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 ( 3 ,   that “five innocent labourers his son and other workers decided earlier.” and Revenue and that the national issue”. Poland said the international were brutally killed in a pre- were regularly getting threat “The mandate of voters of principal ruling party would The Congress demanded media coverage on Kashmir  + +  =>;=$ planned manner”. calls from the terrorists asking Maharashtra is for the not like to give up the answers from Prime Minister seems biased. “Once we go tigation” to bring out the real Five labourers from Bahal them to leave the Valley. “They ‘Mahayuti’ (BJP-Sena Assembly Speaker’s post to Narendra Modi on the foreign back to our countries, we will ours after alleged Pakistan- truth behind the “pre-planned village in Sagardighi block of were telling us to leave the alliance). Hence the the Sena. MPs’ visit terming it as the inform them of what we saw,” Hbacked terrorists gunned murder.” Murshidabad district — Valley as we are non- ‘Mahayuti’ is going to form its The speculation did not “biggest diplomatic blunder” in the leader from the Prawo down five migrant Mamata said as there is no Noimuddin Sheikh, Mursalim Kashmiris. I decided to come government soon in the carry any weight since it was India’s history. And Congress i Sprawiedliwosc party said. Murshidabad labourers in political activity in Kashmir, it Sheikh, Rofik Sheikh, back and returned yesterday. State,” Fadnavis said while heavily loaded in favour of the leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Henri Malosse from France Kashmir, West Bengal Chief is the duty of the Central Kamruddin Sheikh and Rofikul My son was supposed to return addressing the newly-elected BJP. The Shiv Sena will not let Ranjan Chowdhury even wrote said, “If we talk about Article Minister Mamata Banerjee Government to bring out the Sheikh — who used to work at on Thursday as he was yet to BJP MLAs at the State legis- go the opportunity to demand to the PM suggesting him to 370, it is India’s internal matter. condemned the “dastardly act” truth through a “strong” inves- apple gardens in Kulgam dis- get his payment,” Jaris Sheikh lature party meeting. and get its pound flesh from send an all-party delegation to What concerns us is terrorism and demanded “strong inves- tigation into the murders. trict, were gunned down by said. Reacting to Fadnavis’ the BJP, during the power statement that his party would sharing negotiations.  form the next Government in Even supposing the spec- 
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'';< Twitter where I would con- The cyclist also had to the BJP camp said Fadnavis alliance’s electoral was lynched by cow vigilantes in April 2017, The costing, based on two types of land — gram stantly post updates, people trek through the dense may meet Governor Bhagat victory in the state and repos- his two sons and a truck driver for allegedly ille- sabha and private land — entails a minimum of he much awaited state-of- from not just these countries forests of Malaysia as cycling Singh Koshyari in the next ing faith in him to continue gally transporting cows for slaughter. 14.55 per sq mtr to a maximum of 4837.50 Tthe-art 17-storey building but other parts of the world as on the expressway is prohib- few days and stake claim for as the Chief Minister of the A single-judge Bench of Justice Pankaj per sq mtr. The rates have been fixed for three to house the integrated Delhi well have been very support- ited there. “The ride through the formation of the state for the second consecu- Bhandari quashed the FIR under the Rajasthan types of carpet areas — plots up to/equal to 100 Police headquarters in Lutyens’ ive about this cause,” said the the forests was not only scary Government in the State. tive term. Bovine Animals Protection Act and the charge sqm, more than 100 sqm to 250 sqm and more zone will be inaugurated by cyclist. but also increased the dis- It remains to be seen if the sheet, saying there is no evidence to show that than 250 sqm. Union Home Minister Amit Based on his talk at NIT tance by about 300- 350 Kms. BJP will initiate power shar- the cows were being transported for the pur- It means one has to pay a minimum of Shah on Thursday on the birth Rourkela, the college has At one point I even saw ing talks with the Shiv Sena, pose of slaughtering. 1,455 and a maximum of 12.09 lakh. anniversary of India’s first decided to start a training an alligator where as there before staking claim for form- The chargesheet was filed in December last (According to “the National Capital Territory of Home Minister Sardar centre for members of the were numerous wild mon- ing the Government. year against Irshad Khan, Aarif Khan (the two Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Vallabhbhai Patel. transgender community and keys all along this route. All In a related development, sons of Pehlu Khan) and the transporter, Khan Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Though the police complex provide them with basic alone in a jungle with not Uddhav has called a Mohammad, in a lower court of Alwar’s Regulations, 2019”, for regularisation of unau- is proposed to have twin tow- training like that of an office another soul around would meeting of his party’s legisla- Behror. thorised colonies, the charges will be valid for ers which are expected to be assistant or a data entry per- send shivers down my spine,” tors at the party’s headquar- All the three, against whom the chargesheet a period of one year from the date of notifica- fully constructed in the next six son. he recalled. ters “Sena Bhavan” at 12 pm was filed, had moved a petition in the HC seek- tion of these regulations and thereafter, eight per months, it is being officially “The response I received Ansari through his expe- on Thursday to elect its leg- ing quashing of the the case. It was contend- cent per annum simple interest will be recov- launched as the police head- at the various institutions dition is just trying to urge islature party leader. ed by Advocate Kapil Gupta, appearing for the ered on late payment. quarters and the office of the has been very positive and people to come forward and Yuv Sena leader and accused, that the criminal case was a sheer mis- The residents can pay the charge in three Delhi Police Commissioner overwhelming. Other organ- make a small change in the newly elected MLA Aditya use and abuse of the process of law since there equal instalments. will start functioning from the isations have also been equal- society. “I don’t want anyone Thackeray, who was to go on was no evidence that the cows were being trans- The move to regularise the unauthorised new location after the inaugu- ly encouraging and talks for to give me a medal a tour of Konkan region, has ported for illegal purposes. colonies in Delhi is likely to benefit 40-50 lakh ration. further collaboration are in or a certificate for my work; cancelled his tour and will Gupta contended that the report of med- people. According to the Ministry, the charge The new PHQ will also process,” said the entrepre- I just want to be acknowl- remain present at Thursday’s ical experts established the fact they were milch of ownership right has been calculated have the offices of the Joint CP neur. 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Harish also Tadvised people to remain Tman accused of carrying gruesome murders and learnt Bir invited him spend the night reached the room to quarrel alert and observe basic pre- out the triple murders of Nepali of Jagri Hotel in Pithoragarh at his brother Harish Bora’s and picked up a sickle to attack cautions while moving in the workers in a village in frequented by Nepalis from place. Dhan, who hit him on the head BHEL and Ranipur areas due Pithoragarh on October 25. Charma, Nachni and They bought liquor and with a pestle.  8 &< ='&< Mansaram Gaur, said that a to the presence of a leopard According to the confession of Munsyari.The police found meat for the night, reached the Hearing the noise, Kashi local youth had reported that a close to settlements. Last week, cages each have been placed in the accused, the murders were that Bir Bahadur had visited village by taxi and drank liquor came to attack Dhan who hit giant rock python giant python had been seen a person was attacked by a Ranipur and at the labour the result of an argument he this hotel with some people of while walking to the home. him in the face with the pestle. Aapproached a home in the outside someone's house in the leopard in Ranipur area. More colony. had with one the victims after whom two had gone back to There they met Kashi and When Bir reached the Mansa Devi area which falls residential locality. After getting recently, on Tuesday, a leopard The area frequented by both got drunk. Nepal while one had returned Harish. scene, he began to scream and under the Rishikesh forest the information, Gaur reached was seen on the boundary wall the leopard is being monitored It will be recalled that on to Nachni. It was learnt that Bir While cooking the meat, picked up the sickle. Dhan range. The large reptile enter- the spot along with his team. of a school in Ranipur. The big through cameras too. He fur- October 26, the police had had met Dhan Bahadur from they drank more together and threw the pestle at him and ing a residential locality in the Spotting the reptile, he cat has been spotted mostly in ther informed that it is diffi- received information about a his native village a few days ago then Kashi went out to get snatching the sickle attacked area causing some fear among recognised it as a rock python Ranipur sectors 3 and 4 cult to ascertain whether the man being brutally murdered which was also confirmed from more. him. As the trio lay injured, the the locals who informed the about 20 feet in length. After including the PAC campus leopard being spotted is the at Mad-Khadayat village in CCTV footage. A taxi driver The accused then asked his accused went downstairs and forest department. After seeing efforts which lasted about an apart from being spotted on one which had attacked a Pithoragarh. also confirmed that he had uncle where his wife was, to drank some more. the rock python, people hour, the forest department the BHEL hospital road. man last week. On reaching the home, the dropped the duo at Mad- which he replied that she had He then went upstairs informed it to the forest depart- team managed to capture the The Haridwar divisional The area surrounding police found a man’s body with Khadayat village. On tracing gone to Nepal and was not angry and assaulted the three ment, after which the forest python when it was trying to forest officer Akash Verma BHEL is forested and has var- the throat slit, eyes and face the location of Dhan Bahadur’s reachable on the phone. He men with a sickle and a knife. department team reached the enter the bushes. informed that the forest ious wild animals. At times stabbed and the genitals sev- mobile phone, he was found to then criticised his uncle for He then burnt his bloodied spot. The forest department Ten members of the depart- department has installed four some of them also tend to ered. In another locked room, be near Munsyari. being with a woman who fre- jacket and cap in the kitchen team captured the python mental team had to put in cages and a few cameras also enter residential localities, he the police found bodies of two When a police team quently left him. As the argu- and finished the booze before which was found to be 20 feet considerable effort to control at different locations. Two added. more men with their throats reached Munsyari it was learnt ment ensued, Kashi returned leaving the village. The police in length. The reptile was later the snake weighing about 100 slit. that he had left for Nepal. with more liquor and beat have booked the accused and released in the forest. kilogramme. The python was away from the residential local- here that pythons are found in One of the men had After elaborate search the Dhan. will present him in court. Mansa Devi beat officer, later released in the forest area ities. It is pertinent to mention the Terai region of Uttarakhand. 
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 A  '<83 0     being ignored prove that anar- Government Order (GO) for Government passed the orders    chy prevails in the State where increase in fees of the private for fee refund but the admin-  '<83 JP leader and patron of law of land is not being fol- Ayurveda Colleges of the State. istrators of these colleges are B‘Private Medical universi-     & lowed. This GO was issued with- not following the order. he elections for the covet- 2    ties joint forum of parents’,   ( He said that the Governor out necessary recommenda- Interestingly the State admin- Ted posts of District Ravindra Jugran has accused of Uttarakhand who is the tion of the fee fixation com- istration has issued three orders Panchayat presidents in all the the Uttarakhand Government  
     guardian of the constitution too mittee and was implemented dated on November 2, 2018, districts of the State, barring for insulting the judiciary by  
   is not showing any interest on from back date in gross viola- March 22,2019 and April 23, Haridwar, would be held on //  consistently ignoring its orders
     getting the orders of the court tion of all norms. On the 2019 asking the private colleges November 7. The State Election on refund of excess fee charged implemented. orders of Supreme Court (SC), to refund the fee as per the Commission (SEC) issued noti-  '<83 attended among others by by the private Ayurveda col- The petitioner, Lalit a fee fixation committee orders of the HC but the pri- fications for the second stage of Pradesh Congress Committee leges of the State. Addressing Jugran said that it is unfortu- Mohan Tiwari, said that the decides on the fee structure of vate colleges are continuing the Panchayat elections in 12 ven as the ruling BJP (PCC) president Pritam media persons here on nate that the Patanjali college private colleges are harassing private colleges. their defiance. districts of the State on Edeclared its candidates for Singh, leader of Opposition in Wednesday, Jugran said that of Yog Guru Baba Ramdev too the students and are ignoring On July 2018, the HC can- On September 23 , 2019 Wednesday. For the posts of the most of the positions for sec- State Assembly Indira the State Government should is guilty of not following the the orders of the Uttarakhand celled the GO and directed that the HC issued orders to 13 pri- President and Vice President of ond stage of elections, the Hridayesh, Congress MLAs, enforce the orders of order of the HC. He said that HC and the order of the State the increased fee should be vate colleges on a contempt the district Panchayats, the leaders of the Opposition vice president of State Uttarakhand High Court (HC) the notice of contempt of court Government on refund of fees. refunded within 15 days. petition but even it has not candidates would have to file Congress party went on a Congress Surya Kant without any further delay. is served on Acharya The private colleges chal- yielded anything. their nomination papers on huddle at Rajiv Bhawan for Dhasmana, district presidents He said that the students of Balkrishna. *   lenged this order but on Meanwhile, the students of November 2 between 11 am selecting candidates for these and other leaders. the private Ayurveda colleges Launching a scathing October 9, 2018, a bench of HC these colleges continued their and 3 pm. The scrutiny of the posts on Wednesday. The Congress party is are on the path of agitation attack on the State Government he Uttarakhand upheld the earlier decision of agitation at the protest site nomination papers would be However, till filing this report, keeping its focus on the dis- from last many days but unfor- Jugran said that the way orders TGovernment in the year single bench. In pursuance of near Parade ground on the done on the same day. the official list of the Congress tricts like Pauri, Chamoli, tunately, the system is paying of the HC are consistently 2015 had released a the HC order, the State issue. The candidates can with- party was not declared. Rudraprayg and Pithoragarh no heed to their justified draw their nomination papers The meeting at the State for the posts of President demand. The BJP leader and between 11 am and 3 pm on Congress headquarters was District Panchayat. statehood activist said that November 4. The voting, Union Human Resource counting of votes and the dec- Block Pramukhs, senior deputy The first stage of Panchayat Development Minister (HRD) laration of the results would be Pramukh and junior deputy elections in all the districts of Minister Ramesh Pokhriyak done on the November 7. Pramukhs. the state barring Haridwar was Nishank is associated with one Similarly, the voting for the The elections for the posts held in three phases on private Ayurveda college which posts of the Block Pramukh, of Presidents and Vice October 5, 11 and 16. is ignoring the orders of the senior deputy Pramukhs and Presidents of the district A good voter turnout of HC. Jugran claimed that this junior deputy Pramukhs would Panchayats would be done by 69.59 per cent in all the three college was set up for charita- be held on November 6. The the members of the block phases showed that the rural ble activity and was provided candidates can submit their Panchayats. voter exhibited enthusiasm to land at very cheap rate. nomination papers on With the release of the participate in the festival of He also claimed that Ayush November 2 and withdraw notifications for these elec- democracy in the State. Minister Harak Singh Rawat them on November 4. tions, the Model Code of Out of total electorate of also owns an Ayurveda college The declaration of the Conduct was also enforced in 43,20,412, spreading over 89 which is also giving no respect results would be done on the 12 districts of the State. blocks and 7,485 village to the orders of the HC. The day of voting itself. The mem- The Code of Conduct Panchayats, 30,06,378 voters BJP leader also claimed that the bers of the block Panchayats would continue to be enforced exercised their franchise in land over which this college would constitute the electorate till the end of the election these polls which was spread in having connection with the for elections on the posts of process. three phases. Minister is located is disputed. !  
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He also reiterated that the materialized at the earliest. to facilitate the prospective being made for the success of its seventh meeting, the Committee that the technical just demands of the organisa- Presiding over the meet- entrepreneurs so that maxi- the Global Investors Meet. Commitee’s chairperson Justice evaluation had already been tions would be met soon. ing to finalize the prepara- mum investments could be A presentation on pro- (retired) Jasbir Singh referring completed for installation of 11 Dharamsot, during his tions for ensuing Global attracted. posed Global Investors Meet to an issue, raised by the Real Time Water Quality meeting with various employ- Investors Meet-2019 being He also directed to inform was also presented on the renowned environmentalist Monitoring Stations in the ee organisations of the Forest organised at Dharamshala on entrepreneurs about the facil- occasion. Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal rivers of the state. Department, said that the offi- 7th and 8th November, he ities and incentives being Additional Chief regarding 550th prakash purb Panel chairperson asked cials must release the seniori- also directed all the depart- extended by the State Secretaries Ram Subhag of Guru Nanak Dev, directed the Department of Soil and ty list of the daily wagers by ments to adopt pro-active Government Singh, Nisha Singh, Manoj the PPCB to ensure that none Water Conservation to prepare December 31. approach in expediting the to the investors. Kumar, R.D. Dhiman, Sanjay of any kind of waste is thrown and present a detailed plan for He also directed that the progress of MoUs. It was decided in the Gupta, Principal Secretaries into the historic Kali Bein. reuse of treated wastewater of seniority list should be finalised Thakur said as many as meeting that B2G meeting Onkar Sharma, J.C. Sharma, Justice Singh asserted that sewerage treatment plants of  &< ; extended invitation to the Chief after inviting objections from 566 Memorandum of would also be held Prabodh Saxena, K.K. Pant, no laxity in this regard would Ludhiana city for irrigation. Minister to attend the celebra- all the employee organisations Understandings (MoUs) with the Chief Minister in Secretaries Devesh Kumar, be tolerated at any cost. The Department apprised resident of the Shiromani tions being organised on the by November 30. worth about 81319 crore tourism, housing and indus- Amitabh Avasthi, Director He maintained that the that it had launched a massive PGurdwara Parbandhak occasion of 550th birth Dharamsot also directed having employment potential tries sectors to have direct Tourism, Yunus, Director Committee will be initiating program to motivate the farm- Committee (SGPC), Sri anniversary of Shri Guru the screening committee, to over 1.50 lakh people were interaction with the entre- Industries Hans Raj Sharma, field visits soon to assess the ers to use the treated Amritsar Sahib, Gobind Singh Nanak Dev Ji on November 11 formed regarding the seniori- signed by the preneurs of these mega sec- Director, LAC Kumud Singh, ground reality in different dis- water as the NABARD had Longowal on Wednesday called at Gurdwara Sri Ber Sahib, Shri ty list, to hold a special meet- State Government in various tors. 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Band Shiv Sena on position on the two-day visit to EU delegation's visit an "exter- Minister and airing their griev- Kashmiris working there in Wednesday joined the the Valley by the 23-member nal invasion" of India's inde- ances, "international business various capacities. Opposition ranks in question- European Union delegation, pendence and sovereignty? brokers" like Sharma were giv- In a separate letter to Prime  '';< sentation in the Government, bigger partner's below-par per- ing the Government move to Shiv Sena also took strong When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ing assurance that the visit Minister, Adhir requested we will welcome it,” said JDU formance in the recent poll. send the EU delegation to objection to it, asserting that it was still criticised for taking the would be sponsored. Modi to send an all-party del- erhaps, taking a cue from general secretary KC Tyagi Underscoring his party's Kashmir even as the Congress is "not an international issue". issue to the United Nations "We have access to the egation to Kashmir to assess the Pthe Shiv Sena’s tough pos- addressing a Press conference long-held grievance, Tyagi noted came out hard demanding "There are several contra- (UN), why were the EU par- PM's Office, we will arrange a situation there and extend turing in Maharashtra, BJP’s after the party’s council meet. that the JD(U) was not induct- answers from Prime Minister dictions in the visit. On the one liamentarians allowed to visit meeting with the PM. How did financial support to the victims' other NDA ally, JD(U), which Noting that his party is the ed in the first Modi Government Narendra Modi on the foreign hand India is against interna- Kashmir? the saffron alliance these business brokers have families from his relief fund. had refused to join the Modi biggest NDA constituent in as well, even though it induct- MPs' visit terming it as the tionalising the issue but on the partner asked. access to the PMO," Vadra "The Government is not allow- Government in June, on Bihar, Tyagi said an adequate ed BJP leaders in the state gov- “biggest diplomatic blunder” in other hand we have allowed a However, the Sena, which said in a tweet in Hindi. ing an all-party delegation of Wednesday, pushed for a “pro- representation of JD(U) will ernment after breaking ties with India's history. visit by these parliamentarians is an ally of the BJP at the CPI questioned why Indian the country to visit the Valley portionate representation” for make Bihar more representa- Lalu Prasad-led RJD and the Congress leader in the Lok in their personal capacity. Was Centre and in Maharashtra, leaders were not allowed to visit but is allowing an EU delega- the party in the Union Cabinet, tive in the Union Government Congress in 2017. Sabha Adhir Ranjan it an appropriate time? What is praised the Modi Government the Valley. CPI general secre- tion," he said. saying if PM Narendra Modi or and that it will be socially As part of the opposition Choudhary wrote to the PM the criteria for selecting these for having won the fight against tary D Raja said he tried to visit A large number of people BJP president Amit Shah takes more broadbased and cohesive. grand alliance in Bihar, Kumar suggesting him to send an all- members," he asked. "Pakistan-sponsored terrorism" Kashmir twice, but was from West Bengal, especially an initiative to this effect, it will The BJP had offered one berth had inflicted a heavy defeat on party delegation to Kashmir to Varma also said the EU del- by revoking Jammu & detained and sent back. Raja Murshidabad district, are welcome the move. to each of its ally following its the BJP-led NDA in 2015 but assess the situation there. The egation visited Kashmir when Kashmir's special status under also asked the government to employed in Kashmir, At the party’s national landslide win in the 2019 Lok joined it later following his dif- parties on either side of the Indian lawmakers were unable Article 370. explain the purpose of the Chowdhury who is a five-time council, which was addressed Sabha elections. The JD(U) ferences with the RJD. In the divide blamed the Government to do so. He said the govern- The grand old party ques- visit, and reveal the affiliation MP from Berhampore in the by party chief Nitish Kumar, had sought at least three min- recent Lok Sabha election, BJP of deliberately internationalis- ment should take steps to nor- tioned how an "international of the members of the delega- district, said in his letter to the JD (U) sent feelers to BJP isterial berths. and JD(U) had won 17 and 16 ing the Kashmir issue. malise Kashmir at the earliest. business broker" like Madi tion. Shah. "Please ensure safety and that the Bihar CM has given the The assertive stand of the seats respectively in the State Other Opposition parties too Sharma, who is alleged to have Leader of the Congress in security of these people as the ruling party a proportionate JD(U), which had not joined followed by six of the Ram stepped up their attack against organised the private visit of the Lok Sabha, Adhir family members are unable to representation in the State the Modi Government as it was Vilas Paswan-led LJP. Tyagi,  
/-H the government over EU MPs' European Union parliamen- Chowdhury, slammed BJP for connect with them. All the Government as partner. offered only one berth, comes however, added his party was Kashmir trip asking the Centre tarians to Kashmir, have access allegedly pursuing "wrong poli- labourers and workers in the “If NDA leaders Modi and at a time when Shiv Sena is imposing no condition on the  1I= how these foreign lawmakers to the Prime Minister's Office. cies" that led to "worsening" of valley should return to their Shah take an initiative for the demanding equal division of BJP over the issue of cabinet were allowed to visit the Valley Party general secretary the situation in Jammu & homes safely," he said in a let- JD(U)’s proportionate repre- power in Maharashtra after its berths.  
    while Indian leaders were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Kashmir. He also wrote to ter to Home Minister. $.       P    13 civilian was killed while Afive others received injuries  * ! *  13 involved in the region. ers ferrying apple boxes. The in fresh round of firing by Local police officers change in strategy was adopt- Pakistan army along the line of oor labourers from different claimed, "since majority of ed to ensure they do not invite control in Macchil and Rajouri Pparts of India, earning their work force, which hails from wrath of the local populace and sectors of Jammu & Kashmir. livelihood in Kashmir Valley, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West their image was not dented. According to official have once again come on the Bengal, Chhatisgarh, Madhya In all these incidents, the sources, "a civilian was killed radar of the terrorists, growing Pradesh and Rajasthan, have trucks were also set on fire to and five others were injured as restless with increasing eco- been visiting Kashmir valley for spread panic among them. Pakistani troops opened fire nomic activity in the region. past several years they never felt Due to complete commu- along the Line of Control (LoC) Selective killing of these unsafe and ventured inside the nication lock down, the total in Machhil sector of Jammu & ‘soft targets’, ahead of the bifur- interior areas to earn their number of anti militancy oper- Kashmir late Tuesday night". cation of the State into two bread and butter". ations had gone down since Hitting back, the Indian Union territories on October On the other hand, careful August 5 but in the last three Army gave a befitting response 31, has also unnerved the secu- study of soft targets, killed by weeks terrorists have been to the Pakistani aggression. rity establishment in the region. terrorists since October 14, striking at will and even expos- In Jammu region, While executing these clearly indicate the terrorists ing the tall claims of the secu- Pakistani Army Wednesday strikes the terrorists zeroed in are picking non-locals deliber- rity forces related to protect- shelled forward posts and vil- on their targets carefully and ately to trigger second round of ing apple growers and others lages along the Line of Control with a sinister design to pro- migration. engaged in packaging of apple (LoC) in Rajouri district. voke them to run away from Thousands of daily wage crop. According to Defence Kashmir valley, bringing eco- labourers had earlier fled dif- The cycle of violence, Spokesman in Jammu, Lt Col nomic activity on hold in rural ferent parts of Kashmir valley which started with the killing Devender Anand,“At about areas of Kashmir valley. after the revocation of J&K's of a Rajasthan based truck 3.15 pm, Pakistan initiated Meanwhile, toll in the kul- special status under Article 370 driver Sharief Khan on October unprovoked ceasefire violation gam terror incident rose to six in the first week of August 14,is bound to put pressure on by firing small arms and mor- as one of the critically injured 2019.Large number of them ran these labourers to return home tars along the LoC in labourer succumbed to his away without even collecting safely than falling in the hands Sunderbani sector". Indian injuries on Wednesday. The their wages from their employ- of these terrorists as 'sitting Army is retaliating befittingly", bodies of five other labourers ers to ensure their safety. ducks' he added. hailing from Murshidabad were With gradual improvement Senior security officers There was no immediate sent home from Srinagar air- in the prevailing security situ- claimed, the terrorists are delib- report of any casualty in the port after completing necessary ation as these labourers start- erately choosing their targets to Pakistani firing and shelling, medico-legal formalities . ed returning to kashmir valley, scare away ‘outsiders’ and pro- the defence spokesman said. So far, no terror outfit has terrorists became restive and voke the troops. claimed responsibility of the searched for soft targets. On the other hand, kash- Mujahideen. According to attack. Official sources,howev- First, the terrorists target- mir police Wednesday identi- police, Aijaz was active since 9   4  //  /   : ;  )   5 #$ & er, claimed it could be the ed apple growers but when hue fied the terrorist responsible for 2018. This establishes com- ()  handiwork of Hizbul and cry was raised in Kashmir killing truck driver Narayan plicity of Hizbul Mujahideen Mujahideen terror outfit as valley these terrorists started Dutt, from Katra area in Resi in the terror crime, police said. their cadre was actively targeting non-locals and truck- district as Aijaz Malik of Hizbul &  $ /      / (  ,

  
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We will ensure The BJP emerged as the elected MLAs here. profile uncle by the ED in the located on the prime environmentalists plea of former Union Minister its ally Congress will sit in the there is no injustice meted to single largest party in the Apart from the party pres- alleged Maharashtra State Ramakrishna Beach objected the loca- and BJP leader Swami Opposition in Maharashtra, any section of the society on recently-concluded ident Sharad Pawar, state unit Cooperative Bank (MSCB) area and another large tion of Lulu Hyper Chinmayanand, arrested in a as mandated by people. the Government's watch," Maharashtra Assembly polls, chief Jayant Patil, senior leaders scam. parcel of 498.3 acres Market at the red case of sexual exploitation of a Patil's comments came Pawar said, implying it will sit winning 105 seats. The Shiv Praful Patel and Chhagan Ajit himself is also an allotted to a close rel- ravines of RK Beach law student from Saharanpur. amid talks of possibility of the in the Opposition. Sena, NCP and Congress won Bhujbal, and MPs Supriya Sule, accused in the case. ative of actor and politician in APIIC lands. A bench of Justice Rahul NCP backing the Shiv Sena in On Tuesday, NCP chief 56, 54 and 44 seats, respec- Sunil Tatkare, Amol Kolhe and Jayant Patil proposed Ajit's Nandamuri Balakrishna on the Former Chief Minister N Chaturvedi slated November 8 Government formation, as the spokesperson Nawab Malik tively. Shriniwas Patil also attended the name as the legislature party beach road. Chandrababu Naidu went all the for hearing Chinmayanand bail Uddhav Thackeray-led party's said the formation of an alter- Any party or alliance that meeting. leader, which was backed by The Left parties, which have way to Kochi to the Lulu pro- plea after it came up for hear- relationship with ally BJP native Government can be seeks to form Government in Ajit, nephew of Sharad MLAs Nawab Malik, Jitendra been agitating against the allot- moter Mohammed Yusuf Ali ing before it. seems to have strained over the given a thought in case the Maharashtra has to prove the Pawar, won Baramati Assembly Awahad, Dhananjay Munde and ment of huge lands to private and invited him to open the The bench asked the pros- issue of power sharing in the BJP fails to prove its numbers backing of at least 145 legisla- segment for another term in the Hasan Mushrif. and multinational agencies, wel- hyper mall in Visakhapatnam. ecution to file its reply to the bail next State Government. on the floor of the state tors in the 288-member state recent assembly elections with a Ajit thanked the party leg- comed the decision of the On February 24, Vice-President plea by November 4 and the "We have been asked to sit Assembly. Assembly. record margin of 1,65,265 votes islators and assured them that he Government. M Venkaiah Naidu laid the defence counsel to file his in the Opposition by the peo- The Shiv Sena on Tuesday Meanwhile, the newly- in Maharashtra. will be aggressive on issues like City president of CPI(M) Dr foundation stone at RK Beach counter reply by November 7. ple and we will discharge that cancelled its meeting with the elected NCP legislators will With the NCP being the unemployment and agrarian B Ganga Rao said the land site in the presence of Yusuf Ali, The bail plea of the alleged vic- duty," Patil said here. BJP on Government forma- meet on Wednesday evening to largest opposition bloc in the crisis. allotted to Lulu group should be Chandrababu Naidu and a host tim of sexual exploitation, arrest- Senior NCP leader Ajit tion, hours after Chief Minister elect their legislature party 288-member House, the party is In his speech, Jayant Patil used exclusively for parking as of Ministers. Naidu said the ed for allegedly trying to extort Pawar said his party will high- Devendra Fadnavis denied that leader and group leaders in obvious claimant for the post of praised Sharad Pawar, Kolhe and the number of tourists visiting hyper market will create 5,000 money from the former Union light mistakes committed by Thackeray's party was assured both the State Assembly and the Leader of Opposition in the Amol Mitkari for combing the beach has increased manifold in jobs with an average salary of minister is also pending for the Government. the CM's post for two-and-a- Council. PTI Assembly. state during electioneering. PTI the recent times. 10,000 to each. hearing on November 6. PTI !9.6 4  ,# > ? P !
  
 

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  '  /   164? Pune: Sameer Kulkarni, an been received, I did not receive at his home in Naka Hindola accused in the Malegaon blast Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Secondary Education British is true or false? History accused in the 2008 Malegaon any communication from the area of Lucknow in Uttar case, have also been provided      Minister BS Yediyurappa on MinisterSuresh Kumar had on should not be distorted, we blast case, was on Wednesday State Government after I Pradesh on October 18. security. Wednesday indicated his Monday asked officials to look have to teach children history provided an armed police sought protection,” said Kulkrani, who was released Six people were killed and Mumbai: A statue of Dr Government'splans to remove into thedemand by Ranjan and and learn from it... BJP is a guard for protection at his res- Kulkarni, who resides in Pune's on bail in 2017, also said that nearly 100 others injured when Babasaheb Ambedkar was found the lesson on Tipu Sultan from sought a report in three days. bigot," he told reporters in idence in Maharashtra’s Pune Chinchwad area. he might have been given pro- a bomb strapped to a motor- desecrated at a village in middle school history text- The Minister in a note has Bagalkote. district. However, on Tuesday he tection since he is one of the cycle went off near a mosque in Buldhana district of Maharashtra books and said he does not asked the Managing Director of State Congress President Kulkarni, who is currently got a call from the Pimpri accused in the Malegaon blast, Malegaon town of on Wednesday, which triggered believe the controversial18th Karnataka Textbook Society Dinesh Gundu Rao asked: "Is out on bail, told PTI that he Chinchwad police, informing which is a sensitive case. Maharashtra's Nashik district tension in the area, police said. century ruler of erstwhile to call a meeting ofhistory Yediyurappa an expert to wrote to the state government that an armed guard of con- He said while seeking secu- on September 29, 2008. According to police, some Mysore kingdom was a free- textbook drafting committee remove lesson on Tipu?". in May this year seeking pro- stable rank was assigned to rity, he had categorically told The trial in the case began empty liquor bottles were found dom fighter. and to invitethe MLA to dis- Soon after coming to tection, but he might have him, he said. the government he would not in October last year after a spe- placed on the pedestal of the stat- "Tipu - we are going to cuss about the need for the les- power, the BJP government in been provided the security "I did seek protection then be able to bear the police pro- cial court in Mumbai framed ue in Dhamangaon Liha village. drop everything and even in son. Karnataka in July had scrapped now in the wake of the killing (in May)...The security might tection expenses, and that the charges under the Unlawful "The incident came to light text book also (lesson regard- Ranjan had last week writ- the birth anniversary celebra- of former Hindu Mahasabha have provided now in the wake government will have to bear Activities (Prevention) Act around 7.30 am when some ing him) appeared that also we ten to the minister demanding tions of Tipu Sultan, an annu- leader Kamlesh Tiwari in of Tiwari's killing," he said. the cost. (UAPA) and relevant provisions people found that at least five are thinking to cancel," he told that the lesson on Tipu Sultan al government event the party Lucknow. Tiwari, who was earlier He said BJP MP Pragya of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) empty liquor bottles were kept reporters here in response to be removed. hadbeen opposing since 2015 "Except a letter acknowl- associated with a faction of the Singh Thakur and Lt Col against Lt Col Prasad Purohit, on the pedestal of the statue," a aquestion, days after BJP MLA Speaking to reporters later, when it was launched during edging that my application has Hindu Mahasabha, was killed Prasad Purohit, who are also Thakur and others. PTI police official said. As the news Appachu Rajan demanded he alleged Tipu had converted theCongress rule, led by about the desecration spread in removal of the lesson saying it thousands of Christians and Siddaramaiah. the village, members of the Dalit carried "wrong information". Kodavas forcibly to Islam,run The BJP and right wing 6 

 > community gathered near the Yediyurappa said he does his administration in organisations have been- statue and staged a road block- notbelieve Tipu Sultan was a Persianlanguage and was not a strongly opposing Tipu, calling >   ade by burning tyres. The pro- freedom fighter. "....We will freedom fighter. the erstwhile Mysore king a testers also vandalised a nearby look into it, we will examine it Meanwhile, opposing the "religious bigot".    
 pan shop, he added. Police per- (demand for removing the les- move to remove the lesson, Tipu was considered an sonnel rushed to the spot and son from text book)," he added. Leader of Oppositionin the implacable enemy of the British Akola/Amravati: Seven per- brought the situation under con- The move was slammed by state assembly Siddaramaiah East India Company. He was sons were killed in separate trol, the official said. Police also opposition Congress which on Wednesday called the BJP killed in May, 1799 while incidents of lightning strike in assured the people that strong said removing the lesson was "bigot". "Removing lesson on defending his fort at Akola and Amravati districts of action would be taken against like "distorting history". Tipu from text book is like dis- Srirangapatna against the Maharashtra on Wednesday, those found guilty, he added. PTI State Primary and torting history. Tipu fighting British forces. PTI police said. The deceased are identified as Dadarao Palaspagar (52), a farm worker who died in 6$   6  Ladegaon village while working 9/ /  in field, and Ganesh Mokalkar (55), Gajanan Adhau (27) and 1;5 (  3  Lakshmi Adhau (12) who were   1'$/ hit by the bolt from sky in Warud-Bhokar villege in Telhara taluka in afternoon while work- Chennai: The "real solution" in result," he said. * <=  ing in field. Four persons were preventing recurrence of anoth- "The real solution (to pre- seriously injured in both the er Sujit Wilson-like incident vent recurrence) is all unused incidents, they said. Akola, one lies in the closure of all open borewells should be closed or be Kolkata: A special CBI court enlarging him on bail at this of the districts in the Vidarbha borewells and right now this was converted into rain water har- here on Wednesday rejected a stage may hamper the investi- region of east Maharashtra, has the focus area, a senior Tamil vesting structures. Chief bail plea of suspended IPS offi- gation. Mirza was the Burdwan been witnessing rains and thun- Nadu government official said Minister (K Palaniswami) has cer SMH Mirza, who was arrest- superintendent of police when derstorms since the last few days. on Wednesday. directed all district collectors (in ed by the central investigating the sting operation was alleged- In Amravati district, three Wilson, who fell into a dis- this connection)," he said. agency in connection with the ly carried out by Mathew persons got electrocuted after used borewell at Manapparai "Open borewells should be Narada tapes case. Samuel, editor of Narada news lightning struck them when near Tiruchirappally on October closed...That is our focus area," The special court judge portal, in 2014. He was arrest- they were standing under a 25, was pulled out dead by res- he said, adding various Anupam Mukhopadhyay ed on September 26 this year tree. The deceased included a cuers early on Tuesday, after a Government departments were extended Mirza's judicial and produced before the court, 65-year-old man and two futile 80-hour struggle to save on the job. remand till November 13 on a which had initially remanded "
" /   ')   & ' women. PTI him. Commissioner of Revenue While the 80-hour long prayer by the CBI. him to CBI custody for five days. Administration J operations failed to rescue the Mirza will be produced The court had remanded Radhakrishnan said the rescue boy alive, the rescuers retrieved before the court again on Mirza to judicial custody for 14 operations were done "profes- his body in lines with the November 13. days on September 30 and 9   # 8 )>. (  sionally" but that the result was Centre's management of dead Praying for his bail, Mirza's had extended it twice. The "negative." guidelines, he said. lawyer Sayan De submitted that Narada tapes had surfaced Addressing a press meet Radhakrishnan, who over- he has been in judicial remand ahead of the 2016 West Bengal *    here, he said all efforts possible saw the rescue operations at the for 30 days and has not been Assembly polls. In the tapes,     were taken in good coordination mishap site in Nadukkatupatti, questioned by the Central persons resembling senior with various agencies to save the had on Tuesday said the body of Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Trinamool Congress leaders (   two-year old boy. Wilson was in a "highly decom- investigators during the period. and Mirza were seen accepting Thiruvananthapuram: An The rescue efforts were posed" state and "dismembered" The CBI lawyer opposed the money from representatives orange alert was issued on "done professionally, but unfor- before it was pulled out from a prayer and submitted that Mirza of a fictitious company in Wednesday for four districts in Agartala: Senior CPI(M) leader assaulted her and her husband tunately there was a negative depth of around 88 ft. PTI is an influential person and return for favours. PTI Kerala by the Met department and former Tripura Minister while taking him to the police following formation of a deep Badal Chowdhury, who was station. depression in the Arabian sea. arrested in a corruption case, on "Chowdhury was forcibly The Orange alert, indicat- Wednesday alleged that he and taken to police station at noon 6"       6#'2 ing heavy to very rainfall of his wife were beaten up by the when the hearing for his bail between 6 cm to 20 cm, was for police while he was being plea was on in the High Court Ernakulam, Thrissur, “forcibly” brought from a private of Tripura. He was manhandled Kolkata: The November 25 which are presently held by the For the BJP, the challenge in 2021 Assembly polls in the Malappuram and Kozhikode hospital to a police station here. by the police. This is inhu- bypolls to three Assembly seats BJP, TMC and the Congress is to live up to its performance state," West Bengal BJP presi- districts for October 31, while named Maha, was expected to The BJP-led Tripura man," Chowdhury's counsel in West Bengal will be the first respectively. in the parliamentary polls, dent Dilip Ghosh told PTI. the other 10 districts were have wind speeds of 30 to 50 Government denied the charge. Arindam Bhattacharya said. litmus test for the TMC and the The Kaliaganj seat fell whereas the TMC will try to According to a section of issued a yellow alert for tomor- km per hour, going up to 75 km "The police assaulted me He said when the matter has BJP since the Lok Sabha polls vacant after the death of sitting regain its lost political ground. state BJP leaders, the party's row. per hour. and my wife. I was brought here been informed to Justice in the state. Congress MLA Parmathanath The bypolls will also decide failure to get the majority in The Met department said It would be the fourth (from the private hospital) by Arindam Lodh who was hear- The by-elections will be an Roy while Kharagpur's BJP if the opposition Congress and Maharashtra and Haryana the depression over Maldives- cyclone in the Arabian Sea after force," Choudhury shouted to ing the case, the judge directed indication of which way polit- MLA Dilip Ghosh won the the CPI(M), which have come Assembly polls and a resurgent Comorin and Lakshadweep 'Vayu', 'Hikka' and 'Kyarr', he reporters as police personnel him to submit an affidavit stat- ical winds are blowing in the Medinipur Lok Sabha con- together after three years, will Congress in the northern state area has "intensified into a said. dragged him from a vehicle to ing that his client was allegedly State. stituency. remain relevant in the state pol- have not gone down well with deep Depression over The Met Department said West Agartala police station. beaten up by the police and it It will be the first electoral TMC's Karimpur MLA itics or become redundant. its ranks in West Bengal. Lakshadweep and adjoining the sea conditions would be Chowdhury, a CPI(M) cen- was done. contest between the BJP and Mahua Moitra emerged victo- The Congress bagged two "In the Lok Sabha polls, we southeast Arabian Sea and "rough to very rough" over tral committee member who Hearing for Chowdhury's TMC since this year's parlia- rious from the Krishnnanagar seats and the CPI(M) drew a had swept Haryana and Maldives area." Comorin-Maldives area and was the PWD minister during bail application was completed mentary polls, in which the saf- Lok Sabha seat. blank in the 2019 Lok Sabha Maharashtra. But in less than A cyclone warning and a along and off the Kerala and the Left Front regime, was arrest- on Wednesday and the judge fron party bagged 18 of the 42 The by-polls ahead of the polls in the State. six months, the result of the red alert has been issued for Karnataka coasts in the next 48 ed on October 21 from the pri- reserved his verdict. Lok Sabha seats in the State, 2021 state Assembly election As the BJP increased its Assembly polls shows that Lakshadweep Islands, where hours. vate hospital where he was Advocate General Arun four less than that of the ruling will have political ramifica- tally from two seats in 2014 to although Narendra Modi as extremely heavy rainfall has It has warned that the sea admitted. Bhaumick denied that Trinamool Congress. tions in West Bengal as it will 18 seats in 2019 by bagging 40.5 Prime Minister is unchallenged been forecast conditions will be very rough He was taken to the lock-up Chowdhury was assaulted by the The BJP is attempting to be held in the backdrop of the per cent votes, the TMC wit- at the national level, the same The State Disaster to high over Lakshadweep area of the police station, and later police. unseat the Mamata Banerjee BJP's performance in the recent nessed a massive slump in its cannot be said for the state Management Authority has during the next 48 hours. brought to a government hos- "When he was being shift- Government from power in the Maharashtra and Haryana number of seats down from 34 leaders when it comes to warned the public and officials Fishing operations over pital after he complained of ed from the hospital, a doctor State. assembly polls and in the shad- in 2014 to 22 this time. Assembly elections. to exercise caution as squalls the Comorin-Maldives and chest pain. Official sources said was accompanying Chowdhury The bypolls are scheduled ow of the proposed imple- "We are confident of win- "So we are bit apprehensive are likely to blow along the Lakshadweep area and along he is now admitted to the state- and nothing has happened. It is to be held in Kharagpur Sadar mentation of NRC and tabling ning all the three assembly seats that the same trend may not Kerala coast. and off the Kerala-Karnataka run GB Pant Hospital. an attempt to tarnish the image seat in West Midnapore dis- of the Citizenship in the bypolls. The people of continue in West Bengal," a An official said that the coasts have been suspended for Chowdhury's wife Namita of the police," Bhowmick told trict, Karimpur in Nadia and (Amendment) Bill in West Bengal have made up senior State BJP leader said on cyclone, which would be the next 48 hours. PTI also alleged that policemen reporters. 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China has deployed its Belt and Road nessing violent anti-China activities on Mutual Legal Assistance in crimi- In the changing environs of mod- # 1  7         #    Initiative (BRI) to widen its global outreach $>$=;'$<' with a demand for a democratic order, nal matters and expressed the hope for ern-day diplomacy, China’s strategy on      P  Q  7      ( through land, sea and mountainous terrains. 98> 9 President Xi utilised his Nepal visit to an early conclusion of the Treaty on Nepal is marked by hard gains that are   1        (      China’s unfailing advocacy in pursuing its bilat- < '&' send an authoritative message to the Extradition.’ critical to its national integrity and in     1  )     !    eral and multilateral cooperation through the BRI global community that ‘anyone attempt- Soon after the visit, China agreed achieving a strategic depth in the platform, has in some cases, provided favourable >>$8 $- ing to split China in any part of the to provide military assistance worth South Asian region. In order to accom-      7              results to Beijing. '';< ''& country will end in crushed bodies and RMB 150 million (equivalent to 2.4 bil- plish that, Beijing has deployed a time-     1               #  Over the years, Chinese intentions in Nepal $>>83;$' shattered bones.’ lion Nepalese rupees) to Kathmandu. ly soft approach, involving the people 5   1             ( have been marked by a clear understanding of 3<.8'N3 8' During the visit, a total of 20 doc- The Nepalese Deputy Prime of the Himalayan kingdom, young     !       #    ( the geostrategic challenges and it is now mak- $ ';C&$8$'9C uments were signed between Nepal and Minister and Defence Minister Ishwar minds and soft loans.     1             ( ing attempts to convert those challenges into $>8'9  $& China. These included pacts on the Pokharel had flown to Beijing to sign With the advent of democracy, pol-           #      opportunities. In the case of Nepal, China faces ;>&$98>3 establishment of additional diplomat- the agreement on October 19. The icymaking in Nepal has become more    1               dual challenges. First is strengthen its diplomat- $<' ic missions in the sister cities; invest- Defence Ministry of Nepal in its state- diverse. During the era of monarchy,                   ic ties through a special economic engagement ' 9<%>38<>> ment Cooperation Working Groups; ment added that the assistance was decision-making was solely in the )    !     7     and ensuring stability in Tibet with a close eye ;3 9';- infrastructure development in Nepal meant for humanitarian and disaster hands of the king, but the post-2008                #   on developments in Nepal’s deep-rooted, ‘special  $& 8'&$> with Chinese assistance; exchange and relief works. It is a leap forward in the emergence of democratic institutions       relationship’ with India. cooperation on governance capacity- recent Chinese military assistance to has significantly involved and evolved Second, Nepal shares its entire northern bor- 8'9  $& building and early completion of the Nepal. public opinion and political biases, that #    !   #  3      der with Tibet, and with more than 11,000 &$$3&& feasibility study of the China-Nepal China also pledged a further $493 have demanded that Nepal balance ties      1               Tibetan refugees residing in the Himalayan king- 8'  cross-border railway project. million (56 billion Nepalese rupee) to with India by leaning towards China.     ) 0        1    dom, fears of anti-China activities have been a N&$%;'>'8O Out of these 20 agreements, four Kathmandu to ‘uplift the living standard Therefore, the ongoing cooperation           )1 2     ( real concern for Beijing. 8'9 >;;C pacts directly focussed on the bilater- of the Nepali people.’ between China and Nepal challenges               Though Nepal and China do not have a for- 9;>%;;C al security mechanism on boundary Tangibly, this was the masterstroke India’s regional presence as well as age-      S   1  mal strategic alliance with a defined bilateral management, mutual legal assistance in by Xi, because growing public support old ties with Nepal, which in the last #     #          ( defence policy, in last five years, the two coun- criminal matters, cooperation between to China indeed has an impact on pol- five years has been marred by structur-         ) E    ( tries have entered into security cooperation, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of icy-making in Nepal. Also, Xi’s support al challenges, especially in the aftermath       / (4 S    ( beginning with a military exercise in 2017 and China and the Office of the Attorney to ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ was applaud- of the alleged blockade at the India- = F #       " )    then again in 2018. General, Nepal and supply of security ed by the Nepalese media and the peo- Nepal border in 2015. The two armies came together to exchange equipment from Beijing to Kathmandu. ple at large, as it will help boost Chinese assurance to South Asian      "         techniques of modern warfare and the crucial China had also hoped that Nepal tourism and hence the economy. countries of a greater bilateral econom- 1    S    skills needed to tackle potential terrorist attacks, would sign an extradition treaty, but In his note in a Nepalese news daily, ic and development-oriented cooper- # !          especially in the bordering regions. Lately, amidst criticism from the Opposition Xi added that “China supports Nepal ation should be an indication of the      +,;-          ( almost every defence ‘White Paper’ has cate- parties at home, Prime Minister KP Oli in hosting ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020,’ and changing geostrategic environment in    #               gorised fleeing Tibetans and Tibetans living in allegedly withdrew the agreement at the will encourage more Chinese tourists the neighbourhood for New Delhi.   )             1   Nepal and India as “terrorists”. Therefore, these last minute. to visit Nepal.” China is well aware of the fact that it       (        1  joint military exercises carried the message of An extradition treaty with China This move is significant as China lacks the socio-cultural and people-to-      #    #      non-tolerance towards anti-China activities meant that Beijing would have been has understood that amid the chang- people ties within South Asia, where-       #/           across the region. able to pursue the Nepalese ing and unstable political environ- as India enjoys an upper hand in this  3 S    #      The joint statement issued in Kathmandu Government to criminalise Tibetan ment in Nepal, the viability of trade regard. during President Xi’s visit stated that the ‘two refugees involved in anti-China activ- cooperation may not provide immedi- Hence, to tackle the growing @ $S   1           countries commit to respect each other’s inde- ities. This would have jeopardised the ate results but security and people-ori- Chinese footprint, New Delhi needs to   1     *  1    pendence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, lives of over 11,000 Tibetans who have ented policies will continue to chan- formulate a much-required timely         #       and respect and accommodate each other’s been living in Nepal for several decades. nelise bilateral requirements irrespec- strategy to regain its lost ground in the        1  S   2 *1S ( concerns and core interests.’ Though its plans have been thwart- tive of the governments and political neighbourhood including Nepal, if it           It also witnessed Nepal’s unequivocal support ed for the moment, China still hopes mood in Nepal. aspires to regain its status as and #     !     :       to ‘One China policy, acknowledging that Taiwan that Nepal will one day accommodate Hence, Chinese priorities in Nepal remain a ‘stable power’ regionally and      is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory and its demand for the extradition treaty. are focusing on achieving long-lasting globally. E S  R      Tibet’s affairs are China’s internal affairs, and That this is so, is clear from the joint cooperation in security, governance and (The writer is a Doctoral Candidate,     SF Kathmandu’s determination not to allow any anti- statement that stated that Beijing was people, rather than with the Center for South Asian Studies, China activities on its soil.’ As Hong Kong is wit- ‘satisfied with the signing of the Treaty Government of the day. Jawaharlal Nehru University.) 9(  (        8.$596 7         E                    !   "  

plethora of adverse consequences minute particles highest rates, ening the population and microplas- regarding the problem but also help excess plastics are bound to bring. and winding up with the study tics can become another severe deal with it at the grassroot level. Frighteningly, the presence of in water supplies, revealing that threat as they harbour chemicals or The presence of plastic content microplastic in water is becoming pipes, cups and 82.4 per cent of pathogens, which are very detrimen- in seafood is yet another concern,  8$C';'$ > increasingly common. These parti- eventually India’s tap water tal to health. Since these fibres are given the portion of population that cles, that are less than half a millime- human bodies. was contaminat- present, then it is quite possible that is not only dependent on seafood for <' 3= tre across, have been termed as a Microplastic ed with micro- nanoparticles are there too, which their employment but also the peo- %  
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The lender’s total income Graphite India on said in a filing to BSE. 300ER, according to a tender of State for Road Transport and structure, which spurred steel USD 11 million through the rose to 3,013.74 crore in the Wednesday reported an 83.37 Consolidated revenue from document. Highways said addressing a industry, cement industry, acquisition of a minority stake September 2019 quarter, com- per cent dip in its consolidat- operations of the company Bids have been invited per the document. conference on "Sustainable automative, labour market," in the company,” a statement pared with 2,600.47 crore ed net profit to 185 crore for stood at 286.21 crore for the from banks, financial institu- The loan tenure would be Roads and Highways" by indus- he said and added that "every- said. earned in the corresponding the quarter ended September quarter under consideration. It tions for refinancing existing "one year or till the long term try body Assocham. body is talking about econom- Apart from PayU, current period of the previous financial 30, mainly on account of lower was 236.26 crore for the same bridge loan facility worth $819 take out financing is in place, "We have a basket of pro- ic slowdown which is a global investors Saama Capital and year, the bank said in a regula- sales. The graphite electrodes period year ago. million. whichever is earlier," it added. jects worth Rs 15 lakh crore. It phenomenon but in this slow- Quona Capital also partici- tory filing on Wednesday. maker had posted a net profit At current exchange rate, The central government is there. Now we have to find down if we want to spur the pated in this round, it added. The bank brought down its of 1,113 crore for the corre- * B the amount will be more than guarantee will be provided for answers to many issues for growth then the sector which Founded by Subramanya net non-performing assets sponding period of the previ-  )   C 5,800 crore. all the planes. these projects to take off...One must receive attention is infra- SV and Anand Dalmia, (NPAs) to 7.88 per cent as on ous fiscal, Graphite India said Tata Chemicals on Air India had acquired 27 The deadline for submis- of the issues which came up was structure and especially the Fisdom operates a partnership September 30, from 14.36 per in a filing to the BSE. Wednesday posted a 6.9 per B787-800 planes and 15 B777- sion of bids by banks and how do you find finances. road infrastructure sector". model with banks and enables cent by the end of September Its consolidated revenue cent rise in consolidated net 300ER aircraft. financial institutions is There are ongoing projects Singh said there is need to consumers to make smart 2018. Gross NPAs or bad loans from operations stood at 882 profit at 437.05 crore during Out of them, 21 B787s are November 14. where work is not as per the monetise road-side amenities investment decisions for their reduced to 15.51 per cent of the crore for the quarter under the September quarter on the on sale and lease back while the Generally, a bridge loan time schedule laid down...The to address financial challenge long-term financial health by gross advances by the end of consideration. It was 2,345 back of strong sales. remaining six are on short refers to borrowing made till a challenge is in terms of rules and added the good road con- helping them invest in multi- September, compared with crore for the same period year The company had report- term bridge loans. long-term funding facility is and regulations, investment nectivity is key for driving ple products including mutu- 22.69 per cent in the year-ago ago. The performance for the ed a net profit of 408.82 crore Among the 15 B777 air- available. and finance, what material we economic and social develop- al funds, insurance, pension period. In absolute terms, the quarter was impacted due to in the year-ago quarter, Tata craft, one is on short term Meanwhile, the are going to use, the technolo- ment of a country as roads are funds, and digital gold. net NPAs were 5,380.93 crore lower volumes and realisation Chemicals said in a regulatory bridge loan. Government is working on the gy we are going to use...We need the engines of the economy With this investment, against 8,658.10 crore, while as compared to the same peri- filing. Total income rose to Out of the total USD 819 final contours for the pro- to find an answer," he said. enabling seamless movement of PayU is one step closer to the gross NPAs were od last year, Graphite India 3,176.04 crore during the million bridge loan, an amount posed disinvestment of Air He said infrastructure and people and material across the offering payments, lending, 11,544.19 crore from Chairman KK Bangur said. July-September quarter from of $135 million will be for B777 India, which has a debt burden highways is the most profitable length and breadth of the and wealthtech services in a 15,163.28 crore. “As a result of lower steel 3,084 crore in the same peri- plane and the rest for B787s, as of around 58,000 crore. sector and the government is country. single stack. Thus, the bank’s provi- production and demand glob- od last year.

 T@ $ SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11883.90 11883.95 11784.45 11844.10 57.25 Script Open High Low LTP BEL 119.50 122.00 117.80 119.25 DCBBANK 177.10 177.85 175.50 176.45 HEIDELBERG 187.00 187.70 184.00 184.50 GAIL 127.65 134.00 125.60 133.80 7.95 HDFCLIFE 583.55 643.50 575.00 632.45 RAMCOCEM 756.00 795.20 748.00 775.55 FORCEMOT 1102.00 1117.15 1090.00 1092.90 RADICO 320.20 321.05 310.35 312.05 GRASIM 725.45 741.30 714.70 740.10 25.35 RELIANCE 1480.10 1484.00 1460.40 1478.70 RECLTD 136.40 140.40 134.80 137.35 GODFRYPHLP 1081.05 1130.00 1081.05 1097.55 IFBIND 719.00 743.35 704.70 730.95 SBIN 283.00 291.00 279.25 290.40 9.75 YESBANK 59.00 59.60 55.90 56.80 WOCKPHARMA 273.80 286.00 271.00 275.15 GMRINFRA 21.00 21.00 20.25 20.65 JSWENERGY 67.75 68.30 66.00 68.00 TCS 2225.00 2260.00 2176.85 2258.00 63.15 TATAMOTORS 174.40 175.50 166.60 171.85 WIPRO 256.85 260.85 253.40 254.70 HUDCO 36.25 39.40 36.10 38.10 GSFC 78.95 79.00 77.60 77.75 ITC 256.00 264.00 254.30 259.20 5.95 IBULHSGFIN 217.90 229.10 204.35 214.20 HINDALCO 187.00 189.35 184.50 187.20 HINDCOPPER 42.05 43.25 42.05 42.40 IPCALAB 988.95 993.90 966.20 975.60 SBIN 283.80 291.00 279.25 289.95 BRITANNIA 3353.20 3398.20 3279.00 3289.85 OIL 164.00 170.80 163.50 169.15 PRESTIGE 300.70 307.35 289.30 292.70 EICHERMOT 22250.00 22599.00 21600.00 22529.95 480.55 INFY 659.00 671.00 656.25 660.45 TECHM 754.60 764.50 745.65 754.55 BALKRISIND 875.90 885.50 857.00 867.95 BLUESTARCO 848.00 852.15 836.35 846.45 BHARTIARTL 364.30 371.35 360.65 367.55 7.65 ICICIBANK 479.00 480.00 470.05 471.05 GRANULES 129.00 133.55 126.70 129.25 CHOLAFIN 299.00 307.85 296.70 307.05 HSCL 75.30 77.00 75.30 75.90 IOC 146.50 148.95 145.55 147.15 2.8 INDIGO 1454.00 1534.35 1419.45 1512.05 WHIRLPOOL 2180.80 2195.00 2152.10 2158.60 EDELWEISS 93.10 93.95 91.50 92.70 JISLJALEQS 14.40 14.40 14.15 14.40 NESTLEIND 14887.00 14998.90 14750.30 14972.00 272.25 ADANIPORTS 399.00 405.00 396.00 397.45 POLYCAB 828.85 888.80 827.50 868.85 APOLLOTYRE 188.50 189.00 184.50 187.65 ITDCEM 50.95 55.05 50.95 55.05 HINDALCO 186.80 189.45 184.40 187.70 3.4 BANDHANBNK 615.00 623.70 593.80 614.35 ONGC 143.10 143.15 139.85 140.55 PGHL 4988.00 4988.00 4740.00 4762.60 GPPL 81.50 84.60 80.70 81.85 SUNPHARMA 426.95 432.55 418.10 429.60 7.65 MARUTI 7730.00 7744.75 7540.00 7554.20 BERGEPAINT 500.00 503.20 496.00 497.95 OMAXE 200.00 200.00 183.75 184.95 KEC 270.10 275.10 267.90 272.25 INFY 660.40 671.40 656.20 662.25 11.6 TATASTEEL 390.00 394.20 384.30 388.05 LTI 1704.00 1712.40 1667.35 1694.50 CUMMINSIND 546.00 558.55 541.80 553.00 HFCL 17.30 17.85 17.10 17.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 3199.40 3229.40 3173.10 3228.00 47.25 BHEL 57.10 61.30 57.10 58.90 NIACL 164.00 173.85 158.75 170.55 ADVENZYMES 174.00 194.50 174.00 184.90 ASTRAL 1131.05 1140.00 1108.10 1113.70 AXISBANK 745.00 749.90 735.50 748.80 10.35 TCS 2217.00 2260.00 2176.75 2253.65 CONCOR 602.00 607.00 588.85 592.30 KANSAINER 553.00 558.45 542.75 546.75 DEEPAKFERT 104.55 108.00 104.20 105.00 RELIANCE 1480.00 1484.55 1460.30 1482.60 15.55 IOC 146.10 149.00 145.75 147.10 AVANTI 435.00 456.90 430.65 451.60 ADANITRANS 264.00 269.00 260.50 264.80 SCHNEIDER 73.10 76.55 73.10 75.70 NTPC 121.00 121.75 119.25 121.15 1.25 LT 1468.05 1491.15 1466.80 1474.65 CASTROLIND 151.55 159.35 144.00 153.55 EXIDEIND 183.30 184.30 180.65 181.65 GHCL 219.90 222.30 215.65 216.10 ITC 255.00 263.95 254.45 259.40 ITDC 366.50 395.00 352.30 371.00 BOSCHLTD 15900.00 15900.00 15411.00 15591.45 NATCOPHARM 591.15 605.55 587.35 593.70 M&M 617.20 619.90 605.00 618.00 6.2 AXISBANK 744.90 750.00 735.80 747.65 SRTRANSFIN 1152.90 1188.65 1130.90 1156.00 BHARATFORG 464.95 466.65 452.75 455.85 MAHLOG 370.00 384.80 369.75 382.80 LT 1469.95 1491.95 1465.00 1475.00 13.9 PETRONET 290.00 297.00 280.65 285.35 PFC 107.10 108.40 105.50 106.75 GLAXO 1605.00 1628.00 1574.95 1605.70 ATUL 4273.75 4308.50 4234.05 4250.65 VEDL 151.45 151.60 149.35 150.80 1.3 LEMONTREE 62.80 63.90 60.50 62.40 PNBHOUSING 524.50 530.00 508.75 512.25 ABFRL 208.45 214.40 206.15 211.65 UNITEDBNK 7.55 8.90 7.55 8.90 ASIANPAINT 1830.00 1830.00 1804.00 1825.00 14.1 HDFCBANK 1242.15 1262.00 1242.15 1248.45 CIPLA 480.00 480.00 462.40 464.20 TRENT 535.90 552.00 535.90 538.05 GILLETTE 8038.00 8100.00 8020.00 8081.95 HDFCBANK 1246.90 1262.70 1243.00 1249.80 7.3 ULTRACEMCO 4130.00 4206.50 4100.05 4123.45 FEDERALBNK 83.00 83.00 81.80 82.05 HEXAWARE 328.95 336.25 323.65 329.40 RCOM 0.66 0.70 0.66 0.68 HINDUNILVR 2180.00 2180.00 2142.00 2172.35 12.15 RBLBANK 279.95 291.10 273.45 288.65 ABB 1494.00 1494.00 1442.50 1448.35 COCHINSHIP 393.15 408.35 386.50 396.10 NLCINDIA 59.40 60.50 59.10 59.65 BPCL 527.00 534.60 518.45 525.70 2.8 BAJFINANCE 4061.00 4065.95 3985.00 3991.50 GUJGAS 187.15 202.75 187.15 195.75 IDBI 32.75 33.75 32.35 33.25 TVTODAY 339.75 345.35 337.10 342.70 HCLTECH 1150.00 1150.00 1138.20 1143.15 3.4 RNAM 322.10 359.50 322.10 353.75 HCLTECH 1149.00 1149.80 1138.10 1146.15 JUBILANT 529.20 539.20 523.00 529.65 GMDCLTD 61.00 64.50 60.95 64.05 JSWSTEEL 236.95 236.95 231.25 234.50 0.25 INFRATEL 193.00 199.60 175.35 183.30 NESTLEIND 14765.00 14999.00 14765.00 14958.60 GODREJAGRO 517.70 523.70 507.55 517.20 MOIL 145.40 145.55 141.00 141.25 ULTRACEMCO 4170.00 4206.95 4101.25 4120.65 2.95 PVR 1787.00 1803.00 1762.60 1799.05 PCJEWELLER 33.00 33.65 32.05 32.35 DBL 439.25 442.00 425.00 430.35 ORIENTELEC 181.50 197.75 181.15 196.10 KOTAKBANK 1579.90 1588.55 1573.80 1576.25 0.7 IDEA 4.00 4.18 3.75 3.81 ASTRAZEN 2585.00 2770.10 2576.25 2709.95 RPOWER 3.41 3.49 3.28 3.32 AAVAS 1606.05 1620.70 1575.00 1588.35 ZEEL 238.95 245.90 234.00 235.35 M&MFIN 354.00 367.75 349.25 359.25 WELCORP 151.00 151.00 147.20 148.25 MEGH 52.10 53.50 51.95 52.70 TATAMOTORS 175.00 175.65 166.55 172.50 0.05 BEML 1099.00 1108.20 1024.45 1052.90 DRREDDY 2811.50 2824.65 2742.60 2760.70 NAVINFLUOR 897.45 899.00 875.00 889.70 CROMPTON 254.15 254.15 248.45 249.35 TECHM 762.00 764.80 745.55 754.20 -0.55 MASFIN 721.00 734.05 720.00 731.85 BANKBARODA 93.50 97.10 92.80 95.55 BALMLAWRIE 194.60 212.00 194.60 199.95 RELINFRA 33.60 33.60 33.60 33.60 MINDAIND 363.90 369.05 357.35 361.00 ADANIPORTS 399.20 405.00 395.50 398.15 -0.8 WABCOINDIA 6150.00 6250.00 6150.00 6241.55 NIITTECH 1517.00 1586.25 1517.00 1577.55 MANAPPURAM 164.55 165.45 161.70 163.10 VGUARD 235.80 251.15 235.80 248.95 GSPL 205.60 208.35 201.10 202.25 SCHAEFFLER 4087.95 4190.00 4030.00 4149.85 WIPRO 258.00 260.90 253.40 254.60 -0.6 EICHERMOT 22210.25 22586.45 21585.75 22514.80 CEATLTD 973.50 974.55 960.65 966.00 SWANENERGY 103.90 105.00 103.45 104.80 ASHOKA 105.90 105.90 102.40 102.80 SOMANYCERA 189.00 189.25 185.50 185.90 TATASTEEL 389.90 393.70 384.30 388.55 -1.65 PEL 1676.00 1750.00 1670.85 1696.35 MUTHOOTFIN 704.95 713.25 697.50 706.40 RAIN 96.80 98.95 95.40 97.65 NH 274.00 280.00 268.20 274.35 WESTLIFE 355.05 356.00 347.95 349.30 HDFC 2134.95 2134.95 2102.60 2103.00 -10.05 BPCL 525.55 534.90 519.30 524.90 RCF 58.65 60.00 56.60 56.80 SIEMENS 1653.00 1670.60 1642.00 1652.10 KRBL 223.90 231.70 222.50 224.80 PERSISTENT 607.95 608.00 600.00 601.85 POWERGRID 203.85 203.85 199.30 200.00 -1.05 JINDALSTEL 112.80 116.50 111.15 115.05 ADANIPOWER 67.00 67.00 65.60 66.00 SUZLON 2.70 2.81 2.60 2.67 JKCEMENT 1127.30 1135.05 1107.15 1112.40 CARBORUNIV 308.45 314.75 304.05 308.30 ZEEL 240.00 245.90 234.00 235.00 -1.6 ASHOKLEY 79.45 80.30 77.55 78.15 VOLTAS 719.80 722.65 706.00 713.00 MFSL 414.75 420.00 405.95 411.70 EIDPARRY 170.20 174.30 169.75 171.45 CRISIL 1390.05 1406.00 1383.60 1404.25 HEROMOTOCO2717.00 2717.00 2677.00 2680.00 -21.55 PFIZER 3929.75 3929.75 3858.45 3900.55 PIDILITIND 1368.00 1371.00 1349.40 1365.20 AMARAJABAT 668.95 680.45 665.00 675.75 FCONSUMER 24.90 25.20 24.30 24.50 INOXWIND 34.55 35.50 33.60 34.60 BAJAJFINSV 8196.85 8199.05 8061.25 8086.00 -64.9 BHARTIARTL 363.80 371.20 360.85 368.25 INDHOTEL 152.50 156.40 149.50 150.10 LALPATHLAB 1639.25 1639.25 1572.00 1582.30 IFCI 7.20 7.25 7.05 7.20 ERIS 452.05 460.70 440.00 443.25 TITAN 1347.00 1347.00 1312.00 1318.00 -14.6 HDFC 2129.75 2132.10 2102.60 2106.80 BOMDYEING 81.00 82.70 80.10 81.20 PIIND 1409.95 1419.00 1383.65 1397.75 QUESS 470.70 475.65 468.85 474.00 SYMPHONY 1259.20 1285.15 1250.95 1280.80 APOLLOHOSP 1448.00 1490.00 1444.30 1461.30 STRTECH 132.50 136.40 131.95 132.95 IRCON 433.50 444.00 432.20 434.15 GODREJIND 415.30 415.30 407.60 413.55 ONGC 144.00 144.00 139.80 140.50 -1.65 COROMANDEL 466.80 472.90 465.20 471.05 SUNTV 529.20 535.00 517.45 519.20 ENGINERSIN 113.50 119.25 112.10 117.60 GNFC 206.50 209.00 205.00 206.00 UCOBANK 12.00 13.22 11.80 12.90 GEPIL 727.15 740.00 718.45 734.75 BAJFINANCE 4074.95 4074.95 3985.00 3995.00 -52.25 HINDPETRO 310.00 323.00 310.00 318.15 PHILIPCARB 122.40 126.30 118.10 123.95 DEEPAKNI 345.60 348.40 338.00 341.65 RELAXO 544.10 553.45 535.00 539.35 ICICIBANK 479.00 479.00 470.00 470.65 -6.75 RELCAPITAL 18.40 18.40 18.40 18.40 INDUSINDBK 1305.90 1323.65 1282.75 1295.80 NMDC 112.35 113.60 110.30 110.65 IBVENTURES 98.85 100.85 95.25 96.20 CUB 210.55 211.80 208.05 208.70 CENTRUM 22.90 23.00 22.30 22.85 INDUSINDBK 1315.00 1323.95 1282.40 1294.00 -21.3 MCX 1168.00 1213.25 1151.85 1156.35 NAUKRI 2412.70 2480.00 2370.00 2450.30 CENTRALBK 18.90 21.50 18.40 20.70 NESCO 564.15 564.20 558.00 561.20 THERMAX 1111.40 1141.00 1111.40 1123.95 COALINDIA 210.75 210.95 205.60 206.05 -3.7 SBILIFE 1017.95 1030.00 980.00 999.75 COLPAL 1520.00 1541.00 1509.00 1536.05 BALRAMCHIN 153.80 158.95 153.60 156.35 SHANKARA 330.00 337.40 325.00 326.90 ENDURANCE 1049.00 1065.90 1043.05 1057.05 UPL 599.80 599.80 580.10 584.20 -10.7 GRAPHITE 295.00 298.80 278.70 282.55 KEI 579.25 614.70 579.25 593.60 LTTS 1490.00 1514.05 1476.80 1502.20 TIMETECHNO 61.95 63.50 61.00 62.30 TIINDIA 374.00 374.00 365.00 368.75 BRITANNIA 3373.00 3399.00 3276.00 3289.90 -62.6 NCC 57.80 59.85 57.20 58.45 SUDARSCHEM 416.80 423.60 404.20 406.40 MOTILALOFS 609.80 615.70 607.05 607.85 JBCHEPHARM 331.25 337.60 330.10 331.35 DRREDDY 2829.00 2829.00 2741.55 2750.00 -52.5 HDFCAMC 3013.00 3048.00 2975.00 2987.55 TORNTPHARM 1815.00 1815.00 1753.70 1765.00 HONAUT 28390.00 28390.00 28125.00 28167.70 BIRLACORPN 575.00 586.55 571.00 574.10 MARUTI 7744.00 7753.65 7539.70 7562.00 -159.3 LAKSHVILAS 13.35 14.75 13.35 14.75 CADILAHC 251.50 251.50 246.55 249.95 TAKE 113.00 114.00 111.50 112.70 ECLERX 465.00 465.00 446.70 447.30 CIPLA 478.95 478.95 462.25 463.15 -9.9 ACC 1533.40 1572.00 1522.00 1532.25 ZYDUSWELL 1722.00 1767.90 1707.00 1718.10 SJVN 24.85 25.00 24.80 24.90 RATNAMANI 901.80 945.55 893.55 931.15 YESBANK 59.10 59.45 56.00 56.05 -2.1 VEDL 151.00 151.65 149.40 150.15 RAYMOND 582.90 591.85 575.65 579.45 BAJAJELEC 381.00 381.00 374.00 377.35 SOBHA 433.10 435.20 424.35 426.25 TATAGLOBAL 288.00 294.95 284.90 291.90 PGHH 12212.00 12699.90 11949.00 12503.00 SHK 122.55 129.80 122.55 126.15 INFRATEL 193.15 199.85 176.35 183.00 -10.15 TEAMLEASE 2841.30 2889.40 2830.25 2882.25 TATAMTRDVR 80.00 81.20 77.00 80.00 TIMKEN 825.40 850.00 825.40 841.60 SKFINDIA 2224.40 2230.00 2167.45 2173.65 GDL 93.80 94.00 92.80 93.20   ITI 92.10 100.95 91.80 96.15 J&KBANK 31.60 33.90 31.50 32.65 PHOENIXLTD 730.90 730.90 713.45 716.25 TNPL 192.50 193.30 189.50 190.05 SCI 62.35 64.00 61.05 61.65 EMAMILTD 330.80 334.50 323.10 325.60 CARERATING 537.65 550.00 533.95 538.45 PRSMJOHNSN 75.75 77.40 75.75 76.25 SUNPHARMA 426.00 432.35 418.20 429.85 FORTIS 139.45 140.50 138.30 139.10 PARAGMILK 142.75 144.90 140.75 142.00 ZENSARTECH 187.30 187.75 185.95 187.25 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE PNB 61.00 64.15 61.00 63.70 IDFC 34.00 34.70 33.35 34.00 ALBK 26.00 27.40 25.90 27.00 ORIENTCEM 78.05 79.70 77.65 78.70 NIFTY NEXT 50 28557.60 28738.60 28491.60 28636.40 188.80 GICRE 300.50 329.70 294.15 317.10 FSL 50.50 50.60 48.40 49.05 OFSS 3064.30 3133.00 3064.30 3108.40 CORPBANK 15.00 15.75 14.90 15.60 INDIGO 1450.00 1534.40 1420.00 1511.00 101.25 ICICIGI 1365.20 1400.00 1355.45 1370.40 MINDACORP 89.80 101.90 89.80 99.95 MAHSCOOTER 4588.50 4601.05 4551.95 4571.65 ALKEM 1974.80 1983.10 1962.00 1975.55 NIACL 164.00 174.20 158.30 169.30 10.90 HINDUNILVR 2164.00 2175.00 2141.80 2169.20 ORIENTBANK 51.20 53.20 51.00 52.80 FINOLEXIND 605.30 613.00 603.55 605.45 THOMASCOOK 119.60 122.20 118.45 118.95 GICRE 301.00 329.80 294.00 316.00 15.25 RAJESHEXPO 676.50 683.20 674.50 676.95 SONATSOFTW 320.40 323.45 315.15 316.15 SYNGENE 332.15 332.15 330.00 330.60 CGPOWER 15.00 15.00 14.57 14.60 HDFCLIFE 581.20 643.65 581.10 635.00 24.25 MOTHERSUMI 124.00 124.35 119.45 122.30 PTC 58.30 59.30 57.90 58.60 CHAMBLFERT 161.40 162.40 159.35 160.05 GRINDWELL 605.00 610.00 596.10 597.65 HAVELLS 675.00 697.50 670.05 689.35 21.15 CANBK 196.00 202.15 194.10 200.15 BDL 330.00 348.60 322.45 336.40 CHENNPETRO 155.55 157.25 155.00 155.55 JSL 34.40 35.05 34.25 34.40 GODREJCP 721.35 740.00 718.80 739.00 21.20 NBCC 36.10 37.95 35.80 37.80 MMTC 18.85 19.25 18.40 18.75 UFLEX 202.70 208.00 201.90 205.65 JMFINANCIL 73.30 75.00 73.25 74.75 PNB 61.90 64.15 61.85 63.75 1.80 TORNTPOWER 280.80 282.60 278.25 279.40 JINDALSAW 87.70 89.15 86.75 88.05 AJANTPHARM 1026.00 1028.70 1015.65 1024.85 ASTERDM 127.00 128.00 127.00 127.30 BANKBARODA 93.40 97.10 92.80 95.75 2.70 TVSMOTOR 480.20 500.10 474.15 494.95 JAMNAAUTO 46.10 47.10 44.90 46.55 FRETAIL 380.85 389.00 380.85 384.60 JSLHISAR 67.00 67.70 65.30 65.45 HINDPETRO 312.80 323.00 311.00 317.95 7.90 LICHSGFIN 402.00 407.10 393.00 402.15 VIPIND 486.00 487.90 474.85 476.00 GSKCONS 9187.65 9211.95 9100.00 9182.65 NETWORK18 24.20 24.55 23.65 23.80 STAR 380.00 395.75 375.00 390.20 TATACOFFEE 83.00 85.65 81.70 83.50 JPASSOCIAT 2.48 2.48 2.36 2.38 PAGEIND 24187.00 24748.00 23700.00 24641.00 599.55 LINDEINDIA 551.05 571.00 549.85 557.70 DMART 1948.00 1983.60 1940.60 1976.25 TV18BRDCST 25.05 25.35 24.50 24.85 RALLIS 163.10 167.35 163.10 163.85 PETRONET 289.00 297.75 280.50 286.10 6.95 SOLARINDS 1084.70 1085.40 1065.00 1070.30 M&M 612.00 618.10 605.05 616.70 MRPL 52.30 52.85 50.70 52.30 MPHASIS 942.45 942.45 934.30 938.45 PGHH 12324.95 12774.90 11946.00 12500.00 258.90 ESSELPRO 110.30 115.20 108.35 113.05 MGL 986.00 1012.70 986.00 1003.90 METROPOLIS 1444.30 1473.00 1424.15 1433.50 CREDITACC 660.00 662.50 644.00 644.60 DMART 1958.00 1984.00 1941.00 1975.00 32.90 REDINGTON 118.05 119.30 115.90 116.65 IDFCFIRSTB 42.00 43.40 41.75 42.50 GALAXYSURF 1528.15 1532.95 1470.50 1478.05 GET&D 190.60 214.50 189.35 204.95 ICICIPRULI 504.80 514.45 498.20 511.50 7.30 VSTIND 3818.95 3835.00 3794.00 3829.35 UPL 601.45 601.45 580.45 584.20 INOXLEISUR 359.15 366.00 351.70 361.00 VBL 618.80 634.50 615.05 618.50 JCHAC 2007.00 2098.90 1991.30 2083.95 COLPAL 1521.65 1539.40 1510.05 1535.00 22.00 SAIL 37.50 37.70 36.70 37.40 IGL 384.55 386.10 383.10 383.85 KALPATPOWR 436.30 442.55 424.00 425.35 ICICIGI 1371.00 1399.00 1355.00 1370.00 18.65 MHRIL 208.65 216.60 208.55 213.40 ADANIENT 195.00 197.30 192.30 195.40 SOUTHBANK 10.40 10.55 10.32 10.49 TRIDENT 62.00 62.00 59.90 61.10 IBULISL 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 BIOCON 244.15 249.60 244.00 247.15 3.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 3200.00 3230.00 3175.00 3221.35 SHREECEM 20462.40 20495.35 20096.30 20250.80 IEX 141.60 143.75 141.10 142.45 CCL 199.50 204.70 199.50 203.40 PEL 1666.15 1750.00 1666.15 1686.00 20.20 GAIL 128.00 134.00 125.65 133.65 KTKBANK 74.15 76.85 74.15 75.50 ANDHRABANK 16.35 17.65 16.35 17.40 TTKPRESTIG 6279.00 6282.15 6176.15 6227.60 MARICO 372.00 372.00 366.60 371.00 4.40 DLF 181.40 183.10 179.25 181.50 VENKYS 1753.90 1815.25 1752.80 1770.20 CAPPL 396.00 409.00 390.00 395.05 APLAPOLLO 1418.00 1500.00 1389.75 1479.25 INDOSTAR 191.55 192.25 189.60 190.75 AMBUJACEM 199.80 203.70 199.65 201.25 2.05 JUBLFOOD 1579.85 1610.90 1539.40 1564.10 POWERGRID 203.15 203.30 199.50 199.90 CYIENT 403.00 405.00 392.85 398.10 SUNDRMFAST 495.00 496.55 490.00 490.90 SUPRAJIT 186.30 192.00 180.00 185.80 SIEMENS 1654.65 1671.00 1641.55 1655.35 14.40 ESCORTS 668.05 672.80 657.50 666.15 BBTC 1217.40 1234.40 1193.90 1199.80 SUVEN 300.20 301.65 283.10 285.25 JYOTHYLAB 176.55 179.70 173.50 175.30 GULFOILLUB 866.85 874.15 866.15 867.25 DLF 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Wednesday that Wong had The 22-year-old rose to   &< 9$> dence that the president abused eijing expressed "approval over many years "proclaimed prominence as the poster child   &;% his power and betrayed our Band support" Wednesday the viewpoints of so-called of the huge pro-democracy he Democratic Party, which national security while com- for the disqualification of Hong 'self-determination' and 'Hong "Umbrella Movement" of 2014 akistan on Wednesday Tcontrols the US House of promising the integrity of Kong democracy activist Kong independence' and pub- that failed to win any conces- Pissued a Rs 50 commem- Representatives, has unveiled a America's elections," Rules Joshua Wong from upcoming licly denied that Hong Kong is sions from Beijing, and served orative coin to mark the resolution setting out the next Committee Chairman James P local elections, after months of a part of China". time in jail for his role in 550th birth anniversary of steps in their impeachment McGovern said. protests in the semi- During recent protests those protests. Guru Nanak Dev, the efforts against President Donald "The House impeachment autonomous city. Wong "repeatedly grovelled to Wong was the only candi- founder of the Sikh religion Trump. inquiry has collected extensive Wong, one of the most foreign powers for sympathy date barred from standing in an in November. President Trump, a evidence and testimony, and prominent figures in the oth- and begged for interference", election for district councils, In a Facebook post, Republican, is accused of trying soon the American people will erwise leaderless movement, Yang Guang, of the Hong Kong which tackle regional issues. Prime Minister Imran Khan to pressure Ukraine into inves- hear from witnesses in an open accused the Hong Kong gov- and Macau Affairs Office, said The election is the first to be shared a picture of the coin. tigating unsubstantiated cor- setting. The resolution intro- ernment of "political screening" on the body's website held since the current anti-gov- "Pakistan issues com- ruption claims against his polit- duced today in the House Rules after an election officer ruled Wednesday. ernment protests started. memorative coin to mark ical rival, Joe Biden, and his son Committee will provide that his nomination for the He "is one of the chief cul- Wong accused the Hong the 550th anniversary of who worked with Ukrainian gas pathway forward," the heads of November poll invalid on prits challenging the red-line Kong government on Tuesday Guru Nanak Devji," Khan company Burisma. four House committees said in Tuesday. principle of 'one country, two of accepting "a political mission said in the post. The eight-page resolution a joint statement. But a spokesman for systems'", Yang said. handed down from Beijing" by The coin comes ahead of made public on Tuesday sets out They four are Congressmen China's top policy body on "We express approval and banning him from the polls. the inauguration of the land- a more public phase of the Adam Schiff, the Chairman of mark Kartarpur Corridor by inquiry and hands the lead role Permanent Select Committee on Prime Minster Khan on in hearings to the chair of the Intelligence; Jerrod Nadler, the $/"  November 9, three days intelligence committee, Adam Chairman of Judiciary 8  .'(  before the 550th birth Schiff. The House is expected to Committee; Eliot Engel, the anniversary celebrations of vote on the measure on Chairman of Committee on "   Guru Nanak. Thursday. Foreign Affairs, and Carolyn      <" The year 2019 marks the "There is mounting evi- Maloney, the Acting 550th birth anniversary year Chairwoman of the Committee  N   K of Sikhism founder Guru on Oversight and Reform. (     Nanak, whose birthplace is "The evidence we have ) %9=>= Sri Nankana Sahib in already collected paints the pic-   >'<9'2'8=4 the climate activist has won or Pakistan. ture of a president who abused hailand's king has sacked been nominated for. On Monday, Khan also his power by using multiple Tfour royal guards, two of een climate activist Greta Three Norwegian lawmak- laid the foundation stone of levers of the government to them for "adultery", in a fresh TThunberg, who has inspired ers nominated for the Nobel Baba Guru Nanak University press a foreign country to inter- wave of palace purges a week millions across the world to Peace Prize this year because in Nankana Sahib. fere in the 2020 election," they after his royal consort was stage protests urging leaders to they believe "the massive move- Evacuee Trust Property said. stripped of all titles for "disloy- better tackle global warming, has ment Greta has set in motion is Board (EPTB) Chairman Dr Following in the footsteps alty". Thai King Maha Vajir- declined an environmental prize, a very important peace contri- Amir Ahmed told The of previous impeachment alongkorn, 67, ordered the dis- saying "the climate movement bution." Express Tribune that the Sikh inquiries, the next phase will missal of two male guards from does not need any more prizes." Last year, about three pilgrims visiting Gurdwara move from closed depositions the "bedroom section", the Royal Two fellow climate activists months into her school climate Kartarpur Sahib next month to open hearings where the Gazette announced late Tuesday. spoke on Thunberg's behalf at an strike campaign, Thunberg to celebrate the birth anniver- American people will learn "They have committed inap- award ceremony Tuesday in declined another award — the sary of their religious firsthand about the president's propriate acts and adultery," the Stockholm for the regional inter- Children's Climate Prize, which founder, will be able to buy "misconduct", they said. statement said. The other two parliamentary Nordic Council's is awarded by a Swedish elec- the commemorative coin. Reacting sharply to the officers failed to meet the stan- prizes, reading a statement tricity company — because many The postage stamps will move of the Opposition dards of the royal guard and thanking the group for the hon- of the finalists had to fly to also issued, which will be Democratic Party, the White were dismissed without com- our. Thunberg, 16, is currently Stockholm for the ceremony. worth Rs 8 and could be used House described the resolution pensation, according to the in California. Thunberg notes that flights con- commonly, will have the an "illegitimate sham". gazette. But Sofia and Isabella tribute to global warming, so she image of Gurdwara Janam Axelsson quoted Thunberg as sailed across the Atlantic Ocean Asthan saying that "what we need is for for two weeks on a zero-emis- Last November, both our rulers and politicians to lis- sions sailboat to reach New York. India and Pakistan agreed to ten to the research." There the Swede scolded a set up the Kartarpur The Nordic Council hands UN climate conference in Corridor to link the historic out annual prizes for literature, September , repeatedly asking, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib - youth literature, film, music and "How dare you?" "We are in the the final resting place of the environment, each worth beginning of a mass extinction Guru Nanak - in Pakistani 350,000 Danish kroner (USD and yet all you can talk about is town of Kartarpur with Dera 52,000). money. You are failing us," she Baba Nanak in Punjab's It was not the first prize that said. Gurdaspur district.

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and weaving techniques have have probably the best them,” said the self-taught delight for those who 6    &  been around from time collection of antique tex- expert, who has a dis- share same love for her- immemorial and can be traced tiles in Delhi,” she added. cerning eye for quality itage. “Since a lot of    && &<>%<''= back to the Indus Valley Shobha acquires the and authenticity. women wear salwar  ?D  B & 9<" Civilisation. Through this exhi- textiles and fabrics from With exquisite kameez these days, there is     9  bition, I not only wanted to all over the country. “If Banarasi to Gharchola to also a collection of some of express my love towards them they are in a good condi- Ikats, Patolas and heavy the best dupattas. There  "         but also help the regional tion, I purchase them but silks in vibrant colours will also be a lovely collec-      
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 and veils and this exhibition  "  showcases the best of these +  "  designs. Some of the textiles are 9  "  almost 100 years old and  #M Shobha takes great care to restore them. With a discern- '
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wo of the hottest trends in home decor are els that were once part of the American Airlines Tsustainability and authenticity. No wonder terminal at John F Kennedy Airport in New architectural salvage shops are busy. York. There are enormous chandeliers that once Homeowners love features that come with a hung in a Broadway theater, and, from the old story, says Rich Ellis, publisher of Architectural Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, dishes, fireplace man- Salvage and Antique Lumber News. “When you tels and the elegant doorframe of the historic can point to your floor and say it came from an hotel’s presidential suite. old shoe factory in Connecticut, for example, Stuart Grannen runs the upscale that’s a big attraction,” he says. There are Architectural Artifacts in Chicago, which deals between 500 and 700 architectural salvage busi- in rare items favored by restaurants, bars and nesses across the country, and business has been hotels. “These days, individuals might have one good, he says. really great centerpiece item and live with that,” “It’s about both history and sustainability,” he says. “The days when someone would come says Madeline Beauchamp of Olde Good in and buy 50 doorknobs are done.” Most of his Things, one of the oldest architectural salvage clients, he says, are businesses looking for huge, businesses in the country, with one shop in Los beautiful counters, showcases, consoles or back Angeles, two retail warehouses in Scranton, bars. Pennsylvania, three stores in New York City and “When I salvage things, it might be the a flagship store to open soon in Midtown whole facade of a theatre or a giant chandelier,” Manhattan. he says. But Aragon counters that items like vin- Lorna Aragon, home editor at Martha tage plumbing, sinks and tubs continue to be Stewart Living, says people are looking for qual- popular. In addition to architectural elements, ity and “want their homes to be original. And salvaged lumber is also a hot item in many sal- of course the whole ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ aspect vage shops, sometimes transformed into things of things plays into it as well.” While some items like dining tables, ready-made, custom-ordered are sold just as found when they were salvaged or sold as is. from renovation sites, others have been modi- “The antique lumber side of things is very fied for home use. There are Paris street lamps strong,” says Ellis, for table tops and other decor reconfigured as large pendant lamps to hang elements. Antique bricks and paving stones are above kitchen islands or in loft apartments, and also being repurposed for, say, a decorative wall. window frames from historical buildings like “Things like those wonderful old wide floor- New York City’s Domino sugar factory or boards and barn siding have been popular for Flatiron building, now fitted with mirrors to be some time,” notes Aragon. hung on walls. Tin ceiling tiles from old New Ellis traces this history of architectural sal- York buildings are also sometimes fitted with vage to the 1960s, and says it has been growing mirrors or framed and hung as is, says slowly but steadily ever since but really became Beauchamp. mainstream in the 1990s. While the first gen- “One customer came in for a gargoyle to be eration of architectural salvage business own- incorporated in their garden area,” she adds. Her ers is starting to retire and close, a new gener- customers tend to be designers, architects and ation is stepping in, he says. those trying to update their homes with unique “That desire for elements with a sense of his- decor that has a sense of history. tory and a great story behind them is not going Olde Good Things sells everything from away anytime soon,” says Ellis. vintage doorknobs to huge stained-glass pan- L"  *1   !"# $ 0 &54-!0770 56 3.$ :   "       '2('/    I3' '  (( '   " *J*88II8.6 8&5 687

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) %8';> Giant yellow banners with ‘Independencia’ and ‘Llibertat’ written ionel Messi made it clear he is fit across them were unfurled before kick- and back to his scintillating best by off but there was no sign of unrest. Ltearing apart Real Valladolid on Instead, the mood turned celebratory as Tuesday in a thumping 5-1 victory for 8 C &  Messi got to work. Barcelona. It was his free-kick that Valladolid Messi scored another spell-binding made a mess of clearing, as Sergi free-kick at Camp Nou after his sump- Guardiola lashed the ball against Joaquin tuous pass had already teed up Arturo Fernandez and Lenglet reacted fastest, his Vidal for Barca’s second. He then drove *     '  &&  shot deflecting in before two minutes home his second late on before sliding were on the clock. through Luis Suarez to make it five. '   '@   17 ( (  Yet in truth his two goals and two MESSI RUNS THE SHOW assists were just the start of it, the defin- The procession was briefly halted ing moments of another mesmeric all- when Ter Stegen, perhaps unsighted, round performance that was dotted slapped a cross straight into the shin of with flicks, passes and dribbles, not to Olivas but the remaining 30 minutes of mention two humiliating nutmegs. the first half belonged to Messi. “I don’t know what more I He switched the ball for Frenkie de can say,” said Barcelona Jong to slightly overhit a pass for Arturo coach Ernesto Valverde. Vidal and then replicated the Dutchman’s “There were wonders effort but did it better, this time picking 0   /   ( 0    /  coming out of his foot,” said out Vidal perfectly to score at the back Valladolid’s Michel. “You can post. only applaud and enjoy it.” Five minutes later he sent a free-kick Valladolid had threat- curling away from Jordi Masip, who scut- /  ened to make a game of it when Kiko tled across his line but could never reach Olivas benefitted from a rare Marc-Andre the ball as it nestled in the top right-hand ter Stegen error to equalise, after Clement corner. *  <"&(//(  Lenglet had struck in the second minute. Messi flicked one through the legs of But with Messi in this sort of mood, Oscar Plano, who threw his head back   /5    the result never felt in doubt as victory and for a moment stopped dead in frus- sent Barcelona back to the top of La Liga, tration. Then it was Guardiola’s turn, only ) %8'&  after Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 this time the nutmeg doubled up as a draw by Alaves a couple of hours before. pass. nter Milan moved to the top of Serie A with Valverde’s side have now won seven After half-time, Ansu Fati, making Ia 2-1 victory over Brescia on Tuesday as Mario consecutive matches in all competi- his last appearance before turning 17, Balotelli threatened throughout against his for- tions, a run that began by beating should have tucked away a Messi pass mer side. Villarreal on September 24, when Messi before two goals in the 75th and 77th Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku returned from injury to make his first minutes put Valladolid out of sight. scored either side of half-time as Antonio start of the season. Messi cushioned Ivan Rakitic’s cute Conte’s team climbed above champions Juventus. He has needed time, admitting ear- pass on his thigh and drove it into the An own goal from Milan Skriniar on 76 min- lier this month he is still short of sharp- corner and then slid in Suarez, who fin- utes gave Brescia hope but the home side remain ness even as goals flew in against Sevilla, ished for his eighth goal of the season. in 18th place and are without a victory since Eibar and Slavia Prague. In injury time, Messi should have had September 21. But this display sent a resounding his hat-trick but curled wide of the left After the game Conte complained about message that Messi is back to his best post when he seemed certain to score. It Inter’s congested fixture list which has seen his even if Valverde feels there is more to might have been his first mistake all side play four games in nine days. come. night. “Any situation or result is acceptable at that “He is still getting back to full fitness,” Atletico Madrid could have done point. All we can do is thank the players for the Valverde said. “But he is getting better with a drop of Messi’s attacking inspira- spirit they showed to hang in until the end,” and better.” tion as they were held to a disappoint- Conte said. Valladolid were perhaps unfortunate ing draw by Alaves. “We are top of the table at this moment with the 32-year-old was fresh after the post- Alvaro Morata came off the bench to 25 points, but we are pushing the engine to the poned Clasico on Saturday meant score his third goal in as many games but max all the way and it can’t go much longer like Barcelona and Real Madrid were given Lucas Perez hit a stunning late equalis- this,” he added. the weekend off. er at Menizorrotza to ensure a tight con- Conte made two changes from the side It meant this was the first game at test between two of La Liga’s most stub- which drew 2-2 with Parma on Camp Nou since violent protests broke born defences ended all square. 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Wimbledon champion Halep will play Pliskova tomorrow to decide the group’s second spot. Svitolina had the better of long baseline rallies against an uncharacteristically errant Halep, who finished with 38 unforced errors. 8> (8( “It’s about managing attack and defense for me,” Svitolina said. “I’ve been working on this. That’s working well this week.” The 25-year-old is hoping to end a barren season on a high having failed to win a title since last year’s WTA Finals triumph.  .%B  Halep said she had to sharpen her game to stay in the tour- nament. “I really want to win because I want to qualify from this group,” she said. ) %8 &%' ever T20 century when “Hopefully I can recover because I’m a little bit tired and Australia crushed Sri Lanka on play better than today,” she added. avid Warner and Steve Sunday, and he brought that DSmith each smashed half- scintillating form into Brisbane. THIEM RALLIES PAST RAONIC centuries as Australia ham- In his first knock in the   Dominic Thiem booked his spot in the Paris Masters third mered Sri Lanka by nine wick- short format at international round on Wednesday by edging out Milos Raonic in a ets to win the second Twenty20 level since 2016, Smith was also marathon encounter, while Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas also pro- in Brisbane on Wednesday and firing — producing some glo- gressed. wrap up the series. rious drives and clever singles Fifth seed Thiem had to dig deep to get past Raonic 7-6 (7/5), It was another massive as he and Warner raced each 5-7, 6-4 as the Canadian powered down 30 aces in a thunder- wake-up call for the Sri other to see who could make 50 ous serving display. Lankans, who arrived in first. But Thiem, who has lost the last two French Open finals to Australia on the back of a 3-0 The explosive Warner won Rafael Nadal across Paris at Roland Garros, saved nine of 10 break series win against Pakistan but the battle, with his 14th T20 points to stay with his opponent before clinching the crucial have now been outplayed twice, half-century coming off 30 breakthrough in game nine of the deciding set. after being crushed by 134 balls, with seven fours. Smith “It was unbelievable today, his serve,” admitted the Austrian runs in Adelaide on Sunday. soon followed, grabbing his after winning in two hours and 38 minutes. They must now regroup for third 50, off 32 balls, with six “He served almost all his serves between 205 (kph) and 230. the third and final match in boundaries. When you have your chances you feel under so much pressure Melbourne tomorrow. There was nothing the Sri because you know you won’t have many.” Warner and Smith came Lankan bowlers could do Thiem, who reached the semi-finals at Bercy last year, will together after Aaron Finch was against such quality batsmen, face either Belgian 12th seed David Goffin or Bulgaria’s Grigor caught down the leg side off who were never troubled. Dimitrov in the last 16. Lasith Malinga for a golden “It’s a tough side and I “The draw is unreal, only top players,” he added. “It was duck, and the pair produced a think with this kind of batting already for me a horrible draw in this round and it won’t get batting masterclass. line-up our score wasn’t any easier from here.” Warner was unbeaten on enough,” said Sri Lanka skipper World number seven Tsitsipas continued his return to form 60 and Smith not out 53. Malinga. with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 victory over American Taylor Fritz. Chasing 118 to win after “We didn’t get the score we The 21-year-old Tsitsipas struggled following the end of the Sri Lanka were restricted to 117 expected and the batsmen will clay-court season, but has since recovered and arrived in Paris all out off 19 overs, they have to be more responsible. having reached at least the semi-finals in each of his previous reached their target with 42 Shot selection is not that great three events. balls to spare. and we didn’t get any partner- He claimed a tight opening set in a tie-break before cruis- “The bowlers did a terrif- ships in the middle overs.” ing through the second to book a clash with either ninth seed ic job, we bowled in the right Two wickets from the tow- Roberto Bautista Agut or in-form Australian teenager Alex de areas and created chances and ering Billy Stanlake, in for Minaur. restricted them to 117, which Mitchell Starc who was attend- Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov saw off Monte Carlo wasn’t enough on this wicket,” ing his brother’s wedding, and Masters winner Fabio Fognini 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to set up a third- said Smith. a brace each for Ashton Agar, round clash with sixth seed Alexander Zverev. “It’s nice and easy batting at Adam Zampa and Pat The 20-year-old Shapovalov has already reached three the other end from Davy,” h e Cummins kept Sri Lanka in Masters semi-finals in his career, including at Miami earlier this added. check after they won the toss year, while the defeat ends Fognini’s chances of qualifying for “He’s doing a terrific job. and batted. next month’s ATP Tour Finals in London. Played beautifully the other day After Sri Lanka in Chile’s Cristian Garin edged out former runner-up John Isner and backed it up tonight as Melbourne, Australia face 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) and will next face Jeremy Chardy after the well.” Pakistan in three T20s in Frenchman’s shock win over world number four Daniil Warner scored his first- Sydney, Canberra and Perth. Medvedev on Tuesday.