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                         .  )  &41 4567 Global warming is likely to lead to a loss of 1.6 metric    limate change and global tonne milk production by 2020 Cwarming are soon set to and 15 metric tonnes by 2050     cast their shadows on farm if no adaptation is followed. sector in India. Rice produc- The losses may be highest in tion in the country may UP, followed by Tamil Nadu,
 

reduce by 4 per cent and Rajasthan and West Bengal. rainfed rice by 6 per cent in In its note, the Ministry has 

 2020. The impact will be far suggested that adjusting to var- more severe and persistent for ious measures, including time   &41 4567 other crops. As per the note, of sowing, suitable variety, fer- potato production is likely to tilisers and irrigation is likely to he Rajya Sabha on Monday go down by 11 per cent in help in tackling the problem to Tis set to witness a fierce 2020, maize by 18 per cent, a certain extent. showdown between the and mustard by 2 per cent. “Climate stresses such as Treasury benches and Apple productivity could heavy rainfall events damage Opposition when the contro- also be affected by climate horticultural crops. Flooding for versial triple talaq Bill seeking change, and its cultivation 24 hour affects tomato with to criminalise the practice of could start shifting to higher flowering period being sensitive. instant divorce among Muslims latitudes to 2,500 metres above Similarly, onion bulb initiation will come up for passage. mean sea level from 1,250 stage is sensitive to flooding The Congress-led mamsl in Himachal Pradesh. causing a 27 and 48 per cent Opposition is pushing for send- talaq (talaq-e-biddat) in any The demand for declaring In a reply to the Committee reduction in bulb size and yield, ing the Bill to the joint-select form — spoken, in writing or instant talaq illegal has for of Estimates headed by veter- respectively…,” it said. committee for trimming its by electronic means such as long been raised by a large sec- an BJP leader Murli Manohar The coconut productivity harsh provisions. email, SMS and instant mes- tion of Muslim women who are Joshi, on the impact of climate in western coastal region, Law Minister Ravi Shankar sengers — illegal and void, with at the receiving end. Many change on agriculture sector,   ! " Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu, Prasad will table the Bill in the up to three years in jail for the cases of triple-talaq have come the Ministry of Agriculture’s  9          Karnataka, and Maharashtra Upper House. The Muslim husband. to light even after the Supreme note had said small farmers, "     #      (provided current level of water Women (Protection of Rights Declared illegal in about 20 Court declaring it as illegal. who own less than 4 hectare of  and management is made avail- on Marriage) Bill, 2017 was Muslim countries, the instant Citing details of instant farm land, may not be able to        '%  able in future climates as well) cleared by the Lok Sabha — talaq was only recently declared triple talaq cases, the support their families with    $    $  is likely to increase and also in 245 voting in favour and 11 against law in India by the Government had last week agriculture income alone due to     North-Eastern states, islands of opposing it — on Thursday order of the Supreme Court. informed the Lok Sabha that till the impact of climate change. Andaman and Nicobar and amid a walkout by the After the Opposition now 430 incidents of triple “A staggering 85 per cent of  /   
 ##  Lakshadweep. Opposition. Prasad had on stalled the Bill in the Rajya talaq have come to the notice Indian farm households have    % The negative impacts is Friday claimed the Bill will find Shaba in earlier session, the of the Government through the approximately 5 acres or less  #$  " # likely to be visible for Andhra support in the Rajya Sabha, Government made changes media. cultivable land and of this 67 # $    Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, where the BJP-led NDA lacks and introduced provision for Of these, 229 were report- per cent are marginal farmers #   %    Gujarat and parts of Karnataka numbers. magistrate allowing bail to hus- ed before the Supreme Court with less than 2.4 acre,” it said.    #    % and Tamil Nadu. Productivity In case, the Opposition is band (indulging in triple-talaq) judgment, while another 201 The Ministry has argued that in India can be improved by 20 to block the Bill in the Upper with the consent of his wife. came to the notice after it. sharp increase in heat stress decrease yield potential of may marginally decline due to “Small and marginal farm- per cent to almost double if all House, summoning the joint- The Congress claims that Both the BJP and the days and decline in water avail- wheat and maize for a temper- climate change while in central ers cannot survive seed plantations in India are pro- session of the two Houses to making the offense a non- Congress have issued whips in ability could severely impact ature rise of 0.5 to 1.5 degrees and southern India, produc- monopolies. Wherever such vided with location specific pass the Bill would be the last bailable would put the family of the Upper House asking their the animal productivity. Celsius in India. tivity may increase. However, at experiment was introduced, agronomic and genotype inter- option with the ruling party. the instant talaq offender (the members to be present in full Earlier studies had sug- The note said cotton pro- the national level, cotton pro- farmers were forced to suffer vention in current climates,” the The Bill, as passed by the husband) in disarray and thus strength when the Bill is intro- gested that a 2 to 5 per cent ductivity in northern India ductivity may not be affected. losses,” the note claimed. note said. Lok Sabha, makes instant triple provision should be deleted. duced.               
                       
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  ing at Netaji Stadium on the why the Government has the World War II, the Japanese Opposition’s allegations of two constituencies. northeastern Thakurgaon con- seats. The polls are being held   .  occasion of the 75th anniversary issued a notification and I am had captured the Andaman manipulation by the Awami Former president HM stituency, officials said. at 40,183 polling stations. Voting of the hoisting of the Tricolour proudly announcing that and Nicobar Islands, and Netaji League. Some reports said 20 of Ershad’s Jatiya Party, which is The Election Commission was suspended in one seat due      by Bose here. henceforth, Ross Island will be came here as the Azad Hind the ruling party’s candidates a partner of Awami League-led has so far confirmed the com- to the death of a candidate. )     ( “When it comes to heroes known as Netaji Subhas Fauz led by him was an ally of have already won compared to Grand Alliance, won one seat plete result of only one con- While Hasina is seeking re- *+,!- / %#  of the freedom struggle, we Chandra Bose Dweep. The the Japanese force. just one from main Opposition while Opposition National stituency in southwestern election for a fourth term as the ( 0  take the name of Netaji Subhas Neil Island will be known as “The historical event of Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Unity Front (NUF), with the Gopalganj from where Hasina Prime Minister, her chief rival, 1  #   2  Chandra Bose with pride. The Shahid Dweep and Havelock 30th December 1943 has been jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia. BNP as its partner, is yet to win won bagging 2,29,539 votes ex-premier Zia, who is report-   #3 first Prime Minister of the Island as Swaraj Dweep,” completed today after 75 years,” Election officials said a seat. BNP secretary general while her BNP opponent got edly partially paralysed, faces an   %$###  Azad Hind Government he said. he said. Awami League candidates are Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, only 123 votes. The EC said uncertain future in a Dhaka jail.   Subhash Babu had made India’s On this day in 1943, Bose Continued on Page 4 leading in 62 seats while BNP who steered the party in Zia’s 1,848 candidates are contesting Continued on Page 4 "#  $      $
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 egendary filmmaker and kept anywhere for public view- Bhuvan — which dealt with the Kharij and Khandahar.     Lthe creator of epoch-making ing. It will be a simple affair and issues of tolerance and plural- Famous Bengali actor and films Mrigaya, Bhuvan Shome there will be no flowers no ism in today’s segmented soci- the hero of Ray films Soumitra   &41 4567   &41 4567 and Neel Akasher Neechay wreaths, nothing,” sources said. ety. A director of the Leftist Chatterjee said, “In his demise passed away on Sunday. Mrinal The winner of Dadasaheb breed he gave superstar Mithun we have lost the last surviving ew stretch of Pink Line inter chill has gripped Sen was 95 and was suffering Phalke and Padma Bhushan, Sen Chakrabarty his break in director of that generation about Nconnecting Lajpat Nagar- Wmany parts of the north- from old-age ailments. was known for his humanistic Mrigaya besides creating a whom you have volumes to say Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 section ern, western and central parts The master director and approach and his penchant for magnificent trilogy in and you have a plenty to learn.” will be inaugurated by Union of the country that have been the last of the quartet — Ritwik continuous experimentation Interview, Kolkata-71 and Reminiscing her associa- Minister of Housing and Urban bearing most of the brunt of the Ghatak, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal apart from his “intense involve- Padatik depicting the social and tion of decades with the mas- Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri biting cold weather conditions. Sen and Tapan Sinha — left for ment” while directing a film. political upheaval in Bengal of ter auteur, ballet dancer and and Delhi Deputy Chief The India Meteorological his heavenly abode at 10.35 am Born in 1923 at Faridpur in the 1970s. actress Mamata Shankar told Minister Manish Sisodia on Department (IMD) has pre- leaving behind his son, daugh- modern Bangladesh, Sen was Such was his involvement The Pioneer how he represent- Monday. dicted that the chill in the air ter-in-law and an archive of 27 educated in Physics and gradu- in a film and he was drained ed a different kind of boldness With the inauguration of is expected to continue for the feature films, 14 short films and ated from the then Calcutta’s his-  ! "# out to such extreme that he than the one that was depict- the Pink Line, it will become 236 Metro stations. next two to three days due to four documentaries. toric Scottish Church College once said, “After making a film ed today. “Today they talk of the longest Metro network in This stretch is an extension northwesterly winds prevailing The film maestro is likely and institution known for its lib- middle class thought process of I feel like collapsing, but then boldness. But many of us do the national Capital connecting of the currently operational over the entire Delhi-NCR to be cremated on January 2 eral atmosphere and a long his time got him to produce the I wake up again.” Apart from not understand the kind of Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor Majlis Park — Lajpat Nagar region. The cold wave contin- after his Chichago-based son inventory of legendary students masterpieces like Bhuvan Bengali and Hindi, Sen also boldness Mrinalda displayed by (line 7) to Mayur Vihar Pocket section and will be a boon for ued to grip Delhi, NCR region Kunal returns from the US, like Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Shome, Ek Din Achanak, directed films in Telugu, Odiya making films without consid- -1 with total length of the the commuters residing in East as well as Maharashtra on family sources said, adding the Subhas Chandra Bose, PA Mrigaya, Khandahar, Antareen, and Tamil languages. He won ering not only for his economic stretch up to 59 km. Also, and South Delhi such as Sunday, with temperatures body would till then be pre- Sangma and others. Neel Akasher Neechey, Padatik, a plethora of national and losses but also for the political with the opening of this sec- Ashram, Mayur Vihar, INA, dropping significantly, breaking served at Peace World. His humanistic approach Akaler Sandhaney, Kolkata international awards for his consequences. tion, the Delhi Metro network South-Ex and others. records of at least 10 years. According to his final and a natural bend towards the Ekattor — a film relating much films like Bhuban Shome, Continued on Page 4 will become 327 kms long with Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P4 !( #) ("%*+,-.+/  #$ * 
  

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    &41 4567 Delhi Police has launched month training. It is 300 “Raftaar” bikes patrols in the brainchild of n its endeavour to reach out the city. police commissioner Ito the people and also reduce The key objective of the Amulya Patnaik their grievances, The Delhi scheme is to ensure better which was launched Police launched a slew of Apps visibility for the police com- on August 10, 2018. and initiatives in 2018. bined with area dominance “These women Women safety centric and effective patrolling, as also are second to none Himmat App was re-launched quicker response to distress when it comes to with added features by Delhi calls in vulnerable and con- handling terror Police Commissioner Amulya gested localities, with particu- strikes and hostage Patnaik. Himmat App is avail- lar focus on those relating to crises in urban areas. able on Google Play is consid- women’s safety. In fact, they were ered to be highly effective in “Each Raftaar bike is be rated better than their reducing response time. equipped with hand held male counterparts by HIMMAT PLUS APP walkie-talkie connected with their trainers at Police The ‘Women Safety’ app District Control Room and Training College in launched by Delhi Police in will receive distress calls Jharoda Kalan,” said a February this year with special through this mode. These senior police official. feature for scanning the QR motorcycles are also fitted with CYBER codes of taxi, auto-rickshaw GPRS and entire city is Geo FORENSIC VAN # $  * + (  and e-rickshaw drivers to ver- fenced for monitoring their Delhi Police have ify their details movements from District a set of wheels every “The details of taxi and Control Room and also from bit as cool as the auto-rickshaw drivers at the Central Police Control Room at Batmobile, and they airport were collected and fed Police Head Quarters (PHQ),” are using it to catch in the server of the app. Each said Anil Mittal, Additional culprits unleashing driver has been provided with Public Relation Officer (PRO) mayhem from the a ‘QR card’ to be placed in their of Delhi Police. anonymous annals of vehicle which can be scanned “Raftaar bikes will share cyberspace. by the commuter to establish the responsibility of already With advance their authenticity,” said an overburdened Police Control gadgets and tech- senior police official. Rooms vans in reaching dis- niques the van was The app can be used by tress spots,” said PRO. launched on 5 July for women commuters coming NIPUN the sole purpose of out of the Delhi Airport and Delhi Police quick, on-the-spot five metro stations — Anand Commissioner Amulya Patnaik investigation. The Vihar, Vishwa Vidyalaya, on November 16, 2018 findings of its team * + (  Malviya Nagar, Saket and launched the force’s e-learning are subsequently sent * + (  Nehru Place. portal NIPUN and training to the investigation “The upgraded version of division website. Through the officer in question. the Cyber Forensic Van,” said and Children (SPUWAC) and has always been a priority to this app launched this year has website, Delhi Police is using The team posted on Van Mittal. 9,80,456 women under 5,140 keep the case property in safe been transformed from an advanced technology in said that having such advanced LIMCA BOOK OF programmes have been trained custody and its retrieval for ‘emergency safety’ app to a ‘util- imparting in-service training to technology at hand was RECORDS till November this year. presenting before the court, ity’ app. The process of regis- its personnel. The e-learning extremely useful and saved a lot The Delhi Police in The SPUWAC had written and keeping it back safely. tration has also been simplified. portal aims to give online of time. “We can now quickly November 2018 entered the to Limca Book Of Records in After digitisation, it would be Now anybody can download it training and information identify where a rumour orig- Limca Book of Records for February citing they have easy to retrieve the case prop- on their mobiles unlike the pre- through specialised courses inated and apprehend the per- training over two lakh women trained 2,08,125 participants erty and it would also save valu- vious app for which one had to designed by experts in the petrator,” said the officer. and girls under their self- under 989 programmes in able time and energy,” said a visit the Delhi Police’s website field. “This year various steps defence programme in 2017. 2017. senior police official. to download it,” the senior SWAT were taken by Delhi Police to The Delhi Police will receive “The Delhi Police shared DELHI TOURIST police official. Trained by specialists from strengthen the cyber security the award in February 2019. press releases, press clippings POLICE RAFTAR India and abroad, 36 women infrastructure, including cre- Started in 2002, the Delhi and data of all the schools, col- Keeping in mind the large In an initiative to curb constables from northeastern ation of District Cyber Cells, Police’s self-defence pro- leges and other places where number of domestic and for- street crime and to get more states have been inducted into training of over 1800 investi- gramme is carried out by the the programmes were carried eign tourists’ visiting Delhi women to file complaints, the the SWAT after rigorous, 15- gating officers and launch of Special Police Unit For Women out. After authentication by the every day, and to encourage Limca Book Of Records, the feedback about their function- SPUWAC received an email ing, the Delhi Police in October informing them about their deployed 15 more tourist achievement,” said said Geeta patrolling vans at important Rani Verma, Deputy tourist places which receive Commissioner of Police massive footfall. (SPUWAC). These locations include “Our target for 2019 is to Terminal-I of IGI Airport, train around 3.5 lakh women Lotus Temple, Akshardham and make them strong to deal Temple, Delhi Haat and Jama with any kind of situation. It Masjid. took time to create awareness “Induction of these vans about the programme and once bolstered the strength of Delhi the women started showing Tourist Police, which is oper- their interest, the number of ating 10 tourist patrolling vehi- participants increased every cles at 10 different locations, * + (  year,” said an officer who is part such as Paharganj, Ajmeri Gate, of training programme. Terminal-3, India Gate, Red Uncle’, an initiative to reach out trust of young schoolchildren in E- MALKHANA Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun to the schoolchildren of Delhi. police,” said Mittal. Delhi Police in year 2018 Tomb, Rajghat, Palika Bazar “The initiative will not only “The initiative has also launched E-Malkhana at police and Janpath Market,” said the help us reach out to children twin purposes, first to educate stations in three districts police official. across the city but across the children about do’s and don’ts (Shahdara, South-East and POLICE UNCLE country as well in showcasing to in their social conduct and Rohini). The police have also To evade fear of police them a new friendly face of the behavior. Secondly they will be planned to launch E-Malkhana and develop friendly gesture police which the majority of our taught about how they can at the other 10 district police among children in National policemen and policewomen prevent themselves from being stations by the end of the year. Capital, Delhi Police in actually are. 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+   tance of the NGOs and the especially in Connaught Place, central Delhi Especially the Marg, Pandit Pant take Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Tthe assistance of the Nepal     ,   " embassy to seek help in tracing Hauz Khas, Karol Bagh, Connaught Place, special Marg, Bhai Veer Singh Mathura Road to reach Embassy and the NGOs of     -.  0 their families and taking their Rajouri Garden and others for restrictions will be imposed on Marg and near Patel Ashram,” said Singh. Nepalese origin in the case of        consent for publishing public the smooth traffic flow. private and public transport Chowk on Rakab Ganj “Motorists travelling from disappearance of eight women ,-    0    notices,” he added. Following the advisory, Delhi vehicles from 8 pm onwards on road behind AIR,” said East to West Delhi can opt Ring and a minor from a Shahdara   ,+.   According to the officer Metro has also issued adviso- 31 December in the vicinity of Additional CP. Road, Bhairon Road, ‘C’ Hex- shelter home earlier this +.    P who is privy to the probe, the ry restricting exit at Rajiv Connaught Place till the con- near Munje Chowk (New Delhi “Further, parking spaces agon-India Gate, Akbar Road, month. eight women and the minor Chowk from 9 pm (December clusion of New Year Rly. Station), RK Ashram will be provided Near Mandi Mother Teresa Crescent, Park Eight women and a minor police to the Crime Branch, were rescued last year 31) onwards. Celebrations. Marg-Chitragupta Marg House on Copernicus Marg Street, Shankar Road to reach were reported missing from the which has sought the assistance in November, along with However, passengers will According to BK Singh, Crossing , Gole Market , GPO, upto Baroda House,Minto their destination,” said Singh. shelter home in Shahdara in the of the embassy and the four other women, by the be allowed to enter the Rajiv Additional Commissioner of New Delhi, Patel Chowk, Road on D.D. Upadhaya Marg “To avoid the unwanted first week of December. The NGOs in its search for clues Crime Branch from a brothel Chowk Metro station after 9 Police, (Traffic), no vehicle Kasturba Gandhi Road - and Press Road area, nuisance on the eve, the traffic Delhi Commission For Women to the whereabouts of the miss- on GB Road. pm for boarding the trains. shall be allowed to proceed Ferozshah Road Crossing, Jai Panchkuian Road on RK police teams will also be (DCW) had alleged foul play in ing women. After being rescued, they “This will enable people visit- towards Connaught Place Singh Road-Bangla Sahib Lane Ashram Marg, Chitragupta deployed at various points of the incident and the Delhi “Since they are all women, underwent counselling but had ing Connaught Place to go out beyond Mandi House, Bengali and Windsor place. Road & Basant Road towards the city to take strict action government suspended two we need permission from their expressed a desire to stay on from Connaught place to their Market , North foot of Ranjit “No vehicular traffic shall Pahar Ganj. KG Marg near against drunken driving, stunt senior officials in the case. guardians to publish their pho- GB Road since they were earn- desired destination. Singh Flyover, Minto Road — be allowed in inner, middle or Ferozshah Road or KG Marg to biking, over speeding, reckless According to a senior tographs in newspapers,” said ing a living and were also able Interchange facility between Deen Dayal Upadhaya Marg outer circle of Connaught ‘C’ Hexagon, Near Windsor driving, rash and reckless dri- police official, the case was the senior police official. to send money back to their Line-2 (HUDA City Centre - crossing, Chelmsford Road Place. The motorist who will Place, Rajender Prasad Road ving,” said Additional CP. transferred from the district “We have sought the assis- families in Nepal, he said. )/  
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O"0 P Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has of assigned work was not that connect with panch pramukh to lar emission would further Tdecided to erect ‘Welcome      set up a WhatsApp number, effective,”. spread the messages further increase the pollution level in Gate’ at 12 border points of the       0 called “Namo Again”. The “NaMo Again” mobile down the line through the national capital. national Capital by next year for  ,   3  BJP Delhi unit president number will establish a direct WhatsApp groups, he said. In view of the ‘severe’ pol- an attractive and pleasing  
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  - P of oral communication was not national capital, the CPCB- tional local emissions are added poor and severe category for the city. that effective and directed the led task force has directed on new year’s eve”. the past ten days. Manish Sisodia, Delhi The gates will have inscrip- party’s social media and IT cell implementing agencies of Delhi “The deterioration in According to CPCB data, Deputy Chief Minister said that tions of ‘Welcome to Delhi’ on to use the mobile number to NCR to take actions with “zero moisture laden wind speed 27 areas recorded severe pol- the Welcome Gate will be erect- top. He said that Delhi Tourism connect with all booth conven- tolerance” to waste burning and from west may becoming fatal lution, while eight areas wit- ed at Delhi’s main border points and Transportation ers, in-charges and panch pra- construction activities and reit- at this stage and any new trig- nessed ‘very poor’ air quality. — Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Development Corporation muk, a senior party leader said. erated its call to strictly imple- ger in terms of local emission, In NCR, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, Kharkhoda, (DTTDC) will execute the pro- Panch pramukh or booth- ment the Supreme Court order particularly from open fire, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh, Badli, Gurugram, ject, adding, these entry gates to level workers play crucial role in on bursting of fire crackers. firecrackers and fossil fuel Noida recorded ‘severe’ air Kundli and Gazipur. Delhi will be erected by the end connecting party’s link with The Central Pollution (vehicular pollution)will fast quality, the CPCB data said. “There are around 127 small of next year. voters at each polling booth. Control Board data showed the deteriorate the air quality and The overall PM2.5 level - entry points to Delhi. I have “I recently reviewed three- There are 13,816 polling overall air quality index (AQI) keep it in severe category,” the fine particulate matter in the cleared a proposal of DTTDC to four designs of DTTDC. I have booths in the national capital. at the ‘severe’ level of 414. SAFAR said. The air quality air with a diameter of less erect attractive ‘Welcome Gate’ ‘Okayed’ the one which will The BJP has appointed five The Centre-run System of slipped into severe category than 2.5 micrometer - was at main 12 border points of attract people to click a selfie panch pramukh at each polling Air Quality and Weather on Sunday morning for this recorded at 318 and the PM10 Delhi.These gates will have with it. They will also have dig- booth, totalling around 69,000. Forecasting (SAFAR) has said fourth time in 10 days. level at 479 in Delhi, the attractive and pleasing look with ital advertisements,” Sisodia Neelkant Bakshi, Delhi the air quality would improve Delhi’s air quality has CPCB said. colorful lights,” Sisodia said. added. BJP’s social media and IT cell !( #) ("%*+,-.+/ #4

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"world's best Prime Minister" Unity and Mahatma Mandir (a is expected to continue for the Moreover, continuously falling Naidu has left for Nellore in who worked hard for the coun- convention hall in the State cap- next two to three days due to temperatures, have resulted in Andhra Pradesh to pay his last try without seeking publicity. ital Gandhinagar) even as "peo- north-westerly winds are pre- cold wave conditions in pock- respects to her. In a veiled attack on Prime ple are dying of hunger, farm- vailing over the entire Delhi- ets of Vidarbha and Madhya Naidu said his mother-in- Minister Narendra Modi, ers committing suicide, and NCR region Maharashtra. However, a slight law, A Kausalyamma (80), was Vaghela accused him of "wast- youths becoming jobless". The cold wave continued change in wind pattern is admitted to the hospital after ing" public money on the Statue "...The government should to grip Delhi, NCR region as expected in the coming days. she complained of some pain. of Unity and for "self-adver- give 10,000 crore for the wel- well as Maharashtra on Sunday, As a result, a marginal increase He added that she nor- tisement", and sought 10,000 fare of the OBC community," he with temperatures in the in minimums is expected. mally used to stay with him in crore aid for welfare of the said. The Statue of Unity, which coastal State dropping signifi- Faridabad and Ghaziabad are Drass recorded minus 12.8 northern parts of Jammu and According to Met Delhi but had recently shifted OBC community. is the tallest monument in the cantly, breaking records of at likely to experience poor visi- degree Celsius as the minimum Kashmir are feeble in nature, Department, dip in maximum to Chennai due to cold weath- "This (Central) world dedicated to first Union least 10 years. bility conditions. The IMD temperature against Saturday's thus, the wind pattern over the and minimum temperatures er in the national capital. Government allocated only Home Minister Sardar Normal life was affected also predicted moderate fog for minus 21.1 degree Celsius. The city is not changing," the prevailed in most of north, cen- "She was like mother to me 1800 crore for welfare of the Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled due to intense cold in the val- the next three to four days over minimum temperature in Skymet weather said. tral and western India due to having looked after me since I entire OBC community (in by the Prime Minister in ley and the Ladakh region as the northern plains and the Jammu was 6.5 degrees Celsius Normal life was affected northwesterly wind movement lost my mother when I was 1 2018-19). What does that mean? Gujarat's Narmada district in the temperature dropped sev- northeastern states of the coun- against Saturday's 3.1 degrees due to cold conditions prevail- that brought cold wave condi- year old and later my two You waste more than 5000 October this year. eral notches below the freezing try. Celsius. Elsewhere, Katra ing in Ajmer, Kota and Udaipur tions. Cold wave conditions children as well," Naidu wrote crore in advertisements. Why Referring to Bollywood film point. Against Saturday's minus recorded 6.6 degrees, Batote 3.4 divisions of Rajasthan. intensified in Punjab, Haryana on Twitter. not give it to the community?" "The Accidental Prime Minister," Due to cloud cover, the 7.2 degree Celsius, the mini- degrees, Bannihal 1.8 degrees Bhilwara recorded 0.6 degree and western Uttar pradesh. "My mother in law most- Vaghela asked while addressing Vaghela, who had quit Congress minimum temperature across mum temperature in Srinagar and Bhaderwah 0.3 degree as Celsius followed by Alwar (0.8), Moreover, many places ly stayed with me. She was an OBC Sammelan at Fagvel in ahead of 2017 Gujarat Assembly Jammu and Kashmir improved was minus 2.4 degree Celsius the night's lowest tempera- Mount Abu (1.0), Fatehpur have been experiencing mod- recently shifted to my daugh- Kheda district, around 38 kms polls, said Manmohan Singh on Sunday. Meanwhile the on Sunday. Similarly, in tures. (1.2), Chittorgarh (2.5), Churu erate to dense fog during early ter's house in Chennai due to from here. was "the best Prime Minister in minimum temperature was Pahalgam and Gulmarg also, The Saturday was the cold- (2.9), 3.4 each in Udaipur and morning hours. However, days cold weather in Delhi. She Questionning priorities of the world. PTI recorded 3 degrees Celsius at Sunday's minimum tempera- est day of the season of Delhi Banasthali, Sikar (3.5), are being felt as pleasant due to developed some pains and was Safdarjung Observatory on ture was minus 2.5 degree as the minimum touched 2.6 Sriganganagar (4.2), Pilani bright sunshine persisting over admitted in a Chennai hospi- Sunday, four notches below Celsius and minus 4 degree degree Celsius, four notches (4.3), Eranpura road (4.6), 5.0 entire area. In general, weath- tal. the season's average while the Celsius respectively, against below the season's average. In each in Sawai Madhopur and er pattern during winter season "She left for heavenly 3   # maximum temperature record- Saturday's minus 8.3 degree Delhi and NCR areas, the Jaipur, Kota (5.3), Ajmer (6.6), over northwestern plains of the abode today leaving me and ed 22.9 degrees Celsius. and minus 7 degree. weather is governed by the Jodhpur (7.3), 9.5 each in country is mainly governed by my family shattered. May her Due to availability of little Leh also recorded improve- western disturbances over the Barmer and Bikaner, Jaisalmer different western disturbances. soul rest in peace. I'm leaving /  / & moisture and moderate to ment in night temperature hills of North India during win- (9.6) and 11 degrees Celsius in At present, western distur- Delhi now to pay my last dense fog during the early from Saturday's minus 17.5 ter. "However, as this year most Phalodi. bances that have been affecting respects to her in Nellore in morning hours, places such as degree Celsius to minus 12.2 western disturbances moving Khajurao in Madhya Jammu & Kashmir are weak in Andhra Pradesh," the vice- Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, degree Celsius on Sunday. across the higher latitudes i.e. Pradesh also recorded one nature. president said. PTI    $%      3(32/7 chances, the helicopter returned and made an emer- "    0 helicopter carrying NCP gency Ahmednagar helipad Achief Sharad Pawar made where the seat belt was put an emergency at a make-shift back into the aircraft. 
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The December 20 Home cies or unscrupulous service In a statement, the Home     Ministry notification, listing providers," the official said. ministry had said adequate From Page 1 commercial flops they ended His films mostly known the 10 agencies, had set off a According to the home safeguards are provided in the Remember the age when up winning accolades and hon- for their political undertone From Page 1 throughout the country amid political storm with the oppo- ministry official, the number of IT Act, 2000 and similar pro- he was making films.” our for the country from all won awards in Cannes Film The voting started at 8 am reports of violence. sition accusing the govern- interception has gone down visions and procedures already True, audaciously experi- around the world. Festival, Berlin Film Festival, and ended at 4 pm. The results At least 17 people, includ- ment of trying to create a "sur- since 2014 even though the exist in the Telegraph Act along mental in the art of story- Like Ray and Ghatak, Sen Moscow International and are expected by Monday ing a member of a security veillance state". number of mobile phone con- with "identical safeguards". telling, Sen evolved a language also started making films in Tokyo Film Festivals, Chicago morning which would be agency, have been killed in The official clarified that nections in the country has "The present notification is of his own. He was a rebel who 1950s with his first feature film Film Festival, Venice Film announced by the commission eight districts in poll-related the 10 agencies mentioned in gone up and is now around 120 analogous to the authorisation risked alienating the larger being Raat Bhore. Though this Festival and also the Montreal headquarters in the capital, the violence, the Daily Star news- the notification were already crore. The number of electronic issued under the Telegraph Act. audience by doing without the film did not earn him much World Film Festival. He was EC said. paper reported, with dozens empowered to intercept elec- messages had also grown expo- The entire process is also sub- refinement of what they called fame Neel Akasher Neechey in also a nominated member of EC officials said they have injured. The build-up to the tronic communications since nentially. ject to a robust review mecha- then the mainstream cinema. 1959 brought him instant the Rajya Sabha between 2003 received over a hundred com- election has already been 2011. "The absolute number in nism as in case of Telegraph Act. Though most of his films were recognition. and 2009. plaints from candidates marred by violence. Further, while listing these interception has gone down Every individual case will con- agencies on December 20 this even though the number of tinue to require prior approval year, the home ministry had users has increased manifold. of Home ministry or State reiterated the Standard The percentage of interception Government. MHA has not R  #     $    Operating Procedures of 2011, has gone down even further," delegated its powers to any law which mandates that every the official said. enforcementor security agency," such interception requires prior The 10 agencies are the it said. PTI From Page 1 Vihar Pocket-I and Mayur which was to be constructed in nectivity with the Hazrat well as the Sarai Kale Khan Inter The Hazrat Nizamuddin Vihar Phase-I. the future. Thus keeping provi- Nizamuddin railway station as State Bus Terminus. Metro station on this stretch will The main highlight of this sion for this underpass, the rail connect the Hazrat Nizamuddin section is the Ashram under- level at this station was dipped    Railway station as well as the ground station on line 7 of to -20 m below ground so that Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) Phase-III Delhi Metro was a in the future this proposed   7  ) at Sarai Kale Khan. typical underground station underpass could be construct-  & . . 4  .   AD The stretch will have five box of 265 metres length locat- ed above the station concourse  '&E#% "!D stations and one major inter- ed along the Ring Road at the level,” said a DMRC official. change at Mayur Vihar-1 for intersection of Mathura Road at Besides, the Hazrat  % &2/ !  Blue Line. A 63 metre Foot Over the Ashram Chowk junction. 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It was during this very that alleged middleman middleman Christian Michel 2014 and made the company a tody after the agency said that The former Union Modi said on Sunday adding world’s biggest health insurance year that our country has suc- Christian Michel has implicat- has made a reference to “Mrs part of the ‘Make in India’ pro- he was misusing legal access by Minister also said that the that collective efforts of the scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’. cessfully accomplished the ed UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi”. gramme. Meanwhile, senior passing chits to the advocates NCP was strictly against the people have ensured that India “Electricity reached each Nuclear Triad, which means we Gandhi in the VVIP chopper Surjewala alleged that the congress leader and the former asking them how to tackle ideology and practices of the achieved a lot in 2018. and every village of the coun- are now armed with nuclear scam, Congress on Sunday Government was pressuring finance and home minister P questions on “Mrs Gandhi’. BJP. He said the NCP will take Addressing the last episode try this year. Noted world insti- capabilities in water, on land said it would probe Prime Michel to make a “false” state- Chidambaram said if the gov- In its application seeking action against all its 18 corpo- of the year of his monthly tutions have accepted that the and in the sky,” the PM said. Minister Narendra Modi and ment against the Gandhi fam- ernment, the Enforcement extension of Michel’s remand, rators in the Ahmednagar ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address, country has taken strides in the He was referring to the first his Government’s “collusion” ily and dared it to place in the Directorate (ED) and the media the Enforcement Directorate Municipal Corporation and he also said if the resolve is area of poverty alleviation at a combat patrol carried out by with AgustaWestland if it came public domain any such evi- have their way in this country, also claimed that he has spo- the local party Leaders who strong, hardships fail to turn record pace. On account of the nuclear submarine INS Arihant to power in 2019. dence it has against the cases will be tried even on TV ken during questioning about supported the BJP in the may- into obstacles. unwavering resolve of our recently. Pointing out that after the Congress leadership. He channels. the “son of an Italian lady” and oral election two days back. “I sincerely hope that countrymen, swachchhta, the He also referred to achieve- BJP came to power at the accused the Government of “Even kangaroo courts how he is going to become the The issue will be discussed India’s journey on the path of sanitation coverage, is rapidly ments made by sportsmen at Centre, the Defence Ministry trying to hide its own “collu- hold trials in a courtroom. next Prime Minister of the at the state-level meet of the advancement & progress con- advancing towards crossing various international events, lifted the ban on sion” in AgustaWestland case Our new ‘improved’ system will country. party on January 5, 2019 and tinues through 2019 too. the 95 per cent mark,” the PM including para Asian Games, AgustaWestland and allowed it by creating a lot of noise. surpass kangaroo courts and When asked about ED’s appropriate action will be Taking her to newer heights said. For the first time ever after Commonwealth Games and to bid for 100 naval utility heli- “They are using Christian deliver justice on TV channels,” claim, Pawar told reporters taken against the corporators, with her inner strengths. Independence, the Tricolor Youth Olympics. copters. Michel as a sounding board to he said in the first of a series of here that, “The session of he said. “...Let’s come together to was hoisted at Red Fort besides The PM also paid obituar- Congress spokesperson defend its own wrong doings tweets. Parliament will be resuming Despite lacking the num- make positivity viral. I do the independence day celebra- ies to people with modest back- Randeep Surjewala said, “ The and misdeeds. Panicking and “What ED says will be oral from tomorrow. I will discuss bers, the BJP, supported by believe that by doing so, more tions. This was done to mark grounds who made their mark ED may save the Modi running scared, PM Modi and evidence, any piece of paper ED the issue with all the NCP corporators, won the and more people will get to the 75th anniversary of the for- in social service and had passed Government today, but when it his Government are now rak- produces will be documen- Opposition parties and take a election for mayor in the know about our heroes who mation of the Azad Hind away in 2018. is voted out of power in 2019, ing up controversies to hide its tary evidence, and what the TV strong stand against misuse of Ahmednagar Municipal brought a change in society. Government, he recalled. “If your resolve is strong, if we are committed to fully own Government’s con- channel pronounces will be the government agencies like the Corporation, leaving the ally Spreading negativity is fairly To honour Sardar your fervour, your enthusiasm investigate PM Modi and his nivance,” he said. judgement,” he said. CBI, the Enforcement Shiv Sena licking its wounds. easy. But some really good Vallabhbhai Patel, world’s tallest is without bounds, all your hur- Government’s collusion with “It is now clear that the Chidambaram said fur- Directorate (ED) and the The Shiv Sena had won work is being done around statue, the Statue of Liberty, was dles halt in their tracks. AgustaWestland,” Congress ‘chowkidaar is daagdaar’ (the ther, the Criminal Procedure Reserve Bank.” the highest number of seats in us...,” Modi said. unveiled, he said, adding that Hardships can never turn into spokesperson Randeep watchman is tainted),” he Code and the Evidence Act will In this regard, he also the recent civic election but did He said several websites are recently he had also announced obstacles,” he said. Surjewala told reporters. alleged. Surjewala also posed a not apply on such claims. referred to the Press confer- not have a majority. 5
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A week Chhattisgarh, where farmers from Russia, primarily to bol- Pakistan has been holding Indian forces in fighting a con- outrage and triggered the con- cials to take immediate action inspection report, found that after Avni’s death, the central had stopped selling their pro- ster its combat prowess along joint military drills with Russia ventional war, the intelligence troversy across the country. against those responsible for “… death of T-1 took place due government, through NTCA duce in anticipation of a hike the border with India, military in the last couple of years sources said. The National Tiger the unfortunate incident which, to poaching and authorities had formed a panel to inves- in MSP, has resumed after the and intelligence sources said on besides going for defence pur- Military sources said mod- Conservation of Authority it said, had resulted in “an have not yet proceeded with tigate into the death. new Government in the State Sunday. chases from it, triggering some ernisation of the Indian Army’s (NTCA) had shot off letters to embarrassment” and keeping logical investigation. There “The State authorities of implemented its poll promise. Most of the tanks Pakistan concerns in New Delhi. armoured regiments were mov- the respective State the interstate translocation pro- have been attempts to conceal Maharashtra have been The rice purchase in east- was procuring will be able to hit The sources said as part of ing at a “snail’s pace” due to Governments to fix responsi- ject in abeyance. factors behind its death, which informed on December 3 to ern states such as Bihar and targets at a range of 3 to 4 km the mega plan to significantly procedural delays and the issue bilities and take action in the The T1 that was shifted is due to snaring. This warrants take requisite action in respect West Bengal normally starts and they are set to deploy revamp its armoured fleet by is being examined at a very matters. However, the states are from Kanha National Park fell serious action against all con- of violations of standard oper- from January. some of the tanks along the 2025, Pakistan has decided to high level of the Government. yet to reply in the matter, victim to poachers’ snare and cerned.” ating procedure of NTCA At present, the Line of Control in Jammu & procure at least 360 battle The Indian Army had prompting the top tiger con- killed, a NTCA team had found Maharashtra too seems to guidelines, Wildlife Protection Government is procuring rice Kashmir, the sources told PTI. tanks globally besides produc- drawn up a mega plan to mod- servation body to issue in mid November, 2018 while have look other way in the case Act, 1972, and Arms Act, 1959,” grown in the kharif season of Apart from battle tanks, ing 220 tanks indigenously ernise its infantry and reminders to the department the T2 that was translocated of tigress Avni which was killed said the NTCA report. this year. Rice output is pegged Pakistan Army is also procur- with help from China. armoured corps. However concerned. from Bandhavgarh, has been in violations of several rules A showcause notice has at 99.24 million tonnes during ing 245 150mm SP Mike-10 Pakistan Army’s move to almost all the procurement Expressing its displeasure kept in a confinement for and set guidelines in the also been issued to the the 2018-19 kharif season, as guns from Italy out of which it enhance its armoured corps projects including the 60,000 over poaching of a male tiger almost a month after she had Pandharkwada forest in Maharashtra forest depart- against 97.50 million tonnes in has already received 120 guns. comes at a time when the Line crore Futuristic Infantry (T1) which was along with a allegedly killed two villagers. Yavatmal last month, as per an ment. 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N Chandrababu Naidu on least four assault rifles from the Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said Yadav Sunday also praised Sunday dubbed him a "black- residential guard post of former there will be a confluence of the efforts made by Telangana mailer" who "threatens" every- Indian National Congress leg- thoughts in Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister K body to make them fall in line. islator Muzaffar Parray in very soon people will know Chandrasekhar Rao, who is Last Sunday, Naidu had Jawahar Nagar area of uptown about it. trying to bring together non- termed the Prime Minister a Srinagar. After defeating the BJP in Congress and non-BJP parties "hollow man" who had "done A senior police officer con- a slew of bypolls in the State, to form a federal front. nothing" for the country. firmed that four AK series Yadav and Mayawati are said to maker in Madhya Pradesh was He also took on Chief Addressing a press confer- rifles were missing from the be working for an electoral tie- not included in Kamal Nath's Minister Yogi Adityanath, ence here, Naidu also launched official residence of Muzaffar up in UP where the BJP and its cabinet. He had said by doing alleging that police officers in a scathing attack on Telangana Parray, a member of legislative allies won 73 of the 80 seats in so, the Congress "cleared the state are following his 'Thoko Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar council and resident of north the last general elections. path for Uttar Pradesh". Neeti' (encounter policy) to Rao for "conspiring" against Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Talking to reporters, Yadav While lending support to the avoid getting transferred. Andhra Pradesh with the objec- The cops who were allotted the said, "In UP, there will be sangam Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Raising questions on the tive of stalling its growth. rifles have been taken into (confluence) of people and Mayawati had said that she was prevailing law and order situa- "Modi is a blackmailer. He custody for questioning. Three were looted from the official res- lator. The legislator was away in authorities ordered to withdraw sangam of thoughts, and very helping it to form the tion in the State, the former Chief gets cases foisted (against of them belong to the security idence of the then Peoples Jammu when the loot occurred the Special Police Officers soon it will be in front of you." Government to keep the BJP out. Minister claimed that criminals someone) and later bails him wing of police. Democratic Party (PDP) legis- and his guards had left the res- (SPOs) from performing the Asked whether the Amid the hints dropped by have "doubled" in UP under the out. He then blackmails that Senior police officials lator Ajaz Mir in Jawahar Nagar idence after locking the duties of Personal security Congress will be a part of this the SP and the BSP, the BJP rule and "law and order sit- person. That's what he's doing," rushed to the area to assess the area. Incidentally, the two quar- weapons in a steel truck. Officers (PSOs) of all protect- confluence, he said, "I said Congress Saturday had said it uation was not so bad earlier". the Chief Minister alleged. situation. An alert was sound- ters are a stone’s throw apart. Mir was quizzed by Police ed persons. SPOs work on that there will be sangam of was open to an alliance in UP "UP Chief Minister Yogi The Central Bureau of ed in the summer capital city It later turned out that and National Investigating monthly honorarium. people and thoughts. All with any party that wants to Adityanath is advocating his Investigation (CBI) director and a manhunt was launched to Special Police Officer (SPO) Agency (NIA) sleuths for three Official statistics revealed answers are included in this." "free" the people from BJP rule. Thoko Neeti (encounter policy) himself had said that Modi got track down the weapon looters. Adil Bashir Sheikh deployed as days after then incident. SPO that 34 rifles and one pistol In spite of helping the UP Congress chief Raj everywhere. Due to this, there a case filed against Rashtriya No militant outfit claimed Personal Security Officer (PSO) Adil Bashir reportedly joined have been looted, snatched or Congress form Government in Babbar said his party moves is a trend among the police offi- Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu responsibility for the incident. of Mir, then representing Wachi Hizbul Mujahideen as his pic- taken away by the militants Madhya Pradesh, both Yadav forward keeping people's sen- cials that they undertake Prasad Yadav, he claimed. Modi This is the second such constituency in the state assem- tures with militants in Shopian besides SPOs and Policemen and Mayawati have been staying timents in mind and the peo- encounters when they anticipate also bailed out Telangana Chief incident in three months in the bly, had decamped with seven went viral on internet. who deserted police force, in away from the grand old party. ple want to get rid of the BJP that they can be transferred. Minister in a corruption case capital Srinagar. Earlier on AK 47 rifles of his colleagues Following weapon loot at nine major incidents since Yadav didn't hide his dis- government as the same feeling Their acts are emulated by their related to ESI Corporation, September 28, eight weapons and licensed pistol of the legis- Mir’s residence, the police March 29, 2015. pleasure when lone SP law- was manifested in the recently subordinates," Yadav said. PTI Naidu alleged. PTI 4 2%8
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     97&/*/9 ferent incidents of violence encountered such an existential The PDP’s downslide has The BJP’s Ram Madhav did a including gun-battles and kid- crisis since its inception in raised the confidence of NC lot of legwork to translate the he transition of power four napping. While 50 infiltrators 1999. After it pulled out of an leadership by several notches. hypothesis of forming a BJP Ttimes, highest level of vio- were killed along the Line of alliance with Congress in 2008, Over the years, the NC gained Government into reality. But lence in a decade, lowest eco- Control, officials say that the party survived six years in many a positives, both on ide- for the stringent anti-defection nomic activity and unending around a hundred infiltrators opposition under Omar ological level and while work- laws and non-availability of a political uncertainty marks the have successfully sneaked into Abdullah’s regime. During this ing as an effective opposition horde of dissenters, the plan most tumultuous year in the the region to reinforce the period no significant leader of party. The NC is developing its did not come to fruition. recent history of Jammu & insurgency. Despite an effective the party left Muftis for avail- new politics around the The surprising political Kashmir. As the year 2018 counterinsurgency campaign, able greener pastures. The restoration and safeguard of developments in Kashmir, draws to close, the Parliament around 160 militants were party leadership could sustain the special status of Jammu however, dashed the aspirations endorsed President’s Rule in the reported to be active at the the hope amongst the rank and and Kashmir. The PDP’s mis- of BJP to establish its base, to embattled State as no signs of eyear-end. They belonged to file that it has the capacity to rule and disastrous failure of ground. Despite pampering a situational improvement are Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e- bounce back. its alliance with BJP has host of individuals through in sight to pave way for the con- Tayyeba, Al Badr, Jaish-e- Mehbooba is now con- offered it another chance to the luxuries of power, the BJP duct of elections. The main- Muhammad and Ansar fronting massive challenges. approach the people. In the could not find acceptance in stream political parties are Gazwatul Hind outfits. She has no bankable advisors. upcoming elections for the Valley. At the end of the struggling to strike a chord The dominance of vio- Her amateur brother is Parliament and State year, the BJP is in the list of with common people whose lence actually shattered the untraceable and party insiders Assembly, the NC would untouchables, even for the peo- disaffection is visible on the political castle during the year. are continuously raising fingers plunge with an edge over its ple who at different stages, ground. When BJP pulled out of coali- on the role of her confidantes. arch rival. The NC’s role would boasted their association with Officials say that the year tion with the PDP on June 19, At the end of year 2018, it is be more important in Jammu the party. The dread of BJP tak- was the bloodiest in a decade. Ram Madhav (then BJP’s December 19. Malik dissolved compelled to boycott the lack- twice and acted as a potent interesting to find Mehbooba and Ladakh regions. ing over the state has gone and The security forces shot dead pointman in Kashmir) referred the State Assembly on lustre municipal polls, imposed opposition when out of power, in a tough struggle to keep her The emergence of Sajad anti-BJP rhetoric is gaining 251 militants in gun-battles and to deteriorating security situa- November 22 when two by the Governor administra- the PDP’s imminent decline is flock together. She does not Lone’s People’s Conference and more currency. sudden raids on hideouts. Most tion in the region under Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad tion, primarily due to the defi- the biggest saga of 2018. As the talk about regaining power the anti-climax of his claim to While the violence con- of the times, people attempted Mehbooba Mufti’s leadership. Lone staked claims for the for- ant ground. They took alibi of year draws to close, the PDP’s but tries to make people become the Chief Minister tinued unabated and main- to help militants escape from It was expected that after mation of Government. the pending bunch of litiga- castle is full of chinks and believe that she would not hours before the dissolution of stream political leaders strug- the encounter sites inviting Mehbooba’s sacking the situa- Mehbooba was backed by tions in Supreme Court chal- crevices. A battery of top lead- leave the ground quite easily. assembly, at least, introduced a gled to settle down, the State direct action from the securi- tion would improve in National Conference and lenging the special status of the ers including former Ministers “Politics is all about expedien- new factor to the unionist pol- continued to reel under eco- ty forces. At least 60 civilians Governor’s rule. However, it Congress parties and claimed state. Imraz Reza Ansari, Haseeb cy, permutations & combina- itics in Kashmir. Sajad exhib- nomic distress. A were killed around the was easier said than done. the support of 56 legislators in The major brunt of this Drabu and Basharat Bukhari tions. Power is transient and is ited grit to shed ambiguity on Parliamentary panel conceded encounter sites. Another 40 The Central Government the 87-member Hopuse. Lone State of affairs was borne by the have parted ways along-with a not something I have strived his politics. He joined the pro- that the tourism sector civilians were killed by sus- even tested removal of claimed support of 25 BJP PDP that failed to strike a bal- battery of former legislators for. However, I stand firm in India politics and went into remained under distress in pected militants. Some brutal Governor when NN Vohra members and some unidenti- ance between its ‘core ideolo- and known workers. Ansari my commitment and resolve BJP’s lap much before the 2014 Valley as the imposition of executions were recoded and was replaced by Satya Pal Malik fied dissenters from different gy’ and compulsions to remain and Bukhari joined the rival towards rebuilding a party I assembly elections. Sajad’s high GST prevented tourist footfall. footage was circulated on inter- on August 22. With Malik in parties. in power. Six months after she camps and grapevine is that built brick by brick with my point came after Mehbooba A sudden snowfall in net to create scare. The securi- Raj Bhawan, the six months of Interestingly, during the was sacked Mehbooba Mufti many prominent leaders are late father and its patron,” she Mufti’s sacking. The ambitious November also hit the horti- ty forces faced the toughest Governor’s rule were complet- year, by-poll for Anantnag Lok repents her party’s decision to mulling to jump off the ship at said in a tweet after some of BJP began thinking of forming culture sector as thousands of challenge. At least 89 security ed paving way for the imposi- Sabha constituency could not cobble up a coalition with the appropriate time. her trusted colleagues joined a Government in J&K by engi- fruit borne trees were dam- personnel were killed in dif- tion of President’s Rule on be held. The NC and PDP were BJP. Having led the coalition The PDP has never rival NC. neering a split in PDP and NC. aged. !( #) ("%*+,-.+/   #= 0) ,+.,&$"" 0%&! # ' <    ;:     % <   < &9&3* )-0 &9//-. 9   
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While he retained the names #   9       -      of old calendar months — and the now-                  ( defunct method of reckoning days from              "      Kalends, Nones and Ides — he cast the year on an absolutely new basis. He abolished the                  queer lunar year of Rome completely and        # 3      established in its place a tropical solar calen-              (    dar. It is this particular feature that made the calendar suitable for universal use.  -               The ruined calendar of Rome was               #     based on the lunar year, though paradox- he was in an enviable position to Spring Equinox could be stout refusal by the priest-     5           ( ically, its months did not coincide with the replace the ruined calendar of described both as a day or point astronomer class to add one day lunation cycle (unlike amongst ancient Rome. With repeated mishan- on the apparent elliptical path of after every four years, saw the                     Greeks, Jews or Babylonians). Since a lunar dling, the calendar had fallen sun. This reference point in the calendar getting estranged from                    year comprises 354 days (an artificial con- more than two months behind celestial coordinate system was the seasons. An ancestor of %        #    (      struct of 12 lunation of 29.5 days each), it the natural year. Thus, 67 extra described by the Hipparchus, the Cleopatra viz, Ptolemy III, also continuously falls short of solar year by 11 days were added to 46 BC, Greek, as ‘First Point of Aries’ in called Euergetae, drew up a               -      :   days. This implies that unless those many between November and 130 BC. But due to the axial pre- plan in 238 BC to reform the                 lost days are compensated periodically, the December. This has come to be 7:7 cession of the earth at the rate of deranged calendar. Ptolemy III              -    ( calendar would be out of sync with the sea- known as the year of confusion, 4.(5/:7F4 one degree every 72 years, the was ably supported by the      6       -   ( sons. Romans had, no doubt, devised a but more reasonably, the last year point has moved westward to the astronomers of ancient four-year cycle where the first year had 355 of confusion. G98316494 cusp of zodiac signs, Pisces and University of Alexandria. The             -       days, the second 377 days, the third again Caesar’s solar calendar ./4 /9*8:67 Aquarius. Only the sun signs royal proclamation for reform of                      355 days and the fourth 378 days. These brought an end to the role of published in newspapers reflect- the calendar is known as            3  excess days were never placed at the end Collegium Pontificum in decid- 7 4/8G ed the frozen view of the time. ‘Canopus Decree’. It was the first of any month, let alone the year. They were ing the extent of the year. It In India, too, we have a host royal proclamation on record for    -             introduced as a separate series at the end replaced human intervention 94./ :7&*:64 of solar calendars in use, espe- a leap year.                 /   5 of 23 days of February. The total number with an algorithm — fixed year ./54& /98&/ cially in eastern and southern Caesar’s calendar, despite  =               of days in such a calendar was 1,465 in four length and quadrennial leap regions. But these are all sidere- having the system of a leap years, or about one day in excess every year. This was indeed a revolu- 85/92/ 7  al solar calendars where the year — or quadrennial inter-                 ( year. But these intercalations were often tionary reform. The lunar year, 8 725=64 beginning of the month is linked calation of one day — could   -  -S              neglected due to political considerations unlike a lunar month, has no ./34:80&81 to the entry of the sun in a par- not escape the flaws of compu-       A         "   or exigency of war. grounding in astronomy. But the ticular zodiac. Most of these are tation. It assumed the length of This offended the Roman gods more solar year of 365¼ days, like a /28(:7: linked to Mesh Sankranti or the solar year as 365 ¼ days      %           than it did the citizens of the republic. The natural day, is an astronomical entry of the sun in Aries (as it (356 days and six hours);   1         )*+B Roman months, previously 10 in number but phenomenon. 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Hence, the military establishment could- :67 =4/9$8& this idea could not materialise. From time-to-   (             Abidi contested the general election this n’t bear him. His murder is a deep conspira- time the shadow of Altaf propped up in the sil-   2     4  8   ( year from Karachi but suffered defeat at the cy and tragedy. 4.43249!$7& houette of his supporters, much to the chagrin       (        5    +BB* hands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf president Suspicions of MQM-London might not be 9434329/&.48G of the establishment.   3  .       /  2 @   and now Prime Minister, Imran Khan. In without any reason. To explain it, I would On December 9, which is observed as the .  #             5 September, he resigned from MQM-Pakistan digress from the topic and delve into the back- :68 416858 : Martyrs’ Day in remembrance of those who               ( citing “personal reasons.” The Dawn report- ground of the issue. :647957F4 7& lost their lives in such a gory operation by S                    ed that according to the Senior Superintendent Since 1986, nearly 20,000 MQM workers Pakistan’s military establishment, a huge            2   ( Police, South Pir, Muhammad Shah, Abidi’s have been arrested. In the 1990s, the brutal (.6/*89= crowd turned out at Altaf’s call and pro-Altaf        /        guard was not trained for the job entrusted to ‘Operation Clean-up’ was launched by former slogans were chanted. The crowd, that includ- him. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with an objec- 849/:78&2= ed women, were tear-gassed. They were, how-             ( “It’s hard to tell what the motive behind the tive to “cleanse” Karachi city of “anti-social” ever, stopped from paying obeisance. All      R     "  ( attack is,” the SSP said. Further, “Whether it elements. It circled around the controversy /07 :/&K routes leading to the Jinnah Ground were  S 3            ( is a personal, political or religious issue, it is regarding Jinnahpur plan; MQM was accused 3757:/9= blocked. Not a single individual was spared —              being investigated from all angles”, he said. of being anti-Pakistan and blamed for plan- thousands of Mohajir men, women and chil-    "   -S   5      The MQM Coordination Committee ning of a separate state, Jinnahpur. 4 :/257 634&: $ dren were illegally arrested, tear-gassed, tor-    -         2       (MQM-London) led by its convener Nadeem Later, former President Pervez Musharraf /6(*4.981 tured and abducted. R S             ( Ehsan and deputy convener, Qasim Ali Raza, normalised relations with the MQM. The resident editor of The Nation in                    ( saw red in this attack and called Abidi’s assas- Crackdown against MQM began again in :(9&4 8(:/& Karachi, Mansoor Khan, was also mistakenly      8    C      sination a deep conspiracy by Pakistan’s mil- September 2013, as a part of the “minus three” 98/5:/G arrested for he was passing by that area. Such       # S    #   ( itary establishment to accelerate the genoci- formula (that has now been successfully was the indiscriminate nature of the arrests. dal crackdown in Karachi against the implemented with all three — Nawaz Sharif, 58*/& 1494 Given the fact that many Mohajirs are staring        RS          Mohajir/MQM movement. Meanwhile, Asif Ali Zardari and Altaf Hussain — effective- at eviction from Government quarters in             6 2  ( Pakistan’s Information Minister, Fawwad ly sidelined from politics by Pakistan/the mil- 9/7 4 2(: colonies, a huge crowd turned out in favour                 Chaudhry, blamed Altaf Hussain to be behind itary establishment). of Altaf. Citing a bad law and order situation,    8 S  .  S   the murder of Abidi. Wherever MQM is used The successful implementation of the 48541494 the establishment can use it as a ruse to bring -                without any qualifier, it means MQM-London, ‘minus three’ formula by the military establish- :84 G983 in more forces into Karachi for a crackdown ;           the Altaf loyalists’ group. ment, coupled with a weaker Awami National on them. Now, Karachi already has paramili-       O         ( Nadeem Ehsan added that this was not just Party (ANP) in Karachi paved the way for /=7&*8247 /&.4 tary rangers with a negligible number of              sheer speculation but the plot of the military Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) win in Mohajirs in it, along with a horrible human                 establishment had already been exposed. On Karachi, including Imran Khan’s own seat. rights’ record. It was probably this that Ehsan               I # 5  the one hand, the military establishment is Following 2013, onwards crackdown had Nadeem hinted at. Only an impartial probe will intimidating many high-profile political and more than 130 enforced disappearances and make it clear so as to what actually transpired.    5        4      non-political personalities, on the other, they 76 extra-judicial killings. (The writer is an jndependent journalist   3S   D  E   C have been removing security cover for those However, such efforts still could not crush working on cyber security and the geopolitics of          under serious threats. Slain Abidi was one such MQM or Altaf Hussain, who remained beyond India’s neighbourhood) #    #   #& 8" ! &%'()*%%%&& % * +* $,$ -&   $#.%&/$ & $%&& 0  1.&$' /&%1 ($ % *$ 2*&'&.11 ##%*1*)A+%$,*$ *' (*)4$%5&*/56*7+ 5  

his article is in response to an ear- allotted every financial year. (ii) As far capabilities. The NDRF is associated Nepal in 2015. The help extended by “The NDRF deployed 55 teams with which came forward to serve the lier opinion piece titled, ‘Disaster as resources and staff are concerned, the with the disaster management activi- NDRF has brought accolades to the 38 boats that played a crucial role in countrymen at the time of need, TManagement a distant dream’ force is fully equipped with state-of-the- ties during pre-disaster and post-dis- nation. providing relief in affected areas. But should be appreciated, it doesn’t mean that appeared in The Pioneer on art equipment; has trained and spe- aster phases as well. Fourth, the writer’s statement that keeping in mind the magnitude, it dras- one should belittle the efforts of NDRF December 11, by Ramesh Davesar. cialised manpower to deal with natur- Third, with regard to the establish- “sadly, the present organisation, bereft tically fell short of demand. To plug the and other organisations. Based upon While the National Disaster Response al as well as man-made disasters — ment of a languid set-up, it would be of captive resources such as air effort, void, axiomatically, the nation once the magnitude of the disaster, all   Force (NDRF) appreciates the great both in India and abroad. Upgradation pertinent to mention that in a short specialised equipment and lack of again looked up to the armed resources, which are at the disposal of efforts made by the writer in bringing as well as review of existing equipment span of time, the NDRF has emerged wherewithal to administrative support, forces....even as the NDRF is around, the Government, are put to use, includ-    to the fore the country’s disaster vulner- is a regular phenomenon. (iii) as a household name in the realm of among others makes for a truncated the involvement of the armed forces has ing the armed forces. Foreign assistance : #A  abilities and response mechanism, cer- Regarding the NDRF being a truncat- disaster response and disaster risk outfit” was grossly misleading. virtually remained unchanged” — was too is sought in different situations. tain doubts, as raised by him, about the ed outfit, it would be apt to mention reduction. Despite all odds, the brave- Whenever the situation demand- factually wrong. Lastly, after reading the article, it     %  capabilities of the NDRF, are in sharp that the body has a pan-India presence hearts of NDRF have led from the front. ed, NDRF teams have proactively air- The facts and figures as provided appeared that the writer has insufficient       contradiction and tarnish the image of with 12 battalion headquarters that Since its raising, the force has conduct- lifted people, with help from the Air were in themselves incorrect. During knowledge about the NDRF as well as #$  the force. This article will attempt to set have been placed as per the vulnera- ed 2,395 operations across the coun- Force. As far as specialised equipment the Kerala floods, NDRF made its high- the disaster management structure of ' / a right perspective about the yeoman ser- bility profile of the region. There also try and proved its worth by rescuing is concerned, the NDRF is second to est ever deployment in a single State by the country. It is appreciable that  %
 % vice rendered by the NDRF in times of exists 27 Regional Response Centres to over 1.15 lakh people and evacuated none in the world. It is fully-equipped deputing its 58 teams with 207 boats. today, NDRF has become the most national crises and disasters. cut down the response time. over 5.8 lakh people. Additionally, the with latest, state-of-the-art disaster The deployment was done in consul- trusted name in the field of disaster   To start with, as against the writer’s Second, the writer seems to imply force also evacuated 2,360 livestock response equipment tools and has tation with the State Government. response and disaster risk reduction.         opinion that “the NDRF, bereft of that the armed forces continue to be the during various disasters. accessories that can match internation- During the operations, NDRF rescued Since raising of the force (NDRF),  
'# %# funds, resources and staff, is today a first responder in times of natural The NDRF has also extended its al standards. Regarding the wherewith- 535 persons and 119 livestock. It also dependency on the armed forces for    / truncated outfit”, and that “the armed calamity. But the fact remains that it is helping hand to distressed people al to administrative support, it is to inti- safely evacuated 24,690 people. The disaster response has been diverted forces continue to be the first respon- the local community and authorities abroad. The response of the body dur- mate that NDRF operates under the force also established medical camps in towards the NDRF. It is to be hoped       ders in times of natural calamity”, sug- who are the immediate responders. ing the triple disaster in Japan in 2011 supervision of the National Disaster various areas, provided medical assis- that the above mentioned information #  $E gesting that “the entire languid set-up When a situation goes beyond their was appreciated by the Japanese Management Authority, whose tance to 6,821 sick and needy persons. will set the record straight and give a  %   be handed over to them for the creation coping capacity, the NDRF is pressed Government and the local people. Chairman is the Prime Minister, The selfless services of NDRF were true picture of the capabilities and ser- ##   % of a composite response force”, it must into action to provide specialised Besides, the NDRF was the first agency Ministry of Home Affairs, National highly appreciated by all. vice rendered by the NDRF.      be mentioned that: response, whereas all other agencies, that capitalised the golden hour rule of Crisis Management Committee and the So far as the involvement of the (The writer is Assistant (i) There is no dearth of funds for including the armed forces, provide disaster response by being the first on National Executive Council. armed forces is concerned, while coor- Commandant/Public Relation Officer,   #  the NDRF. Rather, sufficient funds are assistance as per their strength and ground after a massive earthquake hit Fifth, the writer’s statement — dinated efforts of all rescue agencies NDRF)      ! ( #) ("%*+,-.+/ - ?#

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Bankruptcy Code (IBC) lance system as 69.26 while diesel rates came Subsequent to this, the and amendments in the well as its tool for down to 63.09 from 63.32 a petrol price moderated to Securitisation and speedy analysis litre, according to the price 81.50 per litre in Delhi and Reconstruction of of trade data, notification of State-owned oil diesel to 72.95 a litre on Financial Assets and which identifies firms. October 5. In Mumbai, rates fell Enforcement of Security possible viola- Petrol prices, which have to 86.97 per litre for petrol and Interests (SARFAESI) tions such as been on a decline since 77.45 in case of diesel. Act, during FY18, accord- insider trading, October 18 except for one day, As the international oil ing to the RBI data. share price are at their lowest level of prices continued to rise, price In the fiscal ended manipulation 2018. Diesel rates are at their of petrol and diesel in Delhi March 2018, banks recov- and front run- lowest since March-end. increased to 82.83 and 75.69 ered 40,400 crore worth ning. In all, petrol price has fall- on October 17. In Mumbai, of bad loans as against 38,500 session of the mortgaged prop- (NCLTs), should help reduce In this en by 13.79 per litre since rates touched 88.29 a litre for crore recovered in FY17. erty within 30 days, may have the overall time currently being regard, Securities October 18, more than negat- petrol and 79.35 for diesel. The various channels contributed to better recovery,” taken for resolution under the and Exchange ing all of the hike that was wit- But since then, interna- through which lenders recov- the report highlighted. IBC,” the RBI said. Board of India (Sebi) has invit- in a bid to identify networked with the Ministry of Corporate nessed in the two-month peri- tional oil prices have been ered their bad loans include the During the year, recovery Besides recovery through ed applications from the inter- clients who possibly indulge in Affairs and should be opera- od beginning mid-August. falling and rupee has also Insolvency and Bankruptcy through Lok Adalats and DRTs various resolution mechanisms, ested companies to provide IT securities law violations such as tional in the field of informa- Diesel prices have declined appreciated, resulting in a Code (IBC), SARFAESI Act, declined alongside the number banks are also cleaning up services for the maintenance of insider trading, front running tion technology (IT) for at by? 12.06 per litre in two and decline in retail rates. debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) of cases referred, partly indica- theirs balance sheets through its integrated market surveil- and share price manipulation. least five years. half months. During the last two and half and Lok Adalats. tive of the growing clout of the sale of doubtful/ loss assets to lance system (IMSS), data These systems carries out The area of operations for Petrol price had touched a months, petrol price rose on While banks recovered IBC mechanism for resolution assets reconstruction compa- warehousing and business data acquisition on a daily the firm should include IT record high of 84 per litre in just one day — by 10 paise on 4,900 crore of bad loans of stressed assets, the monetary nies (ARCs) and other intelligence system (DWIBS). basis from multiple data infrastructure management, Delhi and 91.34 in Mumbai December 18. Diesel rates rose through the IBC, the amount authority noted. banks/NBFCs/financial insti- The market watchdog sources for surveillance relat- development and maintenance on October 4. Diesel on that on December 17 and 18 by 9 recovered through SARFAESI The average recovery tutions by taking haircuts, the undertakes its market surveil- ed activities. of IT projects. day had peaked to 75.45 a litre paise and 7 paise respectively. was 26,500 crore in FY18, the through IBC is greater than report said. lance functions through inte- The scope of the work The net worth of the com- in Delhi and 80.10 in Industry sources said as per RBI said in its annual report on other mechanisms (SARFAESI, During 2017-18, the acqui- grated market surveillance sys- includes maintenance support pany should be 40 crore or Mumbai. Prices had started to the assessment, the retail prices Trends and Progress of DRTs and Lok Adalats) and is sition cost of ARCs as a pro- tem, which was put in use from for IT equipment as well as pro- more for two out of the last climb from August 16. of petrol and diesel may reign Banking in 2017-18, released to also improving gradually, portion to the book value of 2013, and collects data for sus- viding on-site service engi- three financial years or at least Petrol in Delhi was priced easy in the next few days. over the weekend. pointing to the need and effi- assets, has gone up, indicating picious market activities neers for management of IMSS 40 crore for three of the last at 77.14 and in Mumbai at The retail selling price of “Ap a r t f r o m v i g o r o u s ciency of such a channel, the better realisations by banks on through multiple sources, and DWBIS systems, the reg- five fiscals. 84.58 per litre on August 15. petrol and diesel is dependent efforts by banks for speedier report said. sale of stressed assets. including its network systems ulator noted. The interested firms should Diesel on that day was priced on the international prices of recovery, amending the SAR- “Strengthening the infra- While private sector banks at exchanges and depositories. Sebi will admit applications have a well-qualified work- at 68.72 per litre in Delhi and benchmark fuel and the rupee- FAESI Act to bring in a provi- structure of the insolvency res- have been most aggressive on The data warehousing and for this project till January 22. force employed in the domains 72.96 in Mumbai. US dollar exchange rate. This sion of three months’ impris- olution process, including the asset sales, State-run lenders business intelligence system, Spelling out the eligibility of network or security moni- Between August 16 and is because a large proportion of onment in case the borrower proposed increase in the num- lagged, mainly owing to large which went live in 2011, is used criteria, Sebi said the bidding toring and IT network imple- October 4, petrol price was the country’s requirement is does not provide asset details ber of benches of the National haircuts and various manage- for speedy analysis of trade data company should be registered mentation, it added. hiked by 6.86 per litre and met through imports. and for the lender to get pos- Company Law Tribunals ment issues, the report said. @/  '  9  R      #/& ).  27#$D      ,;4 599   &   3(32/7 each since March, already has as much as 8,052 of debt on   &41 4567 oss-making carrier Jet its books as on September 30. &1(3!)  LAirways is in discussions Rating agency Icra has already he country is expected to witness with the State Bank of India for cut the rating on Jet Airways Tstrong economic growth in 2019, after raising 1,500 crore short-term borrowing programmes. it emerged as the fastest growing major   3(32/7 Works Executive Director, Ravi loan to meet its working capi- When contacted, SBI world economy this year despite growing Menon, said the company will tal requirement and some spokesperson said, “It is the global vulnerabilities, industry body CII ircraft MRO services take all “required steps” fol- payment obligations, a source policy of the bank not to com- said on Sunday. Aprovider Air Works has lowing the audit findings, but said. ment upon individual accounts The positive outlook is buttressed by been accused of indulging in also added that nobody “com- Jet Airways strategic part- and its treatment”. strong drivers emanating from services sec- various malpractices including promises” on the issue of safe- ner and West Asian carrier While Jet Airways did not tor and better demand conditions arising releasing planes for flights ty. Etihad, which holds 24 per respond to queries on this out of poll spend, with the general elections “without recording and recti- “Aircraft were found to cent stake in the Indian full issue, an Etihad Airways in an slated next year, according to the chamber. fying known defects”. have been released for flights service carrier, is likely to pro- e-mail response from Abu “Better demand conditions, settled During an audit carried out without recording or rectifying vide guarantee for the loan, he Dhabi said, it “does not com- GST implementation, capacity expansion at the company’s facilities in the known defects. Such prac- said. ment on rumour or specula- from growing investments in infrastruc- Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and tice was noticed across many Significantly, the talks for tion”. ture, continuing positive effects of reform Ahmedabad between July and product lines and stations dur- availing loan are going on at a “Jet Airways has been seek- policies and improved credit offtake espe- September, the regulator ing sample verification. time when EY is carrying out ing these funds as its earlier cially in the services sector at 24 per cent DGCA also found that dedi- “Operational and mainte- a forensic audit of the Jet proposal of raising $350 mil- will sustain the robust GDP growth in the enterprises, as credit flow to industry grew plifying business procedures in 2019, cated store inspectors had not nance personnel had failed to Airways on the orders of the lion Etihad-guaranteed loan range of 7.5 per cent in 2019,” CII Director by a mere 2.3 per cent in first half of the especially in terms of working with states been made responsible for the record the defects/abnormali- airline’s largest lender for from overseas lenders is still at General Chandrajit Banerjee said. current financial year. for grassroots improvements. Juhu (Mumbai) and Pune facil- ties observed by them. alleged irregularities. the negotiations table and The industry body observed that “CII submits that the RBI should intro- “We look forward to digitisation of ities, said a source. Maintenance personnel had “Jet Airways is in discus- expected to take time,” the despite 2018 being filled with external vul- duce measures such as revisiting lending land records, online single window systems The Gurugram-based over issued certificate (s) of release sions with its largest lender to source said who is privy to both nerabilities arising out of rising oil prices, restrictions of PCA (Prompt Corrective in states, and enforcing contracts for even six-decade old Air Works pro- to service without carrying SBI for raising short-term loans the discussions. trade wars between major global trading Action) banks, opening of a limited spe- more improvements in ease of doing vides maintenance, repair and out appropriate maintenance worth 1,500 crore. The airline With its financials in per- partners and US monetary tightening, cial liquidity window to meet emergencies business,” said Banerjee. overhaul (MRO) services to work on the defective aircraft,” is looking to mop up these ils and the airline facing cash India outshined as the world’s fastest of financial institutions, including Mutual On agriculture reforms, CII suggest- airlines, business jets and said the audit findings. funds to meet its working cap- drought, promoter Goyal is growing major economy. It has identified Funds besides others to improve liquidi- ed that it is important to persuade states chopper operators through its The audit also found that ital requirement as well as for looking to infuse capital in a seven key drivers for growth that need to ty in the system,” it said. to implement the Agriculture Produce and 17 facilities in India and the “company did not have sys- meeting some payment oblig- manner where he does not be fostered and suggested policy actions Besides, the process of insolvency res- Livestock Marketing Model Act, which has abroad. tem of assessing maintenance ations. Jet Airways is expected have to lose control of the Jet for robust GDP growth to continue in olution has taken shape, the chamber feels been implemented in just four states, to “You are advised to take man-hour requirement to to provide Etihad Airways’ Airways, which he set up 25 2019. Among key growth drivers, CII the government should consider setting up strengthen agriculture produce marketing. immediate corrective and pre- establish that it has sufficient guarantee for this financing,” an years ago. hopes the GST Council will consider additional benches of the National Going ahead, it opined that India also ventive action to address the staff to plan, perform, super- airline source said. At an emergency board extending the tax to currently exempted Company Law Tribunal to strengthen the needs to increase domestic production of findings,” the Directorate vise, inspect and quality mon- The Naresh Goyal-con- meeting late this month, he sectors such as fuel, real estate, electrici- judicial infrastructure for easier and faster oil, providing a special window for oil mar- General of Civil Aviation itor the organization in accor- trolled airline, which has post- asked his team to look for alter- ty and alcohol. The chamber outlined that exit of distressed businesses. keting companies to procure fuel and step- (DGCA) said in a notice to Air dance with the approval at any ed three consecutive quarterly nate routes of funding while credit availability has been a challenge, par- The chamber believes the Government ping up diplomacy with the US to continue Works late last month. given time and at each losses of over 1,000 crore resurrecting the airline. ticularly for the micro, small and medium will continue to place high priority on sim- to secure purchase from Iran. When contacted, a top Air approved facility.” 2)%   *
  
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The daugh- the Government over farmers But, this same situation the numbers further. While the Centrally-sponsored road necks faced by contractors construction zone of the total 1,227 crore through electron- ter funds, which directly con- getting hit due to low prices for has also led to concerns about decline in food inflation is works proposed to be imple- particularly related to right of length of the project highway, ic development fund to boost nect with beneficiaries, in turn agricultural produce, even as falling prices of agricultural comforting for consumers, it is mented on EPC basis could way, and clearances. which shall be in contiguous intellectual property rights in are providing risk capital to the rate of price rise in 2018 has produce resulting in a crisis for not good news for farmers,” lead to a decline in the pace of The report further says in stretches of not less than 5 the field of information tech- companies developing new mostly been contained within farmers. The crisis has got fur- Ghosh said. new project awards in the case of delays due to default km. nology and electronics. technologies and IPRs in the the targeted comfort zone. ther compounded for those Unlike in past, farmers short to medium terms, with on the part of the contractor, "By broadening the right According to information area of Electronics, Nano-elec- The data showed retail as having taken farm loans and have started to realise that the pending land acquisition provision of deemed debar- of way requirement to 90 per- updated on Ministry of tronics and Information well as wholesale price inflation there have been reports from short-term loan waivers is not being a primary constraint, ment for bidding in new pro- cent of the construction zone Electronics and IT, the total cor- Technology (IT). remaining low for most part of various parts of the country going to work on a durable warns a report. jects is expected to push pres- and 5-km contiguous stretch, pus recommended to be invest- Canara Bank's wholly the year, though spikes in about farmers failing to recov- basis and they want better "While the pipeline of sure on contractors to timely the execution challenges are ed by 22 daughter fund in tech- owned subsidiary Canbank petrol and diesel prices came as er even input cost for some solutions including incentives projects to be awarded complete projects. expected to be lower," he said. nology firms is around 10,906 Venture Capital Funds Ltd a spoiler. commodities including onion. to the farm sector, subsidy, low remains strong with the "The changes in the EPC With defined timelines crore, in which government (CVCFL) manages EDF and The retail inflation, mea- The year saw multiple agi- cost power and irrigation facil- Bharatmala Pariyojana gain- agreement are steps in positive for deemed termination, and has proposed to contribute the Meity is anchor investor of sured as per the Consumer tations by farmers demanding ities, experts feel. ing ground, the land acquisi- direction. With the stricter associated provisions for dam- 1,227 crore, subject to final EDF, which was launched in Price Index (CPI), remained better price of their produce Several farmer leaders have tion issues could delay the provisions for damages, the ages, the agency expects the approval of the EDF board. February 2016. mostly below 5 per cent, with- and also effective measures to alleged the government was awarding," rating agency Icra liability has increased for both authority to proceed with When contacted about sta- At the end of second quar- in the RBI’s comfort level of 4 support the farming sector. not heeding to their demands said in a weekend report. the authority and contractor contract awards only when tus of EDF, a Meity official said ter of 2018-19, EDF has invest- per cent with a bias of The farmers’ distress also for a reasonable minimum sup- The target for FY19 is to to meet their obligations in a these conditions are met. the government has so far ed 53.52 crore in six daugh- plus/minus 2 per cent. January became a key election issue port price (MSP) and the hike award 20,000 km projects time-bound manner. This in "Similarly, with respect to approved investment in 13 ter funds, which have made was the only month when it during recently-held assembly announced by the Centre has with majority to be awarded turn is expected to facilitate the contractors obligations, daughter funds. investments of 177.37 crore in crossed 5 per cent. polls and may again be in not matched their expectations. on the EPC mode, it noted. timely execution. non-achievement of project "EDF will be investing in 13 47 ventures and startups. The Wholesale Price Index focus during the 2019 nation- Edelweiss Securities’ econ- "Given the land acquisi- "However, over the short- completion within 90 days of daughter funds over a period of "Total employment in sup- (WPI) based inflation is now at al elections. In the past, high omist Madhavi Arora said the tion related issues, and strin- to-medium term, this could scheduled date will lead to 4-5 years. The total targeted cor- ported startups was around a 3-month low of 4.64 per cent, inflation has been a bigger terms of trade have been gent provisions in the revised lead to a decline in the pace of deemed debarring of the con- pus of these 13 daughter funds 4,200," the spokesperson said. having oscillated in a range of headache for Governments unfavourable for the agricul- EPC contract agreement, it is new project awards, with the tractor from bidding for is 6,950 crore and the amount According to the website, 2.74-5.68 per cent during the and policy makers. ture sector as despite higher likely that the NHAI will pro- pending land acquisition future projects till this project committed by EDF to these 13 nine of the daughter funds with year. SBI’s Group Chief MSPs announced this year, the ceed with awarding of con- being a primary constraint," achieves completion (for pro- daughter funds is 857 crore," corpus of around 2,938 crore The latest data puts retail Economic Adviser Soumya ground impact has remained tracts only once the land said Abhishek Gupta, an assis- jects with contract value more Meity spokesperson said. under EDF are already opera- inflation for November at the Kanti Ghosh said the modest and food inflation con- acquisition is in advanced tant vice-president at the than 300 crore)," it said. Electronics Development tional. year’s lowest level of 2.33 per Government needs to support tinues to plunge further. !( #) ("%*+,-.+/ ,+ ??

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On the Afghan peace border truce village of nation to visit Seoul while armed North toward denu- ple tend to procrastinate or si- Tribune Publishing which is Street Journal, which are print- “We are aware of reports of process, Qureshi said that Panmunjom and once in the watching future situation,” Kim clearisation. mply forget to schedule an connected to the production ed at the LA Times’ printing a potential cyber incident Pakistan had decided on North’s capital Pyongyang — as Eui-kyeom told reporters. Cross-border ties improved appointment for cancer screen- and printing process of multi- plant. effecting several news outlets, “regional outreach” and on tak- a reconciliatory push gathered Kim Jong Un also markedly in 2018 as Kim made ing — a simple step that could ple newspapers around the The report said it could not and are working with our gov- ing important allies into confi- pace. “expressed an intention to meet a series of reconciliatory ges- save many lives. “The idea was country. provide firm numbers on how ernment and industry partners dence, as well as exchanging During Moon’s visit to with Moon frequently in 2019” tures — including a historic to start a text messaging campa- As a result, the delivery of many subscribers were impact- to better understand the situ- views with them about the Pyongyang in September, Kim to pursue peace and “solve the summit with US President ign for cancer prevention,” said the Saturday editions of the LA ed but a majority of LA Times ation,” the Department of regional situation and the promised to pay a return visit issue of denuclearising the Donald Trump in June in Andrea Dwyer, of University of Times and San Diego Union customers received their papers Homeland Security said in a Afghan issue, Dawn reported. to the South’s capital Seoul “at peninsula together,” the Singapore. 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This is the reason why it is often five years, I can only welcome these .    also asked how close or distant they ized in person. Our results suggest that set their users up for optimal psycho- said that media has today become the voice of our soci- new tools. Indeed, a great deal of It is easy to see how completely for- were feeling to other people, and how digital socializing doesn’t add to, but in logical benefits from both their digital ety. research has documented how smart- going social interaction for technolog- good or bad they were feeling overall. fact subtracts from, the psychological and nondigital activities, Google and The extensive impact of media can easily be seen these phones might be harming people’s ical convenience can hurt someone’s We weren’t particularly surprised benefits of nondigital socializing. Apple could make batching notifica- days in the front page of news papers or during prime- sleep quality or distracting them from social well-being. But most people use to find that people felt better and more Could your device help you avoid tions easier. time debates on major news channels. The subject mat- nondigital activities. In my own exper- their phones precisely to socialize – connected during times when they only this? Japanexperterna.se, CC BY-SA Google and Apple should also ter of most of these debates are mostly the interaction of imental research, my collaborators often while simultaneously socializing socialized face-to-face, as compared expand their proactive recommenda- eminent persons among themselves or with the people. and I have found consistent evidence with others in person. Perhaps it’s hav- with when they weren’t socializing at       tions for managing interruptions. The These important figures may be the present heads of var- that smartphones can also distract ing a drink with a co-worker while also all. This fit with decades of existing    iPhone, for example, already offers the ious countries or elected representatives, or they may be users from the family and friends Snapchatting with a friend, texting with research. We didn’t find any benefits of As people’s useful digital devices option to automatically turn on Do Not well-known because of their participation in some past right in front of them, such as when a partner, or even setting up a new date digital socializing over not socializing start to provide more and better options Disturb while driving, and in the movements or present one’s. But, a special feature of our sharing a meal or spending time with through Tinder or Grindr. One may at all, though our study wasn’t designed for limiting screen time and staving the forthcoming features, while sleeping. times is that the rise of a particular person to eminence their children. think that socializing with more peo- to explore that distinction. flow of digital interruptions, deciding The growing evidence on how smart- is due, in no small In situations that clearly call for ple simultaneously is better. We did find, however, that when when to use those powers is neither phones are compromising well-being measure, to the public- limiting digital distraction – like play- But my collaborator, Samantha socializing face-to-face only, people felt obvious nor intuitive. Behavioral sci- during social interactions suggests ity he receives in the time with kids – Apple’s and Google’s Heintzelman, and I recently found that happier and more connected to others ence provides some promising solu- that social and family time also war- media in his own new tools will offer a convenient solu- combining digital and face-to-face than when they were socializing only tions to this predicament. rants protection from digital distur- country and or abroad. tion. Yet, my research suggests that socializing is not as enjoyable as putting through their phones. This is notable Rather than having to decide activ- bance. Its obvious when smartphones may be making us less down the phone and just spending time because the people in our study were ity by activity when not to be interrupt- People spend more time in the so many media per- happy in a much wider range of social together. the generation of so-called “digital ed, people could make Do Not Disturb company of their digital gadgets than sons interview and situations than we might expect. In a study at the University of natives,” who had been using smart- the default, only seeing notifications with friends and even romantic part- publicise certain peo- Virginia, we tracked the social behav- phones, tablets and computers to inter- when they want to. My recent research ners. It is only fair that these devices ple, they tend to take  )       ior and well-being of 174 millennials act since very young ages. Even for – with Nicholas Fitz and Dan Ariely at should learn more about what makes the centrestage and The crux of the matter is that peo- over the course of a week. At five ran- them, the benefits gleaned from good Duke University’s Center for Advanced people happy, and provide a chance to gain stature or have a ple, as it turns out, fail to judge what dom times each day, we sent each per- old face-to-face talking exceeded the Hindsight – suggests, however, that reclaim the happiness lost to digital steep fall in public eye. economists call “opportunity costs” – son a one-minute survey to complete well-being of digitally mediated com- never receiving notifications hurts activity – and from the companies that More important than the value of what someone gives up on their mobile phone. 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Haryana bagged historic Gold medals If Neeraj was the cynosure of all eyes, Hima also in 10 metre air pistol at Youth Olympics carved out a slice of history by becoming the first and Commonwealth Games. Bhaker started her marvelous run round of 25m Air pistol event. She onship,Youth Olympics, Asian Games from the ISSF World Cup held at failed to win a medal, finishing 6th in and Asian air gun championship. Guadalajara in Mexico, where she won the final. Eventually, her compatriot He started his campaign by win- the Gold medal in the 10 meter air pis- Rahi Sarnobat clinched the Gold in this ning Gold at the Asiad and then par- tol category, defeating two-time world event. ticipated in the Junior ISSF World champion Alejandra Zavala from After her stellar run in the calen- Championship to complete the Golden Mexico. She scored 237.5 the final der year, Manu was named as the flag double. match against Zavala, who scored bearer for the Indian contigent at After two succesive Gold winning 237.1. By winning the Gold medal at Buenos Aires Youth Olympics in performances he then went to create age 16, Bhaker became the youngest Argentinia. history in Argentina by becoming the Indian to win a yellow metal at the And there too she lived upto the first Indian shooter to finish top in Indian woman athlete to win Gold at the world level. World Cup. expectations and shot 236.5 to stand at Youth Olympic Games. She clinched the top spot in the women's 400m final Bhaker won another WC Gold in the top of the points table in the While in the last assignment of the race in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics the 10 m Air Pistol mixed team event. women’s 10m air pistol event. The year, he participated in Asian Airgun Championships in Finland. She paired with Om Prakash Mitharval promising star of the future thus Championship and confidently won No woman before Hima won Gold in a and the duo shot shot a score of 476.1 became the first shooter from India and three Gold medal (one each in 10 m pistol) bagged Gold in Asian Games. In World Championship at any level. She is also the points to take home the winners medal. the first female athlete from India to pistol individual, team competition process she became the first Indian first Indian to win Gold in a track event at the world Then in April at the Gold Coast grab a Gold medal at the Youth and mix team event.) woman individual to achieve this rare level. Commonwealth Games, Bhaker Olympics games. The third in the list of superstar at feat. The two youngsters were not the only ones secured first place in after setting a new Another name that dominated the sixteen was Anish Bhanwala who fin- scripting history. Triple jumper Arpinder Singh Games record of 240.9 points. She shooting range along with Manu was sihed first in 25 m rapid fire pistol at        became the first Indian to clinch a medal in the defeated experienced Heena Sidhu, of Saurabh Chaudhary. The boy com- Gold Coast games. He also won an tol), Shreyasi Singh (double trap), Tushar Mane (16-year-old, 10 m IAAF Continental Cup with a Bronze. who finished with Silver medal. ing from the JAT family of farmers liv- individual Gold at ISSF Junior World Tejaswini Sawant (50 metre rifle 3 posi- air rifle Silver in Youth Oylmpics) Dutee Chand (women's 100m), Mohd. Anas However she was unfortunate to ing in Yamuna & Gangatic plains of Cup in Sydney and Bronze in Suhl. tions) and Sanjeev Rajput (50 metre Mehuli Ghosh (18-year-old, 10 m (men's 400m) and Jinson Johnson (men's 1500m) miss medal at Jakarta- Paembang Asian western uttar pradesh, went on to Apart from these young supertars, rifle 3 positions) finished top in air rifle Silver in Youth Olympics) and Murali Sreeshanker (men's long jump) were Games, where after setting a game's become the only indian shooter to win seasoned campaigner Jitu Rai (10 metre Commonwealth Games. Esha Singh (13-year-old, 3 Golds among the Indians who created national records record score of 593 in the qualification Gold medal in ISSF world champi- air pistol), Heena Sidhu (25 metre pis- While, Rahi Sarnobat (25 metre in National C’ship). during the year.

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If world champion India's finest player who is To put the achievement On the other hand, Saina, whose recovery Mirabai Chanu stood for a still going strong at 36, in perspective, it was the first from a career-threatening knee injury began with secure present, Jeremy summed up the year aptly. time that India returned a World Championship Bronze last year, also pro- Lalrinnunga emerged as the "The Sharath-led men's home with an Asian Games duced some impressive performances this year. one for the future in what was performance at the Asian Records continued to tumble team exceeded its own medal ever since table tennis The highlights were without doubt the Gold a memorable 2018 if not for Games was a blip but it was with Sanjita Chanu when she expectations by winning a was introduced in the mega and Bronze at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Games Gold- never expected to be other- claimed her second successive Bronze at the Asian Games event's program in 1958. Asian Games respectively. The CWG Gold that medallist Sanjita Chanu's failed wise. The big moment came in CWG Gold medal, obliterating in Jakarta after stunning the While the sport took came after an epic clash with Sindhu in the finals dope test. October when Lalrinnunga the Games record with a total mighty Japan in the quar- giant strides, a star too was was a in fact tribute to her determination. She The 16-year-old etched his name into history lift of 192kg (84kg+108kg). terfinals. born with Manika pocketing also reached the finals at the Indonesia Masters, Lalrinnunga scripted history books when he scooped the Indian weightlifters His younger teammate as many as four medals Denmark Open and Syed Modi International, by giving India its first ever Gold in the men's 62kg cate- bagged a total of nine medals, G Sathiyan delivered under including two historic Gold besides winning Olympic Gold in the sport gory at Buenos Aires. including five Golds, two pressure by winning both his medals in women's team Bronze medals at with his Youth Games Gold. Earlier in April, the senior Silvers, and as many Bronze. singles against higher-ranked and women's singles at Asia championship Before that, the senior lifters weightlifters set the ball rolling It was also a landmark year opponents. The dream run CWG. and Asian Games. produced the country's best at Gold Coast with Mirabai for weightlifting as the did not end there as Sharath She beat the then world The prodigal ever Commonwealth Games Chanu going on a record- Ministry of Youth Affairs and and Manika landed a mixed number four and Olympic talent of 17-year- performance with records to smashing spree after P Sports awarded the teacher- doubles Bronze which has medallist, Feng Tianwei of old Lakshya gave boot. Gururaja opened the country's pupil duo of Vijay Sharma and given them the belief that Singapore, twice to step on the belief that A medal-less below-par account with a Silver medal. Mirabai with the Khel Ratna. they are good enough to win the top of the podium. Indian bad- minton is in safe hands. He he has been a defining force in clinched the SIndian boxing for well over a Asian Junior decade but the timeless M C Mary $9*@R/ +A/0 '* 5+, Championships Kom managed to surpass even her- title and Silver self, obliterating everyone and every- and Bronze medals After finishing second at Budapest World thing else along the way in a tumul- But that wasn't enough to shift tered an unprecedented eight medals at the Youth Olympic Games and World Junior Championship he was placed atop the ranking table with tuous year for the sport. the spotlight away from Mary Kom, at the Commonwealth Games — Championships respectively. 96 points in the UWW list. She turned 36 the day an whose year started with a Gold including two Gold won by Gaurav However, the unprecedented number of It turned out to be a remarkable season for Bajrang, who unprecedented sixth world title (India Open) and ended with a and Vikas Krishan (75kg). But there titles that Indian shuttlers won last year could- was also the only Indian grappler to be given a seeding at became hers in front of adoring Gold (the world championships). was an inexplicable dip in the Asian n't be matched this season as star shuttler the Wrestling Worlds. home fans. But it wouldn't be wrong These were two of the four yellow Games with Amit's Gold, along with Kidambi Srikanth looked a pale shadow of his Bajrang is comfortably leading the table as Cuban to call Mary Kom ageless for she was metals she picked up in all, includ- Vikas' bronze, saving the team the past self, failing to lay claim to a single title even Alejandro Enrique Vlades Tobier is a distant second with around when women's boxing took ing the CWG top honours. In blushes. though he made the quarters and semi-finals 66 points. baby-steps towards going main- between, there was also a Silver at a In the professional circuit, regularly. Overall he finished with five medals this season. stream and she is around when the prestigious European tournament Vijender Singh signed up with the For Srikanth, who clinched as many as four sport gears up for an Olympic expan- in Bulgaria. legendary Bob Arum and will be titles in 2017, the highlight of 2018 was the indi-  7   sion in 2020. But her feats, however remark- making US debut next year after an vidual silver at Commonwealth Games. He also Meanehile taking the legacy of iconic Phogat sisters for- This is not to say that nothing In a breakthrough year for him, able, can't really cover up for the lack unbeaten run in England and India. helped India win a historic team Gold at the ward, another one from the family, Vinesh completes her else happened in Indian boxing. Amit (49kg) also won a silver at the of depth in Indian women's boxing. However, he was not seen in action Gold Coast event. He reached the world no.1 golden double in 2018 by winning back to back yellow met- There were quite a few medals to cel- Commonwealth Games. She was India's sole gold-winner in through the year. Joining him in the ranking for a brief period but as the year pro- als in Gold Coast and Jakarta. ebrate, a prominent one being Amit Then there was the discovery of three exclusively women competi- circuit was Vikas, who also signed up gressed, his standing dipped to 8th. In the process, she also becomes the first Indian female Panghal's Asian Games Gold. What a new star in Gaurav Solanki (52kg) tions this year and when the team with Arum. Arum is a hall of famer In doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj wrestler to finish top in Asiad. made it remarkable was that he after his rather unexpected Gold travelled without her for the Asian in international boxing and has man- Rankireddy reached greater heights, becoming She also finished second at Asian Wrestling champi- defeated reigning Olympic champi- medals at the CWG and the presti- Games, it drew a blank in Jakarta. aged the likes of Oscar de la Hoya and the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a Silver onship in Bishkek, Krygyzstan. on Hasanboy Dusmatov in the final. gious Chemistry Cup in Germany. In the men's circuit, India regis- Floyd Mayweather Jr. among others. at CWG.