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Shah plans to end inequity O THE PROPOSED EXERCISE WAS DISCUSSED IN to Bua, says SP RECENT MEETINGS CHAIRED BY UNION HOME in J&K representation, to MINISTER AMIT SHAH, ATTENDED BY J&K too will go solo GOVERNOR SATYA PAL MALIK, HOME end freeze on delimitation SECRETARY AND IB DIRECTOR PNS n LUCKNOW O THE MEETING DECIDED TO EXPLORE LEGAL he suspense over the fate of PNS n NEW DELHI elected members of the Jammu Tthe Uttar Pradesh gath- & Kashmir Assembly, Kashmir OPTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW bandhan ended on Tuesday n what could be termed as a region has 46 seats but more when BSP chief Mayawati Imove to eliminate regional populous Jammu region has DELIMITATION COMMISSION, AS THE FAROOQ made it official that her party imbalance in people’s repre- only 37 seats. ABDULLAH GOVERNMENT HAD IN 2002 will contest all the 11 Assembly sentation between Jammu and As the State is under seats in the coming bypolls in Kashmir regions, the Centre is President’s Rule, with PASSED A LAW TO FREEZE DELIMITATION the State. However, Mayawati mulling to appoint a new Governor’s report and on Wednesday kept the room political work, we’ll again work Delimitation Commission. Presidential assent, the Centre PROCESS UP TO 2026 for future alliance with the SP, together. But if he doesn’t suc- The Commission will redraw can bring a new Delimitation advising SP chief Akhilesh to ceed, it’ll be good for us to work the size of Assembly con- Commission and implement O THE LAST DELIMITATION TOOK PLACE IN THE STATE IN 1993 set his “house” in order for that. separately. So we have decided stituencies and determine the same parameters in the entire O CURRENTLY KASHMIR REGION HAS 46 SEATS, BUT MORE POPULOUS JAMMU REGION HAS ONLY Unfazed by Mayawati’s to fight the by-election alone,” number of seats to be reserved State, which would result in volte face, Akhilesh said his Mayawati said to a news agency for SCs and STs in the Valley. increasing the number of seats 37 SEATS IN 87 ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE JAMMU & KASHMIR ASSEMBLY party is ready to fight the in New Delhi. According to highly placed in the Jammu region. bypolls on its own. Claiming that the BSP has sources, the proposed delimi- Apart from number para- votes, who were driven out Reacting to announcement not benefited from the alliance tation exercise was discussed in meters, area factor was also tilt- from the Valley two decades by the BSP supremo, Akhilesh with the SP in the recently con- a series of recent meetings ed in favour of Kashmir region ago when terrorism started. on Wednesday said, “If the cluded elections, she said the chaired by Union Home when last delimitation process Srinagar Lok Sabha con- Shabir, Andrabi sent to 10-day coalition has broken, I will transfer of votes between the Minister Amit Shah, and was undertaken in 1993. stituency has 12,94,560 voters reflect deeply on it and if the two parties did not take place. attended by Jammu & Kashmir The maximum number of and Anantnag constituency coalition is not there in the by- She even claimed that the SP Governor Satya Pal Malik, voters in the Assembly seg- has 13,97,272 voters. Baramulla NIA custody for terror funding elections, then Samajwadi Party could not even manage to Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba ments in the Kashmir region is Lok Sabha constituency in the will prepare for the elections. maintain its hold on Yadav and Intelligence Bureau never more than 80,000. Kashmir region has 13,17,738 The SP will also fight on all 11 seats as well as the constituen- Director Rajiv Jain. Certain Assembly segments voters. The number of voters in MASARAT ALAM BHAT BROUGHT seats alone.” cies on which Akhilesh’s fam- The high-level meeting like Gurez in the Kashmir Jammu-Poonch and Kathua- “We will contest bypoll on ily members were contesting. decided to explore legal options Valley is having around only Udhampur Lok Constituencies FROM J&K ON TRANSIT REMAND all 11 seats after consulting “We can’t ignore political on the appointment of the new 25,000 voters. But nearly all is 20,47,299 and 16,85,779, party leaders soon. Even if our compulsions. In the Lok Sabha Delimitation Commission, as Assembly segments in Jammu respectively. PTI n NEW DELHI custodial interrogation, advo- paths are different, we welcome elections, base vote of the Farooq Abdullah region have more than 98,000 If the new Delimitation cate MS Khan, appearing for it,” Akhilesh said. Samajwadi Party, the ‘Yadav’ Government had in 2002 voters each and majority of the Commission implements same ashmiri separatists Shabir the accused, told PTI. Shah and Mayawati’s decision to go it community, didn’t support the passed a law in thAssembly to seats have more than 1.25 lakh parameters across both the KShah, Asiya Andrabi and Andrabi were already in cus- alone in the bypolls is not just party. Dimple Yadav, Dha- freeze delimitation up to 2026, voters. divisions in the State, the num- Masarat Alam Bhat were tody in separate cases, while surprising for the SP leaders rmendra Yadav and Akshay which enabled the status quo In nutshell, Jammu region ber of seats would raise up to arrested on Tuesday in con- Alam was brought from but also for the BSP cadre as the Yadav have lost elections from giving greater number of has 37 seats with around 38 around 50 seats in the Jammu nection with a terror funding Jammu & Kashmir on transit money laundering case for BSP never fought any bypolls Kannauj, Badaun and Firo- Assembly seats to the Kashmir lakh voters and Kashmir region & Kashmir Assembly with total case and produced before a remand where he was lodged alleged terror financing, in the past. The former UP zabad respectively, and it has region. The last delimitation has 46 seats with more than 40 number of 87 seats, leading to Delhi court which allowed the in jail for alleged terror activ- Andrabi was in jail in a case of Chief Minister said if the SP made us think a lot,” she added. took place in the State in 1993. lakh voters, including more the total change in the politi- National Investigation Agency ities. Both Shah and Andrabi allegedly waging a war against does not learn from the mis- Stating that she has per- Currently, of the total 87 than 1.2 lakh Kashmiri Hindu cal landscape. (NIA) their 10-day custodial were produced before the court the country and delivering takes it made in the Lok Sabha sonal ties with Akhilesh and interrogation. from jail in pursuance to the hate speeches in Jammu & election, both parties will even- Dimple, Mayawati said they The case relates to alleged production warrants issued Kashmir. tually contest independently in gave her a lot of respect. “Ever AN-32 traceless, terror funding in the Valley and earlier. According to the NIA, the future also. since the SP-BSP coalition took Traffic rules violators involves Jama’at-ud-Da’wah The NIA had filed a Shah had received `10 lakh She said SP chief Akhilesh place, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the chargesheet in January 2018 from hawala operator Zahoor Yadav needs to set his party in and his wife Dimple Yadav have Navy joins IAF 2008 Mumbai terror attack against Saeed, another terror Ahmad Shah Watal, a co- order and weed out those who given me a lot of respect. I also mastermind based based in mastermind Syed Salahuddin accused in the case. Besides, the were responsible for failing to forgot all our differences in the in search op Pakistan. and 10 Kashmiri separatists in money was also sent to the get their supporters’ vote en interest of the nation and gave in UP to pay more The NIA arrested the trio a case of alleged terror funding banned outfit Dukhtaraan-e- bloc during the Lok Sabha them respect. Our relation isn’t PNS n NEW DELHI during in-chamber proceed- and secessionist activities in the Milat of which Andrabi was the elections. “It’s not a permanent only for politics, it’ll continue ings before Special Judge valley. While Shah was in judi- chief, the NIA said. break up. If we feel in future forever,” she said. PNS n LUCKNOW ith more than 24 hours Rakesh Syal and sought 15-day cial custody in a decade-old Continued on Page 7 that the SP chief succeeds in his Continued on Page 7 Decisions taken Wgone without any trace of here is a good news and a in Cabinet the missing AN-32 aircraft in Tbad news for vehicle own- Arunachal Pradesh, the IAF on ers. Good news is that the Yogi meeting to Tuesday intensified the search government has announced ensure strict operations by deploying a long- Shah reprimands Giriraj for iftar jibe at Nitish portability of vehicle registra- range maritime reconnaissance tion number and the bad news compliance of aircraft of the Navy besides ot- PNS n NEW DELHI get into pretence,” he wrote the Minister’s tweet. is that drivers will now have to her aircraft. The Army and In- in Hindi. The Minister’s party col- cough up more for the violation traffic rules do-Tibetan Border Police (IT- JP president Amit Shah on A known detractor of league Sushil Modi had a of traffic rules. BP) too have joined the mas- BTuesday pulled up Union Nitish since the days when he sharper response. “I don’t know The decisions were taken lation as the number of viola- sive search operations and are Minister Giriraj Singh for mak- served in the State cabinet what he tweeted. Let me say, I in the state Cabinet meeting tions has increased. People patrolling the area where the ing a provocative tweet with under the JD(U) chief, Singh am proud to be a Hindu. I take chaired by Chief Minister Yogi have developed a penchant to ill-fated transport aircraft car- picture of Bihar Chief Minister appeared to have aimed his part in Holi programmes too, Adityanath on Tuesday. violate rules and then drive rying 13 on board, including Nitish Kumar and his deputy barb specifically at the Chief not just iftar. I have been a part Briefing reporters, govern- away after paying a penalty. six crew members, is feared to Sushil Modi attending an iftar Minister as all photographs of iftar celebrations for 25 ment spokesperson Sidharth Thus, the government has now have crashed on Monday. party. Giriraj wondered why featured him wearing a skull- years. People who never host- Nath Singh said that henceforth decided to increase the penal- Besides the induction of they don’t celebrate “Navratri” cap and a namaz kerchief cov- ed a Holi Milan party are rais- vehicle owners can port their ty so that it should pinch the the P-8I long-range reconnais- with as much devotion, a com- ering his shoulders. ing questions today,” remarked old vehicle number in their pocket of the violator and the sance aircraft of the Navy, the ment which triggered a sharp The Opposition RJD the Bihar Deputy Chief new vehicle. “There are should follow the rules,” the IAF itself pressed into service counter-attack from the JD(U), sought to send feelers to the Minister. instances where vehicle owner spokesman said. two MI-17 helicopters, two already upset with not having Bihar Chief Minister in view of JD(U) spokesperson Sanjay wants to retain old number of In another decision, the advanced light helicopters, a C- desired berths in the Narendra “humiliation” unleashed by Singh hit back at Giriraj. “He’s his vehicle once they switch government has hiked the fee 130J plane and SU-30s. They Modi Cabinet. the NDA partner. in the habit of making such over to new vehicle. They can for fancy or VVIP registration carried out sorties in an effort The acerbic comments Besides Shah, Giriraj was statements and needs a mental do it now. They will get the old numbers. While for four- to track down the plane near from the Minister came days vention looked a damage con- Kumar, Sushil Modi and other also rebuked by his BJP col- check-up now,” Sanjay said. registration number for their wheelers, the fees will be Mechuka advanced landing after the Modi Government trol exercise and also an leaders for attending iftar, league Sushil Modi as well as LJP leader Chirag Paswan new car while the new regis- between ` 15,000 and ` one ground in Arunachal Pradesh. took charge at the Centre with attempt to send down a mes- Giriraj tweeted, “How beauti- ally Nitish Kumar over his said, “Everyone knows what tration number will be given to lakh and for the two-wheelers In fact, the C-130J plane the Prime Minister himself sage to all the leaders and ful would this picture have provocative tweet. kind of man Giriraj Singh ji is” the old car which they have dis- it will be between ` 20,000 and equipped with synthetic aper- cautioning party MPs and lead- Ministers not to make sensa- been if a Navratri meal would “Giriraj Singh makes such and the party “would like to tell carded so there will be no ` 30,000. ture radars flew throughout ers from making controversial tional comments impacting have been organised with the remarks deliberately, so that him that we observe all festi- change in the break,” the Earlier, the fee for the two- Monday night. comments. the Government adversely. same eagerness. Why do we you (media) make news out of vals, whether Navratri or spokesman said. wheelers and four-wheelers Continued on Page 7 The BJP president’s inter- Taking a potshot at Nitish hold back on our own faith and it,” Nitish said in response to Ramzan”. He said the government was the same. With this had carried out an amendment amendment different rate will in the Motor Vehicle Act-1988 come into play for two-wheel- which also allowed increase in ers and four-wheelers. financial penalty for any viola- The government also gave tion of traffic rules. In most approval to a set up a special Beset by Jai Shri Ram, TMC invokes Kali cases it has been doubled. purpose vehicle (SPV) for mass The penalty for driving rapid transport system in the BJP too plans to raise ‘Jai Maa Kali’ vehicle without the registration state which will construct ‘Our slogan will be number has been increased Metro rail. “The Cabinet has SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA pretension to appease an alter- Jai Maa Kali which from ` 300 to ` 500 while for decided to set up a special pur- nate section of the society. will be chanted talking on mobile phone while pose vehicle (SPV), UP Metro t’s going to be “Jai Shri Ram” “We are against the TMC’s driving and driving without Rail Corporation (UPMRC) Ivs “Jai Maa Kali” in West appeasement and terror tactic,” against Jai Shri helmet the fine has been dou- will look into the construction Bengal. While the BJP is rais- he said, adding it was the two Ram,’ Mamata’s bled to ` 1,000 from the exist- of mass rapid transport system, ing the war cry of Jai Shri Ram issues of “appeasement and nephew said, ing ` 500. “This decision has including Metro rails in the in Bengal, the TMC has terror” that hastened the been taken to curb traffic vio- state, excluding Noida and responded saying Jai Maa Kali decline of Mamata Banerjee in adding the ‘TRP of Greater Noida,” he said. is a Bengali catchphrase and the State. Jai Shri Ram is The Cabinet also extended would be used by its support- Quickly reacting to the down and the TRP the pioneer the norm for submission of ers to counter Jai Shri Ram. BJP’s proposal to “hijack” Jai wishes its reader forms for the OBCs to get sub- The TMC’s response came Maa Kali, TMC youth wing of Jai Maa Kali is Eid sidy for daughters’ marriage. after BJP’s observer for the leader and MP Abhishek up because it Earlier, the last date was May 31 State Kailash Vijayvargiya said, Banerjee on Tuesday directed reflects our own Mubarak but now it has been extended “Bengal is the land of Mahakali his party men to counter Jai to June 30. “Because of model and we need her blessings,” Shri Ram with Jai Maa Kali. Bengali culture’ code of conduct this decision adding his party would use Jai Abhishek is nephew of Chief HOLIDAY NOTICE could not be taken. But now the Maa Kali in tandem with Jai Minister Mamata Banerjee. where religious sloganeering The press and offices of The government has decided to Shri Ram to end the TMC’s “Our slogan will be Jai was considered the best way to give a rebate of one month,” he misrule. Maa Kali which will be chant- polarise people, Bengal cine Pioneer will remain closed on said. He said the slogans would ed against Jai Shri Ram,” he star and director Aparna Sen account of Eid-ul-Fitr on The state government has be used by the BJP workers till said, adding the “TRP of Jai said, “By giving ‘knee jerk and The people are upset by the her (party). She is digging her giving impulsive response to June 5 (Wednesday). There also approved a 200 kilometres- the TMC was not shoved out of Shri Ram is down and the TRP impulsive reactions’ to the Jai way she reacted recently by own grave.” provocations. will, therefore, be no issue of long sewage line in Mirzapur power. “I wonder why Mamata of Jai Maa Kali is up because it Shri Ram slogans, Mamata leaping off her car to confront The actor said Mamata “Before giving any reaction the newspaper on June 6 under Atal urban sewage pro- Banerjee is irked hearing Jai reflects our Bengali culture.” Banerjee was doing a great dis- bystanders shouting Jai Shri had done enough develop- she should consult people like (Thursday). gramme at a cost of ` 264.76 Shri Ram slogans,” he said ask- Elsewhere reacting to the service to her own political Ram, Sen said, adding, “She is mental works to win her votes Amit Mitra and Saugato Roy,” crore. ing whether such anger was a recent outbreak of the trend cause.” turning her own voters against but to do so she should stop Sen said. 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NOTICE Alliance collapse gives SP a blow BJP mocks at SP-BSP tieup I, Biswas S/o hav Pabitra Kumar Sahoo, R/o Vill-Kalibir, PNS n LUCKNOW of the SP. will together celebrate Holi and stituency in Firozabad, said: opportunistic alliance which reins of the SP, the party is going Post-Bindhanima, District- “Mayawati by harping that Diwali but will contest elec- “Had the SP contested alone, it ‘Prediction joined hands in the Lok Sabha down . Akhilesh has no confi- Cuttack, State-Odisha, Pin- he collapse of the alliance Yadavs have deserted the tions separately. She used to tie would have got 25 seats while polls. “They knew that this was dence,” he said while talking to 754030, have corrected my Twith the Bahujan Samaj Samajwadi Party is only assert- rakhi to senior BJP leader the BSP would have won zero not gathbandhan but thagband- reporters. name from Biswas to Biswas party has given a big jolt to the ing her claim that only the Lalji Tandon but it never seats.” comes true’ han. And now when it failed, “Akhilesh first allied with Sahoo, through affidavit dated Samajwadi party Chief Dalit-Muslim combine led by impacted the politics of both Akhilesh Yadav is facing they are blaming each other,” he the Congress when they were in 03-06-2019 before collectrate Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh the BSP can take on the BJP,” the parties,” said the SP leader. tough questions from his father said.However, the BJP leader was power in 2017 but failed total- court Lucknow. Yadav had kept all eggs in one said SP leader who lost the A close aide of Akhilesh Mulayam Singh Yadav about the PNS n LUCKNOW more critical about SP president ly. Now again in 2019, they set basket and he was caught off recent Lok Sabha elections. He Yadav said Mayawati is in the alliance with the BSP. The BSP Akhilesh Yadav saying the elec- up a mahagathbandhan but NOTICE guard. He had no inkling of the also accused the BJP of habit in blaming somebody emerged as a clear gainer from aking a jibe at Mayawati’s tions had put a big question again failed. This shows his sudden development is proved fomenting fresh trouble to after every election. “After the the alliance by taking its zero Tdecision to break alliance mark over his leadership quali- political incompetence and lack by the fact that a huge portrait break the alliance. Mayawati defeat of her party in 2012 tally in 2014 to 10 in 2019 while and contest bypolls on its own, ty. “The day Akhilesh took the of people’s connect, “ he said. I, Prangya Paramita D/o Hav of Mayawati was on the dais in announcement that her party Assembly elections, she had the SP remained stagnant with the state unit of the BJP said that Pabittara Kumar Sahoo, R/o-Vill- Azamgarh where SP chief will contest byelections to 11 blamed Muslims for not sup- only five seats. its prediction about the SP-BSP Kalibir, Post-Bindhanima, District- addressed a public meeting on Assembly seats in UP has also porting her candidates. After A political analyst said: mahagathbandhan going in a Cuttack, State-Odisha, Pin- Monday. intrigued the Samajwadi Party. BSP drew blank in 2014 Lok “Never in the history of inde- disarray would prove true after 754030, have corrected my What is particularly galling The BSP when out of power Sabha elections, she had blamed pendent India, barring the the Lok Sabha results. name from Prangya Paramita to for the Samajwadi Party is the never contests byelections in the EVMs and now she is blam- alliance of the Janata Dal “It is the family drama of the PrangyaParamita Sahoo, through long list of the prescription the past. SP leader said ing the Samajwadi Party and the (United) and Rashtriya Janata SP-BSP. The Bua-Bhatija will affidavit dated 03-06-2019 given by Mayawati to Akhilesh Mayawati had tried to insulate lack of transfer of Yadav votes,” Dal in Bihar, the alliance of the come up with more episodes before collectrate court Lucknow. Yadav for reforming his party. her from criticism for breaking said the SP leader. regional parties in any state and will expose each other in Mayawati assertion that “even the alliance. “Her claim that Mulayam’s close relative worked.” The analyst said: “The the public,” said government Yadavs have deserted the there is no permanent break in and SP MLA blamed ‘maha- JD (U) and RJD alliance in spokesperson Srikanth Sharma NOTICE Samajwadi Party and they did alliance and her personal rela- gathbandhan’ for spelling a Bihar lasted for over a year here on Tuesday. not vote for Dimple Yadav in tions with Akhilesh and his doom for the Samajwadi Party. because JD (U) leader and RJD Sharma, who is also Power I, Lalit Singh S/o Hav Kannauj leading to her defeat” wife will continue makes no Hari Om Yadav, SP MLA from chief Lalu Yadav are the prod- Minister in UP government, Pushkar Singh Adhikari, R/o- has offended the rank and file sense in electoral politics. We Shikohabad Assembly con- uct of the same family.” said that people had rejected the Vill-Kanole, Post-Banku, District-Champawat. State- Uttarakhand, India have correct- ed my name from Lalit Singh to Dry weather in Lalit Adhikari, through affidavit Congress leaders advocating dated 03-06-2019 before collec- trate court Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (PTI): NOTICE skipping of byelections Maximum temperatures rose by a few notches at many places in Uttar Pradesh as the It is notified for information that PNS n LUCKNOW ignation and refused to bow to leader feel that it is better that doubt that every Congress weather remained dry in the my original certificate for all India the demand to withdraw it. the Congress should start worker and leader now feels that state. Jhansi was recorded as the senior school certificate examina- n the wake of the recent Delay in his decision has also preparing for the 2022 time has come for us to end our hottest place in the state at 45.7 tion 2009 and Ro No.- 5710492 Idrubbing in parliamentary badly affected the state-level Assembly elections which is differences and work collective- degrees Celsius, an official at has been lost. Gargi Pathak D/o elections as well as confusion organisations as almost all the still two-and-a half years away. ly towards strengthening the the MeT department said. Smt. Kirti Pathak and Ashok over who will lead the party and units, including UP, are to be “We have enough time till the party. I agree that we should Allahabad recorded a high Kumar Pathak C-I/130 Vikrant how the organisation will take revamped. next Assembly elections, so we avoid contesting byelections of 42.8 degrees Celsius, fol- Khand Gomti Nagar Lucknow- shape in the coming days, some Sources in the party con- should learn from the BJP when unless we are very sure of the lowed by Kanpur 42 degrees 226010, Mo-9453040009. senior Congress leaders are firmed that some veteran party it comes to mobilising party results,” the former minister Celsius, Varanasi 41 degrees advocating to drop the idea of leaders, including some for- cadres. The party should take up added. Celsius and Lucknow 40 contesting the byelections. The mer state presidents, sent a let- one Assembly segment at a It may be mentioned that degrees Celsius, he said. OBITUARY election to 11 Assembly seg- ter to Rahul Gandhi, urging him time and ensure that the organ- by-elections to 11 Assembly According to a forecast by ments have been necessitated to concentrate on building the isation is built down to the segments are to be held in UP. the MeT department, the after 11 legislators from the state party organisation before con- booth level,” the leader said Rita Bahuguna Joshi, a legisla- weather is likely to remain dry won the recent Lok Sabha polls. testing elections. “The byelec- while stressing on strengthen- tor from Lucknow Cantt, has over eastern Uttar Pradesh, The leaders gave advise tions to 11 Assembly segments ing of organisation. been elected to the Lok Sabha and rains/thunderstorm are that it would be better that first will not change the complexion “There are 403 Assembly from Allahabad and her very likely at isolated places strengthen the organisation and of the state Assembly since the segments. And even if we Assembly seat has fallen vacant. over western Uttar Pradesh in then before the public with BJP is way ahead of the halfway devote one day to one segment, Similarly, Satyadev Pachauri the next few days. some public-related issues. The mark but if the Congress does we will build up the organisa- won from Kanpur and his Meanwhile, it was a warm workers and leaders are demor- not fare well then the party will tion within 13 months after Assembly seat Govind Nagar Tuesday morning in the alised not just with the recent face maximum embarrassment,” which the party can start selec- will fall vacant. SP Singh Baghel national capital, with partly defeat but also over uncertain- claimed a former state president tion of candidates,” claimed a has won from the Agra Lok cloudy skies, as the minimum ty over Rahul Gandhi continu- who was against contesting former minister in the United Sabha seat and his Assembly temperature settled one notch ing as president. Rahul Gandhi bypolls under present circum- Progressive Alliance govern- seat Tundla will face a byelec- above the season’s average at had already submitted his res- stances. The veteran party ment at the Centre. “There is no tion. 28.7 degrees Celsius. RLD opting for wait and watch policy OBITUARY over SP-BSP breakup PNS n LUCKNOW claimed that Yadav voters did not vote to SP even and that ith alliance between the was why SP lost Kannauj. The WSP and BSP heading alliance further reached the towards endgame and likely to brink of collapse when BSP be snapped following the poll supremo Mayawati said she drubbing in Lok Sabha elec- would go all alone in the tion, its alliance partner byelections to 11 seats in Uttar Rashtriya Lok Dal had come Pradesh,” the sources in the to play the role of a fence-sit- RLD said. ter right now. Now the blame game In the Lok Sabha election, between the SP and BSP is RLD bigwigs lost their seats underway, the RLD leaders are from Mathura, Baghpat and opting for wait-and-watch pol- Muzaffarnagar. RLD supre- icy instead of taking any ini- mo Ajeet Singh contested the tiative to save the alliance election from Muzaffarnagar from falling apart. “The RLD while his son and vice-presi- top leaders felt obliged when dent of RLD Jayant SP supremo Akhilesh shared WANTED Chowdhury fought from seats to the RLD from his kitty. Baghpat. RLD’s strongman in This way RLD’s top leaders are West UP Narendra Singh more on the side of the SP fought from Mathura. The than the BSP. But RLD supre- RLD had got seats under a mo Ajeet Singh, who is a sea- pact and Samajwadi Party had soned politician and never shared to RLD seats from its mind turning up the applecart own kitty as the BSP was in his interest, has decided to reluctant on seat-sharing. On wait and watch which way the the other hand, SP bagged five ongoing alliance fiasco is seats loosing one seat in heading. Kannauj while the BSP bagged RLD spokesman Anil 10 seats improving its poll tally Dubey said the party leaders in 2014 Lok Sabha election. were mulling over the course “The alliance suffered a of action in the ongoing setback after the BSP supremo dilemma over the alliance’s alleged that SP votes were not future. “We are yet to find out transferred to the BSP in the if the Jatav voters cast their election and this was the rea- votes for RLD contestants in son of poll debacle. She also West UP,” he said. Muzaffarnagar riots: 5 arrested over youth’s killing Muzaffarnagar (PTI): Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar dis- Police on Tuesday arrested trict to execute a court order five people accused of killing to attach their properties. a man whose death was a trig- They were produced in a ger for the Muzaffarnagar court, where Acting Chief riots in 2013. Judicial Magistrate Vipin According to the prosecu- Kumar rejected their bail plea, tion, the five — Prahlad, saying there was no case of Bishan Singh, Tendu, bail. They were sent to judicial Devender and Jitender — were custody till Friday, said advo- arrested when the police cate Mohsin Raza Zaidi, the reached their homes in Uttar complainant’s lawyer.

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In pre-monsoon IITR report, ‘Higher levels of air pollutants can endanger human health’ Vikas Nagar most polluted PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW “Particulate matter is also a major a known fact that PM10 and PM2.5 cause of visibility impairment. levels increased the mortality and PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW side areas, restriction of municipal Particulate Matter (PM2.5), gases Charbagh, Alambagh, Aminabad he IITR report shows that high- Further fine particles can remain sus- morbidity in the exposed people. Fine solid waste burning and prevailing and metals. Nine air quality mon- and Chowk, the average concen- Ter levels of air pollutants. includ- pended in air and travel long dis- airborne particulate matter for the he IITR pre-monsoon report meteorological conditions. itoring locations representing dif- trations of PM2,5 were in the range ing metals, have adverse effects on tances across regional and interna- diameter 2.5 μm, when inhaled would which was released on “Construction, industrial, ferent activity areas, four in resi- of 75.3 to 92.0 μg/m3 with an aver- human and environmental health. tional borders without sinking and penetrate beyond the larynx. “Small TTuesday showed Vikas commercial and road transporta- dential, four in commercial-cum- age of 84.7 μg/m3 respectively. In Head of the Environment settling. Numerous epidemiological particles penetrate deep into the Nagar as the most polluted in the tion activity-based airborne parti- traffic and an industrial area were industrial area (Amausi), the aver- Division of IITR, SC Burman said studies indicate that an increase in lung and can cause a respiratory dis- residential areas and Charbagh the cles mainly affect the city’s ambi- selected for the study. age concentration of PM2.5 was that air pollution created a series of particulate matter concentration is ease like bronchitis and aggravate the most polluted in the commercial ent environment. The summer The results revealed the 24- 79.8 μg/m3. The maximum 24- significant health problems such as associated with increased mortality, existing heart disease. Ultra fine par- areas in both the PM10 and PM season of the city has a greater hour concentration of PM10 hour mean concentration of premature death, aggravated asthma, increased hospitalisation for respira- ticles ranging from 0.001 to 0.1 2.5 levels. The maximum 24 hour influence due to dust storm and should be in the permissible range PM2.5 was observed in Vikas acute respiratory symptoms and tory and cardiovascular diseases, micron in diameter are able to pen- mean concentration of PM10 dry soil dust entrainment due to of 102.3 to 290.5 μg/m3 with an Nagar (88.2 μg/m3 ) in the residen- decreased lung function in the form increased respiratory symptoms and etrate deep into the lungs and to the observed in Vikas Nagar was 185.7 the natural winds which affect the average of 178.5μg/m3 . tial areas and Charbagh (92.0 of shortness of breath and chronic decreased lung functions,” he point- alveolar sacs where gaseous exchange μg/m3 in residential areas and in movement of vehicles on the In the residential areas Aliganj, μg/m3 ) in the commercial areas. bronchitis etc. ed out. The scientist said that it was occurs,” he said. Charbagh it was 190.9 μg/m 3 in road,” he said. Vikas Nagar, Indira Nagar and All the values of PM2.5 were commercial areas. The maximum He said that the rapid growth Gomti Nagar, the 24-hour average above the prescribed NAAQS of 60 24 hour mean concentration of of population concentration and concentrations of PM10 were in μg/m3 for industrial, residential, PM2.5 observed in Vikas Nagar their activities and a larger demand the range of 170.7 to 185.7 μg/m3 rural and other areas was 88.2 μg/m3 in the residential for goods and services in Lucknow with an average of 180.1 μg/m3. In Noise levels during day and areas and in Charbagh 92.0 city had led to an increase in pol- commercial areas Charbagh, night time were found to be in the μg/m3 in the commercial areas. lution. The results revealed that the Alambagh, Aminabad and Chowk, range of 65.3 to 86.6 dB (A) and In terms of noise pollution, RSPM (PM10) level at all the mon- the average concentrations of 56.0 to 67.9 dB (A) respectively Gomti Nagar is the noisiest dur- itoring locations of residential, PM10 were in the range of 151.1 which was above the respective ing daytime and Indira Nagar commercial and industrial areas to 190.9 μg/m3 with an average of permissible limits during night time in the residen- was higher than the NAAQS. 174.3 μg/m3 respectively. In the residential areas the day tial areas. Charbagh is the noisiest The mean level of fine particles In the industrial area and night time noise levels were during daytime as well as at night (PM2.5) at all the monitoring (Amausi), the average concentra- recorded between 65.3 and 72.7 among commercial areas. locations of residential, commer- tion of PM10 was 189.2 μg/m 3. and 56.0 to 62.9 dB(A) respective- Gomti Nagar recorded 66 cial and industrial areas was high- The maximum 24-hour mean ly. All the values were higher than decibels in the morning and Indira er than the NAAQS (National concentration of PM10 was the prescribed limits of 55 and 45 Nagar recorded a maximum of Ambient Air Quality standards. observed in Vikas Nagar (185.7 dB(A) for day and night time 62.9 decibels at night in the resi- Also, the noise level at all the loca- μg/m3 ) in the residential areas and respectively. In commercial and dential areas. Charbagh recorded tions during the day and night was Charbagh (190.9 μg/m 3 ) in traffic areas, the day and night time a maximum of 86.6 db in the comparatively higher than their commercial areas. The 24-hour noise levels were recorded between morning and 67.9 decibels at respective permissible limits which concentration of PM2.5 was found 67.2 and 86.6 and 60.1 to 67.9 night. The report, however, shows was 100 μg/m3 for PM10 and 60 to be in the range of 51.5 to 130.7 dB(A) respectively. Noise level at that there is a slight decreasing μg/m3 for PM 2.5. μg/m3 with an average of 84.3 all the pre-monsoon 2019 com- trend in air pollution though the The study was carried out dur- μg/m3. In the residential areas mercial sites during day and night readings at all the locations were ing the months of April-May, Aliganj, Vikas Nagar, Indira Nagar time were found above the pre- above the minimum standard. 2019, to assess the status of air and Gomti Nagar, the 24-hour scribed limits of 65 and 55 dB(A) Head of Environment Division SC quality by monitoring and assess- average concentrations of PM2.5 respectively. In the industrial area, Burman said that this might be ing some selected air pollutants like were in the range of 83.0 to 88.2 Amausi, the day and night time due to the full-fledged operation Respirable Suspended Particulate μg/m3 with an average of 85.2 noise levels were recorded at 76.2 of Metro rails, cleanliness of road- Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine μg/m3 . In commercial areas like and 66.4 dB(A) respectively. Scientists recommend measures for improvement in air quality PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW residential complex at the periphery of the city with all he IITR pre-monsoon facilities to reduce crowd from Treport makes certain recom- central areas of the city and pro- mendations for improvement in vision of bus stands on all the the ambient air quality. Scientists outgoing highways to reduce said as per recommendations traffic load inside city. made in the previous reports, The scientists have also rec- the district administration has ommended removal of garbage taken measures to minimise air dumps along the roads, ban on pollution which also helped burning of dry leaves, tyres or improve the air quality of the any other type of solid waste and city. High levels of air pollutants arrangement for its proper dis- and their effects on human vate operators on vacant private posal, plantation of trees wher- health is a serious issue and to land and increase in the parking ever possible in parks, open resolve this, comprehensive charges on hourly basis to spaces and road side areas, studies are required with respect discourage the use of personal more CNG filling stations across to present status of different pol- vehicles in congested areas,” the city, encouragement for bat- lutants and their trends, sources he said. tery-operated or hybrid vehicles, of pollutants, and public health Among other recommenda- promoting solar energy as an risk assessment for future plan- tions are strengthening of sub- alternate to diesel generator ning urban areas. sidised public mass transport to sets, pressure horns to be “Major roads of the city minimize the use of personal removed from all vehicles and should be widened as far as pos- vehicles, improvement in traffic avoid or minimise use of horn, sible, suitable modification on management, public awareness connectivity to Metro stations crossing for smooth traffic flow, programme of air pollution and from surrounding areas by elec- encroachments be removed for its health effects, reduction of tric vehicles and heavy dust smooth flow of traffic, restore automobile pollution by proper removal system to be installed footpath for pedestrians, provi- maintenance of vehicles, driving at major traffic point which may sion of parking facilities by pri- skills, to systematically develop be operated during peak hours. Confronted for eve-teasing, youths run riot Lucknow (PNS): Over a dozen youths ran riot, pelting stones and lobbing crude bombs at the houses in sector-G of Jankipuram on Monday night after they were confronted for eve- teasing at a ‘Tilak’ ceremony in the locality. Several people were injured and window panes of many houses were broken. The attackers reigned terror for hours, forcing the residents to remain confined to their houses before fleeing the scene unchallenged. As per reports, a youth acted fresh with a girl at the ‘Tilak’ cer- emony. Some neighbours of the girl confronted the youth when the girl raised an alarm. This snowballed into a verbal spat as the aides of the accused also joined in. A youth of sector G Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali trying to sight the crescent moon on the called the police after which the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr in Lucknow on Tuesday. The moon was sighted and the festival, accused and his aides fled the marking the end of Ramzan, will be celebrated on Wednesday Pioneer scene. A police team reached the place but had to return as the accused had already escaped. Six cops suspended for giving After the police left, the accused youth, along with over a dozen aides, reached the scene special treatment to undertrial again. “The youths started throw- Lucknow (PNS): Six con- Soorajkund police station of ing stones at the house where the stables, including two women Faridabad. Later, the constables function was underway. The ter- of Reserve Police Lines, were took Abhinav Mittal to Noida rified guests started fleeing the suspended on Tuesday for giv- after he was presented in the scene, resulting in a stampede-like ing ‘royal treatment’ to an court in Faridabad. “The police situation. However, the attackers undertrial lodged in Lucknow team took the accused to a did not stop and also attacked jail and was to be presented restaurant where he was given adjacent houses with crude before a court in Faridabad dis- a royal treatment and allowed bombs,” a resident said, adding trict where he is named in a to move freely. Some com- that the entire area wore a desert- case of fraud. muters made a video and ed look after the horror ended and As per reports, constables shared it on social media. eerie silence prevailed. “After a Arun (I), Arun (II), Ramesh, Taking a strong note, SSP while, some residents came out Rajan, Preeti and Sushila were (Lucknow) Kalanidhi Naithani and showed us the cracks in the asked to escort accused ordered suspension of the con- windowpanes at their houses,” Abhinav Mittal, named in a stables in question,” police said a member of the family that case of fraud registered at spokesman AK Dwivedi said. had organised the function. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 city 04 ‘40% decrease in neonatal mortality rate in 21 months’

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tion, said these were the prelim- workers. All of them were given motivation. There were 1129 inary results of the implemen- skill training for execution of cases of PSBI, of which 90.6% here has been a 40 per cent tation of their research project. home-bases newborn care and were identified by ASHA work- Tdecrease in neonatal mortal- She said the project was start- to provide WHO-simplified ers and ANMs,” she said. She ity in just 21 months in four ed in June 2017 and lasted for 21 treatment for PSBI,” she said. added 72.5 per cent did not blocks of the Lucknow district months. “It ran in four blocks of She pointed out that a sim- agree for referral to the district through simplified treatment Lucknow district — ilar training was also given to the hospital for treatment. of possible serious bacterial Sarojininagar, Kakori, Maal and health functionaries of the other “They were treated by infection (PSBI) along with sup- Gosainganj — covering a pop- four rural blocks of Lucknow. WHO-simplified treatment at portive supervision of home- ulation of 8.56 lakh in 780 vil- Besides, all the pediatricians their homes. In this regime, based newborn care. lages. These areas have four posted in Lucknow district in Gentamicin injection is given Dr Shaily Awasthi of CHCs and 14 PHCs. In these 2017 attended the three-day once a day and oral Amoxicillin KGMU’s Paedriatics depart- health facilities, there are 57 doc- skill workshop on training of DT twice a day for up to seven ment, while giving this informa- tors, 142 ANMs and 780 ASHA trainers. “During the project, days. For receiving Gentamicin there were 24,448 live births, giv- injection, the parents took their ing a crude birth rate of 19.1 per neonates to CHC or PHC and in 1,000 of population. As a part of few cases, the ANMs went to the HBNC programme, ASHAs their homes and administered visit newborns in their homes on the injection. Among the 819 days 1 (only for home deliver- cases, there were just 14 deaths,” ies), 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42. The she added. Dr Awasthi said that proportion of neonates visited in there were 118 very sick children the first week increased from 78 who were either convulsive or per cent to 86 per cent. The pro- not feeding at all or no move- Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya distributing prasad among devotees at a bhandara organised in Hazratganj on the occasion of Bada Mangal Pioneer portion of sick young infants ment at all. “Their mothers increased from four per cent to agreed to go to district hospital 11 per cent. This was possible for treatment. Of the 118 cases, through supportive supervision there were 18 deaths. However, Judge’s house burgled, 60 taps stolen by project staff during field vis- 223 went to private hospitals for its of ASHA workers and rein- treatment. Of them, there were PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW nection on Tuesday. bathroom were missing. I went tion. A team was sent to the forced skills. This increased 47 per cent deaths. Thus com- Sadashiv of Vishal Khand into the kitchen and other bath- place for investigation. As the confidence in ASHA workers bining all 1,129 PSBI cases, hieves stole 60 taps from the locality told the police that he rooms and came to know that all incident involved the house of a and helped them work with there were 139 deaths,” she said. Thouse of Justice Rakesh looks after the house of Justice the taps were missing. The mis- judge, the police tried to hush up Srivastava in Vishal Khand local- Srivastava. “Around 10 am on creants also decamped with the case. However, a case was ity of Gomti Nagar on Monday Monday, I went out for some bathroom showers,” he said, registered in this connection and mRrj izn's k ikoj Vªkla fe'ku Mutilated bodies afternoon. However, police did work after locking the main gate adding that he called Justice the police started investigations. dkjikjs 's ku fyfeVMs bZ&fufonk not disclose details of the inci- of the house. When I returned Srivastava and later informed the The police said they were scan- l[a ;k 12&eq0v0¼ik0n0i0w ½@ dent to mediapersons until a around 6 pm, I was shocked to police. The police developed ning CCTV footages to track 2019&20¼fufonk fujLrhdj.k dh lpw uk recovered from case was registered in this con- notice that all the taps in the cold feet on getting the informa- down the thieves. fo|qr ikjs"k.k [k.M] jkWcVZ~lxat ds vUrxZr 132 ds0oh0 jkWcVZ~lxat ¼220½&jkWcVZ~lxat railway tracks ¼Vh0,l0,l0½ ,l0lh0 ykbu d s nk s lDlus Lucknow (PNS): CITYBRIEFS m0i0z ikoj Vkª Uleh'ku dkjikjs 's ku ykbu vkjs[k dh vkiwfrZ ,oa LFkkiuk dk ds fuekZ.k gsrq vUMj xzkmUM dsfcy dh Mutilated bodies of two men fyfeVMs bZ&fufonk l[a ;k&23 ls dk;ZA [kqyu s dh frfFk&05-07-2019A fufonk 29&bZ0Vh0lh0¼oh0½@2019&20 izi= dk eY;&:0w 200$36 ¼th0,l0Vh0 vkiwfrZ rFkk mlds bUlVkys'ku ,oa were recovered from railway ENVIRONMENT WEEK MAHINDRA GROUP vuqHkoh Qek@BaZs ds nkjks @vf/kd`ras foØrkvks @as ½@&/kjksgj jkf'k&:0 2000@& dfe'kfuxa d s dk;Z grqs bl dk;kZy; dh tracks in Banthra. Police said @18% fuekZrkvksa ls tks fd bZ&izksD;ksjesUV ¼:0 nk s gtkj ek=½A ¼4½ bZ&fufonk bZ&fufonk la[;k 12&eq0v0¼ik0n0iw0½@ the victims met a mishap Lucknow Metro is cele- oclkbVs e as ithd`ra l a [ ; k & 2 6 & b Z 0 V h 0 l h 0 ¼ o h 0 ½ @ 2019&20 dks eq[; vfHk;Urk ¼ik0n0iw0½] while traveling by a train. brating ‘Environment Week, www.etender.up.nic.in However, no travel ticket was 2019’ to spread awareness gk s fuEufyf[kra dk;Z@vkifrZw grqs ekgjs cUn 2019&2020&132 ds0oh0 lkgwiqjh&eÅ iz;kxjkt }kjk vifjgk;Z dkj.kksa ls fujLr recovered from their posses- among people about the con- fufonk; sa nk s Hkkxk as e as fufonk [kqyu s dh fnukda Mh0lh0 ykbu ds tax yxs Vkojksa ds ik;ksa fd;k tkrk gSA vf/k'kklh vfHk;Urk ¼l0a ½] sion. Guard Santosh Kumar servation and protection of ds 12%00 cts rd vkeaf=r dh tkrh gSa] ds lqn`<+hdj.k dk dk;ZA [kqyus dh frfFk& d`r s eq[; vfHk;Urk ¼ik0n0i0w ½] iz;kxjkt of Lonha village spotted the environment. All the officials tks mlh fnu Øe'k% 15%00 cts Hkkx&1 ,oa 05-07-2019A fufonk izi= dk ewY;&:0 i=kad& 1276 fnukad 4-6-2019 ^^jk"Vª fgr bodies lying at Lonha railway and employees, including 16%00 cts Hkkx&2 lkoZtfud :i ls 200$36 ¼th0,l0Vh0@18%½@&/kjksgj esa ÅtkZ cpk;sa** crossing near Harauni railway managing director Kumar v/kkgLrk{kjdrkZs d s dk;kZy; e as fufonknkrk jkf'k&:0 2000@& ¼:0 nks gtkj ek=½A station. “I was going towards Keshav, on Tuesday took oath @muds vf/kd`r izfrfuf/k;ksa tks mifLFkr ¼5½ bZ&fufonk l[a ;k&27&bZ0Vh0lh0¼oh0½@ the forest area alongside the to keep the biodiversity viable gksuk pkgsa ds le{k v/kksgLrk{kjh@muds 2019&2020& 132 ds0oh0 midsUnz railway tracks when I spotted for better life on earth. vf/kd`r izfrfuf/k }kjk vkuykbu [kksyh e.MvkMhgw ij fofHkUu lkbt d s dcys VªUps the bodies lying some 500 Saplings were also distributed On World Environment tk;sxhA ;fn fufonk [kqyus dh frfFk ij ,o a c s VªUpks sa dh Mªfls xa ,o a lQkbZ dk dk;ZA metres apart,” he told the among the workers. Day, Mahindra Group rein- vodk'k iM+rk gS rks fufonk vxys dk;Z [kqyus dh frfFk&05-07-2019A fufonk izi= police. The police spokesman Competitions like poster-mak- forced its commitment towards fnol ij fu/kkZfjr le; rd Lohdkj dh dk ewY;&:0 200$36 ¼th0,l0Vh0@ said identities of the deceased ing, debate and on-spot slo- environment with the tk;xhs ,o a fu/kkZfjr le; ij [kkyhs tk;xhAs 18%½@&/kjksgj jkf'k&:0 2000@& ¼:0 could not be ascertained. gans were also organised at the announcement of its ‘Citizens’ Hkkx&1 esa fufonk izi= eY;w ¼uku nks gtkj ek=½A ¼6½ bZ&fufonk “One of the deceased had RSP Hazratganj station. June 5 is Movement’ initiative to moti- fjQUMfcy½s ,o a /kjkgjs /kujkf'k tk s fd S.E. l[a ;k&28&bZ0Vh0lh0¼oh0½ @2019&2020& inscribed on his right hand. celebrated every year as ‘World vate people to plant a trees. ETC, Varanasi ds [kkrk la[;k 132 ds0oh0 midsUnz lkjukFk ij No documents were recov- Environment Day’. LMRC is Individuals who are not able to 4045002101942734 ,oa IFSC dksM izLrkokuqlkj lh0lh0Vh0oh0 lfoZykUl ered from them,” he said. organising different pro- do so can like share or com- PUNB0404500 cSda itkca u'kuys cSd]a midj.k dh vkifrZw ,o a mld s LFkkiuk dk Ruling out the possibility of grammes from June 3 to 9 ment on #CelebrateDifferently 'kk[kk fHk[kkjhiqj] okjk.klh esa vyx&vyx dk;ZA [kqyu s dh frfFk&08-07-2019A fufonk foul play, he said the victims spread awareness among peo- and Mahindra will plant a tree RTGS/NEFT }kjk tek djuk gkxk]s ¼fdlh izi= dk ewY;&:0 200$36 fell down from train and ple about their role in reduc- on their behalf as a part of the vU; ek/;e l s fufonk izi= eYw ; ,oa ¼th0,l0Vh0@18%½@&/kjksgj jkf'k&:0 died. ing environmental pollution. Mahindra Hariyali initiative. /kjkgs j /kujkf'k Lohdkj ugh a fd;k tk;xs kA½ 2000@& ¼:0 nks gtkj ek=½A ¼7½ fufonk izi=] iSu dkMZ] O;kikj dj] bZ&fufonk la[;k&29&bZ0Vh0lh0¼oh0½ th0,l0Vh0 ithdj.ka ,o a bUde VSDl fjVuZ @2019&2020& 132 d0oh0s fo|qr midUnzs LDA chalks out plan to ensure izi= ,o a leku dk;Z dk vuqHko izek.k i= dSUV ij LFkkfir fofHkUu 33 ds0oh0 fQMjksa dh Lo; a izekf.kr Nk;kizfr ,o a fufonk izi= ds czsdjksa dh vksojgkfyax dk dk;ZA fufonk eY;]w /kjksgj /kujkf'k tek dju s dk izek.k [kqyus dh frfFk&08-07-2019A fufonk izi= basic amenities in colonies i= tk s fd cSda }kjk izkIr gk s rFkk rduhdh dk eY;&:0w 100$18 ¼th0,l0Vh0@18%½ fcM ;fn dkbZs gk]s lyXua djuk vfuok;Z @&/kjksgj jkf'k&:0 1000@& ¼:0 ,d PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW is a scarcity of drinking water ground will also be developed gSA Hkkx&2 esa njsa ,oa okf.kT;d fu;e o gtkj ek=½A fufonk dk Hkkx&1 ¼fufonk at LDA’s housing schemes and there for the first time. 'kr aZs gkuhs pkfg;As ¼1½ vYidkfyd b&Z fufonk izi= eY;]w /kjkgjs /kujkf'k] izek.k i= ,oa ucknow Development its administration is seeking Lucknow Municipal l[a ;k&23&bZ0Vh0lh0¼oh0½@2019&2020& rduhdh fcM eyw :i e as ,o a iSu dkMZ] LAuthority (LDA) has technical assistance from a Corporation is engaged in 220 d0oh0s fo|qr midUnzs jktk dk rkykc O;kikj dj] th0,l0Vh0 ithdj.ka bUde chalked out plans to keep its prestigious research institute of cleaning these localities but ij 132 ds0oh0 dNok fQMj ¼fuekZ.kk/khu½ VSDl fjVuZ izi= ,o a leku dk;Z dk vuqHko upcoming residential colonies the city. the work is said to be unsatis- gsrq 2 ux 132 ds0oh0 ^^cs** ds fuekZ.k dk izek.k i= dh Lo; a izekf.kr Nk;kizfr ,oa and those still incomplete in Vice-Chairman PN Singh factory and below par. 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CMS DELEGATION TO LEAVE FOR USA A five-member delegation of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I, will be leaving shortly for USA to partici- pate in the Children’s International Summer Village Camp (CISV). The delegation comprises four students and one teacher. The student members of the delegation are Shrey Shukla, Sanskriti Chandel, Aashifa Ansari and Pranav Singh, led by teacher Megha Thakur. The camp is being organised under the aegis of CISV, England, in which several student delegations from different countries will be participating. SUMMER CAMP AT EXCELLIA SCHOOL The 9-day summer camp organised by Excellia School con- cluded on Tuesday. The children had several activities to choose from. On the last day of the camp, parents were invited to witness the presentation by their wards. The beautiful art & craft work to fun-filled drama and from foot-tapping instrumental presentations to dance performances had the parents mesmerised. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 nation 05

Will make Bundelkhand, J&K polls likely Kerala Govt confirms Nipah N-E travelers charm: Min later this year virus, 311 under observation PNS n NEW DELHI Bundelkhand, that there is a lot The State was placed under PTI n KOCHI Infectious Diseases — had it said. of poverty there and migration Javadekar to EC to announce Governor’s Rule, as provided by indicated Nipah. The DMO has supplied nion Minister Prahlad is happening, but its rich history plant sapling at schedule after the Constitution of Jammu & year after two north Kerala The Government said four the necessary anti-viral med- USingh Patel, who took and heritage has not received its Kashmir, on June 19, 2018, Adistricts were hit by Nipah people — three who attended ications as soon as the case was charge of the Tourism Ministry due. One of my priorities as a after the BJP withdrew from its claiming 17 lives, the disease to the student initially and notified and the hospital was on Tuesday, said his endeavour minister would be to get the Prayavaran Bhawan Amarnath Yatra coalition with the PDP. resurfaced in the State with a one person who studied with able to start medications would be to take forward the place its due,” Singh said. New Delhi: Union Minister for As mandated by the 23-year-old student here con- him — were suffering from promptly, it said. work done in the sector in the “Northeast too is a big, Information & Broadcasting PTI n NEW DELHI Constitution, the State was firmed to be infected with the fever and sore throat. The hospital is strictly last five years and break the beautiful region and has so and Environment, Forest and brought under President’s Rule potentially deadly virus. They were shifted to the abiding by all public health pro- stereotypes associated with much more tourism opportu- Climate Change, Prakash he Election Commission on December 19, 2018. The Government said 311 isolation ward set up at the tocols as suggested by the dis- Bundelkhand region of nities after insurgency has been Javadekar will plant a sapling at Ton Tuesday said it will The term of the Central people from various districts Kalamassery Medical College trict and State health authori- Madhya Pradesh and Northeast reigned in,” Singh said. Prayavaran Bhawan Complex announce the schedule for Rule ends on June 19 which is with whom the student had Hospital here for detailed med- ties and closely coordinating to promote the regions as trav- Asked about apprehension in the national Capital on Jammu & Kashmir set to be extended. interacted were under obser- ical examination. Their health with them in the best interest el destinations. being raised in the past about Wednesday on the occasion of Assembly polls after the “The Commission will vation. The student, who is condition is satisfactory, of patient and community, it Patel, a BJP MP from “saffronisation” being intro- World Environment Day. In Amarnath Yatra, which begins keep on regularly, and on real being treated at a private hos- according to authorities. added. Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, duced in the name of promot- this endeavour, he will be next month, making it clear time basis, monitoring the sit- pital here, is slowly improving Shailaja said the condition A Government bulletin who has also managed the ing cultural and tourism sites, joined by cricketer Kapil Dev, that the electoral exercise could uation in Jammu & Kashmir, and his fever subsiding, accord- of the student is stable and he said a list of 311 people, who party’s affairs in Manipur, said he said, “Those detractors need actor Jackie Shroff and folk be held sometime later taking inputs from all necessary ing to a medical bulletin. was not put under any support have interacted with the stu- more tourism opportunities to do introspection.” singer Malini Awasthi. this year. quarters and after the conclu- The results of blood sam- system like ventilator. “Good dent, has been prepared and are now opening up in “When one talks about On Tuesday, Javadekar In a statement, the poll sion of Amarnath Yatra will ples of the student, which were care is being given to the they were under medical obser- Northeast region with “insur- tourism, a culturally rich and launched a people’s campaign panel said it has unanimously announce the election schedule tested at the National Institute patient. The patient sometimes vation. The student, hailing gency being reigned in”. diverse country that India is, the #SelfiewithSapling urging all to decided that “holding of for the conduct of Assembly of Virology in Pune, have con- become restless due to from North Paravur in He was interacting with element of celebrating our cul- join and plant a sapling and Assembly elections in Jammu election in Jammu & Kashmir,” firmed Nipah, State Health fever...We expect a good result,” Ernakulam, is studying in a col- reporters at his office in ture automatically comes in... post the selfie with the sapling & Kashmir shall be considered the statement said. minister KK Shailaja said here. she told reporters. lege in Thodupuzha in Idukki Transport Bhawan here, after Look what happened in Kumbh on social media. He stressed later in this year”. The 46-day-long The result came this morn- A medical bulletin issued district. taking charge as the Minister of Mela, the scale with which it that ‘Jan Bhagidari’ is integral Jammu & Kashmir does Amarnath yatra will begin on ing, she added. Earlier, blood by the hospital late in the night The student, who was suf- State for Tourism (Independent was organised by the govern- towards tackling the environ- not have an elected dispensa- July 1, the day of Masik samples examined at two virol- said he was admitted on May fering from fever, had gone to Charge). ment, and the message that it mental issues and environ- tion since the PDP-BJP coali- Shivratri, and would conclude ogy institutes — Manipal 30. “At present, the patient is Thrissur district with a group “There is this wrong per- conveyed to the society and the ment protection has to be a tion Government fell apart in on August 15, the day of Institute of Virology and Kerala clinically stable, slowly improv- of students to attend a training ception that people have about world at large,” Singh said. people’s movement. PNS June 2018. Shravan Purnima. Institute of Virology and ing and his fever is subsiding,” programme. Navy formulates environment THE TURMERIC FESTIVAL conservation roadmap

PTI n NEW DELHI benign roles envisioned in the Indian Navy’s Maritime he Indian Navy has for- Doctrine define the objectives Tmulated an environment of its operations, the Green conservation roadmap aimed at Initiatives Programme of the reducing energy consumption Indian Navy has added a new and diversifying its supply, an dimension i.e. Social responsi- official statement said. bility, to it, it added. The Indian Navy Under the INECR, numer- Environment Conservation ous policies aimed at reduction Roadmap (INECR), with spe- of energy consumption and cific action plans, covers the environment sustenance entire gamut of operations, have been formulated and dis- maintenance, administration seminated to all ships as well as and infrastructure, and com- shore establishments, the munity living, the Navy said in Navy said. the statement. As a progressive step, the The roadmap envisions Navy has pledged 1.5 per cent reduction in energy consump- of its ‘Works’ Budget towards tion and diversification of renewable energy generation, it energy supply as key result added. Solar photovoltaic pro- areas, it said. jects have been one of the Devotees throw the spice turmeric on a horse as an offering during the celebration of the Bhandara Festival, or the Festival of While the existing military, focus areas of the Navy since Turmeric, at the Jejuri temple in Pune. During the festival, devotees use the golden powder to worship the deity Lord diplomatic, constabulary and the inception of the INECR. Khandoba, widely known as a descendant of the sun, and to celebrate his victory over the demons Mani and Malla AP Devotees smeared in turmeric join a procession AP

Vasundhara Raje UN-supported clean air action plan for Agra questioned Birthday celebration turns watery demands Gehlot’s IANS n AGRA the SPM (suspended particu- Officials claimed that resignation over late matter) level in the Taj Agra’s tourism industry had grave, Andhra man drowns in US lake reen activists on Tuesday Trapezium Zone, spread over been hit hard due to high air rape cases in Raj Gcriticised an action plan 10,400 sq km. pollution which had caused SUMEET ONKA n He reportedly drowned after Avinash had gone to USA five launched here to control air The Saturday launch of hurt to the Taj Mahal. VISAKHAPATNAM diving off a rental pontoon boat in years back to pursue MS and PTI n JAIPUR pollution in Agra, one of India’s the action plan was attended by Green activists Ranjan Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey and later joined UPS Technology as most polluted cities and home Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Sharma and Shailendra Singh software engineer, Avinash got stuck in a weed on Saturday software engineer. JP leader Vasundhara Raje to the Taj Mahal, for ignoring Anup Pandey, senior officials of Narwaar told a meeting on AKuna, 30, hailing from Family members and rela- Bdemanded resignation of the contribution of the Yamuna the union Ministry of Tuesday that till the Yamuna Vizag city drowned in a United had rented the boat and invit- tives of Avinash said that the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot river to the present mess. Environment and Forest as river was cleaned and filled States lake while he was on a ed eight friends from his work- tragic incident took place two on Tuesday over rape cases in The Clean Air Action Plan well as UN representatives. with water, all 12 months, “no boat ride with his friends to place at the UPS Technology days after his birthday cele- the State. was launched with a lot of fan- A clean Air Action Plan strategy to fight air pollution celebrate his birthday. Center in Parsippany, for a brations (May 28). She said the Government fare and hype on Saturday but Environment Day on June 5. was adopted for Agra. will succeed”. Sources said the New sunny Saturday afternoon ride Avinash dived in the water has lost confidence of MLAs failed to convince local activists Agra is notorious for heaps Pandey admitted that while Devashish Bhattacharya, Jersey police fished out the on New Jersey’s largest fresh- which is only about 6 to 7 feet and Ministers and the Chief of its effectiveness and approach. of garbage that are openly noxious gas emissions were an environmentalist, blamed body of Avinash Kuna on water lake. deep, but the weeds are around Minister should resign. Experts say that air pollution has burnt, illegal colonies and under control, it were the the authorities for failing to Monday. He reportedly During the boating, Kuna, 3 feet high. Avinash was caught “Almost 12 cases of rapes stunted the growth of tourism structures in reserved forest alarming levels of SPM and protect the eco-sensitive Taj drowned after diving off a who loves swimming, jumped in the mire of the lake and he are happening in the state sector in Agra. areas and large-scale con- RSPM that were a challenge. Trapezium Zone’s green cover rental pontoon boat in Lake off the boat. But, he got caught didn’t resurface. The New daily. After Thanagaji rape “They failed to note that all struction on Yamuna’s flood The Action Plan covers and water bodies from Hopatcong, New Jersey and got his leg in the weed, and he Jersey police launched a search case, another big incident of Mughal monuments that plains, a meeting held along the vehicle emission control, sus- encroachment. stuck in a weed on Saturday. seemed to have drowned right and rescue operation and they gang rape came to light in Pali. attract the tourists were sited Yamuna was told by green pension of road dust, emission “Instead of green, the dom- After the tragic incident, away, according to his friends. finally retrieved the body. It is the failure of the Ashok along the Yamuna’s banks. And activists. control such as biomass, crop inant colours all around are his friends started an online Avinash was working as a Parents and sister of Avinash Gehlot government,” the for- a dry polluted river cannot only They said the chief con- residue, garbage and municipal grey and brown. If they are seri- fundraiser to send the body software engineer at UPS are in a deep shock after they mer Chief Minister said in a foul up the ambience but prove tributors to the air pollution in solid waste burning, industri- ous about controlling air pol- back to India for his family and Technology Centre in received the tragic information statement here. a threat to the survival of these Agra were the dry river bed and al emissions, air pollution from lution in Agra, they must not well-wishers to perform the last Parrsippany and his father K from their son’s friends and A woman was allegedly precious heritage assets,” a the westerly winds from the construction and demolition only clean, desilt, dredge the rites. So far $37,000 has been Venkata Rao is a senior fore- employer. This is the third inci- gangraped in Pali and she group of environmentalists said neighbouring Rajasthan desert activities and monitoring of air Yamuna river but ensure crowd sourced. man with Visakhapatnam Steel dent that a Vizag youth died of lodged a complaint against five ahead of the World that bring tons of dust, raising quality among others. expansion of the green cover.” According to sources, Kuna Plant (VSP) here in Vizag city. drowning in the US. men on Sunday. This pre-monsoon season IMA, DMA experts assemble to Sabarmati river clean-up raise awareness on air pollution second driest in 65 years PTI n NEW DELHI “Burning waste in the open is one of the factors for increas- campaign begins today IANS n NEW DELHI Niño 3.4 indices juggling xperts from the Indian ing pollution levels. Organic between 0.5 degree Celsius and EMedical Association, Delhi waste in landfills release harm- he pre-monsoon season 0.7 degree Celsius. However, it Medical Association and doc- ful dioxins, methane and black IANS n AHMEDABAD Tthis year is the second dri- resulted in a severe drought to tors from a private hospital carbon into the atmosphere.” est in 65 years, with gross the tune of 22 per cent,” it said. gathered Tuesday on the eve of The event was held by he Ahmedabad Municipal rainfall deficiency recorded at “Coming to 2019, there World Environment Day to Apollo Hospitals in collabora- TCorporation (AMC) is 25 per cent, said private fore- has been excessive warming in raise awareness about air pol- tion with the IMA. launching for the first time in caster Skymet. the Pacific Ocean and Nino 3.4 lution and its impact on health. “Understanding the different decades a massive Sabarmati The country witnessed 99 indices have been settling in the The event was in line with types of pollution and how haz- river clean-up campaign mm of rainfall in the three- range of 0.7 degree Celsius to this year’s theme of ‘Beat Air ardous it is to our health and involving around 20,000 peo- month pre-monsoon season 0.9 degree Celsius so far. It is Pollution’ and a call to action environment will help us to ple on the World Environment that ended on May 31, against already affecting monsoon sea- for all citizens to combat this take steps towards improving Day on Wednesday. the average of 131.5 mm, it said. son as we expect below normal global crisis at an individual the air quality around us. Municipal Commissioner All the four regions of the rains during the onset month level as well. Experts high- “Often we can’t even see it, Vijay Nehra told reporters here country — Northwest India, of June by at least 23 per cent.” lighted how much each indi- but air pollution is around us on Tuesday that the five-day Central India, East and in rains.” Skymet has predicted vidual on average contributes everywhere. We can’t stop Swachh Sabarmati Maha Northeast India as well as It also said there was sim- “below normal” monsoon this to air pollution and ways to breathing, but we certainly can Abhiyan would be kicked off by contacted religious, social and Nehra said the campaign South Peninsula — have ilarity between 2009 and 2019 year to the tune of 93 per cent reduce air pollution with col- take small initiatives at our end Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at industry associations and invit- had started by first flushing out recorded deficit rains of 30 per as “they have been El Niño of the long period average lective efforts of the society. to improve air quality,” said Dr Subhash Bridge. ed them to participate. “We the water in the river to down- cent, 18 per cent, 14 per cent years. Thus, rains have been (LPA) of 887 mm. Dr Girish Tyagi, president, Anil Goyal, Convenor, World “We had invited people’s have made elaborate planning stream area by opening the and 47 per cent respectively. reacting in a somewhat identi- The average or normal Delhi Medical Association said, Environment Day, IMA. voluntary participation in the and made arrangements to gates of Vasna barrage and “This has been the second cal pattern”. rainfall in the country is effort on the first day of the cam- deploy sufficient equipment also by deploying heavy duty driest pre-monsoon season in El Niño is a sea surface defined between 96 per cent paign. But looking at the over- and machinery.” pumps to clear dead water. the last 65 years, with the low- temperature situation over the and 104 per cent of the 50-year whelming response, it will be for The clean-up drive will be He said the AMC had est being recorded in 2012 Pacific Ocean that is said to average for the entire four- five days till June 9,” he said. taken in the stretch between diverted waste water lines and when countrywide cumulative have strong negative influence month monsoon season. “Against the expectation Subhash Bridge and Dadhichi prevented dumping of waste in rainfall deficiency had mount- on Indian monsoon. It also said that this year the of some 200 to 300 people, we Bridge on the first day. the Sabarmati on permanent ed to 31 per cent,” Skymet said. Skymet has expressed con- country’s southern and central have received an overwhelming The AMC has made basis. “Garbage collection drive “In fact, pre-monsoon cerns over the performance of states might witness late and response from some 10,000 to arrangements to provide drink- is the final phase of Swachh rains in 2019 have exactly per- monsoon this year, saying the weak monsoon and advised 20,000 people during the last 8- ing water, butter milk and Sabarmati Maha Abhiyan, formed the same as in 2009. “mere presence” of El Niño farmers to postpone the sow- 10 days,” the Municipal medical assistance at 10 points which marks the 150th That year too saw similar rain- could affect it. “We had seen ing of kharif crops to at least the Commissioner added. on the entire stretch in view of anniversary of Mahatma fall, resulting in 25 per cent lag mild El Niño in 2009, with second week of June. Nehra said the AMC had the hot weather. Gandhi,” Nehra said. 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In TN, N Indians MoS Ashwini Trouble brews for Cong-JDS Govt boards Metro to KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU p Both the coalition partners — the JD(S) and the Congress —are He asked the high com- seats for which bypolls were reach his Udyog reeling under defeat and drubbing in the recently concluded Lok Sabha not welcome: MP mand to “set things right” and held simultaneously. With that head of the proposed polls by the BJP and the Modi wave also said party must address the win, the party has 105 MLAs in Bhawan office ACabinet expansion in p Senior party leader Ramalinga Reddy hit out at the top brass, blaming fact that seniors have been the 224-member Karnataka Karnataka to douse the fire, the lack of coordination between seniors and the leadership for the ignored. He also suggested that Assembly, eight short of a sim- courts controversy Coalition Government led by humiliating loss in the State Ministers who failed to deliv- ple majority. Chief Minister HD p er in the Lok Sabha polls In another major develop- Reddy lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, holding him responsible for the n Kumaraswamy is in fresh trou- massive debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections should be relegated to organi- ment, JD(S) State president H KUMAR CHELLAPPAN invasion by the north Indians ble as senior Congress leaders sational positions in the party. Vishwanath has resigned from CHENNAI and ended up in failure. have hit out at the leadership. p He asked the high command to “set things right” and also said party As part of the plan to save his post, accepting moral “Having failed in these Both the coalition partners — must address the fact that seniors have been ignored the coalition Government the responsibility for the defeat. In hol Thirumavalavan, VCK attempts, they are making the JD(S) and the Congress — p JD(S) State president H Vishwanath has resigned from his post, Congress and the JDS have a letter to Deve Gowda, he said, Tleader, who was elected to more and more people from are reeling under defeat and accepting moral responsibility for the defeat. He said, “The people of been mulling over a Cabinet “It is my moral responsibility... the Lok Sabha from other States to come and settles drubbing in the recently con- Karnataka are enjoying the alliance Government. The coordination expansion in order to induct R I have raised issues about the Chidambaram Constituency down in Tamil Nadu,” he said. cluded Lok Sabha polls by the committee is headed by Siddaramaiah but both partners should be a Shankar and H Nagesh both coordination committee. The in Tamil Nadu by a margin of Thirumavalavan also BJP and the Modi wave. part of it” Independents among others people of Karnataka are enjoy- about 3,000 votes has landed charged that people from North Senior party leader to halt the BJP from increasing ing the alliance Government. himself in trouble by declaring India were given preference Ramalinga Reddy hit out at the his disregard at not being comers was unfair. its strength in the Assembly. The coordination committee is that North Indians were not during appointments to Neyveli PNS n NEW DELHI top brass, blaming lack of coor- among the preferred candidates Reddy lashed out at Rahul The supporters of Reddy headed by Siddaramaiah but welcome in Tamil Nadu. Lignite Corporation, Railways dination between seniors and for a ministerial berth. “I’m a Gandhi, holding him respon- have protested in front of the both partners should be a part “They are a danger to the and other public sector enter- f his senior Dr the leadership for the humili- seven-time MLA but they are sible for the massive debacle in Congress office demanding a of it. Even the common mini- Tamil society,” he said while prises. C Unnikrishnan, High IHarshvardhan, Union Health ating loss in the State. He took neglecting me. This is also the the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Cabinet birth for their leader. mum programme has not been speaking at a public meeting in Court lawyer , who is also a Minister, cycled his way to his to Twitter to attack the case for senior leaders like HK He also blamed senior After the clean sweep in the implemented.” He directly Chennai on Monday. Lawyers Constitutional expert said that office in Nirman Bhawan on Congress leadership and spoke Patil, Roshan Baig and others,” Ministers in the JDS-Congress Lok Sabha polls by the saffron blamed Siddaramaiah and sub- and leaders of some of the Thirumavalavan has courted the first day of his taking against the likely induction of he said, adding he was not Government for the defeat party, the coalition mitted his resignation to Deve political parties described it as controversy by making unsub- charge of the Ministry, Ashwini Independent legislators into against the induction of new alleging that they have no Government in Karnataka is in Gowda who had humiliating a hate speech and said the VCK stantiated allegations. Kumar Choubey, the Minister the Cabinet. members but neglecting organisational vision and pas- deep water. The BJP had also defeat in Tumakuru by the leader was trying to divide the “His charge that people of of State for Health, boarded the Reddy, however, expressed seniors while promoting new- sion to take the party forward. won one of the two Assembly BJP candidate Basavaraju. society in the name of caste north India were danger to Metro from his residence to and religion. Tamil Nadu is violation of Indian reach Udyog Bhawan station Thirumavalavan, a strong Constitution. Thirumavalavan from where he walked down to J&K delimitation proponent of Dravidian rule could be dragged into the court the Ministry’s headquarter. ‘Cyclone man’ and describes Sanatatana for impropriety if the reported Before taking charge, the ED confronts Vadra with voluminous Dharma as a major threat to comments are true. His motive Minister also performed an plan draws strong Mrutyunjay Tamil Nadu , said people from is to create fear and hate among elaborate puja and planted reactions from north India should not be people of the country,” said five trees in the Nirman Mohapatra statements in money laundering case allowed to settle down in the Unnikrishnan. The lawyer point- Bhawan campus. State. “The North Indians com- ed out the legal proceedings ini- Choubey has been again political parties ing to Tamil Nadu and settling tiated against Kamal Haassan as given the health portfolio to head IMD PNS n NEW DELHI Vadra either denied or ties regarding summons, pro- down here is dangerous to well as Sadvi Pragya Thakore for in the Modi Government’s sec- PTI n SRINAGAR New Delhi: Renowned scien- claimed ignorance of having duction of documents and to Tamil Nadu,” he said while their outbursts. ond term. tist and cyclone warning spe- he Enforcement give evidence”. addressing a public meeting Narayanan Thiruppati, BJP He said ‘sarve santu nira- ainstream parties in cialist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra TDirectorate (ED) on any dealing or connections Vadra was also shown a organised at Chennai by the spokesman, said he was shocked maya’ (health for all) is the pol- MKashmir on Tuesday was on Tuesday appointed as Tuesday confronted Robert with Bhandari or others number of e-mails, banking DMK to commemorate the to hear the speech delivered by icy mandate of the reacted sharply to reports that the chief of India Vadra, brother-in-law of and financial transaction 96th birth anniversary of former Thiruvalavan. “I shudder when Government and he will make the Centre was planning delim- Meteorological Department Congress president Rahul about statements of about half papers that are purportedly DMK chief M Karunanidhi. I think about Tamils settled in all efforts towards realising it. itation in the State, saying it was (IMD), according to a Gandhi, with multiple state- a dozen of his alleged aides who linked to him as part of the He accused Prime Minister other parts of the country. If “The Prime Minister has an obvious attempt to "inflict Personnel Ministry order. ments of other suspects and are purported to be the “link” money laundering probe. Narendra Modi and the pro- people in that States too start visualised a New India and thus another emotional partition" on Mohapatra and his team at accused reportedly known to between him, absconding arms Property documents pertaining ponents of the Sanatana thinking in the lines of it is our responsibility that we the State "on communal lines". the Cyclone Warning Division him and voluminous docu- dealer Sanjay Bhandari, to at least four alleged illegal Dharma of encouraging North Thirumavalavan , what is in take a pledge to work towards Earlier on Tuesday, Union of the IMD have earned praise ments gathered during the Bhandari’s associates and other assets were presented to Vadra Indians to settle down in store for out brethren in that realising this vision of New Home Minister Amit Shah was for their accurate forecasts on money laundering probe relat- suspects, sources said. before his statement was Tamil Nadu as part of the States?” asked Narayanan who India, a Healthy India. given a detailed presentation on cyclones, its wind-speed and ed to purchase of alleged ille- Vadra either denied or recorded, sources said. BJP’s designs to get entry into disclosed that his party was in Environment affects our health the situation in Jammu & likely impact on life and prop- gal assets abroad. claimed ignorance of having Before deposing before the the State. More and more peo- consultation with legal experts and hence, we should make Kashmir, where the BJP has erty including during the recent Vadra (50), husband of any dealing or connections agency, Vadra issued a state- ple from other States are set- over the course of action to be efforts to keep it clean and been pushing for carrying out cyclone ‘Fani’, when their time- Congress leader Priyanka with Bhandari or others. ment on social media saying he tling here. It is dangerous,” taken against Thirumavalavan. green by planting trees,” he said. a delimitation exercise for get- ly warnings enabled the author- Gandhi, arrived at the agency’s Vadra’s statement was record- was being subjected to “sensa- said Thirumavalavan. The BJP spokesman said He appealed to everyone ting more seats for Jammu ities to ensure early evacuation office around 11 am and was ed by the IO under Section 50 tion and unnecessary drama”. The Dalit leader alleged Thirumavalavan was trying to for adopting the habit of brisk region in the State Assembly. of millions of people. grilled for over five hours. of the Prevention of Money He also said he was being that the Ganesh Chathurthi fes- destabilise thepce prevailing in walking or cycling for at least "Distressed to hear about The 54-year-old Scientist The Investigating Officer Laundering Act (PMLA) which questioned for the 13th time for tival and imposition of Hindi Tamil Nadu by raking up caste 20-30 minutes each day for GoI's (Government of India) ‘G’ and Additional Director (IO) of the case presented him stipulates “powers of authori- almost 80 hours. were attempts of a cultural and religion. good health. plan to redraw assembly con- General in the IMD has been stituencies in J&K. Forced appointed as Director General delimitation is an obvious of Meteorology, IMD, for a attempt to inflict another emo- period of five years, the order SC tells Maha to conduct final tional partition of the state on said. He will assume charge in BJP, Cong among parties communal lines. Instead of August. The IMD is responsi- round of counselling for PG allowing old wounds to heal, ble for weather and climate- GoI is inflicting pain on related forecasts in the country. yet to submit details to Kashmiris," former chief min- It is also mandated to issue medical, dental admissions ister and Peoples Democratic warning to people about severe PTI n NEW DELHI Party president Mehbooba weather phenomenon like EC on electoral bonds Mufti said on Twitter. cyclones, dust storms, heavy he Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Maharashtra to con- Officials said there was no rain and snow, cold and heat- Tduct the final round of counselling for admissions to post- PTI n NEW DELHI Only parties registered discussion on constituting a waves, among others. graduate medical and dental courses in the State for the acade- under Section 29A of the delimitation commission dur- Besides strengthening mic year 2019-20 and complete the process before June 14. he BJP, the Congress and Representation of the People ing the meeting with Shah. IMD’s infrastructure, he said his A vacation Bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and MR Tthe DMK are among the Act, 1951 and which secured However, they said, against priority will be to improve dis- Shah passed the order on pleas filed by some medical parties which are yet to submit not less than 1 per cent of votes the backdrop of delimitation semination of weather-related students seeking fresh round of counselling after re-drawing of details of donations received polled in the last general elec- demands by the State BJP, there information — from nowcasts to the merit list for dmissions to PG medical and dental courses till date through electoral tion to the House of the People was a possibility of the new weather forecasts — focus on for 2019-20. bonds to the Election or the Legislative Assembly of Central Government consti- sector-related forecast and give The students approached the top court after the apex court Commission, sources said tuting a delimitation commis- impact-based prediction in all stayed the State Government’s decision to grant 10 per cent quota Tuesday. May 30 was the sion to redraw the scope and areas. Through sector-related to students of economically weaker sections in PG medical and deadline to submit the size of the Assembly segments forecasts, IMD intends to give dental courses for the current academic year. details as per a Supreme and determine the number of predictions on specific areas Union Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Nitin Gadkari takes The Bench also directed that no further petition or appli- Court directive. seats to be reserved for e.g. Information for transport charge of his office as MoS for MSME Pratap Chandra Sarangi and officials look cation with regard to PG medical and dental admissions in Last month, the EC Schedules Castes. systems like trains. PTI on, at Udyog Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer Maharashtra for the present academic year will be entertained had written to all recog- by any other court. nised political parties to comply with the Supreme Court directives. Sources aware of the Centre plans new-sharing formula for SC matric scholarship development said the BJP, PNS n NEW DELHI If the draft proposal goes Empowerment portfolio for a 2014, an arrear of Rs 7,500 crore SC issues notice to Congress and DMK “at through, the Centre will fund second term, said clearing was due which was cleared least” have not yet com- nion Social Justice and 75 per cent of the scheme and arrears to the tune of Rs 3,000 over the years. Now, Rs 3,000 plied with the direction. UEmpowerment Ministry the rest would be borne by the crore under the post-matric crore is still due, and clearing Puducherry CM in Lifting the veil of has drafted a “new fund-shar- State, said Union Minister for scholarship scheme is high on this amount is a priority for us anonymity from the gov- ing formula” wherein the Centre Social Justice and the agenda of his ministry for in the next 100 days,” he said ernment’s political funding the State, will be eligible to will shoulder a majority of the Empowerment Thaawarchand the next 100 days. after taking charge. power tussle matter scheme, the Supreme Court receive electoral bonds. financial burden of its post- Gehlot, who took charge of the “There was a major prob- Reintroduction of the had on April 12 directed par- As per the notification, matric scholarship scheme for office on Tuesday, said lem regarding clearing of Transgender Persons New Delhi: The Supreme be implemented till June 21. ties to furnish by May 30 all electoral bonds will be Scheduled Caste students. According to sources, the arrears and our ministry had to (Protection of Rights) Bill, Court on Tuesday issued notice The apex court was hearing details of funds received encashed by an eligible politi- As of now, the scheme is Ministry is likely to move a struggle with the Finance 2016, seeking to define trans- to Puducherry Chief Minister applications filed by the Centre through electoral bonds to the cal party only through a bank being run on the concept of cabinet note over the propos- Ministry throughout the year genders and prohibit discrim- V Narayanasamy in the and Bedi seeking that the situ- Election Commission in a account with an authorised committed liability, under al which is currently awaiting to get requisite funds for dis- ination against them, which got power tussle matter in the ation prevailing before the High sealed cover. Explaining its bank. The State Bank of India which a majority of the finan- approval of the Expenditure bursal to states under the post- lapsed with the 16th Lok Sabha Union Territory. Court’s April 30 verdict be stand, the EC said it was (SBI) in the 6th phase of sale cial burden was on the states as Finance Committee. matric scholarship scheme for getting dissolved, is another The Madras High Court restored in the Union Territory “exclusively confined to one of had been authorised to issue they struggled to meet the Gehlot, who has been SC students. matter of primacy for the had recently held that since the administration there transparency in political fund- and encash electoral bonds demands due to limited budget. assigned the Social Justice and “When we took charge in Ministry, Gehlot said. Lieutenant Governor Kiran has come to a standstill. ing and not on merits of the through its 29 authorised Bedi “cannot interfere” in the The Bench sought scheme”. branches from November 1-10, day-to-day affairs of the elect- response from Narayanasamy As per the scheme, elec- 2018. The Centre and the EC ed Government there. on the plea, which said the toral bonds may be purchased had taken contrary stands in A vacation Bench com- Chief Minister should be by a person, who is a citizen of the court over political fund- MHA refuses to share details on notice to Rahul prising Justices Indu Malhotra impleaded as a party in the India or an entity incorporat- ing with the government want- and MR Shah also directed that matter. On May 10, the apex ed or established in India ing to maintain anonymity of any decision having financial court had sought response A person being an indi- donors of bonds and the poll Gandhi on complaint questioning citizenship implication, which could be from Congress MLA K vidual can buy electoral bonds, panel batting for revealing taken in the Cabinet meeting of Laksminarayanan, on the pleas either singly or jointly with names of donors for trans- PTI n NEW DELHI “The information sought its directors. raised here”. June 7 in Puducherry, shall not of the Centre and Bedi. PTI other individuals. parency. cannot be disclosed under Swamy’s letter also men- “The entire Hindustan he Home Ministry has Section 8 (1) (h) and (j) of the tioned that in the British com- knows that Rahul Gandhi is a Trefused to share details on RTI Act,” it said in response to pany’s annual returns filed on Hindustani...he was born its notice to Congress president the application filed by PTI. October 10, 2005 and October before them...he was brought ` Rahul Gandhi following a com- Section 8 (1) (h) bars dis- 31, 2006, Gandhi’s date of up before them...he grew up CBI books railway officials in 2.20 crore fraud plaint questioning his Indian closure of “information which birth has been given as June before them...what rubbish is citizenship, citing provisions of would impede the process of 19, 1970, and he declared his this,” she said. PTI n NEW DELHI lodged on a complaint from stages in passing the claims the RTI Act barring disclosure investigation or apprehension nationality as British, the min- In November 2015, the the railways, they said. and each function needs to of information that will, among or prosecution of offenders”. istry said. Supreme Court dismissed a he CBI has booked a rail- During a test check, the be performed by different other things, impede the inves- Provision (j) bars “infor- “Further, in the dissolution public interest litigation seek- Tway official and three railways had found that 31 officials. tigation. mation which relates to per- application dated February ing a CBI investigation into the companies in Secunderabad alleged fake bills without GST “However, in these cases In April, the Home sonal information the disclo- 17, 2009, of the above referred Congress chief’s citizenship. It for allegedly siphoning off numbers were allegedly apparently all the activities Ministry served a notice to sure of which has no relation- company, your nationality has noted that PIL pleas were not `2.20 crore from railways’ cleared in six months from were performed by the same Gandhi, asking him to clarify ship to any public activity or been mentioned as British. meant to target one individual accounts to fake firms using October, 2018 to April, 2019, accounts assistant. within a fortnight his “factual interest, or which would cause “You are requested to or organisation but were a fraudulent bills, officials said they said. How he was assigned all position” on a complaint by unwarranted invasion of the intimate the factual position in medium to resolve human suf- Tuesday.Now suspended It is alleged that Ganesh, in rights in Integrated Pay Roll BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP privacy of the individual...”. the matter to this ministry fering through good gover- accounts assistant V Ganesh criminal conspiracy with oth- and Accounting System thus Subramanian Swamy ques- Citing Swamy’s letter, the within a fortnight of the nance. Kumar, who was posted in the ers, allegedly generated and ment of more officials of South circumventing the multiple tioning his citizenship status. Home Ministry said in its receipt of this communica- Replying to another query Expenditure Section, South passed these bills in the name Central Railways and private stages in internal check sys- In an RTI application, the notice that it has been brought tion,” the notice said.Congress in the RTI application, the Central Railway, and fake of fake firms to transfer individuals,” they said. tem is being inquired into in ministry was asked to provide out that a company named general secretary Priyanka Home Ministry said it is not firms — Sai Balaji Pharma and around Rs 2.20 crore into the In its complaint, the rail- consultation with CRIS a copy of the notice to Gandhi Backops Limited was regis- Gandhi had then said, “I have required to maintain records of Surgical, Vinayaka Agencies accounts of these firms in ways said bill registration, (Centre for Railways and details of the response tered in the United Kingdom never heard such rubbish. All notices issued to individuals on and Sri Thirumala Enterprises Axis Bank.“The preliminary internal check, passing and Information Systems),” it received from him. in 2003 with Gandhi as one of know Rahul Gandhi was born, their citizenship status. — have been named in the FIR enquiry also suspects involve- confirmation are the main said. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 nation 07 Mahagathbandhan goes soft on Nitish Stop fawning: New seen.” He also declined to com- ... says ‘not allergic’ to anyone ment on the bonhomie seen between Kumar and Manjhi at Navy Chief to force PTI n PATNA raised many eyebrows since the the Iftar hosted by the latter BJP and JD(U) leaders had where the Chief Minister went PNS n NEW DELHI er and resources for opera- ed to all ranks of Navy person- ith the BJP-JD(U) ties stayed away from Iftars host- shortly after attending the one tional preparedness to meet nel attending a particular func- Wunder apparent strain, ed by each other. organised by Paswan. n a stern message to his offi- any challenge. Ordering that tion. They also mandated that senior RJD leader leader Minutes before Kumars After attending the swear- Icers and men, the new Navy formalities should be done away the refreshments or meals pro- Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has arrival, Rabri Devi and her ing-in ceremony of the chief Admiral Karambir Singh with, the Chief’s directive for vided be simple and "devoid of extended an olive branch to elder son Tej Pratap Yadav left Narendra Modi government, has asked them to stop fawning austerity include scrapping the ostentation", and curtailed the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Manjhis residence, and when Kumar had said there was no over him and do away with practice of providing multiple or presentation of bouquets to Kumar, saying non-BJP parties she was queried about possible “unease” between the two ostentation and get down to standby cars on formal occa- officers or their spouses during including the JD(U) should realignment with the JD(U) alliance partners and the deci- serious work. sions for senior officers. visits. The guidelines issued by join forces against the BJP chief an old associate of her sion against joining the min- Issuing these directives four He also ordered that repeat- Singh also asked that the tradi- and that his party is “not aller- husband Lalu Prasad she first istry was taken as the JD(U)’s days after taking over as the ed references to senior officers tional practice of lining up gic” to anyone. tried to dodge it with the presence there would have Chief, Singh also asked his men by their "full title" in speeches women and children to receive Union Minister Ram Vilas remark “better ask Manjhi. been merely “symbolic”. to cut out subservient behaviour and citation of official decora- or see off dignitaries, and Paswan, whose LJP is a con- When pressed further, she BJP chief Amit Shah had and be professional. He took tions outside of formal corre- ordered that there should be stituent of the 3-party NDA said, “Any decision on inclu- made repeated attempts to charge on May 31 after then spondence and occasions "minimal disruption" to day-to- bloc in the state apart from the sion of new allies can be taken bring Kumar around to accept- chief Sunil Lanba retired. should stop henceforth. day activities on such occasions. JD(U) and the BJP, however, only in consultation with all ing his proposal for one berth Giving this clear message In an obvious step to ensure "Ladies should also remain seat- asserted the alliance is “intact”. challenge posed by the BJP,” he ner in which I was removed allies.” in the Modi cabinet for the during interaction with officers equality in the ranks, the new ed except when the President of Down in the dumps fol- added. from the post of Chief Rabri Devi’s comments JD(U) but the Chief Minister and men, Singh also stressed Chief’s guidelines prescribed India or Governor enters the lowing the Mahagathbandhan’s Responding to a question Minister. were a far cry from the time spurned the offer insisting on upon the urgent need to ensure that food, drinks and cutlery of auditorium/venue," the order Lok Sabha poll whacking, about whether his views had But it has been four years when her party had accused “proportional representation” optimal utilization of manpow- the same "standard" be provid- said. Singh’s comments are being the approval of jailed RJD and much water has flown Kumar of “betraying people’s for his party. seen as indicative of a shift in supremo Lalu Prasad, Singh, a down the Ganges,” Manjhi mandate” after he bolted out of Many saw in this an indi- his party’s tough stance on former union minister, said he told reporters. the Mahagathbandhan in July cation of a rift between the two ‘New govt to retain Kumar, after he spurned the had made public his personal Formerly with the JD(U), 2017, resigned as the chief dominant NDA partners in offer of “symbolic” presence of views. He, however, went on to Manjhi became the Chief minisgter, and formed a new Bihar which appeared to have autonomy of his party in the Modi cabinet, add that since he and Prasad Minister in 2014 when he was government with the BJP—all only widened when Kumar insisting on “proportional rep- had worked together for a propped up by Kumar who within 24 hours. expanded his cabinet on Prasar Bharati’ resentation”. long time, they thought alike stepped down taking moral Meanwhile, Paswan, at Sunday with the induction of “All non-BJP parties, “on most occasions”. responsibility for the partys whose Iftar party Kumar eight new ministers—all from New Delhi (PNS): The whether Nitish or a, b or c Former chief ministers drubbing in the general elec- shared space with BJP leaders the JD(U). new government at the Centre should come together on a sin- Rabri Devi and Jitan Ram tions. like Deputy Chief Minister In an apparent tit-for-tat will retain the autonomy of gle platform to provide a Manjhi of RJD and Hindustani Less than a year later, when Sushil Kumar Modi, main- action, Kumar had offered one Prasar Bharati, Information national alternative. We are not Awam Morcha (HAM), also Manjhi was asked to step down tained the “NDA is intact”. A Cabinet berth to the BJP, which and Broadcasting Minister allergic to any particular party appeared to have mellowed and make way for the return of day before, he had asserted,” it declined. Prakash Javadekar said on or leader,” Singh said on towards Nitish Kumar. his mentor, he revolted, quit All is well in the NDA in Bihar The NDA had won all but Monday. It was established Monday when asked about Manjhi, a former protege the JD(U) and formed his own and Nitish Kumar is our one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats through an act which safe- Kumar’s acceptability in the of Kumar, greeted the Chief outfit. leader.”Paswan evaded queries in Bihar, decimating the grand guards its autonomy, he said Mahagathbandhan. Minister with a warm hug at Manjhi had also attended about leaders of the JD(U) and alliance, which landed just after launching state-of-the- “It would be even better if the Iftar the HAM leader had an Iftar party hosted by the BJP skipping each other’s Iftar one that went to the Congress. art high-definition DSNG vans all small parties merge togeth- hosted on Monday. JD(U) the previous day and his parties and said, “I attended The RJD, the at Doordarshan Bhawan here. er and become a single entity “I had my differences with pictures in the media exchang- both. And leaders of both par- Mahagathbandhan spearhead “Autonomy of the Prasar to take on the humongous the JD(U) chief over the man- ing pleasantries with Kumar ties are here as all of us have in Bihar, drew a blank. Bharati is important. We will retain it... We want Prasar Bharati to work smoothly and bring new programmes and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 find new dimensions,” Javadekar said. The minister lauded public broadcasters DD AN-32 TRACELESS... demarcated zones to and fro gation. The case in which the out attacks and orchestrating June 1. Akhilesh Yadav was in and All India Radio (AIR) for The radar is capable of many times to pick up any sig- accused were arrested on violence in Jammu & Kashmir Ghazipur on Tuesday where their credible programmes and picking up signals on the nal from ground. Tuesday relates to alleged con- as a part of their “well- the SP leader was shot dead coverage and asked officials to ground, but the dense forests, Unfortunately, the emergency spiracy to wage a war against planned” criminal conspiracy. soon after the Lok Sabha elec- promote channels like DD rugged terrain, dense clouds locator transmitter fitted on the Government (Section 121 It said the conspiracy was tions. Bharati. and rains made the task of the AN-32 has so far not of Indian Penal Code) by car- hatched with active support, The BSP had contested locating the missing aircraft emitted any signal, they said. rying out terrorist and seces- connivance and funding from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections difficult. The AN-32 had taken Equipped with infrared sionist activities in Jammu & terrorist organisations based in on 38 seats of Uttar Pradesh in off from Jorhat in Assam at sensors, the P-8 I will try to Kashmir. Pakistan and its agencies to a pre-poll alliance with the 12.25 pm on Monday for pick any heat signatures which The probe agency has achieve their objective of Samajwadi Party and Mechuka advanced landing are abnormal in nature indi- chargesheeted 12 persons, secession of the Jammu & Rashtriya Lok Dal. The ground. The plane was last in cating any burning metal parts including Saeed, and Hizbul Kashmir by waging war Samajwadi Party contested on touch with radars and radio of the AN-32 and pass on the Mujahideen chief Syed against the Indian 37 seats while RLD contested contact till 1.00 pm and then information to the ground Salahuddin. Other offences Government. on three seats; two seats of went missing. The flying time troops to search the area. for which the accused were Amethi and Rae Bareli were between Jorhat and Mechuka Incidentally, an AN-32 had chargesheeted include those AKHILESH RETORTS... left for Congress. However, is about 50 minutes and when crashed in the same region of punishable under sections The SP chief added that even after the strategic alliance the plane did not land at the Mechuka in 2009 killing all 13 120-B of IPC (criminal con- for the party the killing of its which was considered as a scheduled time, the IAF onboard. spiracy) and various provi- workers is more important mega road block for the BJP, launched the search operation. Mechuka advanced land- sions of the Unlawful than the ‘gathbandhan’, refer- the BSP managed to win only The distance between Jorhat ing ground is the lifeline for Activities (Prevention) Act, ring to SP leaders who were 10 seats while the Samajwadi and Mechuka is 206 Km as the troops deployed on the Line of 1967. shot dead in Uttar Pradesh on Party bagged just five seats. crow flies. Navy Spokesperson Actual Control (LAC) facing Besides Saeed and Captain D K Sharma Sharma China and the AN-32s and Salahuddin, the other 10 said here on Tuesday that the helicopters ferry personnel accused in the final report are P-8I aircraft took off from INS and logistics including food - Hurriyat leader Syed Shah Rajali in Tamil Nadu’s and ammunition. The LAC is Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Arakonam around 1 PM to about 30-odd km as the crow Ahmed Shah, Geelani’s per- join the search and rescue flies from Mechuka thereby sonal assistant Bashir Ahmad operation to trace the missing making it strategically impor- Bhat, media adviser and strate- AN-32. He said the long tant to sustain troops. There gist of the Hurriyat range reconnaissance aircraft are seven more such advanced Conference Aftab Ahmad will carry out search opera- landing grounds in Arunachal Shah, secessionist outfit tions with electro optical and Pradesh. National Front chief Nayeem infrared sensors fitted on The IAF has more than Ahmad Khan, Chairman of board the plane. 100 AN-32 aircraft of Russian Jammu Kashmir Liberation Elaborating upon the origin and were inducted into Front (R) Farooq Ahmad Dar, strategy adopted for the ongo- service in 1984. Since then at media adviser of Hurriyat ing search and rescue efforts, least ten planes have met with Conference (Geelani faction) officials said at present the mishaps. In 2009, India inked Mohammad Akbar Khanday, planes are flying sorties over a 400 million dollar deal with Tehreek-e-Hurriyat official Along, Tato and Payum near Ukraine to upgrade the AN-32 Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal, Mechuka in West Siang dis- fleet and 50 of them have been hawala operator Zahoor trict. Elaborating on the rea- retrofitted so far. The missing Ahmad Shah Watal and two son behind focusing on these plane on Tuesday was yet to be stone-pelters --- Kamran Yusuf three areas forming a triangle, upgraded. and Javed Ahmad Bhat. they said the areas fall in the According to the NIA, the flight path of the aircraft. SHABIR, ANDRABI... case was registered on May 30, Moreover, after it lost radio The NIA arrested them 2017 and the first arrests made contact, the plane, which obvi- before the court and sought on July 24, 2017. Over 300 wit- ously could not have turned their custodial interrogation nesses were examined during back, may have continued on for 15-days. The NIA’s sub- the probe, it said. the designated route and may mission was opposed by The NIA said the scrutiny have gone down there, officials defence advocates who said and analysis of the documents said. The entire area is divid- that the accused were already and digital devices established ed into air lanes with the in custody and the NIA could that the accused Hurriyat lead- specified planes and heli- interrogate them and there was ers, the terrorists and the copters flying sorties in their no need of custodial interro- stone-pelters were carrying Kerala Govt confirms Nipah virus, 311 under observation PTI n KOCHI

year after two north Kerala districts were hit Aby Nipah claiming 17 lives, the disease resur- faced in the State with a 23-year-old student here confirmed to be infected with the potentially deadly virus. The Government said 311 people from var- ious districts with whom the student had inter- acted were under observation. The student, who is being treated at a private hospital here, is slow- ly improving and his fever subsiding, according to a medical bulletin. The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, State Health minister KK Shailaja said here. The result came this morning, she added. Earlier, blood samples examined at two virolo- gy institutes — Manipal Institute of Virology and Kerala Institute of Virology and Infectious Diseases — had indicated Nipah. The Government said four people — three who attended to the student initially and one per- son who studied with him — werea suffering from fever and sore throat. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Hot, Hot, Hot It appears that the summers are getting hotter. It is time we Tango with Pakistan looked at climate change making the summers worse eadlines are screaming about how temperatures across the Even though Modi has raised the bar for peace talks with Islamabad, he must seize the Hcountry are hitting record highs. On social media, users are posting pic- opportunity to pull aside Khan at Bishkek to break the ice. We cannot ignore Pakistan tures of their car thermometers in cities like Delhi often displaying readings of temperatures rising above 50oC. As many as 10 places in India currently figure among the 15 hottest in the world. Further, according to the Ministry of statistics and programme implemen- tation, heatwaves and coldwaves in the ASHOK K MEHTA country have increased greatly over the past two years. While the number of ast October, I took a bet that heatwaves increased 14 times in 2017 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran compared to 2016, the number of cold waves spiked 34 times in the same Khan would be invited for the swearing-in of the new Indian period. The fact of the matter is that summers in India have become pro- Prime Minister in May 2019. gressively warmer over the years. While the heat that builds up over north ThisL was based on the assumption that and central India creates a large low pressure zone, which draws in the terrorist groups based in Pakistan-occu- pied Kashmir and Pakistan would not rain-laden clouds from the Indian Ocean, the temperatures are now hitting raise the ante and they would not act deadly levels, making living and working outside downright dangerous for autonomously — without sanction from the people. Not everyone has the privilege of working indoors, sitting com- the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Second, that Narendra Modi would be re- fortably inside the office premises. From delivery boys to traffic police- elected as Prime Minister but probably men and women as also service staffers, who work in this unbearable heat with a smaller majority in Parliament. I — all risk their lives just as they are doing their daily routine jobs. They was proved wrong on both counts. A local Kashmiri, Adil Dar, trained by Jaish-e- do not have a choice and we doff our caps to these brave souls working Mohammad as a suicide bomber, carried in these truly atrocious conditions. One irony of soaring temperatures is out Kashmir’s first genuine suicide attack that it makes those, who can afford to use air conditioners, use them more. against a CRPF convoy (Pulwama) killing There is nothing wrong per se. In this heat, any creature comfort that can 40 troopers; and Modi was re-elected with a huge margin. make one feel cooler is a must. But air conditioners work by exchanging The electoral success of the retributive heat and the exhaust from them, in homes, offices and cars make the out- Balakot airstrikes in Pakistan was a game- side air hotter still. And then there is the power needed to power all the cool- changer, which led the BJP to shift the focus of its electoral campaign from the ing devices, made from polluting coal as India still generates a bulk of its success of its elaborate welfare schemes to electricity from thermal sources. To make matters worse this summer, when imperatives of national security, counter- the thin air is usually blowing around, air pollution levels normally reduce terrorism and Pakistan bashing. So, under the altered post-election scenario, inviting dramatically but this year, Delhi’s Air Quality Index has been stuck in the severe Khan became a non-starter. Had Pulwama category for days. One reason for that is likely the more intense measuring not happened, it is conceivable, indeed Indian Army Chief, Gen S it led to Pathankot and despite right in echoing a long-held to SAARC — it can never be. of pollution nowadays, but residents in cities across North India feel the air possible, that Khan would have been in the Padmanabhan, reduced by an it, Modi allowed an ISI-led view that a Right-wing BJP-led It excludes Muslim-majority forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan last all-time high of 53 per cent. team to investigate the Jaish-e Hindu nationalist Government countries Pakistan, Afghanistan they breathe and they will tell you that it is dirtier than usual. week. The so-called snub to Pakistan was Only after Musharraf lost both Mohammad attack. Uri and in India was ‘better’ for peace and Maldives which are part of The example of air conditioners and how their use has built up a posi- delivered using the Bay of Bengal Initiative his jobs in 2007-08, did Pulwama sealed the fate of any talks. Now that the BJP has SAARC. It is described as com- tive feedback cycle making the heat worse is a prime example of climate for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Mumbai happen. But both structured dialogue; though replaced the Congress as India’s plementing Neighbourhood Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to sideline South sides had missed an opportu- three rounds of Kartarpur cor- natural ruling party, that sce- First with Act East policies. change-driven by our everyday actions. And we can feel that the average Asian Association for Regional nity which emerged from ridor have taken place. Given nario may have come to stay for While India is the dominant temperature is rising year after year when we step out into the heat and feel Cooperation (SAARC), which is like cut- talks. the international opprobrium the foreseeable future. But that country, China’s shadow is over our skin sear and notice the roads melt. This is just another challenge for ting your nose to spite your face. The third BJP-led NDA arising from Pulwama, is only one side of the story. In both. In SAARC, China has an From day one of his election, the khaki Government holds the dubious Pakistan’s greylisting at FATF, Pakistan, you will need a mili- observer status and its string of the new Government, how to balance the needs of the population with the Prime Minister Khan has kept talks with record of not engaging its dire state of economy and tary-led Government or at the pearls connects every Saarc environment. You can’t stop people from using air conditioners if they can India his primary foreign policy goal. He Pakistan in any structured even China yielding to pres- very least, a military country except India and afford it and more Indians can afford it every year. But you can mandate more has not missed any opportunity to urge dialogue in all its five years in sure on listing of Masood Government with a civilian Bhutan. BRI does the same. India to resolve all outstanding issues, office. Not for want of trying Azhar on UN’s 1267 sanc- face like the present Khan-led Similarly, China’s primacy is efficient air conditioners alongside better building design and strive for clean- including Kashmir, through dialogue. but due to imposing avoidable tions list, it is fair to believe that dispensation. When these two writ large over Myanmar and er energy sources. One of the keys to protect oneself from the heat waves Even at the height of the Balakot conflict, conditionalities such as ISI has put on leash its strate- conditions meet, the two can Thailand. Both BIMSTEC and is to avoid exposure to direct sunlight during the hottest time of the day, around he requested Modi for talks and released Pakistan interlocutors not gic assets, as it had done fol- tango. SAARC cannot escape China’s noon time. Alongside, State Governments must play a pro-active role in imple- Wing Commander Abhinandan meeting the Hurriyat. The last lowing Mumbai, against con- It was a tad disingenuous outreach. Varthaman as a peace gesture. The Modi recorded official conversation ducting any high casualty ter- to keep Khan out of the Modi Last month, India’s menting the NDMA guidelines, which lays down the measures to prepare, threat of launching 12 ballistic missiles on with Pakistan was in mid- rorist attacks in Jammu & swearing-in by saying it was Ambassador to the US, Harsh protect, and mitigate the ill-effects of heat waves. With advanced meteoro- Pakistani cities is as big a fantasy as his 2012 as the engagement Kashmir and elsewhere in inviting only BIMSTEC lead- V Shringla, said in Washington logical forecasting systems, the public can be alerted as soon as the tem- avowed intention to use nuclear weapons process was derailed by the India. Mumbai happened ers and leaders of Mauritius after Modi was re-elected — in reality, dangerous election rhetoric. beheading of an Indian soldier seven years after Operation and Kyrgyzstan, the latter Prime Minister that India will peratures cross the threshold limit. They must be advised about the precau- After the terrorist attack on the on the Line of Control (LoC) Parakram and Pulwama 10 holding the chair of SCO, not hold talks with Pakistan tionary measures to be taken, especially the most vulnerable lot. It is only Parliament in 2001 and India’s tepid in January 2013. Till then, years after Mumbai. The aver- which Modi will be attending until it gives up its state poli- a matter of time when the headlines will scream out that the temperature in response with Operation Parakram, the three rounds of talks were age ‘leash-cycle’ of terrorists is next week and where he is like- cy of supporting terrorism. o Vajpayee Government paved the way for held under the new Resumed eight years. ly to meet Khan. The snub for Even though Modi has raised Delhi, which is after all a city of 20 million souls, will exceed 50 C at a mea- a backchannel dialogue to be started in Dialogue, started in 2011 fol- Unlike Nawaz Sharif, Khan Pakistan is a snub for SAARC, the bar for talks, he must seize suring station. By then, it might be too late to turn back time even as the 2004 between two civilian interlocutors, lowing the India-Pakistan is untested in his zeal and devo- which is the South Asian the opportunity to pull aside effects of climate change causes an increase in extreme weather-related events. which culminated in the 4/5-point summit at Sharm El-Sheikh in tion to the peace process. The regional organisation; where- Khan at Bishkek to break the Kashmir formula, the closest the two 2009. Barbarity on LoC Pakistan Army’s readiness to as Bimstec is the Bay of Bengal ice. You cannot ignore countries have reached on a political set- became the red line for dis- overcome its need for an exis- sub-regional grouping com- Pakistan. tlement on Pakistan’s core issue. India’s rupting talks under the UPA tential threat from India holds prising five SAARC countries (The writer is a retired core concern of terrorism was addressed regime even if it was one sol- the key to longevity of any out- — India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Major General of the Indian Hindi Hungama by Gen Pervez Musharraf, who was then dier lost —public opinion had come-related dialogue process. Lanka, Bangladesh and two Army and founder member of Pakistan’s Army Chief and head of the become so powerful. That is why it is vital to engage members of Asean — the Defence Planning Staff, The Draft National Education Policy has met with stiff civilian Government by putting curbs on When Modi tried to the Pakistan Army through a Myanmar and Thailand. currently the revamped resistance. Tamil chauvinist parties see it as an imposition infiltration, which according to the then befriend Nawaz Sharif in 2015, creative backchannel. Khan was BIMSTEC is no alternative Integrated Defence Staff) olitics around Hindi has been there in India ever since independence. S O U N D BITE Since the northern states had a P If you want to judge the I don't think I compared Autonomy of Prasar Bharati is If the coalition has broken, I will bulk of the population, most of whom current Indian attack, myself with star kids. I was important. We will retain it… We reflect deeply on it and if the spoke Hindi, there has always been a they should be judged launched with one. There want it to work smoothly and coalition isn't there in the by- motivation by certain Governments to with rival attacks of this was no point where I felt I bring new programmes and find elections, then Samajwadi Party generation only. needed to compare myself. new dimensions. will prepare for the elections. promote the language as a national lan- guage — one that is spoken across the Cricketer Actor Union Minister Samajwadi Party chief —Sachin Tendulkar —Kriti Sanon —Prakash Javadekar —Akhilesh Yadav country. This has always aroused a level of anger among other large language populations, particularly in the south, where many languages are from a dif- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR ferent language family, mainly the Dravidian language family. And in the Against imposition Nitish has been a long stand- English as link language is a must ing ally of the BJP. By distancing largest Dravidian state, Tamil Nadu, there has always been a massive issue himself from the BJP, which he around Hindi for decades. It is the subject which gave birth to the Dravida Sir — This refers to the report, n Tamil Nadu, where language is an extremely sensi- seems to have done with his Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) when former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru “Govt alerts draft: Hindi no more tive issue and an old slogan, “English Ever, Hindi Never,” decision to expand the State must in school” (June 4). If the Istill holds resonance, the draft national policy on edu- Cabinet offering a single berth to first broached the idea of making Hindi a primary language. Modi Government eventually cation has incensed political parties by calling for the adop- his NDA ally, he seems to have The heirs of M Karunanidhi see the new draft National Education Policy expunged the contentious ‘Hindi tion of a three-language formula in schools — Hindi, reached a dead-end. Continuing (NEP) as another attempt by the Central Government and North Indian politi- clause’ from the draft new educa- English and the local mother tongue in non-Hindi States. with hate-love relationship does tional policy in the face of Some leaders in the State have gone so far as to invoke not augur well either for the BJP cians to push Hindi on an unwilling people. But while we can and will debate Opposition to the trial balloon the threat of the infamous 1965 anti-Hindi agitation when or the Janata Dal (United). It’s the politics of language in India, the fact that the issue did not generate the (the move to impose Hindi), it Tamil Nadu and parts of south India had burned, while time for both parties to walk the level of controversy that it used to is because Hindi has become gradual- was to smooth non-Hindi speak- politicians were playing the fiddle. The agitations talk and erase bitter differences. ing people’s ruffled feathers. involved several mass protests and riots in Tamil Nadu KR Srinivasan ly more popular thanks to Bollywood. More Indians speak and understand It is not a U-turn or a climb- concerning the official status of Hindi in the State. Secunderabad Hindi than ever before and credit shouldn’t just go to the movie industry down, but an attempt to sugar-coat There are some issues about which India needs to but also the massive amounts of internal migration that has taken place. the three-language policy still make up its mind once and for all. The English language lished in English and the availability of textbooks is also Play a constructive role But on the language front, it is a good proposal in the draft NEP where retained in the draft. It needs no is one such. The most important demerit of English is the maximum in English language. More importantly, great intelligence to identify the that it is a foreign language. On the other hand, the mer- under the Official Languages Act, 1963, it is mandato- students in India are encouraged to learn another language outside the local ‘third language’ in the three-lan- its of having English as the link language are many. It ry for Central Government Ministries/departments to use Sir — Congress president Rahul language. This should not only be Hindi for students outside Hindi-speak- guage formula and see through the is already playing the role of a national link language. Hindi along with English in files, documents and all offi- Gandhi’s advice to his MPs to ing states but it should also give students in Hindi-speaking states the choice ploy to make Hindi learning com- Second, it is neutral between different regions in the cial correspondences. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ensure that the BJP does not pulsory through the back door. country as no State shall be in a disadvantageous posi- love for Hindi could see the rule being enforced, much have a walkover in Parliament of learning a language of their choice. This would do wonders for nation- What is required is not just the tion when English is used as the link language. Third, to the inconvenience and displeasure of those who are will further erode people’s faith al integration and would also allow students across India to understand and omission of ‘Hindi’ from the draft English is a highly developed language and very rich in not proficient in Hindi. in the party. Instead, Congress appreciate more cultures. It is said that speaking and understanding mul- policy, but the roll-back of the science, social science and general literature. Fourth, the JS Acharya MPs must be magnanimous in three-language policy itself. If the bulk of academic research done in India has been pub- Hyaderabad co-operating with the tiple languages wires the brain differently and it is not just speaking skills Modi Government is so keen on Government, help it pass welfare but also in analytical skills. It opens up new cultures and, thus, opens the ‘greater cognitive development of schemes and offer constructive mind to new and fresh ideas. Many Indians already speak three or more children’ by means of ‘multilingual- Alliance politics taken for granted. Prime Minister Nitish Kumar refused the BJP’s criticism when something is ism’, it can well start with introduc- Narendra Modi had made it offer for a single berth in the going wrong. languages and have seen the benefits of that. This is not forcing a bad idea ing Tamil, Kannada, Marathi or amply clear during his first meet- Union Cabinet since he felt that Shubham on children and nobody is arguing that complete fluency is required, but any one of the ‘official’ languages Sir — This refers to the editori- ing after the election results that representation of allies in the Via email this is something that should be promoted and should not be seen as the in Hindi-speaking States. al, “Nitish’s upper hand” (June 4). he would take the allies along in Union Government should be G David Milton It is an accepted fact that in a the new Government. It was sur- proportional to their strength in Send your feedback to: primacy of one language over another. Maruthancode coalition, allies should not be prising that Bihar Chief Minister Parliament. [email protected] LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Rural healthcare POINTCOUNTERPOINT HOW BEAUTIFUL WOULD THE PICTURE HAVE EMERGED, HE (GIRIRAJ SINGH) MAKES SUCH REMARKS needs urgent fixing HAD PHALAAHAAR BEEN ORGANISED DURING DELIBERATELY SO THAT YOU (MEDIA) MAKE NAVARATRA WITH THE SAME FERVOUR. NEWS OUT OF IT. Providing affordable services to the people is the —BJP LEADER —BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER need of the hour. Ambulances, mobile check up GIRIRAJ SINGH NITISH KUMAR vans and healthcare kiosks can help achieve this Checkmate air pollution AJOY KHANDHERIA or all the gratified talk about India’s health sector and the med- China is a good example of how it has balanced environmental protection and ical tourism hub it has turned the country into, the truth remains Fthat our healthcare system is inequitable. Even today, a large section of our population has to travel more than 100 kms to access economic growth. India must learn from Beijing to tackle air pollution basic healthcare. Data collected by National Sample Survey Office in 2010 found that 86 per cent of all trips taken for medical pur- poses were from rural areas. According to estimates, urban cen- tres are home to almost 70 per cent of the doctors and 65 per cent of the country’s hospital beds despite having less than 30 per cent of the total population. Government figures suggest that as on March 31, 2017, only 4,156 posts for specialists were filled in Community Health Centres as against the requirement of 22,496. Patients in rural areas face several hurdles to healthcare that limit their ability to avail the care they need. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or Ayushman Bharat pro- gramme, which promises to benefit 10.74 crore poor and deprived KOTA SRIRAJ families, has raised much hope. However, to establish an afford- able and accessible healthcare ecosystem in the country, the need ir pollution has become an unwitting part is for a wider approach that includes creating the required human of our daily lives along with its health and resource and raising awareness among rural Indians. Aeconomic consequences. This, despite Barriers healthcare access in rural areas: Poor health liter- the tremendous efforts being made to bring down acy does not allow a patient to comprehend either the health infor- the scale of pollution through path-breaking mea- sures aided by researched scientific studies. Today, mation or the instructions given by healthcare providers. In most the entire world’s attention will be focused on air cases, due to the lack of knowledge, rural residents are reluctant pollution as it happens to be the theme of this to visit healthcare facilities as they don’t have the confidence to com- year’s World Environment Day, which is being municate with professionals. At the same time, it also translates hosted by China. World Environment Day, cel- into low awareness about chronic diseases and symptoms. It is, ebrated since 1974, is the United Nations day for therefore, important to have a functioning primary healthcare ser- encouraging worldwide awareness and action to vice closer to the doors of rural people. protect the environment. Long distance commutation: According to a NATHEALTH-PwC Since its inception, the World Environment INDIA MUST report released in 2017, 50 per cent of the beneficiaries travel more Day has grown to become a global platform for REJIG ITS than 100 km to access quality medical care. About 70 per cent of public outreach that is celebrated in over 100 countries. Above all, this day has become “peo- ENVIRONMENTAL India’s health infrastructure is concentrated in the top 20 cities. Long ple’s day” for doing something to take care of the PRIORITIES AND distance commutation increases costs and inconvenience and often Earth. That “something” can be local, national ENSURE THAT results in discontinuation of treatment. For people living with chron- or global. This year’s theme of ‘air pollution’ is THE ANNUAL ic diseases such as hypertension diabetes and heart disease among apt as this issue has been causing immense con- WORLD others, who require frequent visits to outpatient healthcare facili- cern to the well-being of humanity across the ENVIRONMENT ties, this can have serious consequences on their health. world. Globally, it is estimated that air pollution DAY IS UTILISED Workforce limitations: India faces a shortage of doctors and is responsible for 3.1 million premature deaths FOR STOCK- allied healthcare professionals. This scarcity is even more glaring worldwide every year and 3.2 per cent of the glob- TAKING AND in rural areas where it severely limits access to healthcare and neg- al burden of disease. ASSESSMENT OF atively impacts health outcomes. Poor medical infrastructure in these Epidemiological studies revealed that there is a link between air pollution and diseases with EFFORTS TAKEN not relaxing the targets or easing crack- Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Over environmental protection and eco- areas also acts as an impediment in attracting qualified and trained public health importance such as cardiovascu- IN THE LAST down on violators. One of the first mea- this period, annual emissions of sulfur nomic growth. India is ambitiously tar- professionals. The Government’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat lar diseases for instance, stroke and ischemic WHOLE YEAR. AS sures adopted by the Chinese dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), getting aggressive economic growth that scheme, which envisages establishing of 150,000 health and well- heart disease, cancers and respiratory diseases. IMMEDIATE FIRST Government was to give autonomy to particulate matter (PM10) and volatile might outpace Chinese economy even- ness centres, cannot succeed without addressing the human resource Respiratory diseases related to air pollution STEPS, THE NEW regional pollution control authorities to organic compounds in Beijing tually. But what will this progress cost gap in rural areas. include acute respiratory infections, chronic GOVERNMENT curb the production of heavy industries decreased by 83 per cent, 43 per cent, us? A country that loses its environment Way forward: Ways have to be found out to generate trained obstructive pulmonary diseases and asthma. MUST SET in their region, depending upon the 55 per cent and 42 per cent respective- and gains economic prosperity has only human resource to provide healthcare services. This can be done India is one of the main sufferers of deteriorat- ACTIONABLE local air quality level. This helped it ly. Much of this reduction came from won in short-term and lost in long- by commissioning new medical colleges, providing monetary and ing air quality levels. Though the Government GOALS THAT ARE bring an end to the earlier practice of measures to control coal-fired boilers, term. Therefore a balance is of outmost non-monetary incentives to doctors to work in rural areas, improv- is making efforts all-year round to mitigate its TIME-BOUND AND imposing nation-wide production curbs provide cleaner domestic fuels and importance. The World Environment ing working conditions for healthcare professionals and provide them affects, no noticeable dip in air pollution levels on heavy industries in response to spike industrial restructuring. This by itself Day in India must come to mean the have been registered. This year, the Ministry of SPECIFY in air pollution levels in some region- is an area of learning for India. significance of this balance. with ancillary infrastructure to carry out basic duties. Taking trained Environment, Forest and Climate Change has PENALTIES FOR al areas. This impacted the economy What is the backbone of this India must rejig its environmental AYUSH practitioners on board and equipping them with the ability released a song titled, ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread RELEVANT negatively than actually curbing the pol- firm Chinese resolve to bring down air priorities and ensure that the annual to diagnose and refer conditions at primary level can also temporar- awareness among the general public regarding AUTHORITIES FOR lution levels. pollution levels? It is definitely not a World Environment Day is utilised for ily fill the human resource gap. air pollution and its adverse effects on the eve NOT ADHERING The bevy of policy initiatives taken set of token efforts played mainly for stock-taking and assessment of efforts Re-skill primary healthcare doctors: Doctors in rural areas of the World Environment Day. Even the traffic TO THE up by China has made the world sit up optics by the Government as in other taken in the last whole year. As a first should also be constantly re-skilled to make them abreast with the police has been roped in to create the required DEADLINES and take notice. The efforts of China to countries. In fact, Beijing’s air quali- step, the new Government must set latest developments in medical field. With growing and improving consciousness regarding air pollution and asso- control the pollution levels are nearly ty management system is supported by actionable goals that are time-bound understanding of diseases and treatments, modern healthcare sys- ciated problems. 20-year-old and according to a research a comprehensive monitoring, evalu- and specify penalties for relevant tem demands constant upgrading of skills and continuous med- The World Environment Day is also referred conducted by UN Environment and the ation, pollution source apportion- authorities for not adhering to the dead- ical education. The doctors in primary healthcare setup must be to as the ‘Action Day’ when people around the Beijing Municipal Ecology and ment and emission inventories. It also lines. People, too, need to be held world are expected to take meaningful action in Environment Bureau (BEE), it is evi- contains wide-ranging legal stan- accountable for the environment and updated and be able to cope with evolving disease patterns and their own way possible and do their bit for plan- dent how Beijing’s air quality manage- dards and strict environmental law sufficient measures must be envisioned epidemics and make right diagnosis and provide quality treatment. et Earth. The day symbolises the efforts to save ment programme has evolved and enforcement. Air quality work is sup- and implemented that seek to awake It is important, therefore, to make CMEs mandatory for them. the environment and is the biggest annual event makes for a sustainable strategy for the ported by economic policies, public environmental consciousness of the Innovative approaches to healthcare: To bypass the problems for positive environmental action. However, the future. The report by BEE specifically participation and coordination on common man and also ensure that will- of human resource and infrastructure shortage, we need to create current state of dismal air quality levels and with- mentions, “This improvement in air air pollution prevention and control ful and deliberate polluters of environ- innovative and low-cost solutions and technologies that can enable ering environment is indicative of the fact that quality didn’t happen by accident. It was in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. ment are exemplarily punished. Would us bring healthcare closer to the homes of rural people. intense and productive action is needed almost the result of an enormous investment These robust networks of actionable these measures be harsh for India? Ambulances, mobile check up vans, healthcare kiosks and use of on a daily basis to save our ambient air quality. of time, resources and political will.” laws and policies have helped China Maybe not if one factors in the suffer- telemedicine are ways to achieve this. In this regard, perhaps, it is not coincidental that Figures of improvement in air achieve something that other nations ing undergone by the environment and Healthcare start-ups are doing their bit by opening kiosks across China is hosting this year’s ‘World Environment quality speak for themselves. Reeling suffering from falling air quality stan- our fragile ecosystem till now. It is time to quantify the progress various States that provide basic healthcare services to villagers Day’. The country is increasingly being recog- under the pressure of ever worsening dards are still grappling with. Without nised by the world for its hard and aggressive air quality, Beijing adopted systematic doubt, Beijing’s efforts, achievements, made by us in safeguarding the envi- every day. These kiosks are digitised healthcare clinics that use domestic stand on matters pertaining to environ- and intensive measures in the begin- experiences and lessons in air pollu- ronment. Celebration of a specific day telemedicine to help under-served communities get access to doc- mental conservation. ning of 2013. Thanks to unwavering tion control over the last 20 years are by caring for the planet for that partic- tors. These kiosks have a nurse, who conducts physical examina- China was at the receiving end of severe air and concentrated efforts by the worth analysing and sharing in order ular day is woefully inadequate. This tion and connects with the online doctor by live audio or video feed pollution levels till recently but concentrated and Government — which was fully sup- to progress global environmental gov- has to be a year-long effort till we through a technology backed platform. The services are provided non-negotiable policies are slowly turning the tide ported by the disciplined population — ernance. reclaim our environment. As China has at subsidised rates. Many such initiatives and platforms must be in its favour. Besides, China is also planning to by the end of 2017, fine particulate pol- Beijing has achieved impressive air shown, this is very much possible. launched to further the goal of universal healthcare. adopt more efficient and targetted measures dur- lution (PM2.5) had fallen by 35 per cent quality improvements in a short span. (The writer is an environmental (The writer is founder of Gramin Healthcare) ing its continuing campaign against pollution by and by 25 per cent in the surrounding It is a good example of how to balance journalist) Review, revamp and re-emerge FOREIGN EYE To rise again, the Congress needs to reinvent itself and strengthen the organisation. It must play the role of a credible Opposition not by criticising every move of the Government but by supporting it for the acts that are in the nation’s interest give up its power over the 132- year Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi face Government but support issues of pub- grand old party. such turbulent times in Parliament dur- lic interest. Boycotting the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi should learn a les- ing the Bofors scam days, though he stalling business and hitting the streets son or two from other Opposition lead- had a brute majority of 415 members? will not work. Modi-bashing days are ers, who, too, were humiliated in the A dozen of Opposition leaders, includ- over after the BJP registered a stunning 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Bahujan Samaj ing Madhu Dandavate, Somnath victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It ENFORCE THE LAW Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has already Chatterjee, Indrajit Gupta, Jaipal Reddy is time to look ahead. Ideas of secular- made changes to her party to get ready and KP Unnikrishnan not only raised ism/fundamentalism have no longer Because much of for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls. Aam issues effectively but also saw to it that any appeal going by the way the BJP is cybercrime is international, KALYANI SHANKAR Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has Rajiv Gandhi lost power in the 1989 growing. What the Congress needs is asked his party to be prepared for the elections. to find an identity, appeal and a new it requires close and quick he Congress has gone back to the 2020 Assembly polls. West Bengal Third, the Congress should narrative. After all, it has to face sev- collaboration between tried and tested leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strengthen the Opposition by winning eral Assembly elections before the national police forces, and TSonia Gandhi by once again begun her street-level fight to prepare cooperation of parties like the Biju next Lok Sabha polls in 2024. The even within the EU this is electing her as the leader of its parlia- for the Assembly polls. So, the fighting Janata Dal, YSR Congress Party and Congress as a credible Opposition is not the case. The British mentary party in its hour of crisis. politician will not sulk as Rahul Gandhi and lead from the front. So far he had organisation. Rahul Gandhi’s first chal- Telangana Rashtra Samithi among critical for Indian democracy because Calling it “unprecedented crisis”, Sonia did for the past few days. If the gener- been irregular in his Parliament atten- lenge is to show that the Congress is not others during parliamentary debates despite its losses, the party still remains police are reluctant to herself acknowledged the numerous al is demoralised, what happens to the dance. If public meetings and rallies a spent-force. and discussions. the only political force as a counterbal- investigate property crimes challenges confronting the grand old foot soldiers? brings a leader in direct contact with Second, he should make efforts to Fourth, though there is no provi- ance to the BJP’s surge. in the real world and still party. Claiming that several decisive Rahul Gandhi’s pep-talk to his the people, the Parliament is where the unite the Opposition to function in a sion of a shadow Cabinet in the Indian The Congress should work towards more so online. This measures were being mulled to party MPs last week sent the right sig- Opposition should take on the cohesive manner in Parliament on system, the Congress can think of building a cohesive Opposition and reluctance is backed up by strengthen the organisation, she hint- nal that it will fight back in Parliament Government effectively through issues that matter. Now that the NDA encouraging its MPs to develop exper- take note of what the Prime Minister ed that Rahul Gandhi would continue and outside as that is what is expected debates and discussions. Sonia Gandhi has emerged with 352 seats in the Lok tise in certain domains. This will come said in a televised address: “Whatever a lack of resources. But as the party chief though he had from a responsible Opposition leader. optimistically predicted that, “In an Sabha, passing Bills will not be a prob- handy for the party. After all, it has sev- happened in these elections is in the until it can be overcome, offered his resignation to the Congress He said, “We are 52 MPs. I guarantee unprecedented crisis lies an unprece- lem for the Modi Government. But this eral experienced ex-Ministers. Lastly, past, we have to look ahead. We have crime will continue to Working Committee (CWC) after the you that these 52 MPs will fight against dented opportunity...Undeterred by is where the Congress and other the party should live in the present and to take everyone forward, including our flourish online since there is defeat. In one voice, the CWC reject- the BJP every single inch. We are the many challenges that lie ahead, we Opposition parties should be vigilant. not in its past glory as no legacy how- staunchest opponents.” If he is look- no detectable law ed his resignation. By now, it is clear that enough to make the BJP jump every- will rise again,” she said. An effective Opposition does not need ever strong can go on forever. ing ahead, so should the Opposition. neither will the party give up on the day.” But to do this, Rahul Gandhi To rise again, the party needs to numbers but members, who can raise The role of the Opposition is not (The writer is a senior political com- enforcement there. Gandhi family nor will the family will should come to Parliament regularly reinvent itself and strengthen the the issues effectively. 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These he BSE benchmark Auto and IT counters print for the March quarter. bring India’s largest range of lution thus soundless Battery Swapping Stations Sensex Tuesday retreated mainly came under a heavy “Markets opened margin- electric vehicles (EVs) along cruise and lower battery charge batteries quickly with Tfrom its peak level to end selling pressure due to profit- ally lower, but fell later in the with advanced allied services. consumption which leads ‘Evols Smart Charge Docking 184 points lower as investors booking as stocks of both sec- afternoon trade as investors The product portfolio of ‘Sahara to longer driving distance System’, or alternately, enable resorted to profit taking at tors had risen in the previous and traders awaited RBI’s mon- Evols’ consists of variants of and also longer battery vehicle owners to swap their higher valuation. session on hopes of RBI rate cut etary policy decision amid electric scooters, motorcycles, life plus 5 times lower discharged battery with a fully The broader Nifty too and rupee’s sustained rise. weak cues from global mar- three-wheelers and cargo vehi- maintenance costs as charged one. came off life-time highs to set- The broader mood of the kets,” said Narendra Solanki, cles. For the first time, the compared to convention- The company has already tle 67 points down. markets remain dampened Head Fundamental Research group will also be is introduc- al vehicles. The vehicles started developing the service Top losers in the Sensex with a report that the pre-mon- (Investment Services) - AVP ing a network of battery charg- are powered by dry lithi- setup at Lucknow District, its pack were Hero MotoCorp, soon rainfall in the country was Equity Research, Anand Rathi ng-cum-swapping stations. um-ion batteries, which first target market with the set- HCL Tech, TCS, Asian Paints, the second lowest in 65 years, Shares & Stock Brokers. ‘Sahara Evols’, while starting are lightweight, portable, ting up of 57 service centers as IndusInd Bank and Infosys, he said adding that the three- The Indian rupee was mar- from Lucknow, will establish its smart-looking and have a well as providing training to the shedding up to 3.08 per cent. month pre-monsoon season ginally lower at 69.28 against ecosystem in Tier II and Tier III longer life than regular technicians for electric vehicles. On the other hand, Yes March, April and May ended the US dollar. cities of India by the end of this batteries. These batteries Sahara Evols has also handed Bank, NTPC and Axis Bank with a rainfall deficiency of 25 Meanwhile, other Asian financial year, in a phase-wise are fast charging, with over keys to 101 inaugural emerged as major gainers, ris- per cent. bourses ended on a negative manner. Subsequently, in the up to 40% charging in customers at Lucknow. Sahara ing up to 2.71 per cent. Analysts said that investors note, while Europe was trading next financial year, it will roll out one hour which can pro- Evols’ vehicles are also The BSE gauge settled booked profits at higher levels in the green in opening deals. its products and services, pan- vide enough power to equipped with Smart Tech fea- 184.08 points, or 0.46 per cent, after markets soared to record Brent crude futures, the India. cover between 55 Km – tures like GPS tracking system lower at 40,083.54. The broad- highs on Monday amid expec- global oil benchmark, fell 1.53 On the occasion, ‘Saharasri’ 150 km distance in a sin- through which the owner of the er NSE benchmark fell 66.90 tations of an interest rate cut by per cent to 60.34 per barrel. Subrata Roy Sahara said, “We gle charge depending on vehicle, with the help of the free are proud to introduce for the the type and category. downloadable ‘Sahara Evols first time, a complete ecosystem The cost of driving Mobile App’ can trace the loca- FinMin claries on accrued IGST credit of electric vehicles in India. Sahara Evols electric tion of their vehicle, as well as Sustainable and environment- vehicles in an average ask for on-road and off-road New Delhi (PTI): The Finance first year (2017-18) of Goods and 9 does not allow a taxpayer to friendly modes of transporta- can go as low as 20 paise assistance, 24X7. Ministry Tuesday assured trade Services Tax (GST) roll out, the report details of IGST paid on tion are the need of the time as per kilometre against the Users can also analyse and industry that input tax ministry also advised taxpayers imports made in 2017-18 but well as for the benefit of our cost of Rs 2 per kilome- online the performance of their credit accrued on import of to file the correct data about tax credit for the same was availed in future generations. tre on petrol vehicles, vehicles and for the first time goods by paying GST in 2017- payment and other details as 2018-19. The Sahara Evols range of thus entailing direct and in India, can even lock the vehi- 18 will not lapse even if the tax- reported in monthly sales returns Issuing the clarification, the electric vehicles is going to be substantial economic cle through the mobile app. payer has not claimed credit in in annual return GSTR-9 by ministry further said many tax- our contribution in this direc- benefits to the users. The vehicles also have Distress the same financial year. omitting the auto populated data. payers have reported a mis- tion – towards alternate, sus- Sahara Evols is also Alarm Buttons for women’s Addressing concerns raised The ministry said that many match between auto-populated tainable and eco-friendly introducing a first of its safety and anti-theft Alarm to by trade and industry regarding taxpayers have raised concern data and the actual entry in their modes of transportation.” Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker & Chairman, Sahara India Pariwar, at the kind ecosystem for the prevent any attempt of break- filing of annual returns for the that annual return form GSTR- books of accounts or returns. ‘Sahara Evols’ vehicles run launch of its electric vehicle ‘Evols‘ in Lucknow on Tuesday electric vehicles, which in.

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93.45 93.90 BASF 1380.00 1380.00 1360.05 1366.65 BAJFINANCE 3514.50 3550.00 3509.55 3536.00 24.95 INFY* 741.95 741.95 733.25 734.70 BEML 999.70 1010.00 981.50 990.90 GODFRYPHLP 918.00 933.00 916.00 922.30 GSKCONS 7600.00 7699.95 7562.90 7632.75 EICHERMOT 19994.00 20360.00 19783.50 20047.00 98.85 LT 1559.80 1584.70 1559.55 1570.00 FSL 53.00 54.60 53.00 53.50 RAJESHEXPO 667.00 667.00 654.00 655.20 BAYERCROP 3790.05 3800.00 3681.00 3701.15 ITC 279.25 282.15 278.80 279.80 1.25 DRREDDY 2740.00 2797.75 2447.05 2657.80 LTTS 1699.00 1709.40 1663.00 1667.40 GICRE 230.00 230.15 223.55 224.40 CERA 3026.00 3026.00 2925.00 2939.75 UPL 1005.60 1022.85 1001.75 1011.00 3.90 ASHOKLEY 91.95 93.85 91.40 93.00 FEDERALBNK 107.50 109.60 107.50 107.90 GPPL 85.75 86.60 85.00 85.25 DBCORP 195.65 199.95 194.95 195.75 KOTAKBANK 1530.00 1540.00 1522.20 1534.00 2.75 WIPRO 294.40 296.00 290.85 293.90 TATAPOWER 67.45 67.95 66.45 66.75 NHPC 25.00 25.10 24.85 24.95 NLCINDIA 66.30 66.35 65.50 65.95 POWERGRID 192.55 196.00 191.95 193.35 0.30 GRAPHITE 408.75 429.90 406.80 421.05 NMDC 104.00 105.25 102.85 103.75 LUXIND 1262.10 1269.60 1230.10 1246.75 JYOTHYLAB 167.65 171.95 167.65 170.80 ADANIPORTS 423.40 429.85 417.40 425.10 0.35 RELINFRA 99.20 101.50 96.55 97.00 EICHERMOT 19997.00 20355.15 19800.05 20075.00 ADANITRANS 240.00 240.00 231.30 232.00 3MINDIA 22728.40 23126.70 22522.00 22577.00 GAIL 356.00 360.35 355.10 357.50 0.05 TATAGLOBAL 244.90 258.55 244.65 253.35 SOBHA 543.00 573.20 543.00 553.65 KSCL 536.55 543.90 531.00 534.10 INDOSTAR 395.00 399.80 390.05 391.00 BHARTIARTL 351.00 355.95 349.75 352.75 0.00 RELCAPITAL 119.40 126.05 118.65 120.95 HINDUNILVR 1834.00 1844.00 1808.00 1816.10 NESCO 523.65 529.95 518.00 527.00 COFFEEDAY 242.10 244.45 241.00 241.45 TATASTEEL 496.00 502.75 491.90 497.65 0.00 AXISBANK 807.80 826.40 805.55 821.40 JAICORPLTD 122.00 124.90 121.30 121.50 NBVENTURES 94.25 94.25 91.85 92.05 CCL 264.25 265.95 263.05 263.40 HDFC 2220.00 2233.90 2209.00 2229.15 -1.30 NTPC 134.90 136.35 133.65 135.00 TECHM 758.90 762.70 747.60 748.55 ORIENTCEM 118.50 125.00 117.00 119.00 ECLERX 927.40 937.00 926.15 936.30 HDFCBANK 2455.00 2465.75 2441.05 2455.00 -2.10 TCS 2226.00 2226.00 2175.00 2182.45 ONGC 172.00 173.35 170.00 170.55 APLAPOLLO 1580.00 1580.00 1557.90 1560.65 LAURUSLABS 359.55 360.00 357.30 358.45 BRITANNIA 2970.20 2985.00 2951.00 2965.00 -5.20 IBULHSGFIN 815.00 819.90 791.85 796.30 DISHTV 28.60 29.00 27.20 27.50 LAKSHVILAS 74.50 74.75 73.40 73.65 GET&D 258.50 262.70 257.00 259.00 JSWSTEEL 274.00 276.00 272.40 273.90 -0.65 BANKBARODA 131.95 135.10 131.00 132.60 INTELLECT 261.55 272.45 260.70 269.50 TTKPRESTIG 7140.00 7293.95 7131.20 7220.40 KRBL 345.15 345.40 340.00 342.60 DHFL 114.25 115.65 111.05 111.60 IFCI 9.61 9.87 9.50 9.69 PFIZER 3110.25 3115.70 3090.00 3107.80 JAGRAN 114.15 114.15 112.00 112.20 M&M 654.80 659.40 647.80 651.00 -2.40 ZEEL 360.00 360.00 345.00 346.15 HFCL 21.80 22.35 21.20 21.30 JKCEMENT 1054.00 1054.00 1031.00 1034.45 LINDEINDIA 574.00 574.90 563.45 565.55 BAJAJFINSV 8344.95 8388.00 8292.35 8310.00 -38.10 TATAMOTORS 174.00 177.00 172.55 173.40 IGL 342.00 346.50 338.35 344.55 GSPL 197.15 199.95 191.90 194.55 OFSS 3439.00 3445.00 3369.05 3378.35 ASTRAZEN 1951.00 1974.10 1922.00 1923.90 RELIANCE 1357.45 1374.25 1348.10 1353.00 -7.20 PNB 81.95 83.90 81.45 82.30 EXIDEIND 215.00 217.75 213.15 214.80 MINDTREE 977.85 978.20 967.50 972.05 BDL 300.75 307.00 298.00 302.85 THOMASCOOK 234.60 238.40 233.80 238.15 HINDALCO 198.85 200.50 196.85 198.00 -1.40 JETAIRWAYS 139.00 143.10 135.25 140.70 BHARATFIN 1053.60 1053.60 1026.55 1033.60 CIPLA 568.00 574.30 562.00 563.25 SCI 32.85 33.60 32.70 33.10 BAJAJCON 348.50 348.50 336.55 336.85 SBIN 354.00 357.20 351.40 352.80 -2.65 INDUSINDBK 1663.85 1672.90 1630.00 1636.10 NBCC 62.60 64.45 62.05 63.10 GLENMARK 546.55 554.00 539.30 540.45 KALPATPOWR 519.80 520.10 511.00 514.35 ALKEM 1784.80 1784.80 1753.90 1757.00 TATAMOTORS 174.25 177.20 172.40 173.10 -1.40 ORIENTBANK 97.80 106.85 97.75 101.15 PAGEIND 21050.00 21100.00 20035.00 20128.15 DCMSHRIRAM 547.90 556.00 521.00 524.90 LEMONTREE 71.30 71.90 70.00 70.40 TATAMETALI 603.20 608.10 596.10 600.45 GRASIM 890.00 903.90 883.30 887.50 -7.55 BHEL 71.75 73.00 70.60 70.85 CENTURYTEX 1060.00 1060.00 1020.00 1024.30 TRIDENT 66.50 68.60 66.20 66.55 ASTRAL 1345.00 1349.00 1312.00 1323.20 AEGISLOG 220.00 221.65 216.35 217.00 ICICIBANK 417.70 422.75 417.50 419.00 -3.90 ITC 279.70 282.15 278.90 279.65 CANFINHOME 363.55 368.80 360.05 364.75 PIDILITIND 1300.00 1300.00 1274.00 1278.75 TATACOMM 539.90 545.75 533.80 535.50 LAOPALA 205.00 205.00 196.20 198.15 TECHM 756.30 762.70 746.80 750.00 -7.60 ADANIPORTS 423.80 429.60 417.65 425.40 WOCKPHARMA 400.50 410.00 395.40 405.30 JAMNAAUTO 56.35 59.10 56.20 57.15 BAJAJELEC 540.65 540.65 530.55 532.40 CYIENT 558.25 561.70 557.00 560.00 HINDUNILVR 1831.00 1845.50 1807.10 1821.15 -18.55 HINDALCO 199.85 200.85 196.90 198.25 WABAG 322.70 343.80 318.60 333.85 GUJGAS 186.10 190.40 184.65 185.25 IPCALAB 936.35 938.85 930.10 933.70 GILLETTE 7380.75 7448.55 7357.40 7409.45 ONGC 172.90 173.50 170.05 170.35 -1.80 UNIONBANK 77.00 80.85 76.05 77.90 EQUITAS 141.50 143.00 140.50 141.25 PVR 1771.00 1801.65 1769.60 1780.30 THYROCARE 478.85 488.90 467.00 475.30 ASAHIINDIA 239.00 239.00 233.40 234.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3026.20 3029.30 2970.40 2998.00 -36.60 IBREALEST 124.15 126.40 122.40 123.55 KOTAKBANK 1525.00 1539.45 1523.45 1531.30 MUTHOOTFIN 642.30 656.80 641.80 646.30 SUPREMEIND 1070.50 1075.00 1035.50 1056.20 ABBOTINDIA 7811.65 7880.15 7795.00 7850.35 INDUSINDBK 1663.00 1672.95 1630.00 1642.40 -20.25 INDIACEM 107.30 109.20 101.50 101.90 COLPAL 1169.80 1169.80 1123.95 1147.85 BLISSGVS 160.90 163.10 159.80 161.75 REPCOHOME 397.85 406.00 396.40 400.75 GALAXYSURF 1181.20 1191.85 1166.45 1170.20 CIPLA 564.00 575.00 561.10 561.20 -7.05 INDIANB 285.00 292.35 271.55 273.10 DEEPAKNI 322.65 329.60 320.00 327.25 FORCEMOT 1540.00 1564.00 1520.00 1528.80 DEEPAKFERT 144.25 144.75 140.50 140.90 TATAINVEST 890.00 890.00 881.25 883.90 TITAN 1267.00 1276.85 1243.80 1250.00 -16.25 IDBI 37.00 40.55 36.70 39.70 HERITGFOOD 391.00 412.65 388.00 404.15 BRITANNIA 2965.00 2985.90 2951.20 2961.00 TAKE 151.70 152.60 150.20 150.85 MAHSCOOTER 4370.00 4383.75 4305.00 4333.65 VINATIORGA 2140.00 2216.35 2060.10 2083.95 INFY 737.25 739.45 733.15 734.90 -9.75 HEROMOTOCO 2838.00 2838.00 2748.30 2754.95 IDFCFIRSTB 45.35 46.30 45.00 45.45 AKZOINDIA 1799.95 1799.95 1774.00 1785.05 WABCOINDIA 6220.00 6274.95 6186.00 6198.50 ULTRACEMCO 4759.95 4782.30 4680.00 4696.85 M&MFIN 436.30 441.85 428.20 432.55 GODREJIND 501.70 503.50 495.00 500.35 FORTIS 125.85 126.10 123.70 124.15 TVTODAY 285.05 285.20 281.80 282.45 SUNPHARMA 414.80 417.90 409.10 411.25 -5.55 UJJIVAN 362.00 371.50 360.65 365.00 LICHSGFIN 559.00 568.35 555.00 564.70 ENGINERSIN 122.20 122.30 120.50 121.20 KNRCON 285.80 291.00 283.35 287.25 RELAXO 850.35 853.75 844.50 849.75 IBULHSGFIN 814.35 819.90 791.75 799.50 -11.35 JPASSOCIAT 4.76 4.80 4.70 4.71 DIVISLAB 1610.00 1610.00 1581.10 1584.30 ASHOKA 147.00 147.00 139.00 145.15 ENDURANCE 1216.70 1227.60 1199.95 1206.35 NH 231.00 235.00 227.35 232.65 ULTRACEMCO 4762.30 4782.00 4675.15 4694.00 -68.30 TATASTEEL 498.85 502.75 492.65 497.15 OMAXE 206.80 206.80 204.50 204.80 GMRINFRA 15.45 15.65 15.25 15.30 GMDCLTD 79.55 83.00 79.55 79.95 ASTERDM 144.60 146.35 142.20 143.15 TCS 2224.00 2224.00 2175.00 2188.00 -36.30 HEG 1696.70 1749.50 1688.50 1700.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 3031.70 3031.70 2976.95 2989.55 SOUTHBANK 14.30 14.38 13.92 14.30 IFBIND 752.70 773.00 730.00 739.35 TIMKEN 697.00 701.00 686.10 699.85 IOC 170.00 170.00 164.70 165.90 -3.80 MARUTI 7012.00 7075.70 6979.50 7049.60 CEATLTD 991.55 1016.40 988.00 1012.25 FCONSUMER 42.70 43.35 42.50 42.70 HIMATSEIDE 195.00 196.25 192.60 193.65 JSLHISAR 85.45 85.50 83.70 83.85 HCLTECH 1112.40 1113.40 1081.00 1090.00 -25.20 BIOCON 558.00 560.70 539.20 540.70 SRF 2890.00 2917.00 2843.20 2898.80 GEPIL 925.00 930.40 895.00 905.00 INOXWIND 69.25 69.90 68.10 69.20 NETWORK18 31.90 31.90 31.10 31.15 BPCL 415.40 415.90 406.75 407.50 -9.60 MANAPPURAM 134.50 141.10 134.00 138.90 LUPIN 745.10 753.85 739.80 742.20 MMTC 25.55 26.70 25.55 26.30 NAVKARCORP 35.35 36.35 35.25 35.55 UNITEDBNK 10.83 10.95 10.80 10.83 DRREDDY 2750.00 2798.45 2400.00 2657.95 -66.15 NCC 99.25 100.30 97.20 97.85 GRASIM 890.00 903.95 884.50 886.90 SUVEN 270.05 276.75 270.05 273.70 GODREJAGRO 504.60 513.50 504.60 509.45 CARBORUNIV 376.00 376.75 373.25 374.60 ASIANPAINT 1455.00 1455.00 1417.05 1422.65 -36.60 BOMDYEING 125.00 132.15 124.85 129.65 IRB 123.10 124.60 120.00 121.25 PRSMJOHNSN 100.25 101.15 96.20 96.65 EIHOTEL 179.40 183.40 178.40 179.90 VTL 1096.65 1109.95 1081.00 1097.35 HEROMOTOCO2833.00 2835.00 2745.00 2759.00 -81.25 JUBILANT 489.00 489.00 454.50 460.40 ADANIGREEN 44.40 46.10 43.60 45.05 MERCK 4040.00 4081.60 3945.00 3974.00 GUJFLUORO 1049.85 1061.45 1045.95 1056.40 GRINDWELL 590.90 592.00 582.55 585.70 ZEEL 358.95 358.95 345.00 346.25 -13.30 BAJFINANCE 3510.05 3547.40 3510.05 3532.55 RCF 63.15 64.65 62.70 63.55 SHANKARA 512.20 519.05 495.45 502.50 KANSAINER 464.30 464.30 454.25 457.85 GREENPLY 166.00 169.80 163.20 168.85 SUNPHARMA 416.40 417.95 409.50 411.25 DCBBANK 234.90 239.30 231.60 237.70 ABFRL 218.40 219.00 214.75 217.50 CHENNPETRO 225.65 227.00 218.25 218.80 SANOFI 5465.75 5465.75 5371.50 5389.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 PERSISTENT* 575.00 597.50 575.00 594.20 GAIL 358.00 360.25 355.50 358.50 SHREECEM 21850.00 22045.45 21118.05 21211.05 IEX 154.80 159.95 152.50 155.60 ITDCEM 115.70 116.00 114.05 114.35 HDFCLIFE 443.90 444.70 436.25 442.45 ITI 96.45 98.20 95.65 95.95 KAJARIACER 644.00 648.00 639.20 641.80 EVEREADY 91.30 92.90 90.00 92.45 BLUEDART 2682.00 2750.00 2664.00 2678.05 COALINDIA 259.75 264.00 258.15 263.25 DMART 1344.00 1355.15 1321.10 1330.60 KEI 510.55 517.50 497.95 499.60 AIAENG 1795.00 1824.40 1775.20 1815.35 SOLARINDS 1195.00 1195.00 1151.00 1161.10 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ICICIGI 1220.00 1250.00 1212.20 1244.05 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warns citizens against US travel PTI n BEIJING American travel industry badly. Chinese tourists visiting the US ened additional duties. only necessary for us to issue “I would like to emphasise Noting the frequent occur- fell for the first time in 15 years, Defending the travel alert, such a notice.” that we hold active attitude for n an unusual move, China rence of shootings, robberies after more than a decade of Chinese Foreign Ministry He said China had issued normal people-to-people trade deal ITuesday issued a travel alert and theft in the United States rapid growth, amid the trade spokesman Geng Shuang told similar warning to students exchanges. But it should be for its citizens visiting the US, recently, the ministry warned friction between the two coun- a media briefing here that and scholars. based on mutual respect,” he warning them of harassment Chinese tourists to fully assess tries. The two countries have “China made this decision in “They (US authorities) said. AFP n LONDON from the EU without an agree- and public security issues in the the risks of travelling to the US. been locked in an escalating response to current circum- falsely claim that the Confucius China on Monday warned ment. country as bilateral ties touched Chinese tourists are asked conflict over trade for the past stances”. institute is a tool to exhort students and academics on the resident Donald Trump He also suggested that a new low amid a spiralling to learn about the information year. The conflict increased in Asked whether the mea- political influence. They false- “risk” of studying in the United touted a “very, very sub- Brexit-backing former foreign trade war. about the public security situ- recent months as Washington sure which could hit US trav- ly accuse Chinese scholars of States, citing an uptick in visa Pstantial trade deal” minister Boris Johnson would The warning came a day ation and related laws and reg- has tightened trade restric- el industry is part of the esca- espionage and harassed them,” denials and delays. between the United States and be an “excellent” leader to get after China cautioned its stu- ulations of tourist destinations, tions on Chinese telecoms giant lating trade war between the he said. According to official data, Britain after Brexit as he met it done. dents against going to the US to raise safety awareness and Huawei. two countries, Geng said, “For example, the US about 4.58 million Chinese Prime Minister Theresa May He appeared to try to make for studies. step up precautions to stay Hopes for an imminent “Chinese people travelling to placed visa restrictions on have gone abroad to study on Tuesday for fraught talks amends for his diplomatic faux China’s Ministry of Culture safe, state-run Xinhua news trade deal were shattered in US encountered various diffi- many Chinese student scholars. since 1998 and 3.22 million of held amid street protests. pas on Tuesday. and Tourism on Tuesday issued agency reported. May after the Trump adminis- culties during the entry and They revoked some visas. them have returned. About He joked to the outgoing “I’d just like to congratulate the travel alert for Chinese The travel alert is valid tration more than doubled tar- after entry. They were interro- Recently they revoked a 10 3.63 lakh Chinese students British leader that she should you on having done a fantastic tourists travelling to the United until the end of this year. iffs on USD 200 billion of gated and harassed by law year-visa for Chinese scholar to reported to have enrolled to “stick around” and reach a job on behalf of the people of States which could hit the Last year, the number of Chinese imports and threat- enforcing agencies. So it is US,” he said. study in the US last year. much stronger economic the United States and its an alliance with the United States honour to have worked with once her country finally leaves you,” Trump told May. the European Union. But the “special relation- “I think we will have a very ship” between the two sides is London protests greet president Trump evaded taxes very substantial trade deal. It being tested over different will be a very fair deal,” he told approaches to Iran, climate her at a meeting with business change and China. AP n LONDON Thornberry told the BBC leaders and ministers, adding: Talks are likely to cover that the leader of Britain’s most in Panama: Investor “We’re going to get it done.” Britain’s possible use of Chinese s British Prime Minister important ally should be stood AP n NEW YORK blame on tax matters. Despite having repeatedly crit- firm Huawei’s technology in ATheresa May meets up to “the way you deal with a “To the extent any taxes icised May’s Brexit strategy, building its 5G network. President Donald Trump on bully” because “if you bow he majority owner of a for- were to be withheld, it was the Trump said she had done “a A senior UK government Tuesday, thousands of protest- down in front of them you just Tmer Trump-branded hotel in responsibility of the condomini- fantastic job”. official told The Times news- ers plan to tell the US leader he get kicked harder.” Panama alleged in a court filing um that owns the hotel. The Nearby, left-wing activists paper that May would make should have stayed at home. Not everyone in London on Monday that the U.S. presi- Trump Organization’s only role inflated an orange blimp of a “no apologies” over her report- Trade unions, women’s was unwelcoming. dent’s company misrepresented was to manage the property,” baby Trump dressed in a dia- ed decision to let Huawei build groups, peace campaigners and Lewis Metcalfe said he finances of the building to evade Trump Organization spokes- per at a rally outside parliament some non-essential parts of the environmentalists are gathering came to the city from his home taxes in the country. woman Kimberly Benza said in that brought morning rush next-generation mobile ser- in the capital to condemn in northern England to show A filing in New York feder- an emailed statement. hour traffic to a halt. vice. Trump’s policies — and support for the president. al court by property owner “We look forward to taking It signalled the start of The US administration has Britain’s decision to roll out the “I’m obviously going to be Orestes Fintiklis alleges that the depositions of Mr. Fintiklis’ what are expected to be large strongly hinted that this may red carpet for a pomp-filled a minority today,” said President Donald Trump’s hotel and his partners and unmasking protests against the president limit its ability to share intelli- state visit. Metcalfe, who wore a “Make management company evaded their fraud.” The filing in US on the second day of his three- gence with Britain. Protests began with the America Great Again” cap. income and social security taxes District Court for the Southern day state visit. May told the business flying of a giant blimp depict- “I don’t agree with all his when it managed the former District of New York follows a The president’s visit is breakfast that Britain will strive ing the president as an angry policies. He’s not the greatest Trump Ocean Club International ruling by judicial officials in technically centred around to strike a “wider economic orange baby, which rose from president in the world, but he Hotel & Tower. Panama early last year against Wednesday’s D-Day 75th partnership” with its closest the grass of central London’s does get things done.” The new accusations are Trump’s company in favor of anniversary commemorations trading partner outside the Parliament Square. Trump dined with the part of protracted, bitter dispute Fintiklis. A few months later, on the south shore of England. EU. “It is a great partnership, One group came dressed queen at Buckingham Palace between Trump’s company and Trump’s name was removed But it comes at an espe- but I think it’s a partnership in the red cloaks and bonnets and took tea with Prince Fintiklis, the majority owner of from the facade and building cially chaotic time for Britain. that we can take even further,” of characters from Margaret Charles on Monday, the first the 70-story, seaside, sail-shaped management turned over to US May will step down as she said. Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s day of his three-day visit. building. The filing says that hotelier Marriott International. Conservative Party leader on She will give Trump a copy Tale,” which is set in a dystopi- Things are likely to become Trump’s company misrepresent- The dispute started in Friday over her inability to of one of the most significant an, misogynist future more awkward on Tuesday ed salaries paid to employees and October 2017 after Fintiklis’ deliver Brexit despite focusing documents in the transatlantic America. when he meets May, who is in other financial records of the company, Ithaca Capital Group, on little else in almost three “special relationship” — a Leaders of Britain’s main the final weeks of her pre- hotel to cut its tax bill on fees it took control of 202 of the hotel’s years in office. framed copy of Winston opposition party are due to join miership. The two leaders have was collecting for managing the condos. Fintiklis then pushed to She will stay on as prime Churchill’s personal draft of the demonstrators later at a rally in A woman holds up a banner standing next to the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp as people sharply differing views on hotel, slash its social security pay- terminate Trump’s 20-year con- minister until her successor is 1941 Atlantic Charter that Trafalgar Square, just up the gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in issues including Iran, Brexit ments and hand over less to tract managing the building, found among 13 contenders which defined the Allied goals street from May’s Downing St. Parliament Square, central London on Tuesday AP and Chinese telecoms firm owner Fintiklis. The filing does alleging “gross negligence and who must make some difficult post-World War II. office. Police have erected bar- Huawei. not state how much in taxes the potentially fraudulent conduct,” choices before the twice- The two will later have a ricades to stop protesters protest, which will be attended woman, said Trump was “a sex- Trump has already criti- Trump company allegedly should including “looted” bank accounts. delayed Brexit deadline on private tour of the Churchill marching past the gates of by several senior lawmakers ual predator” and a racist who cized May’s handling of Brexit have paid. The Trump Organization dis- October 31. War Rooms from which the Downing St. from his left-of-center party. did not deserve the honor of a and said May’s rival Boris The Trump Organisation puted its termination as illegiti- Before he arrived, Trump wartime prime minister ran his Labour Party leader Jeremy Emily Thornberry, state visit hosted by Queen Johnson would make an “excel- said that it did not evade any taxes mate and refused to hand over urged Britain to walk away operations. Corbyn is due to address the Labour’s foreign affairs spokes- Elizabeth II. lent” prime minister. and, if anything, Fintiklis is to the property. Apple previews new software as Indian wins Kim’s sister back in public eye USD 2.7 m it diversifies beyond iPhones in raffle draw at North Korea’s mass games AP n SEOUL were once routine in North AP n SAN JOSE addresses that automatically Monday’s software show- attract users and sell their ser- PTI n DUBAI Korea but were on hiatus for forward to the user’s personal case is an annual rite that vices. he powerful younger sister several years during the pple, beset by falling email. When the next version Apple holds for thousands of Apple is trying to adapt by n Indian expat won a stag- Tof North Korean leader mourning for Kim’s father and AiPhone sales, announced of the iPhone software comes programmers at the end of squeezing money from digital Agering USD 2.7 million in Kim Jong Un attended a pub- only returned last year. upcoming changes to its phone out this fall, Apple is also spring. This year, however, services tailored for the more a monthly raffle in the UAE, a lic event in Pyongyang for the Kim Yo Jong is a senior and computer software intend- promising to give people the Apple is grappling with its than 900 million iPhones cur- media report said Tuesday. first time in more than 50 official of North Korea’s ruling ed to highlight its increasing option of limiting the time apps biggest challenge since its rently in use. Sanjai Nath R, who had days, casting further doubt on party and is believed to be her emphasis on digital services can follow their locations and visionary co-founder, Steve The transition includes a purchased the ticket at Big media speculation he had brother’s closest confidant. and to further position it as a prevent tracking through Jobs, died nearly eight years Netflix-like video service that Ticket Abu Dhabi, was ordered her to lay low over the She had accompanied him fierce guardian of personal Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals. ago. Apple teased in March and announced the winner on failed nuclear summit with to his summits with President privacy. The revisions are part of Although still popular, the thrust to center stage again Monday of the bumper prize, Washington. Donald Trump and South The revisions previewed Apple’s ongoing attempts to dif- iPhone is no longer reliably dri- Monday with a preview of one 10 million dirham (USD 2.7 North Korea’s state media Korean President Moon Jae-in Monday during a conference in ferentiate itself from other ving Apple’s profits the way it of the new series due out this million), the Khaleej Times on Tuesday showed Kim Yo and had joined other digni- San Jose, California, included technology giants, many of has for the past decade. fall, “For All Mankind.” reported. While Nath won the Jong clapping aside her broth- taries in the stands at last year’s a new feature that will let peo- whom offer free services in Sales have fallen sharply for But the iPhone remains first prize, five other Indian er, his wife and other top offi- Winter Olympics in South ple log into apps and other ser- exchange for personal data the past two quarters, and Apple’s marquee attraction. expats were in the top 10 win- cials at the 150,000-seat May Korea. North Korean media vices with an Apple ID instead such as whereabouts and per- could suffer another blow if The next version of its iPhone ning list of the raffle, the report Day Stadium where thousands had last shown her at a meet- of relying on similar sign-in sonal interests, which in turn China’s government targets the operating software, iOS 13, said. The second price of of gymnasts, dancers and flip- ing of the North’s rubber-stamp options from Facebook and fuels the advertising that gen- iPhone in retaliation for the manages to offer both priva- 100,000 dirhams was won by card-wielding spectators work attitude” and set forth parliament in April. Google — two companies that erates most of their revenue. trade war being waged by cy features and an aesthetic Indian expat Binu Gopinathan, worked in precise unison to “important tasks” to correctly South Korea’s conservative mine data to sell advertising. Apple, by contrast, makes Another potential problem “dark mode” for the screen — it said Shipak Barua from perform “The Land of the implement the country’s revo- Chosun Ilbo newspaper last Apple said it won’t collect virtually all its money selling looms for Apple. a feature already available Bangladesh won the luxurious People.” lutionary policy on literature week cited an unidentified tracking information about devices and services, making it Regulatory complaints and on Macs. Land Rover Series 16 in the raf- The official Korean Central and art. source to report that Kim Jong users from that service. easier for CEO Tim Cook to a consumer lawsuit both ques- Apple executives also fle, the report added. Last News Agency said Kim Jong State media often reports Un had ordered his sister to lay As part of that feature, embrace “privacy is a funda- tion whether Apple has been claimed that iOS 13 will open month, Shojith KS, an Indian Un was unhappy about on Kim scolding factory offi- low following the collapse of his Apple will also let users mask mental human right” as one of abusing the power of its iPhone apps faster and features a national from Sharjah, became Monday’s performance and cials, educators and others per- summit with Trump in their true email addresses when the company’s battle cries in an app store to thwart competition new version of the Face ID first prize winner of the after had seriously criticized the ceived as not performing to his February over mismatched signing into apps and services. age of increasingly intrusive and gouge smaller technology system will unlock your winning 15 million dirhams creators for their “wrong spir- standards. demands in sanctions relief That will involve faux email technology. companies that rely on it to phone 30 percent faster. (USD 4.08 million). it of creation and irresponsible The mass games events and nuclear disarmament. 35 dead as Sudan troops move Pak minister chides clerics over moon-sighting

PTI n ISLAMABAD The National Assembly, the come out for days.... should we given. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govern- against democracy protesters lower house of Parliament, was just say that there’s no Eid or On May 31, the federal min- ment declared Eid on Tuesday akistan’s Minister for Science informed last month that Ramazan in these situations,” ister rolled out the Muslim after getting approval from Prime AP n KHARTOUM an interim government. Gen. Professionals’ Association, Pand Technology Fawad Pakistan spent Rs 3.06 million on Chaudhry added. majority country’s first moon- Minister Khan. Abedel-Fattah Burhan also said which has spearheaded the Chaudhry has hit out at clerics for the sighting of the moon for The clerics must use “com- sighting website as well as a Reacting to Khyber udan’s ruling military moved that the council was cancelling protests. trying to detach science from Muharram, Ramazan, Eid-ul- mon sense when it comes to mobile application to help under- Pakhtunkhwa government’s deci- Sto crush the protest move- all its agreement with protest “Those are criminals who religion, saying the religious Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha in 2018. sighting the moon” to determine stand the different cycles of the sion, Chaudhry termed it as an ment opposing its grip on groups and would call elections should have been treated like leaders must use “common “It is sad to see how our reli- Eid-ul-Fitr, the Express Tribune moon. “inappropriate decision”. power as security forces over- within seven months. al-Bashir,” he said. “Now the sit- sense” when it comes to sighting gious scholars have come out quoted Chaudhry as saying. However, the ministry’s The minister said that peo- ran the main sit-in site in the After their protests suc- uation is either them or us, the moon to determine Eid-ul- deeming science to have nothing The minister said Islam was efforts to modernise the moon- ple can celebrate Eid whenever capital, unleashing furious vol- ceeded in forcing the military to there is no other way.” Burhan’s Fitr. to do with moon sighting,” he for the entire world not just sighting process have not been they want but it should not be leys of gunfire, burning down remove al-Bashir, pro-democ- statement said military leaders Chaudhry, a close aide of said in a press briefing in Pakistan or a certain region. well received by all clerics and a based on lies. It was not possible tents and killing at least 35 peo- racy demonstrators had stayed would investigate Monday’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, Islamabad on Monday. “We are recording all of this last-minute change in the date for for the moon to be sighted last ple, witnesses and protest lead- in the streets, demanding the violence. He didn’t mention has angered the clerics by dis- He said Muslims were pio- but does that mean we can see the Eid-ul-Fitr cannot be ruled out. night, he claimed. ers said. generals move to the back- security forces, but said protests continuing the traditional moon neers in scientific research in var- moon, because the time the sun Meanwhile, the Khyber “You can’t celebrate a reli- With the assault, the gener- ground and allow civilians to leaders bore blame for the sighting methods used by the ious fields, adding that “the and moon set happens to coin- Pakhtunkhwa government on gious festival on the basis of a lie,” als signaled an end of their tol- lead the transition. volatile situation, because they Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to end Islamic faith compels us to seek cide, so the moon can’t clearly be Monday officially declared he was quoted as saying by erance of the pro-democracy The dispersal of the sit-in have been “extending the nego- the moon sighting controversy knowledge and apply it where seen,” he said. Tuesday as the first day of Eid- Samaa TV. demonstrators, who for months now risks escalating violence tiations and seeking to exclude during all important Islamic fes- ever possible”. Chaudhry said that the ul-Fitr across the province. He said it was shameful that have been camped outside the even further. Scattered by the other political and security tivals. He said the moon for Eid-ul- moon will be visible to all on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lies have been endorsed by a gov- military’s headquarters as the bloody assault, protesters vowed forces” from participating in Till now, the Ruet-e-Hilal Fitr had been sighted at 3:02pm, Tuesday with those at the coastal Information Minister Shaukat ernment and advised the provin- two sides negotiated over who to keep up their campaign, sus- any transitional government. Committee, the department adding that the altitude of today’s regions of Karachi and Gwadar Yousufzai said provincial Chief cial governments to refrain from would run the country after the pending talks and calling for a The council and protest which announces the sighting of (Monday’s) moon was one per being even able to see it with the Minister Mahmood Khan took becoming part of local fights. April ouster of longtime strong- general strike and civil disobe- leaders had made progress the new moon, used to deter- cent with its luminosity record- naked eye. the decision after an unofficial Chaudhry recently released man Omar al-Bashir. dience. They urged night-time during talks in May over an mine when Eid-ul-Fitr is cele- ed at 0.1 per cent. The minister noted that the Ruet committee based at a five-year calendar that has set The head of the military marches across the country. interim Cabinet and legislative brated in Pakistan. “You see the sun and moon meteorological department had Peshawar’s Qasim Khan mosque the dates for Eid-ul-Fitr in council said early Tuesday that “This is a critical point in body, but they split over the Chaudhry last month are both moving in their own opened all of its observatories for claimed that it had received over Pakistan. According to it, this protest leaders shared blame our revolution. The military make-up and leadership of a announced that the Government cycles and it is imperative to doc- the general public so they could 100 calls from different districts year’s Eid will be on June 5. The for the violence, accusing them council has chosen escalation sovereign council that was of Pakistan will observe Eid on uments their movements,” he catch a glimpse of the moon. about sighting of the Shawwal next five Eids are on May 24, of dragging out negotiations and confrontation,” said being discussed to govern June 5 unlike in Saudi Arabia said. The details, he added, had moon. 2020, May 14, 2021, May 3, and seeking to keep other sec- Mohammed Yousef al-Mustafa, Sudan during a three-year tran- where Eid-ul-Fitr is being cele- “What about countries been shared on social media with A senior government official 2022, April 22, 2023 and April 10, tors of Sudanese society out of a spokesman for the Sudanese sition. brated on Tuesday. where the sun and moon don’t addresses of closest observatories told Dawn newspaper that the 2024. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 avenues 12

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n How do you take Bangladesh as an opponent? Is that an advantage that you TIGERS ON KIWI HUNT have recently beaten them? I think we’ve played Bangladesh a lot over the last couple seasons, we sort of Brimming with confidence after edging Proteas in opener, B’desh look to know how they go about things, and recent tournaments, they have obviously played complete double against Blackcaps in Shakib’s record 200th game really well in the Champions Trophy a few years ago, then obviously their game here a few days ago. We know what threats they UPNEXT QUOTE UN QUOTE have on their side but hopefully we can stick to the things that we do well and keep going on the momentum that we built up VS BUILDING UP TO THIS WORLD a few days ago. n Bangladesh beat South Africa in their CUP, WE KNEW WHAT first match — Bangladesh shocked South Africa. What do you think? LIVE ON CHALLENGES WE MIGHT Bangladesh played a really good game FACE. WE PREPARED WELL, of cricket. I think the way they went about 3:00 pm IST things in that first innings, to put a good, SO THAT GAVE US A LOT OF competitive score on the board and then obviously apply that pressure with the ball. AFP n LONDON CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF. WE They played a fantastic game. They will CAME TO THIS WORLD CUP be coming in here with a lot of confidence angladesh all-rounder Shakib Al about how they went about things against Hasan has set his sights on a WANTING TO DO WELL South Africa, so hopefully we can stick to Bmemorable 200th one-day inter- — SHAKIB AL HASAN, B’DESH our things that we do well and I guess chal- national as his side chase a second suc- lenge them all the way. cessive World Cup win against New ALL ROUNDER n You had Ajaz Patel bowling to you the Zealand today. day before. Was that a good preparation Shakib was the key man when knowing you’ll face a left-hand spinner Bangladesh upset South Africa by 21 BUILDING UP TO THIS in Shakib? runs in their opening match on Sunday. I think so. It’s always valuable when you His composed 75 helped steer WORLD CUP, WE KNEW have, I guess, a like for like bowling to in Bangladesh to their highest one-day WHAT CHALLENGES WE the nets. We know what sort of bowler international total of 330 for six before Mushfiqur Rahim, right, celebrates with teammates after running out Quinton de Kock during Bangladesh first game of the campaign AP Shakib is. He’s had obviously a lot of suc- the spinner took 1-50 to restrict South MIGHT FACE. WE PREPARED cess around the world for a long period of Africa to 309-8. time, and he wasn’t in New Zealand in our That wicket made Shakib only the HEAD TO HEAD WELL, SO THAT GAVE US A last home summer series. I think it’s fifth player behind Sri Lanka’s Sanath Played NZ B’desh important that, I guess, we, I guess get used Jayasuriya, South African Jacques Matches 33 24 10 LOT OF CONFIDENCE AND to a left-arm spinner, and we are certain- Kallis, and Pakistan pair Shahid Afridi Day matches 8 6 2 BELIEF. WE CAME TO THIS ly looking forward to the challenge of fac- and Abdul Razzaq to reach the land- In World Cup 4 4 0 ing him tomorrow. mark of 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in WORLD CUP WANTING TO n A day/night game today. Are you ODIs. expecting that to make much difference? The 32-year-old’s next challenge HIGHEST TOTALS DO WELL I’m not 100 per cent sure on that. You comes at the Oval against a New New Zealand 341-7 in 50 overs at Christchurch 26-12-2016 — TOM LATHAM, NEW know, sometimes it does under lights get Zealand side who crushed Sri Lanka by Bangladesh 309-6 in 49.2 overs at Fatullah 03 -11-2013 ZEALAND BATSMAN on a little bit, so that is a fresh wicket out 10 wickets in their opening match. PERFORMANCE IN WC there. I’m not 100 per cent sure what we’ll Shakib has experience of Team P W L T/NR Success% look to do, but if the dew does come into upsetting the Black Caps after play towards the end of the evening, I think inspiring their five-wicket Nz 80 49 30 1 61.87 Southee, took three wickets in Sri Lanka’s 136 it’s important that we try to adapt to that. win over New Zealand in B’desh 33 12 20 1 37.87 all out, while openers Colin Munro and We’ve played in conditions like this before the 2017 Champions FAISEL FEATURES Martin Guptill knocked off the 137 required the ball, I guess skids on or the dew plays Trophy with the most in just 16.1 overs. a factor. So it's important that we, I guess recent of his seven ODI World Cup runners-up in 2015, New if it does come, try to adapt with it. hundreds. knew we had the skill to beat big Zealand can also call on pace bowler Lockie n Have you finished your side? Bangladesh teams. Ferguson, who took three wickets against Sri We are going in with the same side. So missed Shakib “I think that we are in a good Lanka. yeah, obviously I think the way we played when a finger place, mentally. I think if we can con- “I guess you want to build that momen- in the last game, I think, you know, bodes injury ruled him SHAKIB WILL tinue in this manner, we can go a long tum early. If we bowl first in the next few a lot of confidence for the group. I think out of the ODI way in the tournament.” games we can hopefully continue to do that the way the bowlers went about things, you series in New BECOME ONLY Shakib will become only the third and make it difficult for the guys to score,” know, they challenged the guys, or chal- Zealand earlier this THE THIRD Bangladesh player to play 200 or Guptill said. lenged Sri Lanka much from ball one, and year, in which they more ODIs, behind skipper Mashrafe “Then if we can come out and play with I’m sure the same side is looking to hope- were routed 3-0 BANGLADESH Mortaza (210) and Mushfiqur Rahim a bit of freedom like we did this afternoon with fully repeat that today. by the hosts and (206). But he remains modest about the bat, I think we’ll have a pretty successful n Boult is out to injury and Ferguson — the all-rounder PLAYER TO his milestone moment. tournament.” three bowled 150 round. Do you think hopes “I’m very happy the way I con- that in the conditions — some grass will Bangladesh PLAY 200 OR tributed (in the last game). If I do that SQUADS be there, do you think that is challeng- will put up a MORE ODIS, every time, the stats will take care of Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Abu ing for the batsman or top order? tougher fight themselves,” Shakib said. Jayed, Liton Das (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy I think Bangladesh are a quality side against New BEHIND SKIPPER “I don’t normally look at it (his sta- Hasan, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Mohammad who I guess can adapt to conditions real- Zealand this time. tistics), but if people are talking about Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur ly well. I think, you know, for our bowling “Building up MASHRAFE MORTAZA it, I obviously feel happy.” Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel attack, we are used to bowling on our sur- to this World New Zealand showed against Sri Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, faces that do offer a little bit in terms of if Cup, we knew (210) AND MUSHFIQUR Lanka that they are a well-rounded Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal there is a little bit more grass. Hopefully we what challenges we might face. We RAHIM (206) team more than capable of going a New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Tom can apply that pressure that we are used to, prepared well, so that gave us a lot long way in the tournament. Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de and I’m sure Bangladesh will be coming up of confidence and belief. We came to They did not miss pace spearhead Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin with plans to, I guess, try to counterattack this World Cup wanting to do well,” he Tim Southee (calf) and top-order Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin our seam attack, and I'm sure it's going to said. Kane Williamson, NZ Captain during a batsman Henry Nicholls (hamstring) Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, bode for a good contest. n “We are up for the challenge but training session BlackCapsTwitter in their opening game. Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Early days yet, but what’s been the most at the same time we are relaxed. We Matt Henry, who replaced Taylor difficult thing about the World Cup so far for you? We’ve only had one game so far. We MEN WHO MATTER managed to play a good game of cricket against Sri Lanka, but I guess the impor- MUSHFIQUR RAHIM (B’DESH) MARTIN GUPTILL (NEW ZEALAND) UNDER THE tant thing about this tournament is you play WEATHER — we play nine games at nine different One of the pillars of Bangladesh cricket, Mushfiqur The stylish opener put on a real display in his side's venues around the country. It’s important Rahim has often played the role of an anchor with tournament opener against Sri Lanka, scoring an There is forecast for good cloud coverage, to, I guess, adapt to every surface, every the bat. His strike-rate has been a subject of some unbeaten 73 off just 51 balls. Guptill was also one of which should give seam bowlers something team, as quick as possible. The way we usu- question, but against South Africa he showed that New Zealand's key performers in the 2015 edition. He to look forward to on a surface that other- ally play a series back home, you play two or three games against a side and you’re able he can adapt and play with more fluency. It will be has an opportunity to build on that when he faces wise favours batsmen. Thankfully, chances of rain are slim for most part of the day. to work out the way they go about things. crucial for Bangladesh that he maintains his form. Bangladesh against whom he averages just under 61. — Courtesy © ICC Business Corporation — Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 18 FZ LLC 2018 Perfect French cut NO TIME TO REST EID GREETINGS outh Africa cricketers Hashim Amla and AGENCIES n LONDON sidelines. pen. SImran Tahir attended Eid prayers at a AFP n PARIS "I definitely back myself and my ability "I hope to play every game," "We are very clear on our match Southampton mosque on Tuesday ahead that way." at Cummins wants to avoid fast Cummins said in an interview with ups for different teams. There are of their team's crucial World Cup clash ohanna Konta became the first British Next up for Konta is a clash with either bowler rotation and play every Australian cricket website obviously some great data around that against India. woman in 36 years to reach the Roland Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova or Pmatch in the World Cup, and is cricke.com.au. "That is the aim. It is a we have researched thoroughly all our The two players were warmly greeted JGarros semi-finals on Tuesday in a perfor- Croatian 31st Petra Martic for a place in confident that his body is up to the fairly big workload but no different to oppositions." Australia coach Justin by fellow worshippers, with selfie-seekers mance which left US legend and seven-time Saturday's final. test. an ODI series where you might play Langer is set to name an unchanged making a beeline to grab a photo with Paris champion Chris Evert "speechless". It will be her third semi-final at a major Once the most injury-prone five in two weeks. "We have nine lineup for the Cricket World Cup them. Konta, the 26th seed, swept past seventh- after runs to the last-four at the 2016 bowler in Australian cricket, spread out over about five weeks. So, match against West Indies as his Both players are veterans in the South seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States, Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2017. Cummins has got through the past one or two a week is pretty manage- team looks to get over its "brutal" last Africa side, who have lost their two open- last year's runner-up, 6-1, 6-4. "I wouldn't say it means more. It's a dif- two years without incident since mak- able. visit to Trent Bridge. ing matches at the World Cup in England "I am speechless and not many matches ferent process getting here than when I got to ing his return to Test cricket. "But obviously, if anything comes The five-time world champions and Wales. make me speechless," Evert, an 18-time the semi-final at Wimbledon or even when I This year's World Cup presents up we will talk about it then but from beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in The 40-year-old Tahir, a Pakistan-born Grand Slam champion, told Eurosport. got to the semi-final at Australia," added Konta another challenge with each team our point of view we want to play their first game of the tournament and leg-spinner, is set to quit one-day-interna- "Jo Konta, I take my hat off to you, I have after her third win in 2019 over Stephens. guaranteed to play nine games in every game." Australia have opened Langer says, "We're going with the tionals after the tournament. never seen her play that kind of tennis, she Both players complained about the famed England, as well as the possibility of the tournament with a light schedule, same team" on Thursday. Top-order batsman Amla, 36, missed would've beaten anybody the way she played Paris clay blowing away off the court in a stiff a semi-final and final, leading coach with five days between their win over They will face a different test com- the team's second World Cup game against today." breeze. Justin Langer to speculate giving his Afghanistan and Thursday's clash pared to an Afghan team containing Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit on The 28-year-old Konta had not won a But at least they had the advantage of get- fast bowlers a rest during the tourna- with the West Indies at Trent Bridge. many spin options, with the Windies' the head by a bouncer in the tournament match at Roland Garros in any of her previ- ting back into the locker room before torren- ment might be on the cards. For However, the Windies match is the all-pace attack having bounced out opener against England. ous four visits. tial rain, thunder and lighting brought the Australia and England, the tourna- start of a run of four matches in nine Pakistan for 105 in their opener. Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar, who is But now she has emulated Jo Durie who men's quarter-finals to a halt later in the day. ment leads into a rigorous five-Test days, with games against India, Langer says Australia's focus has standing at the World Cup, also accompa- was the last British woman to make the French Konta broke former US Open champion Ashes series, with just two-and-a-half Pakistan and Sri Lanka to follow been "almost solely on playing spin nied the South Africa duo for Eid prayers. Open semi-finals in 1983. Stephens in the fourth and sixth games of the weeks between the tournament's final with travel between each. "There's one bowling" after recent series against Pakistan players visited a Nottingham "I've always said that whenever I step out first set. and the first Test at Edgbaston. little section where I think we play India at home and Pakistan in the mosque a day after their dramatic 14-run onto the court, I'm always going to have a The Briton fired four aces and 12 winners Australia have selected two back- four games in nine days we might have UAE, so "we have to adapt to West victory over tournament hosts England as chance. I'm always going to have a shot," said past her 26-year-old opponent in the 35- up quicks for the one-day tournament to look at managing our bowlers," Indies no doubt." When the fans gathered to congratulate them. The Konta when told of Evert's glowing praise. minute opener. with Kane Richardson and Jason coach Justin Langer said last week. "In Australians last played at Trent Bridge, squad were provided with tight security fol- "I don't think any player on tour can go Konta tightened her grip with a break in Behrendorff not playing against a perfect world you keep the team they were on the receiving end of a lowing a March attack on a mosque in on court against me and feel like they've def- the opening game of the second set and that Afghanistan, but Cummins said he together for the whole time. It's prob- world-record total of 481 by England Christchurch, NZ. — AFP initely got it. proved more than enough. didn't want to spend any time on the ably unrealistic to think that will hap- last year. LUCKNOW 14 ● Virat Kohli is the highest run-getter for India in 2019. He scored 611 at an average of 55.54 in 11 innings WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019

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PNS ■ SOUTHAMPTON Pakistan defeating the tourna- ment favourites England after o, what is England talking being blown out by the West about in these World Cup Indians themselves. Sdays? Not exactly cricket, if The changed format has seen you please! It’s more about Donald to it that there is even play, Trump rubbing shoulders with intense competition and many the Queen of England as only the chances for the biggies to not be third US President in history to knocked out as any group stage have been accorded a State wel- blunder, a ka West Indies 2007. come. Then there is Brexit, That also makes it the most open Theresa May, French Open, Cup in the history of cricket Wimbledon and even Baseball if with India, England, South Africa, you don't mind. Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand Royalty, howsoever irrelevant and others sporting the first in modern times, commands among equals potency in equal enough interest for this nation to measure. hook on to news around it and the On the eve of India’s opening likes of Trumps, Melanie or oth- campaign in Southampton, erwise, making it their ultimate against South Africa, news has not status symbol to be hosted by been so much about the game Dale Steyn attends a training session ahead of South Buckingham Palace. itself as about Team India riling Africa’s match against India at Ageas Bowl AP Not that this could make the media by sending in local net Donald Trump rise over common bowlers for an international Press spats with uncommon venom, conference and the event being Steyn out making England also talk about boycotted by angry journalists. the President's dirty Twitter war Gags, absenteeism, keeping with London mayor Sadiq Khan the media waiting and closing Dale Steyn was bowling well and con- over the latter lamenting far- ICC interaction windows sum- sistently at South Africa nets but by the right politics besieging the world marily has become a fine art per- afternoon news came in that he was to many a dismay. fected from the Mahendra Singh leaving the tournament with his injured Then there is this entire Dhoni days and it seems now that shoulder, giving his team more struggle gamut of emotion over Brexit and it has become a routine, though to contend with. Steyn had picked up its major fallout of Prime Minister People carry signs and banners as they march through central London to demonstrate against the state visit of United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump will turn undesired, dressing room tenet. the injury during IPL where he played Theresa May resigning over the from pageantry to policy Tuesday as he joins British Prime Minister Theresa May for a day of talks likely to highlight fresh uncertainty in the allies' storied relationship AP Seen with a glossed eye, this some matches before leaving for sus- issue amid uncertainty and frayed Narendra Modi kind of disdain tained and intense rehab to be fit for tempers and apprehension of English imagination than the rugby, tennis and even baseball ing summer in sylvan Grand week into the World Cup but the for the media achieves nothing the World Cup. Kohli said it was sad to street violence, protest and Cricket World Cup where hosts now, the first ever match for Slam environs. Cricket, on the 10 teams vying for the top hon- other than add the much-required demonstrations. To be holding a England fell to Pakistan just the which is being touted as sold out other hand, comes as an inconve- ours are still struggling to find syrup to a tournament hungry for see a friend go out in pain, especially World Cup amid such woes is an other day. Flippantly, that 14 runs event already. nient overlap which will gain their groove in an English sum- front page bytes, side stories and in the autumn of his world cup career. achievement in itself, one would loss brought the focus somewhat Wimbledon, too, is just prominence in local charts only if mer punctuated by rain, gentle some great matches to get going Steyn's skipper Faf du Plessis was in say. back on a game that boasts of around the corner and we all the hosts reach, or look to reach- wind and a lot of fickle behaviour in real earnest. Over to India vs more of a quandary as he acknowl- Other than that, there is a lot Britain as its mother country but know how eagerly England awaits ing, the knockout round. on-field, what with South Africa SA which may bring some juice edged it had become a bigger chal- more of the French Open on has long lost the battle to football, the strawberries and cream sport- Within the tournament, it’s a losing to Bangladesh, and into the proceedings. lenge for him to manage a team with- out Steyn and Lungi Ngidi. "He was bowling well but concerns about him being able to repeat a spell continued and we needed to go into the game QUOTE UN QUOTE with a fully fit squad," du Plessis told journalists. Steyn has been replaced by Rested India ready to wrest WE SELECTED A SIDE THAT Beuran Hendricks. Kohli starts campaign on front foot against injury-ridden SA GIVES US ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS, DEPENDING ON Bowl you over PNS n SOUTHAMPTON CONDITIONS. WE SELECTED The Hampshire Bowl, located in West his is the city from where End, near Eastleigh approximately the legendary Titanic set THE MOST BALANCED SIDE 10km north-east of Southampton city sail for New York. So icon- ic events and failed fortunes WE COULD HAVE SELECTED. centre, is one of England’s most spec- are part and parcel of the WITH OUR BOWLING tacular grounds, what with a rush of Tlandscape of the big port town where heady green trees encircling it from a India start their campaign for the ATTACK, ANY SCORE IS high, hilly perch and the facility World Cup first time under the lead- perched in the wooded greens of ership of Virat Kohli, on a ground they DEFENDABLE, WITH THE Southampton. The ground was lost theTest and the series to England designed by architect Sir Michael most recently in 2018. SKILL-SET THAT WE HAVE Hopkins, and the pavilion’s tented roof But future, not history, beckons — VIRAT KOHLI, is reminiscent of the Mound Stand at the Men in Blue who take on South Lord’s which he also designed. Along Africa on a solid front foot of good INDIAN CAPTAIN rest, a crackling team and a rival suf- with the cricket, the venue has a hotel, fering from two losses on the trot, not restaurant, golf course and fitness and to mention dented armour in the well-being centre opening into the absence of fiery pacers Lungi Ngidi IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US ground. and veteran Dale Steyn who is out of the tournament due to shoulder TO STAY STRONG AT THIS injury. TIME. IF YOU DO SLIGHTLY Stand Warned But even if the full Protean squad had been staring down Kohli's boys, GO AWAY FROM THAT, THEN Ironically, just next to main showstop- the contest would have been interest- AS A TEAM YOU CAN per the Lord's like canopy of ing, what with Team India sporting a carefully constructed band of young- Hampshire Bowl, lies the Shane Warne sters adept at living with pressure, CRUMBLE AND, Stand. A double take there? What's spinning well andjudiciously pacing UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE Warnie doing in a pride of place in the both the arm and the bat.Besides,they heart of an English stadium? Would are botoxed on self-belief, concreted NOT IN A POSITION WHERE Australia have an Ian Botham stand for by, as Kohli said, "camaraderie, discus- whatever reason? Or India a Shoaib sions and team spirit." With a passion- WE CAN AFFORD THAT Akhtar stand? No, you would agree. ate and yet sorted Kohli on his maid- — FAF DU PLESSIS, But Hampshire country cricket honours en leadership assignment in the Big Virat Kohli, right, spends time with his teammates in the nets during a training session ahead of the opening match against South Africa at Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday AP its heroes and one among them has Game with high personal stakes at SOUTH AFRICA CAPTAIN been Shane Warne who has led them play, and veteran World Cup tactician MS Dhoni looking over from behind, HEAD TO HEAD says, is outstanding and a guaranteed as captain, rather successfully. the cause for worry can only be self- Played India South Africa template of performance. Then there Hampshire is considered the cradle of constructed. is Kuldeep Yadav, Chahal and Shankar English cricket though the ground held This will be India's first match in Matches 83 34 46 waiting in the wings, not to mention Record its first first-class game as late as the World Cup and the delay has been Day matches 32 13 19 Bhuvneshwar rolling his arm in antic- 2001. worth the while. "I am happy to be In World Cup 4 1 3 ipation of the wind. ALERT finally playing. The wait has been a bit The skipper himself is looking of an advantage in terms of under- HIGHEST TOTALS forward to the challenge with antic- v Under weather standing how the games have gone ipation and nerves which is good for Hashim Amla who scored 7923 runs at under the conditions, the pace of play, India 401-3 in 50 overs at Gwalior 24-02-2010 any player, he asserted. "Will look at an average of 49.51 in 172 innings of 175 what the approach of other teams have South Africa 438-4 in 50 overs at Mumbai 25-10-2015 the pitch but are equipped for all con- matches, needs 77 runs to become fourth India had to abandon its practice ses- PERFORMANCE IN WC sion at Hampshire Bowl as the skies been. We have had a lot to absorb and, ditions," added one of the best bats- South African and 32nd batsman overall to thus, have a lot of positives out of Team P W L T/NR Success% men in the game for now. His open- opened up to a gentle but consistent complete 8000 runs in one day being the last to start," Kohli said at India 75 46 27 1 62.66 ing game centuries in the previous shower in the afternoon, just when his pre-match Press conference. two World Cups are enough to carry South Africa 57 35 20 2 63.15 internationals skipper Kohli finished addressing his But then how do you deal with the legacy to Southampton, especial- FAISEL FEATURES first Press conference of the tourna- weather as fickle as the smile of a col- FAISEL FEATURES ly when the skipper is determined to ment. The Proteans were lucky enough icky infant? Only yesterday, do "whatever it takes to win", num- to practice, play football and do the Southampton saw all the weather con- Match day weather is predicted to du Plessis acknowledging that it bers no bar. usual stretches under a brief sunny ditions it could in a day: Morning was swing much like the ball does in would be challenging to have such an Balance, acumen, calm and strat- XFACTOR bright and sunny, the afternoon England with variable cloudiness and injury resized team and that he would egy — all of which have been careful- spell in the morning when K Rabada ■ Dhawan-Rohit opening combination was seen consistently disturbing the almost blew over with a hard and cold a passing shower in the day, some- do his best. Kohli, on the other hand, ly hemmed into the squad — will ■ stumps with his precision bowling wind, then came the rain and yet at thing not as benign as it sounds when knows that Proteans are very "talent- come in handy when the clock strikes Hardik Pandya all round performance 9.15 pm it was a bright sun that set it comes to strategizing your cricket ed dangerous even with replace- 10.30 English time today. Add to that ■ Kagiso Rabada’s pace spells under the keen eye of the coach. into the high skies. Kohli is aware and in the middle. For one, it makes the ments,"Rabada being the danger man solid first 10 overs, rolling partner- Even day before yesterday, the weath- wary of this huge condition stumble bat-friendly pitch secondary to atmos- running in, not to mention the dead- ships with the bat and a weather ■ De Kock & Du Plessis batting er had played up when the Indians which makes England the final fron- pherics. This, in turn, makes Kohli's ly guile of Imran Tahir fresh from Eid friendly choice of bowlers, and the ■ Indian pace trio of Bumrah, Shami & came out for their nets, cutting their tier of the game."Dynamics will choice between spinners and seamers celebrations on match eve and Rohit Titanic is sure to reach its destination Bhuvneshwar outing short. change from morning to afternoon a difficult and calculatedone. Sharma being rickety to leg spin. this time, altering history and mould- ■ AGENCIES and bowlers will have to adapt fast," Good news is that SA is struggling But, KedarJadhav is in full fitness ing the Cup's journey to Indian Virat Kohli’s leadership he warned. in the dressing room with skipper Faf and hitting the bowl well. Jadeja, Kohli shores. ● LUCKNOW 15 Nabi’s 30-4 against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on Tuesay is the best ever perfromance by Afghanistan bowler in the World Cup WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019

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playerspeak Sri Lanka YUZVENDRA CHAHAL D Karunaratne c Najibullah b Nabi 30 Kusal Perera c M Shahzad b Rashid 78 Lanka survive Afghan scare LThirimanne b Nabi 25 n Do you prefer flat or turning wicket? Kusal Mendisc Rahmat b Nabi 2 There was a bit of turn for the spinners Angelo Mathews c Rahmat b Nabi 0 even during the England-Pakistan series AFP ■ CARDIFF Dhananjaya de Silva c Shahzad b Hamid 0 before the World Cup. But a lot will depend T Perera run out (Shahidi/M Shahzad) 2 on the overhead conditions. Personally, I ri Lanka denied Afghanistan a Isuru Udana b Dawlat Zadran 10 don't like rank turners. Bowling on rank Sfamous victory by winning a Suranga Lakmal not out 15 turners is also an art. I love bowling on a low-scoring thriller in the World Lasith Malinga b Dawlat Zadran 4 flat wicket with a bit of bounce. Also, as Cup at Cardiff. Nuwan Pradeep b Rashid Khan 0 a wrist spinner you do induce turn irrespec- After a dismal batting col- Extras (b 0, lb 9, w 21, nb 3, p 0) 33 tive of how the wicket is and I have never lapse by Sri Lanka, Afghanistan Total (8 wkts, 33 Ov) 182 believed in looking at tracks for assistance. needed a rain-revised target of Fall of wickets: 92-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne, You can't bowl fast on a flat wicket. You just 187 from 41 overs but were need to give it loop so that the ball takes beaten by 34 runs. 13.1), 144-2 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 21.2), 146-3 turn. On a turning wicket, the pace has to Afghanistan slipped to 54-5 (Kusal Mendis, 21.4), 146-4 (Angelo be increased since you are getting a turn. in their chase but a partnership Mathews, 21.6), 149-5 (Dhananjaya de Silva, n Does India deserve the favourites tag? of 64 by Najibullah Zadran and 22.6), 159-6 (Thisara Perera, 25.4), 178-7 Favourites tag comes from the outside. captain Gulbadin Naib gave them (Isuru Udana, 31.3), 180-8 (Kusal Perera, This is a big tournament and overall if you hope. But Nuwan Pradeep 32.2), 199-9 (Lasith Malinga, 35.6), 201-10 look at how we have played over the past returned and took two quick (Nuwan Pradeep, 36.5) couple of seasons, we can say that this is a wickets before Najibullah was Bowling strong team. I prefer the word strong over run out by Dimuth Karunaratne Dawlat Zadran 6-0-34-2 favourite. Also, there are quite a few good for 43. That left the final pair Hamid Hassan 7-0-53-1 teams apart from India and to be honest, needing 42 more to win but Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3-0-19-1 a lot will depend on how a team plays on Lasith Malinga bowled Hamid Mohammad Nabi 9-0-30-4 the day. Hassan with a trademark yorker Gulbadin Naib 4-0-38-0 n How has the journey been from play- four balls later. Rashid Khan 7.5-1-17-2 ing chess to now leading India's spin Earlier, Mohammad Nabi ran charge in the World Cup? through a panic-stricken Sri It is like a dream. When I would see Lanka top order as Afghanistan Afghanistan India's World Cup games on television, I bowled their struggling oppo- Mohd Shahzad c Karunartna b Malinga 7 would think that one day I want to be a part nents out for 201 in a rain- Hazratullah Zazai c Perera b Pradeep 30 of this. When I became a regular in the affected match in Cardiff. Rahmat Shah c Mathews b Udana 2 team from 2017 onwards, I started to aim Sri Lanka came out of the Hashmatullah Shahidi c Perera b Pradeep 4 for the 2019 World Cup and looked at being blocks quickly under leaden skies, Mohammad Nabi b Perera 11 consistent with my performances. Today, reaching 144 for one before the Gulbadin Naib (c) lbw b Pradeep 23 I feel a dream has been fulfilled. Doing well halfway point of their innings Najibullah Zadran run out (Karunaratne) 43 outside of India gave me the confidence and were on course for a morale- Rashid Khan b Pradeep 2 that I can compete with the best on the boosting big score against the Dawlat Zadran b Malinga 6 international stage. unfancied Afghans. Hamid Hassan b Malinga 6 n There is a big chance of rain tomorrow But Nabi, who had earlier Mujeeb Ur Rahman not out 1 and obviously that might shorten the removed captain Dimuth Extras (b 1, nb 1, w 15) 17 Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera is congratulated by his team mates after taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi, during the Cricket World Cup group stage match between Sri game. Do you think that brings you guys Karunaratne for 30, turned the TOTAL 152 Lanka and Afghanistan at the Cardiff Stadium on Tuesday in a little bit? match in the Welsh capital on its Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Mohammad Shahzad, We not going for the weather. We will head, with three wickets in five 4.4), 2-42 (Rahmat Shah, 7.5) , 3-44 see what’s the weather. So if we can reduce balls as Sri Lanka slumped to 146- Nabi bowled Lahiru Leg-spinner Rashid Khan revised target of 187 to win. were thumped by 10 wickets by (Hazratullah Zazai, 8.4) , 4-57 (Hashmatullah the overs it will be much better for us. We 4. "I tried my best to turn on this Thirimanne for 25 before having joined the party, having opener Earlier, Afghanistan captain New Zealand on the same ground Shahidi, 12.5), 5-57 (Mohammad Nabi, 13.4), have potential now so like limited overs, so pitch, loop a lot, and trying my best Kusal Mendis caught by Rahmat Kusal Perera caught behind by Gulbadin Naib won the toss and while Afghanistan went down by 6-121 (Gulbadin Naib, 24.5), 7-123 (Rashid like everyone knows about Afghanistan to bowl on the good areas," said a Shah in the slips for two runs. Shahzad for 78. chose to field, hoping to take seven wickets to defending cham- Khan, 26.1), 8-136 (Dawlat Zadran, 30.4), 9- batting lineup, so it will be good. delighted Nabi. Angelo Mathews was next to go, Rain then intervened, forcing advantage of the favourable con- pions Australia in Bristol. n 145 (Najibullah Zadran, 31.6), 10-152 (Hamid How do you manage highs and lows? "We will try our best to achieve for a duck, also caught by Shah. the players from the field, with Sri ditions for bowlers. Afghanistan, playing in only Hassan, 32.4) The more you play together, you get to this total and not give away a lot Fast bowler Hamid Hassan Lanka 182-8. But openers Karunaratne and their second World Cup, beat Bowling know each other and it becomes like a fam- of wickets to the opposition team." then had Dhananjaya de Silva The rain delay meant the Kusal Perera settled quickly as they 1996 world champions Sri Lanka ily. We spend a lot of time off the field as Shell-shocked Sri Lanka kept caught behind for nought by match was reduced to 41 overs a shared a stand of 92 for the out-of- soundly in last year's Asia Cup in Malinga 6.4-0-39-3 well and when one of the players has a bad on losing wickets at regular inter- Mohammad Shahzad to leave Sri side but Sri Lanka folded quickly form side. Both teams were sound- the United Arab Emirates. Lakmal 6-0-27-0 day, we as a team look at ways to motivate vals, with 35 extras the second- Lanka in deep trouble. after the resumption, losing Lasith ly beaten in their first matches of Sri Lanka have won only one Udana 6-0-28-1 him. Say, if I had a bad day and then if highest scorer. Thisara Perera was run out for Malinga and Nuwan Pradeep for the tournament in England and of their 10 one-day international Pradeep 9-1-31-4 coaches start scolding you, the morale goes The turning point of the match two before Isuru Udana was the addition of just 19 more runs. Wales. matches this year -- against min- Perera 4-0-19-1 down further. But in this team, you are was the dramatic 22nd over. bowled by Dawlat Zadran for 10. Afghanistan need a rain- Former champions Sri Lanka nows Scotland. de Silva 1-0-7-0 given confidence and told that you have proved yourself in the past and you can do it again. There are times when you are alone and you need some motivation as you are on the go (playing and travelling) and this team is really good in this. n We know your love for tattoos... I always wanted to get piercings and Advantage seam tattoos done from a young age. Got my first tattoo in 2012 and then I got a Lord Shiva and that made me feel good as I feel con- cloud cover," Kohli said, dropping a nected to him and to get to look at his tat- Virat indicates to broad hint on Bhuvneshwar's possible too whenever I open my shirt it gives me inclusion. a positive vibe. I spend a lot of time think- include extra pacer While Bhuvneshwar is a capable ing and conceptualizing before I get a tat- batsman but seamer-friendly condi- too made. in the line up tions may prompt India to drop a spin- I have Shivansh written ( the name of ner in case a fully fit Jadhav is includ- my sister's son). I am a Leo so I also have ed. a lion. I also have a warrior tattoo as that PTI n SOUTHAMPTON "I think it will definitely be chal- gives me the spirit to fight when I am on lenging, starting at 10.30 am in the the field. The pain of getting inked gives he prevalent overcast conditions morning for the batsmen and that is me joy. in Southampton may force the something that we have discussed TIndian team management to opt and we have recognized how to go for an extra seamer against South about it, what are the plans heading Shastri trolled Africa in the opening World Cup game into being a bit more solid in that par- on Wednesday, indicated skipper Virat ticular phase," said the skipper with- self-proclaimed Pakistan cricket team Kohli. out divulging much. Afan, Australias famous Twitter person- While chances of Bhuvneshwar "And from the bowling point of ality Dennis Freedman has trolled India Kumar's inclusion in the playing XI look view as well, even if you play with two chief coach Ravi Shastri on the eve of their brighter by the minute, Kohli gave an spinners, two seamers or three seam- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, left, and Jasprit Bumrah attend a training session AP opening game against South Africa by open-ended reply to the various ques- ers, they are going to be in the game posting a picture of Shastri with two tions on possible team combinations. in the first half if you start at 10.30 am. women who seem to be excited to be shar- There are indictions that The dynamics will change from morn- ing the frame with the coach. There is Mohammed Shami may make the way ing to afternoon big time and the another person in the frame, but he is not for Bhuvneshwar but there are not any bowlers will have to adapt very quick- All guns blazing associated with the Indian team. confirmation with regards to that. In ly to that," he said. Taking to Twitter, Freedman wrote: that case, Vijay Shankar will pip Kedar Jadhav's all-round abilities always "India's World Cup preparations appear to Jadhav to share the third seamer's keeps him in the mix, insisted Kohli. PTI ■ SOUTHAMPTON 90m or 80m because laws have be going well." duties with Hardik Pandya. "Kedar is batting in the nets now changed. Shastri's photo hasn't gone down well "We know it is a different situation and he is hitting the ball well, so it is ed by Jasprit Bumrah, the "It is difficult for bowlers with with fans who commented on Freedman's in England when there is a cloud cover always nice to have him back in the Indian attack is the "most no reverse swing which single new post. One fan wrote: "Fielding at fine leg." and when there is sun out. With two mix because of the variety he brings Lcomplete" of this era but it ball offered. So if you want to judge Another one wrote: "We're playing both on new balls, if the pitch has something into the side. Looking at the pitch, we must not be compared with the the current Indian attack, they and off the to offer, then an extra seamer comes will have discussions over what the bowling units of 2003 and 2011 should be judged with rival attacks field." into the play big time. But even on a balanced combination will be, but I when the team reached the World of this generation only. But yes, Another good pitch, on a batting-friendly pitch think we are equipped to handle all Cup finals, reckons Sachin when it comes to this era, this is a user wrote: with two new balls, I foresee the first kinds of conditions here," Kohli signed Tendulkar. If at all a comparison has very good attack," said Tendulkar. "They are so Mohd Shami bowls during warm up game AP 10 overs to be challenging if there is off. to be made, then the current bowl- "However I can't take away any- anxious to ing unit should be compared with thing from the contributions made gel in with the attacks of this era, he insisted. by the bowling attacks of 2003 and gori's in UK. Tendulkar, who played six 2011 World Cup campaign. In This is World Cups between 1992 and 2003, that bowling attack (Srinath, Indians very Kohli plans man to man response 2011 and has seen different bowl- Zaheer, Nehra and Harbhajan) natural ing attacks led by Kapil Dev, Javagal took us to the final while we did one complex Srinath, Zaheer Khan from close better in 2011 (Zaheer, Nehra, (sic)." One PTI n SOUTHAMPTON gets angry. I don't get the guy. In fact, he went a step with Dale and Ngidi or by quarters, finds it unacceptable that Harbhajan, Munaf Patel and Yuvraj Pakistani fan Maybe he does it because it gets ahead and praised Rabada for himself, he is going to be a different generations playing under Singh)." wrote: "Dear agiso Rabada may have him going, but that comes being a genuine match-winner skilful bowler," he added. different rules are compared with However, with the world's pre- girls watch found Virat Kohli's on-field across as very immature for me. for the Proteas. When a beleaguered South each other. mier pacer Bumrah in its rank, this Azhar movie Kdemeanour to be "very He is a phenomenal player but "Look whether (Lungi) Ngidi African skipper Faf du Plessis, "I don't like comparisons as attack is as good as it can get, said again if you immature" but the Indian captain he can't take the abuse," Rabada plays, or (Dale) Steyn plays or already reeling under Steyn's those were different eras, where dif- Tendulkar. "What's the best thing dont know Tuesday showed enough had said. not, Rabada is always going to pull-out and Ngidi's absence, ferent teams played on different sur- about this attack is the fact that they who is R Photo: DennisFreedman/Twitter maturity, refraining from getting When a South African be a world-class bowler and a was posed the question, he faces under different set of rules," are on top of their game. It is the shastri (sic)." into a war of words ahead of scribe popped the question, threat to any side he plays managed to keep his sense of Tendulkar said when asked to the most complete in this era. An Indian fan was clearly not their World Cup encounter Kohli first denied having any against. He has the kind of humour intact. compare the current unit with the Bumrah has been world's no 1 impressed with the photo as the comment against South Africa. knowledge of the comment passion and he has a kind of "A lot of other things are attacks of 2003 and 2011. bowler in this format for some time read: "He is better than play boy Warne Rabada, in a recent made by the Prateas speedster, skill-set that he can. On his day, haunting me at the moment For the maestro, who was part now. He has been our 'go to man' who got his mms with 2 girls leaked (sic)." interview to a cricket website, but when probed further, the he can go through any batting (smiling). Virat is a great player. of two of three finals that India providing crucial breakthroughs Dennis also posted the photo on had recalled an incident during Indian skipper immediately order," Kohli said. Virat, whether you say played, the change of rules makes whenever needed. Facebook and the reaction of the fans isn't an IPL game when he felt that doused the fire. "So against guys like something bad into the media, it difficult to compare generations. "Also the two wrist spinners something that augurs well for the team. Kohli lacked maturity. "Well, I played against him Rabada, who can turn up on or you say something good, he "We have two new balls and (Kuldeep and Chahal) operating in One fan wrote: "Hope he creates something "I was just thinking about many times and if anything their day and bowl outstandingly is still going to rock up a good fielding restrictions in place (four tandem during middle overs will be better than Jayasuriya." Another one the game plan, really, but Virat, needs to be discussed, we can well, you have to be respectful player at the match. I don't think fielders outside 30-yard circle crucial as we are expected to get wrote: "Keep it up dude, you are doing he hit me for a boundary and discuss it man-to-man. I am not but have that self-belief in that makes too much of a between overs 11 and 40 and one more wickets in that phase. So over- well." then he had a word. And then using a press conference to yourself as well and that balance difference," the unassuming more in the last 10 overs), it is like all, it's a very good attack of this — IANS when you give it back to him, he answer anything," Kohli replied. will be crucial. Whether he plays skipper replied. 100m runners are now running era," said Tendulkar. the pioneer LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 5, 2019 16