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Congress MLA Chintamani cannot breach the trust of there is no need for luring can- Later, the police reached   3&- 3 Maharaj had been released Congress party. didates . the spot and Karuna Shukla linked to allurement to join the Chintamani Maharaj while “BJP is going to win 65 and other leaders of Congress ver allege d issue of senior BJP. talking to media persons seats and return to power. party who had entered Ekatma &3 &/7 0&17&386/.5< OCongress Leader and niece While the BJP has cate- claimed that the voice in the There are many ‘Babas running Parisar were arrested. of late Prime Minister Atal gorically denied the allega- audio clip released is his and for their shops to polish their own Chhattisgarh Pradesh 66-8 315 &--8&/76/ Bihari Vajpayee, Karuna Shukla On former MP Karuna tion,the Congress party has last three days, phone calls identity. 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The matter got heated Denying the allegation in a any such act of disrespect is and Lundra MLA, the Baba Attacking BJP over the The party does not need assis- when a regional electronic &/&3- &0 hurriedly called media briefing, being shown to her paternal was allegedly luring issue, Chhattisgarh Pradesh tance of any person to win elec- news channel aired a news State BJP President Dharamlal uncle by the BJP or its leaders”, Chintamani Maharaj while Congress Committee President tion. while showing alleged disre- Kaushik said that it was not the Kaushik said. stating that Ramdayal Uike Bhupesh Baghel said that BJP On statement of BJP spect of the Urn containing leaders later reached the BJP BJP, the Congress leaders led ashes of late Atal Bihari He said that had if she was had been lured with Rs 10 crore had started it in Antagarh. National General Secretary and ashes of former PM kept at the office and staged a sit-in there. by Karuna Shukla created Vajpayee but the soil being col- so much concerned about her cash and ministerial post as “It has come out that Home State In-charge Anil Jain that ‘Ektama Parisar’. In between, BJP Co- uproar in the BJP office and a lected from different parts of paternal uncle, she should have assurance to join the BJP. Minister visits Kambal Baba more Congress leaders are Shukla while taking cog- Organizational General minor scuffle was also report- State in the plastic bottles for arrived when the ashes were Baba had offered Uike vic- who had said that he would waiting to join BJP, Kaushik nizance of the matter charged Secretary Saudan Singh and ed with the BJP workers pre- the proposed Atal Memorial at there and took some part, so tory in polls and post of min- help to form BJP government. categorically denied to com- that her sentiments were hurt Chhattisgarh In charge of BJP sent there. Later police was Atal Nagar. The bottles has that it could have been ister if he joins BJP. When Now it is in public as to how ment on it and said that media with the aleged act of BJP. Anil Jain also entered the office. called and the Congress lead- started to arrive in state capi- immersed with rituals as a Chintamani raised the suspi- BJP carries out the dealing,” he should seek information from She accompanied by other Raising slogans against ers were arrested. tal. family member. cion, Baba was assuring that the said. Jain to clarify on it.    !+          . 
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Similarly, in social media like cation by issuing no objection would be waived off and their around Rs 80,000 crore keep- ed area so that they could join Baghel CCongress Committee On October 15, photograph of Facebook, YouTube, instagram, certificate. power tariff bills would be ing in view the budget of pre- the mainstream and third said the viral audio has lodged the complaint with Chief Minister along with BJP WhatsApp also such advertise- The certificate committee curtailed to half if the party vious year while setting our pri- option is of stern action if the unmasked BJP and was show- Chief Electoral Officer seeking Member of Parliament, and ments were released. has Dr Renuka Shrivastava forms Government after orities, he said. two earlier steps don’t work. ing that anyhow it wants to assessment of advertisement photographs of ministers and Congress leader urged that (Returning Officer Raipur Assembly polls in the State. The manifesto covers the The Congress leader also retain power . published on October 15, birth- party symbol, full page adver- after MCMC verification, all South, Akashwani Programme Notably, Singhdeo had also issues of all sections of life stated that party is against out- The ‘Kambal Wale Baba’ day of Chief Minister, as part of tisements were released in all the expenses be added to the head S Padmaja and sought suggestions from more whether be it farmers, labour- sourcing and if it comes to is close to the State Home violation of election model prominent Hindi newspapers, election expenses of Raman Doordarshan Programme head than one lakh citizens from ers, government employees, power it will implement ‘zero’ Minister and he had already code of conduct. The party which were two to four pages. Singh. It has been released by PK Shrivastava. every walk of life for the party’s Ad-Hoc employees, students, outsourcing. Local industries claimed that he (Baba) would pointed out that before releas- One of the newspapers carried different cabinet ministers and As per the Election poll manifesto in the making. doctors, health workers, trade would also be persuaded to make effort for making the ing advertisement prior per- four page special editions, which all have knowledge of election Commission of India directive, Citing several suggestions unions, vegetable and fruit train the local youth and BJP government this time mission was not taken from falls under paid news. The esti- rules. In case, if they are also one State level and in each dis- and making certain declara- vendors and we will try to ful- employ them instead of hiring and the current incident is a Media Certification and mated total cost of advertise- in election fray, these expens- trict level one MCMC has been tions, Singhdeo claimed that fill the aspirations of all of from outside, he said. proof of his effort, he alleged. Monitoring Committee ments is  1.53 crores. es be added to their election constituted. MCMC constituted the party will release the poll them, he said. Singhdeo also declared that The way the BJP is luring (MCMC). Party sought imme- Kiranmayee said that as account and commence at State level a Chief Excutive manifesto by November 8. Regarding curbing cor- for farmers, the party will pro- leaders has now come to fore diate action on it. per model code of conduct, after Income Tax probe. As with Officer (CEO) is the chairperson. Addressing a press confer- ruption in the state, Singhdeo vide Rs 2500 Minimum before the people of the state Submitting the complaint, October 6, if any proposed can- notification for polling in first The members are one ence here on Tuesday, Singhdeo said the party will have ‘Lokpal’ Support Price per quintal of and they will give a befitting former Raipur Mayor and didate or his supporters released phase, the assembly con- Returning Officer of Raipur, claimed that the party will as has been advised by social paddy including the bonus reply in the upcoming elec- Media Committee member any advertisement, which is stituency of Chief Minister Chhattisgarh and two class I prepare the manifesto in such worker Anna Hazare. which the BJP had failed to tions, Baghel said. Kiranmayee Nayak stated that as before filing of nomination, would also go for poll. officers. a manner that none of the About stand of Congress provide. #           "

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Charminar on coming from winning the Hyderabad party's votes get reduced if he Singh Chouhan saying the Modi will be present at the Saturday. Telangana State Lok Sabha seat uninterrupted campaigns for it. The video was Congress should not treat one e-griha pravesh ceremony for Congress president N Uttam from 1984. Ever since the rela- recorded on October 13 but it seen talking casually to party of its senior leaders in this 40,000 beneficiaries of the Kumar Reddy told the reporters tions between the two parties emerged on a day Congress workers at the residence of manner. "We (BJP) have not affordable housing scheme of on Tuesday that Rahul will broke about a decade ago on a president Rahul Gandhi is in MLA Jitu Patwari here, Singh given him (Singh) this pain. It the Government, he said.   visit the historic monument to sour note, and MIM became a the State to campaign for the also advises Congress workers was given by the Congress The Prime Minister will commemorate Rajiv Gandhi close friend of ruling TRS over upcoming Assembly elections. to campaign for candidates itself. His posters are not being also participate in functions to Legislative Council Dhananjay the old Indira Awas Yojana Sadhbhavna yatra. the last five years, Congress has Singh, the two-time former wholeheartedly to achieve vic- put up, he is not being given mark the conclusion of the Munde Tuesday claimed that combined with a few other During the day long visit been bitterly attacking MIM Chief Minister of Madhya tory. "Dekho, khwaab dekhte prominence," Chouhan said. year-long Saibaba Samadhi the State Government is spend- schemes and rechristened. Its Rahul will attend the com- leadership. Pradesh, has been conspicuous rah jaaoge agar kaam nahi "I never imagined the centenary programme organ- ing 2 crore to bring benefi- implementation has been such memoration meeting in the Interestingly BJP President by his absence in the pro- kiya to. Nahi banegi sarkar agar Congress will treat one of its ised by the Sai temple trust. ciaries for the October 19 func- that they are having to search shadows of Charminar, present Amit Shah has also vowed to grammes and rallies which aise kaam kiya to. Jisko ticket leaders in this manner. Modi is also expected to tion. for beneficiaries now. Also Rajiv Gandhi Sadhbhavna give a tough fight to MIM and Gandhi has been addressing in mile, chahe dushman ko mile, Congressmen should, at least, perform ground breaking cer- The State Government has given the drought situation, award to veteran Congress wrest its seats in the coming the State over the last few jitao (You will continue dream- respect their leader," the chief emony for some projects of the allocated 2 crore and given why are Government funds leader and former Chief elections. In his response MIM weeks. ".. Mera kaam keval ek. ing if you do not work. You minister added. trust, including the new "dar- targets for its officers to iden- being spent on such propa- Minister K Rosaiah and President Asaduddin Owaisi Koi prachar nahi, koi bhashan can't form the Government if State Congress chief Kamal shan" queue shelter to be con- tify and escort the beneficiaries ganda?" he said. address the meeting. He will challenged Amit Shah and nahi. Mere bhashan dene se to you work like this. Even if the Nath parried questions on structed in the Sai temple, the to the event, Munde claimed. Munde said the Rural later flew to another Muslim Prime Minister Narendar Modi Congress ke vote kat-te hai, mai ticket is given to a rival in the Singh's video by saying, "I am official said. "None of the Government Development Department, pocket Bhainsa in Nirmal dis- to contest against him from jata nahi" (I have only one job, party, you should ensure his not aware of the context in President Ram Nath schemes are reaching the tar- headed by his estranged cousin trict and addressing an election Hyderabad.“Congress party no campaigning, no speech. victory)," he is seen telling the which he was stating this". Kovind was in Shirdi earlier get group. So now they've Pankaja Munde, was spending meeting there. would give a tough fight on all When I deliver a speech, party workers. Polls for the 230-member MP this month to inaugurate the opted for false promotion of the Government money to arrange Muslim dominated old city seats of Old City of Hyderabad Congress votes get reduced, so Singh however said the Assembly are scheduled for centenary programme. schemes, with elections food and travel of those attend- of Hyderabad was traditional- in next elections and would win I don't go)," Singh is heard say- video was not being shown in November 28 while counting of Meanwhile, Leader of approaching," he alleged. ing the event and for putting up ly a fortress of MIM and it rep- at least 2-3 seats”, Uttam Kumar ing in the video. a proper manner. "It is not votes will be taken up on Opposition in Maharashtra "In fact, PMAY is merely banners on buses. PTI resents 7 Assembly con- Reddy said. In the video, in which he is being shown in the right man- December 11.

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  recorded for 48 hours but given mittee on Tuesday in lakh per farmer. The incentive the extent of winter pollution New Delhi: As the #MeToo "Ramani is not alone in her 1998), Suparna Sharma (1993-    Hyderabad. He said that after under the Rythu Bandhu witnessed in the national movement gains ground, 17 fight. We would request the 1996), Ramola Talwar Badam  !       coming to power the TRS scheme will be increase from  Capital, the plan has been women journalists who have honourable court hearing the (1994-1995), Hoihnu Hauzel Government will study the 4,000 to 5,000 per acre per implemented as the air quali- worked with 'The Asian Age' defamation case to also con- (1999-2000), Aisha Khan models of unemployment crop and every farmer will get From Page 1 ty slipped to the “poor” cate- newspaper, came out in support sider the testimonies of sexual (1995-1998) and Kushalrani    B  7B63&.& allowance being implemented in 10,000 for two crops per acre Several measures are in gory, the official said. of their colleague Priya Ramani harassment of some of us at the Gulab (1993-1997) have signed various States and decide the every year, he told the media. force in the Delhi-National In addition, the CPCB has who has accused Union hands of the petitioner, as also the statement. elangana Rashtra Samiti has modalities of its implementation He also promised that the Capital Region (NCR) like also deployed 41 teams to Minister M J Akbar of sexual of the other signatories who Kaniza Gazari (Asian Age Tunveiled a part of its mani- including the eligibility criteria. age of eligibility for the old age mechanised sweeping of roads, monitor the implementation of harassment, said a joint state- bore witness to this harass- 1995-1997), Malavika Banerjee festo for the coming Assembly “We will pay the allowance to all and other pensions will be ban on garbage burning, pol- measures taken to combat air ment issued by them. ment," the journalists said in the (1995-1998), A T Jayanthi elections in the State and the unemployed youth irre- brought down to 57 years and it lution control measures at brick pollution. The journalists have urged joint statement undersigned by (1995-1996), Hamida Parkar promised 3,016 per month spective of their numbers. From will be increased to 2,016 per kilns and deployment of police On Tuesday, Anand Vihar the court to hear their testi- them. (1996-1999), Jonali Buragohain, unemployment allowance for the comprehensive household month. to ensure smooth passage of recorded an AQI of 381, monies against Akbar, claiming Meenal Baghel who Meenakshi Kumar (1996-2000), the jobless youth. survey we have an idea” he said. The State has 40 lakh ben- traffic at vulnerable areas. Dwarka Sector 8 registered that some of them suffered worked for Asian Age (1993 to Sujata Dutta Sachdeva (1999- TRS President and care- KCR came out with anoth- eficiaries of pension schemes for The use of gensets has also AQI of 373, ITO recorded 296 sexual harassment by the 1996), Manisha Pande (1993- 2000) and Sanjari Chatterjee are taker Chief Minister K er set of promise to help the state aged, single women, widows, been banned in the city but and Jahangirpuri recorded an Minister and others have been 1998), Tushita Patel (1993- the other journalists to sign the Chandrasekhar Rao came out farmers stand on their own differently abled, beedi workrs they are being allowed to oper- AQI of 321, according to CPCB a witness to it. 2000), Kanika Gahlaut (1995- statement. PTI with fresh promises after a feet. He promised another round and toddy tappers. ate in parts of the NCR due to data.

#  $$$ Prayag was renamed as The major recommenda- He said as a conscious deci- Bhasin said the findings   Allahabad by Mughal Emperor 1000 tion was the use of real time sion and with a view to main- have also been shared the Akbar in 1580 as he maintained that information technology and taining discreteness, the names Enforcement Directorate (ED) From Page 1 it was Allah’s place and hence coined From Page 1 strengthening the core banking of borrower accounts or entities, and the Central Bureau of “They are just doing politics but its name. Giving details of the frauds system and its’ linking with all and the names of the banks have Investigation (CBI). The mea- we have done it to honour the lost “The wrong that the Mughal in the gem and jewellery sec- major units of the banks. The not been disclosed in the report. sures suggested include  000 religious dignity of the old city emperor did should be corrected. We tor, the report cited different CVC also noted that automat- “However, steps are being taken strengthening of standard oper- which was once known as Prayagraj,” expect that the Chief Minister will modus operandi by private ed money transfer system like for all encompassing actions ating procedures (SOPs) and Singh added. issue orders for changing the name companies, including inflat- SWIFT is at present not avail- such as investigation by the pre- the monitoring system, and From Page 1 During his participation in of Allahabad as Prayagraj,” the saints ing the valuation of diamonds able to many officers of the mier investigative agencies, fix- also highlighting the role of To prevent the godman’s arrest, Rampal and his Kumbh Margdarshak Mandal meet- had advocated. with the malafide intention to banks. The report suggested ing staff accountability and controlling offices, so as to aides had barricaded themselves and holed themselves ing at Allahabad with saints some In 2001, after the Kumbh Mela, avail higher credit facilities that this should be available to recovery measures, etc. For examine the aspect of quality of up inside the sprawling 12 acre Satlok Ashram. The time back, Yogi had assured to then Chief Minister Rajnath Singh from the lenders. all senior banking officers to effective action,” he said. business, Bhasin said. controversial godman was arrested on November 19 rechristen Allahabad as Prayagraj. and then Governor Vishnu Kant It cited absence of effective detect frauds in automated after a two-week long stand-off between his followers The meeting was also attended by Shastri had also favoured changing mechanism in banks and cer- transferring money. and police which had left six dead and several others Governor Ram Naik, who had the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj tain other loopholes that led to The report also noted injured. instantly given his nod. but the promise remained unfulfilled. frauds in this sector and sug- many internal frauds com- !!, gested systemic changes. “The mitted by banking staffers by gem and jewellery sector cred- obtaining commission from it facilities to these companies canvassing deposits from -.+% ',  P0   increased manifold within a Government organisations short span of time in an effort and PSUs. “These studies have Q3+ 4 by the banks to increase their been done by the commission From Page 1 (CLP) held a meeting on was suspended by the Speaker. split by taking away two MLAs credit dispensation. There as a preventive vigilance tool However, the Congress Tuesday in Panaji during which Shirodkar and Sopte had faxed of the Congress in a bid to should have been some seg- by utilising its vast experience maintained that the twin res- the current political situation in their resignation letters to manufacture majority on the ment related limits on such of handling various cases of ignations were not a setback for the coastal State was discussed. Speaker Pramod Sawant. floor of the House, which indi- type of credit exposures,” the frauds and staff accountabili- the party as they were confi- Coming out of the meeting, Goa Pradesh Congress cates that the ruling party lacks report suggested. ty related matters,” said Bhasin. dent of roping in four MLAs former Chief Minister and Committee president Girish majority,” alleged Chodankar. from the BJP in their fold. Congress legislator Pratapsinh Chodankar said the BJP has He said rest 14 MLAs of the “It is not a setback for the Rane said his party will fight engineered a split in the Congress would remain togeth- Congress. We may have been back. “They have left the party Congress in a bid to “manu- er and there is “no possibility ..000 reduced by two numbers, but but they will have to face by- facture” majority in the House. of any further split in the our efforts to form the State elections. We will fight it out The Congress had last month party”. Government will continue. during the election,” Rane said. demanded a floor test while “The BJP is trying to break From Page 1 a war zone,” Varma, the pres- They have taken two of our Meanwhile, the resigna- claiming that the BJP-led the Congress and poach MLAs My Government will not ident of Pandalam Royal MLAs and we will get four tion letters of two MLAs were alliance Government is in dis- either by using money power or allow any violence in the name Palace Trust, told journalists from their camp,” Goa allegedly “leaked” on social array in view of the ill health of terrorising them. Some MLAs of Sabarimala,” he told after walking out of the meet- Congress spokesperson Nilkant media by a member of the Chief Minister Manohar had said in the past that they reporters in ing in a huff. Halarnkar said. watch and ward staff of the Parrikar. and their family members had Thiruvananthapuram as fol- TDB president A Congress Legislature Party Legislative Assembly and he “The BJP has engineered been threatened,” he said. lowers of Lord Ayyappa virtu- Padmakumar, however, dis- ally besieged Nilackal, about missed suggestions that the       3&- 3 nized in IIM's newly con- 225 km from the State capital. meeting was a “failure”. “What structed campus at Atal Nagar. “Stern action will be taken they (stakeholders) wanted he students of Indian The theme for the night was against anyone who prevents was to file the review petition TInstitute of Management “Deck up and Dance Out”. devotees from going to now itself. But the Supreme (IIM) Raipur came together to The event started with Sabarimala,” he warned, and Court is closed till October 22. celebrate the ‘Garba Night’ in worshipping Lord Ganesha and ruled out any rethink of his They also wanted to maintain festival of Navratri the other Goddess Durga and by praying Government’s decision against the status quo on the customs day. for the bright future of students seeking a review of the and traditions. The event was organized and the Institute at large. The Supreme Court order. “We will “As the Supreme Court by RANG, the institute’s IIM Raipur student and staff go by what the Supreme Court has passed a verdict, what Cultural Club. It was the first fraternity came out in huge says,” he asserted. can the board do? But the cultural event which was orga- numbers to join the event. The TDB, meanwhile, went board will continue to talk into a huddle with stakehold- with them to resolve the issue,” ers, including the Pandalam Padmakumar said. royal family representatives He said the October 19 $'-    and priests, to soothe frayed meeting will take up the issue tempers amid escalating of the review petition. Kerala    "C$'1) protests by the Hindu right and has witnessed a series of common Ayyappa devotees. protests and prayer marches   17&-8&37 Minister also hoped to share There was, however, no break- over the last few days over the Israel’s expertise in the field of through. The meeting also Government’s decision to unjab Chief Minister Capt internal security to further attended by Ayyappa Seva enforce the Supreme Court PAmarinder Singh on strengthen the State’s defence Samajam and Yoga Kshema order. Tuesday paved way for his visit preparedness. Sabha ended in a deadlock as The Shiv Sena recently to Israel next week, with the Seeking to position Punjab the TDB stuck to its stand of warned of “mass suicides” if confidence that it would open as the most favoured invest- not filing a review petition. women of menstrual age were new vistas of growth and coop- ment destination among for- “It is very painful and we allowed into the temple. Some eration in key areas of eign investors, Capt cannot agree. We wanted a other organisations have said mutual interest, particularly Amarinder said that his decision on filing the review women and girls aged between the agriculture, horticulture Government was keen to tap petition to be taken today 10 and 50 years will have to and dairy sectors. the technological advance- itself, but the board said it can tread on them before entering The Chief Minister, accom- ments on offer by Israel. be discussed only at the next the temple. panied by a high-level delega- India and Israel share glo- meeting of TDB on October Actor-turned-BJP politi- tion, is scheduled to leave for rious historical ties which 19,” Shashikumar Varma, a cian Kollam Thulashi went to his five-day visit to Israel on should be fully harnessed member of the Pandalam royal the extent of saying women of October 21. through mutual cooperation to        ' ) 7       " 7  '   $" ;')  "#   9  , .    )   " family said. “banned age” visiting the At a meeting with Charge ensure overall growth and pros-    "    ";.    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www.dailypioneer.com !#! 123/!#04 Sir Syed Khan: The renaissance man Miles ahead        *+4      : :   ;              ,        ment of a community which was despondent, tury. He comprehensively defined and also drink water from the same rivers and breathe the that together, we can achieve more and he strived       %     dejected and was socially, economically reviewed its element and dynamics which was same air. As a matter of fact, Hindus and Muslims for a united country until his last breath. The deplorable after the fall of the Mughal empire. one of the objectives of his journal Tahzeeb-ul- are the two eyes of the beautiful bride that is most important first contributions to Sir Syed    ,         6 The aftermath of the tragic events of the /-3/B62&/ Akhlaq. He began with an emphasis on the foun- Hindustan. The weakness of any one of them will for the construction of building came from mutiny of 1857 had made him ponder deeply dation of Muslim cultural thought on scientif- spoil the beauty of the bride (dulhan)”. Hindus like Choudhary Sher Singh, Kunwar   )     )    P   "1  about the morass of degradation and chaos into 35.&.0B 76<-3/ ic lines and for this purpose, set up the scien- “We believe in inspiring minds, improving Lekhraj Singh, Raja Shiv Narain Singh, Raja              which the Indian Muslims had plunged. - 60061 &0275 tific society. It was due to the strong personal- their intellectual capacity and building charac- Ghanshyam Singh, Raja Uday Pratap Singh, Lala 2 ) Eventually, Sir Syed became the man whom des- ity and intellectual stead-fastness of Sir Syed that ters which our students will treasure for their life- Phul Chand, Lala Vasudeo Sahai and others.  8E+  &"     / -  tiny had chosen to play the role of a messiah for 36/6 6 76 educated people began to follow him. Sir Syed time. We also endeavour to inculcate social val- Their name continues to adorn old buildings of    $   "  4"'  2#1 the community. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was very Khan in his writings through Tahzeeb-ul- ues and principles of personal excellence and care AMU. And what better tribute could have been   " %     '   & "  intelligent and a dedicated person. Even as he )6&-85< Akhlaq emphasised two things on which the for others, said the Vice-Chancellor Professor paid to Sir Syed’s idea of Hindu-Muslim unity ir Syed Ahmad Khan was born to a noble had differences of opinion for the opening of a educational vision should be based: Adoption of Tariq Mansoor of Aligarh Muslim University, and the idea of a cosmopolitan, modern India 
'     "   !E+9D'   Syed family in Delhi on October 17, college, he convinced the community that this L1 0 36M&/ modern education and moral education. who is also one of the prominent surgeons of this he championed than this — the first student to  '         A   '   1817, and gradually earned the reputa- was the only way to go forward and become suc- 36(&06 - 76 Sir Syed was a great intellectual, an enlight- country”. He further expressed his feeling that pass out of MAO college (AMU) was Mr Ishwari
   
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'  A CHELLAKUMAR VISHWAJIT RANE Amid the sorrowful story of the two super cats — the Asiatic Lion and Royal Bengal Tiger — is the story of the  S          -  smartest big cat, the Indian leopard, which is on the path to re-capturing its lost habitats... N! O  '  
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By extending similar logic per cent of the sugarcane cultivation       *+*1       21    ( /#46#1 es to install his son Rama Rao in the Chief ries — one, the death of 23 lions in and studying hunting records, it can area in the country — are inflicted by       -.    3              ,9(0::.1  Minister’s post and move to national poli- Gir due to CDV and Protozoa infec- be said that the Indian forests had a the leopard. The animal is also seen #           , ,  #   tics. KCR has big dreams of becoming the tions and second, the hunt for a man- high population of the leopard before in the sugarcane fields in Terai belt in      440+++            There can really be no objection to the Yogi Adityanath next Prime Minister. eating tiger in Maharashtra — the Second World War. Thereafter, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.                4+  Government’s move to change the name of the city of elangana, the country’s youngest State, On the plus side, the KCR Government grabbed headlines in Indian newspa- they were killed in thousands, which A recent paper, ‘Big Cat in Our     (                will face elections on December 7 for has already announced many welfare pers and electronic media. pushed them to become near extinct. Backyards’, published by the journal          5+   *+5+ ,     Allahabad back to its ancient name Prayag or Prayagraj. the second time since its birth in 2014. schemes, including Rythu Bheema and But this story is about the However, conservation measures ‘Public Library of Science’, made T                   But it does indicate the sense of priorities that occupy our Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao took a Rythu Bandhu schemes for the farmers. He smartest big cat — the Indian leop- have reversed the trend. headlines by reporting up to six res- leaders’ minds. While nobody is arguing a name-change big risk by advancing the Telangana has also taken up various projects such as ard (Panthera pardus fusca), a sub- Distribution range: In a major- ident leopards per 100 km in the sug- 6          7++++      and better civic services can’t go hand in hand, the fact is Assembly polls by eight months. It was also Kaleshwaram project, Mission Kakatiya, species of the nine subspecies of all ity of the Indian States, the leopards arcane fields in Sangamner region of              that Allahabad is plagued with issues from sanitation to his bravado to announce the list of 105 can- Haritha Haram and Mission Bhagiratha. leopards in the world. It is widely dis- are dispersing in new areas due to Maharashtra. The big cats hide in the ,                  didates on the same day even before the The manifesto will come up with more poll tributed across the country — from which its population is recovering. dense cover of sugarcane crops dur-               8 law and order and lack of employment opportunities to a Election Commission of India announced promises. Besides, Telangana is also one of Jammu & Kashmir in the north-west Until a few years ago, Punjab was con- ing the day, preying on dogs, pigs, cat-                  filthy Ganga, none of which yet been addressed. the polling dates. But the question is: Will the top rankers in the ease of doing busi- to the southern part of Tibet in China sidered to be a non-tiger State as the tle and poultry in the night in the vil-  ,     ,         he succeed in his gamble? ness rankings. It registered an increase in in the north-east Himalayas to Cape animal occasionally visited in the win- lages and towns. When one or two        6   # 9:  9;   6  Though it was the Congress gross domestic product growth and indus- Comorin in the south and from the ter from the hills of Himachal leopards killed five people in Mandvi %          ,     Government at the Centre then that agreed trial development. It is way ahead of Gir forest (Saurashtra) and thorn for- Pradesh. But in recent times, the Taluka of Surat district, Gujarat in the      ,  9:         <1+++ for a bifurcation of the State in 2014, the other States in the per person consumption est in the arid zone of Kachchh in the Leopards have made a come back in Area of these leopard supporting total leopards were found in nation- post-monsoon and early winter in Shashi’s sallies Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) came to of power, progress in the service sector and west to the moist forest of Myanmar the lower Shivalik hills of Punjab, bor- national parks and wildlife sanctuar- 76--& al parks and wildlife sanctuaries. 2010, while hunting and trapping the  <1++++    6            <7+++ power, riding on the Telangana wave. IT exports. in the eastern border of India. dering Himachal Pradesh. ies is about 136,550 km. Of this, about Also, based on census reports of a few man-eater, about two dozen leopards,  <4*+++     ,           : #         Contrary to its expectations, the Congress However, it is not all hunky dory for Although a majority of the leop- Similarly, about two and a half 50 tiger reserves and their buffer zones 065&3-/ States, about 15 per cent of the leop- including cubs, were eliminated from                  was wiped off from both Telangana and KCR as he has not delivered on the two- ards are confined in India, small pop- dozen of leopards marked their pres- in 17 States are occupied by the Tigers ards used habitat beyond the bound- the sugarcane areas of the villages in          <5++++(<01+++    # "     6   .A$B Andhra Pradesh. bedroom house scheme, transformed the ulations are also found in Nepal, ence in the Shivalik of Haryana a and five national parks and wildlife -/ 3-. 6-EI aries of the forests. three months. When a leopard killed               As there is no wave this time, the polls State into Golden Telangana, filled up 1.50 Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, decade ago. The animal dispersed sanctuaries in Gujarat by the Asiatic / & 6/&56 Leopard’s occupancy in the major four people in sugarcane zone in                     " )  
/   "  are a fight for survival for the Opposition, lakh vacancies or provides jobs to those Pakistan and small areas of southern from the Shivalik of Himachal lion. In the rest of the leopard support- part of 14 tiger States was 173,900 km Veraval in Junagadh (Gujarat) in         #         "  "       "   including the Congress. The Telugu Desam killed in the Telangana agitation. From a China adjoining Myanmar. Each of Pradesh and from the Aravallis hill ing protected areas, the leopard is a -5 633- 53B% in 2014. As per the rough leopard dis- March 2012, a total of nine leopards               ,      1 Party (TDP), the Congress, Communist surplus State, it has now become a revenue the other seven sub-species of the ranges of Rajasthan to the forests of top predator but compete with the tribution range, provided by the were trapped and removed from the         "                        Party of India and the Telangana Jana deficit State. Asian leopard has a small population, Haryana. At present, forests in 10 dis- hyena. Experts believe that though &3&7& Chief Wildlife Wardens and wildlife area. There are several such stories in      41(4=(  ( 7     ' 
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The tallest statue of the Parliamentary Committee on 1- -M6/7-&1 9IHH 5 Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram The official statement world being constructed near Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 35(-61- -M6/7- 5 and Arunachal Pradesh have regarding PK’s appointment was It is also expected that Kishor Sardar Sarovar Dam site would and food court to name few. Agriculture Minister RC Faldu 2016 to express their -0068&0)-83& / <35) also been opposing the Bill. issued on Tuesday by the party’s will have his say in all the top be unveiled by the Prime Another major attraction would has been tasked to invite the Opposition to the proposed Meanwhile, the opposi- secretary general KC Tyagi who level deliberations with other Minister Narendra Modi on be ‘Light and Laser show’ which Assam Chief Minister, Education Constitutional Amendment &<87&-/ & .&80&6/7 tion Congress in Assam has expressed confidence that his parties in the NDA and in the October 31, 2018 to mark 144th would give information about Minister Bhupendrasinh Bill before October 23. &&-/ & 275&36 slammed the AGP terming experience and expertise will decision making his inputs and birth anniversary of the Ironman Sardar Patel and his role in the Chudasama just returned from Senior AGP leader Kamala 7- /-7 . 7-/ the regional party’s opposition take the party to a new height. suggestions would be given of India, said Rupani adding that freedom movement of the his trip to Haryana, while Food Kalita said this on Tuesday &- &3/-53173-/ -& to the controversial Bill as Kishor, 41, had formally weightage by the party supremo. the first phase of Ekta Yatra will nation as well as unification of and Civil Supplies Minister while adding that an AGP del- mere eyewash and said that joined the JD(U) on September There had been wild spec- be during October 19 to 29 and India post-independence. Jayesh Radadia has been sent to egation will go to New Delhi alliance Government in the Bill poses gravest threat 16 at the party’s State executive ulations about his role in the second phase would be between Meanwhile, Gujarat Uttarakhand. Energy and soon to meet each of the 30 Assam. Assam had witnessed ever to Assam and its indige- committee meeting here. After party after he joined the JD(U) November 15 and 25. Ministers and top bureaucrats Petrochemicals Minister Saurabh members of the JPC on severe protests earlier this nous people. grabbing limelight following last month. There were reports Interestingly foundation stone of including CM Rupani are Patel is right now visiting Bihar Citizenship (Amendment) Bill year protesting against the “The controversial Bill is huge victory of mahagath- that he might contest Lok the project was laid by Modi roaming across the country in with an invite for Chief Minister to impress upon them the dan- Citizenship (Amendment) the gravest threat ever faced by bandhan, which involved the Sabha polls from Buxar con- when he was Gujarat CM on order to invite Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar for the event. gers looming large on Assam if Bill 2016. Assam since Independence. It JD(U) and the RJD apart from stituency, his hometown, and October 31, 2013 for the project of all the States for the grand Minister of State for Home the Constitutional Amendment The Citizenship is the biggest ever injustice others, he was keeping a low some suggested he might be built at a cost of 2,389 crore. inauguration of the statue of Pradeepsinh Jadeja returned Bill is passed. (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which meted out to Assam. The AGP profile. The victory of 2015 made a powerful Minister. But The statue stands 3.2 km down- unity project – 182 metres from his trip to Himachal “We have met the JPC was introduced in the Lok is hand in glove with the BJP. Assembly election was largely Nitish seemed to have proved stream of the Narmada dam on high statue of Sardar Patel. Pradesh. Social Justice and during its hearing in Assam Sabha on July 15, 2016, seeks to If the AGP is really against the credited to the poll strategy all those speculations wrong. the islet, Sadhu bet. The Gujarat Government Empowerment Minister and expressed our reserva- amend the Citizenship Act, Bill, they should come out of engineered by Kishore who in In a recent interview to a “The entire precinct, includ- wants this unveiling to be a grand Ishwarbhai Parmar went to Goa tions regarding the proposed 1955 to provide citizenship to the alliance,” said former Chief 2014 general election had senior TV journalist and ing the installation place of event and has drafted almost all for the purpose. Forest Minister Bill. We are not going to illegal migrants, from Minister and Congress leader, reportedly crafted the strategy answering the questions of the ‘Statue of Unity’, would be made the Ministers to different States Ganpat Vasava went to Tamil accept the passing of the Bill Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Tarun Gogoi. for Narendra Modi. students of Indian Institute of patriotic place with the theme invite the respective Chief Nadu, while another Minister at any cost. We are also going Pakistan, who are of Hindu, “There is no point of drama- With his elevation as JD(U) Technology, Delhi, Kishor said ‘One India, Best India’ along Ministers. Rupani recently went Dilip Thakore has been sent to to hold a mass rally in Assam Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or tizing a sensitive issue like the national vice president Kishor is he would not move out of with tourist spot. The land- to Uttar Pradesh to invite his Naveen Patnaik's Orissa, on October 23 expressing our Christian extraction. Citizenship Amendment Bill. now the most powerful leader Bihar for the next 10 years. scape of the place is developed counterpart Yogi Adityanath. Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel stiff opposition to the Bill,” While the Assam The AGP is not even register- of the party only after Nitish, Avoiding a direct reply to with the soil pieces collected Deputy CM Nitin Patel went to to Jharkhand. Other members of he said. Government is yet to make its ing their protests over the Bill,” who is supposed to have clipped the possible poll outcome in from over 6-lakh villages across invite Maharashtra CM Gujarat’s council of Ministers are The AGP and Bodoland stand clear on the Bill, the said Leader of the Opposition the wings of many other lead- 2019, Kishor said he would not the country. The place will also Devendra Fadnavis. Minister visiting Arunachal Pradesh, Peoples’ Front (BPF) are the Meghalaya Government— of Assam Legislative Assembly, ers in the party who were sup- make a prediction but claimed have attractions like valley of Vibhavriben Dave visited the Meghalaya and other States. partners of the BJP led where BJP is a partner—has Debabrata Saikia. posed to be his close confidents. that BJP was still in lead position. flowers, boating, three-star hotel north eastern State Tripura. 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Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s books. organisers. “This Rath of 24x7,” says a Dy Commissioner near at Malad in north Mumbai. bush, the investigating team ond version was that Mansi "Malathi organised the Shantir Nir (Abode of Peace).” Towards the North Eastern Mother Goddess Durga aims of Police. “We are receiving The boy, identified as one used the mobile number of the used to work as an “escort” meeting without permission, S Bhutoria, the chief patron of fringes at Sribhumi Sporting at bringing rule of law, peace about 7-8 million additional Muzzamil Sayyed, who was boy given by the taxi driver to whom Sayyed had hired her by which would have affected the Puja says, “We have woven Club the Puja organisers have and justice on the earth,” people walking throughout the arrested late on Monday track down the accused boy making an online payment. peace in the campus. She was our craft around this theme so reproduced the gigantic pandal he said. day and night in Kolkata for the evening, was on Tuesday pro- whom they arrested shortly However, according to the thus placed under suspen- that Kolkata can be enlisted as after Chittaurgarh Fort. The Down South at Ekdalia past several days and the figure duced before a suburban court before midnight of Monday. second version, the dispute arose sion," Chitra, the college India’s first ‘City of Literature’ Theme here is Padmavat. The Evergreen Puja Committee, is likely to cross one crore by which remanded him in police Police identified the mur- between them after the model principal, said. in the UNESCO list.” exclusive art work of the pan- presided over by senior Navami Day”, he added custody till October 22. dered girl as one Mansi Dixit, demanded an additional pay- Malathi told reporters here World cities like Milan, dal will make it difficult to read Minister Subroto M kherjee the Cut to Badamtala Ashar Acting on a tip-off from a who hailed from Kota in ment of 2,500 when she land- Tuesday that she got to know Norwich, Edinburgh, Prague, between the original and the pandal is shaped in classical Sangha where the theme for taxi driver that an youngster Rajasthan. She had visited ed at Sayyed’s residence on of her suspension from a col- Melbourne, Baghdad, Granada, imitation. pattern. “We have no deviation this year’s puja is “shob had dumped the large travel bag Sayyed’s Millat Nagar residence Monday afternoon, a demand lege professor. Barcelona Dublin, Krakow, The artist who construct- as we rely on heritage,” he choritro kalponic (all charac- in a bush in an isolated at Andheri (west) in north that enraged the boy leading to "This (action) is nothing Heidelberg, Quebec etc have ed the Durga Puja pandal at says. So the entire set up is clas- ters are fictional).” Even as Mindspace locality at Malad Mumbai on Monday night. the incident. Sayyed allegedly but suppression of the freedom already been declared as cities Raja Santosh Mitra Square sical.” the temple structure is they celebrate women this (west) in a suspicious manner, Deputy Commissioner of strangled her to death. After of expression," she said. of literature. seems to have worked wonders enormous, and beautifully year an organiser said “in the a team of police officials formed Police (Zone-11) SP Nishandar packing Mansi’s body in a trav- Malathi claimed she was The artiste has conveyed by building a mammoth 60- crafted, while the inside is dec- modern world, there are by Deputy Commissioner of said that Mansi had come to el bag, Sayyed hired a taxi over not officially informed of her Tagore’s message of universal feet tall Arjuna’s Rath. The orated by idols of gods and is numerous successful women, Police (Zone-XI) Sangramsinh Mumbai to try her luck in phone on the pretext of going to suspension. peace and harmony through specialty of the chariot is: it is stunningly colourful. but there are those who are Nishal rushed to the spot and Bollywood and living in a rent- the Mumbai International Though college authorities excellent display of motifs and plated with silver. “We have “I have not seen such a subjected to malice and found the body of a deceased ed flat at Andheri. She used to Airport. However, after reaching told her that a letter to this effect reliefs. In an apparent bid to used about 10 tons of silver huge crowd for so many days. hatred. The puja is dedicated model inside the bag. take small modelling assign- the secluded Mindspace locali- had been sent to her residence, blend literary flavour with reli- costing about 40 crore; add Gosh! It is stupendous” says to those women and is an ode Sayyed, the accused boy ments and had managed to get ty where he dumped the bag in it had not yet reached her giosity the ceiling of the pan- another 2 crore as construc- Elei from the USA who has to the spirit of womanhood.” who hails from Hyderabad and bit of roles in some films. a bush and took an autorickshaw. home, she said. )  .  ,*.   (5'  !.!           &-M&20 Buddha Dhan Chakma on %   77    Tuesday left the party and is $
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There were instances of and senior Congress leader primary membership of the    of suspected Rohingyas have Adityanath Government over Government headed by -5263%)&B&2& - people boarding wrong buses $# #6% appeared in the voters list and the renaming of Allahabad as Mayawati came to power and and sending postal goods to process of verification and dele- Prayagraj, but the Bahujan the proposal was shelved. 36&)66-87 wrong addresses. %% $# 1 tion is on, a senior official of the Samaj Party and the Samajwadi The name change campaign -/ 3-1 /K)5/ 5< Mayawati had also renamed    34  Greater Hyderabad Municipal Party regimes did the same did not end there. If sources are 76)&< 63&0- -15/ the historic King George’s Corporation said on Tuesday. thing while in power. to be believed, some other dis- Medical University (KGMU) Mizoram Pradesh Congress “We have received the list The Governments of both tricts in UP with “Muslim of Lucknow as Chhatrapati Committee (MPCC). The res- from the Election Commission the parties passionately indulged sounding names” like Aligarh, the iconic Mughalsarai railway Shahuji Maharaj Medical ignation of Chakma comes with nearly 190 names of in name changing game in the Azamgarh, Shahjahanpur, station after BJP ideologue University. This had irked the close on the heels of two other Rohingyas living in Telangana belief that it would prove to be Ghaziabad, Ferozabad, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. alumni of the KGMU, popular- senior Congress leaders leav- to be verified. We have sent the a gamechanger when the State Farrukhabad, Moradabad and The politics of name- ly known as Georgians, across ing the party. list to Returning Officers (RO) went to the hustings. Muzaffarnagar could be rechris- change began in UP in 2007 the world. Later, the SP regime Chakma said he was unhap- and Assistant ROs to verify,” the Moreover, there is nothing tened and the process could be when the BSP was in power. had restored the old name of the py over the recent incident official said. new in the decision to rename initiated in 2019. Mayawati renamed eight dis- medical university. where some students belonging The official said the dele- Allahabad as Prayagraj. In fact, Before the renaming of tricts — most of them after The name-changing did to the Chakma community were tion of such names from the Yogi Adityanath is implement- Allahabad, the Yogi Government Dalit icons. Shamli was not help the BSP and the party denied admission to medical col- voters list is underway. ing the unfinished agenda of had changed names of several renamed as Prabuddh Nagar, was voted out of power in 2012 leges across the country, though “We have so far deleted 25 former Chief Minister Rajnath roads, parks, crossings, buildings Sambhal as Bhim Nagar, Hapur UP assembly election. they had qualified for MBBS names from the voters list. Singh, who had made an after BJP icon and former Prime as Panchsheel Nagar, Kanpur The next SP Government seats under the State quota. The process is going on. announcement to this effect Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Dehat as Ramabai Nagar, led by Akhilesh Yadav lost no Although he did not reveal Balance will be done before the ahead of Ardh Kumbh at who passed away in August this Kasganj as Kanshi Ram Nagar, time in restoring the public his future course of action, the second supplement list of vot- Allahabad in 2001. year. During the spree then, Amethi as Chhatrapati Shahuji institutions to their original State Bharatiya Janata Party ers comes,” the official said. The proposal was duly two dozen public spots and Maharaj Nagar, Amroha as names. Though he did not (BJP) insiders said he is likely to According to the official, approved by the state Cabinet facilities were named after Jyotiba Phule Nagar and rename the districts, he built contest the forthcoming some of the names figured in and sent to the Union Vajpayee in Lucknow itself. Hathras as Mahamaya Nagar. new parks and buildings and Assembly polls from Tuichawng other constituencies near the Government led by Atal Bihar The Yogi Government The process of renaming named them after socialist icons, seat on a BJP ticket. city and the list was sent to the Vajpayee for approval. However, began its name-changing spree districts not only incurred huge like Janeshwar Misra Park and Earlier, former Mizoram respective districts for verifi- the Centre ignored the proposal in July by deciding to rename financial burden due to JP International Centre. Home Minister and number cation and deletion of names two in the State Cabinet R if required. Lalzirliana and former Minister There are as many as 39.60 Lalrinliana Sailo had resigned lakh voters in GHMC limits as from the Congress. Lalrinliana per the latest list. There were joined the opposition Mizo about 3,600 Rohingyas, who are National Front (MNF). UNHCR card holders in the city Mizoram is going to polls and most of them are illiterates. on November 28. BJP President Whoever lives in the camp Amit Shah will kick-start were not willing to go back as party's campaign for Mizoram they fear for their lives, sources Assembly elections on October related to the Rohingya camp 17 and also address booth-level in old city area had earlier said. workers the same day. PTI   (  ) *+, -.*/ # ?,

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Our actions, ers).” high of 73.48 per dollar on lower than session on Tuesday, rising 297 regaining the 10,600-mark India and other major con- decision all take into account He said on Monday Saudi Tuesday amid softening crude expected trade points to scale the key 35,000- hit a high of 10,604.90 on the suming countries as it restored the interest of consuming Arabia, the world’s biggest oil prices and easing concerns deficit data,” level on positive macro signs back of widespread gains, stability in the market after four country,” he said. “We have a exporter of oil in the world, over the trade deficit. said Sunil like strengthening rupee and and finally concluded 72.25 years of downturn. vested interest in India con- assured all consumers “to Traders said foreign fund Sharma, Chief healthy start to the corporate points or 0.69 per cent high- Organisation of Petroleum tinue to grow, prosper, contin- remain claim, not to panic inflows and greenback weak- Investment earning season. er at 10,584.75. Exporting Countries (OPEC) ue to use oil in its energy mix.” and that there is ample supplies ening against other currencies Officer, Meanwhile, the rupee “The Nifty was higher Secretary General Sanusi On Monday, Modi had to meet”. were the other factors that Sanctum strengthened by 25 paise to today again supported by mid- Barkindo, however, said the sta- voice concerns about high oil “Yes, the market is well provided support to the home Wealth 73.58 (intra-day) against the US and small-cap stocks. The bility achieved in past month is prices killing global growth at supplied, a balance has been unit. Management. and gains in the rupee with the dollar in the forex market. broader indices gained more being threatened by headwinds a meeting where Saudi and achieved. But this balance is At the Interbank Foreign The trade deficit dropped benchmark 30-share Sensex Besides, easing global ground than the Nifty. Banking from extraneous factors like UAE oil ministers as also looking fragile largely because Exchange (Forex), the rupee to a five-month low of $13.98 rising by 297.38 points or 0.85 crude prices and positive cues stocks were mixed with PSU frictions between leading trad- industry captains were pre- of actors outside our control,” opened on a firm note at 73.79 billion in September even as per cent to close at 35,162.48. from Asian markets and a Banks taking the lead. Global ing partners of the world, sent. he said. from Monday’s close of 73.83. exports declined by more than The NSE Nifty after regain- higher opening in European cues were also mixed where US revisal of monetary stimuli India has been over the Barkindo said the recently During the day the domestic 2 per cent. A higher trade ing the 10,600-mark hit a high shares too fuelled the rally. markets were down but most and upward movement in past two months battered by released OPEC’s World Oil currency gained further deficit inflates the current of 10,604.90 on the back of Brent was trading 0.25 per other markets appear to have interest rates. high crude oil prices that have Outlook, primary energy ground to hit a high of 73.47 account deficit which has a widespread gains, and finally cent lower at $80.58 a barrel on stabilised,” Rohit Srivastava, Speaking at the India sent retail petrol, diesel and demand, globally, is expected to against the US dollar, driven by bearing on the local currency concluded 72.25 points or 0.69 Tuesday. Fund Manager — PMS, Energy Forum, he said a year LPG rates to record high, posed increase by 33 per cent, or 91 selling of the greenback by due to fund outflows. per cent higher at 10,584.75. “Market maintained a pos- Sharekhan by BNP Paribas ago Prime Minister Modi, Oil inflationary risks and together million barrels of oil equivalent exporters. The benchmark Brent oil Foreign investors bought itive momentum as healthy said. Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with a sliding rupee threatened per day (mboe/d), between The domestic unit settled was trading 0.88 per cent lower shares worth 67.86 crore start to the earnings season and Domestic institutional and industry chieftains had to upset its current account 2015 and 2040. the day up by 35 paise or 0.47 at $80.07 a barrel on Tuesday Monday, while domestic insti- gaining strength in rupee sup- investors (DIIs) bought shares “all commended the joint effort deficit. Also, unrelenting fuel “A massive 24 per cent of per cent at 73.48 to the dollar, due to easing tensions over dis- tutional investors purchased ported the sentiment. Though worth 294.78 crore, while of OPEC and non-OPEC to price rise since mid-August has this anticipated increase will be the highest closing level since appearance of a Saudi journal- stocks worth 294.78 crore, rally was broad based, finan- foreign institutional investors rescue the industry from the negated cut in taxes and sub- from India, or 22 mboe/d,” he October 3. ist which calmed the oil mar- provisional data showed. cials led from the front... invested 67.86 crore on downturn”. sidy. Barkindo said the stabil- said. “World oil demand is The rupee had lost 26 paise ket. The Financial Benchmark Earnings season will dictate the Monday, as per provisional “India, the third largest ity achieved over the past expected to increase by 14.5 to close at 73.83 on Monday. US President Donald India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the trend in the market as investors data issued by the stock consuming country of hydro- months is under threat from a million barels per day (mb/d), Forex dealers said bullish Trump Monday had said that reference rate for the dollar at are gradually shifting their exchanges. carbon, has endorsed this col- combination of factors that increasing from 97.2 mb/d in trend in the equity market as “rough killers” could be behind 73.9041 per dollar. focus from global volatility to Shares of the country’s sec- laborative effort to restore sta- are beyond the control of oil 2017 to 111.7 mb/d in 2040. well as easing crude oil prices the disappearance of journalist The reference rate for euro domestic triggers,” Vinod Nair, ond largest IT company, bility to the oil market and had, producers. India will account for oil supported the rupee’s upward Jamal Khashoggi as opposed to was fixed at 85.5750 and for the Head of Research, Geojit Infosys fell 0.39 per cent after in addition, asked to do what- “In the short term we are demand growth of 5.8 mb/d, movement. his earlier threatening stance. British pound at 97.3327. The Financial Services said. cautious investors trimmed ever is necessary to sustain this also beginning to see a rise in which represents an astonish- “Alongside positive news Stock markets also wel- reference rate for 100 Japanese The 30-share Sensex stayed their positions ahead of July- stability going forward,” he volatility,” he said. “Yes at the ing 40 per cent of the overall on crude, the ten-year bonds comed a retreat in oil prices yen was 65.95. in the positive zone during the September quarter earnings. said. moment the market is well sup- increase.”           6F   " " B  -       &! /) !)O  
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 E G      1   . 65/&-36/ ndia's Suraj Panwar clinched a Silver Iin men's 5000m race walk event in the   17&-8&37 ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open the country's medal account in iger Woods is the only athlete in the athletics here. Tworld who is bigger than the sport he Panwar won the stage 2 competi- plays, Indian golf veteran Jeev Milkha Singh tion by clocking 20 minutes and 35.87 said Tuesday as he complemented the seconds on Monday night but finished American superstar, who once described him second overall. as a "great guy and a good friend". In a new format, there are no finals Jeev, whose career took a hit because of in track and field (with the exception of incessant injury breakdowns, praised the 4km cross-country) in the Youth American for winning his 80th PGA Tour Olympics and each event is held twice, title last month, which was his first in five with results from both rounds counting =     "       years. towards the final standings. The win made for a remarkable triumph The 17-year-old Panwar had fin- "Usain Bolt broke the record in Beijing over career-threatening injuries for the cel- ished second in the first stage in (Olympics) in 2008, and I have followed him for the ebrated 42-year-old, who endured quite a few 20.23.30s, behind Patin Oscar of last year-and-a-half on his football journey," Slimen other setbacks in the last few years as well. $ (" "
.  )       Ecuador. told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "I feel that he has got another three-four Oscar, who finished second in "We play the final of the Super Cup on years during which he is going to win a few The tournament will be played at the Stage 2, won the Gold with timings of December 13, which we will win... so can you imag- tournaments," said the 47-year-old Jeev. Chandigarh Golf Club, Jeev's home club, 20:13.69s and 20:38.17s. ine Usain Bolt lifting the Super Cup trophy 10 years "For me, personally, Tiger is the only ath- from November 1 to 4 and will offer an Panwar's total time of 40:59.17s was after he broke the record in Beijing? lete in the world who is bigger than the sport. enhanced prize purse of  1.5 crore. That's over seven minutes slower than Oscar's "This isn't about money, this is about history. This There have been legends in basketball, in ath- an increase of  50 lakh from last year's prize 40:51.86s. Puerto Rico's Jan Moreu fin- is something that they will talk about in 50 or 100 letics, but I think what Tiger has done for golf, when Shubhankar Sharma won. ished third to claim the Bronze. years' time." he is bigger than the sport. About the upcoming tournament, Jeev This is India's first athletics medal Slimen admitted Bolt still had to improve his "The awareness he has brought for golf, said, "I am sure it is going to be a grand suc- in this edition and third overall. Arjun "   ) %'     )
"      footballing skills, but said he was inspired by the for- I think nobody could have done that," cess. Players love coming here to play, they (men's discus throw) and Durgesh mer sprinter's jubilant celebrations -- including the added Jeev. enjoy the hospitality here". Kumar (men's 400m hurdles) had won very first hurdle after former world medals in the Youth Olympics' boxing trademark lightning bolt victory pose -- after the In 2006, when Jeev was in peak form, Jeev said he plans to do full justice to the a Silver each in the inaugural edition in champion Jyoti Gulia (51kg) lost her competition came in the inaugural goals. Woods was effusive in his praise for the tournament as a host but that would not stop 2010. quarterfinal bout to Italy's Martina La edition of 2010. "I don't want him to be here on holiday, I want Indian for winning back-to-back titles in him from trying to win the title. "It's a great feeling. I am very Piana here. Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan him training hard," he said, adding that he wanted Japan. The American went on to say that he Asked if there would be pressure on him happy to have won a medal. I had put Gulia was the lone Indian boxer to delivered a Silver and a Bronze medal Bolt to be lifting trophies during his stint at likes to track Jeev's progress and called him playing at his home course, he jokingly said, in a lot of hard work for the Games. It qualify for the Games owing to her respectively, which remain India's best Valletta. a "good friend". "As a host the pressure on me is going to be is my first medal for India," Panwar said world title and lost in a unanimous 0- performance. While Shiva won his "I don't want to make a big fuss, I want him to Jeev was recently honoured by the The that players are well taken care of". after winning the Silver medal. 5 verdict to the Italian on Monday night. Silver in the 54kg category, Vikas fin- sign the contract, get on the flight, arrive in Malta Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Chandigarh Golf Club President B S Gill "My next target is to better my per- The 17-year-old Indian from ished with a Bronze in the 60kg divi- and train, because we need to prepare for the Super which a tournament, the Take Open Golf said this tournament is going to be a game- formance here and win a medal in the Haryana was expected to do well at the sion. Cup." Championship, after him. changer for golf in India. senior level also," he added. event given that she was coming off a In 2014, the best that India man- The Australian agent who arranged Bolt's trial The Chandigarh leg of the domestic "What is happening in Chandigarh Gold medal winning performance at the aged in boxing was Gaurav Solanki's with the Mariners declined to confirm or deny the PGTI Tour will be called the Jeev Milkha today is that there is a huge dynamic shift and )  "    Silesian Open in Gliwice, Poland last fourth-place finish. Solanki (52kg) reports. Singh Invitational Presented by Take players are wanting to come to the city to India's boxing challenge at the month. won the Gold medal in this year's The 32-year-old previously tried out with clubs Solutions. play," Gill said. ongoing Youth Olympics ended at the India's maiden and only set of Commonwealth Games. in Germany, South Africa and Norway to no avail.