15 43.70 49.55 UBL 1399.95 1408.25 1382.35 1391.45 CUMMINSIND 730.00 747.50 724.25 730.60 SCHNEIDER 107.00 107.00 102.70 105.00 MAHLOG 475.00 480.00 467.65 478.30 HCLTECH 1060.60 1062.00 1038.60 1044.60 -7.95 BEML 912.25 949.00 903.30 911.10 SHK 157.10 161.00 149.10 150.20 GSPL 164.05 172.30 162.55 170.70 MAGMA 116.85 118.60 110.45 113.10 MAHABANK 13.98 13.98 13.32 13.39 JSWSTEEL 292.70 294.00 286.75 288.90 -2.30 PNB 82.60 83.85 81.35 82.25 ITI 99.70 101.95 98.50 99.15 SRTRANSFIN 1230.75 1266.40 1224.35 1238.70 CENTURYPLY 188.00 190.00 185.45 187.15 NESCO 430.05 470.05 430.05 466.00 ADANIPORTS 342.50 349.20 334.05 336.30 -2.95 BOMDYEING 119.00 124.90 119.00 122.45 TATAELXSI 935.00 958.00 930.00 950.80 HEXAWARE 364.50 365.00 355.00 356.15 NBVENTURES 109.85 112.30 107.85 110.75 IOB 13.95 14.25 13.95 14.19 MARUTI 7137.85 7144.90 7010.00 7053.00 -64.75 VEDL 177.00 179.85 176.30 178.45 RADICO 404.00 405.60 391.95 396.70 TVSMOTOR 494.05 499.65 485.10 491.05 NILKAMAL 1370.05 1447.45 1362.10 1392.75 TRITURBINE 114.00 114.95 111.10 112.80 HEROMOTOCO 2795.00 2815.00 2742.00 2769.00 -26.65 WOCKPHARMA 430.00 437.10 421.20 430.60 DRREDDY 2654.00 2704.95 2654.00 2693.35 INDUSINDBK 1542.00 1542.00 1523.90 1532.95 MRPL 70.80 72.10 70.15 70.85 DHANUKA 419.80 444.00 415.05 441.60 YESBANK 238.10 240.65 232.95 235.05 -2.40 IDFCFIRSTB 51.50 52.25 50.35 51.25 SUNTV 625.00 633.40 615.75 621.15 INTELLECT 203.45 205.25 197.40 199.00 BIRLACORPN 543.00 559.95 523.85 549.35 BAJAJCON 354.25 359.75 350.75 353.10 HINDUNILVR 1726.10 1730.00 1697.95 1700.00 -24.60 COALINDIA 241.00 246.05 238.10 242.65 MOIL 166.30 171.85 165.00 166.35 KTKBANK 120.00 123.45 118.90 120.75 AIAENG 1791.00 1827.00 1770.60 1792.95 INOXWIND 80.75 80.75 76.35 76.70 AXISBANK 733.90 733.90 712.55 719.20 -12.85 PEL 2473.80 2596.05 2473.80 2580.25 CANFINHOME 299.00 306.45 288.00 289.50 TRENT 347.15 348.90 329.25 339.65 INOXLEISUR 287.00 294.80 279.45 289.80 SOLARINDS 1048.00 1050.25 1020.00 1033.45 KANSAINER 436.50 446.45 431.50 433.80 IBULHSGFIN 748.00 766.50 725.60 725.60 -14.35 BEL 91.90 93.85 90.10 92.15 ASHOKA 130.00 141.80 130.00 136.75 DCAL 200.80 210.70 199.90 208.85 TVTODAY 340.35 352.45 339.10 347.40 PIIND 959.85 972.00 952.60 961.40 TATAMOTORS 195.40 195.40 187.75 189.40 -4.65 TATAMTRDVR 96.45 96.65 93.35 94.15 MAXINDIA 70.00 70.00 65.10 65.90 JCHAC 1851.00 1935.90 1828.55 1895.85 EICHERMOT 21555.00 21771.80 21396.50 21500.15 SCI 38.35 39.80 38.35 38.90 VINATIORGA 1600.10 1638.00 1585.00 1590.70 TIMKEN 579.90 595.00 579.90 589.80 ZEEL 484.00 486.70 466.00 470.90 -13.55 IDBI 46.95 47.15 45.15 45.80 PAGEIND 22990.00 23424.15 22750.00 23247.95 WHIRLPOOL 1559.60 1594.00 1543.00 1556.35 AKZOINDIA 1795.00 1809.20 1755.05 1768.85   HEROMOTOCO 2799.00 2834.95 2745.00 2765.80 MERCK 3356.00 3515.00 3356.00 3500.50 KRBL 388.30 391.20 370.60 373.15 SIS 823.00 855.80 822.00 834.45 RCF 59.40 59.90 57.90 58.15 PARAGMILK 243.45 249.25 243.30 245.90 COROMANDEL 460.35 465.00 450.70 459.40 VBL 825.00 828.00 811.70 821.60 BBTC 1287.90 1317.00 1261.85 1281.65 SHANKARA 476.10 476.10 462.00 473.50 JAGRAN 101.80 105.70 101.05 103.75 ZYDUSWELL 1289.90 1289.90 1253.00 1273.10 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE SBILIFE 607.00 620.45 600.00 606.10 WELCORP 121.50 124.65 117.35 118.45 COFFEEDAY 285.00 286.50 279.40 284.10 LAURUSLABS 351.00 360.80 351.00 355.90 NIFTY NEXT 50 27500.50 27714.55 27443.60 27558.10 211.05 LUPIN 784.75 794.35 781.70 788.65 COCHINSHIP 379.95 398.55 379.95 385.95 GICRE 249.00 259.80 249.00 250.35 WABCOINDIA 6531.25 6537.20 6390.00 6439.45 NIACL 204.00 212.00 197.00 205.00 20.40 DISHTV 41.30 41.80 39.80 40.45 NHPC 23.80 24.10 23.65 23.90 TORNTPHARM 1784.80 1818.00 1768.35 1800.45 PGHH 11100.00 11190.00 10605.15 10704.20 IDEA 30.00 31.90 29.90 31.20 1.40 DEEPAKFERT 136.00 143.35 136.00 139.45 WABAG 321.55 334.30 320.45 325.95 GODREJAGRO 510.00 518.00 508.90 515.35 ASAHIINDIA 280.00 282.75 275.00 275.95 PEL 2470.00 2599.00 2470.00 2571.00 110.30 NIACL 200.50 212.00 200.50 206.25 FRETAIL 439.70 447.00 435.75 440.00 PTC 81.00 81.75 79.90 80.80 TEAMLEASE 2900.00 2997.00 2900.00 2957.20 L&TFH 136.95 142.95 136.90 141.15 5.85 JSLHISAR 95.75 97.00 93.10 93.65 WESTLIFE 375.00 378.00 365.50 369.90 GREAVESCOT 130.00 130.85 127.70 130.25 CARBORUNIV 384.80 386.05 380.05 383.05 INDIGO 1186.30 1239.60 1179.75 1234.60 48.45 JSWENERGY 68.00 70.40 67.30 68.50 ADANITRANS 210.00 218.05 207.50 208.25 PFIZER 3351.00 3377.30 3226.00 3274.55 KIOCL 140.15 144.20 140.00 143.80 ICICIPRULI 332.00 344.70 330.25 340.00 12.65 NOCIL 142.55 145.50 140.70 142.10 GODREJCP 701.00 711.85 700.25 704.20 GLAXO 1345.00 1350.00 1296.00 1298.80 NH 228.00 231.20 223.10 227.55 HDFCLIFE 379.80 391.90 376.05 390.60 14.30 FEDERALBNK 89.40 89.90 86.95 87.35 POWERGRID 185.00 186.45 182.00 184.70 BDL 290.50 292.00 285.05 286.40 ECLERX 1055.05 1067.45 1035.00 1045.20 COLPAL 1247.00 1282.00 1243.05 1280.00 41.80 GODREJIND 505.00 520.00 505.00 509.30 GUJFLUORO 974.00 989.00 954.35 976.15 PVR 1531.35 1538.15 1510.00 1526.85 SUDARSCHEM 343.40 349.85 343.30 345.10 BHEL 67.65 70.15 67.50 69.05 1.75 GODFRYPHLP 967.00 974.05 925.00 932.25 SUVEN 251.10 257.15 249.90 252.40 PERSISTENT* 685.00 692.15 657.10 666.40 ORIENTCEM 81.05 83.50 79.90 80.95 BANDHANBNK 493.00 508.00 486.50 499.00 12.50 DCMSHRIRAM 465.00 500.00 461.50 476.70 AJANTPHARM 999.80 1024.35 986.00 999.15 CROMPTON 216.05 222.20 215.15 218.40 SHRIRAMCIT 1700.00 1700.00 1650.15 1691.10 MOTHERSUMI 164.80 169.20 164.40 167.85 3.40 BIOCON 628.00 634.55 624.30 625.45 JMFINANCIL 86.00 89.05 85.10 85.80 GUJALKALI 524.75 528.00 510.00 512.20 PHOENIXLTD 640.00 640.00 625.95 632.50 BEL 90.85 93.90 90.05 91.95 1.80 INFRATEL 296.00 306.50 296.00 303.15 AARTIIND 1475.00 1523.50 1475.00 1521.75 GHCL 236.25 242.05 232.00 235.30 KALPATPOWR 413.95 415.00 394.35 398.20 GODREJCP 699.00 712.00 697.40 705.40 9.80 NMDC 105.50 108.00 105.50 106.70 CENTURYTEX 859.40 874.50 847.40 851.85 CYIENT* 655.55 671.00 654.90 662.00 LALPATHLAB 1023.95 1027.55 1017.00 1019.90 GICRE 250.20 255.60 248.80 249.40 3.45 TATAPOWER 69.70 72.15 69.15 71.30 ABCAPITAL 100.50 101.50 98.50 99.65 OFSS 3573.80 3601.15 3492.40 3510.40 KNRCON 221.40 236.70 221.40 233.75 MAHLIFE 377.55 382.90 377.35 378.70 ABB 1238.00 1251.00 1225.00 1250.00 16.30 RAIN 105.55 108.80 103.10 105.60 SRF 2313.10 2371.95 2313.10 2361.95 TIMETECHNO 98.35 108.50 98.35 104.85 RAMCOCEM 720.00 727.00 714.40 723.45 ERIS 630.30 630.30 613.00 617.15 NHPC 23.65 24.10 23.60 23.90 0.30 ACC 1538.95 1561.90 1535.35 1554.85 DIVISLAB 1670.00 1713.50 1653.00 1704.35 ADANIGREEN 37.00 37.90 35.20 35.50 GODREJPROP 710.40 713.35 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Islamabad: Jaish-e- Services Public Relations (ISPR) increased “because it is natur- to avoid economic sanctions outfits in the light of FATF rec- Nfacilities at a long-range An article from 38 North, a   Muhammed (JeM) which Major General Asif Ghafoor al as part of military planning. over the non-implementation of ommendations”. rocket launch site that it dis- website specialising in North .  claimed responsibility for the when asked if the two countries When the situation gets hot Financial Action Task Force Khan expressed apprehen- mantled last year as part of dis- Korea studies, cited commercial  AM Pulwama attack does not exist were close to war after the there are safeguards. Those (FATF) recommendations, the sions that Pakistan might face armament steps, according to satellite imagery as indicating  " in Pakistan, the military’s attack told CNN, “We were I safeguards are in place on both finance secretary has warned. economic sanctions if the FATF foreign experts and a South efforts to rebuild some structures spokesperson has said, days would say close to war because sides.” After the Pulwama Last year, the Paris-based recommendations were Korean lawmaker who was at the site started sometime   C " after Foreign Minister Shah when they (India) violated the attack, the IAF carried out a FATF, an international terror ignored and not implemented. briefed by Seoul’s spy service. between February 16 and March    D Mahmood Qureshi admitted airspace under token aggres- counter-terror operation, hit- financing watchdog, finalised a The Finance Secretary said The finding follows a high- 2. 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Cooperation Review Group of ended without any agreement. South Korea. North has carried     based JeM claimed responsi- aggression and our response, MiG-21 and captured its pilot Arif Ahmed Khan was FATF that reviewed Pakistan’s South Korea’s National out satellite launches at the site       bility for the February 14 the safeguards have been taken Wing Commander talking to reporters after action plan in recent meetings Intelligence Service provided in recent years, resulting in UN      Pulwama attack that left 40 by both side,” Ghafoor said on Abhinandan Varthaman who attending a meeting of a sub- was not satisfied with the the assessment about the sanctions over expert claims  +  " CRPF personnel dead. the situation along the LoC. was handed over to India on committee of the Public progress on milestones set for North’s Tongchang-ri launch that they were disguised tests of PTI PTI        Director General Inter- He said troops had been Friday. 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$82%/1%8@ 7.O     ;     !        O   !     #       " )0+  ) #    # !       )  0    ! "  !     ! # #    0 L   :    %   6 H"  an the memory of Michael Jackson Csurvive Leaving Neverland? "2  After all, it has bounced back before.  The superstar’s image was tarnished by  allegations of sexual abuse that shadowed   him throughout much of his adult life  and even stood trial on child molestation charges in 2005, for which he was  " acquitted. His untimely death in 2009 +  seemed to wash that stain away in an out-   pouring of public love and a resurgence   of sales of his always popular music. Now, 10 years later, the HBO docu-   mentary Leaving Neverland has aired $   A 1 "" "* "1 G19  : detailed and disturbing stories from two L#   men who say Jackson groomed them for Jackson’s defenders. in their views. They say the documen- H   " sex and molested them when they were “I’m going to get it,” Winfrey, who tary repeats discredited allegations from , -* H just little boys. It has cast a spotlight on interviewed Jackson before the allega- admitted liars. Jackson’s unsavory history at a #MeToo tions emerged in 1993 and his family Jackson’s brothers said they were "$H moment when old allegations against after his death, said at the end of the already in a rough period of managing  "  stars have been taking hold, and taking show that aired Sunday and Monday on his memory and legacy with their father   them down. HBO and OWN just after the documen- Joseph Jackson’s death last year, when  " So far, there has been no evidence of tary. they heard that “Leaving Neverland” was major damage to Jackson’s music or his And she did. Even before the special coming. estate, which has made an estimated $2 taped, she was subject to fierce criticism “This time is difficult for us because billion since his death. His music has by some who left disparaging comments you know Michael, coming up on the : & "  been featured in commercials and is the on her social media account. 10th anniversary of his passing and my !  subject of a Cirque Du Soleil show in Las It could be that Jackson’s fandom is father passed away six months ago,” Vegas. A play about his life by Pulitzer so pervasive, especially in countries that Marlon Jackson told the AP last week. 6#<    Prize-winner Lynn Nottage is due out on don’t follow his personal news closely, “So those things are still there, and you  '  Broadway next year. And it may not. that the documentary and renewed never get rid of them. You learn to live   H   After all, Jackson is dead now, which allegations will just make a small dent. with them. And now we’re dealing with means he can’t be charged or put on trial, “For Michael Jackson’s fans, more so something that’s totally different but has     keeping the story in the headlines for probably outside of America, I don’t no truth to it. There’s no facts at all.”  H months or years to come. think it will have an effect, because At least one prominent and former- " And there is Jackson’s nearly unpar- they’ll ride or die with Michael,” Deraney ly devoted fan says he’s been forced to #=A    alleled star status — starting out as a said. reconsider.  @ cherub-faced 11-year-old sensation with Robson and Safechuck’s allegations “I’ve spent a lifetime loving MJ,” Los the Jackson 5, then catapulting into a didn’t emerge until 2013, when they filed Many millennials have only vague has not seen “Leaving Neverland,” told Angeles Times music writer Gerrick D. 8  global phenomenon with the world’s lawsuits seeking money from Jackson’s knowledge of the Jackson accusations, The Associated Press. “I started this pro- Kennedy wrote after seeing the docu-     best-selling album of all time, Thriller, to estate that have since been thrown out and are shocked even by facts that are ject because of my love of the performer mentary’s premiere at the Sundance Film   his credit and hits adored by multiple and are under appeal. Both men had pre- acknowledged by both sides. that Michael Jackson is and the influence Festival.   QBC? generations. viously denied Jackson sexually abused “I’m young enough to have not been that he had on my life as the best per- “Roughly an hour into ‘Leaving " “It’s hard to compare someone of them and had been among his fiercest aware of the allegations about Michael former that ever lived. This has nothing Neverland,’ it felt like my chest had caved Michael Jackson’s caliber to anyone defenders when Jackson was alive, but Jackson as they were happening,” 31- to do with anyone’s personal life.” in .... It wasn’t long before I accepted that   else,” said Danny Deraney, a publicist say having their own children and year-old New York Times columnist India. Arie says it was right to speak ‘Leaving Neverland’ would force me —  who often handles crisis management. Jackson’s death led them to confront Jamelle Bouie tweeted while watching out against R. Kelly, who faces new sex- and likely many others who also feel a    “I don’t think we’ve seen anything like their truth. the documentary. “It is WILD TO ME ual abuse charges after the Lifetime doc- deep connection to Jackson’s work — to R   it.” Because of the men’s past denials, that anyone thought his behavior around umentary “Surviving R. Kelly” aired see that none of us really knew him. And   Still, Oprah Winfrey, with her vast some Jackson fans have dismissed their and constant contact with young boys more than a decade after he was cleared that maybe we’d been avoiding the influence, may have heralded a shift in testimonies as lies, motivated by money. was remotely okay.” of child pornography charges. But truth.”   =B" public attitudes just by hosting the spe- Some even refused to watch the docu- Some of Jackson’s fellow artists have Jackson’s situation is different, the singer The subjects of the documentary L$  H " cial “After Neverland,” in which she inter- mentary. Still, after the film began air- indicated they will not give him and his said. themselves don’t have strong feelings $   viewed the documentary’s subjects, ing, there were casual fans who felt gut- influence up easily, and say they can sep- “I think it’s too late for people to be about whether people should give up   "* ,  James Safechuck and Wade Robson. ted by the revelations, with some saying arate the performer from the person. saying ‘mute Michael Jackson,’” Arie told Jackson’s music. -  " “I hope we can get beyond Michael they could not listen to his music the Jason Derulo recently released the the AP. “It’s a chance to reevaluate who you Jackson the icon, stop staring into the same way — if at all. first music and videos from a planned “With R. Kelly there’s video,” she want to be your idols,” Safechuck told the #H sun, and do what is necessary to help our “People have already made the deci- boxed set of EPs that the singer and said, referencing a sex tape that alleged- AP at Sundance. “Because you can S@ " children and ourselves,” Winfrey said in sion one way or the other,” Deraney said. dancer made in tribute to Jackson. It’s ly shows the singer’s abuse. “With write a song, does that mean you should #    front of an audience of sexual abuse sur- “I think when a lot of people think of set to be released in its entirety on June Michael Jackson, there’s a lot of specu- be people’s moral compass? ... It’s less   M= vivors and their supporters. Michael Jackson they already think 25, the 10th anniversary of Jackson’s lation. I don’t know if it’s going to go as about tearing down somebody and She did not directly condemn ‘pedophile,’ whether or not there is any death. far. ... 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But she praised the film, treat- proof.” “Michael was the sole reason I just think it’s a different situation.” we want to look up to.”  " ed its assertions as truth, and said that “I think what it comes down to,” started singing and dancing, so this was Jackson’s estate, his most ardent fans, “There’s plenty of other amazing she was expecting an earful from Deraney added, “is future generations.” a way for me to give back,” Derulo, who and his family, have no such ambiguity people to fill that role.” L,+  '6 %# (%$#) *#%+,-./0           ,+, 2# !   %&" +@ " %%$  8 6 # ! 2          atish Shankar, a more than 20- cant innovation, which is critical    Syear-old veteran of the firm, to our firm’s long-term success,” he Bain & Company, will take over as added.    the regional managing partner Dale Cottrell, who has served for Asia-Pacific (APAC), effective as the firm’s regional managing  $ O from April 1 (Q2) in Singapore. inspiring Bain’s people to great- partner for six years, will return to   Manny Maceda, worldwide man- ness,” said Manny Maceda. advising the firm’s clients as part aging partner announced on He added, “He truly has the of Bain’s ‘servant leader’ model, in    Wednesday. ability, experience and character which partners regularly rotate into Shankar has been the manag- that fits best with our needs in the leadership roles and then get back orporate Social Responsibility ing partner for the firm in the region for the years ahead, as we to client work. Under Cottrell, (CSR) is a business approach that Southeast Asia (SEA) region for continue to partner and team Bain’s APAC markets have seen Ccontributes to sustainable devel- five years. Under his tenure, the with our clients around the world. unprecedented success, both in opment by delivering economic, social company experienced a strong I congratulate him as he takes over terms of strong double-digit and environmental benefits to all stake- double-digit growth across the this role.” growth and clients, people and the holders. It is a concept with multiple def- region with a strong emphasis on In his new role, Shankar will firms’ strategic priority to deliver initions. Generally understood as being making Bain the best place for be responsible for leading Bain’s leading edge digital and analytic the way through which a company business talent, building a strong business across the Asia-Pacific solutions. achieves a balance of economic, envi- track record of driving tangible (APAC) region and overseeing “It’s been a true privilege to ronmental and social imperative, it also results with clients, and helping to strategy, operations, training and serve the company through this addresses the expectations of share- develop the firms’ new offices in development. He will also focus on role for the past six years and to holders and stakeholders. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand working with the management have seen the firm continue to Airports Authority of India (AAI) into successful growth pillars for teams of national and multi- achieve monumental success and is continuously exploring the opportu- state that around 20 per cent of the The organisation has signed an the firm. The company is been national companies to help them growth across cutting-edge tech- nities where it can serve the society and labour force at any stage of construction MoU for the construction of pharma- increasingly seen as the go-to transform their organisations and nology solutions, from AI, is therefore, gradually increasing its on projects should be trained, tested and cy and medical canteen-cum-waiting firm for transformations and dig- achieve lasting business results, machine learning and blockchain expenditure on CSR and other welfare certified. hall in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh ital solutions in the SEA. while helping businesses become to automation, robotics and IoT,” activities. The organisation aims to amounting to 80 lakh. Shankar works with clients more efficient, competitive and said Cottrell, adding, “My biggest achieve, consolidate and strengthen Mechanised central kitchen for mid- across Energy and Natural future-ready. source of pride has been working good corporate governance including day meal in Providing funds for Cochlear implant Resources, Transportation, and “It is a privilege to take on this with the best people across such a socially and environmentally responsi- AAI has signed a MoU with the surgery to ALIMCO Consumer Products on Strategy, new role and to continue working diverse set of markets and exper- ble business practices that balance state government of Assam and Akshaya To sponsor 200 underprivileged Transformation, Performance with our talented and diverse tise to help our clients navigate the financial profit with social well-being. Patra for 15.71 crore for construction tary napkin vending machines and children, the AAI signed an MoU with Improvement and M&A. He has team and help our clients achieve disruptive forces they are facing As a socially-responsible enter- and setup of a Mechanised Central incinerators at various schools, com- the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing also led Bain’s M&A practice exceptional results,” said Shankar. and deliver out-performance in prise, AAI is committed to serve the Kitchen in Assam for providing mid-day munity centers and slum areas and will Corporation Of India (ALIMCO), across APAC. “Satish is the perfect “As we approach our industry their industry.” society and is making efforts to enhance meals. This will serve the under-privi- be organising awareness camps in 20 amounting to for 134.10 million. leader to drive our APAC region with an insurgent mindset, we Dale and Satish will work the quality of life of the people from the leged students from government schools cities across the country. through another period of suc- remain dedicated to helping clients closely together in the coming underprivileged sections of the society, access to nutritious, warm and healthy Empowering people against Hepatitis cessful growth, delivering endur- be disrupters, and APAC is an area months to ensure a seamless tran- especially those residing near its airports. food. Providing Radiotherapy equipment in through empathy campaign ing results for our clients, and with exciting growth and signifi- sition. Keeping this bid to be socially government hospital in Chennai Project Empathy, a four-year pro- responsible in place, here are some of Construction of toilets, drinking The organisation has signed an ject being implemented by AAI and the CSR and welfare initiatives under- water and other infrastructure in MoU to provide Radiotherapy equip- ILBS, is focussed on empowering peo- taken by AAI: government schools ment (linear accelerator and brachyther- ple against hepatitis. The comprehen- 6$#/    Since 2014 to 15, AAI, in co-ordi- apy) in government hospital in Chennai sive campaign aims to de-stigmatise Skills Development Programme nation with the Ministry of Human amounting to 18.5 crore. hepatitis and create an enabling envi- AAI and Construction Industry Resource Development (MHRD), ronment for infected individuals and ajeev Mehrotra, CMD of RITES Ltd, under Development Council (CIDC) signed under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, Low Energy Linear Accelerator for their families for social participation and RCSR support to Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog two MoU’s for Employment-Oriented has constructed more than 1,500 toilets cancer unit AIIMS, Rishikesh care seeking. AAI has committed 5 Sewa Sansthan, attended a function to mark the inau- Training and Skill Development pro- in approximately 800 government The project accounts for 10 crore crore for FY 2018-19. guration of its Skill Development Training Centre in gramme of unemployed youth, the SCs, schools, thereby benefitting more than for the procurement of Low Energy Chhapera village in Nuh district of Haryana for STs and OBCs, women and EWS of 1,00,000 underprivileged students. Till Linear Accelerator for the cancer unit Promoting holistic sustainable devel- women, initially engaged with tailoring and computer Society for 2000 persons pan-India and March 31, 2018, more than 29 crore at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. opment in villages courses. Pankaj, IAS, the district magistrate, inau- North East Region for 10.59 crore each. has been spent on the construction of AAI and the United Nations gurated the training centre. This programme is for underprivi- these toilets. Construction of a community hall Development Programme (UNDP) in Mehrotra enthused the beneficiaries to look leged/poor sections of society, specifi- It has provided assistance for con- India have signed an MoA on a new beyond the limitations of daily life engagements and cally in the Northeast region. Installation of proper sanitation prac- struction of a community hall at Garal, partnership to enhance livelihood become self dependent in terms of livelihood, as The initiative has been further tices and awareness camps in 20 cities Kamrup, Guwahati for 2.35 crore. opportunities and provide better living envisaged by NITI Aayog. reinforced by including a clause in AAI, through Kalyanmayee, its standards to communities living near Other prominent dignitaries who were present General Conditions of Contracts in women welfare association, will spend Providing funds for pharmacy and airports in Assam and Jharkhand for included Ajay Kumar Gaur, CFO, RITES, and AAI’s construction project works which 5.98 crore on the installation of sani- medical canteen-cum-waiting hall 10 crore. Rakesh Ranjan from NITI Aayog. 8- -  -   9

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Aaim to snap its five-match losing strong statement. on Wednesday. point to prove" when they streak in the second T20 International Veda Krishnamurthy, who made a The star pair's ban eventually pad up again. against England here on Thursday. comeback to the team, looked a pale shad- from state and interna- "That's why I reckon India suffered a crushing 41-run loss ow of herself, struggling to 15 off 25 balls. tional cricket for ball-tam- Australia can win the # T*/ A? to England in the first T20 of the three- Eventually, it was left to the lower- pering expires later this World Cup," he said, match series here on Sunday. order to do the job and the likes of Shikha month and they are despite the team's recent The loss, India's fifth in a row in the Pandey (23 not out), Deepti Sharma (22 expected to be rushed back patchy one-day form.   #14$8% the T20 contest and the shortest format, meant the W V Raman- not out) and Arundhati Reddy (18) did try into the Australian side "They'll walk straight tour on Friday and Sunday. coached side has a lot of work to do before but the asking was too tall. for the defence of their title back in, they'll be hungry. onny Bairstow made the Nicholas Pooran's the T20 World Cup in Australia early next On the bowling front too, India were at the showpiece tourna- They'll be a bit nervous in Jmost of the absence of a pyrotechnic half-century year. not up to the mark with the likes of Deepti, ment in England this year. the first few games but few specialists with a blis- had lifted the West Indies India lost all their T20s in New Arundhati and Radha Yadav leaking Both players have that'll be good for them, tering early assault to set to a respectable total as the Zealand after winning the ODI series and runs. recently undergone elbow they'll be excited and I England on the way to a hosts suffered early set- things seems to be heading in a similar Medium pacer Shikha Pandey (1/18) surgery and the great would expect them to play four-wicket victory over backs, including big-hit- direction against England. and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav (0/18) unknown is how they will as good as they always the West Indies in the first ting opener Chris Gayle, Chasing England's competitive 160 for were economical but they would need sup- perform back on the world have." day/night T20 internation- after being put in. four in the series opener, Indian batters port from their colleagues to keep England stage, particularly in what Newly-appointed assis- al of a three-match series at He was one of two cut a sorry figure to be restricted to 119 batters at bay. is sure to be a hostile tant Australia coach Ricky the Darren Sammy wickets to fall to Chris for six. On the other hand, Tammy Beaumont atmosphere in England. Ponting echoed similar Stadium in St Lucia on Jordan, the Barbados-born After England had put on a compet- (62 off 57), skipper Heather Knight (40 off But Warne has no sentiments recently. Tuesday. all-rounder also removing itive total, the onus was on India's top- 20) and Danielle Wyatt (35) looked in doubt they will be as good Both players are Replying to the home Darren Bravo (28) via a order to do the job but the quartet of great touch as England produced an all- as ever, benefiting from the expected to feature at the team's total of 161 for eight, spectacular diving effort Harleen Deol, skipper Smriti Mandhana, round effort to get the better of the home break rather than their upcoming Indian Premier Bairstow led the charge at off his own bowling to Jemimah Rodrigues and veteran Mithali team in the first T20. skills being blunted. League as they tune-up the top of the order with his break a 64-run fourth- Raj failed to live to the expectations, seri- He is talking from for the World Cup. best T20I score of 68 off 40 wicket stand with Pooran. ously hurting the team's cause. A experience. Smith only returned balls with two sixes and Tom Curran was The absence of a power-hitter like India: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Warne was suspended to the nets last week from nine fours. His entertaining England's top wicket-taker Harmanpreet Kaur in the run chase was Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti in 2003 for a year after test- surgery in January after innings ended in the 12th though with four for 36. He felt immensely. The regular T20 captain Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), ing positive to banned being forced to drop out of over via a catch on the dismissed makeshift open- is nursing an injury. Bharti Fulmali, Anuja Patil, Shikha diuretic drugs. the Bangladesh Premier boundary by Carlos er Shai Hope and then It was a rare failure from Mandhana, Pandey, Komal Zanzad, Arundhati Many wrote him off, League Twenty20 tourna- Brathwaite off spinner Shimron Hetmyer before that too, on her captaincy debut consid- Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, but the leg-spinning legend ment with a ligament prob- Ashley Nurse. returning to york the ram- ering the fact that she has been sublime Radha Yadav, Veda Krishnamurty, quickly bounced back and lem. Joe Denly (30) and pant Pooran in the 18th form off late, plundering runs at will which Harleen Deol. enjoyed several more years Warner's injury, sus- Sam Billings appeared to over. earned her the ICC Woman Cricketer of England: Tammy Beaumont, Katherine playing at the highest level tained at the same event, have finished the job with Pooran smashed four the Year award. Brunt, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley with the Australian team. was less serious and he a 50-run fifth-wicket stand. seven balls to spare. for 29. sixes and three fours in get- In Kaur's absence, ODI captain Brown, Freya Davies, Georgia Elwiss, "Sometimes having an could play his first game However both were dis- Left-arm pacer England will defend ting to 58 off 37 deliveries Mithali was expected to play a bigger role Amy Ellen Jones, Heather Knight(c), enforced lay off — like since then for his club side missed with victory in sight Sheldon Cottrell was the the early advantage when to underline his value in the in the three T20s but she failed to seize the Laura Marsh, Natalie Sciver, Anya I'm used to, I had 12 Randwick-Petersham this although the target was Caribbean team's most suc- the series heads to St Kitts shortest form of the inter- opportunity scoring just 7. 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His Spurs side delivered,     The club did not include a soaking up everything        =?AEA>    EA  * timeframe for recovery but reports Dortmund threw at them in a      in the Spanish press suggested one-sided first half before   1  Vinicius, who has enjoyed an Kane's goal just after the break BA"   %06$0 "I did not come to the club in yards and instead Ajax took control. impressive debut season, could be killed off the hosts' spirited S   such a difficult moment to give up," Toni Kroos, poor all night, was sidelined for two months. challenge.     antiago Solari vowed to fight on Solari said afterwards. caught in possession from a throw- The injury will likely mean "It's always difficult in these    but the reign of Real Madrid in He could have in and Tadic Vinicius is unable to play for type of games, you don't know $  6  SEurope is over and their season few complaints. skipped free Brazil against Panama and the whether to defend or attack," 8  S  effectively is too after they were Ajax were hard- down the right. Czech Republic later this month, said Kane, who singled out   %" stunned by a 4-1 defeat at home to done-by in the 2-1 He pulled back after he had received his first Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris S##    Ajax on Tuesday. first-leg defeat and for Ziyech, who call-up to the national squad. for praise after a string of key     In seven days, Madrid have dominant at the guided it with It could also mean the 18-year- saves.   % been knocked out of the Copa del Santiago Bernabeu, his left foot into old misses the rest of the campaign "They had a few moments.       3 Rey, La Liga's title race and now the their scintillating vic- the far corner. for Madrid, although they have lit- In that first half we needed  K  last 16 of the Champions League, tory confirming a 5-3 Ajax were tle to play for after their shock everyone, defenders blocking it,      the competition they had come win on aggregate and bouncing as Neres baf- Champions League exit followed Hugo saving it, that's what K      to believe was their own. a place in the quarter- fled Carvajal with a defeats to Barcelona in the Copa Champions League is about — *  =B"S They had won it three times finals. On this evidence, pirouette in the corner and del Rey and La Liga. AFP you need everybody."   in a row, four times in the last they can go further. then Tadic did the same, This is the first time     five years, while the last Hakim Ziyech and spinning around Casemiro in pass to Tadic, who whipped a siz- Tottenham are in the last eight     time Madrid failed to reach David Neres put them midfield before teeing up the zling shot into the top corner. of the Champions League since   the quarter-finals was 2010, in two up at half-time and second. Neres rounded Thibaut The cheers stopped as referee 2010/11 when they bowed out   0 Cristiano Ronaldo's first year at the the excellent Dusan Tadic made Courtois and chipped the ball Felix Brych waited for VAR, with the 5-0 on aggregate to Real      club. it three before Marco Asensio gave home. ball seemingly out for a throw Madrid.  "   Ronaldo rescued them last sea- Madrid hope. It lasted two min- Vazquez and Vinicius Junior before Noussair Mazraoui slid to Needing to score at least son in the quarter-finals and then utes, as Lasse Schone sent a bend- both left the field injured and in keep it in. The camera angle was three goals, Dortmund packed tre-backs, as he latched onto Gareth Bale won them the trophy, ing free-kick into the top corner tears, the latter after an electric run unclear and the goal stood. their line-up with forwards as Moussa Sissoko's pass and but the former is gone and the lat- before Nacho was sent off in injury- forward. Bale came on, with Madrid needed three in 24 min- Mario Goetze, Marco Reus and curled his shot past Dortmund ter started on the bench here, time. Asensio, and raced down the left but utes and then two in 20, as Asensio Paco Alcacer — who have goalkeeper Roman Burki. dropped again by Solari. Bale was on after 29 minutes for his finish from the angle clipped the swept in Sergio Reguilon's cross to scored 30 goals between them The video assistant referee Solari oversaw an improvement the injured Lucas Vazquez but hit post. give them hope. Erik ten Hag was — all started together for the confirmed Kane was on-side after Julen Lopetegui was sacked in the post and then missed two good The fans whistled at half-time seconds from bringing Schone off first time this season. and his goal on 49 minutes sub- November but his team, 12 points chances. Sergio Ramos was in the and Madrid were no better after, cre- but instead, his midfielder bent a Dortmund flew out of the dued the crowd at Signal Iduna behind Barcelona in La Liga, have stands, having earned a deliberate ating chances but lacking composure free-kick into Courtois' top corner. traps, pounding the Spurs Park who had hoped for a mir- watched their season unravel in a booking to clear a ban, believing this and control. Karim Benzema shim- Frenkie de Jong put his first foot defence with 10 attempts in the acle. week. tie was already won. mied past Ziyech but curled wide, wrong in the 84th minute, gifting first half alone, restricting the With the tempo having Madrid president Florentino only for Ajax to add a sumptuous, Luka Modric the ball in the area but Londoners to a single Son dropped, Spurs' Pochettino Perez is now faced with deciding    & albeit controversial, third. Benzema slipped and the chance Heung-min effort, and enjoying brought on Eric Dier, back from whether it is worth keeping his Raphael Varane might have fin- They worked it from right to left went begging. Nacho was sent off for 70 percent possession. injury, to beef up the midfield coach until the end of the season, let ished it within five minutes but and then inside again, where a clash with Van de Beek and "We have showed that we in place of Harry Winks for the alone beyond the summer. headed onto the crossbar from six Donny van de Beek shifted a last Madrid were in tatters. have the quality, we can build on final 35 minutes. the first-half performance, but Spurs seemed content to we need to score goals," said absorb Dortmund's attacks Dortmund captain Reus. while countering on the few ,7" " The Germans harassed opportunities they had. ; 9 G3#%    ,) 7 Spurs at every opportunity and In a bid to boost flagging had two clear chances in the confidence, Dortmund head opening 25 minutes as Alcacer coach Lucien Favre brought on - (&     ./+0/12$ Roach has been mentor to 36 fired just over, while Lloris Chelsea-bound Christian Pulisic world champions including the snaffled a stinging Reus shot at and Danish forward Jacob ndian boxing star Vijender Singh likes of Tyson, eight-division world the second attempt. Bruun Larsen for the final half said from Potcheftsroom, South Africa Iwill make his debut in the champion Manny Pacquiao, five- Tottenham's first real an hour. wher he is training right now. American professional circuit on time and four-division world chance came with half an hour With Reus tiring, unsurpris- "But I don't put any pressure on April 12 against a yet-to-be-decid- champion Miguel Cotto and mul- gone when Son got in behind ingly after four weeks out with myself that I will have to cross 90m. ed opponent and is currently train- tiple world champion Oscar de La his marker Marius Wolf and a thigh injury, Thomas Delaney Every time I go to a competition, I just ing under Hall of Famer Freddie Hoya. He has also trained former fired wide with the goal at his came on for the Dortmund think of doing my best." Roach, who shaped the likes of junior welterweight champion mercy. skipper with 17 minutes left. The dashing six-footer is current- Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson. Amir Khan. Lloris then pulled off two Sissoko attempted to win a ly training at the North West Vijender, unbeaten in his 10- Vijender's April 12 bout will saves at point-blank range late penalty and Kane put the University campus in Potcheftsroom. bout pro career, will make his US stream live in the United States. before palming Goetze's shot ball into Dortmund's net but He has been there since January 12 and debut at Staples Center on THE "I am thrilled to start my train- over the bar shortly before the was flagged for offside as the will train till the end of this month. Vasiliy Lomachenko-Anthony ing under such a legendary figure break. game petered out and home fans He is set to be exempted from the Crolla undercard. It will be an in world boxing," Vijender said. started slipping away. March 15-18 Federation Cup National eight-round contest and his oppo- International Boxing Hall of Fame "Professional boxing in United      !" While Spurs go marching Championship in Patiala, which will nent will be announced later. (IBHOF) inductee, his India pro- States is of the highest level, and I Having defended doggedly, into the last eight, Dortmund serve as the selection trial for the Asian The 33-year-old Vijender moters IOS Boxing Promotions believe Freddie is the right guy to Spurs took the lead when Kane can focus on trying to prevent Championships in (April 19-24). recently relocated his training base said in a press release. bring the best out of me. I look for- scored with his first chance Bayern Munich winning a sev- "It was a very satisfying last sea- to Los Angles where he is training In his 32 years as a trainer, ward to showing the boxing fans a and only his team's second of enth straight Bundesliga title son, I won Gold in two major multi- at the 'The Wild Card Boxing Roach is widely regarded as one of new and improved Vijender Singh," the game. with just goal difference cur- sporting events and then improved my Club' under Roach, a 2012 the best boxing coaches of all time. he added. His run split the hosts' cen- rently separating the sides. national record. This year is very cru- cial, there is the Asian Championships and the World Championships (September 28 to October 6), not to #   - forget the Diamond League series events," Neeraj said. "Obviously, I want to do better this year than last year. A better perfor-   ./+0/12$ miss the services of experienced India's forwardline consists of mance this season will boost my con- forwards SV Sunil, Akashdeep Mandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh,   ./+0/12$ fidence going into the Olympic year ndia on Wednesday named a rel- Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Lalit Gurjant Singh, Shilanand Lakra (next year). I could not do well in the Iatively young 18-member team to Upadhyay, besides defenders and Sumit Kumar. he 90m mark is mentioned every- World Championships in 2017 and be led by midfielder Manpreet Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet "It is unfortunate that we will Ttime Neeraj Chopra picks up the this time I would like to make amends Singh for the 28th Sultan Azlan Singh as well as midfielder be missing some key players for the javelin that has pierced through many of that poor show," he added. Shah Cup after several key players Chinglensana Singh, who all were 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019 a records but the Indian star says he Neeraj had failed to qualify for the were ruled out of the prestigious sidelined due to injuries. due to injury," said HI's High wants to steer clear of the pressure of final round in the 2017 London hockey tournament due to injuries. Two junior players Vishal Antil Performance Director David John. getting there and first achieve consis- World Championships. He could not Manpreet will be assisted by a new and Pardeep Singh also missed the "It is a relatively young side but tency in hitting 87-88m this year. clear the automatic qualification mark deputy in defender Surender cut owing to injuries. each of these players have tremen- A record-breaking year behind of 83m with 82.26m being the best in Kumar in this year's Azlan Shah According to a statement from dous potential and have a good him, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj the three throws in the preliminary Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia Hockey India, all the injured play- amount of international exposure. Chopra aims to break new grounds in round. from March 23 to 30. ers will continue their rehabilitation It is important to see how they fair this "crucial" season leading up to the The likes of world number 3 Apart from India and hosts at the Sports Authority of India in Malaysia as it will show the Olympic Games next year. Magnus Kirt of Estonia (personal best Malaysia, the other participating South Centre in Bengaluru. depth we possess in the core group "Last year, it was 85-86m I was 89.75m) and World Championships nations are Canada, Korea, South The 18-member team will The backline will be spear- Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas. ahead of the Olympic Qualification consistent at and this year I want to be Silver-medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Africa, Gold medal- have experienced PR Sreejesh headed by vice-captain Surender in Skipper Manpreet will man the events this year," added John, who consistent at around 87-88m and if Czech Republic (personal best list Japan. under the goal post while Krishan the company of Gurinder Singh, midfield alongside young guns is currently in charge of the team possible 90m. I will be happy if I do 89.73m) are currently training at the India, which starts its campaign B Pathak will be the second custo- Birendra Lakra, Kothajit Singh Vivek Sagar Prasad, Hardik Singh, in the absence of a full-time chief that. Consistency is the key,"Neeraj same facility. against Japan on March 23, will dian. Khadangbam and dragflick duo of Sumit and Nilakanta Sharma. coach.