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Addressing thou- P sands of delegates attending the *+ # two-day National Council meet , here, Shah asked party workers * - " # ## to ensure that Modi returns to . / power with full majority and * - " continues the “nation building” 0(1 # without a break. $++ $ $ + , # ' ' # " The tag line of the Council ( - # " was “Abki baar phir Modi ## ( Sarkar” and the meeting venue rein of corruption. He said crores of youths with 10 per reverberated with a loud roar Congress was leveling charges cent reservation in jobs and P ! when Shah mentioned Ram in the Rafle jet fighter purchase education for the general cat- O P Mandir in his speech. as it was “frustrated” that there egory poor, and described the % O The meet was attended by was no blemish on Modi dur- Constitution amendment Bill L M almost all top leaders including ing his full tenure. as one of the most important Modi, LK Advani, MM Joshi, The election result would legislations passed by Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, impact the future of India, he Parliament. # # Arun Jaitley, JP Nadda, Chief claimed and went on to say that This is one of the most # Ministers of BJP-ruled States National Democratic Alliance important legislations including Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi !#$ % ' ( )* (NDA) would come back to Parliament has passed, he said. ( Adityanath and former Chief power with a thumping major- Shah hailed the GST Ministers Shivraj Singh In his speech, Shah praised and gave reference of its leader rivals having contrasting ide- Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah ity and in UP “the party would Council’s decision to double the #$ Chouhan and Raman Singh. the leadership of Atal-Advani Kapil Sibal who he said sought ologies glued together with Abdali and Marathas where the increase its tally from 71 to 74”. limit for exemption from pay- # Yogi was greeted with loud which established and con- that the apex court’s hearing on the sole “oust Modi agenda”. defeat of the latter led to “gula- Shah said in last one week, ment of GST to 40 lakh and %&'()(% O cheers by the BJP council tributed to the rise of the party the Ram temple issue be fixed “Opposition parties know that mi” (slavery) for 200 years. the Modi Government took announced that the higher / members when he arrived at at the national level, he said. after the Lok Sabha poll. alone they cannot defeat “Lok Sabha polls battle of two major decisions of giving turnover cap of 1.5 crore for # & "'$ the stage. Shah said BJP is commit- Attaching huge signifi- Modi,” he said. two ideologies; BJP stands for reservation to economically availing composition scheme of The backdrop of the dais ted for a “grand temple” at the cance to the result of 2019 gen- Interestingly, the BJP pres- cultural nationalism, poor, weaker sections in the upper paying 1 per cent tax will be # # had Modi and Shah on the two disputed site in Ayodhya and it eral elections, Shah said it ident while pointing to the sig- while rivals together merely for caste and reducing Goods and effective from April 1. L)6- sides along with Swami would be accomplished “at the would be a battle between the nificance of “2019 LS battle” power,” said the BJP president. Services Tax (GST) on the Modi would deliver the 7870 Vivekananda and Atal Bihari earliest”. He accused Congress Modi who has brought “glory” made a reference to the third Shah also threw punches on the traders. The Modi Government concluding session of the coun- ( Vajpayee. of trying to delay the temple to India and his desperate battle of Panipat between “one family rule” and its alleged has “fulfilled” the dreams of cil on Saturday. ,9:%9;.*,$: fident of our ability in Uttar Pradesh and we will surprise ith the Samajwadi Party people,” he was quoted as saying. W(SP) and the Bahujan The Gandhi scion’s com- ,9:%9 Samaj Party (BSP) all set to ments were the first indication announce the composition of of the party’s plan B after the n a major blow to CBI Special the Uttar Pradesh political regional players seemed to IDirector Rakesh Asthana, alliance on Saturday, the have deserted it. Rahul is the Delhi High Court on Friday Congress is ready with its plan expected to meet UPCC pres- ruled that he will be investi- to walk alone. ident Raj Babbar and AICC in- gated in the ongoing bribery AICC sources said the charge of party affairs in the case and no prior sanction party chief Rahul Gandhi, after State Ghulam Nabi Azad to was required to prosecute him, ,9:%9 due consultation with the State deliberate on the matter on implying he enjoys no protec- unit leaders, was prepared to go Sunday evening. tion against a possible arrest. lok Verma, who was solo in the politically crucial “A decision on who to Justice Najmi Waziri said Aremoved as CBI Director State. join hands with always rests that the allegation of “mala by the PM-led Selection Panel Amid talks of seat sharing with the party high command, fide” raised against then CBI on Thursday, has resigned from for Lok Sabha polls from which but we have already shared Director Alok Verma has not the service and claimed that he the Congress seems to be out, that workers and supporters been made out. was transferred on the basis of Samajwadi Party president Gandhi for the Congress. OBC, Dalit and Muslim votes want the Congress to go alone Rejecting a clutch of peti- filed by Asthana, Kumar and “false, unsubstantiated and friv- Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Smaller parties like the powered joint opposition can- in UP where it still has its own tions for quashing of the FIR Prasad challenging the FIR olous allegations” made by Mayawati will address a joint Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and didates to victory in identity which is different filed against Asthana, CBI lodged against them. Asthana only one person, who was Press meet at Lucknow on the Nishad Party are also like- Gorakhpur, Phulpur and from these parties,” said the DSP Devender Kumar and was booked on charges of inimical to him. turned upside down in ensur- Saturday. ly to be in the alliance. In the Kairana last year. leader. alleged middleman Manoj criminal conspiracy, corrup- Verma was transferred as ing that the undersigned The top leadership of both 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the A senior Congress leader He recalled than when in Prasad, the HC set a 10-week tion and criminal miscon- the Director General Fire (Verma) is removed from the the parties had met in New BJP and its allies had won 73 of said talk on a UP ‘mahagath- 2009 Lok Sabha polls, when, deadline to complete the duct under the relevant sec- Services, Civil Defence and post of the Director CBI. The Delhi last week to discuss the 80 seats in UP. bandhan’ had been going on for the situation was apparently investigations in the case. tions of Prevention of Home Guards after ousting as Selection Committee did not broad parameters of an alliance Akhilesh and Mayawati a while but Congress members against the Congress, the party The court held that per- Corruption Act. CBI Director. consider the fact that the entire to take on the BJP unitedly in decided to bury their differ- in the State were of the opin- got 21 seats in the State, paving mission for prior sanction to Verma and Asthana were Verma also complained CVC report is premised on the Lok Sabha elections. ences and pool in their ion that the party should it go the way for the return of the prosecute Asthana was not embroiled in bitter feud for that the Selection Committee charges alluded by a com- Sources said both the SP resources to contest three alone as it has an independent Congress-led UPA required considering the facts several months and had lev- did not provide him an oppor- plainant who is presently under and the BSP are planning to bypolls and won all giving identity among the people. Government at the Centre. of the case. Asthana is likely elled charges of corruption tunity to explain details as investigation by the CBI,” contest on 37 seats each out of them hope that if they team up, Rahul in an interview to an The more indicative of to challenge the HC verdict against each other. Both of recorded by the CVC before Verma said in his resignation the 80 on offer in Uttar Pradesh they can pull voters away from international newspaper on the Congress mind is the fact before the Supreme Court. them were divested of their arriving at the decision. letter to the Secretary of and plan to leave just two, Rae the BJP. The mahagathbandhan Thursday said the Congress that Rahul had made it clear The HC gave its verdict charge and sent on leave on “Natural justice was scuttled Department of Personnel and Bareli and Amethi, the bastions arithmetic had worked in the idea is very powerful in Uttar that the Congress cannot be while dismissing the petitions the night of October 23. and the entire process was Training. of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul bypolls as a consolidation of Pradesh. “So, we are very con- underestimated. !"#R% ! #%& &'& # R R&() *+! *&,%)& ! <&//. ,9:%9 Development (PWD) had pro- posed this extension in 2017. era Sacha Sauda sect head wo Armymen, including he much awaited extension At that time, PWD officials DGurmeet Ram Rahim Tone Major rank officer and Tof the existing Ashram fly- had said the project was stuck Singh was on Friday convicted an army porter, were martyred over till the Delhi-Noida-Direct due to procedural delay. The for the murder of journalist in two separate incidents along flyover extension plan was Ram Chander Chhatrapati. the line of control (LoC) in sent for financial clearance in A CBI court in Panchkula frontier Rajouri district of 2016 and was finally cleared on on Friday convicted Ram Jammu division on Friday. In Friday. It would take least one Rahim Singh and three others another attack on Friday, ter- and half years to complete the for the murder of Chhatrapati, rorists hurling a grenade on extension. 16 years ago. The quantum of CRPF bunker in Jammu, but The extension is pivotal in sentence for the four convicts there were no reports of loss of (DND) Flyway to ease Ring context of infra and growing will be pronounced by Judge life, police said. Road traffic was approved by traffic on Delhi-Noida and Jagdeep Singh on January 17. According to ground Empowered Finance vice versa as more than The same court had con- reports, a Major rank officer, Committee (EFC) under the 3,00,000 vehicles cross the victed the Sirsa-based dera along with a soldier, received chairmanship of Deputy Chief intersection everyday as per chief on two counts of rape on grievous injuries in an impro- Minister Mansih Sisodia on the traffic police data. August 25, 2017 and sentenced vised explosive device explo- #$ # +# + $ Friday. The project of Unified Vehicular traffic in the him to 20 years of rigorous ally exploited by the sect head sion and later succumbed +# %( ( )* Traffic and Transportation area shot up after the DND imprisonment. at the Dera headquarters. while another Army porter Infrastructure (Planning and Flyway was made toll-free in Sirsa-based journalist The 51-year- old dera chief was killed in separate incident Team (BAT) of Pakistan army suspected that members of Engineering) Centre is worth 2016 and with the widening of Chhatrapati was shot in appeared before the CBI court of ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire vio- may have targeted an Indian the BAT team may have plant- 125 crore. National Highway-24 in June October 2002 after a newspa- through video conferencing lation by Pakistan army in patrol in the forward area ed an IED in the forward area Incidentally, the Delhi this year. South Delhi-bound per owned by him published an from the Sunaria prison near Sunderbani sector. taking advantage of the before retreating towards Government’s infrastructure traffic from East Delhi and anonymous letter narrating Rohtak, where he is serving the Unofficial reports, how- inclement weather conditions Pakistani side of the line of wing Public Works Noida uses this stretch. how women were being sexu- 20-year sentence. ever, claimed a Border Action and undulating terrain. It was control. $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/
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He said being valued far more now. #$ & cting on the announce- understand it well as he had that today’s world believed Youngsters of today also love he National Association ' Aments made by Municipal reined supreme when melody that being emotional was that music and it is played by Tfor Parents and Student Corporation of Dehradun was queen and lyrics and being weak and thus sad songs all radio stations day and Right (NAPSR) has sounded ( (MCD) for two consecutive tunes were such that they are were considered out of sync night, taking us back to that unhappy over the laidback atti- days, the drive to evict unau- remembered till today and with the upbeat world we harmonious time. tude of the education depart- thorised vendors started in the enjoyed by music lovers the now inhabit. I feel that The hope given by that ment officers and said that both $ city from Friday. world over. I cannot imagine explains all the jazzy, item singer on the show was the students and their parents ) $ MCD conducted the drive + him singing the songs that we songs that become popular for enough to make me dream of are facing serious problems in various crowded areas of the have in our films today. It a little while and then just get the revival he was talking because of this. city. On the first day of the drive, or many years, melody has would not be fair on him. wiped away from memory about. He said that within a Venting displeasure over dent. The chief education offi- their parents are facing, he said no fine has been taken from any Fbeen mostly absent from At the conclusion of the forever. few days, signs of this revival the lackadaisical attitude of cer said that the parents have that some months ago, they of the vendors. However, some music. Film songs as well as interview, this amazing singer However, there has to would be evident and his fans the high-ranking education to submit an application which had filed an RTI query (Right wooden carts and goods have non-film songs in the country made a kind of prediction that come a time when things would hear him sing again in officers towards the problems would be then considered for to Information), highlighting been seized during the drive. have moved far away from found an echo in my heart .He change completely and go his silken voice. There is no they are facing, the head of the further processing. We tried to the fact that there are around10 Giving information on the meaningful lyrics and sweet said that very soon, there back to the eternal emotions reason why the films of today association Arif Khan said on explain about the involvement private schools based in the drive, the officer in-charge, music that touches the heart. A would be a revival of melody and sensibilities of human cannot have the same kind of Friday that the chief education of State Commission for city which do not have prop- MCD, said, “On the first day of couple of years ago, a well- like there was around the year beings. And seeing how things music which films of the 90s officer is not very helpful in Protection of Child Rights er documents to run schools. the drive on Friday, we have known singer of the 1990s said 1990 when the music of are going, I think this revival had. Modern themes or a new many cases like in the Pestle (SCPCR) in the matter and that “When we asked about the taken no fine from any of the in a television interview that Ashiqui took the entire coun- has already begun. In the style of film making need not Weed school molestation case. they have already given a letter inquiry made into the follow- vendors found on the wrong side the music of today could not be try by storm. recently concluded Indian compromise on good lyrics “This apathy is landing the par- to the education department, ing cases, the officer asked us of the law. However, some items called music in the true sense He said it was inevitable. Idol show on TV, old melodies and sweet music. Such music ents in serious problems. The seeking for TC for the survivor. to file another RTI on the mat- and goods have been seized by of the word. What he said was His words were like music to were often sung by the con- adds greatly to the impact of students are also feeling inse- But the officer insisted that they ter. us. The drive has been con- that there were no longer any my ears. Could this happen, I testants. The medley of the the film. The audience should cure,” he added. have not received any letter This attitude is unfair. To ducted in the bustling areas music directors and music was wondered. I wanted to believe 1960s soulful songs they pre- be given the chance to hear Referring to the alleged from SCPCR in writing. But get information regarding any like Paltan Bajar and Moti Bajar being arranged. Technique was him as this ‘musicless music’ sented at the grand finale good music. Only after that case of molestation of a student this is not true. This kind of case is our right under the rel- in the city. We have used a truck far more important than lyrics which one has been getting to stole everyone’s hearts. should it be said that they do by a swimming coach in Pestle nonchalant attitude of the evant act. The attitude to sit on to take away the seized goods. or melody. hear is absolutely unbearable More and more old songs not want that kind of music. Weed School, NAPSR head senior education department our queries related to the inter- Besides, six wooden carts have The news anchor asked at times. It cannot possibly go are being sung again by new If they are served melody-less stated that the parents of the officers is helping things to ests of the students is unac- been seized during the drive. him why he was no longer on forever. There has to be a singers and released, Without sounds, do they really have molested girl had sought trans- drag on. We are really in a fix,” ceptable. The drive would continue in the being called to sing songs as return of sensibility and beau- true, deep emotions, music any choice? fer certificate (TC) from the Khan said. Both the parents and the city in the coming days.” his voice was as wonderful as ty that has been missing from becomes cosmetic and it has And I am happy to see school. “But nothing positive is While citing several students are facing problems. As per the information pro- it had been in the 90s when he our film music for very long become like that in this era that this need for melodious happening,” he alleged. instances of the apathetic atti- Justice is being delayed and vided by the officers, the vendors was called the voice of now. Another thing which I where creativity and origi- songs is being felt acutely. The “We have met the chief tude of the education depart- things are being allowed to having proper permission from Sharukh Khan. His reply heard about our music recent- nality have taken a back seat. turning point is very near. education officer on Friday ment officers vis-à-vis the seri- drag on intentionally,” Khan the MCD would be allowed to sounded so genuine. He said ly was something mentioned The hauntingly beautiful Melody shall be queen soon. regarding the TC of the stu- ous problems the students and rued. sell their goods in the city. -++ + ) R &
The rally $ . # being organised to com- tax. MCD conducted tax pay- camps is a tough task. But if we memorate %9&%., ment camps in various areas till receive more demands from 150 birth last year. But this year, things the councillors to conduct anniversary he online property tax pay- are slow and the people are fac- property tax payment camps of Mahatma Tment system which was ing problems. We are trying to we would surely think about it.” Gandhi was started by the Municipal persuade the municipal com- It is pertinent to mention flagged of Corporation of Dehradun missioner into resuming the here that at the time of its from six (MCD) in 2014 has failed to camps.” launch, the online property tax places on perform as intended so far. The Quizzed over the matter, payment facility was the first of October 27. officers concerned said that the the municipal commissioner its kind in Uttarakhand. In the The system had worked for a short Vinay Shankar Pandey said, “I experimental stage during the designated period of time after it had been am aware of the problem. I first week of this system, officer food launched and then turned have talked to the tax super- 10,000 buildings were to be safety nearly non-functional due to intendents on the issue too. covered and after a week of the Dehradun technical snags. The online portal is under system being fully operational, G C The municipal officers testing process which is most the MCD was to cover all the Kandwal have, however, said that efforts likely to be completed in 15 buildings in Dehradun from said that the are being made to fix the prob- days.” where the corporation received rally is lem at the earliest. “The system MCD tax revenue super- property tax. making the would resume in a fortnight or intendent Poonam Rawat said, However, the system col- people so,” an officer said. Currently, “The online payment system lapsed shortly after its launch aware of the one comes to MCD to pay the failed because the online serv- due to technical snags. importance property tax. er crashed. We have asked the According to the officials, of pure and Kishannagar councillor company to fix the problem the property tax collection healthy Nandini Sharma said, which is likely to be resolved target of 25 crore for financial food. “Residents are facing prob- by the end of this month.” year 2018-19 would be The lems because of the absence of She further said, “It is very achieved soon as tax from cyclists who online property tax payment difficult for us to conduct tax some commercial property entered system. It is inconvenient for payment camps in various payers-which is considerably o spread message for India’ being organised under and food safety and standards Uttarakhand from Himachal the citizens like the elderly areas as the process to compile higher than residential prop- %9&%., Thealthy food and good eat- joint aegis of health and fam- authority of India (FSSAI) Pradesh would be in the State ones to come here to pay the or save the data from all the erty tax- is yet to be received. ing habits, a cycle rally ‘Healthy ily welfare department of India reached Dehradun on Friday. till January 15. & ! , ( (+& ( ) *R
, ' him the principal GDMC, a ,- --. * $ ally cloudy and thunder cloud post which had been lying Garhwal, from January 9 in development might occur in $ vacant for some time. The %9&%., Bageshwar, from January 10 in some areas here on the day. charge of the director, medical Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Besides, light to moderate rain %9&%., education would now be n the coming Lok Sabha Pithoragarh, Almora, and snow is likely to occur at assumed by mission director, IElections 2019, along with Champawat and Udham Singh %9&%., many places across the State, as r Ashutosh Sayana would National Health Mission the EVM, 100 per cent VVPAT Nagar and from January 11 in per the weather forecast. The Dbe the new principal of (NHM). Dr Sayana assumed first priority would be to make would be used. Besides, aware- Nainital. It would start in egional Meteorological maximum and minimum tem- Government Doon Medical his new onus on Friday as he required preparations for the ness is being created among the Dehradun from January 15. RCentre has issued yellow- peratures are likely to be College (GDMC) Dehradun. took over the charge of the upcoming visit of Medical voters of the State regarding the Saujanya said that the coloured heavy snow/rain around 19 degree Celsius and He was at present holding the principal from the officiating Council of India (MCI). The new EVM and VVPAT. Directions process of voting through EVM warning for a large swathe of 9 degree Celsius respectively on charge of director, medical principal Dr Navin Thapliyal. principal added that the recruit- in this regard have been issued and VVPAT is completely Uttarakhand on Saturday. As Saturday in the city. education. On Friday, the State Talking to The Pioneer after ment for the vacant posts of the by the secretary and chief elec- secure and transparent as there per the forecast, several areas in The maximum and mini- and 4.4 degree Celsius in Government has appointed taking charge, he said that his doctors and the nursing staff in toral officer Saujanya to the dis- is no possibility of any kind of Uttarkashi, Chamoli and mum temperature recorded at Pantnagar, 9.2 degree Celsius the hospital would be made trict election officers. tampering. “All the residents Pithoragarh districts are all set some towns of the State on and 0.7 degree Celsius in soon and the facilities for the As per the schedule issued and voters of the State are to receive heavy rainfall on Friday was 22.4 degree Celsius Mukteshwar and 12.8 degree patients at the GDMC Hospital by the Election Commission, appealed to be aware of the Saturday. In Dehradun, the and 8.0 degree Celsius in Celsius and 4.0 degree Celsius would be increased. awareness and exhibition pro- EVM and VVPAT machines in sky would be partly to gener- Dehradun, 22.2 degree Celsius in New Tehri respectively. “The new OPD building is grammes in every their respective districts during almost ready and it would soon village/mohallas and districts the exhibition and awareness be made operational. I would regarding EVM and VVPAT programmes. leave no stone unturned to machines are being organised. They should also partici- ensure that the medical college The schedule of the proposed pate in the mock polls and con- evolves into a tertiary care cen- programmes follows;-from firm its reliability, transparen- tre with superspecialty facilities,’’ January 1 in Pauri Garhwal, cy, privacy and security,” she he said. from January 2 in Rudraprayag, added. The post of principal from January 7 in Tehri GDMC remained vacant from November last when the 3-year deputation of the principal Dr Pradip Bharati Gupta ended. Dr Gupta had applied for extension of his deputation but it had been not accepted by the Government. The works of the principal had been discharged by Prof Navin Thapliyal in the interim. Observers said that the upcoming visit of MCI to the col- lege aside from the multiple problems the college has been facing has warranted the appointment of the principal. ! " # $ S & ! '
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+! # %9&%., Uttarakhand will get 3.81 per cent of the total water for n the presence of Union domestic and industrial use. %9&%., required but constituted a com- IMinister of Water Resources, mittee to take care of various Nitin Gadkari, a memorandum . he Supreme Court of India environmental issues. of understanding was signed Thas agreed that prior envi- The said order of the tri- for the construction of Renuka ronment clearance for the Char bunal was challenged by the multipurpose project among / Dham (all weather road) pro- CFGD and other appellants the Chief Ministers of ject was required and therefore before the Supreme Court. On the stretch of road widening is Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar stayed the judgment wherein November 26, 2018, the matter less than 100 kilometres. Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal the National Green Tribunal was taken up by the bench con- The bench consisting of Pradesh and Delhi in New . had held that no environment sisting of justice Rohintan Fali justices Rohinton Fali Nariman Delhi on Friday. Uttarakhand 0 clearance for the project is Nariman and justice Navin and Vineet Saran agreed that Chief Minister Trivandra Singh required. The SC also made it Sinha, which had issued notice prior environment clearance Rawat, his counterparts from # clear that the project can con- and had directed that the mat- for the project was required and UP Yogi Adityanath, Manohar tinue further if the required ter will be heard again on the therefore stayed the judgment Lal Khattar (Haryana), Ashok environment clearnace is question of stay. wherein the tribunal had held Gehlot (Rajasthan), Arvind $ secured. According to CFGD chief that no environment clearance Kejriwal (Delhi) and Jayaram Dehradun-based Citizens coordinator Dr Nitin Pandey, for the project is required. Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) under the project. for Green Doon (CFGD) and the matter came up for grant of The SC also made it clear were present on the occasion. Total cost of the project is others had challenged the Char interim directions on Friday. that the project can proceed While expressing happi- 4596.76 crore. This project Dham project, which involved Sanjay Parikh, counsel appear- further only if environment ness Rawat said that signing of was declared a national project / +#+ road widening 900 kilometres ing for the appellants pointed clearance is taken. the MoU has opened the way in 2008, as a result of which 90 of National Highway in eco- out that 900 kilometre stretch Considering the factual for Renuka project which has per cent of the water compo- logically fragile Himalayan of road widening highway pro- situation that mountain cutting been pending for a long time. nent of the project will be region before the National ject was illegally divided into and tree felling has taken place Six States will benefit from this funded by the Government of ++ 00.1#$ *' Green Tribunal on several segments in order to avoid in certain areas, which has project of national importance. India. Construction, operation grounds including that the prior environment clearance given rise to landslides, the SC He also expressed his gratitude and maintenance of this project project commenced in viola- which is mandatorily required said that as far as area where the to the Union Water Resources will being done by Himachal %9&%., Singh gave in principle omy of the farmers in tion of the EIA Notification, for a national highway road work is going on (ongoing Minister Nitin Gadkari for giv- Pradesh Power Corporation approval for 3340 crore for Uttarakhand. Improvements 2006 by not taking environ- widening project where the projects) is concerned, it should ing a push for materialisation Limited. hief Minister Trivendra the Integrated Co-operative in farming, horticulture, ani- ment clearance, and that the stretch is more than 100 kilo- not be stayed. of the national projects that After the construction of CSingh Rawat met the Development Project for mal husbandry, fisheries and felling of more than 26,000 metres. The MoRTH was directed were stuck from a long time. Renuka Project, the States of Union Minister Radha Mohan Uttarakhand. other related activities will trees took place without legal He pointed out that the to file an affidavit within eight The Renuka project is a Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Singh in New Delhi on Friday While expressing grati- help in preventing migration. forest clearance order being in NGT committed a serious error weeks indicating the details of multipurpose project located Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal to discuss the Integrated Co- tude to the Union Minister Uttarakhand Minister of public domain. in accepting the interpretation ongoing projects specifying on Giri river of Sirmaur district Pradesh and Delhi will get operative Development Rawat said that the imple- State for Co-operatives Dhan The NGT had disposed of given by MoRTH that 900 the stretch of road where in Himachal Pradesh. water in accordance with the Project in Uttarakhand. He mentation of Integrated Co- Singh Rawat and secretary R the application stating that no kilometres is divided by mountain cutting and tree Construction of 148-metre prescribed quantity in the also handed over the propos- operative Development Meenakshi Sundaram were environment clearance was bypasses and from each bypass felling has taken place. high rock fill dam is proposed agreement, out of which al of the State in this regard. Project will improve the econ- also present on the occasion. -2 # *( #' $
viding fire safety measures in $ 0 the head office of the public sector oil major. Apart from providing fire safety service, the personnel of the wing have also $ been providing services in dis- aster management and other $ emergency services. It is learnt that some senior %9&%., officers of the ONGC are plan- ning to hand over the fire safe- he decision of ONGC cor- ty services to some private Tporate office to shift fire company and in the process, service personnel of Central they have decided to shunt off Industrial Security Force a team of highly professional (CISF) from its Dehradun cam- personnel of CISF. pus has raised eyebrows. The In a recent letter to the fire them to shift to other locations of 54 trained personnel from fire service department of CISF safety wing of CISF, the ONGC out of Dehradun since their ser- the sprawling campus, anxiety has remained deployed in management has appreciated vices are more important there. looms over the campus and the ONGC Dehradun since 1986 the services rendered by the fire With the proposed exit of residents are apprehensive of / )% #$ + $ #$ ' ( + and has been helping in pro- safety wing but have asked the fire safety unit comprising their security now. ' '). 3 ! 2
$ 1 ! $$ 871& !( 1 2&+ $ # #$ 6.*/ 57 1 1*3 and nursing homes to inform 717 $ 871 $#P $ about scientific facts about the # # $ disease so that the people do %9&%., $ 717 ! not get panicky. %9&%., Swine Flu is a viral disease. $ 5 4 Its virus is also called H1 N1 he Union Human Resource 1 / ollowing reports that the $ and its genetic analysis has Development (HRD) T / $ Fpatients suffering from $ shown that it originates from Minister Prakash Javadekar Swine Flu are increasing in the ( 56 the animals specially pigs hence has assured the Uttarakhand 9: 1 State and confirmation by it is called Swine Flu. The Government that the campus ;1<4 & health authorities that two virus spreads from person to of National Institute of patients have died due to H1 N person similar to that of sea- Technology (NIT) would not 3 $ 1 virus, the State Health sonal influenza. be shifted out of Srinagar. A get under universal Right to situated in the old ITI campus $ Department has swung into new temporary campus would, Education (RTE) would be pro- while the students go to the P action on Friday and issued ( however, be set up on the land vided to the State soon. Poly-technique college cam- advisory to all the districts of 1 Cover nose and face with of ITI and Silk Board. On this occasion, the pus for classes. the State. handkerchief while sneezing or NIT Srinagar and other Minister of State for Higher On the day, the director coughing. issues featured during the meet- Education, Uttarakhand Dhan general (DG) of State Health 2 After/ before touching ing held between the Union Singh Rawat was also present. Services, Dr T C Pant took a medicines needed for treat- face and nose and before and HRD Minister and the Chief Notably, the student protest 3 +# *) review meeting of the officials ment of Swine Flu. He added after taking meals one should Minister Uttarakhand had erupted on October 3 last of the health department. In the that the people should not get wash hands thoroughly by Trivendra Singh Rawat in New when two girl students had meeting, DG took note of the panicky due to the instances of soap. Delhi on Friday. been knocked down by a speed- $ newspaper reports on Swine Swine Flu surfacing now. 3 Drink copious quantity On the occasion, the high- ing car on the National Flu and expressed concern that Dr Pant said that if a per- of water and take healthy nutri- power committee on NIT, Highway. a situation of fear and confu- son complains of breathlessness tious food. Srinagar submitted its report to Demanding shifting of the %9&%., State Government. nical education, human sion is prevailing among the along with cough and cold he/ the Union HRD Minister. It was campus outside Srinagar, the The report castigates the resource development min- people due to these reports. she should immediately consult P agreed upon that the campus of students had taken the drastic he high-power committee NIT Srinagar administration istry, in September 2015 He claimed that as per the a doctor. He clarified that all NIT Srinagar would not be action of leaving the institute en Tset up by Uttarakhand for having intentions of not regarding master plan and report of World Health the suspected patients of Swine 1 Avoid shaking hands or changed but a new temporary masse on October 22, 2018. Government on NIT Srinagar getting a permanent campus design of construction of cam- Organisation (WHO), Swine Flu need to be tested for the hugging people. campus on the land of ITI and Responding to the demands of has severely indicted the NIT established and contriving to pus. The report mentions that Flu is no longer an epidemic presence of H1 N1 and doctors 2 Avoid travelling while ill. Silk Board would come up. the students, the Union human administration for trying to have the campus transferred on May 29, 2018, at a meeting but is just like any seasonal do not wait for outcome of the 3 Do not send a child to The Union Minister is said resource development Ministry shift the proposed campus out out from Sumari to some other held in the presence of addi- influenza. tests to start the treatment of school if he/ she is suffering to have told the CM that after (HRD) had set up a transit cam- of Srinagar. In its report sub- location, citing a baseless and tional secretary, Union HRD The DG further claimed the suspected patients. from cough or cold. giving relief to more than 16000 pus for the students in NIT mitted to the Union HRD unscientific report. ministry, it was decided that a that all the hospitals of the State The DG also made an 4 Never take self- medica- special Basic Teacher Certificate Jaipur, Rajasthan. Minister Prakash Javadekar The report also charges the geo-technical survey of the are well-equipped with the appeal to the private hospitals tion and consult doctor. (BTC) qualified, the Union Set up in the year 2010 in on Friday, the high-power board of governance (BOG) of allotted land should be under- Government has started the Srinagar in Garhwal, the NIT committee mentions that 300 NIT with sitting over a plan taken immediately. process of providing relief to the has been functioning from a acres of land in village Sumari approved in a meeting held However, the NIT admin- remaining teachers. He fur- temporary campus. The admin- near Srinagar was transferred under the chairmanship of istration has been sleeping on ther said that the pending bud- istrative block and the labs are to NIT Uttarakhand by the the additional secretary, tech- it, the report adds. 3+$ $+ $ 4$
,&, & According to the case details, Jhabreda resident he Home secretary and Riyasat had filed a case on TInspector General (law and September 22, 2018 in order) appeared in the High Gangnahar police station Court in a case regarding care- against Zishan and others lessness by investigation officer accusing them of violence and in criminal case. The court issuing death threat. questioned how the court could The accused have filed a judge the case correctly if the petition seeking a stay on their investigation officer submits a arrest. Hearing on the petition, wrong investigation report. dissatisfied at a reportedly This observation was made in wrong medical report related the case of a reportedly wrong to violence, the court had investigation report into a vio- summoned the Home secre- lent altercation between two tary. altercation had taken place had been formed since the pre- The Home secretary assured groups following dispute in On Friday, the Home sec- due to electoral animosity. vious team had not investigat- the court that training will be cooperative committee elec- retary Nitesh Jha and IG (law A special investigation ed the case properly. accorded to improve the qual- tion in Jhabreda in Haridwar and order) Deepam Seth team had been formed to The SIT will submit its ity of investigation by the district in the recent past. informed the court that the probe the case. A new team report within two months. agencies concerned. %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,,.+/ =
& && districts, with a call to make “This is the first respon- the Chief Minister said he now their responsibility to of strength for the nation. SAD-BJP rule for 10 years, he Panches, Zila Parishad and their respective villages drugs- sibility I am entrusting to had sworn to break the back- finish the problem of drug Despite some political parties added. Block Samiti Members to unjab Chief Minister Capt free while ensuring holistic you,” Capt Amarinder told bone of drugs and his gov- abuse, he told the elected using unfair means in the Rural Development and discharge their responsibili- PAmarinder Singh on development of their regions. the people’s representatives ernment had achieved mas- members. Panchayati elections, which Panchayats Minister Tript ties with utmost dedication Friday administered the oath The Chief Minister said before administering them sive success in destroying the In his address, the Chief were increasingly seeing use Rajinder Singh Bajwa said and commitment. Bajwa of office and DAPO to the the elected representatives the oath of DAPO (Drug supply chain. Minister observed that the of muscle power, the recent- that with these Panchayat announced that the Chief newly elected Panches, had a very important role to Abuse Prevention Officers). The DAPO and Buddy Panches and Sarpanches had ly concluded polls had been elections, a new era of devel- Minister would soon release Sarpanches, Zila Parishad and play in ending drug abuse Pointing out that an entire programmes, as well as the been elected through the totally peaceful, in sharp con- opment had been ushered funds to the tune of Rs 700 Block Samiti members of and safeguarding the future generation had been wiped OATS clinics, had proven to grassroots Panchayati Raj trast to what the state had into the state. He called upon crore to intensify the pace of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib of the coming generations. out by the menace of drugs, be a huge success and it was process, which was the pillar been witnessing under the the newly elected Sarpanches, development in the villages. 3 $ 2) /# $# # #$# # %$ 6 *&,%)& aryana Chief Minister + + HManohar Lal has hailed *&,%)&; Pradesh, Rajasthan and the decision taken by the GST ,9:%9 National Capital Region Council to increase the exemp- Delhi. Manifesto Committee. Party’s tion limit of paying Good and nion Water Resources Chief Minister Manohar *&,%)& Spokesman Daljit Singh Services Tax (GST) on goods UMinister Nitin Gadkari Lal said that with the con- Cheema has been designated as from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh on Friday inked an agreement struction of three water stor- hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Member Secretary of the com- and also raising this limit from with Chief Ministers of six age dam projects namely SPresident Sukhbir Singh mittee. Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for states of Haryana, Lakhwar multi-purpose Dam Badal on Friday announced a The other 14 leaders who North-East and hill states. Uttrakhand, Himachal project, Renukaji Multi-pur- 17 member election manifesto have been taken into as com- The GST council had taken Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh pose Dam project and Kishau committee for preparing the mittee members include the decision in its 32nd meet- and Rajasthan for the con- Multi-purpose Dam project, party’s election manifesto in the Jathedar Tota Singh, ing held at New Delhi. struction of Renukaji multi- Haryana would get 47.82 per run up to the parliamentary Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Manohar Lal said the deci- purpose dam project on Giri cent water as its share. polls. Prem Singh Chandumajra, sion will give tremendous boost River, a tributary river of Notably, 148 meter high Senior Akali leader and Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Kirpal to small industries and Yamuna in the Upper Yamuna Renukaji Dam project would Member of Parliament, Singh Badungar, Bibi Jagir Kaur, immensely benefit the MSME Basin. be constructed on Giri River Balwinder Singh Bhundar will Bikram Singh Majithia, Sector. Besides Nitin Gadkari, (tributary of river Yamuna) be Chairman and former Sikandar Singh Maluka, Gulzar At present, firms with an those who signed the agree- in Sirmour district of Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Singh Ranike, Naresh Gujral, annual turnover of up to Rs 20 ment included Haryana Chief Himachal Pradesh over 1508 Charanjit Singh Atwal will be Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Hira lakh are exempted from regis- Minister Manohar Lal, hectares and at a cost of Rs the Vice chairman of the Singh Gabria, etc.. tration under the GST. Uttarakhand CM Trivendra 4596.76 crore. Singh Rawat, Himachal CM Out of total project cost, Jai Ram Thakur, Delhi CM the cost of irrigation/drink- P Arvind Kejriwal, Uttar ing water component is Rs Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath 4325.43 crore and the cost of and Rajasthan Chief Minister power component is Rs Ashok Gehlot. 277.33 crore. The 90 per cent Union Minister of State cost of irrigation/drinking !" $Q " & " for Water Resources, River water component of the pro- Development and Ganga ject that is Rs 3892.83 crore Rejuvenation Arjun Ram will be provided by the *&,%)& Women and Child coming together at Leisure Meghwal and Minister of Central Government and Development, UT Chandigarh Valley, which will become the State for Water Resources, rest 10 per cent that is Rs. hree-day ‘Women of India will be the chief Guest while epicentre of an organic extrav- River Development and 432.54 crore will be provid- TOrganic Festival’ will Anuradha Chagti, Joint aganza. Ganga Rejuvenation Satya ed by the basin States of begin at Leisure Valley in Secretary, Union Ministry of The festival will showcase Pal Singh were also present Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Sector-10 here on Saturday to Women and Child over 1,000 varied organic prod- on this occasion in New Uttarakhand , Himachal celebrate and promote women Development, will be the Guest ucts, including fabric, wellness, Delhi. Pradesh, Rajasthan and farmers and entrepreneurs in of Honour for inaugural func- grains, seeds, jewellery, bakery Gadkari, while interact- National Capital Region of the organic sector from the tion of the “Women of India items and a lot more. Visitors ing with the mediapersons Delhi and the shares of these remotest parts of India. Organic Festival”, the to the festival will also get to during the signing of agree- states are 47.82 per cent, The Union Ministry of spokesman said. visit the food court, which ment, Gadkari said that ade- 33.65 per cent, 3.15 per cent, Women and Child Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, promises to offer a wide vari- quate water resources are 9.34 per cent and 6.04 per Development is organising Union Minister for Women ety of sumptuous delights. available in the country. cent respectively. the sixth edition of the festi- and Child Development has The Women of India He said that it is the pri- The project is proposed val here. said that the festival aims to Organic Festival has been held ority of the Centre to be executed by Himachal “On January 14, Maneka encourage Indian women annually in New Delhi since Government to execute the Pradesh Power Corporation Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister entrepreneurs and farmers to 2015, and makes its debut in proposed projects for the Ltd. (HPPCL). The live stor- for Women and Child connect with more buyers and Chandigarh this year, bringing utilization of available water age of Renukaji Multi Development will inaugurate thus, empower them through the joy of going organic to the as per the state’s require- Purpose Project is 0.404 National Institute of Public financial inclusion, while pro- evergreen Leisure Valley, ment adding that as a result MAF and would ensure water Cooperation and Child moting organic culture in which is a continuum of gar- of the three water storage supply of 23 cumec water to Development (NIPCCD) India. dens. dam projects to be con- basin states. After the con- Mohali Regional Centre. She Through this festival, the With each year, the sales structed on Yamuna and its struction of the said dam, the will also visit various stalls and Ministry also aims to educate and footfalls at the Organic tributaries on Upper Yamuna flow of river Giri will Food Court at the 6th ‘Women people about its various ini- Festival have only increased, Basin, adequate irrigation increase about 110 per cent. of India Organic Festival’,” said tiatives and schemes relating to indicating a growing interest and drinking water would be The project will also gener- an official spokesman. women and children. in organic produce, the available in Haryana, Uttar ate 40 MW of power. BL Sharma, Secretary, More than 200 women are spokesman added. ++ 5 $ $
*&,%)& Book of Records itself, which is going to publish it in its lat- he Virasat-e-Khalsa muse- est edition. The minister con- Tum, built by Punjab gratulated the authorities and Government at Anandpur the staff for making Virasat-e- Sahib has emerged as one of Khalsa a top ranked museum the top destination in terms of in the country. visitors from all across the The Secretary, globe, Punjab Tourism and Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Cultural Affairs, Vikas Pratap Navjot of Singh Sidhu said on said the Virasat-e -Khalsa has Friday. been visited by more than 9.7 Talking to reporters, he million visitors in 7 years. said as per validation by Limca Those who have visited the Book Records, 'Virasat-e- museum include Canadian Khalsa', conceived to com- Prime Minister, the President of Mauritius, Governors of Indian states, Chief Minster, Cabinet Ministers and Member of Parliaments and Ambassadors of various nations. Chief Executive Officer, memorate 550 years of histo- maximum number of visitors more than five thousand daily Virasat-e-Khalsa and the ry and culture of Punjab, has visited the museum as com- visitors. He said close to one Director, Tourism and added another feather in its cap pared to the previous years. billion visitors have visited the Cultural Affairs, Malwinder by becoming the top ranked Praising the visual- cum- museum till date in a short Singh Jaggi said the museum museum in the country. narrative museum, the minis- span of 7 years of its opening. welcomes around 5262 visi- Sidhu said that in 2018, ter said it was a matter of pride Sidhu said the validation of tors on an average daily and that Virasat-e-Khalsa has these facts about Virasat-e- outnumbers all other muse- attained a cult status in the Khalsa has been confirmed by ums in terms of popularity museum world welcoming the department from Limca and visitor footfall. %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ >
* 7 .8'+7/17!.*/ 786.1 ! 4 5! 0 ! '## ,9:%9 A * % ) B%)C# fter a delay of several years, ' ' +" AChief Ministers of six # ( Saradha chit fund case, for north Indian States — - , + ( accepting a bribe of 1.40 crore. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, * "0DEF - '## # The chargesheet, which Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan + " # was filed in the special CBI and Uttar Pradesh — signed an - ''% 433 court in the Barasat court in agreement for Renukaji Multi- - #''+%) Kolkata, has alleged that “she Purpose Dam project on % entered into a criminal con- Friday, in the presence of $ - ?0"# spiracy with Sudipta Sen, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. ## ,9:%9;$& & proprietor of the Saradha Besides supplying 275 million - + B +C( group, and other accused per- gallons of water to Delhi every he Centre has granted sanc- sons with an intention of cheat- day, the dam will generate 40 Ttion to prosecute five offi- ing and misappropriation of mega watt of electricity for cers including former bureau- funds of the Saradha group of Himachal Pradesh. crats, who are co-accused with companies,” a CBI spokesper- The projects were con- - , former Finance Minister P approving the foreign invest- son in New Delhi said. ceived in 2008. The dam is con- "& #% # G Chidambaram in the Aircel- ment clearance to Malaysian The CBI alleged that ceptualised as a three-way pro- ' ' " Maxis probe, the CBI on Friday firm Maxis to acquire mobile Manoranjana Sinh, estranged ject to be constructed along the & . informed the 2G court. The phone operator Aircel. Ashok wife of former Union Minister Yamuna and two of its tribu- . ' CBI also filed chargesheet in a Chawla is currently Chairman Matang Sinh, introduced Sen to taries, the Tons and Giri in /) + 2 + % 6 2 3 # L> Kolkata court against of National Stock Exchange Nalini Chidambaram to man- Uttarakhand and Himachal % ) $' 6 / 7 / * # Chidambaram’s wife Nalini in (NSE). Chidambaram’s lawyers age probes by various agencies Pradesh. The project has been ) % $ %$ 6 $ $+ +6# ' ( )* O ' Saradha scam for accepting Kapil Sibal and Abhisehk like Sebi and RoC against him conceived as a drinking water ' * G, bribes of 1.40 crore from the Singhvi argued against the for which she allegedly received supply scheme for the nation- per cent. water needs of Delhi and other water needs of Delhi and other M ( chit fund owner Sudipto Sen. CBI’s demand for custodial 1.4 crore during 2010-12 al capital and envisages the The agreement was signed basin States up to some extent basin states up to some extent - # * # The Sanction Prosecution interrogation of Chidambaram. through his companies. The construction of 148 m high by Arvind Kejriwal, Ashok in the lean period,” Gadkari in the lean period,” officials #& ' ##) ! request of CBI was pending in The Special Public Prosecutor chargesheet, the sixth in the rock fill dam on river Giri at Gehlot, Yogi Adityanath, said. added. / B C( the Finance Ministry for the Tushar Mehta said that the Saradha scam, was filed in a Dadahu in Sirmaur district Manohar Lal Khattar, Jai Ram The States had already The power project is pro- past six months. The co- agency needed custodial inter- special court in Kolkata. and a powerhouse at toe of the Thakur and Trivendra Singh signed an agreement in respect posed to be executed by accused officers with rogation of the former Finance The Saradha group had dam. Rawat — the Chief Ministers of of sharing of cost and benefits Himachal Pradesh Power Chidambaram and son Karti Minister in the light of new evi- raised 2,500 crore from peo- According to the Ministry, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar of Lakhwar project in August Corporation Ltd (HPPCL). % % # are former Finance Secretaries dences procured. ple by luring them with attrac- the total cost of the project esti- Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal 2018. Renukaji Dam project The live storage of Renukaji : # # Ashok Jha and Ashok Chawla The submissions were tive interest rates and the bor- mated on price Level 2015 is Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, has been conceived as a storage project is 0.404 MAF and total .,*9":$ and two serving IAS officers made before Special Judge OP rowed money was not repaid. 4,596.76 crore out of which the respectively. project on the Giri river (trib- submergence area is about , / Kumar Sanjay Krishnan Saini who extended till Sen had closed operations of cost of irrigation/drinking The projects include utary of the Yamuna) in 1,508 hectares in the territory 9 : / (Assam Cadre), Deepak Kumar February 1 the interim protec- the company in 2013 after fail- water component is 4,325.43 Lakhwar project on the Sirmour district of Himachal. of Himachal. Stored water of - ! Singh (Bihar Cadre) and retired tion from arrest granted to ing to pay returns. crore and the power compo- Yamuna in Uttarakhand, Kisau It envisages construction if 148 Renukaji Dam will be used by % ( Under Secretary Ram Saran. Chidambaram and Karti in In this chargesheet, nent 277.33 crore. The share on the Tons in Uttarakhand m-high rock-filled dam for the signatory states. -A # Ashok Chawla has the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by Anubhuti Printers and of water among the States will and Himachal, and Renukaji on supply of 23 cumec water to The Centre will bear 90 per - resigned. The CBI in the the CBI and the ED. Publications Private Limited be: Haryana-47.8 per cent; the Giri in Himachal. Delhi and other basin States. cent of cost of irrigation/drink- / - chargesheet accused these offi- Meanwhile, in the evening and Sen are co-accused along Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand- “After construction of the “After the construction of the ing water component, and the ! cers, then working in the in another embarrassment to with Nalini Chidambaram, 33.65 per cent; Himachal-3.15 dam, the flow of river Giri will dam, the flow of river Giri will balance cost will be borne by ' O # Foreign Investment Promotion Chidambaram, wife Nalini was who could not be reached for per cent; Rajasthan-9.3 per increase by about 110 per cent increase by about 110 per cent the states as per the MoU / - ! Board (FIPB), of illegally chargesheeted by the CBI in the a comment. cent and NCT of Delhi: 6.04 which will meet the drinking which will meet the drinking inked by them in 1994. B/!C ( 6'* 2 ! # " .'+ # .'# 3 3 ,9:%9 ',')%&- *< -*78*()- dented rainfall between June ,9:%9 ,9:%9 14-17 in 2013 and the )(%!(=')*%>''&%& ,9:%9 '/)', &*()- he Supreme Court on *),'/- Chorabari lake there had col- he Supreme Court on -'-M<'(-N'%/M/'/N he Meghalaya Government '/*%8=.)06',- TFriday gave its nod to ongo- ,-'*%,-'/ lapsed due to cloudburst result- TFriday closed the case seek- 7=7'%-,'.%<--/ Tinformed the Supreme he Supreme Court on ,,(/'%%-)=*)/) ing projects under the ing in a major flash flood. %-*-.*/, 7)*;8-,(%/)- ing action against US-based Court on Friday that the Indian TFriday sought response ),-)'%%&7*-8'7')-, Government’s ambitious Several roads, buildings pharma major Johnson and Arya respectively, on determi- Navy has deployed five remote- from the Centre and the Tamil Chardham development plan, 7'%*(/8*%-%( and other structures were Johnson for allegedly fitting nation of quantum of com- ly-operated vehicles (ROVs) Nadu Government on a plea <)*=7(--%&(7/&-' which proposes to provide all- -<()-)*)/), washed away and, according to faulty hip implants, and said pensation payable to the vic- in the operation to rescue 15 seeking to restrain political .'%%),*%)*'/,/ weather connectivity to the the state government, the esti- that steps have been taken by tims of faulty hip implants miners trapped inside an ille- parties from erecting digital four holy towns of mated death toll was around the Centre to provide com- and the government has gal coal mine in East Jaintia banners on roadside across prising Justice SK Kaul, said. Uttarakhand. Centre’s response on why it 10,000, with over 3,000 persons pensation of up to 1.22 crore accepted them. Hills district since December the State. The plea had sought pre- The top court, however, should not stay the NGT order missing. to patients who have been The committee “recom- 13. A Bench headed by Chief venting encroachments via reli- said the stay on stalled projects clearing the project. On September 26, the impacted. mended that compensation up The State Government told Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought the gious symbols and political under the plan would contin- Advocate Sanjay Parekh, green tribunal had constituted A Bench comprising Chief to the extent of 1.22 crore a bench of Justices AK Sikri response within six weeks on graffiti, advertisements by pri- ue till further orders. A Bench appearing for the petitioner, a committee to monitor the Justice Ranjan Gogoi and approximately can be granted and S Abdul Nazeer that one the petition filed by a charita- vate parties on natural of justices RF Nariman and NGO Citizens for Green Doon, ambitious road project while Justice SK Kaul took note of the and also the principles/formu- crore litres of water had been ble trust ‘In Defence of resources like mountains, hills, Vineet Saran asked the Centre had said that if the project was giving its nod with some safe- steps taken by the Union la for grant of compensation pumped out from the illegal Environment and Animals’ and hillocks, avenue trees and on to file its affidavit on a plea allowed to go on, an irre- guards in view of larger public Ministry of Health and Family have/has been recommended, mine, but seepage from near- asked as to why the plea should national and State highways. seeking a stay on the order the versible damage would be done interest and the country’s secu- Welfare on award of compen- which recommendations have by rivers was creating hurdles not be kept open, enabling the The Madras High Court National Green Tribunal to the ecology which would be rity. The committee headed by sation to the aggrieved persons been accepted by the Ministry in the rescue operation. Madras High Court to monitor had on December 19 last issued (NGT), which had cleared the equal to damage done by 10 former Uttarakhand High and said that there was “no jus- of Health and Family Welfare,” The Bench sought to know the developments in the case. an interim order restraining projects and set up a commit- hydro power projects. Court Judge Justice U C tification” to keep the petition the bench noted in the order. from the State’s counsel as to “Issue notice, fixing a political parties from putting tee to oversee it. He had added that moun- Dhyani will oversee the imple- pending. The apex court was hear- whether any action returnable date within six up digital banners on roadside The Chardham project tains in Uttarakhand were very mentation of the Environment The apex court was ing the PIL of Arun Kumar had been taken against those weeks, to show cause as to why unless the State Government intends to connect four towns fragile and if environment con- Management Plan (EMP) of informed by Solicitor General Goenka alleging that “faulty” indulging in illegal mining the writ petition should not be and local bodies came out with of the hilly state — Yamunotri, cerns were not taken care of, a the project. Tushar Mehta, representing and “deadly” hip implants have activities. kept open to enable the High a clear undertaking that the Gangotri, Kedarnath and tragedy like the Kedarnath The petitioner NGO had the Centre, that certain modi- been fitted into the bodies of The counsel told the court Court to monitor the develop- rules and various orders passed Badrinath — by all-weather flash flood of 2013 can happen said that the environment fications were suggested by 4,525 Indian patients who had that the person running the ments that may take place in by the court would be strictly roads. again. clearance was must for the two panels, headed by doctors undergone the replacement illegal mine where the incident the subject matter from time to implemented and no violation The top court had on The Kedarnath area in the project and the ongoing work Arun Kumar Aggarwal and RK surgeries since 2005. took place had been arrested. time,” the bench, also com- would take place. November 26 sought the state had received unprece- was “blatantly illegal”. 3+.1881. %+& 6 78 ,9:%9 ndia has granted consular Iaccess to Christian Michel, a ! !!! ,9:%9 Dealing with the case of British national who was Sameer Khan, the committee brought here from the UAE last he Justice HS Bedi com- has recommended prosecu- month in connection with the ) *Q! " $*! Tmittee, which investigated tion of two inspectors K M 3,600-crore AgustaWestland several cases of alleged fake Vaghela and T A Barot for the chopper deal. New Delhi: India slammed Pakistan on Friday for its statement encounter in Gujarat from offence of murder and other The British High that New Delhi was not responding to its peace overtures, say- 2002 to 2006, has recom- relevant offences. Commission had sought con- ing there was “no seriousness” in Islamabad’s offer for talks as mended prosecution of police According to the police, sular access to Michel after he it continued to extend “explicit support” to terror organisations officials in three out of the 17 Sameer along with his cousin was arrested in the first week of and was now trying to mainstream them. India’s sharp reaction cases probed by it. had stabbed a police constable, December. comes days after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan accused In its final report filed in who had died on the spot in “He has been granted con- it of not responding to his peace overtures. Responding to Khan’s the apex court, Justice Bedi has May 1996. While his cousin sular access. A second secre- comments, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh said three persons — Sameer was arrested, he had fled from tary-level officer from the Kumar said, “I don’t understand these statements. Even before Khan, Kasam Jafar and Haji spot. The police had alleged British High Commission has Imran Khan became Prime Minister, our Prime Minister had Haji Ismail — were prime facie that later he went to Pakistan met Christian Michel based on called and congratulated him on his election win.” PNS '+$ % 6 3 + killed in fake encounters by the and took training from terror the request we received last ' ( )* Gujarat Police officials. organisation Jaish-e- month,” External Affairs The committee has indict- Mohammad (JeM) and re- Ministry Spokesperson * P + (9! ed a total of nine police offi- entered India via Nepal. Raveesh Kumar said at a media cials, including three inspector The report noted that as briefing. The consular access to New Delhi: A day after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat stat- ) ! +, " ! " rank officer. per police, after the 2002 Michel was given on Thursday, ed India cannot be left out of the “bandwagon” when a number It has however not recom- Akshardham Mandir attack, he said. of countries are reaching out to the Taliban, the External Affairs mended prosecution of any Sameer was directed by a Asked about Michel’s plea Ministry on Friday said there is no change in the position on IPS officer in these cases. Pakistan-based JeM operative in the Delhi court Thursday Afghanistan and New Delhi supports the process which is “inclu- & ,$ - ./. The court had appointed to go to Ahmedabad and kill seeking permission to make sive” towards achieving peace. External Affairs Ministry Justice Bedi, ex-Supreme Court the then Chief Minister calls to his family members and spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said that India has made it External Affairs V K Singh, pitality’ under which local peo- judge, as chairman of the mon- Narendra Modi. his lawyers abroad, Kumar “very clear” to the US that the peace and reconciliation in while announcing the details of ple will host the Indians living itoring committee probing 17 It noted that Sameer was said, “We have shared in the Afghanistan should be Afghan-owned, Afghan-led and Afghan- the event here, said the Pravasi abroad at their homes as “fam- encounter cases from 2002 to arrested by the Crime Branch past that he has been allowed controlled. PNS Bhartiya Divas is held on ily guests”. 2006 in Gujarat and the panel in a case related to waging war to communicate with his fam- ,9:%9 January 9 every year to mark The Youth Pravasi Bhartiya had submitted its report to the against the country and when ily members. I have not seen the chopper deal case. At pre- June 2016, had alleged that he Mahatma Gandhi’s return to Divas will be the highlight of top court in a sealed cover in he was taken at the spot where the plea which he has entered sent, he is lodged in the Tihar had received 30 million euros he 15th Pravasi Bhartiya India in 1915, but this year it is the first day, while Prime February last year. the constable was stabbed in on this matter (now).” jail here. (about 225 crore) from TDivas will be held in Prime delayed keeping in mind Minister Narendra Modi will On January 9, a bench 1996, he snatched the loaded Sources, however, said that Michel is one of the three AgustaWestland. Minister Narendra Modi’s par- requests from members of the take part in the official inau- headed by Chief Justice Ranjan revolver of inspector Vaghela if the British High Commission middlemen — the two others The CBI, in its charge liamentary constituency Indian diaspora to attend the guration on January 22. The Gogoi had rejected the Gujarat and fired at him and ran away. requests that he be allowed Guido Haschke and Carlo sheet, has alleged an estimated Varanasi from January 21-23 Kumbh Mela and the Republic chief guest for that event will be government’s plea to maintain As per police, the other two more communication, it may Gerosa — being probed by the loss of 398.21 million euros and the Indian diaspora attend- Day Parade. Mauritius Prime Minister confidentiality of the final inspectors — Tarun Barot and be considered. CBI and the Enforcement (about 2,666 crore) to the ing the event will also have the Singh, at a media briefing, Praveen Jugnauth. report of committee and AA Chauhan (since dead) — Michel, 57, was brought to Directorate in the case. exchequer in the deal that was opportunity to participate in said Uttar Pradesh will be the On the third day of the ordered that it be given to peti- fired at him and he was later India following his extradi- Michel has denied the signed on February 8, 2010 for Kumbh Mela and attend the partner state for the event and event, President Ram Nath tioners, including poet and taken to a hospital but was tion by the United Arab charges. The ED, in its charge the supply of VVIP choppers Republic Day parade. a novel feature this year will be Kovind will award the Pravasi lyricist Javed Akhtar. declared dead. Emirates in connection with sheet filed against Michel in worth 556.262 million euros. Minister of State for the concept of ‘Varanasi hos- Bharatiya Samman. %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ : - # )!/" %, )1 )& Bengaluru: Declaring that lier planned to launch the rover. After a controlled descent, India’s second Moon mission is spacecraft sometime between the lander will soft-land on the ! ',&)& indulging in such activities for planned for mid-April this January and February but it lunar surface at a specified site electoral gains in rest of the year, ISRO on Friday said it was could not materialise because and deploy a rover, according to escribing his resignation country. “The rise in lynch also gearing up for its maiden certain tests could not be con- the Indian Space Research Dfrom the elite Indian mob nationalism in our coun- human spaceflight programme ducted, Sivan told reporters as Organisation (ISRO). Administrative Service (IAS) as try also dejects me. There are ‘Gaganyaan’ by 2021-end that he laid out ISRO’s programmes. The six-wheeled rover will ‘small act of defiance’, Shah also attempts to play one region is likely to include a woman “If we miss April, it will go move around the landing site Faesal on Friday announced to of the Jammu & Kashmir astronaut. to June,” he said in response to on the lunar surface in a semi- join the electoral politics to against another,” he said. The space agency had ear- a question about the next autonomous mode as decided transform the system of gov- He said his protest was lier said Chandrayaan-2 will be launch window available, by the ground commands. ernance in the embattled against failure of the Central launched in a window from adding that “but, we will be tar- The instruments on the *%- $ $ ## Jammu & Kashmir. Contrary to Government in facilitating the January-February 16, 2019. geting April”. rover will observe the lunar 4$ ( )* perception that he was joining homecoming of Pandits. “You “Right now Chandrayaan is Chandrayaan-2 mission, surface and send back data, the National Conference (NC), need to create favourable envi- scheduled from March 25 to costing nearly Rs 800 crore, is an which will be useful for analy- The payloads will collect agency said. he said he would meet with ronment for the return of April end. Most probably, the advanced version of the previ- sis of the lunar soil. scientific information on lunar It might take 35 to 45 days stakeholders before taking a Pandits who are inalienable normal targeted date is April ous Chandrayaan-1 mission The 3,290-kg topography, mineralogy, ele- to reach the Moon after the final decision. part of Kashmiri society,” he middle,” ISRO Chairman K about 10 years ago. It is a total- Chandrayaan-2 will orbit the mental abundance, lunar exos- launch, as ISRO plans six- Faesal, 35, topper of the said adding that he was also Sivan said. ly indigenous venture and com- Moon and perform the objec- phere and signatures of hydrox- stage orbit raising manoeu- 2009 IAS batch, resigned ear- pained over the loss of life of The space agency had ear- prises an orbiter, a lander and a tives of remote sensing it. yl and water-ice, the space vres, Sivan said. PTI lier this week shortly after limb of border residents, espe- completing a fellowship on cially in Jammu region. governance in US based He said the Centre under- +-)/$ 0 1" !*! Harvard University. He said he opportunity as they don’t mined the national institu- would always take pride in his believe in electoral politics,” he tions and attacked personal, 0" "!,0 +$$Q! nine-year association with the said. 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Press conference Faesal said He said he was inspired by CBI, NIA are part of the provo- that he resigned to remind the Imran Khan and Arvind cations that have resulted in my Imphal: The BJP-led Citizenship (Amendment) Central Government of its Kejriwal but differentiated his decision to resign from the Government in Manipur has Bill, 2016. duties towards Kashmiris. “I space on the basis of being in a IAS,” he said. decided to urge the Centre to Police had to fire teargas am protesting against lack of conflict zone. “I wish if young- He rued over the constant exempt the State from the juris- shells to disperse the agitators, credible political initiative by sters give me support then I will attacks on the identity of J&K diction of the Citizenship who joined the mass rally joint- the Centre. It is important that be very happy to do a retake of during the present dispensa- (Amendment) Bill, the latest ly organised by six students’ right to life of Kashmiri people Imran Khan and Kejriwal,” he tion. “The Article 370 and voice from the North-East organisations and the women is respected,” he said. said. He said his motive was to 35A must be guarded to against the proposed legislation. vendors of the Khwairamban He said that he will not join make people believe that elec- strengthen the bond between Protesters hit the streets Bazaar. A police officer, who separatist Hurriyat Conference toral politics was credible insti- India and J&K,” he said. against the bill on Friday. Three did not want to be quoted, said because they do not believe in tution. “We want to destroy pol- He said he would approach persons, including a woman some unidentified student agi- the electoral system and their itics the way it has been hap- the people of India to come to and a police officer, were tators threw mineral water bot- public support is unproven. “I pening,” he added. the rescue of Kashmir. He said injured in a clash between stu- tles at the police personnel, in am a man from the system and Faesal also criticised the he would try to build consen- dents, women vendors and the which a sub-divisional police I would be happy to change BJP Government’s attacks on sus in the entire state and dis- police at the Khwairamban officer (SDPO) got injured on things by being in the system. the State’s “special position and courage the politics of pitching ) 3 2$ $ # 0:; Bazaar, the main market here, his face and he was hospi- Hurriyat doesn’t give me that identity”, and said it was one region against the other. 2$$2 ( )* during a mass rally against the talised. PTI ! ! 0$ " P!0Q 0 " $$5 ! ! )
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Kannauj: A day before his joint Press strengthened because it joined hands conference with Bahujan Samaj Party chief with regional parties and his party was also $& & thundered before a cheering adding the film would soon be Mayawati, Samajwadi Party president gaining strength by forming a coalition. crowd at Barasat “look what shown in coming days. Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the alliance “Our (BSP and SP) coming together n a gratis display of courtesy they are doing in the name of “No one will be spared. will get the math right in the upcoming Lok has not only created fear in the BJP but also Iand political civility — a the Accidental Prime Minister,” Today you are misrepresenting Sabha election and the BJP will face defeat. in the Congress,” Yadav added. rare species in today’s politics expressing the hurt she felt in someone. Tomorrow things The two parties have agreed to an in- The BSP and SP alliance has virtual- — Bengal Chief Minister hearing how Dr Singh was will be reflected back on you,” principle alliance ahead of ly shut its doors to Congress in the State. Mamata Banerjee on Friday being lampooned. she warned. the parliamentary elections, SP’s national However, Chaudhary had said the stood out and stood by ageing “You know I am from a dif- Though she would not spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary had alliance will not field candidates in Amethi former Prime Minister ferent party. I came out of the name the senior BJP leader, she said last week. and Raebareli, leaving the two Lok Sabha Manmohan Singh vehemently Congress and formed the compared him with the villain “Last time we had come together in the constituencies for Congress president questioning the vile taste that Trinamool Congress with your of a super hit film of 1970s, say- Lok Sabha by-elections and BJP had lost Rahul Gandhi and United Progress went into the making of the blessings because I had differ- ing “he can’t even talk and the seats (earlier held by) Chief Minister Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi. Yadav Accidental Prime Minister. ences with them. But that is a smile properly” and people are Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief gave a slogan for the upcoming polls: Without referring directly different issue. Now I think scared of his appearance. Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. This time “Humara kaam bolta hai, BJP ka dhokha to Prime Minister Narendra what they are doing is a dis- Attacking the Modi too our math will be right and the BJP will bolta hai” (Our work speaks for itself, BJP’s Modi for inspiring the movie, tortion (of facts) which is Government for making a face defeat,” Yadav said at a chaupal here. betrayal speaks). Mamata advised the makers wrong” Banerjee said asking “drama” out of reservations A formal announcement on the He also took a dig at the BJP-led State and viewers to also see “The the people to see another “film” for upper castes Banerjee won- alliance between the two Uttar Pradesh- Government’s decision to levy an addi- Disastrous Prime Minister.” the story of which had started “Those who are doing a dered “where is the job that you based parties will be made at Saturday’s tional 0.5 per cent cess on excise Even as a group of unfolding already — “The drama before the elections over will give o the people” adding joint press conference with BSP, he said. items to fund cow shelters, saying people Congress men protested the Disastrous Prime Minister.” Accidental Prime Minister, the whole reservation gim- 6 # 7 Responding to a question, the former Uttar will have to drink more liquor now for launch of the movie at a North She would not however should also see another film — mick was a drama enacted to O $+ P $6( )* Pradesh Chief Minister said the BJP had cow safety. PTI Kolkata multiplex, Banerjee name Dr Singh’s successor. ‘The Disastrous PM’,” she said, win votes before the elections. 6 5 / & /0! &# !3 896 % " 70 6" $ Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir : %* Governor Satya Pal Malik on 2.& Friday said the administration Q R% & " )Q! P" "Q was ready for Assembly elec- Thiruvananthapuram: Amid tions in the State and a call in Mathura: Rashtriya Lok Dal media reports that the LDF ! bered that the DMK was a this direction should be taken president Ajit Singh has Government in Kerala planned *9,,& constituent of the BJP-led NDA by the Election Commission referred to Prime Minister to remove the Sabarimala during 1999 to 2003 and the and New Delhi. Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh tantri, Travancore Devaswom MK president MK Stalin party’s representatives like late “Whenever, they (EC) tell Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Board (TDB), the apex temple Don Friday declared that his Murasoli Maran, T R Baalu, A us, we are ready for the polls (to and Union Minister Smriti body, on Friday said it had not party will never forge any kind Raja were members of the coun- assembly),” he told reporters Irani as “bull, calf and cow”, even discussed the matter and of alliance with the “Narendra cil of ministers led by Vajpayee. here after the oath-taking cer- triggering a row. the controversy was to create Modi-led National Democratic It was after the announcement emony of sarpanch of Jammu Calling the remarks trouble in the coming Alliance” in the upcoming Lok of the 2004 Lok Sabha election region. On IAS officer Shah “undignified”, a BJP leader ‘Makaravilakku’ festival. Sabha elections and shut the the DMK quit the NDA and Faesal’s resignation, Malik said demanded an apology from the TDB president A doors on the Prime Minister joined the Congress-led UPA. he himself was a Government RLD chief. During his ‘Kisanon Padmakumar said there were for his ‘invitation to old friends In a scathing rebuff, Stalin employee and did not wish to se Samvad’ (dialogue with several court verdicts on the to join the NDA’. said that Narendra Modi was comment on the matter. farmers) event at Kosi Kalan appointment and powers of the Stalin’s statement was in not Atal Bihari Vajpayee and The EC had in November here, Singh said it is the virtue tantri (head priest) of Hindu response to a comment made by there was no possibility of the last said fresh elections in J&K of democracy that the people shrines and the Board could Prime Minister Narendra Modi DMK joining hands with the will be held within the next six have the right to change a not take a decision without tak- during an interaction with BJP’s “Narendra Modi-led National months, even as the body did Prime Minister after five years ing into account all these. booth level workers from five Democratic Alliance”. not rule out the possibility of if they get a “wrong” one. However, the Kerala Tantri districts in Tamil Nadu through “In the last four and half holding the State polls before “I read in newspapers these Samajam, an umbrella organ- video-conferencing. “Twenty years Modi has been only the Lok Sabha polls due this 7$ ( )* days that your cows, bulls and isation of head priests of tem- years ago the visionary leader speaking and has not taken any year. PTI calves (gai-bail-bachhde) are ples in the State, on Thursday Atal Bihari Vajpayee had ush- steps to strengthen India’s roaming around a lot,” he said said they would approach the ered in a new culture in Indian integrity… I categorically state in an apparent reference to the Supreme Court and the politics, that of successful coali- that the DMK will not ally with stray cattle menace. union government if the tion politics,” Modi had told one the Narendra Modi-led BJP &!9 * $$ “You are locking them up CPI(M)-led LDF Government of the booth level worker who which has been governing the in schools and colleges. People takes any decision to remove asked the Prime Minister country without giving cre- (2 call them Modi-Yogi. Is that Kandararu Rajeevaru as the whether the BJP would have dentials to the core ideas like + right?” he added. Sabarimala tantri. electoral alliance with the secularism, social justice, equal- *9,,& declared that the party’s doors “Some people also say that Senior Kerala minister G AIADMK, DMK or other polit- ity, alliance dharma and feder- were open for alliances and it Yavatmal: In a first, farm widow event since last Sunday when the a ‘hatti-katti gai’ (well-built Sudhakaran had even called ical entities in the State. al rights. It should be noted that amil Nadu Chief Minister cherished old friends. But Modi Vaishali S Yede on Friday inau- parent body, Akhil Bharatiya cow) has come. Smriti Irani is him a “Brahmin monster” for Modi replied that the BJP the DMK was part of the NDA TK Palaniswami on Friday did not name any party. gurated the controversy-ridden Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal also moving around,” Singh conducting the ‘purification’. always cherished its old friends. during the 1999 Lok Sabha said the ruling AIADMK will Most Tamil Nadu parties, 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi abruptly withdrew its invitation said. PTI PTI “Our doors are always open for Elections and supported the support only a party that does be it AIADMK, DMK, PMK Sahitya Sammelan, amid a to renowned English writer parties,” he had said on Atal Bihari Vajpayee govern- good to the State. Speaking at and MDMK, had aligned with protest by a section of invitees. Nayantara Sahgal to inaugurate Thursday. It may be remem- ment until 2003,” said Stalin. a function where members of the BJP in the past. But the BJP “This is first time that a non- the 92nd conference. various parties joined his has no ally in Tamil Nadu now. literary personality who repre- The raging row resulted in AIADMK, Palaniswami said: Tamil Nadu parties are sents the peasantry of this region top Marathi literary figures “We will not accept those who now opposed to the central has been invited to inaugurate declining invites to replace betray the interests of Tamil government’s permission to the 92nd ABMSS,” Vidarbha Sahgal for the inaugural, other Nadu’s people.” Karnataka to prepare a detailed Sahitya Sangh President invitees boycotting the ABMSS, His reference to an elec- project report (DPR) for con- Manohar Mhaisalkar said short- culminating in the resignation toral alliance comes a day after struction of a dam across the ly before the inaugural. of ABMSM president Shripad Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cauvery river at Mekadatu. All eyes were on the ABMSS Joshi three days ago. IANS %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ @ 8 $0 8 # - ( ; = % ( ; ; &+/-*(<&*.2 / & & ) 9 '( 3 9 - () " # % " - - # 7 + ) ;7+)< O 7+) 1 ) 7 ) 9: 366 ' ) he first thing that 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad said when ) ' voted back as Malaysian Prime " Minister was, “Yes I am alive…and the country’s youth voted for me.” TThe grand patriarch’s return by an electorate, 40 per cent of which is young, was an ) 7 $ endorsement of his past experience as a , 7 7+) * ' robust builder who had made modern ' Malaysia as the world knew it, enough to overlook the ghosts from his past. Voters may 7+) not have forgiven his autocratic and mono- , > # lithic ways of functioning but realised he was ) still worth placing a bet on for the greater good. This analogy perfectly fits the return ) ? @ , of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit 7+) # as president of the state Congress to steer it " in mission mode for the general elections. Yes, she is 80, in good health having @ , 7 5 recovered from her heart condition, and is back in the familiar saddle. Of course, she has the “Mahathir” advantage if one may call it that. Having been the Delhi Chief Minister + R S , 7 S 7+) for 15 years, winning three rounds of elec- tions between 1998 and 2008, she is undoubt- edly responsible for reshaping Delhi as a world capital with her brand of development the bottomline was that full ing her as chief ministerial can- she managed to stay inside the ering the combined voteshare of ) politics. In fact, much of the template of statehood or not, to the people didate for the Uttar Pradesh ring of fire without singing her- both parties can indeed squelch , 7 7+) Delhi’s governance has frankly been reset by of Delhi, the Chief Minister sig- polls. But sensing she could be self too much, Kejriwal would the BJP for Lok Sabha, she her- ' her. Whether it is road safety, which she pio- nified the face of governance. a scapegoat here given the not have spiralled to legitimacy self has been blowing hot and neered with the “wear the seat belt” campaign, They would not have much Congress’ dismal voteshare and the way he did. Little wonder cold over AAP given her own ) ' clean air, which she committed to by chang- patience for a chief minister try- saffron tide, she was wise then that soon after the tumultuous history with it. 7+) ing the city’s traffic fleet to CNG, the ing to explain an underwhelm- enough to bow out of the race. announcement of her anoint- However, she is known to fall in ) engagement and stakeholdership with locals, ing ‘report card’ by enumerat- This time she has the trade ment as Delhi Congress chief, line with the high command which she started with the Bhaagidari ing all the areas that fell outside winds in her favour. The recent Kejriwal raked up her tainted and given the AAP’s irrele- $ + 7+) @, scheme, prioritising education in government her jurisdiction. There are two victories of the Congress in the past, saying the party clearly had vance outside Delhi and the ( + ) schools and improving their performance, ways of dealing with such situ- Assembly elections in the three a “leadership deficit.” resurgent Congress in states, this " cleaning up the city and taking advantage of ations. One can throw up one’s crucial heartland States have However, Dikshit is up for may not yet be a priority. the Delhi Metro’s progress, she did give the hands and say it is impossible to proved again that leaders with the challenge. Yes, there’s the Dikshit’s big challenge will city a reloaded version of the post-Asiad perform under these circum- a depth of grassroots experience, Kejriwal barrage, his claims of be consolidation of votes. Can " 7+) makeover. Her grandmotherly image cut stances or negotiate one’s way deft political management and slum development and reduc- she break into the larger com- across sections of society. To the lesser priv- through innumerable mine- readiness to plunge deep can ing power bills, but the more munity of businessmen, traders ileged, she appeared as one they could com- fields in the belief that the pri- deliver the goods. Even make important one is tying up the and Poorvanchalis, which is miserate and share their burdens with, to the mary aim is to deliver on the the Young Turks sit up and take party together. Present party strongly in the BJP’s grip? Can upper crust, she was the erudite thinker who promise of governance.” notice. Besides, Dikshit has an president Ajay Maken may have she, most importantly, win back could rationalise her priorities and to the True, Dikshit had not seen added advantage. Delhi voters, bowed out citing ill-health and the crucial Dalit and Muslim young, she was the aunt who could be trust- success as a politician in UP, tormented by the endless power publicly given her the vote of votes, which have happily 1 (3 ed to address their concerns and more impor- where she was aided by her tussle between the AAP govern- confidence but Dikshit’s job migrated to the AAP? Can she tantly, had the farsightedness to factor in their illustrious father-in-law and ment and the Centre, are now will be to keep him in the “broom” them back and 3 9: ( ; future. And despite the faction fights and veteran Congress leader Uma tired of the stasis when it comes scheme of things, considering become the mohalla queen? If competitive voices in her party unit, she did Shankar Dikshit. But the aura to civic issues plaguing the city. he did helm the party during we go by the 2017 municipal manage to hold it all together. Even earn a never worked for her electoral- Many neutral voices have even troubling times and solidify an polls, AAP’s vote share is down tacit acknowledgement from the Opposition ly. Till she sought to rescue it in compared the present scenario anti-AAP narrative. She needs to 26 per cent while the ( parties then. Whatever the shortcomings in 1998 with Delhi. Within the with the better times of Dikshit’s him and other stalwarts to pull Congress is up to about 22 per ' ' her last term, it is this legacy that has held state unit, she had to do a tough Delhi. So she has an edge in per- up the Congress votebase, make cent. But elections are also her in good stead, enough to be called back balancing act with several aspi- ception, something that she an electoral difference and at much about chemistry than to the only political turf that worked for her. rant leaders. Many claimed that had worked on in the early years least get a bargaining advantage. arithmetic. And Dikshit certain- Track record shows she could do it with she survived because she had with deft media management. There is a lot of talk in the ly has a past history of working ' elan. While current AAP Chief Minister the party high command’s This time, Dikshit too refus- power corridors about Congress magic with Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal laments how his hands are endorsement and never quite es to be a foregone conclusion and AAP having a broader Besides, she is not alone in ' tied in executing his vision and his public heeded the grassroots cadre. But and is itching to claim her rele- understanding to defeat the surviving and winning. spats with the LG are common knowledge, even that relationship, though vance. But there is the shadow BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. Octogenarians around the Dikshit wrapped her head around partial some might have taken for of corruption charges over the Maken has been a known oppo- world, from politics to perform- statehood issues with equanimity. She con- granted, has had a rocky run conduct of the Commonwealth nent of this formula for short- ing arts, are delivering and still ' ducted herself without making a public spec- with highs and lows. Yet Dikshit Games during her regime. And term gain and hates risking a going strong. So much so that ) tacle of her problems but working within lim- was able to get beyond her had it not been for the scale of long-term revival of the party. trend forecasters are wondering * * ) + itations. As she writes in her memoirs, “This gubernatorial assignments post- the scam, where Central party And though many predict that if 80s are the new 40s for 2019. cumbersome process of requiring so many defeat and find her way back to leaders like Suresh Kalmadi Dikshit has been brought in to (The writer is Associate " , levels of approval was unique to Delhi. But relevance, with the party nam- were directly implicated while ease this arrangement, consid- Editor, The Pioneer) -./0 1 $ 2 $ 3 $ 8 * 71 #' ' # # ) - 2 " I - # # # # # ( (: 4 2 5 4 J # ## ' - # K - - $ " ( % /( ( # ( ,7*>,7),*% ,- %&' 8-*) '/) " K K/ + A K ' K/ --/# ' 1 1 . 1 11 6 *71. + S # 6 6 ‘adultery’ as “stealing the affection of a brother officer’s wife.” This is ' quite a convincing definition that $," , S 3 Sir — This refers to the editori- can deter our Armymen from + S al, “Career suicide” (January 11). # "L* MB< perpetrating the crime. Cricket all-rounder Hardik 00C(& & But at the same time, the , + 6 ) Pandya and his team buddy KL "N O # Army Chief, while respecting Rahul, more known for their (: # the country’s law, said, “ We are + S 3 exploits on the field, are now -- " not above the country’s law. But drawing infamy off it. And where ## ## # when one joins the Indian Army, is Karan Johar, who started all (A " some of the rights and privileges , this? Since this was not a live ($- " one enjoys must be forfeited as a ' , show, he could have surely edit- # + #* # * true Indian soldier.” So consider- ed them. Questions raised by him B+**C (& " ing the entirety of the gay sex 7 # 6 were heavily sexist, making it - - ' ## (& " issue in the Army, Rawat has set 6 , ' mandatory for those replying to ! " # ( (+ # his own strict code of conduct P Q ' answer in the same vein. But " with lofty ideals that can hold the entertainment being the leitmo- Army in high esteem. 5 , + tif of the idiot box, both cricketers # # # # - TK Nandanan , 7 + and Bollywood stars now come in ( " ( ( Chennai the same bracket. - - ( Hardik Pandya’s comments - # ( / - '%'7'- '- ! ) -.:0 $1 were crude. As role models, # 6 ) cricketers need to be far more $S , ! 5 respectful. But while Pandya is multi-millionaire with an incred- taught how to deal with the Sir — Reservations cannot erad- " # * ( 7 being punished for it, question ible number of fans looking up media and conduct themselves icate poverty, solve agrarian cri- now is: How can we ensure that to him as a role model. People in the public, even on TV shows. sis or generate employment. At a + all of this doesn’t happen in the seek him out for autographs, They need to understand where Sir — It is indeed welcome that time when systemic responses to ' ' future? For, young athletes, deal- want to pose for pictures with to draw the line. For some, like Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat did these problems are warranted, ' ing with stardom isn’t easy. him and share the same social Sachin Tendulkar or Rahul not mince words while giving a choosing the easy way of reserva- Money, glamour and fame aren’t space with him. He is an Indian Dravid, things came naturally. stern warning to his Armymen. tion amounts to escapism. , 7 easy to handle and there are national team cricketer, which For others, like Pandya, we need Nobody in the Army is permit- Ratna +2# many who aren’t ready to deal almost literally is one in a billion. to make them more sensitive to ted to indulge in gay sex or adul- Via email with it all. Pandya is a classic It is a heady world. people’s sentiments. tery as the conduct of personnel example. In the course of the last Our cricketers need to be J Akshobhya is governed by the Army Act, $ # 9 + ! two years, he has become a mentored. They need to be Mysuru 1950. The Army finds the act of --),-*7*%)A&='+8*= %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ A 8 $0 8 (7.1/8 )81.)
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6: ; 6: * ) ( ( (3 7 ' @# /0-B ? , ' ( ( 0! S " * 7 ' +2#' ' " +2# * ' , # + , # 2 7 # " +2# ) 6 " +2# , # ' 99 ) 4 ' $ % # % he song, Chah Barbaad Karegi % &+ Hemen...’ from KL Saigal’s film, ! ! ' ' Shahjehan (1946) and ‘Papa kehte 3 7 hain...’ from Qayamat Se Qayamat ( /0-C Tak (1989) happen to be among the O D- mostT popular songs of the era in which they " + appeared. Separated by more than four $ E S ' decades, one is full of expectations and hope ) E -0B besides uncertainties of future, while the ) other reflects a mood of despondency and D000 -0 being on the abyss of a deep depression. Both the songs stand in complete contrast to each ) $ " other in style as well as meter. But despite the .. -F ' obvious generational gap, they have an organ- , ic commonality and that is the genius of 6 # 7 Majrooh Sultanpuri. " S # Even as a student at Lucknow, Majrooh’s talent had become well-recognised on the ) Mushaira circuit. Inspired by poet Jigar ' ' Moradabadi and under the guidance of Rashid ) Ahmad Siddiqui of the Aligarh Muslim ?E 6 6 University, he was able to hone his skills as a ghazal writer and had almost become a 2 @ celebrity at a very young age with invitations , ,S from all over the country. , It was his lucky break that during one such G , mushaira in Mumbai, the famous film produc- " , # S er of the 1940s, Abdur Rashid Kardar, was pre- O 6 D:0 7 7 sent. Kadar could immediately sense Majrooh 7 O ) Sultanpuri’s potential as a superbly talented ,, +2# poet and offered him the lyrics of Shah Jehan /0-. (1946). This was virtually a dream debut for /0-B Majrooh Sultanpuri beyond imagination as it was a Kardar film with music by Naushad. The Jewel Thief (1967) with his song, ‘Yeh dil na public which kept Majrooh going even till a icing on the cake, however, was that his lyrics hota bechara’, becoming a chartbuster or ripe old age. The usual Bombay film politics ) were to be given the voice on-screen by none Panch rupaiya barah aana from Chalti Ka made sure that he got just one Filmfare award +2# ' other than KL Saigal himself. Naam Gaadi (1958), both composed by SD for Dosti (1964) but his crowning glory was ) # Majrooh Sultanpuri’s lyrics for Shah Jehan Burman. Incidentally, Dada (as everybody the official recognition and the very first Dada ' was not only able to capture the mood of the called SD lovingly) and Majrooh shared a com- Saheb Phalke Award (1993) as a lyricist. Later, , character but also reflected the overall atmos- mon date of birth and )9 ,).,%9 a postage stamp was also issued by the # pherics of the film. Saigal became so obsessed made a hit pair in films like Solva Saal, Kala 9',$& Government in his honour. $ , " ' with the song, ‘Jab dil hi toot gaya toh ji kar Pani, Baat Ek Raat Ki, Teen Devian and many Some of his Majrooh’s breezy hits include " ,, 6 kya karenge’ that as willed by him, this song more. *&&* 9" Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya from Shah Jehan (1946); 3 +2# was played at the time of his cremation. After Dada, it was RD Burman who ush- Kahe Agar Jeevan Bhar from Andaz (1949); Majrooh’s language skills sharpened over ered a new wave in film music. Undaunted, !'.&',) 9 Chand Phir Nikla, Magar Tum Na 3 +2# ) a six-year period at Lucknow. This coupled Majrooh fitted into the new paradigm. It was ' .& $,, 9 Aaye from Paying Guest (1957); Jalte Hain Jiske -0 with his natural talent as a poet helped him as if they were made for each other. After Dada Liye from Sujata (1959); Chahunga Main fine-tune his knack for penning down situa- and RD, Majrooh had the distinction of *$, 9N $ 9 Tujhe Saanjh Savere from Dosti 1964 for which 5! tional lyrics, befitting the character transiting and working with the new genera- ' $>,9&,% he got the best lyrisist award; Rahe na rahe hum +2# ' on screen and in line with the meter of the tion wth effortless ease. For instance, he mehka karenge from Mamta (1966); ' ' music and tune. He, in a way, became the pio- worked with Rajesh Roshan after Roshan and 9,: ,) Yaadon Ki Baaraat from Yaadon Ki Baaraat neer in the field of writing lyrics to an Anand Milind after Chitragupta. This signi- (1973); Ek Din Bik Jaayega Mati Ke already prepared tune, a trend which has con- fied his strength as well as >*'$,& .,9 Mol from Dharam Karam (1975); Kala Pani ' tinued ever since. flexibility to meet this youthful change with- *&,+9& Hum Bekhudi Mein Tumko Pukare 1 * ' It was this felicity of Majrooh that endured out compromising on the core philosophy of Kala Pani (1958); and Papa Kehte Hain him for over five decades and a few thousand his poetry. $/%&+9 Bada Naam Karega from Qayamat Se Qayamat S @# ' lyrics to give us some memorable ghazals, Like all youngsters, Majrooh of the late Tak (1989). " songs on foot-tapping beats as well as pure 1940s was a firebrand poet and soon came at *&9,)9( Having led the famous celebrated quartet '' " +2# classicals. Getting under the skin of a charac- the forefront of the Leftist movement. In fact, ,9!9 99''" of Shakeel Badayuni, Kaifi Azmi and Qamar ter, visualising the situation in context of the the Bombay film world and the Indian People’s Jalalabadi (unfortunately Sahir passed away O storyline and then writing lyrics on a tune can Theatre Association (IPTA) of the 1940s and /&<$$ very young, way back in 1980) Majrooh was +2# " ' be a formidable challenge. Nevertheless, the early 1950s had several towering person- one of those Urdu poets who not only enter- " Majrooh not only handled it all with aplomb alities like Balraj Sahni, Chetan Anand, Kaifi &,%9% & tained but enriched the Indian cinema and its but went on to perfect this art as was seen in Azmi and KA Abbas, who keept the Leftist : &$/+ culture. In the current scenario, except for Mehboob’s works like Andaz, Bimal Roy’s movement alive. However, Majrooh was a step Gulzar and Javed Akhtar, who are carrying the ( Sujata, Suchitra Sen starrer Mamta, Nassir ahead of them in activities and had to even torch forward, this rich legacy appears to be Hussain’s Yaadon Ki Baaraat, and Teesri spend a brief period in Byculla jail. clearly in danger of being lost. +2# ' ' Manzil and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan. In an illustrious career spanning a few (The writer is a retired Delhi Police ' He was very well-equipped even to han- decades, there was no dearth of awards for him Commissioner and former Uttarakhand () * + dle the inimitable yodelling of Kishore as in but the real reward was the adulation of the Governor) 1 ( (.738, by these groups in the past. eties in Muslim countries to be as god- of modern-day Sufism in Pakistan, mid-1960s by Sindhi and Punjabi Barelvi groups. According to Gugler, The irony is that the same radical less as the Soviet soldiers that they had Katherine Ewing, a professor of religion nationalists. They, too, described the after 9/11, when the Musharraf regime Deobandi segments were created by the faced in Afghanistan. One of the worst at Columbia University, wrote in saints as enlightened and tolerant but was once again flexing the state- State itself from the 1980s onwards to hit was Pakistan, the country that had Arguing Sainthood that in the 1960s, gave them indigenous ethnic identities. backed and urban version of Sufism to facilitate some of its rather imaginative become a willing broker-state between intellectuals close to the regime Phillipon’s study mentioned another counter rising incidents of ‘Islamist’ vio- ‘strategic’ ambitions rooted in the the US/Saudi funding and the insur- described the ancient Sufi saints of the brand of Sufism, but one which oppos- lence, the influential think-tank, the post-1979 civil wars in Afghanistan. In gents. The home-grown sectarian and region as men who held an enlightened es the version formulated by the State. RAND Corporation — in a paper titled .6 hindsight, most political historians insurgent groups raised by the Pakistani outlook of Islam and were teachers of This brand of Sufism has been for- “Civic-Democratic Islam” — suggest- and analysts had lamented that the State for this purpose turned inwards. progress. She explained that the person- mulated by Barelvi religious parties ed that the traditionalist Barelvi should he Director of the Pak Institute whole process of forming and funding And as the militant mindset formulat- alities of the saints were shaped accord- such as the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan be facilitated to counter the militant of Peace Studies (PIPS), Amir radical religious groups to fight an ed to inspire ‘jihad’ in Afghanistan ing to the ‘modernist’ ideas of the Ayub (JUP) and, more recently, by the Sunni Deobandi narrative. According to the , TRana, wrote in his December 30, insurgency against the Soviet-backed flooded society, the militants found regime. According to her study, during Tehreek (ST) and the TLP. It rejects the January 12, 2012 issue of Express - 2018 article for daily Dawn that the regime in Afghanistan was a disaster. apologists and supporters within the the ‘left-leaning’ ZA Bhutto regime, the idea that Sufi saints were entirely Tribune, the US gave the Barelvi Sunni State’s romance with radical Barelvi It was perhaps at par with the manner body politic of the country. Faced by same saints were given a more populist peaceful and views Sufism as a militant Ittehad Council $36,607 in 2009 to O # groups was short-lived because it in which the rise of fascism in Germany this dilemma and also the fact that, by disposition. They became men who strand of faith which was embroiled in organise anti-Taliban rallies. failed to build a counter-narrative to and Italy in the 1920s and 1930s was the late 1980s, the country’s had stood up against economic a theological, doctrinal and political war The move backfired when a radi- - O that of the Deobandi militant groups. initially ignored by the US and the UK. Constitution had lost much of its exploitation and the dogmatic clergy. with ‘deviant sects’. It champions the cal Barelvi shot dead former Punjab ( This is an accurate observation. But Some lessons were learned by civic-nationalist dimension, the State Ewing wrote that the saints then imposition and continuation of the Governor Salman Taseer for criticising - Rana only explores it in the context of Western powers after the end of World attempted to enhance the country’s his- became “learned ulema” during the 1974 Second Amendment and 1986’s the country’s blasphemy laws. Yet, six the swift rise and equally rapid collapse War II. Consequently, much was done torical link with Sufism to undermine conservative Zia dictatorship. But, as Blasphemy Laws in the country’s years later, the State decided to bypass of a nexus between the State and the to limit and erase any lingering impact the onset of the more intransigent the French cultural anthropologist Constitution. It is willing to use violence its own version of Sufism and use a rad- # Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). of Nazism and fascism. But the narra- strands of faith. Alix Philippon noted in the antholo- against even the thought of introduc- ical Barelvi outfit to aggressively counter - - Rana is correct in seeing the above tive built during the anti-Soviet insur- But this was not the first time. The gy State and Nation-Building in ing minor reforms to these laws. the more severe non-Barelvi groups. * " - as an experiment that was initiated to gency in the 1980s was allowed to run only difference is that, this time, the Pakistan, there was never one version Goethe University’s TK Gugler in This experiment, too, crashed when - counter the militant narrative of the amok and permeate both the States and State tried to tap into the more con- of Sufism in Pakistan. As mentioned, Faith-Based Violence in Pakistan wrote this group began lashing out against more dogmatic Deobandi groups. The societies of many Muslim countries. frontational aspects of ‘Sufism’ through there is the Sufism, which was formu- that even though the Zia regime bol- state institutions. But as Rana notes, the necessity in this context arose when, From the 1990s onwards, Muslim- a populist Barelvi outfit (TLP), where- lated by the State and mainly appeals stered Deobandi militant outfits, the State now wants to move forward with # between 2015 and 2017, the State was majority realms such as Pakistan, as in the past the State had banked more to the urban middle classes. It describes JUP, too, was given a free hand to rad- a new and more ‘controllable’ religious - largely successful in overcoming the Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, on the concept of Sufism that it had Sufi saints as people who were enlight- icalise Pakistan’s Barelvi majority. But narrative. This is yet to be fully under- more belligerent expressions of these Sudan, Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria were formed with the help of progressive ened and had spread Islam through tol- this saw JUP split into various factions stood. But it does need to be clearly groups, but struggled to counter the ravaged by militant religious insurgen- intelligentsia and urban middle-class erant means. Then there is the version and a manifold increase in the incidents articulated and discussed. ( impact of the radical mindset fostered cies that now saw the States and soci- enthusiasts. During her in-depth study of Sufism which was formulated in the of violence between Deobandi and (Courtesy: Dawn) %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ $ 9
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The former MacKenzie ceedings. nfosys on Friday said it will maiden buyback of 13,000 distribution tax) of 2,633 end at 36,009.84 as investors Tuttle knew the 54-year-old The couple has numerous Ibuyback shares worth up to crore in December 2017, com- crore ($386 million) already booked profits even as global Bezos before fame and wealth residences: in Seattle, where 8,260 crore and offer share- prising 11.3-crore equity shares paid in June 2018, the compa- equities rose. came calling. Amazon is based, but also in holders a special dividend of 4 at a price of 1,150 per share. ny would complete the distri- The 30-share index opened The couple met in 1992 Washington DC, Texas and per share as part of the com- The buyback scheme — a first bution of 13,000 crore, which on a strong note at 36,191.87, when he was a hedge fund Beverly Hills, California. $ $ $# ! *-$# # # pany’s 13,000 crore-capital in the company’s over three was announced as part of its but failed to hold on its gains manager on Wall Street, before According to Randall + # # ?) #$##$ allocation policy. decade history — had seen par- capital allocation policy in and settled 96.66 points, or 0.27 he became an entrepreneur Kessler, a founding partner at @A11 # $ The board has also ticipation from Sudha April 2018,” it added. per cent, lower at 36,009.84. who changed the way hun- Atlanta family law firm Kessler approved the re-appointment Gopalakrishnan, Rohan Murty As of January 9, 2019, pro- Intra-day, the gauge swung dreds of millions of people live. and Solomiany, the location of Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as and LIC among others. moter and promoter group between 36,214.26 and They married less than a year will not matter so much. the Lead Independent Infosys, in its Friday filing, held 12.82 per cent share in 35,840.60. later. “Some states have com- Director for the second term said the Board has constituted Infosys, while Indian financial The NSE Nifty too slipped She was by his side for the munity property, some states from April 1, 2019 to March a buyback committee “com- institutions, banks and mutu- by 26.65 points to close at entire Amazon adventure, from have equitable division which 22, 2023. prising the Chief Operating al funds held 12.88 per cent 10,794.95. the company’s humble begin- means fair division, but even in Infosys, in a regulatory fil- Officer, the Chief Financial shares. The major losers on the nings in his Seattle garage in 1994 those states, it usually comes ing, said its Board has approved Officer, the Deputy Chief Over 52 per cent shares Sensex included Indusind to its mammoth success today. out 50-50. That’s the starting buyback of up to 10,32,50,000 Financial Officer, the General were held by Bank, Tata Motors, TCS, Yes They have four children — three point,” he said. equity shares, comprising Counsel and the Company FII/FPI/ADRs/foreign nation- Bank and L&T. sons and an adopted daughter — Bezos, who was once approximately 2.36 per cent of Secretary of the company”. als and OCB, while the remain- Among the gainers were aged up to their late teens. Amazon’s primary stakehold- the paid-up capital of the com- The buyback is subject to ing 22.21 per cent was held by ITC, ONGC, Vedanta Ltd, As of Wednesday, when er, now owns about 16 per cent pany as of December 31, 2018 the approval of the members of Indian public, corporates and Infosys, Axis Bank and the couple formally announced of the company — the bulk of $ % 6 '# 2 for up to 8,260 crore. the company by way of a spe- others. HDFC. they would divorce after a his net worth. => $## $6 ' *( ? + $ !## $/ ' $ % 6 , * 1"888 - 1,! ," ", +-( ( *#BA@: # ,9:%9 scription up to 3,500 crore, + bids of 12,520 crore were tate-owned power giant received, it said. , !5 ,9:%9 tution providing engineering, SNTPC on Friday said it has “The NTPC’s series 67 Bond management, legal, agricul- raised 4,000 crore via bonds Issue through private place- Viswanathan, Founder and ture and arts and science edu- issued through private place- ment, for which bidding took GChancellor of Vellore cation to young women and ment basis. place today, has received over- $ ! $*$ Institute of Technology, has men, especially economically Bidding for the bond issue whelming response from the been bestowed with the Jeevan weaker sections from all over opened on Friday and it investors,” the statement said. Gaurav Puraskar — Lifetime India. received an overwhelming The issue generated lot of $>$ over a complex alleged scheme Award for remaining an inspir- A citation, signed by Anil response, the company said in interest among investors, there- in which Ghosn is said to have ing teacher throughout and Kakodkar, renowned Atomic a statement. by pulling down the yield for okyo prosecutors on Friday tried to transfer losses on for- for Teaching, Research and Energy Scientist and Founding ' 5 575 ' Against an issue size of 10-year bonds to attractive Tfiled two new charges of eign exchange contracts to Institution Building by the Patron of National Teachers’ = >2$ 3$ $ %+$#' 500 crore, with green shoe levels of 8.30 per cent annu- financial misconduct against Nissan’s books. National Teachers’ Congress Congress, R.A.Mashelkar, +;1BA' ( ? 2 5'2 option to retain over-sub- alised. former Nissan chief Carlos As part of the scheme, he and MIT World Peace President of the Congress and Ghosn, meaning the auto is accused of also using com- University, Pune. National Research Professor tycoon is unlikely to be leaving pany funds to repay a Saudi The award ceremony took and Eminent Scientist and Dr. his jail cell soon. acquaintance who put up col- place at the 3rd Global National VishwanathKarad , Founder Lawyers for the former jet- lateral for the contracts. Teachers’ Congress held at MIT of MIT World Peace setting executive filed a bail Prosecutors also filed World Peace University, Universityrecognised Dr. application hours later, but charges Friday against Nissan Kothrud, Pune on Sunday, Viswanathan’s recognition and have acknowledged that he and Ghosn aide Greg Kelly over January 6. appreciation of his momentous will probably be detained until the additional three years of The Lifetime award is the contribution as a Visionary a trial. under-reporting pay. latest feather in the cap of Academic Leader. Ghosn denies any wrong- “We took these steps today noted educationist, former The citation listed out the doing and argued in a dramat- because we believed that they Parliamentarian and former exemplary career, political, aca- ic first court appearance on are cases worthy of indictment Minister in the Tamil Nadu demic and public life of Dr. Tuesday that he has been and going to trial,” said deputy Government, Dr. Viswanathan and also noted: / %'# 3 * P + +#+ “wrongly accused and unfair- chief prosecutor Shin G.Viswanathan, who has been “You are an academic leader # 3 + ( 3 + ' ly detained.” Kukimoto. instrumental in creating and with an unending thirst for ( # # + 3 He was already facing a first A prosecutor’s office spokes- nurturing Vellore Institute of knowledge that makes you ( ( charge for allegedly under- woman said charges against Technology as one of India’s strive harder and achieve var- reporting his compensation over Ghosn carry a maximum prison finest higher educational insti- ious milestones.” five years to the tune of five bil- sentence of 15 years. lion yen ($46 million) in official The breach of trust charge documents to shareholders. The is regarded as particularly seri- charges filed today allege that the ous, and Ghosn’s lawyer # %*2 under-reporting continued for Motonari Otsuru admitted another three years. Tuesday it would be “very dif- And they include a charge ficult” to secure bail for his (3(# of “aggravated breach of trust” client. /./+& ing the governor has had with an industry lobby, though. ndustry lobby Assocham The delegation, which met IFriday met Reserve Bank the governor in New Delhi, governor Shaktikanta Das and told him that over-regulation of discussed the liquidity issues the sector is hampering the + $ * = *> * being faced by non-banking growth of the NBFC model of )# ?'+ $ L * financial companies and hous- lending. # # '- =# $# #$# + D ing finance players, and sug- The players requested the > $ + ( # ?$ gested some steps to ease the governor to maintain the exist- $ + E?F+ $ crisis. ing asset liability mismatch Since taking charge on (ALM) norms till the normal- December 12, Das has met cy is restored. banks, both public and private The industry body said +# $+ $ sector and also NBFCs and NBFCs need the regulator to MSMEs. This is the first meet- also play the role of facilitator. B1 # ++ 9*
,9:%9 tion. Even as the industry is ndia has emerged as the grappling with the issue of pro- Ifastest growing paper market ducing paper and paperboard amongst large economies in at competitive cost, the prob- the world. In the last 10 years, lem has been exacerbated by the domestic demand has the Government’s policy of almost doubled from around 9 extending preferential tariff million tonnes in FY 2007-08 treatment to import of paper to over 17 million tonnes in and paperboard under the dif- 2017-18. ferent free trade agreements The Industry estimates the (FTAs) and other bilateral and overall paper demand to grow multilateral trade agreements at a compounded annual and pacts. growth rate of 6-7%, reaching “Paper is a key segment of to about 20 million tonnes by Indian industry and FY 2019-20, this was stated by Government is committed to Mr Saurabh Bangur, President ensure domestic manufactur- Indian Paper Manufacturers ing. Government will consult Association (IPMA) at 19th the industry before embarking Annual Session of Indian upon any further Free Trade Paper Manufacturers Agreements (FTAs). Domestic Association (IPMA), players need to get priority to According to IPMA, Make meet the demand. One of the in India in paper is threatened main objectives of the trade in view of comparatively high- policy has to be promotion of er cost of raw material espe- domestic manufacturing”, said cially wood and cheaper Mr Suresh Prabhu, Minister of imports which have been Commerce & Industry and growing at a pace faster than Civil Aviation and Chief Guest growth in domestic produc- on the occasion. %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ $ 99
) $+ ? +> @( ++ 5A B.+#'# New Delhi (PTI): Tata Motors on Friday reported 13.9 0 /./+& too slipped by 26.65 points to revenues, but tepid EBIT mar- per cent decline in group glob- close at 10,794.95. gin. Higher other income al wholesales, including that of he BSE Sensex retreated On a weekly basis, the helped PAT, which was in line Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), at ,9:%9 for the second straight Sensex gained 314.74 points, with estimates,” Centrum 1,00,551 units in December Tday on Friday, led by while the Nifty rose by 67.60 Broking said in a note. 2018. oung Army platform index heavyweight TCS which points. On the macro front, rupee Tata Motors’ group global Ylaunched digitally for the skidded following lower-than- IT bellwether TCS slipped on Friday weakened by 8 paise wholesales in December 2017 youth who plays a prominent expected margins for the third 2.45% after it reported 24.1 per to close at 70.49 against the US stood at 1,16,677 units. Global role in the Society. The prime quarter. cent growth in net profit for dollar on rise in demand for the wholesales of all Tata passenger objective of Young Army is - The markets opened high- the December quarter but dis- American currency from vehicles last month stood at Future of Youth & Equality in er but failed to sustain the appointed on the margins exporters coupled with unabat- 59,898 units, lower by 14 per Society. Anyone interested momentum as investors were front. The results were declared ed rise in global crude oil cent from the year-ago period, in joining Young Army can skittish about corporate earn- post market hours on prices. Tata Motors said in a statement. visit our website www.youn- ings season and preferred to Thursday. Brent crude futures were JLR sales were at 45,474 units. garmy.org Or give a Missed take money off the table, Other losers in the Sensex trading 1.10% higher at USD While Jaguar wholesales for the # $ G 2 3 $ G* -, % 3 4$ call to 9989566666. You can traders said. pack included IndusInd Bank, 62.36 per barrel. month were 14,088 vehicles, B1 $ ;1BA GH 3 ' G? $'? # also submit your member- The 30-share Sensex Tata Motors, TCS, Yes Bank Meanwhile, foreign port- that of Land Rover stood at % 2 ?* +# ? ship through google docs. opened on a strong note at and L&T, falling up to 3.26%. folio investors (FPIs) sold shares 31,386 units. The company fur- Young Army is a digital plat- 36,191.87 but succumbed to Among the gainers were worth a net 344.58 crore on ther said its global wholesales of form for the people across robust selling in afternoon ITC, ONGC, Vedanta Ltd, Thursday, while domestic insti- all Tata Motors commercial the globe, who are seeking trade. It finally settled 96.66 Infosys, Axis Bank and HDFC, tutional investors (DIIs) were vehicles and Tata Daewoo range and who are willing to help points, or 0.27%, lower at spurting up to 2.02%. net buyers to the tune of 10.98 stood at 40,653 units last month, with different ideas. 36,009.84. “TCS delivered a mixed crore, provisional data available down 14 per cent from This great initiative start- The broader NSE Nifty bag for 3QFY19, with inline with BSE showed. December 2017. ed at K L University Guntur and the army officially launched its digital platform on Jan 9th 2019 with 4000 Soldiers of Young Army by * B) C4 2 its side. Many soldiers are working on the ground level New Delhi (PTI): Industrial output The growth for October 2018 was sector output also grew by 5.1% from 3.9% to launch this Inspirational growth dropped to a 17-month low of 0.5% revised upwards to 8.4% from 8.1%. a year ago. Capital goods output declined by Army and within 2 Months in November on account of contraction in During the April-November period, 3.4% compared to 3.7% growth a year ago. they aim to reach all the dis- manufacturing sector, particularly con- industrial output grew 5% as compared to Consumer durables output also dipped by tricts across Andhra Pradesh sumer and capital goods. Factory output as 3.2% in the same period of the previous fis- 0.9% as against a growth of 3.1% a year ear- in the 1st Phase. The army measured in terms of the Index of Industrial cal. The manufacturing sector, which con- lier. Consumer non-durable goods also saw targets to get together more Production (IIP) had grown by 8.5% in stitutes 77.63% of the index, recorded a con- a contraction of 0.6% as compared to 23.7% than 10 Lakh members mak- November 2017, as per data released by the traction of 0.4% in November as against a growth a year ago. In terms of industries, 10 ) B@ ** !##+ 2 #D0 **%!## + ing it one of the biggest Central Statistics Office on Friday. The pre- growth of 10.4% a year ago. The mining sec- out of 23 industry groups in the manufac- 2 + #+ %## # ) * $ youth organization in the vious low was in June 2017, when IIP growth tor posted 2.7% growth during the month turing sector showed positive growth dur- + # * =**> $ ( ?) ##+ **2 country. contracted by 0.3%. as against 1.4% in November 2017. Power ing November 2018. $7 ?
SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10834.75 10850.15 10739.40 10794.95 -26.65 Script Open High Low LTP STRTECH 291.00 294.65 291.00 292.50 WIPRO 327.00 329.10 323.65 328.10 PFIZER 2755.00 2770.60 2732.55 2761.10 ITC 291.90 296.00 291.50 294.70 5.10 RCOM 13.95 13.97 13.61 13.70 IBREALEST 88.55 88.65 87.00 87.40 ADANIPOWER 50.95 50.95 49.80 50.20 PRESTIGE 219.35 220.85 214.25 217.20 UPL 775.00 787.00 773.00 781.60 8.50 TCS 1875.00 1876.05 1836.10 1841.95 JSWENERGY 70.00 70.45 69.20 70.10 SUNTV 594.55 595.00 584.65 589.15 AEGISLOG 210.40 212.00 207.55 209.90 WIPRO 325.60 329.90 323.50 329.25 3.50 YESBANK 188.40 190.00 182.90 183.95 IGL 268.60 272.00 265.50 270.60 ACC 1450.05 1466.20 1450.05 1458.70 CROMPTON 229.00 230.00 227.35 228.25 IOC 130.50 131.55 130.35 131.05 1.15 INFY 683.90 686.00 672.80 683.70 JUSTDIAL 489.95 490.70 475.00 477.40 SUPREMEIND 1079.60 1114.95 1079.55 1109.20 GODREJAGRO 497.75 500.00 496.00 498.40 HINDALCO 204.00 207.95 204.00 205.60 1.60 JPASSOCIAT 7.42 7.45 7.26 7.32 TATAPOWER 74.90 75.25 73.80 75.00 AVANTI 379.15 382.80 370.05 376.20 BASF 1522.25 1530.00 1503.50 1505.90 TATAMOTORS 186.30 187.55 179.45 180.30 NAVKARCORP 50.25 54.75 50.25 53.00 MMTC 29.90 30.05 29.25 29.40 BDL 287.70 290.40 283.50 284.85 ONGC 144.00 145.50 143.65 144.30 1.05 LINDEINDIA 738.00 795.00 735.75 789.95 ENGINERSIN 125.65 125.65 122.05 123.55 IDEA 37.15 37.30 36.50 36.85 THOMASCOOK 233.90 234.75 229.25 233.40 ASIANPAINT 1399.75 1406.20 1392.40 1406.00 9.65 RELIANCE 1109.30 1114.00 1089.50 1097.90 FSL 47.70 49.05 46.90 48.55 GSFC 112.50 113.00 110.65 111.70 GREENPLY 143.35 143.35 137.00 138.25 INFY 680.20 685.50 672.50 684.35 4.65 SUZLON 5.44 5.45 5.31 5.34 DCBBANK 177.45 180.30 177.10 178.50 LUPIN 838.20 839.95 829.00 837.85 KPRMILL 527.50 534.00 522.00 523.35 VEDL 195.50 198.30 195.00 196.70 1.25 JETAIRWAYS 247.20 257.00 243.70 253.50 TVSMOTOR 539.95 544.50 534.60 539.95 ABCAPITAL 97.60 97.60 96.30 96.65 APARINDS 624.00 624.95 607.15 615.80 HDFC 1978.00 2007.70 1972.40 1990.25 10.15 INDUSINDBK 1567.00 1576.00 1508.35 1515.40 ONGC 143.65 145.65 143.65 144.70 DRREDDY 2609.00 2609.00 2574.00 2589.80 MINDACORP 150.75 151.70 149.40 150.10 TECHM 694.00 701.25 687.00 697.85 3.30 TATASTEEL 483.00 486.00 472.50 474.70 MUTHOOTFIN 523.75 543.05 522.45 536.70 NILKAMAL 1444.75 1452.70 1390.35 1410.05 LAKSHVILAS 79.75 79.75 77.90 79.05 AXISBANK 665.00 668.50 658.20 666.00 2.75 GRUH 238.25 243.90 236.50 241.65 RECLTD 122.70 124.60 122.20 124.25 DISHTV 39.40 40.20 38.70 39.95 THYROCARE 549.30 550.00 535.30 550.00 HCLTECH 935.00 941.00 920.00 939.55 3.70 SBIN 305.50 306.00 301.10 302.55 INDIACEM 88.30 88.35 86.50 87.05 JKTYRE 102.00 102.00 100.40 100.80 IEX 162.05 162.30 160.00 161.05 HDFCBANK 2113.80 2124.00 2108.00 2115.00 6.50 AXISBANK 665.00 669.60 658.20 666.50 BAJAJ-AUTO 2725.10 2735.00 2700.00 2713.80 TATACOFFEE 99.50 101.00 98.60 99.15 JAGRAN 115.60 116.00 114.15 114.75 EVEREADY 192.00 214.00 192.00 205.20 HDFCLIFE 409.90 409.90 404.55 406.75 JUBILANT 719.35 732.80 716.00 729.85 FINCABLES 449.00 450.00 446.90 449.05 BAJAJFINSV 6355.00 6389.90 6291.00 6388.90 16.95 BANDHANBNK 472.00 472.00 451.05 454.15 ASIANPAINT 1397.00 1406.60 1394.00 1402.20 CADILAHC 351.00 352.55 347.55 349.20 SUPPETRO 196.65 197.80 188.75 189.90 BPCL 336.00 339.70 334.55 336.00 0.40 LT 1390.95 1392.45 1361.80 1370.20 ABFRL 211.65 213.85 206.25 208.05 CENTURYTEX 891.15 898.85 881.75 893.60 BOSCHLTD 19680.00 19718.65 19443.55 19514.05 BAJFINANCE 2516.00 2530.00 2488.00 2514.00 -0.65 M&M 737.50 737.50 721.10 728.70 NMDC 91.10 92.65 90.90 92.25 GRASIM 822.95 831.90 812.20 815.30 KALPATPOWR 380.80 387.75 377.40 381.15 KOTAKBANK 1225.00 1229.20 1213.20 1218.50 -1.05 ITC 292.00 296.00 291.20 295.40 INFIBEAM 43.70 44.05 43.10 43.60 ZENSARTECH 231.10 241.55 229.00 237.70 ELGIEQUIP 251.00 262.50 251.00 260.20 HINDPETRO 232.00 235.30 231.30 232.50 -0.40 DHFL 225.80 226.60 220.00 221.65 CANBK 282.30 282.30 276.15 278.10 NESTLEIND 11400.05 11446.65 11175.60 11265.05 ITDCEM 117.05 117.75 115.85 116.90 NTPC 148.00 150.30 147.20 147.85 -0.25 WABAG 320.00 321.50 306.10 313.05 SAIL 52.50 52.95 51.95 52.20 SBILIFE 635.00 641.55 630.45 637.30 NETWORK18 40.20 40.25 39.60 39.90 IBULHSGFIN 817.00 820.25 808.00 812.40 -1.85 ICICIBANK 380.80 381.00 375.25 378.55 HEROMOTOCO 2930.10 2934.30 2889.05 2900.35 EQUITAS 122.05 122.60 119.80 120.70 OBEROIRLTY 457.90 457.90 449.40 451.75 INOXWIND 74.60 74.95 74.10 74.80 EICHERMOT 20600.00 20767.30 20387.00 20500.00 -56.10 JINDALSTEL 150.30 152.50 147.90 148.75 UJJIVAN 286.00 291.25 284.00 288.95 EDELWEISS 178.65 180.00 176.30 177.30 QUESS 732.00 733.85 715.00 721.30 TIMETECHNO 100.35 101.35 99.50 99.70 JSWSTEEL 289.75 294.15 286.45 288.45 -0.85 HFCL 23.85 25.00 23.75 24.80 TATAMTRDVR 98.90 98.90 95.15 95.75 IBULISL 339.00 353.65 330.15 336.45 CUMMINSIND 853.60 859.20 840.15 841.35 AKZOINDIA 1732.00 1732.00 1725.00 1725.15 AUROPHARMA 775.00 775.65 764.00 769.80 ORIENTBANK 99.80 99.80 97.05 97.60 BLISSGVS 169.25 169.95 165.25 167.75 JBCHEPHARM 300.00 304.70 299.00 301.55 SUNPHARMA 445.05 449.75 441.60 443.05 -1.55 PHILIPCARB 208.00 208.00 205.05 206.25 ASHOKLEY 95.40 95.50 93.75 94.25 CIPLA 512.45 519.15 509.50 511.05 CYIENT 607.05 607.50 592.45 596.00 CENTRUM 35.60 35.60 34.75 35.05 ZEEL 452.90 455.25 449.25 449.75 -1.60 SWANENERGY 100.00 101.40 99.80 100.45 KTKBANK 116.00 117.60 114.15 115.95 MOTHERSUMI 161.70 163.40 159.50 160.95 ASTRAZEN 1588.00 1660.00 1574.90 1642.75 BALMLAWRIE 197.65 197.90 195.10 196.65 COALINDIA 233.70 233.75 231.50 232.00 -1.00 GESHIP 324.00 328.00 318.60 319.70 NCC 93.20 94.10 91.40 92.15 HEG 3661.50 3694.90 3645.60 3660.90 SHANKARA 523.00 524.75 511.00 514.60 KNRCON 218.20 221.15 211.90 214.45 TEAMLEASE 2846.35 2846.35 2740.55 2757.00 CIPLA 513.40 519.00 508.25 510.95 -2.30 BOMDYEING 116.40 120.85 115.35 118.50 SUNTECK 340.35 342.75 334.25 337.35 HAVELLS 688.30 690.00 675.00 687.95 COCHINSHIP 369.10 375.70 367.00 373.90 SUDARSCHEM 348.95 348.95 342.10 343.40 ICICIBANK 380.60 381.20 375.25 377.55 -1.95 KRBL 298.65 330.30 298.65 325.55 LTI 1787.00 1797.15 1716.15 1729.90 NOCIL 167.50 167.50 163.30 164.55 DEEPAKFERT 145.35 146.20 143.00 144.00 TAKE 148.25 148.85 147.00 148.00 DRREDDY 2610.80 2610.80 2580.00 2585.35 -15.05 SUNPHARMA 444.95 449.80 441.00 443.20 INDIGO 1092.75 1094.15 1055.00 1056.95 INDIANB 251.65 253.90 250.10 253.05 GUJALKALI 530.00 532.45 520.00 522.45 THERMAX 1152.35 1152.70 1140.45 1144.95 GRASIM 822.50 832.65 811.80 815.00 -5.20 IBULHSGFIN 815.00 820.00 808.10 814.60 KSCL 555.15 564.30 555.15 557.40 SYNDIBANK 40.25 40.90 39.35 39.70 MOTILALOFS 687.05 698.00 685.90 691.45 ERIS 668.45 678.65 664.90 675.95 HEROMOTOCO 2923.00 2940.95 2885.00 2899.30 -20.20 MARUTI 7395.00 7395.50 7288.65 7319.80 GRAPHITE 730.00 730.00 719.00 720.15 SREINFRA 36.00 36.05 34.30 34.65 SHREECEM 16475.00 16475.00 15850.10 15885.25 TNPL 239.00 239.00 232.10 233.15 BAJAJ-AUTO 2728.00 2738.70 2700.85 2703.10 -22.20 L&TFH 145.70 145.70 139.75 141.60 WELSPUNIND 61.60 64.90 61.25 62.05 ADANIPORTS 381.40 381.95 375.15 377.00 JKLAKSHMI 295.45 296.80 283.55 287.85 INDOSTAR 350.00 359.00 350.00 353.70 TITAN 965.25 969.50 956.80 958.80 -7.90 GAIL 344.30 344.30 337.70 339.10 NAUKRI 1599.95 1639.90 1584.00 1590.00 FORCEMOT 1623.05 1638.00 1611.30 1614.60 PTC 91.75 92.25 89.95 91.20 ANDHRABANK 29.50 29.95 29.30 29.50 WESTLIFE 394.00 402.00 382.10 385.25 TECHM 695.00 699.95 687.00 698.35 PARAGMILK 243.45 243.90 240.00 240.95 JKCEMENT 700.00 702.90 699.25 700.00 POWERGRID 194.90 195.90 193.25 194.00 -1.65 OIL 174.10 175.55 174.10 174.60 VEDL 195.25 198.30 194.75 196.55 PEL 2310.00 2333.40 2276.40 2295.90 RPOWER 29.55 29.95 29.15 29.40 EIDPARRY 225.15 227.20 222.10 223.85 INOXLEISUR 254.20 254.20 247.85 249.55 HINDUNILVR 1795.00 1795.40 1758.55 1770.00 -16.20 UPL 777.80 787.00 773.05 783.60 BPCL 337.50 339.65 335.00 337.20 AARTIIND 1554.40 1560.00 1535.30 1551.70 TIMKEN 587.00 599.75 587.00 592.80 BHARTIARTL 337.15 337.30 329.00 333.80 -3.50 HSIL 247.95 247.95 244.00 245.50 BANKBARODA 123.80 123.80 119.70 120.95 WOCKPHARMA 519.80 522.50 511.35 514.65 JSL 33.00 33.65 33.00 33.10 PRSMJOHNSN 88.40 88.40 85.00 86.00 ZYDUSWELL 1334.15 1358.00 1316.25 1338.05 M&M 735.00 735.00 721.25 725.40 -7.80 DELTACORP 258.95 263.00 257.15 259.20 COLPAL 1339.00 1349.00 1312.55 1322.65 ALLCARGO 110.40 110.75 108.90 109.90 CONCOR 693.85 693.85 675.00 678.50 BIRLACORPN 565.00 568.90 555.10 560.25 RELIANCE 1107.60 1113.80 1088.60 1095.50 -12.00 DMART 1593.25 1596.60 1553.55 1568.95 GLENMARK 668.10 674.75 648.10 651.90 DABUR 422.05 422.45 419.00 421.85 WHIRLPOOL 1468.00 1488.20 1462.40 1483.10 PHOENIXLTD 566.90 567.65 554.00 559.35 ULTRACEMCO 3818.20 3851.55 3751.10 3775.00 -43.20 BAJFINANCE 2537.05 2537.10 2487.60 2511.00 MPHASIS 900.00 904.80 886.10 897.55 CANFINHOME 276.15 277.65 271.10 272.95 PIIND 856.15 864.65 833.00 840.05 SANOFI 6267.50 6285.00 6201.05 6228.70 MARUTI 7382.70 7400.00 7282.00 7307.00 -84.60 ISEC 268.55 286.00 266.25 279.75 PERSISTENT 566.95 567.00 537.00 546.55 APOLLOHOSP 1282.70 1299.00 1270.00 1294.65 DEEPAKNI 221.65 221.65 215.00 215.45 STARCEMENT 102.00 102.40 96.00 97.60 ADANIPORTS 380.30 381.00 375.10 375.60 -4.65 UNIONBANK 92.75 94.70 92.15 93.60 VIPIND 508.90 508.90 495.95 502.80 TATAGLOBAL 213.85 215.20 211.40 212.20 VGUARD 208.05 208.85 205.45 206.70 SHOPERSTOP 515.50 527.40 511.55 516.85 SBIN 305.40 306.20 300.95 301.65 -3.90 RELCAPITAL 217.80 219.50 214.00 215.75 ABB 1302.35 1359.00 1302.35 1346.65 BALKRISIND 887.30 896.25 882.10 886.35 ENDURANCE 1212.25 1219.00 1188.40 1201.85 NESCO 489.10 489.10 468.80 471.10 ICICIPRULI 347.80 358.50 345.85 355.55 PFC 108.00 108.60 107.00 107.65 BBTC 1289.75 1310.55 1281.05 1285.35 DCMSHRIRAM 353.45 354.50 350.60 351.85 TATASTEEL 483.95 484.25 472.00 473.30 -7.10 VBL 821.00 822.00 803.15 811.00 TITAN 966.90 969.30 955.35 957.55 NIITTECH 1151.25 1165.10 1135.15 1162.00 RAIN 118.00 118.00 116.20 116.75 NATCOPHARM* 693.80 695.95 682.70 687.35 NLCINDIA 68.25 68.25 67.10 67.35 LT 1393.00 1393.90 1361.05 1370.00 -22.60 TATAELXSI 966.80 972.00 949.00 961.65 FEDERALBNK 96.00 96.00 95.00 95.40 KAJARIACER 522.25 531.00 518.00 525.10 CORPBANK 29.00 29.00 28.65 28.80 GAIL 343.60 344.80 337.20 337.70 -6.20 GPPL 94.15 94.60 91.25 91.75 IOC 130.10 131.45 130.10 130.95 ULTRACEMCO 3821.10 3847.25 3750.75 3768.10 INDHOTEL 141.00 142.70 139.65 140.20 GODREJIND 540.55 542.90 535.00 537.15 3MINDIA 20600.00 20974.00 20600.00 20834.10 YESBANK 188.70 189.90 182.75 183.40 -3.50 ADANITRANS 218.70 231.25 213.80 220.80 LALPATHLAB 975.00 1006.50 973.10 985.75 MARICO 387.60 389.90 380.30 381.50 MAXINDIA 85.15 85.90 84.10 85.00 EIHOTEL 187.00 187.00 183.90 184.75 TCS 1870.00 1875.00 1835.00 1843.45 -45.10 BHARATFIN 994.15 996.85 962.00 965.70 BATAINDIA 1168.95 1168.95 1152.10 1154.85 APLAPOLLO 1110.15 1131.00 1050.00 1112.15 UBL 1380.00 1389.00 1371.70 1376.90 FLFL 390.00 392.40 381.95 390.60 INFRATEL 285.10 286.10 276.15 276.60 -8.45 PCJEWELLER 80.65 81.40 79.40 80.05 LICHSGFIN 484.90 485.45 476.00 483.15 ICICIGI 888.05 896.80 880.00 884.75 ITDC 318.90 322.50 313.70 315.50 FINOLEXIND 535.00 537.35 530.00 532.15 TATAMOTORS 186.55 187.75 179.40 179.80 -5.95 IBVENTURES 381.50 388.00 381.50 383.85 CENTRALBK 36.00 36.45 35.95 36.30 FDC 173.50 174.00 172.00 172.40 INDUSINDBK 1570.00 1574.00 1508.30 1511.85 -54.05 JAN JAN DBL 395.00 395.65 387.95 392.05 VINATIORGA 1625.00 1625.00 1561.00 1571.80 DHANUKA 428.00 435.00 428.00 431.15 2019 12 2019 12 CENTURYPLY 185.90 186.30 180.60 184.50 CUB 191.05 192.75 189.50 190.05 SYMPHONY 1129.45 1137.95 1113.90 1117.05 POWERGRID 195.70 195.90 193.55 194.25 SYNGENE 545.00 547.00 541.00 543.50 IOB 14.58 14.78 14.40 14.53 ITI 93.80 93.80 91.55 92.10 TV18BRDCST 38.30 38.30 37.75 37.90 HERITGFOOD 528.90 528.90 517.95 520.80 HINDCOPPER 49.80 50.25 49.30 49.40 MAHINDCIE 239.00 242.30 238.10 238.70 NH 205.00 209.90 200.20 204.40 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE -96.66 36,009.84 10,794.95 -26.65 NATIONALUM 62.70 63.40 62.50 63.15 GICRE 262.25 264.10 260.45 261.25 BAJAJHLDNG 2967.00 3018.95 2951.30 3002.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27816.90 27842.00 27592.10 27707.55 -90.65 LTTS 1651.95 1657.00 1630.15 1632.35 KEI 358.10 358.50 355.05 356.80 APLLTD 592.00 595.00 589.00 590.90 ABB 1305.00 1358.00 1304.95 1348.00 47.40 TEJASNET 221.10 223.95 215.00 219.65 JYOTHYLAB 202.00 203.20 198.00 199.35 BLUEDART 3254.25 3315.25 3212.00 3242.10 ICICIPRULI 347.50 359.65 345.60 356.50 8.00 GMRINFRA 16.70 16.85 16.50 16.70 MAHABANK 15.29 15.30 14.95 14.99 GMDCLTD 87.90 88.00 86.75 87.10 BIOCON 630.85 643.65 628.10 642.10 11.65 EXIDEIND 262.15 263.75 259.00 259.75 IFCI 14.60 14.75 14.45 14.53 ECLERX 1076.70 1082.50 1060.00 1068.65 SBILIFE 635.00 643.00 630.00 643.00 8.25 KRBL 11.19 TATASTEELPP -9.98 ITC 1.76 INDUSINDBK -3.45 IPCALAB 779.25 789.00 775.40 780.90 KEC 288.15 288.15 282.95 284.10 WABCOINDIA 6487.20 6500.00 6382.00 6384.25 NMDC 91.40 92.65 91.25 92.20 1.10 RAYMOND 810.30 819.00 808.15 816.40 MAHLIFE 392.65 392.65 375.70 379.90 ORIENTCEM 79.00 79.50 76.00 77.00 PETRONET 214.00 217.45 212.80 216.20 2.15 HFCL 7.13 SOBHA -4.05 UPL 1.10 TATAMOTORS -3.20 GODFRYPHLP 895.75 912.95 893.00 908.00 BERGEPAINT 323.35 326.45 323.35 324.80 GDL 117.00 117.00 115.25 115.75 ACC 1455.00 1467.00 1450.40 1457.30 9.50 SCI 46.45 46.75 45.50 46.30 NAVINFLUOR 683.70 684.75 671.25 673.80 SUPRAJIT 220.30 220.30 212.45 216.20 MCDOWELL-N 586.00 594.55 583.25 589.55 3.00 LINDEINDIA 5.94 HDIL -3.91 WIPRO 1.07 INFRATEL -2.96 AUBANK 652.95 656.30 640.00 649.45 ASHOKA 132.95 133.05 128.35 129.65 ISGEC 5050.00 5050.00 4999.95 5001.10 NIACL 180.85 180.85 178.95 179.95 0.90 NHPC 25.45 25.55 25.30 25.50 GLAXO 1479.40 1488.90 1455.00 1473.70 GSKCONS 7474.45 7545.00 7451.10 7476.00 MRF 66898.90 67000.00 66300.00 66980.00 279.30 GREAVESCOT 122.25 122.55 119.25 120.55 DBCORP 176.75 176.75 173.10 174.45 BLUESTARCO 611.35 614.85 605.20 610.75 NAVKARCORP 5.68 IL&FSTRANS -3.68 IOC 131.05 TCS -2.39 ADANIGREEN 40.25 41.60 39.60 39.90 PGHH 9960.00 10038.95 9954.40 10011.95 AMBUJACEM 213.85 214.15 211.50 213.85 0.70 SOMANYCERA 365.00 369.20 361.00 365.20 SRF 2056.05 2069.90 2038.30 2046.80 CARBORUNIV 365.00 366.50 359.15 360.15 GODREJCP 776.10 782.00 770.50 782.00 2.50 VAKRANGEE 4.88 INDIGO -3.66 HINDALCO 0.78 YESBANK -1.87 BAJAJELEC 486.45 488.75 480.75 483.45 CHOLAFIN 1195.00 1198.30 1175.00 1183.10 TRITURBINE 115.95 115.95 112.00 112.90 HAVELLS 688.00 690.80 681.15 689.55 1.50 SONATSOFTW 301.00 301.00 296.60 297.65 IRB 156.80 158.00 154.50 157.15 SCHNEIDER 98.85 99.70 98.85 99.15 SRTRANSFIN 1197.70 1197.70 1171.10 1187.50 1.15 TATAMETALI 650.00 655.95 647.15 649.85 CASTROLIND 150.95 152.35 150.75 151.80 SUNDRMFAST 522.25 522.25 511.00 513.90 LAURUSLABS 374.25 380.00 370.00 377.75 PGHH 10019.90 10020.45 9925.25 10000.00 4.35 ESCORTS 749.00 754.90 741.45 753.65 KPIT 205.65 213.90 202.20 211.05 TRENT 351.00 359.40 349.00 356.90 SHRIRAMCIT 1602.00 1646.15 1602.00 1639.95 BRITANNIA 3090.00 3116.75 3079.60 3090.10 1.15 GET&D 315.00 315.75 308.45 309.80 MINDTREE 811.00 836.40 794.50 831.90 SPARC 187.75 189.90 182.50 183.80 J&KBANK 36.65 37.40 36.15 36.30 REDINGTON 83.00 84.15 81.00 83.65 GRINDWELL 555.00 563.00 547.10 550.90 DABUR 422.45 422.75 418.65 421.20 0.05 BANKINDIA 106.25 106.65 102.50 103.10 MCX 752.45 758.00 739.15 754.60 RAJESHEXPO 570.50 573.70 568.00 570.90 HEIDELBERG 149.85 149.85 146.05 146.60 NIACL 180.00 180.00 178.05 179.50 OIL 174.60 175.60 173.75 173.75 0.00 IDFCBANK 46.70 47.20 46.35 46.60 FCONSUMER 43.45 44.45 42.50 44.05 TATACHEM 698.75 700.50 694.00 697.80 AIAENG 1661.00 1681.00 1642.00 1653.70 GEPIL 812.25 824.95 810.00 823.95 OFSS 3648.50 3650.00 3606.50 3635.00 -0.60 HINDUNILVR 1795.00 1795.00 1755.00 1768.35 REPCOHOME 421.95 436.10 421.95 433.85 MRPL 71.25 71.60 70.15 70.50 MHRIL 212.00 215.20 211.85 213.10 RELAXO 749.60 759.95 748.55 756.00 LICHSGFIN 483.95 486.15 475.45 483.00 -0.45 BHARTIARTL 337.25 338.85 329.50 334.05 AMARAJABAT 762.85 767.15 755.00 756.10 SUVEN 229.10 229.15 223.30 224.40 SKFINDIA 1925.25 1950.00 1920.00 1941.40 MAGMA 108.35 108.45 106.05 107.70 LUPIN 838.50 842.00 828.10 837.00 -1.00 SPICEJET 80.65 81.55 79.55 79.85 M&MFIN 460.80 460.80 447.80 453.20 CEATLTD 1266.00 1272.00 1254.25 1268.05 KANSAINER 447.70 456.50 445.10 449.65 ASAHIINDIA 255.10 256.50 255.00 255.00 HDFCLIFE 408.60 409.40 404.00 406.00 -0.70 HDFC 1978.00 2006.85 1973.95 1987.65 BRITANNIA 3091.80 3110.00 3078.90 3099.15 GODREJPROP 742.05 742.05 722.00 727.75 GUJGAS 674.65 675.00 663.05 665.90 ATUL 3471.25 3471.25 3431.10 3436.65 SUNTV 592.00 594.50 584.00 589.00 -1.05 BIOCON 633.00 642.40 627.90 640.90 MFSL 461.75 464.10 451.85 454.35 GSPL 169.85 172.50 169.30 170.85 GRANULES 90.00 90.55 89.40 89.85 FORBESCO 2200.05 2249.70 2191.20 2225.60 NHPC 25.50 25.60 25.30 25.50 -0.05 RELINFRA 306.00 309.60 302.30 307.10 NTPC 148.70 150.10 146.90 147.55 TATACOMM 521.25 523.20 508.80 516.95 HAL 775.00 782.35 774.00 774.90 TTKPRESTIG 7565.00 7574.00 7512.80 7559.70 GICRE 261.50 264.90 260.10 261.60 -1.05 GNFC 360.90 366.80 357.45 365.35 TRIDENT 71.00 71.90 70.50 71.00 PVR 1644.00 1648.35 1635.35 1642.90 DCAL 238.00 238.00 230.00 232.90 KIOCL 150.15 151.95 146.00 147.25 BEL 92.60 92.90 91.75 92.00 -0.40 PETRONET 213.45 216.80 213.00 216.10 TORNTPOWER 262.00 262.40 256.40 257.50 MGL 900.25 900.35 888.50 893.55 SADBHAV 227.00 227.00 221.40 222.15 HIMATSEIDE 211.70 215.50 211.70 214.95 PEL 2315.70 2334.15 2275.05 2295.00 -10.05 PNB 81.60 81.60 80.40 80.70 PAGEIND 23250.00 23390.05 22790.00 23262.25 RALLIS 168.80 169.25 167.10 168.00 HATSUN 672.40 685.00 668.10 680.75 BAYERCROP 4220.00 4239.20 4200.00 4208.65 MOTHERSUMI 162.00 163.45 159.50 161.10 -0.85 BHEL 69.05 69.30 68.10 68.60 BEL 92.90 92.90 91.75 91.95 BAJAJCORP 390.90 390.90 381.55 386.35 MRF 67199.00 67333.00 66300.00 66938.70 SHILPAMED 381.65 390.00 381.05 387.05 ABCAPITAL 97.20 97.40 96.10 96.45 -0.50 HINDALCO 205.00 207.95 204.30 205.65 STAR 478.00 482.20 473.25 480.55 JAMNAAUTO 62.75 62.75 61.50 61.65 OFSS 3640.00 3659.95 3613.20 3643.05 ALKEM 1962.65 1975.00 1950.00 1953.85 HEXAWARE 320.30 326.35 312.00 324.75 MANAPPURAM 98.80 99.25 98.00 98.80 SHK 181.25 185.05 178.00 179.45 COFFEEDAY 267.40 268.50 265.10 266.10 SAIL 52.50 52.90 51.90 52.15 -0.30 CRISIL 1653.10 1670.00 1637.00 1641.05 KOTAKBANK 1228.00 1229.00 1215.00 1221.25 JISLJALEQS 67.90 67.90 66.45 66.75 HUDCO 44.00 44.00 43.20 43.40 GALAXYSURF 1196.00 1197.55 1179.20 1185.60 IDEA 37.05 37.30 36.55 36.85 -0.25 LAXMIMACH 5724.65 5750.55 5705.15 5740.95 CAPPL 383.60 430.45 383.00 414.25 BHARATFORG 485.80 485.90 478.00 481.00 LUXIND 1150.00 1157.95 1112.65 1136.05 GULFOILLUB 825.45 836.75 825.45 831.05 DLF 182.50 183.60 179.00 182.30 -1.25 LAOPALA 217.05 223.90 215.05 216.50 BEML 909.00 911.25 888.00 892.25 WELCORP 135.30 140.40 134.10 137.20 DENABANK 13.85 13.90 13.60 13.65 SCHAEFFLER 5671.05 5699.00 5650.00 5678.05 CADILAHC 348.30 352.70 347.25 347.60 -2.40 FORTIS 140.35 140.35 138.70 139.35 PIDILITIND 1116.90 1132.25 1104.05 1108.25 SOBHA 474.50 474.50 452.50 456.60 VIJAYABANK 49.05 49.50 48.75 49.00 UFLEX 269.75 271.25 266.10 267.70 MONSANTO 2581.05 2608.80 2580.00 2590.60 PIDILITIND 1116.00 1133.00 1103.60 1107.30 -7.85 HDFCBANK 2114.00 2124.00 2107.00 2112.15 ALBK 46.20 46.20 44.25 44.60 MERCK 3352.80 3360.00 3260.00 3284.45 CCL 268.95 274.50 267.00 268.90 COLPAL 1327.95 1332.60 1312.30 1315.80 -10.10 ABBOTINDIA 8116.75 8170.00 8052.75 8087.05 JAICORPLTD 112.40 113.15 110.20 110.70 JINDALSAW 80.55 81.50 80.15 80.60 CHENNPETRO 266.55 268.00 260.50 261.70 RAMCOCEM 627.35 635.00 622.55 629.50 PNCINFRA 148.50 149.15 147.75 148.50 BHEL 69.35 69.35 68.10 68.30 -0.55 HCLTECH 938.00 941.65 920.15 940.50 TORNTPHARM 1860.00 1889.95 1860.00 1880.90 JMFINANCIL 87.45 91.45 87.45 90.70 COROMANDEL 460.60 468.00 458.00 462.90 IFBIND 840.80 845.00 835.00 842.60 ASHOKLEY 95.15 95.45 93.70 94.15 -0.85 JSWSTEEL 289.65 294.05 286.70 289.35 TIINDIA 325.80 336.00 323.90 328.45 RBLBANK 577.50 578.25 570.90 575.45 GHCL 252.00 252.00 244.15 246.65 TIFHL 467.05 467.05 459.95 460.90 AUROPHARMA 775.50 775.50 763.50 769.95 -7.00 CHAMBLFERT 163.50 170.55 161.55 168.35 EMAMILTD 422.60 437.15 422.00 432.50 JSLHISAR 84.85 84.85 83.15 83.60 MOIL 166.45 168.95 166.45 167.70 MAHLOG 508.70 509.50 501.55 505.30 ICICIGI 890.00 898.00 880.00 881.75 -8.65 NBCC 61.50 62.25 60.80 61.05 OMAXE 213.70 213.90 212.30 212.65 PNBHOUSING 902.30 912.85 888.05 901.40 CERA 2575.20 2599.00 2500.00 2528.90 TVSSRICHAK 2461.55 2461.55 2418.00 2424.50 BOSCHLTD 19603.10 19700.00 19450.00 19500.00 -204.00 EICHERMOT 20560.00 20750.00 20372.65 20487.35 BAJAJFINSV 6368.60 6385.95 6292.35 6369.40 UCOBANK 20.75 21.15 20.55 20.70 GUJFLUORO 950.00 957.75 939.60 946.70 ESSELPRO 107.00 107.75 106.45 107.05 HINDZINC 275.90 275.95 272.40 272.90 -3.05 RADICO 411.45 418.00 407.05 414.10 SIEMENS 1078.80 1078.80 1050.05 1057.75 AJANTPHARM 1170.00 1170.65 1153.65 1159.60 MINDAIND 318.60 319.40 312.00 313.65 SOLARINDS 1042.25 1061.70 1042.25 1057.30 MARICO 387.15 390.00 380.05 381.40 -5.70 DLF 184.70 184.70 179.00 182.05 ZEEL 453.50 455.20 449.40 451.10 SHARDACROP 297.55 318.00 297.15 303.40 HINDZINC 276.05 276.05 272.05 273.85 GILLETTE 6460.05 6500.00 6460.05 6499.95 CONCOR 691.75 691.85 673.70 677.10 -11.95 FRETAIL 454.00 454.00 436.10 441.75 VOLTAS 539.25 543.05 535.00 541.20 CARERATING 1025.10 1039.60 1010.00 1017.35 NBVENTURES 115.95 116.50 113.50 115.15 VTL 1087.45 1097.90 1076.00 1076.15 SIEMENS 1074.10 1075.00 1051.85 1052.15 -18.90 IDFC 43.15 43.15 41.55 42.05 LEMONTREE 72.00 72.80 71.00 71.65 VENKYS 2340.00 2356.05 2317.70 2324.75 ASTERDM 160.15 165.50 160.00 163.80 SUNCLAYLTD 3498.00 3524.90 3350.00 3353.30 BANKBARODA 123.80 123.90 119.65 121.00 -2.45 HINDPETRO 232.90 235.40 231.45 233.65 MANPASAND 85.00 86.15 84.45 84.55 INTELLECT 223.10 223.10 218.45 219.90 VMART 2360.00 2380.00 2334.65 2361.35 SIS 760.45 764.70 755.00 758.05 L&TFH 144.50 145.00 139.60 141.10 -3.20 JUBLFOOD 1239.00 1251.75 1230.05 1236.95 IDBI 63.50 63.55 61.35 63.25 MEGH 55.75 56.95 55.75 56.50 ADVENZYMES 178.80 178.80 168.70 170.40 NAVNETEDUL 109.00 109.00 108.20 108.65 DMART 1593.40 1597.80 1552.00 1552.50 -35.30 SOUTHBANK 15.85 15.95 15.60 15.70 INFRATEL 285.15 286.00 276.00 277.45 GODREJCP 777.75 781.80 771.20 779.75 GICHSGFIN 265.10 266.00 261.60 263.15 TVTODAY 369.65 373.00 368.95 370.95 SHREECEM 16331.20 16359.50 15820.00 15999.90 -496.25 RCF 66.95 66.95 65.00 65.50 AMBUJACEM 213.65 214.60 211.70 212.70 TATAINVEST 854.30 858.00 836.05 839.95 SJVN 25.10 25.45 25.00 25.35 RATNAMANI 900.05 910.00 900.05 910.00 COALINDIA 233.05 233.70 231.50 232.30 CGPOWER 45.30 45.50 44.25 44.70 HSCL 133.00 133.00 130.00 130.30 HONAUT 21809.05 21894.00 21803.00 21803.05 INDIGO 1095.00 1095.00 1054.20 1058.00 -39.00 RNAM 156.60 156.75 153.50 154.30 DIVISLAB 1527.00 1533.50 1497.60 1504.35 SRTRANSFIN 1193.10 1199.90 1172.65 1190.10 APOLLOTYRE 227.35 227.35 224.75 226.15 JCHAC 1774.00 1774.00 1740.00 1740.00 BANDHANBNK 468.80 468.80 452.00 452.45 -19.10 ASTRAL 1183.25 1183.25 1169.60 1177.60 %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ 9
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'), D P A< . , ##, % >&,)$, # # ## +&)%&% trucks, pulled out from Syria’s of State Mike Pompeo, who is )9,9!& - northeastern town of Rmeilan on a tour of the region, has also wo Reuters journalists jailed "## ( fter days of back and forth into Iraq. sought to reassure the Kurds n estimated 25,000 people +.*&9' “No deal would be a cata- Tfor seven years while inves- < " Aover US President Donald Confirmation of the first that they will be safe after U.S. Ahave fled escalating vio- strophe both for our British tigating atrocities committed 9 / Trump’s decision to pullout withdrawals comes amid con- Troops withdraw from the lence over the last six months uropean Commission friends and for continental against the Rohingya in # - American troops from Syria, a fusion over plans to implement country. in eastern Syria, where die-hard EPresident Jean-Claude Europeans, so every effort must Myanmar had their appeal dis- US military official said on Trump’s pullout order and “These have been folks jihadists are defending their last Juncker said on Friday that “every be made between now and missed on Friday, dismaying col- " A Friday the process of with- threats from Turkey to attack that have fought with us and it’s bastions, the UN said on Friday. effort” must be made to find a Tuesday to bring this important leagues and tearful family mem- - , O drawal has begun, declining to the Kurds, who have been important that we do every- Much of the unrest has way through the Brexit condun- issue to a good conclusion.” bers who had held slim hopes " *O comment on specific timetables America’s partners on the thing we can to ensure that been centred around Hajin in drum ahead of a crucial vote next May, under increasing pres- they would walk free. or movements. ground in the war against the those folks that fought with us Deir Ezzor province, which week by British lawmakers. sure to rule out a “no-deal” Reporters Wa Lone, 32, and ' *' ( Col Sean Ryan, spokesman Islamic State group in Syria. are protected,” Pompeo said of had been the last town of note Prime Minister Theresa Brexit, in which Britain crash- Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested for the US-led coalition fight- There are 2,000 American the Kurds while visiting Irbil, controlled by the Islamic State May is facing defeat when MPs es out without an agreement in Yangon in December 2017 ing the Islamic State group, said troops in Syria. Trump’s abrupt the capital of Iraq’s semi- group in the area until it was vote Tuesday on her draft with the EU to ensure a smooth, and later jailed for violating the “the process of our deliberate decision in December to pull autonomous Kurdistan region, taken in December by the US- divorce deal, which has aroused orderly departure, on Thursday state secrets act, a charge Reuters -*8>*= ' O withdrawal from Syria” has them, declaring in a tweet the after talks in Baghdad. backed Syrian Democratic fierce opposition from EU sup- repeated her warning that the said was trumped up to muzzle '% ) started. defeat of IS, sent shockwaves After initially tweeting Forces (SDF). porters and Brexit enthusiasts only way to ensure this was to their reporting. “Out of concern for oper- across the region and a flurry about the decision to bring The United Nations alike. back her deal. Prosecutors say the two had # ational security, we will not dis- of criticism from some of his back US troops “now,” Trump refugee agency said that clash- Brussels and London are in Brexit-supporting classified information regarding cuss specific timelines, loca- generals and national security this week said “we will be leav- es and air strikes have forced “constant” contact to see what Conservative MPs are opposed security operations in Rakhine # " tions or troops movements,” advisers, and led to the resig- ing at a proper pace while at the 25,000 people to run and seek assurances the EU can give to to the deal, arguing it leaves the state, from where hundreds of (& the Baghdad-based official said nation of US Defense Minister same time continuing to fight shelter in camps or informal persuade British MPs to back country too closely tied to thousands of Rohingya Muslims ' - in a statement emailed to The James Mattis and the top US ISIS and doing all else that is settlements, sometimes after the deal, Juncker said, but he Europe, and May has already fled during an army-led crack- - # - Associated Press. envoy to the anti-IS coalition. prudent and necessary!” spending several nights in the reiterated the oft-repeated warn- pulled the vote once with defeat down the United Nations has * There were no other It also led to major criticism Kurdish officials, meanwhile, desert exposed to harsh weath- ing that the deal struck in looming. Asked about reports of described as “ethnic cleansing”. - L details, and it was not imme- that the US was abandoning its have demanded clarifications er and without access to food November is not up for rene- a letter to London offering assur- Aung Naing, a judge at the - #"M diately clear how many vehicles local Kurdish allies amid from the US over its intentions. or water. gotiation. ances about the controversial Yangon Regional High Court, &# - or whether any troop units had Turkish threats of an imminent A US troop pullout leaves The agency also warned “We are in constant contact Irish “backstop” arrangement, said the original verdict was a - ( withdrawn. attack. the Kurds exposed to Turkish over “mounting civilian casu- - the commission and myself - which has inflamed Brexiteer “reasonable decision” delivered The Britain-based Syrian On Sunday, US national attacks from one side, and alties” in the area, without with 10 Downing Street and we MPs, Juncker said he would not in line with the law. “The court Observatory for Human security adviser John Bolton Syrian government troops on providing figures. 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Emraan He goes on to explain the difference between Having started the process, he has film like Simmba which had a UA certifica- Isays actor Emraan Hashmi does have ideas on a system that could be the two. “A star means that you change and decided to start producing more films. Next tion. “Children can watch this film which with great candour. He is in more holistic and inclusive and enable a child adapt the script to suit your star quotient but one up is Father’s Day, which is starting in talks about rape and putting cocaine in a the capital to promote his to develop to his full potential. “Universities an actor is someone who adapts to fit into May, and another by the end of this year. He school child’s bag with parental supervision. film, Why Cheat India, might move out of the brick and mortar the script. That is what the film did and it will also be seen in Body, directed by Jeethu A 13-year-old might understand it but a and unlike many from the building. They are now in the internet as one paid huge dividends. A huge section of the Joseph, the director of Malyalam Drishyam, seven-year-old might not. Why can’t they fraternity who prefer to be can get more information there rather than cinema-going audience, which was slightly which co stars Rishi Kapoor and two fresh make it more elaborate and change it with politically correct, the 39- sitting for eight hours in the class where you more evolved, felt that he can act.” faces. He will also be seen in Bard of Blood, more grades,” he says, shrugs and adds, “But year-old’s no-holds-barred are told facts that are of no use. Everything The winds of change had started blow- a Netflix show which should be out in August. I don’t know if it is effective because what is discussion is certainly wel- is a click away. In the school and college of ing and have come to a head. “There is a It is based on on a book of the same name. PG 13 or PG 15 by their logic might not come. Nothing is off limits, the future, you can learn from the comfort change in content which is helping everyone “It is about an English literature teacher who work.” whether it is nepotism or his of your home. And at the physical building, as one can engage with a lot more creative teaches Shakespeare and is an ex spy. He is Talking about children, one can’t help but child’s battle with illness or there can be case studies, projects and dis- material than was done 10 years ago. You thrown back into the battlefield and goes to talk about Emraan’s boy who battled and suc- even a political gaffe (deliber- cussions rather than sitting like a robot in a couldn’t have made Why Cheat India 10 years Balochistan to rescue agents,” he divulges. cessfully overcame cancer. “It is very tough. ate or otherwise about one classroom. Children need to learn things that back because either it would not have been Talking of web content, he agrees, It is more palatable to hear that you have an ‘Modi’ being the biggest cheater, have real world application — communica- made or it would not be a box office success,” “There is better content as the audience has illness but when you hear that a three year which he later clarified as being tion skills, emotions, responsibility, discipline, he says. evolved because of the many diverse influ- 10 month-old-kid has that illness, it shatters Nirav) that he made at a recent managing your mind that comes in the ences. This keeps us on our toes and makes you,” he says. While they battled cancer as a press conference. domain of spirituality. Do you know the aver- NO!9*&,)9%&'&,&* $ us test our creativity because we cannot take family, there was learning involved. “It is close “I don’t mince words. Over the age depression age is 15? It is alarming,” says the audience for granted. 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We could have used that narrative and added not being attended to,” he says and his course of action, he elaborates further and /& . >&,% 99!$. $,$ For making better content and charac- a philosophical aspect to it,” he says. Emraan goes on to talk about how only a says, “It is not necessary that I will only do />*& ($/08''9',& ters that are more evolved involves a lot more wrote a book, Kiss of Life about how to fight minuscule amount of the GDP, socially-relevant films. But there is essential- research than goes into playing a lover boy the disease effectively which he hopes would about 2-3 per cent, is being ly a departure from the kind of things that /"&/%$:, $$,9&,% or an action hero. For Why Cheat India, he help anyone fighting cancer. ploughed back into education as I was doing. I have changed as an actor dur- & ''$/9$)9''O researched a lot as it factually based on a sys- Talking of his child also brings us to the compared to other countries where ing the past 18 years that I have been in the tem. “I spoke on the phone to a lot of peo- question of nepotism in the industry. He it is as high as 25 per cent. He elabo- industry because of life experiences, matu- ple who are a part of the cheating mafia to agrees that he would not have been in the rates, “When you do not have enough rity and the evolution of my craft. From 10 He feels that the film is like starting afresh understand how it works and is organised. industry had he not been related to Mahesh money to pump into the education sector, kisses in a film, I am down to one and that even if it does not make big money. “I know They refused to identify themselves but I tried Bhatt. “On the flip side, you still have to work you don’t get qualified teachers or good is some progress,” he laughs hinting at the that it will build on the fresh different per- to understand their take on education and hard. The family can’t make you work as only schools. Then at the University level, there moniker of ‘kissing star” on account of the sona of myself,” he says. if they are looking for a justification for doing the audience can. It is their acceptance that are not enough seats and the justification that content of his films like Murder, Aashiq Not just in himself, he also wants a what they were doing. I had to completely governs if you will be a star or you will be is given is that unless you get a 98 per cent Banaya Aapne and more. change in the way films are classified. “I firm- immerse myself,” he says. chucked out. It is that which makes or breaks you cannot get a seat in college. Even if you But there has been an attempt to break ly believe that films should not be slotted on He goes on to add that the tonality of the you. On the other hand people expect a lot are a 90 per cent holder, you will still be a fail- out of that image, he believes, successfully. the basis of budget but on the basis of the idea. film is very realistic. “In that sense, it is a from actors who have successful fathers and ure. But the reason is that there are not “Once you do another genre, it is a step in The big films should be the ones which have departure from my earlier work. It is like you if they can’t match up, they are overshadowed enough seats,” he says. It was while research- the right direction. I couldn’t do that for the the bigger ideas. This year a lot of big bud- have placed a camera in a home in Lucknow by legacy,” he says. ing for the movie that he learnt how the cheat- rest of my life. A 45-year-old snogging with get films did not do well,” he says, driving or in a college where you see these charac- Emraan acted in about 20-25 advertise- ing mafia in different states is eroding and a 20 something. How sick is that? Of course, home the point. ters come alive. We will pull you into this ments as a child for brands like Goodnight eating the system. “As it is, there is 60 per cent I couldn’t do it overnight for it is a gradual The change is also evident in him turn- world and hopefully teach you how cheat- Rasna, Bournvita and more in the eighties. reservation — 50 per cent for the lower caste process,” says the actor dressed in a tan jack- ing producer with the film. “I have seen the ing works,” he says. “I was trying to get hold of the material to and 10 per cent for the economically weak et and matching shoes paired with jeans and process from its infancy, starting with the Coming back to the film, it ran into trou- put on my website but it was all damaged. I upper caste. Of the minuscule per cent left, black-rimmed glasses. story, script, screenplay right to marketing. ble with its initial name of Cheat India. “I got pushed into acing later and took it as a the cheating mafia is spreading its net over Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai was one of While it does not help in the craft of acting, don’t look for logic. The Censor Board looks summer job and things happened. I was an that too. So where do the deserving students the seminal movies that set him on the path it does give you a bird’s eye view of where the at the negative connotation without looking accidental actor!” he says with a laugh and go? The systems promises that you can be that he is trying to chart out. “It gave me what film is going. If it starts raining then we need at the overall context of the movie and the walks off. (The film releases on January 18.) 35
o working after Season One, you saw the pictures of people what’s your experience like wearing Handmaid’s costumes at Sworking on a very important the Women’s March? What was show? Did you learn anything dif- your feeling when you saw that? ferent? Do you feel any more pres- It was definitely surprising, in the best sure for the second season? way possible. You know when you’re Yeah, definitely, I feel like when you working on something, whatever it is, start a project, when you start a show, & '&/&:9> #/ - P + 9&/ !!& you always hope that it impacts there’s no way to know how it’s going whoever’s going to watch it. Whether to be received. There’s no way to that’s one person or a bunch of peo- know what it’s going to look like when Moira to go through. has the conversation with June, I ple. You want them to have a conver- you put it all together. It’s like you’re think she comes back to herself in that sation they wouldn’t have had other- in a bubble, meaning that everyone Moira still picks Jezebels over the moment, in that conversation with wise. I want people to think about that’s working on the show thinks it’s colonies at some point. What are her best friend. June is able to say, something they wouldn’t have great, but who knows how it’s going your thoughts on that decision? basically where are you, where have thought about without seeing the pro- to be received. I think that it’s this dichotomy of you gone? This is not you. Don’t let ject. We knew we were doing some- what’s the lesser evil? And Moira the bad people grind you down. So to see that, and to see how the thing important. We knew that we knows for a fact that if she goes to the And I think in that moment she show has impacted the whole world, wanted to make something with a lot colonies she will die. She’s weighing comes back to herself and she realis- and also Hillary Clinton quoted the of integrity. But to have it released to going to the colonies, and you know, es, oh, I’m not a victim, or I don’t have show... all of those things are very the world, and have them receive it doing drugs every day, and drinking to be a victim. overwhelming and also very hum- in the way that they have, to have alcohol and making herself complete- I can be proactive and I can fig- bling to know that something that everyone talk about how timely the ly numb to it all. ure out how to get out of here. you’re doing is out there in people’s show is... we definitely didn’t see all In that moment she had to make For me, in terms of bringing life consciousness. of that coming. I think for Season a decision and, thank God she did to the character, I think a lot of that Two, there’s a sense, at least for me, because now she’s in Toronto. has to do with all the things that make You’ve been in shows that are of a new-found responsibility to get her a minority. She’s black, she’s gay, very female-driven. Do you think the story right. To make sure that Can we expect Moira to be in she’s a woman. Me being all of those placing women behind the camera we’re giving, you know, our audience Canada in Season Two? things in my life as Samira, I can tell as well as in front of the camera what they have come to know and Yes, Moira’s going to be there in you that definitely influences the way makes television more relevant and love about the show. And stay con- Season Two. I’ll tell you that much. that I move through the world. So I actually more interesting? sistent with that. She’s reunited with Luke. And they think that’s one of the things that I can Yes, I’ve been really blessed to be on And yeah, it does feel like a lit- have to kind of form this makeshift point to. The Handmaid’s Tale and Orange is tle more pressure, especially with all family, and move to a place in the New Black, to be surrounded by the awards the show has received. It’s Canada called Little America. This is a very dark show but the so many women in power... the like guys, we got to do that again. She gets a job at the embassy theme of empowerment is also women in the cast, the directors. Even because she was so affected by that very present. Do you feel that there in The Handmaid’s Tale last season, What do you think is the worst moment when she first got into is a lot of hope in this story? every single director we had was a aspect of what Moira has to go Canada and how much the embassy Honestly, in the last episode of the woman, except for one. through in Gilead? helped her. From misogyny to refugees, this in terms of what attracts me to of people’s conscientiousness. first season, doing the escape scene I do feel really naive and lucky to To be honest, I think coming from the So she has in turn taken that and show has a never ending list of something, is the heart of the char- we had drones following me. I was be in this position because I haven’t perspective of my character, one of is helping refugees in the refugee cen- important topics. You’ve been in acter. And what their essence is, what A major theme of the show is sur- like, this is awesome. It’s was a been surrounded by a bunch of the things that is obviously horrible ter. another show that was also packed they’re fighting for. And just from vival. What do you think drives moment of almost too much joy to men. And I do think that is complete- is the rape. But I think for Moira, and And when you think about with very important subjects. The reading something, I say to myself, do Moira? How does she find the even take because Moira’s escaped to ly a reflection of the time that I am for people, women who are gay, it is Moira being a refugee, you think choices you make as an actress, are I feel I can bring that person to life? strength to go, to escape? And how Canada. It is a story of survival. It is working in. You know, thank God an affront that is indescribable and about how wonderful that is. She’s they politically motivated? And if the answer is no, it’s going do you bring life to the character? a story of perseverance. And I think that I am working in this time. I think just the worst thing that could ever escaped, and she’s in this new place. You know, I wish that I could sit here to be too hard of a challenge then I We always talk about nature versus that a lot of times people focus on it’s our job really as artists to reflect happen to you. To be violated in that But, as a refugee, it’s also terrible and tell you yes. But I think for me don’t want to do that because I feel nurture. And I think Moira’s nature how dark the show is but the message the time that we are living in so that way. Any woman, but of course, a because you don’t know the land. as an actor, the thing that pulls me like it’s a disservice to the actress could is a person that’s just a bull dog. Like that we want to keep beating, the people can look back and say that was women who doesn’t even have inter- You’re not with your people. And it’s toward projects is the heart of the do a really good job. But I’ve been she’s a tough person, she’s got that under beat of the whole show, is this going on. course with men by choice, I think it’s this rollercoaster that I think we’re character. First and foremost, before really, really lucky in terms of the pro- ingrained in her. message of hope. (Watch Handmaid’s Tale indescribably horrible. That’s what I going to see with her, the good and the project, and of course the project jects that I’ve been involved in, that In the scene, where she’s at Season 2 every Monday at 10 pm feel is the most horrible thing for the bad of being a refugee. is very important itself. But for me, as you say, have been on the forefront Jezebel’s and she’s been broken and Were you proud or surprised when on AXN.) 12 9= %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/
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The story is a great adventure for lar across the world. We have toured 11 children and families but it also has some other countries and have had similar dark, truthful moments about the world we responses wherever we tour. We are very live in. The story is very honest for children excited to be in India for the first time. about the wonder and strangeness of life. This mirrors Slingsby’s approach to mak- The play is a funny as well as a smart story ing theatre for an audience that includes about how a group of children finds their children and adults. way. Given its universality, how did you Slingsby is particularly interested in end up choosing costumes and crafting bringing ‘coming of age’ or ‘getting wise’ sto- dialogues? ries to the stage. We find that these stories Often is it the action and the fun of a sit- often have the power of being immediate- uation that makes an audience laugh, rather ly relatable to our multi-generational audi- than just the dialogues or jokes. The show ence (aged eight+ including adults attend- has a lot of physical action — children and ing on their own and in groups) as well as adults often find this to be a lot of fun. We being philosophical enough to be open to have not modernised the story at all, we still infinite interpretation. refer to and use rotary telephones and the When I read Erich Kästner’s Emil and design is inspired by the 1930s. We find that the Detectives, I was excited by the way the young audience really enjoy being invit- Kästner presents a world filled with good ed into a world that is strange, mysterious as well as flawed people. Even though this and new to them but full of details. If the is a story for children, he had presented a story is relevant to their emotional lives, it complex world where happiness and sad- holds their attention. ness co-exist. This really struck a chord with what we are trying to explore with Slingsby’s Are there any particular literary plays or work. To show that there is darkness in the playwrights that you take inspiration world — but that it serves to make the light from? moments even brighter and more wonder- For this production, I have been very ful. engage with a story, it must in some way space with our audience. the room to contribute ideas and music as score and the integration of that into show inspired by Hitchcock and Buster Keaton. address an anxiety deep within us. This is In the final stages of this process, we the piece develops. The scoring is forged control. The final stage is balancing all of We began by trying to tell this story with- What was the challenge in setting up and why coming-of-age stories are so potent for will often invite our ‘critical appraisal as the piece is being blocked. There is then these elements. Meticulous attention is out any words, but we discovered that we creating an atmosphere of the late 1920s us. As humans we are constantly evolving group’ to see the very early period of this a constant dance and conversation between given to balancing sound, image, text and still needed narration and some dialogues for the stage? How have you transformed into a new phase of our lives, leaving part work in development. It is a small group text, music and image as we make the work. live performance. This is when a new to drive the story forward. However, much the play to suit to the current generation? of our old selves behind and forging new of peers and individuals that we respect and This second stage of development can vary Slingsby show is born. The audience is the of it is non-verbal. The design of our production is inspired grounds. are confident in their ability to provide an in duration between three days to two final and most important ingredient. With by several leading Australian visual artists Once I have selected a book, an image outside eye to the development of each new weeks — depending on budget, artist each successive one our understanding of Anything that you ideally look for in a of the 1930s, including John Brack and or an idea to adapt to the stage, we bring show. This group will generally include a availability and how ambitious we are being the show grows and we continue to refine play and try to incorporate in yours as Charles Blackman. These artistes emigrat- together a team of artists to forge a loose Board Director of Slingsby, a theatre with the form of the piece. Geoff Cobham the production after each performance. well? ed from Europe to Australia — in much the idea into a new theatre production. The maker, an educator and from time to time and Wendy Todd (and other design cre- Even with The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy, It’s great to see the audience moved emo- same way the story did. Using these process for each of our seven productions a young audience member. This group will atives) are always welcome in the room dur- which we have performed, well over 250 tionally by our performances. I also try to artistes as inspiration gives the production has varied but for the last two shows (The see showings at various stages of the mak- ing this phase and collaborate equally in a times we still refine moments following make that happen. I want Emil and the a distinctly Australian look and feel with Young King and Emil and the Detectives) we ing of a new work and the final production very open and integrated way. As a team every performance. Perfection is ephemer- Detectives to be fun and full of laughs but a European heritage. have commenced our development with a — meeting with me at each stage to offer we are all trying to find the best and most al if not an illusion. at the same time want the people to pos- process we call ‘Paths Less Travelled’. insights and feedback and to ask questions impactful and interesting way to stage each sibly relate to the sadness and perhaps shed What goes into transforming a written This ‘theatre laboratory’ brings together our of me and for me to ask questions of them. moment. Emil’s character is very young. How did a small tear. If something like that happens play into a stage performance? core team, Quincy Grant, Geoff Cobham The next phase of development will Where possible, we try to bring pro- you script the role in such a way that peo- through a theatre performance, it surely Each new show has its own discoveries — and Wendy Todd along with one or more often include commissioning a playwright duction and design elements into the ple find it relatable? implies that we are watching something we continue to explore new ways to work actors and sometimes a writer and other to write a script informed by the initial idea, room as early as possible – with ideas being As soon as I decided to adapt Kästner’s important. as a team and to refine our theatre mak- design collaborators. Through this two- image or story along with the discoveries generated and refined throughout the story, I decided I wanted to cast Elizabeth I want to give the people a surprising ing process. The starting point for a new week-long process, we experiment with the from the ‘Paths Less Travelled’ process. process. This differs from some other Hay. It was because I feel that the charac- and delightful experience, and something Slingsby show is an image, an idea or a story theatrical possibilities of the story or Following the first few drafts of the processes where the design may be set ter of Emil is a hero and that the gender that moves them. And through this, I want that moves me. Something that I feel is epic image. We really try to discover a new way script, we will undertake a second creative before rehearsals begin. of the character is not relevant. This is a them to feel connected to each other, to our enough to have a universal appeal across to share this with an audience and dig into development with the cast — often involv- The final rehearsal phase for our pro- child’s story of discovery and not a boy’s or production and to have developed a greater a wide age range. We need to find a story the philosophy of the piece. Through this, ing a reading of the script to a young audi- ductions is when all of the elements come a girl’s — simply a child’s. Emil’s gender is empathy for each other. The play is all about or an idea that has enough at risk for us to we hope to find failure as well as success. ence — to gauge their interest in the story together, final design and Geoff Cobham’s never mentioned. I hope this allows both meeting people, becoming a community, really care about and identify with the char- This is where we can take real risks. The and the language of the piece. This second lighting are the culminating pieces to the boys and girls to identify with the charac- and being there to support each other. acter in a high stakes way. Theatre is a com- aim of this process is to push theatrical stage development will always include puzzle. It is in this final process that Quincy ter. Elizabeth is a wonderful actor and has (The play will be staged on January 13 pressed moment in time. For us to really form and find new ways to share time and Quincy Grant as composer, joining us in Grant will coordinate the recording of his the ability to convey the wide-eyed inno- at Siri Fort Auditorium.) D5 4 ! ED5
strikes are definitely one of the most important events in the history of Q9 the Indian Army. Because it is the ! $ " first time we took such an initiative and it is also one of the most bril- + 9'*- liantly planned and coordinated attacks and that is why I think it’s - R vital for every individual be it a child, to know what actually hap- (+ 9&/ !!& pened.” The film shows what it means to ven though music is some- grandparents listening to it in the ?)+*. step into the army men’s shoes, who thing that doesn’t need an ini- house.” are ready to take a bullet for us. Yami Etial push, it just comes from The “mostly self-taught” artist ?*! ) ! / interestingly shares an incident of within. For British-Indian singer- says that his recently-released which she’s proud of, “When we songwriter, Reshrich, the great tracks have been inspired from (( screened the film for the Indian Indian heritage plays a huge role in the “sounds that I like and vibe ( Army, an officer came to me and providing him the right inspiration with when I’m in the studio with said ‘we really loved the film, the way for his music. The singer, whose the producers. I don’t like to it’s written as well as executed it’s father originally hails from India, copy other artists or rip off a tune, really commendable.’ He praised me hopes to capitalise on the trend I just make music that I enjoy by saying that my acting matched among Indian composers to exper- because I know, originality is that of an intelligence officer’s iment with the Western culture and what makes it the best. I believe or decades, India-Pakistan rela- demeanour. And that it appeared to sonics. it will also my listeners enjoy it.” tion has followed a set pattern be exactly the way they are in real The singer, who has had two hit He adds, “Music is a trial and Fof diplomacy. After every major life. Getting a compliment from such releases previous year and is ready error journey that an artist has to terror strike, both the countries start dignitaries meant the world to me.” with a third offering, believes that go through.” the blame game. Almost two years The Indian Armed Forces are India is at a point where music sce- When his forthcoming work, ago the moment of reckoning selflessly guarding the borders and nario is really diverse and people are Gasoline, is released, he believes, it arrived when special commandos of make so many sacrifices for us. She slowly moving away from the tra- will make people realise the direc- Indian Army crossed the Line of sees Uri as a very small and hum- ditional sounds and are experiment- tion he his headed towards. Control (LoC) to hit targets in ble way to pay tribute to the Indian ing more with the Western culture. making his way to the global music He says, “It’s going to be matur- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Army. So, is the current youth drifting industry wasn’t an easy one. He er than before , both in terms of Surgical strikes require not just Ask Yami, how did she under- more towards rap and pop music? believes that it takes “a lot of dedi- music and visual. So when it comes detailed and exhaustive planning but stand the incident better after doing Has the traditional music lost its cation and patience” to learn and out next year, people will be sur- need to be carried out with absolute the film, she says, “When the Uri charm over the years? He says, “I grow as an artist and for other peo- prised.” He explains that the song precision to achieve the objective of attack happened, I was just aware as don’t believe that it has lost its ple to recognise and notice the shows how in a fruitful and true taking down targets. The film Uri: as any layperson. Back then I did- charm, classical music in potential. relationship, there’s no need to go The Surgical Strike starring Yami n’t even know the meaning of sur- Bollywood, or music from the 80s, He feels that it is important for anywhere else or seek for other Gautam as an intelligence officer screen, she says, “I asked Aditya to make a movie which not only gical strikes properly. So when I 90s will always be an inspiration for every artist to connect with the things for inspiration. depicts the Uri attack that had led (Dhar), what should I do to get com- interests the audience but also of read the script, it gave me an inside today’s music industry, in both wider audience to grow. The singer, who was featured in to widespread anger against terror. pletely into the role? Should I watch which the Indian Army is proud of.” out of what actually happened and Western and Indian society. “Commercial music is a great way BBC Asian for his previous hits — The film follows the one carried something? He said, you just have to She also says that as an intelligence what our soldiers have gone However, if viewed from the busi- for artists to get their name into the Buy Me love and Moonlight — feels by the Indian army against Pakistan be real Yami, you have to find the officer, it’s her job, to foresee the through. I remember that there was ness perspective, the demand for public. Constantly being in a niche that making his first two singles has after the latter attacked the Indian character within you. So it’s better unseen. It was an interesting only one sentiment that everybody classical music has declined over the as an artist will not allow someone been a very different and an inspir- Army camp at Uri. if you rely on your own instincts. approach for Yami as an actor, was angry, everybody was hurt as an years, especially among the youth, to grow and connect with a wider ing journey for him. The surgical strike stunned Intelligence officers are absolutely because she had to be natural when Indian. The way this attack was car- due to which there is an increase in audience. It’s also a great way for He says that while making Pakistan and before it could even real and unpretentious. You won’t it came to expressions and dialogue ried out on our soldiers, who were demand for pop and rap music them to experiment with bringing Buy Me Love, he wanted to create understand what happened in its even get a single hint if an intelli- delivery. She says, “The whole idea sleeping at that time was really very among the youth.” their niche sound to the public and song that would combine and own backyard, the Indian Army’s gence officer is sitting next you, they was to keep it as real as possible.” bad.” He believes that this causes con- by doing so develop better versions experiment with tablas and the special commandos had come back are that real. Their identities are clas- Yami shares that this is the film “Patriotism cannot be shown tent creators like producers, song- of themselves and their sounds.” Indian vocals to give a “tradition- to their side of the LoC. sified. My excitement was on very close to her heart, not just as only on two particular dates; it writers and artists to want to cater The singer says that he is al touch.” So when asked Yami, How did account of the subject of the film an actor, but also as the citizen of needs to go beyond that. I feel cin- to that kind of market and make rap quite open to accepting offers He says that he has been she manage to get in the character which was reasonable and sensible. India. She says, “I absolutely love my ema, in that way, is a very power- or pop music more than other clas- from Bollywood. He says, “I’ve inspired by musicians like Ed of the skin as this the first time she Another thing that attracted me was character, I play a pivotal role in the ful tool and can successfully influ- sical forms. loved the industry since my child- Sheeran, Arijit Singh, Enrique and portrays something like this on that Aditya told me that he wanted entire operation. And the surgical ence young minds,” adds she. For Reshrich, the journey of hood. I have always seen my Drake the most. %# $#' %#( *# #%( +,-,.+/ 9> + ! + 44 44 54 #4 5 6 5 8
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"Wimbledon is where I would clashes in energy-sapping heat who until recently was mentoring "That's something I'm seriously like to stop playing, but I am not cer- remains to be seen. world number one Simona Halep, said considering right now," he said. *260+ '! + 5 6)) 6 F London: % # / R A ' & . # : # "A # # ' # $ # 6 -( # &.*&,% < ?8"780D" '>%,9> -(+ : # . ew Zealand-raised Briton - # (R : # NCameron Norrie and ustralia's Ashleigh Barty #780P# ' -- # American Tennys Sandgren 6 $ Aclaimed another top 10 0? # ( will contest the ATP Auckland scalp to power into the Sydney 7E -&A Classic title after winning International final on Friday, 788D"# - ' -9 " their semi-finals in contrast- -+ while veteran Andreas Seppi 9 "+ 9' - ing fashion on Friday. upset third seed Diego (. 0F # "# Norrie outlasted Outlining his Schwartzman to reach the - ( Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff growth as a player, a consistent men's decider. in a three-set battle of the big Prajnesh Gunneswaran sealed The 22-year-old Barty is servers 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 while his maiden appearance in the main draw of a on a hot run, stretching her Monaco: I / Sandgren comfortably had Grand Slam by qualifying for the Australian unbeaten streak to seven # # < # the measure of Philipp Open men's singles event here on Friday. matches dating back to her # 70 Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2. The 29-year-old from Chennai came from career's biggest title at the # - + # 0 (+ Sandgren and Norrie have behind to beat Japan's Yosuke Watanuki 6-7(5), WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. "77" I played each other six times in 6-4, 6-4 in the third and final qualifying round. She is one of the form # # / # - ( the past, with Norrie winning Prajnesh is only third Indian in five years players heading into the ' / four of their encounters. to feature in the men's singles main draw of a Australian Open next week, as recently as last August good match today and 00 BS07(O C - # "Three times in a row he Grand Slam, the other being Somdev but had to dig deep to scram- in Montreal. was happy to close it out. - ' ) ( T beat me. In consecutive tour- Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri. ble past world number nine Seppi edged past "I'm trying to keep " naments in the fall of 2017, While Yuki played in all four Grand Slams and seventh seed Kiki Bertens Schwartzman 7-6 (7/3), working hard and I which wasn't a lot of fun," Even when a touch of in 2018 before a knee injury cut short his sea- (6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-5). 6-4, a day after derailing always play well in "T + Sandgren recalled. nerves while serving at 5-3 son, Somdev, who is now retired, last played at Her reward is a clash with the hopes of top seed Australia. My last final /I ( Norrie, who was born in saw him down 0-30 he was the 2013 US Open. either 2015 champion Petra Stefanos Tsitsipas, prov- was in 2015, so excited 787? -I < ( South Africa and raised in able to steady himself to take "It's obviously huge for me. 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But he had Sydney, he has a trio of round- # - Norrie dropping a serve for a deciding break early in each in all this work. I got here much later than most Simona Halep and former never gone further and was of-16 appearances at the ##' I ? 0 # * the first time this week. set against the 34th-ranked people do. I had the tennis to reach here, now French Open champion Jelena delighted to get a crack at Australian Open, when he ' / I % - (T There was a further ser- Kohlschreiber and was never just need to rest and recover for the main draw," Ostapenko before beating 10th another ATP title to add to pulled off upsets against Marin OE # / vice break each before Struff under pressure. Prajnesh added. seeded Belgian Elise Mertens three he already owns. Cilic in 2013, Roger Federer in * ?8% - 780E - ; "T held on to take the set. Kohlschreiber managed Prajnesh will open his campaign American in the quarter-finals. "It was never easy, he is a 2015 and Nick Kyrgios in 2017 & (& I - - - However, Norrie was not to save two match points at 2- world number 39 Frances Tiafoe and if he She came into the match great fighter and makes you He will play either exciting ' - ( to be denied in the decider as 5 in the second set before los- crosses the opening hurdle, he is likely to face with the advantage of having play a lot of balls and you have young Australian Alex de 780?"< : " # & " he raced to a 3-0 lead and ing the match with a double fifth seed and Wimbledon finalist Kevin twice beaten Dutch star to run a lot," said Seppi of the Minaur or veteran French star # / * # 1 7 # stayed in control from there. fault. Anderson. PTI Bertens previously, including Argentinian. "But I played a Gilles Simon in the final. 9 ' " -( <,-'.,! " #/ Mumbai: + / Q2 7 * / ) &+.%&+ missed several opportunities, hit- )' "&,</,?.), - # 0O ( ting the bar twice and eventually 9 # -I -.9& / tressing that India has the poten- going down 0-2. /&%% The hosts kept threatening - # ## Stial to win and enter the knock- Referring to the last match, throughout the match, taking ? ? &A # ( outs, football coach Stephen Constantine explained: "I said to arcelona could not overcome advantage of a Barcelona defense / # # Constantine on Friday said the team the boys you did not lose this game. Bthe absence of Lionel Messi that was without Gerard Pique and # &A # , # ( needs to get its act together ahead You have shown what you are and other regular starters on Jordi Alba. Newly signed 7D # &# of the clash with Bahrain in the capable of. Even they Thursday, losing 2-1 at Levante in Colombian player Jeison Murillo - 0D"- + # AFC Asian Cup. (UAE players) were sur- the first leg of the Copa del Rey's was making his club debut in cen- / && India went down to hosts prised and did not round of 16. tral defense. / 0?( / # ##" United Arab Emirates 0-2 in their believe that we were Barcelona's second-stringers Without Messi and Luis Suarez -( second group stage match after they this good." struggled from the start in in attack, the Catalan club had dif- had defeated Thailand in their "We are only going Valencia, escaping an even greater ficulties creating scoring opportu- ! opening game. to get better with these defeat only because Levante's for- nities. The trio of Philippe Sydney: ! ' "We have to pick ourselves up kinds of games. The team has an wards squandered some clear Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and - # ' and get ready for the next game. We average age of 25. The players will scoring chances. Malcom was largely ineffective, * ) B'*)C# - # need to aim for a win and get some- get only better from here. We had The return game is next and the team's lone goal came late (T '*) # thing from that game. Hopefully, we four clear chances to score but UAE Thursday at Camp Nou Stadium with a penalty kick converted by # & ( # can get the result to qualify," also echoed Constantine's words. scored with the half chance they in Barcelona, when the four-time defending Coutinho in the 85th after substitute Denis I # # Constantine said. "We are still in the running. We had," he said. champion is expected to have some of its starters Suarez got past a defender and was fouled inside # India face Bahrain on Monday are ready to face Bahrain. As a team, Skipper Chhetri added: "It was back in action after they were rested this week. the area. # - "T'*)* in their final group stage match and we are united. We are ready to fight. a tight game. If we could have taken Levante took the lead early with a close-range "In the second leg hopefully we will take ' ## a victory will ensure the Blue Tigers That's our game plan against our chances it could have been dif- header by Uruguayan defender Erick Cabaco in advantage of Coutinho's goal," Murillo said. - ( # a spot in the Round of 16. Bahrain," Chhetri said. ferent. UAE are a good side, and the third minute, and striker Borja Mayoral scored Barcelona routed Levante 5-0 in Valencia in Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri Against UAE, the Indians they converted their chances." the second goal with a low cross shot in the 18th. a league match in December. 9: