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   Minister Amit Shah and State surge of voters to trash the exit BJP president Manoj Tiwari polls, saying they captured the )")&+,)&-" xit polls may have predict- don’t agree to the exit polls’ pre- voting trend up to only till 3  ,;11 , & Eed an Aam Aadmi Party’s dictions. They have stuck their pm. However, such surge in  ,(  <4,' '=4 sweep in the Delhi Assembly necks out and claimed that the voting is a universal trend in poll, but empathetic claims by BJP will get between 45 and 48 and there is no empirical  &, ' ( LM ('( top BJP leadership of a “lotus” seats and comfortably form a evidence to suggest that even if  ,2 (,' ( bloom has injected an element Government. The Delhi BJP voters turnout in large number ', @, of interest in the counting pro- unit is also reported to have in the evening they would en ceedings on Tuesday. ordered a 47 kg laddoo, hoping mass vote for any political names of the Assembly con- cause of worry for the AAP as The pro-AAP camp will they will get no less than 47 party only. stituencies where according to they feel that AAP voters did take heart from the fact that seats, sources said. Delhi BJP leaders and their him the BJP will win. not come out to vote. In 2015, many of the exit polls have While a few politicians poll managers say Delhiites The BJP is also claiming the polling percentage stood at given it 60 plus seats in the accept defeat till the last vote is voted in two phases: The first that the entire AAP leadership 67.17 while the overall poll per- House of 70. The India Today- counted, questions are doing being between 8 am and 3 pm is unusually quiet after the centage in 2020 is 62.59. Axis My India poll, which hit the rounds: Why would Amit when the AAP had a clear lead. polling, which is an indication Late surge, EVM tamper- the bull’s eye on more than one Shah of all the persons would However, thereafter, BJP’s vot- that the party has not got the ing, silent voters — these are occasion in the recent past, has put his prestige on stake if he ers started pouring in, they desired result. some of the theories doing the gone to the extent of predict- believed in the findings of the claimed. Neelkant Bakshi, the The BJP leaders also rounds on the eve of the count- ing 68 seats for the AAP in the exit polls? political adviser to Delhi BJP claimed that the five per cent ing of votes. For good mea- best possible scenario. The skeptics are counting president Manoj Tiwari, post- *    $ $  - & . *  *  * "  & "   $ decline in the voting com- sures, they have kept interest However, both Home on claims of “late” evening ed a series of tweets with   "    +    , pared to the 2015 poll is also a alive in the counting.       '   %  $ Q   R             ()*        checked (for coronavirus),” of the virus, according to media Sarkar, a chef from Bengal, said reports. n unspecified number of in . He was flanked by According to an AFP   #      $  AIndians, who were among five of his Indian colleagues report, people on board the 3,711 passengers and crew who were wearing masks. ship are facing difficulty due to he Government and the  Q$  R '  ( members on board a cruise Around 60 people tested the quarantine measures, par- TCongress on Monday ship quarantined off Japan due positive of the virus on ticularly those in windowless sparred in Parliament over the Congress Government in to diagnosis of coronavirus Monday, taking the total num- interior cabins and others who Supreme Court ruling that Uttarakhand, and asserted that cases, have sent an SOS video ber of those infected on the require medication for various States are not bound to provide the Central Government is message to Prime Minister cruise ship Diamond Princess chronic conditions. quota in appointments and “committed” and “dedicated” to Narendra Modi to rescue them — which had arrived at the The Japanese Health promotions. reservation for SCs, STs and as soon as possible. Japanese coast early last week Ministry said on Monday that As tempers began to fray OBCs. “Please somehow save us and was quarantined after a around 600 people on board and Opposition and treasury The Congress hit back at as soon as possible. What’s the passenger who de-boarded last urgently needed medication, benches clashed with each Gehlot and accused him of point if something happens (to month in Hong Kong was and around half received sup- other, the Government misleading the . us)...I want to request the found to be the carrier of the plies over the weekend, it informed the Lok Sabha that it The party also decided to Government of India and novel virus on the ship — to said. was not a party to the case, but move a privilege motion Prime Minister (Narendra) 130. Authorities had initially Meanwhile, the operator of insisted the issue was being dis- against him. Outside Modiji, please segregate us tested nearly 300 people when the ship on Monday vowed to cussed at the “highest level”. Parliament, Congress leader and bring us back home safe- the ship arrived at the Japanese refund all 2,666 passengers The BJP ally Lok Janshakti Rahul Gandhi said it was in the ly,” said Indian crew member, coast. due to the onboard outbreak of Party (LJP) sought that the % &   $  ' ( DNA of the BJP and the RSS to identified as Binay Kumar Indian Embassy in Tokyo the new coronavirus. Carnival reservation for SCs/STs should %    )* try and erase reservations. Sarkar. on Monday tweeted the infor- Japan Inc, the Japanese branch be put in the 9th schedule so +    , He asserted that his party Quoting Sarkar, on board mation about the Indians on of Princess Cruise Lines Ltd, that none could make any will not allow doing away with Diamond Princess, NDTV the ship.                which operates the ship, said change in it and another ally Opposition parties demanded quota. news channel said there are 160 “Many Indian crew &    P         refunds will be offered via Apna Dal also asked that the Centre file a review Indian crew members and eight some Indian passengers are on              "    $ travel agencies through which Government to ensure that petition before the apex court. Indian passengers on the ship. board the cruise ship Diamond the passengers made their reservation continues irre- After the Opposition Sarkar, in a video recorded Princess quarantined off Japan query please contact First Those on the ship have bookings. spective of SC ruling. accused the Centre of failing to  from the ship, appealed to the due to Coronavirus (nCoV),” it Secretary (Consular) been asked to wear masks and The company will addi- The Janata Dal (U) reject- defend the reservation system, Indian Government and the tweeted, without giving a spe- @IndianEmbTokyo at allowed limited access to the tionally cover all costs incurred ed Opposition’s charge of BJP Social Justice Minister UN to segregate the Indians on cific number of Indians on the [email protected] open decks as they are advised by those quarantined aboard being anti-reservation saying it Thawarchand Gehlot told the    board on urgent basis. ship. @CPVIndia @MEAIndia to remain in the cabins most of the ship since last Tuesday, was the Modi Government Lok Sabha that the Modi      “None of them have been “In this context, for any @PMOIndia,” it said. the times to contain the spread when passengers were origi- which brought an ordinance to Government was not a party to   nally scheduled to disembark at neutralise the SC ruling on the case, which is about a 2012   ! Yokohama. SC/ST Atrocities Act. The decision of the previous " !# &  '  (O* +,'   -.  %&% %       !     Her condition was “stable”, Kasaragod districts. ""$% /', they said. “A total of 3,252 are still  '   /0/ uch to the relief of the In Kerala as of now, 34 peo- under observation across the 1123456 ( Mhealth authorities here, ple are in isolation wards across State, of which 3,218 are under '(  ,7  the first patient in the country various hospitals in the State. home quarantine,” said a  ,  to be affected by the deadly “The blood test result of release issued by the Health   '. coronavirus is recovering well the first patient from Thrissur, Department which has sent at and her samples that were sent from the National Institute of least 345 samples for testing at P   to the Kerala unit of National Virology (NIV) testing centre the NIV Pune and so far 326      Institute of Virology (NIV) at Alappuzha, shows a negative results have returned negative. ""$% !8'9 have tested negative. result. With various fake news   -    Health officials are await- But we need confirmation on coronavirus doing the 17'O - ing test reports from NIV, from the NIV at Pune,” said a rounds, Union Environment /',' Pune. At present, the medical senior medical officer from Minister Prakash Javadekar on ( (  ' student, who recently returned the Kerala Government. Monday said “fear psychosis” is  '7 /1" /1#. from Wuhan in China, is being After the first positive case being created over the /  , / 72 treated at the Thrissur Medical was reported from Thrissur, pathogen and dismissed the ,, (/17' College in an isolation ward two other Keralite students suggestion that migratory birds 2  after testing positive for the from Wuhan had tested posi- could be the reason behind its '(  (7* coronavirus on January 30. tive in Alappuzha and spread. 78' :. .   OP        O  revealed that there are a large run which can provide employ- number of vacancies in all ment. Review the centers where "  P"     departments. “Development is under-employment is taking affected due to these vacancies. place. Work should be done to O P How will work be done with improve the conditions of     1 the help of so many vacancies? farmers and increase yields   P Employing youth in a fixed from agriculture. Work should hief Minister Hemant time frame will be the biggest be done on the interests of the CSoren, along with agricul- priority for all depts,” he said. farmer,” said the CM directing ture Minister Badal, on  1 He said that players should that the rural haats should be Monday reviewed the progress have given priority in the strengthened for the sale of of various ongoing farmers hief Minister Hemant recruitment of sports teachers agricultural products. welfare schemes most of which CSoren on Monday chaired in schools. Special drive will be The review meetings of were initiated by former Chief a series of marathon review run by making necessary rules the CM included School Minister Raghubar Das. meetings of 15 departments at for employment of best players Education and Literacy depart- Badal talking to The a go and gave several important at national level and state level. ment; Higher, Technical and Pioneer after assessing various directives to the officials at the He said that the offices of % "   / *            " Skill Development, Excise and farmers’ welfare schemes said, meetings. The CM, while Block and Circle, including   "0 . 0   (   &     '   Prohibition, ST, SC and “The previous Govt had reviewing the works of various Employment offices should be        Backward classes welfare, launched various farmers’ wel- departments said that in the cleaned and strengthened Transport, Minority Welfare fare schemes. %/ *  )  &   &     *   name of distributing machines, throughout the State. effective efforts to improve on along with scholarships in and Registration, Women and The schemes that are use- - $&   $ /  %        motor and big projects there Soren said during the anemia and other parameters higher and technical education. Child Development and Social ful will continue, but the - % "*    0   %    * * & will not be wastage of money; review that the campaign to as well. Directing the early “Nurses passing from nurs- Security, Health, Medical schemes that are useless and   *   '($  1*   (* &2* % " only such works will be done eradicate malnutrition from completion of vacancies and ing college should be appoint- Education and Family Welfare, causes unwanted burden on    .(      ""    & &  (   & that can bring happiness in the the State will be carried out in promotions in the field of ed in State government hospi- Disaster Management, Labour, state exchequer will be stopped.”      '          house of poor. The CM said the next 4 years. He said that higher and technical education, tals. Also, the same centers of Employment and Training. Continued on Page 4 that the review meetings have the government will make the girls should be encouraged skill development should be Continued on Page 4  !"#$ %!& $ ''()*)*  !  "#     P        Q      3  1 F18 stand of the Government on its  % &  use by those who are doing it. 5     he use of State Emblem of The joint secretary letter hen I took the charge of TIndia by IAS officers under reads that this letter dated WCMD of the company in    the control of the 22.11.2019 was sent to Law 2012, then implementing any Government and by officers of department for comments, such initiative seemed a distant the State Administrative which in its comment has dream. The production of the  81-/ B Services is not in ‘accordance described the use of it not in company for years was stagnant with the rules’ framed by the accordance with the rules of the at 48 MT and inventory was n move to improve health Central Government for the State Emblem of India. about 16 MT (about 33per Iscenario in the district, use of State Emblem of India. The Pioneer spoke to cent of annual production). Health Minister Banna Gupta Joint secretary department Secretary Women and Child Many ongoing projects had an is on meeting spree these days. of Home, Prisons and Disaster Development and Social acute shortage of land as After inspecting MGM medical Management Jharkhand Welfare department Amitabh landowners were not giving College and Hospital, he con- about their benefits. He said the cleanliness work at the hospi- Government AK Singh in a let- Kaushal on Sunday to know as physical possession of their vened a meeting with the officials should live up to the tal. ter has clearly mentioned that to what all this is about to which land to CCL. senior district officials of East expectations of the people by “We have also started ten- use of State Emblem of India by Kaushal said, “I had written a We had our back against Singhbhum at Circuit House. working in tandem with the der process for selection of a IAS officers under the control letter to department of Home the wall, but these are the con- East Singhbhum deputy com- government. He said new work new agency for cleanliness and of the Jharkhand Government on 22.11.2019 requesting them ditions which inspire a person missioner Shankar Shukla ethics and traditions should be housekeeping at the hospital and also by officers of state to clear the stand of the gov- to function at his best. Now the was present at the meeting. founded. The Government is premises and the new agency administrative services is not in ernment on the use of state same company with the same infrastructure and amenities. student states he aspires to The Minister assured the putting in sincere efforts to would be selected soon. The accordance with the rules of Emblem Of India by IAS offi- set of employees has reached a With this understanding the become a doctor. officials that he would take ensure success of development contract for the existing agency State Emblem of India. cers under the control of the record production of 68.74 school was set up in an area of Before admission in the steps that the shortcomings at and welfare schemes through which has failed to mend its The joint secretary letter is Jharkhand Government.” MT and we are one of the 3.5 acres in Bukru Village in school he used to beg and the the hospital are fulfilled. He Sarkar Apke Dwar programme, ways despite repeated warnings addressed to Additional Chief Kaushal said joint secretary largest contributors to the Ranchi-Patratu Highway in future for him meant a day of said that he would regularly he said. will be terminated soon after Secretary, Food, Civic Supplies Home’s letter addressed to him Jharkhand State exchequer. 2018. We recognized the hard- survival with the meagre MGM Hospital and take care of The minister said basic the new agency is finalized,” and Consumer Affairs depart- has communicated to him the The transition did not hap- ships that these children alms.There are many such sto- improvement initiatives. civic amenities should be pro- said an official. ment, but was meant for comment of the Law depart- pen overnight but was possible encounter in their day-to-day ries in this school which com- Gupta apprised the officials vided to all citizens without fail. MGM Medical College and Secretary Women and Child ment, which says that any use because of Kayakalp model of lives. Hence the aim was to pels a person to believe in the about State Government’s work He said efforts were on to Hospital is a government hos- Development and Social Welfare of State Emblem Of India by governance which lays empha- make education a gratifying capability of education in trans- plans, vision, its expectations improve healthcare facilities pital with the facility of 540 department Amitabh Kaushal, IAS officers under control of sis on transparent, bold, ethi- experience. Keeping this in forming society. from bureaucrats and other at MGM Hospital. The gov- beds. Everyday around 1000 who was then Secretary, Food, Jharkhand Govt or officers of cal and philanthropic approach. mind bus facilities are available When these students will officials and priorities set by the ernment is doing every bit to patients come here for treat- Civic Supplies and Consumer the state Administrative It has led to large scale organi- which pick and drop the stu- reach seventh grade, they can Government in different areas provide best possible healthcare ment. Affairs department . Services is not in accordance zational transformations.We dents from their homes. try to qualify for Sports acad- of public service. amenities to people at MGM It may be mentioned that This letter reads that then with the rules framed for the have settled long pending com- Atthe time of admission, emy run by CCL.The teachers Gupta said the govern- Hospital, he said. Gupta said a State Government governed secretary food civil supplies & State Emblem Of India. plex issues and have received we provide four pairs of uni- in this school are the family ment officials were represen- team would soon be set up Mahatma Gandhi Memorial consumer affairs had written a He contented there should environmental as well as forms to the students. The stu- members of CCL employees. tatives of the State Government under the leadership of East Medical College and Hospital, letter in this regard of use of not be any such use of the State forestry clearances, we have dents are given mid-day meal They don’t accept any remu- and hence he would work with Singhbhum DC to improve is an Indian medical school State Emblem Of India by IAS Emblem of India who are not also taken physical possession and routine health checkups neration for their work. them as their colleagues. He healthcare services at MGM established in 1964. It is situ- officers under the control of any authority under the rules of of land and have opened green- are carried by a team of spe- We are a country that dis- urged them to ensure the suc- Hospital. The MGM authorities ated in the outskirts of Jharkhand government on it to use and those who do use field projects. cialised doctors from CCL covered zero. Strangely zero has cess of various government have started process of re-ten- Jamshedpur near Dimna. The 22.11.2019 to department of it are doing it against the word All these accomplishments Gandhi Nagar Hospital. In the no relevance of its own, but schemes by reaching out to the dering for selecting a new college's hospital is located in Home, Prisons & Disaster and spirit of the rules regulated would have been negated if we world that we live today com- when we add a prefix to it, the people and informing them agency for housekeeping and Sakchi. Management to clarify the for the State Emblem of India. didn’t fulfill our debt to society. munication is an integral ingre- value increases manifolds. Our priority is inclusive growth dient of career development, Same is the situation with these and the objective is- Overall hence the medium of teaching children, perhaps if they were development of villagers, poor is English. not admitted to this school of "   ' !  (  and labourers. The desire is toturn their dreams and story would CCL has implemented Ranchiinto a city with no child have been different but now, many schemes in skill devel- beggars in it. We have informed they have a mission in mind to opment, education, sports, the authorities and requested accomplish. $  )   ! health and drinking water for the public that if they notice There are apprehensions in the well-being of people of any child beggar in any part of the minds of people that being  81-/ B Jharkhand. the city kindly inform our rep- a coal mining company why is One person who has resentative and we will arrange this focus on education. onfederation of Indian inspired me is Swami for their education in this I believe that we produce CIndustry (CII )IWN Vivekanand and I often school. The aim is to transform coal to illuminate the future of Jharkhand along with Tata remember a quote of him” If the lives of these kids so they our children. Steel jointly conducted a plant the poor boy cannot come to play an effective part in nation Company is committed to visit for working women from education, education must go building. fulfilling the vision of our different companies. The fol- to him”. Transparency is paramount Honorable Prime Minister i.e.” lowing companies participated In a country like India and to assure that a three- Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, in this plant visit: Tata quality education is a privilege member committee has been Sabka Vishwas”. Cummins Pvt. Ltd., Wabco which is available to a few and constituted to evaluate the stu- The Ministry of Coal, GoI India Ltd, JCAPCPL, Caparo I consider myself fortunate dents before acceptance. This is is constantly supporting Coal Engineering (I) Ltd., RSB that I got an opportunity for perhaps the only school in the India and its subsidiaries in ful- Transmission (I) Ltd, Tata decent education. I wanted city where the criteria for filling the energy aspirations of Motors Ltd CCL to provide the same entrance is that the student the country.  * 1 Anupama Tiwari, General The IWN Best Practice opportunity to every child in should belong to downtrodden One school will not erad- Manager (BE) B. Sharing was organised by the country.One of the initia- section of society.We started icate the plague of child beg- irst Inter Plant ISO Audit at Banerjee, General Manager Swastika Basu, chief enterprise tives which is close to my heart with thirty students and today ging entirely, but we believe FBokaro Steel Plant con- (BE) of Bhilai Steel Plant as risk management, Tata Steel is Kayakalp Public School. The there are fifty-five students in that this is a modest step in the cluded in BSL's Operations Auditor, MK Dubey, General along with the HR and corpo- school is for the oppressed, des- the school from classes nursery right direction. Opening of Division (Coke Oven to CRM Manager (RMHP) of Durgapur rate communication team. titute and the children of beg- to two. We are hopeful to raise this school was a memorable and Subsidiary Department) Steel PlantS. Ghosh, Deputy Basu made the presentation on gars who don’t have access to this number manifold. achievement for the company here on February 08. General Manager ( SET) D& I initiatives in Tata Steel. education. There is a sense of con- but the proudest occasion will At the conclusion of the inter- Sub Center D. Shaw She also shared diversity relat- welcome to all the participants Environment & understand These children come from tentment when we notice the be when there will be no child plant audit, a meeting was and Renu Bansal were also pre- ed policies like maternity leave and said it is a wonderful prac- operating conditions of females different slums of the city like transformation in these kids. beggar left in the city to edu- held under the chairmanship of sent. and child care leave, menstru- tice to increase the women across industries Jaganathpur, Hatma. The inten- The children who could not cate. Executive Director At the meeting, the audi- al leave etc. Mosiac team shared empowerment among the Other lady officers from tion was that we should leave speak a line in Hindi are now The writer is Chairman (Operations) Atanu Bhowmik, tors discussed the major points details on Five Pillars to industries. Tata Steel present during the no stone unturned in provid- competent to take pledges and cum Managing Director of in which the Chief General related to the audit in detail and increase diversity. The objective of this event meeting were: Neena Bahadur, ing the students with the best recite poems in English.One Limited Manager of the plant, resource gave suggestions for improve- CII IWN Jharkhand chair- was to promote sharing of head HRM - performance persons of various departments ment. While expressing grati- woman Happy Mukherjee, Industry Best Practices and management, Divyangna and other officials were present. tude to the auditors, Bhowmick general manager, purchase showcase the work done in Singh, manager, HR D&I, The meeting was attended by expressed his commitment to department, Tata Cummins their industry for creating a Rashee, senior manager, %,1       General Manager (BE) implement their suggestions. Pvt. Ltd. extended a warm more Gender Inclusive Work Productivity Services.

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=*& %  entral Institute of Plastics    CEngineering and Technology (CIPET), Ranchi, ' in association with MSME- $  Development Institute, Ranchi, */ Ministry of Micro, Small and G'  Medium Enterprises,  Government of India organised a one-day technical seminar on preneurs aware of various came from Plast India /-   ‘Business Opportunities in financial assistance available by Foundation, , gave a  * 1  * 1 )     Recycling of Plastic Waste’ on the government. Subsequently, very interesting presentation     – February 08. Shri Arun Kumar, Director, about creating new products by even students of DPS head of Matric, The objective of this pro- Higher Technical Education recycling plastic waste and SBokaro cleared the 2nd level AIntermediate Examination  ( "*+"" ,  gramme to provide informa- and Skill Development, introduced the participants to and qualified for final of Science and Under Graduate (B.A, -- .  tion to the entrepreneurs about Government of Jharkhand stat- the comparative scenarios of Maths Talent Examination for B.Sc., B.Com) Semester-V the latest technology of recy- ed in his address that new ancient times and new times the session 2019-20. SMTE is examinations (2017-20), "0+"" ,  #* cling plastic waste and to entrepreneurs should come society. conducted by DPS Society in Section 144 will be applicable .   increase the knowledge about forward and set up enterpris- He also said that fuel, Association with Science * 1 Department for this event, said in the radius of 500 yards of all effective means and related es related to recycling of plas- roads, clothes and various Olympiad Foundation. Result that sports was important and examination centres under   issues of plastic waste man- tic waste to improve their well everyday use items can be of the exam was declared Trainees Athletic Meet was gave a message to the trainees subdivision. agement. Also, the latest envi- being and society.Toppo said in manufactured through plastic Monday, informed AS Gangwar Aorganised by Human to participate in this program. Sub-Divisional Officer Habib B Ed College Boakro ronmental regulations and reg- his inaugural address that there waste. Subsequently, Imtiaz Ali Principal, DPS Bokaro. Resource Development About 80 HRD trainees partic- Chas Shashi Prakash Singh and ARS B Ed College Bokaro, ulations related to the man- are many myths and confusions from Sarthak Plastic Collection The students who cleared Department of BSL. The chief ipated in this athletic meet has issued an order to imple- said Singh. agement of plastic waste of the related to recycling of plastic Center, Bhopal gave a presen- this prestigious exam are guest at the programme was including MTT, preferred OTT, ment Section 144 of the Code “Under Section 144 of the Government of India were also waste, about which the correct tation about plans to improve Anamika (AIR-14), Advay Executive Director (Personnel OTT and ATT. In this meet, of Criminal Procedure. This prohibition, gathering of five or made available. More than 150 information is not available the lives of plastic waste pick- Kumar (AIR-51), Somnath and Administration) of BSL, recreational sports like 50 meter prohibition will be effective more than 5 people, travelling entrepreneurs participated in with the people. This seminar ers.After lunch, Parthasarathy, Roy (AIR-67), Krrish Chanchal Mukul Prasad. race, 100 meter race, 400 meter from 08:00 AM on 11 February or crowding is completely pro- the program and got informa- is a unique effort in itself, Managing Director, e-Campus, (AIR-77), Khushi Bharti (AIR- He was accompanied by relay race, shot put, tug-of-war, till 04:00 PM on 28 February, hibited. Display of any type of tion. which will enable the public to Bangalore, made a presentation 98), Anubhav Gupta (AIR - Chief General Manager (Human discus-throw, musical chair etc. the order stated. firearms or traditional weapons The programme was inau- get the right information and on e-waste recycling through 104), Kumar Ankesh(AIR- Resource Development) VS were organised. At the conclu- The prohibition will be like lathi-spear, farsa, sword, gurated by Secretary, enterprising people in the man- video conferencing via Skype. 118). More than 21,000 stu- Popli, General Manager (Human sion of the meet, the first, sec- effective across 22 centers for bows-arrows including others Industries, Praveen Kumar agement of plastic waste will Mr. Sion Manna of Raju dents from across the country Resource Development) Neeta ond and third winners of each Matriculation examination and are also completely forbidden,” Toppo, by lighting the lamp. come forward and make the Bosano Extrusion Private took the exam and only 120 Ba, Manager (Human Resource game were awarded by Popli. 14 for Intermediate added SDO. AK Rao, Director and Head, society free of plastic waste. Limited, Kolkata gave his pre- students were selected for the Development) The program was con- Examination centers from 11 to Strict action will be taken CIPET, Ranchi gave a wel- Industry Secretary Unveiled sentation on the topic "Wood final stage in the country out and a large number of other per- ducted by the Manager 28 February while for BA, B Sc against the violators under the come address and apprised all and announced the com- Plastic Composite: A Recent of which 7 students are from sonnel and trainees of Human (Human Resource and B Com exam the prohibi- provisions of the Act., though the attendees about the CIPET mencement of the seminar. Trend". DPS Bokaro. Resource Development Development) Rajendra Kumar tion will be effective from 11 section 144 of the prohibition and its purpose. Gaurav, He appreciated the efforts of The officials of RBI / PNB Congratulating the students Department. and the vote of thanks was February to 19 February in the will not apply on the person on Assistant Director, MSME- CIPET, Ranchi and wished a / SBI apprised the participants Gangwar said, Excellence is Chief Guest Mukul Prasad, made by General Manager 500-meter radius across RVS examination duty, examiners, Development Institute, Ranchi, bright future for MSME entre- about the various financial an attitude, keep up the good while appreciating the Human (Human Resource College Chas, Visthapit College appointed police officers and explained the plans of MSMEs preneurs. support available for the plas- work. Resource Development Development) Neeta Ba. Balidih, SS College Chas, AL- magistrates, he said. and made the MSME entre- Dr. Sameer Joshi, who tic waste recycling business.

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Q# )    2.38.363 students will appear it was also decided that depart- fraction of the salaries that gov- for the class XII boards in 470 ment will look into the demands ernment teachers get.     $  R centres. Similarly, the Class X of para teachers. Mahto said, Mahto also said that the and XII examination being “The Govet will look into the state government will also look  1 whether run by Coal India, be conducted by CBSE too is start demands of para teachers. problems created due merger of it a government school or a pri- on February 15. The teachers association government schools and if n a big relief to students, the vate school, will not deprive Apart from Class X and XII and government officials will needed it will withdraw earli- IState Government today any student from taking the examination, the final exami- sit and discuss so that an ami- er government decisions. issued a directive asking pub- exam due to lack of fees. The nation at different schools too cable solution is reached.” The Raghubar Das lic as well as private schools not Chief Minister also directed the is commencing either this week Sources said that the para Government in 2018 had taken to debar any student from Education Department to or next week. teacher’s body created much a decision to merge schools appearing in matriculation, implement the directive Meanwhile, students have problem for Raghubar Das with low enrolment an exercise intermediate of any other class prominently. welcomed the decision of State government when it was in undertaken by Rajasthan and examination for non-payment The State Government Government. power. Months before last year Jharkhand in the country with of fees. directive will bring relief to A Class IX student of DAV Assembly election, the state BJP the support of the Union Chief Minister Hemant such student,s who have not Hehal requesting anonymity headquarters at Harmu was Government and NITI Soren while holding the review paid their fees and their exam- said, “The decision is going to virtually under siege, as over (National Institution for meeting of Department of inations is to start soon. The benefit many students who 1,500 para-teachers demanded Transforming India) Aayog. School Education and Literacy matriculation and intermediate have not paid their fees and the state government quit dilly- In two phases the Jharkhand at the Project Bhavan on (XII) examination of their examination is to com- dallying on their pay hike and government merged 1200 and Monday issued the instruc- Jharkhand Academic Council mence this week.” act on its earlier promise. 4600 schools, but brakes were tion that for the upcoming is to start from February 11. Meanwhile at the review Jharkhand has around applied in third phase of merg- 10th, 12th or any class annual As many as 3,87,021 stu- meeting which was attended by % "   / *  *  * %  - %4"    % *   67,000 para-teachers, consid- er of 6466 schools due to examination to be held next, dents will take the class X Chief Minister Soren and edu-   4"  '&       / / $    & &  (   &     '   ered to be the backbone of rural protest of opposition as well the school management, exam across 940 centres while cation minister Jagarnath Mahto        primary education, but paid a ruling parties.

,,-.  -&  "0$ 2 -"  -#          1 Hemant government does not   have the ability to make its (    he State BJP will strongly promise reality and misleading   Toppose the State the people that treasury is Government alleged attempt to empty.  1 “As compared to last year, working days between 9 am to close down the Mukhyamantri Addressing the press per- for both class X and class XII 6pm. Krishi Aashirwad Yojana sons, Shahdeo said that he annual matriculation boards approximately 40,000 “Board exams are primar- (MMKAY). State BJP Hemant government is can- Tand intermediate exami- students are less in number this ily held to ensure that students spokesperson, Pratul Shahdeo celing the tenders of the previ- nation conducted by the year. are serious towards their edu- said, “The State Government is ous government and is exam- Jharkhand Academic Council This is primarily because cation. shutting down various welfare ining the tenders held in the (JAC) will commence from board exams were conducted However, the certificates schemes initiated by previous last five years. The BJP has no February 11 across the State. for class IX and class XI and awarded to the examinees are government to hide its failures.” *  -*    *    7 &* (   objection to this inquiry as the On the first day, in the first those who did not clear the not life changing certificates. He said the JMM Congress  &  "    ""  '     BJP has zero tolerance on cor- sitting class X exams will com- exams were denied promo- Parents need to encourage the Government came to power by 8     ruption. But the Hemant gov- mence with the subjects com- tion. children and not put undue promising 150 per cent profit ernment should also add its last merce, home science from 9:45 The council has been con- pressure on them to score on the cost price of the produce Yojana and they were becom- Raghubar government had 14 months tenure to this inves- am to 1 pm while IIT, ITS, ducting board exams for class well,” added the official. and loan waiver of farmers, but ing self-reliant instead of spent most of the budget on tigation to prove its earlier HEL, MAE, SEC, RET, BAW IX and class XI since 2019,” said The council is also all nec- we have reports that State debtors. The BJP government public welfare schemes, on the tenure fair. and TAT will take place from JAC Chairman, Dr Arvind essary steps to ensure that Government is planning to aimed to make them fully self- other hand Hemant Soren con- Expressing concern over 9:45 am to 12:30 pm. In the sec- Prasad Kumar malpractice free examinations close down Krishi Ashirvad reliant in the next five years tinued to appear in Delhi the huge increase in Naxalite ond sitting, the intermediate The council has also intro- are conducted and CCTV cam- Yojana, a welfare scheme that through this scheme. The clo- Durbar during the most impor- attacks, Shahdeo said that the exams will take place from 2 duced helpline numbers for the eras have been fitted across all would make farmers debt-free sure of this scheme will force tant months of revenue collec- state is again in the grip of pm to 5:15 pm with vocation- students to help them deal the centres for surveillance. and self-reliant. the farmers to once again fall tion, so that the revenue col- extremism once the Hemant al subjects like I.A, I.Sc and I. with stress and anxiety and also To avoid any errors while It seems that by closing under the grip of the Mahajans, lection target has lagged government is formed. In the Com. $%%  $    * & to take tips related to the exams marking the answer sheets, such welfare schemes if something like this happens behind. last one and a half months, As many as 3,87,021 stu- from experts. The helpline the teachers who will be eval- Government has made up its in the future, the BJP will take He said that the Hemant there have been dozens of dents will take the class X are given by the board for numbers are 7485093436, uating have also been trained mind to sacrifice the farmers. the road for the rights of the Government, which came to Naxalite incidents in the state. exam across 940 centres while reading the question paper. 7485293440, and 7485093433 with techniques to minimise He further said that 35 lakh farmers. power by making big promis- Media in-charge Shivpujan 2.38.363 students will appear The practical exams were con- while the toll free number is errors, step marking, proper farmers were getting direct Talking to journalists, es and announcements, is now Pathak was also present on the for the class XII boards in 470 ducted from January 27 to 18003456523. Students can totaling and cross checking benefit from Krishi Aashirwad Shahdeo said that while the ready to make excuses and the occasion. centres. The first 15 minutes February 8. contact on these numbers on all papers. '(Q *  "  & P        :'

 1 ment. upmukhiya of the Gram meeting, to allegedly discuss the %  The team had representatives     3 Panchayat, used to get benefits of attack on their houses. From the tes- team of activists, writers and of Adivasi Adhikar Manch, Government schemes and object- timonies of Satipati supporters and Ajournalists have indicated that National Alliance of People’s “The cult was led by Ranasi ed to the call for giving up schemes. family members of the victims, it * the friction between Gurjarat based Movement (NAPM), Marxist Budh and a few others, accused of Ranasi Budh’s wife Mukta Horo was emerged that the seven people were Satipati cult now active in several vil- Coordination Committee, Ulgulan killing James Budh and six others of the ex-Mukhiya and they also used beaten to death in the meeting and lages across the State and the villagers Sena and Jharkhand Janadhikar the village. The cult, active since the to get benefits of schemes. then beheaded.” led to the killing of Burugulikera vil- Mahasabhha. past year in the village, asked people The Satipati cult supporters also As exposed in the Pathalgadi lage in West Singhbhum few weeks Addressing a press meet on to submit their Government’s Identity asked others not to go to Church or movement and the recent indication ago. Monday in the State Capital one of Cards,” she added. celebrate Sarna (Adivasi) festivals. of people’s support for the Satipati In an attempt to understand the the team member, Aloka Kujur said “More than half of the families These were causes of friction between cult, the movement and cult are pri- role of Pathalgadi movement in the that initial media reports indicated submitted the documents, while the two factions,” said Kujur. marily driven by the continuing Chaibasa massacre, a fact-finding that the pro-pathalgadi faction of the James and others did not. Elaborating about findings of alienation of Adivasis, attack on team comprising activists, writers and village had murdered members of the The documents were not force- the team Kujur said, “On 16 January, their natural resources and lack of journalists visited Burugulikera vil- anti-pathalgadi faction for opposing fully taken but people were some- a day after local Maghe Parv (an development based the Adivasis’ lage as most of local media reported their movement. Speaking on reason times told that they would not be Adivasi festival), James Budh and his needs and worldview. that the beheading of seven people in of the killing, Kujur said that the fact- considered Adivasis or be expelled friends attacked the houses of Ranasi For example, there is a massive Burugulikera village of Gudri block finding team found that more than from the village if they did not sub- Budh and four others. “ On 19 dam erected by submerging a large in West Singhbhum district of half of the total number of families mit. People were asked to submit January, Ranasi Budh and other area in Pansua, a few Kilometres away Jharkhand on January 22 and of the village was followers of the AC their khatiyan (land documents) too Satipati cult supporters brought the from Burugulikera but the village January, was due to Pathalgadi move- (ante-Christ) known as Satipati cult. which many did not. James Budh, attackers from their homes to a does not get water from the lake.  "  4 9$     & &          1 began the programme with Q R  $    * + Saraswati Vandana. The mem- octors’ Wives’ Association bers enjoyed games housie and Dcelebrated Vasant celebra- snacks. A talk was also organ-  1 that State can protect Jul Jungle fight for their rights. tions here on October 08. On ised by Investment consultant Zameen only by following the The Chief Guest for the the occasion Chairperson Praveen Murarka. Members o promote the art and cul- footsteps of the brave sons of occasion MLA Mathura Prasad Vinita Sharan introduced the present were- President- Manju Tture of Jharkhand, the State. Mahto praised the perfor- new team of 2020. The new Khaitan and Secretary- Deepa Department of Tourism, Art, The artist through the mances of the artists and said team members are: Co chair- Chauhan, Vinita Sharan , Culture, Sports and Youth drama also tried to give a mes- that Jharkhand is a rich centre person- Jhooma Sarkar and Jhooma Sarkar, Dr Kumkum Affairs in collaboration with sage on how the sons of soil of art and culture and both art Rashmi Sinha, President- Vidyarthi, Neeta Sahay, Nav Pratibha Sansthan, Ranchi fought to protect Jul Jungle and artists need to be pre- Manju Khaitan, Vice President- Rukhsana Bano, Renu Tiwary, presented a drama ‘Mai Mati’ Zameen and also against the served. Kamlesh Middha, Bindu Shobha kumar, mishra, on February 10 at Sushila mighty Mughals and British. Member of Food Safety Prasad, Seema Maheswari, Supriya Thakur, Rinku Palace in Ranchi. In the drama, the saga of Commission said that Secretary- Deepa Chauhan, Choudhury, Dr Shiksha lal, The chief guest for the Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo Jharkhand is identified with Joint secretary- Pallavi Sharan, Shalini Gupta, Seema occasion was MLA Mathura was also staged in a simplified culture and the people in the Anju Singh, Treasurer- Maheswari, Sunita Sharan, Prasad Mahto. Assistant way. It also urged the audience rural areas have managed to Rukshana Bano and Joint trea- Bibha Singh, Shreela Director Art and Culture to beware of trouble makers in preserve it. surer- Supriya Thakur, Asha Choudhry, Rinku Benerji, Sufia Department Vijay Paswan, the State. Assistant Director of Art Sharma. Ali, Asha Srivastava, Usha Food Safety Commission Neha Navneeta did justice and Culture Department Vijay The welcome speech was Pandey, Pallavi Sharan, Suman member Hardhar Mahto, to her character along with Paswan said that the govern- delivered by President Manju Jha, Debjani Sanyal ,Nandita Padma Shri recipients Mukund Vinod Mahto and Jaideep ment is committed to preserv- Khaitan. Secretary Deepa Gupta, Vandana Sinha, Arti Nayak and Madhi Mansuri Sahay who demonstrated ing and promoting the culture Chauhan started the pro- Sinha, Pushp Lata, Anju Singh, Hasmukh were also present on superb acting skills as of Jharkhand. Writer gramme by informing about Shipra Sharan, Sweta Ranjan, the occasion with others. Englishmen. Actor Sanjay $   "  O  P &    " $ %  *  Bhuneshwar Anuj also future projects. 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On the Addressing a press meet on language at every important in the here on tecting the environment and other hand, if it is regulated, it Monday at RBI’ Regional places including the branches Monday afternoon and arrested generating new employment will create a new field of Office in the State Capital, of PSBs. The posters in the local the six persons including driver, opportunities. In response to a employment and self-employ- General Manager, RBI, Ranchi, languages will also be provid- said Giridih Superintendent of question asked by Poddar in ment. He has requested the Sanjiv Dayal said that the bank ed,” he added. police SK Jha. The raid was con- the Rajya Sabha, Minister of government to regulate the will celebrate the awareness Tiwary further said that the ducted after Giridih superin- State for Environment, Forest recycling of lithium batteries week to spread awareness financial literacy camps will tendent of police S.K. Jha got a and Climate Change, Babul from electric vehicles, just like among people about MSME also be conducted on each of tip-off on the cattle laden four- Supriyo admitted that lithium manual 2016. But, there is no electric and electronic equip- sector. “MSME Sector has been *  '-,.   & * ( &   ""    &  the five days specially targeting wheeler lorry truck late in the batteries can pose a serious authored recycling facility for ment. identified as focus area this year  "   '&  ""  '     '  )   MSMEs entrepreneur. The afternoon. A police team led by threat to the environment if not the use of lithium batteries Guidelines for safe and as it plays a vital role owing to State Level Banking Officer-in charge , Santosh disposed of safely. He also emitted from electric mobility formal recycling of lithium ion its linkages in the Indian and FLW 2019 were focused on advised to disseminate the Committees (SLBCs) and Kumar ,which intercepted the informed that there is a tech- i.e. battery powered vehicles batteries have not yet been Economy. “Consumer Protection” and information and create aware- Union Territory Level Bankers truck near the NH and found nology in India for safe recy- and other modes of transport. prepared. However, technolo- The Government of “Farmers” respectively. ness among its customers and Committee (UTLBC) con- over 72 cows and buffaloes cling of lithium batteries and In other words, the recycling of gy and facilities exist for such India and RBI have undertak- Dayal said that through general public. Further, RBI vener will promote the event at which were being transported through this, the precious met- lithium batteries used in elec- recycling facilities in the coun- en various measures for order- the programme the bank will will undertake a centralized State, Districts and Blocks, he under inhumane conditions als in these batteries are tric vehicles is a new opportu- try. ly growth of the sector,” he spread awareness among mass media campaign during added. during the search. At least 8 reusable. nity for entrepreneurs. Due to Recycling technology of added. masses aspects relating to the month of February 2020 “Four different kinds of cows were found sick in the Supriyo stated that at pre- the current policy of the gov- cobalt, nickel, lithium, copper, RBI has been conducting formalization, collateral free to broadcast essential finan- videos regarding promoting vehicle also.The arrested per- sent, lithium batteries used in ernment, the number of elec- aluminum, etc present in lithi- FLW every year since 2016 to loan, discounting of receiv- cial awareness messages to the programme will also be run sons identified as Sunil electric and electronic equip- tric vehicles is continuously um ion batteries in the coun- propagate financial education ables, rehabilitation of MSME Entrepreneurs,” he at various places. Doordarshan Singh,Virendra Kumar,Deepak ment are being regulated increasing and its number is try is available by any propo- messages on a particular theme stressed units and timely added. will also run the videos,” said Kumar, Santosh Prasad,Anil through e-waste management expected to increase further. nent. across the country. FLW 2018 repayment. “Banks have been Speaking on the occasion Tiwary. Kumar,Fottu Yadav. 44, (     ' "")" *+ ' 4 &54. 5           ,-./! &'#*              2I -,, 8*:-' '      "*+  " 8&. 1     ' 7   , !  1 F18    5CCC 7 1/     B- 1 7 ,,     2 8&  en of gangster Sujit Sinha ,  '7   :  ' '7. /'    Mset afire a heavy vehicle - n the biggest ever night heist '7 7   ,/ -  . - hywa at Toree railway coal Iat Hansdih area in Dumka, siding under Chandwa police unidentified thieves decamped 6       station of Latehar district last with cash Rs 62.43 Lakh from    '  -( " -#   (   '  night. the office of a private L&T    ' 8 /9 ."8/ # Sinha's men fired four finance company at Hansdih in '-*1*3456;34. , ,',   rounds also. Police have recov- Dumka district on the inter- ' ',; ' '   ered 4 empty cartridges. Two vening night of Sunday and   , ' ' ,    ,.  other vehicles parked at the Monday. inals could escaped with the   (  '  '    ;',    railway coal siding were dam- Dumka superintendent of cash on either their motorbikes '' (7 ( &.  1 ited the picturesque and aged. police Y.S.Ramesh said the or car.“Borders of the districts panoramic views of the Anglo- SP Latehar Prashant thieves entered the office of have been sealed and vehicle        embers of Indian Institute Indian colony McLuskiganj. Anand said Sujit Sinha's men alias Vishal, Khursheed Alam, L&T Micro Finance company, checking drive launched to *   '  ( -   7 Mof Mass Communication It is noteworthy that mem- did this for levy only. Police Jaipal Turi, Sulender Turi and situated at the ground floor at nab the criminals involved in (  (  '  * /1:O34  Alumni Association, Jharkhand bers of the IIMCAA Jharkhand have lodged the case and hunt Ravi Thakur.The SP added Pagwara area under Hansdih the daynight loot,” the SP said, !7' 5@  !7' 5<. 1  ,   Chapter organised the State Chapter has been active in the is on. Anand claimed police Ravi Thakur and Khursheed police station through the main adding that the police have got   ' N ' ' 1O2    Chapter’s annual picnic at State for the last several years have got some clues as well. Alam are from Ramgarh while gate and ransacked the entire some clues in the case.  ( (    '(2   Dream Destinations, and continue to contribute Sources said Sujit Sinha's Ravi Thakur is from Chatra office in search of cash. Sources said the sleuths of   7'  ( !7'= McCluskieganj, 65 kms away positively in many social activ- men have started threatening district. The two Turis are The place of occurrence is special task force have been  7' 544  ,&    7' from State Capital Ranchi on ities from time to time. These coal operators the most direst from Latehar. hardly 600 metre away from asked to cooperate with the ' -     . * O34     ,  Sunday. include distributing books, way saying those who will not He further said police have the Hansdih police station. Hansdih police to solve the loot  ,,  . Many former students of copies and pan-pencils to the toe the line of Sujit Sinha will recovered one 9 mm desi pis- Jarmundi SDPO Animesh case. the institute including media poor children and also doing find their bodies as riddled tol, four rounds of fire , 11 cell Naithani said though the com- “A special investigation  7- 8 3    persons working in various public service. with holes. phones and 3 routers. pany could not deploy any team was formed to arrest the      , ( 53I 2      institutions of Jharkhand, President of the State Anand said a joint effort of Anand said these gang- security guards at the office. criminals and recover the '" #'  (.8& / teachers of universities and Chapter , police of chatra, Hazaribag, sters used all tricks to create ter- Superintendent of police stolen cash,” a senior police    '  ,/2, public relations officers work- General Secretary Pranav Ramgarh and Latehar led to the ror either by giving threat calls Dumka Y.S.Ramesh, SDOO officer said.The members of the  '  ' ,,2/2,- 17' ing in many companies along Pratyush Das, Treasurer Kumar nabbing of 5 who have pro- or by firing which is their easy Jarmundi Animesh Naithani SIT later obtained the CCTV *& /  G' 2     8& / '   -( ( with their family members Rajesh, including Mukesh fessed their loyalty to two mode of instilling fear. and Officer in charge Amit footage from the office of the  + .  7'  ( (  gathered for the picnic. On this Kumar, Ranjit Kumar and gangs one led by Sujit Sinha On their hit list is anyone Kumar Lakra rushed to the company and also from near-  8&7 ( ( occasion, members of IIM- Rajesh Kumar were present and the other of Aman Sao. who has wherewithal with him spot and inquired about the by shops to ascertain the exit . CAA, Jharkhand Chapter vis- on the occasion. The five held are Pakouri said police sources. incident. The SP said the crim- route of the robbers.   P      /   ,   them for work in Voltas in Qatar   , N1 O country and congratulated all the   (   officials of Kalyan Gurukul. He .   OP"  P .       hoped that information about these 7+   G'  (     children will also be kept abroad. If   ,   2   '    any difficulties arise, they should be   ,.  ' solved. In the future, Kalyan Gurukul From Page 1 Krishi Ashirwad Yojana Badal said, “We will The Grand Alliance       will continue to give the youth a The Agriculture (MMKAY). hold two or three more (JMM, Congress) in election    J      From Page 1 chance to move forward in the Minister said that no deci- The Vice President by such review meeting of agri- had announced to waive . ,  :/'7& Agriculture, Animal Husbandry direction of sion has be taken to stop the pressing a button credited culture department and farmers’ loan on the lines of     '    +'      and Cooperative, Drinking Water employment.Department Secretary Mukhyamantri Krishi Rs 442, 24,64,758 in the then decide whether to close Congress ruled ,  . , ,  and Sanitation, Water Resources, Himani Pandey said that Prejha Ashirwad Yojana , but the account of 13,60,380 farm- down MMKAY.” CM and Chhattisgarh government. , ' (, .  Building Construction, Information Foundation is a non-profit special dept is going through details ers. Under the MMKAY agriculture minister also During election campaign, ' G' '     ( '  Technology and E-Governance project, under which employment is of the schemes such as scheme of Raghubar Das reviewed the functioning apart from waiving farmers’ ,  , '' . departments.Meanwhile, the CM being provided to the youth of objective of the scheme and Government, the beneficia- of crop insurance scheme in loan it was also announced handed over appointment letters to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, the beneficiaries of the ries (farmers) will get Rs state. Badal said, “We have that JMM/Congress gov-        20 students of Kalyan Gurukul, Minorities, Backward Classes and scheme. 5,000 per acre for purchas- come to know that there are ernment will hike the /1    '   Khunti and wished for their bright Naxal affected areas.She said that The Agriculture min- ing seeds, fertilizers and many beneficiaries of crop Minimum Support Price '  ' future at Qatar. there are currently 26 Kalyan ister’s refusal to close down other agriculture tools. insurance in a family, while (MSP) of paddy upto Rs  ,   He said that youth are the future Gurukuls operating in the entire the MMKAY scheme Farmers having agri- on other hand many fami- 2500 on the lines of  ,.1+12 of the country and Jharkhand. State. assumes importance as cultural land upto 5 acres lies have been left out.” Bhupesh Bhagel govern- (; /  Providing employment to youth is Training is being imparted in 12 Opposition parties are skep- have to get Rs 5,000 for On the issue of waiving ment in Chhattisgarh.  , , 7 our government's priority, he different trades in these Gurukuls. So tical that Hemant govern- each acre with maximum farmers’ loan as announced Minister Badal said, “No ,  ( ,    said.The CM motivated the students far, 569 youth from Kalyan Gurukul ment will close down amount upto Rs 25,000. by three parties Grand decision has been taken on      ,. - 2   F -( who got appointment letters to have been employed abroad.Chief MMKAY scheme. The MMKAY scheme is Alliance, Badal said, “The increasing the MSP of " #, . , bring the name of the State to light Secretary Dr DK Tiwari, On August 11 last year, additional to PM Kishan Grand Alliance is commit- paddy as the government , , 7  7 '2- 2 .. 2 . . on the strength of their hard work. Development Commissioner Vice President M Venkaiah scheme under which ted to waive farmers loan, first priority to clear the sys- / (  - &.     2 1   /1 L He said that the youth of Jharkhand Sukhdeo Singh, OSD to CM Gopalji Naidu along with Chief farmers has to get Rs 6,000 but at present no decision tem so that farmers get the      ,  . 1 ( '7  should be proud of their success in Tiwari alongwith other officers were Minister Raghubar Das per acre in three install- has been taken as the state real price of MSP and not ,/1  '   2 foreign countries. 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 5  and an unprepared system as  "monumental blunders" that   & ruined the economy. - '(F&' rojecting a dismal picture, He urged the Government /&  Pformer Finance Minister to realize its mistakes and have and senior Congress leader P an open mind to debate it. Chidambaram on Monday said While GDP has fallen to an 11- ,&' ( 2', the "economy is in ICU" and year low of 4.5 per cent in 2019 "perilously close to a collapse" July-September quarter, agri-     More the investment, the Preneet Kaur (Cong) said the attended to by "incompetent culture is growing by just 2 per growth would be faster and presumption of 10 per cent doctors". He also said the econ- cent, while consumer price MK leader Dayanidhi aising serious concern quicker," he said, adding that nominal GDP growth and 12 omy is facing twin problems of inflation has risen from 1.9 per DMaran's remark question- Rover the "bad state of adequate corrective measures per cent rise in tax collection rising unemployment and cent in January 2019 to 7.4 per ing the relevance of Sanskrit affairs of economy", declining were necessary to boost seems unrealistic given the declining consumption cent in a matter of 11 months. sparked a furore in Lok Sabha growth, falling investment, growth which is estimated to low economic growth and terming them as "two ele- >  >        % &   %   >   Also, food inflation is at on Monday with treasury Opposition MPs in Lok Sabha slip to five per cent in 2019-20. falling exports. phants" in the room but the 12.2 per cent. Bank credit is members demanding that he on Monday asked the Banks were not in a position However, BJP MP Government continues to live advice to the Finance Minister," patient has been kept out of the growing 8 per cent with non- apologise, while the Chair Government to take corrective to lend to infrastructure, Aparajita Sarangi said there is in denial. Chidambaram quipped. ICU and incompetent doctors food credit rising by 7-8 per directed that the objection- measures to arrest the slow- Mahtab said and asked the a balance between intent and Making these remarks He said the need of the are looking at the patient," cent and credit to the industry able comment be removed down and generate employ- government not to lose sight content, and vision and pro- while initiating a debate in the hour was to revive demand and Chidambaram said. Tearing by just 2.7 per cent. from the records. ment. of wider reforms in the pub- vision in the Budget. "We Rajya Sabha on Budget for incentivize investment. into the Budget, the former Credit to agriculture has During a debate on the The MPs were speaking at lic sector. have moved from policy 2020-21, he offered Finance Moreover, more money has to finance minister said the BJP declined from 18.3 per cent to Union Budget, Maran said the second day of debate on "There is a need to bring paralysis to policy action Minister Nirmala Sitharaman be put in the hands of the mass- government lives in denial, 5.3 per cent and that for crores of rupees were being Budget and Finance Minister competition within the bank- under the Narendra Modi the same advice that Narendra es rather than classes and do refuses to acknowledge its mis- MSMEs from 6.7 per cent to spent on Sanskrit and asked as Nirmala Sitharaman will reply ing sector," he said. government," she said adding Modi as BJP's Prime away with 'tax terrorism," takes and has an "outdated" 1.6 per cent, he said. to what has the Government on Tuesday afternoon in Lok NCP's Supriya Sule the focus is on growth and the Ministerial candidate had Chidambaram said. predisposition towards pro- He quipped that every done for the classical language Sabha and evening in Rajya termed the budget as "long Budget will strengthen the offered him in November 2013. According to him, the tectionism and a strong rupee, competent doctor that the Tamil. Sabha, the last working day of and tiresome" and said it has foundation of Indian economy On November 2, 2013, a economy was facing structur- and is against bilateral as well Modi government could ever Maran also made a con- the first part of Budget exposed the failure "of this in the new decade. very distinguished political al problems but the as multilateral trade agree- find has left the country and troversial remark about Session. Govt when it comes to fiscal The Budget promotes six leader said and I quote: Government continues to ments. listed out former Reserve Bank Sanskrit which was strongly Participating in the debate health". major sectors against the back- "Economy is in trouble. The believe they were cyclical in Chidambaram called of India(RBI) governors objected to by Minister of State on the Union Budget 2020-21 She said the Government drop of current economic sce- youth wants jobs. Devote more nature. Modi government's demonetisation of old 500 and Raghuram Rajan and Urjit for Finance Anurag Thakur, in Lok Sabha, BJD member B talks about achieving USD 5 nario, she said. It will help time to the economy, not on chief economic adviser for four 1,000 rupee notes as well as the Patel, former Chief Economic who said that one can criticise Mahtab called for financial trillion economy but "we are facilitate investment, spur con- petty politics. Please focus on years, Arvind Subramanian, hurried implementation of a Advisor Arvind Subramanian the Budget or the Finance sector reforms to revive rapid- not even barely crossing five sumption while giving a push the job at hand. Very wise has stated that the economy is "flawed" Goods and Services and former NITI Aayog Vice Minister, but it was not right to ly declining investment. "We per cent (growth)". to infrastructure and fillip to advice. I can't do anything in the ICU (Intensive Care Tax (GST) with wrong design, Chairman Arvind Panagariya speak in an indecent manner are measuring GDP growth. Former Union Minister agriculture sector, she added. better than reading this piece of Unit). But "I would say the rates, structure and procedure as persons who quit during the about Sanskrit. 01    *23 $ %-,    ;   - +,&M      " (   F(     " $     3;;7 7         2''   envoys, including the US state of Jammu & Kashmir   Ambassador to India, Kenneth into union territories, Jammu n a counter to Pakistan's I Justerhad, had visited Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.   "   he CBI on Monday arrested yet again   Iconsistent campaign in for- and Kashmir last month on a Following India's move,   Tformer New Okhla Industrial eign capitals against India's two-day visit. . Pakistan had launched a viti- Development Authority (Noida) chief engi- rime Minister Narendra move on Article 370, the The first batch of the ated campaign against the he CBI has registered a case to probe alleged neer Yadav Singh in a two-year old cor- PModi on Monday told his Government has decided to envoys included those from the move across major capitals as Timpersonation of PK Mishra, the Principal ruption case for allegedly awarding projects Sri Lankan counterpart send a fresh batch of foreign US, Latin America and Africa. the repeal of the special provi- Secretary to the Prime Minister, by unidentified worth 116.39 crore to private companies Mahinda Rajapaksa that the envoys to visit Jammu & But diplomats from Australia sion paved the way for full inte- conmen seeking favours from the regional admin- during his tenure, in lieu of regular bribes River Ganga is at the heart of Kashmir this week to facilitate and several Gulf nations as also gration of the terror-hit terri- istrator of Mahe in Puducherry. It is alleged that from the firms. Indian civilisation and our cul- them in getting a first-hand the European Union could not tory with the Indian Union. Aman Sharma, The case has been registered on the alle- tural and economic lifeline, account of the ground situation make the cut but were desirous In the wake of continued The regional administrator of Mahe Region gations of criminal conspiracy and misuse after the latter commended in the erstwhile State which lost of visiting the Valley at a later propaganda and the telecom in Puducherry, Aman Sharma received a call on of official position as well as accepting ille- Modi for the "Namami Gange its special status on August 5 date. restrictions, a number of coun- his mobile phone from an unknown number and gal gratification by Singh from the accused effort". is host to approximately 40% of last year. Parliamentarians from the tries had voiced concern over the caller, claiming to be Mishra, sought some contractors and firms while awarding con- Modi made the remarks on # population," Rajapaksa The fresh batch of foreign European Union had visited Internet shutdown and deten- favours for his daughter studying at JIPMER, tracts. "It was also alleged that the then Chief Twitter, replying to a post by tweeted, attaching a picture of envoys will visit Jammu & Jammu and Kashmir in tion of political leaders. according to the complaint from the PMO which Maintenance Engineer (CME) in conspir- Rajapaksa about his Sunday's his visit. In his reply, Modi said Kashmir later this week and October in order to assess the However, Pakistan could not is now part of the FIR. acy with other officers/officials of the trip to Varanasi where he got the "Ganga is at the heart of our those who will be part of the ground situation. The get much traction despite a The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) referred NOIDA as well as with the said contractors the "honour" of visiting the civilisation. It is our cultural delegation include envoys from Parliamentarians, on a private pitched campaign against India the matter to the CBI through a letter on had awarded several contracts worth Ganga."Before leaving and economic lifeline. I am European Union and the Gulf visit, were briefed by the secu- due to lack of November 27 last year saying it is a clear case of 116.39 crore (approx.) to the five firms in #Varanasi, I had the honour of glad you spent time in Varanasi countries, official sources said rity forces on the situation credibility in Islamabad's argu- impersonation. gross violation of tender norms and proce- visiting the sacred River Ganga. and also went along the Ganga. without any further elaboration there. ments. Nearly two-and-a-half months after receiving dures of the Noida," the CBI said in a state- I commend PM @naren- The experience would have on the specific date of the visit The Parliament had on Pakistan's role in terror a complaint, the agency has registered an FIR ment. Yadav had been arrested earlier in a dramodis #NamamiGange been wonderful."The Namami or the composition of the vis- August 5 abrogated the special funding and human rights against unidentified persons under IPC sections slew of cases involving corruption and was effort, not only because of the Gange programme was iting team. status to J&K under Article 370 abuse has been under the gaze related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and granted bail by the Supreme Court on rivers spiritual and cultural launched in 2014 to clean the The first batch of 15 and bifurcated the erstwhile of various multi-lateral bodies. cheating by impersonation. October 1 last year. significance but also because it river and improve its flow. *%       F&,         "*%?*$  $ @ AB -', (         court judge should be appoint-    facie case is not made out stringent SC/ST Act against he Supreme Court on ed as a tribunal judge for 7F7-: 1 under the SC/ST Act and the government servants and pri- TMonday sought response assessing the exact valuation of he Supreme Court Monday liberal use of anticipatory bail vate individuals and said that from the Kerala Government the property.   vehicles having Valid Type vide the type approval certifi- Tupheld the constitutional will defeat the intention of there would on pleas by He said otherwise they will Approval (Road Worthiness, cate and in this regard a specific validity of SC/ST Amendment Parliament. The top court's be no imme-   Kochi's be at the receiving end for not n view of complaints that Certificate from authorized quality certificate for compli- Act, 2018 saying a court can verdict came on a batch of PILs diate arrest on Maradu flat being able to get the price, Isome of the States have been testing agencies) and that each ance with pollution standards, grant anticipatory bail only in challenging the validity of the any complaint filed under the owners, whose apartments which they have paid to the registering even prototype vehi- model of the vehicle is sub- safety standards of components cases where a prima facie case SC/ST Amendment Act of law. were recently demolished for builders of the apartment. cles, the Centre has issued an jected to physical inspection by and road worthiness are issued. is not made out. 2018, which was brought to Violent protests had taken being constructed in violation Senior advocate Dushyant advisory to all the State the State Transport Manufacturers of all kinds A preliminary inquiry is nullify the effect of the apex place across the country after of coastal regulation zone Dave, also appearing for anoth- Transport Authorities to regis- Department before their regis- of motor vehicles as also E-rick- not essential before lodging an court's 2018 ruling, which had the apex court's verdict in norms, seeking setting up of a er set of flat owners, sought a ter vehicles that are certified by tration in the States. Ministry shaws and E-carts will have to FIR under the act nor is the diluted the provisions of the which several persons lost their tribunal for exact valuation of similar relief and said that a tri- the Government based on the of Road Transport and give detailed declaration about approval of senior police offi- stringent Act. lives and many were injured. the land. bunal should be appointed to Motor Vehicle Act. Directives Highways has issued an advi- the make and emission levels of cials, said a bench headed by The apex court had in Parliament on August 9, A bench of justices Arun assess their loss. also come ahead of the Centre sory to all State /UT the vehicle they have manufac- Justice Arun Mishra. Justice January last year refused to stay 2018 had passed the bill to Mishra and Indira Banerjee Senior advocate Gopal all set to implement Bharat Administrations to implement tured. Through a recent noti- Ravindra Bhat, the other mem- the 2018 amendments to the overturn the apex court March issued notice to the Kerala Sankaranarayanan, appearing Stage VI vehicle emission with system of vehicle registration as fication, Ministry amended ber of the bench, said in a con- SC/ST Act, which restored the 20, 2018 judgement concerning Government on the application for some home buyers, said on effect from April 1, 2020. per Rules notified under the Form 22 through which man- curring verdict that every cit- provision that no anticipatory certain safeguards against arrest filed by the flat owners, who the apex court directive they The Road Transport Central Motor Vehicle Act ufacturers provide the Initial izen needs to treat fellow citi- bail be granted to the accused under the SC/ST law. sought exact valuation of their have been paid an interim Ministry in its advisory has 1988. Certificate of Compliance with zens equally and foster the in offence lodged under this Later, the Centre had filed property. compensation of 25, lakh but stated that it has come to the A senior MoRTH official Pollution Standards, Safety concept of fraternity. law.In its 2018 verdict, the a petition in the top court seek- Senior advocate PS the exact value was much more notice to the Ministry that in said that all authorized testing Standards of Components Justice Bhat said a court apex court had taken note of ing review of its March 2018 Patwalia, appearing for some and they need to be paid more some States, vehicles are not agencies carry out testing of Quality and Road -Worthiness can quash the FIR if a prima the rampant misuse of the judgement. flat owners, said a retired apex for the loss. being registered in spite of prototype of the model and pro- certificate for all vehicles. 1 ,2*(!  B( 

 

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   9      !"    .     #  1  -9    $  7& ,, ( /1 Srinagar: Hilal Akbar Lone,           : &  National Conference (NC)  + leader and son of party MP 3;- Muhammad Akbar Lone, New Delhi: Former Jammu & PSA and also sought his pro- rivals”. Jammu: CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami termed on booked under the Public Safety Kashmir Chief Minister Omar duction before the court. It said there could be no Monday the grounds for booking former Jammu & New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Act (PSA) on Monday. Abdullah's sister on Monday Senior advocate Kapil material available to detain a Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Gandhi Vadra on Monday said it is ‘pret- In the last five days, six approached the Supreme Sibal, appearing for Pilot, men- person who has already been Mehbooba Mufti under Public Safety Act (PSA) ty clear’ the Government has no basis to mainstream leaders from the Court, challenging his deten- tioned the matter for urgent detained for previous six ‘hilarious’ and said it shows the “intellectual and charge Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba region belonging to National tion under the J&K Public listing before a bench headed months and the “grounds for moral bankruptcy” of the BJP Government at the Mufti under the Public Safety Act and the Conference and People's Safety Act(PSA), 1978 saying by Justice NV Ramana. the detention order are whol- Centre. two former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Democratic Party (PDP) have the order of detention is “man- Sibal told the bench that ly lacking any material facts or Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's con- Ministers must be freed. been slapped with PSA, which ifestly illegal” and there is no they have filed a habeas corpus particulars which are impera- Minister Mamata Banerjee on siderable influence over people, including the abil- Since when has becoming a ‘daddy's allows detention of any indi- question of him being a “threat petition challenging the deten- tive for an order of Monday expressed sadness ity to attract voters to polling booths despite poll boy- girl’ and encouraging people to vote vidual for up to two years with- to the maintenance of public tion of Omar Abdullah under detention”. over slapping of the stringent cott calls and the potential for channelling energies become a crime against the nation, out a trial or charge. The total order”. the PSA and the matter should It said the provisions of Public Safety Act (PSA) on for- of public for any cause, has been cited in support of Priyanka Gandhi asked on Twitter. number of mainstream leaders In her plea, Sara Abdullah be heard this week. PSA were “wholly violated” mer Jammu & Kashmir Chief his detention under the stringent PSA. Her attack came after Abdullah's ‘con- booked under the detention Pilot has said that exercise of The bench agreed for list- and none of the conditions laid Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and His political opponent and Peoples Democratic siderable influence’ over people, including law has now mounted to seven. powers by authorities under the ing of the matter. down to justify a detention Omar Abdullah, saying “they Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti has been the ability to attract voters to On Thursday, two former CrPC to detain individuals, In her plea, Pilot has said order exists, “nor is even are getting ill-treatment”. accused of making anti-national statements and polling booths despite poll boycott calls and Chief Ministers — Omar including political leaders, was that on the intervening night of adverted to”. “Very sad case, the slapping extending support to organisations such as the the potential for channelling energies of Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti “clearly mala fide to ensure that August 4-5, 2019, Omar “It is rare that those who of PSA on Omar, Mehbooba. I Jamaat-e-Islamia of the state, which has been public for any cause, was cited in support — were booked under PSA. the opposition to the abroga- Abdullah was put under house have served the nation as mem- am really sorry for that. I am banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) of his detention under the stringent Earlier, NC leader Ali tion of Article 370 of the arrest and it was later learnt bers of Parliament, Chief shocked. They are two very Act (UAPA). PSA. Muhammad Sagar and senior Constitution is silenced”. that section 107 of Code of Ministers of a state, ministers senior politicians. And how Tarigami, in a statement here, said, “The PSA His political opponent and Peoples PDP leader Sartaj Madni were It said the intent of exercise Criminal Procedure (CrPC), in the Union and have always they are getting ill-treatment. dossier of Mehbooba states that the 'green colour of Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba booked under PSA.On of power was to “incarcerate 1973 was invoked to justify stood by the national aspira- It's a shame for all of us,” party (PDP) flag' reflects radical origin. Was not the Mufti has been accused of making anti- Saturday, senior PDP leader not just him (Omar Abdullah) such arrest. tions of India are now per- Banerjee told media persons colour of PDP flag same when the BJP entered into national statements and extending support and former minister Naeem but the entire leadership of the “There has been a grave ceived as a threat to the State,” here. an alliance with it to share the power in Jammu & to organisations such as the Jamaat-e- Akhter was also booked under National Conference, as well as violation of Articles 14, 21 and the plea said. The PSA was slapped on Kashmir in March 2015?” Islamia. She was also reportedly referred in the same law. the leadership of other politi- 22 of the Constitution,” the plea “In fact, a reference to all Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba He also said that Omar Abdullah's PSA dossier the report as being called by the masses as Around 50 politicians, cal parties, who were similar- said, adding, “similar orders of the public statements and mes- Mufti on February 7. The states his ability to convince the electorate to vote 'Daddy's girl' and 'Kota Rani'. including three former Chief ly dealt with including Farooq detention have been issued by sages posted by the detenue dossier citing grounds for slap- in huge numbers even during the peak of “Since when has being a 'Daddy's girl' Ministers -- Farooq Abdullah, Abdullah, who has served the the Respondents (authorities of (Omar Abdullah) during the ping the PSA on Mehbooba militancy and poll boycott calls by separatists and and encouraging people to vote become a Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba State and the Union over sev- union territory of Jammu & period up to his first detention Mufti says she is known as militants. crime against the nation? I would be proud Mufti, were placed under deten- eral years... Stood by India Kashmir) over the last seven would reveal that he has kept hard-headed scheming person “Is it a crime to have influence over voters and to be both!” Priyanka Gandhi said in a tion on August 5 last year when whenever the situation so months in a wholly mechani- calling for peace and co-oper- and for actions like glorifying convince them to vote despite threats by militants tweet. Article 370 was abrogated and demanded.” cal manner to other detenues, ation — messages which in militants in her speeches and and separatists?” Tarigami asked and asserted that “It's pretty clear that the government the erstwhile state of J&K was The plea has sought quash- which suggest that there has Gandhi's India cannot remote- creating fears among the in a democratic setup every leader has influence over has no basis for charging Omar Abdullah bifurcated into two Union ing of February 5 order detain- been a consistent and concert- ly affect public order,” it majority population, based on people and voters which is not considered as crime and Mehbooba Mufti with PSA. They must Territories — Jammu & ing Omar Abdullah under the ed effort to muzzle all political said. PTI cheap politics. IANS in any part of the country or the world. PTI be freed,” she said. PTI Kashmir and Ladakh. IANS 6 6  4 &54. 4$,    3 17%,:1 &              -: ""$% !  ( $ 7(  (    &%      ,L'           56 ,, ' Gandhinagar: Underlining that respect- issue. You may have a view about it, I (N/  ing the unity and integrity of the coun- may have a view about it, and our views Puducherry: Two days ahead “as it exceeds the powers of the December 12, 2019. 87   L2 try is perhaps the ‘most important fun- may not match. I have the right to   B   of the Congress Government's Legislative Assembly under She said the legislative '7 damental duty’, former Chief Justice of express my view, you have the right to move to bring in an anti-CAA Government of Union power of the Puducherry B F7'  ( India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said express your view. Fine. But the resolu- he Allahabad High Court on Monday dis- resolution in the Assembly, Lt Territories Act 1963”. Assembly does , 12    enough protests have been held on the tion must be through Constitutional Tmissed a petition challenging recovery Governor Kiran Bedi on The legislators requested not extend to discussing or  (!7'5C. new citizenship law and that people means,” he said. notices served on anti-CAA protesters for Monday shot off a letter to the Lt Governor to take neces- deliberating the matter of citi- should not create ‘two parallel forums’ Former CJI Gogoi further said the alleged damage to public property. Chief Minister V sary action, saying any discus- zenship as it falls squarely     when the SC has already seized the mat- matter (challenge to CAA) is pending The Lucknow Bench of the High Court Narayanasamy, saying the Act sion or deliberation on CAA within the domain of  ter. before the Supreme Court. “Trust your said such matters are already sub judice before passed by Parliament is applic- would be violative of the pro- Parliament and the Central ""$%  Addressing students of the Gujarat judges. They will decide, according to the the Supreme Court so there was no occasion able to the Union Territory and visions of the Constitution and Government.    (' National Law University (GNLU) here, Constitution,” he added. to file the instant petition here. “cannot be questioned or delib- infringing the rights of “The matter of CAA is 7''& ( the former CJI also said that everybody Several petitions have been filed The order was given by a division bench erated in any manner.” Parliament. already under adjudication ' has the right to express views on the challenging the constitutional validity of of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice She said this after three They also pointed out that before the Supreme Court,” -F   Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), but the Act including by RJD leader Manoj Karunesh Singh Pawar on the writ nominated legislators from the the CAA had been passed by she said.Bedi said that as per ,2 “the resolution of the issue must be Jha, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua petition filed by a protester, Mohammad BJP, V Saminathan, KG both Houses of Parliamentand Rules of Procedure and ,-   through Constitutional means”. Moitra and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Kaleem. Shankar and S Sellaganapathy, the President had also Conduct of Business of  . , ' Referring to the protests over the Owaisi. The petitioner had challenged a notice met her and submitted a peti- given his assent to the Act. Puducherry Legislative '  2; CAA in his home State Assam, the for- “Protests have been held, view- issued by the UP government for the recov- tion, bringing to her notice the Bedi, in her WhatsApp mes- Assembly 1966 “a resolution of  ,  . mer CJI said there were elements who points have been expressed. Enough. You ery of damages allegedly caused to public Government's move to bring in sage, said she had examined the any matter which is under wanted to harm the integrity of the coun- cannot have two parallel forums, the property during a recent protest in the city a resolution in the assembly on legal position of their repre- adjudication by a court of law O   P try, but the student community there Supreme Court and someone else,” he against the Citizenship Amendment Act. February 12 against the sentation and sent a letter to the having jurisdiction in any part    called off the violent protests within days, said. On December 18, the apex court The petitioner had stated that the notice Citizenship Amendment Chief Minister, “advising him of India is not not admissible which improved law and order situation had agreed to examine the constitutional was illegal. Act. accordingly”. under Rule 105 of the above overnight. validity of the CAA, but refused to stay Opposing the plea, the government coun- The legislators had already She pointed out in her let- mentioned rules”. “Perhaps the most important fun- its operation. sel submitted that it was a mere notice to presented a petition to the ter that CAA had been passed The Lt Governor said she damental duty is the respect of the unity Assam was the first Sate where which the petitioner should reply before the Speaker VP Sivakolundhu on by both Houses of had also enclosed and integrity of the country. There are protests broke out after the CAA was issuing authority and secondly same matters February 6,requesting him Parliament,given assent to by a copy of the petition with her issues in this, and why hype them. The passed by Parliament in December last are pending before the apex court so the peti- not to permit any discussion or the President and notified in letter to the Chief Citizenship Amendment Act...It is an year. PTI tion is not maintainable in the HC. a resolution against CAA the extraordinary Gazette of Minister. PTI  '    ""$% , (-       ;/  ,, (1 @42 ,"-#2F & (,,,  3  + ,; &F*8   L''  Kanpur (UP): Tension prevailed here after police alleged- N  L:      118 and drop any plans of carrying ly tried to remove anti-CAA protesters forcibly from F 7  out the National Mohamed Ali Park in the Chamanganj area in the wee ' '  JP leader and former Lok Population Register and hours on Monday. ,  , BSabha MP Narendra National Register of Citizens Continuing their stir, the protesters has accused police  ' ,    Sawaikar on Monday called exercises. of resorting to a lathicharge. '; (2'( Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri “They (minorities) claim Additional District Magistrate (ADM) . Ferrao's statement against the all benefits under Article 30. Srivastava said the protesters had agreed to end their agi-   7 Citizenship Amendment Act as They run educational institu- tation on Saturday after assurance by the district admin- ,  ‘divisive’ and asked why the lat- tions with the money I pay as istration that cases against them will be , 7 2  ter was not objecting to Article tax,” Sawaikar, the Goa BJP's withdrawn.  -2F L, . 30 of the Constitution which general secretary, said. However, many stayed back despite ending their stir gives minorities the right to Article 30(1) lays down after reciting the national anthem with the DM, the ADM      establish educational institu- that religious and linguistic added.He said police then asked the protesters to vacate   tions. minorities have the right to the park by Sunday night. Kanpur DM Brahma Deo Ram ""$% /',' Ferrao on Saturday had establish and administer edu- Tiwari denied reports of any lathicharge on the protest- -', asked the Centre to scrap CAA cational institutions. $   &   &    %   $    %  92""  $     , ers. PTI ,7  1' & ('3== ','262444 2( 7 (    +$     718   C"   %   B  ' (,+  09:;+  5/      ,   *  " "  & "   77' . 3 5  Jaipur: Crop on over 1.49 lakh    -*1  statue, later detained in a marriage ,)"         hectares has been damaged in hall, police said. ""$%1,7  various districts due the locust ver 250 tribals in Valparai in The representatives of Kadar, New Delhi: Irked over repeated failures of the Centre /','& ( attack since May, Rajasthan OCoimbatore were on Monday Malaisar, Irular Muthuvar, Pulaiyar and States to file their replies, the Supreme Court on (  Agriculture Minister Lal Chand stopped from taking out a march to communities decided to reach the Monday came down heavily and imposed cost of five 1,,,  Kataria informed the state the city to press for their long-pend- city and petition the Collector for lakh on them for not complying with its directions to 7 ( '7  assembly here on Monday. ing demands, police rights on forest, patta (deed) for file their affidavits on a PIL seeking setting up of com- ( (,,   He, however, said no sig- said. their habitats, land for agriculture, munity kitchens across the country. '   2 ( nificant damage was caused to The demands were: provision among others. A bench of Justice NV Ramana, Ajay Rastogi and 7L'('  the kharif crop due to a prompt of rights on forest, patta (deed) for The communities had already V Ramasubramanian, during hearing in the morning, , (M. action by the authorities when their habitats, land for agriculture discussed the issue with Valparai said if the Union of India and the States file their affi- swarms of locust entered and also alternative place in MLA Kasthuri Vasu and local dis- davit in the next 24 hours then they will have to pay     3 Jaisalmer on May 21 last year. reserved forest areas. trict officials on the issue. only Rs one-lakh fine, whereas those who still fail to sub-   3    “Fresh locust swarms The tribals, including women, Their problem started after mit it by then will have to pay 5 lakh fine. ""$% /',' entered the country in 1,49,881 hectares—54,989 up on 5,29,602 hectares and from 16 settlements gathered to Valparai being announced as Tiger The top court said that five states — Punjab, - '  December 2019 due to wind hectares in Jaisalmer, 53,682 pesticides were given to farm- march to the city, covering 120 km Reserve, due to which their rights Nagaland, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand — B   2*'  intensity and lack of effective hectares in Jalore, 33,788 ers at 100 per cent in the early hours of Monday, and on forests and to move in and and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar, who have  2 F control over locusts by neigh- hectares in Barmer, 2,549 subsidy. petition the Collector on their around were curtailed. filed their responses on the PIL filed by Arun Dhawan, 2 (,  ; bouring country Pakistan,” he hectares in Bikaner, 2,308 Earlier, Deputy Leader of demands. They decided to walk 120 km will not pay any fine. Advocate Ashima Mandla, appear- & ((  !  said amid the BJP criticism that hectares in Jodhpur--was dam- the Opposition Rajendra However, a large number of after the communities lost their ing for the petitioner said that five months have passed ( 7  the state did not take timely aged. Rathore said that State police deployed there prevented trust in the government officials and since the apex court had issued notice and except for 7   action to tackle the problem. He said till date the locust Government could shy away them from proceeding and all of the system. All those who detained five states and one union territory, no other states and ,  '   He said the crop on control exercise had been taken from its responsibility. PTI them squatted in front of a Gandhi were released later, police said. UTs have filed their response. PTI 8'(L,  .  !"#$ %!& $ ''()*)*   "8

      C     #          $  R (     <)""=)"",?)*@" set her on fire on February 3 in accused Vicki Nagrale — who   & &7  broad day light— would be was laying in wait for her near  3     -B-*1 dealt with sternly. Some irate college at Hinganghat— took   )  $ Kolkata: A city court on villagers were demanding that out petrol from his two-wheel- Monday rejected the bail ension prevailed in Daroda the accused be burnt alive. er and poured it on her and set  3     -B-*1  ,   (  prayers of five persons accused Tvillage of Hinganghat talu- However, the parents agreed to heron fire, at around 7.30 am ( 2 in the gang-rape case of a 12- ka of Maharashtra’s Wardha accept the body after State on February 3. After she n a shocking incident, the ,7  year-old girl and remanded district on Monday, as a 24- Home Minister Anil shrieked for her, the bystanders Iparents and brother of a girl '  2 7 them to judicial custody till year-old lecturer succumbed to Deshmukh assured them that doused the burning victim who eloped with her lover  (7' February 24. burns at Orange City Hospital the accused would be pun- woman with water and extin- from a different caste and mar- 7( (  Second Additional judge, & Research Institute (OCHRI) ished. guished the fire. By then, she ried him, committed mass sui- G'   POCSO court, Alipore, Sonia in Nagpur, a week after she was Hundreds of people turned a statement issued later in the “It is rather unfortunate we had been badly burnt. cide by jumping into well in 2  Majumdar sent the five to judi- set ablaze by her spurned suit- out for the victim woman’s day. could not save the victim The police investigations Vivekananda Nagar locality of 'G'   cial remand. They were earli- or near her college in the near- funeral held in the village later Dr Marar said that the woman from being set ablaze have revealed that the victim Gadchiroli town in eastern ,,,, ; er in police custody following by taluka town. in the evening, amid gloom and victim woman, who was on in such a savage manner. Nor woman — who was a Botany Maharashtra on Monday.  (  their arrest. The news of the victim emotional scenes. ventilator since February 7, could we save from succumb- lecturer in a Hinganghat-based Devastated after hearing 1 ( Four of them were accused woman’s death sparked unrest Earlier at 6.55 am, the vic- remained critical all through as ing to burns. This incident is a college — and the accused that their 24-year-old daughter ; (2', of raping the girl, while the fifth in her village, where the peo- tim woman — who had been she had respiratory distress big blot on Maharashtra,” used to travel to taluka town in eloped with her boyfriend and ,7& one — the owner of the house ple took to street to condemn battling with life for a week — and fluctuations in Blood deputy chief minister Ajit Wardha district by the same married him in a nearby tem- ,+', (  where the incident took place her death and stopped the -succumbed to burns at Pressure. Her condition dete- Pawar said in his condolence bus. The accused had some ple on Saturday, Ravindra 7 - was charged with abetment to ambulance carrying her body OCHRI. “At around 6.30 am; riorated further in the early message. month ago expressed his love Nagorao Vargantiwar (50) and the crime. from the Nagpur-based hospi- patient again had bradycardia hours of Monday, after oxygen Meanwhile, the for the victim woman, who his wife VaIshali (43), along Opposing their bail prayer, tal to her native village. Some and in spite of prolonged levels in her blood dipped Maharashtra government has spurned him. with their son Sairam (19), she would marry the boy public prosecutor Radha Kanta villagers resorted to stone pelt- Cardiopulmonary resuscita- alarmingly low. announced a financial assis- Nagrale, who landed a job plunged into a well. whom she loved. Mukherjee submitted that it is ing. tion as per ACLS guidelines; In his reaction to the death tance of Rs 10 lakh to the next in the Railways, is married with Acting on the information However, her father told a heinous crime of gangraping However, a 300 member- patient could not be revived of victim woman and subse- of kin of the deceased woman a six-month-old daughter. He received from the local resi- her in unequivocal terms that a class VII student and inves- strong police force deployed and was declared dead at quent developments at her and a job to one of the mem- used to harass her for the past dents, the police rushed to the he did not approve her pro- tigations are in a nascent stage. specially in the village brought 6.55am today,” Dr. Anup Marar, native village, Maharashtra bers of the bereaved family. three months. The victim mishap site and extricated the posed inter-caste marriage with Enlarging them on bail the situation under the control. Director of OCHRI. chief minister Uddhav Making an announcement woman’s father had taken the three bodies from the well and her lover. Unmindful of the would impact the probe, An intense drama unfold- “Probable cause of death Thackeray said: “We will not to this effect, Minister of State accused to task, after her fixed sent them for post-mortem. opinion expressed by her father, Mukherjee told the court. ed in Daroda village after the kept was Septicemic shock in show any mercy to the accused. for Women and Child Welfare marriage peroposal fell The police investigations the daughter left home and Judge Majumdar then rejected parents of the victim woman patient of 35% Grade III Deep Many a time, the trial in this Bachhu Kadu said: “We will through. have revealed that the girl, married the boy at a nearby their bail prayer. had refused to take her body till Dermal burns with kind of cases takes time. We prosecute the accused through Nagarle, who would nor- whose parents and brother temple. The incident occurred at a they got a written assurance Inhalational Injury. MLC was will not allow such a delay to a speedy trial and hand him out mally travel to Hinganghat committed mass suicide, was in After hearing the news of house in Ekbalpore area of the from the State Government duly conveyed and body was take place in this case. We will a stern punishment” with the victim woman by bus, love a boy from the neigh- her inter-caste marriage, her city on Thursday. The four that the accused Vicki Nagrale handed over to police author- prove the guilt of the accused It may be recalled that the had arrived earlier than her bourhood belonging to differ- upset parents and brother took rape-accused were arrested on (27) — who had doused the ities for post mortem and allied in a quickest possible time and victim woman suffered nearly near college on Monday ent caste for quite some time. the extreme step of jumping in Friday while the owner of the victim woman with petrol and formalities,” Dr Marar said in execute him”. 40 per cent burns after the morning. On Saturday, she told her that a nearby well. house was nabbed later. PTI '   - >          " DC  0;;!   3 3   1 1 5 33 1 16 - Government also allocated 200 sition parties,” Banerjee said crore for the next financial year adding the Union Government   $ n what the critics called an for the MSME (Ministry of should try to improve the finan- Ieffort to comeback to power in Micro, Small and Medium cial health of the country instead Ahmedabad: A prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai the upcoming municipal elec- Enterprises) parks. Under Karma of spreading politics of hatred. serial blasts, who is a close associate of the terror tions in the State besides gener- Saathi Prakalpa the Government “Whatever RBI is saying is a attack's key conspirator Tiger Memon, was arrest- ating goodwill for the next year’s will provide soft loans to unem- sensitive matter. The union gov- ed from the airport in Maharashtra's capital by the Assembly elections, Bengal Chief ployed youth for setting up small ernment should look after the Gujarat ATS in a drug seizure case, a senior offi- Minister Mamata Banerjee on ventures. economy, instead of being busy in cial said on Monday. Monday walked in the footsteps The Government also the politics of hatred. The Prime Munaf Halari was arrested from the Mumbai of her Delhi counterpart Arvind announced setting up of a new Minister should take everybody international airport on late Sunday night by a team Kejriwal by announcing free university in Scheduled Tribe along, if needed hold discussions of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), he power for an earmarked section dominated area of Jhargram. with opposition parties,” she said said. of the society among other pop- Two other universities will also after her Government presented The 55-year-old, travelling on a Pakistani pass- ulist schemes. come up at Scheduled Castes the Budget. port, had arrived from Nairobi and was supposed Announcing the “condition- (SCs) and Other Backward Caste Attacking the State Budget to catch a Dubai- bound flight from Mumbai, said al” power scheme called ‘ dominated areas. This apart the opposition leader Abdul Mannan Assistant Commissioner of Police (ATS) KK Alo’ (smiling light) State Finance three new civil service academies said that it was full of “high Patel. Minister Amit Mitra said that the will be set up in Kolkata, sounding nothing” as “they have Halari is wanted in the 1993 Mumbai serial households with a quarterly con- Durgapur and Siliguri. announced a whole lot of bomb blasts in which around 260 people were killed sumption of up to 75 units would Meanwhile at the post- schemes but have not said as to and more than 700 injured in what was one of the get electricity free of cost. The Budget media meet Banerjee where the money will come worst terror attacks in India. scheme is expected to benefit 35 tax for two fiscals and con- 4 - &>     $     *  - & " @ @ 7@A   attacked the Central Government from.” Halari was on the radar of the Gujarat ATS fol- lakh poor households Mitra said structing houses for the perma- *  $ 0    , for coming out with a religion- Left Legislative Party leader lowing the arrest of five Pakistani nationals in adding 200 crore have been allo- nent workers engaged in the centric Budget and appealed to Sujan Chakrabarty dared the January off the Gujarat coast with drugs worth Rs cated for the purpose. moribund tea industry of North aside for the housing scheme for ligible rate of 25 per month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government to “come out with 175 crore, he said. In a Budget apparently aimed Bengal. tea garden workers, named ‘Chai the poorest of the poor. The to avoid what she called “politics the details of planned expenditure The questioning of the Pakistani nationals had at the have-not gallery her The ruling Trinamool Sundari’ the Finance Minister Government will contribute 30 of vendetta” and work with the instead of non-planned expen- revealed the role of Halari in drug smuggling, the Government also announced a Congress had earlier attacked said adding the scheme will ben- per month as PF to this new opposition parties. diture,” adding how the present ACP told reporters at Gujarat ATS headquarters cluster of Left-leaning measures the Centre for giving nothing to efit around three lakh workers in scheme. At the age of 60 years, on “It is our duty to work togeth- Government had been moving here. that ranged from almost free-of- the tea workers of North Bengal 370 tea gardens of North Bengal. death or discontinuation, the er to improve the economic con- towards a debt trap with a cumu- “Munaf Halari is also a prime accused in the cost provident fund for the unor- from where the BJP had won all The “Bina Mulya Samajik amount can be drawn along with dition of the country and if lative debt burden of 4.6 lakh Mumbai serial blasts case of 1993 in which a Red ganized sector to suggesting the five parliamentary seats. Suraksha” was launched to pro- the interest. needed Prime Minister Narendra crore in a matter of just 8-9 Corner Notice had been issued against him. He had waiver of agricultural income 500 crore for have been set vide Provident Fund (PF) at neg- Apart from this the Modi should speak to the oppo- years. played a vital role in the serial blasts. PTI 6>       / <6* + * + $  $  ?    +   / =   Bengaluru: Four days after the O%")"<*A"<*)'B*%") I got the cooperation depart- cabinet expansion, Chief Minister BS )%'$,+"*="<@"'B(< ment, which is an area I have some Yediyurappa on Monday allocated )%")'="<*'A"'< experience,” Somashekhar said. Aligarh (UP): A BJP leader anti-socials elements to hide portfolios to the 10 newly inducted ')))")%D%$D%*

Mumbai: Thirty-four of the 37 people admitted in iso- (Sunday), a person was admitted to the Naidu Hospital lation wards in Maharashtra hospitals for suspected expo- due to minor cold and cough,” Tope said. sure to the novel coronavirus have been discharged after As per information shared by the state health depart- their samples tested negative for the infection, Health ment, all people coming from China's Wuhan city, the Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday. epicentre of the 2019-nCoV outbreak, have been isolated The samples of these 37 people were sent for test- and tested for the virus as per Union Ministry of Health ing at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune. and Family Welfare guidelines. In a release issued on Monday, the state health Those coming from affected areas are being moni- department said currently two people were in an isola- tored for a period of 14 days from arrival, and 72 of these tion ward in Pune's Naidu Hospital and one in Sangli 166 have completed the two-week follow-up, the state district hospital. government release said. It said 23,350 people have been screened at the Minister Tope asked people to contact state control Mumbai International Airport since January 18, includ- room number 020-26127394 or toll free number 104 in ing 166 who arrived in the state from areas affected by case they had queries on the 2019-nCoV.The death toll the new strain of coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has in China's coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 908 with wreaked havoc in China. “Of the 37 persons admitted 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst-affected in isolation facilities in the state on suspicion of coro- Hubei province, Chinese health officials said on navirus infection, 34 have been discharged. Last evening Monday. PTI  !"#$ %!& $ ''()*)*    "* 2 $2 7&.0 ,  A    (.0 , 0 &'&%()*+&'!!*, %     $        R                "   @         O    ,'' 1    ' &  #           +  6   . 6                (  (,',     ''              +          P  * Q #    6 %      (     789       :  ;   . #                                      )       +    3 59:                 ( (                        inally, after many centuries, the decks have been cleared for the con-    1         ; S   struction of the Ram temple at                      Ayodhya with the Union   <     /            ( Government setting up the Shri FRam Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra trust to              P    ( oversee the construction of the temple and   Q        S          to manage its affairs. Prime Minister       =    0        Narendra Modi told Parliament that the con- stitution of the trust — which was a historic $ *   ,$*-      +  6   +  step — was in line with the Supreme , +-    > "  /   $      $  ,$$- Court’s verdict.   6  6? #      @A8B       While handing over the disputed land            *       to the Hindus, the apex court directed the Government to formulate a scheme within + /                     a period of three months from the date of         /  6           its judgment. It said the scheme should envis-              /       age the setting up of a trust with a board of trustees or any other appropriate body.         /           4 Further, the scheme should make necessary         P  Q             ( provisions with regard to the functioning of         / S          ( the trust, including management, power of trustees and the construction of the temple.     P              ( The possession of the inner and outer              Q )    ( courtyards should be handed over to the        4  <   =        trust and the Union Government would be at liberty to make suitable provisions with             )      respect to the rest of the acquired land. Government in this regard was ry to give its verdict on whether robustness of our Constitutional                   Further, the court directed that a suitable unambiguous and completely their faith regarding the jan- way of life. The peaceful reso-   +             >      piece of land measuring five acres be hand- devoid of any “ifs and buts.” masthan was justified. If ever lution of this centuries-old con- ed over to the Sunni Central Waqf Board. Given the sensitivity of the issue one wanted proof of the secu- flict within the framework of                   ;  This land could be allotted “at a suitable, and the fact that this was a mat- lar, democratic credentials of our Constitution is a sterling            )       ( prominent place in Ayodhya.” It said the ter of faith for the Hindus — the Hindu community, this example of our pristine demo-    S  %                 Union Government and the State who believe that the disputed was it. Its silence over the cratic traditions and of how                  ? #  Government should act in consultation with piece of land is the birth place of Narasimha Rao Government’s evolved we are as a democracy. each other to effectuate the above allotment Ram — the Government’s affi- PB  affidavit and the patient wait for This needs to be celebrated.                   within the stipulated period. The davit was a big risk. It meant that the judicial verdict on a matter The Prime Minister allud- 789  7C(             #    Government announced all these measures the Hindus would need to pro- 1 1 ! of faith showed that for the ed to this when he said recent- last week, as was directed by the top court. duce proof or hope that it exist- /B - majority, the Constitution was ly that following the Ram             ;     The creation of the trust for the con- ed below the demolished struc- above everything else. Janmabhoomi judgment, the        / S        ( struction of the Ram temple is also in a ture, which would lend credence  B Eventually, the Hindu- people of India had displayed   )                 ;   sense the fulfilment of the solemn promise to their belief regarding the 8BF- * majority found that neither of remarkable faith in democrat- P  Q               given by the then Government in janmasthan of Lord Ram. the faiths — in Lord Ram’s ic processes and procedures. September 1994 when PV Narasimha Rao On the face of it, this was -B/ -/ /1/ birthplace and in the fairness of The grand temple, when built,                  was the Prime Minister, that if it was found wholly unreasonable because 1     the Supreme Court — were will symbolise not only India’s 4       ;    "      that a Hindu temple existed under the Babri the Hindu faith would be test- misplaced. The court held that civilisational glory but also its  =             6        Masjid, the Government would return the ed on the anvil of scientific evi- /   ! “the faith and belief of Hindus commitment to democracy and acquired land to the Hindus. dence and if they failed the test, since prior to the construction harmony.         6     6 @9     The Union Government’s commit- they would lose their claim to B- 1  of the mosque and subsequent Let there be no confusion.            789 7C     ment before the court at that time said: “If the birthplace of Ram. Was the / / -1  thereto has always been that One may not find another >   6 S                 ( the question referred to is answered in the Union Government right in janmasthan of Lord Ram is the example of this kind elsewhere. affirmative, namely, that a Hindu binding the Hindus to such a F1 place where Babri Mosque has It is, therefore, pathetic to listen                  temple/structure did exist prior to the con- scenario? It also seemed as if the / - been constructed.” It said that to some malcontents, whose 4              %      ( struction of the demolished structure, Government was giving the 1 // this faith and belief had been political ambitions have been         "  D            Government action will be in support of the commitment on behalf of the proved “by documentary and thwarted by the people of India wishes of the Hindu community. If on the almost one-billion strong  --B / oral evidence.” in the Lok Sabha election held      /  6            other hand, the question is answered in the Hindu community. Similarly, the quiet accep- last year, who are constantly try-          ? 0          negative, namely, that no such Hindu tem- Yet the Hindus went along 11 //  tance of the Supreme Court ing to run down our democra-        ? 0  (  (   %   ple/structure existed at the relevant time, with this proposition and it is 1F1 F judgment by Muslims is also a cy because the people have then Government action will be in support difficult to find a parallel to this pointer to the resilience of our rejected them. It is even more            /  6   of the wishes of the Muslim community.” in any part of the world. /B -1 democratic system and the gen- disgusting to hear lectures on ;         S          Subsequently, almost a decade later, the Although the outcome was a ! :  eral sentiment across communi- democracy in the Western $   /                 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which toss-up and could have hurt the ties and across the land regard- media, which has never shown was given the task of excavation to ascertain belief of the Hindus regarding ing the court’s supremacy when the spine to talk about the plight       "         <  1 the veracity of the claims and counter claims, Lord Ram’s birthplace, which it comes to interpreting the of religious minorities in 60  %                  came up with evidence of pillars and other had prevailed over the millen- Constitution and the laws and Islamic nations.                   artefacts associated with a Hindu temple nia, the Hindu majority took in settling such vexatious dis- (The writer is an author spe- below the demolished masjid. this in its stride. It also waited putes. cialising in democracy studies.    (    # 4:$S  (          The assurance given by the Union patiently for the higher judicia- This is indicative of the Views expressed are personal.) -   %  ; &4)   ,  2 O  ' & (,    -,     R  $ -' (''   &.'    B7'    (7  (  '' ,  . O ' ,'  B.         ' .12F 7(  (',,   7 (&,'           (  ' "#'   ' '7 &7           7&. ,.  , 7   . ,. ) 'A"'"D<<)*" @*' ",'B*%'$@@%@% '5   O            O                $             4                   !     .* *  "  $    #                          (     C7(  !             4   S      C@   #     #       S   !  *  E       440=) # S     .  S $             : 4       (            P ( uoyed by the success of disinvestment in   Q )               Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) during 2017-18 and 2018-19 (when the Centre gar- P                  B nered over 100,000 crore and 85,000 crore   Q )  S          ( respectively), for the current year, the Modi                    Government had set an ambitious target of get- P)     +           ting 1,05,000 crore. A major slice of these pro-               )  ceeds was to come from “strategic disinvestment” 6 Q             or transfer of a sizeable portion of ownership (this            *     could go up to 51 per cent, implying privatisation) 4                and management control to a private entity.     #         #  The crucial “strategic disinvestment” propos- "            als included divestment of all of the Government’s shareholding in Bharat Petroleum Corporation   #        ? Limited (BPCL) 53.29 per cent; Containers #     6 S    P Q  ) Corporation of India (ConCor) 30 per cent;                S    ( Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) 63.75 per cent;                 : North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEP- 4      (      P   Q  CO) 100 per cent and THDC India Limited 75 per     )     (( (    cent. However, the results are disappointing. As per         #  $  4     D  the revised estimates (RE) given in the Union */ /2        )    F8        Budget for 2020-21 on February 1, proceeds from disinvestment are 65,000 crore-40,000 crore /B;/  !  4         @G    !1 /2 )             S  ( short of the Budgetary Estimates (BE). However, till date, the Government has garnered only   6/!     #        ( 18,000 crore. One wonders where it will get the F :- O/ H E ( 4  *  ,       P( balance 47,000 crore even as the sale of BPCL, 1*   Q  -  +  (E  1=  0  ,     ( CONCOR and SCI (these three undertakings alone 1 :  S    4     *( - were projected to account for over 75 per cent of 1F  / At present the LIC pays five per cent of majority stake in it won’t face any legal ing 100 per cent of its shareholding,         )       the target) is unlikely to get consummated before  / 1 * of the surplus to the shareholder hurdle (necessary amendment to the rel- hived off over 60 per cent of total debt   H *   FC        0  March 31. N1  ! (Government), while the remaining 95 evant law was made in 2016), the poten- from its balance sheet and dispensed  @C    #         ) For 2020-21, Sitharaman has set an over-ambi- 1  O per cent gets distributed among policy- tial buyer will look for exercising its due with other riders such as three years’           (      tious target of 2,10,000 crore which is double the holders. In case of private insurance role even in undertakings where BPCL lock-in period on disposition of shares BE for 2019-20 and more than three times the RE 1 companies however, the shareholder holds significant stake. For instance, it by the acquirer and so on. However,  #             :1         ) A9      ( for 2019-20. Apart from the strategic sale of the gets 10 per cent of the surplus even as holds 12.5 per cent stake in Petronet there still remain many irritants, the above-mentioned three PSUs, the Union /B*B the rest 90 per cent goes to policyhold- LNG India along with Oil and Natural most serious being a condition relating      ,      .*    ( Government has also taken a major decision to list   -  ers. The external investor could insist on Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil to retention of employees.         "    * - and sell shares of the Life Insurance Corporation :  - bringing LIC on par with other insurance Corporation (IOCL) and Gas Authority Besides, the PSU-specific factors, the D    "           of India (LIC), which is 100 per cent owned by it 11  / companies by modifying the dividend of India (GAIL) holding 12.5 per cent Government’s ability to achieve the tar-             *      and accounts for nearly three-fourths of the life *  BF F distribution norms. The former may each. Though branded as a private get is constrained by “lack of appetite”                    insurance business. Besides, it has also resurrect- F  2 insist on increasing the share of share- company, its Chairman is Secretary, in an overall subdued economic environ- S    *   4  0         ed its plan for sale of Air India which was aban- -1 holder in surplus from existing five per Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas ment characterised by plunging growth,    # ? doned during 2018-19 due to lack of interest  - // 2 cent. (MPNG). The acquirer of BPCL will demand compression, deceleration in 6       .*    *    ( among potential investors. The Government According to existing rules under insist on changing this arrangement. investment and above all a not-so- seems to be betting big on LIC and BPCL. 1  Section 37 of the Act, “Sums assured by Likewise, in a city gas distribution buoyant perception about opportunities           F9@G    (   :/ -  6  4            Considering the likely valuation of about 900,000 all policies issued by the corporation firm, Indraprastha Gas (IGL), BPCL has ahead. crore (at 30 per cent of its assets estimated at 11* : including any bonuses declared in 22.5 per cent along with GAIL which The appetite was missing even dur-   S   (         #   30,00,000 crore), the sale of 10 per cent shares 11 respect thereof...shall be guaranteed as also holds 22.5 per cent. However, the ing periods of high growth; for instance       4  *  D   8A    in LIC could yield about 90,000 crore. Further,  ;/ ;*B 1 to payment in cash by the Central chairmanship of IGL is decided by in 2017-18 when GDP growth was over    : ,         / - 6 divestment of 53.29 per cent shareholding in BPCL   Government”. One wonders whether GAIL (which will continue to be major- seven per cent yet, the Government was                 #H is estimated to yield about 60,000 crore (at cur- 1* B post-dilution of the Government’s ity-owned by the Union Government forced to sell all of its stake in HPCL to 0         ? rent market capitalisation of over 110,000 crore).  B / shareholding, the sovereign guarantee to even as BPCL is divested). As in the case ONGC (this alone yielded 37,000 crore 0  E (    1(  ( These two add up to 150,000 crore. For the bal- 11 the policyholders would be retained. of Petronet LNG India, the new owner out of a total of 100,000 crore). Now,                  (  ance, it could bank on sale of 100 per cent Air India As per the LIC Act, “The paid-up of BPCL will insist on having a role in with growth plummeting to less than five           ? 0      (plus Air India Express and 50 per cent of Air equity capital of the corporation shall be deciding the management of IGL. per cent during 2019-20 and muted       S          ( India’s stake in ground-handling company AI crore provided by the Central If, the Government is unwilling to recovery projected for 2020-21, the  (        ( Singapore Terminal Services Limited (AISATS), Government after due appropriation bring about these changes, this will lower appetite would be even lower. CONCOR and SCI et al. The task is daunting. made by Parliament by law for the pur- valuation or lead to dissipation of inter- Unless there is dramatic turnaround           ?        Prima facie, the sale of a small percentage of pose”. This needs to be increased appro- est. Late last year, the political brass was in the economy, the bureaucratic         E (    O  shareholding in LIC may sound easy to push as priately in order to prepare it for the pro- contemplating to sell BPCL stake to machinery moves with alacrity to make                     the Government can argue that majority owner- posed IPO and sell even a 10 per cent IOCL on lines similar to the so-called the required preparations for conduct-   ? ship and control will continue to be with it even stake. The preparations in this regard are strategic sale of Hindustan Petroleum ing the sale and Opposition parties :  +    1 4  *  S  )  after this divestment. But, this is easier said than bound to be time-consuming and may Corporation Limited (HPCL) during extend cooperation in getting necessary +     4  : 4 S (#     done. The proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) stretch till the end of fiscal 2020-21. That 2017-18 (then, the Union Government laws/amendments passed, it is unlikely            $   #S of the LIC will have to be preceded by amendments apart, considering that most of the par- sold 51.11 per cent of its shareholding that the Government will reach any-            to the LIC Act, particularly three sections — ties across the political spectrum have in HPCL to ONGC which is majority where near the 2,10,000 crore target. *           $      Section 24: It deals with the way the corporation opposed stake sale in the LIC, it is doubt- owned by itself). The shortfall on this score alone could  *   4          handles its corpus (own fund in which all of its ful whether the Government will be able But, the idea was dropped. It may be cause at least 0.5 per cent slippage in fis- receipts are credited thereto and all payments made to get the amendment Bill passed, more revived (in a desperate bid to achieve the cal deficit (target for 2020-21 is 3.5 per    +   :  #        ( therefrom); Section 28: It lays down the policy on so when it is in the minority in the Upper target) if during 2020-21 also investors cent) which anyway will be under threat     6  4    6/!   dividend distribution (how the surplus is to be dis- House (the chances of this being taken don’t evince interest. As regards, Air due to unrealistic projections for tax col- )    D S    #  tributed) and Section 37: It provides Government up as Money Bill in which case, it does- India, the Government has removed lections during the year. , S   R     guarantee on all its policies. The policy on divi- n’t have to go to the Rajya Sabha are some major bottlenecks which led to the (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol-    S- dend distribution could be a bone of contention. dim). As regards BPCL, while divestment failed move in 2018-19. Now, it is offer- icy analyst) A       " "@ E                              

changes in the country’s economy. estate didn’t have a regulatory frame- and slowdown? I believe that in a cou- downs are a cyclical part of the econ- Equities: Equities offer great have all the above options in very con- The first grand move happened work. When RERA and demonetisa- ple of quarters from now, this down- omy. If one had to take a three to five- growth for a disciplined investor. As venient schemes and it makes sense to towards the end of 2016 when demon- tion were introduced, it curtailed the turn could turn around. With the year horizon and more, India is in a opposed to popular misconception that take the mutual fund route for simplic- etisation was announced, followed by cash economy or what we call the par- revival of the GDP and consumption great spot domestically and globally. putting money in equity is risky, done ity and efficiency. The hallmark of this implementation of Real Estate allel economy. When GST was intro- growth back on track, the key driver There is a lot of foreign interest that’s right this asset class can generate asset class is stability and while some (Regulation and Development) Act, duced, many small and medium busi- that led to the deceleration in the GDP coming into the country and domes- tremendous value in the long-term. of these are backed by the Government 2016 (RERA) and the Goods and nesses which were not under the tax will be back to take it forward, gradu- tic demand is sure to come back. Many There are multiple options available for too. So there’s plenty to choose from. Services Tax (GST). These three major ambit could no longer get away with ally before we significantly uptick. The medium and small businesses that are people to invest in equities. Buying Real estate: This may offer good announcements and shift in policies not paying taxes. All these changes have demand recovery will bring in the GDP nimble and agile have the ability to dis- shares from the stock market, invest- opportunities in certain pockets have been the primary reasons for these led to a level playing field for other play- growth along with inflation. This rupt and offer great products because ing in Mutual Funds and exchange- because a growing economy means that  4 2%: unusual times in our economy. ers who were following the rules of the should take us back to a nominal GDP we have access to domestic and inter- traded funds (ETFs) are some. there will be a lot more demand for In addition to these three reasons, land and taxation policies removing of 11 to 12 per cent. We have all the ini- national markets. Technology is a key Investment can be done in lumpsum housing and commercial real estate. multiple global scares like China-US any unfair advantage for those who tial signs of green shoots that are enabler for businesses to tap new or in a staggered manner via system- With listing of Real Estate Investment ver the last couple of months, trade wars, oil spikes, tensions with were not paying them. This led to con- emerging. The Government is aware of markets and introduce new offerings. atic investment plan (SIPs). Equity Trusts (REITs) gaining popularity and we have all constantly heard neighbouring countries, geopolitical solidation, formalisation and the indus- the challenges being faced by industries One can look at investing in equities investment has the potential to beat more to come, many well-known real Othat the economy of the coun- risks and uncertainty of elections dur- try became a lot more organised. and several steps have been taken to or even quality debt funds to partici- inflation and deliver superior risk and estate players are listed on the markets. try is witnessing a slowdown. About ing the early part of 2019 can be looked There are some industries that bene- address the issues. Similarly, active and pate in this move. tax adjusted returns in the long term. One could invest in physical real two to three years ago, our GDP fig- as additional factors for weak fitted from the GST whereas some of dynamic policies by Central bankers, We are all hoping that within a few Dividends, bonus, splits all add further estate, invest in share of these compa- ures were anywhere between six to demand.When we analyse these data them had to make initial readjustment the Government and policymakers also years, India will be the next superpow- value. nies or even participate in their REITs seven per cent whereas now sudden- points beyond just the numbers, it indi- of a slightly higher input cost. Overall indicate that the right steps are being er economically. The growth rate that Fixed Income: Like equities, Fixed It’s time to go out there, keep your ly we are below five per cent. All these cates that all this is leading to a tecton- it will be right to say that this was a very taken towards clearing the challenges. it has is significantly better than many Income comes with a variety of options. asset allocation in mind and go ahead statistics and numbers are suggestive ic shift in the way our economy was positive move for a developing econ- All this presents attractive opportuni- other emerging markets. If people These are popular and hugely-accept- with your investments to make a that we might be heading towards an structured in the first place. Our econ- omy like India as it gives a level play- ties for a serious investor looking for should align their investments with the ed. Depending on the choice, one can handsome gain in the next four to five early recession or an economic down- omy has a large segment that is still ing field for businesses across sizes to the long-term. A downtrend is also a key sectors that will contribute to the opt from a combination of PPF, FD, years. turn. To put this in context, we have to unorganised, fragmented and localised. benefit from a unified policy. How does great reminder for people to not get growth of the economy, one can ben- Tax-free Bonds, Company Deposits (The writer Founder and Managing first understand the key factors that Many of our businesses were not one invest in the backdrop of this for- carried away during the good times. efit significantly. Here are some options and Government securities. Fixed Partner of a leading wealth management brought about ground-level bottom-up under the tax ambit and sectors like real malisation, organisation, consolidation We need to understand that ups and where people can invest: income offerings of mutual funds solutions company)  !"#$ %!& $ ''()*)* (  -"

- $$    %%        &4  %5 5       3 '   -B-*1 per cent in January. While ""$%   metal shares bore the brunt of /  $  ' 7(2*// ndian equities fell for the sec- growing concerns '    Iond straight session on over the rising cases of coron- "* # (-B Monday in line with global avirus. The industry body said  &7    2 markets that continued to reel that the Indian auto sector is 08  " , (   under mounting death toll and apprehensive about coron- ,2 (', economic damage from the avirus outbreak disrupting  : ":# deadly coronavirus. component supplies from   "+  ( (  9 At close, the BSE Sensex China, but a clear picture will  . -B was down 162.23 points, or emerge only in the next few   -B-*1 The Indian currency set-  & , 0.39 per cent, at 40,979.62. days after factories in the coun- tled higher by 10 paise at *  2  '9 The index swung about 373 try reopen. he rupee on Monday rose 71.30 against its previous close  &7  2/.  +     points during the day. According to various Tby 10 paise to close at of 71.40 on Friday.   ,'  ,  -7    Likewise, the NSE gauge reports, coronavirus has killed 71.30 against the US dollar “Indian rupee gained on  , 7, (:( ( (  Nifty ended lower by 66.85 more than 900 people and amid easing crude oil prices lower crude oil price and dol-   &-/ 2 '7  & (2  ,2 points, or 0.55 per cent, to infected over 40,000 across and weakening of the lar inflows related to DMart’s   *'  (2-& 2, 22.*  12,031.50. mainland China. American currency in the QIP. Rupee remained resilient  ((( (2 ''  Indices were mainly lowed by other major laggards TCS, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, Market mood remained overseas market. to higher dollar index amid 7(7'72' (-7 1,,. dragged lower by heavy losses including Tata Steel (5.80 per HDFC, HUL and Reliance jittery amid rising apprehen- Forex traders said while strong foreign fund inflows in in auto and metal stocks. cent), ONGC (2.84 per cent), Industries closed with gains. sion about economic fallout weak dollar and easing crude equity market,” said V K 5 3  59 3 56 1 1 On the Sensex chart, Sun Pharma (2.39 per cent) and Sectorally, among the top due to Chinese coronavirus oil prices supported the rupee, Sharma, Head PCG and %**3=1%   . China coronavirus outbreak on 0.5 per cent at the close. Taipei,    framed. Under the proposed the global economy. Jakarta, and Mumbai were also “During the meeting, scheme, taxpayers willing to set-  3

    end of March 2018. critical measures taken to boost frauds have contributed to To address concerns due to (MSMEs) to an external bench-    “Record recovery of 2.03 investment present green reluctance in lending by banks. frauds contributing to reluc- mark rate, and relief to banks’ inance Minister Nirmala lakh crore over the one-and- shoots for growth in the second She, however, added that a tance in lending, she said the cash reserve ratio requirement,   -B-*1 showed that domestic passen- FSitharaman on Monday said half year period ending half of 2019-20 and 2020-21.” number of steps have been Prevention of Corruption Act among others. ger vehicle sales declined 6.2 public sector banks’ (PSBs) September 2019, 12 out of 18 Further, the RBI’s Financial taken to address these and has been amended to prohibit “With regard to gover- ndian equities fell for the sec- per cent in January. While bad loans came down to  7.27 PSBs reporting profit in the Stability Report stated that the other matters concerning lend- conduct of inquiry or investi- nance norms for banks, it is Iond straight session on metal shares bore the brunt of lakh crore at the end of first half of the current finan- capital adequacy ratio of sched- ing by banks. gation of offences relatable to stated that the government has Monday in line with global growing concerns over the ris- September 2019, on host of cial year, and the highest pro- uled commercial banks has She said the measures ini- decision taken by public ser- recently introduced compre- markets that continued to reel ing cases of coronavirus. measures taken by the govern- vision coverage ratio in seven- improved significantly from tiated include maintenance of vant in discharge of functions, hensive reforms in PSBs, tak- under mounting death toll and The industry body said ment to improve financial and-half years,” she said. 14.3 per cent in March 2019 to overall positive liquidity without previous approval of ing into account global best economic damage from the that the Indian auto sector is health of the banks in the She said the Banking Trend 15.1 per cent in September through open market opera- the authority competent to practices, for empowering bank deadly coronavirus. apprehensive about coron- country. Report published by the 2019 following recapitalisation tions by the RBI, liquidity sup- remove him. boards, strengthening the At close, the BSE Sensex avirus outbreak disrupting “The government has insti- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in of state-owned banks. port through various means to The Advisory Board for board committee system, was down 162.23 points, or component supplies from tuted comprehensive reforms December observed that the PSBs’ provision coverage the NBFC sector in which Banking and Financial Frauds improving the effectiveness of 0.39 per cent, at 40,979.62. China, but a clear picture will in PSBs to improve, gover- health of the banking sector ratio has risen to 61.5 per cent there have been instances of has been set up for distin- non-official directors and The index swung about 373 emerge only in the next few nance, underwriting, moni- hinges on a turnaround in from 60.5 per cent over the credit defaults, and enabling of guishing between commercial building a leadership pipeline,” points during the day. days after factories in the coun- toring and recovery, and has macroeconomic conditions. same period implying financial support for stalled failure and criminal action the minister said. Likewise, the NSE gauge try reopen. leveraged technology in all “The government has increased resilience of the housing and real estate projects. cases of suspected frauds over She also said that specific Nifty ended lower by 66.85 According to various aspects of banking, resulting in taken significant steps towards banking sector, and their net “Mechanism for resolution  50 crore, before initiation of reforms include empowerment points, or 0.55 per cent, to reports, coronavirus has killed reduction in their NPAs,” speeding up the insolvency non-performing assets ratio of stress in NBFCs has been investigation by the Central of boards to recruit chief risk 12,031.50. more than 900 people and Sitharaman said in written resolution process under the has declined reflecting created by empowering RBI to Bureau of Investigation. officers from the market at Indices were mainly infected over 40,000 across reply to a question in the Lok Insolvency and Bankruptcy increased provisioning, she take action in this regard Besides, the government market-linked compensation, dragged lower by heavy losses mainland China. Sabha. Code (IBC) and easing of cred- said. through amendments...and has taken steps to facilitate and mandate to boards to provide in auto and metal stocks. Market mood remained She said bad loans of PSBs it, particularly for the stressed When asked about the bringing NBFCs with an asset incentivise lending through non-official directors neces- On the Sensex chart, jittery amid rising apprehen- stood at  7.27 lakh crore at the real estate and non-banking bank’s confidence in extending size of  500 crore and above successive cuts in lending rates, sary training, and to undertake Mahindra and Mahindra sion about economic fallout end of September 2019, down financial companies (NBFCs) loans, she said sporadic credit within the ambit of resolution linking of loans for micro, annual peer evaluation of their crashed over 7 per cent, fol- due to Chinese coronavirus from  8.96 lakh crore at the sectors, and that the impact of default events and incidents of under IBC,” Sitharaman said. small and medium enterprises performance. lowed by other major laggards globally as the increase in casu- including Tata Steel (5.80 per alty figures surpassing SARS cent), ONGC (2.84 per cent), outbreak has raised alarm bells ?  $   C97* Sun Pharma (2.39 per cent) about its severity, Narendra and Hero Motocorp (2.34 per Solanki, Head Fundamental cent). In contrast, Bajaj Research (Investment Services)   F1   1 year-ago month, according to “Sales of vehicles continue said, “We are hopeful that the month last year. units in January as against Finance, TCS, Kotak Bank, - AVP Equity Research, Anand data released by the Society of to be stressed due to rising cost recent announcements by the Motorcycle sales last 87,591 units in the year-ago Asian Paints, HDFC, HUL and Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers, omestic passenger vehicle Indian Automobile of vehicle ownership and slow- government on infrastructure month declined by 15.17 per month. Commenting on the Reliance Industries closed with said. Dsales declined 6.2 per cent Manufacturers (SIAM). er growth in GDP,” SIAM and rural economy would sup- cent to 8,71,886 units from overall sales performance, gains. Sectorally, among the top Bourses in Hong Kong, in January as vehicle demand Car sales last month were President Rajan Wadhera said. port growth of vehicle sales 10,27,766 units a year earlier. SIAM Director General Rajesh losers were metal (3.14 per Tokyo and Seoul settled in the continued to be stressed by ris- also down 8.1 per cent at Vehicle prices have gone up going forward, especially in Scooter sales during the Menon said wholesales cent) and auto (2.37 per cent) red, while those in Shanghai ing cost of ownership and 1,64,793 units compared with as manufacturers gear up for commercial vehicles and two- month stood at 4,16,594 units declined in all segments, bar- indices. Power and consumer ended higher. slower GDP growth, automo- 1,79,324 units in the January the transition to stricter emis- wheeler segment.” as against 4,97,169 units in ring three-wheelers. durables too fell 1.66 per cent Stock exchanges in Europe bile industry body SIAM said last year. Vehicle sales across sion norm BS-VI from BS-IV According to SIAM, total January last year, a decline of In passenger vehicles, he and 1.64 per cent, respective- also opened on a negative note. on Monday. categories registered a decline beginning April 1. Besides, two-wheeler sales in January 16.21 per cent. said post-festive season sales ly. Meanwhile, Brent crude Passenger vehicle sales last of 13.83 per cent to 17,39,975 many companies had increased fell 16.06 per cent to 13, 41, SIAM further said, sales of decline has been less, although Auto stocks were down oil futures slipped 0.44 per cent month stood at 2,62,714 units units from 20,19,253 units in prices in January citing rising 005 units compared with commercial vehicles were the industry is still in the neg- after industry body SIAM data to USD 54.23 per barrel. against 2,80,091 units in the January 2019, SIAM said. input costs. Wadhera further 15,97,528 units in the same down 14.04 per cent to 75,289 ative territory.   SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12102.35 12103.55 11990.75 12031.50 -66.85 Script Open High Low LTP LUPIN 707.05 709.55 696.50 701.75 SPICEJET 91.65 91.90 90.60 90.75 JKTYRE 72.70 74.25 71.00 73.50 IDFC 36.25 36.30 35.45 35.55 UPL 570.30 579.60 555.70 569.00 25.90 ICICIBANK 537.10 542.05 530.45 533.90 DEEPAKNI 406.10 418.75 404.00 410.60 WIPRO 245.00 245.50 239.55 241.00 VINATIORGA 1030.55 1030.55 974.00 994.60 CREDITACC 802.00 804.40 780.00 782.25 BAJFINANCE 4660.00 4734.00 4640.00 4729.60 75.30 HDFCBANK 1246.70 1246.70 1226.00 1240.20 PIDILITIND 1560.00 1582.35 1548.00 1576.85 ICICIGI 1383.00 1390.00 1368.00 1377.40 COCHINSHIP 362.75 362.75 344.00 347.75 GHCL* 182.50 183.00 176.00 176.55 KOTAKBANK 1660.00 1674.60 1645.70 1673.00 19.95 TATASTEEL 460.30 465.00 440.10 443.65 PNB 58.80 58.85 56.95 57.25 DABUR 514.00 517.00 508.70 512.55 MAXINDIA 91.80 93.80 90.00 92.05 VSTIND 4425.35 4510.75 4351.00 4476.30 TCS 2140.90 2167.00 2119.00 2153.10 16.55 RAJESHEXPO 704.45 780.30 703.60 710.15 BATAINDIA 1843.00 1844.50 1793.50 1821.85 PNBHOUSING 441.70 442.10 425.30 427.30 PGHH 11501.00 11810.00 11468.00 11688.15 ALLCARGO 112.30 114.70 110.80 112.25 RELIANCE 1428.00 1445.50 1410.45 1442.20 8.55 DMART 2286.70 2537.00 2286.00 2484.15 CADILAHC 277.00 282.50 271.55 278.80 MEGH 57.20 61.70 57.20 58.90 HIMATSEIDE 120.15 120.15 113.70 114.40 HAL 780.00 785.00 772.50 774.40 ASIANPAINT 1867.00 1872.75 1837.20 1869.50 10.80 IBULHSGFIN 317.80 328.00 315.75 322.95 AMARAJABAT 787.40 789.50 771.00 776.95 IDBI 36.00 36.60 36.00 36.25 MOTILALOFS 807.00 807.00 782.80 787.05 CENTURYPLY 171.55 171.55 166.10 167.65 CIPLA 444.20 451.00 442.10 445.00 1.80 YESBANK 40.10 40.70 37.15 37.60 PFC 125.35 127.45 124.90 125.75 NBCC 32.30 32.50 31.10 31.25 IOB 9.90 10.60 9.05 9.92 PERSISTENT 701.50 710.95 699.00 700.90 HDFC 2405.00 2425.30 2391.05 2412.10 6.45 RELIANCE 1430.00 1445.60 1411.05 1436.75 EXIDEIND 184.90 184.90 177.90 178.40 PHILIPCARB 130.00 131.80 126.75 128.45 INDOSTAR 292.00 292.00 285.00 286.95 BAJAJFINSV 9605.00 9657.95 9531.00 9644.00 20.70 SBIN 320.00 322.80 316.75 318.50 INFRATEL 247.65 252.35 238.45 239.30 GLAXO 1365.00 1365.00 1296.00 1301.25 ORIENTBANK 48.35 48.45 47.25 47.60 HINDUNILVR 2160.10 2189.55 2151.70 2161.85 1.90 UJJIVAN 407.00 407.00 392.65 398.45 AUBANK 1127.50 1138.00 1105.05 1125.35 BALRAMCHIN 167.85 168.30 160.70 162.85 TEAMLEASE 2377.00 2385.50 2261.00 2350.95 HDFCBANK 1242.95 1242.95 1226.05 1240.95 -1.25 TATAMOTORS 174.00 174.00 168.05 168.95 CARERATING 641.05 647.00 590.05 595.95 GUJALKALI 364.65 364.65 355.00 355.65 JKLAKSHMI 360.00 360.20 350.35 352.10 MOTHERSUMI 132.00 135.90 121.40 124.95 WHIRLPOOL 2495.00 2495.00 2367.75 2373.55 GLENMARK 329.60 329.60 319.75 321.95 DCAL* 95.70 95.70 95.70 95.70 ADANIPORTS 370.05 373.45 366.15 369.00 -0.55 UPL 573.00 579.50 556.15 573.50 DIVISLAB 2087.15 2112.45 2079.35 2088.00 FORCEMOT 1420.00 1420.00 1352.70 1358.20 KTKBANK 75.40 75.40 74.15 74.45 DRREDDY 3166.45 3173.25 3113.00 3161.00 -5.70 BAJFINANCE 4650.05 4735.40 4641.65 4720.30 PAGEIND 23800.00 24415.00 23581.80 23933.55 LAKSHVILAS 18.15 18.15 16.90 18.15 VMART 2301.00 2302.45 2265.00 2271.10 ICICIBANK 538.65 542.25 530.50 535.00 -1.45 DLF 236.00 236.50 231.20 233.70 UNIONBANK 48.90 52.35 47.70 50.95 RAIN 113.50 114.35 110.10 111.50 HUDCO 38.10 38.60 37.40 37.55 BHARTIARTL 540.20 543.65 536.10 538.00 -1.45 BRITANNIA 3279.90 3283.30 3125.70 3155.15 3MINDIA 24200.00 24750.00 24170.00 24631.05 ADANIGAS 172.90 173.50 170.35 171.10 MINDAIND 384.90 385.00 375.40 376.95 JSWSTEEL 276.00 279.80 273.20 277.95 -1.35 LT 1300.00 1301.30 1273.45 1285.35 FEDERALBNK 91.80 91.80 89.90 90.00 JKCEMENT 1437.50 1465.00 1415.15 1420.00 MAHSCOOTER 4590.00 4590.00 4550.00 4571.55 INFY 774.00 778.00 769.75 773.00 -4.30 ZEEL 249.80 249.80 228.10 230.50 NATIONALUM 45.10 45.10 43.15 43.30 ERIS 518.00 518.00 494.90 501.20 ITDCEM 67.00 67.00 63.70 64.00 SBIN 319.80 322.80 316.50 318.50 -2.05 HDFC 2407.70 2425.30 2390.40 2414.60 BERGEPAINT 575.00 584.00 564.40 582.15 BEML 972.05 978.95 943.25 957.95 HERITGFOOD 345.60 349.25 342.60 346.15 HCLTECH 608.90 611.55 601.65 603.00 -4.70 RBLBANK 337.95 338.65 329.70 331.70 INFIBEAM 58.90 58.90 57.10 57.35 TATAMTRDVR 71.50 71.75 69.60 70.25 GPPL 89.80 90.05 85.50 86.80 NESTLEIND 16300.00 16373.10 16112.00 16193.00 -134.80 GRASIM 790.00 790.00 752.10 758.95 AJANTPHARM 1369.20 1401.80 1340.45 1393.45 NOCIL 95.50 95.85 90.80 91.55 MAHINDCIE 178.60 178.60 170.50 171.20 GAIL 124.10 124.35 119.25 121.90 -1.10 TCS 2136.70 2166.95 2119.80 2162.35 HINDALCO 198.00 198.00 189.70 190.80 MINDTREE 930.00 931.40 904.00 919.45 ECLERX 628.15 628.15 612.95 615.90 WIPRO 245.40 245.65 239.45 241.25 -2.70 AUROPHARMA 548.80 555.35 534.60 542.10 ADANIPOWER 61.00 61.00 59.20 59.85 RADICO 418.00 420.00 404.80 406.45 PRSMJOHNSN 67.95 68.30 66.00 67.20 BAJAJ-AUTO 3138.00 3150.85 3091.70 3100.00 -34.85 HEG 1240.00 1299.80 1230.05 1241.10 NHPC 24.95 25.40 23.50 24.25 DELTACORP 168.60 169.00 164.35 165.75 AKZOINDIA 2123.00 2142.40 2092.30 2109.55 MARUTI 6975.00 6989.10 6851.10 6894.60 -77.15 M&M 567.70 567.70 526.00 528.05 NESTLEIND 16309.00 16342.95 16119.30 16168.20 TATAPOWER 57.90 58.00 55.95 56.95 KNRCON 283.00 283.00 275.50 278.00 AXISBANK 746.30 746.80 739.00 739.20 -8.95 NAM-INDIA 380.10 398.90 380.10 388.10 NMDC 111.20 114.20 110.95 112.80 POLYCAB 1068.00 1068.00 1032.85 1038.40 INDIANB 96.85 96.90 94.95 95.55 SIS 559.20 565.00 541.60 549.10 POWERGRID 190.70 191.10 184.75 188.10 -2.30 BPCL 494.95 495.30 483.30 485.95 BEL 87.65 87.70 85.95 86.50 CAPPL 360.00 380.90 356.00 369.25 KAJARIACER 554.20 555.00 540.55 544.90 MINDACORP 110.50 113.00 108.00 110.85 LT 1300.00 1302.45 1273.10 1283.00 -16.00 JINDALSTEL 197.00 197.00 190.50 193.25 ASTRAZEN 2589.80 2775.00 2549.10 2757.80 GODREJPROP 1183.00 1183.00 1145.00 1156.40 LTTS 1699.50 1704.95 1669.25 1682.15 EIHOTEL 141.95 149.60 141.65 148.20 ULTRACEMCO 4487.00 4492.60 4390.75 4413.80 -58.00 BHARATFORG 515.80 518.90 483.45 499.55 ABCAPITAL 94.90 94.90 92.70 93.15 TORNTPHARM 2021.00 2026.10 1988.20 2009.55 RESPONIND 88.10 89.00 87.25 87.95 RELCAPITAL 8.19 8.19 7.80 7.80 ITC 214.00 214.05 210.05 210.50 -2.90 GRAPHITE 319.00 329.40 316.00 318.95 HEXAWARE 377.00 383.90 371.00 381.30 DALBHARAT 890.00 915.00 890.00 903.45 NLCINDIA 56.35 56.35 53.40 55.55 CYIENT 482.55 482.55 467.60 468.55 TITAN 1270.90 1275.00 1253.35 1257.20 -17.80 MRF 71271.00 73500.00 69701.00 73363.25 FDC 245.90 260.40 245.25 255.55 HONAUT 34350.00 34404.40 33690.35 34139.20 AEGISLOG 236.95 238.50 226.00 226.45 ZENSARTECH 161.35 161.65 154.15 158.15 IOC 117.40 118.35 115.25 115.80 -1.70 MARUTI 6988.85 6988.85 6852.50 6891.60 IDFCFIRSTB 42.35 42.35 41.15 41.25 KEC 349.15 357.70 344.85 346.30 SOUTHBANK 10.18 10.18 9.96 9.99 SYNDIBANK 23.90 24.00 23.65 23.90 TECHM 827.00 827.10 811.50 812.50 -11.95 GNFC 197.00 206.00 193.85 196.10 IGL 522.50 522.50 504.00 513.25 VAIBHAVGBL 1012.45 1125.55 1008.90 1100.80 NAVINFLUOR 1137.00 1154.25 1135.30 1141.05 SADBHAV 118.65 121.00 113.70 117.45 NTPC 115.80 115.90 112.05 113.90 -1.70 ITC 213.55 214.20 210.20 210.70 SCHNEIDER 107.00 112.35 101.55 111.25 DEEPAKFERT 98.00 103.90 97.50 102.70 GODREJAGRO 557.60 561.35 542.85 544.90 MASFIN 1118.50 1144.00 1111.85 1124.30 BPCL 492.00 495.55 483.35 484.20 -7.20 PEL 1600.95 1607.00 1534.00 1548.15 OIL 138.75 138.75 132.20 133.95 CHAMBLFERT 164.40 167.30 161.90 162.80 BLISSGVS 142.00 143.45 139.85 141.05 SONATSOFTW 346.25 346.25 340.25 341.95 STAR 498.35 504.10 495.00 497.55 SHANKARA 480.00 495.35 454.50 495.35 MUTHOOTFIN 761.55 762.90 753.00 760.60 KRBL 285.00 290.85 279.55 284.55 SYNGENE 316.35 316.95 311.00 312.05 INDUSINDBK 1304.00 1304.00 1268.50 1275.00 -23.80 WOCKPHARMA 344.00 367.50 344.00 363.25 GSFC 81.70 83.90 79.40 80.55 APLAPOLLO 2028.00 2125.00 2028.00 2076.50 IPCALAB 1266.00 1268.35 1232.80 1235.30 ATUL 5001.45 5001.45 4902.00 4926.20 HEROMOTOCO2449.50 2457.45 2375.15 2395.65 -47.80 JUSTDIAL 537.00 537.00 491.55 499.70 GODREJCP 649.50 649.50 629.15 630.85 RCF 46.10 47.20 45.05 45.20 PRESTIGE 371.00 371.00 358.00 361.75 JYOTHYLAB 145.90 145.90 141.95 144.10 ONGC 109.15 109.15 105.75 106.55 -2.70 RECLTD 156.10 156.55 152.50 153.95 CANFINHOME 486.35 487.00 478.00 481.30 LALPATHLAB 1617.40 1626.00 1565.80 1615.10 LAURUSLABS 443.00 448.40 435.00 436.35 ALBK 16.65 16.75 16.30 16.60 SUNPHARMA 428.55 432.75 418.30 419.95 -10.85 POWERGRID 190.55 190.95 184.75 186.65 HEIDELBERG 210.00 216.00 205.00 206.55 INDHOTEL 139.90 140.25 135.00 137.75 RALLIS 232.55 232.55 227.75 229.15 GULFOILLUB 800.55 804.00 784.50 787.40 TATAMOTORS 173.20 173.20 168.00 169.00 -4.60 BIOCON 310.00 316.65 307.60 309.65 LTI 1944.00 1971.15 1942.60 1949.60 DISHTV 12.39 12.39 12.03 12.14 TRIDENT 6.04 6.06 5.97 5.98 VEDL 143.70 143.70 139.55 140.60 -4.00 INDUSINDBK 1304.90 1304.90 1269.00 1275.45 OBEROIRLTY 537.00 537.00 519.05 524.95 GALAXYSURF 1649.95 1649.95 1600.55 1636.45 WABCOINDIA 6799.95 6809.50 6736.05 6744.65 BRITANNIA 3270.00 3280.00 3125.00 3155.00 -96.40 BHARTIARTL 540.00 543.75 536.45 538.50 BANKINDIA 64.70 64.90 64.00 64.65 AIAENG 1955.65 1985.05 1882.40 1917.95 LAOPALA 193.00 196.00 189.45 192.75 YESBANK 40.00 40.75 37.10 37.55 -1.15 CIPLA 445.00 450.80 442.15 444.85 STRTECH 124.90 124.90 120.65 121.50 APLLTD 647.00 647.25 635.00 642.45 PHOENIXLTD 879.85 882.40 860.00 873.65 HINDALCO 195.90 196.95 189.60 191.00 -6.40 SANOFI 6824.00 6987.55 6824.00 6962.50 DCBBANK 178.05 178.50 176.45 177.05 BAYERCROP 4490.00 4525.00 4468.50 4505.65 UCOBANK 15.90 15.90 14.95 15.00 COALINDIA 184.90 185.00 177.65 178.85 -6.20 GAIL 125.00 125.00 119.35 121.80 GMRINFRA 23.00 23.50 23.00 23.25 J&KBANK 23.50 23.75 22.50 22.60 GICHSGFIN 146.10 149.35 146.10 147.30 EICHERMOT 19855.00 19855.00 18790.00 19070.00 -666.30 HINDUNILVR 2159.60 2188.40 2151.65 2160.05 MFSL 482.00 482.00 473.45 478.10 TVSSRICHAK 1720.00 1785.00 1687.35 1733.00 IBULISL 108.50 108.95 104.10 106.90 INFRATEL 245.55 252.75 238.30 239.40 -8.40 COALINDIA 185.70 185.70 177.80 178.90 RELINFRA 21.40 21.45 20.50 20.80 PNCINFRA 200.10 200.90 192.70 197.20 GRINDWELL 675.00 675.00 640.95 645.90 GRASIM 787.00 789.70 752.00 753.85 -33.80 TATAGLOBAL 399.00 399.10 388.55 392.45 GICRE 271.10 274.95 255.00 264.55 CESC 730.60 730.60 716.80 721.10 MRPL 43.00 43.35 42.60 42.85 TATASTEEL 460.25 463.25 440.00 443.15 -27.85 HCLTECH 608.80 611.15 601.80 605.65 UFLEX 225.90 234.00 223.85 230.90 JINDALSAW 88.80 89.00 85.25 85.60 MHRIL 228.60 228.60 223.45 227.05 ZEEL 249.00 249.75 228.10 231.90 -17.85 ESCORTS 869.00 878.40 861.70 870.20 BASF 983.00 1017.05 975.00 992.15 ITI 87.65 87.65 84.65 85.70 ENDURANCE 1070.00 1070.05 1043.60 1046.20 M&M 566.80 567.00 526.05 528.40 -40.70 EICHERMOT 19920.00 19920.00 18800.00 19059.15 COLPAL 1371.00 1376.55 1354.45 1368.60 ESSELPRO 185.00 192.15 180.90 181.80 GILLETTE 6335.00 6392.40 6335.00 6372.30 ADANIENT 239.50 245.10 237.90 244.60 CEATLTD 974.05 1006.50 971.00 994.40 ADANITRANS 345.00 345.00 328.40 331.85 FINCABLES 390.00 390.00 379.00 382.10   BANDHANBNK 445.00 461.00 437.90 457.20 EMAMILTD 303.70 303.70 291.45 292.70 KANSAINER 509.50 509.90 499.00 501.70 GESHIP 322.10 322.75 311.85 314.55 SUNPHARMA 430.45 432.00 418.35 420.15 UBL 1323.00 1323.00 1290.00 1295.45 SHK 111.40 123.50 110.00 119.80 GODREJIND 433.20 433.20 420.00 422.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BOMDYEING 90.60 95.50 89.25 90.75 TATACHEM 765.00 767.40 755.00 761.40 HINDZINC 195.65 196.15 191.75 193.75 TTKPRESTIG 5740.00 5800.00 5685.05 5701.35 NIFTY NEXT 50 29066.95 29075.35 28851.35 28953.70 -92.75 LICHSGFIN 443.00 443.00 425.85 429.90 ABFRL 262.25 262.25 250.65 259.00 JAMNAAUTO 45.30 45.30 43.25 43.70 COROMANDEL 620.00 622.00 612.10 614.15 DMART 2287.20 2537.45 2287.20 2480.85 193.65 IDEA 5.42 5.44 5.01 5.05 SUNTECK 396.35 396.60 388.30 392.65 NESCO 773.30 779.45 762.25 766.60 CERA 2525.00 2525.00 2461.55 2468.65 BANDHANBNK 444.70 461.20 437.15 458.80 16.10 WELCORP 223.30 229.10 212.00 221.20 CROMPTON 284.70 289.75 279.95 281.20 SUNDRMFAST 475.90 476.50 466.75 469.80 DHANUKA 507.60 523.75 500.00 518.40 BERGEPAINT 573.70 583.70 564.10 583.10 12.25 IRB 107.85 117.25 107.00 112.10 HSCL 61.60 65.20 61.60 63.45 PGHL 4451.00 4451.00 4275.15 4310.15 BLUEDART 2799.90 2810.30 2740.25 2772.90 OFSS 2899.25 2968.15 2880.10 2942.95 45.60 ASHOKLEY 82.65 84.40 82.00 82.95 DBL 399.00 400.00 378.80 383.45 JBCHEPHARM 571.40 580.00 547.55 576.95 CCL 234.05 242.00 232.25 235.55 VRLLOG 263.50 265.95 262.30 263.15 MCDOWELL-N 672.10 690.50 671.25 687.20 10.55 NTPC 116.45 116.45 112.15 113.45 NIITTECH 1885.00 1897.00 1834.20 1857.30 ADVENZYMES 176.00 183.00 173.15 177.55 INOXWIND 38.30 40.45 36.75 37.00 BALMLAWRIE 116.85 117.30 114.45 115.05 PIDILITIND 1558.90 1581.80 1547.00 1581.00 22.10 BBTC 1137.50 1230.00 1137.50 1187.60 OMAXE 165.00 165.00 150.00 153.80 INDIACEM 77.00 77.90 75.10 75.20 SUPREMEIND 1396.00 1397.05 1369.45 1384.45 SKFINDIA 2070.00 2085.35 2045.00 2049.30 PAGEIND 23899.00 24428.20 23581.00 24048.00 297.05 MANAPPURAM 166.95 172.70 165.60 168.00 CONCOR 560.65 575.40 560.65 572.90 INTELLECT 165.25 165.25 159.25 160.65 FCONSUMER 22.05 22.25 21.65 21.85 UNITEDBNK 8.63 8.65 8.46 8.49 IBULHSGFIN 316.90 328.00 315.50 323.45 2.05 VEDL 144.75 144.75 139.60 140.25 ICICIPRULI 495.50 495.50 480.25 484.15 IRCON 463.70 476.50 461.90 468.45 LINDEINDIA 726.60 759.60 724.00 740.05 JAGRAN* 69.35 69.40 68.95 69.20 SBILIFE 952.00 956.25 938.00 953.10 5.80 INFY 776.00 778.05 769.80 773.25 JAICORPLTD 111.50 114.35 110.35 111.35 SCI 60.15 60.45 58.75 59.35 REDINGTON 125.80 127.45 122.00 123.60 CENTRALBK 18.00 18.00 17.65 17.75 CADILAHC 275.50 282.90 271.50 276.50 1.30 KOTAKBANK 1663.90 1674.30 1646.00 1669.85 BALKRISIND 1105.80 1113.20 1094.45 1108.35 IBREALEST 90.30 92.30 90.00 90.30 FSL 42.55 42.65 41.45 41.85 SOLARINDS 1290.00 1290.00 1260.00 1272.65 PFC 125.65 127.50 124.85 125.80 0.45 TITAN 1279.90 1279.90 1254.10 1257.40 TVSMOTOR 465.50 467.60 453.75 456.35 BAJAJELEC 411.85 431.20 410.70 427.50 GSPL 249.95 249.95 243.00 244.80 TIMETECHNO 53.55 53.85 51.75 52.15 PGHH 11599.90 11839.95 11388.00 11559.90 36.25 SRF 4117.25 4173.05 4091.90 4133.05 SWANENERGY 139.30 151.00 138.00 149.00 DCMSHRIRAM 370.00 373.95 359.65 365.45 JSL 42.25 42.55 40.65 41.65 MAHABANK 12.50 12.50 12.04 12.13 SHREECEM 25000.00 25149.25 24820.50 24950.50 32.35 ACC 1499.00 1499.00 1447.70 1451.15 REPCOHOME 350.60 357.85 318.40 324.50 PVR 2055.00 2067.00 2039.00 2046.75 CORPBANK 26.00 26.00 23.95 24.15 ASTERDM 165.65 166.00 161.00 163.05 NIACL 155.80 156.00 150.45 150.55 0.20 ABBOTINDIA 14444.00 15399.00 14337.10 14753.50 CUMMINSIND 558.00 561.25 542.00 546.85 SHREECEM 25100.00 25100.00 24838.85 24966.75 JCHAC 2490.00 2578.80 2489.00 2557.50 ANDHRABANK 16.15 16.25 15.70 15.75 CONCOR 569.55 575.90 562.90 575.70 0.50 AXISBANK 747.90 747.90 739.00 741.30 NIACL 155.95 157.80 150.40 151.20 WESTLIFE 469.45 477.75 467.00 469.35 NH 350.00 357.95 343.00 351.50 LUXIND 1513.25 1513.25 1478.00 1490.60 INDIGO 1400.00 1411.80 1387.45 1399.00 -1.15 HEROMOTOCO 2450.00 2451.00 2375.50 2385.05 TATAINVEST 967.00 1010.00 961.90 996.35 RITES 309.30 310.55 301.10 301.95 NETWORK18 28.45 29.05 28.45 29.05 ZYDUSWELL 1468.95 1475.00 1450.00 1463.95 ICICIGI 1382.00 1390.00 1366.00 1380.20 -1.50 SAIL 48.70 48.70 45.65 46.00 PCJEWELLER 20.70 20.70 18.75 19.40 RVNL 25.25 25.30 24.65 24.75 BAJAJCON 222.50 223.10 219.65 221.40 NBVENTURES 73.85 74.50 70.50 71.60 DIVISLAB 2085.00 2112.45 2076.15 2083.75 -2.20 JSWSTEEL 271.00 279.55 271.00 277.85 AVANTI 651.00 651.90 626.70 628.90 DHFL 12.18 12.18 11.11 11.11 BDL 296.55 297.30 290.20 294.45 JISLJALEQS 7.00 7.01 6.89 6.92 DABUR 513.60 517.50 508.55 512.50 -1.15 MGL 1181.90 1211.45 1156.00 1195.60 ADANIPORTS 368.30 373.45 366.30 368.40 SHILPAMED 408.00 410.90 394.00 398.05 GARFIBRES 1566.55 1580.00 1547.85 1569.85 TATAMETALI 607.10 615.25 604.55 608.65 BIOCON 311.95 316.80 307.70 308.00 -0.90 TRENT 662.10 701.05 642.35 695.95 M&MFIN 398.45 398.45 391.30 393.90 SJVN 26.20 26.25 25.15 25.35 GMDCLTD 63.00 63.00 59.40 60.25 MAHLIFE 404.35 416.25 404.10 406.40 COLPAL 1372.00 1376.00 1354.95 1365.05 -5.60 ONGC 109.00 109.50 105.90 106.20 TECHM 825.00 825.60 811.60 813.40 TIMKEN 1005.00 1005.00 940.50 950.45 THYROCARE 611.00 611.00 581.15 598.55 MAHLOG 414.45 414.45 399.90 401.35 HDFCAMC 3320.00 3337.90 3278.75 3300.05 -13.85 DRREDDY 3161.40 3172.90 3115.00 3150.50 FORTIS 163.70 166.00 159.00 164.45 JUBILANT 560.00 560.00 541.20 544.15 TATACOFFEE 99.00 99.00 96.25 97.10 TEJASNET 79.00 79.20 76.80 77.00 BOSCHLTD 14194.05 14214.70 13975.00 14110.00 -84.05 JUBLFOOD 1909.45 1909.45 1847.60 1854.95 SUDARSCHEM 466.00 488.00 466.00 471.55 BAJAJHLDNG 3774.00 3774.00 3750.00 3758.95 GEPIL 799.00 820.90 752.00 816.10 KPITTECH 95.95 99.85 94.00 97.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3786.05 3793.00 3750.00 3760.00 -23.00 ITDC 289.70 346.00 284.65 337.55 INOXLEISUR 430.00 452.70 427.00 444.45 OFSS 2919.80 2965.45 2883.00 2943.65 PTC 56.00 56.00 54.50 54.65 TNPL 181.70 182.05 175.00 180.10 AUROPHARMA 548.20 555.95 534.70 542.40 -4.15 ALKEM 2510.00 2698.50 2510.00 2594.25 AMBER 1545.00 1677.30 1539.35 1637.45 RAMCOCEM 796.35 796.35 779.00 788.65 VGUARD 214.05 214.15 207.35 208.05 SHRIRAMCIT 1412.15 1453.25 1412.15 1441.85 HINDZINC 196.20 196.75 191.65 193.40 -1.65 RPOWER 1.86 1.86 1.75 1.80 AAVAS 1860.10 1862.90 1800.00 1814.35 ISEC 471.00 478.15 465.55 469.50 VARROC 447.00 465.00 409.00 421.65 DBCORP 132.00 132.00 129.15 129.70 NMDC 113.00 114.25 110.85 112.75 -1.00 L&TFH 131.45 131.45 127.10 127.60 VBL 844.90 863.05 813.45 829.10 TV18BRDCST 26.50 26.85 25.80 26.30 GET&D 166.50 166.50 158.45 160.90 MAHSEAMLES 369.00 372.25 366.15 367.40 ASHOKLEY 83.55 84.45 81.90 83.00 -0.75 BAJAJFINSV 9630.00 9657.80 9535.10 9626.70 NAUKRI 3107.25 3125.00 2986.40 3011.60 IIFL 183.65 187.20 182.30 183.70 FINOLEXIND 582.00 584.90 548.35 549.95 TIINDIA 525.45 525.45 518.00 521.95 MARICO 313.60 313.95 307.00 308.80 -2.90 APOLLOHOSP 1663.45 1700.80 1634.75 1665.80 WABAG 218.20 228.50 215.50 217.95 ORIENTELEC 250.00 258.85 237.15 245.05 MPHASIS 935.00 941.95 926.00 928.25 SOMANYCERA 224.20 228.95 221.65 227.40 LUPIN 705.95 710.00 696.30 701.00 -6.60 NCC 51.10 51.20 48.80 49.10 RAYMOND 633.60 647.55 629.00 635.20 SYMPHONY 1375.00 1385.00 1309.00 1313.40 SOBHA 406.00 407.75 396.00 397.00 CHOLAHLDNG 545.05 549.00 536.25 542.50 AMBUJACEM 209.80 210.80 206.15 207.80 -2.00 ADANIGREEN 219.00 221.80 206.90 213.20 EIDPARRY 234.00 234.00 216.00 218.80 IFBIND 586.95 586.95 525.10 529.90 GSKCONS 9300.00 9355.85 9237.90 9294.65 MAGMA 59.80 60.05 56.00 57.50 DLF 235.30 236.60 231.15 233.45 -2.35 HDFCAMC 3329.85 3339.80 3280.60 3301.40 APOLLOTYRE 164.90 164.90 159.80 162.10 KEI 526.20 544.50 526.20 533.05 PARAGMILK 125.40 125.70 120.00 120.30 GDL 127.00 127.00 124.85 125.30 PETRONET 273.00 273.70 268.50 269.50 -3.15 GODFRYPHLP 1325.00 1365.00 1296.75 1351.40 VIPIND 497.00 508.20 495.00 506.20 ENGINERSIN 92.35 92.65 91.25 91.90 NILKAMAL 1399.60 1427.70 1385.85 1402.10 JSLHISAR 76.00 76.15 74.55 74.90 HINDPETRO 241.00 244.05 237.80 238.25 -2.80 TATAELXSI 1030.20 1070.10 1022.00 1060.20 SUNTV 485.00 490.00 476.00 481.45 ASTRAL 1203.55 1205.00 1183.80 1197.25 GREAVESCOT 142.80 142.85 138.80 139.50 HATHWAY 19.25 19.25 18.85 19.00 HAVELLS 627.90 629.00 616.10 620.95 -9.05 INDIGO 1390.10 1411.80 1388.45 1400.70 PFIZER 4070.00 4300.00 4070.00 4292.70 METROPOLIS 1657.50 1660.70 1588.00 1611.20 MMTC 20.05 20.15 19.20 19.40 STARCEMENT 87.80 88.85 87.50 87.80 SRTRANSFIN 1213.00 1226.90 1198.55 1202.00 -21.10 VOLTAS 699.00 699.00 667.30 681.35 AMBUJACEM 209.95 210.70 206.25 207.10 FRETAIL 341.95 346.00 335.00 343.40 MOIL 152.30 152.30 148.55 148.95 TCNSBRANDS 580.00 585.90 575.00 578.75 HDFCLIFE 596.00 598.90 584.50 585.00 -10.70 BHEL 39.95 40.00 37.90 38.25 SBILIFE 950.00 956.20 938.50 952.80 EDELWEISS 90.40 92.40 89.15 89.35 CUB 234.80 234.80 229.70 230.40 ARVINDFASN 357.40 364.50 349.00 354.60 NHPC 24.90 25.40 23.45 24.10 -0.45 CANBK 190.00 191.60 186.05 187.15 WELSPUNIND 45.40 45.40 43.60 44.00 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Beijing: The death toll in Another 4,008 new sus- arrive in China on Monday led 2019nCoV international China's coronavirus outbreak pected cases were reported on night to assist the Chinese health expert mission to China, led by 12  A4"       has gone up to 908 with 97 new Sunday. A total of 296 patients officials to contain the spread of Dr Bruce Aylward, veteran of %4 fatalities reported mostly in the became seriously ill, the com- coronavirus outbreak. past public health emergen-  3      Q    $= worst-affected Hubei province mission said, adding that 6,484 "I've just been at the airport cies," WHO director general    and the confirmed cases of patients remained in severe con- seeing off members of an Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  " Geneva: The head of the World "There've been some con- infection crossing 40,000, dition and 23,589 people were advance team for the @WHO- said in a tweet. PTI Health Organisation said on cerning instances of onward Chinese health officials said on suspected of being infected with Tokyo: Another 65 people Monday there have been "con- 2019nCoV spread from people  Monday, as a team of interna- the virus. A total of 3,281 peo-  O P  aboard the quarantined cerning instances" of coron- with no travel history to China. tional experts led by the WHO ple have been discharged from Diamond Princess cruise ship avirus among people with no The detection of a small num- Brussels: The European is set to arrive in Beijing to help hospital after recovery, it said.  25     moored off Japan have been travel history to China, warn- ber of cases may indicate more Union will host an extraordi- contain the epidemic. The commission said 3.99 diagnosed with novel coron- ing that it could be the "tip of widespread transmission in nary meeting of health min- According to China's lakh close contacts had been London: Britain has declared Hubei province where the virus avirus, the health ministry said the iceberg", as he urged all other countries; in short, we isters on Thursday, along National Health Commission, traced, adding that among them, the new coronavirus that first emerged as a “infected Monday, bringing the total countries to prepare for the pos- may only be seeing the tip of with a WHO envoy, to discuss 91 deaths were reported in 29,307 were discharged from emerged from China a "serious area.” “The incidence or trans- number of known infections to sible arrival of the novel virus the iceberg," tweeted the novel coronavirus out- Hubei province, the epicentre of medical observation on Sunday, and imminent threat to public mission of novel coronavirus 135. The Diamond Princess that has killed over 900 people. Ghebreyesus, Director-General break. the epidemic, two in Anhui, and with 1.87 lakh still under med- health'' and announced new constitutes a serious and immi- has been in quarantine since Tedros Adhanom of the WHO. So far, only around 30 one each in Heilongjiang, ical observation. measures Monday to combat the nent threat to public health, and arriving off the Japanese coast Ghebreyesus lauded the doc- Ghebreyesus said the spread cases of the new strain have Jiangxi, Hainan and Gansu. By the end of Sunday, 36 spread of the disease. the measures outlined in these early last week after the virus tors, nurses and health workers of coronavirus outside China been detected in Europe. There were 97 deaths and confirmed cases, including one The UK Department of regulations are considered as an was detected in a former pas- for doing "their utmost" at per- appeared to be slowing, but "Now is the time to join 3,062 new confirmed cases of death, had been reported in Health and Social Care said peo- effective means of delaying or senger who got off the ship last sonal risk to contain the epi- could accelerate, warning that forces to stop this epidemic," the lethal infection on Sunday, Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases ple with the virus can now be preventing further transmis- month in Hong Kong. demic, terming them "true any breach in solidarity is a vic- said European Commissioner it said. in Macao and 18 in Taiwan. forcibly quarantined and will not sion of the virus,” the agency said "Test results from 103 peo- heroes" of the outbreak that first tory for the virus. "Containment for Crisis Management Janez A total of 908 people have Overseas, over 300 cases of be free to leave. in a statement. ple have now come out and 65 surfaced in December in remains our objective, but all Lenarcic. The EU Ministers died of the disease and 40,171 coronavirus have been reported, It named two British hospi- It added that the changes of them are confirmed positive Wuhan city in China's central countries must use the window discuss ways to prevent the confirmed cases of the out- including from three from tals as isolation facilities for were designed to ensure the for the new coronavirus," the Hubei province where millions of opportunity created by the virus' spread and "adopt con- break have been reported in Kerala. A team of international those affected by the disease and health and safety of medical ministry said in a statement of people are under lockdown containment strategy to prepare clusions in relation to the EU 31 provincial-level regions so experts led by the World Health designated the Chinese city of workers who came into contact without giving further details in a bid to stop it from spread- for the virus's possible arrival," response to the novel coron- far, it said. Organisation (WHO) would Wuhan and the surrounding with infected patients. AP such as their nationalities. PTI ing. he said. PTI avirus outbreak". AFP 6 + 4 +      +4Q   +=   E  #$   $ =    5   

Kano (Nigeria): Boko Haram Jerusalem: Israeli forces increased since January 28 jihadists killed at least 30 people attacked Hamas positions from when US President Donald *    and abducted women and chil- the air early on Monday, the Trump released his vision for      dren in a raid in northeast army said, after militants in the resolving the Israeli-Palestinian ! 5    Nigeria's restive Borno state, a Palestinian enclave fired a pro- conflict -- a plan firmly reject- regional Government jectile at the Jewish state. ed by the Palestinian leadership     5(  Berlin: German Chancellor Kramp-Karrenbauer's spokesman said on Monday. The "aircraft and fighter jets in both the West Bank and Angela Merkel's designated announcement reflects the The attack Sunday evening targeted a number of Hamas Gaza. Moscow: Russia's Defense successor unexpectedly threw growing split with the Christian targeted the village of Auno on terror targets in the southern It would grant Israel a Ministry said on Friday that a in the towel Monday, plunging Democrats exposed last week a key highway linking to region- Gaza Strip," a statement from number of its long-held goals, passenger jetliner in Syria was her conservative party into in its handling of the election al capital Maiduguri. the Israeli army said, noting a including full control of dis- endangered by Israeli fighter deeper crisis as it struggles to of a governor in the state of The jihadists stormed in on Hamas "training compound puted Jerusalem and a green jets that used it as shield while agree on its future political Thuringia. trucks mounted with heavy and military infrastructures" light to annex all settlements striking the suburbs of direction after losing votes to There regional party law- weapons, killing, burning and mounting roadblocks to target bouring Yobe state. The highway were included in the attack. and other parts of the West Damascus the previous day. the far right. makers voted with the far- looting before kidnapping security forces and civilians. has been increasingly targeted by There were no reports from Bank. The allegation comes as Annegret Kramp- right Alternative for Germany women and children, state gov- Witnesses said jihadists set ISWAP militants in recent Gaza of casualties or damage. In exchange the tensions run high in Syria, Karrenbauer told leading mem- party to oust the left-wing ernment spokesman Ahmad alight 30 vehicles in the raid, months. The surge has followed On Sunday night, a pro- Palestinians would be offered a where fighting has escalated in bers of the Christian incumbent, ignoring advice Abdurrahman Bundi said. including trucks that had the creation of so-called "super jectile was launched from Gaza state in the remaining parts of the northern province of Idlib. Democratic Union that she from Berlin leadership. They aimed at travellers stopped overnight on their way camps" by the Nigerian military at southern Israel, triggering air the West Bank and Gaza. Syrian government forces, won't be seeking the chancel- The move broke what is who had stopped for the night to Maiduguri. "Many of the dri- in the northeast — a strategy raid sirens and sending thou- Palestinians in Gaza, an backed by the Russian mili- lorship in next year's election, widely regarded as a taboo in and torched vehicles. vers and their assistants who under which small army camps sands to bomb shelters. enclave ruled by the Islamist tary, have clashed with Turkish upending Merkel's plans to post-war German politics The attackers "killed not were sleeping the vehicles were have withdrawn from several A spokeswoman for the movement Hamas, have troops that support the oppo- hand her the reins after more around cooperating with less than 30 people who are burnt alive," civilian militia areas and combined into fewer, regional council in Shaar launched rockets, mortar shells sition there after failing to than 15 years in power. extremist parties. mostly motorists and destroyed fighter, Babakura Kolo told AFP. larger bases. Last month four Hanegev, just northeast of Gaza, and balloons rigged with explo- observe a cease-fire. Merkel's spokesman Annegret Kramp- 18 vehicles," Bundi said in a The jihadists combed Nigerian soldiers were killed and said the projectile apparently hit sives at southern Israel on a A spokesman for the Steffen Seibert told reporters in Karrenbauer is still Germany's statement after visiting the scene. through the village, looting and seven injured when the jihadists an open field. near-daily basis since the plan Israeli prime minister did not Berlin that Germany's long- defense minister. The attack, some 25 kilo- burning shops and property attacked troops positioned in Palestinian attacks have was unveiled. respond to a request for com- time leader stood by her deci- It was unclear how the lat- metres (15 miles) west of before withdrawing, he said. Auno. The decade-long Islamist ment. Israel rarely acknowl- sion not to run for a fifth term est developments would affect Maiduguri, occurred in an area Auno lies on the 120-kilo- insurgency has killed 36,000 edges strikes carried out in in 2021, despite the latest Merkel's earlier plans for her where fighters from the Islamic metre highway linking people and displaced around     $ Syria. development. succession. AP State West Africa Province Maiduguri to Damaturu, a two million from their homes in Israel has repeatedly (ISWAP) have been active, major regional city in neigh- northeast Nigeria. AFP struck Syrian and Iran-linked      $ targets in Syria in recent years and has vowed to push back < $:, Ramallah: One of the men raised fears of a sophisticated against increasing Iranian was hospitalized with kidney militant cell that might strike influence in its neighboring failure and 11 broken ribs. again, and Israeli interrogators country.     Another was nearly unrecog- appear to have treated it as a The news of the alleged nizable to his wife when he was ticking time-bomb scenario. near-miss came amid jitters wheeled into a courtroom. A Israeli and Palestinian rights just a month after a Ukrainian    third was stitched up after being groups say there is strong evi- passenger plane crashed short- attacked by a security dog. dence that they tortured sever- ly after take-off from Tehran, Washington: Four members of The case comes as the Then the three Palestinians al detainees in violation of killing all 176 people on board. the Chinese military have been Trump administration has were returned to their Israeli Israeli and international law. Iran said the plane was charged with breaking into the warned against what it sees as interrogators. They had been The allegations against mistakenly shot down by its networks of the Equifax credit the growing political and eco- swept up in a sprawling man- Israel are the most serious to paramilitary Revolutionary reporting agency and stealing nomic influence of China, and hunt launched after a roadside come to light in years, and the Guard. In a statement released the personal information of tens efforts by Beijing to collect data bomb killed a 17-year-old Israeli rights groups say they point to Friday, Russian Defense of millions of Americans, the on Americans and steal scientific girl and wounded her father and a loosening of constraints two Ministry spokesman Maj. Justice Department said research and innovation. brother as they hiked down to decades after the Israeli Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Monday, blaming Beijing for one “This was a deliberate and a spring last August in the Supreme Court outlawed most the strike was carried around of the largest hacks in history. sweeping intrusion into the pri- occupied West Bank. The attack forms of torture. AP 2 am local time Thursday. AP The 2017 breach affected vate information of the roughly 145 million people, with American people,” Attorney the hackers successfully stealing General William Barr said in a names, Social Security num- statement. “Today, we hold PLA bers and other personal infor- hackers accountable for their mation stored in the company's criminal actions, and we remind databases. The four — members the Chinese government that we of the People's Liberation Army, have the capability to remove the an arm of the Chinese military Internet's cloak of anonymity — are also accused of stealing the and find the hackers that nation company's trade secrets, law repeatedly deploys against us," enforcement officials said. he added. AP  !"#$ %!& $ ''()*)*   -1  !   

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And Brad Pitt has always ! been the prom king, missing only his    F (* actual crown. ; The much-admired actor, finally *, 'M%     winning his first acting Oscar for his sly, *M8G'   2&$ knowing performance in Quentin *MT(2&   $  Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ... in    M Hollywood, grew emotional as he looked * M*(82%  L-    back at his fairytale rise to Hollywood he film took Hollywood’s top class satire is the first non-English-lan- *',, (M* 2'    stardom, beginning with a combustive- Tprize on Sunday night, along with guage film to win best picture in the () *  # . ly sexy performance in “Thelma & awards for best director, best interna- 92-year history of the Academy *',, (M'2 & Louise” nearly three decades ago. “Once tional film and best screenplay. In a Awards, and is the first South Korean   upon a time in Hollywood. Ain’t that the year dominated by period epics — film to ever win an Oscar. ( truth!” he said, misty-eyed. 1917, Once Upon a Time ... In South Korean social media were 1 'M* + ,  (.  Hollywood, The Irishman — the film overwhelmed with congratulatory ''M  ,  , Zellweger completes comeback with academy instead went overseas, to messages. Bong, Parasite and other 7( best-actress Oscar win South Korea, to reward a contempo- Oscar-related news also dominated  ( Renée Zellweger completed a rary and unsettling portrait of social search terms throughout Monday at 7(7 Hollywood comeback for the ages by win- inequality in Parasite. major internet portal sites, which had ning the best actress award for her role True to its name, Parasite simply been preoccupied with the outbreak (  .M as Judy Garland in Judy. Written off dur- got under the skin of Oscar voters, of a virus in China that has killed more ing a six-year hiatus from acting that attaching itself to the American than 900 people and sickened tens of ended in 2016, Zellweger returned to awards season and, ultimately, to his- thousands of others, mainly in China. O)  (   claim her second Oscar after 16 years. “If tory. The win was a watershed “It’s happy news, like welcome      only I could stand up straight, I was shak- moment for the Academy Awards, rain, to the Republic of Korea, which T( ing so much,” Zellweger said as she which has long been content to rele- is depressed, stagnant and thrown into       walked offstage. “Oh my word.” gate international films to their own despair due to Wuhan pneumonia,” trend was to be yourself.”      .   category. Multiple standing ovations the main opposition Liberty Korea “It’s less about trends. It’s more about Time to come alive greeted Bong’s several wins. “I am Party said in a statement. Wuhan is the showing who they really are. Billie Eilish    As the very first person to take the ready to drink tonight,” Bong said, Chinese city at the center of the out- and Billy Porter tend to just stick to their      stage, Monae set the tone when she plain- prompting roars from the crowd. break. guns. When it comes to fashion, they (? 4@ ly addressed the diversity issue in her Unexpectedly called up again for President Moon Jae-in and his don’t let themselves be confined to any opening number. “It’s time to come best director, Bong saluted his fellow advisers began a regularly scheduled box. It’s true that Eilish loves a logo, but ? alive, because the Oscars is so white, it’s nominees, particularly Martin meeting by clapping their hands to cel- that’s true of her generation, from Gucci ,    time to come alive!” she sang. Her per- Scorsese, and concluded: “Now I’m ebrate Bong’s wins. Moon later tweet- to Louis Vuitton,” she said. formance directly referenced films and ready to drink until tomorrow.” ed that he is proud of Bong and his   !   actors who’d been snubbed in the nom- The victory for the film — which staff and “particularly grateful to VINTAGE REPRESENTED, BUT JUST ( inations and also the missing female had echoes of the surprise win by them for giving courage and pride to A TAD       directors. “I’m so proud to stand here as Moonlight over La La Land three years our people who are overcoming dif- Margot Robbie hit the carpet in a black, queer artist telling stories,” ago — came in a year when many crit- ficulties.” Chanel from the brand’s spring 1994    ? )  ( Monae said. “Happy Black History icised the lack of diversity in the nom- “I think this was a great opportu- -   haute couture collection. It was a black     Month.” inees and the absence of female film- nity to let the world know the true fitted bustier gown with detached sleeves makers. But the triumph for Parasite, value of Korean movies,” said office A breakdown of the gowns, bling and that practically touched the ground. A     ( Missing: A certain reproductive organ the Palme d’Or-winner at last year’s worker Cho Sung-ho, 54. “I think it beauty pearl pendant was front and center.  !  -<8-? 4 ( Diversity — both racial and gender Cannes Film Festival, enabled is very meaningful that the Academy A look at fashion highlights from the (     — was also a major topic of the “non- Hollywood to flip the script and sig- Award this time has acknowledged the big night: The bling monologue” given by “non-hosts” Chris nal progress, nevertheless. No Korean superior quality of Korean films.” There was an abundance of statement      Rock and Steve Martin. (Like last year, the film had ever won an Oscar before. Actor Priyanka Chopra said that The gowns necklaces on women (Mindy Kaling, Julia   ?P show famously went hostless.) Rock In doing so, the film academy this win is a call for representation. She Scarlett Johansson, Renée Zellweger, Louis, Zazie Beetz) but there was also a quipped pointedly that actor Mahershala turned away another history-making believes that this signals the fact that Charlize Theron, Cynthia Erivo and show of “gents jewelry,” said Claibourne L4  ;   Ali had two Oscars, but “you know what event, again denying Netflix its first it is time for wider representation in Regina King served up standout looks. Poindexter, jewelry specialist. that means when the cops pull him over? best-picture win despite two con- Hollywood, beyond the cinema that King’s pale pink Versace with just the From Porter in multiple bracelets and Nothing.” Martin noted that among the tenders in The Irishman and Marriage only the US makes. “It’s the time of right amount of silver embellishment was rings from Swarovski to men bringing 1     directing nominees, something seemed Story, and a big-spending awards representation. As people and as a flawless fit. Johansson’s Champagne- back the lapel brooch (Chalamet’s vintage ,,  to be missing. “Vaginas?” replied Rock. campaign blitz. entertainers. Our craft has the power hued Oscar de la Renta was a strapless Cartier), “there is no doubt that men are (  South Koreans reacted with joy to transcend borders and languages, wonder with strand details at the top. embracing jewels for the first time in a F',8  ',; A first for indigenous people after the good news came as their and tonight Parasite demonstrates Theron’s black Dior Haute Couture long time,” he said. An emotional highlight of the night country struggles to guard against a exactly that. Congratulations to the offered one shoulder up and one down, Among other favourites: Anthony    was Taika Waititi’s win for best adapted new virus and counter North Korea’s entire film for shattering the glass ceil- along with a high side slit. Erivo shut it Ramos in a long necklace and lapel   screenplay for the anti-hate themed Jojo nuclear threat. ing and making history as the first down in a white custom Atelier Versace brooch worn with a white suit. As for the  Rabbit. Waititi, from New Zealand, The film’s win made history in non-English film to win Best Picture,” one-shoulder bustier gown. Zellweger women, Greta Gerwig wore diamonds , became the first Oscar winner of Maori South Korean film industry too. The she wrote on her social media. didn’t disappoint in a white symmetrical and emerald from Bulgari, as did Beetz. descent. He dedicated his victory “to all body hugger from Armani with one long Theron wore a diamond drop necklace  the indigenous kids of the world who sleeve. by Tiffany & Co. weighing in at more than  (; want to do art and dance and write sto- “I’ve been selfish, I’ve been cruel at times, this?” The woman escorting him to his “Regina King and Cynthia Erivo 20 carats. Louis-Dreyfus wore more than  ( ries. We are the original storytellers, and hard to work with. I’m grateful that so next stop said gently, “It’s yours.” really did the ballgown right,” said Justine 60 carats set in platinum from Harry we can make it here as well.” many of you in this room have given me Carreon, senior market editor for Winston. Vintage represented in a small  '   Later, as a presenter, Waititi took the a second chance.” STEVE MARTIN GETS READY Elle.com. “Cynthia Erivo had those kind way, thanks to Rebel Wilson’s gold and '2   stage and noted the Academy was gath- Steve Martin made sure to get to the of modern paniers on the hips. Regina diamond double row necklace by  . ering “on the ancestral lands of the Eminem, take two wings extra early for his and Chris had a pink princess moment, but it still Pomellato to Chalamet’s 1950s ruby and  (2  Tongva, Tataviam and the Chumash.” Also getting a second chance was rap- Rock’s show opener had a very modern neckline.” Nobody diamond clip, Poindexter said. per Eminem, who stunned the crowd by Sunday but his prompt- took any big risks, she said, though there “Over the last several years we’ve seen  ( 7 And for disabled actors showing up for a surprise performance ness also meant he had were some statements made. a consistent increase in gentlemen who &, ( When The Peanut Butter Falcon star of Lose Yourself — 17 years after it won a little time to kill. wear jewels as a great way to diversify /  Zack Gottsagen appeared to present in best original song from the film 8 Mile. 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hotographer, archivist, print- maker and visual historian, PPadma Shri belongs to the arc light of Indian artists who have spent six decades exploring India’s indigenous arts. Over the years, it is Bhatt’s investigations of rural and tribal designs that have influenced the motifs he has used in his printmaking. He has been active- ly engaged with intaglios since the mid 60s and these images constitute an important chapter in the history of printmaking in India. They demonstrate great artistic sensibili- ties, creativity and a unique under- standing of traditional cultures. Each print can be seen as an artwork in its own right as well as a historical doc- ument. His works set him apart as an ethnographer. Through his show of original intaglios at Bihar Museum, starting today, he goes back in time. Here are significance. You call it a slice of his- some excerpts: tory but I would say that it is a liv- ing moment in the lives of the hum-  Tell us about your photograph ble. documentation that began in the Printmaking for me became a 1960s. process of rich imagery and a residue In 1961, I won an Italian govern- of living traditions. I recall how in ment scholarship to study at the Rajasthan, the intricate floral patterns Academia Di Belle Arti in Naples for of a rangoli or a mandana, painstak- two years. From Italy, I went to the ingly created by a woman in the Pratt Institute in New York, where I courtyard of the house, were impor- $"    received a Fulbright fellowship. I was tant statements of a rural lifestyle that trained in the graphic arts and began we hardly see anymore. to take a particular interest in print- Many of the artforms I pho-     $   making. tographed even as late as 1994 are not When I returned in the 1960s, I visible anymore. The number of         was asked to take photographs of the people who made them have less-      $      Gujarati folk art for a seminar at the full of rural rhythms in the simplest ened. Most of these traditions have Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan in Mumbai, of circumstances. For instance, in A started losing their essence. For " 96- .. keeping the disappearing rural arts tribal house from rural India (South instance, people now buy Kolam — in focus. I was asked to chronicle the kind of imagery. It was inspired by tices? Gujarat, 1987), a mother and her the Rangavalli designs — in the arts and indigenous practices of traditional Indian folk designs. I knew that when I began, I had child are sitting against a wall in their form of plastic stickers from shops edium and material a poignant reminder of urban rural parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, It was in 1966 that I returned to to include whatever I could capture hut. Resting next to them are tools within South Indian temples, which, Moften lead an artist detritus and waste. A hunk of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, MSU Baroda with a thorough knowl- on my frame. Cultural evidences have and impediments, some household ironically, have supported this tradi- towards evolution, change concrete is brushed with West Bengal and Bihar from 1967 to edge of the intaglio process that I had a wide canvas so I was looking at trib- appliances and weapons used by the tion the most. I used the designs in and transition. It has been paint, nails, wire and placed 1995. I travelled extensively, visiting gained at the Pratt Institute at al musicians and women who had tribal folks. The tools are shown as my prints as a motif for longevity. seen as the precursor to every upon a concrete bracket cre- villages and tribal regions, pho- Brooklyn, New York. I found intaglio mastered pottery, to artistes and an impression on the wall. And I In later years, in my etchings, kind of growth. It reveals the ating a new relationship tographing folk arts and craft tradi- exciting. The thought that so many dancers, weavers, wall painters and observed that the villagers were so intaglios and screen prints, I also concept that lies within the between the elements of tions in their local areas, as well as prints could be made was a sense of even children. Sometimes I would simple yet full of their own elemen- tried to explore a personal language artwork. The interesting part waste. “Every time I look people who inhabited these spaces. commonality I believed in because I walk into a makeshift hut and see the tal ideas. Life in the village has its of symbols that belonged to indige- is that it raises questions about around, I find bundles of Those folk and craft traditions didn’t like the idea of elitist art. This wet wall and suddenly see the calf own tranquil pace and their creative nous cultures — peacock, parrot, the boundaries often drawn empty bottles, canes, plates, became part of my intaglios. caused friends such as Jeram Patel, ready to shut his eyes and sleep. That pursuits are what engaged me lotus, stylised Indian gods and god- around a particular style, nails, building materials and Bhupen Khakhar and Gulam is how I got the image, Calf (Madhya throughout. desses, and some unending variations material or presentation. other junks. It makes me  It is said that at the MS Mohammed Sheikh to follow the Pradesh, 1983). Their cattle were as on tribal and village designs — Three artists — Satish think that there is still some University in Baroda, you became same process. At the Faculty of Fine important to them as their family Your prints reflect the ingenu- which became part of my iconogra- Sharma, Anju Kaushik and life in them. I get new ideas a catalyst for other artists picking Arts in Baroda, we were soon known members. When it comes to art tra- ity of indigenous iconography. phy. Now I am happily exploring Rubkirat Vohra come togeth- from them. Through my up printmaking as a genre. Would as “The Baroda School” of . ditions, people and their environs are Please reflect on this journey. inkjet digital printing and hologra- er to explore their journey painting, I give a new identi- you like to reflect on those days in the most important. My focus has always been on the phy. I like the multiplicity of print. I though objects in a group ty to the waste and change the 1960s? When we look at your work, we surroundings. When I look at it now, am happy that many art lovers can show of paintings and sculp- them into three-dimension When I began, my early works can also find a wide repertoire of  Your photographs pay great I see that it presented a holistic per- buy my prints. tures — Trails of Materials. sculpture.” were influenced by cubism as well as historical evidence. How did you attention to background details... spective in an age where traditions (Manushya aur Prakriti runs till While Satish has been Rubkirat enjoys working lighthearted and colourful pop art explore such a wide variety of prac- I was looking at a world that was are vanishing. Everything had its own February 27 at Bihar Museum.) painting for two decades, he with metal and wood, creating has traversed the works that composite forms from a mal- recall the musings of Vincent leable lead that has a low heat o serve public awareness for impressionist moods. Van Gogh, moving on toward point. The abstractions hint Tthe arts and provide oppor- Sangeeta Gupta, the poet, abstraction which celebrates towards architectural forms tunity to artists to widen their B     thinker and abstractionist, cre- pure colour and texture. His and human existence. The web of influence in the market ates a set of platters that she canvases evoke a three- objects are aesthetic, disasso- that is, at the moment, regres- paints upon with acrylic to cre- dimensional form that cele- ciated from the world of nar- sive and stagnating, curator ate a conversation. brates earth in different rative. Ranging from oils, Neeraj Gupta, president of the '18FB 17 ( Ranjeeta Kant’s painting shades — a deep madder red, charcoal on canvas, metallic Delhi Art Society, brings forth speaks about the universal the aquamarine of seashore objects to delicate construc- a show of sculptures and paint- ',',  ( debacle of infanticide. Within blues, solemn slate greys and tions from wire and linear ings for public space. the realism of the human fail- the darkened shades of a black drawing work, it evokes her ,'7 ,.*B1  ing, here, we see the poignan- night. feelings. One could say that Public art spaces cy of the miracle of life and the Satish says, “For me art is her inner voice experiments Public Art includes about suggestion of beauty of living breaking out of boundaries. I with objects. 17 artists who are seasoned rather than death. felt it first when I switched to Rubkirat says that her work sculptors as well as painters. The multi-faceted Naresh abstracts. The act of throwing is contemporary and not in the Neeraj Gupta’s elephant Kapuria, who has worked with colour on canvas, let it take its historical architectural forms. flits through time and tide, rais- so many media, creates a stir- own shape and form was lib- Although she conforms to her ing questions and inviting ring amalgamation of compo- erating. It opened up my inner self, her art is deeply introspections that waft sition, contours and colour mind and journey to immersive lending a serene through our everyday idioms facets with his work that strad- unknown beginnings.” calmness to the viewer as and practices. While Anjali dles many scenes and times as The artist has also been though stemming from her Khosa Kaul creates a synergy of it oscillates through the pendu- moving towards monochro- own contentment and realisa- sorts with her series that depict lum of time. matic expressions with a pref- tion.” forest botanical creations in Artist Prem Singh creates erence for brighter colours. Her “abstruse creations” wood, Bhola Kumar’s stone paintings that celebrate the Anju’s new works are are created with nails, metal, creation has about it a stealthy lyrics of spring in an impres- more about the sculpturesque, wood, wires, charcoal, canvas, gravitas as it’s about dimensions sionist manner evoking the with a preference for high- fire. It lends a sense of satisfac- and depth. Brajesh Verman magic of hillsides and flowers relief surfaces. She prefers tion to the viewer. explores history and time with blooming in spring. working with discarded Together, the works of these a work that goes down into the The most important facet objects, transforms them with three artists bring home a fresh roots of Sumerian culture to of this exhibition is to lend a plaster of Paris, concrete and perspective on the materiality of give us words that are integral thought for art that must trav- wood. The act of reclaiming objects. We may appreciate how to sovereignty — strength, Bhaktibhushan De’s Nature’s cotta works are symbolic of her el through time and be made old, rusted and discarded these objects and their materi- courage, freedom and emi- Sorrow is an evocative work love for nature. Her prowess as visible to an audience. The objects and giving them new als communicate across cultures nence —and echoes of antiqui- that talks to man about nature’s an artist of measure and sub- most important part of an life is particular to Anju’s and temporal boundaries, mov- ty. strength and its eternal quali- stance is seen in detail. artist’s creation is the end result practice. The objects chal- ing in some instances beyond ty of recycling. It also talks Simran KS Lamba’s Trees when the work is gazed upon lenge the idea of what is the intentions of their creators. Nature and the human form about the harmony that man created out of tree trunk and ic symbol of man with his Evocative paintings by thousands. Public art for a rejected elevating it from what The materials have the ability to Arun Pandit’s Couple is needs because it has been copper give us tenets of man sculpture that is made of steel Kalicharan Gupta, the city is about history, memory, may appear to be a part of transport the viewer into dis- influenced by Rodin and destroyed by man’s greed. and nature and the unerring circular rods. It presents man abstract maestro of Delhi, cre- metaphors and moods and it mundane existence. covering their own narrative Brancusi. His Patina creates a Madhab Das creates the power of trees. He OR IS IT in a dual setting who is balanc- ates paintings that spell the enlivens art practices and lasts Anju’s works are often behind the presented narrative, rooted synergy of sorts as it most enduring form of the SHE brings back the words of ing different things. Uttam quasi realistic language of the long. connected into a loose narra- but they may also hone in on speaks about the beauty of human figure. Here, man is Hermann Hesse who said, Pacharne’s brass piece echoes dispersion and scattering of (The show is on till tive, where she makes a com- the story that the artist is keen bronze and the pathos of life lost, deprived and full of “Trees are sanctuaries.” Rajesh the emblematic essence of light and colour fields. He brings February 17 at Visual Arts ment on the environment, to tell us in their own language and its many learnings. despair. Kavita Nayyar’s terra- Sharma creates an emblemat- nature. alive both modernist and Gallery, IHC.) where a fossilised fish shape is and materiality.

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Leipzig worked tirelessly to thwart the Leipzig striker Timo Werner, who missed in that time.” However, Martin Terrier and Qatar-owned club. Lyon, meanwhile, have not won in hosts, for whom victory would have opened up a golden opportunity on 63 minutes, rued his City could still turn a hitherto disap- Moussa Dembele quickly pulled goals They will hope to have Neymar three and this result leaves the seven- a four-point gap after third-placed Borussia team’s missed chances, including a skied effort pointing campaign into a glorious one as back, and PSG needed a late strike by back by then. The world’s most expen- time former champions in ninth place. Dortmund’s 4-3 loss at Bayer Leverkusen. by captain Marcel Sabitzer. they face Aston Villa in the League Cup substitute Edinson Cavani to secure the sive player sat out a second consecu- They are eight points adrift of the Bayern are bidding to win an eighth “In the beginning, it seemed just a matter final in three weeks’ time, have progressed points. tive match due to a rib complaint. Champions League qualifying spots straight league title. of time before we scored,” admitted Werner. into the fifth round of the FA Cup and are “Normally after a goal like that the “We play a lot of games and errors and their upcoming European double- They were awarded a second-half penalty “But in the second half we played as our preparing for a blockbuster Champions game is over,” said coach Thomas happen but I don’t know if it’s the time header against Juventus looks certain which was then reversed when VAR showed coach (Julian Nagelsmann) wanted and were League last 16 clash with Real Madrid. Tuchel of the own goal. “But we were to be too critical,” Tuchel added. “The to be a step too far for them. AFP Robert Lewandowski had been offside. the better team. We could have won.” “There are still incredible nice things still to fight for,” added Guardiola. “We are in the EFL Cup final in three ,  ( weeks, we are still in the    G%     $ %P  FA Cup, we want to try and finish second in       the league and we have   -1 1 team which also has HS Prannoy, Team championship, which serves two big games   -1/  while their next FA Cup assignment Subhankar Dey and young as Asia qualifiers for the Thomas against Real is a fifth-round tie at second-tier nfazed by coronavirus fears, a Lakshya Sen. and Uber Cups. Madrid in the cott McTominay says Derby. 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mirrored Ross Taylor’s rich form in Hamilton and Auckland. But Iyer lacked the finishing touch as compared to /?--3 Taylor’s experience. He could- n’t see India’s chase through in Auckland like the senior Kiwi batsman did in Hamilton.  ,,7 & ( @;4  India may also look to experiment a bit before the Test   - -1BF1B Mayank Agarwal have shown series. only momentary flashes of Rahul, Shaw, Iyer, Kedar ndia would expect its top brilliance and have not repli- Jadhav and Yuzvendra Chahal order to fire to avoid a cated the kind of starts the did not take part in the option- Iseries whitewash when it Indian batting has grown al practice session on Monday. clashes with a high-flying New accustomed to from its top- Kohli was first into the nets Zealand in the third and final order. against both pace and spin. One-day International at Bay Rohit’s absence has been a Manish Pandey was in the Oval today. major factor in India’s defeat in nets beside him, while Rishabh Despite missing inspira- this series. The opener aver- Pant had a long session once tional skipper Kane aged 57.30 in ODI cricket in again. Williamson in the line-up due the past 12 months, having a Pant has not played limit- to a shoulder injury, the hosts major impact on Indian for- ed-overs' cricket since he suf- shrugged off the T20 series tunes in this format. fered a concussion against debacle to claim the ODI In that light, the burden of Australia. If India goes as per series. scoring runs has been placed routine plan, he is in danger of New Zealand, though, will squarely on Kohli in this series. missing out entirely from play- have the experience and lead- With 66 runs in two innings, ing white-ball cricket on this ership of Williamson for the he did not come through for tour. final game as he has passed the once and the rest In the fitness test. didn’t rise to the +H  ,  >>   dred and a half-century, has ODI.

   3   He has      &  4           dismissed Virat Kohli the most number of times in +    8  P  international cricket and  & A   ,8 +  New Zealand pacer Tim “He is obviously a class Southee said on the eve of the was the most...,” he added. Southee on Monday credited player and doesn’t have many third ODI. Southee said his side’s 2-0   11    - B -1BF1B bowl accordingly. Here in opponent can take you by helpful pitch conditions for weaknesses. I think the wick- “It is your job to take series win over India in the the next game, we will get surprise. So both things the feat he “didn’t know” et had a little bit of assistance wickets...And Virat is a great current three-match contest akistan completed a crushing innings-and- nderstanding the a bigger ground compared are important. If you see, about. with the new ball and if you player and he has been in shouldn’t be a surprise to any- P44-run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth Upeculiar dimensions to the others,” said Thakur their batsmen use the Including Saturday’s ODI put it in the right areas, there great form. Especially in run one as the Black Caps, consec- morning on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the of the grounds and nego- ahead of final ODI game. wind and the short side,” in Auckland, Southee has was enough there to ask a few chases he is exceptional, so I utive ODI World Cup finalists, two-Test series. tiating the wind factor is a Thakur feels the con- he added. now dismissed Kohli nine questions. It is about assistance guess it’s always nice to see the have been playing well in this Bangladesh were bowled out for 168 in their must for bowlers to suc- ditions make New India will be aiming times across formats. and the pitch conditions...,” back of him. I didn’t know that format for a while now. PTI second innings after resuming the day on 126- ceed in New Zealand, Zealand one of the tough- to avoid a 0-3 whitewash 6 as Pakistan’s pace and spin attack was too hot reckons India pacer est places to play cricket in. today and with the series to handle despite a flat Rawalpindi stadium pitch. Shardul Thakur. “It is very difficult already out of reach, Fast bowler Naseem Shah, who at 16 years “There are no grounds because you don’t get to Thakur feels he and his and 359 days became the youngest bowler to alike in New Zealand, so play on grounds like this teammates can play even take a Test hat-trick on Sunday, finished with it is very important to every day. That’s why they more freely. 4-26 and was declared man of the match. understand the ground say New Zealand is a dif- “When you play inter- Despite Naseem being unavailable to bowl dimensions. How to bowl, ficult country to play national cricket, every on Monday with rib pain, Pakistan mopped up etc. In each game, as a cricket in. I feel that when game matters for every the last four wickets in 90 minutes, inflicting bowler, you may have to you practice in the nets player. When you are 2-0 their 10th defeat on Bangladesh in 11 matches change your plan because you have to practice in the down, you can express with one draw. the last game in Auckland, manner in which you are yourself even more — our Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali said home straight boundaries were going to bowl the next skills, our variations in wins — only possible in recent months, after the short. Before that in day. bowling. Batsmen can resumption of Test cricket in Pakistan follow- Hamilton, the side bound- “Mentally too, it is play their shots, can exe- ing a decade’s isolation over security concerns ary was short. The dimen- crucial to be prepared cute shots and express — were important to boost confidence. sions of each ground are because if you are not themselves. That’s how “It’s an important win and home wins always different and you have to prepared mentally, the we will approach it.” increase confidence within the team,” said Azhar. “We have to play important away series includ- ing one in England (July-August this year) so we will carry this confidence. '  A A   & “Naseem and other bowlers bowled superbly and it was an outstanding batting display, so all      136. Rahane took over from there and in all it was a complete team effort.” got much needed time in the middle B’desh skipper Mominul Haque started the ndia vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the first Test beginning in day by square-driving paceman Shaheen Shah Iwarmed up for the Test series in New Wellington on February 21. A practice Afridi for his fifth boundary in Zealand with an unbeaten 101 for the game will also be played before the series- the first over, but then fell leg- touring A side in the drawn four-day opener. before in the same over for 41. game against New Zealand A on Vijay Shankar also made a valuable Liton Das (29) and tail- Monday. contribution with a 66-run knock. Test ender Rubel Hossain kept In response to New Zealand A’s 386 number three Cheteshwar Pujara had hosts at bay for 11.5 overs for nine, India A reached 467 for five in made a solid half century on day three. before Abbas trapped Rubel 109.3 overs when the game ended in a He could only score a run on day four leg-before for five. draw on the fourth and final day. The end and was dismissed on 53. Leg-spinner Yasir Shah of the second unofficial Test also Among the other Test regulars, off- dismissed Das lbw and marked the end of the A tour. spinner R Aswhin bowled 37.5 overs in had Abu Jayed for Rahane stayed unbeaten on 101 off the New Zealand innings, conceding 98 three to finish 148 balls and his knock com- runs for two wickets. with 4-58 and prised 15 fours and a six. complete the Shubman Gill, who has BRIEF SCORES win. scored a double hundred in the New Zealand A 1st innings: 386 for 9 With the first game at number four, in 131.5 overs (Daryl Mitchell 103, win, Pakistan continued his good run with Glenn Phillips 65; Sandeep Warrier gained 60 the bat, making another hun- 2/50). India A 1st innings: 467/5 in points in the dred on day three, this time 109.3 overs (Shubman Gill 136, ICC World Test as an opener. Resuming day Cheteshwar Pujara 53, Ajinkya Rahane Championship, taking four at 107, Gill, who too is part 101 not out; Blair Tickner 1/71, Ed their tally to 140 points. of the Test squad, went on to make Nuttall 2/98). (1   2    *    $      "     -* B Considering his stunning “With the World Cup, to not go Warner now joined a select return to the game following a the whole way was disappoint- list of multiple winners of the n emotional David Warner year’s suspension, an emotion- ing. The Ashes, retaining that Allan Border Medal, which Aon Monday won the al Warner held back tears dur- was fantastic — I obviously did- includes Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer of the year ing his acceptance speech. n’t turn up and I apologise for Michael Clarke, Shane Watson award beating teammate Steve “I couldn’t be any prouder that — but I really had the and Smith. Smith by one vote in their first to stand here and receive the hunger and determination to Meanwhile, Perry won the season following the ball-tam- award ... (and) to see the rest of come back and do the best for Belinda Clark Award after her pering ban that brought their the other guys doing so well,” our team. teammate Alyssa Healy bagged rollicking careers to a one-year Warner said, according to “To come back and have a both the T20 and ODI Player of halt. Cricket Australia. summer like that and just con- the Year awards for women’s Dashing opener Warner “I really had a hunger and tribute, it really put a smile on cricketers. won his third Allan Border determination to come back my face — and I hope it did for Australia’s limited-overs Medal with 194 votes, with for- and really put my foot forward you guys as well.” skipper Aaron Finch claimed mer Test captain Smith getting ... So to have a summer like that Warner had previously won the male ODI Player of the Year 193 votes and fast bowler Pat really put a smile on my face.” the coveted individual prize in award, while Marnis Cummins coming third with “I know I’ve let you guys 2016 and 2017. He polled a Labuschagne won the male 185. down in the past. It’s just been total of 194 across the Test, ODI Test Player of the Year recogni- Ellyse Perry claimed her remarkable to come back,” and T20I formats to finish tion. second Belinda Clark Award at Warner was quoted as saying by ahead of former captain Smith Warner also claimed the the Australian Cricket Awards foxsports.Com.Au. and nine votes clear of male International T20 Player here. The dashing opener added, Cummins. of the Year Award.