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LoC movement also suffered & ' women, marched through the Special Services Group (SSG) $ ! damages during snowfall. deserted streets to give vent to % & commandos of the Pakistan #$$ !! " Turn to Page 4 ( ) "# their ire against the delay in ' Army are deployed besides the punishing the culprits. ! ()*+ regulars. These units coupled Gulmarg, Gurez and Karnah Slogan shouting residents $ ()*+" with terrorists ambush the was badly damaged due to the ransacked the office of Deputy Q % Indian Army. sheer weight of snow. ()* " +" Commissioner and smashed & , " " ' The Indian Army has a Fearing that the ultras windowpanes of a few vehicles ' " window of just a fortnight to backed by the Pakistan Army parked in the office complex. - " assess and repair the anti-infil- will try to exploit this situation Outside the office premises, !! & Q! tration fence before snow starts by infiltrating through the angry residents burnt down . / " 01 ' melting and terrorists try ingress routes now without the the effigy of Governor Satya sneaking through the gaps left fence, officials said the first few with a determined intent to fuel Security Officer). This group Pal Malik. Kishtwar Deputy !!&Q by the damaged fence. Post- days in the summer months communal violence in the area. may attack religious/political Commissioner Angrez Singh Balakot, Pakistan has enhanced may witness several infiltration he Jammu & Kashmir Inputs further suggest that leaders in coming days or may Rana was not present in the -()*+" its troop deployment along the attempts. Also, Pakistan’s TPolice has named four two unidentified terrorists, attack police party and snatch office when it was vandalised. LoC posing an increased chal- Border Action Teams (BAT) Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ter- equipped with AK-47 rifles, are their weapons,” says the J&K While agitating against $ $ lenge to the Indian Army that comprising SSG commandos rorists — Osama Bin Javed, on the prowl in the district. Police alert issued on April 24. the unjustified delay in any & is apprehending a spike in and terrorists will attempt to Haroon Abbas Wani, Naveed Naveed Mushtaq Shah, one The police alert has also action against the targeted " infiltration bids from across the carry out cross-border raids Mushtaq Shah and Zahid of the four terrorists, is a for- named two probable targets, killings, the locals demanded " " border in summer. and ambush the Indian Army Hussain — for the killing of mer constable of the Jammu & whose names are being with- immediate transfer of the M % & Expressing these concerns, patrols to gain moral ascen- RSS leader Chandrakant Kashmir Police. The four ter- held by The Pioneer for secu- Deputy Commissioner and ! ()*4M ()*+" officials in the security estab- dancy back home, they said. Sharma. It said the four are hid- rorists are believed to be armed rity reasons. The two suspect- the Kishtwar SSP. Several pro- lishment said on Saturday that With a timeline of 15 days ing in Banjwar and Paribagh with arms and ammunition. ed targets are identified as a testers claimed the district Jammu & Kashmir this year or so available to repair the areas of Kishtwar district of “These terrorists are hiding functionary of the Vishwa authorities have failed to deliv- 5 " Q witnessed heavy snowfall for a fence, the Army has thus Jammu & Kashmir and are on in the above mentioned areas Hindu Parishad (VHP) and a er justice to the members of long spell. As a result, over 20- strengthened its anti-infiltra- the lookout for killing more after killing of Chandrakant BJP leader of Kishtwar district. the aggrieved families. , " " 25 km of fence in Kupwara, tion grid along the LoC. political and religious leaders Sharma and his PSO (Personal Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 ()*6 5 $ 2 #! ! #"" ! !K "$ ()*6 Q " #$ !!# !! ! $ P 6 #!K$ 7 $ ! / O %& !" ! ! 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A formal peratures, said the IMD. opened fire and blew them- 1 complaint is not an FIR. The maximum tempera- selves up during a fierce gun “We have initiated action ture will oscillate between 41 battle with security forces in Sri $ ()*6 against Gautam Gambhir and 43 degrees Celsius and Lanka’s Eastern province, police $ 7 under sections 28/110 of the minimum temperature will said on Saturday. =>& Delhi Police Act,” said remain at 25 degrees Celsius, The shootout occurred as = = />A 1 Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy the Met updated in its weekly the security forces continued $ 8 = Commissioner of Police weather forecast. their hunt for members of the =>& " (Southeast). 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The Special Task Force opened fire on troops, a civil- suspected suicide bombers are spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera Meanwhile AAP’s East The minimum tempera- and Army troops, following a ian was killed in the crossfire. dead and three others who told the media. 9 " Delhi candidate Atishi ques- ture in Delhi settled at 25.6 tip-off, raided a house in As the clashes intensified, were injured are in hospital,” a A suicide blast took place " tioned Gambhir in her tweet, degrees Celsius, two notches Kalmunai, about 360 kms from three men are believed to have police spokesperson said. and the body of a terrorist with ! “When you don’t know the above normal, said an IMD Colombo, on Friday night, set off explosives. “When the police was a T56 assault rifle was also 7 rules, why play the game?” official. leading to the heavy exchange “A total of 15 bodies recov- doing a joint search operation found at the site. 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37 , P +,- %) ./! R Raising slogan “Mera Booth Sabse Majboot”, Bhiduri asked BJP workers to elhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari and educate masses about their right o vote. ought to not be rendered nuga- * Dsitting Member of Parliament (MP) Refuting allegations against him, tory by an abdication of duty at north east, who is re- contesting against Bidhuri said that Aam Aadmi Party am Aadmi Party Lok the time of scrutiny,” the plea Delhi Congress chief and three-time (AAP) candidate Raghav Chaddha and ASabha candidate from added. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and Aam Manish sisodia have already accepted their South Delhi Raghav Chadha on Have moved Delhi High am Aadmi Party Lok Sabha can- Aadmi party’s Dilip Pandey, kicked off the defeat. Saturday approached the Delhi Court today seeking disquali- Adidate Atishi from East Delhi 15 km-roadshow from MIG flats in north- Citing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP’s) High Court challenging the fication of @rameshbidhuri as questioned her opponent and east Delhi to Loni road, covering areas like South Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Raghav decision of returning officer to a candidate. He has concealed Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahadra, Jagatpuri and Mansarovar park. Chadha’s complaint against him , Bidhuri accept BJP candidate Ramesh FIR pending against him. Gautam Gambhir for holding a pub- Tiwari along with hundreds of BJP said that his nomination papers are cor- Bidhuri’s nomination papers. Concealment of a criminal lic meeting without permission in workers participated in the road show and rect and based on facts. The AAP candidate case is serious offence & am Jangpura. Gambhir: When you don’t know the raised slogans in favour of Prime Minister “Returning officer also accepted his claimed in his plea that the sure his nomination will be Taking a jibe on Gambhir, AAP rules, why play the game? (sic)” she Narendra Modi. nomination and concerned authorities returning officer (RO) over- R Arunadhri Iyer. rejected as soon as Court looks leader tweeted: “When you don’t tweeted. The traffic in the area came to a stand- found nothing wrong against my nomi- looked “glaring discrepancies in The plea sought direction into the matter. know the rules, why play the game? Atishi on Friday had filed a crim- still, as people thronged on the streets to nation papers,” said Bidhuri while appeal- Bidhuri’s nomination” and it to call for the records and In another tweet, he said She questioned Gambhir after the inal complaint against Gambhir, alleg- get a glimpse of the Bhojpuri actor and ing people not to believe on AAP’ alle- was accepted without applica- quash the returning officer’s “Only a matter of 30 days I’d say constituency’s returning officer on ing that he has two voter cards in the singer. gation against him. tion of mind on the ground April 24 order. till High Court cancels his Saturday asked police to take action city. She said that under section The BJP leader has held a similar road Notably, on Saturday, Chadha has filed that they do not have any It also sought direction to candidature. Urge the people of against him for holding a public 155(2), a complaint had been filed at show in his constituency while filing his a writ petition on Saturday, , seeking dis- power to reject a nomination the RO to scrutinise the nom- South Delhi Lok Sabha to not meeting without permission. the Tis Hazari Court, seeking direc- nomination earlier this week. qualification of his challenger and BJP’s once an affidavit is filed, ination of Bidhuri in accor- waste their vote on a candidate In a tweet, the Aam Aadmi Party tion for police investigation into South Delhi BJP candidate Ramesh candidate from South Delhi Ramesh regardless of any concealment dance with various directions who will be disqualified any- (AAP) candidate said after double offences punishable under sections 17 Bidhuri also held meeting with booth Bidhuri from the poll fight in Delhi. therein. of the Supreme Court. The ways. He has lied to the people, entries in voters list, now Gambhir and 31 of “The Representation of the workers team in Ambedkar Nagar. Chadha, in his writ petition, has challenged Bidhuri is also contesting RO’s decision is “arbitrary, ille- to EC, but will soon answer to faces FIR for holding “illegal rally”. People Act, 1950 and section 125A of Echoing PM Modi’s programme of the decision of the Returning Officer for from the South Delhi con- gal, unsustainable and ought to the law,” Notably, the cricketer-turned- the same act, 1951. “Swatch kumbh swatch aabhar” , Bidhuri accepting nomination papers of Bidhuri stituency. “The respondent no be quashed”, the AAP candi- Terming the charges seri- politician, who is making his electoral As per section 17 of “The said that BJP is a party of every class.” “PM despite concealment of important facts. 2 (Bidhuri) had willfully and date said. ous, AAP national convener debut from the seat, had held the pub- Representation of the People Act” Modi is thinking for each citizen irre- Meanwhile, Meenakshi Lekhi and Dr intentionally concealed the fac- “The impugned order Arvind Kejriwal tweeted lic meeting in Jangpura on Thursday. 1950, no person is entitled to be spective of class,” said BJP MP from Harsh Vardhan also held rallies in their tum of registration of an FIR failed to appreciate that every “Charges against Ramesh “First, Discrepancies in nomina- enrolled as a voter in more than one South Delhi constituency. respective constituencies. Lekhi who is sit- against him in Police Station... citizen in India has an unim- Bidhuri are very serious. He is tion papers. Then, Criminal offence constituency, she said, adding that sec- Bidhuri held meetings with BJP work- ting MP from New Delhi is re- contesting Muzaffarpur, Bihar, under sec- peachable and indefeasible fun- sure to be disqualified. South of having 2 voter IDs. Now, FIR for tion 31 makes false declaration in the ers in Madangiri and Dakshinpuri. Bidhuri against Congress leader Ajay Makan. tions 504, 506, 153 and 153(a) damental right to information Delhi voters shud not waste illegal rally (sic),” Atishi said on matter of inclusion or exclusion of also mentioned about Balakot air strike The elections on all the seven seats in of the IPC,” Chadha said in the about the candidate they are their vote on him.” Twitter. voter rolls punishable with up to one while addressing people in his con- the national capital are scheduled on May petition filed through advocate called upon to vote for, which “My question to Gautam year in prison. stituency. 12, in the sixth phase of polling. 2 ) . /0 1* merged with the basic pay,” he he said that the party reduced Pay Commissions ignoring the said, adding that the DA became the interest rate for General welfare of Government employ- ccusing the Bharatiya Janta 52 per cent of the basic pay on Provident Fund (GPF) thus ees,” he added. "" AParty (BJP) Government of 1st July 2002 but the same was adversely affecting the financial He also promised to correct doing injustice to Government merged only on 1st April 2004. standing of Government the anomalies in the 7th Pay employees, former Union This callous attitude towards employees. The casual leave Commission and to reduce the from her neighbour’s side and Minister and Congress candi- Government employees led to (CL) has been reduced from 12 disparity between salaries of saw Jain lying on floor uncon- date from New Delhi, Ajay them bearing financial losses for to 8, direct recruitment by government employees. 52-year-old wife of a for- scious,” said the senior police Maken, on Saturday said that two years, he added. NDA led Central Government Maken also asserted that if Amer Indian Air Force (IAF) official. the Modi Government gave Reiterating the charge that were reduced by 1/3rd voted to power, the Congress wing commander was found “There were no injuries the worst recommendations in National Democratic Alliance .Employment on compassion- will become the voice of the dead at her house in Dwarka mark found on the body of the seventh pay commission (NDA) Governments’ policies ate grounds reduced drastical- Government employees and on Friday. Police suspect rob- Meenu while there were blood and never raised their plight in are opposed to the welfare of ly, he said. will fill the 22 lakh vacant bery behind the murder of the stains on the bed sheet and pil- Parliament. ) ' Government employees, Maken Maken further stated that posts and also regularise the woman as a mobile phone, low in her bedroom. The cause Hitting out at the BJP for its said that on the pension scheme when Congress came to power jobs of the contractual workers. some cash and jewellery were of the death is yet to be ascer- “anti-Government employee” Pay Commission by 1st January ommended that when Dearness for employees was terminated they would regularise contrac- Senior congress leaders Chattar found missing from the house. tained. Initial probe suggest stand, Maken said the 5th Pay 2003 but the Modi Government Allowance (DA) would become on January 1, 2004. tual Government employees. Singh, Puja Bahri and other The deceased has been that she had resisted the rob- Commission had recommend- refused to do so. “The 5th Pay more than 50 per cent of the Leveling various charges “The NDA Government has party workers were present on identified as Meenu Jain who bery following which the ed the constitution of the 6th commission had expressly rec- basic pay then it should be on the ruling BJP Government, done away with the concept of the occasion. used to live in Indian Navy-Air unidentified robbers killed her,” Force society at Delhi’s Dwarka said the senior police official. Sector-7. According to a senior “A mobile phone, some police official, the incident was cash and jewellery was found * # reported to police at around 9 missing from the house, fol- am on Friday following which lowing which a case under a team rushed to the spot. sections 302 (murder) and 392 the amount as bribe to extend “Meenu Jain was already (robbery) of the Indian Penal favour in the investigation of a rushed to hospital by her rela- Code (IPC) has been registered he Vigilance Branch of case registered at Fatehpur Beri tives where she was declared and investigation has been ini- TDelhi Police have arrested police station, in which his son brought dead by the doctors,” tiated. Police teams are also an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and nephew are the accused said the senior police official. scanning CCTV camera in the attached with Fatehpur Beri persons,” said the senior police “During investigation it area to know the crime Police station for accepting official. was revealed that the father of sequence and to identify the 2 lakhs as bribe from a com- “The complainant had the deceased had called her on accused,” the senior police offi- plainant, said the police on already paid 1,70,000 out of Thursday night and asked cial added. Saturday. total demand of 2 Lacs and on about her health as she was not Neenu’s husband, Vinod The alleged accused has April 26 he had to pay the well. He wanted to visit her but Jain is a retired IAF wing com- been identified as, Assitant Sub remaining amount near she refused,” said the senior mander and currently working Inspector Kuldeep Singh. Fatehpur Beri police station,” police official. as a commercial pilot with According to a senior police said the senior police official. “On Friday morning, he IndiGo. The couple has a son official, the ASI was caught red “The Vigilance Branch again called her but she did not and a daughter. While the son, handed while accepting bribe of caught Kuldeep red handed pick up the phone. Thereafter, who works in a Multi-National Rs 20,000 from the complainant. while accepting the bribe. her father and brother came to Company (MNC) in Noida, “The complainant had Subsequently a case was regis- see her but noticed that the gate visits his parents on weekends, approached Vigilance Branch to tered and further investigation of the house was locked from while their daughter who is lodge a complaint alleging that is underway,” the senior police outside. They entered the house married lives in Goa. Kuldeep Singh has demanded official added. %
man in the Munak canal, “It was also found that #7 Haiderpur Water Treatment Sunder was living separately elhi Police on Saturday Plant, Rohini on Monday. from his wife and three chil- ; Dclaimed to have arrested a “An electric cable was dren for the last fifteen years 40 year-old man who had found wrapped around his and he had sold his ancestral allegedly murdered his uncle neck. During investigation, the property. He had purchased over the property issue in deceased was identified as some property in Sonipat in the he BJP on Saturday lodged Sonipat district of Haryana Sunder, a resident of Sonipat. name of Sanjay. However, Tcomplaints with the and threw the body in the The investigations lead to the Sanjay had doubt that his uncle Election Commission against Munak canal. involvement of Sunder’s might take the property back so AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for The accused has been iden- nephew, Sanjay, for his murder,” he decided to kill him,” said the “misguiding” voters through tified as Sanjay, a resident of said the DCP. “Subsequently, DCP. “He took Sunder in his FM radio advertisement, and Sonipat who was arrested on raids were conducted and the car on the pretext seeing some distorting party chief Amit Friday from Garhi Brahman accused was arrested. During relative in Rohtak. But he stran- Shah’s statement on illegal infil- village in Sonipat district of interrogation, Sanjay disclosed gulated him with an electric trators. Haryana. that he ran a shop and Sunder cable and threw the body into Delhi BJP spokesperson According to Gaurav used to harass his customers as the Munak canal,” said the Praveen Shankar Kaoor in a Sharma, the Deputy he was alcoholic. He was “dis- DCP. “The remaining part of complaint letter to the Election Commissioner of Police turbed” due to the uncle’s quar- the electric cable, a knife and a Commission objected the con- (DCP), Outer North district, relsome behavior,” said the car were seized from Sanjay’s tent of the AAP’s FM radio police had found a body of a DCP. possession,” the DCP added. advertisement. “In the radio advertise- ment, the Delhi Chief Minister can be heard provoking people 3# 4" of Delhi that the central gov- ernment collects thousands of crores rupees in revenue from 0 2 / Delhi but gives back around partly 325 crore to Delhi,” he during the export, cages with Varda Mehrotra, Executive said in his complaint. replica of animals were also dis- Director, FIAPO said, “These He requested the EC to he Federation of Indian played. Protesters drew attention unpleasant conditions and review the contents of the AAP TAnimal Protection of the Customs department to the exporting animals live are in advertisement and block it as it Organisations (FIAPO) held a fact that the animals were treat- direct violation of the Prevention was “misleading” for the voters. protest at the Jantar Mantar, ask- ed cruelly and inhumanely while of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, The Central Government ing the Customs authorities being shipped across the border. and more than 10 national and which maintains Delhi Police Goa to not allow export of live “Animals are not given food, international rules. Despite hav- spends 7,881 crore annually animals from the Mormugao water or even basic care during ing strong animal protection on it for maintaining law and Sea Port Trust at Goa. export. Goa does not even have laws, live export from India is order in the city and spends FIAPO members held ban- the mandatory government only governed by weak imple- around 40,000 crore annual- ners and placards, to draw atten- approved quarantine facility mentation. It is a mockery of the ly on Delhi Metro, road infra- tion to the plight of animals required for export of animals. lives of these animals as well as structure, Yamuna cleaning, when they are exported alive to A large number of animals are the statute. We demand the hospitals, Delhi University other countries, which slaugh- injured, emaciated and even Goa Customs to order the stop- among others which directly ter them for meat. To depict the killed during transportation” page of live export from the city benefits the people of Delhi, actual condition of these animals said a FIAPO spokesperson. immediately.” Kapoor said. ( )*+ ),-. ##.
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+ 5 divided the country, BJP pres- Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, he Palghar (Maharashtra): An ident Amit Shah tweeted. said. ailing senior technician work- ;* " Talking to PTI, Sinha said I was speaking with con- ing with the beleagured Jet it was an ex tempore speech, viction and hence people Airways committed suicide by highly appreciated and clapped animatedly after my jumping off his building ter- Raipur: Two policemen were applauded. I was talking about speech. Slips of tongue do hap- race, police said here on killed and a villager was injured Congress being the Grand Old pen. Our Prime Minister Saturday. Saturday evening when Naxals Patna: Facing flak from the BJP Party, a nationalist party in the Narendra Modi has spoken of "Shailesh Singh was suf- opened fire on them in for having recounted Mohd true sense and its glorious Alexander having come to fering from cancer and was in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, Ali Jinnah among the stalwarts past....People of stature, stal- Bihar and confused the ancient great pain. He had been dis- police said. of the Congress party at an elec- warts associated with the party seat of learning in Taxila with charged from hospital after The incident took place tion rally, Patna Sahib candidate As news channels beamed and their contribution towards Nalanda. undergoing chemotherapy ear- near Tongguda camp of the Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday the relevant excerpt, BJP with the progress, prosperity and "He once even said that lier this week. He ended his life security forces under Pamed asserted that he saw nothing to which the actor-turned-politi- development of the nation. China spent 20 per cent of its on Friday afternoon," Tulinj police station area, Deputy be apologetic about the slip of cian had severed his three I was speaking about great GDP on education. He has Police Station Senior Inspector Inspector General of Police tongue. decades long ties recently people like Mahatma Gandhi been able to speak as he pleas- Daniel Ben told IANS. (anti-Naxal operations) Sinha said he wished to mocked the former Union min- and Jawaharlal Nehru but had es and nobody dares to question To a question, Ben said the Sundarraj P told PTI. speak about Maulana Abdul ister for speaking of the founder a slip of tongue when I had him, Sinha who had been crit- police are not aware of the Constable Arvind Minj Kalam Azad, but due to slip of of Pakistan in the same breath wished to speak about Maulana ical of both Modi and Shah call- Singh family facing any finan- and assistant constable Sukku tongue ended up saying Mohd as Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Abdul Kalam Azad. Though I ing them one man show and cial problems due to the airlines Hapka, belonging to District Ali Jinnah. Patel. am not apologetic about that, two man army said. crisis. Police Force, along with a vil- 5 cadres) opened fire on them, who was hit by a bullet in the The actor-politician had Shatrughan Sinha has just Sinha said. Now that something came Singh, 45, is survived by his lager were returning to leaving Minj and Hapka dead chest, to Cherla in neighbour- made the faux pas at a rally at gone to the Congress. When he Instead of Maulana Azad, I out of my mouth unintention- wife, two sons, including one Tongguda from Tippapuram, on the spot and the villager ing Telangana for treatment, he Chhindwara in Madhya was in BJP he used to talk about ended up saying Mohd Ali ally, the cheerleaders who have working in the airlines' opera- around 500 km from the cap- injured, he said. said. Pradesh the previous night nationalism. Now, he says that Jinnah and, in the flow, went on been living in fear got an oppor- tions department, and two ital Raipur, on a motorcycle, he A team of security forces A search operation has while he was rattling off the Jinnah was also a great leader to speak about other leaders like tunity to pounce on a shareef daughters, and the police have said. rushed to the spot and evacu- been launched in the area to names of towering personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (sober) and gareeb (poor) man registered an accidental death A 'Small Action Team' of ated the bodies, he said. track down the attackers, the associated with the Grand Old Sardar Patel. Congress leaders and post-Independence figures who enjoys a good man, he case with investigations under- Naxals (typically comprising 4- Locals took the villager, DIG added. PTI Party. are praising Jinnah, who has like Indira Gandhi, Rajiv alleged. PTI way. IANS 7 31 ! 2; 14 2 % R Lucknow: Union Home Bengaluru: Congress and BJP Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday tonight named their candidates ) asserted that the BJP is in poli- Srinagar: BJP national gener- Reacting to PDP presi- for the May 19 by-elections to tics for building the nation. al secretary Ram Madhav on dent Mehbooba Mufti's Chincholi and Kundgol. "We do not indulge in pol- Saturday said there is a wave remarks that Modi should free Congress has fielded Jaipur: Union Minister VK their valour, be it in 1971, 1962 itics for the pleasures of being in in favour of Prime Minister Kashmir if he feels the state is Subhash Rathod from Chincholi Singh cautioned on Saturday and 1965 or in 1999, their brav- power, but to build the nation. Narendra Modi after the con- at a loss due to its special sta- and Kusumavathi Shivalli from against considering Pakistan as ery has been praised," he said. speeding sedan rammed After Narendra Modi became clusion of three phases of Lok tus, Madhav said Kashmiri Kundgol. a friendly nation, saying it will "If such praises now are Ainto an e-rickshaw, killing the Prime Minister in 2014, our Sabha polls. politicians should not believe Rathod and Shivalli will be be India's "biggest weakness". taken as politicisation of the the rickshaw driver and injur- country has surged ahead with "Everyone knows the that the Valley is the proper- pitted against BJP candidates "I was told in Barmer that a forces, then I would humbly say ing two women passengers in a fast pace," he said. result of this election. People ty of their forefathers. Avinash Jadhav and candidate has said that there is that those who are saying this do west Delhi's Tilak Nagar area "The International knew even before the start of "Kashmir is an integral Chikkanagouda Patil. no danger from Pakistan," the not understand politics," he on Saturday evening. Monetary Fund has also accept- the polls that there will be a part of India. They should stop Their candidature was minister of state for external added. The car was having a polit- ed that if there is any country government led by Modi. After giving such sermons and announced by Congress gener- affairs told reporters at the BJP He said a country cannot ical flag mounted on its bonnet which is growing at a fast pace, the conclusion of the three change their language. They al secretary Mukul Wasnik in a office here. progress if it doesn't respect its and halted after it turned tur- then it is India," Singh said here, phases, there is a wave in still feel Kashmir is the prop- press note Saturday night. "This will be our biggest soldiers. "No one is politicising tle near Jail road Khalsa School. addressing a meeting. favour of Modi and we can say erty of their forefathers. It is Subhash Rathod from weakness if we consider a coun- the forces and there is no poli- The deceased e rickshaw Mukesh Tiwari was driving The Union minister, who with confidence that Modi not. It is the pride of crores of Banjara community is close to try, which is seen as a centre of tics in the forces. Let the honour driver has beeb identified as, rashly and negligently. The represents the state capital in Lok will get another term," he told Indians," he said. Congress heavyweight terrorism and is engaged in of the forces remain honour. Mohammed Tahid (42) while driver in speed hit one e-rick- Sabha, said it is his dream to see reporters in Anantnag where The BJP national general Mallikarjun Kharge, whereas proxy war against India, as a There is no politics in it." the duo injured women were shaw causing injuries to Tahid, Lucknow become the most he addressed an election rally. secretary added that the Shivalli is the widow of Kundgol friendly nation," Singh, the for- "Army takes action on its identified as Kanchan (22) and Kanchan and Rakesh. The beautiful city not only in India The BJP leader said the biggest hurdle in the develop- Congress MLA C S Shivalli, mer Indian Army chief, said. level to dominate LoC and it is Rakesh (32), police said. injured persons were immedi- but also in the world. party was also hopeful of ment of the state was its whose demise about a month Responding to a question their responsibility to keep the Confirming the incident ately shifted to Deen Dayal "I do not claim that pover- improving its tally of seats in regional parties. ago warranted the bypoll. on allegations that the BJP was borders safe. It involves risk and Monika Bharadwaj, the Deputy Upadhyay Hospital where ty has been eradicated from the Jammu and Kashmir as com- On the special status of Meanwhile, BJP too announced politicising the armed forces, he a mistake can cost (a soldier his) Commissioner of Police Tahid was declared brought country but we have shown in pared to the 2014 elections. Jammu and Kashmir, Madhav the name of the two candidates said the bravery of the forces has career. Forces do not talk about (DCP), West district, said that dead by doctor," said the DCP. the past five years, what did not "We won three seats in J- said the party's stand on the from the two constituencies. been praised in the past as well their operations. On the other a Police Control Room (PCR) "The driver Mukesh Tiwari happen in 65 years," he said. K in 2014. We are sure that we matter is clear and a decision The BJP has decided to field Dr and there is no politics in it. hand one Govt comes and says was received regarding fatal fled away from the spot. Singh also called upon will win more than three seats will be taken by the parlia- Umesh Jadhavs son Avinash "Being a former chief of the that we as a government are with accident. However the owner of the car Samajwadi Party patriarch this time. Perhaps, we will see ment. Jadhav from Chincholi and Army, I can say that forces in the you. Our forces are getting this "During preliminary is in police custody. Injured Mulayam Singh Yadav to inquire the success of our candidate in "We are concentrating on Chikkanagouda Patil from country are not involved in pol- kind of support from the gov- enquiry it was revealed that a Kanchan is said to be critical," about his health, a statement south Kashmir and other con- development issues in this Kundgol," BJP spokesperson S itics. They are apolitical. ernment in the last four and a Honda City sedan driver the DCP added. issued by the BJP said. PTI stituencies as well," he said. election," he added. PTI Prakash told PTI. PTI Whenever our forces showed half year," he said. PTI 888 * & D'7 From Page 1 $. 7 1 " Q ? Recent reports have *) already indicated that snow Bengaluru: A journalist was has started melting in the arrested here on Saturday for higher reaches. Moreover, Srinagar: National Conference done so since 2014, however, no peace and prosperity to return Chennai: The Madras High complaint with the police. allegedly circulating a "fake let- some of the mountain passes (NC) president Farooq concrete step was taken by the to our state, which always Court on Saturday admitted a As reports emerged that the ter,"purportedly written by along the traditional infiltra- Abdullah on Saturday said incumbent BJP government comes in the line of fire plea by 10 women lawyers gang had sexually harassed Home Minister MB Patil to tion routes in North Kashmir Prime Minister Narendra Modi led by PM Modi to realize it on between the two. There is no seeking a direction to the Tamil many more young women and Congress supremo Sonia too are expected to be clear of "failed" to carry forward the ground. substitute to dialogue,” he said. Nadu Government to set up a blackmailed them, the state Gandhi in 2017 on religion tag snow in the coming days and legacy of A B Vajpayee during "Today we see him tout The former Union minister fact-finding team to probe the government ordered a CB-CID to the Lingayat sect. trained terrorists will try to his stint in power. 'Vajpayee formula', why didn't said there has been "an expo- Pollachi sexual harassment case. probe and later transferred it to Patil had termed the letter infiltrate into the region, they "Modi has failed to carry he implement it on ground for nential increase in miseries" The first bench, headed by CBI. fake and alleged that it was a said. forward the legacy of Vajpayee. past five years. We didn't see faced by the people of the state Chief Justice V K Tahilramani, The women lawyers also conspiracy against him by his Incidentally, the first four The people of J-K did not see him do justice either with the since BJP-PDP embraced each issued notice to the government sought a direction to the state rivals. Inspector General of months of this year have seen him (Modi) put into practice people of our state. On the con- other in 2015. and Director General of Police, government to constitute a Police CID, economic offence virtually nil infiltration due to the catch words of 'Jamhooriyat, trary the people of our state He said the parliamentary asking them to respond by complaint committee, led by a wing and cyber crime Hemant closure of ingress routes due Insaniyat and Kashmiriyat',” have never in history suffered polls were significant as the June 7, and also directed the senior woman advocate and Nimbalkar told PTI that to snow. With terrorist relat- Abdullah said addressing a so immensely as they did dur- people of the state were voting registry to tag the same with a comprising office bearers of the Hemant Kumar was arrested ed incidents showing a down- public meet at Damhal ing PM Modi-led BJP govern- for the identity and the integri- similar case pending before it. women lawyer association and here Saturday. ward trend, Pakistan is des- Hanjipura in Kulgam district of ment," Abdullah said. ty of the state. The incident pertains to a other interested women Kumar is special corre- perate to up the ante and will south Kashmir. Underscoring the need of "Our state is facing a grim a gang allegedly trying to strip lawyers. spondent of a Delhi based go all out to push in ultras, The NC president said the dialogue between India and situation. The need of the hour a 19-year-old woman inside a They suggested that the English and Hindi magazine. officials said. They have also people of the state have not seen Pakistan, Abdullah said the demands us to forge unity. car near Pollachi, a town near committee could be directed to Police in a release said not ruled out a spike in cease- Modi deliver on his promises. NC has always maintained that The situation is no different Coimbatore, recording make arrangements to assist Hemanth Kumar was arrested, fire violations as the Pakistan "His (Modi's) words have dialogue was the only way to from the British era. The the act and blackmailing her women in filing complaints in "based on credible evidence Army will provide covering been confined to rhetoric only. resolve the Kashmir issue. British prolonged their rule in using the visuals. sexual crimes and to extend corroborated by oral statement." fire to the terrorists to infil- Had he the sincerity of thought "Our party deems Indo- India with their divide and The victim, who managed counselling and aid to women He was produced before a trate into India. to implement it, he would have Pak camaraderie essential for rule policy. PTI to free herself, had lodged a victims. PTI court, which granted police cus- tody of Kumar till April 30, it said. The 'letter' had first emerged during the Karnataka & 666 ()* "666 assembly elections in 2018. It resurfaced during the From Page 1 improved at hotels, schools current Lok Sabha electionwith A huge cache of explosives and public places. R888 From Page 1 mations of the police department. BJP first publishing it on its was also recovered from the Nine suicide bombers car- Inputs also revealed that two uniden- The shift in the terror tactic to fuel Twitter handle on April 15. spot. ried out a series of devastating From Page 1 tified terrorists armed with sophisticated communal violence is propelled by the Condemning the arrest, a dele- “Officials have recovered blasts that tore through three A senior RSS functionary Chandrakant assault rifles like AK-47 were seen roam- continuous liquidation of terrorists by the gation of BJP leaders, led by detonators, suicide kits, army churches and three luxury Sharma along with his PSO was shot dead inside ing in Deherina forest area of Sector security forces in the Valley where they MLAs Arvind Limbavali and uniforms and ISIS flags,” an hotels on the Easter Sunday, district hospital, Kishtwar on April 9, 2019. Marwah, according to the alert issued by have been decimated amid continuous Suresh Kumar submitted a army officer said. killing 253 people. This apart, BJP leader Anil Parihar along Crime Investigation Department of the generation of intelligence inputs and memorandum to the Director Meanwhile, the police said The Islamic State claimed with his elder brother, Ajeet Parihar, was J&K Police that also sought further action coordinated action by the armed forces General of Police Neelamani M that curfew imposed in the the attacks, but the govern- killed from point blank range on November 1, and feedback on the alert from various for- and the local police. Raju. PTI Muslim-majority areas of ment has blamed local Islamist 2018 while they were returning home from the Kalmunai, Chavalakade and extremist group NTJ for the nearby market. NIA was handed over the probe Sammanthurai would contin- attacks. in the matter in the third week of November " #$666 From Page 1 ue until further notice. President Maithripala 2018. In West Bengal’s At least 76 people have Sirisena said Friday that over Till date the probe agencies, investigating Asansol, singer and sit- been arrested by the police in 130 suspects linked to the the matter, remained clueless about the iden- ting MP Babul Supriyo of the BJP will lock horns connection with the attack so Islamic State terror group have tity of the killers and mastermind behind the with Trinamool Congress leader and veteran actress far. Twenty were arrested in been operating in the country. political killings in the volatile district of Moon Moon Sen. the last 24 hours. Prime Minister Ranil Jammu region. In Rajasthan, where voting will happen for the Officials also seized one kg Wickremesinghe said Sri The massive protest demonstration coin- first time, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son of explosives near a railway Lanka needs new laws to deal cided with the obituary ceremony organised by Vaibhav is making his political debut against sit- station at Wellawatta, a popu- with threats posed by local ter- the family of Anil Parihar to mark six months ting MP and Union Minister Gajendra Singh lar south Colombo suburb. ror outfits linked to ISIS. of their killing. Local representatives of Sanatam Shekhawat. The curfew was lifted for Sri Lanka has a population Dharam Sabha had separately given a day-long In Bihar, campaigning for five constituencies other areas at 4 am on of 21 million which is a patch- bandh call to show their resentment against the - Darbhanga, Ujjiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Saturday. work of ethnicities and reli- failure of the district and police authorities to Munger - too saw top political leaders including At the security council gions, dominated by the identify the killers till date. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressing rallies in meeting held last night, it was Sinhalese Buddhist majority. To prevent any law and order situation, Bihar. Meanwhile, Friday was the last date for with- decided that search opera- Muslims account for 10 additional police force along with CRPF and drawal of nominations for the sixth phase for which tions to crackdown on extrem- per cent of the population and ITBP was deployed in the area to handle the sit- polling will be held on May 12 including that in ist terrorism must continue are the second-largest minor- uation. The district administration had earli- the national Capital for all the seven Lok Sabha until the threat is completely ity after Hindus. Around seven er imposed restrictions under the Section 144 seats. While Monday is the last date for filing nom- eliminated. per cent of Sri Lankans are of the CrPC in the area three days ago to con- inations for the final seventh phase of Lok Sabha Security has been Christians. tain the situation. polls on May 19. ( )*+ ),-. # "/
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sitting MP from Barrackpore, ," 5 said this was a "clear fraud on he Congress on Saturday the people" and an attempt to Tsaid it may approach courts "hack the EVMs" . He also seeking action against Prime showed purported photographs Minister Narendra Modi and of the EVM where the party / =>& BJP chief Amit Shah over their symbol of Lotus included the alleged repeated model code words BJP . violations. A Congress-led del- "The commissioning of egation of Opposition parties EVMs was going on in my con- also approached the Election stituency on Friday. We saw the Commission alleging display of name of BJP clearly written party name only under the under its Lotus symbol. My BJP symbol on EVMs during a party people pointed this out mock poll in West Bengal's and we requested the returning Barrackpore constituency. The officer to stop the commis- poll panel, however, maintained "% ' " ' (93 % sioning. We approached the that the same insignia was used = 7 ' "# state election body also. But the for the party in 2014 Lok Sabha CEO could not take a decision polls too. invoking armed forces in cam- ible under the party's symbol. saying elections are already mid hectic electioneering, sibling ban- ) 3 1 5316 ' % 7 Senior Congress leader paigns and taking out rallies on No other party's name is there. going on," he said. Ater was on full display on Saturday giv- 7 ' "# Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged election day. "The EC has taken Either remove all machines Election Commission, in a ing some lighter moments to one and all. that the two leaders have "cheat- action against several leaders for which mention BJP clearly or all letter to the chief electoral offi- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Force medical services doctor, also joined ed" on the issue of level playing violating the poll code based on other parties' name should be cer of West Bengal, said that it his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who are the BJP. field for all parties during elec- our complaints. We appreciate added in all such machines. Till has received a complaint on the campaign trail for the Lok Sabha polls, even veterans, including two former "Ex soldiers, too, want to serve the tions and questioned the that. Since the precedent has then the use of these machines regarding use of party's name in met each other at the Kanpur airport in Uttar Sdeputy chiefs of Army staff, joined the country. We may have retired but we are "silence of mega policeman" been set, why not take action has to be totally stopped in the ballot and that the same sym- Pradesh and shared a few light-hearted BJP on Saturday in the presence of Defence not tired," Yadav told reporters here. He Election Commission. against Modi and Shah," he elections," Singhvi told the bol was used by the BJP in the moments. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Welcoming said the country is in "safe and able hands" "We have a right to said. reporters after meeting the 2014 elections. "There is noth- Posting a video of their meeting on them into the party, Sitharaman said the of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. approach the courts seeking A delegation of opposition CEC. ing to suggest that it reflects the Facebook, Rahul Gandhi wrote: "Was nice presence of such senior ex-servicemen who "Every man has the right to political action over model code viola- parties comprising senior Former Railway Minister name of the party," the EC let- meeting Priyanka at Kanpur Airport! We're have served the nation benefits the BJP. freedom. Our country is at a crucial stage tions... We can exercise that Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Dinesh Trivedi, who is also a ter said. headed to different meetings in UP." "They can guide on policies on nation and it is developing very fast. It is time for option ... The mega policeman Ahmed Patel and Trinamool "Let me tell you what it means be a good security and nation building," she told retired soldiers like us to work for the coun- has turned a blind eye," Singhvi Congress' Dinesh Trivedi and brother. What it means is that I am doing reporters here. try and participate in the political process," said at AICC briefing. Taking Derek O'Brien met Chief these massive long flights and I am going in The new entrants into the party he added. a jibe at Election Commission, Election Commissioner Sunil ) 0(@ a little helicopter squeezed up. And she is included Lt Gen JBS Yadav and Lt Gen SK Patyal said, "To us, the nation is above he called it "Election Omission" Arora over the issue and doing short flights and going in a big heli- Patyal, ex deputy chiefs of the army staff. our personal interests. Our Prime Minister and wondered whether Modi demanded that either all such copter," he says in the video, with Priyanka Former director general of military intel- and his ministers have taken great mea- and Shah are outside the ambit EVMs be removed from the New Delhi: For his part, show in Varanasi. In a letter to Gandhi laughing and saying "that is not true". ligence Lt General R N Singh, former direc- sures in their tenure. Two defence corri- of the model code of conduct, remaining phases of elections or senior AAP leader Sanjay the election officer of But, I love her, the Congress chief added. tor general of army's information services dors have been established, there is a focus which he dubbed as "Modi names of other parties be added Singh has filed a complaint Varanasi, Singh has claimed The two also posed for photographs with and IT Lt General Sunit Kumar and Lt on the manufacture of arms and a major code of conduct". too. with the Election Commission that a total expenditure of pilots and the airport ground staff. While General Nitin Kohli, who served as the sig- push was given to DRDO, to ordinance fac- He claimed that the two The EVMs display the (EC) against Prime Minister 1.27 crore was incurred to Rahul Gandhi was in Raebareli and Amethi nal officer-in-chief at the Army head- tory board and to the private industry. The leaders have violated the poll party symbols, name of the can- Narendra Modi for allegedly take out the roadshow on on Saturday, Congress general secretary in- quarters also joined the party. vision of the Prime Minister in dealing with code broadly under three cat- didates and their photographs. exceeding the expenditure Thursday. He has also given charge Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi Colonel R K Tripathi and Wing internal and external security challenges egories: polarisation of votes, "On EVMs, letters 'BJP' are vis- limit of 70 lakh for his road- the break-up. was in Unnao and Barabanki. Commander Navneet Magon, a former Air has also been extraordinary." 2 1 - " " )# = @ Q@ R . () 0Q R * Patna: A court here on Saturday directed New Delhi: A court here on "absolute vilification" of the Indian nationals intending to travel Congress president Rahul Gandhi to appear in Saturday summoned Congress faith of millions of people. to Sri Lanka are advised not to person on May 20 in connection with a leader Shashi Tharoor on June The complaint was filed he External Affairs Ministry on undertake non-essential travel," it defamation suit filed against him by Bihar 7 on a complaint over his under sections 499 and 500 of TSaturday finally issued an advi- said. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. remarks that an unnamed RSS the Indian Penal Code (IPC), sory asking citizens not to undertake "In case of those undertaking Chief Judicial Magistrate Shashikant Roy leader had compared Prime relating to defamation. non-essential travel to Sri Lanka in essential/emergency travels, they can passed the order taking cognizance of the alle- Minister Narendra Modi to "a As Tharoor's comments at view of the recent wave of bombings contact the High Commission of gations made by the deputy chief minister, who scorpion sitting on a Shivling". the Bangalore Literature in which over 250 people were killed. India in Colombo or the Assistant had taken exception to Gandhi's remark "all Additional Chief Festival last year drew con- This, after senior Congress leader High Commission in Kandy / thieves have the surname Modi" at a political Metropolitan Magistrate Samar demnation, the MP tweeted Ahmed Patel questioned the Centre Consulates in Hambantota and Jaffna rally. Vishal was hearing a criminal (Tharoor) completely disre- saying the remarks were not for not having issued advisory to cit- in case of requirement of any assis- The Congress president had made the defamation complaint filed garded the sentiments of crores made by him and were in the izens post the terror attacks. "It tance," the MEA added. remarks in Kollar district of Karnataka seeking against Tharoor by Delhi BJP of Shiva devotees, (and) made public domain for six years. appears from media reports that The MEA said Sri Lanka has to underscore the alleged laxity of the Narendra leader Rajeev Babbar, who has the statement which hurt the In his speech at the festival, India has sent multiple advance beefed up security in the country but Modi government in pursuing corruption said his religious sentiments sentiments of all Lord Shiva Tharoor had said "...There is an warnings of impending terror attack a nation-wide emergency including cases against diamaintaire Nirav Modi and for- were hurt by the Congress devotees, both in India and extraordinarily striking to the Sri Lankan Government. If so night time curfew has been in place mer IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, both of leader's statement. outside the country." metaphor expressed by an then why no travel advisory was which may affect travel within Sri whom have fled the country. Tharoor had claimed in "The complainant's reli- unnamed RSS source to a jour- issued for Indian citizens travelling Lanka. On Friday, the Bihar deputy CM appeared October last year that an gious sentiments were hurt nalist which I quote, in which to Sri Lanka prior to the attacks? Nine suicide bombers carried out before the court alleging that since he shared unnamed RSS leader had com- and the accused deliberately they express their frustration Precious lives could have been saved," Commission of India in Colombo, a series of devastating blasts that tore the same surname, he felt humiliated and pared Prime Minister Modi to did this malicious act, intend- with their inability to curb Mr he tweeted. The Pioneer had on the Assistant High Commission in through three churches and three ridiculed by the Congress chief's remark and "a scorpion sitting on a ing to outrage the religious feel- Modi. Friday pointed to the non-issuance Kandy as well as Consulates in luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday, that it was tantamount to defamation. Shivlinga". He had termed it as ings of Lord Shiva devotees by "The man says Modi is like of any advisory by the Centre. Hambantota and Jaffna for any assis- killing 253 people. The Islamic State Roy, while transferring the matter for an extraordinarily striking insulting their religious belief," a scorpion sitting on a In the advisory, the Ministry of tance. claimed the attacks, but the further hearing to the court of Additional metaphor. it adds. Shivaling. You cannot remove External Affairs (MEA) said those "In view of the prevailing secu- Government has blamed local CJM Kumar Gunjan, directed Gandhi to The complaint says, "I am The complaint also him with a hand and you can- requiring to undertake emergency rity situation in Sri Lanka in the after- Islamist extremist group National appear in person on the next date of hearing on a devotee of Lord Shiva.... describes Tharoor's statement not hit it with a chappal either," travels can contact the High math of terror attacks on April 21, Thowheeth Jamath (NTJ). May 20. PTI However, the accused as an "intolerable abuse" and he had said. PTI O& 9 '% O % 9 2 "9 ;< 2 Unnao/Barabanki: Days after Congress general secretary for the prime minister has no time Prime Minister Narendra Modi Uttar Pradesh east garlanded a for the poor and that "his gov- filed his nomination seeking re- statue of former prime minis- ernment is anti-people and Raebareli/Amethi (UP): mum income guarantee drop Modi repeatedly holding election from Varanasi, ter Lal Bahadur Shastri. anti-farmer". Hitting back at Prime Minister scheme, Nyay, was possible. the grand old party responsible Congress general secretary During the campaign, she "I am touring UP for the Narendra Modi for accusing "In the past 70 years, the for all the "ills" since the coun- Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday spoke to people as her sup- past two months... Farmers the Congress of doing "noth- foolishness of demonetisation try got Independence. accused him of not visiting a porters showered her with have complained of stray ani- ing" while in power, party pres- and Gabbar Singh Tax "The 'chowkidar' (watch- single village there. flower petals. mals. They are in debt... ident Rahul Gandhi said on (Gandhi's coinage for the goods man) has done 'chori' (theft) of "The Prime Minister trav- As the roadshow reached Women feel unsafe," she Saturday nobody had com- and services tax or the GST) factories and employment of els across the globe, undertakes Bade Chauraha, some BJP claimed. mitted the "foolishness" of was not done by anyone," he people of Raebareli and boat rides in Varanasi, but he workers tried to disrupt it by Priyanka Gandhi alleged demonetisation and the said at a rally in Unchahar town Amethi," Rahul Gandhi said. has not visited the villages in his waiving black handkerchiefs at that the BJP government's poli- "Gabbar Singh Tax" in the last of Raebareli district, where "Where are Anil Ambani, parliamentary constituency," her. They raised slogans in cies benefitted only a handful of 70 years. United Progressive Alliance Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit she said during a roadshow in people and try to understand from Varanasi, but the party favour of Modi. industrialists. Addressing rallies in chairperson and his mother, Modi — in jail or outside?" he favour of Congress' Unnao can- the reality," she said. Thursday fielded Ajay Rai from Retaliating, Congress work- The Congress general sec- Raebareli and Amethi con- Sonia Gandhi, is seeking re- asked. Rahul Gandhi also didate Annu Tandon. Similar remarks by the seat, ending the possibility ers also raised slogans. Sensing retary also held a roadshow in stituencies of Uttar Pradesh, election. accused Modi of not wanting to "The prime minister Priyanka Gandhi earlier had of a face off between the two. trouble, police intervened and Barabanki and offered prayers Gandhi also assured the people The Congress chief's fill 22 lakh vacant Government should at least visit a village in fuelled speculation that she Before embarking on the pushed BJP supporters back. at Dewa Sharif, the shrine of that implementing the mini- remarks come against the back- posts. PTI his constituency, speak to the may contest against PM Modi roadshow in Unnao, the Priyanka Gandhi claimed Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali. PTI ##*+0* *) 9+
"# done. While in Delhi, Health Insurance Scheme since Bhubneshwar and Jodhpur new 2015 covering about 92 lakh 1# esidents of States like AIIMS have already started families, belonging to National ROdisha and Rajasthan, operating, their home states are Food Security Act and which have refused to be part yet to join the scheme. "Rashtriya Swasthya Bima New Delhi: A voluntary organ- $ ' 3 4 Commissioner. of the Central health flagship "The AIIMS in these two Yojana" providing a benefit isation has filed a plea in the 15 #6 '# Directions have been scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan states have been asked to reg- cover to each family. Delhi High Court asking it to sought for WhatsApp, Google, Swasthya Yojana (PMJAY), can ister themselves with the Telangana also chose not to restrain the media from pub- #( # 3 YouTube and LinkedIn avail health insurance benefits respective State health insur- implement the healthcare lishing the allegations of sexu- ' 4(# Corporation and news website provided by their respective ance schemes," said the official. scheme, saying that the state's al harassment against Chief # # Scroll.In. States at the AIIMS like insti- Odisha has started its own own flagship healthcare scheme Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by $ 7 ($ The allegations levelled by tutes in their region. Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana Aarogyasri covers 70% of the a former Supreme Court the former woman employee of “We want that all the that will provide 5 lakh annu- state's population while employee. $ # #) ( the Supreme Court are being patients coming to the AIIMS al health cover to 70 per cent Ayushman Bharat will only The petition, which is like- enquired into by a three-judge should get better health bene- of the State's population. benefit 80 lakh people. ly to come up for hearing on panel of the apex court which fits. Of course, patients of those The Ministry has shot off viding OPD and IPD facilities. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Last year on September April 29, sought immediate held its first proceeding on States which are enrolled with a letter to the Director of all the “Earlier, the Ministry had Patnaik had rejected the cen- 23, Prime Minister Narendra restriction on the media from Besides electronic and print Friday. the PMJAY will get benefits six AIIMS — Rishikesh, advised all new AIIMS to on- tral scheme claiming that the Modi had launched the ambi- further telecasting or publish- media, the plea sought direc- The plea alleged it suspects under the health insurance Bhopal, Patna, Jodhpur, board and get empanelled state's healthcare scheme cov- tious healthcare scheme ing the allegations till conclu- tions for social media plat- involvement of "anti-national scheme while those which have Bhubaneswar and Raipur — to under the PMJAY scheme. ers many more people than 'Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan sion of the three-judge panel's forms. elements" in this act and if pub- refused to be part of the Central get themselves empanelled They have also been advised to Ayushman Bharat and pro- Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana enquiry. The petition has arrayed as lication of these allegations is health programme, can get under the concerned health immediately put in place a vides 7 lakh to women as (AB-PMJAY). The plea, filed by NGO parties the Ministries of Law not restricted, "people will lose reimbursement under their insurance schemes of the facilitation counter with opposed to the central pro- The PMJAY is a pro- Anti Corruption Council of and Justice and Information and faith in the Indian judicial sys- respective health insurance respective State Governments. Arogya mitras for identification gramme's 5 lakh. gramme providing annual India, said publication of alle- Broadcasting, the Delhi tem", and the "vast damage" schemes,” said a senior official Currently these six institutes and registration of the PMJAY Similarly, Rajasthan is health cover of 5 lakh for gations against the CJI directly Government, the Press Council caused to the nation and its peo- from the Ministry. are fully functional and are pro- beneficiaries, if not already implementing Bhamashah 10.74 crore families. hits the Indian judicial system. of India and the Delhi Police ple would be "irreparable". PTI ( )*+ ),-. 8
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: . “This country didn’t know “Behenji is happily seeking % /. my caste till my detractors votes for the same SP which abused me...I am thankful to had disrespected Babasaheb rime Minister Narendra Mayawatiji, Akhileshji (SP and was embracing them just PModi on Saturday slammed chief), Congress people and the to defeat Modi...Apmaan bhi the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in ‘mahamilavatis’ that they are kursi ke nichey chipaa detey Uttar Pradesh, saying the tie-up discussing my caste...I believe hain aur kursi sey chipak jatey of “opportunists” wants a help- that taking birth in a backward hain,” he remarked. less Government because its caste is an opportunity to serve “These (parties) are the mantra is “jaat, paat japna; the country,” the PM said. ones who seek evidence of janata ka maal apna”. He hit out at the opposition (Balakot) airstrike and shed Modi addressed election for attacking ‘chowkidars’ tears for Batla House encounter rallies in Kannauj, a SP strong- (watchmen) and Ram bhakts, (against terrorists),” Modi told hold, Hardoi and Sitapur, a day and alleged that the alliance the gathering. after filing his nomination wanted a helpless Government Stressing that the “chowki- from the Varanasi Lok Sabha because their mantra was “jaat, dar’s” policies and intentions seat for a second term. paat japna; janata ka maal are clear, the PM took a dig at Dubbing the alliance as apna” (Talk about caste while Congress president Rahul ‘mahamilavati (highly adulter- looting people’s money). Gandhi, saying, “Some wise ated) opportunists’, Modi said “They (Opposition) want a people had made promise of in Kannauj that he doesn’t Government at the Centre making gold out of potato believe in politics of caste. which is ‘majboor’ (helpless) which neither I nor my party Later in Hardoi, he not ‘majboot’ (strong) as it BJP can promise.” slammed the Congress, blam- used to do before 2014,” he said. “We don’t make promises ing it for showing scant regard Modi alleged that when oppo- which we can’t fulfil...There are for Babasaheb Bhimrao sition parties are on the verge wise people who make gold out Ambedkar and pointed out of defeat they hit new lows in of potato...Neither I, nor my that his government has dedi- using abusive language. party can do it...Can’t tell lies cated cashless payments app “Whatever efforts you and those who want to make BHIM in his name. (opposition) make, it will be...” gold can go there,” he said with- In Sitapur, Modi appealed he said, following which the out naming Gandhi. to voters to support the BJP and crowd shouted “Modi again”. He He said the ‘chowkidar’ said, “Your every single vote ridiculed opposition leaders for from the land of will directly come into the their “dream” of becoming PM Dwarikadheesh has come account of Modi.” and poked fun at Mayawati for to the land of Baal Gopal (Lord “Mayawatiji (BSP chief), I seeking support of SP “only for Krishna). am most backward...I request the sake of power”. Stressing that history will with folded hands not to drag Modi said people are aware be created on May 23 when me into caste politics, 130 of the opportunism of SP and results are announced, Modi crore people are my family,” he BSP and alleged Mayawati is also spoke about his vision of said in his first rally of the day asking for votes for SP which development based on the in Kannauj. had disrespected Babasaheb. colours in the national flag.
3 *) ) 1) *) "# ) 0 / 5 " " *" % . his help. : the GST, the former CM said, projects of the earlier Within a few minutes, the “Due to demonetisation and Government in the town.” nion Minister and senior Road and Transport Minister amajwadi Party chief GST, people have only lost and Citing schemes like Dial UBJP leader Nitin Gadkari recovered and later walked to SAkhilesh Yadav on Saturday did not gain anything.” 100, 108 services for pregnant fainted on stage on Saturday his car. accused the BJP of diverting the He said the perfume busi- women and the 1090 women evening during an election Later in the evening, he vis- people’s attention from real ness in the town and the pota- power service launched by the rally near Shirdi in ited the famous Saibaba temple issues affecting them by “spread- to farmers of the district were Samajwadi Party government Maharashtra. here. A local BJP leader said he ing lies”. Kicking of a 20 km-long affected due to the govern- in the state, she alleged that the He soon recovered and underwent a medical check up roadshow from Gursahiganj ment’s steps and “now people BJP government was destroy- later walked to his car. Gadkari before leaving. area to Chibarmau with his will decide their (Modi gov- ing them. This was the second was campaigning at Rahata Gadkari had suffered faint- wife Dimple Yadav, who is seek- ernment) fate in this election”. consecutive road show by the near here for Shiv Sena candi- ing bouts on stage earlier too. ing re-election from Kannauj, he Dimple Yadav, who also Samajwadi Party chief in date from Shirdi Lok Sabha seat On December 7, 2018, said: “BJP people dos not work addressed party supporters, Kannauj. Sadashiv Lokhande. After fin- he fainted during a convocation as they only know how to divert and said that if the issues of During their roadshow, ishing his speech, Gadkari ceremony at Rahuri agricul- the attention of people from the women’s education and health hundreds of Samajwadi Party, fainted while walking back to tural university in the State. real issues by spreading lies.” are addressed, then the partic- Bahujan Samaj Party and the his seat on the stage. He later attributed it to low Hitting out at the Narendra ipation of women will increase. Rashtriya Lok Dal workers His security guard as well sugar levels. Modi government’s November 8, Hitting out at the BJP gov- braved the heat to support as BJP’s Ahmednagar candidate The BJP leader is contest- 2016 demonetisation decision ernment, she said, “The BJP their leaders, showering them Sujay Vikhe Patil and State ing the Lok Sabha election and “faulty” implementation of government was stalling the with flower petals. Minister Ram Shinde rushed to from Nagpur.
Booths after booth the voters ) 5 * were not allowed to vote or even beaten back if they resisted. So Srinagar: A run for vote mini- the objective to promote voter in the presence of the CAPF they marathon was held on Saturday awareness and educate the tar- even leaving back the boiling backed by the CAPF, the TMC they were not allowed to vote. CPI(M)’s Rama Biswas is the are seeing their chance to vote to prompt voters to exercise their get population about EVM and %: . 7 rice on the oven,’’ Sima Das the sources said, adding Now they think that the “best person and best candidate’’ this Government our,’’ Swapan democratic rights in Jammu & VVPAT, was organised by wife of Mintu Das a TMC “If the State Government fails to CPI(M) has no Government in she may not get the votes con- Bhowmick Hanshkhali Kashmir’s Leh district. Nodal Officer Leh and his team. n a role-reversal of sorts about worker said. protect us then we will also have the Centre so only the BJP sidering the “wave in favour of Congress secretary said. Brand Ambassador of All the district officers, Ia dozen supporters of the “Even my old father in law to join the BJP.’’ which is ruling Delhi will be the BJP’’ which has fielded On the other hand CPI(M)’s Jammu & Kashmir Election religious and social heads, ruling Trinamool Congress and and my toddling child was not Though the BJP leader- able to save them. Now they are Jagannath Sarkar a school leadership said, “Wait for the Authority Sana Dua, along teaching fraternity and stu- their families have fled the safe at their hands as they were ship denied the charges a local taking their revenge.’’ teacher. Though the Congress results and you will see every- with District Election Officer, dents participated in the mini- Hanskhali village bordering charging menacingly at us BJP leader from Nadia district In fact a good many num- has Minati Biswas in absence of thing for yourself.’’ LF candidate Leh, Avny Lavasa and General marathon. Sana appealed to Bangladesh after hundreds of threatening to burn us alive,’’ said said, “these people are being ber of TMC leaders have also any alliance with the Left most Rama Biswas said Nadia barring Observer, Alkesh Kumar voters to exercise their voting armed BJP supporters attacked Arati another woman and the paid back in their own coins. switched sides to the BJP fol- of the workers are either sitting for a pocket of Krishnagar where Sharma flagged off a Mini right on May 6 for the Lok ransacked their houses. wife of a local TMC tough. When these hapless people lowing the murder of a local idle or working for the BJP. the BJP had a traditional strong- Marathon from Leh Stadium, Sabha elections. Addressing The incident took place at The whole CPI(M) workers were in the CPI(M) they were party strongman and MLA “The main anger in the hold the Left supporters are very an official statement said. the gathering, Avny Lavasa Choto Bridge area of Hanskhali and many TMC and Congress subjected to inhuman torture, Satya Biswas whose wife Rupali region even among the TMC conscious and if they get a “The marathon culminated appealed the electorate of Leh a block bordering Bangladesh. men had changed sides joining their lands were snatched, they is contesting from the TMC. voters they were not given to chance to vote the result will be at Leh main Bazaar amid a huge to come out and cast their votes ‘’We had to run with our lives the BJP and are now being had to pay survival taxes and Though the locals say that vote in the panchayat elections. different. gathering. The marathon with enthusiastically. IANS ( )*+ ),-. 9
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And #! 7 $F !G 2 its citizen deportees and visa 2016, Cambodia, Eritrea, Haqqani, feels that this will Tthat drove Sudan’s their travel to Sri Lanka in limited ability to provide emer- it’s a pretty chilling reminder -(2 ! # over-stayers from America, Guinea, and Sierra Leone in make things difficult for President Omar al-Bashir from view of the massive Easter gency services to US citizens in that the threat is real,” he said. >B'D, $ ! 3>B'@! warning that it may withhold 2017, Burma and Laos in 2018. Pakistanis. power said they had met Sunday bombings that killed Sri Lanka due to the security This, Wray said, also shows L )" #$! !" !M visas of Pakistanis beginning Under Section 243 (d) of “This measure will create Saturday with the ruling mili- over 250 people including environment, it said. that folks can radicalise in a vir- ! ! # , from its senior officials. the Immigration and hardship for Pakistanis who tary council for talks on form- Americans. The State The US has four levels of tual way, which is a bigger and The State Department on Nationality Act, the Secretary of want or need to travel to the US ing a transitional government. Department raised the travel travel advisories. Level 1 means bigger problem. * Friday said that consular oper- State is required to discontinue and could have been avoided if The protesters had agreed risk to Level 3 in a travel advi- exercise normal precaution, “People talk about ISIS and " + ations in Pakistan remain granting immigration or non- Pakistani authorities had not to resume talks with the mili- sory issued Friday. Level 2 is exercise increased cau- the fall of the caliphate, absolute- !!$$ "#$ “unchanged” as of now but as immigrant visas to a nation ignored American requests to tary on Wednesday, after a The State Department has tion, Level 3 is reconsider trav- ly true. 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It also authorised the vol- has sent a team of officials to Sri require the same kind of phys- ; )$$ ! $* senior officials. national or resident of that refusal to accept it’s citizen of the military council, whom untary departure of non-emer- Lankan to assist in the investi- ical infrastructure. #$" 3$# )2 Pakistan is the latest to country. deported from the US is not the opposition had accused of gency US government employ- gation. “The other thing we see... A #3 ) ": join the list of 10 nations that The State Department tried new. “Pakistan’s refusal to being too close to al-Bashir. ees and family members. “The FBI has sent person- problem that people need to be >B'D 3 #* have been imposed with sanc- to downplay the impact of the accept every Pakistani citizen The protesters fear the “Terrorist groups continue nel over to assist in the investi- very aware of, is you always hear 3#) 3 $, tions under a US law according sanctions on Pakistan. deported from the US is not army, dominated by al-Bashir plotting possible attacks in Sri gation, to work with our part- this phrase about connecting to which countries refusing to “Consular operations in new. It seems that the US is no appointees, will cling to power Lanka. Terrorists may attack ners over there. I do think it’s a the dots in the terrorist arena, " " take back deportees and visa Pakistan remain unchanged,” a longer willing to overlook a or select one of its own to suc- with little or no warning, tar- reminder that the terrorist but a lot of the terrorist plots of ?@4 over-stayers will be denied State Department Spokesperson wide range of official Pakistani ceed him. They also fear geting tourist locations, trans- threat isn’t yesterday’s news, today are more compact, involv- + A %: $# American visas. told PTI when asked about the behaviour. Bonhomie has been Islamists and other factions portation hubs, markets, shop- isn’t yesterday’s problem, isn’t ing fewer people, less compli- "!$ ## Notably eight of these federal register notification. replaced by sanctions and close to the deposed leader, ping malls, government facili- gone,” Wray said in response to cated attacks, shorter period of "#! 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H"! 1:) 7 / % global arms trade in conven- tional weapons, from small akistan’s relationship with . 7 high standards, people centred n a largely symbolic gesture arms to battle tanks, combat PIndia remains the “only sustainable approach, he said, Ito a group that helped him aircraft and warships. problem” for peace and stabil- ttacks by two jihadist hinese President Xi Jinping adding that it should be aligned win the White House, President Barack Obama ity in the region, Prime Agroups killed at least 22 Con Saturday said that the to the United Nations’ sustain- President Donald Trump said signed the pact, which has Minister Imran Khan has said Syrian government troops Belt and Road Initiative should able development agenda. Friday he is pulling the US back long been opposed by the and expressed hope of estab- and militiamen in the benefit all around the world “Align our cooperation from an international agree- NRA, in 2013. But it has never lishing a “civilised northern province of Aleppo and deliver common develop- with universally accepted rules, ment on the arms trade, telling been ratified by US lawmakers. relationship” with New Delhi early on Saturday, a war mon- ment by following the estab- standards and best practices the National Rifle Association “Under my administration, after the Lok Sabha elections itor said. lished international norms. and pursue social and eco- the treaty is “badly misguided.” we will never surrender are over. Thirty others were wound- Addressing a roundtable nomic progress and environ- Trump made the American sovereignty to any- Unless there is peace and ed in the assaults by Al-Qaeda’s meeting of the 37 heads of mental protection in a balanced announcement at the NRA’s one,” Trump said, before sign- stability in the region, eco- former Syria branch, Hayat states and governments who way. The BRI should be bene- annual convention, where he ing a document on stage direct- nomic prosperity is difficult for Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and its attended the 2nd Belt and ficial to all and deliver common vowed to fight for gun rights ing the Senate to halt the rati- Pakistan, and that is what right ally Hurras al-Deen, which Road Forum (BRF), which development,” Mr. Xi said. and implored members of the fication process. now the Pakistan government We have decent relationship speaking on India-Pakistan remains affiliated to the glob- would close on Saturday, Mr. Xi Those attended the BRF nation’s largest pro-gun group “We will never allow for- is working on, Khan who is in with Iran and we are trying to ties which in the last two al jihadist network, the Britain- again stressed that the trillion- meeting included Russian — struggling to maintain its eign diplomats to trample on China to take part in the 2nd strengthen them,” he was quot- months have experienced based Syrian Observatory for dollar Belt and Road Initiative President Vladimir Putin, influence — to rally behind his your Second Amendment free- Belt and Road Forum, (BRF) ed as saying by state-run APP severe strains following the Human Rights said. (BRI) would focus on common Pakistan Prime Minister Imran re-election bid. dom.” “I hope you’re happy,” he said while addressing China news agency. February 14 Pulwama terror The attacks in the southern development of all the partic- Khan and heads of several “It’s under assault,” he said told the group, then appeared International Cultural “The only problem right attack carried out by the and southwestern countryside ipating countries and their Asian, African and Latin of the constitutional right to surprised by the cheers. “I’m Communication Centre here now is our relationship with Pakistan-based terror group of Aleppo province were people. American countries besides bear arms. “But not while we’re impressed,” he said. on Friday. India. But we are hoping that Jaish-e Mohammed which launched shortly after mid- “We must implement the heads of the UN and the IMF. here.” With pro-gun legislation “I didn’t think too many of Khan said Pakistan hopes after the Indian elections, we killed 40 CRPF personnel. night and triggered clashes principle of extensive consul- India and the US skipped the largely stalled in Congress and you would really know what it that the political solution in will again hope to have a civi- His emphasis during the that continued until dawn, tation, joint contribution and meeting. few deliverables during Trump’s is.” His move against the treaty Afghanistan will succeed and lized relationship with India visit appears to be firming up Observatory head Rami Abdel shared benefits to see that all India, which boycotted the term so far, the president told came as Trump sought to excite the war-ravaged country attains too,” he said. more projects for the USD 60 Rahman said. voices are heard, all reached first BRF meeting held in 2017 the group that he would be an organization that was pivotal stability. Since his arrival here on billion China-Pakistan He said the fighting sub- their full potential and all stand over its objections to the multi- revoking the United States’ to his victory in 2016 but, “Whatever happens in April 25 to take part in the BRF Economic Corridor (CPEC), sided after Russian aircraft to benefit,” the Chinese billion dollar China-Pakistan status as a signatory of the U.N. three years later, is limping Afghanistan affects Pakistan’s meeting which concluded on the flagship project of China’s struck jihadist positions in the President said. Economic Corridor (CPEC), Arms Trade Treaty, which reg- toward the next election divid- bordering areas. So we are Saturday, the Cricketer-turned- ambitious trillion-dollar Belt area, prompting the fighters to The BRI must be open, skipped its second edition for ulates the multibillion-dollar ed and diminished. working for a peaceful region. politician refrained from and Road Initiative (BRI). pull back. clean and green and follow the same reasons. % O P & DB 0 > 2 1 "
7 The latest declaration a new Ukrainian leadership. % and another injured in Chaman campaign evaluation, called sparked more condemnation in On Saturday, he said he area in Balochistan. Lot Quality Assurance oscow is “thinking” of Kiev. wanted to “understand” he Pakistan government Baber bin Atta, focal per- Sampling (LQAS). Mmaking it easier for all “Russia wants further esca- Zelensky’s position on the con- 7F: G child was also struck. Officials Thas suspended the anti- son to PM Imran Khan on The LQAS is used by the Ukrainians to obtain Russian lation and chaos in Ukraine flict. did not immediately release the polio drive and post-campaign polio eradication, clarified that World Health Organisation as citizenship, President Vladimir and therefore continues to The Russian leader said hree children were wound- names, ages or conditions of evaluation following the the vaccine was safe and anti- new sampling methodology to Putin said Saturday, after it ear- complicate the rules of the Moscow will meet all “social Ted in a police shooting the children. increasing number of attacks polio elements were spreading document status of anti-polio lier moved to grant passports game,” Dmytro Kuleba, Kiev’s responsibilities to our new cit- Friday in Oklahoma when an Smith was treated and on polio workers in different rumours on social media to coverage and areas of weak in the country’s separatist east, permanent representative to izens of Russia”. officer fired at a man in a truck released at a hospital in Paris, parts of the country. scare parents. coverage with statistical relia- causing uproar in Kiev. the Council of Europe, wrote After they receive a Russian who was suspected of robbing Texas, about 30 miles (48 kilo- The countrywide cam- The National Emergency bility. “We are actually thinking on Twitter. passport, residents of eastern a restaurant earlier in the meters) south of Hugo. paign to administer anti-polio Opera-tion Centre (EOC) for The EOC in a separate about providing citizenship in Putin’s decree came just Ukraine will be eligible for month, according to state Paris Police Chief Bob drops to 39 million children polio issued a letter asking all letter addressed to all the a simplified order to all citizens days after Ukraine elected “social payments, pensions and investigators. Hundle said he did not know under five years of age was the provinces to stop the cam- provinces conveyed apprehen- of Ukraine, not only residents comedian Volodymyr Zelensky their increase, everything will Brook Arbeitman, a the details of what happened in launched on Monday and paign and prevent further dam- sion about increasing attacks of the Lugansk and Donetsk as president. The actor, due to be fulfilled,” he said. spokeswoman for the Hugo but that his officers took Friday was the last day follow- age. on polio workers, directing republics,” Putin told the press be inaugurated by early June, Such payments would not Oklahoma State Bureau of Smith into custody so that he ing which the evaluation of the “The uncertain and threat- them to suspend LQAS activ- during his visit to Beijing, called for more international strain the Russian budget, he Investigation, said gunfire could be booked at the Lamar drive was to take place. ening situation for the front line ities, the Dawn reported. referring to the unrecognised sanctions against Russia in added, saying it is “theoretically broke out when detectives with County, Texas, jail on a warrant However, the campaign, polio workers has emerged “It has been decided by separatist republics governed response. possible” for residents in the the Hugo Police Department in for aggravated robbery. involving 260,000 polio work- and we need to save the pro- the National EOC that no by Moscow-backed rebels. “This is another clear con- separatist territories to receive southeastern Oklahoma were What prompted the shoot- ers, ran into trouble after gramme from a further major post campaign evaluation This week Putin signed a firmation for the world of both a Russian and Ukrainian trying to approach the suspect, ing is unclear, Arbeitman said. reports that several children damage,” said the letter issued (LQAS) will be conducted any- decree allowing people living in Russia’s real role as an aggres- pension. 21-year-old William Devaughn She said investigators weren’t were taken to hospital as they by the EOC. where in the country,” the let- the breakaway regions to sor state, waging war against “These people still live Smith. She said Smith is sus- sure if Smith fired at police. It fell sick after being adminis- Pakistan is one of the three ter said. receive a Russian passport Ukraine,” his press service said under bullets and have shells pected in an April 11 armed wasn’t immediately clear if he tered the anti-polio vaccine in countries where polio is still It further stated that it has within three months of apply- in a statement this week. explode sometimes in their robbery at a Pizza Hut in was armed. some areas of Peshawar. endemic. The campaign aimed been unanimously decided by ing for one. Zelensky — a political gardens,” Putin said. Hugo, which is near the Texas A post on the Hugo police Following the reports, to provide anti-polio medi- the national technical team The conflict between novice — has pledged to The EU condemned state line. Facebook page says that on the unidentified gunmen shot dead cine to children in all four and Global Polio Eradication the Ukrainian Government “reboot” peace talks with the Moscow’s passport scheme, The three injured children day of the Pizza Hut robbery, security personnel escorting a provinces as well as Pakistan Initiative (SPEI) partners to call and breakaway rebels separatists that also involve calling it a fresh assault on and a fourth child were all in a man entered the back team of polio workers in dif- occupied Kashmir and Gilgit- off the catch-up activities of began after Moscow annexed Russia and the West. Ukraine’s sovereignty and say- the truck with Smith, entrance of the restaurant, ferent incidents in northwest Baltistan. April National Immunisation Kiev’s Crimea peninsula in Putin has not congratulat- ing Russia sought to “desta- Arbeitman said. The bureau pressed an object to the back of Pakistan. For the first time in the his- Day campaign across the coun- 2014. The war has claimed ed Zelensky on his election win bilise” Ukraine after its presi- initially said two children were an employee and demanded In another incident, a tory of Pakistan, the govern- try with immediate effect, the some 13,000 lives. but said he is ready to talk with dential election. shot but later learned a third money. female polio worker was killed ment has suspended the post- report said. EA B @ % A B / / F J PG parts of northernmost Cabo tory that the southern African as much as 250 millimeters (9 Delgado province were partially nation has been hit by two inches) of torrential rain, or eavy rains lashed northern or fully destroyed, with elec- cyclones in one season, again about a quarter of the average HMozambique on Saturday tricity cut and at least one key raising concerns about climate annual rainfall for the region. in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth bridge collapsed. change. The International & as aid groups warned of possi- “The entire area is a scene Kenneth, packing the Federation of Red Cross and ble flooding and mudslides in of vast destruction,” Daw power of a Category 4 hurri- Red Crescent Societies report- /% . Aaziristan District the days ahead. Mohamed, humanitarian direc- cane, tore into a region that had ed heavy damage to Cabo bordering Afghanistan, went At least five people were tor with the aid group CARE, never seen such a fierce storm Delgado province, with the he death toll in the IED off when the levies personnel killed, the government said. said in a statement after assess- during the age of satellite obser- communities of Macomia, Tblast at a check post in reported for duty, eye witness- Mozambique’s disaster author- ing Maconia district on vation. Its remnants could Quissanga and Mocimboa da northwest Pakistan on Saturday es said. ities said one person was killed Saturday morning. People need dump twice as much rain as Praia of highest concern. rose to three after one of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief in Pemba city and another in shelter, food and water, he said. Idai did last month, the UN Communications remained two injured security personnel minister K P K Mehmud Khan hard-hit Macomia district, Cyclone Kenneth arrived World Program has said. challenging in some areas as succumbed to his injuries in a strongly condemned the blast, while residents on Ibo island late Thursday, just six weeks Aid groups warned that authorities and aid groups hospital, sources said. saying that the resolve of the said two people died there. after Cyclone Idai ripped into flooding remained a danger scrambled to assess the damage, The explosives, which were government against terrorism Details on the fifth death were central Mozambique and killed after Kenneth, just as flooding especially in more far-flung planted close to the check post can not be suppressed through not immediately available. more than 600 people. This was caused most of the deaths after communities in the largely in Sheva tehsil of North such acts of cowardice. Nearly 3,500 homes in the first time in recorded his- Idai. Some forecasts warned of rural region. # ; ( )*+ ),-. 4 * F<< > # 2 > # & & " "" % 7 bout 200 American com- a stable system where customers Apanies are seeking to move can conduct business efficient- their manufacturing base from housands of Air India pas- ly and effectively, and we are China to India post the gener- Tsengers had a harrowing undertaking a full investigation al elections, a top US-based time at airports across the to understand the root cause and advocacy group has said, world on Saturday as its 155 prevent a recurrence,” SITA said observing that there is a fan- flights were delayed due to the in a statement to PTI. tastic opportunity with firms shutdown of its check-in soft- Many passengers vented looking at alternatives to the ware for more than five hours their ire on social media on Communist giant. due to a technical snag. Saturday morning. A Dr Sonal The US-India Strategic and The national carrier’s chair- Saxena tweeted at 7.20 am, Partnership Forum’s (USISPF) %* %! ! #/ ! 5 "OF% %/5G/ ! man and managing director “Utter chaos. Air India systems President Mukesh Aghi said ) !!! #" !$) !! "3! (CMD) Ashwani Lohani said not working at Delhi since 3 am. that the companies are talking ! ! $! ! !3 ! the passenger service system All flights grounded and delayed. to them about how to set up an L ! ! #!! #!! #" , (PSS) software, which looks No checkins and boarding.” alternative to China by invest- !!" $$! "$ !#!" !3 after check-in, baggage and When asked why passen- ing in India. !! $3$ $#, # !#$ , O reservation, did not work from gers were not informed about Aghi said USISPF’s rec- $ $ ! "!! ! ! 2 !) 3.30 am to 8.45 am on Saturday. flight delays through SMS or ommendation to the new !!$ !# ! $!632M During this time period, social media during the shut- Government would be to accel- L #"" !2# ! $3 $ ! $ thousands of Air India passen- down, the Air India CMD erate the reforms and bring !! $! !!) 5 " ! gers were stranded at airports said, “Whenever any other sys- transparency in the decision- F5 G3 ! ! %2M globally as the airline staff was tem does not function proper- making process. L $! ! #" ! 3! !" $ #! unable to issue a boarding pass ly, we use PSS to get contact “I think that’s critical. We ! #"" !2M to them. Air India’s PSS is owned information of passengers and would advise to bring more and managed by Atlanta-based Alliance Air and Air India through social media and its No other Indian airline then contact them. But when transparency in the process SITA company. Lohani said that Express, flies daily is around call centre. “But as the magni- apart from Air India uses SITA’s our PSS itself has stopped and to make it more consulta- Representative for South and Senior Vice President of Supply “till 10 am total 85 flights were 674. It is mostly the domestic tude is so big, it is possible that PSS software. When asked if working, there is no way we can tive because in the last 12 to 18 Central Asian Affairs, is work- Chain Operations at Cisco who delayed” because of PSS shut- flights that have been affected our call centre is not able to SITA would be compensating inform them.” months, we are seeing US com- ing with USISPF member are putting a document togeth- down. “Because of the 85 flights the most due to the software handle the volume,” he said. the airline for disruption in its A similar incident took panies look at some of the deci- companies to come up with a er detailing what India needs to that have been delayed, a ripple shutdown, Lohani clarified. The passengers who will operations, the CMD replied place on June 23 last year when sions being made, either e- recommendation as to what do to turn it into a manufac- effect will take place throughout “International departures miss their flights will be given that “we will have to take a look a technical glitch in the airline’s commerce or data localisation, India needs to do to enhance its turing hub. “We plan to have the the day,” he said, adding that a will not be facing much prob- hotel accommodations or they into it”. SITA regretted the check-in software delayed 25 of as more domestic-oriented exports and work up from that document ready by the time “few flights will also be cancelled lems...There will be delay in will be rescheduled in a differ- inconvenience caused and said its flights across India. The than global,” he told PTI in an perspective. elections are over as part of rec- because of this delay”. one or two international flights. ent flight of Air India or of an it had experienced a complex airline had tweeted on June 23, interview. “One recommendation, ommendation,” he said. Later in the day, the airline’s One Delhi-Shanghai flight is another airline, he said. system issue during server “Due to unexpexted network In his reply to what the which I strongly believe is “What they’re saying is we spokesperson clarified that a getting delayed by about 1.5 Lohani said that SITA is maintenance early morning connectivity issues at SITA agenda of the new Indian going to help India is that we want a backup strategy to start total of 155 flights would be hours. The flights that are currently looking into what which resulted in operational #Atlanta #Datacenter , which Government should be to should now start thinking of a manufacturing in India. There delayed for an average duration departing for Europe are large- caused the shutdown. “They disruption to flights. had a #worldwide impact, 25 attract investment, Aghi sug- Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are small-small issues, which of two hours till 8.30 pm. ly running on time,” he said. are checking if it was because “We have now fully restored flights were delayed from 1210 gested that New Delhi needs to between India and the US,” can slow them down. And at The average number of About affected passengers, of virus or for any other reason. services at all airports where Air hrs to 1510 hrs on #Airindia accelerate reforms, be more Aghi said. “I think if India is the moment most of them are flights that Air India group, the CMD said the airline is try- They are still searching for the India were affected. Our prior- network. Operations are nor- transparent in the process and concerned about cheap goods waiting for elections to be over. which also includes subsidiaries ing its best to inform them root cause,” he said. ity remains, as always, to ensure mal now (sic).” engage more. “We need to coming from China, an FTA But there’s a large deluge of understand how we can attract will eliminate that need. You companies keen to not only those companies. And that can put barriers to Chinese manufacture in India but also ) # " means all the way from land goods and still have the US who want to go after the @=Q () issues to customs issues to being Providing access to the Indian domestic market,” he said. '89 part of the global supply chain. market and Indian companies On the amount of invest- Those are critical issues. There’s having more access to the US ment these companies would 0+ " a whole plethora of reforms that market, and issues like GSP bring to India, he said the need to go further down, and I would diminish,” he said. number in question is sub- think that is also going to cre- Aghi said they have formed stantial. “If you look at, our 2 1+ ate a lot of jobs,” he said. a high-level manufacturing member companies in the last He said Mark Linscott, the council within the member four years have invested over New Delhi: Swiggy, domestic former Assistant US Trade companies, led by John Kern, USD 50 billion,” he added. online food ordering and deliv- ery platform, on Saturday said New Delhi: The Reserve it delivers over 1.5 million Bank of India (RBI) orders every month on #R announced on Saturday mechanical cycles. It has a fleet that it will shortly of over 1.7 lakh delivery part- issue 20 denomination ners in more than 120 cities. banknotes, in the “A couple of years back we " Mahatma Gandhi (New) initiated concerted efforts to series, bearing the signa- make deliveries more sustain- ture of the central bank’s able for the environment. With governor Shaktikanta Das. close to 10,000 delivery part- 1; allowed. NBCC had submitted These are different in size ners on cycles each day, we its revised bid on April 24 and and design compared to have found that in some cities enders of debt-ridden offered to give lenders 5,000 the notes issued earlier. the average travel time for a LJaypee Infratech will put to crore worth land parcels as The central bank has delivery partner on cycles is vote on April 30 the offer of against the earlier offer of land already issued new look lesser than bikes,” Srivats TS, ndia’s data localisation Mumbai-based Suraksha worth 3,000 crore. But it was currency notes in the Vice-President, Marketing, Idemands are understandable Realty for acquiring the realty offering only 950 acres of land denominations of 10, 50, number more than doubled to Swiggy, said in a statement. but allowing it for one nation firm, sources said. as against 1,450 acres earlier. 100, and 500, besides about 10 billion pieces by “With the future heading can trigger a demand from A meeting of Committee of Suraksha group has also introducing 200 and 2,000 March 2018. towards more eco-friendly countries which are much Creditors (CoC) was held on made an offer of land worth bank notes. All the banknotes in the modes of transport, cycle and more authoritarian and can with investors, he said that Friday to consider the revised 5,000 crore. “The 20 note will be denomination of 20 issued by EV logistics will be the next misuse the citizens’ data, Facebook won’t store sensitive offers of both NBCC Ltd and NBCC offered lenders the greenish-yellow in colour. The the RBI in the earlier series will game changer in food-tech and Facebook CEO Mark data in countries where it Suraksha group to acquire Yamuna Expressway that con- new banknote has a motif of continue to be legal tender, it Swiggy wants to be at the fore- Zuckerberg has said. might be improperly accessed. Jaypee Infratech and complete nects Noida to Agra in Uttar Ellora Caves on the reverse, clarified. The note has other front of driving that change,” In a conversation with his- “More countries following over 20,000 housing units in Pradesh in both its earlier and depicting the country’s cul- designs, geometric patterns Srivats said. torian and author Yuval Noah the approach of authoritarian various projects in Noida. revised bids. tural heritage,” a statement by aligning with the overall colour Twenty per cent of these Harari on Friday, Zuckerberg regimes adopting strict data According to a source, the Meanwhile, business con- the RBI said. scheme, both at the obverse Swiggy delivery partners are said the motives and intents localization policies where gov- CoC decided not to consider glomerate Adani Group had According to the RBI data and reverse. The dimension of present in tier 2 and tier 3 cities behind storing data locally ernments can more easily NBCC’s bid as it found the offer also expressed interest to bid bank, there were 4.92 billion the new 20 note will be 63 like Surat, Belgaum, Guwahati matter the most. access people’s data, and I’m to be conditional and subject to for Jaypee Infratech. However, pieces of 20 note in circulation mm x 129 mm, the statement and Lucknow, the statement “I think that... the motives highly concerned about that approvals from various lenders are unlikely to seek as on March 31, 2016. The said. Agencies said. IANS matter and certainly, I don’t future,” he noted. Government departments. Adani’s offer until this round of think that either of us would “Our stance on data local- The source said that insolvency proceedings gets consider India to be an author- isation is a risk. That is, if we get lenders will on April 30 vote on completed. itarian country,” Zuckerberg blocked in a major country, that the resolution plan submitted Last week, crisis-hit Jaypee 4 <1 responded to a question why is will hurt our community and by the Suraksha Realty-led Group’s promoters made a it safe to store the data about our business. But our principles consortium. There will be no fresh attempt to retain control Indian citizens in the US and on data localization aren’t new CoC meeting as was scheduled over its arm Jaypee Infratech by not in India when they’re open- and this has always been a risk,” earlier, the source added. seeking the support of home- = >? ly saying they care only about the Facebook CEO added. The offer of NBCC, a pub- buyers for its debt resolution themselves. The Reserve Bank of India lic sector unit under the aegis plan under the IBC. “The intent matters, right. (RBI) guidelines say that all of the Ministry of Housing and Jaypee Group Chairman easing since Thursday as surg- tonnes of crude from Iran in And I think countries can digital payment firms like Urban Affairs, put some other Manoj Gaur had apologised to ing inventories of crude oil in FY19. The crude from the gulf come at this with open values Google Pay, WhatsApp and conditions as well. thousands of distressed home- lobal oil benchmark Brent the US outweighed the effect of national came on easier terms and still conclude that some- others must store data locally In the meeting Friday, buyers and promised to infuse Gfell nearly 3 per cent to $71 sanctions on Iran that could with importing companies get- thing like that could be helpful. for their businesses. NBCC representatives sought 2,000 crore to complete apart- a barrel on Saturday after US reduce global supplies. ting 60 day credit with discounts “But I think one of the “The idea is to identify some time to take approvals ments over the next four years. President Donald Trump asked Brent crude, the global oil on insurance and freight. things that you need to be very when people are standing up from different government The group had submitted a oil cartel OPEC to boost pro- benchmark, was trading 2.96 per Higher crude prices would careful about is that if you set networks of fake accounts that departments, sources added. 10,000-crore plan before duction and cool off the surg- cent lower at $72.15 a barrel at have adversely affected India’s that precedent you’re making it are not behaving in a way that Under the insolvency law, lenders in April 2018 as well, ing oil prices. the time of writing the story. current account deficit and put very easy for other countries normal people would, to be able conditional bids are not but the same was not accepted. Brent crossed the $75 a The US statement last week strain on the rupee. Trump’s that don’t have open values and to weed those out and work barrel mark earlier in the week, that it would lift Iran sanction statement is thus being seen as that are much more authori- with law enforcement and elec- the highest so far this year, after waiver given to eight oil a short-term relief for the oil tarian and want the data not to tion commissions and folks all the US decided to end Iran importing countries in market. More such statement in protect their citizens but to be around the world and the intel- sanction waivers that allowed November earlier this week last the run up to lifting of Iran able to surveil them and find ligence community to be able to oil importing countries, includ- year, put the oil on the boil with sanction waiver would help in dissidents and lock them up,” coordinate and be able to deal ing India and China, to keep crude prices jumping after a keeping oil prices stable. Zuckerberg emphasised. with that effectively,” buying Iranian crude. period of relative stability. For Analysts suggest that the In an earlier earnings call Zuckerberg noted. “Spoke to Saudi Arabia India the news meant that US President’s statement has and others about increasing oil almost 10 per cent of import also come at the right time as flow. All are in agreement,” US would need to be replaced by OPEC was exploring option to President Donald Trump said May 2 or domestic market further extend its production in a tweet on Friday. would face shortages. cuts, a move that would have The prices have also been India imported 22.7 million further fuelled oil prices.
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State old age now has no wor- ing lives easier for his villagers in an online network connecting all vil- His credentials in financial taken to the pharmacist. The options Government Services: e-District/State riesO as which doctor to consult or who Melekote, Karnataka, has helped few lages in the district and will act as cen- departments are being exploited in available to the patients are allopath- Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) ser- will take her to the nearby primary of them getting their passports so that tre points providing services, products, empowering digital India programme ic, homeopathic, ayurveda and vices, Land Record, Ration Card, health centre or who will care for her they could to visit their children logistics and warehousing facilities,” as he worked as Director in the Patanjali as well. In March 2019, a total Birth/Death Certificate, Income, medicines. Her neighbour’s daughter abroad. “It gives me satisfaction; I call Dr Tyagi, CEO of the CSC, says. Tyagi Banking Division, Ministry of of 13,924 health consultations have Caste, Domicile certificate, etc are Shanti too has no qualms how to pre- it a philanthropy profession,” says quit IAS to dedicate himself to the Finance. He was Custodian of Special been made some of the other listed services pare for the Civil Services Exams as Basuraj. cause of digital India for over six years Court, 1992 (Harshad Mehta Scam) “We take a briefing and look for through CSC. she is able to get every requisite study A couple visited the CSC and now. in the Finance Ministry. He has been doctors. It is a 24X7 facility. The best The CSCs play catalysts in material at her doorsteps. shared relevant documents uploaded The Government’s rural e- Director on the Board of Syndicate is that women feel comfortable about extending access to technology in Prtihvi who is keen in excelling by Basuraj and shared with the Governance initiative have now Bank, United Bank of India and their problems and share with the rural areas. “The CSCs are more than in spoken English is taking free Regional Passport Office and sought embarked on a new project under Indian Bank. He has also been direc- doctors at ease. During the recent service delivery points in rural India. tuitions in his village in Bettiah, the date of interview. The couple had which it will create a pan-India net- tor on the Board of Financial storm and rains in Rajasthan we They are positioned as change agents, Bihar. it would otherwise cost him 20 to visit the RPO only once for inter- work of cash and carry stores run by ' ' " Institutions such as Small Industries served several people at this Tele-med- promoting rural entrepreneurship to travel to the main town which he view. It was more than 100 km and VLEs to sell FMCG products, smart- =( Development Bank of India. icine Centre run by CSC,” Shanti says. and building rural capacities and can’t afford. Riding a bicycle is out of within a month their dream to visit phones and computers from compa- The CSCs also aim to provide Similarly, Ramsidha in livelihoods. They are enablers of the question. There are thousands of their children in the Middle-East was nies like ITC, Samsung, Hewlet individual access to Internet and Wadakkancherry, Kerala, helps the vil- community participation and collec- such stories from the rural India. realised. “They brought gifts for me. Packard, Godrej and Patanjali in access devices to citizens in rural India lagers in enhanced and improved tive action for engendering social Mahatma Gandhi once said: “India While it was material thing, I under- rural India. "@= # "@= where the ICT intervention is very breeding of the cattle through digital change through a bottom-up lives in its villages.” This can be cited stood the inner feelings of the couple,” During February, the district low, thereby, reducing/ eliminating the mode facilitated by e-Pashu Chikitsa. approach with key focus on the rural bringing comfort and smiles to many Basuraj tells you. “Nothing can be VLE societies sold products from nine =&=" digital divide. CSCs being well In March 2019, eight lakh regis- citizen,” Gokul Saini, who started from families now part of a larger Digital more transparent than this and mak- FMCG companies like ITC, Samsung, equipped ICT enabled centres, nec- tered under the PMGDISHA two computers under a small hamlet India family. ing lives of rural India easier by the Hewlet Packard, Godrej and Patanjali *"7= "( essarily play a significant role in Programme. Courses on electronics, four years ago and has now all the A new generation of Women use of technology,” Gokul Saini says. worth more than 35 lakh. For the enabling universal access to plethora motor mechanic, mobile repair, health CSC facilities under his wing, says. Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE) are The platform has also made it eas- first 11 months of FY19, they sold =7 >= "@*" of e-Services for citizens and acting as adviser etc are being offered. In the Therefore, the Abrar Ahmed cashing in on the rapid growing ier for rural India to think of making products worth almost 4 crore, cornerstone for the citizens’ digital month of March, 2019, 486 CSCs have Rajakbhai Vora is a success story and Indian economy in the light of Digital a passport which were detrimental to while between January 2018 and "@= @=%= empowerment, hence creating a trans- been registered as Skill Centres, while an inspiring one for digital India pro- India programme. them over the experiences of harass- February 2019, the products sold were parent governance ecosystem. in total 15,506 CSCs are registered as ject, especially with him suffering Take for example, Nilofar Khan. ments at various stages — from fill- worth close to 5 crore in villages =*@= "@= But the most significant devel- Skill Centres till March, 2019. from a congenital disorder and After completing BTech in ing up the forms, to police verifica- across 265 districts. opment that is taking place in at CSCs Pensions for unorganised sector belonging to a family with a weaker Electronics, she joined a private ITI tions and documentations and lastly The primary objective of the 7=='G are the engagement of women and the as envisaged by PM CSC e- economic background in the district college with a determination to trans- delivery of the instrument which at CSC is to provide e-Governance ser- government has made it mandatory Governance Services India Limited, of Viramgam in Gujarat. Before his form the access of technology and times even took a year or even did not vices within the reach of the citizen, *"#> * G to employ at least one woman at cen- a Special Purpose Vehicle under the association with digital India pro- digitisation across Kota, Rajasthan. reach them. The Ministry of External by creating the physical service deliv- tres. Instances of rural areas where Ministry of Electronics & IT, has also gramme, as a VLE, he ran a cyber café She joined Common Service Affairs tied up with CSC E- ery ICT infrastructure. It helps in "@( = ##7 #7 women and girls have been looked begun the registration process for the where he sustained at an average Centres (CSC — a Government run Governance Services India Limited making a transparent service delivery down and not allowed to step off Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi income of 7,000 monthly. digital India programme empowering and launched passport services mechanism and eliminating citizens’ >* *7' home until marriage are now pro- Maandhan (PMSYM) scheme cover- Vora heard about the CSCs the citizens) in December 2015 and through the CSC and during the last effort in visiting Government offices. viding assistance to villagers in terms ing unorganised sector workers up to scheme in November, 2015 and till date has imparted digital literacy four years a total of 8.10 lakh appli- Today, the CSC has a network of =%#!>3*7 of digital treatments, financial trans- 40 years of age making them eligible decided to get associated with it. Now to 1,700 people, especially among cations for Indian passport have been over 3.13 lakh centres across India. Of actions, information about institutions for a minimum monthly pension of he provides services for initiatives like minority and tribes from Bhil com- submitted through CSCs. these over 2.13 lakh CSCs are oper- *=* E "@= for the youngsters and also the best 3,000 after the age of 60 in lieu of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital munity who are often neglected Nand Kishore Yadav, who hails ating at gram panchayat level. “With routes and mode of transportation for contributions made under the Saksharta Abhiyan, Railway ticket because of their social status and from village Lalganj, had to spend 50 such a reach, CSC is the perfect part- *= them from any destinations. scheme. bookings, Passport, election cards, habitual location. to travel to main town of Saharsa dis- ner to us to ensure that the scheme With the aim to provide grass The CSCs provide grassroots Aadhaar and banking services, e- Bhil, one of the most backward trict to collect his pension. “Now I get reaches to all needy people, particu- 3=(%#7 * root level access points for health con- penetration of digital services and, Stamping, LED and PAN card. Even Rajasthani tribes, inhabit mainly in my pension in my village which is just larly those living in rural and semi- sultation among the communities and hence, foster participation in gover- though not keeping with good health, secluded areas away from the bustling three doors away CSC centre. They urban areas. Altogether, these CSCs *%= @*7= effect a behavior change among com- nance by all citizens. The number of Vora has now expanded to Viramgam, city. They are also noted to be encash it for me saving me from trav- are becoming a game changer by pro- munities to seek preventive healthcare, services offered by CSCs has increased Karkphal, Dasalana, Motikumad, Sahariyas. They practice farming, elling,” Yadav says. He also shared his viding a common Information 3G (#'#7 * the CSC offers a range of healthcare steadily over the years. At present 52 Jakhavada areas of Ahmedabad by fishing and hunting for survival. But experience of exploring and buying Technology (IT) platform for rural cit- (%%(7 #" services. The Digi Doctor Kendra Central Government services providing various digital services to due to Nilofar’s training and knowl- seeds and fertilizers from the CSC izens,” Tyagi tells Sunday Pioneer comprises Telemedicine, JAN (Passport, PAN Card, PMAY, Swachh citizens in all of these villages. At pre- edge sharing, the community are now centre. CSC has tied up with IFFCO after a visit to its centres in Rajasthan, *"&(% &( Aushadhi, Diagnostic Services, Health Bharat and Pradhan Mantri Fasal sent, his monthly income is between aware of their legal rights. for sale of farm products. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Homeo and also e-Pashu Chikitsa for Bima Yojana) are offered to the citi- 60,000-70,000. They have opened bank accounts Interestingly, the benevolence of Uttarakhand. >* #7'#* cattle. zens through the CSC network. The “Before commissioning of CSC and can now take all the investment Dr Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, the architect The CSCs are Internet enabled One such instance was at a Income Tax return filing started in centre in the area, the people in the decisions wisely with a little help from of this potential digital project, has yet access points for delivery of various Digital Doctor Kendra in Rajasthan’s Digital Seva Portal in association with area travelled long to avail these ser- Nilofar. Because of her the families another area on his mind to tap on digital services to the citizens. “These remote village Nangal Bhau. Brajesh Tax Genius. vices. Considering the cost and time in these communities realised the help rural India streamline with the enable citizens to avail the is the operator and a facilitator The district CSC societies is involved, an operating CSC in their importance of education and the mainstream India. Government and other services clos- between patient and the doctor. After looking forward to make arrange- neighborhood made life easier for role it plays for emancipating an indi- “We are creating a pan-India net- er to their locality in a transparent and the patient is briefed about the disease, ments for delivery, logistics and ware- these people and was cost-effective. vidual in their future. “Running the work of CSC cash and carry stores timely manner. The ability of CSC to Shanti, another operator, dials a doc- housing of the products and will facil- They could now avail these services CSC center made me very strong — covering all districts. Every district will avoid direct interaction of citizens tor on panel of the CSC and gave the itate as cash and carry stores. almost at their doorstep, Vora says. Common Services Centres (CSCs) were formed ity payments, etc. At present, there are more than (B2C), Utility Services, etc. Inclusion for Banking & Insurance 49,49,404 Voter ID cards distributed till March as a part of government's National e-Governance 3 lakh CSCs in the country with over 2.5 lakh are Information centre for various schemes of the Educational and Skill Development Centres 2019. Plan (NeGP). They are ICT-enabled front end ser- in the villages. These centres work under the CSC Government for creating awareness leading to dig- Telemedicine and Diagnostic Centres The IRCTC, Utility Bill Payment, E-Commerce, vice delivery points for villages providing govern- e-Governance Services India, a SPV set-up by the ital empowerment among the citizens 10.84 lakh Wi-Fi subscribers through e-Choupals E-Recharge, etc are being delivered through CSCs. ment, financial, social and private sector services Information Technology Ministry. Permanent Enrolment Centres (PEC) for at 8655 Panchayats Bhil, one of the most backward Rajasthani trib- in agriculture, health, education, entertainment, CSCs are Service Delivery Centres for - Aadhaar; Electoral Registration centres Advancing women's health and hygiene als are now aware of their legal rights. Now, they FMCG products, banking, insurance, pension, util- Government to Citizen, Business to Consumer Business Correspondent Agents under Financial 2 crore citizens trained for Digi Dhan Abhiyan have opened bank accounts. &@ ( )*+ ),-. < -<, 4 ,- @% 8== A 88 F @'G 87.E$ * . @@FFA7G H /9* :% 55. B 5 ; < A + =99 ;.%/ ;.% < L -1 2 15 '1 SANJU CAPS ROYALS TRIUMPH A7E,E&!,155=E@$' "% & % "0 % 1* 0 $ "2"0"% "0 % 3 &4 0 !0! $@7=!$.1$! /. Sent into bat, Sunrisers got off to a good start even after ajasthan Royals defeated the early dismissal of skipper Sunrisers Hyderabad by Kane Williamson (13) with Rseven wickets to end their Warner and Manish Pandey home campaign on a winning sharing 75 runs off just 50 balls note and theoretically keep for the second wicket before alive their play-off chances in losing the plot after the halfway the ongoing Indian Premier stage. League here on Saturday. Nicely placed 103 for one Opting to bowl in a must- after 12 overs, Sunrisers lost win match, Rajasthan first their next seven wickets for just restricted Sunrisers to 160 for 44 runs before Rashid (17 not eight and then chased down the out off 8) played a short cameo target in 19.1 overs. towards the end to take the vis- By virtue of this win, itors to the 160-run mark. Rajasthan have now moved to While Pandey was the the sixth position in the eight- aggressor of the two, Warner team standings with 10 points played the second fiddle. from 12 games. Pandey reached his fifty in But to stay in contention for 27 balls with the help of eight a play-off berth, Rajasthan first fours but just when the part- must win their remaining two nership was looking threaten- away games against Royal ing, a brilliant catch by Smith Challengers Bangalore on April sent Warner packing. 30 and Delhi Capitals on May Warner backed away a long 4 and then hope for favourable way and tried to slap an HEAD openers Prithvi Shaw and results from other matches. Oshane Thomas (2/28) short TO Shikhar Dhawan laid the foun- Despite the loss, Sunrisers delivery over extra cover but ishabh Pant and his ways, HEAD dation with a 72-run stand have just managed to hold to didn't time the shot perfectly Runconventional to the core 33 which was followed by a blis- their fourth place in the table and Smith ran back and dived and which have fuelled Delhi /7 7 tering unbeaten 73-run knock with 10 points from 11 games. full length to his right to hold Capitals' rare title charge, will " by young Pant. 7=, '= @# Chasing 161, Liam on to a beautiful catch. on Sunday confront Virat Kohli "+ With Dhawan and Shaw at Livingstone (44 off 26) and Warner's innings was a and, ironically, in a city where % ; DHBB/ the top and the likes of Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (39 off 34) got struggle as he scored 37 off 32 he learned the ABC of cricket. Pant and Colin Ingram to fol- Rajasthan off to a flying start single Rajasthan bowler and form of Rahane, caught by But by that time the dam- balls but failed to hit a single There has been no looking having registered a win after low, Delhi would start as a with the former taking the struck four boundaries and David Warner at long-off off age had already been done for boundary. back since Kohli's Royal two consecutive losses here, the confident batting unit. attack to the opposition. three sixes during his explosive Shakib Al Hasan (1/26). Sunrisers as Samson and Pandey made a fine 61 off Challengers Bangalore arrest- Shreyas Iyer-led outfit will be In the bowling depart- The duo raced off to 78 off knock before departing in the Then Sanju Samson (48 Ashton Turner completed the 36 balls with the help of nine ed a long losing streak on high on confidence. ment, Delhi rely heavily on 55 balls for the opening wick- 10th over, edging one to not out off 32) and skipper formalities with ease. boundaries. April 19 in Kolkata. RCB will not be short on Kagiso Rabada although they et, picking up 60 runs off the Wriddhiman Saha behind the Steve Smith (22) held fort and Earlier, Manish Pandey hit Vijay Shankar (8) too per- RCB will enter the Feroz confidence either, the side have variety in medium pacer first six powerplay overs before stumps off Rashid Khan's shared 55 runs in 5.3 overs to a quick half-century before ished cheaply, caught by Jaydev Shah Kotla, a very familiar seems to have regrouped suc- Ishant Sharma, seamer Chris Livingstone perished. (1/30) bowling. take Rajasthan within sniffing Sunrisers witnessed a middle- Unadkat off Varun Aaron place for their captain Kohli, on cessfully and found their Morris and spinners Sandeep Livingstone was in a mur- An over later Rajasthan distance of win before the lat- order collapse to be restricted (2/36) in the next over as the the back of a three-match win- groove. They won their last Lamichhane, Amit Mishra and derous mood as he didn't spare suffered yet another blow in the ter departed. to 160 for eight. batsman went for a big shot. ning run. But the visitors will three games defeating Kolkata Axar Patel. still have to play out of their Knight Riders, table topper For RCB, the likes of AB skins to stop Ricky Ponting and CSK and Kings XI Punjab. The de Villiers, Kohli and Marcus Sourav Ganguly's rampaging wins had briefly lifted the Stoinis will look to capitalise # "0%6>@ * outfit. Bengaluru based outfit from on Delhi's inconsistent record A win will ensure that the bottom of the table to the at home. Delhi, who are currently in the penultimate spot. They have However, their bowling midnight, as seen in a few officialsaid after a COA Vaughan have slammed have been fined 12 lakh 2019 will be played in third spot behind Chennai eight points from 11 games. remains a worry. RCB were games this season. meeting on Saturday. over rate of teams in the each for maintaining a Chennai on May 7, Super Kings and Mumbai Delhi Capitals boast a dealt a huge blow when newly he timings of IPL play- "We have spoken to Games going beyond competition. slow over rate. Eliminator and Qualifier 2 Indians, reach the cut-off limit solid batting line up with a recruited Dale Steyn, who was Toffs beginning May 7 the broadcasters and most midnight has attracted Four captains includ- In the 2018 edition, in Vizag on May 8 and 10 of 16 points needed for a play- perfect blend of experience brought in to replace the are likely to be preponed likely, the play-offs will criticism from fans while ing Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya the play-offs had a 7 PM while the final will be off berth. and youth. injured Nathan Coulter Nile, by 30 minutes to ensure have a 7.30 PM start experts like former Rahane Ravichandran start. held in Hyderabad on Delhi's performance at In their last match chasing was ruled out of the IPL due matches don't stretch past instead of 8 PM," a BCCI England captain Michael Ashwin and Virat Kohli Qualifier 1 of IPL May 12. home has been woeful but 192 against Rajasthan Royals, to shoulder inflammation. 2($ , Top two shuttlers clash for Asia title ..@ % 7 semi-final with a compre- :: an ODI for the West Indies hensive 21-18, 21-8 victo- :: nearly a year ago during he two best badminton ry over Vietnam's unseed- igh on his rampaging Bangladesh's three-match Tplayers in the world ed veteran Nguyen Tien umbai Indians will look to seal a playoff berth Hform in the IPL, West tour of the Caribbean. He will battle it out in Sunday's Minh on Saturday. Mwhen they face an out-of-sorts Kolkata Knight Indies hard-hitting bats- played just one game before final of the Asia Shi, China's world Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. man Andre Russell on pulling out of the series with Championships when title- number two, saw off Skipper Rohit Sharma roared back to form with Saturday said he is "hungry a knee injury. holder Kento Momota Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen his first half-century of the season as Mumbai Indians to smash sixes" in the Russell however said he faces Shi Yuqi. 22-20, 21-18 in the men's crushed MS Dhoni-less Chennai Super Kings by 46 upcoming World Cup, was not surprised at his The women's decider other semi-final. runs, their biggest HEAD beginning May 30 in UK. selection. in the Chinese city of In the women's draw, defeat at home on TO Russell, who last played "I wasn't surprised to be Wuhan is another Japan Japan's third-seeded Akane Saturday. HEAD an ODI in July 2018, has a part of the World Cup versus China showdown Yamaguchi stunned top One win away 3@ been named in West Indies' squad. I've been doing well. with Akane Yamaguchi seed Chen Yufei 15-21, 21- from assuring their )4 15-man preliminary squad I've been back and forth taking on He Bingjiao. 16, 21-17 to book her place last-four berth, and he is looking forward to with the selectors and The men's clash is a against Chen's fellow Mumbai Indians ( *"* continue his IPL form at the coaches back home. repeat of last year's World Chinese He. will look forward % ; LHBB/ mega-event. the ongoing IPL. and score hundreds," the "I wasn't really focusing Championships final, when The fifth-seeded He to take on their He has score 406 runs "I'm so hungry to rep- KKR star player, who aver- on the World Cup. I was just Japan's top-ranked won her all-Chinese semi- 'bunny' Kolkata in 10 innings at a startling resent the West Indies and ages 28 in 52 ODIs and has focusing on KKR, making Momota defeated Shi. final against unseeded Cai Knight Riders — strike rate of 209.27 for the to smash sixes. I want to do taken 65 wickets said. sure that I did my best World number one Yanyan 8-21, 21-12, 21- against whom they Kolkata Knight Riders in what I've been doing here Russell last featured in here." Momota eased through his 17. have an eight-match winning streak in a 18-5 head-to-head record. The last time /C, ,<< 5+CD# KKR had won against ! 0" MI was four years ago. +< <34,+#$<, With three matches left in the Q A 1 < league stage, the two teams clash for the ndia's Gurpreet Singh and Sunil first time this season IKumar settled for a Silver medal 7 medallist and world number on Sunday, with the each in their respective Greco- two Artem Chernusov of Russia return leg slated for Roman categories at the Asian eading the final from begin- as well as experienced cam- May 5. Wrestling Championships here Lning to end, Abhishek paigners and multiple ISSF KKR are in the on Saturday. Verma secured India's fifth medallists like Oleh Omelchuk midst of a six-match On the penultimate day of the Olympic quota place in shoot- of Ukraine and Yusuf Dikec of losing streak and competition, India's Greco-Roman ing, winning the 10m air pistol Turkey among others. seemed to have lost wrestlers have already done better Gold medal at the ISSF World Verma, however, remained the plot completely. than the last edition, where they Cup here on Saturday. unfazed and pulled off a com- Karthik led from had won a couple of Bronze Shooting in his maiden fortable victory in the end. the front with a medals through Rajender Kumar International Shooting Sport In the day's other events, career-best 97 not out (55kg) and Harpreet Singh (82kg). Federation Manu Bhaker was the best- to set a challenging While Gurpreet and Sunil World Cup placed Indian shooter after the 176 target for finished on second position, Prem final, the precision stage of the women's Rajasthan Royals in missed out on a Bronze medal on lawyer-turned- 25m pistol qualifications round. the last match as they the fifth day of the tournament. shooter led the She shot 291 to be four points looked to snap their Gurpreet had to be satisfied field through- behind the leader in 14th spot losing streak but their with a Silver after being handed a out the men's while Asian Games champion pacers came a cropper 0-8 defeat by Hyeonwoo Kim of better in the upcoming tourna- 10m air pistol Rahi Sarnobat's effort of 288 and the visitors Korea in the final of 77kg catego- ments," said Sunil after the final. event to clinch put her in 29th place. Chinki secured a thrilling ry. Prem, who was another the top spot Yadav shot 284 to lie in 57th three-wicket win. In 87kg, Sunil Kumar stormed Indian wrestler in contention for with a total score of 242.7. spot. Starting at elimination, KKR would hope for into the final after prevailing over a medal after he made it to the Russia's Artem Chernousov All three Indians in the their batting and bowling to click as a unit with just Azamat Kustubayev of Kazakhstan Bronze-medal play-off in the took Silver with a total of 240.4 women's 50m rifle 3 positions three matches to go. 6-6 in a victory by fall verdict in 130kg class, could not finish on the points in the eight-man final. (3P) event also comfortably At the moment nothing is going in favour of the his semifinal bout. podium. Korea's Seungwoo Han fin- sailed through their elimination Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise, something that But just like Gurpreet, Sunil He lost to Kazakhstan's Damir ished with a Bronze after shoot- round and will shoot the qual- reminds of their disastrous show in 2009 when the too failed to clinch the top spot as Kuzembayev by fall in a third- ing 220.0 in the final. ifying round on Sunday, which team had lost nine in a row, in a 10-match winless he went down in the title clash to fourth place fight. The Indians have sealed is also the concluding day of run. Iran's Hossein Ahmad Nouri, the The Greco-Roman wrestling five quota places for the Tokyo their quotas in this event. with Shahzar Rizvi and Arjun competitions. This will be KKR's last home match of the sea- reigning Asian Games Gold will continue on the final day of Olympics so far with young In the Chinese capital on Singh Cheema finishing 32nd On Friday, Rajasthan's 17- son and the team will look to win it for the fans who medallist. this tournament with Gyanender Saurabh Chaudhary clinching Saturday, Verma shot a total of and 54th respectively. year-old teenager Divyansh have come in huge numbers and packed the stadi- "I wish I were a little bit more (60kg), Ravinder (67kg), Yogesh one in 10m air pistol event at 585 points to qualify for the The final eight comprised Singh Panwar on Friday um in every match. aggressive. That could have (72kg), Harpreet Singh (82kg) the ISSF World Cup in New final at the fourth spot. names such as former Olympic secured India's fourth Olympic Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, will look changed the colour of the medal. and Hardeep Singh (97kg) vying Delhi earlier this year. With He was the only Indian champion Pang Wei of China, quota place by winning silver in at captain Rohit to give them a flying start. I will strive to train harder and do for top honours. this, India have clinched both who progressed to the final world championship Silver 10m air rifle event. ( )*+ ),-. ' == %P FIGURATIVELY P ! 6!'( #23: !A $ $! I#) !! # &/ " "!#, #$ .3 !6!! ! ! /!< 4 !'' $ $ / " && 2! ! F''2>B'B*''G H. #$ F''2'??D*?(G, " %$3 #" $! ! <./ $ $ !# >BS/ " $ ># #! ! #$32! .33 5$ F'??D*?('??(*?@G% F>B'>*'M * % P iverpool powered back to the top E@ >B'M*'DG, of the Premier League as Naby Keita's goal after just 15 seconds $ 3 #" ! !#$3! Linspired a 5-0 rout of Huddersfield on ! $ # >BS $ $ 7 @/ " F %$G Friday. Jurgen Klopp's side struck three # ! . ! " $ $>B'M*'D times in the first half at Anfield, with F% %! G, " " Keita bagging Liverpool's fastest ever $ (B !! Premier League goal before Sadio Mane $! 2! 3 ! !$$! @" / " F $ %. and Mohamed Salah also got on the scoresheet. 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Manchester United on Wednesday, Robertson appeared on But the champions, who also have an FA Cup final Liverpool are keeping their end of the the end of a patient move date with Watford on May 18, will be guaranteed to bargain in their chase for a first English to cross for Mane to split retain the title if they win their last three matches. title in 29 years. his markers and head in. That means a City team that has won 26 of their Liverpool required just seconds to And, in first-half last 28 games, a run dating back to the end of last year, demonstrate that the chances of an upset stoppage-time, Klopp's now stands just four victories away from becoming the from already relegated Huddersfield side struck again when first side in the history of English football to win all were non-existent. right-back Trent three domestic trophies in the same season. Their goal-spree also ate into the Alexander-Arnold's magnificently- It is a feat Guardiola has already achieved in his eight-goal deficit by which they trailed weighted pass was met by Salah, who career — with Barcelona 10 years ago. City in the goal difference column lobbed the ball over the advancing But the City manager was not keen to draw com- before kick-off. goalkeeper's head. parisons ahead of a potentially difficult visit to a Even without Firmino, Liverpool had Mane added a fourth, on 65 min- Burnley team that drew with Chelsea on Monday. more than enough to sweep aside rele- : 11 ,&-22: utes, as he headed in impressively, off- "We are not thinking too much the FA Cup Final gated Huddersfield, with Salah and balance from six yards, from another against Watford. I'm concerned with Burnley, Leicester, Mane becoming the first Premier League winger controlled on his chest in the excellent cross, this one from Jordan Brighton. strikers this season to reach the 20-goal six-yard box before blasting a power- Henderson. "Just focus on that. We will analyse at the end of mark, reaching 21 and 20 goals, respec- ottenham were beaten for the first ful finish past Lloris. A successful evening continued as the season how many titles. It's not going to change tively. Ttime at their new stadium as Third placed Tottenham's second Klopp was able to bring on Alex Oxlade- my opinion of what we've done this season… how It was Keita who started the rout with Michail Antonio fired West Ham to defeat in their last three Premier Chamberlain, out for 12 months with many titles we win. the first of those goals as goalkeeper Jonas a surprise 1-0 victory over their League games put a dent in their bid knee ligament injury, as a 73rd minute "All respect for my players and of course what Lossl played a harmless pass out of the London rivals on Saturday. to finish in the top four. substitute. Liverpool have done." Huddersfield area to Jon Gorenc Mauricio Pochettino's side had They hold a three-point lead The England international came Manchester United pulled off the most famous tre- Stankovic, who was immediately closed won all four matches at their new £1 over fourth placed Chelsea and are close to scoring within minutes and fel- ble in English football history when current manag- down by Keita and robbed of the ball. billion Tottenham Hotspur stadium. four points ahead of fifth placed low sub Xherdan Shaqiri almost set up er Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the dramatic goal that The midfielder quickly exchanged But Antonio's clinical second half Arsenal, with both team in action on a hat-trick for Mane whose header hit the won the club the Champions League Final against passes with Salah and advanced into the strike ended that run as the West Ham Sunday. post. Bayern Munich. area before scoring with an accomplished winger became the first visiting play- It was a frustrating warm-up for Shaqiri also started the move for the But that season, Alex Ferguson's side were denied 15-yard finish. er to score in the plush arena. Tottenham's Champions League semi- 83rd minute fifth goal, finding Robertson a domestic treble — and an unprecedented quadru- On 23 minutes, the lead was pre- Marko Arnautovic chipped a final first leg against Ajax in north whose deadly cross was turned in from ple — by losing to Tottenham in the quarter-finals of dictably doubled as full-back Andy superb pass towards Antonio and the London on Tuesday. point-blank range by Salah. the League Cup. F G $ /R . . arcelona were made to wait to retain orussia Dortmund's Btheir La Liga title on Saturday as clos- BBundesliga title hopes were est challengers Atletico Madrid scraped dealt a huge blow on Saturday past strugglers Real Valladolid 1-0 after after a red card for Marco Reus surviving late VAR penalty drama. and a Daniel Caligiuri double Ernesto Valverde's side would have saw them lose 4-2 to Schalke in been crowned champions for the eighth the Ruhr derby. time in 11 seasons ahead of their home Reus was the first of two clash with Levante later had Atletico lost Dortmund players to be sent off to relegation-threatened Valladolid, but in five second-half minutes as Joaquin Fernandez's own goal was enough Schalke came from behind to to seal the three points and delay the Barca hand Bayern Munich a golden title party. opportunity to win their sev- The win means Diego Simeone's enth straight league title. Atletico are six points behind Barca, who League leaders now have to beat Levante at the Camp Bayern can now pull Nou later in order to take the title with four points clear at the three matches to spare before they host top with three games Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions to go with a win at rel- League semi-finals. egation-threatened Should Barca beat struggling Levante Nuremberg on as expected, they will hold their nine- Sunday. point lead over Atleti, who will no longer Dortmund took the lead in Park into shock as Salif Sane be sent off, once again for a place Eintracht Frankfurt were be able to overtake the Catalans pot shots and a fine save from Jordi and the away side thought they would be style on 14 minutes, Jadon rose at a corner to put Schalke reckless challenge on Serdar. held to a 0-0 draw by Hertha thanks to their inferior head-to- Masip, who did well to tip away given a chance to equalise from the spot Sancho setting up Mario Goetze ahead. Axel Witsel pulled one Berlin. head record. Antoine Griezmann's free-kick. with just four minutes left when Santiago with a splendid chip over Double disaster struck for back for Dortmund on with five Werder Bremen's hopes of Valladolid meanwhile stay However they upped their Arias appeared to handle a cross, only for Schalke's back line. Dortmund on the hour mark minutes remaining, but their qualifying for Europe were 17th, just one point and a place game early in the second half and referee Mario Melero Lopez to give a cor- However Schalke drew level when captain Marco Reus was hopes were crushed a moment dealt a blow as they lost 4-1 at away from the relegation zone got the breakthrough in the 66th ner following a long VAR check. just two minutes later, Daniel sent off for a studs-up challenge later when Breel Embolo fired Fortuna Duesseldorf. after a match they will feel they minute when Fernandez launched They then forced saves from Jan Caligiuri converting a contest- on Suat Serdar and Caligiuri in Schalke's fourth. At the other end of the were unlucky to lose. himself at Saul Niguez's cross from Oblak before Fernando Calero hit the post ed penalty after a handball curled the resulting free-kick Elsewhere, RB Leipzig table, Henrik Weydandt fired Atletico were far from their the left and headed the ball past with a header two minutes into stoppage decision against Julian Weigl. into the top corner. secured Champions League bottom club Hanover to a 1-0 intense best, and the first half was Masip into his own goal. time, but they couldn't make their late Two minutes later the vis- Marius Wolf then became qualification with a 2-1 win win over Mainz that means a drab affair enlivened by a few Valladolid That didn't stop Valladolid though, flurry count. itors sent the Signal-Iduna- the second Dortmund player to over Freiburg, while fourth- they still have escape relegation. " 7 P 3 !!!) $ #$ #!$$ : . Congrats to him, he's a Novak Djokovic as the defeated Medvedev in great guy and a great only player to have January's Brisbane altteri Bottas took pole position ominic Thiem player," added top seed defeated Nadal four final, a success which Vahead of team-mate Lewis Dsaved three break Nadal who was a semi- times on clay after ended a 51-tourna- Hamilton as Mercedes secured a points in the final final loser last week to Buenos Aires in 2016, ment title drought for front row lockout for Sunday's game to deliver a 6-4, Fabio Fognini in Rome in 2017 and last the Japanese ace. Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 6-4 upset of 11-time Monte Carlo where he year in the Madrid In spite of defeat, In treacherous cooling condi- champion Rafael was also an 11-time quarter-finals. Nishikori remained tions on the demanding Baku Nadal and reach the champion. Fourth seed pleased with his street circuit, the Finn produced an final of the Barcelona "Today I played at Nishikori had reached progress on clay ahead outright record lap in one minute Open on Saturday. a good level, it was a the final of the Catalan of upcoming Masters and 40.495 seconds to outpace the The Austrian, who great improvement on clay-court event three events in Madrid and championship leader and defend- lost the Roland Garros last week, when I was times, winning in 2014 Rome. ing world champion by 0.059 sec- final to the Spanish not competitive at all. and 2015 but losing the "I'm happy with onds. great last year, denied "I enjoyed the 2016 final to Nadal. how I'm playing. Even Sebastian Vettel Nadal the opportunity match, I'm feeling the "He played very today, I played well," was third for Ferrari to become the first way I want to feel aggressive and was he said. while his team-mate man to capture the about my game. I'm better today on the "I've got my confi- Charles Leclerc, who same ATP title 12 happy and I'm confi- clay," Nishikori said dence back again on had been fastest in " & % times. dent." after his loss to clay. It was important practice, crashed out when he A 3 & ( 3 * ) "I'm happy with Third-seeded Medvedev. "It was a for me to do well this rammed into a wall, during the Q2 how I played, I was Thiem took revenge close match, he played week. I want to be part of a prolonged and incident- all about small margins." Leclerc after his smash into the competitive for the first for not only his 2018 well at the right ready for the next big hit qualifying session. Max Verstappen was fourth for same wall that claimed Kubica's time (in a few match- French Open final loss moments." events." The session lasted almost two Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez of Williams earlier in the session. es)," Nadal insisted. to Nadal but also The players Medvedev, who hours overall after big accidents for Racing Point, Daniil Kvyat of Toro Hamilton said: "It has been so Thiem will on avenged losing the exchanged breaks in shook some salt into both Leclerc and in Q1 for Robert Rosso and British rookie Lando close this weekend. Ferrari looked Sunday face Daniil 2017 Barcelona title the third set before his mouth during a Kubica of Williams. Norris of McLaren. good, but Valtteri did an exception- Medvedev, a 6-4, 3-6, match to the 32-year- the seventh-seeded third-set changeover "I am really happy with that," Antonio Giovinazzi was eighth al job. For us to get a lockout due 7-5 winner over two- old Spaniard. Medvedev seized the just to spark his tiring said Bottas. "It was a nice lap and ahead of Alfa Romeo team-mate to circumstances, I am grateful for time tournament win- Nadal had never first match point to muscles — apparently Ferrari has been really strong. Kimi Raikkonen with Leclerc tak- that." ner Kei Nishikori. before lost a Barcelona break in the 12th not for cramping — Obviously Charles was out by a ing 10th despite not running in the Vettel said: "They were a bit "Things were pos- semi-final. game. said his game mistake and as a team we feel real- session. quicker. The session was long and itive even if I lost. Thiem joins Nishikori had remained in top gear. ly good to be where we are now. It's "I am stupid, I am stupid," said the track cooled down." ( )*+ ),-. 4("'("= P0 Q You were a software engineer. do plays, direct them and also do a out to rural LGBTQ community who luck and timing? How did you turn a writer? small part in them. I did have a bit of ;// don’t have the confidence in them- Luck is too big a concept to com- I am from Patiala. Back home in interest in acting, it was not as if I was selves to accept what they are let ment on it to have figured it out. The 1999 there weren’t many creative averse to it. But had a primary love to . % alone tell others. For these people to only thing under control is hard options available even though I was tell story. As a writer, you are respon- see such a character can be life chang- work. Even if you think you don’t creatively inclined but didn’t know sible for an entire creative world 7, . ing, it was life changing for me. The know anything keep writing. I watch how to pursue a career in this field. I rather than just one character if you % good thing is that the film sucks you everything possible and dissect it and was good with Math and decided to were an actor. The idea of creating in and doesn’t jump to LGBTQ see what works and apply it is just like pursue my engineering and got a job this world deeply satisfies me. %, O romance. The film starts with normal that. One can learn a lot from obser- with Infosys in Bengaluru. I worked How did you get inspiration for Bollywood romance. This is good vation. Then, all work is rewriting. for two years. But was unhappy and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga? < 5. because the TV audience like to Keep rewriting. Don’t get satisfied lonely. I felt I didn’t belong there pro- It is two-fold. I belong to the QQ , watch light movies and then the twist. easily. Set your bar high. Show people fessionally. I was away from family LGBTQ community. I was a gender You were part of films like Wazir, something new. and friends. Also was not enjoying reformed child. I always wanted to be % ;. Lipstick Under My Burqa and Qarib Has the industry been tough my work. I quit and came to a girl. My life one of suffocation. I Qarib Singlle. How did you manage because of your gender change? Mumbai and studied film- used to feel caged, a sense of being 5 % ./ to get such varied projects? I have not experienced any dis- making. My first job alone. When I got to be a writer, it % 7 Like it happens with people who crimination because of it. But I am was with Govind was very important for me to tell that are not from Mumbai — don’t have aware that there is gossip about it, Nihalani as an experience. Now for the format. It family here— they do a lot of work there will be Chinese Whispers since assistant. stems for my love for OTT love for before the work starts to come out. I it is unusual though this doesn’t both- Usually Bollywood. I grew up watching films have been here for six-seven years er me now. With age you matures and Talktime when people like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dil Toh writing scripts for various people understands human behaviour. look at Pagal Hai and loving them. I wanted hindsight I find that some scene are before my first work — Wazir was Somebody like me is rare and people GAZAL DHALIWAL Bollywood to tell the story of Ek Ladki Ko... that relatable like the bullying in school out. It was through those projects that will be curious. If more awareness can Born as Gunraj Singh Dhaliwal in Patiala, she they want to was conventional and quintessential and later in the film — the play scene have not seen the light of day I met be created through this gossip, the be in front of Bollywood way of storytelling that we — when you see her caged in the people like Vidhu Vinod Chopra and better. underwent a sex change at 25 before making a the camera. are comfortable with. The idea was to glass box — all of that are inspired by Alankrita Srivastav. They knew about Has the concept of romance career as a dialogue and screenplay writer in Why choose tell a story which is unusual that peo- my own feeling and experiences. my work and had confidence that I changed in Bollywood today? Bollywood. She speaks with Shalini Saksena writing? ple find uncomfortable in a manner The film is releasing on Sony Max could deliver. My experience is satis- The way people romance has about how she turned a writer with In my grow- that is comfortable. today at 11 am. Do you have a mes- fying and am not stuck on a particu- changed. We are now in the instant ing up years — How much of you found its way sage for the viewers? lar genre. This is thrilling. I don’t times. We can’t even wait for the next Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To school and college into the story? I am thrilled that through TV the want to get bound to one kind of text to come. 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Moopanar’s name was proposed Kaveri river water dispute (basically their passion towards every- alliance had swept the 39 seats in the “Moopanar was the real hero of again after the fall of Deve Gowda. At between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka). thing that is Dravidian, a State, obliterating the AIADMK. that election,” reminiscences S that time also, Karunanidhi played a But the real motive was to seek a term inculcated in them by Interestingly, the Tamil Maanila Rameshan, the then Chennai bureau strange game of indifference and this change in appointment of the Chennai the British, the colonial mas- Congress was formed by Moopanar by chief of the United News of India. With resulted in Moopanar losing it to make Port Trust Chairman. I explained to Tters of modern India. Much has been revolting against the then Congress no party getting absolute majority at it to the then 7, Race Course Road resi- Aruna that it would be highly embar- written about Dravidian nationalism president PV Narasimha Rao over the the Centre, efforts were on to find a dence of the Indian Prime Minister. rassing for the Government to revise and politics by historians, especially latter’s decision to forge an alliance suitable candidate for the Prime Interestingly, IK Gujral, who suc- such an order within a matter of days... Indologists. The concept of Tamil as a with the AIADMK for the 1996 elec- Minister’s post. The first name that ceeded Gowda as the Prime Minister Karunanidhi, to my surprise, then different and distinct entity was tions. Voters in Tamil Nadu were upset cropped up was that of Jyoti Basu, the on April 21, 1997, wrote in his autobi- approached Chandrababu Naidu to brought into the subcontinent by over the influence wielded by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal. ography, Matters of Discretion, about a persuade me to change my decision,” Robert Caldwell, an Irish evangelist ‘Mannargudi mafia’ led by VK Though Basu’s name was accepted by meeting he had with Chidambaram on Gujral wrote in his book. who came to India in 1838 as a mis- Sasikala, Jayalalithaa’s aide, at Veda all major political outfits in the April 17. “I asked him (Chidambaram) The same day saw Karunanidhi sionary. Caldwell was intelligent Nilayam in Chennai. The Sasikala Opposition as well as the Congress, his if Moopanar was an aspirant for the issuing a press statement threatening enough to understand that he could family, which included her nephew own partymen, particularly Prakash Prime Minister’s office. Here I sus- that the DMK would withdraw its min- proselytise the Hindus only through TTV Dhinakaran, had become a law Karat, got the proposal spiked. Basu pect that Chidambaram was not so isters from the United Front Tamil, the native language. He learnt unto themselves and the level of cor- said later that the decision of the candid. He told me that he had talked Government. “The reasons given per- the local language and propagated the ruption reached sky high. CPI(M) not to accept the proposal was to Moopanar, but being a cautious tained to the Central Government’s message that Tamil was not a part of Despite Moopanar’s word of cau- a “Himalayan blunder”. Later events person, he did not really make any handling of the Kaveri river dispute the Indian system of languages that tion, Narasimha Rao chose to go with proved that the veteran Marxist was on clear statement.” and a vague charge that the Centre is included Hindi and Sanskrit. Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK in the General the dot. Harkishan Singh Surjeet — the Gujral also wrote that in spite of unhelpful. Jayanthi Natarajan (Minister A missionary proposing a thesis, Elections and thus the rebellion in then CPI(M) boss, who was behind the losing the vote of confidence in of State for Civil Aviation) felt that the which was given instant approval by the Congress. The people of Tamil ‘Basu for Prime Minister’ campaign — Parliament on April 11, 1997, Gowda Chennai Port Trust had a lot of patron- the then British Government, facilitat- Nadu had been disenchanted as well was disappointed and suggested tried in vain to regain the prime minis- age, both financial and political, and ed in convincing the gullible popula- as fed up with Karunanidhi because Moopanar’s name for the top job. tership by ensuring discord among Karunanidhi wanted to keep it under tion that they were Dravidians, who of the massive corrupt practices “Moopanar’s name was acceptable “high-profile individuals such as Ram his control,” Gujral further stated. were driven away from the fertile under his regime, and hence to all major parties in the Opposition, Vilas Paswan, SR Bommai, and Sharad Tamil Nadu is agog with news of Gangetic plain by the Aryan invaders voted for MG Ramachandran in except to Karunanidhi. Even 10, Yadav”. He also wrote about how the shipping and logistics companies from the West. Though it was proved 1977. When MGR died in 1987, Janpath Road, had expressed happi- Karunanidhi, with the help of his owned by one of the many wives of by genetic scientists, molecular biolo- Karunanidhi was elected because ness over his name because of his nephew Murasoli Maran, the then Karunanidhi. There was nothing sur- gists, and literary figures through sci- there was no other option before the close ties with the Nehru-Gandhi Industries Minister, persuaded Lalu prising in his fight with the then Prime entific research that the Aryan- electorate. But the DMK Government clan. But Karunanidhi remained Prasad Yadav to back him (Gujral) for Minister Manmohan Singh in 2004 for Dravidian division was bunkum and led by Karunanidhi was dismissed by non-committal as well as incommuni- the office of the PM. “This proves that the Ministry of Shipping and Surface there was no scientific basis for the the Centre in 1991 because of the free % cado throughout the time when Karunanidhi had played spoilsport on Transport, which was initially allocated Aryan invasion theory, the Dravidian run enjoyed by the LTTE in the State. Moopanar’s name was under consid- both the occasions (prior to the elec- to K Chandrasekhar Rao. Maybe fanatics refused to see the writing on When Moopanar formed the Tamil 7. /;2 eration,” said N Kalyanasundaram, tion of Gowda as well as after his fall) because Rao had no ships of his own, the wall and still go by their belief that Maanila Congress, Karunanidhi did chronicler of Tamil Nadu politics. to derail Moopanar’s dreams,” said the the Telangana strongman was willing they are Dravidians and do not have not waste a second and forged an Rameshan said there was anticipa- senior Congress leader. to settle for the Labour Ministry and anything to do with the great Indian alliance with the new political outfit. !" " #2 : tion in Tamil Nadu’s political circles Moopanar’s friendship with did not utter a single word against the culture. They described the scientific People in Tamil Nadu had respect for 7 . . about the possibility of Moopanar Karunanidhi did not last long after- move to shift the Shipping Ministry to investigation carried out by the inter- Moopanar despite his image as a becoming the first Tamil to get the top wards. “He was disappointed but did TR Baalu, a Karunanidhi supporter. national team of researchers drawn benevolent landlord and a man who chair in the country. “We do not know not show it in the open. Though the The DMK wants the Centre to out from the Centre for Cellular and enjoyed all good things in life. It was : . 2 what happened in Delhi, the centre of DMK-Tamil Maanila Congress alliance bestow the nation’s top civilian award, Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, and Moopanar’s public image and the push / all political drama. When I spoke to continued in the 1998 election, the fire Bharat Ratna, to Karunanidhi. The the Estonian Biocentre in Tartu, given by film actor Rajinikanth that led him over the phone, Moopanar assured in Moopanar was missing. Since then, powers that be may just glance across Estonia, as a handiwork of the Sangh to the obliteration of the AIADMK in 5 %/ me that he would call me first to tell he kept away from Karunanidhi and Matters of Discretion before taking a Parivar! This intransigent attitude the 1996 Assembly Elections. The . % . 2 me the news. But the phone call did the DMK,” said Moopanar’s aide. decision. What happened later was among the Dravidian politicians has AIADMK could win just four seats, not materialise. When I asked him later Gujral said the relationship interesting. Moopanar joined hands cost the Tamils big. with Jayalalithaa getting defeated from about it, he just smiled and changed between Chidambaram and Moopanar with Jayalalithaa for the 2001 Assembly The selfishness of a Dravidian the Bargur constituency. %. % the topic,” said Rameshan. was no longer close or intimate. “The Elections while Chidambaram floated politician from the State cost Tamil Sources close to Moopanar said A close aide of Moopanar, who was growing rift between the two leaders the Congress Jananayaga Peravai and Nadu a Prime Minister. Had the DMK Cho Ramaswamy, Tamil Nadu’s great- %.2 a prominent Congress leader, also sub- had been brought to my notice the pre- fought as part of the NDA! The leader Muthuvel Karunanidhi been est political commentator and thinker, /.% stantiated what Kalyanasundaram said. vious day by Jayanthi Natarajan, a for- AIADMK-Tamil Maanila Congress more broadminded, GK Moopanar — had suggested the former not to align The latter was seen in Tamil Nadu as mer Congresswoman, who too had alliance swept the election. Moopanar, the founder of the Tamil Maanila with Karunanidhi and asked him to /. % ; < the conscience keeper of Moopanar. joined the TMC,” wrote Gujral. too, had his own problems. His name Congress (a breakaway faction of the contest independently in the next : Another Congress heavyweight, who is Gujral listed a lot of details in his was dragged into the Indian Bank scam Congress) — would have been the elections. But Moopanar, who was contesting this election as a party can- memoir, which substantiate the in which one of his confidantes played Prime Minister of India in 1996. bowled over by Karunanidhi, joined F7 . G5. didate, also said it was Karunanidhi’s charges made by MGR and Jayalalithaa a major role. The man is reported to Moopanar, a landlord from Thanjavur, the DMK camp. While the DMK 55 5/ indifference that cost Moopanar the that the grand old man of Tamil Nadu have swindled the bank to thousands was a close confidante of late K romped home with 173 seats, the top job. The Congress leader told The was cunningly corrupt. “We had of crores of rupees because he was Kamaraj, the Chief Minister of Tamil Tamil Maanila Congress won nine of Pioneer that while Moopanar’s name appointed M Kalaivananm, an IAS holding the portfolio of finance, Nadu as well as the president of the the 41 it had contested. In the Lok was being discussed, Karunanidhi was officer, as the Chairman of the which upset the patron of arts from Indian National Congress. Like his Sabha Elections, that were held simul- lobbying with Chandrababu Naidu for Chennai Port Trust purely on the basis Thanjavur. Moopanar, whose health mentor, Moopanar preferred to be a taneously, the DMK-led front won all pushing HD Deve Gowda (who did not of merit. On November 7, deteriorated since he was cold-shoul- kingmaker than a king. 39 seats from the State. The Tamil figure in the discussion) as the Prime Karunanidhi sent his Law Minister dered by Karunanidhi in 1996, did not The 1996 General Elections ended Maanila Congress walked away with Minister. “Even P Chidambaram Aladi Aruna to meet me, ostensibly to live for long. He breathed his last on in a split verdict with no political for- the 20 seats it had contested, while the changed tact and started lobbying for ensure the enforcement of the August 31, 2001, at the age of 70, as the mation getting absolute majority. The DMK won all 17 from where it had Gowda’s name,” he said. Supreme Court award regarding the unsung hero of Tamil Nadu politics. .% :/.: 7 %N7O . %* N7; .%O %O < 5. yvixiari 7%%% K . 55 7 A "! (I"()*6 - 1 '18$1!$$! /. / : ,< #,<- '%!%$, IC, ! $ !7 3 2 ! $ $ !, !! 3 #" !$ 3 # $ #3 2 ! % . .% 7 any noble-hearted souls have been calling for human unity. This trend has gained momen- tum over the past few decades. Yet, despite the popular growth Min movements for unity, we still find conflict and discord in the world. Speeches and con- ferences are motivated by high ideals. They inspire the participants to turn their attention to the goal of oneness. But unity comes about only at the personal level, when each one expe- riences it for one’s self. When we merge in God and see the light of God in every being, we have truly realised unity. It then becomes easy for us to love all, because we see our own self in each being. If we truly wish to achieve human oneness, we must first experience it ourselves. Just imagine what a beautiful world we would have if every person saw God’s light in every other form of creation. We could then exclaim as Sant Darshan Singh did in one of his exquisite verses: “I have learned to cher- ish all creation as my own; your message of love is the very meaning of my life.” There would be an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Gentleness would flow from etired hurt is a popular expression that is used in our lips. Tenderness would exude from our cricket to describe the predicament of a batsman, actions. Sweetness would pour from our eyes. Rwho while batting gets injured in the process and All who came within our ambit would feel has to leave the field not to return. When his score card serenity and joy. If anyone has been lucky is read, it is mentioned against his name: ‘Retired hurt’, enough to have spent some time in the com- while against other batsman, it says how they got out. In pany of great spiritual teachers, he or she would politics, however, it can have different connotations, large- have felt a tremendous love and peace in their ly explaining the agony of not getting a party nomination company. Any time we go to spiritual adepts to fight elections. We are witnessing plenty of such with a troubled heart, we feel that our pain has instances these days where persons ranging from septu- been relieved and our burdens lifted. They agenarians to nonagenarians are being shown the door speak to us lovingly, they embrace us affection- from parties they considered their own. It is only natur- ately, and they care for us from the depths of al that they would feel hurt, more so when they think they their heart and soul. The world and its trou- must be around till eternity. This brings us to another ques- bles disappear when we are in their presence. tion: Should not the politicians think they need to retire We feel as if we are living in moments of eter- after having played a long innings? Cricketers like nity. Time stands still, and our difficulties van- Sachin Tendulkar, the God of cricket in India, decided to ish. This is the result of being in the compa- hang up his boots when most of his admirers thought he ny of someone who has merged with God and still had plenty of cricket left in him. And, mind you, he who loves all creation as if they were a part of had a huge fan following. That is what legendary crick- one large family. What they have attained is eters from Sunil Gavaskar to Steve Waugh and many oth- possible for each of us to attain. Wouldn’t it be ers have done. Hang up their boots voluntarily before one wonderful if we felt this love and harmony is made to do so unceremoniously. However, this is not radiating from everyone we met? to suggest that whatever happened was right, particular- The world was meant to be a garden of ly the way it was done. But there is a basic philosophical Eden and a haven of bliss. To attain such a issue involved which our ancient Indian thought explained paradise on earth, each of us has to make a rather succinctly. It is said that there are four stages in life contribution. Peace and unity begin within based on age. These are called the four ashrams, which each one of us. We cannot expect others to are Brahmcharya, Grihasta, Vanaprastha, and Sanyas — radiate harmony and oneness if we ourselves meaning the student life, family life, retired life, and renun- are not prepared to see their fruition in our will be filled with divine love of God, our that God is one, whether he is called God, ciation, respectively. How well these stages fit into the cases own lives. Each of us must do our own small words will become sweet and loving. We will Allah, Jehovah, Wahiguru, Parmatma, the being discussed here may not be easy to evaluate, but their part to bring about the fulfillment of this not say anything unkind to anyone. People Oversoul, the creative power of the universe, implications are rather clear. That one must on his own noble dream. We can attain this condition by who come within our sphere will find only or by any other name. We will see unity in the volition think of calling it a day before it is too late. There the process of meditation that leads to self- ; % words of love and kindness. Even if some diversity of life. It will not matter to us whether are valid reasons for this. The first being that no one is knowledge and God-realisation. 2 short word escapes our lips accidentally, we someone is Hindu or Muslim, Sikh or Jain, going to be around for all times to come and it is better When we begin to have love for all, a will feel the pain we cause someone else and Christian or Jewish, Buddhist or Parsi. We will if this realisation sets in at the right time, rather than being transformation occurs within us. Our whole < % % will immediately apologise and set the rela- recognise God’s light in each being, whether forced to experience it. The Pauranic story of King Yayati, behaviour towards others changes. We %/ . tionship right. We will become sensitive to the their outer skin is black, white, or tan. We will who desired everlasting youth, is a case in point. He longed become non-violent in all our dealings. We hearts of others and will wish them no harm. know that God resides in every person, for it, got it also by the wish of God. But he later realised begin to have understanding and compassion 7%5. Finally, we will never do anything to physi- whether born in Asia, Africa, Australia, that there is no end to this longing, this lust for pleasure towards the idiosyncrasies and habits of . 5 cally harm anyone. We will not become vio- Europe, North America, or South America. We and power. One must understand this reality. The other others. We stop criticising people in our lent with anyone. We will even have regard will realise that the same light of God is in each reason is that what will happen to this world if everyone minds. First, we realise that they are bound ;, %% for the life of animals. This is why people who of them. We will appreciate the differences craves for such desires and also gets them? Will it not lead by the shrouds of ignorance and illusion of .% % 7% H are serious about treading the path God-wards caused by tradition and cultures, but realise to utter chaos? Moreover, what about the next generation? this world. We know that deep within them become vegetarian. They do not wish to take there is unity in all living beings. Is it not the duty of the previous generation to move out is the soul, a part of God, that it is only their N;. //.% . the life of any other creature, because they see Peace and unity are assured when we of the way of the future generations on their own, lest they mind and their state of spiritual ignorance < ; / God’s light shining within all creation. achieve the union of our soul with God. If we are pushed by the wayside? Why do people go wrong in that causes them to behave the way they do. When this unity is attained, the divisions feel that this is a goal we would like to accom- assessing when it’s time to say goodbye to your profes- Secondly, we are so steeped in God’s love and %PC. < that separate human beings from one anoth- plish in the remaining years of our life, there sion and let others take on the mantle? A big question that the bliss which permeates us that we do not .. .% er will fall away. As Sant Darshan Singh once is a way to make it a reality. We owe our grat- can only be answered by reflection. Looking inwards to want to be distracted from that rapturous state prayed in a verse: “Your tipplers are divided itude to the great spiritual teachers who have realise that this world is a temporary abode where peo- by petty thoughts of others. We are so far %/ . 2 by temple and mosque; remove the barriers given us the tools and technique to reach this ple come and go. Everything has a life that comes to an removed from the trifles that people become that separate them, Cupbearer.” goal. Let us take advantage of the golden oppor- end. More importantly, this world also has a life. So live involved in that we do not recognise them. / ..O Whether we pray in a temple or a mosque, tunity, for we will not only be helping our own till you live, but let others live too. The golden rule is retire Criticising others in our thoughts only we will all realise that each person, irrespec- selves and our loved ones, but we will trans- gracefully or else you get retired hurt. pulls us away from the state of happiness that tive of the religion into which he or she was form the world into one of peace and unity. union with God brings. Since our thoughts born, is praying to one God. We will recognise " E @ E I E n the verse #18.65 of the Gita, an owner of a business. All employ- Lord Krishna states, “Develop ees have been assigned certain Imy consciousness, become my 0 - duties, and they are supposed to ful- devotee, make sacrifice for me, and fill them. The owner cannot force offer obeisance to me.” It may them to do something extra. For appear to a casual reader that God that they have to agree. That is is imposing Himself on us. Earlier exactly God’s position also. If you in the verse #18.62, Lord Krishna #" $! C ! # $, # ! 62! voluntarily decide to follow His had stated, “In all respects take instructions, there will be many shelter of Him (meaning Himself) $$3 " 2# " # 2<)!27" $2 ! : . % gains, as mentioned earlier, which only.” Is God really forcing us to otherwise are not available. accept Him? No, God will never do He asks us to take His shelter an owner of the company would The cosmic design is perfect. that. Remember that we have free because by doing so, there will be do, ie treating the company as his We have many options to choose will to desire and decide. This is many gains for us, which are extra- own, though he was only an from. However, most people choose intrinsic to all souls, which we all ordinary like supreme peace, employee. He had a deep desire to to live very ordinary lives. They are, being parts of God. Therefore, Vaikuntha and God Himself. God excel and climb up the corporate limit themselves to the basics of eat- in the verse #18.63, Lord Krishna is making such offers because all of ladder. He was simply not interest- ing, sleeping, mating, and defend- had told Arjuna, “This knowledge us are dear to Him. ed in doing the minimum required ing, which is animal-like existence, (of the Gita) — the secret of all To bring further clarity to the of him. Sure enough, he was though in human bodies. God secrets has been told by me for you. matter, let me refer you to the verse noticed by the management of the expects us to take advantage of our After reflecting on it holistically, do # 5.29 in which Lord Krishna company. He was promoted sever- human births and apply ourselves the way as you wish.” declares Himself to be the friend of al times over the years. Such pro- for higher gains. As God has clar- To understand God’s motive, all living entities. Again, in the motions gave him many benefits, ified in the verse #18.63, there is no we must go to the second part of the verse #9.29, Lord Krishna has stat- both pecuniary and status-wise. compulsion whatsoever; we have to verses 18.62 and 18.65. In the verse ed, “I am similarly inclined towards Though the simile is not exact decide. And if we do decide the way #18.62, God promises, “By His all beings. However, those who but the message is clear, ie if you do Arjuna did (18.73), we will benefit mercy, you will achieve supreme worship me with devotion are something out of ordinary, you will in all sorts of ways. Yes, God is peace and the eternal abode.” entitled for superior gains.” benefit by that. There are two lev- much pleased if someone seeks Similarly, in the verse #18.65, Lord Does it appear unfair? Let me els in the God’s system, which has higher gains and is ready to apply Krishna states, “You will attain me tell a story of an employee of a been put in place. Those who do himself. After all, God is the real only. This I truly promise to you, large company. He was one of not wish to follow God’s instruc- father, mother to us. Our relation- because you are dear to me.” We many in his department. However, tions are dealt with strictly accord- ship with God is one of love; there have to focus on the second part of what made him special was the ing to the karmaphala principle, ie is no place for compulsion. both verses to understand God’s extreme care with which he did what you reap you sow. God’s posi- 3 motive in whatever He has stated. everything. He did his work just as tion is somewhat similar to that of I) E uvitiut A "! (I"()*6 % & % @ P * FC " * . 2 : 0 + " * >! L ' " @ P 9 L E " => 0 > " 9 @ he Sudanese Professionals powers to civilians during a TAssociation, which led four-year transitional period. months of protests that even- Army leaders have called tually forced Sudan’s President for a two-year transition dur- ibya has witnessed eight den offensive to occupy Tripoli in fighting terrorism and secur- Government and make his Finally, Haftar faces an Omar al-Bashir — one of ing which the generals would Lyears of chaos and disaster and to dethrone the UN- ing Libya’s oil resources. regional allies understand that imminent danger of losing Africa’s longest-ruling lead- retain sovereign power and since the arrival of the Arab backed Government of Sarraj. This has widely confused peace is possible only through acquired territories in the East ers— from power says its rev- give only executive authorities Spring and the assassination of However, Libya analysts and divided the policy makers the UN. He should not expose as he has deployed his entire olution is far from over. The to civilians. its longest serving ruler and global peace coordinators across party lines in the US. his weakness and power greed LNA in battling the West. umbrella group of unions suc- The military also agreed Muammar Gaddafi on October have commented that Haftar’s Besides, the EU leaders are still to an extent so as to make him- Today, while looking at ceeded where war and sanc- on Wednesday to recognise the 20, 2011, during the Battle of timing of the assault is not only hoping that Trump’s surprise self a nincompoop in one of the the political vulnerability of tions failed — in ending Forces for the Declaration of Sirte by rebels. defeating his purpose, but has expression of support can be worst hit North African nation North Africa, particularly President Omar al-Bashir's Freedom and Change, a coali- Since then the situation in boomeranged. It is not the reconsidered. wherein he has demonstrated Sudan where people have over- three-decade rule. This week tion of Opposition groups led the country has deteriorated right moment to showcase his The UN and Britain have a bit of stability in large swathes thrown nearly three decades of the protesters scored another by the Sudanese Professionals heralding internecine battle strength in front of the UN seen Haftar as an immediate of areas. Omar al-Bashir’s rule, political victory by forcing three figures Association, as the uprising’s for control of power with dif- Secretary General. Because of aggressor in the Libyan con- However, he should not optimists in Libya should be %* @*7 *# #* seen as too close to the ousted only legitimate representative, ferent warring factions raising massive bombings and ground flict. His sudden attack on the forget that most of his allies in extremely cautious as it has regime to resign from the mil- in a move widely seen as a vic- their heads from time to time. fight by General Haftar’s LNA, UN-backed Government in Libya are all waiting for their multiple factions fighting for itary council that assumed tory for the protesters. Over the years the situation has Guterres had to cancel the Tripoli is not widely appreci- pound of flesh, instead of sup- power. Broadly, crisis in Sudan power after overthrowing al- The council has met with been such that today no one conference. ated as it has led to the death porting him for future stabili- simply shows that commoners Bashir on April 11. a wide range of political parties knows who is fighting, shat- Meanwhile, the 55-mem- of more than 300 people so far ty of the country. are angry, frustrated and disil- On April 27, the organis- about the transition, including tering peace and tranquility of ber African Union Congress and dashed all the hopes of a What has encouraged lusioned with the power elites. ers of the protests met with the those formerly close to al- the country. (AUC) has just convened an fresh solution in Libya. Haftar is his seizure of the large But the pertinent question here ruling military council for Bashir. Shams al-Deen al- According to Libyan emergency summit in Egypt to As smoke and dust plumes parts of South Libya early this is: Can there be a guarantee of talks on forming a transition- Kabashi, the spokesman for the observers, it is sheer greed for address the current situations covers the capital city of Tripoli, year. The Southerners gave a political stability immediately Arab Spring has failed to bring al government. council, said late Friday that it power that is driving rival in both Sudan and Libya. one can imagine how badly the warm welcome to the LNA as after the exit of a long serving “revolution” in true sense of the The protesters had agreed had completed a review of groups, goons and mercenar- The current chair of the dogfight has begun among the they were tired of ethnic rife, autocrat who has hardly left term anywhere. to resume talks with the mili- proposals. He didn’t elaborate. ies to kill their own people. It African Union, Abdel Fattah rival groups. constant tribal warfare and behind a successor? Thus, Such historic upheavals tary on Wednesday, after a The Opposition has mean- is fast becoming a graveyard of al-Sisi, the President of Egypt, The way ahead for Libya is emerging threats from the mil- Sudan heads for a political can rightly be recounted temporary break. while vowed to continue empires. who hosted the conference, to settle for a unity itants of neighbouring Chad vacuum and leaves behind through what Noam Chomsky The protesters fear the protests, centered on a sit-in The crux of the Libyan asked the leaders to develop a Government based at Tripoli. and Sudan. Thus they thought large space for the old cronies conveyed in these words, “In Army, dominated by al-Bashir outside the military head- quagmire is that there is coherent regional response to But much before this, majori- the arrival of Haftar would give of Bashir. This smacks danger the entry on propaganda in the appointees, will cling to power quarters in Khartoum. absence of a centralised author- the crisis in Libya, warning ty of the rebel groups need to them peace and stability. both for the civil society and for Encyclopedia of the Social or select one of its own to suc- The Umma party of for- ity that can have command and against a slide into chaos. The be tackled. Equally important But grabbing the entire the incoming rulers who have Sciences in 1933, Harold ceed him. They also fear mer Prime Minister Sadiq al- control over the entire country. African Union’s Libya “troika”, is to neutralise jehadis, else West would not be easy for just taken over to prevent Lasswell explained that we Islamists and other factions Mahdi, a leading Opposition Today the main fight is which includes Egypt, Rwanda chances are they will keep on Haftar like it was for the South. chaos in the country. must not succumb to democ- close to the deposed leader, figure, said the protesters will between the Government led and South Africa, urged all par- appearing on Libya scene to The militias belonging to Compared to Sudan, Libya ratic dogmatisms about men who is now jailed in the capi- not break up the sit-in until a by Field Marshal Khalifa ties to act with restraint and to disrupt peace. Misrata have vowed to prevent is entirely a different political being the best judges of their tal, Khartoum, will be granted full transfer of power to Belqasim Haftar based in cen- facilitate the delivery of These terror elements will any advance of the LNA. Even ball game. But then as both own interests.” a role in the transition. civilians. tral and eastern Libya, spear- humanitarian aid. help escalate the crisis as their the Misratans had the record of nations are contiguous, chances But then, people must The Sudanese The Sudanese headed by his Libyan National When Haftar’s LNA start- strongholds are fast disap- ousting the ISIS from their are that trouble in one country ensure that decisions are taken Professionals Association is Professionals Association says Army (LNA), and the ed the combat mission in the pearing across the war zones region in 2016. Around the might spill into the other. by farsighted leaders on their demanding a civilian govern- around 100 people were killed Government of National beginning of this month, the mainly in Syria and Iraq. same time, Haftar worked It is the historic Arab behalf. What worries the glob- ment. They have proposed by security forces since Accord (GNA), an interim American official position was Already, both Yemen and Libya months to align with the dis- Spring that has brought people al community is that in Sudan, that a sovereign council, which December, when a failing Government for Libya, headed that it is opposed to the mili- are sheltering them and offer- gruntled people who have long to the heart of political dis- people have taken law and would include “limited” Army economy and a spike in the by Prime Minister Fayez al- tary offensive of the warlord. ing them adequate spaces to been frustrated with the course in larger parts of West order into their hands after suf- representation, hand over full prices sparked protests. AP Sarraj, constituted under the US Secretary of State Michael operate and destabilise any Tripoli-based Government. Asia and North Africa where- fering decades under the Bashir terms of the Libya Political Pompeo asked Haftar’s forces peace efforts undertaken by However, it may not be in mostly autocrats or family regime. And in Libya, sadly, Agreement, a UN initiative to return to status quo ante international agencies as well as easy for him to convince them dynasties rule for decades. there is acute shortage of far- signed on December 17, 2017. positions. Thus officially, the by their backers in the region to overthrow the UN-backed Common people have felt sighted leaders who could be On April 4, when UN US, along with Italy and and abroad. Henceforth, to Government overnight. empowered and a sense of trusted by the people. Secretary General Antonio Britain, has had a very clear help Libya limp back to peace In fact, his last hope is the change has swept through all It is complicating the game Guterres landed in Tripoli to position: There is no military and tranquility, the regional ultra-conservative Madkhalis, these nations. It is indeed all in Libya and pushing once-a- take part in a peace conference solution possible in Libya, and powers, the global players and who are now aligned with the about the strong influence of very-stable country into that would have finally made a UN-backed negotiations all international organisations Tripoli Government. He information and communica- nowhere. Haftar, a general who the groundwork for much process should begin to end the must strive first to install an all- recently met King Salman of tion technology that has made is fast ageing (now 75 years), delayed elections in the war- impasse. comprehensive federal Saudi Arabia, who has a soft the Arab Spring possible, and must realise how long he could torn country, the city wit- But what has surprised the Government in Tripoli and corner for the Madkhalis based ignited the Arab youth, the hold on to the opportunists nessed devastating attacks by international community is empower it to fight the jehadis in his country. With this, “centre of change” in the back- who are now with him for vest- General Haftar. that a few days later Trump in all pockets. Haftar must have developed an yards of their age-old dictato- ed interests. 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With the Sun placed adverse to sensibilities and concerns. tionship. He was also given a medita- is worried how to secure his invest- Saturn, he carried a strong sense of Unconditional parental patronage too tion process to resolve and get over ment. After spoiling the whole game insecurity. That made him habitually would require due respect from the chil- negative implications of unwanted plan, he is now trying to work out ways doubt elders’ intent. He was witness to dren, particularly when you are grown thought-seeds parked in the inner and means to ensure recovery of his his father being often roughed up by up. Remember, how you relate to the realms of his mind. He followed the money, even partly, over a period of his grandfather. Those unpalatable self and those around will define the advice in right earnest and sincerely time. Not to justify the other side, the memories impacted his mind and psy- quality of life you become due for. pursued the process suggested. Over a situation could have been handled bet- che badly, which brought in a sense of The person didn’t open up during period of time, with little flip flops in ter to the satisfaction of all. Together, fear that he may have to go through his first few meetings. Having heard between, he could mend fences with they could have made the project a similar experiences at the hands of his about me from someone who benefited his parents. I don’t know whether his great success within no time, evidently father. So, unmindfully, they often get through my advice and counsel, he concern for securing parental legacy to the benefit of all. To sum up, unless a into conflicting situations. Even more sought my guidance, but with a suspi- made it all the more important to fol- person makes a wilful effort to correct so because, caught up in his delusion- cious mind. He came looking for the low the instructions in all seriousness, oneself from the base level, habit ten- ary perception, coming as it may with prospects of a long-drawn legal dispute or that he really wished to improve dencies may spring into action again the Sun opposite mischievous he was faced with. In fact, it was himself, only time ahead may show. and again. Remember, the effort is not Neptune, he is not open to explore almost a lost case. After astrological Not much later, his habit tendencies intended to just checkmate fault lines; it others’ point of view, no matter how reading, he was told that after two were once again in full play at a place may rather help coming out with your sensible they be. Unless you look at a years, things may turn to his advantage he could call shots in his own right. His best. 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