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rompted understandably by Pupper caste ‘disenchant- ment’, the NOTA (None of the Above) votes crossed over 1.4 per cent of the total polling in Madhya Pradesh and felled four of the most powerful BJP Ministers and several other MLAs. In MP, many upper caste outfits had openly declared that they would waste their votes by opting for NOTA rather than voting for the BJP for passing a legislation in Parliament to retain the strin- chanted Upper caste voters Jobat, Mandhata, Nepanagar, " ' () " gent SC/ST Act. The same not opted to waste their votes. Rajnagar, Raipur and Suwasra. # * NOTA story was also repeated IN MP, the BJP lost 12 seats NOTA also polled more votes in Rajasthan, though in some where the NOTA margin was than the victory margin in runner Tamradhwaj Sahu, also As hours went by without pockets the BJP also gained in more than margin of loss. The Bina and Kolaras, where BJP a Lok Sabha member, is con- an announcement till evening, both the States because of SC trend was visible in Chambal candidates won. In seven of sidered an “outsider” as he tension and sloganeering rose voters reacting against the region, where Thakur voters these 11 seats, the victory joined the grand old party among supporters of various upper caste aggressiveness. are believed to have not backed margin was less than 1,000 after quitting the BJP. contenders, spilling into vio- The number of no-choice the BJP for backing the SC votes. Sources said Rahul also lence in some areas of votes outnumbered victory atrocity legislation. In the touch and go poll sought views of party workers Rajasthan. In Chhattisgarh too, margins in good 22 con- Similarly, Bundelkhand verdict, the BJP narrowly ! " # $% " through an internal messaging some clashes took place outside stituencies in Madhya Pradesh. and Malwa drew the highest missed the bus even though it P ! system with a pre-recorded the residence of State party While the gap between BJP and number of NOTA votes and polled more votes. message asking them to send chief Bhupesh Baghel (57), Congress vote share was only changed the poll outcomes. In 2008, BJP collected 38% CM candidate for Chhattisgarh Rajasthan as well as AICC their views directly to him who is one of the contenders 0.1% (BJP being in the lead), Nine upsets were in votes and won 143 seats but is likely to be taken on Friday observers were closeted with through the application. apart from Leader of NOTA share stood at 1.4 per Bundelkhand and eight in this time round ended up with ormer Union Minister and morning, according to party’s Rahul at his residence. With Sachin Pilot and Ashok Opposition in the outgoing cent of votes polled — over 5.4 Malwa tribal region. 109 seats despite securing more FCongress heavyweight Central observer Mallikarjun supporters of the four con- Gehlot, the two hopefuls for Assembly TS Singh Deo (66) lakh. The NOTA option gives NOTA played out in a way than 40% votes. Kamal Nath was named as the Kharge. tenders taking to streets, Rahul Rajasthan, appealed to the and OBC leader Tamradhwaj the voter the choice to reject all that the BJP failed to capture NOTA got 1.4% of the next Chief Minister of Madhya During the day, Rahul held took to the social media to party workers to maintain Sahu. candidates in the election fray. majority despite bagging .1% total vote share even as Pradesh on Thursday after sev- several rounds of marathon share a message “the two most peace and discipline, saying While Rahul Gandhi met A section of BJP leadership, vote share more than the Samajwadi Party got 1.01% eral rounds of hectic parleys consultations with senior party powerful warriors are patience they have full faith in the party the party’s Central observers — however, point out that BJP did Congress which got 41% of the while AAP got 0.7% votes. among the top leadership. leaders, including Sonia and time”. Quoting Leo Tolstoy, leadership and would abide by KC Venugopal for Rajasthan well in the Vindhya region of votes. On the contrary, NOTA may have again Congress president Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka, to Rahul posted a picture of him- the final decision. Gehlot and and AK Antony for Madhya Madhya Pradesh as SC voted Congress, with help from BSP, played a role in denting Gandhi took this call late in the select Chief Ministers for the self flanked by Jyotiraditya Pilot both late in the evening Pradesh — to seek their inputs for it on account of passing the SP and Independents, crossed prospects of the losing side in evening after holding talks three Hindi heartland States. Scindia and Kamal Nath. left for Jaipur for another round on views of newly-elected leg- amended SC/ST Atrocities the majority mark of 116, while Rajasthan with 1.3 per cent of with Nath and the other con- Party sources said Nath was Elected Congress MLAs of CLP meeting while Nath and islators in the States, he sepa- (Prevention) Bill in Parliament. the BJP managed 109 seats. voters going for it. tender for the post, Jyotiraditya chosen over Scindia given the in Rajasthan and Madhya Scindia too headed for their rately met Gehlot, Pilot, Nath It is also being contended In at least 11 seats where In Rajasthan, NOTA votes Scindia. The supporters of both experience factor which was Pradesh had passed one-line State capital Bhopal. and Scindia at his Tughlak that NOTA factor could also the Congress won, NOTA got stood at 1.3% while SP and leaders held day-long rallies in the need of the hour since the resolutions authorising Rahul “The Congress president is Lane house. Kharge too held have affected the victory mar- more votes than the winning NCP got 0.2% votes. Bhopal in favour of their party has promised several Gandhi to decide on Chief talking to all leaders. It is a discussion with Rahul and gin of some of the Congress margin — Biaora, Damoh, Communist Party of India respective leaders, but ulti- freebies, including crucial farm Ministers. Some party sources good thing that he is holding conveyed him the feelings of candidates had the disen- Gunnor, Gwalior, Jabalpur, (Marxist) has 1.2%. mately Rahul was successful in loan waiver. The next year’s Lok indicated that the Congress talk with all leaders before Chhattisgarh party MLAs. brokering a peace. Sabha elections also weighed was also toying with formula to taking the decision on Chief “We are checking, taking In case of Rajasthan, con- heavily on the mind of the have Deputy Chief Ministers in Ministers...The process is on inputs from different people in fusion still prevails and both Congress leadership in opting these two States. In that case, and a decision on Chief the party. We are taking inputs old guard Ashok Gehlot and for experienced Kamal Nath. Pilot could be offered the post Ministers will be taken from MLAs and workers. We new generation leader Sachin Early in the morning, the of Dy CM of Rajasthan and soon...The decision of the are getting a comprehensive Pilot have dug in their heels for four main CM claimants Scindia for MP. Congress president will be answer to what the Congress the top post in the State. belonging to the old and new Chhattisgarh CM too acceptable to all,” Gehlot and party and others feel,” The announcement for the generation cadre from MP and could have a deputy since front Pilot stated separately. Rahul said. bout 30 Maoists, who have Asurrendered before the Odisha police under the Red rebels’ rehabilitation policy of !# $ Friday. the State Government, watched P He informed that earlier the Men’s Hockey World Cup samples were sent to National (HWC) matches at the Kalinga ! Institute of High Security Stadium here on Thursday. Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Several of these surren- Bhopal following death of some dered rebels once had a cash + crows and chickens inside bounty of Rs 4 lakh to Rs 2 lakh poultry farms in on their heads, held the Krushnaprasad block on Tricolour in their hands instead % & he State Government on December 6. of guns. he setback BJP suffered in its TThursday sounded a bird "As per the reports received For the surrendered Maoist Tbastions of Madhya flu alert following detection of yesterday, avian influenza has cadres from Koraput and Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and evant information regarding the avian influenza virus in been detected and already our Malkangiri districts, special Rajasthan in the recent the poachers involved in bomb- four villages under rapid action team is on the spot arrangements were made by Assembly polls has come handy ing the elephant. Krushnaprasad block of Puri and the process of culling of the district administrations for for its NDA allies, which could On Thursday, Dehury was district. chickens would be taken up their visit to Bhubaneswar to now compel the saffron outfit to forwarded to court, but the Fisheries and Animal from tomorrow," said Gagan. witness the mega sporting be “generous” in seat sharing for court released him as no charge Resources Development Official sources said direc- event.Not only the Kalinga the next year’s Lok Sabha polls. was framed against him. Secretary Vishal Gagan said a tions have been issued for Stadium, the erstwhile Maoists In the mid of report that As per reports, the depart- massive culling operation in the culling operations in one km also visited Nandankanan, Puri Shiv Sena wants to contest half ment is trying hard to save the radius of the epicen- and the Sun Temple at Konark of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in he elephant poaching case staffs who had neglected their tre and active sur- on the day. Maharashtra and force the BJP Tof Tuesday night at duties for which the innocent veillance would be They were brought to the to agree to hold simultaneous Rajanagar of the Athagarh pachyderm died. As poaching maintained within 10 State capital under the super- State Assembly polls, senior Forest Division was handed in the Bauda-Banakhandi and km radius. vision of Malkangiri district SP Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral over to the Crime Branch (CB) Sukasan forests is a regular Moreover, sale Jagmohan Meena after they has asked the BJP to “quickly cussion on NDTV. strong pre-poll coalition in Wildlife unit on Thursday by affair with the knowledge of and consumption of expressed their wish to watch settle” with allies or it will be in “So it’s very important that place before 2019,” he the Forest Department. some unscrupulous forest offi- eggs have also been the HWC matches. a big trouble in the 2019 general the BJP quickly settles with said.Asking the BJP to do a Talking to this paper, cials, DFO Lenka seems cor- banned in the district “We brought 10 former election. existing allies especially the course correction vis a vis its Athagarh DFO Sasmita Lenka roborating with them in this as a precautionary Red rebels from Koraput and “I don’t see any single polit- Shiv Sena, deal with them with approach towards the Muslim said her department has arrest- case, the reason of which is best measure. Senior offi- 20 from Malkangiri to ical party getting over 200 seats generosity and at the same time voters, Gujral said, “”The ed the owner Prasanna Dehury known to her. Locals demand private poultry farms in the cials stated that no eggs would Bhubaneswar and they also in the next election. So whoev- reach out to parties who were a minorities want security. If you of the brinjal field where the immediate arrest of the culprits affected villages including Sana be served in midday meals visited other tourist destina- er makes the right pre-poll part of the (Atal Bihari) don’t provide them security, carcass of the jumbo had been who have been regularly Sahi, Maluda and Patharganj (MDMs) to students in all the tions across the State,” said coalition is going to be the win- Vajpayee rainbow coalition at they will vote en masse with the found. After interrogation, the poaching wild animals for flesh would be undertaken from schools of the district. Meena. ner,” Gujral said during a dis- one stage, so that you have a Congress and allies. department has got some rel- and other sakes. + # , - !""# $%& '! Q ( ( ( " # ' (() " R "#$%&' # P Jain said the NCPCR has in the inspections at their asked police to carry out fur- respective districts. # "# "&( ! ( ! ) ) he National Commission ther investigations whether The NCPCR team mem- " " ( ! %( * * . Tfor Protection of Child religious conversion is being bers also held a meeting with ) * + Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday carried out in the shelter the State Government author- + ,- , + n a ray of hope for lakhs of /0122 said the Odisha Government homes. ities on the day. Idepositors of the Rose Valley has not strictly followed the The NCPCR teams on the Notably, the inspections ension prevailed at the ESI chit fund firm, the Special The refund money would guidelines for protection of day started inspection of 56 were conducted on the direc- THospital here on Thursday -" + Chit Fund Court here on be deposited in the bank children at shelter homes. randomly-selected children’s tion of Union Women and after family members of a woman, Thursday directed the State accounts of the depositors, “The State Government home in 19 districts in the State Child Development Minister who died, alleged negligence by Government to refund the sources said. has not followed guidelines in the aftermath of\ the alleged Maneka Gandhi, who asked the the hospital authorities. erly which led to her death. doctors did not attend to her till deposits of the small investors. Besides, the court said that for protection of children at sexual abuse of minor girls at NCPCR to get all the homes Later, the woman's relatives After being informed, afternoon. Later at night, she As per reports, there are as the investors with deposits of shelter homes strictly. a shelter home in Dhenkanal inspected in Odisha. along with locals blocked the police and local administrative died. many as 2, 38,477 investors for Rs 7,000 or less would get a Concerned officials don’t have district. On December 7, Gandhi, Mayfair-Jaydev Vihar road officials rushed to the spot "When I asked the hospi- whom the State would disburse total refund proper data on the number of The Dream Centre shelter in a letter to Chief Minister demanding stringent action and pacified the agitators by tal staff in the evening about a total fund of Rs 92.08 crore. While those who had child homes, where they are home run by NGO Good Naveen Patnaik, had said it is against the guilty hospital staffs. assuring to look into their the reason behind the delay in The directive of the court deposited more than Rs 7, 000 functioning and who are run- News India in Dhenkanal, a matter of great concern that They also placed the woman's demands. referring her to any other hos- mentioned that the Revenue and less than Rs 10,000 would ning them. which was sealed recently, was the Dhenkanal shelter home dead body on the road and Sources said a resident of pital, they misbehaved with us," Inspectors (RIs) would identi- be refunded Rs 7, 000 plus 52 This shows their lack- also inspected by an NCPCR affairs only came to light when staged a dharna in front of the Salia Sahi Ahalya Bhanja was a relative of Bhanja alleged. fy the investors at the pan- per cent of the remaining adaisical attitude towards the team. some girls residing there con- hospital gate. The family mem- admitted to the hospital on However, the hospital author- chayat level first and then deposit over and above Rs 7, childcare institutions,” said District Child Protection fided in media and accused the bers of the woman alleged that Wednesday morning for treat- ities are yet to comment on the begin the process of fund dis- 000 in their respective NCPCR Member Yashwant Units and Child Welfare shelter home in-charge of sex- doctors did not treat her prop- ment of asthma, but allegedly matter. bursal through online mode. accounts, the sources added. Jain. Committees also participated ual abuse. ) 4. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3
!!6 5 "" !((( "'0 &'( '( # -". / . - (# ,"$-"&, - &%! locker facilities. The bank also plans to expand its network in (, - " . ( he RBL Bank, a fast-grow- Odisha by opening two more Ting private bank in India, branches at Jajpur Road and on Thursday opened its first Paradip shortly. & '" branch in Odisha, taking the On the inauguration of the ) + total number of its branches to Bhubaneswar branch, the n the World Human nion Petroleum Minister 14444 269 across 20 States and Union bank’s Branch and Business ORights Day on December UDharmendra Pradhan has Territories in India. Banking head Surinder 10, around 3,000 people across written to Chief Minister The branch situated at Chawla said, “We are delight- Odisha under the banner of Naveen Patnaik urging him to )( Jayadev Vihar in Bhubaneswar ed to launch our banking Odisha Shramajibi Manch and allot the Indian Oil Corporation was inaugurated by Chief operations in Odisha. Our Mahila Shramajibi Mancha, Limited (IOCL) the required Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. first new branch in besides sundry people’s organ- land for its new projects in It would serve both retail and Bhubaneswar is part of a isations from the 15 districts Paradip and Bhadrak. letter about planning by institutional customers through strategic initiative to deliver a declared the ‘People’s The IOCL is in the process Taiwan’s state-owned petroleum a comprehensive portfolio of wide range of banking services Manifesto’ for the forthcoming of finalising almost Rs 40,000- firm CPC Corporation for banking services including cur- to a cross-section of people in general elections in 2019 to be include providing land to the Sabha, among others. Kishore Tripathy, journalist crore investments in new projects investing Rs 43,000 crore for rent and savings accounts, this historically and cultural- submitted to different political landless , hike in old age pen- Suresh Panigrahy of Rabi Das expressed concern in Odisha -- a PX/PTA project, greenfield petrochemical pro- credit cards, fixed deposits and ly important city.” parties. sion from 300 to 2,000, CPI(M), Sudarshan Das of over the failure of political Petcoke gasification-based pro- jects in Paradip. They pleaded the repre- minimum 200 man days, Congress, Sundarshan of parties in keeping their election jects and refinery capacity expan- Opining that the proposed sentatives of political parties release of payment within a Samjavadi Party and Sajjan promises and urged them to sion project at Paradip, besides investments by the CPC and like BJD, Congress, CPI(M), week’s time under MGNREGA, Sharma of BJP endorsed the consult people’s organisations participation in the Textile Park the Indian Oil would not only CPI, BJP, SP, Samata Kranti Dal nutritious food under State manifesto and assured the before finalising their mani- proposed at Bhadrak, Pradhan contribute to the State’s econ- and many others to include and Central food Acts, irriga- organisers to take up the festos. mentioned in the letter. omy but also lead to direct and their genuine demands in their tion facilities, recognition to demands in their respective Civil society members like “It is rather unfortunate and indirect employment genera- respective political manifestos. individual and community for- political manifestoes. Dhirendra Panda, Pradipta discouraging that the Odisha tion for the youths of the State, Many intellectuals, jour- est rights of tribals and other Former Finance Minister Naik, Sudarshan Chhotary, Government has not allotted Pradhan requested the CM to nalists and social activists par- traditional forest dwellers Panchanan Kanungo, former Usha Devi, women leader Kuni the required land yet for the direct the concerned State ticipated in the meeting. under FRA 2006, due impor- Union Minister and founder of Mallick among others were projects,” wrote Pradhan. Government authorities suit- The people’s manifesto tance to Gram Sabha and Palli Samata Kranti Dal Braja present. He also mentioned in the ably in this regard. "77 ( N# - ("## .. &$ &5 $ ( &" ( " -'. %%P . + . "#&%" O " 02; " P" Q $ R( " "- "!- **&, . # # #"$ ( (, (&%"- . * ( - ( ("( "'. # "< ="#(, Sir, * + " $"%0!- - (<=.- -"( .0 .(, hrough media, I got to know about the ‘Mo Bus’ service, but ports and Youth Services P *' ) " "# 4Congress ! - (O - ( - # 0% / , Tlast week I had an opportunity to travel in a ‘Mo Bus’ from SSecretary Vishal Dev said , + leader Krushna Chandra " # (, 0- & bus stand near Bhubaneswar railway station. that Bhubaneswar is all set to Sagaria, who resigned as MLA .3*-. 0"'! "- After a lot of queries, I boarded a bus from the airport to host one of the three Hockey of Koraput recently, on , -" !(" "# ( - # 0% O Nandankanan but found it so difficult to identify the bus num- Series Finals to be held from Thursday took a jibe at PCC & "( 0- # ("# &- ("-/- ( - # 0% O ber and its selected stoppages. It is so confusing and haphazard June 6 to 16 next year. president Niranjan Patnaik for 0 %%$ 0" #$(, / , 0 - !%#"% ((, that a layman would notbe able to catch the bus. The Hockey Series would 5 the latter’s “clarification” that $ . (.(, O # (-'"# %%$ "$% ( !$ ( ("% The sad part was that buses were coming out of the bus-stands be open to the national teams, the Congress doesn’t believe in . * -( . &"( "(" $-"&,/ with hardly any passengers inside. There was no office or helpdesk, those are not playing in the caste politics and doesn’t make no announcements to guide the common man. Hockey Pro League, Dev said. teams in the FIH World they will be joined by the top any caste-based CM. “We had . "'. My suggestion is bus-stands should always have an enquiry Sports and Youth Services Rankings skip the Open and four placed teams from the Pro urged for naming a Chief 3 ' . counter/helpdesk with due announcement facilities to guide the Minister Chandra Sarathi advance directly to the Finals. League, and the four highest- Minister candidate out of " 02;-"" "@" "0"( ," people about bus routes, stoppages, destinations, etc. Behera and International All other national teams ranked teams not already qual- Adivasis, Dalits, Backward $ "( #" ".* 0!( - 00% &"( Detailed routes of the buses should be present in the bus stops Hockey Federation (FIH) pres- play in the Hockey Series ified. Classes and minority "#& & .(, @!"(" ' - (. as well as engraved on the body of the bus for better understanding ident Narinder Batra and other Open, which features eight The teams will be drawn communities. To this, you &,% < =.-"( - .(,- "- /- of the commuters. This system is prevalent in metro cities like senior officials of FIH were regional events with up to six and they will play a two-legged clarified that the Congress "0"( ," "!(,- #( ( ($' "# Kolkata and New Delhi. There is another type of bus which runs present. teams each. tie to determine seven qualified doesn’t believe in caste politics 0!$% , # -. .(0"0 - "( "%"# in the twin city called as ‘DTS City Bus’ different from ‘Mo Bus’. With the successful hosting Fifteen teams will qualify nations for the 2020 Tokyo and doesn’t make any caste- ( -"( "%@!-"% / '" " ( Denizens are not well aware of its numbers, routes and ser- of Odisha Hockey Men’s World from the Hockey Series Open Olympic Games. based Chief Minister. It & ( ("# - ("% (/ ," $ % &( #" (-. vices. The new bus service should be user friendly. It is a fact Cup, Bhubaneswar will once to the Hockey Series Finals, for While India will host the indicates that you don’t *," .-(, ("% "( "( " (. # "/ that 60 per cent of the city inhabitants are managing with their again welcome international a total of 24 teams in the Finals. second of the Hockey Series understand the difference (0- (, -. -"# "#. 0"-( (.*, (- own vehicles and 30 per cent population is quite dependent on hockey when it will host the Those teams will play in Finals, Kuala Lumpur would between ‘caste’ and ‘class’. The (, - # ( &"# . &,% ,!$" "-/ autos and hardly 10 per cent are relying on city bus services. But Hockey Series Finals, Minister three events, with eight teams host the first event from April Constitution also provides systematic route planning, compatibility in approach and fre- Behera said. per event, said sources. The top 23 to May 1. reservation to categories &' ..3 .3 . . quency in service may be useful to the beneficiaries. The Hockey Series takes II teams in each of the final The Final Hockey Series (classes) of people. Recently, " 02; , 0 @"&,%, - &#!&( #"0"- ( place in two rounds, the Open events will qualify for the would be hosted by Le Touquet, you said Rahul Gandhi chose - ("( Ramdas Ray and the Finals. Olympic Qualification Events. France from June 15 to 23, said you as PCC chief because you 0- -" Bhunaneswar The nine highest ranked In this qualification event, sources in FIH. are a Patnaik. A %.2 % "& ( ( "# M%" ( 9 ". - (H -2" ( ."& % ("(("# ! ' (, C7D0"- ( . ( 6 , :; -@ &(.!# #$ ("#"-#2 entertain children. - "" & 3 (!# ( "(( # (/&,%- & 0"%-" (" - 0"(, Dances like Odishi, %& #- !-& 0 - -% !0("/ , &! %% he Khordha Mahotsav- Sambalpuri, Kuchipudi, $-! ,(.-"-# .. &( 0"- ( "#(, "#"(" T2018 would be organised by Bhangada, Bihu, Paika Akhada " & "( # (, (/ the New Thinking Forum at and Danda Nrutya would be the stadium here from performed by artists coming he main venue at the .&+ 3 .- .. &'.'3 December 15 to 21, informed from different parts of the TKalinga Stadium Hockey " 02; , ( -2&,% -% O,2, !-" (CD5E forum president Narendra State. Complex has become a zero- !# -(, " .(, ",#""&,% ,!$" "-*,"0( - Kumar Prusti at a Press meet On the occasion, Dr Kali waste facility, thanks to an &&%!# #"((, 3!$% &&,%"% "" "-, - / , 3 on Thursday. Prasad Mangraj and Dr innovative approach to segre- !$% &&,%',"- 0!(% .( #(, &," 0 (-0,$ "( (, The Khordha Mahotsav is Madhusudan Senapati (both gate the waste generated at 3 '" , # ( "%&,%,!$" "-$F2C0 ( / (, &% being orginised since the year doctors), Bishuba Milan source and making composting & - "% "" "- 3- & 0"% 0 ! "-",. % & ("( # 2000 for promotion of the Samiti editor Jnana Ranjan of the biodegradable ones with (, - "#-! - 2!0 (,(-0, /!," "'". culture and heritage of Das, educationist Dr Sharat an ultra-modern facility. ( -"( "%&,%"# -0 ("",. 3',"- 0!( - Khordha. This year, about Chandra Mohapatra, ‘Amari The process, which has "#@!# #(, $ (-! -"#&," -- 0 &( %/ 200 stalls would be put up and Satya’ founder Dr Pramod been adopted for the first time fairs on agriculture, health Chandra Dash and many yoga in the State, has become a and clothes would be organ- gurus, social activists, literra- pilot to be followed by others ised. Besides, Minabazaar, teurs would be felicitated with as the State would organise Ramdoli and dance pro- the Khordha Samman, said many national and interna- grammes would be held to Prusti. tional events in days to come. GIZ, a funding agency from Germany under the Indo- German Development Cooperation Project on Training was given to rag 3 During the hockey tour- Sustainable Urban pickers by the GIZ for proper * H nament an estimated one tonne Development – Smart Cities, segregation, sorting and stack- of waste is getting collected at has initiated the project on ing of recyclable fractions. the facility daily, comprising 30 micro-management of solid Essentially the facility imparts per cent organic, 25 per cent waste. Under the project, the the skill training and awareness * PET bottle and plastic, 30 per GIZ supported the Odisha to the rag pickers and sanitary ** * cent paper cups and card- Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 workers. Along with the recy- boards, 10 per cent metal and to make this event as a zero clable waste, organic waste glass and mere 5 per cent of waste event. fraction is processed through the organic waste converter. rejects. ! O P various welfare programmes < '6!6! . O7! P undertaken by the Narendra nion Minister Modi Government, informed + < * * Kumar UDharmendra Pradhan Mohapatra. Mahapatra, would attend the BJP’s ongoing Pradhan would hold a rally he DAV Public School, Assistant Regional Jana Paramarsha Padayatra for in Dehurada gram panchayat /2=4=, TSector-6, CDA, Cuttack, Officer Dr Sujata two days on December 14 and under Bhogarai block in ) held its two-day fest 'ETASH' Sahu, SBM, Unit- 15 in Baleswar, Kendrapada Baleswar district and at with glee and glamour. District 8, Bhubaneswar, and Bargarh and Ganjam dis- Nuhuni village under ;:444 + Collector Aravind Agrawal Principal DN tricts, respectively, informed Rajakanika block’s Paturli vil- inaugurated the event as chief Mishra. BJP State spokesperson Golak lage Kendrapada district on guest. Principal Mohapatra here on Thursday. Friday. gram panchayat under Ganjam ADM Bijay Kumar Namita Mohanty The BJP is now holding the Similarly, he would hold a district’s Degapahandi block on Khandayasray was guest of presented wel- Jana Paramarsha Rally in rally, to be taken from Satibhata the same day. honour. Other dignitaries pre- comed all and 37,606 booths spread across Chhak to Badapadia, under Pradhan would address sent on this occasion included read the annual 51,000 villages. Leaders are Padmapur Assembly con- public meetings and seek Regional Officer, D AV report. Chief making people of failures of the stituency in Bargarh distirict on advice from common people Institutions Odisha Zone Dr guest Agrawal Naveen Patnaik Government Saturday. He would later attend for building a new Odisha, said Keshab Chandra Satpathy, awarded the tal- during the last 19 years and another rally in Bhishmagiri Mohapatra. 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* '& &' " " ( R ' ' &'' # ( ) & !) (( ,R(' &( bers, Zilla Parishad members elections would the youths’ " , ( and his protégés and support- election in Odisha and, thus, PI(M) activists held a 0% ( &"%# & ers attended the meeting to more youths would get oppor- Cmeeting in front of the show their solidarity with tunity in the fray. Southco main office here in Mohapatra.Expressing his Commenting on the poll protest against power cuts in ife Drop”, a gratefulness to them, results of Chhattisgarh, the city. Later, they submitted Lshort film by Mohapatra said he and Dilip Rajasthan and Madhya a memorandum to the Southco Odia filmmaker . Ray are in touch with several Pradesh, he said the BJP’s authori- Abhisek Swain leaders now and they would down fall was due to their lead- ties. won the Best Film jointly take a very important ers’ ego. BJP Government’s They Award at the enior leader Bijay political decision in the inter- failure in addressing problems said power recently-conclud- SMohapatra, who resigned est of the State soon. of farmers and tribals and cuts are ed Human Rights from the BJP recently, organ- “After Dilip Ray returns unemployment issues led to happening Short Film Festival ised a massive meeting at the from foreign, we would hold a their poll debacle in these two hours held in Gojabayani temple under meeting at the district head- States, he said. in the Bangladesh. Marshaghai block in quarters and would announce “I fought for the State’s morning The 30-sec- Kendrapada district on future course of action. It is interest in Mahanadi issue and and two hours in the evening ond film, which Wednesday, apparently to get sure that we will fight for the advised BJP leaders to join me everyday for which consumers portrays death of confident of his support base. interest of the State,” said without advocating for are suffering a lot. While con- children in tribal Thousands of Bijay Sena Mohapatra. Chhattisgarh comment. But I sumers are paying for quality areas due to con- members, former PRI mem- He said the 2019 general was opposed by them,” he said. and uninterrupted supply of sumption of contaminated Rights Films category. Five He said the flood the Swargadwar in Puri. power, the Southco should put water, had been shot on the other films were awarded in the of Mahanadi row Das, who acted in major in place a good transmission Bonda hills in Koraput district Best Direction, Best Screenplay, swept away the enowned theatre artist, roles in more than 150 stage system and should have ade- of Odisha. Best Cinematography, Best Chhattisgarh Rdirector and comedian plays and directed over 50 quate manpower, they said. Besides, film ‘Poster’ by Editing and Best Animation Government. Nityananda Das passed away plays, was conferred with the The party threatened to Bangladeshi filmmaker Joseph categories He told his sup- at a private hospital in Puri on Sangeet Natak Akademi award expedite agitation if the power Mehedi and ‘Flying Child’ by The two-day short film porters that time has Wednesday night. He was 83. in 2006. He is known for his cuts are not stopped soon. Fazley Rabbi came in second festival, which concluded on come for them not to Das’ body was taken to the comic roles in several Odia Among others, Yuddhisthir place followed by Sri Lankan December 9, had received 738 face any humiliation Arnapurna Theatre in Cuttack, movies, including Paradeshi Behera, Basanta Nanda, Pratap filmmaker Bavananthan films from 82 countries. A and atrocity that they where several artists and intel- Chadhei (1990) and Bapa Choudhury, Siva Prasad Nithiyananthan’s film total of 70 films were screened have been facing for lectuals paid their last respects to (1997). Mohapatra, Panchanan Jena, ‘Vimbam: Reflection’. during the festival, jointly the last 18 years as a the departed soul. His body was However, Das, who had Hari Nayak, Babuli Nayak, KC Besides, eight films from organised by the Dhaka major political later taken to his birthplace at also mastered Odishi dance, Mishra, Madav Kothia, Bangladesh, India and University of Film Society and change is on the Balisahi in Cuttack district. Later, lost his right leg in a road acci- Lokanath Rath and Bidyadhar Afghanistan received special the United Nations of cards. his last rites were performed at dent in 2000. Jena participated. nominations in the Human Bangladesh. P 0) ( "'&'1$/ &$ &5 + 3# 563.6 ' by father’s drawing, Ashis had -+' '& "2 782; , "@" (- &( "% - & !(,- (< =," ' !( started drawing a picture on ""-# #"(("%& 0 "( . 8/I%"',(. - -% , paper. When his father Ajay ,"#$ !$@ &( #(-"0 "(# .. - (0%"& (, # (- &(/ , % % ,#$, noticed his art work, he had & '&3. " ( - " #( &( O." % $ - !# -(, encouraged Asish to do more Lokanath Sethi of the village and # ,"3 &( * 0 "( &, !%#$ # 0 ( # (, $"' ' (&, and more drawing and painting. "-0"&,O , %#M his supporters had opposed the "&&!( ( %%(, - -% (!- "@-# - &( #(, / After being encouraged by 0% & .-& # 0% # mini stadium alleging that infe- &- ("--"@" ,-"" ,"# # -&, J! . 5/I%"',((, 3& & his father, Asish started doing rior quality construction work ." %. "&, &( # .. - (#"( / painting regularly. He has was carried out by Debashish poor deaf and dumb youth opened a small shop near his and his associates. #. %%'. 3.& .'' Aof Sundargarh district is residential place whose name is violent clash between two The dispute between the 2 8; , *!(("&'2"-"# 0-"#&( ! ($ "# "(,(-"0" " now known as a very good Ajanta Arts, where he is writ- Agroups over construction of two groups turned into a group # (.- (# "(, (, , ," ,!- #"/ !' artist, and through his brush he ing number plates for vehicles a mini stadium at Gohirani village clash in the morning which "( - !00%("' -, ("$ ' ".( - "- % - "%J!"- has made a number of heart and also making hoarding and in the district claimed the life of became fatal as Lokanath died - !%( (, # "(,." *"-"# 0 ( 0% " "-"(, touching paintings and statues banners to earn his livelihood. a person and left four others crit- on the spot after he was attacked , '&755?$6"!'9 & &$9&$@ R 4 + . - +& & * -- (/.1- '&'-( . $ , $ 5 2 ( 8D ( ! .(0* crats. Damodar Rout, former Owner of an eatery in The activists in their mem- Minister of BJD, that there - " front of the Jalda mini stadi- .. & "% orandum to the CBI Director, was a Rs 100-crore deal of the um, Ramesh Sahoo, had $ &- # New Delhi, said that the CBI State Government with the $ ' # lodged a complaint in the &" ( - "%% # inquiry turned sluggish after CBI officers to suppress the Jalda police outpost that four CBI officials questioned scam, they said that Asthana miscreants had barged into his SarojSahu, who is an employ- helped a few IPS officers from restaurant and had looted ee in the office of Chief Odisha to face interrogation about Rs 35,000 cash, two he much-awaited film Minister’s residence in late in the night at the CBI’s olice on Wednesday arrest- sets of silver ornaments and Tevent on child rights, titled oncerned citizens, social November 2014. regional office to avoid media Ped four persons, including two mobile phones from his “Nano International Film Cactivists and members of Since then, the inquiry has expose. a frontline PLFI cadre, alleged- shop, sources said. Festival-2018”, kick-started in various social action groups gone awry and come to a Besides, they slammed the ly involved in the loot of a Acting on the complaint of the Town Auditorium here on held a demonstration in front grinding halt. CBI for not starting investiga- roadside eatery on November Sahoo, police conducted a raid Wednesday. of the CBI office in New They alleged that the tion into the Black Rose ship 19. and arrested the four persons It received an overwhelm- (OSCPCR) and the Puri district Das. As many as 70 films on Delhi on Thursday, alleging silence of CBI in last two to issue due to proximity of its The arrestees were identi- and recovered the looted cash ing response with visit of as administration for direct coor- child rights from across the that the CBI investigation three years in Odisha speaks officials with Chief Minister fied as PLFI member Binod amount from them. many as 1,000 children on the dination in organising the pro- globe would be screened at the into the multi-crores chit volume about possible unholy Naveen Patnaik. Tete (28), Pradeep Xalco (25), IIC Raghunathpalli police inaugural day. The festival gramme. festival. fund scam in Odisha has nexus of tainted Special They demanded steps to Chandan Nayak (26) and station IIC Somanath Jena said would continue till Saturday. This year’s theme Besides the screening of the been stopped due to nexus Director CBI Rakesh Asthana expedite the probe to give fast Xaviour Tete (30). that the Tete is involved in Festival convenor Debasis 'Protection of children in the films, other plenary sessions between top officials of the and other CBI officials with justice to the duped investors in Police recovered Rs 35,000 series of crimes and has 10 Rath expressed his gratitude to cyber space’ covered crimes and competitions have been central probe agency with chit fund culprits and BJD chit fund scams, besides cash, two country made pistols, cases pending in different the Women and Child against children such as cyber planned for children. The the scamsters, who include politicians, bureaucrats and launching a probe into the two bullets, a sword, two police stations of the district. Development department, bullying and child pornography. OSCPCR Chairman and mem- chit fund operators and rul- IPS officers. Black Rose sinking off the motorcycles from the posses- The other three accused have Odisha State Commission for The festival was inaugu- bers are directly associated ing politicians and bureau- Citing the allegation of Dr Paradip coast. sion. also PLFI links, added Jena. Protection Of Child Rights rated by ADM Binay Kumar with the festival. P) &&' !(- - . # # ,+ (( ""# * %% . !#0 " ( -(, 5/57&- %% . enior Congress leader + SDigvijaya Singh here on utgoing Chief Minister Wednesday accused BJP of * * OShivraj Singh Chouhan launching a campaign against here on said on Thursday PCC chief Kamal Nath in the cting on reliable informa- that he has no plans of shift- 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Ation, Vigilance officers ing base to Delhi despite the Despite Singh not being an intercepted Bhadrak district’s ) recent loss in State Assembly accused, according to Singh, Bhandari Pokhari police station elections. the campaign is being run by IIC Amit Kumar Biswal and @ A Shivraj had three consec- the rival BJP against him. seized Rs 73,500 from him as utive terms as the CM of the While talking to media he failed to account for the ) state but will now have to exit persons here, Singh said the source of possessing the money. office for a Congress leader. 2 " ! " incident is 35 years old. Biswal was travelling from gle storied building at Baripada While there have been specu- # 3 There is no FIR against Bhandaripokhari to his resi- of Rs 33,83,457, bank deposits lations that a leader of his him, no charge-sheet or a dential house at Baripada by a of Rs stature may be given a nation- case against him and he is not car when the officers inter- 52,44,408, Insurance al role by BJP, Shivraj said he significance on two accounts- and pitted against anti-incum- an accused in the case. " ! 0 # " 1 cepted him at the Sergarh toll- deposits of Rs 16,65,441, health plans to continue working for First –the Lok Sabha elections bency. Whenever his name crops up, # # ' # ( gate on NH-5 on Tuesday. Insurance of Rs 1,35,000, the people of Madhya are around and Chouhan wants The yatra would cover all BJP people run such kind of # " Soon after recovery of the mobiles, scooty and gold Pradesh. "I will not go to the to invest his energy in ensuring the 52 districts of Madhya campaign. money, Vigilance sleuths con- ornaments together worth Rs centre. I shall like in Madhya a impressive result from Pradesh via road route. Kamal Nath was a minister ducted simultaneous searches 1,29,481, cash of Rs 83,880, Pradesh and die in Madhya Madhya Pradesh. The party is yet to from 1985 to 1990 as well as He, however, asserted that Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal at his residential house in including 73,500 seized during Pradesh," he told media per- Secondly, through the announce any date for com- between 1991 and 1996. He was he has no information as to Nath, Singh raised suspicion Baripada town and interception and household sons here at the State BJP Abhar Yatra (Thanks Giving mencement of the yatra but it also a minister from 2004 to who would be announced as whether it is the rivals who Government quarter at the articles of Rs 6,73,000. headquarters. journey), Chouhan wants to could well be undertaken in 2014. At these times no one the chief minister of Madhya stage managed it. Bhandaripokhari PS. He was arrested and for- Chouhan has decided that keep himself politically relevant January. objected. Most or as much as 100 Pradesh. He said, “People are excit- During searches, the warded to the court on he would go on Abhar sensing the fact it was not his Chouhan due to his incli- per cent Sikhs of Chhindwara An announcement in this ed and we do not know which sleuths detected assets worth Rs Wednesday and sent to judicial (Gratitude) Yatra soon starting personal defeat in assembly nation towards yatras had are his supporters and he has regard is expected to be made party they belong to. It needs 1,13,14,667 in his and his fam- custody till December 24. from Vindhya region of polls as he almost reached out earned the distinction of Panv- also done service at the local this evening. to be seen how many of them ily members’ names. The Further investigation was still Madhya Pradesh. to the magical figure despite Panv wale bhaiya (one who Gurudwara. No one has a prob- On being asked about the are Congress members or detected assets included a sin- on, said an official release. The yatra however holds BJP being in power for 15 years always remains on foot). lem with him, he added. sloganeering by supporters of which party they are from.” &( ' # ! /*0 (1 " # "65 & $-+ - 2( 2- * The petitioner had claimed that haj committee was not '( '++. 1 / harkhand High Court today formed according to rules of Jdisposed of the case related Haj Committee Act 2002. He to alleged faults in constitution claimed that according to sec- . of State Haj Committee fol- tion 18 of the act three muslim * lowing Advocate General (AG) members of local self govern- % &: bail is to be taken care of submission that State govern- ment were to be appointed in he student wing of ruling Bhartiya 4 most. Their tracking is essen- ment has decided to reconsti- the committee but this provi- TJanata Party-Akhil Bhartiy Vidyarthi tial. Their mind and mood are tute the committee. sion was not followed. Parishad (ABVP) bagged all five seats in alamu police are keeping an to be gauged quite periodical- Justice Rajesh Shankar He said two intellectual Student Union indirect poll of Ranchi Peye on naxals on bail here ly with love care and sympathy.” passed the order on Thursday muslims were made member University on Thursday. The indirect elec- in this district. Police are also “Palamu police have estab- on the petition filed by Salim instead of three prescribed in tion for the academic season 2018-19 came tracking them if naxals on bail lished communication with Ali. the act. to an end as overall 57 per cent voters cast were inter-district and inter- them and their families. There their votes. state operatives. Sources said takes place dialogue. Police ABVP candidate for the post of their number is around 120 to try to present before them that President Neha Mardi clinched 44 votes 125 in Palamu. These naxals are it is sensitive and attentive out of 46 votes and won the presidential out of jail appearing in courts towards them,” said Mahatha. seat. as and when needed. More than four dozen police The Vice President candidate of # + 04#$ * 0# ) 0 Sources said these naxals on officials are on track of the nax- ABVP-Kunal Kumar Sharma also got 44 # ( * # # +4" * bail are the fence sitters. They als on bail here and watch their votes out of 46 votes and the candidate for # + 567% # # # are the most vulnerable lot. every movement as far as pos- the Secretary post-Saurabh Bose got 45 4 These naxals on bail may jump sible to assess and review if nax- votes out 45 votes while for the post of Joint either side - ‘jungle’ their erst- als on bail are having any ‘sec- Secretary the ABVP candidate Saurabh while hide out or ‘jameen’ read ond thought’ said sources. Kumar bagged 44 votes out of 45 votes and cast vote, while in BN Jalan College, Sisai; nationalist mentality among students, it civil society. Jumping into the They said from officers in Ankit Ranjan got 44 votes out of 46 votes. Simdega College, Simdega and Birsa said. jungle side is far easier than to charge to senior police officers Altogether 11 candidates of the three College; Khunti only one voter came to cast While congratulating the successful hold ground in civil society and all are on this job. These police students unions were in the fray. his vote. candidates ABVP Secretary Yagyavalkya here Palamu police are pulling trackers ‘listen, care and watch Interestingly, for the post of president, there At the end of the polls RU VC Ramesh Shukla said, “The results show our accept- out all full stops to make and feel naxals on bail’. was a trilateral fight among the candidates Kumar Pandey handed over certificates to ability among the youths. The students of naxals on bail to be ‘at home’ The SP said, “Tracking of of ABVP and two segments Adivasi the winning candidates. RU have expressed their faith on ABVP. We only and lead a normal life them is to be done without Chhatra Sangh (ACS). The ABVP thanked all the voters and have worked for the betterment of the stu- despite challenges galore. being any obstructive in their The ACS members staged a protest in assured them that the union will try to ful- dents and will do it in future also. The stu- SP, Palamu, Indrajeet way of living post bail life. the beginning alleging that the ABVP had fill its promises mentioned in the mani- dent union is committed to provide stu- Mahatha looks too concerned Tracking is to be inclusive that kidnapped their voters but were later paci- festo. The union stated that it got votes dent friendly environment in the State.” about the naxals on bail here is to make the naxals on bail fied by police. In some colleges including from tribal majority areas like Gumla, He dedicated the victory to all students saying, “There is a good num- feel that police do not look PPK College Bundu, RLSY Ranchi and BS Simdega and Khunti. And, because of this of Ranchi University who have worked for ber of them, say 120 or 125 on down upon them with any College, Lohardaga no voter turned out to the union remained successful in creating the union for years. bail and this lot of naxals on contempt or revenge. ) P ' &" 5 . $ $' & +5+' .)78*9 4 been recognised as the best nology and efficiency of opera- strating best practices on sev- nises the outstanding perfor- integrated steel plant 13 times, tion. An independent agency eral fronts including HR and mance of integrated steel plants. ata Steel Limited has been having won the PM’s Trophy (CII) led assessment was also IR were some of the areas The award is intended to Tdeclared as the winner of (PMT) 11 times and received carried out on the Company’s identified as hallmark of Tata spur steel plants to achieve the Prime Minister's Trophy for the Certificate for Excellence systems & processes. Steel. Focus on various pro- international standards of effi- the 'Best Performing Integrated twice. Tata Steel’s efforts towards grammes and projects for a ciency, quality and economy in Steel Plant' in the country for During the PMT assess- creation of strong systems, sustainable future through for- their operations. the performance year 2016-17. ment for 2016-17, the company building steadily on a robust ward looking interventions The primary objective of This makes it the fourth con- went through a rigorous assess- foundation with an eye on sus- on innovation, digitalization the scheme is to generate a secutive year for Tata Steel ment by a panel of distinguished tainable future was appreciat- etc. were appreciated by the sense of competition among being honoured with this cov- judges covering various aspects ed by the panel of judges. eminent jury. the steel plants so that they can eted award. such as strategy, leadership, Achieving global levels in The Prime Minister's tro- continuously benchmark Since the inception of this CSR, safety, financial prudence, terms of costs, production, phy, instituted in 1992-93 by the themselves with the best and award in 1992-93, Tata Steel has sustainability, choice of tech- techno-economics, demon- Government of India, recog- improve their performances. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 4; !(- - & / , (-. - &!%(!- ("( # ( ( "( #(,"(" , ."- - O , &!-- ( espite the big electoral set- (,"( (" (& # - " " !(.6IDDD&-- "- "-O 3 back in Chhattisgarh, %"" - &, " (!%# !%#$ # #(' 0 0 &( #($ " - &!%(!- D ".. &((, &- # (&!%(!- & ( (, 0- .."- %" "@-0%% ! &- # (.% Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan , - &!%(!- (-," # 0!( # ( -2 (- "%* (-"%( " Jehanabad 33 per cent; Jamui # ."!%( - &- "( " -"%,""-# " - (, (,- '"$," ("- (," being attributed to rural dis- ( ("( K #,-"-"# ,","-" ,(-" "@" (," 31 per cent; Katihar 34 per "#0 -0 (!"( # "# .- ("( % &( $ ("( tress and farmers’ anger and the fter getting reports from !@"-"(4,"-',"#"## ,"K(" #-! ,( (!"( cent; Khagria 36 per cent; .!-(, -" - CD5F 55%"',&-- result of the Congress’ promise Athe State Governments, "&- (, ("( Muzzaffarpur 41 per cent; to waive farm loans, the the Agriculture Ministry has , ("( "#(, "-"("'" - (,"## &%"- # Patna 27 per cent and east Ministry of Agriculture on deputed inter-ministrial #-! ,(.-(, ',"- .< ! -=CD5E " Champaran 32 per cent. Thursday stated that it was not Central team to six States — In Gujarat, the rain defi- considering any loan waiver Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, "-- # ,"(, (, -("( ," !$ (( #" -"#! ciency in Devbhoomi Dwarka scheme as it would affect the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand ' .!# .- (, * (-"% - ( recorded 42 per cent; Jamnagar credit culture, incentivise and Odisha — to assess 0 - CID.(, NE5# (- &( "&- (, &!(-," 29 per cent; Kachchh 62 per defaulters, create a moral haz- drought situation across the ."& ## . & (-" ."%%(, "- cent; Morbi 51 per cent; ard and perpetuate demands States. These six States and the Porbandar 28 and Rajkot 30 for further waivers. Karnataka Government had per cent in Saurashtra and It is estimated that an declared drought for the kharif Kutch sub division. Similarly, amount of 45,000 crore would (summer) 2018 season. Barring rain deficiency in Ananthapur, be needed to keep the promis- Odisha, the other States have Chittoor, Cuddapah and es of farm loan waivers in submitted a memorandum Kurnool in Rayalseema record- these three States. seeking funds from the Central ed 33 percent, 41 per cent, 60 In a written reply to Shiv Government. As per IMD, 250 per cent and 46 per cent Sena MP Bhavana Gawali Patil, farmers’ loans in Madhya Officials of the Agriculture an effective interest rate of 4 per of the 681 districts across the The report is first vetted by Recently, Maharashtra respectively. Union Minister of State for Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Ministry said huge amount of cent per annum against the country have faced deficient a sub-committee headed by the Chief Minister Devendra In Karnataka, the official Agriculture Parshottam within 10 days of coming to farm loan will put enormous normal lending rate of 9 per rainfall this year. Agriculture Secretary. Fadnavis met Nripendra Misra, said 72 out of 100 taluks were Rupala said, “The Union power. The ruling BJP lost the pressure on the near-precarious cent to prompt payee farmers. According to India Thereafter, the recommenda- the Principle Secretary to severely affected by drought Government at present is not Assembly polls in these States. fiscal situation in two of the three “Thus, the prompt payee Meteorological Department tions are placed before the Prime Minister Narendra during the kharif season, while considering any loan waiver The loss is attributed to rural States: Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh farmers are getting an interest (IMD), the rain deficiency is Union Home Minister Rajnath Modi, in seeking a financial there was moderate impact in scheme for farmers.” distress and farmers’ anger. and MP. “The loan waiver also subvention of 5 per cent per recorded 9 per cent this year. Singh-headed high-level com- assistance of 7,962.63 crore to rest of the taluks. “Such waivers may impact The farmers’ woes are expect- risks deepening the malaise at annum. The scheme is continued The States like Jharkhand, mittee seeking approval for the tackle the prevailing drought in In Jharkhand, the rain the credit culture of a State by ed to be major poll issue in Lok public sector banks saddled in 2018-19. Besides, some State Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, release of funds from National Maharashtra. The Maharashtra deficiency is recorded in 191 incentivising the defaulters Sabha elections in 2019. with most of India’s $150 billion Governments in fact also provide Meghalya, Bihar, West Disaster Response Fund. Government has identified talukas in 18 districts. In even if they are in a position to Rupala admitted that in stressed loans. If the govern- additional interest subvention, Rajasthan, Gujarat, North-East According to a new manual on 201 talukas in 32 districts that Andhra Pradesh, six districts repay the loan and thus cre- according to the National ment finds very limited fiscal reducing the effective interest and parts of Andhra Pradesh, drought management issued by are facing water scarcity owing have reported drought like sit- ate/amplify the moral hazard Crime Records Bureau data, space, it could go for loan burden on short term crop loans Tamil Nadu and Karnataka the Union Ministry of to deficient rainfall in the uation this year. by discouraging those bor- bankruptcy or indebtedness, waivers only in a few areas that to zero. Government sets annu- have witnessed below normal Agriculture in December 2016, southwest monsoon season. Even a large chunk of rowers who have been regular and farming-related issues were have suffered extreme weather al target for the flow of credit to rain. Out of total 36 sub-divi- the Centre will only provide Marathwada region seems Uttar Pradesh received 40 per in repaying their loans. Further, reported as the major causes for conditions,” officials said. the agriculture sector. Banks sions, as many as 24 have wit- funds to State Governments in worst affected. cent deficit monsoon but the each waiver granted makes it suicides among farmers. Highlighting the steps have been consistently surpass- nessed normal rain, while 10 case of “Severe” drought, not In Bihar of the 38 districts, state has not declared drought. even more difficult to reject any “While the Centre would not taken by the Government to ing the annual target. The cur- continue to remain rain-defi- “mild”. Since the yardstick to 24 witnessed rain deficient Ten districts in West Bengal future similar demand,” Rupala consider loan waivers, it had farmers, Rupala said in his rent year’s agriculture credit flow cient and two sub division has measure the severity of this monsoon. As per data, rain received deficit rainfall of more said in the statement. initiated a number of measures reply that the Government is target has been set at 11 lakh recorded excess rain. drought is stricter, the new deficiency recorded in Arariya than 20 per cent but the state During the campaign for to reduce the debt burden of providing Interest Subvention crore,” he said. The Minister Already, a team has visit- conditions make it more diffi- 21 per cent; Arwal 30 per is yet to declare drought. West the Assembly election, farmers and to increase avail- Scheme (ISS) to make available added that he current year’s ed Karnataka and submitted its cult for the States to prove cent; Begu Sarai 26 per cent; Bengal and Uttar Pradesh con- Congress president Rahul ability of institutional credit to short-term crop loans upto 3 agriculture credit flow target report. Other teams are in the “severe” drought and get relief Bhojpur 33 per cent; tribute more than one-fourth Gandhi vowed to waive off farmers,” he said. lakh for a period of one year at has been set at 11 lakh crore. process. from the Centre. Darbhanga 28 per cent; of India’s rice production. &$ 7 4 5 6(*7 " (( 4 5 % ' ! '3.'. ' "# . < + struction of Ram Temple in 4 #" ".( -(, ' -& Ayodhya. As the protests con- 2 * - - ( #(,- # he Opposition continued to tinued, Speaker Sumitra , "-(%"#("( .- (, 4 Tstall proceedings of both the Mahajan asked members to New Delhi: The Interpol has - ( -"- #-"# Houses of Parliament for the sec- allow the House to function but issued a Red Corner Notice at "#* - 0- # ( ",!% n a bid to scale up prepara- ond consecutive day on in vain. The House was then the behest of CBI against "#, - " ,-(# ("& Ition s for the 2019 Lok Sabha Thursday raising various issues, adjourned for the day. Mehul Choksi in connection .- "&,(, -"(".!&( elections, the BJP is to hold including alleged corruption in Earlier, as soon as the with the PNB credit fraud to "-% " ( ,!- #"$!(# # two-day national council meet- the Rafale fighter jet deal, con- Question Hour began after the tune of over 7,000 crore. ( 0 "'/ , (% "# - - ing on January 11 and 12 here struction of Ram temple and paying tributes to martyrs of The RCN was issued by the "-% " (.-" ((0" as also the national conventions Cauvery river water. While the the 2001 Parliament attack, Interpol on Wednesday, CBI (- $!( ((, "-(- .(, of seven of its seven ‘Morchas’ The party’s national coun- Rajya Sabha was adjourned for members from the Congress, officials said on Thursday. CDD5"-% " ("(("&'/# across the county. Some of the cil will be held on January 11- the day shortly after it met for the ) - 1( ) 4' )9 TDP and AIADMK rushed to The CBI had registered " &," - ( conventions of the ‘Morchas’ 12 in the national Capital, he day, the Lok Sabha witnessed the Well raising slogans, fol- the case against Choksi and (,, 0- # & -"# will be attended by Prime said. The party’s defeat in the repeated adjournments before it business following protests by relent forcing Naidu to observe lowing which the Speaker others, including his firms, on * - % "# -" ," Minister Narandra Modi and Assembly elections was not was finally adjourned for the day. Tamil Nadu parties inside the “I would like to urge members adjourned the House. February 15 on a complaint ,/ party president Amit Shah. discussed in the meeting, Yadav Thursday was the third Well over the Cauvery river to at least allow the House TDP member from Punjab National Bank %3..%%' Addressing a Press confer- said, adding that it was not on day of the Winter Session. issue. No sooner had the House today...9 persons had laid down Venkateshwara Rao (Babu) used (PNB). The agency had booked . )) .3 ence at the party office, BJP the agenda. While on day one, both the paid its respects to the nine per- their lives to protect a mike installed in the Well for Choksi, Managing Director, 4%# ".. &( # - general secretary Bhupender While holding its Moarch Houses were adjourned after sons who laid down their lives Parliament. Wrong message the oath of a new member to Gitanjali Gems Ltd and others 5DD %% 0 0% (, Yadav shared details of various meetings, the BJP will holding paying obituary to former 17 years back when terrorist will go,” he said. He later prop up a poster seeking special on the allegations of cheating &!(-"#&"! ##" " meetings to be held across the public rallies too, some of Prime Minister Atal Bihari attacked the Parliament House adjourned the proceedings till status for Andhra Pradesh. A the public sector PNB. " !( (EIN87&-- country. These include the which would be addressed by Vajpayee, Union Minister complex and the listed papers Friday at about 11.10 am Lok Sabha secretariat staffer After an investigation into #!- CD5I258/ "- (( two-day ‘Scheduled Caste mor- Prime Minister. Ananth Kumar and some sit- presented, members belong- The Lok Sabha also wit- tried to convince him not to use the case, the CBI filed a - 0 ("J! ( (, cha’ meeting, to be attended by Asked whether temple was ting members, the second day ing to the AIADMK and DMK nessed repeated adjournments. the mike. Parliamentary Affairs chargesheet on May 16 against '"$," -@! " its chief Amit Shah on January discussed in meeting, Yadav on Wednesday saw protests by trooped into the Well of the The House was adjourned twice Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Choksi and 17 other accused ,"% ( -.("( .- 19-20 in Nagpur. said though not discussed, it the Opposition. While the Lok House shouting slogans about in the Question Hour. It was too tried to convince him to persons, including one former "( - !-& - The ‘Scheduled Tribe mor- was the commitment of the Sabha was adjourned without Cauvery issue. Some members later adjourned for the day dur- keep down the mike. The TDP Managing Director and two %0 ("# " " cha’ meeting will be held on party and mentioned in its transacting much business, the from Andhra Pradesh also ing Zero Hour where only two member’s action invited the ire Executive Directors, of PNB @! "( " #6FDC0 0% February 2-3 in Bhubaneswar manifesto. Earlier in the day Rajya Sabha had passed a Bill came into the well demanding members got a chance to speak. of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan before the Special Judge, CBI "#EC56N&"((% - ' %% # and the ‘OBC morcha’ on BJP parliamentary party amid noisy scenes. special status for the State. Besides Opposition mem- who warned him that he will be cases, Greater Mumbai for .%# #!- (, 0 - #/ February 15-16 in Patna, Yadav held its meeting which was The Upper House on Chairman M Venkaiah bers, ruling BJP’s ally Shiv named. Once a member is cheating the bank to the tune told reporters after a meeting attended by the PM and the Thursday was adjourned for the Naidu tried to pacify the mem- Sena also held protests in the named, he or she has to leave the of 7080.86 crore. . 3 3+ of the party’s office-bearers. party chief. day without transacting any bers. However, they did not House demanding law for con- House chamber. PNS %. . +. . # ) # : # 8 ' " !# - ( # 2 . - ( The Bombay High Court < $# # ( - &1& / ( had dismissed the plea of one +'- '70= 4 -4!-"% ( he Supreme Court on Satish Ukey seeking annul- New Delhi: The Supreme New Delhi: The Supreme cannot be started immediately. ; 20=> ( #-" ,," 0% # #.- Thursday issued notice to ment of Fadanavis’s election to Court on Thursday dismissed Court stayed the Meghalaya “The High Court order T 20=>0; - "#"( "#$(" #" Maharashtra Chief Minister the Maharashtra Assembly on a plea seeking directions for High Court order directing all shall remain stayed,” said the ndia and Russia discussed the ?870$0 20 & -( . &"( (, - "-#.- Devendra Fadnavis on a plea the ground of alleged non-dis- immediate execution of the commercial operators and the Bench which also comprised entire range of issues related to I ; 0=;0==70 "%(, ( -4 seeking annulment of his elec- closure of all pending criminal four death row convicts in the Aviation Ministry to urgently Justices SK Kaul and KM Defence during the 18th meet- 0 0 0 "##"/"##""% "00 "% #( tion to the State Assembly for cases against him. 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and take a decision to start flights Joseph. Rohatgi said there was ing of the India-Russia Inter- >28820 (, - # "0 0% (0% # alleged non-disclosure of pend- The apex court was hear- murder case, saying, “you want from Umroi Airport, 30 km no petition before the HC, Governmental Commission on 8=2 0>72 %"- ! $ - "#$ 0"-(. ing criminal cases against him ing an appeal of Ukey against us to go around Delhi and exe- from capital Shillong. which on its own (suo motu), Military Technical Cooperation ?870> 02=0 (, - "#"( (/ in the nomination papers. the high court order. cute these people?” A Bench headed by Chief took note of the issue and (IRIGC-MTC) here on (, " ! ( A Bench comprising Chief Senior advocate Kapil “What kind of prayer Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note directed Director General of Thursday. The meeting was co- Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Sibal, appearing for the peti- you are making?,” a Bench of the submissions of senior Civil Aviation, Secretary, chaired by Defence Minister ' 3'. Justices SK Kaul and KM tioner, submitted that Fadnavis of Justices Madan B Lokur advocate Mukul Rohatgi, repre- Ministry of Civil Aviation and Nirmala Sitharaman and her .. Joseph sought response of the in his election affidavit filed in and Deepak Gupta told the senting Indigo Airlines that Airport Authority of India Russian counterpart General 40 & "%# "( # Chief Minister on an appeal 2014, had failed to disclose the petitioner. there were no fire fighting and Chairman to hold a meeting Sergei Shoigu. &!-( "%%# (- &( .5E filed against a Bombay High pendency of two criminal cases “You are making the court other facilities available at Umroi within a week for making the In the framework of the ("( ,!%#$ (!0.- Court order. against him. a joke,” it said. PTI Airport and flight operations airport operational. PTI bilateral Special and Privileged 0 #(- "%.&- "%&" Strategic Partnership, the % (( "#.- - IRIGC-MTC meeting discussed a revised Inter-Governmental %" "' - (, !0- *!-( a wide range of issues relating Agreement on restructuring " .- # ,!- #"/ - 1 )R$ )( to Defence equipment, industry the existing IRIGC-MTC to the "#&"( "#" &! &!- " and technological engagement IRIGC on Military and Military 3 @"" "- "(%#(, (0&!-( between India and Russia as Technical Cooperation was also (,"(, ,&!-( ,"-"# well as after sales support and signed by the two Ministers. An -"%"," ! ## - &( .- ' &. becoming used to human translocation project that envis- have been up in arms against upgradation of military equip- additional institutional (( !0 0 & "%# "( # imprints, losing her wild ages release of three pairs of the introduction of the preda- ment of Russian origin. Working Group headed by &!-( "&,.(, -# (- &( undari, a tigress which is instinct in the process due to tigers in the Satkosia reserve. tors in the region, he added. The Ministers expressed Chief of Integrated Defence " # - &( #$ ( & $ -6/ Shoused in an enclosure for which will no longer be able to Mahavir and Sundari were Brought from satisfaction at the dynamism Staff to the Chairman COSE more than a month after she survive in the wild on herself part of the country’s first inter- Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and progress in bilateral (CISC) and Deputy Chief of the 4 "3 was suspected of killing two again. This is the second time State tiger translocation plan. to Satkosia on June 29, Defence cooperation. Intensive Main Operational Directorate "&' people in Odisha’s Satkosia that the tigress is inside the Refusing to be named, a Sundari was released in the discussions were held on joint of General Staff of Armed 4 , * (- ," Tiger reserve might not enjoy enclosure, first time was when forest official lambasted the wild on August 17. During manufacturing projects, includ- Forces of Russian Federation & ( (!( #"(- $!"%( the wilderness of the forests it was brought from State Government for failing to her transit stay in the enclo- ing the Kamov-226T heli- would be set up under the "#@!# &"( "(( - - %"( #( ever again. Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in ensure that the tigress remain sure, she was fed domestic copters, naval frigates and pro- expanded Commission. ( .$" 0 # Sources said the wild June to be shifted to Satkosia. in the core area. He also animals like calf and goat jects related to land systems. The Ministers expressed ,( !- ( -!0 female big cat from Her companion, a male expressed his displeasure that instead of prey more suited to The two sides also agreed satisfaction progress in struc- " 0!-.-. - "- Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in tiger, called as Mahavir by the the female big cat was being predators like her like Sambhar, to take forward Inter- tured engagement between their -&( ! # % ( Madhya Pradesh might be forest officials, has already kept in an enclosure for such a bison and barking deer. Governmental arrangements armed forces, including joint !%".!%"# % ("&( ( / shifted to a zoo, most probably become victim of poaching. It long period. Usually it is wild to “The tigress shouldn’t have for facilitating joint manufac- exercises, resumption of train- "( . &"( (, Nandankanan Zoo in the com- was brought from Madhya wild release so that the preda- been kept in the enclosure for turing of spares for Russian ori- ing exchanges and other inter- (- " #(, (- $!"%" ing days. Presently, her move- Pradesh’s Kanha tiger reserve. tors maintain their killing more than seven days. Lodging gin equipment in India, under actions in the framework of the (!0!# -(, %".!% ments are being watched Following the death of the instinct in the wild, he said. a predator in an enclosure is the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Bilateral Road Map on Defence &( ( <- ( = &(5FN8 through the CCTV cameras. tiger and suspected human Keeping in the soft ambience like gradually killing its wild officials said. Cooperation signed in June "# %%$ , "# #$ %, Wildlife experts fear that killings by the tigress, the bring behaviourial changes in instincts,” according to Biswajit With a view to enhancing 2017. The inaugural meeting of ,*!-(@!# 4! ( & having lived for quite some National Tiger Conservation the animal. Moreover, it is Mohanty, secretary of Wildlife military-to-military engage- the IRIGC-MTC is proposed to " (", -" , "%/ time in the enclosure, the Authority (NTCA) has already doubtful if the tigress will be Society of Odisha as per a ment and rationalising the be held in Russia in 2019 on striped female cat is now put on hold the 18-crore acceptable to the locals also who report. functioning of the Commission, mutually convenient dates. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 4= 79, $ , % 67 2' - 0( )(8 # wo local terrorists of TLashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) n a sudden development, outfit were killed in a night- Ithe Enforcement Directorate long gunfight in a village in sleuths on Thursday conduct- north Kashmir’s Sopore quar- ed surprise raids over ten loca- ter on Thursday, official tions in Kolkata following a tip- sources said. After the gunfight, off from the Information security personnel battled with Bureau from Delhi, sources through hawala channels over irate protesters who attempted said. the past several months. to march towards the The ED conducted simul- Though the officials encounter site. taneous raids in the offices of remained tight-lipped, other Police said that on the basis a number of travel agencies and sources said news of hawala of credible input about the pres- money exchange agencies at transactions had been pouring ence of terrorists in Brath Kalan complicity in a series of crimes ed after clashes erupted in the Burrbazar, Posta, Park Street, in since the past 5-6 months. area of Sopore, a search opera- including the attack on securi- area following the killing of two New Market, Bhawanipore and Whether these were linked tion was launched by police, ty establishments and civilian terrorists. Locals said soon other areas sources said. to demonetisation or not were army, and CRPF jointly in the atrocities,” the spokesman said. after the gunfight ended youth According to sources, the yet to be confirmed but suffi- area on Wednesday evening. “Huge quantity of arms took to streets and pelted stones ED received a tip-off from the cient documents were recov- “As the searches were going and ammunition including on the security forces. The IB that crores of rupees were ered from the raided areas, =1"1 # # > # > O #> #O on, the search party was fired rifles were recovered from the retaliatory action from the being siphoned out of India sources said. ) > upon by the hiding terrorists. site of encounter. All these security personnel triggered The fire was retaliated leading materials have been taken in clashes. to a gunfight,” a police the case records for further The terrorists are under spokesman said. investigation and probe their intense pressure from the secu- ' > ( #( 2 “In the ensuing encounter, complicity in other terror rity forces after the tempera- two terrorists were neutralised cases,” the spokesman said. tures began plummeting in and the bodies were retrieved “Citizens are requested not the region. The terrorists gen- Panaji: An umbrella group of memorandum to the Prime one of two major sources of as a consequence have lost The GMPF has sought an from the site of the encounter,” to venture inside the encounter erally descend to the populat- mining dependent people in Ministers Office in New Delhi revenue in Goa — the other their jobs," GMPF president appointment with Modi to the spokesman said. zone since such an area can ed areas during harsh winter Goa on Thursday sought Prime in this regard. being tourism — came to a halt Puti Gaonkar has said in the personally present their case to The slain terrorists have prove dangerous due to stray months and are prone to get- Minister Narendra Modi's Thousands of mining in March this year after the memorandum submitted to him. been identified as Owais explosive materials. People are ting exposed. intervention for resumption dependent people are protest- Supreme Court quashed 88 the PMO. "Small-scale entrepreneurs Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Bakar requested to cooperate with Meanwhile, security forces of iron ore mining which came ing in the national capital since mining leases. "If immediate measures like truck, barge and machin- and Tahir Ahmad Dar alias police till the area is complete- launched cordon and search to a halt nine months ago the last three days demanding "After the stoppage of min- are not taken, their number is ery owners have lost their only Abu Abdullah. Both were affil- ly sanitised and cleared of all operation in Mirdanter village adversely affecting their liveli- renewal of iron ore extraction ing activities in the State many likely to increase exponential- source of income and are left iated with terror outfit LeT. the explosives materials if any,” of south Kashmir's Anantnag hood. and transportation in the people who were directly ly, rendering a large population clutching at the straws to safe- “Both the terrorists were said police. district late on Thursday The Goa Mining People's coastal state. employed in the mining indus- of the State jobless," according guard their childrens future," wanted by the law for their The advisory was reiterat- evening. Front (GMPF) has submitted a Mining, which used to be try have been retrenched and to the memorandum. the memorandum said. PTI $ # # on the road status. fic would be allowed on Traffic Officials said that in Thursday from either side of he vital Srinagar-Jammu view of snowfall on both sides national highway owing to fresh TNational highway was of Jawahar Tunnel at Shaitan snowfall on both sides of Jawahar closed on Thursday due to Nallah, Banihal, Qazigund, the Tunnel. They said subject to fair fresh spell of rainfall in the vehicular traffic from Jammu weather and road condition only plains and moderate snowfall towards Srinagar was stopped stranded vehicles will be allowed in higher reaches in Kashmir for the safety of travelers. They to reach their destination. The Valley. The authorities cleared said over 1500 passenger and road maintenance agencies are hundreds of stranded passen- load carrier vehicles were engaged in clearing the areas to gers and vehicles late in the stranded at Chanderkot, facilitate the stranded vehicles evening with an advisory for Ramban and Ramsoo stretch- and travellers to move towards people not to embark on fresh es along the highway. their destination. journey without confirmation They said that no fresh traf- Meanwhile, MeT depart- ment predicted improvement in the weather. The minimum temperature in Srinagar city plummeted to 0.1 degree Celsius during the previous night while Pahalgam recorded 1.5 degrees and Gulmarg minus 9.5 degree Celsius temperature. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 42 <" @ ?$6&$7!&"$!6? ""55'7 / / , P # ' 33 ment of the Congress party,” Tamil Nadu BJP, according to and chronicler of the political + + December 7, 9 and 14 before * said Raajhaa, the minority face party insiders. “There are four history of Tamil Nadu. “Where culminating at a grand rally in ) ? of the AIADMK. groups pulling the party in dif- are the cadres in the BJP. There he electoral debacles in the Kolkata on January 23. he BJP is all set to “regain” As on Wednesday, no ferent directions. The leaders may he hardly 1,000 activists of THindi heartland has pushed The Prime Minister who ities of the proposed Rath Tits status as the untouch- political outfits in Tamil Nadu are fighting among themselves the party all over Tamil Nadu,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to hold his first Yatra that got stalled for want ables of Indian politics, at least have any kind of alliance with and have forgotten the directive said Satyamurthy. and BJP president Amit Shah’s rally on December 14 during n unbending BJP leader- of administrative permission in Tamil Nadu. The results of the BJP. The Hindutva party issued by party president Amit A senior leader said it Bengal rallies in to realms of the course of the Yatra at Siliguri Aship on Thursday told the early this month leading to the the Assembly elections held in suffered yet another setback in Shah to enrol 60 lakh members would be better if the nation- uncertainty, party insiders say. would not be available now for State Government about its saffron outfit to move the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Tamil Nadu on Tuesday in the party. “There are 60,000 al leadership forget about the At least Modi’s much the mega show as he would be intentions not to alter the Calcutta High Court which and Chhattisgarh has hastened evening when Rajnikanth, the polling booths in Tamil Nadu. BJP. “Leaders in the State are hyped Siliguri rally is not hap- busy on the said day somewhere route of the much hyped Rath directed both the parties to sit the isolation of the Hindutva super star of Tamil films and Each booth should have 100 vying with one another to get pening immediately. The State in Uttar Pradesh, senior State Yatra scheduled to be taken out and sort out the issue among party in Tamil Nadu. who has announced his polit- booth level workers to ensure plum postings in various BJP leadership has been inti- leader Sayantan Basu said. in three phases. themselves before returning to There was an expectation ical dreams, made it known that the party votes are cast Central Government and pub- mated by the Prime Minister’s Others said he would be visit- “We have given our sides the Court. among political circles in Tamil that the BJP has lost it’s influ- without failure,” Shah had told lic sector undertakings and office on this count, sources at ing Rae Bareli next week. to the Government. We have “We have said that we will Nadu that the ruling AIADMK ence in the three States where a mammoth gathering at they have prospered,” said the the Muralidhar Sen Lane (BJP’s Following the debacle in said that we can change the change the days but not the may forge an alliance with the elections were held. “The per- Chennai on December 20, leader. State headquarters) said. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh days of the Yatra but we will route. We submitted our letter BJP at the time of the Lok formance in the elections is 2014. But neither the party’s Satyamurthy pointed out The Prime Minister had and Chhattisgarh and the not change the Yatra routes in after which the officials at the Sabha election. That hope lies definitely a setback for the State chief nor others could that neither the Prime Minister expressed his wishes to address prospects in UP not looking case,” State BJP president Dilip meeting said they will come buried by late Tuesday evening BJP,” Rajnikanth told reporters enrol even 10 lakh members nor the party president would 5 rallies during the highly favourable either in the wake of Ghosh said adding the party back to us later on,” Ghosh when Anwhar Raajhaa, the late Tuesday evening. The during the last four years. be able to communicate with bandied Rath Yatras of the Congress, Samajwadi Party and would commence the Yatra said. AIADMK MP, declaring that Tamil Nadu BJP had great Prime Minister Narendra the cadre in Tamil. “People in saffron outfit. But for a legal Mayawati resurgent cama- within 4-5 days of the The State Government had his party would not have any hopes about an electoral Modi and party president Amit Tamil Nadu do not know Hindi tangle — pending police per- raderie the saffron outfit wants Government giving its per- earlier argued before the Court kind of alliance with the BJP . alliance with the party to be Shah need not spend their thanks to the Dravidian poli- mission — the three Yatras to fortify its rear before leaping mission for it. that the Yatra could trigger “The results of Madhya formed by the actor. But his valuable time campaigning in cies. I am yet to see someone each commencing from into bigger adventures in Three senior BJP leaders communal disturbance to Pradesh, Rajasthan and statement has dampened their Tamil Nadu during the Lok properly translating the leaders’ Coochbehar, Birbhum and Bengal and the remaining part earlier held consultations with which the Court had asked the Chhattisgarh are against the expectations. Sabha election, said Hindi speech into Tamil,” said Kakdwip (Ganga Sagar) were of the East and North East, the police top brass over the parties to sit and discuss before BJP. It may not be an endorse- Group war is at its peak in G.Satyamurthy, veteran scribe Satyamurthy. scheduled to start on insiders say. permission and other formal- returning to the Court. . ( ' #@ ( #"# # ) '' ' 33 Valiathan. TheValiathans seized this of the past as Shaffi and his * * When contacted, the com- opportunity to expose the brother had resolved the R pany told him that there were sordid deeds that were being internecine “dispute” in the he Insolvency and some issues between the broth- committed by the company family. TBankruptcy Code has come ers and everything would be for more than a decade towards Valiathan stood his ground !-!0 to the rescue of a Kollam based settled soon. ‘But when they its hapless customers. and the director board of the Chartered Accountant and his started conjuring new con- When he saw the number company got dissolved. n a ghastly wife in their fight for justice in struction strategies each time of prospective apartment own- Padmakumar, the IRP appoint- ' 33 chose to cast his lot with Iincident, a the face of a massive fraud 12th floor luxury apartment in we called them, we were con- ers who have been cheated by ed by the NCLT would admin- * Sasikala and Dhinakaran in the leopard committed by a Congress the proximity of the scenic vinced that the money was as fly-by-night operators, the first ister the process of identifying tussle for supremacy in the snatched a leader in Kerala known to be Periyar River. good as gone and there was no thing Vijaya Mohan Valiathan a prospective buyer who will he disintegration of the party and was disqualified three year old close to former Chief Minister “The Mathers were people chance for us to recoup the did was to get qualified as an take the company and its pro- Truling AIADMK which is alonh with 17 other MLAs by baby and ate, creating panic in Oommen Chandy and former known all over the State and amount we paid them,” said insolvency professional to help jectsforward or secure an order yet to recover from the untime- the Speaker. a village in Bellary district of Union Minister Vayalar Ravi. they were a known name in the Valiathan. the victims. He also for its liquidation. “It may take ly demise of J Jayalalithaa in Balaji and his close associ- Karnataka. The incident hap- Shaffi Mather, former eco- property development busi- In 2016, the Government approached the National some more time for me to get 2016, got hastened with one of ates remained tight lipped about pened at Somalapur village in nomic advisor to ness at the time we invested. of India enacted the Insolvency Company Law Tribunal which back my money if at all! I am its rebel leaders Senthil Balaji their plans though there were Kampli taluk on Tuesday OommenChandy and his Shaffi Mather was the one who and Bankruptcy Code which on 30th November 2018 admit- now at least assured that I am deciding to go back to the reports that he was in contact evening. According to police father KMI Mather, himself a accompanied the then Chief was to revolutionise the bor- ted his application to initiate resting in the credibility and the DMK, his former party. with A Raja, a close confidante the toddler was identified as veteran Congress leader and Minister Oommen Chandy to rowing culture and etiquette in insolvency proceeding against timelines provided by Law” It is expected that Balaji of Kanimozhi, daughter of for- Venkatswamy Raghavendra the State’s football boss, had the World Economic Forum the country. Through an the company. It also ordered for says Valiathan. He feels the would call on DMK president mer Chief Minister late M Daroji. allegedly cheated gullible session at Davos and there amendment later, home buy- appointment of a Trivandrum IBC, 2016 has vested in cus- M K Stalin on Friday morning Karunanidhi. What stood out According to police and investors of crores of rupees was no need to suspect their ers were accorded the status of based Insolvency Professional tomers who are cheated by at the party head quarters in on Thursday was the absence of State forest department offi- promising high-end luxury credentials,” Valiathan told The ‘financial creditor’ at par with s the Interim Resolution operators like Mather Projects Chennai when the latter would the pictures of Jayalalithaa cials, the animal attacked the apartments. Pioneer. banks and financial lenders. Professional. the power to either salvage declare his joining the party. and Sasikala from the shirt baby while he was attending Mather Projects Private The Valiathans paid 46 The code resulted in the setting The Mathers who their life savings or dislodge Hundreds of loyalists of Balaji pockets of Balaji and his fol- nature’s calls in front of his Limited, their company, had lakh as the first two instalments up of the Insolvency And remained incommunicado till fraudsters from running com- had left Karur, hometown for lowers. Gone too are the pic- house. The mother had gone offered to sell luxury apart- through bank drafts by Bankruptcy Board of India, a then rushed to Valiathan with panies by getting them hand- Chennai to be with him when tures of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala inside to bring water and was ments in Kochi. More than 30 February 2014. “The Mathers regulatory authority to take to a plea not to go forward with ed over to more dependable he joins the DMK. from the cars and SUVs of not aware of the attack by the professionals working in India had assured that they would task delinquent companies like his complaint and sought more and forthright managements. For Balaji, joining the Balaji and his followers. leopard which was hiding and abroad invested heavily in deliver the apartment by Mather Projects which were time to complete the Project This is the first instance DMK is like coming home, as “By tomorrow morning all behind the bushes. “She heard the project, some as far back as December 2014. But even after taking customers for a ride. and hand over the apartment. from Kerala where a “victim” he had quit the party in 2000 these vehicles will spot the the kid scream for help. By the 2007. K Vijaya Mohan three years, they failed to hand Hitherto there were no safe- Interestingly, the so-called fam- got justice from the amended to join the AIADMK. He was pictures of Stalin and time she rushed, it was late as Valiathan, a chartered accoun- over the flat and the construc- guards to save the homebuyers ily dispute that was touted as Insolvency and Bankruptcy a Minister in the AIADMK Kanimozhi,” said one of the dri- the animal had vanished with tant and his wife Seema K Nair tion had come to a standstill by from the crooks who were the reason for distress of the Code, which in normal situa- Government led by Jayalalithaa vers in the motorcade accom- the baby”, said an official. booked in February 2014 a January 2014 itself,” said enjoying “field days” company had become a thing tion would have taken decades. which came to office in 2011. panying Balaji to Chennai. T T But he was dropped from the V Dhinakaran, founder of the Council of Ministers following AMMK, the breakway faction some allegations. Though he of the AIADMK, said at $ $ was re-elected to the assembly Chennai that he had no regrets in the 2016 election, Balaji in Balaji leaving the party. '' Joynagar (WB): Three Trinamool Congress activists were shot dead in South 24- Parganas district on Thursday evening when gunmen attacked the vehicle of a party MLA, police said. Motorbike borne assailants attacked the three persons when they, including the dri- ver of the vehicle, were at a petrol pump in Joynagar area. The incident occurred shortly after Biswanath Das, the MLA, disembarked from the vehicle at a party office nearby. The police started an investigation into the killing # ) O" = > " ' detained a few people for ques- *( tioning. PTI 9% : = 6; ( # Ahmedabad: President Ram Nath Kovind will be in Gujarat on December 15 to pay visit to the Statue of Unity in Narmada district. He will also lay the foun- Mumbai: A 39-year-old 3 dation stone for a railway station farmer, who was on hunger at Kevadiya village in the vicin- strike for crop loan, died on ity of which the 182-meter tall Thursday in Maharashtra's statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Parbhani district, police said. Patel stands, an official release Tukaram Vaijanath Kale, said on Thursday. resident of Mardajgaon in Local tribal leaders are Pathri tehsil, had sat on a * opposing the railway station and hunger strike in front of State have sought a meeting with the Bank of India's Pathri branch president over the issue. alongwith some other farmers As December 15 is the since on Wednesday. death anniversary of Sardar Their demand was that strike at Pathri, he said. Patel, the country's first home the bank should grant them His relatives took the body minister, Kovind will also attend crop loan speedily, said inspec- from the hospital and placed it a prayer meet in the statue com- tor Vidyasagar Shrimanvar of at the agitation site. plex. The statue was unveiled by Pathri police station. A crowd gathered at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Kale's condition deterio- spot but the situation was in October this year. rated on Thursday afternoon under control, the inspector From there, Kovind would and he was shifted to a said. proceed to Kevadiya village, 5 Government hospital at The exact cause of Kale's km away, to lay the foundation Manvat where he died during death was yet to be ascer- stone for a railway station, said treatment, the police official tained, he said. the release. Chief Minister Vijay said. An accidental death report Rupani and Railway Minister As the news of his death has been registered and further Piyush Goyal will also attend the came, there was a commotion investigation is underway, he event. PTI at the venue of the hunger said. PTI !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 ) 40 :&' +/ :- ."& $'/& #" %0 - + , " % - (" -" /& #" %0 - / 4 $8 /## ! .'- % < (( R = ) ( , * - O "--"( "." - - " "( "# - "( -- & ( / .(, $ ( + ; < $ ("&% (, 0"-(."& # (, -!2!0((, 0%% " " &( .(, # " =000 ( S < < 3 < < * , >6 ( ( 6 9?! n science and philosophy, there is a rule referred to as ‘Occam’s Razor’, which basically states that the simplest expla- + +S nation is often the right one. In the week leading up to the elections, there was < S Ian article by Surjit Bhalla, where he claimed + that the Congress and its allies would fail to , ?? ! even win one State despite exit polls and opin- ion polls indicating otherwise. His reasons < 6 % # were far from simple and contrary to noise # 9 on the ground. This lends credence to the ( % : ( belief that while the simplest answer is often the right one, a complicated explanation is ) ,5$ the bellwether of a wrong one. % The past few days saw the Congress win S @ SA ( ,5$ the mandate of the people in three massive States namely, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh ) $ < S ( and Chhattisgarh. Widely viewed (by most 7 >$ in the media, especially within the BJP) as the ) ( States being the stronghold of the BJP, there + ( is no denying the fact that the Congress has dealt a major blow to the BJP in the run-up < S to the 2019 Lok Sabha election. If you have, + >6 however, spoken to a supporter or had a ?B , # R+ chance to watch certain news channels, you would think that the Congress should actu- by Rahul Gandhi and how it is The Congress, in contrast, intellectual approach to politics ple and recognising specific S ally feel sorry for itself for winning these three equated with being disrespect- focused on raising smaller and public discourse. This is the issues of each State. This was major States. The narrative that is being ped- ful and arrogant. Similar was amounts from its supporters most basic feature of the BJP in evident from the difference in < S * < dled, primarily by the BJP, is that these elec- the manner in which even and remained largely uninflu- its current form and this has the issues raised and the cam- tions were fought on local factors and that minor achievements or every- enced by any particular industri- been visible throughout its entire paign organised in Madhya - + % S anti-incumbency played a larger role in the day governance is treated as a alist. This enabled the party to tenure. Pradesh as opposed to # > victory than the work done by the Congress day of celebration. Even mili- not be ruled by the whims and Whether it is the destruc- Rajasthan. This kind of freedom * 9 : 2 , ( and its workers. Such an argument, unsur- tary action, such as surgical fancies of any particular indus- tion of institutions by replacing allows the State units to con- prisingly, betrays a lack of humility and hubris strikes, was not spared. In will- trial interest but to fight on the experts in a particular field with tribute to the party’s success and # , * on behalf of the BJP. ful ignorance of the fact that ground on its own terms, and on mere yes-men or the inability of just as significantly feel as if they ?0/B 9 In this week’s column, I aim to provide such actions do not aid India’s issues raised by the public. Prime Minister Modi to have a are participating to the party’s < context to the Congress’s victory in order to Armed Forces and have repeat- Similarly, the fact that the single debate or to hold a sin- success. understand the obstacles that the party edly been done in the past by BJP was already in power in gle Press conference and answer Contrast this with the BJP faced in the run-up to the elections. I will previous Governments, sec- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and questions about unemploy- where chief campaigners like % briefly talk about the simple factors that tions of the media provided Madhya Pradesh was another ment, demonetisation agrarian Prime Minister Modi, Yogi S /CD00 < enabled the party to emerge victorious. loud horns for the BJP to obstacle the Congress had to discontent. Contrast this with Adityanath and Amit Shah One of the biggest obstacles that the repeatedly blow on. work against. While in power, the Congress and Rahul Gandhi hijacked the State narrative Congress faced in the run-up to the elections Another factor that cannot the BJP was free to use the state who have repeatedly been and attempted to replace it with + >6S was the media. While it goes unsaid, I wish be ignored is the influence of machinery, besides SOPs and amongst the people who have their own parochial narrative of S # : to clarify that my observations do not apply money and how the BJP and its freebies like distribution of cell- encouraged tough questions. division on religious grounds, carte blanche to all media but is, instead, a big, wealthy donors armed the phones, to influence the elec- People of these three States have changing the names of cities ( < commentary on certain sections of the party with a huge war chest to torate. Therefore, the victory of wised up to this crucial differ- and insulting the Congress. ( media. You, the reader, would have seen it too. fight the elections. As you may the Congress despite the above ence. The people of the coun- This was another example of R S : There are certain sections in the media that be aware, elections are extreme- obstacles, warrants, in my opin- try have wised up to the fact disconnect between the BJP’s + appear to be operating with a clear agenda ly expensive propositions and ion, a fairer examination and that one leader has spent the high command and the com- of promoting even minor achievements of the can have a huge influence on the greater recognition. past few years on the ground lis- mon man. BJP and takes pleasure in belittling any effort outcome. It is this influence of While I have briefly dis- tening to the people while the This week, I have attempt- % + of the Congress. money that a modern democra- cussed how the obstacles high- other has spent a huge amount ed to provide some reasons as % While there is an argument to say that cy aims to check and regulate. lighted above indicate that the on his own public image, has to why in my opinion, the no media can be absolutely unbiased, one The BJP has not earned the victory of the Congress in the dodged any hint of a difficult Congress beat the odds to win would expect them to fulfil the function of moniker of ‘Suit Boot ki Sarkaar’ State elections is a bigger victo- question by flying out of the the recent elections. I have being a reporter of facts rather than mere fan- for nothing. It is reported to be ry than what many would like to country and can be seen hob- attempted to back my argu- boys or fangirls. Take the example of how the the largest benefactor of dona- admit, it would be amiss to not nobbing with celebrities and ments with reasons and ratio- '' . media treats the language used by the Prime tions compared to other politi- examine factors that enabled industrialists at weddings. nale and I would appreciate Minister in contrast with the one used by cal parties. As I have written pre- the Congress to emerge victori- Another factor that worked any disagreement that is sim- = R () = Rahul Gandhi. In the case of Modi, there have viously, the introduction of elec- ous in the elections as well. in favour of the Congress was ilarly backed by reason and been innumerable occasions where the toral bonds and the correspond- The biggest factor that the freedom granted to the debate. Whether certain sup- ) (( = % ( Prime Minister has used disgraceful and dis- ing amendments to the worked for the Congress in the State units. Speaking from my porters, however, will be per- gusting language against members of the Companies Act, 2013 and the elections was the contrasting own experience, in Jharkhand, suaded by reason as opposed Gandhi family and the Congress in partic- Income Tax Act among others by approach in leadership between the Congress leadership has to rhetoric though is another ) * ular, which was recently evident by his com- the BJP have made it easier than the BJP, led by Prime Minister encouraged State units to build matter altogether. ) ment of ‘Congress ki Vidhwa’. Barely any ever for money to have a greater Modi and the Congress, led by a closer bond with the public of (The writer is Jharkhand major news channel covered this. influence on politics and skew Rahul Gandhi. The BJP repre- the particular State by spending PCC president, former MP and * Contrast this with any comment made the electoral process. sents a loud, garish and an anti- time in the State with the peo- IPS officer. 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General of the UN, is apt in # R, 9 + - S Interestingly, during cam- today’s political circumstances: % paigning in these elections, the India ‘Congress-mukt’. has led to the emergence of the “I have always believed that on Prime Minister was personally The Congress’ victory in Congress as a strong Opposition important issues the leader must + 2 involved and led from the front. Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan once again, it has also boosted lead. Where the leaders fail to ) Therefore, this is his loss too. On Sir — This refers to the editorial, make for a strong comeback for the morale of the party for the back and people are really con- : the other hand, the Congress “Rahul’s day dawns” (December the party in mainstream politics. 2019 General Election. The cerned about it, the people will + 1 should not rest on its laurels and 12). The victory of the Congress However, in Madhya Pradesh, results have affirmed one thing take the lead and make the introspect as to how it can sustain in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the party fell short of just two for sure: Voters are not in a leaders follow.” the momentum of its victory as and the termination of the BJP’s seats (won 114 seats) to gain the mood to withstand any form of M Pradyu Thalikavu ( * % State polls are fought largely on winning streak in Madhya majority. Nevertheless, it arrogance, carelessness and fake Kannur # local issues. Pradesh has made a massive revealed the intent of the voters promises of any party. ) #( : Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee statement for the BJP: There is still regarding the BJP in the State. Tushar Anand 2802A=7;7 + Faridabad a long way for the party to make Though the recent victory Patna !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 4B :&' +/ :- 5& 7' "?$ 5 ' ?$7 5 '+ .%" +'3 '. &$ '. + .% + 3& + .3 '3 3% '. # 33."'. 3 ''. & . & . ' .% . # 33 3 3'3 '. & - #(, % (, 4 ! (&!- 2&-- &( L + 3& ' + L ( %./ ( "#.%"!&, $"-$ ( ! ("-( &!%"( ' .# ( 0% & $ (( -"# (!#(, ( 0"(( - . ( % 0) = (( (( )$ !$!$6 % $ % % < $ ! :* # <7 , 5 $ @,5$A + ( # ,5$ " < $ ! * # <7 ( S @ S A O S ( ( <! + $ < < * < ) ) * unwar Narain was a literary icon, who with his exceptionally refined literary sen- ,5$ < $ > sibility, stylistic as well as linguistic sophistication, and a tremendous sense * ) # of humanism embedded in native tradi- ,5$ * Ktions, made enduring contributions to Indian liter- ! % ature. He brought back not just enormous accolades + * ,5$ for his immensely impressive creative output in var- + ( ious genres such as poetry, short-story, translation, - ! ) literary criticism, and writings on cinema and music, % but also numerous awards and honours that include # * ( the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Bhushan, the Sahitya Academi Senior Fellowship and the ,5$ Jnanpith Award. His literary endeavours chart a tra- < ,5$ jectory to explore those possibilities that can effec- R 5 tively strengthen core human values in a deeply divid- ed and perpetually painful modern world where pre- ,5$S requisites for a peaceful and satisfying co-existence S + are increasingly being ignored. * <( % ( Narain is often said to be a highly contempla- * S ?0?? tive and visionary bard who chose to creatively engage with some of the fundamental questions sur- * Narain brought another heroic fig- Gudiyon ka Khel not only underlines the his creative presuppositions intimately as @<)$A * rounding human existence. Issues that kept the prac- ure Nachiketa into the picture in two struggles and hardships of brother-sister is amply clear from his way of doing crit- titioners of the Upanishad and the followers of * * other poetry collections namely duo who conduct the circus, but also high- icisms of celebrated poets like Agyeya, ,5$S ) Buddhist thought wide awake come to occupy a 4 Atmajayi and Vajasrava ke Bahane. lights the undercurrents of existential angst Shamsher and Muktibodh and novelists 9 ! < central space in Narain’s poetic compositions. The / Nachiketa asks extremely difficult ques- and unhappiness of the hero who is oth- like Nirmal Verma, Yashpal and Hazari $ # > % S ( primary objective behind his enormously specu- tions to Yama and his own father, erwise able to manifest a lot of enthusi- Prasad Dwivedi respectively. lative poetic temperament is to reinforce belief in Vajasrava, about death and existence, asm and zeal for the celebration of life. Narain was a living legend. He ) % the primacy of human bonding as well as the * attachment and renunciation respective- Alongside he shows a great deal of com- remained throughout his life remarkably + ,5$ supremacy of humanitarian perspectives of life. * ly. Nachiketa story was taken from passion and generosity for the people from reclusive but effectively articulate in his + ( Drawing upon information and insight, knowledge * Kathopanishad, but it was employed to the periphery. writings and speeches. An excellent ,5$ and wisdom gathered from both historical and give it a contemporary meaning. Here. Narain posed some tough questions human being who was held in high mythical characters such as Sarhapa, Abhinavgupta, * we may also seek an adequate answer to about the kind of moral choices we make regard by his contemporaries, he was $ < < # ( Kumarjiva, Amir Khusro and Gandhi, Narain pre- questions about human life, its annihi- in our lives as was evident from the short quite unambiguous in his repudiation ferred to weave an interesting and inspiring web. 1 */ lation and truths about the existence of story Kameej in which an apparently inno- of any diktats coming from the arena of # This made it evident that he possessed a credible * an afterlife. cent man, who had already renounced the politics to unnecessarily influence the ( ( historical sense. Even when he employed mythical Issues raised by Narain in these col- world having sacrificed the material sacrosanct journey of poetry. But he was # figures for his poetic purposes, he never lost sight lections were relevant for contemporary comfort of home with wife and children, simultaneously candid enough to ( of historical sense that enabled him relocate those readers precisely because they motivated is not only put into the bar of judgement acknowledge the importance of politics ,5$ figures. This helped him render them absolutely * them to meaningfully engage with the but also declared guilty. With the asser- for our modern day existence. It was this < meaningful in a contemporary social and cultural highly unpredictable twists and turns, tion of the plight and indeed desponden- clarity of thought about the different 4 set-up. Additionally, it helped him find out plau- often mysterious, miraculous and even cy of the man named Vireshwar Babu, roles of politics and literature that ( sible solutions to those lingering problems that had monstrous pulls and pressures of human Narain encouraged us to think through enabled him to effortlessly embrace the been major concerns for the modern society. * life with a view to encourage them to think the fallacious nature of judicial structures useful insights being offered by the cul- # ( * - < ) His historical sense did not allow anyone draw along the lines of living a purposeful and that ruthlessly sabotage the supposedly tural and philosophical traditions of our divisive lines among individuals. Instead, it made an productive life, and not just a superficial- good intentions of a seemingly upright country. % S ( earnest attempt to put hostile people together for the * ly happy and materially sound one. man. Despite giving an appropriate voice Right from his first collection of poet- < sake of forging a harmonious relationship between In his other collections of poems, to deeply disturbing thoughts and emo- ry, Chakravyuh published in 1956 to his 2 them. This kind of inclusive approach with an explic- Narain proved to be an extremely success- tions associated with the overarching last one namely, Kumarjiva published in # ,5$ it optimism suggests Narain’s unflagging commit- ful poet who was almost always immac- experiences about borderline in Seema 2017, and also the posthumous publica- ment to the essence of nativist ideas and principles ulate in his selection of language, impec- Rekha, Narain emphasised on the signif- tions of second short story collection that appear to govern his poetic preoccupations. cable in his treatment of content and icance of a compassionate and caring kind called Bechain Patton ka Koras, along with - ,5$ ( In his very first collection of poetry, Chakravyuh, extremely careful about the idea of of politically neutral humanism. his translations of some to finest poems * Narain made it very clear that he had a deep desire enriching the genre of Hindi poetry itself. It is this connecting thread with a pro- from world literature, Narain remained S ( ( and high aspiration apart from those ordinary ones While Narain was most famous for found sense of indigenous humanitarian preoccupied with a relentless search for # that defined the existence of people who were happy his praiseworthy poetry, he had written outlook that prompted Narain to avoid all harmony exhibiting an indefatigable faith and content with the fulfilment of their immediate wonderful short stories too. His two col- kinds of polemical criticism of art and lit- in humanity of the humankind. ( ( material needs and requirements. It was precisely an lections of short stories — Akaron ke erature. Such criticisms tend to ignore the In his entire preoccupations, he < acute awareness about those deep desires and high Aaspaas and Bechain Patton ka Koras — need to understand intricacies and com- reflected a rare kind of originality, deep aspirations that set creative fertile minds apart and were particularly praised for their evoca- plexities behind the creative processes of engagement with myths and legends + + ( explained their pre-occupations. tive expressions of contemporary realities a literary work of art, and remain preoc- and their inextricably intertwined relation- The way Abhimanyu, his heroic character in in such a way that his concerns for the cul- cupied with perpetuating predominance ship with contemporary history. He , Chakravyuh, does not flinch even an inch in the face tivation of a sense of moral discrimina- of a particular point of view over others, expressed superb cultural confidence of impending death and instead displays remarkable tion and genuine commitment to human- mostly for personal or political aggrandis- that distinguished him from all those who courage and extraordinary skill of warfare while fight- itarian principles were much obvious. ement. harboured serious misgivings about the ing against a gang of deceitful warriors on the other While reading these stories, readers Narain the critic never tried to reduce distinctiveness as well as the effectiveness ,5$ side suggests a certain kind of sincerity and dedica- get curious before getting poignantly con- a creative piece to the point of a theoret- of indigenous traditions and nativist ten- tion that gives a definite purpose to contemporary versant with the protagonists, subject mat- ical premise which often governs ideolog- dencies. people to sustain themselves even during the worst ter they deal with and the ambience they ically-oriented critics. Perhaps the best way (The writer is Assistant professor of phases of their lives. create in those stories. For instance, to understand Narain as a critic is to read English at Rajdhani College, Delhi) + 5 &@$# E @ Ashfaq Ahmed, perhaps one of the regime usurp the publications of the intuitive Sufi strands of Islam. His tele- tial resolutions from wandering spiri- that the Zia regime was perturbed by most polarising Urdu playwrights in Pakistan Progressive Papers and made plays delighted audiences in critiquing tualists and even roving vagabonds. the negative manner in which the cler- Pakistan. His name still provokes dis- Ahmed the editor of one of these pub- the ‘materialism of the modern mid- Yet Ahmed did not shy away from ics had been portrayed by Pakistani tinct responses of reverence or repul- lications. No wonder, Ahmed praised dle classes’ before advocating a balance exploring some rather delicate terri- films, plays and in Urdu literature. The sion. His admirers see him as a sage. the Ayub regime’s ‘modernist’ policies between materialism and spiritualism. tories as he did in the 1975 teleplay Zia Government issued an ‘advice’ to His detractors decry that he was an to no end. At RP, he also became a close In one such play, Dada Dildada, a Nijaat, whose protagonist was a vil- PTV asking it to start portraying the opportunist who had no qualms about associate of Urdu short story writer, doting upper-middle-class grandfather, lage cleric trying to come to terms clerics “in a more positive light.” ! !'! using his writings to serve the ideolog- Mumtaz Mufti. It was due to the influ- who loves his whisky as much as he with his sexual urges. But Ahmed Agreeing with Zia, Ahmed told .%.# ical inclinations of the Governments of ence of Shahab and Mufti that Ahmed does his teenaged grandson, plunges took off his Mao cap the moment the an interviewer, “Those who want to , &, # #!"%&" .. &( arly this year, a clip from an the day. Ahmed was only a minor developed a deep interest in Sufism. into depression when the grandson falls Bhutto regime fell to a reactionary criticise religion (but can’t) begin to Urdu play produced by PTV library figure up until the 1950s. This However, in the late 1960s, Ahmed sick and the doctors fail to diagnose his military coup in July 1977. Three years target clerics.” Thus, whereas in (, (" !(.&," Ewent viral. It showed a discourse was the heyday of the much celebrat- became disillusioned by the Ayub ailment. The grandfather smashes his later, Ahmed was being called a Ahmed’s plays of the 1970s, those suf- (,(, % " (" !(. between two famous TV actors, ed Progressive Writers’ Movement. It Government. He believed that Ayub’s bar and starts to walk in circles around ‘favourite playwright’ of Gen Zia-ul- fering from an existential crisis were ..-(S '(, Firdous Jamal and the late Khayyam had produced a number of highly inno- ideas about human progress were the bed on which the grandson is lying Haq. The admiration emerged when soliciting advice from spiritual " -((, J! ( Sarhadi. The clip was from a play, vative Urdu novelists, short-story writ- overtly materialistic. In his article, unconscious. As the grandfather col- Ahmed penned a teleplay in 1980 to vagabonds, in his plays of the 1980s / - " #" Man Chalay Ka Sauda, that was tele- ers and poets. They commented on var- Khalique quoted Urdu poetess lapses, the grandson awakens, all justify ‘Christian’ America’s support they were seen doing the same — but cast in the early 1990s, and was ious social and political issues through Fahmida Riaz, as saying that with the cured. Ahmed alludes to the hapless- (via ‘Islamic’ Pakistan) for the anti- from clerics, who by then had &!0% .0"0 - "#". penned by Ashfaq Ahmed. Jamal styles of writing inspired by realism, coming to power of ZA Bhutto’s left- ness of the modern liberal belief sys- Soviet mujahideen in Afghanistan. become wise men with flowing white ' %"( -N- "'"O plays the role of a modern-day Sufi Marxism and the theories of the con- leaning Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), tem, suggesting that the things which The 1980 drama is about a Muslim beards and calm dispositions. "&!(- (,!("- sage, who through some simplified troversial psychologist, Sigmund Freud. Ahmed began praising Bhutto’s brand were keeping the family together were boss of a female Christian secretary Ahmed’s output as a playwright ( --"*"$ (/ (," quantum physics, tries to explain the Ahmed first tasted fame in 1962 of socialism. It was during the Bhutto of superficial nature because they had who goes out of his way to help her. decreased after Zia’s demise. Perhaps ""-% " ((,"(O % ' " complexities of spiritual understand- when he began to host a show on Radio regime that Ahmed truly emerged as detached the family from its tradition- When asked why he was doing this, the conscious of the criticism that he had ing of the universe to an existential- Pakistan (RP) called Talqeen Shah. a prominent playwright. His antholo- al spiritual moorings. boss says that during the initial emer- received for writing plays to suit the & -&! "0 "' -, ly lost character played by Sarhadi. There he befriended writer Qudratullah gy of TV plays, Aik Mohabbat, Sau Sadia Afzal, in her analysis of gence of Islam, the Christian king of regimes of Ayub, Bhutto and Zia, (, ' , O (, &!( To some, the dialogue delivered by Shahab, who was part of the Ayub Afsanay celebrated the ‘left-liberal’ Ahmed’s plays, wrote that “rationality Abyssinia had helped Muslims, and that Ahmed is quoted by Dr Afzal Mirza "#"@!# & "-(,"( (( Jamal was brilliantly weaved together Khan Government that had come to zeitgeist of the era. But the concluding and logical solutions counted for noth- he (the boss) was simply returning the (in Legends of Pakistan) as saying, "# & <.&!- by the playwright, while to others, it was power through a military coup in 1958. sections of almost every play were ing” in his plays. She adds that educat- favour. Former general manager of “The hen lays an egg every day…but 0-$"$%.- #- " =/ nothing but pseudo-scientific/pseudo- According to an article in Dawn by always pregnant with a plea to balance ed urbanites were encouraged to look PTV, the late Burhanuddin Hasan, in cannot make an omelette.” spiritual mumbo jumbo. But that was Harris Khalique, Shahab helped the modern notions of liberalism with the for medical, psychological and existen- his 2001 memoir Uncensored, wrote (Courtesy: Dawn) !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 :4 7'&'-- "0 72#"% = % 6;7 (- "' ((% 77 > & ( 3? . * 0" , , -"(85/NE enchmark inance Minister Arun Jaitley Bindices Fon Thursday admitted there he rupee rose for the were two-three areas of differ- Tsnapped its third straight ences with the Reserve Bank three-day los- session on (RBI), but questioned how a ing streak to Thursday led mere discussion on its func- end 33 paise by a surge in tioning could be considered higher at 71.68 financial “destruction” of an institution. against the US stocks as opti- Under attack politically for dollar on mism over creating circumstances that led Thursday amid new RBI to the resignation of Urjit Patel a weak green- Governor as the central bank’s Governor, back and softening oil prices. more proactive in injecting Shaktikanta Jaitley listed out a string of Newly-appointed RBI liquidity. Das’ promise actions initiated by past Governor Shaktikanta Das’ Meanwhile, the global oil to take all Governments including comments that he will take all benchmark Brent crude was stakeholders Congress PMs Jawaharlal stakeholders along on key trading lower by 0.25 per cent along on key Nehru and Indira Gandhi ask- ing of concerns across and rected,” he added. issues also bolstered sentiment, at $60 per barrel. issues ing RBI Governors to resign. also a strong speech by RBI Further, if the Government analysts said. On the domestic front, enthused bulls Speaking at the Times Deputy Governor Viral is not able to convey the diffi- At the Interbank Foreign benchmark indices rose for on Dalal Networks India Economic Acharya to warn against com- culties in the system, it would Exchange (forex), the rupee the third straight session Street. approval from the RBI. The trade. Conclave, Jaitley said the dif- promising RBI autonomy. be failing its duty, he said. opened on a firm note at 71.70 Thursday. The BSE Sensex Recovery in rupee and bank, however, did not disclose On a net basis, foreign ferences with RBI included Jaitley did not elaborate on how The FM pointed out that against the US dollar and climbed 150.57 points, or 0.42 positive cues from other Asian the candidate’s name. portfolio investors (FPIs) sold credit flow in the economy and the discussion were initiated. the countrys first prime min- surged further to touch a high per cent, to end at 35,929.64, markets too influenced investor Other losers include Sun shares worth 1,299.43 crore liquidity support, and added “We are the sovereign ister Nehru had written to the of 71.51 during the day. while the broader NSE Nifty sentiment here, analysts said. Pharma, TCS, Tata Steel, Adani Wednesday, while domestic that the Government had ini- Government, we are the most RBI stating that the economic The local unit finally ended rose 53.95 points, or 0.50 per The BSE Sensex climbed Ports and Coal India, falling up institutional investors (DIIs) tiated a “discussion” to convey important stakeholders as far as policies are determined by the at 71.68, higher by 33 paise over cent, to 10,791.55. 150.57 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 2 per cent. were net buyers to the tune of its concerns. the management of an econo- elected Government, while RBI its previous closing price. On a net basis, foreign to end at 35,929.64, while the “In anticipation of some 1,121.29 crore, provisional “A discussion with an my is concerned,” Jaitley said, has autonomy over the mone- On Wednesday, the rupee portfolio investors (FPIs) sold broader NSE Nifty rose 53.95 firm measures to ease the cred- data available with BSE showed. important institution, which is in reference to the discussions tary policy. had declined by 16 paise to shares worth 1,299.43 crore points, or 0.50 per cent, to it squeeze by the new RBI Brent crude oil futures independent and autonomous, with RBI. The RBI’s policies also 72.01 per US dollar. Wednesday, while domestic 10,791.55. Governor post his meeting were trading flat at $60.15 per to tell it that its a part of your He reiterated that the RBI need to be in sync with the “The new RBI governor’s institutional investors (DIIs) Major gainers in the Sensex with PSU bank chiefs today, barrel. (RBIs) functions and therefore has the responsibility as far as economic policies, Jaitley first speech confirms our ini- were net buyers to the tune of pack were Wipro, Kotak Bank, markets rallied in the morning Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s this is an important area of an credit and liquidity is con- stressed. tial impression that he is like- 1,121.29 crore, provisional Infosys, Maruti, Tata Motors, but cooled off in the second Kospi rose 0.62 per cent, Japan’s economy which you must look cerned. “We are not taking over Patel resigned amid the ly to be more communicative data available with BSE L&T, IndusInd Bank, Hero half on some profit booking,” Nikkei gained 0.99 per cent, at, how is it destruction of the the function,” he said, adding protracted friction with the and consultative in his showed. MotoCorp, M&M, SBI, ONGC, said Essel Mutual Fund CIO Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged institution?,” he questioned. that the Government was only Government Monday, citing approach, which is a positive,” The Financial Benchmark HDFC Bank and HUL, rising Viral Berawala. 1.29 per cent and Shanghai According to reports, the initiating discussions using personal reasons. The Japanese financial services India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the up to 3 per cent. “Stocks with rural focus Composite Index advanced Government had initiated dis- instruments which force a dis- Government has immediately major Nomura said in a reference rate for the Yes Bank, on the other also gained momentum on 1.23 per cent. cussions under the never-used cussion. appointed retired bureaucrat research note. rupee/dollar at 71.5368 and for hand, was the biggest loser, expectations of some pro-rural In Europe, Frankfurt’s Section 7 of the RBI Act which “In some situations, the Shaktikanta Das, who was at It further added that on rupee/euro at 81.3407. The falling over 6 per cent after its announcements by the Central DAX fell 0.31 per cent and provides for the central autonomous institutions also the helm of finance ministry policy, it does appear that he is reference rate for rupee/British board meet concluded. The government,” Berawala added. Paris’ CAC 40 shed 0.30 per Government forcing down have to be informed that there during the controversial likely to relax regulatory norms pound was fixed at 90.3095 and bank said it has finalised a can- The rupee, meanwhile, cent in their early deals. decisions in public interest. It is some difficulty arising in the demonetisation exercise, as his for banks (make them more for rupee/100 Japanese yen at didate for the chairman’s posi- rose 35 paise to 71.66 against London’s FTSE too slipped is this aspect, which led to voic- system that requires to be cor- successor. counter-cyclical) and he will be 63.06. tion and would be seeking the US dollar in intra-day 0.02 per cent. %- %% "& ( # ( !( "1 , /+'- & " ( + (, %( = , 1 &- & sonalized, localized vernacular ) $ , # . 1 content on its platform. elo, a social platform, on Available in 14 vernaculars HThursday announced that including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bookings are open only from it has partnered with Alt News, Malayalam and more, Helo 15 December 2018 to 15 a non-partisan fact-checking bridges the information gap for he “Malaysia Fantastic January 2019for travel to mazon India on Thurs day partner authority, as part of its Indians nationwide, narrowing TDeals” package was Malaysia between 1 February Aannounced a partnership To ongoing fight against fake news. the digital divide for the larger he Indian Tea Association launched on Thursday to pro- and 31 July 2019. with FISME (The Federation of enhance This partnership involves a population communicating in T(ITA) on Wednesday said it mote more value-for-money For these “Malaysia Indian Micro and Small & risk man- series of training sessions con- their mother tongues. had signed an MoU with China holiday packages to Malaysia Fantastic Deals” campaign, Medium Enterprises) to agement ducted by Alt News to equip “At Helo, we take issues Tea Marketing Association for for tourists from India. The Malindo Air, a premium empower Micro, Small & capabilities, Helo’s local content moderation such as misinformation and lifting the volume of black tea campaign was officiated by Malaysia-based airline, oper- Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) the NSE team with their proprietary fake news very seriously. This exports from here. Tuan Syed Yahya Syed ating to nine cities in India, is to leverage growth opportuni- has said tools and methodology to iden- is why we’re honoured to part- ITA Chairman Vivek Othman, Director of Package offering a 10% discount on air ties in the e-commerce sector. trading tify and mitigate the threat of ner with Alt News, a renowned Goenka said India exported 13 Development Division, fares from Chennai, Delhi, As per the MoU, Amazon.in in members content from unverified fact-checking authority, to mkgs of black tea to China last Tourism Malaysia, and Manoj Mumbai and Calcutta. collaboration with FISME will will be sources. The first training ses- ensure that our platform con- year. Mehta, Country manager, Meanwhile, industry partners conduct various events and compulso- sion was held earlier this week tinues to be a safe and viable “This year, the target is 15 Malindo Air. Sunway Hotel & Resorts, workshops across the country rily placed in risk reduction the unexecuted orders would at the Helo headquarters in source of the latest news and mkgs,” he told reporters here. The initiative sees Tourism MeritusPelangi Beach Resort that will enable and encourage mode when 90 per cent of the be cancelled, the exchange said. Delhi NCR and was conduct- trending topics,” said China sources black tea Malaysia in partnership with and Spa Langkawi, Lexis Hotel the MSMEs in India to sell their members’ capital is utilised Fresh orders placed by ed by Alt News Co-Founder, Shayamanga Barooah, Head from India, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Malindo Air and several pop- & Group and Atmosphere 360 products to millions of con- towards margins. members to reduce open posi- Pratik Sinha. of Content Operations, Helo. The country imports around 30 ular hotels and a restaurant in Revolving Restaurant KL sumers from India and across The new framework will be tions will also be accepted, it This strategic partnership is Helo users can choose mkgs of black tea, he said. Malaysia to offer a total of five Tower have come hand in hand the globe by leveraging e-com- effective from December 17, added. in line with Helo’s commitment whether others can comment Wang Qing, president of packages catered specifically to to offer irresistible deals on merce marketplace solutions. 2018, the National Stock Besides, fresh orders placed to create a safe environment for on or share their content, the Chinese body, said China the India market. The packages hotel stays, services, activities Through these events, Exchange (NSE) said in a cir- by members that increase open the exchange of perspectives reducing risks of content was a great consumer of black can be purchased through and food and beverages for des- Amazon.in and FISME aim to cular. positions would be checked for and information, given the per- infringement. tea for health benefits. selected Indian travel agents tinations like Kuala Lumpur, educate MSMEs on the nuances “Member shall be com- sufficiency of margins and based in Chennai, Delhi, Port Dickson, Langkawi and of online selling domestically pulsorily placed in a risk those which do not satisfy suf- Mumbai and Calcutta. Penang in Malaysia. and also B2C exports to enable reduction mode when 90 per ficiency of margins would be them to sell across multiple cent of the member’s capital is rejected. Also, such fresh orders international locations. utilised towards margins,” it can be placed for immediate or Through the collaboration, added. cancel (IOC) only. MSMEs will get access to The stock broker will be An immediate or cancel experts from Amazon, FISME moved back to the normal risk order (IOC) in market parlance and various service providers to management mode as and refers to requirement of all or help them understand the pro- when the utilisation goes below part of the order to be execut- cedures and requirements relat- 85 per cent. ed immediately, and any ed to areas such as logistics, cat- In case a member moves unfilled parts of the order are aloging, imaging and taxation. into risk reduction mode, all cancelled. " 2*, "(-"# - ! ( &!%# " %% .@$ ;- 0-( ( @ % had a major impact, resulting in disruptions to existing sup- illions of jobs in the Asia ply chains and dampening Mand Pacific region have investment. ndian Auto Company (IAC), been put at risk by conflicts Trade growth slowed after Ia New Delhi based DIPP reg- over trade, despite a recent the first half of 2018, and for- istered start-up offering auto- agreement not to escalate tit- eign direct investment (FDI) motive solutions in tracking & for-tat tariffs by the United flows to the region are also telematics, smart infotainment, States and China, according to expected to continue on a rear seat infotainment and dri- a new regional UN report. downward trend next year, fol- ver fatigue systems using IoT The 2018 Asia-Pacific lowing a 4 per cent drop over- enabled hardware and platform Trade and Investment Report, all this year. has added IAC 140 & IAC 140 issued by the UN’s develop- “In such a scenario, region- CAN Vehicle Location ment arm in the region, al investment will be key to cre- Tracking Devices to its list of ESCAP, suggests that an esca- ating new economic opportu- offerings. lating “tariff war” and resulting nities,” Mikic said, adding, These Vehicle Tracking drop in confidence next year, “complementary policies” such Systems conforming to the could cut nearly $400 billion as labour, education and AIS 140 Standard are being from the global gross domes- retraining, and social protection marketed through IAC’s net- tic product, drive regional GDP measures must be placed high work spread across 22 states & down by $117 billion. on the policy making agenda. 70+ cities in India. “As production shifts take This is also critical for “Our AIS-140 compliant place and resources are reallo- ensuring progress on imple- Vehicle Tracking Devices are cated across sectors and bor- menting the Sustainable also IP-67 rated(water and ders due to the trade conflicts, Development Goals (SDGs), dust proof) which enable vehi- tens of millions of workers she said. cles to be tracked on our device may see their jobs displaced ESCAP has also called on agnostic platform both on web and be forced to seek new countries to take full advantage and mobile devices ensuring employment,” said Mia Mikic, of all existing initiatives to safety and compliance. Citizens the head of Trade, Investment strengthen regional coopera- can be assured of safe transport and Innovation Division at tion, including a new UN treaty with the availability of the ESCAP. on digitalizing trade proce- panic button in case of emer- The report also noted that dures and enabling cross-bor- gencies.” said the trade tensions have already der paperless trade in the zone. Spokesperson, IAC. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 :: !* : - ' B6*# !( ( # +) ( ( &;. ' ' stress on their bottomlines. . '&' However, the banks have pany, the BJP in its election that e-commerce is only 3 per he government is consid- got a breather in respect of manifesto had opposed overseas cent. I think there is a tremen- ture, the central board plays Wednesday, said he would Tering additional capital Capital Conservation Buffer he government has no pro- investment in the retail segment. dous scope for growth in e- advisory role but there is take measures which the econ- infusion of up to 30,000 crore (CCB), a part of Basel III Tposal to change the existing So far, only one foreign player, commerce and organised retail,” he central board of the growing clamour to make it omy requires in a timely man- in public sector banks as they norms. The RBI, at its last foreign direct investment (FDI) Tesco, has received approval for he said. Reserve Bank of India operational and have greater ner. have been unable to raise board meeting, deferred the policy in the multi-brand retail opening stores under the multi- Abhishek said with grow- T(RBI) under new participation in key decisions On the second day, he required funds from the mar- requirement to meet the CCB trading sector, a top official said brand retail policy. The previous ing middle class and increasing Governor Shaktikanta Das will of the central bank. held consultation with heads kets, sources said. target by one year, leaving Thursday. UPA government had cleared incomes, the retail sector was meet on Friday where the The government as one of of the Mumbai-based public As part of the capital infu- about 37,000 crore in the “You know the multi-brand the proposal. set for a massive revolution. “So directors are likely to push for important stakeholders also sector bankers to discuss issues sion plan announced by the hands of banks. retail policy that exists today. The statement assumes sig- there is a plenty of scope to greater say in the decision wants greater involvement in faced by them. Finance Ministry in October Despite this relaxation, There is no proposal for nificance as industry body CII make money and do well,” he making of the central bank. the RBI’s decision making as it It is expected that relax- 2017, the government envisaged PSBs need more funds to meet change,” Secretary, Department in its recent report suggested said here at CII’s conference on The meeting will review feels the current practice leaves ation of the Prompt Corrective that public sector banks (PSBs) global capital norms called of Industrial Policy and the government to permit 100 ‘MNCs and India: Creating the progress with respect of it out on many critical issues Action (PCA) framework for would raise 58,000 crore from Basel III as the RBI has retained Promotion (DIPP), Ramesh per cent FDI in multi-brand Mutual Value’. some of the decisions taken in like single-day default turning weak banks would also come the stock markets by March the capital to risk weighted Abhishek said here. He was retail trade. Confederation of Further, the secretary asked the last meet on November 19. a loan into an NPA, sources up for the discussion under the 2019 to meet Basel III norms. assets ratio (CRAR) at 9 per replying to a question whether All India Traders (CAIT) has the industry to provide con- Among other things, the cru- said. new the governor. However, due to subdued mar- cent, sources said, adding, the the government was looking at strongly opposed this sugges- vincing arguments and detailed cial board meeting is expect- However, former gover- Of the 21 state-owned ket conditions, banks have been shortfall could be around increasing FDI cap to 100 per tion. analysis while recommending ed to take a stock of Micro, nors and other experts have banks, 11 are under the PCA unable to raise enough funds 30,000 crore. cent in the sector, a politically Abhishek said the USD some policy changes. On reduc- Small & Medium Enterprises pitched for the independence framework. These are from the markets so far. However, sources said the sensitive segment. 650 billion retail sector was ing corporate tax, he said his (MSMEs), which is under and autonomy of the RBI and Allahabad Bank, United Bank In addition, non-perform- matter was being considered by Although the current FDI growing fast and that it held department too favourdc cut in stress due to demonetisation want the board to play advi- of India, Corporation Bank, ing assets of many banks have the government and the final policy permits overseas players huge potential for businesses. this tax rate and hoped that a and implementation of the sory role with given composi- IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Bank seen a spurt in the first two decision was expected in the to hold 51 per cent stake in an “Organised retail is only 10 per more competitive environment Goods and Services Tax tion. of India, Central Bank of quarters of this fiscal, putting next few weeks. Indian multi-brand retail com- cent (of this figure) and out of would be made for tax rates. (GST). The central board of the India, Indian Overseas Bank, This scheduled meeting RBI is headed by the governor Oriental Bank of Commerce, comes in the backdrop of sur- and includes two government Dena Bank and Bank of prise resignation by Urjit Patel nominee directors and 11 Maharashtra. :#$ &2 "<. earlier this week citing per- independent directors. The PCA framework kicks sonal reasons. However, the Currently, the central board in when banks breach any of tussle between the Finance has 18 members, with the the three key regulatory trig- New Delhi (PTI): The GST ting GST rate on cements would Ministry and the RBI was provision of going up to 21. ger points — namely capital to Council is likely to rationalise = $ give a boost to the housing and attributed as reason for the Soon after taking reins of risk weighted assets ratio, net the 28 per cent slab by cutting construction industry as well as sudden exit of Patel, who the RBI, Das said he would try non-performing assets (NPA) tax rates on construction items, “The idea is to keep only gory, when the Goods and cleaners, lithium ion batteries, have positive impact on employ- would have completed his 3- to uphold the autonomy, cred- and return on assets (RoA). like cement, in its meeting next those items in the 28 per cent Services Tax (GST) was imple- and cut rates to 18 per cent. ment generation. In the first eight year term in September 2019. ibility and the integrity of the With regard to economic week. The council, chaired by slab which are used for luxury mented on July 1, 2017. In its The 35 goods, which are left months (April-November) of According to sources, one “great institution” and take capital framework, the new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley purpose and demerit goods. July meeting, the GST Council in highest slab include cement, the current fiscal, the govern- of the key agenda for the every stakeholder, including governor said as decided in the and comprising his state coun- The final call will be taken by the had further rationalised the 28 automobile parts, tyres, auto- ment has mopped up over 7.76 upcoming board meeting will the government, along in a board meeting an expert com- terparts, has pruned the 28 per Council,” an official said. The per cent slab by cutting rates on mobile equipment, motor vehi- lakh crore from GST. The 2018- be governance issue — the role consultative manner. mittee in consultation with the cent slab by cutting tax rates on next meeting of the council is paints and varnishes, and on cles, yachts, aircraft, aerated 19 budget had estimated annu- of central board in the decision The former Economic government would be consti- 191 goods over the last one-and- scheduled on December 22. daily-use items like perfumes, drinks, betting and demerit al GST collection at 13.48 lakh making of the RBI. Affairs Secretary, who took tuted soon to examine the a-half year, leaving only 35 There were around 226 cosmetics, toiletries, hair dryers, items like tobacco, cigarette and crore, which means a monthly Given the current struc- over as the 25th Governor on issue. items in the highest slab. goods in the 28 per cent cate- shavers, mixer grinder, vacuum pan masala. The official said cut- target of 1.12 lakh crore. 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JINDALSAW 82.55 0.20 0.24 OMAXE 216.55 1.90 0.89 SPARC 210.85 -0.50 -0.24 LT 1413.70 1429.00 1406.00 1426.00 25.70 ADANIPORTS 370.60 -3.80 -1.01 DBCORP 172.40 -1.60 -0.92 GUJFLUORO 900.30 2.75 0.31 JINDALSTEL 159.20 3.30 2.12 ONGC 143.25 1.60 1.13 SPICEJET 77.00 -0.10 -0.13 INDUSINDBK 1591.50 1628.00 1576.95 1608.50 26.30 ADANIPOWER 51.80 -0.90 -1.71 DBL 440.40 -13.50 -2.97 GUJGAS 650.00 14.00 2.20 JISLJALEQS 66.25 1.55 2.40 ORIENTBANK 88.25 -0.65 -0.73 SREINFRA 32.35 0.80 2.54 BPCL 329.75 337.30 329.75 334.85 5.45 ADANITRANS 219.80 3.15 1.45 DCBBANK 159.40 1.70 1.08 GULFOILLUB 830.00 19.40 2.39 JKCEMENT 730.00 11.75 1.64 ORIENTCEM 76.00 -4.60 -5.71 SRF 2182.80 26.95 1.25 TATAMOTORS 166.00 168.00 165.55 166.80 2.70 ADVENZYMES 176.95 1.05 0.60 DCMSHRIRAM 362.60 -4.50 -1.23 HAL 765.00 -8.35 -1.08 JKIL 121.70 -0.65 -0.53 PAGEIND 24249.95 -243.65 -0.99 SRTRANSFIN 1171.35 16.55 1.43 TITAN 932.10 961.25 924.25 943.60 13.65 AEGISLOG 202.75 -2.75 -1.34 DEEPAKFERT 148.00 1.45 0.99 HATSUN 623.00 2.70 0.44 JKLAKSHMI 272.35 -5.85 -2.10 PARAGMILK 247.35 3.85 1.58 STARCEMENT 104.00 -2.05 -1.93 SBIN 290.00 294.00 285.75 288.85 3.60 AIAENG 1635.00 -18.65 -1.13 DEEPAKNI 237.65 0.85 0.36 HAVELLS 704.20 -0.70 -0.10 JKTYRE 95.60 3.40 3.69 PCJEWELLER 78.35 11.80 17.73 STRTECH 292.80 1.85 0.64 IOC 138.45 138.90 136.35 137.75 1.65 AJANTPHARM 1080.00 -15.60 -1.42 DELTACORP 245.60 3.85 1.59 HCC 11.07 0.09 0.82 JMFINANCIL 88.15 2.50 2.92 PEL 2173.90 27.00 1.26 SUDARSCHEM 346.15 9.05 2.68 ONGC 143.00 144.20 141.50 143.30 1.60 M&M 755.00 765.10 746.25 758.20 7.40 AKZOINDIA 1554.40 12.50 0.81 DENABANK 16.75 -0.10 -0.59 HCLTECH 978.50 9.35 0.96 JPASSOCIAT 6.93 -0.15 -2.12 PERSISTENT 618.55 1.35 0.22 SUNCLAYLTD 3488.00 31.75 0.92 ULTRACEMCO 3997.00 3997.00 3925.00 3970.00 37.60 ALBK 46.40 0.15 0.32 DHANUKA 434.00 7.30 1.71 HDFC 1943.00 3.80 0.20 JSL 32.95 0.00 0.00 PETRONET 212.85 1.40 0.66 SUNDRMFAST 531.35 -0.50 -0.09 HDFCBANK 2095.00 2125.00 2091.30 2100.00 14.70 ALKEM 1890.00 -5.55 -0.29 DHFL 218.15 3.95 1.84 HDFCBANK 2101.05 15.70 0.75 JSLHISAR 89.55 3.80 4.43 PFC 86.15 0.95 1.12 SUNPHARMA 422.15 -9.15 -2.12 HINDUNILVR 1848.00 1867.45 1837.05 1852.05 12.95 ALLCARGO 106.80 1.05 0.99 DISHTV 37.60 0.65 1.76 HDFCLIFE 387.00 -5.75 -1.46 JSWENERGY 70.60 2.35 3.44 PFIZER 2827.10 -31.55 -1.10 SUNTECK 350.00 5.30 1.54 DRREDDY 2625.00 2625.00 2567.20 2604.00 17.65 AMARAJABAT 730.00 -1.95 -0.27 DIVISLAB 1517.05 -12.15 -0.79 HDIL 23.65 -0.05 -0.21 JSWSTEEL 298.05 -4.35 -1.44 PFS 16.35 0.25 1.55 SUNTV 563.00 -4.45 -0.78 GAIL 345.45 348.30 340.20 346.50 2.05 AMBUJACEM 218.75 2.60 1.20 DLF 178.70 -0.60 -0.33 HEG 4085.00 118.80 3.00 JUBILANT 740.60 -10.30 -1.37 PGHH 9705.00 66.25 0.69 SUPPETRO 211.80 4.25 2.05 VEDL 201.00 202.80 198.30 200.40 1.10 ANDHRABANK 28.50 0.35 1.24 DMART 1581.85 27.10 1.74 HEIDELBERG 154.00 2.40 1.58 JUBLFOOD 1252.70 18.50 1.50 PHILIPCARB 202.70 -6.65 -3.18 SUPRAJIT 224.05 5.10 2.33 HCLTECH 970.05 982.55 963.45 976.50 5.25 APARINDS 619.00 2.65 0.43 DRREDDY 2596.10 14.00 0.54 HERITGFOOD 524.65 13.80 2.70 JUSTDIAL 493.20 13.80 2.88 PHOENIXLTD 623.95 4.75 0.77 SUPREMEIND 1050.00 50.60 5.06 TECHM 706.00 713.00 697.10 709.15 3.80 APLAPOLLO 1309.55 11.05 0.85 ECLERX 1090.00 12.90 1.20 HEROMOTOCO3308.85 43.55 1.33 JYOTHYLAB 193.95 0.10 0.05 PIDILITIND 1162.00 12.10 1.05 SUVEN 236.40 -0.85 -0.36 NTPC 141.35 142.00 139.75 141.30 0.60 APLLTD 617.45 3.65 0.59 KAJARIACER 448.50 -8.20 -1.80 SUZLON 5.25 -0.03 -0.57 HDFC 1945.00 1961.90 1927.90 1941.45 1.25 APOLLOHOSP 1210.00 -2.65 -0.22 KALPATPOWR 385.30 19.10 5.22 SWANENERGY 104.75 -0.20 -0.19 POWERGRID 182.35 183.00 181.10 182.55 0.00 ICICIBANK 352.90 354.20 347.60 349.55 -0.40 APOLLOTYRE 234.15 -3.30 -1.39 KANSAINER 461.95 3.70 0.81 SYMPHONY 1121.00 42.95 3.98 BAJFINANCE 2510.20 2528.95 2475.00 2490.80 -3.15 ASAHIINDIA 251.05 -7.25 -2.81 KEC 286.25 0.55 0.19 SYNDIBANK 34.05 0.30 0.89 AXISBANK 624.80 625.90 616.15 618.90 -1.05 ASHOKA 131.00 0.60 0.46 KEI 380.65 15.05 4.12 SYNGENE 553.95 22.50 4.23 ITC 279.00 279.40 273.50 275.20 -0.85 ASHOKLEY 104.35 -1.05 -1.00 KIOCL 142.80 -6.50 -4.35 TAKE 135.60 -0.15 -0.11 HINDALCO 224.45 224.45 218.50 220.55 -0.75 ASIANPAINT 1320.15 -8.55 -0.64 KNRCON 194.35 2.65 1.38 TATACHEM 692.45 4.35 0.63 RELIANCE 1128.00 1128.00 1095.05 1105.75 -4.75 ASTERDM 151.85 0.55 0.36 KOTAKBANK 1268.00 31.60 2.56 TATACOFFEE 92.80 0.60 0.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2860.00 2885.65 2821.70 2836.00 -12.40 ASTRAL 1045.55 -19.90 -1.87 KPIT 217.65 3.00 1.40 TATACOMM 526.20 -3.40 -0.64 INFRATEL 251.20 252.45 248.35 249.50 -1.20 ATUL 3355.00 84.60 2.59 KPRMILL 566.05 -7.60 -1.32 TATAELXSI 1026.50 -1.95 -0.19 CIPLA 532.00 533.80 519.20 528.00 -3.30 AUBANK 622.70 9.50 1.55 KRBL 292.00 0.50 0.17 TATAGLOBAL 212.05 -0.15 -0.07 BHARTIARTL 308.50 312.85 301.55 302.90 -2.65 AUROPHARMA 750.15 10.05 1.36 KSCL 597.50 42.90 7.74 TATAINVEST 861.50 1.70 0.20 ADANIPORTS 374.90 376.45 370.00 371.05 -3.40 ASIANPAINT 1338.45 1343.20 1316.00 1318.00 -12.90 AVANTI 368.20 19.65 5.64 KTKBANK 108.10 1.10 1.03 TATAMETALI 644.80 -3.60 -0.56 COALINDIA 249.00 249.00 243.00 244.05 -2.95 AXISBANK 618.15 -1.20 -0.19 KWALITY 8.84 -0.36 -3.91 TATAMOTORS 166.45 2.55 1.56 JSWSTEEL 305.70 306.70 295.50 297.50 -4.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 2836.00 -11.30 -0.40 L&TFH 145.15 1.00 0.69 TATAMTRDVR 90.85 1.25 1.40 EICHERMOT 23800.00 24124.95 23200.00 23315.00 -407.00 BAJAJCORP 356.00 5.40 1.54 LAKSHVILAS 87.30 -0.60 -0.68 TATAPOWER 78.55 -0.45 -0.57 TCS 2024.00 2029.70 1974.50 1981.95 -34.85 BAJAJELEC 502.70 25.95 5.44 LALPATHLAB 959.00 -3.65 -0.38 TATASTEEL 512.25 -8.15 -1.57 TATASTEEL 528.05 528.05 508.00 511.15 -9.10 BAJAJFINSV 6163.05 177.70 2.97 LAOPALA 225.00 0.20 0.09 TCS 1983.65 -35.05 -1.74 UPL 789.00 789.00 771.20 773.00 -17.05 BAJAJHLDNG 3018.00 51.80 1.75 LAURUSLABS 385.05 -4.40 -1.13 TEAMLEASE 2837.00 -7.20 -0.25 SUNPHARMA 422.00 429.30 418.00 422.00 -9.45 BAJFINANCE 2489.60 -4.85 -0.19 LAXMIMACH* 5807.00 21.70 0.38 TECHM 707.45 2.70 0.38 YESBANK 193.00 193.20 172.30 174.80 -11.80 BALKRISIND 930.20 -5.15 -0.55 LICHSGFIN 461.50 13.20 2.94 TEJASNET 197.25 -0.20 -0.10 BALMLAWRIE 182.15 0.50 0.28 LINDEINDIA 679.20 -3.20 -0.47 TEXRAIL 58.30 0.85 1.48 BALRAMCHIN 105.00 -0.85 -0.80 EDELWEISS 182.15 4.80 2.71 HEXAWARE 330.35 0.85 0.26 LT 1425.15 24.80 1.77 THERMAX 1127.00 10.10 0.90 BANDHANBNK 501.70 28.35 5.99 EICHERMOT 23304.90 -440.65 -1.86 HFCL 19.20 0.05 0.26 LTI 1749.30 129.30 7.98 PIIND 848.15 -2.55 -0.30 THOMASCOOK 235.10 2.00 0.86 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BANKBARODA 111.95 -1.15 -1.02 EIDPARRY 203.25 -1.20 -0.59 HIMATSEIDE 208.75 1.20 0.58 LTTS 1599.20 23.80 1.51 PNB 71.35 0.55 0.78 THYROCARE 547.40 -1.80 -0.33 NIFTY NEXT 50 27562.65 27877.15 27551.40 27720.50 279.65 BANDHANBNK 490.50 514.80 490.50 504.00 32.05 BANKINDIA 86.45 0.75 0.88 EIHOTEL 198.45 -3.25 -1.61 HINDALCO 221.00 -0.35 -0.16 LUPIN 846.25 24.40 2.97 PNBHOUSING 972.10 11.70 1.22 TIFHL 515.10 9.10 1.80 BEL 81.10 85.15 80.65 84.90 4.70 BASF 1593.95 8.15 0.51 ELGIEQUIP 240.05 -1.60 -0.66 HINDCOPPER 48.20 0.60 1.26 LUXIND 1495.00 -32.80 -2.15 PNCINFRA 130.20 -0.85 -0.65 TIMETECHNO 101.95 1.65 1.65 GODREJCP 771.15 818.50 771.15 812.00 36.15 BATAINDIA 1085.30 4.90 0.45 EMAMILTD 431.60 -1.05 -0.24 HINDPETRO 224.70 4.80 2.18 M&M 757.75 8.40 1.12 POWERGRID 183.55 1.10 0.60 TIMKEN 584.65 51.90 9.74 LUPIN 815.00 855.00 806.20 852.50 30.85 BAYERCROP 4279.95 8.95 0.21 ENDURANCE 1176.00 8.35 0.72 HINDUNILVR 1853.00 13.95 0.76 M&MFIN 452.00 13.80 3.15 PRESTIGE 218.80 17.75 8.83 TITAN 944.85 15.05 1.62 INDIGO 1038.00 1080.00 1034.00 1060.80 36.85 BBTC 1306.75 -4.25 -0.32 ENGINERSIN 114.95 1.80 1.59 HINDZINC 275.35 0.65 0.24 MAGMA 113.00 2.80 2.54 PRSMJOHNSN 84.05 -1.75 -2.04 TNPL 254.00 -2.05 -0.80 LICHSGFIN 449.90 466.80 448.00 462.50 13.70 BEL 84.10 3.80 4.73 ENIL 610.00 9.00 1.50 HONAUT 23170.00 502.60 2.22 MAHABANK 13.50 -0.11 -0.81 PTC 86.85 1.45 1.70 TORNTPHARM 1785.05 24.65 1.40 MOTHERSUMI 157.45 162.50 157.05 161.05 4.50 BRITANNIA 3088.00 3157.95 3083.15 3140.00 83.50 BEML 785.35 40.65 5.46 EQUITAS 118.95 2.95 2.54 HSCL 132.45 0.15 0.11 MAHINDCIE 253.95 2.05 0.81 PVR 1532.00 -10.80 -0.70 TORNTPOWER 266.10 6.30 2.42 COLPAL 1282.00 1315.00 1276.25 1304.60 31.65 BERGEPAINT 315.50 -4.05 -1.27 ERIS 631.60 6.35 1.02 HSIL 200.00 1.50 0.76 MAHLIFE 392.00 5.45 1.41 QUESS 686.70 -0.70 -0.10 TRENT 349.30 9.50 2.80 BOSCHLTD 19270.00 19749.00 19250.10 19630.00 457.95 BHARATFIN 1018.70 29.45 2.98 ESCORTS 659.65 2.05 0.31 HUDCO 42.55 0.05 0.12 MANAPPURAM 89.05 -0.10 -0.11 RADICO 413.85 6.85 1.68 TRIDENT 65.30 -0.75 -1.14 ACC 1499.45 1512.00 1481.55 1510.35 25.15 BHARATFORG 508.55 -3.70 -0.72 ESSELPRO 105.00 -0.20 -0.19 IBREALEST 80.20 1.50 1.91 MANPASAND 89.75 -4.30 -4.57 RAIN 141.30 6.70 4.98 TRITURBINE 118.00 1.00 0.85 SRTRANSFIN 1163.90 1223.75 1159.50 1173.80 18.50 BHARTIARTL 303.95 -1.25 -0.41 EVEREADY 189.10 1.05 0.56 IBULHSGFIN 774.25 40.55 5.53 MARICO 375.25 3.15 0.85 RAJESHEXPO 571.00 2.35 0.41 TTKPRESTIG 7901.10 230.90 3.01 PEL 2150.00 2235.30 2149.80 2180.00 33.10 BHEL 66.85 0.50 0.75 EXIDEIND 258.10 -2.90 -1.11 IBVENTURES 401.60 5.85 1.48 MARUTI 7650.00 162.95 2.18 RALLIS 171.60 4.30 2.57 TV18BRDCST 35.45 -0.50 -1.39 AMBUJACEM 216.20 220.65 216.15 219.25 3.30 BIOCON 640.50 3.50 0.55 FCONSUMER 48.00 1.65 3.56 ICICIBANK 349.30 -1.10 -0.31 MAXINDIA 66.80 4.95 8.00 RAMCOCEM 622.55 8.30 1.35 TVSMOTOR 566.00 -4.50 -0.79 DMART 1560.00 1589.00 1560.00 1581.00 21.25 DABUR 434.00 441.00 430.25 436.20 5.65 BIRLACORPN 603.00 17.15 2.93 FDC 181.00 1.45 0.81 ICICIGI 885.60 -25.20 -2.77 MCX 725.00 -0.05 -0.01 RATNAMANI 900.00 -4.10 -0.45 TVSSRICHAK 2481.85 24.60 1.00 AUROPHARMA 751.10 758.50 742.20 748.60 8.60 BLISSGVS 151.10 7.20 5.00 FEDERALBNK 89.50 1.65 1.88 ICICIPRULI 314.15 1.35 0.43 MEGH 60.60 3.60 6.32 RAYMOND 864.40 51.70 6.36 TVTODAY 385.95 8.70 2.31 SBILIFE 574.95 575.00 562.25 575.00 4.75 BLUEDART 3125.00 63.40 2.07 FINCABLES 452.10 1.45 0.32 ICIL 57.00 0.35 0.62 MFSL 443.25 13.05 3.03 RBLBANK 580.65 7.05 1.23 UBL 1259.80 23.45 1.90 L&TFH 144.85 148.85 144.25 145.10 1.20 BLUESTARCO 650.00 -0.30 -0.05 FINOLEXIND 510.20 -7.25 -1.40 IDBI 61.50 0.30 0.49 MGL 873.85 1.90 0.22 RCF 62.60 0.85 1.38 UCOBANK 19.25 -0.05 -0.26 IDEA 34.90 35.80 34.70 34.90 0.25 BOMDYEING 99.50 4.60 4.85 FLFL 401.40 -9.35 -2.28 IDEA 34.90 0.30 0.87 MHRIL 197.90 0.05 0.03 RCOM 15.46 -0.17 -1.09 UFLEX 270.15 -9.95 -3.55 PIDILITIND 1159.95 1170.00 1148.05 1160.00 7.85 BOSCHLTD 19639.45 471.50 2.46 FORBESCO 2485.35 -0.15 -0.01 IDFC 40.00 1.25 3.23 MINDACORP 138.65 -2.15 -1.53 RECLTD 101.95 -0.10 -0.10 UJJIVAN 245.85 18.50 8.14 MARICO 373.40 377.70 370.20 375.00 2.30 PGHH 9590.00 9770.05 9590.00 9726.00 51.95 BPCL 335.50 6.05 1.84 FORCEMOT 1636.30 -14.20 -0.86 IDFCBANK 39.45 1.75 4.64 MINDAIND 331.05 -0.45 -0.14 REDINGTON 86.50 0.15 0.17 ULTRACEMCO 3984.00 49.00 1.25 BIOCON 640.00 645.70 633.00 642.20 3.45 BRITANNIA 3147.20 88.50 2.89 FORTIS 151.60 -1.15 -0.75 IEX 156.65 -1.60 -1.01 MINDTREE 859.00 -19.65 -2.24 RELAXO 739.00 -3.80 -0.51 UNICHEMLAB 192.55 -0.10 -0.05 BHEL 66.90 67.70 66.30 66.70 0.35 CADILAHC 349.55 -3.15 -0.89 FRETAIL 523.80 0.25 0.05 IFBIND 828.10 -9.10 -1.09 MMTC 27.90 0.00 0.00 RELCAPITAL 216.70 3.45 1.62 UNIONBANK 77.10 0.05 0.06 SHREECEM 16700.00 16780.00 16537.00 16700.00 81.00 CANBK 259.70 1.35 0.52 FSL 50.35 -0.20 -0.40 IFCI 13.29 -0.25 -1.85 MOIL 173.80 0.60 0.35 RELIANCE 1106.80 -3.70 -0.33 UPL 774.90 -15.30 -1.94 NHPC 26.15 26.30 26.05 26.20 0.10 CANFINHOME 266.10 12.05 4.74 GAIL 347.00 2.50 0.73 IGL 253.90 3.10 1.24 MONSANTO 2678.00 5.70 0.21 RELINFRA 286.80 -9.80 -3.30 VBL 732.65 -1.20 -0.16 ICICIPRULI 315.35 323.40 313.50 314.60 1.00 CAPF 544.40 25.05 4.82 GDL 137.40 0.10 0.07 IL&FSTRANS 11.40 -0.25 -2.15 MOTHERSUMI 161.00 4.30 2.74 REPCOHOME 346.25 15.85 4.80 VEDL 200.40 1.00 0.50 PETRONET 213.30 216.70 211.20 212.80 0.50 CAPPL 399.05 2.25 0.57 GEPIL 816.00 -2.00 -0.24 INDHOTEL 148.00 -2.95 -1.95 MOTILALOFS 627.05 9.90 1.60 RNAM 171.25 -0.30 -0.17 VENKYS 2329.05 9.20 0.40 NIACL 199.10 199.75 196.85 198.60 0.20 OIL 175.50 176.90 174.20 174.80 0.10 CARBORUNIV 355.55 -2.40 -0.67 GESHIP 341.10 13.65 4.17 INDIACEM 91.75 -0.70 -0.76 MPHASIS 982.75 16.80 1.74 RNAVAL 14.26 0.67 4.93 VGUARD 217.50 -2.65 -1.20 HINDZINC 274.05 278.00 274.05 275.00 0.10 CARERATING 1000.00 5.95 0.60 GET&D 260.60 13.60 5.51 INDIANB 238.30 10.60 4.66 MRF 67206.70 -699.55 -1.03 RPOWER 28.05 0.40 1.45 VIJAYABANK 43.50 0.35 0.81 ABCAPITAL 98.90 103.70 98.05 98.15 -0.10 CASTROLIND 147.15 -1.85 -1.24 GHCL 236.60 6.10 2.65 INDIGO 1059.60 32.50 3.16 MRPL 74.15 0.25 0.34 SADBHAV 201.00 2.35 1.18 VINATIORGA 1551.20 76.15 5.16 ABB 1449.50 1460.00 1428.00 1428.20 -1.70 CCL 279.80 1.75 0.63 GICHSGFIN 242.85 4.35 1.82 INDUSINDBK 1606.95 24.25 1.53 MUTHOOTFIN 480.05 2.40 0.50 SAIL 51.50 -0.90 -1.72 VIPIND 534.30 -5.05 -0.94 HAVELLS 705.25 711.00 695.00 703.50 -1.30 CEATLTD 1295.10 -15.55 -1.19 GICRE 272.15 -5.15 -1.86 INFIBEAM 47.20 0.55 1.18 NATCOPHARM* 714.00 2.70 0.38 SANOFI 6253.45 -5.40 -0.09 VMART 2581.35 17.50 0.68 SIEMENS 967.20 977.85 952.30 958.00 -4.40 CENTRALBK 30.15 0.15 0.50 GILLETTE 6528.75 19.60 0.30 INFRATEL 249.05 -2.10 -0.84 NATIONALUM 64.45 0.05 0.08 SBILIFE 571.40 0.60 0.11 VOLTAS 566.95 -0.40 -0.07 DLF 176.95 182.85 174.70 178.20 -1.05 CENTRUM 37.60 0.20 0.53 GLAXO 1410.80 24.00 1.73 INFY 696.50 17.80 2.62 NAUKRI 1557.60 -16.95 -1.08 SBIN 288.60 3.35 1.17 VTL 1080.00 9.25 0.86 MCDOWELL-N 642.50 648.60 630.20 637.00 -3.85 ASHOKLEY 106.95 106.95 103.75 104.50 -0.65 CENTURYPLY 184.10 -4.25 -2.26 GLENMARK 677.05 18.35 2.79 INOXLEISUR 226.50 5.10 2.30 NAVINFLUOR 692.20 -9.20 -1.31 SCHAEFFLER 5370.00 -109.50 -2.00 WABAG 261.60 5.15 2.01 NMDC 94.00 94.75 92.40 93.25 -0.65 CENTURYTEX 917.80 8.50 0.93 GMDCLTD 88.00 0.50 0.57 INOXWIND 75.60 1.50 2.02 NAVKARCORP 46.55 -0.70 -1.48 SCHNEIDER 106.60 3.10 3.00 WABCOINDIA 6890.00 43.40 0.63 CONCOR 649.95 654.30 643.65 647.55 -4.90 CERA 2341.00 10.50 0.45 GMRINFRA 15.45 0.05 0.32 INTELLECT 233.05 0.30 0.13 NAVNETEDUL 104.95 -1.05 -0.99 SCI 42.40 -0.85 -1.97 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Q -2 1''' ( R -' + ' < 5- ( + & & '&3=8 > & % 4 * % of those injured were still in Palestinian shot dead two ri Lanka’s Supreme Court on hospital for treatment. AIsraelis and wounded at SThursday unanimously ine people were killed and Two were in a serious con- least two others at a bus stop in ruled that the dissolution of Nnearly 90 injured after a dition, Koca added on Twitter. the occupied West Bank on Parliament by Maithripala high-speed train crashed into The fast train had been on Thursday, the Army said. Sirisena was “illegal”, in a body a locomotive in the Turkish its way from Ankara’s main sta- “A Palestinian opened fire blow to the embattled capital on Thursday, officials tion to the central province of at a bus stop killing 2 Israelis, President, whose controver- said, becoming the latest rail Konya. severely injuring 1 & injuring sial decisions plunged the disaster to hit the country. According to Hurriyet others at Asaf Junction, north island nation into an unprece- The accident comes less daily, there were 206 passengers of Jerusalem,” the Israeli mili- dented political turmoil. than six months after 24 peo- on board.Turkish President tary said on its Twitter account. A seven-member apex ple were killed in a train crash Recep Tayyip Erdogan said An army spokesperson was court bench said that the in northwestern Turkey in a three people had been unable to confirm reports that President cannot dissolve series of several fatal accidents detained. In a speech in the assailant targeted Israeli sol- Parliament till it completes its in recent years. Ankara, he vowed those diers. 4 1/2 year term, triggering Transport Minister Cahit responsible would be held to The attack occurred near # # # #( demand for the impeachment Turhan told reporters that three account. the Israeli settlement of Ofra, ' - ( of Sirisena as well as ex-strong- 0# # 0 1 ( ( of those killed were operators The three were employees on the main road that crosses man Mahinda Rajapaksa. ! ( 0 ( of the train. One of the victims of the Turkish state railways the West Bank from north to on Sunday at a bus stop also hospital in a serious condition. “I make order that the " # ") died in hospital, he added. agency who were detained over south. near the Ofra settlement. The other Palestinian killed November 9 Gazette sacking Among those killed was a suspected negligence, accord- It came only hours after That attack wounded seven by Israeli forces overnight had Parliament has no force or called for a snap election on Supreme Court. Whatever it German citizen, a source in the ing to state news agency Israeli forces killed two people including a woman who been suspected of shooting effect in law and declare its January 5. may be, I will take future polit- Ankara governor’s office told Anadolu. Palestinians in the West Bank was seven months pregnant. dead two Israelis two months operation illegal,” Chief Justice Sirisena, 67, sacked the ical decisions accordingly, to AFP, confirming reports in Ankara governor Vasip after attacks that claimed the Doctors tried to save the ago. Nalin Perera said as he deliv- Parliament when it appeared the best interest of our moth- German media. Sahin said the accident hap- lives of three Israelis, including baby boy with an emergency Ashraf Naalwa, 23, was ered the landmark judgement that Rajapaksa would not be erland, not to the benefit of any The Ankara public prose- pened “after the 6.30 high- a baby. cesarean but he died on killed when forces tried to to a packed courtroom. able to muster the support of person, group or party,” the cutor said 86 people were speed train to Konya hit a One of them was Salah Wednesday and was buried in arrest him near Nablus in the Fearing trouble, authorities 113 MPs to gain a simple President tweeted on injured. Health Minister locomotive tasked with check- Barghouti, a 29-year-old Jerusalem. West Bank, the Israeli Shin Bet beefed up the security around majority. Wickremesinghe on December 9. Fahrettin Koca earlier said 34 ing rails on the same route.” accused of shooting at Israelis His mother remains in security service said. the Supreme Court and the other hand commands a Reacting to the apex court’s deployed the elite special task majority in the House. ruling, sacked Prime Minister force. On Wednesday, Wickremesinghe said, “We United National Front Wickremesinghe proved his trust that the President will (UNF) Deputy Leader Sajith majority in Parliament, with promptly respect the judgment # # Premadasa said that the ruling 117 out of 225 lawmakers in of the courts. was unanimous by the seven Parliament voting to pass a “The legislature, judiciary, judge bench. confidence motion in his lead- and the executive are equally she heads to Brussels for a pre- The decision has laid to ership. Rajapaksa has so far important pillars of a democ- scheduled European Council rest one of the many contro- failed to prove his majority in racy and the checks and bal- ritish Prime Minister meeting on Thursday. 0+ '& 1 versial moves which had com- Parliament. ances that they provide are cru- BTheresa May won a crucial The verdict of the confi- plicated the political and con- There was no immediate cial to ensuring the sovereign- vote of confidence in her lead- dence vote was formally stitutional crisis emanating comment from either Sirisena ty of its citizens,” he tweeted. ership on Wednesday, with announced by Graham Brady, + . + '. $ from President Sirisena’s deci- or Rajapaksa. Sirisena has pre- The leftist JVP, or the 200 votes cast in favour of her Chair of the 1922 Committee sion on October 26 to sack the viously said that he has always People’s Liberation Front, said and 117 against out of a total of made up of Tory backbenchers, incumbent prime minister, taken decisions in the best the sacking of the 317 of her Conservative Party who revealed that the - . & - Ranil Wickremesinghe, and interest of the country and the Prime Minister MPs. Parliamentary Party “does have install former president people. He had also said that he Wickremesinghe was a “coup The vote had been trig- confidence in Theresa May as the party feels that it would Mahinda Rajapaksa in his will honour the court’s deci- orchestrated by Sirisena and gered earlier in the day after the leader of the Conservative prefer to go into that election place. sion. Rajapakse” and demanded a required 48 MPs from her Party”. Under the party’s rules, ritish Prime Minister with a new leader,” May said. Later, he also dissolved the “I look forward to the con- resolution in Parliament to Tory party filed letters of no- May’s leadership cannot be BTheresa May was seeking a She didn’t specify a date for her 225-member Parliament and stitutional interpretation of the bring them to justice. confidence with the influential challenged for at least a year lifeline from European Union departure. 1922 Committee. now need to get on with the job now. leaders on Thursday after win- May was meeting Irish “Whilst I am grateful for of delivering the Brexit for the The MPs, unhappy with ning a no-confidence vote Prime Minister Leo Varadkar the support, a significant num- British people and building a the Brexit deal May has struck among her own Conservative and European Council ber of my colleagues did cast a better future for this country. A with the EU, began voting on lawmakers — but only after President Donald Tusk vote against me and I have lis- Brexit that delivers on the vote her future Wednesday evening. putting a time limit on her Thursday before the summit, tened to what they have said,” of the people,” she said, adding A majority of the MPs had pub- leadership. May won the vote where she will seek reassur- May said in a statement outside that she intended to carry on licly said they would be voting after promising lawmakers at ances about the deal that she Downing Street soon after the negotiating with the European for the PM but as it was a secret a private meeting that she can use to win over a skepti- results were declared. Union (EU) over controversial ballot, there was uncertainty would quit before Britain’s cal British Parliament, partic- “Following this ballot, we aspects of her Brexit deal when over the result. next national election, sched- ularly pro-Brexit lawmakers uled for 2022. whose loathing of the deal trig- @" Arriving in Brussels for an gered Wednesday’s challenge 7 77&$@ EU summit, May said that “in to her leadership. my heart I would love to be May caused an uproar in able to lead the Conservative Parliament this week when she O'. + + Party into the next general scrapped a planned vote on the %. '& ()()P election.” deal at the last minute to avoid # 0=04 !% "$$"-#(, “But I think it is right that a heavy defeat. . - ( #!%" "' - (, * - ," " #(,"( , " L - ! %M& # - -! .-(, , ( ! CDCD/ * " . - .-' 0-( , .-(, . - (( (,"((, .!-2( &-"( &%" "' - " - #"(0 "& ("%' " (, ,! . 0- ("( .- "" Rimbo (Sweden): UN chief rebel negotiator Mohammed ," # &"( #(,"( , "-! Antonio Guterres announced Abdelsalam shook hands to .-(, 0- # &/ on Thursday a series of break- loud applause. However, a num- throughs in talks with rivals in ber of issues remain unresolved D33. the Yemen conflict, including and a new round of talks with 3. . & + a ceasefire for a vital port. take place, Guterres said. ;4 ! " " (," In a highly symbolic gesture The conflict has triggered -# - #(, 0!% ." on the seventh and final day of what the UN calls the world’s %"'# 0% "(- 0# the UN-brokered peace talks in worst humanitarian crisis, with ' #(" $%"' " - Sweden, Yemeni Foreign 14 million Yemenis now at the "%% "( " ! "# 0% "( Minister Khaled al-Yamani and brink of mass starvation. AFP " -' " " 0!# - # 0% "( && -/ ( ' + 3#& ." 3# -(( # 0=04 "%# -! 0 ,!- #"# ## - &( , 2%" - &," %*, ( /& $- "'(, %"".( -(, 0- # (O % ( &% "%% ( ( 1# " ( & #((,- "- .- Washington: China is posi- &" 0" . 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Haley has served nearly while simultaneously trying to two years in the post. Although challenge and replace it. The some have speculated that resulting double standards are Haley, 46, may challenge everywhere, he said . Trump in the 2020 presidential “China tries to dominate election, but she has said that Internet governance to benefit she will support the president. Chinese telecom companies, “He (Trump) would ratch- yet China censors its own et up the rhetoric, and then I’d Internet and eliminates data go back to the ambassadors and privacy,” Priestap alleged. say: ‘You know, he’s pretty “It is alarming that the upset. I can’t promise you what Chinese government’s eco- he’s going to do or not, but I can nomic aggression, including tell you if we do these sanc- its relentless theft of US assets, tions, it will keep him from is positioning China to sup- going too far,’” Haley told NBC. plant us as the world’s super- PTI power,” he alleged. PTI :/ !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 ! , (, O -"( P 72 - $ (( - &(- $, -- 0 &(((, "- !0.-, .-(,& ? - % " ," " #(,"( !( # %/!( - (!# ("#0"- ( ! ( &""&"-0 $%$ "(&, (" ($- ((, .- (, -- !%"- ( 0- ( !- #!&"2 N( #OS ( ( / %& !- 4 4 ( %% " # - ,!%# t is a matter of pride at BMW * ,(, 0-( # - ',"( L,"00 headquarters that they were !- ( / ( !- Ithe company that invented the & % $-"( "#- "&,"$ % ( # " 0% "" (, "' - . ‘sports sedan’ (or ‘saloon’ depend- (, . % (,"( $- ing on where you live). The mid- hen polo was first played in India in 1836, there were loud "$!(&," !- sized four-door car that has been Wtrumpets reverberating in the background, men in mil- around since the mid-seventies itary moustaches hovered charmingly while the swish of French #!&"( ( " has formed the basis of the German chiffons added an aura of mystique to the proceedings. There " 0 $% carmakers identity for four were British kings and Maharajas of the princely states who (,"( &"," " decades. And despite the fact that brought a royal touch to the sport, which is even today called 0- - !(%'/M we are moving to an era where the ‘The game of kings.’ L ( $" #!- Sports Utility Vehicle is increasing- Sanjay Jindal, patron of the La Pegasus Polo, says that “Polo ly taking the spotlight, a trend for for most of the population is still a luxury, considering the ."!%("#.-"&(!- # which BMW themselves are par- amount of investment one needs to make to be involved in it.” #!&"( ( "# tially to blame, the 3-series remains He believes that in this game, “your sports equipment is "%%," $ ".. &( #$ iconic and is vital in BMW’s an animal that costs anywhere between 10 to 50 lakh to own (,"($ (!-0"- ( - increasingly complicated line-up. and add another 30 to 50 thousand per month to own and So when after 15.5 million 3-series upkeep these partners.” And for each match, every player needs " " 0"- (." sold over six generations, when the at least six to eight horses — one for each chukker. He says that &, %#/ Germans decided to let the global Polo also requires real-estate not just in terms of the playing L (, #!&"( media drive the new seventh gen- grounds, but also a shelter for horses and their training. ( 0,"2 eration, they spared no expense fly- So how has the tradition of the sport evolved over the years? "%(-( ing many of us down to the Algarve display that makes it far more car’s brakes and safety systems that things first, the engines are slight- Jindal believes that the sport, though “remains to be an elite region of southern Portugal. ergonomic and easier to use. The cannot be guaranteed at higher ly more powerful and fuel-efficient activity and can be brought to more people,” can never become % "- , &,# Q( Algarve is stunning, with both only issue here being that the speeds. But that is a debate for as well as pollute less. The differen- a “mass” sport. He says, “There are a few erstwhile royal fam- ," "$ . ( (, - "% smooth highways and wonderful, tachometer (rev-counter) display is another column. tial and gearbox are both light and ilies who are involved in the sport, but it is very much like their "#0-"&( &"%-%#M, " #/ twisty hill roads as well as the spec- anti-clockwise, in this case, for rea- And these are not just the only better. That is what you should participation in some other sport to inculcate fitness, hard-work tacular Portimao Racetrack. And sons of symmetry. gimmicks, there is the remarkable expect on any new generation of a and leadership values in their life. At La Pegasus, our goal was the new 3-series is quite a looker Unlike other carmakers BMW reverse assist for example where if car. What one did not expect with to draw not just sportsmen to the grounds, but also draw spec- ') as well. But your first impression of has laid off putting too many display you find yourself in a tight dead end, this car though was the absolutely tators to share the spectacle across the world and keep its tra- the car is that it is quite large. With gimmicks but make no mistakes, the you select reverse gear and press the astonishing levels of grip on the car, dition growing.” ! pedestrian safety norms and the new 3-series is another level of com- ‘reverse assist’ control on the display yes it has fatter tires than any 3- He believes there have been significant efforts across the need for space and increasing puter wizardry and gimmickry. So and the car which would have series before it but even then, this country to revive the sport’s popularity. “However,” he says, “Since ) automation, this new 3-series feels much so that this car is pretty much memorised the last 50 metres it trav- car grips to astonishing levels. Polo is an expensive sport, its revival is a huge task. Unlike crick- as large as a 5-series from a decade a robot with wheels and an internal elled, will back straight out unassist- Now, when I asked whether a car et or soccer, which people celebrate in gullis and mohallas, and ago. Of course it isn’t quite as large combustion engine and you leave ed with only your foot on the brake can be too good, I meant the fact nooks and corners of every city of the country, polo requires ) ) - but the design team, led by Italian with the feeling that this car has pedal. There is also an assistant for that driving a BMW, even an entry- significant effort, upkeep and investment.” Bruno Amantino have added a few been designed not just with the tight space, where there is construc- level 320d, meant that if you want- If there are supporters, they are industrialists, businessmen design cues to make the car appear standard competitors in the tion material on the road perhaps ed to have a bit of tail-sliding fun and professionals, who are “chipping in to play, support and , larger such as moving the charac- Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi plus a lot of traffic. Unfortunately, every once in a while you could and bring in new blood to the sport. Unfortunately, we are always teristic ‘Hoffmeister-kink’ at the A4 in mind but also the Tesla there is no traffic in southern if you were an enthusiast, this car playing catch-ups despite having an abundance of talent and end of the window behind the rear Model 3. Take for example the fact Portugal so we could try that feature could easily put a smile on your thoroughbred ponies in India. We are not able to compete with + , door. These are visual cues that that up to speeds of 60 km per hour, out. face. But this one, well, I for one, do countries like England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, trick your mind into thinking that if your car comes with the full cam- And then there is ‘Hey, BMW’, not believe that I have the skill lev- Argentina and the US. So, we are not quite there yet.” - ) the car is larger than it is; that said, era and sensor package, it can drive which is BMW’s intelligent voice- els to push this car to its limits on One of the reasons that the sport hasn’t penetrated deep- &C + its physical dimensions are quite itself. Really, we tried this in an assistant, just like Siri on Apple and public roads no matter how desert- er in the country is because it is prohibitive. Jindal tells us that large. empty parking lot at 20 km per hour Alexa on Amazon devices. This, ed. The car is, for all intents and polo can never be easily affordable as it needs time, energy and ! 7 The other thing that grabs and to my Indian driving brain it can’t just find you a destination or purposes, idiot-proof, that is if you a lot of money. He says, “The vision behind La Pegasus Polo )) + your eye immediately are the head- was very disconcerting but it works. change radio stations as earlier are an idiot and try and drive like centre was to make it accessible to people who despite having lights. The new headlight unit on And like other BMW’s in Europe voice assistants could, but if you told a hoon, it will not really let you. Yes, the money and means are not able to play it.” C this seventh-generation 3-series is and America it comes with adaptive the car you were tired, it would cycle the M340i can be forced to be a bit Moreover, most Polo facilities across India are either exclu- ++ three-dimensional and is designed distance cruise control and lane a ‘refreshing’ programme with the naughty, but because that has sive clubs supported by royal families, army establishments, * - to be viewed from the above and assist, which keeps you bang in the air conditioner. It can open the win- BMW’s Xdrive four-wheel drive embassies or private clubs, which outs it further out of reach L 6 the sides and not just from the middle of the lane even when you dows and use the concierge services, system you can’t really push it to the of a common man. For instance, the one in Jodhpur is support- front. As a result of this, BMW has are driving at European highway if you have that, to book dinner limit. It isn’t as if BMW does not ed by its Maharaja. The Rajasthan polo club is run indepen- &(- . -# - # sacrificed their signature ‘corona speeds of 120-140 km per hour. You reservations or at least that is the manufacture crazy tail-happy cars, dently but supported by the royal family of the Pink City. rings’ headlights and the rings are cannot take your hands off the eventual idea. It of course means the M2 Competition is an absolute “On the other hand, if you compare army establishments "0" -., "#0, % "# now like swooshes. This was a very wheel (for too long) not so much that the car has to be perpetually hoot, but it appears that you will such as the 61st cavalry establishment in Jaipur and Delhi, La " Q( 0- #" , # #!0 controversial decision but because the car can’t manage but connected, but this is the future. You have to buy a BMW designed as a Pegasus Polo might just be more expensive or at par with pri- (( @!' ( "#/ Amantino explained to me that as more for legal liability reasons. If can also give the car any name you crazy car if you want to be a hoon. vate clubs such as the Amateur Riders’ Club in Mumbai. But L " # "T',"( ( LED and Laser light technology you were to get in an accident when want to, you can call it ‘Charlie’ or Don’t get me wrong, I’m not we are the only ones in the country working towards meeting evolved, there will be even more the car is driving, who is to blame? ‘Mummy’ if you want, and as of now saying that this is a bad car. It is far the global standards at prices where we do not seek profit, but ( "#.(, , "#0, play with headlights and taillights. You the person in the driver’s seat, there are no restrictions on names, superior to every other vehicle manage expenses well to offer the adequate quality required, -# - #T-0 -%0"&' #"# The insides of the car are real- or the car manufacturer or possibly although it would be weird if you available in its class today, both for players to make a mark internationally,” he adds. !0 #$ ly quite unfussy, it is not compli- the software developer? Under 60 call your car something obscene. inside and outside. And 99 per cent While the kingdoms and Britishers may be long gone, the %' #% (///$!( cated by multiple design cues and km per hour, there is a level of trust All this even before I start on the of buyers will want a sedate car sport has evolved to become more democratised than just being %(, !(2 styling elements, everything is in the drivability of the car. So I drove the with a lot of techno-gimmickry, the a ‘royal’ one. Today it’s known for team spirit as more profes- where it should be. And other 320d and 330i specifications of Chinese for example, BMW’s most sional players enter the game without a royal link. So does it # /,"#!- than the fact that the light the car along with driving important market today love these complement corporate philosophy? &! ( - - & switches are now but- a M340i prototype at gimmicks because they can’t drive Jindal believes that any sport, whether it is played individ- # Q( "( tons instead of a dial, the racetrack. First like hoons in their police state. ually or with a team, inculcates diligent values in the player that (, %0(,"(Q which Amantino And when you are shielded from draw great relevance to corporate play. “Polo is definitely a game ,"( "' ( explained was the outside world by the acoustic where all four players have to contribute to the win. The same because most (that is, noise-cancelling) wind- philosophy can be extended to corporates, because at the end - M"' , 0 ( # users just shield once BMW India brings of the day any business house is only as good as the people with- & "% # "/ kept their this car to our shores in in that company. From Polo, one surely learns the art of team L $#"(($!"$-"# lights on July, 2019, you will work, persistence, working towards a common goal and these , 0 & .@!'.-5EDDD ‘automatic’ really believe what I strategies can be adapted in business for success,” he says. $!&' S<!0 ( " ( "%=/Q( anyway, the thought, that you He says that even though La Pegasus Polo is only 10-months- car is well are inside a robot. old, it has made efforts to popularise the sport and increase its -- Q %% ( " laid out. The This may not be reachability. “One of our key focusses is to encourage younger !Q%% ( "&(%,"(!Q- -# -2 new infotain- like the flying car aspirants to continue their involvement with the game and be M"' , "## #/ ment display you saw in The able to improve their skills. In due course, we are looking to panel, is larg- Jetsons as a kid, it sponsor the growth of these aspirants to train in countries where er and with an is far better. I the game is more evolved. This includes the likes of Australia, <" excellent resolu- drove the future England, South Africa, Argentina, and the US.” tion as well as touchscreen-enabled, in Algarve and it The centre recently clubbed with the British High is at the same level as the fully-dig- was quite good Commissioner at his residency for a game to celebrate 100 years ital speedometer and tachometer indeed. of the game and share its history and tradition in India. -2"&(- % 3.: " "&(- 07=" , -. - (&, & .-(, &,"-"&( -. says that the app caters to women in par- - "#(,"( (" $ ' & ticular with the double opt-in, as it gives "0% " !- (-' (,, / them complete control of who they meet L % " %3 ( % ".- and speak to. “It also creates a commu- - / Q $! $!(, - "# ! ) % ( ( nity that is free of judgement and pre- vents unsolicited attention, as users can (, &- 0("#& 0' ( % ( ) only message someone after they match. $(,' (" (, Besides making the dating experience "( #(#( (, -/ % A& ,! <- '57!"9 $+,'+- &, . "- .-" !- ((!-. # ", ( %% * (,"((, &!(-O &! !"& #"#& 0% or all those who think that life after being the runner-up for Masterchef Australia would be a Fbed of roses, need to do a reality check. Ben Ungermann, who stood second in 2017, has been “liv- &! -, ,, ing out his suitcase” thanks to his world tours. But it has paybacks in terms of his profession. He says that travelling has made him delve deeper into various cul- '(, 0"2 "- ("!-"( &- , , !"%%."&(- "%"# tures and cuisines. It has “certainly increased my abil- ity and efficiency to make food. The more I travel and ! ("( "% " trace boundaries, the more I explore food.” He has come to India as a part of his Johnnie n a meal, we normally conjure carbs as unique and appealing as the name. Walker Gourmet experiences tour to create a variety Ias a necessary yet boring evil. But The Chicken smoke red pepper of culinary dishes and desserts for the Indian audi- when a chef elevates the simple grain sauce got its taste from the barbeque ence with a touch of European spices. to an experience par excellence, you sauce which gave it a marked smoky He believes that it’s important for a chef to have know that a lot of thought has gone flavour that was appealing. Slightly done some touring or dealt with international into curating the menu. At Oko, the sweet, the dish could be had accom- cuisines closely. newly-opened pan-Asian restaurant panied by rice, noodles or just on its While travelling has indeed brought him near to at The LaLit, the sticky fried rice was own. some innovative culinary habits, there are some certainly the star of the meal which The Pad Thai or flat noodles with global food movements that he has observed. scored high on all sensorial counts — its assorted mix of vegetables was the Especially, “Something that is happening in a lot visual, olfactorial and gustational. The perfect accompaniment to both the of Western countries as well as in India is the same can be said about the restaurant. dishes but it was the Sticky fried rice movement towards ‘vegetables’ and trying to The U-shaped dining place is on Broccoli almond dumpling, which is to which paeans can be written. make vegetarian dishes where protein becomes the 28th floor, which, thanks to glass the speciality of the house but that was While most of the ingredients are the hero of the dish. I have also seen a real all around, offers a 360-degree view unfortunately unavailable at the time. sourced locally, some, including the increase in the use of alcohol in food too. It’s of what can be called the heart of the What works for Oko is that it Jasmine rice that goes into the mak- one of those products that has a real depth capital. So before stepping in, get takes the commonplace dishes and ing of this dish comes from Thailand. of flavour and can be quite intense.” ready to be enamoured by the twin- elevates it to something more sublime. But let me explain why the dish has But how did he zero down on India for his coconut, rich in flavour, will be paired with the black kling lights of Connaught Place And that is what exactly happened to be written about alone. To begin showcase? He feels that as a foreign tourist, it’s label with soaked raisins to give it a strong essence. which seem to give the impression of with the potato wedges, another of the with, coming from the Hindi heart- always important to make sure that the food Also there will be the whiskey samba where a new stars below ones’ feet. The skyline starters. A thin coating which was land, my heart beats for Basmati that you consume in another country is fusion is created with the Indian cuisine. I am going forms the perfect backdrop and its fun crisp gave way to a softer interior where the true worth of any biryani flavourful and has a perfect grouping of to pair them up with some Asian dishes, which I to try and spot some of the iconic when one bit into the spud. And then is measured in each grain of rice being spices. “I found Indian cuisines to be believe are fresh and have a lot to offer.” structures. there was the unique combination of khila hua. So when the server rec- one of the most complex among The chef who has Dutch and the Indonesian lin- There are live Teppanyaki coun- spices that are prepared in house ommended, a dish where the rice all the other countries that I eage talks about the direction that global food ters but it is not restricted to cuisine which makes the dish, a comfort food sticks together in clumps like a khich- visited.” trends are actually headed towards and names Indian from Japan but also has full menus that has the quality of gourmet din- di, it is certainly not my kind of He expresses his love food to be the one which is becoming globally pop- from China, Thailand, Korea, and ing. The herbs that are used in the gourmet food, (okay I concede that for the country and its ular. And there are reasons. He says, “The rice of India Vietnam. What makes it interesting dish like all the others at the hotel are paella and risotto is comfort food culinary culture that he has a number of flavours that can’t be replicated any- is that the hotel’s ideology of inclu- sourced from their own farm as they which is also gourmet), I was scepti- is immensely fascinated where else in the world. And every variety of it pre- sivity is reflected in a healthy mix of abide by the policy of “we serve what cal. But when the rice came in, I got with. He says, “When I sents an all-new taste.” a team of women and trans individ- we grow”. a whiff of a slightly nutty and a dis- was a part of the show He applauds how India, being such a huge coun- uals. The starters made us foretold that tinctly smoky aroma. A bite, and I had in Australia, I received try, has “food that varies every 100 km and as you trav- The interiors are plush. The there was more good food in store no qualms about pronouncing that a lot of support from el the cuisine changes. So it is very diverse. Hence, I lighting subtle yet just enough for a and we were not disappointed. We this was certainly the star dish of the the Indian people. It believe that the Indian cuisine is actually making a meal. The carefully chosen artefacts, went with Wok fried assorted funghi, evening. The flavours were balanced, was always one of the real impact on the world stage.” the different furniture arrangements Chicken smoke red pepper sauce not too strong nor too mild, the veg- countries which I The chef who was tagged as ‘The ice-cream king’, which are classy as well as comfort- which has barbeque style bell pepper etables retained a slight crunch which wanted to visit for my at the show narrates the story behind it. When he went able and the big granite table tops that and onion accompanied by Sticky is somewhat hard to achieve when world tour. And once I to the Masterchef show, the contestants were advised act as tables add to the restaurant’s fried rice and Pad Thai Noodles. you are dealing with ones which are did, it was really worth- to work on their weaknesses and “as a savoury cook, ambience and lead to a growing antic- What really worked for Wok chopped really fine. It had a slight while. So when I was I started working on my desserts as they were my ipation that one is in for a memorable fried assorted fungi was not just the smoky flavour which enhanced the asked to choose, I zeroed weaknesses. I was never sure I’d survive the compe- time. And the place does not disap- flavours but also the choice of mush- taste of both the accompanying dish- down on India for the tition, but honestly, my weakness did become my point. rooms used. Each of the mushrooms es. A plate of this solo, minus any side tour.” strength.” We started off with Som Tam, the added a distinct texture and a flavour dish can make for a satiating meal all He will be travelling to The chef calls cooking food an art. He recalls the Thai raw papaya salad which was stel- that gave the dish a taste which was by itself. four Indian cities, where rockstar chefs in Europe these days, “who are not just lar. With a perfect balance of flavours For dessert we had Tum Tim Krob Ungermann will liaise with cooks, they are scientists, they are everything.” — sweet, sour, salty as well as the bite which is a Thai delicacy made of ten- one partner outlet per city to Ungermann feels that the greatest cause of fail- where the finely grated papaya is soft der coconut cream with water chest- inspire a drink-led menu paired ure in a chef’s dish could be worrying and thinking and the peanut added the crunch, nuts topped with crushed ice, but with select appetisers. about pleasing others instead of “telling a story and this set the tone of the meal. this being winter, we gave The chef lists some of the portraying what you want to on the plate.” This was followed the last a miss. This liq- gourmet delicacies that he will He shares his idea of the Indian food. “The by dim sums — a uid is drunk rather than be presenting at the tour, “I flavours from the country offer an amazing palate. 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(!- lympic Silver medallist Belgium qualified Ofor the semifinals of the for the first time ndia let history slip out of its hands ever when they defeated two-time champions with a heartbreaking quarterfinal Germany 2-1. Idefeat against the Netherlands in the World No 3 Belgium scored through men's hockey World Cup, a result which Alexander Hendrickx (18th minute) and Tom left the young players of the team crying Boon (50th) to register the come-from-behind on the pitch. win. A well-oiled Indian unit had raised World No 6 Germany's lone goal came the hopes of making the semifinals for from the stick of Dieter Linnekogel in the 14th the first time since 1975 but the Dutch minute. side broke a million hearts by coming Belgium will now fight it out with England from behind to knock out the hosts 2-1 on Saturday for a place in the final. in the last-eight clash. The Red Lions were by far the better side Young players such as Dilpreet Singh on display considering the amount of scoring left the pitch with tears in their eyes. chances they got the in the opening two quar- India took the lead in the 12th ters. minute through Akashdeep Singh before Belgium got their first scoring chance in Thierry Brinkman drew parity for the seventh minute in the form of a penalty 4 # 4 # 1#(1 #) Netherlands five seconds before the end return home disappointed. corner but they could not capitalise on that. of the first quarter. Germany, however, took the lead against Belgium secured their eighth penalty cor- After a hard-fought third quarter, O.. +P the run of play in the 14th minute when an ner in the 37th minute but Hendrickx's try was Netherlands scored the winner in the India's chief coach Harendra Singh unmarked Linnekogel scored from top of the well defended by Tobias Hauke. Minutes later, 50th minute when Mink van der Thursday blamed poor umpiring for his circle after receiving a pass from Tom Belgium earned their ninth penalty corner but Weerden converted a penalty corner. team's early ouster from the ongoing Grambusch. once again Hendrickx's effort was kept out of The defeat ended India's long cher- World Cup. Stunned by the goal, Belgium went for the the target by the German defence. ished dream of lifting the trophy only for He said the International Hockey offensive and secured three back-to-back Ten minutes from the final hooter, Belgium the second time after its lone triumph in Federation (FIH) needs to seriously penalty corners just at the stroke of first quar- got the all-important winner through Boon 1975 at Kuala Lumpur. address the issue as his side has been on ter but could convert none. who scored from a rebound after skipper The Dutch had the first shot at the the receiving end of poor on-field deci- Three minutes into the second quarter, Thomas Briels' initial try was saved by German goal in the 11th minute but Jeroen sions twice this year. Belgium secured their fifth penalty corner and keeper Tobias Walter. Hertzberger reverse hit went just wide of Harendra said it's high time the FIH Hendrickx scored with a grounded flick to level Thereafter, the Red Lions went into a the Indian goal. reviews the performance of umpires. the scores. defensive mode as they decided to sit back and India's first real scoring opportuni- "I would like to tender my apologies. The Red Lions earned two more penalty deny and scoring opportunities to the ty came in the 12th minute when they We haven't given what we had to. I am corners in the second quarter but again faltered Germans. were awarded a penalty corner and the not going to stop today. If they (umpires) as Germany defended in numbers. Six minutes from time, Germany took out hosts did not let go the chance as don't want to improve, we will continue Four minutes after the change of ends, their goalkeeper for an extra player and tried Akashdeep scored from a rebound after to face these type of results," he said at Germany came close to restoring their lead but to attack the Belgium goal in numbers in search Harmanpreet Singh's initial flick was to-back penalty corners but the Indians & the post-match press conference. Timm Herzbursch's shot from close range was of the equaliser but the winners defended well saved by German goalkeeper Pirmin defended stoutly to thwart the danger. "Can anyone define Amit Rohidas's kept at bay by Belgium goalkeeper Vincent to make their first appearance in the semi-final Blaak. In the 48th minute, Simranjeet & 10-min yellow card? What about this Vanasch. of the quadrennial event. Kothajit Singh produced a stellar per- Singh's fine stick work in the right flank , gentleman (pointing at Manpreet Singh), formance for India at the back as he went in vain as Akashdeep failed to reach when he was pushed from behind? denied the Dutch on a number of occa- his pass with only the Dutch goalie to 1/ Why not a yellow card there? We have sions with timely interceptions. beat. A lost two major tournaments (Asian Q8,4> # 4/ ! /,? But at the stroke of the first quarter, The Dutch came out with a plan in Games) this year because of umpiring. Netherlands drew level when Brinkman the fourth quarter and didn't give India "Two times we got a card when we our is left in the sport. It was got the faintest of deflection to beat any leeway into their citadel. *' ) :B2; hadn't done anything. But when it hap- the case when Pakistan was Indian custodian PR Sreejesh from a long The Indians found it difficult to build pened against us, they (umpires) said sian Hockey Federation winning all the World Cups, ball from outside the cirle. up attacks as the Dutch concentrated on nothing. They need to improve. We have ACEO Tayyab Ikram on Champions Trophy together Five minutes from the first half, India tight men marking. save to deny Harmanpreet. lost two major tournaments," he added. Thursday lamented demise of with India. There was glamour came tantalisingly close from restoring Ten minutes from the final hooter In search of a match-saving goal, The India coach, however, said he hockey in Pakistan and feared then, there was interest," he their lead by Nilkanata shot wide from Netherlands secured their fourth penal- India withdraw goalkeeper Sreejesh for will not lodge any protest and accept the that the prevailing political said. a rebound after Akashdeep's deflection ty corner and Van der Weerden found the an extra player but the move didn't pay result. and security situation will make "Pakistan why I say is a dif- was kept away by Blaak in front of the back of the net past Indian goalkeeper PR any dividend. "99.8 percent the referral goes in the game's revival very difficult. ferent case because of political German goal. Sreejesh, who had an ordinary tourna- Two minutes from time, Netherlands favour of players. The outcome of a Ikram, a Pakistani nation- and security situation at this Four minutes into the second half, ment as per his standard. secured another penalty corner but the protest has never been good in my career. al said due to lack of interna- stage. The sport in Pakistan is Akshdeep had a golden chance to restore Desperate for the equaliser, the Indian defence, without a goalkeeper, did We accept this gracefully. We want neu- tional exposure hockey has almost dead. The people of India's lead but his reverse hit from a long Indians threw up numbers upfront and well to keep Netherlands at bay. tral umpiring. I except both teams to be no takers in the troubled Bringing young generation Pakistan are waiting to see ball of Harmanpreet Singh sailed over the it bore fruit when Chinglensana Singh The hosts failed to get the equaliser treated equally. One wrong decision can nation. into hockey from a national international hockey in Dutch goal. earned their second penalty corner but as the packed stadium backed the Men ruin your preparation of 4-6 years," he "Pakistan is a completely point of view, it always has to Pakistan," Ikram said on the Soon Netherlands secured two back- Dutch goalkeeper Blaak made double in Blue till the very last second only to said. different case, at this stage. do something with what glam- sidelines of the World Cup. <7$BE &, '1 $-& elugu Titans ended their home leg of H both sides of the court gave Tzu Ying a long again, giving Sindhu a 11-6 advantage at the TVivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 in 11-7 advantage at the first break. breather. style as they beat defending champions lympic Silver medallist P V Sindhu After the breather, Tzu Ying Tzu Ying tried to stage a comeback but Sindhu Patna Pirates 41-36 on Thursday at Ofinally broke her jinx against world No unleashed two cross court returns on managed to extend her five-point advantage, moving Vizag. 1 Tai Tzu Ying with a come-from-behind Sindhu's backhand to continue gath- to 17-12. The Taiwanese girl went long and found the Rahul Chaudhari, who became the win in a thriller, while Sameer Verma out- ering points, reaching 15-8. net as Sindhu moved to 19-13. Tzu Ying got another second man to reach the 800-raid point classed Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto at the Sindhu grabbed the next three point before she miscued one to hand over six game mark in Pro Kabaddi, led the Titans' World Tour Finals here on Thursday. points before the Chinese Taipei shut- points to Sindhu. charge with 13 points. Nilesh Salunke After six successive losses in 13 meet- tler produced a smash to break the run Tzu Ying saved two before serving out as Sindhu supported Chaudhari well and scored 9 ings, Sindhu got the better of her nemesis Tzu Ying of points. took the match to the decider. raid points. form as he achieved the 800-point mile- of Chinese Taipei 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in a Group Tzu Ying's acute angled strokes bothered In the final game, Tzu Ying led 3-0 early after Sindhu Pardeep Narwal had a slow first half stone in the history of Pro Kabaddi A match that lasted a little over an hour. Sindhu as she reached 17-12. A lucky net chord went long twice. The Taiwanese's incredible touch helped yet top scored for the Patna Pirates with League. World No 14 Sameer, who qualified for the gave another point to Tzu Ying, who also her to extend it to 5-2. She caught Sindhu at the fore- 12 points. Both Patna Pirates and Telugu Patna Pirates inflicted an all out in tournament at the last moment after defending played an eye-catching behind-the-back court with her over-the-head cross court shot again. Titans remain in contention of a place in the 26 th minute as they trailed 24-30 and his title at the Syed Modi International last month, shot to win another point. Tzu Ying sent one to net and went wide again to the playoffs. looked to mount a comeback. But Rahul dished out a dominating performance to beat the She grabbed six game points when allow Sindhu narrow down the lead but her angled Telugu Titans got off to a dream start Chaudhari and Nilesh Salunke kept 10th ranked Sugiarto 21-16, 21-7 in a 40-minute Sindhu went to the net and sealed the strokes kept her ahead of the indian at 8-5. as Nilesh Salunke made a super raid and picking raid points at regular intervals as group B clash. opening game as the Tzu Ying once again exploited the corners with took out four Patna players in the second Telugu Titans led 36-28 after 34 minutes. The 24-year-old Indian had lost the opening Indian went long. her cross court returns minute. With less than five minutes to go match against world No 1 and world champion In the second and then Sindhu Vijay made a two-point raid in the Patna Pirates trailed by seven points and Kento Momota. game, Tzu Ying made went long and this third minute as Patna Pirates trailed 2- the Titans were looking on course to a Sindhu, who had finished runners-up in the Sindhu run around the time Tzu Ying held a 6. In the 4 th minute Telugu Titans inflict- victory. Patna's hopes of a comeback were last edition, gave ample display of her grit as she court with her acute five-point advantage. ed an all out to lead 11-5. looking dim as Pardeep was sent to the bounced back from a game down and erased a angled returns but made After the last change of ends, Patna's star raider Pardeep Narwal bench in the 36 th minute. 6-11 deficit in the final game to record her first many unforced errors herself. Sindhu made it 11-12 before Tzu Ying was struggling to get points on board and A tackle point in the 37 th minute win over Asian Games champion Tzu Ying since Sindhu jumped to 6-3 unleashed a body smash. But three unforced errors saw that reflected in Patna's performance. gave Telugu Titans a 10-point lead as the 2016 Rio Olympics. with her rival missing the the Indian wrest back the lead, moving to 16-13 It was the Pirates' defence that kept their victory was ensured. Patna Pirates In the 16-minute opening game, Sindhu lines time and again. quickly. An over-the-head cross court return them in the match's first half. They trailed picked up six points in two minutes to couldn't produce the winners initially and could At 3-6, a long rally took Sindhu to 17-13. The Indian added 11-19 after 14 minutes but things got reduce the margin of defeat. only consolidate on the unforced errors of her ensued which ended with another point before going to nets. A worse as they suffered another all out in With this win, Telugu Titans main- rival. Tzu Ying, on the other hand, looked as Tzu Ying's incredible cross body smash took Tzu Ying to 15-18. the 15 th minute. tained its third spot in Zone B with 50 impressive as ever with her deceptive strokes and court stroke from the back Sindhu reciprocated with a body blow With Narwal unable to get off the points from 19 games, while Pardeep technical acumen. of the court. A winner and then a lucky net chord helped the mark in the first half, Patna Pirates went Narwal’s Patna is on the second spot with Sindhu was lagging 2-6 early on. Tai extend- gave Sindhu a five-point Indian grab a four-match point advan- into the break trailing 15-26. 52 points from 18 matches. ed her lead to 8-4 after Sindhu went long and wide. cushion before she tage. Pardeep Narwal took 23 minutes to On Friday, in first game of Panchkula A couple of good looking shots helped reached 10-4. Tzu Ying caught the line by a whisker to stay alive open his account as Patna trailed 17-28. leg, Pink Panthers will face Puneri Paltan Sindhu to grabbed two points before she lifted one Tzu Ying and then Sindhu smashed wide to lose another match On the other hand for the Titans, while Bengal Warriors will be up against to the net. grabbed two point. But the Taiwanese went wide again after anoth- Rahul Chaudhari was in fine raiding Tamil Thalaivas. Two delightful shot with her racquet head on points before going er superb rally. !'$ (&')) ', " - )./012.3 ):= : ( ' ' 6 ' P 6 0 ' 8 strategy, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar coming in for the ost Indian teams of the past injured Ashwin. would be wary of a green top The Indian batting line-up Mbut the Virat Kohli-led side should otherwise be unchanged. will see it as an opportunity to bull- On Thursday, the three Indian doze the Australians when the second pacers, who played in Adelaide, Test begins on a pitch offering plen- didn't bowl at all. They did pad ty of pace and bounce at the brand up and have a hit in the nets. new Optus Stadium, here on Friday. Australia could make a tac- The mood in the Indian camp tical change to their batting line- was summed up best by the skipper up as well. Aaron Finch has after a green pitch was unveiled on eve come under sharp criticism for of the maiden Test at the new facili- his shot selection in the first Test ty. and there are growing concerns "We get more excited than ner- about him going into this vous looking at lively pitches now," match. said Kohli, who has a potent pace After Wednesday's practice attack at his disposal. sessions, there was growing The visitors will surely name a opinion that either Usman changed eleven as they have been hit Khawaja or Shaun Marsh could #( # * by a couple more injuries. India P" @ 0C open in his place, with Finch named their 13-man squad for this slotting down in the middle second Test, with R Aswhin and Rohit 4 * , "#&!-"(-- (( . 2#" " / (," ", "%(, order. in with a four-pronged pace- Sharma the two notable absentees. 0(,-0 ,!- #"! % #" %" - . -" , &,&!%# All-rounder Mitchell Marsh only attack for only the third Ashwin is ruled out owing to a left- - (0.-(, " # ("((, 0"&( (-"( .-$(, # / still only has an outside chance he green pitches have instance in their Test history, abdominal strain while Rohit is laid 0! ("# ! " Q, (-2 A Q @! ($ (%# "' (." ( to play in this Test with skipper Tceased to be "alien" for the after Johannesburg (2018) and low due to a back issue that he sus- (0-#!& (, $!& ( &'2 "' ($!& .!&""#-! Tim Paine declaring himself Indian team, declared captain Perth (WACA, 2012). tained whilst fielding in the first Test ( , &"Q .- (, &# "(&, (, (/ Q- @! ((- ( fully fit after being hurt on his Virat Kohli, who is hoping "I have played all around at Adelaide. $ ( # ""# ! (-"% "/ 0-#!& (, $!& (0 (&, right hand in Adelaide. that Australia will not take off the world for 10 years now and The batsman missed out on both 0 (,(-"# ( "((, # &"A 0(,-0 " #(, . Australia are expected to field the grass from the pitch for the I have never played on a wick- days of practice leading to the second %# * "-" J! &' &' ( (, &# (/ the same bowling line-up and second Test. et like the one at Johannesburg Test. Ashwin also skipped the option- ," $ %" #.-(, "! !-"% barring any surprising injuries, "We certainly get more to be honest. I have played at al training on Wednesday, and while Peter Siddle is not in consider- excited than nervous looking at Perth as well in 2012 but was he was present for warm-ups during With Rohit ation. lively pitches. We understand not even close to what Thursday practice, he didn't bat or '+ ' & ' out injured, Vihari that we have a bowling attack Johannesburg was. We are not bowl in the nets. Meanwhile, Prithvi ? . 9B7' is likely to play his 572 R E that can bowl out the opposi- alien to pitches like these and Shaw continues to be ruled out, #!># @9 $4!A second Test after India (13-players): Virat Kohli tion now. I hope no more this is nothing new for us. We meaning India will retain their open- his maiden * (capt), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, grass is taken off it. We as a know what to expect on a ing combination of KL Rahul and appearance at the Oval, where- Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya team is pretty happy with that," pitch like this. On a lively Murali Vijay. in he scored 56 runs in the fifth Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, said a confident Kohli at the wicket where there is grass on For the other two spots in the Test against England. Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra pre-match press conference. the pitch and the surface being playing eleven, Hanuma Vihari, Vihari is a handy off-spinner Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit "We just have to challenge hard, you are as much as in the Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar as well, and the team manage- Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, ourselves as a batting unit and game as the opposition." and Umesh Yadav have been includ- ment hasn't been shy to use him / Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh play positively, backing the When asked about how it ed in the 13-man squad. It gives rise as such. At the Oval, when Yadav. bowlers to do what they did at feels to be the Indian captain to to different permutations and com- India did play with four full-time Australia: Tim Paine (capt & Adelaide as well. I think this unleash this 'best-ever Indian binations, and Kohli does have prior bowlers, he bowled 10.3 overs. 2 wk), Marcus Harris, Aaron pitch is going to offer signifi- pace attack', Kohli said, "I am history of picking an all-pace attack In the practice game in Finch, Usman Khawaja, Travis cantly more than it did at lucky that when they are at earlier in 2018. Sydney too, Vihari bowled 12 Head, Shaun Marsh, Peter Adelaide. That is something we their peak I am the captain. At Johannesburg, on another rag- overs against Cricket Australia Handscomb, Nathan Lyon, are very excited about." They have been playing for a ing green-top wicket, he picked a XI. Along with Vijay, picking Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, India named their 13-man while and it is just that these four-pacer attack with Hardik Pandya Vihari allows the Indian think- * Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell squad for this Test. There is five have come into their own as the all-rounder. tank to go in with a four-pacer Marsh, Peter Siddle. every chance that India will go when I was the captain." # !:4# .. %. .. ) (0 -)( $ ( / New Delhi: ,(! ,( - &%!# "! ,"' -"#"!-"$,*,"!#,"- - ,!- #" * &%!# # (, "- ( % 0 & &, < = "% (, ( ( 0%" - "# (,- 0"##% - irtish Rana and Himmat Singh N - (-"&'&!%#$"&'. - O ' 0 # (, CDCD ' % 0 & / , Nstruck unbeaten half-centuries .. - " (,%. "& "% !00-(. IDDDD to help India beat Pakistan by seven that they feel they can get at ( (, % &( # "(,% ( / A , 0 -.- "& . wickets and seal a spot in the final the Indian batsmen but I just 0( ( "%"(,% ( " - # (, &( (.(, of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia ormer England captain look to the game at Adelaide 'CDCD% 0 & / (" "% # & # #( ( # Cup on Thursday. FMichael Vaughan feels Oval, it wasn't the pitch, it was- !00-(("-# " 0 & . &# %0 ("% -!0.- The Delhi duo added 126 runs preparing a green track for the n't anything to do with the (, CDC6 % 0 & A " 0-( !(,- ( . # " for the fourth wicket after India suf- second Test could backfire on conditions. It was just that < =- % " " #/ "" 5N ,( - "# fered a few early blows, while chas- Australia against a pace heavy India produced more disci- (, &!( &%!# ,!% , , , ,""%" ing 173. India. pline for longer periods." %" % 3"%"- " "' ," , -""# ( -" Rana scored 60 in as many balls, "Certainly from seeing the Vaughan also believes the "@ "@0!(/ Himmat made 59 off 58 deliveries Indian attack in England and consistency of a finger-spinner with India overhauling the target in at the Adelaide Oval, Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja could be help- . () %#. 3' . 27.3 overs. Shami and Ishant will be going ful in absence of Ashwin. New Delhi: "' @' & "# " "% 0 Singh smashed five sixes includ- tomorrow morning you need to to bed tonight thinking thank "Jadeja's a wonderful - ,!- #" " # " (, CD5E -%# ing three successive ones off start really well." you," Vaughan told Foxsports. cricketer as well. He's someone &," 0 $(, - $#. %$"%( / Mohammad Asgar, while Rana hit t will be a good toss to lose, said While India made a couple "The actual three quicks of that I'd want in the team. He -%# ! $ - @' & - & (, ,!- three maximums. IAustralian captain Tim Paine key changes to their eleven owing India out bowled the three bats well, he's an incredible .- (, ( -"( "% # -"( .-(, (, Winning the toss and inviting on eve of the second Test against to injuries, Australia have named quicks of Australia. They were fielder, he will create some- ( , % ( (, . - ( "- (,"( " "Q (02 Pakistan to bat first, India bowled India, considering the grassy an unchanged side for this second outstanding. It's a big big risk thing in the field and with his -"' # "% 0 ," $ - & #/ 0" - ' out Pakistan for 172 in 44.4 overs. nature of the pitch and extreme Test. Paine acknowledged that that Australia are taking." bowling he's just going to -""#4"&'&'(, Q #!$% ""-# Captain and wicketkeeper capped the group round with a six- hot weather. India could field an all-pace "They clearly need a pitch keep bowling," Vaughan said. , % (, Q #!$% -%# &," 0 "- Mohammad Rizwan top-scored wicket victory over Oman and a "Yeah it will be I reckon attack and added that Australia "-$-"- @& '""#"( - " "'"/ , with 67, while Saud Shakeel con- four-wicket win over Sri Lanka. (good toss to lose). Actually, I have done their home work. ! "$@ &( ( (,"(& # - "%%- !%( tributed 62 runs. Opener Zeeshan Pakistan started the tourna- spoke to the curator about it this He expects India to come putting it together on the field, unchanged batting line-up with #!- (, "- $!( 0 & "% ,( ( (, Malik made 17 runs. ment on a high, thrashing Hong morning. I really don't think the hard at the hosts and achieve and whatever eleven they put on Aaron Finch once again set to -"#%" (!-" ( "#( ( -"( "% Leg-spinner Mayank Markande Kong by 225-runs in their opening pitch will play that badly," said something special in Perth. the park, they will come hard they open. The skipper said that his ( " & 0 ( ( (, " *!0"# #*!0/ was the most successful bowler for match. Pakistan then defeated Paine ahead of the inaugural "They have new guys coming are prepared well and they have players needed to back their 333 + + .. India, returning figures of 4/38 in 9.4 United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Test at the Optus Stadium. in. We have spoken about it, but a sniff of something special (2-0). strengths if they are to make a Paris: - &, % " ! "( "- %% %% " overs. nine wickets, but lost to Bangladesh "With the heat it will proba- we have concentrated over their So we will have to be right on our comeback in this series, and &# & &!( % " ! &!( - ".( - (, - India, who were placed in on Sunday by 84 runs in their Pool bly break up and you will see whole squad over the last few game from ball one," he said. backed Mitchell Starc to come up ' # . (!- (, -# "! " 0 (0 # $ Group A, defeated Afghanistan by B match to set-up a semi-final cracks in the game. It is what it weeks so we know their strengths Along with an unchanged against all the criticism since the % " ! &, . ,!- #"/"- %% Q % " ! "(&, 84 runs in their opening match and clash with their arch-rivals. is and whatever you are doing and weaknesses. Again it is about side, Australia will also field an first Test. (," (2( " 0 (0 #%" ( '#! ( &!- (&& - % ' #((, -"& 2 # Q %% ( Q (/ !(,- ( "- 0 &( - "( 2 - ( # (-"( (, ' # , &, & $ # (, (, - A# "# .- 0% & ?36 44 04 "# &!- ( - & % , - A"&&-# ((, - &, -. "% " ! <= ," % .( " ,-(."%% (, ! $ - . "" %"$% .. & - .- % 3 % " ! &!( - / ,- (, -% " ! " ; & winner as Bayern just about held on. " (2( "( (0 %% - "# *" Juventus finished at the Group H !%! ," $ 0 (0 #.- %"-- " / yon clinched the final Champions summit ahead of Manchester United LLeague last-16 place as Nabil Fekir's despite slumping to a 2-1 defeat by % :.3&# .% second-half strike grabbed a 1-1 draw Young Boys in Bern, as Jose Mourinho's Karachi: "' (" ' 00 - "-.-" , # against Shakhtar Donetsk in a snowy Premier League giants lost at ,!- #" !- # , . %% ( " "( ( 0%" Kiev on Wednesday, while Bayern Valencia. A (,!(. "-A#!- (, -(!-.!(, .- &"22" Munich pipped Ajax to top spot in Group United had to beat Valencia &!(-, - (, ," %( ( #!- E. and hope Juve failed to win in (, -0" (. (!- / (, "' .(, (! ,% Bruno Genesio's Lyon needed to Switzerland, but Carlos Soler and " " ( H "%"#"-.-" " #, ( %%,"#, , avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress a comical Phil Jones own goal did ,0 . "- " #- !%(" " ((, -( " / from Group F with Manchester City, and the damage for the visitors, with A*# ( !(, .- &""- (! , (,$!& a fifth successive draw in the competi- Marcus Rashford scoring a late "# " 0 (&, " ,0%" (,!( tion achieved that aim. consolation. . "-"# (,"$ , "-( %% !&& #A"-.-" " #/ "It was hard in difficult conditions. "' ("Q ( !(.5C ( !(, .- &" We gave ourselves a fright and it's a pity '. -" +3. &" 5FFE"#CDD8," % ( (,@! ( we didn't kill off the game in the first CSKA Moscow stunned a much- #-"/(, -%" ((!- CD57"' (" - half," Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar changed Real Madrid with a 3-0 victory -!( #72D/ told RMC Sport. "The main thing is that strike into the top corner follow- the turnaround. men only eight minutes later, as Thomas at the Santiago Bernabeu, but still finished we've qualified." ing excellent play by Memphis Mueller was given his marching orders for bottom of Group G as Viktoria Plzen beat :#3 3.%' .# Shakhtar forged ahead midway Depay. 33 + # planting his studs into the head of Nicolas Roma. Cuttack: - - &," 0 "% * (-" % ( through the opening period with what Man City wrapped up top spot Bayern Munich went into Tagliafico. The Russian side, who also downed *!(("&'Q "-"$"( ("# ! (("' # " -- proved their only shot of the first half, in the group by coming from their game at Ajax just needing Ajax briefly moved top of the live Real 1-0 in the reverse fixture, had to bet- (, 2 " ! - #"/ ,"( %%$ "$(( 2 just seconds after Lyon forward Bertrand behind to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 at a point to beat their opponents standings when Jerome Boateng careless- ter Plzen's result to finish third and qual- .2(, ("$% &%" , "% ( (, " % Traore had been denied by Andriy the Etihad Stadium. to first place in Group E, and ly conceded a penalty, which was dis- ify for the Europa League. (,(, ("$% (,. 0 ( .- ,( " Pyatov when clean through one-on-one Andrej Kramaric gave Hoffenheim Niko Kovac's men did just that in a patched emphatically into the roof of the But Plzen edged out Roma 2-1 in the , % -- $- !0(, - "- (,@! ( "# with the goalkeeper. a surprise 16th-minute lead from the thrilling 3-3 draw. net by Tadic. Czech Republic to render CSKA's famous . % (, "(&, /(,( " %%$ The Burkina Faso international was penalty spot, although Leroy Sane lev- The game burst into life in the second But Tagliafico brought down Thiago victory ultimately meaningless, despite " "%$ (.-& 0% ( %# .. - (- " / made to pay for his profligacy, as Junior elled on the stroke of half-time with a half when Dusan Tadic equalised Robert Alcantara, with Lewandowski slotting in inflicting the heaviest ever European "%Q 0-$% ," ( # .- " Moraes slotted home after being picked magnificent free-kick. Lewandowski's early opener just after the the spot-kick, before Kingsley Coman home loss on the record 13-time cham- 0 - & # "# $$% # . & , &, ," out by Ismaily. City wasted a host of chances, with hour mark, with Ajax defender Maximilian looked to have settled matters with a won- pions. && # # " " " 5I "% &# $ , # Lyon continued to dominate, though, away goalkeeper Oliver Baumann in Woeber sent off in the 67th minute for a derful 90th-minute strike. Holders Real had already progressed - (&& # - , %% (,CC/ and finally equalised in the 65th minute inspired form, but Sane grabbed his sec- dangerous lunge on Leon Goretzka. Tagliafico went up the other end to to the last 16 as group winners, with Roma =0; as Nabil Fekir hammered a left-footed ond just after the hour mark to complete But Bayern were also reduced to 10 equalise again, but Ajax failed to find a through in second place.