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rime Minister Narendra   PModi walking into BJP’s Press conference room at the    BJP headquarters surprised scribes on Friday as it had not    happened in the last five-year of his tenure. While excited ongress president Rahul journalists hoped a rare free- CGandhi on Friday said his wheeling question-answer ses- party’s strategy was to system- sion with him, the Prime atically close down every Minster did not oblige them “door” to stop Prime Minister and merely expressed confi- from escaping. dence that the NDA was set to “We closed 90 per cent of return to power. In PM’s place, the doors (for Modi), he closed party chief Amit Shah inter- 10 per cent himself by abusing acted with the journalists. the opponents,” the Congress Modi chose not to answer chief said, while mocking the questions saying he will not PM for holding his first Press answer because the Press con- conference in five years. ference is being addressed by Rahul claimed the Shah, and in BJP’s system, dis- Congress has managed to dis- cipline has to be followed. “We mantle the idea of Narendra are disciplined soldiers of the Modi in the past five years. party. The party president is The Congress allegation everything for us,” Modi said. against Modi and BJP chief Shah started fielding Amit Shah was led by Rahul queries with Modi looking at                             !  " #    after the PM showed up on the scribes whom he had thanked dais for a scheduled Press con- and complimented on their completing five years will come their bosses to “analyse” why a ney at the Centre and I am see- will move forward as early as ference by the BJP chief, who hard work and hoped that they to power again. Political pun- second-mandate is given to a ing that they are giving greater possible,” Modi said, adding gave a report card on the per- would have an opportunity to dits should do an analysis of it Government. mandate than they gave in poll-promises as mentioned formance of the NDA take rest after the grueling as why it happened.” He said his campaign was 2014). in the “Sankalp Patra” (mani- Government as well as party’s %  " &           !   campaign coverage. He claimed that the a thanksgiving to people for Taking a swipe at the poll- festo) would be decided and extensive electioneering. Modi had flown from Government of 2014 and 2019 five years when in different sters, Modi said, “These pun- acted upon. “PM Modi is accompany- PM is accompanying Amit Gandhi and mother Sonia Madhya Pradesh and drove to were formed with “mandate of twists and turns the nation ters were the biggest casualty He said his Government’s ing Shah in a Press conference, Shah in the press briefing. It is Gandhi) by Modi, the the BJP office here to brief the people” and not on account of stood with him. “Maine kaha on May 17, a day after Lok USP was the last mile delivery which is an unprecedented unprecedented. Very good. I Congress chief said he would media on his experience and any particular “situation” or jo yatra hamne shuru ki usko Sabha results were announced of all the welfare schemes event for him. Let me ask him am told the doors have also rather die than insult the Prime expectations from the seven- “dynastic tradition” as was the badhane ke liye aapka ashirwad in 2014”. Saying that these which he said was “new culture a question right now: Mr PM, been shut as journalists who Minister’s parents. “Modi ji phase poll. case with previous bhi chahiye, aur main dekh punters were then controlled of governance”. why did you not accept my want to ask questions have talks with hatred. Exuding full-confidence of Government formations. raha hoon ki janata pahale se by the Congress, he said, “Ye Shah, who addressed the challenge to debate on corrup- been blocked. It is a great Press He insults my father, again heading the National In a subtle dig at the heads jyada badh chadh ke ashirwad saab doob gaye the.” Press Conference and took tion in Rafale?” Rahul said. conference,” Rahul said. grandmother, great grandfa- Democratic Alliance (NDA) of journalistic organisations, de rahi hai” (I sought their “People have decided on questions, mentioned 133 Mocking the PM for not “I want to ask the Prime ther. But I will never in my life Government at the Centre, the Modi asked reporters to ask blessings to continue our jour- Government formation… We Central schemes which, he taking any questions in his first Minister why he did not hold speak about his family, his Prime Minister affirmed that said, impacted 50 crore people appearance at a Press confer- a debate on the Rafale issue? I mother and father. I will die, the new Government would at all level as these were mon- ence, Rahul said, “Showing up want to ask you why did you but will never insult his moth- start working on BJP’s mani- itored directly by PMO. is half the battle”. He said it is give 30,000 crore to Anil er and father,” he said. festo promises at the earliest.     Modi said he started his “very impressive” to see the PM Ambani. I was ready to come On question about the Claiming that it was after first campaign from Meerut, address his first Press confer- to Race Course Road to hold PM, Rahul said Modi came five a long time that the the city of 1857 rebellion, and ence a few days before the Lok a debate with Modi,” Rahul years ago and he had a huge Government at the Centre was concluded in Madhya Pradesh Sabha election results are out. said, posing a question at his opportunity. “As an Opposition returning with ease, Modi said,  ! " #  where revolutionary Bhima, a “The PM’s first Press con- Press conference. leader, I would have liked to “Rarely has it happened that a tribal, led it and was executed ference is coming 4-5 days On a question on insult of see the PM moving the coun- majority Government after    said the party has taken seri- by the British. before the election results. The his parents (late PM Rajiv try forward,” he said. ous note of the statements s three more BJP leaders — from Union Minister ()  AUnion Minister Anantkumar Hegde, Pragya Anantkumar Hegde, Karnataka Thakur and its Karnataka MP %       '  # (   MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Nalin Kumar Kateel. Stating Madhya Pradesh party that the comments were spokesperson Anil Soumitra- against the party’s ideology,       of the constituencies are wit- *  echoed Sadhvi Pragya Singh Shah asked the party’s disci- nessing a four-cornered con- Thakur’s view on Nathuram plinary committee to submit a oudspeakers fell silent as the test, involving the traditional Godse, Prime Minister report on the issue in 10 days Lmonth-long high-octane rivals SAD-BJP combine and # "  Narendra Modi broke his for further action.” campaigning in Punjab ended the Congress, besides the AAP silence on the issue and said he The entire BJP regrets the on Friday evening for the 13 and the fourth front under the

      will never forgive Pragya Singh remarks and that is why Lok Sabha seats in the State banner of Punjab Democratic for her remarks. prompt action has been taken, which goes to polls on Sunday. Alliance (PDA). fter recent controversy BJP chief Amit Shah said Shah said at a Press conference Making a final pitch to woo Prominent candidates in Aover Mahatma Gandhi the party’s disciplinary com- with PM Modi alongside him. voters on the last day of cam- the fray include actor-turned- and Nathuram Godse, BJP mittee has sought an explana- will never be able to forgive “We will immediately decide paigning for seventh and the politician Sunny Deol, Union spokesperson from Madhya tion from them in 10 days. Sadhvi Pragya for insulting on appropriate action on last phase of 2019 general elec- Minister Harsimrat Kaur Pradesh kicked up another The BJP top leadership Mahatma Gandhi.” them,” Shah said. tions which have all elements Badal, Union Minister Hardip row with his social media was pushed into a corner and “Whatever has been said “The BJP does not associ- of a political soap opera, the Puri, SAD president Sukhbir post on the great personality. forced to ask its leaders to about Gandhi or Godse, these ate itself with the comments. State’s political parties and Badal, Punjab Congress pres- The leader Anil Saumitra explain their comments on kind of statements are very bad We not only consider such leaders went all out holding ident Sunil Jakhar, AAP’s State has been suspended from the Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin and worth contempt. In a cul- remarks as personal but also roadshows, addressing mas- unit president Bhagwant BJP while the party also Nathuram Godse in view of all- tured society, this type of lan- we have issued notices to those sive rallies, and meetings. Mann, former Union Minister served a notice to Pragya round condemnation and the guage is not permissible. This responsible and disciplinary 278 candidates, including Preneet Kaur, besides several Thakur over her remarks. Congress questioning the PM’s type of thinking won’t do. proceedings have been initiat- 25 women, are in the fray. sitting MPs and legislators. “He (Gandhiji) was the silence on the row. Therefore, those who are doing ed against them,” Shah said. Of 2.07 crore voters in  '     ( (       The campaign, which Father of the nation, but of Meanwhile, Madhya this have to think a hundred On the candidature of Punjab, 1,09,50,735 are male, )   !  *+ began on a sluggish note, Pakistan, there were millions Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer times. Though she has apolo- Sadhvi, the BJP chief said, 98,29,916 female, 3,94,780 first- mainly because of elections of sons like him in (CEO) VL Kanthrao on Friday gised, I won’t be able to pardon “Her candidature is a ‘satya- timers and 560 third gender. between the rivals — the against the ruling Congress, being held in the last phase, some worthy and some submitted a factual report to her from my heart,” Modi said, grah’ against a fake case of fake There are 1,10,264 divyang Congress and the Akalis — with Bollywood superstars gained momentum in the last worthless,” posted BJP the Election Commission (EC) to a TV channel, hours before Bhagwa terror. A fake case of voters who would be provided over the issue of sacrilege and adding style and glamour in fortnight with national leaders spokesperson Anil Saumitra over the statement of Pragya. campaigning for the last phase ‘Bhagwa terror’ was made in pick-and-drop facility. 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Aam the poll campaigning. drawing huge crowds at mega on his Facebook timeline. Reacting to Sadhvi’s com- of Lok Sabha polls ended. which accused have been The campaigning wit- Aadmi Party (AAP) made alle- For the first time in the rallies and roadshows in the ments on Godse, Modi said, “I Earlier, BJP president Shah acquitted”. nessed acrimonious exchanges gations of horse-trading Punjab’s political history, most State. !"#$    !   

     The weather is likely to    '( remain pleasant on Saturday ain lashed several parts of and the maximum and mini- RDelhi-NCR on Friday pro- mum temperatures hovering    form the next Government. viding relief from the scorch- around 37 degrees and 24 AICC sources said Sharad ing heat in the region. degrees Celsius, respectively. enior Congress leader Pawar will play a catalyst role The Safdarjung observato- The Indian Meteorological SGhulam Nabi Azad on to unite non-BJP parties once ry, recording of which is con- Department (IMD) had pre- Friday made a U-turn saying results start pouring out. “He sidered official for the nation- dicted thunderstorm with rain his party must be given a (Pawar) has been requested by al Capital, received 2.4 mm of and gusty winds over Delhi. chance to head the party leadership to station him- rainfall till 5.30 pm. Government for the sake of sta- self in Delhi and make sure that Areas under Palam, Lodhi bility, a remark comes a day if needed all secular forces be Road, Ridge and Ayanagar after he had said that the put together,” sources said. received 7.6 mm, 1.8 mm, 0.2 Congress was only keen on Sources also said TMC mm and 3.6 mm of rainfall, defeating the NDA and the leader and West Bengal Chief respectively. The minimum Prime Minister’s post was not Minister Mamata Banerjee, temperature was recorded at its primary concern. who is having a poll battle with 24.6 degrees Celsius, two “No, this is not true that Modi, seems to have conveyed notches below the season’s Congress will not claim or urged UPA partner and NCP her only aim is to remove average, while the maximum Congress is not interested in chief Sharad Pawar to coordi- Modi hence would not like to was recorded at 37.4 degrees the Prime Minister’s post. Of nate with other Opposition pitch for PM post. Celsius, three notches below course, we are the biggest and leaders to form a cohesive NCP sources said NCP the season’s average. Humidity oldest political party. If we post-result strategy, Congress general secretary and former oscillated between 100 per cent have to run the Government president Rahul Gandhi at a Minister in UPA and 53 per cent. for five years, the biggest polit- Press conference said regional called up Mamata and The weatherman has fore- ical party should be given a parties such as the SP, BSP and expressed solidarity with her in cast cloudy skies for Saturday chance,” Azad said. TDP will not support the BJP her fight against the Centre and with the possibility of thun- While the Congress lead- and indicated that Opposition struggle towards the Election derstorm accompanied with ership is understood to have parties will get together to Commission. very light rain in Delhi-NCR.     !" 

           

politicians stooped to. though it did not elicit much our economies, livelihoods, business models in various significance of Uttarakhand dered by the celestial sage Gaura Devi belonged-com- Those habituated to lying, attention in India due to the food security, health and qual- parts of the world. makes it an important desti- Narad, lord Shiva taught Narad plained of actions of the com- intoxicated on a combination of ongoing elections. ity of life worldwide,” he said. There were discussions on nation for both tourists and pil- music and presented a Veena to pany working on a hydro arrogance and ignorance, A landmark new report The report also tells us that micro and macro aspects of grims. him at Rudraprayag. power project there. fuelled by desperation to basi- from the Intergovernmental it is not too late to make a dif- environment, business and pol- However, when one looks Most tourists would be Apart from causing envi- cally save their own skins enter- Science-Policy Platform on ference, but only if we start now itics. One of the things one can at what the government has interested in music, so a place ronmental damage, the com- tained some people, influenced Biodiversity and Ecosystem at every level from local to surmise is that flawed business done, one will have more ques- believed to be where music was pany had also closed the path- others or ended up strength- Service (IPBES) warned earli- global. models are a major contributor tions than answers. introduced on earth would way to the jungle used by ening public support for their er this month that Nature is Transformative change to this imbalance. For example, the website of also be interesting for them. Gaura Devi and her peers. rivals through their speeches declining globally at rates means a fundamental, system- The fact is that earning a the Garhwal Mandal Vikas But instead of sensibly capital- It is ironic to say the least and actions during the election unprecedented in human his- wide reorganisation across livelihood and making a prof- Nigam still prominently dis- ising on this and other similar that while there is hardly any- campaign. tory. technological, economic and it are the major motivators for plays banners and ‘new aspects, the authorities con- one in the government who Whether one likes it or not, The rate of species extinc- social factors, including para- majority of the activities, what- updates’ like Char Dham Yatra tinue to tout dated tags like doesn’t praise the Chipko there appears to be no escap- tions is accelerating, with grave digms, goals and values. ever big businesses may like to 2018, special package for skiing ‘Switzerland of India’. Movement, environmental   #  # ing politicians and the petty impacts on people around the Compiled by 145 expert advertise and project. 2018 and booking for Flawed concepts can't damage was facilitated in the politics many of them seem to world now likely. authors from 50 countries over There is nothing wrong in International Yoga Festival result in positive action on the very place the movement orig- s the day of counting and be indulging in. One would The overwhelming evi- the past three years, with inputs wanting to earn a profit but one which was held in March this ground. The flops by successive inated. Adeclaring the results of the think that living in seclusion in dence of the IPBES Global from another 310 contributing does need to have a sound busi- year among other stale stuff. governments attempting to To be fair, the current chief Lok Sabha elections draws the Himalayas or the deep Assessment, from a wide range authors, the report assesses ness model for it- one that does The department is not just boost tourism in the Tehri minister is doing some good near, one is thankful that the woods would enable one to live of different fields of knowledge, changes over the past five not entail damaging or destroy- displaying stale material on its dam reservoir are also known works but action is needed bombardment of inane state- away from all this. presents an ominous picture, decades, providing a compre- ing the source of income and website but is quite dated in its to all.Coming to the environ- without delay to replace all out- ments, especially from those However, that is not so said IPBES chair Robert hensive picture of the rela- profit for short term gains. approach too. According to ment, on which all tourism in dated and unsustainable busi- claiming to be “saving democ- anymore because it is the gov- Watson. tionship between economic When it comes to the same belief system which Uttarakhand is based, the sit- ness models with sustainable racy” is coming to an end. As ernment consisting of politi- “The health of ecosystems development pathways and Uttarakhand, successive state brings millions of people to uation is not much better. ones that result in more than many have observed, this elec- cians which eventually decides on which we and all other their impacts on nature. governments have claimed that shrines in Uttarakhand, music Recently, a PIL reached the just financial profits for some tion will stand out also for the how even the Himalayas and species depend is deteriorating This report caused some tourism is the major source of was first introduced in what is High Court in which residents at the cost of the environment low level of political dialogue forests will fare. This is where more rapidly than ever. We are governmental responses and income. The environmental now Uttarakhand. of Reni village- to which and heritage of the Himalayan that a number of desperate the cause for alarm comes in, eroding the very foundations of debates on environment and wealth, cultural and religious Pleased by a prayer ren- Chipko movement leader state.      +            (    ( or the second phase of he Municipal Corporation FOperation Mukti, police Tof Dehradun (MCD) will    department and stake holders soon start the second phase of have started to conduct aware- its drive against encroachments ness drives in the form of ral- by traders and vendors in the      lies and special programmes in city. Municipal commissioner schools and malls. The motive Vinay Shankar Pandey stated is to raise public awareness that strict action will be taken    ( in various areas and cleanliness regarding the harmful effects of against those who have near the road. I also want to giving money to child beggars. encroached again on spaces he Municipal Corporation make it clear that though we Circle Officer (city) freed by MCD and shopkeepers Tof Dehradun (MCD) start- are calling it a special cleanli- Shekhar Suyal who is also the who enable vendors to sell their ed a special cleanliness drive in ness drive, it will be undertak- nodal officer of the campaign wares in front of their shops. the city. The drive covers clean- en regularly. We are appointing said, “We have started to con- Pandey said, “We have ing of garbage along with big at least 10 workers on every duct awareness drives in the city completed the first phase of the and small drains and imposing busy road which will be to raise public awareness on the drive for removing unautho- fines on the use of banned checked by the supervisors negative effects of giving money rised vendors from the city. polythene. Municipal com- regularly,” he said. to child beggars. It encourages About 30 truckloads of materi- missioner Vinay Shankar The drive will start from them to keep on begging. als were seized by us. We are Pandey stated the major busy Clock Tower to Ballupur It is important to stop both planning to start the second points of the city will be Chowk, Mokhampur to those begging and those giving phase of the drive soon.” cleaned first. Rispana Bridge. From Rispana money in response. For that we Regarding the need for He said, “Busy points in the to ISBT, ISBT to Saharanpur are speaking to students from again checking places freed city like Clock Tower and Road, GMS Road, from different schools daily and get- from encroachments he said, “It Rajpur Road are our main pri- Ballupur Chowk to Premnagar ting positive response from is important for encroachers to orities and cleanliness is being area. One tractor trolley and 10 them. We also conducted a fear encroaching again. For done regularly. The cleanli- workers have been deputed mass outreach programme at this, we have formed a backup ness drive also covers the drains for each area. Pacific Mall.”When asked about team which will check and the counselling of children that from Saturday onward. schools if they’ve not been human trafficking unit and awareness on the encourage- impose fines in the areas we not tolerable and we fill seize the allowing them to stand in front found involved in begging and The idea is to connect them enrolled yet.”Deepa Sharma, Aasra Trust with the help of ment people are unintentionally have already cleared in the shops of the shopkeepers taking of their shops and in the road their parents he said, “A dedi- with some skill development counsellor from Childline police conducted a rally at giving to child beggars to con- drive. Repeat encroachment is money from these vendors and illegally. ” cated team will start working on programme and enroll them in helpline said, “Childline, anti- Clock Tower to raise public tinue begging.” -   * ./      (       +   ,#  planted the first apple tree in  ( Harshil, are part of the folklore of this area. His romance and mar- ow that the summer riage with Gulabi, a beauty from   Ntourist season has started this mountain region, is a legend in Uttarakhand, most of the that echoes in the hills and dales pressure will once again be of Harshil. The cottage of “Pahadi upon Mussoorie and Nainital Wilson” was later turned into a rest which have always been the house by the Garhwal Mandal  favourite hill stations in this Vikas Nigam. It got burnt down region for people from all some years ago and was renovat- over the country as well as ed again by the government. abroad. Perched at an altitude     For many years, one of the of 2420 metres in Kumaon is objectives of the tourism Binsar which was the summer hose aged above 40 should regularly check their department of Uttarakhand capital of the erstwhile Chand Tblood pressure, say doctors. May Measurement has been to attract more Rajas of Kumaon. It is a sleepy lit- Month (MMM) is a worldwide campaign to raise tourists to the smaller, lesser tle place with towering oaks and awareness on hypertension. Started on 17 May 2005, known hill resorts of the state red rhododendrons covering the World Hypertension Day is observed to enhance the in order to have a balanced hillsides. Binsar has a famous cave people’s awareness on hypertension. distribution of visitors in the temple of Shiva and a well- When asked about the frequency of monitoring, state. known wildlife sanctuary. Dr BS Kushwaha, consultant, medicine at BHEL hos- The efforts are showing Lansdowne in Pauri district pital said, “Those aged above 40 must get it checked some results as more tourists is one of the quietest hill stations once a month. Without monitoring it cannot be detect- are now ready to go off the of India and is popular since the ed or controlled. Most people never get their blood pres- beaten track to explore new Britishers came to India. It is well sure checked which causes the late diagnosis and dam- areas than people earlier were. connected with motorable roads age of target organs, so awareness is a must.” And the visitors are flocking to but still remote in its own way. It Below 50 years of age, women have a somewhat these smaller towns not just in is situated at an altitude of 1,700 lower prevalence of hypertension than men. After the summer but throughout metres and surrounded with menopause, the prevalence of hypertension increases the year, especially on week- thick oak and blue pine forests. It rapidly in women and surpasses that in men, added ends. However, infrastructure got its name from Lord Kushwaha. in these small hill resorts Lansdowne, who was the Viceroy Yoga and naturopathy experts consider it mainly needs to be improved. of India during the period of 1888 a mind related disease. Relaxation techniques like med- When a tourist from a - 1894. It is also where the regi- itation and breathing exercises help in balancing the metro comes to popular hill stations like Immediately broken is his dream of the Holidays” wherein the traveler likes to Gandhian philosophy. A rest house is mental centre of the Garhwal Rifles is raised blood pressure, they stated. Senior Ayurvedic Mussoorie and Nainital he or she is faced “perfect, quiet holiday” he had been plan- spend his days reading and his evenings also available at the ashram. A four-day located. It is also the perfect place to consultant Dr Anshu Bhalla said, “In Ayurveda there with heavy vehicular traffic, loud honk- ning all year. But now, there is eagerness walking around the scenic landscape of Buransh Mahotsav is held in Kausani meditate and rejuvenate your soul. is no such word as hypertension. ing, a crowd which he thought he had left on the part of the visitors to go to small- this quiet Himalayan hamlet. Many a in spring time by the Himalayan Study Adventure activities like trekking, bird There is concept of ‘Vyan Vayu Vaishamya’ which behind and a lot of noise all around. er hill stations, the lesser known desti- writer has worked on his manuscript in Centre and The Buransh Retreat to watching, boating and paddling can be means from tip to toe of our bodies, there is circula- nations in Dhanaulti which is in the Tehri district. encourage tourism and ensure that done while visiting Lansdowne. tion of ‘vayu’. It may get disturbed due to the cardiac, Garhwal and Kausani in the Kumaon Himalayas local products and arts are displayed Chamba is a small hill town, situat- cerebral, mental or renal disorders. Right diet and prac- Kumaon. is also now looked at as an idyllic place attractively. Adventure activities, bird ed at an altitude of 1676 metres in the tices can alter these disorders. After 35 years, one must Dhanaulti, for a quiet vacation. Birthplace of the watching, nature walks and a crafts Tehri district of Uttarakhand. It is an regulate salt, sugar intake and fried food intake. just 30 kilome- famous Hindi poet Sumitranandan bazaar are part of this fest. unexplored, unscathed, serene destina- Preservatives used in fast foods are to be strictly tres beyond Pant, it lies at an altitude of 1890 Harshil in Garhwal and Binsar in tion, approximately 60 kilometres from excluded from diet. The raised blood pressure can lead Mussoorie, has metres, about fifty kilometres from Kumaon are two other small hill stations Mussoorie. Away from the crowd and to any kind of haemorrhage so it is vital that our body been in the list Almora. Dense forests, picturesque which are high on the list of those seek- rush of the cities, it is an excellent place gets oxygenated air through blood circulation,” said for quite a few treks and sprawling tea gardens give it ing a noise-free and pollution-free vaca- to unwind and have fun. Bhalla. years and is the air of a “dream town”. Anashakti tion. Once described by Pandit Nehru as With so many attractive and tran- There is an urgent need to raise public awareness getting more Ashram set up by Mahatama Gandhi’s a “Mini Switzerland”, Harshil with its quil options, there is no reason why the on hypertension and its consequences. and more visi- disciple, Sarla Ben (Katherine Heilmen) green valleys and sleepy meadows has a pressure of tourists cannot be taken off High risk group includes those suffering from obe- tors every is of great interest for visitors to “picture book “ quality and is a trekker’s from Mussoorie and Nainital. sity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, chronic renal dis- passing year. It Kausani. Gandhi stayed here and his paradise. It is on the way to Gangotri and Awareness regarding these places has ease and family history of cardiovascular disease. is extremely “Charkha” and some other possessions 73 kilometres from Uttarkashi. Tales of to be created by the tourism depart- Interventions should focus on smoking cessation, popular for can be seen at the ashram. There is also FE Wilson, an Englishman known as ment and the infrastructure has to be reduced intake of salt and alcohol, promotion of health- “Book a small library with many books on “Pahadi Wilson” by the locals, who improved. ful diet and physical activity, advised Dr Kushwaha.

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   ( president Pritam Singh demanded that the CM should  R   delegation led by the get the case of the ambulance APradesh Congress service examined and take a Committee (PCC) president decision in favour of the    (  6 (  Pritam Singh met the chief employees of the service.  -    minister Trivendra Singh On the murder of Dalit rime Minister Narendra  '   Rawat on Friday and request- youth in Tehri district, the PModi is slated to reach ed him to solve the problem Congressmen said that gov- Dehradun airport at about 8:15  (< faced by the general public due ernment should declare an AM on Saturday. From the air- &    to the agitation of the field adequate compensation and port he will leave by helicopter workers of 108 emergency provide job to one member of for Kedarnath where he is slat- (  -  ambulance service. the family. ed to spend Saturday night. On  '6 ' -) The Congressmen also The delegation also Sunday morning he will fly to ' (  ,9 demanded suitable compensa- demanded that the govern- Badrinath to offer his prayers tion for the family of the Dalit ment should provide financial and later in afternoon the same ting or absent from the place of youth who was allegedly mur- assistance to the Jaspal Singh of day he will return to New duty will have to face action ed. Who will be stationed dered in Basan village of Nayagaon in Vikasnagar whose Delhi from Dehradun airport. afterwards.The DG said, “We where and what their role will Jaunpur in Tehri district recent- house was gutted in a major To review the security have conducted briefing and be was discussed during the ly. On the emergency 108 fire. arrangements ahead of the rehearsal in Dehradun, briefing.” ambulance services, the dele- Later talking to the PM’s proposed visit, Director Kedarnath and Gauchar for the It is pertinent to mention gation sought immediate inter- Pioneer, Dhasmana said that General (DG) Law and Order, proposed visit of PM on here that after paying his obei- vention of the CM. CM assured the delegation Ashok Kumar conducted a Saturday. The brief was basi- sance at Kedarnath, the PM is The vice president of the that all their demands would be police briefing in State Disaster cally about the norms for VVIP also expected to review the state Congress Surya Kant looked into and appropriate Response Force (SDRF) visit. reconstruction works there. Dhasmana who was part of the action would be taken. premises at Jolly Grant on Officers have been After offering prayers at delegation said that the 717 The delegation included Friday. He issued strict instruc- instructed to make sure that Badrinath on Sunday, he will workers of the 108 ambulance former MLA Rajkumar, tion for all personnel on duty there is not even one per cent reach the national capital just service are on path of agitation the new company which took nine accidents have been only three days to the workers Mahanagar president Lal to avoid using mobile phones lapse in the PM’s security plans. a few days before the counting from last 18 days due to which over charge from the GVK - reported in last few days. while the GVK -EMRI used to Chand Sharma, state Congress during the visit. Point to point role and duties of votes polled in the Lok the ambulance service has got EMRI is employing inexperi- He said that the new com- provide a training of 52 days. coordinator Rajendra Shah and Any personnel found chat- of the officers have been decid- Sabha election. severely affected.He said that enced workers due to which pany is imparting training of Dhasmana said that the PCC others. %      P  (  (   ' # '/     .//2:#. 0!  "      ( a situation of policy paralysis   ''(  ;4#4./# has set in the state. Dhasmana ecent outburst of senior also added that the Congress  6    (    ( RCabinet minister Harak party would sit alongside Harak )  '  - Singh Rawat against the Singh if starts a Dharna against n the SC-ST scholarship scam, he Uttarakhand Civil O/$!/# bureaucracy has given ammu- government. The spokesper- ' '   Ideputy director of tribal welfare TAviation Development nition to opposition Congress son of the state congress, R P ' and former Haridwar district Authority (UCADA) started /9(  /$0!. to attack the BJP government Raturi dared Harak Singh Rawat social welfare officer Anurag the re-tender process on of Uttarakhand. The minister to start agitation. 6 )9  Shankhdhar was sent to 14 day Friday for the final two slots apparently peeved at He said that utterances of judicial custody on Friday by the for helicopter companies that    ( tickets. If someone asks for Additional Chief Secretary ( the minister have proved that the court.Shankhdhar is an accused will be providing their services more than the fixed rate then ACS), Om Prakash for putting (LoP) in the state assembly ministers have become redun- his guns on the ACS, Om in the SC-ST scholarship scam, on Char Dham route. he Uttarakhand Civil one should complain to the obstacles in the construction of Indira Hridayesh too extended dant in Uttarakhand.Harak Prakash. Political observers which allegedly resulted in the The tender will be opened TAviation Development local police. Kandi road, connecting her support for any agitation Singh Rawat created flutter on opine that the Harak Singh embezzlement of crores of rupees after declaration of the Authority (UCADA) has It is pertinent to mention Ramnagar in Kumaon with Harak undertakes. Wednesday when he expressed Rawat has a past record of released by the government for results of Lok Sabha elections requested pilgrims to not fall here that last year in 2018, there Kotdwar in Garhwal had On Friday, the Vice his annoyance over the approval enacting such scenes to scholarships to SC-ST students. 2019. into the traps of cheats. were number of complaints threatened that he could sit on President of the Congress of leaves of the senior officials of increase his bargaining power He has also been accused of mis- Civil Aviation additional The visitors have been against helicopter companies a hunger strike for construction party, Surya Kant Dhasmana the forest department including within the government. “He is using his power of a government secretary and UCADA direc- advised to not pay more than asking for higher rates for heli- of the road. Catching the issue said that the statements of the department head at a time when feeling suffocated in this gov- employee from the year 2012 to tor Rajesh Kumar said, “We the fixed rates for helicopter copter tickets. lobbed by the mercurial leader minister regarding the attitude incidents of forest fires are ernment because he is not 2014.It is pertinent to mention are starting the re-tender pro- gleefully, the Pradesh Congress of the bureaucrats points increasing. The minister was allowed the kind of freedom he here that Shankhdhar was earli- cedure for two slots. Their services might start Kedarnath route. Five compa- Committee (PCC) President towards a very disturbing trend peeved as the foreign trip of enjoyed during his previous er arrested by Special One week time will be from May 26 or 27.” nies- Aero Aircraft, UT Air, Pritam Singh said that the in the state. He said that the these officials working under stints as minister. He is too Investigation Team and was given for the companies to file It is pertinent to mention Pawan Hans, Aryan Aviation Congress party support Harak minister has said that the him was sanctioned directly by shrewd to take his opposition interrogated for about seven their bids and after that we will here that Thumby Aviation and Himalyan started giving Singh Rawat if he starts a bureaucracy is ignoring the the office of chief minister. beyond a certain point in the hours on Thursday. However, open it and choose the final Private Limited and Indo their helicopter services to Dharna against the govern- ministers in the day to day Harak continued his attack current situation,’’ said one sources stated that he declined to two companies with lowest Copter Privater Limited are yet the pilgrims on the Kedarnath ment. The leader of opposition functioning, which shows that on Thursday when he trained political observer. answer most of questions. rates. to start their services on the route from Thursday. *   .(  & ((  (     ,      ( " n the case which resulted in Ithe death of a scheduled caste man Jitendra Das in Tehri   #  ''(   the Prathemik Shikshak Sangh district, it has been established (PSS), the organisation of pri- in the investigation by district he education department -) ,38- mary school teachers, Digvijay police that one of the accused Thas initiated the process of Singh said that the limit of 10 Rohit Aswal alias Gabbar who compulsory transfers of teach-   - percent is unjustified and was arrested on May 9 was not ers. should be removed for teach- present at the time of incident On Friday, the depart-   '- ers. on the night of April 26. ment has set up a deadline of   ' He said that last year only A report has been submit- May 30 for receipt of applica- five teachers were transferred ted by Narendranagar circle tions of teachers for these -  )(' , in Dehradun district from officer in the court under the transfers. the schools located in hard to section 169 in the Code of In a letter to the  '- ' access areas ( Durgam) to the Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Additional Director ( AD) schools located in the easy to Aswal had been arrested Garhwal and Kumaon and access areas ( Sugam). following a police complaint District Education Officers ( limit imposed in transfers. The department officials naming him and six others filed DEOs) of all the districts, the After the implementation of however opine that the waiv- by deceased Jitendra Das’s sis- additional director V S Rawat, the Transfer Act- 2017, a max- ing off the 10 percent limit of ter accusing them of beating who is officiating as director, imum limit of 10 percent of transfers for teachers would Das to death. has directed that these officers the total posts is imposed on create problems as employees Director General (DG) should update the list of teach- number of transfers. of other departments would Law and Order, Ashok Kumar gating officer of this case said, Dehradun, Chain Singh, who be behind bars.” The cause of death was not cer- ers eligible for transfers and The argument of the also make similar demands. told The Pioneer, “If the alibi of “In my investigation it has provided the CCTV footage of According to the com- tain after the post-mortem. the number of vacant posts of teachers is that since their They further point out Gabbar’s are found correct in been found that he was not pre- Rahul working at the hotel here plaint that was filed by Though, doctors from teachers in all the districts. working conditions are dif- that the increasing the limit our investigation then he will sent at the incident area on the on April 26 said, “We are deceased Jitendra Das’s sister, in Nainbagh primary health care The department has ferent and their numbers are and more transfers would put be taken out. If any other said night. happy with the decision and a marriage party on the night centre and Mahant Indiresh directed the ADs and DEOs to much larger than other additional financial burden accused claims to have alibis A report has been submit- stand by him. of April 26 Das was allegedly Hospital have mentioned dispatch this district wise list departments, the limit of 10 on the cash strapped depart- too, we will investigate that.” ted to the court on Friday If required we are ready to beaten to death by seven upper epilepsy seizure in their med- till May 20.Meanwhile, the percent imposed on transfers ment as transportation costs Narendranagar CO Uttam regarding this.” give statement in his support. caste men because he dared to ical reports. teachers’ organisations are is unjustified. of the transferred employees Singh who is also the investi- Manager of a hotel in An innocent man should not sit with them during dinner. annoyed on the 10 percent The general secretary of has to be paid. ( +"     ! !    ( Talking about it Barthwal said, “We are aware of the 1 ttarakhand State issue in both the campuses. We UCommission for Women have decided to write a letter to (USCW) Chairperson Vijaya the state government for deput-    Barthwal inspected Balika ing two ambulances, a driver Niketan and Nari Niketan on and staff 24x7 on the campus. he flow of visitors to the state Friday following the recent There is no medical facil- Thas increased with the start death of a girl housed in Balika ity inside considering which of Char Dham Yatra recently. Niketan. we think that at least two doc- However, the entry-point of the Spotting some loopholes tors should be appointed full pilgrimage for most persons on both the campuses she stat- time on campups so that basic coming from outside ed that a letter will be given to treatments can be given to the Uttarakhand- Haridwar is reel- the state government for taking inmates. Also, regular checking ing under scarcity of medical the issue seriously and provid- will be done. facilities. The only blood bank in ed the needed facilities as soon We will also ask that at the district is on the verge of clo- as possible. least one counsellor be sure in absence of a pathologist. ful that one pathologist will join from Rishikesh hospital to join Taking serious note on the appointed for help on the cam- With no pathologist avail- in Haridwar soon. The govern- Haridwar blood bank but this death of a minor in Balika pus. ” able in the blood bank, the offi- mental health care facilities in has not happened yet. Niketan, Barthwal directed the She further said, “The cials are mulling over shifting it Haridwar district are far from Speaking to this correspon- staff to discharge their respon- inmates living in the Balika to the state-run blood bank in satisfactory. dent, Urban Development sibilities properly. Niketan who have crossed the Dehradun. It was decided that 28 Due to the paucity of doc- Minister and local MLA Madan Addressing the media she age of 18 are living in a sepa- units of blood stocked at tors, patients have to go to pri- Kaushik said, “At many hospitals said, “The cause of death of the rate room. Haridwar blood bank would to vate hospitals. The condition of of the district there is paucity of minor is not clear from the post The place where women be sent to Dehradun blood bank the blood bank is the worst and doctors, we have been making mortem report. The viscera has are kept is decided by the say the medical staff but due to the patients are made to run alternative arrangements and been sent for examination. court after their hearing. overstocking they have also from pillar to post for blood. have asked those in charge of Overall the children living However, we will be writing a refused to accept it. Notably on May 8, the health hospitals to get the defunct test- there are fine and there is no that five inmates living in and Balika Niketan do not inmates once a week though letter to authorities concerned However the in-charge chief and family welfare director gen- ing equipment repaired. It will be such problem they are facing.” Balika Niketan are above 18. have counsellor on campus. A there is no medical facility regarding this as well,” she medical superintendent is hope- eral had directed a pathologist done soon. " It is important to mention Also, both Nari Niketan team of doctors checks the inside campus. added.  "     !"                 In addition to this, a truck carrying food items, general medicines, water bottles, soap, plastic sheets, and other items   &  about the fire which later sent of daily use for the cyclone four engines to douse the affected families of Odisha has wo trucks parked near a flames. Fortunately, there were been handed over to Inspector Tpetrol pump near Kandra no casualties due to the inci- General, Central Range, Puri Chad in Bokaro district caught dent. The incident also exposed Camp, Odisha. On this occa- fire before being exploded. The the emergency fire fighting sion, Senior Manager incident took place on Friday preparations of the petrol pump (Administration cum afternoon - a neighbourhood in where, as per eyewitnesses, not Personnel) RK Singh, Ashok Chas city of Bokaro. The truck ever water was available to     caused by the cyclone unset- Kumar and KN. Yadav were caught fire suddenly which extinguish the fire. tling day to day life of the gen- present on behalf of CCL. rapidly spread entral Coalfield Limited eral public. On the initiative of CCL as a responsible pub- to other vehi- C(CCL) has granted One Chairman cum Managing lic undertaking stands with cles standing crore to Odisha Government’s Director (CMD) CCL Gopal the country during difficult near the truck. Chief Minister Relief Fund as Singh, a special meeting of times. Every time country faces The fire caused financial assistance for the CCL’s Joint Consultative any disaster, CCL family led by a loud explo- affected people by cyclone Steering Committee (JCSC) CMD Singh has went ahead to sion in diesel ‘Fani’. was conducted which was extend their support in every tanks of the CCL has once again come chaired by Director possible way to the fellow trucks. forward to help in wake of (Personnel), RS Mahapatra. countrymen. CCL is constant- According heavy damage and devasta- The committee in the ly pursuing its objective of to sources tion caused in the coastal dis- meeting unanimously decided inclusive growth and holistic locals tricts of Odisha due to the that all officers and employees development for the people informed fire cyclone. Millions have been of the CCL will contribute in from the least developed part %  " (                 "      !  brigade affected due to the damage this relief mission. of our society.   authorities      '4 2   " #$ %&! $!&$     #4/ !/// 2 3"  ()      (   7 )'( fic cops at the site of the pro- regnant women often suffer posed TOP from the next Pfrom calcium deficiency   new thana outpost (TOP) week. which affects the health of Aat Domuhani will expect- The new bridge in river their babies. To avoid this ed to start functioning from Subernarekha linking Sonari problem, pregnant women ##+  MP and Congress’ veteran supply among others. July as it will take two-months with Dobo in the adjoining should take adequate amount    Pawan Bansal. While the Congress has time for setting up the building. Seraikela-Kharsawan district of calcium. In addition to it the As the two opponents face pitched its campaign on Tata Steel has agreed to build has been up at a cost of Rs 41 pregnant lady should not eat handigarh, popularly each other in parliamentary “local” issues, the BJP is bank- a thana outpost building for the crores. The foundation stone papaya and chiku because they Cknown as the City polls again this time, political ing on “Modi factor” and police near newly constructed for the ambitious project was can increase the possibility of Beautiful is witnessing a high- experts believe that the city nationalism plank to beat the Domuhani bridge in Sonari. laid by chief minister miscarriage, said Dr Sujata stakes triangular electoral con- will see a close contest between anti-incumbency amid public Revealing about the devel- Raghubar Das, leading the Sanjay, obstetrician and gynae- test in Lok Sabha polls with the the BJP and Congress. Even expectations of better civic opment, senior SP, Anoop Kolkata-based construction cologist at Sanjay Maternity ruling though AAP had in 2014 Lok infrastructure. Birtharay said that they had agency, Royal Infratech Pvt Centre while delivering a lec- attempting to retain the seat, Sabha polls gave a tough con- One of the most talked approached various traders' Ltd to go ahead with the con- ture on how safe labour can its main rival Congress look- test to both the mainstream about “local” issues in body and industrialists' body struction work. reduce infant mortality rate.    ( A short series of dance ing to make a comeback and parties, the party has lost its is traffic woes. As in Adityapur as well as Tata With the bridge becoming Stressing on the impor- and musical performance the Aam Aadmi Party trying base over the years here, they the city did not witness any Steel for making a TOP build- operational, the distance tance of balanced diet, she he 18th annual prize giving by the students was appreciat- to regain its lost base. say. progress in either metro or ing near the Domuhani between Chandil from said that a pregnant woman’s Tceremony was held at the ed by the gathering on the The Bharatiya Janta Party’s There are a total of 36 can- monorail project in the last bridge. He said finally Tata Jamshedpur has reduced by diet should contain green leafy Asian School here on Friday. A occasion. candidate and outgoing MP, didates in the fray from five years, both Kirron Kher Steel has given its consent to about 30 kms as the com- vegetables, milk, dry fruits and total of 538 students received Earlier, the principal AK Kirron Kher is locked in a Chandigarh’s lone Lok Sabha and her arch rival Bansal are make the building for the muters will not have to go to fruits in addition to cereal and the awards with 143 students Das read out the annual acad- tough poll battle against seat, which goes to polling on making promises to resolve district police. Chandil -- the route for going other important components. receiving the coveted emic report for the year 2018 Congress’ former MP Pawan May 19. the traffic woes in the city, Tata Steel, construction to Ranchi -- via Dimna Lack of calcium in pregnant Governor’s Award, 213 receiv- – 19 highlighting the impor- Kumar Bansal and AAP’s Chandigarh, being a union once elected. Kher had reject- work for the new TOP build- Chowk. About 10,000 vehi- lady causes osteomalacia which ing Principal’s Award and 135 tance of parent teacher associ- nominee Harmohan Dhawan, territory is primarily governed ed the ambitious metro rail ing will start after May 23. It cles, including trucks, trailers also affects the baby’s health. students receiving the Teacher’s ation in building the child’s a former Union Minister. by the Centre and comes project as a means to decon- will take about two months for and car move toward Chandil Calcium deficiency can also Award. confidence and making Chandigarh, the joint cap- directly under the adminis- gest the city’s traffic and now the construction of the build- from Jamshedpur via Dimna cause pelvic bone deformity The Rashtriya Indian him/her effective self learner. ital of neighboring states of trative control of the Union backing monorail project ing to get through.He said that Chowk on the NH-33 for the which hinders normal delivery. Military College commandant He also advised the parents to Punjab and Haryana has Home Ministry. while Bansal is in favor of it will be a two-room TOP destination like Chandil, Further, one should avoid colonel Vivek Sharma was the expose the children to rich cul- reposed faith in either BJP or The key issues on the metro project to end the traf- building with an additional Chowka and Ranchi beside mobile phones during preg- chief guest on the occasion. ture and tradition of the nation Congress in the past three minds of voters here this elec- fic congestion in Chandigarh. rest room. other places in Bihar. nancy because the radiation Addressing the gathering, and consider this as an evolved decades during parliamentary tion season include traffic and The city had slipped from Birtharay said that though "As per the situation and from mobile phones can affect Sharma commended the stu- family exercise. The function polls. In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, parking woes, poor sanita- 3rd to 20th position in the the construction of the understanding the importance the health of the foetus. In her dents and the school. He also was attended by the school vice the city had switched loyalty tion, deteriorating law and Swachh Survekshan 2019 Domuhani TOP building will of safety of the commuters, we lecture, she also talked about appreciated the focus on both president Madanjeet Singh, from Congress to BJP making order situation, building ranking, which is another be ready by July mid, they need a TOP at the Sonari side the different techniques and academics and co-curricular vice principal Gagan Jyot the debutant Kirron Kher vic- bylaws, lack of basic infra- main talking point in the elec- would start deploying of traf- urgently," said an official. stages of labour. activities. Juneja and others. torious against the then sitting structure in villages, water toral arena here.  !"        #$

  +%  also contested parliamentary the betterment of people of appealing to people of the ing to usurp our natural   elections of 2014 but got the State but the current sit- constituency give all the votes resources for giving it to their defeated by JMM Supremo uation has forced him to to Guru Ji industrialist’s wo stalwarts of Jharkhand but this time Marandi is can- share the State with JMM which they have given to me friends,” he added. TPolitics and foes turned vassing for JMM Supremo patriarch for the same cause for ensuring Guru Ji’s victory,” Criticising the State friends shared the stage on against BJP. Interestingly, as BJP Government be it in Marandi added. Government, Soren said that Friday when Jharkhand Mukti Marandi and Soren, both was Centre or State only mislead While appealing to the the State Morcha JMM) patriarch Shibu Chief Ministers of the State. people of the State and the people Shibu Soren said this is Government is anti-poor and Soren and Jharkhand Vikas Both the leaders have Country. very important in this Government no one is Morcha (JVM) Supremo attended three public meetings “I am fortunate that I have election for the people of the hearing the Babulal Marandi appealed for in Dumka along with JMM got chance to share the dais State. voice of poor. votes in Dumka Parliamentary MLA from Bahragora, Kunal with one of the prominent fig- “We have to go with the JMM MLA Kunal Sarangi Constituency for JMM candi- Sarangi. ures of Jharkh time as BJP is trying to usurp accompanied Soren and date Shibu Soren. Addressing the gathering and movement. Guru Ji (Shibu our water, land and forest for Marandi entire day of cam- It may be mentioned here at Asanbedia under Jamtara Soren). He had struggled hard which have righted for so paigning. that Marandi defeated Shibu State Assembly Constituency for the State and the people of many years. We have Speaking on the occasion Soren in 1998 as Bharatiya in Dumka, Marandi said that the area. I received 1 Lakh 58 to save our natural resources Sarangi said that BJP has no Janata Party (BJP) candidate once upon a time they were thousand votes in 2014 elec- from their hands. The Centre issue for Jharkhand as all the from Dumka seat and he had fighting against each other for tions from the seat, I am and State Government is try- star campaigner of the party be it Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National president Amit Shah and Chief Minister Raghubar Das has nothing to say about the State they are only appealing vote for the people on the name of religion. N/!!/ /O

Chandigarh: On the last day of campaigning, BJP-SAD candi- date Kirron Kher said that she gave up her cinematic career for the city as since 2014 she didn’t featured in any film. “I have rejected six films being an MP. Shooting for a film usually consume 20-30 days that too, depends on pro- ducers schedule. Had I been out of the city for film shoots, res- idents would paste my ‘Wanted’ posters across the city, Kher said while addressing a gathering being organized at Aggarwal Sabha, Sector 30. She added, ‘I refuse the claim of Congress candidate that I stays in for shoots.’ PNS     !"  '

$$$ $(  &   %           of the Defence Services Officers Institute will be granted. They 2!!+ he Defence Ministry has already get the benefits of pen-   )   Tagreed in principle to sion. grant ex-servicemen status to The Army has also agreed '(    Giving details of the inci- the experts once the expedition the personnel of Military in-principle to allow, the dent, the Army said here on returns by this month end or New Delhi: The Supreme CBI seeking to vacate the It disposed of the applica- Nursing Service(MNS) com- officers of MNS of the rank    Friday, Singh was part of the 18- early June. Court on Friday withdrew pro- February 5 order, clarified that tion in pursuant to the direc- prising mostly women. This of Brigadier and above to   $ member expedition team to Commonly known as the tection from arrest given to for- contentions and reasons raised tions and said that the CBI's service is demanding the sta- put their appointment stars Mount Makalu and died on May "abominable snowman," scien- mer Kolkata police commis- in the probe agency's applica- petition seeking contempt tus for a long time and once on their vehicles. Brigadier 16 while descending from the tists and experts, world over sioner Rajeev Kumar in the tion would not be grounds to action against Kumar for cre- granted, the retired personnel has one star and the Major gen-    summit point to camp four(first have tried to sight the mythical multi-crore Saradha chit fund accept or reject the request of ating hurdles in the investiga- can avail of all facilities like eral has two stars on their camp during the descent). The animal for the last several scam, in which the CBI want- custodial interrogation or grant tion of Saradha chit fund case ex-servicemen identity card, vehicle. he Indian Army moun- soldier had joined the Army in decades but success has eluded ed to interrogate him in cus- of protection, if any such peti- would be taken up in the due attending resettlement cours- Sources said the defence Ttaineering team, which spot- 2002 and was a keen moun- them. In this backdrop, the tody. tion is moved. course. PTI es for future employment and ministry had held a meeting in ted the footprints of the mythi- taineer having taking part in Latest finding by the Army The top court also jobs in public sector under- March with the Department of cal Yeti last month while ascend- several expeditions in the past. team has generated interest after expressed concern over the takings (PSU) and State Personnel and Training ing Mount Makalu in Nepal, has In the first ever discovery of it released the photographs and confrontation between the CBI Governments. (DoPT) representatives to successfully scaled the peak. its kind, the Indian Army on social media was abuzz with it. and the West Bengal Police in 4   The Government may also redefine the definition of ex- However, the expedition suf- April 30 had said its moun- The footprint was mea- the case, saying that "at the allow the MNS officers to have servicemen include MNS. fered a casualty when one soldier taineering team has sighted the sured by calipers and army receiving end are silently wait- star plates on their cars if they MNS was raised in 1943 died while descending after footprints of mythical beast sources claimed here it match- ing lakhs of small town and are above the rank of Brigadier. through an ordinance and reaching the peak. He was iden- 'Yeti' in Nepal. The size of the es with earlier theories adding rural investors who have been ( (  So far, the officers of MNS were were defined as an 'auxiliary tified as Naik Narayan Singh pugmark measures about 32 the photograph was released to deprived and looted of their not allowed to do so leading to force'. The ESM status is given hailing from Pithoragarh, inch by 15 inch and the Army "excite scientific temper." Also savings". friction sometimes. The MNS to the personnel who are in Uttrakhand and is survived by tweeted its photograph and said the evidence will help in reach- It said however that its !5 has the highest rank of a Major 'regular' force. his wife and three children. the evidence will be shared with ing logical conclusion, they said. February 5 order granting pro- General. tection from arrest to Kumar As regards the veteran sta- would continue for another New Delhi: The Supreme Court have hardened their stand and tus, sources said here on Friday seven days from Friday to on Friday expressed "disap- there is no administrative mech- the ministry will soon submit   ' "    enable him to approach the pointment and dismay" over the anism in place to avoid and in principle approval for grant competent court for relief. feud between CBI and West resolve such conflicts between of ex-servicemen to MNS to A bench headed by Chief Bengal Police during probe into the two wings of the police force the Supreme Court. A case    Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the Saradha chit fund scam case in the country," said the bench, was filed in Supreme Court by Justices Deepak Gupta and and said though the situation also comprising Justices Deepak the MNS personnel and its he Indian Navy on Friday Sanjiv Khanna left it open to was "grim", there was no admin- Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna. hearing was held on May 7, Tachieved a major milestone the Central Bureau of istrative mechanism to avoid or The bench noted that by 2019. Supreme Court told the in adding muscle to its anti-air Investigation to act in accor- resolve such conflicts. slew of orders passed in the case, Ministry of Defence to submit warfare capability with the dance with the law. While withdrawing the pro- including the one on February its reply in next hearing in a maiden network enabled coop- "Therefore, in the given tection from arrest granted ear- 5 this year, granting protection closed envelope. erative engagement firing of the facts, we would withdraw the lier by it to former Kolkata from arrest to Kumar, the apex The MNS are the support medium range surface to air protection given to Rajeev Police Commissioner Rajeev court had sought to "allay con- women staff commissioned as missile (MRSAM) by two of its Kumar, former Commissioner Kumar in the case, the apex frontation and clash" between officers in the Medical stream warships. of Police, Kolkata, vide our court said that despite orders the CBI and the West Bengal of the Armed Forces and they Cooperative engagement order dated February 5, 2019 and words of advice, "antago- State Police Force (WBSPF). come under the DG, Armed comprises of all the warships restraining the CBI from arrest- nism and acrimony" has esca- "With regret, we acknowledge Forces Medical Services. The and platforms having common ing him and thereby, leave it lated between the two forces of and accept that despite orders MNS representatives had data link to have common pic- open to the CBI to act in the country. and words of advice, antago- moved Armed Forces ture of the battle field and .*  accordance with the law," the A bench headed by Chief nism and acrimony has esca- Tribunal(AFT) on 28 different enable them to thwart satura- bench said. Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that lated and not ebbed as is evident issues. The main issue was of tion attacks from incoming ship to intercept different aer- Research and Development ful proving of this cooperative "At the same time, we due to the "clash" between the from the pleading and argu- them being granted the Ex-ser- missiles and low flying air- ial targets at extended ranges. Laboratory(DRDL) Hyderabad, mode of engagement, the direct that the interim order Central Bureau of Investigation ments addressed before us," vicemen Status. AFT had given craft. This test has put the The firing trial was carried out a DRDO Lab, has jointly devel- Indian Navy has become a part dated February 5, 2019 would and West Bengal Police, lakhs of the bench said. "To avoid pro- favourable decision to MNS Indian Navy in the select group by the Indian Navy, Defence oped this missile in collabora- of a select group of Navies that continue for a period of small town and rural investors lixity and as limited controver- which was challenged by the of the navies like the US and Research Development tion with Israel Aerospace have this niche capability. This seven days from the date of who have been deprived of sy arises for consideration, we Government in the Supreme Australia having this capabili- Organisation(DRDO) and Industries. The MRSAM is capability significantly pronouncement of this order their savings in the case are "at are not referring the earlier Court in 2010. ty. Israel Aerospace Industries. manufactured by Bharat enhances the combat effective- to enable Rajeev Kumar the receiving end". orders for the purpose of the The grant of status to the Giving details of the exer- India is manufacturing Barak Dynamics Limited, India. ness of the Indian Navy there- to approach competent Court "They (CBI and West present judgment, albeit express MNS will include them into cise, Navy officials said here the missiles in collaboration with These Surface to Air by providing an operational for relief, if so advised," Bengal Police) have forgotten our disappointment and dismay resettlement schemes and ben- firing was undertaken on the the Israel Aerospace Industries. Missiles are fitted onboard the edge over potential adversaries. said Justice Khanna, who that the primary purpose and seeing the CBI and the WBSPF efits, for the re-employment Western Seaboard by Indian The successful conduct of Kolkata Class Destroyers and The radars on the warships can pronounced the eight-page role of the police is to investigate pitted and casting aspersions courses, exemptions like the toll ships Kochi and Chennai the test firing was the result of would also be fitted on all detect a hostile target at a dis- verdict. crime, collect evidence and against each other and being charges will be extended and wherein the missiles of both sustained efforts by all stake- future major warships of the tance of 450km and guide the The bench, which was prosecute the offenders. embroiled in this feud," the the institute facilities like that ships were controlled by one holders over the years. Defence Indian Navy. With the success- missile in destroying the threat. dealing with an application of Situation is grim as both sides court said. PTI (!) %$!!& ,6"7 "R      12%        tion campaign activities being observed. hours leading up to voting in elections in 2017, controversy through public meetings, pro- The EC has also changed each phase of the coming Lok erupted after Congress presi-  "0 he Election Commission cessions etc, and displaying of rules not allowing any political Sabha elections. dent Rahul Gandhi gave inter- T(EC) has asked star cam- election matter by means of party to release manifesto in last The statement came in ref- views to some regional TV paigners and other leaders of all television and similar appara- 48 hours of the start of polling erence to queries received by channels a day ahead of the    at New Delhi, Panchkula and political parties to not give any tus". The EC has advised that period. Amending the Model the poll body on telecasting polling. Prime Minister also constructed residential interviews to media on election campaigners should not make Code of Conduct, EC barred interview of star campaigners Narendra Modi had also organ- he Enforcement Directorate house at Sirsa (Haryana) during matters during the beginning of any reference to a constituen- political parties from releasing during the silence period. ised a road show just a day T(ED) on Friday attached a the check period from the "silence period," from Friday cy where the silence period is their manifestos in the last 48 During the Gujarat Assembly before polling. national Capital-based proper- money received from undis- evening for the last phase of Lok ty worth nearly 2 crore of for- closed sources. It is also revealed Sabha polls or 48 hours before mer Haryana Chief Minister OP that Chautala was directly the start of polling when cam- Chautala in connection with a involved in acquisition and pro- paigning comes to an end.   % %2%'  3(  money laundering case. jecting various tainted proper- "During the silence period, The attached immovable ties as his untainted properties. star campaigners and other property consists of land and Chautala under Prevention of He had disclosed properties so political leaders should refrain    of votes in the entire con- grievances simultaneously, farm house located in New Corruption Act 1988. acquired in the affidavit filed from addressing the media by stituency if discrepancy found they have to take proper Delhi worth 1.94 crore owned Investigation conducted by before returning officer in way of Press conferences and ndhra Pradesh Chief in VVPAT slips with five man- action," Naidu said. by Chautala. CBI revealed that the senior Haryana Vidhan Sabha Election giving interviews on election AMinister and TDP chief dated Electronic Voting In the letter, Naidu asked With this attachment, ED Chautala had acquired assets 2005 and 2009 thereby project- matters," the poll panel said in N Chandrababu Naidu on Machines (EVMs) in any part that the EC has already con- has attached properties of disproportionate to his known ing publicly the tainted proper- an advisory. Friday met Chief Election of the country. ducted re-polling in five other Chautala to the extent of the source of income to the tune of ties as untainted. "In a multi-phased election, Commissioner Sunil Arora "As on today, the ECI's polling stations in three dis- entire "proceeds of crime" gen- 6,09,79,026 during the check Earlier, the ED had attached the silence period of last 48 and lodged a protest over its decisions are very controver- tricts on May 6, based on cer- erated through alleged acquisi- period from May 24, 1993 to properties of the former hours may be on in certain con- decision to hold re-poll in five sial, one-sided, pro-establish- tain complaints. "If there were tion of disproportionate assets May 31, 2006. Investigation also Haryana CM to the tune of stituencies while campaign is polling booths in Chandragiri ment and pro-government. any issues in the polling sta- amounting to 6 crores (approx- revealed that Abhay Singh 46,96,000. Further to this, his ongoing in other constituencies. Assembly segment in Chittoor During the entire election, tions in Chandragiri assembly imately). Chautala and Ajay Singh properties worth 3.68 crores In such event, there should not Parliamentary seat after 25 complaint was made by the they were supporting the gov- constituency, why didn't the The money laundering case Chautala had also acquired were also attached in April 2019. be any direct or indirect refer- days. During his meeting, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). ernment. It is unfortunate," he Commission enquire into the was initiated on the basis of an assets disproportionate to their Prosecution Complaint ence amounting to soliciting Naidu also asked the poll body In the meeting with the told reporters after the meet- same and conduct the re- FIR registered by CBI against known source of income to the (chargesheet in police parlance) support for parties or candi- to take action against BJP can- EC, Naidu said that he request- ing. Questioning the working polling on May 6?" Om Prakash Chautala and oth- tune of 119, 69,82,619 and against Chautala was also filed dates in the constituencies didate Pragya Thakur for her ed the poll panel to take a seri- style of the poll panel, Naidu Naidu lamented that the ers for acquisition of assets dis- 27,74,74,260 respectively, the before Special Court on July 17, observing the silence period," it remarks describing Mahatma ous note of the series of com- said, "I am the party president EC once again showed its bias proportionate to their known ED said in a statement. 2018. The court took cognisance said. Gandhi's assassin Nathuram plaints filed by his party for the last 25 years. I have by ignoring the TDP demand source of income. CBI has filed During the course of inves- on November 27, 2018. Later a The poll panel underlined Godse as a "patriot". including against the repoll never seen this type of Election for re-poll while accepting a charge sheet against Om tigation under PMLA it was Supplementary Prosecution that Section 126 of the Naidu questioned the ordered in Chandragiri Commission. The poll body similar demand by YSR Prakash Chautala, his sons revealed that OP Chautala had Complaint was also filed on Representation of People Act, rationale behind re-polling in Assembly segment in the has ordered repolling after 25 Congress Party (YSRCP) more Abhay Chautala and Ajay acquired Immovable Properties April 25 this year. 1951, "inter-alia prohibits elec- five Assembly seats after the Andhra Pradesh and counting days. They have to address all than a month after the polling. 6!    87 9 :;2;  0 < +  ,# +%   that in absolute terms, there are dementia, said Dr Dévora & about 35.6 million people liv- Kestel, Director of the ontrary to general belief, )   , ing in the world currently with Department of Mental Health    employment, farming, and Cdementia is not an  .  dementia and 7.7 million new and Substance Abuse at income. On the 23rd (May), inevitable (or natural) conse-  /.!   cases of dementia added every WHO. ongress general secretary the victory of 'Nyay' (justice) quence of ageing which,  /# / year, i.e., nearly one case every In India, only 10 per cent CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra and people's voice is certain," though, is the strongest risk fac- !4  4 s with highest projections in of the cases are diagnosed on Friday said her party did said the AICC general secre- tor, a recent World Health  /##/= South Asian nations such as according to the Alzheimer's not allow the BJP to divert the tary, in-charge Uttar Pradesh Organisation (WHO) report /$/ India and China. and Related Disorders Society focus in elections from issues (East). has said. !!#.#/// WHO Director-General of India (ARDSI), which has of employment and farming as The Congress' proposed It maintained that young .!./$/=.# Dr Tedros Adhanom submitted a Dementia India she asserted that the victory of Nyuntam Aay Yojana (Nyay) onset dementia (defined as the #4#..< Ghebreyesus said, "We need to Strategy Report to the Union 'Nyay' was certain on May 23. promises up to `72,000 a year onset of symptoms before the 4/.# do everything we can to reduce Health Ministry. Campaigning in the bit- to 20 per cent of India's poor- age of 65 years) accounts for up 0.  our risk of dementia. The sci- There are seven core areas terly fought marathon Lok est families if the party is to 9 per cent of the total cases.  )04# entific evidence gathered for to set out as national priorities Sabha elections, spread over 38 voted to power. In fact, lifestyle risk factors, $..4  these Guidelines confirm what in the national strategy -- days, drew to a close Friday Polling will be held on such as physical inactivity,  )040/ we have suspected for some Make dementia a national evening as top leaders made a Sunday in the seventh phase in excessive alcohol use, certain time, that what is good for our health and social care priority; final push in the seventh and all 13 seats in Punjab and an medical conditions like high heart, is also good for our dementia awareness and concluding phase for the equal number of seats in Uttar blood pressure, high cholesterol the number of people with Dementia is a category of reduces a person's ability to brain." dementia friendly communi- remaining 59 seats. Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, and diabetes and smoking too dementia is expected to triple brain disease which can cause perform simple daily activities The WHO Guidelines ties; Risk reduction and "Dear friends, 60 days of eight seats each in Bihar and are associated with a high risk in the next 30 years from long-term memory loss and and affects memory, compre- provide the knowledge base dementia prevention; Improve spirited election campaign for Madhya Pradesh, four in of developing dementia. around current 50 million. even gradual decrease in the hension, orientation and judg- for health-care providers to access to best medical care 'one person one vote' or polit- Himachal Pradesh, three in Additional risk factors These should be kept at the ability to think. Dementia is not ment among other cognitive advise patients on what they strengthen standard treatment ical equality was made possi- Jharkhand and the lone seat include depression, low edu- bay to prevent dementia, said a specific disease, but a group functions. can do to help prevent cogni- protocols; Social support ser- ble because of your love," Chandigarh. cational attainment, social iso- the WHO as it recently issued of disorders associated with a The most common type of tive decline and dementia. vices; Research and Priyanka said. Counting of votes in the lation, and cognitive inactivity, health guidelines to tackle the decline in memory or other dementia is Alzheimer's dis- An essential element of every Development; Strengthen "Despite BJP's efforts, we world's largest exercise in as per the report as per the mental health related debili- thinking skills. ease. national dementia plan is sup- dementia disease surveillance did not allow the elections to democracy will be taken up on WHO which has warned that tating progressive disease. The decline is so severe it Yet another studies show port for carers of people with system. be diverted from issues of May 23.     !" *

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  ) I ( "  &(  The Congress leader accused the Modi government ongress general secretary of weakening democratic insti- CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra on tutions. The roadshow in sup- Friday dubbed Narendra Modi port of the party’s Mirzapur an “actor” and said Amitabh candidate Laliteshpati Tripathi Bachchan would have been a started from Dankeenganj and better choice for the Prime ended at Waasliganj, covering Minister’s post. about two kilometres. In another Bollywood ref- The crowd chanted erence, she likened Modi to ‘Priyanka didi’ and showered Asrani’s character in Bachchan- flowers on her. The Congress starrer Sholay. “Prime Minister leader waved back at the peo- Modi is not a leader, he is an ple. She also pulled a child on actor. It would have been better to her vehicle, and they covered if was made some distance together. the Prime Minister,” she said at The flags of Suheldev an election meeting at the end Bhartiya Samaj Party, whose of her roadshow in Mirzapur. leader Om Prakash Rajbhar is In Gorakhpur, she asked still a Minister in the BJP-led the crowd, “Have you seen the Government in Uttar Pradesh, Sholay movie and Asrani’s role were also seen at the rally. in it? He used to always say The SBSP, which won four angrezon ke zamane mein (in seats in the 2017 assembly the time of the British).” polls, has fielded its own can- “And in the same way up? They do not come. They address during the ‘azaan’, sent his account on develop- didates this time. Apna Dal Modi ji talks about Jawaharlal’s had claimed that demonetisation resuming it after the call for ment work done for the farm- (Krishna Patel faction) workers work, Indira Gandhi’s work and will bring back black money. Has prayers was over. “The Prime ers, labourers and youngsters in also took part in the roadshow, Rajiv Gandhi’s work. Why black money come back? Minister has been unable to pre- the last five years,” she said. waving their party flags. doesn’t he talk about his work Nothing has come to the coun- in the last five years?” she said. try except troubles,” she said. “The aim of the BJP is to “What kind of grab power. Modi has been Government is that which nei- unable to fulfil the promises ther listens to the farmers, nor made during the last general saves your farms from stray election,” she said in Mirzapur. animals?” she said. “The Congress on the contrary She also claimed that there does not make false promises, has been a loss of jobs during but works in the interests of the the Bharatiya Janata Party’s farmers, the poor and the term, and accused the Modi youngsters,” she added. Government of weakening At both events, she referred MGNREGA, the rural employ- to the stray cattle menace in ment guarantee scheme Uttar Pradesh. “When stray ani- launched by the previous mals come and destroy your Congress-led Government. crops, do the ‘chowkidars’ turn She halted her Mirzapur   Q  R     # / 0 1134 ,       ) (  those whose fall in TMC was at Diamond Harbour, had even proportional to Abhishek said that Abhishek would be he stakes are high for the Banerjee’s rise. Roy quit the defeated and his office in the *   *  &&  TTrinamool Congress in its party in 2017 to join the BJP. area would shut down after the decade-long bastion of Five years ago, the TMC’s elections. ven as Mamata Banerjee Diamond Harbour, the parlia- South 24 Parganas district unit TMC sources say a victo- Ealleged “free flow of illegal mentary seat from where Chief was united and worked togeth- ry by a margin bigger than that money for votes” in Bengal Minister Mamata Banerjee’s er to ensure that Abhishek in 2014 would help him not pointing at the BJP as the nephew Abhishek is seeking a Banerjee wins by a huge mar- only quash allegations against main accused, the police appre- re-election, as the result here is gin. But since then, much water him but also cement his posi- hended more people with likely to have a bearing on the has flown down the river tion in the party. unexplained cash from South party’s internal dynamics and Hooghly and the scenario with- BJP State president Dilip 24 Parganas, North 24 Pargans, on West Bengal politics. in the ruling party and in the Ghosh said this election will Durgapur and elsewhere. The State’s Opposition par- State has changed drastically. prove whether Abhishek An alleged saffron worker ties claim the result in this seat unit chief. In 2014, just three The Trinamool Congress, Banerjee is a true leader or not. was arrested with Rs 30 lakh will be seen as “people’s verdict” years after his baptism in pol- which was then literally unchal- “The TMC is trying to near Baruipur in South 24 in favour of or against the TMC itics as a leader of the lenged in Bengal is now facing project him as the leader after Parganas police said, adding supremo herself. Situated on Trinamool Youth Congress, a tough fight from the BJP, with Mamata Banerjee. He along another person was held from the banks of the Hooghly river Abhishek Banerjee was given Chief Minister’s nephew being with his aunt are the star cam- Durgapur region with Rs 19 in the South 24 Parganas dis- ticket from this seat and won one of the target. The inner- paigners. But the question is lakh. Both the persons were trict, the constituency was a it by polling more than 40 per bickering of the ruling party has whether he would be able to being questioned. Earlier a Left pocket borough since the cent votes. also come out in open. retain his own seat. person reportedly travelling late 60s until the TMC, riding Since then, he has only According to a TMC “Last time, the opposition from Varanasi was arrested at on winds of change, breached grown in stature within the leader, who did not wish to be was weak and he won. But this Durgapur Railway Station it in 2009 with then TMC party and is its de facto num- named, Abhishek Banerjee’s time, things are different. If he while he was carrying Rs 70 leader Somen Mitra snatching ber two. This rise has not only victory of is a foregone con- loses, which he is most likely to, lakh inside a trolley bag, police the seat from four-time MP raised some eyebrows in state clusion but “what bothers the it will be the end of his politi- said. The Durgapur incident Samik Lahiri. politics but also among some party is whether it would be cal journey,” Ghosh claimed, came within 48 hours of two But Mitra left the TMC and party veterans, who allegedly able to increase the margin or adding, “His victory is Mamata persons being arrested by the returned to the Congress in feel sidelined. not”. Prime Minister Narendra Banerjee’s victory, his defeat is Asansol GRP with Rs 1 crore. early 2014 and is now its state Mukul Roy was one of Modi, during his poll campaign her defeat.” The accused in Asansol case was remanded to police custody and had reportedly told his interrogators that the fund belonged to the saffron 4+9  !  outfit and was likely to be used for electoral purposes. The person is a former private    security cover to the politicians. 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'/. pre-positioned when the VIP Dum BJP candidate Samik ing polls. entrusted with the of prominent protectees under .$.//04#G@6 . ###/N /.O takes a flight or helicopter to trav- Bhattacharya following infor- While Prime responsibility to guard the cover of the CRPF. They are el from one place to the other. mation that the two leaders Minister Narendra 78 VIPs, including assisted by ground units from When one team securely leaves were meeting with a veteran Modi and Congress BJP President Amit 28 various bases of the force operational centre at the from the crowd, he said. and ensure the preparedness, the VIP at point A, the other CPI(M) leader Paltu Dasgupta president Rahul Shah who is activated for the special task, Ministry of Home Affairs in They also carry first-aid logistics, food and other receives him when he lands at inside a guest house. Gandhi are protected under their top they said. North Block that coordinates kits to help the VIP in case of requirements of the comman- point B,” the official explained. The TMC sources said the by the elite Special category ‘Z+’ These commandos of the every move that these teams an injury, motion sickness or dos on move, the official said. A good number of VIP Left and BJP leaders were Protection Group security cover. country’s largest paramilitary undertake and is in regular tiredness, the official said. The CISF VIP security unit security trained drivers have transacting cash though the (SPG), other promi- Shah, the only force also provide proximate touch with them over the wire- The Central Industrial has specially-trained personnel been deployed with these teams police found no evidence of nent politicians are one for whom an security cover to Union less and mobilephone. Security Force (CISF), that has and they are called Special on ground as they are a very such transaction. guarded by Central advance security Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Ravi “VIP security is a game of been entrusted with the secu- Security Group (SSG). vital cog of the unit as they can “We had assembled at a forces like the NSG, liaison is done Shankar Prasad among others sharp reflexes and nerves of rity of 93 VIPs, has a tough job The National Security swiftly manoeuvre and rush out family function in a house at CRPF, CISF and ITBP, on the lines of and are armed with sophisti- steel. One has to be very very at hand as it has been recently Guard (NSG) has an all-time the protectee in case of an Dum Dum where a CPI(M) as they travel thou- SPG protectees, cated AK series and MP5 meticulous while rendering asked to protect over a dozen low of 13 VIPs under its cover attack, ambush or bombing leader too had come to join the sands of kilometres said it would assault rifles, loaded maga- the VIP security task as there new people in West Bengal, but the task to guard them is incident, he said. occasion. The TMC made it an each day canvassing have been diffi- zines, pistols, mobile body are virtually no second most of whom are trying their very enduring as they include The Indo-Tibetan Police issue alleging the CPI(M) for their parties. cult for him to armour and even ropes and chances,” the official said. luck at the hustings. About 40 Union Home Minister Rajnath Force guards about 16 VIPs like leader was taking cash to trans- “In all, about 2,000 survive an sticks for crowd control and Commandos hailing from officials have been deployed in Singh, former Chief Ministers senior BJP leader Murli fer Left votes to the BJP,” said commandos are on ground attack on his special circumstances. the local area are also deputed supervisory roles to keep a like Akhilesh Yadav and Manohar Joshi (Z+), former Bhattacharya adding the vehi- and are rotated in shifts, convoy during A 24x7 control room at a with these VIPs at times so that track of the various protection Mayawati and serving CMs Jammu & Kashmir CMs Omar cles of his party were badly apart from 120 young offi- his roadshow in Kolkata CRPF base in Noida remains in they are able to catch every teams that are out on field. like Yogi Adityanath and N Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti damaged by the TMC workers. cers as party of the central had it not been for the constant touch with a similar murmur or voice that emerges They camp in the local area Chandrababu Naidu, among among others.     !" +   1 $  "  !2(  

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  #  "           ( When in the BJP, he used to regale crowds It does not bother her now Narendra Modi and party pres- thing to the loyalists but the cast in new moulds).”                     with his one-liners and ridicule Congress that she has joined the BJP’s ident Amit Shah didn’t give turncoats bring greater disre- It goes without saying that leaders. Back then, he did not even spare oldest ally and ideologically him any responsibility. He pute to politics. The aaya we, the people of India, who              #( 4  *      a thorough gentleman like former Prime kindred spirit Shiv Sena. In turned his back on the party ram gaya ram (come and go elect leaders and whose inter-    .   ;            Minister Manmohan Singh. Sidhu had fact, among her immediate and joined the Congress. In men) phase in Indian politics ests our political masters claim                  called Manmohan Singh a “Pappu Prime priorities, she has listed cham- fact, even before joining the was checked to some extent by to represent, rarely figure in Minister” and said he didn’t know if the for- pioning the cause of empower- grand old party and still being the anti-defection law in 1985. their calculations. We are taken                    mer Prime Minister was a sardar (Sikh) or ing women in politics and a BJP MP, he attended a rally However, the lack of any spe- for a ride. As the backbone of                    <   not. “Sir, you worked hard silently in such other fields besides helping of Opposition leaders in Patna. cific laws, provision of manda- the largest democracy of the        "  -      a way that your success created an uproar. “strengthen and build up Shiv At another rally in the tory cooling off period or world, we must not identify Sir, you are a sardar and also asardar (effec- Sena at the national level.” same city, he talked about the electoral restrictions have ourselves with political parties       0              tive)”, he had said. Once he joined the The case of former “most important role” ensured that the menace of but ideology and real issues.                 *  ( Congress, it was revealed to Sidhu that he Congress leader and a close Congress leaders had played for political leaders switching The herd mentality has got us                  (    was wrong earlier: “I want to apologise to aide of UPA chairperson Sonia the development and freedom parties without any fear or nowhere.                  ( sardar Manmohan Singh with my head Gandhi, Tom Vadakkan, is of the country. “...Inki party hai remorse continues to remain Former US President hanging down. I want to say that sardar similar, too. For years, he had jinka desh ke vikas me, desh ki as easy and casual as chang- Ronald Reagan had once said,          6         Manmohan Singh, what your maun slammed the BJP for its “com- tarakki me, desh ki azadi me ing clothes. The collective “It has been said that politics is (silence) has done, the noise made by BJP munal agenda.” A few weeks sabse mehatvapurna aur sabse consciousness of democracy the second oldest profession. I could not do so.” ago, however, he joined the bada yogdaan hua, isliye hum demands that political leaders, have learned that it bears a However, the story of Priyanka “communal” party. yaha aye,” (they [Congress] who are the representatives of striking resemblance to the      Chaturvedi, one of the prominent For two decades, former had the most important role in the people, must be distin- first.” In India, the resemblance spokespersons of the Congress till a few Lok Sabha member Baijayant development and freedom of guishable from speculators in just became even more striking. days ago, is a little different. She joined the Panda was a senior leader of the country. This is the reason financial markets, who are (The writer is a political 6 "   3  +  Shiv Sena, which has made her upneta of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He why I have come here,” Sinha constantly on the lookout for commentator, Barrister and    "  17 "" 1 the party. In the past, she was at the fore- recently joined the BJP, soon said while addressing a rally. As a better deal. practising advocate in the front of those fighting “communalism.” after which he was made its Daagh Dehlvi wrote, “Badi der We have not seen the last Supreme Court of India)    )  %             #        *    !  #             .$//.4/4#$$4= ..4. .0 ..# 0././=        P    ( /< N.) ./#/ //#!.// .//4?)A ./.#/!// !$/.  ./$# !/!.// ./!4.#  Q            4#/(' .4;/.#./.// #.40/= /#// ./..//             !0.#/./ /4/. !0/0#/4. 0.//!./.      - .  ( ;;;: 4: :: 4:.34;         - / K/ #  K&&$ K7!  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Among them is the Cape Canaveral-based        "       Moon Express, which has raised $12.5m (£9.7m) #                 in late 2018 to fund its plan to put robotic lan-         "   .  . ders on the moon with the goal of sending sam-               ( ples back to Earth.              The ultimate goal is to commercialise the E       =>     .   resources, according to boss Bob Richards.    !*. %          “We’ll make some of it available to scientific       research,” he said. “But we also plan to commodi- tise it ourselves.” Moon Express is not alone in manently shadowed craters, could also be an essen- In theory, the nuclear fusion of Helium-3 would ing their country exceptional energy resources and %        /        looking to mine resources from space. Other tial resource. In its announcement that it would be produce a large amount of energy without caus- private companies. Article II of the 1967 Outer       1 %       ( ( firms such as Planetary Resources, backed by returning to the moon by 2024, NASA cited the ing surrounding material to become radioactive. Space Treaty currently says that the moon is “not  "      =>     .  Google founders Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, mining of water as a way of creating oxygen and However, the temperature required would be much subject to national appropriation.” But the treaty,       #       (  and Japan’s iSpace, are making their own progress rocket fuel. And that the moon was a ‘checkpoint higher than ‘traditional’ fusion, leading to debates drawn up during the heightened tensions of the             on mining either the moon or asteroids. But if to what lies beyond’. about its viability before successful nuclear fusion Cold War and the US-Soviet space race, is widely   !*.             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To some extent /          ( Earth and Planetary Sciences at Birkbeck College It can cost between $100,000 and $400,000 for dance on the moon. While some reports claim there may be the work we do in Research and London. “Which is a problem, because without a every pound of water sent to the moon. There is are 1.1m tonnes of Helium-3 on the moon — the- Development may inform the debate on legal issues.   D). !          !*.S market, they can’t justify the expense. It will start believed to be an around 600m tonnes of water on oretically enough to power the entire Earth for But if in the future there is a business case for min-         /       off smaller than the companies hope.” the moon, and transporting that from Earth would 10,000 years — other experts such as Dr Crawford ing the moon or even asteroids, there is a lot of legal !  *           !*.S  The European Space Agency (ESA) recent- cost between $120 quadrillion to $480 quadrillion. are more sceptical. framework that needs to be done.”               ly announced a deal with French rocket maker This use of the moon’s resources could be key to “It’s true that a tiny fraction of Helium-3 exists There is also the ethical and environmental      .S ArianeSpace to study and prepare for a moon the grandiose visions of the world’s billionaires look- in lunar soils,” he says. “Its concentration varies, question of whether it is right to move on to strip .      %  S   <  mining mission. The feasibility study is focussed ing to take humanity to the stars. about 4 parts per billion on average, but even in a mining the moon after using up so much of the 1   <            on finding out if mining the moon is possible, When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled his relatively well concentrated area it would be 10 in Earth’s own resources. “It depends on the general  1                with the aim to send robotic equipment to mine Blue Moon lander, the targetted site was the water a billion. The concentration is quite low.” policy for utilising the moon in the long-term,                a small sample by 2025. The primary motiva- ice rich Shackleton Crater near the moon’s south The other problem, says Dr Crawford, comes whether it’s meant to be a place which can be eco- "             ( tion for such mining is to broaden the potential pole. The further exploration of space, not to men- from extracting the isotope from the moon dust. nomically exploited or if it’s meant to be a heritage of human exploration into space rather than tion Bezos’ far-flung plans for O’Neill colonies in “You’d imagine huge combine harvester like trac- of mankind,” says Hufenbach.                  transporting resources back to Earth. Earth’s orbit, or Elon Musk’s desires to colonise tors scooping up regolith,” he says. “Then you need Crawford argues that it could be ethically right                   “The strategy is aimed at trying to understand Mars, could hinge on the success of mining research to heat it up which takes a lot of energy. Just to to mine the moon. “There is an environmental case          (  D). !   if we can economically exploit resources to support projects such as ESA’s. extract a small amount of Helium-3 would be a for using space resources,” he says. “Rare Earth   (   "         future exploration missions,” says Bernhard “Making it more sustainable is essentially about huge undertaking.” Elements can be environmentally damaging to         #      ( Hufenbach, strategy and innovation team leader transporting less mass into space and using local Nevertheless, countries such as China and mine and refine. You could argue that if in the future          7   ?@F> at ESA. “From an ESA perspective, it isn’t about resources which hopefully leads to lower costs,” says India have shown interest in the potential of we could extract rare Earth elements from the moon  ?@G>   D)   0         ( mining the moon to bring resources back to Earth, Hufenbach. “Then we may have synergies with Helium-3. China landed its Chang’e 4 lunar rover or asteroids, then it would be environmentally         D)   I think if that happens it’s a commercial undertak- technologies which could be used by commercial on the far side of the moon in January — the first preferable to mine from dead rocks in space than    1  $ /    # ing. We’ve purposefully called for an ambitious actors to mine the moon for other materials if that time a ‘dark side’ landing has been achieved — from our own planet.”        1$/         timeline. We’re not sure if 2025 is realistic as there would legally be possible one day and if there was with the purpose of measuring the chemical com- But before any ethical discussion, there is much are a lot of steps that need to be done before.” a business case.” positions of rocks and soils. This could give a work ahead to confirm how feasible mining on the       !*. %   .     Oxygen found in the moon’s regolith could While the immediate concern is to use the more definitive answer to the question of just how moon is. While we might not be experiencing a                 be used in space-faring life-support and refuelling moon’s resources to further space exploration, resource-rich the lunar surface is. However, if lunar gold rush just yet, the world’s best minds are %       1    efforts. Fuel could then be transported to near- Helium-3 is an otherworldly isotope that has long moon mining moves from theory to practice there firing on a fascinating aspect of this new chapter                     by stations to allow refuelling following a rock- been speculated as a way of producing clean nuclear could be contention over the legal issues of claim- of mankind’s journey to the stars. And if feasible,   et’s propellant-hungry launch. energy. Its rarity on Earth means it is worth an esti- ing moon materials. it could be our key to the galaxy. Water on the moon, which exists as ice in per- mated $3 billion per tonne. Both from national agencies, potentially giv- (Courtesy: Daily Telegraph) 8 !                       0&! )            

n India, the discourse about under way to create a data-driven ity of internal water resources and plished easily. An inter-discipli- new pathways for development policy-making in our country. external water inflows followed by nary team of researchers is needed Ihardly focusses on water. The With the launch of the access to safe water and sanitation to understand and analyse the water narrative generally centres on two Composite Water Management in the region. Equally important is poverty index of a river basin. things: First, the availability of Index developed by NITI Aayog, to capture the share of regional More frequently, it happens that water and second accessibility to one gets a sense of the macro pic- water use for domestic, industrial data is not available at the adequate )(( - ' good and safe drinking water. Public ture of the effectiveness of water and agricultural purposes. level in India. For example, scanty policies largely focus on the latter management across various States. Scientific measurements of information is available on water 74 . even as the Government launches Efforts like these must, however, be water quality parameters are equal- scarcity or how the poor quality of 4#.4.. flagship programmes like Namami complemented with information ly critical to understanding the role the same impacts the health and $//.#0 Gange and National Rural Drinking linking household welfare, under- of different kinds of regulatory developmental goals of the people /.=#6 Water Programme. standing livelihood implications of mechanisms to preserve the water in various communities across river ///.H32 But to be able to measure soci- water scarcity and the degree to body, including biodiversity threats. basins. etal impact of any given pro- which it impacts human population. Last but not the least, the socio- In sum, working towards a !$. ) O. gramme, it is important to have All of these can succinctly bring dis- economic ability of availing clean unique data-set to construct a water 0#0./4. baseline and endline information. parate data sources together. water resources and status of health poverty measure will require hydrol- $/44!./.< In this case, how river water scarci- Further, river basins in India are information constitute the much- ogists, who can advise on the water #/./.4. ty or its quality impacts common of different sizes, with habitation needed water data for a comprehen- flow and availability, scientists who households. Specially, information and livelihood depending on it. sive analysis. The applicability of can develop water quality mea- 4...O.4/4 4// on the use of water, livelihood Therefore, analysing the communi- this kind of measure goes beyond sures and social science researchers, #0. aspects and quantifiable aesthetic ties living off the basin is critical to Elsewhere in the world, water water supply in a country can lead just ranking the regions, which is who can assess the information on $/.4//0 value of the river are of utmost take into account both the physical poverty index, a relatively newly to poor health of its population, the usual reporting norm, but actu- the use and implications of river ./ <./... importance to gauge value. and socio-demographic factors introduced policy tool, has caught whereas despite its availability, it is ally categorising the components. water usage, including health costs, !#/. Such information is, however, associated with water scarcity. A the attention of policy-makers in the the user cost of clean water that can Targetted approach allows diagno- economic costs and other socio- sparse and available only for pilot water poverty index approach is realm of water-driven issues. drive one to use inadequate and sis of the source of water problem demographic linkages. $.. / projects. Further, no serious efforts appropriate for such an analysis as However, it is yet to catch the unreliable sources of water supply. and helps identify those policy (The writers are Associate Fellow 4....#O// have been made to compile them for it can monitor both the availability attention of Indian researchers and Therefore, a country, which is parameters that need more atten- and Professors at National Council !/#./ better identification of water- of water as well as the socio-eco- legislators. water-scarce should encompass tion. of Applied Economic Research  stressed regions, especially in the nomic factors that hinder the use The concept is based on the understanding of different inter- Indeed, this is by no means a (NCAER), New Delhi. Views       Indian context. However, efforts are and access of the same. premise that the lack of adequate related components: The availabil- simple task that can be accom- expressed here are personal)     !" 3 4

,   7 7   ! %/*  #   ?3 3 !+   B    3 8  $1    %%B ( "  +     )() #  )2      volumes available from sup- rounded carrier Jet Airways pliers such as Saudi Arabia.    GFriday said Etihad nominee ndian Oil Corp (IOC), the Also, it has for the first time director on the airline's board, Robin "!! Ination's biggest oil firm, has signed term import contracts he National Company Law Kamark, has quit the company with tied up imports from the US with two US suppliers, he TAppellate Tribunal effect from May 16. 0>& !" and taken additional volumes said, adding in all 4.6 million (NCLAT) on Friday annulled After Kamark's exit, only Ashok from Saudi Arabia to make up tonnes of crude oil from the voting by homebuyers and Chawla and Sharad Sharma remain for the bulk of the volumes lost US has been signed up for lenders on NBCC's bid to  %/  (    7&( /**&(   on Jet Airways board, which ceased New Delhi: Shares of Jet Airways have fallen over 24 per because of sanctions prohibit- 2019. acquire debt-laden Jaypee  89:; %  "  (        operations around mid-April. cent in one month since the cash-starved airline suspended ing buying oil from Iran, top IOC Director (Finance) Infratech, and allowed renego-              2  1 The Gulf-based Etihad, which operations. officials said Friday. A K Sharma said the compa- tiation on the offer by May 30.             <*   acquired 24 per cent stake in the then Jet Airways stopped flying on April 17 after it ran out Iran supplied more than a ny has an annual contract to Hearing a plea by IDBI    /  1=)< * 1  >  ?1  % Naresh Goyal-promoted carrier in of cash. tenth of India's oil needs buy 5.6 million tonnes of Bank, seeking a stay or annul- /           ::    2013, had two nominee directors, In one month, shares of the company tumbled 24.28 before the reimposition of US crude oil from Saudi Arabia. ment of the voting process, a         Kevin Night and Robin Kamark, on per cent to 124.10 on the BSE Friday from 163.90 on April sanctions against the Persian On top of this, it has the three-member NCLAT bench the airline's board. 18. Gulf nation stopped supplies option to import an addition- headed by Chairman Justice S Night stepped down in March Markets were closed on April 17 for Mahavir Jayanti. this month. al 2 million tonnes. J Mukhopadhaya also allowed along with Jet Airways founder- The scrip of the firm hit its one-year low of 120.25 on May "We have tied up supplies "We have exercised our nine homebuyers' associations chairman Naresh Goyal and his 15. Its market valuation has eroded by 451.26 crore to from alternate sources. No optional volumes with Saudi representing around 5,000 buy- wife Anita Goyal on March 25 fol- 1,409.74 crore on BSE during the one month's time. single country can make up for Arabia and will be importing ers to file intervention appli- lowing a debt recast plan. Jet Airways witnessed top-level exodus earlier this week, the volumes lost, that's why we 2 million barrels of addition- cation. Naresh Goyal also stepped down with four senior executives, including chief executive Vinay are keeping our sourcing al crude oil from Saudi Arabia The appellate tribunal also from the post of chairman. Dube and his deputy Amit Agarwal, quitting the crisis-hit diversified. We are fairly diver- in six months period begin- allowed the Committee of "Robin Kamark nominee direc- airline. sified in our sourcing and we ning July," he said, adding the Creditors (CoC) to renegotiate tor of Etihad Airways PJSC, has The carrier on Tuesday announced the exit of Dube, have robust sourcing in place optional volumes imported on NBCC's bid by May 30. resigned from the company with Agarwal, Company Secretary Kuldeep Sharma and Chief to make up for all of the from July to December total to Fresh voting process will effect from May 16," Jet Airways said People Officer Rahul Taneja. Iranian oil," IOC Chairman about 1.5-1.6 million tonnes. start from May 31, the bench in a regulatory filing. Last month, Independent Director Rajshree Pathy, Non- Sanjiv Singh told reporters From the US, IOC has said. %&   "          Last week, four senior executives, Executive and Non-Independent Director Nasim Zaidi as here. signed a deal with Norwegian On Thursday, voting start-   % '*     :@ 6   including chief executive Vinay well as Whole Time Director Guarang Shetty had quit. India bought close to 24 oil company Equinor for buy- ed to approve or reject NBCC's     Dube and his deputy Amit Agarwal In late March, Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal along million tonnes of crude oil ing 3 million tonnes of crude bid to acquire Jaypee group's quit the defunct carrier. with his wife Anita Goyal as well as Etihad Airways' nom- from Iran in the fiscal ended during the year and an addi- realty firm. As many as 13 Last month, Independent inee director Kevin Knight stepped down from their respec- March 31 (2018-19). Of this, tional 1.6 million tonnes from banks and over 23,000 home- Director Rajshree Pathy, Non- tive positions following a debt-recast plan. IOC sourced about 9 million Algerian national oil compa- buyers of Jaypee Infratech have Executive and Non-Independent Naresh Goyal also stepped down from the post of chair- tonnes from Iran. ny Sonatrach. voting rights in the CoC. Director Nasim Zaidi as well as man. IOC and other Indian Equinor and Sonatrach The voting process was to Whole Time Director Guarang Lenders are scrambling to find a suitor for the cash- refiners stopped importing produce crude oil in the US. end on Sunday and the result Shetty also announced their exit. starved carrier. On behalf of the lenders, SBI Caps had crude oil from Iran this month Singh said refiners import was to be announced on May 20. In November last year, inde- sought bids for sale of up to 75 per cent stake in Jet Airways. following the US' move to crude oil from a wide range of In its order on Friday, the pendent directors Vikram Singh After the first round of bids, private equity firms IndiGo end sanction waivers. sources and have been lining bench said,"in the meantime, Mehta and Ranjan Mathai had Partners and TPG, Etihad Airways and National Investment To make up for the short- up alternate supplies for the the voting already taken is resigned from Jet Airways' board. and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) were shortlisted. PTI fall, IOC has used optional past months. annulled.”

/ *    (  7& .E:O (    $.$                O" "P ...     O 7 P       (  H /.<$!/ #40-,2C<...   etstrack announces launch of its App and Devices for B2C !  1 + +   Land B2B consumption that aims to change the way we do 28<888. .$/4!.4!/.$/ things in our everyday lives. Letstrack is an app with innovative (+ @>   C@<3D solutions and smartdevices to solve the most common problems    F   faced by each one of us in our everyday lives.    the committee, during the ndian tyre industry major, JK past deliberations, that the   !E:; ITyre& Industries Limited    panel set up to recom- various stages involved in the (JKTIL) announced its results for Amend the scope of 5G tri- process of experimentation A B.-    Financial Year ending 31st March egulator Sebi Friday refused als in the country has sub- and trials such as import and 2019. Sales at 10,370 crore for Rto lift the market ban mitted its report to the release of equipment, logistic   )() inancial performance high- the year grew by 24% while imposed on Allied Financial Department of Telecom clearance, installation and Flights for Small Industries Operating Profit for the year at Services and seven entities in a (DoT), a source said. commission of equipment, ublic sector lender Development Bank of India 1,196 crore was 35% higher. case of alleged misappropria- The DoT-constituted network integration, inter- PCorporation Bank on (SIDBI), the all India financial PBT for the year was 270 crore tion of clients' securities. committee chaired by IIT operability checking, and test- Friday said its loss widened to institution engaged in creating on a consolidated basis. Q4 sales However, the watchdog Kanpur Director Abhay ing of applications require 6,581.49 crore during the an integrated credit and devel- at 2,706 crores also grew by 18% revoked the directions against Karandikar was tasked to give longer duration and that the fourth quarter ended March 31, opment support ecosystem for over the corresponding period. three former directors — recommendations on the existing validity of three mainly due to higher provi- Indian Micro, Small and Commenting upon the Rajeev Kumar Asopa, Lalit scope of trials, as well as size, months is very short and sioning for bad loans. The bank Medium Enterprises (MSME). results, Raghupati Singhania, Agarwal and Rajendra Prasad quantum, pricing and other needs to be increased. had reported loss of 1,838.39 Mohammad Mustafa, IAS, Chairman and Managing Basia — of the company in the aspects for offering experi- The National Digital crore during January-March Chairman & Managing Director, Director of the Company said, same case. mental/trial spectrum for 5G Communications Policy 2018 quarter of 2017-18. SIDBI said, “Credit growth to the "FY19 was indeed a landmark In an interim order in and other trials. outlines a mission to `propel The total income of MSME sector is on a firm foot- year for the Company. JK Tyre February, Sebi barred Allied A DoT source privy to the India' by enabling next gen- Corporation Bank during the ing and aggregate MSME lend- sales crossed the 10,000 crore- Financial and ten others from development said that the eration technologies and ser- fourth quarter of 2018-19 stood ing as a proportion to the Gross mark while achieving a robust securities market till furthers report was submitted recent- vices through investments, at 4,187.65 crore down from Domestic Product is on the rise. growth of 24% over the previ- directions besides imposing ly and is currently being innovation and IPR genera- 4,642.45 crore in the same This has helped us achieve such ous year, surpassing the indus- various other restrictions. examined, but did not divulge tion. period of the previous fiscal, the encouraging financial perfor- try growth. Despite Q4 prof- The ruling had come after details. In this regard, it under- lender said in a regulatory filing. mance. During the fiscal, our itability being impacted due to Sebi found that mutual funds A section of industry has lines the need to harness the The bank, however has asset book has grown over 42% high raw material prices, the of Novjoy Emporium Pvt Ltd, been of the view that existing power of emerging digital reported reduction in non- and net profit has grown over operating margins for the year OCL India Ltd and Dalmia validity period of licence for technologies, including 5G, performing assets (NPAs). 36%compared with FY18. For as a whole increased by 35%". Cement East Ltd were alleged- trials and experimentation is Artificial Intelligence, The gross NPA as a per- FY20, our focus will be to sus- JK Tyre volumes grew by ly transferred illegally by Allied too short and should be Internet of Things, Cloud centage of total advances was tain growth momentum, build 20% despite aslow down in the to IL&FS Securities Services as increased. and Big Data to enable pro- 15.35 per cent compared to scalable and profitable franchise automotive sector in the sec- a collateral for margins of Some industry represen- vision of future-ready prod- 17.35 per cent during fourth focused on MSME development ond half of the year. Allied. tatives had earlier informed ucts and services. quarter of 2017-18. and financing.”      !" 3 44  9:;   4  !   " ( (+<= C==  ' >?@  !=?A    domestic iron ore mining and steel sector. “Since a wide range     ndustry body Ficci has sug- of industrial segments ranging New Delhi (PTI): Riding on good domestic motorcycle sales, Igested to the railways min- from metals to thermal power Bajaj Auto on Friday reported 19.82% increase in consolidated istry various measures like generation are dependent upon net profit at 1,408.49 crore for the fourth quarter ended March   )() During the week, the On the other hand, Yes Jagannadham Thunuguntla, inclusion of coal and coke in coal, coke and iron ore, these 31, 2019. The company posted a profit of 1,175.47 crore in the Sensex gained 467.78 points, or Bank, Vedanta, Infosys, HCL cenior vice-president and head long-term tariff contract commodities should also be year-ago period, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. he BSE Sensex soared 1.24%, and the Nifty advanced Tech, Sun Pharma, TCS and of research (wealth), Centrum (LTTC) policy, to promote covered under the LTTC policy,” Total revenue from operations for the period under review 537 points and the NSE 128.25 points, or 1.13%. NTPC shed up to 2.36%. Broking Limited. growth of steel industry. it said. stood at 7,395.19 crore as against 6,788.43 crore in the year- TNifty reclaimed the Bajaj Finance was the top Investors lapped up bank- Sectorally, the BSE auto, The policy was unveiled by Ficci noted that while this ago quarter, it said. In the fourth quarter, the company’s total sales 11,400 level on Friday in a gainer in the Sensex pack on ing and auto stocks, boosting FMCG, finance, bankex and the ministry for key customers policy provides certainty in were up 14% at 11,93,590 units as against 10,45,378 units in the broad-based rally led by bank- Friday, surging 6.09%, after key indices, ahead of the exit poll capital goods indices ended up using predetermined price logistics operations to the indus- same period previous year, it said. ing and auto stocks ahead of the company reported a 50% results scheduled for Sunday. to 2.45% higher. However, escalation principle. try and railways, there are excep- Commenting on the performance, Bajaj Auto Executive exit poll results, despite global jump in net profit for the “Indian markets have healthcare, IT and teck lost up Ficci also suggested ratio- tions in the policy and the most Director Rakesh Sharma said in a conference call that the motor- headwinds. March quarter. Bajaj Auto too shown tremendous strength to 0.99%. nalisation of freight class for iron transported commodities — cycle segment, particularly in the domestic market, has done well Markets are pricing in the ended higher following strong before the long-awaited exit Broader indices followed ore, formulation of long-term iron ore, coal and coke – have even as the company faced headwinds in the commercial vehi- formation of a stable govern- results. polls, despite the ongoing ambi- the benchmarks, with the BSE policy on freight structure for been listed under excluded cat- cles three-wheeler segment. ment and continuation of Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, guity in US-China trade talks. mid-cap and small-cap indices short lead traffic, allocation of egory. Further, it said several rail- During the quarter, the company clocked 23% rise in reforms, experts said. Kotak Bank, HDFC, HUL, “With the last phase of settling in the green. more rakes for movement of way routes carrying iron ore and domestic bike sales at 6,10,094 units as against 4,97,587 units The 30-share BSE bench- M&M, HDFC Bank, ITC, elections scheduled for Sunday, The Indian rupee depreci- cargo for industries, and route limestones have been subjected in the year-ago period. He said Bajaj Auto did well in the entry- mark closed 537.29 points, or ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Coal the all-round buying across the ated by 16 paise to 70.20 against rationalisation policy for iron ore to route rationalisation due to level and top-end premium sports segment. Motorcycle 1.44%, higher at 37,930.77. India, SBI, IndusInd Bank and sectors reflects market’s antic- the US dollar intra-day. and limestone. congestion in the railway net- exports during the quarter stood at 3,91,889 units as against Similarly, the broader Nifty Asian Paints were among the ipation that exit polls may Global oil benchmark It also said it is essential to work and delays in doubling 3,58,802 units in the year-ago period. Commercial vehicle sales rose 150.05 points, or 1.33%, to other gainers, rising up to indicate the formation of a sta- Brent crude was trading 0.26 % rationalise freight class for iron /trebling of lines to ease the were down 16 per cent at 1,02,258 units as against 1,22,229 settle at 11,407.15. 4.26%. ble government,” said higher at USD 72.81 per barrel. ore in view of the viability of situation. units in the fourth quarter previous fiscal. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the company’s profit was at 4,927.61 crore as against 4,218.95 crore in the previous year, a growth of 16.79 per cent. Total revenue from operations for the year was at +  $  . ! "  30,249.96 crore as against 25,617.27 crore in the previous fiscal. Commenting on new product launches, Sharma said in the Hong Kong (AFP): Asian Prime Minister Theresa May jobless claims, while solid earn- investors seem “to have tem- In early trade London fell 0.2%, already been rejected by par- next three to four months Bajaj Auto would bring upgrades of markets were mixed on Friday tries to push her divorce deal ings from Walmart and tech porarily given up trying to pre- Paris eased 0.3% and Frankfurt liament three times, goes to some of its existing models. Besides, he said the company was as another rally on Wall Street through again. firms Cisco Systems and Nvidia dict the fluid situation that is US- was off 0.5%. MPs early next month. working on electric options for all the formats of vehicles that and data indicating a strong US And oil prices sank as reinforced optimism. The fig- China trade relations and con- Uncertainty among Investors sold sterling on wor- it has in its portfolio — two and three-wheelers along with quadri- economy were offset by the trade worries overshadowed ures boosted sentiment after centrate on the here and now”. investors was reflected in a ries her likely defeat could cycle. “We will this year certainly test the waters to see how the increasingly tense trade and tensions in the Middle East almost two weeks of volatility Hong Kong fell 1.2% in the drop in high-yielding, riskier lead to a no-deal Brexiter tak- market and consumers respond to electric vehicles,” he said. technology stand-off between where the US and Iran are sparked by Donald Trump’s afternoon and Shanghai tum- units, with the Chinese yuan at ing her post, which most com- China and the United States. growing increasingly hostile. threat, and implementation, of bled 2.5% while Seoul shed lows not seen since November. mentators warn would ham- ,     5H !$'((,   -" The Brexit saga also moved New York’s three main higher tariffs on Chinese 0.6% and Taipei dived 0.9% The pound was also under mer the economy. New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday back into view, with the pound indices rose for a third succes- imports. with Singapore dropping 0.7%. pressure after May said she In a sign of things to come, reported a 17% rise in its fourth quarter net profit at 6,099.27 crore. at three-month lows on sive day on the back of better- In light of the Wall Street Tokyo finished 0.9% higher, would set out her timetable for arch-Brexiter Boris Johnson Net profit in January-March 2018 was 5,218.10 crore, the com- renewed concerns Britain will than-expected housing con- rally, OANDA senior market Sydney rose 0.6%, Manila leaving office after her Brexit has said he will run for the PM’s pany said in a regulatory filing. Turnover rose to 1.44 lakh crore leave the EU with no deal as struction data and a dip in US analyst Jeffrey Halley said soared more than one percent. deal with the EU, which has job once it is vacated. in January-March quarter from 1.37 lakh crore a year earlier.

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225.00 BAJAJELEC 533.00 535.15 528.10 529.05 MONSANTO 2394.00 2421.40 2375.60 2401.65 DRREDDY 2791.00 2810.00 2667.45 2724.75 -76.25 AXISBANK 734.00 751.50 727.25 748.15 BOMDYEING 110.00 113.35 109.00 109.80 TORNTPHARM 1667.10 1675.80 1637.15 1646.95 NILKAMAL 1094.25 1110.10 1083.70 1093.00 TATAINVEST 860.00 862.55 852.30 861.15 TCS 2120.60 2134.95 2088.95 2096.35 UBL 1300.00 1364.75 1300.00 1358.80 HINDCOPPER 40.55 40.85 39.95 40.20 HIMATSEIDE 183.00 185.05 181.30 181.65 FINOLEXIND 445.00 451.90 444.00 444.00   COALINDIA 233.00 238.00 232.50 236.40 BEML 843.40 850.05 826.55 833.00 BERGEPAINT 296.75 301.90 295.20 301.90 GUJALKALI 521.25 524.00 513.35 523.10 ASTERDM 133.55 135.45 127.00 127.00 RBLBANK 636.05 659.95 632.55 659.00 NBCC 53.85 53.85 52.05 53.00 INOXLEISUR 311.20 315.00 311.00 314.55 SONATSOFTW 333.00 334.30 331.65 333.30 BALMLAWRIE 164.85 166.55 164.55 166.55 UJJIVAN 324.90 328.35 301.00 308.20 CANBK 242.00 247.15 241.20 246.80 TV18BRDCST 27.30 27.35 26.60 27.25 ASHOKA 113.00 114.95 110.00 114.35 NIACL 164.80 165.35 163.00 163.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MOTHERSUMI 121.00 121.00 114.00 117.40 POWERGRID 181.85 183.50 180.60 182.10 APOLLOHOSP 1136.45 1158.00 1131.90 1142.35 HUDCO 38.25 38.65 38.00 38.50 RATNAMANI 840.00 855.40 838.95 845.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 25984.55 26263.00 25910.60 26226.50 221.80 DRREDDY 2790.00 2811.65 2668.80 2748.10 GODREJCP 640.00 671.00 638.00 668.10 KEC 280.00 281.25 275.00 279.70 MMTC 23.90 24.30 23.75 23.90 ASTRAL 1167.00 1175.05 1156.00 1175.00 PETRONET 224.40 237.80 223.35 236.85 12.70 LUPIN 778.70 778.70 747.40 752.75 JISLJALEQS 49.40 50.75 48.10 50.40 JYOTHYLAB 149.00 149.50 144.00 149.30 SUPPETRO 202.90 205.00 200.00 200.20 SHOPERSTOP 447.65 458.90 446.55 458.75 GODREJCP 640.15 673.75 639.00 671.00 32.85 BANKINDIA 81.60 82.35 79.65 81.65 AVANTI 333.10 336.90 326.50 327.00 DEEPAKFERT 122.05 129.35 122.05 127.95 LAKSHVILAS 71.80 72.10 70.50 71.15 GLAXO 1277.05 1277.05 1269.00 1269.00 PAGEIND 21730.00 23000.00 21631.80 22820.00 1078.60 MANAPPURAM 122.05 126.70 121.20 122.50 PERSISTENT* 607.00 610.00 601.40 605.70 CONCOR 470.15 480.80 470.00 477.80 SCHAEFFLER 4753.70 4809.55 4671.05 4750.00 GALAXYSURF 1001.55 1038.90 995.90 1029.90 PEL 2040.00 2150.00 2035.65 2130.00 83.40 DCMSHRIRAM 547.50 572.90 543.40 567.00 TATAMTRDVR 84.00 84.00 80.80 83.10 OBEROIRLTY 522.45 527.00 517.85 525.00 THOMASCOOK 236.00 248.00 235.50 247.95 JCHAC 1775.00 1832.45 1730.00 1794.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3180.00 3310.00 3174.00 3287.00 119.55 INDUSINDBK 1369.75 1394.00 1366.00 1373.85 GODREJPROP 820.00 837.30 815.00 828.35 MAHSCOOTER 3891.95 4042.20 3891.95 3951.65 WABAG 269.95 274.95 268.10 272.65 SIS 874.00 888.00 842.70 870.15 SRTRANSFIN 1001.00 1045.00 999.10 1034.00 31.60 HEG 1565.00 1630.80 1565.00 1598.80 KTKBANK 111.90 112.25 109.20 110.00 CASTROLIND 141.30 144.00 140.85 143.20 SCI 31.25 31.60 30.50 31.00 APLAPOLLO 1444.65 1452.00 1434.30 1439.50 ICICIGI 1097.00 1126.00 1088.00 1119.15 27.80 PETRONET 224.00 238.85 224.00 237.05 BANDHANBNK 564.00 567.35 550.40 561.60 IPCALAB 926.70 926.70 910.85 920.05 MAHINDCIE 221.70 223.00 216.90 220.00 MAXINDIA 64.95 67.50 64.60 65.95 DABUR 361.00 377.30 361.00 370.00 8.95 ULTRACEMCO 4519.95 4519.95 4439.00 4490.00 ONGC 166.10 168.35 162.30 167.50 SUNTV 531.35 545.00 527.75 535.85 ZENSARTECH 246.00 247.50 245.10 247.00 AKZOINDIA 1620.00 1625.10 1608.00 1619.85 BANKBARODA 109.75 113.15 107.70 112.30 2.50 HINDALCO 192.00 193.75 187.25 191.90 GRANULES 107.00 109.40 104.85 105.75 SJVN 24.00 24.25 23.80 23.90 GSKCONS 7100.00 7339.90 7099.35 7339.90 SOLARINDS 1114.30 1114.30 1065.45 1065.50 MARICO 352.00 361.70 351.70 360.00 7.90 BANKBARODA 109.80 112.65 107.75 112.05 PAGEIND 21729.35 22945.70 21686.35 22799.90 WELCORP 130.15 131.85 126.40 131.65 VBL 939.90 939.90 907.00 907.00 AIAENG 1636.20 1669.00 1623.85 1668.90 CONCOR 469.95 481.00 467.65 478.80 9.75 RAIN 98.90 101.30 97.00 99.40 TATAPOWER 61.25 61.80 61.00 61.35 MEGH 59.65 61.50 59.65 60.40 THYROCARE 430.00 451.60 430.00 443.95 JAGRAN 105.00 108.35 103.50 108.35 ASHOKLEY 83.10 85.05 82.60 84.60 1.70 PEL 2046.00 2149.30 2040.00 2131.00 MINDTREE 986.00 990.20 980.00 983.50 CUB 196.60 200.40 196.60 198.60 RELAXO 767.00 802.00 765.00 792.05 SUDARSCHEM 313.00 318.25 310.00 316.00 COLPAL 1120.00 1148.90 1111.00 1143.00 22.40 ASHOKLEY 83.70 84.80 82.70 84.30 DIVISLAB 1632.35 1652.40 1622.60 1633.30 GAIL 329.70 335.00 329.70 332.95 COROMANDEL 400.00 404.00 393.60 402.00 SANOFI 5390.25 5420.00 5372.40 5386.05 BOSCHLTD 16970.00 17389.90 16970.00 17259.90 292.10 WIPRO 285.90 289.90 285.55 286.75 VOLTAS 557.50 577.95 556.95 574.65 LUXIND 1169.30 1169.30 1100.00 1155.00 ALKEM 1674.00 1696.50 1674.00 1687.55 INOXWIND 58.00 58.00 56.00 56.75 MCDOWELL-N 523.60 536.50 519.00 532.25 8.65 ESCORTS 566.80 568.70 549.30 558.95 INFIBEAM 42.65 43.50 42.25 42.55 FINCABLES 439.55 439.55 422.00 422.00 CYIENT 549.80 560.00 540.00 548.10 SUPRAJIT 200.00 203.15 198.55 201.05 NHPC 21.90 22.30 21.65 22.10 0.35 HINDPETRO 278.60 279.10 271.90 274.00 KEI 390.05 394.55 382.00 389.95 HFCL 20.50 20.50 20.05 20.30 DBCORP 180.00 189.00 180.00 188.55 CERA 2889.00 2925.00 2854.00 2860.00 GICRE 224.55 232.45 224.20 229.50 3.30 DMART 1254.00 1269.55 1232.00 1237.30 HAVELLS 726.00 738.95 724.00 733.10 ADANIGREEN 37.35 37.75 36.65 37.45 MHRIL 209.75 212.45 208.00 208.00 NAVNETEDUL 108.00 108.50 107.10 107.50 BANDHANBNK 558.80 565.00 549.45 564.90 7.15 BIOCON 527.00 527.00 516.00 520.80 FORCEMOT 1441.00 1465.00 1441.00 1452.25 TRENT 366.00 375.00 362.00 364.90 UCOBANK 16.65 16.85 16.55 16.60 KPRMILL 584.15 593.95 581.05 592.50 AMBUJACEM 214.45 220.00 213.20 218.00 2.75 BPCL 373.10 378.60 366.80 375.85 TATACOFFEE 86.65 89.20 85.70 87.15 MAHLOG 451.35 467.40 435.00 455.00 GDL 135.00 140.00 135.00 138.55 SKFINDIA 1804.00 1842.15 1804.00 1821.00 HAVELLS 724.80 739.00 723.00 733.80 8.60 EICHERMOT 20100.00 21040.95 20067.95 20959.70 MANPASAND 99.15 102.90 98.00 101.45 KAJARIACER 595.00 600.40 590.75 598.00 PHOENIXLTD 619.00 620.95 595.00 599.05 GRINDWELL 580.05 599.00 580.05 598.00 INDIGO 1450.00 1498.35 1413.70 1479.30 14.40 J&KBANK 56.20 57.75 55.25 56.00 PIDILITIND 1156.00 1173.90 1150.00 1163.10 OMAXE 205.25 205.25 203.00 203.00 MRF 53738.05 54639.55 53696.20 54150.00 SFL 1220.05 1230.00 1200.05 1225.00 UBL 1345.25 1366.90 1331.80 1362.45 12.95 JUBILANT 620.00 629.40 590.00 596.05 SOUTHBANK 13.40 13.55 13.20 13.35 AJANTPHARM 1038.80 1038.80 1015.70 1025.00 GUJFLUORO 972.00 972.00 946.45 964.90 IFBIND 799.00 799.00 762.70 762.70 L&TFH 116.15 118.00 115.80 117.25 1.10 JSLHISAR 74.45 80.00 74.25 75.25 DEEPAKNI 283.35 290.00 282.30 283.10 GODFRYPHLP 1013.65 1037.90 1003.40 1010.25 ADVENZYMES 168.00 173.10 167.10 168.20 ITDC 233.65 233.90 231.00 233.40 PIDILITIND 1157.40 1174.80 1148.40 1163.50 9.65 VEDL 163.90 164.25 159.45 160.80 TATAELXSI 852.00 869.75 849.95 863.60 NAVKARCORP 27.60 28.00 26.30 26.60 GICRE 225.45 230.00 224.90 229.00 SOMANYCERA 366.75 369.75 361.80 367.80 HDFCAMC 1582.00 1604.95 1575.05 1600.00 12.55 HDFCLIFE 379.05 384.00 374.50 382.50 FSL 51.00 51.80 50.55 50.80 RAYMOND 783.95 801.35 783.95 797.80 SCHNEIDER 92.65 93.45 90.50 91.00 GAYAPROJ 154.30 156.80 150.90 156.80 DLF 162.65 167.00 161.85 164.05 1.15 JINDALSTEL 156.35 158.10 153.60 156.55 TVSMOTOR 464.70 472.00 460.10 469.85 BLUEDART 2887.80 2887.80 2655.50 2717.25 MAGMA 130.00 135.00 125.00 127.80 GILLETTE 6900.00 6949.40 6864.60 6940.00 ACC 1575.50 1614.65 1570.10 1594.60 11.25 STRTECH 166.90 169.80 165.95 166.70 JSWSTEEL 275.00 277.15 271.55 276.30 CHENNPETRO 210.00 214.50 205.80 213.40 BOSCHLTD 17050.00 17329.95 17050.00 17237.85 SHRIRAMCIT 1419.05 1440.05 1418.40 1435.50 ABB 1385.00 1403.80 1372.55 1397.00 9.75 BHEL 62.90 62.90 61.20 62.05 RCF 53.80 55.75 53.80 54.90 KSCL 440.25 454.90 440.10 452.60 ADANITRANS 208.60 208.60 204.45 205.40 GEPIL 907.60 909.80 897.10 898.15 MRF 53749.90 54750.00 53401.65 54045.05 352.65 DLF 163.60 167.00 161.80 164.20 ABCAPITAL 91.50 92.05 90.55 90.85 MPHASIS 940.55 952.25 933.15 941.25 GESHIP 241.00 245.95 240.80 243.50 TRITURBINE 102.95 103.65 102.00 103.50 HDFCLIFE 379.75 384.00 374.25 382.40 2.50 ASIANPAINT 1306.90 1329.00 1301.75 1318.15 IDBI 34.45 35.00 33.75 34.40 RAJESHEXPO 671.50 679.60 670.50 672.50 BAJAJCON 337.80 345.00 333.15 336.85 ELGIEQUIP 265.90 265.90 260.00 261.75 ICICIPRULI 334.65 343.10 332.40 336.95 2.10 BLISSGVS 159.50 174.35 157.65 171.35 CUMMINSIND 696.75 716.00 695.20 711.70 ASTRAZEN 2257.50 2362.90 2249.50 2340.00 VGUARD 204.00 207.85 203.85 205.00 SHARDACROP 340.30 347.00 340.30 340.30 PGHH 10520.00 10615.05 10359.95 10570.00 48.20 ADANIPOWER 40.30 41.05 38.80 40.60 DBL 472.90 495.10 469.80 492.80 KRBL 331.10 335.05 317.75 333.00 HEIDELBERG 179.90 183.20 179.05 179.55 NH 192.00 192.00 181.35 188.00 SHREECEM 19350.00 19748.00 19000.00 19500.05 82.35 DABUR 363.90 376.90 361.10 370.25 CGPOWER 35.95 36.45 35.00 36.00 PTC 67.30 67.85 66.90 67.30 GICHSGFIN 239.85 247.40 239.70 246.00 TVSSRICHAK 2033.05 2149.90 2033.00 2050.15 NMDC 90.45 91.65 90.30 90.45 0.05 LTI 1801.95 1827.00 1760.05 1789.60 DCBBANK 220.20 222.25 218.15 221.10 BIRLACORPN 558.00 558.00 540.05 548.90 CARBORUNIV 358.95 359.80 352.00 357.00 GULFOILLUB 845.00 855.00 843.50 853.45 DIVISLAB 1636.00 1653.00 1622.10 1638.00 -2.30 UNIONBANK 70.45 71.15 69.25 70.40 CEATLTD 941.05 965.00 939.50 948.40 ALBK 41.80 42.90 41.80 42.60 SUNDRMFAST 524.90 524.90 520.00 520.05 TIMKEN 538.00 548.50 538.00 547.00 BHEL 62.00 62.65 61.20 62.00 -0.20 MERCK 4250.00 4389.00 4236.10 4342.55 HEXAWARE 352.80 358.85 351.90 353.95 JSWENERGY 67.25 68.00 66.50 66.65 ASAHIINDIA 211.25 222.20 210.15 215.50 STARCEMENT 109.35 109.50 107.90 109.50 SIEMENS 1129.15 1138.60 1110.00 1125.05 -4.55 L&TFH 116.70 118.00 115.90 117.20 GRASIM 821.00 832.00 815.00 830.00 SOBHA 443.00 452.00 437.85 450.25 TTKPRESTIG 7244.90 7700.00 6959.85 7104.30 APLLTD 531.40 531.40 524.55 528.00 SAIL 48.00 48.25 47.05 47.75 -0.25 AUBANK 640.00 675.00 640.00 665.30 RECLTD 136.90 136.90 133.00 136.00 TAKE 138.55 139.65 134.00 138.10 MINDACORP 119.85 122.25 118.50 120.70 FLFL 449.35 463.45 449.15 460.00 OFSS 3445.00 3466.95 3421.10 3422.50 -18.95 PFC 109.00 109.90 107.60 108.85 NOCIL 116.90 117.75 114.80 115.30 SHANKARA 502.95 505.00 491.95 496.40 EIDPARRY 181.10 181.10 177.20 178.00 HERITGFOOD 447.15 451.30 444.05 444.05 SBILIFE 634.85 645.95 623.35 626.25 -4.70 M&MFIN 372.10 381.45 369.00 379.65 GODREJIND 443.00 453.40 442.35 449.70 CENTRALBK 25.45 26.35 25.45 26.10 TATAMETALI 589.80 592.00 576.55 579.00 DHANUKA 360.30 369.15 357.05 362.90 HINDZINC 252.60 255.85 251.90 252.25 -2.30 IDFCFIRSTB 41.40 42.00 40.75 41.80 EXIDEIND 207.00 207.60 204.00 207.00 WHIRLPOOL 1365.00 1417.75 1359.00 1417.75 WELSPUNIND 51.55 52.75 51.45 51.65 CCL 255.20 258.00 255.10 257.00 MOTHERSUMI 119.00 119.00 114.15 117.00 -1.45 SRF 2775.00 2823.75 2747.20 2800.05 HCLTECH 1074.10 1077.00 1058.20 1061.60 KANSAINER 409.00 412.90 394.40 409.00 VINATIORGA 1820.00 1835.00 1802.00 1813.55 HATSUN 720.00 730.00 711.05 725.80 BIOCON 523.50 525.00 515.70 519.00 -6.55 ICICIGI 1095.00 1122.25 1087.00 1119.15 SIEMENS 1129.95 1137.00 1111.00 1126.05 KALPATPOWR 450.35 463.45 446.90 463.00 THERMAX 965.40 965.40 943.00 944.45 CHOLAHLDNG 515.00 515.00 505.55 505.55 NIACL 164.25 165.00 162.15 162.85 -2.90 RNAM 207.00 210.85 198.00 201.70 GSFC 94.25 96.35 93.40 95.70 COCHINSHIP 356.55 364.80 356.55 362.00 FORBESCO 2010.05 2074.00 1996.00 2002.95 KIOCL 118.00 120.80 116.00 116.00 DMART 1252.90 1268.00 1230.00 1230.80 -23.00 FEDERALBNK 98.10 99.65 96.25 98.45 LTTS 1730.00 1765.00 1730.00 1760.05 NATCOPHARM 524.00 526.45 519.00 522.35 REPCOHOME 411.90 416.80 403.85 405.45 TVTODAY 280.75 284.85 280.75 282.50 HINDPETRO 279.45 279.45 272.00 274.15 -6.95 NTPC 125.00 126.80 124.05 125.80 BAJAJHLDNG 3165.00 3300.00 3165.00 3263.00 GREAVESCOT 134.60 138.20 134.15 136.90 TIMETECHNO 80.10 80.45 77.60 78.00 VTL 1105.25 1107.15 1090.00 1090.00 IDEA 12.40 12.45 11.60 11.85 -0.35 BEL 89.80 92.00 88.70 91.70 SYNDIBANK 32.40 32.80 31.60 32.15 JMFINANCIL 81.00 83.20 81.00 81.85 ORIENTCEM 101.30 104.10 100.90 102.60 SUNCLAYLTD 2460.05 2503.65 2450.00 2450.05 CADILAHC 257.70 260.20 247.20 250.05 -7.65 SAIL 47.80 48.20 47.05 47.65 ITI 79.25 80.90 78.70 80.10 IBULISL 252.90 263.75 252.35 263.75 GREENPLY 146.85 149.15 145.40 147.85 HONAUT 23751.00 24000.00 23751.00 23934.05 LUPIN 771.00 773.00 746.30 753.50 -29.10 GNFC 281.75 286.45 278.25 282.20 ICICIPRULI 334.45 342.95 332.90 337.00 HINDZINC 254.00 255.20 252.00 253.20 ALLCARGO 102.70 103.30 100.15 101.05 APARINDS 640.00 645.45 640.00 645.00 AUROPHARMA 728.40 728.40 662.00 670.10 -56.20 EVEREADY 67.70 74.80 67.70 74.80 CHOLAFIN 1313.15 1356.90 1294.90 1335.50 PARAGMILK 243.70 245.00 241.20 244.00 NLCINDIA 64.50 64.60 63.60 64.05 ERIS 606.00 611.25 601.05 606.70     !"  4 "  $  .8 O%     P      .+ . 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Zarif said last week that allowed to import Iranian “restraint” in the Gulf as its ally ment means there cannot be “good faith” and that some UK negotiating its own trade Amid rising tensions in the “If the international com- only Russia and China had sup- crude oil before the US ended Iran comes under mounting confidence in securing what- constructive effort had gone deals around the world and Gulf, Iran on Thursday reject- munity and other JCPOA ported Iran and helped it keep waivers in early May. pressure from the United ever might be agreed between into finding a possible con- who believe another public ed negotiations with the US member countries and our the nuclear deal going, and Zarif’s China trip comes States, state media said. us,” Corbyn wrote. sensus, there has been growing vote is undemocratic. and said it was showing “max- friends in the JCPOA like accused other parties to the after visits to Turkmenistan, “The Syrian Government calls on all sides to exercise restraint because escalating 6<,   ?D (  "/ *     tensions in the Gulf would not /  # #  benefit countries in the    $    region,” State news agency          5  SANA quoted a foreign min- istry source as saying.    ) ( Q R/3  London: London warned   '   The tone contrasted with a “Dialogue... 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For the past year, LMoroccan journalist on Agnes Callamard, UN ment — was killed and dis- powerful warship, has been and mistreatment” of such fears that his two most hawk- national security adviser John Friday urged a UN special Special Rapporteur” to make a membered in October at the stripped of his command for citizens. ish advisers could be angling Bolton and Secretary of State rapporteur to request that request to the Moroccan kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul allegedly misusing an official The move comes as Britain for such a conflict with the Mike Pompeo have been the authorities release his phone, to authorities for access to by a team of 15 agents sent car on weekends, media reports continues to try to secure the Islamic Republic. public face of the administra- retrieve an “exchange of mes- Bouachrine’s phone, the from Riyadh. said on Friday. 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“Our society likes to talk. But people at large accept the more non-conventional relation- ships. It should not matter as long as two people in a relationship are happy and they complement each other rather than perfect- ly fitting the age group and being terrible at honestly living together or cheating on each other. Just leave the couple alone,” she asserts and goes on to say, “The youth do not real- 38, ly care as they have more things to do than sit back and talk about relationships. A few years from now we won’t be having this con- versation. Hopefully.” 3,=38,' Talking more about the film, did she find it intimidating to be paired with Ajay and sharing the same screen space with Tabu, who is known to be a powerhouse performer? She disagrees. “One does want to work with bigger stars. If in such a sce- now I know how to keep shut,” she says. that I’ve already done. In Hindi, on the other =,C:, nario, I come in and bring my nervous The rapid pace at which she has worked hand, I am fine with doing roles of smaller energy then I don’t deserve to be there. has resulted in 24 films across four languages length which are impactful as people haven’t It was exciting. And it is a learning that have been released and five more will seen me. Sometimes it is the director. If process, though that happens sub- hit the theatres during the course of the year. offered me a role, even consciously. I can’t say I learnt A, B and But she credits her background for not flag- if it was a small one, I would take it. 74 87 ,3 C on a particular day but when you ging. “I always had a very hectic life as a kid. Sometimes it is the actor whom you want work with people, who are so sea- My parents never left me free. Right from to work with and the other times, it is the soned and know their job so well, you class 1, after school, I was attending class- script that excites you. If there are five things / &( '  .. pick up a lot of things because act- es like singing, dance, harmonium, riding, to choose from, I will go with my gut feel- ing is nothing but action and reac- lawn tennis, swimming and more. But now ing,” she says. //#0/#!../ tion. If the person opposite you is a I thank them when I see people around me She feels that it is a great time to be in great performer, you need to raise getting tired. I have a timetable in my head. the industry as there is great content. /!#4./<.. ' ) '  the bar,” she says. She also points out In 3rd or 4th grade, I asked my parents why “Films have progressed, content has changed that working on the film was a riot. I can’t go outside to play ghar ghar? They and the audience has evolved, especially “Everytime we read a scene, we responded that I should play a sport. I was since the last two years. People are no longer akul Preet Singh is fiddling with girl who lives in London. “She has a job were like yeh karne mein maza not allowed to waste time or watch TV. rigid that I’ve been paired with a certain cat- her ring and it drops off while she but works part-time as a bartender, aayega. Both Ajay and Tabu are Multi-tasking was never a problem for me. egory of actors and I can only work with is mid-sentence. She picks it up which she loves,” says Rakul who took a spontaneous and so am I,” she I studied in college and was modeling full them. Earlier, you were either doing art or promptly, puts it back on her fin- week of bartending classes to get the body says. time alongside in Delhi. I can take flights commercial films. Now everything has ger and goes on to say, “I don’t language and mannerisms right. “When I While, this is her third film from different cities and shoot day and night. come together,” she says. Rwear accessories. These rings, my stylist gave am serving, I shouldn’t be just holding the in Hindi after Yaariyan (2014) I have done that,” she says. She does believe that a lot of the them to me.” She lifts her carefully coiffured glass and making a drink. I needed to have and Aiyaary (2018), she has Since she has worked in four different change has been powered by digital content. hair to reveal her ears. “I don’t even wear ear- the flair to flip the bottle and hold the glass done a substantial number in industries, are there points of convergence “It has influenced films. People did not have rings,” she says and laughs. Given that she in a certain way,” says the actor who grad- Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and separation? “They don’t have anything access to this kind of content earlier. There is in a business where dressing up to the uated in Maths honours from Jesus and over a period of four years. “It which make them different from each are other factors at play. Lives are very fast nines is the norm, this statement sums up Mary College. But this was not the only thing was not intentional that I did less other. The lines are blurring. After and everything is available on the phone. So how candid the 29-year-old actor can be in that she had to do to prep for the role. She Hindi films. It just happened Baahubali, people have realised that there unless it is a spectacle film or it is great con- front of the media. lost a lot of weight within a period of 45 days that way. Yaariyan was my first is South Indian cinema even though tent, where you can go and enjoy with your In the city to promote her newest release as she signed the film in November end and film and three days after I fin- remakes have been happening in the 70s and friends, you would not venture into the the- De De Pyaar De, which also stars Ajay it had to go on the floor in January. And ished shooting it, I started my 80s. There were so many Anil Kapoor’s films atre. That is the reason why films like Stree, Devgn and Tabu, Rakul comes across as a since there was a lot of dancing involved, first Telugu film, Venkatadri which were remakes. I feel either you are Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho! have done breath of fresh air. While she might pause classes for that, too, became essential for Express, which released two working with a good team or a bad team and immense business. People want to watch and ponder to answer a question, none of her to slip into the role. months before it. That became that happens irrespective of language. It is great content, else they can see everything them come across as rehearsed or diplomat- She wants to stick with the lost weight a success and I immediately either a good script or a bad script. sitting on their couch. You can’t take the ic. and has no qualms in sharing that, “Since signed three-four more films. Otherwise there is not much of a difference,” audience for granted and that has led to a The film, about an older divorced man yesterday, the conversation has been In Hindi, I signed Shimla she says. lot of experimentation. And there is this with children who falls in love with a much chhole bhature kahan se khaenge when Mirchi, opposite Rajkummar But what about the barriers of language? influx of new directors,” she says and adds, younger woman, has her cast as Ayesha, the we are in Delhi? And I said, you guys Rao, directed by Ramesh Did she have a lot of problems while cross- “It is not about star power anymore.” girlfriend. “When Luv (Ranjan) sir (the pro- can eat all you like but I am on a Sippy, which was never ing those frontiers? She says, “It was not very As an outsider, was it a problem, break- ducer) narrated the script, he said that a lot see-food diet,” she says gesturing released. The Telugu ones difficult. Switching languages is just like ing through the industry? “I have not made of girls have reservations if they are paired towards her eyes. released faster and were switching characters and roles. Initially, I was it,” she laughs and goes on to add, “This is directly opposite an older star as their screen Since we are talking about a May- hits,” she says. Moreover, scared when I started doing films in Telugu just the beginning. It is not easy but it is not age goes up immediately. He said that I September pairing, I ask her that she was supposed to essay but now I speak it as fluently as Hindi or something which I consider difficult. I should take a day to think about it but I often when the tables are reversed the role which later went Punjabi. Even when I didn’t know it, I would believe in myself. Moreover, what is the joy wanted to be on board immediately. It is so where the woman is older, she tends to Disha Patani in MS cram the lines and understand the emotion of getting something easily? I am a little spir- new-age and progressive, if I may call it so,” to face flak and be trolled with sex- Dhoni: The Untold Story, behind them. On the whole, it becomes a itual in my head and I feel lucky to have been she says as she sits in a conference room in ist comments as happened recent- but fate had other plans. good space when people from here are able to pursue my passion. So, the journey a Delhi hotel, the city which she called home ly when actor “Everything was signed at working there and from there are working itself has been beautiful.” for a good 11 years. Elaborating further on got married to singer Nick Jonas. that time but the dates here. It happened in the past too. Just that Having graduated in Maths, the imme- why she believes that the script is forward- She says matter of factly, “People changed at the last minute. it is being noticed now as there is more diate assumption is that she must have been looking, she says, “There are a lot of things who want to talk will do so irre- I was working with Mahesh reachability.” a nerd. “I was never one but I was good with happening in society but you do not talk spective of whether there is an Babu and Allu Arjun and I couldn’t move Each actor signs on a project based on numbers in school. I knew I wanted to start about them. Despite that, these are normal. age difference or not,” and a date,” she says and is philosophical about their understanding of what they are look- modeling during college, which I did, so I Relationships, where there are extreme age goes on to add in a voice that the way things unfolded. “I am glad it is hap- ing for in a film or a role. For Rakul, there took on a subject that I was good at,” she says differences, are usually the subject of an art takes on an expression of pening now, because during the time of is a permutation and combination that she as someone gestures to me to bring the inter- film. De De... deals with it in a humorous shock, “Oh my god! That girl Yaariyan, I was very young and naive. I works with. “Beggars are not really choosers view to a close. Rakul responds, “Why? It way and shows what happens in a family is dating that guy!” She would not have understood my work — the as initially people do not know what you are is a very rare interaction that I have drama where the emotions are extremely points out that naturally craft and how to deal with it publicly. I was capable of. A little luck also makes things enjoyed.” But when it becomes apparent that strong. The man takes the girl to introduce these are the people, who an Army kid with no exposure to films and fall into place. In Telugu, where I am 16 films the end cannot be staved off any further, she her to his family and what happens next would express even more took everything at face value. If I came ear- old, I would want variation as I want to beams a wide and warm smile to bid good- unfolds in the film.” displeasure if the couple  .  #)  lier, I wouldn’t have sustained because I call experiment more and not do regular stuff bye. 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It has never happened with brand and now I feel that the brand their kids’ love for the film. That’s have on you during your child- n’t missed a single flight. I’ve been me. Even after starting the work belongs to the audience and we just when we made Golmaal Again, hood? lucky that I’ve had such people early in the morning and then work towards reinforcing it. The car- where we targeted families and My father was in the film industry around me. looking at other things till late in the toon series is a new journey. When children. Films and television con- and an action director. So, it has My mother is a strong woman. She night, I would still go back to shoot the idea of animation came by, it was tribute to the popularity of our fran- always been my background. If I ask has taught me honesty and how to tomorrow at the same time. But I great. Here, there would be same chise. Whatever we do, it feels like my son about his future goals, he give 100 per cent, whether its pro- feel that only a few directors are characters and traits but different a responsibility now. We sub-con- would say that he wants to be in fessional or personal. loved by kids. So I am privileged that stories. sciously make an effort to ensure films. He is just 13. When I was 16, way and feel that I have to put my kids watch the film. I was an assistant director. The What are your favourite cartoons best. If we speak about animation, impact stayed with me because of and comic books? Indian characters are very limited, Of all your films, which is your my father. Many people question me I like Tom and Jerry. And Tintin was When will the second schedule most of them are from overseas... son’s favourite? about when did I decide to become my favourite comic because the ani- begin? The growth will happen gradually. He likes all the films I make. When a director. However, I am unaware mation was excellent. It makes me The current schedule is till June 30. Whether it’s our country or televi- he was young he used to like all the of the truth. I always wanted to be nostalgic. We’ll go to Bangkok then Hyderabad. sion and digital medium, it will take action films I did and would try to a director. time. When television picks up imitate them with toy cars at home. We felt that Kiran Bedi would be Do you think animation will be more pace and we have more reach How has your mother inspired a perfect police woman for a accepted more now? through channels, then we will You’ve made Singham, Simmba you? biopic... If there is a great story and good tech- have more animation. We still have and now Sooryavanshi is on the Even my mother was a stunt Usually, people start with writing a nique, it will do really well. We are a many famous characters. floors. Is this the ‘desi’ Avengers in woman. 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The picture is just Kanjeevaram sari tions. She said, “Our technicians siderable time because I was not fit- blue and white-striped pantsuit, not ‘a’ picture. God’s sign. Shining styled with a corset are hugely devalued. There is no ting into the roles that were popu- paired with bright orange court star,” she wrote alongside one of her Aand gloves at the 72nd Cannes insurance for people who do lar during those days... the singing shoes, followed by a black dress with images from the event. At the India Film Festival, said she considers stunts. Human life, the way it is and dancing, and that was the neon green bralette. In her third Pavilion of the fest, Hina will also be nationalism spiritual in nature. treated on sets, it’s so sad. Some absolute. But now I see a lot of peo- ensemble, she wore a translucent a speaker and will launch the first At the India Pavilion of the people have no value of time. ple and actresses who come and cream shirt with high waist pants, look of her film Lines, set in the ongoing gala, Kangana spoke Shifts of eight hours run to 12 find themselves in some category. which was followed by a floral backdrop of the Kargil War. about her journey, the changes in hours and some people get so con- There are a lot of categories now. gown with a stylised neck. Many of the fraternity members the industry, the need to take care sumed by the so-called fashion Some can do niche cinema if you cheered for her. Producer Ekta of technicians and her idea of and the lack of planning, that don’t know dancing. Like I didn’t PRIYANKA SHIMMERS IN Kapoor said, “Hina we are so proud nationalism among other things. things roll into lunch breaks, know dancing and it was such a big BLACK of you.” She said, “I don’t know when snack breaks and a lot of delay. deal. I can fight, I can do everything, For her debut, actress Priyanka Filmmaker wrote, and how nationalism and being lib- Actors, directors go into their but I am not good with dancing. Chopra Jonas looked fiery in a bold “I’ve shot many a times at Chandivali eral became two different things vans, eat on time, they take care of “Today I see so many actresses who black and red embellished ensemble, Studios and it’s a great place. So because nationalism is something their diet, but the way a unit is can have a successful career if they a custom creation by Roberto proud of you Hina Khan... it’s not very spiritual in nature. When treated is definitely something don’t know dancing. Or if you are Cavalli. where we come from but where we you identify with another being, we must look at.” a dancer, you can continue doing She carried the strapless gown are going that matters. Have fun at when you fall in love with some- She said food is another con- that, but I feel that since the last year with a thigh-high slit with panache. Cannes Film Festival, you are prob- one, it is such an exhilarating feel- cern. “There is a difference or two, a lot of women have made The former Miss World took to the ably the only one who is there for the ing. You include them and you feel between the food they get. There’s a comeback, be it Neena Gupta or red carpet with a smile on her face right reasons... A film.” one with them. And if you identi- unit 1, 2, 3... these are petty Madhuri Dixit without being and folded her hands to gesture Actor slammed fy with a set of people, that makes things. Sometimes the films cost frowned upon for age. So, there are Namaste. 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■ )(     /012 "   ayern Munich coach 3  4566)* Niko Kovac and his *+3'3*,*4'38 8   BBorussia Dortmund counterpart Lucien Favre both ■ )(  face a trip down memory lane on Saturday as the ayern Munich denied Bundesliga braces itself for the Breports on Friday that most nail-biting season finale coach Niko Kovac is to be in years. sacked regardless of whether Both Kovac and Favre will he wins the Bundesliga title, face their former clubs on a and that Mark van Bommel is much-anticipated final day, as being lined up as his succes- the title race goes down to the sor. last weekend of the season for Despite being on course to the first time since 2010. win a league and cup double Bayern currently sit two in the next week, Kovac has points ahead of Dortmund, been under growing pressure and can claim a seventh amid widespread speculation straight league crown if they that he will not be in charge avoid defeat at home by next season. Kovac's old club Eintracht On Friday morning, web- Frankfurt on Saturday. sites Spox.com and Goal.com Dortmund, meanwhile, claimed to have "exclusive travel to Favre's old hunting information" that Kovac ground at Borussia would be sacked regardless of Moenchengladbach, knowing whether he won the title on that they can only be crowned There is more than the confirmed that the club were nine points in December. Arjen Robben and Franck for your existence, that is Saturday and the German champions if they win and title at stake on Saturday, with making plans for a potential  ,  ( , "In winter, we just hoped Ribery. something different," he said. Cup final seven days later. Bayern lose. both Gladbach and Frankfurt title celebration in the '  ' we would have any chance at "There hasn't been a situ- Yet the under-fire coach "Kovac isn't just lacking "We need to focus on our still in the running for Dortmund town centre.  - all on the final day, and now ation like this in Munich for knows that Saturday's meeting the unconditional trust of the game," said Favre on Champions League qualifica- "We are hugely looking we are in the comfortable sit- a while, and we want to bring with his Frankfurt past could club hierarchy, he also has Thursday, adding that tion. forward to the game, and the  )(<   uation of having it in our own the fans with us on Saturday," yet define his Bayern future. most of the dressing room Dortmund needed to be pre- Dortmund sporting direc- excitement will rise when we  ) '6 hands," he said. he said. With Saturday's title against him," wrote Spox. pared for all eventualities tor Michael Zorc joked on are on the way to the stadium, '   - The Croatian says he is Kovac, who steered decider and next weekend's Yet Bayern CEO Karl- against Gladbach, whom he Thursday that he would not those are nice moments," he expecting an emotional after- Frankfurt away from relega- German Cup final against RB Heinz Rummenigge, who is coached between 2011 and send Frankfurt a crate of beer said. , 6 -  noon on Saturday, when his tion in 2016 before leading Leipzig, Kovac has two considered one of Kovac's 2015. if they beat Bayern. ),&6 N' old club Frankfurt come to them to glory in the German chances to win silverware in biggest boardroom critics, "They play well on the "They have something to O6 6  #  J  (   Munich. Cup last season, said that the the next week, and is deter- denied the reports. counter-attack, but they can play for, so they don't need Bayern coach Kovac said - &-(  Bayern have not won the pressure to win the title is mined to take both of them in "There is no decision (to also press high up the pitch, any extra motivation," he said. on Thursday that he is proud title in front of their own fans nothing compared to a relega- his maiden year in charge. sack Kovac), this report is and they need to win too," he Zorc admitted that Bayern to be on the verge of the title, ' (  , since 2000, and are preparing tion fight. "We must win trophies," completely made up," he told said. were in "pole position", but having trailed Dortmund by to bid farewell to club icons "When you are fighting he said. Bild newspaper.   -%%&< "" 3 ! !

 ■   earlier tweeted soon after Stimac's World Cup in 1998. So it's an oppor- appointment. tunity for me to learn a lot." he Indian football team led by tal- "This will be a process, one India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Tismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri towards which we will be giving noth- Sandhu said he is eagerly waiting for Friday welcomed new coach Igor ing less than 100 per cent. I've already the first national camp under Stimac Stimac to the new set-up and said they spoken with the boys from the nation- here. are determined to give their 100 per al team, and we have begun working "I am very excited to be honest. We cent on the field under the former on our fitness as we need to switch have a busy year coming ahead which Croatian World Cupper. modes soon. is really good for us to keep develop- The 51-year-old Stimac, who was "When there is a change in guard ing as a team. We need games like the part of Croatia's 1998 World Cup at the helm, what doesn't change is our King's Cup, and the Hero squad that finished third in France, was desire to keep improving. What I am Intercontinental Cup to challenge on Wednesday officially appointed as also assuming won't change is the way ourselves to grow. I am really looking head coach of the Indian team. He all you fans have backed us. Let's all forward, and very happy," Gurpreet comes with an experience of over 18 turn to this new chapter," he added. was quoted as saying by All India years in coaching, structuring and India defender Sandesh Jhingan Football Federation (AIFF) in its web- &0//!/ developing football with players back said Stimac's experience will be of great site. home and internationally. help to Indian football. "If we keep doing our jobs like we As a coach, Stimac's major "At the moment, Croatia are have in the recent past, I am sure we $/..9'4/0/ achievement was guiding Croatia to ranked 5 in the FIFA ladder, besides will grow even more." the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in being the FIFA World Cup finalists, Right-back Pritam Kotal also ■  played well so they keep Harry Brazil. and him being one of the pioneers of couldn't hide his excitement. as an impact player. "I'd like to extend a warm welcome that process shows his positive vision," "I am very excited to have Igor ottenham Hotspur striker "So without talking to to the new boss, @stimac_ligor on his he said. Stimac as our new coach. His experi- THarry Kane could miss the Mauricio (Pochettino), I don't appointment as coach of the National "Personally, it's a big bonus for me. ence will be a great addition to the Champions League final but know what his thinking on that team. He brings with him tremendous He was a central defender during his team and we will look to go one bet- still captain England in their bid will be. I guess that depends on experience of having coached on some of the biggest stages in football. We will do well to benefit from it," Chhetri had playing days, and had such a great ter under his leadership," Kotal said. to win the Nations League, said how Harry trains in the build- national coach Gareth up to the game." Southgate. Southgate said he is prepar- The 25-year-old talisman ing to make a special case for his +  '  has not played since injuring captain. )   &  ankle ligaments in the first leg "Where there are one or two of Spurs' Champions League others we need to know a lot ■ (  France boss and ex-defender quarter-final win over more about in the next week, he and boss Didier Deschamps, Manchester City. is one I will make an exception oach Massimiliano Champions League finalist  78   But is hoping to be fit for for in that I will see how it goes CAllegri will leave Serie A Mauricio Pochettino of their European showpiece final in the final week," he said. champions Juventus at the Tottenham and Lazio's with Liverpool. Kane is one of nine players end of the season after guid- Simone Inzaghi have been  ■   That game takes place in from Tottenham and Liverpool ing them to five straight linked with taking over from Madrid on June 1, just five days who could potentially be Italian titles, the club said on Allegri in the Italian press in he Indian men's hockey before England face Holland in involved in the Champions Friday. recent weeks. Tteam ended its tour Down their Nations League semi-final. League final and go on to link "Massimiliano Allegri will Despite signing Cristiano Under with a 2-5 loss to world Kane was included in an ini- up with the England squad in not be on the Juventus bench Ronaldo from Real Madrid No 2 Australia in the fifth and tial 27-man squad for the tour- Portugal for the Nations League. for the 2019/2020 season," last summer the Bianconeri final match here on Friday. nament named by Southgate on Southgate admitted the all- the club announced in a sur- failed to make it past the Trent Mitton (11th and Thursday, with the final group English final presents a rare chal- prise development. quarter-finals of the European 24th minutes), Flynn Ogilvie of 23 to be confirmed on May lenge. Allegri, 55, held meet- football's top competition for (3rd), Blake Govers (28th) and 27. "That's a test of our manage- ings with the club's hierarchy the second successive season. Tim Brand (43rd) scored for the "Frankly, we will know a lot ment skills and our collective earlier in the week during They were humiliated by hosts while Nilakanta Sharma more about that if he is in spirit as a team," he told BBC which a clear disagreement modest-spending Ajax in the (12th) and Rupinderpal Singh Tottenham's team," he said of Radio 5. between the two parties last eight in April despite a (53rd) registered their names on Kane's current fitness level. "It's the biggest challenge of emerged. star-studded side including the scoresheet for India. Asked if Kane needs to play all to compete against each He had rejected reports eighth consecutive title, and Ronaldo, Argentina's Paulo The visitors had the open- in the Champions League final other, then leave that at the door saying he was about to be dis- Allegri's fifth in as many years Dybala and France World ing chance in the match, but it to be considered for internation- and remember with England we missed last Saturday adding and he lifted the Coppa Italia Cup winner Blaise Matuidi. was cleared by Eddie Ockenden, al duty, Southgate replied: "Not are a team, we support each he had already been making on four occasions since Allegri guided Juve to while on the counter Australia necessarily, because they might other. plans for the side's future for replacing Antonio Conte in two European finals losing to forced Indian goalkeeper take a view that (Lucas) Moura "That's been a massive the past six months. 2014. Barcelona in 2015 before Krishan Pathak to make a bril- scored a hat-trick (in the semi- strength for us over the last 18 Juventus have already The club's former mid- being hammered by Real liant save towards his left side as final) and Son (Heung-min) months." wrapped up their record fielder Conte along with Madrid two years later. deflected it outside for a long corner. The following seconds saw Australia score the opening E          goal of the match in the 3rd the back of the net, and pull a goal but Johan Durst made a minute as Ogilvie managed to goal back in the 12th minute. fine save on his left side, and it get the final touch. Mitton found himself in a was Australia who managed to ■  6  the Champions League. heartbreaking runners-up fin- Australia won their first great position during second score on the counter as Tim "This year, with the new ish in 10 months, having been penalty corner in the 10th half on the right side of the Brand pushed the ball past ejan Lovren believes players, we reached second place beaten by France in the World minute, but the shot was striking circle as Joshua Pathak to make it 5-1 with just DLiverpool will be Premier with 97 points, it's incredible. Cup final last year. blocked by India, and cleared Simmonds played a great pass one quarter to play. League title contenders again "And again the final of the He is confident, however, away. to him, and Mitton turned and India needed to score heav- next season, saying they are still Champions League, so defi- this season can end on a high However, the next minute fired the ball past PR Sreejesh ily in the last quarter and they improving under Jurgen Klopp. nitely we are again one of the with victory over Tottenham in saw India play out a loose ball into the back of the net to make tried to create chances but the Liverpool were pipped to contenders for next year to do Madrid on June 1. from the back which was lost by it 3-1 after 24 minutes. Australian defence made sure the title by Manchester City by something great. "We gave everything this Gurinder Singh, and it was In the 29th minute, that they did not give them a single point despite reaching "With this team, we can only season, it was a brilliant season Australia's Mitton who took Gurinder Singh was dubiously space in the circle. 97 points — the third-highest improve." — especially (at) Anfield and I advantage as he found himself fined for a push inside the 16- It was only in the 53rd tally in Premier League history. Central to that, according to think the fans really enjoyed it, in space on the left flank and yard line by the umpire, and the minute that India managed to The Reds have also secured Lovren, will be keeping the cur- especially the game against fired the ball past Pathak to resulting penalty corner saw score their second goal as back-to-back Champions rent squad together — most key Barca (Liverpool beat make it 2-0. Blake Govers fire a shot past Rupinderpal converted a penal- League final appearances, which players have already been tied Barcelona 4-0 to in the second However, India were quick Sreejesh's left side into the back ty corner as he fired the ball past Lovren said was another indica- down to long contracts — and leg of their Champions League to respond as Gursahibjit played of the net to make it 4-1 at the Durst's left side to make it 5-2. tion of their improvement. making the right additions. semi-final). a pass into the circle from the half-time. The Indian team tried to "When you look back on the erpoolfc.com. and better. Last season we did Narrowly missing out on "So, at the end we have left flank, and it was Indian In the 43rd minute, create a few more chances in the last three years, it was every sea- "When Klopp came (in quite well, we had quite a lot of the title meant the Croatia another final and I'm sure we midfielder Nilakanta who got Armaan Qureshi had a glorious remaining minutes, but could son improvement," he told liv- 2015), every year we did better injuries and reached the final of international suffered a second will come back with big smiles." the last touch to put the ball into chance to score India's second not score.     !" , 4*

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Tsitsipas beat Nadal in this pain every time I tried to   5 one spot ahead of the French Foro Italico and next faces much it's a priority," said City complacency after slipping up "We competed really well last week's Madrid Open move my hand in different   8 Open. either the top-ranked captain Vincent Kompany after against Wigan at Wembley in in both games in different semi-finals before falling to directions." Federer was playing in Djokovic or compatriot Juan lifting the Premier League last 2013. moments. In the first game we Novak Djokovic, but lost to The Japanese star was due    : the Italian capital to prepare Martin del Potro. weekend. In contrast to City's tro- lost 2-1 but we competed until the Spaniard in the Australian to meet Madrid Open cham-   4  05 for his return to the French "It's not the best result I Kompany could make his phy-laden decade, Watford the end and had chances at the Open semis earlier this year. pion and sixth seed Kiki ,   Open for the first time since wanted, but I'm getting better final City appearance at have never won a major trophy. end. In the second one we kept Reigning US and Bertens. 2015. every tournament from Wembley with the Belgian's And despite losing twice to the result until the second half Australian Open champion Bertens goes through to  & 8 "I am disappointed that I Barcelona and looking for- contract up in the summer and Guardiola's men in the league and then they scored from an Osaka had earlier said she meet either Britain's Johanna 9  ( * will not be able to compete ward to playing the French," no new deal agreed as yet. this season, Hornets boss Javi offside position and the game could not compete because of Konta or Czech Marketa today," said Federer, who also said Nishikori. City won their fifth FA Gracia, whose side mounted an changed."