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every State Assembly has the constitutional right to pass a resolution and seek the amend- ed Citizenship Act’s withdraw- al, nevertheless, he reiterated, Citizenship (Amendmend) “When and if the law is Act, or CAA, without inform- declared to be constitutional by ing him. the Supreme Court then it will Days after the Governor hit 12314%/ “no’’ to a law passed by be problematic to oppose it. out at the Pinarayi Vijayan Parliament. Sibal reiterated his The fight must go on!” Government for not informing ith its own leaders citing assertion on Sunday too saying His remarks had caused a him before moving the apex Wthe rulebook to press if the law is declared constitu- flutter as several non-BJP court and declaring that he was upon the fact that States can- tional by the Supreme Court Governments, including not a “rubber stamp”, the Raj not say no to implement a law then it will be problematic to Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya 9%/87:( ( 9%(78( Bhavan sought the report from passed by Parliament, in this oppose it. Pradesh, West Bengal and the State Chief Secretary on the case the Citizenship Finance Minister Nirmala Maharashtra have voiced their mid escalation of war of matter. “The Governor’s office (Amendment) Act, a red-faced Sitharaman, meanwhile, reject- disagreement with the CAA as Awords between him and has sought a report from the Congress on Sunday sought to ed allegations that the well as National Register of the LDF Government, Kerala Chief Secretary for not inform- undo the damage by calibrat- Narendra Modi Government Citizens (NRC) and National Governor Arif Mohammed ing him about the State’s move ing its stance on the issue. was selective in granting citi- Population Register (NPR). Khan made it clear on Sunday to approach the apex court Until the Supreme Court zenship and said singer Adnan “If the CAA is passed no he will not remain a “mute against the CAA,” a top Raj takes a decision on the matter, Sami and author Taslima State can say ‘I will not imple- spectator” as he sought a report Bhavan source told PTI on States cannot be forced to Nasreen were among the over ment it’,” Sibal said. from it over moving the Sunday. demanded that he should have implement the “unconstitu- 3,900 people who had been Continued on Page 4 Supreme Court against the Confirming that he had been informed by the tional law”, the Congress assert- given Indian citizenship in the sought the report, Khan, who Government prior to moving ed even as it maintained that last six years. arrived here this evening from the court. like Punjab, the other States While senior Congress Bengaluru, told reporters that Khan, who has been at log- ruled by it are thinking about leader Ahmed Patel said party- it should not be seen as a “per- gerheads with the LDF regime bringing a resolution against ruled Rajasthan, Madhya sonal fight”. “This is not per- since it convened a special the CAA. Pradesh and Rajasthan too are Q R sonal fight. My only concern is Assembly session to pass the It said repeated statements contemplating to pass a reso- that the Constitution and the resolution seeking scrapping of by Home Minister Amit Shah lution against the CAA to send law must be upheld and the the CAA, on Sunday said the and the Governors on “forcing” out a clear message to the !" # business of the Government Government moving the court States to implement the CAA Central Government to recon- must be transacted in accor- without his knowledge was an was against constitutional fed- sider the legislation, Khurshid dance with the law”, he said. illegal act. eralism and the people’s said, “If something is on the 47&) ;2 375(/ Hasina, who is in the UAE Khan’s stand had drawn the “This is in contravention of movement against the legisla- statute book, you have to obey capital of Abu Dhabi, also said ire of ruling front with CPI (M) the rules. This is an illegal act. tion will “go on fearlessly”. law, else there are conse- group of women protesting angladesh Prime Minister that there has been no record- mouthpiece Deshabhimani I am not fighting any person- “Let the BJP Government quences. If the Supreme Court Aagainst the CAA at the BSheikh Hasina has termed ed reverse migration from slamming him for making al vengeance. I am just point- and its Governors not forget doesn’t interfere, it will remain Ghantaghar Park in as “internal matters” of India India. “No, there is no reverse “political statements” and alleg- ing out that the law and that India is a Union of States. on the statute book.” Hussainabad area of Lucknow the Citizenship (Amendment) migration from India. But ing he was “threatening” the Constitution must be upheld,” States can disagree with the “It is a matter where the on Sunday alleged policemen Act or CAA, and the National within India, people are facing state in a “tough language”. he said. Union and challenge the same State Governments have a very took away their blankets and Register of Citizens (NRC), many problems,” she said. However, the Government When pointed out that the by way of their constitutional serious difference of opinion food stuff. However, police " M N but at the same time said the “Bangladesh has always has said it did not violate any Law Minister had said no rule right under Article 131 of the with the Centre as far as this rejected the allegations. &'"" act was “not necessary”. maintained that the CAA and rules and no deliberate had been violated by the state Constitution,” Congress’ chief (CAA) law is concerned. So, we On the lines of Delhi’s ( “We don’t understand why NRC are internal matters of attempts had been made to government, the Governor spokesperson Randeep would wait for the final pro- Shaheen Bagh, the women (the Indian government) did it. India,” Hasina said. “The challenge the authority of the challenged him to show the law. Surjewala said in a statement nouncement made by the top along with children have been Ghantaghar Park (Clock It was not necessary. “(Still), it Government of India, on their Governor’s office. “Let him quote the Law. I that also came against the court. Ultimately, the top court squatting near the Clock Tower Tower), some people tried to is an internal affair,” Hasina told part, has also repeatedly main- Law Minister AK Balan am quoting here. Even after backdrop of an ongoing tussle will decide and till then every- (Ghantaghar) in Lucknow’s make a “gheraa” (cordon) using the Gulf News in an interview, tained that the NRC is an had said on Saturday the this, you are saying somebody between the Kerala Governor thing said, done, not done is Old City since Friday night, ropes and sticks, and also tried referring to India’s new citi- internal exercise of India and Government would clear all has given his personal opinion. and the Pinarayi Vijayan dis- provisional and tentative.” protesting against the CAA to put sheets. They were not zenship law. Prime Minister (Narendra) apprehensions raised by Khan. I am giving you the law. What pensation over the CAA. Sibal, who was participat- and NRC. allowed to do so. Some organ- Her comments came weeks Modi has in person assured me Days after passing a reso- the Government has done was However, the Congress’ ing in the Kerala Literature The women protesters isations were distributing blan- after Bangladesh Foreign of the same during my visit to lution in the assembly against illegal. Let them show me the statement came not before Festival (KLF) at Kozhikode on alleged that blankets provided kets on the park premises as a Minister AK Abdul Momen New Delhi in October 2019.” the CAA, the Kerala provision. I will take everything another of its senior leader and Saturday, had said that “a State to them by some organisations result of which people living in said that the CAA and the NRC She said the relationship Government had on January 13 back. I will not sit like a mute former Union Minister Salman cannot say no to a law cleared were taken away by the police. the vicinity and not part of the are India’s “internal issues”, but between Bangladesh and India approached the SC. spectator. I have to ensure that Khurshid backed party col- by Parliament”. Rejecting the allegation, the protests were coming to take voiced concern that any is currently at its best, with An upset Khan had on the Constitution and the law league Kapil Sibal’s remark Though he sought to play Lucknow Police said, “During the blankets.” “uncertainty” in the country is cooperation in a “wide spec- Thursday said it was “improp- are upheld”. earlier that States cannot say down the controversy saying the illegal protest at Lucknow’s Continued on Page 4 likely to affect its neighbours. trum of areas”. er” and protocol and courtesy Continued on Page 4 $% % # L Tiruchirappalli district. '' 12314%/ M All those who lost their lives were of below 30 years of efusing to accept the hike in age. A six-year-old girl, Vinoba, Rhostel fees by the Jawahar has been admitted to hospital Lal Nehru University admin- with grievous injuries she suf- istration, the JNU Students’ fered when a bull which came Union (JNUSU) on Sunday ! !" out of the arena hit her. She was said it will approach the Delhi watching the sport with her High Court on January 20 to # father when the mishap seek a direction for quashing $ &%1 (/ occurred. the new hostel manual which % " More than 50 persons have has provisions for fee hike. The ive persons lost their lives in been admitted to different hos- petition shall also seek regis- "# FJallikattu in the last four pitals with serious injuries. tration at “old rates without late O% P days across Tamil Nadu. While “The situation in Tamil fines”, they said. &' ( four persons were gored to Nadu is serious. It is like the In a statement issued on )# * death by the charging bulls in gladiators fighting the bulls in Sunday, the JNUSU said it will L M +! the arena itself, one person suc- the coliseums in Rome. People file the plea on Monday against ' cumbed to injuries later in cheer up the bulls as they the Inter-Hall Administration ' hospital. But this has not pre- charge into the people from the manual which, it claimed, was ' vented the organisers from vadivasal (narrow gate sepa- passed “illegally” in October going ahead with the contro- rating the bulls from the bull without taking the feedback of versial sport in different venues tamers). The sad thing is that the Union. ' in the State. though the human beings The JNUSU, which has ()*+ (,-. ./ Three bull tamers were know that it is a sporting event, been on strike on the issue for & killed in Madurai’s the poor animals are ignorant close to three months, urged '* Avaniiyapuram village, while about the sports and pastime,” the remaining students to boy- ' * two deaths were reported from said an animal rights activist. cott of registration. ' Alanganalloor village and Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 & " !" " 12314%/ jointly by Switzerland and Capital at National Science the facility,” he added. of cosmic accelerators and the Germany in 2011. Centre where the MACE, one MACE, which will be oper- radiation emission processes in onceived in 2008, the Scientists involved with among various mega science ated in the dark nights only, will extreme environments. 51 6(4787 Cmuch-awaited world’s sec- the project said here that an projects being undertaken in also help understand the nature Continued on Page 4 ond largest and indigenously- array of seven telescopes for India and abroad in collabora- ohit Sharma and Virat made MACE (Major monitoring spectacular celestial tion with other countries, will RKohli paced a tricky run Atmospheric Cherenkov events like explosion of stars, be showcased. chase with sublime knocks as Experiment) gamma ray tele- falling of matters into black Bhatt said, “Equipped with India wrapped the series 2-1 scope is all set to function from holes and collision of extrater- a large light collector consist- with a seven-wicket victory in 2020 year-end. Once the restrial objects have already ing of 356 mirror panels of area the decisive third ODI against MACE system is operational, been installed. It will detect 1 sqm each and 1,088 channel Australia on Sunday. India will find its place in the very high energy gamma rays photomultiplier tube based Rohit delivered 119 off 128 elite scientific community in the energy range of 20GeV imaging camera, MACE will in the all-important game for working in field of gamma ray to 10 TeV using the earth’s detect extremely short (few his 29th ODI hundred. After study. atmosphere as part of its detec- nanoseconds) Cherenkov Rohit’s fall, Kohli (89 off 91) The telescope is next to the tion system. flashes generated by cosmic anchored the chase successful- upcoming High Altitude “Commissioning trials of gamma rays. ly, with 2.1 overs to spare. Energy Gamma Ray (HAGAR) the MACE are being conduct- “It is expected to start India had a point to prove observatory at 14,000 feet at ed presently,” said Nilay Bhatt observations by the end of the against Australia, having lost Hanle in Ladakh. It has a 21- from Bhabha Atomic Research year. To begin with it will the home series to them in metre diameter reflector and Centre (BARC), which has observe a Supernova remnant March last year. The 10-wick- 45-metre height with 356 mir- played a lead role in setting up called Crab to validate its per- et drubbing in Mumbai did not ror panels. the project. He was sharing the formance and then it is open deter India as they posted The first and the biggest details of the project at a cur- for explorations in space. We emphatic victories in Rajkot. gamma ray telescope is in La tain raiser for Vigyan Samagam welcome Indian universities Detailed report on P12 ! 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8 12314%/F here have amounted to over Rs 1 2' # (%13(5(3F*8/ (6(8 /9/( :)* * ' D G) 18,000 crore. ' '' 'N ' O The KCCI recently sub- ITI Aayog member VK mitted a detailed report about % / >!+, &85 ' NSaraswat, who courted ❝ /' $ * & the business losses in the ' controversy with his remarks ' * O Kashmir valley to Lieutenant ' +>I> . that the shutdown of internet ' ' )&&/ * Governor GC Murmu and ( '+I> ' services in Jammu & Kashmir ) / ( $ Union minister of Commerce +J- did not have any significant D G) ' Piyush Goyal as well as MoS > 9 ' . effect on its economy PMO Jitendra Singh. +!, ++I >!+J>?! >!+? +AI as people there only use it for / ' Internet services, landline >!+- * ?! >!+JJ, “watching dirty films”, on ' L M and mobile phones were >!+? ?! >!+- Sunday apologised for ) ' snapped across Jammu and &85 >!+ his utterance. '' L Kashmir on the eve of Centre’s ( +A!>&(C “I have been quoted out of # ') announcement to scrap special IAJ context. If this misquotation status of the erstwhile state and >+AA has hurt the feelings of the peo- its bifurcation into Union '>!+, >!+ ple of Kashmir, I apologise and “this nonsense”, while CPI(M) make if there’s no internet significant effect on the econ- information in a manner that Territories on August 5. would not like them to carry General Secretary Sitaram there? What do you watch on omy,” he said. will affect the law and order sit- While tagging Saraswat’s this impression that I am Yechury also hit out at internet there? What e-tailing He also said internet ser- uation,” he said. remarks, Yechury said on 12314%/ accidental deaths of paramili- against the rights of the Saraswat, saying he needs to is happening there? Besides vices were suspended in Jammu Condemning Saraswat’s Twitter: “This man is a mem- tary personnel revealed that Kashmiris to have internet read the Indian Constitution. watching dirty films, you do & Kashmir to prevent certain remarks, KCCI president Sheikh ber of the NITI Aayog. He significant 2,200 Central maximum causalities of forces access,” Saraswat maintained. Saraswat made the contro- nothing there,” he told elements from “misusing” infor- Ashiq said it is unbecoming of needs to read the Indian Aparamilitary forces’ per- have been reported under His comments defending versial remarks in Gujarat’s reporters on a query about sus- mation that could affect law and a person entrusted with serious Constitution to update himself, sonnel died due to reasons ‘Killed in Action or Operation the suspension of internet in Gandhinagar on Saturday after pension of Internet services in order situation there. responsibilities to make such and can start with the Preamble. like accidents and suicides in a or Encounters’ -- 31.7 per cent J&K drew strong reaction from attending the convocation of Jammu and Kashmir over five “If Article 370 had to be statements that “malign the There are numerous anti- five year period from 2014 to (33 out of 104 deaths) in 2018, trade body Kashmir Chamber the Dhirubhai Ambani months ago following abroga- removed, and if Kashmir had population of Kashmir”. Ashiq CAA/NRC protests in every 2018, according to National the NCRB said. of Commerce and Industry Institute of Information and tion of its special status. to be taken forward, we knew said the Valley is suffering due town and city across the coun- Crime Records Bureau It was followed by ‘deaths (KCCI) which demanded his Communication Technology. “If there is no internet in there were elements there to the internet shutdown and try, and he will easily come (NCRB) data. due to other causes’ accounting immediate removal for uttering “What difference does it Kashmir, it does not have any which will misuse this kind of the losses to the business sector across the Preamble in them.” However, such casualties for 21.2 per cent (22 deaths), are declining over the years. A while road or railway acci- total of 132 deaths that includ- dents’ (21 out of 104 deaths) ed 28 suicides and 104 acci- accounted for 20.2 per cent of dents were recorded in 2018. total fatalities during the year, In 2014, when the NCRB it stated. " " had first collected data of such There were also four deaths cases linked to paramilitary each because of ‘forces of nature’ forces, as many as 1,232 acci- and ‘fratricide’ during 2018, )3 dent-related deaths were according to the NRCB data. reported and suicide figures A cause-wise analysis of 9%/87:( ( 9%(78( stood at 175. suicidal deaths revealed that The number of accident- 35.7 per cent, which is 10 out PI(M) General Secretary related deaths stood at 113 in of 28 suicides, were due to ‘fam- CSitaram Yechury on 2017, 260 in 2016 and 193 in ily problems’, the data showed, Sunday demanded that the 2015. Suicide cases stood at 60 adding, another 17.9 per cent Centre come clean on the de- in 2017, 74 in 2016 and (5 out of 28 suicides each) were radicalisation camps operating 60 in 2015, according to the due to ‘marriage-related issues’ in India. He also described as NCRB data. and ‘service-related issues’. “outrageous” the disclosure of Yechury also said the party According to the data, Overall, 1,34,516 suicides Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will soon launch a nation-wide 1,902 CAPF personnel died in were reported in the country Gen Bipin Rawat that de-rad- house-to-house campaign to accidents, while 397 in suicides, during 2018, showing an icalisation camps were operat- explain to the people, the ‘link’ totalling 2,199 such casualties increase of 3.6 per cent in ing in the country. The CDS between CAA-NPR-NRC. The from 2014 to 2018. comparison to 2017. had said there is need for de- intense campaign will take place The NCRB has included The rate of suicides, deaths radicalisation of Muslim youth, all over the country, he said. data from five forces — Border per one lakh population, also particularly in Kashmir. The Central committee Security Force (BSF), Central increased by 0.3 per cent dur- “Army commanders are also urged the people not to Reserve Police Force (CRPF), ing 2018 over 2017, entering domestic politics. This answer the NPR questions. Central Industrial Security the NCRB stated. is unprecedented. What is “The Central committee has Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Medical experts, however, shocking is that already such called upon the people not to Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra say that suicide is a serious pub- camps are existing,” Yechury answer any questions con- Seema Bal (SSB) besides Assam lic health problem but are pre- told reporters here, after the cerning the NPR when the enu- Rifles (AR) and National ventable with timely, evidence- central committee meeting of merators come to their hous- Security Guard (NSG). based and often low-cost inter- ) * + , * the party. es...,” the Left leader said. A cause-wise analysis of ventions. ' 'P (!*! ! *+!+*! ! +! 12314%/ MeT office said. 3.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum tempera- Ludhiana (6.7 deg C), ercury dipped in most ture decreased by 2 to 3 degrees Patiala (7.6 deg C), Halwara (7 Mparts of north India on Celsius across the State, Shimla deg C), Bathinda (5.3 deg C), Sunday as bone-chilling cold MeT Centre Director Faridkot (4 deg C) and 12314%/ swept Kashmir, Ladakh and Manmohan Singh said. Kufri Gurdaspur (8.1 deg C) experi- Himachal Pradesh. recorded a low of minus 4.6 enced cold night, a meteoro- he National Commission The Kashmir Valley and degrees Celsius, followed by logical department official said. Tfor Scheduled Tribes Ladakh Union Territory con- Manali (minus 4.4 degrees In Haryana, Hisar (5.3 deg (NCST) will ask the tinued to reel under Celsius), Dalhousie (minus 2.4 C), Ambala (6.2 deg C), Karnal Chhattisgarh Government to sub-zero night temperatures degrees Celsius) and Shimla (6 deg C), Narnaul (5.5 deg C), probe if the resettlement of with a layer of frost developing (minus 0.6 degrees Celsius). Rohtak (6.2 deg C), Bhiwani Bangladeshi refugees has led to on roads, causing inconve- Tribal district Lahaul-Spiti’s (6.1 deg C) and Sirsa (5.2 deg demographic changes in trib- nience to the people. administrative centre Keylong C) also experienced cold night. al areas, according to officials. The night temperature continued to be the coldest Chandigarh registered a It will also ask the continued to remain below place in the state at minus 14.6 night temperature of 6.6 Chhattisgarh Government to the freezing point across degrees Celsius. Another trib- degrees Celsius. probe complaints of the Kashmir and Ladakh, a MeT al district Kinnaur’s Kalpa The MeT official said fog refugees “displacing” a large official said. recorded a low of minus 8.4 reduced visibility in number of tribals from their Srinagar recorded the min- degrees Celsius. the morning hours at Ambala, land in the Bastar region and !,5 !,9 - imum temperature at minus The maximum tempera- Hisar, Karnal, Narnaul, “inflicting atrocities” on them, !--,+!: %5:*<*- -5 2.8 degrees Celsius, over a ture was 1 to 2 degrees Celsius Bhiwani, Amritsar, Ludhiana an NCST official told PTI. =:5 >5<=!*-, 5? - degree down from below normal. The highest and Patiala. A number of tribal repre- :? +, M.,=!>*+N ! Saturday’s minus 1.4 degrees temperature in the state was Night temperatures were 2 sentatives raised these issues !:+ * < : 5? -: !, Celsius, he said. recorded in Una at 21 degrees to 3 notches below normal as during the commission’s visit to ?:5< -: !*. * - Leh in Ladakh recorded a Celsius. Besides, Shimla cold weather conditions inten- the State last month, the offi- (!,-!: :+5* !*. low of minus 16.3 degrees received 0.8 cm snowfall, sified in Rajasthan over the last cial said. M*?>-*+ !-:5>-,N 5* Celsius — down from minus whereas Kalpa got 0.6 cm 24 hours, the meteorological “The Government resettled -< !* 5??>! -5. 13.0 degrees Celsius the previ- snowfall in the last 24 hours, department said. a large number of Bengali ous night. Kashmir witnessed Singh said. Sikar was the coldest place refugees, who came to India a sunny day though, bringing Punjab and Haryana were in the State with a minimum from East Pakistan (now %5:*<*- :,--. ! some relief to the residents, the in the grip of cold wave con- temperature of 2.5 degrees Bangladesh) after Partition, in !:+ * < : 5? (*+! official said. ditions on Sunday, with the Celsius, followed by Churu Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and :? +, 5 >!< -5 *.! Cold wave conditions per- minimum temperature hover- where the night temperature part of the State. Lucknow the coldest place in the State, the Northeast under the ?:5< !,- !9,-!* B*5 sisted in Himachal Pradesh on ing below normal at most was 4.4 degrees Celsius. recorded a minimum temper- where mercury fell to 6.1 Dandakaranya project that (!*+!.,C !?-: !:--5* Sunday with popular tourist places. In Punjab, Adampur In Uttar Pradesh, cold day ature of 11.7 degrees Celsius degrees Celsius, followed by started in 1958. Many more * .,! !.! :!., hotspots in the State shivering was the coldest place recording conditions occurred at isolat- and a high of 18.2 degrees Meerut and Etawah, with both mum temperature of 6.8 came after the 1971 India- !*. - 5:-!,- *.: at sub-zero temperatures, the a minimum temperature of ed places over the western Celsius. Muzaffarnagar was the places recording a mini- degrees Celsius. Pakistan War,” the official said. !*.!9!:!*! =:5)>- -!- In Chhattisgarh, the ,-!:-. * /7E6 !* <5: Bengali refugees were resettled >!< !?-: - /7F/ *.!G (" % in the Bastar region, especial- !9,-!* #!: 5??>! ,!. ly Kanker district. number of Bangladeshi refugees “During our visit to resettled in the State initially and Chhattisgarh, tribal represen- their current population. 12314%/ 9 ( '>!!! and Balance is Beneficial. New Delhi: Congress general tatives claimed that the influx “The State Government 9 / “A lot of excitement and secretary Priyanka Gandhi of refugees over the years has will be asked to find out if the o boost the morale of stu- * 3 ' enthusiasm is being seen among Vadra on Sunday accused the +!-! led to demographic changes in number of refugees has exceed- Tdents, Prime Minister 9 the students, teachers and par- BJP of repeatedly harassing tribal areas,” the official said. ed the tribal population, and Narendra Modi will on ents to not only participate in party leader Hardik Patel, who The commission has also how many cases of Bangladeshi Monday interact with students, the unique event but also to has been arrested for failing to received complaints about the refugees displacing tribals from teachers and parents to share L M 4 ' receive valuable tips from the appear before a court in a refugees “displacing a large their land have been reported,” “valuable tips” with them to Prime Minister who is keen to 2015 sedition case. number of tribals from their the official said. ensure they take the upcoming ensure that the students take The Congress general sec- land and inflicting atrocities on The commission has board and entrance exams in a 9 exams in a relaxed atmosphere retary said Patel has been fight- them”, he said. apprised Chhattisgarh relaxed manner. and do not come under stress, ing for the employment of NCST chairman Nand Governor Anusuiya Uikey, who The third edition of Prime to ensure better results in the youth and the rights of farmers. Kumar Sai said, “The matter has also served as the vice-chair- Minister’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ long run,” the HRD Ministry “Hardik voiced the concerns of pertains to the Bastar region. person of the NCST in the past, is being organised at Talkatora said in a statement. the people of his society, sought We have told the Chhattisgarh of the issue, another official said. Indoor Stadium in Delhi. A to remain happy as well as comes to exam preparation, the YouTub e. Do ordarshan and A senior official said the jobs for them, sought scholar- government that it is a serious When contacted, total of 2,000 students and stress free during exam season. exam itself and the time after many TV channels will broad- Ministry received around 2.6 ships, carried out farmers’ issue and a thorough investi- Chhattisgarh’s Scheduled Tribes teachers will attend the event, “Inviting you all to join examinations,” Modi said in a cast the programme. The stu- lakh entries from students for movement. BJP is calling this gation is needed.” Department Secretary DD of which 1,050 students have ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020’!. In series of tweets on Sunday. dents who will get to ask ques- the event this year. Last year, it ‘treason’,” she said. Patel was “Tribal areas are special Singh said, “The commission been selected through an essay the run up to ‘Pariksha Pe In 2017, Prime Minister tions to the Prime Minister have was around 1.4 lakh entries. arrested on Saturday night from areas as per the Constitution has informed us that certain competition. Charcha 2020’, lakhs of stu- had written a book Exam been short-listed on the basis of The PM took ten questions in Viramgam taluka in Gujarat’s and a demographic change is a issues have surfaced during “We will once again have dents, parents and teachers Warriors advising students essays submitted by them on 2018 edition and 16 in 2019. Ahmedabad district for failing serious threat to the rights of the their visit to the state and that extensive discussions and shared their inputs and sug- how to face exams in cool state five subjects — Gratitude is This year’s event was initially to appear before a trial court in indigenous people,” he said. they are preparing a report. We insightful conversations on a gestions. These are extremely of mind. Officials said the event Great, Your Future Depends on scheduled for January 16 but connection with the sedition The commission will ask the are awaiting a formal commu- wide range of subjects relating valuable, giving insights into will start around 11.00 am and Your Aspirations, Examining was rescheduled due to festivals case, hours after a warrant was State Government to furnish the nication from the NSCT.” to examinations, especially how the pressing issues when it will also be broadcast on Exams, Our Duties, Your Take, across the country. issued against him. PNS chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 BJP welcomes judicial inquiry Primary probe reveals illegal occupancy in hostels into Madanwada encounter STAFF REPORTER n of post-matric tribal boys hos- number of former students Raipur district has RAIPUR tel of Pt Deendayal Upadhayay has been residing in hostel for around 55 hostels under trib- Nagar, Dangania, Rapur for several years, even after al welfare department having ‘It is hard to believe that the government will allow aipur district administra- showing laxity, indiscipline passing out. capacity of 3600 students out Rtion has launched the and careless in duty under They have joined in jobs of which more than 550, as probe of status of students Chhattisgarh Civil Services but using their influence to per primary data, are residing the commission to reach any solid conclusion’ residing in hostels run by dif- (Conduct) Rule 1965 rule 3. pressurize juniors to retain illegally. The administration ferent government and non- He has been suspended them. They do not deposit believes that number may go STAFF REPORTER n able to reach to the bottom of that the government will has decided to constitute a government colleges and other with immediate effect and hostel rent nor follow any up after thorough probe. RAIPUR the alleged conspiracy that allow the commission to judicial commission headed hostels after two incidents of attached with office of assis- rules thus saving several The hostel superintend- had claimed lives of 29 police- reach any solid conclusion, by Justice (retd.) Shambunath ragging were reported. tant commissioner, Tribal thousands in terms of house ents intimated additional JP on Sunday welcomed men more than ten years ago. added. Shrivastava to conduct a Meanwhile, Raipur development department, rent and food expense. collector that several times Bthe state government’s “Despite constituting of He alleged that the probe into the Madanwada Collector Dr S. Bharatidasan Raipur. To prevent juniors from they were asked to leave on decision for ordering judicial judicial commission it is still current Chief Minister incident. has suspended Mahendra As per primary survey it reporting the matter, seniors which they indulge in assault inquiry into the infamous doubtful that the government Bhupesh Baghel while was in The incident had raised Kumar Baghel, superintendent has been found that large used to rag them. or use political pressure. Madanwada police-Naxal will initiate any serious step opposition claimed of having questions over the encounter where 29 security towards uprooting Naxalism solid evidences pertaining to involvement of the then IG personnel, including the then from Chhattisgarh,” Jheerm Ghati massacre, but (Now ADG under SP Rajnandgaon VK Choubey Jayprakash Chandravanshi, has failed to ensure justice suspension) Mukesh Gupta. were killed in 2009. the BJP legal cell coordinator even after completing a year SP, VK Choubey was later The party hoped that the said. in the CM office. awarded with Kirti Chakara judicial commission will be It is still hard to believe Notably, state government by the President of India.
Run for Abujhmad- Baghel congratulates Sahu Run for Peace 2020 on February 8 NARAYANPUR: Narayanpur district administration and Bhilai Steel Plant brothers for winning gold (BSP) are jointly organising ‘Run for Abujhmad- Run for Peace 2020’ on STAFF REPORTER n February 8. RAIPUR The national-level marathon is being hosted with intention to draw attention hhattisgarh Chief towards establishing peace in Maoists CMinister Bhupesh Baghel infested restive forested area and to has congratulated Sahu introduce the local culture and natural brothers, who won medals in beauty of the area. Khelo India Games District administration has made an representing the state. appeal to people across the country to In the Khelo India Games participate in the event. It would be held played in Guwahati, Shivaksh from 6.30 am starting from School Sahu and his brother Ruraksh ground, district headquarters Sahu won medals in Narayanpur. swimming. The half marathon distance is 21 Shivaksh won gold kilometres. The winners will be given medal, the first player from attractive prizes as winner gets `1.21 the state to do so while lakh cash prize, second place gets Rudraksh won bronze. `61,000 while third position holder gets Shivaksh had won the medal `31,000. Similarly, the fourth place hold- in U-21 category in 400 er gets `21000 and fifth position holder metres medley race. will get `11,000 as award. C’garh team One groom, two brides: A visits Stockholm RAIPUR: Under the leadership of Urban Administration and unique marriage in Kondagaon Labour Minister Dr. Shiv Dahariya a joint group of Urban STAFF REPORTER n Administration and Housing KONDAGAON and Enviornment Department is n a unique marriage, a presently on a tour of Stockholm youth married two girls to conduct study of that I country's Solid Waste after both agreed to stay Management System. together with him. The study group led by Dr. Incidentally, one of the Shiv Dahariya conducted the girls even has a seven-day- study of solid waste collection by old baby reportedly fathered Pneumatic Waste Management by the groom. System, in Hammarby and The incident has been Grozmarter areas with the help reported from village Kosmi just a few days before the the situation. of Stockholm City Council. This under Vishrampuri police marriage had given birth to a His parents agreed to it system has enabled station limits of Kondagaon child and child’s naming along with other relatives. transportation of solid waste district. ceremony had not been held Then based on Gondwana directly from homes to waste The youth Kishore as per local traditions on the marriage ceremony, the collection centre without any Kumar Netam married sixth day. marriage was conducted form of human intervention. Poonam of the same village She came to know that with participation of both The group overviewed and and also Kavita from village her lover Kishore Kumar is girls’ parents and villagers. discussed the various innova- Marangpuri, situated at marrying a girl from his own Village Sarpanch Veer tions taking place in Stockholm, around 15 kilometres from village, so she objected to it Singh Netam said the in the field of solid waste man- his native village. It is and asked him to marry her. marriage became a point of agement like sensor-based single reported that Netam was in The youth then agreed to discussion among villagers as inlet smart waste collection, bio relationship with Kavita. marry both and held few of them raised objection, gas production by solid waste As per reports, discussions with his family but after observing the pre- and scientific waste disposal. Marangpuri resident Kavita, members and relatives citing vailing situation, they agreed. Govt citing failure as success is unfortunate: Kaushik STAFF REPORTER n inefficiency on the part of RAIPUR the state government to control the crime. hhattisgarh Leader of He said if home minister COpposition and senior acknowledges that he is not BJP leader Dharamlal Kaushik able to protect any citizen of said home ministry and police the state then he does not have administration have failed to any moral rights to continue unravel the mystery of in the post. missing case of young The BJP leader further industrialist Praveen Somani condemned that on daily basis for last 12 days. the state government and It is a failure that reflects their ministers are giving deteriorating law-and-order irresponsible statements. situation and chaos. Instead of making such Daily new crime chapters comments, the chief minister are being added in the state and home minister should that sometimes raises the concentrate on their work, question whether a state Kaushik demanded. government and home The BJP leader said if the minister exist in the state, he ministers are unable to said. ensured. He asked whether tackle the situations in the Kaushik objected to the people of the state had state, then it should read statement of Home Minister given the mandate to rule what is written on the wall, Tamradhwaj Sahu that the state in this manner. He that such situation would not safety of all cannot be said the statement reflects continue for long.
!" *+ " 8055 &9 450 26 % 12314%/ K-4 is one of the two underwa- ndia has successfully fired 3500 ter missiles that Jammu: Union Minister Ashwini Kumar tunities as it is “crown of India”. Ikilometer strike range nuclear were being devel- Choubey on Sunday reiterated that the He said that the Prime Minister has capable submarine launched K-4 oped by DRDO. Centre was working hard to bring devel- sent a group of ministers to understand the ballistic missile off coast in Andhra The other one is opment in Jammu & Kashmir and said it demand and desire of the people and that Pradesh. The missile under devel- the over 700 kilo- was not possible to attract industries to the he is here to listen to problems and solve opment by DRDO will be equipped metre strike range valley unless Article 370 was them and submit a report to the prime on indigenous INS Arihant class BO-5 missile. scrapped. minister. nuclear powered submarines of Notice to Airmen The Minister said industrialists have The Union Minister of State for Health Navy. and marine warn- shown interest in setting up units here. and Family Welfare said the civil work on The missile test-firing to a ings for long range Choubey was part a group of Union the prestigious 1,661 crore All India range of around 1,500 km was car- missile test were Ministers currently visiting Jammu & Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) pro- ried out from an underwater plat- already issued by Kashmir under a week-long public out- ject in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir form in the sea early in the morn- India for the reach programme initiated by the Centre would commence next month, an official ing today, sources said. The nuclear planned test fir- to apprise people of the potential benefits spokesman said. triad includes capability to launch ings. of the revocation of Jammu & Kashmir's He asked officials to work in close nuclear weapons from air, surface According to special status after nullification of Article coordination so that the process of con- and underwater platforms and the media reports, 370 of the Constitution. struction of the premier health institute is submarine launched capability is Government “Unless Articles 370 and 35A were carried out in a smooth and expeditious considered to be the strongest and sources had earlier abrogated, it was not possible to bring manner. Besides Choubey, other Union best for the task. clarified that the industries to valley,” Choubey told a func- ministers who visited different parts of The missile is being devel- test of k-4 would be tion here this evening. Choubey, attend- Jammu as part of the week-long outreach oped for being deployed on the fleet done from an ing a felicitation ceremony of Ayushman programme included Piyush Goyal, Smriti of the Arihant Class nuclear sub- being equipped on the nuclear underwater pontoon as the missile Bharat-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojna Irani, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Arjun Ram marines being built by India. India submarines. At the moment, only was being tested and launch from here, said that Government is working very Meghwal, V Muraleedharan, Anurag is expected to carry out more tests the first nuclear boat INS Arihant a submarine would be done once hard for development of Jammu & Thakur, Jitendra Singh and RK of the missile before it is ready for is operational for the Navy. it is ready for development. 6 Kashmir and creating employment oppor- Singh. PTI , 7 O 9 : . ( , - 2# ' 2 Q Unnao: A woman was alleged- said that the man died due to ly molested by a youth on health reasons. 6 (6(89(4( - / lation. Sunday when she went to The accused has been Deb later told reporters answer nature's call and the vic- arrested. The mysterious death Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief organised by the ruling and opposition ripura Chief Minister that a private members res- tim's family claimed that her of the girl's father has come to New Delh: Institutions of India's liberal Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday fronts of the state gave out a strong mes- TBiplab Kumar Deb on olution to increase the num- father died while resisting the the fore. He died due to health democracy need to be strengthened and must lashed out at the Centre over the 'con- sage to the whole country that we are Sunday said his government ber of seats in the TTAADC assault. reasons, ASP Dhawal Jaiswal assert themselves in defence of the troversial' CAA and said the state united,” the Left leader said. is sincerely working for from 30 to 50 was passed Police said the accused has said, adding the body has been Constitution, former prime minister would not implement the 'whims and Kerala would continue its fight to improving the living stan- unanimously in the Assembly been arrested but claimed that sent for post-mortem. Manmohan Singh said on Sunday amid fancies' of the RSS, but would uphold the uphold the Constitution, but would dards of the state's indige- on Friday, The State her father had died due to Angry relatives of the nationwide protests against the amended cit- values of the Constitution. keep away the communal forces and the nous tribal, who constitute 32 Government is also consid- health reasons. woman blocked the Ajgain- izenship law. Vijayan, addressing a massive anti- extremists from the movement, he said. per cent of the population. ering to hand over 42 depart- The victim's family claimed Mohaan road in protest. Young people have recently reminded the CAA rally, made it clear that the Left- “To those in the state who are wor- Deb said his Government ments to the TTADC admin- that when her father tried to However, they relented after country that freedom is best secured in the ruled state would never implement the ried about the CAA, I would like to tell has submitted a series of istration. resist the youth's molestation officials of the district admin- custody of enlightened citizens and when it Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), them, fear not. Worry not. You are liv- proposals to the Union He said the state govern- bid he was strangulated to istration and police reached the is protected for all, he said. National Register of Citizens (NRC) and ing in one of the most secure places. You Government for the devel- ment would offer pattas to death, even though the addi- spot and assured them of In his address at the launch of former the National Population Register (NPR). are living in a fort. The name of the fort opment of the indigenous 1.30 lakh families from the tional Superintendent of Police speedy justice. PTI Union minister Ashwini Kumar's book “Many people had doubts when is Kerala. There is no reason to worry tribals. “We want to work indigenous community 'Human Dignity — A purpose in perpetu- Kerala declared that we will not imple- here. The state government will stand by sincerely for improving the under the Forest Dwellers ity' here, Singh said institutions of “our lib- ment the CAA. We all need to under- you,” Vijayan said. living standards of the trib- Act and the process for iden- eral and libertarian democracy” have been stand that all laws of the country must The chief minister came down on als of the state. More than tification of the lands is on. ' ,*! ! ! put to test on several occasions when fun- be in accordance with the Constitution. the Oppostion Congress-led UDF, which 8,000 crore has been sought “The state government damental freedoms were threatened. If a law is ultra vires, it won't stand,” he has decided not to participate in joint from the central government has decided to rename the - ! ! ,*! These institutions, nurtured over the said. protests with the LDF against the CAA, to develop the TTAADC Baramura Hills in West years, need to be strengthened and must “We are required to implement the and said some “narrow-minded” people areas of the state. We have Tripura district as 'Hathai Unnao (UP): The body of a 30- she had left her home on assert themselves in defence of the matters concerned with the Constitution never want to join hands. also submitted a series of Kotor' following requests year-old woman was found in Thursday to buy some medi- Constitution, he said. of the country and not the whims and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram proposals for their develop- from indigenous people and a garden in Safipur area here on cines but went missing. They Indeed, the idea of freedom can acquire fancies of the RSS,” Vijayan said. Yechury, who also addressed the rally, ment,” he said inaugurating the decision was taken in the Sunday, police said. also said that the woman was shape and form in the lives of our people only The agitation across the country was said it was the real patriots who were the 42nd Kokborok language meeting of the council of The deceased was a resi- pregnant. if they can live as equal citizens under the law, to protect the Indian Constitution and protesting for safeguarding the day here. ministers held on Saturday,” dent of Saita village and her The body was sent for the former Prime Minister said. secularism. Constitution. When someone opposes The Tripura Tribal Areas Deb said. family members have been post-mortem and four teams His remarks come amid raging protests “We have seen such protests during CAA or the NRC, Prime Minister Autonomous District Sports minister Manoj informed, Superintendent of have been formed to solve the against the amended citizenship law and the the independence struggle. We are wit- Narendra Modi, Home Minister, Amit Council (TAADC) consti- Kanti Deb, Education minis- Police Vikrant Vir said. case, the SSP said. PTI Kerala Government approaching the nessing a similar uprising now. Kerala is Shah and the RSS accuse them of being tutes two-third of the state's ter Ratan Lal Nath and Forest The woman's family said Supreme Court against the CAA. PTI united in this fight. The joint protest anti-national. PTI territory and is home to the and Tribal Welfare Minister tribals, who constitute 32 Mevar Kumar Jamatia were per cent of the state's popu- present in the event. tions between the state and the Centre. $% % CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram +++ Yechury on Sunday said in indepen- dent India the post of governor was # From Page 1 superfluous. Khan further said, “Please do not “Now we are not subjects of the +++ make it as a personal fight. I am not Central Government. We need to From Page 1 ::: important. What is more important is start the discussions whether the post “Police removed those persons and organi- the Constitution and the law of the of governor is required or not,” he said sations distributing blankets there, and action is land. My only point is that the trans- here. The Governor’s role was that of being initiated against them,” the Lucknow From Page 1 actions of business of the state must be a representative of the President, he police said, and urged people not to spread Early this month, the university done according to the law. said adding it was a continuation of the rumours. Lucknow’s police commissioner Sujeet had witnessed tussle between student Attacking Vijayan, the Governor colonial era. Pandey also dismissed the allegations levelled by groups over the issue of registration. had earlier said the public affairs and Meanwhile, CPI-M state secretary, the protesters. However, a 27-second video clip Amid the stir, masked men had gone the business of the Government can- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan alleged Khan emerged on social media which purportedly on a rampage on January 5 in the cam- not be run in accordance with the was making “unnecessary interference” shows a policeman carrying blankets and sheets pus assaulting students and teachers “whims of an individual or a political in the day-to-day affairs of the State in a plastic bag and later putting them in police and storming hostels, drawing wide- party” and everyone has to respect the Government. jeeps. A woman is seen in the video shouting at spread outrage. rules. “The Governor is defaming a a policeman and calling him “thief”, but police The JNUSU also appealed to stu- Khan had told reporters in Delhi State Government which was elected personnel did not respond to it. dents to boycott exams and classes till on Friday that as per Rule of Business by the people of the State. The post of The protest at Lucknow’s Ghantaghar start- they get “buffer time” to complete the Sec 34 (2) sub section 5, the state gov- Governor is not to defame the State ed on Friday night and later several others from academic backlog of the Monsoon ernment should inform the Governor Government,” Balakrishnan said in an different parts of the city joined it as the night Semester 2019. “Furthermore, taking regarding matters that affect the rela- article in the party newspaper. advanced. exams and/or classes at this juncture The BJP said the protest by the women was will only create more chaos and “sponsored by the Congress and the Samajwadi ruckus and lead to another bifurcation Party”. in the student community that has R The protest by women at the national been resolutely and unitedly fighting Capital’s Shaheen Bagh against the CAA and NRC tooth and nail against this draconian ':5< !+ / ( has been going on for over a month now. VC and his political masters,” the L/ Besides Delhi, protests have unfolded in several JNUSU said. " parts of the country over the new citizenship law They also demanded that the ( * &(( & since it was passed on December 11 and have led JNU administration should “annul & 6 5 '5DO ND D to clashes at several places, including Uttar and completely quash all punitive / O ( O ' ( Pradesh. According to the amended citizenship actions on students who have been 9&(( ' law, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi struggling against the exorbitant fee '' M % * 5 D and Christian communities who have come from hike”. '4 & ' Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till According to the agitating stu- 3' &((* '' December 31, 2014 due to religious persecution dents, they were not invited to the 8& (' 5 there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but meeting where the IHA Manual was 8 &(( / '3I+>!+, given Indian citizenship. passed, which according to them has provisions for hostel fee hike and no reservation policy for students from marginalised sections for getting hos- ++++ & +! ! ** tel accommodation. The university had offered a par- From P1 +++ ! ! - * tial rollback of fee hike by offering She pointed out that those From Page 1 relaxation for students belonging to who died in the event are peo- The telescope will help the !0 * below poverty line (BPL) category in ple in the prime of youth. scientific community enhance its November. When the agitation by stu- Though Jallikattu was understanding in the fields of 5%75( 1*2(8 Padma Shri DilipTirkey from dents refused to end, the administra- banned by the Supreme Court, astrophysics, fundamental the Kalinga Stadium here on tion had formed a high-level com- the Tamil Nadu Government physics, and particle acceleration y Cyclothon - 'Better Sunday. MyCyclothon brand mittee to discuss the revised hostel brought in an amendment to mechanisms, explained Bhatt. Mhealth, better sight', is an ambassador Sidhant manual and hostel charges. bypass the court verdict Fully designed and manu- initiative by the LV Prasad Eye Mohapatra, initiated the first The committee had recommend- through an Ordinance so that factured in India, the project is Institute (LVPEI), ride of the day. ed that the utility and service charge the sporting event could be held a collaboration of Tata Institute Bhubaneswar to raise aware- The Standard Timed cat- be reduced from Rs 2,000 per month without hindrance. 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It was manufactured by A cycling event for a cause than 450 people including said that the UGC will take care of the The year 2019 saw 50 persons industrial partner Electronics event was flagged off former professionals have participat- service and utility charges. losing their lives in the sport. Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL). Indian Hockey Captain and ed.
P!" # 01 2 Q; =54, " R 3 4 The House of Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, the current president in the Dubai: More than 80 Yemeni Representatives, controlled by Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, 2020 elections. soldiers have been killed and the Democratic Party, on Jason Crow, and Sylvia Garcia “The evidence over- scores injured in a missile and Wednesday voted to send arti- - were named by House whelmingly establishes that drone attack blamed on Huthi cles of impeachment against Speaker Nancy Pelosi. he is guilty of both. The rebels in central Yemen, med- President Trump to the The 435-member House only remaining question is ical and military sources said Senate, in a major develop- on December 18 charged whether the members of Sunday. ment to remove him from Trump with “high crimes and the Senate will accept and Saturday’s strike follows office for his alleged abuse of misdemeanors” and carry out the responsibility months of relative calm in the power and obstruction of impeached him for pressuring placed on them by the Framers war between the Iran-backed Congress. Ukraine to investigate former of our Constitution and Huthis and Yemen’s interna- In a 228-193 vote, which Vice President Joe Biden, a their constitutional Oaths,” the tionally recognised govern- was mainly on party lines, the potential Democratic rival for brief said. PTI ment, which is backed by a House appointed seven Saudi-led military coalition. impeachment managers who The Huthis attacked a will argue the Democrats’ case mosque in a military camp in Fighting in Nihm was maintain security and stability”. Washington: US President they said and urged the Senate for removing Trump from the the central province of Marib ongoing on Sunday, a military The Huthis did not make Donald Trump’s legal team to reject the two articles of office. The managers — — about 170 kilometres (105 source said according to the any immediate claim of filed its first response to impeachment. Congressmen Adam Schiff, miles) east of the capital Sanaa official Saba news agency. responsibility and the Saba impeachment summons from — during evening prayers, “Dozens from the (Huthi) report did not give a death toll. the Senate, calling the two Washington: Bill Clinton’s Trump’s tough protector, Senate military sources told AFP. militia were killed and injured,” The uptick in violence articles passed by the House of ( 1999 impeachment trial lasted Majority Leader Mitch A medical source at a the source added. Yemeni comes shortly after United Representatives a “brazen and %% ' five weeks; Andrew Johnson’s McConnell, have the upper Marib city hospital, where the President Abedrabbo Mansour Nations envoy Martin Griffiths unlawful” attempt to overturn went on for three months in hand. casualties were transported, Hadi condemned the “cow- welcomed a sharp reduction in the will of the American peo- 1868. If the White House and Trump’s trial for abuse of said that 83 soldiers were killed ardly and terrorist” attack on air strikes and the movement ple. Washington: No cellphones. team and possibly a series of Republicans have their way, power and obstruction of and 148 injured in the strike. the mosque, Saba reported. of ground forces. “This is a brazen and No talking. No escape. witnesses. President Donald Trump’s trial Congress opened with a Death tolls in Yemen’s “The disgraceful actions of “We are surely, and I hope unlawful attempt to overturn That’s the reality during The first time the procla- will be over in two weeks, just solemn, ceremonial reading of grinding conflict are often dis- the Huthi militia without this is true and I hope it will the results of the 2016 election the Senate’s impeachment trial mation was used, in the 1868 in time for him to celebrate his the charges in the Senate on puted, but the huge toll in a doubt confirm its unwilling- remain so, witnessing one of and interfere with the 2020 of President Donald Trump, trial of President Andrew expected acquittal in the Thursday, but the rules and Marib represents one of the ness to (achieve) peace, the quietest periods of this election-now just months which will begin each day Johnson, lawmakers couldn’t February 4 State of the Union schedule have not been set. bloodiest single attacks since because it knows nothing conflict,” he said in a briefing away,” Trump’s lawyers said on with a proclamation: “All per- have imagined life in the mod- Address. That will be decided on the war erupted in 2014 when but death and destruction to the UN Security Council on Saturday in a six-page fiery sons are commanded to keep ern era. But that depends on Tuesday, with the 100 senators the rebels seized Sanaa. and is a cheap Iranian tool in Thursday. response filed with the Senate. silence, on pain of imprison- The pace of today’s politics Republicans being able to block debating voting on procedures: The drone and missile the region,” it quoted Hadi as “Experience, however, tells “The highly partisan and ment.” would have been hard to fore- Democrat demands to sub- the time given to opening strike came a day after coali- saying. us that military de-escalation reckless obsession with After that, 100 senators see even in early 1999, at the poena documents and wit- arguments from the prosecu- tion-backed government forces The president also stressed cannot be sustained without impeaching the President will sit at their desks for hours start of the impeachment trial nesses that could strengthen tion and defense, and ques- launched a large-scale opera- the importance of increasing political progress between the began the day he was inaugu- on end to hear from House of President Bill Clinton, when the case against the president. tioning by the senators — the tion against the Huthis in the military vigilance “to foil hos- parties, and this has become rated and continues to this day,” prosecutors, Trump’s defense smartphones didn’t exist. AP So far, Republicans, led by jury in the case. AFP Nihm region, north of Sanaa. tile and destructive plans and the next challenge.” AFP 5 : Tehran: The Iranian official American and Canadian experts leading the investigation into the would help analyze them. 3 Ukrainian jetliner that was acci- Iranian officials previously said 6 7 dentally shot down by the the black boxes were damaged Hong Kong: Two police offi- colleagues shielded them from the area and fired tear gas to Revolutionary Guard appeared but are usable. cers were beaten bloody by pro- further attacks. disperse the crowds. to backtrack Sunday on plans to It was not immediately pos- democracy protesters in Hong “We strongly condemn all Brief cat and mouse clash- send the flight recorders abroad sible to reconcile the conflicting Kiev: Around a thousand people including Kong on Sunday as violence the rioters and violent acts,” es ensued with police making for analysis, a day after saying accounts. Iran may be hesitant President Volodymyr Zelensky bid farewell to erupted at a rally calling for police spokesman Ng Lok- multiple arrests, including one they would be sent to Kyiv. to turn over the recorders for Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot greater democratic freedoms in chun told reporters. protester who had blood Hassan Rezaeifar was quot- fear that more details from the down by Iran during a spike in tensions with the heart of the city. Video posted online streaming from the back of his ed by the state-run IRNA news crash — including the harrow- Washington. Trouble flared when police showed an organiser with a head. agency as saying “the flight ing 20 seconds between when Zelensky laid flowers on the flag-draped ordered the authorised gather- microphone asking the officers Hong Kong’s protests have recorders from the Ukrainian the first and second surface-to- coffins of the 11 Ukrainian victims — nine flight ing to disperse after officers to show their warrant cards raged for seven months after Boeing are in Iranian hands and air missiles hit the plane — will crew and two passengers — during the solemn conducting stop and searches which they did not do, a fre- being sparked by a now-aban- we have no plans to send them come to light. ceremony at Kiev’s Boryspil airport and briefly on nearby streets had water quent gripe among protesters. doned proposal to allow extra- out.” He said Iran is working to The Guard’s air defenses spoke to their relatives. bottles and paint thrown at Rally organiser Ventus Lau ditions to the authoritarian recover the data and cabin shot the plane down shortly after The caskets were to remain for several hours them by angry crowds. said he believed police should mainland, where the opaque recordings, and that it may send it took off from Tehran on Jan. at the terminal so that relatives, Ukraine A group of plainclothes “shoulder the greatest respon- legal system answers to the the flight recorders — com- 8, killing all 176 people on International Airlines staff and ordinary officers who were speaking sibility for the clashes” because Communist Party. monly known as black boxes — board. Hours earlier, the Guard Ukrainians could say their last goodbyes. The with organisers were then set they took too long to show They soon morphed into to Ukraine or France. “But as of had launched ballistic missiles at funerals are expected to be held on Monday. upon by masked protesters, their warrant cards. a wider movement calling yet, we have made no decision.” U.S. Troops in Iraq in response Earlier Sunday the black-clad Ukrainian leader, who beat them with umbrellas Lau was later arrested for for greater freedoms in what is The same official was quoted by to the U.S. Airstrike that killed Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk and top offi- and sticks, an AFP reporter on obstructing officers, police and the most concerted challenge the semi-official Tasnim news Iran’s top general in Baghdad. cials stood on the tarmac outside the terminal to : the scene said. rally organisers confirmed. to Beijing’s rule since the agency on Saturday as saying the Officials say lower-level officers see the caskets with the remains of the downed 545&;00 . 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'' 8 >? 6 O Beijing: A 6.0 magnitude '' earthquake hit a remote area of 9 . northwest China’s Xinjiang ' London: Prince Harry and his Palace said in a statement on region late Sunday, the US wife Meghan Markle, the Duke Saturday night. Queen Elizabeth Geological Survey said. * . # and Duchess of Sussex, have II said the agreement followed The shallow quake struck '/ $ ; signed up to a formal exit deal months of discussions and was at 9:27 pm (local time) around from the royal family, which will a “constructive and supportive” 100 kilometres (60 miles) east- see them forsake their His and way forward for her grandson northeast of the ancient Silk ' / .7* Her Royal Highness (HRH) and his family. Road city of Kashgar. titles and will no longer receive “Harry, Meghan and Archie In its initial assessment, the L2 UK taxpayers’ funding for their will always be much loved mem- USGS said there was a low like- 6 K duties. bers of my family,” the 93-year- lihood of casualties. 9 The deal, which comes into old monarch’s personal statement It said however that sig- O M effect by spring in a few weeks’ read. “I recognise the challenges nificant damage was likely, time, means the couple will no they have experienced as a result with many buildings in the ( +! longer be representing the of intense scrutiny over the last region built from mud bricks '' Queen in an official capacity. two years and support their or cinder block masonry. “The Sussexes will not use wish for a more independent The area near the quake’s their HRH titles as they are no life,” she says, thanking the cou- epicentre is sparsely populat- (C longer working members of the ple for their work for UK and ed mountain and desert royal family,” Buckingham across the Commonwealth. PTI terrain. AFP + " Moscow: More than a thou- a protester who carried a plac- Wednesday by proposing sand Opposition activists of ard urging Putin to quit power sweeping amendments to the 7 Tagaytay (Philippines): least 3 hectares (7 acres) in size, live there permanently. various stripes marched in were detained by police. constitution, the first major Philippine officials said Sunday for about 6,000 families that Philippine President central Moscow on Sunday Pyotr Alyoshin, a 54-year- changes to the country’s basic Tokyo: Japanese Prime of us, the U.S. And Japan, the government will no longer used to live in four villages and Rodrigo Duterte has approved after President Vladimir Putin old lawyer, said at the march he law since it was adopted under Minister Shinzo Abe pledged protects the other, thereby giv- allow villagers to return to a worked mostly as tourist a recommendation for the proposed re-drafting the con- was against changing the coun- Boris Yeltsin in 1993. Sunday to bolster his country’s ing further force to the crater-studded island where guides, farmers and fish pen island to be turned into a “no stitution, unleashing political try’s basic law. The move triggered the role under its security pact alliance,” Abe said in his open- an erupting volcano lies, warn- operators on Volcano Island. man’s land,” but he has yet to upheaval. “The constitution that I resignation of his government. with the US in “outer space and ing remarks. ing that living there would be The new housing site issue formal guidelines. After Protesters — mostly young hold in my hands protects our Observers say Putin’s pro- cyberspace,” as the allies “Going forward, it is “like having a gun pointed at should be at least 17 kilometers an initial visit last week, Duterte anti-fascist activists — chant- rights and basic freedoms,” he posals are designed to ensure marked the 60th anniversary of incumbent upon us to make it you.” (10 miles) away from the plans to return to hard-hit ed “Revolution” and “No to dic- told AFP. his grip on power after he a treaty that has been the basis even more robust, to make it a Taal volcano has simmered restive volcano to be safe, he Batangas province on Monday tatorship” and some carried Galyamina, who had earli- leaves the Kremlin and his crit- for their postwar defense pillar for safeguarding peace with smaller ash ejections in said. to check conditions of dis- copies of the constitution. er said it was important to ics have accused him of orches- alliance. and security in both outer recent days after erupting on The island has long been placed villagers, Ano said. The annual sanctioned protest against Putin’s attempts trating a “constitutional coup”. Abe’s grandfather, space and cyberspace.” January 12 with a gigantic declared by the government as Although it’s one of the march was called to com- to cling to power and urged But Sunday’s turnout paled Nobusuke Kishi, who was The anniversary comes as plume of steam and ash that a national park that’s off-lim- world’s smallest volcanoes, the memorate the memory of ordinary people to join the in comparison to the protests prime minister at the time, Washington adds pressure on drifted northward and reached its to permanent villages. The 311-meter (1,020-foot) -high lawyer Stanislav Markelov and march, acknowledged the mea- of last summer when tens of signed the treaty in Japan to shoulder more of the Manila, the capital, about 65 government’s volcano-moni- Taal is the second most-active of journalist Anastasia Baburova gre turnout but said average thousands took to Moscow’s Washington on January 19, financial cost and play a greater kilometers (40 miles) away. toring agency has separately 24 restive Philippine volcanoes. who were gunned down in Russians were confused. streets to protest against the 1960, with President Dwight defense role in the Asia-Pacific While the volcano remains declared the island a perma- The Philippine Institute of Moscow by ultra-nationalists in “We will explain it to them,” exclusion of opposition candi- Eisenhower. region to make up for a reced- dangerous, with large numbers nent danger zone, but impov- Volcanology and Seismology 2009. she told AFP. “I think people dates from local elections, lead- The treaty allows for the ing US presence. of local villagers encamped in erished villagers have lived and has placed Taal and outlying A number of independent will be joining the fight to pre- ing to wide-scale arrests and stationing of tens of thou- “As the security environ- emergency shelters, officials worked there for decades. cities and towns at alert level 4, local deputies including Yulia vent a state coup in Russia.” long jail terms for a number of sands of US troops and the ment continues to evolve and have begun discussing post- “We have to enforce these the second-highest warning, Galyamina and opposition- More than 1,400 people took demonstrators. deployment of American war- new challenges arise, it is eruption recovery. regulations once and for all indicating a more dangerous minded Russians joined the part in the march, said the Russia’s top opposition ships in Japan. In exchange, the essential that our alliance fur- Interior Secretary Eduardo because their lives are at stake,” explosive eruption is possible march, carrying copies of the White Counter group which leader Alexei Navalny said on US is obligated to protect ther strengthen and deepen,” Ano said officials in Batangas Ano said, adding that closely within hours or days due to constitution and chanting monitors political protests. Friday he did not support ral- Japan in case of enemy attack. President Donald Trump said province, where the volcano is regulated tourism work could fewer but continuous earth- “Putin leave!”. The march took place after lies in “defence of the consti- “We have elevated the rela- in a statement marking the located, have been asked to eventually be allowed on the quakes and other signs of About ten people including Putin stunned the nation on tution”. AFP tionship to one in which each anniversary. AP look for a safer housing area, at island without letting residents restiveness. AP ' ( ' F M93 F F ++2 -!7#+ !* 1 9;<= 9>+ ? @ + 2 ' ' # $& 7 ))? $ ! # # $ # ' ' /@@< A B # $& %1 $## # $ " ,9 ' t is just another Sunday evening in Delhi, the howling cold forcing people ,8C4 # $7 # indoors for comfort and wrapping up " /9 their energies for the week ahead. Yet ? B $ in an old warehouse in Okhla, an all- Iwomen group stages a play, a dark tale about 7 # /$<- the common woman’s conflict with identi- # '? ; S ty, one who finds no space to breathe amid ? the sorting and reordering of society that $# S decides who she should be. What of the migrant worker, who doesn’t know where she $ 1 . # was born or belongs, who got her to the city 7 ' 7 # or not except the world that her workplace ' S has become? Trafficked as a child, she has no paper trail, no parentage to prove why she /$51 $7 was born. Then there’s the grass widow of D # Assam, whose husband has gone to the big ' # city in search of work after their farmland was ravaged by the floods in the Brahmaputra, ' . 0 . $' her ration card, the only claim to her citizen- #O ry and proof that she was married to a local, # !" ( D # # washed away by the raging waters. So left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), 6 ' ; O # she has been torn apart from her family. ( # $ What of the orphaned factory worker, who 7 P' Q has no memory of ancestry? These are sur- vivors in a no woman’s land, a wilderness of (#( S $ the disowned, rising up to claim their dues 7 # ? for service to a nation that they are being told and peace-building in a world nightmare, the State controlling influencers rather than being a selves in water still form a pic- # ? is not their own. “For years, have we not where all of these have become every cellular aspect of national token presence, the peace ture of civil determination. Or improved your lives as workers in factories toxic or anachronistic. Why is life. Be it through identity and processes and social stability are remember Sundar Bahuguna’s &= and helps at home? Have you not trusted your this so? Because for all their privacy laws or through nation- more lasting. And as the women Chipko movement, where village 0 > ! ! ; # children with us? Have we not been produc- efforts at political participation alism enforced with the sancti- of Shaheen Bagh have shown, women encircled and hugged A tive or contributed to your economy? Have as drivers of change, women are ty of religion, there is a patriar- their door-to-door access to trees to save them from being $& 1 # $7 we not helped you build your lives? Why still a minority or a marginalised chal aggression, sometimes vio- homes has meant that they are felled by loggers and set an throw us away now?” Rhetorical questions lot in decision-making process- lence, at play to keep order sim- best placed to generate a example for conservation much ? # ' ! O that trouble the audience. es. This despite the United ply by denial of rights. That is groundswell of support, irrespec- before Greta Thunberg did? # /5 $ The thunder of protest courses through Nations’ vision from 20 years ago why women are changing this tive of faith, propaganda or This organised resistance did ' the walls and seeps into every pore of human that women could anchor con- paradigm by not staying within hired activism. A Sikh jatha lead to a ban on tree-felling in consciousness. Somehow it streams out all the flict resolution better when but choosing to move out and cooked for the women of Uttar Pradesh. # ( way to Shaheen Bagh, to Seelampuri and even entrusted with leadership roles. seizing the polarity that lies Shaheen Bagh in solidarity, sim- Women have spearheaded # ,- $E # Prayagraj. Everyday women, having finished Somewhere, this has got to do vacant, by embracing the oppo- ply because the community is protests against the Kudankulam # $F their chores and responsibilities for the day, with the idea of leadership itself siteness of gender as a strength, convinced by their spontaneity nuclear plant, where authorities are sitting on night vigils with candles and mutating with the bubbling up not a weakness. They also and sense of justice. Theirs is an wanted to set up a reactor for &= S $( woollens — the same faces showing up like of women and the intransigence embody the contrarian discourse ethical integrity, one that can spent fuel, and have got a con- B clockwork at the same time, same place and of a patriarchal order to give in. through their rather dramatic never be bought or intimidated. versation going on safeguards ;;7> $7 for the same time period — to fight for the It is becoming increasingly mus- campaigns, the night vigils across This subliminal hold as nurtur- against radioactivity for commu- safe future of their children and their right cular and male, qualities that are India being a case in point. ers definitely lends women nities that live around it. And let # # to be heard as mothers born of earth. increasingly finding acceptance Taking the global scenario movements a decisive edge. And us not forget the women sur- ? ,5 Nurturing societies as they have known, cre- in a fractured world looking for into account, women-led move- given their tenacity and disci- vivors and descendants of the 5----1 # $( 1 ? ated and healed, they won’t let them be direction. One that is dominat- ments are inclusive, non-violent, pline, women-led movements Bhopal gas tragedy, who despite destroyed by divisive constructs of the ed by a totalitarian control of compassionate and have a 50 per last longer and emerge as a getting their compensation, have # empire of politics or the hate virus that’s lab- egoistic fiefdoms and the toxic cent chance of ensuring results social disruptor. Most important- not given up the campaign '? ; $; B G grown from the databank of social and ances- masculinity of helmsmanship. than those led by others. They ly, they appeal to the youth, sim- against exploitative practices of try profiles. Certainly, they are shedding the One that cannot deal with the are cooptive, practical, welcom- ply because by resisting change, multinationals or the awareness patronising mantle of empowerment, like crumbling of failing institutions ing of other subsidiary move- they appeal to their sensibility of drive on chemical contamina- some undeserved grant or concession, and and seeks solace in history, one ments and can metabolise them challenging status quo. If we pan tion, ensuring that there is no creating their own powerful narratives on that is lazy about finding one’s into a larger force to spark a rev- all mass movements of 2019, we repeat of a disaster that resulted their terms. And should that meet brutality, way in changed times and con- olution. Women’s movements would find that women collec- from governmental sellouts. they would face it not as human shields or texts and falls back on the pro- have managed to reset the agen- tives, not leadership, have com- Women in India will no longer 6 6 AA spoils of war but as a force majeure of all tectorate of revisionism, one da in Spain, Argentina, Brazil pelled course correction. be content being unicorns with 8 humanity. Age, education, privilege would- that chooses simplicity of bina- and South Korea, simply because Narmada Bachao Andolan self-made success stories meant n’t matter. ries over the complexities of mul- they reflect the issues that mat- activist Medha Patkar had once to be emulated and inspira- Women across the world are challeng- tiplicity. Simply because it is eas- ter to people at a structural, liveli- said that women were swords, tional. They are going to have ing the authoritarian politics of the times by ier to follow than evolve, simply hood level rather than foisting something she herself harnessed faith in their regular lives and leading mass grassroots movements and civil because the past is tested and the imagined devils that hang in the for her anti-dam agitations and take on societal irregularities by O ! " uprisings. Be it the women of Shaheen Bagh, present is too risky to try out. As air so thick and heavy, it gives ensured rehabilitation of evac- staying together. or those in Sudan and Algeria, they have a “pretend democracy,” India is you a brain fog. UN research has uees and refugees. Visuals of (The writer is Associate !" O# become the new face of democracy, change fast becoming an Orwellian shown that where women are women half-immersing them- Editor, The Pioneer) # ) * # $ # / 9 / 9 . N @ 95D.8**
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Even though the NSSO data estimating India’s 9%181/*( 113 ; ; ) ;;) B six per cent unemployment rate at a 45-year high was 9;38/:1 P Q # ( contested due to its narrow sample-size, the labour force participation rate and work participation rate 8141:( 9 " ' % $F# # (those in working-age looking for work and finding *)/44/ 6( 3 !" ' ( it, respectively) declined between 2012 and 2018, as 137&(9/; per a paper by the Azim Premji University. The &; 91 99%(9 D # # $ Grameen Foundation India’s (GFI’s) State of the Jobs 7*951 !B S B $ # in India report underscored the urgency to create jobs ; /9;813 # ) D # O # for over 15 million youth who are expected to enter 1(*7813( 3 O the workforce each year. The question is which 5(&)132/9% $) avenues can create net new jobs? (8;8/(91 sustainable farming, setting up rural- tion, green transport and so on are the employers’ role enables relevance of the A more enduring challenge is the fact that our (81 9/&1*%/* based industries, facilitating farmer pro- avenues picking up speed. Social enterpris- pedagogy. Such programmes could also be ? 1 $ educated workforce often lacks the requisite employ- ducer organisations (FPOs), ramping up es that seek broader social goals and not revenue-generating if they enrol out- ability skills to meet the emerging demands of today’s 1 98181 178. social collateral-based rural credit, intro- just shareholder returns, are another. siders. Certification courses could be ( # jobs, be it on knowledge, competencies, technolo- / &75(9/; ;8 ducing technologies to scale up crop pro- While these are still in their infancy, they developed separately by specialised skill ;;) S gies, processes, critical thinking and analytical abil- D;5C7 &9/; * ductivity, reduce damage, facilitate storage could be instrumental in creating much of providers as well, leaving employers free ities. Our archaic education pedagogy is not mak- *;9%(99%1 and transport and encourage the agri- the new jobs the country needs. Since these to focus on their core business. + B P Q ing our youth employable. This is causing a mismatch /68(9/; C8; entrepreneur ecosystem. That would also sectors still require partnerships between This upskilling and critical thinking D # between aspirations and abilities, between income *)/44/ 69; help revive the Bharat consumption story, corporates, Governments and communi- would also boost growth of startups as $7 and consumption and a delay in realising India’s 8141:( 9D;5* a selling point of India’s growth story that ties to establish scalable operating models, many ventures are still in the red despite $ demographic dividend. The need to push the right ;&&78* 9%(9 has hit headwinds. these linkages could create job opportu- several years in operations. The era of star- 7 skill set and education to meet the evolving nature 81*7;*1* The manufacturing sector, where nities even with other stakeholders. tups delivering me-too products without $> of jobs is perhaps even more imminent. 1(*781*9; MSMEs dominate in terms of people The Fourth Industrial Revolution, led a distinct competitive advantage is ending. # $+ The investment in human capital for most of our /8;:19%1 employed, saw employment decline by 3.5 by breakthrough technologies, is changing Critical thinking and innovations would population has been low from infancy which has million between 2012 and 2018. While this the way we work. That means new types be instrumental in making their business + B caused legacy nutrition issues like stunting and under- 798/9/; (4 was led by a sluggishness in the construc- of jobs, replacement of erstwhile jobs and models competitive, generating operating $F # # nutrition. Research suggests stunting and undernu- *9(97*;C;78 tion sector, it is also worth noting that only new skills. It is important to understand cash flows and turning their books black. # #A ? trition impacts the brain’s development and thus abil- %;7*1%;43* about 50 million out of the 62-63 million that technology is becoming a job-enabler Inclusiveness in the workforce by # $ ities to learn new knowledge and skills which ren- 1*1&/(44"/ 9%1 MSMEs are said to be operational and across sectors and not just a job by itself. bringing in more women and specially- ) ;;) B + ders us unemployable. No quick-fix skill training can 878(4( 3 most are struggling to scale up. The chal- Thus, to grow in any sector or function, abled could help the job market incremen- # address this vexed issue. 18/.785( lenges include their inability to adopt new the workforce will need to build technol- tally, while driving economic gains. Almost The GFI recently brought together corporates, 816/; * ; 1%(* technologies, digitalisation and production ogy skills. This includes sectors which we half of India’s specially-abled are literate and $ D # policymakers, researchers, think-tanks, innovators, 9;2(9&%%;2 processes and the failure to reinvent their rarely associate with technology, like agri- in employable age, a potential workforce skill-developers, financiers, NGOs and the youth to / 3/((3381**1* competitiveness given the new sources of culture and textiles. It is also important to India could leverage with market-based 1 deliberate on the current situation, identify trends (449%1*1 competition and trade-wars. A concerted understand that upskilling on technology vocational training and appropriate roles. and opportunities and seek the best recourse as the mix of technology influx, policy support is not only to save oneself from the discom- Addressing the socio-cultural challenges # way forward. One priority was to address the issues 81T7/811 9* and funding measures is needed to build fort of becoming redundant but to make that women face at homes, on the streets $ surrounding the major employers of the workforce, their long-term competitiveness and cre- one competent to leverage newer oppor- and at the workplace could help reduce the 7 # i.e. agriculture and micro, small and medium enter- ate better outcomes through sustained tunities of business (and job) growth. We gender gap. A D # prises (MSMEs). The discourse on these sectors often business and job growth. That presuppos- not only need more people to devise inno- Several sectors hold promise to create $+ gets shadowed by the buzz surrounding start-ups and es their workforce is also made capable on vative technologies, we also need thinkers new jobs, provided the necessary policies, D # technology as the new engines of job growth; how- skills to leverage the new technologies. to devise how those innovations can help technologies and funding converge in time. # ever, these two remain the mass employers. The debate on sustainability and cli- us redefine our target market, expand cus- In the near-term, there is a need to drive ( I J F$' With net income growth from farming moving mate change is turning loud following the tomer base and markets. That means build- relevant skilling and education content that D # 1 $ south — a minuscule growth of 0.44 per cent per increasing awareness of consumers and ing our critical thinking and analytical skills must be monitored, measured and backed E # ? annum between 2011 and 2016 as per a NITI Aayog investors. Stakeholders are concerned as well. with appropriate apprenticeships, entrepre- paper — coupled with chronic debt due to expen- how these risks impact businesses, A growing awareness among working neur-incubation or job functions so that # sive chemical inputs and natural phenomena like economies, natural and social ecosystems, professionals to remain relevant and avoid the migration from skilling to relevant jobs ## $ varying rainfall, floods and droughts, it is no surprise and that is driving a new category of jobs, layoffs is driving the demand for upskilling. occurs. That presupposes measures to F D # # that sectoral employment declined by 27 million i.e. green jobs. Most of these did not exist Institutionalising upskilling programmes improve the nutritional status of our $7 between 2012 and 2018. This is manifesting in mass till some time back, ergo their existing that are quick, low-cost and convenient for households, especially in the rural and peri- S B + migration from rural regions, led by youth. While workforce migrated from other roles. all would depend on the employers’ ini- urban regions. One has to watch how India # H/$, $ the Government’s efforts to bridge the knowledge- That implies a demand for upskilling to fill tiatives and the strength of public-private addresses all these requirements. Without '1 @< gaps of new farming methods and technologies with their knowledge gaps. New graduate partnerships. A frequent method of these investments in human capital devel- S $' extension and technical training have been in the courses dedicated to these avenues are also upskilling are skill programmes by the opment, the going would only get tough. " ' #$!B right direction, there is a need to devise a reverse- required. employers themselves. This may need part- (Labh is the CEO of GIF and a global S $ migration strategy to bring back the youth to the Renewable energy, circular economy, nerships with state authorities to develop development expert and Aiyer is a consul- farms. This can be done by incentivising low-cost, waste recycling, water treatment, sanita- content or recognised certifications. The tant with a leading business insights portal) E E
“Islamist” insurgency against Soviet according to Jacquelyn Davis, in and language had played during Baloch insurgents operating in the expand its circle of influence with the Saudi and American orbit. Pakistan troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s. By Anticipating a Nuclear Iran, many of Muslim rule in India between the 13th remote areas near the border could be power of the so-called “petrodollar.” It sent 40,000 soldiers to Saudi Arabia in the time Soviet troops left Afghanistan the Pakistani Shia support Iran’s post- and 19th centuries. But since the Shah’s eliminated. This way Iran also elimi- also started to outpace Iran in matters case the conflict spread to the king- in the late 1980s, the fallout of that war 1979 political and ideological set-up. Iran was known as “America’s police- nated the threat of the insurgency of providing economic aid to Pakistan, dom. A cultural consequence of this greatly impacted Pakistan, deepening Until the mid-1970s, Pakistan man in Asia”, it also tried to insulate spilling into Iran’s Baloch-majority which came with the condition of was the “Saudization” of Pakistan and sectarian fissures in the country and enjoyed a seamless relationship with Pakistan from the Left-leaning “Third- areas. Relations between the two adopting the Arab culture and faith as the steady erosion of Persian culture; aiding the mushrooming of religious Iran. In fact, Pakistan was closer to Iran Worldism” — an idea first formulat- countries began to somewhat recede prescribed by Saudi Arabia. after the 1979 revolution in Iran, it militancy and extremism, that even- than it was to Saudi Arabia. Iran, a ed by the charismatic Arab national- when the populist Government of ZA Iran’s Shia theocracy began to be began being seen as “Shia culture.” tually mutated and turned anti-state. modern pro-US monarchy, was one of ist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt Bhutto in Pakistan attempted to for- seen as a threat by the puritanical Saudi Ever since 1981, Pakistan’s rela- &&( # Indeed, this must be on the minds of the first countries to recognise Pakistan and the “socialist” Indian PM mulate an international “Muslim bloc” political and religious establishment — tions with Iran have remained tense the state and Government of Pakistan when it was formed in August 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru. Iran made sure that in 1974. The planned bloc also includ- especially when Iran initiated the and enigmatic. Iran has often accused he assassination of the contro- for them to declare their neutrality. But Also, the Shah of Iran became the first Pakistan remained firmly in the ed “enemies” of the Shah, especially rather unabashed export of its version Pakistan of backing radical anti-Iran versial Major General of Iran’s there is a lot more to Pakistan’s ambi- major foreign head of state to visit American orbit during the Cold War. “radical” Soviet-backed Arab regimes, of anti-Saudi and anti-US “political Sunni groups operating near the Pak- TIslamic Revolutionary Guard, guity in this context. And I use the Pakistan in 1950. The state of Pakistan admired such as Libya, Iraq, Syria, Algeria and Islam” to other Muslim countries. Iran border, and Pakistan has Qassem Soleimani, by the equally con- word ambiguity because relations During the 1965 Pakistan-India Iran’s economic and social moderni- the erstwhile South Yemen. Therefore, In the 1980s, Pakistan accepted expressed concern that anti-Pakistan troversial Government of US President between Iran and Pakistan have large- war, when the US had suspended all ty and tried to emulate it. In his essay, the Shah was the only major Muslim hefty financial and military aid from groups backed by India have been Donald Trump, has sent Pakistan ly remained abstruse, especially in the military aid to both India and Pakistan, Pakistan As A Factor in Indo-Iranian head of state to decline attending the the US and Saudi Arabia during the allowed by Iran to operate near the into a spin. A Minister in Prime last 40 years or so. Rand Corporation’s Iran sent nurses, medical supplies and Relations, for the December 1974 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore, anti-Soviet insurgency in Afghanistan. same border. Yet, not once have the Minister Imran Khan’s Government 2014 study Iran’s Influence in 5,000 tonnes of petroleum to Pakistan. issue of The Indian Journal of Political organised by the Bhutto Government. This money was also used to form rad- two countries come close to fighting announced that Pakistan would side Afghanistan describes the relationship As an oil-rich country, Iran also Science, LK Choudhary wrote that, In 1977, the Bhutto regime was ical Sunni indoctrination outlets and a war against each other. Soleimani was with Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich king- between Pakistan and Iran as “a com- threatened to impose an embargo on during the 1971 Pakistan-India war, toppled in a reactionary military coup militant outfits to supplement Afghan understood by Islamabad as being an dom that is a firm American ally and plex mix of cooperation and peer rival- oil supplies to India. In the 2015 edi- Iran again sidestepped an arms embar- by General Zia-ul-Haq. So when the militant groups. But many such out- ‘anti-Pakistan hawk.’ Pakistan, having strongly opposed to Iran. However, the ry.” Iran is a Shia Muslim-majority tion of the journal International Affairs go on Pakistan and supplied it with Shah’s regime fell in 1979 and was fits eventually turned anti-Shia and frenzied borders with India and spokesperson of the Pakistan military’s country headed by a powerful Shia and Global Strategy, M Saqib Khan military equipment. The Times of replaced by a radical theocracy, thus anti-Iran. This saw Iran bankroll Afghanistan, and only recently man- Inter-Services Public Relations wing clergy, which came to power through writes that, to sidestep the US and India quoted the Shah as saying, Pakistan became the first country to militant Shia groups within Pakistan. aging to vanquish the extreme conse- and then Foreign Minister Shah a revolution in 1979. According to European arms embargo imposed on “Pakistan and Iran are like one soul in recognise the new Government. But The result was deadly violence, clash- quences of its participation in the anti- Mehmood Qureshi were quick to Andreas Rieck’s 2016 book The Shias India and Pakistan during the war, Iran two bodies.” the refreshed relations between the two es and riots between Saudi and Iranian Soviet Afghan insurgency, has wisely announce that the country would of Pakistan: An Assertive and bought 90 Sabre fighter jets from West In 1973, when a Baloch insur- countries, on the basis of Islam, soon proxies in Pakistan. decided to declare neutrality in the US- remain neutral in case hostilities Beleaguered Minority, Pakistan has a Germany and sent them to Pakistan. gency broke out in Balochistan, which began to nosedive from 1981 onwards. Even though Pakistan declared Iran conflict. More so, it has down- intensify between Iran and the US. significant Shia minority. Estimates Iran saw Pakistan as a modern shares a border with Iran, the Shah From the mid-1970s, Saudi neutrality during the Iran-Iraq war in played the fact that Soleimani was no Pakistan was a frontline proxy from 2018 suggest 20 to 25 per cent of extension of Persian culture in South provided lethal American-made com- Arabia, buoyed by increasing oil the 1980s, the Zia regime increasing- hero to Pakistan. State in the US and Saudi-funded Pakistan’s population is Shia. And Asia because of the role this culture bat helicopters to Pakistan so that prices, had begun to aggressively ly galvanised Pakistan towards the (Courtesy Dawn) .
L )(1 ? A 672(%(9/ Act at any cost. It will endanger the cul- &%1 (/ given citizenship in the last six 8/*9()1 1:18"+! These figures would deny ture, identity and history of Assam as years. allegations made by the undreds of women hit the streets well as North East. So, we all have to be ubbing as “unconstitutional” Speaking at an interactive "1(8*( 3/92(* ;9 Opposition that this Government Hhere on Sunday protesting against united in our fight against this Act.” Dthe stand of some States that event here on the controversial was giving citizenship only to the contentious Citizenship In Bengali Hindu dominated Hojai, the CAA would not be imple- CAA organised by the Chennai 58;76%9/ 5";3/ some people and not for everyone. (Amendment) Act, even as public ral- a huge gathering took place during a mented, Union Minister Nirmala Citizens’ Forum, she said the res- 6;:18 1 9/ >!+! /9 “There is no truth in it and that is lies were held across the State. protest rally, in which senior journalist Sitharaman on Sunday said all olutions passed by some State not the right allegation,” she Artistes, journalists, writers and Ajit Bhuyan urged people to continue have the responsibility to ensure Assemblies, including Kerala, 2(*5"9%19%1 %;1 said. women from other fields joined in large their movement till the “anti-people” Act a law passed by parliament is against the law was a political Appealing to those who numbers at Latasil playground and is withdrawn. enforced. statement. / /*918( 3*1 /;8 oppose the CAA with folded marched to Chandmari area of Thousands of people in Tezpur Defending the Citizenship “We can understand that.But 41(318*P;C&; 6Q hands, Sitharaman said if you Guwahati and vowed to continue their participated in an agitational pro- (Amendment) Act, she main- saying they will not implement it, have any objection speak and agitation till the CAA is repealed. gramme organised by the All Assam tained there was no necessity to then it is against the law. It is raise questions in the Parliament. “Women have been at the forefront Students’ Union (AASU) and Asom mix up the National Register of unconstitutional to say that... including Kerala, Rajasthan, 1964-2008 have received citizen- “Please do not make any alle- in Assam protests. Today also we have Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad Citizens (NRC) and National Everybody in this country has the Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal ships,” she said. gations which are not true and that come out in large numbers for the state. (AJYCP). Population Register with the CAA responsibility to implement the and Maharashtra have voiced “This data is for those who would create unrest among the The Government is trying to lure us A large number of people partici- and appealed to those opposing law which has been passed in their disagreement with the CAA, comment that the Government public”, she said. through various means. But they should pated in similar protest rallies in the act not to make allegations that Parliament,” she said. as well as the NRC and the NPR. has not given citizenships for Noting that the CAA was a withdraw the Act and then all the Simaluguri, Moran, Duliajan, would lead to unrest among the The Kerala and Punjab Sitharaman said that during Muslims. For example, Adnan sensitive issue and needed to be protests will end,” film actress Barsha Nagarbera, Doom Dooma, Rupai, public. Assemblies have adopted resolu- the last six years, a total of 2,838 Sami, he is a singer of prominence. handled carefully, she said there Rani Bishaya said. Rangia and many other places. The Finance Minister also tions demanding repeal of the Pakistan nationals, 914 from He received citizenship in 2016 was no necessity to link NPR or The Government is stating that The CAA seeks to provide Indian rejected allegations that the CAA which has triggered wide- Afganisthan and 172 from when the same Prime Minister NRC with this. five lakh people will benefit through citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Narendra Modi Government was spread protests across the country. Bangladesh have received Indian was there then”, she said. “NPR is taken every 10 years CAA, but the people of Assam are not Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis entering selective in granting citizenship Kerala Government has also citizenship. This included 566 The Minister also pointed to and it was not brought in by Modi ready to accept a single Bangladeshi after India on or before December 31, 2014, and said Pakistani singer Adnan moved the Supreme Court against Muslims. Bangladeshi writer Taslima Government in 2010. It was by the 1971, she added. from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sami and over 3,900 others from the law. “Besides, 4.61 lakh Tamils Nasreen, who has been given res- then Home Minister and senior Senior journalist Ratna Bharali Afghanistan after five years of residence neighbouring countries had been Several State Governments, from Sri Lanka during the period idence permit since 2004. leaders (of Congress),” she said. Talukdar said: “We will not accept this here. 3 , F 3 , 6 % % (/%(9/ courage of finishing their in Pakistan. est Didi and the Left leaders are at bombs factories and the unfinished job these TMC, “Those who had to leave doing this. We know in whose TMC Government call it blast Guwahati: Assam Finance jected to religious persecution in applicant that he was in the State he BJP has slammed the Left and Congress people have their home and hearth in interest the Chief Minister is of crackers…. This won’t be tol- Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma his country of origin. prior to 2014 in the rules of the TOpposition Trinamool descended on the streets to Bangladesh are living here like walking the streets for the past erated and the infiltrators will has said it is impossible for an Because if he has to prove CAA, which are under prepa- Congress and Left Front for protest against the move with beggars and when the BJP one month. It is in have to leave this country,” he immigrant to provide proof of it, then he has to go to ration, the NEDA convenor betraying the Hindu refugees the so-called bunch of civil Government is feeling hon- the interest on one crore said. religious persecution. Bangladesh to collect an FIR or said. from Bangladesh by keeping society who are nothing but oured to provide them citizen- Muslim infiltrators from Attacking the civil society Sarma, who is also con- police report,” Sarma said after “Our firm view is that in them in stateless State and bat- parasites in their trail.” ship Mamata Banerjee, Biman Bangladesh who form the bulk members including top Bengali venor of the NDA’s regional a party function on Saturday. order to prove that you have ting to the Muslim gallery of Not a single drop tear was Bose and Adhir Chowdhury of her vote bank and but for cine stars, writers, poets and wing North East Democratic “You cannot prove fear of come to Assam before 2014, you infiltrators in order to pursue shed when the Hindus were are feeling hurt burns…. But whose she will lose all the painters for descending on the Alliance (NEDA), said that it is religious persecution or reli- have to prove it through docu- their dirty vote bank tortured, persecuted and come what may we are deter- elections. But we will not allow streets against CAA he said not possible for the person to go gious persecution itself. How ments like a bank account politics. hounded out of their mother mined to provide them citi- this game anymore,” Ghosh “these so-called intelligentsia back to his country of origin and can you prove it? Somebody will opened prior to 2014 or name Bengal BJP president Dilip lands, he said reminding how zenship,” Ghosh who was said adding how the who are nothing but parasites collect a copy of police report to challenge it. in the electoral roll prior to 2014 Ghosh on Sunday fired a fresh their ancestors played an reelected to the post of State Bangladeshi infiltrators were living on the alms of the show that he was subjected to “That is what my assess- or NRC application before volley of salvos at the TMC, important role in the freedom party president for the second igniting riots and blasting Government say that they will religious persecution. ment is. You will ask a person 2014,” the BJP leader said. Left and Congress by promis- struggle. “Did their ancestors term last week said. bombs everywhere. not show their papers but I Assam has been witnessing to go back to Bangladesh and The Assam Government ing and then keeping the fight for freedom, receive bul- Ghosh on Sunday led two “They have triggered riots warn them that days are com- protests against the Citizenship ask him to collect videograph- wants a very short window “Hindu refugees from Pakistan, lets and sacrifice their lives and massive rallies (Abhinandan and Basirhat, Asansol, Baduria, ing when they will not be able (Amendment) Act with the ic or photographic evidence of period to establish citizenship Bangladesh and Afghanistan property so that their succes- Yatra) in North 24 Parganas Uluberia and many other to show their faces… I ask the people apprehending that it religious persecution?” he asked. under the CAA because deprived of citizenship for the sors would be left in a state less congratulating the central gov- places, they have set up bomb people to identify and remem- will hurt their interests.”It is not The Assam Government has rumours are being spread about past 70 years.” situation?” he said recalling ernment for enacting the factories which the TMC use ber those who are protesting possible for an applicant to requested the Centre to include the possible number of benefi- And “when Prime Minister how till recently Hindu girls Citizenship Amendment Act. during the elections … one against the CAA for an appro- prove that he had been sub- submission of evidence by an ciaries under the Act. PTI Narendra Modi showed the were being lifted at gun point “We know in whose inter- after the other accidents occur priate time in future.” ,, / , 0 H6A ,1 2 345 6, 9;
Guwahati: Assam Minister Jogen pendent charge was given the portfo- Mohan was shown black flags in lios of revenue and disaster manage- AA / Sivasagar district on Sunday by AASU ment, PWD (assisting the cabinet Mumbai: The Vanchit Bahujan “The country is on the path of activists protesting against Citizenship minister). Aghadi (VBA) has called for a economic bankruptcy. Due to (Amendment) Act, a day after he was Dozens of members of the All Maharashtra bandh on January demonetisation and GST, cou- sworn in. Assam Students’ Union (AASU) 24 to protest against the pled with atmosphere of mis- The incident happened when the showed black flags while Mohan’s con- Citizenship (Amendment) Act trust in the country, the gov- minister was going to his constituen- voy passed through Gaurisagar area of (CAA), the National Register of ernment is not getting rev- cy Mahmara. Sivasagar district. Citizens (NRC) and enue. The economic policies of The actvists also shouted slogans On January 15, the day of ‘Bhogali “wrong” economic policies of the Centre are wrong,” he against him. “Jogen Mohan go back”, Bihu’, Assam Chief Minister the Centre. alleged. “We don’t accept CAA” and “BJP go Sarbananda Sonowal was shown black Talking to reporters here on Ambedkar also appealed to back” were some of the slogans the agi- flags by AASU activists in Sunday, VBA leader Prakash political parties andsocial tators shouted while waving black flags Dibrugarh district while he was on his Ambedkar alleged that there organisations to join the bandh. at the new minister. way to his hometown Chabua to cel- was unrest in the country over He also met Chief Minister Jogen Mohan on Saturday was ebrate Bihu with his family the CAA, which the Centre was Uddhav Thackeray in connec- sworn in as minister of state with inde- members. PTI 6 ' '"". trying to implement forcibly. tion with the bandh call. PTI " &'"" 2> = &
Kolkata:For the first time had unveiled last week on Gorakhpur: Asserting that the said. and have buried them forever, on in the Republic Day the occasion of the port’s amended citizenship law is not “We can- the same lines, these parties are parade, the Kolkata Port sesquicentenary celebra- against any Indian, Uttar Pradesh not remain also standing at the fag end of Trust is likely to showcase tions, will be played, when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath silent. It is our their political ladder, Adityanath its tableau during the the tableau rolls down the on Sunday alleged that the “pro- constitutional said, adding the Congress was event, sources said, giving Rajpath. paganda” against CAA is “ripping obligation to “unable to accept a new India”. people, who were earlier The Prime Minister, the country apart” and it is being reach out to “The citizenship law gave sore over the rejection of during his visit, had done by keeping women at the people regard- the Congress an opportunity to the Bengal Government’s renamed the port, after forefront. ing the issue. repent for its sin, but it missed this proposal for January 26, a Jan Sangh founder Syama Addressing a gathering at Citizenship law chance. In support of this law, we reason to cheer. Prasad Mookerjee. MP Inter College ground here as was made dur- all should write a postcard and Earlier in the month, “As of now, trials are part of a public awareness cam- ing Nehru’s greet Prime Minister Narendra the defence ministry had going on.... The final paign being run by the BJP on the time, but now Modi,” the Chief Minister said. rejected West Bengal’s approval for the theme — Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Congress is Newly elected UP BJP chief tableau proposal, without ‘Glorious Past Vibrant he alleged that after against any citizen of India. It is not ready to accept it. The con- Swatantradev Singh also citing any specific reason. Future’ — is likely to come Independence, the Left parties against those intruders who are duct of the Congress and SP is addressed the gathering.He said, A statement by the by January 23,” the sources had lied a lot to mislead the peo- responsible for terrorism, extrem- condemnable and irresponsible. “Both SP and BSP are deeply ministry said the propos- said. The Kolkata Port ple and now the Congress and the ism and separatism. The country These parties have financed the immersed in corruption. After al was rejected after an expert com- port’s rich history, its mechanized Trust, the oldest operating port in the Samajwadi Party were doing the is being ripped apart due to pro- miscreants for opposing the Yogi Adityanath became the chief mittee examined it in two rounds of transformation and unique features, a country, was constructed by the British same thing. paganda against CAA, and this is CAA,” he said. minister of UP, goondaism pro- meeting. The KoPT tableau, under the source privy to the development said. East India Company. The port has two “The Citizenship being done by keeping women at The way people of the coun- moted by these parties came to an aegis of the Union Ministry of Additionally, the KoPT anthem, distinct dock systems — one in Kolkata (Amendment) Act is not a law the forefront,” Adityanath try understood the lies of the Left end.” PTI Shipping, will display the riverine which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the other at Haldia. PTI K; - A 4 >I- 3 Aizawl: The Mizoram 143 girls and 6 boys were given Alappuzha(Ker): In a rare wedding Vijayan took to Facebook to con- Government has disbursed compensation for being victims ceremony held in a Mosque, a Hindu gragulate the young couple and said over 5.98 crore as compen- of crimes committed under couple tied the nuptial knot and the state has always upheld and show- sation to victims of various the Protection of Children exchanged vows here on Sunday. cased such beautiful examples of reli- crimes in the State from 2012 from Sexual Offences The marriage hosted by the gious harmony. to September, 2019, an official (POCSO) Act”. Cheruvally Muslim Jamaat mosque The wedding was held at a time said. As many as 33 people near here, was held according to when a concerted attempt was being According to records of including 6 females were com- hindu rituals in front of a lighted tra- made to divide people in the name of Mizoram State Legal Service pensated for being victims of ditional lamp with guests from both religion, Vijayan said conveying his Authority (MSLSA), at least crimes under the IPC and 28 the communities participating. wishes to the couple, their families and 235 people have been com- rape victims were also given The Bride Anju and the groom the mosque committee. pensated during the period. compensation amounting to Sarath exchanged garlands and “Kerala is one and we will stay The fund was disbursed 36.40 lakh during the same performed rituals in the presence of united” he said and shared a photo- under provisions of the period. The number of crime a priest at the mosque premises, graph of the wedding ceremony. Mizoram Victims of Crime victims was highest in 2018 as which was decked up for the rare occa- Since the bride hailed from a poor Compensation Scheme, 2011, the government had disbursed sion signifying communal amity. A economic background, Anju’s moth- which was implemented in compensation of 3.32 crore to vegetarian sadya was also held at the er had sought help from the mosque 2012, the official said. 103 that year, according to the premises. committee to conduct the wedding, The records also said that records. PTI Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi which they readily agreed. PTI ) * + , * 7 )/ "
% 75(/ while prasadalaya and announcement to develop ister had announced that the there till his death in 1918. born in Pathri village in accommodation facilities, will Pathri village in Parbhani dis- state government had prepared Three months ahead of Parbhani district of housands of devotees continue to operate as normal,” trict of Marathwada region as a development plan for Pathri his death on October 15, 1918, Marathwada region is based on T managed to have darshan SSST’s CEO Deepak Muglikar the birthplace of Saibaba, a and it would soon perform a Saibaba told his devotees he a reference made in the eighth of Saibaba amid considerable said. decision that they fear will bhoomi pooja for developing a would soon be “leaving his edition of “Sai Charitra” (his- inconvenience in the temple Being a Sunday, there were erode the importance of their pilgrim centre there. mortal body” (dying). By the tory of Saibaba), a Hindi pub- town of Shirdi in Maharashtra’s huge crowds of devotees at the town associated all along with Following the announce- end of September 1918, he lication brought by the Sai Ahmednagar district on temple queuing up for darshan. the memories of Saibaba. ment, the people of Shirdi and had high fever and stopped eat- Sansthan between 1972 and 76. Sunday, as the local residents However, with shops, hotels Taking cognisance of the neighbouring villages have ing. As his condition deterio- So far, the Sai Sansthan has and people from the and all other establishments protests by the people of Shirdi gone on an agitation against the rated, he asked his disciples to brought out 36 editions of “Sai neighbouring villages resorted remaining closed in the temple against the State Government’s state government’s Pathri devel- recite holy texts to him and Charitra”. to an indefinite bandh over a town, the devotees were incon- decision to develop Pathri as opment move. What has sur- continued to meet visitors. On “The reference to Saibaba controversy on the birthplace of venienced. “Because of the birthplace of Saibaba, the Chief prised as to how the claim of 15 October 1918 which hap- being born in Pathri village has the 19th century saint. bandh, we have made more Minister has called a meeting Pathri being birthplace of pened to Vijayadashami, he been made in the eighth edi- Despite the bandh called by than adequate arrangements with the leaders of the aggriev- Saibaba has come up all of a breathed his last. tion. Incidentally, this edition the local residents and people for food and accommodation ed people in Mumbai on over the birthplace of Saibaba century saint revered by peo- sudden. Though there is not His mortal remains were has gone missing. We have from 30 villages surrounding for the devotees,” Muglikar Monday. At Monday’s meeting, should be seen in the context ple of different communities much of evidence or docu- interred at “Buti Wada” in ordered an inquiry into the villages, the Shri Saibaba said. Uddhav is expected to clarify of that a delegation of people and urged the chief minister to mentation as to the date or Shirdi, after which it has now missing edition of `Sai Sansthan Trust (SSST) has The people of Shirdi and the State Government’s stand from Pathri village had met the make financial allocation for place of borth of Saibaha, avail- become place of worship Charitra’,” a leading Marathi decided to keep the famous neighbouring 30 villages have on the issue and request the chief minister, during the lat- developing the place into a pil- able historical evidence sug- known today as Shree Samadhi television channel reportedly temple open for the visiting for the past few days staging people of Shirdi to call off their ter’s recent tour of Marathwada. grim centre. gests that he came to Shirdi Mandir or Shirdi Sai Baba quoted SSST’s chairman Dr. devotees. “The devotees are free protests against Chief agitation. They had claimed that Pathri During his interaction with when he was about 16 years’ Temple. Suresh Kashinath Haware as to take darshan of Saibaba, Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s The raging controversy was the birthplace of the 19th the delegation, the chief min- old in 1858 and he remained The claim that Saibaba was saying. ( % F P '6 IJ 9 51 6(4787 motive,”Ashwathnarayan told Home Minister like Amit Shah, reporters here. who abrogated Article 370 arnataka Deputy He said, We all are Indians, related to Jammu & Kashmir. KChief Minister CN boundaries between States have He said the chief Ministers Ashwathnarayanon on Sunday been fixed and decided upon. of Maharashtra and Karnataka Mumbai: Mumbai will get a time since Independence, made it clear that the Belagavi Instead of repeatedly dwelling and NCP supremo Sharad mounted police unit for traffic Mumbai will have mount- border issue was settled, even on the issue, there are many Pawar should meet to resolve and crowd control post a gap of ed police unit,” he told as he accused certain political good work to do. There are no demands of Marathi-speaking 88 years, and the horses will be reporters at a press leaders in neighbouring boundaries for humanity and people of Belagavi and nearby deployed on duty after taking conference. Maharashtra of raking it up for good work...” areas. part in the Republic Day He said horses in the unit political reasons. “... Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena Last month, Karnataka parade at Shivaji Park this year, can be used for crowd control Also, he urged them to leader) raking up such an issue Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Maharashtra Home Minister during festivals and marches, at focus on issues of public good is making things awkward for had declared that not even an Anil Deshmukh said on beaches and the rider can keep that need immediate attention himself,” he added. inch of the State’s land would Sunday. watch from a good height, and rather than instigating people Ashwathnarayanwas be given away and accused his Deshmukh said the claimed a policeman on horse- for petty reasons on such emo- reacting to visits by Shiv Sena Maharashtra counterpart mounted police unit, which back was equal to 30 personnel tive issues that have already leaders Raut and Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray of stoking would patrol the streets of the on the ground. been decided upon. Minister of State Rajendra Patil the Belagavi issue for political bustling metropolis, was He said the unit could be The Karnataka and Yadravkars to Belagavi alleged- gains, as there were protests by disbanded in 1932 due to grow- replicated in cities like Pune Maharashtra border issue has ly with an intention to bring the the ruling Shiv Sena workers. ing vehicular traffic. and Nagpur, among others, as already been settled by the border issue up. Maharashtra claims the “Today Mumbai police has well. Mahajan commission report, Raut, during his visit to border district of Belagavi was modern jeeps and motorcycles. In the next six months, the so they(political leaders) Belgagavi, has reportedly said part of the erstwhile Bombay However, it was felt a mount- unit will comprise 30 horses should stop repeatedly the 70-year-old border issue Presidency, but is currently a ed police unit would be useful apart from a sub-inspector, instigating the people on the between two States can be district of Karnataka, on lin- for crime patrol in crowded one assistant PSI, four haval- . . ?/ . " . issue with political resolved by a ‘strong’ Union guistic grounds. areas. Accordingly, for the first dars and 32 constables. PTI 6 6 "
5(44/(P7Q Mulayam today standing with what Mulayam said led to the Akhilesh, its answer can be split of the Samajwadi Party in Patna: A 55-year-old Government teacher and a ormer UP Minister and given by him (Mulayam) alone. 2018. This is the reason that the woman died in Bihar while taking part in a human Fpresident of Pragatisheel But this is certain that I will not SP could not form the chain organised by the Nitish Kumar Government on Samajwadi Party Shivpal Yadav look back,” he said. Government in UP again, oth- Sunday, officials said. on Sunday launched a veiled Mulayam was seen with erwise Akhilesh would have Mohammad Daud died at Keoti area in attack on his brother and SP his son at the SP headquarters been the Chief Minister,” Darbhanga district while a woman, whose identity patriarch Mulayam Singh in Lucknow on Saturday when Shivpal said. is yet to be ascertained, died in Samastipur district. Yadav for siding with his son former chief of Hindu Yuva Shivpal had formed his “Both died of heart attack,” Chief Secretary Akhilesh Yadav and said that he Vahini (HYV) Sunil Singh, new party in October 2018 Deepak Kumar told reporters. was not going to look back. once considered close to Uttar after parting ways with the Kumar said an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each Shivpal, who has never Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Samajwadi Party. will be paid to the family of the two deceased. been openly critical of his Adityanath, joined the Simmering discontent in “Besides, family members of Mohammad Daud, brother before, said he had Samajwadi Party.Shivpal said the Yadav family came to the who taught at a Government Urdu medium school formed his party “only with the that his efforts will be to unite fore in January 2017 when in Darbhanga, will get all the benefits to which consent” of Mulayam. people who believe in the Akhilesh became the national bereaved kinsmen of State employees are entitled,” the He was answering a philosophy of Ram Manohar president of the party by replac- chief secretary said. reporter’s question on whether Lohia, Chaudhary Charan ing Mulayam. Shivpal lost the Daud fell ill and collapsed while he was stand- Mulayam betrayed him by Singh and Mahatma Gandhi. battle for control of the party ing in the human chain, Darbhanga District being seen more with his son The PSP chief said that he for which the uncle and Magistrate Thyagarajan SM said. Daud was taken to these days. always gave respect to nephew were fighting since a hospital where he was declared brought dead. “The Pragatisheel Mulayam, who is also his elder August 2016 when Akhilesh Hospital sources said the deceased had suffered a car- Samajwadi Party was formed brother, and listened to every- was the Chief Minister and he diac arrest though it was not clear whether he was only with the consent of thing he said. was a key minister in then SP # O* * ) P. # suffering from any heart disease. PTI Mulayam Singh Yadav. Why is “Not giving importance to Government. 3 ' . C. . / 4 8 , 6 2 51 6(4787 Yediyurappa, along with The delegation led by 2# Union Ministers Piyush Goyal Yediyurappa includes arnataka Chief Minister and Mansukh Mandaviya, as Industries Minister Jagadish Bareilly: Stressing that the some people are saying that the '' & KBS Yediyurappa on Sunday well as Chief Ministers Shattar, Chief Secretary T M RSS follows the Constitution, Sangh wants to restrict families said he has had detailed Amarinder Singh of Punjab Vijaya Bhaskar and top officials RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on to two children. We are of the discussions with BJP national and Kamal Nath of Madhya of the state government. Sunday said the organisation view that the Government (78( 6(5(3 and from their school at president Amit Shah on the Pradesh, are among those The Chief Minister,who does not have any agenda and should make a policy on it after Valadgaon area in Aurangabad. Cabinet expansion and that the expected to join over 100 was anxiously waiting for the it does not want to become deliberation. The policy should he driver of a school van Last week, he picked up the exercise would be carried out Indian CEOs at Davos in the high command’s nod to expand another “power centre”. be made after getting consent Twas arrested and his two girls from their school. While after his return from Davos. coming days for the WEF’s his ministry amid intense lob- He was addressing a gath- from all sections of the society.” minor friends were detained for dropping them home, he came The Chief Minister told 50th annual meeting. bying by the aspirants, was ering at Rohilkhand University He said that when they say allegedly molesting some men- across his two minor friends on reporters before leaving for Stating that he was leaving keen on getting approval for it on the topic ‘Bharat ka that there are 130 crore Hindus tally-challenged girl students the way and asked them to get Davos to attend the World on a four day trip for Davos from Shah, but was asked to Bhavishya: Rashtriya in this country, then it does not here, police said on Sunday. into the vehicle,” inspector Economic Forum meet that he with an aim to bring visit Delhi after returning from Swayamsevak Sangh kaa mean that they want to change Police took the action on Vitthal Pote of Satara Police hoped his visit would help investments to the state, he said Davos, party sources said. Drishtikon’ (Future of India: anyone’s religion, caste or lan- Saturday after a video clip of Station here said. bring in large-scale invest- interactions have been fixed They also said that with J Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s guage. the molestation, shot by the “However, the duo started ments to the State. with 38 industrialists and P Nadda all set to take over as point of view). The RSS chief said that 7=(CC(8 (6(8 two minor accused, went viral molesting and harassing the “On Cabinet expansion, I investors. BJP National President, he “The Sangh follows the they did not want any power on social media, police said. girls inside the van. They also had detailed discussions for “There is a large would have final discussions Constitution of India. It does centre apart from the five-year-old girl was The accused driver has shot the video of their acts and about half-an-hour (with Amit possibility of investments com- with Yediyurappa on the not have any agenda and it does Constitution in which they Aallegedly raped by a minor been identified as Avinash shared the video clip on social Shah on Saturday), got a good ing to the state from meetings Ministry expansion exercise. not want to become another had faith, and added that boy on a vacant quarter in a Shejul (19), an official said. media later. Shejul kept that response... One or two days during the WEF meet. I will S R Vishwanath,Political power centre. A number of people should build India in a meat plant in Uttar Pradesh’s “Shejul picks up and drops video as his WhatsApp status,” after I come from Davos, I will assure industrialists and Secretarytothe Chief Minister misconceptions about the RSS united manner despite the Muzaffarnagar district, police mentally-challenged girls to he added. expand the Cabinet. There are investors that the government too said that Yediyurappa are being spread, and they can diversity of caste, community said on Sunday. no stumbling blocks for it, will give all necessary facilities would go to Delhi after his be cleared only when it is and region. The incident took place in Yediyurappa said. within our limits and also clear return from Davos and understood from close “A handful of people used Alnoor meat plant compound He also rubbished media all the doubts that they have,” immediately expand the quarters. The Sangh does not to come and used to make us under Sikheda police station reports about lack of clarity on the Chief Minister said. Ministry. have any remote control and it slaves. This used to happen area on Saturday, they said. the Ministry expansion. He said employment He said the Chief Minister does not want that anyone because of our shortcomings. Parents of both the victim “It is not right... There are opportunities in Karnataka has been asked to hold discus- should function according to Whenever we have forgotten and the accused (14) work at no issues, he said. Asked would increase due to all these sions with Nadda, who is cur- it,” he said. ‘Hindu bhaav’ (Hindu spirit), the meat plant, the police said. whether he would travel to efforts. rently BJPs National Working Bhagwat said that if there problems have come,” Bhagwat According to the com- Delhi to meet Shah after Claiming that the eco- President and finalise things. is a power centre barring the said. Referring to followers of plaint lodged by the girl’s fam- returning from Davos, nomic situation in Karnataka As the Chief Minister has Constitution, the Sangh will other religions, he said, “We do ily, the accused took her to the Yediyurappa merely said, “It is was stable despite the global already made it clear that 11 of oppose it. not believe in Ram-Krishna, no vacant quarter and raped her, natural for me to meet Amit economic slowdown, he said the disqualified JDS-Congress Seeking to clear the air over issues. But despite all these they said. Shah.” the state was also organising the MLAs who got re-elected in the his reported remarks in diversities, we all are Hindus. Alerted by the girl’s cries, According to the Chief Global Investors Meet in bypolls on BJP tickets will be Moradabad about the imple- Those whose ancestors were her mother rushed to the spot Ministers tour programme, he November to attract indus- made ministers, lobbying has mentation of two-child policy, Hindu, they are Hindu still and rescued her. The boy was will be back in the city on tries and create employment been on in the party for the the RSS chief said, today. “ PTI caught by the victim’s family, January 24. opportunities. remaining ministerial berths. “Due to misunderstanding, they said. / 08
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Both these and all other January 22. exemptions, and make the ATF presently is chargeable levies will get subsumed under Through the ‘#ArthShastri’ announcement in the upcom- at 11 per cent ad valorem rate GST if they are brought under campaign, the ministry would ing Budget to facilitate invest- of excise duty. its ambit. explain several economic terms ment decisions. Concessional rate of 2 per The decision on their through interesting animated “The Union Budget could cent is applicable for ATF sold inclusion depends on the finan- videos to help common man announce a roadmap for con- under Regional Connectivity Finance Minister Nirmala per litre and that on diesel is cial position of States as rev- and students understand bud- vergence of all corporate tax Scheme. Ad valorem rate Sitharaman will present her 15.83 a litre. enues from these five petrole- get exercise in a simple way, an rates to 15 per cent, with no means that the impact of an second budget on February 1. This, they said, would um products constitute a sub- official said. exemptions and incentives, The government last year Development) and BRICS increase in price of the fuel Explaining the duty struc- ensure correct payment of duty stantial chunk of state govern- The ministry also under- by April 1, 2023. A signal- reduced corporate tax rates to countries, and others like because of global rate hike ture, sources said if cost of pro- at the initial clearance stage ment finances. took this exercise before the ing to this effect could help fur- 22 per cent, plus surcharge and Indonesia and Philippines. translates into an even higher duction of ATF is 100 per itself and will eliminate com- The aviation ministry has Budget last year as well, the ther boost investor sentiment cess. However, companies will Over time, the lower rates price for airlines as the tax inci- kilolitre, the fuel at exit from plexities and difficulties in time and again sought inclu- official added. and encourage investments,” not be allowed to avail any tax will reduce the cost of capital dence also rises. the refinery will be priced at redetermination of duty on sion of ATF under GST as any “Curious student Arth CII President Vikram Kirloskar exemptions or incentives. and catalyse investments. To insulate airlines from 111 per kilolitre after levying further stock transfers which surge in international oil rates unpacks his box of questions in said. Further, manufacturing The announcement of con- such volatility, the government 11 per cent excise duty. If the sometime result in avoidable gets reflected in domestic jet Prof. Shastri’s class. Let’s see According to the industry facilities that start production vergence of all these rates to a may in the forthcoming Budget cost rises to 110, the ex-refin- litigation. fuel prices, leading to costlier how Dr. Shastri tackles his dif- body, the desired impact of the before 31 March 2023 and are single rate of 15 per cent by for 2020-21 fiscal year may ery rate would attract an excise Specific excise duty would air tickets. Oil Ministry too has ficult questions with her sharp reduction in corporate taxes on incorporated on or after 1st 2023 will provide a line of sight bring specific excise duty duty of 12. A specific duty of address part of the concerns of favoured including ATF along insight. 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The statutory corporate ment said. goes up the tax incidence on inputs against the tax on set off tax that they paid on pinned tweet of the ministry behind this has been the mul- The new rates have cata- tax rate in India has been Petrol and diesel already would remain the same. final product as ATF has been input. said. titude of tax rates, which have pulted India to a very compet- brought down in the last three attract a specific rate of excise Petrol and diesel already kept out of GST regime. ATF makes up for almost The ministry has also created tax rate inequalities itive position against many of decades from 45 per cent in duty and so ATF naturally attract specific excise duty for When the Goods and half of the cost of an airline and launched another campaign across manufacturing and ser- the OECD (Organisation for 1991-92 to 22 per cent in 2019- qualifies for such a shift, they the same purpose. 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Diamond Jubilee celebrations ened to go on an indefinite Court, according to sources. pay by January 23 it will not be pet coke, limestone and “Moreover, high inputs of Visvesvaraya National strike from April 1, 2020. Sources in the Department contempt as it will be in case of dolomite in the upcoming costs have led to an inverted Institute of Technology (VNIT) So, the bank unions are of Telecom (DoT) told PTI that the parties to the case. So PSUs Budget. duty structure in the domestic in Nagpur in Maharashtra. planning basically to observe while the PSUs too have been have to pay and we have raised 12314%/ logical growth reduces GDP by Finance Minister Nirmala industry and are acting as a “In the last five years, I have strike in three phases. asked to make payments related demands, but if they do not pay between $4.7 billion and $27.8 Sitharaman is scheduled to deterrent to government’s awarded contracts worth 17 According to the convener to statutory liabilities (after the by January 23 it will not amount locking Huawei from billion in 2035,” the study said. present the Budget for financial Make in India initiative, as lakh crore. This year, I’m plan- of UFBU, Sanjeev Kumar SC in October upheld govern- to contempt of court on their Brolling out 5G technology Oxford Economics has year 2020-21 on February 1. domestic producers have less ning to touch 5 lakh crore Bandlish, a letter in this regard ment’s position on calculation of part because they were not may cause loss of up to $63 bil- assumed that in low cost sce- “Anthracite coal, coking incentive to import met coke. mark in spending on infra- has already been sent to the non-core revenue for AGR dues), party to the case, but they have lion in the GDP of top eight nario 5G will be only used for coal, coke, limestone, dolomite Rather, imports of finished structure development,” chairman of Indian Banks’ the larger question is whether the to pay,” a source added. technology markets, and at enhancing broadband speed are vital inputs for the steel steel goods are preferred,” it Gadkari said. Association, Secretary January 23 deadline is legally Another official also said least $4.7 billon in case of and support access to content industry. The availability of said and suggested that duty on “I want to tell you there is Department of Financial Services enforceable on state-owned com- that the issue of deadline for India, by 2035, a report of that will require high band- these items in good quality is metallurgical coke be reduced no dearth of money,” he told and Chief Labour Commissioner panies that were not direct party PSUs is being examined Oxford Economics commis- width. In medium scenario, 5G declining in the country and to zero. the gathering. PTI in the Ministry of Labour. to the dispute. legally. sioned by the chinese telecom will be used to deploy internet- the industry has to depend on The industry body said gear maker has claimed. of-things infrastructure where imports on regular basis,” exemption available to coking The US and Australia have all machines can be controlled industry body Ficci said in its coal was also removed by the blocked Huawei from deploy- using internet while high cost Budget recommendations for government in 2014-15 Budget ing 5G infrastructure alleging scenario will see use of 5G in Indian steel sector. by bringing it at par with other security concerns and several transport like driverless cars, The basic customs import types of coal and imposing 2.5 other markets including healthcare, energy etc. duty on anthracite coal is 2.5 per cent basic customs duty. $ Canada, France, Germany, In the medium technology per cent. Since ferro alloy This amendment has 8 /6 Japan and the UK cost scenario, Oxford industry plays a vital role in adversely affected steel manu- New Delhi: Union Minister Governments have announced Economics estimated that steel manufacturing, it is nec- facturers in India. Coking coal 12314%/ According to sources, it has Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said they are either considering restricting competition in the essary to make available these is one of the principal raw been an exceptional year dur- the Centre will stop the “sub- exclusion or have imposed par- network infrastructure market reductants at international materials used in steel manu- he issue of interim dividend ing which several extra-ordi- stitutable import” of coal in the tial restrictions. may significantly reduce eco- competitive price to make facturing and predominantly Tmay come up for discus- nary measures including slash- next three to four years and can The Chinese telecom firm, nomic growth in India over the Indian steel mills more com- used for making coke for use in sion in the next Reserve Bank ing corporate tax rate outside go for auction of 100 fully however, has been allowed to next 15 years. petitive, it said while recom- steel making and thus forms a board meeting as the govern- Budget were announced explored blocks. participate in 5G trials in India “We estimate this could mending that customs duty on major part of the final price of ment struggles to meet its putting government finances The statement assumes sig- and the Indian government reduce GDP in 2035 by $15.5 anthracite coal be reduced to the steel, it said. ambitious fiscal deficit target of under stress. nificance in view of recent has not taken any stand yet to billion,” the report said. zero from 2.5 per cent. “Levy of 2.5 per cent of 3.3 per cent amid revenue If the RBI board agrees to developments in the sector bar the company from building The Telecom Regulatory Met coke, another vital duty on coking coal and simul- shortfall, sources said. interim dividend based on where the government recent- 5G network. The report com- Authority of India in one of its input for the industry, had taneously fixing the import Government finances have their six-month performance, ly brought an ordinance to piled in December 2019 esti- reports mentioned that 5G is always attracted lower and duty of 5 per cent on coke has come under pressure due to this fiscal comes to an end, the it would provide some financial amend laws to open up coal mates three impact scenario expected to be launched in concessional rate of customs adversely affected the costing of moderation in revenue collec- issue of interim dividend could relief to the government, mining to firms other than based on low, medium and India by 2020 and is predicted duty, it said. steel. It is requested to restore tion and a slew of measures be raised by government nom- sources added. those in the steel and power high-cost 5G gear deployment to create a cumulative eco- However, the basic cus- the exemption of nil rate of taken to lift growth from over inee directors in the meeting, Reserve Bank of India sectors, removing restrictions in the eight technology market nomic impact of $1 trillion in toms duty was enhanced from duty allowed earlier to coking six-year-low of 4.5 per cent in sources said. (RBI) follows July to June on end-use of the fuel. covered in the study and pro- India by 2035. 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent with coal without any technical def- the second quarter of the cur- However, the board meet- financial year. Terming the promulgation of jected that the investment cost Oxford Economics said effect from March 1, 2015. inition of coking coal,” it said. rent fiscal. ing would be preceded by The RBI largely earns prof- the ordinance as “one of the major in India will increase in the that in medium infrastructure Additionally, anti-dumping Ficci also recommended As per the government’s Finance Minister Nirmala its through its trading of cur- reforms”, the coal minister in an range of 8 per cent to 27 per cost scenario restriction on duty was also imposed on its zero customs duty on steel estimate, the country’s GDP Sitharaman customary address rencies and government bonds. interview to PTI said that “what- cent and GDP may suffer loss Huawei could increase the cost imports with effect from grade limestone and dolomite growth is seen dipping to an to the central board of RBI to Part of these earnings are set ever the substitutable shortfall is in the range of $4.7 billion to of building the 5G network by November 25, 2016. as increase in steel production 11-year low of 5 per cent in the explain vision of the Budget to aside by the RBI for its opera- there...We want to achieve it in the $27.8 billion in case Huawei is $500 million per year over the “As a result, the cost of this has led to rising demand for current fiscal as compared to be presented on February 1. tional and contingency needs coming three-four years. That restricted in the country. next decade, $200 million addi- (met coke) vital input in steel SMS (steel melting shop) and 6.8 per cent in 2018-19. This traditional exercise takes while the rest is transferred to may be around 2023-24. We “Lower economic growth tional in low-cost scenario and manufacturing has gone up BF (blast furnace) grade lime- There would be at least one places a few days after the the government in the form of want to stop the substitutable due to delays in 5G rollout and $700 million per year in high necessitating increase in price stone. board meeting of RBI before Budget presentation every year. dividend. import of the coal”. PTI the associated slower techno- cost scenario. !" " " + 4 F ,A E / D#" 75(/ disinvestment. ;IL = 91IJ “Initially, we were told that (" " including equity funds to see a November as investors did not ir India trade unions are Government would protect our steady rise in flows,” said see the index returns in their Alikely to demand a VRS jobs if airline gets privatised 12314%/ tional passengers and the same 12314%/ Ashwani Bhatia, MD and CEO own funds. Besides, weakness package at their second meet- and therefore we did practice can be adopted in at SBI Mutual Fund. in the mid and small-cap space ing with Minister of State for not think about voluntary he Commerce Ministry has India. assenger vehicle (PV) According to data with dented the investor confidence, Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh retirement. Trecommended restricting This suggestion assumes Pexports from India increased Association of Mutual funds in said Vidya Bala, co-founder of Puri in New Delhi on Monday. “But off late, our members purchase of tax-free alcohol to significance as the Government by 5.89 per cent in the first nine 12314%/ India (Amfi) equity and equi- Primeinvestor.In. The minister is set to meet have been approaching us and one bottle at duty-free shops as is looking at various ways to months of the current fiscal, ty-linked saving schemes Equity flows have two over a dozen Air India unions, want us to discuss a voluntary part of steps to reduce import curtail import of non-essential with Hyundai Motor leading the nvestors pumped in nearly (ELSS) attracted an inflow of components — systematic including unrecognised ones, retirement scheme package of non-essential goods, sources goods into the country to rein segment with dispatches of I 75,000 crore in equity-ori- 74,870 crore in 2019, much investment plan (SIP) and non- on Monday for the second with the government as it is said. in trade deficit. around 1.45 lakh units, as per ented mutual fund schemes in lower than 1.2 lakh crore SIP. Flows through SIPs have time in a month over the air- expected that our job will be The ministry has also rec- A duty-free shop is where the latest data by SIAM. PV 2019, a sharp plunge of 41 per seen in 2018. consistently grown over the line’s privatisation plans. protected only for one year post ommended to its finance coun- an inbound international pas- exports stood at 5,40,384 units cent from the preceding year, In 2017, such schemes had years and have touched more The government is plan- privatisation. We are going to terpart that purchase of ciga- senger can generally purchase in the April-December period of mainly hit by extreme market witnessed an impressive inflow than 8,000 crore on a month- ning to float Expression of raise this issue at the meeting rette cartons at duty-free shops goods worth about 50,000 the current fiscal as compared volatility amid slowing eco- of around 1.33 lakh crore as ly basis, while the non SIP flows Interest (EoI) for selling its with the minister on Monday,” should be prohibited, they said. without paying any import with 5,10,305 units in the same nomic growth. compared to 51,000 crore in are volatile based on the entire 100 per cent stake in the an airline source told PTI. These recommendations duty. The commerce ministry period of 2018-19. Experts, however, are of the 2016. investor’s need for money and loss-making flag carrier some The source said that if the are part of proposals made by has also suggested increase in Car shipments saw 4.44 per view that equity schemes will Equity schemes have seen view on the market. time next week. government agrees “in-princi- the commerce ministry for the customs duty on several prod- cent growth at 4,04,552 units, attract investor interest this a little bit of a slowdown in Overall, fund houses have At the first meeting on ple” on their demand, the forthcoming Budget, which ucts like paper, footwear, rub- while utility vehicle exports saw year as the market is expected 2019 as compared to the past garnered 82,453 crore through January 2, the minister had unions will work out the con- would be unveiled by Finance ber items and toys to promote a rise of 11.14 per cent at to perform well. few years because of extreme- SIPs — a preferred route for made it clear that privatisation tours of the VRS package, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ‘Make in India’ and boost man- 1,33,511 units during the April- “While volatility in the ly volatile markets, L&T Mutual retail investors to invest in was the only option before the including the service cut-off on February 1. ufacturing growth, sources December period, the Society market may continue for some Fund chief Kailash Kulkarni mutual funds as it Government to keep the airline period and the quantum of Currently inbound inter- said. of Indian Automobile more time going forward, we said. helps them reduce market tim- afloat and sought employees monetary compensation. national passengers are allowed The ministry has proposed Manufacturers’ data showed. believe investors will want to The pace of inflows in ing risk. cooperation in carrying out the Media reports suggest that to buy two litres of alcohol and rationalisation of basic customs However, vans witnessed a benefit from this volatility and equity funds tapered off The industry added over disinvestment process. the new investor may be a carton of cigarette from these or import duty on over 300 17.4 per cent decline in exports use it to create and growth their towards the end of the year 9.55 lakh SIP accounts each Puri had also told the allowed to retain Air India’s shops. items from different sectors, at 2,321 units during the peri- wealth. As we expect industry with the inflow in such month in the year with an aver- unions that he will call them some 11,000 employees only According to sources, there including furniture, chemicals, od under review as compared inflows to rise, we believe that schemes hitting a 41-month age SIP size of about 2,850 per again after the meeting of the for one year after the carrier are countries that allow only rubber, coated paper and paper with 2,810 units in the same all categories of mutual funds low of 1,312 crore in SIP account. ministerial panel on Air India goes into private hands. one litre of liquor to interna- boards. period last fiscal. ,' 88
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If you possession but Newcastle striker and Cesar Azpilicueta’s long- Chelsea’s bid for a top-four finish don’t score you are always liable Joelinton, his confidence lifted by range effort lacked the power to in the Premier League with a dra- for a sucker punch and they got an FA Cup goal against Rochdale beat Dubravka before Shelvey matic 1-0 win at St James’ Park on it,” Lampard said. in midweek, went close to his first finally had Newcastle’s first shot Saturday. “If we are looking for people league goal since August when his on target in the 59th minute. With Tottenham held by to bring in to the areas to win powerful header cannoned back Chelsea’s frustration mount- Watford earlier in the day and games when you are controlling off the bar. ed when James limped off injured Manchester United facing run- it, it is scoring goals. Reece James signed a new and moments later Tammy away leaders Liverpool on “We can’t work anymore in contract with Chelsea this week Abraham, teed up by Sunday, Chelsea would have training on finishing. You need to as a reward for his impressive Azpilicueta’s header, saw his cemented their grip on fourth have that killer instinct in front of breakthrough campaign and the effort turned away by Dubravka’s place with a win on Tyneside. goal. We need to score more goals young right-back gave a glimpse brave save. But Lampard’s side were from front-line areas if we are of his potential when his pin- Emerson fired just wide with ) AB 9 unable to muster the cutting going to get to where we want to point pass found N’Golo Kante an angled drive and in the fourth , (.. edge required to break down be. for a shot that Martin Dubravka minute of stoppage-time Chelsea stubborn Newcastle and fell to “It’s quite clear from what I a wasted opportunity for Chelsea Chelsea down the right flank early saved with his leg at the near post. paid for their profligacy. Isaac Hayden’s header with just 20 am saying now that we know to open up a bigger gap in the race on and Allan Saint-Maximin met Chelsea remained vulnerable Saint-Maximin had space to ' /4( seconds left in stoppage-time. where we need to strengthen but to qualify for the Champions the cross with a header that at the back and Federico whip in a teasing cross and Chelsea’s first defeat in four we shall see.” League. looped over. Fernandez headed wastefully over Hayden got behind Antonio ennaro Gattuso said he was “worried and league matches leaves them five After four league games with- Newcastle’s lengthy injury from a Jonjo Shelvey free-kick. Rudiger for a close-range head- Gscared” as Napoli fell 2-0 at home to Fiorentina points clear of fifth-placed United out a victory, this was a much- list gained another casualty inside Willian squandered a good er that keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on Saturday leaving last season’s Serie A runners-up and Lampard is growing tired of needed success for Newcastle, but Miguel Almiron opened up 12 minutes when Jetro Willems opportunity from a Chelsea could only push into the net. scrambling to save their season. A third consecutive defeat saw the southern giants slump to 13th position as they sit closer to the rele- gation zone than the Champions League places. ! +!4! +*! !* !6-!+ Napoli are without a league win at their San Paolo Stadium since October 19 ahead of hosting Barcelona in the Champions League in a month’s time. 5%75( 1*2(8 the shoot-out. ued to step up the pressure on the For Gattuso the “soulless, unwatchable and The Indians started from where they Netherlands defence and finally man- embarrassing” defeat was his fourth in five league ndia made a dream debut at the FIH left on Saturday and created a lot of aged to beat it in the 51st minute when games since replacing Carlo Ancelotti on December IPro League, beating world number chances from the beginning but it was Mandeep fired from a rebound from a 11, with the club then in seventh spot. three Netherlands 3-1 in the shoot-out Netherlands who stunned the capacity penalty corner. “I’m very worried,” admitted the 42-year-old for- after both the teams were locked 3-3 at crowd by taking the lead in the second India continued in the same vein mer AC Milan coach. the end of regulation time in the second quarter. and within three minutes secured “We have hit rock bottom and we need to under- match of the two-leg tie here on Sunday. Netherlands took the lead when Van another penalty corner which was dully stand what we are going towards. World number five India had earli- der Weerden converted a penalty corner, converted by Rupinder to level the “We’re not looking at the Champions League, er defeated Netherlands 5-2 in the flicking into the roof of the net from the scores. we’re looking at the scary ranking. We’re playing with opening match of the tie on Saturday. top of the circle in the 23rd minute. Thereafter, both the teams pressed fire.” India are now atop the leaderboard The Indians bounced back within hard for the winner and the Dutch came Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic scored in with five points from two games, but the minutes when Lalit scored from close close two minutes from final hooter either half to give Fiorentina a valuable win in Naples. Manpreet Singh-led side conceded a range to level the scores. when they secured another penalty “The performance was embarrassing, we must point to the Netherlands after drawing But India’s joy was shortlived as corner but it was well defended by the apologise to the fans and the city,” continued (during the regulation time) the second Netherlands restored their lead a minute Indians as the match went into shoot- Gattuso. match of the contest on Sunday. later through Hetrzberger, who scooped out. “We only did a little bit in the first 20-25 min- As per the new rules implemented home from close range. After the Netherlands, India will utes, then we were unwatchable. We tickled the oppo- by the International Hockey Federation To make matters worse for the host world champions Belgium on nents, without competitive fury.” (FIH) in the second edition of the Pro hosts, the Netherlands extended their February 8 and 9 followed by two more Gattuso said the team had agreed to head straight League, every match of a tie has to pro- lead a minute later when Kellerman home ties against Australia on February to a training retreat at Castel Volturno, northwest of duce a result. fired home from close range to go into 22 and 23. Naples, before hosting Lazio in the Italian Cup quar- In case of a draw, the match would half time with a commanding 3-1 lead. The Indian team will then leave for ter-finals on Tuesday and welcoming champions be decided by shoot-out and the side for the visitors in the regulation time. were on target for the Indians but After the change of ends, India the away games in Germany (April 25 Juventus to Naples next weekend. which wins will garner two points and Lalit Upadhyay (25th), Mandeep Harmanpreet Singh and Rupinder pushed hard in search of goals and in and 26) and Great Britain (May 2 and “We have to look at each other, be together, let the losing team will get one point. Singh (51st) and Rupinder Pal Singh missed. the process created a few bright chances, 3). off steam and look for solutions. What we are doing Mink van der Weeden (23rd minute) (55th) were the goal getters for the home Mirco Pruijser was the lone scorer including a few penalty corners but to India will return to play on home is not enough,” explained Gattuso. scored from a penalty corner, while team. for the Dutch as Glenn Schuurman, no avail as the third quarter yielded no soil on May 23 and 24 against New “I was convinced that we would have a great per- Jeroen Hertzberger (26th) and Bjorn In the shoot-out, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Thierry Brinkman and Jeroen goal. Zealand before travelling to Argentina formance today but I saw a team that did the oppo- Kellerman (27th) scored two field goals Akashdeep Singh and Gujrant Singh Hertzberger missed their targets during Trailing by two goals, India contin- to play on June 5 and 6. site of what we had prepared.” # = . , H 8;1 round after securing impressive bit up and down,” Bajrang told &%1 (/ the Hyderabad Hunters star. one half of India’s No. 1 men’s dou- wins over Moldova’s Alexaandru PTI. The fifth season of world’s most bles team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Bajrang Punia was far from his Chirtoaca and Kazakhstan’s “But having close bouts is not n an enthralling battle between popular badminton league, orga- who is donning the Chennai jersey fluent best but still claimed Gold Nurislam Sanayev in the four- a worry, it’s good. It keeps me alert Iexperience and youth, world cham- nized by Sportzlive held under the this time. With veteran Sumeeth while Ravi Kumar Dahiya showed wrestler draw. and gives ne chance to ponder over pion PV Sindhu will take on rising aegis of Badminton Association of Reddy being in the team along with sparkling form in his Gold-winning India, thus, returned with seven my shortcomings,” he said. star Gayatri Gopichand as the fifth India (BAI), will see a lot of promis- upcoming talent Dhruv Kapila, the effort as the two Indians kicked medals from the tournament. Bajrang’s personal coach season of Star Sports Premier ing talent taking the court. Lakshya men’s doubles side in Chennai looks off the Olympic year in style at Vinesh Phogat and Anhsu Shako Bentinidis was not with him Badminton League kicks off here at Sen, who won a staggering five titles robust. the Rome Ranking Series here. Malik winning a gold and a sil- in Rome and that too affected the the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in 2019, headlines the men's singles For the former champions The 25-year-old Bajrang ver respectively in the women’s Indian wrestler. tomorrow when Hyderabad Hunters department in Chennai Superstarz Hyderabad Hunters, Vietnam Open staged a comeback to secure a competition. In Greco-roman, “He had some visa issues, so he lock horns with Chennai Superstarz. along with the youngest player in and Hyderabad Open winner 4-3 win against USA’s Jordan Gurpreet Singh (82kg) won could not be with me. His absence With the league returning to Chennai PBL5, S. Sankar Muthusamy and K. Sourabh Verma will look to bring his Michael Oliver in the sum- a Gold, Sunil Kumar also impacted my performance. I after two years, excitement will be Sathish Kumar. Former World sterling form from last year. Along mit showdown of the 65kg (97kg) a Silver while Sajan badly missed his guidance during high as top-class badminton action Championships bronze medallist with Malaysia’s former World No. 10 freestyle category on Bhanwal (77kg) settled the bouts,” he said. will continue here till January 24. Tommy Sugiarto, who was the MVP Daren Liew and India's rising star Saturday night. for a Bronze. Up against one of India’s This will be the second consec- C C in the first season of PBL, will be Kiran George, the Hunters will be Ravi, who compet- Bajrang admitted that biggest medal prospects in the utive season with Hyderabad Hunters another key attraction in the Chennai ready for the challenge. ed in the 61kg category he was not at his best. Tokyo Olympics, Oliver conceded for the Rio Olympic silver medallist, in front of home fans. squad. Seven teams - Awadhe Warriors, instead of his regular “Yes the bouts were that it was not his night against who led the Chennai franchise to title “I have fond memories of win- “I made my PBL debut last sea- Bengaluru Raptors, Mumbai Rockets, 57kg, bagged the gold after close, it’s just first tour- Bajrang. glory in the second season. With ning the title for the Chennai fran- son and this time I hope to win ties Hyderabad Hunters, Chennai getting the better of nament of the season The American lauded the Chennai's Kirsty Gilmour playing at chise in the second season here. I for Chennai Superstarz. I am really Superstarz, North Eastern Warriors Kazakhstan’s Nurbolat so I was a bit rusty. I competitive spirit of Bajrang. the Thailand Masters, this will be a thoroughly enjoy the love and sup- looking forward to the new season,” and Pune 7 Aces — will slug it out for Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final had a feeling going Bajrang had to sweat it out in priceless opportunity for the 16- port every time I play here. I am excit- said Lakshya Sen. a prize of Rs 6 crore. The PBL season bout late on Saturday night. into this tourna- the first round against Zain Allen year-old debutante Gopichand to ed for the new season and I hope peo- The Chennai crowd will also get 5 will be telecast live on Star Sports The 23-year-old from ment that the per- Retherford of the USA before hone her skills and gain confidence ple will come and watch us play,” said to witness the fiery smashing skills of and streamed live on Hotstar.) Sonepat had made the final formance will be a prevailing 5-4. ,' 8 / !" % +,* '!1&!7 %! 8! 66! ! * % !7&%! & (&!
( ! !0 !+ 51 6(4787 Dhawan was taken off cover region before hurting :!+*! the field after he got inured his shoulder. enior India opener in the fifth over of the game He then walked out and !*** SShikhar Dhawan was at the M Chinnaswamy was replaced by leg-spinner taken for an x-ray after he Stadium. Yuzvendra Chahal on the 51 6(4787 hurt his left shoulder during “Shikhar Dhawan has field. the series-deciding third gone for an x-ray. A call on The 34-year-old him being available for the Dhawan had not taken the E10 ohit Sharma and Virat ODI against Australia here on Sunday. game will be taken once he field for the entire duration Kohli paced a tricky is back and assessed,” the of the Australian innings in run chase with sublime A call on his participa- R tion in the match will be BCCI said. the second ODI after a Pat " FG knocks as India wrapped the The left-handed bats- Cummins bouncer hit him series 2-1 with a comfortable taken after further assess- ment, the BCCI said in a man had dived to save an on the rib cage while batting. 4/ &;4 P 12 seven-wicket victory in the Aaron Finch shot in the The series is levelled at 1-1. Trophy game against decisive third ODI against statement. =1(4( 3Q Karnataka cut short his run, Australia, here on Sunday. ruling him out of India A’s first Rohit (119 off 128) was did not need to, considering knock in the Australian again evident why they love rithvi Shaw slammed a 100- practice match here. due for a big score in the series the way his team got the job innings came from Marnus batting together. Pball 150 in India A’s 12-run Mayank Agarwal (32) and and he delivered in the all- done. Labuschagne (54 off 64). They both had stitched a victory over New Zealand XI Shaw stitched an 89-run open- important game for his 29th Rahul, who batted at three Australia won the toss for 96-run stand on Friday and in the second practice game ing stand but the former was ODI hundred. in Mumbai and five in Rajkot, the third time in a row but batted in a similar fashion, here on Sunday, coming back dismissed by pacer Andrew India had a point to prove came out to open alongside unlike the last game in Rajkot, rotating the strike regularly from an injury in the manner Hazeldine. against Australia, having lost Rohit. He began with a beau- opted to bat. and picking up an odd bound- that matched the hype around Skipper Shubman Gill (24), the home series to them in tiful punch on the off side but Kohli decided to go in ary enroute to their 127-run him. Suryakumar Yadav (26) and March last year. The 10-wick- lasted only 27 balls after with the winning combination partnership. Eyeing a return to the Ishan Kishan (14) alongside et drubbing in Mumbai did Australia took a successful of the last game even though Labuschagne, who made Indian senior team, the 20- Shaw kept the scoreboard tick- not deter India as they post- LBW review off Ashton Agar. Rishabh Pant was available for 46 in his first ODI innings year-old Shaw struck 22 fours ing, helping India reach 241 in ed emphatic victories in Rohit scored bulk of runs selection. during the Rajkot game but and two sixes during his blaz- 31 overs. Rajkot and here at the in their 69-run opening stand. It meant Rahul was the got out at the wrong time, ing knock at the Bert Sutcliffe After the dismissal of Shaw Chinnaswamy Stadium. Australia offered Rohit specialist wicketkeeper bats- went on to score a half-centu- Oval. in the beginning of the 35th Following Rohit's fall, plenty of loose balls to free his man for the second successive ry on this occasion. Shaw’s knock will certain- over, all-rounder Vijay Shankar Kohli (89 off 91) anchored the arms as he ended up smash- game. Alongside Smith, he ly excite the selectors as they stamped his authority with a 41- chase as India cantered to a ing six sixes and eight fours. Australia lost their in- looked set for a big knock pick the squad for the Test ball 58. the win in 47.3 overs. Shreyas His best hit came off Pat form openers - David Warner until a diving Kohli sent him series in New Zealand. Chasing 373, New Zealand Iyer remained unbeaten on 44 Cummins as he flicked the (3) and Aaron Finch (19) -- back with a stunning catch at The first Test will get suffered an early blow with off 35 balls. pacer for a spectacular six over rather early. Targeting the cover. underway on February 21 at opener Katene Clarke (1) The 137-run stand midwicket. off-stump channel initially, Jadeja, who got the ball to the Basin Reserve in Hamilton departing in the second over. between Rohit and Kohli Rohit also became the Shami induced an outside turn on a dry pitch, got his and the second match is sched- Josh Clarkson (14) soon fol- effectively won the game for third fastest to 9000 ODI edge from Warner's bat with second wicket of the over uled to be played at the Hagley lowed, leaving the home team India, who overhauled the runs while Kohli became the an away going delivery. when he had Mitchell Starc, Oval in Christchurch, starting struggling at 2-27. 287-run target with 15 balls to fastest batsman to score 5000 Smith was responsible for who was sent ahead of Alex February 29. Opener Jack Boyle (130) spare. runs as skipper. Finch's run out as he called his Carey, caught at deep mid- Batting first, India A were and Finn Allen (87) kept New Steve Smith's ninth ODI Earlier, India bounced skipper for a run before wicket. all out for an imposing 372 in Zealand in the fight before the hundred helped Australia back in the last 10 overs, changing his mind. Finch, Smith was going along 49.2 over before restricting hosts ran out of overs. score 286 for nine after Aaron conceding just 63 runs for five who is usually calm and com- nicely at the other end but the the home side to 360 for six to For India, right-arm medi- Finch opted to bat. Indian wickets. posed, was furious and used team needed another sub- register their second win of the um pacer Ishan Porel (2/39) and bowlers, led by Mohammad Smith (131 off 132) rose cuss words while walking stantial contribution to go tour. spinner Krunal Pandya (2/50) Shami (4/63), did well to to the occasion but did not get back to the dressing room. past 300. He shared 58 runs Shaw was in sparkling grabbed two wickets each. limit Australia to under 300. much support from the other By the first powerplay, for the fifth wicket with touch since returning from Having recovered from the Opener Shikhar Dhawan batsmen. Shami was brilliant Australia reached 56 for two Carey (35) but the latter his eight-month doping ban, injury, Shaw has straightaway did not come out to bat due in the death overs striking with Smith and Labuschagne departed when the innings but a shoulder injury on the set his sights on his immediate 9 to an injured shoulder and he thrice. The other substantial in the middle. It was once needed a move on. opening day of Mumbai’s Ranji goals, with a fine knock. D A Masvaure fifty helps Zim to solid start against SL 5 4 8 ' %(8(81 after he miscued a hook Angelo Mathews was L M off Suranga Lakmal. also included in an expe- ( C( rince Masvaure struck Zimbabwe captain rienced side. The two- ' 5 4 Phis maiden Test fifty Sean Williams elected Test tour was only /&&O * while opening partner to bat first despite over- announced by the Sri (' ) 8 Kevin Kasuza approached a cast skies at the Harare Lankan cricket board ' 9 ' half-century on debut as Sports Club, where the earlier this week. 1 Zimbabwe reached 108 for African nation are play- Zimbabwe were 1 L M 1 at tea on the first day of ing their first home Test readmitted as an ICC 8 ' 9 the first Test against Sri since 2017. member last October / & Lanka in Harare. The hosts handed following a three-month & P/&&Q' Masvaure, playing in debuts to three players suspension over political ' his third Test, made 55 — opening batsman interference. 1 D8 before he was caught by Sri Kasuza, left-arm spinner The Sri Lanka games ' ' 9 * # ! Lanka captain Dimuth Ainsley Ndlovu and represent their first Tests 1 9 Karunaratne off the slow seam bowler Victor since a 1-1 series draw in * /&&' pace to send Dean Elgar’s off Vernon Philander missed a drive left-arm bowling of Lasith Nyauchi — in their first Bangladesh in 4 L/ stump flying out of the ground against a full delivery which Embuldeniya. Test match in 14 months. November 2018. before he had Zubayr Hamza swung in between bat and pad. Kasuza was unbeaten Fast bowler Lakmal Zimbabwe last played a ' feeling for a ball outside his leg He was out for 27. on 48 following the after- returned for Sri Lanka, Test at home against stump to present a catch to wick- Sam Curran uprooted noon session, having sur- having missed the entire the West Indies in M) 8 >-' etkeeper Jos Buttler. Quinton de Kock’s middle stump vived a dropped chance Pakistan series, while October 2017. ' England captain Joe Root with the fifth ball of the next over M struck a third blow for the with the left-hander missing an L/ tourists when he trapped Pieter extravagant drive against a ball ' Malan leg before wicket in the angled in from the left-armed Q*! !+*! ! ! O O4 last over before tea, leaving bowler. 3 @ M/&&M England well-placed to take a 2- De Kock had not added to 9/ 1 lead in the four-match series his overnight score of 63. 5(**191881 another in a series of stoppages. ing dangerous opener Paul Stirling despite uncertain weather. Keshav Maharaj was bowled P*(/ 9)/99*( 3 1:/*Q Umpired eventually called the who was caught in the deep for just ' ;8914/=(519% Following a lengthy delay on off a bottom edge when he tried game off as a no result. Ireland lead 17. Saturday, the players were off for to pull a ball from Broad before aptain Kieron Pollard produced the series 1-0 after their dramatic Stirling had smashed a 47-ball 95 ngland fast bowler Mark more than three hours, including Kagiso Rabada, who scored the Cthe best bowling spell by a West four-run win in the opener in in the first game. EWood came out after a the lunch break, on Sunday. only run in the collapse, hit a Indian in Twenty20 International Grenada on Wednesday. Ireland lost three wickets on the lengthy rain break and plunged England enforced the follow- simple catch to mid-off to give cricket on Saturday before rain forced The third and final game is also last three balls of their innings South Africa into trouble in their on after they needed only 28 balls Broad his third wicket. the second match of a three-game in St Kitts on Sunday. Saturday, two of them off run-outs as second innings on the fourth day to dismiss South Africa’s last Broad finished with three for series against Ireland to be aban- Pollard ripped the heart out of they desperately scrambled to get past of the third Test at St George’s four batsmen at the start of play. 30. Wood, bowling around the doned. the Irish middle order by removing 150. Park on Sunday. Stuart Broad took three wickets left-handed wicket, fired a fast Pollard took 4-25 as Ireland top scorer Gareth Delany, whose 44 The West Indies would have South Africa, forced to follow as South Africa added only one delivery through Elgar’s defences were limited to 147-9 in a clash included five sixes, skipper Andy been confident of chasing down the on after being bowled out for 209, run to their overnight total. with the eighth ball after the reduced to 19 overs a side. Balbirnie (36) as well Gary Wilson target although wary of their recent were 44 for three at tea, still 246 Armed with the second new resumption of play in the after- Set a rain-revised target of 152 to (five) and George Dockrell (two). record at St Kitts. runs short of making England bat ball, Broad struck with the fourth noon before following up with win, the West Indies reached 16-1 Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell In 2019, they were bowled out for again. Wood used his extreme delivery of the morning when the wicket of Hamza. after 2.2 overs before rain caused also starred with two wickets, includ- just 45 and 71 against England. 4,19 4:6 0:''0<1 6 , :/2
75(/ opening day of the Ranji Trophy encounter. # ( % also gave a fine support with 86-ball 59 On a track where players half his age KALYANI (WB): Former skipper Manoj (8x4) as the duo put on 112 runs for the ttar Pradesh batsman Aksh Deep Nath were not able to cross 20-run mark, the for- Tiwary hit an unbeaten 156 and Shreevats fourth wicket. Ustuck an unbeaten hundred, which not mer India opener, who is a month shy from Goswami a combative 95 as Bengal recov- only pulled his side out of trouble but also being 42, scored 83 in his team's meagre ered from a shaky start to end the day one gave them an upper hand, on the opening total of 179. of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match CHENNAI: A superb performance by day of their Elite Ranji Trophy Group B With ball jagging around all day in cold against Hyderabad at a commanding 366 bowlers R Ashwin and M Siddharth and a match against Mumbai here on Sunday. and windy conditions, former India U-19 for five, here on Sunday. ton by Abhinav Mukund gave Tamil Nadu Following an unbroken 137-run fifth- seamer Aditya Thakare (4/14) polished the Desperate for an outright win to keep the upperhand on the opening day of its wicket stand between Nath (115 not out off Delhi top-order in a five-over burst to their qualifying hopes alive, Bengal, who Ranji Trophy Group B match against 215 balls) andRinku Singh (71 not out off reduce the hosts to 41 for 4 at stumps. chose Kalyani over Eden Gardens, found the Railways here on Sunday. 134 balls; 7x4), UP ended the day at a decent The match is expected to get over inside going tough early on to be reduced to 60 Electing to bat, the visiting team fold- 281/4 after being 48/3 at one stage at the three days and Delhi will have to depend for three inside 15 overs. ed for 76 in 39.1 overs as the experienced Wankhede Stadium. on the pair of Nitish Rana (3 batting) and Opener A Raman fell for a duck in the Ashwin (4/26) and left-arm spinner Mumbai pacers Akash Parkar (2-67) Lalit Yadav (0 batting) to at least ensure a fifth ball of the day, edging Ravi Kiran (2/47) Siddharth (4/32) ran through the railways and Royston Dias (2 -48) initially dominat- respectable first innings total. behind the stumps after Bengal elected to batting order. ed proceeding but later Nath stuck a Thakare got the bowl to swing both bat. At stumps, the hosts were sitting pret- patient hundred to ensure Mumbai could ways as the likes of captain Dhruv Shorey Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran (12) ty putting up 236 for 4. not capitalise on the early advantage. was deceived by away movement and continued his poor run while debutant Kazi From 15 for no loss in the 8th over, Jonty Sidhu squared up by late swing. Saifi, who was drafted in after his stupen- the Railways batsmen came a cropper ( The day belonged to Jaffer, who showed dous show at the U-23 level, could not con- against Ashwin and Siddharth to be bun- New Delhi :Veteran Wasim Jaffer’s master- the technique to bat on a track where the vert his start to be dismissed for 27. dled out in the opening session of the class was a purists’ delight as Delhi's strat- trio of Ishant Sharma (3/45 in 14 overs), But it was Tiwary who showed a class game.It was a dismal display by the egy of preparing a result-oriented seaming Simarjeet Singh (4/39 in 16.5 overs) and act as he paced his innings beautifully to Railways batsmen as only three managed track boomeranged with defending cham- Kulwant Khejroliya (2/50 in 18 overs) made lead Bengal's recovery. to reach double figures with Saurabh Singh pions Vidarbha taking control on the life miserable for other players. 6 = = Number five Anustup Majumdar (59) (22) being the top-scorer.