RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 Published From REINVENTING FIGHT FOR TOP EU JOBS BEGINS NADAL STARTS WITH WIN DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE BRAND AFTER EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN FRENCH OPEN DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 145 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY MAY 28, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 KAABIL HAS BEEN SPECIAL: YAMI} GAUTAM } 14 VIVA CITY www.dailypioneer.com Rahul refuses to budge on exit Cong chief asks Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal to look for his replacement DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI than its 2014 tally. The party could not open its account in damant on his resignation 18 States and Union Territories. Afrom the post of the As crisis beset the Congress president, Rahul Opposition party, its chief Gandhi has conveyed to senior spokesperson Randeep party leaders Ahmed Patel and Surjewala on Monday urged KC Venugopal to look for his everyone to respect the sancti- replacement as he has made up ty of the CWC meeting and his mind not to continue as asked the media not to fall into chief of the grand old party. the trap of “conjectures, insin- Patel is a close confidant of uations, gossip and rumour- the Congress’ first family and mongering”. was one of the most powerful Surjewala said it is a demo- politicians during the 10 years cratic forum for exchange of of the UPA rule. After the dis- ideas and taking corrective Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with BJP president Amit Shah, offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple during a visit astrous performance of the action. It was a “closed-door” to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday PTI party in the Lok Sabha polls, meeting and any speculation Rahul has cancelled all meet- about it was unwarranted and ings and appointments and uncalled for. He was reacting to has declined to meet even news reports about happenings Our chemistry with voters elected MPs. at the May 25 meeting, the first Taking responsibility for of the CWC after the Congress’s the drubbing at the hands of humiliating defeat in the par- the BJP, Rahul on Saturday liamentary polls. beat experts' poll math: PM offered to resign as party pres- “The Congress party ident at a meeting of the expects everyone, including BJP workers killed logical and illogical analysis to workers are still being beaten Congress Working Committee the media, to respect the sanc- prove their point,” Modi added. up in West Bengal, but shock- (CWC), the highest decision- tity of a closed-door meeting of in Bengal for their Earlier, Modi offered ingly a section of the national making body of the party, but the CWC. Various conjectures, prayer at Kashi Vishwanath media had seen a selective it was “unanimously rejected”. speculation, insinuations, ideology, says Modi temple, seeking the blessings of humanism behind such sacri- “He has conveyed that the assumptions, gossip and the Almighty again as he did fices of our party workers.” party will have to find a new rumour-mongering in a section RAMESH K SINGH n VARANASI five years ago before assuming “We’d also faced political chief as he won’t change his Congress president Rahul Gandhi after paying tribute to the first Prime Minister and his great grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, of the media is uncalled for and the charge as PM. untouchability,” he said, citing mind. It is believed his moth- on his 55th death anniversary at his memorial Shanti Van in New Delhi on Monday PTI unwarranted. hemistry has beaten arith- Modi appealed to the party the example of Gujarat when a er Sonia and sister Priyanka, “The CWC held a collec- Cmetic in the recent workers to overlook estab- section of film industry had who were earlier advising back his decision. party. Modi. tive deliberation on the per- Parliamentary election, said lished negativity in politics raised strong voices when his Rahul to continue, too have The Congress has mostly At the CWC meeting, In the midst of the disqui- formance of the party, the Prime-Minister designate and continue to adopt positiv- Government had invited a backed his decision. The future been led by members of the Rahul had accused three senior et, several State Congress chiefs, challenges before it as also the Narendra Modi, who is going ity. “Our success is the result of senior star (Amitabh Bachchan) course will be decided in some Nehru-Gandhi family except leaders — Ashok Gehlot, including Punjab’s Sunil Jakhar, way ahead, instead of casting to assume the charge as the PM our perfect synergy between for tourism promotion. time now,” said a top AICC for the period after former Kamal Nath and P Jharkhand’s Ajoy Kumar, and aspersions on the role or con- for second time on May 30. Government policies and In his marathon address, leader. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Chidambaram — of placing Assam’s Ripun Bora, too duct of any specific individual. “It was not for the first time organisational politics,” he said, Modi highlighted how for vote- While majority of the was assassinated in 1991. The their sons above the party. offered to resign from their The gist of the deliberations when this political change was asking the party workers to bank politics the Opposition Congress leaders hoped that party did not do well under Priyanka said the entire top posts following the party’s was made public in the CWC seen in Indian politics when the continue with the same so that parties never showed courage Rahul will “not abandon the Sitaram Kesri and then sever- brass of the party left Rahul drubbing in the elections. The resolution of May 25, 2019,” the chemistry of social strength the people of the country can to look into the pains of the post”, sources close to him said al leaders convinced Sonia alone to fight it out against party won only 52 seats in the Congress leader said in a was clearly visible but shock- get optimum benefits of common people. he is determined not to take Gandhi to take charge of the Prime Minister Narendra Lok Sabha polls, just six more statement. ingly, the political pundits were Government schemes. Continued on Page 6 not ready to change their estab- “Work and workers create CAPSULE lished perception,” he said. a wonder,” said Modi, adding Modi was addressing party that “with our work we suc- Kyrgyzstan Prez, Delhi orders fire workers in thanksgiving func- ceeded in winning the faith of BSP MP FACES ARREST BSP spares Gehlot Govt, audit of coaching tion at Deen Dayal Updhyay the people. We have not done Mauritian PM FOR RAPE POST SC CALL Haskala Sankul (Trade any favour to them but it was New Delhi: The Supreme Court Facilitation Centre) at Bada their rights.” to attend Modi’s on Monday refused to grant centres after 22 Lalpur here on Monday. Modi went on to highlight protection from arrest to newly “We had made a hat-trick the violence let loose against swearing-in elected BSP MP from Ghosi Lok but trouble brews inside die in Surat blaze of victories performing party workers in several States, Sabha constituency in Uttar GAYATHRI MANI n NEW DELHI remarkably well in 2014, 2017 and said, “Undoubtedly, in PNS n NEW DELHI Pradesh, Atul Rai, accused of and 2019 but, unfortunately, achieving the same, our party raping a college student from MLAs meet with n the wake of deaths of 22 the political pundits were not workers faced crises. Several of eads of BIMSTEC group- Varanasi. Istudents at a coching institute ready to change their estab- our workers sacrificed their Hing which includes Raj Guv put off blaze in Surat on Friday, Delhi lished perception of the last 70 lives in Kerala, Kashmir, West Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, PS GOLAY SWORN IN AS Home Minister Satyender Jain years and sometimes they used Bengal and Tripura and our Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal SIKKIM CHIEF MINISTER after Sonia hails on Monday issued directions to and Bhutan would be attend- Gangtok: Sikkim Krantikari the chief of Delhi Fire Services ing the swearing-in ceremony Morcha (SKM) president Prem Mayawati cadre (DFS) to “take strict action as of Prime Minister Narendra Singh Tamang, popularly known per the fire safety standards and Modi on May 30. The Bay of as PS Golay, on Monday took PNS n NEW DELHI/JAIPUR guidelines to prevent recur- On leave, ex-Kol CP Bengal Initiative for Multi- oath as the CM of Sikkim. rence of such accidents” in the Sectoral Technical and n a huge relief for the national Capital. Economic Cooperation (BIM- MAN JUMPS FROM POLICE ICongress in Rajasthan, six The Director (Fire STEC) is an international STATION BALCONY, DIES BSP MLAs cancelled their pro- Services) has been asked to skips CBI summons organisation of seven nations New Delhi: A 58-year-old man posed meeting with Governor immediately inspect and shut of South Asia and South East died after he allegedly jumped Kalyan Singh at the last minute and seal coaching centres oper- Kyrgyz President, cur- from the balcony of the Bawana and downplayed speculation Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders pay tribute to the first ating in highrise buildings Rajeev Kumar seeks rently Shanghai Cooperation police station, where he was about pulling out of the Gehlot Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 55th death anniversary at his memorial above the fourth floor. The Organisation (SCO) chair, called for questioning regarding Government. Shanti Van in New Delhi on Monday PTI Delhi Government further a week time to appear and Mauritius Prime Minister the whereabouts of his son, However, the Congress issued notice to all the civic are also invited for swearing- officials said on Monday. faced trouble from within amid Pradesh, thus the news of its the SP cadre in the just con- authorities to enforce the PNS n NEW DELHI in ceremony, according to the speculation of a Rajasthan MLAs seeking appointment cluded general elections. ‘Unified Building Bylaws’ in Ministry of External Affairs. THREE HELD FOR KILLING Minister quitting in the wake of with the Governor sparked Meanwhile, a review meet- coaching centres. ormer Kolkata Police In his 2014 swearing-in- SMRITI AIDE IN AMETHI the party’s electoral debacle. wild speculation. ing scheduled in Delhi to eval- “In the first phase, all FCommissioner Rajeev ceremony, Modi had invited Lucknow: Three suspects have Two State Ministers came out BSP MLA Wajib Ali sought uate reasons for party’s drub- coaching centres operating in Kumar is on official leave to Government heads of SAARC been arrested in connection with in the open to demand a to downplay the significance of bing in Rajasthan was post- high-rise buildings (more than Varanasi for three days and will to appear before the CBI for which included Pakistan. The the killing of a close aide of detailed assessment by senior the MLAs’ scheduled meeting poned in the wake of unavail- four floors excluding the stilt not be able to appear for ques- questioning in the case. then Pakistan Prime Minister newly-elected Amethi MP Smriti leaders of the party. with the Governor. “It was ability of Congress president floor) shall be inspected by the tioning in connection with the “The CBI was awaiting Nawaz Sharif had attended the Irani, police said on Monday. Sources said the six BSP supposed to be a routine meet- Rahul Gandhi. Party sources Director (Fire Service),” the Saradha Ponzi scheme, accord- Kumar’s presence at the oath taking of Modi. MLAs were scheduled to meet ing,” he said. said the meeting would be order read. ing the letter by the West agency’s Kolkata office but he However, Bangladesh IMD SENDS 65 LAKH FANI the Governor on Monday in Sources, however, said the held on Tuesday at Sonia’s res- As per the law, Bengal Criminal Investigation did not turn up (on Monday). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina SMS ALERTS TO PEOPLE the evening. However, later BSP MLAs changed their minds idence in the presence of Ashok kitchen/cooking and storage of Department (CID) to the The CBI office in Kolkata would not be attending Modi’s New Delhi: The IMD has sent the Governor was informed on the instructions from the Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister inflammable material are not Central Bureau of Investigation received a letter from the West swearing-in this time too as nearly 65 lakh messages to the that the meeting could not party’s Central leadership fol- Sachin Pilot and Congress State allowed on rooftops. Multi- (CBI). A CID official delivered Bengal CID regarding his she would be on a three- people in eastern and southern proceed due to illness of one of lowing the circulation of appre- incharge Avinash Pandey. storey buildings, hotels and Kumar’s letter to the CBI’s absence,” sources said, adding nation tour close to May 30 . India to give them updates about the MLAs, Deepchand. ciation letter by UPA chairper- Senior party leader Ahmed commercial buildings will lose office at Salt Lake in Kolkata on several calls to the West Bengal Liberation War Affairs cyclone Fani that hit the Odisha The BSP has extended its son and senior most Congress Patel and Venugopal are likely No Objection Certificate Monday. cadre IPS officer went unan- Minister AKM Mozammel coast earlier this month, a report support to the Congress in leader Sonia Gandhi hailing the to participate in the meet. (NOC) for violation of norms. Citing personal reasons, swered. Huq will represent her at the said. P4 Rajasthan and Madhya role of BSP workers along with Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 Kumar has sought a week’s time Continued on Page 6 ceremony. Holed-up in Balakot fear, terror camps hitch ISI ride to LoC RAHUL DATTA n NEW DELHI proscribed as a global terrorist increasing the threat percep- suicide attack on February 13 As snow is now melting, by the UN Security Council. tion, officials in the security in which 40 Central Reserve the LoC is likely to see he Balakot air strikes Most of the terrorists now establishment said here on Police Force (CRPF) personnel increased infiltration bids, offi- Tnotwithstanding, over three regrouping in the camps are Monday. were killed, nearly all the ter- cials said, adding the Indian dozen terror camps along the from JeM and Lashkar-e- Indicating that after the ror camps were shut down as Army has taken all necessary Line of Control (LoC) in Tayyeba (LeT). The Indian Balakot strikes, in which the the Pakistan Army anticipated measures to prevent any mis- Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Army has thus increased vigil JeM major camps were target- surgical strikes. In fact, many deed by the Pakistani terrorists. (POK) are getting active again. to thwart any Border Action ed and destroyed, notwith- terrorists took refuge in the In fact, during the winter Post-Pulwama attack, these Team (BAT) action besides standing, the State sponsored JeM camp in Balakot. months, troops were not with- camps were shifted deep inside infiltration. terrorism machinery of With the three dozen odd drawn from the LoC, as in the Pakistan fearing retaliation by Mixed teams of terrorists Pakistan is now active again camps now regrouping, the past few years, as a precau- India. However, after lying and elite Special Services with the terror camps along the Indian security establishment is tionary measure, they said. dormant for nearly three Group (SSG) commandos of LoC reorganising themselves, bracing for renewed bids to Taking note of the terror months, the ISI and the the Pakistan Army comprise they said. sneak into Jammu & Kashmir camps across LoC getting Pakistan Army are bringing BAT which carries out cross Most of the 40 odd camps in the following weeks with the active, the Army has increased these terrorists closer to the border raids to ambush Indian along the vulnerable stretches Pakistan Army providing cov- patrols all along the LoC LoC to enable them to infiltrate Army patrols. As it is, the sev- of the 750-km long LoC are ering fire to the terrorists. besides further strengthening to stoke violence in Jammu & eral teams of SSG commandos, located not more than one to Due to prolonged winter its multi-tiered anti-infiltra- Kashmir. along with the Pakistan Army two kms from the border and this year and heavy snowfall, tion grid. The main objective is This alarming develop- troops, moved forward towards stationed close to the Pakistan most of the ingress routes espe- to neutralise the infiltrators ment comes even as Jaish-e- the LoC post Balakot air strikes Army and the Pakistan Rangers cially in North Kashmir within a km or so near the LoC Mohammad (JeM) chief by the IAF and remain locations. remained blocked due to snow if they are successful in coming Masood Azhar was recently deployed even now thereby Following the Pulwama till about a few days back. in, officials explained. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 city 02 86 lakh farmers to be linked SP to contest UP assembly to DBT very soon: Shahi bypolls in alliance with BSP PNS n LUCKNOW the 2022 UP assembly election not win the expected number of been elected to Lok Sabha from PNS n LUCKNOW and the bypolls will be a test- seats in the Lok Sabha polls, the Agra will vacate his Tundla ven as the Samajwadi Party ing ground for them. tie-up proved to be a profitable assembly seat. laiming that the Pradhan Eis yet to come to terms with The first opportunity for venture for the BSP which Other BJP lawmakers who Mantri Kisan Samman the humiliating defeat in the the alliance to test their part- increased its seats the Lower have to vacate their assembly CYojana was a game Lok Sabha election, the party nership at the state level after House of Parliament from zero seats after being elected to Lok changer, Uttar Pradesh’s has indicated that it will con- the Lok Sabha debacle will be to 10. The SP was not so lucky Sabha include Pratapgarh MLA Agriculture Minister Surya test the forthcoming by-elec- the UP assembly bypolls as 11 as Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Sangam Lal Gupta (Pratapgarh), Pratap Shahi said the scheme tions to 11 UP assembly seats MLAs have been elected to the Yadav, and cousins Dharmendra Saharanpur MLA Pradeep had established Bharatiya in alliance with the Bahujan Lok Sabha and will vacate their Yadav and Akshay Yadav ended Kumar (Kairana), Chitrakoot Janata Party and its govern- Samaj Party. Vidhan Sabha seats. up losing their seats to the MLA RK Singh Patel (Banda), ment as the “friend” of farmers. The SP had contested the Sources in the BSP said Bharatiya Janata Party. Barabanki MLA Upendra Shahi was speaking in a recent Lok Sabha elections in that before leaving for Delhi on Among the MLAs elected Rawat (Barabanki), Bahraich review meeting held here on alliance with the BSP and the Saturday, Mayawati told her to the Lok Sabha are members MLA Akshyawar Lal (Bahraich) Monday. Rashtriya Lok Dal but it proved party leaders that the alliance of the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet and Aligarh MLA Rajvir Singh The officials told the min- to disastrous for the party. with SP and RLD would con- as well. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, (Hathras). ister that the UP government The by-elections to 11 tinue. “Now all eyes will be on who has been elected from The lone SP MLA elected to effectively implemented the assembly seats are likely to be the results of the UP seats Allahabad, has to vacate her the Lok Sabha is party heavy- Pradhan Mantri Kisan held in the next few months. bypolls. The outcome will be Lucknow Cantonment assembly weight Mohammad Azam Samman Yojna, benefiting Leaders of both SP and crucial for the alliance in the seat, Satyadev Pachauri who Khan from Rampur. BSP MLA around 4.5 crore farmers. BSP claim that Akhilesh Yadav state,” said a BSP leader on con- won from Kanpur will leave his from Jalalpur, Ritesh Pandey, The officials also pointed and Mayawati are determined dition of anonymity. Govind Nagar assembly seat has also been elected from out that the money deposited to take forward their alliance to Though the alliance did and SP Singh Baghel, who has Ambedkar Nagar. in the accounts of about 1.5 lakh farmers was debited. “I have been informed that the money could not be trans- Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi addressing reporters at his office in the state capital on Monday Pioneer ferred in these accounts as BSP likely to play MY card there was some technical prob- lem in matching. Efforts are on per cent of the entire country’s ing,” Shahi said, adding that 51 despite the state government PNS n LUCKNOW SP in the next Assembly elec- to rectify the snag and very figures,” Shahi told media per- districts of UP were covered by having set up nearly 6,000 pur- tions, especially as Akhilesh soon the money would be sons here on Monday. the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima chase centres to purchase wheat fter emerging the most Yadav may distance himself credited to the accounts of He said 86 lakh farmers scheme and the rest would directly from farmers, the pur- Asuccessful amongst the from BSP as he too will be farmers,” the minister said. would be linked to DBT very soon be brought under it. chase procurement had shown allies of the SP-BSP-RLD com- keen to become the chief The small and marginal soon in UP and by June, the Concern was also expressed a decline. In March first week, bine in the Lok Sabha elections minister. farmers are getting Rs 6,000 per government would collect all over running of wheat purchase the government had increased in Uttar Pradesh by winning 10 Sources said that year in three instalments under data in this regard. centres as it is believed that the the wheat procurement target seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati was likely to make the scheme. The farmers have Talking about the coming government has so far failed to by 10 per cent over last year, to is likely to play the Muslim- Member of Parliament from till now received two instal- Kharif season, the minister achieve the target. 55 lakh MT. . Yadav (MY) card to increase its Amroha, Kunwar Danish Ali, ments of Rs 2,000 each. said that instructions had been There are reports that In 2018, the state govern- vote bank in case the leader of her party in the Lok The minister, reviewed the issued for storing seeds and fer- wheat procurement in the state ment had purchased 53 lakh Samajwadi Party part ways in Sabha and MP from Jaunpur, schemes and gave instructions tilisers in districts. has fallen by almost 40 per cent, MT wheat against the target of the coming days. Shyam Singh Yadav, his regarding the coming Kharif “We will launch the fourth to 27 lakh metric ton (MT) 50 lakh MT. During the With Dalits already in her deputy. crop. phase of the Millennium from over 37 lakh MT till Akhilesh Yadav regime in 2017, party fold, Bahujan Samaj Interestingly, these two “UP has achieved the dis- Farmers’ School in the state in mid-May compared to the cor- the state government agencies Party supremo Mayawati leaders are the front-runners tinction of providing direct which the farmers will be responding period last year. had procured 37 lakh MT knows that if Muslims and for these two posts even when bank transfer (DBT) facility to imparted training of new and The officials said that ques- wheat compared to 8 lakh MT Yadavs also ally with her party, Mayawati has Dalit leaders as 1.11 crore farmers, which is 35 advanced techniques of farm- tions were being raised that in 2016. she will not have to depend on MPs. SP reviewing LS poll results Lohia Vahini Man kills

Though there is no effort leader’s advice in-laws MSY visits by the SP to insulate Akhilesh Yadav from criticism and from Gorakhpur (PTI): A 28- holding him accountable for year-old man was arrested on party office the defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha to Akhilesh Monday for allegedly killing elections, tension is palpable his in-laws in Kushinagar dis- PNS n LUCKNOW in the rank and file of the PNS n LUCKNOW ‘Rootless wonders trict, police said. party with the cadre question- who cannot get even Mantu Gupta killed his erforming the role of ing the political wisdom of ven as Samajwadi Party ten votes for the father-in-law Chhangur Gupta sheet anchor, Samajwadi forging alliance with the Epresident Akhilesh Yadav is (60) and mother-in-law PParty patriarch Mulayam Bahujan Samaj Party that reluctant to own moral respon- party rule the roost Kismati Gupta (55) during Singh Yadav has stepped in to proved to be a costly bargain sibility for the debacle in the in the state office of their sleep with a sharp-edged steer the party which is facing for the party and a win-win recent Lok Sabha elections, the party.’ weapon in Khangi Bazaar area its worst crisis. situation for the BSP. party leaders are seeking under Barwapatti police sta- After the third consecu- The Bahujan Samaj Party answers for the poor perfor- — Shravan Tyagi tion on Sunday night, tive defeat (in 2014 and 2019 increased its tally in the Lok mance of the party. Superintendent of Police Lok Sabha polls and 2017 UP Sabha from zero in 2014 to 1o A letter by Lohia Vahini media. Rajeev Narayan Mishra said. assembly elections), pressure seats in 2019 while the SP tally national secretary Shravan “It is cosmetic action so The couple’s grandson is mounting on Samajwadi remained stagnant on five have also been asked to file Tyagi, addressed to Samajwadi inadequate... drastic action Aditya, 14, suffered injuries in Party president Akhilesh seats. detailed assembly segment- Party president, has gone viral needs to be taken against the the incident, Mishra said, Yadav to make public the rea- Mulayam Singh Yadav vis- wise report on the transfer of on social media. In the letter, senior leaders of the party. adding the boy was presently son for the debacle in the ited the SP state office on vote to the alliance partners. Tyagi has advised Akhilesh They treat the party cadre as receiving treatment at a hos- recent parliamentary elec- Monday and was closeted Sources in the Samajwadi Yadav “to get rid of the coterie their bonded labours and pital. Mantu was arrested from tions. with his son Akhilesh Yadav Party said heads were likely to around him if he desires a humiliate them,” the Lohia his residence in Bihar and dur- After the last phase of and other confidants. The roll and many office-bearers of future for the party and pre- Vahini leader said in his let- ing questioning he confessed polling on May 19, Akhilesh leaders reviewed the situation the party, including district vent it from sliding into ter to Akhilesh Yadav. to have committed the crime, Yadav had promised to speak arising from the Lok Sabha presidents, were likely to be oblivion”. Continuing his tirade the SP said. to media on May 23, the day election results. axed. Traditionally, after every He has held senior party against the senior leaders of the election results were The Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha and assembly elec- leaders responsible for the pre- party, Tyagi said, “Rootless announced. He is yet to hon- leaders, in their bid to work tions, the SP state executive sent sorry state of affairs in the wonders who cannot get even our the promise. out the factors leading to the and executives of the party’s party. ten votes for the party rule the poll debacle despite the frontal organisations are dis- Tyagi blamed the party roost in the state office of the alliance with the Bahujan solved. But the SP has so far leadership for the growing dis- party while the party workers Samaj Party, met several party not resorted to this extreme connect between the party coming to party office from candidates who lost the recent measure but action is expect- leaders and cadre. He said the remote areas run from pillar to Lok Sabha elections. ed within a week. party had also lost the connect post.” Sources said all city and The sources, however, said with the masses. He has cautioned the district presidents of the party the executives of the frontal Urging Akhilesh Yadav to Samajwadi Party president “to have been asked to submit organisations had been dis- restore communication with get rid of the coterie otherwise reports on the causes of party’s solved and the announcement the rank and file of the party, these sycophants would create defeat and the suspected sab- was likely to be made after the Lohia Vahini leader has unbridgeable distance between otage by the party leaders. complete review of the Lok welcomed the sacking of the party president and the rank The district presidents Sabha election results. party panellists for electronic and file of the party”. No action yet in attack on Cong MLA

PNS n LUCKNOW in 12 hours, in the Rae Bareli inci- Singh, in her FIR lodged with dent, he claimed that action would be Harchandpur police, has accused 16 he broad daylight attempt on the taken only after investigation. people, including MLC Dinesh Tlife of Congress MLA from Sadar Not only this, a senior minister Pratap Singh and his brother Assembly constituency in Rae Bareli, in the Yogi Adityanath government Awdhesh Singh along with his elder Aditi Singh, allegedly at the behest of came before media soon after the Rae brother Ganesh Singh, Abhishek Bharatiya Janta Party MLC Dinesh Bareli incident and said that the Singh and others. Pratap Singh, and the murder of a attack on Congress legislator was the Meanwhile in Amethi incident, BJP leader, allegedly by his political fallout of rivalry between two factions the police claimed to have arrested rivals in Amethi on Sunday night, are of the Congress. By giving this state- three accused involved in the mur- clear indications that more clashes ment, the minister’s message was loud der of a close aide of newly-elected between the supporters of the two and clear that he had given a clean Amethi MP Smriti Irani. national political parties will be wit- chit to his party leaders who alleged- “We have arrested three suspects nessed in the coming day if the local ly orchestrated the attack, and thus in the Amethi murder case, while administration fails to take stern the local administration has so far not two are still absconding,” DGP OP action without any political bias. mustard courage to act against the Singh told reporters on Monday Interestingly, when the suspects real culprits. To save themselves morning. in the killing of BJP leader were from embarrassment, they arrested Sources said the police arrested arrested within an hour of the mur- four persons and accused them of Naseem, Congress leader and Block der in Amethi, in the Rae Bareli inci- being involved in the crime. Development Committee member, dent, the administration has not MLA Aditi Singh, who survived Ramchander and Dharamnath Gupta taken any action against the prime the attack on her life, claimed that she and were looking for Waseem and accused so far even when evidence is was so scared for her life that after Anil Singh, suspecting them to be present in the CCTV footage. almost two weeks of the incident she involved in the killing. While Director General of Police could muster courage to lodge a com- The motive behind the killing is OP Singh claimed that the Amethi plaint on Sunday. The attack on her said to be dispute over gram panchay- murder would be worked out with- life was made on May 14 last. at election.

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PNS n LUCKNOW allowed to move from IT crossing towards he Traffic department Vivekananda Polyclinic, Thas announced diver- Vivekananda overbridge and sions for the second Bada Kapoorthala, and will be Mangal from 12 noon diverted towards Faizabad onwards. Heavy vehicles road, Central Bank tri-cross- coming from Sitapur side ing and Wireless crossing. will not be allowed to move Vehicles moving from from Purania railway cross- Sahara Tower will not be ing and Daliganj railway allowed towards crossing towards IT crossing Kapoorthala, and will be and Kapoorthala, and will be diverted from behind Sahara diverted from under Tower and Niralanagar Madiaon overbridge, bridge. Commercial vehi- Purania overbridge and cles coming from Daliganj overbridge towards Niralanagar will not be Shahmina and Engineering allowed to move from College crossing towards Niralanagar tri-crossing Vikas Nagar, Wireless cross- towards Kapoorthala cross- ing, Badshahnagar, ing, and will be diverted Rahimnagar, Sankalp Vatika towards Daliganj railway and Sikandarbagh. crossing. Heavy vehicles coming No vehicle will be from Kaiserbagh and allowed to move from Sai Hazratganj will not be Mandir tri-crossing in allowed to move towards Aliganj towards Kapoorthala Subhash crossing and IT crossing, and will be divert- crossing, and will be divert- ed from behind the Sahara ed towards Clarks Avadh Tower. No vehicle will be crossing, Shaheed Smarak allowed to move from and Daliganj crossing. Alkapuri tri-crossing Vehicles coming from towards Kapoorthala cross- Kursi road will not be able to ing, and will be diverted go from Rahimnagar cross- towards Alkapuri over- ing towards Neera Nursing bridge. Traffic will be not be Home, and will be diverted allowed from Sushila Devi from Rahimnagar crossing Smritika towards Prayagpur towards Wireless crossing, house tri-crossing towards Gole market, Badshahnagar, Hanuman Setu tri-crossing, Nishatganj, and and will be diverted towards Sikandarbagh crossing. Subhash crossing and New Vehicles will not be Hyderabad. ‘Vriksh bhandara’ by LMC on June 4 PNS n LUCKNOW ment is a big concern keep- ing in mind the climate ucknow Municipal change which is affecting the LCorporation (LMC) will earth. Saving the environ- be holding a ‘vriksh bhan- ment should be our prime dara’ on the third Bada concern,” he said. Mangal falling on the eve of He added that they had World Environment Day. plans to make the second Municipal Commissioner Bada Mangal completely Indramani Tripathi said they plastic-free. “On the first would be distributing 51,000 Bada Mangal, there was less saplings among the devotees. use of plastic glasses. This “The heat wave is expected time, we will ensure that the to be less harsh then and it plastic glasses are not used will be easier for the saplings at all. We will have one vol- to survive,” he said, adding unteer at each bhandara that they would be distrib- from morning till evening to uting both shady and deco- look into the cleanliness rative species amongst the aspect while LMC vehicles people. will be running throughout The Municipal the city picking up garbage,” Commissioner said that Tripathi said. He said 350 their emphasis was on sav- bhandaras were registered ing the earth from pollution. on the web portal which was “Bada Mangal is all launched last week for the about giving food and water purpose of maintaining to the hungry and environ- hygiene. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 city 04

STF personnel JEE (Advanced): Adityanath Cabinet killed, 5 injured Sonia thanks Rae Bareli Students find in road accident voters for re-electing her Physics tough Lucknow (PNS): In a trag- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW to meet today ic incident, a Special Task Force PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW personnel was killed and five he JEE (Advanced) were PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW chase and set guidelines for the others were injured in a road n an emotional letter, United Theld on Monday for construction of Purvanchal mishap in Unnao on Monday IProgressive Alliance (UPA) entrance to the prestigious fter almost a month-and- and Bundelkhand expressways. morning. Chief Minister Yogi chairperson Sonia Gandhi has IITs. Incharge of a coaching Ahalf, the much awaited “There are around a dozen Adityanath expressed grief over thanked people of her con- centre NK Dubey, while giving Cabinet meeting of the Yogi issues which need Cabinet the incident and directed senior stituency Rae Bareli for re- the analysis of the papers, said Adityanath government will approval and these will be dis- officials to ensure proper treat- electing her to the Lok Sabha they were not easy. be held on Tuesday in which cussed threadbare in the meet- ment of the injured admitted in and said that she is ready to sac- He said that the Paper 1 the state government is expect- ing,” the official said. The SGPGI. Reports said that a rifice everything for the coun- had 54 questions in total. “The ed to finalise the transfer pol- Cabinet is also likely to con- six-member team of the STF try. In the letter written to the immediate reaction of the stu- icy and take decisions on pend- gratulate Prime Minister was going to conduct a raid in voters of her constituency on dents and comparison with ing issues. Narendra Modi for the Kanpur when they met with Sunday, Sonia Gandhi said, “I respect to last year showed that A government official told resounding success in the Lok accident in Sohramau locality of promise you to safeguard the the paper was not easy. “They The Pioneer here on Monday Sabha election. Unnao on Monday morning. basic values of the country and found the overall level of the that the Cabinet meeting would Three Cabinet ministers While head constable (dri- to uphold the tradition of the paper moderate to difficult be held at 11 am and was like- — Rita Bahuguna Joshi ver) Avnindra Bajpai died on ancestors of the Congress. I will but not easy. Some students ly to continue for an hour or so. (Tourism), Satyadeo Pachauri the spot, five other STF person- not step back from sacrificing said that the subjects of Many decisions, which (Khadi and Gramodyog) and nel, including inspector Arun whatever I have got.” Mathematics and Chemistry were pending because of the Cabinet nod. Generally, the SPS Baghel (Animal Singh, were critically injured. In the letter, Sonia Gandhi were moderate but Physics was Model Code of Conduct being deadline for transfer ends on Husbandry) are also likely to They were immediately also thanked the Samajwadi Congress will meet every chal- win from UP. She defeated relatively difficult,” he said. in force, were expected to be May 31 but this year the dead- attend the Cabinet meeting, rushed to SGPGI in Lucknow Party, Bahujan Samaj Party lenge”. Referring to the people BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap He said that as per the stu- taken up on Tuesday, he said. line is sure to increase. The their last in UP. They have been where the condition of two was and Swabhiman Dal which did of her constituency, Sonia Singh by a margin of over 1.67 dents in Physics subject- ques- The last Cabinet meeting Cabinet will decide the modal- elected to the Lok Sabha and said to be critical. Those injured not field any candidate against Gandhi said she had always lakh votes. In the neighbour- tions from all the chapters of was held on March 8 before the ities as generally only 10 per would be taking oath as mem- in the mishap were identified as her. In the one-page letter, tried to look after this extend- ing Amethi Lok Sabha con- classes XI and XII were asked. Model Code of Conduct came cent of the staff are transferred bers of the 17th Lok Sabha. sub-inspector Vinod Singh, Sonia Gandhi said, “I know ed family. “You are my family. stituency, her son and Congress In Mathematics there were into force for 78 days. and the policy also contains Rita Bahuguna Joshi has head constable Rudra Narain that the coming days are going I derive strength from you and president Rahul Gandhi was more questions from Algebra Sources say the Cabinet many riders. The spokesman been elected to the Lok Sabha Upadhyay, and constables – to be very tough, but I am fully this is my real asset,” she point- defeated by BJP’s Smriti Irani and Coordinate Geometry. In may finalise the transfer poli- said the government may also from Allahabad, Pachauri from Rajesh Singh and Alok confident that with the power ed out. Sonia Gandhi, was the by a margin of over 55,000 Chemistry a few questions cy whose nitty-gritty awaits take decision on wheat pur- Kanpur and Baghel from Agra. Pandey. of your support and trust, the only Congress candidate to votes. were on Organic Chemistry as compared to Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. The total number of ques- IGNOU hosts programme on tions (54) remained the same ‘IPPB a major bank as last year. However, the total marks of Paper-1 had changed menstrual hygiene awareness from 180 to 186 this year. As within nine months PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Kirti Vikram Singh said how the test was computer-based women by adopting good the students had the option to ndira Gandhi National Open menstrual hygiene practices clear response to change any of inauguration’ IUniversity, Regional Centre, could lead a better life. “It is option they could mark it for Lucknow, in association with the duty of every aware citizen review, save and next to pro- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW public welfare schemes of the the Society for Advancement of that he or she makes his or her ceed further, he said. Central and state governments Resourceless by Training and sisters and daughters con- He said that in the second ithin nine months of inau- with the people under the Direct Handholding (SAMARTH ) scious about their menstrual paper the students found its Wguration by Prime Benefit Transfer. “In the same organised a menstrual hygiene health. Rural women with the overall level moderate. “The Minister Narendra Modi, India sequence the state government awareness programme on guidance of the self -help students felt that Paper-2 was Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has issued instructions to use the Monday at the Lucknow-based groups (SHGs) can get self- easier compared to Paper-1. under the department of Posts IPPB account for schemes cov- regional campus of IGNOU. employed by making low-cost The pattern was as expected so has become a major bank deliv- ered by DBT which are run by The objective of the pro- sanitary pads,” he added. it was encouraging for the stu- ering all major schemes of the the Social Welfare gramme was to create aware- Regional director dents. Some students said government. Its access to every Department,Uttar Pradesh. ness about menstrual hygiene Manorama Singh addressed Chemistry was easiest, village of the country has made Instructions have been issued in among the adolescent girls, the people present there and Mathematics was moderate but it easy for the government the letters written to all the women and general public to said that a high quality of Physics was relatively diffi- departments to connect with the District Magistrates by the Social encourage them to associate hygiene would bring about a cult,” he added. According to common people. Krishna Welfare Department that the with this programme and to change in the social and eco- the students, in Physics ques- Kumar Yadav, Director, Postal payment of scholarship scheme, Monday turned out to be yet bust the myths related to it. In nomical condition of women tions were more concept-based Services, Lucknow HQ Region, old-age pension scheme, free- another day of blistering heat as this programme, Dr Salman and help them lead a better life. and covered all the chapters. In said that due to the reach of the dom fighters’ pension scheme, the maximum temperature Khan from Veerangana Dr Singh added that women’s Mathematics there were more India Post Payments Bank in widow pension scheme, settled at 43.1 degree Celsius, Avantibai District Women’s empowerment was possible questions from Calculus and remote rural areas, there was a National Family Benefit Scheme, which was three notches above Hospital was the resource only when every rural and Algebra . In Chemistry the special enthusiasm in the peo- Torture and Harassment scheme normal Pioneer person. urban woman became con- questions from all chapters ple which led to the opening of etc will also be paid through the Assistant regional director scious about her health. were covered and were easy. 11.31 lakh accounts in Uttar IPPB account to the eligible ben- Pradesh during the last financial eficiaries. The IPPB has a total year. of 73 branches and 17,664 access Farmers interact “Through these accounts points in Uttar Pradesh,” he the customers are doing their added. Yadav said that in addi- STF arrests six with scientists Students have interaction banking through IPPB and are tion to this many DBT schemes also getting subsidies in them. of Uttar Pradesh and Central Lucknow (PNS): Central Beneficiaries are joining the Government that are being paid Bangladeshi Institute for Subtropical bank in thousands every day and under the Public Financial Horticulture (CISH) organised with scientists at NBRI taking advantage of remote Management System (PFMS) a one-day farmer-scientist inter- access to the Postal Department,” viz gas cylinder subsidy, Prime action meeting at Bakshi-Ka- he said. He said that the India Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi nationals in Agra Talab on Monday. The topic of Post Payments Bank account Yojana etc may be obtained in the interaction was canopy man- was being used to link all the IPPB accounts. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW agement and micro-irrigation. More than 72 progressive farm- leuths of the Anti- ers attended the programme. STerrorists Squad claimed to CISH director Shailendra have arrested half-a-dozen Rajan spoke on the importance Bangladeshis from Agra who of dwarf varieties and root were allegedly facilitating fake stocks for successful planting passports and other domicile system. He emphasised how certificates to Bangladesh farmers can double their income nationals. A case was regis- through the use of this system tered and the arrested and use of CISH-developed Bangladeshis were grilled to technologies & varieties. Head of find out how they came to crop production G Pandey India, how they procured encouraged the farmers to estab- Aadhaar card and other lish new orchard, nutrition and Indian domicile documents On taking search, the STF irrigation system. and passport and why they sleuths recovered Aadhaar Programme coordinator travelled to Pakistan border. cards and other documents KK Srivastava discussed the Disclosing this, IG (ATS) from the possession of the canopy management techniques PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ities, technologies and pro- features and characters attract Aseem Arun said that they Bangladeshis which indicated for successful plantation. He jects. Scientists Vivek and motivate plant scientists to were getting information that that they were involved in pro- laid emphasis on water and fer- ational Botanical Research Srivastava, KK Rawat and KJ understand them. He appealed some Bangladeshis were com- viding fake Indian passports. tilisers saving techniques by NInstitute organised a one- Singh apprised the students of the students to be curious ing to Uttar Pradesh and also The arrested men were micro-irrigation techniques and day ‘Scientist-student connect’ the main facilities of the insti- about various things in life in calling other Bangladesh identified as Habibur minimising the production cost. under Jigyasa Mission’ and tute such as the herbarium, order to develop a scientific nationals and helping them in Rehman, Zakir Hussain, PK Shukla gave solution to the ‘Fascination of Plants Day’ on exposition and botanic garden. approach. Earlier, chief scien- procuring local identity cards, Mohammed Qabil, problems related to diseases Monday. As many as 28 stu- In another session NBRI tist SK Tewari highlighted the including Aadhaar card and Kamaluddin, Taizul Islam and and pest control, especially in the dents, along with four teachers director SK Barik spoke about objectives of the programme even passports. Liten Miya, all natives of old orchards. After the meeting, from Kendriya Vidyalayas par- the ‘Fascination of Plants Day’, and encouraged all the students He said the STF developed Bangladesh. Kumar said that the farmers visited the new ticipated in the programme. celebrated across the world by to take plant science as a career the information and finally a electronic surveillance point- mango orchard. Expert scientists The main objective was to cre- European Plants Science option. The students were also team arrested half-a-dozen ed that the arrested men also also visited farmers’ fields which ate awareness about science Organisation. He said that the briefed about various pollution Bangladeshi from visited Pakistan border in have become unproductive due among the students and to attraction towards plants might mitigating indoor plants and Cantonment railway station in Punjab and Rajasthan. to wilt, dieback and overcrowd- connect the students with sci- range from their external beau- some saplings were also given Agra on Monday morning. Interrogations are on. ed canopies. entists for their research activ- ty to various activities. These away to them. SCHOOLSCAN Tourism dept to take up issue CMS STUDENT TOPS NSTSE Solangi Mohanty, a Class VIII student of City Montessori of Bijli Pasi Qila restoration School, Gomti Nagar Campus I, has been PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW A full estimate of restoration Lakhna Pasi was the person declared was given to the Chief Minister, who established Lucknow,” he Lucknow top- he UP Tourism depart- who forwarded it to the said. According to historian per in the Tment will be taking up the Tourism department, he point- Yogesh Praveen, Bijli Pasi ruled National issue of Bijli Pasi Qila restora- ed out. He said they wanted a in the pre-Nawabi era. He said Science Talent tion in the next meeting to be museum to be set up and that the Pasis were neither Search held shortly. Regional tourism entire history of the kings be Kshatriya nor Rajput but they Examination, officer RP Yadav said it was a displayed there. Kishore said ruled over regions like conducted by proposal put forward by BJP they had also proposed a Malihabad and Sandila as well the Unified Council, New MP Kaushal Kishore to the boundary wall and a statue of as Bijnore. Delhi, at national level. Culture department and later king Bijli Pasi besides restora- “However, the stories Students from several reputed sent to the Tourism depart- tion of the monument. which are associated with schools of the country took ment. “This project will be On asked why he was tak- Lakhna Pasi are very different. part in the contest and dis- taken up for discussion in our ing interest in the restoration of It is said that he was a dacoit played their talents and knowl- next meeting,” he said. this Bijli Pasi Qila, he said it was and was caught by the Mughal edge. Amidst a tough compe- Talking to The Pioneer, the important for the Pasi commu- kings. He was beheaded and his tition, Solangi prevailed over BJP MP said that the restora- nity to know their past. head was hanged at Akbari Abhijit Sarkar has been unanimously elected as the president of Kali Bari Temple others. The organisers, all tion proposal was given under “People should know about Gate. His body was thrown into Trust. The 156-year-old temple is situated in Ghasiyari Mandi. The decision was praise for her talent, awarded the directions of Chief Minister their history and feel proud a drain known as ‘Sarkata announced after a recently-held election for formation of the new board of trustees her a certificate of merit and Yogi Adityanath to make Bijli about it. Maharaja Bijli Pasi Nullah’, which remains even for the financial year 2019-2024. other prizes. Pasi Qila a tourist destination. ruled over this region and today,” Praveen said. nation 05 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019

DUE TO DISSOLUTION OF LS New version of Centre to identify tribals who fled Akash missile Citizenship, triple talaq Bills lapse due to Salwa Judum movement test-fired successfully PNS n NEW DELHI added to allow the magistrate to New Delhi: The Centre will ask Forest Rights Act, 2006. grant bail "after hearing the the Telangana and Andhra Experts say the previous New Delhi: India on Monday he new Government will wife", the Government had said. Pradesh Governments to iden- BJP-led administration had successfully test fired an Akash- Thave to bring the contro- The Citizenship tify tribals who allegedly fled backed the movement and the MK-1S missile from the inte- versial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 pro- Chhattisgarh due to the Salwa Congress government at the grated test range at Chandipur (Amendment) and Triple Talaq vided for according Indian cit- Judum movement around 15 Centre was seized of it. in Odisha, the Defence Bills once again as they lapsed izenship to Hindus, Jains, years ago and settled there, The Supreme Court Ministry said on Monday. due to the dissolution of the Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists according to officials. banned the militia force in 2011 The surface-to-air anti-air- 16th Lok Sabha and the two and Parsis from Bangladesh, Salwa Judum was a militia after it acquired a notorious craft missile with a strike range legislations not being passed in Pakistan and Afghanistan after that had been deployed as part reputation for allegedly burn- of 25 km and capability to carry the Rajya Sabha due to stiff seven years of residence in of anti-Maoist operations in ing villages, killing people and warhead of 60 kg was test fired Opposition. India instead of 12 years, which Chhattisgarh. It was opera- governments on board and sexually assaulting women after on May 25 and May 27, they The Government may con- is the current norm, even if they tional between 2005 and 2011, verify these cases," a senior offi- terming them Maoist sympa- said. tinue with the contents of the do not possess any document. before it was banned by the cial of the Tribal Affairs thisers. "Defence Research and Triple Talaq Bill but may con- mulgated the ordinance on ordinance was issued. Seeking The legislation was passed by Supreme Court. Ministry said. According to CGNet Swara Development Organisation sider minor changes in the triple talaq twice. Under the to allay fears that the pro- Lok Sabha during the Winter The action came on a com- "Once the verification Foundation, the militia force (DRDO) has successfully test Citizenship Bill taking into Muslim Women (Protection posed law could be misused, Session on January 8 but could plaint of an NGO, CGNet process is completed, we will sit led to the displacement of fired AKASH-MK-1S missile consideration opinions from of Rights on Marriage) the Government has included not be cleared by the upper Swara Foundation, that wrote together and decide the next 5,000 families from from ITR, Chandipur, Odhisa the stakeholders in Assam and Ordinance, 2019, divorcing certain safeguards in it such as house. There has been strong to the ministry claiming that course of action. We will have Chhattisgarh. These families on May 25 and 27," the defence other North Eastern States. through instant triple talaq adding a provision for bail for Opposition to the bill in Assam over 5,000 families had fled to see what political stand the settled in Andhra Pradesh, ministry said in a statement. The Muslim Women will be illegal, void and would the accused during trial. and other Northeastern States. Chhattisgarh due to the con- Chhattisgarh government will which got bifurcated in 2014. It said the Akash weapon (Protection of Rights on attract a jail term of three These amendments were Student organisations, troversial militia force formed take on it... Whether it The NGO claimed these system has combination of Marriage) Bill which made the years for the husband cleared by the Cabinet on political parties and socio-cul- by late Congress leader acknowledges that these were families had been living with- both command guidance and practice of instant triple talaq A Bill to convert the earli- August 29, 2018. While the tural bodies have been protest- Mahendra Karma in mid-2005 families were displaced due to out basic facilities in Andhra active terminal seeker guid- (talaq-e-biddat) a penal er ordinance, issued in ordinance makes it a "non-bail- ing on the grounds that it to counter the Maoists. Salwa Judum," the official said. Pradesh and Telangana, and ance. offence, was opposed by the September 2018, was cleared by able" offence, an accused can seeks to grant nationality to "We received a complaint Another official from could not benefit from the "Seeker and guidance per- opposition parties which had the Lok Sabha in December approach a magistrate even non-Muslims who have come on May 12 stating that a num- Chhattisgarh said that once it Forest Rights Act, which pro- formance have been consis- claimed that jail term for the and was pending in the Rajya before trial to seek bail. In a non- into India up to December 31, ber of tribal families fled to is established that these fami- vides for giving land rights to tently established in both the husband for divorcing his wife Sabha. bailable offence, bail cannot be 2014, thereby increasing the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana lies belonged to the state, a those living on forest land for missions. All the mission objec- is legally untenable. Since the Bill could not get granted by police at the police deadline from 1971 as per the from Chhattisgarh due to Salwa process can be initiated to at least three generations before tives have been met," the The Government had pro- parliamentary approval, a fresh station itself. A provision was Assam Accord. Judum. We have to take all state rehabilitate them under the December 31, 2005. Ministry said. PTI IN SHORT FROM SUPREME COURT VISTARA FIRST TO OFFER PADS ON FLIGHT Locals to be educated about New Delhi: In a first-of its kind Plea challenging HC verdict move, Vistara Airline has BSP MP Rai faces launched thoughtful initiative #PadsOnBoard, whereby it will on power to arrest in GST provide sanitary pads onboard tigers, humans coexistence its flights to women travellers on arrest for rape post request. This initiative makes ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI evasion cases dismissed Vistara the first Indian airline to offer sanitary pads on flights onths after its big cat relo- New Delhi: The Supreme within India, said a statement Mcation plan in Odisha's apex court call Court on Monday dis- here issued on the eve of Satkosia Tiger reserve went missed a plea challenging Menstrual Health & Hygiene Day. haywire, the National Tiger New Delhi: In a setback to newly present special leave petition. The the Telangana High Court Conservation Authority elected BSP MP Atul Rai, the special leave petition is dismissed as verdict that a person can be ICMR HEAD WINS DR (NTCA) has now decided to Supreme Court on Monday refused withdrawn," the bench said. arrested by the concerned LEE JONG-WOOK PRIZE showcase the locals examples of to grant him protection from arrest Earlier on May 17, the apex court authority in cases of Goods New Delhi: Director General of other tiger habitats where vil- in a rape case while noting that 16 had refused to grant interim protec- and Service Tax (GST) eva- the Indian Council of Medical lagers are peacefully co-habit- other criminal cases were pending tion from arrest to Rai who was then sion. Research (ICMR) Professor ing with the wild animals. Reserve to Terai Arc landscape tence in buffer or fringe areas. against him. a SP-BSP alliance candidate from The plea came up for Balram Bhargava has jointly won The locals had fiercely comprising of Corbett Tiger "People's involvement becomes A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in hearing before a vacation the 2019 Dr. Lee Jong-wook opposed the relocation of Reserve in Uttarakhand and more crucial in tiger relocated Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Uttar Pradesh. bench of Chief Justice Memorial Prize for Public Health Sundari, a tigress and Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in sites like Satkosia tiger reserve Bose said it was not inclined to enter- Rai, who was accused of raping Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose and the apex at the 72nd World Health Mahaveer, a tiger, in the Uttarakhand. where local communities are tain the petition of Rai, who has won a college student from Varanasi had court said it was not inclined to interfere with the April Assembly in Geneva, Satkosia forest from Madhya The NTCA preferred to historically dependent on these Lok Sabha election from Ghosi con- then sought interim protection from 18 judgement of the high court. Switzerland. He bagged the Pradesh last year. The area had chose the two tiger reverses as forests. Therefore ist quite rel- stituency in Uttar Pradesh by a mar- arrest saying polling in his con- "Having heard counsel for the petitioner and upon award for his achievements as a witnessed serious law and order it felt they were "very good evant to ensure role of local gin of more than one lakh votes. stituency was scheduled on May 19. perusing the relevant material, we are not inclined to clinician, innovator, researcher, problem when Sundari alleged- examples of conservation where communities as co-partners in At the outset, the bench asked "It is not a case for quashing. interfere. The special leave petition is accordingly dis- and trainer. ly killed two persons. She has movement of tigers in human conservation instead of just the counsel for Rai about the num- Fight it out. Fight the election and this missed," the bench said. been held captive since then by dominated areas has been mon- passive stakeholders. ber of criminal cases were pending case too," the top court had told him. On April 18, the high court had said it was GOVT BODY TO MULL TO wildlife authorities. For his itored with involvement of local "To achieve this, capacity against him. An FIR was registered against not inclined to grant relief against arrest to the petitioners CONTINUE BAN ON LTTE part, Mahaveer fell to poaching. communities and forest depart- building of local communities The counsel replied that the MP Rai on May 1 on a complaint by a col- who had approached it challenging the summons issued Since then the tiger reloca- ments of both the States have is very important so as to seek had 16 criminal cases pending lege student who had alleged that he by Superintendent (Anti-Evasion) of the Hyderabad GST tion plan has been put on hold successfully ensured the reha- their active participation in against him and he was out on bail took her home on the pretext of Commissionerate under the Central Goods and Services by the NTCA. bilitation of tigers back to for- conservation to achieve the co- in all the cases except the rape case. meeting his wife but sexually assault- Tax Act, 2017 and invocation of penal provisions under Now realising that its relo- est areas." existence agenda while mini- The counsel also said that Rai ed her. The SP-BSP alliance candi- the law. cation plan will not see the light During the tour, the locals mizing man-animal conflicts," had sought that the FIR against him date, who has denied the rape alle- The high court had delivered the verdict which deal- of the day unless locals are will be educated to how to live said the NTCA letter. in the rape case be quashed. gations, has been on the run since the ing with a batch of petitions filed by some private com- engaged in the conservation peacefully with the animals The tigress Sundari was "Sorry, we are not inclined to lodging of the FIR. panies, its top officials and others. plan, the top tiger body last and how they can earn their brought from Bandhavgarh on entertain this petition. Dismiss," the Rai had contended that there was The Government had told the high court that peti- week shot off a letter to the livelihood. June 28 last year while tiger bench said. no provision of anticipatory bail in tioners before it were allegedly involved in incorporat- Chief Wildlife Warden of The move is in keeping Mahaveer was brought from The counsel then sought to Uttar Pradesh and the high court had ing several partnership firms and had claimed input tax Odisha to organise a tour/expo- with the NTCA guidelines Kanha in Madhya Pradesh to withdraw the petition which was on May 8 dismissed his petition seek- credit on the basis of certain invoices, without there sure visit for capacity building which envisage involvement of Satkosia Tiger Reserve in July allowed by the court. ing protection from arrest. being any actual physical receipt of goods. of local community and forest local people in conservation for last year. Mahaveer's carcass was "Counsel for the petitioner seeks Ghosi constituency falls in Mau It had alleged that the fraudulent input tax credit officials of Satkosia Tiger fulfilling the agenda of co-exis- found on November 15. leave of this Court to withdraw the district of Uttar Pradesh. PTI claimed by them was to the tune of `224.05 crore. PTI

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday set up a tribunal for NIA court convicts four Delhi HC asks ED to reply adjudicating whether or not there Modi thanks world leaders is sufficient reason to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a members of Bodo insurgent on Talwar's interim bail plea for congratulatory messages fortnight after it extended for five years the proscription of the New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on against Talwar, who was deported from New Delhi: Prime Minister People's Republic of Korea, also terror group that was behind the group for 2014 terror attack Monday asked the Enforcement the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Modi on being assassination of former Prime Directorate (ED) to file a reply on a plea January 30. Meanwhile, another division thanked world leaders for their elected to the office for a second Minister Rajiv Gandhi. New Delhi: Four members of Bodo cadres upon innocent people by corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, an bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra messages congratulating him for term. In his response to wishes insurgent group NDFB(S) were con- of Pakiriguri village under Serfanguri accused in a money-laundering case, Menon asked Talwar's son Aditya to returning to power in the Lok from Jamaican PM Andrew BLUE ROSE LAUNCHES victed by a special NIA court in Police Station in Kokrajhar district seeking interim bail on medical grounds. appear before the ED and satisfy it. Sabha elections. Holness, Modi said the victory SAVOURY OF POEMS Guwahati on Monday for a terror of Assam, in which five adivasis Justice Chander Shekhar also asked The bench's direction came after it Iranian President Hassan is a reflection of the aspirations New Delhi: Blue Rose attack in Assam's Kokrajhar district in were killed and another five the jail authorities to file a medical was informed that Aditya was a "fugitive". Rouhani wished Modi for his of 1.3 billion people of India. "I Publishers launched a new book 2014 in which five tribals were killed, sustained grievous injuries due to report of Talwar and listed the matter for The court was hearing Wave Hospitality thumping electoral victory. look forward to working with "Savoury of Poems (Romp officials said. indiscriminate firing by the terrorist May 30 for further hearing. The court also Ltd's plea challenging a notice related to Thanking him on Twitter, you to strengthen our friendly through My mind, Mood, Bina Basumatary, Jayanta group," he said. directed the jail superintendent to provide provisional attachment of its hotel in the PM said, India and Iran relations for the mutual progress Emotions)", written by Leena Mushahary, Dwithai Basumatary and He said one of the accused Gautam necessary medical treatment to Talwar. Aerocity area. The ED told the court that enjoy civilizational links. "We and prosperity of our people," Margaret. Speaking at the Khanda Daimary were sentenced to five Mahalia had earlier pleaded guilty in Talwar has been accused by the ED Aditya Talwar is connected with Wave will work to strengthen close ties he said. Responding to South launch, Leena Margaret said that years imprisonment and a fine was April 2019. of acting as a middleman in negotiations Hospitality and since he is a "fugitive" between the two countries," African President Cyril the book does give one a certain imposed on each of them, an NIA "He was sentenced to 4.5 years. Trial to favour foreign private airlines over seat- from law, the company's plea should not Modi wrote. MEA spokesper- Ramaphosa's greetings, Modi taste of rhythm and rhyme. spokesperson said here. against 10 other accused persons who sharing on Air India's profitable routes. be heard. But the company said that son Raveesh Kumar tweeted returned the wishes on inaugu- Publisher Syed Arshad was also "?The case pertains to the terrorist are in judicial custody will continue," The ED is also probing various other Talwar was neither one of its directors that Kim Jae Ryong, the Premier ration of his second term of present during the launch. attack on 23.12.2014 by NDFB(S) the spokesperson said. PTI cases related to money-laundering nor a shareholder. IANS of Cabinet in Democratic presidency. PTI Grammar of electoral politics BJP nominates Kamakhya Tasa for RS from Assam PNS n NEW DELHI The election of party vacancies in the upper house for the BJP. has changed, says BJP leader Shah, 54, was elected to the Upper PNS n NEW DELHI but now development and the BJP based on development ith the Lok Sabha results out, the president Amit Shah, House of Parliament in August 2017, nationalism dominate it, the BJP and nationalism has emerged. WBJP on Monday named Union Ministers Ravi making his parliamentary debut. JP vice-president Vinay leader claimed. The Modi- government has Kamakhya Prasad Tasa as its candidate Shankar Prasad and He won his first Lok Sabha election BSahasrabuddhe on Monday "The 2019 election's result ensured that development for the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam. from the Gandhinagar constituency by said the grammar of electoral is a watershed mandate. It has becomes a part of one's every- Tasa, who has long been associat- Smriti Irani, currently a margin of over 5.57 lakh votes against politics has changed in the changed the very grammar of day life bringing it at the expe- ed with the BJP and working for tea gar- members of the Rajya his nearest rival Congress' C J Chavda. country with development and electoral politics in India. riential level, the BJP vice pres- den workers, was elected to the Lok Irani, 43, who had earlier also nationalism taking centrestage Traditional discourse of politics ident said. Sabha in 2014 from the Jorhat seat, but Sabha to the Lok served as an HRD Minister and I&B in the political discourse. earlier used to remain con- Development has also given the party did not field him in this gen- Sabha, would leave Minister in the Modi Government, The massive mandate has fined to socialism, welfarism people a new aspirational iden- eral election. proved herself to be a giant-killer as she given a "body blow" to the and patronage. tity. The party has not named the can- three more vacancies dethroned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi established norms of politics in "This time it has gone far Instead of being known by didate for the second seat from the State, in the Upper House in Amethi by a margin of 55,120 votes, the country, he said. beyond all this as people have their caste, they feel better to be but it may support its Assam ally AGP for the BJP while Prasad, 64, dislodged sitting MP The BJP won 303 of the 542 realised that development alone identified as those who have gas for this. and former BJP member Shatrughan Lok Sabha seats that went to can bring a real change in their cylinders or electricity at their There has been speculation that the Sinha who fought on a Congress tick- polls this time while the lives," Sahasrabuddhe said. homes, he said, adding that this BJP may back Union Minister Ram ing one by former Prime Minister in Bihar and Maharashtra. It has field- et by a margin of over 2.84 lakh in Patna Opposition was left way behind Development and nation- has enhanced their social dig- Vilas Paswan, its ally in Bihar, for one Manmohan Singh. ed Radha Mohan Sharma from Bihar Sahib constituency. with the Congress winning only alism are now the centre stage nity as well. of the seats in Assam after it promised With the BJP Government now at and Pruthvi Raj Deshmukh from The TV actor-turned-politician 52 seats, two less than it needs of the country's political dis- Sahasrabuddhe, who is the to send him to the Rajya Sabha at the the helm and the party enjoying over- Maharashtra. had twice fought the Lok Sabha election for the Leader of Opposition course, he added. president of the Indian Council earliest opportunity during seat sharing whelming majority in the State The election of party president unsuccessfully in 2004, losing to post in the Lower House. Sahasrabuddhe underlined for Cultural Relations (ICCR), talks for the Lok Sabha polls. Assembly, its candidates are likely to win Amit Shah, Union Ministers Ravi Congress leader Kapil Sibal in Chandni The discourse of politics that this verdict has cornered is in-charge of BJP's policy Paswan did not contest the gener- the two seats. Shankar Prasad and Smriti Irani, cur- Chowk constituency and in 2014 suf- was earlier confined to "social- identity politics and a new research and good governance al elections this time. The BJP also named its candidates rently members of the Rajya Sabha to fered defeat at the hands of Rahul ism, welfarism and patronage", model of politics engineered by departments. The Congress held the seats, includ- for the MLC election for one seat each the Lok Sabha, would leave three more Gandhi in Amethi. nation 06 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019

Bangladeshi nationals detained Rahul Gandhi to POSTLOKSABHAPOLLSDEBACLE in Ahmedabad for illegal stay visit Wayanad in Ahmedabad: Ahead of Rathyatra in Ahmedabad, Special first week of June Deve Gowda holds talks with K’taka Cong chief Operations Group (SOG) on Monday detained 47 Bangladeshi nationals from various parts of the city for illegal stay, police said. Thiruvananthapuram: PTI n BENGALURU Tumkur. BJP leaders have pre- were unhappy with the State the BJP for some time, even The Ahmedabad SOG had formed five different teams to Congress president Rahul dicted the collapse of the Government. threatening to resign, along carry out a search operation, as per an official statement. Patrolling Gandhi would visit Wayanad ormer Prime Minister and Congress-JD(S) coalition in The Deve Gowda-Rao with a few other lawmakers. was conducted in different areas of the city during which as many in the first week of June to FJD(S) supremo HD Deve Karnataka and an increase in meeting comes amid coalition The Congress has con- as 47 Bangladeshis were detained from areas including Chandola thank the electorate for his Gowda had a discussion with the saffron party’s tally in the worries and discontent within vened a meeting of its legisla- lake in Ishanpur, Danilimda, Chirag Park Society, Naroda Patiya, record breaking win from Karnataka Congress chief Assembly after the Lok Sabha the Congress, with its MLA ture party on Wednesday to Juna Wadaj etc, and brought to SOG police station, it said. this Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, Dinesh Gundu Rao on poll results, claiming Ramesh Jarkiholi, who has discuss the political develop- said a Congress leader on Monday, following the com- that 20-odd Congress MLAs been rubbing shoulders with ments in the southern State. Monday. bine’s rout in the just-conclud- Leader of Opposition ed Lok Sabha election. Ramesh Chennithala said this After the meeting that last- after the Congress-led United ed for over an hour, Rao told JD(S)-Cong Govt strong: Siddaramiah Democratic Front (UDF) met reporters that Deve Gowda had Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Centre and not for ‘toppling’ on Saturday, he sought to know for the first time after regis- asked him to come home to dis- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah the State Government. which article in the Constitution tering a resounding victory in cuss various issues. He, howev- The Congress and the Janata on Monday asserted that the “Yeddyurappa has been gave the BJP the right to topple the Lok Sabha polls, winning er, refused to divulge what tran- Dal (Secular) only managed to JDS-Congress Government saying for the past one year the a State Government. all but one of the 20 seats spired between the former win one seat each of the 28 in was a ‘strong’ one and ridiculed Government will fall. He will Siddaramiah said the out- in the State. Prime Minister and him. Karnataka, while the BJP won 25 State BJP president BS continue to say the same for come of the Lok Sabha elec- A source in the know of “I cannot disclose what seats. The other seat was bagged Yeddyurappa for repeatedly the next four years. I am con- tions, in which the BJP won 25 things said Rahul Gandhi’s discussion we had because he by BJP-backed Independent claiming that the coalition fident the Government is seats, was for continuation of visit could be either on has said something outright candidate Sumalatha will collapse. strong,” Siddaramaiah said. the NDA Government at the Saturday or Monday. about the two parties. We will Ambareesh, who defeated Deve In a series of tweets, he Referring to Prime Minister Centre and not for toppling the Rahul won with the high- have to take certain decisions Gowda’s grandson Nikhil also said the people’s mandate Narenda Modi bowing to the Government in the State and est ever margin of victory in after discussing with the senior Kumaraswamy in Mandya. was for continuation of the Constitution after being elect- make Yeddyurappa Chief any Lok Sabha election with leaders in our party,” Rao said. Deve Gowda too lost from BJP-led Government at the ed leader of the BJP-led NDA Minister again. PTI 4,31,770 votes. He defeated his nearest rival PP Suneer of the Communist Party of India Terrorists attack who secured 2,74,597 votes IMD sent 65 lakh Fani while Congress president received 7,06,367 votes. “This huge victory has commandos with placed more responsibility on us and we assure the peo- SMS alerts: Report ple that this victory will not get into their heads. They will New Delhi: The India places. Postpone harvesting agency's cyclone warning cen- UBGL in Gadchiroli always work for people of the Meteorological Department and keep the harvested produce tres in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar State,” said Chennithala. (IMD) has sent nearly 65 lakh if any in safe place." too. and Visakhapatnam also sent Mumbai: Naxals exchanged said. As the team reached IANS messages to the people in east- Multiples messages were over 33,500 messages to dif- fire with a team of elite C-60 Kattegari forest, they spotted ern and southern India to give sent to the farmers of these ferent stakeholders. commandos on Monday in three civilians, who started them updates about Cyclone states from April 26-May 3 The Indian National Maharashtra's Gadchiroli dis- running after seeing the men in Fani that hit the Odisha coast when the cyclone struck the Centre for Ocean Information trict in which ultras used an uniform, he said. earlier this month, a report said. Odisha coast, bringing large- Services also sent messages to Under Barrel Grenade After issuing a warning, According to the report, scale destruction, flattening fishermen to alert them about Launcher (UBGL), police said, police opened fire but the trio which was sent to the Union standing crops in the state and the storm. adding that no security per- ran towards dense forest where government, the IMD sent killing over 60 people. The IMD won praise from sonnel was injured in the inci- 'Company-4' of a Maoist dalam over 59 lakh messages to the More than 40 lakh farmers different quarters for its accu- dent. Police recovered an SLR, was hiding, he said, adding that farmers of Andhra Pradesh, have registered themselves for rate prediction of the very some .303 rifles, a 12-bore gun a gun battle ensued between the Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, the IMD's Gramin Krishi severe cyclonic storm and its and seven shells of UBGL from commandos and the naxals. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Mausam Sewa project, in landfall site. Dissemination of the spot, an official said. A heavy firing came from Puducherry, advising them to which they are sent crucial information to different stake- The UBGL had marks indi- a hilltop but the commandos, take precautionary measures. weather-related messages that holders also played a critical cating that the ammunition carrying heavy ammunitions, Nearly half of the 59,37,365 can help them to deal with role in carrying out massive was made for Central security repulsed the attack. messages were sent to the emergencies. evacuation exercise that saved forces and Maoists may have The Maoists also used farmers of Odisha that saw the Moreover, over four lakh several lives. stolen it, he said. UBGL, he said, adding that no maximum destruction destruc- SMS were also sent to the pub- Originating in the east The incident occurred security personnel was injured tion due to Fani. lic by the IMD. As many as Indian Ocean and southeast Bay around 9 am at Dhanora in the in the skirmish. Some of the messages, 2,140 messages were sent to of Bengal as a depression, Fani district, around 910 kms from The Maosists then fled into which were also sent in local disaster managers of different covered a track of 3,030 kilo- the state Capital, when a team deep forest, he said, adding that languages, read: "Keep the ani- states by the IMD. metres, one of the longest tra- of C-60 commandos was on a a combing operation was going mals and poultry birds in safe The national weather jectories, the IMD said. PTI combing operation, the official on in the area. PTI Nath asks Mins to look after MLAs to prevent poaching

Bhopal: Days after the Lok sion of the assembly for testing Sabha poll results, Madhya the Nath government's strength Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal on the floor of the House. Nath has moved swiftly to keep "Nath ji has asked each of his his flock of Congress MLAs 27 Cabinet colleague from his together to thwart any poaching party to look after five legislators, attempt by a resurgent BJP. the Congress leader told PTI. Nath, whose five-month-old The ministers are going to government is surviving on a act as the "guardian" to the leg- wafer-thin majority, has asked islators, he said. each of his Cabinet colleague to They will coordinate and look after at least five legislators ensure that development works to check any desertion to the in the constituencies of these opposition camp, a Congress MLAs are not hampered, the leader said on Monday. leader added. Apprehension about the An Independent MLA, too, government's stability has crept is part of Naths Cabinet. in the Congress after its humil- In the 2018 Assembly polls, iating defeat in the recently the Congress had won 114 ofthe concluded general elections in state's 230 seats, two short of the Madhya Pradesh, where it won majority mark of 116. The BJP just one of the 29 parliamentary had bagged 109 seats. The Nath seats, conceding the rest to the government is backed by two BJP. The BJP last week wrote a BSP MLAs, one legislator of the letter to the governor, request- SP and four Independent Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi (Co-pilot) in the centre, Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal ing her to convene a special ses- lawmakers. PTI (Flight Engineer), extreme left, and Squadron Leader Richa Adhikari (Engineering Officer) extreme right who became country’s first ‘All Women Crew’ to fly a Mi-17 V5 helicopter in the IAF PTI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

ON LEAVE, EX-KOL... approached the top court last east, Karnataka in the south reaching Kashi Vishwnaath the defeat so that the party The West Bengal Monday, seeking extension of and Ladakh in the north.” temple, Modi offered bounces back and performs Government reinstated Kumar the protection saying the courts He appealed to the party Rudrabhishek amidst the well in upcoming local body as the Additional Director in West Bengal were not func- workers to work with the spir- chanting of mantras in tradi- elections in the State. There General of CID by the West tioning due to lawyers’ strike. it of freedom struggle and do tional religious rituals. Since he were also reports that Bengal Government on Sunday The SC, however, rejected his their duty that by 2022 there was elected an MP for first time Agriculture Minister Lalchand night, soon after the election plea following which he moved would not be any section of the from Varanasi parliamentary Kataria resigned after party’s Model Code of Conduct was an anticipatory bail plea in the society who can remain aloof seat in 2014, it was his fourth poor showing in the polls. KC lifted. The CBI had on Sunday Barasat court. The Saradha from the process of develop- visit to the temple and 20th to Vishnoi, DCC president summoned Kumar after a team group of companies allegedly ment. “With such policies we the city. Hanumagarh, lashed out at of the investigating agency duped Rs 2,500 crore from lakh had succeeded in improving Gehlot for the poll debacle. failed to meet him at his resi- of gullible customers who were our economic strength in the BSP SPARES... “The organisation worked real- dence in connection with the promised higher rates of world as when we came to Gehlot came in the line of ly hard and brought the party Saradha scam probe. On returns on their investment, the power in 2014 we were at fire in the CWC meeting when to power. But within three Saturday, the CBI had also sources added. ninth most developed economy Rahul accused him and other months, the people got upset issued a Lookout Notice against in the work but today we are at senior leaders of imposing their with the Government, the Chief Kumar to prevent him from OUR CHEMISTRY... sixth place and knocking the sons and daughters on the Minister should take responsi- fleeing the country. The agency “We have shown courage doors to reach fifth place soon,” party. Gehlot spent several days bility. He should have offered to wants custodial interrogation of without worrying for our votes he said. The function was also campaigning extensively for resign,” he said. Kumar in connection with the because. We’re working on the addressed by national BJP pres- his son Vaibhav in Jodhpur and scam as he was heading the principles of ‘Sabka Saath, ident Amit Shah, Chief neglected the rest of the State. DELHI ORDERS... police’s special investigation Sabka Vikash’ and in the com- Minister Yogi Adityanath and Gehlot reportedly took part in Further, in the buildings, team to probe the Ponzi scam ing months we would ask the State party chief Dr Mahendra over 130 rallies and roadshows, carbon monoxide detector and before the CBI took over the administration to provide Nath Pandey and it was con- 93 of them in Jodhpur alone. alarm should be installed in all case. In April, the CBI had told houses to the people in the vil- ducted by regional BJP presi- His son, however, lost to the the private and commercial the Supreme Court that lage from a corner one by one dent (Kashi Pranth) Mahesh BJP. Rajasthan Transport buildings. It may be noted that Kumar’s custodial interrogation irrespective of caste and reli- Chandra Srivastava. Earlier, Minister Pratap Singh the similar incident was wit- was necessary as he was not gion and mercy of gram prad- when Modi landed at Lal Khachariya said the CWC has nessed earlier this year in cooperating in the probe and han,” he said. “We’ve policies of Bahadur Shastri International given Rahul full authority to fix February in Karol Bagh in was “evasive” and “arrogant” in respecting our rich tradition Airport, Babatpur, along with the accountability and he will which 17 people died while 35 answering the queries put to and culture along with a vision Shah, he was welcomed by exercise that power. Echoing people were injured after a him during questioning. to address the current situation Governor Ram Naik, chief Khachariya’s views, his Cabinet massive fire broke out at a On May 17, the SC lifted needs and modernization,” he minister Yogi Adityanath and colleague Bhanwarlal Meghwal hotel. Some of the victims the protection from arrest said. He also attacked on all others. Later, Modi went to the demanded that accountability were charred to death and oth- granted to Kumar and asked those intellectuals who termed Police Lines by helicopter and be immediately fixed for the ers were asphyxiated by the the CBI to proceed as per law. the BJP as a party of only Hindi then reached Kashi Vishwanath defeat. Cooperative Minister poisonous fumes. A woman The apex court gave one week heartland saying “our voting temple. Throughout the route, Udai Lal Anjana, and Food and and a child jumped from the to Kumar to approach the percentage has increased across he was warmly welcomed by Civil Supplies Minister Ramesh fourth floor to save themselves competent court for anticipa- the nation including Goa in the thousands of people waiting for Meena have said the party from the blaze but they died on tory bail. Kumar again west, north eastern States in the him since morning, After should review the reasons for the spot. nation 07 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019

RAJASTHANTEXTBOOKREVISION BJP flays Cong for affixing ‘son of Portugal’ to Savarkar’s description PTI n JAIPUR clemency from the British p point agenda of insulting hero- Godse on January 30, 1948, less Government in 1910-11. The Congress Government constituted ic characters and eulogising than a year after India gained ormer Rajasthan education In a series of tweets on a textbook revision committee in the only one family. In response, independence from Britain. school education department. Based Fminister Vasudev Devnani Monday, Devnani said the State on the committee’s findings, the Rajasthan Education Minister The revision of textbooks on Monday flayed the State Government should take inspi- department revised a short biography Govind Singh Dotasara said the not only drew flak from the Congress Government for ration from former Prime of RSS ideologue Vinayak Damodar changes were made by the Opposition but also from a affixing “son of Portugal” to Minister Indira Gandhi who Savarkar introduced by the previous experts committee. couple of leaders in the ruling RSS ideologue Vinayak had described Savarkar BJP Government “What can I say? A com- Congress. Damodar’s description in Class as the “byword for daring and mittee of experts have written The panel had recom- X social science textbooks. patriotism.” it based on authenticity and mended the removal of a pic- Recently, the Congress The former Prime Minister p In other changes, the their recommendations. I can ture suggesting self-immolation Government constituted a text- had called Savarkar “a classical committee removed the prefix only say that whatever has under Sati or Jauhar from a book revision committee in the revolutionary and countless p Now, in the textbooks it is ‘Veer’ from Savakar’s name in been written in the textbooks Class VIII English textbook. school education department. people drew inspiration from mentioned Savarkar had the textbooks and it now have been written based on the It was replaced with that of a Based on the committee’s find- him”, Devnani said. described himself as “son of refers to him as Vinayak recommendations of educa- hill fort. ings, the department revised a “Former Prime Minister Portugal” when seeking Damodar Savarkar who tionists,” Dotasara told PTI. “We need to understand short biography of RSS ideo- Indira Gandhi recognised and clemency from the British “plotted assassination” of In other changes, the com- the practice of Jauhar. Without logue Vinayak Damodar hailed the legacy of great free- Government in 1910-11 Mahatma Gandhi mittee removed the prefix understanding the sensitive Savarkar introduced by the dom fighter Veer Savarkar. ‘Veer’ from Savakar’s name in issue, any leader, be it from the previous BJP Government. The then Government had personal account to Savarkar The former State Minister the textbooks and it now refers Congress or the BJP, should Now, in the textbooks it is issued a commemorative stamp Trust and ordered the Films said calling the freedom fight- to him as Vinayak Damodar refrain from making a state- mentioned Savarkar had on Veer Savarkar in 1970. Division to produce a docu- er “son of Portugal” is an insult. Savarkar who “plotted assassi- ment,” said State Transport described himself as “son of “Indira Gandhi had donat- mentary on his life,” Devnani He alleged the Congress nation” of Mahatma Gandhi, Minister Pratap Singh Portugal” when seeking ed a sum of Rs 11,000 from her tweeted. Government had the single- who was killed by Nathuram Khachariyawas. Pema Khandu PS Golay sworn in as Sikkim CM to be sworn in as Arunachal Golay announces 5-day working CM tomorrow week for Govt employees Guwahati: Incumbent Pema Khandu will be sworn in as PTI n GANGTOK take care of their health and Arunachal Pradesh Chief that of their parents and fam- Minister on Wednesday after the ewly-appointed Sikkim ily members, he said. State BJP won the recent NChief Minister PS Golay The Chief Minister also Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. on Monday announced a five- announced his Ministers and The BJP legislature party in day working week for State MLAs, including himself, will Arunachal Pradesh has elected Government employees. use Scorpio vehicles instead of Khandu as their leader during a After taking charge of the Fortuner SUVs which were meeting on Monday. Later, office at Tashiling state secre- being used by the elected rep- Khandu accompanied by legis- tariat, he also held a meeting resentatives earlier. lator and former Deputy Chief with top Government officials. “For the time being we Minister Chowna Mein and Talking to reporters after have no option but to use state BJP chief and MP Tapir interacting with senior officials, Fortuner SUVs, but we will use Gao called on State Governor Golay said there will be Scorpio vehicles once they are Brig BD Mishra at Raj Bhavan five-day working week made available to us,” Golay in Itanagar and staked claim to for the Government employees said. The SKM supremo had form the next Government. in Sikkim. earlier accused the SDF gov- Khandu informed the “We have fulfilled one of ernment headed by his prede- Governor about the meeting our election promises to reduce cessor PK Chamling for “mis- consisting of 41 elected members the working week for using public money”. of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Government employees from Golay said the money Assembly from the BJP and six days earlier to five days,” he saved on using less expensive said 40 members have unani- said. The Government employ- vehicles like Scorpio will be mously elected him as their Governor Ganga Prasad administers the oath to Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem Singh Tamang as the new ees will get an additional day as used for betterment of the leader in seventh Legislative Chief Minister of Sikkim during a swearing-in-ceremony, at Paljor Stadium, in Gangtok, on Monday PTI holiday which they will use to people of Sikkim. Assembly of the State. IANS RSS chief: Ram IED defused by Army, tragedy averted on ka kaam ho Jammu-Poonch NH kar hi rahega

IANS n JAIPUR Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswammy, along with Deputy CM G ays after the National Parameshwara, pays tribute to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th DDemocratic Alliance death anniversary in Bengaluru, on Monday PTI (NDA) scripted a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elec- Security personnel cordon off the tions, Rashtriya Swayamsevak area where an IED was recovered Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan at Kellar Chowk on Jammu- Bhagwat said that “Ram ka Poonch highway on Monday PTI DMK, allies to protest kaam karna hai, Ram ka kaam ho kar hi rahega (Ram’s work PNS n JAMMU situation, army’s bomb dis- needs to be done and Ram’s posal squad launched its oper- work will be done).” ecurity forces averted a ation following SOP and after in LS against NEET, Bhagwat made the com- needs to be done and Ram’s Smishap on Monday by time- hour long exercise, the said sus- ments during his visit to work will be done. Ram resides ly detecting a suspected impro- pected IED material was Udaipur on Sunday for a in our hearts. We all need to be vised explosive device (IED) destroyed on the spot thereby “mandir pran pratishtha” pro- active and move ahead to ful- near Kallar chowk along averting any possible mishap”, hydrocarbon plants gramme in Pratap Gaurav fil our goals.” Jammu-Poonch highway in police spokesman added. Kendra, where he was accom- Bhagwat was on a four-day frontier Rajouri district. Traffic on the busy road was DMK promises to Sabha when election is due on panied by spiritual leader trip to Udaipur since Friday to According to spokesman of restored to clear the rush of July 2019. Vaiko is expected to Morari Bapu. attend the RSS-run ‘Sangh the J&K Police, “a road opening stranded vehicles. nominate MDMK make life difficult for the rul- The programme was first Shiksha Seva II’ training camp. party (ROP) of the Army first Senior superintendent of ing dispensation at the Centre. addressed by Morari Bapu. Soon after landing in detected the suspected IED police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas leader Vaiko He had already assured the Speaking on the occasion, he Udaipur airport on Friday, lying near Kallar Chowk along- said that timely action by the people that he would make the said, “Since centuries this coun- Bhagwat told the media, “Aa side the highway that connects alert jawans of army ROP avert- as RS member Centre agree to exempt Tamil try has been chanting the name gaayi hai sarkar wapas (The Rajouri district with Jammu”. ed any untoward incident. Nadu from the National of lord Ram. Today the coun- government is back).” Police spokesman said, He also clarified that during KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n Eligibility and Entrance Test try is passing through such cir- Even before the Lok “during close examination, a initial investigation of the mat- CHENNAI (NEET) , the qualifying exam- cumstances that we need to Sabha elections, the RSS had bottle filled with liquid mater- ter, it has come to fore that no ination for dmission to under think of doing Ram’s work pitched for the construction ial and a polybag filled with banned explosive material was hough the Narendra Modi- graduate and post graduate too. It makes me happy to see of Ram temple in Ayodha, some solid material was found. present in the suspicious object Tled NDA Government at courses in the country’s med- Ram’s name written on the and had asked the Narendra The ROP immediately flashed found along highway in Rajouri. the Centre has a comfortable ical colleges. youth’s hands.” Modi-led government to has- an alert and traffic was halted on “It seems that some mis- majority in the Lok Sabha, the Vaiko has already “fired” Soon after his address, ten the process of temple both sides of the road to prevent creant placed a suspicious object Tamil Nadu brigade led by the warning shots by asking the Bhagwat said, “We should construction. The Ram any untoward incident”. in a disintegrated form to give DMK is all set to make life dif- Prime Minister to ensure the remember the message given Temple has been on the BJP “After senior army and it the shape of an IED to create ficult for the ruling party. safety f the minority commu- by Morari Bapu. Ram’s work manifesto since 2014. police officers, took stock of the social disorder”, he added. The Secular Progressive nities in the country. He con- Alliance (SPA) led by the DMK demned the BJP and Modi for has 37 members and it is expect- the attack on a couple belong- ed to win the rescinded Vellore ing to the minority communi- RJD MLA demands Tejashwi’s resignation Lok Sabha as and when it is ty at Bhopal allegedly by cow held making the rally to 38. vigilantes. Adding headache to request Tejaswhi Yadav to Earlier, Upendra board the sinking ship...But “We were able to sustain the the Modi government would be PTI n PATNA resign from the post of LOP Kushwaha led RLSPs three leg- please, dont ask me the names anti-Modi campaign throughout Thol Thirumavalavan, the taking moral responsibility of islators — two MLAs and one and numbers at the moment. the last few years abd in every VCK leader who scraped he simmering discontent in the Lok Sabha poll debacle and MLC — merged with the Asked whether he would nook and corner of the State,” through from Chidambaram TRJD has come to the fore appoint any other senior party JD(U) on Sunday following attend the two-day RJD meet- said RS Bharati, Rajya Sabha constituency by a margin of following its rout in Lok Sabha leader hailing from a caste the massive drubbings at the ing scheduled to be held on member as well as the organis- 3,219 votes, the smallest mar- election with a senior party leg- other than Yadav to the post of hustings. May 28 and 29 to discuss the ing secretary of the DMK. gin in Tamil Nadu. islator Maheshwar Prasad LOP, failing which the party If my demand (to appoint poll debacle, the rebel MLA The immediate target of the The southern bench is a Yadav on Monday asking will have to face crushing defeat someone else as LOP) is not said he would not participate in DMK is winning the Local myriad combination of youth Tejashwi Yadav to resign from in 2020 Assembly elections, he fulfilled, then the legislature the meeting till his demand Body elections in Tamil Nadu as and experience. MK Kanimozhi, the post of Leader of told reporters. party will break as party’s sev- (Tejashwi resignation) is met. and when they are held . “This former DNK chief Opposition taking moral The RJD is the second eral legislators are with Maheshwar, who has been will be precursor to the assem- Karunanidhi’s daughter by his responsibility of the drubbing. party of the five members me, Maheshwar Prasad seen in close company of Bihar bly election to be held in 2021 third wife, Dayanidhi Maran, Alleging that parivarwad mahagathbandhan to face the Yadav claimed. CM Nitish Kumar in the recent which we are sure to sweep,” Karunanidhi’s grand nephew, A (family politics) has cost the heat of resounding defeat in the Asked whether he has the past, said Lalu Prasads affection said a senior party leader. Hence Raja, the 2G spectrum fame for- party most, Maheshwar, RJD hands of NDA in Bihar. support of two-third of RJD for his family cost the party the DMK and its allies would mer Union Minister, Tamizhachi MLA from Gaighat Assembly Except for one seat of legislature party to avoid dis- most and the party (RJD) keep the heat going on against Thangapandian who was constituency in Muzaffarpur Kisanganj won by the qualification under anti- defec- would not have staged a come- the Modi government in both Karuinanidhi’s beloved disciple district, claimed the party Congress, the BJP, JD(U) and tion law, he answered in affir- back in the 2015 Assembly Houses of Parliament. and Kalanidhi Veersamy, son of will break if his demand is not LJP combine bagged 39 mative saying that he has the polls, if the RJD would not have The DMK has promised to former DMK minister Arcot fulfilled. out of a total 40 Lok Sabha seats support of large numbers of stitched an alliance with nominate Vaiko, the MDMK Veerasamy are the leading lights As a party MLA, I would in Bihar. party MLAs as no one wants to Kumar’s JD(U). leader as a member of Rajya in the DMK array. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION What talks? While Pak may try peacenik moves with a call for Reinventing the brand dialogue, India is right to stick to ‘no terror’ clause ne of the news reports before the out- Modi’s victory marks a tectonic shift in the history of the republic. He may have come of the Indian elections was Oabout a dipstick among Pakistanis, seemed presidential but the spirit was republican where some expatriates hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi would return so that the scourge of terrorism could be finally wiped out from their home country. Whatever the nature of this back-handed compliment, it sort of bears out why Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, too, thought a Modi-led stable government in India would be decisive enough to do busi- SANDHYA JAIN ness with. And though widely seen as a puppet prince foisted by the fundamen- talists and the military, one would on the face of it think that there would be some rime Minister Narendra Modi is remnants of his Oxford-groomed liberalism that perhaps wished Modi’s mus- accused of making the 2019 gen- eral election a presidential race cen- cularity, fed by Pakistan-groomed terror networks, to force a change of domes- tred on his formidable personali- tic policy and maybe pitch economics higher than geopolitics as a doable propo- ty and powerful oratory, thus sition. But beyond this facetiousness, what really bothers Khan is his wavering Pensuring the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 303; NDA 353. conviction whether he could justify a proxy war with India anymore. Simply because However, his principal challenger, Congress the world, too, where Pakistan has been selling the Kashmir cause as a bargain- chief Rahul Gandhi, made the contest ing chip for exporting terror, has now turned against old tropes after the terror- monarchical with his family-driven rhetoric and entitlement brigade — scions of politi- ist attack at Pulwama and the Balakot airstrikes. With Modi’s victory, Khan has cal families close to the Nehru-Gandhis, who to live with the fact that anti-India histrionics of the past will have to be reinvent- owe their eminence to proximity. Rahul ed if he wants to perpetuate “India, the big boy in the hood” theory. Particularly Gandhi’s closest colleague is sister, Priyanka Vadra, and his political advisors and men- when its friendly saviour China, too, after allowing the UN listing of Jaish chief tors (Digvijay Singh, Sam Pitroda) are also Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, has made it clear that its relations with India inherited. and Pakistan would be single-point and have no areas of convergence. Besides, The Congress was hobbled by this bag- gage. In an age of soaring aspirations and Modi’s reminder that talks could only resume in the absence of terror clearly is quest for equality, it was clueless how to intended to drive home the point that Balakot was not just a major electoral issue appeal to rural or urban voters, women, ignored by analysts. Fine-tuned to call the post-post alliance elections, the BJP must field but would define the rules of engagement hereon. If there’s a terrorist attack again, youth, farmers, traders, entrepreneurs and and implemented with greater before the pre-poll pact. They leaders with an electoral base one can retaliate with a non-military hot pursuit of terrorist camps, staying well professionals among others. Decision-mak- vigour in 2019, it is being cast aspersions on the integrity and shun paratroopers who ing within the party has shrunk to closed maligned as the rise of “majori- of the Electronic Voting ruined the party in 2015. under the confrontation threshold. The perceived “morality” of attacking terror door meetings with unknown membership tarianism.” Western newspapers Machines (EVM) even after Modi has promised cooper- hubs, as has been practised by the US several times, is now acceptable. and little regular communication with the and their Indian echo chambers dodging a previous challenge by ation to the new Governments In such a situation, Pakistan, by proposing the talks first, is trying to project rank and file. In contrast, BJP president Amit are warning of danger to minor- the Election Commission to of Odisha, Sikkim, Andhra Shah kept the party on its toes round the year ity groups. Yet none of these THE BJP’S publicly demonstrate that the Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh; itself as a practical neighbour and a first-mover in the peace process. It attempt- and gave tasks to every booth worker. eminences ever criticised minor- machines could be hacked. they will naturally reciprocate in ed this image makeover with grandiloquent talk of dialogue as the only civil way The result of the lustreless campaign is ity religious leaders, who asked SUCCESS LAY IN Sadly, former President Pranab Parliament. For India as a whole, of resolution even during Balakot. Clearly, the conflict may have conflated the evident in the collapse of the political blue- their flocks not to vote for the Mukherjee joined this chorus some urgent priorities include blooded: Rahul Gandhi (Amethi), Sheila BJP, thus tampering with the free SHIFTING THE and blotted his copybook. updating the National Register nature of nationalism as we knew it here but has badly affected Pakistan, which Dikshit, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Milind Deora, will of voters and perverting the ELECTORAL The truth is that EVMs of Citizens, passing the has been taken aback by India’s new-found aggression and is engaging in sweet Jitin Prasad, Salman Khurshid, Ajay Maken, democratic system. TEMPLATE AWAY cannot be tampered without Citizenship Amendment Bill to talk now. In such a situation, Modi is expected to maintain the conditional clause Kumari Shailja, Priya Dutt, Meira Kumar, Simply put, Modi has physically handling each protect Hindus fleeing persecu- Vaibhav Gehlot, Manvendra Singh, RPN removed the minority veto in the FROM THE machine (which is impossible). tion or instability in the neigh- of linking terror with talks for some time, if only to appear righteous before the Singh, Ashok Chavan, Bhupendra Hooda polity, a Nehruvian aberration Each machine is an independent bourhood, giving equal rights to citizenry. Post-Kargil, he has successfully brought Pakistan’s role in our woes and son Deependra Hooda and Kirti Azad. that denied equality to the myr- NEHRUVIAN recording device with no inter- Hindu refugees languishing in of national security to the centre court. So he won’t go against this narrative that Indeed, hereditary politicians fared badly iad groups comprising the non- PARADIGM OF net connection and cannot be Jammu and Kashmir and scrap- across State-based political parties, virtual- monolithic Hindu community. hacked via internet/Wi-Fi. The ping the discriminatory Right to easily knowing full well Pakistan is desperate to show some gains for its domes- ly a guillotine by ballot box. Henceforth, minorities, like oth- DEFAULT MUSLIM VVPAT trail found no discrep- Education Act or applying its tic audience, too. In fact, the Modi government, which has also cracked down The more disturbing news for Congress ers, must vote as individuals on VOTE BANK PLUS ancies. Anyway, Chandrababu provisions equally. on border trade in its earlier stint, will wait to see if Pakistan changes its tactics is that it has been reduced to a fringe party, the issues of the day – national- SPRINKLING OF Naidu vanished after the TDP’s Above all, Modi must give vis-a-vis India over a period of time. Though the IMF has released a package to with a decent presence only in Punjab and ism, terrorism, farmer distress, rout; Trinamool Congress chief priority to the economy by Kerala. It drew a blank in Arunachal budget and employment among CASTES TO FILL Mamata Banerjee was chas- securing investments and a fund-starved Pakistan, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is still watching Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, others. The ancien régime, tened. At its working committee increasing the pace of infrastruc- it. China will become the new FATF chief with tacit approval of the US and India Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and which pressured citizens to “vote THE ELECTORAL meeting, the Congress agreed ture development. Agriculture Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, your caste/community”, while KITTY TOWARDS not to question the EVMs. needs a rethink outside the dis- and may not be seen as entirely favouring Pakistan. So, India is hoping to have Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, lampooning them for doing so, In Jammu and Kashmir, credited paradigm of costly fer- Pakistan in a cleft stick and climb down on terms for a dialogue. Even assum- Uttarakhand, Daman Diu, Dadra Nagar has made way for “vote your MORE INCLUSIVE the National Conference won tilisers, pesticides and depleted ing preposterously that both sides agree to dialogue at some stage in the future, Haveli, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar nation/issue”. This caused the VOTER Anantnag (Hasnain Masoodi), water tables. The growing health there is no guarantee that Pakistan can rein in its “non-state actors”, a euphemism Islands and Chandigarh. A comeback would rout of the Samajwadi Party Baramulla (Akbar Lone) and consciousness in society will take a miracle. Meanwhile, the BJP vote share despite its pact with the Bahujan PARTICIPATION. Srinagar (Farooq Abdullah) and make organic farming feasible for exported terrorists to keep its strategic relevance in the region. So subservient rose to over 50 per cent in several States. Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. the BJP won Jammu (Jugal and remunerative. are the government and military to the fundamentalist lobby that they may not The Left collapsed with the Congress, The Congress won only Sonia THE PROCESS Kishore), Udhampur (Jitendra Modi’s victory marks a tec- know what their other hand is doing. It is this duality that has pitchforked Pakistan given its deep symbiotic relationship. The Gandhi’s seat, which means BEGAN IN 2014 Singh) and Ladakh (J.T. tonic shift in the history of the Leftist stranglehold over the media got Priyanka Vadra (who failed to Namgyal). The People’s republic. Unlike Rahul Gandhi, as a key player in the Afghan peace talks and it is unlikely it will retreat. Besides, huge coverage for Kanhaiya Kumar (CPI, retain Amethi) may not win Rae BUT WAS Democratic Party’s rout is a who embodied elected monar- the growing IS network in Afghanistan is a worry for Pakistan itself. Many such Begusarai, Bihar), who was trounced. But Bareli if Sonia Gandhi vacates it. LARGELY message to the BJP to fulfill its chy and had little to offer the cit- talks between India and Pakistan have been sabotaged before and no amount public fatigue with the Left’s shrill and neg- With hindsight, it seems promise to abolish Articles 370 izen, Modi wove city and chau- ative rhetoric caused its fall from 59 seats in amusing that Sonia Gandhi, IGNORED BY and 35-A, which only needs a pal together in a grand narrative of confidence-building measure has been able to take off. In the absence of prag- 2004, 26 in 2009, 10 in 2014 and five in 2019; Sharad Pawar and Telugu ANALYSTS Presidential order and political of nationalism, national resur- matism and a desire to resolve the Kashmir question genuinely, the suggestion recovery is unlikely. Desam Party’s Chandrababu will. In Assembly elections later gence and regeneration. He may of a dialogue is nothing better than a sounding board of ideas. Modi’s success lay in shifting the electoral Naidu were so oblivious of the this year, if a coalition is neces- have seemed presidential but the template away from the Nehruvian paradigm simmering Modi wave that they sary, the BJP must cut a deal spirit was republican. of default Muslim vote bank plus sprinkling proposed a grand Opposition equal to that crafted by the (The writer is Senior Fellow, of castes to fill the electoral kitty towards alliance in the event of BJP-NDA Congress when it gave the Chief Nehru Memorial Museum and more inclusive voter participation. The failing to win a clear majority Minister’s post to Omar Library; the views expressed are Stop making demands process began in 2014 but was largely and even wanted the President Abdullah. In Delhi Assembly personal) After staying away, Baba Ramdev has emerged with some bizarre ideas. The Govt should be cautious S O U N D BITE arendra Modi’s stunning electoral vic- UP is giving new direction to In Gurugram, Muslim man told I wanted to do something very I feel I have to meet tory has made his cheerleaders politics...2014, 2017 and 2019 to remove skullcap, chant relevant to society and to face-to-face with Jai Shri Ram. It is Indians, and not think about whoop with joy and rightly so, even hattrick is not small. Even after Chairman Kim without N this, if the eyes of political deplorable. Exemplary how much money it will make. attaching any some who remained oddly quiet this time pundits do not open, then they action needed by Gurugram For me, this has never been the preconditions and exchange around. But though there are still days to are living in the 20th century. authorities. We are secular. benchmark for good cinema. frank views with him. go before he is officially sworn in to his sec- PM BJP MP Actor Japanese PM ond term as Prime Minister, some of his — Narendra Modi —Gautam Gambhir —Ayushmann Khurana —Shinzo Abe cheerleaders have started to make some insane demands. Enter Baba Ramdev, who not only wants liquor sales banned but also L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR wants to prevent the third child born to any Modi’s charisma sor who occupies 10 Downing family from having voting rights. There are street. others, some washed-up Bollywood celebrities, talking of imposing strange Not all is lost for Congress Bal Govind cultural values and a perverted version of Hinduism upon the country and Sir —There is no doubt that the his refers to the editorial, towards Modi. Some even used Noida others still, who demand the expulsion of foreign companies from India. Modi magic did wonders this “Rahul’s reckoning” (May 27). the sobriquet ‘An imbecile tiddler election. How else can one TThe resounding victory of of 50' for this rant of his and Ambiguity rules Frankly, India can’t afford such crackpot ideas and the Prime Minister must explain the fact that a terror- the NDA-led BJP has stunned the made him bite the dust. let the slip from the suggestion box go straight into the wastepaper bas- accused won by a huge margin? entire Opposition. The majority A slew of other aspects, too, Even though the Prime Minister secured by the BJP is also a proof played around that led to the Sir — This refers to the editori- ket. While Modi’s social programmes have been a winner, it is only the made his communal agenda that gone are the days of caste- massive debacle of the al, “What’s next for Britain" (May immense faith of the Indian people in him that did not lead to demonetisa- plain, it did not affect the poll based politics on which many par- Congress. Take the example of 27). British Prime Minister tion being a political disaster, and that idea was not far removed from some results. BJP chief Amit Shah’s ties, including the Samajwadi seeking the proof of evidence of Theresa May tried thrice to bro- of the suggestions he has received this time. organisational skills, too, had Party-Bahujan Samajwadi Party airstrike in Balakot at a time ker a Brexit deal but could not their impact. People seem to combine, were still dependent on. Further, had the when nationalist emotions were high. It did so presum- make it since the proposals were The Prime Minister, his Cabinet and his senior bureaucrats should, how- believe that Narendra Modi is Congress chief not plunged headlong unto the strate- ing that this might help in coalescing the minorities which time and again rejected by the ever, be open to good ideas that have been well-thought out and which can some kind of a messiah who can gy centred around “chowkidar chor hai” rhetoric and did not happen. While the Congress president worked Parliament. Parliamentarians be implemented effectively. There are a slew of problems that face the nation solve all their problems. A study instead flagged some flagrant issues concerning the hard during the election campaign, his disconnect with themselves are divided about the by the Centre for the Study of country like unemployment and agrarian crisis, the party reality backfired. But all is not lost for the grand old party. country’s EU exit. May had to quit — there is a jobs crisis, there is an agrarian distress, there is an impend- Developing Societies found that would not have suffered such an ignominious humilia- The Congress is still in power in a few States. It has good due to mounting pressure from ing environmental disaster with air and water let alone the fact that India nearly one-third of the people tion at the hustings. chances in many Assembly elections. her party. Her stepping down has, will suffer most from global warming. The healthcare and educational sys- who voted for the BJP did so in Rahul Gandhi went on repeating the same epithet Sagar Singh however, put the country into support of Modi rather than the at least thrice a day, which made the public turn the tide Muzaffarnagar uncharted waters. Being a sea- tems, which are broken, will need to be fixed and, of course, there is that party or the local candidate. soned politician her quitting is eternally vexing problem with Pakistan. There are far too many problems In a bitter and divisive cam- quite unfortunate. She now leaves for India and India’s decision-makers to deal with to get sidelined by crazy paign, Modi effortlessly created caste and class. massive divide between the peo- Theresa May tried her best to sal- the job to her successor. Britain’s binaries — nationalists versus Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee ple across the society, no one vage the situation and handle new leader will have to contend ideas and suggestions by those who claim to be fans and policy-setters anti-nationalists, the watchman Faridabad knows what lies ahead and what Brexit well but probably damage with an adamant Europe and dis- by extension. The only fear though is that in the cacophony of bad ideas, versus the entitled and the cor- should be done. Some support no was too big to be sorted out. illusioned, exhausted citizens. a couple of them might actually slip through the filters and end up being rupt and so on — that eclipsed God save Britain deal at all, others still hope no Around 1.3 million British are liv- Let’s wait to see how Britain the other failures of his Brexit at all. The best option, ing in 27 European countries makes the EU exit with or with- implemented. Frankly, India does not have the time anymore to deal with Government. Of course, the however, is to go back to the EU while 3.8 millions EU citizens are out an agreement. the consequences of bad policies and ideas that get implemented. We have bountiful coffers of the BJP — Sir—This refers to the edito- and seek better terms. If not, then living in Britain. Their interests NR Ramachandran spent far too many decades debating stupid ideas, now is the time for deci- funded by secret donations — rial, “What’s next for Britain” it’s better to stay put as Britain in need to be taken into account. Chennai helped his cause. This majority (May 27). By agreeing to leave the EU is a far better proposition for The nations’ interest must not be sive action on well-thought out ideas. Let the stupid ones die the natural verdict proves that Modi has an European Union (EU), Britain the rest of the world. compromise. Hopefully better Send your feedback to: deaths they deserve. appeal that cut across barriers of inflicted self-harm. With such a British Prime Minister sense will prevail with the succes- [email protected] LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Accelerators to boost POINTCOUNTERPOINT THERE MUST BE A LAW THAT A THIRD CHILD WOULD THAT HE CAN DO A THING WITH HIS STOMACH Start-up India NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, NEITHER CONTEST SHOULDN'T MEAN @NARENDRAMODI LOSE HIS ELECTION NOR ENJOY ANY BENEFIT RIGHT TO VOTE JUST BECAUSE HE'S THE 3RD KID. An accelerator programme not only provides —YOGA GURU —AIMIM PRESIDENT a business environment, it improves its BABA RAMDEV ASADUDDIN OWAISI immunity against market shocks Saffronisation of a nation

AJAY KAPUR The Congress is up against a nasty adversary. Playing within the BJP’s comfort zone will be like ith 108 per cent growth in funding, entries of more than trying to defeat Nadal on red clay. It must force its rival to a surface where the ball skids faster 1,200 new players and 40,000 additional workforce, the WIndian start-up sector has witnessed a great revival in 2018 after the slowdown of 2016-17. As the majority of start-up entre- preneurs were young with an average age of 28 years, digital tech- nology was the common growth factors among the successful ones. Today, the young breed of start-up founders is receptive and agile using AI, Blockchain, Big Data and IoT for improving their growth momentum. Amongst these innovative startups, there are hundreds of brands making a sharp groove not only in the domestic market but in international markets, too. Impressed with the phenomenal growth of Indian start-ups in and outside the country, investors from all over the world, includ- ing America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, are now tak- SANJAY JHA ing interest in disruptive Indian start-ups. From Asia, arch rivals like China and Japan are also watching them as a lucrative investment must admit to being gobsmacked when the option. Most of the successful start-ups are taking birth in Tier-1 election results gathered momentum and the cities, and, due to their geographical and demographic merits, inevitable stared me in the face. Disappointment would be a severe under- Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR occupy the top position in raising funds statement, I was completely devastated. The from private investors and VCs. But, despite enjoying the status of numbersI seemed unreal, fictitious, as the BJP the financial capital of India, Mumbai is still in the third position. counter clocked above 300 while that of the Consequently, investment into Indian start-ups has increased from Congress party plateaued around 50. A historic $ 2.03 billion in 2017 to $ 4.2 billion in 2018. These positive changes mandate, screamed one channel; an unprecedent- brought a fresh life to more than 39K start-ups, the majority of them ed landslide, suggested another. For once, their egre- falling under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) cate- gious hyperbole was not misplaced. Prime Minister gory, which is often referred to as the engine of the Indian econ- Narendra Modi had made a triumphant return, and omy. In a hugely populated and developing country like India, MSMEs in fact, bettered his previous performance of 2014 play a pivotal role in adding value to GDP. Their share in the man- of 282 seats. I say Modi’s victory and not that of ufacturing sector is about 45 per cent, to exports about 40 per cent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that he represents and they provide employment to more than 69 million people. The because essentially general elections 2019 became THE PARTY WILL growth of start-ups in India is directly proportional to the growth like a US presidential contest, where a personali- HAVE TO of MSMEs. In addition, to achieve double-digit economic growth ty-centric pitch overwhelmed compelling issues REINVENT THE by 2020, both public and private institutions must come up with that most thought would be the determining fac- POLITICAL plans and schemes that may bolster the growing start-up culture tors affecting voter sentiment. That was not to be. DISCOURSE, tion battle had now become a competi- that intimidated Islamabad. Ghar Me election, and of the reshaping of India. in the country. There are reports that many voters did not even WHILE tive one. And Modi was feeling the Ghus Ghus Ke Maroonga (I will enter The Congress party will have to Small businesses in Start-up India: The Government’s ini- know the name of the Lok Sabha candidate they MAXIMISING ITS cracks. The farming community was fac- each and every home and kill them all) aggressively defend the Indian tiatives like Stand-up India and Start-up India resulted in a flour- were voting for; just the lotus symbol on the EVM ENORMOUS ing diminishing incomes due to falling was his thundering pomposity that Constitution, which is being systemati- ishing culture of small businesses across the country and reforms machine was sufficient motivation. Not unexpect- HUMAN TALENT procurement and lower prices while sought to resurrect his attenuated 56” cally annihilated by ridiculing its quin- such as up to INR one crore loan in 59 minutes are indeed a com- edly, Congress was facing the predictable onslaught CURRENTLY Modi dilly-dallied on Minimum Support machismo. People whistled and clapped tessential credo. It is an ideological war of acerbic scrutiny marinated with dollops of unre- Prices. The agrarian crisis is an alarm- like they once did watching Amitabh where BJP’s Hindutva enterprise clever- mendable effort to push small businesses. On similar lines, many strained sarcasm; is the party now facing an irre- PERFORMING AT ing reality and a pandemic problem. Bachchan bash up goons in Deewaar. ly disguised through cultural nationalism economists believe that CLCSTUS (Credit Linked Capital Subsidy versible terminal decline? Did NYAY (the LOW India’s storied demographic dividend has The new global authoritarian leader is getting fresh tailwinds. First, the BJP Technical Upgradation Scheme) would do miracles for MSMEs. CLC- Minimum Income Guarantee scheme) fail to per- PRODUCTIVITY ON become an onerous liability, as we are is now an elected autocrat who presides trivialised communal harmony by creat- STUS, under which seven types of subsidies would be made avail- colate down to the last mile? Was the campaign ACCOUNT OF confronted with an epic catastrophe on over an illiberal democracy. For him the ing the term pseudo-secular, and now the able to the MSMEs, includes the majority of the start-ups that have strategy flawed ? Was the Congress party unable BUREAUCRATIC job creation. The macro-economic fun- most marketable weapon is fear; Indian liberal is called an Urban Naxal. come availing the Mudra loan scheme. Besides, such initiatives by to answer Modi’s rhetorical fusillade of the Grand CHOLESTEROL IN damentals are a manifestation of an econ- Islamophobia is popular political curren- The Saffron Project is to gradually infil- the government will also induce private investors to take part in Old Party being soft on terror? Some partially saf- ITS omy in virtual stagnation. cy. An enemy at the border is usually trate institutions and convert impression- the growth of small businesses and providing funds to competi- fronised TV anchors could barely conceal their ORGANISATIONAL Demonetisation, which was nothing enough. Modi found one at home too. able Indians through religious chauvin- tive players. The principal purposes behind the Start-up India and schadenfreude when mocking the Congress pres- STRUCTURE. but an atrocious hocus-pocus econom- His speech at Wardha, Maharashtra, lam- ism. The Congress faces an arduous chal- Stand-up India campaign were to promote a healthy entrepreneur- ident Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. For many of us, INTERNAL ics and the clumsy execution of Goods basted Rahul Gandhi for contesting lenge given BJP’s propaganda machine, it was a dark dismal nightmare. We have seen it and Services Tax (GST) had plundered from Wayanad in Kerala because it was social media troll army and the ial culture in the country, mass employment and faster economic before in 2014. But this one hurt a lot more. DISORGANISATION the informal economy, pauperising mil- a Hindu-minority parliamentary con- WhatsApp fake news manufacturing growth. Though the response was tremendous in the first two years The BJP has indulged in asymmetrical warfare IS COSTING THE lions in its wake. India’s GDP appears stituency. This was scare-mongering, and capabilities. The party is up against a (2015-16), the move has lost the pace in the very third year. Lack with a bountiful treasury, chaperoned by a capti- PARTY DEAR. IT IS manipulated and government data when an “othering” of the fellow Indian. A nasty adversary that has altered the rules of experience, guidance and support were the factors for this slow- vated mainstream media and backed by rent-seek- TIME TO TAKE unpalatable to Modi ( like the job num- Prime Minister takes an oath on India’s of the game. Playing within the BJP’s down. Finally, the country realised that there is dire need of some ing corporate behemoths who are opportunistic BOLD PRAGMATIC bers) have been unceremoniously Constitution to embody its consecrated comfort zone will be like trying to good incubators and accelerators in the system to revive the pace accessories with big ticket deals to formalise. The RISKS, BE dumped. The latest figures on the auto- principles in his impartial political con- defeat Rafael Nadal on red clay at the of the moment. In the very next year (2018), under the guidance traditional template of political contestations UNPREDICTABLE mobile industry sales show a conspicu- duct; Modi cast them aside, making his French Open. There is only one option; of incubators and accelerators, the sector has performed well on stood completely upended by the time the victor AND PRACTISE ous downward trend and the manufac- preferred religious choice publicly force your opponent to a surface where various fronts. Besides, helping young businesses with tax relax- was formally announced. So where does the POLITICAL turing sector appears to be in rigor-mor- known. It was dog-whistle politics. As the the ball skids faster and the grass is green. ation, subsidies, and other economic incentives, the Government Congress party go from not aggregating even 100 PLASTICITY. tis. The stressed assets in the banking sec- votes closed in on May 23, it was clear The Congress party will have to rein- Lok Sabha seats in two consecutive elections, while tor are kissing some dark clouds. Sum Modi's stratagem worked. And how. vent the political discourse, while simul- must also take adequate steps to promote a culture of innovations up against a formidable monstrosity that has made THERE IS TOO and substance, a rejuvenated and resolute In 2014, there were large billboards taneously maximising its enormous in MSMEs and take appropriate decisions that may further improve winning elections its raison d’etre? To understand MUCH AT STAKE. Rahul Gandhi and a faltering economy in Marine Drive, Mumbai that had human talent currently performing at low business conditions in the country. that, first we need to know what really happened. IT IS A BATTLE had Modi outwitted, foxed. Then Modi vaingloriously promoted as a productivity on account of bureaucrat- Significance of accelerators: Be it a new-born baby or a new- Modi and BJP president Amit Shah had clear- THAT MUST BE Pulwama happened. Hindu Hriday Samrat. This time the BJP ic cholesterol in its organisational struc- born business, survival depends largely on its adaptability with the ly recognised the clear and present danger follow- WON. For a man who sold the “develop- chose another Hindutva icon, Sadhvi ture. Internal disorganisation is costing environment. An accelerator programme not only provides a healthy ing the Congress party wins in the State elections ment” spiel in 2014, Modi calculatedly Pragya Singh Thakur. The political mes- the party dear, as was expressed by the environment to a business but also improves its immunity against of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan dumped his flaky past promises which saging behind the questionable choice Congress president himself. There is market shocks, threats and challenges. After joining an accelera- in December 2018. This electoral adversity followed have been nothing but embarrassing sna- was unambiguous; even a terror-accused tremendous energy that needs to be lib- tor programme, a start-up receives support and guidance of indus- the sledgehammer blow in Karnataka when the fus such as 2 crore jobs per annum, the allegedly responsible for a bomb blast that erated for the great struggle ahead. It is try experts in all aspects to run the business, successfully and effi- Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) formed the govern- obliteration of black money, doubling of killed six persons in Malegaon and time to take bold pragmatic risks, be ment, by checkmating the BJP’s Chanakya. farm incomes and creation of monochro- injured several from the minority com- unpredictable and practise political plas- ciently. Moreover, their relations with venture capitalists help them Rahul Gandhi was seeing stratospheric traction on matic smart cities, among a few. Post the munity was kosher. Modi was legitimis- ticity. There is too much at stake. It is a to meet both short and long-term financial needs. And, the vast social media, and his relentless assault on Modi on terror attack at Pulwama and the Balakot ing an orchestrated violent attack, even battle that must be won. and pragmatic knowledge of mentors enable them to overcome the the Rafale corruption scandal, had created a pop- counter-strike, Modi had found his 2019 proposing to give the controversial can- Rahul Gandhi correctly said that the entry barriers that almost every business usually comes across in ular leitmotif of Chowkidar Chor Hai. Frequent trumpcard; muscular nationalism. This didate a haloed seat in the Parliament. It 2019 election was a battle for India’s soul. the initial phase of the journey. Hence, from ecosystem support to interactions with different sections of people became for him what the Kargil war was was an abject low even by BJP’s polaris- That soul is today splintered into funding and polishing the professional skills of the founding mem- without a pre-arranged script, impromptu press for former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee. The ing standards. But there it was. For smithereens. But the soul is indestruc- bers to building image among all the stakeholders, a start-up gains conferences and a refreshingly honest politician, heart-stopping capture of Wing Thakur, Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin tible. And it will find its voice again. a lot during the accelerator programme. who talked compassionate politics, had the toxic Commander Abhinandan and his sub- Nathuram Godse was a patriot. Thakur’s (The author is a national spokesper- (The writer is Operations and Strategy Management Director BJP nonplussed. Despite a prodigiously jaundiced sequent release by Pakistan were seized electoral victory from Bhopal on May 23 son of the Indian National Congress of a start-up accelerator firm) media that was sand-bagging Modi, the percep- by Modi as his own superman prowess is perhaps the defining moment of this party. The views are his own.) In search of a mythical river FOREIGN EYE The Saraswati might have been a myth for some but satellite imagery clearly shows that such a river system did exist in line with present-day Ghaggar and had a very wide basin right up to the Rann of Kutch. It was linked to the Sutlej

around the Indus are known to have of Haryana and Rajasthan that evi- ogous to the ancient Mihran Hakra of water in the area, which may have been pillaged by contractors for brick dence would be attempted to be col- System. The other cities of the changed course due to an earthquake. ballast to build a portion of the Lahore lected to ascertain whether the civil- Saraswati era were Kapishthala That the Sutlej was earlier joined railway in the later half of the nine- isation around the Saraswati was an (Kaithal), Sonaprastha or Sonepat and to the Ghaggar-Saraswati system is LOOK AT THE PRESENT teenth century. extension of the Indus valley or vice Paniyaprastha or Panipat. also borne out from a legend in the Archaeological evidence shows versa. Reports of the appearance of Mahabharata, where it is mentioned Cynics might theorise that that Indus was highly prone to floods The mythical Saraswati River, sweet water in certain dry areas of that Vashistha threw himself into the the art market, in its restless DR KK PAUL and frequent changes of course. As the which is now extinct, has found Kutch after the earthquake also led to Sutlej to commit suicide. The search for novelty, has sister river to the Indus, the Mihran wide mention in the Puranas and a revival of interest in the archaeolo- Saraswati might have been a myth for finally abandoned the cult of iver valleys over the centuries also carried large volumes of water ancient Indian history. The Skanda gy of the Indus Valley and the impact some but satellite imagery clearly have cradled and nurtured along a course parallel and eastwards Purana mentions that the Kanyakubja of tectonic movements on the river shows that such a river system did youth and has embraced Rsome famous civilisations. For of Indus. But over the millennia, the Mahadesh of Bhoja, comprising 36 systems. It is widely believed that the exist in line with the present day the cult of the overlooked, obvious reasons, this pattern has Mihran has ceased to exist, so also the lakh villages, extended up to Saraswati river system may have Ghaggar, and had a very wide basin salving its conscience with continued and even today most of the towns on its banks. In later studies, Kurukshetra and Saraswati. In the become dry on account of one such right up to the Rann of Kutch. a few gestures towards large cities continue to flourish on the the Mihran came to be identified with Rigveda, a river course has been men- upheaval. There is sufficient data to Another interesting feature of the those – particularly women, river banks. Excavations and discov- Hakra as well as the Saraswati (also tioned, which now corresponds to the show that the original course of the ancient history of this area is the spec- eries undertaken by Sir Mortimor extinct). Saraswati and Ghaggar. The Saraswati only to appear again at Barakhera. At Sutlej was to follow a southward flow ulation on the possible linkage and non-White artists – for Wheeler during the earlier decades of Recent (May 2019) excavations has been mentioned as a mighty river Urnai, near Pehova, (ancient from Ropar (Punjab) towards the between the Harappan civilisation whom recognition has been the last century unravelled the secrets reported from Ganweriwala indicate from the pre-Vedic times. By the time Prithudaka), it is joined by the Ghaggar, the two coming together and the Gangetic plain. Is it that the slowed by often overlapping of the Indus Valley civilisation hith- the town to have been located on the the Manusmriti and the Mahabharata Markanda stream. At Sirsa (ancient near Shatrana in Sangrur district and river Saraswati could provide the layers of prejudice. This erto lying buried under centuries of banks of old river Hakra, often cited came to be written, it had already Sairishka), it is joined by Drishavadi then flowing towards Kutch. The missing link? Only forthcoming history. as the mythical Saraswati. There has developed its present character. Manu or Chitang. sharp bend and a directional change research would be able to decipher should provoke not self- We may have known about the been a renewed interest in the recent calls the place where it disappears as The area between the Saraswati at Ropar, which is extremely unusu- this centuries-old secret whether congratulation but a Indus Valley civilisation much earli- years in river Saraswati, as the depart- Vinasana. The Mahabharata states and Drishadvati is known to be the al considering the flat terrain, may Saraswati was originally joined by determination that similar er had the original discoveries by ment of culture has initiated a project that after disappearing, the river sacred land of Brahmavarta, the appear to have been possible on Sutlej or by river Yamuna, both these institutional barriers should Charles Mason, a noted archaeologist for research on satellite imagery to reappeared at three places. It disap- home of the Vedic rishis. After disap- account of a tectonic uplift. This may rivers having changed course cen- not face the generations of in the 1820s, been given more serious ascertain and chart out the entire pears in sands near the village of pearing, the dry bed reappears south have led to the ultimate drying up of turies ago. consideration. It may come as a sur- route of this ancient river. It would be Chalaur and reappears at Bhavanipur. of Rohri and runs parallel to the Indus the Ghaggar-Saraswati system as (The writer is a former artists who follow. prise but some of the Harappan sites in the general area of the present states At Ballchapart, it again disappears, into the Arabian Sea, which is anal- Sutlej was the only perennial source Commissioner of Police, Delhi) (The Guardian editorial) pioneer THE PIONEER LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 10 BookWorm People who regularly read with their kids are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and their children are less likely to be hyperactive or have atten- tion problems, says a study published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioural Pediatrics

DOCYARD GLUTEN MYTH DR (AIR CMDE) BHASKAR NANDI BUSTER

Director & HOD, Centre for NMAMI AGARWAL Liver & Digestive Sciences talks about the health benefits of SARVODAYA HOSPITAL & RESEARCH gluten-free diet CENTRE, SECTOR 8, FARIDABAD and whether it helps in weight reduction

here is a sudden surge of gluten-free diet, Talmost everywhere. The Internet is flooded with information on gluten-free diet and many famous personalities are endorsing this kind of diet. But, is it worth the hype? Gluten is a storage protein found in grains like wheat, rye, split, and barley. Wheat is regard- ed as the most widely consumed grain contain- ing gluten. Gluten gives an elastic texture to the dough, making it easy to knead. Two types of CONTROLCONTROL protein varieties found in gluten are glutenin and gliadin, and gliadin is responsible for majority of adverse effects. Gluten-free was coined in the year of 2013 YOURYOUR by United States Foods and Drug Administration for the purpose of food labelling. Gluten-free has been touted as an effective way to lose weight through diet, but such claims are critically MINDMIND flawed. There are certain group of population The silent enemy that should strictly avoid consuming gluten con- taining grains because of its adverse health effects. This includes people with celiac disease, atty liver disease has emerged as a public health problem in Neuro Linguistic Programming is helping people fight mental and physical disorders. gluten sensitivity, and wheat allergy. People with FIndia. We are referring to fatty liver that develops in people these diseases have an immune reaction trig- who take little or no alcohol. It is called as Non-alcoholic Fatty PRAPTI JAIN tells you how gered adversely by gluten. There are certain liver Disease (NAFLD). The disease is characterised by increased symptoms that are experienced because of gluten deposition of fat (triglycerides) in the liver. Nearly one in three he human brain and how it memory has been organised in your After learning about NLP and wanted to quit because they showed intolerance, these include diarrhoea, abdominal adults in India has NAFLD. It is strongly associated with obe- functions is perhaps the most mind. Through NLP, we access having attending courses, he me the mirror to my true self which pain, abdominal cramps, bloating, itchy rash and sity, especially central obesity (pot-belly or increased waist cir- Tfascinating of all. But once it those memories multiple times, changed his professional line from I didn’t want to see. It felt like, I delay of growth in children. There are further cumference), and Diabetes. is traumatised, it becomes difficult changing the representative system being in HAL to being a Master in never knew myself. The thing I health consequences like weight loss, fatigue, Fatty liver disease behaves like any other chronic liver dis- to bring it out from that phase. The of it and the rest your brain does the NLP. “The trainers who trained us thought about myself was all turn- anaemia, and certain symptoms of depression. ease in the long run. In about one-third of patients with fatty recent development in the field of work.” she tells you. at HAL said that I had the poten- ing out to be fake — a mirage. In This is because gluten can trigger the immune liver, the disease progresses to cirrhosis (fibrosed or hard liver), counselling is Neuro Linguistic Sometimes, memories are the tial to transform lives and help peo- those five days, I started working on system making antibodies attack the tiny pro- end-stage liver disease (liver failure) and even liver cancer. This Programming (NLP) comes to the worst form of torture. Quoting Dr ple out from their hardships. They that internal Shilpi whom I came jections in the intestine that are responsible for is especially for people who have Diabetes, abnormal liver func- rescue today. John Grinder, the founder of NLP, offered me to join their course. into terms with on the first day. I absorption of vital nutrients as the food passes tion test as tested in the blood or increased fibrosis as measured “The NLP, as the name sug- Verma said: “The NLP is all about They said that I can take it as a part- can say that from that day onwards, by. by Fibroscan. Fatty liver not only increases the chances of liver gests, is a way to communicate with trial and error.” When a case comes time job or an adventure as I was my journey of NLP started,” she tells Going gluten free is a practical and logical disease and liver-related death but also increases the risk of heart the brain, both verbally as well as to them, they never judge as to how you and adds that afterwards she alternative for those suffering from the allergic attack, stroke, high blood pressure and certain cancers of the gut. physically. Most of the time, the they could resolve the issue. They enroled herself for the practition- reactions to gluten. But, the hype surrounding There are multiple metabolic mechanisms that lead to devel- pains and issues that you face are just go to the core of the problem er course from various different its claims for weight loss do not have a strong opment of fatty liver. Insulin resistance is at the core of these meta- actually an effect of your memories and understand where the issue NLP IS THE STUDY places and went for the masters scientific backing. Some people benefit with bolic pathways. All Indians are genetically susceptible to acquir- and belief systems. Through NLP lies.” OF COMMUNI- course along with more different weight loss going gluten free as they tend to avoid ing insulin resistance and developing fatty liver. Certain risk fac- we help to cure them all” says mas- he tells you that when he and courses. processed foods altogether, so the diet becomes tors are strongly associated with NAFLD. These are obesity (BMI ter practitioner Yogesh Verma who his wife (Shilpi) counsel their CATION. IT IS AN Verma shares how the founders more balanced and nutritious. more than 25 kg/m2), central obesity (waist circumference more has been using this technique for clients, the content is never impor- ATTITUDE AND A of NLP stumbled upon the pro- There is a myth that consuming gluten can than 90 cm in men and more than 80 cm in women) and Diabetes. last few years to transform himself tant to them, instead, the thing that gramme. “They studied the meth- lead to weight loss, but the truth is only 1-2% Increasing age (more than 40 years), male gender and increased and others. affects the client the most is how METHODOLOGY OF ods of the world’s top therapists, of population really need to avoid gluten liver enzymes are also known risk factors of the disease. With an alarming increase in a that thought has been organised in KNOWING HOW TO executives and anthropologists and because of underlying medical conditions. nWhat to do if one is diagnosed with NAFLD? number of mental disorders, NLP his mind. That is why there is a rea- came up with NLP. It is the study Weight loss is a matter of creating calorie deficit An ultrasound of the abdomen is done for some diseases or is one of the most effective tech- son for your different attitude and ACHIEVE YOUR of excellent communication — meaning there should be a deficit between the as a health check-up that picks niques to handle them. Some of the behaviour and why people react dif- GOALS AND GET both with your own self and with amount of calories consumed and the amount up fatty liver. In some situations, mental problems that NLP can ferently in the same situation or others. NLP is not just a set of tools of calories burned, and this is not dependent on There is no abnormal liver function test resolve are stress issues, stage fright, why you procrastinate even when RESULTS. IT IS THE and techniques, it is so much more the consumption of gluten. Gluten-free prod- proven drug (LFT) leads to the diagnosis. nervousness, anxiety, fear, phobia, you know that you have no time to than that. It is an attitude and a ucts have been advertised like one stop solution One must consult a heavy mood swings or depression, procrastinate. There is a reason why ART AND SCIENCE methodology of knowing how to for weight loss but the truth is a well-balanced therapy for fatty Gastroenterologist for further suicidal tendencies, stammering people are never calm during work OF EXCELLENCE AND achieve your goals and get results. diet can lead to a healthy weight management. evaluation and advise. Certain and extreme psychological prob- or project presentations or why you It is the art and science of excellence In addition, gluten-free products can sometimes liver disease. tests will be done to assess the lems like bipolar disorders, autism have food cravings. All the reasons TRANSFORMATION, and transformation, derived from be an expensive and fancy way to burn holes in Weight loss and injury to the liver and severity of and OCD. The NLP even holds the have only one answer: different rep- DERIVED FROM studying how experts in different your pocket. Always remember that ‘gluten-free’- the disease, namely, LFT, viral capacity to cure physical problems resentative systems and belief sys- STUDYING HOW fields obtain their success,” Verma doesn’t mean ‘low calorie’. lifestyle markers and Fibroscan (quanti- like cancer, thyroid and others. tems. By understanding your rep- tells you. It should also be taken into consideration fies the fat in liver and the “The NLP works all the way resentative system, you can even EXPERTS IN OBTAIN The NLP, according to Verma, that many people self-diagnose or self-declare modifications extent of fibrosis). Presence of through your mind (mainly sub- decode the reason behind your makes you actualise your potential. their gluten sensitivity mostly in the name of fad. Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipi- conscious), belief system and rep- actions and reactions,” Verma THEIR SUCCESS You are able to achieve what you But, there are medical protocols to find out like eating demia (high cholesterol/triglyc- resentative system,” Shilpi Verma explains really wanted to achieve. “In reali- whether you are gluten allergic or not. There are erides) also needs to be checked. another master practitioner tells He recalls how he came to ty you never know your potential. blood tests involving antibodies called IgA/ IgE small portions Other causes of fatty liver like you. know about NLP. “I was at You just build your beliefs thinking test or a biopsy from the small intestine to diag- alcohol, drugs, alternative med- “A memory or a bad memory Hindustan Aeronautics Limited already being able to was able to that you won’t be able to achieve nose the condition of gluten allergy. If you notice will help in the icine needs to be ruled out. which leaves behind an impact in when I came to know about it. Back help others with whatever I had anything higher or more than what any discomforting symptoms after the consump- long run nTreatment: There is no the form of phobia, disease or any then, some trainers used to visit us learnt by then. This motivated me you have. But, once you push your tion of gluten laden foods, always consult a doc- proven drug therapy for fatty disorder is just the way how your for the relaxation sessions. There I to opt for NLP courses,” he says. limits, you realise that you have tor to get the tests done first followed by the right liver disease. The only proven mind has internally represented it came to know about NLP and Shilpi tells you how she didn’t been underestimating yourself. nutritional advice from a qualified nutritionist. measure is weight loss and life to you. For example when a person noticed some internal changes believe in NLP, initially. But later, This is one of the ways how NLP If you are looking for ways to lose excess fat, style modifications. Eating small portions of meals (hypocaloric drowns once, maybe during child- within me. I was more active and her husband convinced her to helps you achieve your goals and be just cutting back on gluten may not lead to diet), less fried food and fast food, less sugar intake and no alco- hood or any phase of his life, then charged up, both physically and attend one of the practitioner pro- successful in your lives,” he says and weight loss. It’s all about incorporating a healthy hol. Regular moderate intensity exercise like brisk walk, jogging, they fear going back into the water, mentally. I got emotionally stable. grammes in Mumbai. “That is tell you that these skills should be lifestyle and balancing your dietary intake cycling, swimming and other such similar activities are strong- or if the person is a swimmer, then I was able to achieve my goals more when I started believing in the tech- learned by everyone for self-devel- along with managing your stress levels. Do not ly recommended. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and h loses the confidence and panics easily. My mind was learning more nique. It was a five-day pro- opment and to improve their effec- just fall for any dietary fad circulating around resistance training are particularly beneficial for dissolving excess in swimming pools. It happens just and more skills every day with more gramme.Something happened in tiveness both personally and pro- with non-scientific claims. fat in the body. because of how the thought or the efficiency,” he tells you. those five days. On day one I fessionally. The writer is a nutritionist and founder of Nmami Life Drugs are used if lifestyle modification fails or there is sig- nificant fibrosis in liver as measured by Fibroscan. Drugs that DadiKaKehna STUDY have some benefit in reversing fatty liver are Vitamin E in non- TOP CENTRE Diabetics and Pioglitazone or Liraglutide in Diabetics. TIP Atorvastatin and omega-3-fatty acids have also been tried on such omen should patients. A colicky baby has long bouts of ndian oncologists are increasingly bat- plication that marks a distinguishing avoid eating too nPrevention: Maintaining an ideal body weight as per age irritability, fussiness and crying. Itling unscientific miracle treatments for characteristic of a ‘good’ doctor and sets Wmuch vegetable and height is the best way to prevent fatty liver. Judicious eat- There are several home cancer shared widely on social media. him apart from others. To acquire these oil and potato chips during ing, regular exercise, avoiding high sugar and alcohol intake are Recently, Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Centre clinical and procedural skills, a doctor pregnancy as such a diet may of immense help in avoiding fatty liver. Periodic health check remedies that can help a parent (TMC), the country’s premier cancer undergoes years of rigorous study result in an increased risk of pregnancy com- ups for liver health are recommended. treat a colicky baby, says institute, issued a rebuttal on a and training. Only then do they plications and poor development of the Modifying lifestyle to include judicious hypocaloric diet and strange cancer remedy attrib- acquire adequate knowledge, babies, warns a study. regular exercise not only prevents but is also the only proven ther- ROSHANI DEVI uted to them in a widely circu- discernment and develop skills Foods such as potato chips and veg- apy for fatty liver disease. lated WhatsApp message. The to take the right decision for the etable oil contain omega 6 fats, particular- hen you brought warm water. While your baby message stated that hot patient and adapt to changing ly linoleic acid, and the research suggests that SUMMERCOOLERS your baby from lies in the bath gently massage coconut water can destroy practices.” overconsumption of this nutrient can pro- Whome he was sweet the abdomen to help relieve cancer cells of all types. However, today, people on mote inflammation and may be associated and well-behaved. Then sud- any gas. Often, many irrelevant and social media, ‘cure-mongers’, with an increased risk of heart disease. SATTU: Sattu is a flour consisting of a mixture of ground denly a couple of weeks later, Another great method is widely circulated unscientific reme- ‘quacks’ and ‘diet gurus’ issue medical The finding, published in The Journal pulses and cereals. The dry powder is prepared in the angel started crying and to give a warm compress. Dip dies defer treatment for diseases in diktats and people are inclined to be of Physiology, found that eating a diet with various ways as a principal or secondary ingredient of screaming at the top of a towel in warm water patients. There is a need to raise aware- attracted to alternative and unscientific three times the recommended daily intake dishes. its head. Dealing and squeeze out the ness on the fact that people should not be treatments. These leave some confused of linoleic acid might be harmful in preg- Drinking the sattu sharbat helps you stay energetic through- with a colicky excess water. Place influenced by such false claims and mir- and others undertake these measures nancy. For the study, the researchers picked out the day. It can be prepared by mixing sattu with either baby can be frus- the cloth on acle remedies on social media. believing in them. From hoax and fake rats for the experiment and they found three sugar and water or jaljeera, green chillies, trating but there baby’s tummy; Dr KK Aggarwal, President, Heart news on chronic diseases like Diabetes to changes in rat mothers who ate a high linole- black salt and coriander leaves, depend- are many sim- you can also Care Foundation of India, said: “It is the the miracle remedies that offer cure for ic acid diet: Their liver had altered concen- ing on how you want to have it — ple things you gently rub the ability to anticipate, recognise and the these, there is a plethora of news on social trations of inflammatory proteins, their cir- sweet or sour. Sattu sharbat is the can try to tummy. quickness shown in managing any com- media that can be dangerous. culating concentrations of a protein that can perfect drink to battle dehydra- soothe the baby. Help your cause contraction of the uterus during preg- tion and heat stroke. First, wrap baby pass gas. SLIM nancy were increased, and a hormone that Sattu has amazing hydrat- the baby in a blan- Place the baby on LINE can regulate growth and development was ing properties, hence if con- ket of a cloth proper- his back. Hold the eeling stressed out? Take this newly need a professional who can take over,” said decreased. sumed regularly; it can help ly. Reduce loud sounds and knees together and gently discovered home-test that can easily Andrew Steckl, Professor at the varsity. If the effects of high linoleic acid are the Fmeasure your stress level and tell you The research, published in American restore your skin’s natural bright lights. Rock your baby push the legs back towards the Chemical Society Sensors same in rats and humans, this would sug- glow It also prevents the wear and massage them to calm them. tummy. Hold the legs this way whether you need to consult a doctor or not. journal, showed gest that women of child-bearing age tear of skin cells. Sucking can help relieve stress for a few seconds. You can do The researchers, including one of Indian that the device measures stress biomarkers should consider reducing the amount of It is good for Diabetes too. It has a low glycemic index that and calm the babies. Try and this exercise even while mas- origin, from the University of Cincinnati have in our blood, sweat, urine or saliva. Stress is linoleic acid in their diet. keeps our sugar levels in check. The namkeen sattu drink may give your baby a pacifier. saging the baby. conducted a new test with a device that uses linked to several physical ailments like During the study, the research team fed ultra-violet light to measure common stress Diabetes, high BP and neurological or be a good option for diabetics. Giving the baby a warm PS: Don’t force this exer- hormones using sweat, blood, urine or psychological disorders. Understanding how rats for 10 weeks on a diet with high linole- It also helps in weight loss by preventing unwanted hunger bath can be a good remedy for. cise if the baby offfers resis- saliva. “This may not give you all the stress affects you individually could be ic acid, mated them and then investigated calls and also boosts digestion. Fill the bathtub with some tance. information, but it tells you whether you extremely valuable, the researchers said. the effects of the diet on their pregnancy and developing babies. IANS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 money 11 Sensex, Nifty hit record highs DPIIT proposes incentives PTI n MUMBAI points, or 0.68 per cent, to India, Hero MotoCorp, Sun investors bought equity worth IndiGo Q4 profit to woo investments 11,924.75 — a closing peak for Pharma and Infosys ended in ` 2,026.33 crore on Friday, omestic equity bench- the index. During the day, the the red, shedding up to 2.37 per while domestic institutional jumps 5-fold PTI n NEW DELHI has also proposed a favourable Allocation of natural marks BSE Sensex and bourse hit a high of 11,957.15 cent. The broader BSE midcap investors sold shares to the tune tax regime, formulation of resources should be done by DNSE Nifty Monday and a low of 11,812.40. and smallcap indices outper- of ` 195.35 crore, provisional New Delhi (PTI): InterGlobe he commerce and industry employment generation strate- balancing the need to raise closed at another record highs Tata Steel was the biggest formed benchmarks, ending up data available with stock Aviation, the parent company Tministry has proposed a gy through legal changes, prop- government earnings and allow as investors continued to cheer gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- to 1.77 per cent higher. exchanges showed. of IndiGo airline, Monday customised incentive package er allocation of natural for development of the sector, the decisive mandate for the lying 5.78 per cent; followed by According to experts, the Meanwhile, the Indian reported a five-fold jump in to attract foreign investments in resources, support for small according to the plan. Narendra Modi’s BJP in the Yes Bank, NTPC, L&T, Axis market is witnessing a board- rupee depreciated marginally to profit after tax to Rs 589.6 crore sectors such as electronics, businesses, steps to promote The department suggested national election. Bank, SBI, M&M, HDFC based rally expecting better 69.59 against the US dollar. for the January-March quarter chemicals and food processing, budding entrepreneurs, release that revenue sharing models After rallying nearly 400 twins, Vedanta, HUL, outlook for the economy in the Brent crude, the global compared to Rs 117.6 crore in an official said. of new industrial policy. will be pursued — where the points, the 30-share index PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, Kotak next one to two quarters, benchmark, was trading at the corresponding period of The proposal is part of a Commerce and Industry upfront payments from busi- ended 248.57 points, or 0.63 Bank, HCL, TCS and ITC, experts said. 67.50 per barrel, higher by 2017-18. The carrier’s total 100-day action plan prepared Minister Suresh Prabhu had nesses are reasonable and do per cent, higher at 39,683.29 — gaining up to 3.79 per cent. Domestic and foreign 0.04 per cent. income rose by 35.5 per cent to by the Department for carried out a series of consul- not affect viability of the busi- its all-time closing high. The On the other hand, investors have been euphoric Globally, bourses in Asia Rs 8,259.8 crore in the quarter Promotion of Industry and tations across the country for ness. gauge hit an intra-day high of IndusInd Bank, RIL, Asian ever since Modi-led NDA reg- ended on a mixed note, while ended March 2019 compared Internal Trade (DPIIT), an arm formulation of a detailed indus- “Vast resources of coal, 39,821.94 and a low of Paints, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, istered a thumping victory in those in Europe were trading in to Rs 6,097.7 crore in the year- of the ministry, for the new gov- trial policy. bauxite remain unutilised due 39,353.16. Likewise, the broad- Maruti, Bajaj Auto, Tata the Lok Sabha polls. the green in their respective ago period, the company said ernment. For a favourable tax regime, to inadequate capacity of pub- er NSE Nifty jumped 80.65 Motors, Bajaj Finance, Coal Foreign institutional early deals. in a statement. According to the plan, the department has suggested lic sector in exploration and India can attract USD 100 bil- inclusion of petroleum prod- mining. Participation of state lion of foreign direct investment ucts, natural gas and electrici- corporations and private sector annually, provided it matches ty within the ambit of the would be allowed to strength- US visa rules to hit IT cos’ profits, margins in FY20: Report up to the financial incentives of Goods and Services Tax (GST) en commercial mining,” the competing countries like to help improve competitive- official said. PTI n MUMBAI margins will narrow by 0.30- cent for tier-I players in of visas available and also set It said margins have been Vietnam. ness of businesses by removing Further the action plan has 0.80 per cent largely on an FY2018-19 as against 6 per a minimum floor of salary to declining for the last five fiscals The Southeast Asian nation the cascading effect of taxes and recommended formulation of a rofitability of IT companies increase in local hires which cent earlier. be offered, making it difficult due to factors like stabilising provides a host of incentives to enabling input tax credit. national retail policy to help 65 Pis set to be impacted by the industry has been forced “Such an increase in for the Indian IT sector. utilisation levels and billing foreign investors such a low rate “There is no justification of million small traders. adverse policies like the one on into due to the policy frame- employee costs can be attrib- Typically, an Indian-origin rates, and the rise in employee of corporate income tax and tax having a separate tax regime for Besides, there is a propos- H1-B visas in the key US mar- work in its markets, the note uted to tightening of visa employee with an H1-B visa costs is only aggravating the exemptions up to four years. non-corporate business enti- al to provide support to small ket, with margins estimated to said. It explained that the norms for Indian players, would cost 20 per cent lower problem. The note suggested “Major investments in the ties,” the official said. businesses in terms of market- narrow by up to 0.80 per cent Indian IT sector has tradi- resulting in higher onsite costs than hiring the same talent players can try to optimise field of electronics, manufac- It has noted that there is a ing their product and make in 2019-20, a report said tionally relied on labour arbi- for them,” the note said. locally, it said. onsite costs by resorting to the turing, chemicals, food pro- need to remove legal impedi- them more competitive. Monday. trage — getting the same It said ever since the US Additionally, lower unem- pyramid model, wherein col- cessing and others can come ments in labour intensive “These actionable strategies Revenues are set to rise by work done cheaper than the government tightened its H- ployment of under 2 per cent lege graduates are hired at through such incentives. industry as restrictive labour and interventions will address 7-8 per cent in dollar terms for developed markets — but the 1B visa policy in 2017, chal- in the US technology sector as USD 50,000-60,000 in a high- Customised incentive packages laws do not allow businesses to challenges and layout the pri- the over USD 180 billion gap is narrowing, crimping the lenges have mounted for the against an overall unemploy- er proportion and the rest will be provided to large scale up and discourages formal orities for industrial develop- industry in this fiscal on the margins. sector as Indian-origin ment of under 4 per cent filled with a few domain investors in priority hiring of labour. ment in future,” the official back of faster growth in digi- Nearly 65 per cent of the employees were the largest means talent availability is lim- experts at a higher cost. sectors/areas,” the official said. It has proposed to recog- added. Prime Minister tal services, ratings agency operating expenses for an IT consumers of H-1B visas at 63 ited and it will lead to higher Focus on moving up the These labour intensive sec- nise part time/shared/free-lance Narendra Modi will be admin- Crisil’s research wing said in player are towards employees, per cent of initial employ- costs, it said, adding profits will value chain in digital services tors hold huge investment employment as new categories istered oath of office for his sec- a note. it said, adding that the same ment. It can be noted that the continue to be under pressure could also play a role to offset potential and job creation. of jobs with a view providing ond term along with his new The industry’s operating grew by a faster clip of 17 per US reduced both the number in the future as well. rising employee cost, it said. The ten-point action plan flexibility to businesses. council of ministers on May 30.

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PNB 87.95 91.15 87.65 89.30 PNCINFRA 182.40 195.55 182.40 185.15 RAYMOND 855.00 859.40 846.25 858.90 ASAHIINDIA 218.10 243.25 218.10 241.00 ITC 291.25 293.55 289.05 290.90 0.45 INDIACEM 116.40 116.40 109.65 114.15 GSFC 102.00 105.90 102.00 104.45 SCI 33.50 35.65 33.25 34.80 ISEC 199.00 201.20 197.90 198.85 LALPATHLAB 1040.00 1060.00 1035.45 1049.55 EICHERMOT 20910.00 21149.60 20765.00 20880.00 29.35 BATAINDIA 1360.00 1372.40 1311.90 1346.55 NH 217.25 240.00 215.40 227.45 JAMNAAUTO 59.00 61.60 58.00 60.00 VGUARD 208.10 223.00 208.10 221.80 LAKSHVILAS 74.05 75.30 74.00 74.55 INFY 707.40 713.80 705.50 709.50 0.30 ZEEL 374.80 376.50 358.00 361.05 ICICIGI 1130.00 1150.30 1107.80 1120.75 TATAELXSI 872.00 880.00 860.25 874.90 JYOTHYLAB 172.00 172.00 165.00 167.25 APLLTD 523.00 526.10 514.05 519.00 HCLTECH 1072.00 1081.00 1058.20 1066.00 0.05 IBULHSGFIN 791.00 808.65 785.00 791.30 SPARC 148.00 159.50 146.75 158.10 IDBI 37.50 38.35 37.10 37.90 HONAUT 24619.00 27769.80 24500.00 26200.00 IBULISL 301.80 302.00 292.05 294.95 COALINDIA 244.90 246.45 243.10 244.40 -0.50 RELCAPITAL 135.25 138.40 132.40 133.70 BHARTIARTL 347.60 351.90 346.50 350.00 OMAXE 205.85 207.70 204.50 206.70 SHREECEM 20786.40 21599.85 20786.40 21430.00 SONATSOFTW 337.25 344.75 337.25 339.00 DRREDDY 2664.00 2669.00 2632.45 2658.15 -5.75 IBREALEST 130.85 134.20 126.10 126.70 HINDALCO 197.90 201.80 195.50 200.15 IFCI 10.90 11.36 10.80 11.09 HEXAWARE 351.40 354.70 348.10 348.10 TEJASNET 189.35 190.45 185.00 186.25 SUNPHARMA 416.95 421.50 411.55 414.50 -1.25 HEG 1785.00 1892.40 1785.00 1816.20 JUBLFOOD 1305.00 1337.00 1298.95 1331.10 GMRINFRA 16.95 17.40 16.85 17.00 AIAENG 1760.50 1830.00 1760.50 1775.00 ZYDUSWELL 1316.00 1321.00 1290.10 1321.00 BAJFINANCE 3480.00 3484.95 3440.00 3455.00 -12.90 DHFL 120.00 123.50 115.25 119.05 ISGEC 520.00 532.95 510.00 520.00 SYNGENE 624.00 650.00 621.25 643.50 EVEREADY 90.00 90.65 88.00 90.60 SUPPETRO 209.40 222.00 209.00 218.50 BAJAJ-AUTO 3085.10 3090.00 3031.00 3066.00 -11.90 TATAMOTORS 182.05 183.55 179.30 181.35 HCLTECH 1064.90 1080.80 1058.85 1063.95 UPL 1022.00 1043.00 1016.20 1024.05 CENTURYPLY 170.50 170.95 165.20 166.25 INOXWIND 63.60 66.45 63.50 65.95 JSWSTEEL 281.00 289.30 277.05 286.50 -1.50 AVANTI 344.50 411.10 344.50 402.00 KTKBANK 115.45 119.70 115.00 118.90 STAR 422.00 428.10 417.55 423.95 MMTC 26.40 27.45 26.30 27.25 ECLERX 935.00 935.55 921.00 927.00 HEROMOTOCO 2840.00 2850.00 2800.35 2813.35 -15.10 DIVISLAB 1729.50 1729.50 1580.00 1593.35 EIDPARRY 187.90 205.00 187.90 195.00 FDC 216.10 219.95 202.40 204.40 NAUKRI 1967.00 1975.15 1900.75 1927.25 BASF 1338.00 1368.10 1335.35 1344.85 BEML 970.00 1018.35 950.00 1001.70 POWERGRID 185.45 189.65 185.45 187.40 BERGEPAINT 310.70 315.80 308.00 311.65 TEAMLEASE 2878.15 2980.00 2877.90 2928.90 IBULHSGFIN 790.00 808.70 784.70 789.10 -5.00 LUPIN 744.00 753.30 721.50 743.95 GUJALKALI 560.00 595.80 560.00 582.95 KNRCON 272.00 288.00 270.15 285.50 SHILPAMED 380.55 380.55 372.60 374.50 TATAMOTORS 181.75 183.50 179.30 181.00 -1.30 RAIN 116.40 125.90 114.65 123.75 TRIDENT 65.70 68.80 65.70 67.55 UFLEX 251.85 259.25 249.20 252.15 DBCORP 192.90 195.75 191.00 194.00 ONGC 174.00 175.20 172.55 173.15 -1.25 IGL 323.70 339.00 319.35 330.20 TATAGLOBAL 238.00 238.00 232.20 234.50 SUDARSCHEM 322.95 338.40 322.00 335.50 MAXINDIA 62.80 65.40 62.80 65.40 MARUTI 7095.00 7193.90 6900.05 7036.65 -56.50 IOC 156.20 162.50 155.40 161.85 PETRONET 243.35 245.90 241.90 245.70 GESHIP 260.80 280.00 260.80 273.25 JAGRAN 111.95 112.05 109.00 110.00 WIPRO 284.00 284.10 280.20 280.35 -2.55 L&TFH 129.80 130.00 127.45 127.80 GHCL 255.90 272.80 253.00 269.90 TNPL 198.00 209.00 197.80 208.15 CORPBANK 24.80 25.35 24.80 24.95 ASIANPAINT 1386.90 1390.70 1362.70 1369.90 -14.60 AXISBANK 793.65 814.70 787.60 812.45 TORNTPOWER 243.20 258.80 243.20 253.60 ORIENTCEM 121.10 123.50 120.15 120.50 BAJAJCON 334.75 339.00 334.75 338.85 TECHM 737.00 738.00 719.50 727.10 -8.75 HDFCBANK 2406.00 2420.65 2372.50 2405.00 JMFINANCIL 89.50 93.65 89.50 91.10 MOTILALOFS 786.25 799.15 771.20 778.00 THYROCARE 464.00 470.00 461.75 469.95 BHARTIARTL 349.70 351.90 346.35 349.00 -4.20 JUSTDIAL 678.95 710.05 670.00 700.50 PIDILITIND 1222.85 1241.25 1218.50 1235.00 SREINFRA 24.90 26.30 24.80 26.05 ABBOTINDIA 7950.00 8087.40 7950.00 8009.00 RELIANCE 1337.10 1337.50 1307.00 1313.20 -23.65 JAICORPLTD 116.20 126.65 115.10 122.60 BDL 309.50 333.00 308.00 330.80 CENTRALBK 25.75 26.55 25.50 26.05 ENDURANCE 1155.05 1160.40 1148.00 1150.05 INDUSINDBK 1647.90 1647.90 1607.00 1616.00 -32.90 INDUSINDBK 1640.20 1645.00 1604.30 1610.75 THERMAX 1006.70 1071.00 1006.00 1057.10 DCAL 239.80 244.00 237.30 240.35 WABCOINDIA 6150.00 6200.00 6150.00 6200.00 ZEEL 374.50 376.85 357.95 360.00 -16.85 ADANIPOWER 47.10 49.55 46.60 49.00 NATCOPHARM 515.00 530.30 510.05 522.00 AUBANK 685.00 691.80 672.60 676.75 SJVN 24.30 24.55 24.15 24.50 AMBUJACEM 232.10 239.10 231.55 238.65 SUNTECK 495.10 496.00 483.30 494.00 WHIRLPOOL 1391.80 1416.00 1375.00 1383.20 NETWORK18 33.00 33.55 32.70 33.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 INDIGO 1620.00 1670.05 1598.00 1663.00 COALINDIA 244.60 246.35 243.30 244.00 GSPL 194.90 199.50 191.20 199.00 GEPIL 907.50 920.00 896.20 913.00 RELINFRA 111.95 114.95 110.75 111.25 HIMATSEIDE 195.30 213.80 195.25 210.30 NHPC 23.00 23.75 22.95 23.60 VMART 2274.70 2417.40 2271.65 2350.90 HINDPETRO 302.60 318.00 299.60 316.70 KSCL 490.10 505.00 488.05 495.80 SOMANYCERA 425.00 454.20 412.50 452.80 SIS 993.95 994.00 908.40 910.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE CUMMINSIND 751.00 793.85 746.95 788.85 EICHERMOT 20840.00 21121.20 20792.75 20894.00 MINDTREE 987.90 987.90 975.10 980.00 APLAPOLLO 1662.05 1665.00 1626.75 1641.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27496.55 27740.90 27415.05 27719.90 147.25 NTPC 133.00 136.60 130.55 133.35 GODREJAGRO 516.90 527.95 496.00 520.95 GET&D 264.00 284.90 262.00 283.95 ATUL 3750.00 3820.00 3741.30 3744.00 ABB 1478.00 1619.95 1478.00 1618.10 121.15 ITC 292.00 293.55 289.25 290.40 LICHSGFIN 538.30 544.50 533.35 541.00 HAL 685.00 709.00 685.00 708.60 UCOBANK 17.50 17.75 17.35 17.60 BHEL 69.10 73.25 68.65 72.70 3.70 ICICIPRULI 365.30 389.70 365.30 386.05 CEATLTD 1037.25 1053.75 1017.00 1019.00 BAJAJELEC 550.00 554.45 535.50 536.95 FORBESCO 2229.85 2279.00 2198.00 2200.00 SIEMENS 1219.00 1285.50 1219.00 1275.00 56.05 TCS 2060.00 2067.75 2040.40 2053.80 JKCEMENT 1040.40 1072.60 1013.50 1028.70 NIACL 166.50 171.00 163.00 167.55 SANOFI 5396.00 5524.50 5390.00 5415.00 ICICIPRULI 369.00 389.95 368.70 386.60 16.80 RBLBANK 671.10 701.20 671.10 698.45 TATACHEM 634.80 638.85 627.90 636.65 MOIL 157.25 163.45 157.25 161.40 SHOPERSTOP 476.00 490.00 476.00 484.00 HINDPETRO 301.00 317.90 299.50 315.70 13.45 DELTACORP 199.90 205.40 196.95 202.40 TORNTPHARM 1530.00 1530.00 1505.00 1509.35 TV18BRDCST 30.80 30.80 30.20 30.35 GRINDWELL 602.00 605.00 593.00 597.00 NMDC 98.10 102.85 98.10 102.00 4.20 NBCC 61.95 64.00 61.60 63.40 BALMLAWRIE 185.70 191.70 183.85 187.00 FINOLEXIND 460.00 498.00 460.00 489.65 LAXMIMACH 5592.90 5725.00 5592.90 5666.45 SAIL 52.10 53.90 51.60 53.60 1.95 BANKINDIA 97.40 99.45 96.40 98.05 ITDCEM 113.70 115.10 110.90 114.20 CHENNPETRO 217.10 224.90 216.65 223.00 GLAXO 1276.00 1280.00 1274.05 1280.00 CONCOR 506.00 526.50 502.05 524.00 18.45 RCF 62.25 65.20 62.25 64.10 INDHOTEL 153.50 154.85 152.30 152.50 GLENMARK 562.00 564.75 557.70 560.70 LAOPALA 197.55 209.40 197.55 202.00 HDFCLIFE 409.00 423.95 406.60 422.80 14.85 ABCAPITAL 98.40 103.70 98.40 102.95 HSIL 287.75 301.00 287.75 296.60 TATACOMM 551.00 557.00 547.60 554.15 IEX 149.65 154.45 149.65 152.40 BIOCON 534.60 553.45 531.90 552.00 17.40 JSWSTEEL 282.50 289.30 277.00 287.45 LTTS 1735.00 1758.00 1713.00 1743.90 INDOSTAR 384.80 406.80 384.50 396.50 GSKCONS 7301.50 7370.00 7250.00 7365.00 ACC 1706.00 1765.20 1700.00 1758.90 54.00 GAIL 345.20 350.65 342.00 348.35 ONGC 174.40 175.00 172.65 173.70 SYNDIBANK 36.00 37.35 35.80 37.00 ALLCARGO 110.00 117.30 110.00 114.60 AKZOINDIA 1711.00 1745.00 1711.00 1725.00 AMBUJACEM 233.00 239.90 231.15 238.90 7.25 HDFCLIFE 407.00 424.00 407.00 422.15 COLPAL 1161.80 1191.00 1161.00 1180.00 TRENT 372.00 378.80 370.75 376.10 SYMPHONY 1191.30 1300.00 1186.20 1274.55 CRISIL 1459.95 1490.00 1459.35 1485.00 SHREECEM 20899.95 21600.00 20852.25 21520.00 592.80 JINDALSTEL 161.00 168.05 159.70 167.55 DBL 627.00 631.50 612.00 614.25 JSWENERGY 71.80 74.15 71.30 72.60 MANPASAND 88.00 88.00 88.00 88.00 MAHSCOOTER 4100.00 4129.90 4050.00 4128.00 NHPC 23.10 23.70 23.00 23.70 0.65 HDFC 2127.50 2187.00 2119.70 2166.60 VOLTAS 584.00 596.75 584.00 595.65 PARAGMILK 248.40 254.00 246.10 247.65 NLCINDIA 66.75 69.90 66.40 69.70 ESSELPRO 132.30 133.25 131.35 131.75 INDIGO 1616.00 1669.45 1596.65 1666.60 44.85 SUNPHARMA 416.00 421.50 411.65 414.70 MANAPPURAM 137.95 138.00 134.60 135.35 SRF 2870.00 2981.45 2865.40 2956.85 COCHINSHIP 369.00 375.00 365.05 371.40 GALAXYSURF 1060.30 1080.00 1060.30 1078.00 DLF 191.40 200.20 190.10 196.35 4.70 ADANIPORTS 409.30 416.90 405.75 412.55 ORIENTBANK 101.65 106.45 101.00 105.25 AMARAJABAT 637.55 649.00 633.60 645.00 MAHLOG 510.00 531.65 510.00 520.00 FLFL 467.80 470.75 455.00 468.00 SRTRANSFIN 1112.50 1148.95 1105.20 1134.00 26.40 KEC 309.90 329.00 309.90 324.95 MEGH 66.05 68.60 65.10 67.15 PTC 72.00 73.00 71.55 72.85 TIMETECHNO 89.55 95.00 89.55 95.00 SKFINDIA 1861.95 1914.90 1861.95 1885.00 BANKBARODA 137.30 141.70 136.40 140.50 3.15 KOTAKBANK 1513.00 1531.35 1500.60 1526.55 IRB 136.95 139.20 134.10 136.85 GMDCLTD 74.55 80.40 74.50 80.00 LUXIND 1265.60 1320.55 1238.05 1300.00 OFSS 3403.00 3437.70 3395.45 3411.55 SBILIFE 682.00 704.00 681.50 698.95 12.95 FORCEMOT 1590.00 1640.50 1525.00 1546.40 SUNTV 533.25 541.30 529.20 536.70 DCBBANK 233.40 235.50 231.15 233.25 GODREJIND 493.20 497.30 484.25 494.00 AEGISLOG 214.00 217.00 213.10 215.55 BAJAJHLDNG 3424.70 3500.00 3420.00 3460.00 60.50 TECHM 736.00 737.95 720.90 725.10 BBTC 1157.00 1189.00 1144.30 1150.55 RAMCOCEM 821.15 845.10 813.50 830.25 TAKE 145.00 149.20 143.15 144.50 NAVNETEDUL 111.80 111.80 109.50 111.00 IDEA 12.65 13.25 12.60 13.05 0.20 ASHOKA 131.90 147.40 131.90 145.15 HEIDELBERG 206.50 211.30 204.00 209.80 ADANIGREEN 42.45 44.05 42.45 43.10 BHARATFIN 1015.00 1032.00 1008.70 1012.15 RATNAMANI 920.00 960.00 920.00 960.00 COLPAL 1158.65 1188.95 1158.65 1179.50 17.90 NAVKARCORP 30.40 35.50 30.40 34.55 PHILIPCARB 142.90 148.50 142.90 145.70 CASTROLIND 146.70 150.70 146.25 149.05 ADANITRANS 227.00 229.05 222.40 223.60 KIOCL 128.10 139.60 128.10 138.45 PETRONET 242.40 246.20 242.05 245.80 3.70 GRASIM 908.00 958.55 896.70 934.75 OIL 187.90 188.60 184.10 185.30 NBVENTURES 107.00 109.00 106.30 106.95 THOMASCOOK 230.00 235.00 228.65 230.65 LAURUSLABS 375.45 375.45 370.70 372.10 GODREJCP 667.00 678.00 661.55 666.00 6.30 HINDUNILVR 1749.20 1772.10 1737.00 1770.00 KAJARIACER 602.00 630.45 602.00 626.45 ALBK 47.25 48.50 46.85 47.70 NIITTECH 1275.00 1281.75 1264.00 1278.15 ASTERDM 134.40 138.00 134.40 136.00 NIACL 165.00 169.00 163.00 165.50 1.50 FEDERALBNK 106.00 108.35 105.10 108.00 SRTRANSFIN 1119.35 1147.50 1108.05 1138.90 CHAMBLFERT 170.95 175.00 168.10 173.35 CERA 2921.75 3038.50 2882.35 2927.00 GULFOILLUB 887.00 887.00 880.50 886.00 CADILAHC 254.60 259.75 253.00 255.05 2.25 PERSISTENT* 600.00 603.10 595.00 599.00 TVSMOTOR 492.00 502.10 488.75 493.20 ASTRAZEN 2155.00 2155.00 1995.00 2009.45 GICHSGFIN 269.95 271.20 257.20 265.55 CARERATING 971.55 976.80 969.30 975.45 DABUR 400.20 408.40 397.40 402.45 3.40 DISHTV 29.70 32.90 29.05 31.05 UBL 1432.00 1432.00 1362.00 1368.20 WESTLIFE 363.00 363.00 353.10 356.15 AJANTPHARM 1030.00 1055.00 1030.00 1050.70 BLUEDART 2700.00 2800.00 2696.55 2759.00 PGHH 10927.85 11190.00 10900.00 10998.00 70.15 UNIONBANK 76.00 78.50 75.35 77.30 INFIBEAM 46.00 47.60 45.35 47.00 ITDC 265.40 277.55 265.40 273.80 SUNDRMFAST 525.00 541.00 525.00 533.00 IFBIND 862.00 865.70 848.05 854.95 MARICO 363.25 367.60 361.90 365.05 1.90 FSL 54.55 56.95 54.50 56.45 ADVENZYMES 201.00 213.25 195.55 208.40 KRBL 343.50 359.55 343.30 351.55 MINDACORP 120.20 125.60 120.20 123.50 VTL 1100.65 1140.00 1097.35 1140.00 BANDHANBNK 596.95 604.85 596.10 599.40 3.10 VEDL 165.00 167.80 162.80 166.30 INOXLEISUR 349.70 360.60 342.80 357.90 DRREDDY 2664.20 2669.65 2633.95 2645.10 RAJESHEXPO 664.00 665.95 660.00 665.95 3MINDIA 24170.65 24186.70 23850.00 24040.40 HINDZINC 253.20 255.75 252.30 254.10 1.30 CANBK 274.00 285.55 274.00 280.85 LINDEINDIA 548.10 593.95 548.10 583.55 MUTHOOTFIN 643.00 651.80 636.80 646.05 VBL 925.00 944.00 925.00 937.40 GAYAPROJ 177.70 178.00 167.60 170.00 GICRE 230.05 232.00 227.50 229.95 0.05 IDEA 12.75 13.25 12.60 13.05 BANDHANBNK 598.40 604.30 597.00 599.15 VIPIND 442.75 450.05 436.90 441.20 LEMONTREE 74.70 75.50 72.75 73.00 CCL 270.45 272.15 269.60 269.60 AUROPHARMA 682.40 684.85 672.05 679.90 -0.75 BAJFINANCE 3450.20 3488.15 3435.00 3447.50 CHOLAFIN 1509.00 1546.45 1493.00 1527.80 MFSL 430.35 448.75 430.35 446.05 WELCORP 144.80 144.80 141.95 142.25 ZENSARTECH 242.85 246.50 238.00 244.70 PIDILITIND 1234.80 1241.85 1216.90 1235.30 -2.30 RECLTD 145.00 149.00 142.80 147.30 MERCK 3850.00 3850.00 3667.10 3689.95 WABAG 304.80 311.00 304.80 308.20 CYIENT 553.00 568.00 551.00 564.00 UNITEDBNK 10.94 11.20 10.94 11.00 OFSS 3404.00 3443.90 3393.95 3411.00 -7.45 UJJIVAN 347.00 357.25 345.15 353.10 NOCIL 133.05 138.65 132.10 137.95 SUVEN 272.65 275.20 270.45 272.20 NILKAMAL 1251.95 1300.00 1223.30 1278.00 CENTRUM 30.00 31.20 30.00 31.00 L&TFH 129.45 130.15 127.35 127.80 -0.30 M&M 670.00 681.80 665.75 676.25 RADICO 360.20 360.20 348.20 352.15 NAVINFLUOR 705.00 752.20 705.00 736.55 RELAXO 827.75 851.20 826.40 847.00 BAYERCROP 4100.00 4100.00 4061.00 4066.45 MRF 57300.00 57928.05 56677.50 56799.90 -209.40 ABB 1485.00 1620.00 1485.00 1610.70 GODREJPROP 892.00 924.95 876.65 921.00 MARICO 364.80 367.70 363.00 364.15 MAHINDCIE 233.80 238.60 233.30 235.35 STARCEMENT 116.40 120.00 116.40 118.00 BOSCHLTD 17005.00 17249.00 16850.10 16901.20 -71.30 ESCORTS 639.00 649.55 635.05 638.00 JKLAKSHMI 379.50 396.20 379.00 392.65 JISLJALEQS 56.50 56.75 55.10 55.80 GREAVESCOT 145.05 145.20 142.30 144.00 JCHAC 1771.10 1920.00 1746.75 1895.75 HDFCAMC 1768.70 1768.70 1728.00 1750.00 -7.55 DEEPAKNI 294.95 315.00 289.75 312.75 INTELLECT 252.05 258.70 244.20 246.15 TATACOFFEE 90.60 92.75 89.25 91.65 COFFEEDAY 248.90 249.05 241.30 243.40 GILLETTE 7059.35 7113.30 7049.85 7068.25 PEL 2235.00 2235.00 2176.35 2185.00 -14.25 VENKYS 1785.00 1874.45 1745.15 1821.40 BRITANNIA 2865.00 2905.00 2853.00 2890.00 CAPPL 402.00 440.55 398.00 435.00 MINDAIND 354.00 363.45 354.00 362.55 TTKPRESTIG 7256.25 7314.90 7247.60 7314.90 ICICIGI 1136.80 1149.80 1105.00 1123.20 -7.30 INDIANB 266.00 273.90 259.10 270.35 DEEPAKFERT 140.55 148.70 140.55 147.35 MRPL 62.95 63.55 61.85 62.60 CARBORUNIV 369.00 378.60 364.00 376.05 SCHAEFFLER 5049.10 5124.60 5040.90 5117.50 HAVELLS 741.00 743.70 731.10 733.00 -10.55 ULTRACEMCO 4799.00 4903.90 4766.10 4837.45 CENTURYTEX 1020.10 1059.90 1020.10 1055.20 BLISSGVS 161.10 163.00 157.50 159.10 GODFRYPHLP 1035.30 1045.15 1022.75 1027.85 DHANUKA 374.00 374.00 365.00 374.00 MOTHERSUMI 118.00 121.80 115.70 116.40 -1.85 M&MFIN 410.00 415.30 406.00 407.95 HUDCO 44.50 45.20 43.90 44.30 MPHASIS 941.15 949.25 932.40 935.00 TRITURBINE 109.00 111.60 107.00 107.70 SHARDACROP 360.00 365.85 355.95 363.05 MCDOWELL-N 536.00 541.00 530.20 536.00 -11.95 BIOCON 536.10 553.35 533.35 553.00 LTI 1749.65 1760.95 1712.10 1727.20 IPCALAB 932.75 945.00 920.40 926.55 HINDZINC 254.60 255.50 252.55 255.15 TIINDIA 398.85 398.85 392.00 392.70 LUPIN 742.55 755.90 720.00 745.10 -18.20 GUJFLUORO 1017.25 1099.50 1002.00 1062.65 KALPATPOWR 525.65 546.00 522.10 546.00 J&KBANK 60.80 61.95 60.30 61.45 PGHH 10939.75 11000.00 10848.45 10975.00 TVSSRICHAK 2029.90 2104.00 2029.90 2078.00 ASHOKLEY 91.70 91.75 89.55 91.10 -2.70 PRESTIGE 265.90 283.05 265.70 280.85 IDFC 37.20 39.75 36.75 39.50 BAJAJHLDNG 3400.00 3494.50 3400.00 3480.00 BLUESTARCO 771.00 784.75 765.60 774.30 CHOLAHLDNG 520.00 520.00 506.35 512.05 UBL 1417.90 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Not looking for regime change in Iran: Trump AFP n TOKYO come to a deal. button issue in international it well,” said the president, who and jacket, accompanied He had earlier opened the diplomacy, Trump doubled even sided with the North Trump and his wife Melania, resident Donald Trump door to negotiations with the down on his backing for Kim Korean leader in criticising who wore a summery white Psaid Monday the United regime in Tehran, saying: “if despite two short-range missile Joe Biden, who could be his dress and tall red high heels. States was not seeking “regime they’d like to talk, we’d like to tests that sparked renewed main rival in next year’s pres- Monday marked the start change” in Iran despite mount- talk also.” Washington has concern in the region after a idential election. of the official programme for ing tensions, in dovish com- decided to deploy 1,500 addi- period of relative calm. “Kim Jong Un made a the two leaders after a fun-filled ments also praising North tional troops to the Middle East Asked about the missile statement that Joe Biden is a weekend of sumo, golf and Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un as amid growing friction with tests, Trump said: “My people low IQ individual. He probably meals out. Trump said on a “very smart guy.” Tehran after Trump pulled out think it could have been a vio- is, based on his record, I think Sunday he was having a “great Speaking after summit of a landmark nuclear deal and lation... I view it as a man who I agree with him on that,” said time” with his friend and close talks with Japanese Prime later re-instated tough sanc- perhaps wants to get attention.” the president. ally Abe. Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump tions. This appeared to be a reference Trump was in Japan as the Abe was hoping that their seemed at pains to dial down But Trump appeared to to his hawkish National first foreign leader to visit the diplomatic bromance would tensions in the world’s two give backing to his host Abe to Security Advisor John Bolton, country’s newly enthroned act to his advantage in delicate most pressing flashpoints as the mediate, amid reports the who said on Saturday that the Emperor Naruhito, which he trade talks between the world’s US faces increasingly bellicose Japanese prime minister is con- launches contravened UN described as a “great honour.” number one and number three regimes in Tehran and sidering a trip to Tehran to Security Council resolutions. In the morning, Trump, economies. Pyongyang. negotiate. Kim “is looking to create a dressed in a dark suit and red And this seemed to have “We’re not looking for “I know for a fact that the nation that has great strength tie, reviewed the Japanese had some effect, with Trump regime change, I just want to prime minister (Abe) is very economically,” said Trump, reit- honour guard and greeted saying that “much” of that deal make that clear, we’re looking close with the leadership of erating his view there was dozens of Japanese and visit- would wait until Abe faces for no nuclear weapons,” Iran... nobody wants to see ter- “tremendous economic poten- ing US officials as a military upper house elections likely in Trump said in relation to Iran, rible things happen, especially tial” in North Korea. band played. July - as rumours swirl that the adding that he was “not look- me,” Trump said before the “He knows that with Naruhito, wearing a light popular prime minister will US President Donald Trump (left) speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens during a news conference at Akasaka ing to hurt” Tehran and summit with Abe. nuclear... only bad can happen. blue tie, and his wife Empress combine that vote with a snap Palace in Tokyo on Monday AP believes the two sides could Addressing the other hot- He is a very smart man, he gets Masako, who was in a white hat general election. Abe: ‘Full support’ from US not ready for ‘Bolton a war monger’ Trump for meeting Kim China trade deal NKorea reacts to NSA’s comments over missile tests AP n SEOUL defense with the launches. AFP n TOKYO Abe has said that to resolve the issue of abduc- “Demanding us to ban all tion, nuclear and missiles com- AP n TOKYO The world’s two largest orth Korea on Monday launches using ballistic tech- apanese Prime Minister a face-to-face prehensively and to settle the economies are in a tense Ncalled US National nology regardless of range is JShinzo Abe said Monday he meeting with Kim unfortunate past to normalise” resident Donald Trump standoff over trade. Trump Security Adviser John Bolton a same with asking us to relin- had won the backing of US diplomatic ties, he added. Psays the US isn’t ready to has said he expected to meet “war monger” and “defective quish our rights for self- President Donald Trump for a is the only way Following their summit, make a trade deal with China, with his Chinese counter- human product” after he called defense,” the spokesman said. proposed meeting with North to solve the Trump and Abe met families of but he’s leaving open the pos- part, Xi Jinping, next the North’s recent tests of short- “Bolton should not be Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. emotional issue abductees. sibility that the two nations month at a G-20 meeting in range missile a violation of UN called a security adviser who “I feel I have to meet face- “It’s very much on my could strike an agreement Japan. Security Council resolutions. works to secure security, but an to-face with Chairman Kim of Japanese mind,” Trump told them. someday. Trump said he knows The statement by an adviser for security destruction without attaching any precon- people who “I can also tell you that it Speaking in Tokyo that his advisers think that unnamed North Korean for- who destroys peace and secu- ditions and exchange frank Tokyo believes is the prime minister’s prima- Monday, Trump said of North Korea violated UN eign ministry spokesman came rity. It’s not that strange that views with him,” Abe told a ry goal,” he said, pledging to China, “they would like to Security Council resolutions as President Donald Trump crooked sound will always joint news conference with were abducted work together with Abe to make a deal. We’re not ready when it fired off short-range continued his visit to Japan for come out the mouth of a man Trump following their summit by Pyongyang bring their relatives home. to make a deal.” missiles earlier this month. meetings with Japanese Prime 4 and 9, ending a pause in who is structurally flawed, and in Tokyo. For his part, Abe said: “I He added, “We’re taking But Trump said he sees it Minister Shinzo Abe in which launches that began in late it’s best that this defective “President Trump... said am convinced that President in tens of millions of dollars differently — and that it the nuclear standoff with North 2017. The tests have been seen human product goes away as he will give full support need- people who are still missing Trump has been making every of tariffs and that number doesn’t matter anyway. Korea was expected to be high as a way for North Korea to soon as possible.” ed for that,” the premier said. were abducted by North effort.” Abe, seen as a foreign could go up very, very sub- Trump said perhaps on the agenda. pressure Washington to soften The statement came as Abe has said that a face-to- Korean agents in the 1970s and policy hawk, has recently soft- stantially, very easily.” North Korean leader Kim Bolton told reporters in its stance on easing sanctions South Korea began its annual face meeting with Kim is the 1980s to train their own spies ened his rhetoric towards Still, Trump predicted a Jong Un was trying to get Tokyo on Saturday that there against it without actually caus- summertime defense drills only way to solve the emotional in the Japanese language and Pyongyang, calling for a sum- “very good deal with China attention with the tests. was “no doubt” that North ing the negotiations to collapse. involving thousands of civilians issue of Japanese people who culture. mit with Kim to resolve the sometime into the Trump spoke Monday in Korea’s recent launches violat- In the statement carried by and troops that have been Tokyo believes were abducted Abe acknowledged he had emotional row. future because I don’t Tokyo alongside Japanese ed UN resolutions, and that Pyongyang’s official Korean modified to exclude large-scale by Pyongyang, but Kim has so “no specific plan” to meet the Abe has repeatedly asked believe that China can con- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, sanctions against the North Central News Agency, the military exercises with the far shown little interest in a North Korean leader. Trump to seek answers on the tinue to pay these really hun- who also believes North must be kept in place. North Korean spokesman said United States, which were sus- summit. “But there is no change in fate of the missing during his dreds of billions of dollars in Korea’s recent tests violated North Korea tested short- that the North was rightfully pended to create space for Japan suspects dozens of Japan’s policy that we will seek talks with North Korea. tariffs.” UN resolutions. range ballistic missiles on May exercising its rights for self- diplomacy with the North. China will always stand by Pak’s Strike in Nepal post blasts core interests: Chinese V-P PTI n KATHMANDU 3 held with fake ormal life in Nepal was PTI n ISLAMABAD Nparalysed on Monday due to Indian currency a general strike called by an out- hina will always stand by lawed communist group, a day Kathmandu (PTI): Three CPakistan’s “core interests” after a series of explosions rocked Pakistani nationals have been no matter how the interna- the capital Kathmandu, killing at arrested from Nepal’s Tribhuvan tional landscape changes, vis- least four people and injuring International Airport for carry- iting Chinese Vice President seven others. ing fake Indian currency with a Wang Qishan has said as he Educational institutions and face value of ` 76.80 million, cited the USD 60 billion CPEC business establishments police said Monday. The as the manifestation of their all- remained shut in major cities Pakistani nationals — Mohmad weather relationship. while traffic was thin due to the Akhtar, 49, Nadia Anwar, 39 and Addressing a meeting on strike called by the CPN-Maoist Nasiruddin, 67 — were arrest- Sunday organised by the to protest against the killing of its ed from the airport on Saturday Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), cadres during an encounter a as they arrived in the country the senior Chinese leader said couple of months ago. from Doha with the fake cur- the world was passing through A series of bombs exploded rency, they said. Three Nepalese a time of major developments at different parts of the capital city nationals, who reached the air- and transformation. on Sunday, killing four people Nepalese army personnel examine the site of an explosion in Kathmandu on port to pick up the fake curren- The situation, he empha- and injuring seven others. Sunday AP cy, were also arrested. sised, had been further com- Police said they suspect that plicated by traditional and together with a common her- “The CPEC has come a Wang also referred to the the outlawed group that once split Ghattekulo in Kathmandu on cadres. The injured people are Morang, Baitadi and Tanhu dis- non-traditional challenges and itage and history. long way over the past five international situation and said from the ruling Communist Sunday. The deceased has been undergoing treatment at a hos- tricts. The security forces also conflict between opposing He also appreciated the years. The CPEC is rapidly that despite challenges, the Party was responsible for the identified as Prajjwal Shahi and pital in Kathmandu. recovered suspected objects from schools of thought and culture. success of the China-Pakistan extending to new priority areas way forward is globalisation, blasts as its members have been is said to be the leader of CPN- In another incident, two different parts of the country. “No matter how the inter- Economic Corridor (CPEC) including industrial parks and free trade and people-to-peo- protesting the arrests of their sup- aligned student wing. According cadres of the outfit were injured Home Minister Ram Bahadur national landscape changes, and said that the second phase livelihoods,” he said. ple connectivity. porters. The bombings were the to the police, he was making a when a bomb they were carrying Thapa has instructed the law China will always stand by of the project would even bring The Chinese leader said Pakistan Foreign Minister deadliest since the government bomb when it accidentally went on a motorcycle exploded in enforcement agencies to step up Pakistan’s core interests, and more benefits for both Pakistan that China and Pakistan were Shah Mehmood Qureshi said imposed a ban on the activities off. Police have found pamphlets Nagdhunga of Chandragiri the security in view of the vio- both Pakistan and China have and China. all-weather strategic partners. that the CPEC was a binding of Netra Birkram Chand-led belonging to the splinter com- Municipality in the western part lence that has erupted in the wake made the right choice based on The CPEC, launched in He recalled Pakistan’s support force between Pakistan and outfit on March 12 following a munist group at the explosion of Kathmandu district. of the general strike. equality and mutual benefit,” 2015, is a planned network of for China at “critical moments” China. blast outside its office in Nakkhu site. Protestors torched a pas- The outlawed group split Wang said. roads, railways and energy and said that his country always Citing the recent visit of in Southern Nepal that killed one Another pressure cooker senger bus in Surkheton Monday. from the Maoist party, which Wang, a member of the projects linking China’s supported Pakistan to achieve Prime Minister Imran Khan to person. bomb went off at a barber’s shop However, no one was injured in fought government troops from politburo of the ruling resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur core interests. China for the Belt and Road A cadre of Chand-led outfit in Sukedhara in Kathmandu, the incident. 1996 to 2006, when its members Communist Party of China, Autonomous Region with He said that the CPEC Forum, he praised the CPEC was killed on the spot and anoth- killing three persons and injur- Nepal Army diffused bombs gave up their armed revolt to join said that the spirit of the Silk Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar was a manifestation of their for contributing to the progress er was injured after a powerful ing four others. Police suspect at various places including a peace process and mainstream Road binds the two countries Port on the Arabian Sea. collaborative relations. of Pakistan. bomb went off at a house in two of the deceased were CPN Pokhara Metropolitan City, politics. ‘Human-machine teams Antibiotics contaminate world’s rivers: Study PTI n LONDON “Our study helps fill this infections. greatest degree were in Thames, Tiber and Tigris. key knowledge gap with data The researchers compared Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana, “The results are quite eye oncentrations of antibi- being generated for countries the monitoring data with ‘safe’ Pakistan and Nigeria, while a opening and worrying, better than robots’ Cotics in some of the world’s that had never been monitored levels recently established by site in Austria was ranked the demonstrating the widespread Berlin (PTI): Cooperation Technologies, were that the where mixed teams of robots rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up before,” said Wilkinson. the AMR Industry Alliance highest of the European sites contamination of river sys- between humans and machines mixed team of humans and and humans are superior to to 300 times, according to a Metronidazole, which is which, depending on the monitored. tems around the world with can work much better than just robots were able to beat the entirely robotic machine sys- global study of some of the used to treat bacterial infec- antibiotic, range from 20- The study showed that antibiotic compounds,” said human or robot teams alone, other teams. tems. At the least, excessive most iconic water bodies tions including skin and mouth 32,000 ng/l. high-risk sites were typically Alistair Boxall, from according to a study. This coordination of fears of dramatic job losses are including Thames and Tigris. infections, exceeded safe levels Ciproflaxacin, which is adjacent to wastewater treat- University of York. Researchers from the processes was most efficient not justified from our point of Researchers from the by the biggest margin, with used to treat a number of bac- ment systems, waste or sewage “Many scientists and pol- University of Gottingen in and caused the fewest acci- view,” Klumpp said. University of York in the UK concentrations at one site in terial infections, was the com- dumps and in some areas of icy makers now recognise the Germany and colleagues sim- dents. The researchers from the looked for 14 commonly used Bangladesh 300 times greater pound that most frequently political turmoil, including role of the natural environ- ulated a process from produc- This was quite unexpected, various disciplines of business antibiotics in rivers in 72 coun- than the ‘safe’ level. exceeded safe levels, surpass- the Israeli and Palestinian ment in the antimicrobial tion logistics, such as the typ- as the highest levels of effi- administration, computer sci- tries across six continents and In the River Thames and ing the safety threshold in 51 border. For the study, resistance problem. Our data ical supply of materials for use ciency are often assumed to ence and sociology of work and found antibiotics at 65 per one of its tributaries in London, places. researchers sent out 92 sam- show that antibiotic contam- in the car or engineering indus- belong to those systems that are industry highlighted the cent of the sites monitored. the researchers detected a max- The team said that the pling kits to partners across ination of rivers could be an tries. A team of human drivers, completely automated. requirements for successful “Until now, the majority of imum total antibiotic concen- ‘safe’ limits were most fre- the world, who were asked to important contributor,” said a team of robots and a mixed “This brings a crucial ray of human-machine interaction. environmental monitoring tration of 233 nanograms per quently exceeded in Asia and take samples from locations Boxall. team of humans and robots hope when considering effi- In many corporate and work for antibiotics has been litre (ng/l), whereas in Africa, but sites in Europe, along their local river system. “Solving the problem is were assigned transport tasks ciency in all discussions involv- business situations, decisions done in Europe, North Bangladesh the concentration North America and South Samples were then frozen going to be a mammoth chal- using vehicles. ing automation and digitisa- will continue to be driven by America and China — often on was 170 times higher. America also had levels of and couriered back to the lenge and will need invest- The time they needed was tion,” said Professor Matthias people. The researchers said only a handful of antibiotics. The most prevalent antibi- concern showing that antibi- University of York for testing. ment in infrastructure for measured by researchers. Klumpp from the University of that companies should pay We know very little about the otic was trimethoprim, which otic contamination was a Some of the world’s most waste and wastewater treat- The results, published in Gottingen. more attention to their employ- scale of problem globally,” said was detected at 307 of the 711 “global problem.” iconic rivers were sampled, ment, tighter regulation and the International Journal of “There will also be many ees in the technical imple- John Wilkinson, from the sites tested and is primarily Sites where antibiotics including the Chao Phraya, the cleaning up of already Advanced Manufacturing scenarios and uses in the future mentation of automation. University of York. used to treat urinary tract exceeded ‘safe’ levels by the Danube, Mekong, Seine, contaminated sites,” he said. world 13 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 Liberal, Green gains upset EU parliament power balance

AFP n BRUSSELS third in the assembly behind coalition “of those who want to Weber, a German, was sub- surge to a projected 70 seats some 180 seats for the EPP and take actions progressively to dued when he spoke to jour- from 51 would usher in a new iberals and Greens say 152 for the Socialists and change things.” The Danish nalists in the European dynamic. they have broken the two Democrats. politician said that meant a Parliament, backed by giant When asked whether the Lcentrist blocs’ grip on But ALDE and the Greens “different composition of lead- screens where the results were results could allow the Greens power in the European also hope to work with the EPP ership” of the main institutions, being projected. to play kingmaker, Keller Parliament based on a project- and the Socialists to check big long dominated by the EPP and “I don’t feel a real power- replied it could be kingmaker ed shift in the electoral fortunes gains by Eurosceptics, pop- the Socialists. ful victory today,” Weber said or “queenmaker” given her of the four. ulist and right-wing parties Manfred Weber, leader of after the EPP saw its projected party’s stand on gender equal- Liberals and Greens are who could have around 150 the EPP in parliament, is aim- number of seats decrease by ity. now pushing harder to snag the seats. ing to succeed fellow group around 36 from 216 in the out- Her party said it “aimed to head of the European Though power is set to be member Jean-Claude Juncker going assembly. deliver on green action, social Commission, the 28-nation fragmented, the mainstream, as head of the European “We are facing a shrinking Europe and democracy.” EU executive, and shape key pro-European Union groups Commission. centre,” he added, alluding to ALDE leader Guy laws, such as on climate change still control the lion’s share of Debate over the position both his party’s results and Verhofstadt proclaimed his and taxation. the 751-seat assembly. begins in the next few days. those of the Socialists which party the real pro-European The centre-right EPP Vestager alluded to her The commission is power- held 185 seats in the outgoing winner of the elections, with it (European People’s Party) still own credentials for the top job ful because it plays a key role parliament. holding the key to success for has the most seats, followed by on the Commission, where drafting laws and rules on the Esther de Lange, a Dutch the next parliament. the centre-left Socialists, but the she served as the anti-trust economy, the environment, EPP member, said her group “That means no solid pro- pair no longer control a major- commissioner and gained a counter-terrorism, personal could still take the lead in European majority is possible ity, according to partial and reputation for toughness. data protection, and telecom- negotiations because it without the participation of our projected results. She said EU voters have munications. remained the biggest group. new centrist group,” the former “The monopoly of power is broken the EPP and Socialist Other top positions to be But the projected results Belgian premier added. broken,” said Margrethe monopoly the way she stopped decided following the elec- mark the end of decades of The group will be com- Vestager, whose Alliance of US hi-tech firms and other tions are the head of the domination by two parties and posed of ALDE, French Liberals and Democrats multinationals from under- European Central Bank and the could lead to more wrangling President Emmanuel Macron’s (ALDE) wants her to head the mining market competition. foreign policy chief. over jobs and legislation. Renaissance Movement and new commission. Vestager hailed signals Vestager also stressed the Ska Keller, a Greens can- other “reform-driven, like- ALDE is projected to have from both the Socialists and the need for gender balance in the Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (left) reacts as results are announced at the counting centre for the European Elections for the didate for the top commission minded parties,” Verhofstadt around 100 seats, making it Greens to forge a new kind of top jobs. South East England region in Southampton (England). AP job, told journalists her party’s said. Pakistani soldier NAB to record Sharif’s Muslims seek voice in killed as changing Uzbekistan militants attack statement in jail AFP n TASHKENT try’s repression of the religion per- social conservatism runs deep, espe- security outpost Illegal purchase of over 30 bulletproof vehicles sisted long after it gained indepen- cially in the provinces. zbek student Luiza dence from Moscow in 1991. Amid an Islamic revival school PTI n ISLAMABAD PTI n LAHORE and a member of the Pakistan UMuminjonova wanted to work in The first president Islam uniforms have recently become a cul- Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- the country’s booming Islamic Karimov frowned upon religious tural battleground between conser- Pakistan Army soldier was killed when team of Pakistan’s top anti- N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s tourism sphere but last year she was adherence and was criticised by vatives and supporters of secularism. Asome militants attacked a security outpost Agraft body will quiz statement has already been expelled from a university in the cap- rights groups for conflating piety with A universal school uniform in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region deposed Prime Minister Nawaz recorded, it said. ital Tashkent. The 19-year-old’s only radicalism. Islamists mounted a chal- insisting on below knee-length skirts on Monday. Sharif in Kot Lakhpat Jail here The anti-graft body also fault was being a pious Muslim and lenge to Karimov’s rule in the 1990s for female students was rolled out last An exchange of fire broke out between the on Monday over the illegal pur- said that officers associated wearing the hijab, a staple of female and were blamed for a spate of car year. A television report that criticised security forces and the terrorists when they chase and use of more than 30 with the foreign ministry mis- Islamic dress. bombings in 1999. teachers and students for wearing raided the Makki Garh post in Shawal Valley bulletproof government vehi- used their authority by allo- “How dare they discriminate me More recently, hundreds of short skirts immediately followed. of North Waziristan, the army’s media wing cles from Germany. cating the bulletproof cars for and stop me from getting the edu- Uzbeks are believed to have joined The September report set the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in The four-member National the Sharif’s family. cation I want because of my religion?” militants fighting in Iraq and Syria tone for an explosive debate that a statement. Troops effectively repulsed the Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sharif was imprisoned in she fumed in an interview with AFP. including the Islamic State group. played out on social media and saw attempt by the militants and in the exchange team has arrived at the Kot Adiyala Jail and shifted to Kot Instead of giving up, the student Karimov’s death and the coming the channel’s director demoted. of fire, a soldier was killed, it said. Lakhpat Jail (Lahore Central Lakhpat Jail on request. took a stand that has placed her at the to power of Mirziyoyev in 2016 has Conservative bloggers were The army retrieved five unidentified Prison) where the 69-year-old He has been serving a centre of Uzbekistan’s religious free- seen the government offer an olive reportedly detained the same month bodies during patrolling in Boya area where Sharif is serving a seven-year seven-year prison term at the dom debate. branch to believers. Last year for calling for the right for girls to an army post was attacked on Sunday by a sentence awarded to him in the out duty for guests of the 19th jail since December 24, 2018 Her family has sued the mosques were allowed to call Uzbeks wear the hijab in schools. group. Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption SAARC (South Asian when an accountability court International Islamic Academy of to prayer over loudspeakers for the Muminjonova said the universi- The bodies with bullet wounds were case. Association for Regional convicted him in one of the Uzbekistan, taking its legal battle all first time in over a decade. ty that expelled her and nine other found from a dry stream nearly 1.5 kms away The team will record the Cooperation) summit in 2016, three corruption cases filed in the way to the country’s top court. During a visit to a shrine in the students last September “set a con- from the Khar Kamar post which was attacked three-time prime minister’s Geo News reported. the wake of the apex court’s July Muminjonova’s case points to the historic town of Termez last month, dition” to around a hundred fresh- by the group. statement in the case of an According to NAB, Sharif 28, 2017 order in Panama Uzbeks’ increasing readiness to open- Mirziyoyev called the past approach men students. Once a hotbed of militants, North alleged import of 34 bulletproof added 20 of those 34 cars to his Papers case. ly practise their faith as believers of authorities to the religion “our “(They said) either you take off Waziristan was cleared after an operation in vehicles from Germany with- own motorcade, and he and his Sharif and his family have become emboldened by political tragedy” and said Islam symbolised a headscarf, or you will be expelled,” 2014. However, lately it has witnessed sporadic out payment of customs duty daughter Maryam Nawaz also denied any wrongdoing and change under President Shavkat “light”. Muminjonova recalled, smoothing incidents of violence by militants entering on any of them. used the vehicles for their per- allege that the corruption cases Mirziyoyev. Over 90 percent of Uzbekistan’s her fingers over the rose-coloured from Afghanistan, according to the security The anti-graft body said sonal use. against them were politically The formerly communist coun- 33 million population is Muslim and cotton headcovering. forces. the cars were purchased with- Former Prime Minister motivated. Most Democrats Clashes in Brazil jail Maryam’s appointment not keen to leave 15 inmates dead challenged before EC PTI n ISLAMABAD 45-year-old Maryam’s appoint- jail term. Safdar was given a AFP n SAO PAULO The same facility was the aided by outside associates, ment as a vice president of the one-year prison sentence. scene of a prison rebellion that leaving 21 people dead at a akistan’s election commis- PML-N is in conflict with the In September last year, the impeach Trump lashes between inmates lasted almost 20 hours and left prison in Belem, near the Psion on Monday admitted a law and Constitution. It also Islamabad High Court sus- Chave killed 15 people at a 56 people dead in January Amazon rainforest. petition challenging the covers the legal basis under pended the sentence of the trio. AP n WASHINGTON worked up about impeach- jail in Amazonas state in north- 2017. The attackers in that case appointment of Maryam which Maryam is ineligible to The chief election com- ment. They trust Pelosi.” ern Brazil, the regional prison Brazil has the world’s third tried to blow up a wall to help Nawaz, the daughter of ousted hold public office and includes missioner pointed out that the emocratic leaders in The 2020 candidates are authority said. largest prison population, with the would-be escapees. One premier Nawaz Sharif, as a a detailed mention of court suspension of a sentence does- DCongress have argued that facing pressure from the left to The clashes broke out 726,712 inmates as of June policeman was killed alongside PML-N vice president on decisions. n’t mean that a trial court sen- impeaching President Donald take a harder line on impeach- around 11:00 am (local time) 2016, according to official sta- 20 prisoners and their associ- grounds that she is ineligible to The PTI counsel in the tence has been removed. Trump is a political mistake as ment as the Trump adminis- on Sunday during visiting tistics. ates. hold a public office. hearing argued that an The petitioners’ counsel the 2020 election nears. Most tration’s stiff-arming of sub- hours at the facility, located The population is double In January 2017, Brazilian The petition filed by mem- accountability court had maintained that Maryam can- of the candidates running to poenas leaves House some 28 kilometers (17 miles) the capacity of the nation’s police had to launch a massive bers of the ruling Pakistan declared Maryam to be a crim- not retain the position as vice succeed him seem to agree, for Democrats fuming and a grow- from state capital Manaus. prisons, which in the same year manhunt after 184 inmates Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was inal in July 2018, adding that on president, and added that after now. Fewer than one-third of ing number of lawmakers urge “It was a fight between the was estimated to be 368,049 escaped from two prisons in heard by a three-member September 19 that year, the the accountability court’s deci- the 23 Democrats vying for the Pelosi to initiate an inquiry inmates. There had never been inmates. Amazonas state following a bench headed by the chief Islamabad High Court had not sion, the Supreme Court had nomination are issuing calls to constitutionally required to deaths during the visits,” Along with severe over- gruesome 17-hour bloodbath election commissioner, dur- dismissed her sentence. also declared that she was inel- start the impeachment process, remove Trump from office. Colonel Marcos Vinicius crowding, Brazil’s prisons are between rival gangs that left 56 ing which the bench issued a Maryam, along with her igible to hold his party position, citing evidence in special coun- Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Almeida told a news confer- plagued by gang violence, while prisoners dead, many behead- notice to Maryam seeking her husband Captain (retd) the newspaper reported. sel Robert Mueller’s report the progressive group ence. riots and breakout attempts are ed. reply. The commission has Muhammad Safdar and her While speaking to media they believe shows Trump Indivisible, described the Some of the inmates were not uncommon. Brazil’s prisons are home to fixed the hearing of the petition father and former prime minis- after the hearing, one of the obstructed justice. absence of louder calls for stabbed with sharpened tooth- In September, heavily the leaders of several drug for June 17, Dawn newspaper ter Nawaz Sharif, was sentenced petitioners, Maleeka Ali Most others, including lead- impeachment from the candi- brushes, while others had been armed men detonated explo- trafficking organizations, and reported. by an accountability court on Bokhari, said: “It will be a ing contenders Joe Biden and dates as “a real gap in leader- strangled, Almeida said, adding sives outside the gate of a the crisis in the country’s pen- On May 3, PML-N corruption charges in Avenfield denial of the democratic system Bernie Sanders, have found a way ship.” “What we’re seeing is, that an investigation has been prison in northeastern Brazil itentiaries has had a ripple President Shahbaz Sharif corruption case in June last of Pakistan if Maryam remains to hedge or search for middle some Democrats would prefer opened to determine the cause and then shot their way inside, effect. approved major changes to the year. The case is related to the a vice president of PML-N.” ground, supporting investiga- to keep the topic focused on of the fight. killing a policeman and releas- Earlier this year, a wave of party’s structure, including purchase of four flats by the “We are hopeful that we tions that could lead to impeach- places where they’re most com- He emphasised that ing 92 inmates, about half of about 80 attacks on public Maryam’s appointment as vice Sharif family in Avenfield will be successful, and remove ment or saying Trump’s conduct fortable and some Democrats authorities had reacted within whom were later recaptured. buildings, banks, buses and president of the party — among House, Park Lane, London. Maryam from the party posi- warrants impeachment but stop- would prefer to play pundits on minutes to the Sunday violence, The previous April, a mil- gas stations was blamed on a list of 16 vice presidents — for While Maryam was sen- tion,” Bukhari said, adding that ping short of any call for such a this,” Greenberg said in an preventing a potentially worse itary-style battle erupted newly announced measures to the first time. tenced to seven years, her this way the democratic system proceeding. interview. result. between guards and prisoners tighten control of prisons. The petition argues that father was awarded a 10-year would be strengthened. The candidates’ reluctance, Tom Steyer, a California even as more congressional billionaire, has run television Democrats start pushing their ads and held town halls across leaders in the direction, under- the country as part of a cam- scores the risky politics of paign calling for Trump’s Sudan Islamists back army in push to preserve sharia investigating the president for impeachment. He suggested “high crimes and misde- that candidates who haven’t yet AFP n KHARTOUM have rallied in the capital in forces because there is a secu- ported worshippers to a court- a coalition of conservative par- regime until its fall,” said meanors.” Impeachment mat- endorsed impeachment “have recent days, warning they rity problem.” Bashir came to yard outside Khartoum’s pres- ties, said Islamists were prominent Sudanese journalist ters deeply to the party’s base a political problem telling the ith talks suspended would reject any deal that power in an Islamist-backed idential palace where they opposed to the transition plan Khaled Tijani. but remains unpopular with truth about this.” Wbetween protest leaders would exclude sharia — Islamic coup in 1989 and Sudanese leg- broke their daytime fast for the because it “ignored the appli- “Freedom and Change most Americans. Steyer said that if the pub- and Sudan’s military over a law — from the country’s polit- islation has since been under- Muslim holy month of cation of Islamic law”. therefore has the right to lead.” White House hopefuls may lic saw televised, unfiltered transfer of power to civilian ical roadmap. pinned by Islamic law. Ramadan before rallying The protest alliance “stole A few metres (yards) away win praise from liberal activists hearings that showed “exactly rule, Islamist movements are They have also backed the But the protest leaders have against the roadmap. the revolution in broad day- from the Islamist rally outside by pressing House Speaker how bad this president is and backing the army in the hope army’s demands that the head remained silent on whether “Free revolutionaries will light”, said Mustafa, whose the presidential palace, a man Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for an exactly who he’s surrounded it will keep sharia law in place. of Sudan’s new governing body sharia has a place in Sudan’s not be ruled by the forces of the 2020 coalition brings together wearing traditional robes lit a impeachment inquiry, but himself with and how corrupt Islamist parties stayed on be a military figure — putting future, arguing that their main left,” they chanted. Nusrat Al- Islamist groups, including the cigarette as the call to prayer those who fall short of insist- he really is,” Democrats and the sidelines during the months them at odds with protesters concern is installing a civilian Sharia chief Mohamed Ali Popular Congress Party, a long- marked the end of the day’s fast. ing are unlikely to take heat Republicans alike would “reject of nationwide protests that led who want civilian rule. administration. Jazuli justified the rejection by time ally of Bashir. “We’re fed up with the from early-state primary voters that kind of behavior.” Steyer to the April ouster of long-time “We agree with (protesters) Ultraconservative preach- Islamists of an “ultimatum” Analysts say Islamists’ close injection of religion into poli- more focused on other issues. declined to enter the 2020 ruler Omar al-Bashir. that there will be a cabinet of er Abdelhay Yousef, a leader of put forward by the protesters. ties to Bashir have made it dif- tics,” he said in a low voice. “People talk about it and presidential race himself. They have since not joined civilian technocrats,” said the Nusrat Al-Sharia move- While the protest alliance ficult for them to join forces “We want freedom, we people have opinions about it, The administration’s block- the protest alliance at logger- Hassan Rizk, deputy head of ment, drew large crowds Friday could be a “partner in change”, with protesters and their don’t want to be ruled by any- but health care is much more ade of congressional investiga- heads with the generals over the Islamist Reform Now at a mosque in the capital’s he said, it was not “the only Alliance for Freedom and one in the name of religion... salient to them,” Sue Dvorsky, tions and Mueller’s report detail- the makeup of a new govern- Movement, a breakaway group southern Jabra district. leader of the revolution”. Change umbrella group. What have we done with 30 a former head of the Iowa ing possible obstruction action ing body, which would rule the from the National Congress He used his sermon to “The revolution was not “It’s impossible to equate a years of that kind of rule?” he Democratic Party, said in an have yet to push any new country for a three-year tran- Party formerly led by Bashir. champion Islamic law and to against ideology but against party that has always been asked. interview. “I just don’t see Democratic candidates off the sitional period. “But the sovereign council rail against the prospect of corruption and tyranny,” he opposed to the regime with “Religion is for God, poli- Democratic activists here all fence. But hundreds of Islamists will be headed by the armed secular rule. Buses then trans- said. Tayeb Mustafa, who heads another side that was with the tics is for the street.” LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 vivacity 14

fter taking on the avatar of a fash- before this, Shiva for me was a dimen- tory book, atleast see something at the ionista, Bollywood’s representative sion and something I could mentally movies to have a sense of how this nation Aat the Cannes, actor and more, New-age mystic understand. But after Samayama, he has was made,” he says. Kangana Ranaut is now reinventing unleashed Shiva in me, he has become In the same video Kangana says, “I herself to increase her appeal by taking my breath. When I felt him for the first am so honoured that Sadhguru and all up a more spiritual path. KANGANA RANAUT is taking on a new spiritual role in time, it took me back to my time as a the volunteers requested for the screen- And like many other stars who have kid (when) I lost him, I could tell this ing of the film. It is on nationalism.” ‘Cinema is about taken to Instagram to communicate association with Sadhguru. This time in real rather was what was missing from me. I told Another photograph posted by with their fans, she too favoured the social than reel, says TEAM VIVA my mother that I am home, I have Team Kangana Ranaut, is accompanied common man’ media site over the others. Recently she found what I lost, and everything by the following description, “A special shared a picture of herself at Sadhguru’s universe. However, I was very happy (and makes sense. Something so profound screening of #Manikarnika at the Isha Actor AYUSHMANN KHURRANA Isha Foundation Yoga Centre in content) with Shambhavi, the 21 minute has happened to me, that no amount of Yoga Centre in Coimbatore. The crowd says that he gets driven by relat- Coimbatore. She can be seen sitting kriya which was a part of inner engineer- success, money, awards, relationships was cheering, clapping and whistling able, real people and stories. beside a lotus pond which gives an idea ing programme. It gave me back my exu- have ever touched me like that.” almost throughout the movie. A mem- The actor, who has rep- of the natural environment of the yoga berance and energy levels. And (so) I told The Queen star is known for her orable screening indeed.” resented the common man centre. There is serenity on Kangana’s face him I should take it slow, but he insist- upfront attitude in the industry also Meanwhile, on the work front, she which makes her look peaceful yet she ed that I should do this.” organised a premiere of Manikarnika: The will be seen next in Mental Hai Kya along- in most of his films, will be shines brighter than usual. She goes on to describe what the Queen of Jhansi at the centre. She shared side Rajkummar Rao which is slated to playing the role of a cop, in Kangana attributes it to the course accomplished for her. “So, I start- a video with spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi release on July 26, 2019. Article 15. Samyama, an eight-day intense yoga ed taking advanced levels, and when I Vasudev where the latter is seen request- Last year she had interviewed him for He says, “Cinema course consisting of meditation and started Samyama, I was very scared. ing the viewers to watch a historical one hour and 53-minute long In is about common silence, which she attended here. People attend this programme after five- movie like Manikarnika: The Queen of Conversation with the Mystic which was Speaking on how she ended up attend- six years of kadi sadhana (intense ded- Jhansi. “Today is a different kind of day promoted by Sadhguru’s YouTube chan- man and relatability. I ing the programme, Kangana said, icated practise), but for me, it was just at the Isha Centre as we are going to the nel with the title India’s Youth Icon Meets resonate with them “When I first met Sadhguru after my ini- one year. And then suddenly, on the movies. Today we are showing a special the Epitome of Truth! Kangana Ranaut because I am one of tiation in US, he looked at me and said fifth or sixth day, it just opened up. I am movie. And Kangana, herself is present- with Sadhguru. She had discussed a wide them. Having had a that I should do Samyama, and then I so grateful I did this. It’s difficult to ing the movie... If you are not a history variety of issues along with nationalism, middle-class realised that it was like the Ph.D of Isha explain the experience in words, but buff and you are not going to read a his- her film and more upbringing, our journeys are similar. I have seen different taboos and thoughts, have met quirky and mad people, gotten inspired by people and events. It gives me good ref- erences to put across in my films.”

‘I am elated with the news of the film Original Veeru dada Kaabil getting released in China. The film has been a takes last bow special ollywood’s veteran action director Veeru one for me BDevgn, father of actor Ajay Devgn, passed and I am away, said family sources. He was 85. glad that it Back in the days when technology was not as advanced as today, Veeru choreographed some is still of the most interesting action sequences for travelling Bollywood, making his actors’ and stuntmen’s across and safety top priority. finding a new Remembering Veeru as a responsible direc- audience and more tor, actress Madhuri Dixit Nene said, “He was such a caring action director who used to love. I am currently encourage us, but at the same time was very cau- shooting for Bala, but tious about our safety. When he choreographed will be flying to China an action scene, he kept the safety in mind. He to Hrithik (Roshan) was such a wonderful human being.” for the film’s release.’ Veeru breathed his last on Monday after- noon at a hospital due to age-related problems, —Yami Gautam GO WITH THE FLOW according to a source. Apart from directing action sequences for films like Himmatwala, Mr India, Khatron Ke Khiladi, Phool Aur Kaante, Dilwale and Laal On World Menstrual Hygiene Day, there is a need to demystify this most Badshah, he had directed the 1999 film Hindustan Ki Kasam, starring Ajay and megas- natural of human processes. By TEAM VIVA tar Amitabh Bachchan. Film fraternity members Shah Rukh Khan, ilms like Padman have tried to and dads too. patches will discreetly yet effectively Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Sajid bring the discussion about men- soothe the cramping. The ultra-thin, Khan, Mahesh Bhatt and Harry Baweja visited Fstruation to centre stage. Women EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO waterproof patches are infused with the Devgn residence to pay condolences. (and men) are still under the impression CHOOSE menthol and eucalyptus oil, along with Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta said he was real- Actors APARSHAKTI KHURRANA that one must slow down during peri- Menstrual care is not just about san- camphor which provide instant and ly “saddened to hear about the demise of Veeru and Sargun Mehta will be seen ods. It’s time to wake up and embrace itary pads anymore. You have options, long-lasting relief from the pain. Gauri Devgnji.” in a single Kudiye Ni, which will the innovation. Ahead of World so why not choose the best? The best Singhal, founder and ceo of FLOH, a “I had the honour and pleasure of working mark the directorial debut for Menstrual Hygiene Day, a report con- according to you, that is. Choose wise- feminine health and hygiene brand by with him in my (early) days as an assistant direc- writer and sister-in-law TAHIRA ducted by Donald W Reynolds National ly and look for a product that suits your Visionaari, says, “The idea of these tor. He was a fabulous human being and a mas- Center for Business Journalism, says that lifestyle and menstrual patterns. For A REPORT patches is to make women forget that ter technician who always had a smile on his face. KASHYAP. globally, the feminine hygiene product instance, with internal use products like they are on their period and has been May God bless his soul,” he tweeted. The song is composed, writ- market is expected to be worth over $36 tampons, you can run, jump and even SUGGESTS THAT the core ideology. It will change the way Filmmaker Anees Bazmee, who worked with ten and sung by Aparskahti him- billion (approximately `2.40 lakh crore) swim while on your period. However, OUT OF women perceive their periods.” Veeru Devgn in the 1997 film Sanam, tweeted, self and produced by Bhushan over the next six years. Feminine there are some common myths that APPROXIMATELY “My heartfelt condolences to Ajay, Kajol and the Kumar’s T series. A source hygiene market in India has been grow- women have about tampons — such as SATIATE YOUR PERIOD CRAV- family. There will be no better action director ing steadily and is already an `2,200 losing a tampon inside. Usually, the vagi- 35.5 CRORE WOMEN INGS IN HEALTHY WAY than you Veeruji. Will miss you.” revealed, “Kudiye Ni was com- crore market today. However, it is still nal canal is three to five inches long with It’s no secret that dark chocolate can Veteran actor Anupam Kher wrote, “Deeply posed in five minutes in Apar’s only 1.5 per cent of the global market only a limited space. Once you insert it, IN INDIA, ONLY 12 chase away those period blues. So, saddened to know about the passing away of vanity van when he was shooting and is bound to explode. It suggests that there is no chance that the tampon can PER CENT USE always keep some handy during that Veeru Devgnji. Worked with him in so many for Dangal in the capital. It’s a out of approximately 35.5 crore men- travel anywhere else. Another miscon- time of the month. Apart from that, it films. He was a great action director. To him, the simple song. The song was shot struating women in India, only 12 per ception is that you must remove a tam- SANITARY PADS. is also important to incorporate a diet safety of actors and his fighters team was of cent use sanitary pads. The remaining pon while peeing. Weird as it may sound, that is high in fibre and good fats. utmost importance. A kind man with a great in Chandigarh over two days.” 88 per cent rely on cloth, rags, even hay, but there is absolutely no problem in THE REMAINING 88 Indulge in green vegetables, fruits, sense of humour.” The song releases next week. ash, wood shavings, newspapers, dried doing so as the vagina, GI tract and blad- PER CENT RELY ON soups, seeds and nuts to remain alert and Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted, “Sad to leaves or plastic. der are separate. A tampon, therefore, active during periods. know that veteran action director Veeru Devgn Today, the market is brimming never stands in the way of urine or bowel CLOTH, RAGS, EVEN is no more. He was a genius in choreographing with products and disparate ways that movements. Often it is said that it is HAY, ASH, WOOD GIVE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO fights on the big screen when there were no facil- Hugh, Kidman not can help you manage your periods with unsafe to wear tampons overnight. One PERSONAL HYGIENE ities available. My heartfelt condolences to Ajay allowed to shoot ease. can absolutely do so. All you need to do SHAVINGS, Pay attention to personal hygiene all the Devgn and the entire family.” is read and follow the guidelines shown NEWSPAPERS AND time, girls. But, make sure you pay extra “RIP Veeru Devgnji. A legend of Hindi cin- Actors HUGH GRANT and NICOLE DON’T SHY AWAY on the leaflet. You can wear one for as attention during your periods. Tampons ema. Left his mark at a time when ‘pure action’ KIDMAN were stopped from film- Why is it that we celebrate pregnan- long as eight hours. DRIED LEAVES and pads must be changed every four to without VFX was the order of the day. Heartfelt ing in the exclusive enclave of cy but treat periods in a hush-hush man- eight hours depending on the flow due condolences to Ajay Devgn and Kajol. May his Shelter Island by the ner? It’s about time we break out of this GO CRAMP FREE to hygiene reasons. Make sure you dis- soul rest in peace. Prayers are with the family,” regressive socio-cultural mindset. Period cramps are the worst, right? pose your sanitary products in the bin Kunal Kohli wrote. picky locals. Periods should no longer be a secret We all experience them accompanied by instead of flushing them. The funeral was held at the Vile Parle West HBO executives between moms and daughters but can headaches, backaches and thigh pain. Crematorium. wanted to film the new and should be discussed with brothers Opting for herbal period pain relief —IANS series, The Undoing, starring Grant and Kidman, on the hen something looks too evidence that the singer has a choices, especially of the young- Hamptons island good to be true, it usu- huge heart for fusion music. She sters, have seen a huge change.” that has just 2,500 Wally is. But sometimes mashes up The Doorbeen’s Talking about her various residents. But when things do turn out the way one Destined to sing Lambhergini and Maroon 5’s performances for music festivals location scout wishes, as it happened with singer Sugar with such an ease that the and concerts across different Lisa Mishra of Tareefan Reprise- Singer LISA MISHRA talks to CHAHAK MITTAL about two songs look like naturally fit- cities, which are creating waves, Linda Perkins fame. ting into each others’ beats. She she says that those are extreme- appealed to the It was while driving back how her first original Tareefan Reprise transformed her says, “After Tareefan, I also sang ly important, especially for the town council for home from work in Chicago that the rap called Back to School. I emerging artists who are able to permission to she was listening to the Tareefan life within the blink of an eye really like to experiment with dif- make their voices heard even song from the film Veere Di ferent beats and genres of music. more through them. “It is impor- film for three Wedding on loop. She then record- ing to Mumbai. It is actually a very be released after Tareefan. She And I would like to follow that. tant to get a live audience when days in May, she ed a short video, mashing up the bizarre thing to imagine. But with says, “Composer, Vishal Mishra And sometimes when you real- it comes to singing because was met by grumpy song with DJ Snake feat Justin me, this ‘too good to be true’ thing and Rhea had originally written ly like two songs from two dif- today, with so many advance- faces. Bieber’s Let Me Love You and post- did happen and it was surreal,” the song for Veere Di Wedding, ferent genres, why can’t you ments and voice modifications A source said, ed it on Instagram. Little did she says Lisa as she recalls the time post which the song was supposed mash them up?” through technology, sometimes know that Rhea Kapoor and when she first transitioned from to be a part of the film Notebook For the one, who has been the authenticity and the original- “Gary Gerth, the actress Sonam Kapoor would her social media videos to singing (which starred Pranutan Bahl). practising and following Indian ity of an artist is put into ques- town supervisor chance upon it, like her rendition for mainstream Bollywood. And we had been planning it since music all her life, how has she tion. But performing live, out- was the only one of it so much that she would be The self-taught singer from quite a while about what new ele- seen the music industry in India side of recording studios, is excited. But others asked to fly down to Mumbai to Berhampur (or Brahmapur), ment could we add to the song. evolve over the time? “There has important for people to realise shoot for its reprise version. Odisha was six when she moved However, it did turn out to be real- been a huge transition since the their true voice. No one knows were worried about “When I had recorded and to Chicago and has been living ly good, luckily.” time I began following Indian how the song is created inside noise from heli- put it out on Instagram, I never there ever since. However, the love She laughs to add that there music. In the 90s, there were the recording studio. But the copters and the expected it to be liked by many. It for Indian music just grew. Her was surely an inherent connection more of melodies and soft tunes. more audience gets to catch you late-night filming actually didn’t come out very newest single, Sajna Ve has just between her and the Sonam Today, people are much more live, the more you get recogni- causing disruption.” well, I thought. I never felt that it released and she tells us how she Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor inclined to good, dance beats. tion and the enthusiasm to keep was going to be a hit. But the next landed this song and why it took Khan-starrer film. With the changing, fast-paced performing and giving your thing to happen was that I was fly- a long time for her next single to Lisa’s social media posts are lifestyles of people, their music best,” says she. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 sport 15 Pak can re-produce 1992 magic: Waqar AGENCIES ■ LONDON task for them after that. all in good form, especially right direction although they "If they don't start well then Babar Azam and Haris Sohail," looked all over the place against ormer Pakistan captain the negativity from series defeats he said. the mighty English. and bowling great Waqar to England and Australia could Pakistan lost the series to "The bowling is moving in FYounis feels Sarfraz seep back in. They have been England 0-4 but managed to put a good direction, with Wahab Ahmed and his boys can pull off losing a few games and need to up 300+ totals on three occa- Riaz coming back into the side an upset this World Cup, much win early so settle nerves." sions. and Mohammad Amir restored. like they did in 1992 by winning Since winning the Waqar said the top four I am intrigued to see how the coveted trophy. Champions Trophy in 2017, looks sorted for Pakistan with Mohammad Amir gets on." "It is 27 years since Pakistan Pakistan have won only two of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul- "He is a match-winner, there won the World Cup for the first the seven series they have Haq doing well. is no doubt about that. If he gets time and this year feels like it did played. The first of these was "Fakhar Zaman and Imam- some rhythm back, then he Eng are favourites but India, Aus back then," Waqar was quoted against a dismal Sri Lankan side ul-Haq have also done well so could be the difference for as saying by ICC. and the second was against the top four looks really good. Pakistan. "No one gave us a chance Zimbabwe. Three of the series That issue has been solved. "On the flip side, Shaheen also serious contenders: McGrath and we arrived as the underdog. defeats have been whitewashes. "But the biggest issue for me Afridi and Mohammad Hasnain But the momentum came and Despite that, Waqar feels if is the fielding. The fielders are so talented and have long PTI ■ NEW DELHI "Most teams used to go we won the whole thing, that is Sarfraz and Co can get their looked out of sorts in the series futures ahead of them. I am hard in the first 15 and the last the beauty of Pakistan cricket. fielding right, they have talent in against England and that could excited to see what they can do." ustralian pace legend Glenn 15, and consolidate in the mid- "I was not part of the team their arsenal to pull it off. shake their confidence. Pakistan will take on West AMcGrath has handpicked dle. But teams like England, because I was injured just before "The positive for Pakistan is "I am sure that will get a bit Indies in their opener on May England as the favourites to lift India are just going hard the the World Cup, but I remember that they have started scoring big better but if the fielders don't 31. the upcoming World Cup but whole 50 overs, and that's the the team coming home. The totals. They have showed they take their chances and catch "That first game against said going by current form, impact T20 cricket has had. So whole country was out on the to do," said Waqar who coached Tests, he has returned with 373 are capable of scoring 300 plus balls and stop the extra 15 or 20 the West Indies will be vital. It India and Australia too are yeah, I don't think I've ever said streets, the lights were on and we Pakistan, besides being credited wickets to his name. and we saw that in their series runs then they could struggle." is will be worth watching that! serious contenders for the title. 'England are the team to beat' or had a trophy parade. with the man who really put the "I think Pakistan arrive as against England. Waqar said he looks for- Both are very exciting teams McGrath, who retired from the 'favourites'," he added. "It was party-mode, it was a reverse into swing bowling. underdogs and they need to start "The batsman have got used ward to watching Mohammad and very unpredictable, you international cricket after win- McGrath, however, was of carnival. Hopefully, that will In 262 ODIs, Waqar has well. If they lose a couple of early to the surfaces very quickly and Amir in action, adding the never know what you are going ning the Player of the the view that India and happen again, but there is work taken 416 wickets while in 87 games, then it will be an uphill have piled on the runs. They are overall bowling is headed in the to get. Tournament in Australia's vic- Australia have the capability to torious 2007 World Cup, said give England a tough fight. going by their recent prowess in "I didn't say they (England) PTI n LONDON ODI, Eoin Morgan's men are were going to win the World the ones to beat in the show- Cup though! So they are the ashim Amla is still not a piece. favourites and are going to be Hcertainty in the South Amla not fretting over playing XI spot "England, a very good one- tough to beat in their own con- African playing XI but the day unit. To me they are the ditions, but fingers crossed, senior opener has made a case West Indies (rain affected) and happens after that is for the "T20 is different to fifty- favourites going into this World Australia can do well," he said. for himself with successive will be keen to add to his tally benefit of the team," Amla was over cricket. I had two weeks Cup, so I think they'll do very "The two standouts to me fifties in the warm-up games of 27 ODI hundreds. quoted as saying by the ICC with (batting coach) Dale well," McGrath was quoted as were India and England, with ahead of World Cup opener However with young Aiden website. Benkenstein and spent time in saying by ESPNcricinfo. fingers crossed, Australia doing against India in Southampton Markram in the side, there is The veteran opener wants the nets batting the way a fifty- "Probably! I can't remain well." on June 5. competition as to who would to make every opportunity over cricketer would bat It was biased my whole life. You've got The former lanky right- Amla, one of South Africa's open with Quinton de Kock. count and that was the reason important to have that time. to go on current form. The arm pacer also picked South greatest Test match players, "Scoring runs is always he opted out of a domestic T20 Sometimes it works out; some- England team — the way they Africa, West Indies and Pakistan scored 65 and 51 not out important. Whether I make the competition's knock-out times it doesn't," said Amla, go about it, they have impressed as the teams to watch out for in respectively in the two warm- playing XI or not is not up to rounds to prepare for the World who needs another 90 to reach me. They have scored some big, the World Cup, but predicted up games against Sri Lanka and me. I do what I can do and what Cup. 8000 runs in ODIs. big totals. Australia to make the final. Spurs upbeat about Kane ahead of CL final AFP ■ LONDON we have ahead, Tottenham deserve that we are all 100 per- ottenham Hotspur manag- cent focused on the game. We Ter Mauricio Pochettino has can make history, we can pro- said Harry Kane is in a "very vide our fans the best happiness positive situation" and could be in football," he said. fit to face Liverpool in Saturday's Spurs midfielder Moussa Champions League final in Sissoko said the players were in Madrid. a positive frame of mind ahead England forward Kane has of a final against English rivals been out of action since suffer- Liverpool, five-time kings of ing an ankle injury during the European club football. first leg of the quarter-final "The spirit is fantastic, every against Manchester City. time we were close to be out but But Pochettino, speaking to we showed a lot of character to reporters on Monday, indicat- win the game," said Sissoko. ed Kane was close to a return. The Spurs manager was linked with Juventus following "We know we can challenge "Harry Kane in the last equally positive regarding the the recent departure from the against every team," the week, Friday and Saturday, prospects for the injured trio of Italian giants of Massimiliano Frenchman added. "I am not Nadal, Djokovic cruise started to be involved in the Davinson Sanchez, Jan Allegri, but Pochettino insisted scared of Liverpool or any team. group, it's a very positive situ- Vertonghen and Harry Winks. his focus was firmly on Spurs' "We all need to challenge ‘Handling pressure ation for him," Pochettino said. Meanwhile Pochettino first appearance in a European and we have to give our best and through at Roland Garros "We will wait and see how faced fresh questions about his Cup final. if we do it, we can beat any he is progressing in his prob- own future. "Today no one is more team. In the past we have will be key for SL’ AFP ■ PARIS The 22-year-old Hurkacz, lem." The Argentinian has been important than the game that showed it." who has claimed three wins over PNS ■ NEW DELHI know the conditions. But han- efending champion Rafael top-10 players this season, had dling the pressure and the sit- DNadal got his bid for a no answer to the 2016 French AFP ■ MILAN ri Lanka, the 1996 World uations well is going to be the record-extending 12th French Open winner, as Djokovic sealed SCup champions and two- challenge." Open title off to the perfect start a second-round spot without ormer Italy coach Antonio Conte poised to replace time runners-up, come into Matthews, who had cap- by brushing aside German qual- breaking sweat, hitting 27 win- FConte is poised to replace the tournament as the No 9 tained Sri Lanka during the last ifier Yannick Hanfmann, while ners. Luciano Spalletti as coach of ranked ODI side. They have edition of the multi-nation world number one Novak Inter Milan, according to reports Spalletti as Inter coach won only six of the 22 one-day tournament, advised his team- Djokovic was also a comfortable WOZNIACKI OUT in Italy on Monday. internationals they have played mates to embrace the chal- victor in the first round at Earlier on Monday, former Spalletti sealed Inter's coach will be axed in favour of stage. since January 2018. Adding to lenge and express themselves Roland Garros on Monday. world number one Caroline Champions League berth for a ex-Juventus, Chelsea and "This result (against their task is that several mem- with freedom. Nadal, a 17-time Grand Wozniacki collapsed to a 0-6, second consecutive year with a 'Azzurri' boss Conte. Empoli) changes little. The club bers of their World Cup squad "In a big tournament like Slam champion, cruised to a 6- 6-3, 6-3 loss to Russian world 2-1 win over Empoli on the final Gazzetta dello Sport said will talk now and I will listen, are returning after a spell on the this, you've got to play with free- 2, 6-1, 6-3 victory on the rebuilt number 68 Veronika day of the Serie A season on "total agreement" had been just as you will," Spalletti said sidelines. Captain Dimuth dom and embrace it, rather than Court Philippe Chatrier to set up Kudermetova in the first Sunday. reached with 49-year-old Conte, after Sunday's game. "I would Karunaratne himself, until last putting too much pressure on a clash with another German round. Inter snatched fourth place, with Corriere dello Sport and Sky like to continue to coach Inter. week, hadn't played any ODI yourself. Yes, it's a World Cup, qualifier — world number 114 The Danish 13th seed had equal on points with Atalanta, Sport Italia reporting a three- Conte has also been linked since the last World Cup. you have to perform well to win Yannick Maden — in round two. retired injured from her two pre- but behind the side from year deal would be sealed before with a return to champions The experienced Mathews, it, but at the same time you have Nadal had suffered three vious matches in the lead-up to Bergamo on head-to-head dif- the end of the week. Juventus, after his successor in however, urged his side to put to embrace the challenge. If you consecutive semi-final defeats Roland Garros, and fell away ference, to edge city rivals AC Spalletti conceded his future Turin Massimiliano Allegri was the past behind them and "enjoy put a lot of pressure on yourself, earlier in the clay-court season, badly after a strong first set. Milan by just one point in the was uncertain, despite returning removed, and AS Roma where the moment". "The biggest it adds to your burden. But try but appeared to find his best in "I think she got very lucky race for elite European football. the club to the Champions Claudio Ranieri has been the challenge will be in overcoming and embrace it, look at it as an an Italian Open title success at the start of the second set and But multiple reports state League after a seven-year interim coach since the sacking pressure situations," Matthews opportunity to perform, to do sealed with victory over old took advantage of the opportu- that the 60-year-old former absence this season, where they of Eusebio Di Francesco in told the ICC. "Quite a lot of us something better for the coun- rival Djokovic, while his French nities she got," said Wozniacki. Roma and Zenit St Petersburg were knocked out at the group March. have played in England, so we try," he explained. Open win-loss record Sixth seed and two- now reads 87-2. time Wimbledon "It's always champion Petra amazing to play Kvitova was forced here, the new to pull out before Chatrier is very her scheduled Atalanta qualify for CL as Milan miss out nice," the second opener against seed said. "It's been Sorana Cirstea with APF ■ MILAN They held on to win 3-2. Allegri ended his Juventus career in an important place a left arm injury, but Back at the San Siro, Salih Ucan's disappointing fashion as the champi- in my career. said she should be fit talanta won at Sassuolo on low cross from the right reached ons were undone by two late strikes "I played a good tour- for Wimbledon, which ASunday to secure their first ever Hamed Traore unmarked in front of at Sampdoria to finish the Serie A sea- nament in Rome which was very starts on July 1. Champions League spot and Inter goal and he levelled to lift Empoli out son with a five-match winless streak. important for my confidence. "(I'll be out for) two to three Milan joined them while ensuring of the relegation places and push Inter Despite a poor final few weeks Now we'll see." weeks, so I'll do some fitness Empoli were relegated after a frantic out of the top four. they still finished 11 points ahead of and everything that I can do to second half in the San Siro. Five minutes later, Radja second-placed Napoli, who ended DJOKOVIC IMPRESSES prepare my body for the tennis AC Milan ended up fifth despite Nainggolan changed that when he their underwhelming campaign beat- Djokovic laid down an early on the grass," said the Czech. winning at SPAL. Genoa and pounced on a rebound to put Inter en 3-2 at Bologna on Saturday. marker in his bid to hold all four Dutch fourth seed Kiki Fiorentina stayed in Serie A after a ahead. "I feel good because I ended five Grand Slam titles simultaneous- Bertens looked in fine fettle, nerve-wracked goalless draw. In a frantic finish, Empoli came incredible years by winning the title ly for the second time, powering though, beating home player The evening started with Inter, close several times with Inter centre- ... tomorrow a new era begins," past Polish youngster Hubert Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4. Atalanta, AC Milan and Roma bat- back Stefan de Vrij deflecting one shot Allegri told broadcaster DAZN after Hurkacz. Elsewhere in the women's tling for the two remaining onto his own bar. the 2-0 defeat. The 15-time major champi- draw, Australian eighth seed Champions League spots and Empoli In added time, with Dragowski in He leaves having also won four on impressed in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Ashleigh Barty saw off knowing that if they won they would the Empoli attack, Inter rolled the ball Italian Cups and re-established the triumph and will face Swiss American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6- survive. into the empty net, but Balde had Old Lady as a force in Europe, reach- lucky loser Henri Laaksonen in 3. Because their ground is being pulled Dragowski back in the build- ing two Champions League finals and round two. In the men's event, three- redeveloped, Atalanta had to cede up. The goal was disallowed and signing Cristiano Ronaldo last sum- "I was very solid. I'm happy time Grand Slam champion home advantage and play at Sassuolo Balde earned a second yellow card. mer. with my game today," said the Stan Wawrinka progressed with where they quickly fell behind. "My first hug was for (coach Gian deadlock with a solo goal six minutes Yet the 2-1 win was enough to "I'll come back to work when I top seed. "It's a long tourna- a 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-3 win Duvan Zapata levelled before Piero) Gasperini, for a lifetime. It's later, earning a yellow card for ripping save Inter and doom Empoli. have the opportunity ... I need to find ment... But I just want to concen- over Slovakian Jozef Kovalik. half-time. After Sassuolo lost their already a given that he'll still be here off his shirt in celebration. a team with which I can enjoy myself trate on my next match." Australian Alex De Minaur, scorer Domenico Berardi, who next season." The home team had a chance to DE ROSSI SAYS GOODBYE and do a good job," he added. Twelve months ago, seeded 21st, beat the United received a red card for his part in the Milan took a two-goal lead at increase their lead when Mauro The wins of the three teams Sampdoria's 36-year-old striker Djokovic dropped out of the States' Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-4, mass brawl that ended the first half, SPAL, with goals by Hakan Icardi tumbled over Empoli goalkeep- above them meant Roma finished Fabio Quagliarella failed to add to his world's top 20 after a shock quar- 6-4, although Georgian 15th Atalanta comfortably sealed third as Calhanoglu and Franck Kessie, but er Bartlomiej Dragowski. After a sixth despite beating visiting Parma 26 goals but still finished as the Serie ter-final loss to Marco seed Nikoloz Basilashvili and goals by Alejandro Gomez and Mario Francesco Vicari and Mohamed Fares delay for video review, Icardi missed 2-1. They also bid farewell to captain A top scorer, three ahead of Zapata. Cecchinato and even pondered Russian 12th seed Daniil Pasalic completed a 3-1 win. replied. the penalty. and local hero Daniele De Rossi who Torino finished their exciting skipping Wimbledon, but he has Medvedev both exited the tour- "It's been an extraordinary sea- Meanwhile at the San Siro, after A few minutes later in Ferrara, came off to rapturous applause with campaign in seventh place, level on instead reclaimed his place at the nament. son," Atalanta president Antonio a goal-less first half, Inter brought on Kessie rolled in a penalty to put AC nine minutes to play. points with Roma, following a 3-1 win top of the game. Percassi told Sky Sport. Keita Balde. The striker broke the Milan back in the lead against SPAL. Earlier on Sunday, Massimiliano over Lazio. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | MAY 28, 2019 sport 16 INDIA SEEK TO BOUNCE BACK FROM OPENING DEFEAT Men in Blue look to find form & get back to winning ways against B’desh in 2nd warm-up tie KEY PLAYERS Jasprit Bumrah: Bumrah impressed in the four overs he bowled against New Zealand, which included two maidens, giving away just two runs and snaring a wicket. That is the sort of performance that has become customary of Bumrah. He is the world's top-ranked bowler, and can be stifling with both his abil- ity to contain runs and pick up wickets. Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh's talismanic all-rounder can do it Kiwis aim to extend all on the field. He is a strike bowler, gets in handy overs through the middle overs with form against WI his accuracy, makes vital runs across a number of positions PNS ■ NEW DELHI short due to rain on Sunday. and can help construct the The essence of this match innings. Shakib took two wick- ew Zealand have well increases further given the ets in three matches during the Nand truly announced fact that their senior players Ireland tri-nation series, and themselves as a side to be Chris Gayle, Andre Russell struck two unbeaten half-cen- respected at the ICC Men's weren't a part of the recent- turies, giving a glimpse of how Cricket World Cup 2019, ly concluded tri-series in crucial he is to Bangladesh's after their convincing victo- Ireland. Chris Gayle's form chances at the World Cup. ry against India on Saturday. during the home series Their new-ball pair of Tim against England and Shai CONDITIONS Southee and Trent Boult Hope's consistency in recent Overcast conditions are expect- exploited the conditions to times will act as a huge ed throughout. Chances of rain great effect to get rid of the morale booster for the two- peak at 11am local time, which strong Indian top-order, time World champions. is half an hour after the start, so before the all-rounders, The bowling unit has we could potentially be in for Colin de Grandhomme and consistently failed to take another delayed start. That James Neesham took over. wickets in recent times. The should also mean fast bowlers Trent Boult's rhythm and new ball pair of captain find something from the over- accuracy must've surely Jason Holder and Sheldon head conditions, but the last ODI given ominous signs to all Cottrell have not been able that was played here had 646 the top-order batsmen in to create any opportunities, runs scored in 97 overs. the competition. conceding runs at over run- Ross Taylor continued a-ball in their nine-over AGENCIES ■ CARDIFF The six-wicket defeat important Numbers 4 and 6 in check him out. Apart from Rahul, the 42 balls. his consistent run in 2019 combined spell against against New Zealand however the tournament proper, have Shakib is recovering from other player who will like to If Hardik is seen as an with a steady 71, whereas South Africa. To add to the he top-order will ideally won't be a big worry for Virat not fully recovered from their a niggle and Bangaldesh coach assert himself in the middle will enforcer at No 5 and Dhoni as Kane Williamson reminded woes, Shannon Gabriel, like an extended session Kohli as he has some bigger respective injuries. Steve Rhodes expects him to be Ravindra Jadeja, who was a finisher at No 6, the second everyone of his batting who left the field after bowl- Tin the middle but injured issues to take care of. While Kedar injured his play a pivotal role in the Tigers' the only saving grace in the first down slot will become all the prowess with a well com- ing the first two balls of the Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Kohli is bound to be a wor- left shoulder during the IPL, campaign. warm-up game. more pivotal in the larger con- piled 67. With most senior ninth over, didn't take the Shankar's lack of game time ried man if Jadhav and Shankar Shankar was hit in the nets by Rohit and Shikhar, who While Jadeja's core text as Rahul, Karthik or players in fine form, the field post the first rain will certainly be a bigger worry are unable to get a decent hit a Khaleel Ahmed short ball. have enjoyed a decent amount strength remains batting, his Shankar, whoever fits in will Blackcaps appear as a settled interruption. He seems to for India ahead of their final against Mashrafe Mortaza's This, however, is a of success against Bangladesh, accurate bowling and razor have to play the role of a sheet unit going into the World have suffered a strain of World Cup warm-up game men before facing a tricky Godsend opportunity for KL won't mind some runs which sharp fielding will keep Jadhav anchor. Cup. They'll, however, hope some sort. The team man- against Bangladesh here on opposition like South Africa in Rahul to score some useful is always a confidence booster on toes once he gets hundred The bowlers did a decent that their wicket-keeper agement and the fans will Tuesday. its tournament opener at runs against an attack compris- ahead of the main event. percent fit. job in the first outing with both batsman, Tom Latham hope that the Trinidad The top heavy Indian line- Southampton on June 5. ing Mortaza, Mustafizur If the conditions in Cardiff An interesting move in the Jasprit Bumrah and recovers quickly from his pacer recovers quickly up flattered to deceive in bowl- India's primary objective Rahaman, Rubel Hossain and remain overcast, playing out a first game was to send Hardik Mohammed Shami being sharp finger injury. before their first game ing-friendly conditions at the during the practice games is to Shakib al Hasan and cement testing first spell of Mustafizur Pandya at No 5 ahead of and economical but a good West Indies will be des- against Pakistan in the tour- Oval as Trent Boult troubled fix their middle-order prob- the No 4 slot. Unless Ravi or Rubel will certainly keep the Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who spell from Kuldeep Yadav is perate to get some match nament proper. them with both swing and lems but the two protagonists, Shastri and Kohli decide to top-order batsmen in good literally struggled in tough bat- likely to keep him in good head practice, after their first (Venue: County seam movement. who are likely to fill in the promote Dinesh Karthik and stead. ting conditions scoring 17 off space after a dismal IPL. warm-up game was cut Ground, Bristol) ‘Variety in bowling makes India strong contender’ IANS ■ NEW DELHI "In an era where big bats reaches the knockout stage. the pitches then Jasprit Bumrah, and big scores, with occasional The team that consistently takes Mohammed Shami and ormer Australia skipper Ian monumental battering, have wickets — particularly through Bhuvneshwar Kumar are skilled FChappell believes the Virat proliferated ODIs, there are the middle overs — is the one enough to take full advantage. Kohli-led India has variety in still some seriously good bowl- most likely to lift the trophy," he If, however, the pitches start to their bowling department, mak- ing attacks gearing up for 2019 added. wear and the conditions are dry, ing them a strong contender to World Cup," Chappell wrote in According to Chappell, then Kuldeep Yadav and win the 2019 World Cup. his column in ESPNcricinfo. India — despite not possessing Yuzvendra Chahal are a danger- Chappell said the team "Wicket-taking is going to the "outright pace" like that of ous wicket-taking combina- which has the ability to pick play a crucial role in deciding England and Australia — do tion," said the 75-year-old. wickets at regular intervals, this World Cup. Despite the have great variety and a trio of "Throw in Hardik Pandya as Bangladesh happy particularly in the middle overs, modern gung-ho batting style, fast bowlers who can be excep- a handy fast-bowling all- was likely to lift the coveted this is not an easy contract to tional in favourable conditions. rounder and Virat Kohli has with underdog title Cup. fulfil when the tournament "If there's any moisture in plenty of options," he added. IANS ■ CARDIFF

angladesh coach Steve Rhodes believes the Bteam is well prepared going into the World Cup Roy completes Eng rout Will do everything to and they are happy with the "underdog" title. Bangladesh didn't have an ideal start to their likely to test England, with Roy preparation for the World Cup as their first warm- proving as much in a 46-ball up game against Pakistan was washed out on Sunday. innings that included 11 fours win the trophy: Guptill They will now take on India in their second prac- and four sixes. tice match on Tuesday before beginning their tour- Jonny Bairstow was PTI ■ NEW DELHI nament campaign against South Africa on June 2. stumped by Rahmat Shah off "One of the things the dressing room feels is qui- Mohammad Nabi for 39. hey missed out on a fairy- etly confident," Rhodes told ICC. "But we are well Roy ended the match in Ttale ending in the previous aware that we are playing against some very good the 18th over of England's edition but New Zealand will teams. We respect the opposition; we don't fear them. reply with a six over midwick- leave no stone unturned to lift But what we have been trying to do is play that down et. their maiden World Cup trophy a little bit, and actually it is great to be an underdog. Earlier, Jofra Archer and this time, says their swashbuck- "Because if we can keep surprising all these big Joe Root took three wickets ling opener Martin Guptill. teams, everybody is going to be commenting about apiece as Afghanistan slumped New Zealand started the what is going on with Bangladesh — 'how do they to 160 all out. warm-up games with a bang, do this sort of thing; how do they keep doing this Fast bowler Archer struck slaying tournament giants India sort of thing?' If we don't get too big for our boots, twice with the new ball to dis- by six-wickets and 77 balls to then we will keep surprising, and we should han- miss Hazratullah and Rahmat spare. dle the pressure a lot better," he added. before ending some late resis- Khawaja suffers "I wouldn't say we are One of the key boosts for Bangladesh will be the tance from Nabi. favourites to win the World availability of Shakib al Hasan, the number one all- Opener Noor Ali scrapped injury scare Cup this time but we have rounder, who had missed the series against New his way to 30 before he played named a strong squad. We us. We played some really good Zealand due to a finger injury. on to all-rounder Ben Stokes. PTI ■ SOUTHAMPTON know it's going to be a tough cricket but unfortunately for us, Shakib recovered from that injury in time for the Asghar tried to drive Root tournament. We are going to we played our worst game in IPL and played an important role in Bangladesh win- over the top but found Roy in ustralia were dealt an injury scare on try our best, do everything we the final." ning their first ever non-bilateral ODI tournament the deep instead. AMonday after top-order batsman can to go and win the trophy we Many of the players who in Ireland, scoring two unbeaten fifties and bowl- Afghanistan lost their next Usman Khawaja limped off the field after missed out on the last time," were part of the 2015 squad ing economically. However, he missed the final with four wickets in a mere seven getting hit on his left knee during their sec- Guptill said. have been replaced by young- a side strain. deliveries, Hashmatullah and ond and final World Cup warm-up match New Zealand have landed sters including former captain The 32-year-old is now fit again in the lead-up Najibullah Zadran carelessly against Sri Lanka here. in the UK with an experienced Brendon McCullum and spin- to the World Cup, and, according to Rhodes, the run out, Gulbadin Naib holing Khawaja suffered a blow on his left and balanced side and the ner Daniel Vettori and Guptill presence of the T20 captain will have a great impact out to Moeen Ali and Rashid knee while fielding and had to be escort- English pitches are likely to suit feels the team needs to gel well on Bangladesh's campaign. Khan steering Root to slip for ed off the ground by the team doctor. big hitters like Guptill, who will together to achieve results like "When he (Shakib) doesn't play, it can cause a a golden duck. Monday's injury scare came after be crucial to the team's success. last edition. few issues. Not only (in) missing the best player that AFP ■ LONDON wickets with nearly 200 balls to Afghanistan were in dan- Khawaja was forced to retire hurt during Guptill has an impressive "To be honest, it's a com- you have got, but also your balance of the team," said spare. ger of being dismissed for Australia's first warm-up game against record in England. He has pletely different team and it's a Rhodes. ason Roy sealed an England England, two days after under 100 before Nabi, with 44, England on Wednesday, which they won scored 652 runs with a strike- different time, it's four years The Bangladesh coach also heaped praise on Jthrashing of Afghanistan as losing their previous practice helped the last two wickets add by 12 runs. rate of 97.31 which includes an later, so we need to come Mashrafe Mortaza saying, he leads in a warrior-like the tournament hosts cruised match to world champions 68 runs. During the match against England, unbeaten 189 from 155 balls. together and do what we do fashion. to victory in their final match Australia, returned to win- Nabi's defiant hitting, Khawaja sustained a blow on his jaw while New Zealand, considered like last time. We have to make "He (Mashrafe) is very much the person at the before the World Cup. ning ways in convincing fash- which included three sixes, batting but scans later revealed that there perennial dark horses, know sure everybody is gelling well front, very much the person that people respect. He Roy made 89 not out on ion ahead of their tournament kept England at bay before he was no break. how to punch above their and are having some fun wouldn't ask anybody to do something that he could- his Surrey home ground on opener against South Africa at was last man out when a thick The left-handed batsman is now weight. together because that was the n't do or wouldn't try himself," said the Bangladesh Monday as England hammered the Oval on Thursday. edge off Archer carried to uncertain for Australia's World Cup "The tournament (2015 biggest take away from last coach. outsiders Afghanistan by nine A target of 161 was never Bairstow on the boundary. opener against Afghanistan on June 1. World Cup) was really good for time."