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SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 Published From WIDEN JUDICIAL IRAN MAKES GRIEZMANN TO LEAVE DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH ACCESS N-ENRICHMENT THREAT ATLETICO MADRID DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 133 LUCKNOW, THURSDAY MAY 16, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable I IDOLISED BIG B: AYUSHMANN} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Violence robs Bengal a day’s campaign After BJP, TMC complain, EC orders end of canvassing on May 16 instead of 17, shifts out ADG, Principal Secy RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI each other of causing disrup- State of West Bengal during the hereby directs that no person tion and violence during polit- ongoing Lok Sabha elections. shall convene, hold, attend, he Election Commission ical campaigns in the ongoing As per the EC order, the join or address any public Ton Wednesday took an Lok Sabha polls. prohibition will come into meeting or propagate any elec- unprecedented decision to end A TMC delegation com- effect from 10 pm on May 16 tion matter,” the order read. campaigning in nine parlia- prising Derek O’Brien, and will continue till the con- Earlier, intensifying its mentary constituencies in West Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Manish clusion of voting. The nine attack on the BJP over the des- Bengal on Thursday night (10 Gupta, Nadimul Haque met the affected constituencies include ecration of Vidyasagar’s bust, pm) a day before its scheduled EC accusing the BJP of dese- Dumdum, Barasat, Basirghat, O’Brien said, “The video not deadline for the last phase of cration of statute of social Jaynagar, Mathurapur, only clearly establishes what the the election on May 19, in the reformer Ishwar Chandra Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, BJP did, but proves that its chief wake of violence between the Vidyasagar during the violence Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Amit Shah is a liar and dhoke- BJP and Trinamool Congress in Kolkata. TMC leaders also Uttar. “During last 24 hours, baaz (betrayer)”. (TMC) workers in Kolkata. released videos to claim “BJP representatives of various polit- “The streets of Kolkata are Workers of the BJP and the goons” damaged the statue and ical parties have met the tinged with shock and anger. TMC on Tuesday fought submitted “proof” in support of Commission and expressed What happened yesterday pitched battles on the streets of their claim to the poll body. their concerns on the prevail- (Tuesday) hurt Bengali pride,” Kolkata during a massive road- Earlier, a BJP delegation ing conditions of law and the TMC leader said show by BJP chief Amit Shah. urged the EC to bar West orders. These campaign relat- The reaction from the In a separate order, the EC Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ed incidents are creating an TMC came close on the heels also shunted out top bureau- Banerjee from campaigning in atmosphere of fear and hatred of Shah accusing TMC of crats ADG (CID) Rajeev the State and alleged “consti- in the polling areas which is indulging in violence in the Kumar and State Principal tutional machinery” has col- affecting the overall electoral State and alleged that the poll Secretary (Home) Atteya lapsed there. environment,” the EC said in panel has been a “mute Bhattacharya with immediate In its order, the EC said it the order. spectator”. West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in a protest rally on Wednesday against the clashes that broke out on Tuesday during BJP president effect. Kumar has been direct- has been brought to the notice “Therefore the EC in exer- Continued on Page 7 Amit Shah’s election roadshow for Lok Sabha polls in Kolkata PTI ed to report to the Ministry of of the EC that there have been cise of its powers under Article Home Affairs. growing incidents of disruption 324 of the Constitution to Both the TMC and the BJP and violence during political ensure free, fair and peaceful approached the EC accusing campaigns/processions in the elections in the larger interest, Mamata raises ‘saffron holocaust’ Didi took revenge TMC chief attacks Modi, Shah for insulting Bengal’s icon SAUGAR SENGUTA n AGARPARA Addressing a huge election neer of the Bengal renaissance Telangana, Odisha and Bihar. rally at Agarpara under Dum had fought for women’s edu- In UP which used to be their day after BJP workers tak- Dum parliamentary con- cation, widow remarriage, get- mainstay, they will not get in 24 hrs, says PM Aing part in Amit Shah’s stituency, the TMC chief said, ting the British to enact laws on more than 17 seats. So their roadshow allegedly stoned “Yesterday’s attack was a well- the subjects. chances of returning to power Calcutta University and ran- planned criminal conspiracy Soon after the Agarapara are almost nil.” sacked the Vidyasagar College hatched by the BJP,” reminding rally, the Chief Minister walked Accusing Prime Minister ‘TMC framing vandalising his statue, West the people would see a “saffron a 6-km mega roadshow with Narendra Modi of peddling Bengal Chief Minister and holocaust” if they brought the several thousand supporters lies, Mamata said, “I have seen TMC chief Mamata Banerjee BJP to power again. chanting anti-Modi slogans many Prime Ministers but I BJP for their held a mega roadshow and Referring to a video and sporting masks of Bengali have never seen a liar PM like launched a vitriolic attack on footage of a local BJP leader — cultural icons like Vidyasagar, this man who talks big but goons’ act of the “saffron gang”. in which he is shown directing Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji reneges on his promises.” Mamata accused the BJP of his people to attack the TMC Subhas Chandra Bose, Kazi On the NRC, she said, planning Tuesday’s skirmish and police — going viral, she Najrul Islam and others. “He is talking about invoking vandalisation’ that apart from “destroying said, “I am sure that the entire On the BJP’s chances of NRC in Bengal but I dare him the State’s rich politico-cultur- BJP leadership, including its coming back to power, Mamata do so. Touch the Bengalis and SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA al heritage” left many people president and those below him, said, “They are spending cash then see what happens. You injured. was involved in the criminal like anything to win the elec- have already thrown 20 lakh day after the City of Joy In a smart political move, conspiracy to malign and ter- tions but one is sure they will Hindu Bengalis and 22 lakh Asaw alleged BJP supporters Mamata on Wednesday raised rorise Bengal. But I am also not return to power because Muslim Bengalis apart from vandalising Ishwar Chandra the issue of “Bengali pride” and sure that the people of the State they will get zero seats in many Biharis and UP wallas Vidyasagar’s Statue inside a attacked the BJP leaders for will never tolerate this.” emancipation in India should Tamil Nadu, Kerala Andhra out of the citizenship list. I am North Kolkata college, Prime insulting the State’s pioneer It was an “irony that a tall have been insulted like this on Pradesh, some parts of told that this is one reason that Minister Narendra Modi and renaissance personalities like icon like Vidyasagar, who was his 200th anniversary,” she Maharashtra. They will fare your party will not do well even BJP chief Amit Shah on Vidyasagar. responsible for the women’s said, reminding how the pio- poorly in Gujarat, MP, in Assam.” Wednesday insisted that the whole episode was a handiwork of TMC goons, who committed CAPSULE the sin and were now framing the BJP workers. Sonia invites Opp parties for post-poll meet 56L SWACHCHH TOILETS In an attempt to turn the BUILT TILL FEB: RTI responsibility of the Tuesday’s DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI to meet DMK chief M da, be it BJD, TRS or any New Delhi: Over 56.6 lakh bedlam on the TMC chief, the Karunanidhi once the results other as they would never like individual household toilets have Prime Minister, who was ith the possibility of a suggested that Atal Bihari to be part of the arrogant BJP- been constructed till February speaking at an election rally at Wfractured mandate loom- Vajpayee could not form the led Modi Government. Some of this year and another 6.33 lakh Taki in Basirhat, said, “Mamata Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of ing large, UPA chairperson Government in 2004. them already in NDA and feel- toilets were under construction Didi had declared publicly two BJP candidate Nilanjan Roy for Diamond Harbour constituency seat in South 24 Sonia Gandhi has started call- “While she reached to ing suffocated for long may under the Swachchh Bharat days ago that she will take Parganas districts of West Bengal on Wednesday PTI ing up Opposition leaders Harkishen Singh Surjit in a switch over sides post May 23 Mission-Urban (SBM-U), the revenge. She fulfilled her agen- requesting their “availability” hospital, she rushed to DMK afternoon,” said a top Congress Government has said in an RTI da within 24 hours, BJP presi- Saying that by jailing the and nervousness, Modi said, and “accessibility” in Delhi even after having long-time dif- leader. reply. dent Amit Shah’s roadshow daughters “you are only pro- “This anger will fetch us more post the last phase of Lok ferences with them,” said a Sonia due to ill health had was attacked.” voking them to rise up in and more seats, perhaps we will Sabha polls on May 19. senior leader. not been quite active in this DELHI METRO HIT BY Referring to how a woman revolt against you”, he said, “I cross 300 seats this time round.” AICC sources confirmed The entire exercise is being Lok Sabha polls leaving the TECHNICAL SNAGS was jailed in Bengal for sharing am sure they will rise up and In Delhi, accusing the former Congress chief who done to get the first invite entire campaign on her chil- New Delhi: Services were a meme on Mamata, Modi throw you out of power.” Trinamool Congress of inciting had taken the lead in the for- from President Ram Nath dren — party chief Rahul delayed due to technical snags said, “Didi, you get so much The people had voted Didi violence during his roadshow mation of UPA in 2004 has Kovind to form theGandhi and general secretary on sections of different corridors angry for a mere picture! But I to power with love but she is in Kolkata on Wednesday, BJP been active from the confines Government. Sources said the Priyanka Gandhi. of the Delhi Metro Rail on call you upon to make an misusing that power and treat- president Amit Shah alleged of her 10 Janpath to bring all Congress has taken the initia- Soon after the third phase Wednesday, officials said. There obscene picture of me and ing the people as her servants. that the Election Commission UPA allies, even regional tive in calling for this meeting of polls, select group of was slow movement of trains present it at my residence in They will surely punish you for was biased and silent spectators heavyweights and neutral play- ing to power at the Centre. as it does not want to lose any Congress leaders picked by between Tis Hazari and Shastri Delhi after I come to power this, Modi said. to the State ruling party’s mis- ers like BJD, TRS, on board Congress leaders recalled time in case the BJP does not Sonia had been making efforts Park and later also on Pitampura- again. I promise not to file any Ridiculing Mamata for get- deeds. with a clear motive to block the as how Sonia had reached out get a majority. to reach out to regional parties. Keshav Puram section of the Red FIR against you.” ting angry out of frustration Continued on Page 7 Modi juggernaut from return- to Left and rushed to Chennai “All have a common agen- Continued on Page 7 Line in the morning. Priyanka’s roadshow gathers huge crowds Monsoon to delay

PNS n VARANASI senior leaders. Madanpura. Later, the Priyanka convoy After Janghambadi, the further, says IMD n a big show of strength in moved ahead and it took roadshow reached the soul of IPrime Minister Narendra almost half an hour to reach the the city at Godowlia which was RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Modi’s constituency, Congress other corner of Lanka market cordoned off to stop the stream general secretary Priyanka near Sant Ravidas Gate. Then of people who had thronged he India Meteorological Gandhi Vadra started her road- the road-show wheeled there from all the corners. TDepartment (IMD) on show here on Wednesday through narrow packed lanes Later, Priyanka reached Kashi Wednesday said the southwest evening. to reach Assi crossing where a Vishwanath temple to offer monsoon will be “slightly A respectable crowd was large number of people had prayers. delayed” and arrive in Kerala also seen on the roads flooding gathered to just have a glance Through the roadshow, on June 6. The normal onset the entire five kilometre stretch of Priyanka. the Congress hopes to give a date is June 1. The prediction of delay by parallel to river Ganga during In Lanka, there was a huge tough fight to Modi in Expected to be sluggish in IMD and private weather fore- the roadshow in which people crowd of BHU students and Varanasi and send a message its progression this season, it caster Skymet has worried were seen welcoming the youths but when it passed to entire Purvanchal where will be third such instance investors. Shares of several Congress icon with tri-colours through Brahmin-dominated 13 parliamentary seats go to since 2014 when monsoon is agriculture sector and con- and Congress flags. Assi, which is famous for its the polls in the last phase on set to miss the usual date of sumer goods companies col- After garlanding the statue political consciousness, the May 19. arrival. In 2014, it arrived on lapsed in the stock market on of Pandit Madan Mohan scene was different. When after The Congress show of June 5, followed by June 6 in Wednesday. Malviya at Lanka, she respond- passing through South Indian strength in the temple town 2015, and June 8 in 2016. The IMD forecast is in ed to people who had assem- and Bengali-dominated areas comes nearly three weeks after However, monsoon arrived in line with that of Skymet, which bled there in thousands. She of Shivala and Sonarpura, the Modi held his own roadshow Kerala on May 29 last year, on Tuesday said the monsoon was accompanied by Congress road show wheeled through Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with the party candidate Ajay Rai and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh here, a day before filing his three days ahead of the normal would hit Kerala on June 4. candidate Ajay Rai and other Muslim-dominated Singh Baghel waves at supporters during a roadshow for the Lok Sabha polls in Varanasi on Wednesday PTI nomination papers. onset date. Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 city 02

PGV to raise Rae Bareli incident in Delhi Rae Bareli incident a clash between PNS n LUCKNOW BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Dinesh Singh. ongress general secre- She was allegedly attacked two factions of Congress: DyCM tary in-charge UP east, by Awadhesh Singh’s hench- CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, men, who were armed with iron allegations against the author- has threatened to raise the Rae rods and bricks, in Magisterial ities,” he said, adding that what Bareli issue in New Delhi to Harchandpur area. happened in Rae Bareli on expose how the Bharatiya An FIR was registered Tuesday was a group clash Janata Party facilitates violence against Awadhesh Pratap Singh probe ordered between two factions of the when it fails to get the desired and his brother Dinesh Singh Congress and it resulted in results through democratic later in the night on the com- PNS n LUCKNOW injuries to some people. process. plaint of zila panchayat member Sharma claimed that on the Priyanka rushed to her Rakesh Awasthi, who alleged ith Congress national apprehension of the Congress mother Sonia Gandhi’s parlia- that he and two other members Wgeneral secretary in- members, the district authori- mentary constituency on of the zila panchayat were charge UP east, Priyanka ties had deployed three compa- Wednesday afternoon to meet attacked to prevent them from Gandhi Vadra, taking up the nies of PAC and even Congress Sharma said. Congress MLA Aditi Singh and participating in the voting on Rae Bareli incident, the Uttar MLA Aditi Singh has been Congress MLA Aditi Singh district panchayat members no-confidence motion against Pradesh government ordered a given additional security. and her cavalcade was attacked who were allegedly attacked by Awadhesh Singh. magisterial inquiry into it even “How can anyone allege on Tuesday when she was going former Congress MLC Dinesh The state government has as Deputy Chief Minister partisan behaviour of the state to vote against Rae Bareli dis- Pratap Singh and the henchmen Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra interacts with party workers and leaders during a meeting at Tilak Bhawan denied any role in the violence, Dinesh Sharma advised her government in this issue?” he trict panchayat chairman of his brother Awadhesh Pratap in Rae Bareli on Wednesday PTI saying it was a clash between not to get involved in this local asked. Awadhesh Pratap Singh. Aditi Singh, who is chairman of Rae two factions of the Congress. issue. BJP candidate from Rae Singh was injured in the attack Bareli Zila Panchayat. Soon after reaching Rae administration is sitting idle,” act. You are not alone,” she told The government also said the “The district administration Bareli, MLC Dinesh Pratap near Bachhrawan toll plaza on The clash took place after Bareli, Priyanka slammed the she said after a meeting with Awasthi, who is admitted at the MLA’s vehicle had overturned has ordered a magisterial probe Singh, also addressed the media Lucknow-Rae Bareli highway. the Congress moved a no-con- Uttar Pradesh government and party workers in Rae Bareli. SGPGI in Lucknow and was to due to rash driving. into the incident. The local dis- in Lucknow, claiming innocent. According to an eyewitness, fidence motion against local administration, terming Priyanka said the party undergo surgery later in the day. Meanwhile, Congress MLA trict police chief has formed five Dismissing allegations shots were fired at the vehicles Awadhesh Pratap Singh in the Tuesday’s incident an attack on would raise the issue at every The Congress general sec- Lallu Singh said, “The law and police teams to nab the culprits,” against him and his brother, of the MLA and panchayat zila panchayat. democracy. “This is an attack on level. “Our leaders are meeting retary also promised to visit the order in UP has gone into the Sharma told reporters here on Singh said, “We may have dif- members opposing Awadhesh In Lucknow, a Congress democracy. Nothing of this sort the Governor in Lucknow. In zila panchayat at SGPGI on hands of goons and the remote Wednesday. He also said that an ferent political ideologies but no Pratap Singh while supporters delegation led by UPCC presi- has ever happened in Rae Bareli. Delhi, we are meeting the Thursday as she had a busy of the goons is in the hands of FIR had been registered against one in Rae Bareli can believe of the zila panchayat chairman dent Raj Babbar and Congress Country-made weapons, bricks Election Commission. We will schedule on Wednesday. UP Chief Minister Yogi the culprits. that I conspired an attack on armed with lathis damaged MP Sanjay Singh met Governor and lathis were used in the take legal recourse and file a Priyanka said they had Adityanath. The state govern- Denying any role of the Aditi, who is like a daughter to three vehicles Ram Naik and handed him a attack. Zila panchayat members complaint against the local warned the district administra- ment, which is giving shelter to state government or the Rae me. I along with my brothers The no-confidence motion memorandum, demanding were dragged from their vehi- administration, if required,” tion that something of this kind goons, now stands exposed. Bareli administration in the are ready to face any probe in against Awadhesh Pratap Singh action against those who cles,” Priyanka alleged, adding she said. could take place but precaution- When an MLA can be attacked attack on Congressmen, this matter.” was taken up on Tuesday on the orchestrated Tuesday’s violence that one of the zila panchayat Later, she spoke to critical- ary measures were not taken. in broad daylight, one can imag- Sharma advised Priyanka The no-confidence motion direction of the Allahabad High to prevent the Congress mem- members was run over by a ly injured zila panchayat mem- MLA Aditi Singh was on ine how safe the common man Gandhi Vadra not to get against Dinesh Pratap Singh’s Court. bers from voting during the no- vehicle. ber Rajesh Awasthi over phone. her way to Rae Bareli to over- is in the state. There is anarchy involved in local politics. brother Awadhesh Pratap Congress leaders claim that trust motion. Babbar said the “What kind of democracy is Awasthi was badly beaten up see the voting on the no-confi- in the state and after sensing ‘’The Congress leaders are Singh, who is chairman of Rae 31 members supported the no- Governor assured them of tak- this? There is a BJP government during the attack. “We are with dence motion against zila pan- defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha frustrated at the zila panchay- Bareli Zila Panchayat, was confidence motion against ing up the matter with the state in the state when such incidents you all and will do whatever is chayat chairman Awadhesh polls, the BJP has now resorted at being taken over by the BJP defeated and BJP now has the Awadhesh Pratap Singh and government. are taking place while the entire required to counter this illegal Pratap Singh, who is brother of to such cheap tricks.” and so they are making wild support of 31 members, Dinesh this had irked the BJP leaders. Modi, Shah to address Caste to play decisive role in east UP rallies in UP today PNS n LUCKNOW Narendra Modi’s fate will also be sealed bad that Om Prakash Rajbhar, who is plan of BJP and this is bound to affect its Lucknow (PNS): With the marathon Lok Sabha election in its in the seventh and last phase of Lok Cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath poll prospect. NOTICE last lap, the BJP leaders are giving the last push to attract voters s the caste is set to play a decisive Sabha election In Varanasi on May 19 but government and heads Suheldeo Bhartiya Then there are Nishads, Binds, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead. Modi will Arole in the last phase of election in he seems to be comfortably placed in the Samaj Party, has fielded candidates of its Kushwahas, Kewats and Mallahs who address three rallies while BJP national president Amit Shah will eastern Uttar Pradesh where the pres- absence of credible opposition. own. Rajbhar declared that in Mirzapur, have their separate political identity and Previous original sale deed of address four rallies and hold a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh on tige of senior BJP leaders is at stake, the What will make the last phase elec- where Union Minister Anupriya Patel is have formed small groups. Their influ- my house no. 538A/794 triveni Thursday. BJP spokesman Manish Dixit said Modi would address question being asked is whether the rul- tion very interesting is presence of small in fray, the SBSP will support Congress. ence may be limited to one or two con- Nagar III Lucknow constructed rallies in Mau, Chandauli and Mirzapur. He will address that first ing party will be able to retain its dom- caste-based parties and the sub-castes of Lalitesh Pati Tripathi, grand son of stituencies but it is enough to topple any over plot no. 33A Khasra 122, 124, 125, 126/1, 128 min, rally at Mau at 9 am, followed by a meeting in Chandauli at 10:30 inance in this region. the dominant backward and Scheduled Kamlapati Tripathi, is Congress candidate political party’s calculations. village ahibaranpur Lucknow. am and finally in Mirzapur at 11:30 am. BJP state president Another question being asked is Castes which have their area of influence from Mirzapur while the SP-BSP-RLD In Gorakhpur, the contest is interest- Registered on 06/02/2009 in Mahendra Nath Pandey is in fray in Chandauli while Anupriya Patel, whether Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and can tilt the balance of any political alliance has fielded Ram Charita Nishad, ing because of presence of Nishad votes, bahi 1, zild 5709 serial no 1321 president of BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), is seeking re-election from will be able to win back Gorakhpur, party. In 2014, BJP was able to sweep this a BJP MP who has switched side after he who account for over 40 per cent of vote page 173-202 in favour of suresh Mirzapur. Shah will address four Vijay Sankalp rallies, in which at one time was considered the region by evolving a new social engineer- was denied ticket by ruling party. share. In 2018, BJP suffered first defeat jaiswal has been lost any use of Maharajganj, Salempur, Ballia and Deoria and hold a roadshow in safest seat for BJP, but it lost it to SP-BSP- ing formula under which the Most The SBSP, which is contesting 25 in three decades here because the SP-BSP- this sale deed will be illegal. Mohd favour of party candidate Ravi Kishan in Gorakhpur. Shah will RLD combine in the by-election in 2018. Backward Classes voted en bloc with seats, may not win a single seat but will RLD combine had fielded a Nishad can- Islam R/o 538A/794 Shivpuram address the first rally in Maharajganj at 10 am, followed by rallies There is uncertainty over the future of upper castes like Brahmins, Thakurs and end up as a spoil sport for BJP. The didate. In 2019 too, the alliance has field- Triveni Nagar III Lucknow. in Salempur at 11 am, Ballia at 12:30 pm and Deoria at 2:30 pm. two Union ministers, Manoj Sinha and Vaishyas. The social engineering formu- Rajbhars are dominant MBCs in eastern ed Ram Buwal Nishad while BJP is bank- Later he will hold a roadshow in Gorakhpur at 5 pm. The road- Anupriya Patel, and BJP state president la worked and BJP won seats spreading Uttar Pradesh. In 2017 elections, BJP ing on the charisma of Bhojpuri star Ravi show will start from Town Hall and after passing through Ghosh Mahendra Nath Pandey who are contest- from Sonebhadra to Gorakhpur. That swept the region because of alliance the Kishan. Will this time too the Nishads OBITUARY company, Nakkhas, Bakshipur, Aryanagar, Jatashankar Chowk, cul- ing from Ghazipur, Mirzapur and bonhomie is missing in this edition of the party had stitched with this regional party. vote against BJP, only time will tell. minate at Vijay Chowk. Chandauli, respectively. Prime Minister Lok Sabha election. The situation is so In 2019, the Rajbhars are out of the game Election in this region is on May 19. Modi’s tenure as Gujarat Drunken baratis create CM a black spot: Maya ruckus, assault cops PNS n LUCKNOW help. Reports said the Police Response Vehicle (PRV) PNS n LUCKNOW “The prime minister does the past fortnight. Rai is report- n a bizarre incident, some attached to Dial 100 that had a not hesitate from calling BSP, edly absconding ever since the Iinebriated baratis in Hardoi sub-inspector and two consta- ontinuing her tirade ‘Behenji ki Sampatti Party’. FIR was registered against him created ruckus at the bride’s bles reached the venue. As the Cagainst Prime Minister Whatever the national presi- on May 1 by a college student, house and later assaulted a policemen hurled abuses and Narendra Modi, Bahujan Samaj dent of BSP has, it has been who alleged that he had sexu- police team which went there asked the baratis to either main- Party chief Mayawati on given by well-wishers and the ally assaulted her. Fearing to maintain peace. tain peace or be ready to face Wednesday said his legacy as Bahujan Samaj and nothing is arrest, Rai went underground The policemen somehow action, the drunken baratis the chief minister of Gujarat hidden from the government,” and has not been canvassing. freed themselves from the attacked them. The cops rushed was is a “black spot” and “bur- Mayawati added. “We are campaigning for drunken group and took shel- out to save themselves but the den” not only on the BJP but She said the prime minis- him (Rai) and the people of ter in a house to save their lives. miscreants chased them and OBITUARY also the country. ter had crossed all limits of Ghosi know that he is being Later, senior police officers again assaulted them. Later the Saying that Modi was decency in calling the BSP as framed,” the BSP chief said. rushed to the spot to take cops freed themselves and “unfit” as chief minister and her “personal property”. Mayawati asked her party action but by then the entire rushed inside a near-by house to prime minister and his tenure A day earlier, the BSP chief cadre to continue the campaign marriage party had fled the save them lives. They then has seen “anarchy and hatred”, had said, “Modi government’s for Atul Rai and ensure his vic- scene. A case was registered in informed the senior officers Mayawati said, “My tenure as ship is sinking”, keeping up her tory. She said that Rai was a vic- this regard. about the incident following chief minister of UP for four attack on the prime minister. tim of conspiracy by the BJP as Reports said that a marriage which a police force rushed to times has been clean and works Mayawati on Wednesday the saffron party wanted to party arrived at Malihabad local- the spot. But by then the baratis done on law and order, devel- addressed a joint rally of the SP- defame him. “It is our respon- ity of Hardoi from Bangarmau had fled. opment, people’s welfare front BSP-RLD alliance along with sibility to get Atul Rai elected in Unnao on Tuesday evening. Sub-inspector Satyendra, are remembered even today. Akhilesh Yadav and Ajit Singh and defeat the conspiracy The marriage ceremony was to who was injured in the attack, PM Modi has been chief min- at Mau in east UP. against him,” she said. take place on Wednesday. At the lodged a report in this connec- ister of Gujarat for a longer Interestingly, BSP candi- The BSP sources said that janwasa where the baratis were tion against unknown baratis time but his legacy is such it is date from Ghosi Lok Sabha seat they apprehend that Rai may be lodged, some of the baratis took among whom there was a a black spot not only on him- Atul Rai is absconding as he is arrested if he comes here for liquor along with snacks and got policemen. Circle Officer of the self but also on the BJP and a wanted by the police in connec- campaigning. drunk. When some members of Hardoi City, Vijay Rana said a burden on communal history tion with the FIR on rape Samajwadi President the bride’s side objected, they case had been registered and of the country,” the BSP chief charges against him. An FIR Akhilesh Yadav issued similar thrashed them and also threat- they were trying to seize the said here. registered in a Varanasi police instructions to his party work- ened them with dire conse- video recording of the function “When the BSP was in station accuses him of sexual ers. quences. The situation took an so that the culprits, including power, Uttar Pradesh was free assault. The Ghosi will go to polls ugly turn when finding the the policemen who attacked the of riots and anarchy,” the BSP Atul Rai has been missing on May 19 in the final phase of baratis going out of control, the police team could be identified OBITUARY supremo said on Wednesday. from the campaign scene for Lok Sabha elections. bride’s family called police for and subsequently arrested. Communal tension in Gonda

Lucknow (PNS): Communal tension Wednesday morning when blood sudden- Circle Officer of Karnailganj in Gonda, prevailed in Gonda after a youth was ly started coming out of his brother’s nose Jitendra Kumar Dubey, said the victim, allegedly set ablaze by two unknown and they went to a public tap to clean it. who received 80 percent burns, had told youths on Wednesday morning. The vic- He said they were at the tap when sudden- the doctors that two youths had set him tim was rushed to district hospital from ly two unknown youths reached there and ablaze after pouring petrol over his body. where he was referred to Lucknow. threw petrol over his brother and before Dubey said the doctors claimed that as the Senior police officers reached the he could do anything, they set him patient was critical they referred him to the spot and claimed to be looking into the ablaze. KGMU Trauma Centre in Lucknow. matter. They also strengthened security to Mahesh said that with the help of some Dubey said a case had been registered avert any communal clash. local residents he doused the fire rushed and four teams had been formed to work out Mahesh Kumar, hailing from Mugaljot his brother to the district hospital but see- the case and nab the culprits. He said secu- area of Kotwali Dehat in Gonda, claimed ing his critical condition, the doctors rity in Karnailganj area had been strength- that he and his brother Vishnu went to referred him to KGMU Trauma Centre in ened as the local villagers were trying to give Jamuniyabagh for some work on Lucknow. a communal colour to the incident.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 city 03 Absconding Oppn need ‘political tonic’ history-sheeter to stay in contest: DyCM testing election just to save its face. “The opposition parties in UP have lost their sheen in this runs out of luck elections and they require tonic to fight against BJP,” he said. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Meanwhile, Beenu, who is Condemning the attack a resident of Majra Gaura vil- on BJP president Amit Shah’s our persons, including a lage under Malihabad police roadshow in Kolkata on Fhistory-sheeter, were arrest- station, was arrested from Tuesday, Sharma said that ed from different places of the this house in the afternoon. democracy had ceased to exist state capital in the last 24 Police said he had been in West Bengal in the Mamata hours. Haroon, a 28-year-old booked under the Gangster Banerjee rule. He said the history-sheeter of Malihabad, Act earlier. Other members of Election Commission should was arrested near a bus stand his gang had been arrested but take stern steps to ensure a free on Hardoi road under he was able to evade arrest. On and fair polls in West Bengal. Malihabad police station on Friday, the police were tipped “Mamata Didi is only Wednesday morning. Police off that he was present in his interested in promoting said the chief judicial magis- house. A raid was conducted Bangladeshi intruders to influ- trate issued a fresh warrant for and he was picked up and sent ence the election,” he said. The his arrest as he was not appear- to jail. Deputy Chief Minister also ing at the local police station. Meanwhile, two persons, took strong exception to denial Police station incharge Siya identified as Harsh Verma of permission for election Ram Verma had moved a peti- and Madhav Vishwakarma, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma addressing mediapersons at the BJP office meetings of Chief Minister tion in the CJM court stating were arrested for their in Lucknow on Wednesday Pioneer Yogi Adityanath in Kolkata on that Haroon was absconding as involvement in mobile theft. Wednesday. “There is no rule he had not turned up for the Four stolen smartphones were PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Mayawati on the Prime of law in West Bengal,” he said. past six months. recovered from their posses- Minister and allegations of The BJP state unit also took On Friday, Haroon reach- sion. Two days ago, the mobile he Uttar Pradesh unit of tampering with the EVMs dur- out a silent march from party es his house and an informer of Ashley Morent, a resident TBJP said that the opposition ing polls shows their frustration office to Gandhi statue in the tipped off the police. A police of Aliganj, was snatched near parties like SP, BSP and and it also proves that they have state capital on Wednesday team was formed and Haroon LDA building in Abhiranpur Congress now need “political concede defeat,” said Deputy afternoon in protest against was spotted in the main mar- area under Aliganj police sta- tonic” to stay in contest in the Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma. the violence in Kolkata on ket. A trap was laid but he tion. Harsh and Madhav were Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Addressing a press confer- Tuesday. The party workers sat managed to deceive the police. nabbed after Ashley’s mobile Pradesh as the six phase of ence here on Wednesday, before the Gandhi statue Women devotees offering namaz at Janana Park in However, he ran out of his luck phone set was put on surveil- polling show that they have Sharma said that Congress had silently and prayed that “God Aminabad on the ninth day of Ramzan on Wednesday, and nabbed when he was about lance. They reportedly con- been overshadowed by Modi turned into a B team of the SP- give ‘sadbuddhi’ to Mamata and little girls praying for peace in the country Pioneer to board a bus to leave the city. fessed to their crime. magic. “The personal attacks by BSP alliance and it too was con- Banerjee”. Label approval delays due Cong leader wants ASI buildings will soon have to LS polls hit beer stock Sikh to head state certified guides: Official PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Archaeological Survey of India for which he is licensed. “The he five percent ‘cow protec- minority panel he Archaeological Survey of policy will be applicable only to Ttion’ cess imposed by the TIndia monuments will be such guides who are allowed to Yogi Adityanath government PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW having certified guides soon work in the centrally-protected on alcohol and the ongoing Lok since it has a policy for recruit- monuments or those buildings Sabha elections have resulted in ata analytics department ing them. Confirming this, an and sites maintained, adminis- unintended consequence – Dchairman of Uttar Pradesh ASI official said that guiding tered and managed by the shortage of popular brands of Congress, Captain SJS Makkad, involves disseminating knowl- Archaeological Survey of India beer in the market. Uttar on Wednesday urged Chief edge about the cultural heritage having a valid licence granted Pradesh, which is the biggest Minister Yogi Adityanath to set among the common masses by the specified authority. The market of beer, is fast running an example by appointing a such as tourists, students or assessment of the number of out of stock of the beverage. Sikh to head the State Minority common art lovers who require tourist guides for each monu- The UP government in Commission. varying nature of information ment or group of monuments January this year decided to Raising question over why In a letter to CM Yogi before and while visiting any lifetime. While visiting the her- would be determined by the impose 5 percent cess on alco- member of only one particular- Adityanath, Captain place of their choice. itage site, a tourist requires footfall, growth potential, extent hol to fund the cow protection ly community is always made “The experience acquired authentic information and for and size of the programme .Every time there common to every state in India, is Rs 5 per bottle of beer. It is chairman of Uttar Pradesh SJS Makkad with the help of received or that purpose a guide appears to monuments/group of monu- is a change in taxation, the but the delay is the longest in quite severe considering beer is Minority Commission, demanded that the gathered information, enriches be the best medium of commu- ments,” he added. retail price changes, and so Uttar Pradesh. In UP, the delay 95% water,” the bar owner Makkad, who also holds the BJP government set the knowledge of the individ- nication for providing informa- He further said that the does the label on the product. has been thrice as long this added. In India, beer con- post of UPCC general secre- ual, helps one to plan things in tion on the spot to the tourists process would be carried out Every brand has to get an time as the Excise department sumed outside home costs tary, said it was an irony of all an example by advance and eases out one’s stay as per their interest and require- every five years by the approval for these changes officials were busy with election three and a half times more previous governments that appointing some at tourists’ destinations which ment and oriented according to Archaeological Survey of India. from the state’s Excise depart- duties and this delayed than the beer consumed at whenever they started hunt capable Sikh having make the tour memorable as a their queries,” he said. He fur- The policy states that a licence ment before releasing the prod- approval of new labels. So, if home. What is worse for sup- for some capable person to whole,” said the official. He said ther said that personal interac- would be granted to individu- uct in the market. you walk into a bar or a wine pliers in UP, nearly one lakh head the State Minority excellent track that the tourists may need sim- tion was the best medium to als only and not to any firm or “Every April, new policy shop anywhere in Uttar litres of expired beer worth Rs Commission, they always record to head the ple information on subjects disseminate information. “So association or company or comes into force. Every time Pradesh today, very few brands 3 crore was destroyed in April found member of one commu- State Minority like accommodation, trans- far as centrally-protected mon- other corporate body , after fol- you get into it, there is a delay are available, and most of them this year. “Beer is the only per- nity to head the panel when portation, places of interest, uments are concerned the guide lowing the due selection of about a month because they are strong beers,” said another ishable liquor. By law, you have minorities also included Sikhs, Commission market, medical aid, helpline, would play a vital role in dis- process.“The Archaeological re-register all the labels. The bar owner. This is an addition- to quarantine it and the Excise Christians, Jains and others. other offices, etc, besides seminating correct and factual Survey of India will be respon- bureaucratic procedure is long al blow for bar owners because department officers come and In a letter to Chief Minister step-motherly treatment was detailed and authentic informa- information with his knowledge sible for conducting the tests and cumbersome as the files most people in India who destroy it,” the bar owner Yogi Adityanath on meted out them. tion about national monuments and experience so that the vis- and would evolve a mechanism are pushed at different levels. It drink at bars prefer milder added. The wait to bring new Wednesday, Makkad demand- It may be mentioned that and signages. itor is enriched and enjoys his for granting such licences. In so is an annual process and the beers. “Sales dropped by near- stocks to shelves could be ed that the BJP government set the UP government has till now “Published literature, elec- experience during his visit to far as monument guides oper- distillery owners and liquor ly 40 per cent in April 2019, longer as Excise officials will an example by appointing some always appointed some Muslim tronic media, web world etc are the monument in the larger ating within the centrally-pro- vendors know about it, so they compared to March,” the owner only get back to their usual drill capable Sikh having excellent to head the State Minority flooded with information on context,” he added. tected monuments are con- keep extra stock for these sit- of the beer bar said. after the election, the results of track record to head the State Commission and at present, as varied subjects but ultimately He said there would be only cerned their various categories uations. This year that process This is a cumulative effect which will be announced on Minority Commission this the post is lying vacant, names have their own limitations. In one category of guides known who have qualified the test to has got further delayed due to of a price hike, supply crunch May 23. If you are in UP, you time. He said the government of members of only one com- spite of having information as ‘ASI monument guide’ who be conducted under this poli- Lok Sabha elections,” said in beer as a whole, and the non- are likely to get more stressed should give every community munity are doing the round through various resources would be authorised to work in cy will only be entitled to oper- owner of a beer bar. availability of mild beer brands. finding the beer of your choice a chance to head the panel so though Yogi has to take a final everybody wants to visit his or the centrally-protected monu- ate within the centrally-protect- “The approval process is “The new Gau Raksha cess before you get happy high. that no one felt deprived or that call in this regard. her place of interest once in a ments or those managed by the ed monuments,” he said. Bid to nip dengue 3-year-old ‘Hat-trick’ to protect traffic Archaeology dept seeks to girl ‘raped’ conserve boat unearthed menace in the bud Lucknow: A three-year- cops from scorching heat at Chhattar Manzil old girl was allegedly raped in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW also affects more affluent her village in Uttar Pradesh’s PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW neighbourhoods in tropical Ballia district Wednesday, he CMO office is organis- and subtropical countries. police said. The incident he State Archaeology Ting the National Dengue Dengue is a mosquito- occurred in Kalwari area, they TDepartment has written to Day on Thursday with an borne viral infection causing a said. A villager allegedly several government depart- awareness rally to be flagged off severe flu-like illness and some- abducted the girl from her ments with a view to ensuring from 1090 crossing. Additional times causing a potentially home in the early hours, took conservation and protection of CMO SK Saxena said as mon- lethal complication called her to a secluded place and the gondola unearthed at soons would arrive in about a severe dengue. As per WHO, allegedly raped her, Chhattar Manzil. Director of month or so, people should be the incidence of dengue has police said. State Acrhaeology Department made aware that prevention increased 30-fold over the last When the girl’s family AK Singh said they had written was better than cure. 50 years. Up to 50-100 million members woke up, they found letters to NRLC, FRI Dehradun He said they had already infections are now estimated to her missing and started and Botanical Society of started a campaign called occur annually in over 100 searching for her, they said. Palaeosciences (BSIP) to visit She was later found writhing the site. He said the boat need- in pain at a place away from ed to be shifted for the purpose Daula when he shifted his cap- her house in the village, police of conservation and talks were ital from Faizabad to Lucknow. said. The family informed the on for the same as well. Most of the monuments built police about the incident and It may be noted that the during that time were made by rushed her to a hospital where boat, which is said to be over Claude Martin, who had settled her condition was stated to be a century old, has aroused a lot in Lucknow. This is the reason serious, they said. The accused of curiosity since it belongs to why so many monuments have was arrested and further inves- the bygone era. According to western features,” he explained. tigation is underway, police PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW search on the internet as to hats can be useful as they can Lucknow chronicler Yogesh After Asaf-ud-Daula, it ‘Machhar Par Vaar Har endemic countries, putting said. what the traffic constables in prevent water trickling down Praveen, boats such as the one was Nawab Saadat Ali Khan Ravivar’. “We go and check for almost half of the world’s pop- Meanwhile, more than a he constables manning traf- the other parts of the country on the faces of constables,” he unearthed at Chhattar Manzil who got this monument built larvae in all the residences, ulation at risk. Once infected, month after a 23-year-old Tfic at various signals across wear. Our research revealed said. He said they would carry were used to ferry the women and it was completed by the offices. It is important for peo- humans become the main car- Dalit woman was allegedly the city will be seen donning that constables wear rexine out a trial with the constables of the families of Nawabs. first king of Awadh Ghaziud- ple to not let water collect at riers and multipliers of the gang-raped in Muzaffarnagar, new hats to protect themselves hats in Bengaluru and and if they approved the hats, “The boats had several pic- din Haider. Nasiruddin Haider any point in their houses and virus, serving as a source of the a case has been registered from scorching heat. Visakhapatnam and it helps permission would be sought tures embossed on them, made it more beautiful. deny breeding grounds for the virus for uninfected mosqui- against the two accused, police According to SP, Traffic, them while they are on duty from the police headquarters to including pictures of fish and Praveen said that the palace mosquitoes,” he said. “Studies toes. The virus circulates in the said on Wednesday. The action Purnendra Singh, 400 rexine during summers,” the SP, make them a permanent part of flowers,” he pointed out. About was used by women. “The have shown that even plastic blood of an infected person for came on the directive of the hats have been ordered for the Traffic, said. their uniform. Asked whether the history of Chhattar Manzil, women lived and spent there cups strewn on railway stations 2-7 days, at approximately the senior superintendent of constables from Bengaluru on He said they had ordered high temperatures had taken a Praveen said it was a symbol of time there. Just adjacent to with small amounts of water same time that the person police following protests. a trial basis. He said that the 400 hats from a manufacturer toll on the traffic constables, Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb since it Chhattar Manzil palace is can be the breeding ground for develops a fever. Patients who According to the complaint, traffic constables were feeling in Bengaluru. “These hats are Singh said no complaints of was made in the name of Farhat Baksh Kothi where the mosquitoes,” he added. are already infected with the the woman was raped on April the heat with the woollen berets made of rexine which is a syn- that sort had been received. Chhattar Kunwar, who was a Nawabs received British resi- As per World Health dengue virus can transmit the 8 at a village in Purkazi area by which wear as it is a part of thetic material but these hats “The cops are used to standing Hindu and the mother of dents. Wajid Ali Shah, the last Organization, dengue flour- infection via Aedes mosqui- the accused, who also record- their uniform. “When we have islets which will help in in the heat and performing Nawab Saadat Ali Khan. Nawab, built a different place ishes in urban poor areas, sub- toes after the first symptoms ed a video of the incident to received a feedback to this ventilation and keep the heads their duties in all weather con- “The construction was called Qaiserbagh Complex, urbs and the countryside but appear. blackmail her, the police said. effect, we decided to search cool. During rains too, these ditions,” he added. started by Nawab Asaf-ud- where he stayed,” he added. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 city 04

2 bodies recovered All-women startup to organise health programmes PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW of ‘food is medicine’ as against The interactive discussion on healthy and traditional Ayurveda, diseases are a cause al quality of food. Also, the the unfortunate reality of will be followed by the first of cooking methods with the of disharmony between these rampant use of pesticides, in last 24 hours n all-women startup ‘medicine is food’, we work its kind storytelling by the audience. factors and when people alter chemicals and pollutants have Awhich includes the former extensively to educate and Centre members who will Deepti Mehrotra from the the natural principles of diet not only led to several thou- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW CDRI scientist, Nuzhat sensitise people on the ancient share their experiences with same entrepreneurs’ group and food. This disharmony has sand crores of crop and soil Kaushal, will be holding a Ayurveda dictums to reduce the organic and the Ayurvedic said that they wanted to bring removed ‘health’ as an every- loss and farmer s’ distress but wo unidentified bodies were series of health programmes people’s curative healthcare healthy lifestyles. back the discussion around day resource in the hands of also to the increasing incidence Trecovered from different areas in the city which will focus on cost while improving their On May 20 an interactive Ayurvedic principles of ‘Ahara’ healthy humans to a service of chronic ailments such as of the state capital in the past 24 sharing of experiences with daily quality of life,” she said. session on ‘Organic Food and (diet) and ‘Anna’ (food) which purchased through doctors, obesity, diabetes, hormonal hours. In the first incident, high- organic and Ayurvedic healthy She pointed out that the Cancer-free life’ headed by Dr were a key to good life, health food and diet fads, clinics, disorders, infertility, muscu- ly decomposed body of a man lifestyle. An organic healthy first interactive session would ML Bhatt, Vice-Chancellor, and wellness and necessary for diagnostic centres,” she said. loskeletal disorders, cancers was recovered from the pond food competition will also be be on May 19 on ‘Diet, Health KGMU , and Dr Sandeep a nourished mind, body and She said that the public and cardiovascular disorders,” near Bibi Kheda behind Awas Senior sub-inspector Subhash organised which will be judged and Wellness in Grishma Ritu’, Kumar, Senior Oncologist, for- soul. “Contrary to western health research indicated that she said. She pointed out that Vikas Parishad Colony under Chandra called locals to identi- by chef Pankaj Bhadouria. where IITR director Alok mer. Director, AIIMS, will be notions of food and diet on over 65 per cent of the hospi- they were creating awareness Para police station on Wednesday fy the deceased but to no avail. Kaushal said their initia- Dhawan would be the chief held at the Centre. calorific intake and break- tal visits in India involved around the excessive use of morning. Police said the body Meanwhile, another body was tive was to focus on principles guest and it would be chaired ‘This will be followed by down into carbohydrate, pro- health concerns which could such pollutants and how to appeared to be 20 days old. found close to a public toilet near of preventive healthcare elab- by director of Biotech Park PK the first of its kind in Lucknow tein, etc traditional Indian sys- be handled by the people at lead a chemical-free lifestyle. Chinhat crossing in the after- orated in Ayurveda through Seth. Ayurveda experts such as city a ‘Healthy, Organic tems understand food and home. ‘And more than ever “We emphasise on Ayush noon. The deceased was said to wholesome and healthy diet, Dr Anurag Dixit, MD Cooking Competition’ at the nutrition in a holistic context today over 60 per cent deaths principles of preventive and be aged around 50. Considering exercise and yoga. Sessions will Ayurveda, Senior Vaidya, Centre with home-cooked and to the person’s body tempera- in India are occurring due to promotive healthcare through the man to be ill, locals informed also be attended by KGMU V- Sahara Hospital, and Dr healthy dishes made from ment, his, her metabolism, lifestyle diseases.It becomes a wholesome and healthy diet, the police after which he was C Dr MLB Bhatt and doctors Yashwant Juneja, MD, organic ingredients. This com- daily and seasonal regimen very important to address exercise according to body taken to Ram Manohar Lohiya from All Indian Institute of Panchkarma, Founder, SS petition will be judged by chef and other natural and environ- principles of diet and nutrition, temperaments and seasons and Hospital where doctors declared Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Panchkarma Centre, would Pankaj Bhadouria, who will mental factors which surround increased intake of processed successfully helped in restoring him brought dead. “Stressing on the principles be the key speakers, she added. also hold an interactive session the individual. According to foods and degraded nutrition- people’s health,” she added. Meanwhile, a theft was com- mitted in the house of Manju Sarkar, a resident of Paper Mill Colony under Mahanagar police CITYBRIEFS station. She alleged that import- TSA workshop to train ed sanitary fittings were stolen from her washrooms by plumber Salman with the help sweeper Vijay and an unidentified person. modern snake rescuers She said the plumber came to the house on her call for some repair PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the snake rescuers and try to normally come out on the work on Thursday evening. She collate the information which outskirts of the city. He said said she surprised to see her he Turtle Surveillance we get about the various that it was also important to expansive sanitary fittings TAlliance (TSA) along with snakes we will be able to study that when these snakes replaced by cheap ones. A case of the Forest Department is establish a count of the kind are released- whether they try theft was registered in this organising a workshop to of snakes, their number as to come back to their original connection at Mahanagar police train modern snake rescuers well as species. This is also areas or not. “There have station. in the technique of handling one of the agenda of the pro- been instances which have snakes. It will kick off on June gramme,” he said. been studied in the 3 at the Lucknow Zoological He said that most of the Bangladesh Snake Project in Gardens. The Turtle phone calls in the city regard- which the python which was Surveillance Alliance ing the rescue of snakes come released several kilometres Director, Shailendra Singh, from the Alambagh, Kukrail away from where it was while talking to ‘The Pioneer’ and the PGI areas and many caught returned to its original said that the monsoon season others were from outside the place crossing 12 villages and was arriving and they would city. “We thought that it was thus creating conflict on the receive several calls in connec- difficult to reach all these route,” he said. tion with the rescue of the places and hence it was Singh said that it was snakes from residential areas important to create some important to have a cadre and hence such a workshop master trainers who can help which had a licence from the would be a useful step in that in the rescue of the snakes,” he Chief Wildlife Warden and Students being taught self-defence techniques at MKSD Inter College on Wednesday Pioneer direction. said. He said that most of the who could go about rescuing He said that the target of sightings which took place the snakes. this workshop was to help the were of the non-venomous “If we look at the nearby WORLD ORTHODONTIST (Rb) is a rare form of cancer activities, including their urban dwellers where snakes snakes. “The people do not states then we realise that HEALTH DAY AT MU that rapidly develops from the patents and the companies suddenly make an appearance recognise this and feel that there are cadres which have King George’s Medical immature cells of a retina, the which he has established with in residential houses during they are venomous snakes been created which get prop- University’s dental department light-detecting tissue of the research and innovation. torrential rainfall. “We start and they thus get panicky and er licence for carrying out the celebrated World Orthodontist eye. It is the most common pri- getting so many phone calls kill the reptiles. With these work of modern snake res- Health Day on Wednesday. mary malignant intraocular which we can’t handle. If we workshops we will be able to cuers. With the help of these Head of the department Dr cancer in children, and it is create a force which could spread and sensitise these cadres we can also create a Pradeep Tandon said deformed almost exclusively found in help people then it would people about the fact that data base about the snakes.” he teeth could be given proper young children. Dr Sandeep prove beneficial.” there are some species which said. The target group for the shape with the help of a proce- and Dr Nishant said the dis- On being asked if there are non-venomous. The workshop will be researchers, dure. Flagging off rally, KGMU ease could be cured if detect- was any count of the number Indian rat snake and the students, snake charmers and Vice-Chancellor MLB Bhatt ed in time, but patients could of snakes which were dwelling Indian wolf snake are mostly any snake lover with limited also gave tips to maintain den- lose their vision otherwise. in the city, he said that there seen in the houses and the seats. The idea behind the tal hygiene. An essay competi- They pointed out that 96 per was no count as such. “There people have no information workshop is to modernise tion on ‘Braces for health and cent of the patients were com- ROAD SHOW is no such figure and we are about the fact that these are streamline rescues and create braces for beauty’ was also pletely cured. Dr Sanjeev stat- Tamil Nadu Chambers trying to streamline all this non-venomous snakes,” he awareness targeting different held on the occasion. Other ed that the symptoms were Foundation, in association with through such workshops. added. On being asked about groups of societies and defam- contests related to ‘smile’ and squint, reddishness and Tamil Nadu Chamber of Once we make a network of the pythons, he said that they ing the myths. ‘oral hygiene’ besides painting swelling and pupil turning Commerce and Industry, Tamil and slogan were also organised. white. Nadu Food Grains marketing Yard, partnering with Young MoU SIGNED IGNOU PROGRAMME Entrepreneur School and 2 aides of Atique among 12 Indira Gandhi National Export Promotion Centre in Open University (IGNOU) is order to promote ‘Vibrant offering ‘Certificate in First Tamil Nadu’ programme to be Aid’ programme aimed at held in their state, organised a caught in Nepal for fraud enabling learners to become road show in Lucknow on first aid providers in emergency Wednesday in partnership with PNS n ALLAHABAD being invested by the people Mauritius, they added. Here situations. Assistant director ASSOCHAM-UP. President of in the garb of networking the account was opened in Kirti Vikram said under direc- ASSOCHAM-UP Vijay welve persons, including business. They were duping the company on the basis of tor Manorama Singh, they had Acharya assured all possible Ttwo close aides of the for- gullible citizens through e-mail ID through network- been organising awareness support to Tamil Nadu mer MP, Atique Ahmed, were Foreign Currency Exchange ing. After this the money was camps regarding promotion of Foundation for working in arrested in Nepal for duping Company. The police of invested. There was also a A memorandum of under- first aid knowledge in the com- food processing area. “UP is a people of crores of rupees Nepal, Central Bureau of game of commissioning up to standing (MoU) was signed munity. The programme is major agro-business area and through the networking busi- Investigation and the officials 15 per cent on making people between the Faculty of open to varied target groups there are ample opportunities ness. These arrests were made of the National Bank con- members of the company. All Architecture (AKTU) and with minimum qualification of in the food processing sector. by Nepal’s investigation ducted raids at several loca- the youths had opened fake Centre for Green Building Class X with a view to gener- UP is the most populated state agency and the police. Several tions of the forgers, includ- companies and their offices to Materials and Technology ating first aid providers. of the country and is a very big electronic devices, including ing the hotel. commit the fraud. As per the (Bengaluru) on Wednesday. market as it is growing at a fast laptops, mobile phones and In all 12 persons were police here a close aide of The aim is ensure integrated WORKSHOP pace,” Acharya said while iPads among others had been caught belonging to Atique had duped all the peo- sustainable environment- Babu Banarasi Das proposing bilateral cooperation recovered from their Lucknow, Rajasthan, ple through several projects friendly buildings and develop- National Institute of in trade and business. possession. Chhattisgarh, Delhi and including a one in Kareli area ment and generation of Technology and Management Secretary general, According to reports Bengaluru, including two here. He was caught in Nepal. employment opportunities for organised an awareness work- ASSOCHAM-UP, Virendra received here, the Nepal police close aides of Atique, who Additional SP of Special Task the masses in UP. AKTU’s shop on Intellectual Property Nath Gupta spoke on the need had come to know through its lived in Kareli area of Force (STF) Neeraj Pandey Faculty of Architecture runs Rights (Patents) in association of working in partnership in a sources that some Indian Allahabad. During investiga- said that he had received BArch for 80 students, MArch with Patent Minder. The fast-changing technological, nationals were working illegal- tion, the accused divulged information about the fraud- for 20 students and is starting resource persons on the occa- economical and global business ly with the people there. When that the company’s head- sters duping people in many Masters in Urban and Regional sion were Prof Ravikant, prospects. IITR director Alok the investigation was con- quarters were in Dubai. Its districts, including Allahabad, Planning in the coming Balram Singh, PK Singh, and Dhawan presented details of ducted it came to the light that branch offices were in being caught by the Nepal semester. Mohit Srivastava. Balram Singh the support of CSIR in eco- large sums of money were Lucknow, Singapore and police. delivered a detailed talk on nomic and industrial develop- AWARENESS patent filing and complete IPR ment of the country. Dhawan ‘Retinoblastoma Awareness solutions with respect to India said CSIR was basically trans- Week’ was at KGMU’s and abroad. Ravikant motivat- lating science into technology Ophthalmology department ed the gathering by highlight- for improving human life and on Wednesday. Retinoblastoma ing research and development nation building. SCHOOLSCAN

AWARDED Principal of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I, Abha Anant, has been hon- oured with ‘Vanyajeev Dronacharya Award’ by the Indian Centre for Wildlife and Environmental Studies in South Asia Region (ICWESSAR). The award has been given to her for her efforts in encouraging, sen- ANNUAL PRIZE DAY tor (Education) Lalita Pandey sitising and guiding students to Unity College organised the guest of honour. Principal safeguard wildlife. Anant has ‘Annual Prize Day’ to honour the Francis Castelino welcomed the been working hard in motivat- outstanding students who guests and apprised them of the ing her students to take up excelled in studies and co-cur- college’s accomplishments. social utility services other than ricular activities. Justice Shabihul Founder-president Dr Kalbe academics, and she makes them Hasnain of Allahabad High Sadiq, who has not been keep- Ad hoc employees staging a sit-in at Transport department headquarters in Lucknow on Wednesday. These employees have conscious towards environ- Court was the chief guest on the ing well, also attend the function been protesting for nearly three months to press their demands Pioneer mental protection. occasion while additional direc- to bless the students. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 nation 05 Tri-services unit all ready to smoke out terrorists Major General AK Dhingra appointed as the first Special Operations Division Commander PNS n NEW DELHI As first reported by The 3,000 commandos. together the commandos from Pioneer on January 18 Besides having comman- the three Services to a central he newly-created Armed this year, the Armed dos from the three Services place or station for joint train- TForces Special Operations with the Army playing an emi- ing to conduct special missions Division, responsible for tar- Forces Special nent role as it has the most during peacetime and war, geting enemy’s strategic instal- Operations Division experienced professionals for they said. lations and high-value terror- (AFSOD) will formally such missions, the unit will Explaining the objective ists besides crippling adver- start functioning from have its own dedicated heli- of the Division, officials said sary’s war fighting capabili- copters, transport planes and the stress is on synergising ties, will have its first chief November 1 this year specialised weaponry besides special operations amongst the Major General AK Dhingra. initially with a small surveillance equipment for car- three forces. At present, the The tri-service unit will team of commandos rying out strategic missions. Special Forces of the Army, have elite drawn commandos selected from Special Elaborating upon the MARCOS and Garuds func- drawn from the Special Forces Forces of the Army, nature of the Division, officials tion separately. Once the of the Army, Marine said here on Wednesday the Division comes into being, the Commandos (MARCOS) of MARCOS specialised teams will be special talents and assets of the the Navy and the Garuda com- responsible for conducting mis- three Services will be pooled. mando force of the IAF. It will Space Agency to be headed by officers. sions within and outside the Similarly, experts from the be on the lines of the US the Navy and the IAF respec- As first reported by The country. The missions include Army, Navy and IAF will work Special Operations Command, tively. While Dhingra’s name Pioneer on January 18 this targeting strategic installations, together in the Cyber Agency which was responsible for tak- was cleared by the Defence year, the Armed Forces Special high value targets in terms of and the Space Agency. The ing out Osama Bin Laden. Ministry on Tuesday, Rear Operations Division (AFSOD) terrorists and cripple the war main aim is to exploit the The proposal for setting up Admiral Mohit Gupta was will formally start functioning fighting capabilities of the resources of all the three of the tri-service division was appointed earlier this month as from November one this year enemy. The missions no doubt Services for the three special- first mooted by the Naresh the first chief of Cyber Agency. initially with a small team of will be high risk given the ized agencies in a joint manner Chandra committee in 2012. All the three agencies will commandos selected from the strategic importance. to achieve the objective besides The panel was asked to suggest modern and fast evolving war of space to enhance military Operations unit, the panel had operate under the Integrated Special Forces of the Army, Once the Division becomes reducing expenditure on ways to fine tune the higher scenario in the backdrop of ter- might. also proposed formation of Defence Staff (IDS) and head- MARCOS and Garud force. functional in November, plans administration and training, defence management to fight rorism, cyber warfare and use Besides the Special Defence Cyber Agency and ed by Major General equivalent The division will finally have are already in place to bring they said. SHOOTING DOWN OF PAK’S F-16 Mansarovar Yatra: 1st-time Apex court pulls up Bengal Abhinandan’s squadron pilgrims get preference in Govt over arrest of BJP leader gets special patches computerised draw of lots PTI n NEW DELHI he Supreme Court on Won’t apologise for sharing PNS n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI are 18 batches with 60 pilgrims TWednesday termed as per batch and for Nathu La, 10 “prima facie arbitrary” the fter Wing Commander omputerised draw of lots batches with 50 yatris per arrest of BJP’s youth wing Mamata’s photo: Priyanka AAbhinandan Varthaman, Cfor selecting pilgrims for batch. Two liaison officers will leader for allegedly posting Kolkata: BJP youth wing flying a MIG-21 Bison, shot the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra assist each batch of yatris. morphed image of Chief activist Priyanka Sharma, who down an F-16 of the Pakistan was held here on Wednesday, “It is our hope and endeav- Minister Mamata Banerjee on walked out of jail on Air Force (PAF) on February in which for the first time, pref- our that we provide the first social media and pulled up the Wednesday after being arrest- 27 when the intruding jets erence for fresh applicants or chance to those who didnt ad West Bengal Government for ed for posting a morphed pic- tried to target Indian military route choice of senior citizens the chance to go to the Yatra, the delay in releasing her. ture of West Bengal Chief installations in Rajouri, the was incorporated into the soft- the first-time applicants and we A vacation Bench com- Minister Mamata Banerjee on pilot’s unit 51 Squadron has ware, MEA officials said. give priority to them. And, of prising justices Indira Banerjee Facebook, said jail authorities taken on the sobriquet ‘Falcon Foreign Secretary Vijay course, to senior citizens as and Sanjiv Khanna was pressured her and extracted an Slayers’ and ‘AMRAAM Gokhale presided over the well,” Gokhale said. informed by the counsel of apology for the post. Sharma, Dodgers’ and have got special draw of lots held at the He said, consistent efforts activist Priyanka Sharma’s however, asserted she had no uniform patches made to com- Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, and have been made to make the brother that she was not regrets for sharing the post for memorate the dogfight. also urged pilgrims to help Yatra website as pilgrim-friend- released from jail on Tuesday which she had to spend five Besides, the MiG-21 “protect and preserve” the frag- ly as possible. despite the apex court’s order days behind bars. She claimed squadron having special uni- ile environment in the “We also have a helpline granting her bail and ordering she was “mentally tortured” in form patches made for their fly- Himalayas. now for applicant yatris. And, her immediate release. jail and was not even given ing overalls, the Sukhoi-30 The Ministry’s consistent emails received from them are However, the counsel for enough water to drink. squadron, whose aircraft also effort has been to get as many regularly monitored and appli- West Bengal Government Sharma was released from jail thwarted the Pakistani air applications, because it thinks cants are suitably advised in a informed the bench that she at 9:40 am after the Supreme trary” and pulled up the West attack and successfully evaded this Yatra is important not time-bound way,” he added. has been released from jail at Court on Wednesday called Bengal Government for the the AMRAAM missiles of the only for those going for spiri- A senior official said, the 9:40 am today. her arrest “prima facie arbi- delay in releasing her. PTI PAF F-16s, have also named tual or religious purposes, but Nathu La route is less arduous “Why 9:40 am today? The themselves the ‘AMRAAM also to build relations between compared to Lipulekh and so order was passed in your pres- Kaul told the bench that jail has been released from jail or Dodger’ in new patches. India and China, he said. preferred by senior citizens. ence,” the Bench told the state authorities Tuesday told them not. Patches are cloth badges Ministry of External “Earlier they would tell us counsel. that they have to either bring After a few minutes Kaul that depict the squadron’s role Affairs organises the Yatra dur- their route choice while apply- When the State’s counsel certified copies of the apex informed the bench that and often identify itself with an ing June to September each ing for the Yatra, and we would referred to the jail manual, the court’s order or approach the Sharma has been released from important engagement in year through two different try to accommodate their bench shot back, “Jail manual court of the chief judicial mag- jail today. which the squadron took part. routes — Lipulekh Pass request in the overall process. can’t have precedence over an istrate concerned for her Kaul told the court that It also reflects the type of air- (Uttarakhand),and Nathu La This year, we have incorporate order of the Supreme Court.” release. they have moved a separate craft the squadron flies and is down the intruding F-16 but his the IAF air strikes against ter- Pass (Sikkim). Known for its the preferences of first-time “No. This is not done. First “If she is not released, the application, in which they have worn on flying overalls. aircraft was hit by Pakistan air ror camps in Balakot in religious value and cultural yatris and the senior citizens in of all the arrest was prima facie consequences will follow,” the said that though the closure The 51 Squadron patch defence and he had to eject. The Pakistan on February 26. The significance, it is undertaken by the algorithm of the software arbitrary,” the bench said. bench said and warned it will report in the case was filed in depicts a MIG-21 Bison in the pilot landed in Pakistan strikes were carried out as a hundreds of people every year. used for the draw of lots, which Senior advocate Neeraj issue contempt to officials con- the trial court on May 13, the foreground and a red-coloured Occupied Kashmir (POK) after punitive measure after 40 For Kailash Mansarovar is for the first time,” he said. Kishan Kaul, appearing for cerned if Sharma was not apex court was not informed F-16 in the background under his parachute strayed across the Central Reserve Police Force Yatra 2019, the ministry The selection is a fair com- Priyanka’s brother Rajib released from jail during yesterday’s hearing. crosshairs. The other Line of Control (LoC) and was (CRPF)personnel were killed in received 2,996 applications, puter-generated, random gen- Sharma who filed the plea in immediately. “If the Supreme Court was squadron’s patch shows a SU- captured by the Pakistan Army. a suicide attack in Pulwama, out of which 2,256 are male der-balanced selection process, the apex court, told the bench “She should be released informed yesterday that the 30MKI with an AMRAAM He returned to India two days Kashmir on February 13. applicants, and 740 females. As the MEA said in a statement, that despite the apex court’s from jail within half an hour,” closure report has been filed in missile going past after nar- later. Pakistan based Jaish-e- many as 624 senior citizens had adding, the selected yatris are Tuesday order granting her the bench said. the trial court, then the apex rowly missing it. Pakistani jets had carried Mohammad (JeM) had claimed applied for the yatra. informed through mobile text bail she had to spend another The bench asked Kaul to court might not have asked her Varthaman chased and shot out the attack as retaliation to responsibility for the act. For Lipulekh route, there messages and email. night behind the bars. get instructions whether she to apologise,” Kaul said. Chanda Kochhar, husband appear Rahul takes fresh swipe at Over 56L household toilets constructed under Modi, coins new word ‘Modilie’ Swachchh Bharat Mission till Feb this year PNS n NEW DELHI word in the English Dictionary. PNS n NEW DELHI Affairs (HUA) said that SBM- have been built under the before ED for third consecutive day Attached is a snapshot of the U aims at making urban India Mission till February this year. New Delhi: The Enforcement duo for their alleged role in conducted searches at loca- ongress president Rahul entry,” he tweeted, ending his s many as 56.6 lakh indi- free from open defecation and According to the reply, Directorate (ED) on Wednesday irregular sanction and disbur- tions linked to the Kochhars. CGandhi on Wednesday sentence with a smiley. Avidual household toilets achieving 100 per cent scien- only 480 such units have been questioned former ICICI Bank sal of `1,875 crore loan to They were earlier questioned took a fresh swipe at Prime He also put up a picture of have been constructed till tific management of municipal constructed in Delhi and 336 in CEO Chanda Kochhar and her Videocon Group in 2009 and by the ED in Mumbai. Minister Narendra Modi saying a screenshot of a photo- February this year and anoth- solid waste in all the 4,041 Andman and Nicobar Islands. husband Deepak for the third 2011 by the ICICI Bank then Deepak’s brother Rajiv there’s a new word in the shopped page of an English dic- er 6.33 lakh toilets were under statutory towns of the country. The ministry said 3,57,767 consecutive day in connection headed by Chanda Kochar. Kochhar and Videocon Group English dictionary — “Modilie”. tionary explaining the meaning construction under the The Ministry said in Uttar individual household toilets with a money laundering case On Tuesday, Kochars were promoter Venugopal Dhoot Rahul has been accusing of “Modilie”. Swachchh Bharat Mission- Pradesh, as many as 7.53 lakh have been constructed in relating to the ICICI-Videocon questioned for over eight hours have also been quizzed by the Modi of speaking “lies” on In the fabricated page, Urban (SBM-U). individual household toilets Rajasthan and added that loan fraud case. by the ED. agency in connection with the various issues, including on the “Modilie” is described as a In an RTI reply, the have been constructed while in 293,614 units have been con- The agency is grilling the In March, the agency had case. PNS Rafale jet deal. “There’s a new “mass noun”. Ministry of Housing and Urban Maharashtra, 682,812 units structed in Bihar. Medical body develops affordable test kit to diagnose blood disorders PNS n NEW DELHI Haemophilia A is 1 per 10,000 male births and that of vWD is n a major breakthrough around 1 per cent of the gen- Know about vWD, Haemophilia A Iwhich would go a long way eral population. in cutting down medical costs “In India, there is no epi- of the patients with severe demiological data and with m People with vWD have a problem with a protein in their blood called Hemophilia A and von translation of this data with von Willebrand factor (VWF) that helps control bleeding. When a Willebrand Disease (vWD,) respect to the population, the blood vessel is injured and bleeding occurs, VWF helps cells in the the ICMR- National Institute of country may have roughly blood, called platelets, mesh together and form a clot to stop the Immunohaematology (NIIH), 80,000-1,00,000 severe bleeding. People with VWD do not have enough VWF, or it does not Mumbai has developed a cost- haemophilia cases, but the total work the way it should. It takes longer for blood to clot and for effective point-of-care (POC) number registered with bleeding to stop. Research has shown that as many as 9 out of 10 rapid diagnostic test for the Haemophilia Federation India people with VWD have not been diagnosed blood disorders. (HFI) is only around 19,000,” a m Haemophilia A, also known as classical hemophilia, is a genetic This would cost a patient senior official from the ICMR bleeding disorder caused by insufficient levels of a blood protein less than `50 in comparison to said. called factor VIII, a clotting factor. Individuals with haemophilia A do existing conventional test for At present, lack of aware- not bleed faster or more profusely than healthy individuals, but, the diseases that cost around ness, lack of diagnostic facili- because their blood clots poorly, they have difficulty stopping the `4,000 to `10,000. India has ties, high cost of tests are some flow of blood from a wound become the world’s first coun- of the factors for the under- try to develop POC test for spe- diagnosis of bleeding disorders cific diagnosis of any common in the country. the official said. logical complications with bleeding disorder, the ICMR “Both Haemophilia A and “The newly developed bleeding history, recovery of has claimed vWD are underdiagnosed dis- rapid test kit could be used for factors in the transfused Haemophilia A and vWD orders in our country and the diagnosis of Haemophilia A patients and are the commonest among there are only a handful of undiagnosed patients/menor- also for differential diagnosis of bleeding disorders. As per the comprehensive diagnostic cen- rhagia cases/ post-partum both the diseases,” the Western data, the incidence of tres for bleeding disorders,” haemorrhage (PPH), gynaeco- official said. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 06

BJP neta’s inciting Not an outsider; have come here to campaign for BJP: Shah Kolkata: BJP national president from Madhya Pradesh, is the Amit Shah has rebutted Chief BJP's national general secretary, Minister Mamata Banerjee's who is in charge of the saffron charge that he is an "outsider" party in West Bengal. violence video viral in West Bengal and said he has Shah also criticized a sec- PNS n KOLKATA who do not come prepared will come to the state to campaign tion of the media for blaming THE MESSAGE be thrown out of the unit.” The for his party. BJP workers for Tuesday's vio- n what could give the Bengal THAT WAS gang has been raised as a com- Shah wondered if he is lence during his roadshow in IBJP leadership some sleepless bative unit of the BJP. He also called an outsider for coming north Kolkata. nights ahead of the final phase WHATTSAPPED TO reminded them repeatedly that to West Bengal, "which is very "A section of media is pre- of polling, a video footage of a the rally was meant for Amit much a part of India", then why senting it in such a way as if we local BJP leader Rakesh Singh THE “GANG” Shah and we would like to not Chief Minister Mamata started the clash. The news — in which he is shown direct- make it a successful one at any Banerjee be labelled as an "out- should be that TMC goons ing his people to attack the MEMBERS cost. So, you have to take on the sider" when she visits New attacked the convoy. But a sec- TMC and police — went viral SUBSEQUENTLY TMC goons and the police. Delhi? tion of news organisations are on Wednesday. Come prepared. The BJP leader was trying to paint it in a different Singh, who subsequently WENT VIRAL The message that was addressing a meet of intellec- way," Shah said. made conflicting statements Whattsapped to the “gang” tuals in the city on Tuesday. BJP and TMC supporters — first telling that it was a doc- members subsequently went "I am president of a nation- Tuesday fought pitched battles tored video and then “it is not things necessary for what you viral. al party and I am here to cam- Bengal goes to Mumbai or lowing Banerjee's repeated alle- bly polls in West Bengal, a on the streets of Kolkata dur- the full video” — is seen in the have been asked to do during Incidentally, Chief Minister paign for my party. Bengaluru, will he be called an gations about Shah being an Bengali will be the chief min- ing a massive roadshow by footage directing the “members the rally.” Mamata Banerjee on "I am being called an out- outsider? When Mamata didi "outsider" who comes to the ister. Neither I nor Kailash Shah, who escaped unhurt but of the Fata Fati (breakers) He was telling the “Fata Wednesday showed the footage sider for coming to West goes to Delhi will she be called state to "create division" among Vijayvargia will be the CM," was forced to cut short the jam- gang” to “come prepared with Fati gang” to take on the in a rally at Agarpara telling to Bengal. What kind of statement an outsider?" Shah asked. the people. Shah said. boree and had to be escorted to rods and sticks and other Trinamool men that “those decide as to “who is the culprit.” is this? If a person from West Shah's remarks came fol- "If the BJP wins the assem- Vijayvargiya, who hails safety by police. PTI TMC workers broke Mamata, TMC leaders Neither BJP nor NDA will Kamal Haasan seeks ‘BJP won't be Vidyasagar's bust, change Twitter, Fb DP Mamata trying to anticipatory bail in HC over able to prove divert attention: Yogi with Vidyasagar's photo form govt at Centre: Azad ‘Hindu extremist' remark majority after Kolkata: Uttar Pradesh Chief Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister PTI n PATNA would be reduced to 125 Lok Sabha seats, Minister Yogi Adityanath on Mamata Banerjee and several top TMC he claimed while refusing to divulge as Madurai (TN): Makkal Needhi witnessed his election cam- forming Govt’ Wednesday accused TMC of leaders have changed their Facebook and enior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi how many seats Congress will win in the Maiam president and actor paign meeting and it had been breaking the bust of social Twitter display picture (DP) with photo of SAzad on Wednesday claimed that nei- elections. Azad said the BJP has been Kamal Haasan on Wednesday clearly stated in the FIR. reformer Ishwar Chandra Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on Wednesday ther BJP nor NDA would form the gov- “thoroughly exposed” after coming to filed an anticipatory bail petition Earlier, the High Court Vidyasagar and said his West to protest the desecration of the bust of the ernment at the Centre after the Lok Sabha power at the Centre in 2014 as it has fol- before the Madras High Court Bench here refused to entertain Bengal counterpart Mamata noted reformer and key figure of the elections. Narendra Modi will lowed its ideology of “creating here, saying his speech was the MNM chief's petition seek- Banerjee is trying to divert Bengal Renaissance. not become prime minister hatred and divide” in the soci- about Nathuram Godse only ing to quash the FIR registered attention by spreading canards Trinamool Congress's official profile on for second time after the elec- ety. He said the BJP govern- and not about Hindus as a against him. against BJP. Twitter and Facebook was also changed tion as a non-NDA, non-BJP ment’s policy and principle whole. Justice B Pugalendhi of the Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad "We condemn the incident with a picture of Vidyasagar. government will be formed at have been exposed as the party Haasan moved the plea Madurai Bench said such pleas Pawar has predicted a 13-day that happened yesterday. Banerjee is scheduled to take out a the Centre, he claimed. of “capitalists and industrial- after the court earlier refused to cannot be taken up as emergent Vajpayee regime-like fate for Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar protest rally on Wednesday to protest the “We are in the last phase of ists”. Azad alleged that the BJP quash an FIR against him, say- petitions during the vacation. the BJP if it tries to form the was one of greatest sons of smashing of the bust of the social reformer elections and I can say on the government has followed a ing such pleas cannot be taken "It is only based on hearsay next Government after the Lok India and a social reformer. It by alleged BJP activists in north Kolkata on basis of my experience during “pro-rich” policy. All the major up as emergent petitions during and the source of information of Sabha poll results are was the TMC which broke his Tuesday. campaigning across the country that nei- sections of the society — farmers, youths, the vacation and that if an the content of the FIR was not announced on May 23. bust and it now blaming BJP to Launching a scathing attack on BJP ther BJP nor NDA is going to return to women and labourers are a depressed lot anticipatory bail application disclosed and the apprehen- Pawar also said he does not divert the attention," president Amit Shah on Tuesday, Banerjee power at the Centre. today because of the “wrong” policy of the was filed it could be taken up for sions expressed in the FIR were think the BJP will be able to Adityanath said at a press con- had said, "What does Amit Shah think of “Narendra Modi is also not going to Central government, he said, adding that hearing. ill-founded. The FIR instead of prove majority in Lok Sabha ference here. himself? Is he above everything? Is he God become the prime minster for the second youths were “promised” 10 crore jobs by The FIR registered was establishing communal harmo- even if invited to form the new The TMC and Mamata that no one can protest against him?" time ... Non-NDA non-BJP government will Narendra Modi in five years but it instead against him over his "free India's ny had only created a life threat Government. Banerjee Government are try- Banerjee said this after supporters of the be installed at the Centre after the Lok Sabha snatched 4.73 crore jobs due to demon- first extremist was a Hindu" to the petitioner personally," the Speaking to a Marathi TV ing to divert attention from her BJP and the TMC fought pitched battles on elections,” he told reporters here. etisation and faulty implementation of remark made during an election MNM chief submitted in his channel, he said opposition wrong doings by using this the streets of Kolkata during a roadshow by Azad said it will be good if there is a GST. meeting in the Aravkurichi anticipatory bail application. leaders will come together in incident, he said. Shah. consensus on Congress leader’s name for Taking a swipe at PM’s statement on Assembly constituency on Haasan also submitted that Delhi a day or two before the Asked whether President's A college named after Iswarchandra heading the government at the Centre science related issues, he said that “After Sunday last. a state minister had made a pub- counting of votes and discuss Rule should be imposed in Vidyasagar, a key figure in the Bengal after the Lok Sabha election results are out seeing the PM’s statement relating to sci- In his plea, he said the lic statement about his speech giving a stable government at Bengal, Adityanath said the sit- Renaissance, was ransacked and a bust of but “we are not going to make it an issue ence, I think I should commit suicide.” offence quoted in the first infor- and made a political issue out of the Centre. uation in the state is moving in the 19th century social reformer shattered that we (Cong) will not let any other Azad condemned the smashing of the mation report (FIR) under it. The BJP had emerged as the direction where there has to allegedly by BJP workers during the clash- (leader) to become the PM, if it is not bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a Sections 153(A) and 295(A) of The actor-turned-politician the single largest party in 1996 be central intervention. es. offered to us (Cong).” noted philosopher and a key figure of the Indian Penal Code required contended that attempts were general polls. On May 16, 1996 He also urged the EC to The CPI(M) has also called for protest The leader of opposition in Rajya Bengal Renaissance, during the clash procedural safety under CrPC being made to malign his good Atal Bihari Vajpayee took oath take stern action against vio- rallies against the incident. Sabha said the sole objective of the between BJP and TMC supporters during and the same had been over- name among the public. The as the prime minister, only to lence in the ongoing poll and The intellectuals of the city will take out Congress is to stop the NDA from form- Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata on looked. petitioner submitted his state- resign 13 days later after he said it should not remain a a protest march from College street on ing the government at the Centre and Tuesday and said stern action should be Haasan said the com- ment about Nathuram Godse failed to get the majority on the mute spectator. PTI Wednesday evening. PTI installing a non-NDA government. BJP taken against those responsible for it. plainant had not personally was not a distorted one. PTI floor of the House. PTI Violence during Shah's roadshow Cong rebel MLA's meeting with colleague unfortunate: Raut fuels speculation in K’taka about desertion Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Bengaluru: A meeting between close to him like Shrimant Patil (Jarkiholi) will quit. All our- Sanjay Raut on Wednesday rebel Congress legislator of Kagawad and Mahesh decisions are one and will be slammed the West Bengal Ramesh Jarkiholi and his close Kumathalli and B Nagendra the same even after the May 23 Government over the attack on confidant and law maker ofBellary have pledged their Lok Sabhapoll results," he said. BJP president Amit Shah's road- Mahesh Kumathalli on loyalty to the party. Jarkiholi had on Tuesday show in Kolkata, describing the Wednesday created flutters But the Wednesday meet- held discussions with BJP leader incident as "unfortunate" for within the grand old party ing between Jarkiholi and and former MLA C P Yogeshwar. the country's democracy. with speculation about them Kumathalli has rekindled the Meanwhile, Congress Talking to reporters here, quitting the party once again speculation that the MLAs are Legislature Party Raut, who is the Rajya Sabha coming to the fore. still together and working out leaderSiddaramaiah opined MP, said there can be no restric- Ramesh Jarkiholi, who has a strategy post the Lok Sabha that Ramesh Jarkiholi would tions on anyone to campaign been hobnobbing with the BJP election results on May 23. not quit the Congress. anywhere the country. for some time now, has threat- It is still not clear how many "According to me Ramesh "West Bengal Chief Minister ened that he along with other MLAs are in touch with Jarkiholi. Jarkiholi will notquit Mamata Banerjee did not want MLAs would soon resign en However, speaking to Congress..." he said. Jarkiholi Narendra Modi and Amit Shah masse from the Congress, reporters after the meeting, and Kumathalli are among the in Bengal. Did anyone stop which had caused fear among Kumathalli said he had met MLAs againstwhom Congress Mamata from campaigning in the ruling coalition leaders as Jarkiholi to discuss about water has moved a petition, seeking Gujarat?" Raut asked. it would trigger thenumbers scarcity in the region and disqualificationunder the anti- It is unfortunate that the game in the assembly. would remain in the party. defection law to the Speaker for statue of Ishwar Chandra However, there were "There is no other meaning not attending crucial CLP meet- Vidyasagar, a noted philosopher reports about Ramesh beingde- to this meeting...You please ings amid BJP's alleged attempts and a key figure of Bengal serted in his attempt to mobilise ask him (about him quitting to topple the government and Renaissance, was desecrated, Congress MLAs to resign,as Congress). As far as I'm con- not attending the budget session College students raise slogans during a protest against the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl by a local in Bandipora, Jammu on Wednesday PTI he said. PTI several legislators considered cerned, neither me nor him of the assembly initially. PTI Arrest over Mamata meme latest in long line of similar rows Kharge should have been made CM long time ago: HDK Mumbai: The arrest of BJP Bengaluru: Amid the the seat for him. It is kind of a youth wing activist Priyanka 'Siddaramaiah for CM' clamour drama (by Kumaraswamy)," Sharma for posting a morphed in Karnataka, Chief Minister he said, adding no one, even in picture of West Bengal Chief HD Kumaraswamy has said Congress, was interested in Minister Mamata Banerjee on Congress veteran M making Kharge CM. Facebook, is the latest in a Mallikarjun Kharge should Yeddyurappa, however, series of such arrests in India. have been given the position a claimed the Congress-JD(S) Sharma was arrested for long time ago and "injustice" government would fall due to having shared a meme which was done to the leader. a rift between both parties. had a morphed image of His remarks come amid a "I have never said we will Banerjee's face on Priyanka bitter spat between the leaders topple the government. We Chopra's look at the recent Met of the ruling coalition partners are not making attempts. JD(S) Gala. Congress and JD(S) to make and Congress are fighting each In 2012, a professor from Siddaramaiah the State Chief Kumaraswamy said the Yeddyurappa asked other and because of their dif- Kolkata learnt the hard way Minister once again. Congress leader should have Kumaraswamy to resign and ferences, the government will that sharing TMC or Mamata But the comments gave become chief minister long make Kharge CM. collapse," he said. Banerjee cartoons on social fresh ammunition to the BJP to ago. "He (Kumaraswamy) has Siddaramaiah, the coalition media can land one in jail. target the alliance government. "Mallikarjun Kharge said he (Kharge) should have coordination committee chair- Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra BJP state unit chief B S should have become the chief become CM long ago. To make man, has termed the growing was arrested for forwarding a emblem with lions replaced by were arrested in Maharashtra social networking site opposing Yeddyurappa asked minister long ago. I feel injus- his dream come true, let him clamour within Congress to cartoon of Banerjee to his blood-thirsty wolves, and over their Facebook post ques- the shutdown in Mumbai, say- Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) to tice has been done to him. I resign tomorrow itself and make him the chief minister as friends. A professor of chem- another depicting the tioning the shutdown in ing one should not observe immediately vacate the post for would like to clearly say Kharge make Kharge the chief minis- an expression of supporters' istry, he was jailed for one night Parliament building in New Mumbai for Shiv Sena chief Bal bandh for Thackeray's funeral. Kharge, the leader of the has not been given recognition ter," the BJP leader told affection, but said he still stands and assaulted by alleged TMC Delhi as a huge toilet bowl. Thackeray's funeral with the Renu, Dhada's friend, was Congress in Lok Sabha. for the work he has done (for reporters in Kalaburagi by his word to not contest the workers later while he was on He was charged with sedi- comment also leading to an arrested for 'liking' the post. Kharge, a nine-time MLA his party)," Kumaraswamy said, Wednesday. next assembly election. his way back from work. tion and spent four days in jail. attack on the clinic of an uncle In Tamil Nadu, folk singer and two-term Lok Sabha mem- adding there has been a "fault Senior BJP legislator Chincholi assembly seat In Maharashtra, cartoonist This triggered outrage from of one of them by Sena activists. and anti-alcohol campaigner ber who has never tasted elec- somewhere". Basanagouda Patil Yatnal will go to bypolls on May 19. Aseem Trivedi Trivedi was freedom of expression cam- The girls--Shaheen Dhada Shiva Raj aka Comrade Kovan toral defeat, termed Kharge could have become termed Kumaraswamy's Subhash Rathod is the arrested in 2012 for depicting the paigners. His arrest sparked and Renu--were sent to 14-day was arrested in 2015 and Kumaraswamy's remarks as the CM in the current coalition remarks a conspiracy aimed at Congress candidate there. national emblem and Parliament protests against the government, judicial custody but granted charged with sedition for "election-time statement." government but he said he creating a rift between Kharge has been elected in "bad light" in his cartoons, which was accused of using bail within hours after they fur- allegedly criticising then chief Addressing a meeting in will abide by the Congress Siddaramaiah and Kharge to twice from Gulbarga Lok Sabha triggering a public outcry. British colonial-era sedition laws nished personal bonds. minister J Jayalalithaa on the Chincholi assembly segment leadership's decision, continue in power. constituency and has been a Cartoons by Trivedi to crack down on dissent. Dhada was arrested after issue of prohibition in one of for a by-election attended by Kumaraswamy revealed. "If he wants to make central cabinet minister during included one of the national Also in 2012, two girls she posted comments on the his songs. PTI Kharge on Tuesday, Latching onto the remarks, Kharge (CM), he can give up Congress rule in the past. PTI LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 nation 07

IN TALKS WITH BJP No cognisable offence against Stalin denies TN BJP chief’s claim Rahul Gandhi, court told Says, will quit speaking to media at will quit politics if and the BJP since he took over actor Kamal Haasan who STAFF REPORTER n complaint against him in 2016. filed by the individual against Thoothukudi on Tuesday, said Sounderarajan proves that I as party president in August alleged the other day that NEW DELHI In an action taken report whom the statement was made,” politics if true that the DMK was in talks with held discussions with the BJP. 2018 after the demise of his Nathuram Godse was the first (ATR) which was submitted the police said in the action the BJP leadership for a possi- Is she ready to quit politics if father M Krunanidhi. Hindu terrorist in the country. elhi Police on Wednesday before Additional Chief taken report. ble post-poll alliance . She she fails to prove her claim?” Tamil Nadu is witnessing The actor who heads the out- Dsubmitted its report in a Metropolitan Magistrate Samar The court had on April 26 KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n was referring to a statement challenged the DMK presi- a crucial round of by election fit Makkal Neethi Mayam as Delhi Court in which they said Vishal, the police said Gandhi directed the police to file an ATR CHENNAI made by Tamil Nadu Minister dent. to four assembly constituencies been provided with addition- that Congress president Rahul allegedly made the defamatory on a plea seeking registration of D Jayakumar about Stalin’s Stalin made it known on on May 19. The DMK is hop- al police security by the State Gandhi did not commit any statement against the Prime FIR against the Congress pres- he BJP in Tamil Nadu Monday meeting with Wednesday too that he was ing that it may be able to pull government to prevent any cognisable offence. Earlier a Minister for which a suit may be ident. The complaint, filed by Tseems to have played into Telangana Chief Minister K committed to form a ‘secular down the Edappadi kind of attack on him by complaint was filed against filed. It told the court that “no advocate Joginder Tuli, has the hands of the DMK by Chandrasekhar Rao at Government at the Centre’ Palaniswamy-led AIADMK Hindu elements. Rahul for using derogatory police action was made out”. sought direction to the police to entering into a wordy duel with Chennai. Jayakumar had under the able leadership of government of it manages to “The statement, which remark against Prime Minister “As per the contents of the register an FIR against Gandhi the DMK chief MK Stalin. A alleged that the DMK and Rahul Gandhi and there is no win at least 20 of the assembly would have gone unnoticed by Narendra Modi. complaint no cognisable offence for allegedly making derogato- statement by Tamilissai Stalin were ‘well known for change in the stance of the seats out of the 22 where by the general public , was given The police report told the is made out. Rahul Gandhi ry remarks in 2016 against PM Sounderarajan, the State unit their political opportunism’. DMK. A senior BJP leader in polls are being held. the pride of place by the Rouse Avenue court that no made the defamatory statement Modi, accusing him of hiding chief of the BJP, has put the The Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamil Nadu feigned ignorance The BJP leaders and the Hindutwa forces because of “cognisable offence” was made against PM Narendra Modi for behind the blood of soldiers and Hindutwa party in Tamil Nadu took over from where when asked about the state- Hindu activists in Tamil Nadu their over zealous reaction,” out against Rahul Gandhi on a which a defamatory suit may be cashing in on their sacrifice. in an unenviable position vis- Jayakumar left and made the ment made by Sounderarajan. earned the wrath of the film said Mankombu a- vis the DMK. ‘startling disclosure’ which Stalin has been vitriolic in his fraternity in the State for their Gopalakrishnan, film lyricist Sounderarajan, while offended the DMK chief. “I attacks on the Prime Minister reported charges against film and script writer. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

VIOLENCE ROBS... chairperson on May 23 or May getting monsoon rainfall O’Brien also accused Central 24,” added the AICC source. between May 15 and May 20, BSP will join hands Guj promises action over blocking forces in Bengal of supporting and the Kerala coast generally the BJP in the national elec- MONSOON TO DELAY... begins to have monsoon rain- tions. “Central forces in Bengal “This year, the statistical fall sometime in the last week with BJP after results: of Dalit wedding processions have started a whisper cam- model forecast suggests that the of May. However, if the pre- paign asking people to vote for monsoon onset over Kerala is scribed conditions are not met, BJP,” alleged O’Brien. One of likely to be slightly delayed,” the the onset is not declared. The Ahmedabad: In the wake of also have the right to take out ment only gives hollow promis- the videos shows a group of IMD said. “The southwest northward progression of mon- Ex-Mayawati aide some incidents of Dalit wed- wedding processions like oth- es instead of taking action. men purportedly trying to monsoon onset is likely to set soon, after reaching the Kerala ding processions being stopped ers. Our government is also "Atrocities on Dalits in break down the gate of the over Kerala on June 6 with a coast, depends on a lot of local Ballia (UP): Congress leader told reporters here. by some groups in parts of concerned about some recent Gujarat have increased in recent Vidya Sagar college and enter model error of plus or minus 4 factors, including the creation Naseemuddin Siddiqui, who "There is nothing impos- Gujarat recently, the BJP gov- incidents. I want to assure you years. After every incident, the the campus by jumping over its days. Conditions are becoming of low pressure areas. It is pos- was with the BSP until last sible in politics, I have known ernment in the state that stern action will be taken state government gives hollow walls. “It is a childish argument favourable for advance of sible, therefore, that despite year, claimed on Wednesday her for 33 years. I know her Wednesday assured to take against those who were behind promises of stern action. to ask who had the keys to the southwest monsoon over the the onset happening late, other that Mayawati will be under so more than she knows herself," stern action against such ele- these incidents," Jadeja said. However, Dalits never get jus- gate? The video establishes southern part of Andaman parts of the country start get- much pressure after the elec- the Congress leader said. ments. "Some people are trying to tice," Satav told reporters. beyond doubt who desecrated Sea, Nicobar Islands and ting rains on time. Generally, tion results that she will join The former minister in the The Congress, however, create a rift between commu- "This government has the statue,” Derek O’Brien adjoining southeast Bay of the monsoon reaches Kerala hands with the BJP. Mayawati government said he said that such "hollow promis- nities for their political gains. In failed to maintan law and order. said, claiming his party has as Bengal during May 18-19,” it within 10 days of reaching the Once the Bahujan Samaj still respects her a lot, but there es" by the government fails to Lhor village, we have already The administration is being many as 44 videos to support added. The delay in the arrival Andamans. After its onset over Party chief goes with the was no possibility of returning provide "justice" to the Dalits. arrested five persons, including run through remote control its claims. The party also of monsoon may not neces- Kerala, the monsoon spreads Bharatiya Janata Party, to the BSP. Talking to reporters in the sarpanch, for announcing from Delhi. This is the reason showed a video and WhatsApp sarily have an impact on the over the entire country by July Siddiqui said the Samajwadi On the chances of Gandhinagar, Minister of State social boycott of Dalits. Notably, why such atrocities are on the message allegedly sent by a BJP overall amount of rainfall. Last 15. In its initial forecast released Party would be left with no Mayawati becoming the prime for Home, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, the sarpanch is a Congress rise," he said. supporter asking people to year, monsoon came early but in April, the IMD had predict- other option but to come minister, Siddiqui said no such accused the Congress of creat- supporter. Another accused is Meanwhile, BJP's Dalit come to Shah’s roadshow with the rain was ‘’below-normal’’. ed a near-normal rainfall with along with the Congress in the announcement had been made ing a rift between Dalits and a local Congress delegate," the MLA and film actor, Hitu rods and arms to fight the Similarly, in 2017, the monsoon an LPA of 96 per cent, which interest of country and Uttar by anyone. other communities. minister added. Kanodia, appealed to the peo- TMC and police. arrived in Kerala on May 30, falls on the border of ‘below- Pradesh. "Even alliance partner He was referring to an inci- Jadeja also urged people ple to treat everyone equally. but the overall rainfall was 95 normal’ and ‘normal’ rainfall "The BSP supremo had Samajwadi Party and the RLD dent in Lhor village in Mehsana, from all walks of life to work "Though this is the 21st cen- SONIA INVITES... per cent of the long period category. On the other hand, joined hands with the BJP in have not said anything on this. where some local leaders, with the government to estab- tury, we are still stuck in such Besides Chandrababu average (LPA), which falls the Skymet has predicted a the past. And after May 23, Akhilesh Yadav has only said including the sarpanch, gave a lish and preserve social har- issues. This is matter of shame Naidu, who has expressed his under the below normal cate- ‘below-normal’ rainfall with there will be such pressure on that the next prime minister call of social boycott after a Dalit mony in the society. and pain. We all need to change keenness in Congress-led gory. To forecast the monsoon an LPA of 93 per cent. her that she will become a part will be from Uttar Pradesh. groom took out his procession Slamming the BJP govern- our mindset to establish har- Government after leaving Modi arrival, the IMD uses a cus- of the BJP," Siddiqui, who had Then where is the question of riding on a horse two weeks ago. ment over this issue, Gujarat mony and a sense of brother- Government two years ago, tomised weather model which, DIDI TOOK REVENGE... revolted against Mayawati and her becoming the Prime "The Gujarat government is Congress in-charge, Rajeev hood. I request all to treat every- other definite parties are NCP it stated, had been wrong only A BJP delegation led by joined the Congress last year, Minister?" he asked. PTI always with the Dalits. They Satav, claimed that the govern- one equally," Kanodia said. PTI (Sharad Pawar), DMK (MK once in 2015 since 2014. This senior Ministers Prakash Stalin), TMC and RJD. model crunches 6 meteorolog- Javadekar, Nirmala Sitharaman, Chandrababu Naidu had last ical parameters: the minimum Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP week met Rahul Gandhi, ask- temperatures over northwest media head and RS member Will make sedition ing him to call a meeting of all India; the pre-monsoon rainfall Anil Baluni met vice-presi- Opposition parties two days peak over south Peninsula; the dent M Venkaiah Naidu to reg- law more stringent, before the result is announced outgoing long-wave radiation ister their protest against inci- so that all Opposition leaders (OLR) over the South China dents of violence in Bengal. says Rajnath can regroup and discuss strat- Sea; the lower tropospheric Hitting out at Chief Minister egy. While KCR has been mak- zonal wind over southeast Mamata Banerjee, Shah sought Mirzapur (UP): Hitting out at ing moves for a non-BJP, non- Indian Ocean; the upper tro- to ask as why Bengal alone was the Congress for promising to Congress third front, recently pospheric zonal wind over the witnessing violence and not abolish sedition law in its he indicated that he would be east equatorial Indian Ocean; other States in the rest of the poll manifesto, Union open to joining the grand and the outgoing long-wave India where he had travelled for Minister Rajnath Singh has alliance, but would not give the radiation (OLR) over the his campaigning and alleged said the BJP will make it drivers’ seat to the grand old southwest Pacific region. The that it was because of the more stringent. party. “Sonia Gandhi has been model has a built-in error mar- TMC. “If BJP were to inspire "Congress talks about in regular touch with Pawar, gin of four days --- a June 6 violence all States would have abolishing sedition law but on have called Mamata, Stalin, onset can mean any day from been affected by it, it is because coming back to power, the BJP Left leaders personally during June 2-10. According to IMD, of the TMC that Bengal expe- will make it so stringent that the last couple of days while the onset is announced when riencing violence,” he said. He no one would dare to act party senior leaders are in certain criteria is fulfilled any- alleged that stature of against it," the Home Minister touch with BSP-SP alliance time after May 10. If at least 60 Vidyasagar was broken by said addressing an election leaderships, TRS, BJD and even per cent of the 14 designated TMC workers inside the college rally at BLJ ground here in Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSRCP,” meteorological stations in compound. Shah said BJP favour of alliance partner said the party leader. UPA Kerala and Lakshadweep workers were on the road and Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel allies will begin meeting infor- report at least 2.5 mm of rain gate of the college was intact on Tuesday. mally post the last phase of for two consecutive days after suggesting that gate would "Our forces finished off polling on May 19. “There will May 10 - and a few other con- have broken if BJP had attacked terrorists in air strikes after be several meetings conducted ditions relating to wind and from outside. “How can BJP get the Pulwama attack but the between different regional play- temperature are also fulfilled - the key of the room?, all evi- Congress people are asking for ers to discuss possibilities post the onset of monsoon is said to dence point that TMC goondas the number of those killed. May 19. And then, once the have taken place. broke the stature to save party Braves do not count bodies, result comes in, a joint meet- The Andaman and from its poll defeat,” the BJP vultures do," he said. PTI Police personnel inspect the site of a suspected grenade blast that took place near the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati on Wednesday PTI ing will be chaired by UPA Nicobar Islands generally start president claimed. Rajasthan politicos spar on Twitter Shut since Kumbh, over revision in school textbooks Kanpur tannery owners Jaipur: The ruling Congress THE PREFIX "VEER" gang rape while expressing con- await orders to reopen and the BJP on Wednesday cern about women by "changing sparred on Twitter over the HAS NOW BEEN the history of heroic personali- Kanpur: Qazi Nayyer Jamal norms for discharge of efflu- changes in school textbooks, REMOVED FROM ties". rides his motorcycle to ent into the river but author- including the removal of a pic- The former BJP MLA also Jajmau, an industrial suburb ities made a scapegoat out of ture suggesting self-immolation VINAYAK accused the minister of disre- of Kanpur along the Ganges, us, portraying us as the main under the practices of Sati and DAMODAR specting Maharana Pratap and from his home in the city reason behind the pollution Jauhar. Savarkar. area, passing through sever- of the river," Jamal said. The Congress Government SAVARKAR'S “Maharana Pratap was great al old tanneries, to reach the The leather industry in led by Ashok Gehlot has tasked and will remain so. We have leather factory his father Kanpur began about 150 a committee to make changes in NAME IN CLASS 10 described his valour in a better started about 50 years ago. It's years ago under the British the textbooks introduced by SOCIAL SCIENCE way. As far as the question with closed for three months, still Raj. Later, Indians entered the the previous BJP Government. regard to Sarvarkarji pertains, he goes there often. Jamal's trade and it flourished, draw- The prefix "Veer" has now BOOKS the change has been made based Makhdoom Enterprises is ing buyers from far away been removed from Vinayak on evidences by the committee among several tanneries in places, including Europe and Damodar Savarkar's name in Twitter on the issue. of educationists,” Dotasara Jajmau which were shut for the United States. Class 10 social science books. “As far as the matter of tweeted. the Kumbh Mela, and he Mohammed Arshi, 38 He has now been 'Rani Sati' is concerned, we On speculation about the fears they are likely to remain and vice-president of city- described as someone who cannot tell our girls to do removal of a reference to so. based Leather Industries "plotted" the assassination of Jauhar. The custom is banned demonetisation from a Class 12 "We were ordered to shut Welfare Association (LIWA) Mahatma Gandhi and fur- in the country,” Dotasara wrote textbook, he said it is up to the our tanneries for three of about 125 small and big nished an apology for clemen- on Twitter. committee of educationists to months — from December to tanneries, said Kanpur is a cy from the British. “The history of Rajasthan decide. March — for Kumbh. We did famed leather city and India Similarly, a picture suggest- was golden and will remain the “We had wanted its removal it out of respect for the Hindu exports leather products — ing self-immolation under Sati same. The only difference is that but it is for the panel to decide. festival. But we never thought like belts, shoes and horse or Jauhar was replaced with that we are correcting the changes It is my personal view, why to we would be left in the lurch saddles — to Europe and the of a hill fort in a Class 8 English made by the previous BJP gov- mention a scheme that has after the Mela, since no order US, besides domestic con- textbook. ernment, which treated the failed,” Dotasara said. has come to reopen the sumption by the armed forces "The practice of Sati is Education Department an The previous BJP govern- units," the 60-year-old said. and civilians. All that is like- banned and Jauhar has no con- experimental laboratory,” ment had introduced the refer- Tanneries pump out ly to stop soon, he said. Arshi nection with chapters of English. Dotasara added. ence to demonetisation in the highly polluted water into said the industry has been It wasn't clarified if the picture Reacting sharply to it, Diya political science book of Class the Ganga river and this was "targeted" as tannery-owners was related to Sati or Jauhar,” Kumari tweeted Wednesday, 12, terming it a historic step a major reason they were are not really seen as a vote School Education Minister “You are saying that we cannot against black money. ordered to close ahead of the bank by the ruling or other Govind Singh Dotasara told teach girls about Jauhar. I wish Meanwhile, the Sri Rajput Mela. But many families are parties, adding the uncer- PTI. On Tuesday, BJP leader and you could understand the dif- Karni Sena and the Sri Rashtriya dependent on the local indus- tainty has led to importers member of the erstwhile Jaipur ference between Sati and Jauhar.” Rajput Karni Sena have threat- try that earned Kanpur the moving to other markets in royal family, Diya Kumari, had She accused the govern- ened to protest if any changes are moniker of "Leather City". Pakistan, Bangladesh and entered into a war of words on ment of covering up the Alwar to “historical facts”. PTI "We have followed all Vietnam. PTI LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Ocean of darkness The vandalism of Vidyasagar’s bust is way beyond political Widen judicial access point-scoring, it is a demolition of the idea of India ad revival of the true Hindu conscious- ness been the real intention and the mind For the court processes to be more meaningful, effective and credible, the idea of Hhad indeed perceived its sacredness, then nobody would have smashed the statue setting up both regional and functional Benches must be explored of Bengal’s Renaissance man, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, in a seat of learning and knowl- edge. Perhaps the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students, who represent the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had not been schooled in what he stood for as they rampaged the Vidyasagar College in Kolkata during inter-party campaign clashes. For far from being a polymath, he was a Hindu first whose mastery of Sanskrit texts ADITYA MANUBARWALA and Oriental philosophy is probably still unsurpassed. It was because of his deep- rooted understanding that he could respond to the need of adapting tradition to he Congress, in its manifesto for the 2019 general elections, pro- evolving times and ensure its continuity, one where religion could be lived seam- posed the setting up of a lessly rather than seeming like an imposition, particularly in the colonial era when National Court of Appeals Western thought and scientific temperament were making inroads. His liberal- (NCA), which would act as an Tintermediary body between the Supreme ism was home-grown, applicable and relevant to society. He gave Bengalis a Court and the various High Courts in the reason for being, simplifying the language and preparing a primer that is still fol- country to hear routine appeals in civil and lowed in all homes, revamped the education system, avidly coopted girls and criminal matters from the latter. The NCA, as proposed by the Congress, will the most backward into the school system and was the foremost champion of sit in multiple Benches of three judges each women’s empowerment by advocating widow remarriage. A reformist, who in six locations. Further, the party also pro- remained till the end a crusader of Indic civilisational values and died working posed to move a Constitutional amend- the man ment to restrict the jurisdiction of the among Santhal tribals, he was among men as Rabindranath Tagore put Supreme Court to only those cases that it. Vidyasagar College, which he founded in 1872, was India’s first private col- involve interpretation of the Constitution lege run by Indians, taught by Indians and financed by Indians. If the idea of India and adjudication of cases of national importance. This article aims to interpret is what we need to be reminded about, then no claimant to that legacy would the legal matrix surrounding the Congress’ destroy his statue or attack a centre of learning professing his values. proposal of the NCA. That said, there’s no excuse for vandalising any public property for some- The setting up of a National Court of Appeal will require an amendment to thing as routine as electioneering. On this count, both the BJP and the Trinamool Article 130 of the Constitution of India, Congress, which has grown out of a deeply entrenched confrontational politics which would, in fact, be tantamount to in Bengal, are guilty of crossing the line. In a democracy, all kinds of voices have tampering with the basic Constitutional a right to present their argument without going to extremes of posturing. BJP framework of the Supreme Court. Such an amendment would also divest the apex president Amit Shah, whose roadshow was allegedly spoilt and violence pro- court of its extraordinary powers with voked by sloganeering Trinamool Congress activists, must realise that dissenters regard to hearing appeals. The same was are always there in a public rally and a sentiment cannot be manufactured. Haven’t also stated by the Ministry of Law and Justice while rejecting the aforementioned Frequent adjournments due Court can sit not only in Delhi the Supreme Court, which we heard shouts of “Modi, Modi” at many rallies addressed by Congress and request way back in 2014. As such, the to the geographical concentra- but also in any other place. may deal with appeals with a Opposition leaders without descending into chaos? Why single out Bengal then? issue of whether or not such a court should tion of the Supreme Court in Moreover, this view was also Constitutional Bench in Delhi, And to assign the blame to the ruling Trinamool itself, saying it hired goons, is be established shall remain outside the the capital city has only added endorsed by Justice PN is the best way forward. purview of this article. Nevertheless, the to the pre-existing backlog of THE SUPREME Bhagwati in a 1986 judge- Many legal experts feel preposterous to say the least. Even the Trinamool’s arch rival, the Left, didn’t Congress’ manifesto has opened up the cases. ment. The Law Commission that the setting up of regional buy into this argument and lambasted the BJP. Finally, College Street is not just larger issue of whether or not decentral- Pendency apart, the Law COURT OF INDIA itself had stated, “If Article 130 Benches will dilute the apex a shrine to education, it is the efflorescence of a cultural movement. College Square ising the Supreme Court is Commission, in its 229th is liberally interpreted, no court’s Constitutional superi- Constitutionally feasible and practically report, also pointed out the HAS BEEN A Constitutional amendment ority. However, decentralisa- has provided a platform for every school of thought ever since it developed as desirable. logistical difficulties poor lit- ROBUST may be required for setting up tion — being both functional a hallowed centre of learning with a cluster of Bengal’s most prestigious col- In 1950, when the Supreme Court igants have to face while trav- Cassation Benches in four and structural in nature — leges and universities. It took off with the Young Bengal movement under Henry came into being, it consisted of the Chief elling all the way to Delhi to INSTITUTION, regions and a Constitution with only one Bench in Delhi Justice and seven judges. It worked for four appear for their respective Bench at Delhi. Action by the dealing with Constitutional Derozio, a free-thinking radicalism that laid the template of the Bengal Renaissance. hours a day, 28 days a year. Today, with cases. Further, litigants regular- WHICH REMAINS Chief Justice of India with the matters must put to rest all Many of India’s icons, whose legacies all parties love to appropriate — Swami tremendous growth in population and ly request their advocates in UNPARALLELED IN President’s approval may be such concerns. Vivekananda and Subhas Chandra Bose in particular — were shaped here. It increase in demand, the top court has a the High Courts to appear in enough. It may also be noted Thus, the setting up of sanctioned strength of 31 judges but pen- the Supreme Court, resulting THE SERVICE THAT that under Article 130, the regional benches will in no way was the unacknowledged forum for dissent and anti-establishment thought from dency of cases has increased from 690 in in multiplication of costs in Chief Justice of India acts as a dilute the finality or superior- which the Left movement took off. Of course, the Left did try to damage the spir- 1950 to a staggering 61,300 cases as of terms of hotel and travel IT HAS RENDERED persona designata and is not ity of the apex court’s decisions. it of College Square by unionising and indoctrinating the entire body of students March 2015. This has made it one of the expenses. To quote the Law TO THE NATION. required to consult any other The Supreme Court of India most overburdened Constitutional courts Commission’s report, “...huge authority/person. Only presi- has been a robust institution, at these institutions. The Trinamool inherited this heavily politicised legacy and in the world. amount is spent on travel; THE FOUNDING dential approval is necessary. which remains unparalleled tried to poach on the autonomy of thought, too, but never went overboard. It did This situation may be attributed in no bringing one’s own lawyer, However, in case this liberal in the service that it has ren- stop rallies at College Square, saying it hurt students’ schedule, while critics saw small part to the Supreme Court itself as who has handled the matter in FATHERS OF THE interpretation of Article 130 is dered to the nation. The it as a way of muzzling dissent. Still, it allowed a silent protest movement against it deviated from its primary function of the High Court, adds to the CONSTITUTION not feasible, suitable legisla- founding fathers of the adjudicating cases of Constitutional signif- cost; adjournment becomes tion/Constitutional amend- Constitution never envisaged this declaration and reeled in its adventurism. But the ignorant will always be icance and, thus, converted itself into a reg- prohibitive, costs get multi- NEVER ENVISAGED ment may be enacted to do the the Supreme Court to be geo- blissfully unaware and consider an educated mind its biggest enemy. ular court of appeals. The apex court was plied...” needful.” graphically concentrated in never intended to be a regular court of Article 130 of the THE SUPREME Thus, the Constitutional Delhi. With the rising number appeal and the extraordinary jurisdiction Constitution of India states, COURT TO BE scheme of things provides for of cases and practical difficul- for granting special leave was conferred “The Supreme Court shall sit the setting up of Benches on ties being faced by poor liti- Slipping on oil upon it so that it could interfere whenev- in Delhi or in such other place GEOGRAPHICALLY both a geographical and func- gants, it is about time that the er it felt that the law had not been enun- or places as the Chief Justice of CONCENTRATED IN tional basis. Moreover, a liter- idea of setting up both region- India has bought some time on volume of imports ciated properly by the High Courts or India may, with the approval of al interpretation of Article 130 al and functional Benches be lower judiciary and where it was necessary the President, from time to DELHI makes it clear that no explored in right earnest. from Iran but is caught between it and the US to correct the position of the law. time, appoint.” Constitutional amendment (The writer is serving as This conversion had a cataclysmic A bare reading of the would be required in order to law clerk-cum-research assis- ran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad impact on the justice delivery system, aforementioned article will set up such Benches. As such, tant at the Supreme Court of Zarif may have looked for some middle owing to excessive backlog of cases. make it clear that the Supreme setting up regional benches of India) Iground on India’s oil purchases from his country despite US sanctions but we are in no position to commit. Although External Affairs S O U N D BITE Minister Sushma Swaraj conveniently bought Mallikarjun Kharge should I am not going to get into It is foolish to believe in Don't you know there is a some time, saying a decision would be taken have become the chief politics. It doesn't seem superiority of civilisations as person in India, Narendra Modi? by the new government, fact is the oil crisis minister long ago. I feel like a very logical place for countries cannot go into iso- Go and ask him questions. No, injustice has been done me to be able to apply lation and close their doors he doesn't talk to you (media) is staring at us. And we are yet to draw up a to him. what skills I have. from the rest of the world. as he is a coward. strategy to counter the Trump administration’s Karnataka Chief Minister Actor Chinese President Congress leader decision to cancel waivers from Iran sanctions —HD Kumaraswamy —George Clooney —Xi Jinping —Mani Shankar Aiyar to countries doing business with it. Given the volume of trade, not one but a multi-pronged solution is the need of the hour. India imports over three-quarters of the oil it consumes, much of it from Iran, even after decreasing its imports from that country. India was the second biggest L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR buyer of Iranian crude oil after China. Which is why Zarif, by reiterating that India Western bias dramas, musicals and comedies was a key strategic partner for his country, hoped that we would give a com- Dark clouds hover over airstrikes made her a top star in the 1950s mitment on continuing to source at least a small part of our oil imports. We may and 60s. Day will be best remem- not have committed to zero import but the fact is we have to factor the worst Sir — This refers to the article, oined by the United States Navy way back in 1940, bered as one of the world’s most possibility considering even marginal business could bring our banking, insur- “The intolerance of Time” by RADAR — an acronym for “radio detection and loved and honoured women, who Sandhya Jain (May 14). As long Cranging” — uses radio waves to detect range, angle, was a true voice of the voiceless. ance and shipping sectors under sanction. Besides, India would have to demon- as one can remember, the or velocity of objects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi She championed of the cause of strably humour the US in return for its strategic support during the Balakot airstrikes Western media, particularly recently claimed that he had forced the Air Force com- animal welfare vigorously. British and American, has always manders to revisit their apprehensions about the heavy Ramesh G Jethwnai and the UN listing of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. The US is already cor- been biased towards India. rain and dark clouds hampering the air strike by advanc- Bangalore nering us on trade tariffs, though not as bludgeoningly as it does with China. Earlier, they had the Kashmir ing the idea that the very rain clouds could be used as Keeping both sides happy while getting a practicable deal is a tough sell. issue to present our country in a cover against detection. He was seemingly convinced End trade standoff Workarounds like the one many European nations have proposed of a barter poor light. However, with chang- about the inherent “stealth” feature of the clouds that ing times, it was hoped that the could deflect or absorb signals from RADAR. target deep inside an enemy territory couldn’t have hap- arrangement that doesn’t involve dollar payments or making payment in rupees Western media would have It seems the Indian Air Force, which is all set to fly pened without his knowledge and approval. It is Sir — The trade war between the via escrow accounts are on the table. The US, meanwhile, has upped the ante looked at Modi’s performance the modern Rafale jets shortly, agreed to his sugges- unclear if the President had been briefed adequately about US and China has been escalat- saying it can’t ensure the sale of its oil to India at cheaper rates as the commod- objectively but some leading tion readily — despite the bad weather and visibility — the risk of flying through the dark rain clouds and if he ing and will only bring the magazines like The Economist of and the factors that could have actually helped it regis- knew about the possibility of poor visibility affecting the world economy down. The end ity is controlled by private companies. This will have a cascading effect on the London and the Time of New ter success faded into the background. Interestingly, the operation and the climacteric suggestions of the Prime result will be that neither of the oil bill as Iran was giving us a discount. And though the US has assured that it York have not lagged behind in damage caused from the air strikes still remains a mys- Minister. players will stand to gain and the is working with countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as picking holes. tery. According to the Constitution, the President is the Haridasan Rajan world will be staring at another M Ratan supreme commander of the armed forces. Bombing a Kozhikode recession. US’ new-found love alternate supply sources for affected countries, there is no guarantee that those Via email for protectionism is a direct deals will come with the same benefits. Of course, both Saudi Arabia and UAE blow to others. Redefining trade have warmed up to India significantly now and could accommodate some of Prepare for next game Kings (CSK) by just one run in That’s why players from winning Towering personality relations, bilateral and multilat- the final. Twenty20 cricket defies and losing teams are able to eral, among nations should take our interests. However, following the attacks on Saudi oil carriers and the US analysis, but one thing is clear — laugh and chat happily with each place with an effective oversee- implying Tehran’s hand in them, a confrontational scenario is rapidly building up Sir — This refers to the report, it’s the bowlers who seem to play other after a game. Sir — With the news of passing ing body. Streaks of unilateral- in the Middle East which could impact prices. Securing ties with Iran vis-a-vis “Mumbai pulls IPL off in a decisive role in a team’s success. Much more serious cricket away of actor and singer Doris ism and protectionism must be cliffhanger” (May 13). Frankly The brevity of a Twenty20 game will be upon us soon — the 50- Day, Hollywood has lost a talent- discouraged in the larger inter- the US is a delicate issue though India has walked that path already, managing speaking, the annual summer enables even the semi-retired, over World Cup begins on May ed, generous and kind soul, est of the world economy. to get the Chabahar port project outside the purview of sanctions. But now it tamasha got a thrilling end as the injury-struck, ageing players to 30. National teams will be in whose films made her one of the Shivansh needs to fork out a solution where it doesn’t look like giving in to the Americans 12th edition of the Indian compete with players at the peak action and passion, hurt and biggest stars of all time. Day was Via email Premier League concluded with of their game. Due to the fickle- anger will be more authentic. a multi-faceted personality. She or alienating friendly Iranians. That tightrope walk is an unenviable task but one a last-ball finish. Mumbai Indians ness of Twenty20 cricket, losses J Akshay was famous as a honey-voiced Send your feedback to: that will test our new leadership. (MI) defeated Chennai Super don’t wound the players’ hearts. Bengaluru singer and an actor, whose film [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Happy ending to POINTCOUNTERPOINT ALL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT TMC GOONS WERE THE VIDEO NOT ONLY CLEARLY ESTABLISHES WHAT a war? No chance BEHIND IT (DESECRATION OF BUST OF VIDYASAGAR). IT THE BJP DID BUT PROVES THAT ITS CHIEF AMIT HAS DONE THIS TO TURN AROUND A LOSING BATTLE. SHAH IS A LIAR AND DHOKEBAAZ (BETRAYER). Trump must realise that an attack on Iran will —BJP CHIEF —TRINAMOOL CONGRESS MP bring huge death and destruction not only to AMIT SHAH DEREK O' BRIEN Iranians but neighbouring areas as well Locate the trigger, now GWYNNE DYER S President Donald Trump is well-known for his desire The summer has just begun and divisive forces will make every effort to bring the to cut American military commitments overseas. UIndeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics. But his attention span is short, he plays a lot of golf and he Valley to the boil. Our forces will have to remain not only vigilant but on high alert does not have the knack for choosing good advisors. His main domestic advisors on the Middle East are Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton — all hawks on Iran. His clos- est allies in the region itself are Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, both of whom can wrap him around their little fingers. And they both want the United States to attack Iran for them. Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran. He has an extra-strength version of the usual Washington obsession with Iran, as irra- tional and ineradicable as the parallel obsession with Cuba — the US will forgive and forget anything except humiliation — ANIL GUPTA but he imagines Iran can be bullied and bluffed into submis- sion. His ‘advisors’ are not that naive. This is not to say that very summer, which coincides with the Pence, Pompeo or even Bolton prefers war to any other out- ‘Durbar’ move, it almost becomes a routine come of the current confrontation. They would rather see the Eaffair for elements inimical to the return of sanctions they have imposed on Iran, which are strangling the normalcy and peace in Kashmir to set the Valley economy and causing great hardship, lead to a popular upris- on fire. Continued conflicts and the disturbed law and order situation suit vested interests for ing and regime change. Fat chance. whom militancy has become a necessity so that It’s the ever-popular moral mistake. We would never yield they can enjoy power as well as extract financial to such blackmail because our cause is just and our will is strong. benefits, status and perks from emerging situa- They will crumble before the same threats because they are tions. Excuse or “trigger”, as referred in the par- weak and they must secretly know they are in the wrong. But lance of security forces, is what allows them to if the Iranians perversely refuse to overthrow their Government, set the Valley in turmoil and, thus, gives them a then PP&B would accept war as the next-best outcome. Bolton green signal for the commencement of might actually welcome it and may already be involved in manip- hartal/bandh politics, intifada-style agitations, ulating the intelligence to justify such a war in the same way anti-India sloganeering and separatist politics. he did in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. (He called The media, too, gets attracted and Kashmir hogs the limelight as prime-time debates are held a rather peculiar early-morning meeting at CIA headquarters over this issue. Not sensitive to the adverse effect SOME EVENTS IN last week.) such portrayal of Kashmir can have on the liveli- THE RECENT PAST Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, some players in Iran now hood of the locals — who eagerly wait for the DO NOT AUGUR appear to be pushing back against American pressure. They onset of this season to make good as this is a WELL FOR THE are probably hardliners associated with the not-so-loyal favourable tourist season — the fourth estate, too, EMERGING Opposition to President Hassan Rouhani’s “moderate” willy-nilly contributes to the deepening of SECURITY Government (moderate in the sense that he doesn’t want nukes resentment in the Valley. The entire ecosystem gets affected with a few benefitting out of this sit- SCENARIO IN and does want trade with the West) and they may just have KASHMIR. given the American war hawks something to work with. If push uation even as a vast majority of the people suf- fer silently. PAKISTAN HAS came to shove, Iran’s one available counter-weight to over- SUCCEEDED IN whelming US military strength would be to threaten the tanker The summer of 2019 has been no different. tempers and brought the Valley on an protesters to provoke the security try all the tricks to ensure that not only Fortunately, parliamentary elections were con- GETTING LOAN edge of sectarian clashes. forces to retaliate with force. Some hid- Kashmir remains on the boil but the arc traffic that carries 20 per cent of the world’s crude oil and LNG ducted peacefully except for the targetted killing FROM THE IMF, Surprisingly, mainstream leaders in den hand was guiding them to do that. of insurgency spreads south of Pir out of the Gulf. The ‘choke point’ is the Strait of Hormuz, between of one senior political leader and a sarpanch, who WHICH WILL Kashmir and several civil society groups Having failed in their design to Panjal. Some events in the recent past Iran’s south coast and the United Arab Emirates, where the nav- belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a HELP IT TO have remained ambivalent to the situ- achieve the desired result, the protest- do not augur well for the emerging secu- igation channels narrow to three nautical miles wide in each couple of days before the polling for final phase BOLSTER ITS ation. Nobody visited the victim’s house. ers shifted their focus to the capital rity scenario in Kashmir. Pakistan has direction. of the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. The FAILING There were no candle marches as were town of Srinagar, the seat of power, with succeeded in getting loans from the Last week, there was a ‘sabotage attack’ on four merchant successful conduct of the elections has rattled the witnessed during the infamous Rasana hopes that the security forces will International Monetary Fund (IMF) that divisive forces to such an extent that they ECONOMY. BUT case of January 2018, which was used brook no nonsense here. Protesters will help it to bolster its failing econo- ships at anchor off the UAE port of Fujairah, just outside the Strait THE STRICT of Hormuz, where tankers often wait to be refuelled. Two at least appeared disheartened and demoralised. The by the same elements to defame the clashed with the security forces outside my. But the strict conditions imposed by relentless pressure put by the security forces, par- CONDITIONS Dogras of Jammu and create a commu- all major schools and colleges, includ- IMF and the Financial Action Task Force were Saudi tankers. Something holed all four ships at the water- IMPOSED BY IMF line and the instant suspicion was that some Iranian group is ticularly post-Pulwama, has broken the backbone nal rift between the local Dogras and ing the University of Kashmir. The will force Pakistan to not be seen as an of a Pakistan-sponsored proxy war with the top AND THE Gujjars, who enjoyed centuries of bon- focus was lost from providing justice to executor of cross-border terrorism. reminding everybody that Iran can close down the Strait if it is leadership of both the Jaish-e-Mohammad FINANCIAL homie and co-existence. the rape victim to somehow provoking Nevertheless, it will also not let the attacked. Or at least that it could do enough damage to drive (JeM) and Lakshar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) virtually ACTION TASK As all this was happening, anoth- the security forces to open fire in retal- investments made by it to keep Kashmir insurance rates on cargoes transiting the Strait into the stratos- made extinct. More than 50 terrorists have been FORCE WILL er rape case was reported in the Valley. iation. The security forces so far have as a dispute with India go waste so eas- phere. But it might not be an Iranian group at all. It could be an killed since February this year. FORCE PAKISTAN It happened on the evening of May 12 not obliged them. ily. Pakistan will try to keep the militan- American or Israeli or Saudi intelligence operation seeking to cre- Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), though having the TO NOT BE in Ganderbal. This incident triggered The attempt of the inimical forces cy alive in Kashmir to project it as a ate a pretext for a US attack on Iran (like the ‘Gulf of Tonkin inci- largest cadre, suffers from lack of leadership, arms further outrage. Something familiar to turn the table by using the rape cases home-grown resistance movement. and ammunition supply, training and motivation. SEEN AS AN happened then and it bore resemblance as an excuse to create a trigger seems The recent meeting organised by dent’ created a pretext for the US to start bombing North Vietnam EXECUTOR OF in 1964). You have to keep an open mind on these things, unless The strict action taken by the Government to the spontaneous violence that erupt- to be failing this time but the securi- the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against terror funding has stopped the free flow CROSS-BORDER ed after the killing of Burhan Wani, ty forces have to remain alive to their between the Islamic State and HM indi- you believe that intelligence agencies never lie. TERRORISM At any rate, an actual war against Iran now seems much of foreign funds, thus leading to a cash crunch. though not to that extent or scale but design. Credit also goes to the local cates the change in the modus operan- Hence, the outfit has been on the back foot since the modus operandi appeared familiar. police, which successfully apprehend- di. IS supremo Al-Baghdadi has also closer than it did last week. The long-planned transfer of anoth- long and has mainly involved itself in providing The students assumed control of the ed both the culprits without losing shown renewed interest in India and er American aircraft carrier into the Gulf is now being re-framed logistics and local knowledge support to foreign protests and they appeared in large much time and forming Special Ghajwa-i-Hind. IS has also claimed that as an emergency response to a new (but unspecified) Iranian or foreign-affiliated groups. numbers on the streets, pelting stones Investigation Teams to enquire into the it has set up new branch ‘Wilayah of threat. B-52 bombers that could easily reach Iran from their cur- Under such circumstances, the story of the and targetting security forces as well as episodes. Hind’ (India Province) after the mul- rent bases are being ostentatiously flown into the Gulf. Pompeo horrific rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora the local police. Former Chief Minister Mehbooba tiple attacks in Sri Lanka with the help makes an unscheduled four-hour visit to Iraq. area went viral and proved to be a boon for anti- Interestingly, neither the security Mufti tried to add fuel to fire by sug- of a local affiliate. The presence of ISJK If the US does attack, nobody will help Iran, even though national forces active in Kashmir. While every- personnel nor the policemen were in gesting that the accused should be in Kashmir, which police claims to have every other signatory to the no-nukes treaty that Trump trashed body condemned the heinous act and demand- any way involved in the horrendous stoned to death. She wanted to create totally wiped out, is a worrying devel- knows (and says) that Iran has complied with its terms. And ed quick justice, the police acted promptly by crimes. Such organised stone-pelting a controversy that might also provide opment and will have to be carefully the US would only bomb Iran, not invade it on the ground, so arresting the culprit. Inimical elements saw in it had diminished to quite an extent after an opportunity to set the Valley on fire. monitored. a ray of hope for the trigger they were looking the imposition of Governor’s rule in the But fortunately for Kashmir, she failed Thus, the search for trigger by anti- the only people who got hurt in the initial round would be Iranians. for this summer. Initially, the principal of the State. This week saw violent clashes. in her attempt as nobody took her seri- national elements will continue. It But then it would spread: Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, mis- school, where the culprit studied, gave him an age Over 50 people, including 47 security ously and treated her tweet as yet anoth- remains to be seen when and who pro- sile attacks on Israel by Hezbollah, maybe an uprising by the certificate, declaring him a juvenile for reasons personnel, were injured in the clashes er desperate attempt to remain politi- vides the trigger. The security forces Shia minority in Saudi Arabia. Lots of death and destruction, best known to him. A medical exam by the police, that broke out on the Srinagar- cally relevant in the vast canvas of cannot afford to lower their guard. Or and no possibility of a happy outcome. I really don’t think this however, proved that he was an adult. Then the Baramulla highway. A large number of Kashmiri politics. on scenting out the unusual. is what Trump wants. Maybe somebody should tell him. entire episode was given a sectarian touch by leak- vehicles were also damaged and the The attempt of the inimical forces (The writer is a Jammu-based polit- (The writer’s new book is Growing Pains: The Future of ing out information that the victim child was a highway was kept blocked for hours may have ebbed temporarily but they ical commentator, columnist and strate- Democracy and Work) Shia. Protest marches were taken out, which raised together. Every effort was made by the will not give up so easily. Pakistan will gic analyst) Tiny particles making a big impact FOREIGN EYE As we continue to battle air pollution, one lesser known contributor to it, apart from industrial and vehicular pollution, is the presence of aerosol in the atmosphere, which has reached concerning levels. This new-found threat deserves attention severe dip in air quality levels. But accuracy of satellite observations. level particulate concentration from the boundary layer being most Sulfur dioxide (SO2) — exceeding aerosol build-up is neither being Aerosol re-analysis helps elim- satellite observed aerosol optical important and local emission levels of which are rarely reported. studiously documented nor is the inate these inconsistencies by gen- depth (AOD). strength, in most cases, high aerosol Given that SO2 is toxic for subject being viewed as a significant erating a consistent, spatially and Aerosol optical depth is a mea- optical depths correlate with high humans, exposure to sulfate threat. temporally continuous dataset. Re- sure of aerosols like urban haze, particulate levels. aerosols can also have harmful Mankind has made a significant analysis takes into account past and smoke particles, desert dust and sea If one goes by the number of human health implications. Given leap in atmospheric monitoring present satellite observations, mete- salt distributed within a real-time stations in the country, this, it is crucial for India to start and modelling and thankfully the orology and global emissions. This column of air from the earth’s sur- continuous monitoring of pollution developing state-of-the-art weath- A DANGEROUS same has been able to detect the service also puts out forecasts of face to the top of the atmosphere. is still in the nascent stage. In the er monitoring stations that are ARMS TRADE KOTA SRIRAJ growing problem of aerosol build- aerosol speciated products, includ- Post application of empirical correc- absence of real time data, taking specially equipped to deal with up in the atmosphere. Recent ing dust aerosol, sulfate aerosol, bio- tion factors, a scaling factor is used responsive pollution control mea- aerosol pollution. The NSO malware he issue of air pollution has images put out by the Copernicus mass-burning aerosol and sea-salt to convert the AOD to PM concen- sures becomes almost impossible. India must focus on using lat- always been visualised in the Atmospheric Monitoring Service aerosol. Again, these forecasts are tration. Under such circumstances, har- est technology to control the targeting WhatsApp is Tclassical sense with an obvi- (CAMS) paint a very intriguing based on re-analysis data. Aerosol buildup over India is nessing satellite-derived air pollu- increasing problem of aerosol pol- different in that it could ous reference made to industrial story, which introduces us to the India still lags behind in devel- now reaching concerning levels. tion data can be a game-changer. lution. It is essential for policy plan- install itself without the and vehicular pollution. But of emerging threat posed by aerosol oping this expertise to track and According to images retrieved from Satellite derived air pollution data ners and climate scientists to take victim doing anything at late, the subject of aerosol pollution pollution. CAMS, which is operat- analyse the aerosol data in its CAMS, the aerosol database indi- has already found an application in immediate action so that one is able all. To discover and has been garnering quite a lot of ed by the European Commission, atmosphere. Currently, there are cates significant build-up of aerosols national-level health studies and to control the problem while it is attention. While most air quality puts out daily forecasts of aerosol only 167 continuous monitoring across the country, more so over the can potentially be used in local still manageable. exploit the programming bulletins revolve around usual sus- build-up across the globe. It is stations in our country and most of national capital. While along the assessments. The very first is to cover the mistakes that opened this pects such as particulate matter and important to understand that this them are located in the northern northwestern part of the country Sulfate aerosol levels in partic- geographic extent of the country vulnerability would take other air-borne pollutants, the sub- data is not directly observed satel- part. This is one of the primary rea- the depth of dust aerosol seems to ular have been increasing rapidly. and ensure that enough monitoring years and cost millions of ject of aerosol build-up has man- lite data, but re-analysis data — or sons for the lack of information on be significantly high, in the south- For instance, images taken by the stations are relaying sufficient and aged to stay out of attention of in other words simulated or mod- this type of air pollution in other eastern coast, the aerosol concen- CAMS showed sulfate aerosol maps. credible data pertaining to the dollars. That is why it’s weather as well as environmental elled data. parts of the country. tration seems to be primarily dri- A careful study of the same will presence of aerosol so that proper assumed that only states, experts. The data provided by satellites In the absence of ground-based ven by sulfates. make it apparent that the States of planning and action are visualised or state-backed actors, In fact, recently, air pollution is spatially continuous but not tem- observations of particulate matter While the correlation between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are to effectively neutralise the growing have the resources to monitoring stations were able to porally continuous. Moreover, failed (PM) concentrations, scientists have AOD and PM2.5 levels depends exposed to a cloud of sulfate problem. produce them. study and observe the dust storm instruments or clouds obstructing often resorted to near-real time upon background particulate con- aerosol. Sulfate aerosols are a result (The writer is an environmental (The Guardian Editorial) that hit Delhi, which resulted in a the view of the satellite affect the satellite data to arrive at ground- centration, meteorology-depth of of chemical transformation of journalist) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 money 10

Govt plans to sell 15% Markets resume downward stake in RITES via OFS; Tata to transfer food spiral as bulls lose nerve to fetch about `700 cr biz from TCL to TGBL New Delhi (PTI): The government is planning to divest up to 15 per cent stake in railway PSU RITES TCS, ending up to 1.05 per cent Japan and Korea ended in the through an offer for sale (OFS), which could fetch PTI n NEW DELHI of the foods and beverages sumers.” Nifty cracks higher. green, while European stocks around `700 crore to the exchequer. Railways con- market with a broader expo- TGBL Managing Director “Investors continue to be opened on a weak note. sultancy firm RITES got listed on the bourse in July ata group on Wednesday sure to the attractive and fast and CEO Ajoy Misra said the below 11,200 plagued by doubts surrounding 2018 after it raised about `466 crore through an ini- Tannounced the transfer of growing FMCG sector,” the transaction is consistent with global growth and US-China trade RUPEE RISES FOR 2ND tial public offering (IPO), which got subscribed 67 its branded food business from statement said. the strategy to deepen the relations. Global market senti- STRAIGHT DAY times. The stock got listed at `190 on the bourses, Tata Chemicals Ltd to Tata TGBL sells tea under Tetley firm’s India presence and trans- PTI n MUMBAI ments too remained subdued with Meanwhile, the Indian rupee against the issue price of `185. Global Beverages Ltd in an all and Tata Tea brands as also cof- form into a brooder FMCG European stocks edging lower on Wednesday appreciated by 10 “The Government of India is considering to divest shares deal that will create an fee under Eight O’Clock brand player. enchmark indices resumed amid US-China trade escalations. paise to close at 70.34 against the 15 per cent paid up equity share capital of RITES out over `9,000 crore giant. and bottled water. TCL, the “Existing TGBL sharehold- their downward trend on “Brent crude continues to trade US dollar, marking the second of its shareholding of 87.40 per cent in the domestic Tata Global Beverages Ltd world’s third-largest producer ers will benefit significantly as BWednesday as investors took above the USD 70-mark. Higher oil straight session of gain driven by market through OFS of shares by promoters through (TGBL) will buy the business of of soda ash, will focus on its the consumer products business money off the table amid global prices could impact fiscal deficit easing crude prices, while the stock exchanges,” the Department of Investment and selling edible salt, spices, and core chemicals business after increases our exposure to high trade jitters and election-related and may force the new government Reserve Bank’s plan to conduct Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said. lentils and give shares in return this deal. growth product categories and uncertainty. to cut back infra spending,” said open market operation also buoyed The DIPAM also invited Expression of Interest to Tata Chemicals Ltd (TCL). The statement said TCL provides a strong platform to After gyrating over 500 points Hemang Jani, head of advisory, investor sentiment. (EoI) from merchant bankers by June 6, to assist and TGBL will rename itself shareholders will retain their seize new opportunities in this intra-day, the BSE Sensex closed Sharekhan by BNP Paribas. The rupee opened strong at advise the government in the sale process. At the cur- after the deal as Tata Consumer ownership of a focused science- sector. We will also continue to 203.65 points, or 0.55 per cent, lower Sectorally, BSE metal, telecom, 70.32 and later rose to the day’s rent market price, sale of 15 per cent stake in RITES Products Ltd. led chemistry solutions and nurture and grow our global at 37,114.88. Similarly, the broader utilities, power, auto and banking high of 70.17 at the interbank forex would fetch around `700 crore to the government. The Boards of Directors of specialty products company brands,” he said. NSE Nifty shed 65.05 points, or 0.58 indices lost up to 2.08 per cent market. During the day the local The government has budgeted to raise `90,000 TGBL and TCL, at their respec- with a leading portfolio of R Mukundan, Managing per cent, to settle at 11,157. lower. Realty, FMCG and IT logged unit touched an intra-day low of crore from CPSE disinvestment in current fiscal. It has tive meetings on Wednesday, products in basic and special- Director and CEO, TCL said: Markets had snapped their modest gains. 70.39 against the US dollar. so far raised `2,350 crore from IPO of Rail Vikas approved the de-merger of the ty chemicals and strong cash “This combination provides nine-session losing streak on In the broader markets, the The domestic currency finally Nigam Ltd (RVNL) and sale of ‘enemy property’. consumer products business of flows to support future growth. significant benefits to our Tuesday. However, investors are still BSE mid-cap and small-cap indices settled at 70.34, higher by 10 paise Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by peo- TCL into TGBL, the company The transaction is subject to shareholders by unlocking the skittish about expanding their followed the benchmarks, falling from the previous close. The rupee ple who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no said in a statement. necessary statutory and regula- value of our consumer prod- portfolio and every upmove is up to 0.67 per cent. Sustained for- on Tuesday had recovered 7 paise longer citizens of India. Each shareholder of TCL tory approvals including those ucts business. In line with its being used as an opportunity to eign fund outflows too weighed on to close at 70.44 to the US dollar. will get 1.14 new equity shares of National Company Law strategy to be a leading science- book profits, experts said. investor sentiment. Forex traders said the rupee of TFBL for every one equity Tribunal, stock exchanges, SEBI, based solutions company, Tata Yes Bank and Tata Motors Foreign institutional investors strengthened after the RBI Greenlam acquires Decolan SA share held. and respective shareholders. Chemicals will aggressively were the biggest losers in the net sold equities worth `2,011.85 announced a plan to conduct the The proposed transaction Commenting on the grow its specialty chemistry Sensex pack, slumping 8 per cent. crore on Tuesday, while domestic open market operation. On the New Delhi (PTI): Greenlam Industries on will create a focused consumer announcement, N business in the areas of agro- IndusInd Bank, Coal India, institutional investors purchased other hand, heavy selling in domes- Wednesday said it has acquired Europe-based lead- products company with a com- Chandrasekaran, Chairman, science, nutrition science, Sun Pharma, PowerGrid, Bharti shares to the tune of `2,242.91 tic equities and foreign fund out- ing supplier of decorative surfaces Decolan SA for an bined turnover of `9,099 crore Tata Sons, said: “Tata material science and energy Airtel, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, HUL, crore, provisional data available flows restricted its gains. undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to and an EBIDTA of `1,154 Consumer Products consoli- storage science. Maruti, L&T, M&M, ICICI Bank, with stock exchanges showed. The Dollar Index which gauges be completed in the first quarter of 2019-20 and will crore. dates our current presence in “In addition, the basic HDFC and RIL too ended in the On the global front, markets the greenback’s strength against a further strengthen the company’s position in the “The combination of the food and beverages in the fast- chemistry business of Tata red, shedding up to 3.66 per cent. were mixed as softer comments basket of six currencies, rose 0.04 European market. “This strategic business deal two consumer-focused busi- growing consumer sector. Chemicals will be the global On the other hand, Bajaj from US President Donald Trump per cent to 97.56. marks the first European acquisition by Greenlam and nesses will benefit both sets of Through this combination, we partner of choice for soda ash, Finance was the top gainer, spurt- regarding the trade talks with Global oil benchmark Brent will allow Greenlam to serve the European market shareholders who will be able have created a strong growth salt and bicarbonate to leading ing 4.11 per cent, followed by China were offset by weak Chinese crude was trading 0.66 per cent with greater business efficiency,” Greenlam Industries to participate in a larger busi- platform to meet the growing brands of food, pharma, deter- ITC, Kotak Bank, Infosys and retail sales data. Bourses in China, lower at USD 70.77 per barrel. MD and CEO Saurabh Mittal said in a statement. ness poised to grow their share aspirations of Indian con- gents and glass.”

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54.70 54.70 51.65 51.80 BALKRISIND 826.00 826.00 790.90 795.80 CENTRALBK 27.80 28.60 27.50 27.70 THYROCARE 451.85 453.70 440.00 440.00 HCLTECH 1072.95 1086.50 1062.85 1066.80 -1.05 DELTACORP 192.90 195.00 185.60 187.45 LICHSGFIN 488.00 492.70 474.00 474.00 PAGEIND 21579.00 21600.00 21246.75 21350.00 GESHIP 249.00 250.00 243.00 243.00 BAJAJCON 329.90 334.80 328.00 331.50 CIPLA 554.00 562.50 551.50 555.00 -1.00 BAJFINANCE 2929.95 3020.00 2873.00 3002.55 DABUR 369.00 370.00 359.85 362.90 MANPASAND 107.20 107.20 99.85 100.00 LUXIND 1159.00 1166.65 1115.60 1116.50 NBVENTURES 88.65 89.50 87.90 89.05 TECHM 791.00 798.40 785.55 787.90 -2.15 SRF 2599.00 2814.00 2586.45 2768.55 PHILIPCARB 131.20 133.80 125.50 127.50 TVSMOTOR 471.55 471.55 461.65 463.10 OFSS 3425.50 3429.30 3390.20 3409.05 ADVENZYMES 172.85 172.85 169.00 169.05 IBULHSGFIN 707.00 728.00 676.05 694.70 -2.30 SBIN 316.00 317.75 310.20 311.60 M&MFIN 374.35 378.70 372.30 375.00 ACC 1575.20 1580.50 1546.00 1546.00 GICRE 229.10 230.00 227.60 229.85 CUB 196.30 196.90 195.10 195.80 RELIANCE 1273.00 1278.00 1250.60 1256.00 -4.45 RELCAPITAL 113.80 113.80 106.00 107.40 LTI 1712.00 1765.50 1712.00 1753.70 PARAGMILK 243.00 245.45 238.80 241.90 NATCOPHARM* 534.00 537.25 526.00 528.50 GMDCLTD 73.00 73.95 72.00 73.95 BPCL 359.00 368.25 356.85 357.25 -1.35 UNIONBANK 75.00 75.80 70.75 71.30 INDIACEM 96.90 96.90 92.25 92.70 HAVELLS 723.40 728.50 718.15 724.85 WABCOINDIA 6210.00 6274.30 6160.00 6160.00 SJVN 24.05 24.05 23.80 23.85 WIPRO 285.50 285.95 282.30 282.95 -1.65 JUBLFOOD 1200.00 1252.95 1186.85 1243.20 COALINDIA 242.30 242.30 233.85 235.60 HINDCOPPER 41.50 42.30 40.40 40.55 FDC 169.90 169.90 161.45 164.75 LAXMIMACH 5390.00 5433.00 5229.00 5406.30 BRITANNIA 2700.00 2709.95 2660.00 2681.00 -16.60 INDUSINDBK 1445.00 1448.90 1374.25 1378.10 IGL 303.20 305.00 298.50 300.50 TATAMETALI 600.25 602.50 576.10 576.25 SIS 851.55 898.15 851.55 885.35 VEDL 161.70 163.20 159.20 159.55 -1.20 TATASTEEL 473.70 480.70 461.00 463.20 BERGEPAINT 295.00 301.35 294.55 295.50 PRSMJOHNSN 86.05 88.50 83.55 84.10 TNPL 182.50 185.75 181.20 181.55 HEROMOTOCO 2525.00 2538.60 2483.00 2490.00 -19.75 MARUTI 6580.00 6635.00 6445.75 6484.95 NOCIL 118.85 119.65 116.50 116.95 SYNGENE 590.45 593.25 586.00 589.70 JBCHEPHARM 323.00 334.50 321.00 329.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 2937.25 2949.45 2901.35 2912.00 -25.20 ICICIBANK 383.45 384.45 376.00 377.05 BHARATFORG 458.65 465.00 452.50 455.00 BBTC 1159.05 1183.90 1151.10 1151.20 GEPIL 894.20 908.20 886.50 886.50 ONGC 164.60 165.20 161.80 162.65 -1.50 INFY* 716.65 724.45 712.95 716.50 MARICO 354.05 357.70 351.60 355.00 BASF 1220.75 1226.00 1184.00 1184.00 COROMANDEL 406.65 408.40 401.25 403.55 ASIANPAINT 1326.00 1329.00 1301.70 1308.00 -12.25 SUNPHARMA 418.55 424.00 407.05 408.95 SWANENERGY 99.30 100.40 99.05 99.50 HAL 630.90 648.00 629.05 636.95 MAHSCOOTER 3850.90 3890.00 3768.05 3839.95 ICICIBANK 382.35 384.50 375.80 376.80 -3.60 IBREALEST 96.70 98.00 93.60 96.50 TIMETECHNO 75.90 81.95 75.85 81.15 AIAENG 1730.00 1730.00 1662.00 1664.05 MAXINDIA 70.65 70.65 67.50 69.00 SBIN 316.20 317.90 311.00 311.60 -3.05 LUPIN 809.00 817.25 770.25 783.10 TAKE 142.00 146.45 140.20 141.30 NAUKRI 1900.05 1947.70 1871.55 1891.30 IFBIND 822.35 826.70 796.00 826.70 M&M 618.00 628.40 606.95 607.40 -6.85 ITC 297.70 299.25 292.90 297.10 PVR 1735.00 1746.25 1707.05 1711.25 HSIL 266.30 266.30 259.00 259.10 UNITEDBNK 10.99 10.99 10.64 10.65 NTPC 126.30 126.90 123.00 124.00 -1.60 HDFC 1971.00 1979.80 1938.50 1944.65 RCOM 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 GSPL 174.70 177.40 174.00 175.00 PRESTIGE 245.60 246.90 242.65 242.65 HDFC 1975.00 1979.95 1937.50 1939.50 -25.70 TCS 2105.00 2125.55 2084.60 2094.50 IPCALAB 924.55 959.00 915.00 922.00 MAHINDCIE 225.55 225.55 220.00 220.65 FORBESCO 2053.00 2090.00 1980.85 1980.85 WIPRO 286.00 286.00 283.00 283.65 GSFC 92.55 92.85 90.60 91.60 INDOSTAR 347.50 355.00 341.85 355.00 ITDC 239.75 242.80 232.90 234.50 HINDALCO 192.95 196.00 189.65 190.20 -2.75 AXISBANK 736.30 737.65 716.40 721.25 OMAXE 205.50 205.50 204.10 204.55 RAMCOCEM 739.50 747.60 725.40 737.00 MOTILALOFS 691.45 691.55 683.45 683.50 LT 1347.50 1355.00 1320.50 1321.50 -20.30 DISHTV 31.25 31.25 27.50 27.90 MUTHOOTFIN 572.50 575.60 568.50 571.30 MRPL 63.05 63.50 62.60 62.95 VMART 2380.00 2454.65 2380.00 2380.00 HINDUNILVR 1700.00 1703.00 1666.95 1672.70 -25.80 GRAPHITE 335.00 344.20 318.50 323.90 ALBK 42.80 43.60 42.40 43.10 DBCORP 185.55 188.05 183.25 184.25 FINOLEXIND 443.50 450.80 440.20 443.00 MARUTI 6590.00 6640.00 6463.30 6467.00 -109.20 PIDILITIND 1100.00 1172.45 1090.00 1162.75 TRIDENT 64.35 64.95 61.30 62.10 GODFRYPHLP 1029.40 1031.40 1014.35 1018.95 HATSUN 710.00 725.00 710.00 724.95 BHARTIARTL 336.00 338.00 328.70 330.85 -5.75 IOC 144.00 147.10 143.80 145.35 WELSPUNIND 52.30 54.00 51.40 53.50 ABB 1375.20 1382.05 1357.90 1379.00 SOMANYCERA 372.00 372.00 361.75 362.00 TATASTEEL 473.05 480.95 460.65 461.10 -8.45 VEDL 162.00 163.25 155.90 159.60 GODREJAGRO 478.00 480.40 468.55 470.00 MOIL 144.65 146.45 142.00 142.75 ZYDUSWELL 1297.00 1319.35 1297.00 1307.25 AXISBANK 735.80 737.70 716.10 717.35 -14.00 ABFRL 211.95 211.95 189.10 192.45 MFSL 406.20 406.20 396.00 398.70 LTTS 1684.00 1703.40 1680.00 1687.90 NETWORK18 28.20 28.80 28.00 28.00 SUNPHARMA 420.00 424.50 407.10 411.00 -8.45 ASHOKLEY 85.00 85.85 81.50 81.90 APOLLOHOSP 1151.10 1160.40 1148.00 1155.10 KRBL 334.95 339.00 324.15 324.15 SUPPETRO 200.00 203.20 200.00 202.00 POWERGRID 183.15 184.60 177.45 178.00 -3.65 STRTECH 167.90 172.05 165.25 166.20 CANFINHOME 317.40 317.40 304.75 304.75 MPHASIS 961.40 970.85 954.75 959.00 AKZOINDIA 1626.00 1639.95 1603.25 1603.30 ULTRACEMCO 4447.70 4447.70 4324.15 4335.00 -89.30 INDIGO 1572.00 1623.00 1565.05 1608.55 SUVEN 255.90 258.40 251.15 251.20 NIACL 167.00 174.20 162.50 166.30 TIINDIA 371.60 376.20 368.45 370.20 INFRATEL 272.65 273.00 262.15 263.00 -7.05 SAIL 48.00 48.80 45.90 46.20 SHANKARA 500.00 508.00 474.85 482.10 GREAVESCOT 138.10 138.10 135.60 136.00 MAHLIFE 367.15 370.50 364.05 364.05 ADANIPORTS 371.00 375.00 359.10 359.50 -11.05 KOTAKBANK 1388.75 1403.65 1379.30 1394.25 TTKPRESTIG 7323.00 7560.55 7228.10 7299.90 GICHSGFIN 237.90 240.90 235.20 237.45 ASTRAL 1145.00 1170.00 1145.00 1167.10 GRASIM 846.00 847.00 810.10 817.95 -27.60 LT 1343.50 1354.90 1321.50 1325.90 IRB 113.50 116.25 110.05 111.60 TEJASNET 188.00 193.20 188.00 189.15 JSL 35.05 36.20 33.95 34.35 KIOCL 122.00 125.15 118.00 118.10 COALINDIA 241.75 242.40 233.45 233.70 -8.10 RELINFRA 108.00 108.60 102.80 103.50 HEXAWARE 350.45 357.85 348.20 350.50 INFRATEL 268.10 271.70 262.05 262.50 TVTODAY 287.50 288.55 281.40 283.10 BLUEDART 2982.30 3004.30 2940.00 2942.90 GAIL 343.00 349.40 330.85 332.60 -12.55 PNB 82.70 83.35 81.75 82.10 BHARATFIN 880.95 886.25 849.95 852.65 JINDALSAW 76.85 76.85 73.60 73.85 THOMASCOOK 238.10 238.10 233.05 233.30 CORPBANK 25.55 26.20 25.30 25.60 INDUSINDBK 1436.00 1452.00 1373.00 1374.40 -58.30 IDFCFIRSTB 41.90 42.35 40.50 40.75 PFC 107.25 108.25 106.30 107.20 RELAXO 834.00 834.00 770.10 785.00 JSWENERGY 67.25 67.80 66.70 66.80 SFL 1235.00 1245.00 1214.35 1241.05 JSWSTEEL 281.00 281.70 266.95 267.00 -14.00 PNBHOUSING 778.25 796.00 754.75 757.05 AMBUJACEM 212.95 213.70 208.70 209.60 ENDURANCE 1179.75 1183.70 1157.80 1172.00 SYMPHONY 1259.40 1259.40 1180.00 1182.00 STARCEMENT 107.55 109.50 107.05 108.00 ZEEL 346.30 349.60 309.35 322.60 -23.70 DMART 1254.00 1271.00 1225.95 1235.35 CEATLTD 994.10 1010.95 954.00 960.00 SADBHAV 209.00 228.05 209.00 221.00 SCI 31.05 31.90 31.00 31.25 GILLETTE 6851.25 6939.00 6837.65 6900.00 TATAMOTORS 185.55 185.95 167.40 170.70 -13.80 M&M 618.00 628.95 607.75 610.65 TATAGLOBAL 203.00 204.75 197.60 198.50 CHOLAFIN 1261.00 1302.95 1261.00 1282.00 NAVINFLUOR 677.40 677.40 653.05 667.00 ESSELPRO 133.00 133.00 131.00 132.00 ESCORTS 577.00 579.45 545.20 549.85 HCLTECH 1079.80 1086.00 1063.35 1065.40 TORNTPHARM 1653.10 1656.65 1618.15 1632.70 ALLCARGO 102.30 105.00 101.00 103.95 SHRIRAMCIT 1457.75 1464.65 1440.00 1440.00 YESBANK 154.20 154.30 141.80 142.35 -13.50 JINDALSTEL 161.00 162.35 154.75 155.30 SRTRANSFIN 1018.10 1036.90 1012.80 1020.00 KEI 376.05 388.00 376.05 383.95 IBULISL 252.20 254.50 243.00 247.00 KALPATPOWR 459.95 460.00 458.00 458.50 NIFTY NEXT 50 BHEL 63.95 64.20 60.25 60.65 TATAPOWER 63.00 63.70 61.00 61.35 CROMPTON 220.15 222.80 212.35 212.35 ISEC 210.00 217.95 205.00 209.40 ABBOTINDIA 7255.45 7300.95 7200.00 7200.00 MOTHERSUMI 122.80 123.05 117.40 118.20 HFCL 21.60 21.90 20.90 21.00 COLPAL 1122.00 1126.95 1112.50 1121.10 BAJAJELEC 540.95 542.50 530.00 531.90 3MINDIA 23790.00 23790.00 22857.50 23080.00 BHARTIARTL 335.75 337.70 328.55 331.00 IDBI 36.45 36.50 34.30 34.45 CHENNPETRO 218.25 221.70 208.00 209.00 CENTURYPLY 165.95 167.50 162.10 162.70 AEGISLOG 197.35 200.00 197.35 198.55 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DCAL 193.45 228.15 193.45 220.05 TATAELXSI 843.00 864.50 831.10 847.80 TV18BRDCST 28.50 28.55 27.00 27.15 SUDARSCHEM 312.65 314.30 308.00 312.30 FLFL 458.70 458.70 440.00 440.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 26161.40 26292.65 25937.25 26015.45 -114.55 HDFCBANK 2306.80 2307.20 2283.20 2288.90 GRUH 292.50 301.75 292.30 297.15 IOB 12.73 12.75 11.91 11.98 ASTERDM 131.75 131.75 126.00 126.05 MAGMA 126.55 127.55 126.10 126.10 PIDILITIND 1099.00 1178.70 1095.00 1176.00 36.80 DCBBANK 219.65 224.55 215.30 216.80 TATACHEM 574.30 578.20 555.15 557.00 RCF 55.40 55.75 54.05 54.25 APLLTD 526.95 533.70 515.95 529.00 JAGRAN 108.65 108.75 106.00 106.05 SBILIFE 624.00 649.60 616.75 634.45 18.85 HEG 1580.00 1615.00 1561.60 1568.15 RECLTD 135.90 136.30 133.15 135.20 CONCOR 472.30 481.00 468.80 477.90 PFIZER 2970.00 3030.00 2948.75 2975.45 KPRMILL 594.75 594.75 589.80 590.00 BANDHANBNK 542.35 557.50 542.35 557.10 14.30 EICHERMOT 19470.00 20070.80 19239.25 20010.00 PERSISTENT* 616.50 616.50 607.00 608.65 GUJALKALI 519.60 527.80 506.80 510.35 BAJAJHLDNG 3106.00 3165.00 3083.00 3165.00 RATNAMANI 848.00 856.00 831.70 840.00 INDIGO 1570.00 1622.40 1563.05 1603.55 39.30 INOXLEISUR 311.00 314.30 304.95 306.85 AVANTI 334.65 343.65 330.35 335.35 KEC 279.70 281.40 272.30 276.50 VGUARD 202.05 208.95 202.05 205.95 JKCEMENT 851.15 852.35 846.35 850.00 ICICIGI 1066.30 1100.00 1066.30 1089.90 24.55 RAIN 103.95 104.00 96.70 97.45 INDIANB 231.00 237.50 229.35 230.00 BLISSGVS 161.50 163.60 159.20 160.45 ORIENTCEM 102.90 104.15 99.35 99.35 ELGIEQUIP 264.50 264.50 261.10 263.95 NIACL 167.00 175.00 162.10 170.00 3.15 EDELWEISS 158.00 162.75 151.20 155.85 CGPOWER 37.50 37.50 35.25 35.50 ATUL 3605.00 3734.40 3605.00 3722.10 ASTRAZEN 2180.00 2277.00 2180.00 2251.80 NAVNETEDUL 108.00 108.50 106.00 107.05 ICICIPRULI 337.90 346.70 336.15 340.20 6.05 DCMSHRIRAM 504.20 532.00 504.20 525.95 BRITANNIA 2703.00 2705.50 2661.00 2683.10 TORNTPOWER 242.00 247.30 242.00 245.00 MMTC 24.20 24.50 23.80 23.90 NESCO 479.75 479.75 467.00 467.00 HDFCAMC 1595.00 1623.25 1581.00 1609.00 24.30 JUSTDIAL 572.75 582.50 565.00 575.40 GAIL 343.30 349.00 330.90 332.20 GDL 132.00 136.50 130.70 136.00 GREENPLY 144.20 152.50 141.00 147.50 TATAINVEST 852.10 854.95 847.05 849.95 NHPC 22.10 22.45 22.05 22.40 0.30 L&TFH 119.00 119.75 115.65 116.25 RADICO 335.20 343.05 335.20 338.40 AUBANK 645.70 654.60 644.15 654.00 SHARDACROP 362.70 362.70 338.00 356.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3119.00 3185.00 3076.20 3172.55 41.50 AUROPHARMA 728.00 736.50 705.10 709.80 DEEPAKNI 277.55 290.00 277.55 282.85 HIMATSEIDE 191.05 193.25 185.30 186.75 SUPREMEIND 956.00 975.50 956.00 967.00 CONCOR 465.55 481.00 465.55 475.00 5.70 BANKBARODA 110.60 110.60 107.20 107.70 APOLLOTYRE 179.00 182.80 175.50 177.10 ADANITRANS 209.10 214.60 209.10 209.15 KNRCON 236.85 238.55 228.15 231.05 BOSCHLTD 16899.00 17100.00 16818.35 16973.00 181.40 HINDALCO 193.65 196.00 189.65 190.85 SUNTECK 442.15 458.50 434.85 448.20 JMFINANCIL 81.75 82.35 78.50 81.80 QUESS 666.00 666.10 645.30 651.00 MARICO 352.90 357.85 351.60 354.85 1.95 IBVENTURES 253.05 258.90 240.10 246.20 SYNDIBANK 34.30 34.55 32.75 32.95 UCOBANK 17.50 17.70 16.90 17.15 CERA 2851.95 2860.00 2836.05 2860.00 COLPAL 1121.95 1128.10 1111.65 1127.85 5.10 FEDERALBNK 98.50 98.90 96.80 97.50 ULTRACEMCO 4430.00 4430.00 4329.95 4335.00 JYOTHYLAB 150.90 151.50 145.00 148.00 SOBHA 447.00 456.05 443.95 448.00 MRF 53590.00 53799.00 53200.05 53526.00 236.15 BIOCON 529.50 536.75 524.90 531.45 JAICORPLTD 101.40 102.65 98.05 98.80 HINDZINC 256.45 258.00 251.05 253.65 UFLEX 221.70 222.80 215.20 216.55 GODREJCP 640.90 648.80 638.80 640.65 2.60 BANKINDIA 83.50 83.50 79.70 80.10 JISLJALEQS 49.45 50.80 48.40 48.85 MGL 862.00 868.95 843.00 843.00 PGHH 10485.00 10699.50 10400.00 10599.95 ABB 1363.00 1410.00 1356.25 1380.00 5.40 WOCKPHARMA 380.40 387.20 374.60 376.80 KTKBANK 114.65 114.65 111.00 111.60 HERITGFOOD 430.00 483.05 428.00 444.00 BOSCHLTD 16999.95 17085.30 16834.45 16974.60 PGHH 10508.35 10900.00 10415.15 10600.00 40.05 STAR 440.20 445.50 415.00 419.10 RAYMOND 791.80 806.00 775.00 777.35 LAKSHVILAS 74.00 74.45 70.20 71.05 WABAG 263.80 265.30 257.40 259.50 GICRE 230.00 233.00 227.50 230.00 0.70 BPCL 357.30 368.00 356.30 358.85 ANDHRABANK 24.90 25.25 24.05 24.25 REPCOHOME 403.10 408.50 397.65 399.10 NLCINDIA 65.25 65.30 63.90 64.15 SHREECEM 18995.00 19217.55 18865.50 19000.00 45.75 ADANIPOWER 41.30 41.30 38.20 38.70 ONGC 164.05 164.95 161.85 162.60 RNAM 191.45 196.40 191.45 193.95 SUNDRMFAST 515.25 515.75 505.00 505.00 OFSS 3432.70 3475.00 3404.95 3440.00 6.95 HINDUNILVR 1692.00 1699.20 1666.00 1671.00 GRASIM 840.25 844.75 812.00 815.90 MEGH 61.20 62.00 60.00 60.10 BALMLAWRIE 165.85 167.50 163.80 164.05 PAGEIND 21500.00 21650.00 21223.05 21400.00 15.75 UJJIVAN 308.55 320.10 308.55 317.85 EXIDEIND 208.70 208.70 205.00 205.45 ITI 82.00 82.60 79.15 79.30 KSCL 451.70 451.75 433.05 433.20 HAVELLS 723.60 728.90 717.65 723.00 -0.50 ADANIPORTS 370.80 375.00 359.30 360.00 MINDTREE 975.50 982.00 971.95 975.45 INDHOTEL 143.50 144.30 141.65 142.40 LALPATHLAB 1005.00 1016.10 1003.40 1014.00 BIOCON 532.45 536.90 525.05 528.85 -0.55 TITAN 1158.00 1167.00 1153.00 1158.85 BEL 88.05 89.80 88.05 88.70 GUJGAS 161.45 162.90 158.00 160.60 FINCABLES 421.25 444.00 420.20 438.00 SRTRANSFIN 1027.00 1039.75 1014.70 1017.00 -1.45 UPL 959.00 978.55 956.00 970.70 SPARC 149.05 150.95 143.00 143.55 FCONSUMER 39.70 40.95 38.50 38.80 GRINDWELL 583.95 598.50 575.80 593.95 PETRONET 233.00 237.85 232.10 233.05 -0.60 ICICIGI 1062.20 1099.00 1062.20 1087.00 LINDEINDIA 542.00 549.40 535.30 540.75 GODREJCP 646.90 649.30 639.00 643.85 CENTRUM 29.25 29.70 28.15 29.00 CADILAHC 263.00 264.55 255.10 259.70 -0.95 GODREJPROP 801.30 835.00 801.30 826.65 HSCL 98.40 106.75 98.00 104.35 RAJESHEXPO 678.00 682.25 672.50 681.95 BLUESTARCO 751.85 755.00 743.05 748.00 DIVISLAB 1610.50 1654.00 1602.00 1609.00 -8.35 JSWSTEEL 277.35 281.70 266.80 268.50 PETRONET 233.60 237.60 231.50 232.85 NIITTECH 1252.00 1266.75 1252.00 1257.80 JKLAKSHMI 343.35 343.65 335.65 335.75 SKFINDIA 1800.00 1800.45 1786.05 1786.05 PEL 2159.80 2172.00 2122.45 2132.00 -11.90 DLF 166.45 167.00 160.75 161.60 AARTIIND 1578.75 1589.85 1550.10 1556.75 UBL 1385.00 1385.00 1342.35 1349.70 MAHLOG 448.25 459.55 445.10 451.00 PHOENIXLTD 594.45 604.70 587.50 600.00 HINDPETRO 269.50 273.90 265.95 266.65 -1.55 TATAMTRDVR 87.00 87.20 80.25 80.85 CARBORUNIV 353.85 370.70 353.85 358.10 MINDACORP 125.00 125.00 112.50 118.15 CRISIL 1400.00 1400.00 1380.00 1380.55 APLAPOLLO 1455.15 1458.10 1421.40 1421.40 AMBUJACEM 213.15 213.95 208.75 211.80 -1.30 BOMDYEING 112.00 114.30 109.45 110.30 SIEMENS 1095.00 1103.00 1068.65 1072.40 JAMNAAUTO 51.00 52.00 50.00 50.00 ISGEC 500.05 509.95 500.05 502.10 TVSSRICHAK 2049.00 2049.00 2001.05 2048.65 AUROPHARMA 713.50 736.85 705.35 709.60 -5.30 TECHM 793.30 798.20 786.00 789.55 GLENMARK 605.05 613.35 587.15 587.30 KANSAINER 403.30 407.20 395.00 399.60 SCHNEIDER 93.40 94.70 90.40 90.65 SANOFI 5428.50 5450.05 5410.15 5412.05 HDFCLIFE 390.55 394.80 387.45 388.05 -3.00 GRANULES 110.90 111.55 108.40 110.60 EQUITAS 126.75 130.05 126.00 126.80 CYIENT 560.05 563.00 555.05 559.20 GPPL 85.90 87.95 85.15 87.95 JCHAC 1757.75 1757.75 1707.25 1708.10 SIEMENS 1098.00 1102.10 1067.35 1079.90 -9.75 BEML 846.70 846.70 819.05 821.10 AMARAJABAT 637.60 637.80 610.30 619.10 GMRINFRA 15.80 15.90 15.30 15.40 NAVKARCORP 28.40 29.20 28.20 28.50 ERIS 615.30 623.55 614.90 617.90 UBL 1369.10 1379.00 1343.05 1356.05 -12.30 BAJAJFINSV 7348.15 7533.95 7339.05 7465.30 FSL 52.15 52.40 50.55 50.90 EVEREADY 77.80 78.85 75.00 75.00 GSKCONS 7120.00 7146.15 7037.55 7080.00 NH 190.00 193.25 184.10 185.70 HINDZINC 257.00 258.10 253.15 253.20 -3.35 FORCEMOT 1500.00 1515.00 1450.00 1451.90 AJANTPHARM 1064.60 1091.60 1037.60 1045.15 COCHINSHIP 359.90 360.00 354.50 358.50 CARERATING 932.00 945.00 925.00 933.00 SUPRAJIT 201.00 203.00 198.50 202.00 DABUR 369.00 370.85 362.50 363.50 -5.10 CIPLA 556.15 561.45 551.60 556.00 ENGINERSIN 106.45 109.50 104.00 104.05 CUMMINSIND 701.25 710.00 694.00 700.00 WHIRLPOOL 1388.35 1389.20 1352.40 1360.00 CAPPL 330.00 331.45 324.25 324.50 DMART 1257.95 1270.00 1228.60 1232.55 -17.70 INFIBEAM 43.15 45.25 42.20 42.50 RBLBANK 652.00 661.00 646.00 646.70 TATACOFFEE 83.20 87.80 83.20 85.15 TIMKEN 525.90 539.05 524.40 537.00 SOLARINDS 1079.00 1084.00 1073.15 1075.35 MCDOWELL-N 532.00 534.95 521.10 523.05 -8.05 NATIONALUM 49.25 49.55 47.65 47.80 JUBILANT 605.90 617.00 601.95 606.35 JKTYRE 82.50 83.65 81.00 81.35 SHK 144.20 145.15 143.00 145.00 CHOLAHLDNG 512.00 512.00 506.20 510.00 ACC 1582.90 1583.00 1542.35 1548.00 -24.30 HINDPETRO 268.10 273.95 264.80 267.45 POWERGRID 182.90 184.40 177.75 178.80 ZENSARTECH 242.30 248.85 242.30 245.10 EIHOTEL 169.50 177.15 169.50 174.75 GAYAPROJ 151.00 154.00 148.05 154.00 L&TFH 118.45 119.80 115.50 116.40 -2.05 CADILAHC 263.00 264.40 255.25 260.20 ICICIPRULI 339.20 346.35 336.50 338.65 EIDPARRY 181.05 186.15 176.10 178.75 MINDAIND 339.45 343.90 334.00 335.65 ASAHIINDIA 213.75 214.00 210.00 211.00 NMDC 92.55 93.15 90.00 90.30 -1.90 BATAINDIA 1307.00 1338.80 1300.35 1330.05 DBL 480.55 489.00 471.15 475.50 VBL 890.00 912.00 888.35 904.00 SHILPAMED 378.00 383.45 372.50 372.55 LAOPALA 195.25 199.95 193.15 199.95 BANKBARODA 110.30 110.30 107.00 107.30 -2.50 MANAPPURAM 121.00 122.35 118.70 121.00 ADANIGREEN 38.35 39.80 37.10 37.60 VINATIORGA 1739.00 1816.50 1739.00 1805.10 GUJFLUORO 929.90 940.00 918.00 918.00 HONAUT 24247.10 24247.10 23650.00 24000.00 DLF 166.95 166.95 160.60 162.15 -4.10 NMDC 93.00 93.00 90.00 90.30 PTC 68.05 69.00 67.25 67.95 MHRIL 212.45 213.00 204.45 207.45 COFFEEDAY 246.55 246.95 241.50 246.95 SUNCLAYLTD 2510.00 2510.00 2450.60 2492.00 ASHOKLEY 85.00 85.80 81.45 81.95 -2.65 SBILIFE 620.00 649.00 618.15 627.10 IDFC 37.50 37.80 35.90 36.05 TRENT 377.60 377.60 359.00 360.00 BAYERCROP 4069.45 4095.00 4037.10 4088.35 VTL 1097.05 1099.40 1090.00 1090.00 SAIL 48.15 48.85 45.90 45.95 -1.80 ASIANPAINT 1327.00 1328.60 1303.65 1312.10 EMAMILTD 361.00 389.00 361.00 389.00 CCL 259.00 262.30 253.00 255.55 HEIDELBERG 177.00 178.50 175.30 175.40 TRITURBINE 105.55 105.75 101.85 103.20 LUPIN 810.00 819.45 768.20 779.05 -31.35 DIVISLAB 1614.05 1656.75 1603.05 1610.00 VIPIND 427.10 431.80 421.00 421.15 REDINGTON 90.45 91.90 88.50 90.90 GLAXO 1276.00 1280.00 1268.00 1276.20 TEAMLEASE 2866.10 2872.85 2845.00 2845.00 BHEL 63.85 64.30 60.25 60.95 -3.00 WELCORP 129.80 134.95 127.20 132.30 VOLTAS 571.55 571.55 557.30 561.30 ITDCEM 114.00 114.95 108.20 108.20 SONATSOFTW 340.25 340.25 335.00 335.00 SHOPERSTOP 460.95 461.00 451.65 451.65 MOTHERSUMI 122.15 123.35 115.80 116.00 -5.85 HEROMOTOCO 2510.00 2541.95 2486.00 2496.40 DRREDDY 2804.10 2851.85 2797.20 2824.90 DEEPAKFERT 127.60 130.55 124.00 124.00 INOXWIND 61.90 61.90 56.75 57.55 DHANUKA 363.30 363.30 360.00 360.00 IDEA 14.05 14.15 12.80 12.85 -1.15 NTPC 126.25 126.60 123.05 124.30 SUNTV 548.00 549.50 524.05 530.00 HUDCO 38.15 38.95 37.85 38.05 GET&D 234.10 242.00 234.00 238.60 GALAXYSURF 1011.85 1011.85 992.00 992.00 world 11 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019

UNSC sanctions ISIS’ S Asia Branch Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law

PTI n UNITED NATIONS US, the UK, France to sanction materiel. least 50 people and injured over Sheikh Maqbool and many dis- the mastermind of several attacks It said the group engaged in 100 people, it said. trict chiefs - when he initially he UN has sanctioned ISIS’ in India, including the 2001 “other acts or activities indicating In December 2017, the out- pledged allegiance to al-Baghdadi arrested in Pakistan South Asia Branch, a ter- Parliament attack and the association with al-Qaeda, ISIS, fit claimed multiple suicide in October 2014,” the CSIS, a Trorist group formed in February 14 Pulwama terror or any cell, affiliate, splinter bombings at a Shia cultural cen- nonprofit policy research organ- PTI n LAHORE 2015 by a Pakistani national and attack which killed 40 CRPF sol- group of al-Qaeda in Iraq”. ter and news agency in Kabul, isation, noted on its website. a former commander of the diers. The group is now subject The group had announced Afghanistan that killed more The website said the group’s he brother-in-law of US put visa curbs TTP, for its links with al-Qaeda to assets freeze, travel ban and its formation in an online video than 41 people, including women “early membership included a TMumbai terror attack and involvement in several dead- arms embargo. in January 2015. and children, and injured over 84 contingent of Pakistani militants mastermind and proscribed ly attacks in Afghanistan and The Sanctions Committee ISIS spokesman Abou people, it added. who emerged in Afghanistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz on three senior Pakistan that killed over 150 peo- said in a statement that ISIS-K Mohamed al Adnani had In July 2018, the group Nangarhar province around Saeed has been arrested for ple. was formed on January 10, 2015 announced its expansion into the claimed responsibility for a sui- 2010, just across the border from hate speech and criticising The United Nations Security by a former Tehrik-e-Taliban area historically known as cide bombing outside a polling the former Federally the Pakistan government, Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Pakistan (TTP) commander and Khorasan, by acknowledging station in Quetta, Pakistan that Administered Tribal Areas police said on Wednesday. Pakistani officials Sanctions Committee on Tuesday was established by former Taliban ISIS–K leader’s pledge of alle- killed at least 31 people and (FATA) of Pakistan”. Abdul Rehman Makki, sanctioned Islamic State in Iraq faction commanders “who swore giance to al-Baghdadi and claim- injured over 24 people. It also said many of these head of JuD’s political and and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL- an oath of allegiance” to ISIS and ing the leader of the Islamic State According to leading militants were “estranged mem- international affairs wing and PTI n ISLAMABAD visa overstay and other alle- K), which is also known as ‘ISIS’ its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. had accepted his pledge and Washington-based think tank bers” of TTP and Lashkar-e in-charge of its charity gations, it said. South Asia Branch, ISIL ISIS–K has claimed respon- appointed him as governor of the for defense and national securi- Islam, who had fled Pakistan to Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation he US has imposed visa Qureshi said the US Khorasan, Islamic State’s sibility for numerous attacks in Khorasan Province. ty Centre for Strategic and escape from the security forces. (FIF), was arrested during a Tsanctions on three senior authorities intended to deport Khorasan Province’ and ‘South both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Sanctions Committee International Studies (CSIS), in According to Combatting government crackdown Pakistani interior ministry more than 70 Pakistanis, but Asian Chapter of ISIL’. The Sanctions Committee said ISIS-K had carried out 2014, Pakistani national Hafiz Terrorism Center, academic insti- against the outlawed organi- officials following a row the government had asked The listing comes two weeks said the group was listed as numerous attacks since its for- Saeed Khan was chosen to spear- tution at US Military Academy in sations, Geo News reported, between the two countries them to fulfil the legal require- after the Sanctions Committee being associated with ISIS or al- mation that have killed more head ISIL-K province as its first New York, as of 2017, some quoting an Interior Ministry over deportation of dozens of ments. designated Pakistan-based Jaish- Qaida for “participating in the than 150 people. “emir”. members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, source. Pakistanis in America for their The US put the restric- e-Mohammed chief Masood financing, planning, facilitating, In November 2016, the Khan, a senior TTP com- Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the Haqqani Makki has been arrested visa overstay and other alle- tions on three officials that are Azhar as “global terrorist” on May preparing or perpetrating” acts or group carried out a suicide mander, “brought along other Network and the Islamic under the Maintenance of gations. said to be overseeing the coun- 1, capping a decade-long effort by activities by supplying, selling or bombing at a Sufi shrine in prominent TTP members — Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Public Order Act, Punjab Foreign Minister Shah try’s policy on accepting back India and its allies including the transferring arms and related Quetta, Pakistan that killed at including the group’s spokesman had also “defected” to ISIS-K. Police said. Mehmood Qureshi on nationals deported from other He is accused of hate Tuesday informed the countries. speech against the crackdown National Assembly’s Standing The US has over the past and criticising steps taken by Committee on Foreign Affairs 18 months deported over 100 the government under the about that visa curbs by the Pakistanis, all of whom were US, Russia share Financial Action Task Force US. accepted back. (FATF) guidelines, the report The officials who are fac- It is the first time that said. ing the visa restrictions are an Pakistani authorities have The US Department of additional secretary and a insisted on a verification of the same objective’ on the Treasury has designated joint secretary of the interior credentials of the deportees. Saeed as a Specially ministry as well as the direc- The foreign minister, how- Designated Global Terrorist, tor general passports, the ever, clarified that there were and the US, since 2012, has Dawn newspaper reported. no visa restrictions by the US NKorea: Pompeo offered a USD 10 million The sanctions on the offi- government on Pakistani cit- reward for information that cials have been put in place izens in general. He said con- AFP n SOCHI (RUSSIA) at length about North Korea, brings him to justice. after a row between Pakistan sular operations of the US weeks after Putin held a summit In February, Paris-based and America over deportation embassy in Islamabad were he United States and Russia with leader Kim Jong Un in the international terror financing of dozens of Pakistanis, cur- continuing and are granting Tshare the same goals on Far Eastern port city of watchdog FATF decided to rently in the US, because of visas to the eligible applicants. North Korea as Washington tries Vladivostok. Kim used the occa- continue the ‘Grey’ listing of to negotiate a nuclear deal, sion to accuse the United States Pakistan for its failure to organisations banned by the terror activity against other Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of acting in “bad faith” after his stop funding of terrorist UN Security Council. countries. said after talks with President second summit with President groups such as the Jaish-e- The government banned The FIF, like the JuD, Vladimir Putin. “I think we Donald Trump ended in stale- Mohammed (JeM), the 11 organisations for having was also banned in March by share the same objective and I mate in Hanoi. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and links with the proscribed the Pakistan government. hope that we can find ways that Pompeo, who visited the JuD. outifts JuD), FIF and JeM on Recently, the government we can work together,” Pompeo Pyongyang four times last year, The Pakistan government Saturday. announced to take control of told reporters after the talks late has taken a leading role in seek- has launched a crackdown After the February 14 more than 30,000 religious Tuesday in the Russian resort of ing to negotiate an accord with against the outlawed organi- Pulwama terror attack, in seminaries. Sochi. North Korea under which the sations under the National which 40 Indian security per- The JuD is believed to be “He understands that the US authoritarian state will give up its Action Plan 2015 to eliminate sonnel were killed by a sui- the front organisation for the is going to be in the lead, but I nuclear arsenal. In a key point of militancy and extremism cide bomber of the Pakistan- LeT which is responsible for think there are places we can contention, Pompeo has rebuffed from the country’s soil. based JeM, prime minister carrying out the Mumbai work together,” Pompeo said. demands from North Korea, The Imran Khan-led gov- Khan had said Islamabad attack that killed 166 people. During their nearly two- which has the backing of Russia ernment has also announced would not spare any group It had been declared as a for- hour talk in Putin’s summer and China, for an early lifting of Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shake hands prior to their talks in the Black the freezing of accounts and involved in militancy or using eign terrorist organisation by home, Pompeo said they spoke sanctions before a final deal. Sea resort city of Sochi AP seizure of assets linked to Pakistani soil for any kind of the US in June 2014. British govt likely to Visas of 90 Pak brides withheld by China Facebook tightens PTI n ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Government “This sudden spike in num- He said that there were few has recently ordered the Federal ber of transnational marriages complaints of Pakistani women put forward Brexit midst a raging controversy Investigating Agency (FIA) to alerted the officials and we being tortured by their hus- live-streaming in bid Aover Pakistani girls being take action against the gangs approached our Pakistani coun- bands in China, which would be trafficked to China after fake involved in smuggling of terparts who have launched an addressed accordingly. marriages, the Chinese embassy Pakistani girls to China on the investigation into the matter,” the He asked the Pakistani bill in June here has withheld visas of 90 pretext of contracting marriage. Chinese diplomat said. authorities to review the on- to check violence Pakistani brides, according to a According to the local media However, Zhao said that the arrival visa policy for Chinese AFP n SAN FRANCISCO innovation is needed to get AFP n LONDON abandon the process. media report. China’s Deputy reports, poor Christians girls, are media reports twisted the facts as businessmen as some marriage ahead of the kind of “adver- But her ministers discussed Chief of Mission in Pakistan lured, with money and promis- there was no evidence to prove bureaus in Pakistan were misus- acebook announced sarial media manipulation” rime Minister Theresa May’s at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday Lijian Zhao said on Tuesday es of ‘good life’, by the illegal that the women were forced ing it. FWednesday it is tightening seen after the New Zealand Pgovernment will publish draft “the compromises which the that 140 applications have been matchmaking centres to marry into prostitution and subjected to The FIA has already access to livestreaming to pre- mosque massacre, such as users legislation in the first week of June government was prepared to received this year from Chinese Chinese men who are either vis- heinous crime of organ harvest- launched a crackdown against vent the rampant sharing of modifying videos in order to that would allow Brexit to pro- consider” and agreed to keep nationals, seeking visas for their iting or working in Pakistan. ing. fake marriages and human traf- graphic video as took place slip past filters. ceed if approved by parliament, talking, May’s spokesman said. Pakistani brides. These centres produce fake The diplomat denied that all ficking operations by the with the Christchurch mas- “One of the challenges we a Downing Street spokesman They also said it was “imper- Only 50 visas were granted, documents of Chinese men marriages were fake, saying the Chinese. The FIA Lahore Zone- sacre. faced in the days after the announced on Tuesday. ative” that any exit plan be while the remaining requests showing them either as Chinese nationals, who applied I busted a Chinese gang from People who have broken attack was a proliferation of The statement came after approved by parliament before were withheld, he said, adding Christians or Muslims. Most of for visas of their Pakistani spous- Johar Town in Punjab province certain rules, including those many different variants of the talks between May and opposi- MPs go on their summer holiday, that the embassy had received the girls reportedly became vic- es last year, have completed all the and arrested 11 Chinese nation- against “dangerous organisa- video of the attack,” Rosen tion Labour leader Jeremy which normally begins at the end 142 such applications in 2018, tims of human trafficking and are legal formalities before moving als and their two Pakistani facil- tions and individuals,” will be said. “People — not always Corbyn on a possible compro- of July. The Express Tribune reported. forced into prostitution. the application, the report said. itators. restricted from using the intentionally — shared edited mise that would end a deadlock “What she (May) is working Facebook Live streaming fea- versions of the video which on Brexit in parliament. to do is to get a deal passed as ture, said vice president of made it hard for our systems to May met with Corbyn “to soon as possible,” the spokesman integrity Guy Rosen. detect.” make clear our determination to said. “Following the horrific Facebook announced that bring the talks to a conclusion MPs have already rejected recent terrorist attacks in New it was putting USD 7.5 million and deliver on the referendum May’s Brexit deal three times. Zealand, we’ve been reviewing into research partnerships with result to leave the EU”. She turned to Labour last what more we can do to limit three US universities to “We will therefore be bring- month in the hope of finding a our services from being used to improve image and video ing forward the Withdrawal way through, but the party is cause harm or spread hate,” analysis technology. Agreement Bill in the week insisting on a close trading rela- Rosen said in a statement. “This work will be critical beginning June 3,” the spokesman tionship with the EU that many A “one-strike” policy at for our broader efforts against said, referring to a draft law based Conservative MPs reject. Facebook Live will be applied manipulated media, including on the divorce deal agreed with A Labour party spokesper- to a broader range of offenses, deepfakes,” Rosen said, a ref- EU leaders. son said Corbyn had raised “con- with those who violate serious erence to videos altered using May was seeking a “stable cerns about the prime minister’s policies suspended from using artificial intelligence. majority in parliament that will ability to deliver on any com- the feature after a single “We hope it will also help ensure the safe passage of the promise agreement”. offence. us to more effectively fight Withdrawal Agreement Bill and “He raised doubts over the Such offenses would organised bad actors who try to the UK’s swift exit from the EU”, credibility of government com- include sharing a link to a state- outwit our systems as we saw the spokesman said. mitments,” the spokesperson ment from a terrorist group happen after the Christchurch For the past six weeks, min- said, following statements by with no context, according to attack.” isters and their Labour counter- Conservative MPs seeking to Rosen. The news came as New parts have been discussing how replace May. “We plan on extending Zealand’s Prime Minister parliament might accept the After twice delaying Brexit, these restrictions to other areas Jacinda Ardern was set to join agreement May struck with the Britain is reluctantly taking part over the coming weeks, begin- other world leaders in launch- European Union (EU) last year. in European Parliament elections ning with preventing those ing a “Christchurch call” to Progress has been painfully on May 23, almost three years A Christies employee looks towards a sculpture by Emily Young called 'Helios' during a media opportunity in St James's Square near Christies headquarters in London on same people from creating ads curb online extremism at an slow, and there are growing calls after the referendum vote to Wednesday. The sculpture estimated at 150,000-250,000 UK pounds (193,626- 322,710 US dollars) will be on display in the square to the public from May 15 until June on Facebook,” Rosen said. international meeting in Paris in May’s Conservative party to leave the bloc. 17 AP He added that technical on Wednesday. ‘India had world’s highest child mortality rate in 2015’

PTI n WASHINGTON They found that India prominently as causes of death under five in 25 states. 1,000 live births — India in for cause-of-death was pneu- from 2000 to 2015 saw widen- ity, the team recommends more made great progress during the in higher-mortality states. United Nations 2015 was still well above the monia (15.9 per cent of deaths), ing disparities among richer extensive use of childhood vac- ndia had more deaths among period, reducing annual mor- “India can accelerate its Millennium Development MDG target, at 47.8 deaths per and infectious illnesses were and poorer states — ranging cines, particularly against pneu- Ichildren under five than any tality among children under reduction of under-five mor- Goals (MDG) set in the year 1,000 live births. more often among the top from Goa’s 9.7 under-five monia- and meningitis-causing other country in 2015, with five from 2.5 million in 2000 to tality rates by scaling up vac- 2000 was to reduce the under- Most (57.9 per cent) of causes in the poorer, high- deaths per 1,000 live births to Streptococcus and H influen- large disparities in the child 1.2 million in 2015 — which cine coverage and improving five mortality rate in 2015 to deaths among Indian children mortality states. Assam’s 73.1. zae bacteria. mortality rate between richer was still the highest in the childbirth and neonatal care, one-third of the 1990 figure. under five in 2015 occurred in “Noncommunicable dis- Liu used as a basic indica- They also advocate — and poorer states, a Lancet world. However, among India’s especially in states where mor- For India that would have the first four weeks of life — the eases such as preterm birth tor of overall disparity the especially for higher-mortality study has found. states, great disparities tality rates remain high,” said Li meant reducing the under-five neonatal period. complications and congenital ratio of the highest regional regions — a scaling up of stan- The researchers at the remained: The highest mortal- Liu, PhD, assistant professor at mortality rate to 39 deaths per Countrywide, the leading abnormalities were usually the mortality rate (Northeast dard care strategies for new- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ity rate in Assam was more the Bloomberg School. 1,000 live births. cause of death for children leading causes in states with region) vs the lowest (South borns, including “kangaroo School of Public Health in the than seven times that in Goa. Using data sources from The analysis showed, how- under five was preterm birth low under-five mortality,” Liu region), and found that that care” in which the baby rests US analysed state-level Indian Although most under-five Indian government health sur- ever, that despite great progress complications, which account- said. Although progress in ratio increased from 1.4 in against the mother’s skin, ther- data on the causes of death deaths were due to preterm veys, the team assessed total since 1990 — and even since ed for 27.5 per cent of the mor- reducing the under-five mor- 2000 to 2.1 in 2015. mal care to reduce hypother- among children under five for complications, preventable mortality, mortality rates and 2000 when the under-five mor- tality total. tality rate has been occurring To accelerate India’s mia and early initiation of the years 2000-2015. infectious diseases featured causes of mortality for children tality rate was 90.5 deaths per However, second on the list throughout India, the period progress against child mortal- breastfeeding. world 12 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019

Pakistan’s airspace to remain shut Lanka police lifts nationwide curfew, for Indian flights till May 30 arrests 60 people for anti-Muslim riots PTI n LAHORE space for Indian flights. They Chaudhry early this week said International Airlines (PIA) PTI n COLOMBO night following reports of fresh anti-Muslim riots have been said. decided that Pakistan’s air- that the status quo will remain used to operate four flights to violence in some parts of the remanded and over 60 people The recent violence is a akistan on Wednesday space will remain banned for till the conclusion of elections Kuala Lumpur, two to Bangkok ri Lankan authorities said country. have been arrested. The sus- fresh backlash from the Easter Pdecided not to lift its air- the Indian flights till May 30,” in India. and two to New Delhi. Sthey have arrested 60 people “The curfew imposed in pects can be sentenced to 10 attacks where nine suicide space ban for Indian flights till a senior government official “Status quo will remain A senior PIA official told linked to the communal riots as the North-western Province years in prison under the bombers, including a woman, May 30, as Islamabad is await- told PTI after the meeting. till the elections are over in PTI that the national flag car- a nationwide curfew was lifted and Gampaha Police division International Covenant on carried out a series of devas- ing the outcome of the Lok He said the Civil Aviation India. I don’t see any improve- rier’s loss is running into bil- on Wednesday in the island was removed at 6 am Civil and Political Rights tating blasts that tore through Sabha polls in India. Authority has also notified the ment in relations between lions of rupees because of sus- nation, which witnessed Wednesday while the curfew in (ICCPR), police spokesman three churches and three lux- Pakistan fully closed its decision to the airmen. The Pakistan and India till the elec- pension of the flights especial- Sinhalese mob attacks on the other areas of the island Ruwan Gunasekara said. ury hotels, killing 258 people airspace after an Indian Air authority issued a notification tions are over and a new gov- ly to Bangkok and Kuala Muslim-owned shops and busi- ended at 4 am,” police media The police media and injuring over 500 others. Force strike on a Jaish-e- (Notam) after the meeting to ernment is installed. The ban Lumpur. nesses in the aftermath of the spokesman’s office stated. spokesman said the illegal Muslims said that rioters Mohammed (JeM) terror camp pilots, advising them of cir- on airspace by each other I “We are not only facing the deadly Easter blasts. The situation in the activities committed by the went about destroying their in Balakot on February 26. cumstances relating to the state think will also continue till huge financial loss but also los- The government imposed province is returning to nor- persons engaged in violence properties and setting fire to However, Pakistan opened its of flying. Indian polls,” Chaudhry told ing our passengers to other air- the island-wide curfew on malcy, authorities said. will be noted in their police cer- them even after curfew hours. airspace for all flights except for The official said the gov- PTI. lines,” he said, adding that this Monday after the violence There were no incidents of tificates. They accused the security New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala ernment will now consider Owing to the flight ban on matter should now be resolved. against the Muslim communi- violence overnight and groups The academic activities of forces and the police for Lumpur on March 27. lifting of the ban on Pakistan’s its airspace by India, Pakistan “If land and rail routes are ty, who account for 10 per cent of people responsible for tak- all schools and all the state becoming silent watchers to the “The top officials of airspace for Indian flights on has suspended its operation for operational between Pakistan of the country’s population. ing part in mob attacks have institutions in the province rioting. defence and aviation ministries May 30. Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur which and India, what’s wrong with The curfew was briefly lifted on been arrested, they said. were resumed on Wednesday, Muslim political parties held a meeting on Wednesday Pakistan’s Science and is causing a loss of millions of the air route,” the official ques- Tuesday before being reim- “Thirty-three suspects the Wayamba Province said at least one person was to reconsider opening its air- Technology Minister Fawad rupees per day. Pakistan tioned. posed for a second straight arrested in connection with the Governor Peshala Jayaratne killed in the riots. US orders some embassy Guaido blasts regime staff to leave Baghdad after security forces AFP n WASHINGTON southern Iraqi city of Basra, nuclear-capable B-52s to the block Congress blaming “indirect fire” by region in response to “recent he US State Department Iran-backed forces and warn- and clear indications that AFP n CARACAS will presumably go to trial for Ton Wednesday ordered ing its rival of retaliation for Iranian and Iranian proxy backing the failed insurrection. all non-emergency staff to any damage. forces were making prepara- uan Guaido accused the The charges include treason. leave its embassy in Baghdad US Secretary of State tions to possibly attack US JVenezuelan government of One of them, deputy and consulate in Erbil, as Mike Pompeo last week paid forces.” trying to “gag” congress after assembly speaker Edgar tensions mount between the a surprise trip to Baghdad in Both Pompeo and Iran’s security forces prevented oppo- Zambrano, was arrested by United States and Iraq’s a move to bolster ties with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali sition lawmakers from entering SEBIN agents last week. Another neighbour Iran. Iraq as it pushes ahead with Khamenei have this week the National Assembly on fled to neighbouring Colombia Washington has ramped its “maximum pressure” played down fears that their Tuesday, two weeks after the while three others sought refuge up pressure on Tehran in against Tehran — a US arch- countries were seeking con- opposition leader’s failed upris- in diplomatic compounds. recent days, accusing Iran of rival, but an ally of Iraq. flict. ing against President Nicolas Guaido — the National planning “imminent” attacks He told reporters he had But National Security Maduro. Assembly president — has in the region, and bolstering made the trip because Iranian Advisor John Bolton warned Deputies said members of accused Maduro of trying to the American military pres- forces are “escalating their Iran that Washington would the National Guard, who pro- dismantle the legislature. ence in the Gulf. activity” and said the threat respond with “unrelenting vide security for the building, “They’re trying to hold the “Numerous terrorist and of attacks were “very specif- force” to any attack by along with police and SEBIN legislative power hostage while insurgent groups are active in ic.” Tehran, including by its intelligence agents, blocked the dictator entrenches himself Iraq and regularly attack both Pompeo met with Iraq regional allies. access to the opposition-con- alone in a palace where he Iraqi security forces and civil- President Barham Saleh and Blasts involving impro- trolled National Assembly. shouldn’t be,” Guaido said on ians,” a travel advisory Prime Minister Adel Abdel vised explosive devices The move came as Amnesty Twitter. warned. Mahdi, and spoke to them (IEDs) occur in many areas International said it believes the He has previously accused “Anti-US sectarian mili- “about the importance of Iraq of Iraq, including the capi- Venezuelan authorities have the socialist leader of terrorism tias may also threaten US cit- ensuring that it’s able to ade- tal Baghdad, the advisory committed crimes against for his heavy-handed response izens and Western companies quately protect Americans in added. humanity in their crackdown on to demonstrations. throughout Iraq.” their country.” Erbil is the Iraqi Kurdish Venezuela's opposition leader and interim president Juan Guaido speaks during a press conference at his campaign office in anti-government protests, and Amnesty said Maduro’s gov- The US last year shut its The Pentagon said it was regional capital, in northern Caracas (Venezuela)Since declaring Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate, Guaid has been in the midst of a urged the International Criminal ernment responded with “a sys- consulate in the protest-hit sending several massive, Iraq. power struggle with Maduro AP Court to investigate. tematic and widespread policy “SEBIN agents, using the of repression” in late January, excuse that there’s an explosive when anti-government protests device within the facilities, took swept the country after Guaido over the federal palace. We’re declared himself acting presi- Iran leader makes uranium enrichment threat surrounded by intelligence dent. The London-based rights agents,” lawmaker Manuela group said at least 47 people AP n DUBAI authorities allege oil tankers Mideast with America. nuclear program is for peace- That included two pumping the facility. Those marks Bolivar told AFP. were killed during the protests anchored off the coast of the He reportedly told senior ful purposes, scientists say the stations along its critical East- weren’t there in images taken Guaido said the security from January 21 to 25. At least ran’s supreme leader issued a United Arab Emirates were officials that his country won’t time needed to reach the 90 per West Pipeline, which can carry Monday. The facility other- forces used “brute force”, adding 33 were shot dead by the secu- Iveiled threat in the same targeted by sabotage. negotiate with the United cent threshold for weapons- nearly 5 million barrels of wise appeared intact, corrobo- that congress was “occupied rity forces and six by govern- speech in which he stated that Benchmark Brent crude prices States, calling such talks “poi- grade uranium is halved once crude a day to the Red Sea. rating in part Saudi Arabia’s militarily”. ment supporters. “no one is seeking war,” saying remained around $71 a barrel son.” But he also said, “Neither uranium is enriched to around Saudi Aramco, the gov- earlier comments. He tried to incite an upris- “Eleven of these deaths were it wouldn’t be difficult for the in early trading Wednesday. we, nor them is seeking war. 20 per cent. ernment-controlled oil com- Details around alleged acts ing against Maduro on April 30 extrajudicial executions,” said Islamic Republic to enrich ura- Meanwhile, the US is They know that it is not to their “Achieving 20 per cent pany, said that as a precaution, of sabotage to four oil tankers, but only around 30 members of Erika Guevara, Americas direc- nium to weapons-grade levels deploying an aircraft carrier benefit.” In Wednesday’s edi- enrichment is the most difficult it temporarily shut down the including two belonging to the armed forces joined him, tor for Amnesty International, amid rising tensions with the strike group and B-52 bombers tion, the state-run IRAN news- part,” Khamenei said, accord- pipeline and contained a fire, Saudi Arabia, off the coast of and the revolt quickly petered who presented a report in US, state media reported into the region in response to paper carried his comments on ing to the newspaper. “The next which caused minor damage to the UAE’s port of Fujairah out. It did however spark two Mexico City, following Wednesday. a still-unspecified threat from the nuclear program, his first steps are easier than this step.” one pumping station. It added remain unclear. Satellite images days of deadly clashes between February’s fact-finding mission Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Iran, further ramping up ten- since Iran announced it would It was a telling remark from the that Saudi Aramco’s oil and gas obtained Tuesday by the AP protesters and security forces. to Venezuela. Some Maduro comments late Tuesday came sions a year after President begin backing away from the supreme leader. Iran is not supplies were not affected. from Colorado-based Maxar Since then, the Maduro opponents were tortured while after Yemen’s Houthi rebels Donald Trump withdrew accord itself. known to have enriched An image from San Technologies showed no visi- regime has ramped up pressure 900 people, including children, launched a coordinated drone America from Tehran’s nuclear Tehran is threatening to beyond 20 per cent previously Francisco-based Planet Labs ble damage to the vessels, and on Guaido’s allies and support- were arbitrarily detained, attack on a critical oil pipeline deal with world powers. resume higher enrichment in and it’s unclear how far Tehran Inc. that the AP examined on Gulf officials have refused to ers. Amnesty said. in Saudi Arabia. A satellite Speaking Tuesday night in 60 days if no new nuclear deal is willing to go in this process. Wednesday shows Saudi say who they suspected was The Constituent Assembly, “The nature of the attacks... image obtained by The Tehran at an iftar, the tradi- is in place, beyond the 3.67 per Khamene spoke just after Aramco’s Pumping Station No. responsible. a rival legislative body that was the level of coordination by the Associated Press shows one of tional dinner Muslims have cent permitted by the current Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who are 8 outside of the town of al- The MT Andrea Victory, created by the Maduro govern- security forces, as well as the the two pumping stations when breaking their daylong deal between Tehran and world at war with Saudi Arabia and Duadmi, 330 kilometers west of one of the alleged targets, sus- ment and is packed with people signs of similar patterns in 2014 attacked by the drones appar- fast during the holy month of powers. are believed by the West to the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh. tained a hole in its hull just who support him, voted Tuesday and 2017, leads Amnesty ently intact. Ramadan, Khamenei’s report- Iranian officials have said receive weapons from Iran, The photo, taken Tuesday above its waterline from “an to strip immunity from five International to believe that the The drone assault is just the ed comments first focused on that they could reach 20% said earlier Tuesday that they after the attack, shows two unknown object,” its owner more opposition lawmakers in Venezuelan authorities com- latest incident in the Mideast to him downplaying the chances enrichment within four days. launched seven drones target- black marks near where the Thome Ship Management said the National Assembly. That mitted crimes against humani- shake global energy markets, as of a wider conflict in the Though Iran maintains its ing vital Saudi installations. East-West Pipeline passes by in a statement. brings to 14 the number who ty.” San Francisco bans police use of Bill brought to ban Chinese military face recognition technology scientists from American labs PTI n WASHINGTON sponsored thousands of scientists ought to be reserved for those AP n SAN FRANCISCO gy by the federal government recognition will make it frozen and engineers to conduct sensi- foreign nationals who want to at airports and ports, nor does in time with outdated technol- bipartisan group of law- tive research abroad, including in contribute to our universities an Francisco supervisors it limit personal or business ogy,” he said. Amakers has introduced iden- the United States,” Congressman and research institutions, not Svoted Tuesday to ban the use use. The San Francisco board It’s unclear how many San tical resolutions in both the US Gallagher said. for our foreign adversaries and of facial recognition software did not spend time Tuesday Francisco departments are House of Representatives and the “The PLA openly admits spies that wish to do us harm. by police and other city depart- debating the outright ban on using surveillance and for what Senate that would require the US that it leverages these efforts to China has taken advantage of us ments, becoming the first US facial recognition technology, purposes, said Peskin. There government to develop a list of support the development of new for too long,” said Grassley. city to outlaw a rapidly devel- focusing instead on the possi- are valid reasons for license- scientific and engineering insti- military technologies and we America must be vigilant in oping technology that has ble burdens placed on police, plate readers, body cameras, tutions affiliated with the Chinese cannot ignore the threat this protecting the research, training, alarmed privacy and civil lib- the transit system and other and security cameras, he said, People’s Liberation Army (PLA). poses to our national security,” he expertise and innovation that the erties advocates. city agencies that need to main- but the public should know The bill seeks to prohibit added. Chinese Communist Party has The ban is part of broader tain public safety. how the tools are being used or Sudan army, protesters individuals employed or spon- This is a common-sense bill been stealing and exploiting for legislation that requires city “I worry about politicizing if they are being abused. sored by these Chinese military that will help ensure China’s military and industrial purpos- departments to establish use these decisions,” said San Francisco’s police agree 3 year transition institutions from receiving stu- military arm is not collaborating es, Senator Cruz said. policies and obtain board Supervisor Catherine Stefani, a department stopped testing dent or research visas to the with US universities and “We cannot allow Chinese approval for surveillance tech- former prosecutor who was the face ID technology in 2017. A AFP n KHARTOUM “We vow to our people that United States. researchers on sensitive infor- military institutions to obtain nology they want to purchase sole no vote. The Information representative at Tuesday’s the agreement will be com- Senators Tom Cotton, Chuck mation, said Congressman visas that give them a techno- or are using at present. Several Technology and Innovation board meeting said the depart- udanese army rulers and pleted fully within 24 hours in Grassley, Ted Cruz, Marsha Hartzler. Many of these individ- logical advantage,” said other local governments Foundation, a nonprofit think ment would need two to four Sprotest leaders Wednesday a way that it meets the people’s Blackburn, Josh Hawley and uals often mask their PLA and Blackburn. require departments to dis- tank based in Washington, additional employees to com- agreed on a three-year transi- aspirations,” Atta said. Marco Rubio have introduced the Chinese Communist Party ties, “Permitting PLA members close and seek approval for sur- D.C., issued a statement chid- ply with the legislation. tion period for transferring He said of the three-year legislation in the Senate. allowing them to work at top uni- to access and research dual-use veillance technology. ing San Francisco for consid- Privacy advocates have power to a full civilian admin- transitional period, the first six Congressmen Mike Gallagher versities without the schools’ technologies in our universities “This is really about saying: ering the facial recognition squared off with public safety istration, a general announced. months will be allocated to and Vicky Hartzler have intro- knowledge of their military affil- and labs is damaging to our ‘We can have security without ban. It said advanced technol- proponents at several heated “We agreed on a transi- signing peace accords with duced the bill in the House. iation. national security. We can no being a security state. We can ogy makes it cheaper and faster hearings in San Francisco, a city tional period of three years,” rebels in the country’s war The lawmakers alleged that “This legislation takes an longer provide them access to the have good policing without for police to find suspects and teeming with tech innovation Lieutenant General Yasser al- zones. Chinese military scientists con- important step to protect our uni- same research opportunities being a police state.’ And part identify missing people. and the home of Twitter, Atta, a member of the military The army generals had ini- tinue to research advanced dual- versities from China’s efforts to afforded to Americans,” he of that is building trust with the Critics were silly to com- Airbnb and Uber. council that took power after tially insisted on a two-year use technology in the US and exploit our free and open society,” added. For too long, China’s community based on good pare surveillance usage in the Those who support the the ouster of longtime leader transition period, while the other western countries. Hartzler said. communist government has been community information, not United States with China, given ban say the technology is Omar al-Bashir, told reporters. protest leaders wanted four According to some esti- The PLA is being armed exploiting the US student visa on Big Brother technology,” that one country has strong flawed and a serious threat to Atta said a final agree- years. Atta also said that dur- mates, over the past decade, the with help from American col- system to spy on American uni- said Supervisor Aaron Peskin, constitutional protections and civil liberties, especially in a city ment on the sharing of power, ing the transitional period, the PLA has sent over 2,500 military leges and tech companies. versities and steal its technology. who championed the legisla- the other does not, said Daniel that cherishes public protest including the forming of the parliament will be composed of engineers and scientists to study Keeping PLA scientists out of US This bill will keep the Chinese tion. Castro, the foundation’s vice and privacy. They worry peo- next ruling body — the sover- 300 members, of which 67 per abroad. At times, these scientists research laboratories is a basic act military away from critical The ban applies to San president. ple will one day not be able to eign council — will be signed cent will be from the Alliance have not disclosed their connec- of self-defence. It is stunning that research on American college Francisco police and other “In reality, San Francisco is go to a mall, the park or a with the protest movement, the for Freedom and Change and tion to the Chinese military, this practice is not already pro- campuses and curb China’s eco- municipal departments. It does more at risk of becoming Cuba school without being identified Alliance for Freedom and the rest will be from other they alleged. hibited, said Senator Cotton. nomic espionage activities in not affect use of the technolo- than China_a ban on facial and tracked. Change, within 24 hours. political groups. “In recent years, the PLA has “Student and research visas the US, said Hawley. usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 Rediscover majestic Jammu o promote and keep A SKILLFUL COMMUNICATION Tup the adventure tourism quotient in Jammu, Samvad Series the Directorate of Tourism, Sir William Mark Tully launched PRSI, Delhi Chapter’s Jammu conducted a three- day trekking expedition RSI, Delhi Chapter, in the ed how over a period of time it has from Sanasar to Shankpal presence of Sir William Mark been dominated by acquisitions and for adventure enthusiasts. PTully, launched the Samvad cross-acquisitions rather than con- The group, comprising thir- Series for the fraternity of fellow structive, convincing and cross ty participants from the professionals on Friday at the arguments. He once again drew the state and other cities like SCOPE Convention Centre. The attention of PR professionals Delhi and Hyderabad, launch ceremony included a lecture towards understanding deeply the made their 14 kilometre- about ‘creative listening’ and a professional intent of developing long journey to Shankpal and back. trekkers adding to the liveliness and ‘question and answer’ session by and communicating their message The Shankpal Temple is located at the vibrancy of the surroundings. Tully, ho received a standing ova- to the masses in a more efficient and highest point on the Shankpal ridge They also experienced cultural tion. There were huge rounds of effective manner. at an altitude of 2897 metres. programs during a bonfire evening applauds in the hall for him. The lecture was followed by the Om Prakash Bhagat, the director depicting local folk culture of Sanasar Taking references from the unveiling of the Samvad logo by tourism, Jammu, said that the partic- and Ramban. The varied dance forms Indian mythology and scriptures, Tully, which was earlier done by ipation of trekkers from other states like Kud, Thali dance, Flute dance Tully began with emphasising on chairman, PRSI, Delhi Chapter, is a welcome step as they would among others were performed. It was how India and its people are known Naresh Kumar. Pallab Bhattacharya, spread the word about the place. He a reflection of enthusiasm and gaiety for skillful communication and is executive director (CC), ONGC, said, “These events promote lesser- associated with the social events and the foundation of good public rela- effective listening has been adopt- uations and individuals. It inspires el by air and how people choose to introduced Tully to the audience. known beauty spots, historical and sense of celebration together. tions. He emphasised on how lis- ed by Mahatma Gandhi, Mother an individual to follow his creative travel through flights even to des- GS Bawa introduced the Samvad religious places of Jammu.” The program culminated with a tening is crucial to understand a Teresa and other great leaders of the pursuits.” tinations which could be covered by Series and gave the punch line as Activities like rock climbing/rap- certificate distribution ceremony. person’s intent as it could make or world in bringing together the Giving the reference of radio, train or road. This case, he said is ‘Productivity through Effective pling and ground running with Other officers who were present at the break a relationship. He added masses and build nations, he said, he said it is one of the media that similar to the fad for television, Samvad.’ The program was paraglides were also conducted for the occasion were Ambika Bali (KAS), that it is also associated with the “Listening gives one an opportuni- inculcates habit of listening. He which is working against radio. summed up with the felicitation of trekkers. On the second day, the assistant director tourism, NHW development of self as it connects ty to draw inferences from what highlighted the development of Touching upon the Samvad in the dignitaries on the dais and a trekkers were flagged off by Nagendra Batote, Sheena Sahni (KAS), assistant one with one’s intellect and soul. great speakers talk about and draw radio in the post independence era. today’s society both in general and vote of thanks by SS Rao, secretary, Singh Jamwal (KAS), chief executive director tourism, Jammu, among Emphasising on how creative and own imagination about certain sit- He gave the analogy of fad for trav- political contexts, Tully highlight- PRSI. officer, Mansar Surinsar Development others. Authority, and the trekking was con- The initiative by the Jammu ducted under the supervision of Tourism Department is being regard- Ansuya Jamwal (KAS), deputy direc- ed as a big step towards promotion of BIS signs 2 MoUs tor tourism, Publicity and Adventure adventure tourism in the region and Tourism, Jammu. The Himalayan in bringing these places on the tourist he Bureau of Indian Bagpipers group accompanied the map of Jammu and Kashmir. TStandards (BIS) signed two separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Harcourt Butler Technical POWERGRID restores University (HBTU), Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur on vital link in Odisha Monday. The MoU with HBTU s the Odisha coast was hit by (Emergency Restoration System), involves cooperation and Acyclone Fani, Power Grid swift operation management and by development of international Corporation of India (POWER- pooling about 1,000 of its specialised level standards in the field of GRID) played a major role in quick manpower from neighbouring states paint, soap, detergent, oil, The partnership with IIT HBTU and IIT-K agreed for VIT addresses students on restoration of power supply like Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. plastic, fragrance and food Kanpur will help in concur- taking up R&D projects wher- in the state. technology. The MoU was rently establishing standards ever required along with the Reportedly, the strongest tropi- Timely Action signed by Surina Rajan, direc- on important subjects like exchange of information on their annual summer camp cal cyclone to hit an Indian coast in As part of mitigation management tor general, BIS, and N B block chain applications of e- research and educational pro- last 20 years devastated the coastal and measures, POWERGRID Singh, vice chancellor, HBTU. governance developed by IIT. grammes. BIS will provide hrough dedication, hard work and get sponsorships.” areas of Odisha, causing massive arranged three high capacity DG sets, Rajan stated that creating It will also provide support of inputs on topic such as Tperseverance, one can achieve their Viswanathan made youngsters vow damage to the power supply infra- large number of electric line poles, synergy among premier edu- their technical expertise for ‘Standardisation and goals not only in sports but also in their to not follow any bad habits rather incul- structure uprooting lakhs of electric conductors and insulators for cational institutions with the the formulation of standards Conformity Assessment’ that life pursuits,” said Dr Sekar Viswanathan, cate meaningful lessons and lead a clean poles, transformers and collapse of Bhubaneswar, Puri, Kendrapada and involvement of young minds in the field of cyber security, will be incorporated in the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) vice life. He said, “At this summer camp, I towers. Hot and humid weather Jagatsinghpur stores of CESU. in the area of standardisation IoT, artificial intelligence (AI) academics. president, on Monday, as he addressed request you all to wake up early, exercise added to the problems of the cyclone- Transformer oil and filtration units process would highly benefit and flexible electronics. As per The MoU with IIT, school students who took part in the regularly and study everyday.” affected people in the state, with the were arranged at its Pandiabilli and the country. Registrar Manoj the MoU, a joint initiative is Kanpur was signed by direc- annual summer camp conducted by VIT. Dr S Narayanan, pro vice chancel- government facing a gigantic task of Angul sub-stations. Shukla, dean and various underway for standardisation tor Abhay Karandikar and He said that youngsters need to prac- lor, VIT, flagged off a mini marathon restoring power to houses. other faculty members along to find a place in education Rajan. S Ganesh, dean, tice their sports daily and follow the from Chitoor bus stand to college. Continuous development with Dr R K Bajaj, deputy curriculum and offering Research and Development instructions given by their coach to excel. Director of Physical Education Restoring towards normalcy The organisation is also helping director general, BIS were short-term courses to busi- and other senior faculty mem- He added, “It is because of the hard work department Dr Thyaga Chandan and POWERGRID has helped to restore OPTCL in restoration of 132 kV line also present during the pro- nesses as well. bers of IIT Kanpur attended that several youngsters had put in deputy director Dr Mangaiyarkarasi power through the use of state-of- to Puri over ERS which is expected gramme. Both organisations, the progamme. through the years that they were able to were also present. the-art techniques like ERS to be charged in a day or two. Adani Group’s tribute Maximise root rhizosphere to Karmabhoomi Kutch efficiency for higher yields he rhizosphere in the soil boosting the soil microbial microbes will maximise the Tzone is directly influenced diversity. Microorganisms play energy, C and nutrient returns by the plant roots. Plant roots an important role in soil fertil- by minimising resource utilisa- can also effect rhizosphere solu- ity because they oxidise organ- tion.The rhizosphere harbours tion composition through their ic matter and promote bio- a large and diverse community effect on rhizosphere microor- mediated cycling of nitrogen of prokaryotic and eukaryotic PC Sharma, GM/Metro Railway and CLW paid a visit at the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) on Monday. He inspected various manufacturing shops especially, Electric Loco Assembly and TM shop ganisms. The chemical compo- (N), phosphorus (P) and sul- microbes that interact and com- of CLW. Among others, principal chief mechanical engineer DK Mondal, principal chief electrical sition of rhizosphere can be very phur (S). pete with each other and with engineer Ram Prakash and Nitin Dhimole, principal chief material manager along with other senior different from those of bulk soil The root exudates play a the plant root. There are various officers were present. Sharma also held detailed discussions during the meeting regarding the due to root exudation and key role in the selective stimu- techniques that can be used to production target of this fiscal. He appreciated the work being done by CLW. microbial activity, which has lation of microorganisms. Plants quantify the microbial diversi- been observed significantly. have an important effect on soil ty in the soil such as plate count A higher microbial popula- microbiological properties due technique and the most proba- tion can increase decomposition to release of different nutrients ble number technique. Bacteria of organic matter and therefore and organic compounds into were the most dominant fol- increase nutrient transforma- the soil. The microbial diversi- lowed by fungi and actino- tion in the rhizosphere. Root- ty has been found to be more in mycetes. induced changes in the rhizos- rhizosphere than in the non rhi- Many microbial interac- early a decade before the National line human resources among other phere may affect mineral nutri- zosphere soil. Soil microorgan- tions which are regulated by NInstitution for Transforming India things. A decade since then the cumu- tion of plants in various ways. isms help in maintaining soil specific molecules/signals are (NITI) Aayog envisaged private part- lative operating deficit stands at `25 Soil nutrients are taken up by quality and have a great influ- responsible for key environmen- nership in rural healthcare, a PPP-run crore. plant roots via the rhizosphere, ence on soil hydrolytic reactions tal processes such as bio-medi- hospital in Gujarat’s Kutch district has which is the key zone of inter- which are reflected in the nat- ated cycling of nutrients, transformed hundreds of lives. The Sea change in hospital infrastructure action between plants and soil. ural cycles of N,P and S, 80-90 improvement of soil quality Adani Foundation-run Gujarat Adani From outdoor patient wards, operation Therefore, root growth and rhi- per cent of the processes in the and maintenance of soil health. Institute of Medical Sciences (GAIMS) theatres and labour rooms to intensive zosphere processes have a great soil are reactions mediated by The influence of NPK fertilisers in Bhuj was ostensibly India’s maiden care units, every critical aspect of the influence on soil nutrient trans- microbes. on the population of bacteria successfully operating PPP model in hospital infrastructure grew mani- formation, mobilisation, and The plants alter rhizos- and fungi in the rhizosphere the healthcare sector. folds. Likewise, every specialised treat- efficient use by plants. phere populations through root brings an increase in the micro- Over the years, it has contributed ment such as dermatology, psychiatry, Plant roots cannot only exudation and the sloughing of bial population with the appli- in creating confidence which led to roll- pediatric, surgery, orthopedic, ophthal- highly regulate morphological root cells. Most plants also cation of fertiliser to the soil. out plans of six brownfield self- mology and ENT, among others traits to adapt to soil environ- interact with specific fungi to The organic amendments financed medical colleges in Tapi, recorded rapid augmentation from mental conditions, but also sig- form associations known as stimulate the microbial popula- Dahod, Panchmahals, Banaskantha, time to time. nificantly modify rhizosphere mycorrhizae and these have tion and enhances the soil Bharuch and Amreli districts by processes through their physi- considerable effects on popula- microbiological activity in the upgrading the government hospitals Establishment of GAIMS medical col- IGNCA celebrates ological activities, particularly tions of rhizospheric microor- rhizosphere. Microbial popula- through PPP. Its healthy ripple effects lege the exudation of organic acids, ganisms.Many bacteria are inti- tion enhanced with the addition can now be felt at the national level. While the pillars of the hospital facil- phosphatases and some sig- mately associated with plant of organic and inorganic fertilis- ities became stronger, GAIMS medical Bharatnatyam dancer nalling substances, proton roots, the microbial population ers and are reported to have Beginning was established college in 2009. The release and redox changes. in the rhizosphere differs from high bacterial population and The government approached many college offers 150 seats for under-grad- Rhizospheric processes are the those in the surrounding soil fungal population. corporates such as Narayana Hrudalaya uate courses and 51 seats for post-grad- Balasaraswati’s birth centenary linkages between plant process- both in total number and in Microbial activity in the rhi- and Manipal Education to adopt the uate courses and various specialisa- es and soil processes to some species distribution. zosphere affects rooting patterns hospital on PPP basis. However, many tions. he Indira Gandhi National Centre which was chaired by Ram Bahadur extent determining the bio- Microorganisms in the soil and supply of available nutrients challenges such as feasibility and dis- Tfor the Arts (IGNCA), under its Rai, president, IGNCA and moderat- availability of soil nutrient and maintain bio-geochemical to the plants thereby modifying approval of grants up to `12 crore Improving health indicators Sanskriti Samvaad Shrinkhala series ed by Dr Sachchidanad Joshi, member thus affect the crop production. cycles in the soil by virtually the quality and quantity of root became bottlenecks. The number of OPDs have nearly celebrated the birth centenary of the secretary. Among others, eminent The rhizosphere manage- degrading organic compounds exudates. Rhizospheric tripled from 1, 39,199 in 2014-15 to Bharatnatyam legend Thanjavur artists like Dr Sonal Mansingh, Dr ment strategies lay emphasis on sooner or later. Total microbial microorganisms can both Adani enters fray to give back to the 3,17,361 in 2017-18. Likewise, there has Balasaraswati, whose dance was a Padma Subramanium, Dr Saroja maximising the efficiency of counts were commonly found mobilise and immobilise plant Karmabhoomi been a steady rise in child births. From rendering of a classical dance style Vaidyanathan and Pt Birju Maharaj root rhizosphere in nutrient to be increased 10-50 folds in nutrients and can produce After most corporates did not invest in catering to just over 2,000 deliveries in from her home state, Tamil Nadu. She were a part of the panel. The session acquisition towards high yield the rhizosphere. The population growth promoting substances the well-being of people surviving 2014-15, the number rose by nearly 35 has been instrumental in popularising was followed by a performance by of fruit crops by optimising of bacteria around the roots of such as phytohormones as well without proper healthcare, the propos- per cent in 2017-18. this style of dancing not only in India Nandini Ramani, who paid a dance nutrient input in rooting zone, plants in the rhizosphere is as phytotoxins. The presence of al came to the Adani Group. Dr Malay but also abroad. homage Padmanjari to her guru regulating root growth and generally much greater than the certain antimicrobial com- Mahadevia, wholetime director, APSEZ Vision for a healthier future The two-day celebrations, ended Balasarasvati with Sushama manipulating rhizospheric bacterial density in the bulk soil. pounds in the roots of plant tis- and head of group, Adani Group, said, The G K General Hospital is in the on Tuesday, included a panel discus- Ranganathan, Roja V, Lavanya Ananth interactions. Microbes produce extracellular sues may have antagonistic “Kutch is our Karmabhoomi and we process of filing for National sion, film screening, lecture demon- and Divyasena Haribabu. Soil microbial diversity is enzymes to acquire energy, car- effect on the soil microbial have to make life-defining contribu- Accreditation Board for Hospitals and stration, dance homage and provided The second day of the celebration considered as one of the most bon (C) and nutrients for diversity in the rhizosphere. tions towards giving back to its people.” Healthcare Providers. The GAIMS an opportunity to the audience to saw the screening of Satyajit Ray’s film, sensitive tools of soil fertility growth and metabolisms. (The writer is Dr Rehana Since 2009, when the partnership medical college will be acquiring sim- interact with the gurus and exponents Bala. The day concluded with a talk evaluation.The rhizosphere is an It is generally accepted that Akhtar Bijili, a doctorate in Soil formally came into effect, the group ulation models for medical students to from the field of dance. Bala: The consummate musician, on area enriched by many microbes microbial extracellular enzyme- Science and is presently serving invested a Capex of around `100 crore sharpen their skills and thus impart The panel saw a discussion about Bala’s contributions in music by musi- as plants release different types production abides by a cost- as J&K Administrative Service in ramping up infrastructure and top- education at par with global standards. the legendary dancer and her art, cian Charumati Ramachandran. of exudates in this region thus effective rule of economy, i.e., (KAS) Officer.) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 vivacity 14 ASTRIDE BOTH GENRES Actor AJAY DEVGN, who has notched up hits in both comedy and serious films, tells ‘Working with Big B is surreal’ AYUSHI SHARMA that he relates to both because the purpose is wholesome entertainment AYUSHMANN KHURRANA Actor ust the way he made his entry in the says, “I have been working for many years says that he wants to become a Hindi film industry with his trademark now. We see and observe people and better actor after working with Big Jleg split stunt in the 1991 classic, Phool imbibe their personalities and thought B in director Shoojit Sircar’s next, Aur Kaante, actor Ajay Devgn straddles the processes.” Gulabo Sitabo. genre of comedy and serious films with The film clearly signals a change in equal ease. And reminiscing the same content as this subject hasn’t been touched He said, “I have grown pose from his debut, his latest film, De upon often in mainstream cinema. Ajay up watching Amitabh sir’s De Pyar De, resurrects the famous split attributes it to the audience. “Content has films and like every Indian in the poster, except for the fact that evolved with them. What they preferred boy, I’ve idolised and fol- the bikes have been replaced by cars earlier was what we did. Because of the and co-stars Tabu and Rakul Preet exposure to international platforms they lowed him. I wanted Singh are sitting on them. have evolved. Today, even seven or eight- to be like him since The promos of De De Pyar year-olds are well aware of good content. childhood. It’s like a De were mired in controversy You cannot fool them. We have to change dream come true to because of their sexist tone and the same way as the audience. Actors, of share screen space tenor. But Ajay is ready for course, benefit from it as we get the scope defence. He says, “When you to do something different. I was abused with him. It’s really watch the film, you wouldn’t the audience can have a good time. Even for the kind of films that I did earlier. But surreal. It’s what ask this question. The film a film on Mahatma Gandhi’s life would now the audience watches these. So what I’ve wished for. I am revolves around a character have twists and turns. If you go to a restau- can I do?” he says with a shrug. excited to start this who is 50 and dates a girl half rant, you go there to eat rather than to His co-star in the film, Tabu, recent- journey and become his age. The highs and lows that observe or watch a lecture. If you want to ly said that he was the most bankable they go through when they approach a topic, you have to do it in a actor. So how does it feel when someone a better actor in the meet his ex-wife form the crux funny manner, otherwise people aren’t puts so much of faith in you? “Luckily, all process.” of the film. My defence is that interested. It helps to put your message the films that we have done together have The family com- you won’t ask the question ‘WHEN YOU WATCH across humourously because then the audi- worked. It’s not about faith. It’s about trust- edy releases after watching the film as you ence agrees with it. You are entertained and ing each other. We’ve known each other in November would realise that the question THE FILM, YOU WILL the message also comes across easily.” for 30 years. I would not like to coerce her was incorrect. It is actually a KNOW IT IS A SLICE Yet he is not so structured in his into accepting a role and she knows that. 2019. progressive film as the women choice of roles. “I don’t know. I hear scripts When I hear a script, realise that it is a characters are very strong.” OF LIFE. IT HAS and follow my heart. It’s not intentional. strong character, then I discuss with the Talking a little more about his lat- But I would like to switch all the time producer and the director that Tabu can est outing, he says, “It is a slice of life. DRAMA AND because otherwise aisa lagega ki mai vahi pull it off well. Then I talk to her and tell ‘My director It has drama and emotions. EMOTIONS. cheez baar baar kar raha hoon. Everytime her to listen to the script and do it if she Alankrita Sometimes when the most important SOMETIMES WHEN you go back to a genre, you are exploring likes it.” Shrivastava and relevant things are presented in something new, because you are coming That they have known each other for a light-hearted way, they hit hard. THE MOST from a different mind space. So that is long also means that often people want made sure This film has a sense of maturity. It’s what keeps me going,” he says. What has him to convince her to be a part of a film. that all the presented in an entertaining and IMPORTANT AND really worked for him is that his choices “Often people approach me and say Tabu intimate humorous manner. I would put it in RELEVANT THINGS in all the genres seem to hit the bull’s eye would look good in this role and I reply scenes (in the category of Badhaai Ho.” most of the time. “I guess I’m very lucky that the role is not worthy of her. She is Lipstick The actor believes that the ARE PRESENTED IN A that different kinds of films have worked a great actress. You need to justify her basic and the most crucial function LIGHT-HEARTED for me. There are so many actors who are presence. It has to be something extraor- Under My Burkha) of cinema is to entertain the audi- struggling to change their genre but the dinary. She’s a performer and not just a were shot in a ence. “Have you ever thought why WAY, THEY HIT audience does not accept them. It’s like heroine,” says he. closed set with few people even watch films?” he HARD. THIS FILM they want to see them play only one kind He points out that the nuance and people around. questions and goes on to answer HAS A SENSE OF of characters. So I have been very lucky. depth in his work came over the years. “It’s Director Prakash it as well, “The primary reason But then, I would say I started doing it a slow progression. I haven’t changed is that they want to feel relaxed.” MATURITY’ before anyone else did, like in Zakhm. overnight. You grow with experience. You Jha happened to If they want to be informed, Mainstream actors did not even touch learn from it. You learn from your mis- drop by while I was he feels, people would watch such films with a bargepole at that time,” takes as well as those that other people shooting with my co- documentaries, read books or he says. make. You don’t even realise that there is star Vikrant Massey. attend lectures. Then he ques- Ajay believes that there is no genre for evolution. It’s one step everyday so you tions, “Why do you watch an actor. “You just become the character. take 10 in equal number of days. But you Since I had never films? Because you want to You do what the script demands,” says the can’t reach the 10th step in one day,” he shot an intimate relax. Is there any other actor who is playing his age this time says as he stands up to leave. One more scene, it was tough reason? Films are made around. step in his evolution as an actor. to get in the right for entertainment so that While approaching a character, he Photo: Pankaj Kumar zone.’ —Aahana Kumra Actress PRIYANKA CHOPRA She lives the character JONAS is excited and blew kisses to her fans as her Instagram fam- ily grew over 40 Powerhouse performer TABU, who stars in De De Pyaar De, million. “Big thanks says Ajay and Salman are men she can always rely upon to my Insta fam! You guys have re you still in love with Simi, Saath-Saath Hain, Jai Ho and the Athe deliciously wicked char- forthcoming Bharat. She, howev- my heart. acter of Andhadhun? But then er, did not share any details Sending love Tabu has a way of taking up char- about her part in Salman’s latest and hugs to acters and making them her own. film in which she has a cameo. each one of you Whether it is Nimmi in Maqbool “With Salman, it is one of the or Simi in Sriram Raghavan’s non-negotiable relationships I Legends don’t die for being a part of my journey. I thriller. have. It’s amazing to have that love you all. A 40 million strong,” The actress will be seen next kind of trust and belief in a rela- Priyanka posted on social media. in De De Pyaar De, where she tionship without giving it any Cannes Film Festival opens with JIM JARMUSCH’s She posted this along with a plays Ajay’s ex-wife. Tabu said the name,” she said. video in which she jumps with joy film explores interpersonal rela- But coming back to zombie project and a tribute to AGNES VARDA tionships in a mature manner. Andhadhun, she said, “The film and gives a flying kiss. The “When I heard the story, I was in its own world and space. he Cannes Film Festival Hollywood and the Elton John Also on the jury are The actress uses the medium to keep thought it was extremely enjoy- Even to this day, people are Topened on Tuesday with the biopic Rocketman. Favourite director Yorgos her fans updated of her family able. It’s definitely not about talking about the ending and premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s zom- Also on tap are the latest from Lanthimos, Poland’s Pawel moments and behind the scenes. two women vying for a man. It’s possible theories are doing the bie movie The Dead Don’t Die, renowned auteurs Pedro Pawlikowski (Cold War), French not making fun or humouring rounds. You can’t reference a passionate words from jury pres- Almodóvar, Terrence Malick and director Enki Bilal, Senegalese everything. There is seriousness character like that. The fact that ident Alejandro Iñárritu on US the Dardennes brothers. Also of actress-director Maimouna and maturity also and that’s the people have loved and appreci- President Donald Trump’s plans interest will be the debut from N’Diaye, French filmmaker Robin Thompson to star beauty of the film,” Tabu said. ated Simi so much is a thing of for a Mexican border wall, and a Mati Diop, Atlantique, which Campillo and actress Elle Fanning. in Cruella The film was written with joy for me. I’ve enjoyed the director’s chair left empty in trib- marks the first black female film- At 21, Fanning is the youngest Ajay and her in mind, she film’s success thoroughly and I ute to the late Agnes Varda. maker in competition in Cannes. juror ever in Cannes. Actress EMMA THOMPSON is in revealed. Having her long-time feel everyone involved has been It’s the first time a zombie flick Last year’s Cannes saw 82 “I definitely am young but I talks to star alongside Emma friend and Golmaal Returns co- able to own it completely. I want has opened the festival on the women, which represented the started acting very young, as Stone Cruella, star Ajay on board and the fact to thank the whole team for mak- French Riviera. The film, starring number of women directors to well,” said Fanning, whose first in Disneys a live- that it is not a film with “mind- ing Andhadhun what it became.” Bill Murray, Adam Driver and ever appear in competition in movie role came at age four. action origin story based on the less laughter” made her take up Tabu is doing a film with Tilda Swinton, opened the 72nd Cannes, protest for gender As was the case last year, there 1961 classic 101 the project. Allu Arjun as well. She said, “I edition of the festival with a inequality on the festival’s famed are no Netflix releases in compe- Dalmatians villain She said, “Every character in will start shooting for my por- bloody and droll apocalyptic tale red carpet steps. Cannes artistic tition at Cannes. Following an out- Cruella de Vil. the film is dealing with real tions in July. It is another inter- inspired by George Romero. director Thierry Frémaux signed cry from French theater owners, issues. Their struggles or conflicts esting character, but I can’t talk The opening ceremony began a pledge promising to make the the festival has required films in Director Craig aren’t trivialised. If he is in love These are a part of my life as the about it yet; the film hasn’t even with a chair marked “Agnes V.” to festival’s selection process more its main slate to have theatrical Gillespie is helming the with a girl in his mid-40s, it’s gen- majority of life has been gone on the floors. But I am commemorate the French New transparent and to push executive distribution in France. Netflix, film with Marc Platt, uine. He is going through his entwined and intertwined with excited about it. I just felt like it Wave pioneer, who died in March boards toward gender parity. unwilling to adhere to an exclu- Kristin Burr and own conflicts. My character’s my work. These are the people was time for me to reconnect at age 90, and a performance of This year, there are four sive theatrical window of three journey after getting separated I’ve met through my work. These with that audience. I have worked Without You, from Varda’s land- women in Cannes’ 21-film main years in France, last year pulled its Andrew Gunn has also been shown. Every rela- are the people I know will never with Allu Arvind (producer) mark 1962 film Cleo From 5 to 7, slate, tying the festival’s previous films, including Alfonso Cuaron’s producing it. tionship is highlighted and given let me fall in any which way. They and at the end of the day, it’s by the Belgian singer Angele. high in 2011. For the first time, Roma. De Vil, who due space.” are like family,” she said. Hyderabad. It’s home ground for Iñárritu, the Mexican-born Cannes has revealed gender-based Iñárritu, a close friend of will be played Tabu said the film tries to Tabu says her equation with me. I will get to visit my house, filmmaker of Birdman and The statistics on its submissions and Cuaron’s, said “Cinema was born by Stone in the understand how two couples the two stars is not about con- meet my friends... I am close to Revenant, is the first Latin selections, a measure of trans- to be experienced in a communal with an age gap tend to view love stantly being in touch or extract- Chiranjeevi’s family.” Her last American to preside over the parency that had been requested experience.” But he spoke strong- new film, is the and relationships. She added, ing favours but is based on trust Telugu film was K Raghavendra jury that decides Cannes’ top by 50/50x2020, the French sister ly in support of Netflix for back- villain who was “The way a mid-40s couple deals and love. Rao’s Pandurangadu (2008). honour, the Palme d’Or. group of ‘Time’s Up.’ Frémaux ing the kinds of movies — includ- obsessed with with their relationship, their def- “You meet people like Finally, she gave an insight Addressing reporters earlier in the defended the festival’s record, ing those in a country’s native lan- capturing the pup- inition of love and relationship Salman and Ajay who transcend into how she picks her characters. day alongside fellow jury mem- bristling at critics who have said guage — that rarely make it into pies in the classic. will be different than a 27-year- your work relationships and just “Primarily, I look at the position- bers, Iñárritu drew a parallel Cannes isn’t progressing quickly US and global cinemas. old woman. Her insecurities are by being the people they are, they ing my character is getting in a between the rhetoric of Trump to enough. “They have been capitalising It is currently different and issues are varied. It’s become that for you. It’s not like film and the contribution she that of the 1930s. “I’m looking forward to time on the lack of these films,” said unknown where about people who evolve and ‘banking’ on them, but you know makes to the story. It’s not about “We know how this story when we come and we don’t have Iñárritu. “Why not give the choice the film will pick up develop a unique relationship.” these are the bonds wherein working with names. But it is ends if we keep with that rhetoric,” to say ‘the women directors’ and to people to experience cinema?” in De Vil’s timeline, In her over three-decade- you don’t have to meet, express about finding out what the direc- said Iñárritu. “We think we are ‘as a woman,’” said juror member Some previous Cannes jury as is the role long career in movies, Tabu has or profess friendship for each tor has envisioned for me, what evolving with the technology and Kelly Riechart, the Wendy and presidents have had a forceful not only built a stellar filmogra- other. They are unconditional.” he expects from me in a charac- social media. It seems every tweet Lucy filmmaker and a jury mem- influence on the movies chosen Thompson would phy but also found “uncondition- The actor, who first tasted ter and how important it is. I also is a brick of isolation attached to ber. for awards. But Iñárritu, who play. al” friendships with not just success as a Bollywood heroine look at the value that I can add ideological things and is creating “People keep asking us what’s said he didn’t want to “judge” This wouldn’t be Ajay but also with Salman Khan. in 1994 with Vijaypath co-star- to the film and vice versa, as an a lot of isolation and paranoia.” it like being a woman director,” movies but preferred “to be the first time that The 47-year-old critically- ring Ajay, went on to appear experience. And of course, the This year’s Cannes arrives said Italian filmmaker and Cannes impregnated by them,” promised Thompson has taken a acclaimed actor says from just alongside him in films like overall project and the people with the usual swirl of celebrity regular Alice Rohrwacher, also a he would be a very passive jury being co-stars Salman and Ajay Haqeeqat, Thakshak, Drishyam, involved in it. Then, it also and controversy. Among the star- jury member. “It’s a bit like asking leader. role in one of Disney’s have become family, who she Fitoor, Golmaal Again before the depends on what I am gravitat- rier films debuting at the festival someone who’s survived a ship- “I have never controlled any- live-action adaptations. believes will never let her “fall.” latest De De Pyaar De. ing towards at the time,” she said. on the French Riviera will be wreck why they’re still alive. Well, thing,” said the director. “Not my “These are the uncondition- With Salman Khan, 53, she —Agencies Quentin Tarantino’s 1969 Los ask the person who built the sets, not my family, nothing.” al relationships I have in my life. has worked in Biwi No 1, Hum Photo: Pankaj Kumar Angeles tale Once Upon a Time in boat.” —AP LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 sport 15 Kohli defends leaving out Pant for WC SINGLES AFP ■ NEW DELHI Both players are vying for the of everything. Nobody wants said. reserve wicketkeeper slot behind that. But when your intent is to "What can I say about him. ndia picked veteran Dinesh former skipper Mahendra Singh make the team win, eventually My career started under him and Karthik over rising talent Dhoni. you end up doing things which few have seen him from so close IRishabh Pant for the World "In pressure situations, he are always going to be seen," said over the last few years as I have. Cup because of his composure (Karthik) has shown composure. Kohli, the world's number one There's one thing about MS that's under pressure, captain Virat It was something that everybody Test and one-day player. far more important than anything Kohli said in an interview released on board was convinced about. "I would always put my body else — and there's a lot to him. on Wednesday. He has the experience," Kohli told on the line for the team." "For him, the team is always The selection of the 33-year- the Times of India newspaper. With the World Cup round above everything else. It's always Former India speedster Pravin Kumar interacting with old Karthik in the 15-member "If, god forbid, something the corner, India captain Virat about the team, no matter what. the players during the cricket coaching camp at Ekana squad was sharply criticised by happens to MS (Dhoni), Karthik Kohli has revealed that the pres- To top it, look at the experience International Stadium on Wednesday some former cricketers who felt can be immensely valuable ence of former skipper MS Dhoni he brings to the squad and we're the 21-year-old Pant should have behind the wickets. As a finisher, in the team, especially behind the richer with it. FULTON TO BE NZ'S BATTING COACH been given a chance. he's done well. stumps, is "priceless". Kohli said "Some of his dismissals Wellington: Former New Zealand batsman Peter Since making his debut in "So, it was the overall expo- the selflessness with which Dhoni behind the stumps, even as Fulton will take over as batting coach of the national 2018, Pant has impressed with his sure to a tournament of this conducts himself makes him a recently (as in the IPL), were side following the World Cup which is slated to be batting, including a maiden Test magnitude that was taken into delight to play alongside. match-changing," the skipper held in England and Wales from May 30. The 40- century in England. primary consideration," said "The fact is Dhoni is among added. year-old will assume the role from Craig McMillan He scored 488 runs from 16 Kohli. the smartest guys in the game. He also said that there will be who is stepping down after almost five years in the matches in the just-finished After making his debut in Behind the stumps, as I said, he's expectations from both Dhoni job. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said Indian Premier League, while 2004, Karthik has played 91 one- Kohli, who will be leading ered about the constant attention priceless. It gives me the freedom and Rohit Sharma from a leader- Fulton was the stand-out applicant for the role. Karthik made 253 runs from 14 day internationals while Pant has India for the first time at the he gets as a batsman and captain. to do my thing. Someone like MS ship perspective at the World Cup "We're delighted to have Pete come on board after games. five to his name. World Cup, said he was not both- "I don't want to be the centre is a wealth of experience," Kohli that starts on May 30. the World Cup and are confident he will be a good fit for our environment," said Stead. "Pete obviously has a good understanding of batting, but he also demonstrated a clear vision for helping our elite batsmen. He's shown he has the coaching skills There’s no one Shadab declared fit for WC through his work with the U 19s and our winter training squads, while we know from his playing days that he will certainly add to our team culture," he added. Fulton's term will coincide with Stead's closer to Hardik's PTI ■ KARACHI leave for England on May 16 and NZC contract which runs until the end of the ICC will consult Dr Kennedy the next T20 World Cup in Australia next November. akistan's young leg-spin all- day. talent: Sehwag Prounder Shadab Khan has been The board said Shadab's PANTHERS BEAT STRIKERS BY 6 RUNS declared fit to play in the ICC appearances in the World Cup Mumbai: North Mumbai Panthers bowlers held World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket warm-up matches against their nerve as they defeated Eagle Thane Strikers by Board has announced. Afghanistan and Bangladesh on 6 runs in the T20 Mumbai league game here on "The latest blood tests carried May 24 and 26 were subject to his Wednesday. Put in to bat, a late cameo by Karan out show zero viral load in his fitness and team management's Nande (50 off 23 balls) helped North Mumbai post blood," the PCB said in a press decision. a challenging 190 for eight at the Wankhede release late on Tuesday night. Shadab said he is delighted to Stadium. Later, their bowlers restricted the Strikers Shadab was named in have cleared the medical tests and to 184/5 despite a blazing 71 off 44 balls by rival Pakistan's 15-member World Cup be declared fit for the World Cup. skipper Aditya Tare. Tare's knock was studded with squad but couldn't fly with the team "It has been difficult to stay 10 fours, but he could not complete the job and fell to England after tests revealed away from international cricket in the penultimate over. Strikers needed 16 runs off traces of hepatitis C in his blood and watch Pakistan play. As a pro- the final over and Moondeep Mangela, despite stream. fessional cricketer, you want to be conceding a four on the first ball, did well to hand The PCB sent him to part of the team's success. Having his team a win. Manchester to consult with Dr played in the 2017 Champions Patrick Kennedy, who had given the Trophy I understand the glamour, WILMOTS TO COACH IRAN: REPORT leg-spinner two week's medica- flavour and importance of global Tehran: Former Ivory Coast and Belgium manager tion and rehab course, which events," Shadab said. Marc Wilmots has arrived in Tehran and is set to Shadab went through at the "I am looking forward to com- sign a three-year deal as national coach, state news National Cricket Academy. peting in the World Cup and help agency IRNA reported. The official agency said Iran The PCB said Shadab would Pakistan achieve success," he added. football federation president Mehdi Taj had confirmed the deal and the former Belgian striker would sign a contract later on Wednesday. It said the 50-year-old who was capped 70 times for his country was expected to sign on until the end of the India's squad is one quality 2022 World Cup for a fee of $1.2 million (1 million Steyn, Rabada on track to euros) a year. He replaces Portuguese coach Carlos IANS ■ NEW DELHI strike rate of 191.42. Queiroz who stepped down after eight years in "I played well this season, play WC opener: Gibson pacer short: Gambhir charge in January following Iran's semi-final exit in ormer India opener but now time to move on. I the Asian Cup when they went down 3-0 to Japan. Virender Sehwag is want to lift that World Cup tro- PTI ■ CAPE TOWN PTI ■ MUMBAI He led Iran to two World Cup finals and extended known to call a spade a phy as well," Hardik had said his contract to 2019 after the 2018 tournament in F Russia. spade and he believes that after Mumbai Indians beat outh Africa's premier pace ricketer-turned-politician Gautam there is no all-rounder in the CSK by 1 run to lift their Sduo of Dale Steyn and CGambhir feels the Indian World PAARTH CLUB LIFT TROPHY Indian team who is as good as fourth trophy. Kagiso Rabada could be fit to Cup squad is "one quality fast bowler" LUCKNOW: Paarth Cricket Club defeated RBN Hardik Pandya. A testimony to his all- play in their high-voltage short. Global Club by two wickets to win the 15th BBD ‘D’ "There is no one even close round ability was the fact that World Cup opener against Two-time winners India begin Division Cricket League at Akhilesh Das Stadium on to Hardik Pandya's talent with Pandya had won a man of the hosts England, according to their campaign with a big-ticket match Wednesday. both bat and ball. If there was match for his bowling perfor- coach Ottis Gibson. against South Africa on June 5 in BRIEF SCORES: someone even closer to him — mance in MI's final group Perennial underachievers Southampton. RBN:102 (Shreyas 27, Arpit 18; Apritam 19/3, the three-dimensional players game of the season against the South Africa lock horns with "I feel Indian team lacks one more Manish 11/2) picked by BCCI — Pandya Kolkata Knight Riders. tournament favourites quality fast bowler. (Jasprit) Bumrah, PCC: 103 (Rajat 16, Priyank 16, Komal 14; would not have made it back Pandya's 2/20 in three England on May 30, and the (Mohammed) Shami and Bhuvi Faizanul 18/5, Vaibhav 17/3) into the team," Sehwag told overs helped secure a convinc- Proteas are expecting their (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) need more Cricbuzz. ing nine-wicket win for MI and two best pacers to return to support. You may argue that India has I think ICC should stick to this format DPS BEAT ST FRANCIS’ Pandya will be expected to knocked out KKR from the top full fitness before the opening two fast bowling all-rounders in for all future World Cups." LUCKNOW: DPS, Gomti Nagar beat St Francis’, play a crucial role if India are four contention. "For sure, get- game. Hardik (Pandya) and Vijay Shankar Talking about the teams to watch Gomti Nagar by 60 runs in a league match of the 1st to stay true to the favourite tag ting a 'Man of the Match' for my Both Steyn and Rabada's but I am not convinced. In the end it out for in the tournament, Gambhir Talent Hunt U-14 Cricket Series at RDSO ground on and win the 2019 World Cup in bowling is really pleasing. To be IPL campaigns were cut short Gibson told reporters on boils down to getting the team com- picked Australia, England and New Wednesday. England and Wales. honest as a batsman, there is by injuries, but the latter had Tuesday. bination right and sticking to it," Zealand along with India. BRIEF SCORES: The Mumbai Indians play- nothing better than hitting a picked 25 wickets by then for "There's nothing that peo- Gambhir said. "Besides India I will be keenly DPS: 268 (Vishal Chauhan 103, Suyash Singh 91, er was in full flow in the recent- ball. People don't expect a lot Delhi Capitals. ple should be alarmed about. On the ICC showpiece, the left- watching Australia as they are a side Pranav Singh 26; Aradhya Kumar 45/2) ly concluded 12th edition of the from my bowling, neither do I, "There was an issue with They're going to both make handed batsman said, "This will be a to beat. They have most well round- St Francis’: 208 (Aadi Aadesh Shukla 45, Suryansh Indian Premier League, scoring but it feels nice," he said in the KG (Rabada) and there was an full recoveries and be able to well contested tournament as all the ed bowling attack in the competition. Ojha 52, Aradhya Kumar 22, Jaspreet Singh 24; 402 runs in 15 innings in the post-match presentation cere- issue with Dale, but we feel take their place at the World teams play each other. This format will I will also be watching New Zealand Kshitiz Singh 26/1). tournament at an astonishing mony. that those guys are on track," Cup." give us the real world champion and and hosts England." Igor Stimac's experience will AIFF appoints Stimac as India coach Griezmann confirms Atletico departure PTI ■ NEW DELHI "Antoine Griezmann has told the benefit Indian club he will not continue as a roatian World Cupper Igor Stimac Rojiblanco (red and white, the team: Chhetri Cwas on Wednesday appointed head coach of the Indian football team for club's colours) next season," PTI ■ NEW DELHI a two-year term. the club said on Twitter The national team has been with- alismanic Indian football captain out a coach since the departure of club's colours) next season," the club said on TSunil Chhetri on Wednesday gave Stephen Constantine in January, follow- Twitter. a big thumbs up to the appointment of ing the creditable show at the AFC Within a few moments the player then post- Igor Stimac as head coach, saying that Asian Cup. ed a video explaining himself. the team will benefit from the experi- The appointment was made by the "After speaking with Cholo (club coach Diego ence of the Croatian World Cupper. AIFF's executive committee. Simeone), then with Miguel Angel and the peo- "I would like to extend a warm wel- The 51-year-old Stimac, who was ple in the hierarchy of the club I wanted to speak come to the new boss, @stimac_igor on part of Croatia's 1998 World Cup with you, the fans, who have always given me a his appointment as coach of the nation- squad that finished third in France, lot of love," said Griezmann, wearing a plain black al team. He brings with him tremendous comes with an experience of over 18 t-shirt in front of a simple white background experience of having coached on some years in coaching, structuring, and behind him. of the biggest stages in football. We will developing football and players back "I wanted to tell you I have taken the deci- do well to benefit from it," Chhetri said home, and internationally. sion to leave," said the French 2018 World Cup on his Twitter handle. As a coach, Stimac's major achieve- winner. The 34-year-old Indian, who has ment was guiding Croatia to qualify for "I have had five wonderful seasons here and played for more than 100 matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. you will always be in my heart," said the affable India and is currently the second high- During his tenure as the national forward known for doing dances from the video est international goal scorer, said while coach of Croatia, he handed debuts to game Fortnite, when celebrating his goals. there was a change of guard at the helm the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Ante Rebic, "The truth is it has been difficult to take this of affairs, the players will continue to Alen Halilovic, and Ivan Perisic, Blue Tigers. I welcome him on board. was unanimous." route but it is what I feel I need and I would like give their best. amongst others. Indian football is going through a tran- "All the members of the technical to thank all of you for the love you have shown "This will be a process, one towards He also played a pivotal role in sition, and I am confident his vast expe- committee including the AIFF techni- me during these five years." which we will be giving nothing less developing the likes of Dario Srna, rience will guide us to higher echelons." cal director Isac Doru were immense- AFP n MADRID With 133 goals in 252 games at Atletico the than 100%. I have already spoken with Daniel Subasic, Ivan Strinic, Kovacic, General secretary Kushal Das ly impressed, and convinced about him attacker has been ever-present and has rarely been the boys from the National team, and Perisic, and other players. The centre- added, "Indian football would benefit being best suited for the job. He is a rench striker Antoine Griezmann has told unfit or injured. we have begun working on our fitness back has made 53 appearances for the immensely under Igor Stimac. World Cupper, and has guided Croatia FAtletico Madrid he will leave them in the close He was a Champions League runner up in as we will need to switch modes soon," national team. "His credentials as a coach and to World Cup as a coach. Who else season, the Spanish club said on Twitter on 2016, losing to arch-rivals Real Madrid. In 2018 he said. His last assignment was with Al- experience as a player are sure to add could have been a better candidate?" he Tuesday. however Atletico beat Marseille in the Europa "While there is a change in guard at Shahania Club in Qatar. immense value to the players, and the quipped. The 28-year-old Griezmann has a contract League final. the helm, what does not change is our As a player, he was part the of the Indian football ecosystem. The "He also impressed us with his until 2023 with Atletico, but has a buy out clause Griezmann finished third for the Ballon d'Or desire to keep improving. What I am Croatia team that finished third in the momentum gained needs to be sus- extensive research on Indian football." of 120million euros ($134million) and has been in 2016, after France lost in the final to Portugal also assuming won't change is the way 1998 World Cup. tained." Stimac's first assignment will be the the target of several approaches from La Liga rivals at the European Championships and was a huge all you fans have backed us. Let's all turn Welcoming Stimac to Indian foot- Technical committee head Shyam Kings Cup in Buriram, Thailand where Barcelona. presence as Les Bleus romped to a memorable to this new chapter together," he ball, AIFF president Praful Patel said, Thapa, a former India international, the Blue Tigers play Curacao in their "Antoine Griezmann has told the club he will World Cup win at Russia 2018 after which he also added. "Igor is the right candidate to coach the said, "Mr Stimac's recommendation first match on June 5. not continue as a Rojiblanco (red and white, the finished third for the Ballon d'Or. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | MAY 16, 2019 sport 16 OPENERS SET UP RECORD WIN Bairstow’s 128, Roy’s 76 help England chase down 359 runs target to go 2-0 up in five-match series AFP ■ BRISTOL FASTEST TO SIX 100s IN ODIS onny Bairstow's commanding hun- Batsman M Runs AVG H.S S/R Jonny credits IPL dred was the centrepiece of World Imam-ul-Haq (Pak) 27 1381 60.04 151 82.20 Cup hosts England's six-wicket win J Upul Tharanga (SL) 31 1161 40.03 120 77.34 over Pakistan in the third one-day inter- for raising his game national at Bristol on Tuesday. Babar Azam (Pak) 32 1558 55.64 125* 87.82 England generally prefer batting Hashim Amla (SA) 35 1834 61.13 140 92.53 AFP ■ BRISTOL Jonny Bairstow in IPL 2019 first but captain Eoin Morgan decided HIGHEST SUCCESSFUL-RUN CHASES IN ODIs Matches 10 to give them experience of chasing just Score Overs Team Opponent Venue Year onny Bairstow said playing Runs 455 weeks away from the World Cup by Jalongside the likes of opting to field first after winning the 438-9 49.5 South Africa Australia Jo’burg 2006 Australia's David Warner in the Best 114 toss. 372-6 49.2 South Africa Australia Durban 2016 Indian Premier League had Average 55.62 Bairstow's 128 in a score of 359 for 364-4 48.4 England West Indies Bridgetown 2019 helped take his game to new SR 157.24 four — England's second highest win- 362-1 43.3 India Australia Jaipur 2013 heights after his match-winning 100/50 1/2 ning total batting second in an ODI — 359-6 47.5 Australia India Mohali 2019 hundred in Bristol. 4s/6s 48/18 helped put the home side 2-0 up with The 29-year-old two to play in a five-match series. 359-4 44.5 England Pakistan Bristol 2019 Yorkshireman carried on his potentially 200 and seeing your Test captain Joe Root made 43 as FAISEL FEATURES recent form from the lucrative team through. Pakistan became increasingly ragged in Twenty20 IPL where he scored "That's where we're at as a the field, England winning with 31 balls 445 runs in 10 games at an aver- group of players at the moment, — or more than five overs — to spare. MORGAN BANNED FOR age of 55.62 for the Sunrisers having competition to go and Moeen Ali was 46 not out, with Hyderabad. get the 150s and 160s and Morgan unbeaten on 17. "You're able to learn differ- beyond. Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq's excellent SLOW OVER-RATE ent things from different coach- "We are backing ourselves career-best 151 saw Pakistan to 358 for AFP n BRISTOL Richie Richardson ruled England es and different players," said and competition is healthy all nine. were two overs short after time Bairstow, who opened the bat- the way through. That's a good That left England with a seeming- ngland will have to find a new allowances were taken into consid- ting for the Sunrisers with place to be and I was cross ly challenging target, particularly as they Ecaptain for the fourth one-day eration. Warner — set to be an oppo- about it." had rested Jos Buttler following his international against Pakistan on As Morgan had previously been nent during the World Cup and Pakistan's defeat showed match-winning 110 not out in the sec- Friday after skipper Eoin Morgan found guilty of a minor over-rate subsequent Ashes series in how once impregnable ODI ond ODI at Southampton on Saturday. was banned from the match by ICC offence during the Barbados ODI England. totals can now be overhauled in for a slow over-rate offence. against the West Indies on February "It's just little things like modern limited-overs cricket. OPENERS RUN RIOT Morgan was sanctioned after 22, this latest incident constituted game plans," Bairstow added. It was especially tough on But Bairstow and opening partner World Cup hosts and favourites his second minor over-rate offence "He (Warner) hits in com- Imam-ul-Haq, whose career- Jason Roy, who made 76 after Shaheen England took around four hours to within a 12-month period and so pletely different areas to poten- best 151 was Pakistan's highest Shah Afridi dropped an easy chance to bowl their 50 overs in a six-wicket led to a one-game ban. tially myself. I guess it's method individual score against catch him at mid-off on 21, shared a win over Pakistan in the third ODI "The suspension means more than anything else. But England at this level. blistering stand of 159 inside 18 overs. on Tuesday. Morgan will miss the fourth ODI learning from them, as well as Imam felt Pakistan had a The pair took advantage of a good He was also fined 40 percent of against Pakistan in Nottingham the guys here, that can only be total they could defend pitch, short boundaries, fast outfield his match fee and his players 20 per- on Friday," said an ICC statement a good thing playing under although their cause was not and an inexperienced Pakistan attack cent of theirs after match referee issued on Wednesday. pressure with expectation." helped by some naive bowling — Mohammad Amir was again ruled Bairstow was furious after from an inexperienced attack out with chicken pox — to repeatedly and four sixes. stumps, with England well on their way length ball having Fakhar Zaman — Imam surpassed his previous ODI his seventh ODI hundred ended and slipshod fielding. send the ball soaring over the ropes. Bairstow, dropped on 86 when at 234 for two in the 29th over. fresh from a hundred at Southampton best of 128 against Zimbabwe at when he played on to Junaid "The score was enough, Roy set the tone for England's reply Faheem could not hold a tough caught Earlier, Chris Woakes bolstered his — edging to Root at second slip Bulawayo last year before he was Khan, with the batsman hitting 360 was a really good total," with a huge straight six off Afridi and and bowled chance off a fierce drive, chances of being included in England's before a sharp off-cutter bowled Babar bowled, giving himself room, by out at his stumps. Imam said. flat-batted medium-pacer Faheem was severe on anything short and went final 15-man World Cup squad with Azam. Curran. The 23-year-old's innings "I was cross because you "We just lost a couple of Ashraf's first ball straight back over the to his seventh ODI hundred off 74 four wickets for 67 runs in a maximum But left-handed opener Imam was the highest individual score by a want to see that through," catches that cost us and our bowler's head for another. balls, including 12 fours and three sixes. 10 overs. went to his sixth hundred in 27 ODIs Pakistan batsman against England in Bairstow explained. bowlers did not stick to the He eventually sliced Faheem to Asif He eventually fell when he bottom- The Warwickshire paceman — and first against England — off 97 an ODI, surpassing the 138 made by "You want to be going on plan," the 23-year-old left-hand- Ali at cover-point, having hit eight fours edged a pull off Junaid Khan into his reduced Pakistan to 27 for two, a full- balls. Fakhar at Southampton. and getting 160 or 170, and ed opener added. Aston Villa reach playoff final Pep wins manager of the year award AFP ■ LONDON AFP ■ LONDON faced a 100 a day the last few days." anchester City boss Pep ston Villa progressed to Conor Hourihane, Mile MGuardiola edged out Jurgen Awithin one game of a Jedinak, Jack Grealish and Klopp to a trophy for the second return to the Premier League Tammy Abraham kept their time in three days as the Catalan after edging West Midlands cool from the spot as Villa set claimed the League Managers' rivals West Bromwich Albion up a May 27 Wembley meet- Association manager of the year. 4-3 on penalties in the ing with Leeds or Derby for Guardiola's City retained the Championship playoff semi- a lucrative place in the Premier League title on Sunday, finals on Tuesday. Premier League. beating Klopp's Liverpool by a sin- West Brom won 1-0 on Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds gle point at the end of a thrilling title the night at the Hawthorns to hold a 1-0 first-leg lead over race. level the tie at 2-2 on aggre- Frank Lampard's Rams ahead Having also won the League Cup gate thanks to Craig Dawson's of the second leg at Elland earlier in the campaign, first-half header. Road on Wednesday. Guardiola's side could PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR (Last 5 winners) However, the Baggies' Villa missed out in the complete a first ever Season Manager Club Kookaburras hopes of an immediate return playoff final last year, losing 1- domestic treble in English 2014-15 José Mourinho Chelsea to the top-flight were dented 0 to Fulham and Grealish, football when they face when captain Chris Brunt who has been linked with a Watford in the FA Cup 2015-16 Claudio Ranieri Leicester City was sent off 10 minutes from summer move to Tottenham, final at Wembley on 2016-17 Antonio Conte Chelsea beat India 4-0 the end of normal time. is keen to make amends in Saturday. 2017-18 Pep Guardiola Manchester City The hosts held out man- what could be his final game Guardiola topped the 2018-19 Pep Guardiola Manchester City fully during extra-time, but for the club. vote ahead of Jurgen Klopp, PTI ■ PERTH and from the second chance Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer "The crowd made it Tottenham manager PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Last 5 winners) Hayward beautifully flicked saved West Brom's first two tough with the atmosphere Mauricio Pochettino, who Season Player Position Club he Indian men's hockey the ball low into the right side penalties of the shootout from but in the end I felt we ran out has led Spurs to their first Tteam were blanked 0-4 by of goal past India goalkeeper Mason Holgate and Ahmed worthy winners," said the ever Champions League 2014–15 Eden Hazard Midfielder Chelsea world No 2 Australia in the Krishan Bahadur Pathak to Hegazi. midfielder. "It's no good get- final, and Nuno Espirito 2015–16 Jamie Vardy Forward Leicester City four match of the tour Down double their lead. "There's obviously a lot of ting to Wembley and falling at Santo of Wolves, who fin- 2016–17 N'Golo Kanté Midfielder Chelsea Under with Blake Govers and Aaron Kleinschmidt then luck involved but wow," Steer the final hurdle again, so fin- ished seventh in their first 2017–18 Mohamed Salah Forward Liverpool Jeremy Hayward scoring a missed a great chance for told Sky Sports. "We practise gers crossed. All of us are very season back in the top 2018–19 Virgil van Dijk Defender Liverpool brace each for the hosts, here Australia in the 25th minute as penalties, so I think I must've hungry." flight. on Wednesday. he found himself unmarked After remaining unbeaten inside the box, but shot just in their first three matches of wide of the post. the tour, world No 5 India The third quarter, howev- Kovac fighting for Bayern job despite possible double were handed a lesson in hock- er, witnessed a close battle ey by the Kookaburras with between both the teams but Rummenigge after Saturday's 0-0 oritises defensive stability. Govers (15th, 60th minutes) Australia defended stoutly to MANAGERIAL (As of 11 May 2019) draw at RB Leipzig. "We played too defensively in and Hayward (20th, 59th) keep Indian strikers at bay. Team From To G W D L Win % Later that evening, speculation both games and I don't know why," finding the net twice each. India started the last quar- Red Bull Salzburg 2009 2011 54 25 11 18 46.30 over Kovac's future hit fever pitch striker Robert Lewandowski told India started the match ter well and it was captain Croatia 2013 2015 19 10 5 4 52.63 when sporting director Hasan Norwegian television after Bayern well as they pressed Australia Manpreet Singh who created Eintracht Frankfurt 2016 2018 91 38 20 33 41.76 Salihamidzic refused to confirm were knocked out of the Champions higher up the field, but were the first chance as he ran into whether the Croatian would still be League second round by Liverpool. dealt two successive blows in the striking circle and shot at Bayern Munich 2018 present 47 33 9 5 70.21 in charge next season. For all the promise of domestic five minutes. goal, but Australia's Durst Total 2009 present 211 106 45 60 50.24 "Niko Kovac has my full support, success, the second round defeat to The visitors had earlier made a diving stop on his left but I can only speak for myself," he Liverpool continues to hang over earned themselves an early side to deny the visitors. AFP ■ MUNICH "Everything less than success is told public broadcaster ZDF. Kovac. penalty corner in the fifth India secured another failure, I always knew that," said Asked directly whether Kovac On ZDF last Saturday, minute, but Harmanpreet penalty corner in the 51st hen Niko Kovac sends his Kovac last week as he looked back would hold on to his job, he replied: Salihamidzic singled the tie out as Singh's shot was successfully minute but Harmanpreet's Wteam onto the pitch against on his first season in Munich. "we will see". a low point of the season, saying that blocked by the first rusher. effort was once again saved by Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, Bayern can secure a seventh Kovac has faced the sack once Bayern had "lacked courage" in the In the 12th minute, the Australian custodian. there will be more than just the straight league title if they avoid before this season, after a draw at second leg. Harmanpreet was in action Desperately in search of Bundesliga title at stake. As a rocky defeat against Frankfurt, and could home to Fortuna Duesseldorf saw Rummenigge, too, said in April again as he played one-two goals, India withdrew their first season enters its final act, the make it two trophies in a week in the Bayern slip nine points behind that the Liverpool defeat had "ran- with Nilakanta Sharma on the goalkeeper for an extra out- beleaguered Bayern Munich coach German Cup final against RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund in November. kled hugely". right flank, who played in a field player but the move is fighting for his job. a week later. At that time, there were reports "It did damage to us financial- well-calculated through-ball backfired as Australia scored Kovac, who took over from Yet even a domestic double may of dressing room disharmony over ly but also to our image, and to the back to the defender, but he two goals in the last two min- Jupp Heynckes after leading not be enough to save Kovac, who his training methods and rotation image of the Bundesliga," he told failed to reach the ball quick- utes. Frankfurt to cup glory last season, appears to be the subject of a tug of policy. Bild newspaper. ly enough. Australia's third goal came has overseen a generational transi- war in the Bayern boardroom. Kovac responded by rotating The defeat has certainly piled Seconds from the first off a penalty corner conver- tion while keeping Bayern in the President Uli Hoeness has less, and led Bayern back into the the pressure on Kovac to deliver the quarter Australia secured their sion by Hayward before hunt for both domestic titles. repeatedly backed his coach, stating title race with 13 wins in 14 games league and cup double, and the next first penalty corner, which Govers scored through a fierce Yet he continues to face criticism early in the season that he would after the Duesseldorf debacle. two weeks may decide the fate of the resulted in a penalty stroke for reverse shot to round off a dis- from inside and outside the club, "defend him to the hilt", but CEO He also succeeded in integrat- Bayern coach. the hosts and Govers made no appointing day for the Indians. amid questions over his safety-first Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has always ing young players such as Serge "If we win the title, then I mistake from the set-piece. India will again play style and rumours that Bayern are been cooler on Kovac. Gnabry and Leon Goretzka into the would rate this season a B+," said Five minutes into the sec- Australia on Friday in their eyeing Ajax coach Erik ten Hag and "I am not a fan of job guarantees first team. Salihamidzic on Saturday. ond quarter, Australia earned fifth and last match of the former Real Madrid boss Julen and I don't want to just praise the Yet senior players have contin- "Otherwise, it was a turd of a sea- back-to-back penalty corners tour. Lopetegui. coach and the players," said ued to criticise his style, which pri- son."