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Earlier Union Home pulled out the organs of the accused were found guilty of Shiv Sena and the Janata Minister Amit Shah, who is hapless girl, was found dead in rape and murder and three Dal(U) appeared to be caught also the Minister for his cell. days later, sentenced to death in a dilemma over supporting Department of Justice, is “Nirbhaya”, meaning fear- by hanging. On March 13, the Bill in the Upper House. reported to have rejected the less, is the changed name of the 2014, the Delhi High Court ! ! " # "$ While Maharashtra Chief mercy petition of one of the 23-year-old physiotherapy upheld the guilty verdict and ! & '(' ) *) Minister Uddhav Thackeray accused, Vinay Sharma. intern, who was raped and the death sentences. said the Shiv Sena won’t back the basis of religion. It’s incon- However, officials were brutalised in a moving bus in Guwahati against the proposed the universities to reschedule the CAB in the Rajya Sabha till gruous with the party’s consti- tight-lipped whether the con- south Delhi by six persons, legislation. examinations. The strike, how- there is clarity on the party’s tution that carries the word sec- victs would be hanged on the including the bus driver, con- R day after the passage of the Agitators engaged in scuf- ever, had little impact in queries posed in the Lok Sabha, ular thrice on the very first page death anniversary of Nirbhaya ductors and helpers, on ACitizenship Amendment fle with security forces near the Bengali-dominated Barak JD(U) leaders Prashant Kishor and the leadership that is sup- to send a strong message. December 16, 2012. # # # Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, Secretariat and Assembly Valley. and Pawan Varma have asked posedly guided by Gandhian Gupta, who was lodged in After receiving treatment the North-East on Tuesday buildings in Assam when they In Tripura, agitators par- Nitish to rethink the party’s ideals”, said JD(U) vice presi- the Mandoli Jail, was shifted to in New Delhi for a few days, erupted over the proposed law. were prevented from moving ticipating in a bandh called by support to the Bill in the Rajya dent Prashant Kishor. Tihar recently, Director she was transferred to the Police and protesters clashed at forward, according to the the NESO, set a market, most- Sabha, which has set aside 6 Another senior JDU leader General (Prison) Sandeep Goel Mount Elizabeth Hospital in several places and the police. ly owned by non-tribals, on fire hours for a debate on it. and former diplomat Pavan said. Gupta is lodged in Jail No. Singapore, where she suc- # # Government enforced a 48- In Dibrugarh district, in Dhalai district, according to “Disappointed to see JD(U) Varma echoed similar views 2 of Tihar, where two other cumbed to her injuries on hour internet ban in Tripura. bandh supporters clashed with the police. supporting CAB that discrim- saying. convicts in the case — Mukesh December 29, 2012. A day before the Bill is CISF personnel and three pro- However, no one sustained inates right of citizenship on Continued on Page 4 Singh and Akshay — are also All the accused in the case, tabled in the Rajya Sabha, nor- testers sustained injuries as injuries in the incident and the lodged, while Vinay Sharma is including a juvenile, were Delhi court on Tuesday mal life was paralysed in they tried to prevent workers of blaze at Manughat market was according to police officials. ing to reports. in Jail No. 4 of Tihar, another arrested and charged with sex- Areserved verdict for next Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley Oil India Ltd (OIL) from enter- doused. The bandh threw normal Train services in the entire jail official said. Vinay Sharma, ual assault and murder. One of week in the case of alleged during the shutdown, led by the ing their offices in Duliajan. While security forces have life out of gear in Dhalai, West State of Tripura came to a a former assistant at Siri Fort them, Singh, died in police cus- kidnapping and rape of a All Assam Students’ Union The protesters also blocked been deployed in the market, Tripura and Khowai districts complete halt and vehicular Gymnasium is in Jail No. 4 of tody. The rest went on trial in woman by expelled BJP MLA and the North East Students’ railway tracks leading train the incident has triggered fear with residents remaining movement was also hit. Tihar, a jail official said. a fast-track court. The juvenile Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Organisation (NESO). services across Assam getting among the non-tribals who indoors while attendance in Continued on Page 4 A minor who was said to was convicted of rape and Unnao in 2017. The strike by AASU and affected. The bandh also forced owned most of the shops, offices remained thin, accord- Related reports on P6 have tortured Nirbhaya the murder and given the maxi- During in-camera pro- NESO coincided with the most was however let off after mum sentence of three years’ ceedings, District Judge bandh called by Leftist outfits, he served his sentence in a imprisonment in a reform Dharmesh Sharma reserved including the SFI, DYFI, juvenile remand home. facility. the judgment for December AIDWA, AISF and AISA. P Ram Singh, the leader of On September 10, 2013, 16 after hearing final argu- Protesters took out huge the gang, who had raped and the four remaining adult ments by the CBI and the processions in different areas of accused in the case. The judge ) #*% #% " #R+, heard the case on a day-to-day " # R () *' basis from August 5 after it was transferred to Delhi from cise the prerogative through $ a court in Lucknow on various policies. % Supreme Court’s directions. he US Government panel He said the statement on #+ + The woman was alleged- LM Ton religious freedom has the Bill is “neither accurate nor &' % ly kidnapped and raped by !"# #"$ %& slammed the Citizenship warranted,” adding the Bill Sengar in 2017 when she was ' " ()* ) "++)* ( Amendment Bill (CAB), invit- provides expedited considera- # a minor. The court has also ) "#! #!) *,' ing strong protest from India. tion for Indian citizenship to # framed charges against co- )'" -."/!!( The US Commission on persecuted religious minorities accused Shashi Singh in the "++)*) )" ()#! International Religious already in India from certain case. Sengar was expelled *")*) #"++#)*) ) Freedom (USCIRF) said the contiguous countries. HU professor Feroz Khan, from the BJP in August 2019. #! * # , '" )* +"* CAB is a dangerous turn in the He said the proposed leg- embers of the SC and ST Bwhose appointment as a The court had on August ) #! 0 wrong direction and asked the islation seeks to address their Mcommunity will enjoy the teacher in the faculty of 9 framed charges against the US administration to consider current difficulties and meet benefit of reservation in the Sanskrit Vidya Dharam Vigyan MLA and Singh under imposing sanctions against their basic human rights and Lok Sabha and Assemblies for (SVDV) led to protests by Sections 120 b (criminal con- Home Minister Amit Shah and USCIRF statement, India on back, the USCIRF had also that such an initiative should another 10 years, though the some university students, spiracy), 363 (kidnapping), " +) !#" )" other principal Indian leader- Tuesday said it was ‘regrettable” favoured denying of tourist not be criticised by those who Government decided not to resigned from his post and 366 (kidnapping or inducing ) ". # #" "' ship if the Bill with the “reli- that the entity, which has no visa to Narendra Modi, the are genuinely committed to extend the same existing priv- joined the Sanskrit depart- a woman to compel for mar- '",'# #! , #" gious criterion” is enacted into locus standi on the issue, has then Chief Minister of Gujarat. religious freedom. ilege to the Anglo-Indian ment of Faculty of Arts in riage), 376 (rape) and other "' +) #+", ,. "+#! a law. chosen to be guided by its In its statement, the “The CAB does not affect community. BHU, sources said on Tuesday. sections of the Protection of "#! "'('" )* )" The USCIRF is an inde- “prejudices and biases” on the USCIRF said, “CAB is a dan- the existing avenues available to The Lok Sabha passed a SVDV Faculty Dean Children from Sexual 0 pendent, bipartisan federal matter. gerous turn in the wrong direc- all communities interested in Constitution amendment bill in Bindeswari Prasad Mishra con- Offences (POCSO) Act. Government entity established Rejecting comments by the tion; it runs counter to India’s seeking citizenship from doing on Tuesday. The Opposition firmed the news. On July 28 this year, the O P by the US Congress to analyse USCIRF, Ministry spokesper- rich history of secular plural- so. The recent record of grant- slammed the Government for This comes amid protest by car in which the victim was % % and report on threats to reli- son Raveesh Kumar said here ism and the Indian ing such citizenship would not extending the benefit to the students against his appoint- travelling was hit by a truck %&' & )) L ) #! gious freedom abroad. The the position articulated by the Constitution, which guarantees bear out the Government of Anglo-India community. ment at SVDV last month. and she was severely injured. # M))# * ),# *! USCIRF on its website says it commission was not surprising equality before the law regard- India’s objectivity in that Replying to the concerns of The students had boycotted his The woman’s two aunts were *",,)#, # ! * makes foreign policy recom- given its past record. less of faith,” adding that it was regard,” Kumar said. the MPs, Law Minister Ravi classes and staged a dharna killed in the accident and her ,) )")# )#.23' mendations to the President, “It is, however, regrettable deeply troubled over the pas- “Neither the CAB nor the Shankar Prasad said as per the outside the vice-chancellor’s family had alleged foul play. * #"+)# 4%!) ". ) the Secretary of State and that the body has chosen to be sage of the Bill in the Lok National Register of Citizens correct definition and latest office, claiming that only a Her father was allegedly "#*#"*!) #! " "+ Congress intended to deter guided only by its prejudices Sabha. (NRC) process seeks to strip Census, as of now, there are Hindu can train them in reli- framed in an illegal arms case 56' * # ,) )" *#)" religious persecution and pro- and biases on a matter on Kumar asserted that every citizenship from any Indian cit- only 296 members of the gious rituals. They had said that and arrested on April 3, 2018. '",) )#! %) ,,)# mote freedom of religion and which it clearly has little knowl- nation, including the US, has izen of any faith. Suggestions to Anglo-Indian community, with Feroz is free to teach Sanskrit He died in judicial custody a )2736()", #8)) # belief. edge and no locus standi,” he the right to enumerate and val- that effect are motivated and a maximum of 124 in Kerala. elsewhere. few days later, on April 9. % !/ )0 Taking exception to asserted. Around a decade idate its citizenry, and to exer- unjustified,” Kumar said. Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 ,&-% $ $(. /#
“dirty State politics.” Earlier Chief Minister Assembly. This is an insult to from Bengal.” “I am greatly pained at the Mamata Banerjee expressed the Constitution, West Bengal In the Assembly too, the behaviour and conduct of the her displeasure over the delay Assembly, both Dalit and trib- TMC MLAs on Tuesday staged he sharp differences Government,” the Governor on part of the Governor in giv- al communities and the people a protest against the delay the Tbetween West Bengal said referring to his alleged ing clearance to the Bill. She of West Bengal.” Governor in making in signing Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar delay in signing the SC/ST reportedly told her confidants The TMC is now demand- the Bill. Party MLA Seuli Saha and Chief Minister Mamata Commission Bill passed by how the Governor is making ing that the Narendra Modi said, “I, being a member of the Banerjee echoed in Parliament the State Assembly. inordinate delay in giving his Government should call back SC community, feel humiliat- on Tuesday, deepening the bit- A “dirty politics is being assent to the Bill. the Governor, he said adding, ed and so I am protesting here ter conflict that has brought the played by them … as if the “Already SC-ST laws are in “The Governor’s house has at the Assembly House.” State Raj Bhavan and Writers’ Governor is sitting on the Bill place in 12 States,” said turned into a local shakha of In the meantime, taking Building face-to-face on day- … which is not so,” said Mamata, asking “why is he the RSS.” the conflict between the Raj to-day basis. Dhankhar, adding that before stopping the Bill is not clear to TMC Rajya Sabha member Bhavan and Secretariat to a The Trinamool Congress giving his assent to a Bill he had me? Why the Bill is not being Sukhendu Shekhar Roy said, new level, the State MPs on Tuesday raised slogans every right to know about it .” signed? Why it has been left “Everyday he is attacking the Government is bringing anoth- against the Governor and “They are taking mileage like that though all requisite State Government on one pre- er Bill that would further clip staged a walkout in the Rajya out of this issue by involving information has been provid- text or the other… while he has the wings of the Governor. Sabha complaining against the my name … but what can I do ed to the Governor?” taken an oath to abide by the Accordingly, the Chancellor, Governor’s conduct. if they move at the pace of a Slamming Dhankhar, Constitution he is not doing so. who is also the Governor of the On his part, Dhankhar bullock cart,” said the TMC MP Derek O’ Brien said, Rather he is acting like a BJP State, will no longer decide on again slammed the ruling out- Governor, adding “my only “The WB Governor has with- agent and working in that who will represent him in the fit and accused it of implicat- request is don’t make me a held the legislation that was interest. We want this universities. ing the Governor’s office in political tool.” cleared by the West Bengal Governor to be withdrawn Continued on Page 4 !"# $
< ** 0 %$ The next day, the accused Eight round of bullets were had beaten one of the victims fired, they said, adding that ! "# $ our people were shot at by over the quarrel, police said. A there were other people inside $ Fthree persons of other group few days later, the victims went the room who escaped the following a scuffle over a to exact revenge from the attack. $!& "' " & sions from witnesses and general TikTok video in Rohini’s Som accused. They could not find A case was registered public in connection with the Vihar area. The incident any member of the group, but under section 307 (attempt to Bhawan, told PTI. asked with the magisterial incident on Wednesday from 11 occurred on Monday at 10.02 they saw one man’s mother and murder) and 34 (acts done by “The bodies have been Tenquiry of the Anaj Mandi am to 4 pm in the office of dis- pm. The alleged persons fired argued with her and abused several persons in furtherance mbulances carrying the sent in different ambulances fire tragedy that claimed 43 trict magistrate of East Delhi,” eight rounds. police was rushed to the spot her, a senior police officer said. of common intention) of the Abodies of 35 of 38 Bihar over the last two days. Each lives, East Delhi district magis- the official said. The injured were identified and shifted the injured to dif- Later, the woman’s son IPC and Arms act and police residents who died in the Anaj ambulance is carrying one or trate Arun Kumar Mishra on The inquiry officer will also as Ravi Sharma (25), Rajender ferent hospitals,” DCP Rohini threatened the victims and are trying to nab the abscond- Mandi fire have left for their two bodies accompanied by the Tuesday invited people, partic- suggest remedial measures to (46), residents of Agar Nagar, district SD Mishra said. vowed to kill them, the officer ing accused, Mishra said. home State, a senior official family members of the victims,” ularly eyewitnesses, to record prevent occurrence of such Himanshu Pal (23), a resident During preliminary inves- said. On Monday night, three The police said the room, said here on Tuesday. he said. their statements. tragedies in the future. of Brij Vihar and Sanjeev tigation, it was found that the bike-borne men went to the where the incident took place, “Of the total 43 people The bodies of three victims According to a Government Forty-three people were Kumar (21), a resident of two groups attended a wedding room where the members of is a gambling den. On who perished in the accident, are yet to be sent back. The official, the district magistrate in killed when a massive fire ripped Sheesh Mahal Enclave, a senior on November 29 where the the other group were gambling. November 22 of this year, a 38 belonged to Bihar. authorities are waiting for their his report will also recommend through a four-storey building police officer said. accused told the victims not to The accused barged into the First Information Report (FIR) Ambulances carrying the bod- family members to arrive from action against erring officials and housing illegal manufacturing “We received information shoot a TikTok video. This led room and opened fire at them, was registered for running a ies of 35 victims have left Bihar so that the bodies can be ascertain violation of rules on units in north Delhi’s congested on Monday around 10.15 pm to an argument between them, before fleeing the spot, the gambling racket and one Delhi,” Shailendra Kumar, chief handed over to them, Kumar the part of the building owner. Anaj Mandi area on Sunday regarding the firing incident. A the DCP said. police said. Shivam was arrested. administrative officer, Bihar said. “The DM has invited ver- morning. ,/&1$ 3 $. $ ( & ) * % 2 #$ & there is no clean stagnant water in homes and around, which t least 98 cases of dengue does not allow the Aedes mos- car,” Sahid told the police. Awas reported in the nation- quitoes to breed, and therefore 4; ;4 8 “During the preliminary al Capital in a week, taking the dengue cannot spread,” he said, interrogation, the accused has he Delhi Metro total number of patients suf- adding that zonal officials have rime Investigation Agency confessed their involvement in Thas extended fering from the vector borne been instructed to keep mak- C(CIA) team of the the crime. They came in India electric-bicycle (e- disease to staggering 1,884 this ing people aware by organizing Gurugram police arrested two on November 10, 2019, and kept bicycle) service to year. However, the number is seminars, functions in schools Iran nationals on Tuesday for a close watch on the targets. The two more stations significantly reduced from that and colleges. posing as cops. The Iranian duo police have recovered 987 dol- namely Malviya of the last year as 2,732 cases of The officials are also con- had allegedly robbed a lars from their possession. Nagar and Saket on dengue were traced in the cor- ducting regular checks for Turkmenistan national of cash They are on police remand for Tuesday. The deci- responding period. breeding and regular spraying on November 25. The probe further investigation,” Preet Pal sion was taken after According to data released and fogging are also being team has also recovered 987 dol- Singh Sangwan, ACP (crime) successful imple- by Delhi Municipal prosecution has been launched cases were reported last week. done to control mosquito men- lars out of 2,000 dollars which said. A case under various sec- mentation of the Corporation (SDMC) revealed by the civic bodies. While 68 in November, 249 ace,” he added. they had duped from the victim. tion of the Indian Penal Code scheme at seven that seven new cases of As per the data of the total cases in October while Earlier, Chief Minister The arrested accused has (IPC) had been registered at metro stations a few months ago. cycles would be helpful in pro- Chikungunya also reported in 1884 dengue cases, 717 were September saw 214 cases, Arvind Kejriwal had launched been identified as Tayyab (59) theSector-53 police station on This service was formally viding last mile connectivity to last week, taking the total num- recorded in November, 787 in according to the SDMC, which the mega Dengue prevention and Ahsaan (33). They are November 25. flagged off from Malviya Nagar its commuters and to decongest ber to 259 this year. October, 190 in September tabulates the data on vector- awareness campaign from reportedly residents of metro station by AK Garg, the road traffic by propagating The data also revealed that and 52 cases in August. borne diseases in the city. September 1 and November 15 Tehran, the Capital of Iran Director of operations environment-friendly modes mosquito-breeding has been The number of malaria A senior Corporation offi- to combat dengue has gar- and were arrested from Lajpat (DMRC) in the presence of of transport over personal vehi- reported in at least 178582 cases has also risen to 694 while cial said that all the preventive nered a massive support from Nagar, Delhi following a tip- other officials. cles. DMRC tries to incorporate households and 141767 legal last year the figure was 472 in steps have been taken to reduce public and several other well- off on Tuesday. Garg said, “The specially eco-friendly initiatives in all its notices have been issued this the corresponding year. Out of the cases. “The key to preven- known personalities across the A complaint in this con- designed battery operated spheres of functioning.” year. Besides 17661 number of total malaria cases, only eight tion of Dengue is ensuring country. nection was filed by one Sahid at the Sector-53 police station on November 25. In his com- plaint, he stated that he works 2 $ .. .4 / in a private company which provides interpreters to for- eigners and he was the inter- % ping and Rathi, out of which five bullets preters of the victim. “On 4; ;4 8 extortion hit him. He received gunshot November 24 the victim registered injuries in his chest, hand and Kadyr Hayytbayev and his sis- ore than three weeks against him, near his ear. The seriously ter Sanam Hayytbayev, who Mafter gangster Ashok was gunned injured gangster was admitted are residents of Turkmenistan, Rathi was shot dead, the down in his to a private hospital by his rel- came to India for their treat- Crime Investigation Agency house in atives where he died during the ment. The victim took a flat (CIA), Bilaspur has arrested Alipur vil- treatment in the evening. on rent in Sector-52. On a two accused persons in con- lage on Rathi’s brother had then fateful day around 4.30 pm nection with the murder. November alleged that the men had car- they were walking in roadside The accused, identified 16. ried out the crime on behalf of during the time 3 persons sat as Narendra alias Sonu (32) An FIR another gangster, Leelu Dagar. in a car called the victim and and Rohit alias Babi (23), are in connec- Rathi was convicted in asked them to show their residents of Alipur village. tion with four cases, including the mur- passport and told them they They were arrested from the incident der of his brother in law and are policemen and want to Delhi following a tip-off on was lodged mother in law. In 2016, he had check the currency that were December 7 and taken into 6 by Rathi’s also been accused of murder- carrying,” Sahid the com- days of police remand. brother ing his wife Sushma, who was plainant told the police. However, another accused Mahesh at shot dead while returning “The victim also handed Saleem who was also Bhondsi home after dropping her over their passport and dollar involved in the crime is still other accused persons,” Preet erty dispute against Rathi, and police station. In his police daughter to her school bus. to the culprits in the mean- absconding. Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime) there was also friction between complaint, he stated that Rathi was out on bail when he time the culprits returned The police revealed that said. their two families. They have “Narender alias Sonu, Rohit was murdered. He had been few dollars to the victim and Narendra was involved in 12 During questioning, the alleged that Rathi had been Dagar alias Bobby and Saleem serving a life-term for the mur- fled the spot with 2,000 dol- cases of dacoity, snatching, culprits revealed that they har- putting pressure on them to came at their home and was der of his mother-in-law and lars. The victim could not and possession of illegal boured a grudge against Rathi back away from the property talking with Ashok about 10 to brother-in-law. even see the number of the weapons and Rohit has one because of a property dispute dispute, and they planned and 15 minutes. Thereafter, the case regarding “fighting” reg- and family friction, and so carried out his murder with trio opened fire six rounds on istered against him. they eliminated the gangster. some accomplices because of Ashok and fled after the inci- “During the remand “During initial questioning, this,” the ACP said. dent. period, the weapons used in the accused confessed to the Rathi (44), who had 46 Rathi’s brother had alleged the crime will be recovered. crime. They have revealed that cases of murder, attempt to in the FIR that the attackers Teams are working to arrest they were involved in a prop- murder, dacoity, loot, kidnap- fired a total of 6 rounds on (P
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Urban Poverty Alleviation Revitalisation of Shahjahanabad date,” Delhi government said. called a meeting of party’s MPs, ised in all the 14,000 booths of revolutionary initiatives take by three phases of campaigns in Ramesh Bidhuri, MP from (MoHUA) said the Delhi to the Ministry of Urban Delhi government further MLAs and seniors leaders and Delhi which will continue till the AAP Government to revive the run-up to the Vidhan Sabha South Delhi and Harish Khurana, Government delayed the notifi- Development, Government of highlighted that in December, reviewed the preparedness. The December 24. various sectors. Inducting elections. In the first phase BJP leader cited a Right to cation of redevelopment plan of India for its consideration under 2018, the Government of Delhi leadership also discussed the AAP Delhi Convenor mohalla clinics, providing free which started on 1st September Information (RTI) replies per- special areas under the Master HRIDAY Scheme. has been able to initiate rede- feedback received during party’s Gopal Rai said, “Today all the electricity till 200 units, free and lasted till 3rd October, the taining to numbers of schools Plan 2021, the Delhi Notably, the SRDC pre- velopment of Chandni Chowk ongoing “Mega Jan Samvad” MPs, MLAs, councillors and water connection, free Wi-Fi, party held Jan Samvad Yatra at having No Objection Certificate Government has clarified that pared an in-house Preliminary Project which is slated to be com- campaign across the city. district in-charges of AAP met free rides for women in buses each of the 70 Vidhan Sabha (NOC) issued by the Fire depart- with special references to plan for Project Report (PPR) for com- pleted by March,2020 in record The meeting called by the Arvind Kejriwal. In the meet- being run by ‘Delhi Transport constituencies. In the second ment. Bidhuri said that children such areas had glaring factual prehensive Revitalisation of of times despite various constraints. Chief Minister was attended by ing, we have discussed the Corporation’ (DTC), installing phase, the party held 14 Zila studying in Government schools inaccuracies and prima facie Shahjahanabad According to “In this context, since the party’s MPs, MLAs, road map for the upcoming CCTV cameras and street Sammelans or district meetings are not safe. “Out of 1087 Gover- laced with errors. Delhi Government, the total Union Ministry is spreading Councillors and district in- Assembly election and also lights. where the AAP National nment schools in Delhi, there are Citing the example of rede- estimation of the project was false claims about the charge. Kejriwal discussed discussed the feedback regard- The Aam Aadmi Party Convenor and Delhi CM only 565 schools having NOC velopment of Special Area of 1468.86 crore. Redevelopment Plan for the about the feedback, the party ing the ongoing Mega Jan launched its mega campaign Arvind Kejriwal directly from Fire Department but 522 Old Delhi, Delhi Government in “This request was the sent to Special Area, it owes an received during its mega ‘Jan Samvad campaign at booth from 18th November keeping addressed all the volunteers of schools don’t have NOC,” Bidhuri an official statement said Urban the Union Ministry of Housing answer as to why it chose to Samvad’ campaign. He was level. The party also discussed in mind the upcoming Vidhan the party. In the third phase, the added mentioning a RTI reply. Development Minister Satyendar & urban Affairs on 1st remain silent and why did it not informed that people are happy how given the unprecedented Sabha elections. This mega party held a large-scale grass- “In order to get NOC from Jain received the file on August September 2017 and a reminder cooperate in the proposal sub- with the party due to remark- work done by this campaign will continue till roots-level campaign through Fire Department, Government 26 this year and he immediate- was sent on 16th March 2018 mitted to it for the redevelop- able work done in sectors in Government, the party should December 24. During this its frontal organisations which schools have to fulfil certain ly cleared it within 24 hours. requesting them to consider the ment of Shahjahanabad in education, health, power, water go directly to the people and campaign, Jan Samvads are have touched various sections requirement that is the school Elaborating minutes of PPR for revitalization of accordance with the zonal plan and others. They also said the ask them for funds for the elec- being held at all the 14,000 of the society in Delhi. Rai said must have arrangements to fight meeting of the Board of Shahjanabad for early imple- as it would have paved way to people praised the AAP lead- tion campaign.” booths of 70 Vidhan Sabha that the party has decided to fire in case of any incident. But Directors of Shahjahanabad mentation under the HRIDAY redevelop of Old Delhi area in ers who visited in various seg- Party’s MLAs apprised the constituencies under the lead- launch this mega mass-contact these schools don’t have any Redevelopment Corporation scheme,” Delhi government stat- much integrated manner?,” a ments of Assembly con- Chief Minister that the people ership of respective MLAs. campaign covering all the arrangement for fighting fire,” he (SRDC) held on 17th August, ed. Delhi Government official stituency as it has fulfilled all are happy with the party due to The party has completed 14,000 booths of Delhi. said further. 2017 under the Chairmanship of It further stated that next added. * * + 5
&'( ' ' Another protester, 24-year- ' old student Nabina Khan, said 4 6, $ he national Capital wit- * the time has come when every Tnessed protest demonstra- ' * single Indian should boycott tions by political parties, stu- this Bill. dents’ bodies and civil society + “The Bill is communal and $ 7 groups over the contentious L Islamophobic in nature. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Government has made us feel on Tuesday. become the base for citizen- like we are refugees in our own ment of seven injured per- The Northeast Students’ ship,” Prakash Karat of the country. The Bill has passed in sons. The debris will be cleared Union staged a protest against CPI(M) said. the Lower House of Parliament he Delhi Police has found from the site on Wednesday by the bill at Jantar Mantar. People Several protesters under and we know it will pass in the Tthat there were 18 portions the North Delhi Municipal from various walks of life and the banner ‘United Against Upper House also, but we urge that had been rented out by the Corporation after the visit from across organisations have Hate’ also raised slogans against every single Indian to boycott owners of the four-storeyed the CFSL team. joined the stir. the Bill and the Government at it,” she said. Anaj Mandi factory, where a The police have also con- The CPI (M)’s Delhi State Jantar Mantar. “It is anti-peo- The protestors burnt a copy blaze killed 43 people on tacted the SDM for the dog committee members also held ple Bill and it will divide the of the Bill and were carrying Sunday. According to police squad of the National Disaster a protest at the same venue country. placards that read ‘Withdraw officials, a 3D laser scanning of Response Force (NDRF) to against the contentious bill, “We do not support this CAB Permanently’. the place of incident was done explore any possibility of which was passed in the Lok Bill and if the Government will Also participating in the for ground and first floor and human being still stuck under Sabha on Monday. Communist ask us to submit the papers, we demonstration was Taslim the exercise is likely to be the debris. Party of India (Marxist) MPs will better to go to jail than sub- Ahmed Rehmani, national sec- completed by Wednesday. On Sunday, police had had earlier held a protest near mitting our papers. We do not retary of the Social Democratic The 3D imagining is being arrested Rehan and his man- the Gandhi statue on the need to give evidence of our Party of India. Rehmani termed used to capture the area outside ager Furkan. Rehan told police Parliament premises. nationality,” said Khalid Saifi the Bill anti-national. “This Bill the building to understand that a portion of the building “The Lok Sabha passed (38) from United Against Hate. should be taken back as it is how many exit and entry points was owned by his brother-in- the Citizenship Amendment Protesters barged into the anti-national. This will create were available when the fire law Bill on Monday night. This law office of the Janata Dal (United) differences between the people occurred. The 3D laser scan- Suhail and another by his is against our Constitution. in the area over Bihar Chief of the nation. The regional cul- ning was started on Monday. brother Imran. It was found This law will be passed in Minister Nitish Kumar’s sup- ture and demography will be The technique was also used that there were 18 rooms/por- Parliament, despite opposition. port to the Citizenship diluted through this Bill,” he * + ! & /!&012 after the Hotel Arpit Palace fire tions which were let out, police For the first time, religion has (Amendment) Bill. added. ) *) incident in Karol Bagh that said. killed 17 people earlier this Police are conducting raids year. to nab Suhail and Imran to Till now, the post-mortem ascertain whom they had rent- examination of 40 bodies has ed out their portions to, they 588 ..$ been conducted and a team of said. There were four power Central Forensic Science connections and illegal sub- Laboratory, CBI (CFSL), will be meters were installed for These buses are 37 seater buses. All visiting the spot on Wednesday. tenants, an aspect which is buses have hydraulic lifts for the con- The team from Forensic being looked into, police said. elhi Transport Minister Kailsah venience of differently-abled. Also, 14 Science Laboratory (FSL) The Delhi government has DGehlot on Tuesday flagged off 100 panic buttons have been installed inside Rohini had visited the site on ordered a magisterial probe new semi floor buses from Rajghat the bus. Each side has 7-7 panic buttons. Sunday and Monday and col- into the tragedy, the worst fire depot out of the 1,000 semi low floor At the same time, three CCTV cameras lected samples. accident in the national capital buses that started being delivered in have been installed inside the bus. Police recorded the state- since the 1997 Uphaar cinema October this year. These new buses will ply on ment of six more injured per- blaze that claimed 59 lives, and Renu Sharma Indian Admini- Uttam Nagar to Airport Terminal 2 - sons on Tuesday. A day earli- sought a report within seven strative Services (IAS), additional chief 20IGL Airport to Indralok Metro er, they had recorded the state- days. secretary cum commissioner of Station — 20, Tilak Nagar to Dorala Transport, Manoj Kumar MD, DTC Border — 16, Lumpura Border to Old KK Dahiya, Special Commissioner Delhi Railway Station — 19, Narela transport, and Ram Shekhar, MD, Terminal to Delhi Secretariat — 10, DIMTS, were also present at the flag- Holambi Kalan JJ Colony to Shivaji off event. Stadium - 8, and Ketwara Village to Old According to Transport depart- Delhi Railway Station — 7 ment, these buses are equipped with Transport department also said ultra-modern facilities and state-of-the- that in addition to the above buses, 1000 art features like GPS trackers, panic but- Low floor AC buses are also being tons, CCTV, and hydraulic lifts for the inducted in the scheme. convenience of the differently-abled. “These buses will be suitable for 429 buses have already been flagged off boarding and alighting of differently- in the previous months. abled persons, elderly persons, children, “It is another day of joy for all and women,” “The contract of 650 Low Delhiites as we have got 100 more new Floor buses has already been awarded ultra modern buses, fully equipped with by the Department of Transport for cameras, GPS, panic buttons and three clusters and these buses will start hydraulic lifts for differently abled. coming from January 2020. The tender Safety and surveillance features in new for balance 350 buses is being floated,” ) 2 3 ( + ++455 + ) 67 * buses,” Gehlot said. said a transport department official. 9 !72 67 * 7!!*( -&1*' * + ' , + -. - + #*# '" *# )* %*, )#" "# *" # structed. While in 2016, a two from Jawaharlal Nehru stadium to '" 2736-273> ramps and six flyovers/ elevated Aurobindo Marg and three 2 % corridor from Vikaspuri to Meera bridegs costing of nearly 15 such benefits. The court said SDMC alone. He had urged the ,. "+ . Bagh, Mangolpuri to Madhuban crore were completed. Besides, there was no rule which said court to set up a court-moni- he Opposition especially & " # *")" Chowk and Madhuban Chowk 2019 a total number of 19 FOBs he Delhi High Court direct- medical facility has to be pro- tored committee to oversee the TCongress and Bharatiya &: .5 ?7D6076 to Mukarba Chowk, Bhalswa , across the National Capital have Ted the municipal corpora- vided through cashless method functioning of the corporations Janata Party (BJP) have claimed :) 0 Burari, Libaspur were con- been constructed for the safety tions here on Tuesday to ensure as a better option was reim- and to also look into the cause that since the Aam Aadmi Party structed with a budget of 1164.8 and security of pedestrians at a that adequate medical facilities bursement of the treatment cost. of deaths of the workers. (AAP) Government came into ,' / crore. cost of 50.25 crore have been with regular check-ups and The direction and observa- The bench declined to fur- power ‘no new flyovers and Foot 25'*",) '" *# 3D&: ( In 2017, two ramps and two completed. good quality protective gear tions of the bench came while ther monitor the matter after the over Bridges (FOB) have been )2727-23 .(2 #*" #"+ flyovers and loops at Mukundpur The report also shows that like masks, gumboots and gloves disposing of a PIL by Abhishek corporations said they were constructed and the AAP + " (2.) 322D025E''"F with a budget of Rs 168 crore there are 23 more projects includ- are provided to its ‘safai karam- Dutt, the municipal councilor of providing medical facilities with Government has only finished *",' ! ) were constructed. The biggest ing fobs, subways and under- chaaris’. South Delhi Municipal regular check-ups to its employ- the projects started by the previ- *")"' project was constructed in the passes whose construction is A bench of Chief Justice D Corporation (SDMC), who ees apart from ensuring that its ous Sheila Dixit Government. year 2018 - Signature Bridge under process and is expected to N Patel and Justice C Hari alleged that proper equipment safai karamchaaris had proper However, rebutting the ly 4075 crores have been com- by the BJP Member of Legislative (1500 crore), flyover at Jagatpur, be completed by next year i.e, Shankar, however, declined to and apparatus has not been equipment to clean the streets Opposition charge, the Delhi pleted. Assembly (MLA) Om Prakash two ramps with a total cost of 2020. Of the total 17 are FOBs issue any direction regarding provided to the ‘safai karam- and drains in the city. Government has come up with Further, construction of 23 Sharma during the last assembly 1572 crore were constructed. and two bridges, two underpass providing cashless medical facil- chaaris’ leading to deaths and Noting the corporations’ a report which shows that after more Flyovers, FOBs, subways session the year held in While, this year the PWD has subway and two flyovers and a ities to the corporations’ employ- injuries while cleaning the drains claims, the court directed them 2015 (the Kejriwal Government and Underpass is under process. December 2nd and 3rd 2019. completed the long pending RTR comprehensive development cor- ees saying it was a policy deci- in the city. to “provide enough and adequate took the charge) about 45 projects The report was submitted by As per the official data, in the flyover at Outer Ring at a cost of ridor plan from Mukarba Chowk sion to be taken by the three His petition, filed in 2018, medical facilities with regular including construction of fly- the Public Works Department year 2015, an elevated corridor 281.61 crore, flyover at Mayur to Wazirabad Chowk is on the MCDs after taking into consid- claimed that 877 workers had check-up at regular intervals in overs, FOBs, subways and under- (PWD) minister Satyendar Jain from Azadpur to Prembari Pul Vihar (Phase I) (45 crore), ele- plan. The total cost of the 23 pro- eration its budget and its expe- died on the job in the previous a systematic manner with a pass costing an amount of near- as reply to the questions put up with a budget of Rs 136 was con- vated road from over Barapullah jects is about 1227.23. rience in respect of misuse of five years in the four zones of the detailed comprehensive policy”. !"# $ . " #Q * *R . 2 7 ,(- "& * % . , !;. ! $ ! & *2<1!;'6+ mation made available by the tion, he said according to the 8 State Government, 1,29,009 information made available by total of 1,29,009 people people were declared foreigners the Assam Government, 181 ndia is “walking the talk” in criteria in rural and urban Awere declared foreigners by by the tribunals in Assam, he declared foreigners and 44 Iits climate change commit- areas, respectively. various foreigners tribunals in said, adding, no child was convicted foreigners had com- ments and has reduced emission he Union Ayush Ministry Hence, while those seeking Assam till October this year declared foreigner. pleted more than three years in intensity by 21 per cent of its Tproposes and the Union alternative health medicines and 1,14,225 others were A total of 4,68,905 matters detention. GDP while also being on track Health Ministry disposes. This are out of insurance ambit, declared Indian citizens, were referred to the foreigners “As per the information to achieve the goal of 35 per cent is at least what has happened in more than 65 lakh patients Minister of State for Home tribunals in Assam as of made available by the Assam emission reduction as promised the case of Ayush Ministry’s have availed allopathic treat- Affairs Nityanand Rai said in October 2019, he said. Government, 289 declared for- in the Paris summit in 2015, proposal to include certain ment worth Rs 9,549 crore Lok Sabha on Tuesday. All Foreigners Tribunals in eigners have been detained in Environment Minister Prakash Ayurvedic, Yoga, Unani, Siddha under the AB-PMJAY till The MoS also said among Assam were constituted as per 2019. Besides, 227 foreigners Javadekar said on Tuesday. and Homeopathy (AYUSH) December 5. the foreigners deported this the provisions of The have been deported to the Speaking at a high-level treatment packages for inclu- Of 65 lakh patients, year, four were Bangladeshi Foreigners Act, 1946 and The countries of their origin as on meeting at the ongoing UN sion in the cashless health treatment cost amounting nationals and two Foreigners (Tribunals) December 5, 2019,” the Framework Convention on insurance scheme Pradhan to Rs 6,133 crore was provid- were Afghans. “As per the infor- Order, 1964. Minister said. Climate Change (UNFCCC) The Minister said only six (GW) target for renewable ener- Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ed to 35,34,695 through mation made available by the As many as 289 declared He added 290 women were COP 25 in the Spanish capital, countries are on track to meet gy under Paris Agreement. We (PM-JAY). private hospitals, said the Assam Government, 1,14,225 foreigners were detained in declared as foreigners during the Minister presented India’s their nationally determined have already achieved 83 GW. On Tuesday, while replying Minister. people were declared Indian cit- Assam in 2019 and 227 others the period and there was no stand and said the country is contributions (NDCs) and (The) Prime Minister has sub- to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Under the AB-PMJAY, izens by the foreigners tri- were deported to their incident of suicide in any “walking the talk”. India is leading the list. sequently increased the target to Union Health Minister 1392 health benefit packages bunals in Assam as of October country of origin, Rai said in detention camp for declared “Climate change is real. “Internationally, we 450 GW at the recent UN Ashwani Kumar Choubey and their rates have been 2019,” he said in a written reply the Lok Sabha. foreigners in Assam in the last The world recognised it and launched the Coalition for Climate Action Summit. We are made it clear that “there is no defined for providing sec- to a question. As per the infor- Replying to a written ques- six months. adopted a comprehensive Disaster Resilient simultaneously progressing on proposal to include certain ondary and tertiary health- agreement in Paris. Let us con- Infrastructure which is a part- solar, biomass and wind energy. AYUSH treatment packages care to the beneficiaries at the centrate on the implementation nership to support countries “We have put carbon tax under the Central flagship empanelled hospitals. () *' 6% #' 2 of the Paris Agreement and not through knowledge exchange on coal production at the rate health scheme.” In addition, there is one digress. “If there is an incon- and provide technical support of 6 USD per tonne. Even with In September, Shripad unspecified surgical package as $ * # + + + venient truth in the form of cli- on developing disaster and cli- 36 (political) parties repre- Yesso Naik, Minister of State for well. In a written reply, the mate change, we are providing mate resilient infrastructure. sented in Parliament, we could Ayush had said that “A pro- minister dismissed there being / %; 7' + a convenient action plan. We “Only six countries are on achieve this unanimously,” he posal for inclusion of 19 Ayush any clash between government #+ + are walking the talk. track to meet their NDCs said. The Minister said India packages has been finalised and private hospitals over the 26-year-old woman was & . “India has reduced emis- announced in Paris. We are has promised to create addi- and submitted to the National rate that insurance companies # Aallegedly gangraped and sion intensity of GDP (gross leading the pack. Sustainable tional carbon sinks of 2.5 bil- Health Authority.” would pay to hospitals under killed in Rajasthan’s New Delhi: The Supreme domestic product) by 21 per lifestyle is a part of the ethos of lion tonnes to 3 billion tonnes The NHA is entrusted with the scheme. Bharatpur district, police said Court on Tuesday directed the cent and is on track to achieve India,” he said. of carbon equivalent by the task to implement “However, feedback on From Page 1 on Tuesday. Maharashtra Government and the goal of 35 per cent emission In his address, Javadekar increasing green cover. the PMJAY. various aspects of scheme, The BHU administration The woman’s body was the MMRDA to not fell trees reduction as promised in Paris,” said India was making progress “In the last five years, our The AB-PMJAY provides including the package rates, had come out in Khan’s sup- found hanged from a tree at for its metro construction pro- Javadekar said. The 25th in harnessing solar, biomass green cover has increased by health cover of 5 lakh per was received from various port, saying his appointment Roshiaka village in the district ject in Mumbai till the Bombay Conference of Parties (COP and wind energy. He also list- 15,000 sq km. We are under- family per year to around 10.74 stakeholders, including hospi- was made in accordance with on Monday, after which a case High Court takes a decision on 25), which commenced on ed out all the efforts being taking special projects like crore poor and vulnerable fam- tals, and an exercise for ratio- the BHU Act and the guide- was registered against six peo- the plea of an activist against December 2 in the Spanish cap- made in the country to combat urban forests, school nursery, ilies identified from Socio nalisation of health benefit lines issued by the University ple, they said. cutting of trees. ital and is likely to go on till climate change. agro-forestry, water and Economic Caste Census data- packages has been completed Grants Commission. Police said the woman’s A Bench comprising Chief December 13, is being attend- “Prime Minister Narendra fodder augmentation in the for- base on the basis of select to remove anomalies,” The university had in a husband, a truck driver, was Justice SA Bobde and Justices ed by over 190 countries. Modi announced 175 gigawatt est area. deprivation and occupational Choubey said. public statement even said that away from home when the SA Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna Khan was the “best” among all incident took place. also returned to the High Court candidates. The six people — identified the appeal of activist Rohit !"# 999 members. A frustrated Khan had as Zahid, Naseem, Tahir, Amar Joshi against an earlier order of Opposition ranks have been ,&-% $ $999 even appeared for an interview Singh, Banno and Balu — were the HC. From Page 1 boosted by the decision of the on Friday in the university’s booked after a complaint was Joshi had approached the “I urge Shri Nitish Kumar to six-member Telangana Rashtra From Page 1 Banerjee only to find the VVIP the debate on the Constitution Ayurveda department. lodged against them by the apex court against the high reconsider support to the CAB Samithi, which has often backed Furthermore, the gate closed. Not a single func- (One Hundred and Twenty The interview was held in woman’s father, Station court’s order upholding the in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill is the Modi Government on its key Chancellor will have to pass the tionary, including the Speaker Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019 secrecy in a guest house in view House Officer (SHO) of permission granted by the unconstitutional, discriminato- legislative agenda, to oppose the recommendation of Search or Parliamentary Affairs related to extending the quota of the fear of protests by stu- Kaman police station Brihanmumbai Municipal ry, and against the unity and har- Bill. Opposition is set to give a Committee (for the appoint- Minister, was present to receive for Scheduled Castes and dents. Ten candidates, includ- Dharmesh Dayma said. Corporation’s (BMC) tree mony of the country, apart from good fight to the BJP if the Shiv ment of the Vice Chancellor) him. Scheduled Tribes in legislatures ing Khan, were to appear for No arrest has been made so authority to Mumbai being against the secular princi- Sena does a turn around and report in its first tabling. Similarly, the Governor for 10 years. the interview but only eight far in the case, he added. Metropolitan Regional ples of the JDU. Gandhiji would back out after putting its weight The Governor and Chief was not received either by the This Government is talking turned up. The woman’s body was Development Authority have strongly disapproved it,” he behind the Government in the Minister have been at logger- Vice Chancellor or the about reservation to SC-ST Ayurveda department dean handed over to her family after (MMRDA) to fell trees for the said. The Congress welcomed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The heads ever since the former Registrar at the Calcutta but injustice is being done to Prof Yamini Bhushan told post-mortem, the officer said. Metro IV line project. the Shiv Sena’s decision to recon- Maharashtra party with a histo- defied the State Government’s University where he visited as Dalits in West Bengal, Roy reporters that Khan had ranked The metro will start from sider its stand on the Citizenship ry of pursuing ‘hard Hindutva’ advice and personally went to the Chancellor of the institu- alleged. “West Bengal at the top of the merit list. the New Thane metro station (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya has three members in the RS. Jadavpur University on tion a few days ago. The Governor is not sending Khan had earlier applied 1 P in the old city area and will Sabha after voting in favour in BJP’s allies AIADMK, JD(U) September 19 to rescue Union Governor reacted by alleging Scheduled Caste and Scheduled for the job in the Ayurveda and connect to Wadala- the Lok Sabha, and stated that as and Akali Dal has 11, six and Minister Babul Supriyo who that the educational institutions Tribe Commission Bill to West Arts faculties, along with the ' Kasarvadavli line at two places, an alliance partner, it could not three members respectively in was gheraoed by the students of the State were being pollut- Bengal Assembly. The House Sanskrit faculty. namely New Thane station ask the Maharashtra party to the Upper House, besides region- for more than five hours. ed by politics. was adjourned last week for He was appointed to the and Dongripada. alter its position on the issue. al parties like the BJD with The State Government has The incidents were taken days. This was great humilia- Sanskrit faculty which trig- At the outset, the Bench The Opposition party seven MPs, and YSR Congress also been protesting the up by the Governor in Delhi tion to SC-ST. I would urge gered protests by students who Pune: The body of a woman was was told by the counsel for the slammed the Government after and the TDP with 2 each are Governor’s repeated “interfer- where he recently alleged that West Bengal Governor to were unwilling to accept a found beneath a bridge in Government authorities that the passage of the Bill in the Lok backing the Bill. The BJP has 83 ence” in administrative affairs “democracy in Bengal is in change his ways,” he said. Muslim as their teacher. Khadki area of Pune on Tuesday they have incurred a huge cost Sabha, with former party chief members in Rajya Sabha. Seven by suo motu organising admin- peril,” reminding how the In the Rajya Sabha, as soon The students of the morning, police said. She had due to the delay in the metro Rahul Gandhi saying the pro- independents and nominated istrative meetings in districts. Ministers of the State were as Naidu announced the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan taken a lift from a man riding a project and, moreover, the high posed legislation is an attack on members besides a number of The Chief Minister has gone on continuously making deroga- Question Hour, O’Brien tried (SVDV) Department had been two-wheeler near Pune railway court is scheduled to hear a the Constitution and anyone regional parties with one mem- record alleging “the Centre tory statements against his to raise the issue related to the on protest since November 7 station on Sunday, an official related plea on December 12. who supports it is attempting to ber each will back the Bill, BJP and through him the Governor office. Bill, but was not permitted by and on November 24, the said. “She had asked to be taken The counsel said the destroy the foundation of the floor managers said. is running a parallel adminis- In the Rajya Sabha, when the Chairman as no prior retired professors of the BHU to Khadki but we have found out authorities have planted five country, while Priyanka Gandhi The Opposition camp tration in Bengal.” TMC members rushed into notice had been given, follow- had also expressed their sup- the woman and the man went to trees as compensatory afforesta- said, “India’s tryst with bigotry includes Congress, TMC, BSP, In an unprecedented sight the well and shouted slogans ing which TMC members port for the students. a building in Koregaon Park. We tion in lieu of one tree felled. and narrow-minded exclusion” Samajwadi Party, DMK, RJD, the indicating the intensity of the against the Governor, an agi- trooped into the Well raising On Monday, the protesting are trying to put together The Bench then requested the was confirmed as the Citizenship Left, NCP and the TRS with 46, conflict between the two top tated Chairman M Venkaiah slogans. The Chair also said students had told the universi- sequence of events. Probe is on High Court to take up Joshi’s (Amendment) Bill was passed in 13, four, nine, five, four, six, four personalities in the State, Naidu said Parliament’s image the members cannot raise slo- ty proctor that if and an accidental death case has plea on the next date of hear- the Lok Sabha at midnight. and six members respectively, Mamata and Dhankar came was “going down” due to such gans against a Governor. Khan is not suspended with been registered” he said. PTI ing and pass an order. PTI The BJP is confident that the totalling 97. The support of Shiv face to face at the State conduct. Naidu appealed the mem- immediate effect, they will not proposed legislation will be Sena, Aam Aadmi Party and Assembly but refused to greet The question of delay by bers to follow rules of conduct only boycott the upcoming passed by the House with a com- some smaller parties may take it each other or acknowledge the Governor in giving assent and said they had the right to semester exams but also start a " # R??? fortable majority as sources in near 110. each other’s presence. to the Bill concerning the for- oppose any issue within rules fast unto death. From Page 1 the BJP-led NDA said they RS member Amar Singh A few days later the mation of SC and ST but the members did not A Sanskrit professor was " (! )#! "" "# would getting near 124-130 votes who is not keeping well may not Governor on his own visited Commission in West Bengal oblige. 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)#% * . 3 * *, =,,> & =,1 & P*,'*, ,- =(,'& he Congress on Tuesday said ,,:(, ''(> & & Tit welcomed the Shiv Sena’s & "+* (* ,)# !! ) !" . *"* decision to reconsider its stand (*, ,+, () (? '> &*, 3 ."#'" )#)* )#! (! ) " on the Citizenship ( ( *<** & , (: aintaining that the Centre *"* .#)+ ," ") ."# (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya *+<<(',* , * -) +'?(' ?, '* Mhas no intention to keep ' "' "+ !,))#) . ## , Sabha after voting in favour in ,,: =& = , '" ? -"((&?(' any leader in Kashmir under '") #"#! J #)".$" the Lok Sabha, and stated that as ,, ><, =,(& *,'(, ?(+&, ((?(+' (+'?' &(> custody even for one more day !) $!"!"", *)/,, an alliance partner, it could not , ( 2 but it was for the local admin- L !,) # #)""+'" )#)* ( !! ask the Maharashtra party to istration of Jammu & Kashmir ) #!##! )##)") *",' # ", alter its position on the issue. basic tenets, then we welcome nation,” said Rahul. “We will fight against this to take a call on their release, )#! Earlier, in the day, Shiv Sena pres- it,” Congress spokesperson Priyanka said, “India’s tryst Government’s agenda to sys- Union Home Minister Amit >>06' * # # # "+$ M * #+" ident and Maharashtra Chief Manish Tiwari said. with bigotry and narrow mind- tematically destroy our consti- Shah on Tuesday pointed out , #! (.#+" !) )#!) ) "# Minister Uddhav Thackeray said He also said not only the ed exclusion” was confirmed as tution and undo the funda- that the Government doesn’t ", *( !' "' ) % )* he would not back the Bill in the Congress, but all the nationalis- the Citizenship (Amendment) mental premise on which our want to emulate the Congress ) ) ( *#)"3?? ," +", Rajya Sabha till there was clari- tic forces in the country will sup- Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha country was built with all our that had kept Farooq Abdullah’s ! 0:#+" !))" ', # +" ty on questions raised by his port the Shiv Sena. Tewari clar- at midnight. “Last night at mid- might,” she added. The sharp father in jail for 11 years. He ", *) '" )#)* *#))#(", 8)) # ) party in the Lok Sabha. ified that while the Congress had night, India’s tryst with bigotry criticism of the opposition party asserted that the Centre would ) (;)"8)) # "+ ## +"", ++) 4 ) "#! $" ( !! )(&""J “We are cognisant of the no problems with giving shelter and narrow minded exclusion came after the Citizenship not interfere in the process. ) ! ( '") #" '' , # . !) )* #"+" ),"#! fact that ideologically we are to those being discriminated was confirmed as the CAB was (Amendment) Bill was passed He said all leaders should J #)". )!"# ))( ) #" ' #) .##! $" ! '#!) +#! )* #" different and we respect that against in the neighbouring passed in the Lok Sabha. Our in the Lok Sabha on Monday be concerned about political )*) # ! * . ##) )273> +"33 diversity. Therefore, the alliance countries, but said the party forefathers gave their lifeblood with 311 members favouring it leaders in the Valley, he is also in Maharashtra is premised demands a comprehensive and for our freedom,” she said in a and 80 voting against it. The bill concerned but if leaders are on a specific situation. I don’t inclusive refugee law. He also tweet, recalling her great-grand- will now be tabled in the Rajya more worried about people Taking on the Congress, tration to decide when politi- mentary question by Sridhar think that the Shiv Sena has asked the Government to come father Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech Sabha for its nod on Wednesday. of Kashmir it will send a bet- Shah said, Farooq Abdullah is cal leaders will be released. We Kotagiri, said stone pelting inci- asked us to give up our ideo- clean on its border policy. on the midnight of August 14- Congress’ chief spokesper- ter message. in custody for six months don’t want to keep anyone dents have decreased substan- logical position and we do not Congress leaders Rahul 15, 1947, when India rang in its son Randeep Surjewala said the Responding to the question but the Congress had kept his (leaders) in jail even for a day tially in 2019. expect them to do so, and Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Independence. Bill was an anathema to India’s by Congress leader Adhir father in custody for more than that is required. As In 2018, 802 such incidents these are the realities of real slammed the Government over In that hard fought free- constitutional democracy. “It’s Ranjan Chowdhury on nor- 11 years. and when the local adminis- were reported which reduced politics. To tell them not to stay the passage of the Citizenship dom is enshrined the right to an attack on soul of India. 72 malcy in Jammu & Kashmir “Farooq Abdullah’s father tration feels the time is appro- to 544 in 2019, while only 190 true to their ideology is not cor- Amendment Bill, saying it was equality, and the right to free- years earlier, India was parti- and detention of political lead- was kept in jail for 11 years by priate, they will be released. stone pelting incidents were rect. If the Shiv Sena is think- an “attack on the Indian dom of religion, Priyanka tioned by the British, Savarkar’s ers, Shah underlined that the the Congress. We don’t want to There will be no interference reported since August 5, Reddy ing of changing its stand on the Constitution”. “The CAB is an Gandhi said. “Our constitution, and Jinnah’s sinister thought situation is completely normal follow them and as soon as the from our side,” Shah said. said, adding all leading Citizenship (Amendment) Bill attack on the Indian constitu- our citizenship, our dreams of and approach. Descendants of in the Valley. “99.5 per cent stu- administration decides, they Earlier, Union Minister of English, Urdu newspapers and in the Rajya Sabha based on the tion. Anyone who supports it a strong and unified India the philosophy seek to partition dents of Class XI class sat for will be released,” he said. State for Home Affairs G Kishan TV channels are working in fact that it is against the is attacking and attempting to belongs to all of us,” she said in our foundational values once exams there, but for Adhir “..It is for local adminis- Reddy, responding to a supple- the Valley. Constitution and is hurting its destroy the foundation of our another tweet. again,” he said in a tweet. Ranjan ji this is not normalcy, seven lakh people availed OPD services in Srinagar, Section 144 # Q #% removed from everywhere. But ! +! =>5 ' for Adhir ji only parameter for & % normalcy is political activity.” #%R =%') +1?3 -* +/*34& +'(< (P*>-**&(' ,( & =(*,+,("*(* & % #% 3% %3 he European Union (EU) : *,>+*,,: , ( New Delhi: The Centre’s deci- which gave special status to the by state for abrogation of pro- %3 Ton Tuesday said it was = *,, ''('='(+<*(< ', = sion to abrogate provisions of erstwhile State of J&K, was abro- visions of Article 370. " "" .! concerned over restrictions on ?'(> ,**( " Article 370 was “unconstitu- gated by Centre on August 5. He told the Bench, also “fundamental freedom” of tional” since people of Jammu A number of petitions have comprising justices SK Kaul, R , ,. +", #! %) "# .", 8)) # , .":" "" people in Kashmir and called & Kashmir were “bypassed” been filed in the matter, includ- Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai and for steps like restoration of ing, said the European Union’s and any proposal for altering ing that of private individuals, Surya Kant, that powers of the he Lok Sabha on Monday ,)# !!(#! , +) ,(* ),) )# !" E , , #F:) (273> " :!#'O 8! , ) communication network position has been that India the constitutional status of the lawyers, activists and political President and Parliament dur- Tpassed the Arms and essential services and Pakistan should resolve all erstwhile State should emanate parties and they have also chal- ing period of proclamation Amendment Bill providing #!##!" ) '"" ) !#.#) #) !) #")* +) , ) !" +*# 0 ) ) #! ) ) to bring back normalcy in issues through dialogue. from the citizens there, one of lenged the Jammu & Kashmir under Article 356 is in its very maximum punishment of life the Valley. “Pakistan must take action the petitioners said in the Reorganisation Act 2019, which nature “temporary” and it can- imprisonment for manufac- ) #, ) #! I "")#! " ( * .#" +) ( !#)"##)%#O European Union’s against militants and terrorists, Supreme Court on Tuesday. splits J&K into two Union not be used to bring “irre- turing and carrying illegal Ambassador to India Ugo including against those A five-judge Constitution Territories — J&K and Ladakh. versible” constitutional changes. arms. Piloted by Home ) !, )+ " ,: ) ) ' " + #"+"#! ( #), # "+' "' ) Astuto also said Pakistan must involved in financing and sup- Bench headed by Justice NV Senior advocate Raju “The record indicates that Minister Amit Shah, the Arms take action against terror porting the terror groups,” he Ramana, which commenced Ramachandran, appearing for neither the President nor the (Amendment) Bill, 2019 also ! . ') !. )#! #!! ),') ", ##"#" " . !#.#! ,") 0 groups operating from its soil, said. On Kashmir, he said the hearing on batch of pleas chal- bureaucrat-turned-politician Governor held any consulta- ensures that those using including by choking their European Union understands lenging the constitutional valid- Shah Faesal, Shehla Rashid and tions on the issue either with firearms in a rash or negligent )#!+) !)*!, # #" 3 !")#!."#! .8).7 financial support, and ensur- India’s security concerns, but ity of the Centre’s decision, was other petitioners, said Jammu & the public at large or with manner in celebratory gunfire, % % ing compliance of steps rec- insisted that steps should be told by the petitioner that it was Kashmir was under President’s members of the legislative endangering human life or ' ) #" #! - !"- " .# ( !! ) " ! $ # 8)) # ommended by anti-terror taken to restore normalcy in violative of the Constitution as Rule from December 19, 2018, council,” Ramachandran said in personal safety of others, shall #! :) ! . ." !# )+", % ), ##!#36035 watchdog Financial Action the Valley, adding the bloc’s orders were passed in “disregard till October 31 this year and his outline of submissions be punishable with an impris- J) , ##" ) )+)*# *" ) +",#! Task Force (FATF). views on the matter remained of consent” of people of J&K. “will of the people” was not which was handed over to the onment to two years or with ),'" '" *"#" ) *#)""+, , #" )+# Astuto, at a media brief- unchanged since August. Provisions of Article 370, there in the concurrence given Bench. PTI fine which may extend to #! *"# ' # #"%), 8)) # 1 lakh or with both. 8"))#! #+) Replying to a nearly three- ; #! '"'" 0 #"J 32 B% hour-long debate, Shah said the '") )"(' "*! )#! .!($ # 4 /7 53 Bill has been brought as a ,),,"+#"+) , ( 8)) # %! %# )#! requirement to significantly ) ##! ' #", ," !. ) ) % * impose weapons control in the "+#! (! #! *#)" K& .3H- ;# country. The Home Minister 27(2736(/2D- ') 3( said that the bill has accorded 273> '# ,. 3?- special status to sportsperson *#". 2?(273>0! '"* who need firearms and ammu- ) #"#! ,,) # . nition for practice and partici- 4 '" *#"+#! ;)" pating in tournaments. The Lok 4" , #(! )0 Sabha rejected many amend- +, (*(": "" on the intervening night of The ADR said it analysed ments brought by Opposition 1444 ' > "1(,, December 16-17, 2012, inside a 4,822 out of 4,896 election MPs, mainly on the number of % 2 P 2 ne of the four convicts, running bus in South Delhi by he number of Lok Sabha affidavits of current MPs (759) arms to be kept with license " ) ,) ) '"# OAkshya Kumar Singh, ' > 1 * & <" six persons and severely assault- TMPs with cases related to and MLAs (4063). holders. “They (sportspersons) #!#4" , #) ##" moved the Supreme Court on ed before being thrown out on crimes against women has The number of Lok Sabha will be entitled to get licences for )#!2(777"# (8)) # Tuesday seeking review of its the road. She succumbed to increased from two in 2009 to election candidates with cases different types of firearms,” Shah "+ ## +"&)* 2017 judgement handing down ‘Dwapar’ they used to live for injuries on December 29, 2012, 19 in 2019. of crimes against women went added, clarifying to the concerns As per the Bill, the ! )#! " death penalty to all of them in hundreds of the years, but not at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in According to the up from 38 to 126, an increase raised by MPs. Government proposes to #""."#)#0L!) ) the sensational Nirbhaya gan- in ‘Kalyug’, in this era, age of Singapore. Association for Democratic of 231 percent, during the Under the proposed provi- amend Section 25 (1AA) of the "E."# ," #) #)"F grape and murder case. human beings have reduced “The state must not simply Reforms (ADR), the BJP has period, the report said. sion, a person can have a max- Arms Act, 1959, to give pun- !)*!! +* "0 #!) Strangely, among others he much. It has now come to 50 to execute people to prove that it the highest number of 21 law- West Bengal reported the imum of two firearms, as against ishment from the usual life " !" "#"."#)#(M not only talked about the health 60 years, and rarely do we lis- is attacking terror or violence makers facing cases related to highest number of MPs/MLAs the present norm of three, he term of 14 years to “imprison- !#" ' ) #"J- risks such as rising pollution ten of a person who is the age against women. It must persis- crime against women, followed (16) who declared cases of added.”Many suggestions came ment for the remainder of that #)""4" , #O ' #" level in Delhi but also about the of 100 years. tently work towards systemat- by the Congress (16) and crimes against women, fol- including keeping two firearms person’s life” for manufacturing, )#!2(777"# )+# 0 life span of human beings in “Very few people reach up ic reforms to bring about YSRCP (7). lowed by Odisha and by an individual. selling, repairing and possess- present age saying there was no to the age of 80-90 years. This change. Executions only kill the As per the report, the num- Maharashtra with 12 I have moved official ing “prohibited” arms. The 9 % reason to continue with the is almost a very true analysis. criminal, not the crime...,” the ber of Lok Sabha election can- MPs/MLAs each. amendment in this regard also,” minimum punishment under % death penalty. His plea also When we look around us then review plea said. didates with cases of crimes “In the last five years, a he said. As per the bill, those this section will be 14 years. " % ) # ,#! maintained “executions only we come to the conclusion, The top court, in July 9 last against women went total of 572 such candidates who own more than two Under the present law, the ")" + #! kill criminal, not the crime”. more or less this analysis is true year, had dismissed the review up from 38 to 126, an increase contested in Lok Sabha, Rajya firearms will have to deposit offence invites imprisonment of * #)*) # "+)" * “Life is going short to short, when a person faces the stark pleas by Mukesh (30), Pawan of 231 per cent, during Sabha and assembly elections. the third one with authorities not less than seven years but ) #", )#! *"#( then why death penalty? When realities of life and passes Gupta (23) and Vinay Sharma the period. None of these candidates have or authorised gun dealers with- may extend to life imprison- ) *!! )" *), age is reducing, it is men- through the adverse situation, (24) in the case, saying no “There are three MPs and been convicted,” the report in 90 days for de-licensing ment — mostly up to 14 years. +"* ' "' #"#!)! #! tioned in our ‘Ved’, ‘Purans’ and then he is no better that a dead grounds have been made out by six MLAs who have declared read. once the amendment is According to an estimate, India #! "*) #! ) '#"#! ‘Upanishads’ that in the age of body,” it said. them for review of the 2017 cases related to rape... In the last As many as 410 candi- approved by Parliament. has a total of around 35 lakh *! ) ! ) ) )""+ ‘Satyug’ people lived the life of The 23-year-old paramedic verdict. Akshya had not filed five years, recognised parties dates were given tickets by “There were many dis- gun licences. Thirteen lakh J ) !# +" 0 thousand years. In the age of student was brutally gangraped his review plea. have given tickets to recognised political parties. 89 crepancies in the six-decade- people have licences to carry 41 candidates who declared of them were nominated for old law making crime control weapons in Uttar Pradesh, fol- cases related to rape,” an ADR Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha difficult,” he said. Home lowed by militancy-hit Jammu report said. elections, it said. Minister said that there is a & Kashmir, where 3.7 lakh peo- *2$ " %588:. In the past five years, the “In the last five years, provision for life imprison- ple possess arms licences, most BJP gave tickets to 66 candi- Maharashtra reported the high- ment for those who snatch or of which were taken in the dates facing cases of crime est number of candidates (84) loot arms and ammunition name of personal security. in Chennai and 140 per kg in 100 per kg in Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. against women to contest Lok followed by Bihar (75) who from police or defence forces. Punjab, which witnessed Kolkata. Onions are Shimla, Mandi, Srinagar, The Minister has been Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State were given tickets by political The Bill seeks to enhance pun- terrorism in 1980s and 1990s, or the second week in a row, being sold at 160 per kg Jammu, Ludhiana, Gorakhpur, maintaining that the Assemblies elections. The parties even though they have ishment for illegally possessing has around 3.6 lakh active gun Fonion prices on Tuesday in Thiruvananthapuram, Haridwar, Ahmedabad, Patna, Government has taken all pos- Congress fielded 46 such can- declared cases of crime against and making prohibited arms, licences, most of which were stayed above the 100 per kg Kozhikode, Mayabunder, and Cuttack, Jeypore, Kharagpur, sible steps to rein in prices such didates and Bahujan Samaj women in their affidavits,” the besides other changes in the issued during the two decades mark, as Government efforts to at 150 per kg in Tirupati, Raiganj, Shillong and as imposing a ban on exports Party 40. report said. six-decade-old Arms Act. of strife. cool the rates seem to be tak- Ernakulam, Thrissur and Tiruchirappalli. and allowing imports of 1.2 ing more time than expected. Palakkad. Last month, Union Food lakh tonnes to boost supply. 5 The rates were as high as 165 In Bengaluru, Wayanad, and Consumer Affairs Minister The Centre has also put a kg in Panaji, while Ramanathapuram and Port attributed the rise in prices to restrictions on quantities of ,< $ $ 6- the average of 114 Blair, the rates stood at 140 per a 26 per cent decline in domes- onions to be stocked by retail- 7 major cities in the country kg. Onion prices prevailed at tic production during kharif ers and wholesalers. On 8 came to over 100. 120 per kg in Gurugram, and late-kharif seasons because Monday, the Centre further 4 $ $ : As per the Ministry of Jagdalpur, Behrampur, Purulia, of late monsoon followed by reduced the stock holding limit ' Food and Consumer Affairs, Maldah, Itanagar, Agartala, excess rains in major produc- for onion to 2 tonnes from 5 Union Agriculture Minister Government is providing onion prices started to climb Puducherry, Dindigul, ing States such as tonnes for retail Narendra Singh Tomar said the income support of 6,000 per ' from September and have aver- Tirunelveli and Dharmapuri. In traders. he fourth instalment of the mandatory requirement of year to all farmer families in the aged over 100 per kg since Amritsar, Surat, Jabalpur, TPradhan Mantri Kisan Aadhaar seeding of beneficia- country, paid in instalments of November 25. Onion, which is Darbhanga, Sambalpur, Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM- ries’ data continues to be applic- 2,000 every four months. The except for farmers of Assam, an essential ingredient in many Balasore and Gangtok, Kisan) due this month will be able for release of all install- amount is directly transferred Meghalaya and Jammu & food preparations, is a politi- onion prices were Rs transferred only to Aadhaar- ments falling due with effect into the bank accounts of ben- Kashmir who have been exempt- cally sensitive item and its 110 per kg. authenticated bank accounts of from December 1, 2019, eficiaries. As per the ed till March 2020. However, high prices have been a cause Onion eligible farmers. This will be the onward. The instalment for the Agriculture Ministry’s data, Aadhaar number was mandated of defeat for many rates are first time since the launch of December 2019 to March 2020 the total numbers of benefi- for getting the second tranche of Governments in the past. this scheme in February that will be transferred to Aadhaar- ciaries are more than 7.6 crore money. Due to delay in Aadhaar According to the data, the Government insists on the authenticated bank accounts at farmer families. seeding, the condition was onion prices are ruling at 96 mandatory condition of one goes from this month. Aadhaar was made option- relaxed for till November 30 for per kg in the national capital, Aadhaar seeding. Under the PM Kisan al for availing the first installment availing both second and third 102 per kg in Mumbai, 100 In a reply to the Lok Sabha, Samman Yojna, the (December 2018-March 2019) installments. !"# $ 8
+&+9/*+/:/&(+ % 3 2 !& & " ! Guwahati: Amid widespread ister of the State, misinformation that only Thiruvananthapuram: The and preferential granting of 4 Q " protest over the Citizenship tweeted that the Bill Assam will have to again bear Citizenship Amendment Bill rights is a denial of natural jus- (Amendment) Bill in Assam, will go down in the burden of illegal immi- (CAB) passed by Parliament in tice,” Vijayan said. State Chief Minister “history as a glori- grants”. Sonowal had urged ‘unusual haste’ was an ‘attack’ The bill mentions that peo- Sarbananda Sonowal on ous historical cor- BJP workers to stay vigilant and on the secular and democrat- ple belonging to six religious " ' & Tuesday welcomed its passage rection of a blunder check the spread of misinfor- ic character of the country, groups from three neighbour- in the Lok Sabha describing it committed by the mation, engage in discussions Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi ing countries can be granted Jaipur: Deputy Chief Minister Sabha on Wednesday. as a “historic moment”. Nehru-Liyaquat and deliberations with the pub- Vijayan said on Tuesday. citizenship. of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot on “There is politics some- Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Pact! Posterity will lic to remove any doubts The Constitution of India These two clauses must be Tuesday alleged that politics is where behind introducing the convenor of the North-East owe it to PM Sri regarding the Bill so that they guarantees the right to citizen- withdrawn, the Chief Minister behind the Government’s deci- bill. It is not written in the Democratic Alliance (NEDA), @narendramodi for are not misled. ship for all Indians, irrespective said. sion to introduce the Constitution that there should the NDA’s version in the region, this giant step”. Protests against the Bill of their religion, caste, lan- It is not unknown to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. be discrimination on the basis complimented Union Home Sonowal tweeted. The then Indian Prime have erupted across Assam - guage, culture, gender or pro- Sangh Parivar that India hous- He claimed that the bill is of religion. The Congress has Minister Amit Shah saying it The Bill seeks to give Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and barring the three districts of fession and this very right is es refugees from Sri Lanka in an attempt to divert people’s opposed the bill in principle “shall be inscribed in gold as a Indian citizenship to mem- his Pakistani counterpart Cachar, Karimganj and being made void by the CAB, addition to the three afore- attention from issues like and the party’s stand is clear day of bold reform to correct a bers of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Liaquat Ali Khan signed an Hailakandi in Barak Valley Vijayan said in a statement mentioned countries, he said. unemployment and slow eco- that religion should not be the fallacy of many decades.” Jain, Parsi and Christian com- agreement, known as the where the majority of the peo- here. “The CAB serves the com- nomic growth. ground for (granting) citizen- The Bill was passed by the munities, who have come from Nehru-Liaquat Pact, in 1950 to ple are Hindu Bengalis hailing The move to decide citi- munal policies of the sangh The bill seeks to amend the ship,” Pilot, who is also the Lower House of Parliament Pakistan, Bangladesh and protect the minority commu- from Bangladesh and are zenship on the basis of religion parivar and their devious plans Citizenship Act, 1955, in order Rajasthan Congress chief, told on Monday night as the ruling Afghanistan, till December 31, nities in their respective coun- expected to benefit from the amounts to rejection of the to establish a non-secular state. to grant Indian nationality to reporters here. BJP enjoys a majority there. It 2014, facing religious persecu- tries. CAB. Constitution, he said. The articles of the Constitution Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, “Amendments to the will be introduced in the Rajya tion there. Sarma thanked the Union The North East Students’ This was an excercise to that relate to citizenship and Parsis and Christians who Citizenship Act have been Sabha on Wednesday. He also thanked Prime Home Minister for tearing Organisation (NESO), backed divide people on communal fundamental rights are being come to India after facing reli- made in the past as well but it “The passage of the Bill in Minister Narendra Modi and “into the opposition as he by various other bodies and lines, he said. violate here. India belongs to gious persecution in is the first time that it is being Lok Sabha is a historic moment Union Home Minister Amit made an inspired speech while political parties, has called an “The bill was passed by the Indians of all kinds. Efforts to Bangladesh, Pakistan and opposed in parts of the coun- for us all. It will not only give Shah “for fulfilling a long- replying on the CAB in the Lok 11-hour bandh from 5 am Lok Sabha with unusual haste undermine this fact will only Afghanistan even if they don’t try,” he said. relief to six persecuted minor- standing commitment of India Sabha”. The Chief Minister had against the Bill on Tuesday. and tenacity,” he said. take our country backward,” he possess proper documents. The government’s decision ity communities from three and for taking everyone along also tweeted on Monday that Indigenous people of the “Muslims, who have immi- said. It was passed in the Lok to introduce the bill was met neighbouring countries but and ensuring protection for all the CAB is not only for Assam Northeastern states are scared grated from Bangladesh, “It will destroy our hard- Sabha a little past midnight on with protests in northeastern will also pave the way for con- indigenous people”. but for the entire country and that the entry of these people Afghanistan and Pakistan are fought freedom and we must Monday after a heated debate States with most student unions stitutional safeguards to the Sarma who is also the a section is “maligning the will endanger their identity being excluded. The discrimi- not let that happen”, he that lasted over seven hours. It and regional political parties indigenous people of Assam,” finance, health and PWD min- image of the state by spreading and livelihood. PTI nation on the basis of religion said. PTI will now be tabled in the Rajya opposing it. PTI = $ 4>?5* $ & )!&' . 7( . ! "# * 4 4 votes. “We are deeply disap- Mumbai: With its Maharashtra decide on its position. ootballer-turned-politician pointed with the CAB. The Bill alliance partner Shiv Sena According to the FBhaichung Bhutia on has not excluded Sikkim com- backing the Citizenship CAB, members of Tuesday expressed disappoint- pared to other North-East (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, ment that Sikkim was not states like Nagaland, Meghalaya Sabha, the NCP on Tuesday Jain, Parsi and excluded from the ambit of the and a few others. said the two are different Christian communities, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, “We wanted Sikkim also be parties and it is not possible who have come from unlike several other north- mentioned in writing on the always for them to hold the Pakistan, Bangladesh eastern States. Bill like other North-East same view on all issues. and Afghanistan, till Bhutia, also working pres- states,” Bhutia, said in a NCP chief spokesperson December 31, 2014 fac- ident of Hamro Sikkim Party, Facebook post. Nawab Malik, however, said the ing religious persecu- expressed his fears that the leg- He said though Home * +!73 @ + ! & /!&0' parties are committed to ensure tion there, will not be islation will dilute special pro- Minister Amit Shah had men- (*$@ ) *) that no injustice is meted to BJP-led Union Government is treated as illegal immigrants visions of the Himalayan state tioned in the House that the anyone on the grounds of reli- pushing it only for political but given Indian citizenship. that it enjoys under Article legislation will not have any gion, caste, language and region benefits. “We are two different par- 371F of the Constitution. effect on states enjoying special = $ .)$ % 7- 6 % in Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena, NCP and ties. We reached an agreement He also urged the Sikkim status under Article 371, the Maharashtra Congress Congress formed Government on certain issues when it comes Krantikari Morcha-led gov- legal provision is different from Ahmedabad: Some activists Afghanistan facing religious a letter singed by Dev Desai general secretary Sachin in Maharashtra last month to governance in the state. ernment to press for imple- Article 371F. from Gujarat have criticised the persecution in those countries. and 230 other activists cum cit- Sawant also said that though after the Thackeray-led party Two allies from Bihar too have menting Inner Line Permit in “This Bill is surely a way of passage of the contentious “While the Citizenship izens of NGO ANHAD. the Shiv Sena has backed the severed its ties with the BJP. taken a different stance on the state and quit the NDA in diluting Article 371F in long Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Amendment Bill’s stated pur- “This bill is not about pro- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill In the CMP formulated some issues,” Malik said. protest against the passage of run,” the former Indian football in Lok Sabha, saying the pro- pose is to offer refuge to per- tecting refugees, but is instead (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, it was before government formation, He was apparently refer- the Bill. team captain said. posed law will sharpen a com- secuted minorities from neigh- intended simply to advance the hopeful the Uddhav the Shiv Sena, NCP and ring to the ruling JD(U) and The legislation, that seeks Bhutia said apparent efforts munal divide while its real bouring countries, it only agenda of Hindutva. In turn, Thackeray-led party will stick Congress mentioned that issues BJP in Bihar holding different to grant Indian citizenship to by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem objective is to take forward the applies to a small, very specif- the law will inflame passions, to the common minimum pro- regarding constitutional pro- views on the abrogation of religious minorities of Singh Tamang and the state’s agenda of Hindutva. ic group of minorities and and sharpen communal divi- gramme (CMP) while govern- visions and having a bearing on Article 370 in Jammu & Afghanistan, Pakistan and lone Lok Sabha MP Indra The bill seeks to provide countries. It conveniently sions all over the country, par- ing the state. the state and national secular Kashmir. Bangladesh who are fleeing Hang Subba failed in keeping Indian citizenship to non- omits Ahmadis from Pakistan, ticularly in Bengal, Assam, and The Sharad Pawar-led fabric will have to be discussed The BJP supported it, while persecution there, was passed Sikkim out of the CAB’s Muslim migrants from Rohingyas from Myanmar, and other States of the North East,” party earlier said the CAB is among them, and only then the JD(U) was against its in the Lok Sabha with 311-80 ambit. Pakistan, Bangladesh and Tamils from Sri Lanka,” stated it said. PTI “anti-constitutional” and the any of the three parties can scrapping. PTI % . $(#@ * - & 1 4 Bengaluru: As Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa pre- are expected to become Ministers tion was erroneous. pares for Cabinet expansion after his four month soon. “This means that the bail has old Government retained a majority in the However, Cabinet expansion will not be an easy enior BJP leader from Bengal not been rejected on merit,” Karnataka assembly by sweeping the bypolls, task as Yediyurappa will have to strike a balance SMukul Roy on Tuesday suffered sources close to Roy said adding developments on Tuesday indicated that he has a by accommodating the victorious disqualified leg- a major blow after the Calcutta the BJP would consider further tough task ahead. islators as he had promised and also make place High Court rejected his plea for steps. The ruling BJP on Monday had swept the for old guards, upset at being “neglected” in the first anticipatory bail in a triple-mur- The original case implicates by-elections, winning 12 of the total of 15 seats. round of the induction exercise. der case in which his name has Islam a former Forward Bloc Yediyurappa on Tuesday said he would soon hold He also has to give adequate representation to figured in a leader who joined the TMC post discussions with the central leadership on cabinet various castes and regions in his cabinet that already supplementary charge-sheet. 2011 when the party came to expansion. has eight Lingayats, including the CM, three The case refers to the murder power and subsequently he joined “In another three to four days I will go to Delhi Vokkaligas, three from Scheduled of three brothers Dhanu Sheikh, the BJP early this year. to meet Amit Shah (BJP National President) and Caste, two OBCs, one Scheduled Tribe and a KatunSheikh and Turuk Sheikh — The CPI(M) alleges that the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), when they Brahmin. all CPI(M) members — from murders were orchestrated at decide we will do it (Cabinet expansion),” Region-wise,Bengaluru Urban, with four Luvpur inBirbhum district at the Islam’s house who had called five Yediyurappa said here. Ministers and Belagavi and Shivamogga,with two house of former TMC MLA brothers for a compromise but got “As I had given an assurance that those who each, have a larger share in the Ministry. Manirul Islam. three of them hacked to death. had resigned and came out of (Congress and JD(S)) Including the Chief Minister, there are currently In the original charge-sheet of The remaining two brothers fled and won the bypolls.. making them Ministers is our 18 ministers in the cabinet, whose sanctioned the 9-year-old case Roy’s name with their lives and later lodged responsibility, I have accepted it and strength is 34. had however not figured. FIRs. But sustained torture of the will execute it hundred per cent,” he told With indications about cabinet expansions on The Court while rejecting the family forced it to flee the village reporters. the cards, several ministerial aspirants, both old and plea said it was doing so on tech- and take shelter in the neighbor- Eleven of the 13 disqualified legislators,who newly-elected,have met Chief Minister to push their ! ++ +O3 $"/* nical grounds as the bail applica- ing district of Murshidabad. successfully contested the bypolls on BJP tickets, case, party sources said. PTI $0 ) *) # 8"98 $# ' =$ $ % what is happening is that the which enjoy big demand in IORA are willing to play a he countdown began on Tuesday for $ < region is experiencing large global market, said the vice - major role in facilitating such Tthe launch of India’s radar imaging scale poaching in the form of chancellor. a cooperation between these earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 on ndian Ocean, a battleground unauthorised fishing. Fisheries Since both Somalia and three countries to develop such board PLSV-C48 from its spaceport of Ibetween the fishermen of resources in Somalia remain Yemen are not fully equipped an international venture. Indian Sriharikota, ISRO said. Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka untapped due to a host of rea- for deep sea fishing and do not entrepreneurs have the tech- The workhorse Polar Satellite Launch over the rights to fish in region sons,” Prof Ramachandran told have modern infrastructure nology while the fishermen are Vehicle, on its 50th mission, PSLV-C48, is marked as International The Pioneer. for storing and processing the skilled. This would go a long scheduled to lift off from the first launch Maritime Boundary Line has He also pointed out that catch, there is a big potential for way in the economic develop- pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the solution to the decades old coastlines of Somalia and Indian entrepreneurs as well as ment of all stake holders,” said Sriharikota, about 130 km from here at political problem. The ‘unex- Yemen and virgin areas. “Fish fishermen, pointed out Prof Dr Nokwe. 3.25 PM on Wednesday, the Indian Space plored’ sea shores of Somalia is not very much relished in Ramachandran and Dr Jaya Palayan, founder, Research Organisation said. and Yemen could be the solu- these countries,” said Prof Nomvuyo Nokwe, secretary South Indian Fishermen Wednesday’s launch will mark a sig- tion India and Sri Lanka are Ramachandran. general, Indian Ocean Rim Federation, said the suggestion nificant milestone for the space agency as waiting for, according to Since these countries were Association (IORA), an inter- sounded fine. “But we need to it would be the 50th flight of the PSLV and marine specialists and not very much into fishing, the governmental organisation ensure the safety of our fisher- also the 75th vehicle mission from diplomats. untapped marine wealth in engaged in strengthening men from the marauding Sriharikota. The 628 kg satellite, meant for Prof A Ramachandran, the form of fish products could regional cooperation and sus- pirates of Somalia, who made applications in various fields like agricul- vice chancellor, Kerala be harnessed by entrepreneurs tainable development within that country an infamous enti- ture, forestry and disaster management University of Fisheries and from India. ‘Our fishermen, the Indian Ocean region ty because of hijacking of ships support, will carry nine customer satellites, Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and especially those from Tamil through its 22 member and other marine vessels,” said including one each from Israel, Italy,Japan an internationally respected Nadu and Kerala, are skilled in States and nine dialogue part- Palayan, a marine engineer and six from the United States. industrial marine specialist fishing in these regions. The ners. turned fishermen activist. ISRO said the countdown for RISAT- says that the coastlines of area offers immense potential Dr Nokwe, a medical doc- A representative from the 2BR1 began at 4.40 PM on Tuesday. Somalia and Yemen remain for our fishermen,” he tor-turned-career diplomat said Federation of Indian Chambers The space agency said the satellites are underutilised. said. there was big scope for a win- of Commerce and Industries being launched under a commercial “Because of the lack of What makes the Somalian win situation for all the stake (FICCI), an industry body arrangement with NewSpace India Ltd. interest among Somalian fish- and Yemen coast unique is the holders viz India, Yemen, involved in the Blue Economy The mission life of RISAT2-BR1 is five 6 $ /6$0P * @A O*@A<CDP + ermen to take the initiative to presence of large stock of tuna, Somalia the entrepreneurs and also expressed his apprehen- years, ISRO said. RISAT-2BR1 follows the '!* ) E) venture out to the exclusive lobster, sardine , mackerel, cut- the fishermen if such a coop- sion over the threats posed by successful launch of RISAT-2B in May 22. 6!) + * ' %# % R$.$ %"-8#!"#+)# .%$ 7 - ' #)* & ' + &' + Lucknow: The dying declaration Singh told PTI. items came in contact with the )"')' * of the 23-year-old Unnao rape “When she was taken to accused and carry their finger- Patna: The recent recovery of a belonged to their elder daughter. victim, who was set ablaze last Delhi and admitted to the hos- prints or traces of their sweat or Pune: The Maratha Kranti Morcha has young woman’s charred body in They also said that her father had week by five men, including the pital, she also had a chat with hair etc from which the DNA demanded speedy justice in the 2016 case Buxar district of Bihar, which had been seething with rage since her two accused of raping her earli- doctors. We will try to get the sample of the accused could of rape and killing of a 15-year-girl in triggered speculation of murder after elopement, his fury getting worse by er, is a “strong evidence” and will statement of the doctor also in possibly be lifted. Maharashtra’s Kopardi village. rape, turned out to be a case of hon- taunts of neighbours and he had been be used to nail her killers, Uttar this regard. These will be strong “We would then match the The pro-Maratha outfit sent a letter to our killing and the main accused the vowing that once caught, he will not Pradesh police chief O P Singh evidence to chargesheet these DNA samples of the accused to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey on father of the victim has been arrest- nobody was coming forward with a spare her”, the DIG said. said on Tuesday. five criminals,” he added. those found on the victim’s Monday, seeking his intervention into the ed, a top police official claimed on missing report which could give us He also said Gupta, who had The police will go in for the Singh also said the police items,” said Singh. “We also have matter and their other pending demands. Tuesday. a clue”, Rathi told PTI over phone. been hiding since he killed his prosecution of the five accused will soon file the chargesheet in several strong pieces of circum- “A sessions court awarded death sen- Deputy Inspector General of “The Dinara SHO, in the mean- daughter on the night of December in a fast-track court, the direc- the murder case. “We will be stantial evidence in the case,” said tence to three accused in the Kopardi rape Police, Shahabad Range, Rakesh time, got the information that a 2, had confessed that the cartridge tor general of police said a day chargesheeting them within a the DGP. In her statement to Sub case. The case is now pending before the Rathi said that Mahendra Gupta, a woman hailing from the locality who found close to the body was fired after the Utter Pradesh few days. We want to fast-track Divisional Magistrate Bombay High Court. The Government retired Army man and resident of got married last year had been miss- from his weapon and that he had set Government took a Cabinet the entire case,” said the police Dayashankar Pathak, the woman should intervene and ensure speedy justice Dinara in Bhabhua the headquarter ing ever since she eloped with her the body ablaze after pulling the trig- decision to set up 218 new fast- chief. “We are also exploring the had said she was attacked when to the victim,” Maratha Kranti Morcha mem- of Kaimur district was arrested paramour and her family members, ger on his child. track courts — 144 to try rape possibility of going for the DNA she reached Gaura turn near her ber Rajendra Kondhare told reporters here Tuesday afternoon, a day after the moved by shame, had got their son- The body was found in the cases and 74 for sexual offences test of the accused,” said Singh. home on her way to the court to on Monday. victim was identified by her moth- in-law married to their younger fields in a village under Itarhi police against children. Explaining the rational attend hearing in her rape case. The victim, a Class IX student belong- er and brother. daughter”, he added. station on December 3 and, coming “Dying declaration is a very behind going in for the DNA test She had specifically named ing to the Maratha community, was found “After the recovery of the wom- Subsequently, the brother and close on the heels of the rape and strong evidence, and certainly, it of the accused, the police chief Harishankar Trivedi, Ram brutally killed after being raped on July 13, ans body in Itarhi police station area mother of the woman were picked up murder of a young veterinary doc- will be used. Before dying, the said the victim also had a mobile Kishore Trivedi, Umesh Bajpai, 2016 at Kopardi village in Ahmednagar dis- of Buxar last week, we were facing the for interrogation and shown the tor in Hyderabad, had fueled spec- girl deposed before a sub-divi- phone and a purse, which have Shivam Trivedi and Shubham trict. According to police, the accused also problem of ascertaining her identi- sandals and the toe ring worn by the ulation that it was a case of a simi- sional magistrate that these five already been sent for the foren- Trivedi as the persons who set inflicted injuries all over her body and broke ty since the corpse was charged and deceased. “They confirmed it lar nature. PTI persons attacked her,” DGP sic test to ascertain if those her on fire. PTI her limbs before throttling her. PTI 788 ) " 3 & && ) ' Thiruvananthapuram: Over ablaze by her attackers. Commission Chairperson M C Josephine told PTI. 1,500 rape cases have been According to the police’s Josephine said fast-track courts, “It prompts people to think < registered in Kerala so far this crime records bureau, a total of speedy trial and women- and act emotionally. That’s year, according to police sta- 10,516 cases of atrocities friendly police stations besides what we saw in Telangana tistics. against women have been grassroots level awareness dri- recently,” she said. % / stated, Goa Pradesh Mahila ed for raping and killing are The numbers have been reported up to September this ves are the solutions to address So, fast-track courts should Congress Committee presi- “hanged to death in public”. revealed at a time when there year, of which 1,537 were rapes. the increasing atrocities against be set up. Trials should be he Goa Congress women’s dent Pratima Coutinho said. “There is a need to instill is a Nationwide uproar over Though there is a slight dip women. expedited and stringent pun- Twing on Tuesday said cap- “We should not live in a fear in the minds of perverts increasing crimes against in the number of rape cases this deaths and 2,019 cases of cru- However, she said com- ishment should be ensured to ital punishment was the only state of denial. There are cases that if they commit such women after the recent killing year compared to the 2,015 last elty by husbands and relatives pared to many other northern the culprits, the Women’s way to curb crimes like rape in of minor girls being raped and crimes, they would face severe of two young women in year (provisional figures), it have also been reported in the states, cases are registered in the Commission chairperson said. the country. killed. Women are not feeling consequences,” she said, adding Hyderabad and Unnao in Uttar could go up when the cases in first nine months this year, it state fast and it was a positive Despite stringent laws, It supported Congress safe on streets in several parts that countries all over the Pradesh respectively. the rest of the months are said. sign in a way. women are facing new forms of leader Rahul Gandhi’s remark of the country. This is the world are adopting a zero-tol- In Hyderabad, a young taken into consideration. A total of 2,003 and 1,656 “Delayed justice is a cause crimes and atrocities nowadays, that India was now known as actual situation and not a polit- erance attitude towards such veterinarian was gang-raped, Besides the rape cases, a rape cases had been reported in of worry in the cases of atroc- she pointed out. “Five women “rape capital” of the world. ical statement,” she said. crimes. killed and set on fire by four total of 3,351 molestation, 167 Kerala in 2017 and 2016 ities against women. Justice have died in petrol attacks in The recent trend of rapes Coutinho said time has Such crimes can be con- men, while in Unnao a rape kidnapping and abduction, 309 respectively, it added. delayed amounts to justice Kerala in the last six months,” and killings of innocent victims come to amend the existing law trolled only by capital punish- victim died after being set eve-teasing cases, four dowry Kerala Women’s being denied to the victims,” she said. PTI clearly reflects what Gandhi has and ensure that those convict- ment, she asserted. * ' $! + + + + 8;8: taken against the fund during safety city projects in eight Committee (EC) of officers accused perpetrating 2017-18, it has cities and strengthening of chaired by the Secretary, * &" & + aking serious cognisance of sexual crimes on not utilised any forensic science laboratories, Ministry of Women & Child Tnon-utilisation of funds by women... We will pro- money under Maharashtra was allocated Development (MWCD) to 8;8: the previous Government vide whatever facilities this fund. 874.7 crore and 268.5 crore appraise and recommend pro- under the Nirbhaya Fund, needed for making the Similarly, during 2018-19 respectively. posals to be funded under this uburban railway commuters Maharashtra’s new Chief police force efficient. the Centre allo- However, according to the framework. Sawait a New year gift, as the Minister Uddhav The police force in its cated 176.6 MWCD note, the Centre has Central Victim Central Railway prepares to Thackeray on Tuesday direct- khaki dress should contribute crore to Maharashtra during not yet received utilisation cer- Compensation Fund (CVCF) operate the first-ever Air-con- ed the State administration to to strengthening the 2015-17 under the Central tificates from Maharashtra. has been funded under the ditioned suburban local on prepare guidelines for utilising Government. You should work Victim Compensation fund of The Nirbhaya Fund Framework of Nirbhaya Fund January 1, 2020. the money allocated to the in such a manner that people the Nirbhaya Fund, but the Framework provides for a non- to support States and Union “The first Air-conditioned State under the Nirbhaya Fund. should respect the police force,” state has not so far utilised any lapsable corpus fund for safe- Territories (UTs) for their EMU (Electrical Multiple Unit) Speaking at a meeting of Uddhav said, adding that the money, according to a note ty and security of women to be Victim Compensation Scheme. local train has arrived in our senior State police officers at State Government would look released by the Ministry of administered by the The CVCF is a one-time grant yard. It will be a New Year gift the of the office of Director into the issues like housing, Women and Child Department of Economic of top-up funds to the for our commuters. This AC General of Police (DGP) here, health issues and duty hours of Development (MWCD) on July Affairs (DEA) of the Ministry States/UTs subsequent to the EMU train has 12 cars fully air- Uddhav said: “It is a serious the police force. 19, 2019. of Finance (MoF) of the directions of Hon’ble Supreme conditioned including driving matter that the State has not At the meeting, the chief While Maharashtra was Government of India. Further, Court. Funds were released to cabs,”, a Central Railway utilised the funds allotted to it minister interacted with the allocated 45.84 crore Cyber it provides for an Empowered States/UTs in 2016-17. spokesperson said here on under the Nirbhaya Fund dur- Police Commissioners of Pune, Crime Prevention against Tuesday. ing the last few years. We have Thane, Aurgangad, Nagpur, Women & Children (CCPWC) “A motor woman will in all to look at ways utilise the Nashik and Navi Mumbai and 45.84 crore during 2017-18, likelihood operate the AC local 15 ton capacity roof mounted identification system for Alarm funds quickly. For the purpose, Special Inspectors General of it was allocated a total of on its maiden run,” the package units (RMPU) for air chain pulling & Door mal- there is a need for preparing police, through video-confer- 144.65 crore for a period spokesperson added. conditioning in each coach, functioning. guidelines to utlise the funds encing. from 2015-16 to 2019-20 under The AC local has been provision of an EMU rake Among the safety features allocated under the Nirbhaya Uddhav’s remarks about One Stop Centre Scheme. manufactured by ICF (Integral with secondary air suspension for commuters, the local has an fund”. Maharashtra having not Similarly, it was allocated 6.27 Coach Factory) Chennai, with two air bellows, provided electrically-operated automat- At the meeting, the chief utilised any money allocated to crore under Universalisation of which has made a new breed of on each bogie, availability of a ic door closure system, minister directed the senior it under Nirbhaya fund should Women Helpline during 2015- indigenous air-conditioned Passenger Address & Passenger Emergency Talk Back (ETU) State police officers to initiate be seen in the light of the fact 16. Maharashtra has not EMU train set. Information system (PAPIS), a system which is a part of PAPIS action against the culprits that though the State had been utilised any money under any The salient features of the GPS based information system and a manual door opening behind the sexual atrocities allocated 128.46 crore of these heads of the Nirbhaya new local include: AC system for passenger with intercom system in each coach that can on women. Emergency Response Support Fund. for passengers comprising 2 X facility and LED Based Coach be accessed. “Sternest action needs to be System (ERSS) of the Nirbhaya Under two other heads – ) "& +23 " : ' " && ! ) P % Srinagar: Most of the shops Jammu: Dozens of All Jammu and Kashmir detained by police. were shut in Srinagar on Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) members were “We are ending the hunger strike as per Tuesday due to a shutdown detained here on Tuesday after they tried to take already chalked out programme today called by the separatists on the out a march in support of their various demands, (Tuesday)...We have already conveyed all our occasion of International including clearance of 1,000 crore liabilities genuine demands to the director rural devel- Human Rights Day, officials under the Centre’s flagship MGNERGA opment department who visited us during the said. scheme. hunger strike and are hopeful of resolution of Shops, fuel stations and The AJKPC, a frontline body of elected pan- our issues,” AJKPC president Anil Sharma told other business establishments chayat members, went on a week-long hunger reporters before leading the protest march. were shut in several areas of the strike on December 3 to press for their demands. However, he threatened to intensify the agi- city, they added. shaws were plying, unhindered Tuesday till February 22, 2020. It ended the hunger strike on Tuesday but tried tation if the administration failed to resolve their The shutdown was intense they added. The hardline Hurriyat to take out a rally when its members were issues. PTI in the Downtown (old city) There were reports of shut- Conference, led by Syed Ali areas, the officials said. down in certain areas of the Shah Geelani, had reportedly Public transport was less, other districts of the valley, the called for the shutdown on but private cars and auto-rick- officials said. The schools in Monday and asked people to Kashmir were shut after the observe a “black day” on the Government announced the occasion of International winter vacations from Human Rights Day. PTI !"# $ > , &) ,"$ +* .""0*",) ')" 9! ) %)" ) # ,0*",) ')" 3386"+3"7 . $ $. 1 6 $ )$ $ # ! . ##).# #"4 (!"'' *)# #! +" )#". "', # ++"# )#! 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It is not well-known that Gujral 6 saheb was a person who held environmen- * == tal issues close to his heart and fully appre- ciated the need for this country to blend * development efforts with environmental @ # 3A$ 6 protection. 2 It was in 1995 that The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched a @ 3 major project called GREEN India 2047 in preparation for the celebration of 50 years ; 3 of India’s independence in 1997. This pro- ject, which was the effort of almost three ( dozen researchers working for almost two behind us. Even today, almost intensive and polluting. children? And when I say chil- ! /< , !/- # 3 < years, estimated and documented the two-third of India’s population If we look at specific ele- dren, I do not mean children @ 01=B damage that Indian society had imposed lives in rural areas and while sev- ments of natural resources, only of the elite. The child liv- on the country’s natural resources and its eral leaders have highlighted the water, as is universally accept- ing in the slum, the child who environmental quality. It further project- growth of India’s population as ed, would be heavily stressed in is walking and sleeping on the # 3A$ < 3 ed what could happen with business as one factor which imposes a several parts of the country street, what future are we offer- @ !/ ( usual 50 years into the future, that is when larger and larger footprint on the % /$ because of the impacts of cli- ing him?” C 3 @ India reaches 100 years of independence country’s natural resources, we mate change. It is now clear that Sadly, many of the projec- in 2047. A brief presentation on this pro- have really not come to grips 8 with increased warming of tions that were made in this 3 ject was made before Gujral early in with what would constitute a $;8 temperatures, we would not project and presented to the ( C =DEF 3 August 1997 at Vigyan Bhavan, during sustainable level of population only see persistent and more then Prime Minister have only 2 3 3 (( which he also assembled a number of growth and consumption. India’s 8 4 serious droughts but also the become more threatening. members of his Council of Ministers. At population, which was 336 mil- $ A effects of extreme precipitation Whether it is the air quality, 3 $ the end of the presentation, which provid- lion in 1947, was estimated as events in different parts of the chemical and toxic pollution of =>E= 3 2 ( ed startling facts and figures, Gujral saheb 953 million in 1997. And today, 8% country. In several cases even our groundwater, dumping of 3 ( stated that this presentation “should jolt us we are 1.3 billion mindlessly $; AO those areas, which are drought- waste in our rivers, thinning of into action.” pursuing Western consumption prone during most of the year, forests and the huge mountains 3 ) < At that stage, the media, too, report- patterns, which impose a heavy ; would see heavy precipitation of solid waste being generated # @ 3 ( ed on the stark facts and the disturbing burden on the country’s natur- ; $ events in some seasons. These not only by our cities but by # # $ trends which had been in evidence during al resources. would lead to recurrent floods our rural areas as well, the out- the first 50 years of India’s independence. In this respect, the provi- with loss of lives and property. look for 2047 looks grim and 6 * One particular editorial in a leading news- sion of infrastructure and During Gujral’s interven- frightening. 3A$ paper carried the title as “Filthy at Fifty.” wherewithal for universal liter- 8 tion, after the presentation that While we have widespread ( ? Much of the media coverage, which acy and education have been R; A0 was made before him, he stat- opportunities, the inertia in our undoubtedly supported efforts to inform lacking. So, too, the provision ed, “Thus, we have come to a system is pushing us in the 3 @ the Indian public, was clearly the result of of adequate healthcare facilities % /$ stage when there are two direction of business as usual. =>B1 =>F1 # the attention provided by the then Prime in several parts of the country, $; %% lifestyles. The elite in the coun- There is, therefore, a dire need 3 ( Minister to the analysis and realities pre- which would have promoted :; try can drink water out of a for Indian society to shift gears 3 ( sented to him. different fertility decisions. At bottle; the common man can and move towards a path of Today it would be useful to revisit some the same time, the consumerist ; ; 67A drink municipal water; and sustainable development. That 2 6< ( of the findings of the GREEN India 2047 culture, which Gandhiji was the worst, the slum dwellers can would not only be a fitting trib- 3 / * project, perhaps as a salute to Gujral’s totally against, has not only &;; ( drink untreated river water. ute to Gujral but a reassurance / < !/ appreciation of the fact that India cannot afflicted the growing urban This is the picture that is for our children living a secure develop without due attention to its natur- population but has also perco- emerging. Therefore, when we existence devoid of the grow- 6< /3 al resources and ecosystems, which not only lated to our rural areas. $ 377A look at the coming 50 years — ing risks from human-induced support human life but a range of biodiver- Besides, as it happens, his- & %$ we are now at the golden climate change and the cata- 2 + ( ( sity that this country is blessed with. The torically, industrial develop- jubilee of our independence — strophic destruction of our truth is that in a range of vital resources, there ment has been centered around we must ask: Is this the lifestyle natural resources. # ( ( has been rapid degradation as a result of so- chemicals and fertilisers, paper, we are thinking of? Is this the (The writer is former chair- @( called development. Some important facts cement, power generation and life that we are offering to our man, Intergovernmental Panel need reflection even as 1997 is now 22 years aluminium, which are resource- people? 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He must focus on *"#) *! %) #( + !) #: ! #) 0!# )(" )* !"' #! :) (! )#) system has become. delivering a corruption-free #" #! ) *),)#" , "'# ) # ' (" "*! #!# "#)),)* #" If the proceedings in the + S Government and work towards #! ,0 #) "# "+#! "#!- # ## ( ' - #! . )* " "+#! +, "+#! $" #)##)"0+ Uphaar case are anything to go by, inclusive development in the *) ,(! #! )+ +",*" #! ." *" ( ! #! ) !##"+, #)*# ) one can very well imagine the . * ! " State. ! . !) !0 # " )#!"# ) #!#)# #"),,) # 0 time the courts will take to decide Gajendra '))#( ) * ) ,)# # #, #"+ , ' on this case. Moreover, one does + / : * Via email ! . +," ). #!)#! ) !.") *"- not even know if the punishment P Q ; 0101 will be exemplary. The fund relief ! 2 $ ( announced by the Government put the entire blame on the time. It could have ordered the of onions and one of the mea- for the victims in the Azad Mandi " Government. import of onions right at the sures could be to increase the fire does not matter. The owner Sir — This refers to the editor- Much of the crop was time when an increase was area under onion cultivation of the factory and its manager # ial, “No more tears please” destroyed due to unseasonal reported. Instead, it chose to across the country. have also been arrested. The real (December 9). Although the rains in key onion-growing wait for prices to spiral. It is now Onions are the staple food test, however, will be if we can 6 common man has been heavily regions in Maharashtra, that we have ordered the import for millions of Indians, the amend safety laws. + ! 4 + hit by the high prices of onions Karnataka and Rajasthan that of onions from Egypt, poorest of whom often make Sahil Agrawal + 4 # " and everyone has been groaning left the year’s kharif crop dam- Afghanistan and Turkey. meals of wheat-rolled roti, green Kolkata 3 ! about the Government’s inabil- aged. But it is also true that the The way forward for us chilli and this vegetable. ity to get the bulk back within Government failed to take stock should be to find possible solu- Devendra Khurana ++ - / 2 their reach, it would be wrong to of the situation at the right tions to increase the production Bhopal " ,, '*,(< ( 'C=> ")(> !"# $ ? , &) ,"$ @+4&3/ 9 3/&4 D3 3 ..2 !* * % % 32 1 P %) % 3 % E % 1 2 3 ) ,'" .## # *!" " *"* " L L % % * ),# *! ##", *#)* !)* 2 % #! ",)#+"* )#! #",".) '* 3+ /% B $ $ . =*/# . % . . ; ) ,;)- ( $" $$ . . % # S $ ;) * 01=D ( 0= FB . F> ( G= ( ;) ; , ( - S ( ( ( H0= 0; 53& 010B / % ! ,/%!- =0I 01=> 010B he world is witnessing an integration of * ;) ( economies like never before. At the same / I1 ( Ttime, political and economic volatility has * 2 also increased manifold and no country is immune ;) * B1 to the resultant turmoil. Another consequence of this global economic integration is the rise of multi- 01=D ;) * nationals with transnational operations and sub- =EI 2 E0 * * % sidiaries in numerous countries and access to finan- ;) ( cial markets worldwide. "( More than one-third of all financial transac- # 3 tions occur across borders and that number is ;) ( expected to grow as the search for diversification and better investment opportunities expands. 8% ( Different accounting standards mean different $ % ( models. For example, a company may recognise 4 $ ( profits under one set of national accounting norms $ and losses under another, which could ultimate- & && + ;) ly have an impact on its reported financial perfor- $ % $ mance and position. Without common account- 4:( + ing standards, cross-border activities were com- ;) plicated in the past that resulted in adding cost, 2773( / complexity and risk for both companies and ;) ( investors using those financial statements to $$; 4 6 make economic decisions. In such an integrated ;) @ but impulsive world economy, it is important to : =1 ( have a common business language that can help % IFRS started with its commitment to the ating margin, without, however, affect- evancy over 40 French listed firms in * ( understand and compare businesses. Financial momentum of growth in the G-20 sum- ing Earnings per share (EPS). 2004 utilising the longitudinal analysis reporting is an important way through which com- & $ mit held in 2009, following which the Several studies have been conduct- and found that ROE and net income are @ panies communicate with external stakeholders Ministry of Corporate Affairs formulat- ed worldwide to examine the usefulness increased by decrease inequity value due ( % 4 and standardisation of such reporting processes ( ed an action plan to implement the con- of IFRS in realising the three pillars of to the concept of fair valuation. Also, they ;) worldwide to bring about uniformity is more valu- vergence of Indian Accounting Standards transparency, accountability and efficien- did not observe any evidence of improve- ( able today than ever before. & with International Financial Reporting cy and to help economic decision-mak- ment in transparency and value rele- C With a view to improve corporate governance 4-R; A Standards from April 2011. ers and stakeholders alike to make vance. In India, Achalapathi and Bhanu ;) and increase free flow of capital across the globe, $88 However, after initial glitches, from informed decisions. In Germany, the Sireesha studied several firms and # ! ' in 2001, the International Accounting Standards $$; 4 2016, India has implemented a new impact of IFRS adoption was studied showed that IFRS adoption has led to an ,!' - ;) Board (IASB) developed the International Financial ; framework of the Indian Accounting during 1998 to 2002 by Hung and increase in most of the liquidity, prof- ;) Reporting Standards (IFRS), a set of high-quali- : Standards (Ind AS) that are based on and Subramanyam where they concluded itability and valuation ratios, which # ( ( ty common accounting rules established to bring : 4 :; seek to substantially converge with IFRS, that the value of total assets and equity were statistically significant and were able about consistency, transparency, reliability and $ $A( although not fully adopt them. Leasing, and variability of net earnings are signif- to conclude that an opportunity for cap- comparability in the financial statements world- revenue recognition, foreign currency icantly higher under IFRS compared to ital maintenance and protection against 6 !' ( % $A( wide. They define the types of transactions with : A convertible bonds, current vs non-cur- the German Accounting Standards. failure risk may have been provided to financial impact, their maintenance and reporting. rent liabilities, bargain purchases are However, changes in financial ratios were companies due to the transition to ;) # ( ( This goal of a single set of high-quality global $8% : A among the areas where India has devi- not supported by their study. IFRS. Although standardisation and # ( accounting standards is being supported by sev- & $ ated from IFRS. Agca and Aktas conducted a pre and harmonisation of financial reporting is ( eral nations, including G20 countries, several pro- 8 According to the Ind AS, from post-adoption study on impacts on important in this globalised world, com- ( fessional accounting organisations and investors 0 April 1, 2016, adoption of these standards financial ratios of 147 listed firms on the plete integration may not be possible as worldwide. A& has been compulsory for companies with Istanbul stock exchange during 2004- there is an increasing focus among dif- ( ( ( IFRS norms support the three pillars of A% & a net worth upward of 500 crore, which 2005 and found out that ratios that were ferent stakeholders on the future. transparency, accountability and efficiency. $ later expanded to every listed company majorly affected were the current and net Therefore, in an environment that is Transparency in financial statements is brought & $ from accounting period beginning on or asset turnover ratios. In contrast to other highly volatile and ever-changing, it is + ( ( ( about by improving the comparability and the qual- after April 1, 2017. Even unlisted com- individual surveys by country, analysts rather difficult for companies to make (( ( 8% $( ity of financial information internationally, there- 8 $ panies with a net worth greater than or Callao and Jarne, conducted two stud- accurate predictions. Thus, more flexi- * ;( ( by improving the decision-making capability of equal to 250 crore but less than 500 ies comparing results in Spain and the bility is needed in this area and the pos- ( ( investors and other external stakeholders. As a % 4 crore came under its purview. Once any United Kingdom (UK). sibilities of standardisation become lim- # ( ( source of globally-comparable information, IFRS company starts following Ind AS, either The results revealed that the quan- ited. Besides, non-financial aspects, like norms are also of vital importance to regulators voluntarily or on mandate, it cannot titative impact on financial ratios is sig- Corporate Social Responsibility and * ( ( around the world. By reducing the information revert to its old accounting method. As nificant in both countries and that it is Sustainable Development Goals, have ( asymmetry between the providers and users of cap- on date, the Ministry of Corporate higher in the UK. Blanchette, Racicot and started to play a major role in company ital, they boost accountability. Improving capital Affairs has notified 41 standards. Fair Girard, in their research, examined var- reporting, the informative value of allocation by helping investors to identify oppor- value and accurate reporting are given ious financial ratios of liquidity, leverage, which may vary greatly from one indus- tunities and risks across the world, these standards more importance, while computing coverage and profitability and their try to another and one country to ( contribute towards better economic efficiency. The financial statements in the new account- impact on the adoption of IFRS in com- another. The individual characteristics of + / * usage of IFRS has become quite widespread with ing standards and substance are recog- panies operating in Canada and did not each firm and their complex value ;) ( approximately 120 nations partially requiring these nised to reflect the most current picture find any difference. Although survey chains must be taken into account here, 01 # standards for their domestic listed companies. of financials. It has also changed how the results showed differences in means, as well as the industry, sector and coun- However, as many as 90 countries have fully con- key financials such as revenue, net prof- medians and volatility in most financial try-specific requirements. Adequate flex- # ;) formed with IFRS as promulgated by the IASB and it, book value, operating profit, goodwill ratios of companies but statistical signif- ibility is vital for coherent, stringent and include a statement, acknowledging such confor- and return on equity are computed. For icance could not be established in many appropriately-structured reporting. ( mity in their audit reports. Even those countries instance, under the old rules, excise duty cases. When they specifically evaluated While standard accounting norms are all ( that don’t apply the standards directly, like China, was deducted from sales. Conversely, as their results by groups of companies who about creating a level global playing field, * # ( closely follow the rules that the IASB has estab- per the Ind AS, excise duty is now treat- adopted IFRS at different dates, no sig- adequate freedom to differentiate each lished over the decades. According to a 2018 IFRS ed as a tax on manufacturing activity. nificant variations were found in their economy through our reporting is also Foundation report, 27,000 domestically-listed Therefore, it is assumed to be a part of results. vital. companies on 88 major stock exchanges in the revenue, which thereby, increases the rev- Arouri researched the IFRS impacts (The writer is Assistant Professor, , - world use the standards. India’s convergence with enue of companies but depresses oper- on return on equity (ROE) and value rel- Amity University) % @34+7/6 W syux t w xuysy vquqt rqu xquxu Xxu qvqrys vxus y uqyw qtxyuut @ ruqwx uus urxuyquqquqqwu Unfortunately, since then, despite daughter’s rapists had still not been women. After the Telangana and of which the maximum crimes were is raped and is unable to give evidence, public outrage, rape and molestation given capital punishment after all these Unnao incidents there has been clam- those involving hapless children. It is the culprits go scot-free because the cases have been on the rise and they years. In the meantime, there have our for even more stringent punish- also important to note that the con- mother’s evidence is considered sec- have become more violent. The recent been many high-profile rape cases ments. The question is, do we need viction rate is a dismal 32 per cent and ondary. How can a two-year-old child : 4A; Telangana rape-murder case and the allegedly involving some politicians more laws? the other perpetrators are roaming give evidence of rape? The onus of burning of the Unnao rape victim and and gurus. In reality, what is needed is strin- free. proof should not lie with the victim. & & her subsequent death in a hospital, However, the way some parlia- gent implementation of the existing Poor investigation and shoddy It is this kind of incongruity within the show that nothing has changed. Delhi mentarians clapped their hands in laws by the police, Government, law case build-up by agencies result in cul- legal system which needs to be )(!) ) 3< */54 is now considered the rape capital of support of the police encounter of the enforcement agencies and awareness prits getting away scot-free. In short, addressed. ++ *#) )#!#)" the world. Foreign countries like the four alleged rapists in Telangana and campaigns by women’s organisations. there are failings in the entire crimi- Last, but not the least, there is #) #")# + ))# n William Shakespeare’s famous US and the UK have sent advisories the public support for the extrajudi- The cases drag on for years. In the nal justice system. The police are not need to change the mindset of the )# ++) ( #" drama Julius Caesar, Cassius, a to tourists travelling to India. In these cial killings reveals the frustration of meanwhile, the perpetrators get prompt in dealing with rape cases, the public. Society should strongly support *! )# " " Inobleman, speaking with his countries too, there are crimes and the people with the county’s criminal emboldened and attack infants, chil- prosecution fails to get the perpetra- the victims of rape and not blame or friend, Brutus confides in the latter rapes but by and large, the public is justice system which takes years to dren, girls, women and even grand- tors convicted and the courts do not shame them. The moral fabric of the ;) * #)""+ that in the best interests of the pub- aware that the “big brother” is watch- mete out punishment. mothers, to satiate their lust. Many have enough judges to take up cases. country is tearing up slowly and this , ) !# ) ( lic, Julius Caesar must be stopped from ing and the perpetrators will be But many apprehend that police women still do not go to the police to The Centre and States need to needs to stop. Boys should be taught #! 273>#! , becoming the monarch of Rome. caught sooner or later. encounters often end up thwarting jus- report these incidents for lack of faith address the issue of women’s safety on to respect women in a country where .) "* #) ( Cassius tells him, “The fault, dear Sadly, this is not the case in India tice and are often misused as a quick- in the criminal justice system. a war footing as the public has lost the Shakti (divine feminine creative Brutus, is not in our stars, but in our- as criminals seem to have no fear of fix by the security establishment The spate of atrocities against confidence in the system. It is a sad power) cult is still relevant. # ') ) (), )#) selves, that we are underlings.” How the authorities. under public pressure. girls/women is indeed a wake up call commentary that despite the Supreme We should introspect in the after- "#!#"#! +"#* # apt is this quotation today! The solu- The public outrage following After the Nirbhaya incident, The for the judiciary. The State Court’s observations that judicial math of Hyderabad and Unnao inci- "+ !,) !# ) ( tion to the increasing number of rapes these unfortunate incidents is huge, as Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, Governments and the High Courts reforms were needed urgently, the dents and put the fear of God in the )* ) *) )"-,) and atrocities on women lies with us it should be. Asha Devi, mother of 2013 was amended and is held as one (HCs) must support the Centre’s pro- Government is dragging its feet on it. minds of perpetrators and provide jus- '" # )#)"0 not elsewhere. This was my intro while Nirbhaya, went on record and vent- of the most concrete steps taken by the posal to set up 1,000 special courts to Archaic laws need to be amend- tice to the victims. writing about the Nirbhaya rape case. ed her frustration over the fact that her Government to curb violence against fast-track nearly 1.67 lakh rape cases, ed. It is appalling that when a toddler (The writer is a senior journalist) E$"# < !"# $ A 83## ## 4F + ( < + 4< " #@ .A () farmers to promote Prime the government had high- +>5EGF H : / 4 November, with the revenue Minister's vision of Make in lighted India's position as a rel- growing by 6 per cent to 1.03 he RCEP did not “ade- India and doubling farmers' atively low per capita GDP as onsumer prices in China Parliamentary panel on lakh crore in the month. The Tquately” address India's con- income,” said Goyal. compared to other RCEP coun- 8;8: American currency. Caccelerated at their fastest Afinance on Tuesday collection stood at 95,380 cerns including over issues of The minister also said tries and its concerns about the “Rupee continued to pace for almost eight years in observed that the Goods and crore in October. non-tariff barriers to trade and that India would continue to livelihood of farmers and he rupee rose by 12 paise to extend gains despite fall in November as the African swine Services Tax (GST) collection “The committee would opaqueness in subsidy regime in engage with other countries as employment generation pro- Tclose at a more than one- domestic equities but primar- fever epidemic caused pork has slowed down in recent also urge the Department of some countries, which forced it “equal partner and on the vided by the industrial sector, month high of 70.92 against the ily on back of weakness in the prices to more than double, months and asked the govern- Revenue to remain vigilant so to back out from the trade principle of reciprocity”. particularly by the MSMEs. US dollar on Tuesday amid dollar against its major cross- data showed Tuesday. ment to prevent misuse of as to prevent misuse of provi- deal, the government informed “We are working with our The Regional softening crude oil prices and es,” said Gaurang Somaiyaa, The consumer price index input tax credit. sions as input tax credit and Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. existing FTA partners like South Comprehensive Economic weakening of the greenback Forex & Bullion Analyst, (CPI) — a key gauge of retail Two years after its launch, enhance monitoring of overall Besides, the government is Korea and Japan to address our Partnership (RCEP) is a mega vis-a-vis major global curren- Motilal Oswal Financial inflation — came in at 4.5 per- the government has begun compliance,” the committee also going to review the free concerns,” said Goyal in his free-trade agreement (FTA) cies. Services Private Ltd. cent for November, the the review of GST, including a said. trade agreement between India statement on trade agreements which was negotiated by 16 Forex traders said the Somaiyaa, further said that National Bureau of Statistics possible resetting of rates It further asked the revenue and ASEAN countries by the with RCEP countries. countries, including India and Indian rupee gained ground on focus will now be on inflation (NBS) said, up from 3.8 percent along with the slabs, the department to have systemat- previous governments saying He further added: “We China. On November 4 in the back of stable crude oil and industrial production in October and the highest rate Standing Committee on ic reports and conduct feed- that it has created trade imbal- have also secured an agreement Bangkok, Prime Minister prices and a weaker dollar number and weaker-than- since January 2012. Finance headed by Jayant back surveys from taxpayers to ances, Union Minister of to initiate a review of ASEAN- Narendra Modi took the call of index. However, muted domes- expected data could curb the Analysts surveyed by Sinha said in its report tabled evaluate whether GST is oper- Commerce and Industry Piyush India Trade and Goods agree- not joining the RCEP agreement tic equity markets weighed on gains for the currency. Bloomberg News had forecast in Parliament. ating smoothly. Goyal said in a statement. ment to make the AIFTA more as India's concerns were not the local unit. “We expect the USDINR an increase of 4.3 percent on- “In this connection, the On large amount of tax According to the minister, user friendly, simple and trade addressed in the pact. At the interbank foreign (Spot) pair to find support year. committee are constrained to refunds and the accruing inter- imports from these countries facilitative.” Taking a dig on the previ- exchange market, the rupee close to 70.80 levels and on the The widespread outbreak observe that GST collections ests on it, the committee said have increased much more than Over RCEP, the minister ous governments, the minister opened at 70.98 against the US higher side resistance is at of swine fever since August have somewhat slowed down in the processes should be revis- exports from India. said that India continued to said that the previous FTAs dollar. 71.40 level,” he said. 2018 has disrupted the pork recent months as compared to ited to dispense with the “need However, Goyal, who was focus on its core demands - done by them had done dam- During the day, the domes- Forex traders said easing supply in China, sending the the target. The committee for raising realistic demands as replying to members in the level playing field, fair trade age to trade, hence there was no tic unit fluctuated between a crude oil prices and weak- prices of the staple meat up would therefore expect the also payments of dispropor- Upper House, also assured practises, transparency and question of any such further high of 70.85 and a low of 71.04 nesss of the US dollar vis-a-vis 110.2 percent last month government to resolve all the tionately large advance tax by them that India's Look East market access - during the trade agreements. and finally ended the day at other currencies overseas sup- November. troubling issues related to GST assesses”. policy would continue. trade negotiations. Asked about the conse- 70.92 against the US dollar, the ported the rupee. With China's pig herd at the earliest to achieve the In 2017-18, the direct tax “The government's priority “Since, RCEP in its current quences of not joining RCEP, highest closing level since The dollar index, which down by about 40 percent, desired revenue buoyancy,” the refunds stood at 1.52 lakh is also to correct the asymmetry form did not adequately address the minister said, “The econo- November 5 when the unit set- gauges the greenback's authorities last week launched panel said. crore and 17,603 crore as in the existing agreements and our concerns, joining it would be my of the country would tled at 70.69. strength against a basket of six a plan to restore pork produc- GST revenue collection interest, which rose to 1.61 maximise its export potential to unfair to our interests,” he said. improve and there would be no On Monday, the rupee had currencies, fell 0.13 per cent to tion to pre-swine fever levels by crossed the 1 lakh crore mark lakh crore and 20,566 crore benefit domestic industry and During RCEP negotiations, unwanted imports.” settled at 71.04 against the 97.51. 2021. after a gap of three months in respectively in 2018-19. 9 D3 @ 0 ' ; & &#&$ + 2>2 45I + round. According to reports, the able to raise Rs 8,000 crore suc- Digital payments have seen significant bank was likely to reject the cessfully using BSE BOND lipkart-owned digital payments com- growth in India after the government's hares of Yes Bank on offer of the proposed capital tate-run Food Corporation platform...BSE firmly believes Fpany PhonePe has received a fund infu- demonetisation drive in 2016. Players like STuesday fell over 10 per infusion. Sof India (FCI) garnered Rs that Indian bond market is tap- sion of about 585.66 crore from its par- PhonePe and Paytm have witnessed strong cent amid reports about diffi- However, the lender after 8,000 crore by way of issuance ping ample potential for size- ent firm in another round, according to growth in user base as well as transaction culty being faced by the lender the market hours said it shall of bonds on private placement able growth and India is park- regulatory filings. value and volumes. over a USD 2-billion fundrais- continue to evaluate other basis on BSE's electronic book ing its domestic savings in the PhonePe Pvt Ltd, Singapore, (formerly PhonePe has seen its losses mount to ing plan. potential investors to raise cap- mechanism platform. most judicious manner,” BSE Flipkart Payments Pvt Ltd) was allotted 1,904.72 crore in 2018-19 from a loss of The stock dived 10.05 per ital up to USD 2 billion. In total, 247 bids for Rs CEO and MD Ashishkumar 13,81,278 shares and the total amount paid 791.03 crore for the year ended March cent to end at 50.55 on the “The board is willing to 20,071.2 crore were received on Chauhan said. was 585,66,18,720, according to docu- 2018. BSE. During the day, it plunged favourably consider the offer of BSE BOND Platform, which is The platform was launched ments sourced by business intelligence However, its revenue from opera- 12.27 per cent to 50.55. USD 500 million of Citax the second highest bids ever on July 1, 2016 to facilitate platform Tofler tions rose manifold to 184.22 crore in On the National Stock Holdings and Citax Investment received for yield based bid- online bidding for private The company declined to comment on 2018-19 as against 42.79 crore a year Exchange (NSE), the company's Group and the final decision ding, the exchange said in a placement of debt securities. the fund infusion. ago. shares tumbled 10.4 per cent to regarding allotment to follow in statement. Since then, companies have gar- In July this year, PhonePe had received Previously, PhonePe had stated that it close at Rs 50.40 apiece. During the next board meeting, subject B S Mohapatra, Executive nered over 9 lakh crore through a fund infusion of about 698 crore from had seen 380 million transactions on its the day, the stock plummeted to requisite regulatory Director (Finance) at FCI said the exchange mechanism. its parent firm. platform in August 2019, as compared to 13.68 per cent on the NSE. approval(s),” it said in a regu- the platform's convenience, The platform, which allows The latest fund infusion is expected to Paytm had recently announced a USD 290 million in the month of June. In terms of the equity vol- latory filling. user-friendly feature and sup- all categories of investors to provide PhonePe more muscle to compete 1 billion (around 7,173 crore) fund raise There have also been reports that ume, 2.29 crore shares of the The binding offer of USD port from BSE team place bids, helps bring in trans- in the burgeoning payments segment in led by the US-based asset management Flipkart is looking at hiving off PhonePe company were traded on the 1.2 billion submitted by Erwin smoothened the entire bid- parency and efficiency in price India. It competes against the likes of firm T Rowe Price. Existing investors into a separate entity, a move that would BSE and over 34.5 crore shares Singh Braich / SPGP Holdings ding and fund-raising process. discovery for private place- Paytm, Google Pay, Amazon Pay and oth- Alibaba, Softbank and Discovery Capital help the payments company raise funds changed hands on the NSE continues to be under discus- “I am delighted that FCI is ment of debt securities. ers in this space. had also participated in the funding independently. during the day. sion, it further added. #(= ## *# $!)' ,' ".) )#"+ ' " # ,' 71GG4 $%. #" *!)# 2 !" # - ") )# #"?DB)273> 328/ 55"3>2 *@53 ")" +",55B) : * *< 273?< oal India Ltd (CIL) on Mumbai: Days after the '"# 8;8: CTuesday said about 58 ther- Reserve Bank stunned the mar- mal power plants (TPPs) in the ket with a status quo on the : / 4 n some good news to the mil- country are saving around Rs policy rates, an American bro- Ilions graduates and also to 3,770 crore per annum in coal kerage has said onion prices hina plans to launch its own the education system in the transportation cost after the hold the key to the next rate Cdigital currency to stay country as a whole, where for miner had implemented the cut. ahead of the global competition many years as much as 70 per- fuel linkage rationalisation. Onion prices, considered with its central bank approving cent of the professional degree A total of 63 million tonne politically sensitive, have been proposals to conduct trials in holders were found to be of coal movement is currently spiralling for the last few weeks some cities, official media here unemployable, a survey has involved under the rationali- and have breached the 200- reported on Tuesday. found that nearly half of the sation policy, CIL sources said. mark in some markets. China's central bank - the fresh pass-outs are employ- “An estimated Rs 3,770 The RBI was widely People's Bank of China (PBC) able now. crore is being saved annually by expected to cut interest rates at - has stepped up efforts to roll The survey, however, does 58 thermal power plants in the last week's policy, which would out its Digital Currency not speak about the jobs sce- country in coal transportation have made it into a sixth con- Electronic Payment (DCEP) as nario given the shape of the costs after the implementa- secutive cut in as many policy it seeks to stay ahead of the economy due to the high capac- tion of linkage rationalisation reviews in 2019 to boost the competition among central ity underutilization prevalent in policy by Coal India Limited sagging growth, that has dipped banks around the world and across most industry segments since 2015,” the miner said. to a six-year low. help preserve financial sover- for many years now. The linkage rationalisation “We advise investors to eignty, state-run Global Times According to the India refers to transfer of coal supply track onion prices to time the reported. Skills Report by Wheebox, source of a power plant from a stood at 4,654 crore, it next rate cut by RBI,” house The bank is set to conduct People Strong and CII, there is far end mine to the nearer one. added. economists at Bank of America trials of the digital currency in an overall positive trend in tal- This arrangement benefits he country's largest lender In recent months, there Securities said in a note on cities such as tech hub ent supply as over 46 percent of the power plants in reduction TState Bank of India (SBI) on have been several instances of Tuesday. Shenzhen in the country's the students surveyed are found of coal transportation cost and Tuesday reported about Rs under-reporting of bad loans It said onion prices have southern Guangdong Province, to be employable or ready to ensures quicker supplies of the 12,000 crore divergence in by lenders, prompting regula- now jumped 371 percent year- it said. take-up jobs in 2019 against fuel and greater availability of their bad loans for the last fis- tory action by the Reserve on-year in December, after a The initial test, set at the only 33 percent in 2014. railway rakes, the sources said. cal. Bank of India. 177 percent increase in end of this month in Shenzhen, “There is an improvement As per the assessment done Last month, SBI in a cir- November. If the prices retreat will involve some of the largest in the availability of employable by the RBI, the gross NPA of cular noted that disclosures in to 60 a kg in December and to banks in the country and tele- talent at around 47% in 2019up ) ! )") the SBI was 11,932 crore more respect of divergence and pro- 40 in January from the present com carriers, the Times report- from 33.9% in 2014,” Wheebox at 1,84,682 as against visioning are in the nature of levels, inflation should peak off ed, quoting the Caijing founder and chief executive * O ." 1,72,750 reported by the bank material events and hence at 5.9 percent in December and Magazine. Nirmal Singh said. for 2018-19, SBI said in a reg- necessitate immediate disclo- slip to 5.4 percent in January. The test will be expanded The most employable can- "+) *#" ulatory filing. sure. Further, this information But if onion price moderates to to more areas next year, it didates are MBA passouts with Similarly, the net NPA was is also price sensitive, requiring 60 a kg in January, when bulk said. Similar tests are also 54 percent of the being found * =,( &", +" $ 77,827 crore as compared to prompt disclosure by a listed of onion imports arrive, infla- expected to be conducted in employable against 40 percent ) ! )(!" * # disclosed figure of 65,895 entity. tion will be at 6.1 percent in Suzhou, China's estern Jiangsu in two years ago, it said, adding *! !) ##' )) crore, reflecting divergence of Accordingly, the regulator January, it said. Province, the report noted. BPharma, polytechnic, BCom # , (! . ",)# #" 11,932 crore, it said. has decided that “listed banks The note, however, said its Domestic internet giants and BA graduates have also #! .""+) *#" "+ ". As a result the bank has to shall make disclosures of diver- base case is for a rate cut at the Alibaba and Tencent will also seen an improvement in their # *!" " ,"* 0 make additional provisioning gences and provisioning next policy review in February, participate in the trials, it employability which has )(62() ," #! " O of 12,036 crore in the bal- beyond specified threshold, as when it expects the headline added. The PBC is accelerating increased by over 15 percent. ) ' # ) #)+)*) ancesheet and the notional mentioned in aforesaid RBI inflation to peak at 6 percent in the launch as competition heat- However, there has been a # ) * E F(8*!) ) loss would have been at 6,968 notifications, as soon as rea- December or latest by January. ing up among central banks decline in the employability " . ! ') * )#! crore. sonably possible and not later While holding the rates, around the world to leap ahead those coming out with BTech, . ) '##" SBI had posted a profit of than 24 hours upon receipt of governor Shaktikanta Das had with digital currency, expected other engineering streams, *! (#! *",' )) 862 crore for 2018-19 in May the Reserve Bank's Final Risk said that the central bank was to affect a wide range of sectors MCA, technical and computer- ## , #0 this year. Assessment Report (RAR), still open to cut the rates but ranging from financial to retail related courses, says the survey. L ) ! ) " #! " O ) It further said after subse- rather than waiting to publish chose to wait and watch for and trade, the report said. The survey is based on a ' # ) #)+)*) # ) * quent slippage or upgradation them as part of annual finan- evolving data. On Wednesday, Francois study by the talent manage- 8*!) ) (M )* during the current financial cial statements”. The brokerage said if the Villeroy de Galhau, governor of ment specialisit Wheebox *!),$ ) "( year, the remaining impact on The SBI has reported the RBI is not comfortable with a France's central bank, which has conducted the "*) )O )#)"#"#! the gross NPAs during the loan divergence to the negative real repo rate, which announced that the bank will national employability test sur- :""+) *#" 0 third quarter of current fiscal exchanges, as per the direction is the repo rate minus the conduct a test of a digital cur- vey from July-November 2019 : +" ##) ))( ) is 3,143 core. of market regulator Securities headline inflation, the next rency and launch a call for pro- with more than 3 lakh partic- #"' *#) # %#! $ The impact on provision- and Exchange Board of India rate cut will be in April. jects before the end of the first ipants from 3,500 educational "+ +" 0 ing during the third quarter (Sebi). quarter of 2020. institutions across the country. !"# $ AA /4= + # 3 #1 4"% %$ 2E8 ' , B?B * 8;8: is impacting market is the New Delhi (PTI): Honda likelihood of maintenance of Cars India Ltd (HCIL) on in the infrastructure sector enchmark indices spiralled status quo on rates by both US Tuesday introduced BS-VI com- while two wheeler sales remain elecom regulator TRAI on Blower on Tuesday, dragged Fed and ECB. Given domestic pliant version of its premium omestic passenger vehicle muted due to low demand in TTuesday issued a public by widespread selling in bank, premium valuation of key sedan Honda City priced Dsales slipped into negative the rural areas,” Menon said. notice on the revised mobile energy and IT stocks, as indices, market is highly sus- between Rs 9.91 lakh and Rs territory once again in In the PV segment, Maruti number portability process, investors booked profit at ceptible for near term volatil- 14.31 lakh (ex-showroom November after registering a Suzuki India reported a 3.31 which is slated to make the higher levels amid lacklustre ity,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Delhi). Petrol version of the BS- slight recovery in the preced- per cent decline in its porting process fast and simple macro and global cues. The Research at Geojit Financial VI compliant Honda City is ing month, as muted demand November sales at 1,39,133 from December 16. The new 30-share BSE Sensex, after a Services. All the BSE sectoral available in both manual and conditions forced companies to units. Hyundai Motor India process, which comes with con- positive opening, lost momen- indices finished in the red. automatic transmissions, while reduce their dispatches to deal- witnessed a 2.04 per cent ditions for generation of Unique tum throughout the session. It BSE Utilities took the diesel version will be intro- ers. According to data released increase at 44,600 units, while Porting Code (UPC), entails finally closed 247.55 points or biggest hit with 2.16 per cent duced subsequently, HCIL said by the Society of Indian Mahindra & Mahindra report- three working days’ timeline for 0.61 per cent lower at fall, followed by power (1.83 in a statement. The company Automobile Manufacturers ed a fall of 9.62 per cent to port out requests within a ser- 40,239.88. per cent), oil & gas (1.73 per said it has introduced Digipad (SIAM), passenger vehicle (PV) General Rajesh Menon told kept April 1, 2020 as the date 14,633 units during the month. vice area, and five working On similar lines, the 50- cent), metal (1.38 per cent), 2.0 — an advanced infotainment sales declined 0.84 per cent to reporters here. New launches in of introducing upgraded fuel In the two-wheeler cate- days for requests for port out scrip NSE Nifty fell 80.70 basic materials (1.27 per cent), system, in V, VX and ZX vari- 2,63,773 units in November the utility vehicle segment has across the country. The BS-VI gory, Hero MotoCorp posted a from one circle to another. points or 0.68 per cent to fin- IT (1.18 per cent), Teck (1.12 ants of the car, which now from 2,66,000 units in the helped prop up sales in October fuel is available currently in 15.81 per cent drop in sales at There is no change in the ish at 11,856.80. Participants per cent), FMCG (1.11 per comes with 17.7 cm advanced year-ago period. and November, he added. PV only the NCR region. 5,05,994 units, while rival porting timelines for the cor- were eager to take money off cent) and energy (1.02 per touchscreen audio, video and The PV sales figure would sales had risen marginally in Total two-wheeler sales in Honda Motorcycle and Scooter porate mobile connections, the the table amid lack of positive cent). BSE Auto declined 0.79 navigation system with smart- have been much lower during October aided by positive fes- November fell 14.27 per cent to India saw sales decline by 5.32 Telecom Regulatory Authority news on the growth front, per cent after industry data phone connectivity through the period under consideration, tive season sentiment and intro- 14,10,939 units compared to per cent to 3,73,283 units. of India (TRAI) said. “TRAI has while global cues were weak showed that domestic pas- Apple CarPlay and Android if it had not been aided by the duction of new models in util- 16,45,783 units in the year-ago Similarly, Chennai-based TVS revised the Mobile Number due to the US-China tensions, senger vehicle sales slipped Auto. Commenting on the intro- utility vehicle segment, which ity vehicle space, just about month. Motorcycle sales last Motor Company saw its sales Portability (MNP) process...In traders said. Yes Bank was the into the negative territory duction, HCIL Senior Vice saw despatches grow by 32.7 managing to snap 11 continu- month were down 14.87 per slump by 26.52 per cent to the revised MNP process, the biggest loser in the Sensex once again in November due President & Director, Marketing per cent to 92,739 units in ous months of decline in sales. cent to 8,93,538 units as against 1,91,222 units in November. Unique Porting Code (UPC) pack with 10.05 per cent to muted demand conditions. and Sales Rajesh Goel said,”The November as compared with However, vehicle sales 10,49,651 units a year earlier. In November, vehicle will be generated only when the decline, followed by According to data released launch of BS-6 Honda City will 69,884 units a year-ago. across categories remained in Similarly, scooter sales last wholesales across categories subscriber is eligible to port-out PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, by the Society of Indian be followed by sequential intro- Domestic car sales were down the negative territory for over month declined 11.83 per cent registered a decline of 12.05 per his mobile number,” TRAI said. NTPC, ITC, TCS, Axis Bank, Automobile Manufacturers duction of BS-VI versions of 10.83 per cent to 1,60,306 units a year now. Menon said, sales to 4,59,851 units as compared cent to 17,92,415 units from From December 16, 2019, the Hero MotoCorp, M&M and (SIAM), passenger vehicle other models in our line-up”. as against 1,79,783 units in the in PV sector would in all prob- with 5,21,542 units in 20,38,007 units in November revised MNP process will be in HCL Tech, which lost up to (PV) sales declined 0.84 per Honda is committed to year-ago period while van sales ability continue in the slow lane November 2018. Commercial 2018. On the other hand, place and mobile subscribers 2.66 per cent. On the other cent to 2,63,773 units in bring its latest and advanced were down 34.32 per cent to during the remaining months vehicle sales were down 14.98 November retail sales data can generate the Unique hand, Bajaj Finance, HUL, November from 2,66,000 units environment friendly technolo- 10,728 units as compared to of the ongoing fiscal. He added per cent to 61,907 units in showed a somewhat better pic- Porting Code and avail the HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and in the year-ago period. gies to the Indian market in line 16,333 in November 2018. that SIAM was in talks with the November, SIAM said. ture in terms of sales, pointing mobile number porting Bajaj Auto gained up to 1.06 Meanwhile, the rupee appre- with the policy framework of the “Challenges continue in government to introduce BS- “It is worrisome that com- to inventory correction taking process, it added. Laying down per cent. “Selling in domestic ciated by 11 paise to trade at government, he added. The the passenger vehicle segment. VI fuel across the country mercial vehicles and two place in the industry. Overall the rules for the new process, market accentuated today as 70.93 against the US dollar company has been selling BS-VI we have to remember that the from February itself in order to wheelers sales continue to be in retail sales increased by 4.76 per TRAI said a positive validation investors turned more cautious (intra-day). Brent futures, the compliant Honda CR-V Petrol current numbers are on a com- push the sales of BS-VI emis- the negative zone. Commercial cent to 22,13,519 units as com- of various conditions will over double whammy of infla- global oil benchmark, slipped and Honda Civic Petrol since paratively low base of last sion norms compliant models. vehicle segment continue to pared with 21,12,876 units in determine generation of the tionary pressure and weak 0.33 per cent to USD 64.04 October 2018 and March 2019 November,” SIAM Director As of now the government has suffer because of low demand the year-ago period. Unique Porting Code. growth. “Another factor which per barrel. respectively, it added. 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612.65 ESSELPRO 154.45 154.45 149.70 150.00 TECHM 749.95 749.95 737.30 744.90 -5.45 L&TFH 114.70 115.50 112.40 114.35 ULTRACEMCO 4153.30 4160.45 4033.50 4040.00 NATIONALUM 43.50 43.50 42.65 43.15 KAJARIACER 519.00 530.90 515.15 524.40 SREINFRA 8.00 8.00 7.65 7.80 ONGC 126.40 128.30 124.90 125.25 -1.05 LT 1279.45 1284.80 1268.00 1279.10 RAJESHEXPO 687.00 687.00 676.50 677.90 ALKEM 2092.00 2104.20 2078.05 2091.00 PGHL 4286.70 4290.00 4171.10 4175.55 CHOLAHLDNG 492.40 494.60 485.20 489.00 HDFC 2318.50 2332.90 2288.15 2288.55 -22.85 ITC 242.35 242.35 235.00 235.40 HINDPETRO 269.00 269.75 260.00 260.35 ENGINERSIN 103.75 104.10 100.30 100.75 SOMANYCERA 220.05 220.10 205.35 208.70 ANDHRABANK 17.50 17.75 17.25 17.35 WIPRO 240.40 240.40 237.10 237.90 -2.50 TITAN 1178.00 1191.75 1172.60 1179.55 IOC 125.50 126.50 121.80 122.55 HONAUT 26003.00 26003.00 25313.50 25313.50 GSFC 68.00 68.00 66.25 66.85 CAPPL 309.50 309.50 297.00 300.20 TATASTEEL 405.00 409.60 400.20 402.35 -4.35 APOLLOHOSP 1410.00 1429.00 1368.75 1375.30 NIACL 134.95 145.40 133.80 139.40 OBEROIRLTY 543.65 546.80 521.15 521.25 TV18BRDCST 21.65 22.00 21.25 21.25 DCAL 124.65 124.75 122.00 122.85 SBIN 317.20 322.65 312.25 313.20 -3.50 JSWSTEEL 257.45 259.00 250.30 251.10 TECHM 748.00 748.00 737.60 743.15 SWANENERGY 102.55 103.20 101.00 101.50 BAJAJCON 238.95 238.95 233.35 233.95 MRPL 46.80 46.80 44.95 45.00 M&M 514.60 514.85 503.75 507.35 -6.30 BHARTIARTL 446.75 451.10 443.60 447.05 MUTHOOTFIN 690.95 703.00 687.70 688.50 RELCAPITAL 12.00 12.50 11.45 11.45 J&KBANK 31.00 31.00 29.80 30.10 SONATSOFTW 293.40 299.35 293.00 298.00 VEDL 143.20 143.30 140.40 140.85 -1.75 BPCL 496.50 503.70 484.60 486.40 ASIANPAINT 1730.90 1731.75 1710.00 1710.65 BOMDYEING 73.25 73.30 71.50 71.90 TIMKEN 852.50 852.50 820.80 825.00 MAHLIFE 379.45 383.65 369.00 383.65 HCLTECH 552.05 554.90 541.80 544.50 -7.55 AXISBANK 731.50 732.35 714.20 715.35 SBILIFE 948.00 967.40 947.00 949.50 QUESS 452.60 463.40 448.55 455.35 CUB 231.65 233.00 225.40 231.90 LAOPALA 137.25 138.95 133.50 135.15 IOC 125.50 126.50 121.85 123.20 -2.30 INDUSINDBK 1459.95 1460.45 1409.40 1411.35 LTI 1660.00 1669.95 1643.45 1648.50 INDIANB 119.00 119.00 115.65 116.45 DEEPAKFERT 89.70 90.80 88.55 89.80 WELSPUNIND 49.30 49.55 48.95 49.25 ACC 1477.50 1478.35 1432.25 1437.45 GRANULES 122.80 125.45 121.80 125.00 CESC 729.25 731.65 716.75 718.55 HATHWAY 20.50 20.50 19.85 19.85 ADANIPORTS 373.90 375.85 366.05 366.70 -6.90 AUROPHARMA 450.00 450.40 430.00 432.55 JUSTDIAL 563.00 564.40 546.55 553.00 INTELLECT 149.60 151.70 147.40 150.00 INOXWIND 39.95 39.95 36.25 37.15 APLLTD 555.85 560.50 554.00 558.95 INFRATEL 259.00 259.00 252.15 255.40 -5.00 APOLLOTYRE 169.65 171.80 161.05 162.50 HDFCBANK 1249.00 1253.25 1245.35 1249.75 TATACOFFEE 94.50 96.05 92.10 93.40 BAYERCROP 3548.80 3575.00 3500.25 3546.70 TEJASNET 92.00 92.00 85.10 86.00 TCS 2060.00 2060.85 2003.25 2016.25 -44.20 LTTS 1495.00 1505.00 1466.05 1475.00 BAJFINANCE 3998.00 3998.00 3947.50 3987.35 GNFC 170.20 174.20 169.65 170.80 WELCORP 135.05 135.40 132.20 133.05 GHCL 195.15 195.15 190.50 191.70 HEROMOTOCO2400.00 2406.10 2322.00 2327.00 -54.75 OMAXE 152.60 155.40 150.55 154.65 UPL 564.00 572.65 553.10 559.80 SUNTV 474.50 482.85 460.65 463.45 DBL 380.00 386.40 375.25 382.50 BLUESTARCO 805.60 805.65 789.10 799.30 LAURUSLABS 335.40 337.20 331.40 334.80 NTPC 112.50 113.15 109.70 110.10 -2.60 DISHTV 13.50 13.64 12.79 13.04 SIEMENS 1476.80 1487.90 1462.45 1466.20 SUNDRMFAST 463.00 463.00 447.20 450.00 BASF 962.65 965.95 951.30 954.60 COALINDIA 192.00 192.45 186.55 187.00 -4.65 COALINDIA 192.30 193.10 186.60 187.25 CANBK 213.20 215.80 209.70 211.10 TATAMTRDVR 67.40 67.40 64.55 65.40 ITI 87.00 87.30 83.90 84.15 PTC 54.00 54.00 53.00 53.00 MINDACORP 92.80 93.70 92.00 92.70 AXISBANK 731.00 734.80 714.00 714.20 -17.80 PEL 1643.50 1664.90 1601.20 1609.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3250.00 3250.00 3213.35 3236.00 PAGEIND 21889.20 22159.80 21800.00 21890.00 KNRCON 225.05 228.20 221.60 225.70 GDL 96.35 97.00 95.65 96.00 ITC 241.60 241.70 235.00 235.50 -5.95 HINDUNILVR 2010.00 2041.25 2010.00 2031.00 IBVENTURES 149.10 155.50 146.95 154.10 AVANTI 507.70 507.70 495.00 499.15 FCONSUMER 24.55 24.70 23.80 24.20 ASTERDM 157.90 157.90 147.00 147.95 INDUSINDBK 1460.00 1461.50 1408.60 1412.20 -37.80 PNB 60.75 61.15 59.45 59.65 LUPIN 758.55 759.00 747.50 750.85 IPCALAB 1093.30 1093.65 1058.50 1075.00 HUDCO 35.50 35.60 34.95 35.30 JSLHISAR 67.40 67.40 65.30 65.60 ULTRACEMCO 4160.00 4165.25 4031.20 4040.00 -111.45 BATAINDIA 1690.00 1710.65 1678.15 1696.90 WIPRO 241.00 241.00 237.10 238.15 GALAXYSURF 1410.40 1437.80 1339.45 1409.90 KANSAINER 519.00 521.50 517.00 519.55 CARBORUNIV 317.70 323.30 314.00 323.00 POWERGRID 187.95 187.95 182.20 182.75 -5.20 JUBLFOOD 1581.40 1584.60 1559.00 1562.20 RAYMOND 693.45 694.55 666.15 668.45 IIFL 153.00 153.00 136.70 138.40 SCHNEIDER 64.00 65.50 63.50 63.50 AKZOINDIA 1923.15 1956.55 1905.00 1928.05 BPCL 495.90 503.70 484.20 485.15 -14.50 BEML 1034.00 1034.00 979.25 985.10 TORNTPOWER 276.05 276.95 271.70 272.55 AAVAS 1795.70 1850.45 1777.00 1797.30 FRETAIL 338.00 341.80 332.10 340.65 HIMATSEIDE 126.30 126.30 122.10 123.45 JSWSTEEL 256.30 259.15 250.30 251.15 -7.70 NESTLEIND 14211.00 14240.70 14040.00 14096.30 LALPATHLAB 1630.00 1632.00 1508.25 1532.10 GODFRYPHLP 1323.20 1338.50 1283.00 1290.20 JKCEMENT 1145.00 1157.50 1131.85 1145.65 GAIL 115.90 116.00 110.45 111.10 -5.10 CADILAHC 259.00 262.00 256.50 260.95 TVSMOTOR 440.05 443.00 434.00 434.60 COCHINSHIP 381.80 392.40 381.70 388.95 CENTRUM 21.70 21.70 20.00 20.30 ZEEL 285.85 288.10 268.90 269.65 -14.50 VGUARD 224.70 225.10 206.20 212.25 GRAPHITE 308.00 308.00 298.00 299.40 FORCEMOT 1008.40 1011.95 981.20 986.00 TVSSRICHAK 1674.40 1680.40 1631.00 1631.10 YESBANK 54.80 56.35 48.55 50.40 -5.85 TATAELXSI 856.80 864.70 831.55 839.20 BERGEPAINT 499.05 499.05 493.00 496.50 BOSCHLTD 15283.00 15322.45 14909.70 14963.10 SFL 1336.00 1336.00 1287.00 1318.00 CEATLTD 969.90 985.55 953.00 969.00 M&MFIN 338.00 342.35 331.10 332.85 PFIZER 4288.95 4288.95 4178.35 4232.05 MINDAIND 339.30 342.80 338.60 342.80 GAIL 116.05 116.05 110.55 111.00 DIVISLAB 1816.35 1821.00 1797.30 1813.80 IBULISL 75.05 82.55 75.05 80.75 BLUEDART 2210.00 2212.10 2149.85 2149.85 EIHOTEL 151.60 151.60 145.45 145.85 CONCOR 559.20 562.90 551.50 552.80 KEI 475.00 483.85 462.80 471.20 TATAMETALI 576.80 578.00 570.00 573.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MRF 62321.95 62321.95 61490.00 62273.05 HCLTECH 558.80 558.80 542.00 545.00 BIRLACORPN 636.20 640.60 597.95 607.50 SADBHAV 120.30 125.50 115.35 121.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27786.45 27857.05 27430.00 27463.65 -294.40 DMART 1780.25 1796.85 1733.00 1736.55 ADANIPOWER 61.00 61.00 58.50 59.15 GODREJAGRO 501.00 502.45 486.35 492.35 FINOLEXIND 555.50 557.00 546.95 547.20 NIACL 133.35 145.20 133.15 140.60 8.60 BHEL 46.00 46.40 44.40 44.70 UBL 1248.00 1248.00 1199.40 1199.50 CYIENT 393.65 394.15 383.55 389.80 IFBIND 600.90 614.00 589.15 600.35 IBULHSGFIN 261.00 277.60 259.30 270.30 11.35 MGL 1040.95 1041.90 1022.55 1024.80 EXIDEIND 182.00 183.20 177.15 178.05 SHREECEM 20325.15 20325.15 19941.10 20250.55 MAGMA 50.50 51.95 49.80 50.00 IDEA 6.25 6.85 6.15 6.60 0.10 INFRATEL 259.80 259.80 252.45 254.30 NTPC 112.80 113.10 109.70 109.95 ISEC 357.70 362.15 350.00 354.70 SHOPERSTOP 346.15 348.00 344.80 345.95 SBILIFE 950.00 968.00 947.00 949.10 7.10 PIDILITIND 1327.00 1331.00 1317.05 1318.95 ADANITRANS 334.90 341.90 329.00 337.00 PHILIPCARB 112.25 113.50 109.25 109.80 NBVENTURES 69.75 71.50 69.75 71.45 NMDC 109.85 111.35 109.15 110.05 0.70 ICICIGI 1372.85 1385.00 1338.15 1349.60 GODREJCP 669.95 669.95 645.50 646.00 3MINDIA 21600.00 21627.00 21058.95 21085.65 UFLEX 191.80 192.80 190.05 190.35 DIVISLAB 1810.10 1821.60 1795.40 1812.00 5.70 CIPLA 450.20 455.00 449.65 453.15 GREAVESCOT 126.10 126.30 124.35 124.90 ADVENZYMES 158.55 159.10 155.35 156.60 GEPIL 703.75 708.60 686.60 704.40 BIOCON 288.95 290.25 286.30 290.00 0.80 UJJIVAN 346.70 355.80 342.05 343.70 DABUR 464.05 464.10 455.30 457.10 REPCOHOME 290.00 299.95 289.75 297.50 SHILPAMED 297.50 297.50 286.10 289.50 CADILAHC 259.45 262.15 256.20 259.90 0.45 EICHERMOT 21143.75 21371.85 20962.95 21248.75 ITDC 344.00 373.95 331.00 335.85 AMARAJABAT 735.10 736.45 726.75 726.75 RALLIS 179.45 181.00 175.60 179.55 MAHSCOOTER 4489.15 4489.15 4403.85 4403.85 DLF 216.50 219.55 214.75 217.15 0.00 AUBANK 806.25 806.25 767.50 803.40 GICRE 244.95 252.50 235.55 235.55 BBTC 1039.85 1045.00 1022.60 1032.70 CENTRALBK 19.30 19.60 18.80 18.90 AIAENG 1620.00 1634.95 1614.80 1629.00 INDIGO 1327.40 1340.50 1324.15 1326.95 -0.85 TCNSBRANDS 671.55 679.50 663.05 663.05 NMDC 109.80 111.30 109.25 109.95 INOXLEISUR 369.00 369.00 361.20 366.00 ASHOKA 90.90 91.45 89.50 90.40 UNITEDBNK 8.77 8.77 8.40 8.50 L&TFH 114.50 115.50 112.40 114.30 -0.10 LAXMIMACH 3306.85 3310.00 3208.75 3223.75 NBCC 34.55 34.75 32.35 32.60 ATUL 4123.35 4178.00 4016.60 4016.60 MMTC 18.95 19.00 17.80 17.85 WABCOINDIA 6201.00 6263.25 6201.00 6263.25 SHREECEM 20330.00 20333.25 19950.00 20300.00 -21.15 SPARC 163.50 172.00 163.40 170.15 GAYAPROJ 72.05 75.75 70.75 72.65 ORIENTBANK 54.05 54.35 52.50 52.75 LAKSHVILAS 19.55 19.75 18.70 18.95 JSL 38.25 38.25 37.30 37.40 PFC 111.65 113.00 110.55 111.50 -0.15 PCJEWELLER 24.70 24.75 22.25 22.75 MARICO 340.00 340.75 335.60 339.95 APLAPOLLO 1605.00 1610.00 1595.00 1600.00 NILKAMAL 1300.00 1300.00 1259.65 1280.90 MAHLOG 387.35 387.35 375.35 379.75 MARICO 339.95 340.95 335.50 340.00 -0.75 BEL 103.70 103.70 97.80 99.70 ABCAPITAL 96.50 96.50 91.70 91.95 RVNL 23.80 23.80 23.10 23.15 SANOFI 7010.10 7035.00 6920.00 6953.10 TNPL 174.90 176.40 172.95 173.95 HDFCLIFE 577.15 586.50 569.05 571.00 -1.50 TATAPOWER 52.85 53.75 51.05 51.40 INDIACEM 73.95 74.15 72.30 72.80 THYROCARE 562.75 563.15 529.40 535.65 CHAMBLFERT 145.30 145.40 143.40 143.85 KRBL 206.00 206.65 204.70 205.60 BERGEPAINT 500.00 500.00 492.70 496.00 -1.45 RNAM 339.00 342.00 325.00 329.75 ABFRL 225.10 227.80 223.10 224.00 AJANTPHARM 988.00 989.30 976.50 978.05 GODREJIND 431.30 436.00 422.60 422.60 VARROC 411.60 417.15 408.40 410.70 PAGEIND 21999.90 22150.00 21775.00 21855.60 -82.35 PVR 1743.30 1758.00 1730.00 1749.45 WABAG 193.95 193.95 177.60 178.60 FORTIS 137.40 137.65 135.80 136.65 ASTRAL 1150.10 1164.35 1138.35 1149.80 KALPATPOWR 434.00 434.00 424.30 424.30 NHPC 23.85 23.95 23.60 23.80 -0.10 ADANIPORTS 375.00 376.00 366.00 366.75 ADANIGREEN 123.00 128.85 123.00 126.80 TRIDENT 66.00 66.50 64.60 64.85 GUJALKALI 388.75 389.00 380.55 380.80 HERITGFOOD 355.20 363.80 350.00 359.30 PIDILITIND 1327.35 1331.80 1317.50 1318.85 -8.25 NCC 51.90 52.45 49.90 50.30 RELINFRA 22.00 23.40 21.65 22.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3439.95 3439.95 3271.80 3282.00 ORIENTELEC 184.85 189.00 183.50 184.40 CCL 196.35 196.35 191.25 191.25 ASHOKLEY 77.20 77.70 76.15 76.85 -0.50 M&M 515.00 515.40 504.50 505.80 POWERGRID 187.55 187.55 182.25 182.75 CANFINHOME 411.30 411.30 401.95 408.05 JAGRAN 57.50 58.45 55.55 58.05 TAKE 94.00 94.40 92.95 93.45 MCDOWELL-N 588.25 601.00 582.00 582.20 -3.85 MFSL 520.00 525.00 504.65 508.00 IBREALEST 57.35 60.90 56.00 56.65 CREDITACC 805.00 814.95 790.00 790.15 DCMSHRIRAM 358.60 362.70 342.70 343.55 MAHABANK 11.93 12.03 11.79 11.79 PETRONET 272.00 274.75 270.55 270.80 -1.85 GRASIM 766.00 782.00 765.00 770.80 BANKINDIA 68.55 68.90 66.85 67.10 IRB 68.10 68.20 66.20 66.55 IFCI 6.70 6.70 6.50 6.52 DHANUKA 324.50 329.05 317.20 318.45 LUPIN 758.15 759.40 747.30 750.45 -5.50 SAIL 39.30 39.45 38.10 38.25 MANAPPURAM 160.95 161.00 155.85 156.45 ALBK 21.60 21.65 20.25 20.50 NHPC 24.00 24.00 23.60 23.70 IEX 140.60 140.80 139.95 139.95 ICICIPRULI 492.00 502.15 483.70 486.00 -3.65 BANDHANBNK 549.00 550.00 516.90 520.90 POLYCAB 1000.60 1001.10 959.00 965.00 RELAXO 614.15 624.50 609.10 624.20 UCOBANK 16.45 16.45 15.50 15.60 VMART 1703.95 1734.55 1703.00 1721.15 SIEMENS 1478.00 1488.85 1460.00 1463.00 -11.80 UNIONBANK 55.65 56.05 53.60 53.90 MASFIN 778.00 843.65 773.55 809.70 GILLETTE 6663.00 6667.70 6560.00 6560.00 CHENNPETRO 115.00 115.75 110.20 110.20 JCHAC 1940.00 1949.85 1891.00 1924.40 COLPAL 1473.50 1478.00 1450.10 1454.50 -12.30 ADANIENT 207.45 208.10 203.35 204.00 HEXAWARE 336.90 340.30 330.85 334.90 HINDZINC 209.00 210.10 206.05 206.50 EMAMILTD 316.00 316.00 304.35 310.30 FINCABLES 355.00 355.00 349.00 353.00 CONCOR 560.00 563.45 551.40 552.60 -6.65 ESCORTS 601.85 603.15 587.70 591.25 SRTRANSFIN 1080.00 1089.40 1068.80 1073.40 COFFEEDAY 45.00 45.00 41.70 41.75 JISLJALEQS 9.00 9.03 8.70 8.75 RATNAMANI 985.70 993.90 985.70 991.10 BANKBARODA 97.75 98.05 95.20 95.70 -1.25 GLENMARK 328.15 335.50 328.00 330.80 HEG 1045.00 1045.70 1018.00 1020.00 CHOLAFIN 306.70 307.15 302.40 303.35 TIMETECHNO 49.00 49.75 47.40 48.10 GET&D 145.15 147.75 144.00 144.00 HINDZINC 209.65 210.45 206.00 206.15 -2.90 COLPAL 1470.85 1478.10 1452.05 1454.75 VENKYS 1691.00 1713.55 1654.25 1670.00 DHFL 15.50 16.00 15.45 15.45 OFSS 2945.30 2958.00 2895.90 2898.50 SUPRAJIT 175.45 178.00 173.10 177.50 DABUR 463.65 464.90 455.00 458.50 -6.85 MOTHERSUMI 134.80 134.80 130.75 131.65 WOCKPHARMA 246.85 246.85 237.95 238.40 INFIBEAM 46.75 47.65 46.10 46.90 CRISIL 1645.00 1698.00 1634.50 1695.00 REDINGTON 108.85 110.50 108.60 109.10 BOSCHLTD 15265.00 15320.00 14905.05 14994.95 -223.45 FEDERALBNK 84.60 85.20 83.05 83.60 SPICEJET 105.90 106.20 104.00 104.30 HFCL 17.30 17.65 17.05 17.15 KEC 271.70 275.35 268.90 274.05 ZENSARTECH 180.30 180.85 179.05 180.85 SRTRANSFIN 1083.00 1090.00 1068.55 1075.70 -17.70 ASHOKLEY 77.10 77.65 76.20 76.80 KTKBANK 75.00 75.25 73.25 73.35 RCOM 0.99 1.00 0.95 0.95 HEIDELBERG 179.85 179.85 176.75 176.95 GMDCLTD 55.95 55.95 55.20 55.50 GODREJCP 661.55 664.80 645.05 646.40 -11.65 ONGC 127.80 128.30 124.85 125.15 PIIND 1488.90 1491.00 1435.00 1448.70 GLAXO 1614.60 1643.20 1585.40 1600.75 GESHIP 300.60 302.00 294.60 299.35 MAHSEAMLES 371.10 372.75 367.40 372.75 PNB 60.70 61.10 59.40 59.65 -1.15 VEDL 143.00 143.35 140.40 140.90 GMRINFRA 21.00 21.00 20.00 20.15 GSKCONS 8761.45 8800.00 8704.60 8711.95 LUXIND 1390.00 1398.95 1332.20 1344.85 SKFINDIA 2141.00 2152.00 2137.40 2142.00 HAVELLS 658.35 658.35 645.10 645.75 -12.65 LICHSGFIN 433.85 433.95 423.55 424.95 VOLTAS 679.50 685.50 675.50 678.70 JSWENERGY 75.40 75.40 69.65 70.10 SOBHA 395.00 395.00 389.20 390.20 SOLARINDS 1044.65 1049.80 1034.85 1044.50 MOTHERSUMI 134.00 134.45 130.75 131.80 -2.60 BLISSGVS 154.00 162.90 152.85 155.10 RITES 280.90 280.90 264.00 266.40 VBL 714.50 714.50 688.50 690.90 BDL 294.80 295.20 285.70 286.35 GPPL 83.60 83.60 82.85 83.40 UBL 1231.00 1232.00 1200.00 1200.00 -23.60 PFC 111.90 112.95 110.50 111.30 COROMANDEL 510.00 521.95 502.25 510.65 EVEREADY 53.70 53.90 52.75 52.75 AEGISLOG 189.95 190.35 188.20 190.35 CERA 2494.15 2494.15 2478.65 2478.65 AMBUJACEM 199.90 200.35 195.30 195.60 -4.10 EQUITAS 111.95 111.95 107.50 109.75 STRTECH 119.25 119.30 115.00 115.75 DALBHARAT 836.15 836.15 827.90 828.65 MPHASIS 866.55 873.85 857.00 869.00 ORIENTCEM 72.80 72.80 70.00 70.05 OFSS 2943.40 2963.95 2891.20 2891.30 -61.00 BALRAMCHIN 164.60 166.90 163.00 164.50 HAVELLS 657.00 657.25 645.40 646.35 MOTILALOFS 736.75 743.00 734.00 740.35 IOB 10.10 10.17 9.91 10.05 DBCORP 135.00 139.05 135.00 137.60 ICICIGI 1366.00 1385.00 1337.05 1341.25 -29.90 STAR 376.00 377.40 368.85 372.45 SCI 59.00 59.15 56.35 56.60 DEEPAKNI 345.00 346.05 335.10 336.00 SHANKARA 296.15 300.50 280.00 286.20 TRITURBINE 93.00 93.00 91.95 91.95 PEL 1649.00 1665.00 1601.10 1608.30 -39.50 ICICIPRULI 494.95 501.60 484.00 488.60 NAUKRI 2514.70 2523.40 2482.35 2494.80 INDHOTEL 148.30 148.75 145.60 146.90 INDOSTAR 181.00 189.90 166.00 167.50 MHRIL 215.00 215.30 213.90 214.85 DMART 1788.00 1790.00 1732.10 1736.60 -43.95 JBCHEPHARM 404.80 434.50 400.35 422.10 BALKRISIND 915.05 925.55 909.75 912.55 ABB 1458.85 1462.00 1447.20 1449.30 JYOTHYLAB 159.00 159.30 151.25 152.10 SHK 104.50 104.50 102.90 103.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3381.00 3410.00 3272.80 3295.00 -85.50 BAJAJFINSV 8927.40 8988.30 8880.00 8935.00 AMBUJACEM 200.35 200.35 195.40 195.80 NAVINFLUOR 902.00 906.05 884.00 890.80 TTKPRESTIG 5677.70 5697.95 5494.95 5610.70 SIS 905.00 905.00 900.00 900.00 ACC 1475.00 1478.70 1432.40 1435.90 -37.95 INDIGO 1328.00 1340.00 1323.50 1326.25 ERIS 485.95 494.40 472.00 475.00 JPASSOCIAT 2.25 2.29 2.20 2.20 JMFINANCIL 86.00 88.25 85.40 87.00 CHALET 332.00 332.00 318.95 327.50 PGHH 11435.40 11435.40 11162.00 11170.05 -301.00 PNBHOUSING 449.80 454.70 424.95 428.00 EDELWEISS 114.05 114.05 109.50 110.35 TRENT 504.65 504.65 495.00 500.00 MOIL 135.95 136.45 133.10 133.10 GULFOILLUB 800.00 806.50 792.50 799.55 GICRE 242.50 252.80 235.10 235.30 -6.95 HINDALCO 199.00 200.50 197.75 198.45 PETRONET 272.20 274.60 270.70 271.10 BAJAJELEC 318.75 328.05 318.45 323.10 NATCOPHARM 582.85 583.60 574.00 579.70 JSWHL 2300.00 2300.00 2254.00 2254.00 HINDPETRO 268.40 269.75 260.00 260.85 -8.05 TATAGLOBAL 316.00 316.00 311.50 312.10 SUVEN 271.00 271.55 264.00 264.85 RCF 46.30 46.60 45.30 45.75 ZYDUSWELL 1469.90 1469.90 1430.25 1451.00 GRINDWELL 572.00 577.05 566.45 568.55 HDFCAMC 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housing NSan Suu Kyi faced calls for “Tell Myanmar to stop General Michael Horowitz than 40 actions aimed at fixing hundreds of thousands of Myanmar to “stop the geno- these senseless killings, to stop he FBI was justified in opening knocked down multiple lines of some of the bureau’s most funda- S House Democrats will on Tuesday announce Rohingya refugees despite cide” of Rohingya Muslims as these acts of barbarity that Tits investigation into ties attack against the Russia investi- mental operations, such as apply- Uarticles of impeachment against President complaints from community she personally led her country’s continue to shock our collective between the Trump presidential gation, finding that it was proper- ing for surveillance warrants and Donald Trump. leaders and rights groups. defence at the UN’s top court conscience, to stop this geno- campaign and Russia and did not ly opened and that law enforcement interacting with confidential Two articles of impeachment focusing on abuse of An AFP correspondent on on Tuesday. cide of its own people,” act with political bias, the Justice leaders were not motivated by sources. power and obstructing Congress were expected to be Tuesday saw troops in military Myanmar’s civilian leader Gambian Justice Minister Department’s internal watchdog political bias. Those changes are in response unveiled, Xinhua news agency quoted The Washington fatigues erecting pillars for sat through graphic accounts of Abubacarr Tambadou told the declared, undercutting President Contrary to the claims of to some of the report’s criticisms. Post as saying in a report on Monday night citing barbed-wire fences around one mass murder and rape as the judges. Donald Trump’s repeated claims Trump and other critics, it said that They largely centered on how sources who cautioned the plan was yet to be final- large camp at Balukhali in the west African state of The Muslim-majority Gambia that he has been the target of a opposition research compiled by an agents and prosecutors set about ized. southeastern border district Gambia set out its case at the accuses Myanmar of breaching “witch hunt.” ex-British spy named Christopher eavesdropping on a former Trump Under the current plan, the House Judiciary Cox’s Bazar. International Court of Justice the 1948 genocide convention The long-awaited report, Steele had no bearing on the deci- campaign aide who they said they Committee, which is responsible for writing articles Bangladesh’s refugee com- in The Hague. and has asked the court, set up issued Monday, rejected theories sion to open the investigation feared was being targeted for of impeachment, would vote on the articles on missioner Mahhbub Alam Thousands of people back in 1946 to rule on disputes and criticism spread by Trump and known as Crossfire Hurricane. Russian government recruitment. Thursday, the newspaper said in its report. Talukder confirmed to AFP home in Yangon rallied in sup- between UN member states, to his supporters, though it also And it rejected allegations that The inspector general identi- A full House vote will take place next week, it that construction had begun port of 74-year-old Suu Kyi, take emergency measures to found “serious performance fail- a former Trump campaign aide at fied 17 “significant inaccuracies or added. but declined to comment fur- whose silence about the plight stop further violence. ures” up the bureau’s chain of com- the center of the probe was set up omissions” in applications for a The news broke out only hours after the House ther. of the Rohingya has tarnished “Another genocide is mand that by the FBI. It found that warrant and later renewals from the Judiciary panel concluded its second and final hear- Army chief General Aziz her international reputation as unfolding right before our Republicans are citing as evi- the FBI had an “authorised pur- secretive Foreign Intelligence ing in the Trump impeachment proceeding on Ahmed said late last month a rights icon. eyes yet we do nothing to stop dence that Trump was targeted by pose” when it opened its investi- Surveillance Court to monitor the Monday. that army engineers had begun Around 740,000 Rohingya it,” added Tambadou, a an unfair investigation. gation in July 2016 into whether the communications of former Trump The marathon hearing that lasted nearly 10 hours erecting the pillars and that the fled to neighbouring former prosecutor at the tri- The affirmation of the inves- Trump campaign was coordinating campaign adviser Carter Page. allowed the attorneys to present their findings from military has “placed orders” for Bangladesh after a bloody bunal into the Rwanda’s 1994 tigation’s legitimacy, balanced by with Russia to tip the election in his The report also details that the the first phase of the investigation, who provided con- barbed wire. AFP crackdown by the Myanmar genocide. criticism of the way it was con- favour. FBI used an informant to set up flicting accounts of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, as ducted, ensured that partisan bat- The report said the FBI had and record a September 2016 Democrats and Republicans reiterated their positions. tles would persist over one of the cause to investigate a potential meeting with a high-level Trump In his closing statement on Monday evening, House most politically sensitive investi- national security threat. campaign official. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler accused # $ gations in FBI history. FBI Director Chris Wray, in an The official wasn’t identified Trump of having “put himself before his country”. Another review of the origins interview with The Associated by name, but was not a subject of “I am struck by the fact that my Republican col- of the probe continues, and the Press, noted that the report did not the Russia investigation, the report leagues have offered no serious scrutiny of the evidence prosecutor picked by Attorney find political bias but did find prob- said. While the information col- at hand. They have talked about everything else, but < Q% R General William Barr to lead that lems that are “unacceptable and lected wasn’t used during the they have offered not one substantive word in the effort hinted Monday he’ll take a unrepresentative of who we are as Russia probe, it does lend support President’s defence,” the said. Washington: The United States update on recent developments actions. harder view of the FBI’s actions. an institution.” to the assertions by Trump and Doug Collins, the top Republican on the panel, said on Monday called a UN Security on the Korean Peninsula, includ- But the request for a new Barr that the Trump campaign was it will “be the first impeachment that is partisan, and Council meeting this week on ing recent missile launches and session shows growing alarm by spied upon. facts are not agreed to”. the risk of North Korean “provo- the possibility of an escalatory the United States on North The report said the errors House Democrats have been looking into whether cation” as Pyongyang demands DPRK provocation,” a State Korea, which has demanded that resulted in “applications that made Trump abused his office by pressuring Ukraine into US concessions by a year-end Department spokesperson said, Washington propose a new offer it appear that the information sup- launching investigations that could benefit him polit- deadline. referring to the North by its offi- by December 31 to kickstart porting probable cause was ically. Lawmakers have also been examining whether The United States, which cial name, the Democratic nuclear negotiations. stronger than was actually the Republican conditioned a White House meeting holds this month’s presidency of People’s Republic of Korea. North Korea has warned of the case.” or military aid to Ukraine on those probes. the Security Council, is sched- The Security Council also countermeasures if not. On uling the session instead of a met last week behind closed Saturday, North Korea also planned meeting on human doors to discuss 13 missile tests claimed to have carried out a rights in North Korea, one of the by North Korea. “very important test” that will world’s most authoritarian states. That meeting was organised change its “strategic position,” This week’s meeting will by European nations, which without providing further provide “a comprehensive condemned North Korea’s details. AFP =D 4 Antarctica, adding that people Air Force General Eduardo onboard comprised 17 crew mem- Mosqueira told local media that the Chilean military aircraft enroute bers and 21 passengers. plane also did not activate any dis- Ato Antarctica with 38 people The statement further said that tress signal. onboard, has disappeared off the the plane was around 450 miles into Chilean President radar, the country’s Air Force con- its 770-mile journey when contact Sebastian Pinera said that he was firmed in a statement. was lost, placing it within the Drake “dismayed” by the loss, and was The Hercules C130 aircraft took Passage, reports the BBC. monitoring the situation from the off on Monday from the Chabunco The Drake Passage is a body of capital, Santiago. Air Base in Punta Arenas at 4.55 water connecting the South Atlantic Chile controls over 1.2 million p.m. and lost radio contact at 6.13 and South Pacific Oceans, and is sq.km of Antarctic territory, bor- p.m., Xinhua news agency quoted known for treacherous weather con- dering land claimed by the UK and the statement as saying. ditions. Argentina. The statement said that it was But the Air Force said that local Within this territory it operates heading to the President Eduardo weather was good at the time of the nine bases - the most of any coun- Frei Montalva Air Base in plane’s disappearance. try in the world. * 3 * " & 73( &43&&+/7 ! 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Thus, he tried to US President Donald Trump place at Ostrava University hos- send the message across to with billboards in his hand that pital on Tuesday morning, with fencesitting voter about Brexit. say ‘with some luck you will sell police saying the victims were One signboard read: “With the NHS’ and ‘to me’. all patients, Xinhua reported. any luck by next year we will One user said: “Desperate, “We have captured the have Brexit done (if Parliament yes. The sad thing is that this is shooting assailant. The 42-year doesn’t block it again) and we still the only thing Boris can say old man had shot himself in the can move on. to you in this election. Nothing head before police took action. “But for now let me say, your of substance on anything that He is dead,” police said on vote has never been more matters in your daily life. And Twitter. The motive for the important. The other guy could even that’s an empty promise.” shooting remains unclear, police win. IANS said. 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( 8 / :A; ;& the participation from a cross-section of IT and health he date on which a busi- related specialists from the academic, industry and the Tness should be launched earning is the process of gain- class while teaching because the civil society related to the theme of sustainable devel- or mahuratis to be done, Ling knowledge or skill. But child was not happy with a B. A opment and health in Delhi. Participants included doc- should be decided on the how do we accomplish this with behaviour modification chart will tors and media researchers from various institutions basis of the personal year children who are unable to learn go a long way to repair unfitting such as AIIMS, WISH foundation, DBT/Wellcome number of the person as in traditional ways. behaviour. Being firm with bad Trust India as well as representatives from the field well his destiny number. Well, the answer to that is behaviour is just as important as of media and health sector including Save the The date which we fix innovation! Innovative methods; rewarding good behaviour. A Children, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. should vibrate harmonious- titrated to the needs of each child rewards chart with takeaways The idea behind the conclave was to create a pub- ly with both personal year will help optimise the learning like ‘you can wear coloured lic platform to discuss the evolution of information tech- number (actual age of a per- process. Now let us look at some clothes once you collect your nology and its implications for sustainable development son on that date) and the of the challenges encountered. stars’, ‘library privileges card’ will of the national capital region. “As an institution recog- destiny number (the total of Do you remember sitting for help motivate appropriate behav- nised for its cutting-edge research and teaching in infor- date + month + year). a three-hour long movie and iour. mation technology, we are very well placed to initiate For example, a person’s waiting for the interval to stretch Adopt a creative approach. the discussion on how the rise of information technol- name is Raj Kumar. He wants your legs? Well, whittle that down Reverse roles in class, as a teacher ogy can play a role in the sustainable development of to launch his business on 1.! .6; to a 40-minute session; and you you hand in your work and ask Delhi and the NCR region. Moreover, as a public insti- December15, 2019. His date have a child who is edgy, restless who think only in black and a 5D learning experience. them to correct it. Let them hold tution, located in the heart of this bustling India’s largest of birth is May 15, 1990. To and fidgety. What that child white. Another area is attention. I the reins for a while scanning metropolis, we see our role as an agenda-setter for issues find his personal year, sub- relationship of destiny num- needs; is an interval. Tasks like Simple tasks like ‘make a sometimes think of that picture in through your flawed work. This of AI and IT and how they relate to the key sustainable tract the date of birth from ber (3) with personal year ‘erase the board’, ‘take a peek out sentence’ will leave them parrot- picture television.Where do I is not only an excellent tool for development goals (SDGs) for our shared future,” said the date of launching of busi- number (3). the window’, ‘have a sip of water ing back the excerpt from the les- focus my attention? That can be revision but it humanises the Dr Aasim Khan, Assistant Professor (SSH), IIIT- Delhi ness. In this case, it will be As they are in harmony and join us’ can be given to the son. Tell them ‘Don’t think about a daily reality for many children. authority figure and shows the and the convener for the event. 15.12.2019 — 15.05.1990= with each other so this date child. These two-minute inter- the table as you read it in the text, What we need to do is tone children that adults too make mis- The event kicked off with a conclave debate on the 29+. can be fixed for launch of mittent breaks will calm the surge look at your table; is it big, blue, down the learning space. No takes. topic of IT and future of healthcare, where student teams So, this person will be business and will prove as a of restiveness and help with sitting messy, wooden? Now make a cluttered desks, no engaging in At the end of the day you debated some of the most significant questions relating running in the 30th year and good date. tolerance. sentence.’ intrusive and tangent talk. Train need to respect every child. Steer to social and data challenges facing India’s healthcare shall continue till his next If the date is not harmo- For many children rote learn- Encourage role play where the child to build tolerance by clear of discrediting syntax. They sector. This was followed by a workshop on scientific birthday. Therefore, person- nious then, some other date ing has been an integral and safe they learn to challenge and impro- waiting for a stipulated time at the might not understand semantics communication which participation from both within al year will be, 30= 3+0=3. can be fixed. tool, hence any digression into vise.Turn that abstract thinking end of each class for expression but they are fluent in body lan- and beyond IIIT-Delhi. The latter part of the conclave Psychic Number (date Each number vibrates abstract territory may ruffle them. into something concrete. ‘Circle and dialogue. guage. A simple pat on the back saw thought leaders, scientists, innovators, social sci- of the birth), 15=1+5=6 with different frequency. Have you tried making sense of a your friend like the Earth does the You may also encounter will show them that you care. entists and science communicators engage in a lively dis- Destiny number (date + Jackson Pollock? I can’t! Making sun’, ‘Put your hand on the speak- impulsive and sometimes destruc- cussion including on theme of big data and the poten- month+year)= ) sense of abstract nuances can be er and feel the vibration of sound’. tive behaviour. Can you imagine ) )')!& tial to revive our health sector through partnerships 1+5+5+1+9+9+0=30=3+0=3 ' a difficult task for those children Engage all their senses and create having to dodge a projectile in across silos. 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Excellence Awards at the Indo Bajrang Punia were present as career opportunities. from his current post as the Press’s Regional titles and certificates were dis- During this, Chief Guest Dr Arab Leaders Summit and the chief guests. During his six years with Cambridge, Director for English and Education in the tributed to 840 students — grad- Onkar Singh said that India is in Awards 2019 in Dubai. The While addressing the audi- Ratnesh has played an important role in the Asean region and North East Asia, where he uates and undergraduates. The a phase of IT revolution after award was given by Market ence Vipul said: “Technology Press’s success in India, developing innov- has built an impressive track-record in dri- convocation was inaugurated Green and White Revolution. Research Company, Worldwide has become a part of our life. ative publishing and digital solutions, ving sustained growth, building effective jointly by the chief guest Dr Experienced entrepreneurs, effi- Achiever for outstanding con- Through these investments, responding to changing needs from teach- teams and long-lasting relationships with Omkar Rai, Professor Vinay cient youth power, the govern- tributions in the field of edu- both countries can be benefi- ers and learners,putting in place a team customers. Kumar Pathak, IMS College ment has developed an eco sys- cation. Ryan Pinto, CEO of cial for each other. Technology which has generated strong growth, and lay- Chief Executive of Cambridge Society’s Rakesh Chharia by tem which can revolutionise IT Ryan International Group of is evolving in the field of teach- ing the foundations for further expansion. University Press, Peter Phillips said: lighting the wreath and lamp on brilliant placement in the with entrepreneurship and start- Institutions received the award. ing as well, online learning apps Managing Director for the Press’s “Ratnesh has been a huge asset to the Press Maa Saraswati. International Outreach up. Today’s young generation and On this occasion, HE Dr are the best example of it. Education Group, Rod Smith, said: “Ratnesh in India and South Asia. While we’re sorry Significantly, in his address Programme, Culture of startups can achieve very good Mohammad Saeed Al-Kindi Nowadays, students are also has helped build Cambridge’s profile with he’s moving on, we wish him success in his Professor Mukherjee, Director Innovation, among the major status and can take the country (Former Minister, taking the help of technology Government, industry bodies and school future career.” of IMS College, presented the achievements of the college in his to some level. 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This would require enhanced levels of concentration that you would give, happily without creating a strain on 9 ? '!# your thought-process. The chances of 9C9C3839C9C383 making mistakes would steadily decrease look forward to going to your workplace. as you would pay closer attention, natu- . With a satisfying approach towards your rally. job ensures employers satisfaction. Here, B 1 "4<)4 #B4/GG4 = Passion and willingness: Work done you would achieve excellence as you with passion and love more often than not would actively participate in measures to leads to greatness. All the great leaders in improve your skills. the world have been driven by passion, in Scope of growth: The more you sti- or centuries, Indian parents that every JEE aspirant should look ics,side by side. Doing so will help Carefully analyse the question order to achieve bigger things. fle yourself in the wrong fit, the more have been urging their chil- into, are as follows: :P ' you stay engaged and maintain the papers of last 10-15 years of both Willingness and passion convey bet- you're miserable, thereby decreasing pro- Fdren to grow up as doctors, From now on, candidates who momentum instead of getting JEE and AIEEE. Doing so will give ter attention towards works and the ductivity significantly. With having a engineers or architects. From as wish to apply for BPlanning cours- bored and gradually losing out you a clear idea of which topics results it shall bring. With a passion for passion, you look forward to completing early as Class VIII, they put their es will be required to give a sepa- 0 interest. Apart from doing regular should be given the maximum work come hope and the want to achieve. tasks that would help the organization heart and soul into convincing rate exam. JEE Main 2020 will be B: revisions, fix a day, for instance, weightage. Never forget to cover Your fire to achieve remains intact and in grow as well as develop your position. The their kids to either take up engi- conducted in three sections: Paper Sunday for revising the work done those topics that are being asked fact, it grows to the betterment of you and joy of working for something you love neering or go for MBBS. And that’s I for BTech/BE, Paper II for BArch ' in the past week. almost every year. the business. remains unmatched as you take pride in how most students get enrolled and Paper III for BPlanning. This Practice solving more and more This shows the level of impor- Evaluation of your skills: Listless jobs creating newer opportunities. It will pro- themselves for the drilling coach- gives them the choice to appear for ' questions rather than mugging up tance they carry. For instance, a do nothing for your skill set as it con- vide you new avenues to grow and con- ing classes and end up making anyone or two or all three paper. the theory part, again and again.As candidate should never miss out stantly bogs you down, decreasing your tinue providing the best to the organiza- Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) When it comes to BE/ BTech part of regular revision practice, topics such as thermodynamics, productivity to the greatest extent. Here tion as well as position. their life goal. Once this practice paper, there will be 75 questions in prepare a list of 50-60 standard organic chemistry, calculus, com- you need to have a job that reinforces your Excellence: Have you ever seen excel- starts, struggles, challenges, fail- total as compared to 90. Each sec- questions that should cover all the plex numbers, coordinate geom- hunger, while helping you evolve your skill lence being achieved through dissent and ures, and achievements naturally tion will now have five questions relevant topics and practice them etry, among others. Most essen- sets and acumen. With your passion being dissatisfaction? Excellence is what every follow. less, which is, an aspirant will need rigorously. tially, revise them at least two- turned into occupation, you have a bet- organization requires, where there is no Every year, thousands of can- to solve 25 questions instead of 30. Divide the syllabus into Class three times on a regular basis. ter chance at evaluating your skills and fig- space for half-hearted attempt. Vocational didates apply for JEE and give their Similarly, Paper II for BArch XI and Class XII topics. It is Last, never break your sleeping uring out new ways to improve. training and constant skilling come of best to secure a seat in one of the will have a total of 77 questions. In pare, accordingly. always advisable to start your pattern as it may affect your Job satisfaction: Love and passion nur- great use, as they help you improve upon prestigious Indian Institutes of the drawing test, candidates will Here’s a list of carefully-picked preparations with a lower level health and make you feel lethar- ture an individual from a novice to an your skills and unlock newer potentials. Technology (IITs). However, now now require to solve two questions pointers that will certainly help you (Class XI) then gradually proceed gic all day. Maintaining a disci- expert. Hence, job satisfaction is one of There are some institutes that help in arm- that times have changed and so did instead of three. While Part I and prepare well for the upcoming JEE, to a higher level (Class XII) to plined sleep cycle will enable you the important factors that people are less ing people with the right skills to improve JEE Main 2020 exam patterns, Part II of this paper will be com- and even crack it in one go. make your base stronger, which to stay active and focused during acquainted with. With job dissatisfaction and enhance your career. They have aspirants should be extremely puter based, Part III will involve Prepare a daily time table and will further help you in better exam hours. And remember the decreases the onus to create an impact and already established its position as a pio- mindful before moving on to the pen and paper. smartly allocate days for each understanding of the higher-level mantra: Study, solve, eat, sleep and grow- hampering work life balance. As neer of in-hands, real-time guidance in preparations stage. The latest Scanning these latest changes topic. 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The Indian had taken said West Ham manager Manuel a break after the Hong Kong Pellegrini, who is under increasing Open to be in the best shape pressure as his side sit just one point for the World Finals, where above the relegation zone. she has twice reached the sum- Another home defeat means the mit clash in 2017 and 2018. Hammers have taken just one point This time, Sindhu has been from their last five games at the placed in group A alongside London Stadium and the home side Chinese duo of Chen Yu Fei and were booed off at full-time. He Bing Jiao and Japan’s Akane “You understand the boos Yamaguchi, while Group B con- because the last five games we sists of the rest four shuttlers — played here we didn't win," added Taiwanese Tai Tzu Ying, Thai Pellegrini. “You cannot concede duo of Ratchanok Intanon and three goals in every game.” Busanan Ongbamrungphan and In a first half of precious little *A &J9 Japan's Nozomi Okuhara. good football it was fitting the Sindhu will open her cam- opener arrived in scrappy fashion 4; 4I; paign against Akane Yamaguchi, as Ogbonna's attempted header who has claimed two titles at came off his shoulder and deflect- nduring a rough patch since Indonesia and Japan before a hip ed off Martinelli to wrong-foot Eclaiming the world champi- problem saw her make four Bernd Leno in the Arsenal goal. onship gold, ace Indian shuttler straight first round exits. But one moment changed the P V Sindhu would be eager to However, the Japanese showed course of the game when Sead turnaround her fortunes when signs of regaining her form Kolasinac burst down the left and she begins her title defence at with semifinal finishes at French crossed low for Martinelli to slot the season-ending BWF World Open, Hong Kong Open and home his eighth goal of the season Tour Finals here on Wednesday. Korea Masters. after impressing in the League Cup Sindhu registered her The world no 6 Indian has and Europa League. career’s biggest triumph at the a healthy 10-6 head-to-head Suddenly the confidence which World Championship in Basel, record against Yamaguchi but ! " *<# ! '+ ' + " + !* Emery and Ljungberg bemoaned Switzerland in August, but since she lost to the Japanese in the had drained away from their play- then the Indian looked awfully last two meetings. Martinelli scored his first Premier competitions lifts Arsenal up to curling home his first Premier ers in recent times was restored, out of form. Against Chen Yu Fei too, League goal as Nicolas Pepe finally ninth and cuts the gap on fourth- League goal from open play 24 min- none more so than in Pepe, who cut The Olympic Silver medal- Sindhu enjoys a 6-3 record but rsenal caretaker manager started to deliver on his club record placed Chelsea to seven points in the utes from time. inside onto his favoured left foot list, who had reached the finals the Chinese has been in ram- Freddie Ljungberg believes a ?72 million fee by curling home a battle for Champions League qual- “Nicolas is an amazing football and curled into the top corner. of Indonesia Open Super 750 paging form this season, having Aweight has been lifted off his brilliant second, before crossing for ification next season. player, but it is not easy to come Pepe then turned provider for tournament in July, made two won all six of her finals, includ- players shoulders after a three-goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Ljungberg reacted to taking just from the French league into the Aubameyang to slide in for his 13th first-round exits at Korea Open ing the All England blitz in nine second-half minutes secure all three points. one point from his opening two Premier League and adjust straight goal of the campaign. and Fuzhou China Open and Championships. beat West Ham 3-1 on Monday to “It means so much for the play- games in temporary charge against away,” added Ljungberg. “At half-time, Freddie told us to went down in the second round Sindhu, however, lost nine end the Gunners worst winless run ers. They have been living under lowly Norwich and Brighton by “It was an amazing goal and he'll play with a higher tempo,” said in three events — China Open times to He Bing Jiao with four in 42 years. enormous pressure and you see it in making five changes with Martinelli get better and better.” Aubameyang. Super 1000, Denmark Open of them coming in their last four Another miserable night for the their performances,” said Ljungberg. and Pepe among those coming into “We have the quality in the Super 750 and Hong Kong Open encounters. Swede seemed in store when the vis- “You can see the players have the side. O %K % squad, and if we believe in our- Super 500. The Chinese won the Korea itors trailed at half-time to Angelo been a bit low and you see in the Pepe’s inability to make an 04% P selves, we can go forward and win Her only quarterfinal finish Open, besides finishing runner- Ogbonna's deflected header. dressing room the relief and how impact has been one of the major Not much had improved in games. We will take this second half was at the USD 750,000 French ups at India Open and However, Arsenal suddenly happy they are.” reasons for Arsenal’s struggles, but Ljungberg’s first two games since as an example for the rest of the sea- Open. Badminton Asia sparked into life after Gabriel A first win in 10 games in all the Ivorian looked a new player after replacing the sacked Unai Emery son.” Only the top 8 on the BWF Championships. =$ $ 1 + <@+*3 the best of hockey against two top teams. #4- he decision to award hosting “I totally believe and it is the Trights of the men’s hockey mission of the FIH along with par- World Cup to India for the second ticipating nations is to sell this prod- 8 ; consecutive time in 2023 was pure- uct and make people understand it’s ly based on merit, world body not just another friendly game but ndia ended its South Asian Games campaign (FIH) CEO Thiery Weil said on the result of this game can lead a Iwith a best-ever medal haul of 312, continuing Tuesday. team to be the best team in a year, its undisputed domination in the regional multi- The International Hockey next to Olympics.” sporting event by finishing on top for the 13th Federation (FIH) CEO Thiery Weil India will make its debut in the time in a row here on Tuesday. said that the decision of giving it to Pro League against the Netherlands 6 @ + ) !*K9 * India collected 174 Gold, 93 Silver and 45 India instead of Malaysia, complete- at Bhubaneswar in January next Bronze after ten days of competitions in the 13th ly makes sense, considering the year. edition to surpass the 309 (189 Gold, 90 Silver and financial viability of the sport in a The FIH CEO also informed & + + 30 Bronze) it had won in the previous edition in country like India. their plans of introducing quite a Guwahati and Shillong in 2016. “I am coming from another few changes from the second edi- ( $ . . But the number of Gold India won this time sport which is football, where tion of the Pro League, including # $%. was 15 less than the 2016 edition. India had sent whenever we orgainsed an World + +P $ , + .K) abolishing the year-end grand finale 487 athletes in this edition. Cup, we have been extremely crit- and also introducing relegation The 2016 edition, however, had 263 medal icised to have created white ele- “The bid was an open one. “Having a country like India in system in future. 8; $ group-stage matches. events and a total of 789 medals on offer while phants,’ Weil said in a tele-confer- There were quite a lot of good bid- the sport makes a huge difference “We have done two things. “We’ll try all we can to win this edition has 338 medal events and 1014 total ence with Indian journalists from ders, including Malaysia. Actually to be honest because with the size First of all not just because of the ayern Munich are already at home,” said Flick, who ruled medals. Lausanne. it was decided taking into factor and population of the country and Olympics we changed the number Bthrough to the Champions out resting any of his stars Hosts Nepal stood a distant second with 206 “So, in that sense I am extreme- India’s commercial relevance and with the hockey lovers in India, it’s of travels but also for the welfare of League last 16 as group winners, despite the game being a dead medals (51 Gold, 60 Silver and 95 Bronze) while ly happy that we as a sport have high financial contribution. FIH definitely a big plus. the players. We have also decided to but interim coach Hansi Flick rubber with Spurs guaranteed to Sri Lanka was third with 251 medals (40 Gold, decided to re-use venue like needs financial revenues. India did “But we know we have to not have a grand finale at the end wants his side to beat Tottenham finish second in Group B behind 83 Silver and 128 Bronze). Bhubaneswar for the second time an extremely good job of putting increase hockey around the world, of the season and shorten the today to boost their confidence Bayern. “We’re going in the India has topped the medal tally of every because there was a lot of effort and everything on table,” Weil said. we need to do more development league. after back-to-back defeats. right direction, but we have South Asian Games since its inception in 1984. investment went in to build this “Some of the countries that bid and more development you need “This has been done for two “We need a win in front to be critical with ourselves. On the concluding day on Tuesday, India venue, which currently to my didn't have infrastructure and need- more revenue and the way to gen- reasons - one is to give the nation- of our fans and we want to “We haven’t made the added 18 medals (15 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze) knowledge is the best venue we ed huge investments. We made the erate revenue is to have a country al teams 6 to 8 weeks to prepare for show them a good perfor- most of our chances in the with the boxers fetching six Gold and 1 Silver. have,” he said. decisions which make complete like India a part of the sport,” he the Olympics. But I myself feel there mance. That’s why tomor- last two games.” Indian cagers also fetched both the men’s and India will, thus, become the first sense and completely viable for our said. is no better way to prepare than play row is an important step for us,” Flick confirmed French women’s basketball Gold by defeating Sri Lanka country to stage four men's Hockey sport.” FIH CEO believes that Pro- at the Pro League 6 months ahead said Flick, who has been put in midfielder Corentin Tolisso will (101-62) and hosts Nepal (127-46) in their World Cups after having hosted the Weil said FIH needs revenue to League will help them sell the of the Olympics,” Weil said. charge as caretaker coach until miss the game with injury. respective summit clashes. showpiece in 1982 (Mumbai), 2010 keep its flagship event, the Pro product showcasing best of hock- “We should stick to the league January. While despite scoring 27 In squash, India won a Gold and a Silver in (New Delhi) and 2018 League lasting for a long time and ey from top teams. system where at the end of the sea- If Bayern beat Jose goals in 22 games so far this sea- the women’s and men’s team events respectively. (Bhubaneswar). The Netherlands India’s introduction in the second “I am convinced that the major son the team which has collected Mourinho’s Tottenham they will son, Poland striker Robert The day belonged to the Indian boxers who had hosted three men's tourna- edition of the league will be big plus purpose of the Pro League is to have most points will win the league,” become the first German club to Lewandowski has failed to score brought home a rich haul of 12 ments. for the sport. more home games and showcasing Weil said. win all six Champions League in his last two matches. Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze. Reigning Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Vikas Krishan (men’s 69kg) and 2014 & $! Commonwealth Games ! )& 0& > $ Bronze medallist Pinki Rani * # * * & (women’s 51kg) guided India to six more Gold medals. ;8: E F Delhi will first look at a score of 376 For Baroda, opener Kedar Devdhar From among men, Sparsh to avoid follow-on and take it from there- (154 not out) staged a lone battle as Kumar (52kg), Narender kipper Sachin Baby grinded a list- on. However it looks an uphill task at the omestic giants Mumbai are on the Mulani (5-99) ran through their batting (+91kg) were the other Sless Delhi attack to hit 155 as moment in the manner the match has Dcusp of getting a first-innings lead line up. boxers who bagged the Kerala gained complete control, panned out so far. after reducing Baroda to 301/9 despite Devdhar was the cynosure of eyes at yellow metal while first by posting a mammoth After looking pedestrian on opening a valiant unbeaten 100 by their opener the Reliance Stadium here, as he took the Sonia Lather 525 for 9 and then removing day, Delhi bowling seemed to have Kedar Devdhar. Mumbai attack to cleaners on the second (57kg) and Manju the two opposition openers found its mojo back for a brief period Resuming on their overnight score day of the four-day game. Bamboriya here on the second day of when Vishnu Vinod (5) and Azhar (15) of 362/8, Mumbai added 69 runs to their Devdhar has struck 20 fours and a (64kg) con- their Ranji Trophy group A were dismissed in quick succession tally, as their innings folded up at 431. six in his 184-ball stay at the crease so tributed to campaign. reducing Kerala to 310 for 5. For Mumbai, spinner Shams Mulani far. India’s Gold Left-hander Baby, car- Just when it seemed Delhi would do shone with both the bat and ball, as his It will be an uphill task for Baroda medal tally ried on the good work well to restrict the hosts under 375, Baby 89 helped them cross the 400-run mark. if they want to go past Mumbai's first among done on the opening day and Salman Nizar (77 off 144 balls) Mulani, who was unbeaten on 56, innings total. women. by centurion Robin added 156 runs at a decent pace to gain added 33 runs to his score and eventu- Devdhar got support only from All the Uthappa and Ponnam the momentum. ally fell at 89. Vishnu Solanki (48) at the top, as the women boxers Rahul (97), as his 274-ball Delhi's specialist — debutant leg- He hammered 11 fours and two sixes other opener Aditya Waghmode (2), in action won a gold. knock had 13 hits to the break bowler Tejas Baroka (3/128 in 30 in his 141-ball knock. Deepak Hooda (24), skipper Krunal Former World fence. overs), offie Shivam Sharma (2/112 in 34 Mulani played responsibly with the Pandya (1) and Yusuf Pathan (2) fell Championships Silver His innings was the overs) and orthodox slow left-arm Vikas tail-enders Shashank Attarde (22) and cheaply. medallist Sonia Lather primary reason that Mishra (1/107 in 34 overs) had the Tushar Deshpande (18 not out), and was Wicket-keeper Viraj Bhosale (27) (57kg) hardly broke a Kerala went past the 500- ignominy of conceding 100 runs each. the last man to be dismissed, as he missed played his part as he supported Devdhar, sweat and easily dom- run mark as a tired Delhi * +< * *) Baby had 13 hits to the fence while what could have been a terrific 100. but the stumper failed to convert his start. inated her final bout side lost both its openers - Nizar hit nine fours and two sixes. against Sri Lanka’s - Anuj Rawat cleaned by off pacer Sandeep Warrier. Once Nizar was out, Baby shielded Krismi Ayoma Dulanj off-spinner Jalaj Saxena Skipper Dhruv Shorey and his the tail beautifully as another 31 invalu- Baby, who scored his sixth first-class Once the ninth wicket fell, Baby Lankapurayalage 5-0 and Kunal Chandela (1) deputy Nitish Rana were at the crease and able runs were added with Karaparambil hundred, was the eighth batsman out, decided to declare, rightfully denying to finish on the top edging one to Mohammed the only other specialist batsman in the Monish (9) which took the score closer bowled by all-rounder Lalit Yadav (2/47 Delhi's shoddy bowling attack of getting podium. Azharuddeen behind stumps side is left-handed Jonty Sidhu. to 500. in 21 overs) trying to up the ante. the opposition all-out. !"# $ A8 8;8: OJ ' ndia will have to address the many inadequacies laid bare by a resolute #0/=0# 0&= 0/ IWest Indies in the second T20 International when the two teams " + P made up of power-hitters square off in what promises to be an enthralling )+* )) )) # )# *"# ##! series-finale here today. 8;8: The stylish batsman then The rubber is locked 1-1 after gave his rationale for why he two-time world champions West he Indian team might be wants to take one series at a time. Indies turned on the style in the sec- $ ?'88)$ Ttreating every bilateral T20 “We are playing against a ond T20 International in 8378 678= assignment as an audition for quality team and hereafter Sri Thiruvananthapuram following a next year’s World Cup but vice- Lanka is coming, then we go to Virat Kohli special in the lung-open- captain Rohit Sharma prefers to New Zealand and thereafter er in Hyderabad. focus on the present instead of there are a lot of T20s to focus For India, the focus will once losing sleep over a marquee on. If we focus on the present, again be on young guns like off-spin- event, which is still 10 months that will help us more than any- ner Washington Sundar and under- away. thing else. fire wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh India will lock horns with “Right now, we need to see Pant. two-time world T20 champions what are the mistakes we are The spotlight on Pant, especially, in the series-deciding third making so that when we come has been obsessive and it is expected match here even as the efforts to out and play every fresh game, to be no different when the team takes find the right combination for we look like a different side.” the field at the Wankhede Stadium. the marquee event continue. Talk about chasing, Rohit As for Sundar, it would be inter- “See, I don’t want to keep agreed that India have been bet- esting to see whether the team man- saying that we are trying to build ter while batting second com- agement persists with him or gives a squad for the (T20)World pared to defending totals as chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav a Cup. It is still a long, long way one found out in the first two game. ahead. We just need to focus on games in Hyderabad (won while Sundar has taken only three wick- winning the series and that will chasing) and ets in the last five T20s that he has keep us in good state, moving Thuiruvananthapuram (lost played (two against West Indies and forward,” Rohit said on Tuesday while defending). three against Bangladesh) and leaked ahead of the series-finale. “Yes, of late our chasing has 144 runs in 23 overs that he bowled. “If we keep winning games, been good compared to posting He also ended up wicket-less in keep doing the right things on targets. It was a good target that the two T20 Internationals against the field, the composition of the we posted but again it’s a new set South Africa. team will take care of guys. Sundar's fielding is another aspect (of itself),” Rohit “There are a lot of inexpe- about which skipper Virat Kohli added. rienced players along with expe- would be worried. In the last game, he rienced players but that is what dropped a sitter of Lendl Simmons, every T20 team now has, bit of whose 45-ball 67 laidthe foundation 6 ' +'3 ;' '617'+ +' ' ' !*K9 * inexperience, along with that of the West Indies' eight-wicket tri- some experience. Those two umph. ing in the wings, Pant will have to against Bangladesh but has not man- Pooran and Shimron Hetymar are SQUADS elements need to come togeth- Kuldeep last played a T20 against come good sooner than later. aged to repeat the show this time among the runs and they will look to India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL er to form a very composition New Zealand in Hamilton back in But in overall analysis, India's bat- around. With Mohammed Shami continue the form. Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, (composite) side.” February. He warmed the benches in ting has never been a problem. around, Chahar will have to step up. Add to it, the firepower of Brandon Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, He gave West Indies the first two games. Opener Rohit Sharma, who had a Also, India's fielding was way King, Jason Holder and skipper Kieron Ravindra Jadeja, Washington credit for chasing a tar- For Pant also things are only get- rare-twin failure, would be raring to below par. The dropped catches and Pollard, the West Indies can look Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, get of 171 on a slow track. ting tougher. The focus on him has go before his home crowd. several mis-fields prompted Kohli to unbeatable on their day. Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, “When you talk about been unrelenting and it won't be easy K L Rahul and skipper Kohli are say if the performance does not Even their bowlers, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shami, setting targets, on that pitch (in for him to regain the early form that also among the runs. Shivam Dube, improve, no score would be enough. pacer Sheldon Cottrell, are among the Sanju Samson. 2nd T20 Intl), a target of 170 plus made him seem like Mahendra Singh who slammed his maiden T20 fifty, The hosts are also good chase- wickets. Along with Cottrell, Kesrick West Indies: Kieron Pollard (171) looked decent. When we Dhoni's heir apparent. showed he can hit towering sixes and masters but will need to learn how to Williams, leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr (captain), Fabian Allen, started batting, the wicket was Coming in at No 4, Pant made he would want to perform before his defend targets. and Holder, will have to bowl in the Brandon King, Denesh on the slower side, the shot- scores of 33 not out, 18, 6, 27, 19, 4 home crowd and so Shreyas Iyer. On the other hand, West Indies right areas to stem the flow of runs. Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin making was not that in the last seven T20s that he featured However, bowling is a slight con- will also fancy their chances to clinch The West Indies also have fond Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, easy although in. cern. A profligate pace duo of Deepak the series after the terrific comeback. memories of playing T20s at the Shimron Hetmyer, Khary the West His last T20 fifty came against Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar Their top-order batsmen, partic- Wankhede as in the 2016 ICC World Pierre, Lendl Simmons, Jason Indies made it West Indies in August, in Providence. leaked runs in the first two matches. ularly Simmons, are in splendid form. Cup semi-final, they defeated India and Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, Keemo look very With the likes of Sanju Samson wait- Chahar had a memorable series Also the likes of Evin Lewis, Nicholas went on to win the title. Paul, Kesrick Williams. easy.” && Q ) " && ! :P ' ' about the much-speculated 8;8: “He knows things inside future of Dhoni, who has out and that will definitely Q $ R been on a sabbatical ever est Indies coach Phil help our bowlers mainly, there since India’s semifinal exit WSimmons on Tuesday are a few youngsters in this for- 8;8: we play them,” said Rohit. from the ODI World Cup in said the team would be bank- mat. It will definitely help,” he “He (Pollard) is a very England earlier this year. ing heavily on skipper Kieron added. ohit Sharma has seen a smart player, smart thinker “That (Dhoni) guy is a Pollard in the series-deciding There have been lot of Rcapable leader in Kieron and he has been the captain of legend. The last thing he will third T20 International against dropped catches from both Pollard from close quarters and the team. When it comes to want is to impose himself on India as his understanding of the sides and Simmons said believes that his longtime Mumbai (Indians), he has an Indian team, having the pitch due to IPL exposure there should be no excuses for Mumbai Indians teammate has always been part of the leader- known him. will be “invaluable” for the fielding lapses. been responsible for a trans- ship group and last year when He is wanting to take a bowlers. “You will not win games if formed West Indies side in I wasn’t available for one game, break but he is going to play Pollard has played a lot at you drop them. The players white ball format. he captained MI. So, he has the IPL,” Shastri said on the the Wankhede Stadium as he will have to tell you if it is the Rohit termed the West always been part of the leader- show ‘The Inspiration’. has been part of the Mumbai lights or whether it is their exe- Indies captain as a “smart ship group and I know how he Asked if he isn’t ruling Indians IPL squad and cution or their position,” he thinker of the game”. thinks.” out a comeback by the 38- Simmons said his experience said. “I know Pollard really well Rohit agreed that the year-old, Shastri answered, will help the visiting bowlers. “...I do not like excuses. I and he has a great knowledge Caribbeans are unpredictable as “The amount of sport he has “(Kieron) Pollard has think if you drop a catch it is about the game. I know as a a side. played... If he puts himself in played a lot at this venue, the your fault. You can blame the leader what he would be expect- “They are very unpre- 6 2 + !9* contention... If he feels after others have not played that lights but I think we just have to * !* ing from the team. Under his dictable as a team, you never the IPL that ‘I am good much. I think the experience keep working hard so we do not leadership, it is a different team know what they can come up World Cup but the enigmat- enough to play for India’, which they have got from here drop any,” he added. he has been doing well in the that we are seeing now, so yes, with on a given day, like we saw ic former captain would don’t mess around with that.” is invaluable and especially Pollard replaced Jason twin roles. we have to be at our best when the other day,” said Rohit. ndia coach Ravi Shastri “never impose himself” on Dhoni, after maintain- the captain (Pollard), as he has Holder as the captain of the ODI “I didn’t have Jason (Holder) Isays none can “mess around the team. ing a stoic silence on his been here for 10 years,” team, while he replaced Carlos a lot in the ODIs when I was players. He lets them know sense that they know that he’ll with” Mahendra Singh Dhoni In a soon-to-be-telecast future plans for months, had Simmons said in the pre-match Brathwaite to become skipper of there (as a coach) before. Kieron exactly what he wants from give everything for the team,” if he decides to be in con- interview on ‘India Today’ recently stated that, “Don’t ask press conference here. the T20 side and Simmons said (Pollard) is proactive with all the them. He’s been good in the Simmons said. tention for next year’s T20 channel, Shastri was asked anything till January.” P -! +) * % R * &(%&4 < Pakistan will $ The PCB official lament- no longer look for neutral ed that whoever from the venues to stage home inter- he Pakistan Cricket Board board had agreed to the exist- national cricket matches. Tis trying to convince ing Future Tours Program “The onus will be on Cricket Australia to send its schedule has not given the other teams to tell us national team for a Test series enough importance to Test why they can’t play in in Pakistan in 2022, according matches. Pakistan,” Pakistan Cricket to its CEO Wasim Khan. “It is unfortunate that we Board chairman Ehsan “Cricket Australia has are among those countries Mani told the Associated agreed in principle to play who play the least number of Press on Tuesday. three Tests in Pakistan’s home Test matches in a season. “Our default position series. Obviously, we are Whereas other leading will remain that Pakistan is doing everything to ensure nations play 8 to 14 Tests in 2 ! , !* safe. We play cricket in Australia agrees to play in a year we don’t even get six to Pakistan (and if) you want Pakistan in 2022 and it is an seven,” he said. "#Q ) " !* to play against Pakistan you ongoing process,” Khan told Khan also confirmed that have to come to Pakistan.” reporters. the PCB has dispatched the “It’s only logical that He added that under the proposed itinerary of the ICC *' 3 cricket comes home,” Mani new Future Tours Program, Test Championship Tests to said. AP whenever Pakistan and the Bangladesh Cricket Board % But we have to do things right in Australia play a bilateral series to be played in January. the middle and implement our us. We know how important it will include three Tests. “We have sent the itiner- ri Lankan Test skipper plans properly.” this series is. Australia has not toured ary and are awaiting a SDimuth Karunaratne feels "Our bowlers have to bowl “We need to turn to reverse Pakistan since 1998, forcing response. After Sri Lanka’s the presence of former Pakistan in the right areas to every bats- our results and get back on the the 1992 World Cup champi- arrival to play the two Tests coach Mickey Arthur in their man and we have to also apply winning track as there is a lot ons to conduct their home we don’t foresee any problems camp will be a “big advantage” ourselves in batting and fielding. of pride in Pakistan cricket and series’ at neutral venues, in the Bangladesh board when his side take on Azhar Ali’s Pakistan has never been an easy we need to win back the confi- including Sri Lanka, England, agreeing to send their team in men. side to beat at home. The good dence of the fans,” he said. and UAE. January,” he said. “Mickey is with us and pre- thing is we know their game well * !! @ 3 + +) *& The under-pressure viously he was the coach of the having played regularly against Pakistan skipper also made it to be disciplined to beat Sri Azhar said one can’t say for Pakistan team as well so it is a them in gome or UAE,” he said. % of 10 years when # # Azhar also clear that Sri Lanka would be a Lanka at home or away,” he said. certain how much time is positive thing for us that he He added that playing in they take on Sri $ 8'8 $ conceded that the tough side to beat even in “We have to rely on our required to rebuild the team. knows the Pakistan team very Pakistan for the first time serves he return of Test cricket to Lanka in a two-Test 7D3678= series is a make-or- home conditions. bowling attack. Yasir Shah did- “We have never kept closely and that has given us a lot as a motivation for him do well TPakistani soil is an emotion- series starting here break situation for “Sri Lanka has always been n’t do well in Australia but he patience and we don’t give the of confidence for this series,” he in the series. al occasion, captain Azhar Ali today. his team it has not been play- a tough team because they play has won us many matches and rebuilding process time. I think said on the eve of the match. “I am in Pakistan for the first said on Tuesday but that will “All the players are very ing well in Test cricket for disciplined cricket. We also I think he will return to his old these players have a lot of However, the skipper said time and that is also a motiva- not come in the way of his emotional about this Test series. some time now. Pakistan lost 0- have to play disciplined crick- self in this series. We have potential and they will soon the onus will be on the his play- tion for me to do well as I have team’s efforts to make amends It is great to be back to our 2 to Australia et in every department. Test confidence in our attack and we come out of their comfort zone ers to execute plans properly. played against them at home and for a disastrous tour of home grounds and I just hope “It is unacceptable the way cricket demands disciplined are backing them,” he added. once they play under different “His presence is a big advan- in UAE. But this will be a differ- Australia. that Test cricket returns regu- we lost in Australia. The last cricket. You can’t win a test in There is a forecast of rain conditions. We have to keep tage to us as he knows each and ent experience for me and most Pakistani players will play larly to Pakistan now,” Azhar two series in South Africa and one session but you can lose a here on the second and third patience instead of calling for every player very closely. How our guys who are playing here Test cricket at home after a gap told a media conference. Australia have been tough for test in one session. So one has days of the match. changes,” he asserted. they think. How they prepare. for the first time,” he said.