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 together with all)” into “Sabka   Saath Sabka Sarvnas (debacle New Delhi: Taking serious for all together with all).” note of rising rape cases in       Even as she walked at the India, the Supreme Court on dais of a huge rally for third Wednesday took suo motu       &#&0+1     consecutive day, Mamata (on its own) cognizance for  '   ! trained her guns at Shah say- assessment of the criminal jus- he battle to decide the ing the Home Minister is only tice system in response to sex- Jaipur:     * A special court on TConstitutional validity of '  good at setting the country on ual offences. Wednesday found four accused the Citizenship (Amendment)      fire. “Your only job is to set the Referring to the grue- guilty in connection with the Act (CAA) will now be fought * ' '  ! ! country afire,” Mamata said some 2012-Nirbhaya gang 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts in the Supreme Court. The SC  44 warning “it is easy to ignite fire rape and murder case, the top that had left 70 people dead and on Wednesday issued notice to but very difficult to douse it.” court said it had shocked the 185 injured. However, one of the Centre but refused to stay  '     “The job of the Home conscience of the nation and the accused was acquitted by the operation of the Act. !   !  ! Minister is to douse fire and delay in such matters in recent the court. The court sought response  ' *
 ' not ignite it because it is very times has created agitation, Arguments on quantum of the Centre by the second  (     easy to set fire but very difficult   )   & %    %  & % ) !       &    #    anxiety and unrest in the of punishment will take place week of January next year on a  ! to control it. Don’t play with )     *      "   "   ,#      minds of people. on Thursday. Eight serial bomb batch of pleas challenging the A Bench headed by Chief blasts had rocked Jaipur on CAA. The court also said the Justice S A Bobde sought May 13, 2008. arguments on granting stay response and status report by The four —Mohammad can be advanced on January 22, February 7, 2020 from all the Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, the next date of hearing.        & &  ( states and high courts on Mohammad Salman and A bench comprising Chief several aspects in such cases Saifurrehman were convicted Justice SA Bobde and Justices New Delhi: In a big win for owns some 18 per cent interest purged and Ratan Tata was including probe, collection of under IPC sections 302 (pun- BR Gavai and Surya Kant fixed Cyrus Mistry, a company law in Tata Sons. back at the helms of affairs four evidence, forensic and med- ishment for murder), 307 59 petitions, including those appeals court on Wednesday The remaining 81 per cent years after he took retirement. ical evidence, recording of (Attempt to murder), 324 (caus- filed by the Indian Union restored him as executive chair- is held by Tata Trusts and Tata Mistry challenged the statement of victim and time ing hurt by dangerous weapons, Muslim League and Congress After several Opposition man of Tata Sons and ruled that Group companies along with removal before the Mumbai frame for trial. means), 326 (causing hurt by leader Jairam Ramesh, for hear- MP, including well-known appointment of N Tata family members. bench of National Company The bench, also compris- acid attack), 120-B (criminal ing on January 22, next year. lawyers P Chidambaram and Chandrasekaran as head of Mistry, scion of the wealthy Law Tribunal but lost and then ing Justices B R Gavai and conspiracy), 121-A (Conspiring Several petitions have been Kapil Sibal, questioned the con- the holding company of over Shapoorji Pallonji family, had went in for appeal at the NCLAT. Surya Kant, said it needs to col- to commit certain offences filed challenging the Act. The stitutional validity of the CAA USD 110 billion salt-to-soft- in December 2012 succeeded Tatas had cited alleged fail- late information and status for against State), 124-A (sedition), petitioners including by RJD and said it cannot stand the ware conglomerate was illegal. Ratan Tata as the Executive ure of Mistry to “deliver on the holistic implementation of pro- 153-A (promoting disharmony) leader Manoj Jha, Trinamool scrutiny of law, it was widely The National Company reinstatement for four weeks to Chairman of Tata Sons, a post promises that he had made at visions of rape law and appoint- and sections of Explosive Congress MP Mahua Moitra, expected that SC will have to Law Appellate Tribunal allow Tatas to appeal. that also made him the head of the time of his selection as the ed senior advocate Siddharth Substances Act and Unlawful AIMIM leader Asaduddin adjudicate on the subject. (NCLAT) held that the group’s Setting aside a lower court all Tata group listed firms such Chairman” and inability to Luthra as amicus curiae for Activities (Prevention) Act, pub- Owaisi, Muslim body Jamiat During the hearing, some chairman emeritus Ratan Tata’s order, the NCLAT also quashed as Tata Power and Tata Motors. lead the group in a cohesive assisting it in the matter. PTI lic prosecutor Srichand said. He Ulama-i-Hind, All Assam lawyers appearing for peti- actions against Mistry were the conversion of Tata Sons In an overnight coup, he was manner and failure in provid- said the court has given bene- Students Union (AASU), Peace tioners sought a stay on the oppressive and the appoint of into a private company from a removed as the Chairman of ing proper guidance and sup- fit of doubt to the fifth accused Party, CPI, NGOs ‘Rihai operation of the newly amend- the new chairman illegal. It, public firm. It also directed Tata Tata Sons in October 2016. port to the group as the reasons  Shahbaz Hussain and acquitted Manch’ and Citizens Against edhowever, stayed the operation Sons not to take any action Along with him, the entire for his him. PTI Hate. law. of the order with respect to against Mistry, whose family senior management too was sacking. 
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BJP Rajya While Union Home Sabha MP Mahesh Poddar said, Minister Amit Shah on Monday “With PM, Union Home addressed public rallies in Pakur Minister and UP CM’s rallies and Poraiyahat, BJP’ biggest BJP is much stronger position. star campaigner and Prime The party is confident of win- Minister Narendra Modi also ning maximum seats in addressed his last public rally in Santhal.” Sources said that apart  & %   *               & &&  & "    Bhognadih in Barhet Assembly from charisma of Modi, Shah /  #        seat. Barhet is one of two and Yogi the BJP is also bank- 0        ;73?<= &     6    )      Assembly seats from where ing on developmental works are some of the projects which time as JMM candidate at the Sources said that apart from    JMM executive president and carried out by Raghubar Das the government has initiated for time when there was Congress JMM, many parts of Santhal former Chief Minister Hemant government in Santhal. lifting the economic backward- wave for then Prime Minister border West Bengal having high Soren is contesting election. State BJP president Laxman ness of the region.” Indira Gandhi. From 1989 to concentration of Muslim pop- Dumka is other seat from where Gilua said, “In last five years both The battle of Santhal also 1996, Shibu Soren went on to ulation who are traditionally      &   5  junior Soren is contesting elec- the centre and state has initiat- gains importance for JMM as win the seat continuously for Congress supporters. Congress tion. In last Assembly election ed several welfare schemes in the region is considered to be three times, in 1998 his winning Muslim face Alamgir Alam and # '$#" commodities like iron ore, interior areas of Odisha, so the too, Hemant contested from State particularly strengthen- traditional stronghold of JMM. streak was given brake by then Irfan Ansari represent Pakur chromite and manganese, Government most preapare Dumka and Barhet, but was ing the infrastructure. The JMM’s maximum MLAs are BJP candidate Babulal Marandi. and Jamtara seat in Assembly. disha occupies an impor- which had their mining rights and come with a progressive successful in winning Barhait as Construction of AIIMS and air- from the region. JMM ideologue But, since 2002 Shibu Soren con- JMM spokesperson Otant position both in terms granted 50 years ago. The State roadmap and action plan for he lost to Louis Marandi of BJP port in pilgrim town Deoghar, and party chief Shibu Soren has tinuously won the seat till 2014. Supriyo Bhattacharya said, of mineral deposit and pro- Governments including Odisha socio economic development of from Dumka the traditional construction of medical college represented Dumka Lok Sabha In last general election BJP “JMM is much stronger in duction. It is one of the largest are excited that this recycling the community, which can be stronghold of JMM. Modi on in Dumka, construction of seat for eight times. In 1980, Sunil Soren defeated Shibu Santhal and BJP will bite the mineral bearing States in India, through auctions allows them made mandatory for the Sunday had addressed rally in inland waterways in Sahibganj Shibu Soren won the seat for first Soren. dust in Assembly poll.” having 16.92 per cent of the to extract larger revenue share prospective mine owners. total reserves of the country. from the sale of ores. The forest-dwelling adiva- The mineral deposit is not Odisha, the country’s sis, indigenous tribes, in all the only vast but also equally biggest iron ore producer, start- mining zones of Odisha, are the N%  ! '   !    '  O diverse. ed process to auction mines directly affected stakeholders. While mining is beneficial before their leases expire in Environmental, social prob- has given equal rights to all cit- ples of negligence,” said the Amendment Act saying it is scrapped forthwith. to the economy, both in terms March 2020. steel manufactur- lems along with mining-relat-  $+$4&%4" izens, minority communities Parishad. discriminating some commu- The Parishad made these of its economic impact and the ers, sponge iron ore producers, ed risks create conflicts are being neglected in the The Parishad also lament- nities on religion ground. demands at a dharna held here value to other industries of its pellet manufacturers and pig between miners and local com- he Mulanibasi Samata State. Non-establishment of ed that while Hindu Dalits, It demanded that Minority on the occasion of International product, it almost always has iron makers along with leading munities. TParishad, Odisha on Minority Commission in Sikhs and Buddhists have been Commisison be formed, PM’s Minorities Rights Day. Among adverse environmental impacts merchant miners are set to bid Mining has adverse envi- Wednesday strongly opposed Odisha, non-implementation given SC status, Dalit Christian 15-point programmes imple- others, State coordinator and eventually health impacts. aggressively for these blocks. ronmental impacts and even- the ‘in-principle’ discrimination of the Prime Minister’s 15 and Muslim communities are mented, monitoring cell set up Abhiram Mallick, Sayed The MMDR 2015 The socioeconomic condi- tually adverse impacts on soil, being meted out to people point prorgamems for minori- not being included in the cat- in all districts for safety of Barkatalli Tanwir, Jugal Kishore (Amendment) has allowed tion will be impacted due to the water and vegetation of that belonging to the minority com- ties and non-conferment of egory. Dalits, Minority Development Ranjit and Abdul Kalam Azad appropriation of more than mining in Odisha. As the mines area, leading to impact on munities. 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Development Policy, 2017, on Chandigarh recording the cold- several places in Haryana.Hisar state was Lahaul-Spiti’s admin- “Punjab Industrial and October 17, 2017, est day of the season. recorded a minimum temper- istrative centre Keylong which Business Development Board wherein the provision was Fog led to reduced visibil- ature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, settled at minus 13.8 degrees has accorded the one-time spe- made for the units migrating ity at several places, including three notches below normal fol- Celsius, Shimla MeT Centre cial opportunity of making an from Fiscal Incentives for Chandigarh, Ambala, Hisar, lowed by Rohtak (6), Bhiwani Director Manmohan Singh application to such Industrial Promotion (Revised) Karnal, Amritsar, Ludhiana (6.3) and Ambala (7.7). said. The meteorological  +4#1=4"+ facility of free entry at the dance, Bhangra, Jindua, Baazigar, industrial units desirous and — 2013 to Industrial and and Bathinda. In Punjab, Faridkot was the department has forecast heavy Festival. Apart from this, the Nagara, Himachali Nati, Kalbelia eligible for migration from Business Development Policy, Narnaul in Haryana was coldest recording a low of 3.6 rain and snowfall in the state he Two-day Pinjore entry fee for tourists has also and folk singers will remain the Fiscal Incentives for 2017, he said. the coldest place in degrees Celsius followed by between December 19-21. THeritage Festival begin- been reduced from 25 to 15 highlight of the festival. Industrial Promotion (Revised) “They were given the time the two states recording a min- Bathinda (5.7), Adampur (6), The minimum tempera- ning December 21 will be a his- per person. During the day, many com- — 2013 to Industrial and of 90 days to exercise their imum temperature of 2.5 Amritsar (6.4), Gurdaspur ture in Kalpa in Kinnaur dis- toric affair this year, Haryana Haryana Tourism Minister petitions, such as rangoli mak- Business Development Policy, option for migration. degrees Celsius, 3 degrees (7.1), Halwara (7.2), and trict was minus 4.6 degrees Additional Chief Secretary, Kanwar Pal will inaugurate the ing, face painting, and 2017, within 60 days from the Since the Invest Punjab below normal. Ludhiana (7.6). Meanwhile, Celsius, followed by Manali at Tourism, Vijay Vardhan said on festival on December 21. applying mehndi are organised date of approval by the Board Business First Portal was While the minimum tem- the maximum temperatures in minus 2.8 degrees, Wednesday, listing the pro- Vijai Vardhan said that the for school students coming as per the prescribed procedure launched on November 6, peratures in the region hovered the two states hovered 7-10 Sundernagar in Mandi district grammes to be held in the Haryana Tourism Corporation from Chandigarh and under the Detailed Scheme 2018, hence the time was a few notches below the sea- degrees Celsius below normal. at minus 0.5 degrees and annual festival. had organized the first Heritage Panchkula. and Operational Guidelines extended by 90 days with effect son’s average, the day temper- In Haryana, Karnal (11.4), Bhuntar in Mandi district at On the first day, Jasbir Festival at Pinjore Garden in the Vijai Vardhan said anoth- 2018,” said the state Industry from November 6, 2018,” atures too registered a sharp fall Ambala (13.8) and Hisar (15.5) minus 0.4 degrees Celsius. Jassi who is known for a string year 2006; to maintain the er attraction of the festival is the and Commerce Minister he added. at several places. and in Punjab, Amritsar (11.5), The minimum tempera- of hit music albums will bring unique heritage of Pinjore and Crafts Bazaar, where craftsmen Sunder Sham Arora on The Minister said that to Chandigarh, the common Ludhiana (14.2) and Patiala ture in Solan was 0.4 degrees, in the Punjabi folk and pop its famous gardens and now the from different parts of the Wednesday. accord one-time special oppor- capital of the two states, record- (14.1) were among the places Chamba 0.6 degrees, Kufri 1.8 flavour while on December festival is organised every year. country are invited to display Arora said that represen- tunity, the matter was now ed a maximum of 11.3 degrees that recorded below normal degrees, Dharamshala and 22, the visitors will be treated He said that during this festival their handlooms and handi- tations have been received discussed in the Celsius, down 10 notches maximum temperatures. Mandi 2.1 degrees each, to the voice of Madhushree the garden and its palaces are crafts and apart from the pot- from the industry that they third meeting of Punjab against normal, making it the Palampur 2.5 degrees Celsius, who is famous for singing in beautifully decorated and the tery items, tourists will also be were new to the online system Industrial and Business Union Territory’s coldest day of HIMACHAL CONTINUES Dalhousie 3.1 degrees, Shimla Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil arched, water channels adorned able to purchase the costumes of fiscal incentives developed Development Board the season so far. Chandigarh’’s TO REEL UNDER 4 degrees, Hamirpur 5.2 and Telugu films. with marigold linings are also of handicrafts from states such on the Invest Punjab which was held under the day temperature was lower COLD CONDITIONS degrees, Bilaspur 5.5 degrees, This time, school students decorated with red rose petals. as Himachal Pradesh, Business First Portal and they chairmanship of Chief Minister than Himachal Pradesh’’s cap- Meanwhile, the weather Una 5.6 degrees and Nahan 6.7 and senior citizens visiting the In the festival, dance artist Rajasthan, Punjab, UP, could not file their online Capt Amarinder Singh on ital of Shimla, which recorded remained dry and cold in degrees Celsius, the weather- festival will be provided the will perform Kachchhi Ghodi Haryana and J&K. application for migration from December 2, 2019. a high of 14.9 degrees Celsius, Himachal Pradesh on man said.  !" $%&'(!) (*+*,*&-./ -. $ %:

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Congress leader P At a poll rally in economy. will opt for a career in the army. Gandhi would hoist the Congress also said the Chidambaram on Wednesday Jharkhand, Modi had said, "I However, sources in the Hence, the Army needed infra- Congress flag at party head- party did not seek an interim wondered what the meaning give an open challenge to the Ministry said in New Delhi, )  & %     , structure for training and the quarters in New Delhi while all stay by the Supreme Court on of such challenges was. "Why Congress and its friends from Sikh Light Infantry Regimental Gaya institute was started. senior State leaders and heads the amended Citizenship Act should we give citizenship to this land of the brave . If they Centre will be shifted once the The OTA, Gaya, which Dehradun and the vacated However, the number of of frontal organisations would and alleged "misinformation" people who are already citi- have courage, let them open- OTA is shifted to Indian was set up in 2011, "not only space might become the Sikh people who could qualify to participate in the march the was being spread about it, zens of Pakistan? What is the ly announce that they are Military Academy(IMA), provided employment oppor- Light Infantry Regimental become officers to join the State capitals, which would be while asserting that the legis- meaning of such challenges to ready to give Indian citizen- Dehradun. They said the army tunities in the region but also Centre soon. At present the Army did not take place, they organised by the respective lation goes against India''s glob- the Opposition," he asked. ship to all Pakistanis." had proposed to the Defence contributed towards economy Sikh Light Infantry Regimental said adding the youth were now Pradesh Congress Committees al obligations. Ministry to close down OTA and sense of security in the Centre is co-located with the more inclined to go in for jobs (PCCs). The reaction came after the goes against international petitions" and the Supreme due to underutilization of area", he added. Rajput Regimental Centre, in the private sector and other The decision was taken in Supreme Court earlier in the treaties signed by previous Court made it clear in the begin- resources and the institute had "It would be very inap- Fatehgarh in Uttar Pradesh. spheres. a meeting of AICC general sec- day decided to examine the Governments. ning that they are issuing notice become unviable. propriate to close the Officers Giving reasons for the pro- They also said even the retaries and in-charges on late constitutional validity of the "The main petition in the on the main petition, for which In the letter written on Training Academy at Gaya. posed shutting down of the OTA Chennai was able to fill 50 Tuesday night. CAA, but refused to stay its court today was ours, filed by the next date is January 22. Wednesday, Kumar said he This wrong decision by OTA, which trains technical per cent of its seats as Short AICC general secretary K implementation. Jairam Ramesh. I want to clar- "We made three requests in came across the news of pro- Ministry of Defence is against entry scheme cadets and short Service Commission obvious- C Venugopal said that a series Party leaders Abhishek ify that none of the petitioners our petition. This Act is uncon- posed closure of the OTA, the state's interest and it servicely was not an attractive option of flag marches is being organ- Singhvi and Jairam Ramesh had asked for an interim stay. stitutional. It is against our Gaya, in some newspapers and would be a gross injustice to commission(SSC)cadets, offi- for the aspiring youths to have ised in continuation of the said at AiCC press briefing that We did not seek an interim stay. international duties. This digital media. the people of Bihar," Kumar cials said the institute was "not a career in the armed forces. success and the momentum in its petition against the We only sought a show cause Government has violated ter- The Chief Minister, whose added. serving the purpose the way it Same is the case with IMA generated by the massive Citizenship Amendment Act notice to be issued," Singhvi ritorial agreements signed by JD(U) is an alliance partner of Sources in New Delhi said was planned." Moreover, the Dehradun which is training 'Bharat Bachao Rally'. (CAA), the Congress did not said. previous Governments, includ- the BJP, termed the develop- the cadets training at OTA in resources were underutilized about 300 cadets less than its "The flag march is aimed at seek an interim stay on the leg- There is misinformation ing the Assam Accord and the ment as "shocking and very dis- Gaya, functional since 2011, are they said adding nearly 250 strength adding the academy registering a strong protest islation.They alleged that the being spread about "our peti- All Tripura Tribals Force," he turbing." likely to be shifted to IMA, cadets are currently undergo- has a capacity of 1,650. against the anti-people policies law is "unconstitutional" and tion". There were about 55-60 said. * (&+
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The Kashmiri ing an internal issue of India. erupted two years later). 14"&,3"( pied by the Chinese cadres.” Muslims were particularly tar-                  6 Unfortunately, successive Indian Though New Delhi pretended ,43&%+4 Pant asserts that the getted: “A large number of 5   %                Governments have not articulated a prop- to have been taken “by sur- Chinese “now appear to be in Kashmiri Muslims have already                 er response to this doublespeak. prise”, reading Pant’s report, one +1&%& 4#"&% complete control of the admin- left Tibet or are on the way out Take Tibet with its centuries-old rela- realises that the Indian 31&#3 istration.” The members of the to India,” writes Pant but New     B*<   2   $   "  tionship with the Himalayan belt, which Government had all the neces- former Tibetan nobility “are in Delhi remained silent.       ,S        7   " ( faded away at the end of 1950s for no fault sary information to see the ,3"131$& concentration camps, except At the same time, troops      4 0  3         ( of India. It brought unbelievable hardship writing on the wall. 11 "&4%1= for those who had cast their lot kept arriving from China: to the local Indian frontier population. In In the report, Pant notes with the Chinese Communists “About 60 vehicles ply each way                      the years preceding the arrival of the Dalai that Chinese cadres continued $&"% prior to the March 1959 con- daily between Lhasa and the       >  $  0 17    ( Lama in March 1959, traditional trade as to pour into Tibet in increas- %030>(+& flagration. The latter have been Chinese mainland. There are   $  0    0           well as cultural and religious contacts ing numbers. Slowly, the given official positions and reports of considerable move- between Tibet and India gradually collapsed demography of the plateau #&3="4,+>37 can be seen moving about in ment of troops on the new            %    due to the harsh Chinese occupation of changed and put India and the motor vehicles in Lhasa.” It was Lhasa-Gyantse road. 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Alternatively, the instrument from where the donor purchased the requirement of knowing the identity of              Session of the Parliament even as the Supreme 1+&1" can be bought online through bonds has all the particulars viz. citizen- the donor. The only safeguard is that this               "  Court (SC) has posted a writ petition challenging #4>838#4> NEFT/RTGS visiting the SBI website. ship, KYC of the latter. Though the infor- is not disclosed to the public, on which              ( the constitutional validity of the scheme for hear- 4 1)11&% 73" The donor can give the bond to a party mation is not in the public domain, this even the RBI did not disagree. In any                # ( ing in January 2020. Meanwhile, scrutiny of the 3(+4 of his/her choice. Only registered polit- can always be accessed, if need be, by case, the information can always be initiatives is in order. 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Notwithstanding the above, the allega- Merely because one party gets a lion’s 1               it was doing earlier. For instance, a party which All parties are required to maintain tion may have to do with an objection share, that fact can’t be a valid argument           7    ( receives 1 crore from a single donor, will show accounts of receipts and expenditure and raised by Urjit Patel, then Governor, for lambasting the scheme. There is thus              # , it as receipt from 5,000, donors, each giving 2,000 submit them to the EC. The sale of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide his cor- no valid reason to doubt the credibility  %         1 S    ( instead of the earlier 500 entries of 20,000 each. first batch of electoral bonds took place respondence with the then Finance of EBS. It helps in increasing the role of            That apart, given the circulation of currency in March 2018. For six months during Minister, Arun Jaitley (September 14, “legitimate” sources in funding elections on a mammoth scale (in the aftermath of demon- 2018, SBI sold bonds worth 1,056 2017) wherein he had insisted on issu- even as authorities know who such 1        (1       etisation, though bulk of it was sucked out of the crore. During January-March, 2019, the ing bonds in “Demat” form only and the donors are.                  system, it is now back with vengeance) and absence value of bonds sold increased to 1,716 RBI to be the only issuing authority However, the real hard nut to crack             #    ( of any credible mechanism to check its movement, crore. The charge against the scheme is whereas, the Ministry wanted these to be is donation in cash which can’t be             ( even if the Government were to completely bar three-fold. 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venerated temple elephants of the species that communicate in the wealthy devotees who “gift” them to environment. Animals (SPCA) states emphatical- against their natural interests, which famed Guruvayoor Devaswom, part wild through songs, by thumping temples like Guruvayoor might “Without elephants — forests, ly that, “There is no such thing such is morally dubious and which may of a large anakotta of over 50 cap- on the ground, by leaving and feel they are acting in a benevolent rivers and wilderness spaces will as ownership of an elephant now. be inviting illegality, if not just this tive elephants in the temple com- tracing smells across kilometres — way, especially compared to the gradually disappear to mankind’s The elephants that are ‘owned’ are case, but the general way in which pound. At the age of 80, things that we humans cannot even even greater cruelties that ele- destruction. To enslave such ani- only illegally transferred. In its the idea of “private” ownership is Padmanabhan has spent an entire conceive. phants are subjected to in circuses mals in intensive confinement for 2015 court order, the Supreme being perpetuated. human lifetime in captivity. As per Elephants also have a very high or tourist locations or used for beg- man’s petty uses is cruel and illog- Court of India clearly states that the It goes against the core belief of the recommended Kerala Captive emotional quotient, a deeply sensi- ging on the hot, dusty streets of ical.” India has the highest number transfer of private ownership of ele- FIAPO (Federation of Indian 1$ 5  Elephant Management Rules, tem- tive understanding of things and a Indian cities. Yet even if we assume of Asian elephants and the second- phants is illegal.” Moreover, the cer- Animal Protection Organisations) ple elephants should be retired at 65 very specific, inherent sense of for the sake of argument that tem- highest captive elephants at 2,650 tificate of ownership must be that animals have an inherent years of age. Padmanabhan is 15 self. They are highly complex social ple elephants are comparatively (approximately) after Myanmar. renewed every five years. intrinsic value and deserve to be our baby elephants are about years above this age limit but with and sentient beings, and their expe- “well-kept” we have to ask how well- Despite a clear national policy “In Kerala, not a single certifi- treated with dignity. to begin an arduous journey of the onset of the winter Pooram sea- rience of captivity is no less than a being can truly flow from denying against further captivity of wild ele- cate has been renewed,” says FIAPO is committed to a Fover 2,000 km from Assam to son, in breach of every Government loss of free will, autonomy and free- elephants the natural, community- phants and numerous regulations to Jayachandran. “Hence any elephant change in people’s perception of ani- Gujarat. Separated from their fam- and forest department guideline, he dom comparable to humans. And driven lives they were born to live protect them from cruelty, young that is being privately held captive mals from commodity to sentient ilies, confined in cages and loaded was allegedly paraded on December like humans, they need the support free in the wild? “Transfer of young wild calves continue to come under here is illegal and undocumented. beings who are subjects of equal on trucks, they will be bumped and 8 and 9 through the crowds and of families. elephants from their homeland to captivity and private ownership. In spite of a statement given by the rights. Thereby, FIAPO strongly jolted for days until they reach their chaos of the Ekadasi rituals. Elephant herds are well-defined an alien location is always a bad Assam is known to be a hotbed forest department stating that the affirms that all animals must be destination at the Lord Jagannath All animals are sentient beings social structures whose interac- idea,” says Suparna Ganguly of for the illegal capture and taming of elephants shall not be transferred to entitled to a range of legal and con- Temple in Ahmedabad. with real feelings and emotions. tions impact the growth and well- Bengaluru-based animal rights wild elephants especially when they another custodian, they are being stitutional rights, namely bodily Earlier this year, the Guwahati Opposed to popular belief, it can be being of each elephant, just as liv- organisation Compassion are calves. There are numerous ille- transferred,” he says. integrity, autonomy, liberty and High Court, based on the heatwave stated with conviction that just ing in a family shapes human lives. Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA). galities reported on how elephants Under the Wildlife Protection dignity. These core rights will pro- conditions in north-west India, because animals cannot express Captivity in any form is a denial of Years of working on issues of from Assam are “given” to other Act, 1972 the forest departments are hibit ownership of animals as had mercifully put this journey on their pain as well as human beings living free, in the wild, in a herd — captive elephants have convinced States for short periods, never to custodians of all thing wild. No pri- things, prevent their commercial hold. The temperature may have can, that does not in any way entail core and essential elements of being her that elephants cannot be looked return. Most captive elephants vate individual or body can own a exploitation, torture, cruel and changed but the basic trauma of that they cannot feel pain. For an elephant. upon as toys to be played with by found across Indian temples or pri- wild animal — but somehow we tol- degrading treatment and ensure what these young elephants will be example, their sense of smell and Once devoid of a sense of self, brokers and end-users under the vate possession trace a single own- erate an exception for elephants to their right to physical and mental put through has not — and the their heightened hearing is so any creature would find them- garb of commerce, livelihood and ership certificate to Assam, but be owned while also treating them well-being. At the very least, these bleak prospects of the life for which strong that the same noise that may selves lost and rootless and turn into culture. Ganguly also points to the somehow their possession is always as a national heritage and worship- core rights allow for equal consid- they are destined. not bother the average human mere “living things” and not “living particular harm caused by remov- in the hands of someone else in ping them as quasi-gods. The four eration of interests of animals. This is illustrated by another being will bellow and echo in their beings.” We recognise that ele- ing elephants from the habitats that another State. baby elephants that are about to (The writer is Executive Director, elephant, very far apart in age and ears with a greater impact. phants have a traditional religious have wider significance for Indian MN Jayachandran of the start their journey to Gujarat are Federation of Indian Animal location. 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If any for people agitating against the amend- media to vent their ire, many people Congress on Wednesday warned prove by baton-charging, EBanerjee publicly expressed her impression is being given that it ed citizenship law. who opposed the bill spray-painted Narendra Modi Government firing bullets and teargas contempt for the Citizenship affects the citizen of the country, it With the mobile internet sus- ‘anti-CAB’ and ‘anti-BJP’ messages on against attempting a “Hindu- shells on youth and stu- Amendment Act saying she would is erroneous, mischievous and mis- pended here for the past eight days, walls in prominent places and inner Muslim” (divide) or raising a dents inside a girls’ hostel never let it come to Bengal, State interpretation,” adding the Act on protesters have been spilling their areas to register their protest, locals India-Pakistan rhetoric, which it and libraries (of JMI varsi- Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar the contrary to the perception anger and resentment against the said. While the curfew was lifted on said cannot be the solution to the ty),” he said. slammed her saying the people who being fanned by the politicians highly emotive Citizenship Tuesday morning, mobile internet concerns of jobless youth and to and bullets, instead of talking to Surjewala said the student were on constitutional posts should was “giving a healing touch to Amendment Bill (CAB), now an Act, services are still suspended, even as other issues. them. Hindu-Muslim or community and youth are agitat- avoid making unconstitutional those who have no other place to go on public walls and ‘gamochas’. peaceful protests against CAA, led by Speaking to reporters, India-Pakistan is no reply to the ed over the lack of employment statements. and India is their natural Rajya Sabha had passed the con- All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) Congress chief spokesperson youth’s questions on unemploy- and rising cost of education. Speaking at a press conference home.” tentious bill on December 11 com- continues at various public squares. Randeep Singh Surjewala also said ment, rising cost of education, and “Parents do not have money almost at the same time when The Governor who had earlier pleting the legislative process for giv- On prominent Md Tyabullah that the ongoing protests by the trampling of Constitution,” for education of their wards. They Banerjee was leading a massive summoned the Chief Minister, ing Indian citizenship to non-Muslim Road skirting the famous Dighali students community will “grow Surjewala said. have no opportunity. They are agi- protest march against CAA and Chief Secretary, Home Secretary migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan Pukhuri, an entire stretch of walls of stronger” if the Centre He was referring to the violent tated that the Constitution is being NRC on Wednesday the Governor and the Director General of Police and Bangladesh, plunging Assam into private homes, commercial ventures or Government fails to hold talks with protests against the new citizenship trampled upon...You (Modi) must who is also a noted jurist said: on different days — though none of a huge chaos, as violent protests had quarters of Cotton University them. law in Delhi and the resultant understand, and also consider it as “According to the Constitution, them responded to his summons — erupted across the state. Professors’ Colony, seems like a giant Surjewala was in Ahmedabad police action on students of the a warning, that if the State Government is bound to for consultations on the present tur- Guwahati, being the epicentre of the protest scroll with ‘No CAB’ splattered to attend a court hearing in Jamia Millia Islamia University they stand against you, they can follow the law. And those who are moil in the State, said, “I have no agitation, witnessed protests marches all over it. “We Assamese totally connection with a criminal (JMI) and the Aligarh Muslim even change the government,” he on Government posts are fully doubt that the Honourable Chief and countless bonfires lit up in the opposed the bill, and now want the Act defamation case. He was granted University (AMU). said. bound by the law of the land. Minister would also enter into a dia- streets across the city till December 12 to be revoked. Mobile internet has bail after he pleaded not guilty. Taunting the Prime Minister, Surjewala further said that if The Chief Minister took the oath to logue with me. That dialogue will night, bringing the bustling town to a been shut since December 11 evening. “While students and youth of Surjewala said such police crack- the Centre doesn’t hold talks with act according to the Constitution, be beneficial for both of us and it standstill. People also express their sentiments the country are holding demon- down was unprecedented in the the agitated students “the protests and this law is part of the will be in the interest of West Seeking to check spread of rumour and resentment on social media. strations, the Modi Government is last 72 years, because “Modi hai toh will only grow stronger, and you Constitution.” Bengal. And it will serve a large and maintain law and order, author- But, I guess, these public walls are responding with batons, tear gas mumkin hai” (anything is possible cannot suppress them”. 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Guwahati: A group of hearing and speech-impaired people, and we are together in this struggle to have Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief youth of Assam, including a pageant winner, on the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) eventual- Kamal Haasan on Wednesday visited the Madras Wednesday joined an anti-CAA protest in ly revoked. If it is not repealed, we will continue to University premises here and expressed solidarity Guwahati, as people of the state reaffirmed their protest,” Lahon told PTI, with the help of an inter- with a group of students protesting against the resolve to counter the legislation with unrelenting preter. Citizenship Amedment Act as he dubbed the law spirit. Besides Lahon, several young men and women ‘autocratic’ and ‘draconian’. A large number of protesters gathered in the under the banner of the Guwahati-based Assam Haasan was, however, not allowed to enter the Latasil playground in the heart of the city at the call Association of the Deaf turned out for the protest. main campus and spoke to the agitating students of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), whose chief Wearing face painting like mime artists, match- from behind the main gate of the university, oppo- advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya hailed the solidari- ing black T-shirts and ‘gamosas’, the young men site the Marina Beach. ty shown by women in the movement. joined the protesting masses. One of them had The MNM chief said he was at the varsity to While AASU leaders and State Government ‘Jai Ai Axom’ painted on his face while another had express solidarity with the students, who are on the employees, who ceased work on Wednesday, made ‘No CAA’, and others had ‘Mur Axom Thik Korok protest for the third day on Wednesday. emotive speeches after being detained at Digholi (Restore My Assam) and ‘No Infiltrators’ painted “They did not allow me inside, they might say Pukhuri, in the milling crowd was a group of youth in red on their faces. what right have you to go inside,” he said adding who were being given the import of the speeches General Secretary of Assam Association of the he visited the varsity to be the “defender,” of stu- through sign language. Deaf, T K Sarma, said he had participated in the dents. Among them was Miss India Deaf 2016, Assam Movement (1979-85), and the disabled com- The actor-politician said he would continue to Anjala Lahon, who intently looked at the sign lan- munity was coming out in full support because the raise his voice against the CAA and it was his guage interpreter, and waved her hand whenever CAA is “totally against the Accord”. “bounden duty,” to show solidarity with the students. people cried ‘Jai Ai Axom’ (glory to mother “We can neither hear the rallying cries of our “All over India, these kinds of voices are raising and Assam). fellow Assamese people nor speak to them, but our you cannot silence them,” he said.      !  -6.  
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On his part, Munde hit height which includes a 123.2- J&K Police and paramilitary end to discuss it with the BJP alleged irregularities into the back, saying that the MVA m statue standing atop an 88.8- forces on the occasion of 71st high command. 3,700 crore mid-sea government would not last for m pedestal — was a flagship Republic day function in He had recently indicated Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial one full term, but it would last project of the previous BJP-led January 2020. that the Ministry expansion project. for three full three terms. “ You Government. Maulana Azad stadium, was likely to take place after the total 15 seats, helping the Participating in a debate on will have to wait for not just five The equestrian statue of originally opened on January December 20 or 22. four-month-old Yediyurappa the Governor’s address to the years but at least the great Maratha warrior king 25, 1962 by the then Prime “By this month end I will Government to retain majori- joint session of Maharashtra 15 years before you can hope to will come up on a rocky islet Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, go to Delhi to meet our nation- ty in the Assembly. Legislature at the ongoing win- return to the power in the around 3.5 km from the Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, al president (Amit Shah) and Cabinet expansion will not ter session in Napgur, Munde State”. Marine Drive in south was recently upgraded and made to ensure incident free natural surface , practice pitch, Prime Minister (Narendra be an easy task as the Chief alleged, “The previous BJP Munde’s demand for an Mumbai. renovated at a whopping cost celebrations. proper drainage and other Modi), after coming back- Minister will have to strike a Government that came to inquiry into the alleged irreg- The memorial will — apart of 42 crores, under Prime On January 26, 1995 when additional facilities. those who supported our party balance by accommodating the power invoking Maratha war- ularities in the tendering from the statue of Shivaji — Ministers’ Development former Governor General Large number of players and contested and won the victorious disqualified legisla- rior Chhatrapati Shivaji’s name process of the Chhatrapati house an open-air theatre, a Package, with world class (Retd) KV Krishna Rao was staged demonstrations to pres- polls- will be made Ministers as tors as he had promised and had the project had launched Shivaji memorial project library and a museum show- facilities on the guidelines of taking salute after unfurling the surise officials of J&K Sports promised to them,” also make place for the old the mid-sea Shivaji memorial should be seen in the context casing the Maratha warrior’s International Cricket tricolor, three bombs were set Council from preventing mis- Yediyurappa told reporters at guard, upset at being “neglect- through a Jal Puja at the hands of the fact that the Devendra life. Besides, the memorial will Council. off by the terrorists resulting in use of newly upgraded stadium Hubballi in north Karnataka. ed” in the first round of the of Prime Minister Narendra Fadnavis Government had on have a viewing gallery akin to The objective was to eight deaths and but in vain. However, there are talks induction exercise. Modi. The Devendra Fadnavis March 1, 2018 handed over the the one at Statue of Liberty in provide world class facilities in fifty four injuries. Governor Speaking to this corre- within BJP circles that the With Yediyurappa making Government committed irreg- “Letter of Acceptance” (LoA) to New York harbour. It will have the region to host internation- himself had narrowly escaped spondent, local players alleged ministry expansion may get it clear that 11 disqualified ularities in the tendering the infrastructure major L & T a landscaped garden that can al cricket matches and IPL the blast. besides march past drill, heavy further delayed as MLAs of the 13 fielded by BJP, process of the project”. and gave a go-ahead to the lat- accommodate 3,000 people at league matches and boost local On ground zero, the pro- artillery guns are displayed ‘Dhanurmasa’ (considered an who successfully contested the “Since its Government ter for the start of construction. a time. talent. ject executing agency National during the Republic Day inauspicious month among bypolls on party tickets, will be committed sin, the BJP has At that time, Fadnavis had In 2017, L&T was short- Though local players,ini- Project Construction parade along with tableau of Hindus) was on since made Ministers, several senior now been kept out of power. made the announcement listed for 3,826 crore after the tially opposed the decision of Corporation Limited (NPCC) different departments. December 16 and will end party legislators have been lob- We demand a full-fledged through a tweet: “Historic day consortium of Reliance the divisional authorities and is racing against time to com- We have genuine fears, if all with ‘Makara Sankranti’ in bying hard for their induction. inquiry into the alleged irreg- it is! 15 long years’ wait is over!! Infrastructure and Afcons quot- made passionate appeals to plete the pending works inside these activities were permitted January third week. The Chief Minister will ularities in the tendering We handed over the ‘Letter of ed an estimate of  4,779 crore save the newly laid cricketing the stadium. to take place chances are that Expressing confidence that also have to deal with the process of mid-sea Shivaji Acceptance’ to L&T for the for the project. The project field, the administration The ambitious project has the newly laid green turf will his Government was stable demand for induction of two Memorial project,” Munde grand memorial was estimated to cost around ignored them and went ahead already missed several dead- suffer damages,leading to fur- and will complete its term, disqualified MLAs into the said. of our Great King Chhatrapati 3,826 crore, but now official with their ‘unilateral’ decision. lines after renovation work ther delay in completion of Yediyurappa said “As we have ministrywho had contested the Munde rooted for an Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian sources said there has been “a In the beginning of this started in February 2018. work. won 12 seats in the recent bypolls on the BJP ticket but inquiry into the alleged irreg- Sea, at Vidhan Bhavan, further revision in the cost”. week, the local authorities even Renovation work included They claimed, daredevil elections, we have got an lost besides allocation of key ularities in the tendering Mumbai”. Prime Minister Narendra handed over the custody of the extension of main pavilion and motorcyclists perform gravity opportunity to do good work portfolios. process of the Shivaji memor- “Maharashtra and our Modi had performed Jal Puja stadium to security personnel up-gradation as per Board of defying stunts in the main for the remaining three and He also has to give ade- ial project, when he was Nation have waited for 15 long for the mid-sea Shivaji memo- to ensure incident free Republic Control for Cricket in India ground and thousands of peo- half years without any distur- quate representation to various responding to the remarks years for this monument of rial project on December 24, day celebrations. (BCCI) norms , up-gradation ple throng the venue to witness bance.We will bring in visible castes and regions in his cabi- made by former chief minister pride for every Indian. Gave 2016, ahead of the crucial Ever since,venue of the of seating area, installation of the state function. 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I truly January 2019, the insurance acquisition of controlling stake not only has always operated Magnum has made a prof- BSE before opening of the ten- pound annual growth rate that smooth passing without believe that digital operation of behemoth completed acquisi- by LIC as a promoter in the in a fair and equitable manner it of 3.34 lakh by selling the dering period and thereby vio- (CAGR) is expected to be stopping at toll plazas is likely toll booths on our national tion 51 percent stake in IDBI bank through a combination of but also acted in accordance shares received through the lated SAST (Substantial around 10-12 per cent for to save thousands of crores highways will ensure better Bank, following which the preferential allotment and open with the law and will contin- IPO allotment, it added. Acquisition of Shares and domestic pharmaceutical com- every year for the nation, it said. environment and improved Reserve Bank re-categorised it offer of equity. ue to do so”. 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IGST Council - the highest GST rate of 12 per cent and confront the challenges of “The merged entity will down the significance of the The new company will start decision making body of the removal of tax on the prize stricter emissions regulations maneuver with speed and effi- new entity's name and head- with a strong base in Europe, new indirect tax regime - on money, saying the existing dual and the transition to new dri- ciency in an automotive indus- quarters location, but both are where PSA is the second-largest  &#&0+1 Wednesday witnessed first- rate is hampering the growth of ving technologies. try undergoing rapid and fun- symbolic choices that go a carmaker, and while Fiat makes ever voting on the issue of levy- the business. The companies said in a joint damental changes,” the carmak- long way to signalling who is in most of its profits in North hittaranjan Locomotive ing tax on lotteries as states Currently, a GST of 12 per statement that the new group will ers said in the joint statement. the driver's seat, where engi- America and has a strong pres- CWorks (CLW) has been expressed divergent opinions. cent is levied on state lotteries be led by PSA's cost-cutting New technologies includes neering and management ence in Latin America. It will be adjudged second by the Decisions in the previous sold within a state and 28 per CEO Carlo Tavares, with Fiat electrified engines, brains will be based, and the looking to strengthen its posi- NECA(National Energy 37 meetings of the GST cent on those sold outside that Chrysler's chairman John Elkann autonomous driving and con- relative importance of each tion in China, where both PSA Conservation Award) of BEE Council, headed by Union state. as chairman of the merged com- nectivity, part of what Tavares entity in the new company. and FCA lag. (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) Finance Minister and com- To sort out differences in pany. Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike described as “the transition to The French and Italian “That is part of the oppor- amongst the Railways prising of representatives of all the views among states, the Manley will stay on, but it was not a world of clean, safe and sus- governments as well as unions tunities,” Tavares said. “We are Production Unit Sector.This states and UTs, had been taken GST Council had earlier con- announced in what capacity. tainable mobility”. No plants will be on the look-out for the not happy with our perfor- is for the first time, CLW has unanimously. These included stituted an eight-member No name for the new com- will be closed under the deal, responses, given the national mance there. We think we got this award this Prestigious fixing of tax rates on dozens of group of ministers under the pany has been decided, execu- the companies said. significance of the auto indus- should be doing better in award on 14.12 19 at New goods and services but never chairmanship of Maharashtra tives said in a conference call, Savings will be achieved by tries to both economies. China.” Tavares said the deal Delhi. Shri Praveen Kumar had voting done to decide on Finance Minister Sudhir but both Tavares and Manley sharing investments in vehicle The French government has the support of its Chinese Mishra, GM, CLW had felici- the issue. Mungantiwar. insisted that it was not a platforms, engines and new helped bail out PSA Peugeot in partner and investor Dongfeng, tated the entire team & con- However, when the issue of The Council in its July “touchy subject”. technology, while leveraging 2014 and owns 12 per cent stake which “understood what need- gratulated for achieving this levy of GST on lottery came up meeting had also decided to The deal, which was unveiled scale on purchasing. in the French company through ed to be done”. exemplary award. at the 38th meeting of the seek a legal opinion from the in October, was announced as a But the executives also said the state investment bank. As part of the deal, Council, consensus eluded, Attorney General on the issue. 50-50 merger, but PSA has one there would be cuts. Decisions While the merger of Fiat Dongfeng's stake in the new sources said. This led to a vote In a representation made to extra seat at the board and on where those will come will and Chrysler has been a suc- company will be diluted from 6.2 being taken to decide on the Finance Minister Nirmala Tavares at the helm, giving the be made after the deal closes. cess, with the Italian-American per cent to 4.5 per cent, through issue by a majority. Sitharaman, All India French carmaker the upper hand “There is room for sharing automaker thriving on the the sale of 30.7 million shares. Sources said a uniform Federation of Lottery Trade & in daily management. (a) significant amount of exist- strength of the US market and FCA will pay its share- rate of 28 per cent GST rate will Allied Industries suggested that The executives said they ing platforms and avoiding the executive prowess of long- holders a 5.5 billion-euro (USD now be applicable on lotteries the GST Council could con- expect the deal to take 12-15 excess investments for the time CEO Sergio Marchionne, 6.1 billion) premium, raising from March 1. sider imposing GST on lotter- months to close. It will give future,” Tavares said. the history of car mergers is lit- questions about whether the Currently, dual GST rates ies after abating the prize birth to a group with revenues Both the Peugeot and Fiat tered with failed tie-ups. new company will be saddled are imposed on lotteries. money component of the lot- of nearly 170 billion euros and brands are strong on small-car Most famous among those with too much debt. Analysts As many as 21 states voted tery ticket since the said producing 8.7 million cars a technology, with significant is the Daimler-Chrysler merg- estimate that Peugeot is paying in favour of 28 per cent GST amount never forms part of the year — just behind Toyota, overlap in Europe. Manley said er, which foundered on cultural a hefty 32 per cent premium to rates as opposed to 7 against it, income in the lottery trade. Volkswagen and the Renault- that the convergence of plat- differences between the take control of Fiat Chrysler. A 
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fee — tours, laundry, home-styled *  & /   food. There are all sorts of dormito- + +   ries available at hostels from mixed to only female. The women’s dorm is ser- tourism. viced by an all-female staff. Even san- Roadshows will also //>. <2?/  $$   $ itary napkins are available in case any- include business interactions  #     # -   one needs them. At a time where and consumer interfaces and there are more women travellers press conferences, about trav-   $   R-   than ever before, a hostel is the el and trade fraternity of the prime example of how safe a co-liv- visiting destination. ing environment could be. The Director Tourism, The hostel culture has also pro- Jammu advised all the stake- moted community living, something holders to make an umbrella which was very common in ancient team constituting members times. People in a co-living space are from different organisations complete strangers but stay in harmo- that come under the Tourism one are the days when vacation ny with each other, also helping one in Jammu division so that all Gmeant staying at luxury hotels, another in various things. Most trav- the sectors/regions have due spending tons of money and still com- ellers are usually of the same age- representation and could syn- ing back disappointed, after having group, experience and mindset, which ergise their efforts towards done all that, because you couldn’t get is great, because once they come back working for a single goal — the right comfort and peace of mind from a day full of adventure, they can promotion of Jammu Tourism. you had hoped for. The reason for this just kick back and unwind with The meeting was attended discomfort is also the fact that untill strangers who quickly become meeting was convened by roadshows are being planned by company officials and rep- a few years ago, there weren’t too friends. Hostels organise a bunch of ADeepika K Sharma (KAS), in the coming months. It resentatives of various organi- many options available for travellers. fun stuff like game and karaoke Director Tourism, Jammu, with includes Ahmedabad-Surat- sations, including Inderjeet Today, however, things are a lot nights that help break the ice. the local stakeholders for the Baroda, Lucknow-Varanasi- Khajuria, Rajesh Chandan, different. Thanks to digitisation and Hostels also serve as a fertile hub conduct of promotional cam- Patna-Ranchi, Bangalore- Tarsem Kumar, Raman exposure, which made people famil- for social networking. People meet, paign in different countries Mysore, Chennai-Kochi, Sharma, Rajesh Gupta, iar with the concept of staying at a share, connect and sometimes, even and cities through roadshows. Mumbai-Pune-Nasik, Nagpur- Raminder Sanhotra, Rajinder hostel as opposed to a hotel. People collaborate. You could say hostel The Director Tourism, Indore-Bhopal and Kolkata- Sharma, Pritam Sharma, A now look for more than just going to travellers are like social butterflies — Jammu said that the Bhubaneswar-Puri at domestic Rohmetra, Bhuvneshwar a clichéd place, taking a few pictures, they fly from one place to the anoth- Department of Tourism, level, and Thailand- Gandotra, BB Kotwal, Amrik eating some local cuisine and coming The environment is always safe way to get a first-hand experience of er, collecting experiences and mem- Jammu would aggressively Bangladesh-Indonesia, Dubai- Singh, Raman Suri, Sham Lal back home. They’ve started looking and lets the young travellers be as they the local culture of a place as hostels ories, and then fly off to another place market Jammu & Kashmir as Sharjah-Abu Dabi and Jeddah- Kesar, Asif Iqbal, Siddhant for wholesome experiences like going want to. Most hostels have a plenty of have tour guides who are happy to to create more. And that’s the beau- top tourist destination in the Reyadh at international level. Choudhary, Sonu Kohli, Raj to offbeat places, interacting with peo- common spaces where travellers from take you around to explore to the less- ty of hostel living. It lures you to step forthcoming roadshows to be The tourism industry Kumar Dubey, Ashwani ple they otherwise wouldn’t have all over the world can interact with er-known, non-commercialised areas out of your comfort zone and lets you held across the country and believes that more structured Sharma, Kuldeep Luthra, had they stayed in a hotel. And hos- each other and exchange stories. of a city. be. even abroad. The chair roadshows should be undertak- Ashutosh Gupta, Daljeet Puri, tels give youngsters precisely that — And all of this, at pocket-friendly Since most young travellers have (The author is co-founder of informed the stakeholders en so as to accrue maximum Avtaar Singh and Sajid a perfect balance between privacy and prices. a limited budget, hostels also offer a GoStops, a co-living hostel chain in about the circuits wherein the benefit for promotion of Choudhary. a sense of comfort. Staying at a hostel is also the best variety of add-on services for a small India.)  -(  !" $%&'(!) (*+*,*&-./ -.   #          O  P 

ith the Indian Premier RAJASTHAN ROYALS League (IPL) auction all set Purse left: 28.90 crore Wto take place today, there is No of open players slot: 11 a look at where the eight franchises (Seven domestic, four overseas) stand in terms of their needs and Strength: They have enough financial position. firepower as far as foreign recruits are concerned and don’t need to think CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (CSK) too much on that front. Purse left: 14.60 crore Weakness: Their focus will be to No of open players slot: Five fill the domestic slots, which is not (three domestic, two overseas) very easy in a small auction. Strength: Heavyweights Opportunity: New coach Chennai Super Kings have more or Andrew McDonald will have the less a settled squad with a good blend chance to buy role-specific players of experienced foreign recruits and which fit the bill. Indian players. Those in the mix Threat: Other teams with have been with the MS Dhoni-led more money power going into franchise for a long time and going the auction can take away by history, this has been the men in domestic players they have in yellow’s strength. mind. Weakness: They don’t have a big purse to go for many players and if SUNRISERS HYDER- "   8  3? #  " ;  E 8 %         & ABAD the management feels they need 6 &   P   &    3?3?   "G;   more backups, this could be a road- Purse left: 17 crore block. mean they do not get to shore up some exciting talent from the pool No of open players Opportunity: CSK have enough other areas if they feel it is needed, and might look to go for some play- slot: Seven (five domestic, in their kitty to rope in one or two especially with the team not having ers who do not have a steep base two overseas) big fishes they might be looking for. a game-changing spin option. price but add teeth to their arsenal, Strength: SRH have Going by their squad and historical- Opportunity: The team is like Shimron Hetmyer. specific gaps to fill to ly, the Chennai-based franchise blessed with a squad that has been Threat: Teams like KKR, Kings    :     complete the squad could go for another seasoned cam- playing together for some time and XI and RCB are threats owing to their        which might help given paigner. are defending champions. The team bigger purse remaining and in bid-  " the room they have to Threat: CSK veteran Dwayne released 12 players and now has the ding wars they can get the better of operate with as far as the Bravo is injury-prone and not hav- chance to bring in new young play- Delhi. their toes and sure about purse left is concerned. ing a back-up could hurt them if ers to add depth. what they want. Weakness: SRH they don’t address the issue in the Threat: Injuries. Bumrah and KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS the end, as it can happen during need powerpacked auction. They also need a cover for Malinga are match-winners and in Purse left: 35.65 crore KINGS XI PUNJAB auctions. Indian players to fill in Lungi Ngidi who has been ruled out the bowling front, injuries to either No of open players slot: 11 Purse left: 42.70 crore their need of a finish- of South Africa’s Boxing Day Test of them could suddenly give them a (seven domestic, four overseas) No of open players slot: Nine ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGA- er and with limited against England due to hamstring depleted look with Trent Boult also Strength: KKR need reinforce- (five domestic, four overseas) LORE purse, it could be a injury and is also prone to picking injury prone. ments having released the likes of Strength: Anil Kumble is a Purse left: 27.90 crore hard bargain. up knocks. dashing opener Chris Lynn and vet- shrewd cricketing brain and the for- No of open players slot: 12 (six Opportunities: DELHI CAPITALS eran Robin Uthappa. They have mer India captain, who is their new domestic, six overseas) The fact that they MUMBAI INDIANS Purse left: 27.85 crore also let go off seasoned leg-spinner head coach, has the biggest purse Strengths: Virat Kohli’s RCB know, more or less, Purse left: 13.05 crore No of open players slot: 11 (six Piyush Chawla and a mini overhaul among other teams to play with as have their domestic players sorted what they need No of open players slot: Seven domestic, five overseas) of the squad could become their KXIP look for a skipper and other and can go all out in search for good could help in their (five domestic, two overseas) Strength: Delhi Capitals have strength. foreign players. overseas buys. cause and lay the Strength: Like CSK, reigning more or less a settled look as far as Weakness: KKR haven’t bought Weakness: Besides maybe a Weakness: RCB need to fill up platform for right champions Mumbai Indians have a their domestic players are con- too smartly in recent times and they Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul and six slots and they do not have too picks. settled look about their squad and cerned. They have the likes of need to bring their A game to the Mayank Agarwal, KXIP don’t boast much money for it. It will be inter- Threat: SRH only need back-ups for improving Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan table in terms of reinforcements as of a great Indian set of players and esting to see how they go about have been bench strength. Having the same set for firepower and in new recruit there will be other teams in the prowl in the auction they might end up their business. dependent on of players help and that is their Ajinkya Rahane the solidity needed. wanting to outwit the men in purple. going for too many and not getting Opportunity: The chance to the top three biggest strength. They do not have to worry too much Opportunity: This is a chance to what they want. cash in on one-two big names and will be Weakness: In the pace depart- on the Indian players' front. overhaul a team which has blown hot Opportunity: This is KXIP's might work for the franchise looking to get ment, Mumbai Indians are heavily Weakness: Delhi Capitals need and cold for a few seasons. They have chance to set the tempo of the auc- who are yet to taste a lot of some strong dependent on Lasith Malinga and foreign recruitments and will have to been consistent but have not realised tion owing to the maximum money success in the IPL. finishers in their Jasprit Bumrah. With Malinga not compete with Kolkata Knight Riders, their potential owing to not striking they have to spend. They can hike Threat: Other fran- line-up but with getting younger, Bumrah is coming Royals Challengers Bangalore and the right balance in the playing XI. up the prices of players other fran- chises with bigger other teams also back from an injury so they could Kings XI Punjab, all of whom have Threat: KKR will face competi- chises would be keen to buy and get remaining purse can in fray with big- require a cover and for that, they a bigger purse than them. tion from teams like Delhi Capitals, the better of the bargain. steal their targets as ger purse, they need to shell out from their purse Opportunity: The Delhi-based Royals Challengers Bangalore and Threat: KXIP can get players at RCB need more than might have to set- which is not that great. This could franchise have the chance to lap up Kings XI Punjab and have to be on a price which might be too much in one foreign recruits. tle for less.   BAGAN-EAST BENGAL DERBY POSTPONED 0    6
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