9* %5 % %5 5 VRGR $"#(!#1')VCEBRS WWT!Pa!RT%&!$"#1$# ./ #*". )$ 012( %&'&'( !"#$ %)$* :% +,1/1+*3: */1 : 7/ :*3::3/7+8, 601,700A*3,+,> +, 70 +012,34 6 3 06 16 ,74 / 10+, 7/+7 / , +/ +1/ ,+8 / 87,7/7@1 0+*; 30+; 007,87+,,74;7 / 7 / 1, ;7/ 6 >+? ;4 0 *- #<<.. ) '<' = 7 + % % 34+ '4056 & 02 3 R !" tation of NRC in the State, the CM said that he would study , ,7470 + the documents related to NRC and then will take any decision. elhiities and North Indians Earlier before taking oath on Dcan now expect some relief Sunday, Hemant had tweeted, from biting cold wave. “I don’t think NRC is feasible With the change of wind or implementable. The entire direction from northwesterly to country is against the CAA. easterly, the India This is happening while our Meteorological Department country is going through an (IMD) on Sunday predicted economic crisis. We can’t make that both the minimum and people stand in queue again maximum temperatures are like the way it happened dur- likely to rise during the next 48 ing demonetisation. Many peo- hours. The wind speed is ple lost their lives. What’s the expected to increase from need of such acts? Who will December 31 evening under take responsibility for the lives the influence of western dis- lost? Even in these protests, the turbances and easterly winds in Government is quelling dissent lower level. through police force. This is not According to IMD scientist democracy, it’s something else.” Dr Kuldeep Srivastava, the Sources said that five other maximum temperature record- recorded at Ayanagar, 2.8 Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and legislators from the JMM and ed an increase of 2-3 degree degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, amber-colour warning for three from the Congress will Celsius on Sunday over many 3.2 degrees Celsius at Palam Madhya Pradesh for Sunday. A take oath as Ministers later in locations in Delhi and the and 3.6 degrees Celsius at red-coded warning is given ! " # $ " %&' ( " # # ( ) %)"# the New Year. The State has a whole western Uttar Pradesh, Safdarjung. for extreme weather events. & #* #* " %)+! P -%! )-# & % quota of 12 Cabinet ministers Haryana and Punjab due to The average maximum The cold wave is not expected in the 81 member Assembly. change in the wind direction temperature was recorded in to relent until the New Year. & / , + leader Alamgir Alam, JPCC Chhattisgarh Chief Minister snatching away yet another Soon after the swearing-in, from northwesterly to easterly. the evening at 15.8 degrees The minimum tempera- president Rameshwar Oraon Bhupesh Baghel, Rajasthan State from the BJP. Decimating Soren went to pay homage to Delhi and NCR region is reel- Celsius, five notches below ture across the Kashmir Valley he swearing-in ceremony of and RJD leader Satyanand Chief Minister Ashok Gelhlot, BJP’s “Mission 65 plus” dream, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at ing under severe cold day’s con- what is considered normal for and Ladakh Union Territory TJharkhand Mukti Morcha Bhokta also were sworn in as DMK leaders MK Stalin and the grand alliance secured 47 Morhabadi Ground. In the dition for the continuous 16 the season. The maximum stayed several degrees below (JMM) working president State cabinet ministers at the Kanimozhi, CPI(M) chief seats in the Assembly polls. evening, he paid homage to day since December 14 sur- temperature in various parts of the freezing point, intensifying Hemant Soren as the 11th event attended by several lead- Sitaram Yechuri, CPI’s D Raja Notably, in his first Cabinet Jharkhand’s freedom fighter passing the 22 years record. Delhi varied with 14.8 degrees the cold wave in some areas in Chief Minister of Jharkhand ers of prominent national and and Atul Anjan, AAP’s Sanjay meeting soon after the swear- Bhagwan Birsa Munda at Birsa According to the IMD, Celsius at Ayanagar, 15.6 the region. In Haryana, all turned into a big display of regional parties, corporate Singh, RJD leader Tejashwi ing-in, Chief Minister Soren Chowk in Ranchi. Delhi and NCR is likely to wit- degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, schools have been closed on Opposition unity in Ranchi on heads and over 15,000 people Yadav, HAM leader Jitan Ram decided to withdraw cases reg- Prime Minister Narendra ness light rain between January 13.5 degrees Celsius at Palam December 30-31 due to the Sunday. A galaxy of leaders from across the State. Manjhi, eminent socialist istered against people of the Modi, Defence Minister 1 and 3 and hail storm is and 15.8 degrees Celsius at severe cold wave for the past from Opposition parties was To lend credence to the leader Sharad Yadav, and senior State who took part in the Rajnath Singh, Odisha CM expected on January 2. After Safdarjung. For Monday, the few days. In Rajasthan, Jaipur’s present at the historic growing unity among leader Saryu Roy attended the Patthalgadi movement and Navin Patnaik, Delhi CM 1997, December is all set to be weatherman has predicted minimum temperature is set- Mohrabadi Ground where Opposition leaders, particularly swearing-in ceremony. protested against the amend- Arvind Kejriwal, former PM second coldest month since dense fog in the morning with tling at 1.4 degree Celsius — Governor Droupadi Murmu against the background of the The leaders shook hands ment to the Chhotanagpur HD Deve Gowda, former 1901 as the mean average tem- cold day at a few places in the lowest since December 13, administered the oath of office NRC-NPR-CAA, former and displayed bonhomie at Tenancy Act and Santhal President Pranab Mukherjee perature is recorded 19.07. The Delhi-NCR. 1964 when the minimum tem- and secrecy to Soren around Congress president Rahul event that heralded the advent Pargana Tenancy Act in the last congratulated Soren for minimum temperature in var- The IMD had issued a perature had settled at zero 2.18 pm. Gandhi, West Bengal Chief of a JMM-Congress-RJD few years. becoming the Chief Minister of ious parts of Delhi varied with red-colour warning for Punjab, degrees Celsius. Congress Legislative Party Minister Mamata Banerjee, Government in Jharkhand, On the issue of implemen- Jharkhand. 2.5 degrees Celsius being Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Continued on Page 4
$) *+ ( , & ,7470 + Tuesday had approved the & 012,34 !"#$ landmark reform in defence by %#& %'% head of the expected clearing the creation of the post fine of 6,300 has been slapped on the Aannouncement of the of CDS. The CDS, a long pend- Aowner of the two-wheeler on which name of the first ever Chief of ing need to keep pace with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Defence Staff (CDS), the modern day warfare world travelled to reach retired IPS officer SR " # $ $(" "% Government has amended over, will act as single-point Darapuri’s residence in Lucknow. Priyanka rules putting the maximum age military adviser to the and the driver rode the vehicle without limit of 65 years for the CDS to Government in higher defence helmet, sources said on Sunday. ) * serve in the post. At present, management besides ensuring “In photographs we got from social the Services chiefs retire at the synergy amongst the three media, two persons could be seen riding age of 62 or a tenure of three Services in terms of operations a two-wheeler without helmet. It was ver- %% % years whichever is earlier. and optimum utilisation of ified the two-wheeler was driven by ) Since the CDS will be resources. Dheeraj Gurjar. Based on the details senior most four-star general Army Chief General Bipin obtained from M-Parivahan, a challan was % & and above the three Chiefs, the Rawat, who retires on issued,” SP (Traffic) Poornendu Singh said. % '( Government can give him an December 31, is the frontrun- According to the e-challan, the owner ) %)* " * extension up to the age of 65 Incidentally, the Cabinet ner as the first ever CDS. He is of the two-wheeler is Rajdeep Singh, who ) + , years, an official gazette on Secretary, who is the senior the senior most chief amongst has to pay the fine, police said. $(% ) Sunday said. It also said the step most bureaucrat in the Central the three Chiefs. The CDS will Congress leader Dheeraj Gurjar drove was taken after amending the Government , also retires at the function as the Principal the two-wheeler and Priyanka Gandhi evening, the party sources said. A high- resisted their attempt to stop her from vis- % ) % Army Rules 1954. age of 62. The Government has Military Adviser to the Defence covered almost two kilometres in 30 voltage drama had unfolded in Lucknow iting the residence of Darapuri, arrested The gazette notification the right to give him or exten- Minister and also as the minutes from Polytechnic Crossing to after Priyanka alleged she was stopped and in connection with anti-citizenship law said, “Provided that the Central sion of service. Permanent Chairman, Chiefs Munshipulia Crossing on Saturday manhandled by police personnel when she protests in the State. %%+ Government may, if considered The Government is likely of Staff Committee (COSC). + % necessary, in public interest, so to name the new CDS on First among equals among ) %)* " % to do, give extension of service Monday or Tuesday. Army service chiefs, the CDS will be , to the Chief of Defence Staff for Chief General Bipin Rawat, responsible for rationalising #$%R & % such period or periods as it who retires on December 31, is weapons procurement proce- may deem necessary subject to the front runner for the new dures besides integrating the % + the maximum age of 65 years.” post. If he is selected for the top operation of the armed forces. ) Moreover, the same rule of job, he will get more years as However, he will not exercise ' ( 'R )( three years or age of 65 years the CDS since he is retiring any military command over the will be applicable to the CDS as after completing three years but three Chiefs of the Army, Navy (BSF and BGB) are very good. %. in the case of the Services is yet to attain the age of 62. and Air Force. Beyond that I cannot say any- Chiefs. The Union Cabinet on Continued on Page 4 thing...” The BGB caught over 300 & 11+567,8 01/1 Bangladeshi nationals this year at the border while they were ejawar Math head Sri coming in from India. They PVishwesha Theertha were people who had gone to Swamiji, one of the prominent India as they had cultural and religious leaders of south India & ,7470 + family ties or some work on the and a prominent face of the other side and were appre- VHP’s Ram janmabhoomi he National Register of hended as they did not have movement, breathed his last at TCitizens (NRC) is com- proper documents, the BGB & ,7470 + the Pejawar math in Udupi on pletely an “internal affair” of chief said. Sunday after a brief illness. India and the cooperation He refuted reports that a resident Ram Nath Kovind Swamiji was strongly root- between the border guarding & . &/#) & number of Bangladeshi citizens Pon Sunday presented megas- ed in Hindu causes, yet he pro- forces of the two countries is 0 $ were being “pushed back” from tar Amitabh Bachchan with the jected himself as a liberal face very good, the visiting chief of # 1 the Indian side. Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and boldly organised Iftar for Border Guards Bangladesh BSF DG VK Johri said Indian cinema’s highest honour, the Muslims during Ramzan (BGB) said here on Sunday. long frontier were discussed, a these were “genuine in a special ceremony at the on the ancient Sri Krishna Director General (DG) Maj senior BSF officer said. Bangladeshi nationals but may Rashtrapati Bhawan here. math complex in Udupi. Gen Shafeenul Islam told “This is completely an be without documents”. Bachchan was earlier supposed A host of State Ministers reporters that the BGB will internal affair of the Indian He added that the incidents to receive the honour at the and senior BJP and Sangh continue to do its work of pre- Government,” the BGB DG of attacks by criminals on BSF National Film Awards ceremo- Parivar leaders were among venting illegal border crossings said when asked to comment personnel at the Indo-Bangla ny last Monday, but the actor thousands who offered floral as per its mandate. on the NRC issue. border had gone down to about was unable to attend the event tributes to Swamiji. Prime A BGB delegation, led by Asked about the provi- 82 (till now in 2019) from due to ill health. Minister Narendra Modi, Islam, is on a bilateral visit to sions of the Citizenship about “350 plus” in 2015-16. Information & Broadcasting senior BJP leader LK Advani India to hold DG-level border Amendment Act (CAA) that In the last three years, such Minister Prakash Javadekar had and Yediyurappa condoled the talks with its counterparts, the seeks to grant Indian citizen- incidents numbered in the announced at the awards that death of the seer, who was the Border Security Force (BSF). ship to persecuted non- range of 70, Johri said. the Hindi cinema veteran will be 33rd swamiji in the lineage of The biannual talks took Muslims from three neigh- “It is due to the efforts of bestowed with the honour in a the Pejawar Math heads. place from December 26-29, bouring countries including both these forces that these special ceremony hosted by the The Karnataka during which a host of issues Bangladesh, Islam refused to incidents have gone down...But President on Sunday. The award, Government has announced a related to cross-border smug- comment saying, “I would say yes, this issue is still there,” the named after Dhundiraj Govind % * 2345 ( three-day state mourning. gling and activities of criminals the cooperation and relation- BSF DG said. Continued on Page 4 (%( Continued on Page 4 and others along the 4,096-km- ship between the two forces Continued on Page 4 !"#$% '$# ( )!)' )*+,- +,- 5 #5&,3 & 012,34 Uttar Pradesh governments in the last two weeks during over the amended citizenship violent protests against the amajwadi Party chief law as criticised Chief Minister new citizenship law that SAkhilesh Yadav said on Yogi Adityanath for police favours non-Muslim refugees Sunday that his party would crackdown during the anti- from Bangladesh, Pakistan and boycott the National CAA protests. Akhilesh Yadav Afghanistan. The government state and by the end of this Population Register (NPR) and blamed Yogi Adityanath for the and the police have been crit- N7 $2 3 financial year, every develop- none from his party would fill death of protesters who were icised for being heavy-handed, ment block would have one the form under the new citizen- hit by bullets during the agita- a charge they have denied. #:3O FPO, which would be a role ship legislation. tion against the Citizenship Targeted the Yogi model for the farmers there. “I and my partymen will (Amendment) Act. Adityanath-led government of (4 The chief minister said not fill the form to determine “It’s the chief minister’s suspension of mobile internet & 012,34 that efforts should be made to citizenship under the National language that led to the deaths. services and prohibitory orders establish one FPO in all the Population Register (NPR) as And now prompted by his lan- under Section 144 of the hief Minister Yogi & 012,34 60,000 gram panchayats of the the new law has been brought guage, the state police officers Criminal Procedure Code, he Adityanath said that till state, as this would help in to divert the attention of the too are speaking in the same also lashed out at the chief min- Cthree years back, the ttar Pradesh Chief increasing the income of farm- people from the real issues voice,” Akhilesh said. ister for his move to make pro- farmers of the state were getting UMinister Yogi Adityanath ers manifold. which are hurting the econo- The former chief minister testers pay for the damages to the price for their agricultural will embark on a Ganga Yatra “If the farmers are prosper- my,” the SP chief said at a press was referring to the comments property during the violence. produce that was less than the in the new year, during which ous, the region and the coun- conference here on Sunday. made by Meerut’s “The way this government minimum support price but he will cover 1025 kilometres try will prosper,” he said. “The Bharatiya Janata Superintendent of Police (City) is issuing notices to realise now they were getting more by boat to interact with the The chief minister said Party won’t decide if we are cise from the controversial Akhilesh Narayan Singh, who damages for properties. We than 1.5 times the cost of pro- people living near the holy that earlier purchases were Indians or not. We don’t want National Register of Citizens was caught on camera telling a too will realise damages for the duction as support price. river and review the develop- made in the state through NPR. What we want is employ- (NRC). The government said group of Muslims to go to properties damaged in 2007 “In the year 2015-16, the ment works. middlemen. “Naturally, they ment and livelihood. The the NPR would be linked to the Pakistan, during the protests riots in Gorakhpur,” the SP minimum support price for The state Jal Shakti were the ones who used to experts are saying that the 2021 Census, and would not the amended citizenship law. chief said. paddy was 1,400 but the farm- Department will be the nodal earn profits. Today we are economy is in ICU,” Akhilesh require documentation process “The actions of officers, He was referring to the ers did not get more than department for this yatra purchasing 53 lakh metric Yadav said. on the lines of the recently con- who committed excesses (dur- riots in 2007 when his father 900-1000. This year, the price while other departments will tons of wheat and 50 lakh met- “Mahatma Gandhi had cluded NRC in Assam. ing the anti-CAA protests and and party patriarch Mulayam is 1,835 and the money is coordinate with it. ric tons of paddy directly from shown the way in South Africa. However, the opposition related to it), have been caught Singh Yadav was the chief min- being sent directly to the farm- Bharatiya Janata Party farmers. We are declaring the He had burned some cards. parties have said the process is on CCTV cameras. When we ister of UP. Yogi Adityanath was ers’ accounts. Apart from this, leaders will also cover the support price for potato, puls- Here, we will be the first who the first step towards a nation- will form the government, we one of the accused in the riots the state government is giving entire course of the river The chief minister will es and oilseeds while enhanc- will not fill the NPR forms. I wide NRC — a proposed exer- will order a probe and act that year. an additional 20 per quintal Ganga by boat from both join the yatra on all the five ing their procurement,” he will not fill any form, now you cise that has led to mass against them,” the SP chief As Akhilesh Yadav con- for filtering and transportation. sides in five days and meet at days at different places. said. decide if you will fill it or not,” protests across the country said. gratulated various student lead- Through the support price Kanpur. “During the night halt at Yogi Adityanath said that he said. over the past two weeks, par- “A sitting judge of the High ers, who were recently elected only, the state government is While the date of the villages near the river Ganga, those who were dishonest and The Union cabinet had ticularly over its possible link Court or Supreme Court to various students’ unions providing more than 1.5 times Ganga Yatra has not been the BJP ministers and leaders corrupt would see dishonesty approved fund for updating with the recent amendments to should probe the police action and admitted to the party, he of the cost of production to the finalised yet, officials here will hold chaupals with the vil- and corruption everywhere. NPR last week, putting the offi- the citizenship law. during the anti-CAA protests,” seemed to hint at a struggle in farmers, which is an attempt to said on Friday that it could be lagers and enquire about their The chief minister said cial stamp on a revised pan- The Samajwadi Party he said. the future. “Conserve your bring a comprehensive change in the first week of January or needs and problem,” sources that in May 2014, Prime India list of usual residents, but leader also mounted his attack More than 20 people have energies, and use it at the in their lives,” the Yogi said. in the last week. said. Minister Narendra Modi had attempted to distance the exer- on the BJP-led Central and died in several towns across UP appropriate time,” he said. The chief minister was The Ganga Yatra will be Every day the yatra will mentioned in his first address addressing a felicitation func- launched on the same day cover around 205 kilometres that the income of farmers had tion of the state-level farmer from Ballia in the east and during which it will cover 26 to be doubled by 2022. “In a producer organisations, organ- Bijnor in the west and will take districts, 21 local bodies, 1,638 country like India, farmers ised by NABARD at the five days’ time to reach villages and 1,026 gram pan- and agriculture complement Q% R Deeksha Bhawan of Deen Kanpur. While at Ballia, the chayats. each other. As long as we do Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur yatra will commence from The districts to be covered not take this large population & 012,34 government will order a probe court premises. University on Sunday. Kahauraha village in Beria by the Ganga Yatra include towards prosperity, there will into the violence during the “The Samajwadi Party is He said that FPOs and tehsil on the UP-Bihar border, Prayagraj, Ballia, Bijnor, not be prosperity in the coun- itting out at Samajwadi anti-CAA protests and punish adamant on opposing the BJP. banking institutions could con- in Bijnor, it will commence Budaun, Bulandshahr, try,” he said. HParty president Akhilesh the guilty officers. Whatever we do, the SP lead- tribute significantly in increas- from Sambhalgarh village in Chandauli, Farrukhabad, The chief minister said Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party “The statement of Yadav is ers will oppose us. They are ing the income of farmers and Nazibabad. Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Hapur, that efforts were being made in state president Swatantra Dev on the expected lines. When he, even opposing NPR (National bringing prosperity in their While Yogi Adityanath Hardoi, Amroha, Kannauj, this direction through sever- Singh said that the SP had as chief minister, can withdraw Population Register) even lives. will inaugurate the Ganga Kanpur, Kasganj, Kaushambi, al schemes like soil health always promoted lawlessness cases against terrorists, he can when it is in force since 2010. The chief minister said Yatra from Bijnor, UP Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, card, Prime Minister Fasal and was therefore against the very well withdraw cases It has been made clear that that today was the age of brand- Governor Anandiben Patel Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Rae Bima Yojana, Prime Minister ruling party which was trying against arsonists who burnt the people are not supposed to ing and the more we promot- could do so from Ballia. Bareli, Sambhal, Bhadohi, Agricultural Irrigation Scheme to restore normalcy in the OB vans, damaged public prop- give any document still ed our brand, the more value it According to the blue- Shahjahanpur, Unnao and and Prime Minister Kisan state. erty and set fire to two-wheel- the SP leaders are spreading would get. print of the Ganga Yatra, all Varanasi. Samman Nidhi that had been Yadav has said that if the ers of journalists,” Singh said in canard,” the BJP state presi- “Many farmer producer the state ministers, Union The UP government has implemented in the country. SP comes to power next time a statement issued here on dent said. organisations (FPOs) are ministers from UP and BJP also proposed a Ganga He said on the same lines, it will withdraw cases against Sunday. Singh said the BJP govern- branding their product by leaders would participate in Expressway from Meerut to the state government had pro- the people who have been The BJP state chief said ment had built toilets for the doing better work and they are this yatra and they will make Prayagraj in the first phase for vided better facilities to farm- arrested during protests that the Bharatiya Janata Party poor and provided them free getting better benefits,” he said. night halt at a village near the which detailed project report ers like loan waiver, procure- against the Citizenship government on the other hand electricity and LPG connec- Yogi said that there were river Ganga. (DPR) is being made. ment of foodgrains and drip (Amendment) Act. initiated probe against the ter- tions but the Samajwadi Party 823 development blocks in the irrigation. He has also said that his rorists who planted bombs in leaders were silent on this. , Q%0R 2, 01 6 +22 Aligarh (PTI): Students of the efforts to restore confidence by Aligarh Muslim University building bridges with all sec- & 012,34 demand of BSP.” ADG Meerut Zone & 012,34 changed. (AMU) on Sunday said that tions. A row has erupted after a Prashant Kumar had said the He said the Safari Park they would continue holding RAF commandant Piyush ahujan Samaj Party chief video showed a top police offi- incident occurred on he Safari Park established had played an important role peaceful anti-CAA agitation Kumar Kuldhar, however, told BMayawati on Sunday con- cer in Meerut saying protesters December 20 following protests Tin the ravines of Etawah in changing the condition on the campus. ! " # mediapersons, “The purpose demned the “go to Pakistan” against the new citizenship in the city. Some people were has given a new identity to the and direction of the people This was decided at a meet- behind the FIR is not to harass remark made purportedly by a law can “go to Pakistan”, draw- raising pro-Pakistan slogans district which remained infa- here. ing of the general body of the students. As a matter of routine, police official in Meerut during ing sharp criticism from vari- and distributing objectionable mous for notorious dacoits for On the second day of the students on Saturday evening but are still active in the ongo- whenever any personnel is protests against the amended ous quarters with Congress pamphlets in support of decades. launch of the safari, a German and a “coordination committee” ing protest. injured or if any ammunition is citizenship law, terming it as leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Popular Front of India and Safari Park Deputy couple came to see the park was formed to decide the future The letter said that these used, we file such reports with “unfortunate“. on Saturday accusing the Social Democratic Party of Director Suresh Chandra and became its first foreign course of the ongoing stir people, dubbed as “brains the police station concerned. The former chief minister Bharatiya Janata Party of infus- India, he said. Rajput said the park was tourist. against the Citizenship behind the December 15 protest This is mandatory.” of Uttar Pradesh also demand- ing “communal poison” in The ADG said after receiv- opened for public on The German couple was (Amendment) Act. which led to violence”, should In a related development, ed a probe against police per- institutions. ing information about the slo- November 24 after which visiting Agra when they came In a statement, a coordina- not be allowed entry into the the AMU on Sunday officially sonnel involved in such inci- The incident purportedly gan-shouting, the SP (City) numerous tourists from the to know that the Etawah Safari tion committee spokesperson campus. denied that Vice Chancellor dents. took place on December 20 in and the SDM City went to the country as well as abroad had Park had been opened for said that from Monday, the The AMU is scheduled to Tariq Mansoor had refused to In a tweet on Sunday, Lisari Gate police station area, spot and told the people that started coming there. tourists. They later arrived at students would stage a dharna reopen after the winter vacation meet Harsh Mander and 13 Mayawati said, “The Muslims when Meerut Superintendent they could leave if they want- During the past one the Safari and praised the near Bab-e-Syed gate everyday on January 6. other activists who were part of who are living in Uttar Pradesh, of Police Akhilesh Narayan ed to. month, 18,250 tourists have grandeur of the park. The between 10 am and 4 pm. The AMU Teachers’ a fact-finding team when they and in the country are Indians, Singh was speaking to some He said the video, which visited the Safari Park, bring- couple said that they would The AMU was one of the Association (AMUTA) has had visited the campus last and not Pakistanis. During the locals in a narrow lane after triggered a controversy, was ing in an earning of come to see this Safari again. sites of protests against the expressed concern over the week. CAA/NRC protests, the com- violent protests and clashes in part of a conspiracy as it was 30,32,145. An average rev- Three tourists from Japan amended citizenship law and decision of the Rapid Action AMU spokesman Omar munal language used and com- the city last week that left five being circulated a week after enue collection of lakh per also came to the Safari Park alleged police action on students Force (RAF) to “belatedly” file Peerzada said there was no ments made are extremely con- people dead. the incident and when the sit- day has been reported from along with their Indian friends of Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia. a first information report (FIR) prior information about demnable and unfortunate.” The SP (City) however, uation was turning peaceful in the Etawah Safari Park with- on December 3. At least 19 people were on December 23 against 1,000 Mander’s visit. In another tweet, she said, said he made the remark for the area. in a month. Sixty black-bucks, 12 killed in widespread clashes unidentified AMU students for The VC was in Delhi on “In such a scenario, a high-level people shouting slogans in Five people were killed in Rajput said during the Sambar deer, 24 Chital (spot- during the protests across the the violent protest. that day and Mander met the judicial probe of all the police support of Pakistan during the violence in Meerut during last one-and-a-half decades, ted deer), four leopards and state. In a press release, the Registrar, Controller and personnel should be done and protest. “I advised them to go protests against the amended Etawah had witnessed migra- three bears can be seen at the Meanwhile, the Aligarh AMUTA said the move Proctor during his visit. Hence, they should be expelled from to the place in support of citizenship law. Protesters had tion of youths to other places park while lions will also be police have asked the universi- appeared to be “mala fide and the allegation that the VC did duty, if charges against them are which they were raising slo- set over two dozen police vehi- in search of employment but seen there around March ty to take action against those motivated” and was in contrast not deliberately meet Mander is found to be true. This is the gans.” cles on fire and pelted stones. today the situation had 2020. protesters who are not students to Aligarh SSP Akash Kulahari’s “untrue”, he said. -.%$/0,/1 232 &3+ $ injured after the locals attacked them, offi- police on Sunday said proceedings are 45R " 7&% cials said on Sunday. The incident took place underway for cancelling the arm gun % % on Saturday night when a police team licence of Hariswaroop Sharma. Last Aligarh (PTI): A day after ious parts of the country. (ASHA) said historian Irfan Muzaffarnagar (PTI): A woman Lucknow: Congress veterans who were reached Kulkumhari village to settle a dis- month, police had registered a case against Kerala Governor Arif “You have every right to Habib, who was on the stage in experiencing labour pain was expelled from the party last month cele- pute of non-payment of dues between two Sharma for threatening and misbehaving Mohammed Khan faced protest. But you cannot shout the capacity of being the outgo- allegedly refused admission into brated the 135th Foundation Day of the groups, Circle Officer (CO) Alok Mishra with the BJP MLA by brandishing the pis- unprecedented protests from me down, Khan said repeated- ing president of the IHC, pro- a government health centre by its grand old party and deliberated on their said. The team was beaten up by the villagers, tol during the ceremony in Khatauli in the some delegates during his speech ly to the delegates protesting ceeded “to request the governor staff for not giving 5,000 as future course of action. One of the expelled Mishra said, adding that nine police person- district on November 23. at the Indian History Congress, inside the auditorium. to refrain from turning IHC bribe in Shamli district. The fam- leaders, former Lok Sabha member nel sustained injuries in the attack. After the members of Aligarh Society of “When you shut the door into his political arena” when ily of the woman, Bina, alleged Santosh Singh, said discussion was held on incident, additional police force was sent to & & History and Archaeology for debate and discussion, you the protests began. that on Saturday, she was brought saving the Congress. He said the action the village and eight persons, including the Bahraich:In a bid to strengthen the secu- (ASHA) on Sunday alleged use promote violence,” he stressed. “As soon as Professor Habib to the health centre in Jhinjhana taken against the senior leaders was village head, were identified and arrested, rity in Bahraich district, which borders of force on IHC members and Some delegates, however, went there, the ADC and the town after experiencing labour unconstitutional and urged the leadership he said. Twelve people have been booked Nepal, 15 new police outposts will be cet up. condemned it. shouted “Kerala Governor, security officer of the Governor pain. The staff there demanded to intervene in the matter. The leaders said in this connection, Mishra said. Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover The incident happened at Shame Shame”. Some students pushed him and tried to stop Rs 5,000 and they refused to that the state unit of the party could not said, “The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) looks Kannur University when the from universities outside the him. The governor too started admit her without it, the family expel All India Congress Committee after the security of the India-Nepal border. Kerala governor was making his state were seen raising slogans accusing Habib of trying to stop alleged. The family then brought (AICC) members and such action was Muzaffarnagar:Police have initiated pro- From Katarniaghat sanctuary to neighbour- opening address during the and were removed by police. A him from speaking,” ASHA Bina to a hospital in Shamli, they against the party’s constitution. ceedings to cancel the gun licence of an ing Sharavasti district, there are five police inauguration of the 80th woman delegate, who was taken said in a statement. said. The superintendent of gov- accused for allegedly threatening Khatauli station areas in Bahraich, which touch the Session of the Indian History away in a police jeep, alleged the It said its members also ernment health centre, & % BJP MLA Vikram Saini in connection with India-Nepal border. To strengthen border Congress. Some delegates personnel were pushing them. condemn the “stifling the Shashikant said that strict action Banda: Nine police personnel who had gone a confrontation during a marriage func- security, stop infiltration and illegal activi- protested after Khan spoke on On Sunday, Aligarh Society democratic voices and our right would be taken against those to settle a dispute in a village here were tion here last month. Based on a complaint, ties, 15 new police outposts will be set up.” the anti-CAA agitation in var- of History and Archaeology to protest”. responsible .
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He put aside his plate meantime,” she told reporters. and Prahlad intervened. powered him and handing him day after the brutal murder and rushed to the rescue of the “We went inside to pick the “Prahlad had a brawl with the to a police team that reached Aof an Awadh Vihar Colony security guard, barely appre- child and heard a gunshot accused and he was shot dead there. The deceased was iden- resident and firing on a secu- hensive that he was going to while coming back to the car. later on,” he said. The officer tified as Rakesh Kashyap (45) rity guard, Gyanendra, in the land in trouble which would I rushed to the car and found said Gyanendra also suffered of Buddha Vihar in Chinhat. presence of policemen, cost him his life,” she said. Prahlad running with blood injuries but his condition was He ran a shop at Chinhat tri- deceased’s sister on Sunday She said Prahlad was oozing out from his chest. out of danger. section selling fish. Around 4 demanded suspension of all the attacked by Guddu Pradhan, Crying for help, he later Three persons had shot pm, the accused, identified as cops deployed at PGI police Adarsh and Satyam and he suf- slumped on to the road. We dead their rival when the lat- Naveen Kumbhkar of Chinhat, station. fered head injuries. “We dialled rushed him to a hospital where ter was being taken to hospital Meenakshi Patel, the sister police control room and a he was declared brought dead,” for a medical test in police of deceased Prahlad, said: team of cops reached the place. she told mediapersons. escort on Saturday night. “Poore thaane to suspend karen The police asked us to get Visibly angry at the police The deceased was shot aur hatyaron to jald pakda Prahald’s wounds dressed up failure, she said she wanted the from a close range. On the jaye.” She alleged that her first and then reach the police entire PGI station suspended other hand, the police regis- brother was killed in the pres- station. We reached the police for laxity which claimed her tered a case of murder against ence of policemen. “Some of station where the SHO took the brother’s life. “I asked the SHO Guddu Pradhan, Satyam and our neighbours came running complaint from us and sent us to arrest the accused and he Adarsh, all residents of the to our house around 9 pm on back to a hospital for medical told me he was sending a team, same colony. The police later Saturday and told Prahlad that test. Since Prahlad’s son was all but did not do that,” she alleged. arrested the prime accused, some persons were beating the alone in the house, we first ASP, North, Amit Kumar Guddu, and also recovered the &7 " + security guard of the colony. decided to go home to pick him said Guddu and Satyam had a murder weapon. Lucknow: Taking on the Saturday night, Maurya said can be seen riding pillion on a Adityanath government over that it seemed by Priyanka two-wheeler. The UP police shop and attacked Rakesh with handling of protests against the Gandhi’s behaviour that her had denied the allegation of it. “Naveen probably had some % amended Citizenship Act, party has become a ‘danga “manhandling” as “false”. old enmity with Rakesh and he Congress leader Priyanka karao party’ and it cannot tol- An angry Congress had attacked him over the same,” & 012,34 In the Chinhat case, the police Thakurganj. Burglars Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said erate the peaceful atmosphere slammed the police action and reached the shop to purchase the sources said. were accused of patronising decamped with cash and other it has “crossed all limits of inhu- and development in Uttar demanded imposition of fish and started haggling over Chinhat SHO Sachin ith three murders inci- the illegal fish/meat market on valuables from the house of manity” and claimed party Pradesh. He said the state was President’s rule in UP. Lallu said the price. While Rakesh refused Kumar said the police had Wdents having been Malhaur road. the bank employee in worker Sadaf Jafar was arrest- a symbol of Hindu-Muslim that Priyanka is likely to stay in to lower the price, Naveen detained Naveen and were reported in the state capital in As the reports of investi- Thakurganj. Manoj Kapoor ed on “baseless” charges. “This unity and added that the Lucknow for nearly a week. On insisted on reduced price. A interrogating him. “We have yet 48 hours, social medial users gations came in public of Gaushala Road in Balaganj insensitive government has Congress and the Samajwadi Sunday, she met party’s state verbal spat ensued as Rakesh to recover the knife which and some politicians berated domain, social media users locality told police that he, separated children from their Party were getting disturbed, office bearers here. asked Naveen to go to some Naveen possibly threw some- the Lucknow police, making and some political leaders along with his family, left for mother and the older genera- seeing their dark political “Detailed discussions were other shop. Naveen picked a where after he was confronted the senior officers go on a back came down heavily on the Rajasthan on winter vacations tion from their children,” the future. held on party’s future strategy. knife from Rakesh’s shop and by the customers and shop- foot on Sunday. Lucknow police. BJP MP on December 23. “Around 10 Congress general secretary said “Congress leader Priyanka The party office bearers were attacked him, leaving him owners,” he said. He added that After the kidnapping and Kaushal Kishor tweeted: pm on December 27, I got a a day after she had accused the Gandhi does not want the wel- told that they should become grievously injured. the family of the deceased was murder of a Naka resident, “Police ke nakaratmak call from my neighbour who UP Police of manhandling her fare of the people of Lucknow. the voice of students, farmers, Fearing police action, yet to lodge a case in this con- Vikas Gupta, from a promi- ravaiyye ke chalte apradh told me about the theft. I when she resisted their ‘Nautanki’ (dramatics) will not labourers, poor and the Naveen tried to flee the scene nection. nent jewellery showroom in nirankunsh ho gaye hain. reached Lucknow on Saturday attempts to stop her from vis- fetch votes for the Congress, oppressed. They were also told but a group of customers and The incident exposed the Hazratganj on Friday evening, Hatya aur loot ka silsila badas- night and found the house iting the residence of retired and what’s remaining of the that every (polling) booth shop-owners started chasing laxity of police bandobast at the Lucknow police were toor jaari hai. (Due to police burgled. The thieves had IPS officer SR Darapuri, who party will also be finished. should be strengthened.” him. Eyewitnesses said Naveen crowded places. “The entire tasked with handling another laxity, the crime incidents are decamped with Rs 24,000 in was also arrested in connection “Everyone in UP knows that “Priyanka Gandhi Vadra suddenly turned back and Malhaur road remains flooded case in which a PGI resident, witnessing a spurt. Incidents of cash, gold and silver orna- with the recent anti-CAA the Congress only has mem- also said that the party must shouted at his chasers while with fish and meat sellers Prahlad Patel, was shot dead in murder and loot are taking ments and other valuables,” he protests. bers who are interested in get- raise voice against the anti-peo- brandishing the blood-stained though it is not allowed by the the presence of policemen on place every now and then). told the police. Jafar was arrested here on ting their photos clicked. By ple and anti-democratic actions knife. “However, he was over- administration and LMC. Saturday night. A fish seller, Meanwhile, the Lucknow Meanwhile, thieves December 19 while she was live misleading the country on the of the government. The party powered a few yards away Several residents had com- identified as Rakesh, was also police’s penchant for show- decamped with cash and other on Facebook from the spot issue of CAA, the Congress has must register its position from the crime scene,” the eye- plained about the same but as stabbed to death in Chinhat casing their alertness and valuables from the house of where protests against the become a villain in the eyes of strongly at the ground level in witnesses said. the shop-owners had protec- on Sunday evening. patrolling by posting photos Amit Kumar Srivastava of amended citizenship law had the public,” Maurya said. the upcoming elections,” the There were reports that tion of the Chinhat police, no The police were flayed for on social media came under Indira Nagar in Ghazipur gone violent. Police had said Reacting to Maurya’s com- UP Congress chief said. Naveen was carrying a knife action was initiated,” the failing to judge the gravity of flak after the house of a bank police station area on Friday she was arrested for her ments, Congress state media Priyanka Gandhi also went with him when he reached the sources said. the situation in the PGI case. employee was burgled in night. involvement in clashes. At least management committee mem- to Rae Bareli on Sunday to offer 19 people were killed and hun- ber Lalan Kumar said, “BJP condolences to the family of dreds of others injured in the leaders are making such state- old-time party worker Sunil violence in the state. ments as they are afraid of Srivastava, who had passed "' *'%"& %& After visiting Darapuri’s Priyanka ji. Ever since she has away recently. Several party family, “Priyanka Gandhi met taken charge of UP, the party leaders including Rajasthan the family members of Sadaf on workers are feeling galvanised.” Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot 6 degree Celsius, Muzaffarnagar Saturday night at her “The BJP is losing its polit- and Shatrughan Sinha have 3.3 degree Celsius, Meerut 4.1 (Priyanka’s) Lucknow resi- ical ground in the state and the condemned the police action " 0 degree Celsius and Banda 4 dence, and told them that the country with every passing against Priyanka Gandhi degree Celsius. The local fore- Congress stands firmly with day. And, in the 2022 UP Vadra. The youth wing of the cast for Monday is fog fol- them,” UP Congress chief Ajay Assembly elections, the party held a demonstration on & 012,34 lowed by clear skies. Kumar Lallu told PTI. Congress will emerge victori- Sunday near the Uttar Pradesh Meanwhile, doctors said “Uttar Pradesh govern- ous and form the government,” Bhawan in New Delhi and itter cold conditions con- cold weather conditions also ment has crossed all limits of he said. Meanwhile, Priyanka demanded resignation of Chief Btinued on Sunday though produce frost bite instances. inhumanity. Congress worker Gandhi’s husband Robert Minister Yogi Adityanath. the skies opened for some Medical superintendent, Civil Sadaf Jafar in a video can be Vadra on Sunday lauded the Thirty-three men and two sunny relief. The city record- Hospital, Ashutosh Dubey clearly seen telling policemen Congress general secretary for women were detained and sub- ed the minimum temperature said they were receiving cases to arrest those indulging in vio- reaching out to people who sequently released, said Deputy at 6.9 degree Celsius while a of frost bite in which fingers lence. The police has levelled need her. Commissioner of Police (New maximum temperature at 13.5 turn blue and cause pain. baseless allegations on Sadaf “I am extremely disturbed Delhi) Eish Singhal. The pro- degree Celsius was nine “In this condition, the and put her in jail,” Priyanka at the way Priyanka was man- testers were trying to march notches below normal. The fingers swell as blood circu- Gandhi tweeted in Hindi. The handled by the woman cops.... towards the UP Bhawan from coldest in the state was Churk lation stops. We advice Congress general secretary said But she was determined and the nearby Assam Bhawan in with a minimum temperature patients to keep their hands Jafar's children were eagerly she travelled on a two-wheel- South Delhi’s Chanakyapuri of 2 degree Celsius. and feet covered with socks waiting for her release. er to meet family members of area. “The UP government has MeT authorities stated and gloves and to refrain She had on Saturday former IPS officer SR sent many people to jail and that cold conditions would from using cold water,” he alleged that she was manhan- Darapuri,” he said. “I am proud now the state police is man- abate with a western distur- said. He added that constant- dled by police personnel who of you Priyanka for being com- handling senior political lead- bance approaching the state. ly sitting in front of a blower grabbed her by the throat and passionate and for reaching out ers. It has lost all moral and “The state capital would wit- could also produce exces- pushed her when she was on to the people who need you. social right to remain in power,” ness rains on January 1 and sively dry conditions because her way to the residence of What you did was correct and Indian Youth Congress media the cloud cover will increase it sucks away the moisture Darapuri. Hitting back at the there is no crime to be with in-charge Amrish Ranjan the minimum temperature. from the body and hence Congress leader, Uttar Pradesh people in need or in grief,” Pandey alleged. In Bhopal, There is a warning for severe people should keeping drink- Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Vadra tweeted. He also shared Congress workers led by local cold day conditions at many ing water and applying some Prasad Maurya said that such a video on Twitter of Priyanka party MLA Arif Masood burnt places in the state along with moisturiser on their hands ‘nautanki’ (theatrics) will not Gandhi being “manhandled” an effigy of the Uttar Pradesh dense fog,” they said. In the and feet. Doctors also advised fetch votes for the Congress by women cops of UP Police chief minister at Sapan Chowk state, Bahraich recorded the heart patients to take special and what’s left of the party will while trying to stop her from near Jehangirabad police minimum temperature at 3.2 care of themselves during also be finished. meeting the family of former station here on Saturday degree Celsius, Fatehpur 3.6 this time. * + In a Hindi tweet late on IPS officer SR Darapuri. She night. PTI ' 0
& 012,34 said that the fun part were the bies. “We would often talk discussions with people from amongst ourselves that we were rof IB Singh, winner of sev- other departments of the uni- being paid to pursue our hobbies Peral prestigious awards who versity. “In the evening, we and also get credit for the work retired from the Geology depart- would sit outside on the bench- which we were doing. “Those ment of Lucknow University in es and talk extensively,” he said. working in the top echelons of 2005, said he remembers work- Singh pointed out that working the government may not such ing late hours at the university till 2 am was a common routine unique privilege,” he admitted. — till 2 am. Singh, who has trav- then because there would be so Singh said that in the elled extensively while working many disturbances in the morn- department he tried to create an with the University of Germany ing. “Night time was the best atmosphere for research and and Oslo in the 1960s, said that time for research work as there reduce hierarchy. “However, he chose to return to Lucknow would be many visitors at home some of it was implemented and University in 1972 as a pool offi- in the morning,” he said. some not,” he said. In his mes- cer because he wanted to stay in Regarding his research, sage to the students of Lucknow Lucknow. Singh said that his work on a University on the occasion of the Talking to ‘The Pioneer’, particular sequence of rocks in Centenary celebrations, Singh Singh said that he joined the the Himalayas brought him said they should follow what Lucknow University in 1958 huge criticism but ultimately he they enjoy. “If you like research and did his BSc (Honours) and proved his detractors wrong. do research and if you enjoy MSc in Geology from the uni- “Nearly all the scholars across teaching, you should take up versity. “I travelled to Germany the globe had stated that this teaching work. Money is some- off and on to carry out my sequence of rocks in the thing which is very secondary, research work which I enjoyed Himalayas was new but we what is important is to be happy immensely until I returned to proved them wrong by showing in what you pursue,” he said.. the Geology department in that these rocks were ancient,” he Singh, who is 75 years of age 1972,” he said. said. now, is leading a quiet life along O P Recalling the ambience Singh said that the LU gave with his wife at his residence at + && P " () + which existed at that time, he him freedom to pursue his hob- Nishatganj in Lucknow. !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- & !
+&3 +&)-6&9 5 +,- 0 8 28& Lucknow (PNS): MLA legislatures considering the that the architects of Indian Denzil Godin has written a let- unique situation of this com- Constitution framed Articles ter to Chief Minister Yogi munity which decided after 331, 333 and 334 as a special Adityanath, urging him to sup- independence to stay, serve safeguard for representation port the continuance of the and live in India, the country of the Anglo-Indian commu- & 012,34 fruits is responsible for vari- representation of the Anglo- of their birth. nity in legislatures,” he said. ability in medicinal properties Indian community in the UP “In Uttar Pradesh, the Article 333 provides for entral Institute for in particular antidiabetic char- Legislative Assembly under Anglo-Indian community is a representation of the Anglo- CSubtropical Horticulture acteristics,” he said. Article 333 of the Constitution vital part in the development of Indian community in the leg- (CISH) is identifying anti-dia- The CISH director said of India. He has urged the chief the state (and India) through its islative assemblies of the states betic rich jamun varieties that they had studied antidia- minister to convey to the involvement in community It says: “Notwithstanding any- because of increased demand betic properties of jamun vari- & + Prime Minister the need for service, health, education, thing in Article 170, the by farmers. CISH director eties and found that the inclusion and continuance of defence, nursing and social Governor of a State may, if he Shailendra Rajan said jamun is ‘Jamwant’ variety released from the voter list camp, they would presence of Municipal the representation of the service institutions. In UP, the is of opinion that the Anglo- gradually attaining popularity institute is rich in this para- Governor Anandiben Patel be adding new voters and also Commissioner Indramani Anglo-Indian community in Anglo-Indian population is Indian community needs rep- because of antidiabetic prop- meter. “The detailed work on visited Lucknow zoo on rectifying the mistakes regard- Tripathi, mayor Sanyukta the Assembly under for a fur- scattered and estimated to be resentation in the Legislative erties. “In villages, it is a very antidiabetic and bioactive com- Sunday. Zoo director RK Singh ing old voters. He said that old Bhatia, corporator Girish ther period of ten years. over 50,000 though the exact Assembly of the State and is not common fruit but increasing pounds of jamun varieties is said the Governor visited all the voters whose names were miss- Mishra, Samar Vihar Welfare Talking to ‘The Pioneer’, figures are not known,” he adequately represented there- demand by health conscious being carried out at the insti- major areas of the zoo such as ing from the list can also get Association president Kripal Godin said the Constitution said. “Our numbers make our in, nominate one member of people, it is sold at a premium tute. This will help in promot- those of tigers, lions, serpen- their names added. Singh and Lucknow Nagar gave representation to the political survival extremely dif- that community to the price of Rs 200-400 a kg dur- ing selected varieties as poten- tarium and deer. “The Nigam and Jal Kal officials at Anglo-Indian community in ficult. It is due to these reasons Assembly.” ing early season. It was grown tial super fruit varieties highly Governor showed special inter- %% colony’s central park on as an avenue tree as no one rich in antidiabetic compo- est in lions since some pairs are Sunday. The mayor said the thought of systematic com- nents,” he added. from Gujarat. She also showed Samar Vihar Colony hav- vegetable market would soon * % " mercial cultivation, but now “CISH is receiving regular interested in the white tiger. She ing 130 houses was handed be shifted to the vending zone well-planned jamun orchards demand of grafts in thousands expressed surprise that the over to Lucknow Nagar Nigam and the encroachments over Lucknow (PNS): The new reduced by Rs 189 on the Meanwhile UPSRTC is all are also coming up,” he said. from most of the parts of the snakes had been provided blan- (LNN) at a function held in the drains would be removed. telescopic fare system will be existing fare. The fare will be set to increase the bus fares. He added that not only country and several commer- kets,” Singh said. The Governor implemented in high-end reduced for every 50 kms trav- The managing director said fresh fruits, seeds and its prod- cial orchards have been plant- suggested that the zoo should buses of UPSRTC (Uttar elled and keep on reducing as that looking into the scenario ucts are also in great demand. ed even before its release. be connected with technology, Pradesh State Road Transport the travel distance extends,” he of increased diesel prices in the CISH has developed several Jamun is making good money Singh added. Corporation ) from January 1 said. last 27 months and also the new products made of jamun. in posh markets and delicacies next year. UPSRTC managing He further pointed out increased salary and pay “Large-scale production of of ‘Jamwant’ are special to & director Raj Shekhar said it that around 3000 passengers allowances of employees and to these products require sizable attract due to its bold size, pulp The district administra- would be implemented in the travelling from Lucknow to ensure constant improvement quantity of raw material during and negligible astringency tion carried out a special cam- high-end buses on Lucknow- Delhi on expressway in around in services, the UPSRTC the season. CISH has a good commonly found in jamun paign for voters’ registration in Agra-Delhi route. 52 buses on a daily basis would Board has given consent to collection of jamun varieties fruits. In nature, lot of vari- Lucknow on Sunday. Assistant “In this system, the fare get benefit of this reduction in increase the bus fares by 10 and AK Singh is continuously ability is available but jamun district election officer Abhay will be reduced as you travel fare.“This system is being paise-per-passenger-per-km. making efforts to add new is widely propagated through Kishore said the campaign is more and more distance. For implemented on a pilot basis The increased fares will come jamun varieties to the field seeds. CISH perfected the being run for women and vot- example, for a travel of 600 for three months. If successful, into force after the State genebank of the institute point. wedge-grafting technique in ers primarily in the age group kms (Lucknow to Delhi), the it will be implemented on all Transport Authority (STA) A lot of variability in jamun jamun,” he added. of 18-19 years. He said through total fare payable will be routes and sectors,” he added. approval. % & 0 % 4 +3"+2' &% --- father. He followed it up with of the State settled around swamiji. Phalke who is revered as his television debut as the two notches below the sea- Yediyurappa said: “Hindu the Father of Indian cinema, host of the game show “Kaun son’s normal, with Keylong religion has lost a major was instituted in 1969, the year Banega Crorepati”, which recording a low of minus 11 guide in the passing away of Bachchan made his debut in enjoys massive popularity and degrees Celsius. Manali, the seer.” 67% Hindi film industry with “Saat is a programme that the actor Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar He had held ‘sahabhojana’ Hindustani”. continues to host even now. and Kalpa shivered at sub- with Dalits, which was a step The Dadasaheb Phalke With age, Bachchan changed zero temperatures. Kalpa in to lower the voice of inequal- ?D1E % $&$&) 2 Award comprises a Swarna gears and started taking up Kinnaur district registered a ity in Hindu religion. Kamal (Golden Lotus) medal- films such as “Aankhen”, low of minus 1.6 degrees “His contribution to the lion, a shawl, and a cash prize “Baghban”, “Khakee”, Celsius, while Manali and upliftment of Hindu dharma & *, National Democratic Alliance of Rs 10,00,000. “I would like “Viruddh”, “Sarkar” series and Sundernagar shivered at is immortal. It is saddening (NDA) in 2014, a year after to thank the government of “Pink”. minus 2.6, minus 1 degrees that he did not live to witness anata Dal(United) national Kumar's exit, could not serve as India, Information & “Black”, “Paa” and “Piku” Celsius respectively. the construction of Ram Jvice president Prashant the basis for the Assembly Broadcasting ministry and the earned the veteran star three IMD predicted that rain mandir in Ayodhya,” the CM Kishor on Sunday contended polls. % jury members of the National more Best Actor National is likely to lash eastern and said in his message. that his party, being the senior "The seat-sharing formula Nimisha Chabra, a stu- Film Awards for finding me Film Awards and they remain western parts of the state on Math sources aid the partner in the NDA in Bihar, in 2019 was decided without dent of City Montessori School, deserving enough for the a highlight in his storied fil- December 31 and January 1, body of the swamiji will be should contest more seats than taking the 2014 poll results into Rajendra Nagar Campus I, has Dadasaheb Phalke Award. mography. In 2019, he 2020. airlifted to Bengaluru later in the BJP in the Assembly elec- account. I see no reason why a been offered admission by the “God has been kind, there received rave reviews for his the afternoon where it would tion next year. future election should be decid- Illinois Institute of Technology have been blessings of my performance in “Badla”. The % %--- be kept for public viewing The two parties had con- Nitish Kumar might be expect- ed on the basis of 2019," he (USA) and King’s University parents, the support of the government honoured He will be under the from 4 pm at the National tested equal number of seats in ed to cede some ground to the said. College (UK). This year, more filmmakers, producers, co- Bachchan with the Padma ambit of the Right of College grounds. the Lok Sabha elections this BJP, a favour he had extended In 2014, the BJP had con- than 80 CMS students have actors from the industry, but Shri in 1984, the Padma Information Act. Most of the The ‘Brindavana’ final year. in the 2015 assembly polls for tested with the LJP and been offered admission to the I’m most indebted to the love Bhushan in 2001 and the developed countries includ- rites according to traditional "In my view, the Lok Sabha Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Upendra Kushwaha's RLSP top universities of USA, UK, and constant encouragement Padma Vibhushan in 2015 ing the permanent members rituals will be held at the election formula cannot be Dal (RJD). and the coalition had won 31 Canada, Australia, Japan, by the Indian audience. That’s for his contributions to the of the United Nations Vidyapeeta in Bengaluru in repeated in the assembly polls," "There can be no compar- out of 40 seats in Bihar with the Singapore, Germany etc with the reason I’m standing here. arts. He has also stayed rele- Security Council (UNSC) the evening. Pejawar Kishor told newspersons here. ison between the two scenarios. saffron party alone bagging 22. most of them on scholarship. I accept this award with vant through his campaigns have CDS for ensuring joint- Swamiji was born at He has in the recent past In 2015, in the outgoing assem- The JD(U) had fought utmost humility and grati- for polio, tuberculosis, the ness and synergy. Ramakunja to a Shivalli rankled the BJP with his con- bly, the JD(U) had about 120 alone and got only two. The %P & tude,” Bachchan said in his girl child and other pro- The Prime Minister in his Madhwa Brahmin family on tinuous outbursts against the MLAs while the RJD had only remaining seven were grabbed A month-long interna- acceptance speech. The 77- grammes. speech from Red Fort on April 27, 1931. Citizenship Amendment Act 20. But since the alliance was an by the RJD-Congress-NCP tional children’s camp called year-old actor attended the August 15 this year had made He was ordained into (CAA) and the National entirely new experiment, many combine. RLSP left the NDA ‘Peace Has a 100 Names ceremony with his wife, vet- --- the important announcement Sanyasa in 1938 under guru Register of Citizens (NRC). things were factored in," Kishor last year and is now a part of Village’, hosted by City eran actor-MP Jaya Bachchan The IMD said that severe about the creation of the Sri Vidyamanya Tirtharu of "If we look at the 2010 said. the five-party Grand Alliance. Montessori School, will be and son, actor Abhishek cold wave conditions CDS and said time has come Shri Bhandarkeri Mutt and assembly polls, which the "Moreover, even if the 2015 To a query as to whether the inaugurated on Monday at Bachchan. Also present were observed in many pockets to enhance coordination Palimaru Mutt. He was the JD(U) and the BJP had last assembly polls are taken as demand for a greater share of Kanpur Road auditorium. the winners of the National over Haryana, Chandigarh among the three services to 32nd in the lineage of the contested together, the ratio benchmark this time, it is seats was the leverage that Municipal Commissioner Film Awards. President and Delhi and in isolated deal with security challenges Pejawar Mutt, starting from was 1:1.4. Even if there is a undeniable that JD(U)'s tally Kumar would use for giving up Indramani Tripathi will be the Kovind is hosting a high-tea pockets over north Rajasthan facing India. Sri Adhokshaja Tirtharu, who slight change this time, it can- was significantly higher than his opposition to NRC, Kishor chief guest on the occasion. The for all the winners at this res- and Vidarbha and cold wave was one of the direct disciples not be that both parties fight an that of the BJP. So my con- replied in the negative. participating children from 13 idence on Sunday. In a career conditions in many pockets %& --- of Sri Madhvacharya. equal number of seats. tention of a 1:1.4 ratio holds He also expressed the opin- countries will introduce them- spanning five decades, over East Madhya Pradesh The last rites of the seer Vishwesha Theertha had "The JD(U) is a bigger ground. I am not talking about ion that much importance selves through various educa- Bachchan has stayed at the top, and Bihar and in some pock- will be performed at the completed five Paryaya titles party, has close to 70 MLAs the number of seats that each should not be attached to epi- tional-cultural presentations. surprising fans with memo- ets over West Madhya Vidyapeetha in Bengaluru, in Udupi Sri Krishna temple while the BJP has just over 50. party could contest. I am talk- thets like palturam (weather- CMS is hosting this camp from rable performances film after Pradesh and Odisha and in founded by him, Chief starting from 1954 and the Moreover, the Assembly elec- ing about the proportion," he cock) which has been used for December 28 to January 24 and film. Born to renowned Hindi isolated pockets over Jammu Minister BS Yediyurappa said. only Swamiji to complete five tions are to be fought with added. Kumar ever since he dumped it will be formally inaugurated poet Harisvanshrai Bachchan & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Vishwesha Theertha, the Paryayas after Shri Vadiraja Nitish Kumar as the NDA face, He also asserted that the the RJD-Congress combine on Monday. Children from 13 and Teji Bachchan in 1942, Jharkhand and West Bengal most senior pontiff of the Swamiji of Sode Mutt. He he said. formula of Lok Sabha polls this and returned to the NDA in countries such as USA, Brazil, Bachchan started his cinema and Sikkim. Ashta (eight) maths here started his fifth Paryaya on The poll strategist-turned- year wherein JD(U) and BJP 2017. "With one or two excep- Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, journey as a voice-over artiste Night temperatures were established by Dvaita January 18, 2016 and com- politician, who became a full- had both fought 17 seats each, tions, you cannot find a politi- France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, for Mrinal Sen’s Bengali film markedly below normal in philosopher Sri pleted it on January 18, 2018. time member of the JD(U) just leaving six for Ram Vilas cian who has not changed Norway, Sweden, Thailand and “Bhuvan Shome” and made his some parts of Odisha, east Madhwacharya 800 years The ‘Paryaya’ system about a year ago, dismissed Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party alliance partners in 15-20 years India are staying under one debut as an actor with “Saat Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh ago, was admitted to KMC denotes transfer of power of suggestions that his party chief (LJP), which joined the of political career,” Kishor said. roof. Hindustani”, which was not a and Vidarbha and apprecia- Hospital in nearby Manipal exclusive rights of worship- box office success. bly below normal in some with respiratory problems on ping the presiding deity at the After a series of flops, the parts of West Bengal and December 19. famous Lord Krishna temple actor finally tasted success in Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, On Saturday night, he here and management of Sri (! 1973 as a lead hero with Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, suffered multi-organ failure Krishna Mutt from one seer Prakash Mehra’s action film Chandigarh and Delhi, following which he was shift- to another of the Astha “Zanjeer”. The movie estab- Jammu & Kashmir, west ed to the Pejwar Math here as (eight) Mutts once in two 67%0 1 :22% + lished him as the ‘Angry Young Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and per his wish expressed earli- years by turns. The swamiji, Man’, a persona created by Telangana and in remaining er, the sources said. who took an active part in the & ,7470 + must apologise to the people scriptwriters Salim Khan and parts of Odisha, east From there, the mortal Ram janmabhoomi move- for this huge betrayal,” said Javed Akhtar, that embodied Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh remains of the swamiji were ment, was hailed for his social ith the Delhi Assembly Sisodia. “Just before the elec- the frustrations and disap- and Vidarbha and were below taken in a bamboo basket to initiatives, including visiting Welections inching closer, tions, the BJP is playing with poinments of that generation. normal in some parts of the eight centuries old Udupi Dalit colonies decades ago. the war of words between the the sentiments of 40 lakh peo- He channelled the avatar in Assam and Meghalaya, Sri Krishna Math where a ruling AAP and its main rival ple living in unauthorised films such as “Deewar”, Nagaland, Manipur, bath was given in Madhawa %P--- BJP has intensified over the colonies to get their votes. The “Sholay”, “Mr Natwarlal”, Mizoram, Tripura, Sarovara (holy tank). After a Replying to a question on regularisation of unauthorised BJP must apologise to the peo- “Lawaaris”, “Muqaddar Ka Uttarakhand, Punjab, darshan of Lord Krishna, the the recent killing of a BSF colonies in the Capital. ple living in the unauthorised Sikandar”, “Trishul”, “Shakti” Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat body of the swamiji kept in jawan by a BGB trooper along The BJP launched its cam- colonies of Delhi,” he said. and “Kaala Patthar”. Bachchan State and Marathwada and in the bamboo basket was taken the Indo-Bangladesh paign to garner support from During the Press confer- tapped into his sensitive side remaining parts of West in a procession in an open International Border in West an estimated 40 lakh residents ence, Deputy CM Sisodia in middle-of-the-road films Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar jeep amid chants of Bengal, the BGB chief said it of the 1,731 unauthorised logged in to the DDA web por- like “Abhimaan”, “Millie”, and Uttar Pradesh. “Govinda” “Govinda” to was an “unexpected and colonies after the Union tal and opened the FAQs sec- “Kabhie Kabhie” and “Silsila”. In Rajasthan, Mount Abu, Ajjarjad stadium where a unwarranted” incident. Cabinet gave its nod for the tion. The second point on the He also tried his hand at com- the State’s sole hill station large number of public gath- “An inquiry is still regularisation of the colonies. " # # $ # * ! list of FAQs clarified that there edy and went on to deliver hits recorded a temperature of 3 ered. Yediyurappa paid his on...We have taken neces- Many hoardings with the photo %) was no regularisation of unau- like “Namak Halal”, “Satte Pe degrees Celsius below the respects to the departed seer sary steps to normalise the of Prime Minister Narendra thorised colonies. Satta”, “Chupke Chupke” and freezing point on Sunday and placed a national flag on situation,” he said. Johri Modi have already been put up He said, “From the day the “Amar Akbar Anthony” morning. Sikar recorded zero his body, wrapped in saffron echoed similar sentiments in some areas, including @HardeepSPuri ji for telling has put up hoardings across the BJP started talking about reg- among others. After a dip in degrees Celsius followed by colour cloth and adorned terming the incident as Sangam Vihar and Burari. truth to people through DDA city claiming that the 1,731 ularising the unauthorised his career during ‘80s, came Churu (1.2 degrees Celsius), with Tulsi garlands, even as “unfortunate and unwarrant- Accusing the BJP of mis- website.” Addressing a Press unauthorised colonies are now colonies of Delhi, the AAP has the iconic role of gangster Pilani (1.6 degrees Celsius), police personnel gave a gun ed” and “there are lessons to leading the people on regular- conference on Sunday, Deputy authorised. maintained that the BJP is Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Banasthali (1.8 degrees salute. “Udupi will remain in be learnt.” isation of colonies, Chief Chief Minister Manish Sisodia “The BJP misled the peo- hoodwinking people in run up Mukul S Anand’s “Agneepath” Celsius), Budi (2 degrees the hearts and minds of lakhs “We are preparing a Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged the BJP is lying on the ple by placing hoarding-ban- to the elections. On December (1990), which earned him his Celsius), Bikaner (2.6 degrees of people for whom he was detailed standard operating tweeted: “DDA website says regularisation of colonies. ners that claim 1,731 colonies 22, when the Prime Minister first National Film Award. Celsius), Kota (2.8 degrees always a guiding light. A procedure in the wake of this that Centre’s scheme will nei- DDA colonies Cell portal have been regularised, where- addressed a thanksgiving rally The actor switched to charac- Celsius) and Jaisalmer (3 powerhouse of service and incident that took place on ther regularise unauthorised was launched by the BJP as the truth is that no such at Ramlila Maidan, even then ter roles in 2000s with Yash degrees Celsius). spirituality, he continuously the riverine border along colonies nor their houses. Government on December 16 thing has been done as admit- we had asserted that it was in Chopra’s “Mohabbatein” Himachal Pradesh is like- worked for a more just and Bangladesh,” the BSF chief Really shocking. Can’t believe purportedly to register resi- ted on the DDA’s own website. fact a betrayal rally”, he said, (2001), where he featured ly to witness snowfall on compassionate society. Om added. The next edition of that BJP spoke such a blatant lie dents of unauthorised colonies This is a fraud on the 40 lakh adding the BJP has no intention alongside Shah Rukh Khan New Year Eve. Minimum Shanti,” Modi tweeted, con- the talks will be held in to the people and has put up so to apply for ownership rights. people living in Delhi’s unau- to give registry to the people and Aishwarya Rai as a stern temperature in several parts doling the death of the Bangladesh in 2020. many hoardings Thanks The AAP has claimed the BJP thorised colonies. The BJP living there. !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- '
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Astudents in several uni- July next year, BSF Director General VK Johri said while laying the foundation stone of The ‘Green’ building is pro- versities across the country on Sunday. the paramilitary’s new headquarters posed to have a number of envi- against citizenship amendment The project got delayed by about six months building here, Shah said the gov- ronment friendly features like ter- act, Prime Minister Narendra as the region received heavy rains, resulting in ernment is working to ensure that race lawn, water and sewage treat- Modi on Sunday lauded the floods, this year. The earlier deadline was every force personnel gets to spend ment plant, rain water harvesting youth for believing in the sys- December, 2019, Johri said. at least 100 days with their family. system and an indigenous ventila- tem and questioning it when it The Border Security Force (BSF) chief was Health card facility will be pro- tion system and reduction of heat didn’t respond properly. speaking on the sidelines of a Press conference with vided to families of paramilitary and access to daylight thrugh fen- Addressing his last ‘Mann his Bangladeshi counterpart, Border Guards jawans, Shah said. estration. The complex will also ki Baat’ of 2019, Modi said the Bangladesh (BGB) DG Maj. Gen. Shafeenul Islam. The Central Reserve Police have a green area of 2,264 square youth hate anarchy and disor- “The work is in the stage of execution and it Force (CRPF) with a strength of metre. der and dislike casteism, nepo- should be completed by July, 2020,” Johri said. over 3-lakh personnel is lead inter- Shah also unveiled a new tism and favouritism, remarks The BSF has been working to deploy a “smart nal security force of the country Central Government Offices (CGO) insignia for the CRPF’s VIP securi- that come in the backdrop of ) ::;) " /) / ) ../)<- / = ./ / /+ / ) :;)>); / >** fence”, powered by technical surveillance and alarm dealing with anti-terrorist and complex on Lodhi Road but a num- ty wing that secures 59 high-risk recent violent protests on var- / ) ../)<- $ " / ) ))/ > / ) ../)< / ;).:$"@ systems, at the 55-km-long stretch in Dhubri, across counter Naxal operations across the ber of its offices like that of the RAF, personalities, including the Home ious university campuses over :;:);*+ / ) @)/ ;)./*).. $ )) ; @) .* A )./" / ) the Brahmaputra river in Assam. country. CoBRA, medical, training, com- Minister himself and members of the Citizenship Amendment ../)< "/.)*>B ."$); / ". //;"# /) . ";/ )- This border area is highly prone to illegal The new CCRPF headquarters munications, and works and recruit- the Congress President Sonia Act and proposed NRC. migration and cattle smuggling due to the chang- will come up on a 2.23 acre land ment are located at different loca- Gandhi and her family besides and “According to me, they generation will play a major colleges and universities, and ing course of the mighty river. adjacent to the CBI head office at tions in the national capital owing a host of Union ministers. appreciate the system. Not just role in modernising India; I feel said some such meets have con- A similar fence has been deployed by the BSF Lodhi Road at an estimated cost of to lack of space in the head office The logo — with a “Garuda”, that, they prefer to follow the it beyond any doubt,” he said. tributed something for society. in the Jammu region, along the Pakistan border, Rs 277 crore. building. sword and shield -- will give a dis- system. And in the event of the Modi exhorted youth to He cited the case of as part of its Comprehensive Integrated Border The CPWD has been entrust- The plan of the new facility is tinct identity to the unit, Shah said. system not responding prop- give a thought to this respon- the Bhairavganj Health Centre Management System (CIBMS). ed with the task of completing the to have ground plus 11 floors with The VIP security wing of the erly, they get restless and even sibility and take on this resolve in West Champaran district of The BSF is mandated as the primary force to construction of the new building by three basements will have a total CRPFcomprises about 4,000 per- courageously question the sys- on Vivekananda’s birth Bihar, where thousands turned guard the 4,096-km-long International Boundary March 2022. built up area 45,675 square metre. sonnel. The insignia will bear the tem itself! I consider this anniversary on January 12. He up for a health check-up camp (IB) with Bangladesh besides the frontier with The current headquarters of the Besides adequate office space, the motto of the force — “Always, attribute as a virtue. also cited cases when youth and started an Alumni Meet of Pakistan. CRPF is located at Block No 1 in the state-of -the-art building will have Aware, Alert”. “One can even say with vociferously react whenever the local KR High School and certitude here, that the coun- an incident of disorder takes a slipper manufacturing unit try’s youth detests anarchy of place and make a video of it to started by Phulpur women, any sort. They despise any ele- make the culprit realise the with the help of ‘Gramin # : ment of lack of governance and consequence. Ajivika Mission. instability; abhorring any “Thus, our new genera- The prime minister also shades of nepotism, casteism, tion is an embodiment, a reflec- urged people to promote local , ,7470 + Rapid Transit System (RRTS) mixed-income buildings with- everyone; while 10 per cent of all eligibility criteria’s. favouritism or gender dis- tion of a new system, a new products in their purchases to by facilitating the improve- in a short distance of a rapid this could be for exclusive use. For developing areas along crimination,” he said. order, a new age, a new thought. promote ‘Swadeshi’. He also fter laying foundation stone ment of old housing stock in public transport network. It A developer constructing a the Mass Rapid Transit System He hoped the young India Today, India eagerly awaits this lauded Parliamentarians for Aof the country’s very first addition to creation of new will result in compact, walka- green building on a plot of - 500 metres of area on both will play a key role in building generation expectantly. These making the Parliament ses- transit oriented development housing stock and economic ble, mixed-use developments 5,000 sq mt and above will be sides, will be known as influ- modern India in the coming are the very people who have to sion productive and breaking (TOD) project in Delhi under centres around strategically within influence zones of tran- allowed an additional FAR. ential zones. Influence zone is decade and cited Swami elevate the country to greater records of the last 60 years. which a state-of-the-art infra- located transit nodes and open- sit stations. Development of car-sale either established at a transit Vivekananda, who had said heights,” he said. In his final address of 2019, structure zone will be con- ing up opportunities for value To provide housing for all showrooms, automobile repair stations or along the transit cor- that young people who are full Modi also urged youth to PM Modi said the New Year structed, the Ministry of capture. The TOD policy will sections of the society, projects & servicing shops, banquet ridors. It is generally up to a of energy and dynamism, pos- visit the Rock memorial in and new decade brings new Housing and Urban Affairs has also unlock the latent eco- along the influential zones halls, LPG godowns, electric radius of nearly 500-800m of sess the power to usher in Kanyakumari, where Swami resolutions, new energy, new modified the TOD policy to nomic potential and land val- would provide a variety of substation, bus depot, crema- the transit station. Where the change. Vivekanand entered into the enthusiasm and new zeal. encourage development around ues in the city. options and promote commu- tion ground, standalone multi- distance between the transit “I am of the firm belief that meditative State, to get inspi- “We have to walk far, we have transit nodes and encourage TOD policy will help in nity living by offering shared level parking without on-site stations is less than 1 km and for India, this decade will be, ration and urge to serve the to achieve a lot, we have to take the use of public transport. bringing people and jobs clos- spaces and amenities. mixed use and open ground there is overlap in the influence not only about development poorest of the poor in the our country to new heights. TOD will also allow the er to mass transit and lead to To promote a healthy liv- parking will not be permitted. area, it can be identified as a and progress of the youth; it country. Let’s show immense faith in the city to capitalise on the large- much needed integration of ing, the policy directs 20 per As per guidelines, the TOD delineated zone (around 500m) will also prove to be about the The Prime Minister also pursuits (actions), the abilities scale investments being made land use and transport in the cent of the area under a project scheme will cover a minimum on either side of the transit cor- country’s progress, harnessing exhorted the youth about the and the resolve of 130 crore into public transit infrastruc- city. It incorporates a variety of to be developed as a green one hectare and maximum ridor within 10 - 12 minutes their collective might. This importance of Alumni meets in countrymen,” he said. ture — Metro Rail, Regional high-density, mixed-use, space that will be enjoyed by eight hectare of area fulfilling walking distance. " "& - !" -' ./"*"
Colombo: Sri Lankan Navy has * $ arrested at least 14 Indian fish- " ermen and seized their 3 trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial $ waters. $ ,$$ The arrests were made on $ - Saturday in the seas north of the Delft island, the Navy said $ in a statement on Sunday. $. “Sri Lanka Navy appre- hended 14 Indian fishermen along with 3 fishing trawlers for of Indian fishing trawlers enter- poaching in Sri Lankan terri- ing Sri Lankan waters have torial waters on December 28,” been significantly reduced. the statement said. In January 2018, Sri Lanka The fishermen are expect- increased by over 100 times the ed to be handed over to the fine on foreign vessels to deter assistant director of fisheries in them from fishing in its waters, Jaffna after a medical exami- amid the dispute over the fre- nation for further action. quent entry of Indian fishing The Navy said that due to trawlers into the country’s mar- extensive patrols, the number itime territory. PTI % * ( ( %( " ". - %"" %"' &%, ;0 #" ; & ,7470 +5/+, 8 / keep the dogs naturally pro- ing emergencies like picked up a smell and led a duced heat close to the skin. avalanche rescue etc. “So team of army personnel in arching slowly along In summer, they can reflect don’t miss them out when front of a house where the 234<=23 Mwith his buddy on a the sun’s light, preventing the there is a ceremony like third militant was hiding,” thick sheet of snow in North dog from getting too hot,” Dr ‘Barakhana’,” says Lt Gen recalls an army officer 40 Kashmir, ‘Buzo’, a double- Wills wrote in his book. The Dhillon with a smile. engaged in the encounter. New Delhi: The Medical coat German Shepherd, gets handlers of the dogs feel that Other Army officials They are taken care of Mumbai: Ireland Prime Minister Council of India (MCI) has a hero’s welcome after suc- the canines have a legendary recalled the work of ‘Roma’, a fondly by soldiers who devote Leo Varadkar on Sunday visited his received six complaints of rag- cessfully having pushed back status when it comes to intel- tracker dog, who alerted her their free time to their “canine ancestral village alongwith his fam- ging by seniors in medical col- infiltrators from Pakistan- ligence and courage. They companions and got a tem- colleagues”, who keep a watch ily members in the coastal leges, which include suicide by occupied-Kashmir (PoK) help detect any infiltration by porary camp evacuated earli- when they sleep in their Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, a student due to extreme recently. terrorists from across the er this year. An avalanche makeshift tents or accom- calling it “a very special moment”. harassment in Mumbai, so far ‘Buzo’, a silent sentinel of border, smuggling of drugs damaged the field within a modation or walk down the It was his first visit to the village in 2019-20, according to offi- the Army, is among the more and forewarn about the pos- few hours. Earlier this year, roads which could be mined of Varad in Malvan tehsil, around cial data. than 150 expert dogs with the sibility of avalanches, they say. ‘Meena’, a labrador, had alert- by terrorists. The canines 500 km from Mumbai, after he The apex medical educa- military that maintain a tight Recently Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet ed the troops about a possi- besides performing the duties became prime minister in June tion regulatory body had vigil along the Line of Control Singh Dhillon, keeping with ble Improvised Explosive in counter-insurgency oper- 2017. received 13 such complaints in (LoC) as well as in the hin- Indian Army’s tradition of Device, planted on the ations also act as stress- Varadkar’s father Ashok 2018-19 and 25 complaints terland. The dogs are spe- reciprocating salutes of national highway. The warn- busters for the troops, says a Varadkar, a doctor, hailed from which included three suicide cialised in three wings — juniors, was seen saluting a ing from specialised ‘explosive handler. Varad. He moved to the United cases in 2017-18. mit details on the number of dents on the ill effects of rag- Assault (who attack the canine soldier outside detection’ dog helped defuse The handlers of these Kingdom in the 1960s. The government is aware FIRs lodged, if any, punishment ging, Choubey said. enemy), Tracker (who track Amarnath cave shrine in 25 kilograms of IED planted dogs also recall the services of The visit was a “special about the problem of ragging awarded, inclusion of specific Also, all the universities movements of the enemy) South Kashmir. on the highway to target an “Mansi”, a four-year-old moment” as three generations of his in medical colleges and sever- information on Anti-Ragging and institutions as asked by the and Explosive Detection Lt Gen Dhillon, who Army patrol, preventing a Labrador and a member of family had gathered, the Ireland al measures to control and in admission MCI show these films regular- Dogs (who sniff explosives). heads the strategic Kashmir- Pulawama-like situation. army’s tracker dog unit, who prime minister said after the vil- check such instances have been brochures/prospectus/booklets, ly to the students during ori- The canines posted along based XV corps, makes sure Another German was the first canine to have lagers felicitated him. initiated by the MCI, Minister installation of CCTV cameras entation and other pro- the LoC in the heights of to meet his canine soldiers Shepherd named “Devil”, who been selected for a posthu- He also visited temple of the vil- of State for Health Ashwini in all the vulnerable places of grammes, he said. North Kashmir are generally during his visit to the forward has been trained as an Assault mous war honour. Mansi was lage deity. Choubey told Lok Sabha dur- college, hospital and hostels. The MCI has ‘double-coat German posts in the valley. “Post dog Dog, keeps anti-national ele- honoured with the ‘Mention “I am here with my parents, my ing the recent winter session. The steps also include amended the ‘Medical Council Shepherds’ which are best is also very much part of the ments on their heels. “He of Despatches’ certificate. Her sisters and their husbands, my part- Before starting of fresh ensuring submission of online of India (Prevention and pro- suited for the climate, while family and part of all cele- does not spare any of his ene- name will appear in the ner and some grandchildren are batch of admissions, circular is undertaking by each students hibition of Ragging in Medical Labradors are used in the hin- brations,” Gen Dhillon told mies,” boasts his handler. Gazette of India for making here...So it is a big family visit,” the issued to all medical colleges to and every parent. Medical col- Colleges/Institutions) terland. UK-based author PTI. There are a number of simi- the supreme sacrifice for the Ireland PM said. provide information on Anti- leges also have to get NAAC Regulations 2009’ to root out Malcolm Beverley Willis, who “Man’s most loyal friend lar stories about the valour of nation. She and her handler It was “very special moment” for Ragging Committee composi- accreditation and place anti- ragging in all its forms from died in 2011, had written in is always there with the sol- the canines. “Gem”, a had a successful season in them as three generations of his fam- tion in the college with the ragging posters and hoardings medical colleges/institutions his book ‘The German diers during rain, snow or any Labrador, trained as an 2015, with three kills to their ily were visiting “a place of my name of members along with in different parts of medical in the country. Shepherd Dog: A Genetic weather. Post dogs are the Assault dog, helped his fellow credit. They were involved in grandfather”, he said. their telephone numbers and e- college/hostel. For the convenience of stu- History’ that double coats most important members of colleagues nab a militant who the killing of a terrorist at “I am on private visit here as of mail IDs and incidence of rag- Besides, the MCI has pro- dents and parents, a separate can serve a dual function dur- the family, and they go for all had escaped from an Kaisuri ridge in Tangdhar now, but I would like to visit this ging reported and action taken vided a link on its website page on anti-ragging informa- ing different times of the operations with the troops encounter site in North area, followed by the gunning place again in the official capacity,” in hard/soft copy, if any, the regarding four short films and tion with details of nodal offi- year. like patrolling and ambush Kashmir recently. “After sniff- down of two militants on July Varadkar added. minister said. a documentary film for infor- cer has been uploaded on the “During winter, they can and are especially there dur- ing the encounter site, Gem 21, 2015. 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The which seeks to grant citizen- meeting, attended by MLAs, Chief Minister cautioned that ship to non-Muslim refugees MPS, major Front leaders and many protests,including by who came to India before representatives of various out- communal and extremist ele- December 31, 2014, to escape fits, entrusted the Chief ments, were being held in religious persecution in Minister and the Opposition many places and it was Pakistan, Bangladesh and leader in the State Assembly, necessary to keep them at Afghanistan. Rama Bai, who Ramesh Chennithala, to hold bay. represents Patheriya Assembly discussions and decide upon Stringent action would be seat in Madhya Pradesh's further course of action in this taken against protests by such Damoh district, on Saturday regard. elements if they cross the lim- evening supported the Among the recommenda- its, he said adding that the "=%"= %0" # Citizenship (Amendment) Act tions that emerged at the meet- intervention of such forces was at a function held in her con- ing were that the Government not good for society's healthy stituency where Union minis- Pradesh's Patheriya MLA Union minister Prahlad Patel, should move the court and growth. ter Prahlad Patel was present. Rama Bai Parihar for sup- who was present at the event, convene a special assembly The Government would Taking strong note of it, porting CAA. She has been lauded her. The BSP earlier session, Vijayan said. not intervene in the protests #$527,&#$ Mayawati, in a tweet on banned from taking part in the dubbed the controversial “This matter is under the being held for just causes, he Sunday said, “The BSP is a dis- party functions,” the BSP Citizenship (Amendment) Act government's consideration”, added. ) ciplined party and it takes supremo tweeted in Hindi. as “unconstitutional” and voted Chief Minister told the When religion becomes 8 9 prompt action against its MP The MLA could not be con- against it in Parliament. It also meeting. the basis of citizenship, the and MLAs who break tacted for her comments. After urged the President to with- To protect the Constitution Constitution will be under- discipline.” Rama Bai supported the new draw the new law. and secularism, there is a need mined and from secular nation, $: 0 2 “Taking this into account, law during a function in to put up a united fight at this India will become a religious % F8 the party suspends Madhya Patheriya on Saturday evening, juncture, a release quoting him country, he added. & * ,7 & ? +1/ * >- " CP leader Jitendra Awhad on Sunday said there ajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Nwould be stiff resistance if the National Register of RGehlot on Sunday said Prime Citizens exercise is carried out in Maharashtra, " Minister Narendra Modi should inter- claiming almost 98 per cent of people from the vene to find a way out of the vitiating Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities do atmosphere that has developed in the not have documents for it. %"" country. Addressing a press conference, the Kalwa-Mumbra He opined that the situation may MLA quoted from a Government-appointed commit- worsen in the backdrop of protests tee to claim “98 per cent of SC and ST population in & 2302 * against the Citizenship (Amendment) Maharashtra had no documents” and hence Act. would fall foul of the citizenship provisions of the ctivists of the youth wing of the Congress on Sunday “I believe the Government has no NRC. Astaged a protest march against the Citizenship inkling or information about the image Incidentally, while some BJP leaders have spoken (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of of the country which is being maligned about implementing the NRC exercise nationwide ear- Citizens (NRC) here. in the world. Today, 53 countries have lier, after the one in Assam, of late the party has gone Hundreds of activists of the Youth Congress and advised their citizens that they should soft on it. the 'Chhatra Parishad', students' wing of the grand old not visit India,” Gehlot said in a tweet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally party, holding anti-CAA and anti-NRC placards, in Hindi. in Delhi on December 22, had said, “Since my started their march from Esplanade area of the city With the vital tourism sector being Government first came to power in 2014, I want to tell planning to go to the state BJP office on Central Avenue. a key driver of the economy in 130 crore countrymen, there has never been a discus- However, they were stopped near Central Metro sta- Rajasthan, Gehlot said occupancy in sion on this NRC,” adding that it was done only in Assam tion by police personnel who formed a three-tier human hotels has dropped this season as many due to a Supreme Court order. chain. The arterial road was also barricaded by plac- tourists have cancelled their visit to Speaking here, Awhad said 48 SC/ST organisations ing guard rails. India. had recently met him and had resolved for a joint fight Congress leader Abdul Mannan, who was leading Hotels do not even have 40 per cent against NRC and the Citizenship the march, told reporters that the protest was against occupancy due to the Amendment Act. the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC which the atmosphere that has been created as a “With no documents, how do you expect two crore Central Government “intends to implement across the deliberate attempt to polarise people from the SC/ST communities (in Maharashtra) country”. The Centre should immediately withdraw the politics, the senior Congress leader to prove they are citizens of the country? In the com- two “anti- people” moves which would divide the coun- claimed. ing days, stiff resistance is definite against the NRC and try on the basis of religion, he said. The Chief Minister said the CAA,” he warned. Later, the protestors sat on the road raising slogans Bharatiya Janata Party's attempt to Representatives from some of these 48 organisations ' ( - " %""* while some of them made a failed attempt to break the polarise politics cannot be termed as mentioned by Awhad were present at the press con- human chain. “suitable” in a democracy in any way. ference. ! $"$%!%"1 )$,, Q R %
& 2302 * The Chief Minister who had A strong critic of the Modi earlier written a poem titled Government the Chief Minister has amata Banerjee has written a Nagorik (Citizen) on a similar been leading long rallies on streets Mpoem laying into the issue also goes on to write that “we for the past one week, mobilising Narendra Modi Government — want unity, not hate. This is our lakhs of TMC supporters. which she calls a ‘selfish giant’ — pledge. We are all citizens. Our Drawing instant criticism from for bringing the controversial addressis ‘Right’. State Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Citizenship Amendment Act and In an apparent reminder of the for publicly defying a Central Act National Register for Citizens in a (India), which never taught us to demonetization days when the while sitting on a constitutional bid to turn a united India into a discriminate (among people) … people had to stand in long rows post, Banerjee has already gone on land of discrimination. My right belongs to me … why Banerjee writes that the CAA and record that she would not allow Titled “Adhikar” or Right the shall someone trample on it … I NRC too are selfish giants that will CAA or NRC in Bengal. Earlier she poem asks the power that be as to condemn you … shame on you.” make the people stand in queues. told in a rally that “till I am alive, who has given them the right to Expressing the current state of “NRC, CAA are selfish giants till I am there at the helm there will trample upon the rights of the peo- affairs in the country and calling … We won’t prove us (identities) be no CAA, no NRC in Bengal. ple. the controversial decisions taken by in queues … poor will stand in Banerjee on Sunday led simi- The poem which the Bengal the government as “instrument of queue and you’ll hoodwink them,” lar anti-CAA rallies in Purulia dis- Chief Minister has posted on the hate” Banerjee adds “those who dis- she pens on adding “we’ll never trict before proceeding to neigh- Facebook opens with the words seminate hate will now only cry. allow division of our country. Let bouring Jharkhand where she saying “I cannot identify with this Your speeches are laced with poi- India remain united … down with attended the swearing-in ceremo- country. This is not the place of my son … you are snatching man’s divisive forces. We are all citizens ny of incumbent Chief Minister birth. I was born in Bharatvarsh right.” won’t take CAA, NRC,” she writes. Hemant Soren. 4+ % & ,+8 / Delhi and Islamabad quibbled the Punjab government ;<"8 over the draft Kartarpur agree- appointed six Congress MLAs or the devout in Punjab, ment. Pakistan insisted on as advisors to the CM, accom- F2019 will be a year to charging a service fee of US20 modating them in the power & ,7470 + Medical Council of India ministry opposing it holding remember. As Sikhs celebrated per pilgrim. structure. (MCI) with a new body to there cannot be a separate law the 550th birth anniversary of The Punjab government The assembly tweaked the he enactment of two key bring in probity, quality edu- to protect members of a par- Guru Nanak Dev, Pakistan and the Shiromani Gurdwara law to ensure that they will not Tlegislations, one aimed at cation and bring down costs of ticular profession. However, allowed unprecedented access Parbandhak Committee be disqualified for holding ushering in mega reforms in medical education. It received the health ministry decided to to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in (SGPC) also held a series of offices of profit. The Akali Dal the medical education sector the assent of the President on pursue the proposed legislation Kartarpur, the place where the meetings, but failed to reach had its own share of problems. and the other banning e-ciga- August 8 and was published in the backdrop of rising founder of their faith spent his agreement on joint celebrations Veteran leader Sukhdev Singh rettes were the major high- the same day. Once the NMC instances of attacks on final years. of the Baba Nanak anniversary. Dhindsa, who resigned from lights of the Health Ministry in comes into being, the Medical medicos. Pilgrims visiting the Dera Finally, there were two separate party posts in April, joined the outgoing year. In a huge Council of India will auto- The year also saw the min- Baba Nanak shrine in stages set up at the venue in hands with some others seek- step towards boosting the matically get abolished. The istry launching the ‘Intensified Gurdaspur often peer into Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi ing to “liberate” the party from availability of human resources President dissolved the MCI in Mission Indradhanush 2.0’ in binoculars installed there to town. President Ram Nath the Badal family. for the health sector, the min- 2018 and a Board of Governors October with a special focus on gaze in reverence upon Kovind paid obeisance at the Sukhbir Singh Badal, how- istry in 2019 initiated the was appointed to perform its improving coverage in areas Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in gurdwara there and Prime ing at three out of the four (SAD). Singh blamed the per- ever, was re-elected as party process of converting 75 dis- functions. with “low” immunisation. Also, Pakistan, just a few kilometers Minister Narendra Modi came assembly bypolls during the formance of the local govern- president for the third time as trict hospitals into medical The Prohibition of the Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) across the border. Now, a new for the Kartarpur Corridor year, boosting the image of ment department led by Sidhu the Akali Dal marked its 99th colleges by 2021-22 in under- Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019 introduced in India in March road link, inaugurated on launch, thanking his counter- Amarinder Singh as a region- for the party’s poor Lok Sabha foundation day. The 2015 des- served districts of the country was notified on December 6 2016 in 11 states (Andhra November 9, allows visa-free part Imran Khan for respecting al leader. performance in urban areas. ecration of the Guru Granth that do not have any medical making the production, Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal pilgrimage to the Pakistani sentiments in India on the But ex-cricketer and a cab- Then, in June, a cabinet Sahib in Faridkot district – and colleges. import, export, transport, sale Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, shrine. Much drama sur- shrine. The ruling Congress inet colleague Navjot Singh reshuffle cut Sidhu to size, vir- a police firing at protesters — Once completed, it would or advertisements of such Assam, Tripura, Rajasthan, rounded the inauguration of outshone the BJP-Shiromani Sidhu gave him a tough time. tually forcing him to resign remained a politically and reli- lead to the creation 15,700 “alternative” smoking devices Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh the Kartarpur Corridor, as well Akali Dal combine in the Lok Both leaders exchanged barbs from the state cabinet. But giously sensitive matter. The more MBBS seats in India. The a cognisable offence attracting and Uttar Pradesh), to reduce as the celebration of the Guru Sabha polls in May by winning as the simmering tension Sidhu was not the only chal- Punjab government criticized National Medical Commission jail term and fine. On the flip mortality and morbidity caused Nanak Dev anniversary in eight out of the 13 parliamen- between them came out in the lenge from within for the CBI decision to reopen its Act substituted the nearly 63- side, the ministry could not by Rotavirus diarrhoea was Punjab. Amid heightened ten- tary seats in Punjab, keeping open. Sidhu suggested that Amarinder Singh. The ruling probe, saying it was a ploy to year-old Indian Medical bring in the much-sought cen- expanded to the remaining sions between the two coun- the Narendra Modi “wave” at Amarinder Singh had gone party MLAs clamoured for delay the investigation and Council Act to replace the tral legislation to check assault states and union territories, tries over the Balakot air strikes bay. The winning streak con- soft on the Badals, who lead the berths in the state ministry. stop action against the Badals, existing scam-tainted apex on doctors and other medical thus covering the entire in Pakistani territory, New tinued with the Congress scor- rival Shiromani Akali Dal Despite opposition protests, who were in power then. medical education regulator professionals with the home nation. !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- 0
22 %, 7 ) Q4& R 2 & 67,8 01/1 nion Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman joined & 814 *+ Kumar Bhattacharya said the barred the NRC Authority from Ua sea of mourners at the National College grounds organisation will observe all the sharing any data and if the state here in paying their last respects to Pejawar Math head ntensifying its agitation against actions of the government to devi- government is actually quoting the Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, who passed away on Ithe amended Citizenship Act, ate peoples’ attention from the figures from the NRC, then some Sunday. the All Assam Students’ Union movement. “There are two games officials “must be leaking data”. The Finance Minister is a Rajya Sabha member (AASU) on Sunday said a “massive happening in Guwahati in the Claiming that a maximum of 5.42 from Karnataka. Karnataka Chief Minister B S protest” will be organised if Prime coming days. The first one is the lakh people in the state will ben- Yediyurappa, former Chief minister Siddaramaiah, Minister Narendra Modi comes to cricket match on January 5 and efit from the amended Citizenship deputy chief minister Govind Karjol and Karnataka rev- inaugurate the ‘Khelo India’ games then ‘Khelo India’. We are keeping Act, Sarma had said on December enue minister R Ashoka also paid their homage. on January 10 in the state capital. a close watch on both,” he added. 16 that the figure was arrived at The body of the 88-year-old seer, who passed away Addressing a press conference, When asked repeatedly what after assessing the number of per- at Udupi earlier in the day, was flown to Bengaluru in AASU leadership said the organ- he meant by “close watch”, sons rejected from the NRC, a special Indian Air Force helicopter. isation is keeping a “close watch” Bhattacharya said, “We will inform which excluded over 19 lakh peo- The body was then taken to the National College on the forthcoming T20 match in due course of time”. The student ple in its final list published on Ground, the same venue where the seer had addressed between India and Sri Lanka on leader also asked Assam Chief August 31. At a press conference gatherings on several occasions in the past, in a flower January 5 in Guwahati and the Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to on November 20, the day when bedecked vehicle. ‘Khelo India’ games scheduled disclose the source of his statement Union Home Minister Amit Shah A stage was set up under the marquee, where the from January 10 to 22, 2020. that only a “negligible” number of had announced to have a country- body of the seer, decked in a saffron cloth with gold- “After the Citizenship illegal Hindu Bangladeshis will be wide NRC in the Rajya Sabha, en border, was placed in a Padmasana posture inside (Amendment) Act was passed, the benefitted by the CAA in the Sarma had said that the state gov- a basket like palanquin. prime minister is likely to visit state. On December 14, Sonowal ernment had requested the Centre Seers of various prominents Maths in the state, )# 7 ) Assam for the first time. If he vis- had said that people benefitting by to reject the NRC. To safeguard the Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur Math, ( its for the ‘Khelo India’, there will the amended Citizenship Act will interest of the people, Bhattacharya Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Sravana Belagola be a massive protest,” AASU pres- be “very negligible” in number and demanded Inner-Line Permit Jain Math were among those who paid their last ident Dipanka Kumar Nath said. the exact number of people will be (ILP) for Assam like it has been respects. The last rites will be performed at Poorna He, however, did not elaborate and disclosed at an appropriate time. granted to Manipur and Prajna Vidyapeetha, which the seer had established. 2 ' " %" "$ "3 said details will be shared in com- AASU general secretary Lurinjyoti Meghalaya. “We want safeguards Elaborate security arrangements were made at the ing days after getting confirmation Gogoi questioned Assam Finance for the indigenous people from all National College to manage the crowds. of Modi’s visit to the state capital. minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for illegal immigrants. It does not mat- “Modi and the BJP are planning to quoting different figures of illegal ter if the illegal Bangladeshi is a . %24 destroy Assam and we will not sit Hindu Bangladeshis residing in the Hindu or Muslim. Religion does idle. The struggle against the CAA state from the National Register of not matter. “We will not accept a , & 67,8 01/1 Recalling his close association etched in memory forever. will be a long one. We are fighting Citizens (NRC). single illegal person coming after with the seer, Modi said: "I May Lord Sri Krishna give a legal battle in the Supreme “The government is giving March 24, 1971,” he added. The host of leaders, including consider myself blessed to strength to the lakhs of his fol- Court and we have full faith in it. misleading figures like four lakh, AASU leadership announced a =R APrime Minister Narendra have got many opportunities lowers to bear the loss." Democratic protests will go on five lakh and 10 lakh. They are say- series of agitational programmes Modi, condoled the death of to learn from Sri Vishvesha Union Home Minister simultaneously,” Nath said. ing that they got this number from along with 30 other indigenous Pejawar math head Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji. Our recent Amit Shah too mourned the Demanding immediate repeal the NRC,” he said. Demanding a groups across the state till January & ,7470 + Theertha Swamiji on Sunday, meeting, on the pious day of demise of Vishwesha Teertha of the contentious Citizenship probe into the matter, Nath said, 17 and appealed to people to join recalling his service to society Guru Purnima was also a Swamiji. Act, AASU chief adviser Samujjal the Supreme Court had clearly them in large numbers. eteran BJP leader LK Advani expressed his deep and hailing him as an epitome memorable one. His impecca- "Deeply pained to learn Vsadness on Sunday at the death of Sri Vishwesha of humanity and kindness. ble knowledge always stood about the demise of Sri Sri Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Math in Karnataka and Union Home Minister out. My thoughts are with his Vishwesha Teertha Swami ji of " described him as an embodiment of kindness, com- Amit Shah, Congress leader countless followers." the Pejawar mutt, Udupi. He % / passion and humility. Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Congress leader Rahul was an epitome of humanity, 0 & "In my long association with him, apart from his Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Gandhi too condoled the kindness and knowledge. His &' numerous achievements and contributions as a spiri- were among the other promi- death of the seer. selfless contribution towards tual leader, I always admired the person that he was - nent leaders who mourned the He tweeted, "Im sorry to the welfare of people and soci- O ? - an embodiment of kindness, compassion and humil- demise of the 88- year old seer hear of the passing of Sri ety has no parallels," Shah ( ity. His simplicity and austere living were other stellar who died in Udupi after a brief Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji of tweeted. Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh qualities that always inspired me," the former deputy illness. Pejawara Matha, Udupi. My Sharing a photograph of Congress Committee (APCC) on Sunday prime minister said in a statement. The Prime Minister said condolences to all his follow- him with the seer on Twitter, & ? +1/ in Hindi. condemned the Uttar Pradesh The seer was a highly admired and respected spir- Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji ers around the world. Om Shah said: "Sri Vishwesha "The untimely death of any Government over police "manhandling" itual leader who relentlessly worked towards the ser- would remain in the hearts Shanti." In his message, Teertha Swamiji was an end- ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla infant due to lack of medical party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi vice and welfare of humanity, he said and recalled his and minds of lakhs of people Yediyurappa said: "The ancient less source of positivity. His Lon Sunday expressed con- equipment and resources is Vadra in Lucknow. long association with him. for whom he was always a Indian culture has suffered teachings and thoughts will cern over the death of infants worrying. According to the Congress' State unit general secretary Pejawar Swamiji's lifelong selfless service to the guiding light. an irreparable loss in the pass- always continue to guide us. I at a Government hospital in advice of doctors, Mina Toko alleged that the "attack on society will continue to inspire and guide everyone for "A powerhouse of service ing away of Udupi Pejawar was fortunate to have received Rajasthan's Kota district and the availability of necessary Gandhi" exposed the "autocratic and years to come, Advani said. The 88-year-old seer, who and spirituality, he continu- Math seer Sri Vishwesha his blessings. His passing away urged the State Government to life-saving equipment and assaultive nature" of the Yogi Adiyanath was closely associated with the Ram Janmabhoomi ously worked for a more just Teertha Swamiji. is an irreparable loss to the act with sensitivity. resources will be ensured in the Government in Uttar Pradesh. movement, breathed his last on the premises of Pejawar and compassionate society. His life and his contribu- spiritual world. Condolences Birla, representing the Kota next 15 days by public "He is using repression and violence Math in Udupi on Sunday. Om Shanti," he said in tweets. tion to our society will remain to his followers. Om Shanti." parliamentary constituency, support," he said in another to suppress the voice of women leaders visited JK Lone Maternal and tweet. of the country. Violence against women Child Hospital to take stock of During the visit to the hos- in politics has become rampant under the the situation where 77 infants pital, Birla termed the death of BJP regime," Toko said in a statement. -% '%' %%"3 " have reportedly died in the last newborns tragic and painful A high-voltage drama unfolded in 24 days. He also directed the while instructing officials to Lucknow on Saturday evening as & 1 6 + state this year and joined the give any importance to his even in difficult He could not campaign out- officials to make adequate make adequate medical Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi alleged BJP. comments." times,"Thorat said. side his constituency during arrangement to ensure such arrangements. she was manhandled by police person- aharashtra Congress Both he and Thorat hail He also took a swipe at "He (Vikhe Patil) is in the the Assembly polls." incidents do not occur in On Saturday, Rajasthan nel who grabbed her by the throat and Mchief Balasaheb Thorat from Ahmednagar district, Vikhe Patil's performance opposition now, hence free to Thorat is currently rev- future. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot pushed her when she resisted their on Sunday said there was no and are known to be bitter when he was leader of oppo- comment on any issue with- enue minister in the Shiv "The untimely death of 77 had held a high-level review attempts to stop her from visiting the res- need to pay heed to BJP rivals. sition in the Maharashtra out any responsibility," the Sena-led State infants in 24 days in the largest meeting on the infants' deaths idence of retired IPS officer SR Darapuri, leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Reacting to the BJP Assembly from 2014 to Congress leader quipped. Government. hospital in Kota-Bundi parlia- at at the hospital in Kota. arrested in connection with the recent Patil's comments that he leader's claim, Thorat, who is 2019. Talking to reporters in The Shiv Sena forged an mentary constituency is a mat- The Chief Minister protests against the Citizenship contemplated joining the saf- a minister in the current "The entire state knows Shirdi on Saturday, Vikhe alliance with the NCP and ter of serious concern. The state instructed health department Amendment Act. The Uttar Pradesh fron party a few years Maharashtra Government, what kind of work he did for Patil said, "Thorat was think- Congress to form government should act officials to take proper care of police said the allegations were false."In back. said, "I never compromised the growth of the Congress as ing of joining the BJP some Government after parting with sensitivity newborns in all hospitals in the UP, women are not only victim of rape Vikhe Patil himself quit on my principles and com- leader of the Opposition. three years ago. ways with pre-poll ally BJP so that such incidents do not state and do intensive moni- and acid attacks but encounter hostility the Congress before the mitment towards the However, I have always What he has got today (a over the issue of sharing the occur in future," Birla tweeted toring. and violence," Toko said. PTI Assembly elections in the Congress. There is no need to stayed with the Congress Cabinet post) is by accident. chief ministerial post. ( " & ,$&#!F & #* A ,= )$2. >*2 % 1 6 + from Mumbai), Uday Samant, && * 7/ ,2+,8+,833 nomic progress,” he said. Bhaskar Jadhav, Vaibhav Naik, 7,, + But Stalin is not amused by % ittle over a month after he Pratap Sarnaik (all from 83>7/, ,7+,7G+ the feat achieved by Tamil Lassumed the office, Konkan region) Shamburaje ven good news is bad news 7*7/ +,76;* 7 Nadu and this has surprised Mumbai: It's never over until Maharashtra Chief Minister Desai, Prakash Amberkar ( Ein Tamil Nadu, a State ver- 3>7/ 00 many including some of the it is over. This would be the Uddhav Thackeray will on both from Western tically divided between the DMK leaders. The DMK chief takeaway from year 2019 for Monday undertake the first Maharashtra), Sanjay Shirsat, AIADMK and the DMK as the 7/:3/ ,73:* 7 described the GGI awarded to the Sharad Pawar-led expansion of his Cabinet, an Abdul Sattar, Tanaji Sawant ( all two poles of the political spec- * *7+,*7,/1+ 0 Tamil Nadu as a ploy by the Nationalist Congress Party. exercise in which he is from Marathwada), Ashish trum. So, the recent announce- BJP to ensued that the State If anyone thought that a expected to induct at least 36 Jaiswal, Sanjay Raimulkar, ment by the Union Ministry of 7*3/3>7/ does not make any progress. regional party with an aging new ministers into his team. Bacchu Kadu, Sanjay Rathod Personnel, Public Grievances 7/+33:*+ 7 “We all know that the BJP has patriarch and eroding base did While former senior NCP (all from Vidarbha), Gulabrao and Pension that Tamil Nadu no base in Tamil Nadu and not have much of a future in leader Ajit Pawar will in likeli- Patil, Dada Bhuse, Suhas has topped the Good they do not want the State to the face of BJP juggernaut, hood be sworn in as the deputy Khande ( all from north Governance Index among 18 infrastructure, judicial and prosper. There is also a close Lok Sabha polls proved them chief minister, as many as 35 Maharashtra). big States in the country, a public security, and public relation between the BJP and right, but Maharashtra ministers will be sworn into the from the Congress). tracts worth Rs 20,000 crore in From the NCP side, those commendable achievement by health among others. But the the AIADMK. Hence one may Assembly elections was a dif- office at a swearing-in cere- Ajit Pawar’s induction into Vidarbha region during 2009. who will make it to the Uddhav any standard, not only failed State could finish only in the have to doubt this honor as a ferent story. The NCP contin- mony to be held on the Vidhan the State Cabinet will mark his He returned as the deputy Thackeray Cabinet will include: to cheer up the Opposition 14th position in crucial areas strategy by the BJP to prop up ued its alliance with the Bhavan premises at 1 pm on return to the Maharashtra gov- chief minister a month later. Ajit Pawar, Dilip Walse-Patil, DMK but even earned the like commerce and industries. the AIADMK Government in Congress for the Lok Sabha, Monday. ernment in the same post after Ajitdada’s possible induc- Hasan Mushrif, Bala saheb wrath of the Leader of the The ministry zeroed in on the State. A thorough probe but both the parties fared badly. "Unless there is a last gap of one month. tion as the deputy chief minis- Patil, Datta Bharane (western Opposition MK Stalin who Tamil Nadu based on its per- should be ordered into the The Pawar-led party only minute change in the plan, 36 It may be recalled that ter comes in the wake of a sec- Maharashtra), Dhananjay described the ranking flawed. formance in ten sectors. rankings as Tamil Nadu has retained its 2014 tally of five ministers, including 26 of the Ajitdada – as Ajit Pawar is ond “clean chit” he received late Munde, Rajesh Tope, Dr “This is a feat which has to “Agriculture and allied, com- done well only in two out of the seats, four of which came from Cabinet rank, will be sworn known in the state political cir- last week from the State Anti Rajesh Shingane be appreciated as Tamil Nadu merce and industries, human nine parameters,” said Stalin in Maharashtra. The Congress into office at one go tomorrow," cles – had resigned as the Corruption Bureau (ACB) in (Marathwada), Nawab Malik ( has done reasonably well in resources development, public a release. was reduced to a single seat in a senior minister in the Maha deputy chief minister in the the much-discussed Rs 70,000 (Mumbai), Jitendra Awhad ( some of the crucial parameters health and public infrastructure Prof Murukadas said that the state. As Assembly elec- Vikas Aghadi ( MVA) govern- BJP-led government on crore irrigation scam. Thane), Hasan Mushrif, Anil while it has averaged in certain and utilities, economic gover- top position is arrived on the tions drew near, the NCP was ment said here on Sunday November 26, leading to the In an affidavit filed before Deshmukh sectors,” said T Ramakrishnan, nance, social welfare and devel- basis of average overall perfor- beset by desertions. The party, evening. resignation of then chief min- the Nagpur bench of the (Vidarbha) Aditi Tatkare( author and chronicler of the opment , judicial and public mance. “Stalin may not be made up mainly of leaders Of the 36 ministers to be ister Devendra Fadnavis and Bombay High Court on Konkan region) and Dr Kiran State’s political history. He said security, environment and cit- aware of the methodology to who rule over individual pock- sworn in, 13 ministers each will subsequent collapse of the gov- December 19, 2019, State Lahamate (north this was the first achievement izen centric governance are arrive at the top position. It is et-boroughs across the sugar- be from the Shiv Sena and NCP ernment in a brief span of 80 Director-General of Police Maharashtra). of its kind by Tamil Nadu in the areas in which Tamil Nadu indisputable that in many fields belt of western Maharashtra, (10 each of Cabinet rank and hours. (ACB) Parambir Singh, allud- It remains to be seen if recent past. scored over others,” said Tamil Nadu during EPS as saw several of them jumping three ministers of When he is sworn in as the ed to Ajit Pawar’s role in the both senior Congress leaders The rankings in Good Ramakrishnan. chief minister has performed the ship. Prominent among State each from the two par- the deputy chief minister in the case and said: and former chief ministers Governance Index is deter- The ministry said that top notably,” he said. them was Satara MP ties), while 10 ministers will be Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet, “No criminal liability is dis- Chavan and Ashok Chavan mined by the overall perfor- ranking in judicial and public The AAIADMK on its part Udayanraje Bhosale, a descen- from the Congress (8 of Ajitdada will be holding the closed during the course of or one of the two Chavans will mance of the States in ten cru- security was due to the con- chose to react cautiously to the dant of King Shivaji, who Cabinet rank and three minis- number two post in the State inquiry/investigations by the be inducted into the State cial sectors over a period of viction rate and availability of feat. “It is a New Year Gift, no joined the ruling BJP. "At that ters of state). Cabinet for the fourth time. He Special Investigation Team”. Cabinet in Monday's expansion time. “This is not an yearly rit- police personnel, proportion of doubt,” said D Jayakumar, juncture it seemed it was a dif- With Monday’s expansion, was the deputy chief minister Earlier on November 27 – a day The other Congress MLAs ual but an ongoing exercise women police personnel and Tamil Nadu minister for fish- ficult task to retain even 41 the number of ministers in the between from November 10, before the Maha Vikas Aghadi who are expected to find a where the achievements and disposal of court cases. eries who is also the official seats won in 2014, our worst- Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet 2010 to September 25, 2012, (MVA) government was sworn place in the State Cabinet in the performances are ranked based Prof Murukadas, whose spokesman of the Government. ever performance," said an will go up to 43, including that from October 25, 2012 to into office, another ACB offi- expansion will include: for- on development and short- assessments on economy is He said the top priority of the NCP leader, requesting of the chief minister. September 26, 2014 and from cial – had filed an affidavit mer leader of the Opposition comings ” explained Dr C widely regarded as sharp and Government was to make up anonymity. But an aggressive When he formed the November 23 2019 to before the Nagpur bench of the Vijay Wadettiwar (Vidarbha), Murukadas, author and senior objective, felt that the gover- for the shortcomings if any in campaign by chief minister Government on November 28, November 26 2019. high court, giving a “clean Amit Deshmukh professor of economics, Madras nance by Edappadi the commerce and industries Devendra Fadnavis and BJP Uddhav had inducted six MVA It may be recalled Ajitdada chit” to Ajit Pawar. (Marathwada) Varsha University. Palaniswamy was in the right sectors where the State’s per- chief Amit Shah had an unin- ministers – Eknath Shinde, had resigned from the deputy In Monday's expansion, Gaikwad, ( Mumbai), Sunil According to the union direction and the State has formance was not as impressive tended effect, he said. "Fadnavis' Subhash Desai (both from the chief minister’s post on Uddhav is likely to induct into Kedar, Satej Patil, Vishwajit ministry, Tamil Nadu has witnessed good progress. “You as expected. Once we score in comment that Pawar's brand of Shiv Sena), Jayant Patil, September 25, 2012, his Cabinet the following Kadam ( both from western topped five out of the six para- have to take into account the these fields, I am sure the peo- break-and- make parties was Chhagan Bhujbal (both from following media reports on MLAs from the Shiv Sena: Maharashtra) K C Padvi meters which helped it to walk tenure of former chief minister ple of Tamil Nadu would now over stoked the fire in the the NCP), Balasaheb the alleged irregularities in the Anil Parab, Ravindra Waikar, (North Maharashtra)and Sunil away with the honors. The J Jayalalithaa who facilitated reassert their confidence and belly of our workers," the leader Thorat and Nitin Raut (both awarding of 38 irrigation con- Sunil Prabhu, Sunil Raut (all Kedar. State leads others in public high speed social and eco- trust in us,” said Jayakumar. said. !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- " 1 5 '$ %" 5%! %5 9* % %5 5 %2%9!&)3%2&' , ;<"8 % % ? 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. - 789: ; " < - 62 (2* . " s another year draws to a ( close, it is pertinent to rumi- nate Janus-like, once again, S ( over past and future gender ! parity trends both in India andA abroad. And the picture is not a pleas- ! ant one. In fact, the year is ending on a < S grim note for women all over the world, * ! with the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 + , 4 S predicting that as things stand current- ly, overall, gender parity will not be 4 attained for another 99.5 years. The report, which is being prepared by the 1 ! World Economic Forum (WEF) since the last 14 years, examines gender parity in ! 1 153 nations on the basis of four dimen- sions: Economic participation and oppor- S - tunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. Despite its gloomy forecast, this ' -S 1 year’s report offers a mixed bag. While flagging greater political participation of women across countries, it also asserts ( . ! that gender parity has, in fact, been # achieved in 40 of the 153 countries it sur- ! veyed. And the best performers, as usual, " ! are the Scandinavian countries, with Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden leading the pack. Nicaragua, New " Zealand, Ireland, Spain, Rwanda and " Germany followed close behind to line up Maryland. The IHDS not only NSSO survey. Concomitantly, Armenia and China, cate- ous implications for female the top 10. As many as 101 countries suc- covered a wide range of topics the WEF report also lowered gorising it as the “least sorority and mutual support. !" " ! ceeded in improving their scores over the concerning health, education, India’s gender ranking for eco- improved country” on this It is obvious that without !' 2019 rankings, even as nations like employment, economic status, nomic opportunities from 139 sub-index over the past policy and legislative changes #$ % # Albania, Ethiopia, Mali and Mexico rose marriage and fertility but also in 2017 to 142 in 2018. decade. This result comes as and in view of persistent refusal above their economic challenges to grant canvassed an exclusive module Another observation no surprise, considering the to alter conventional mindsets " ! consistently greater economic empower- administered to 33,510 ever- peculiar to India is the para- fact that by and large, Indian that perpetually relegate ment to their women. married women aged 15-49 dox of a decreasing Child Sex women have little autonomy women to household and care But where does India figure in this years during the survey. Ratio (CSR) or the ratio of in decision-making even in duties, India’s female popula- count? In the bottom 50, coming in at According to IHDS data, many girls to boys, which in 2016 matters of personal health. tion is unlikely to emerge from S rank 108 out of 153. This poor showing nations have experienced a U- was reportedly at the lowest Here, too, the IHDS report- the morass of poor economic $ S ; ! by an ostensibly rapidly growing econo- shaped relationship between level since 1951, notwithstand- ed in 2005, which had surveyed performance, coupled with low P !Q ! my is largely the result of a gender pay gap economic development, growth ing progressively higher edu- over 74 per cent of the women, health outcomes and unequal emerging from Indian women’s decision and women’s workforce partic- cational attainment among stated that they needed permis- access to opportunities. ! to stay out of the workforce or to drop out ipation. However, in India, girls. Thus, even though more sion just to visit a health cen- Coming back to the 2020 ( of it due to various factors. Pointing out unlike other South Asian coun- parents across States and com- tre, let alone exercise control Gender Gap report, India that India ranked lower on all the four tries, women have failed to rise munities have started sending over their bodies and health- would do well to heed the segments being assessed, the WEF high- above the bottom of the U- their daughters to school and related issues. And this figure advice of the WEF Founder ! ! lighted the need for India to “make curve for several decades, irre- college, they still express a had gone up to 80 per cent and Executive Chairman, Klaus 5 5 improvements across the board — from spective of consistent econom- preference for sons for a vari- when IHDS revisited its sam- Schwab that “only countries ! women’s participation to getting more ic growth, perhaps because the ety of reasons, ranging from ple households in 2012. that are able to harness all their women into senior and professional country’s formal economy has the prevalence of dowry, the Interestingly, among the available talent, (both male 1 roles.” The report goes on to say that the grown without offering any burden of ensuring safety of women reporting the lack of and female), will succeed in the - ( ! economic gender gap runs particularly specific or substantial opportu- girls and the support provid- agency in health matters, 80 fourth Industrial Revolution. deep in India and has gotten significant- nities to women through fem- ed by sons in old age. As Carol per cent affirmed that they Proactive measures that sup- ly wider since 2006, with the country also inisation of the labour force. Vlassof, Professor at the had to seek permission from port gender parity and social being the only one among the 153 coun- According to IHDS, University of Ottawa and long- their husbands, 79.89 per cent inclusion and address histori- ! tries studied where the economic gender women’s Labour Force time researcher on gender from a senior family member cal imbalances are, therefore, gap is larger than the political gender gap. Participation Rate (LFPR) fell issues in India, avers, “The bias and even more significantly, essential for the health of the - This curious decline in women’s eco- alarmingly from 31.12 per cent against daughters can end 79.94 per cent revealed that global economy as well as for nomic participation despite a rise in their in 2005 to 24.77 per cent in only if women’s education is they had to consult a senior the good of society as a whole.” ! education levels has also been document- 2012. The IHDS findings have accompanied by social and female family member for Is India listening? Or does it " ed by the India Human Development also been endorsed by the 68th economic empowerment.” such permission. The implica- want to retain its dismal posi- Survey (IHDS), a nationally representative Round of the National Sample Even worse is India’s gen- tion inherent in this finding — tion on the Gender Index next multi-topic panel survey of 41,554 house- Survey Organisation (2011- der-based performance in the that women in dominant fam- year, too? & 6 ! holds, conducted in two waves in 2004-05 12), which, in turn, records a domain of health and survival. ily roles tend to exercise strin- (The writer is Consultant ( and 2011-12 by the National Council of corresponding fall in the female The WEF report ranks the gent control over their less Editor at the National Council * Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in LFPR, from 28.7per cent to country third lowest for this assertive female counterparts of Applied Economic Research. collaboration with the University of 22.5 per cent since the previous parameter, just above in the family — also has seri- Views expressed are personal) 3 ) 4* ,) % 4" + D, L E * ) # $&$& " ) 8 % % D* ) + 4 $' 1 @ A0 ) D E A O ? 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" '()* Sir — The Citizenship Amendment Rather, it must adopt a federal Act (CAA) holds the mirror to rationalise a blatantly discriminato- the basis of religion? The BJP is try- approach to social development. ! today’s India. The Act goes against ry law that seeks to shake the foun- ing to divide the country on com- Srishti ! the principle of “equality” as dation of the country. People of all munal grounds, causing confu- Via email affirmed in the Constitution. castes and communities have lived sion in the minds of people. Sir — This refers to the unneces- Phrases such as “reasonable” and here for generations here. 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It doesn’t want to 4 . $ “sleep over the problem.” Another new year is on ( ( the horizon and people expect changes that would 9!8 qry) " ! not only make their lives better but take our nation ? ! to greater heights so that it can occupy its just ) ! place among the comity of nations. A secure India, ( both at the borders and in the hinterland, is the 7 hq pv) @ desire of many Indians because only a safe and secure nation can concentrate on development that is needed to make a quality difference. *3* 2731/ India has embarked on the path of becoming 0 + a superpower. This is why it needs to tread the path :3/ + 607 of strategic alliances carefully, keeping in mind the " 347/)47 >7 nation’s interests. We have succeeded in unifying *37,1/7* * the world to fight the menace of global terrorism A rvt i hq) - 47 >7 but are yet to see a world that is free of it. To my 7,318 7 , - ! mind, the fight against terrorism must continue flicts and incorporates a long-term bold step the Government needs to spreading its wings in the Eastern " in 2020, both at home and abroad. For us to be +0+* /+0; ,) strategic dimension in international dis- take. Perfect harmony and profession- States, too. Growing links between the ! taken seriously worldwide, we need to establish 3* 7/4+7)*3 putes. Such type of operations occasion- al respect will be needed between the PFI and various illegal immigrant organ- India as a military power from a military force. 7,1/7 ally pass the threshold of war. Response three service heads and the CDS for the isations is another cause of concern. PFI We need to prepare ourselves to meet the twin /3*7*+3,3: to this type of warfare is not purely mil- idea of “first among the equals” to suc- also has a big hand in growing radical- 8r iruhv ) " threats emancipating from China and Pakistan, 31/>+* 0 itary but collective, including political ceed. Also, a clear line will have to be isation in South India. 5 through capability and capacity-building. Terror , *+3, 0 and economic. Thus, there is a need to drawn between the charters of CDS and As far as Jammu & Kashmir is con- threat in our immediate neighbourhood as also be prepared across different spectrums the National Security Advisor (NSA). cerned, Pakistan will continue to be an +,*7/7* , back home will continue to be our main focus , *+3, 0 and different spheres to meet growing The idea to succeed would need unbri- irritant till it is forced to give up the pol- areas in the immediate future. challenges. Hybrid warfare and grey- dled support from the political hierar- icy of State-sponsored terrorism. 71/+*; In order to negate Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail, 36?7*+>7 zone conflicts are usually considered to chy, which so far needs to be more Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while 7878 6 ! there is a need to regain the conventional edge over be synonymous but they are not. On the inclined towards the bureaucracy. addressing the passing out parade of Pakistan’s armed forces through modernisation of * 7/7+ one hand, India has to ward off China’s To stake our claim as a formidable Gentlemen Cadets at Indian Military 6 ! our own forces. Development versus security is a ,77*3 “unrestricted warfare” threat, particu- power, we have to ensure that we have Academy, Dehradun, comprehensive- > 5 !! dilemma faced by every developing nation but the +7,*+:; larly in the North-east and in our neigh- enough means militarily and, other- ly summed up the deep State of - ones, which have not compromised on security, 47 2,77 bourhood, to weaken good relations wise, to ensure protection of our vital Pakistan, “Besides following terrorism 41'$ ! have emerged stronger in the given time space. ,8 +, with our neighbours. On the other hand, national interests and security objec- as State policy, several non-State actors ! The success story of modernisation of the armed 31/71/+*; we face hybrid threat based on uncon- tives. There is a need to identify weak- have become much powerful in that forces of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) and */1*1/7 , ventional means and employment of nesses and gaps in our security struc- country and State actors have been 7vyq hrt h q pr rsr rpr) - its unparalleled economic growth is a classic exam- non-state actors, particularly in our ture and take measures to plug them. reduced to mere puppets.” S * 27 7 1/7 ple. We need to spend at least 2.5 to 3 per cent of *3018* 7 northern and western borders. While For this, the need to formulate a While Pakistan would continue to ! our GDP consecutively for a decade to modernise the former closely approximates the national security doctrine is long over- foment trouble, the Over Ground ! @ ! our armed forces. grey-zone conflict with strategic intent, due. In absence of the doctrine, vari- Workers (OGW) network, which is The above is mandatory to transform India the latter resembles the hybrid warfare ous organs of the Government and deep rooted in the State, will have to be 6 hpvr r puhqvvt) " from a military force to a military power. based on tactical and operational level other stakeholders are unable to prepare brought under control in order to root - Without a strong military, no nation can claim acts, basically aimed at fragmenting a coordinated response to meet threats terrorism/militancy. The entire ecosys- to be a formidable power. The existing deficien- India. Thus, in 2020, the Government and challenges to our national securi- tem in Kashmir is very badly subvert- ) 41'$ cies and future requirements to cater to newer must concentrate on formulating pro- ty. From the doctrine will flow the ed. OGWs are a major part of this sys- conventional and non-conventional threats need tocols and procedures to meet the national security strategy, which will tem but very difficult to identify and to be beefed up. Procurement procedures need challenges posed by this twin threat. enable different stakeholders in the segregate. They have infiltrated every Pvvr h xrvt rss ) ! to be made efficient and accountable. We also A beginning has been made with Government to carry out an “ends ver- organ of the State. Most of them have have to be prepared to meet the challenges from the much-anticipated appointment of sus means” analysis and prepare the dual face. They are hardcore national- ; the neighbourhood. Any instability in the neigh- a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Not perspective plans for their respective ists when in a gathering that demands bourhood will effect India as well. We need to only the selection but even the concept Ministries. 2020 is the year when the so and are diehard sympathisers of develop capability for regional intervention as of CDS is nascent and would need time much-awaited national security doc- jihadis when away from that environ- Hh xr vryyvtrpr hq pr vvtu) ! well as for regional and maritime projection. to stabilise. “Purplisation” of the Indian trine may see the light of the day. ment. They are the master of the art of ! India, being an emerging power, needs to cater armed forces would not be that easy. Internal security situation in the “biting the hand that feeds them.” ! to multiple contingencies and, hence, have mul- The Government needs to be compli- country appears to be moving towards The present relative calm prevailing in " tiple options. Adequate deterrence capabilities mented for taking the bold decision and normalcy. Certain peripheral militant Kashmir cannot be taken at its face across all spectrums — from sub-conventional setting the process in motion. The groups are trying to raise their ugly heads value. A crackdown on the OGWs in to nuclear — will make us a perfect military much-needed reforms in the Defence to undermine peace, tranquillity and 2020 is mandatory for lasting peace, the ! power. Ministry to curb the widening gulf communal harmony. Popular Front of ultimate aim, for which Article 370 has ! 6 ! 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towards the Paris goals. But this initial enthu- ing to the Like Minded Developing Countries admitted the widening chasm between set 12 per cent. This watered-down representa- embarrassing and avoidable. But parallelly, siasm fizzled out as the conference struggled Group (LMDC), including India, in favour goals and required action. According to the tion translates into an insipid role of women India, along with China, the US and the EU, to make progress on almost all fronts. of an expedited climate finance corpus that UNEP report, even if Nationally Determined in fighting climate action, justice and conser- accounted for almost 60 per cent of the car- The COP25 was meant to finalise the rule could be set up by the developed nations to Contributions (NDCs) are met, the emissions vation. This skewed imbalance has become bon dioxide emissions in 2017. So, it is essen- book for the Paris Agreement and specific help the developing ones build capacity and in 2030 will still be 38 per cent higher than the unfortunate norm and must be chal- tial for India to get its act together and bring policies were to be discussed and finalised to meet climate commitments. India also raised what is required to meet that target. Unless lenged. The integration of GAP into down the fossil fuel combustion levels dras- mitigate loss and damage. It deals with the important issue at COP25 of whether the the UN procedures become agile and cater Government policies can do just that and lead tically by the end of 2020 so that enough , 545, unavoidable and irreversible impacts of cli- developed nations were actually doing to the rising expectations of the global com- to equal representation of women. progress is visible. The fast tracking of mate change, where mitigation has failed, and enough to cut down emissions. munity, there’s a risk that subsequent climate During the adoption of GAP at COP25, renewable power generation and creation of he just-concluded 25th UN conference adaptation is not possible. But none of them A lost opportunity: The dismay due to conferences, too, may end up in a limbo. This it was specifically highlighted that proper and additional carbon sink for CO2 can help on climate change held in Madrid was could materialise. However, COP25 sent a lack of meaningful progress at the COP25 was can have a severe impact on the credibility successful implementation by participating achieve that. Ta massive climate congregation com- strong message to the participants to be well writ large. It was summed by Guterres when of the annual COP event. nations will ensure overall global success of Looking ahead: A lot of expectations are prising 25,000 participants from across the prepared as 2020 would be most critical — he expressed his personal disappointment on Takeaways for India: The COP25 may the initiative. To make this a reality and derive now attached with COP26. Chief concern world, including Greta Thunberg, the teenage it marks the deadline for the carbon emis- the outcome of COP25. Even though the con- not have ended in taking remarkable deci- equal participation of women in climate ini- remains the loss and damage, carbon mar- Swedish activist. Although unrest caused the sion reduction targets set by nations. It also ference overshot its scheduled end by over sions but the outcomes brought clarity to tiatives, the Government of India must kets, transparency and, crucially, the rulebook original venue, Santiago, Chile, to be changed marks the deadline for the $100 billion in 44 hours, this year’s COP was conspicuous bring global green house gas emissions down focus on capacity-building, enhanced imple- for the Paris Agreement. Most importantly, to Madrid at the last minute, the fervor finance to be provided to developing coun- for its inability to reach consensus in many to 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030. This mentation of gender responsive climate member nations will have to boost their car- remained unchanged in the form of all night tries, a commitment made by the developed important areas, thanks to charged up was accompanied by the urgent need to limit action at all levels in the form of gender bon cuts if the world were to achieve the lim- climate debates between delegates and countries in Paris. debates that yielded no concrete decisions. rising global temperatures to 1.5oC. These responsive technology solutions. These mea- iting of global temperatures to under 1.5oC. Ministers. In the opening address, UN Barring the tepid proceedings of COP25, As a result, pertinent matters got pushed into measures will be instrumental in achieving sures will help secure the rightful place of Similarly, the developed nations will have to Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, under- the Gender Action Plan (GAP) proved to be the next year’s conference. The discussions global carbon neutrality by 2050. For India, women and ensure gender equality. If the show intent by achieving NDCs and also lined the need to have an environmental an exception. Participant Governments getting bogged down in technical debates it is critical to integrate these goals and ensure Government is able to expedite GAP imple- extending a helping hand to the developing course correction and stressed on the impor- adopted a new five-year GAP that progres- concerning carbon market mechanisms and concrete progress in environmental conser- mentation by executing relevant policies and nations in achieving their goals as well as by tance of increased ambition and commitment sively builds upon the first one and enables other issues ensured that swift conference vation. This is possible only through a par- engaging the civil society adequately, India providing the promised $ 100 billion climate towards nature conservation. gender-just climate solutions. The GAP not progress becomes a casualty. ticipative civil society led by a strong and com- can proudly show the progress it has made finance support. Of late, COP events have Outcomes: A positive conference mood only aims to provide gender equality in the Moreover, year after year, what has mitted Government. at the next COP26 in Glasgow, the UK. become sites of protests, loophole negotiations was set in motion with “ambition”, “action” UNFCC processes but also takes into account been seen is a triangular disconnect between The adoption of GAP is crucial for India, During the course of the conference, the and blame-games. This has to stop. The world and “commitment” being highlighted as the human rights and challenges faced by indige- the UNFCC procedures, the aspirations of the where gender-related complexities are aplen- Association of Small Island States (AOSIS) must sit down as a family and discuss the key driving forces for this year’s COP. The nous people in ensuring climate justice and participants and the demands of the environ- ty in all spheres, including fighting climate charged India, Brazil and China for block- imminent common threat of climate change hashtag #TimeforAction was the official tag community protection. mental protests world over. This year’s COP change. For example, the women population ing ambitious outcomes in Article 6 discus- and take sincere action. of the conference with stress being laid on “cli- The conference also saw vociferous rep- was no different. The UNEP Emissions Gap in the country stands at 48 per cent where- sions pertaining to carbon markets. This neg- (The writer is an environmental mate ambition alliance” to accelerate progress resentation and arguments by nations belong- Report released on the sidelines of the COP as their representation in the legislature is only ative comment on our nation was both journalist) !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- $.
Scheme NAV 1Yr% Mirae Asset Nifty 50 ETF 124.12 15.20 SBI Equity Opp Fund-Sr 16.87 11.42 IDBI Diversified Equity Fund(G) 22.16 7.21 Fund-Reg(G) Kotak World Gold Fund(G) 10.65 37.03 SBI LT Advantage 14.05 15.17 I-Reg(G) SBI PSU Fund-Reg(G) 10.40 7.10 ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund(G) 49.76 2.22 Franklin India Feeder - Franklin 34.79 36.81 Fund-III-Reg(G) Edelweiss Long Term Equity 48.57 11.04 IDBI Equity Advantage 28.11 7.04 UTI LT Adv Fund-III(G) 13.44 2.04 U.S. Opportunities Fund(G) Tata Large & Mid Cap Fund(G) 220.02 15.12 Fund (Tax Savings)-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Resurgent India 9.62 1.80 PGIM India Global Equity Opp 20.47 34.76 Sundaram Select Small Cap 15.39 15.12 Aditya Birla SL Digital India 54.93 11.04 Invesco India Contra Fund(G) 49.09 7.02 Fund-5-Reg(G) Fund(G) Series-III-Reg(G) Fund(G) Tata Equity P/E Fund(G) 138.77 6.94 ICICI Pru Value Discovery 142.02 1.71 ICICI Pru US Bluechip Equity 32.20 34.50 BNP Paribas Focused 25 10.35 15.11 Tata Value Fund-Sr-1-Reg(G) 10.50 10.92 ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap 332.59 6.89 Fund(G) Fund(G) Equity Fund-Reg(G) Baroda Multi Cap Fund(G) 100.94 10.80 Fund(G) HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities 53.49 1.63 Principal Global Opportunities 32.02 33.47 HDFC Nifty 50 ETF 1285.3515.06 Invesco India Tax Plan(G) 53.76 10.78 SBI Magnum Global 177.11 6.88 Fund(G) Fund(G) Axis Nifty ETF 1262.5915.03 Tata Value Fund-Sr-2-Reg(G) 10.16 10.74 Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram Mid Cap Fund(G) 459.93 1.22 Nippon India US Equity Opp 17.54 32.15 Sundaram Select Small Cap 10.46 14.94 ICICI Pru Value Fund-11(G) 13.11 10.54 Nippon India Quant Fund(G) 25.94 6.72 SBI Healthcare Opp 118.17 1.12 Fund(G) Series-VI-Reg(G) UTI MEPUS 112.45 10.52 Invesco India Infrastructure 17.38 6.69 Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram World Brand Fund-Sr 16.70 31.55 SBI LT Advantage 10.83 14.93 Aditya Birla SL Equity 424.41 10.48 Fund(G) SBI Consumption Opp 116.59 1.08 III-Reg(G) Fund-V-Reg(G) Advantage Fund(G) Baroda ELSS 96(G) 44.85 6.68 Fund-Reg(G) DSP World Gold Fund-Reg(G) 14.27 31.01 Sundaram Select Small 15.40 14.93 Edelweiss Tax Advantage 42.25 10.45 Franklin Build India Fund(G) 41.69 6.58 ICICI Pru Focused Equity 28.94 0.94 DSP US Flexible Equity 28.01 30.87 Cap Series-IV-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Value Fund-8(D) 10.96 6.51 Fund(G) Fund-Reg(G) L&T India Large Cap 29.15 14.91 Tata Resources & Energy 14.90 10.41 Edelweiss ETF - Nifty 100 288.26 6.50 UTI Mid Cap Fund-Reg(G) 99.93 0.94 Franklin Asian Equity Fund(G) 24.77 29.93 Fund-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Quality 30 HDFC Capital Builder Value 285.56 0.74 Sundaram Fin Serv Opp 48.86 28.87 UTI Nifty Index Fund-Reg(G) 80.39 14.87 ICICI Pru S&P BSE 500 ETF 160.33 10.35 UTI India Consumer 27.21 6.49 Fund(G) Fund(G) UTI Focussed Equity Fund-IV(G) 10.46 14.84 Edelweiss Multi-Cap 15.16 10.33 Fund-Reg(G) IDFC Equity 10.02 0.70 Tata Banking & Financial 21.74 28.69 Motilal Oswal Long Term 18.86 14.77 Fund-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Value Fund-15(G) 11.02 6.47 Opportunity-5-Reg(G) Services Fund-Reg(G) Equity Fund-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Equity Fund(G) 765.39 10.26 Franklin India Bluechip Fund(G) 471.84 6.47 SBI Magnum Midcap 70.78 0.61 Invesco India Feeder - Invesco 14.25 26.79 Canara Rob Consumer 42.70 14.75 Invesco India PSU Equity 18.29 10.25 Franklin India Taxshield(G) 577.13 6.40 Fund-Reg(G) Global Equity Income Fund(G) Trends Fund-Reg(G) Fund(G) L&T Equity Fund-Reg(G) 83.90 6.29 DSP Small Cap Fund-Reg(G) 52.70 0.59 Kotak US Equity Fund(G) 18.45 26.21 IDFC Nifty ETF 126.57 14.75 DSP Midcap Fund-Reg(G) 57.22 10.25 Franklin India Opportunities 73.49 6.14 L&T Midcap Fund-Reg(G) 132.15 0.46 Edelweiss Emerging Markets 14.13 25.98 Sundaram Select Small Cap 10.71 14.73 IDFC Focused Equity 38.63 10.25 Fund(G) SBI Contra Fund-Reg(G) 103.73 0.37 Opp Eq. Offshore Fund-Reg(G) Series-V-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) L&T Tax Advt Fund-Reg(G) 55.47 6.14 ICICI Pru Midcap Fund(G) 94.47 0.35 Edelweiss Eur Dynamic 11.90 25.85 IDBI India Top 100 Equity 25.99 14.59 PGIM India Large Cap 13.11 10.12 BNP Paribas Mid Cap Fund(G) 32.66 6.08 Templeton India Value Fund(G) 241.47 0.17 Equity Off-shr Fund-Reg(G) Fund(G) Fund-2-Reg(G) Templeton India Equity Income 46.15 6.05 UTI LT Adv Fund-IV(G) 10.21 -0.07 Baroda Banking & Fin Serv 26.26 25.41 HDFC Index Fund-NIFTY 50 111.85 14.59 ICICI Pru Smallcap Fund(G) 25.64 10.09 Fund(G) Baroda Mid-cap Fund(G) 8.72 -0.11 Fund(G) Plan(G) Mirae Asset Great Consumer 37.31 10.06 Aditya Birla SL Tax Relief '96(G) 32.26 6.05 Aditya Birla SL Resurgent 9.70 -0.21 Aditya Birla SL Intl. Equity 23.72 25.11 SBI LT Advantage 14.52 14.51 Fund-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Tax Relief 32.26 6.05 India Fund-4-Reg(G) Fund-A(G) Fund-II-Reg(G) Axis Emerging Opp 13.04 9.86 '96(ELSS U/S 80C of IT ACT)(G) Sundaram Emerging Small 9.36 -0.36 ICICI Pru Global Stable Equity 17.00 25.09 IDFC Nifty Fund-Reg(G) 25.40 14.49 Fund-1-Reg(G) Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund-Reg(G) 26.89 6.02 Cap-Sr-IV-Reg(G) Fund(FOF)(G) ICICI Pru Value Fund-18(G) 12.18 14.47 Canara Rob Emerg Equities 96.92 9.85 L&T Business Cycle 15.50 6.00 UTI MNC Fund-Reg(G) 196.96 -0.59 SBI Tax Advantage 28.00 23.77 L&T Focused Equity 11.59 14.44 Fund-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 9.64 -0.82 Fund-III-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram TOP 100-Sr 13.00 9.84 L&T India Value Fund-Reg(G) 36.26 5.88 Fund-2-(G) SBI Banking & Financial 20.29 23.54 ICICI Pru Nifty Index Fund(G) 118.72 14.44 VI-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Nifty Low Vol 30 ETF 92.04 5.87 UTI LT Adv Fund-V(G) 9.39 -0.87 Services Fund-Reg(G) Tata Index Fund-Nifty Plan(G) 74.23 14.43 ICICI Pru LT Equity Fund 392.16 9.84 Nippon India India Opp 10.85 5.72 Sundaram Emerging Small 9.03 -1.00 Invesco India Financial 64.19 23.42 UTI Focussed Equity Fund-I(G) 14.51 14.40 (Tax Saving)(G) Fund-Sr-A(G) Cap-Sr-III-Reg(G) Services Fund(G) BNP Paribas Multi Cap Fund(G) 50.44 14.38 Sundaram TOP 100-Sr 12.77 9.69 Kotak India Growth Fund-Sr 4(G)9.55 5.68 SBI-ETF Sensex Next 50 321.48 -1.42 Sundaram Services 12.62 23.06 Kotak Equity Opp Fund(G) 127.95 14.25 VII-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Value Fund-10(G) 11.92 5.67 Tata India Consumer 17.30 -1.46 Fund-Reg(G) SBI Nifty Index Fund-Reg(G) 105.35 14.15 ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 11.25 9.65 Principal Multi Cap Growth 144.53 5.64 Fund-Reg(G) Nippon India Japan Equity 14.34 23.03 ICICI Pru LT Wealth 11.62 14.15 Fund(G) IDBI Midcap Fund(G) 10.34 -1.71 Fund(G) Enhancement Fund(G) Invesco India Multicap Fund(G) 48.49 5.62 Sundaram Value 8.43 -1.89 Kotak Global Emerging Mkt 17.29 22.67 Kotak Tax Saver Fund(G) 46.82 14.09 Principal Dividend Yield Fund(G) 54.39 5.59 Fund-VII-Reg(G) Fund(G) Mirae Asset Large Cap 54.46 14.08 ICICI Pru Value Fund-16(G) 11.17 5.58 Sundaram Emerging Small 9.47 -1.94 Aditya Birla SL Global Emerging 14.07 22.21 Fund-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL MNC 781.90 5.58 Cap-Sr-V-Reg(G) Opp Fund(G) Aditya Birla SL Index 120.27 14.00 Fund-Reg(G) L&T Emerging Opp 9.24 -2.16 DSP World Agriculture 17.48 21.62 Fund-Reg(G) JM Large Cap Fund(G) 68.35 5.48 Fund-I-Reg(D) Fund-Reg(G) Baroda Large Cap Fund(G) 15.41 13.98 SBI Magnum TaxGain'93-Reg(G) 143.42 5.36 HDFC Infrastructure Fund(G) 15.35 -2.19 DSP World Mining Fund-Reg(G) 9.07 21.43 Nippon India Index Fund - 20.51 13.93 DSP Natural Res & New 32.55 5.34 Nippon India Small Cap Fund(G) 38.49 -2.20 Edelweiss ETF - Nifty Bank 3302.7221.13 Nifty Plan(G) Energy Fund-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Dividend Yield 15.87 -2.28 PGIM India Euro Equity Fund(G) 14.69 20.81 IDBI Nifty Index Fund(G) 22.61 13.92 Kotak Small Cap Fund(G) 72.27 5.32 Equity Fund(G) Axis Bluechip Fund-Reg(G) 32.31 20.47 Tata Large Cap Fund(G) 232.73 13.87 HDFC Focused 30 Fund(G) 77.83 5.22 Nippon India Capital Builder 7.76 -2.30 DSP World Energy Fund-Reg(G) 13.76 20.43 Franklin India Technology 165.97 13.85 IDFC Core Equity Fund-Reg(G) 45.84 5.11 Fund-IV-B(G) SBI Tax advantage Fund-II(G) 40.26 20.18 Fund(G) ICICI Pru FMCG Fund(G) 246.86 5.06 Aditya Birla SL Midcap Fund(G) 273.63 -2.40 DSP Focus Fund-Reg(G) 25.97 19.84 UTI Banking and Financial 103.86 13.77 ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 10.63 4.94 Sundaram Emerging 8.24 -2.55 Aditya Birla SL Global Real 20.90 19.83 Services Fund-Reg(G) Fund-1-(G) Small Cap-Sr-II-Reg(G) Estate Fund(G) Canara Rob Equity Diver 142.01 13.73 HDFC TaxSaver(G) 518.42 4.80 Nippon India Power & Infra 93.20 -2.76 BNP Paribas India Consumption 12.89 19.76 Fund-Reg(G) UTI Dividend Yield Fund-Reg(G) 65.78 4.61 Fund(G) Fund-Reg(G) Kotak Standard Multicap 37.55 13.68 Tata Ethical Fund-Reg(G) 161.09 4.50 Aditya Birla SL Mfg. Equity 12.82 -3.03 Invesco India Feeder - Invesco 11.39 19.74 Fund(G) Fund-5-(G) Invesco India Midcap Fund(G) 49.91 4.50 Fund-Reg(G) Pan European Equity Fund-Reg(G) Franklin India Index Fund-NSE 96.86 13.62 ICICI Pru Value Fund-14(G) 11.11 9.57 Sundaram Emerging Small 10.62 4.49 L&T Infrastructure Fund-Reg(G) 15.16 -3.13 Sundaram Global Brand Fund(G)18.10 19.30 Nifty(G) Aditya Birla SL Intl. Equity 19.17 9.43 Cap-Sr-VII-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Infrastructure 29.32 -3.52 BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund(G)98.25 19.25 Principal Focused Multicap 69.44 13.59 Fund-B(G) ICICI Pru Value Fund-13(D) 10.71 4.49 Fund(G) Axis Multicap Fund-Reg(G) 12.85 19.09 Fund(G) ICICI Pru NV20 ETF 57.43 9.41 Aditya Birla SL Dividend Yield 162.67 4.44 Sundaram Emerging Small 7.94 -3.68 DSP Global Allocation 13.42 18.99 SBI LT Advantage Fund-I-Reg(G)14.01 13.46 IDFC Multi Cap Fund-Reg(G) 96.57 9.40 Fund(G) Cap-Sr-I-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) SBI Technology Opp 67.44 13.46 Kotak Emerging Equity Fund(G) 40.19 9.39 DSP Equal Nifty 50 Fund-Reg(G)9.95 4.44 IDBI Small Cap Fund(G) 8.97 -3.86 Motilal Oswal Focused 25 24.43 18.98 Fund-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Frontline Equity 233.88 9.30 ICICI Pru Technology Fund(G) 58.44 4.43 Sundaram Value Fund-IX-Reg(G)8.72 -4.68 Fund-Reg(G) Axis Midcap Fund-Reg(G) 39.74 13.35 Fund(G) Principal Nifty 100 Equal 72.62 4.41 Sundaram Value Fund-X-Reg(G) 8.68 -4.83 DSP Equity Fund-Reg(G) 42.90 18.87 UTI Equity Fund-Reg(G) 152.17 13.32 Motilal Oswal Multicap 35 27.23 9.24 Weight Fund(G) Franklin India Smaller 49.38 -4.85 Sundaram Multi Cap Fund-Sr 11.24 18.78 JM Value Fund(G) 33.64 13.31 Fund-Reg(G) Invesco India Smallcap 10.70 4.29 Cos Fund(G) II-Reg(G) Edelweiss Large Cap Fund(G) 37.86 13.29 HDFC Top 100 Fund(G) 502.37 9.23 Fund-Reg(G) IDFC Sterling Value 47.47 -5.19 JM Multicap Fund(G) 35.16 18.35 ICICI Pru Growth Fund-1(DP) 11.98 13.23 PGIM India LT Equity 14.66 9.16 Franklin India Prima Fund(G) 956.75 4.27 Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram Multi Cap 11.26 18.27 SBI BlueChip Fund-Reg(G) 41.73 13.13 Fund-Reg(G) Franklin India Equity Fund(G) 590.86 4.24 IDFC Infrastructure Fund-Reg(G) 13.73 -5.24 Fund-Sr I-Reg(G) SBI LT Advantage 11.12 13.06 Axis Emerging Opp 12.52 8.96 Kotak Infra & Eco Reform 19.70 4.10 UTI LT Adv Fund-VII(G) 8.45 -5.29 Axis Growth Opp Fund-Reg(G) 11.92 17.79 Fund-VI-Reg(G) Fund-2-Reg(G) Fund(G) Sundaram Small Cap Fund(G) 74.83 -5.75 Aditya Birla SL CEF-Global 25.31 17.56 Aditya Birla SL Focused Equity 63.16 13.02 Nippon India Large Cap Fund(G) 35.78 8.87 ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 10.67 4.10 IDFC Equity 7.23 -6.10 Agri-Reg(G) Fund(G) Tata Digital India Fund-Reg(G) 15.22 8.84 Fund-3-(G) Opportunity-4-Reg(G) Aditya Birla SL Sensex ETF 389.01 17.47 UTI Focussed Equity Fund-V(G) 10.17 12.99 Sundaram Value Fund-III-Reg(G)17.32 8.73 Principal Tax Savings Fund 208.21 4.02 UTI LT Adv Fund-VI(G) 8.07 -7.11 HDFC Sensex ETF 4374.7017.37 IDFC Equity 10.83 12.93 Sundaram LT Tax Adv Fund-Sr 15.30 8.71 PGIM India Midcap Opp 18.09 3.91 Sundaram Select Micro 12.18 -7.52 SBI Focused Equity 153.70 17.33 Opportunity-6-Reg(G) II-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Cap-Series IX-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) DSP Equity Opportunities 234.23 12.72 Nippon India Consumption 68.37 8.47 UTI-Nifty Next 50 ETF 292.79 3.90 Sundaram Select Micro 12.25 -7.53 IDBI Banking & Financial 11.58 17.33 Fund-Reg(G) Fund(G) Sundaram Emerging Small 10.69 3.86 Cap-Series VIII-Reg(G) Services Fund-Reg(G) Edelweiss Large & Mid Cap 33.21 12.70 ICICI Pru Growth Fund-3(DP) 10.76 8.47 Cap-Sr-VI-Reg(G) Sundaram LT Tax Adv 9.06 -7.68 Canara Rob Bluechip Equity 27.28 17.28 Fund-Reg(G) HDFC Equity Fund(G) 674.80 8.43 Sundaram Rural and 42.26 3.75 Fund-Sr IV-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Nippon India Banking Fund(G) 295.17 12.69 Sundaram Value Fund-II-Reg(G) 16.63 8.37 Consumption Fund(G) L&T Emerging Businesses 22.67 -7.78 ICICI Pru Banking & Fin Serv 70.36 17.19 JM Core 11 Fund(G) 9.42 12.69 IDBI Dividend Yield Fund-Reg(G)10.83 8.30 Sundaram Smart NIFTY 100 11.95 3.68 Fund-Reg(G) Fund(G) UTI Focussed Equity Fund-VI(G) 10.62 12.68 Nippon India Capital Builder 10.24 8.22 Eq Weight Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram LT Tax Adv 7.77 -7.90 IDFC Sensex ETF 429.14 17.14 Canara Rob Equity Tax Saver 68.76 12.61 Fund-IV-A(G) Principal Personal Tax saver 194.74 3.62 Fund-Sr III-Reg(G) HDFC Index Fund-Sensex(G) 369.67 16.91 Fund-Reg(G) SBI Large & Midcap 228.40 8.21 Fund Aditya Birla SL Resurgent 7.81 -8.23 Axis Capital Builder 11.69 16.90 SBI Magnum Multicap 51.10 12.32 Fund-Reg(G) HDFC Equity Opp Fund-Sr 10.48 3.62 India Fund-7-Reg(G) Fund-4-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) Nippon India Growth Fund(G) 1138.43 8.13 2-1126D-May 2017(1)-Reg(G) UTI Transportation & Logistics 93.30 -8.62 Aditya Birla SL Banking & 31.62 16.85 ICICI Pru Growth Fund-2(DP) 12.85 12.23 Sundaram Diversified Equity(G) 103.04 8.12 Aditya Birla SL Nifty Next 50 ETF286.96 3.50 Fund-Reg(G) Financial Services Fund-Reg(G) IDFC Large Cap Fund-Reg(G) 34.13 12.16 Aditya Birla SL Resurgent India 12.44 8.08 Franklin India Equity Advantage 79.89 3.48 Nippon India Capital Builder 7.25 -8.81 Sundaram Select Focus(G) 194.62 16.77 UTI Mastershare-Reg(G) 129.39 12.13 Fund-2-Reg(G) Fund(G) Fund-IV-D(G) Axis Long Term Equity 49.56 16.77 Invesco India Growth Opp 36.38 12.04 ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 10.57 8.08 Nippon India Multi Cap Fund(G) 97.95 3.45 HDFC Small Cap Fund-Reg(G) 38.29 -8.83 Fund-Reg(G) Fund(G) Fund-4-(G) L&T Emerging Opp 10.01 3.31 Sundaram Select Micro 8.67 -8.91 Tata Index Fund-Sensex Plan(G) 102.58 16.70 Kotak India Growth Fund-Sr 7(G)10.94 12.03 Principal Emerging Bluechip 108.02 7.98 Fund-II-Reg(D) Cap-Series XII-Reg(G) JM Tax Gain Fund(G) 18.49 16.63 DSP A.C.E. Fund-Sr 1-Reg(G) 10.76 12.02 Fund(G) Sundaram Infra Advantage 31.25 3.30 Sundaram Select Micro 11.91 -9.07 Axis Focused 25 Fund-Reg(G) 31.00 16.59 SBI Magnum Comma 37.97 12.02 DSP Healthcare Fund-Reg(G) 10.82 7.97 Fund(G) Cap-Series X-Reg(G) SBI Magnum Equity ESG 114.28 16.58 Fund-Reg(G) Nippon India Vision Fund(G) 544.71 7.90 IDFC Tax Advt(ELSS) 55.07 3.22 Sundaram Select Micro 9.01 -9.10 Fund-Reg(G) Sundaram Large and Mid 36.94 11.99 L&T Large and Midcap 48.67 7.90 Fund-Reg(G) Cap-Series XI-Reg(G) DSP Top 100 Equity 227.45 16.54 Cap Fund(G) Fund-Reg(G) Tata Infrastructure Fund-Reg(G) 54.31 3.18 Sundaram Select Micro 7.99 -9.48 Fund-Reg(G) Axis Capital Builder 10.96 11.95 Nippon India Focused Equity 47.47 7.88 Nippon India Pharma Fund(G) 151.52 3.13 Cap-Series XIV-Reg(G) ICICI Pru Sensex Index Fund(G) 12.93 16.37 Fund-1-Reg(G) Fund(G) ICICI Pru Nifty Next 50 ETF 28.73 3.12 Aditya Birla SL Pure Value 46.14 -9.65 DSP Tax Saver Fund-Reg(G) 51.71 16.18 DSP A.C.E. 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& ,7470 + Japan, Germany and India roles in the global economy, will battle for third position said Pablo Shah, senior econ- % ndia is expected to overtake over the next 15 years, accord- omist at Cebr. IGermany to become fourth- ing to the CEBR. India, which till recently largest economy in 2026 and Referring to Prime was hailed as the world’s fastest- Japan to become third largest Minister Narendra Modi-led growing major economy, has 3 in 2034, according a recent government’s target of taking seen growth rate decline to a report by the UK-based Centre the economy to 5 $trillion by six-year low of 4.5 per cent in for Economics and Business 2024, it said, “India is also set the September quarter of 2019- Research (CEBR). to reach a GDP of $5 trillion by 20. ;<;< $%% It further said India is also 2026 — 2 years later than the This has largely been set to reach a gross domestic current government target.” attributed to the slowdown in product (GDP) of $5 trillion by But, dark clouds gathering investment that has now broad- & ,7470 + tidying up will have extensive 2026, 2 years later than the all over the economy are lead- ened into consumption, driven positive ramifications for the Government’s target. ing many to question by financial stress among rural ndia’s economy is expected economy in the short-to- “India has decisively over- the maintainability of the households and weak job cre- Ito rebound in 2020 on the medium term. taken both France and the UK target. ation. back of measures taken by the “On balance, all these fac- to become the world’s fifth- Recently, former Reserve The World Economic government and the RBI cou- tors will have a significant largest economy in 2019. It is Bank governor C Rangarajan, League Table is an annual cal- pled with easing of global bearing on growth in the next expected to overtake Germany said that at the current growth culation by Cebr jointly pub- trade tensions, industry body fiscal. Add to this, the easing to become fourth largest in rate, reaching the $5-trillion lished by Cebr and Global CII said on Sunday. of global trade tensions along 2026 and Japan to become the GDP target by 2024-25 is “sim- the year when the country’s the year has increased pressure countries such as India and Construction Perspectives. The The chamber also sug- with lagged impact of mone- third largest in 2034,” the ply out of question”. economy finally overtook the for more radical economic Indonesia, it is striking how lit- base data for 2019 is taken from gested a flexible fiscal policy tary easing coupled with report, titled ‘World Economic Noting that Indian data UK and France, the report reforms.” tle an impact this will have on the IMF World Economic that will set a central govern- improved transmission, and League Table 2020’, said. revisions mean that 2019 was said, “But, slow growth during Despite the rapid ascent of the US and China’s dominant Outlook. ment’s target for the deficit in we are in for a gradual recov- the range of around 0.5 to 0.75 ery getting firmly entrenched per cent, and said it is likely to by the next fiscal,” Kirloskar have a significant multiplier said. " & , effect on the economy. CII believes that with the It said that as we are set to sharp moderation in growth, enter the new year, there are the time has come to adopt an nascent signs that the econo- expansionary fiscal policy. 2323 my is on a better footing than “Just like our medium- what it was in the year gone by. term inflation target range, we “With the proactive measures can have a flexible fiscal poli- & 67+?+,8 & ,7470 + taken by the government and cy target which will set a cen- the Reserve Bank of India tral target for the fiscal deficit hina will revise its histori- elecom operator Bharti (RBI), industry believes that with a range of around 0.5 to Ccal regional GDP data TAirtel on Sunday hiked its the slowdown will be over- 0.75 per cent. The additional under a unified accounting mandatory minimum recharge come, and a gradual recovery availability of funds may be mechanism from early next for pre-paid customers to 45 will soon be in place.” spent on key infrastructure year, the National Bureau of from 23. “...It will be manda- “Nascent signs of recovery projects which can be imple- Statistics said, amidst the con- tory to recharge with a vouch- are noted in the form of mented quickly. This is likely tinued slowdown of the world’s er of 45 or above, every 28 improved PMIs (Purchasing to have a significant multipli- second largest economy. days to avail services,” the Managers’ Index) of manu- er effect on the economy,” The Chinese economy company said in a public facturing and services, jump in said CII President-Designate grew at an annual pace of 6.0 notice. The new minimum lator Trai needs to urgently Supreme Court ruling. passenger air traffic, sharp Uday Kotak. per cent in the July-September recharge plan will come into intervene to strike a balance Through their association, moderation in the decline in In the subsequent years, quarter, the slowest growth effect from Sunday. The between the needs for protect- the operators had been pitch- sales of passenger cars, among there can be a glide path to since 1992. The slowdown is announcement pertained to ing investments and consumer ing to policy makers for fixing others,” said CII President converge to the Fiscal exasperated by the ongoing prepaid subscribers of Bharti interest. a floor rate for calls and data. Vikram Kirloskar. Responsibility and Budget trade war between the US and Airtel and Bharti Hexacom in “We are unnecessarily The telecom call and data He added that though the Management trajectory over a China. In November this year, all service areas, it added. killing this industry in a man- rates are at present under for- economy may continue to see 2-3-year time frame, he added. China revised its 2018 GDP, under different accounting regional number will be slight- “In case of non recharge ner and way that is not con- bearance or not regulated. a subdued GDP print in the Besides, the chamber sug- saying the economy was 2.1 per methods adopted by local and ly lower than the national with a voucher of 45 or above ducive for our industry, and But, Trai has now released third quarter as well, the quar- gested that in order to increase cent bigger than earlier esti- national statistics authorities amount, it said. at the end of tariff validity peri- that’s why we need Trai inter- a consultation paper to fix ters thereafter are likely to see the tax base and ensure high- mated, revising the gross since 1985, the bureau said. China and the US have od, Airtel reserves the right to vention,” Mittal had said. minimum or floor rates for a rebound. er compliance, it is necessary domestic product (GDP) for The reform is expected to been locked in a longstanding provide the plan benefits in a The comments of the mobile phone calls and data — According to the to simplify and reduce the 2018 to 91.93 trillion yuan close the current discrepancy trade war that has threatened curtailed manner at its own dis- Airtel chief had come just days a move that will effectively end Confederation of Indian number of GST rates and ($13.1 trillion) from $12.8 tril- between national and region- to roil the global economy. cretion during the grace peri- after the Telecom Regulatory the regime of free calling and Industry (CII), with the initial increase its coverage. lion. al figures, improving data qual- The US, the world’s biggest od of up to 15 days. Authority of India (Trai) initi- dirt cheap data. difficulties associated with the Once it is converged, the A new GDP data under a ity while enhancing the credi- economy, has imposed tariffs “In case of non recharge ated talks to prescribe floor The outcome is likely to goods and services tax (GST) practice of reviewing rates at unified accounting mechanism bility of the government sta- on $250 billion of Chinese with voucher of 45 of above, price for call and data, and also lead to further hike in mobile and the Insolvency and every meeting of the GST to be introduced early next tistics, it said. goods, having accused the all services will be suspended deferred by one year the scrap- call and data cost as the indus- Bankruptcy Code (IBC) get- Council must be discontinued. year, state-run Xinhua news To ensure data compara- country of unfair trade prac- post the grace period,” the ping of the charge paid by try wants average revenue per ting gradually ironed out, the Similarly, a rational structure agency quoted the National bility, the country will also tices. Beijing hit back with company said. mobile phone users for calls user to reach 300 per month industry is hopeful of sub- of customs duty needs to be in Bureau of Statistic (NBS) as revise historical local GDP fig- duties on $110 billion of US Amid a turbulence in the made to rival networks. from about 125 at present stantial benefits for the econ- place. The principle of higher reporting on Friday. ures and publish them in 2020, goods, blaming the US for debt laden sector, Bharti Airtel The two moves came as a over a period of two years — omy. It said that while 2019 customs duty on final products The new mechanism will the bureau said. starting “the largest trade war chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal big boost to old operators like better revenue realisation per will be remembered as one with lower duty on interme- unify the standards and pro- As the economic activities in economic history”. had recently said a combination Airtel and Vodafone Idea that user will offer a much-needed where the systemic clean-up of diate goods and the lowest on cedures for calculating nation- of some government institu- The IMF has warned that of rock-bottom tariffs and high are staring at a liability of breather to the stressed telecom the financial sector picked up raw materials needs to be fol- al and local GDP numbers tions are only reflected in the a full-blown trade war would consumption is killing the tele- thousands of crores in unpaid industry where debt levels have pace, which might have result- lowed, without exception, which had been calculated national GDP, the combined weaken the global economy. com industry and sector regu- past statutory dues following a soared to 7.8 lakh crore. ed in “short-term pain”, this said CII. 2 21 3 # & + %'" -'*% %0836> 3 %! 889 60 $<1$== %,+ 2 R & 1 6 + ) . < <) / " tion/weak will go under liqui- $ % %" 3 &% :9 ):/ >/); "."$); dation over a period, not 0 he Deposit Insurance and "./*)#*); ::; )$ together at a particular point of & 2302 * According to the provi- Johannesburg: South Africa’s TCredit Guarantee / ) >; "@ "/ / time. Weak banks may also wit- sional data, the miner pro- central bank has sanctioned ,7470 + major contributor to public Corporation has received a . :);.)$) / ) # P. ness a revival,” the RBI said in mid concerns that Coal duced 330.38 MT of coal dur- Durban-headquartered HBZ procurement of works, goods total claim of about 14,100 < @)<)/ $ : / "/ the report. AIndia Ltd (CIL) may fall ing April-November in the Bank, with roots in Pakistan, for eeking a bigger slice of pub- and services. crore in case of defaulting co- $); $<""./; /; Since January this year, short of its 660 million tonne 2019-20 fiscal, down by 7.8 per violating the country’s Money Slic procurement pie, the As per the current policy, operative banks amid massive nearly 30 cooperative banks (MT) production target for cent from 358.30 MT in the Laundering and Terrorist micro, small and medium every central ministry, depart- scam at the now-crippled released recently. Cooperative have been placed under RBI the current fiscal, the miner has year-ago period. Unless the Financing Control Regulations. enterprises (MSMEs) sector ment and PSUs are required to Punjab & Maharashtra banks have been under stress administrators. The break-up planned to ramp up daily out- miner increases its daily pro- The South African Reserve has proposed small-ticket ten- mandatorily procure 25 per Cooperative Bank, according to for long and the ongoing PMC of the claim with DICGC put to meet the goal, officials duction to 2.5 MT per day from Bank (SARB) cautioned HBZ ders so that they could partic- cent of their supplies annually the RBI. Bank crisis, which involves a shows 3,414 crore in the case said. Till December, the miner January to March period, it will not to repeat the conduct which ipate in the bidding. from the MSME sector. But However, the regulator, in scam of 6,500 crore that is 73 of state cooperative banks and is expected to produce close to struggle to surpass the pro- led to the non-compliance with In its Budget suggestions, MSMEs have been complain- the Financial Stability Report, per cent of its total assets of district central cooperative 390 MT of coal and will require duction figure of the last fiscal, “suspicious and unusual trans- Federation of Indian Micro ing that many government added that all the claims may around 9,000 crore, is related banks, and 10,684 crore in the another 270 MT in the last company sources said. action” reporting requirements and Small & Medium entities do not adhere to the not materialise at the same time to a single entity, the bankrupt case of urban cooperative quarter of this fiscal to meet the In 2018-19, Coal India of the Money Laundering and Enterprises (FISME) has said guideline. and some may even revive. HDIL, which has been gaming banks, including PMC Bank, annual production target. produced 606.89 MT while Terrorist Financing Control that smaller firms are getting The FISME has proposed The extent of devolvement the bank since 2008. according to the RBI. Currently, Coal India pro- dispatch was at 608.14 MT. Regulations and for the failure elbowed out from public pro- generous payment terms from on the Deposit Insurance and The scam came out in DICGC came into lime- duces 1.8 MT per day while the Coal India’s offtake at to comply with training curement as orders are gener- the government to encourage Credit Guarantee Corporation September after an insider light since the RBI imposed asking rate to achieve the tar- 363.63 MT during April- requirements of the FIC Act. ally bundled up making their greater number of participants (DICGC) in the event of all the whistleblower approached the deposit withdrawal restrictions get is 2.9 MT, they said. November period was down by HBZ escaped any financial size very large. in the bidding process espe- banks “under direction” or Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on PMC Bank which has Internally, Coal India has 7.2 per cent from 392.02 MT penalties. It was one of the four Adding to the problems, cially MSMEs. weak banks going into liqui- forcing it to supersede the deposits of around 11,800 planned to raise its production supplied in the year-ago peri- smaller banks together with government is increasingly get- It cited the example of dation or ordered to be wound bank’s management and put it crore. As a percentage of the to 3 MT per day at least in od. CIL officials said the coal one of the big four banks — ting projects executed on turn- South Korea where MSMEs up, would be 14,098 crore as under an administrator. deposit insurance fund, these February and March next year offtake was at 410 MT till Standard Bank — which have key basis through large corpo- could be given advance up to of September-end, said the “It needs to be noted that deposits are about 13.9 per to inch closer to the target, Coal December 27, 2019 as against come under the SARB scanner. rates which do not fall under 70 per cent of the purchase RBI’s Financial Stability Report banks which are under direc- cent, the RBI said. India officials told PTI. a target of 467 MT. PTI public-private-partnership price. Similarly, an SME net- (PPP) for the MSMEs. work loan program enables “These practices need to be SMEs to obtain bank loans for checked and remedial steps up to 80 per cent of the relevant 1 2323> %& taken,” the industry body has contract price to cover the written to Finance Minister costs of contract execution. & 1 6 + The study is an analysis of # : 1*== Nirmala Sitharaman. South Korean government inputs from 100-plus C-suite Public procurement as a also gives special visibility to ith the workforce trans- and human capital leaders New Delhi: Foreign investors hooked to the Indian equity percentage of GDP in the coun- innovative products from Wformed significantly over across four continents, includ- remained net buyers in markets is expectation of a try is estimated at 20-22 per SMEs by including them in a the last decade, a study has ing in India, by SCIKEY, December by investing 2,613 revival in corporate earning in cent. Given the size of Indian special procurement KONEPS revealed that hiring is no more through surveys, social media crore in the domestic markets, the coming quarter, quantita- economy ($2.7 trillion), the catalogue. A similar initiative about recruitment but about inputs, interviews and panel mainly due to expectation of a tive easing by US Fed and public procurement amounts could be undertaken through attracting as there are increas- discussions. revival in corporate earning, infusion of funds by central to nearly $500 billion annual- GeM (Government E-market- ing number of dropouts, and Further, it showed that quantitative easing by the US banks globally,” said Himanshu ly. Central Public Sector place) platform in India,” the attrition rate has peaked expensive workforce will drive Fed and infusion of funds by Srivastava, senior research ana- Enterprises (CPSEs) are a FISME has said. beyond 22 per cent. companies to hire more con- central banks globally. lyst, manager research at About 78 per cent of com- tractual and gig workforce. According to the deposito- Morningstar. panies in a survey admit that expensive and difficult, but intensive hiring to a tech-dri- About 54 per cent of the ries data, a net amount of Barring January, July and hiring and retaining has also the inability to attract ven and branding-focused ini- respondents said they will use 6,301.96 crore was invested by August, FPIs have been net become more difficult com- right talent is impacting the tiative that will attract talent crowd resources in the next two foreign portfolio investors (FPI) buyers for rest of the months in pared to the previous year, business, the study showed. faster. years for some part of their into equities, while 3,688.94 2019. This year, they have according to ‘The 2020 Talent About 68 per cent of Companies will deploy business, it said. was pulled out of the debt seg- invested a net sum of Technology Outlook’ study by employees are partially or fully branding and marketing Unpredictability with full- ment. This resulted into a total 73,276.63 crore in the Indian research-backed innovative tal- disengaged, leading to billions experts to spruce up their time work will move more net investment of 2,613.02 markets (both equity and debt). ent solution provider SCIKEY. of dollars in productivity loss, image that would strike the people to contractual or gig crore between Dec 2-27. “In 2019, FPIs remained Longer time to hire, it said. right note with their prospec- economy and with the avail- “Despite challenges on the bullish on India on account of increasing number of dropouts The study also showed that tive workforce. Social media ability of talent marketplaces, economic front and policy many factors including corpo- and attrition that has peaked organisations in 2020 will wake will start playing even more 2020 will start seeing the shift roadblocks, FPIs continue to rate tax rate cut, RERA, among beyond 22 per cent indicate up to this reality and see tech- meaningful role in HR mar- of employee and employer’s have faith in the Indian equity others have helped in this that hiring has not just become nology going beyond people- keting. mindset, it added. markets ...What has kept them regard. PTI !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- - )
& 4 +,8*3, Trump never will be convicted have made for good photo-ops, commercial shipping through there will be no other negoti- from the Trump administration by the Republican-controlled they’ve been devoid of substan- the critical Strait of Hormuz, ations between Tehran and the over his opposition to the pres- resident Donald Trump Senate, so 2020 could well tive progress in getting Kim to shooting down an unmanned Trump administration. ident’s decision to remove Pstarts the new year knee- bring more of the same from get rid of his nuclear weapons. U.S. aircraft and financing mil- troops from Syria, said the deep in daunting foreign poli- the president on foreign poli- Trump has held out North itant proxy groups. Since May, AFGHANISTAN Taliban have not proven trust- cy challenges at the same time cy, said Ronald Neumann, Korea’s self-imposed morato- nearly 14,000 US military per- When Trump made his worthy in the past so instead of he’ll have to deal with a likely president of the American rium on conducting nuclear sonnel have deployed to the first visit to Afghanistan on “trust and verify,” the US impeachment trial in the Academy of Diplomacy. tests and trials of long-range region to deter Iran. Thanksgiving Day, he should “verify and then trust.” Senate and the demands of a “America still has an awful intercontinental missiles as a Iranian President Hassan announced that negotiations But he added, “I think the reelection campaign. lot of power,” said Neumann, a major foreign policy achieve- Rouhani said his country’s with the Taliban, which had president was right to start the There’s still no end in sight three-time ambassador and ment. “Deal will happen!” he nuclear experts are testing a fallen apart in September, were negotiations with the Taliban to America’s longest war in former deputy assistant secre- tweeted. Trump’s former new type of advanced cen- back on track. He claimed the and I think he was right to call Afghanistan. North Korea has- tary of state. “With a year to go, national security adviser does- trifuge. Iran recently started militant group wanted to find it off when the bombings n’t given up its nuclear weapons. a president can still make a lot n’t think so. exceeding the stockpiles of a political resolution to the war, occurred.”’ Add to that simmering tensions of waves, impeachment or not.” “The North Koreans are uranium and heavy water now more than 18 years old. Gen. Mark Milley, the chair- with Iran, fallout from Trump’s For Trump, 2019 was a year very happy to declare that allowed by the nuclear deal and “We’ll see if they want to man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, decision to pull troops from of two steps forward, one step they’re going to give up their is enriching uranium at a puri- make a deal,” he told US troops told Congress this month that Syria, ongoing unease with back — sometimes vice versa nuclear weapons program, par- ty level beyond what is per- at Bagram Air Base. “’It’s got to the Pentagon is considering sev- Russia and Turkey, and erratic — on international challenges. ticularly when it’s in exchange mitted. Tehran’s violations, be a real deal, but we’ll see. But eral options to reduce the num- ties with European and other Despite claiming that “I know US-NORTH KOREA secretary of state, said recent- for tangible economic benefits, which it says are reversible, are they want to make a deal.” ber of troops in Afghanistan. longtime Western allies. deals, I think, better than any- NUCLEAR TALKS ly. “To say the least, such an but they never get around to an attempt to get France, Less than two weeks later, One option would mean shift- Trump is not popular over- body knows deals,’’ he’s still try- LOSE TRACTION action will be most unhelpful doing it,” John Bolton told Germany, Britain, China and talks were back on pause after ing to a leaner counter-terrorism seas, and being an impeached ing to close a bunch. The US is watching in achieving lasting peace on National Public Radio. Russia — the other nations that an attack outside Bagram killed mission. That would leave only president who must simulta- Trump scored high marks North Korea closely for signs of the Korean Peninsula.” signed the Joint two Afghans and wounded 70 a minimal US footprint in neously run for reelection for the US military raid in Syria a possible missile launch or In recent months, North US-IRAN TENSION Comprehensive Plan of Action others, including members of Afghanistan to battle Islamic could reduce the time, focus that killed the leader of the nuclear test. Korea has conducted a slew of ESCALATING — to offer new economic the US-led coalition force. The extremists. and political clout needed to Islamic State, but US military Pyongyang had threatened short-range missile launches Tensions with Iran have incentives to offset the Taliban later claimed respon- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- resolve complex global issues leaders worry about a resur- to spring a “Christmas surprise” and other weapons tests. been rising ever since Trump last American sanctions. sibility for the attack, which S.C., who visited Kabul this like North Korea’s nuclear gence. He is credited with coax- if the US failed to meet Kim In 2017, Trump and Kim year withdrew the US from the The White House says its also damaged the base. month, said Trump might provocations. Some foreign ing NATO allies to commit to Jong Un’s year-end deadline for traded threats of destruction as 2015 nuclear deal that Tehran pressure campaign is working. It’s no secret that Trump announce an American troop powers could decide to just spend billions more on defense, concessions to revive stalled North Korea carried out tests had signed with the U.S. and five The Iranian economy is col- wants US engagement in drawdown from Afghanistan hold off on finalizing any deals but along the way has strained nuclear talks. Trump speculat- aimed at acquiring the ability to other nations. Trump said the lapsing, inflation is high. And Afghanistan to end, but critics before the year’s end. He said until they know whether important relationships. ed maybe he’d get a “beautiful launch nuclear strikes on the US deal was one-sided and gave Iran crushing U.S. sanctions block- worry that this will lead him to that beginning next year, the Trump will be reelected. His agreement on a “Phase vase” instead. Any test flight of mainland. Trump said he would sanctions relief for rolling back, ing Iran from selling its crude make too many concessions to president could reduce troop Trump himself has 1” trade deal with China has an intercontinental ballistic rain “fire and fury” on North but not permanently disman- oil abroad have helped fuel the Taliban. numbers to 8,600, down from acknowledged the challenge reduced tensions in their ongo- missile or substantial nuclear Korea and derided Kim as “lit- tling, its nuclear programme. nationwide protests. Despite progress in the the current estimate of 12,000. in his December 26 tweet: ing trade war. But the deal test would further derail the tle rocket man.” Kim ques- After pulling out of the Earlier this month, there negotiations, Trump abruptly Graham has opposed a “Despite all of the great success largely puts off for later complex diplomatic negotiations Trump tioned Trump’s sanity and said deal, Trump began a “maximum was a rare diplomatic break- canceled the talks in September withdrawal before, but says that our Country has had over issues surrounding US assertions opened with Kim in 2018. he would “tame the mentally pressure” campaign, reinstat- through when a Chinese- when violence continued and 8,600 US troops would be the last 3 years, it makes it that China is cheating to gain Washington didn’t accept deranged U.S. dotard with fire.” ing sanctions and adding more American Princeton scholar, a US service member was enough to make sure that much more difficult to deal supremacy on technology and Kim’s end-of-year ultimatum, Then the two made up and that have crippled Iran’s econo- Xiyue Wang, who has held in killed. This time around, the Afghanistan doesn’t become a with foreign leaders (and oth- China’s accusation that but Stephen Biegun, the top US met three times — in Singapore my. His aim is to force Iran to Iran for three years, was freed US is seeking a reduction in launching pad for another ers) when I am having to con- Washington is trying to restrain envoy to North Korea, said the in 2018, in Vietnam last renegotiate a deal more favorable in exchange for a detained violence with the end goal of 9/11-style attack on the US. stantly defend myself against Beijing’s ascent as a world power. window for talks with the US February and again in June to the US and other nations that Iranian scientist in the US. getting the Taliban to agree to The Taliban have said any the Do Nothing Democrats & remains open. “We are fully when Trump became the first are still in the agreement. Trump said the prisoner a permanent ceasefire and start peace agreement must include their bogus Impeachment A deeper look at the state of aware of the strong potential U.S. president to set foot into In response, Iran has con- exchange could be a “precursor all-Afghan talks to find a getting all American troops out Scam. Bad for USA!” play on three top foreign policy for North Korea to conduct a North Korea at the tinued its efforts to destabilise as to what can be done.” peaceful future for the country. of the country, where more At the same time, there is challenges on Trump’s desk as major provocation in the days Demilitarised Zone. the region, attacking targets in Iran says other prisoner Former Defence Secretary than 2,400 American service widespread expectation that 2020 begins: ahead,” Biegun, the new deputy While the get-togethers Saudi Arabia, interrupting swaps can be arranged, but James Mattis, who resigned members have been killed. 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Spanish theatre group, state due to forest fires. two buses carrying tourists key meeting of top ruling party our members of the television said, amid a contro- Victoria state fire chief crashed into a truck in Egypt’s officials, state media said on he Taliban on Sunday said Taliban negotiating team met versial push to ease decades-old Chris Hardman urged anyone Suez governorate, the Indian Sunday, ahead of a year-end Tthey have agreed to a tem- for a week with the ruling restrictions on entertainment. in the East Gippsland forests to embassy here said on Sunday. deadline for Washington to porary ceasefire nationwide. It council before they agreed on Court also sentenced an leave the area immediately in The buses were heading to shift its stance on stalled provides a window during the brief cease fire. The nego- accomplice to 12 and a half years the face of the danger of fires the beach-resort town of nuclear talks. which a peace agreement with tiating team returned on in jail for the November 11 attack amid high temperatures, Hurghada on Saturday when The plenary session, which the US could be signed. Sunday to Qatar where they during a live performance in reports Efe news. they collided with the truck opened on Saturday, follows ing of the state and national month, after a number of A peace deal would allow maintain their political offic Riyadh, which state media linked “The message today if you near Ain Sokhna town, about widespread speculation that defence”, KCNA added. weapons launches in recent Washington to bring home its The Taliban officials famil- to al-Qaeda, and which Madrid are in Forests or Parks in East 120 kilometres east of Cairo. Pyongyang is preparing to test Talks on denuclearising weeks — some of them troops from Afghanistan and iar with the negotiations spoke said left four performers wound- Gippsland time to Leave Now, “We regret to inform that an intercontinental ballistic the Korean peninsula have described as ballistic missiles by end its 18-year military engage- on condition of anonymity ed. “The criminal court issues a the large fires in the landscapes 3 Indian citizens have lost their missile — as a threatened been largely deadlocked since Japan and others. ment there, America's longest. because they were not autho- preliminary ruling handing the will get much bigger tomor- lives in the bus accident that “Christmas gift” for the second summit between North Korea is banned The US wants any deal to include rized to talk to the media. A key death sentence to the perpetra- row,” he tweeted. “Leave Now, occurred on 28 December near Washington. Kim and US President Donald from carrying out such tests a promise from the Taliban that pillar of the agreement, which tor of the terrorist attack... In it will be very very dangerous Ain Sokhna. Others who are Kim presided over the Trump collapsed in Hanoi at under UN sanctions. “We’ll Afghanistan would not used as the US and Taliban have been Riyadh,” the official Al- be in the bush today or tomor- injured are receiving medical meeting which discussed a the start of this year. find out what the surprise is a base by terrorist groups. The hammering out for more than Ekhbariya television reported. row. Leave Now!” treatment at various hospitals new “transparent, anti-imperi- The opening of the plenary and we’ll deal with it very suc- US currently has an estimated a year, is direct negotiations The assailant, identified by The fires have already in Egypt,” the Indian embassy alist independent stand”, the comes a week after Kim held a cessfully,” Trump said when 12,000 troops in Afghanistan. between Afghans on both sides Saudi police as 33-year-old burned around 100,000 of the in Egypt tweeted. official Korean Central News meeting of top defence officials asked about the North Korean The Taliban chief must of the conflict. Those intra- Yemeni, went on a stabbing more than 300,000 hectares of It said the relatives of the Agency (KCNA) reported. The and discussed boosting military deadline. “Everybody’s got sur- approve the agreement but that Afghan negotiations are spree during a musical in King East Gippsland, a place popu- deceased and the injured have ruling Workers’ Party of Korea capabilities. Pyongyang has prises for me, but let’s see what is expected. The duration of the expected to be held within Abdullah Park, one of the lar with visitors in the summer been contacted and all assis- will also “discuss important carried out a series of static tests happens. I handle them as cease-fire was not specified two weeks of the signing of a venues hosting “Riyadh Season” month due to its natural tance is being provided to matters arising... In the build- at its Sohae rocket facility this they come along.” but it is being suggested it US-Taliban peace deal. entertainment festival. AFP wealth. 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Eight Indians are at Sheikh & * +7+ & 7/* think of no better time to express Zayed hospital in Giza, one at & 3,7;D1E Victims were rushed to cist walked into a Pittsburgh to the world just how optimistic National Bank hospital in aiwanese President Tsai nearby hospitals, with no offi- synagogue and killed 11 peo- ydney’s iconic New Year’s and positive we are as a country.” Maqqatem, Cairo and the TIng-wen said on Sunday n intruder stabbed and cial details on their injuries. ple — the deadliest attack SEve fireworks will go ahead The City of Sydney Council remaining four are receiving that the self-governing island’s Awounded five people at a Police said a suspect was later against the Jewish community despite the wildfire crisis to gave the green light although treatment at Suez Health democracy remains under rabbi’s house in a New York arrested. “This is an act of ter- in the United States. show the world Australia’s fire authorities warned that the Insurance hospital in Suez gov- direct threat from rival suburb late Saturday, in an rorism. I think these are domes- Earlier this month six peo- resiliency, the Prime Minister fireworks could be canceled if ernorate, the embassy said. China, underscoring her calls incident the state governor tic terrorists. They are trying to ple, including two suspects, said, while authorities on catastrophic conditions are According to the local for closer ties with the US and said was “an act of terrorism” inflict fear,” New York Governor were killed in a Jersey City Sunday braced for conditions to declared. Morrison said that eli- media, the deceased also other allies. after a spate of attacks on Andrew Cuomo told reporters shooting at a kosher deli, which deteriorate with high tempera- gible volunteer firefighters will include two Malaysians and Tsai was speaking at a tele- Jewish targets. at the scene on Sunday. authorities said was fueled in tures. Prime Minister Scott receive 300 Australian dollars three Egyptians. A total of 24 vised debate against Han Kuo- Local media reported that “They’re motivated by hate. part by anti-Semitism. Morrison also announced ($209) a day, up to AU$6,000 people were injured in the yu of the main opposition a man with a machete entered They are doing mass attacks. A report in April from the financial support for some vol- ($4,190) in total, if called out to accident and have been admit- Nationalist Party and veteran the rabbi’s property in Monsey, These are terrorists in our Anti-Defamation League unteer firefighters in New South at our vibrancy, they look at our battle blazes for more than 10 ted to hospitals. politician James Soong of the Rockland County, during cel- country perpetrating terror- (ADL) stated that the number Wales, the state worst hit by passion, they look at our suc- days. The compensation Road accidents occur in People’s First Party. Elections for ebrations for the Jewish festival ism on other Americans, and of anti-Semitic attacks in 2018 wildfires ravaging the nation. cess,” he said. “In the midst of the focused on people who are self- Egypt mainly due to president and the legislature are of Hanukkah, knifing several that’s how we should treat it.” was close to the record of “The world looks at Sydney challenges that we face, subject employed or work for small and damaged roads and poor traf- set for January 11. Most polls people before fleeing. Last year a white suprema- 2017, with 1,879 incidents. every single year and they look to the safety considerations, I can medium businesses. fic regulations. show Tsai leading in her quest for a second four-year term. Tsai said she would pre- serve Taiwan’s freedoms and , 3 way of life, but would make no changes to the constitution or & 80317*7/D1E baseball player, who lived in The ice bucket challenge the island’s official name, the Beverly, a suburb north of involved pouring a bucket of Republic of China, which undreds of people plunged Boston, died December 9 after ice water over one’s head and moved its seat of Government Hinto the chilly ocean at a a seven-year battle with amy- posting a video of it on social to Taipei, the island’s capital, Massachusetts beach on otrophic lateral sclerosis. media, and then challenging following the Communist Saturday to honor Peter Frates, The family has accumulat- others to do the same or make Party’s seizure of power on the former college baseball ed roughly USD 500,000 in a donation to charity. Most mainland China in 1949. player whose battle with Lou debt for their son’s medical people did both. “Taiwan’s most pressing Gehrig’s disease helped spread care, Pete’s father, John Frates The challenge began in challenge arises from the ALS ice bucket challenge. said, and the final fundraiser 2014 when pro golfer Chris China’s expanding ambitions,” About 1,000 people will hopefully help close the Kennedy challenged his wife’s Tsai said. showed up for the final “Plunge gap. The family will continue to cousin Jeanette Senerchia, “The situation in our for Pete” at Good Harbor Beach raise money for the separate whose husband has ALS. region is ever-more in Gloucester, and more than Peter Frates Family Patient Pat Quinn, of Yonkers, complex and Taiwan’s half of those braved the frigid Foundation, which helps other New York, picked up on it and sovereignty — its free, demo- waters on what would have ALS patients cover home started its spread, but when cratic way of life — is under been Frates’ 35th birthday. health care costs, he said. Frates and his family got threat of being stripped away The event, in its eighth year, The number of people who involved, the phenomenon and undermined.” raised money for the Pete Frates signed up to take the actual exploded on social media. ALS “We need to deepen and #3 Fund, which helped pay for plunge far exceeded the peak of is a progressive neurodegener- 0 %= strengthen our international Frates’ medical bills. “He is 250 participants who partici- ative disease that leads to paral- $ 0 A relations, and at present we are laughing so hard right now at me pated in 2014, the year the ice ysis because of the death of 0 %= 0 doing so in terms of econom- getting into the ocean,” said time wearing the bikini she had party he could ask for and wher- bucket challenge went viral and motor neurons in the spinal = = A ics and across the board with Frates’ wife, Julie, who partici- on when she first met her hus- ever he is, he is very grateful.” raised more than $200 million cord and brain. There is no many countries,” she said. pated in the plunge for the first band. “This is the best birthday The former Boston College for ALS research worldwide. known cure. 0 %& 1 % !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,-
plants, measures to address stormwa- ter runoff and curbs on nitrogen emissions from power plants. That 0 resulted in two-thirds less nitrogen going into the bay compared to the 1970s, according to Ed Sherwood, executive director of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. Seagrass area nearly doubled to about 63 square miles (163 square kilo- meters). The water quality improve- ment along with a gill net ban has con- tributed to the recovery of several fish species including striped mullet, red drum and spotted sea trout. But such stories can’t mask the challenges. Some recoveries such as those in % parts of the Boston Harbour and the Great Bay are at risk from dredging. In other places, such as Chesapeake Bay, a decline in nitrogen has benefit- % ed many underwater plants but not eelgrass, which has declined since the ) 1990s. Brooke Landry, a Maryland % -" Department of Natural Resources biologist who monitors the bay’s underwater vegetation, said that eel- % - grass, a coldwater species, may be more susceptible to heat events as seen in 2005 and 2010 — or to overly 0 O% % cloudy waters in the bay. Scientists are also struggling to ) eering over the side of his skiff They are found along coastlines understand why eelgrass hasn’t come anchored in the middle of New around the world except Antarctica’s. back in California’s Morro Bay. “We PHampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Seagrasses, which cover less than have some theories,” said Jennifer ) ) Short liked what he saw. Just below the 0.2 per cent of the world’s oceans, store O’Leary, who studied the bay as a surface, the 69-year-old marine ecol- twice as much carbon in a given area California Sea Grant researcher. She / ?;38+ 6/ 21 / ,+21,? ?+ ogist noticed beds of bright green sea- as temperate and tropical forests, a said the eelgrass decline has occurred grass swaying in the waist-deep water. study by the United Nations-affiliat- in waters that are warmer, saltier, s we enter another year, there’s a lot of anticipa- It was the latest sign that these plants ed Blue Carbon Initiative found. But cloudier and less oxygenated than the Ation about what it holds for us. People celebrate with ribbon-like strands, which had seagrass meadows in many places are bay’s mouth, where eelgrass did well. the New Year with much fanfare as if everything in the declined up to 80 per cent since the imperiled by coastal development, In New Hampshire, eelgrass has world is going to change for the better the next day. 1990s, were starting to bounce back overfishing, runoff from farm waste, recovered about 20 per cent in parts With such high hopes and dreams, we exchange greet- with improved water quality. Seven and the growing threat from climate of the Great Bay, though it hasn’t ings, party hard and make resolutions hoping to bring rivers carry pollution from 52 commu- change. They have declined roughly returned to several areas. Some con- about a positive change in our life. Interestingly, New nities in New Hampshire and Maine seven per cent annually since the servationists argue that bayside com- Year resolutions also commonly include things like into the 1,020-square-mile (2,650- 1990s, a peer-reviewed study found. munities need to further reduce nitro- treating people better, making new friends and pay- square-kilometer) watershed for the That is on par with the declines of gen releases through tens of millions ing off debts. It’s been the same since ages. The bay. tropical rain forests and coral reefs. of dollars in treatment plant improve- Babylonians would return borrowed objects. Jews seek “It actually looks better than it did Some seagrass declines have ments. and offer forgiveness. The Scots go ‘first footing,’ vis- last year at this time and better than occurred with stunning speed. Central But several towns counter they iting neighbours to wish them well. How does all this has in many years,” said Short, a California’s scenic Morro Bay has lost have already made significant social “resolving” connect to survival? Simple, we are noted seagrass expert who coordinates more than 90 per cent of its eelgrass upgrades to their plants and that they social animals. We have the monitoring of 135 sites around the since 2007. “It’s certainly not a pretty should focus on cheaper options. evolved to depend on oth- world from his University of New picture and may not get any prettier “You want to put your money where ers, literally, for our health Hampshire lab. “You see here,” he said, because of the climate change issues we it’s going to do the most good,” said and safety. Hence, treating glancing into the water. “It’s nearly 100 are all dealing with,” said Virginia Portsmouth Deputy City Attorney people well is a good way per cent cover. You look to the bottom. Institute of Marine Science’s Robert about $200 million to upgrade waste- per cent decline in nitrogen levels in Suzanne Woodland. to be treated well. You can’t see the mud. You just see eel- Orth, a professor who has studied sea- water treatment plants, resulting in the harbor. The EPA is considering allowing Over the years, New grass. That is as dense as it gets. That’s grass for decades. “These plants are some cutting nitrogen releases by up Tay Evans, a seagrass specialist communities to hold off on treatment Year celebrations have a really good sign.” very sensitive to environmental char- to 70 per cent, according to EPA and with the Massachusetts Division of plant upgrades while they try to become more extravagant, Seagrass beds in New Hampshire acteristics — water quality, tempera- officials in several Great Bay commu- Marine Fisheries, said there has been reduce nitrogen from stormwater unruly and louder. People and along shorelines around the world ture.” nities. “We’ve seen other areas where a corresponding 50 per cent increase runoff and septic tanks. Some commu- spend a lot of money to are important because they have been In parts of the United States and reductions in nitrogen do result in the in eelgrass from 2006 to 2016. Now nities upgraded sewage treatment vol- participate in singing, found to provide food and shelter for other developed countries, there is ecosystem starting to come back,” seagrass is growing in Governors untarily while others made upgrades dancing, wining and din- fish, shellfish and sea turtles. They also growing recognition of the importance Moraff said. Island Flats near Logan International to settle EPA enforcement actions. ing on its eve and often blunt the impacts of ocean acidifica- of seagrass and its sensitivity to nitro- Studies have documented sea- Airport. “It was astounding me,” Evans Walking to his lab with his latest end up getting drunk and tion, reduce coastal erosion and keep gen-rich runoff from sewage treatment grass recovery in Boston, Tampa Bay said. “I dove there and saw what we seagrass samples, University of New sick on the very first day of the water clean by filtering out exces- plants and other sources. Too much and Long Island Sound. Boston would call a moonscape that was just Hampshire’s Short says that approach the year. Many miss their sive nutrients. nitrogen can spike algae growth, Harbor was once known as the dirti- mud. You come back and it’s a lush allows communities to avoid the work because of the late Their comeback in the Great Bay which clouds the water and blocks the est harbor in America because most meadow and then you’re going to see painful steps necessary to ensure full night parties they attend. Often these parties make the gives hope for recovery elsewhere. The sunlight seagrass needs to grow. waste went into the waters untreated. all the animals — the winter flounder recovery. “It’s easier to say no, no let inebriated youth indulge in misbehaviour, dangerous more than 70 species of seagrasses are “We think this is a problem that Then the state invested $3.8 billion in swimming through there, lobster walk- the next guy pay for it,” he said. “But driving and even criminal activities. The media and among the most poorly protected but has to be solved,” said Ken Moraff, a treatment facility on Deer Island that ing around.” now we are at the point where it’s caus- the markets create a lot of hype and glamour around widespread coastal habitats — more water division director for US was completed in 2001 and allowed In Tampa Bay, seagrass beds are ing a huge issue. You don’t have to the turn of the calendar. There is a frenzy around sell- than 1,16,000 square miles (300,000 Environmental Protection Agency’s wastewater to be piped almost 10 miles reaching levels not seen since the believe the science. Go out there and ing and buying gifts and entertainment tickets. The square kilometers) have been mapped, New England region. Communities (16 kilometers) out into Massachusetts 1950s. More than $2.5 billion was look.” news channels churn out yearly reviews and flashbacks though there could be 10 times that. around the Great Bay have spent Bay. The state has documented an 80 spent on upgrades to sewage treatment L while the soothsayers and fortune-tellers are in demand for doling out predictions for those that put a lot of stake in their stars. All in all, New Year means f the holidays leave you more you as you figure out what they chanted when holiday traditions a lot of memories, dreams and business for different Istressed than centred, some did to the remote control to take their toll on your tranquili- people in the world. experts say daily meditation ses- make it stop working. ty. Begin by whispering it when If we think about it deeply, does it really bring any sions can help. The only question: < selecting and/or decorating a newness in our lives? We all are very much aware that Who has time to meditate when MANTRA 2: “I celebrate the Christmas tree with the patholog- the world we live in has become old, dilapidated and it takes 20 minutes just to find unique gifts of others.” Chant this ical perfectionist of your choice. vicious where we have so many big and small prob- parking at the mall? Perhaps a mantra instead of chanting, “I can 7 % "" % % O Later, allow yourself to chant it in lems that seem to have no lasting solution despite all more practical approach is tell that you put zero thought into O " a louder, more expletive-strewn efforts by humans to create better means to improve Immediate Gratification this present.” Neutralise negativ- manner when the tree topples to their lives. But with so much violence going on in the Meditation. Try these tongue-in- ity as you unwrap an Amazon gift the floor, shattering each delicate world, do we really have any good reason to celebrate cheek chants to maintain your card from your spouse. Express ornament and strangling you the onset of another year? serenity — or at least your sanity gratitude for that re-gifted bottle with a string of twinkling lights. Practically speaking, only when we give up our old — all season long. of prosecco selected especially for This versatile mantra may also be habits and behaviour and wear a new attitude of com- you — by the person you gave it chanted while preparing tradi- passion, co-operation, harmony and respect, can we MANTRA 1: “I see the best in all to last year, after someone gave it tional holiday treats such as the expect a new era to begin. Before that really happens, houseguests.” When hosting to you the year before. Float Hanukkah latke, which translates how can anything be celebrated as new in this old overnight guests, you’ll want to above mobs at the mall like a from ancient Hebrew to: “labour- world? Does it really make sense? Not really. It is like make them feel at home. And songbird, chirping this mantra as intensive potato pancake that selling old wine in a new bottle, because nothing in this when they feel too much at home, you try to return a sweater that is always comes out soggier than world can be truly new as all human souls and elements you’ll want to mutter this mantra three sizes too small and did not the frozen ones from Trader of nature have become very old, impure, weak and under your breath. Chant it in the come with a gift receipt. Joe’s.” And when it’s finally time destructive. On the contrary, everything in the forth- bathroom and relax as you Remember, this mantra is easily to gather together for your hol- coming golden age will be brand new, wherein not only remove wet houseguest towels recited in workplace settings as iday feast, recite this mantra the sanskars or traits of human souls will be renewed from the floor, plunge a toilet well. Try it during Secret Santa with a powerful aperitif. You will but also the entire nature and its elements will be reju- clogged with foreign houseguest ceremonies where everyone is attain instant inner peace when venated to its original pristine quality. There will be matter, and extract a clump of only allowed to spend 10 bucks. your seating plan is ignored, nothing of this old world in the golden age. Even the houseguest hair from the shower Before you know it, you’ll find and you’ll marvel at the colour- human bodies will be pure and pristine — free from drain. Chant it in the kitchen your Zen when Muriel in ful conversation between Uncle any disease. Remember, the world becomes new only while custom-cooking meals that Accounting gives you another bar Mo in the red MAGA cap and when human souls are completely pure in the present conform to their many dietary of soap/pair of wacky novelty cousin Cathy the climate change by eliminating the vices and sin within themselves. So restrictions, and washing an end- socks/box of Tic Tacs from the researcher. in the coming New Year, let us all take a determined less stream of dishes while they checkout counter at CVS. step forward to change our negative attitude and share attend to urgent Facebook MANTRA 4: “Everything will be only positive energy of peace, joy and love. Let each updates. Finally, chant this mantra MANTRA 3: “I will be my best different next year.” Chant this one of us make a promise to reflect our best thoughts, in the living room, and welcome self once we’re done celebrating.” year, next year, and all subsequent words and actions because when we change, so will the the feeling of calm that comes over This all-purpose mantra is best years. L world. * # 9 . : . # L8. .
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Haaland from RB Salzburg, the -- In their final game of the decade, German Bundesliga outfit " $ Arsenal showed just how much work announced on Monday. " E Arteta has to do to steer the Gunners In a statement, Dortmund 5 " back to respectability in his first revealed that the 19-year-old, ,.- )- managerial role. who scored eight times in the - After coming from behind to res- group stage of this season’s cue a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth in Champions League, had signed his first match on Thursday, Arteta a contract until 2024 but did $ ) would have been encouraged by not mention a fee. :G . their bright start — but not the woe- Haaland has caught the ful meltdown that leaves Arsenal eye of clubs around Europe physically strong centre for- with only one win in their last 15 after scoring 28 goals in 22 ward... at 19, Erling is right at games in all competitions. games in all competitions so far the start of what will hopeful- Arsenal, 12 points adrift of the this campaign, with RB Leipzig ly be a great career.” top four, have lost four consecutive coach Julian Nagelsmann Haaland became the third home fixtures in all competitions for admitting earlier this month youngest player to score a the first time in 60 years. that they were trying for the Champions League hat-trick They also suffered three succes- Norway striker’s signature. when he netted three times in sive top-flight home defeats for the “From the beginning I had a 6-2 victory over Genk in first time since 1977. the feeling I definitely wanted September. While Arteta held his head in to switch to this club, to walk Only Wayne Rooney, despair after Abraham’s winner, this path,” Haaland said. England’s record goalscorer, Frank Lampard’s wild celebration In a video posted to the and Spain great Raul managed showed Chelsea's need for the win Dortmund website, he wished the feat at a younger age. after a difficult period of their own. Dortmund fans a happy new Haaland, the son of former Fourth placed Chelsea had lost year as he pored over a 2020 to- Manchester City midfielder five of their last seven league games, do list topped with “learn Alf-Inge Haaland, scored in his but a second successive away win — & diving header past Kepa sent on Italy midfielder Jorginho as minute howler was truly farcical, the German”. first five Champions League following their recent impressive But, initially vibrant in posses- Arrizabalaga for his 15th goal of the he ditched his 3-4-3 formation after German lying with his head in his Earlier in December, the matches. success at Tottenham — moves them sion and tireless without the ball, season. just 33 minutes. hands after his misjudgement of forward had been spotted by Despite his impressive four points clear of fifth placed Arsenal exposed Chelsea's own Arteta didn’t hide his delight, The switch proved an inspired Mount’s high free-kick allowed local media landing in the form Salzburg failed to reach Manchester United. problems at the back to take the lead fist-pumping in celebration of the move but not before Mount, N’Golo Jorginho to tap into the empty net. west German city to meet with the last 16 following a 2-0 loss There was no fanfare for Arteta with a well-rehearsed set-piece rou- first home goal of his reign. Kante and Antonio Rudiger were all Suddenly, Arsenal reverted to club representatives. to defending champions before kick-off, the Spaniard quiet- tine in the 13th minute. Aubameyang’s goal meant booked in quick succession as their nervous former selves and “Despite many offers from Liverpool in their final group ly take his place on the bench to Calum Chambers was posi- Chelsea had kept just two clean Chelsea used brute blunt Arsenal’s Chelsea took full advantage to com- the very top clubs across game this month. applause from Arsenal fans but with- tioned perfectly to rise above Fikayo sheets in their last 11 league fixtures momentum. plete a remarkable fightback four Europe, Erling Haaland has Dortmund, currently out any elaborate introduction. Tomori and glance Mesut Ozil’s and, with Arsenal well on top and Chelsea were on top in the sec- minutes later. chosen the sporting challenge fourth in the Bundesliga, are Chelsea went close early on corner towards Aubameyang. threatening to score again, Lampard ond half and teenage debutant Tariq Willian broke into the Arsenal at BVB (Dortmund),” chief looking for a new striker with when Willian’s quick free-kick caught The Gabon striker, who also was forced to take drastic action. Lamptey led the charge when his area and crossed to Abraham, who executive Hans-Joachim Mario Goetze and Spain inter- Arsenal flat-footed, allowing Mason scored in Arteta's first game, applied In a bid to shake Chelsea out of surge ended with Abraham's shot turned unchecked by the ponderous Watzke said in a statement. national Paco Alcacer strug- Mount to drift into space for a the finishing touch, escaping their lethargy, Lampard hauled off being blocked by David Luiz. Shkodran Mustafi to fire a cool strike “We can all look forward to gling for consistency this sea- fierce strike that stung Leno’s palms. Emerson's slack marking to guide a Brazilian wing-back Emerson and Leno’s game-changing 83rd under Leno. an ambitious, athletic and son. 2"3-' %! " "3 ":9< 2
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EHam on Sunday sacked their man- fetched India its first ever sil- sion. Mary was clearly charged ager Manuel Pellegrini after the club lost ver at the men’s world cham- Pooja Rani, a boxer who up, yanking her hand away 2-1 at home to Leicester City — their pionships, the redoubtable M felt shy about wearing gloves from Nikhat when the latter ini- ninth loss in the past 12 games. C Mary Kom was mostly in at the start of her career, tiated a hug immediately after “It is with great disappointment that top form and medals poured ensured that women too the bout and later lashed out at we’ve had to make this decision,” joint- in internationally courtesy a went home with a gold with the 23-year-old and the media chairman David Sullivan was quoted as deep talent pool. her best ever performance at in her interaction with the saying by BBC.” In the professional cir- the event. Mary Kom gave it reporters. Nikhat, on the other It has become clear that a change is cuit, Vijender Singh a miss to prepare herself for hand, was composed, applaud- required to get the club back on track remained unbeaten, still the world championships. ing her opponent while the ref- in line with our ambitions this season. looking for an opponent Then came the world eree lifted Mary’s hand and “We felt it was necessary to act now who can stand up to the raw championships in September later tried to pacify her support- in order to give the new manager as power of his punches. flunked dope tests, sending Panghal’s 2019 gold rush and October, the blue-riband ers, including her father, who much time as possible to try and On the downside, a flip- down shockwaves within the began in the tournament, event which lost some of its were incensed by the result of achieve that goal.” flop selection policy led to fraternity. which was also his last com- sheen after being stripped of the bout. Pellegrini was with West Ham for 18 six-time world champion For most part, Indian petition in the 49kg catego- Olympic Qualifier status by It was clear that Mary had months having been appointed in May Mary Kom being dragged boxing had lots to celebrate ry. the International Olympic taken everything that Nikhat There were murmurs that directly without giving anyone 2018 on a three-year deal. into an unsavoury controver- and it started with the sea- Former junior world Committee due to the had done over the past few the trials before the 2019 else a chance to even assess West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, sy, and the accomplished son-opening Strandja champion Nikhat Zareen alleged administrative mess months personally. She said on women’s World Championships, themselves against her. Hume who skippered the outfit against duo of Neeraj Phogat Memorial, one of Europe’s and Meena Kumari Devi and financial mismanage- Saturday that she did not feel like which is where the saga between bhi pata chale hum kitne paani Leicester, said the unit lacked confi- (women’s camp) and Sumit oldest and most competitive became the first set of Indian ment in the International reciprocating Nikhat when the the two boxers had started, did me hai (We should also know dence. Sangwan (men’s camp) tournaments. women boxers to finish on Boxing Association (AIBA). latter came to shake hands and not happen at Mary’s behest. She where we stand). We should hug her after the bout because has voiced her disdain at having know where we are lacking and Mary felt that the younger to give trials in the months since. for that I stood up and raised my pugilist had shown her no On Saturday, Mary said that voice. There should be a trial (. . $ . - 3" respect. High Performance Directors before every competition. I lost Nikhat, however, maintains Santiago Nieva and Raffaele the bout but I won hearts on that that her fight was not against Bergamasco had said that selec- day and I am happy,” she said. & 03,3, sure whether I’d be able to play As a result he won't be back at Mary but against a system that tion would be done on the Nikhat’s fight for a fair trial again, I was excited about Melbourne Park, the scene of an was not giving her a fair chance basis of performances in inter- started with the events before ndy Murray said he felt coming back to Australia and emotional press conference last to prove herself in her weight national competitions and she the women’s World A“gutted” to be missing giving my best, and that makes year where he suggested he might category and go for the big com- had asked for an exemption on Championships that took place next month’s Australian Open this even more disappointing retire as a result of his hip injury. petitions. that basis. in Russia in October. She had due to injury after being ruled for me. Despite being less than fully fit “Even I never imagined Nikhat however feels that travelled from Hyderabad to out of the first Grand Slam of “Unfortunately I’ve had a Murray then took part in a gru- that all this will happen,” Nikhat Mary should be ready to go for New Delhi for the 51kg trials for the new year with a pelvic setback recently and as a pre- elling five-set loss to Roberto told IANS on Sunday. “It was trials so as to give the younger the competition, only to learn injury. caution, need to work through Bautista Agut. very new for me. I never expect- boxers a chance to get a measure that it had been called off and The 32-year-old Scot suf- that before I get back on court A fortnight later double ed that she will get so angry on of themselves, if not anything Mary had been selected in that fered the injury playing for competing.” Olympic gold medallist Murray, me for going on Twitter and else. weight category. It was then Great Britain in the Davis Cup Murray had hoped to twice a Wimbledon champion writing a letter to the sports “She is a legend so she decided that those who win gold last month and Murray said make his return to Grand Slam and the winner of the 2012 US minister. If she is taking all that shouldn't have anything to fear. and silver at the worlds would Saturday: “I’ve worked so hard action in Melbourne following Open singles, had hip resurfacing personally that’s her choice, I We are all juniors in front of her. get an automatic place in the to get myself into a situation a hip operation in January. surgery and started his return to can’t comment on that. I was She should always be ready for Indian contingent that will trav- where I can play at the top level But concerns over the fit- action at the Queen’s Club grass- fighting for a fair trial. I was the trials and be a good exam- el to China for the Olympic and I’m gutted I’m not going to ness of Murray, five times a los- court event in London in June. fighting against the system, not ple for the youth. Now she has qualifiers. Mary won bronze but be able to play in Australia in ing Australian Open finalist, October saw Murray win the Mary Kom or the federation. I defeated me and gone for the then BFI president Ajay Singh January.” were raised when he cancelled European open in Antwerp, a vic- was saying that there should be Olympic qualifier and everyone stirred the pot by indicating that “After the AO (Australian as scheduled block of training tory that suggested he could still a proper trial before every com- is happy which would not have she may be allowed to go for the Open) this year, when I wasn’t in Miami. contend for major honours. petition. That’s it.” been the case if she had gone qualifiers anyway. " / !"#$%'$# ( )!)' )*+,- 6R 2 P
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eteran Australian bowler Peter VSiddle announced his internation- al retirement Sunday after a 67-Test career, with national coach Justin Langer praising him as giving his “heart and soul” to the team. The 35-year-old had been called up to the second Test squad in Melbourne but was not selected in the side to face New Zealand and decided to call it quits. “Just being able to play, to walk out, wear the baggy green — I’d watched guys like Punter (Ricky Ponting), Steve Waugh, guys like that wear it, represent Australia,” he said. “Every time I stepped out was amazing, I don’t think I could pick one special one. “At the end of the day, to play one is amazing, to end up playing what I did is truly special.” Siddle, who played a key role in helping Australia retain the Ashes in England earlier this year, went to the Australian dressing room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to tell his teammates personally. “The year after I retired from play- were raving about this guy called Peter ing, Matty Hayden and Ricky Ponting Siddle,” Langer said.
Latham, scorer of a dogged 50 in New broke their dangerous partnership, tempt- Zealand's 148 first innings, fell for eight ing an outside edge from the New Zealand when he edged a thunderous delivery to wicketkeeper that flew to David Warner the diving Paine. at slip and he was gone for 22. Williamson soon followed without Lyon then mopped up Colin de scoring, lbw after unsuccessfully review- Grandhomme and Mitchell Santner before & 70631/,7 order to leave them reeling at 38 for three. It was the second heavy defeat for the No team had ever chased down more ing the umpire’s original decision. Tim Southee was run out in a horror mix- But some fighting partnerships spear- Black Caps, who lost by 296 runs in Perth than 418 in Test history, though the record Taylor didn’t fare much better, drag- up, with Blundell swinging his bat before athan Lyon took four wickets as headed by Blundell delayed the inevitable and will be playing for pride only in the was set against Australia by the West ging onto his middle stump to leave he was caught by Lyon off Marnus Australia thrashed New Zealand by until Lyon worked his magic as the pitch final Test at Sydney later this week. Indies in Antigua in 2003. Pattinson with figures of 3-5 at lunch off Labuschagne. N247 runs to win the second Test at deteriorated. Pattinson, playing for the injured two overs. Paine earlier declared Australia’s sec- Melbourne and the series Sunday with a Blundell was last man out for a swash- % Josh Hazlewood, did the early damage. Henry Nicholls was the only wicket to ond innings on 168 for five after Head was battling century from opener Tom Blundell buckling 121— his second Test century It was Head’s first innings century and New Zealand had reached 32-0 when he fall between lunch and tea, cleverly bowled by Neil Wagner for 28. Matthew proving futile. and his first for two years — as New Paine’s quick-fire 79 that took the Test out snared the key wickets of Tom Latham, stumped for 33 by Paine off Lyon just one Wade was unbeaten on 30 with Wagner The Black Caps, chasing a massive 488 Zealand were dismissed for 240 with Trent of New Zealand’s reach after captain batting linchpin Williamson and the ball after he smashed the spinner for six. taking 3-50. to win, were in serious trouble after a fiery Boult not batting after fracturing his Kane Williamson's bold decision to bowl experienced Ross Taylor for three just Blundell, in only his third Test, and BJ They had resumed at 137 for four, James Pattinson ripped through the top hand in the first innings. after winning the toss. runs. Watling put on 72 before Lyon finally building on their first innings 467. $ 3 , 1 ," 3!% 0 &)5 & 3- "3$ & %! ? & 70631/,7 areas to improve there are a few & 7,*1/+3, of them. We do need to try and ew Zealand captain Kane put Australia under a bit more roteas captain Faf du Plessis NWilliamson said his team pressure before their first innings Pgave a ringing endorsement need to mirror the fighting spir- total gets past that point of con- of the changes in management it of century-maker Tom trol.” in South African cricket after his Blundell if they are to bounce Australia took side won the first Test against back from their second-Test the game away England by 107 runs at thrashing by Australia. from New % SuperSport Park on Sunday. “Obviously it was hard Zealand on day The win broke a five-Test work out there, the task one after + F losing sequence for the Proteas was immense. But you look Williamson and gave them their first points at some small positives... won the toss and in the World Test champi- That was a truly fantastic took a gamble by 6 onship. innings,” he said after putting them in to % “We’ve got the right people the 247-run defeat bat. & ,7470 + in the right jobs at the top of — their second It turned out to be Cricket South Africa,” he said of Test loss inside a poor decision, but he 2 ndia seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not the appointment of former cap- four days. insisted it was a rea- Isure when he will make a comeback to tain Graeme Smith as director Denly (31), England were 205 a rough area and deflected off "”He led sonable one at the competitive cricket as it is yet to be ascer- of cricket and Mark Boucher as runs short of their target of 376 his glove onto the stumps. the way and time. tained whether a surgery is required to treat head coach after a period of but had their best batsmen, “We had a lot of confidence it is impor- “I felt like there 0 his sports hernia. upheaval in the local game. captain Joe Root and Ben Stokes in Kesh,” said Du Plessis. tant that we was enough in the The senior seamer, who is expected to be “Leadership always comes at the crease. “We kept saying that we all take surface to bowl first out for an indefinite period of time, doesn’t from the top and filters down,” Immediately after lunch, had a feeling that in the second something and it was obviously & 70631/,7 want to blame the National Cricket Academy said Du Plessis. with 14 overs to be bowled innings he was going to get Ben from that. very important for us for allegedly bungling his rehabilitation. He, “I feel it set the tone for the before the second new ball was Stokes out. He has got him out “The to be on top of our aptain Tim Paine pointed to team- though, is a bit surprised as to why his her- way that we are playing right due, Root and Stokes upped the a few times and the way that effort from game and the sur- Cwork on Sunday as the crucial fac- nia couldn’t be detected earlier. now. That’s a start for us as a tempo, adding 30 runs in five Stokes plays he is going to take the bowlers face did offer some tor in Australia winning all four home “World T20 is still good nine months team. Now you can trust the overs. Thirteen of those runs the game on. We had a gut feel- throughout sideways move- Tests so far this summer — and all away. I am not thinking about that. First thing system a little bit more and just came from one over from left- ing that it was going to happen. was something ment and swing,” inside four days. is getting fit and I don’t know when I will get focus on playing cricket.” arm spinner Keshav Maharaj It was a massive wicket for us.” that is inspir- he said. After crushing Pakistan twice, they fit,” Bhuvneshwar told PTI. An enthralling Test was still but Du Plessis persevered with When the new ball was ing to us as a “But credit have now done the same to New Asked about the NCA’s role, the 29-year- in the balance at lunchtime on the spinner. taken seven overs later the end team, that to Australia Zealand, wrapping up their three-Test old was predictably defensive and said it’s best the fourth day. After a tense It was Maharaj who made came quickly as Kagiso Rabada never-give-up for getting series against the Black Caps with a 247- the BCCI brass deals with it. morning when England could the crucial breakthrough, bowl- and Anrich Nortje blasted out attitude. through that run thrashing in Melbourne. “It’s up to BCCI as to how they are going score only 50 runs in 25 overs ing Stokes for 14 when the left- the remaining batsmen. “But at the first session A first-innings Travis Head centu- to take it. They must have had a chat with for the loss of overnight bats- hander tried to play a cut shot Rabada took four for 103 same time if we and put 400 ry, 85 from Steve Smith and 79 by Paine the NCA. men Rory Burns (84) and Joe against a ball which pitched in and Nortje three for 56. are looking for on the board.” took the game away from the visitors “NCA must have tried their best but I after Australia lost the toss and were put don’t know what went wrong and why they into bat. couldn't diagnose. Still I am not the right per- Pat Cummins, James Pattinson and son to comment on that as it might say some- Nathan Lyon then led the attack in dis- thing else and BCCI will come up with some- # = 1R missing New Zealand twice. thing else,” said Bhuvneshwar. Paine said it was all about players Bhuvneshwar also offered a dead defence stepping up when others were having when asked if players are wary of going to % -& %&& et of Root, who made a fighting Denly was leg before wicket to an off day. the NCA. ..% " "3'" % 48 before he was caught behind. Dwaine Pretorius for 31. “I think it shows that we’re starting “It’s an individual’s responsibility or It was the second time in the Burns and Denly saw off the to spread the load,” he said. wish whether he want to go to the NCA or ' !9@= " % day Nortje claimed a wicket with threat of Vernon Philander and “When we work together as a team not.” the second ball of a new spell after Rabada but found scoring diffi- and build pressure — one day it’s On his recovery process, he said that he & 7,*1/+3, he made the first breakthrough of cult. going to be Pat (Cummins), the next is waiting for the doctor’s appointment, after the day by dismissing top-scor- Philander conceded only one day it’s going to be Nathan (Lyon), the which a clearer picture could emerge on the outh Africa broke down stub- er Rory Burns for 84. run in five overs. Rabada gave up next day it’s going to be James Pattinson, need for a surgery. Sborn England resistance to The remaining wickets fell 23 in six overs, which included another day it’s going to be Mitchell “There is no surety of surgery, but gen- win the first Test of their World quickly, with Rabada finishing two hooked sixes by Denly. Starc. erally, the standard procedure in case of Test Championship series by 107 with four for 103 and fellow fast Burns, who faced most of “We just keep driving that home to sports hernia is surgery. But we still need to runs at SuperSport Park on bowler Anrich Nortje claiming Philander’s bowling, adding only all our team,” he added. take an appointment and I am not sure where Sunday. three for 56. seven runs off 37 balls. The “If we keep building pressure as a it's going to be. But we are trying to get it as England needed 376 to win Maharaj, who broke change to Nortje brought an team we’ve got some absolute firepow- soon as possible. but despite some committed bat- England’s first wicket stand of 92 immediate result for South Africa er and we know that all of them are “Till I consult a doctor, can't say when ting were bowled out for 268 on on Saturday when he dismissed as Burns attempted to pull the fast going to have their day in the sun.” will be the comeback as it will depend on the the fourth day of the five-day Dom Sibley, took two for 37. bowler’s second delivery and Paine said the same applied to the diagnosis and treatment plan.” encounter. South Africa produced a dis- sent the ball looping to Rabada batting, where some fired in Melbourne Bhuvneshwar, after being out due to side An enthralling contest swung ciplined bowling performance, at mid-on. and others didn’t. strain post the tour of the West Indies, had South Africa’s way when left-arm making scoring difficult on a Nortje made a second crucial “The same with the batting, trying made a comeback against the same side in spinner Keshav Maharaj bowled pitch which always offered some- breakthrough when South to build partnerships, trying to take the T20 series earlier this month before being Ben Stokes to halt a brief flurry thing to the bowlers with some African captain Faf du Plessis teams’ bowlers really deep, make them sidelined again. of strokes as Stokes and captain sideways movement and uneven made an inspired bowling bowl lots of overs,” he said. “Injuries can be frustrating at times but Joe Root tried to lift the scoring bounce. change. “At some stage we’re all going to get I am not at all heartbroken. It’s part and par- rate before the second new ball England added only 50 runs First innings destroyer a chance to score lots of runs as well.” cel of our journey. I was in good rhythm was due. in 25 overs while losing two wick- Vernon Philander sent down Paine said he wanted the same against the West Indies. The new ball then had an ets during the morning. three overs with the second new intensity for that game, which meant “I want to be back at my best but as I said immediate impact with Kagiso Rory Burns took his ball but was not making the bats- muted celebrations in Melbourne with I don’t know what will be the treatment like. Rabada having Jonny Bairstow overnight score of 77 to 84 before men play many deliveries, so Du such a short turnaround. So whatever the doctor says will go with that caught at gully before Anrich mistiming a pull against Nortje to Plessis called on Nortje with “We want to win every Test match, thing only,” he said. Nortje claimed the crucial wick- be caught at mid-on, while Joe immediate success. there’s no doubt about that,” he said.