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! "$% !& !"! (( ) )88,> #$% & t is now Congress chief Rahul IGandhi’s call to decide the '' )88,> tered dealers have been found Chief Ministers for Madhya showing fraudulent tax Pradesh, Rajasthan and he Delhi Government has deposits into 13 banks. The Chhattisgarh as differences Tunearthed a cyber-tax matter has been handed over to emerged in the legislatures fraud worth 262 crore com- EOW, Delhi Police. The AAP party meetings of all these mitted by over 8,700 traders Government believes in zero States where the Congress who were found showing tolerance to any corrupt prac- staked claim to form fraudulent tax deposits into 13 tices,” Sisodia tweeted. Governments. banks since 2013, Delhi Deputy Earlier in the day, the The Chief Ministers would Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Deputy Chief Minister said be declared in the Congress said on Wednesday. during the scrutiny of sus- Legislatures Party (CLP) meet- Sisodia, who also holds pected fraud transactions, it ings in all three States on the Finance portfolio, said the was noticed that such kind of Thursday morning and there- Trade and Taxes Department fraud had been continuing after the party leaders would has registered a complaint with since 2013 and it was going on convey the decision to Rahul the Delhi Police’s Economic until it was detected by the following which he would take Office Wing (EOW) for regis- department. the final call. tration of FIRs into the matter. “The Government has Congress sources said the According to Delhi Police detected cyber-tax fraud of high command may chose spokesperson Anil Mittal, 262 crore. As per our initial former Union Minister Kamal “Reena Toppo, VAT officer investigation, around 8,700 Nath to take over as Chief Delhi, has given a complaint traders are involved in the Minister in MP while against some business firms fraud. It is a very serious issue Rajasthan strongman Ashok which had claimed input tax that should be investigated Gehlot may be favoured over credit under GST on the basis thoroughly,” he said. Sachin Pilot for the CM post in of fictitious documents and “The authorities were on Rajasthan. non-existent bank accounts.” high alert for three months fol- Sources said after the CLP Preliminary amount lowing some hints received by meet both Gehlot and Pilot are involved is 9.97 crore. the department during verifi- likely to be in Delhi on Complaint is being examined cation of the credit of the pay- Thursday to meet the party at EOW, said Mittal ments made by the dealers high command to iron out ( ) “Delhi Govt tax authorities registered with the depart- differences. * + ) $% ! "# have unearthed a big cyber-tax ment,” he said. In MP, Jyotiraditya Scindia $% fraud. More than 8,000 regis- Continued on Page 4 is likely to take it easy and pro- ' the party president will take a pose the name of party heavy- ! "# decision after that. weight Nath’s candidature for Rajasthan Congress MLA the CM post. Nath has already ed for the legislature party tion met Rajasthan Governor Vishvendra Singh has patched up with another meeting in the presence of Kalyan Singh to stake claim to expressed disagreement over ! Congress strongman and for- AICC observers Mallikarjun form a Government. A the process of seeking opinion mer Chief Minister Digvijay Kharge, AICC incharge for the Congress MLA said there could of party legislators to select the 4*'? NOTA (None of the Singh, who has a strong base in State PL Punia and other senior be another meeting of the CLP Chief Ministerial candidate in Above) accounted for 4,67,781 the State. Congress leader leaders. on Thursday morning to Rajasthan when the party pres- total of 1,39,35,201 votes lakh votes, or 1.3 per cent of the Shobha Oza said in Bhopal, “All Making the choice of CM resolve the deadlock. ident will decide the face for the Awent into the Congress vote, Rajasthan Chief Electoral the MLAs have unanimously in Rajasthan is going to be “We have full majority and coveted post. kitty in Rajasthan while the BJP Officer Anand Kumar said on decided that a decision on the tough task for Rahul. have staked claim to form a Both Pilot and Gehlot, received 1,37,57,502 votes — a Wednesday. Chief Minister (of Madhya Following the differences, Government. We will take both frontrunners for the post, marginal difference of over Independents got 9.5 per Pradesh) will be taken by Congress Legislature Party along all non-BJP parties and were present in the meeting. 1.70 lakh votes that ended five cent vote (33,72,206) and the Rahul.” (CLP) meeting in Rajasthan elected members who are Congress observer KC years of the BJP rule. the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Bhupesh Baghel and TS passed a single-line resolution against the BJP and are willing Venugopal held consultation The Congress got 39.3 per 4 per cent (14,10,995 votes). Singh Deo are locked in keen authorising the party presi- to support us,” Pilot said after with the party MLAs and feed- cent of the vote spread over 199 Overall, 74.69 per cent vot- tussle for the CM’s chair in dent to decide the name of the the CLP meeting in Jaipur. back will be shared with Assembly constituencies and ing was recorded in Rajasthan Chhattisgarh. Congress’ Lok Chief Minister. Asked about the choice of the party president and then the BJP 38.8 per cent vote. The on December 7. The statistics Sabha member Tamradhwaj While the CM’s name was the Chief Minister, Pilot said the announcement of the narrow difference led to the show independents and BSP Sahu’s name also figured in the yet to be finalised due to dis- the party’s newly elected MLAs Chief Minister’s name would be ouster of Vasundhara Raje and played spoilsport for both evening before the party decid- agreements, Congress delega- will debate the question, and made. her Government. Congress and the BJP. ! "# " # '( ( ) #$ & Sagwaraod Dungarpur. In Chhattisgarh, 10 seats ! &'&( are reserved for SCs and 15 for !% STs (Adivasi). Besides, there are L M 14 seats where ST voters are )88,> deciding factors. The BJP’s ,?31)@ popularity in 29 tribal-domi- # ndia’s industrial output grew )* + +& nated constituencies further fter taking on the Congress Iat an 11-month high of 8.1 dwindled from 2013 level. The Ain the just-concluded per cent in October mainly on ) ( )88,> tribals in the State have voted Assembly polls, the BSP and the back of mining, power and against the BJP this time "# the Samajwadi Party have manufacturing sectors coupled he BJP has lost its hold on around. Seats for SCs/STs offered to support the grand with higher offtake of capital as Tthe Assembly seats reserved together account for 43 per cent $#% old party in the Government well as consumer durable for Scheduled Castes (SCs) of the State Assembly’s 90 seats. formation in Madhya Pradesh goods. At the same time, retail /Scheduled Tribes (STs) in The Congress won six seats $&$% ' ( ) and Rajasthan. The gesture is inflation plunged to a 17- Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and In Rajasthan, 59 of 200 the Congress won 11. while the BJP managed to ( seen as a major development month low in November at Madhya Pradesh. The Assembly seats are reserved for The SCs are spread across retain only two of the 10 con- towards stitching a mahagath- 2.33 per cent, mainly on Assembly results indicate that SCs/STs. Of them, 34 seats are seven divisions, especially stituencies reserved for SCs. bandhan in Uttar Pradesh account of decline in prices of SC/ST and Dalit vote swung in reserved for the SCs and 25 for northern and eastern parts in The BSP also won two seats. against the BJP. kitchen essentials like vegeta- favour of the Congress. As per the STs. The Congress won 31 the State. The Congress won 7 The party won 9 out of 10 in Nearly three decades after bles, eggs and pulses. Election Commission (EC) of these seats and the BJP’s tally out of 8 seats in Jhunjhunu, the in 2013 against the 5 it won # $ the emergence of caste-based Industrial production mea- data, across Chhattisgarh, MP came down to 21 from 50 in Sikar, Alwar, Jaipur and Dausa in 2008. identity politics in Uttar Congress in the grand alliance sured in terms of Index of and Rajasthan, the BJP lost 71 2013. The ruling BJP paid for districts. On the other hand, As per results, the %&$ ' Pradesh and the gradual rise of in UP for the 2019 Lok Sabha Industrial Production (IIP) of 137 reserved seats won by it engaging people from the the STs are concentrated in Congress won 18 seats, () the SP and the BSP that led to polls. Besides the SP and the grew 1.8 per cent in October in 2013. There are 166 seats SCs/STs for the April 2 protests Udaipur, Dungarpur, equalling the number it had "# * %&& the decimation of the Congress BSP, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the last year, as per official data reserved for SCs/STs in these against perceived dilution of Banswara, Pratapgarh, won in 2013. in UP, the success of the Nishad Party and the Peace released by the CSO. three States. the SC/STs Act. A new tribal Rajsamand and Chittorgarh The Ajit Jogi-Mayawati + ' Congress in the three States of Party are the other constituents The previous high IIP In Chhattisgarh, MP and party Bahujan Tribal Party districts that form the Mewar alliance, which was eyeing 13 , , Hindi hinterland threatens to of the alliance. growth rate was recorded in Rajasthan, where 43 per cent, (BTP) won two seats in region. Both the Congress and seats to play the kingmakers #* -.$ unsettle the poll arithmetic of The SP had offered only November last year at 8.5 per 36 per cent, and 30 per cent Dungarpur district. According the BJP focussed on the tribal role, fell short of its target. both regional parties in UP. two seats — Amethi and Rae cent. During the April-October seats are respectively reserved to the 2011 census, SCs con- heartland. Issues related to non-timber ' + /. Before the Assembly polls Bareli — to the Congress. Both period, industrial output grew for SCs and STs, except for stitute 17.8 per cent and STs Chief Minister Vasundhara forest produce (NTFP) and , 01 in MP, Rajasthan and regional parties had adopted 5.6 per cent as compared to 2.5 Rajasthan, the BJP recorded its 13.5 per cent of the population Raje launched her campaign their relation to women also # Chhattisgarh, both parties had strident postures against the per cent in the same period of worst performance in a decade, in the State. Of 25 seats from Charbhuja temple of seem to have played a role, claimed they are not interest- Congress. the previous fiscal. while the Congress recorded reserved for Adivasis, the BJP Udaipur, while the Congress according to experts. *+ ' ed in accommodating the Continued on Page 4 Detailed reports on P10 its best. won 12 constituencies, while president held Sankalp rally in Continued on Page 4 )) , "# 2 * 3 44 *5 *6 * + , - !./ # )88,> searched term. 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'' *'? will pass through Chhattisgarh in the East-West Corridor here are a total of nine new (Kolkata-Mumbai). '' *'? theme were conducted and the staying fit and healthy. Trailway track projects being The train will traverse public was encouraged to par- It also aims to encourage implemented under South East through the States of West IM Raipur, in association ticipate. The event comprised people to turn out in large Central Railway (SECR), the Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Iwith IntrepIn is all set out for of several activities including numbers and support the cause Central Government has Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra Prayaas 3.0, the third install- skipping, push ups and creat- of ‘Swasth Bharat’ through informed. as the Ministry of Railways has ment of the Prayaas Marathon ing models from disposable their active participation in SECR conducted as many sanctioned implementation of conducted annually , an insti- cups. the Prayaas 3.0 marathon to be as 27 Preliminary Engineering Eastern Dedicated Freight tute press release informed on Adults and children equal- held on December 23 in the cum Traffic Surveys (PETS) Corridor (EDFC) and Western Wednesday. ly showed great interest and city. during the Five Year Plan Dedicated Freight Corridor The student contingent enthusiasm while participating During the event, quite a Period 2012-17 for new line (WDFC) with freight train from IIM Raipur conducted a in these activities. Activities like significant number of people projects. speeds of maximum 100 promotional event for Prayaas skipping and push ups tested registered for Prayaas 3.0 Reconnaissance / Kmph. 3.0 at City Center Mall at the physical fitness and agility marathon. This showed their Preliminary Engineering cum The Central government’s Pandri recently. Prayaas invites of the participants. Throughout willingness to support and Traffic Survey is pre-requisite approval for construction of people from all walks of life to the event, the Prayaas team participate in the marathon for consideration of any new 165 km long third railway line run for a cause. from IIM Raipur inspired and and contribute to the noble investment proposal for new between Anuppur and Katni in Prayaas 3.0 is centred on cheered for the participants. It cause of bringing positive projects to assess the likely Madhya Pradesh is expected to the theme, ‘Swasth Bharat’ that also evoked appreciation and social change, the press release investment, traffic potential facilitate additional coal trans- seeks to eradicate malnutrition applause from the gathered informed. and return from the same. portation traffic from parts of and inspire people to adopt a crowd. At the end of the event, The promotional cam- Based on the outcome of Chhattisgarh. healthy lifestyle. It also seeks to participants were offered good- paign ended on a high note Reconnaissance / Preliminary The coal transportation highlight the importance of ies that included t-shirts and with approval and apprecia- Engineering cum Traffic tation of congested/saturated signed a Memorandum of Agreement for World Bank traffic from IB valley, Korba building a robust and afford- chocolates. tion from the public for the Survey, projects are sanctioned lines, socio-economic consid- Understanding (MoU) each loan of US $ 1100 million for area, East Corridor and Gevra able healthcare infrastructure. This event was one among initiative taken by IIM Raipur / included in Budget erations etc. depending upon with the States of Odisha, Eastern Dedicated Freight – Pendra Road Project in The awareness campaign several promotional events to make Prayaas 3.0 a channel Document(Pink Book) on the throwforward of ongoing pro- Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Corridor (DFC) (Phase-2) have Chhattisgarh would be chan- kickstarted by briefing the pub- organized periodically with for spreading awareness about basis of remunerativeness, last ject, overall availability of funds for critical coal connectivity also been signed, they stated. nelized through the aforesaid lic about Prayaas 3.0 and its the purpose of generating max- the important issue of good mile connectivity, missing links and competing demands. projects to improve trans- Freight train with speed of route to the respective desti- central theme. After this, sev- imum awareness among the health and well-being, it and alternate routes, augmen- Notably, the Centre has portation . maximum 100 kms per hour nations, officials stated. eral competitions relating to the public about the benefits of informed. - ) $) () 3,' '' *'? nal from AICC Chief '' *'? Rahul Gandhi the fter registering a landslide name is expected to be mid speculations over who Avictory in the Assembly declared till late Awould be the next Chief polls on Tuesday, a meeting of evening on Thursday. Minister of Chhattisgarh, All Congress legislative Party Notably, the party India Congress Committee (CLP) was convened here at had won more than (AICC) Chief Rahul Gandhi is State Congress Office, Rajiv two-thirds majority seeking opinion of the Bhawan on Wednesday to elect and succeeded in 68 of Congress workers here its leader. the assembly con- through Shakti App. All India Congress stituencies of the state Party sources informed Committee (AICC) Observer out of total 90. that calls are being made by Mallikarjun Kharge and Chhattisgarh Pradesh AICC to the Congress workers Chhattisgarh In-charge of Congress Committee of the state through Shakti App AICC was especially present in Chief Bhupesh Baghel, and their choice for the Chief the meeting to take the choic- Senior Congress Minister is being asked. es from the newly elected leg- Leader T.S. Singhdeo, This feedback in the auto- islators of the party. former Union Minister matic recorded call is being Kharge took opinion from Charandas Mahant made and the workers are the newly elected legislators and party's National asked to give their choice after about the leader to be elected. President OBC Wing, a beep. It is being said that the The legislators would once Tamradhwaj Sahu are AICC Chief himself will go again meet on Thursday morn- said to be frontrunners through these recordings and after party's back would also play a key role in deciding the ing to take a final decision and " ; for the Chief Observer Mallikarjun Kharge’s report the feed- Chief Minister of the state. after the consent and green sig- Ministerial post. &"3 # #
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Commissioner Rajesh Prasad, was noticed that the fraud was Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned- Sidhu said his statement had been “blown least five Punjab Ministers lashed out at alliance with former In 1996 UP Assembly poll, “During the verification of the happening since September politician, on Wednesday made attempts out of proportion”. Sidhu asking him to resign from the State Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi’s Congress and BSP fought in payments made by the dealers, 30, 2013. The scam continued to iron out differences by bringing a gift He said everything from his Pakistan Cabinet on moral grounds. Janata Congress and contested alliance where the Congress the system branch of the to happen during financial for the Chief Minister from across the bor- visit for Kartarpur ground-breaking cer- Earlier, Sidhu had chosen to go to the recent poll. won over 40 seats. department found that some of years 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015- der. emony and subsequent remark about Pakistan, at the invitation of Pakistan Even as lofty claims were In the following elections, the payments claimed to have 16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018- But the gift, a “stuffed” Patridge, Amarinder was “unnecessarily raked Prime Minister and former fellow crick- being made about the emer- the BSP refused alliance with been made through banking 19, it reads. “ It further noticed apparently did not work as Amarinder did up...A mountain was made out of a mole eter Imran Khan, while Punjab CM had gence of anti-BJP grand any party saying its votes were channel were received by the that during the period between not accept it citing the necessity of per- hill. I have nothing more to say”. declined the invite saying that the Pakistan alliance in UP, the two castes- transferred to the electoral Government exchequer.” September 30, 2013 and mission from the wildlife department Sidhu had stirred the hornet’s nest dur- Army was killing Indian soldiers and con- based regional parties were partner while it never got the The note stated that the September 26, 2018, a total first. After controversies over Sidhu’s ing an interaction with the media in spiring to revive terrorism in Punjab. keen on protecting their vote of the ally. system branch scrutinised the number of 8,758 dealers have “captain” remark and his Pakistan visit, the Hyderabad while he was campaigning for Sidhu, after his meeting, said, “I am a respective core voters and par- Meanwhile on Monday available records and necessary been identified who made two senior Congress leaders held a “cor- the party when asked about going to disciplined solider of the party...and I have ticularly Muslim vote bank. Akhilesh Yadav said, “We wel- official letters were sent to 31,027 transactions amounting dial” meeting for about half-an-hour “to Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking cer- got a lot of love and affection from the The two parties which had come the mandate. We didn’t some banks in order to verify to `262,62,73,327,” the note discuss the matters of mutual interest”. emony for the Kartarpur corridor despite Congress president and Amarinder Singh.” become used to dictating terms perform well but we would like the veracity of few credits of said. to the Congress in UP ‘for to thank the public of Madhya payments shown in the VAT As per the note, the pre- fighting communal forces’ Pradesh for supporting us. We and CST returns of some deal- liminary scrutiny has revealed share a chequered history of the have decided to support ers. that the dealers involved have % + ties with the Congress. Congress in MP. The BJP has “In response to our letters, executed the scam as part of a But with radical change in spread hatred and deceived these banks have confirmed criminal conspiracy in order to the Congress poll fortunes, the public. that the said payments have not cheat and commit fraud to the both SP and BSP have extend- They will be given a befit- been credited to the Government exchequer. 3>*)*> Corridor, Chief Minister said Central Government on various Government, under my com- ed unsolicited support to the ting reply by the people in 2019 that Akali leader’s statement was occasions,” the Chief Minister mand, had worked closely with Congress in Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha poll.” ashing out at the former in line with his approach of pointed out. the Central Government on and Rajasthan. Asking the Congress to LChief Minister Parkash exploiting religious issues to fur- As a Sikh, he himself had the opening of the Kartarpur They are now preparing for fulfil the promises made to the Singh Badal over his “atro- ther his political interests. always aspired for the opening corridor,” he added. working out a seat-sharing for- people of Madhya Pradesh and cious” accusations, Punjab Chief “The former Chief Minister of the historic corridor with the He said the Punjab mula with the resurgent grand other States, Akhilesh said the Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is once again trying to mislead Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, Government had worked close- old party. farmers’ loan waiver on Wednesday said it was not the people of Punjab with his with which his own family had ly with the Centre in success- SP chief Akhilesh tweeted announced by the Congress him but the Akali veteran who baseless allegations. historic ties, Amarinder said, fully overcoming many and about his decision to support should be implemented. “The was trying to sabotage the inter- It is the Congress leader- adding “it is idiotic, in the cir- strong security concerns and the Congress in MP only after alliance in Madhya Pradesh is ests of the Sikh community, and ship, from Indira Gandhi to Dr cumstances, to suggest that I infrastructural challenges in Mayawati addressed the media an old matter and now every- Punjab, with his “injudicious” Manmohan Singh, that had could try to block the corridor opening up the India-Pakistan in New Delhi on Wednesday one is looking towards the statement. always striven for the opening and sabotage the fulfilment of border in the face of huge dan- and announced her party’s coming Lok Sabha polls where Reacting to Badal’s allega- of the Kartarpur corridor, and the aspirations of the Sikh com- gers posed by the Pakistani support to the resurgent party. a united Opposition would tion that Amarinder was trying I myself have been raising the munity”. “In fact, I am proud of State and its agencies, said the The SP has got one seat in give a benefiting reply to the to sabotage the Kartarpur issue with Pakistan as well as the the fact that the Punjab Chief Minister. Madhya Pradesh while the BSP BJP,” he said. +* + * + + /0 $ 1 From page 1 stituencies from BJP in Dhar two lakh in 10 days after com- In MP, there are 82 seats in and wiped out BJP from Jhabua ing to power. There was strong reserved category. Of them, 35 and Alirajpur districts. sentiment against the BJP are reserved for SCs while 47 The impressive show was among tribals month before the for STs. The BJP recorded its repeated in Khargone and polls were declared. worst performance in these Barwani where it trumpted Of 678 seats in MP, constituencies, losing 25 of 82 BJP in eight constituencies. Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, reserved seats. The Congress Obviously anti-incumbency Telangana and Mizoram -- the gained 26 seats from these cat- went against the BJP in the Congress won 305 seats and the egories this year over 2013. region. Congress wooed tribal BJP has won 199 seats. The The BJP won 13 seats, 15 voters -- most of whom are Congress won Chhattisgarh down from the 28 it had won indebted small land owners by with 67 of 90 seats (from 39 in in 2013 and 25 in 2008. focusing on new jobs and loan 2013) and Rajasthan by win- Congress this time made waiver. As per reports, many ning 99 of 199 (from 21 in major gains in tribal-domi- farmers stopped repaying loans 2013), MP went to the wire nated Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, soon after Congress president with the Congress on 114 Barwani and Khargone dis- Rahul Gandhi announced (from 58 in 2013) and the BJP tricts. It wrested four con- plans to waive farm loans up to on 109 (from 165 in 2013).
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deficits and water crisis. While the ing water, 97 per cent is saline and a thing of the past as exploding pop- all set to become even scantier. matters of rights over waters and concept of water stress is relative- a little less than three per cent is ulation, worsened by climate Apart from this, many other adopt a humanitarian approach ly new, it may refer to the difficul- hard to access. change, is forcing the neighbours to countries across the world are and let the other side survive ty in obtaining fresh water sources Though there is sufficient fight for every bit of the natural already locked in conflict over through the tough period by getting and the deterioration and depletion amount of freshwater on the glob- resource. So much so that even water resources. The Nile basin access to more water. of the available water sources. al scale, due to unequal distribution cross-border terrorism is now a water, for instance, has been a In order to allow humanitarian 63 6 Water shortages may be caused and worsening climate change, subject of discussion around which source of dispute between Egypt spirit guide the water matters, due to climate change factors such some geographic locations have the sharing of waters is concerned. and Ethiopia as is the Turkey, Syria Governments must be strong ach one of us have already as altered weather patterns, includ- ample availability whereas the rest This was bound to happen. and Iraq conflict over the waters of enough to allow mature dialogue experienced the impact of ing droughts or floods, increased are exceptionally dry. This accom- Where there is sufficient Tigris-Euphrates. These conflicts between stakeholders. This will Ewater shortages at some point pollution, rise in human demand panied by a sharp rise in global resource, there is never a conflict seem to be only rising. surely dissuade conflicts and dis- of our lives and definitely expressed and overuse of water. Water crisis freshwater demand in recent but when the same becomes scarce, Even within the country, India courage warmongers who tend to our gratitude when the scarcity is a situation where the available decades, driven by industry, is it brings conflicts of scale. Tired of has seen ample disputes between accelerate resource clashes into passed. However, these instances of potable, unpolluted water within a causing humanity to experience one-way courtesies from its side in various States, such as the Cauvery bigger conflicts for certain gains. water shortages might come back region is less than that demanded water crisis like never before. If this the face of relentless cross-border river dispute between Karnataka This, unfortunately, results in O sooner than expected and might, by the region. Many countries continues, the demand for water is and state-sponsored terrorism by and Tamil Nadu. As climate gets armed engagements which results perhaps, stay permanently. Water across the world are already grap- expected to outstrip supply by 40 Pakistan, India is now changing worse, aided by global warming, in loss of lives. Water is largely lim- scarcity is the lack of sufficient pling with different manifestations per cent by 2030. This is bound to gears and water has become a these face-offs will only get worse. ited and has no alternative. Global #< available water resources to meet of water problems. give rise to conflicts. diplomatic leverage weapon. India The solution is to change the focus demographics are changing and the demands of water usage with- Given the sensitivity of the The ongoing tussle between recently fast-tracked hydropower from right-based claims on waters population is spiking like never in a region. It affects every conti- issue of water scarcity, the World India and Pakistan over Indus projects worth $15 billion in to need-based claims. before. These factors call for a nent and around 2.8 billion people Economic Forum has already list- waters is an apt example of the con- Kashmir. Projects in the form of Countries need to appreciate cohesive and united international across the world at least one month ed this problem as one of the flict that we are increasingly bound nine dams will be completed follow- that some regions have more need effort to forestall the water out of every year. More than 1.2 bil- largest global risk in terms of to notice in other parts of the world ing the due procedures and requi- for water than the other, purely due shortages of future. And by so, we lion people lack access to clean potential impact over the next as well. For decades, the Indus site clearances. These dams will help to the punishing impact of climate will be able to forestall the drinking water. decade. Currently, a mere 0.014 per Waters Treaty kept the two coun- Pakistan understand that the act of change, population explosion or a conflicts as well. # Water scarcity can manifest cent of all water on Earth is fresh tries from entering into a full- abetting terrorism has led to a cost recent drought. In these circum- (The writer is an environmental itself as water stress, shortage or and easily accessible. Of the remain- fledged conflict but that seems to be where an already scarce resource is stances, stakeholders must put aside journalist) ( ) * +,- ./+0 ;
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The Congress victories in ' need to become ideologically has said Modi is still a popular Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan stronger and fight till the end.” and tall leader in the party and and Chhattisgarh have given However a senior Congress said “ we lost because of the the coalition Government in * ! ! leader on the condition of anti incumbency.” Yeddyurappa Karnataka a shot in the arm to ' anonymity said “with the a Lingayat strongman still bets take on the BJP in the 2019 resounding victory why should on to become Chief Minister. elections. —HD Kumaraswamy we piggyback on the JD(S).” Former Prime Minister and The Kumaraswamy Karnataka is the only State JD(S) supremo HD Deve Government which came into Hindi heart land has given an in South India where BJP scored Gowda who is batting for existence was a master initiative aggressive political posture to well in 2014 by winning 17 of the Congress president Rahul ! (+ by the Congress to stitch a take on the BJP in the run up 28 seats. Now, as the Congress- Gandhi as the next PM candi- ! "# Mahaghatbhandan to take on to the general elections. JD(S) looks to regain ground, date has said in a tweet that peo- the Modi – Shah Combine in Chief Minister HD BJP may find it tough to retain ple have made the nation arro- 1@,1*<* Mitra, a septuagenarian the ensuing general elections Kumaraswamy who is till now its seats. The victory is also an gance free. He called the BJP’s veteran who had joined the sometime in 2019 and the con- riding a fragile coalition said in eye opener for the BJP which is Congress Mukt Bharat slogan as uoyed by heartland victory Trinamool Congress to become gress victory has given more Belagavi that it is the clear indi- planning to get more number of arrogance and said people have Bthe Bengal Pradesh its MP in 2009 before return- teeth to this initiative of cation of what will happen in seats and also planning to top- made the nation "arrogance- Congress — otherwise a divid- ing to the parent organisation Opposition unity with minor 2019. He said on the sidelines ple the JD(S)- Congress free" through their verdict in the ed house — on Wednesday said “the election results of and local parties like that of JDs. of the winter session of the Government in the State Assembly elections in five States. projected a united face and Tuesday has shown that The JD(S)- Congress com- Assembly “ BJP has been try- through poaching which is "At least now, the BJP should put floated a comeback dream Congress’ acchhe din is back,” bine which notched up an ing to finish off all Opposition called operation Kamala(Lotus). some efforts to make this nation before an impressive rally in adding “low tide should not be emphatic victory in the recent parties through dubious means. A senior BJP leader said 'problem-free' and stop the Kolkata. mistaken for a dry river. bypolls in Karnataka and the Now, the people have shown there should be an introspec- unwanted 'travel-spree', he said The Pradesh Congress Congress has not dried up and route of saffron party in the them the door and restored tion at the national level and in another tweet. leaders led by PCC president will soon witness tidal waves in Somen Mitra, his predecessor Bengal.” Adhir Chowdhury, State Calling upon workers and A # Opposition Leader Abdul leaders who had left the party 8 Mannan — all leaders pulling to join the Trinamool at different directions — told a Congress and more so the rally that “the victories in the BJP, to return to the party fold , Hindi heartland has once again the PCC chief said, “we are proved that Congress is the waiting for your ghar wapsi. Muzaffarpur: Controversial The CBI is probing the case the court due to ill-health, name of a ‘way of life’ and can- You must return to strength- & RJD leader Mohammad and has named Shahabuddin defence lawyer Sharad Sinha not be obliterated from people’s en your parent party from Shahabuddin and five others and seven others as accused in said. heart.” where you had one day start- Aizawl: Mizo National Front were on Wednesday produced its charge sheet. The court has completed the Those who feel that the ed your political career and (MNF) president Zoramthanga before a court here in journal- The other accused are hearing on two discharge peti- party is dead and gone “must restore it to its former glory. would be sworn-in as the Chief ist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case. Azahruddin Beig alias Laddan tions filed by Sonu Kumar Sony take a lesson from the The days are not far when the Minister of Mizoram at the Raj Shahabuddin, who is cur- Mian, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Rohit and Rohit Kumar Sony, he said. Assembly election results in Congress too will come back Bhavan here at 12 noon on rently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Kumar Sony, Rajesh Kumar, It fixed December 19 as the the three heartland States. to power in Bengal.” Saturday, officials said on jail, was produced before the Rishu Kumar Jaiswal, Sonu next date of hearing for framing We will definitely come back The Congress will howev- Wednesday. Governor court of Additional District and Kumar Gupta and Sonu Kumar of charges against all the accused in Bengal one day,” Gaurav er not demand a BJP-less Kummanam Rajasekharan for- Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar Sony. persons in the case. Gogoi the Congress’ observ- Bengal he added. “We don’t mally invited Zoramthanga on through video conferencing. Beig and Vijay Kumar The accused have been er for the State said adding the want a BJP-less Bengal as they Wednesday to form the next The five other accused were Gupta, who are lodged in charged under sections 120B party would soon hit the had envisioned (a Congress- Government after receiving present in court. Two other Bhagalpur jail and Muzaffarpur (criminal conspiracy) and 302 streets with its various pro- mukt Bharat). In our political the signed notification of the accused persons could not be jail, respectively, and undergo- (murder) of the Indian Penal grammes and visit door to schemes plurality will be the result from EC officials, Raj produced in the court due to ill- ing treatment at different hos- Code and section 27 of the door with its policy propos- buzz word as it had always Bhavan sources said. PTI health. pitals, could not be produced in Arms Act. PTI als. been,” he added. ( ) * +,- ./+0 <
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(?(* tions is there for everybody to the NCP president said. ( 1@3> Darkness is happiness”, pointed out Nair, see. First of all, four senior most Holding that the people who has been a close associate of the poet CP president Sharad Pawar Supreme Court judges had had accepted the Congress’ erala’s political skyline which has for more than five decades. “These are the Nsaid here on Wednesday come out openly to address a decision to hand over the lead- Kbeen turned tumultuous due to the lines from Epic of the Twentieth Century Prime Minister Narendra press conference. Then, it was ership to the new generation Sabarimala controversy and has been which has no parallel in contemporary Modi’s frequent attacks on the the turn of Government (read Rahul Gandhi), Pawar vitiating by the hour is waiting for the literature. That’s why people in Kerala Nehru-Gandhi family mem- appointed RBI Governor Urjit said that there may not be a fed- counsel from the State’s have accorded him the status of an bers had not gone down well Patel who resigned. We are still eration opposition front at the Bheeshmapitamah. The solution to the iconic figure irrespective of their caste, with the public, leading to the to resolve the mess created by Centre, but the Opposition par- issue arising out of the Supreme Court creed and political ideologies. BJP’s debacle in the Assembly the Govt in the CBI. There have ties should rise over their dif- verdict of September 28 allowing women Literary critics like late Prof M polls in three States. been attacks on the Constitution ferences and come together to of all age into the holy shrine in Western Krishnan Nair had described Akkitham “During the recent from the Government’s side take on the BJP during the 2019 Ghats lies with 93-year-old Akkitham as a poet who integrated spirituality, phi- Assembly poll campaign, Modi chief said. from time to time”. Lok Sabha polls. Achuthan Nampoothiri, (Akkitham for losophy and humanity in his works. His forgot all the promises he had Slamming the Modi “We were thinking that the “We may not have a UPA or short) the States’s last word in all spiri- latest poetic work is the Malayalam made during the 2014 polls. All Government for its questionable BJP would suffer a jolt from a third front during the Lok tual cultural and literary issues. translation of Shrimat Bhagawatam, com- he did was to talk about one governance during the last four Adivasis and farmers. But, the Sabha polls. But, the Opposition But the celebrated nonagenarian prising 14,613 verses spread across 2400 family. Here is a man who had and a half years, Pawar said: BJP has suffered 50 per cent set- parties should sink their differ- poet (the one and only Mahakavi or the printed pages. The respect commanded not seen Pandit Nehru and “Such is the nature of interfer- back even in urban areas. The ences and come together to fight great poet in the State) is silent on this by Akkitham could be understood from Indira Gandhi. But he contin- ence of the Modi dispensation process of change in govern- the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls,” controversial issue and refuses to speak the fact that his is the only poems from ued to attack one family all in various established institu- ment at the Centre has started,” Pawar said. out his mind. “Of only Akkitham opens *++ * Malayalam which has been translated into through the campaign. The BJP up his mind, people belonging to all sec- French and published in “Europa”, the is paying for the Modi’s folly,” tions will fall in line,” said S Rameshan quarterly literary journal in France. Pawar said. Nair, the Tamil Nadu-born Malayalam also fought for eradication of untouch- “Poetic images built out of drops after Talking to media persons 8 poet who was honoured with this year’s ability and was engaged in teaching drops of tear and laughter after laughter on the occasion of his turning Sahitya Akademy Award for poetry. Vedas to the members of the depressed that will not burn down to ashes in the 78, Pawar said the non-BJP par- (?(* Sabha polls. exposed the Modi Government Akkitham refused to divulge what and oppressed classes in the society. efflux of time, that will not dissolveand ties were happy with the out- Talking to media persons at and its false promises,” Hazare was in his mind about the Sabarimala “I am against segregation or dis- not washed away in the torrential flow of come in the State Assembly erming the defeat in the Ralegan-Siddhi, Hazare said: said. stand off which has affected millions of crimination of devotees based on their time and that will not be thrown away polls in five States. “Through TAssembly polls in three “Before and after coming to “The Assembly poll verdict Lord Ayyappa devotees all over south gender or caste or religion. But customs and shattered to pieces in the swirling their verdict in the Assembly States as a wake-up call for the power at the Centre, the BJP is a wake-up call for the BJP. If India. “It is a matter of belief, custom and and traditions considered as sacred by the typhonic drift of time are the essential polls, the people have voiced BJP, noted social activist Anna sold dreams to the people. the Modi Government does not tradition. But I don’t want to speak any- society should not be violated. Let’s basic characters of Akkitham’s poetry,” their displeasure towards to the Hazare said on Wednesday But, all the promises made by fulfil its promises made in the thing about it. The sentiments and feel- welcome the true devotees,” said says Prof M Leelavathi, the legendary lit- ruling BJP. All the non-BJP that if the ruling party at the the BJP and Prime Minister run-up and after the 2014 ings of devotees should be respected,” the Akkitham while speaking to this news- erary critic who is also a nonagenarian parties are happy with the ver- Centre did not keep its various Narendra Modi have remained polls, then the people would poet told The Pioneer. This scholar, paper on Wednesday. like Akkitham. dict. The Congress has now made in the previous elec- on paper. Through their man- teach a lesson to the ruling BJP internationally accepted as the father of There is not a single Malayalee any- It is time Kerala society listened to his proved be an alternative to the tions, the people would teach date in the Assembly polls in in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,” modernism in Malayalam poetry for his where in the globe who has not heard his words of wisdom, at least in the BJP in the country,” the NCP a lesson to it in the 2019 Lok five States, the people have Hazare added. work Epic of the Twentieth Century, has lyric “Light is sorrow, dear child; Sabarimala issue. ; * R 7 7 ) $ 7 (?(* went viral on social media all fully to welcome the guests. through the day. Mukesh Ambani, Anant rominent personalities from The 27-storied Antilia, Ambani, Akash Ambani and Pvarious walks of life, includ- which is believed to be the most Shloka Mehta accorded a grand Mumbai: A money-order sent ',' ' ing, former President Pranab expensive private residence in welcome to the groom family by a farmer in Maharashtra's " ' Mukherjee, former US the world, was decked up taste- members. Nashik district, who had got a Secretary of State Hillary princely sum of 1,064 after ! - -' Clinton, business tycoons, film selling 750 kg of onions, has ' * " , stars, sports celebrities turned been returned by the Prime out for the “royal wedding” of Minister's Office (PMO). ' ! scions of two top business Sanjay Sathe, a farmer from - +3 conglomerates — Isha Ambani Niphad tehsil of Nashik district, and Anand Piramal — here on had sent 1,064, his earnings -"# Wednesday. from onion sale in the whole- The celebrations began in sale market, to Prime Minister Sathe, who had taken his the afternoon with the tradi- Narendra Modi on November onion crop to Niphad whole- tionally attired groom Anand 29 as a protest. sale market, had received a pal- arrived in a “baraat” (wedding A few days ago, the local try rate of 1.40 per kg. procession) at the Ambanis’ post office informed him that His act of donating the Cumballa Hill palatial man- the money-order was not money to the disaster relief sion ‘Antilia" in south Mumbai. accepted. fund of the PMO by making a The Piramals were seen danc- "I went to the office of money-order had made head- ing enthusiastically when they India Post in Niphad Monday lines. arrived at the wedding venue and received the amount of "I wanted to draw the accompanied by some profes- 1,064," Sathe told PTI on Government's attention to our sional dancers. Wednesday. problems. I am not associated The road leading up to "My only intention was to with any political party," he “Antilia” was decorated with prompt the Government to said. multi-hued fresh flowers, take some steps to ease the "I hope the Union and colourful lights and festoons to financial stress farmers are suf- State Governments will take welcome the guests to the fering from because of the some steps so that onion grow- / + % * * + * . wedding. The video clips of crashed prices," he said. ers earn more," he said. # * ! "# both lit-up and decorated road - $ 7 $ $ ( (?(* Kochi: The Kerala High Court The court had appointed ndia joined a select league of on Wednesday directed police the three-member panel to Inations worldwide with the to remove barricades at prime oversee the pilgrimage at sovereign capability in fly away spots in the temple complex of Sabarimala temple and said configuration to search, locate the Lord Ayyappa hill shrine there should not be any more and rescue crew from a dis- at Sabarimala. protests at the shrine, which abled submarine, as Admiral It also directed police to witnessed a series of violent Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval lift restrictions like blocking incidents after the September Staff, formally inducted the pilgrims at Sharankutti, en 28 Supreme Court verdict, Deep Submergence Rescue route to the 'sannidhanam' or allowing women of all ages Vessel (DSRV) and its associ- temple complex, after 11.30 into the shrine. ated equipment at the Naval PM. It had, while hearing a * ' ? Dockyard in south Mumbai on $ @ A $@B ? A$B " $@ A division bench of jus- bunch of petitions questioning Wednesday. # tices Ramachandra Menon restrictions at the temple, said Speaking at the induction and N Anil Kumar said its ear- the three observers would ceremony, Admiral Lanba, the lier order that there should not monitor the pilgrimage and Chief of Naval Staff, who is Life Support Containers with well as the nuclear powered be any protest in Sabarimala report to the court. also the Chairman of Chiefs of the help of Remotely submarines. The operating stands intact. The court Wednesday said Staff Committee, said: “I wish Operated Vehicle (ROV) and medium and the nature of The bench also approved that depending on the inten- we should not use it, but in case thereafter rescuing the crew operations undertaken by sub- the report of the three-mem- sity of the crowd, police can we need to use, the intention is of the submarine using the marines expose them to high ber monitoring commission take appropriate measures to to rescue each and every life". DSRV itself. degree of inherent risk. In such appointed by it on November manage the crowd and inflow "The induction of the vehi- Currently, the Indian Navy an eventuality, traditional 28 to oversee the pilgrimage at without causing inconvenience cle has put the Indian Navy into currently operates submarines methods of search and rescue Sabarimala temple. to pilgrims. PTI a small league of navies that of the Sindhughosh, at sea are ineffective for a dis- have an integral submarine Shishumar, Kalvari Classes as abled submarine. rescue capability...It is a red-let- ter day for the Indian Navy and its submarine arm...we have * # acquired it after years of focussed effort," Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Mumbai-headquartered (?(* Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Western Naval Command Commanding-in-Chief, (WNC), said. ndian Naval Dental Centre Western Naval Command and The first DSRV's first ves- IDanteshwari, a first of its Lt General SM Londhe, sel, inducted on Wednesday, kind dental centre providing Director General Dental would be based in Mumbai, world class multi-speciality Services, while Mrs Preeti while another similar one is dental facilities under one roof, Luthra, president NWWA WR expected to join the Indian was commissioned at Colaba unveiled the commissioning Navy in the next and it will be in south Mumbai. plaque. based in Visakhapatnam, the Mumbai Surgeon INDC Danteshwari headquarters of Eastern Naval Commodore (D) Bireshwar became the first commissioned Command (ENC). Mukherjee read out the com- dental unit of the Indian Navy The newly inducted missioning warrant as the first in order to meet the growing DSRV has a Side Scan Sonar Commanding Officer of INDC demand for quality dental for locating the position of the Danteshwari in the presence of health care facilities in the submarine in distress at sea, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of armed forces, at par with inter- providing immediate relief Naval Staff, Vice Admiral national standards. by way of posting Emergency ( ) * +,- ./+0 * "" # 6 C . * # '- # ) $ # # 7 + < /ED
)88,> CSO comes under MOSPI. The overall food inflation etail inflation plunged to a showed a negative print of R17-month low in 2.61 per cent in November November at 2.33 per cent, against an uptick of 0.86 per (?(* Governor of RBI, the former Government but every institu- )88,> remained unchanged at 4.5 saw a 16.8 per cent output mainly on account of decline in cent in October. Union finance secretary who tion has to maintain its auton- per cent compared to provi- growth in the month, up from prices of kitchen essentials like Vegetables prices showed a BI Governor Shaktikanta was the pointsman for the omy and also adhere to ndia’s industrial output grew sional data released last month. 3.5 per cent a year ago. vegetables, eggs and pulses. sharp decline with inflation RDas Wednesday said he Government during the accountability,” Das said. Iat an 11-month high of 8.1 During the April-October Consumer durables expanded Retail inflation, which is standing at (-)15.59 per cent in will try to uphold the auton- demonetisation in November “I don’t know whether the per cent in October mainly on period, industrial output grew at 17.6 per cent as compared to calculated on the consumer November as against (-) 8.06 omy, credibility and the 2016, describing the bank as a Government-RBI relationship the back of mining, power and 5.6 per cent as compared to 2.5 a contraction of 9 per cent a price index (CPI), for October per cent in the previous month. integrity of the “great institu- “great institution”. is blocked, but I feel stake- manufacturing sectors cou- per cent in the same period of year earlier. this year has been revised For pulses and its products, tion” and take every stake- “I will uphold the autono- holder consultations have to go pled with higher offtake of cap- the previous fiscal. In terms of industries, 21 slightly up at 3.38 per cent from the rate of deflation slowed a holder, including the my, integrity and credibility of on,” he said. ital as well as consumer durable Manufacturing sector, out of 23 industry groups in the 3.31 per cent earlier, data from tad at (-) 9.22 per cent from (- Government, along in a con- RBI as an institution. I will On the goods. which constitutes 77.63 per manufacturing sector have the Central Statistics Office ) 10.28 per cent. Protein rich sultative manner. ensure that it is intact,” he said. Parliamentary mandate on RBI Industrial production mea- cent of the index, recorded 7.9 shown positive growth during (CSO) showed Wednesday. eggs inflation came in at (-) The former bureaucrat, “The RBI is a great institution, as an inflation targeting central sured in terms of Index of per cent growth in October as October 2018. In the year-ago period 3.92 per cent as against 2.21 per who took over the reins of the has a long and rich legacy,” he bank, he said it’s heartening to Industrial Production (IIP) against 2 per cent year ago. As per use-based classifi- (November 2017), it was at 4.88 cent in October. Reserve Bank earlier in the day added. know that inflation is on target grew 1.8 per cent in October Mining sector posted 7 per cent cation, the growth rates in per cent. For fuel and light category, following the resignation of The Government is the with a benign outlook. last year, as per official data growth during the month as October 2018 over October Retail inflation, a key input the rate of price rise eased to Urjit Patel, said he will take key stakeholder and the owner “Inflation targeting is an released by the Central against a contraction of 0.2 per 2017 are 6.0 per cent in pri- for the RBI to decide on its 7.39 per cent during the month measures which the economy which run the nation, he said. important function as it is a Statistics Office (CSO) cent in October 2017. mary goods, 1.8 per cent in monetary policy, was lower from 8.55 per cent. requires in a timely manner Das parried queries on dif- mandated requirement of RBI Wednesday. The power sector output intermediate goods and 8.7 than this in June 2017 when it However, meat and fish and as the first step, will meet ferences with the Government now,” Das said. The previous high IIP also grew by 10.8 per cent in per cent in infrastructure/con- stood at 1.46 per cent, as per turned costlier at 4.99 per cent the heads of public sector that led to his predecessor’s res- The RBI central board growth rate was recorded in the month compared to 3.2 per struction goods. The consumer data by the Ministry of from 3.02 per cent. For fruits, banks. ignation Monday. meeting will take place on November last year at 8.5 per cent a year ago. non-durables have recorded Statistics and Programme the inflation moderated to 0.21 Addressing media hours “I wouldn’t go into the December 14 as scheduled, he cent. The growth for September The capital goods sector growth a 7.9 per cent growth. Implementation (MOSPI). The per cent from 0.35 per cent. after taking over as the 25th issues between RBI and said. O ' -) *<* " ' 8)80* lines, connectivity is the “extent to which a country is integrat- )88,> ndia’s air connectivity has ed into the global air transport Igrown the fastest in the last network”. he five years and there is “strong In recent years, many for- TGovernment growth” ahead in terms of eign as well as Indian carriers on Wednesday domestic passenger numbers have commenced flights to said legacy staff though there are infrastruc- and from various Indian cities. cost, cut throat ture challenges, according to About domestic passenger tariff war, and global airlines’ body IATA. growth, Pearce said that there absence of 4G ser- India is the fastest growing is strong growth ahead but the vices are some of domestic aviation market in challenge is with infrastruc- the major reasons the world, IATA’s Chief ture and that airports are for losses at State- Economist Brian Pearce said. crowded. owned telecom firm MTNL. vate telecom operators are The country registered dou- “We need more terminals Telecom Minister Manoj offering 4G services leading to ble-digit growth in domestic and runway capacities... We Sinha informed the Lok churn in mobile segment of aviation market for the 50th have seen concession (agree- Sabha that the Department of MTNL. Due to this MTNL’s consecutive month in ments) for many airports lead- Telecom has has received revenue from operation has October. ing to large rises in airport revival plan of MTNL, which reduced,” Sinha said. An analysis by the charges,” he noted. has been declared ‘Incipient In the second quarter International Airport On steps being taken in Sick’, as per the Department ended September 30, 2018, Transport Association (IATA) India to address the infra- of Public Enterprises guide- MTNL reported widening of showed that air connectivity structure issues, he said lines. its loss to 859 crore and the grew the fastest at 114 per cent additional capacity is being Mahanagar Telephone company’s total income in the five-year period from put in place and some very Nigam Limited (MTNL) has declined by 21 per cent to 2013-2018. good modern airports being licence to operate in Delhi and 621.26 crore on standalone “Many of the markets built which is a “real posi- Mumbai. basis. The employee cost where connectivity has grown tive”. “One of the major reasons accounted for 92.2 per cent of fastest, unsurprisingly are in Noting that the cost of for losses of MTNL is huge total income of the company Asia — India (114 per cent), using those airports is high, legacy staff cost. Besides, the and around 29 per cent more China and Indonesia...,” the Pearce said it is because the service revenue is declining than its revenue from opera- grouping said in a presentation “economic regulations have due to intense competition tions at 572.83 crore. during the Global Media Day not been strong as we would resulting into cut throat tariffs, The annual loss of MTNL here. have hoped because concession inability of MTNL to infuse has been stagnant at 2,970 As per the IATA, which is agreements were made with capital expenditure (CAPEX) crore during 2016-17 and a grouping of around 290 air- very large royalties”. to upgrade its network. All pri- 2017-18. & ') & + * '( * =) # > * 7)8 * % ? # - (?(* )88,> he rupee declined by 16 Tpaise to close at 72.01 xis Bank, the country’s against the US dollar Athird largest private bank, Wednesday amid strengthen- today launched ‘QuikPay ing of the greenback and rising Home Loan’, a home loan offer- crude oil prices even as the ing that will let home buyers equity markets staged a sharp save the interest amount com- upmove. ponent of the loan. QuikPay At the Interbank Foreign Home Loan will offer an alter- Exchange (forex) market, the native repayment structure, local unit opened lower at wherein the customer repays an 72.10 and fell further to touch equal amount of principal the day’s low of 72.17. every month along with inter- The domestic currency, est on the outstanding balance. however, pared some losses Thus an equated principal and finally ended at 72.01 per amount combined with reduc- dollar, down by 16 paise against ing interest amount component its previous close. will lead to reducing monthly On Tuesday, the Indian instalments. As a result, there rupee had plunged 53 paise to mine the efforts to address to 10,737.60. will be an overall reduction in 71.85 per US dollar. bad loan problems. Brent crude, the interna- total interest amount compo- The weakness in the rupee Forex traders said the tional benchmark, was trading nent paid over the entire tenure comes amid the prompt rupee came under pressure at $61.23 per barrel Wednesday, of the home loan, thereby ben- appointment of former bureau- following strengthening of the higher by 1.71 per cent. efitting the customer. crat Shaktikanta Das as the new dollar against major global The Financial Benchmark Instead of EMIs (equated RBI Governor. currencies overseas and rise in India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the monthly instalments), the cus- Fitch Ratings on crude oil prices. However, a sig- reference rate for the tomer will pay reducing Wednesday said the resigna- nificant surge in domestic equi- rupee/dollar at 72.0407 and for monthly instalments. While tion of Urjit Patel as Reserve ties capped the fall. rupee/euro at 81.5928. the initial instalments will be Bank Governor highlights The BSE Sensex zoomed The reference rate for higher (than the EMI on the the risks to RBI’s policy pri- 629.06 points, or 1.79 per cent, rupee/British pound was same loan amount for the same orities and increased to end at 35,779.07, while the fixed at 90.0393 and for tenure), the instalment amount Government influence on the broader NSE Nifty rallied rupee/100 Japanese yen was keeps reducing throughout the central bank could under- 188.45 points, or 1.79 per cent, 63.50. loan tenure. 35Q :!;%&# #& * /# <=<> !" * "# 7=?? !@# " 3& ##$ "# &6 // ( ) * +,- ./+0 - <- >(; (?-; @A >-(8@ B C +
>?*)8 * ! heir shoulders are burdened with weight of expectations but Tit won't be easy for India to end 25E # 8 a 43-year long wait when they take on mighty Netherlands in the quar- >?*)8 * terfinal on Thursday. Boasting a rich hockey legacy, tanding on the verge of creating history, Indian hockey coach India last played in the semi-final of SHarendra Singh on Wednesday said his team is ready to take the World Cup way back in 1975 on any challenge thrown by the Netherlands and answer the call when they went on to lift their maid- of "1.3 billion" Indians in the quarterfinal. en title. World No 5 India are set to take on World No 4 Netherlands Of late, the game has witnessed in the last quarterfinal here on Thursday, and Harendra said they an upward trend in the country but have left no stones unturned and their preparation for the cru- the history does not favour the cial clash are spot on. hosts against the mighty Dutchmen, "Hoga to wahi jo hum chahenge (Eventually, it is what we whom the Indians have never beat- want that is going to happen)," Harendra declared when asked en in the World Cup. about Thursday's vital encounter. In the six earlier meetings at the "We want what 1.3 billion people want. Indian team is men- quadrennial event, Netherlands tally and physically ready. We have done our homework on Dutch defeated India five times while one aggression. Whatever challenge they throw, we are ready to solve ended in a draw. that, not just accept it," he added. And if Manpreet Singh and his India has never defeated Netherlands in the history of the men get past the Dutch on Thursday, World Cup, but Harendra refused to dwell on the past. they will not only break a jinx but "History is only to read, not to understand," he quipped. also rewrite history and ink their "They (Netherlands) have come prepared, Every team comes names in the one of the golden chap- # 5 # 6,2 ! ? to win. Indian team has made history in the last six months. You ters of the Indian hockey. have to face every team, it is World cup. You are bound to play Going by present form and rank- ( conceded three, the With the Kalinga Stadium the top team," he added. ings, there is hardly anything to dif- ? ' == //F Dutch have expected to be packed to its full Harendra said it will ferentiate between the two sides. @ /&; 77 -. $% $/; $7. -$#N$ pumped in 13 goals capacity, there will also be tremen- be an equal contest on While Netherlands are placed and conceded five. dous pressure on the Indian team Thursday and whoever fourth in the current world rankings, 3 ; K ; K // $; /&&#&& In the likes of and the Dutch will be more than takes their chances will India are a rung below in the fifth captain Billy happy to exploit any mistake. come out winners. position. + Bakker, Seve van "This will be not be the first time. "We won't do any- The last time India and Ass, Jeroen We have played in front of big crows thing different. There are Netherlands faced each in the ; 8 /"0 =5; Hertzberger, Mirco in pool games and in the past as well. some minor adjustments. Champions Trophy earlier this, the /NE7 * > $D$5-D$ Pruijser, Robbert We are used to playing in front of big They love to play attack- match had ended in a 1-1 draw. 6 Kemperman, crowds," Netherlands coach Max ing hockey, so do India. The over-all head-to-head record /N.$ ( > -D7 Thiery Brinkman, Caldas said. It is an equal contest. In belongs to Netherlands. In the 105 because Netherlands have a the Dutch have got "We always try to play in our Thursday's match, you games played between the two sides better result against us. But, we /NN& , > %D7 plenty of experi- own pace, whether it is fast or slow. can't afford to miss even so far, India have won 33, lost 48 have played well against them /NN- > -D$ ence in the midfield We like to dictate. We are not con- 25 per cent chances," he while the rest ended in draws. recently. We have also beaten /NN. ? > %D& and its strike force. cerned about India because we can't said. However, the two sides have them, drew against them at the $&&; ($ > ;D/ It will be a real test influence what India will do." Harendra said penal- shared the spoils since 2013. India Champions Trophy. Indian for the Indian Netherlands skipper Bakker ty corner conversions is and Netherlands have faced each hockey has improved a lot. defence on added: "The Indian team also has lot an area of concern for the other nine times since 2013, winning The match will be tough and Thursday. of pressure. They need to perform in Netherlands which they four apiece while one game finished whichever team plays better will heavily relying on their goal scoring The Indians too would be rely- front of their home crowd. So I feel will try to explore. in a draw. win," Manpreet said. abilities to come out winners. ing on their strikers - Mandeep the pressure is more on the Indian "When we analyse a match, we study grey areas of the oppo- And for India captain Manpreet The India-Netherlands duel is Both India and Netherlands have Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Lalit team than us." nents. Penalty corners is their grey area. We don't ignore Holland Singh past results hold significance. expected to be a fast-paced, attack- scored heavily in the poll stages. Upadhyay and Akashdeep Singh - to Meanwhile in the first quarter- outright. From 1971 to 2018, their base of hockey is penalty cor- "The past results matter a lot ing encounter with both the teams While India have scored 12 goals and continue their good work. final, Germany will take on Belgium. ners. We can't ignore that. India is ready to solve that challenge," he said. It is expected to be a full house on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium like any other India match, and Harendra said "crowd 47142> support" will provide India extra motivation to go for the kill. "I think they are forgetting that whenever the crowd is behind us, it becomes 12th man, extra energy. As a coach I like that," >?*)8 * Stadium. penalty corner in the 17th but failed to get past Argentina's he said. Argentina, the Bronze minute and drag-flick expert crowded defence. "There is no chance that opponents can easily sit on their ngland stunned Olympic medallist in 2014, had them- Peillat scored with a powerful Argentina, on the other back. I think it's not pressure, it's your thought how you enjoy Echampions Argentina 3-2 selves to blame for the defeat as flick to take the lead. hand, adopted a wait and watch it. So far in any tournament, not just the World Cup, we have to book their place in the semi- they missed chances galore and Thereafter, the Los Leones policy to launch counter-attacks. learnt how to go with the crowd. We are enjoying." finals on Wednesday. got into panic mode after con- surprisingly adopted a defensive But it was not to be as Harendra said India cannot afford to drop their intensity at England, who conceded the ceding the third goal. approach and that worked in England striker Zachary Wallace any point of time during the match. lead in the 17th minute, staged Both Argentina and England's favour. made an impressive run into the "I agree that we have dropped our intensity during the course a superb come back to make England were levelled 1-1 till Mark Gleghorne's fine run Argentine circle and was of a game, which we cannot afford against a team like Holland," their third successive semi-final 45th minutes but three goals in down from the right flank and brought down inside, which he said. appearance in the history of the the last quarter changed the his subsequent cross was cleared earned the Los Leones back-to- "I have told them to keep that intensity not just for 60 min- tournament. whole scenario. by England defenders which laid back penalty corners but they utes but 74 minutes, including half-time and quarter-breaks. We England scored three field Will Calnan made it 2-1 for in front of an unmarked wasted both. have discussed and they have agreed." goals through Barry Middleton England before Peillat drew Earlier, realising that slow Luke Taylor's effort from the Middleton, who slotted home In the last quarter, India captain Manpreet Singh said they are determined to (27th minute), Will Calnan parity in the 48th minute. pace is not helping them, resultant set piece earned them with a powerful shot past goal- Argentina equalised through create a history. (45th) and Harry Martin (49th), But a minute later Martin England raised their tempo and another penalty corner imme- keeper Juan Vivaldi to level the Peillat's corner conversion "If you talk about Olympics it was two years ago. The team while Gonzalo Peillat (17th, shocked the Los Leones with a that paid dividends as they diately but Argentina defended scores. before Martin struck a minute has improved, especially since Harry sir (Harendra) has come. 48th) struck both the goals for field strike to hand England the earned their first penalty corner stoutly to keep their rivals at bay. Buoyed by the equaliser, later with a field strike to hand We are playing attacking hockey. We want to change history. The the losers at the Kalinga decisive lead. in the 11th minute. Argentina secured its first England went on the offensive England the unexpected winner. focus is that we don't leave out even the 50:50 chances."
6 * ** ?*)O>@? * ( lympic Silver medallist shuttler PV OSindhu eked out a hard-fought win >?*)8 * over world number two and defending as both the shuttlers fought tooth and on her knees at the forecourt. She then champion Akane Yamaguchi in the nail for supremacy. Sindhu was trailing went long but the Japanese too erred as wo-time defending champi- opening women's singles group A 6-11 at the first internal but she fought it was 9-9. Tons Australia are well on match of the World Tour Finals, here on back to catch up with the Japanese at 19- At the break, Yamaguchi held a slen- course to create a rare history as Wednesday. 19 with a smash on her rival's back hand. der 11-10 lead after Sindhu could not they defeated France 3-0 to Sindhu, who had finished runner- A battle of mind and body ensued properly connect at the forecourt. progress to the semi-finals up at the last edition in Dubai, dished as leads changed hands but it was Sindhu took a 14-11 lead after the Wednesday. out a superb game, mixed with patience Sindhu who showed better mental for- break, following two mistakes from the World No 1 Australia scored and aggression, to defeat the Japanese titude to claim the opening game after Japanese and a superb disguised flick at all their goals from penalty cor- 24-22, 21-15. a stretched Yamaguchi sent her forehand the back court. ners through Jeremy Hayward However, Sameer Verma, who is the return at the net. Sindhu dominated the proceed- (4th minute), Blake Govers second Indian men's player after In the second game, Yamaguchi ings after the break, grabbing a six-point (19th) and skipper Aran Kidambi Srikanth to qualify for the tour- tried to put pressure on the Indian's cushion at 18-11. Zalewski (37th) at the Kalinga nament, couldn't adjust to the pace of backhand but Sindhu was up to the chal- Yamaguchi took two points before Stadium. world No 1 and world champion Kento lenge as she made some superb retrieves another long shot gave Sindhu another However, the final scoreline Momota, going down 18-21, 6-21 in the to lead 3-1 initially. point. The Indian grabbed six match was far from convincing from opening group match. Making her third successive appear- Persistent pressure worked as points when Yamaguchi hit the net Australia's point of view, espe- Sameer, who defended his title at the ance at the tournament, Sindhu, who Yamaguchi levelled par and went to a 4- again. The Japanese saved one before fal- cially against a side which Syed Modi International to qualify for had a 9-4 head-to-head record against 3 lead when Sindhu made a judgement- tering at the net to hand over the match ranked lowest in the tournament converting the opportunity to ner with a variation. the $ 1,500,000 event, will have to beat Yamaguchi, produced a controlled game error and soon moved to 6-3. to Sindhu. at 20th. hand his side the early lead. The Australians kept up Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the slow conditions, never letting go Sindhu however soon grabbed the The top two players from each The Frenchmen played Australia continued to dom- the pressure on the France and Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in the despite lagging behind many times in lead at 8-7 after her rival went wide and group will qualify for the semifinals, good hockey in bits and pieces inate the proceedings with defence and secured another other group B matches to salavge hopes the match. then hit the net. after which a knockout draw will be con- but were undone by the repeated forays as the French penalty corner in the 41st of qualifying for the knockout stage. The first game clocked 27 minutes A fantastic rally ended with Sindhu ducted. Kookaburras' vast experience defence found itself in shambles minute but this time they failed and skills. to keep the Kookaburras at bay. to make use of the chance. Despite the loss, the Soon after the start of the The final quarter witnessed Gujarat made a two-point raid Frenchmen would return home second quarter, Jake Whetton a neck-and-neck fight between , # & in the 27th minute to extend with pride, especially with the earned Australia its second the two teams as France tried their lead to 32-19. Gujarat superb show here that includes penalty corner and Govers fully hard to forge a comeback into Fortunegiants inflicted anoth- a shocking win over Olympic obliged by smashing his flick the match but the Australians )88,> Sunil Kumar led the defence for raid in the second minute as seven points and trailed 12-19. er all out in the 29th minute to champions Argentina in the into the back of France's net to defended in numbers to deny Gujarat and contained Haryana they led 4-1. Haryana Steelers But the raiding duo of lead 36-20. pool stages. take a 2-0 lead. any inroads. ujarat Fortunegiants con- raiders throughout the match. crumbled under Gujarat's fast Prapanjan and Sachin were The last 10 minutes were Australia will play the win- Just at the stroke of half The Kookaburras too tried Gtinued their fine form as Haryana Steelers are now start and suffered an all out as relentless in the first half. more about Haryana Steelers ner of Thursday's last quarter- time, France earned their first to extend their lead over their they beat Haryana Steelers 47- out of contention of making the early as the 4th minute. Monu Gujarat's defence joined the reducing the margin of defeat. final between India and penalty corner which they wast- less-fancied opponents but failed 37 in Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season playoffs and suffered through- Goyat tried to restore some par- scoring with a super tackle in Vikas Kandola made a two- Netherlands in the semi-finals ed as Australia went into the to create any real scoring oppor- 6 clash at Vizag. out the match as their defence ity in the first half with a cou- the 18th minute. At the end of point raid in the 35th minute as on Saturday. halfway break with a comfort- tunities. The raiding duo of K couldn't get going. ple of good raids. After 10 min- the first half, Gujarat Haryana Steelers trailed 27-40. Four minutes into the able 2-0 lead. Australia eventually defend- Prapanjan and Sachin led the Monu Goyat top scored for utes of play, Gujarat Fortunegiants enjoyed a 12- Monu Goyat made a two-point match, Australia earned their Seven minutes into the third ed their 3-0 lead and now wait charge for Gujarat and both Haryana Steelers with 11 points. Fortunegiants led 18-9. point lead. raid as Steelers inflicted an all first penalty corner when the ball quarter, Australia tripled their for a mouth-watering semi- achieved a super 10 each to K Prapanjan kickstarted Naveen made a super raid Haryana Steelers defence out in the 36th minute to found Francois Goyet's foot and lead when Zalewski converted final clash against either India or score 22 points. the proceedings for Gujarat in the 12th minute as Haryana struggled in the first half as they reduce the deficit further by Hayward made no mistake in Kookaburras' third penalty cor- Netherlands. Parvesh Bhainswal and Fortunegiants with a two-point Steelers reduced the deficit to scored just two tackle points. eight points. ( ) * +,- ./+0 - &5258$52"&&./&=/3=3&(8. ( O D , )/D& S ' ,08'@@, ohamed Salah's first-half goal and a stunning late Msave from goalkeeper Alisson saw Liverpool edge into the Champions League knockout stage after a tense 1-0 win over Napoli on Tuesday, while Lucas Moura's late strike saw Tottenham progress with a draw at Barcelona. Last year's runners-up Liverpool knew victory by two goals or a 1-0 triumph would put them through to the last 16 from Group C, and Salah's ly liked the reaction after Belgrade's PSV in their fourth group match cool 34th-minute strike proved goal. We controlled the match," before rallying to win and then beat- enough as they finished ahead of PSG coach Thomas Tuchel told ing Inter, continued to push and Napoli on goals scored. RMC Sport. Moura met Harry Kane's low cross "Wow, what a game. I am not in the 85th minute to cap a dramatic sure a manager could be prouder of ( group-stage revival. a team than I am," Reds boss Jurgen Spurs went into their final "I always believed it was possi- Klopp told BT Sport. Group B game at the Camp Nou ble to win the game," Spurs manag- Paris Saint-Germain reached needing to match Inter Milan's er Pochettino told BT Sport. "We the knockout rounds as group win- result against PSV Eindhoven in fully deserved to go through with ners thanks to a 4-1 victory over Red Italy, but Mauricio Pochettino's side Barcelona. We were the best (two) Star Belgrade, with Neymar, Kylian fell behind in only the seventh teams in a difficult group." Mbappe and Edinson Cavani all on minute as Ousmane Dembele scored Borussia Dortmund snatched the scoresheet. a wonderful individual goal. top spot in Group A with a 2-0 win Liverpool grabbed the crucial Hirving Lozano gave PSV a over rock-bottom Monaco, as goal at a raucous Anfield, as Salah shock early advantage at the San Siro, Atletico Madrid were held to a jinked past Kalidou Koulibaly inside though, to leave Tottenham heading goalless draw at Club Brugge. the area and slotted the ball beyond put the game to bed, but Red Star, through as it stood. Raphael Guerreiro tapped in goalkeeper David Ospina. who had already beaten Liverpool The English club had plenty of Maximilian Philipp's low cross in the Salah, who had already wasted and held Napoli in Serbia earlier in half-chances against a much- 15th minute against Thierry Henry's an earlier chance with a heavy the campaign, pulled one back changed Barca, who had already won crisis-hit Monaco, before slamming touch, continued to run Napoli Premier League leaders continued to moments. PSG went into their match in before the hour mark through the group, but Philippe Coutinho in a second late on. ragged early in the second half, but miss opportunities, with Ospina The ball fell for substitute strik- Belgrade knowing that victory would Marko Gobeljic. almost made it 2-0 when his low shot "It's a perfect evening. On the Ospina saved from Jordan springing to his left to tip away er Arkadiusz Milik unmarked in the send them through, and Edinson But PSG finally sealed their struck the post. whole it was a deserved victory," said Henderson and James Milner curled Salah's attempted lob before deny- area, but Alisson raced from his line Cavani gave the French champions spot in the last 16 as Marquinhos Mauro Icardi levelled for Inter Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. wide as Carlo Ancelotti's men stayed ing Mane from point-blank range. to keep out the Pole's strike with his the perfect start by tapping in after headed in Angel Di Maria's free-kick against PSV with 17 minutes left to Earlier on Tuesday in Group D, a goal from turning the group on its Senegal forward Mane was legs. an excellent run and pass by Kylian with 16 minutes to go and Mbappe leave Spurs needing to score at least Galatasaray secured a Europa League head. guilty of two further snatched efforts "I have no idea how Alisson Mbappe. added further gloss to the scoreline once. last-32 place despite losing 3-2 to The atmosphere around Anfield in front of goal, and Napoli almost made a save like this," gushed Klopp. Neymar's strike five minutes in added time. Tottenham, who were facing Porto in an entertaining game which became increasingly tense as the made the Reds pay in the dying "It was amazing." before half-time appeared to have "We made mistakes, but I real- an early elimination when trailing saw two of three penalties scored. &"/D2=& ( ( O + # P New Delhi: 9 ( < < 9 < < 9 )88,> < < well. I think they (BCCI) should P3% ! !@# % , :! ,Q 2 * # Q change this policy altogether. A lot ormer India all-rounder and of senior players don't play domes- # )88,> $&/. Fselector Mohinder Amarnath tic cricket," Amarnath said on side- Q( feels M S Dhoni and other senior lines of an event organised by Royal # Q players must play domestic cricket Stag in collaboration with the ICC. alking about the ongoing Test series in < < 2 to be eligible for selection in the "The BCCI should make it an TAustralia, former great Mohinder Amarnath 5<<26 national team. eligibility criteria. Not only a num- feels India are a superior unit but the depleted Having being dropped from ber of games, you should be playing hosts are capable of giving them a run for their + Q # the Twenty20 side recently and regularly for your state if you are not money. retired from Tests long ago, Dhoni playing for India and not only just "Australian cricketers think differently. It is ' now is a certainty in only ODI crick- before the India selection. Then only not the first time they are going through this New Delhi: * /. D$7 et. you can judge how good the guy is kind of phase. They are in the process of build- 7- Despite having the time, the for- playing. Whatever you have ing a new team. But from what I watched in the 3 mer captain did not play the 50-over achieved is all in the past. What is first Test, some of the players are really good. How will India do in the second Test start- 9 *23 * Vijay Hazare Trophy this year and important is current form," said the You can't just rule Australia out of the series. Of ing Friday in Perth? 3 ? * 8 will go into the three-match series hero of India's World Cup triumph course India are more superior but again they "It depends on nature of wicket. If the wick- 4 % 2 /# * in Australia next month without any in 1983. have to continue playing good cricket. et is doing a bit, some of the batsmen struggle /; match practice. "Even if you are playing one for- "First Test was a fantastic Test match from with their technique. It is not how aggressive you : $. * "Every individual is different but mat, you should be playing all for- a cricketing point of view. The only difference play, the key in Test cricket is that only when one thing I have always believed in mats at least in domestic cricket to was Cheteshwar Pujara. It shows we are here for you leave good deliveries, you occupy the crease $&#* is that if you want to play for India be considered for selection," the for- a thrilling series with advantage India," said the for a long time. It is not that they don't have that < 2 you have to play for your state as mer selector said. 68-year-old, who played 69 Tests and 85 ODIs. in them but they have to adapt." @ * $E#< < * 3 *) * 4 ; # " -8 ) ( Tokyo: 4 ( ? +1 9 + 8 * '8<> Outwitted by R Ashwin and to take responsibility from the * 3 : Mohammed Shami in the two batting exploits of their tail- 8 D # 3 '8<> "It's very simple work. Each time ustralian opener Marcus innings, Harris said he is work- enders. >+ ( they come to the net and they AHarris said he didn't feel out ing on his plans to tackle the "I think we took some good he impressive Indian fast bowlers bowl, they need to be aware of of depth during his debut Test at Indian bowlers at the Perth Test confidence from the fight we *9 Tare like race horses, who need to their plans and what they Adelaide even though there was beginning on Friday. showed, it got down to 30 runs. ? * 8 4 #< be protected and handled carefully, need to execute. Each time it's hardly any margin of error "I worked hard in between I know when I looked at it as a )+ says India's bowling coach Bharat a little different of what they against a quality side like India in the first and second innings on batter I thought 'I wish I could've ' < ( Arun, who avowed that the current lot need to execute. We just test the opening match. some plans against Ashwin and got 60 or 70'. So we got pretty 4 9 D # is one of the best the country has seen. as to how far they've execut- "You always doubt yourself as now I'm just working on guys close and hopefully we could take 1 $N The Indian pacers, and the entire ed each time. That feedback a person, you're not sure if you're coming around the wicket and some momentum into the game attack as a whole, has been impressive allows them to be more con- going to fit in Test cricket. So, it stuff like that to work on plans on Friday," he said. # on all overseas tours this year. sistent," said Arun. was good to spend time in the India will use against me," he "I think the wicket will suit "I can say that not only now for The second Test begins at middle in both innings. I didn't said. us a little bit more with the con- ( + what they did in Adelaide but what the Optus Stadium on feel out of my depth at all," said "It has given me great confi- ditions, that's taking nothing Kolkata: ) < D E& they've done over a period of time in Friday, and will be the first Harris, who scored a matching 26 dence to be able to bat a decent away from India, but I just think D South Africa, in England and now in Test to be in both the innings on debut. period of time and occupy the a little bit of momentum. /. , > 9' < Australia. This is probably one of the staged here "But I realised pretty quick- to it, it's probably just a decision- crease for a bit." "We would've loved to win # ) , best group of fast bowlers India has with reports ly they don't bowl any crap and making thing and being able to Australia lost the first Test the game, but the boys bowled 8 < R ever had," Arun said ahead of the that pitch will they don't miss any chances that occupy the crease for long peri- narrowly by 31 runs and Harris really well and they also batted 3 ,'* 4 second Test against Australia. plenty of pace you give them. So you've got to ods of time, but I didn't feel like said the hosts will take confi- really well. It's probably on us bat- "Fast bowlers are a pre- and bounce. be switched on from ball one. I was out of my depth at all," he dence from the close finish and ters to take a bit of the weight 3 3 # cious commodity and they Arun said that "I felt like my game stood up added. the onus will be on the top-order from them." D * 2 5E76# need to be taken care of, like bowling at the new ( D what you do with a racehorse Perth Stadium /& E% and that's exactly what's pitch would be a * 1 1 + happening," he said. temptation for their :! 1* * *B* ++* 1 EE < D # Arun said the pacers current attack, which is — Jasprit Bumrah, capable of adapting to * Mohammed Shami, any conditions across the Terming it as a mistake, the WFI's change of mind. London: > ( ) Bhuvneshwar Kumar and world. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on "So I would like to admit that it was a ' Ishant Sharma — have "Obviously the bowlers Wednesday announced that the contracts mistake (on our part) and we are rectify- , $&$/#) > improved because they would love to bowl on those of star grapplers Sushil Kumar and Sakshi ing the mistake and are now including $&&- --; have found consistency. type of wickets. Whatever is in Malik have been upgraded to Grade A both the players (Sakshi and Sushil) to A # < 7/D D "Consistency was a bit the offing, we are happy with. from B. grade, added the WFI President. >9 issue (on previous tours) We haven't really taken a look When the WFI announced the con- "After Singh's announcement in Grade and that's something we've at the wicket. tracts, both Sakshi and Sushil, Olympic A, there are five wrestlers Bajrang Punia, ( ' 9 addressed with the bowlers. "Irrespective of what the medallists were given grade B contracts. Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Dhanda, Sushil It's something we've really conditions (are), we said we'd However, rectifying the error, an Kumar and Sakshi Malik. The players in #Q worked hard on. We insist on come here and look at it as our announcement to upgrade their contracts "We all unanimously agreed that such Grade A will get 30 lakh annually. 9 one-person form factor even home conditions whatever condi- was made by WFI President Brijbhushan players like Sushil (Kumar) and Sakshi "Players did not complain about it Q ) during practice, and the bowlers tions we get. We are up for it and Sharan Singh on Wednesday. Malik, who gave the country the first (grades), neither the media did. But we >9 #Q9 #9 have responded exceptionally we are prepared for any conditions "With your support, we implemented medal when Indias medal tally (at the Rio have rectified the mistake," Singh well. That's showing dividends that may exist at the ground," he the grading system for the players A, B, C, Olympics was empty) should not be kept informed. 9 #Q A 8= / right now. added. D, E and F grades. in B grade," Singh said while explaining the Now there are no players in Grade B.