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CAPSULE USUALSUSPECTS Cong pits Manvendra against Raje 15 APPOINTED SWAPAN DASGUPTA ADDL JUDGES All eyes on Jhalrapatan as Cong hopes Jaswant’s son will capitalise on Rajput sentiments OF ALLD HC Lucknow: The Supreme Court Right strategic restraint DEEPAK K UPRETI n portraying herself as Goddess collegium has recommended the Annapurna which hurt Hindu appointment of 15 judicial t is as interesting as it gets. sentiments. Soon after a con- officers of as IManvendra Singh, ex-BJP troversy broke out that at a get- additional judges of the can expose Stalinism MP and son of the saffron together in Jaswant’s house Allahabad High Court. President party’s veteran , opium-laced milk was served Ram Nath Kovind in exercise of t is more than likely that had the controversy over the will take on Chief to the guests and an FIR was powers conferred by clause (1) Iabrupt cancellation of Carnatic music singer TM Krishna’s Minister as filed and an enquiry was of Article 224 of the Constitution concert not centred on the National Capital, it would have the candidate of arch-rival ordered by the Raje adminis- of approved the passed relatively unnoticed. One of the quirks of news in Congress — the party that he tration. appointment of 15 judges. The India is that anything that happens in Delhi becomes a joined last month — for the Manvendra and the BJP newly-appointed additional judge ‘national’ concern. To my mind this suggests a grave December 7 Assembly polls sought to reconcile over a peri- of the Allahabad High Court are distortion in the prevailing information order. from Jhalrapatan constituency. od with the party also revoking Prakash Padia, Alok Mathur, Having said that, I find the cancellation of Krishna’s The contest between the his suspension but he was kept Saurabh Lavania, Vivek Varma, concert inexplicable and indefensible. The Airports Authority, two will be one of the most on the sidelines and not given Sanjay Kumar Singh, Piyush sponsoring the Spic-Macay festival of classical music, was keenly observed ones given the importance that the 54- Agarwal, Saurabh Shyam under no obligation to invite the singer to perform in Delhi. their acrimonious past as year-old Rajput expected from Shamshery, Jaspreet Singh, However, having done that it was discourteous to say the Manvendra sees Raje as the rea- the party. His father, mean- Rejeev Singh, Manju Rani least, to abruptly say that he was no longer welcome. son for his father’s image fall in while, has been in coma for last Chauhan, Karunesh Singh It is important to note that Krishna wasn’t asked to the party. Whether the son will four years. Pawar, Dr Yogendra Kumar perform on the strength of his political views. That he has avenge the insult meted out to Manvendra quit the BJP on Srivastava, Manish Mathur and strong views on various subjects and is sharply critical of his father, the BJP old guard September 22 after taking the Rohit Ranjan Agarwal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP is well known. who is in coma for the last four Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, accompanied by BJP MP Dushyant Singh and Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, files her Rajput community in confi- They will be appointed Indeed, Krishna has made it a point to publicise his views at years, will only be known on nomination papers for the Assembly election, at Jhalawar Secretariat on Saturday PTI dence and coining the tagline additional judges of the every opportunity. The right to have strong views and even December 11 when the results “Kamal Ka Phool, Hamaari Allahabad High Court in the hold views that others find objectionable is inalienable. The will be out. Raje has won Jhalrapatan Manvendra’s choice by the revenge on the BJP for insult- Bhool” (lotus was my mistake). order of seniority for a period of views, however, have absolutely nothing to do with his The Congress hopes to pin since 2003, when the Congress Congress is seen as an attempt ing Rajput leader Jaswant. His name was released by two years with effect from the undeniable talent as a Carnatic singer and his contribution in down the Chief Minister in her fielded Rama Pilot, mother of to use the lineage and heritage Jaswant was expelled by the the Congress on Saturday in its date they assume charge of their attempting to give this style of classical music a modernist constituency and also seeks to current Rajasthan Congress of BJP’s war horse Jaswant to BJP for contesting 2014 Lok second list of 32 candidates for respective offices. flavour. More than a politician or even an activist — which he cash in on the perceived Rajput president Pilot. In 2013, further rattle the opponent Sabha poll from Barmer after the Rajasthan Assembly elec- often tries to be — Krishna is an artiste and this recognition sentiments against her. But Congress fielded a woman and its Chief Ministerial can- he was denied ticket by the tions for 200 Assembly seats. ULTRAS PUMP BULLETS is due to him. Raje looked unperturbed as she Rajput candidate Meenakshi didate. Manvendra, who is a sit- party. Manvendra, who cam- The Congress had released INTO YOUTH, VIDEO VIRAL The blame for the cancellation has been put on those said, “The Congress could not Chandrawat hoping to get ting MLA from Sheo (Barmer), paigned for his father then, was its first list of 152 candidate on Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen has the liberal media chooses to call ‘right-wing trolls’ active in find any candidate and he some Rajput votes but lost the had also won Barmer Lok also suspended. Thursday. Ahead of its rivals, released a video purportedly the social media. The term ‘troll’ is distasteful and makes it (Manvendra) was to be given seat with Raje retaining the seat Sabha seat in 2004. He had accused Raje and a the BJP released the third list showing terrorists killing a out that most of these individuals with sharp views are only ticket from somewhere and with a margin of 60,896 votes Manvendra played out the few central leaders of the BJP of 8 candidates for upcoming youth, who was alleged to be an engaged in stalking and heckling those they disagree with. therefore, he was sent here by securing 63.14 per cent of emotional card of “self-respect” for denying his father a Lok Rajasthan Assembly elections. Army informer. The video, which Some no doubt specialise in abusive conduct. But abuse is (Jhalrapatan). But they should total 2,28,977 votes. of the Rajput community to put Sabha ticket. Earlier, the BJP had released its has gone viral on social media, not the monopoly of the Indian Right. My personal know that it is not a fight of one The BJP, which is feeling a his erstwhile party in the defen- The rift with Raje goes first list of 131 and second of shows terrorists pumping a experience suggests that there are individuals professing person, this is a contest fought little edgy in Rajasthan with the sive. “I’m ready for the chal- back to 2007 when Jaswant’s 31 candidates for Rajasthan volley of bullets into Nadeem ‘liberal’ and ‘secular’ by Jhalawar and Rajasthan, State’s history of not repeating lenge,” he said and claimed that wife Sheetal Kanwar had filed Assembly. Manzoor, whose body was Krishna’s performances values who too are which is a family.” a Government twice, people of Rajasthan will take a case against the former for Turn to Page 6 recovered on Friday morning. must not be subverted, but obsessed with abusive and very hurtful retorts to neither should the social media posts. I tend proponents of India’s to ignore such interventions — and as a Anti-SC judgment Yogi credits Modi for development work vivisection be allowed to rule I don’t block those who have other PNS n VARANASI/LUCKNOW Sharma rode a motorcycle, disrupt those they despise. perspectives — but I while the deputy chief minis- I believe if the Right shows recognise that there are hief Minister Yogi ter was the pillion rider. individuals who haven’t activist’s arrest fuels CAdityanath on Saturday “In the past four-and-half restraint, the Stalinism of developed the hide of a said that India not only got a years, the developmental work rhinoceros. recognition as a great power in done by the prime minister has the other side will be Whatever the the world but also got a sepa- been exemplary. The opposi- exposed before too long approach to abusive rate identification because of tion is indulging in negative sniping on the social Sabarimala protest development schemes initiated politics. It cannot speak on media, there is just no way public bodies should cave in to KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI opened only at the sanctum), under the leadership of Prime development. The Centre has sustained social pressure, unless they have erred grievously was arrested by the police when Minister Narendra Modi. He worked extensively to improve or shown remarkable insensitivity. In the case of the Krishna hatever hopes the com- she entered the Pathanamthitta exhorted party workers to dis- the conditions of farmers,” concert, I don’t regard the original invitation to be a step too Wmon man had about the district and was taken to the seminate the message among Sharma told reporters here. far. It was perfectly in order and warranted by the occasion. law and order situation in police station at Ranni. This led common men. He added 2019 When asked to comment This brings me to larger issues. For some time now there Kerala becoming normal fol- to widespread condemnation was more important not only on the prices of petrol and have been recurrent complaints that social media has lowing the Friday decision of and hundreds of devotees for the nation but also the diesel, he said: “The current lowered the tone of public discourse and introduced gutter the Travancore Devaswom rushed to the police station world. prices of petrol and diesel are language in public life. The complaint is warranted only Board to approach the Supreme singing hymns in praise of Addressing a gathering at lesser than those prevailing insofar as social media has allowed disparate voices, Court with a plea seeking more Lord Ayyappa. Sampurnanand Sanskrit during the Congress rule.” previously unheard, to now be heard and factored. Some of time to implement the Sasikala was released on University (SSU) before flag- UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flags off the BJP's Kamal Sandesh motor-bike UP ministers Brijesh the interventions are no doubt lacking in civility and September 28 verdict of the bail by the sub-divisional mag- ging off Kamal Sandesh bike rally in Varanasi on Saturday PTI Pathak, Rita Bahuguna Joshi vocabulary but at least the space has been made more Constitution Bench on istrate of Thiruvalla on rally, the CM said that the and Ashutosh Tandon, along broad-based. Gone are the days when only a few editors Sabarimala Temple diminished Saturday evening. Speaking to nation had set a new paradigm quarters by covering areas of In Lucknow, Deputy Chief with Lucknow mayor Sanyukta had the privilege of determining what news or views were as the police took into preven- the media, she said the of development under the lead- Lahurabir, Maldahia, Bharat Minister Dinesh Sharma and Bhatia and several other BJP suitable for public consumption. In democracy we have to tive custody KP Sasikala, leader Government has unleashed an ership of Modi who put the Mata Mandir and Nadesar. other ministers participated in MLAs, participated in the bike accept the good with the bad. of Aikya Vedi — an unprecedented violation of image of the nation before the Minister Neel Kanth Tiwari a motorcycle rally organised by rally. Joshi said BJP workers Secondly, the suggestion that intolerance is somehow a umbrella organisation of all human rights. “The Kerala world in a positive way. and MLAs of city Ravindra the BJP to propagate the work had worked hard to spread prerogative of the Right is absolutely preposterous. In India, Hindu outfits — which is Government and Travancore Yogi pointed out that party Jaiswal and Saurabh Srivastava done by both central and state awareness about various the Left-liberal elite had a stranglehold over intellectual protesting against the SC judg- Devaswom Board have failed to workers believed in values, joined the rally besides senior governments ahead of the 2019 schemes of both central and discourse for much of the 70 years since Independence. ment on Sabarimala. provide even basic amenities ideals and principles and party leaders and workers. polls. state governments. This wasn’t because their ideas were deemed superior in the Sasikala — a widely like toilet and resting places to strengthen the democratic val- During the rally, BJP work- Party workers from differ- “They have also helped peo- intellectual marketplace. The grim truth, that many people respected woman activist who the devotees. The authorities ues of nation. He discussed var- ers waved party flags and raised ent polling booths gathered at ple to ensure that their names are appear to have forgotten, is that contrarians had to fight a is in the forefront of the agita- want to cover up these short- ious schemes of the Central slogans in favour of the PM and Jhulelal Vatika for the motor- mentioned correctly in voters list. veritable guerrilla war to get themselves heard or even to tion against the apex court comings,” said Sasikala. government implemented or the CM. The bike rally was an cycle rally. The Bharatiya This is a display of enthusiasm have access to public and academic platforms. verdict allowing entry of The arrest of Sasikala led being implemented in the dis- attraction for passersby but at Janata Party (BJP) had organ- among the party workers. I am This was most marked in the field of history writing women of all ages to Sabarimala the Hindu organisations in the trict in the last four-and-a-half same time it also led to traffic ised a “Kamal Sandesh Yatra” confident that in the 2019 Lok where, from the time Nurul Hasan embarked on his Temple — who was on her way State declaring a dawn to dusk years. congestion on the routes the across UP to garner support for Sabha polls, the BJP will register ideological cleansing, there was a complete stranglehold of to the temple with Irumudi (the hartal on Saturday and it Later, the CM flagged off rally took. An elaborate secu- the general elections. a clean sweep,” she said. Bike ral- those who professed to be Left. The rich tradition of sacred bag containing offerings turned out to be total. Kamal Sandesh bike rally that rity arrangements were made President of BJP’s Lucknow lies were held at all the 80 Lok empirical research that the likes of Sir Jadunath Sarkar and to the deity which could be Turn to Page 6 culminated at district head- on the routes of the rally. mahanagar (city) unit Mukesh Sabha seats in the state. RC Majumdar bequeathed was quite consciously suppressed by Stalinists who felt that there was no place for dissent. The manner in which the historical debate around the Ayodhya dispute was sought to be manipulated by the historians and the media has been documented in detail by the Allahabad High Court judgment of 2010. The section Death of a Salesman dealing with the duplicity and deceitful conduct of the ‘secular’ historians should be made obligatory reading. about screaming out loud on Lunel signified the “liberation” girl in the waterfall. The la-la-la jin- It is also pertinent to remember that this Left intolerance the world stage. Films were ALYQUE PADAMSEE moment as it were for a generation of gle became the theme song for young didn’t stem from a distaste of so-called communalism. In the the only expression of our Indian women. Such was the cam- people in India. The ad was partly field of economics, any dissent from the Nehru-Indira statist aspiration or wish fulfill- paign’s appeal that it became the inspired by Raj Kapoor’s movies and consensus was met with ostracism. The likes of Jagadish ment and incredible though launchpad for later supermodels and largely by the comic Tarzan and Bhagwati were literally hounded out of academia and others we may have been, there was now stars, and Deepika Jane.” had to content themselves with writing pamphlets for the no concept of Brand India, Padukone. Alyque researched heavi- There was no looking back for the Forum of Free Enterprise. ambassadors and advertis- ly for what seemed like an easy head of Lintas since. While he worked Today, we can see examples of this Left-liberal ing. India’s greatest ad guru, breeze. In his own words, “The most with many lissome ladies, embolden- intolerance in the universities of the US, and to a lesser who passed away at the ripe memorable brand till, possibly, today ing a generation — Zeenat Aman and extent in the UK, where anyone with ‘different’ views is old age of 90 — literally as a was Liril soap. We studied the Indian Persis Khambatta among them — he routinely prevented from speaking in the campuses. vanguard of a nation in tran- housewife to find out what she knew he had to keep it grounded. The The Stalinist tradition of infallibility and correctness must sit — shaped our identity in thought about when she got 10 min- Hindi was in full pop play. So when not be emulated with counter-Stalinism. It is important that popular culture. A people utes to herself. HLL’s research came up Surf was desperately looking to beat the Indian Right, having been intellectually persecuted for who could have aspirations, with an amazing answer that she competition from a cheaper detergent decades, goes out of its way to claim the moral high ground. chase them and make them dreams of escape from a life of Nirma, he gave us Lalitaji, the quin- Yes, we know that the Literary Festivals, the international happen while retaining their drudgery and responsibility. Her tessential middle class mother who media and the cosmopolitan elite that bankrolls the new innate Indianness. And con- thoughts begin to drift as she begins weighed her choices, kept to her news portals believe that the Right should be denied space cretise wishful thinking with her bath. She hums a tune from a pop- family budget and whose somewhat and dispatched to an Indian Gulag, but that is no reason to home-grown products. In 1928-2018 ular film and the most stentorian and disciplinarian ways give the other side the privilege of victimhood by unleashing RINKU GHOSH n NEW DELHI that sense, he sold us our first global popular fantasy of all was Amitabh were familiar and convincing. As she a form of White Terror. dream. No wonder, till date he is con- form of the Liril girl, soap suds glid- Bachchan riding on a white horse and chanted, “Surf ki kharidari mein hi India has always thrived in an atmosphere of openness lyque Padamsee became India’s sidered the only god of Indian adver- ing down her green bikini as she carrying her away from samajhdari hai,” he kept changing the and debate. Krishna’s performances must not be subverted, Agreatest story-teller at a time tising and sales. splashed about with Amazonian glee work...work...work... We decided on a situation storyboards to create one of but neither should the proponents of India’s vivisection be when we were still coming to terms So by the time 1970s happened and abandon under a waterfall, liter- freshness soap based on these find- India’s first series campaigns that had allowed to disrupt those they despise. I believe if the Right with our self-worth as a nation, ide- and the angry young man was taking ally tra la la-ing her way into our ings. The soap would refresh the everyday recall and evolved with shows restraint and dignity, the Stalinism of the other side alistic to the core but yet apologetic, shape on the big screen with Big B, his minds. The bell bottoms and halter housewife as she escapes into her bath. people’s lives. will be exposed before too long. fumbling, barefooted and unsure female counterpart exploded in the tops were coming but model Karen On the basis of that was invented the Turn to Page 6 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 city 02

Ex-MLA booked for Pipraich sugar ‘KAMAL’ SPREADS ‘SANDESH’ ON BIKES beating up tehsildar Bahraich (PTI): Two cases were registered against former MLA Dilip Verma and his mill to bring in supporters for allegedly beating up a tehsildar in his chamber, police said on Saturday.

UPERC/Secy/2018-1382 a new era: CM Dated: 15.11.2018 decline of petrol and diesel con- U.P.Electricity Regulatory sumption in the state, thus sav- Commission ing huge revenue which had to Notice be paid to import crude oil. Petiton NO. 1131 of 2016 The Chief Minister said Ram Preet & 14 others that making of ethanol directly Vs. Managing Director, from sugarcane would also facil- UP Power Transmission itate the state in its fight against Corporation growing pollution. Ltd and 6 others He also claimed that 25,000 The above matter was list- farmers living in the ed for hearing on region would be directly bene- 15.11.2018 at 11:30 AM in fited by the Pipraich sugar mill the Commission When the PNS n LUCKNOW while 5,000 more youths would case was Called no body get indirect employment. from the Petitioner’s side hief Minister Yogi Earlier, Yogi Adityanath crit- was present. As per the Adityanath began his icised the previous governments orders of Hon’ble High Court Ctwo-day tour of of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan of Allahabad this case is to Gorakhpur on Saturday Samaj Party for closing down be disposed of by the evening with an inspection of sugar mills in the area. Commission before Pipraich sugar mill which is “The previous governments 19.11.2018, but due to the undergoing renovation. closed down sugar mills. Due to absence of the Petitioners, Soon after the inspection, their wrong policies, in keeping in view the principle Yogi Adityanath said the re- Gorakhpur and Basti districts, of Justice, the Commission opening of the mill, closed by 31 out of 42 sugar mills were has directed to give one the previous government, closed down. We gave money for more opportunity to the would bring in a new era for setting up sugar mills in the cane growers in the area. Gorakhpur’s Pipraich and Basti’s Petitioners to be present in “Sugarcane produced in Munderwa,” Yogi said. the next hearing on over 282 villages around Hitting out at the SP and 30.11.2018 at 11.30 Am in Gorakhpur will be easily con- BSP governments, Yogi said, the Court room of the sumed after the Pipraich sugar “The closing down of sugar Commission. If the mill re-opens,” the Chief mills created disappointment Petitioners do not appear in Minister said, adding that the among people as SP and BSP the said hearing the case cane growers in Kushinagar, governments sold those mills.” will be decided ex-party on Deoria, Gorakhpur and “The previous governments merit. Maharajganj would also be ben- did not care about the farmers Issued as per the order ot efited by the mill. and the deprived. Here is a gov- the Commission dated Soon after inspecting the ernment that is actually raising 15.11.2018 on-going construction work in farmer issues and is doing some- By order of the Commission the mill, Yogi said that they were thing about it. We are starting (Sanjay Srivastava) also facilitating making of these two mills and we will also (Clock-wise from top) Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma along with state ministers Ashutosh Tandon and Brijesh Pathak at the launch of Kamal Sandesh bike rally in Lucknow, BJP mahila workers participating Secretary ethanol in the Pipraich mill ensure farmers get the right price in the bike rally in the state capital, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya flagging off the Kamal Sandesh bike rally in Allahabad and Union Minister Uma Bharti along with state Cabinet minister Satyadeo No- 1875 Dt-17.11.18 and it would ultimately result in for their yield,” he added. Pachauri launching the BJP bike rally’ in Kanpur Pioneer Security of Ayodhya case litigant Projects worth `67 cr to Iqbal Ansari enhanced by govt be launched in PNS n LUCKNOW He had asked the govern- communal riot in the state in Lucknow (PNS): A galaxy held at Navodaya School cam- ment to ensure security and the past one-and-a-half year. of ministers and Bharatiya pus at Khauhar village in ttar Pradesh government safety of the minorities and also Singh’s remark came soon Janata Party leaders led by Gauriganj. This will be Smriti Uon Saturday enhanced the that the gathering in the name after Ansari had reportedly Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani’s third visit to Amethi security of Iqbal Ansari, a liti- of ‘dharma sabha’ would not said that Muslims were feeling Irani will visit Amethi on after losing the Lok Sabha elec- gant in the Babri Masjid-Ram involve in any kind of unlaw- unsafe in Ayodhya. November 19, the birth tion to Rahul Gandhi in 2014. Janmabhoomi case, after he ful activity. “Not only in Ayodhya, anniversary of former Prime At the function, the Central apprehended threat to the life After his security was minorities are feeling safe in Minister Indira Gandhi. and state ministers will distrib- of minorities living in Ayodhya enhanced, Ansari thanked the entire UP. In the past one-and- Amethi, the bastion of the ute artificial limbs among 990 in the coming days. administration and said he a-half year, there has not been Gandhi family, is the parlia- divyangs and senior citizens and Sources said the local had faith in the government any communal riot and wher- mentary constituency of inaugurate a three-day job fair administration in Ayodhya that it would maintain peace in ever there was communal ten- Congress president Rahul of the Ayodhya division. provided a sub-inspector and the coming days. sion, it was contained timely,” Gandhi. Around 50 companies are four constables for extending It may be mentioned here Singh had told reporters here The Union Textiles expected to participate in the the security of Ansari. The that VHP international vice- last Wednesday. Minister along with Uttar job fair. security personnel will remain president Champat Rai has The DGP had also said that Pradesh ministers will launch Amethi’s District Magistrate with him till further orders. called a ‘dharma sabha’ in Ansari could come and talk to development projects worth Shakuntala Gautam said that Ansari had said that a huge Ayodhya on November 25 and him and he would direct the over `67 crore in Amethi. arrangements were underway gathering would be witnessed has said that over one lakh local officials to give security to Sources in the BJP said for the visit of the Central and at the ‘dharma sabha’ being people will attend it. the litigant in the Babri Masjid- here on Saturday that along with state ministers on November 19. organised by Vishwa Hindu Earlier, Director General of Ram Janmabhoomi case. Smriti Irani, Union Minister of The projects to be launched Parishad in Ayodhya on Police OP Singh had also react- “If anyone feels threatened, State Vijay Sapla, Deputy Chief in Amethi district include 49 November 25 and it was pos- ed to Ansari’s security concern, he can approach us or the Minister Keshav Prasad roads, four ITI buildings, sible that a mob of people saying that not only in local police. We will make Maurya, UP ministers Shrikant Sadbhavana Mandap and inau- attending the conclave could Ayodhya, the minorities were arrangements so that he does Sharma, Mahendra Singh, guration of buildings of two pri- attack the minorities living in feeling safe in the entire Uttar not feel unsafe,” the DGP had Mohsin Raza and others will be mary health centres and 200 Ayodhya. Pradesh as there had been no said. present at the function to be hand pumps. Four members of dreaded Rajbhar a ‘necessary evil’, should Babuli Kol gang arrested not be taken seriously: Pandey Lucknow (PNS): In a launched to nab the gang leader, PNS n LUCKNOW the state with overwhelming joint operation, the Uttar who managed to escape with majority. Prime Minister Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh other members of his gang. he , Narendra Modi and UP Chief police arrested four members Reports said that the Tafter bearing the brunt of Minister Yogi Adityanath are of the dreaded Babuli Kol gang Chitrakoot police, along with the acerbic comments of its doing exemplary work. On after exchange of fire for two the anti-dacoit squad of Madhya ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj such a large ‘rajpaath’, in polit- hours in the wee hours of Pradesh police, started a search Party, hit back with its state ical arena, there are some nec- Saturday. operation in the jungles of president Mahendra Nath essary evils (anivaarya buraai) All the four injured dacoits Lakhanpur, falling in Chitrakoot Pandey saying that Om who accompany you. As of were later admitted to hospital (UP) and Rewa (MP), after Prakash Rajbhar was a “nec- now, it is Om Prakash while a combing operation was learning about the presence of essary evil” and his comments (Rajbhar) who is a necessary dacoit Babuli Kol and his gang should not be taken seriously. evil and accompanying (us).” members there late on Friday Rajbhar, a Cabinet minis- Pandey claimed that the night. The cops got success ter, is known for making high- entire Rajbhar community was when in the wee hours of ly critical comments on Chief with the BJP. Saturday they spotted the gang Minister Yogi Adityanath and In the 2017 UP assembly and challenged it to surrender. UP government’s key decisions elections, the SBSP had con- However, the dacoits started fir- like renaming of cities and her. Later, the village decided tested eight seats and won four ing and the cops also retaliated. districts and also the BJP poli- that no one will try to placate of them. Rajbhar became a After the firing stopped, the cies. her. After she moved out of the Cabinet minister, holding the cops moved forward and found “The region where Om village, she caught hold of a portfolio of Backward Class NOTICE four dacoits lying injured. While Prakash Rajbhar’s party is hav- goat and started crying that Welfare and Divyangjan two had received bullet injuries, ing presence, we are having even it was not stopping her Empowerment. I Army no. 14810610X the other two were injured after good relationship with its sup- from leaving her in-laws’ place. Attacking the UP govern- Siddhnath Pal S/o Sri Chhedi falling from the hill while try- porters, workers and office- “Similar is his (Rajbhar’s) situ- ment for renaming Faizabad Lal Pal R/o Village Narharpur ing to flee. The cops also recov- bearers. But, ‘bolchaal’ (atti- ation,” Pandey said. and Allahabad, Rajbhar had P.O. Kalyanpur Benti, distt. ered a 315 bore rifle along with tude) of Rajbhar is not appro- The BJP state chief said said it negated India’s “Ganga- Raebareli (U.P.) declare that in cartridges and eatables in large- priate,” Pandey said. there was a “limit” to getting Jamuni tehzeeb” (composite my service record my wife scale from the spot. The BJP state president angry virtually every day and culture). The SBSP leader said name was wrongly mentioned The injured dacoits were referred to an eastern UP folk- reproach. “Hence, I say that his that instead of changing names as Vinod Kumari Pal. Her cor- shifted to hospital where they lore to target the SBSP leader. statements should not be taken of cities, districts and railway rect name is Vinod Pal. So in revealed their identities as In the folklore, a woman seriously,” Pandey said. stations, the BJP should start my all service records my wife Munna, Langada, Lavkush and used to head towards her pater- Asked whether the BJP with changing names of its name is to known & recognise Amit aka Lalla, all hailing from nal home after frequent tiff would try to persuade the dis- prominent Muslim leaders. as Vinod Pal with immediate Markundi locality of with her husband, while her in- gruntled ally, Pandey said, “We He has also been critical of effect. 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A journey other A look into unpleasantness that profession Peace, harmony key to PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n LUCKNOW global problems: Yogi he second day of the he Lucknow Literature fes- TLucknow Literature Festival Ttival’s session on “Heart currently running at Indira over mind” was an engaging Gandhi Pratishthan witnessed session which witnessed an an eclectic session on the topic interaction between well- “Dystopian Rhapsody” which known eye surgeon Shobhit focused on how Indians were Chawla, architect Vandana caught between the situations Sehgal and cancer surgeon Dr of utopia and dystopia perpet- Srinivas in conversation with ually. The festival is being president of Lucknow organised by Lucknow Expressions Society Jaideep Expressions Society and the Narain Mathur. three-day event will witness Eye surgeon Shobhit several sessions on varied top- Chawla, who is passionate ics. about photography and cook- The participants included ing, said that he got interested Prabhat Ranjan, a fiction writer in photography by default. “ My and professor in Zakir Husain brother had been gifted a cam- Degree College in Delhi, Anuja era and he was not interested Chauhan, an advertiser known in it and hence I picked it up for giving catchy words in “Yeh and developed an interest in Dil Maange More” campaign, photography. My father was a and George Mathem, a graph- dentist and he had a dark ic designer. Prakash Bajpai and Kalpana Basnat performing at Lucknow Literature Festival on Saturday room where I would develop Prabhat Ranjan, while my photographs. Later, I went expressing his views on the on to take up Ophthalmology topic, said that Indians would and the area of imaging on the always aspire for an utopian sit- Lucknow from Brazilian’s eyes retina,” he said. uation which crumbled unfor- He said that he was helped PNS n LUCKNOW the moral responsibility of hand, Chief Justices who had tunately in dystopia. Giving his PNS n LUCKNOW in his journey by other experts everyone to provide a peaceful arrived from across the globe own example, he said: “I went too. “ A gentleman from the hief Minister Yogi atmosphere for all. He added: supported the appeal of 57000 to the Delhi railway station yes- razilian graphic designer CDRI gave me a book on pho- CAdityanath lit the lamp of “We all have to take this students of CMS in their terday and found it extremely BFilipe Aire, who has been tography. In addition, my pas- learning and formally inaugu- responsibility collectively so address. neat and clean and the same living in Lucknow for the past sion along with my travels rated the Chief Justices’ con- that we can pass on a legacy of Speaker of UP Legislative created a situation of utopia but two years, put up an exhibition helped me to excel in the area” ference on Saturday at CMS, peace, unity and harmony to Assembly Hriday Narain Dixit when my train came four hours of his photographs at the he said. On being asked about Kanpur road branch. the coming generation.” He said: “We are really honoured late, it was a case of despair and Lucknow Literature Fest which finding time for an activity like Addressing the gathering, Yogi pointed out that the state gov- that makers of our Constitution dystopia,” he said. He said that was a vibrant collection of his this, Chawla said that it was said that India had always ernment was committed to incorporated Article 51 which a story which he had written creativity. Talking to The about time management. “I encouraged peace and harmo- providing justice to all. has significant provisions for not long back where a road had Pioneer, Filipe said that he and give time to my job from 9 am ny in the best interest of human The occasion witnessed world peace and unity. The to be built to connect a village his wife loved Lucknow and to 5 pm and after that I give welfare. He said that by adopt- the presence of Prime concept of peace has always with a city could best project they wanted to get settled time to my activities much to ing the tradition of ‘Vasudev Ministers, Presidents, been in the minds of the the situation. “The foundation there. the annoyance of my wife,” he Kutumb’, global problems such Governor-General, Speakers Indians because the idea of stone was laid by a politician His photographs gave a added. He admitted that his as terrorism, collection of of Parliaments, Ministers of peace is in-built in our mind which created great hopes slice of life of Lucknow spe- passion brought out a definite nuclear weapons and civil wars Justice and heads of world and this conference will among people because it would cially its streets. change in him and the times could be resolved. renowned peace organisations strengthen it.” have brought in a lot of bene- “I have had several people when he was totally into pho- Yogi said that all countries of 19 countries and over 370 Former President of fits for the people when con- telling me that I should live in tography, he felt that it was should respect International Chief Justices, Judges and legal Mauritius Ameenah Gurib- nected to the main city but it places like Delhi, and almost akin to meditation. Law and find a middle path to luminaries of 71 countries. On Fakim said that the appeal was never built till 20 years Bengaluru but I have always Regarding his passion for cook- the problems of international this historic occasion, while, on made by children of City later,” he added. preferred to stay in Lucknow. ing, he said that he had devel- disputes. Extending a warm the one hand, CMS students Montessori School touched He admitted that social My wife brought me here oped it from a Parsi woman, his welcome to all Chief Justices, he presented the ‘Children’s World their hearts and the hearts of all networking and improvement because of her love for this father’s colleague. said that the state had the Parliament’ to propound the and that they should not ignore in technology had not brought place and she runs a ballet Dr Srinivas from a well- largest population and it was rights of children, on the other their plea. about any change in the situa- school in the city. I find known hospital from Mumbai tion which persisted in the Lucknow laid back and rich in and a cancer surgeon talked same manner. “Utopian situa- traditions,” he said. He said about his book “A Tale of Two tion is one in which there are that he found similarity Houses”. “The idea of trying to Driver found dead inside truck no divisions whether in terms between Brazil and Lucknow. write the book came from a vis- of caste, creed or religion but if “I could come again and again itor’s suggestion who said that PNS n LUCKNOW Lalit with the help of labourers broke open you look at the social net- to Lucknow for the delicious experience such as these should the doors of the truck’s cabin in which Naseem working sites there are various food which it offers and which be written about. Incidentally, 65-year-old truck driver was found dead was found lying dead. Lalit said that Naseem groups of sub-castes making I adore. The best are the because I think that it brings place near our home when at the suggestion was for my wife Ainside the cabin in Sarojini Nagar on decided to rest inside the truck’s cabin to guard the divisions more pronounced ‘tundey kebabs’ which I really attention to the object which a closed railway crossing all who is a journalist. When I Saturday. The police claimed that the man met the goods while he went to the lodge to take rest than ever,” he added. love,” he added. is being photographed,” he cyclists moved below the bars asked my wife whether she was a natural death and sent the body for autopsy the previous night. Earlier, a session on Filipe said that he loved to said. For one of the pho- to cross the track. I was stuck interested in writing the book, after senior officials instructed for the same. The police spokesman said no marks of ‘Awadhi jalsa Lakhnau ka’ wit- capture images that were alive tographs which he had clicked by a cyclist who made a dash she told me that it was as sim- As per reports, Naseem of Jalaun district had injuries were detected on victim’s body and that nessed discussions by Prashant and full of life. “I have always in black and white showed a even as the train closed in and ple as cutting a person and then reached the industrial area in Nadarganj on ruled out the possibility of the any foul play. He, Chandra, AN Tripathi, believed in the minimalistic cyclist crossing the railway captured the wheel of his cycle stitching him up and so I took Friday night as he had to deliver biscuit pack- however, failed to explain if the goods laden in Chandraprakash, Anamika approach to photography tracks. “We were going to a on the tracks,” he added. up the task,” he added. On ets to a wholesale dealer. He had to unload the the truck was safe. The spokesman said sub- Srivastava in a chat with well- being asked how he could find goods on Saturday morning. inspector Dinesh Bahadur Singh was assigned known script writer Atul witnessed the staging of the Trivedi who is known as the Incidentally, the session time for the task, he said that On Saturday morning, when labourers of the task to investigate the case. “The body was Tiwari. The discussion fea- play “ Kaka Kaki Ke Kisse” that “Ramai Kaka” with the lifetime on ‘Hindi pyari par angrezi he kept his chapters extremely the wholesale dealer woke him up, Naseem sent for autopsy and the police were waiting for tured on causes and solutions featured well- known artistes achievement award. bhari’ with Rahul Dev, Mrinal short for the kind of attention did not respond and so they called supervisor the report,” he added. for apathy faced by the lan- from All India Radio Prakash A discussion on “Apna Pande, Satyanand Nirupam span that he had and that he Lalit Kumar, who is employed with the company Sources in Police department disclosed that guage and the need to rejuve- Bajpai and Kalpana Basant. radio saral ya chatpatta” fea- stuck the right chord taking the had the plan of the chapter in for supplying goods to different dealers and the police was investigating if the truck driver nate it by bringing it on forums Writer Mrinal Pande also tured Archana Prasad and audience on a journey with a his head when he went out for was accompanying Naseem the previous was drugged some time on Friday night by such as these. The occasion also felicitated Dr Chandrabhushan Anupam Pathak. language of Indo-Aryans. his daily walks. night. unidentified miscreants. Riveting events at Manfest Waqf Board Rail workers to go on work-to-rule strike PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW employee’s killer PNS n LUCKNOW

he highlight of Day 2 at IIML Manfest in police dragnet orthern Railway Men’s Twas the session by Ashish Vidyarthi. He NUnion (NRMU) will go on focused on striving for extraordinary rela- PNS| n LUCKNOW a work-to-rule strike from tionship with people in life and his never- December 11 if their demands ending commitment to give amazing expe- he Malihabad police on Saturday are not met by December 10. riences to people. He stressed on the impor- Tclaimed to have solved a more than The same was decided in tance of soft skills in life. one-month-old murder case in which a the concluding session of Day 2 at Manfest-Varchasva on class IV employee of Waqf Board NRMU’s three-day-long meet- Saturday began with the 4th edition of Allauddin was killed and his body was ing which concluded on IIM-L’s Model United Nations, a two-day dumped in a mango grove. Police cited Saturday. event which engaged delegates who acted lack of evidence against those named in In the concluding session, as panel members representing different the murder case as a reason behind the NRMU held an election of countries and states with two diverse delay in arrest. The accused, however, officer-bearers also in which committees. claimed that he killed the victim on the Shiv Gopal Mishra was elected Prem Rawat illustrated how peace insistence of latter’s wife. general secretary, SK Tyagi was different for different individuals. He Malihabad SHO Mukul Verma rub- president and RK Pandey assis- gave the mantra of practice and encouraged bished the claim of the accused saying tant secretary of the union. It students to inculcate virtues of patience and he was lying and had confessed to his also passed three-point compassion. crime when interrogated strictly. demands during the session. Anu Prasad, a social entrepreneur, The accused, identified as Shakur When asked about the shared her journey from many jobs to set- aka Pappu, was well acquainted with the minutes discussed during the ting up a university in 2014 and her vision family of the victim and he had got a meeting, Pandey said the union of introducing liberal arts studies in India case registered against the victim’s rival passed a proposal lambasting NRMU office-bearers presenting a memento to Shiv Gopal Mishra at NR Stadium on Saturday Pioneer which led her to set up the YLP pro- on the day of incident. He told police Railway Minister Piyush Goel’s gramme. that he committed the crime in the greed statement that NRMU used to Minister had to face the wrath We are cooperating with the Railway (NR) stadium in ITC Call for Arms, a multi domain of cash offer that the victim’s wife gave incite workers against the rail- of workers. “But it was the reac- Rail Ministry. Rail workers Charbagh. In session, in which management challenge saw students from to him. way administration. “The tion of workers and the union continue to work even after Railway Minister Piyush Goel top 20 B-schools being tested on their busi- It surfaced that Pappu and the vic- NRMU came into being before was not prepared for the same,” their duty time is over. They was invited as guest, the work- ness acumen along with pragmatic think- tim’s son (name held by the police) were Independence and it always he explained. will refuse to work during the ers had surrounded Goel and ing across multiple domains. named in a case in which the daughter fought for the rights of rail Explaining the term ‘work- work-to-rule strike,” he later had booed him after he In Stratathon, participants explored the of one of their neighbours had eloped workers. We will keep strug- to-rule’, Pandey said during explained. reportedly said in his address solar power market and provided solutions some time back. After Pappu was grant- gling for the interest of work- the strike workers would work The second day session of to workers that NRMU used to on how to increase brand awareness and ed bail, he orchestrated a plan to frame ers irrespective of all odds,” he for the period mandatory for the MRMU’s annual meeting incite workers against the rail promoting renewable energy. Finathlon, a up those who had lodged a case against asserted. Pandey said it was them per day. “There are 2.5 was concluded on a ‘stormy’ administration and that ham- stock pitch competition, brought about by Ashish Vidyarthi speaking at Manfest him. He, along with his relative Naseer unfortunate that the Railway lakh vacancies in the railways. note on Friday at Northern pered the work. Edelweiss emphasised on financial analy- of Hardoi, accosted Alauddin when he sis and market study to test the insights of Additionally, Contrapunto, a media was returning home on a cycle. stock evaluation. event, was also organised by the media and Both of them killed the victim and communication cell. later Pappu incited the victim’s family It was a mock rendition of a press con- against his rival on whose complaint he Police get lead in robbery case PREM RAWAT ference wherein participants posed as was sent to jail. Pappu later succeeded ILLUSTRATED HOW PEACE public figures ranging from politicians to in getting a case registered against his PNS n LUCKNOW tain reason, sources said the suspect down other miscreants involved in the dar- writers, singers, sports personalities or film rivals. belonged to Sitapur and had committed ing robbery and so they were not disclos- WAS DIFFERENT FOR stars. A ‘self-investigation’ of the victim’s nubbed by senior police officials for fail- similar crimes in the past. “A footage of ing the findings in the case. DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. The participants put themselves in the son came handy for the police to crack Sing to get any lead despite hectic efforts CCTV camera showing the miscreants On the fateful day, Soni of Madiaon shoes of the prescribed personality and felt the case. The victim’s son told police that in the daring robbery in Madiaon, the trailing Soni and then attacking him had was returning home after closing the shop HE GAVE THE MANTRA OF the heat and stress of the situation in the those named in his father’s murder case police heaved a sigh relief after a suspect come as a glimmer of hope on Friday. The for the day and was carrying a bag in which PRACTICE AND shower of questions asked by a team of stu- were not involved in the crime. in the case came on the police radar. In the cops sought help of the police of neigh- he had put the ornaments. When he dent reporters. “In fact, it was committed by Pappu incident, two unidentified miscreants rid- bouring districts showing them the reached Srinagar locality, two miscreants ENCOURAGED STUDENTS Students of premier institutes in India who was very sympathetic to him and ing a motorcycle had looted on the gun- footages and thereafter the ‘suspect’, who came near him and later overtook his TO INCULCATE VIRTUES OF put up excellent performances in had incited him to lodge a case a day point 2 kg silver ornaments, 70 gram gold is in police detention presently, came on scooty. Antarnaad, the stage play competition. after my father’s death,” the victim’s son ornaments and Rs 70,000 in cash from the radar. A team was dispatched to The pillion rider then pushed Soni PATIENCE AND Duex Danza, the duet dance competition, was stated to have said in a press note jeweller Anil Soni on Wednesday night. Sitapur and he was rounded up,” the down and other trained a pistol at him. The saw amazing Hip Hop performances from which the SSP office released on While the police were non-committal sources claimed. miscreants later looted the bag and sped COMPASSION. students of numerous colleges. Saturday evening. in disclosing the details due to some uncer- They added the police were yet to track off the scene. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 capital 04 e-challan payment for traffic rules’ violators soon CITYBRIEFS EXHIBITION Science Exhibition and Commerce Fest was organised at St Joseph Inter College, Thakurganj PNS n LUCKNOW “A case against such offenders on Saturday. Justice (retired) SC Verma was the chief guest on this occasion. He lauded students will not be registered under for their scientific imaginations and creativity. Managing directors of the school Rajesh Agrawal he traffic police will start e- Motor Vehicle Act but they will and Seema Agrawal also appreciated the efforts of students for their outstanding models and Tchallan payment facility in also have to face section 279 of also motivated them to carry on the same in future. In the end, principal Gracious T Joseph thanked the days to come. The facility will IPC (reckless driving) and all teachers and students for organising a successful exhibition. be available at important cross- section 151 of CrPc (breach of ing in the state capital and peace),” he said. He asked offi- INSPECTION offenders may pay the fine by cials concerned to prepare a District Magistrate swiping ATM cards on the spot. duty roster ensuring that no Kaushal Raj Sharma Giving the details, SSP traffic inspector be deployed inspected Lucknow Kalanidhi Naithani said 50 swipe more than 15 day at a spot in Mahotsav grounds on machines had been provided to any case. “This will bring Saturday. He was accom- the traffic police and more of transparency in duty roster panied by senior officials. them would be procured in the and also will help in effective He said that the Mahotsav time to come. He was conduct- implementation of traffic rules was dedicated entirely to ing a surprise checking of the and regulations,” he said. former Prime Minister Traffic Police Lines in Sadar on He asked officials to iden- Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He Saturday. He said the Lucknow tify points of traffic congestion added that gates were police would appeal to the pub- in the city and act according- being constructed in such lic to shoot videos/photos of ly by deploying reserve traffic a manner so that people those engaged in stunt driving cops at the point. The SSP also did not face any problem. and send it to traffic police asked traffic officials to ensure He directed officials con- helpline number 1073 or on quick disposal of cases of chal- cerned to ensure water WhatsApp number 9454405155. lan for violation of rules of the supply and mobile toilets road. and the Health depart- Earlier, the SSP inspected ment was directed to iow kZUpy fo|qr forj.k different rooms at the traffic make arrangements for fuxe fy0 okjk.klh police lines and instructed ambulances. fufonk foLrkfjdj.k officials to keep it neat and tidy. 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The book ‘Treasures of World Heritage izkIr ugh a gkus s d s dkj.k mijkDrs in India’ written by Atiq R Siddiqi, former superintending archaelogist, will also be released. Prof PK Ghosh, former, head of department, Medieval and Modern History, Lucknow University, will fufonk iqu% bZ V.Mfjs xa d s ek/;e U.P. Rajya Vidyut be the chief guest. l s fnukda 26-11-2018 dk s 13-00 cts Utpadan Nigam Ltd. Indo-US bilateral workshop held rd Mkyh tk;xhs ,o a fnukda Obra Thermal Power GENERAL RAWAT VISITS CENTRAL COMMAND 26-11-2016 dk s 16%00 ct s [kkyhs Station, OBRA- PINS n VARANASI Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, visited Central Command and 11 Gorkha Rifles Sonebhadra, -231219 CORRI- Regimental Centre (11GRRC) at Lucknow on November 16 and 17. The Chief of Army Staff was tk;xhAs bZ V.Mfjs xa dh lkbZV ij GENDUM TENDER NO: T- ix-day Indo-US Bilateral briefed by GOC-n-C Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna on various operational and adminis- leLr fooj.k miyC/k gSA v/kh{k.k 06/SE-HQ/OTPS/FF&SD/2018- SWorkshop on ‘Water- trative aspects. General Bipin Rawat expressed satisfaction on the efforts being made to ensure vfHk;Urk] fo|qr dk;Z'kkyk e.My] 19 TENDER ID: 2018_ Food-Energy-Climate nexus: capability enhancement and operational effectiveness of forces and the development of infrastructure iow kpZa y fo|qr forj.k fuxe fy0] RVUNL_258518_1 The opening A perspective towards a sus- in the central sector. He conveyed his appreciation to the Surya Command for achieving a high okjk.klhA i=kad&1415 fnukad date of Part-l (Technical Bid) of tainable future’ was inaugu- degree of operational preparedness. During his visit, he also attended ‘Welfare Association’ meet Online e-bid Tender No. T- rated under the auspices of held at 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre. 17-11-2018 ^^jk"Vªfgr esa fctyh Institute of Environment and 06/SE-HQ/OTPS/FF&SD/2018- RESEARCH WORKSHOP cpk;sa** 19 for the work of "Work for Sustainable Development annual repair & maintenance of (IESD), Banaras Hindu Diesel Fire Engine of 'A' TPS. University (BHU) here on differences are higher and ment for the judicious utili- U.P. Rajya Vidyut Obra" is hereby extended due to Friday. The chief guest was therefore he suggested the sation of such natural Prof Jyotsnendra Singh, ideal period would be first resources that could positive- Utpadan Nigam Ltd. unavailability sufficient no. of bid- Obra Thermal Power Director, UP-Council of week of November till the last ly affect the global climate. ders on due date and shall be Sugarcane Research (UPCSR), week of March. Her talk was further suc- Station, OBRA- opened on website: http:// Sonebhadra, -231219 CORRI- Shahjahanpur. He empha- Further he also high- ceeded by Prof Alan S. Kolok, etender.up.nic.in as stated sised burgeoning issues relat- lighted various issues regard- University of Idaho, Moscow, GENDUM TENDER NO: T- below: 1. Online Submission 01/SE-I/BTPS/BMD-I/2018-19 ed to the sugarcane produc- ing over-extraction of ground USA. In his talk, he discussed End date & time of e-Bid : tion viz. mismanaged appli- water for this crop production various issues regarding TENDER ID: 2018_RVUNL_ 27.11.2018 at 18:00 Hrs. 2. cation of urea fertilisers like particularly in western UP water-food-energy-climate 224142_1 The opening date of Last Submission date & time 15:3:1 for NPK fertilisers and . Therefore he nexus with the perspectives of Part-I (Technical Bid) of Online of Hardcopy, EMD, Tender respectively. suggested some measures to the USA. More particularly, e-bid Tender No. T-01/SE- Cost & Annex. : 28.11.2018 at However, he suggested address this problem by pro- he emphasised on the spatio- I/BTPS/BMD-I/2018-19 for the 17:00 Hrs. 3. Online opening some key measures to over- moting the water conserva- temporal factors of the USA work of "Annual running break date & time of Part-I (Technical come the issues such as pro- tion under those regions. that govern the climatic pat- down maintenance work of Air Bid) : 29.11.2018 at 16:00 Hrs. portionate application of fer- Some of these strategies are tern, food and energy pro- Pre Heater of unit no 9 10 and All other terms & conditions will tilisers in the order of 3:2:1 drip-irrigation, promoting duction comparing to the 11 3X200MW BTPS Obra." is remain same. Information or ratio for NPK respectively. intercropping, appropriate East and West USA. Earlier, hereby extended due to not par- corrigendum if any shall be Moreover, his lecture also irrigation when required, pro- the session was started with ticipated sufficient bidders on due uploaded only on the above glorified by providing the portionate application of the the glorification of candles date and shall be opened on website. Bidders are advised to wisdom regarding the crop NPK fertilisers and awareness under the immense blessing The counselling and placement cell of Lucknow University has scored another achievement diversification for the soil campaigning in the farmers. of Bharat Ratna Pt Madan by organising a 10-day national level research methodology workshop on Saturday. The work- website: http://etender.up.nic.in visit the website on regular as stated below: Online health development followed The session further was Mohan Malviya Ji followed by shop is sponsored by ICSSR and witnessed participation by research scholars from all over the basis in order to keep them- by the comparison of this held by the Prof Shannon the welcome address by Dr country such as Tamil Nadu, , Telangana, Meghalaya, J-K, Bihar, Rajasthan and also Submission End date & time of selves update. SUPERIN- e-Bid : 01.12.2018 at 18:00 Hrs. promising nutritious crop Bartlet-Hunt from the Rajeev Pratap Singh, Assistant within the state and also at local level. The research experts were distinguished Professor DP Singh TENDING ENGINEER-HQ No. (rich in iron content in its jag- University of Nebraska, Professor, IESD, BHU. The (TISS, Mumbai), Prof JN Bhargava (Allahabad University), Prof Amit Kumar Singh (Delhi School Submission date & time of 295 Date 15.11.2018 SAVE Hardcopy of EMD, Tender Cost gery) along the different agro- Lincoln, Omaha, USA. She session was concluded by the of Economics), Dr SK Singh (KGMU) besides various established academecians. The event was ELECTRICITY IN THE INTER- climatic zones. He also dis- critically highlighted the overwhelmed vote of thanks inaugrated by Vice-Chancellor SP Singh. He said that such workshops were significant for devel- & Annex. : 03.12.2018 at 17:00 EST OF NATION cussed the critical harvesting importance of nexus between by Dr PC Abhilash, Assistant oping research skills among PhD and MPhil students. He also emphasised on the quality of research Hrs. Online opening date & time period of this crop for high- water, food, energy and cli- Professor, IESD, BHU in the conducted by the universy. He also appreciated the efforts of counselling and placement cell in of Part-I (Technical Bid) : er economic return as the mate and also dealt with opti- presence of Prof Kavita Shah, capacity-building and placement drives of students. The function was attended by Prof Arvind 04.12.2018 at 16:00 Hrs. All ©U.¬˝. ¬Êfl⁄U ≈˛UÊã‚Á◊‡ÊŸ ∑§Ê⁄U¬Ê⁄U‡ÊŸ crop starts collecting stocks of misation with UN-SDGs. Director, IESD, BHU and the Kumar, former dean, Faculty of Commerce, Dr Anoop Kumar Singh, Prof Sanjay Medhavi, Prof other terms & conditions will be Á‹Á◊≈U«U ߸-ÁŸÁflŒÊ ‚¢ÅÿÊ sugars in its stem when the Therefore she linked her talk chief guest Prof Jyotsnendra Madhurima Pradhan and Prof Sheela Mishra. The session was presided over by the dean, Faculty same. 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SP trans-Yamuna Deependra which were now being looked of services including guiding only on the above website. www.etender.up.nic.in ŒπË ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „ÒU– accused involved in this connection. to the wetlands of Ganga to escape the Chaudhary said police arrested the into to and therefore the order and helping visitors. Bidders are advised to visit the •œÊ„USÃÊˇÊ⁄U∑§Ãʸ ∑§Ê Á’ŸÊ ∑§Ê⁄UáÊ ’ÃÊÿ ߸-ÁŸÁflŒÊ Superintendent of Police trans-Ganga, police. Aakash was waiting for a bus at accused Vaibhav Shankar Tripathi and of appointment had been kept District Magistrate Suhas website on regular basis in ∑§Ê •SflË∑§Ê⁄U ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ê •Áœ∑§Ê⁄U ‚È⁄UÁˇÊà „ÒU– Sunil Kumar Singh said on being tipped Andawa crossing when the police team Luv Kush Nishad near Chilla Mod. A 315 pending. 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Aakash informed the operation would be launched in the wet- Yadav said two other accused Ravish filling seven the posts in April be special as they would act like TRICITY IN THE INTEREST OF ¬òÊÊ¢∑§-vwy~ ÁŒŸÊ¢∑§-v|.vv.v} ““⁄UÊCÔ˛U Á„Uà ◊¥ police that the deceased Ravi Nishad and lands to trace the whereabouts of the cul- Pandey and Monu Singh were still at 2018. This was the first time ambassadors of the Sangam NATION Á’¡‹Ë ’øÊÿ¥”” Basu arrived at Nanhe's shop in the night prits and arrest the remaining accused, large. that online process was intro- city. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 nation 05

Cong seeks EC directs Chhattisgarh Court orders Centre to amend IT Act CISF cover framing of charges Govt to transfer PR Secy against Dinakaran to curb cyber attacks for Sidhu in bribery case Secretary who was allegedly language unbecoming of a RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI THE UNION HOME MINISTRY United Nations. He was caught on caught on tape offering money senior civil servant," the New Delhi: A Delhi court on IS WORKING ON PUTTING IN Proposals for making strin- tape offering money for sting operation against spokesperson said. Saturday ordered framing of mid increasing threat from PLACE LEGAL PROVISIONS gent KYC (Know Your Opposition Congress leaders in Toppo was allegedly caught criminal conspiracy and other the Dark Web to national Customer) norms for mobile the poll-bound state. on tape asking a journalist to charges against former A FOR MANDATORY security, the Centre is planning wallets for tracing flow of funds for sting operation The commission directed film a video of Congress mem- AIADMK leader TTV to amend the Information DISCLOSURE OF CYBER from fraud and crime are also that S Rajesh Toppo, secretary bers abusing one of their senior Dinakaran in the alleged Technology Act to create a ATTACKS BESIDES under consideration. against Opposition and commissioner of public leaders. The official is pur- Election Commission bribery legal basis to compel the pop- FORMULATING A Cyber communication relations in the state govern- portedly heard saying that he is case related to two-leaves party ular Internet giants, whose REGULATORY FRAMEWORK poses threat at personal level, IANS n NEW DELHI Congress leaders ment, be transferred from his willing to spend some money symbol. servers are located outside FOR WEB CHANNELS in the social and economic field present post "in context of for the sting video. Special Judge Ajay India, to share their keys for and in the domain of national iting escalation of threat to PNS n NEW DELHI alleged statements made by The second phase polling Bharadwaj ordered to put monitoring by the security The amendment to the IT security. Threat to national Clife of Punjab Minister him", a spokesperson said. in 72 assembly constituencies Dinakaran on trial for the agencies here. Act will lead to localization of security is mostly posed by the Navjot Singh Sidhu, Congress he Election Commission "The commission in Chhattisgarh will be held on offence punishable under sec- Entities hit by cyber attacks servers of major service Dark Web which facilitates leader Randeep Singh Surjewala Ton Saturday directed the observed that such statements November 20. The first phase tions 120B (criminal conspira- will have to mandatorily dis- providers and sovereign cloud online trading of drugs and on Saturday wrote to Union Chhattisgarh Government to indicate partisan behaviour polling in 18 seats took place on cy) and 201 (destruction of evi- close it to the authorities con- deployment as was done by arms, human trafficking, Red Home Minister Rajnath Singh transfer its Public Relations apart from use of uncivilised November 12. dence) of Indian Penal Code cerned after the new regulato- Microsoft for China and Rooms (hidden website on seeking Central Industrial (IPC) and under the Prevention ry framework is put in place. Germany, the official said, Deep Web where one can par- Security Force (CISF) cover for of Corruption (PC) Act. "Servers of popular sites adding this is in a bid to facil- ticipate/see interactive torture the cricketer-turned-politician. Dinakaran, who had float- like social media platforms itate better monitoring of the or murder), mass mobilization Surjewala in his letter said ed Amma Makkal Munnetra like WhatsApp, Facebook and service providers. through social media, online that while Sidhu was always a Kazhagam party after being Gmail are located outside India The Union Home Ministry rumour mongering and per- "high-risk" target, there has expelled from the AIADMK, with encrypted data and is working on putting in place ception shaping. Other threats been "marked escalation in was arrested in April 2017 here unshared keys without having legal provisions for mandato- include radicalization and threats ever since he left BJP and was later granted bail. any backdoor for monitoring ry disclosure of cyber attacks recruitment by terror groups, and joined Congress". Alleged middleman Sukesh by the law enforcement agen- besides formulating a regula- inter-terrorist group commu- "Sidhu has taken on Akali Chandansekar, who is current- cies," a senior Union Home tory framework for web chan- nication, unregulated commu- Dal (Badal) and their anti-peo- ly in judicial currently, was also Ministry official said. nels. nication through VoIP, unau- ple policies, besides exposing ordered to be put on trial in the In what is indicative of the The changes in the IT Act thorized telephone exchanges their unholy nexus with certain case for the offence punishable terror connection with the and regulatory mechanisms and unregulated online video criminal elements on numer- under sections 120-B and 201 of Dark Net, as many as 9,800 are needed as India now has channels like Peace channel of ous occasions. "After Sidhu IPC and under the PC Act. websites and over 46,000 120 crore mobile/ telephone alleged terrorist and online left the BJP, the threatening The court directed Twitter accounts with terrorist subscribers, 42 crore Internet terror motivator Zakir Naik. tone and disparaging remarks Dhinakaran to appear before it contents have been blocked at subscribers and 28 crore mobile An international cooper- by various Akali Dal-BJP lead- on December 4, when it will the behest of Indian security Internet connections amid ation mechanism through for- ers, including the BJP National formally frame the charges. agencies. lurking threat to cyber com- mation of international con- President, Amit Shah are also In 2017, Delhi Police's The Government in coor- munication. India has already vention on monitoring and well known," wrote Surjewala. crime branch had filed the dination with the Intelligence displaced the US as the numero regulation of cyber space, "Unfortunately, the exten- charge sheet alleging that Bureau is now working to uno in terms of number of bilateral and multilateral sion of protection to Sidhu has Chandansekar had conspired amend the IT Act to deal with Facebook users. But India treaties and MoUs with indus- been driven not by threat per- with Dinakaran and others to such attacks on even private stands at 23rd position out of try and academia of global ceptions but by his politics," bribe the poll panel officials to entities besides subversive 165 nations in Global Cyber repute is also being worked said Surjewala urging CISF get the two leaves symbol for activities on the Dark Net. Security Index 2017 of the out, officials added. cover for Sidhu. BJP workers take part in the party's Kamal Sandesh bike rally in Meerut on Saturday PTI Sasikala-led AIADMK faction. Terrorist killed in SC agrees to examine Congress to take up Parrikar's Arunachal Pradesh No State Govt can obstruct plea against stray dog health, crisis in Goa in Parliament exchange of fire probes being investigated Itanagar: A terrorist was killed IANS n PANAJI a "complete breakdown of con- in an exchange of fire with stitutional machinery". security forces in Tirap district under court orders: CPM culling in Karnataka he Congress will raise the Parrikar is suffering from of Arunachal Pradesh on Tissue of ailing Chief advanced pancreatic cancer Saturday, Defence sources said. Minister Manohar Parrikar's and has been in and out of hos- Acting on specific intelli- continuance in power and the pitals in Goa, Mumbai, New gence about NSCN cadres car- impending "constitutional cri- York and Delhi for nearly nine rying out extortion from vil- sis" in BJP-ruled Goa in months. He returned from lagers, Assam Rifles personnel Parliament, party's national New Delhi's All India Institute swiftly launched an operation, spokesperson Randeep Singh of Medical Sciences on October Kohima-based Defence Surjewala said on Saturday. most classic case of a fraud 14 and has not moved out of his Spokesman Col Chiranjeet The Congress leader being played on the private residence for any offi- Konwar said. demanded the convening of a Constitution of India by the cial event since. But the spokesman did not special session of the Goa Governor and the BJP govern- The Opposition, as well specify which faction of the NSCN Legislative Assembly while dar- ment," Surjewala said at a press ruling coalition allies have was carrying out extortion.During ing the Bharatiya Janata Party conference here. been demanding Parrikar's res- search of the area, the security (BJP)-led coalition govern- "This will clear all doubts ignation, claiming that the personnel noticed a few sus- ment here to prove its majori- about who is in-charge in Goa administration has come to a pected cadres trying to flee. PNS n NEW DELHI icised the delay by the CBI in ty in a floor test. and the floor test will deter- standstill due to his absence. "They challenged the mil- a court-ordered inquiry against "We are going to national- mine as to which party has the On Saturday, Deepak itants and asked them to sur- he Communist Party of Mamata Banerjee". PTI n NEW DELHI and relocation of stray dogs ly put pressure on the BJP and rightful claim to head a demo- Dhavalikar, president of ruling render. However, the fleeing TIndia (Marxist) on Saturday Several TMC leaders are and only allow catching for the the Centre. If necessary, we will cratic government in people's coalition outfit, the militants opened fire on them said no State Government could under the scanner of the CBI he Supreme Court has purpose of sterilisation and move the President of India. interest," he added. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak and they retaliated and brought “obstruct” probes being inves- and other probe agencies for Tagreed to examine a plea relocation back to the same We will also raise the issue The All India Congress Party, demanded that Parrikar down controlled effective fire tigated under court orders. their alleged involvement in the seeking contempt action place, where the stray dogs inside the Parliament in the Committee (AICC) commu- step down from the chief min- on the fleeing militant and CPI(M) general secretary Saradha chit fund scam and in against the chief officer of a were picked up. forthcoming winter session nications cell in-charge said the isterial post and appoint a eliminated one cadre," the Sitaram Yechury asserted that connection with the Narada municipal council in Karnataka According to the petition, and we will say that Goa is the coastal state was suffering from replacement. spokesman said in a release. the Left party was against the sting operation. and a private contractor on Wilson had given contract to misuse of the Central Bureau of Yechury said the CBI, allegations of mass culling of George to catch and then relo- Investigation (CBI) for politi- which had the powers of the stray dogs. cate stray dogs within his cal gains and expected the police, had to take the consent A bench of Justices N V municipality. probe agency to favour neither of the state governments since Ramana and M M George was paid Rs 91,537 ‘Secrecy around illnesses of Sonia, Parrikar not comparable’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi law-and-order was a State List Shantanagoudar issued notice for catching and relocating 350 IANS n PANAJI that in Parrikar's absence nor West Bengal Chief Minister subject according to the to Wilson VT, Chief officer of stray dogs. "power-brokers" were running Mamata Banerjee. Constitution. Municipal Council of "It must be made clear that he cloak of secrecy sur- amok and plundering the state's “We are against the misuse However, he added that the Sakaleshapura town, and con- the Prevention of Cruelty to Trounding the illnesses of resources, even as he ques- of the CBI for political pur- central probe agency could tractor V George Robert and Animals Act, 1960 and the Goa Chief Minister Manohar tioned why a regular health poses. We are in favour of jus- investigate matters pursuant sought their response in four ABC Rules, 2001 only allow Parrikar and former Congress bulletin updating the Chief tice, not in favour of Modi or to court orders. weeks. catching then sterilising, vac- president Sonia Gandhi are Minister's medical status was Mamata,” he told reporters at "The CBI investigations in Advocate Siddharth Garg, cinating and then relocation at not comparable, Congress not being released. the CPI(M) office here. West Bengal are under court appearing for petitioner animal the very same place. They do national spokesperson Parrikar is suffering from The West Bengal govern- orders. The agency can under- rights activist Neveena Kamath, not allow any such catching Randeep Singh Surjewala said advanced pancreatic cancer ment Friday withdrew the take investigations after court said the contempt proceed- and dislocating," the plea said. here on Saturday. and has been in and out of "general consent" accorded to orders and no state government ings should be initiated against It said that the respondents He said that while hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, the CBI to conduct raids or can obstruct those," the the two respondents for will- have "deliberately and willfully" Parrikar is a Chief Minister of health status, had been equal- I have for example high blood New York and Delhi for near- probes in the state. CPI(M) leader said. fully disobeying the specific violated the orders of this court a State, Sonia Gandhi was nei- ly transparent when it came to pressure and I take medicine ly nine months. The decision came close on Banerjee had extended directions of the apex court. and contempt proceedings ther a Prime Minister nor was relaying information about for it, but I had not disclosed He returned from New the heels of a similar step support to He said that on November should be initiated against them. she holding a Cabinet post Gandhi's prolonged illness, it till today, till you asked me. Delhi's All-India Institute of taken by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N 18, 2015, the apex court had "If such violations are not when she suffered from when she was Congress That does not mean that I Medical Sciences on October government. Chandrababu Naidu over the directed that all local authorities dealt, swiftly and sternly, by this illness. President and headed the have to describe every prob- 14 and has not moved out of Differentiating between the issue, saying, "What the and panchayats should strictly Court then it will send a very “Sonia Gandhi was neither National Advisory Council lem that I have in the public his private residence for any stand of his party and that of Chandrababu Naidu govern- follow the Prevention of Cruelty wrong message to society that the Prime Minister of India, that had been set up to advise domain. It is only when you official event since. Banerjee, who is also the ment has done is absolutely to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960 the orders of the apex court can nor was a Minister in the cab- then Prime Minister are holding a position of Goa's Health Minister Trinamool Congress (TMC) right. We will also look into the and the Animal Birth Control be trifled with and there are no inet holding a cabinet post . power and a position of Vishwajit Rane last month chief, on CBI, Yechury said, rules under which it was done. (ABC) Rules, 2001 and that no consequences for even the most (when the illness occurred)," Surjewala said that only power as the head of the state conceded that Parrikar was "We are (even) against the Earlier, there was no need to "subterfuge or innovative meth- open and egregious defiance. Surjewala told IANS. those in positions of power, (that one ought to reveal the indeed suffering from pan- misuse of the CBI in favour of use such provisions, but we ods" to circumvent the order of The actions of the Respondents Surjewala was responding especially as heads of state, nature of illness)," creatic cancer, even though the Mamata Banerjee." need to do it now as the BJP is the court will be tolerated. are making a mockery of the to a question on whether the should disclose the nature of Surjewala said. state government has refused CPI(M) politburo member using the CBI and other agen- Garg said the PCA Act majesty of this Court and invite Congress, which is demand- their affliction in public The Congress spokesper- to release a regular medical Brinda Karat pointed out that cies to pursue its own political 1960 and the ABC Rules, 2001 the wrath of this Court to its ing a medical bulletin and a interest. son, who was in Goa to address bulletin detailing Parrikar's the Left party had earlier "crit- interests and vendetta." prohibit any wanton catching fullest extent," the plea said. public disclosure of Parrikar's "I can have five ailments. a press conference, also alleged health status. NHSRCL holds Japanese language training for better coordination among officials INLD splits, Ajay Chautala

PNS n to float new party NEW DELHI cials of two countries, which Similar course would NHSRCL Managing Director would be facilitated by profi- continue to be organised Achal Khare. PTI n n an effort to ensure better ciency in Japanese language for all the employees. The The Director for Japanese /CHANDIGARH Language of the Japan Icoordination between offi- and understanding of their next course is scheduled to cials working on the bullet culture, according to a release. Foundation, Noguchi he INLD split Saturday with former Haryana chief min- train project, its implementing The training programme start from December 2018. Kousuke, said, "We hope that Tister Om Prakash Chautala’s elder son Ajay Singh Chautala authority National High Speed on Japanese language and cul- NHSRCL will also give the NHSRCL employees who declaring he will set up a new party. Rail Corporation Limited ture has been developed by the preference to job took the course will continue “I hand over the INLD and the spectacles (party symbol) (NHSRCL) organised a Japan Foundation which is applicants who have to learn the language and to my younger brother as a gift,” Ajay Chautala, who was Japanese language and culture based on the established stan- Japanese language also the culture, and con- recently expelled from the party, told supporters in Jind. learning training programme dards for Japanese Language proficiency, said NHSRCL tribute to the success of the The announcement ends the simmering power struggle for its men and gave away pro- Education. "The study mate- Managing Director High Speed Rail project." in the Indian National Lok Dal. ficiency certificates to 35 per- rial is designed with an empha- Achal Khare NHSRCL is a joint sector Ajay Chautala and his brother Abhay Chautala held par- sonnel on Saturday. sis on using Japanese language company of Government of allel meetings on Saturday. The high-speed rail tech- for oral communication, and employees. The next course is India and participating state The elder brother had termed his event as a meeting of nology is being adopted from better understanding the scheduled to start from governments formed for the party’s state executive, a move which the other faction said Japanese Shinkansen train Japanese culture," it said. Ahmedabad, Surat and corpo- this five-month course, the December 2018. NHSRCL will implementation of the High was illegal. technology, hence there was a Several employees of rate office in Delhi, including release said. also give preference to job Speed Train Corridor Project Abhay Chautala held a party workers meeting in need of inter-country NHSRCL from its project the Managing Director of the "Similar course would con- applicants who have Japanese between Mumbai and Chandigarh, where he hit out at his brother, saying those who exchanges between the offi- offices in Mumbai, Vadodara, organisation, have completed tinue to be organised for all the language proficiency," said Ahmedabad. staked claim over the party have themselves left. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 nation 06 Hero of Battle of Longewala dies Sexual harassment at workplace PTI n CHANDIGARH Act not clear on prevention: NCW rigadier (retd) Kuldip Singh BChandpuri, known as the PTI n NEW DELHI Anuradha Paul, Assistant ees working both in organised hero of the Battle of Longewala Solicitor General of India, and unorganised sector, it said. during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, ome key issues identified in Meghalaya and other stake- The #MeToo movement died at a hospital in Mohali on Sa consultation held by the holders. started with actor Tanushree Saturday, his family said. He National Commission of The experts held delibera- Dutta accusing another actor was 78. Women (NCW) on the Sexual tions on the various lacunae Nana Patekar of harassing her Brig Chandpuri was suf- Harassment of Women at identified in the act and made during the shooting of a fering from cancer. He is sur- Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri Workplace Act were that it was recommendations for its prop- Bollywood film in 2008. vived by his wife and three not clear on "prevention" and er implementation in address- Patekar has denied the allega- sons, his family said. soldier and the hero of the there was no authority to ing the issues of sexual harass- tions. Brig Chandpuri was a Battle of Longewala. The nation ensure a proper mechanism ment of women at all work- The movement intensified recipient of the Maha Vir is poorer with his passing away. for monitoring its implemen- places in the country. sharply as more and Chakra — the country's sec- My heartfelt condolences to his tation. The act is not clear on more women coming forward ond-highest gallantry award family," the chief minister Amid the #MeToo storm, "prevention" and there is no with their complaints against — for his role at Longewala, an tweeted. the NCW had decided to take authority to ensure a men in seats of power in vari- outpost in the Thar desert of The citation for his up the review of the Sexual proper mechanism for moni- ous institutions, including in Rajasthan. He held off a Mahavir Chakra Award reads: Harassment of Women at toring its implementation are entertainment, media and Pakistani attack while leading "Major Kuldip Singh Workplace (Prevention, some of the key issues identi- advertising. a small group of Indian soldiers Chandpuri was commanding a Prohibition and Redressal) Act, fied in a consultation, the Journalist-turned-politi- through the night in the 1971 company battalion of the 2013 to examine whether its statement said. cian M J Akbar had to resign war. Punjab Regiment occupying a existing provisions require any The consultation also as the minister of state for The 1997 Bollywood clas- defended locality in the amendments. expressed dissatisfaction external affairs following a sic, 'Border', in which actor Family members mourn the death of decorated war veteran Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri who died in a private hospital, in Rajasthan Sector." "In light of the commission with the composition of the spate of complaints of alleged Sunny Deol played the role of Mohali near Chandigarh on Saturday PTI At the Battle of Longewala, receiving petitions from Internal Complaints sexual harassment during his Brig Chandpuri, was made Brig Chandpuri exhibited women explaining past expe- Committee (ICC). tenure as editor of various depicting the Longewala battle. 23rd Battalion of the Punjab School, Mhow. the defence services to dis- dynamic leadership, excep- riences of sexual harassment at "Options available to the media publications. The cremation will take Regiment. He took part in the Punjab Chief Minister charge their duties with utmost tional courage and determina- their workplaces, and also con- victim, if she is not satisfied He has denied the allega- place on Monday with full 1965 war on the western sector Amarinder Singh condoled the devotion, commitment and tion in holding his command sidering the recent spurt in sex- with the process of inquiry and tions and has even dragged one military honours. and, thereafter, served in the passing away of Chandpuri, sincerity intact and steadfast. He ual harassment reported in the report by the ICC is not clear- of the complainants to court Brig Chandpuri passed out United Nations Emergency saying his exemplary and hero- "Very sorry to learn of the inspired his men moving from media, it was decided to take ly defined in the act. with a defamation case. from the Officers' Training Force (UNEF) for about a year. ic leadership in the Battle of sad demise of Brigadier KS bunker to bunker till the rein- up the review of the Sexual Monitoring authority and Other prominent person- Academy, Chennai, in 1963 He also served twice as an Longewala would inspire the Chandpuri, MVC. He was a forcements arrived, the citation Harassment of Women at appellate authority must be alities who have been accused and was commissioned into the instructor at the Infantry young soldiers and officers of very brave and distinguished added. Workplace (Prevention, defined and established, like a of sexual misconduct include Prohibition and Redressal) nodal agency," they recom- Subhash Ghai, , Act," the NCW said. mended. Alok Nath, Suhel Seth and 73-year-old The consultation saw the The conciliation clause in Jatin Das, all of whom have Amit Shah to participation of experts, includ- the act has to be reviewed and denied the allegations even as 6 cr Indians slip into poverty annually due woman killed ing judges Sujata Manohar there is a lack of awareness multiple women have spoken (retired), G Rohini (retired), among majority of the employ- out against them. to medical expenses: Ayushman CEO undertake 3-day STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI PTI n PANAJI 73-year- old woman hour, slip into poverty in is like a leaking bucket. campaign from Awas killed by Need to further strengthen bout six crore people every India due to healthcare Though a lot of effort is unidentified person on Saturday Ayear, or 7,000 people per expenses, Ayushman Bharat- being put to bring people out Nov 25 in T evening. The assailant allegedly Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya of poverty, due to health slit the throat of the elderly Panchayati Raj system: Pranab Yojana CEO Indu Bhushan expenses, people are slipping PTI n HYDERABAD woman with knife in her house said here on Saturday. into poverty which is puz- at Sarita Vihar in Delhi. PTI n AHMEDABAD ing of a democratic country like decentralisation." Citing the AB-PMJAY Chief zling." JP president Amit Shah According to a Chinmoy Biswal, India. The veteran politician was example of the PMO, he said it Executive Officer Indu Speaking about what he Bwould undertake a three day Deputy Commissioner of Police ormer president Pranab at the Indian Institute of had found a place in "our politi- Bhushan was speaking at a termed were paradoxes in campaign in Telangana from (DCP), south east district, they FMukherjee Saturday called Management (IIM) here to deliv- cal vocabulary and "civil servants, health conference organised the last 70 years in India's November 25 for the December had received a Police Control for massive decentralisation in er a lecture on "Articulating politicians, parliamentarians by the Goa Institute of health sector, Bhushan said, 7 Assembly polls, state BJP pres- Room (PCR) call around 6:35 institutional building and ques- Policy and Institutional Agenda know that a very powerful insti- Management. "One of the major paradoxes ident K Laxman said on Saturday. PM on Saturday evening regard- tioned the legal authority of the for Future Transformation of tution has been developed". "But The Ayushman Bharat- is that 70 per cent health Prime Minister Narendra ing the incident. "A team rushed Prime Minister's Office (PMO). India." Replying to a question a simple legal question can be put PMJAY programme launched needs of the country are sup- Modi was also likely to visit the to the spot where the elderly He said there was a need to from the audience as to why polit- as to where is its authority? In the by Prime Minister Narendra ported by the private sector state to address public meetings woman was lying in pool of further strengthen the Panchayati ical parties shied away from the text of the Constitution, 415 arti- Modi on September 23 is and only 30 per cent by the in the first week of December, he blood. She was rushed to near- Raj system and maintained that issue of empowering local insti- cles, 12 schedules — I do not find touted as the world's public sector." told reporters. by hospital where doctors concentration of power in the tutions and governments, anywhere that any power has largest government funded Talking about another Laxman claimed that the declared her brought dead" said hands of the Centre and the Mukherjee said, "In institutional been given to the PMO," healthcare programme irony, he said people from party was getting an the DCP. PMO would affect the function- building, there should be massive Mukherjee added. aimed at benefiting 50 crore abroad were flying to India to encouraging response from peo- people. get quality medical treatment ple during its campaign and said Bhushan hailed the coun- at cheap rates, while large sec- they believed that a change in ·¤æØæüÜØ ¥çÏàææâè ¥çÖØ‹Ìæ, »ýæ×è‡æ ¥çÖØ‹˜æ‡æ çßÖæ», Âý¹‡ÇU- §ÅUæßæ try's efforts in reducing tions of its own citizens did- Telangana was possible only with poverty, but said, "At the n't have access to good health the BJP coming to power. Economic offences ÁŸÁflŒÊ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ ‚ÍøŸÊ same time, we see that about facilities. Shah had kicked off BJP's ¬òÊÊ¢∑§-}zÆ/ª˝Ê.•.Áfl./‹πÊ/ÁŸÁflŒÊ ‚ÍøŸÊ/wÆv}-v~ ÁŒŸÊ¢.-vw.vv.wÆv} six crore fall into poverty The AB-PMJAY CEO campaign in Telangana v. ©U.¬˝. ⁄UÊÖÿ¬Ê‹ ◊„UÊŒÿ ∑§Ë •Ê⁄U ‚ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ, ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ ß≈UÊflÊ mÊ⁄UÊ every year because of cata- pointed out that despite in September last and direct challenge to strophic healthcare expens- India emerging as fastest subsequently addressed two Áfl÷ʪ ◊¥ ¬¢¡Ë∑Χà ΔU∑§ŒÊ⁄UÊ¥ (üÊáÊË-∞,’Ë,‚Ë,«UË,߸) Á¡‚∑§ Á‹ÿ •Áœ∑Χà „ÒU ‚ ¬˝ÁÇÊà Œ⁄UÊ¥ ¬⁄U es. I was astounded by the growing (major) economy in more public meetings in the ÁŸÁflŒÊ •Ê◊¢ÁòÊà ∑§Ë ¡ÊÃË „ÒU– ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ•Ê¥ mÊ⁄UÊ Á’«U ˇÊ◊ÃÊ ∑§ •ŸÈ‚Ê⁄U ∞∑§ ‚ •Áœ∑§ ∑§ÊÿÊZ number. Six crore people the world, its budgetary pro- State. nation's health: V-P ∑§ Á‹ÿ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ŒË ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „ÒU– means 7,000 people every vision for health had The party has been con- hour." remainedducting assembly constituency PTI n MUMBAI ∑˝§. ¡Ÿ¬Œ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê ŸÊ◊ •Ê¢∑§Á‹Ã œ⁄UÊ„U⁄U ÁŸÁflŒÊ ◊ÍÀÿ ∑§Êÿ¸ ¬Íáʸ Calling the situation a stagnant at 1-1.4 per cent wise meetings, besides other ‚¢. ∑§Ê œŸ⁄UÊÁ‡Ê œŸ⁄UÊÁ‡Ê (L§. ◊¥) ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë "leaking bucket", he said, "It over the years. forms of canvassing. conomic offences pose a direct challenge ŸÊ◊ (‹Êπ ◊¥) (L§. ◊¥) •flÁœ Eto the nation's health and wealth, Vice vwx y z { | President M Venkaiah Naidu said Saturday. Anti-SC the history that a devotee on The world must wake up to this new chal- ◊Ê. ÁflœÊÿ∑§ üÊË◊ÃË ‚Á⁄UÃÊ ÷ŒÊÒÁ⁄UÿÊ ¡Ë ∑§Ë ÁŸÁœ ∑§ ∑§Êÿ¸– his/her way to Sabarimala with Cong pits lenge and adopt appropriate measures to deal v ª˝Ê◊ •∑§’⁄U¬È⁄U ◊¥ ⁄UÊ◊ øãº˝ ŒÈ’ ∑§ x.wz xwzÆÆ ||Æ.ÆÆ v Irumudy was arrested. “Once with it, Naidu said while speaking at The ◊∑§ÊŸ ‚ ⁄UÊ¡ Á∑§‡ÊÊ⁄U ¬ÊΔU∑§ ∑§ ◊∑§ÊŸ ◊Ê„U judgment... you pack the Irumudy with Economic Times Awards for Corporate Ã∑§ ‚Ë.‚Ë. ∑§Ê ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§Êÿ¸ Áfl∑§Ê‚ offerings to the deity and set on Excellence here. The Insolvency and From Page 1 the pilgrimage, no force could Manvendra Bankruptcy Code enacted by the government ß≈UÊflÊ πá«U ’‚⁄U„U⁄– Public transport stayed off touch the devotee till he/she has begun to turn the wheel, he said, adding w •«˜UÔ«UÊ ≈UË‹Ê Á‡Êfl¬È⁄UË ß≈UÊflÊ ◊¥ ⁄UÊ¡‡Ê ’Ê’Í y.y{ yy{ÆÆ ||Æ.ÆÆ v the roads, shops and establish- reached the shrine and offered that some big resolutions have happened and ∑§ ◊∑§ÊŸ ‚ „U⁄Ufl‡Ê ’Ê’Í ∑§ ◊∑§ÊŸ Ã∑§ ◊Ê„U ments downed shutters and the Irumudi at the sanctum,” against Raje banks are getting back their money. Ÿª⁄U ˇÊòÊ ◊¥ ßá≈U⁄U‹ÊÁ∑¢§ª ∑§Êÿ¸– Kerala resembled a ghost State. said Chidanandapuri. "There is now a change in mindset. There The Government fielded Rama Gopalan, the octo- From Page 1 is greater eagerness to settle dues in a time- w. ÁŸÁflŒÊ „ÃÈ vÆÆ M§Æ S≈UÊê¬ ¬¬⁄U ⁄U‚ËŒË Á≈U∑§≈U ¬⁄U „SÃÊˇÊ⁄U ‚Á„à ÁŸÁflŒÊ «Ê‹Ã ‚◊ÿ ‚¥‹ÇŸ ∑§⁄U¥– x. “«Ë” üÊáÊË ∑§Ë Kadakampalli Surendran, the genarian leader of Tamil Nadu's “I’m honoured that Rahul ly fashion. Because promoters know that once øÒ∑§Á‹S≈U ∑‘§ •ŸÈ‚Ê⁄U „Ë ÁŸÁflŒÊ SflË∑§Ê⁄U ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË– y. ¬˝àÿ∑§ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ù ¬Íáʸ ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë •ŸÈ◊ãÿ •flÁœ (’ÊÁ⁄U‚ ∑‘§ ◊ı‚◊ CPI(M)'s Minister for Hindu Front too condemned & Congress CEC thought it they are dragged to the NCLT, they could lose ∑§Ù ‚Áê◊Á‹Ã ∑§⁄UÃ „Èÿ) ∑§ÊÚ‹◊ (|) ◊¥ Œ‡ÊʸÿË ªß¸ „Ò– z. ÁŸÁflŒÊ SflË∑§Ê⁄U ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë flÒœÃÊ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝Ê# ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë ÁÃÁÕ ‚ Devaswom and Tourism, who the action of the Kerala Police. useful for me to contest & I’m their companies. Banks are expected to ÃËŸ ◊Ê„ (~Æ ÁŒŸ) „٪˖ ∞∑§ ’Ê⁄U ŒË ªß¸ ÁŸÁflŒÊ flʬ‚ Ÿ„Ë¥ ‹Ë ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „Ò– {. ≈UÒá«⁄U ¬˝¬òÊÙ¥ ∑§Ê ‚≈U •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ, ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ, ¬˝πá«- ß≈UÊflÊ (¬Ä∑§Ê ÃÊ‹Ê’ ¡ÒŸ S¬Ù≈U¸ ŒÈ∑§ÊŸ ∑‘§ ¬Ê‚) ‚ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑‘§ Á‚»¸ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ lambasted the BJP and the J Nandakumar, all India con- touched by responsibility recover over Rs 1.5 lakh crore of bad debts ÁŒfl‚ ◊¥ ¬˝Ê× vv.ÆÆ ’¡ ‚ ‚Êÿ¥ y.ÆÆ ’¡ Ã∑§ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ wÆ.vv.v} ‚ w{.vv.v} Ã∑§ S≈U‡ÊŸ⁄UË øÊ¡¸ ∞fl¥ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ◊ÍÀÿ RSS for the breakdown in nor- vener, Prajna Pravah (the RSS shown towards me. I accept the this year itself," he said. ¡Ò‚Ê Á∑§ ∑§Ê‹◊ { ◊¥ •¥Á∑§Ã „Ò ŸªŒ Œ∑§⁄U •ÕflÊ Á‚«˜ÿÍ‹ ’Ò¥∑§ ‚ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ ¬˝πá«- mal life. “The Hindu outfits are think tank) charged that the responsibility & will run a fair "What does this clean-up mean? It is ß≈UÊflÊ ∑‘§ ŸÊ◊ Œÿ Á«◊Ê¥« «˛Êç≈U mÊ⁄UÊ R§ÿ Á∑§ÿÊ ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃÊ „Ò ßë¿È∑§ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ •Áª˝◊ ‚ÍøŸÊ ÁŸÁflŒÊ R§ÿ Á∑§ÿ ¡ÊŸ flÊ‹ trying to polarise the Kerala present attack on Ayyappa campaign,” Manvendra said. obvious that credit will go to those with bank- ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ‚ ¬˝Ê# ∑§⁄U ‚∑§Ã „Ò ⁄UÁ¡S≈U«¸ «Ê∑§/S¬Ë« ¬ÙS≈U mÊ⁄UÊ ¬˝Á·Ã ÁŸÁflŒÊ ∑§Ù ¡Ù Á∑§ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ w{.vv.v} ∑§Ù y.ÆÆ ’¡ population on communal lines. devotees is part of an interna- Reacting to the Congress able ideas and not to those with clout and ‚Êÿ¥ Ã∑§ ¬˝Ê# „ÙªË ©‚ ¬⁄U „Ë ÁfløÊ⁄U Á∑§ÿÊ ¡ÊÿªÊ Á∑§‚Ë ¬˝∑§Ê⁄U ∑‘§ ¬ÙS≈U‹ Á«‹ •ÕflÊ ÁŸÁflŒÊ Ÿ ¬˝Ê# „ÙŸ ∑§Ë Á¡ê◊ŒÊ⁄UË The BJP and the RSS do not tional conspiracy to destroy announcement, State BJP pres- connections. This is the democratisation of ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ∑§Ë Ÿ„Ë¥ „ÙªË, ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝¬òÊ ¡Ù Á∑§ www.upgov.nic.in ¬Œ ∑§Ë fl’‚Ê߸≈U ‚ M§Æ wÆÆ.ÆÆ S≈U‡ÊŸ⁄UË want peace in Kerala,” said the Sabarimala Temple, a symbol of ident Madan Lal Saini said the credit. "The insolvency law epitomises the øÊ¡¸ ∞fl¥ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ◊ÍÀÿ ¡Ò‚Ê Á∑§ ∑§Ê‹◊ { ◊¥ •¥Á∑§Ã „Ò ∑‘§ Á‡Ê«˜ÿÍ‹ ’Ò¥∑§ ∑‘§ «˛Êç≈U ¡Ù Á∑§ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ, ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ Minister while briefing the Hindu unification. He wanted decision will have no impact new way of doing business where there is no •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ, ¬˝πá«- ß≈UÊflÊ ∑‘§ ¬ˇÊ ◊¥ Œÿ „Ù ∑§Ù ‚¥‹ÇŸ ∑§⁄U «Ê©Ÿ‹Ù« Á∑§ÿÊ ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃÊ „Ò– ©¬⁄UÙQ§ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§ÊÿÙ¥¸ media at Thiruvananthapuram. a thorough probe into the con- and the party will retain the discretion in allocation of resources, there is ∑§Ë «˛Êߥª ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§Ê‹◊ ◊¥ •¥Á∑§Ã ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ©¬‹éœ „٪˖ |. «Ê©Ÿ ‹Ù«« ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝¬òÊÙ¥ ◊¥ ∞fl¥ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ©¬‹éœ ¬˝¬òÊÙ¥ ◊¥ ÿÁŒ ∑§Ù߸ •ãÃ⁄U/òÊÈÁ≈U ¬Ê߸ ¡ÊÃË „Ò ÃÙ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ©¬‹éœ ¬˝¬òÊÙ¥ ∑§Ù ‚„Ë ◊ÊŸÊ He described Sasikala who was spiracy in which names of seat. no interference from the government, and ¡ÊÿªÊ– }. ¬˝àÿ∑§ Œ‡ÊÊ ◊¥ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§ÊÿÙ¥¸ ∑§Ë ÁŸÁflŒÊ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§- w|.vv.v} ∑§Ù •¬⁄UÊã„ arrested on late Friday night as leaders of the CPI(M) and top He said Manvendra, who banks take decisions based on merit of the Æw.ÆÆ ’¡ Ã∑§ „Ë ¬˝Ê# ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË ÃÕÊ ©‚Ë ÁŒŸ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§- w|.vv.v} ∑§Ù •¬⁄UÊã„ Æx.ÆÆ ’¡ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ a terrorist and communalist. bureaucrats figure. left the BJP and joined the proposal. Efficient allocation of capital is the ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ©¬ÁSÕÁà ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ•Ù¥ ∑‘§ ‚◊ˇÊ πÙ‹Ë ¡ÊÿªË– •¬Á⁄U„Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê⁄UáÊÙ¥ ‚ ÿÁŒ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝Ê# „ÙŸ ÿÊ πÙ‹Ÿ ∑§Ë ÁÃÁÕ The arrest of Sasikala who Congress leader Ramesh Congress last month, is not a bedrock of a robust modern economy," ¬⁄U ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ’㌠⁄U„ÃÊ „Ò ¡Ù ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝Ê# „ÙŸ ÿÊ πÙ‹Ÿ ∑§Ë ÁÃÁÕ •ª‹ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ÁŒfl‚ ◊¥ ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË, SÕÊŸ fl ‚◊ÿ was on her way to the shrine Chennithala blamed the RSS big name and will face defeat. Naidu said. There has been a clear demon- ÃÕÊ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ∑§Ë flÒœÃÊ •flÁœ ¬Ífl¸flà ⁄U„ªË– ~. ÁŸÁflŒÊ•Ù¥ ‚ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ Á∑§‚Ë ÷Ë ¡ÊŸ∑§Ê⁄UË fl S¬CË∑§⁄UáÊ „ÃÈ ÁŸÁflŒÊ «Ê‹ earned the wrath of all Hindu and the CPI(M) for the present Saini said being born in a stration of resolve, sense of purpose and ¡ÊŸ ‚ ¬Ífl¸ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ v~.vv.v} ∑§Ù vw.ÆÆ ’¡ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ, ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ, ¬˝πá«- ß≈UÊflÊ ∑‘§ leaders across the States of impasse. “Both these organisa- Rajput family does not give urgency on the part of the central and state ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ •¥Á∑§Ã „Ò, ◊¥ ¬˝Ë-Á’« ◊ËÁ≈U¥ª •Ê„Íà „ÙªË, Á¡‚◊¥ ∑§Êÿ¸ ‚ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§Ù߸ ÷Ë ¡ÊŸ∑§Ê⁄UË ¬˝Ê# ∑§Ë ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË Kerala, Karnataka and tions want to destroy the peace anybody a “big name”. governments, corporations, entrepreneurs, „Ò– vÆ. ÁŸÁflŒÊ ∑‘§ ‚ÊÕ ∑§Ê‹◊ z ◊¥ •¥Á∑§Ã œ⁄UÙ„⁄U œŸ⁄UÊÁ‡Ê vÆ' ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§ÊÿÙ¥¸ ∑‘§ •ŸÈ‚Ê⁄U •fl‡ÿ ‚¥‹ÇŸ „ÙŸË øÊÁ„ÿ– Katnataka. Swamy in Kerala and they don't want By the look of it, it is a bat- investors and all other stakeholders to col- œ⁄UÙ„⁄U œŸ⁄UÊÁ‡Ê ∞ŸÆ∞‚Æ‚ËÆ, ¬ÙS≈U •ÊÁ»‚ ¬Ê‚ ’È∑§, ⁄UÊC˛Ëÿ∑§Îà ’Ò¥∑§ ∑‘§ ∞»Æ«ËÆ•Ê⁄UÆ ∑‘§ M§¬ ◊¥ ¡Ù Á∑§ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ ß≈UÊflÊ ∑‘§ ¬ˇÊ ◊¥ ’ãœ∑§/ÁŸª¸Ã „Ù ∑‘§ M§¬ ◊¥ „٪ʖvv. ‡ÊÊ‚ŸÊŒ‡Ê ‚¥Æ {ww/wx-vw- Chidanandapuri, head of a trouble-free atmosphere in tle between Raje’s ‘Gaurav Yatra’ lectively strive for building a new India, where wÆvw-w •ÊÁ«≈U/Æ} ≈UËÆ‚ËÆ-w ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ Æ}.Æ{.vw Á’‹Ù ¬˝ÁÇÊà ≈Uá«⁄U ∑‘§ ‚ê’㜠◊¥ vÆ ¬˝ÁÇÊà Á’‹Ù Ã∑§ Æ.zÆ ¬˝ÁÇÊà Advaitha Asram at Kulathoor the State,” charged the Congress versus Manvendra ‘Swabhiman the aspirations of all the citizens will be ful- ¬˝Áà Æv ¬˝ÁÇÊà ∑§◊ Œ⁄U ¬⁄U ÃÕÊ vÆ ¬˝ÁÇÊà ‚ •Áœ∑§ Á’‹Ù Œ⁄U ¬⁄U Æv ¬˝ÁÇÊà ¬˝Áà Æv ¬˝ÁÇÊà ∑§◊ Œ⁄U ¬⁄U Á‚ÄUÿÙÁ⁄U≈UË/¬⁄U»Ù¸◊ã‚ said that this is the first time in leader. Yatra’. filled, he said. ªÊ⁄Uã≈UË ‹Ë ¡ÊÿªË Ã÷Ë •ŸÈ’㜠ªÁΔà Á∑§ÿÊ ¡ÊÿªÊ– vw. ∞‚ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ Á¡Ÿ∑‘§ ‚ª ‚ê’ãœË ÿÊ Œ¬¥Áà ∑‘§ Ÿ¡ŒË∑§Ë Á⁄U‡ÃŒÊ⁄U (¬˝Õ◊ é‹« Á⁄U‹‡ÊŸ ÿÊ ©Ÿ∑‘§ Œ¥¬Áà ∑‘§ é‹« Á⁄U‹≈U«)/¬˝πá«/◊á«‹ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ∑§Êÿ¸⁄Uà „Ò ∑§Ù ÁŸÁflŒÊ «Ê‹Ÿ ∑§Ë •ŸÈ◊Áà Ÿ„Ë¥ „٪˖ ¬˝πá«Ëÿ ‹πÊÁœ∑§Ê⁄UË ÿÊ •œËˇÊáÊ •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ‚ •fl⁄U •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ∑‘§ ◊äÿ ÿÊ •ãÿ Á∑§‚Ë ÷Ë ¬Œ ¬⁄U ÃÒŸÊà •Áœ∑§Ê⁄UË Singhania walked into the Lintas nent locations at their office and Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar. He ∑‘§ ’Ê⁄U ◊¥ ¬Œ fl ŸÊ◊ ‚Á„à ÁflSÃÎà Áflfl⁄UáÊ ∑§Ë ‚ÍøŸÊ ‡Ê¬Õ ¬òÊ ∑‘§ mÊ⁄UÊ S¬C M§¬ ‚ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ∑§Ù •¬ŸË ÁŸÁflŒÊ ∑‘§ ‚ÊÕ office and told me he had the video-record staff stopping before also portrayed Muhammad Ali ŒŸÊ •ÁŸflÊÿ¸ „٪˖ vx. ∑§Ù߸ ÷Ë ⁄UÊ¡¬ÁòÊà •Áœ∑§Ê⁄UË •ÕflÊ •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ⁄UÊíÿ ‚⁄U∑§Ê⁄U/∑‘§ãŒ˝Ëÿ ‚⁄U∑§Ê⁄U ∑‘§ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ Death... knowhow for a quality condom. it. Ninety per cent were men! Such Jinnah in Richard Attenborough’s ◊¥ ÃÒŸÊà „Ù •ÕflÊ ©‚∑§Ë ‚flÊ ÁŸflÎûÊ ŒÙ fl·¸ ‚ ∑§◊ „Ù Á’ŸÊ ‚⁄U∑§Ê⁄UË •ŸÈ◊Áà ∑‘§ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë •ŸÈ◊Áà Ÿ„Ë¥ ¬˝ŒÊŸ ∑§Ë But the idea of creating an ad for was his rare understanding of the Oscar-winning film Gandhi. ¡ÊÿªË– ÿÁŒ ∑§Ù߸ ∑§Êã≈U˛ÄU≈U⁄U •ÕflÊ ©‚∑§Ë ∑§Êÿ¸ ◊¥ ß‚ ¬˝∑§Ê⁄U ∑‘§ ∑§Ù߸ •Áœ∑§Ê⁄UË/∑§◊¸øÊ⁄UË ¬Êÿ ¡ÊÃ „Ò ÃÙ ©Ÿ∑§Ê ∑§Êã≈U˛ÄU≈U ÁŸ⁄USà ∑§⁄U ÁŒÿÊ ¡ÊÿªÊ– vy. ÁŸÁflŒÊ ¬˝¬òÊÙ¥ ◊¥ flÊ¥Á¿Ã ‚ÍøŸÊ•Ù¥ ‚ ‚ê’ÁãœÃ Áflfl⁄UáÊ ÿÙÇÿÃÊ•Ù¥ •„¸ÃÊ•Ù¥ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê å‹ÊŸ From Page 1 a condom caused a bit of a giggle; Indian psyche (born out of his But Alyque was never self-serv- «˛Êߥª ÁflÁ‡ÊÁCÿÙ¥ ∞fl¥ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ë ◊ÊòÊÊ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ë üÊáÊË ÃÕÊ ‡Êø Á¡Ÿ∑§Ù ¬Íáʸ ∑§⁄UŸÊ •ÁŸflÊÿ¸ „Ò ∑§Ù ‚ê’ÁãœÃ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë He created a desi Charlie and there were reservations too. experiences of roughing it out on ing, keen on promoting talent at •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ◊¥ Á∑§‚Ë ÷Ë ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ÁŒfl‚ ◊¥ ‚◊ÿ ¬˝Ê× vv.ÆÆ ’¡ ‚ ‚Êÿ¥ y.ÆÆ ’¡ Ã∑§ ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ wÆ.vv.v} ‚ w{.vv.v} Chaplin for shoe polish brand Finally, we came up with an apt buses for 10 years), that he could every stage of his life. So if he cre- Ã∑§ ¬˝Ê# ∑§Ë ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „Ò– vz. ∞‚ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ Á¡Ÿ∑§Ê •¬⁄UÊÁœ∑§ Á⁄U∑§Ê«¸ „Ò fl„ ≈Uá«⁄U ¬˝ÁR§ÿÊ ◊¥ ÷ʪˌÊ⁄UË Ÿ„Ë¥ ∑§⁄U ‚∑§Ã Cherry Blossom, giving an aesthete name, KamaSutra or KS. Gautam direct popular thinking. It was this ated a legion of capable creative „Ò¥– v{. ∞‚ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ¡Ù ⁄UÊíÿflÊ⁄U ∑§Ê©¥‚Á‹¥ª ◊¥ ¬¥¡Ë∑§Îà „Ò ∑§Ù ≈Uá«⁄U ¬˝ÁR§ÿÊ ◊¥ ÷ʪˌÊ⁄UË ∑§Ë •ŸÈ◊Áà Ÿ„Ë¥ „Ò– v|. ∞‚ twist to something that was not had met Pooja Bedi at a party and genius that political parties, wak- directors in advertising, he gave the ∑§Êÿ¸ Á¡Ÿ∑§Ë ‹ÊªÃ M§Æ vÆ.ÆÆ ‹Êπ ‚ •Áœ∑§ „Ò ©Ÿ∑§Ù ‚Ê⁄UË ‚ÍøŸÊÿ¥ ÁŸœÊ¸Á⁄Uà ¬˝ÊM§¬ (•ŸÈ‹ÇŸ∑§-v) ¬⁄ ‡Ê¬Õ ¬òÊ ∑‘§ back then considered a self-service thought she was the right person ing up to a spiffed up Amercian- entertainment industry more lead- M§¬ ◊¥ ŒŸË „٪˖ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ˇÊ◊ÃÊ ∑‘§ •Ê¥∑§‹Ÿ „ÃÈ •Êfl‡ÿ∑§ ‚ÍøŸÊÿ¥ ‚¥‹ÇŸ „ÙŸË øÊÁ„ÿ– ¬˝àÿ∑§ ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ∑§Ù ÁŸÁflŒÊ job. And by the time he invented to carry off the condom ad. Finally, style campaigning in the post lib- ing lights like ex-wife Sharon «Ê‹Ÿ ‚ ¬Ífl¸ ‚¥ÃÈC „ÙŸÊ øÊÁ„ÿ Á∑§ ©‚∑§Ë ˇÊ◊ÃÊ ©‚ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ù ¬Íáʸ ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë „Ò– ÁŸÁflŒÊ ˇÊ◊ÃÊ ∑§Ê •Ê¥∑§‹Ÿ ‚ÄU‡ÊŸ-x ◊¥ the catchline “Hamara Bajaj,” he Pooja agreed to do the ad for a eralisation years, tapped into. The Prabhakar, singer Alisha Chinai, •¥Á∑§Ã „ÙŸË øÊÁ„ÿ, ¡Ù ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ˇÊ◊ÃÊ Ÿ„Ë¥ ⁄UπÃÊ „Ò ∑§Ë ÁŸÁflŒÊ Á∑§‚Ë ÷Ë Œ‡ÊÊ ◊¥ SflË∑§Ê⁄U Ÿ„Ë¥ ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË– v}. had elevated everyday family life whopping Rs 7 lakh!” Congress image-makers relied on actors Boman Irani and Javed ¬˝àÿ∑§ Œ‡ÊÊ ∑‘§ ‚ÊÕ ‚◊Sà ‚ÍøŸÊÿ¥ ÁŸœÊ¸Á⁄Uà ¬˝ÊM§¬ ¬⁄U (≈UË-y, ≈UË-z, ≈UË-{) •fl‡ÿ ‚¥‹ÇŸ ¡ÊŸË øÊÁ„ÿ– v~. ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ∑§Ù ’Êß’˝≈U⁄U, Á◊∑§‚⁄U, íflÊßã≈U⁄U, ¬ÊŸË ∑§Ë ≈U¥∑§⁄U •ÊÁŒ ∑§Ê SflÊÁ◊àfl „ÙŸÊ •Êfl‡ÿ∑§ „Ò– wÆ. ÁŸÁflŒÊŒÊÃÊ ∑§Ù ÷ıÁÃ∑§/ÁflûÊËÿ and its outings on a scooter as a cult Age was no bar for the origi- him and if Cyberabad and Jaffery and choreographer Shiamak ‚◊ÿflh ∑§Êÿ¸R§◊ ∑§Ê ¬˝◊ÊáÊ ¬òÊ ‚¥‹ÇŸ ∑§⁄UŸÊ „٪ʖ wv. ∑§Êÿ¸ Á∑§‚Ë ÷Ë •ãÿ ∑§Ù „SÃÊãÃÁ⁄Uà Ÿ„Ë¥ Á∑§ÿÊ ¡ÊÿªÊ, ÁŸÁflŒÊ symbol of “Buland Bharat ki buland nal thinker. So in a crowded beau- Chandrababu Naidu caught the Davar. True he won many honours, SflË∑§ÎÁà ∑‘§ ’ÊŒ ÿÁŒ „SÃÊãÃÁ⁄Uà ∑§Ë ÁSÕÁà ¬ÊÿË ¡ÊÃË „Ò, ÃÙ •ŸÈ’㜠ÁŸ⁄USà ∑§⁄U ÁŒÿÊ ¡ÊÿªÊ– ww. ÁŸÁflŒÊ ∑§Ë ◊ÊòÊÊ ÉÊ≈U tasveer.” When he created MRF’s ty market, he was the clutter- nation’s fancy as the new IT fron- national and international, in all his ’…∏ ‚∑§ÃË „Ò ∞fl¥ •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ ∑§Ù Á’ŸÊ Á∑§‚Ë ∑§Ê⁄UáÊ ’ÃÊÿ ∞fl¥ ŸÙÁ≈U‚ ÁŒÿ ÁŸÁflŒÊ ÁŸ⁄USà ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ê ¬Íáʸ •Áœ∑§Ê⁄U Muscle Man, India was indeed breaker by creating the Fair & tier, a fair bit of credit must go to disciplines. But his greatest take- ÁŸÁ„à „Ò– wx. yÆ.ÆÆ ‹Êπ Ã∑§ ∑‘§ ∑§Êÿ¸ „ÃÈ ¬¥¡Ë∑§Îà Δ∑‘§ŒÊ⁄U (∞, ’Ë, ‚Ë, «Ë) ∞fl¥ yÆ.ÆÆ ‹Êπ ‚ •Áœ∑§ ∑‘§ ∑§Êÿ¸ „ÃÈ ready to proclaim itself. Handsome brand for Emami. “Fair Alyque. But no assessment of the aways were the sales of the prod- ∑‘§fl‹ ¬¥¡Ë∑§Îà Δ∑‘§ŒÊ⁄U (∞, ’Ë, ‚Ë) „Ë ≈Uá«⁄U «Ê‹Ÿ „ÃÈ •Áœ∑§Îà „Ù¥ª– wy. ‚‡Êø ÁŸÁflŒÊ SflË∑§Ê⁄U Ÿ„Ë¥ ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË– wz. Alyque did a lot of public ser- & Lovely was well-entrenched in creative guru would be complete ucts he wrapped with his genius. •Êÿ∑§⁄U ∞fl¥ ‹’⁄U ‚‚ ∑§Ë ∑§≈UıÃË ÁŸÿ◊ÊŸÈ‚Ê⁄U ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË ÃÕÊ ‡ÊÊ‚ŸÊŒ‡Ê ‚¥Æ xx}z/}{-wÆvz- w~w/wÆvz ÁŒŸÊ¥∑§ vz.vÆ.wÆvz vice campaigns too and till his last the mind of women, so replacing without acknowledging his role in “The greatest ads are the ones that ∑‘§ •ŸÈ‚Ê⁄U flÒœ •Á÷fl„Ÿ ¬˝¬òÊ (∞◊.∞◊.-vv) ¬˝SÃÈà Ÿ ∑§⁄UŸ ¬⁄U ¬˝ÿÈQ§ ©¬πÁŸ¡ ∑§Ë ⁄UÊÚÿÀ≈UË ∑‘§ ‚ÊÕ-‚ÊÕ πÁŸ¡ ◊ÍÀÿ days was on the AIDS task force set that would have been difficult. serious theatre, having directed 70 create the greatest sales. A good ad (⁄UÊÚÿÀ≈UË ∑§Ê Æz ªÈŸÊ) ∑§Ë ∑§≈UıÃË Δ∑‘§ŒÊ⁄U ∑‘§ Á’‹ ‚ ∑§Ë ¡ÊÿªË– up by the Prime Minister. However, Therefore I suggested looking for plays, Tughlaq being notable man is a good salesman,” he would •Áœ‡ÊÊ‚Ë •Á÷ÿãÃÊ, he found the Kamasutra ad a big an opportunity in the men’s mar- among them. Besides he gave India say. And for every Indian, he will a near Broadway experience with always be the man who taught us UP : 134343 Dt. 15.11.18 ª˝Ê◊ËáÊ •Á÷ÿãòÊáÊ Áfl÷ʪ ¬˝πá«- ß≈UÊflÊ challenge. In one of his columns, ket,” he wrote. He asked Emami to foKkiu ocs lkbV ij miyC/k gS he wrote, “One day Gautam put a mirror in one of the promi- his epic musical productions like to “live life kingsize.” www.upgov.nic.in LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 world 07

Solih sworn in as Maldives Prez Modi, Solih hold talks; vow

AFP n COLOMBO China has also loaned other countries around the renewal of close bilateral ties brahim Mohamed Solih was Indian Ocean and beyond large Iinaugurated on Saturday as amounts of money for infra- PTI n MALE Indian Ocean and being mind- firm commitment in assisting sively between the two coun- the new President of the structure projects as part of ful of each other’s concerns the Maldives to achieve sus- tries, the leaders also agreed on Maldives after the Opposition Beijing’s Belt and Road rime Minister Narendra and aspirations for the stabil- tainable social and economic the need for facilitating easier united to dislodge pro-China Initiative, alarming the West. PModi Saturday said he was ity of the region, the joint state- development. visa procedures. strongman leader Abdulla Sri Lanka last year granted looking forward to working ment said. He also conveyed India’s Modi also interacted with Yameen in September elec- a 99-year lease on the closely with new Maldivian The two leaders, while readiness to extend help in leaders from the Maldives and tions. Hambantota deep-sea port to President Ibrahim Mohamed noting the resilience of the every possible way and sug- other parts of the world during Solih, 54, emerged as Beijing, after it was unable to Solih as both the leaders relations between India and gested that both sides should the oath taking ceremony. common Opposition candi- repay Chinese loans for the expressed confidence in the the Maldives, expressed con- meet at the earliest to work out On arrival in the Maldivian date as all key dissidents were $1.4-billion project. Mahinda renewal of the close ties and fidence in the renewal of the details as per requirements of capital, Prime Minister Modi either jailed or forced into Rajapakse, Sri Lanka’s Prime friendship between the two close bonds of cooperation the Maldives. was given a red carpet welcome exile by Yameen who took Minister when Colombo took countries, which was briefly and friendship with the elec- Prime Minister Modi also and was received by Maldives power following a controversial out the loans, is looking to interrupted by political tur- tion of Solih as the President welcomed the expanding Parliament’s new Speaker run-off in 2013. return to power in the severe moil in the Indian Ocean of the Maldives. opportunities for Indian com- Qasim Ibrahim. At a special session of par- current political crisis grip- island nation. The two leaders expressed panies to invest in the Maldives This was Modi’s first visit liament held at the National ping the island nation. Prime Minister Modi, the their unwavering commitment in different sectors for the to the Maldives as prime min- Football Stadium in the capital During a recent visit to highest ranking leader to and support for increased mutual benefit of both coun- ister. The last visit by an Indian Male, Solih was sworn in with Colombo in the middle of his attend the 54-year-old veteran cooperation in combating ter- tries. Prime Minister to the Indian India’s Prime Minister election campaign, Solih told politician’s inauguration as the rorism both within the region Recognising that nationals Ocean island nation was by Narendra Modi among those in reporters that he wanted to seventh president, met Solih and elsewhere. of both countries travel exten- Manmohan Singh in 2011. attendance. repair ties with immediate soon after the ceremony at the President Solih also The Maldives Foreign Maldives’ Chief Justice Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi, right, administers the oath of office neighbours Sri Lanka and national football stadium here briefed Prime Minister Modi Ministry said China’s Culture to President elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, left, in Male on Saturday AP India. and pledged all assistance to on the dire economic situation Minister Luo Shugang was also Yameen awarded major the strategically-located coun- facing the country as he takes an invitee. infrastructure projects to China try’s endeavour to build a office. Modi’s presence was a the strategically placed archi- pledged to end what it called while taking away a major air- peaceful, democratic and pros- The two leaders discussed reflection of the relief felt in pelago millions of dollars for “China’s colonialism” and to port development from India. perous country. ways in which India can con- India, which has long held infrastructure. resist a “land grab” in the He also relied on Beijing Seated between former tinue development partner- sway in the archipelago, and in “I am confident that my country which straddles key for diplomatic support as the presidents Maumoon Abdul ship, particularly to help the the West that Yameen was visit will herald a new era of East-West shipping routes. Maldives faced international Gayoom and Mohamed new government in meeting its voted out. even closer exchanges and MDP leader and former isolation over his dismal rights Nasheed, Prime Minister pledges to the people of the The United States and the cooperation between our two president Mohamed Nasheed record. Modi embraced both leaders Maldives. European Union had threat- countries,” Modi said on has vowed his party would Modi had cancelled his and was seen chatting with President Solih highlight- ened sanctions if the vote had Facebook, especially in “infra- reduce reliance on China and first visit to the country in 2015 them. Former Sri Lankan pres- ed the pressing need for not been free and fair. structure, health care, connec- renegotiate millions of dollars after Yameen detained pro- ident Chandrika Kumaratunga increased housing and infra- Both neighbouring India tivity and human resource in loans taken from Beijing. India Nasheed and eventually was also present. structure development as well and Western nations watched development.” More than 80 per cent the had him convicted on a ter- Solih as the opposition as for establishing water and with concern as Yameen moved Solih’s Maldivian Maldives foreign debt is owed rorism charge and jailed for 13 Maldivian Democratic Party’s sewerage systems in the out- closer to Beijing which loaned Democratic Party (MDP) has to China, he said. years. candidate had surprisingly lying islands, the statement defeated strongman Abdulla said. Yameen in the election held on Modi said that he is look- September 23. ing forward to working with Pence, Xi During the meeting, Modi Solih to strengthen bilateral CIA blames bin Salman and Solih agreed on the relations between the two importance of maintaining nations. trade barbs in peace and security in the He assured Solih of India’s speeches at for Khashoggi murder Office of the Executive Engineer Pacific Provincial Division, P.W.D, Etawah PTI n (Short Term Tender Notice) WASHINGTON theories without seeing the No- 2017 /11A /2018-19 Dated: 13-11-2018 AP n PAPUA NEW GUINEA UK leader 1. The Executive Engineer Provincial Division, U.P. P.W.D. Etawah on behalf of Governor of Uttar Pradesh invites primary basis for these specu- summit the percentage rate bids from the eligible and approved Contractors registered with UP PWD in class A, B, he CIA has concluded that lations.” C & D (Road category) as the case may be. TSaudi Arabia’s powerful According to the report, it hinese President Xi Jinping 2. SL Name of Work Estimated Bid Cost of Bid Address of Address of Address Address Crown Prince Mohammad bin is CIA assessment that the Cand US Vice-President No cost Security Document Executive Superinte- of of Chief Salman ordered the murder of crown prince who is the defac- Mike Pence traded barbs in fights back (Rs. (Lacs) Engineer nding D.M. Engineer

In lacs) of Time Executing Engineer DISTRICT dissident journalist Jamal to ruler of the country would speeches at a summit of world Completion the work Khashoggi in Istanbul, contra- survive the crisis. leaders on Saturday, outlining AP n 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 Special Repair Year 2018-19 dicting the Saudi Government’s Officially Saudi Arabia has competing visions for global 1 Etawah CC and Drain (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief assertions that he was not blamed the brutal murder of leadership as trade and other ritish Prime Minister Theresa May fought Work in Heerapur GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer Saferi road 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur involved, according to a media Khashoggi at the Saudi con- tensions between them sim- Bback Saturday against critics of her Brexit Etawah Etawah Zone report. according to The Washington sulate in Istanbul to rogue ele- mer. deal, telling her Conservative opponents that 3.65 0.37 Kanpur 2 Etawah NH-2 to Nagla (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief The death of Khashoggi, a Post. The Central Intelligence ments. Khashoggi was forcibly Pence said there would be their alternative plans for Britain’s departure Bhagwant Nagla GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer onetime insider turned critic of Agency (CIA) found that 15 restrained and injected with a no letup in President Donald from the European Union wouldn’t work. Kehari via Nagla 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur Keshavpur Etawah Etawah Zone the crown prince and a resident Saudi agents flew on govern- large amount of a drug result- Trump’s policy of combating May is battling to win over rebels in her 2.18 0.22 Kanpur of the US, has spurred a wave ment planes to Istanbul and ing in an overdose that led to his China’s mercantilist trade pol- own ranks and save her leadership after a gru- 3 Etawah Etawah Mainpuri (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief road to Saidpur GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer of international anger against carried out the killing at the death, alleged the Saudi prose- icy and intellectual property eling week, with two Cabinet ministers quit- Road 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur Saudi Arabia and its ruler. Saudi consulate, the report cutors, who has sought death theft that has erupted into a tit- ting and other Conservative critics plotting to Etawah Etawah Zone 2.71 0.28 Kanpur Khashoggi, a Washington said, adding that it could com- penalty for 11 of its officials. for-tat tariff war between the oust her immediately after Britain struck a 4 Etawah Dodua Gopalpur (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief Post columnist, was last seen plicate President Donald Turkish investigating agen- two world powers this year. divorce deal with the EU. Link road GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur entering the kingdom’s con- Trump’s efforts to preserve US cies provided the CIA an audio The US has imposed addi- In a public relations offensive, May tried to Etawah Etawah Zone sulate on October 2 to obtain ties with one of the closest recording that proves the bru- tional tariffs on $250 billion of win support in a Daily Mail interview that 3.63 0.37 Kanpur 5 Etawah Vill.Jula in Abadi (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief paperwork for his marriage. American allies in the region. tal murder of Khashoggi. After Chinese goods and China has revealed how her husband supported her dur- portion painted road GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer to Rajkiya Nalkoop 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur Saudi Arabia had offered a “The accepted position is his killing, one of those retaliated. Pence reiterated ing what she admitted to be “a pretty heavy cou- road Etawah Etawah Zone series of contradictory expla- that there is no way this hap- involved in it called Saud al Trump administration threats ple of days.” 1.46 0.15 Kanpur 6 Etawah NH-2 to Nalga (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief nations for Khashoggi’s death. pened without him being aware Qahtani, then one of the top to more than double the penal- She also laid into political opponents, say- Asha Link road GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer After repeated denials, Saudi or involved,” a US official famil- aides to Mohammed, and ties. ing the alternatives they favour to tackle a key 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur Etawah Etawah Zone Arabia finally admitted iar with the CIA’s conclusions, informed him that the opera- “The United States, stumbling block — the issue of how to avoid 2.52 0.26 Kanpur Khashoggi had been murdered told the daily. tion had been completed, though, will not change course a hard border between Northern Ireland and 7 Etawah Odampura Village (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief to Baroli Kala village GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer at the compound but blamed it Saudi Arabia has denied according to people familiar until China changes its ways,” the Republic of Ireland after Brexit — would- 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur on a “rogue” operation. any such linkage. Fatimah with the call. Pence said, accusing Beijing of n’t resolve the problem. Etawah Etawah Zone 3.86 0.39 Kanpur American officials have Baeshen, a spokeswoman for A conclusion that the intellectual property theft, “People say ‘If you could only just do some- 8 Etawah CC and drain work (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief expressed high confidence in the Saudi Embassy in crown prince was responsible unprecedented subsidies for thing slightly different, have a Norway model Nagla Nathu Link GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer Road 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur the agency’s assessment, which Washington, said that the for the murder of Khashoggi state businesses and “tremen- or a Canada model, this backstop issue would Etawah Etawah Zone is the most definitive to date, claims in the CIA’s “purported could endanger the US rela- dous” barriers to foreign com- go away. It would not. That issue is still going 9.22 0.93 Kanpur 9 Etawah CC and drain work (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief allegedly linking Saudi Arabia’s assessment are false. We have tionship with Saudi Arabia, panies entering its giant mar- to be there,” she said in the interview , published Dhanua Shahjanapur GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer crown prince to the killing, and continue to hear various The Wall Street Journal said. ket. Saturday. “Some politicians get so embroiled in road to Nagla Nawal 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur (Bhoot ka Nagla) Etawah Etawah Zone the intricacies of their argument they forget it 6.28 0.63 Kanpur is not about this theory or that theory, or does 10 Etawah Karri Chhima road to (500+225)+ 1 Executive Supdt. Engineer D.M Chief (Chaubia Minor GST= Rs. Month Engineer Etawah Circle Etawah Engineer it make me look good,” she added. Bamba Patri) Nagla 860 P.D.PWD PWD Kanpur Investors want Zuckerberg to step down Calling her husband Philip her “rock,” May Bhoota Nagla Tej Etawah Etawah Zone Balbhadrapur ka Nagla 4.98 0.50 Kanpur said that when the Conservative revolt erupt- 3. Time allowed for completion of each work is as mentioned in column no. 7, including rainy season. PTI n WASHINGTON anger away toward rival tech Facebook, last night called on a review of Facebook’s use of ed on Wednesday, the first thing he did was 4. The bids shall remain valid for acceptance for a period of 90 (ninty) days from the last date of submission of bids. Bids once submitted cannot be withdrawn. firms. Zuckerberg to step down as lobbying firms. pour her a whisky. 5. A set of Bidding documents may be purchased from the office of concerned Executive Engineers, Superintending acebook investors have It also said that the com- board chairman in the wake of Definers allegedly encour- Engineer, D.M. and Chief Engineer as mentioned in columns 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively of the table corre- sponding to the respective work, between 11:00 am and 04:00 pm on any working day from 22-11-2018 Fcalled on the company’s pany also used a Republican the report, the paper said. aged the depiction of to 26-11-2018 for a non-refundable fee of Rs. 500.00 (Rupees Five hundred only) for stationary charges chief executive Mark public relations firm, Definers “Facebook is behaving like Facebook’s critics as anti- Prez Trump asks and tender cost per set per work as indicated in column 6, in the form of Cash or Demand Draft drawn on any Scheduled bank in favour of "Executive Engineer, Provincial Division. P.W.D, Etawah" payable at Etawah Zuckerberg to step down as Public Affairs, to help repair its it’s a special snowflake,” the Semites and had published Interested bidders may obtain further information at the same office from where the documents are chairman following reports battered reputation following paper quoted him as saying. news articles criticising purchased. Bidding documents requested by mail will be dispatched by registered/ speed post on payment of reporters to behave an extra amount of Rs 200.00 (Rupees two hundred only). Applications for issue of Bidding documents by that the company hired a pub- intense criticism of the social “It’s not. It is a company Facebook’s competitors. post shall be entertained only upto 4.00 PM on 24-11-2018 The authority inviting tender will not be held lic relations firm to smear its media platform’s handling of a and companies need to have a The business has also been responsible for the postal delay, if any, in the delivery of documents or non-receipt of the same. Bidding critics, a media report said on scandal over Russian interfer- separation of chair and CEO,” accused of attempting to document can also be downloaded from the website uppwdup.nic.in But its cost, i.e., Rs 500.00 + cost of after Acosta row bid document as mentioned in column 6 above, in the form of DD drawn on any Scheduled bank in favour Saturday. ence in the 2016 US elections he said. encourage journalists to report of "Executive Engineer, Provincial Division. P.W.D, Etawah" payable at Etawah will necessarily be attached with the bid. However for bid document downloaded from the website, the drawings will be available in The New York Times and the Cambridge Analytica The attack on Zuckerberg that anti-Facebook groups were the office of concerned Executive Engineer or Superintending Engineer at the address indicated recently published a report scandal, report- is set to complicate the daunt- linked to Mr Soros, the paper PTI n WASHINGTON in columns 8 & 9 respectively of the above table against the concerned work. 6. In case of any discrepancy between the downloaded bid document and that available with the concerned Executive revealing that Facebook at ed. ing challenge facing Sir Nick said. Engineer/Superintending Engineer, the bid document available in the office would be considered authentic. times smeared critics as anti- Jonas Kron, a senior vice Clegg, Facebook’s new global In a call with journalists on resident Donald Trump has played down a 7. Bids must be delivered to the office of the Executive Engineer executing the work, Superintending Engineer or D.M. or Chief Engineer mentioned in columns 8 , 9, 10 & 11 of the table corresponding to the respec- Semitic or tried to link activists president at Trillium Asset head of policy and communi- Thursday, Zuckerberg denied Pcourt decision that forced him to restore the tive work on or before 02.00 Noon on 27-11-2018 and the bids will be opened on the next working day , to billionaire investor George Management, a US investor cations, who joined last month knowing that his business had press pass credentials of CNN’s correspondent that is, on 28-11-2018 at 12.30 pm, in the office of the District Magistrate mentioned in columns 10, in the presence of the bidders who wish to attend. If the office happens to be closed on the date of receipt or open- Soros, and tried to shift public which owns an £8.5m stake in and has been asked to conduct hired the firm. Jim Acosta and threatened to walk out of future ing of the bids as specified, the bids will be received and opened on the next working day, respectively, at the press briefings if reporters do not act with same time and venue, and validity of bid will be considered from the original date. 8. Bids must be accompanied with security of the amount specified for the work in the table. Bid security will have “decorum”. to be in any one of the forms Fixed Deposit Receipt of a scheduled commercial bank, NSC, Post office sav- The press pass of Acosta, CNN’s White ing Bank issed in favour of concerned Executive Engineer. 9. A bidder shall not be permitted to bid for works in the Division / Circle responsible for award and execution of House Correspondent, was suspended last week contracts in which his or his spouse's near relatives (defined as first blood relations, and their spouses) is post- Space station supplies launched after an altercation he had with President ed as Divisional Accountant or as an officer in any capacity between the grades of Superintending Engineer and Junior Engineer (both inclusive) bidder shall also submit an affidavit clearly mentioning the names and Trump during a news conference. The White designation of relatives working in any capacity in the Division / Circle responsible for award and execution of 2nd shipment coming up, up there: The space House had accused him of placing his hand on work. 10. No Engineer of gazetted rank or other Gazetted officer employed in Engineering or Administrative duties in an station marks its 20th year in an intern. Acosta and the CNN has denied the Engineering Department of the State / Central Government is allowed to work as a Contractor for a period of orbit on Tuesday. allegations. two years after his retirement from Government service, without Government permission. This contract is in two days liable to be cancelled if either the Contractor or any of his employees is found any time to be such a person The first section launched A federal US court on Friday ordered the who had not obtained the permission of the Government as aforesaid before submission of the tender or engage- on November 20, 1998, from White House to immediately reinstate the press ment in the Contractor's service. AP n CAPE CANAVERAL (US) 11. Bid documents and other details consisting of qualification information and eligibility criterion of bidders, plans, Kazakhstan. credentials of Acosta in a ruling seen as a major specifications, drawings,the schedule of quantities of the various classes of work to be done and the set of “As we celebrate 20 years of victory for mediapersons. terms & condition of contract to be complied with by the Contractor can be seen in the office of the Executive Engineer mentioned in column 8 of the table corresponding to the respective work between hours of 11.00 am load of space station sup- the International Space Trump played down the ruling, saying it and 04.00 pm on any working day between 22-11-2018 to 26-11-2018 Aplies rocketed into orbit Station,” Montalbano noted, wasn’t “a big deal”. 12. Any bidder who is having criminal record is not allowed to participate in the bidding process. 13. Any bidder who is registered with the state Bar Council is not allowed to participate in the bidding process. from Virginia on Saturday, the “one of the coolest things is the But, he said, “people have to behave”, adding 14. For works costing more than Rs. 10.00 Lacs each bidder is required to furnish in the form of an affidavit in second shipment in two days. cooperation we have across his staff were “writing up rules and regulations” the prescribed proforma (Annexure-1) all informations required for evaluation of the bidding capacity of bid- And another commercial Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifts off from the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops the globe.” for the press to abide by, including sticking to der. Each bidder is required to satisfy himself about his bidding capacity before submitting his bid. Bidding capac- Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. on Saturday AP ity will be evaluated as mentioned in section 3. Bids of bidder who do not possess the required bidding capac- delivery should be on its way in Then there’s the US com- the agreed number of questions. ity shall not be accepted in any case. a couple weeks. mercial effort to keep the space “If they don’t listen to the rules and regu- 15. In view of direction issued vide G.O. No-2572/23-7-2014-176 (Samanya)/06 TC, Dated: 23-09-2014, the bid- der has to produce the attested true copies of the solvency & character certificates issued by the competent “What an outstanding launched its own supplies to three space station residents, station stocked and, beginning lations we’ll end up back in court and will win,” authority with the bid documents along with an affidavit verifying that these two documents are valid. launch,” said NASA’s deputy the International Space Station and a 3D printer that recycles next year, to resume crew Trump said. “But more importantly, we’ll just However, these original documents should be produced by them at the time of opening of bids. If the com- petent authority is not satisfied after camparing the attested copies with the originals, it may reject the bid as space station program manag- on Friday, just 15 hours earli- old plastic into new parts. launches from Cape Canaveral. leave, and then you won’t be very happy.” if the required documents were not produced at all. er, Joel Montalbano. er. The US delivery will arrive Thanksgiving turkey din- “To me, it’s been a huge “You can’t take three questions and four 16. Extra performance security will be charged as per G.O.No-622/23-12-/2012-2-Audit/08 T.C-2, Dated: 8-6-2012 for the below rate tenders at the time of acceptance. Northrop Grumman at the orbiting lab Monday, a ners — rehydratable, of course success,” he said. questions and just stand up and not sit down,” 17. in case of any variation/difference between tender notice of Hindi & English edition, English edition will launched its Antares rocket day after the Russian ship- — are already aboard the 250- This Cygnus, or Swan, is he added. “Decorum. You have to practice deco- be considered as certified and effective. 18. G.S.T. Shall be paid extra as per Applicable. from Wallops Island before ment. mile-high outpost. The space named the SS John Young to rum.” 19. 1% Labour cess will be deducted from the Contractor Bill 20. Defect Liability Period As per Government Order Two Year dawn, delighting chilly early- Among the 7,400 pounds station is currently home to an honour the legendary astronaut CNN this week it filed a lawsuit against the (Chandra Shekhar Singh) bird observers along the (3,350 kilograms) of goods American, a German and a who walked on the moon and White House urging the court to reinstate the Executve Engineer Provincial Division, P.W.D, Atlantic coast. inside the Cygnus capsule: ice Russian. commanded the first space press pass of its Chief White House UP : 134323 Dt. 15.11.18 Etawah The Russian Space Agency cream and fresh fruit for the There’s another big event shuttle flight. Correspondent. foKkiu ocs lkbV www.upgov.nic.in ij miyC/k gS for & on behalf of Governor of U.P. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 entertainment 08

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I used to run on trade mill listening to The film start from where it left off in the Iand emotional hold are as channel does exactly that and more — filled with some of her hit songs on repeat mode.” previous edition, with Grindelwald making a powerful as the actors are and Boy comedy, drama, action and extra dose of Watch the special show this Saturday and stunning aerial escape from a prison facility and Erased is that rare one on a gay entertainment. Sunday at 8 pm only on Sony Entertainment then rocking the world with his desire to rule the boy being sent by his very Television. roost. The cataract eyed and silvr haired albino like Christian parents to be cleansed of PANCHAM LOSES HIS MEMORY? Johnny Depp does lend weight to a character who is his gay traits at a gay conversion Sony SAB’s Jijaji Chhat Par Hai continues its SHOW ENDS PIHU are many. But the situation otherwise not given much of a role to play in this facility. laugh riot and entertain viewers across the Zee TV had set out on a journey earlier this *ing: Myra Vishwakarma she is in gets you. It is eerie, it wizard story mostly bereft of magic. But yes he does Russell Crowe and Nicole country. In the upcoming track of the show, year to challenge stereotypical molds that the Rated: 4/10 is highly uncomfortable and look demonic and mean and perfect foil to a young Kidman as the parents of Jared Pancham loses his memory in a bid to protect society had created over the years by slotting it mkes you feel the need to and dashing Dumbledore played to the hilt by Jude Eamons are more than brilliant. himself from Murari’s wrath. brides into categories and expecting them to hat genre is this somehow, anyhow end her Law. The two sign a blood pact to never fight each Crowe who never manages to shed Pancham finds himself caught on the wrong change themselves for the sake of marriage with one? Horror? Not predicament even though she other and the faint hint of a gay relationship looks his Church inhibitions of being a foot after he misplaces `50,000 entrusted to him its fiction show Kaleerein. Produced by Triangle Wreally though the is least aware of the fact that rather inapropriate in a film for young adults. priest and Kidman who goes by by Murari to deposit in the bank. To get Pancham Films, the show instantly grabbed eyeballs with its entire film and the situation her mother is not sleeping Redmayne, best remembered as the Danish girl, religious advise to actually send out of this dreadful situation and protect him from compelling storyline and strong characterisation. it puts a little child into but lying dead on the bed does what he did in the previous one, a bit Jared away, take you to quite Murari’s wrath, Elaichi advises him to fake But like all good things have to come to an end, makes you squirm. after a bad bout with her mechanically with familiarity of beasts like a tree another emotional level which, is memory loss. After analysing the situation and the last episode of the show was aired on The opening credits tell husband who has since left walker and the feline sky-streaker. Despite all the further enhanced by the absolutely finding out that there is no other way out of this November 16, 2018. The final episode of the show you that the film is based on for Kolkata. beasts, the film lacks the beauty of a sustainable fantastic portrayal of Jared’s fears mess, Pancham follows her advice. had high voltage drama in store with Tulika a true story. Apparently Vinod Kapri and storyline. How could Rowling allow that? and bewilderment by Lucas Amidst all the drama, Chhote suggests (played by Swati Kapoor) trying to kill Vivan’s something so horrific Sidharth Roy Kapoor may Hedges. He is, by far, one of the Murari to test if Pancham has really lost his (played by Arjit Taneja) daughter Mahi but Meera happened somewhere in think this one to be a creative most astonishingly polished actors memory but Elaichi turns out to be a savior, (played by Aditi Sharma) will put up a tough fight years ago. On and sensitive film but purely in the young generation and as rescuing Pancham from another sticky situation. to protect her. screen, it is equally so. from the point of view of Jared he puts life into the film, However, later, while helping Elaichi, Pancham Cherubic girl child Pihu cinema, it is monotonous, making it an emotional loses balance, falling down from the terrace which CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION brings your heart into your stretched and needless. rollercoaster even for doubting Sony YAY! toons celebrated Children’s Day mouth by roaming around in Seeing such harsh realities of homophobics. The film never with kids’ favourite celebrities. The musical jodi a deserted house with her life through a child so tender ambles along and is magnificiently Guru aur Bhole had a a gala time with celebrities mother lying dead on the bed comes across as a bad page of put together keeping a tight string that children look up to and adore, shaking a leg and she being far removed emotional porn. around your heart through every and spending time together giving them a chance from the entire concept of a Myra though is brilliant, frame, every dialogue and ever to feel closer to their icons of inspiration. life end. On her part, Myra thanks to excellent camera situation that besets this otherwise The YAY! toons spiraled their way into the who plays Pihu tugs at your work. One can see hours good family. It is indeed, one of hearts of the celebrities at Indian Idol with the heart with all her unguarded being spent to capture her the most powerful films on the gay musical maestros Vishal Dadlani, Neha Kakkar moments, which incidentally moods. issue to come out in a long while. and Usha Uthup along with host Manish Paul.

After Porus' death, Chanakya takes Rode: Director-producer the vision of akhand Bharat forward Ravindra is a very hands and propels Chandragupta Maurya from being a carefree petty on creative person thief to a celebrated king. Handsome hunk Gautam Rode is back on television with SANGEETA YADAV speaks to actors producer Ravindra Gautam in a new show titled Kaal Bhairav about Shani actor's Rahashya 2. Rode will be playing a prince in the show. He second innings shares his career plan and life. Excerpts from an interview: nHow is life post marriage with Pankhuri? PORUS Life is great. If your life partner is your best friend then life becomes very easy. A best friend can understand you better than MERGES anyone else. We are very different but our ethics and values in life are same that's why we can see life in SEAMLESSLY INTO the same way. Pankhuri is an introvert and I am a mixture of being an introvert and extrovert. She takes care of my family and CHANDRAGUPTA social things. If anytime she is not being able to handle I always step in and help her. ith an end of Porus Bharat forward, Chanakya goes who died with the on tell the story of the making nA husband and wife in same Wvision of Akhand of India’s brave and most profession …don’t you have Bharat (united India) and fought celebrated King in the Indian problems? against Alexander, The Great, history — Chandragupta If both husband and wife are only to achieve victory in defeat, Maurya. he gave the power to Jawahar Lal sensible then there should be no Chanakya takes the story Essaying the role of The show will Nehru. The most powerful problem. Ego can come in any forward with the rise of yet Chandragupta Maurya, throw light on the person is one who has husband-wife whether they are in another warrior in the making, Kartikeya Malviya says: “I am everything and gives it to same profession or not. If not Chandragupta Maurya. doing an in-depth study on the childhood of somebody else. That is what working then the problem starts. The show Porus highlighted life of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta, Chanakya did. His aim was not Pankhuri and I are mature the king’s journey and how he Since the show will throw light to rule a kingdom but to make individuals and I don’t think there and Chanakya worked towards on the childhood of who had innate a king out of an honest and just will be a problem in future also. the vision of a united India and Chandragupta, who had innate abilities of man. He could have easily said prevent outsiders to come into abilities of leadership and was a to Chandragupta Maurya that n Are you influenced by India. Porus succeeds in problem solver and a great leadership and you become my commander-in- superstitions? convincing Alexander to leave friend, I will have to work hard chief and I will be your king but Not really. I pray to God India who leaves his general in play different shades of the was a problem he chose to be his educator and everyday and go to the temple. Seleucus Nicator behind. After character. I will be riding a solver and a great advisor. Chanakya makes a king When I am shooting there is a time Porus the assassination by horse, doing masti with friends out of a commoner,” Khanna constraint. I have a fixation with Seleucus, Chanakya takes his and create light moments which friend tells you the numbers. My lucky number is thought forward and goes to was very contrary to play Shani Through the concept of 5, so I try to keep that in my car Dhananand, the king of Dev in the serial.” — Kartikeya Malviya, linear story which is used for the or my house no or maybe in my Magadh, who insults him who Chandragupta Maurya was a who plays Chandragupta first time on Indian television, parking slot. I am not obsessed at this phase? actors are doing good films. But I considers everyone like dirt. reluctant student who had no Maurya one historical show has paved about it, but try to follow that. If any role or show challenges think its important that the film Before leaving, Chanakya tells feelings for his motherland and the way for another without me physically that is the time I get should do well at the box office. Dhananand that from this speck harboured only one goal — to taking a break. “Every end is a nThis show has quite a number that extra high. Kaal Bhairav 2 is Time is changing. Television has of dust he will create a mighty earn his freedom from the motherland as well. That new beginning. For the first of stunts. How has been your physically exhausting and at the given me my home. It is my bread king who will take the vision hunter who he was sold to as a thought made Chanakya bet on time on Indian TV one story will experience? end of the day I am tired. On and butter. I will never leave forward. child. Chanakya, on the other this boy and convinces move into another seamlessly. Whenever I work on television television you get less opportunity television. “Chanakya realised that hand, was a wise strategist with Chandragupta to be his mentor. It’s like one chapter will end and I do get action centric roles which to showcase that. When I shoot Dhananand has joined hands a vision of a united India. But This brings a big transformation the second will start. The key I enjoy. When I was doing outdoors I need extra energy to nWhat you do to make yourself with Seleucus and is not able to how do these two people with in his life,” Khanna says who characters from Porus will take Mahakumbh my chin was hurt keep myself active. Because apart happy? see the future. Once Seleucus such contrasting nature join draws similarities between the story ahead in Chandragupta badly, during Lucky I broke my leg. from doing action stuff you need I spend a lot of time with my will capture Magadh, the Greek hands? Chanakya and Mahatma Maurya, one of the biggest I am prone to injury. But am to act as well. Director-producer family. I have two-three friends in Army will take over and impose “When Chanakya met Gandhi. warriors who had created a happy that on television whatever Ravindra Gautam is a very hands my life. When you are shooting in their culture on us. The culture, Chandragupta, he found him to “Mahatma Gandhi too was united India against foreign action based shows are coming I on creative person who Mumbai the traffic and shoot takes religion and language of India be a carefree child. He and his insulted and thrown out of the invasion,” says producer and am part of that. This kind of understands the subject well. almost 16 hours in a day. Then will be lost. Which actually gang of friends were petty train in Africa and realised that director Siddharth Kumar shows throws a lot of challenge to there is hardly anything to do. So happened when Britishers thieves. One thing which this is not a personal issue but Tewary. an actor. There is always fun when n Why did you return to my family is my priority. Working came,” Tarun Khanna, who plays Chanakya found endearing was a big concern for India and its Where Sourabh Raaj Jain you something adventurous. I do television after doing films? out is my stress buster too. I like to Chanakya, says adding that the that Chandragupta loved his people. He came back to India will be playing Dhananand and take care of myself, I workout Honest and simple reply - keep myself fit. It is important to show will air at the same time mother but never said declared and made others join his fight Vikas Verma as Seleucus well and eat healthy food. there were no offers from films. keep yourself fresh, that’s the slot, every Monday to Friday 8 it. He thought that a person who against prejudice. If he had Nicator, Chandragupta Maurya’s Like others I won't say am on a reason am being able to play the pm on Sony Entertainment TV. loves his mother so much will wanted, he could have also mother will be essayed by Shefali nWhat challenges you as an actor break. The time is good, lot of tv same aged role for so many years. Taking the baton of akhand ultimately come to love his become the Prime Minister but Sharma. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 special 09 CHAMPION FROM EAST

HIMA DAS, the doughty athlete from the North-east, talks to HARSHIT BISHT about how she grew up with the dream of representing the nation and became the poster girl of India's events with just one single race

n the second week of July 2018, when the with the boys. entire world was curious to know about “That was a strategy. If a girl trains with a who’s going to lift the 2018 FIFA World Cup boy, her performance improves. She has a high in Russia, around 1,200 km away from the confidence level and when she thinks of doing jampacked Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow at something, she ends up doing that,” he said. ITampere in Finland, the world saw a rise of a new Talking about her future goals, Nipon is con- star in track and field from India, which isn’t a fident that she will win big at upcoming events familiar face in the world of fast moving world. too. “I am sure she is going to win the upcom- Participating in her maiden International ing events too. She is more confident than me. hard Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) She keeps telling me: ‘Sir I never run after medals work going World Under 20 championship, 18-year old Hima but against time’. When I will take less time to and improve as much,” Das created history by becoming the first ever finish a race, I will automatically win. She will Hima shares. Indian to win the Gold medal in track and field definitely make India proud once again,” he said. And because of her events at world level. Participating in 400 m cat- Refreshing the memories about when she stunning season, she was egory, with bib number 1731 in the back, Das was (Hima) told her parents that she wants to pur- honored with Arjuna Award one of the favourites to win and the young ath- sue her career in sports her father, who was him- along with Neeraj and Jinson lete stands up to the expectations by running self a footballer lend her support and inspired Johnson, both of them also supreme (51.46 seconds) and create history. her to follow her passion. were the Gold She had done well in the earlier rounds as well, “My father was a football player and he medal winners in the Javelin winning Heat 4 with a time of 52.25 seconds. She always used to say me that get into sports. My throw and 1500m respectively. emerged on top in the semi-finals as well, win- family has been very supportive. My father has However, she said that she ning her race in 52.10 seconds. been a source of inspiration for me and because wasn’t expecting to be nominat- Initially, after having a slow start, where she of him, I am into this sport,” Hima tells you. ed for the award this year. was trailing by three athletes, the Assamese Das trained at the Indira Gandhi Athletics “I didn’t expect to win the pressed the final gear in the last segment and pro- Hima Das after she was appointed UNICEF's Stadium at the Sarusajai Sports Complex, Arjuna this year. I was thinking duce a powerful sprint in the final 100m of the Youth Ambassador at an event in New Delhi Guwahati. Then, she won Gold in the 400m race maybe next year, I will be con- race and left everyone miles apart to not only win on Nov 14 — PTI of the Federation Cup in Patiala in March to sidered.” her maiden title at world level but also enroll her- qualify for the . Discussing her upcoming self in record books of Indian sports in spectac- She finished sixth in the Commonwealth schedule, Hima said: “The sea- ular fashion by doing something which hasn’t Games' 400 m finals and then lowered the Indian son is over now. Next year, there been done before by anyone. U-20 record in 400 m to 51.13 seconds while is , Asian Talking about that race which gives her so winning Gold in the National Inter-State Championship and World much to cheer about in such a small span of time, Championships in Guwahati to qualify for the Championship, so how to Hima remembers that moment saying it was like Asian Games in Indonesia. approach the different events and a dream come true for her which she had in her SHE IS THE ONLY At the Asian Games even she maintained how to prepare I will do it dur- mind ever since she came into this sport. INDIAN — MALE OR that top level of performance which was expect- ing training.” “It has been like a dream so far. I have always ed from her and broke two national records in Asked which race she holds wanted to get into Indian team and wear Indian FEMALE — TO HAVE a span of two days in the women's 400m (51.00 close to her heart, Hima said: jersey. My goal was to make India proud and I and 50.79 seconds) race though she had to be “The Finland (World Junior am happy that I did that by becoming the world WON GOLD IN A TRACK content with a Silver behind Salwa Naser Championship) race remains junior champion,” she says. EVENT AT THE WORLD (50.09) of Bahrain. one of my favorites and also the She is the only Indian — male or female — Hima was also part of the Gold winning semifinal at Asian Games when it to have won Gold in a track event at the world LEVEL. SHE JOINED 4x400m relay team and Silver-winning mixed had started raining.” level. She joined Neeraj Chopra, who won Gold NEERAJ CHOPRA, WHO 4x400m relay quartet. Nicknamed the ‘Dhing in the javelin — a field event — in the IAAF World Talking about her vision as an athlete, Hima, Express’, after her school, Hima has U-20 Championships in the last edition in 2016 WON GOLD IN THE who is still shaping herself for big challenges been a sensation ever after that in Poland. JAVELIN — A FIELD ahead, is very much clear about her goals and Finland race which changed every- Das’ rise has been nothing short of meteoric. about the priorities she is going to have in her thing for her. The 18-year-old daugh- One of her village school teachers saw her pace EVENT — IN THE IAAF career. Unlike any other, the girl from the ter of farmer parents at Kandhulimari while she was playing football on a muddy field WORLD U-20 Northeast doesn’t want to run behind medals. village at Nagaon district has become at his village. He told her to take up athletics. And That isn’t her priority but more importantly, the toast of the nation. soon the teenager was spotted by Nipon Das, an CHAMPIONSHIPS IN wants to improve on her timing as much as she Her father Ronjit Das owns a 2 athletics coach with the Directorate of Sports and THE LAST EDITION IN can before her body gives up. bigha (0.4 acres) plot of land and her Youth Welfare during an inter-district meet late “I never wanted to run behind medals, my mother Junali is a housewife. The small in 2016. 2016 IN POLAND aim since the time I begin to understand this piece of land was the only source of Nipon asked her to shift to Guwahati, 150 km sport has been to improve my timing. More than income for a family of six. from her village and convinced the youngster that thinking about how to make a podium finish, She is the eldest of four siblings. She she had a future in athletics. Her parents were ini- AT THE ASIAN GAMES I am more concerned about beating my previ- has three younger sisters and a younger tially reluctant but later relented. ous best score,” she says. brother. However, her coach Nipon Das feels that this SHE MAINTAINED THAT “Like at moment my personal best timing After her remarkable performance that is just a start for her on the road to victory as she TOP LEVEL OF is 50.79 seconds, so before my next race, I am gained limelight in July, which her par- will get more medals in upcoming tournaments. more concerned about how to make it 50.78 or ents along with the majority of the “She always had the zeal and dedication to PERFORMANCE WHICH even less. Because it is very important for a media houses didn’t even take seriously achieve her dreams and make it happen. When WAS EXPECTED FROM sprinter to work on his timing especially until Prime Minister Narendra Modi him- I met her for the first time in January 2017, I knew because even a difference of Single microsec- self took Twitter to congratulate the ath- that she will touch the sky and will do something HER AND BROKE TWO ond can make a difference on its day,” Hima says. lete on her rare feat. great for the country,” Nipon, the athletics coach NATIONAL RECORDS IN In April 2018, Das competed in the 2018 Soon after when reporters reached her with the Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare Commonwealth Games at Gold coast, in the 400 family members after she did unimaginable tells you. A SPAN OF TWO DAYS meters and reached the final where she finished at Finland her father expressed joy on her But before the big win in Finland, the 18-year- IN THE WOMEN'S 400M sixth with a time of 51.32 seconds, 1.17 seconds daughter’s achievement saying that his child old had to spend days practicing football in the behind Gold medalist Amantle Montsho from is very determined and once she made up her mud pits adjoining rice fields. This was the time (51.00 AND 50.79 Botswana. mind to do something. So gives everything to when Nipon met her. SECONDS) RACE Remembering that race, she said: “I lost in fulfill it and that’s what is He convinced her parents to shift her to CWG because of just a difference in a microsec- “She is very stubborn if she wants to do Guwahati and got her admitted to the State acad- THOUGH SHE HAD TO ond. I was tied with the fellow athlete but since something she will not listen to anybody but she emy that only served in boxing and football. He BE CONTENT WITH A she got better of me in one-hundredth of a sec- will do it with aplomb. She is a strong girl and along with the State coach Nabajit Malakar was ond, I wasn’t able to win the medal. So to avoid that is why she is coming up to achieve some- so impressed with her talent that they took loans SILVER BEHIND SALWA further mishap of such kind, I train more exten- thing. I hope she will do something for the coun- to send her to the World Youth Championships sively to not let go any chance of failing at any try,” her father Ronjit tells you from his village in Kenya the same year. NASER (50.09) OF point.” in Assam. Talking about her love for the game, Nipon BAHRAIN It’s her building years in this sporting world While her cousin added: “Physically also, she said: “She was always into 100 and 200-metre race and she well realizes this fact that for an athlete is very strong. She can kick a football like any and was doing great, but we thought that she can the major challenge apart from competitors is of us. I told her not to play football with the boys do better in 400 meters as well. I started taking his physical fitness level, which doesn’t tend to but she did not listen to us.” her trial for 400 meters and she performed real- remain same throughout. So before that stage It is a tough life for her parents given the ly well. After that, her schedule for the 400-metre arrives she wants to work on everything she meager income but after that winning moment, race started. could improve. they can’t stop celebrating. “I feel that Hima is very hard working, ded- “For a sprinter, it is never easy to maintain “We are happy that she chose sports and she icated and has strong psychological power. She the same level of performance throughout her is doing well. Our dream is for Hima to win learns by observing things. She has good relations career. Because after a certain point of time the more and more medals. Since this morning, the with everybody. When she is on the ground, noth- body doesn’t remain in that good shape and you whole village is celebrating her Gold medal. A ing can distract her except work.” can’t really help over it. It’s a part of life. So my lot of our relatives have dropped into our place He also says that Hima always liked training aim is that before I reach that stage, I keep the and we are distributing sweets,” Ronjit says. RIGHT ON TRACK

JINSON JOHNSON SWAPNA BARMAN MANJIT SINGH ARPINDER SINGH Gold medallist in 1500 m and 800 m Silver winner in Asian Born with six toes on each foot. Barman faced a Born in Ujhana village of in Haryana, Triple jumper Arpinder, who Games Jinson Johnson is another hotshot athlete that gained lot of challenges in life ranging from inability to Manjit’s introduction to athletics wasn’t too difficult had won a Bronze medal in highlights this year because of his brilliant performance in find proper running shoes to get a necessary diet as his father was himself was a field athlete, in the 2014 Glasgow CWG added 2018 at International level. After featuring in 800 meters for an athlete. But despite all these hurdles, she Discus throw and shot put watching whom he got laurels to his name this year. event at the Rio Olympics. In 2018 Commonwealth Games didn’t let the spark go in vain and become the enrolled. Part-time farmer, Manjeet, who once On the eve of National Sports he finished fifth setting a new national record in the 1500 first ever Indian athlete to win the Gold medal in worked with ONGC on two year contract and had Day in India, the 25-year old meters race by breaking the 23-year-old record of Bahadur Heptathlon at the 2018 Asian Games. However, it to wait for five months to see his newborn child won the Gold in triple jump Prasad. And later went on to win the Gold medal in the didn’t come easily to her as the 2017 Asian because of training schedule rose to fame in this event in 18th Asian games. men's 1,500 m at the 2018 Asian Games in with a Athletics championships winner suffered a jaw year’s Asian Games after he surprises everyone in He covered the distance of timing of 3:44.72 in the final event, as well as a Silver medal in 800 meters. He also injury but the 22-year old athlete from Bengal broke many of her personal the 800meters final by beating medal favorite and countrymen Jinson 16.77 m and bagged the No 1 spot becoming the broke the long-standing national record of Sriram Singh in 800 meters in June 2018 records and already gained enough points in the initial six events that Johnson to become first Indian in 36 years to win yellow metal in this second Indian to achieve this after Mohinder Singh Gill when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships. despite finishing fourth in the 800 m she was able to finish at the top. category finish with the personal best timing of 1:46:15 minutes. who was the winner at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 sport 10

SINGLES PADDLER MANAV SETTLES FOR BRONZE Minsk: India's Manav Thakkar settled for a Bronze medal in the U-21 singles category while Harmeet Hat-trick of win in World’s boxing Desai progressed to the pre-quarter finals of the men's singles in the ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open here on Friday. Manav, who had an es told me to play from a distance, draw impressive run in the tournament, lost to Russia's All three local her in and punch. That I did," Sonia said Denis Ivonin in the semifinals (2-3) to miss out on the after her bout. Gold. Harmeet too impressed in his outing, beating boxers in ring win "I knew I had to maintain my distance Russia's Alexey Liventsov 4-2. He took the opening and go close only to find openings. I was game 11-9 but lost the next two (6-11, 10-12). The successful on a few occasions in the first Indian then came into his own and won the next three their bouts to two rounds. But in the third, I went attack- (11-7, 11-6, 11-6 ) to enter the next round. He takes ing and used my combination punches." Sonia's opponent Toujani, who had on China's Zheng Sun in the pre-quarters. Manav, maintain clean beaten Somalian Ramla Ali in the first who also competed in the men's singles, lost to round, was in tears after losing the bout, Belgium's Robin Devos 0-4 (3-11, 11-13, 13-15, 10- slate for India on but said she had no issues with the result. 12). "I had a good fight and I am happy third day to have competed at this stage. I have no CHESS STARS ON LEVEL AT WORLD C’SHIP issues with the result," she said through London: Three-time defending champion Magnus an interpreter. Carlsen was neck and neck with American Fabiano PTI n NEW DELHI The next up for India was Pinki and Caruana after eking out a draw in their sixth world the 28-year-old boxer from Hisar in championship game. "I made many mistakes," the 27- osts India kept its all-win record Haryana beat Armenia's 2014 youth year-old Carlsen — nicknamed the "Thor of Chess" — intact on the third day of the World Champion Anush Grigoryan 4-1 said after a gruelling six-and-a-half hour match with HAIBA Women's World Boxing (30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) on 80 moves. "I just got way too casual," the Norwegian Championships with Pinki Rani, Sonia points. added. Carlsen is seeking to cement his reputation as and Simranjit Kaur notching up victories Pinki is a seasoned campaigner who one of history's greatest players, while Caruana is the in their respective bouts to enter the pre- began the sport in 2006. This year, she first American to compete in the championship since quarterfinals here on Saturday. won Gold in India Open and a Silver in the legendary Bobby Fischer in 1972. Playing white, Sonia, a farmer's daughter from Ahmet Comert tournament. She now reigning world champion Carlsen narrowly avoided a Haryana, secured a unanimous 5-0 win now faces Alice Jones of England in the in 57kg category before seasoned cam- pre-quarterfinals on Monday. defeat to his 26-year-old American challenger. Both paigner Pinki (51kg) and Simranjit "I am an aggressive player but in the players now have three points after six draws. (64kg), who was fighting a bout after the first round, I observed my opponent to EVES WIN 7 MEDALS AT ASIAN U-15 C’SHIPS death of her father in July, scored iden- decide my strategy. My coaches told me tical 4-1 wins to maintain a clean slate for that I was playing closer to my opponent. New Delhi: Indian wrestlers bagged a rich maul of the host country. So in the second and third round, I seven medals, including three Gold, to finish overall On Friday, Sarita Devi (60kg) and changed my strategy and kept distance. second at the just-concluded Asian Under-15 Girls Manish Moun (54kg) had won their I dodged some of her punches and then Championships in Fujimi, Japan. Besides three Gold, respctive bouts to enter the pre-quarter- Sonia (blue) fights against Toujani Doaa in women's 57 kg category bout during AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships at IG Stadium PTI returned the punches," she said. including one won by World Cadet Bronze medal finals. "This is my third World winner Sweety (43kg), India also won three Silver and On Sunday, five Indians, including by winning a Gold Women’s Boxing WC Championships and I have not won a one Bronze at the eight-nation event which concluded five-time world champion M C Mary in the National Live from 1:00pm IST ON SUNDAY, FIVE INDIANS, INCLUDING M C medal yet. This time, I want to make my on Friday. Hosts Japan finished on top in the Kom, will take the field. The 35-year-old Championships in STAR SELECT 1 MARY KOM, WILL TAKE THE FIELD. THE countrymen happy by winning a medal." inaugural event by winning six Gold medals from out Mary Kom, who got a first round bye, will 2016. Last year, she The 23-year-old Simranjit, who won of 10 weight categories. India finished second in the beginning her campaign against Aigerim won a Gold in the Serbia FIVE-TIME CHAMPION WILL BEGIN HER a Gold in the Ahmet Comert tournament team standings with 181 points, behind Japan (202), Kessenayeva of Kazakhstan in 48kg. Cup. She won a Bronze in in Turkey this year, was taking the ring while Kazakhstan (125) finished third. Sonia was the first Indian to take the the Ahmet Comert Boxing CAMPAIGN AGAINST AIGERIM KESSENAYEVA OF three months after he father passed away field and the 21-year-old used her "defen- Tournament this year. KAZAKHSTAN IN 48KG and she said she would try hard to win a CROATIA LOSE RAKITIC FOR ENGLAND CLASH sive" style to good effect to emerge win- Sonia began with an medal for him. Barcelona: ner in an unanimous 5-0 verdict against open guard inviting the From Chakar village in Ludhiana, Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has Doaa Toujani of Morocco. Morocco pugilist to take experienced Moroccan, too, changed her In the pre-quarters, Sonia, who got Simranjit had a tough fight against 28- returned to Barcelona with a hamstring strain and will It was a close bout with all the five the initiative. The rookie Indian managed strategy and lowered the guard more out a first round bye, faces 2014 World year-old Amelia Moore of the United miss the Nations League match against England on judges giving 10-9 points in all the three to land a couple of left jabs and a straight of frustration than anything else. Though Championships Gold medallist Stanimira States. Four judges ruled in favour of the Sunday, the club said. Rakitic suffered the injury in rounds to either boxers. Toujani got only during the first round which looked a she did manage a few blows, she strug- Petrova of Bulgaria on Monday. Indian while one went for Moore (30-27, the World Cup finalists' 3-2 win against Spain on one favourable decision from a judge in close one. gled to connect her punches. "I began boxing in 2011 (at the school 30-27, 30-27, 27-30, 30-27). Thursday. Barcelona said he had suffered "a strained the second round as Sonia won 29-28, 30- Sonia continued with her left jabs, But the third round proved to be deci- level) and this is my first major interna- "My father passed away in July and hamstring in his right leg". The club gave no timescale 27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27. trying to land on the real scoring areas of sive when the Indian landed a right, then tional event and I am happy to win this it was tough for me to be here but it is for his recovery but Spanish press reports said he This was Sonia's first major interna- her opponent using her unconventional a combination of right-left and a left jab, bout. It was a tough fight. My style is basi- World Championships. I want to win a could be out for up to three weeks which could mean tional event having risen to senior level methods, especially with the right. The even as both pugilists went attacking. cally defensive and I stuck to it. My coach- medal for him," she said. he misses the Liga clash with Atletico. Agencies Maxwell's all-round Bowlers toil after India SL chance hangs by a thread goes show in vain ‘A’ post at 467/8 The hosts need 75 more Sri Lanka on a shaky 26-3. runs to win, and level the The former captain played a grit- A clinical display with the ball allowed the visitors ty innings that lasted 137 deliveries to seal a 21-run win in the 10-over-a-side contest PTI n MOUNT MAUNGANUI Young, made 49 before falling to off- three-match series, but with and also built crucial partnerships. spinner Krishnappa Gowtham. His 73-run fifth wicket stand with AFP n GOLD COAST arthiv Patel top-scored with 94 Gowtham was the only India A only three wickets in hand Roshen Silva (37) frustrated the Pbefore India A declared at 467 for bowler to pick up a wicket, as the New English spinners in the afternoon ses- peedster Chris Morris eight, but their bowlers struggled in the Zealand A openers put on 121 runs. AFP n KANDY sion. Sclaimed two wickets as face of New Zealand's strong response Mohammed Siraj and Ali had Silva caught behind with South Africa strangled in the unofficial first Test here on Gowtham did the bulk of pinners led by Jack Leach helped a faint edge. The umpire had given Australia to a 21-run victory Saturday. the bowling while medi- SEngland close in on a series- Silva not out before England suc- in their rain-reduced Opting to bat after winning the um pacer Deepak Chahar clinching victory after Sri Lanka lost cessfully reviewed the decision in their Twenty20 international on toss, India A declared their first proved to be ineffective. a fighting Angelo Mathews for 88 in favour. Saturday. innings after some useful contri- Earlier, the experienced the second Test on Saturday before Sri Lanka vs England Leach had rattled the The South Africans easily butions from the lower-order Patel narrowly missed out rain stopped play. Live from 10:00am IST Sri Lankan top-order with protected their 108 for six batsmen. The visitors were 340 on a hundred, having been Moeen Ali trapped Mathews lbw SONY TEN NETWORK three early wickets after total off 10 overs to restrict for five at stumps on the dismissed for 94 by Tickner, in the first over after tea to end the the tourists were bowled Australia to 87 for seven with opening day at the Bay Oval. who had earlier bagged the senior batsman's solid resistance that out for 346 in the morning session. Morris the star of the Proteas Medium pacer Blair wickets of Murali Vijay and had kept alive Sri Lanka's hopes of Left-handed opener Dimuth bowling attack. Tickner was the most suc- Mayank Agarwal. chasing down a target of 301. Karunaratne then put on 77 runs with Morris claimed the wick- cessful bowler for the home The wicket-keeper bats- Leach struck soon to get Mathews before falling to Adil Rashid ets of D'Arcy Short for a gold- team, returning figures of 4/80. man's departure didn't derail Dilruwan Perera for one when tor- for 57. en duck and Chris Lynn for 14 New Zealand made a the Indian innings as Vijay rential rain halted proceedings for the England, who had resumed the in his opening over to trigger strong response, reaching 176 for Shankar stepped up to day with Sri Lanka on 226 for seven Angelo Matthews plays a shot during his day on 324-9, stretched their second a wicket slide. one at stumps on the second day. score an impressive 62 in Kandy. innings against England on fourth day AP innings lead to 300 with overnight The Australians fell away Tabrez Shamsi celebrates after wicket Opener Hamish Rutherford, off 96 balls while The hosts, who trail the three- batsman Ben Foakes hitting an from 21 for one after two son of former New Zealand Gowtham chipped in with match series 0-1, need another 75 to Leach has claimed four wickets unbeaten 65. overs to be 60 for six upon the The South Africans raced captain Ken, was going 47. While Rutherford was looking good, win with three wickets and three ses- with his left-arm orthodox spin while Foakes, who hit a ton on debut in dismissal of Alex Carey for to 42 inside the opening three strong at 106 off 169 balls, Glenn Phillips was giving him compa- sions in hand. Niroshan Dickwella Ali has taken two on a turning pitch. Galle, added 14 to his overnight 51 eight in the seventh over. overs before Coulter-Nile hitting 16 boundaries and ny with 13 runs from 60 balls at the close was batting on 27 when play was Mathews, who hit his third half- and shared 41 runs for the last wick- Glenn Maxwell was claimed the wicket of Reeza a six. Is opening partner, Will of play. stopped. century of the series, took crease with et with James Anderson (12). Australia's topscorer with 38 Hendricks for 19 caught in the off 23 balls with two sixes but deep by Ben McDermott. was guilty of moving around Maxwell had de Kock the wicket and missing hittable stumped by wicketkeeper Shrubsole clinches Shakib returns deliveries as the pressure Carey and two overs later du Pak maintain lead against NZ mounted on the home side. Plessis fell to a brilliant leap- In the end the difference ing catch over the boundary AFP n ABU DHABI for Windies Test was the execution of the pow- rope by Maxwell off Billy hat-trick in T20 WC erplays. South Africa smashed Stanlake. AFP n GROS ISLET eft-arm pacer Trent Boult helped New DHAKA: Skipper Shakib Al Hasan returned from 42 runs, losing just the one That left South Africa at LZealand foil Pakistan's advantage with four injury as Bangladesh on Saturday named a 13- wicket, while Australia could 84 for three, triggering a rash nya Shrubsole took a hat-trick as England wickets as the first Test was evenly poised after man squad for the first Test against the West manage only 27, and lost their of late wickets for only 24 runs. Athrashed South Africa by seven wickets in Saint day two in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Indies, starting in Chittagong on November 22. top three batsmen. Heinrich Klaasen chipped Lucia to boost their hopes of reaching the Women's Boult's 4-54 derailed the Pakistani bats- It was feared Shakib would be sidelined for at Earlier Andrew Tye and in with 12 and David Miller hit World Twenty20 semi-finals. men who were bowled out for 227 in response least three months after he underwent surgery on Nathan Coulter-Nile claimed 11, before he was the first of Hosts and reigning champions West Indies New Zealand's first innings total of 153. an injured finger in late September. two wickets each as South Tye's wicket double. could send themselves and England into the last He was well supported by debutant spin- He missed the recent home series against Africa reached 108 for six Tye bowled out his only four if they beat Sri Lanka later on Saturday. ner Ajaz Patel (2-64) and Colin de Zimbabwe but Bangladesh chief selector Minhjaul after being sent into bat. two overs at the end of the It was a must-win game for World Cup cham- Grandhomme (2-30) as Pakistan managed a Abedin said the all-rounder recovered from the The Proteas got away to a innings to finish with two for pions England after their first innings lead of just 74. injury sooner than flyer with opener Quinton de 18 while Coulter-Mile cap- opening game against Sri New Zealand then battled to 56-1 when Trent Boult celebrates after taking wicket against Pak ICC expected. Kock clubbing 22 off 16 balls tured two for 19. Lanka was washed out, but bad light forced umpires to "He has been with two sixes and skipper Faf The match was reduced to a tame effort with the bat end the day with 4.2 overs still in the space of just six balls at cleared by the du Plessis hitting 27 from 15 10 overs a side after heavy rain from South Africa remaining. Pakistan vs New Zealand the same score of 91. physio to play balls. prevented a scheduled start. ensured the match The Black Caps still trail Live from 11:30am IST Sohail hits four boundaries against the West was never a real by 18 runs with nine wickets SONY SIX NETWORK but was caught at short mid- Indies," Minhajul contest. remaining. wicket by Latham after a loose said. ‘Avoid confrontation with Kohli’ "Anya's bowled Skipper Kane Williamson will hold the key shot off leg-spinner Ish Sodhi's low full toss. "There is no MELBOURNE: South African with an aggregate of 286 from brilliantly for us, and to for his team as he walked off with 27 not out Azhar was dropped by Jeet Raval off Boult pain in his finger captain Faf du Plessis offered tips three Tests at an average of have so few runs to chase and with him opener Jeet Raval on 26 not out. on 19 and was again lucky two runs later when now. And he to Australia ahead of their big- 47.66. was nice," said England cap- The pair has added 56 for the second wick- given not out as the fast bowler reviewed for should be available ticket clashes against India: avoid "There's one or two guys in each tain Heather Knight. et after Tom Latham was bowled by Hasan Ali a leg-before decision. from the first Test. He has a lack of match practice. confrontation with Virat Kohli and team around the world that we as The usually big-hitting Lizelle Lee crawled to for nought in the second over, negotiating the But Boult had the last laugh, forcing an But we thought as a senior cricketer he could adjust," give him "silent treatment". a team discuss before playing a 26-ball 12 before being trapped by Natalie Sciver, spin bowling well under cloudy conditions. edge off Azhar's bat for Watling's one-hand- he said. Du Plessis on Friday said that his against them. We're like, 'better who ended with incredible figures of three for four New Zealand can take heart from the fact ed diving catch. Left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam, who played team gave India captain the not say too much to him because from four overs, as South Africa mustered a pal- that Pakistan lost a Test at this venue last year Boult checked hosts progress in second against Zimbabwe, made way for Shakib. "silent treatment" in an attempt to you'll get him going'." try 85 all out. against Sri Lanka by 21 runs, falling short of session by dismissing Asad Shafiq for 43, Batsman Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain, and pac- keep him quiet when the two Du Plessis said, "He's an amazing Shrubsole, the star of England's thrilling World a target of just 136. bowled off an inside edge. That was 174-5, ers Saiful Islam and Abu Jayed, who were also part teams squared off earlier this player. We gave him the silent Cup final win over India last year, wrapped up the Pakistan squandered a good chance of tak- the start of a passage that saw Pakistan's last of the squad for Zimbabwe, have also been exclud- year. treatment and he still scored runs innings by becoming only the second woman from ing a big lead through some inept batting, with six wickets fall for 63 runs. ed. "There are guys who enjoy the in South Africa, but we felt like it her country to take a T20 international hat-trick only Babar Azam (62), Asad Shafiq (43) and Patel had Sarfraz Ahmed caught off a Top-order batsman Soumya Sarkar was recalled confrontation. We feel like that was not huge runs - he scored after Sciver against New Zealand in 2013. Haris Sohail (38) making significant contri- miscued sweep for two and Bilal Asif for the Test. The hosts also included uncapped off- when we play against someone the one hundred there in She dismissed Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas butions. stumped by Watling for 11 while Boult, de spinner Nayeem Hasan in the squad. like Virat Kohli, he wants to get Centurion when the wicket was and Yolani Fourie with the first three deliveries of Azam hit five boundaries in his 109-ball Grandhomme and Neil Wagner also chipped Nayeem was in the squad for the home series into the fight," the Protea said. slow. the final over. knock and was the last man out when he edged in. against Sri Lanka earlier this year but did not play. Du Plessis' South Africa beat "So every team will have what England openers Danni Wyatt and Tammy Boult for wicketkeeper BJ Watling to take a Wagner, playing in his 37th Test, achieved The West Indies will play two Tests, three one- India 2-1 in the series but Kohli they think works — for us, that Beaumont put on a quickfire 55, and wicketkeep- low diving catch. a personal milestone by becoming the eighth day internationals and as many Twenty20 interna- emerged as the top run-getter was silent treatment." AFP er Amy Jones' driven four wrapped up a thump- Pakistan had resumed at 59-2 but lost New Zealand bowler to take 150 wickets tionals during their month-long series in Bangladesh ing victory with 35 balls to spare. overnight batsmen Sohail and Azhar Ali (22) when he dismissed Yasir Shah for nine. from November 22 to December 22. AFP LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 sport 11

third game with a thunderous backhand down the line that drew enormous cheers from the partisan crowd. Lakshya enters World Jr semis But the frustrated 20-time Grand Slam winner could not consolidate his position, PTI n MARKHAM losing the next game as Zverev levelled at 2- 2. oung Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen Federer's level slipped as his young oppo- Ydefeated Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin of nent stayed focused but he clung on to take Malaysia 21-8, 21-18 to storm into the the set to a tie-break. semifinals of the men's singles event of The tie-break went with serve until the the BWF World Junior Championship. 10th point, when Federer netted a simple The world No 3 Lakshya opened forehand at the net to hand Zverev two match strongly against his Malaysian rival points. and completed the quarterfinals tie in He saved the first but Zverev just 31 minutes. He surged ahead with Zverev sealed the match on his own a solid lead in the first game where his serve. opponent was a mute spectator. Zverev, who has three Masters But in the second game, the packs series titles under his belt in his Malaysian did well to keep abreast of short career, is the youngest final- Lakshya and was separated only by a Lakshya Sen attempts to return a shot File Picture ist at the event since Juan Martin del few points. The Indian used his court Potro in 2009. craft and hitting to led throughout. Vardhan Panjala and Srikrishna Sai Roger’s bag In Saturday's later match, world number In the semifinals, Lakshya will take Podile could not progress any further one Djokovic takes on South Africa's Kevin on the top-seeded Kunlavut Vitidsarn as the duo went down to Koreans Tae Anderson in a repeat of the of Thailand, who disposed of Yang Shin and Chan Wang in the quar- Wimbledon final for the right Indonesian Alberto Alvin Yulianto 21- terfinals. The 10th-seeded Koreans to face the German in 14, 21-17. won 21-11, 21-8 in the men's doubles Sunday's final. "He is a very good player and I am quarterfinals. The Serbian top seed has aware of it. I will have to be on my feet The Indian doubles pair was no AFP n LONDON stormed up the rankings in to beat him. I am up for the challenge," match to the Koreans which worked in the second half of the year and Lakshya said. tandem and complimented each other lexander Zverev came of age to beat is just two wins away from However, the Indian pair of Vishnu with better display, especially at the net. Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Cilic upbeat ahead of Davis Cup final pulling level with Federer's ASaturday and set up a title decider at record number of titles at the season finale. the ATP Finals against either Novak Djokovic AFP n LONDON Coric, ranked 12th in the world, as well Earlier on Friday latenight clash, Novak or Kevin Anderson. as Franko Skugor, Mate Pavic and Ivan Djokovic prepared for last-four clash with Indian women Momota stunned in The 21-year-old German, leading the arin Cilic said that playing against Dodig at the final, which takes place Kevin Anderson in ominous fashion by out- charge of the new generation against the old Msome of the top players in the world from November 23 to 25. lasting Marin Cilic 7-6 (9/7), 6-2. beat Australia guard, has flattered to deceive on the game's at the ATP Finals had given him a boost It will be Croatia's third final after The Serbian world number one started Hong Kong semis biggest stages but is now just one win away ahead of next week's Davis Cup final winning the 2005 title and losing in 2016 Friday's evening match at London's O2 PTI n PROVIDENCE AFP n HONG KONG from the biggest title of his career. against France. to Argentina. Arena with the luxury of knowing he had Serve dominated the first set of a high- The Croatian crashed out of the Last year, the French beat Belgium already qualified as the winner of the Guga ndia beat Australia by 48 op-ranked Kento Momota was sent packing class match at London's O2 Arena, with nei- tournament at London's 02 Arena in the to claim their 10th crown. In 2014 they Kuerten Group but looked sharp and Iruns in a group Tfrom the Hong Kong Open on Saturday after ther player able to make serious inroads, group stage, winning one of his three lost to a Swiss team led by Roger focused from the first point. B match of the ICC a stunning semi-final loss to South Korean Son Zverev sending down howitzers around the round-robin matches against John Isner. Federer and Stan Wawrinka. Djokovic, dressed all in black, won a Women’s World T20 here Wan-ho. Son triumphed 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 in an 140 miles per hour (225 kilometres per hour) But the world number seven said he The meeting is a repeat of the foot- remarkable 31 points in a row on his serve on Saturday. exhausting 89 minutes —the longest match of the mark. would approach the Davis Cup final, ball World Cup final in July in Moscow, from the third game of the first set until the Electing to bat, India tournament so far — after seeing off a late boost Six-time champion Federer, 37, and third being held on clay courts in the north- which France won 4-2. fourth game of the second against a deter- posted 167 for 8, riding on from the exhausted Japanese star in the decider. seed Zverev both showed a willingness to get ern French city of Lille, in good heart. "We are expecting great atmosphere mined Cilic, who was unable to progress Smriti Mandhana’s 55-ball Momota led through the first game but slipped to the net in a match featuring power and "Just playing against top guys just obviously in Lille," said Cilic, who even with a victory. 83 and skipper for long enough for his opponent to level at 17- guile. maybe lifts your level a bit, focus-wise," reached the Australian Open final at the "Obviously I knew before the match that Harmanpreet Kaur’s stroke- all after conceding six consecutive points. The Swiss veteran eventually faltered in he said Friday after his 7-6, (9/7), 6-2 start of the year. I had already qualified, and I knew who I'm ful 43. He kept the edge after the interval before Son the 12th game of the opening set, watching defeat against world number one Novak "It's going to be great. The French playing, so it wasn't easy to approach this India then returned to broke into the lead at 12-11 with a gravity-defy- helplessly as Zverev zipped a magnificent Djokovic. team always plays great at home. They're match with 100 percent willingness to win restrict Australia for 119-9 ing let after a tap at net. Momota evened with a passing shot past him down the line on his "Playing-wise, you have to play known for having great results in France. it," said Djokovic. "But this is a unique for- in 19.4 overs to continue backhand after springing back from prone posi- way to breaking to love. every single point on a high level. I feel So it's going to be fun. It's going to be mat and both of us wanted to win from the their unbeaten run in the tion after a stumble but couldn't stop the sixth seed The second seed regrouped and drew that might help me." great to play, great excitement for both first point. It was a close first set which prob- tournament. Alyssa Healy from powering ahead. Son led through most of the first blood in the second set, breaking in the Cilic, 30, will be joined by Borna teams." ably decided the match. was absent hurt following a third game but Momota kept at his heels, draw- collision with Megan Schutt ing level five times before an agonising miss on in the Indian innings. match point. Momota has been in searing form BRIEF SCORE: since his return to the sport after a gambling scan- India: 167 for 8 in 20 overs dal saw him slapped with a 12 month ban. (Smriti Mandhana 83; But the 24-year-old has had a slow run Prajnesh crowned Bengaluru champion Ellyse Perry 3/16). through the Hong Kong tournament. He beat Australia: 119-9 in 19.4 Chinese great Lin Dan in the first round but com- PTI n BENGALURU of confidence, unlike the last time "Saketh (Myneni) looked tired. overs (EA Perry 39; AA plained of burnout after his first three matches all he met Myneni in an ATP Hence I said to myself that I should Patil 3/15). went to three games. rajnesh Gunneswaran out- Challenger event. not give away and sustained pres- Pclassed compatriot Saketh "I knew it would be tough play- sure on him. From outside 6-2 6-2 Myneni in straight sets to win the ing Prajnesh (Gunneswaran). Yes, wins looks easy, but it wasn't. The $ 1,50,000 Bengaluru Open ATP I made far too many errors. Credit walkover in the quarterfinals also Challenger title here on Saturday. should go to Prajnesh, whom I helped me save some energy com- In the all-Indian summit clash, found a tad confident in this match, ing into the finals," Prajnesh said. Gunneswaran thrashed Myneni 6- compared to the last time I played Myneni committed far too 2 6,2 under an hour to improve his where he was tentative," Myneni many unforced errors that ruined ATP rankings from 144 to 110. said in the post-match press con- his day. The Chennai lad did not allow ference. "It is very tough to play against Myneni to make a comeback in the More than anything else, left-handed players as they have entire match as he smashed heavy Gunneswaran started off very heavier spin in their shots. Also serves and forehands to neutralise strongly in both the sets which many right-handed players are not his opponent. derailed the confidence of a tired used to left-handed players," Gunneswaran played with lot looking Myneni. Myneni said. Dutch hunt France Neymar’s penalty punishes Uruguay in Nations League AFP n LONDON and referee Craig Pawson dished out five bookings eymar kept his cool in the first half alone. Nto score the contro- Brazil nearly fell versial penalty that fired behind just before the Brazil to a 1-0 win over interval as Alisson was Uruguay in a full-blood- forced to repel Edinson Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attending the Senior UP State Wrestling Championship at Regional Sports ed friendly. Cavani's close-range Stadium in Gorakhpur on Saturday Brazil captain strike from a Suarez Neymar was subjected to cross. some ferocious fouls Suarez went close LOCAL EVENTS from Uruguay as the himself, blasting a low clash between the South free-kick that forced SYED MODI TOURNEY American rivals boiled Neymar celebrates with teammates after converting penalty AP Alisson to save at full Stage has been set over at Arsenal's Emirates stretch after the interval. for the 9th Syed Modi Stadium. losing in the World Cup Maracana came to the Neymar was growing International But the Saint- quarter-finals against Holloway Road. increasingly irritated by Badminton Germain striker had the Belgium. His every touch the Uruguayan tackling, Championship to be last laugh, netting from "It was a typical South brought cheers of shaking his head in frus- held at UP the spot late in the second American derby. We have approval from the crowd tration after being clipped Badminton Academy half after Diego Laxalt respect for Uruguay. They and it wasn't long before by Mathias Suarez. from November 20. was harshly ruled to have have dangerous players," he conjured the Selecao's But he almost found According to chair- fouled Danilo. Brazil boss Tite said. first chance. the perfect response with man UP Badminton Brazil are now "We managed to con- Uruguay's Lucas a mazy run and shot that Association Viraj AFP n ROTTERDAM Cup. They dominated the lack- unbeaten in their last 10 trol them. This is our Torreira was on home tested Alisson. Sagar and president lustre world champions from the meetings with Uruguay, third game now without turf and the Arsenal mid- Neymar finally got Navneet Sehgal the he Netherlands have quali- off and were only denied an even who haven't defeated the conceding a goal." fielder showed the steely his revenge for the rough tournament is carry- Tfication for the Nations bigger win by a magnificent per- five-time world champi- Uruguay manager streak that has endeared treatment in the 76th ing a prizemoney of USD 1,50,000. Players from 20 countries will take part in League semi-finals in their sights formance from France goal- ons since 2001. Oscar Tabarez added: him to Gunners fans minute. the prestegious tournament including first-timers Australia, Japan and Sweden. after beating France 2-0 on keeper Hugo Lloris. Brazil, building "Neymar was playing when he earned a book- When Uruguay's Friday to hand Didier "This win shows the spirit of towards hosting the Copa with freedom. We weren't ing for clattering into Laxalt dived in on Danilo, INTER-OFFICE TOURNAMENT Deschamps' side their first defeat the team, the quality of the play- America next year, take controlling him very well. Neymar. the Brazilian launched Cricket Association Lucknow will organise an Inter-Office Cricket Tournament since winning the World Cup. ers we have," said Depay. on Cameroon in another "But I thought our That crunching tack- into a theatrical fall that in the last Start week of this month at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium and NE Railway Georginio Wijnaldum "It shows that we have a friendly in Milton Keynes young team matched le was typical of the convinced Pawson to give ground. Interested teams may contact Alok Puri on 9335907252. struck on the stroke of half-time bright future, we have to con- on Tuesday. Brazil. It's a shame it robust approach that has a dubious penalty. and the dazzling Memphis tinue like this. This is just the It will be their last comes down to a contro- remained Uruguay's Neymar grabbed the A DIVISION LEAGUE Depay chipped home a cheeky start." match of 2018, having versial situation." trademark for decades. ball and stepped up to Cricket Association Lucknow will organise the 15th BBD ‘A’ Division League stoppage-time penalty to bag a recorded five successive Neymar was the There was little love send Campana the wrong at LDA Stadium from November 20. As per CAL joint secretary Haider Raza eight win in Rotterdam for Ronald Germany must accept friendly victories since headline act as the lost between the sides way from the spot. top teams will take part in the league. Koeman's revitalised side that TEAMS: UP Timber, Akhil Infra, LCA Club, Rudransh Club, Sound Images, Raj leaves the impressive Dutch painful relegation: Loew Garden, LCA Academy, NE Railway. needing just a point against rel- BERLIN: Head coach Joachim SPORTS DAY egated Germany on Monday to Loew said that Germany must Argentina ease past Mexico leapfrog France and make the move past their "painful" Hoerner College on semi-finals. relegation from the top tier of AFP n CORDOBA Dybala's free kick was headed in by Saturday celebrated its The Dutch are a point the inaugural Nations League. Mexican defender Ramiro Funes Annual Sports Day at the behind leaders France, who "For us, this result is uventus forward Paulo Dybala Mori moments before half-time. PAC ground. Around 700 only needed a draw themselves obviously painful, but we Jshone as Argentina comfortably Loudly applauded by the home students participated in on Friday to qualify for the must accept it," Loew said on beat Mexico in a friendly on Friday fans, Dybala supplied the creative the event. Income Tax knockout stage in their last Friday. despite the absence of Lionel Messi spark throughout and could have Commissioner Meenakshi match of the group but came up The Germans beat Russia 3-0 and Sergio Aguero. doubled the score but his second- Singh declared the meet way short. "I was not expecting in a friendly with youngsters In cruising to a 2-0 victory in half lob narrowly missed the target. open as the celebra- a perfect match from our side Leroy Sane, Niklas Suele and Cordoba, Argentina showed more Argentina's second goal came tionbegins with a lighten- but that's really what it was. We Serge Gnabry scoring the signs of a newfound unity under when Mexican defender Isaac ing of sports torch, flag were very, very good," said goals, and Loew insisted his interim coach Lionel Scaloni as Paulo Dybala in action against Mexico AP Brizuela put into his own net under hoisting and march past. Koeman. Wijnaldum's goal side has a bright future. they rebuild following a fraught pressure from substitute Mauro Various races like hurdle came practically at the midway "Our eyes remain fixed on World Cup in Russia. year's Copa America in Brazil. Icardi. race, funny bunny race, point of a match dominated by Euro 2020, for which we will "We're on the right path," Mexico could have opened the Mexico have a chance for relay race were organised. the hosts, who have bounced qualify and where we want to Scaloni said after his side secured scoring when Raul Gimenez's head- revenge when the same countries The eye-catching display back from the doldrums after send a strong team again," he their third victory in five games er hit the crossbar early in the game, meeting again in Mendoza on of pyramid routines enthralled the gathering. Principal Mala Mehra announced failing to qualify for the World added. AFP under his command as they eye next but Argentina went ahead when Tuesday. Tagore house as winner. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 18, 2018 backpack 12

‘Put heart into everything you do’ nWhat prompted you to write The Best book before I forget. I agreed and worked 16- year, all dressed in long Qashqai tribe weak and the poor. This may sound to you Mistakes of My Life? towards it seriously. gowns. They played mandolin and sang so like any standard parent, but all this was It was a fascinating journey. From nCan you tell us an anecdote from your beautifully. Khan was looking at me and I taught to me by my parents. I still remem- becoming a star to having a wonderful fam- book? was looking at the ladies. When I noticed ber my mother’s words, she said: ‘Son, you ily to the extraordinary experiences and I was in Iran to shoot a film in 1976 that Khan is watching me, he said: “You can God’s hand. You must help people’. adventures I have had overcoming life when I got a call from an assistant of a war- look at the first three but not the youngest, nHow was the phase like when you met threatening situations. Meeting some of the lord who said that the chief was a fan of she is my favourite (laughs).” It was such with a fire accident during the shoot of most powerful men in the world and mine and would like to meet me. I accept- an amusing experience. He was liberal, hon- The Sword of Tipu Sultan? becoming friends. All these stories have ed the invitation and took two flights along est and my regard for this man went up. It is easy for one to imagine, but to been some of the best mistakes of my life. with a friend — George Masbetuny. We What happened later, one will have to read experience 65 per cent third degree burns, My friends used to gather around me lis- drove to the desert in the starry midnight the book. There are more such interesting the trauma of 13 months and 73 surgeries tening to stories and urged me to write a and came to a large tent city. People received anecdotes. was difficult. That time, I felt like a insect us and ushered us inside the tent which nHow has your relationship been with trapped in a deep circular space and I just looked like a fairytale with Persian carpets, your family? wanted to come out a little hole which was chandeliers, a centre table which had a wide Once a banker asked me my net like a window from where the light was spread of fruits and snacks to eat. We were worth and I just smiled and said, ‘take a coming in. I kept telling myself that I must wondering what type of Khan he was. A head count of my wife, four children, three fly out. The treating doctors in the US said bearded one with a black robe and turban son-in-laws, nine grandchildren and one perhaps I am the only man in a billion who in a typical Iranian style. I oppose to meet- daughter-in-law. Attach a figure on each can be described as a miracle. That’s why Talktime ing religious people, so I was hoping that and you will get the total. That is my net they used to call me The Miracle Man. SANJAY KHAN he would not be one. worth’. That is how much my family nHow has the Bollywood journey been? nIsn’t that dramatic? means to me and I am not overtly con- It has been very fruitful. I was very pop- Miracle man who rose from death after 65 Suddenly, from the wings, like an cerned with the ups and downs of the mate- ular at one time and everybody wanted to per cent third degree burns and 73 surg- actor enters the stage, a 35-year-old man rial world. work with me. When I was labeled as the eries, the 77-year-old Khan talks to came out wearing turtle neck black nWhat is the best thing that has hap- most handsome actor in the industry, I used Sangeeta Yadav about penning his sweater and say, ‘Hi, I am the Khan’ pened in your life? to look into the mirror and say to myself: extraordinary journey in his memoir (laughs). We embraced each other and sat Zarine! I am very grateful to have her ‘These guys are pulling my leg’. Even after down. He called his four wives and said: in my life. I, as a husband and father, have my recovery, I never stopped working. One The Best Mistakes Of My Life ‘They are your big fans and they are going fulfilled my duties. My children have thought which kept me going was one to sing a song.’ I was delighted. The eldest received a good education and learnt to be should put the heart in whatever they do, was about 25 and the youngest was about patient, to respect the elders and help the and the body will follow. ‘There’s diversity in indie cinema’ AADISH KELUSKAR’s movie Jaon Kahan Bata Ae Dil, was recently showcased at MAMI. The director speaks with SHALINI SAKSENA about his favourite films and what he

The old Machan at the Taj Mahal, Delhi The opening of the hotel on October 11, 1978 — Dusshera Day considers to be honest work From introducing a concierge service to personalised a butler service for the very first time, the Taj Mahal Hotel in the Capital is an iconic one that has stood tall for 40 years. SHALINI SAKSENA tells you how it has been a trendsetter in the hospitality sector

elhi is known for its his- where Taj Mahal stands today. mentally attached to this eatery torical monuments. “They shut shop and we took and they are the ones who have DFrom the Red Fort to the over. The Government demol- made it so special not just for the Qutub Minar, people who visit ished the old hotel and a new hotel but for the entire city,” the city make a trip to them. But structure was made which took Bhattacharya says. the city in not just identified with three years. Once the building As for the service staff, its monuments that have stood was complete, we took over many have been with the prop- the test of time. It is also known and did the decor,” Krishnan erty for decades. Krishnan him- for several iconic buildings. The recalls, adding that over the years self started his career from this Taj Mahal on Mansigh Road is Wah many changes in the menu have property in the 90s and came one on the list. Such was the those hours to enjoy the buffet, been made. back to the property as General beauty of the hotel’s facade that priced at just `21! “When we started off, we manager. Some of his colleagues when George Harrison (Beatles The decor at Machan was ed several concepts that created new dining concepts, who were there back then are band member) was in town, he thought over and designedTaj! by we today take for grant- some of the menu concepts still here. “That is why we are so so was “intrigued and attracted” Divyabhanusingh Chawda, an ed. For example, we were have stood the test of time like successful in getting repeat nWhat is your film Jaon Kahan Ae Dil about? by it that walked into the hotel avid wildlife enthusiast. Guests the first to introduce concierge Machan and House of Ming. guests. The recognition that the It is an anti-romantic movie. It takes the conventional genre only to be spellbound by its inte- visiting the restaurant loved it so MENU CONCEPTS service which began in England. Ten years back, we decided to staff has with the guests bring of romance without any filters. The couple in the movie talks riors. So much so that he ended much that the present decor THAT WERE A HIT IN We were the first to introduce revisit the dining experiences builds a connect which is the about things what I have heard from people in real life. It is a up staying there! continues to resonate the theme. THE 80S Sichuan Chinese food in North and brought in fine dining third most important reason kind of film that Bollywood has been talking about making but The hotel which surrounds Satyajeet Krishnan, Area n The 7-minute lunch menu India. We created a restaurant Japanese food — Wasabi by why people return to this prop- never did due to budget constrains and industry concerns. The itself with culture and tradition Director-North and General Haveli which brought tradi- Morimoto. We also revisited erty,” Krishnan says and tells you movie explores how deep and dark relationships can get. (1985)was designed n and has a list of a few firsts. It was Manager, Taj Mahal, New Delhi, keeping business travelers tional Indian food to the table,” Indian food and replaced Haveli that the staff is taught to be pro- Why such a realistic portrayal of romance? the first hotel in the country to who has been with the proper- on the go. The concept Krishnan says. with Varq,” Krishnan recounts. fessional. There has been under representation of factors that exist in introduce a concierge service; it ty for four years but with the was to serve travelers He tells you that the location Chef Tapash Bhattacharya “The staff is trained to cater the society. Each filmmaker can come up with an explanation was also the first with its butler company for 25 years, tells you lunch within 7 minutes of of the hotel has dual advantage. tells you that his journey with to the guests’ need. What they why he chose to tell one side. Cinema, according to me, at the service. that the hotel came up in the late the order being put forth. First, it is strategically placed — The Taj Mahal Hotel, particu- are not taught is warmth, this end of the day is a medium for the masses. Inspite of calling it Most of us who have visit- 70s. “Back then the only luxury n The Bionic Burger close to CP for business trav- larly at Machan, has been won- comes naturally to the staff and commercial cinema, we don’t show working population or talk- ed the property are also famil- hotel in the city was The Oberoi. (1979/1980) was meant ellers and Government offices; derful. “My unparalleled passion to the Taj hotel. ing about politics. if we want to talk about masses, we should iar with Machan, the coffee The Government was hosting an for a family of 3-4 people. for those on a leisure traveller, and zeal for Machan has only This leads to a bond,” be able to do so n shop, which was a trendsetter important international confer- The burger was divided most monuments are within a strengthened over the years. Krishnan says and tells you that What are the challenges in making such films? back then. It introduced the con- ence for the first time. That is into four equal shares for 20-minute drive. Second, this is My priority is our guests who they are looking at renovation The challenge or constrain is to keep the movie within a bud- cept of the midnight buffet. how the story of this hotel start- the family. the most sought after address. have been frequenting the leg- but they are not going to shut get where the people involved don’t suffer losses since one is tak- The buffet was a success and the ed. We partnered with the n Coffee was served and Nowhere in Lutyens Delhi endary restaurant. They have shop. ing such a big risk. next, comes working within that amount and hotel often buzzed at midnight. Government (NDMC) in creat- enjoyed most in pots — would one find such a big piece woven memories here, they Will this renovation also develop an OS for that particular film. n The timings were 12-3 am and ing it. In many ways, we are the 1978 of land. Interestingly, a hotel — have numerous stories and nos- bring back the Cona Coffee to How does a director then make money and ensure that mass- it was so popular that there pioneers of bringing luxury Fonseca — was already being talgic experiences to cherish. Machan? We hope that it does es watch it? would be queues during the hoteliering to the city. We start- run by a family in the place The guests are extremely senti- but only time will tell! There is no way that one can make masses watch a film. We have a population of over 1.3 billion. In theatres, around 3-4 crore people watch it; out of this 35-40 per cent are satellite subscribers, utting the wind with its electric digital is even less. So 50 per cent of India is any which way not blue symmetrically patterned watching movies. That leaves 50 per cent. Even here, the kind Cwings, taking a swirl up in the air of noise that needs to be made depends on marketing. People moving to form a figure of eight and go and watch films that are recommended. In this whole sce- then smoothly landing on to a bloom- Giving colour to the desert nario, independent films are way below. How much time it will ing flower. “That’s rare Blue take for films to go viral can’t be predicted. Therefore, directors Swallowtail,” says Ajmal Hasan, edu- Who says butterflies can't flutter in a desert? The Al Noor Island in Sharjah buzzes with exotic and like me depend on the digital space. cation manager at the Mleiha nWhy do such movies do well at the digital platform or film Archaeological Centre and Al Noor colourful wingers imported from The Philippines and Costa Rica, says SANGEETA YADAV festival circuit? Island in Sharjah, as he brings his both There is diversity in independent cinema. When we see the palm close to the butterfly in order to workshops and guided Butterfly house history of Hindi cinema — art or parallel cinema — there were make him sit on his hands. tours in order to make the communi- different school of thoughts. Shyam Benegal school of thought “There are many techniques to ty more aware about how butterflies are was very different. Salim-Javed were writing films that were very hold these gentle creatures. Holding its not just beautiful but are part of nature different from the kind of movies that were made in the 60s like wings would leave them injured. It is and need to be protected,” Hasan says. Deewar and Zanjeer. If a main stream film is spending `6-8 crore best to hold them gently from their A walk through the Al Noor on marketing for a nation-wide release, the independent cine- body. The best way is to just bring both Island, especially in the evenings, will ma budget is way below; in fact there is no comparison and hence your hands close to butterfly and try to mesmerise you with a light and sound not be able to do so well. give a space for them to step on your show. The Island is home to over 2000 nDoes this mean there is some hope? hand. You can also put a cut fruit on trees and plants including Khejri trees, I don’t seen any hope. I don’t want to be a pessimistic but your hand and they will come to suck palm trees, peepal, hibiscus and many for me to see any hope, I have to be able to see some changes the nectar from it. If you wear a bright upright over its body, these butterflies threatened in the wild. The life cycle of others. There are numerous art instal- but that is not happening at present. floral dress, they will come and sit on suckle the nectar of not just flowers but most butterflies housed with the island lations like Wind Column Structure nHow do you showcase honest work through a film? you considering you a flower,” Hasan cut fruits as well like orange, banana, us from three to four weeks maximum,” which have been strategically placed One has to be clear why one is making it in the first place. says, who is originally from Bengaluru. pineapple, and other fruits. Hasan explains. across the island and aims to spread If it for the audience, then you have to make sure that this is the Amid hot climate, beautiful archi- “They are fed fruit slices where they No matter what the temperature is positivity. Inaugurated in December effect you want to portray. Then there are kind of films where tectures and in middle of the Arabian suck the nectar from the fruits using outside, the oval-shape glass enclosure 2015, the island, which is spread across the makers make the kind of movie that they want and let the Gulf sea, these lies Al Noor Island, a their long proboscis. Also, regular maintains a tropical temperature 45,000 square metres, has been audience decide it for themselves. place of wonder nature which is home medicinal supplements are sprayed between 26 to 30 degree C with 80 per designed by the famous Australian nDefine good cinema. to over 15 exotic species of butterflies onto the fruits in order for the butter- cent and above humidity, best suited for designer Andre Heller, the man behind Something that makes you think for more and feel for more. whose egg and larva are imported from flies to obtain their mineral salts. The the butterfly to flourish. “A lot of hard creating many famous landmarks like Right now, it doesn’t do this. the Philippines and Costa Rica and kept eggs and larvae are procured from sup- work, money and conservation time has Swarovski Crystal Worlds of Wattens nHow do such stories/scripts come to you? in a man-made habitat. Species like pliers based in the Philippines and been spent in developing the Island, butterflies to lay eggs and transform in Austria and designing green spaces Till now, I observe things around me without any direction Zebra longwing Heliconian, passion- Costa Rica currently. The Butterflies primarily so that Sharjah residents can into the next generation. The hope is and landscapes in the gardens of in my mind. This gets accumulated in my mind. Then one fine fruit butterfly, monarch butterfly, red arrive in their chrysalis state when they enjoy a lush tropical paradise retreat in to promote butterfly conservation Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna. day, it explodes and comes out in a story format. Whether this admiral, orchard butterfly, squinting are nurtured and hatch within the between the concrete jungle. Many awareness on the island and promote Connecting Khalid Lagoon with a will work in the future can be predicted. bush brown, malachite, and many Butterfly House. The total population tropical and milkweed plants have being outdoors appreciating nature’s pedestrian bridge over the sea, this nAll time favourite films. others flaunt their bright colourful has reached 400 now. Most of the been installed inside the enclosure beauty. We routinely educate school island is truly a great leisure destination At present, they are Ardh Satya, Pyaasa, Naya Daur, Satya wings. Resting with its wings held Butterfly are common species and not which gives a natural habitat to these children and visitors with engaging that combines nature and art. and Black Friday.       

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silent but spectacular revolution against Hindi as the national language. Hindi enlightenment. It were the farsighted poli- against the Sinhala politicians accusing them has taken place in India’s neigh- is not taught in Government schools in Tamil cies initiated by Lalith as the Education of discrimination, Tamil students were bourhood, which went unnoticed Nadu and it is the only State in India which Minister of the country from 1990 to 1991 offered the Mahapola Scholarship for higher by our agile and alert media, spe- does not allow Navodaya Vidyalayas, that turned out to be the game-changers in education. Lalith’s dream was to make higher cialists in ‘breaking news’ every launched by late Prime Minister Rajiv its high literacy rate. Lalith was educated at education accessible to all, irrespective of Aother minute. This is a revolution which has Gandhi, to make public school education Oxford, from where he graduated with dis- their ethnicity or language. large-scale implications for India in the imme- available to the poorest of the poor, especially tinction. “He was doing his post-graduation “I was the son of a retired police sergeant diate future itself. Sri Lanka — which wit- the rural poor. The Dravidian politicians, at Oxford in 1959 when his father passed when I was at the University of Peradeniya 22 nessed a more than three-decades-long ethnic who have not given up their demand for a away. Lalith had to return as he faced finan- years ago. It was not easy for our family-of-six war that culminated in 2009 with the oblitera- separate Dravida Nadu, are afraid of the fact cial strains. But the then Prime Minister of to afford my higher education with all other tion of the LTTE terrorists fighting for a sepa- that if the students are taught Hindi — the Sri Lanka, SWRD Bandaranaike, wanted him commitments of the family. Thanks to Lalith, I rate Tamil country by vivisecting the island language spoken by majority of the popula- to continue his education and offered him also received the Mahapola Scholarship, which nation — overtook India and emerged as tion — it may make the youngsters from the national scholarship with which he com- helped me manage my expenses on studies. I South Asia’s most literate country. Tamil Nadu join the national mainstream. pleted his post-graduation as well as law,” still remember that there were students send- The United Nations rated Sri Lanka as a The ethnic riots, which began in the reminiscences SVD Kesaralal Gunasekera, ing money from their Mahapola to their fami- country with 94 per cent literacy rate, while 1970s with the indirect help offered by the his long-time associate and friend. lies for a living. I believe what I am today big brother India is far behind with a mere 74 then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, pulled wouldn’t have been a reality if Mahapola per cent literacy. “Yes, Sri Lanka has become Sri Lanka backwards by many decades. Tamil he national scholarship offered to him Scholarship did not exist. Dreams of many the country of enlightenment in Asia,” says Nadu played host to armed training camps by the Government was the turning university students, who are lucky enough to Prof BM Hegde, leading educationist and for- for the LTTE guerrillas and they used the Tpoint in Lalith’s life. Having completed enter a State university in Sri Lanka but are mer Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University. State as a base camp to organise suicide his education with flying colours from not financially blessed, would be the same,” It is no mean achievement. A country, attacks in the island nation. Oxford and Harvard, he returned to Sri said GD Kapila Kumara, a senior lecturer at which has an area of 65,610 sq km to India’s Anton Balasingham, the LTTE ideologue, Lanka and launched a career which saw him the faculty of agricultural sciences, 3.287 million sq km and which has been devas- in his autobiography has described how working as a lecturer in some of the best uni- Sabaragamuwa University in Sri Lanka. tated by an ethnic war between Sinhalese and Tamil Nadu politicians, especially late Chief versities in the world. In 1973, he joined the Kapila Kumara says millions of university Tamils, rose like the proverbial phoenix from Minister MG Ramachandran, had hosted him United National Party and contested the 1977 students are benefited in the country because its own ashes to emerge as a global leader in and Velupillai Prabhakaran and provided General Elections. President Junius Richard of this scholarship. Mahapola has contributed education and counter-terrorism operations. them with crores of rupees to mobilise arms Jayewardene appointed Lalith as the minister to preserve education “as a right to all” and to The striking feature about the island for fighting the Sri Lankan Army. Not only /,O0*12 for trade. His raise in the Government hierar- alleviate poverty through education, says nation is the uniqueness of the politics prac- that, MGR deputed his police chief to ensure (,/3,*0)+/2. chy was spectacular, as he was entrusted with Kumara, who also disclosed that he says a tised by its leaders. They had to face a lot of that the duo reached Talaimannar in Sri the responsibilities of many sensitive min- prayer for Lalith every night before he goes to problems, internal as well as external. The Lanka without any problems. The Sri Lankan ++/42! istries, including national security. That was bed. “As a tribute to him, a gold medal named average Sri Lankan citizen is still in the dark Army of the 1970s and 1980s vintage were /**-+/52",/* the time when the LTTE was very aggressive, ‘Lalith Athulathmudali Memorial Gold Medal when asked about the terrorism unleashed in mainly for ceremonial parades as the then causing murder and mayhem all over the for the Best Academic Performance’ is award- the country by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil leaders, mainly peace loving Buddhists, did ,./+/62*.3)3 island nation demanding a separate country ed annually at the general convocation of Eelam. The LTTE wanted to create a separate not foresee the possibility of an armed upris- 1,(,/").0 within Sri Lanka. It was Lalith who initiated Sabaragamuwa University,” said Kumara. nation inside Sri Lanka by integrating the ing against the Government. steps to modernise the Sri Lankan military, The Trust Fund was established by the Act northern and eastern provinces, which would In spite of the ethnic crisis and terrorist )./7)///.+)/5/6 which hitherto was a ceremonial force, and of Parliament in 1981. The management and have made the country shrink by 18,880 sq attacks, which claimed the lives of hundreds )0."*2.6 he succeeded in controlling the terrorist control of the Fund is with the Chief Justice of km. Though there is no justification or ratio- of thousands of civilians including some of activities to a certain extent. Sri Lanka; Minister of Trade, Secretary; nality in the demand by the Tamils for a sepa- the best statesmen and scholars, there were ,./++2)./62* Even before becoming a minister, Lalith Ministry of Higher Education, Secretary; rate country, it got support from many parts of some silver linings in the country’s dark */3/2.2*++. had set up the Mahapola Trust Fund in 1981 Ministry of Education; and Secretary, Ministry the globe, thanks to the media blitzkrieg let horizon. There were many Sinhala leaders for offering financial assistance to students of Trade. There are also two nominated mem- loose by the Tamil diaspora. who worked for the uplift of the poor and 3,/+,2*,/-! opting for higher education. He was the chair- bers, whilst the other five are all ex-officials. The Tamil expatriates from Sri Lanka the downtrodden, irrespective of ethnicity, -*25/00,6 man of the Trust Fund and the Government “The vision is to create an spread the news all over the world that they language, and religion. The shining star of allowed him to retain the chairmanship even educated society with the aim were being discriminated against by the Sri Lanka was Lalith William Samarasekera ,.02*6.2* when he was a Union Minister handling vari- of alleviating poverty. The majority Sinhala population and the Athulathmudali, Lalith to his friends and ous portfolios. The Mahapola Trust Fund has mission is to provide Government. That was absolutely false. The well-wishers. He rose like a meteor been renamed since as the Mahapola Higher scholarships for the effort by the Government at Colombo to in Sri Lankan politics, did a lot for Education Scholarship Trust Fund. underprivileged youth make Sinhala the national language was the people in a short span of time What makes this Fund unique is its inclu- to complete their higher resisted by the Tamils. The fact is that 75 per before the bullets fired by the sivity. Students from any ethnic community education and creation of cent of Sri Lanka’s population of 2.16 crore LTTE assassins felled him at or religion or caste can get this scholar- equal opportunities speak Sinhala, while Tamil is spoken by just a comparatively young age of ship provided they meet the mandatory through the development 15 per cent of the population. It is natural for 56 in April 1993. norms. Even while of facilities for higher any sovereign country to Born in a family of lawyers the Tamils in the education,” said Siri have a national language. on November 26, 1936, Lalith island nation Fernando, a Trustee, The scenario is similar was a bright student who was were cam- friend and close to what we experience in internationally recognised paigning confidante of Lalith. India where the for his academic brilliance. Dravidian politi- Sri Lanka owes it to him cal parties are for its emergence as a  out and out nation of     /.4/!,/.0)+4*/2.2" .6-/8062"/.+9 ,/.0"/.!1/, €xa‚er 4)/.+2/.3.0 5.,/*-2*,)/.3                                                     !               "# $$%&$ ' ("%%"           

flight lands in Bali every seven ly old but apparently these have been craft- minutes. This was actually an ed not too long ago by a skilful artisan on observation made by my friend a commission from a local hotel owner. as we sat gorging on delicious With rapids of grade moderate to easy sea food at a restaurant by Kuta and a busy stretch, rafting on this river is beach,A very close to Ngurah Rai often about avoiding big stones and bump- International Airport, Denpasar. The ing into a fellow raft as one goes along. sound of waves slapping the shores was Nevertheless, it is a fun activity with all the music to ears, even as the eyes got attract- brief stops one gets to make by the banks ed to the lights hanging in the mid air, for a coconut water/snack break or a halt by before they made a perfect landing. Soon, the small waterfalls for some splashing fun. we lost count of the number of air planes that made it to the island, but not before     concluding what a popular tourist destina- When travelling towards Ubud, visit to tion this island nation was. Sacred Monkey Forest is a must. The for- Part of the world’s largest archipelago, est is a sanctuary or natural habitat of Indonesia, Bali is the most favoured desti- Balinese long-tailed Monkey and a very pop- nation among tourists what with its forest- ular tourist attraction. Well known for its ed volcanic mountains, iconic rice paddies, conservation efforts, over a hundred beaches and coral reefs. Ancient temples on macaques inhabit the forest, and in-depth cliff sides and shores speak of the island’s research and studies are carried out for connect with ancient India, that lives in the observing their health, diet and breeding form of a prevalent Hindu society that this habits. Shiva Shakti Temple is housed local people in partnership with the govern- part of the island nation is today. inside the forest and dates back to the 14th ment on this island to conserve the species. Happy go lucky island vibe throbs in century. It is only open to the locals for per- A popular tourist spot, visitors com- the lively bars of Kuta and resort towns of forming religious ceremonies. bine with other water sports activities that Seminyak, Sanur and Nusa Dua to the We were well warned not to carry any they can participate on the eastern side of south. Those who love clubbing swear by sunglasses or jewellery on our body. The Serangan, especially surfing. You can Potato Head Beach Club, Seminyak and the guides tell you to even remove hair acces- choose to just ride on the waves in a glass Rock Bar at Ayana Resort and Spa, sories, if you happen to be wearing any. boat, should you just want to take it easy. Jimbaran! For a mind and body balance, Stone statues inside the forest pay ode to After all, Bali is part of the Coral Triangle, you find a generous smattering of spas, the inhabitants and make for a hangout the area with the highest biodiversity of yoga and meditation retreat. spaces for them. I chose to hang out near marine species and is home to over 500 the temple rather than venture into the reef-building coral species. This, indicate fect Instagram shot. Well that is what most quented by tourists include, Ulun Danu       forest. Given the familiarity Indians have the statistics is about seven times as many tourists come here looking for. Quite a scary Beratan Temple in Bedugul, Tabanan; From Rishikesh to Bali — though I can’t with their cousins here, there is not as in the entire Caribbean! adventure, if you don’t have a thing for Tanah Lot in Tabanan and Uluwatu Temple, really boast much of water adventure much novelty, but then perhaps… heights, the swing is well secured with har- Jimbaran. Most temples are dedicated to the sport experience, but the thought of travers-     ness to keep you in place. I have to admit, trinity and pays homage to the local gods. ing rapids on Ayung River that flows    These rice terraces offer a perfect Bali photo with all the courage I could muster, I could In most temples visitors are not allowed to through Ubud in Bali was quite appealing. The Indonesian Islanders have great respect opportunity with its dramatic views. do it only one way looking into the fields. pray inside the temple and can only enter Dressed aptly and armed with respective for nature and strongly believe in co-habi- Located on the north side of Ubud (around the premises if they are wearing a sarong. safety gear and oars, our group of five tation. This also explains the efforts made 20 minutes drive), Tegallalang makes for    The rituals and prayers can only be per- women set out on this fun adventure. by them to conserve the fast getting a famous tourist attraction for beautiful rice No visit to Bali is complete without a visit formed by the locals and follow strict codes. The trek to the river is a decent climb extinct species. Green sea turtles is anoth- terraces The vista sprawls down and away to their beautiful temples. A pocket of There is a lot that is there to be shared down and an equally treacherous climb up, er such example. Located 10 km south of to the rice terraces on the slopes across the Hindu religion and culture, locals not only about the local culture and religious especially when your clothes are all wet and Denpasar is Serangan Island, a frequent valley and offers a great showcase of worship the same gods and goddesses, per- beliefs. Perhaps another time. But as a clinging. However, it is worth every step once nesting ground for green sea turtles. Subak (traditional Balinese cooperative irri- form similar rituals, and build sacred tem- travel destination, there is so much that you get into the raft. The river stretch is sur- Not too long ago, consumption of tur- gation system), which according to histo- ples as Indian Hindus, but Hinduism is a the visitors can do as part of their stay rounded by lush forest and panoramic views tle meat as well as the use of sea turtles in cer- ry, was passed down by holy man Rsi way of life for them. I found it fascinating here, or not should they choose to. It’s not along the course. Somewhere along the way emonies led to extinction threat for this beau- Markandeya in the 8th century. to see that every Balinese Hindu home for nothing that it tops people’s travel list. we crossed a stretch with black rock carv- tiful species. Public awareness and timely The highlight of our visit was also the houses a temple of its own, especially in And you just can’t cover all in one trip. ings depicting stories from Ramayana. community action, however, checked the loss adventurous Bali swing that flies over the rice Ubud, and elaborate one at that. Some of You have to come back for more. Well, Covered in moss, these carvings looked real- and now, a conservation project is run by the fields and offers an opportunity for a per- the famous temples of Bali and most fre- that’s my promise to self.

  

hough he had presided over most of the ministries in Sri Lanka, TLalith had a passion for the department of education. He was        enchanted by the Chinese proverb which stated that: “Give a fish and be fed for only a day. Teach how to fish To set up and assist schools and other Tamil Nadu, a State in India where the and be free from hunger forever.” He institutions in the furtherance of education. Dravidian politicians bay for Sinhala had visualised a Sri Lanka where there To provide assistance for the blood for alleged discrimination won’t be any illiterate people and the improvement and development of against Tamils. We come across youth would have some professional skills of persons who are engaged in reports routinely in Tamil Nadu about skills or other, which would ensure the furtherance of education. youngsters committing suicide an assured livelihood. The question which comes to mind because of failure to get admission in It was in 1990 that Lalith was des- is whether we have a scheme like this medical colleges. Do we have a ignated as the Minister of Education. in India or in any other neighbouring scheme like Mahapola Foundation in By that time, he was an international- countries? Mahapola Foundation is the any of the Indian States? ly acclaimed statesman having led one and only inclusive scheme which “All we have to do is divert 10 per various ministries of the has made a big impact in the lives of cent of the funds allocated for corpo- Government. “But he met the press the poor in the island nation. There rate social responsibility to a corpus only after 10 days because he was are ministers, bureaucrats, education- account and all States in India too adamant that he should familiarise ists, military officers, lawyers, vice- could boast a Trust like Mahapola. It himself with the nuances of education chancellors, medical doctors, and should be based purely on merit,” said before making a policy statement. For other professionals who came up in Jayaprakash Valliathan, a veteran a person like Lalith, it was not a life only because of this scheme. marine engineer, who has opened a tough job, but he knew that he was in A vice-chancellor, who hails from school for the poor in his village after charge of the most sensitive ministry,” the northern province, recounted his retiring from service. He adds that the recalled Gunasekera.            gratitude to the Mahapola Foundation political leadership of the country Gunasekera, who was present for the scholarship. “The first thing I should have the will power to imple- during the press meet, reminiscences: Lanka,” said an educationist, who income of their parents by sending of funds or denial of opportunities did with the scholarship amount was ment such innovations. “One of the reporters asked Lalith what did not want to be named. The funds home a part of the scholarship amount. for higher education. This is the to buy a time piece which helped me Tamil Nadu, hardly 30 nautical would be his top priority as the for running the LTTE Government “It is as good as a source of income, biggest achievement of the Mahapola get up early in the morning. This was miles off the Sri Lankan shore, saw Minister of Education. Lalith replied in exile, operating from Europe and even as they study in professional Scholarship. Pola in Sinhala language useful because I could complete my many students committing suicide fol- instantly that students would be his top Canada, are mobilised by these colleges,” said Fernando, former chief means festival and the scholarship homework and also supplement my lowing failure to crack the National priority. The journalist asked him what same expatriate Tamil youth, who of a British company in Colombo, has helped the beneficiaries make mother’s income by working as a help- Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), would be the second and third priori- completed their higher education who shadowed Lalith throughout his their life a great festival, pointed ing hand in the nearby store for a few the gateway to medical colleges. This ties. ‘Students and students,’ replied with the scholarship. life as a friend and follower. out Siri Fernando. hours daily,” he said. is unheard of in Sri Lanka where all Lalith, without batting an eyelid.” The Mahapola Trust, which began The scholarship programme, which There is one factor on which the Lalith gave his countrymen a rose beneficiaries of the Mahapola “Any changes made in the field of in 1981 by awarding 422 scholarships, began with the funds donated by Lalith entire political spectrum of Sri Lanka garden itself while they were looking Scholarship laugh all the way to the education would bear fruit only after has benefited more than 3,50,000 stu- in 1981, has emerged as the biggest is unanimous. They are all of the view for a simple rose. This inclusive banks. Had he been alive, Lalith would 10 years. That is, to know the impact dents by 2017. “At any time of the year, education programme in the country. that Lalith was the best President or scheme itself would qualify him for have turned 82 this November 26. As of the changes, we have to wait for 10 60,000 students are beneficiaries of It is sustained by Mahapola Lottery head of the state Sri Lanka did not the Nobel Prize for Peace as he had usual, his friends and associates from years. Then only we will know whether this scholarship,” said Gunasekera, organised by the Development have. But politics is a strange and implemented this scheme in a war- all over the world would assemble the change made was for the best or who has set apart five to six hours of Lotteries Board of the Government. treacherous path where there are ter- torn country. Lalith was a proponent under the auspices of the Lalith for the worst. If we rectify the mistake, his daily life to ensure the smooth “The students who complete their rorists and landmines of different of human rights as well as democratic Athulathmudali Foundation to take it will take another 10 years to know functioning of the scholarship scheme. education using this scholarship are forms waiting to take lives out of rights. The steps he initiated to resolve stock of last year’s performance and to the results. That’s why education and According to Gunasekera, 65 per cent in no way obliged to us. Lalith was unsuspecting victims. the ethnic crisis in the island nation discuss future plans. the changes in education policy are of students enrolled for higher educa- not for it because he wanted no com- The objectives and missions of during his tenure as Minister for Sri Lanka is less than half the size important for us,” is what Lalith told tion in Sri Lanka are getting the mitment from the beneficiaries other the Mahapola Foundation, drafted National Security could be told only of Tamil Nadu and does not have journalists in the press meet. Mahapola Scholarship. than completing the education suc- and written by Lalith, speak volumes through a comprehensive book. monikers like the Oxford or Lalith insisted that no student in The scholarship is in the 5,500 to cessfully. Till date, we have not asked about his vision: But the truth is that Lalith died an Cambridge of the South. Sri Lanka has Sri Lanka should be denied the right 7,500 range per month, depending on for any favours from the students who To provide higher education facilities unsung hero of Sri Lanka; a person neither this many engineering colleges to higher education due to lack of the course of study. The beneficiaries benefited from this unique scheme,” to the youth. who was felled by the bullets fired by a or medical colleges which you see in funds. He got a law enacted to ensure are selected depending on the financial said Gunasekera. To provide assistance to deserving vile assassin. Lalith would definitely Tamil Nadu. Still, the students (both that all students, irrespective of their status of the parents. “If the income of It was the Mahapola Foundation youth, enabling them to complete their have taken Sri Lanka to newer heights Sinhala and Tamil) are happy and con- ethnicity or the language they speak, the parents is within the stipulated that set up the Sri Lanka Institute of academic, industrial, or technical educa- had he been alive. Strange are the fident of their bright future. Lalith got scholarships for higher education. amount, the students are offered the Information Technology. So, don’t be tion in a higher education institution in ways of this world. If there is one per- Athulathmudali revolutionised educa- “It is another thing that the Tamil stu- scholarship for the entire duration of under the impression that the consequence of the successful comple- son who qualifies for the Nobel Prize tion into a mission, while in our own dents who benefited from the the course, with a limit of four years,” Foundation only disburses scholar- tion of their secondary education. from this part of the world, it is Lalith Tamil Nadu, it is a multi-billion dollar Mahapola Foundation Scholarship go said Gunasekera. ships and sits back for the rest of the To set up and assist in the management Athulathmudali. business along with TASMAC (Tamil abroad and complain that they were Siri Fernando said most of the stu- time. 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Government, and, of course, Mohan Bhagwat and the RSS itself. Interestingly, there is sup- port for an urgent commence- ment of the Ram Temple con- struction from the Shia Wakf Board too. The Supreme Court however continues to drag its feet on the title dispute. Nag refrains from putting words into Bhagwat’s mouth throughout the book. Instead, he lays out the multiple concerns of the RSS as very much a work-in- progress. Of paramount concern to a pragmatic and modernising Bhagwat today is the BJP’s and )!  *"+ particularly Modi’s winnability.  ,-. / / , Today, even as the RSS exerts its influence on the choice of elec- 0 %  toral candidates, policy matters & (11 and union ministers alike it has not made much headway on core issues. The commitment therefore he visit by Pranab to a second term for Modi and the Mukherjee, former BJP is perforce intact. President of India, to This is the eighth decade of the RSS headquarters at the RSS’ existence though Nagpur, earlier in 2018, Bhagwat is only the sixth hasT set the ideological stage for sarsanghchalak. Because of the 2019 General Elections. Bhagwat’s relative youth, ascend- Pranab Mukherjee’s political ing to the top job at 59, the reach career has spanned the decades of the RSS has been markedly from the long innings of absolutist extended. It is active in Bengal, Indira Gandhi, all the way and more effectively, in the North through to the present dispensa- East, for the first time. In terms of tion. He has been a consummate the RSS’ much vilified past during Hindu Rashtra from the gaze of migrate to other political parties. The lines have indeed blurred sudden demonetisation, that is inclusion, the Muslims and Dalits Congress politician and man for the decades of Nehru-Gandhi millennia. That this automatical- Then the seeming anathema between RSS as the ideological thought to have hurt small busi- feature significantly in the RSS all seasons at the highest echelons domination and this book is ly tends to dwarf and render of voting for a “communal” BJP, as compass, and the BJP as the vehi- nesses and the poor. structure today. of the Government. therefore very timely. The RSS, shallow the Nehruvian vision of opposed to a socialist and diverse cle of governance. However, some Also, the Modi Government Bhagwat has been less suc- Kingshuk Nag, in his eighth indicates Nag, prefers to paint on a “secular” India is the very Janata Dal, was also penetrated differences in emphasis are appar- has done next to nothing to pro- cessful in influencing educational book, has used Mukherjee’s illus- a much wider canvas than the problem according to the Libleft. when the Vajpayee Government ent. Modi tends to regard devel- mote the RSS agenda for a Hindu policies of the Government, possi- trative and unabashed tribute to Nehruvian reference points of The RSS and the NDA has completed a full-term in power. opment or vikas as a universal Rashtra. Still, the RSS may be con- bly because of a large cadre of the importance of the RSS today, Western inspired modernism. It gained traction however precisely The induction of more and panacea. The RSS wants Hindu strained to back Modi once again entrenched Leftists. for his insightful study on RSS draws inspiration from “Bharat”, because the idea of Nehruvian more RSS stalwarts into key posi- Rashtra and some historic as its best hope for realising its The fates of Narendra Modi chief Mohan Bhagwat. albeit an inclusive continuum, that secularism has been moulded to tions in the BJP, both in the Party wrongs against the Hindus right- vision in the future. and Mohan Bhagwat are, on the Earlier, Nag, a veteran former is centuries old, rich in history, discriminate against the majority and Government has marked a ed on a priority basis. The construction of the Ram face of it, intertwined, looking at journalist, has written books on tradition, knowledge and culture. community of Hindus. shift during the current Bhagwat- It is clear Modi and the BJP Temple at Ayodhya is a sticking 2019. But waiting in the wings, is Narendra Modi, Atal Bihari That the time has come to The Indian electorate has Modi period. However, despite could not have won without RSS point, as is the unchanged status Nagpur’s first choice for prime Vajpayee, Subhas Chandra Bose, acknowledge and incorporate this awakened to this discrimination this, effective in governance has support in 2014, though the mag- of J&K, despite RSS inductee Ram ministership, should Modi falter. The BJP, Vijay Mallya and the broader view of India’s nation- against Hindus combined with a not exactly been stellar. nitude of the win, took the RSS by Madhav being in-charge of party Nitin Gadkari, elected from Kingfisher Airlines imbroglio, and hood is possibly why Pranab distaste for the blatantly dynastic Vajpayee tended to hold the surprise. This sort of majority win matters in the latter state. The Nagpur, is the only union minister the infamous Satyam scam featur- Mukherjee went to Nagpur. politics promoting the Nehru fam- RSS at arms-length in gover- may repeat in 2019, given a weak Mandir construction, long pend- who has had a free hand in the ing its key actor, Ramalinga Raju. However, other reasons, have also ily gradually. This found its first nance. Modi has a much better and disparate Opposition. This, ing, is coming to a head now. The Modi Government, and the only The symbolism of the RSS and been advanced for the visit. expression in voting in non- equation with Bhagwat, the same despite Narendra Modi having pressure is coming from the VHP, other senior leader with both its Sarsanghchalak Mohan The RSS, often painted as an Congress Governments in the age as himself, as Nag points out. failed to keep many of the promis- the SS, groupings of seers and Modi’s development credentials, Bhagwat at centre-stage in today’s anachronism by the Congress, eighties and nineties as the erst- Both are 1950 born, well after es he made. And the effects of mahants, members, some union BJP’s organisational experience, politics, stands in stark contrast to seeks to derive its vision of while captive vote banks began to independence. controversial decisions such as the ministers of the Modi and consummate RSS backing.

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Also, it is a theoretical principle in What needs to be relooked by President the discipline of international relations that Trump that though the nation’s economy there lies a continuum between the domes- is roaring and unemployment figures are ticity of a nation and its larger footprint under control, but still the “America in the international ecosystem. It is in this First” Brigade has not done well in the twilight zone where the electoral narrative House of Representatives. That demands holds sway. a re-look by the Republican Party and the Typically, 218 seats are required for a issue of environment also has impacted majority in the US House of results. Representatives, which has Paul Ryan as As results have come out, the all the Republican leader and Nancy Pelosi important State of Arizona has gone the standing forth as the leader of the Democrat way with the leading critique of Democrats in the House. President Trump, Krysten Sinema, pipping The related aspersion is that the ver- Republican Senator Jeff Flake to the post. dict of the midterm elections has played The British national daily has called the a substantial role in the firming up of a midterm polls as not a Democrat “Blue substratum for the future of President wave”, but an affront to the Republican Donald Trump in his next tenure if that vanguard which resulted in flipping seven transpires at the second-term electoral hus- stately Governorships. It was only after the tings. In the recently concluded elections, Richard Nixon’s Presidency and the 55 Congressmen didn’t seek re-elections; Watergate scandal in 1974 that Democrats it makes the midterm outing as significant have performed in such a positive man- and decisive in the making of a political ner in the midterm Congressionals. consensus for the crucial future and the The elections in a blitzkrieg manner American Dream. have obfuscated the Trump Presidency as Several outcomes of the elections are he will have to combat the Democrats of significance: The Republican and mortally and the Democrats will be Democratic control the Intelligence, numerically emboldened to persist with Investigative and Foreign Affairs come their investigations on the Trump through as a key and crucially contextu- Administration after the elections. Still, as al realm of these midterm elections, but the Senate majority still rests with the results have denied them this privilege. President Trump, his Supreme Court, The Supreme Court vacancies are up for Cabinet and other representatives will con- the grab as the elections have weakened tinue to sail through for another two years. the prerogative of President Trump, espe- What surprises is that the Arizona winner cially in the light of the Kavanaugh can- compared the immigrant rage to the Iraq didature for the Supreme Court. The war outrage, and her outrage was com- Obamacare repeal was defeated by one bated by the Republican candidate on the vote in 2017 and the Bill could get final- context of the Democrat candidate oppos- ly erased. In the light of the refugees and ing the creation of new Air Force bases and undocumented aliens marching on to the weakening the national security objective US-Mexican border, immigration and of Washington exemplified by President President Trump’s eviction oriented poli- Trump. cies have come up for scanner with the Still, the core constituency of the southern and immigrant oriented popu- Republicans is only rattled and the battle lations, all across the United States being for the next Presidency might still be a real testing grounds for the immigration  % #%'!#%.1%)#!!#####'"5  ! tough task for President Trump’s rivals theme of the Republicans which further after the good showing of the Democrats found them divided under the White in the midterm elections. Some analysts, House’s decisions in the context. of war” was a very narrow one in them. hustings. The Washington Post and Schar the influence-potential of White House voters have replicated their inclinations after the elections, are pointing towards a It has been witnessed that the House In the midterm polls of 1994, 2006 and College pointed towards advantage might be up for the asking which gets and choices elsewhere also to give sub-urban revolt which might have pivoted of Representatives has been won over by 2010, the parties of the Presidents with Democrats, where the quotient is bigger weakened as Democrats have performed. Democrats a win in the overall picture, the Democrats in the midterms. the Democrats and the Republican Party dwindling approval ratings lost out but for pshephological error as most of the Also, on the other hand, going by which is far from being picture perfect. The has retained its majority in the Senate. Still, does that hold up as a role model trend, races were very closely fought. 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Kashmiri political sci- entist once said to me, “You cannot discuss Kashmir, or the Kashmir conflict, withoutA starting with history”. I was puzzled: What did the region’s ancient or medieval histo- ry have to do with a conflict that began after the Partition of India in 1947? It was only when I start- ed researching this book that I found that many contemporary threads of the conflict — and, more importantly, its solution — lead back in time. Internally, the valley’s particu- lar form of religious syncretism, which is so different from the demographic pluralism of Jammu or the “living together separately” model of Ladakh, is rooted in the opening centuries of the 1st 0#)0#) Millennium CE. Kashmir was amongst the earliest regions of the Indian subcontinent to record its history, and through the ages, Kashmiri historians and mytholo- gists preserved much of the cul-  #"# #"# ture as it developed. The tradi- tions that were anchored through retelling were not unbroken: Kashmir too fell under a series of empires as well as a rapid succes-  5# sion of dynasties, each of which  5# left its imprint. But the philosoph- ical underpinnings of Kashmiri tradition were relatively undis- turbed, perhaps because it was at the periphery of empire and few *0,()*O           ancient empire-builders treated peripheries as bulwarks. The   (            E beliefs that Kashmir and Kashmiris are exceptional, that they are guardians of the religious Uzbekistan, once of some signifi- ually separated into large and company of friends and should between rulers of the time is of Turkic origin and possibly sites of all faiths, that the pursuit cance for both trade and cultural small lakes when the divine clan play to one’s content.” debatable, though it would be belonged to the Xinjiang and of knowledge requires engage- exchange, may regain those ties if of Nagas, who were protagonists Yet, if they failed to follow the aetiologically unsurprising given Gansu regions of modern China. ment with every view, that the plans for connectivity take off. in the epic Mahabharata, and edicts of their founder-king Nila, Kashmir was a Hindu kingdom Folklore has it that the Kushana military is an inferior occupation Kashmiri leaders lobby for inclu- other fortunate mortals settled retribution would descend on during the Mahabharata period. It king Kanishka hosted the Fourth — a view shared by India’s nine- sion in emerging regional road there. “Because water called Ka them in the form of “floods, became a part of the Buddhist Buddhist Council in the first cen- teenth-century social reformer and rail networks that will revive was taken out by Balarama the excess of rain, drought, famine, Mauryan empire between the 3rd tury at Harwan, today’s Shalimar Swami Vivekananda — remain the relations they built during the plough-wielder from this country, deaths, untimely death of the and 1st Centuries BCE. The Garden in Srinagar. The council strong even today, though they are ancient Silk Route period, in a so it shall be called Kas’mira in king, and dreadful punishments.” Emperor Ashoka founded the drew 500 Buddhist and Hindu increasingly under threat. more peaceable neighbourhood this world.” A paradise to live in, Just such an eventuality was beautiful city of Srinagari in the scholars from all over the region, Externally too, the region’s than there was then. with soaring mountains and flow- described in the Mahabharata, 3rd Century BCE, some twenty including China, to codify horizons have not altered in any No wonder any discussion on ering orchards, the goddesses Sati, written a thousand years earlier, kilometres from today’s capital Sarvastivada, the precursor to major way despite the changing Kashmir has to begin with history, Saci, Ganga, Aditi, Yamuna, Diti with Kashyapa’s two wives falling Srinagar, abutting its suburb Mahayana Buddhism. geopolitics of the region. however mythologised some of it and Karisini all took the form of out and turning their children, the Soura. Modern Srinagar dates First under the Mauryas and Neighbours continue to play may be. For ancient Hindus, rivers flowing through it. “The Nagas, and the great bird Garuda, back to the 7th Century and is in then the Kushanas, Kashmir’s make-or-break roles in the state. Kashmir was a sacred geography water of Vitasta [today’s Jhelum] into sworn enemies. To trump his fact built on the site of the 6th horizons stretched across the Afghanistan’s leaders, who once to which humans were introduced mixed with that of Sindhu [Indus] foes, Garuda brought the Nagas Century royal capital Pravarapura, Indian subcontinent, from ruled Kashmir, no longer seek by divine intervention. The is like milk mixed with nectar, the nectar of immortality but pre- mentioned in the Chinese annals Magadha in the southeast, com- control or influence there. Yet, Nilamata Purana, also known as beauty combined with elegance, vented them from swallowing it, of the Tang dynasty. The modern prising modern Odisha and events in Afghanistan continue to Kasmira Mahatmya, was regarded and knowledge combined with and a series of disasters followed. city took the older Ashokan name. parts of Bengal, to Malwa or fall out on Kashmir, largely as one of the texts in the Vedanta, good nature.” 62)+..2 The Naga chiefs fell out, their Buddhism flowered in modern Rajasthan in the south- because of Pakistani activism in a body of scriptural literature that Descendants of the sage 0/+)(,/* people were massacred, their king, Kashmir under Ashoka, who dis- west. In modern-day Pakistan, both regions. Attacks from mod- combines myth and legend with Kashyapa, whose wife Kadru gave Gonanda I, besieged the god patched hundreds of monks from they covered Gandhara to the ern Pakistan, which includes the what may have been real-life birth to the Naga clan, the 1/,2) Krishna in Mathura and was Gandhara to spread the faith, at north and the lands of the Dards ancient territories once called events and often interprets one Nilamata’s writers saw Kashmiris */.31/, killed by Krishna’s brother, while the same time building a Shiva in the northwest, comprising Dardistan, have increased, but through the other. It describes the as guardians of the sacred “who Krishna himself killed Gonanda’s temple at Vijeshwari to support Chitral, Gilgit and Kohistan in only to the extent that there are Kashmir valley as originally one perform sacrifices and are ,/2*6.6 son, Damodara I, in Gandhara, what was then the religion of the Swat, Gurez in Baltistan and shorter lulls between attacks than vast lake, home to the gods Shiva engaged in self-study and contem- +2.-2**6 which comprised present-day majority. Vijeshwari is now parts of northern Punjab, and there were centuries ago. While and his wife, Parvati, but it also plation, virtuous ascetics well- Kandahar and Kabul in Bijbehara in Anantnag district, the Mehrgarh or today’s Balochistan Iran is less prominent than refers to the valley itself as Uma, versed in the Vedas.” Their life ,*02" Afghanistan together with constituency of former Chief in the west. Beyond the subcon- ancient Parthia, it continues to another name for Parvati, turning sounds idyllic, if unreal; protected ,+2."/+ Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister Mufti Mohammad tinent, they reached further sway Shias in the state politically it into a place to worship as well as by the formidable mountains that and Swat. A repentant Krishna Sayeed from 2002-15. Buddhism west to Palmyra in Syria and and Kashmiri elites culturally. a place of worship. surround it, Kas’mira had never K.0!2* anointed the dead king’s wife, continued to blossom in close Parthia or Persia, which is pre- China is no longer a potential ally This vast lake, says the been conquered and its people /-2*.6!/ Yasovati, the new ruler of proximity to Hinduism under sent-day Iran; north to Bactria, for Kashmir, since it occupied a Nilamata, was drained at the were free from fear. The valley 2)/2.K0 Kashmir, because “the goddess Ashoka’s son and grandson, as lands in the Amu Darya or large part of the state’s territory order of the sage Kashyapa, echoed with the sounds of lutes Uma (was) the same as Kas’mira.” well as under the Kushana kings Oxus basin including parts of after the 1962 India-China War grandson of the god Brahma, by and drums, religious chants, 4+(/./ Whether these myths consti- who captured Kashmir from the Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and and became a stakeholder in the cutting a rock gorge at Varahmula, dance and theatre in an unending tuted imaginative interpretations Mauryan empire in its decline. Tajikistan, through Sindh and Kashmir conflict. Tajikistan and which is Baramulla today. It grad- round. “One should feast in the of actual alliances and conflicts The Kushanas are believed to be northeast to China.

aris has vaulting ambitions to capture a share of the Pworld gold trade from London, reviving its historic role           as a top-tier power in the interna- tional bullion market. The Banque de France has teamed up with JP Morgan to offer a full &     ! ,-.    "& (*/$$#" /0( %1+"(' range of swaps, leases, and gold deposits for global central banks and sovereign wealth funds. is upgrading the quality of its gold trade for decades, so it is going to the gold shipping partnership of Global reserve managers will be reserves to ensure that they meet be tough for them,” he said. the East India Company and able to pledge bullion as collateral the LBMA benchmark standard The LBMA says the daily Moses Mocatta in the late 17th for deposits or for raising foreign for global trading. This means notional trade in London in 2016 Century — later helped by the currency on the Paris market. refining to a 999.9 per cent purity. was $234bn, far ahead of the great gold enthusiast, Sir Isaac Sylvie Goulard, the BdF’s It is reported that the BdF is offer- COMEX in the US at $28.9bn, or Newton, master of the Royal deputy governor, called it the ing much lower storage costs that the combined Shanghai futures Mint and part-time alchemist, spearhead of a sweeping shake- the Bank of England. and gold exchanges at $9.4bn. when he could tear himself away up of the French gold industry Paris was a central hub of the However, the LBMA members from gravity theory. and left no doubt that one aim is world bullion nexus in the 19th provide deep liquidity to the mar- The Bank of England estab- to challenge the hegemonic posi- Century when the Napoleon 20 ket and this cannot easily be repli- lished the London Good Delivery tion of the City in bullion deal- franc gold coin rivalled the cated. “Constructing anew such a List in 1750 to set a unified stan- ing. “While these gold investment British gold sovereign and the system would be expensive and dard for gold refiners. The quin- services have until now only been American Eagle. The gold wearisome. For Paris to challenge tet of N M Rothschild & Sons, offered from London, it recently reserves of the French Third London’s pre-eminence the BdF Mocatta & Goldsmid, Pixley & became possible for the Banque Republic were stored in the wine would need to encourage more Abell, Samuel Montagu & Co. de France to offer them also from cellars of Hotel de Toulouse in than just JP Morgan to operate and Sharps Wilkins ran the cele- Paris. As a result, Paris could Paris until the First World War. there with such a back-up,” he said. brated ‘London Fix’ for decades. gradually re-emerge as a key Deemed vulnerable, they were France’s 20th century rever- The anachronistic Fix was marketplace for gold,” she wrote switched to the famous ence for gold had unintended reformed after the global finan- in the Alchemist, the in-house Souterraine beneath the Seine consequences. The country cial crisis to make it more trans- journal for the London Bullion River in the 1920s, the deepest accumulated too much of the parent. It is now electronic and Market Association (LBMA). and biggest gold vault in the world’s bullion stock in the partially regulated. Barclays was While the French plans pre- world. Its underground cathedral 1920s after it returned the post- fined $26m in 2014 for abuses date the Brexit referendum, they of 720 pillars and Dantesque cir- Versailles Gold Standard at an linked to the old system. have taken on fresh salience as cles, with its seven ton armoured undervalued rate. This exerted a The Bank of England’s gold President Emmanuel Macron door, were immortalised by the deflationary effect on the inter- vaults hold 5,200 tonnes on openly strives to peel away some interwar writer Stefan Zweig, national system, deepening the behalf of global central banks and of the Square Mile’s banking, who called it the “heart of our Great Depression. At one point for the LBMA, with sealed lips on wealth management, euro clear- economic world, the epicentre of it amassed 5,000 tonnes. the who customers are. Some ing, and insurance business. the invisible waves that stir mar- Gold hoarding recoiled with a 7,500 tonnes in total are stored in Mme Goulard said the BdF kets, bourses, and banks.” International Settlements want to sold half the Bank of England’s China and Russia that still under- vengeance in the 1930s when London. JP Morgan, HSBC, and will act as a ‘principal’ for the The London gold market — trade on behalf of central banks, bars at the bottom of market, for stand the value of gold as a store France remained the last major Brinks, among others, have their first time so that foreign central or loco London in trader parlance for example, it does so in a quarter of current price. of value and a medium of power fixed to the Gold Standard, own vaults. In the long run, the banks can generate a return from — is a hard nut for the French to London. It is an all-or-nothing France sold 580 tonnes under exchange that is in itself no one and therefore remained trapped real challenge for the London gold transactions without taking crack. The Bundesbank has been effect, and it is self-reinforcing. Nicolas Sarkozy — to great protest else’s promise,” he said. in contractionary vortex that gold market almost certainly on counterparty risk, a crucial repatriating gold holdings from Although Shanghai is breathing — but remains the world’s fifth Ross Norman from Sharps delayed recovery and led to bitter comes from Shanghai and Asian service in the ultra-cautious vaults in Paris and New York to down London’s neck,” he said. biggest holder with 2,436 tonnes. Pixley said there is a reason for Left-Right political conflict. It was hubs. Some might say the sibling world of reserve managers. assuage Germany’s “bring-home- Peter Hambro, a London gold “The Banque de France has an this stickiness. London remains a key reason why the country suc- rivalry between the French and One aim is to muscle in on our-gold” movement, but it has veteran and president of the excellent reputation as the manag- the most liquid gold market in the cumbed to defeatism in 1940. the British — over the most the swap business as gold becomes not yet withdrawn any bars from Russian miner Petropavlovsk, er of the French national reserves western world by far, with trusted London can boast an even atavistic of all commodities — eligible collateral under the Basel the vaults of the Bank of said the French held onto to most of gold and foreign exchange. It is courts under the rule of law. “I more illustrious past than Paris borders on national caricature. III framework for banks. 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   ! * opens the door to fear. When we doubt of our existence. That fear is always try- away with deceiving others, with tions for effective leadership, only to realise that the 0  !   ourselves, we fear making a wrong ing to eat us up in one manner or deceiving ourselves, with deceiving said effectiveness fails to last long. Does it mean that -   )+" decision or making a mistake. If we another. People fear the unknown God, but we cannot get away with these attempts to find out consistent qualities of effective doubt our abilities, we fear that we will because it may be unpleasant or acts. Sooner or later, truth is revealed. leaders are futile? But it does call for some serious fail in a competition or a test. When painful. Since they do not know what If we read the newspapers, we find thinking. Interestingly, evolution of leadership theories  we doubt whether an outcome will turn to expect, anxiety and fear builds with- thieves may rob a bank and get away. have passed through all these stages in the last over      out right, we fear the consequences. If in them. There are many people who Parents lie to their children, and chil- hundred years, though inconclusively. Still, there is a we doubt the existence of a controlling do believe in life after death. What dren lie to their parents. We may take need to examine the issue afresh because leadership is   !      power, we live in fear of chance occur- they fear then is the unknown of how money that is not ours from our place one of the most talked about subjects in management     ! rences and accidents. they are going to die and what they will of employment. We may cheat on our literature. As experts galore try to broach over the sub-  &  Untruth also leads to fear. If we tell experience at the time of death. They loved ones. We may pretend to have ject, an old Indian story is worth recapitulating. Once,    !   : a lie, we live in the fear of being caught. fear the pain of death. power that we do not have in order to Lord Shiva and Parvati decided to visit the world along      & We must create an intricate web of lies Our soul, which is totally con- /5/.3/.*), get people to do what we want. We with their ox. The God was disguised as an old man,     to cover the first lie. The number of lies scious, is a part of God and, therefore, manipulate others to get our way. We whereas Parvati wore her natural young and beautiful  )   1  becomes so great that it is hard to track is without fear. Since God is all-con- "*)"*2 make promises we have no intentions look. As they took to the streets people would gaze at   &  & what we said to whom and when we sciousness, and the soul is one with the "*1./,* of keeping. There are numerous shades this odd couple of an old man and a young woman. On    .& said it. Rather than bringing closure to Lord, it is God in a microcosm. God is of untruths in which human beings are the way, Lord asked Parvati to ride the ox while he  829    the situation by telling the truth, we without fear, and the soul is also with- "*,5/.32 involved. But in the end, the truth will chose to walk alongside. As they were travelling they  8  9 spend weeks, months, and even years out fear. It is only when we are out of ++2)."2* catch up with us, if not in this life, then heard comments disapproving the young lady riding      spinning yarns to cover up the initial touch with our soul that we begin to be on our day of judgment. No matter the animal while the old man is made to walk. Hearing     & lie. Fear grips us any time someone afraid. The soul is truth; the soul is ).*),!.2* what religion we follow, there is this, Parvati asked Shiva that since people disliked this       & comes close to knowing the truth, for totally conscious. Being in connection "*4/.3"2).0 accountability for our doings. There is it will be good if the Lord rides the ox and Parvati      then we will be exposed and must pay with absolute truth means there is no a day of reckoning for each of us. walks along side. The God agreed and acted according- ;  -   &,  the consequences of the deed we were fear. Thus, there is no fear in the soul. 2),2)O Living in truth frees us from fear. ly. Now Shiva was riding and Parvati walking. They + -    trying to hide. The soul’s quality of wisdom gives D/.+/*), We neither fear having to account for had travelled a little distance when another set of peo-       2K We fear being weak. The young it access to the knowledge of all that is. untruth, nor fear being found out. ple started murmuring sarcastically saying that how     boy or girl on the school playground There is nothing potentially unknown /"1+.-/.2 The prisoner who has served time in mean it was for the old man to enjoy riding the ox      ! fears the bully. Each day as he or she to the soul. It knows what is and what ,2)!,. jail for wrongdoings based on lies, while the young lady is being made to walk. The God   & walks home from school, the weak is to be. What does it have to fear? deception and dishonesty decides to then changed his mind and asked Parvati to also sit on  K  child lives in fear of being physically Those who have been in touch with 2)**.)* live a clean life of truth. How freeing the ox so that people do not comment. They both were     &    attacked by the bigger children. At their soul — the saints, mystics, 1/325*.2)* it is for that criminal to wake up each now riding the ox. But barely had they travelled a short      2 work, the employee fears the employer. prophets, and enlightened beings — day and enjoy life without looking distance that another group of people commented that       & The employer holds the future of our have come to understand the process of /5.0"* over his or her shoulder in fear of how inhuman the couple was to ride and torture the      salary and job in his or her hands. We death through firsthand experience. )"*2"* getting caught. The person who dumb and poor animal. Shiva again changed his mind. 2&     may feel weak and powerless to speak This knowledge helps eliminate the fear speeds on the highway is always They dismounted the bullock and started walking     up for injustices on the job because of death. They say that what dies is the tense wondering whether the police alongside the animal. But after travelling some distance those who hold the power may retaliate physical body, which is made of matter. will stop him or her for a traffic vio- they found a group of people ridiculing their foolish- and punish us for doing so. Being made of matter, it deteriorates, it lation. The driver can enjoy neither ness on having an ox, yet choosing to walk. The Lord   If we examine our lives, we find decays, and is finally destroyed. But our the scenery nor the conversation in could now realise that no matter what you do there       that we are fearful of many things. As true self, which is our spirit or soul, is the car. But the person who drives at will be people to criticise you. Moral of the story — do children, we fear and worry about how eternal. It lives on and on and on. the accepted speed limit does not not try to please everybody. No matter what you do or long our parents are going to be there What we call death in this world of have to drive in fear. That person can how noble your intentions are, people will find fault. to support us. As students, we live in ours is only a physical death. For the enjoy the sights along the way, the Perhaps, this may give some clue as to why people’s fear of failing our examinations. As soul, it is just the changing of a vesture. music on the radio, or the discus- perception about leaders is fickle. The course open for parents, we fear whether or not our Therefore, the first thing to understand sions with other passengers without leaders is to have an agenda with noble intentions and child is going to be healthy or whether is that our soul is everlasting. If we can fear hanging over his or her head. pursue the path with dedication, without aiming to sat- or not he or she will grow to be a good realise this, fear of the unknown nature The soul’s existence is truth. If we isfy all the people all the time. Leadership is not about person. As business owners, we worry of death, will be eliminated. can tap into the soul, then our real being politically correct. It is about being just correct. about whether our competitors are get- The soul is truth. Untruth lives in nature as truth will govern our lives Let the conscience be the judge. ting the better of us. Each one of us is fear of being exposed. But as Mahatma and free us from fear. ##)#!  '##('88#%###'% fearful about one aspect of our life or Gandhi often said, “Truth always wins #!##% !"!#)0/#"#%#!!##)0'7('#0'

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