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" # year-old Salman’s application heard the arguments of the  !     !   for suspension of sentence for prosecution and the defence  '$ a month against his conviction. which lasted about an hour and !   Q  !   The judge asked the actor to pronounced the order around ()*+,  !    -      appear before the court after a 3 pm, a defence counsel said. $     &       month on May 7 when it will Salman’s sisters — Alvira '$    hear his plea for further sus- *   !     ,     !  ) and Arpita — were present &  ()*+.  & Q    pension of the sentence. during the hearing.    " / &  ()+0  Meanwhile, the Bishnoi The actor’s long-time body- Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali The actor was convicted by & %!  " 1/&    community, which reveres the guard Shera accompanied him Bendre and a local, Dushyant a trial court and sentenced to % &   Q "  "   1 blackbuck, has decided to move to the airport. Singh, giving them the “bene- five years in prison for killing 3 45!  &  the Rajasthan High Court chal- Hundreds of the actor’s fit of doubt” for the incident. two blackbucks during the "  "  !  6 lenging the bail granted to fans, who gathered outside the It also cited the differences shooting of “Hum Saath Saath   ond time. Oli had earlier come 7.!  Salman, according to Ram Jodhpur Central Jail, burst fire- in the post-mortem reports of Hain” in Kankani village near to in February 2015 in his      3   & ! Niwas, the secretary of the crackers and sang songs from the blackbucks with the first say- Jodhpur on the night of   previous tenure as PM. The       & %$ Bishnoi Tiger Force. his films as he walked out of the ing there was no gunshot injury October 1, 1998. relations between India and            Immediately after his prison. Police had made tight while second stating that the In a late night develop-   Nepal took a nosedive there-      release, Salman was driven security arrangements. animals were killed by gunshots. ment, an order was issued to after with his Government      !  "    under police escort to the The fans, carrying garland- Judge Joshi said during transfer District and Sessions %  2203/ accusing India of causing insta- ! !         Jodhpur airport, from where he ed posters of the actor, raised the trial, Salman had never Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi to bility and economic blockage.   !     was flown to Mumbai in a spe- slogans like “Salman zindabad”, misused any condition. He Sirohi, as part of a reshuffle. He mid China’s growing influ- However, during his visit this      &   cial plane, a police official said. “Salman tum sangharsh karo, also said he was earlier grant- was among 134 judges shifted Aence in the Himalayan time it is evident that both sides           Q On his return to his Bandra res- hum tumhare saath hai”. A few ed bail in the Mathania Ghoda by the HC registrar general. Kingdom, India on Saturday want to bury the past and have !"#$%%%  .    idence in north-west Mumbai, fans even chased the actor’s cav- Farm case in which he was sen- Turn to Page 4 sought to set “game-changing a ‘forward looking relationship’. &         Salman was given a hero’s alcade for some distance. tenced to five years in prison equations” with Nepal as Prime Known for his pro-China ! 8  welcome by his fan on The judge directed Khan for killing a blackbuck. Later,  !6 Minister Narendra Modi and his tilt, Oli said that he has come to       .  #778  '(     % "  Saturday night. not to leave the country with- the high court had acquitted visiting Nepalese counterpart India with an aim to enhance & %    %   )    ((    Salman was allowed to out the court’s permission. In him in the case. KP Sharma Oli agreed to relations to newer heights and "     " leave the jail after the prison its 10-page bail order, the court Similarly, he was acquitted  4%  increase engagement in key build a strong edifice of “trust-    (   !      authorities received the bail said the trial judge acquitted his by the trial court last year in the 4 6 areas of connectivity, agriculture, based” relationship. “We want to        &   documents, the official said. Bollywood colleagues Saif Ali Bhawad poaching case in %%"  Defence, security and trade. erect a strong edifice of trust-   +    ! "! Later while giving the based relations between the two             %"% details of the bilateral discus- close neighbours that we are. We    -.!"/    " 9  " " sions between Modi and Oli, want to create a model relation-  ! "# $%%   &    6 Foreign Secretary Vijay ship, which makes not only us   %)   !  "!            Gokhale said the expansion of but our posterity equally proud      O%!* electrified rail link between of our accomplishment. A rela-    (         "" % Raxaul to Kathmandu, devel- tionship that is cherished forev-        $()&  opment of inland waterway er,” Oli said in his media state-   !      " !!%"   " and collaboration in agriculture ment. It is learnt that during his  "  !        were the “three new game discussion with Modi, Oli said,  4        changers of the relations”. “Nepal has entered a new era of   & Q! %:"     This was the first bilateral stability. I look for India’s support ();;<   !   % < !    visit of Oli to India after taking for economic growth of Nepal.” ();)   &  49"       2203/ over as Nepal’s PM for the sec- Turn to Page 4 ()0) '! !  ! "    "9< 5! n a fresh development in the  ())0 =>>*  " Ileak of the Central Board of  ?    "   Secondary Examination Amit and Ashok worked at the he handed over the economics  " !!   (CBSE) Class XII economics school as clerk and peon respec- paper bundle to his colleagues !    "    paper, the Delhi Police Crime tively. Rakesh was the centre — Amit and Ashok.”  &  Branch on Saturday arrested superintendent of Jawahar The duo took out a copy of    $,   ,=>(*" three staff members of a school Navodaya Public School in Una, the economics paper and sent  4 &    !  in Himachal Pradesh. where the CBSE exams were it to Rakesh Kumar via #     "!   The questioning of the being held, he added. WhatsApp messaging applica- .  ,   !    Q arrested — Rakesh Kumar, Meanwhile, Special tion. Rakesh Kumar then got it 5! ?   Amit Sharma and Ashok Commissioner of Police hand written by a student   "  4! Kumar, all from DAV (Crime) RP Upadhayay said, whom he tutored. "  ! !  4 Centenary Public School in “On March 23, three days “The hand-written copy  "  ,   4  ! " Himachal Pradesh’s Una — before the economics paper was sent by Rakesh to his rel- 4! " " !  revealed that the Class XII exam, Rakesh collected bundles ative in , whose !     4  economics paper was leaked on of computer science paper, the son was appearing for Class XII  4 "  -  "   March 23, three days before the exam for which was due that examination. That way, the           exam date, in Una town, and it day, from the strongroom of hand-written copy got leaked 4!  !       was shared on at least 40 Union Bank in Una. He also on WhatsApp groups,” the    . "!    ,  WhatsApp groups, police said. picked up a bundle of eco- police officer said. Q       Confirming the arrests, nomics paper.” Later the three accused    !     Joint Commissioner of Police Explaining how the eco- deleted the WhatsApp mes-  "" !"  ""  (Crime Branch) Alok Kumar nomics paper was circulated, sages and destroyed the hand-  !     told The Pioneer that Rakesh the officer said, “While Rakesh written copy to hide digital      !      Kumar is a PGT economics took computer science paper footprints. Q"      3   teacher at the DAV school while bundle to Jawahar Navodaya, Turn to Page 4 "  #    $        $  %&'(    !  )              " 4#   "    /& !   012  4  =>(;/%       9  !.!!"                     ! "  4             !           /   !   2203/ nearly 100-odd ultras. Out of     !  " %,     '(()!#*+#!! ,-("))/ &, them, 60 per cent are foreign   !         ! Gold Coast: Venkat Rahul n the wake of back-to-back terrorists who are highly moti- "#$%% ! !       " Ragala extended India’s medal- Ikillings of two innocents by  #01 # &)"*#P) &3# vated and well trained. They &O   ,  Q         hunting run in the weightlifting a terrorist in Kashmir earlier will try to attempt audacious % )% *  4  !     "   competitions as he clinched this week, the security forces terrorists. bility of local people moving attacks on sensitive locations in    !      the gold medal in the men’s 85kg have launched a major opera- Admitting that the “situa- out of Hajin, which is about 25 Srinagar in the coming days      ,      "     " category at the Commonwealth tion to nab Abu Muslim, a top tion is precarious”, officials in to 30 km from Srinagar, to before returning to safe hous-     ! %/! % "     Q Games on Saturday. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) the security establishment said escape Abu Muslim’s terror, es in Hajin, officials said.   !"#$ + !!1  !! Venkat Rahul, the 21-year- commander. He is reportedly here on Saturday that Abu officials said the large-scale Against this backdrop, the  ""!,!-$.        4  old from Andhra Pradesh, lift- responsible for the murder of Muslim resorted to the killing operation to nab him is anti-insurgency grid compris- %! !   !! !  ed a total of 338 kg — 151 kg these youths to terrorise the of the two youths to send a mes- extremely difficult given the ing Army, paramilitary and !  -    ,    in snatch and 187 in clean local population of Hajin in sage that his writ runs large in high risk of collateral damage. the local police have stepped up !"/ /%)  =>()" and jerk — to bring maiden North Kashmir. the area. Explaining this aspect, Dotted with at least 20-odd patrolling in Hajin. """")         ! gold medal for India in this As the terrorist has sources said he had infiltrated mohallas, Hajin has narrow Turn to Page 4 /0% %*  4! ! % weight category. achieved his aim to some extent with a group of eight to 10 lanes making it easy for %  "% 4 !   9 Venkat Rahul’s gold medal as “people are losing faith in the ultras in 2016 and most of his terrorists to evade            was India’s fourth in Gold law and order machinery to compatriots were killed in security forces, %          Coast. All of medals for India protect them”, local comman- encounters last year. However, officials said, &!!#&$ "1+!    " " ,     here have come from weightlift- ders of security forces fear he has managed to rope in some adding the foreign    @       ing category. Venkat Rahul lift- these killings may lead to exo- foreign and local terrorists into terrorists have some "  <'3    " ed 147 kg in his first effort in dus from this densely populat- his group and committed these local support to sustain )% *+ /! /!     snatch to set the lead early. ed area. Abu Muslim infiltrat- murders, including decapitating themselves. )"  </       Opeloge and Fazrul were not ed into Kashmir from Pakistan Manzoor Ahmed Bhat, in an North Kashmir bordering "! .        &  behind, lifting 144 and 145 kg in 2016 and has since managed effort to establish his suprema- Line of Control (LoC) is the !)%       4 !  " respectively in their first efforts. to evade police. He is now cy over other groups, they said. infiltration route for terrorists  *  " ! Detailed report on P10 one of the emerging leaders of Not ruling out the possi- and this area at present has    (   )* +,-)  3.-

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/>(!#,*/# 76#$< 2 big canvas. + 6-.8-. The brilliance of Kransinsky and his tantalisingly intricate yet simple movie lies in the his near silent movie explodes with so way he keeps his canvas utilitarian with no grand much force that you are startled t the monster, aerial or panning shots used to prop up Tcore by its unexpected pulling strings. the destruction. The landscape is ruinous, The only explosive sounds you here are of almost debris but nothing is done to enhance the excellence, precision, emotion and sheer fallout of such mass destruction. The characters, !   survival in the face of a devastating alien including the two children — one boy who shows monster invasion which leaves next to no up fear with distinction and the girl who is deaf, humanity on Earth. feels betrayed by her father and extremely /2/! A middle class     Now these craftily curated monsters are headstrong — add to anxiety levels that the film 76! 2 2 advertising agency employee predators of sound. They are otherwise blind to hypes up constantly and beautifully. 2 11 (Irrfan) loves his beautiful *#,#++/!, everything but just a tap or even whisper can The farm house which the family lives in /" $ wife who does not 76+  1$   "$0  bring them to the spot in seconds to eat up would have been great if life had been left to  reciprocate so he makes do 1+ #  1 +   everything around. The near survive on the planet; the simple + 68-. with other employees wives’ <$   perfection of this movie lies in mores with which the family pictures in office if you know + 6=8-. !10! 9,"(0 the fact that writer-director- embeds the need for sounds is s Irrfan battles a rare what I mean. He admires his actor John Karsinsky is marvellous, as fantastic as the brain ailment in a wife’s beauty from a wall he bunnies are here with their becoming 76   ,   * courageous enough to nattily stunning way in which Emily Ahospital abroad, his hole in the bedroom but one animations and colourful carrot-lettuce- "     +  +  > shape a 1 hour 95 minutes Blunt gives birth to a child, latest film Blackmail rolled day when he returns early Ttomato landscape drawn diligently by the " %  feature film without using somehow dealing with the out this week without with dreams of romancing animators while Peter Rabbit and his clan of three + 648-. dialogues and serenading the sound of a crying baby just born much ado. The film, an his wife, he finds a big burly sisters and bro-pal running amok in a farm taken sound of silence in any which into the world where a monster attempted black comedy of guy in her bed. And thus away from them by a grumpy old man who ate up way you can imagine. is lurking next to its mother’s blackmail, deceit, infidelity starts the blackmailing. Peter’s father in a rabbit pie years ago. omance has gone out of the system The actors (there are only womb to sniff a sob of pain or and murder is no Box The theme of the movie Beatrix Potter’s 19th Century creation, these of cinema and if it comes visiting five in the entire film) walk barefoot; the wife puts birth. Office ringer even though is interesting but it does not bunnies in their 2018 avatar are much too raucous, Ronce in a while, it is twisted, post up cloth chimes so that no sound comes out of This particular scene is the showstopper of the genre is new and have in it the flesh to keep ungainly, in disciplined and creatures of a chaotic world modern and mostly unromantic. There them; the family talks in sign language; laughter, the film and its prolonged 15-minute sequence worked hard upon. you engaged for the length of to honour the originals but for the Indian audience, were times when the month of February tears and even frightful screams are silent. No draws the viewers into forgetting to breathe just Irrfan is the centrepoint a feature film. From not very familiar with the before of the story, Peter the Hollywood would essentially come up floors can creek, no baby can cry and no sounds like Blunt who has to give birth in a mess of blood of the film and does not let blackmail No 1 to blackmail Rabbit is a funny animated movie which may not be with a groovy romance which you would of everyday life can be created, not even a whiff and strain and in the absence of her husband and you down even once but No 4, there is not much a wonder but is no blunder either. await eagerly. of them. two kids who have gone out to get fish for dinner. even his acting acumen is happening so the film is not The story revolves around a family of bunnies and Not anymore. First, our film-makers And yet, the patience with which the viewers In short, A Quiet Place is a marvellous unable to save the film which expected to do well at the their love for the girl next door, a village beauty who do not have romantic inclinations. Second, are drawn into the absolutely tense proceedings, survival film which is near chinkless, entirely has weak plot, too much of Box Office, this despite has a soft corner for wildlife, the bunnies included. The the complexities of life irritatingly creep into kept skillfully taut to the end, goading your engrossing and a momentous moment-to- the same thing going on Irrfan’s fans supporting him farmhouse is inherited by a stiff upper lip young a story making it complex and boring and interest relentlessly can’t be anything but a marvel moment saga which graces cinema halls across throughout the film, thus in his fight against his disease Londoner who famously says in the movie: “I have even stressful, at times. of experimental cinema which the likes of the world only once in a while. Definitely, this nibbling away the interest of and serenading him in his nothing against the countryside, I just find it disgusting So when a sweet and simple old world Steven Spielberg are known to orchestrate on the one is the movie of the year. the viewers. efforts on screen. that’s all”. He works for Harrods, is denied a promotion film comes along in which there are two thanks to nepotism, goes amok and is thrown out. youngster totally focussed on love, with no !""!0 So, he goes to the farmhouse to sell it to the highest intricate sub-plots coming along, you histrionically brilliant as just another bidder so that he uses the money to build his own settle down after initial surprise. 76, ::% / '     middle class man bored with his Harrods replica and rule the kingdom of big dreams. The same goes for Midnight Sun 2% married life and indulging in tasteless Not all his plans go the way he wants them too, where the girl suffers from a one in a + 648-. but relentless “harmless flirting” while including him falling for the girl next door as the million disease which entails that the the film. to see the face of the little his pregnant wife tends to his four-year- bunnies fume and fret about her love for them going sunrays never touch her. She lives her life his psychological thriller, aptly Tabu, as usual, is Titli. old son. away in the wrong direction. behind special windows and comes alive propped by heavy duty actors brilliant as the mother of Director Mukul Annu Kapoor as the top cop on the Thus begins a war of attrition between the bunnies only at night. The boy is someone she TTabu and Manoj Bajpayee for a three-year-old girl Abhyankar does a good case is over-cooked and much too and Tom with episodic hilarity introduced in good romances as a child by seeing him go past most part keeps you interested. It lives called Titli who is and interesting build-up in theatrical for the role and his measure to carry on the proceedings around electric her window every single day from up to its tag, keeping the suspense up kidnapped from her this thriller which has exaggerated gestures sometimes gets to shocks, butt trappers and some such instruments of war. kindergarten to graduation. till the last two two-three shots and resort room in Mauritius everything going. you. However, the film is an under- The film is colourful, interesting, emotional and Once love flowers, there is an ailment playing constant mind games, which and there is no trace of Bajpayee, as an edgy publicised good mount which plays on humorous for children to laugh out loud and take out to take care of and a lot of emotions flow means the viewers are understandably her being anywhere. In philanderer, is, however, a your curiousities till the very end and their chins from popcorn packs to be with the jacket- out in tears. Still, the film is moving, loving perplexed about who is the psycho in fact, all through the film, we do not get wee bit over-stretched in trying to be throws up an interesting climax. clad bunnies of their choice. and interesting. O*. /0 .)  9$  $ $ )1. 0"/. 0 /2)/!P !"  *3 )! %  !" %! !"!"! "&"!()( (%  '* #  !* 22 =,!  '*R' + # (&,--'(.((*   % #   % %'*   "! )/ / %"")! %) /O!%! %!" !!*?   /"! 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A (PUC) certificates, from 2012- As per a joint agreement total of 5,086 buses were chal- "  13 till February 2018,” said among States sharing the laned for lacking valid PUC     2203/   $     Delhi Transport Minister National Capital Region (NCR), certificates, from 2017-till told the court that it was an Kailash Gahlot during the it is mandatory that buses February this year. The num- unique case where the culprits ongoing session of the entering Delhi are run on CNG. ber was quite low in the previ- elhi Assembly Speaker Ram were let go and those who com-     2203/ ) /(    “Vinay worked as a guard at Assembly. The highest number of ous years -- 244 in 2012-13, 216 DNiwas Goel on Saturday plained were made accused.      the factory. He slept on the first According to the rules, the buses, 3,328, that were chal- in 2013-14, 506 in 2014-15, 189 denied before a Delhi court the “BJP members were wo men were killed after a (     floor. His distant relative, fine for not having a valid PUC laned for the lack of valid PUC in 2015-16,.And 978 in 2016- allegations of causing hurt and destroying liquor and the Tmassive fire broke out in a Kuldeep, worked in another is 1,000.While the State certificates, came from Uttar 17, he said in a written reply. rioting at the house of a realtor accused were actually the com- footwear manufacturing facto-        factory nearby. He too would Transport Authority of Delhi Pradesh, followed by 2,064 The enforcement wing of in an East Delhi colony in 2015. plainant and complained against ry in Outer Delhi’s Narela area (   spend his night here itself,” said has no power to cancel permits from Rajasthan. While the the Transport Department car- Goel made the submissions the act. Regular calls were made on the early hours of Saturday.        a labourer who knew the duo of buses from other States vio- number of buses booked for ries out regular checks of pol- before Additional Chief to the police, but it did not According to police, the    but refused to reveal his identi- lating norms in the city under violating pollution norms in lution standards of the buses Metropolitan Magistrate Samar answer in time. deceased have been identified as ty. The two men were natives of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. Delhi during the same period coming to Delhi from neigh- Vishal, who reserved for April 17 “Our common intention 30 year old Vinay and 25 year the Bawana Industrial area. Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh,” The Transport Department was just 643. bouring states. Buses not hav- the order on whether to put him was to prevent the distribution old Kuldeep. Police suspect that While the factory in Bawana was said a senior police officer. corresponds with their coun- According to the trans- ing valid PUC certificates are and six other accused on trial in of liquor. the two men died to suffocation being run without any legal Meanwhile, a senior Delhi terparts in other States in case port Minister, action against challaned, said transport M the case. Police was present, the SDM since they were not able to formality, senior police officers Fire Service official said that It offending buses belong to buses causing pollution picked inister. Goel's advocate Mhd Irshad was present, even the house escape from the building as said that the Narela factory was was only when the locals saw members were present. How they were sleeping. A senior fire running legally. flames emanating from the top was it a trespass?” the advocate official said, “There were no eye- In the Bawana mishap, the floor of the building that they ! argued. witnesses, but it is likely that the building allegedly had only one called the fire department that 10 %     % Various election-related two men woke up from their exit route because of which the dispatched eight fire tenders to   O material of the BJP, besides sev- sleep only after the fire had people inside found themselves the factory. eral bottles of liquor, were recov- spread.” trapped and charred to death. “By the time we broke open ,&" ered, which prove the illegal Police said that a case has Police said that the latest the door and brought the men %   gratification was made, he said. been registered under sections deaths occurred at around 2.30 out, they were already motion- %% According to an FIR regis- 285 (negligent conduct with am in the DSIIDC (Delhi state less. The deaths occurred due to tered on a complaint by a local respect to fire or combustible Industrial and Infrastructure inhaling the smoke,” said a fire     2203/ builder, Manish Ghai, AAP's matter) and 304 A (causing Development Corporation) officer, adding the packing mate- Shahdara MLA Ram Niwas death due to negligence) at the industrial area, located next to rial was inflammable and caused ollowing the case of sexual Goel and his supporters had Narela police station. Bhorgarh in Narela. The facto- the fire to spread rapidly. Fharassment against head of allegedly raided one of his hous- Earlier this year, 17 factory ry manufactures plastic footwear Though police have not Department of Chemistry at es in Vivek Vihar on the night workers were killed in flames items on the ground floor and ruled out foul play in the deaths, Delhi University and many other of February 6, 2015, a day before after a massive fire broke in a stores the packing material on they said the initial probe has cases pending with the Internal the Delhi Assembly elections. cracker manufacturing unit in the first floor. indicated it was an accident. Complaints Committee (ICC) of DU, the president of National Democratic Teachers' Front (NDTF) and Executive Council (EC) member AK Bhagi has written to the DU Vice- Chancellor Prof Yogesh Tyagi for speedy enquiry and action in such cases. The letter is endorsed by several Academic Council (AC) members also. “It has been noted that uni- versity is constantly failing in its     2203/  7 <&!/#, 1&<#!## )&,#1&)(<( '(##)(/( duty to complete the inquiry and "(!,(&+ &,&&0 1" ) 1&<#!## )&,*&+ () action in sexual harassment n its bid to provide world class /(,#1(( LManish Sisodia cases as per the provisions of the Iinfrastructure at Delhi class facilities at Delhi and now they are sending their Act to deal with sexual harass- Government schools so as to Government schools, our kids to Government schools,” ment cases at work place. The make them stand at par with the Government has set up an exam- said Sisodia. inquiry in such cases must be best private players in the edu- ple for other States who want to The Aam Aadmi Party completed and report its finding cation sector, Chief Minister transform their schools into Government has bought a huge to Executive Council within 90 Arvind Kejriwal and his Deputy model schools”. transformation in the overall days for suitable action,” said Manish Sisodia on Saturday While, Deputy Chief ambience of Government Bhagi in his letter to VC. He said inaugurated swimming pools at Minister and Education Minister, schools with proper facilities that pending cases of sexual two Government schools, Manish Sisodia in his address to for the students and the teach- harassment has resulted into Rajkiya Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya the students said, “We can only ers, multi-storey school build- unrest in university communi- (West Vinod Nagar) and Annie provide facilities and infrastruc- ings, well-equipped computer ty especially among women. Besant Sarvodaya Kanya ture but it is up to you how labs, CCTV surveillance and big “It has also been noted that Vidyalaya (Pocket-B, Mayur would you take advantage of playgrounds. The efforts of the even in cases of serious com- Vihar- Phase II). these facilities and make us Delhi Government have started plaints against administrators, Addressing the gathering, proud in future.” bearing fruits as a sizeable num- they are being allowed to con- Kejriwal said, “AAP Government “The makeover of ber of students have joined these tinue on their administrative is committed to provide quality Government schools has schools, leaving private schools positions. Their continuation in education. By setting up of world changed the mindset of parents in their vicinities. their administrative positions may give them a chance to influence witnesses etc. Therefore, for a fair enquiry dur- "     ing that period the administra- tor must be removed from his administrative position,” said    ,R the letter.     2203/

he sanitation workers who  ! Twere on hunger strike since March 20 have broken their fast on the assurance from Delhi % ) BJP president Manoj Tiwari to meet their demands including > % regularisation of daily wage sanitation workers.     2203/ Addressing workers, Tiwari said “We understand louds hover over national that your demands are genuine CCapital’s sky partly on and you deserve it but due to  We understand that your demands are genuine and you Saturday with the mercury dip- prevailing financial crisis it deserve it but due to prevailing financial crisis it was delayed. ping to 19 degrees Celsius a was delayed. But now the cor- But now the corporation has decided to fulfill your point below the season’s aver- poration has decided to fulfill demands — BJP president Manoj Tiwari age, said the weather office. your demands. “The rainfall recorded last Tiwari also expressed hope up to 2017 would be regu- Agarwal said that most of the night was 5 mm. The sky will that now the workers will put larised or not,” he said. demands of sanitation workers remain partly cloudy with up their efforts to bring the Maken further said that have been accepted. She said chances of light rainfall and driz- changes and help in achieving sanitation workers never went that to provide cashless med- zle in some areas within the the objectives of Swachh Bharat on strike or agitations to get ical facility to them has also National Capital Region,” said an Mission. their salaries and for the fulfill- been approved. official of India Meteorological Meanwhile, Delhi ment of their demands during She also made an appeal to Department official (IMD) . Congress president Ajay the Congress rule in municipal the workers to make the city The maximum tempera- Maken on Saturday also met corporations. “It is indeed very clean by putting extra efforts. ture is expected to hover around with sanitation workers. He sad that the sanitation workers, Agarwal further said that 36.6 degrees Celsius, two notch- said the demands such as reg- who play a pivotal role in keep- along with their salary, sanita- es above the season's average. ularization of temporary ing Delhi neat and clean, are tion workers will be paid 5000 The humidity at 8.30 am employees, clearance of their forced to go on hunger strike. per month as part of payment was 59 per cent. Friday’s max- pending arrears, uniforms; Randhir Gagat who was on of pending arrear. Attacking imum temperature settled at 37 pension, cashless medical card hunger strike along with other Delhi Chief Minister (CM) degrees Celsius, five notches etc are not new and pending for workers assured that they Arvind Kejriwal for not meet- above the season’s average decades. “The official or lead- would now focus on their ing with workers after giving while the minimum tempera- ers of the corporation have also duties and would clear all time, she said that the CM is ture was recorded at 22.5 not given any assurance to the garbage as soon as possible. only indulging in party politics degrees Celsius, three notches sanitation workers that those North Delhi Municipal by not releasing the due funds above the season’s average. temporary sanitation workers Corporation Mayor, Preety of the corporation.    (   )* +,-)   .# "$  $ )  5   .      ,3     $ 6        R $  3 ,        prominent football team of the of Indian football,” said Bhasi. &32/ 1960s is a contemporary of for- Magan Singh, former India     > >1/ clicked photographs and  2203/ against the Emergency, be recog- mer Indian players like Inder captain who donned the colours took videos of Salman, as nised and declared as freedom et another sporting season Singh (Punjab) and Magn Singh of Rajasthan Armed hree hours after he walked he headed to his car to go nion Minister fighters. Gehlot has also written Yis coming to an end in (Rajasthan). Constabulary, Bikaner, during Tout of a Jodhpur jail where to his residence. UThaawarchand Gehlot has to Home Minister Rajnath Singh South India devoid of any major “To tell you the truth, we are his heydays and was a heartthrob he had spent two nights, Salman was seen car- requested HRD Minister in this regard. The LSS is an all India football tournaments. yet to see the greats like Inder among the fans is a disappoint- Bollywood actor Salman Khan rying his nephew, Arpita's Prakash Javadekar to include the organisation representing polit- The period from January to and Magan. We may not have ed man. “We had great hopes of returned to his Bandra resi- one-year old son, in his life and works of Jayaprakash ical prisoners jailed during the mid-May used to be the football won any international cups but seeing Indian flag flying in inter- dence in north-west Mumbai arms, from the airport Narayan in school syllabus. Emergency. season in Kerala, Tamil Nadu these players were rated highly national arena. But the tragedy to a hero’s welcome on Saturday longue to his car to return Narayan, popularly referred and Karnataka. Other than the in other Asian countries,” Bhasi is that we are nowhere near the night. home. to as JP, is remembered for lead- Indian Soccer League (ISL) fea- told The Pioneer. He says that top in Asia itself. I have not seen After hundreds of his fans Another round of cel- ing the mid-1970s opposition turing some foreign players and there was a period during the Indian team taking part in inter- greeted him at the Mumbai air- ebrations awaited the actor against the then Prime Minister   77 portrayed as the country’s pro- 1960s and 1970s when Kerala national tournaments like port, a rousing reception await- was accompanied by his sisters near his residence where his Indira Gandhi. In his letter to the fessional football circuit, there alone boasted of seven all-India Merdeka Cup in Malaysia or the ed Salman when he arrived at Alvira, Arpita and his person- fans cheered him, whistled and HRD Minister, Gehlot also From Page 1 are no regular tournaments in football tournaments. Sultan Marah Halim Cup at his “Galaxy” residence at al bodyguard Shera. shouted slogans like “Salman sought that the period of One of the main purpose South India now. “These tournaments were Medan in Indonesia,” said Bandra where thousands of Thousands of his fans who Khan Zindabad”. They burst Emergency be included in school for intense patrolling is to put “It is depressing to note that widely followed all over the Magan. He said he was really fans had been waiting ever included mothers with children crackers and distributed sweets. curriculums. The Union pressure on ultras including the quality of football has gone country though we did not have moved when one of the football since the Jodhpur court grant- in their arms, youngsters, elder- After 15-odd minutes of Minister of Social Justice and Abu Muslim to commit a mis- down from what it was in the satellite TV sports channels or fans in Kozhikode presented ed bail in the backbucks poach- ly men and women, lustily his arrival at his residence, Empowerment said he has take by exposing themselves 1950s and 1960s,” said Bhasi modern gadgets like mobile him with an album of pho- ing case. cheered Salman, as he walked Salman – along with his yes- received a representation in this and falling into the security net. Malapparamba, former player- phones and internets. tographs featuring him playing Salman, who had driven inside his residence. Many of teryear script writer-father regard from the national presi- He has managed to remain turned-football writer in Kerala’s Newspapers and AIR news bul- in the Nagjee Cup, South India’s straight from the jail to the his fans displayed placards and Salim Khan and all other fam- dent of the Loktantra Senani hidden in Hajin thereby mak- Kozhikode. Bhasi, the former lets were the only source of infor- most glamorous tournament Jodhpur airport to take a char- banners in support of the actor. ily members – appeared in the Sangh (LSS), Kailash Soni. ing it all the more important for captain of Young Challengers, a mation. But the thrill is gone out which has become defunct now. tered flight to Mumbai, arrived Earlier, his fans went on a balcony of his residence and Soni also sought that social the security forces to get him at his home at 8 pm. Sporting frenzy seeing Salman step out of waved at his fans for quite some and political workers, who par- before Abu Muslim carries out a dark t-shirt, a cap, the actor the Mumbai airport. They time. ticipated in the movement another strike. "# $ *&0  %%  !* L/ L&K%% %%   @@@ "  !% " # India will assist Nepal in devel- posal on inland waterways. Talking about discussions   "! )M% * oping inland waterway on its Enhanced connectivity will on defence and security issues,  %$H%% 0) !" rivers that will connect with definitely contribute to our Modi said India and Nepal %*-H$H"   "  $  Indian waterways and provide desire to be a land-linked coun- have close and deep connection      )M %* ++) > Nepal additional access to sea. try instead of land-locked,” Oli on the matters of defence and L !"%% "! 6 & 1) A) % & “Apart from building connec- said. security. “We both agree to pre- From Page 1 + %     5O1* tivity, this new initiative will The electrified rail link vent the abuse of our open bor- The judge had on Friday  ! *3%*! ?) 3!+  also be helpful in the move- between Raxual to Kathmandu der, and to pursue our shared reserved his decision on Khan’s  !%") %!E3+F>%&12 From Page 1 ment of cargo,” Gokhale said. valley is expected to boost security interests,” Modi said. bail plea till Saturday after hear- !"  %%)M "" "%!  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While defence counsel %%&123A 5> -H)&12    assured him that India will means of transport in the an year, and the two sides ground breaking ceremony of Bora had argued for Khan’s bail " "! &#: ! !  stand with Nepal as reliable Protocol to the Treaty of Transit would finalise the implemen- the Motihari-Amlekhgunj in the court on Friday, public > :;* %:.* %   partner and is committed to between India and Nepal will tation and funding modalities cross-border petroleum prod- prosecutor Pokar Ram Bishnoi   !"  !* deepening of relations with it. be worked out soon. of the project based on the ucts pipeline at Motihari. The had opposed the plea.  &!1 ?"  "  " ! %% “I understand that my basic “With our assistance, Nepal Detailed Project Report. two sides also discussed about After Khan was granted *A) "> :L)% principle of “Sabka Saath, Sabka will get an extra connectivity to India is already engaged in expediting the post-earthquake bail, his friends and well-wish- * !  "!! %%>  Vikas” for India’s development the sea. And the country of implementation of Phase-I of reconstruction projects in ers from the film industry A % !  :8* and the vision of Prime Everest will be able to connect the India-Nepal cross-border Nepal being implemented with expressed their happiness over Minister of Nepal for a directly to the ocean. I believe rail link projects. The stretch of India support. the decision. Director of “Samruddha Nepal, Sukhi that this is a historical begin- railway lines from Jayanagar to During their discussions Salman’s upcoming film “Race Nepal” are complementary to ning. Nepal will not only be Janakpur/Kurtha and from on regional issues, the issue of 3” Remo D’Souza told PTI, “I each other. So, we both agree ‘land-linked’ but ‘water-linked’ Jogbani to Biratnagar Custom stalled SAARC Summit also am happy that he has got bail. that we have to move ahead also,” Modi said in his media Yard under first phase is expect- came up. It is learnt that Modi After working with him so with the hopes and expecta- statement. ed to be completed by this year- mentioned to Oli about the closely I have become a huge tions of a public-centered In his comments, Oli men- end. The ongoing Final current situation on cross-bor- fan of him not only as an actor vision, the common goals of tioned about the enormous Location Survey of the three der terrorism from Pakistan but also as a human being.” development, and the happi- impact this additional con- links under Phase-II of the and its impact in the South “Almost 90 per cent of the ness and prosperity of the peo- nectivity would have on the India-Nepal cross-border rail Asian region, particularly India. shoot for ‘Race 3’ is over and ple of both the countries,” growth of business and econ- link projects -- New Jalpaiguri- Nepal is the chair of the the remaining portions will Modi said in the media state- omy of Nepal. “I thanked Kakarbhitta, Nautanwa- SAARC and the next summit mostly be shot in India,” he ment after the talks. Prime Minister Modiji for pos- Bhairahawa, and Nepalgunj is scheduled to be held in said. Producer of “Race 3” In a landmark decision, itively considering our pro- Road-Nepalgunj -- too is Pakistan which will take over Ramesh Taurani said he is expected to be complete soon. as its chair thereafter. “happy” that the actor has In the agriculture sector, Earlier, during his meeting come out of the jail. India will undertake a pilot with Oli, President Ram Nath Khan’s “Dabangg” co-actor project on organic farming Kovind said India’s interest lies Sonu Sood tweeted, “A Good and soil health improvement. in the stability and economic deed is the best Prayer. Welcome During their discussions, PM growth of Nepal and for that brother Salman Khan.” Modi mentioned his New Delhi is ready to expand Singer Adnan Sami, who ◆   ◆ Government’s initiative of pro- cooperation as per its priorities. composed the music of Khan’s viding soil health cards for the Kovind expressed confidence “Lucky: No Time for Love”, Thank You for the Blessings farmers and how that can be that under Oli’s leadership, said, “So happy for the bail of replicated in Nepal too which Nepal would chart a new course my dear brother Salman Khan Holy Spirit Celine. is primarily agriculture domi- of rapid socio-economic trans- . Relieved. Come home. JAI PD(8058)C nant. formation for its people. HO!”    (   )* +,-)   .7 6!$    +   456$ +

 2203/ $   ! M,#<&*! BCD n a fresh salvo against Prime #!!#1#0" 3 , &!  2203/ Narendra Modi. and its management, inunda- IMinister Narendra Modi,  @ ,  ,4P) “We must seize the oppor- tion has become a repeated Congress president Rahul 1# ,)&< # (/ aking a reconciliatory tunity to make our relations problem during every mon- Gandhi on Saturday hit out at )& 0#</& )4 Mgesture after his hostile fruitful to the lives of our peo- soon in Nepal’s lowland. We the PM alleging that his friends conduct in 2015-2016, Nepal’s ples. As close neighbours, we stressed on the need of finding raced to find strategic partners &1&! 898999< Prime Minister KP Sharma share a common destiny, which appropriate solution to this after the Government “re-ten- !)) <" F( &) Oli said on Saturday that he has demands collective pursuit of problem.” dered” $15 billion fighter jet O&&&P*  come to India with a prosperity,” he added. He appreciated India’s deci- deal.  <"8)<(!, mission to create a ‘model With Modi, Oli said, there sion to have guidelines and reg- “Modi Scam Alert! $15  @ , <&<&, relationship’. was a convergence of views on ulation for cross border trade Billion fighter jet deal re-ten- He also made it clear that several issues when they held of electricity to improve trans- dered. PM’s friends race to tie 1&(1# ,)N the differences of the past are constructive deliberation on a parency. “Nepal will have up strategic partners. Rafale, no more hindrance between number of specific agendas. power surplus in wet season 40,000 crore loss to exchequer details of the deal and was nei- the two sides and the ‘misun- “We exchanged views on how and deficit in dry season for a was ‘Sayonara’ money to ther making public the price of derstandings’ have been we can advance our coopera- few years to come whereas French, so PM could re-tender the aircraft . removed. He assured the tive relations and can make it India needs more power in contract and favour friends,” He had also accused Modi Indian leadership that Nepal deeper and more comprehen- summer. In view of this com- Rahul alleged on Twitter. of “helping his friends” in the attaches great importance to its sive,” Oli said. plementarity of energy needs, The Congress president defence sector get the contract relations with India. Oli said the two leaders we discussed about realization was citing media reports in this without any experience after        $            4         $    $ “Being close neighbours, have agreed on the need of con- of energy banking. We also dis- regard which stated that India ignoring the public-sector    $                7 2 !   2  our destiny is tinuation of engagements at the cussed about development of was seeking over 100 new HAL, which was to !    *  3  !     %8&            intertwined. Prosperity is our highest level. “I renewed the new transmission lines,” Oli fighter jets in the world’s largest originally make the Rafale jets common goal. Relations invitation to Prime Minister said. deal. indigenously in transfer of between neighbours are dif- Modi ji to pay a visit to Nepal Oli mentioned progress of The Congress leader has, technology. ferent from those of others. at the earliest convenient time. boundary related technical for sometime, been questioning The Congress had also          Neighbourhood realities make I am hopeful that the visit works, which are being under- the BJP Government on the alleged that the government has peaceful coexistence, based on would take place soon,” the taken by the Surveys of both ongoing defence deals. brought the aircraft at thrice the principles of equality, jus- Nepalese PM said. sides. He said there is an under- Rahul had earlier launched the price that the UPA regime tice, mutual respect and bene- On the flooding in India standing that status quo will be a scathing attack on the Prime had negotiated with the French   $    3  ! fits a necessity for shared des- and Nepal during monsoons maintained until the two sides Minister and his Government company. Modi-Government tiny,” Oli said in a media state- that often saw two sides blam- start to address the problem of over the Rafale deal, alleging has refuted the charges saying ment after bilateral talks with ing each other, Oli said: cross border occupation in that it was a “scam” as the dis- they have got the best possible  2203/ angle, conversion to active Meetings with the NDMC Indian Prime Minister “Talking about water resources totality. pensation was not disclosing deal. form of Vitamin D is higher. and MCD will be held to f the Food Safety and The zenith angle decreases encourage them review school IStandard Authority of India during 11 am — 2pm (mini- guidelines to increase the expo- (FSSAI) has its way, schools mum is seen at 12 and 1 pm). sure of sunlight. Schools will be 4!  3  /* $   3 across the country might have “Hence, this is the best time for asked to spread awareness on to shift their morning assem- our skin to synthesise Vitamin Vitamin D deficiency and the bly timings between 11 am and D when exposed to Sun. need for sunlight exposure as "%3 1 pm, which is the best time Therefore, it is proposed to well as introduce more games $ 9   3   *,: / to soak in the sun for essential alter simple daily activities period during high sunlight  2203/ cent while Rajya Sabha’s stood Vitamin D. like shifting morning assembly exposure hours. On its part, the at mere 8 per cent, according to   2203/ Gujarat in 2016, and Bhatnagar The proposal to shift the to noon in order to get maxi- Department of Biotechnology fter the washout of the Union Minister Ananth Kumar L15 #)HHH had organised a five-day Global school assembly timing aims to mum benefits. (DBT) under the Union ABudget session, Congress who squarely blamed Congress he Congress alleged on  &302 2+ Expo-SWITCH in Vadodara help the children to tap the “Other way to get Vitamin Ministry of Science and leader Jairam Ramesh has urged for making Parliament session TSaturday that the owner of “at the expense of public solar energy which is consid- D is by consuming foods for- Technology too has decided to Rajya Sabha Chairman M unsuccessful. BJP MPs will be Vadodara-based Diamond 5?&+2/ money”. He did not offer any ered to be the rich source of tified with Vitamin D and A conduct research on “Vitamin Venkaiah Naidu to persuade the observing fast in their respec- Power Infrastructure evidence of misuse of public Vitamin D. According to sev- like milk and edible oil. These D deficiency in India-public Government to convene a spe- tive constituencies on April 12 Ltd (DPIL), booked by the / 21=16 money. eral studies, a large number of products have +F logo on their health significance and inter- cial session of Parliament in to “expose” Congress party’s CBI for cheating banks to the In a statement, the children in the country are suf- packs for easy identification,” ventions”. May-June to pass important negative politics. “I’m aware tune of 2,654 crore, has 5?//052 Congress leader claimed fering with Vitamin D defi- said the FSSAI Chairman “We aim to study the skele- legislations and debate issues of that the Monsoon Session will “active connection” with senior 2,50,2) Bhatnagar’s “modus ciency which can lead to weak- Pawan Agarwal. tal and non skeletal benefits, national importance. be called sometime in mid-July BJP leaders. operandi” was similar to pre- ness of bones and other lifestyle In this regard, the FSSAI is safety and potential adverse In a letter to the chairman, but a special session sends a dif- The CBI on Thursday said 3/&3/&0 2 vious banking frauds which related disorders. holding a joint noon assembly effects of Vitamin D supple- he said the special session ferent signal. There is no doubt it has registered a criminal involved false stock “One of the ways to get the on Monday with students and mentation and fortification in would send a “different signal” that the complete washout has case against DPIL and its direc-  02 #;0& statements, extensively utilising “Sunshine Vitamin” is expo- principal of schools as a simple Indians. We will also study and help retrieve the “lost pres- inflicted great damage to tors for allegedly cheating var- >5  /  5 of cash credit limits to obtain sure to the sunlight from 11 am strategy that can be imple- non-dietary interventions tige” of Parliament due to the Parliament as an institu- ious banks of about 2,654 a large number of Letters of to 1 pm . It has been observed mented through schools and including sunshine exposure ,” complete washout of the Budget tion,” Ramesh said. The Rajya crore. ##H*L7&+5+2 Credit. that with decreasing zenith the school curriculum. said a senior DBT official. Session. “Why don’t you try and Sabha member hoped that the The company deals in elec- / 2/ 32 “About 1,000 such Letters persuade the Government to chairman would consult with tric cable and equipment. of Credit issued by Bank of convene a special two-week leaders to ensure that this did Congress spokesperson >25?+ 1= India alone devolved, which session in late May or early June not happen again. Ramesh also Pawan Khera said “murky deal- included at least 16 LCs to both pass important legisla- lauded Naidu for being careful ing and crony business” of &1020 M amounting to 110.79 crore tions and also have debate and about not putting the entire DPIL was exposed now. issued in the name of Ruby discussion on burning political, blame on anyone and instead “If chhota Modi’s are clear proof of BJP having Cables Ltd,” he said. economic and social issues?” called it “a collective failure”. (Nirav Modi) pictures with the active connection with the Amit Bhatnagar and Sumit Ramesh said in the letter. He, He said he agreed with prime minister were not fraudsters,” Khera told Bhatnagar were directors of however, made it clear that his Naidu on this, but added that it enough, there is now a proof reporters. Ruby Cables between July 2013 suggestion was “purely in my was the Government’s respon- of chhota Amit... The photo- He alleged that Bhatnagar and August 2015, according to personal capacity”. sibility to communicate and graph of Amit Bhatnagar, had been one of the “chief the statement. In the just concluded sec- engage in a meaningful and seri- the owner of the company, financiers” of the BJP in “DPIL managed to get the ond part of the budget session ous dialogue with all political with Prime Minister Modi and Vadodara, Gujarat. credit facilities despite appear- of the Parliament Lok Sabha’s parties to ensure the smooth Union Minister Piyush Goyal Khera said Saurabh Patel, ing in the RBI’s Defaulters List productivity has been at 4 per functioning of Parliament. — which are on social media — who was the energy minister of and ECGC Caution List at the time of initial sanction of Credit Limits by the Consortium. DPIL accounts in Bank of India and Bank of Baroda were declared NPA on February 16, 2016. Other banks declared company’s accounts NPA from December, 2017,” Khera alleged.    (   )* +,-)   .$

"  %%$ %  6+  *,  $       :   0 &65 joined hands to fight Lok Sabha chosing the BJP in 2014 was a  %  12 0 + ment. He said, “Calling the spectful statement but we don’t century old party. Gandhi is people in the country who are bypolls in Gorakhpur and mistake and they were now entire Opposition animals is take Amit shah seriously,” he betting high on Chief Minister worth anything, who under- ahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Phulpur seats, Chief Minister decided on throwing the party ongress president Rahul disrespectful. See according to added. Siddaramaiah who is playing stand everything and every- Bchief Mayawati slammed Yogi Adityanath and his in the next Parliament elec- CGandhi attacked BJP pres- Amit Shah and the basic vision Congress chief is fighting a appeasement politics to the body else is a worthless person. BJP president Amit Shah for his Ministers used unsavoury tions,” asserted the BSP chief. ident Amit Shah over his com- of the RSS there are only two do or die battle in the hilt. After Gujarat Karnataka is It is not only dalits, its tribal sts remarks on Opposition unity. remarks as a result the voters The BSP chief was reacting ment recently equating the non animals in the country. Karnataka assembly polls as it going to be a litmus test for the minorities. It does not stop She said that even when the taught them a lesson by defeat- to Shah’s statement on Opposition parties to animals. There is Prime Minister is very crucial for the party to Congress and its young leader. there. Its Advani, Manohar people of the State have taught ing both BJP candidates,” point- Opposition unity in Mumbai Addressing the media on Narendra Modi and there is retain power to prove a point Criticising Shah, Rahul Joshi even Gadkari its every- the BJP leaders a lesson for ed out Mayawati. “In fact, BJP where he said that there was a the sidelines of his crucial fifth Amit Shah.” himself to counter the BJP. said it was the mentality of the body,” he added. using derogatory remarks still leaders are frightened so now campaign to unit all Opposition leg of election campaign at “Everybody else as far as He also continued his tem- BJP to call everyone animal and Gandhi was very sarcastic the party brass was engaged in even the Prime Minister and parties as during a flood, snakes, Kolar Gold Field (KGF) on they are concerned are animals. ple hopping and other religious worthless. and said “people in BJP inter- calling Opposition parties by BJP chief were using unparlia- mongooses, cats, dogs and even Saturday Congress chief said That’s fine this is the way they places to show a theoretical “ It was the mentality that nally does not have guts to say the names of animal. mentary language. The people cheetahs and lions climb up trees it is a very disrespectful state- look at the world. It is disre- change in the perception of there were only two or three to you. They say to us.” “When the BSP and SP have by now understood that to escape rising water levels.     4    1% !%% = " 6  $ !4!!       Lucknow: Chief Minister, Yogi %   65&3/ scene to return later. Adityanath condoled the death     > >1/ whether she had a drugs over- Even most local leaders of of four residents of Faziabad in dose or is it some other issue,” lack of enthusiasm has the BJP, the party drawing flak Jammu and had announced a day after former INX Media Hospital’s Dean Dr. S. D. Agripped all the three polit- from opponents for the uncer- compensation for the family Ahead and prime accused in Nanandkar said on Saturday. ical fronts in Kerala’s tainty over the poll date, are not members of the bereaved per- the Sheena Bora murder case Dr Nandgaonkar said that Chengannur Assembly con- amused much about the EC’s sons. According to an official Indrani Mukerjea was hospi- Indrani, who was brought to stituency where a by-election is decision to put off the communiqué released here on talised, the doctors attending on the hospital at around 11 pm to be held soon and the cam- announcement. That party, Saturday evening, Adityanath her at the State-run JJ Hospital on Saturday in a semi-con- paigning, which had attained a which had dedicated a lot of while condoling the deaths, has are trying to ascertain if she had scious and delirious state, was feverish pitch towards March time for planning top leaders’ announced 2 lakh compen- an overdose of drugs at the responding well to the treat- end as the parties were expect- constituency programmes in a sation to the family members Byculla Women’s prison where ment “All her vital parameters ing the Election Commission to meticulous manner, is yet to of each of the four persons she is currently lodged. are normal and her health announce the schedule of the launch those programmes. killed in Jammu. PNS Indrani, who was rushed condition is stable,” he said. by-poll along with that of the from the prison to the JJ Dr Nandgaonkar said that State elections in Karnataka, has Hospital on Friday night after after studying the reports of dif- slowed down considerably. she complained of drowsiness ferent tests and scans carried The collapse of that expec- and breathing problems, is in out on Indrani, the medical tation, the uncertainty over the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of team attending on her would when the by-poll will be held the hospital. On Saturday, she decide the further course of and the legal experts’ opinion underwent a series of medical treatment. that the Election Commission investigations and an MRI and It may be recalled that need not announce the sched- CT scans. Indrani and other two arrest- ule in haste are prompting “We are carrying out sev- ed accused — Sanjeev and Rai frontline State leaders of all par- eral tests on her. She has just — had allegedly “kidnapped” ties, many of who had settled undergone a brain MRI. We are Sheena between 6.30 pm and down in Chengannur by last awaiting the reports. These 7.30 pm on April 24, 2012, month-end to lead election- reports will help us ascertain from Bandra (west) in their car. eering, to withdraw from the    (   )* +,-) .;

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The Saskatchewan 3!+) ! occurred around 5 pm on to grieve throughout this ordeal n’t know the fate of one of the Junior Hockey League is a " !! Friday on Highway 35 in as we try to work toward sup- players living in his home. junior ‘A’ hockey league under "* 1 Saskatchewan. porting each other.” “We don’t know who has Hockey Canada, which is part !  “We can now confirm Michelle Straschnitzki, passed and we don’t expect to of the Canadian Junior Hockey "!  fourteen people have died as a who lives in Airdrie, said her know right away,” he said. “We League. It’s open to North   result of this collision,” The 18-year old son Ryan had been know that the coroner and American-born players !% Royal Canadian Mounted taken to a hospital in The team was on its way to staff and players from the whether their sons and their office needs to do their between the ages of 16 and 20. ")+* Police said in a release early Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. play in Game 5 of a semi-final Hawks were waiting to help. nephews are OK. It’s terrible. It’s work and let families know.” “I cannot imagine what    Saturday. “The other fourteen “We talked to him, but he against the Nipawin Hawks. “They are sitting in the absolutely terrible.” Garinger said all the team these parents are going      people were sent to hospitals said he couldn’t feel his lower Darren Opp, president of church just waiting to hear any Pastor Jordan Gadsby at can do now is help the players through, and my heart goes out )!&*&'&,$ !  with a variety of injuries; three extremities so I don’t know the Hawks, said a semi T- good news,” he said. “I’ve got 50 the Apostolic Church in and their families any way to everyone affected by this ter- !   of these people have injuries what’s going on,” she said. “I am boned the players’ bus. phone calls at least saying Nipawin said more than a hun- they can. “We just need to try rible tragedy, in the Humboldt  )  that are critical in nature.” freaking out. I am so sad for all “It’s a horrible accident, my ‘what do you want?’ dred people had gathered at the to support each other as we community and beyond,” !%)  No names were released, of the teammates and I am los- God,” he said. “It’s very, very “There’s uncles and moms church — including parents deal with this incredible loss to Canadian Prime Minister !%*  "  and police would not say ing my mind.” bad.” Opp said the coaching and dads waiting to hear and grandparents of the play- our community, to our Justin Trudeau tweeted.  !   /!O!6 ) !!  1    <     )%* "%$$ $      "$ 3     3 -9 8    ( =+   +$" Mazar-I-Sharif (Afghanistan): "! A high-ranking Islamic State ! "!  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Trump has done,” she said. Friday amid reports of a grow- “The President has said Responding to a question ing tension between the two enough is enough. China has to on the Dow in New York drop- $   $ /    largest economies of the world. change this illegal and unfair ping by over 500 points, US President Donald practice that they’ve been in. Sanders said, “We know that  12+0/ a delivery van. tion of a motive. Trump ramped up his trade Previous administrations there could be some fluctua- A police spokeswoman in “Terrible news from war rhetoric with China, seek- should have stepped up and tion”. Sanders said the Trump t least three people died on the western city, Vanessa Arlt, Muenster,” German govern-     *  ing USD 100 billion in addi- tried to stop these actions long administration would like to ASaturday when a vehicle told AFP that the driver of the ment spokeswoman Ulrike tional tariffs on Chinese prod- before today,” White House negotiate. ploughed into busy cafe and vehicle “shot himself”. Demmer said in a tweet, say- ucts. This is in addition to the Press Secretary Sarah Sanders “(But) we want them to restaurant terraces in the “The perpetrator drove ing local police were providing Barcelona: Catalan ex-leader proposed 25 per cent import told reporters at her daily news stop participating in unfair German city of Muenster into several cafe and restaurant regular updates. Carles Puigdemont has said he tariffs worth $50 billion on conference. and illegal trade practices and before the driver shot himself terraces in a major square in “Our thoughts are with the wants to return to Belgium at the some 1,300 Chinese products “But thankfully, we have a intellectual property theft, dead. Images on social media the centre of Muenster,” Arlt victims and their loved ones.” end of German legal proceed- being imported into the US. president that’s willing to actu- being a huge detriment to US showed smashed and upturned added. Police spokesman, Images broadcast by German ings. Speaking at a Press con- China has vowed to take ally stand up, be tough, and companies and businesses,” she tables and chairs strewn accross Andreas Bode, said it was “too television showed police and ference the day after his release “comprehensive countermea- take some really courageous said. the pavement outside an eaterie soon” to call the incident a firefighting vehicles clustered on bail from a German prison, in the centre of the picturesque deliberate attack. around a street in the centre of Puigdemont also again called for medieval city. According to the online the city of 300,000 people. fresh dialogue with Spain. E-TENDER NOTICE NO. 06 FOR 2017-18 At least 20 people were edition of the Spiegel magazine, Armed police were Puigdemont was arrested injured, six of them seriously, German authorities were deployed and officers urged in northern Germany last Main Portal- http://mahatenders.gov.in according to police, while “assuming” the incident was an residents to avoid the city cen- month en route from Denmark media reports said the driver attack, though there was no tre to allow investigators to get to Belgium, where he now Online electronic bids in B-1 form for below mentioned work are invited had been behind the wheel of immediate official confirma- to work. lives. German courts are still From the Contractors in India who fulfill the qualifying Criterias. 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The NSE Sugar Policy 2018, into State Capital Region, GRs 120 to Rs 31,470 per 10 TIndia is improving and in. the focus is on trying to iden- CSonowal on Saturday said Investor Fair would also give Biotechnology Policy 2018, building an industrial corridor grams at the bullion market investors are ready to take a bet “I believe that a founder tify the firms which can build Assam has the unique geo- exposure to the small and Tourism Policy 2017, Solar up to Tihu, construction of today backed by firm global on start-ups, according to ven- should be very cautious that a tech-based platform,” he graphical advantage making it medium enterprises (SMEs) Policy 2018 etc would help in twin tower World Trade Centre cues and pick-up in buying by ture capitalists, who also see funding is resorted to only added. an ideal destination for oper- in the state to gain insight transforming Assam into a buildings of 65 floors etc which local jewellers. potential in platforms based on when he or she is convinced To a query on what ating business in the entire about the capital market and competitive destination for would catapult Assam into one Silver also gained Rs 150 to foundational technologies like that they are about to hit rev- investors bring to the table, South East Asian region. provide them a roadmap to investments. The state gov- of the top states of the country Rs 39,200 per kg due to Artificial Intelligence and enue stage. Seeking an investor apart from money, Anil Joshi of Delivering the keynote take confident steps towards ernment is striving towards in the coming years. increased offtake by industri- Blockchain. is like a marriage, as the selec- Unicorn India Ventures said: address at the inauguration of growth, he added. creating a pool of skilled man- MD and CEO of National al units and coin makers. Participating in a panel tion is very vital,” he said. “From our perspective, we ‘NSE Investor Fair 2018’ organ- Highlighting the state gov- power which would open up Stock Exchange Vikram Marketmen said, besides a discussion titled “Funding and Commenting on the activ- don’t get into the day-to-day ised by the bourse, Sonowal ernment’s efforts to provide avenues of employment and Limaye outlined the objectives firm trend overseas as the dol- Investment: How and When?”, ity of his firm, Hegde said that operations of start-ups; we try said the state government is momentum to the economic contribute substantially to the of the Investor Fair to encour- lar weakened against other organised as part of the two- they only invest in companies to help things from giving firmly behind entrepreneurs. activities in different sectors, country’s skilled workforce, age the SMEs of the region to currencies, raising appeal for day Huddle Kerala conclave at “where we can play a strategic strategic help to open right “We are committed to Sonowal said that formulating Sonowal added. venture out and get listed on the precious metal as a safe nearby Kovalam, many of the role.” doors for networking.” encourage entrepreneurs ven- policies such as The Assam He also highlighted the the bourse for funding from haven and pick-up in buying experts said they were seeing a “Our role is just to find a Manoj Kumar Agarwal, turing into the huge market of Start Up Policy 2017, major infrastructural transfor- equity market to expand their activity by local jewellers at the lot more sanctity to the whole funding for the firm. Founders co-founder, Sea Fund; ASEAN countries and bringing Information Technology and mation initiatives undertaken business. domestic spot market, mainly ecosystem compared to previ- need to be extremely clear that Mayuresh, Managing Partner, led to a rise in gold prices. ous years. what kind of investor they Sea Fund and Amit Gupta, Globally, gold rose 0.54 There is an improvement want.” CEO, Asianet.com were among  !" per cent to USD 1,333.40 an in the thought process of start- On the kind of start-ups the panelists. *61+ % ounce in New York in yester- ups and their maturity levels that attract investor attention, Startups, investors, acade- day’s trade. have gone up. Satish Mugulavalli, Director, micians and industry leaders %% In the national capital, gold Earlier, everyone wanted to Technology, YourNest Venture attended the two-day Huddle of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per be another Flipkart and Quikr, Capital, said their eye was on Kerala was organised by the    56 %     cent purity rebounded by Rs but this mindset has changed whether new horizontal tech- Kerala Startup Mission 120 each to Rs 31,470 and Rs and many are beginning to nologies like artificial intelli- (KSUM) in association with he Sikkim government on 31,320 per 10 grams, respec- come into their own, they gence and Blockchain could be Internet and Mobile TSaturday lifted the ban on   2203/ the night hours on the lines of there was no plan at that time tively. The precious metal had observed. built up as a platform. Association of India (IAMAI) supply of non-organically DTC bus services for the con- to operate overnight trains on lost Rs 200 on Friday. Atul Hegde, co-founder, “A large part of our evalu- and IAMAI Startup grown carrot, tomato and he Delhi Metro Rail venience of air passengers as its airport line, a proposal for Sovereign, however, Rainmaker Ventures, said ation would be that if you are Foundation. The event con- green chilly from outside due TCorporation Ltd (DMRC) most international flights are which was floated in 2016. remained flat at Rs 24,800 per investors can bring in tremen- building a blockchain compa- cluded on Saturday. to acute shortage of these has no plans to operate scheduled during that time. “We do not plan to oper- piece of eight grams in limited commodities in the domestic overnight services as mainte- “Delhi Metro Rail ate trains overnight at this deals. Silver ready also rose by market, officials said. nance of trains is carried out Corporation Ltd (DMRC) has point. In any case, even at pre- Rs 150 to Rs 39,200 per kg and The notification lifting during night hours, Union informed that they have no sent, we get only few hours at weekly-based delivery by Rs 15 /)% % the ban with immediate effect Minister Hardeep Singh Puri plan to operate metro rail dur- night for maintenance and to Rs 38,235 per kg. was issued by the Additional has said. ing night as the maintenance of related works,” Singh had said, Silver coins, however, con- Chief Secretary (Home) SC The minister’s remark, the trains is carried out during when asked about the status of tinued to be enquired at last " !! Gupta. which could disappoint people that time,” the Housing and the plan. The Delhi Metro had levels of Rs 74,000 for buying The Pawan Kumar who need to avail metro ser- Urban Affairs minister said in been toying with the idea since and Rs 75,000 for selling of 100 Chamling government had vices at night, especially on the a written reply. 2008. Services on most of the pieces.   2203/ “The prime ministers of enable cost-effective and effi- banned the sale and con- airport express line, came in However, it was not clear six routes, except the airport India and Nepal recognised the cient movement of cargo. The sumption of 27 non-organi- response to a query in the Lok whether the minister was line, start on or after 5 am, ndia and Nepal on Saturday untapped potential of inland prime minister of Nepal noted cally grown agricultural and Sabha recently. speaking specifically about the while the last train starts at >)   Iagreed to boost cooperation waterways to contribute the enormous impact the addi- horticultural commodities BJP MP Natubhai Airport Express Line or for all 11.30 pm at some of the sta- in the connectivity sector as the towards overall economic tional connectivity would have comprising vegetables, fruits, Gomanbhai Patel had asked the trains running on the DMRC’s tions. The first train on the air- "  two sides decided to develop development of the region,” the on the growth of business and spices with effect from April minister whether the DMRC various routes. port express line starts at 4.45 inland waterways for cargo Ministry of External Affairs economy of Nepal,” the state- 1 so that people consume was formulating any plan to In July last year, DMRC am, while the last train at !O% movement, within the frame- (MEA) said in a statement. ment said. only organic food items. start metro rail services during chief Mangu Singh had said 11.30 pm. work of trade and transit Taking cognisance of their “To facilitate the move- Opposition parties and !% arrangements, the MEA said. geographies and noting the ment of traffic-in-transit, the vegetable vendors have Seeking to reset ties, Prime development of inland water- two leaders directed their slammed the state govern-   2203/ Minister Narendra Modi and ways in both countries, the two respective officials to formulate ment’s ban on non-organic    -..   his Nepalese counterpart K P leaders took the “landmark and mutually agree upon the food from outside without he govern- Sharma Oli held wide-ranging decision to develop the inland requisite procedures and ensuring availability of organ- Tment and Tata Trusts have talks. waterways for the movement of modalities for including inland ic vegetables and allied items.   C.CC69   come together to finance the They vowed to step up cargo, within the framework of waterways as an additional Sikkim Agriculture and state’s first poultry company to overall engagement and take trade and transit arrangements, means of transport in the Cash Crops Development   6506  here on Saturday. “The govern- and Vikram Solar. The Union be run and owned by tribal the relationship to newer providing additional access to Protocol to the Treaty of Transit Minister Somnath Poudyal ment has set a target of 175GW minister, however, did not men- women, Finance Minister heights on the basis of “equal- sea for Nepal,” it said. between India and Nepal,” it has urged the people and veg- he country’s 100GW solar of renewable power by 2022 tion how much of the solar mis- Sudhir Mungantiwar on ity, mutual trust and respect”. “This new initiative would added. etable sellers to cooperate Tmission target will be and out of it 100GW should be sion has been achieved so far. In Saturday said. with the state in making the achieved ahead of its target in in solar. It will not be a problem,” West Bengal, roof-top solar pro- In collaboration with the drive for consumption of 2022, Minister for Science and he said. He was speaking to ject has not picked up fast Tata Trusts, one of the country’s 2/"  organic food a success. Technology Harsh Vardhan said reporters on the sidelines of a enough owing to regulatory hur- oldest philanthropic organisa- + , seminar on solar technologies dles, a senior solar power expert tions, the state government has !%" organised jointly by NB Institute said. According to the present brought together 1,000 women for Rural Technology (NBIRT) regulation, net metering is not in Mool, Ponbhurna and Gond   allowed for single phase roof-top Pimpri in Chandrapur to form  " solar projects below 5KW. the Ponbhurna Women Poultry   6506  “West Bengal is the only state Producers Company Ltd, the in the country where net meter- minister said. As part of the pro-  ! he Expression of Interest ing is not allowed for roof-top ject, 300 women have been T(EoI) floated for slump solar below 5KW as against given poultry sheds and each of   2203/ Pharmaceutical Pricing sale of assets Nicco 1KW in other states. Moreover, them would be given 400 chicks Authority, Ministry of Corporation which had been the same is not allowed for sin- every day. akesh Kumar Vats, Chemicals and Fertilisers to put under liquidation by the gle phase (residential connec- After rearing them for 40 RAdditional Secretary, Rakesh Kumar Vats, IAS...with Kolkata bench of NCLT failed tions),” he said. “The West Bengal days, the poultry will be sold Ministry of Health and Family immediate effect,” the to evince any interest from bid- regulatory Commission will have and the project envisages an Welfare has been given the Appointments Committee of ders. Liquidator for Nicco to bring down the threshold cri- income between Rs 6,000 to Rs additional charge of chair- the Cabinet said in a letter Corporation Vinod Kothari in teria to 1KW from 5KW to push 8,000 for each woman over a 40- man of drug price regulator dated April 6, 2018. an e-mailed response said household roof-top solar in the day period, officials said. NPPA with immediate effect, Vats is an Additional “since the slump sale did not state,” the expert said. The state government has an official statement said. Secretary in the Ministry of incite interest, the assets would The first floating solar pro- contributed Rs 12 crore while He replaces Bhupendra Health and Family Welfare, it now be sold on a piecemeal ject in the city will come up at Tata Trusts has given Rs 3 crore Singh who was made chair- said. basis.” He said that the process Vikramgarh jheel close to South to finance the project, officials person of National Authority The NPPA is mandated to would be initiated by putting City Mall. “The state power said, adding that an agreement for Chemical Weapons fix/revise the prices of con- up another EoI from eligible minister Shovandeb Chatterjee had been signed with an NGO, Convention under the Cabinet trolled bulk drugs and for- potential bidders and then e- had taken an initiative to protect Pradhan, to operate the project. Secretariat. mulations and to enforce auction of assets. the lake with a floating solar pro- This initiative would be “The Competent prices and availability of the After failure of the resolu- ject of 350KW to be construct- implemented in other tribal Authority has approved the medicines in the country. tion process at NCLT, the ed at Rs 2.6 crore at Vikramgarh talukas under the state’s Human assignment of the additional It also monitors the prices quasi-judicial body ordered lake,” NBIRT president S P Gon Development Programme, they charge of the post of of decontrolled drugs in order liquidation of the company. Chaudhury said. added. Chairman, National to keep them at reasonable The assets of the company levels. as listed by the liquidator were The regulator implements manufacturing units in and enforces the provisions of Shyamnagar, West Bengal the Drugs (Prices Control) Baripada in Odisha, office Order. 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n the night intervening were wounded. quelled with force that left scores had pursued religious education in March 31 and April 1, The police said, accurate human dead and thousands injured. various seminaries and belonged to 2018, there was a mas- Intelligence, coupled with mobile “The peak of recruitment post- a well-to-do family of orchardists. sive movement of secu- phone tracking, helped them track Burhan was in Pulwama and Adil Ahmad Thoker, was another rity forces in south down the Hizbul Mujahideen and Shopian When we compare the militant in his teens who was a Kashmir’sO Shopian district. Past Lashkar-e-Tayyeba group that had numbers with this year’s the recruit- motor mechanic before embarking midnight, troops of the Rashtriya converged in the village to chalk out ment has remained manageable, and on the deadly track five months ago. Rifles, Paramilitary Central Reserve ‘future strategy’. One of the militants in addition to it, people are return- Another cadre of the group was Police Force (CRPF) and the Jammu whose phone was on surveillance ing,” Pani says. He adds this year as Ishfaq Ahmad Malik, 28, a resident and Kashmir Police fanned out in was heard calling others to join many as 11 youngsters have of Pinjora village active for two-and- Draggad-Sugan and Kachdoora vil- them in the meeting, he said. returned to their families after a-half months. He was into the fruit lages, located around 20 km apart. While the operation was on in relinquishing the path of militancy. business before taking a plunge into The people were fast asleep. Dragad, security forces simultane- Pani’s optimism notwithstand- militancy. They don’t dare to venture out ously cordoned off Kachdoora ing, ground reality indicates that Sameer Ahmad Lone, a resident after dusk since the area turns into where another group of ultras was militancy was never on the wane in of Hillow-Imamsahib had joining a hotbed of militancy. Last month, hiding. This group was tougher to the region. During the funeral of the the militant ranks only a month ago. four civilians travelling in two cars deal with. Despite a tight cordon slain militants in Shoipan, a young- Sources said that Lone had gone to were gunned down. The fear is pal- around the house, the hiding mili- ster publicly donned Army fatigue, Pakistan on a valid visa to undergo pable. The streets and orchards, tants took positions and fired brandished an automatic rifle and training. Even his family did not alleys and fields lie abandoned in the intensely. announced his decision to join the know about his visits. It was only night. Those who move around are A photographer covering the “path of my martyred friend.” after sleuths of police Intelligence combatants armed with sophisti- encounter told Sunday Pioneer that Educated youngsters, too, are began tracking his activities that he cated weapons. a soldier was hit in his chest which joining the ranks. In March, Junaid formally joined the militant ranks. Security forces sealed off the prompted security forces to finish Sehrai, 30-year son of senior sepa- Observers say that more than entry and exit points to Dragad the encounter. Soon the hideout was ratist leader Ashraf Sehrai joined the active involvement of teenaged before the hideout was zeroed in on. pounded with mortars and razed to Hizbul Mujahideen. He was pursu- boys in militancy, the disturbing Once the village was besieged, a col- smithereens. ing MBA in Kashmir University and trend for the security establishment umn of security men knocked at the From the debris, five bodies of "                   $   !   "  '  took the extreme decision a few days is the support of people to militants. house of Mushtaq Ahmad Thokar, militants were recovered, all iden- after his father was nominated “It is because of people’s support that a 40-year orchardist. The nocturnal tified as locals. There was no for- morning. From the beginning of least two militants killed in the Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, a the militants are surviving. They are knock shocked his wife, 10-year-old eigner in the group. Away from the April, they were ecstatic to follow the Sunday (April 1) encounters were constituent of Syed Ali Geelani-led given heroic send-off when they are twins and old parents but he mus- encounter site, two more soldiers, new school timings. The State involved in abduction and subse- Hurriyat Conference. Interestingly, killed. People risk their lives to tered the courage to open the door. who had been evacuated with crit- Government and the people asso- quent killing of Lt Umar in May last his father refused to make an appeal attempt their safe passage should The soldiers asked him to lead them ical wounds, succumbed making the ciated with the tourism trade were year. Umar was unarmed and off- for his return. A quick look at the they fall into security dragnet,” to a house belonging to Rafiq Kachdoora encounter one of the on Cloud 9 on the successful con- duty in the area to participate in a profiles of the slain militants indi- Showkat Hussain, a college teacher, Ahmad. Reluctantly, he obliged. most intense gunfights in the recent duct of 64th annual conclave of marriage ceremony of his cousin cates that most of them were in the says. In a few minutes, he was outside counterinsurgency history of Travel Agents Association of India when militants kidnapped him and age group of 18 to 25 years and come “The killing of 13 militants in Ahmad’s house with soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir. Like in Sugan- (TAAI) in Srinagar. The delegates later threw his body outside the vil- from well-to-do families. Ubaid south Kashmir’s Shopian and toe. As he knocked at the door and Dragad village, hundreds of villagers who enjoyed the hospitality in   3225? 32 lage. “After his (Umar Fayaz’s) Shafi Malla, 19, a resident of Anantnag districts on Sunday is, to shouted Ahmad’s name, there was gathered around the encounter site Srinagar, Pahalagam and Gulmarg killing in May last year, we were des- Babkhider-Trenz was preparing for all appearances, a major success for commotion inside the house. A in a failed bid to help the militants were vowing to promote Kashmir =) 322 3 perately waiting to avenge the death NEET when he joined the militant the security forces. Some TV chan- group of militants inside the house escape. They were repulsed by secu- tourism by sending hordes of &5  1/ * of our beloved officer,” Lt Gen ranks. He had joined the militant nels also termed it a major boost for hurriedly came out and an exchange rity forces. Scores were injured in the tourists. Bhatt said. group on February 3, 2017. the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of fire took place. Thokar could not ensuing clashes. But the ‘bloody Sunday’ came as :H2+5/2 The Shopian and Anantnag The case of Zubair Ahmad ahead of next year’s General find an escape route. His body was The third encounter of the an interruption. The locals who had encounters highlight the grim secu- Turray is quite interesting. A resi- Election. But on a closer look, it is found outside the house after the series took place in the neighbour- planned to go out for picnics halt- / 3+22 rity situation in the Valley, especially dent of Bonbazar area of Shopian, by no means a setback for the sep- encounter ended. The family alleged ing Anantnag district at Dyalgam ed where they were. Even as no 2&5  2+) in the southern region. Even as Turray was a staunch supporter of aratist movement. Rather it is the he was taken as a human shield. village where two local militants tourist got harmed anywhere, the Inspector General of Police Geelani and played a pivotal role in opposite,” writes prominent jour- Ahmad’s house is in a cluster of were trapped. The police gave ample emerging situation appalled them. /&0 / #- (Kashmir range) Swayam Prakash organising anti-India rallies in the nalist Altaf Hussain. Interestingly, a half-a-dozen houses built amid time to the holed up militants to lay Many of them stayed put but lots >/0/  ) 3+22 Pani maintains that recruitment in area. He was detained umpteen conversation between a holed up apple orchards. From past midnight down their arms. One of them, were seen rushing to the airport militant ranks had fallen rather times and slapped with the Public militant and his father went viral on to around 8 am, the villagers heard Imran Rashid, who had joined ahead of schedule. New arrivals were 50/2+ than increased, official figures said Safety Act 11 times. His father the social media recently, high- intense firing and explosions. It was Hizbul Mujahideen group only a few affected. ?5 +&/,/0/* that 23 youngsters joined militan- Bashir Ahmad said that 11 months lighting the commitment of mili- followed by a lull, indicating that no days ago, complied but the other, At the end of the day, the death cy in 2018. A few youth have gone ago, Turray fled from police custody tants and their families. militant was alive inside. The sol- Rouf Ahmad Khanday, 19, refused count was staggering. Twenty peo- 3/ 32 missing and there is a possibility of and joined the militant ranks. “He The militant, Eitmaad Hussain diers called up villagers to go inside to surrender. His parents were ple died in three incidents of vio- 3/ 32 &5  5? them joining the militants. had no option. He wanted to live a Dar, 26, of Amshipora village, had the damaged houses. They found called in to persuade him but he lence. They included 13 militants, This is in tune with the trend normal life but the police never joined militancy in November 2017. seven bodies of militants at differ- refused and was eventually gunned three soldiers and four civilians. This >/0/  6/002 observed in last two years when 214 allowed him to do so. Often, he was “I’m trapped. If I have committed ent spots. down. Altaf Khan, senior superin- was the highest count of militants // 02=/ youngsters joined groups like Hizb, detained illegally,” he said. any mistakes, please forgive me,” he “We had pinpoint Intelligence tendent of Anantnag police, who has killed in a single day in a more than Lashkar and Jaish-e-Muhammad. Nazim Ahmad Dar, 22, a resi- tells his brother before seeking to about the presence of militants. The a long track of counterinsurgency a decade. The security forces >5+2 3 The figures reveal that during this dent of Urpora-Nagbal village was talk to his father. “I couldn’t fulfill operation was conducted past mid- operations to his credit, said that he described it as ‘major victory’. 2&2* 32 year, 44 militants have been killed a student of Class XII when he took my promise. Now I can’t tell it,” the night to avoid collateral damage,” a turned emotional when the son “Today is a very special day. We in the Valley where around 200 mil- up arms in June 2017. He had mem- militant tells his father. He had senior police officer said. Sources refused the surrender to the pleas of are all glad that our forces have suc- 2& +/ =?5+&2 itants are active. orised the entire Quran in a semi- apparently promised to meet his said that 11 militants were hiding in his old parents. cessfully managed to kill a large During the counterinsurgency nary. Rayees Ahmad Thoker, a res- father. The father tells him that he the house that belonged to the The three encounters took place group of militants in three separate 2&+/12/  operations, 20 security forces per- ident of Padderpora village was could not tell him to lay down his maternal aunt of slain militant on Sunday at a time when the gunfights in southern Kashmir. >45+,/& 5+= sonnel also lost their lives. In active in militancy since October arms and surrender. “If you can Zubair Ahmad Turray. Four of Kashmir valley was steadily heading This is probably the biggest strike on Shopian zone alone, 16 militants 2017. A matriculate, he was running break the cordon, try it. If not, then them, including Zeenatul Islam towards a semblance of normalcy. the militants in a decade,” XV were killed while as 17 civilians lost a readymade garment’s shop but what can be done?” says the mili- alias Alqama, managed to escape the Hundreds of tourists were arriving Corps commander Lt Gen Anil their lives in the incidents of vio- took up arms to join his cousin tant’s father. “Have courage. You cordon. to enjoy the riot of colours in the Kumar Bhatt told mediapersons at lence. In 2017, a highest number of Gayasul Islam. The duo, along with were God’s gift to me. Now I will After the recovery of bodies, famed tulip garden on the banks of counterinsurgency division Victor 206 militants and 81 security per- another fellow villager, was killed in return you to Him,” he says. locals gathered around the the Dal Lake. The mustard fields in Force’s headquarters at Awantipora. sonnel were killed. two separate encounters the same Hussain then tells his father that encounter site in large numbers, the length and breadth of the valley He was flanked by police chief The fillip in militant recruit- day. Gayasul died in the Kachdura another militant Abrar was hit in his shouting slogans and hampering the were in full bloom and almond Shesh Paul Vaid and Inspector ment began in July 2016 after the encounter, his body charred beyond head. He too joins the conversation withdrawal of security forces. This alcoves at Badamwari in Srinagar General of CRPF, Zulfikar Hassan. killing of Hizbul Mujahideen leader recognition. 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  50&5 The script was similar in the clash   50&5 corner chances he got to put between Manoj and Tanzania's Kassim India in control. tar shuttler Kidambi Srikanth led Mbundwike, a bout that the Indian won ll the excitement came The competitive edge miss- Sfrom the front as India thrashed unanimously. The 31-year-old is in pur- Adown to the last seven sec- ing from their game in the first Mauritius 3-0 to advance to the semifi- suit of his second CWG medal after the onds as the Indian hockey team's half, the Pakistani team was nals of badminton mixed team event in gold-winning performance in the 2010 perennial problem of conceding pulled back into the game by the Commonwealth Games here on Delhi Games. late goals left them with a dis- forward Mohammed Irfan Saturday. On Sunday, M C Mary Kom will appointing 2-2 draw against a Junior, who scored a field goal Srikanth took just 29 minute to beat open her campaign and a win will assure sloppy Pakistan in their to narrow the gap between the Georges Julien Paul 21-12, 21-14 in the her of a medal in her debut appearance Commonwealth Games opener two sides. men's singles after the two doubles pairs at the Games. here on Saturday.     3   <  $      3   Pakistan turned on the had given India a 2-0 lead. Mary Kom will be up against A penalty corner minute), Harmanpreet Singh Singh after the match. intensity in the final minutes and The men's doubles duo of Scotland's Megan Gordon and is the earned in the last (19th minute) put India ahead On the field, India domi- with seven seconds left on the Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag favourite to claim the gold medal. seven seconds, before Irfan Junior (38th nated quite clearly. Forward clock, Pakistan earned a penal- Chandrashekhar Shetty hard- thought to be saved minute) and Mubashar Ali (59th Dilpreet opened the scoring in ty corner, causing some anxiety ly broke a sweat in their 21-12, 21-3 win       when taken, rein- minute) drew parity and helped the first quarter, helping the last in the Indian camp, and the old over Aatish Lubah and Christopher Jean Indian paddlers continued their stated after an appeal by their team claim moral victory. edition silver-medallists end the fears turned out to be true. Paul in the first match before Ashwini impressive run as they outshone Malaysia Pakistan, proved to be India's "We were not happy with first 15 minutes with a 1-0 lead. The Indians ended up con- Pannappa and N Sikki Reddy chalked out to cruise into the semifinals of both men's undoing in what was a lacklus- the performance. We wanted to In the second quarter, ceding the dreaded goal to let an easy 21-8, 21-7 victory over Aurelie and women' team events on day three of tre clash for most part. win this game." said a frustrat- Harmanpreet Singh converted slip what should have been a Marie Elisa and Nicki Chan-Lam in the competitions in the Commonwealth Dilpreet Singh (13th ed Indian defender Rupinder Pal the second of the two penalty comfortable win. women's doubles.  ! 3           !   Games here on Saturday. "We have been playing really well comfortable in winning the match. It is Both the men's and women's teams throughout the tournament. Going deep hopefully good to play some shorter crushed Malaysia 3-0 in their respective ("#A# into the tournament, everything gets matches and look forward to (the semi- quarterfinal matches at the Oxenford tougher. I think all the other teams, finals) on Sunday." Studios. including Malaysia, England and Asked about his partner Satwik In the men's quarterfinal tie, Singapore, are all tough," Srikanth said Rankireddy, Chirag said, "We have been Harmeet Desai started off the proceed- ,9$@ ?::$9$#8 @. after his match. able to work on a few things. After tak- ings with a comfortable 11-4, 12-10, 11- 2012 London Olympics medallist ing the lead we started to lift a little, so 6 victory over Chee Feng Leong before Saina Nehwal did not have to play her part we can refine some of our skills and defen- star paddler Sharath Kamal   1+/12 utilise the quota of 15 in the quarterfinal match as India had sive work. It was a good game for us." gave India a 2-0 lead by "  men and 12 women to already taken a match-winning 3-0 lead. thrashing Muhammad Ashraf he focus is firmly trained on teen sen-   $G$!", make a strong squad. India will now take on Singapore in  J     Haiq 11-8, 11-7, 11-6. Tsation Manu Bhaker as the fancied "0A,#0 A total of nine the semifinals on Sunday. Singapore had Indian boxers' rampaging run con- The duo of Desai and Sathiyan Indian shooting team eyes a head start at the men's and eight beaten hosts Australia 3-0 in another quar- tinued unabated as the veteran duo of L Gnanasekaran then beat the pairing of 21st Commonwealth Games and continu- women's events will be held in rifle, pistol terfinal match. Sarita Devi (60kg) and Manoj Kumar Javen Choong and Chee Feng 11-7, 11- ation of its recent dominance of the disci- and shotgun categories. "I think Singapore have been playing (59kg) advanced to the quarterfinals 6, 11-7 to make it 3-0 in favour of the pline in the quadrennial extravaganza. Having already stamped their class on really well, so we cannot rule them out and along with Commonwealth Games debu- Indians. The 16-year-old Manu will be lining up the big stage, the youngest shooters in the need to be at our best," he added. tant Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) In the women's quarterfinal tie, alongside the experienced Heena Sidhu in national team will again jostle for space with Asked whether, Malaysian great Lee here on Saturday. Manika Batra registered a comfortable the women's 10m air pistol event at the the big players, vying for top honours. Chong Wei will be his biggest competitor Sarita, who claimed a 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 win over Ying Ho in the Belmont Shooting Range. The abundance of talent is comple- for the men's singles title, Srikanth said, bronze in the 2014 edition, opening match. Also in action on the first day of shoot- mented by a confident approach which the "In the individual event, there are many pummelled Barbados' In the second singles match, ing competition will be the impressive Ravi likes of Manu, Mehuli Ghosh, Anish other contenders. Besides Chong Wei, Kimberely Gittens in her opening clash Madhurika Patkar lost the opening game Kumar and Deepak Kumar in men's 10m Bhanwala and Anjum Moudgil are expect- there is Rajiv Ouseph (of England) and H to make the last-eight stage. 7-11 against Karen Lyne but fought air rifle. 1 !    $   ed to display. S Prannoy also. All are playing well. "I really want to go for gold this time. back to win the next three games 11-9, Saniya Sheikh and Maheshwari The likes of Rai, Narang and Chandela "I need to be at my best to be able to I've been working so hard to get to this 11-9, 11-3. Chauhan will represent India, a powerhouse With shooters like Chain Singh, along with other experienced shooters like beat any one of them." stage," Sarita said after her triumph. Madhurika then paired with Mouma in these Games, in the women's skeet, finals Jitu Rai, Omprakash Mitharwal, Heena, Tejaswini Sawant, Sanjeev Rajput and Men's doubles player Chirag In evening session, Hussamuddin, Das in the doubles to notch up a 11-8, of which will also be held on Sunday fol- Anjum Moudgil, Tejaswini Sawant, double trap World Cup gold medallist Chandrashekhar said, "We have played the gold-medallist from India Open, had 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 win against the lowed by the qualifications. 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The seems premised largely on the the land of opportunities and possibili- epic truth of frontier America may well fears and frustrations of a wide ties. The aspiration to be in America, to have turned long back into the epic myth swath of Americans. The narra- breathe its free air, and to live the greatest of America, but even that seems to be tive, all too familiar, repeated of all dreams has vitally shaped crumbling in our times. itself in the States with disturbing American culture as much as American Amongst these many blocs and ease: Erosion of a traditional politics for more than a century now. divisions, the position of Indian manufacturing base and hyper- But does the American Dream con- Americans is peculiar. Indians first concentration of wealth within an tinue to hold? Conservatism is on the started migrating to North America in über privileged oligarchy causing rise. The gyres move, and slowly we are 1905, in the wake of enhancement of widespread socio-economic distress, turning our backs to each other. We may rates on irrigation water in the Punjab leading to frenetic calls for revival of be hyper-connected, but borders are Canal Colonies. The ensuing Ghadar national fortunes. Trump has been becoming more rigid, neighbours more Revolution and -German successful in consolidating this mass embittered. A near-nativist swerve to the Conspiracy Case closed off America for unease in his favour, in presenting him- right has occurred across continents, and Indians for almost half a century, 5>22502 self as an autochthonic son of the soil shaken in its wake many of the givens of putting in place a ban not too dissimilar despite the obvious racial and national the global order. Suspicions and hostili- from the one currently mooted by 05?220 3 plurality of even the white American lega- ties are now actively undoing the sacri- Trump. 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As a highly skilled vent gasps from an era of oppression and of the best minds in the country, from first generation migrant who went on to do dictatorship — seem dim, forgotten predominantly engineering, medicine, /002 0 a Masters from UCB, Neelesh is an asset to memories of an impossible time and an and the sciences; it established a firm />>/ + /5)5 his firm as well as to the economy. He feels impossible hope. reputation abroad of the Indian diaspo- there are a lot of rumours and considerable Is this too the fate of the American ra being ingenious and industrious in  5+5 2& confusion within the federal Government Dream in our age? Has the Donald equal measure. 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There was a time when "  passengers automatically >2 +2)031 with stainless steel and interior with alu- go a long way as well over 80 per cent of parents thought they knew what was  becomesT its foremost concern. It is pertinent minium make it a light-weight structure. the existing number of coaches are still of ideal for their children. Decisions !"%%  to analyse certain aspects of rail infrastruc- &5&3205 All these features enhance passenger com- ICF variety. The existing coach manufac- right from what the child should study  :$%  ture and the status of implementation. Much fort in multiple ways. turing units may not be enough and as a to what career choice they should of the IR lines have been laid in the British +5,/2 Such multi-pronged advantages of solution, outsourcing coach manufactur- make and who they should marry was period. India has laid less than 20 per cent these coaches made the Ministry of ing to specialised private players like made by the parents. Time changed their child’s passion and accordingly of its lines in the post-1947 period, while ,&22 > /& Railways and senior members of the Alstom or Bombardier can be considered. and parents and children alike plan their finances to provide them the corresponding increase in freight and /&1+6/ Railway Board announce in 2016 and also While the Ministry, on the one hand, is reit- evolved. Today, we have reached a with the career of their choice. The passenger volumes in the same period reiterate the same in 2017 that ICF coach erating the ambitious plans for replace- stage where parents are more of right combination of both indeed will remain 1,300 per cent and 1,600 per cent = 2>)>5 0+ production would be phased out and all ment, there are brand new trains being friends and mentors to their children. ensure a stress-free, secured and a suc- respectively. The burgeoning population of coaches would only be of LHB type. introduced with ICF coaches. And this They are more sensitive to what their cessful life. the country has led to a huge mismatch with / 2+/5+) Attempts in this direction have resonated advanced coach with multiple benefits child needs and accordingly change AVIVA Kid-O-Scope does just respect to the passenger demand and sup- down the order, as many zonal railways are come with additional costs their way of parenting. that. It is a digital ecosystem, a first ply of infrastructure. Today, many routes are /&+2202 3 also seeking to shift coaches at the earli- to the exchequer. But considering The new age parents are uncon- of its kind that helps parents iden- operating beyond their threshold limits and est, as the South Central Railway is the benefits and longer shelf life of 35 years ventional, ready to experiment and tify and nurture a child’s unique apti- it is said that the IR is carrying 15 times presently attempting to. The existing work- (compared to 25 years’ shelf life of ICF willing to explore ways to understand tude & talents, at an early age. Thus more people than its capacity. The coaches were initially manufactured shops are also gearing up towards moderni- coaches), we can be assured that the costs what their child enjoys doing. helping them to choose a career best Another aspect in the context of rail in the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in sation to accommodate periodic overhauls will be outweighed. Approximately 26 million Gen Y-ers suited for their passion, in addition safety remains the nature of rolling stock Kapurthala after the technology transfer in and other maintenance works for LHB Then comes the issue of a phased are raising kids today. While the to enabling a financial plan for its being used. Quite often, we observe the 1998 and are now also being manufactured coaches as visible in the recent inaugura- replacement and the use of ICF coaches numbers are expected to grow expo- fulfillment. coaches sliding over the other when train in ICF and in the recently started Modern tion of LHB Airbrake Workshop at when they get gradually phased out or nentially over the next several years; The AVIVA Kid-O-Scope is a accidents occur. This sliding nature of Coach Factory in Raebareli. Perambur. Presently, LHB coaches are when their shelf life of 25 years ends. A these bundles of joy certainly don’t platform specially built with advanced coaches and subsequently turning turtle has Among the many positive features restricted to Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto solution in this regard can be to use them come cheap. As parents, we are always psychometric tools that will enable caused a lot of casualties. The reason for that these coaches provide, the one which premium trains, but are slowly being as places in railway yards for providing preoccupied with the need to plan a parents to #CatchTheEarlySigns of such behaviour of coaches has a lot to do stands out is its ‘anti-telescopic’ nature. It extended to other trains. A target of pro- retail space to small merchants (as is being better and secure future for our kids. inherent talents and aptitudes in their with the nature of a bulk of the presently means they do not turn over or flip in case ducing 5,000 railway coaches for the pre- done in a few Central Asian countries) or Given the evolving dynamics of child’s development. What’s more, existing coaches being used. These are the of a collision. LHB coaches use a centre sent year has been set, which is a double provide space for the direct sale markets the society, children of millennials these assessments can be initiated as coaches manufactured at the Integral buffer coupling technique of tight locking in annual capacity if it happens. In fact, ICF or cooperative markets like Rythu Bazars known as Generation Alpha will early as three years of child’s age, and Coach Factory in Perambur near Chennai, type to join the coaches unlike the screw Perambur has recently produced a 100 per in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where largely be the most formally educat- are followed by customized advice to or popularly called the ICF coaches. coupling technique used by the ICF coach- cent made in India LHB coach which helps vegetables and small groceries are sold by ed generation ever, the most technol- nurture the child unique passion and To know more about it, we need to es. The overall geometrical shape has also in strengthening the Make in India initia- farmers themselves. It will help in creating ogy supplied generation ever, and hone it skills to mature into a chosen dwell a little into the history of coach man- been designed in such a way that the cen- tive. To take this process further, RCF additional livelihood. globally the wealthiest generation field of profession, as he grows. The ufacturing in our country. The first ICF tre of gravity comes out to be at a lower Kapurthala will supposedly be manufactur- It needs to be remembered that com- ever. While it will be challenging to platform also includes an education coach was rolled out in 1955 with the help level than what is presently in ICF coach- ing only LHB coaches from April 1, 2018, plete conversion to LHB coaches, though bring up kids, it will also be a learn- cost calculator that enables parents to of Swiss Car and Elevator Manufacturing es. All these factors result in enhanced pas- onwards. This decision to ramp up produc- necessary, will only act as a curative by ing. Thus, making it necessary for mil- financially plan for their child by Company, Switzerland. These were senger safety in case of derailment. tion will also have a positive spillover effect drastically reducing casualties but not as lennial parents to engage with their deriving the estimates of the future designed with an all steel integrated frame The results are there for all to see as in in boosting production capacities of the a preventive for train accidents. Measures ward to lay the foundation for cogni- cost of education for the chosen field which was the most advanced technology the case of Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto domestic steel manufacturing industry. like incorporating technology by mainte- tive development and raise smarter of study. of those times. Express when nine coaches derailed in However, the ground reality remains nance of track infrastructure, replacing all and happier kids. In a time when kids are seeming- In 1993-94, after a gap of nearly four August 2017 and there were no casualties. that LHB coaches can be overhauled at only direct discharge toilets to bio toilets, With the changing lifestyle, blud- ly growing up too fast, it’s essential decades, IR decided to look for a new pas- Similarly, none of the Dibrugarh Rajdhani a few select workshops, which in turn may implementing a Dedicated Freight geoning inflation rate, the cost of liv- to consider the importance of their senger coach design which would be Express coaches turned turtle despite a create delays due to a long waiting time. Corridor to reduce existing track utilisa- ing and most importantly, the com- childhood dreams. Therefore, a lighter and capable of travelling smooth- derailment in 2014. The Kakodkar Other workshops like Golden Rock tion, and putting in place an empowered petition in every sphere of our lives; focused goal and a planned invest- ly at higher speeds. After a global selection Committee on Rail Safety as well as the Workshop in Tiruchirapalli are seeking rail safety regulatory body can be consid- has increased the pressure on parents. ment from an early stage will help process in 1995, IR finalised the design Sam Pitroda Committee on Modernization sanctions from Railway Board to mod- ered to achieve a rail accident-free India. They are worried/ concerned if they them carry on that free spirit and developed by Linke Hofmann Busch of IR have also recommended complete ernise their machinery and plant equip- )       3 $ would be able to support their child’s youthful passion into adulthood – (LHB) (presently Alstom LHB) of migration from ICF to LHB coaches. ment to cater to the services of overhaul- 6) /         2  education, providing them with a and the world just may become a bet- Germany. The coaches were subsequent- Apart from enhanced safety mea- ing LHB coaches and more such workshops = 3  ,  5    sphere of opportunities. In such sit- ter place. ly called LHB coaches and they have been sures, LHB coaches also provide an are expected to join this list. 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imilarly, Aditi, whose hus- working to discourage illegal no longer exercise that intoxicat- band is a mechanical engi- immigration so as to protect its ing tenacity which fills millions Sneer in the Midwest, feels 9ƒuˆysq„Bˆuqƒy„xuqwu vXˆ‘ƒ† legitimate national interests. with hope of a better, more fulfill- that uncertainty over the scope of Vimlesh, an engineer with the ing life? The evidence collected the Employment Authorization federal Government, contends for this article seems to suggest as Document (EAD) prevents her dices, which were perhaps latent ing all these years” — reflects the were before because they feel that the US is still more open and much: That America is no longer family from cogently planning earlier”, and that “there seems to tangible threat to all immigrants, supported”. She asserts that inviting than most European what it used to be, that the civili- their future. She feels that most be a general distrust of all resident including Indians, under “immigrants have always been countries, and that ongoing policy sational goals of progress and couples like her — who are in aliens, even legal ones, and this Trump’s presidency. It is only the life force and strength of the recalibrations are oriented equality seem to have been super- their late twenties or early thirties manifests in almost all spheres of under the present regime that US, and seeing Trump and his towards ensuring that “people seded by sectarian interests and have been in the States for life”. Likewise, Seema, a finance these so-called fringe groups anti-immigrant cronies in power don’t take shortcuts into the sys- favouring a carefully framed por- around five years — are in “a con- graduate from UCL, shares this now feel “emboldened enough to is very frustrating”. tem”. Having moved to America tion of the American population. fused state of mind” and do not anxiety. Seema moved to San hold parades and rallies”, and This unease is also shared by more than three decades ago as an This framing is informed by con- know if their future lies in the US Diego when her father, a public what seems to be at stake, as the Deepika, a professor who studied alumna of IIT-Delhi, Vimlesh siderations of race and class; or back in India. She rues the fact sector banker, was transferred incidence of these events and taught English literature in feels that the US is “still a land of though it is often generalised that that she had to wait for two years there more than a decade ago increases, is the very nature of Tennessee for close to a decade opportunity even as attempts are these are wholly white, it would before she could start working, from Mumbai. She feels that over American democracy. before moving back to India in being made to ensure opportunis- be mistaken to not consider the and even then, she cannot be the years, people have become In a similar manner, Varun, 2008. For her, hierarchy and class- tic people do not get in”. Her view intersectionality of Trump’s more than a substitute teacher “more racist”, and that though who came to South Carolina in consciousness are a part of is also shared by Agatha, a white appeal as he attempts to alter despite being a postgraduate from “California is pretty good, there 2005 for a Bachelor’s degree in American life, the way in which American homemaker in North American politics and polity. one of the best universities in are definitely parts of the country computer science, feels that “the the American Dream is struc- Carolina, who feels that the Equivalently, it will be mistaken India. For her, “women who are I’m afraid of going to”. For her, American Dream has crumbled tured. She feels that the blind changes in immigration policy to also attribute this simply to the here on spouse visa” face greater Trump’s presidency has definitely under Trump, especially for materialism of the American initiated by the Trump presidency Trump presidency, for his sup- challenges than men because the changed the environment and immigrants, and that deportations Dream, focused on social mobility were “needed for some time to port seems to emerge from deep legality of their stay is even more made it harder for even legal are at an all time high”. He sees at any cost, has brought intense crack down on those entering the channels of fear and mistrust. tenuous than their husbands’. immigrants to be in America. this as a consequence of the That America seems to be ghettoisation of America’s diverse country illegally, and we needed Indians in America, or those Others like Bedatri locate This deterioration in the parochial nationalism espoused becoming more colour conscious racial, national, and ethnic com- policies in place to slow the flow”. planning to settle in America, these challenges in the growing atmosphere is palpable to some- by Trump, who is “a racist”. is also apparent to Jacqueline, a munities even as it has brought Even as she clarifies that she will have to be acutely cognisant hostility towards foreigners in one like Rajeshwari, who came Nonetheless, he feels that the white American working as a prosperity and comfort to many. wants people from all countries to of these altered realities: That this mainstream America. A versatile to Louisiana in the late 1980s for majority of America doesn’t share physician’s assistant in the However, even as a cross-sec- come here, she asserts that they land may well not be theirs to call scholar of ancient South Asian a Masters in industrial engineer- his views, and that the economy Triangle. She believes that “the tion of Indians seem to perceive must do so legally in order to home in the future. history, Ruby has been in the ing. 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MNREGA is )"T ensure employment generation and assets equal to 70 per cent of the  %  mote full and productive employ- the only law in our country that A !%) *   equality for everyone? country’s population. According to  /  / ment and better work” by 2030. Also guarantees 100 days of employment    !% Indeed, the pace of increasing another report from Oxfam, ‘The mentioned in the same goal is “by to all in rural areas. Although there  ">!!K ! inequality in India has reached his- Widening Gaps: India Inequality ((     2020, substantially reduce the pro- have been many questions arising !  *!6% torically high levels. The gap Report 2018’, economic inequality in portion of youth not in employment, out of this for being rural-centric, ">!>!#7 *1 between the rich and the poor has India is increasing rapidly. In the   / education or training”. guaranteed for only 100 days, cor- "!!>!!/A"4 increased alarmingly. This situation country’s GDP, 15 per cent of the   ' India is also working towards ruption and other problems related ! !%%!!"% ) is the result of our unemployment wealth is made, while the share was fulfilling this goal and generating to implementation, the importance   !%  ">!>!* growth and non-public spending on 10 per cent five years ago. India is    employment for all. Various of MNREGA cannot be denied. /)>!>! " !% gross domestic product (GDP) the second largest country in the <   / schemes like Skill India, Make in In the concept of inclusive devel- %"/!D )%" " growth path. In the last few decades, world in terms of population. India, Prime Minister’s Employ- opment, the growth of people of all !)%! %" !  most countries around the world Sixty-five per cent of the population     ment Generation Programme sections of society, castes and com- !/!"% have developed their economies but in the country has an average age of    (PMGEP), Pradhan Mantri Rojgar munities have been included. In this !  "* !! due to privatisation, public capital less than 35 years. Such a large Protsahan Yojana and Pradhan scale, aspects like living, health, edu- !" " )  and resources have been reduced to young population could be our (    Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana play cation and environmental status are >!>%   "  !% the hands of select people. strength, but due to lack of adequate an important role in this. The Min- judged. In the coming days, if we !) "!L! 3! !M* In India, economic reforms were employment in the country large / /  istry of Skill Development and continue to follow this model of D" D!") implemented in the 1990s. Since number of youth is unemployed. 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        at the time of ticket distribution. Barring Kushwaha, Nitish was with Lalu Yadav at that time. So, if Nitish practicing, their cases will also weaken. he Lok Sabha tenure remains for more than a the remaining two parties have already started and Paswan form an informal alliance, its political On the other hand, all advocate leaders of the Tyear, but when the second phase of the Budget working towards this goal, given the increasing scope will be bright. However, the BJP will try to BJP are ministers at the Centre and not in active Session started on March 5, the Government pushed proximity between Nitish and Paswan. keep the relationship with Nitish intact amidst all practice, such as Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar it into a lame duck mode. That means the Lok In fact, Nitish had started efforts towards this the pressure. If Nitish parts ways on the issue of Prasad. If the proposal of the Bar Council is imple- Sabha will run casually henceforth. The Opposition last year when he had joined hands with the BJP for seat-sharing, then the BJP will try for a triangular mented, then the advocate MPs of the Congress will is now going to start the politics of resignation. the second time. He didn’t chose a leader either fight to avoid a 2015-like situation. not be able to practice till there is no decision on the When Rajiv Gandhi was the PM, the Opposition from Kushwaha’s party or Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party, impeachment proposal. had pushed Parliament into temporary mode mid- rather he chose Paswan’s brother, Pashupati Paras, P7  way his tenure, and this Lok Sabha seems to be and made him a minister. Interestingly, Paras was n one hand, the Congress is ensuring that all @P    moving in the same direction. not even an MLA at that time. Later, he was sent to Oits lawyer leaders stay in Parliament, and on he ruling party of Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party The main Opposition party of Andhra Pradesh, the Legislative Council by Nitish. The JDU chief the other hand, the party is trying to keep them T(AAP), has done many things that have never 5)+ the YSR Congress, has decided that its MPs will continued his strategy and managed to make a dent away from the court, which is worrying some of its happened in the parliamentary history of the coun- resign en masse. In fact, they were joining the TDP into the Congress too by bringing Ashok Chaudhary leaders. Earlier, the Bar Council of India gave a try. It has started many such initiatives, and the %! one by one, so their party decided to tell the remain- and three MLCs into his party fold. proposal to stop the practice of advocates who are report card of the L-G being presented in the Delhi  " ing ones to resign. Some say these seats will remain Earlier, Nitish had his eyes set only on either MPs or MLAs. When it became clear that Assembly is one of them. Recently, the AAP vacant because the Election Commission would not Mahadalits, for which he tried to keep Paswan out the proposal will not bear fruit, then some condi- Government brought out the Outcome Budget and "&) go for bypolls in all likelihood. It is also being said of the picture. But now, he and Paswan are pursuing tions were added. It was said that the MPs who elaborated on the completed works of the last ) that Chandrababu Naidu might instruct his MPs to Dalit votes in toto. This is a fact that Nitish is the would sign the proposal of impeachment of the Budget. When the AAP Government put forward resign to counter the move of the YSR Congress. It most popular face amongst the ultra-Dalit vote Chief Justice will not be able to practice. the report card of the L-G, it elaborated on how %! was the YSR Congress which had first put a no-con- bank. Nitish and Paswan are aware of their strength Almost all big advocates of the Congress are many works the L-G had stopped mid-way. ") fidence motion against the Government. After that, and vote banks. Both are equally popular amongst Rajya Sabha members, such as Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Its leaders say that when the Government has to the TDP followed suit, albeit under compulsion, and the forward vote bank of the State. Recently, Nitish Manu Singhvi, P Chidambaram, Vivek Tankha, and show its work before the Assembly, the record of O the Congress and CPM also did the same. has taken Narendra Singh, a strong Thakur leader of Anand Sharma. This is quite evident that all of them works done by the L-G should also be presented. So, %  * Manjhi’s faction, into his party. will sign on the impeachment proposal for the CJI. the AAP Government prepared a report card of the          Since the BJP has almost finished the forward And in that case, the condition of the Bar Council L-G and presented it before the Assembly. Both 3%  n Bihar, alliance partners of the BJP have started leadership in the State and established backward will apply to all of them and they will be barred Opposition parties, the Congress and BJP, feel that "!"! Ibuilding pressure. Nitish Kumar’s JDU, Ram Vilas leadership, the forwards are said to be unhappy. from practice. This must be noted that they are this was done only to shift the focus from the failure Paswan’s LJP, and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP might This was evident in 2015 when the forwards had fighting almost all cases of the Congress and other of the AAP Government. Its motive can be ques- "!&& form an informal alliance to put pressure on the BJP voted for the Congress and JDU despite the fact that anti-BJP parties. When they will be barred from tioned, but this will surely start a new tradition. / $  Q $ JR

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Facebook states @CarnivalCruise, by offering him for overnight star Susan Boyle in 5.;# -.!; usernames are generally given to a luxury trip to Barcelona — a 2009, the BBC buying the the first individual or business successful tactic that proved to be bbc.com domain name from who requests the name; however, a positive PR move for the com- Boston Business Computing in pany have all been victims of through a process of making it so-called ‘Twitterjacking’ included graphic designer Chase Giunta users can report potential trade- pany. Alongside these coinciden- 1999, and London department “username jackings”, and while unofficial to official, the end goal Pulitzer Prize-winning composer reportedly turned down $20,000 mark infringements. tal cases, brands must also be store Harrods successfully taking some are coincidental, the motive is more important.” Steve Reich, actor Christopher from banking giant JPMorgan for “Cybersquatting has histori- wary of “username squatting” — a group of cybersquatters to behind others is financial. In Twitter began verifying users Walken, and former US Secretary the handle @Chase before the site cally accounted for, and continues the creation of accounts for the court over the use of 2007, then presidential candidate in 2009 in an effort to clamp of State Condoleezza Rice. revoked his access for violating to account for, an extremely small purpose of preventing others harrods.com. 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Look at her ratings.” Given the explosion of platforms Trump told the audience that the show and series since then and compared “was about us”. “The fake news hasn’t with other successful sitcom reboots, figured it out yet,” he added. that figure is impressive. NBC’s Will & The updated sitcom starring Grace, for example, returned with its Roseanne Barr returned more than original 1998-2006 cast to a debut two decades after the original ended audience of 10.1 million viewers. /     rnold Schwarzenegger had heart surgery in Los Angeles on AThursday, his representative has confirmed. The former California governor and Terminator actor under- went surgery to replace a pulmonic valve, a spokesman, Daniel Ketchell, said in a statement. Schwarzenegger originally had the valve replaced in 1997 to counter a congenital heart defect. 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Much of the positive changes ings was a piece I wrote when I was 19, Christophe Jaffrelot — now known for I was able to bring at this company of picked by Shobori Ganguli, who later some of the finest academic research about 15,000 sluggish ‘yes men’ was went on to be Editor the Sunday edi- on the Hindutva movement — had him a speech, with a warning to us because of the solid support and trust tion of The Pioneer newspaper. offered me a spot at Paris’ top school both that he would chose the best of from the two men at the top. Steadfastly supportive towards me for for political sciences and he thereafter the two. I was 23, enthusiastic, and I am grateful to all these supportive almost 20 years, I have watched her had taken it upon himself to get me on completely unintimidated by the con- men, but I wonder where are the battle personal challenges with grit and to every opportunity that would help gregation of French Ministers and VIPs women? Indeed, I have spent most of grace, emerging each time a winner me develop further. Around 17 years that I would encounter at the Elysees my years in spaces dominated by men while keeping her cool and bringing later, when he visits me in India, he every day as these were not names and and I cherish the few instances when I out the best in others around her. She is still sits me down with the best advice faces I had grown up learning about. have met with strong yet feminine the kind of woman I would like to be. and an occasional introduction to peo- He would chide me on my mannerisms women who are self-assured enough to More recently, I shared a panel with ple within his networks. of speaking, and take an interest in support others (men and women). writer Shobhaa De, whose work few he first Van Gogh painting to Van Gogh painted View of the Sea at It was Jaffrelot who had introduced meeting my friends and family. I These qualities are not necessarily ‘ideal’ from my generation would have missed go under the hammer in Scheveningen, which was stolen by me to Jerome Monod, 20 years the worked with him for three years, quit- or need to be considered worthy by all, reading. When I met her on stage, I was TFrance in more than two the Italian Camorra organised crime CEO of Suez and chief counsellor to ting because Jaffrelot decided that I was but these are the ones that I relate to the more in awe of her than I had been of decades has been unveiled. Women syndicate from the Van Gogh muse- President Jacques Chirac at that time. far too excited with the work I was most, have thus worked to nurture the French President at the Elysee. I Mending Nets in the Dunes, which um in Amsterdam in 2002 and . With a reputation of being politically doing with Monod and therefore terri- within myself, and so I look out for was in admiration of De because of her the Dutch artist painted early in his The oil on paper, which belongs to astute and shrewd, Monod was better bly distracted from my PhD research. these in others. Pakistan’s former talent and her humility; the depth in career at Scheveningen near The a European collector, also graced the known as France’s ‘shadow President’. He then sent me off for the latter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hina her words yet her light-hearted and Hague, is expected to go for around walls of the Van Gogh museum for Initially, I worked as an intern at a US on research fellowships. 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XIII.4; located in The Gita when it called Yoga of %% !% findsA support in the popular saying about The XV.18; XVIII.23, it be stated that these are Saamkhya which implores upon to the people to " Gita that “when all the Indian schools of adhered so religiously in The Gita that even the follow the path of Sanyasa of action for attain-  ! ! thought in India condensed and synthesised, Samaveda is called the direct vibhuti of Krishna ing redemption (Moksha) of the world and one’s "!*0  they become The Gita, the encyclopedia of all himself. Even the three upanishadas — Isha, action; and of wandering (bhramana) as a men-  ) ! the Indian traditions”. The Gita, the eternal ser- Katha and Mundaka — are quoted verbatim. dicant for searching about God as a forms or   mon of Lord Krishna, is of unique value from Besides, the vedic ideals are also referred to in modes of worship. The Gita also seems to bear "  the point of view of its contents. It forms a har- The Gita like means of self purifications; that of the influence of the Saamkhyas when it states !  monious synthesis of all the Indian schools of charity; penances that of sacrifice[Yajna]. Om, that “discharge all the obligatory secular func- !*/) thought. The vedic rituals (Karma-Kanda) and as a symbol of the whole universe; analogy of tion as true worship of God”. Finally, when one %2A) dogmatic formalities make a unitive appeal to the tree as a universe are all included in the The attempts to delineate Christian beliefs as amal-    the masses to become samadhavmi or tolerant Gita as forming its main doctrines. On the basis gamated in The Gita, one has to admit that the %%) towards all the other prevailing religious beliefs. of the vedic doctrines of Agnihotra in terms of final recension of The Gita belongs to 3rd  % The Gita is essentially a book about Krishna its symbolic meanings as mentioned in The Gita Century AD References to Christian  dharma and the philosophical doctrines of N.27, one can perform symbolic Yajna by offer- doctrines/ideals can be traced in many of its pple founder Steve Woznaik recently comment-   ! Vaishnavism. It also covers other beliefs and ing objects of one’s sense organs in the Yajnagni stanzas. It proves that The Gita not only com- ed that Indians, though studious, lack in creativ-  )611 concepts like casteism, which was opposed by of the control of mind. In the name of Nivritti, prises synthesis of all Indian religions, but also Aity. A generalization at best, this comment invit- ,%*L1  some religious thinkers in India. The Gita seems to follow the Jain-ideal. that their existed a common forum of Orientals ed a debate on the creativity quotient of the Indian  Puranic influence on The Gita can be traced Similarly, The Gita’s reference to Naishakarmya for sharing the doctrines, maxims, and ideals as people. But there is need for a serious introspection. " )) back to the changes in the personality of Lord Siddhi which implies super perfection also well as that the common doctrines prevailed in What prompted Woznaik to give this blanket condem-  )M2A Krishna. Krishna is on similar terms sd that of sounds akin to the Buddhist ideal of both the religions proving the spirit of coher- nation of the Indian brain has many sides and it may *L% the Bhagavatapurana. He is the Param Purusha Nekkhamma which is suggestive of the same ence and brotherhood which existed among be related to the attitude of a white man. But that ) and Brahma Himself, the source of all the implication that of “laying suppression of pas- people although living far apart. apart, there is a need to prove him wrong, as there is a %  things in the Universe. When the Puranic sion”. Besides, in The Gita’s chapters 2,5, and 6, Many similar sentiments can be gathered kernel of truth in the assertion. Our problem may be  " Krishna’s female power Radha takes charge of references are made to the practicing of equa- from The Gita and The Bible. To conclude, The attributed to an inferiority complex due to a cultural   nature or Prakriti, endowed with Gunas, it is nimity, total detachment and selflessness as Gita seems to be a composite Gospel wherein var- conditioning arising out of our long subjugation. In !*M! called His lower Power which is set forth by golden means of leading a better life. It also has ied Indian religious traditions have been wilfully fact, we have still not come out of the mindset that we   ! Him in the creation of Gods and men. He is Buddhist ideals in it, like adaptation of amalgamated with an objective to present The were slaves and subservient to the superior west. It is   called both the Father and Mother of all. Buddhist terms Nirvana as suggestive of the Gita Dharma as a synthesis of all the religious this mindset that has to be de-conditioned first. Of A )  Similarly, the Bhaktivada of the Puranas is Brahma bhuta state. Moreover, The Gita’s con- traditions in a reconciled manner. So, it be better course, it will require a lot of efforts, mental and supra- )1 =* taken over by The Gita in its Bhaktiyoga which cepts of Tapa, also seems based on the Bauddha known as an eclectic contribution of all the then- mental, to disprove this generalization but that is a lays emphasis over one’s loyalty and loving ado- view about penances. Besides The existing different philosophical thoughts compulsion, not an option. Moreover, what we need to ration towards Krishna. Thus, after a brief note, Gita’s notion of threefold Tapa — (Vedic , Vedanta, Yoga, Samkhya understand is that why the same Indians make waves    the following study would delineate the various that of body mind and speech Buddhist and Christian) in India. in the Silicon Valley, NASA and even the top universi-   Indian traditions which are amalgamated into —also carries Buddhist  They all agree on one point that ties of the world. With due apologies to Shakespeare one tradition called Krishna-Dharma or influence. Next, the doc- the souls go the Heaven or Hell the fault dear friends is not in our genes but in our his- " Krishna’s The Gita and trines of the Saamkhya   according to the Acts(Karmas) tory that we are underlings. Original thinking is dis-  !     of the Jivas. couraged in our country and dissent is treason. Unless %6 C    dissent is encouraged, creating new knowledge will not "!     be easy. We need to understand that change is the *3 greatest antidote to status quo and to welcome change .*L/  (    we need to think differently. Our fancy for anything /!   %)   foreign needs to change and we must learn to apply ! " )M      our thought process critically. There is a faulty assump- 6 )) tion that anything western is superior. Whether it is a !)!     product, or an idea or a process and it is this assump- &""""     tion that has raised our gullibility. The answer to Mr. "*  / Woznaik can best come from the Indian universities L/  which must be encouraged to generate thoughts and *M2)  ideas. It is rather strange that the subcontinent that !) boasted of the world’s leading centers of learning in &%!) Nalanda and Takhshashila is now struggling to find a % place in the top universities. While many may contest :HH-)! the proclaimed excellence of our ancient centers of    higher learning, they have to understand that the his- %*L/ torical accounts of those universities were all given by O )M non Indians. Certainly, when those ratings try to show *1! us the place with regards to higher education, we !" should also try to see through the game because rat-  "* ings are business too. And India is still seen as a huge  market. That is, though, one side of the story. But we !"  need to think clearly. Just one example- that our cen- %" ters of higher learning do not merit a place in top glob- * al universities is an assertion. But those graduating from these very centers are dons of the universities which ornament the top bracket. Is not it a paradox?    We need to see the unseen and hear the unheard, to read between the lines. These are not mere exaggera-    tions. It is a fact that all is not as bad as it made out to be. We too have a legacy we can be reasonably proud of. It is time to assess our strengths and weaknesses and move ahead in the right direction with the right people in the right places. It is this that is important. Our craving for brand West is rather obsessive. We must get rid of this brand-o-mania. 3    $ $ 4   4       3 7 1      37 D 7 

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